Butterfield Stage Players 2019-2020...

Butterfield Stage Players2019-2020 Season

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Noises Off is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord TheatricalsCompany 229 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001

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PRESENT

NOISES OFFby

Michael Fraynwith

Ty BelgerJace Bridwell

Andrew CarrollAngela Doss

Devon HackerCabie Lamb

Cassie NewtonShannon Rivoire

Russell SchmidKalli Smith

Matthew Strauser

Stage Manager.........................................................Amy Ellis MaxeyAssistant Stage Manager.........................................Heather ReynoldsTechnical Director and Set Engineer.........................Sheldon LedbetterSet Design.....................................Devon Hacker, Charlene LedbetterSet Construction..............................Sheldon Ledbetter, Greg Marishak

Angela Doss, Cassie Newton, Dan Doss, Bret Newton

Directed byCharlene Ledbetter


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WHO'S WHO

Shannon Rivoire as Dotty Otley/Mrs. ClackettShannon has appeared in numerous Butterfield productions includingThe Creature Creeps!, Nuncrackers, Steel Magnolias, Into the Woods,and as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma. She serves as Butterfield's YouthTheater Director and is especially excited to be directing Frozen Jr.this December! Shannon would like to thank her husband Rory for hiscontinued support of her passion.

Russell Schmid as Lloyd DallasRussell is excited to be back on the Butterfield stage for NoisesOff. He has appeared in a variety of roles; his favorites being TheOdd Couple, Twelve Angry Jurors, Rexes Exes, and The CreatureCreeps!. Russell also directed Steel Magnolias and The Importanceof Being Ernest. He wishes to thank his beautiful bride Brenda for herloving support and give a shout out to their daughters and to all thegrands.

Jace Bridwell as Garry Lejeune/RogerJace is performing in his fifth production at Butterfield. Previousshows include West Side Story, The Creature Creeps!, CaliforniaSuites and Sweet Charity. He thanks his wife Chelsey and their twobeautiful daughters, Aryah and Harper, for giving him love andsupport. He would also like to say in the words of his late father"follow your yellow brick road".

Cassie Newton as Brooke Ashton/VickiCassie is excited to bring to life the roles of Brooke and Vicki in herthird Butterfield production. Previous roles include Babsy in TheCreature Creeps! and Glad Hand in West Side Story. She workedbehind the scenes with the youth production of The Somewhat TrueTale of Robin Hood. Cassie is a 4th, 5th and 6th grade scienceteacher for Saint Jo ISD.

Cabie Lamb as Poppy Norton-TaylorCabie Lamb has been in previous Butterfield shows, most recently asDaisy Von Blitzen in The Creature Creeps!. Less recently she playedCharity in Sweet Charity, and Shelby in Steel Magnolias. She has alsobeen on screen as Angela Atwood in the CNN documentary seriesThe Radical Story of Patty Hearst. Cabie dedicates her performancesto the memory of Megan Turbeville.


WHO'S WHO

MatthewStrauser

as Frederick Fellowes/Philip

Matthew Strauser is excited to be making his Butterfield debut inNoises Off. No stranger to theatre, Matthew has performed in TheNight Thoreau Spent in Jail, Moon Over Buffalo, The Marriage of Betteand Boo, as well as behind-the-curtain work for multiple shows. Hehopes you enjoy the show!

Angela Doss as Belinda Blair/FlaviaAngela Doss has appeared in several Butterfield productions, herfavorite role being the witch in the musical Into The Woods. She wouldlike to thank her family for putting up with her theatre addiction and herchiropractor for making it physically possible to take on the role ofBelinda.

Devon Hacker as Tim AllgoodAfter becoming a New York big shot, Devon decided to give up hisdreams, move back into his Mom's back yard, and return to his rootsat Butterfield. When he’s not at the theater, he can be found roamingthe aisles of Fischer’s Meat Market. Devon enjoys long walks on thebeach and whatever Nicholas Sparks book is popular at the time. Hewould like to thank Charlene for being such a great director andfriend. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Ty Belger as Selsdon Mowbray/BurglarTy Belger is excited to be back on the Butterfield stage. He has beenin the musicals Oklahoma and Sweet Charity, Arsenic and Old Lace,12 Angry Men, and his personal favorite, Harvey. He loves to makeothers laugh and hopes you enjoy this incredibly funny play. He wantsto thank the stellar cast and awesome director for a fun experienceand wonderful memories.

Kalli Smith as Poppy Norton-Taylor (10/13)Kalli has performed on stage in multiple high school productionsincluding Noises Off, Violet Sharp, The Marriage of Bette and Boo,and The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. She also worked as tech crewfor Moon Over Buffalo. Outside of theatre Kalli frequents libraries andanywhere dessert is readily available for consumption.


WHO'S WHO

Andrew Carroll as Tim Allgood (10/12)Andrew has been involved with Butterfield since the 3rd grade. He hasbeen in numerous productions on the main stage as well as with youththeatre. He also devotes a majority of his free time to working with theGainesville High School Theatre department, where he will be openingMatilda the Musical in November. Some of his favorite shows he hasbeen part of include, Sweet Charity, Little Shop of Horrors, TroyWomen, and Urinetown. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Amy Ellis Maxey Stage ManagerAmy is SO excited to be part of Noises Off. She has stage managed several shows at Butterfieldand also at The Garage Door Theater in Pilot Point. Her favorite stage role was playing Chelseain On Golden Pond. Amy would like to thank her husband Tracy and children for supporting herlove of community theatre.

Heather Reynolds Assistant Stage ManagerNoises Off is Heather's first Butterfield production to support backstage and she could not behappier that her introduction to Butterfield is with this show, cast and crew! She has been involvedin theatre on and off for many years. Her two youngest children are taking on a love for theatre aswell. She invites you to enjoy this fabulously funny show!

"Good Morning. You are perfectly cast in your life. I can't imagineanyone but you in the role. Go Play."

Lin-Manuel MirandaPulitzer Prize Winning Creator of

Hamilton The Musical


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DIRECTOR'S NOTES

‘Many people mistakenly think of farce as broad low comedy. In fact, it's polishedhigh comedy.’ Mark Linn-Baker, Actor

Coincidentally, Mark Linn-Baker played Tim in the 1992 movie, Noises Off. Youmight also remember him from My Favorite Year, a 1982 comedy starring PeterO’Toole - and well worth a watch today.

The history of farce is long and--sometimes--distinguished. With origins in ancientGreek and Roman stories and plays, farce saw a revival in RenaissanceFrance. Even William Shakespeare used the elements of mistaken identity, highlyimprobable situations, plays-within-plays, and physical comedy in many of hisworks, including Hamlet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Comedy of Errors, and As YouLike It.

Noises Off is widely regarded as the quintessential farce, going to extraordinarylengths to regale its audiences with slapstick, bedroom comedy, doubles and cleverwordplay. Written in 1982 by Michael Frayn, it has been performed thousands oftimes since then in community theatre, Broadway revivals, and even a movie in1992 starring Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, and Christopher Reeve, amongothers. I was fortunate to see the 2001 Broadway revival, featuring Patti LuPoneand Peter Gallagher, in person.

I first worked with much of this dream cast last year in The Creature Creeps! Theyare the most hard-working, talented and fun people you will ever meet. It is mypleasure, honor and delight to work with this cast, this theatre and my dear andtalented husband Sheldon. Sheldon was super-excited to engineer 8 separateentrances in 12 feet of headspace! He is the ultimate technical set, sound andlighting engineer. This is our 4th collaboration with Devon Hacker as set designer.He always brings something amazing to the set as he turned old, beat-up, useddoors into gorgeous replicas of doors I photographed in Chester, England.

Get ready to laugh, A LOT! Please enjoy this presentation of Noises Off.

Many special thanks go out to the cast and crew who gave unselfishly of their time,talents, more time, a few bruises, props, ideas, and sheer hard work. Thank youMary Jo Dollar who worked tirelessly to recreate 1980’s costumes, hair and make-up, shoulder pads and all. Thank you Garage Door Theater of Pilot Point andMegan Krebs for donating much needed props. Thank you Texoma Web OffsetPrinting, especially Steven, for printing authentic British papers, artwork, and theNothing On program insert (read it, it’s so British-ly funny). Thanks to our sponsorsand many advertisers who help make our art possible. Mostly, thanks to you, ourpatrons, who are willing to share your precious time with us enjoying a live theatreexperience!


YOUTH THEATER 2019-2020

CLASSES 2020CLASSES 2020

No classes the week of spring break.

SUMMER CAMP 2020SUMMER CAMP 2020Starting the first and second weeks of June! Check out the details andenrollment information at www.butterfieldstage.org


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Butterfield Stage Players Butterfield Thanks Our Sponsors! Who's Who Shannon Rivoireas Dotty Otley/Mrs. Clackett

Russell Schmidas Lloyd Dallas

Jace Bridwellas Garry Lejeune/Roger

Cassie Newtonas Brooke Ashton/Vicki

Cabie Lambas Poppy Norton-Taylor

Who's Who Matthew Strauseras Frederick Fellowes/Philip

Angela Dossas Belinda Blair/Flavia

Devon Hackeras Tim Allgood

Ty Belgeras Selsdon Mowbray/Burglar

Kalli Smithas Poppy Norton-Taylor (10/13)

Who's Who Andrew Carrollas Tim Allgood (10/12)

Amy Ellis MaxeyStage Manager

Heather ReynoldsAssistant Stage Manager

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