Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Ed Graczyk
Opening Date:
September 5, 2008
Closing Date:
September 27, 2008
Twenty years after the filming of Giant, members of a small-town James Dean fan club reunite at a Texas five-and-dime. Old friendships, carefully guarded secrets, and memories of their younger selves collide as the women confront how their lives have changed. Directed by Rhonda Clark, Ed Graczyk’s moving drama opened Carpenter Square Theatre’s silver anniversary season.
Cast & Crew
Juanita — Laurel Jaworsky
Mona — Ginger Gilmartin
Joe — Ryan Johnson
Mona (Then) — Danielle Coody
Sissy — Carla Goldsmith
Sissy (Then) — Caitlin Cairns
Stella May — Jamie Brewster
Edna Louise — Mary Sue Backus
CREW
Director / Set Design — Rhonda Clark
Costume Design — Danyel Siler
Lighting Design — Kyle Watson
Sound Design — Kyle Douglas, Rhonda Clark
Stage Manager / Lightboard Operator — Lindsay Douglas
Sound Technician — Kyle Douglas
Set Construction — Jason McMurray, Caleb Schnackenberg
Scenic Artist — Nick Backes
Additional Scenic Painting — Jason McMurray, Caleb Schnackenberg, Rodney Brazil, Rhonda Clark, Natalie Balsavich, Annaleigha DeLaune
Properties — Rhonda Clark
Running Crew — Kris Schinske
Lighting Crew — Alyson Colin
Poster James Dean Artwork — Nick Backes
Poster and Advertising Design — Jonathan Siler
Production Notes
Production Details
Opened CST’s 25th-anniversary season. The play follows members of a James Dean fan club reuniting in 1975, with flashbacks to 1955 and the filming of Giant near Marfa, Texas.
CST Connections
Rhonda Clark returned to the play after directing CST’s 1988 production. Returning performers included Laurel Jaworsky from The O’Conner Girls (Season 24), Jamie Brewster from Rabbit Hole (Season 24), and Mary Sue Backus from The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Season 23). Running crew member Kris Schinske had appeared in Kimberly Akimbo (Season 23) and The O’Conner Girls (Season 24).
Cast Sponsor
Linda Manaugh.
Opening-night Party Sponsor
Suzanne Charney.
Special Thanks
Tom Kress; 23rd Street Antique Mall; Archive Books; Marcellus Hankins; Jon Womastek; Steven Gillmore; Renee Preftakes; Doobie Potter; Timothy Stewart; Terry Veal; Tom Harrington; Classen SAS Drama Department.