A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book By: Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music By: Stephen Sondheim
Directed by: Brenda Sweeney
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International
Run of Show
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” ran May 4 – 19, 2007, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm, first Sunday at 2:00pm
Synopsis
“Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” Broadway’s greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written – the perfect escape from life’s troubles. “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom.
Program
The Program for this show can be viewed by clicking A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
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The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Prologus/Pseudolus (Actor/Slave To Hero) | Don Weber |
| Senex (An Old Man) | Rick Hagg |
| Domina (His Wife) | Jean Mills |
| Hero (Son Of Senex And Domina; Loves Philia) | Andy Striph |
| Hysterium (Slave To Senex And Domina) | Brian Weisenburger |
| Erroneous (An Old Man) | Tom Davis |
| Miles Gloriosus (A Warrior) | Jim Latimer |
| Lycus (A Buyer And Seller Of Courtesans) | Greg Thomas |
| Philia, A Virgin | Sarah Braun |
| The Courtesans: | |
| Tintinabula | Megan Ray |
| Panacea | Dena Person |
| The Geminae | Lisa Barry & Elizabeth Piel |
| Vibrata | Libby Edwards |
| Gymnasia | Sara Speelman |
| The Eunuchs/Proteans/Soldiers | Daniel Aikens, Rich Chesko, & Brandon Ware |
Program Staff
| Director | Brenda Sweeney |
| Assistant To Director | Marcia Weisenburger |
| Producers | Jean Mills & David Stives |
| Choreographer | Wes Skinner |
| Choreographer Assistant | Megan Ray |
| Musical Director/Piano | Debbie Wlodarski |
| Musicians | Michael Callis & Kim Padley |
| Set Design | Wes Skinner |
| Stage Manager | Pat Mahoney & Debbie Marinik |
| Lighting Designer | Dan Finkel |
| Lighting Crew | Jeff Mills |
| Costume Coordinator | Kathie Weber |
| Costume Crew | Susan Braun, Libby Edwards, Elizabeth Piel, Karen Ray, Loretta Skowronek, & Liz Speelman |
| Property Master | Sue Dennis |
| Property Crew | John Henry, Robert Ingram, & Ellison Weber |
| Set Construction | Steve Mierzejewski, Bob Smith, John van der Meer & Don Weber |
| Scenic Art | Wes Skinner, & John van der Meer |
| Publicity | Laura Ahrens & Pam Kelso |
| Program | Laura Ahrens, Jake Gordy & Frank Venda |
| Program Art & Cover Design | H.O.T. Graphics |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberley Bruggemann, Sandy Fry, Darlene Hatfield, Barbara Heindel, Sue Holliger, Carol Hojnacki, Rita Konecki, Debbie Krieger, Diane Nowakowski, Jinny Patterson, & Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Marquee Signs | Larry Janney & Norb Mills |
| Theatre Photographer | Frank Venda |
| Special Thanks | Nancy Davis, Maumee High School Art Department, Sandy Caffro, Bowling Green State University, The Children’s Theatre Workshop, Kevin Charles Hair Artistry |
The Show!
Setting: The time is two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. The place is a street in Rome in front of the houses of Erronius, Senex, and Lycus. The action is continuous with a single, 15 minute, intermission
Act I
1. Overture
2. Opening – Act I
3. Comedy Tonight – Company
4. Love I Hear – Hero
5. Free – Pseudolus, Hero
6. The House Of Marcus Lycus – Lycus, Courtesans
7. Lovely – Hero, Philia
8. Pretty Little Picture – Philia, Hero
9. Everybody Ought To Have A Maid – Pseudolus, Senex, Lycus
10. I’m Calm – Hysterium
11. Impossible – Senex, Hero
12. Fanfares No. 1 – Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, The Proteans
13. Bring Me My Bride – Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, The Proteans
14. Fanfares No. 2
Finale – Act I – Company
Act II
15. Entr’acte
16. Opening – Act 2
17. That Dirty Old Man – Domina
18. That’ll Show Him – Philia
19. ‘Lovely’ Reprise – Pseudolus, Hysterium
20. Funeral Sequence – Pseudolus, The Proteans
21. Incidental Chords
22. Finale Ultimo: Comedy Tonight Company
23. Curtain Calls
24. Exit Music