 | March 8-18, 2001, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2
p.m.
at 408 W. Washington, Ann Arbor (the old Perf Net space)
Directed by Glenn Bugala
Contains some adult language.
 | SYNOPSIS: A witty and
engrossing story about one whirlwind night in the lives of 1920's Chicago newspapermen.
The two most important are Walter Burns, the newspaper editor of the Chicago Post and
Hildy Johnson, his star reporter. Hildy has decided that he wants to quit the newspaper
business, get married, and go to New York. Burns will do almost anything to thwart his
attempts and keep him in Chicago to cover an execution scheduled for the next
morning. In the process, they discover a cesspool of political corruption and the
biggest story of Hildy's career.
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| Send AUDITION FORM directly to Glenn Bugala
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| Send PARTICIPATION FORM (for crews) directly to
Glenn Bugala
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 | CAST LIST(in order of
appearance):
Murphy - R.J. WHITE
Endicott - STEVE MILLER
Schwartz - STEVE HORNE
Wilson - JASON ATWOOD
Kruger - ANDY HOAG
McCue - LARRY RUSINSKY
Bensinger - RON APSEY
Woodenshoes - BRIAN HARCOURT
Mollie Malloy - LAUREL HUFANO
Sheriff Hartman - TODD ST. GEORGE
Hildy Johnson - CARL HANNA
Jennie - PAMELA VACHON
Mayor - TOM BEVERLY
Mr. Pincus - JIMMY DEE ARNOLD
Diamond Louie - BRODY BROCKIE
Earl Williams - MICHAEL ROEHRIG
Peggy Grant -EMILY PHENIX
Mrs. Grant - LAURIE ATWOOD
Walter Burns - CHARLES SUTHERLAND
Carl - TERRY GAMBINO
Frank -JIM HAGGERTY
Policeman1 - TIM GRIMES
Policeman 2 - DAVID ROWE
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| PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director - GLENN BUGALA
Producer - WENDY SIELAFF
Publicity - MELISSA DUNAWAY
ANGELA HURLBUT
Assistant Director - MICHELE LESHAN
Second Assistant Director - MARY MILHAUPT
Set Design - GLENN BUGALA
Set Builder - GLENN BUGALA
Costume Design - JOAN KORASTINSKY
Lighting Design - THOM JOHNSON
Props Design - MARY MILHAUP
Sound Design -
House Manager - KHURUM SHEIKH
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| DIRECTOR COMMENTS:
When "His Girl Friday" (which is based on 'The Front Page') came out,
Howard Hawks said it had some of the fastest-paced scenes ever shot for film. I will
be attacking this show in that way--making the actors speak quickly and overlap
eachother's lines. The audience needs to be amazed that the actors are able to keep
up such a high intensity and never lose a beat. The show will be given the rehearsal
time normally accorded to a musical, because the words in a sense ARE music.
This show is like a valentine to Ben Hecht's old Chicago newspaper days, which means, of
course, that it is anything but sweet. It is gritty, tacky, and sweaty--befitting
the "City of the Big Shoulders." This is a 1920's press room where they
are covering an execution, a jailbreak, a shooting and political corruption--all just
outside the window or down the hall! There are a lot of great characters. It
is also an ensemble piece of theatre, requiring actors to share focus and never let the
pace lag.
--Glenn Bugala
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