DIRTY BLONDE
written by CLAUDIA SHEAR
sponsored by Strauss Construction
Jo, an aspiring actress, works as an office temp. Charlie works in the New York Public Library and is a self-proclaimed movie history fanatic. They both spruce up their ho-hum lives with their obsessive zeal for the bombshell and scandal-inducing Mae West. Fate intervenes when they meet at West’s gravesite and forge an unlikely friendship.
Laden with one-liners, sexual innuendo, and alluring come-hither glances, DIRTY BLONDE is a comedy dripping with burlesque and filled with the music of the era. Scenes of West’s bombastic life are interwoven with the developing molecules of Jo and Charlie’s chemistry. And what we are left with is a story that is compelling, touching, and dramatically over the top.
Much like Mae West herself.
OCTOBER 9 – NOVEMBER 8
CAST
JO/MAE
Anna Lien
CHARLIE
Daniel Sterlace
ED HEARN
Rick Harris
PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTOR
Christina Courtenay
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jim Johnston
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Milton Welch
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Betty Hales
PROJECTIONS DESIGN
Kathleen Mueller
LIGHTING DESIGN
Tracie Skipper
COSTUME DESIGN
Sigrid Eilertson
HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGN
Hank Fitzgerald
PROPERTIES DESIGN
Kerry Moran
SOUND DESIGN
Jim Johnston
CHOREOGRAPHER
Jasmine Witmer
DRAMATURG
Bruce Follmer
SHOW RECORDING PIANIST
Kevin White
VOCAL COACH
Doug Schneider
STUDIO TECHNICIAN
Trevor Przyuski
DRESSER
Nadasia Walker
LIGHT BOARD TECHNICIAN
Bruno Mendonca
PRODUCTION MANAGER/ SCENIC CHARGE
Liz Shapiro
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
August Givens
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Olivia Gallmeyer
DRESSER
Bobbie Buxton
DRESSER
Corey Jo Lloyd
DRESSER
Kris Keesling Dresser
DRESSER
Barbara Roberts
LIGHT BOARD TECHNICIAN
Roman Cybak
SOUND BOARD TECHNICIAN
Lori Pinkey
SOUND BOARD TECHNICIAN
Patrick Robbins
PRESS PHOTOS
photos by Ron Rammelkamp
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