Wally’s Cafe
Written By: Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick
Directed by: John Henry
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Run of Show
“Wally’s Café” will run March 10 – 25, 2006, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm, second Sunday at 2:00pm.
Synopsis
This gag-filled comedy is about a couple who run a diner near Las Vegas. In 1940 their only customer (it seems) is a footsore Illinois girl hitchhiking to Hollywood to certain stardom. Years later she returns—in a limousine—to bail out her old friends. “funny, disarming, and engaging.”
Program
The Program for this show can be viewed by clicking Wally’s Cafe. (Requires Adobe Reader)
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Louise | Lynnie Heinemann |
| Wally | D. Nicholas Hanson |
| Janet | Elizabeth Palmer |
Program Staff
| Director | John Henry |
| Asst. to Director | Pat Mahoney & Paul Palmisano |
| Producers | Norb Mills & Bob Smith |
| Technical Director | Julie Zatko |
| Set Design | John Henry |
| Stage Managers | Laura Ahrens & Paige Price |
| Lighting Designer | Devin Coulter |
| Asst. Lighting Design | Rob Wieland |
| Lighting Crew | Angela Metcalf & Pat Mahoney |
| Sound Designers | Steve Essick & Paige Price |
| Sound Crew | Amanda Marie Duffee, Larry Janney, George Markle & Don Weber |
| Costume Design | Sondra Henry |
| Property Masters | Sue Dennis |
| Property Crew | Ernie Brown, Jean Brown, Joyce Calmes, Marilyn Lodge & Debbie Marinik |
| Set Construction | Steve Mierzejewski, Jeff Mills, Norb Mills & Bob Smith |
| Scenic Art | Brad Riker |
| Set Decoration | Brad Riker |
| Program | Laura Ahrens, Jake Gordy & Frank Venda |
| Program Art & Cover Design | Laura Ahrens |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberly Bruggemann, Sandy Fry, Darlene Hatfield, Barbara Heindel, Sue Holliger, Robin Jacob, Helene Kilcourse, Rita Konecki, Rita Stobinski & Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Marquee Signs | |
| Cast Photography | Frank Venda |
| Special Thanks | David Stives, Delaney’s Lounge, American Sign and Neon, JoJo’s Original Pizzeria – Monroe Street, Carmel’s Mexican Restaurant |
The Show!
Place: The play takes place in a roadside cafe in the California desert.
Act I: Summer 1940
Act II: Summer 1958
Act III: Summer 1981