Directed by Marilyn Tullgren,
April 23-25, 30, May 1-2, 2010

What happens when “the acidic prince of impolitic wits–spoiled, sentimental, epithet-spouting Sheridan Whiteside”* slips on the ice on Mr. and Mrs. Stanley's doorstep in Mesalia, Ohio, and is forced to convalesce in their home? This is how Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's riotous comedy begins, with the celebrated, cantankerous critic, Sheridan Whiteside taking over the Stanley's household and turning it into his personal kingdom and the Stanley family into his personal servants. From there it's just one madcap surprise after another, from penguins and octopus to visitors based on such real-life characters as Noel Coward and Harpo Marx. The original production was an immediate hit, and 72 years later the play remains one of the most‐frequently revived of all American comedies.

VTC's production, directed by Marilyn Tullgren, features David Peck as Sheldon Whiteside, Melinda Mcreven as Maggie Cutler, CJ Cummings as Lorraine Sheldon, and Samuel Murphy as Bert Jefferson. The show opens at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston, on April 23, and runs for two weekends, through May 2.

*Mike Batistick, in The New York Observer

The Cast (in alphabetical order by first name)

Amanda Gelter, Convict
Belle Coles, Mrs. Stanley
Bill Pearre, Mr. Stanley
Brenda Seitz, Miss Preen
Bridget McBride, Sarah
CJ Cummings, Lorraine Sheldon
David Peck, Sheridan Whiteside
Jay Gelter, Convict, Delivery Man
Jenny Holan, Mrs. Dexter
John Ogorzalek, radio technician, police officer
Josh Gold, Convict
Lester Matathias, Beverly Carlton
Mark Tullgren, Banjo
Marvin Shedd, Metz
Melinda Mcreven, Maggie
Mike Jerald, Dr. Bradley
Nancy Groff, Harriet
Nell Curley, Mrs. McCutcheon
Rick Ianetta, John
Sam Murphy, Jefferson
Taylor Patno, Richard
Tracy Therieau, June