Conversations With My Father
Written By: Herb Gardner
Directed by: Tom Tomczak
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Charlie | Tom Tomczak |
| Josh | Wes Shook |
| Eddie | Nate Miller |
| Gusta | Carol Ann Erford |
| Zaretsky | Joel Ungerleider |
| Joey (age 10) | Isaac Weintraub |
| Hannah Di Blindeh | Vicky Jackson |
| Nick | John Henry |
| Finney the Book | Rick Vaught |
| Jimmy Scalso | Jerry Keefe |
| Blue | Joe Kerrigan |
| Charlie (age 13) | CJ Messigner |
| Joey (age 17) | Ben Lumbrezer |
| Murray the Moose | Sawz-all |
Production Staff
| Director | Tom Tomczak |
| Assistant Director | Shirley Lofiego Williams |
| Producer | Matt Wiederhold, Rhea Kimball, Judy Wiederhold |
| Stage Managers | Judy Nadrasik, Miriam Weintraub |
| Set Design | Matt Wiederhold |
| Lighting Design | Mike Evilsizer |
| Lighting Crew | Jake Gordy, Dan Marinik, Matt Wiederhold, Barb Vaught |
| Sound Design | Don Weber |
| Sound Crew | Joann Toth, Larry Janney, Don Weber, Marc Malley |
| Costume Design | Sondra Henry, Kate Argow |
| Property Manager | Rhea Kimball |
| Property Crew | Debbie Marinik, Tommy Miller, Rhea Kimball, Sondra Henry, McKenna Troyan |
| Property Crew | Sherry Ballou, Karen Wolf, Debbie Marinik, Joyce Calms |
| Set Construction | Matt Wiederhold, Judy Wiederhold, Michael Leonard |
| Program | Don Weber |
| Publicity | Matt Wiederhold |
| House Manager | Diane Dalton |
| Box Office Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Marquee Signs | Willard E. Misfeldt |
| Photography | Timeless Images |
| Program Printing | Malhoit Printing |
The Show!
Place: The Homeland Tavern-also known as Eddie Goldberg’s Golden Door Tavern, The Flamingo Lounge, and the Twin-Forties Cage-on Canal Street, near Broadway, in Lower Manhattan
Scenes:
Act I
Scene 1: June 25, 1976, Early Evening
Scene 2: July 4, 1936, Early Morning
Act II
Scene 1: July 3, 1944, Early Morning
Scene 2: About seven that evening
Scene 3: August 8, 1845, Early Morning
Scene 4: October 15, 1965, Early Morning
Scene 5: About Eight Weeks Later, Early Morning
Scene 6: June 25, 1976, Early Evening
Special Thanks
Architectural Artifacts-Moose head
Pumpernickel’s Deli-opening night party
Michael Leonard–transportation
The Vineyard Wine Shop-tables and chairs
Doblinger Furniture and Hardware-set dressing