Readers Theatre
Readers Theatre - Four Staged Readings - New and Previously Written Works
October 5, December 14, February 29, April 11
The Historic Atlas Theatre
Some with Mature Content
• All Seats $10 - General Admission
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Synopsis
New this year to the lineup for CLTP will be four staged readings of new plays, some with cutting edge material that will surely provoke discussion, others that will highlight the work of new authors from around the region. This group can be purchased as a separate season or combined with the regular season to complete your theatre experience.
Cheyenne Little Theatre Players Present
The City That Cried Wolf
By Brooks Reeves
The third in a series of four Readers Theatre Presentations
Directed by Pat Lauber
Produced under special arrangement with the Author
The Cast
Rory Mack - Jack
Paula Egan-Wright - Peep, Cinderella
Glenn Shaffer - Humpty, Reporter, Butler, Hansel, B.B. Wolf
Justin Batson - Newsie, Cat, Jacob, Fox, Willie, Runway Announcer, Ram
Doreen Oakley - Dog, Peter, Wilhelm, Owl, Leprechaun, FooFoo, Swan
Dameione Cameron - Taxi Driver, Announcer, Frog, King Cole, Plucky Lucky, Security Guard
Jeanine Mills - Mother Goose, Old Crone, Beauty, Granny
Darcy Guille - Muffet, Goldilocks, Gretel, Jill, Waitress, Madame, Lurkey, Mary
The Crew
Assistant Director - Doreen Oakley,
Author and Stage Directions - Brooks Reeves
Lights and Sound Technician - Vince Zakis
"I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know."
"You know, that's good, because if you actually were as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere.”
-------From The Maltese Falcon
Notes from the Author:
Writing and working on The City That Cried Wolf has been an overwhelming 3 year process, that I began as a Junior at Hampshire College, then carried on to New York and now continues here in my hometown of Cheyenne. I could not be more pleased.
As a playwriting student, my main goal in writing this play was to create a piece of theater that would be essentially FUN to do. So many of my peers were writing lofty existential odes, or depressing angst-ridden diatribes, and I did not relish adding to their number. So I set out to write a comedy. A comedy that would let actors and designers have the opportunity to play with larger than life characters in a dark story-themed world.
At this stage, I cannot take full credit for the work. There have been so many people who have helped shape the play. My very good friend and the director of the first production, Ben Kahn, was instrumental in the shaping of its basic form. Byam Stevens, artistic director of The Chester Theater, work shopped and helped me to look with a polished eye towards the many details of the story. The State of Play theater players, after working with the script for a whole year and a half, through two separate productions have helped me fine tune and several times came up with funnier jokes that are now added into the script. And last but not least, I owe a significant debt to Len Berkman, playwrighting professor at Smith College, and friend and mentor, for providing me with truly invaluable support. A more generous and amazing individual I have not met.
In other words, this play is the product of a long history of collaboration, fine tunings, and the sweat and wine stained tears of many a night staring at the computer screen looking for one more joke, one more pun, one more reference. It's been a tremendous experience and I hope you enjoy the final product as much as I've enjoyed making it.
----- Brooks Reeves
There will be a short talkback session immediately after the show. Joining us to lead the discussion will be the author – Brooks Reeves
A special thank you to the Cast, Crew, Staff and Board of Directors and all the friends of theatre who support our attempts to provide thought provoking issues for discussion.
----Harry Woods
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