Twentieth Century
January 28th - February 20th, 2011
“
You know what they say about Hollywood...It's a place where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors. ”
This show has closed.It was part of Wheaton Drama's
2010-2011 Season.
By Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Based on a play by Charles Bruce Milholland
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Director: Steve Blount
Licensed by Samuel French, Inc.
This hilarious adaptation of a classic comedy sees controlling Broadway director Oscar Jaffe trying to save his career. When he discovers that his ex-chorus girl, now a famous Hollywood star, is on the Twentieth Century Limited train with him, he makes a desperate bid to convince her to return to Broadway.
Cast
| Anita Highland | Jennifer Altenbernd |
| Beard/Max Jacobs | Jim Arnold |
| Lily Garland | Jamie Barrett |
| Detective | Steve Blount |
| Porter | Chad Edwards |
| Dr. Grover Lockwood | Keith Laug |
| Oscar Jaffe | Geoffrey Maher |
| Conductor | Gary Patterson |
| Ida Webb | Leah Rae |
| Owen O’Malley | Justin Schaller |
| Matthew Clark | Jim Wheeler |
| George Smith | Christopher Williams |
Crew
| Director | Steve Blount |
| Assistant Director | Mary Beth deBolt |
| Production Manager | Annie Walker-Bright |
| Stage Manager | Jackie Haiser |
| Set Design | Ben Aylesworth |
| Set Construction | Doug Buethe |
| Crew: Jim Arnold, Pat Daly, Al Fabrie, Keith Laug, John Malecki | |
| Set Decoration | Susan Carr |
| Crew: Carmen Fabrie, Jen Neidl, Barb Giblin, Bernie Raymond | |
| Properties | Alice Blount |
| Crew: Monica Meehan | |
| Costumes | Gretchen Woodley |
| Crew: Marcia Steinbrecher, Charmaine Jones, Melissa Heischberg, Pam Terry | |
| Lights | Roger Hicks |
| Sound | Bill Boylan |
| Crew: Brian Boylan, Steven Merkel | |
| Hair & Make-up | Linda Wallace |
| Publicity | Jo-Ann Ledger |
| Crew: Traci A. Cidlik, Mary Engle, Melissa Heischberg, Charmaine Jones, Marc Ludena, Joe Maier, Steven Merkel, Pam Terry | |
| Tickets | Rebecca Poole |
| Crew: Eileen Gilligan, Denny Jamieson, Jennifer Neidl, Jack T. Smith | |
| Front of House | Christiane Albrow, Michael Albrow |
| Graphic Design | Traci A. Cidlik |
| Photography | Ken Beach |
| Starboard Design | Mary Beth deBolt |
| Programme | Kate Quan |
News and Notes about Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century: How the Train Works (February 17, 2011)Twentieth Century Memorabilia (February 8, 2011)
Wheaton Drama Casts a Classic Comedy (November 30, 2010)
Audition Notice for Twentieth Century (September 23, 2010)