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Proposals
Neil Simon
Opening Date:
September 10, 1999
Closing Date:
October 2, 1999
At a 1950s Pocono Mountains vacation home, a family and its friends confront romance, regret and the unexpected possibilities of love. Neil Simon’s bittersweet comedy revisits a transformative summer through the memories of housekeeper Clemma Diggins.
Cast & Crew
CAST:
Debra Davis — Clemma Diggins
Rob Delihant — Burt Hines
Emily Etherton — Josie Hines
Shane Dodson — Ken Norman
Wil Rogers — Ray Dolenz
Jo Perryman — Annie Robbins
Vincent J. Kniffin — Vinnie Bavasi
Hayley McPheeters — Sammii
Marcellus Hankins — Lewis Barnett
CREW:
Rhonda Clark — Director; sound co-design
Tom Harrington — Set and lighting design; set construction
Melody Harrington, Steve Gilmore, Bob Bates, Kyle Watson — Set construction
Mary Freeh — Costume design and construction
Joe Daleo — Sound co-design
Bob Bates — Stage manager; light operator
Cecil Peaden — Sound operator
Tom Gibson, Ginger Gibson, Kimberly Moore — Running crew
Adrian Thompson — Hairstylist
Landon Crissup — Makeup
Production Notes
Season 16 opened with Neil Simon’s Proposals, directed by Rhonda Clark at Stage Center from September 10 to October 2, 1999. The play takes place at a Pocono Mountains vacation home in the 1950s, recalled by housekeeper Clemma Diggins from a later vantage point. The nine-person cast included Debra Davis as Clemma and Marcellus Hankins as Lewis Barnett. CST followed its Season 15 opener Rumors (II) with another Neil Simon comedy. The original archive preserves four production photographs. Original credits include sound co-design by Rhonda Clark and Joe Daleo and costume design by Mary Freeh. Acknowledgments: USAO Theatre Department, Roger Drummond, Glen Potter, Suzanne Charney, Doobie Potter, JoLynne Lair, Jon Womastek, Vikki Simer, Matthew Charnay and Oklahoma Children’s Theatre. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The original source spells the sound operator Cecil Peaden.
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