Blues in the Night
Music by: Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and others
Directed by: Wes Skinner
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International
Run of Show
“Blues in the Night” ran September 12-27, 2003, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm, second Sunday at 2:00pm
Ticket Information
Synopsis
The universal language of the blues wails out full and strong in the dynamite “dramatic revue” of twenty-six hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong. Featured songs include Willow Weep for Me, Taking a Chance on Love, Stompin’ at the Savoy and Lush Life.
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| The Lady from the Road | Karla Behrman |
| The Woman of the World | Dana Pilrose |
| The Girl with a Date | Ellen Noneman |
| The Man in the Saloon | Jake Gordy |
The Band
| Piano | Deb Wlodarski |
| Drums | Ray Woods |
| Bass | David Begley |
The Production Staff
| Director | Wes Skinner |
| Producer | Paige Price & Steve Essick |
| Musical Director | Debbie Wlodarski |
| Set Design | John Henry & Wes Skinner |
| Stage Manager | Laura Ahrens & Debbie Marinik |
| Lighting Designer | Mike Henning & Deanne Miller |
| Lighting Crew | Allison Dunn, Bo Durham, John Jennens, Ben Lumbrezer, Dan Marinik, Deanne Miller, Pat Tansey, Natalie Tucker, Amanda Witkowski |
| Costume Design | Kate Argow & Sondra Henry |
| Property Masters | Nancy Janney |
| Property Crew | Nancy Janney, Suzanne Dennis, Peggy Lester |
| Stage Crew | Bob Smith |
| Set Construction | Steve Mierzejewski, Bob Smith |
| Scenic Art | Laura Ahrens, John Henry, Paige Price |
| Set Dressing | Jan Lewis, Joe Kwiatkowski |
| Program | Dale Moore & Don Weber |
| Program Art & Cover Design | Laura Ahrens |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Season Ticket Marketing | Kathie Weber |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberly Bruggemann, Sue Holliger, Joe & Carol Kwiatkowski, John Farnham Scott, Roger Whitmore, Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Cast Photography | Mike McDermott |
| Special Thanks | Blissfield General Store, Children’s Theatre Workshop, City of Toledo, Joe Kwiatkowski, Sandy’s Stuff, University of Toledo’s Dept. of Theatre and Film |
The Show!
Time: Late 1930’s
| Act I | Musical Numbers |
| Blue Blues | The Company |
| Four Walls (And One Dirty Window) Blues | The Man and The Lady |
| I’ve Got A Date With A Dream | The Woman and The Girl |
| New Orleans Hop Scop Blues | The Lady |
| Stompin’ At The Savoy | The Woman |
| Taking A Chance On Love | The Girl |
| It Makes My Love Come Down | The Woman |
| Lush Life | The Woman |
| I’m Just A Lucky So-and-So | The Man |
| Take Me For A Buggy Ride | The Lady |
| Wild Women Don’t Have The Blues | The Man |
| Lover Man | The Lady |
| Willow Weep For Me | The Girl |
| Kitchen Man | The Lady |
| When Your Lover Has Gone | The Girl |
| Take It Right Back | The Women |
| Act II | |
| Jam Session | The Band |
| Blues In The Night | The Company |
| Dirty No-Gooder’s blues | The Lady |
| When A Woman Loves A Man/Am I Blue? | The Company |
| Rough And Ready Man | The Woman |
| Reckless Blues | The Girl |
| Wasted Life Blues | The Lady |
| Baby Doll | The Man |
| Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out | The Company |
| I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | The Women |
| Four Walls | The Company |