Program - Rover Dramawerks

presents
Courtyard Theater
July 11-27, 2013
Special Thanks
Rover Dramawerks Donors
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker would not have been possible without
the generous contributions of the following:
Crusader - $10,000 and above
Anonymous ▪ City of Plano ▪ Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts, P.C. ▪
Haggard Property Group ▪ Plano Arts & Cultural Endowment ▪ Texas Commission on the Arts
John Caldwell
City of Plano
Cheri Crow
Marla Drake
Darwina Gobin
Doug Grace
Love Your Lawn
Ramiro Nagles
Bill Naifeh, Naifeh Photography
JB & Sheryl Nicholson
Plano Stages Staff
Pocket Sandwich Theatre
Saving Pyrs in Need (SPIN)
Texas Commission on the Arts
Theatre Three
Yvonne Vautier-DeLay
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Setting the Scene
The action takes place in the Pennypacker home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Act I, Scene 1: A Friday afternoon in late spring, 1890.
Act I, Scene 2: The next day.
15-minute intermission.
Act II: Immediately following.
Act III: Two hours later.
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker is produced by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc., 45 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10010-2751.
Trailblazer - $5000 to $9999
The Dale Wasserman Foundation ▪ Caitlin Schraufnagel
Pioneer - $2500 to $4999
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Explorer - $1000 to $2499
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Jim & Jenifer Grace ▪ HP Enterprise Services ▪ Premier Wines
Adventurer - $500 to $999
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Margo Lynn Hablutzel ▪ Hirsch’s Specialty Meats ▪ Chris & Martha Kosel ▪ Lennox Corp.
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Thank you ALL for your generous support!
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Rover Dramawerks currently presents six exciting mainstage shows and
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camps and classes in three North Texas cities, and we are elated about
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The Cast
Laurie Pennypacker......................................................................Emily Crow
First Pupil...............................................................................Elizabeth Drake
Second Pupil..................................................................................Paris Miller
Ben Pennypacker..........................................................Cai Mason Carothers
David Pennypacker.............................................................Peyton Nicholson
Edward Pennypacker...............................................................Parker Niksich
Elizabeth Pennypacker...................................................Kennedy O’Kennedy
Aunt Jane Pennypacker.................................................................Mary Tiner
Wilbur Fifield......................................................................Matthew Stepanek
Kate Pennypacker..............................................................Raychelle Presley
Ma Pennypacker.........................................................................Julie Fackrell
Henry Pennypacker......................................................................Nathan May
Teddie Pennypacker.................................................................Simon Nagles
Grampa Pennypacker.........................................................................Bill Parr
Quinlan.................................................................................Glenn Averoigne
A Young Man...............................................................................Sri Chilukuri
Dr. Fifield...............................................................................Tom McWhorter
Sheriff...........................................................................................Doug Grace
Pa Pennypacker......................................................................Gary Anderson
Policeman..................................................................................Steve Niksich
The Production Staff
Director.…..................................................................................Carol M. Rice
Stage Manager.................................................................Lindsey Humphries
Set Designer/Master Carpenter..................................................Kacy Corbett
Costume Designer...………………………................................Shanna Gobin
Lighting Designer.…...…………………............................Catherine M. Luster
Sound Designer.............................................................................Jason Rice
Properties Designer.….................…..............................Gillian Salerno-Rebic
Hair/Make-up Designer.............................................................Shanna Gobin
Diction/Dialect Coach..................................................Yvonne Vautier-DeLay
Kid Wrangler..............................................................................Victoria Irvine
Sound Board Operator...............................................................Darrell Martin
Light Board Operator...................................................................Elena Martin
Program.................……………………………………..................Carol M. Rice
Box Office…………………………………..................................Kim Wickware
Rover's Mission
Searching for treasures, new and rediscovered,
for theatre "off the beaten path."
Rover Dramawerks produces lost or forgotten works of well-known authors,
revives excellent scripts that have suffered from lack of exposure,
and discovers unknown gems of the stage.
Who's Who
Gary Anderson is excited to be joining such a wonderful cast in such a delightfully
enjoyable show. Gary last appeared on the Rover stage four years ago as Phileas
Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days. Other Rover credits include Shakespeare in
Hollywood (Jack Warner) and The Runner Stumbles (Toby Felker). Favorite roles
elsewhere include Death of a Salesman (Willy Loman), A Few Good Men (Lt. Col.
Jessep), Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff)
and A Christmas Carol (Scrooge). In "real" life, Gary works as a digital graphic artist
at The Richards Group in Dallas, and he spends as much free time as possible in the
great outdoors. “Thanks to my wife Karin and my daughters Lindsey and Sarah who
make my theatre habit possible.”
Rover Late Night Returns!
Join us on Fridays (July 19 and 26)
following The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker at 10:30 p.m. for
Glenn Averoigne is a Theatre Performance major at UT Arlington. The Remarkable
Mr. Pennypacker is his second production with Rover; in fact you can see him
Fridays at 10:30 in their late night production of DOCTOR U. He would like to thank
his parents, John Barrowman, and Robert Downey Jr. He would also like to thank
Maddie and Jeny for teaching him the fine art of door painting.
Cai Mason Carothers is making his professional debut with Rover Dramawerks. He
has previously played Tiny Tim in Little Elm High School's A Christmas Carol. Cai is
also a yellow belt in Taikwondo, a Tiger Cub, and an artist and scientist.
Sri Chilukuri is thrilled to be making his debut with Rover Dramawerks! He is a
graduate student at Texas A&M Commerce majoring in Theatre. He graduated from
The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. His
previous roles include Ambrose Kemper in The Matchmaker, Richard Hannay in The
39 Steps, and Carthage Kilbride in By the Bog of Cats, and Lysander in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. Apart from being on stage, Sri likes hanging out with his
friends, playing sports, watching movies and trying different kinds of food. He wants
to thank his director for the opportunity and guidance. He wants to thank his cast and
crew for showing up and working hard day in and day out. Special thanks to his
friends and family for all their love and support!
Kimberly “Kacy” Corbett is happy to return to Rover. Previously, she designed the
sets for Everything in the Garden and Murder at the Orient Burlesque. She also
enjoys working as production manager, technical director, stage manager, and
technician. Kacy is a project theatre consultant for Schuler Shook, designing
performing arts centers around the country, including the recently opened Dallas City
Performance Hall. She is a MFA graduate of the Yale School of Drama and is an
active member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT),
American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC), and the PLASA Technical
Standards Program. Kacy thanks her husband Michael for all his support.
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About Tonight’s Play
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker is a forgotten gem by Liam O’Brien.
Horace Pennypacker, Jr. is a very progressive though quiet freethinker
and an easy-going father of a large family in Wilmington in the late
1800s. He also spends half of his time at his branch office in
Philadelphia...with his second family, never dreaming the twain should
meet. But they do. The minister, whose son is to marry Pennypacker’s
daughter, is speechless. His wife hysterically refuses to believe it. His
children are merely curious about his other children. Can a solution to
his two-family system be reached? With all the talk today about what
constitutes a family, this rollicking social comedy is even more relevant
now than when it was first presented in the late 1950s. “An uproarious
show.” - NY Times.
Next Up For Rover Onstage...
Our 21st installment of
seven short plays
from concept to curtain
in 24 hours!
August 24, 2013
Courtyard Theater
1509 H Avenue in Plano
a farce
by Ray Cooney
September 5-28, 2013
Cox Building Playhouse
1517 H Avenue in Plano
Tickets are on sale now!
Emily Crow is 14 years old and will be an incoming freshman at Garland High
School. She has been in many other plays including Annie, The Outsiders, and Robin
Hood. She would like to thank Carol and Lindsey for helping her through this
wonderful experience, and her parents and voice teacher for supporting her and
always believing in her no matter what she does.
Yvonne Vautier-DeLay (Diction/Dialect Coach) holds two certificates in Elocution
from the Royal College of Music and was trained in elocution by a Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art graduate. She has appeared on stage in England and the U.S. This is
her 20th local production, ranging from Shakespeare to Woody Allen, as well as three
summer programs of elocution for children. Theatre organizations she has worked
with include McKinney Repertory Theatre, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Rover
Dramawerks and Theatre Britain. In addition, Yvonne does private tutoring and
audition preparation, with special emphasis on vocal projection and precision in
various English dialects.
Elizabeth Drake is 13 years old and an 8th grader at Lakewood Presbyterian School.
She has previously performed at Dallas Theater Center in Joseph...Dreamcoat,
Dallas Children’s Theater in Madeline’s Christmas and Pinkalicious, Casa Manana in
Alice in Wonderland, Jr. and Seussical, Jr., and Dallas Summer Musicals in the Nat’l
Broadway Tour of The Wizard of Oz. Elizabeth has taken dance for 11 years and is
currently studying at Dallas Ballet Center. She is represented by Page Parkes
Management. Elizabeth is honored to be in her first production at Rover Dramawerks
and working with Ms. Carol and this wonderful cast!
Born to parents who had Theatre coursing through their veins, it was inevitable that at
least one of 5 children would end up craving the stage. Julie Fackrell began acting,
under her mother’s direction, at a young age; appearing in many shows including Our
Town, The Music Man, Annie and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. After several
years away from the theatre to care for her two beautiful children, Jacob and Emma,
Julie is very excited to be performing again and has been seen in recent shows
including Allen's Community Theatre’s Girl Talk and The Core Theatre's Variations on
the Theatre of Life. Julie would like to give special, heartfelt thanks to Carol Rice for
giving her this amazing opportunity. “This experience has changed me forever in the
best possible ways.”
Shanna Gobin is excited to be working with Rover on this show, especially since it's
set in one of the most gorgeous periods of fashion history ever! (Please don't call it
Victorian where she can hear you.) Shanna has a degree in Theatre from the
University of Texas at El Paso. Her previous design work includes hair and makeup
for Written in Time, Of Mice and Men, A Christmas Carol, and the M Play we're not
supposed to talk about, and costumes for Eurydice, The Girls in 509, Stop Kiss, and
Doubt. Shanna would like to send a giant “thank you” to her mother, Darwina Gobin,
for coming from Amarillo to help sew.
Doug Grace has been involved with amateur theater for a number of years including
roles in Our Town, Annie Get Your Gun, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Sound of Music,
1776, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and has played the cop in Annie more
often than he cares to count. So his role of Sheriff is a promotion and he looks
forward to growing in the role. “Thanks go to the directors, cast, crew and family for
your support and encouragement.”
Lindsey Humphries is thrilled to be stage managing this show. Previously at Rover,
she has designed props for Wonder of The World and costumes for Love in E Flat.
Lindsey also recently directed the Rover Late Night show, The Best Murders of One
Day Only. She'd like to thank Carol for the chance to work with her on this show and
the cast for being awesome.
More Who's Who
Victoria Irvine holds her M.A. in Drama from Texas Woman’s University, with an
emphasis on Theatre for Youth. Actively involved in theatre either onstage or off, for
over twenty years now, she has worked in various theatres throughout the Metroplex
as an actor, director, designer, stage manager and whatever else is needed. Miss
Irvine is proud to be an adjunct faculty member in the Drama department at
Richland Community College, where she currently teaches a Makeup for the Stage
course. She also teaches for Rover Dramawerks and Drama Kids International. She
is currently working on obtaining her teacher certification in theatre and English.
Victoria is thrilled to be involved in this remarkable show with this remarkably
talented group of people!
Catherine M. Luster is currently a theatre arts teacher at South Oak Cliff High
School in Dallas, Texas. Although she has designed for One Day Only events
before, this is her first mainstage production for Rover Dramawerks. Recent local
credits include All Aboard for Broadway and Death Takes a Holiday for Garland
Civic Theatre, and getting married to her brand new husband!
Nathan May began acting at the age of three with Dallas Children’s Theater. One of
his most memorable roles was when he played Jem Finch in Garland Civic
Theatre’s 2011 production of To Kill a Mockingbird. Nathan was most recently seen
at the Dallas Theater Center as one of the school children in the summer musical
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and as Peter Cratchit in DTC’s A
Christmas Carol. Nathan attends the Theatre Arts Magnet Junior High School in
Richardson. He enjoys making movies, acting, The Beatles, and Doctor Who. This is
Nathan’s first show with Rover Dramawerks. He is very excited to be working with
this cast and crew on The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker.
Paris Miller is a 13 year old aspiring actor from Richardson, TX. She has been in
many short plays in the DFW area and is thrilled to now be part of a Rover
Dramawerks production! In her spare time, Paris also enjoys dancing, soccer,
volleyball, basketball, and running track for her school. Paris has long term dreams
of being on the big screen.
Tom McWhorter is thankful to be returning to Rover after Black Comedy (Colonel
Melkett) two years ago. He made his stage debut in The King and I (The King) in
Shelbyville, Kentucky. He later enjoyed performing in The Music Man (Harold Hill)
and Our Town (Stage Manager) here in Dallas. In more recent years he performed
in RCT’s Annie (Roosevelt), PST’s Fu Manchu (Lionel Barton), GCT’s Cotton Patch
Gospel (Jack), and Firehouse Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet. He gives God the glory
for leading him to the theater, and gives thanks to his family for their enthusiastic
support!
Simon Nagles is a kind and bright student who is going into fourth grade in Fall,
and is part of the Gifted and Talented Program of Frisco ISD. His favorite subjects
are math and science, in addition to reading, mainly fiction books. One of his main
interests is acting; the latest character he played was Jess Morgan, in the play Fools
and Kings: The Tall Tale of Jobie and The Beer-Battered Boys, by Billy W. Boone II,
directed by Lindsey Humphries at Lakeside Community Theatre. Other favorite roles
include Thor, in The Nerd, by Larry Shue and directed by Carol M. Rice, with the
Garland Civic Theater and Baa Baa, the black sheep, in The Big Bad Wolf and His
Brother by Carol M. Rice at Rover’s Break a Leg! camp in Plano. Besides acting,
Simon plays tennis and swims with the Plano swim team “Piranhas”, where in the
first swim meet this summer, he got First place in the 100 IM event, and Second
place in the 25 Back and 25 Free events. He enjoys spending time with his family,
as well as playing with his friends.
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Cake Makes the World Go ‘Round!
Jason Rice has been on the Rover board since it was founded and is the current
Board President. He has designed sound for such shows as Written in Time, The
Crowd You’re in With, Morphic Resonance, Epic Proportions, Adventures in Mating,
Mary’s Wedding, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), and Night Must
Fall. He has received awards for acting and sound design, and he has written
several custom murder mysteries and one-act plays. Jason has composed music for
both live theatre and video, receiving the Aegis Award for his original composition
for Matt Kaufman’s film short Willoughby. Some of the plays he has directed for
Rover include More Fun Than Bowling, Premiere!, Around the World in 80 Days,
The Runner Stumbles, and War of the Worlds, and he is excited to be directing next
season’s Wrens. As much fun as theater is, Jason’s favorite role is Daddy to
Stephen and Scott. “What’s my motivation for ‘Because I said so!’?”
Gillian Salerno-Rebic is very glad to be working with Rover Dramawerks. Recent
credits include props design at WaterTower Theatre for Black Tie and The Grapes
of Wrath, assistant stage managing The Last Night of Ballyhoo (ICT Mainstage),
stage managing A Behanding in Spokane (Second Thought Theatre) and Children
(WingSpan Theatre Co), and costuming Noises Off (Pocket Sandwich Theatre). She
was an apprentice at Theatre Three for the 2011-2012 Season where she was
Production Assistant for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Farnsworth Invention
(The Column Awards-Best Equity Play), and It’s Only Life. She is a graduate of
Franklin & Marshall College and a National Theatre Institute Alum.
Matthew Stepanek is thrilled to be working with Rover for the first time. You may
have seen Matthew performing as Robin Hood in On the Road to Sherwood at the
Pocket Sandwich Theatre, or as Joe Farkis in GCT’s rendition of The Last Night of
Ballyhoo. Matthew performed, teched, or managed twelve shows across Dallas in
2012; this year he’s taking it easy...only five productions so far. As a side note, he
loves thin mints and if you supply him with a box before the show, he’ll attempt to
incorporate dance moves from the last burlesque he performed into tonight’s show.
Mary Tiner is pleased to return to the Rover Dramawerks stage. Her previous
performances include Miss Tweed in Something’s Afoot, Madame Ernestine Von
Liebedich in Little Mary Sunshine, Louise in Dilemmas with Dinner, and Mrs. Toothe
in Everything in the Garden. Her other roles include Lady Riverdale in Death by
Chocolate and Mrs. Boyle in The Mousetrap at Garland Civic Theatre, Mrs. Henry
Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility for the Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Sondra
“Sassy” Saxton in Debutante Warriors at The Eisemann Center of Performing Arts,
and Edith in First Baptist Ivy Gap at ICT Mainstage. She has performed as an opera
singer in Canada, Austria and the U.S. and is a voice teacher. She recently
performed in The J.I.M. Experiment, a comedy improv group at the Pocket
Sandwich Theatre. She thanks her family, friends, and cast members for all their
love and support.
Still More Who's Who
Bill Parr has been friends with Carol and Jason Rice (founders of Rover) since
before they were Carol and Jason. And yet this is only the second time he has been
allowed on the Rover stage, the first as Daddy in Morphic Resonance in 2003. For his
last three shows he has played a grandfather. Most recently at the Runway Theatre
in Grapevine he played Arvid Abernathy in Guys and Dolls and Judge Harper in
Miracle on 34th Street. His own grandchildren even recognized type casting when
they see it. And in the case of being Horace the 1st, they recognized the grumpy
nature.
Raychelle Presley made her stage debut in the fifth grade as part of the children's
chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Since that play, she has
come a long way in plays such as Grease and A Midsummer Night's Dream. She
holds awards for her portrayal of Becca in Rabbit Hole, one of her favorite roles, and
Flo in Picnic. Outside of the theater Raychelle enjoys meeting new people and is
actively involved in The Village Church's children ministry.
Carol M. Rice is the Artistic Director of Rover Dramawerks, as well as one of the cofounders. For Rover, a few of the plays she has directed include Written in Time, The
Crowd You’re in With, Morphic Resonance (both in 2003 and 2010), The StarSpangled Girl, Epic Proportions, and Shakespeare in Hollywood. She also works all
over the Metroplex as a director and actress, and most recently directed Noises Off at
the Pocket Sandwich Theatre and The Nerd at Garland Civic Theatre. Also a
playwright, she is proud to say that Rover has produced her world premieres of
Around the World in 80 Days in 2008 and Murder at the Orient Burlesque in 2011.
Several of
her
plays
are
published through Next Stage
Press
(www.nextstagepress.com). Despite her absolute love of theatre, her favorite roles
are Wife to best friend Jason and Mommy to Stephen and Scott.
Peyton Nicholson is 9 years old and entering the fourth grade. He started acting in
March of 2012 making his debut as JoJo in Seussical. He has since been The Mirror in
Snow White, a dog in Babe, Fudge in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, White Rabbit in
Alice in Wonderland, Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Flounder in The Little Mermaid
and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Peyton is also currently playing Michael in
Peter Pan. Peyton will have his 100th performance at the conclusion of The Remarkable
Mr. Pennypacker. “Thanks to God, Mom and Dad, Danny, Becca and Carol.”
Eight year old Parker Niksich has performed with Garland, McKinney, Richardson and
Rockwall Community theaters and is thrilled to join Rover Dramawerks as Edward.
Parker is also starring as “Billy” in the soon to be released movie Final Recourse. He is a
third grade Honor student at Walnut Glen Academy who plays soccer, basketball and
piano. Parker has greatly enjoyed being a part of Pennypacker with his father, Steve and
thanks Carol and her team for providing such a great learning experience.
Steve Niksich is an Engineer by day for Raytheon and an aspiring actor at night. He
enjoys acting with his sons Parker and Riley and has been in performances with them at
McKinney and Rockwall Community theaters. Steve has worked in several films, TV
shows and commercials including Sacrament, Hoovey, Dallas, and New Beginnings. For
Steve, theater provides an opportunity to be a “student” with his sons and to be a part of
the talented acting community within DFW. He gives thanks to Carol, the crew and cast
for the experience and the memories he will have with his son.
Kennedy O’Kelley is an eighth grader and so excited to be in her first Rover
Dramawerks production! No stranger to the stage, she has wanted to be the “star of the
show” since her first performance as an Angel in The Christmas Story at age 4. Her
favorite roles to date include Annie in Annie and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, (PCT),
and a cupcake in Pinkalicious! (Dallas Children’s Theatre). Her dream role is to play the
ever “Popular” Glinda at the Gershwin Theatre. Big thanks to the amazing Pennypacker
family and much love to her family and friends for supporting her love of theatre.
Announcing...Rover’s 14th Season!
Who Was That Lady
I Saw You With?
Bloody Murder
by Ed Sala
by Norman Krasna
All of the stock characters in British murder mysteries rebel
against their author...to hilarious effect. (comedy)
What do you do if you’re caught kissing another woman? Why, tell your
wife you’re an FBI agent and it was all in the line of duty! Of course, you
may end up with real spies and FBI agents chasing you. (farce)
October 24 - November 16, 2013 at the Cox Building Playhouse
July 17 – August 9, 2014 at the Cox Building Playhouse
Sherlock Holmes and the
Case of the Jersey Lily
One Day Only 22
Seven World Premieres from concept to curtain in just one day!
by Katie Forgette
January 25, 2014 at the Courtyard Theater
The cunning of Sherlock Holmes meets the wit of Oscar Wilde in this
exciting new play involving blackmail, theatre, and love. (comedy/mystery)
Out of Sterno
September 11-27, 2014 at the Courtyard Theater
by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Dotty’s life is perfect! In the seven years she’s been married,
she has never left her apartment...but then she receives
a mysterious phone call and her life is changed forever. (comedy)
February 6 - March 1, 2014 at the Cox Building Playhouse
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One Day Only 23
Our twenty-third signature 24-hour play festival, featuring 7 World Premieres!
March 22, 2014 at the Courtyard Theater
WRENS
by Anne V. McGravie
In a cabin in Scotland at the end of World War II,
seven women face returning to “civvy” life once the war is over. (drama)
May 15 - June 7, 2014 at the Cox Building Playhouse
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