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MY WAY: A Musical Tribute to

Frank Sinatra

September 10 - October 3, 2009 ♦ Cox Building Playhouse, Plano

Conceived by David Grapes and Todd Olson Book by Todd Olson

Original Production Directed by David Grapes

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The Cast

Brynne Huffman Claire Moore Silas Moores

R. Bradford Smith

The Production Staff

Director and Choreographer……......................................Mark-Brian Sonna Musical Director...................................................................Richard Gwozdz Assistant Director/Stage Manager.…………..................................Jan Toms Producer…..…………………....…..…..........................................Rick Tuman Costume Designer...……………………...………....................Paul McKenzie Lighting Designer.………………..………………….............Michael Campbell Set and Properties Designer.….................……….…...........Patrick S. O’Neil Set Dressing..............................................................................Terrie Justus Light and Sound Board Operator..........................................Chandler Jones Set Construction/Move-in.....................................................Patrick S. O’Neil Lisa Devine, Terrie Justus, Amy Krigsman Alene Love, Robert Lowe, Taylor Maupin Linda Moore, Jason Rice, R. Bradford Smith Mark-Brian Sonna, Cameron Toms, Jan Toms, Rick Tuman Program/Publicity...……………………………………................Carol M. Rice Box Office………………………………….................................Kim Wickware

The Band

Richard Gwozdz - Piano Rod Kile - Drums

David Odegaard - Bass

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

My Way is produced by special arrangement with Summerwind Productions, PO Box 430, Windsor, CO 80550.

The Rover Board of Directors

Jenifer Balch, President Ron Eubanks, VP of Business Management

Jason Rice, VP of Production Charisse McLorren, Treasurer Carol M. Rice, Artistic Director

Alejandro de la Costa · Lisa Devine · Terrie W. Justus Martha Kosel · John Pszyk · Michael Rathbun Kelly Sculpher · Barry Schneider · Rick Tuman

Who's Who Michael Campbell is a product of the University of Texas Theater Program. After UT he spent two years as the repertory designer for Austin Shakespeare Festival and One World Theater. Show credits include Romeo and Juliet, Titus Andronicus, The Winters Tale, Julius Caesar (all ASF), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, (Austin Area Theater Co-Op), A Christmas Carol (Austin Playhouse), Mack and Mabel (Theatre Three), the regional premier of Die Mommy Die (Uptown Players), the world premier of Weight (University of Texas Theater Department), Guys and Dolls, Big River, To Kill a Mockingbird and others. He also served as Lighting Designer for Branford Marcellus, Jerry Jeff Walker, Solas, Chicago Ballet, Ballet Austin, John Mayall, Selah, Point of Grace, Kristian Stanfield, The Matt Wheeler Band, and others. He has been a part of many award winning production teams (two B Iden Payne Awards and two Austin Critics Table Awards) and received individual accolades (Column Award Nomination) in both Austin and Dallas. This is his second show for Rover Dramawerks and he is looking forward to many more. All the praise and glory goes to God, many thanks to his parents and fiancé (for all their support). David Grapes is currently a Professor of Theatre and the Director of the School of Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Prior to joining the faculty at UNC, David served for six years as the Producing Artistic Director of the Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville. An award-winning director, actor and playwright, David has provided administrative, financial, and artistic leadership for a wide variety of theatrical institutions including two professional regional theatres, 3D productions - a commercial bus & truck touring company, two nationally recognized university theatre departments, a variety of summer stock companies, and a number of large professional not-for-profit regional and civic theatres. During his 29-year career in the theatre, David has produced over 800 major productions that span nearly every genre of dramatic literature. His work as a director (150+ productions) has been seen from coast to coast. Richard Gwozdz, from Fort Worth, has played piano since mom slapped him in in 2nd grade. While with the famous Texas Boy’s Choir, he sang for President Kennedy, the Ed Sullivan Show, the Perry Como Show, and is on the TBC's Grammy recordings. He was Technical Music Mix Director for Pope John Paul II's visit in Colorado and Music Director for Casa Mañana Theatre's productions of Seussical the Musical, Alamo (World Premier), and Princess & the Pirate (World Premier). He was rehearsal pianist for brother Eugene while he was Music Director for Camelot, Beauty and the Beast, Godspell, Oklahoma, Cinderella, A Chorus Line, King and I, and Christmas Carol, all performed at the Bass Performance Hall in Ft. Worth. (He was often told to remember who was the Music Director, but it didn’t stop him from giving the cast members his comments.) At Onstage Bedford, he MDed La Cage Aux Folles (Won the ONY AWARD for Best Music Director) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. At Coppell Theatre, he MDed Oliver, at the Artisan Theatre, he assisted on West Side Story, and at Tarrant County College, he conducted Urinetown. He was recently nominated for the Column's Best Music Director Award. He says, “It is fantastic working with the production team and the cast. Makes my job easier. Thanks. Oh, Plano has the best restaurants!” Brynne A. Huffman is thrilled to be making her Rover Dramawerks debut with My Way and equally thrilled to be working with Brad (her "Man #1") once again. Brynne can be seen performing throughout the Metroplex, and some of her favorite roles include Anita in West Side Story; Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady, Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Nickie in Sweet Charity. Professional credits include Gymnasia (A Funny Thing...Forum - WaterTower Theatre); Miss Hannigan (Annie - OhLook Productions) and Jack's Mother (Into the Woods - OhLook Productions). A tap dancer for over

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years, she enjoys teaching when she gets the chance, as well as singing live at venues such as Mama's Party and as a guest chanteuse for the Velvet Kittens. She thanks Mark-Brian as well as the rest of the staff and crew for this opportunity to perform with such a talented cast. Much love to her ever-supportive family as well as her partner in "Love and Marriage" - her husband, Andy. Rod Kile has been playing drums for over 40 years. Not always consistently, since opportunities for a drummer to play musicals in a small theater environment are few and far between. He did the night club and country cub circuit when he first started out in his twenties. After 10 years in the US Air Force, he’s been concentrating on community theater groups and educational institutions like TCC’s theater departments in NE and SE Tarrant County or children’s theatrical groups such as STARs. Starlight Theater and On Stage in Bedford have given him numerous opportunities to play all types of musicals and experiment with electronic percussion and how it benefits a small theater environment. When he’s not doing musicals, he also performs with various different assembles playing patriotic fife and drum music, orchestral compositions, jazz, country western, rock & roll, and praise music. This is his first time to play in Plano and he’s looking forward to working with this dedicated group. He grew up with Sinatra’s music as young drummer and this will be a great opportunity to revisit his book. Paul McKenzie is pleased to be back for his third show with Rover. Previously Paul's work was seen in Veronica's Room and The Star-Spangled Girl. Paul has worked with other area theatres both on and offstage in various capacities. Some of these theatres include WaterTower Theatre, Pegasus Theatre, and Richardson Theatre Centre.

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After 6 1/2 years working in New York City, Claire Moore is excited to be back working in Dallas. A recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, Claire’s favorite roles include: Alice in Closer; Jenny in The Shape of Things; Petra in A Little Night Music; Cathy in The Last 5 Years. Claire was a finalist on ABC’s The One: Making a Music Star, and was featured in the “Broadway’s Best” concert series, Stars of Tomorrow at the Donnell Theatre, NYC. Since returning to Dallas, Claire has studied with Tony Award Winner, Betty Buckley, and was a featured performer in Ms. Buckley’s Story Songs. Claire is thrilled by the opportunity to sing some of the greatest music ever written here at Rover Dramawerks. She thanks her Family and Friends for their constant support and Betty Buckley for so graciously imparting her wisdom. Silas Moores is thrilled to be making his debut with Rover Dramawerks. Having moved to Plano less than four months ago he has been enjoying getting acclimated with the big city along with spending some quality time with the wonderful people he is sharing the stage with. In his spare time he enjoys long walks in the park, fishing and running from the law. Hope you enjoy the show!!!

David Odegaard is a freelance bassist and teacher based in the Dallas Texas area. He holds a Bachelors degree in Music from The University of Central Florida and a Masters degree in Music Theory from Southern Methodist University. David's career highlights include performances on double bass with the national tour of Chicago, Titanic, Ragtime, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and countless Dallas area professional theater productions. David performs with the Dallas Wind Symphony and teaches a private bass studio of over sixty students. Todd Olson is currently the Producing Artistic Director for American Stage Company in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he and Mr. Grapes also premiered their musical revue - I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett - in February of 2005. He also spent three seasons as the Associate Artistic Director at Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville. He received his M.F.A. from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and is a graduate from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard. He has taught theatre at Harvard, Vanderbilt, and Boston University, among others, and has directed over 100 plays, musicals, and operas. Todd lives in Seminole, Florida with his wife Charlotte and their children Jonas, Corinna and May. Patrick S. O'Neil is the director of Theatre Arts at Prosper High School. He has worked with Rover as a lighting designer, writer, and set designer. Some of his favorite projects have been Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Set Designer), Structure for One Day Only (Writer,) and Shakespeare in Hollywood (Lighting Designer.) He is very excited to be a part of My Way. R. Bradford Smith (Brad) is excited to return to Rover Dramawerks after portraying D. W. DeWitt in Epic Proportions earlier this summer. Favorite roles include Old Deuteronomy in Cats (GCT); Birdboot in The Real Inspector Hound (The Hub Theater); Yvan in Art (GLCT); and Daddy Warbucks in Annie (KCCT). Additionally, Brad received critical acclaim for his performance of Lucky in Waiting for Godot (Risk Theater Initiative) and was presented with the Column Award for playing Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret (FMPAT). During the days, Brad can be seen teaching approximately 800 students per week as the general music teacher at A. W. Blanton Elementary School for Dallas ISD in Pleasant Grove.

Invest in Rover! Completing our ninth year of production, Rover Dramawerks continues to experience incredible growth! We present six exciting full length mainstage shows and two One Day Only 24-hour 10-minute play festivals, not to mention all of our classes (for kids and adults). But with growth comes more expense, and we need your help. Ticket sales cover only a small part of the cost of a production. Won’t you consider making a tax deductible donation to Rover Dramawerks? We will be forever in your debt. Rover is also looking for people who want to help get the word out about Rover to sponsors, philanthropists, and organizations throughout Plano and the surrounding communities. Volunteers make all of this possible. We are a business. We are an art. We are a community. If you have ever been a part of any of these things, you have the skills we’re looking for! Join us, won’t you? Give your contact information to the box office or a roving board member, or visit our website and click on “contact us” to get involved. You can also email Artistic Director Carol M. Rice at carol@roverdramawerks.com for more information. (Feel free to contact Ms. Rice with kudos, questions, or concerns about anything Rover related, too!) Or if you just want to enjoy the show, that's great! We need and appreciate your support and hope to see you in our audience again SOON. Be sure to buy your season tickets! You won’t want to miss ANY of the exciting premieres we have in store for your during our Tenth Anniversary Season!

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.

Mark-Brian Sonna is from Irapuato, Mexico and feels fortunate to be able to make his living in the field of the arts. He has worked as a director, choreographer, actor and dancer in the DFW area for nearly 30 years. He is the Artistic Director for MBS Productions. He is also well known as playwright. His plays The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-les-Q Nutcracker! and Kiss the Boys will have their run in the DFW area in the upcoming months. For Rover Dramawerks he has directed Surviving Grace and will be directing Dilemmas with Dinner for their upcoming season. He would like to dedicate his work directing and choreographing this musical to his mother Lois Mark who is turning 39 for the 41st time. Happy "cumple-experiencias." This is Jan Toms’ first outing as an AD/SM and she is thrilled to be working with Mark-Brian. She would like to thank the very talented My Way cast for making this such a wonderful experience. Jan has participated in One Day Onlys 8, 11, and 13, and The Best of One Day Only, Vol. 2 with Rover. Her favorite roles include June in Smoke on the Mountain and Ima in The Immigrant (Vive Les Arts – Killeen, TX). Jan sends her love to David and Cameron. An area director, educator and actor, Rick Tuman joined the Rover Board in Fall 2007. This is his first producing experience with Rover and he has enjoyed and learned from it every step of the way. Rick holds an MFA in Drama from Syracuse University, is associate theatre faculty at Collin College, and is a UIL One Act Play adjudicator. He is interim program director of Brookhaven College's Corporate and Continuing Education Department. A father of two and grandparent of two, with another on the way, Rick thanks his wife Nichelle for her patience, support and love.

Next Up For Rover Onstage...

October 29 - November 21, Cox Building Playhouse

Premiere! a comedy by Dale Wasserman (author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)

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