May 6, 7, 8th, 2016
Mother's Day Weekend
Book written by Samuel and Bella Spewack
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
Adapted from: The Taming of the Shrew
With permission by Tams-Witmark
Directed by Kay Yurgens
Produced by Michele Shagena
Mike Yaros, Music Conductor
Michelle Elliot, Choreographer
Jeanine Stein, Pianist
Full Orchestra
Kiss Me, Kate was first presented at the New Century Theatre in New York on December 30, 1948. It is a play within a play featuring a group of actors at a theatre in Baltimore on opening night of The Shrew, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. It is a blending of operetta and of musical comedy, one of the last shows to do this. The story is a basic boy had girl, tries to get girl back, loses girl and gets her back again with the requisite happy ending and a lot of comedy in between. It pays homage not only to Shakespeare and operetta, but also vaudeville, featuring comic players in the form of 1940’s gangsters.
Role (in order of appearance) Actor
Hattie Mia Shagena
Paul Billly McGill
Ralph Marty Garavagia
Lois Lane Hannah Frizzle
Bill Calhoun Mike Timm
Lilli Vanessi Ashley Fage
Fred Graham Jared Jarvis
Harry Trevor Jim Licht
Stage Doorman John Yurgens
First Man Ray Kuznia
Second Man Pete Frontiero
Harrison Howell Jim Anderson
Bianca (Lois Lane) Hannah Frizzle
Baptista (Harry Trevor) Jim Licht
Lucencio (Bill Calhoun) Mike Timm
Katherine "Kate" (Lilli Vanessi) Ashley Fage
Petrucio (Fred Graham) Jared Jarvis
Haberdasher Lenora Anderson
Chorus:
Delena Austin
Deb Roberts
Libby Busdicker
Alexis Faley
Lisa Arnett
Kimberly Moore
Mary Ann Herrmann
Elizabeth Ciaramella
Kassy Dickinson
Jennifer Weaver
Patrick Wilson
Dance Captain Deb Roberts
Specialty Dancers
Alexis Faley
Lisa Arnett
Mary Ann Herrman
Elizabeth Ciaramella
Kassy Dickenson
Jennifer Weaver
PHCT President Joe Helton
Executive Producer Deb Roberts
Producer Michele Shagena
Director Kay Yurgens
Choreographer Michelle Elliot
Vocals Melanie Jowett Chandler
Musical Director Mike Yaros
Accompaniast Jeanine Stein
Set Design/Execution Joe Helton+
Lighting and Sound Kim Licht+
Costumes Mrs. Timm,Tentative, Kay Yurgens+
Properties and Set Dressing Cheri Nicholas and Dottie Porrett
Hair and Makeup Have a couple that are possibilities
Ropes Jennifer and Gerry Weaver +
Tickets and House Erika Stephens
T-shirts Carolyn Holley
Programs Carolyn Holley and Michele Shagena
Advertising and Promotion Casey Shagena, Deb Roberts, Michele Shagena