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Special Thanks

Rocket Man would not have been possible without the generous contributions of the following:

Paul Barnett

Tom Cao - FLOWERAMA of Plano City of Plano Cathy Garrett

Ronnie Giddens Kenneth Hall

Dave and Mitzi Hubbard Lindsey Humphries

Kirk Justus Bill Naifeh - Naifeh Photography

ONSTAGE in Bedford Will Parr - Wake Construction

Pocket Sandwich Theatre Autumn Raven

Texas Commission on the Arts Theatre Britain

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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!

Rocket Man is produced by special permission with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Rover's Mission

Presenting treasures, new and rediscovered: 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.

Get Involved!

Welcome to Rover and the third production of our SWEET 16th Season! We are pleased to bring you eight exciting mainstage shows and three play festivals this season, plus bonus holiday shows at Christmas and Valentine’s Day, as well as classes and camps for children and adults!

Make sure to get your season tickets! Not only do season tickets save you a ton of money, we’ve got yet another mix of classic shows you should have heard of and brand new plays, including three exciting festivals that are included with your season subscription! Don’t miss out!

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Just give your contact information to the box office or a roving board member and we’ll take it from there. You can also send an email to Rover’s Artistic Director Carol M. Rice at carol@roverdramawerks.com for more information or with kudos, questions, or concerns about anything Rover related, too!

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The Cast Donny.........................................................................................J.R. Bradford Buck.........................................................................................Robert Shores Trisha..........................................................................................Shelby Scott Rita.........................................................................Melissa Hartman Couture Louise................................................................................Melissa LeCompte

The Production Staff Director.…......................................................................................Jason Rice Stage Manager..............................................................................Darcy Koss Set Designer / Master Carpenter…………..........................................Bill Parr Additional Set Construction.........................................................Paul Barnett Autumn Raven Costume Designer...……….....................................................Paul McKenzie Sound Designer.............................................................................Jason Rice Lighting Designer.…..……….....…………................................Jack Wilkinson Lighting Crew..............................................................................Kenneth Hall Lindsey Humphries Properties Designer.….....................….......................................Terrie Justus Backstage Crew....................................................................Sakura Brunette Light and Sound Board Operators.........................................Alexandra Cook Lindsey Humphries Program.................……………………………………..................Carol M. Rice Box Office…………………………………..................................Kim Wickware Show Logo Design..................................................................Mike Hathaway

About Tonight’s Play Somewhere in the universe is a place where all the roads we never chose converge. Donny is so determined to find this parallel world he has placed everything he owns on his front lawn with a sign that reads: “Here's my life. Make an offer.” Will he find what he’s looking for?

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

Please turn off all cellular phones, pagers, wristwatch alarms, tablets,

and other noise and light making devices.

There will be no smoking or vaping in the theatre.

Who's Who J.R. Bradford (Donny) is pleased to make his return to the stage at Rover. He is a proud alumni of KD College Conservatory of Film and Dramatic Arts and has performed on several stages in the DFW market. J.R. is represented by The Linicomn Agency. Sakura Brunette (crew) is thrilled to be part of her first Rover Dramawerks production! She is a recent graduate of the McMaster Theatre and Film program, "McMaster? I've never heard of that?" Well that's because Sakura is brand new to TX from that place up north with moose, mounties and maple syrup! There she worked on many devised theatre works, and world premieres. Sakura has been recognized for her efforts in Lighting and Costumes by her peers and Artistic Design by the Ontario Sears Drama Festival for the production of Elephant's Graveyard. When she's not at the theatre Sakura loves doing makeup for various events and photo shoots, as well as volunteering her time as a Pet Photographer at the Plano City Animal Shelter. She'd like to thank Jason, the cast and crew and the Rover Dramawerks family for making her feel so welcome in this community. Melissa Couture (Rita) is a native of Dallas and has a BFA from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in piano. She spent 12 years in NYC pursuing Musical Theater where she was seen in the Off Broadway hit Schoolhouse Rock Live, as well as The It Girl. She also toured with The Swiss Family Robinson, sang and danced on The M.S. Maasdam cruise ship, and was a magician’s assistant in a Harry Potter musical in Seoul, South Korea! Melissa began her music/drama teaching career in NYC and has continued it following her 2005 return to Dallas. Some favorite roles include Lexie Richards in The Dixie Swim Club, Belinda in Noises Off, Caroline Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, Edith Potter in The Women and Gingie the gingerbread cookie in Shrek! Melissa is getting her MFA from TWU and has been teaching/directing Theater for 6 years. Melissa lives in McKinney with her wonderful husband Mike and her stepsons, Sam and Reed.

First Friday INSIDERS

What’s better than being a VIP? Being a Rover Dramawerks INSIDER.

Sure VIPs receive special treatment, but INSIDERS not only receive special treatment

but are also treated to the additional perks that only INSIDERS get.

What perks, you may ask?

Following the show on the First Friday of each new production, INSIDERS are treated to a private soirée with food, drink,

and the chance to hobnob with playwrights, actors, directors, and designers.

If you already have tickets for another performance but wish to attend the First Friday and become an INSIDER, call or send us an email.

We will gladly move your existing tickets to the First Friday.

Tickets for the INSIDER meet and greet with food and beverage following the show are $10.00 and may be purchased online or at the box office.

For our SWEET 16 Season, First Friday INSIDER tickets are included FREE with your Season Ticket Package

when you choose the first Friday of the run as your date!

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2016 Rover Drama Camps

We’ve got a WHOLE SUMMER FULL of exciting camps RIGHT HERE at Rover Dramawerks! Sign up online or at the box office!

BREAK A LEG ($220)

June 13-17, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 6-12)

IMPROV TO ACTING ($170) June 20-24, half day, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Ages 5-9)

IMPROV CHARACTERS & PERFORMANCE ($170)

June 20-24, half day, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

The week of Independence Day: Four half day camps MUSICAL THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHY ($150)

July 6-8, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

YOUNG WRITERS CAMP ($150) July 6-8, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

STAGE COMBAT ($150)

July 6-8, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

SFX MAKEUP & CREATURE FEATURES ($185 - includes $35 supplies fee)

July 6-8, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

MUSICAL THEATER ($450) July 25 - August 5, two week camp, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 10-16)

BREAK YOUR OTHER LEG ($220)

August 8-12, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Ages 8-14)

And check out our discounts! $25 sibling discount. Save $15 when you enroll in two camps July 6-8 to make a full day. Repeating students receive a $10 discount. Bring three friends to a camp with you, and your tuition is half off. (Discounts are not combinable.)

Class descriptions and discount codes are available at our website: www.roverdramawerks.com

Terrie Justus (props designer) has worked with Rover since 2002, as a performer, property designer, producer, and board member. Her favorite performance was in the title role of Veronica’s Room. She has designed props for numerous productions at Rover, including Cactus Flower, 18 Holes, Out of Sterno, WRENS, and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily. She has also designed props for Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s productions of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Herbbits, Wizards & Borks, Oh My!, Always a Bridesmaid, Close Encounters of the Dirk Kind, and currently, Triangles. Darcy Koss (stage manager) began working backstage for Rover in 2011, when she worked on Murder at the Orient Burlesque. A few of the shows she has stage managed include The Girls in 509, Bloody Murder, WRENS, Same Time Next Year, Other People's Money, and 18 Holes and she has loved every minute of it. She loves working with the cast and crew and bringing the shows to life. She'd like to thank Jason and Carol for allowing her to be a part of the Rover family. Melissa LeCompte (Louise) is a Drama major and Education minor in her senior year at TWU Denton. This is her first performance with Rover. Her most recent roles were in Shakespeare's Henry V and Beckett's Play, both at the TWU Redbud Theatre. She also played Cecily Pigeon in The Odd Couple at the newly renovated Texan Theatre. At Brookhaven School of Arts she starred as Liz Estrada, in the Lysistrata adaptation, Liz Estrada. In 2011 she received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2010-2011 season at the Terrell Actors Playhouse. One of her favorite roles has been as a volunteer teacher for the after school ACE Drama Club at Rivera Elementary in Denton. She thanks Jason for the opportunity to work with this talented group of actors and artists and her family for supporting her artistic endeavors.

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Bill Parr (set designer) stepped out of the audience to design for this production. He is a long time Rover Dramawerks follower. Some say he is the reason Rover exists. Don't believe them! Every so often he will leave the comfort of the audience to fill a myriad of roles: design, pour wine, clean bathrooms, and yes even perform. Bill was last seen onstage in Come Blow Your Horn. Jason Rice (director) has been on the Rover board since it was founded and is the current Board President. Some of the plays he has directed for Rover include WRENS, More Fun Than Bowling, Premiere!, Around the World in 80 Days, The Runner Stumbles, and War of the Worlds. 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. He has designed sound for such shows as Towards Zero, The Cupcake Conspiracy, Written in Time, The Crowd You’re in With, Morphic Resonance, Mary’s Wedding, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), and Night Must Fall, to name a few. He has received awards for acting and sound design, and he has written several custom murder mysteries and one-act plays. 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!’?” Shelby Scott (Trisha) is a young lady who started acting just two years ago. She attends McKinney Boyd High School where she takes theater and dance class. Shelby has achieved many goals as an actor and model, and is currently represented by Exxcel Model & Talent. Rocket Man will be her first play outside of school, where she plays the role of Trisha. Robert Shores (Buck) is thrilled to be back at Rover Dramawerks, having appeared in last year’s Cactus Flower. Most recently he has been seen on stage in The Game's Afoot. Some of his favorite roles and shows he has performed in are Marc Antony in Julius Caesar, Charlie Baker in The Foreigner, and Sanjay in Bollywood Lysistrata. The elusive Robert can also be caught on film in Season 3 of Prison Break, Dealey Plaza the film, and Zugio and the Sunshine Kidz. Jack Wilkinson (lighting designer) is joining in the Rover Dramawerks family with his design for Rocket Man. He has previously designed for Mesquite Community Theatre where he received Best Lighting Design for Inspecting Carol and Forever Plaid. Prior to this, he spent a 25 year design spree in the SF Bay area working with West Bay Opera as well as other companies. So far he is enjoying the Rover group and hopes to be doing more work with them in the future.

Up Next For Rover Dramawerks

a farce by Ray Galton and John Antrobus

directed by Andi Allen

March 31 - April 23

15 short plays by women, about women, for everyone

May 5 - 14

Season and single tickets are on sale now!