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John E. Gay David McCall*

Lewis L. Isaacks+* Sydna H. Gordon William J. Roberts*

John Douglas Burnside Robert T. Dry, III Barbara R. Hunt* Jennifer T. Pettit

J. Brantley Saunders* Mark A. Walsh

*Attorney-Mediator +Board Certified Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other attorneys not board certified as to specialization

presents

Cox Building Playhouse

March 24 - April 9, 2011

by Norman Krasna by Rebecca Gilman

directed by Carol M. Rice

Rover Dramawerks’ Season Sponsors

Plano Arts & Cultural Endowment, Inc.

Special Thanks

The Crowd You’re in With would not have been possible without the generous contributions of the following:

Our wonderful donors, season sponsors, and purchasers of program ads. Please visit those businesses whose ads you see here and let them know

you appreciate their support of the arts!

YOU, for being in our audience - with an extra special thanks to our season ticket holders!

Please turn off all pagers, cellular phones, wristwatch alarms, and other noise-making devices. Thank you!

Alliance Architects bHIP Global, Inc. Rachel M. Carothers City of Plano City of Richardson Joe Cucinotti

Claude Diaz Frisco Community Theatre Jim and Jenifer Grace The Habitat Restore

Haute Floral Lindsey Humphries Naifeh Photography Plano Arts & Cultural Endowment Plano Stages Staff Charlie Reagan Barry Schneider Michael Speck

Texas Commission on the Arts

Rover's Mission Searching for treasures, new and rediscovered,

for theatre "off the beaten path."

Rover Dramawerks produces lost or forgotten works of well-known authors, revives excellent scripts that have suffered from lack of exposure,

and discovers unknown gems of the stage.

Rover Dramawerks Donors

If we have failed to include you, please accept our sincere apology and let us know so we can rectify the situation.

Thank you ALL for your generous support!

Crusader - $10,000 and above Anonymous ▪ City of Plano ▪ Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts, P.C. ▪

Haggard Property Group ▪ Plano Arts & Cultural Endowment

Trailblazer - $5000 to $9999 The Dale Wasserman Foundation ▪ Caitlin Schraufnagel ▪

Texas Commission on the Arts

Pioneer - $2500 to $4999 Anonymous ▪ City of Richardson ▪ David McCall ▪ Jason & Carol Rice

Explorer - $1000 to $2499 Bankruptcy Services, Inc. ▪ Curran Tomko Tarski LLP ▪

Jim & Jenifer Grace ▪ Premier Wines

Adventurer - $500 to $999 Anonymous ▪ Tim & Jane Birkhead ▪ Einstein Bros. Bagels ▪ Ron Eubanks ▪ Margo Lynn Hablutzel ▪ Chris & Martha Kosel

Guide - $200 to $499 Albertson’s ▪ AlphaGraphics ▪ Robin Attaway ▪ Burke Asher ▪ bHIP Global, Inc. ▪

Bud & Bonnie Barlow ▪ BJ’s Restaurant ▪ Melody & John Bock ▪ Rebecca Bremer ▪ Nancy Corley & Barry Schneider ▪ Lea Courington ▪ Frito Lay ▪ Home Depot ▪

Bill & Terrie Justus ▪ Kirk & Leslie Justus ▪ Charisse McLorren ▪ Mary Millholland ▪ James & Patricia Mitchell ▪ Matthew & Paula Rosenstein ▪

Tom Thumb ▪ John & Lee Ida Wacker ▪ Richard Wills

Outrider - $100 to $199 Alliance Architects ▪ Mr. & Mrs. Keith Blandford ▪ CiCi’s Pizza ▪

Mr. & Mrs. O. P. Corley ▪ Goodsearch.com ▪ Dan & Claudia Gray ▪ Tracy Hurd ▪ Laurie Johnson ▪ Trish Jones ▪ Robert M. Juday ▪ Gerald & Gladys Justus ▪

Kroger ▪ Brian McCall ▪ Denise Merkle ▪ Mark Oristano ▪ Joe Parkinson ▪ Michael & Penny Rathbun ▪ The ReStore ▪ Lynne Richardson ▪ Genevieve Rice ▪

David & Lisa Rosenstein ▪ Celeste Rosenthal ▪ Mark-Brian Sonna ▪ Richard & Nichelle Tuman ▪ Tru-Blast Corp. ▪ Wal-Mart ▪ WellPoint Foundation

Scout - $50 to $99 Anonymous ▪ Assured Self Storage ▪ Linda Bross ▪ Laura Y. Burford ▪

Central Market ▪ John & Twylia Church ▪ Ann & Terry Conner ▪ Corner Bakery ▪ Robin Coulonge ▪ Daisy’s Café and Grill ▪ Debra Davis ▪ Victoria Irvine ▪ Jersey Mike’s Subs ▪ Sonya Jones ▪ Charlotte Kolls ▪ Debbie Marshall ▪

Graciela Montani ▪ Bill Mercer ▪ Dana Riley ▪ John & Betty Silander ▪ Urban Crust ▪ Bill & Shirley Wasserman ▪ Kim Wickware ▪ Jill & Scott Wilkinson

First Watch - $20 to $49 Amazon.com ▪ Anonymous (3) ▪ Ann-Marie Corley ▪ Alejandro de la Costa ▪

eBay ▪ Kegs & Barrels ▪ Kolache Station ▪ Krispy Kreme Donuts ▪ Edith Dulles Lawlis ▪ Lenny’s Subs ▪ Sasha McGonnell ▪ Donald McLaughlin ▪

Plano Community Charity ▪ Larri Rosser ▪ Kelley E. Skidmore ▪ Verizon

Next Up For Rover Onstage...

by Carol M. Rice

May 19 - June 11, 2011 at the Cox Building Playhouse

Please visit our website at www.roverdramwerks.com for more

information about all of Rover’s exciting programs, including summer camps in Plano, Richardson and Farmers Branch!

Drama camps in Plano take place right here at the Cox Building! Sign up through Plano Leisure: http://parks.planotx.org/ Link to Richardson summer drama camps, which take place at the new Huffhines Recreation Center: http://www.cor.net/parksonline/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=3482 Enrollment info for Brookhaven College drama camps in Farmers Branch Is coming soon!

The Cast

Dan..............................................................................Jacques Buckingham Jasper..........................................................................................Rick Dalton Windsong......................................................................Rachel M. Carothers Melinda....................................................................................Kim Winnubst Tom................................................................................Kenneth Fulenwider Karen...........................................................................Kelly Moore Clarkson Dwight.....................................................................................Michael Speck

The Production Staff

Director.…................................................................................Carol M. Rice Assistant Director/Stage Manager.………….............................Sonya Jones Dramaturge......................................................................Lindsey Humphries Choreographer...............................................................Matthew J. Edwards Set Designer................................................................................Abigail Kipp Lighting Designer.………………..………………….................Brooks Powers Sound Designer............................................................................Jason Rice Costume Designer...……………………...………....................Paul McKenzie Properties Designer.….................…...............…....Robin Daffinee Coulonge Light and Sound Board Operator............................................Jessica Carroll Set Construction/Painting/Move-in..............................................Abigail Kipp Nicholas Baxley, Bonnye Blevins, Gerald Blevins Jessica Carroll, Aliyah Christian, Grey Clarkson Patrick Clarkson, Mary Compton, Lexy Coulonge Robin Daffinee Coulonge, Quinton Coulonge Brandon Empting, Brandon Evans, Isabelle Grace Jenifer Grace, Jim Grace, Lindsey Humphries Sonya Jones, Brian Jones, Gus Kopulus, Taylor Maupin Joe Radtke, Jason Rice, Scott Rice, Stephen Rice Charis Royal, Madison Wetherington, John Williams, cast Program.................……………………………………................Carol M. Rice Box Office………………………………….................................Kim Wickware

The play takes place on the evening of July 4, 2006.

There will be no intermission.

The Crowd You’re in With is produced by special arrangement with Rebecca Gilman in care of Creative Artists Agency, 162 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10010.

The Crowd You’re in With received its world premiere at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, California.

Chris Smith, Artistic Director; David Jobin, Managing Director.

Who's Who Jacques Buckingham discovered his love for performing at an early age. It was only when he learned to respect it properly that he decided to take his talents to the stage, and he hasn't looked back since. He thanks God for the passion; the pursuit and his family for their love and support. Rachel M. Carothers is pleased to be back for her second Rover show. She premiered with Rover Dramawerks in Adventures in Mating in 2010. Rachel has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Santa Fe University of Art and Design and has performed with institutions such as Greer Garson Theater Center, the Institute of American Indian Arts, University of North Texas, and Southern Methodist University. Most importantly, infinite thanks, love and respect to her husband and children. Kelly Moore Clarkson is happy to be on the stage with Rover again in The Crowd You're in With. Some of her previous Rover roles have been in Everything in the Garden as Beryl and Premiere! as Becky, as well as multiple roles with Graphic Novelties. She has enjoyed making sangria and laughing with the cast and crew each night. Kelly is a proud mother of four sons and is pleased as punch to be married to their father, the man of her dreams. Robin Daffinee Coulonge has been working professionally in theatre since 1990. She graduated from UNT with a BA in theatre in 1992, where she acted in many plays and did every kind of backstage job possible. From there she went on to be a wig and make-up artist at Dallas Opera and many other opera and theatre companies around the country. In 1998 she got married to a wonderful man (Alex) and had two beautiful kids, (Lexy and Quinton). Being a prop designer is a gift, for art is in the details and nothing is more fun than creating art with a great group of people. Best prop job to date is Gilligan’s Island: the Musical with Rover; who knew you could make so many things with bamboo? Rick Dalton is excited to return to the Rover stage. Previously, he performed in Shakespeare in Hollywood, Private Eyes, Little Footsteps, and other various One Day Only and local playwright shows. Rick has also been involved with the Garland Civic Theatre, Richardson Theatre Centre, and other theatre companies around DFW. I.L.Y.D.A.D.D.

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Join Us! Rover Dramawerks presents six exciting mainstage shows and two One Day Only 10-minute play festivals every season, as well as camps and classes in three North Texas cities, and we are elated about our continued growth!

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Rebecca Gilman’s plays include The Crowd You’re In With, Dollhouse, Spinning Into Butter, Boy Gets Girl, Blue Surge, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and The Glory of Living. Her plays have been produced at the Goodman Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, Joseph Papp’s Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Manhattan Class Company. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Prince Prize for Commissioning New Work, The Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, The Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, and The George Devine Award. Ms. Gilman was named a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for her play, The Glory of Living. Ms. Gilman is an associate professor of playwriting and screenwriting in the MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage program at Northwestern University. Kenneth Fulenwider is so excited to be back onstage again after a 5-6 year hiatus. There were some life lessons that had to be learned during that very dark time. Previous shows with Rover were Romanoff and Juliet, the original production of Morphic Resonance and Claptrap. More recently he was involved with the last three Graphic Novelties. He wants to thank Rover (and Joe) for allowing him to get back onstage. He is so grateful and blessed to be doing what he loves again. He also wants to thank those in the audience that have helped him get through the aforementioned dark times and find the light. You all know who you are. Sonya Jones earned her BA in Theatre Education from Emerson College. Since 2009, she has had the pleasure of working with Rover Dramawerks as a Stage Manager, Drama Instructor, and Actress. Most recently, Sonya assistant directed and stage managed Rover's Sunday in New York. She would like to thank Carol and Jason Rice for the opportunities they have given her at Rover as well as their friendship. Sonya would also like to thank her boyfriend, Joe, for his love and support throughout every project she takes on (and most importantly, for contributing his truck to every one of those projects!).

Cake Makes the World Go ‘Round!

MMM...Cake!

214-870-1442 breila1@yahoo.com

Kim Wickware

Abigail Kipp is glad to be scenic designing for Rover again. She likes long walks on the beach, playing with power tools and painting with odd implements. Some of her scenic designs include Tuesdays with Morrie (New Stage Theatre) and Sunday in New York (Rover). “Thank you Rover for indulging my insanity on this design and thanks to the cast and army of children that helped out.” She looks forward to working with Rover again soon. Paul McKenzie is happy to be invited back to Rover for another fun filled adventure! Paul's costume work has often been seen on the Rover stage, most recently for Sunday in New York, and he has worked throughout the Metroplex both on and offstage in various capacities. Recently Paul took on a new role when he directed Laura for Mesquite Community Theatre. Brooks Powers returns to Rover after Morphic Resonance and Sunday in New York for another lighting design and is excited to be back! Brooks has had a long term interest in lighting and attended Oklahoma State University where he received his Bachelors in Technical Theatre. Some other shows he has designed include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Kimberly Akimbo, The School for Wives, and The Mercy Seat. Carol M. Rice is the Artistic Director of Rover Dramawerks, as well as one of the co-founders, and has been involved in some way with every show Rover has done. She most recently directed Rover’s hits Morphic Resonance (both in 2003 and 2010), A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage, Epic Proportions, and Shakespeare in Hollywood, and she is extremely excited that Rover is presenting the World Premiere of her latest play, Murder at the Orient Burlesque, opening May 19. Rover also produced her World Premiere adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days in 2008, and her

adaptation of The Three Musketeers is published with Next Stage Press. Onstage, Carol recently reprised her role as Jenny in Rover’s 10th Anniversary production of Everything in the Garden, to critical and audience acclaim. Despite her absolute love of theatre, her favorite roles are Wife to best friend Jason and Mommy to Stephen and Scott. Carol is represented by The Agency Dallas. Jason Rice has been on the Rover board since it was founded and is the current Vice President of Production. He has designed sound for such shows as Morphic Resonance, Epic Proportions, Adventures in Mating, Veronica’s Room, Mary’s Wedding, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), and Night Must Fall. He has received awards for acting and sound design, and he has written several custom murder mysteries and one-act plays. Jason has composed music for both live theatre and video, receiving the Aegis Award for his original composition for Matt Kaufman’s film short Willoughby. Some of the plays he has directed for Rover include Premiere!, Around the World in 80 Days, The Baltimore Waltz, The Runner Stumbles, Bags, and War of the Worlds. As much fun as theater is, Jason’s favorite role is Daddy to Stephen and Scott. “What’s my motivation for ‘Because I said so!’?” Michael Speck is titillated to be doing a show with Rover. He has spent countless hours researching for the role of Dwight. Speck was last seen at Pocket Sandwich Theater in O Brother Werewolf Art Thou and Unnecessary Farce and is pleased to have a chance to be more drunk than the audience. Kim Winnubst is thrilled to join the Rover Dramawerks family. Relatively new to Dallas, she was last seen assistant directing Onstage in Bedford’s Inherit the Wind and performing in LGA’s Dark of the Moon. Favorite roles include Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (Boston University), Jess in The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Boston University), and Mrs. Manningham in Angel Street (NQCT). She can’t thank her friends, family, and SF enough for their support; they constantly remind her there is a life outside of “hot jobs,” the lawbrary, and trial prep. Thanks to the fantastic cast and crew for putting up with all her inappropriate fits of giggles.