Six Dance lessons in Six Weeks
Written By: Richard Alfieri
Directed by: Wes Skinner
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Run of Show
“Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” ran September 5 – 20, 2008, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm
Synopsis
A formidable woman hires an acerbic dance instructor to give her lessons at her gulf-front condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between this gay man and this widow of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to profound compatibility as they swing dance, tango, cha-cha, and execute contemporary dances while sharing secrets, joys and fears.
During the sixth and final lesson, she reveals a closely guarded secret – she is terminally ill. He shares his greatest gifts – loyalty and compassion.
Program
The Program for this show can be viewed by clicking Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (pdf) (Requires Adobe Reader)
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Lily Harrison | Jean Mills |
| Michael Minetti | Jimmy Pickle |
Program Staff
| Director | Wes Skinner |
| Producers | Jean Mills & Paige Price |
| Choreographer | Sondra Henry |
| Set Design | Wes Skinner |
| Stage Manager | |
| Lighting Design | Andrew Todd |
| Lighting Crew | Sarah Braun & Amanda Kotlarczyk |
| Costume Design | David Stives |
| Dressers | Brenda Sweeney & Joanne Toth |
| Property Gatherer | Suzanne Dennis |
| Props Mistress | Nancy Janney |
| Props Crew | Ernie Brown, Jean Brown, Debbie Marinik & Joyce Rupley |
| Sound Design | Don Weber |
| Sound Crew | Kara Ayers & Marc Malley |
| Set Construction | Don Weber |
| Set Crew | Andrew Black, Tom Davis, Jon McIntee, Steve Mierzejewski, Dick Reder, & Bob Smith |
| Set Dressing | Tom & Jean Davis |
| Painters and Dutchers | Andrew Black, Jackie Mierzejewski, Jean Mills, Paige Price, & Wes Skinner |
| Scenic Art | Heather Kelso |
| Bookholder | Kate Argow |
| Program | Jake Gordy, Laura Hansen, & Frank Venda |
| Program Art & Cover Design | H.O.T. Graphics |
| Graphic Artist | J. Judson Lohman |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberley Bruggemann, Sandy Fry, Darlene Hatfield, Barbara Heindel, Sue Holliger, Debbie Krieger, Diane Nowakowski, Jinny Patterson, & Judy Wiederhold |
| Publicity | Kara Ayers |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Marquee Signs | Larry Janney & Norb Mills |
| Cast Photography | Frank Venda |
| Special Thanks | Brilliant Ideas Ltd, Pam Kelso, Jackie & Steve Mierzejewski, Schmidlin Heating and Cooling Inc |
The Show!
Place: Lily Harrison’s condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Time: The Present
Act I
Week One – The Swing
Week Two – The Tango
Week Three – The Viennese Waltz
Week Four – The Foxtrot
Act II
Week Five – The Cha-Cha
Week Six – Contemporary Dance
Week Ten – Bonus Lesson