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Clue

Based on the Paramount Pictures motion picture, based on the Hasbro board game Clue; by Sandy Rustin, based upon the works by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price, David Abbinanti

Directed by: Christi E. Sears

Performances: April 1, 2, 8, 9, 10(m), 15, 16, 17(m), 21, 22, 23, 2022

On-demand Performance available: April 8 – 10, 15 – 17, 21 – 23 (click here for on-demand tickets)

Please Note: The Albany Democrat-Herald stated that we are performing Clue: The Musical; however, we will be performing the straight play version, not the musical.

Listen to an interview about Clue on the Theater Talk radio show on KMUZ by clicking here.

It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.

Director

Christi E. Sears has a string of hit musicals and plays to her credit, including: Altogether Now (Special Event), The Secret of Chimneys: ACT Radio Play, Mamma Mia, The Addams Family, Annie, Big Fish, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Avenue Q, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Curtains, Steel Magnolias, The Producers, The Music Man, Hello, Dolly!, The Rocky Horror Show, Pirates of Penzance, Into the Woods, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Bell, Book and Candle, Auntie Mame, and Greater Tuna at ACT. Christi also directed at CCT: Cinderella, Damn Yankees, and Little Shop of Horrors. A long-time administrative member at ACT, Christi has served four terms as president and two terms as treasurer. She currently is our Cheer and Condolence Manager. Christi resides in Albany and has worked for over 27 years as the Accounting/Payroll Manager at Palm Harbor Homes.

Director’s email: cirsey@comcast.net

Cast of Characters

Wadsworth: Ryan McWayne
Yvette: Susan Jones
Miss Scarlet: Diane Slamp
Mrs. Peacock: Frankie Caswell
Mrs. White: Anya Corbitt
Colonel Mustard: Adam Vester
Professor Plum: Douglas Hambley
Mr. Green: Jonathan McQuay
Cook/Singing Telegram Girl/Auxiliary Scarlett/Backup Cop: Sarah Roth
Mr. Boddy/Motorist/Chief of Police: Bruce Wells
Unexpected Cop/Backup Cop/Auxiliary Mustard: JJ Halchishick
Dead Body: Dan Bushong

Fly Babies

by Rusty Harding

Directed by: Loren Dunn 

Performances: February 17, 18, 19, 20(m), 24, 25, 26, 2022

1943 – WWII is raging. Five young American women, all qualified pilots, lend their skills to the newly-created Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs): Dotty, the wide-eyed farm girl; Peggy, the spoiled heiress; Pauline, the seasoned barnstormer; Hazel, the Asian-American who has already witnessed the horrors of war; and Mazy, the African-American who is fighting her own war against prejudice. All five come together on the desolate plains of west Texas, where they experience the challenge, the triumphs, and the tragedies of serving their country on the home front. And where they quickly discover that not all battles are fought overseas…

Director

Loren Dunn has been involved with ACT since 2006. His first show was The Homecoming and has acted in many shows since then including: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Diary of Anne Frank, Wonder of The World, Man of La Mancha, Tom Sawyer, Paradise Lost and Found, Miracle on 34th Street and most recently Treasure Island. He made his ACT directing debut in 2011 with Christmas Belles. He has since directed Pirates Of The Chemotherapy, A Little Piece Of Heaven, Trials, Tribulations, and Christmas Decorations, Seniors Of The Sahara, Last of the Boys, and Sylvia.

Director’s email: throbbit20@gmail.com

Cast of Characters

Nurse: Madison Hearing
Dorothy “Dotty” Lewis: Alice Tucker (Understudy: Jackie McDougal Weiner)
Dorothy “Dotty” Moore: Stephanie Lunceford
Lucy Powell: Grace Foultner
Mazy Buford/Diane Greely: Haley Hunter
Sgt. “Louie” Lewis: Josh Anderson
Pauline Yates: Jackie Lewis
Hazel Ying Lee: Bernadette Feyerherm
Peggy Taylor: Jillian Alden (Understudy: Holly Mitchell)
Jackie Cochran: Christy Anderson
Col. Thomas Evans: Jay Grenard
Capt. John Whitaker: David Milner

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon

Directed by: Johanna Spencer

Performances: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 12(m), 16, 17, 18, 19(m), 2021

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Mary is growing tired of her role as dutiful middle sister in the face of her siblings’ romantic escapades. When the family gathers for Christmas at Pemberley, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and possibly even love.

Director

Johanna Spencer: johanna.spencer@gmail.com

Johanna Spencer first directed Nickel and Dimed at Albany Civic Theater in July 2008. She has directed and appeared in many other productions at Albany Civic Theater in addition to adapting a couple of radio plays for ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been acting and directing in the mid-valley since 1982 and is a graduate of the Oregon State University theater program. She resides in Albany with her spouse, Rus Roberts and is semi-retired after 35 years with the federal government.

Cast of Characters

Mary Bennet: Sanaya Forbes
Arthur de Bourgh: Christopher Ridgely
Elizabeth Darcy: Abby Brockamp Fitzwilliam Darcy: Ander Sandoz Jane Bingley: Erah McMullen Charles Bingley: Alex Asher
Lydia Wickham: Savana Johnson Anne de Bourgh: Emily Anthony

Broadway Revue - All Together Now (Special Event)

Directed by: Christi E. Sears & Josh Mitchell

Musical/Vocal Director: Mirinda Keeling

Assistant Director: Krisi Leffler

Rehearsal Pianist: Joy Wu Ueng

Performances: November 12, 13(m), 13, 2021

Directors

Christi E. Sears

Josh Mitchell

Artists:

Ashleigh Barbeau
Bill Brown
Frankie Caswell
Anya Corbitt
Rebecca Douglas
Alysha Fisher
Melissa Gutierrez
Douglas Hambley
Adam Keeling
Dean Keeling
Mirinda Keeling
Shauna Kiefiuk
Melody Murphy Kirk
Kellie McMahan
Josh Mitchell
Carri Moffatt
Doug Moxley
Ray Phipps
Tami Schult
Johanna Spencer
Christa Tillman

Dracula

by John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, and Bram Stoker

Directed by: Kayla Thomason

Performances: October 15, 16, 17(m), 22, 23, 24(m), 28, 29, 30, 2021

Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitarium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is a victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner. The play is appropriate for all ages.

Director

Kayla has been volunteering at ACT since 2007. This is Kayla’s directorial debut. Kayla was the assistant director for The Odd Couple, The Butler Did It, and The Unexpected Guest. She is well known for her makeup designs in shows such as The Addams Family, Sweeney Todd, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Man of La Mancha, etc. Kayla has also appeared on stage in Fat Pig, Independence, Fawlty Towers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Love Affair, Love at First Sight, and Measure for Measure. Kayla lives in Lebanon with her husband Josh and their two cats.

Director’s email: nissen.kayla@gmail.com

Cast of Characters

Dracula: JJ Halchishick
Van Helsing: Rus Roberts
Harker: Kenneth Wilson
Dr. Seward: Bill Brown
Renfield: Audrey and Claire Spotswood
Attendant: Nicodemus Flotten
Lucy: Amanda Gandy
Maid: Kaela Bauer

"The Secret of Chimneys" ACT Radio Show

Adapted by Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell
Based on story by Agatha Christie

Directed by: Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell

Technical Director/Editor: Douglas Hambley

Sound Effects Editor: Mathew Swenson

Production Assistant: Johanna Spencer

Episode 1-Videographer: Deep Focus Media, Nancy Long

Original broadcasts will be released on: 
Episode 1: Sept. 3, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 2: Sept. 10, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 3: Sept. 17, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Episode 4: Sept. 24, 2021 @ 7:30 pm

A murder mystery and treasure hunt, The Secret of Chimneys is one of Agatha Christie’s early thrillers. A young drifter finds more than he bargained for when he agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the center piece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia. The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than go in circles – until the final murder at Chimneys, the great country estate that yields up an amazing secret.

Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 3:  Episode 4: 

Directors

 Christi E. Sears and Josh Mitchell 

Cast

(Each actor plays multiple roles)
William Brown
John Carone
Douglas Hambley
Leslie Hogan
Susan Jones
Dean Keeling
Kimberly Kelley
Timothy John Kelley II
Josh Mitchell
Harriet Nixon
Rus Roberts
Diane Slamp
Lorraine Sorensen
Johanna Spencer
Mark Summers
Michael Winder

9 to 5, the Musical

Book by Patricia Resnick
Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Directed by: Christi E. Sears & Mirinda Keeling

Performances: TBD

9 to 5, the Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover. 

Director

Christi E. Sears has a string of hit musicals and plays to her credit, including: Mamma Mia!, The Addams Family, Annie, Big Fish, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Avenue Q, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Curtains, Steel Magnolias, The Producers, The Music Man, Hello, Dolly!, The Rocky Horror Show, Pirates of Penzance, Into the Woods, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Bell, Book and Candle, Auntie Mame, and Greater Tuna at ACT. Christi also directed at CCT: Cinderella, Damn Yankees, and Little Shop of Horrors. A long-time administrative member at ACT, Christi has served three terms as president and two terms as treasurer. She currently is our Cheer and Condolence Manager. Christi resides in Albany and has worked for over 24 years as the Accounting Manager at Palm Harbor Homes.

Director’s email: cirsey@comcast.net

Cast of Characters

Violet: Kellie McMahon
Doralee: Tamara Merry
Judy: Melissa Gutierrez
Franklin Hart: Ray Phipps (TBD)/Douglas Hambley (TBD)
Roz Keith: Kim Garwood
Joe: Hunter Gutierrez
Dwayne: John Ross
Josh: Adam Keeling
Missy: Mirinda Keeling
Maria: Olivia Pereyra
Dick: Douglas Hambley (TBD)/Ray Phipps (TBD)
Kathy: Aly Fisher
Margaret: Christa Tillman
Tinsworthy: Tom Martin
Bob Enright: Nick Eckstein
Candy Striper: Teza Ross
New Employee: Rozanna Eckstein
Intern: Kayla Stokesbary
Cop: Kristen Marcoux
Doctor: Mackenzie Rolf
Detective: Jacob Stokesbary
Dancers: Payton Davis, Max Koberstein, Justice ColeTBD

"A Christmas Carol" ACT Radio Show

Adapted by Johanna Spencer
Based on story by Charles Dickens

Directed by: Josh Mitchell and Christi E. Sears

Editor and Special Sound Designer: Jeff MacMahon

A Christmas Carol radio holiday story. Book by Charles Dickens and adaptation by Johanna Spencer. Join our Albany Civic Theater family of actors, as they tell the story of a mean-spirited and selfish old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises Christmas. One cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge is unkind to the people who work for him, refuses to give to charity, and is rude to his nephew when he invites him to spend Christmas with him. Come listen as he is visited in nightmarish journeys with ghosts of Christmas past, current, and future to see how his mean behavior has affected those around him. In the end Scrooge discovers there is still time to change and transform into a generous and kind-hearted person.

Directors

Josh Mitchell and Christi E. Sears

Cast of Characters

Narrator: Leslie Hogan
Fred: Adam Vester
Scrooge: William Brown
Bob Cratchit: Josh Winters
Fundraiser 1: Susan Jones
Fundraiser 2: Shauna Kiefiuk
Youth Caroler: Jesse Leffler and Samantha Vester
Marley: Tom Martin
Ghost Of Christmas Past: Meghan Duddlesten
Mary: Rebecca Douglas
Sam: Alex Antrim
Tom: Lance Duddlesten
Fan: Christy Anderson
Young Scrooge: Josh Anderson
Principal: Shauna Kiefiuk
Fezziwig: Lance Duddlesten
Belle: Heidi Kravitz
Husband: Douglas Hambley
Ghost Of Christmas Present: Scott Harvey
Martha: Heidi Kravitz
Mrs. Cratchit: Catherine Dorn
Young Cratchit Boy: Alex Antrim
Young Cratchit Girl: Samantha Vester
Tiny Tim: Jesse Leffler
Fred’s Wife: Rebecca Douglas
Topper: Douglas Hambley
Guests: Kaela Bauer
Busy Person 1: Susan Jones
Busy Person 2: Shauna Kiefiuk
Busy Person 3: Christy Anderson
Busy Person 4: Douglas Hambley
Person 1: Heidi Kravitz
Person 2: Kaela Bauer
Housekeeper: Lance Duddlesten
Old Joe: Tom Martin
Mrs. Dilber: Meghan Duddlesten
Undertaker’s Man: Scott Harvey
Housekeeper 2: Kaela Bauer
Caroline: Rebecca Douglas
Caroline’s Husband: Josh Winters
Peter Cratchit: Josh Anderson
Boy: Jesse Leffler

"A Poe Halloween" Radio Show

stories by Edgar Allan Poe
adapted by Johanna Spencer

Directed by: Josh Mitchell and Christi E. Sears

Editor and Special Sound Designer: Nancy Long, Deep Focus Media

Performance: October 31, 2020

Six of Edgar Allan Poe’s creepy and haunting plays. Performed by local theater artists and set to 1950’s style radio. Spend Halloween evening with brilliant artists as they storytell some of Poe’s most amazing works in various imaginative journeys that are haunting and powerful. Turn down the lights and light a candle or two. Grab a snack, sit back, and enjoy the stories of: “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Purloined Letter”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether”, “The Oblong Box”, and “Tell Tale Heart”.

 

Directors

Josh Mitchell and Christi E. Sears

Cast of Characters

Story Teller Narrator: Bill Brown

The Cask of Amontillado: Rus Roberts and Scott Harvey

The Purloined Letter: Josh Anderson, Josh Mitchell, and Jeff McMahon

The Fall of the House of Usher: David Milner, Lance Duddlesten, and Adam Vester

The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether: Josh Mitchell, Susan Jones, Tom Martin, Lance Duddlesten, Meghan Duddlesten, Heidi Kravitz, and vocals on Bellini aria Kimberly Kelley

The Oblong Box: John Carone, Josh Anderson, Timothy Kelley II, Christy Anderson, and Adam Vester.

Tell Tale Heart: Josh Winter, Tom Martin, Josh Mitchell, and Timothy Kelley II

Squirrel Lake

by Brian Mitchell

Directed by: Scott Harvey

Performances: February 28, 29, March 1(m), 6, 7, 8(m), 12, 13, 14

In a place like Squirrel Lake, you’re bound to meet a nut or two!  Phil, Sally and Patrick gather at their family’s summer home on the shores of Squirrel Lake, Wisconsin, to read their recently deceased mother’s will. Through a series of unfortunate misunderstandings, they all become convinced that the neighbor claiming to be a nun is actually a prostitute.  Meanwhile, Phil has accidently helped his law firm swindle the nun’s mother out of her house in Chicago, the nun’s brother, Lance, is insane and seeking revenge, and Patrick has a stalker in the form of his boss’s daughter, who also happens to be a psychic sent by the deceased mother to act as the vehicle of her will. Sally’s husband, Bob, is a walking accident, and their children are completely out of control. When the family decides that the nun/prostitute is possibly carrying Bob’s child, things get a little out of hand! In the end, Squirrel Lake proves that even the unlucky in life can find happiness and contentment if they simply look for the gifts given to them.

Note: Not recommended for children under 16 years old.

Director

Scott Harvey got started with ACT in 2001 and made his directorial debut at ACT in 2016 with the hit The Trouble With Cats. He also directed Daddy’s Girl and No Body Like Jimmy. He has been involved in almost every aspect of the theater productions, from assistant director (Singin’ in the Rain, Waiting for Godot) to acting (Peter Pan, The Secret Garden, It’s a Wonderful Life, Man of La Mancha, Looking for Normal) to behind the scenes duties (Little Women,Treasure Island, The Game’s Afoot, The Mousetrap).

Director’s email: actsquirrellake@gmail.com

Cast of Characters

Phillip Olsen: Jeff McMahon
Patrick Olsen: Travis Hubbird
Sally Olsen King: Catherine Dorn
Bob King: Danial Dorn
Mary Hardy: Jamie Muller
Lance Hardy: David Milner
Joy: Dinee Rae