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- END OF SEASON ONE -
February.22,2004 ~ "STARFKER" Written by Jill Campbell Directed by John Thurner A young girl tries to touch a star and gets burned, Its about the loss of the American Dream to sensationalism and celebrity. FEATURING:** Libby Anthony as (France) Patrick Bertram as (Giles Bradley) Rob Biesenbach as (Steven) Gerardo Cardenas as (Dj) Katie Jeep as (Marilyn) Aaron Marsh as (Rich Rossi) PRODUCTION: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
- BEGINNING OF SEASON TWO - 2004 / 2005 -
	May.23,2004 - "Tiger Buns" Written by Myles Nye Directed by John Thurner Douglas smokes a lot of pot and eats a lot of Eskimo pies, and his girlfriend treats him like crap. His life isn't too great, but he's nevertheless agitated when Turnish, a hired assassin, arrives with orders to kill him. Turnish has problems of his own however; influenced by the inspirational literature of motivational speaker E. David Quinn, he is reconsidering the morality of his job and ends up befriending Douglas as he helps him get ready to die. Turnish also has kidnapped Quinn and is keeping him in the basement. This play is a dark comedy CAST: Laura Bennett as (Audrey) Joe Hudson as (Quinn) Jeff Jones as (Cop-1) Chuck Kettering as (Barnaby) Puja Lalmalani as (Anastasia)* Elliott Reed as (Cop -2) David Sherman as (Turnish) John Thurner as (Bartender) Louis Weinstein as (Douglas) CREW: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
Carnivals of Desire - June.27,2004 By Mary Fengar Gail Directed by John Thurner A comic drama revolving around a group of ragtag carnies who earn a precarious living picking pockets, rigging games, and shortchanging marks. The story begins with the troupers taunting Louisa, the carnival's eldest member, for being too feeble and foul smelling to attract customers. Knowing she is the target of their enmity and fearful for her life, Louisa employs her powers as a fortune teller and healer to conjure her salvation: her own youth. CAST: Ric Arthur as (Ray) Yadira Correa as (Maxine) Lauree Enos as (Mayra) Stephanie Felmly as (Veronica) Cardi Fleck as (Louisa) Joe Hudson as (Patch) Rob McKenzie as (Howie) Pam Tierney as (Gertrude) CREW: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
	Chorzel's Demons - July.18,2004 By Ron Klier Directed by John Thurner The story of a writer who is quite literally wrestling with his demons. When Paul Chorzel reluctantly agrees to adapt his first novel into a screenplay for a fast-talking Hollywood filmmaker compromises have to be made. But because Paul cant or wont stick up for himself, demons from the depths of hell begin to pay him nightly visits, calling into question Pauls artistic integrity, his backbone, even his manhood. Chorzels Demons is a bawdy, raucous comedy-drama about the perils(and plusses) of selling out. CAST: * Jeff Jones as Belial * Rob Mckenzie as Paul Chorzel * Christopher Proczko as Kyle Shy * Manny Schenk as Berith CREW: Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapoint Light Coordinator - Ken Lunstrom Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
"BODYCOUNT" - November.14th,2004 Written by Leigh Hunt Directed by John Thurner What if a father defended not only his son entering a competition to see who could have intercourse with as many different girls as possible, and his son referring to the girls he had intercourse with as "points," but what if the father wanted to himself enter the competition as an honorary member of his son`s gang, the Spur Posse? What if the father got it into his head to score the "points" his son had earned? In fact, what if the father saw his son`s "points" as a cure for his sexual dysfunction? What if...? CAST: Nicholas Cimino as (Christopher) Victoria Gilbert as (Rhonda) Jeff Jones as (Donnie) Kaycee S.Henley as (Velma) Rachel Novikas as (Brandy)* Cyndi Rhoads as (Dottie*)
	"Icarus Winged" - December.12,2004 Written by Emilio Iasiello Directed by John thurner The story is a meditation on the role of the artist in society whether he is a messenger of things to come, or the mirror of the society around him. The themes of art, indivdualism, and the wishes of the "collective" majority are investigated and debated. Does the notion of the "true artist" exist? And if so, can he stay that way? CAST: Kenneth Gayton as (Rook) Jurgen Hooper as (Ace) Emma Kate Starling as (Cally*)
"Gentlemen Incorporated" - January.30th,2005 Written by Deborah Mulhall Directed by John Thurner A modern farce with a small message about men & women and their sexuality. CAST: Nicholas Cimino as (Marcus) Heidi Lynn Karpa as (Elinor) Robert McKenzie as Damien(George) Heather Lynn Muth as (Marion) Meredith Siemsen as (Isabelle)*
	Gift of Tongues (The Morphian Ascent) - February.20,2005 Written by Mary Fengar Gail Directed by John Thurner Fernelle Millmore, a rebellious young linguist savant. She is hired by a research geneticist to translate the arcane speech of two patients undergoing an evolutionary metamorphosis, the shocking result of a genetic experiment gone awry. The play is told from the viewpoint of Felix Millmore, the linguist's father who believes the evolved patients (Mutagens) hold the visionary key to the future of humankind. Felix encourages his daughter to befriend the Mutagens, to fathom their facility with languages, and to discover any life enhancing revelations they have to offer. Fernelle obeys, but her subsequent attachment to the Mutagens only incites her father's jealousy and resentment, forcing him to confront his own inner turmoil. eventually, the Mutagens demand the isolation of Antartica to clone an infant of their fused selves. Fernelle agrees to accompany them, causing reactions in her father that jeopardizes their relationship and his own humanity. CAST: Belinda Cervantes Brian Golden Alice Goodman Lori Grupp Nicole Rohr

- END OF SEASON ONE -
February.22,2004 ~ "STARFKER" Written by Jill Campbell Directed by John Thurner A young girl tries to touch a star and gets burned, Its about the loss of the American Dream to sensationalism and celebrity. FEATURING:** Libby Anthony as (France) Patrick Bertram as (Giles Bradley) Rob Biesenbach as (Steven) Gerardo Cardenas as (Dj) Katie Jeep as (Marilyn) Aaron Marsh as (Rich Rossi) PRODUCTION: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
- BEGINNING OF SEASON TWO - 2004 / 2005 -
	May.23,2004 - "Tiger Buns" Written by Myles Nye Directed by John Thurner Douglas smokes a lot of pot and eats a lot of Eskimo pies, and his girlfriend treats him like crap. His life isn't too great, but he's nevertheless agitated when Turnish, a hired assassin, arrives with orders to kill him. Turnish has problems of his own however; influenced by the inspirational literature of motivational speaker E. David Quinn, he is reconsidering the morality of his job and ends up befriending Douglas as he helps him get ready to die. Turnish also has kidnapped Quinn and is keeping him in the basement. This play is a dark comedy CAST: Laura Bennett as (Audrey) Joe Hudson as (Quinn) Jeff Jones as (Cop-1) Chuck Kettering as (Barnaby) Puja Lalmalani as (Anastasia)* Elliott Reed as (Cop -2) David Sherman as (Turnish) John Thurner as (Bartender) Louis Weinstein as (Douglas) CREW: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
Carnivals of Desire - June.27,2004 By Mary Fengar Gail Directed by John Thurner A comic drama revolving around a group of ragtag carnies who earn a precarious living picking pockets, rigging games, and shortchanging marks. The story begins with the troupers taunting Louisa, the carnival's eldest member, for being too feeble and foul smelling to attract customers. Knowing she is the target of their enmity and fearful for her life, Louisa employs her powers as a fortune teller and healer to conjure her salvation: her own youth. CAST: Ric Arthur as (Ray) Yadira Correa as (Maxine) Lauree Enos as (Mayra) Stephanie Felmly as (Veronica) Cardi Fleck as (Louisa) Joe Hudson as (Patch) Rob McKenzie as (Howie) Pam Tierney as (Gertrude) CREW: Stage Manager - Michelle Jones Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapointe Light Coordinator - John Thurner Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
	Chorzel's Demons - July.18,2004 By Ron Klier Directed by John Thurner The story of a writer who is quite literally wrestling with his demons. When Paul Chorzel reluctantly agrees to adapt his first novel into a screenplay for a fast-talking Hollywood filmmaker compromises have to be made. But because Paul cant or wont stick up for himself, demons from the depths of hell begin to pay him nightly visits, calling into question Pauls artistic integrity, his backbone, even his manhood. Chorzels Demons is a bawdy, raucous comedy-drama about the perils(and plusses) of selling out. CAST: * Jeff Jones as Belial * Rob Mckenzie as Paul Chorzel * Christopher Proczko as Kyle Shy * Manny Schenk as Berith CREW: Sound Coordinator - Dave Lapoint Light Coordinator - Ken Lunstrom Lighting/Sound Design - John Thurner Graphic Design - The Thurner Group
"BODYCOUNT" - November.14th,2004 Written by Leigh Hunt Directed by John Thurner What if a father defended not only his son entering a competition to see who could have intercourse with as many different girls as possible, and his son referring to the girls he had intercourse with as "points," but what if the father wanted to himself enter the competition as an honorary member of his son`s gang, the Spur Posse? What if the father got it into his head to score the "points" his son had earned? In fact, what if the father saw his son`s "points" as a cure for his sexual dysfunction? What if...? CAST: Nicholas Cimino as (Christopher) Victoria Gilbert as (Rhonda) Jeff Jones as (Donnie) Kaycee S.Henley as (Velma) Rachel Novikas as (Brandy)* Cyndi Rhoads as (Dottie*)
	"Icarus Winged" - December.12,2004 Written by Emilio Iasiello Directed by John thurner The story is a meditation on the role of the artist in society whether he is a messenger of things to come, or the mirror of the society around him. The themes of art, indivdualism, and the wishes of the "collective" majority are investigated and debated. Does the notion of the "true artist" exist? And if so, can he stay that way? CAST: Kenneth Gayton as (Rook) Jurgen Hooper as (Ace) Emma Kate Starling as (Cally*)
"Gentlemen Incorporated" - January.30th,2005 Written by Deborah Mulhall Directed by John Thurner A modern farce with a small message about men & women and their sexuality. CAST: Nicholas Cimino as (Marcus) Heidi Lynn Karpa as (Elinor) Robert McKenzie as Damien(George) Heather Lynn Muth as (Marion) Meredith Siemsen as (Isabelle)*
	Gift of Tongues (The Morphian Ascent) - February.20,2005 Written by Mary Fengar Gail Directed by John Thurner Fernelle Millmore, a rebellious young linguist savant. She is hired by a research geneticist to translate the arcane speech of two patients undergoing an evolutionary metamorphosis, the shocking result of a genetic experiment gone awry. The play is told from the viewpoint of Felix Millmore, the linguist's father who believes the evolved patients (Mutagens) hold the visionary key to the future of humankind. Felix encourages his daughter to befriend the Mutagens, to fathom their facility with languages, and to discover any life enhancing revelations they have to offer. Fernelle obeys, but her subsequent attachment to the Mutagens only incites her father's jealousy and resentment, forcing him to confront his own inner turmoil. eventually, the Mutagens demand the isolation of Antartica to clone an infant of their fused selves. Fernelle agrees to accompany them, causing reactions in her father that jeopardizes their relationship and his own humanity. CAST: Belinda Cervantes Brian Golden Alice Goodman Lori Grupp Nicole Rohr