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| Directed by Gene Herlocker |
| September 25 - October 11, 1980 |
The Very Little Theatre kicked off its 52nd season on with a three-week run of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys.
The play focuses on Al Lewis and Willy Clark, an aging one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of forty-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act. The stubborn Clark, who was not ready for retirement, resented the wiser Lewis for breaking up the act when he opted to leave show business. It is now 1972 and CBS is inviting the team to reunite for a special on the history of comedy, with the pair representing the vaudeville era at its best. Clark is convinced by his nephew Ben to revive one of the old routines one last time. Much of the humor is derived from efforts to get the two cantankerous actors into the same room for a rehearsal, their differences of opinion once they reunite, and their shenanigans on the actual broadcast. |
Show Dates
| September/October 1980 |
| Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| 25
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26
Performance
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27
Performance
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| Opening Night |
| 2
Performance
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3
Performance
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4
Performance
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| 9
Performance
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10
Performance
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11
Performance
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| Closing Night |
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Cast List |
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Production Staff |
Willie Clark |
Chuck Ruff |
Ben Silverman |
Cliff Coles |
Al Lewis |
Dwight Newman |
Patient |
Arthur Diamond |
Nurses |
Mary Jo Koreiva |
Phyllis Julian |
Announcer (Off Stage) |
Lee Gordon |
Russ (Off Stage) |
Russ Idler |
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Director |
Gene Herlocker |
Assistant Director |
Phyllis Herlocker |
Stage Manager |
Mary Jo Koreiva |
Rehearsal Assistant |
Ann Aylworth |
Set Design |
Jim Roberts |
Set Construction |
Don Nutting, Cliff Coles, Rockne Berge, Arthur Diamond, Phyllis Herlocker, Greg Hansen, Phil Houseman, Joyce Kenney, Carol Krez, Russ Idler, Mary Jo Koreiva, Sheila Richards, S. Vincent, Jim Roberts, Tina Batori |
Lighting Design |
Jim Roberts, Lee Gordon |
Sound Design |
Jim Roberts, Lee Gordon |
Light / Sound Crew |
Russ Idler, Lee Gordon, Byron Smith, Dennis Dolan |
Costumers |
Ruth Dull, Lois Newman |
Hairdresser |
Murial Newsam |
Makeup |
Helen Jones |
Properties |
Rockne Berge, Cliff Coles, Mary Jo Korevia, Arthur Diamond, Dan Lamoreaux, Mary Phifer |
Production Manager |
Jim Roberts |
Publicity and Programs |
Scott Barkhurst, Lydia Lord, Diana Haigler-Crafts |
House Manager |
Phyllis Herlocker |
Box Office Manager |
Judi Johnson |
Hospitality |
Ann Aylworth, Willma Wittemyer |
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