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Unnecessary Farce
Paul Slade Smith
Opening Date:
September 6, 2013
Closing Date:
September 28, 2013
Two rookie police officers attempt to catch a corrupt mayor in an undercover motel-room sting, but their investigation collapses into a frenzy of mistaken identities, criminals, romance, and slamming doors. Paul Slade Smith’s fast-paced comedy opened Carpenter Square Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Rookie police officer (character name not supplied) — David Burkhart
Rookie police officer (character name not supplied) — Jessica Bisel
Karen Brown, accountant — Rachel Messer
Town Hall security chief (character name not supplied) — Curt Rose
Scottish rogue (character name not supplied) — Michael Hardwick
Mayor Meekly — John Q. Wilson
Mary Meekly — Vicki Wilcox
CREW
Director and costume designer — Rhonda Clark
Rehearsal stage manager — Bob Cross
Production stage manager — Shannon Smith
Set and lighting designer — James Polk Wilson
Production Notes
Season 30 opener, 30th Anniversary Season. Eleven performances: Sep 6–7, 13–14 (8 p.m.); Sep 19 (7:30 p.m.); Sep 20–21 (8 p.m.); Sep 22 (2 p.m.); Sep 26 (7:30 p.m.); Sep 27–28 (8 p.m.). Two adjoining motel rooms and eight doors form the farce’s setting. Season sponsors: Steve and Maggie Dixon. Cast sponsors: David and Jana Hester. Opening-night party sponsors: Deep Fork Grill and Laurel Van Horn Jaworsky. Ticket sponsor: Nancy Dawson. Four character names not given in the original announcement. Institutional supporters: Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Allied Arts.
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