Scene from The Shoemaker's Holiday, Winter 2002

The Shoemaker's Holiday
By Thomas Dekker
Presented in Thurber
Theatre
Directed by Guest Artist Jon Farris
Cast | Production Staff | Production Crew | Program Copy
Considered a comic masterpiece of the Elizabethan era, Thomas Dekker's exuberant and robust London characters paint a vivid portrait of the citys tradesmen and their wives. Follow industrious shoemaker Simon Eyre through the twists and turns of city life as he becomes Lord Mayor of London. First performed at the Rose Theatre in 1599, Dekker's play is celebrated for paving the way for the evolution of English citizen comedy -- plays set in London and dealing with metropolitan society and its class mobility, sexual intrigue and pursuit of wealth and status. The play is laced with light-hearted songs celebrating the trade of shoemaking.
Cast
|
Earl of Lincoln |
John Engelmann |
|
Sir Roger Oatley |
Michael Schnell |
|
Lovell |
Tim Burhenne |
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Roland Lacy, Hans |
Jeremy Meier |
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Askew |
Tarashai Lee |
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Simon Eyre |
Damian Bowerman |
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Margery |
Jennifer Manvich |
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Cicely Bumtrinket |
Karen Michelle Friedman |
|
Hodge |
J. Michael Holmes |
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Firk |
Donald Clark |
|
Jane |
Sara Borgeson |
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Ralph |
Donato Wilkinson |
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Dodger |
Carie DeVito |
|
Rose |
Regina Rockensies |
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Sybil |
Naomi Hatsfelt |
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Hammon |
Quinn Carlson |
|
Warner |
Kendrick Hardy |
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Dutch Skipper, King of England |
Jonathan Park |
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Cornwall, Scott |
Joe Gianfagna |
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Lincolnís Servant, Boy with Hunters |
Lane Scarberry |
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Eyre's Boy |
Leah Reddy |
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Nobleman, Soldiers, Huntsman, Shoemakers, Apprentices, Servants |
Michael Hulvey |
Production Staff
|
Chair/Director of Theatre |
Lesley Ferris |
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Producer |
Mark Shanda |
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Director |
Jon Farris |
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Scenic designer |
Carla Chaffin |
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Costume designer |
Adam M. West |
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Lighting designer |
James Hutchison |
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Sound designer |
Stacey Siak |
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Music designer/director |
Brian W. Baker |
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Technical Director |
Jim Knapp |
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Production Coordinator |
Jim Knapp |
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Stage Manager |
Erin Riddle |
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Assistant Stage Manager |
Rebecca Rhinehart |
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Choreographer |
Nena Couch |
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Voice/Speech and Dialect Coach |
Maureen Ryan |
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Assistant Lighting Designer |
Joe Neikirk |
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Dramaturg |
Terry Schoone-Jongen |
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Box Office Manager |
Christina Sidebottom |
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Poster and Program Design |
Laura Sipe |
Production Crew
|
Scenic Artist |
Carla Chaffin |
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Scene Studio Supervisor |
Chad Mahan |
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Scenic Studio Teaching Associates |
Carla Chaffin, Who Jeong Lee, |
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Scenery Construction Crew |
Jim Allison, Jonathan Barnes, Mary Ann Benson, Mike Buchman, Tim Burhenne, Heather Burley, Laura Butler, Lindsey Carr, Jeremy Cather, Kristin Cherry, David Dean, Dante DeRusso, Liam Dillon, Tiffany Forrester, Julie Franke, Tamara Gardner, Jodi Genter, Joe Gianfagna, Todd Henderson, Justin Jennings, Amber Jordan, Erin Katz, Stephen Kennedy, Amy Kern, Lisa Lehmkuhl, Jordan Lightner, Stacy McKain, Katie Miller, Jamie Oxley, Bill Prentice, Maureen Quinn, Sarah Rankin, Lindsay Ruhage, Lane Scarberry, Jody Sevenson, Laura Simpson, Kristina Smith, Fergus Theibert, Erin Thorpe, Toby Wilson, Sue Wismar, Joan Wood |
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Scenery Run Crew |
Sean Dunbar, Benjamin Jones, Katy McAfee, Amy L. Stauffer |
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Costume Studio Supervisor |
Julia Weiss |
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Costume Studio Teaching Associates |
Melissa B. Bialko, Jocelyn Jurlina, Tatjana Longerot, and Adam M. West |
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Costume Construction Crew |
Jennifer Hughes, Greg Palmer, Cassandra Rae, Leah Reddy,
Elisha Teague, |
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Wardrobe Head |
Lindsey Reed |
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Costume Run Crew |
Kathryn Namey, Katie Owen, Lindsey Reed, Derek Reno, Jody Stevenson, Joan Wood |
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Lighting Studio Supervisor |
Matt Hazard |
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Lighting Studio Teaching Associates |
James Hutchinson, Kristopher Jones, |
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Production Electrician |
Drew Ward |
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Assistant Electricians |
Keri Godsey, John Kirkman |
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Lighting Console Operator |
David Truesdale |
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Lighting Crew |
David Atkinson, Katharine Buquo, Casey Burns, Kevin Callison, David Dean, Liam Dillon, John Durbin, Tiffany Forrester, Judy Hall, Zach Hartley, Kate Harvey, Nikki Heinlein, Leigh-Ann Houchin, Amber Jordan, Beth Josephson, Brandon Lewis, Jenni Martin, Steven McCartney, Joe Neikirk, Brian Obermeyer, Andrew Penfield, Chris Pine, Becky Rhinehart, Chris Rickles, Erin Riddle, Michael Schnell, Adrian Shepherd, Jeff Slack, Shaun Suchan, Danielle Waters, Stephanie Wilkerson, Toby Wilson, and Erin Wolf |
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Sound Console Operator |
Jonathan Tewart |
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Box Office Staff |
Colleen Bochacki, Joshua Bozile, Lisa Hawkins, Guy Phillips |
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Box Office Associates |
Jerome Brown, Donnell Carrington, Andrea Clark, Dustin Fisher, Jennifer Gray, Kathryn Namey, Tia Marie Protopapa, Jody Stephenson, and Jennifer Workman |
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House Managers |
Wendy Hoop and Katie Miller |


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from The Shoemaker's Holiday, Winter 2002
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