Announcing Our Cast

Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ~ Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Directed by Jaclyn Marshall ~ Music Direction by Mike Banas
Performance dates: Friday-Sunday, July 11-27
Pay-What-You-Want Preview: Thursday, July 10

Comedy Tonight!

Freeport Community Players is pleased to announce the cast of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.

SENEX, an old man: John Albright
DOMINA, his wife: Elizabeth Guffey
HERO, his son: Joe Faustine
HYSTERIUM, slave to Senex and Domina: Philip Hobby
PSEUDOLUS, slave to Hero: Tony Donnagelo
ERRONIUS, an old man: Bernie Horowitz
MILES GLORIOSUS, a warrior: Mark Bedell
LYCUS, a buyer and seller of courtesans: Jeff Newick
PHILIA, a virgin: Bonnie Paige
COURTESANS: Hilary May Brintle (Panacea), Amy Breton (Tintinabula), Laura Collard (Verinia), Cindy Baker (Gymnasia), Grania Power (Vibrata)
PROTEANS: Paul Menezes, Jeremy Judge, Emily Hill

Our cast members have years of theater experience and loads of stage credits among them. John Albright, Elizabeth Guffey, and Philip Hobby are regulars in FCP's popular Home Time Radio Hour. Hilary May Brintle joined the Radio cast last year. FCP audiences will remember Tony Donnagelo from Man Of La Mancha two summers ago, in which he played Sancho Panza. Jeff Newick also appeared in La Mancha. Both Tony and Jeff have also performed in shows at Portland's Lyric Theatre, among others. Joe Faustine and Bonnie Paige come to us from Brunswick and The Theater Project, where Joe performs and Bonnie teaches. Bernie Horowitz has years and years of experience singing in choruses and jazz groups in Portland and loads of experience in theater, as well. Mark Bedell is an experienced actor and staged combat instructor with credits from Hollywood to Maine. Our Proteans and Courtesans likewise have many on- and off-stage credits among them.

The cast is backed by a stellar production team, including Jaclyn Marshall (director), Mike Banas (music director), Mark Bedell (lighting, set design and combat training), Jean West (props), Emily Hill (stage manager), Sam Hunneman (publicity), Maryellen Carew (graphic design, publicity), and Elizabeth Guffey, David Glendinning, and John Albright (producers).

Join The Team! We are looking for ushers and concessions and box office staff for this production. If you are interested, please contact Sara Stelk at saragstelk@aol.com.