Teaneck New Theatre 2006 Season

Surf's Up
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Squabbles
Crimes of the Heart
Suspense - Back for Christmas

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"SURF'S UP"
by Richard M. Adler and Eric Kornfield
February 17-March 5, 2006

TEANECK NEW THEATRE STAGES "SURF'S UP," A MUSICAL PARODY

Kick the winter blues with "Surf's Up," a musical parody of (and tribute to) the beach movies of the sixties, by Richard M. Adler and Eric Kornfield. The production, which inaugurates the 20th season for Teaneck New Theatre (TNT), is directed by Marilyn Schilkie, with musical direction by Dennis Schaefer and choreography by Carrie Nagy. Peter Fill serves as producer. "Surf's Up" will be staged at The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center (HCAC), 39 Broadway, Hackensack, on Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 17-March 4 at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays, Feb.19-March 5 at 3:00 p.m.

This singing and dancing show celebrates love (both young and old). While it might sound like the beach movies of the 1960s, "Surf's Up" is a loving take-off on that genre. The characters: Barbara Ann is a 17-year-old loner and valedictorian. Hotdog rules the surf. Derrick Von Dusseldorf heads a nutty motorcycle gang. There's a peculiar professor, and a seductive French photographer. "Surf's Up" is an engaging musical that will tempt audiences to sing along with such familiar tunes as "Do You Wanna Dance," "Surfin' USA" and "Barbara-Ann" and..."Surf's Up." Also, the Pottery Barn-Kids mail order catalogue is diving in by donating "Surf's Up" beach towels as door prizes.

Hotdog, the 20-year-old ladies' man, is played by Brandon Ruckdashel of Jersey City. Ruckdashel has appeared in New York, North Carolina and Virginia in such shows as Pippin, Hair and Chorus Line.

Barbara Ann, the 18-year-old surfer wannabe is Caity Olenowski (Denville), whose favorite roles include Maria in Smile!, and Rusty in Footloose. Olenowski also appeared off-Broadway in A Little Princess.

Bob McCreedy (Hotdog at 60) is portrayed by Robert Hernest (Hewitt), whose credits include film and TV. Hernest trained at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Barb McCreedy (Barbara Ann at 58) is Mary-Ann L. Barranger (Bound Brook). Barringer has performed with community groups in such shows as South Pacific, Oklahoma! and The Rose Tattoo.

Surfer dude Bongo is played by Ryan Adler (Monroe, N.Y.). Adler appeared in the movie Park, shown at the N.Y.C. Short Film Festival, and was seen in Other People's Money.

Gang leader Derek Von Dusseldorf is played by Oscar Flores (Ridgewood, N.Y.).

The peculiar professor is Chris Mavrick (North Plainfield). Mavrick, a performing artist, has appeared on TV's Rescue Me and music videos, and is working on an independent film.

Seductive French photographer Fifi LeClique is Lisa Garrabrant (Little Falls), who trod the TNT boards as Blanche in Nightwatch. She was in ArtHouse Productions' The Heist Project and Heat Lightning at Main Street Arts.

Smart surfer Whitey is played by Joshua David Bishop (Brooklyn). Bishop has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and toured in France, Poland and Germany. Roles include The Leading Player in Pippin.

Surfer Junior is Mark Schilkie (Teaneck), who previously appeared as Chris Cringle in TNT's production of "Beau Jest" and also stage managed several TNT shows.

Mary Lou/Cookie/choreographer is Carrie Nagy (Clifton). Nagy created the Street Dance program at N. J. School of Dramatic Arts at 12 Miles West Theatre Co., and was seen in Night of the Meek at 12MW, 42nd Street (Gladys) and the film Diner Coffee.

The cast also includes Karen Cardell, Jeff Roches (Manhattan), Emerson Daniel James III (Plainfield) and Kerri Ford.

Marilyn Schilkie (Teaneck) is an experienced director whose most recent TNT outings were Night Watch, Beau Jest , 12 Angry Jurors and The Mousetrap.

Richard Adler (Monroe, N.Y.) is co-author and assistant to the director. Adler is a performer, record producer and concert promoter who promoted The Beach Boys concert in 1969.

Tickets for "Surf's Up" are $18; $15 for students, seniors and theatre parties of 10 or more. For reservations and information, call TNT at (201) 692-0200. If available, tickets can be purchased at the door prior to performance.

Directions

CAST (in order of appearance)

Bob McCreedy - Robert Hernest
Barb McCreedy - Mary-Ann L. Barranger
Hotdog - Brandon Ruckdashel
Barbara-Ann - Caity Olenowski
Whitey - Joshua David Bishop
Junior - Mark Schilkie
Bongo - Ryan Adler
Girl #1/Ensemble - Melanie Moat
Annette/Assistant #1/Girl #2 - Karen Cardell
Derek von Dusseldorf - Oscar Flores
Professor - Chris Mavrick
Fifi LeClique - Lisa Garrabrant
Big Moe/Ensemble - Carlo Bernardo
Mary Lou/Cookie/Assistant #3 - Carrie Nagy
Betty Sue/Assistant #2 - Kerri Ford
Thug #1/Ensemble - Emerson Daniel James III
Thug #2/Ensemble - Jeff Roches

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director - Marilyn Schilkie
Musical Director - Dennis Schaefer
Producers-Richard Adler, Peter Fill, Ed Kilarjian
Choreographer - Carrie Nagy
Set Design - Ken Schoenebaum
Scenic Artist - Dominic di Rienzi
Lighting Design - Darren Robertson
Sound Design/Technician - Ricardo Pino
Set Construction - Ken Schoenebaum, Ed Kilarjian, Dominic di Rienzi
Costumes - Barbara Shucker, Ken Schoenebaum, Ellen Pearl
Stage Manager - Patt Tanner
Stage Crew - Jonathan Silva
Publicity - Carol Campione, Barbara Liebgott
Program - Patt Tanner, Carol Campione
Photography - Marilyn Schilkie
Ad Sales - Ed Kilarjian, Barbara Liebgott, Bob Schilkie
Group Sales - Jeffrey Muller
Hospitality - Ed Kilarjian, Ken Schoenebaum

"THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO"
a romantic comedy-drama
by Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry
(author of Driving Miss Daisy)
directed by Marilyn Schilkie
May 5 - 21, 2006

TEANECK NEW THEATRE PRESENTS HIT BROADWAY PLAY "LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO"

Last Night of Ballyhoo, the romantic comedy-drama which netted a 1997 Best Play Tony Award for Alfred Uhry (Pulitzer Prize-winner for Driving Miss Daisy), will be presented by Teaneck New Theatre (TNT) on Friday and Saturday, May 5-20, at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, May 7-21, at 3:00 p.m. Directed by Marilyn Schilkie, Last Night of Ballyhoo takes the stage at The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center (HCAC), 39 Broadway, Hackensack.

This hit Broadway play is set in Atlanta during the 1939 world premiere of Gone With the Wind, but the show's characters are focused on Ballyhoo, the social event of the season for Atlanta's Jewish community. Boo Levy is a widow who will move heaven and earth to make sure that her dreamy daughter Lala has a date for the formal dance on the last night of the Ballyhoo festivities. Enter Joe Farkas, the down-to-earth New York Jew recently hired by Boo's brother Adolph to work in the family factory. Boo has a high opinion of her family's place in local Jewish society and believes that Joe doesn't measure up. Sister-in-law Reba Freitag and her daughter Sunny don't see Joe in quite the same way. (Nor does brother Adolph.) Also in the picture is Peachy Weil, an egotistical young Southerner whose family background places him in the social elite. As events and romantic entanglements sort themselves out, some folks even learn a thing or two.

Director Schilkie, whose recent TNT directorial outings include Surf's Up, Night Watch, Beau Jest and 12 Angry Jurors, was drawn to Last Night of Ballyhoo because "the play shows how people with a common heritage can be so different in the way they perceive that heritage." Says Schilkie: "Ballyhoo is a funny and sincere love story that reveals how love can help people understand who and what they are."

Pragmatic, snobbish Boo is played by Diane Moran of North Haledon in her second appearance with TNT. Moran's initial TNT outing was All My Sons (Sue Bayliss), and she recently was seen in the Bergen County Players production of A Cheever Evening. Realistic businessman Adolph is Maywood resident Neil Kahn, whose previous TNT appearances include All My Sons (Joe Keller), Don't Drink the Water (The Sultan of Bashir), Isn't It Romantic (Paul Stewart) and Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Max Prince). Carrie Littman of Lake Hiawatha, who portrays quirky Lala, has been onstage with TNT in The Mousetrap (Miss Casewell) and Harvey (Nurse Kelly). More recent credits: The Shape of Things (Evelyn) and Defying Gravity (Teacher) at William Paterson University.

Kind-hearted Reba is played by Englewood Cliffs resident Susan Reiser, who has previously graced the TNT stage in Fanny's First Play (Dora Delaney), 12 Angry Jurors (Juror No. 12) and Night Watch (Officer Vanelli). Dagney Cassella of Carlstadt is making her TNT debut as the college student Sunny. Credits include The Skin of Our Teeth, The Pajama Game, How to Succeed (Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star nomination) and a vocal technique video with Paul Sorvino. Brian Whelan, is making his TNT debut as the appealing Joe. The arrogant Peachy is Ryan Adler of Monroe, N.Y., who also appeared in TNT's production of Surf's Up (Surfer Bongo). Adler was seen in the movie Park, shown at the New York City Short Film Festival, and onstage in Other People's Money .

Tickets for Last Night of Ballyhoo are $15; $12 for students, seniors and theatre parties of 10 or more. For reservations and information, call TNT at (201) 692-0200. If available, tickets can be purchased at the door prior to performance.

Coming from TNT in July: Squabbles, a family comedy by Marshall Karp.

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Adolph Freitag - Neil Kahn
Boo Levy - Diane Moran
Joe Farkas - Brian Whelan
Lala Levy - Carrie Littman
Peachy Weil - Ryan Adler
Reba Freitag - Susan Reiser
Sunny Freitag - Dagney Cassella

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director/Producer - Marilyn Schilkie
Stage Manager - Patt Tanner
Set Designer/Construction - Demetra Vassilakis
Sound Designer - Neil Kahn
Lighting Operator - Jeffrey Muller
Set Construction - Bill Tanner, Patt Tanner, Peter Fill, Bob Schilkie
Costumes - Lisa Garrabrant, Diane Moran
Assistant Stage Manager - Mark Schilkie
House Manager/Reservations - Ed Kilarjian
Hospitality - Ed Kilarjian, Ken Schoenebaum
Publicity - Carol Campione, Barbara Liebgott
Program - Patt Tanner, Carol Campione
Photography - Marilyn Schilkie
Ad Sales - Ed Kilarjian, Barbara Liebgott, Bob Schilkie
Group Sales - Jeffrey Muller
Web Site - Patt Tanner, Bob Schilkie

"SQUABBLES"
by Marshall Karp
directed by Harry Bates
July 7 - 23, 2006


FAMILY. THEY KNOW HOW TO PUSH EACH OTHER'S BUTTONS.

What happens when Jerry and Alice Sloan, a happily married couple, invite Alice’s father Abe to live with them? Maybe not what you think, because Jerry and Abe get along just fine. That is, until Jerry’s mother Mildred is added to the mix. To say Abe and Mildred don’t like one another is an understatement. To say they detest each other might be closer to the mark. But the ongoing squabbles between these two determined characters provide plenty of laughs.

The cast features Howard Kerner of Teaneck as the irascible retired cab driver Abe Dreyfus;

Ridgewood resident Penny Kaspar as tenacious Mildred Sloan;

Bonnie Rosenbaum of Weehauken as Abe’s down-to-earth daughter Alice Sloan;

and River Edge resident Robert Lohuis as Alice’s amiable husband Jerry Sloan.

Completing the cast are Bill Macchio of Dumont as Hector, a Spanish-speaking handyman;

Paramus resident Vic Sellarole as Sol Wasserman, Abe’s close friend;

and Laura Grunwerg of Hillsdale as Mrs. Fisher, a no-nonsense governess.

Squabbles might take place in suburban Connecticut, but this entertaining and diverting Summer show resonates with audiences everywhere.

Tickets $15
Students, Seniors $12
Groups of 10 or more $12

Presented at
The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center
39 Broadway, Hackensack
July 7-23, 2006

Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 p.m.
Sundays 3:00 p.m.

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Mrs. Fisher - Laura Grunwerg
Mildred Sloan - Penny Kaspar
Abe Dreyfus - Howard Kerner
Jerry Sloan - Robert Lohuis
Hector - Bill Macchio
Alice Sloan - Bonnie Rosenbaum
Sol Wasserman - Vic Sellarole

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director - Harry Bates
Producer - Ed Kilarjian
Set Designer - Ken Schoenebaum
House Manager/Reservations - Ed Kilarjian
Hospitality - Ed Kilarjian, Ken Schoenebaum
Publicity - Carol Campione, Barbara Liebgott
Program - Patt Tanner, Carol Campione
Ad Sales - Ed Kilarjian, Barbara Liebgott, Bob Schilkie
Group Sales - Jeffrey Muller
Web Site - Patt Tanner, Bob Schilkie

"CRIMES OF THE HEART"
by Beth Henley
directed by Patt Tanner
November 3 - 19, 2006


THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNING IRREVERANT DRAMATIC COMEDY.

Tickets $12
Students, Seniors $10
Groups of 10 or more $10

Presented at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
118 Chadwick Road, Teaneck NJ 07666
November 3-19, 2006

Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 p.m.
Sundays 3:00 p.m.

FRIDAY NOV 3 PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT
ST. MARK'S DAY LABORERS SUPPORT PROJECT.

Production photos by Dan Liebgott:


Lenny, Meg and Babe Magrath with cousin Chick.


Babe and Barnette.


Meg and Barnette.


Meg and Doc.


Babe, Chick and Lenny.


Babe, Lenny and Meg.

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Babe - Lisa Taube
Barnette - Owen Jones
Chick - Barbara Liebgott
Doc - Andy Rodriguez
Lenny - Diane Moran
Meg - Beth Margey

PRODUCTION STAFF

Producer/Director - Patt Tanner
Assistant to the Director - Carol Campione
Consulting Director/Stage Manager - Marilyn Schilkie

Stage Crew - Dan Liebgott, Bob Schilkie, Sean Tanner

Set Design - Patt Tanner
Scenic Artist (Stained Glass) - Dominick DiReinzi
Set Construction - Bill Tanner, Patt Tanner
Set Painting - Patt Tanner
Pre and Post Show Music - Neil Kahn
Lighting Operator - Marilyn Schilkie
Sound Operator - Neil Kahn
House Manager/Reservations - Ed Kilarjian
Publicity - Carol Campione, Barbara Liebgott
Program - Patt Tanner, Carol Campione
Ad Sales - Ed Kilarjian, Barbara Liebgott, Bob Schilkie
Group Sales - Jeffrey Muller, Bob Schilkie
Web Site - Patt Tanner, Bob Schilkie

"SUSPENSE"

Don’t miss our presentation of the 1948 radio play:

"Back for Christmas"

Directed by: Jennifer Celia
Produced by: Jeffrey Muller


CAST (in alphabetical order)

Andy Caploe
Tucker Caploe
Diana Gross
Ed Gross
Neil Kahn
Marilyn Schilkie
Howard Schneider
Karol Shveytser

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