[Capdist-announce] THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER opens at HMT!

[Office Manager]

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Opens at HMT!

 

In celebration of their 30th season, Home Made Theater is bringing back the
first show they produced at the Spa Little Theater in 1986, Moss Hart &
George S. Kaufman's comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner. The show runs
weekends April 17th through May 3rd at the Spa Little Theater in the
Saratoga Spa State Park. 

In this Broadway classic, it's Christmastime, 1938 in a small Ohio town when
famed author and radio personality Sheridan Whiteside comes to dine at the
Stanley family home. A slip on the ice outside lands "Sherry" in the
Stanley's living room for a tumultuous, six-week convalescence, filled with
high comedy, low farce, and an array of eccentric, lovable characters.

Monty Woolley, the original Sheridan Whiteside of the Broadway and film
versions of The Man Who Came to Dinner, grew up in Saratoga Springs. He
owned a home here and was given a key to the city on August 1, 1949. Woolley
is buried in Saratoga Springs' Greenridge Cemetery.

The director of The Man Who Came to Dinner is Dianne O'Neill Filer who has
directed and costumed numerous shows around the world including HMT's The
Jungle Book, Witness for the Prosecution, And Then There Were None and The
39 Steps.  She has an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College and served
on the Board of Cameo Theater and The Acting Company of Greenwich for many
years.  Dianne taught drama at Brunswick School and Greenwich Academy for 20
years and most recently taught art and drama at the Doane Stuart School in
Albany.  

The cast of The Man Who Came to Dinner includes Gary Maggio as Sheridan
Whiteside, Toni Anderson-Sommo as Lorraine Sheldon, Pat Brady as Mrs.
Stanley, Joseph Bruton as Mr. Stanley, Ron DeLucia as Beverly Carlton, Mary
Ellen Dowling as Harriet Stanley, Charles Fitz-Gerald as Dr. Bradley, Sal
Fusco as Banjo, Robin Leary as Miss Preen, Amanda Martini-Hughes as Maggie
Cutler, and Mark Todaro as Bert Jefferson. Rounding out the ensemble are
Anne-Marie Baker, Natalie Baquero, Anthony DeMarzio, Emma Fuhrmeister,
Michele Hill-Davis, Diane Madrigal, David Mann, Tom Moeller, Kate Owens, Ian
M. Politis, Dennis Skiba, Terri Storti and Barry Streifert. Both Robin Leary
and Kate Owens appeared in HMT's original 1986 production, with Leary
reprising the role of Miss Preen.

The artistic team for the production includes scenic designer Mary Fran
Hughes, lighting designer Kyle Van Sandt, costume designer Linda Bertrand,
sound designer Barry Streifert and properties designers Anne-Marie Baker and
Steve Moulton.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, April 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1 & 2
at 8:00pm. Matinees are Sundays, April 26 and May 3 at 2:00pm. An optional
dinner package is available prior to the evening performances and following
Sunday matinees at Pennell's Restaurant for an additional $24 per person
plus tax and gratuity. Ticket prices are $27 and $24. Tickets can be
purchased online at the HMT web site, www.homemadetheater.org, in person
during box office hours, or by calling HMT at (518) 587-4427.

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HMT at the Spa Little Theater

2014-15 - our 30TH season

Oct 2014:  THE ADDAMS FAMILY- The Musical 

Dec 2014:  THE JUNGLE BOOK 

Feb/MaR 2015:  THE COMPLETE HISToRY OF AMERICA (Abridged) 

Apr/May 2015:  THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER 

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