Theatre Vertigo + The Anonymous Theatre Company
present

Rumors
by Neil Simon

CHRIS - Emily Beleele
KEN - Doren Elias
CLAIRE - Brooke Fletcher
LENNY - Jeff Gorham
ERNIE - Todd Van Voris*
COOKIE - Jennifer Hunter
GLENN - John San Nicolas*
CASSIE - Allison Tigard
WELCH - George Fosgate
PUDNEY - Danielle Vermette

Stage Manager - Carol Ann Wohlmut*
Set Design - Jeff Woods
Lighting Design - Jamie Rea
Sound Design - Sam Kusnetz
Costume Design - Lindsay Kleinman
Props Design - Sarah Rea

Directed by Darius Pierce, Tamara Carroll, Nathan Gale, Elizabeth Young

With great assistance from and thanks to: Christoper Rosseau, Teri Cobourn, Casi Pacilio, Heather Burkhalter, Brad Fortier, all the members of Theatre Vertigo, and everyone else who helped us, yet escaped this list.

* Member of AEA, the actor and stage managers union

About the show:

"Four couples are at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. The party never begins, though, because the host has shot himself in the head (it's only a flesh wound) and his wife is missing. His lawyer's cover-up gets progressively more difficult to sustain as the other guests arrive and nobody can remember who has been told what about whom. Doors slam and hilarity abounds as the couples, and the story, get more and more confused about what's really happening. "Has nothing on its mind except making the audience laugh." - N.Y. Times

About Anonymous Theatre:

A play is selected. Auditions are held. The play is cast. The actors are sworn to secrecy. No one in the cast knows who their fellow performers will be, and they do not reveal their participation in the project to anyone. The actors rehearse one-on-one with the director. Then, on the night of the performance, the cast arrives in street clothes and enters the theatre as if they are members of the audience. They take their seats. They read their programs, chat with their neighbors, and in all ways behave like normal audience members. The house lights dim and the play begins, with each actor delivering his or her first line from the audience. The cast members discover one another's identity for the first time, in front of a live audience!

Why this show should not be missed:

Over the past few years, we have attempted to take Anonymous Theatre in new directions. This has led us to an Anonymous verse play, an Anonymous thriller, and last year, an Anonymous musical. This year we offer an intricate, door-slamming farce. So we have to give the Anonymous actors something we have never given them before... doors! This year, Anonymous Theatre will be designed to the greatest extent possible... set, lights, costumes, sound and props. And just like the actors, the designers will not meet or work together until the day of the show.

Once again, the Mainstage at the Armory will be our playground to create a unique evening of theater. There will be at least ten actors, six doors, one flight of stairs, and countless laughs.

ONE NIGHT ONLY
June 30th at 7:30 pm
Mainstage at the Armory, 128 NW 11th Avenue