Dames at Sea
Book by: George Haimsohn & Robin Miller
Music by: Jim Wise
Directed by: Terry R. Watson
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Run of Show
“Dames at Sea” ran November 3 – 18, 2000, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm
Synopsis
Described as a musical for all ages, young and old, with nostalgia for the old, high camp for the young and silliness for all, Dames at Sea was a hit show of the 1968 off-Broadway season. The musical, (which was dubbed the best show of the season by Look magazine) is an all-singing, all-dancing tap extravaganza based on the campy nostalgia of 1930’s Hollywood musicals. An energetic All-American girl arrives in the Big Apple with nothing but a pair of tap shoes in her suitcase. She falls in love with a sailor (who just happens to be a songwriter), and then saves a Broadway show when the star can’t go on. Music! Curtain! Lights! It’s time for Broadway magic!
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Joan | Sue Carter Smith |
| Captain/Sam | Terry R. Watson |
| Mona Kent | Pamela West-Williams |
| Hennesey | Norb Mills |
| Ruby | Melissa Kidder |
| Dick | Joe Dennehy |
| Lucky | Ryan Mahaffey |
Musicians
| Piano | Debbie Wlodarski, Todd Schreiber, Jamie Dauel |
| Percussion | Brian Vogt |
| Trumpet | Jan Pelee |
Production Staff
| Director | Terry R. Watson |
| Co-Producers | Judy Wiederhold & Jackie Mierzejewski |
| Music Director | Debbie Wlodarski |
| Set Design | Dale Moore |
| Stage Manager | Scott T. Gage, Marlene Wenrick, Miriam Weintraub |
| Lighting Design | Walt Sneider |
| Lighting Crew | Mike Cupp, Jake Gordy, Bernie Spiegel, Laura Zierolf |
| Follow-Spot Operators | Angela Gage, Angela Metcalf |
| Costume Design | Sondra Henry |
| Costume Crew | Annette Blair & Cast |
| Property Manager | Angela Metcalf, Sue Dennis |
| Set Construction | Donn Fleck, Jake Gordy, Rich Harrison, John Henry, Jackie Mierzejewski, Steve Mierzejewski, Dale Moore, Don Weber |
| Sound Design | Scott Gage |
| Sound Crew | Angela Gage, Angela Metcalf |
| Program | Don Weber |
| Show Logo | Laura Fleck |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberly Bruggemann, Sue Holliger, Lisa Jackson, Joe & Carol Kwiatkowski, Judy Wiederhold, Roger Whitmore, Mary Young |
| Program Printing | Malhoit Printing |
| Marquee Signs | Megan Fleck |
| Cast Photography | Bev Norman |
| Special Thanks | Bedford Community Players Matt Wiederhold Pumpernickels Deli Perrysburg High School Kiggins Costumes, Perrysburg Harms Carpet Center, Inc., Maumee Children’s Theatre Workshop Bedford high School Theatre Arts Bayside Treasures |
The Show!
Time: The early thirties
| Act I – Any 42nd Street Theatre | Musical Numbers |
| Overture | |
| Wall Street – Mona | |
| It’s You – Dick | |
| Broadway Baby – Dick & Ruby | |
| That Mister Man Of Mine – Mona & Chorus | |
| Choo-Choo Honeymoon – Joan & Lucky | |
| *The Sailor Of My Dreams – Ruby | |
| *Singapore Sue – Lucky & Company | |
| §Broadway Baby (Reprise) – Hennesey | |
| *Good Times Are Here To Stay – Joan & Company | |
| Act II – On the battleship | |
| Dames At Sea – Company | |
| The Beguine – Mona & Captain | |
| Raining In My Heart – Ruby & Chorus | |
| Raining In My Heart (Reprise) – Dick & Ruby | |
| There’s Something About You – Ruby | |
| *The Echo Waltz – Mona, Joan, Ruby & Company | |
| Star Tar – Ruby & Chorus | |
| Let’s Have A Simple Wedding – Company |