by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
translated by Maurice Valency
directed by Tony Vezner
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Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
in order of appearance
Man One Leon F. Briick
Man Two Ralph R. Byers
Man Three George Pliml
Man Four George Petros
Painter Jack Uretsky
Stationmaster Noel Smith
Guard Dave Santchi
Mayor Bill Love
Schoolmistress Patti Roeder
Priest Tom Pfeil
Anton Schill Jack Calvert
Marshall Bill Rotz
Claire Zachanassian Ginny Richardson
Boby, Claire’s butler Archie Benfield
Moby, Claire’s 7th husband Jeremy Fagan
Ticket Inspector John Allen
Policeman William FitzGerald
Roby, a thug Cal Turner
Toby, a thug George Dempsey
Koby, a eunuch Edward W. Wavak
Loby, a eunuch Joel Nikoleit
Mayor’s Wife Arlene Page
Schill’s Wife Dorothy Attermeyer
Town Doctor Joe Delaloye
Gymnast Bill Rotz
Schill’s Son Peter Haligas
Schill’s Daughter Claire Long
Woman One Arlene Page
Woman Two Peggy Beyer
Mayor’s First Grandchild Katie Forberg
Mayor’s Second Grandchild Moira Forberg
Hoby, Claire’s 8th husband Noel Smith
Claire’s Doctor John Allen
Claire’s Nurse Amy Turner
First Reporter Jeremy Fagan
Second Reporter Mary Van Nest
Zoby, Claire’s 9th husband John Allen
Radio Commentator Dave Santchi
Camera Operator Linda Auer
Woman Three Stephanie Brescia
Woman Four Amy Turner
Woman Five Kim Hurley
About the Author
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was born in Konofingen, Switzerland (near Berne) in 1921. His father was a Protestant pastor. He was 18 when wwii started, and although Switzerland remained—on the surface, at least—neutral, he was intensely aware of the hardship, destruction, and death that transformed the world around his affluent, peaceful country. This may account for one of the major themes that marks most of his written output: guilt through passivity, or the inevitability of wrong-doing, even
(especially?) if one strives to avoid it. The playwright has referred to this as “the neurosis of the neutrals.” Dürrenmatt’s early career owes some of its prestige and rapid success to Switzerland’s claim of neutrality. Due to his country’s peaceful stance, Dürrenmatt was one of very few writers of his generation and language not to be indoctrinated by relentless Nazi propaganda. Thus, after the war ended, when Dürrenmatt was 24, he was one of the few writers prepared to fill the cultural vacuum left on the German stage by the
intellectual and artistic bankruptcy of Hitler’s regime.Dürrenmatt wrote more than 25 plays, including radio plays and television adaptations. Among his more popular works are An Angel Comes to Babylon, The Meteor, The Physicists, Romulus the Great, and Play Strindberg. Several of his novels and plays have been made into films. Dürrenmatt died in 1990.
Director Tony Vezner
Stage Manager Sue Turner
Assistant Stage Managers
Mary Maureen Gentile, Mike Mallon
Choreographer Kevin Bellie
Costume Designer Linda Bremer
Costume Crew
Karen Babcock, Amy Coons, Liz Egan,
Marcia Grohne, Martha Hogenboom,
Janeen Jewell, Kristin Lampadius,
Jane Stacy, Dorothy Tressler
Dramaturg Jeff Arena
Lighting Designers
Dick Jacoby, Peggy Jacoby
Lighting Crew
Jim Dutton, Sandy Liakus, Paul Roach,
Linda Roberts, Ruth Smith
Makeup Designers
Mary Dempsey, Marjorie Mason Heffernan
Makeup Crew
Peg Callaghan, Mia Curtiss, George Dempsey,
Janel Horvath, Joyce Jankowski, Betty Nelson,
Fred Sauers, Charron Traut
Properties Designers
Judy Divita, Pauline Gamble
Properties Crew
Karen Holbert, Ann Marie Hultgren,
Pat Huth, Mike Huth, Kathy Kusper,
Lynn Larson, Sandy Liakus, Terry Locke,
Barbara Lupo, Craig Mahlstedt, Jan Mahlstedt,
Carmel Opre, Sue Remy, Lisa Sparacio
Set Designer Rick Young
Set Construction Chair Tom Squillo
Set Construction Crew
John Allen, Archie Benfield, Mike Bogovich,
Leon F. Briick, Ralph R. Byers, Joe Delaloye,
Mark Hewitt, Mike Huth, Heinz Karplus,
Bill Love, John Otto, George Petros,
Ken Richmond, Jennifer Ring, Patti Roeder,
Bill Rotz, Noel Smith, Jack Uretsky
Set Painting Chair Linda O’Day Young
Set Painting Crew
Tricia Boren, Dave Briggs, Jodie Briggs,
Susan Cardamone, Pauline Gamble, Pat Huth, Kristin Lampadius, Susan
MacNicholas,
Linda Lee Metz, Arlene Page, Mickey Perkins, Lois Perry, Bill Rotz, Connie
Sierzputowski
Sound Designers
Andrew Roddewig, Joel Nikoleit
Sound Crew
Maggie Bogovich
Production Box Office Chair Terry Fanning
Production Box Office Crew
Susan Cardamone, Ruth Cekal,
George Dempsey, Terry Kozlowski,
Barbara Lupo, Jean Roeder, Paulette Sarussi,
Mary Ellen Schutt, Sandy Squillo,
Carol Suda, Marilyn Wilson
Production House Manager Crew
David Bremer, Susan Cardamone,
George Dempsey, Harry Hultgren,
Roland Imes, Terry Locke, Kevin McGrath,
Don Stueber, Bill Wilson
Production Hospitality Crew
Bonnie Hilton, Fumiko Kehoe,
Kristin Lampadius, Lisa Machak,
David Michael, Mary O’Dowd, Joanne Patten,
Jackie Sbarbaro, Megan Wells
Production Lobby Photo Display Mike Mallon
Production Posters Kathy Kusper
Production Publicity Chair Jeff Arena
Production Program Chair Carol Dapogny
Production Program Design John Vilhauer
