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THE WEST VALLEY LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATIONPRESENTS ...

(tueeAdapted from the CharlesDickens story of Oliver Twist

Book, Music & Lyrics byLIONEL BART

withJAMES P. KINNEY

TED WEAVER"BJ" PUBLICOVER

PHILIP BURNS

JUDY SCOTTWALTER F. JOHNSON

NORMA HOWARTHPATTY CUTLER

and introducingRICHARD HILL

as Oliver

Produced BySHERWOOD GOOZEE, JEAN HUTCHINS & E. J. (Gene) PINCUS

Musical Staging & Dances By BARBARA VALENTE

Musical Direction By JOAN STUBBE

Directed ByJOSEPH P. GLASNER

"OLIVER" is produced by arrangement with and the music and dialogue material furnishedby TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC., 757 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017.

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W.V.L.O.A. ADDRESSP.O. Box 779, Los Gatos, CA 95030 - 356-6410

'!Performances Friday & Saturday Evenings at 8:30; May 3, 18

Thursday Evening at 8:15; May 16Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.rn.: May ~ & 12

Cor your safety and to help you enjoy the performance, smoking, refreshments and record-ing or taking flash photographs are not perm itted in the theatre.

CASTThe action takes place in banbury and London, England, in 1825

AT THE WORKHOUSE, BANBURYOliver Twist, a Workhouse Boy RICHARD HILLMr. Bumble, the Beadle . . . . WALTER F. JOHNSONMrs. Corney, a Widow; Matron of the Workhouse. . "BJ" PUBLICOVERAssistants . .... JERRY BERTELSEN, DAVID SWEETINGAnnie, neighborhood resident GRACE JOHNSONOld Sally, a Pauper. . . . EDNA MANN

AT THE UNDERTAKER'S, BANBURYMrs. Sowerberrv, his WifeCharlotte, their Daughter. . .Noah Claypole, the Undertaker's Apprentice

AT THE THIEVES' KITCHEN ANDFagin, Elderly receiver of stolen goods;

trains pickpockets ....The Artful Dodger, Fagin's brightest pupil .Nancy, young graduate of Fagin's AcademyBet, a young girl in Fagin's school; idolizes NancyChairman . . . . . . . . .Bill Sikes, a tough in his prime

AT MR. BROWNLOW'S, LONDONMr. Brownlow, an elderly gentleman of wealth.Mrs. Bedwin, Mr. Brownlow's HousekeeperBook Boy .Rose SellerMilkmaidStrawberry SellerKnife Grinder

E. NORMA HOWARTH. NANCY HEISERJOSEPH DiMARCO

JAMES P. KINNEYSHAWN BUCHANAN

JUDY SCOTTPATTY CUTLER

BILL HUTCHINSTED WEAVER

. ARNOLD PELLEMEIERMARY ANN WALTON

BI LL HEISERKATHY FUSCHAK

JAN EWERSJUDY EVANS

SCOTT SUERDIECK

WORKHOUSE BOYS AND FAGIN'S GANGDaniel Cordova, Scott Dunlap, Mike Dunlap, Rich Heiser, Bill Heiser, BrianHutchins, Jim Jackson, Adam Kinsey, David Lertzman, Roger Mann, VirginiaMann, Bill O'Meara, Jocelyn Walton, Steve Young

TOWNSPEOPLE IN BANBURY AND LONDON,BOW STREET RUNNERS, etc.Carl Ballou, June Baxter, Jerry Bertelsen, Richard Byle, JoAnne Droese, JimDunlap, Claudia Eldredge, Judy Evans, Jan Ewers, Kathy Fuschak, Barbara Hill,Bill Hutchins, Jeff Hutchins, Edna Mann, Scott Suerdieck, David Sweeting

GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...

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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS ...

ACT ONEOvertureScene 1. The Workhouse, early evening

"Food, Glorious Food""Oliver"

Chorus, Oliver & BoysChorus, Bumble & Widow Corney

Scene 2. The Workhouse Parlor, next morning (later into street)"I Shall Scream" Widow Corney & Bumble"Boy For Sale" . Mr. Bumble

Scene 3. The Undertaker's"Where Is Love?" . . Oliver

Scene 4. The Undertaker's, next morning

Scene 5. Paddington Green, morning, the following week"Consider Yourself" Artful Dodger, Oliver & Chorus

Scene 6. The Thieves Kitchen"Pick A Pocket Or Two" Fagin & BoysIntermezzo"It's A Fine Life""I'd Do Anything""Be Back Soon" .

Nancy, Bet & BoysDodger, Nancy, Oliver, Bet, Fagin & Boys. . . . . . . . . Fagin & Boys

ACT TWO

Scene 1. The Three Cripples, a public house in Clerkenwell; following evening"Oorn-Pah-Pah" . . . . . Nancy & Chorus"My Name" . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Sikes"As Long As He Needs Me" . . . . . . . Nancy

Scene 2. Mr. Brownlow's Residence, two weeks later"Where Is Love" Reprise . . . . Mrs. Bedwin"Who Will Buy". . Oliver, Street Vendors & Chorus

Scene 3. The Thieves Kitchen, later"It's A Fine Life" ."Reviewing The Situation"

The Workhouse, a few days later"Oliver" Reprise

Scene 5. Mr. Brownlow's, later"As Long As He Needs Me" Reprise

Nancy, Bill Sikes, Fagin, DodgerFagin

Scene 4.Widow Corney & Bumble

Nancy

Scene 6. London Bridge, midnight"Reviewing The Situation" Reprise

FINALE The Entire Company

Fagin

PRODUCTION STAFF ...

Technical DirectorAssistants .

Stage ManagerAssistant

Costume DesignerAssistant

Set Designer . .Scenic Design by

Scenic Artist .

· . . . . ANTHONY F. BAKEREDWARD W. HAND, GENE PINCUS

WENDY STEGEMANSTEVE WILHELMSSON

MARCIA FREDERICK... JUDY EVANSSHERWOOD GOOlEEPRISCILLA GOOlEE

STEPHEN C. WATHENJEAN HUTCHINS, THORNE KINSEY

BOB FINOCCHIOJOAN STUBBENATE WILSON

JOSEPH DiMARCONANCY LAHERTY, CHRIS QUICK, CELE PINCUS,

BARBARA & MARCIA VANDERPUTTEN· . . . . lARA VAN WICHEN· . . . . . . . KAY HOFERDEBBY CORDOVA, GARY PRATER

LOUISE SEGRAVES, SAM SMITHPublicity GENE PINCUSPhotography . . . JACK PARSONSPoster & Program Graphics A. WENDELL ST.CLAIRPrompter . . . . . . . . LINDA HUTCHINSLighting Operators. .. CATHY BRAUTIGAM, RANDY RICHARDSSeamstresses GLADYS FRENETTE, KATHI LARRABEE, KAREN McCUSKEYTickets . . ENID MAURICE, GLADYS MacARTHURReservations HARRIET & MABLE BOSTWICK,

GLADYS MacARTHUR, ENID MAURICE. . . . . . . .. CELE PINCUS

DON BURKDALL, CHUCK KENNEDY, CRAIG NELSONBARBARA & MARCIA VANDERPUTTENANTHONY F. BAKER, SANDI CROWLEY

PATTY & BUD CUTLER, ED HAND,THORNE KINSEY, WENDY STEGEMAN

Assistants .Lighting DesignChoral DirectorRehearsal PianistAssistant ChoreographerProperties . .

Dialogue CoachMake-Up

Assistants

Chief UsherStage Crew.

Set Construction & Painting

ORCHESTRA ...Violin •.• Winfield Angel, Debbie SteinackerCello ... Renee Trepanier, Louise MayerBass ••. Buddy ManceFlute Ginny Ishimatsu, Pat Seager, Peggy TaylorClarinet Walker Blount, Barbara Seager, LaVerne TiedjeFrench Horn ... Merrilee Dewitt, Todd CampbellTrumpet Michael JonesTrombone John Burtt, Claire Carlson, David ClappPercussion Nancy Welchly, AI BreitenPiano ... Nate Wilson

GLASNER KINNEY SCOTT

JOSEPHGLASNER/DirectorBecoming a professional actor at fourteen in Chicago, on Radio and TV. While a student inhigh school, Joseph lost a talent contest but was invited into a professional training studio.A few students each year were accepted, only enough to keep the workshop at thirty: hewrote adaptions for radio of great short storvs; novels, plays and operas,working in Chicagoon various stations doing soap operas, plays, etc. Graduated from Northwestern Universitywith amajor in English, minor in history. Continued acting, adding stageexperience, later be-gan directing in Utah for BMT Productions. Took up dancing, working with Kathryn Dun-ham coach, then worked for a while asa dancer.Mr. Glasner has performed with Kitty Carlisle, Blanch Yurka, Philip Bourneff and his wife,Florence Reed; also with Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Roddy McDowall and others. Helater began comrnunitv theatre work in San Jose where he was seen in roles such as lago,Hamlet, and Benedick in "Much Ado". As first artist in residenceat Santa Clara University,he played Oedipus, Beckett, Sitting Bull in "Indians", etc. Local directing chores have in-cluded SaratogaDrama Group's "My Fair Lady", Phoenix Production's "Where's Charley?",Montalvo Drama's "The Apple Tree", and now West Valley's "Oliver". He is employed asDrama Chairman in Los Gatos High School.

JAMES KINNEY/FaginIn his first appearancewith The West Valley Light Opera Association, Jim tells us that Faginis a role he haswanted to play for some time, "Oliver" being a musical with strong dramaticcontent and one of the most desirable. A character actor who can sing, he hasappeared inthe San Jose area in "Man of LaMancha" for S.J.M.T., asAli Hakin in "Oklahoma," and asKing Pellinore in "Camelot" for S.D.G., and as Richard Ford in S.J. Theatre Guild's "PoorRichard", when he was named "Best Actor" in 1973. He appearedasDickinson in PhoenixProduction's "1776" and directed S.J.M.T's "Gypsy" in March 1974..An amateur, Jim commented that the word "Amateur" comes from the Latin and means"somebody who doesa thing for love."

JUDY SCOTT/NancyA graduate of University of Oregon as a music major, Judy sangfour years professionallyfrom Vegas to Denver to San Francisco to Los Angeles, New Orleans, and so on! She playedthe lead in "Follies" for S.J. Music Theatre, the lead in "Crucible" for SaratogaYouth-AdultTheatre, the lead in "2 x 2" for Sunnyvale Community Theatre, and also appeared in "HelloDolly" and "Sound of Music" for S.J.M.T. "Oliver" marks her first appearance in a WestValley Light Opera production.

JOHNSON PUBLICOVER PELLEMEIER

WEAVER HILL BUCHANAN

TED WEAVER/Bill SykesThis will be Ted's second appearance in aW.V.L.O. production, having had the roles of Dr.Seldon and the Starkeeper in our "Carousel" last season. In addition to "name" parts in"HMS Pinafore," "The Rainmaker," "Way to the Forum" and "Oklahoma," Ted hasplayedand been vocalist with The Holiday Inns, Hyatt House, Johnny Moore's Riverboat, BaronsCocktail Lounge in San Francisco, Michael's (Sunnyvale), and others. He hasbeen choir di·rector and has been engaged recently by the Brave Bull in Los Altos. He also singswithThe West Valley Light Opera's "The Overtures."

RICHARD HILL/Oliver TwistEleven years old, this is Rich's second appearancewith W.V.L.O., having previously ap·peared in our production of "Carousel"; he also has played the part of Winthrop in "TheMusic Man" with the San Jose Children's Music Theatre. A sixth grader at Argonaut, Richnumbers sports as his first love; in seasonhe plays soccer, football, basketball, and baseball,often on championship teams. Rich recently stated that, if given the choice between a majorleaguebaseball contract and a movie career, he would choose baseball.

SHAWN BUCHANAN/The Artful DodgerMaking his first appearancewith a West Valley Light Opera production, Shawn is a studentat Curtis Intermediate School. Just last February he played the samepart in his schoolproduction of "Oliver". Shawn is also active in a religious rock show for his L.D.S. Church.

WALTER F. JOHNSON/Mr. BumbleOneof the originators of The S.J. Light Opera Co., now S.J. Music Theatre, Mr. Johnson wasboy soloist for Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in her tent on South First Street, aftereach service receiving an orangeand a kiss! He was in the S.F. Opera Chorus, was runner-upin the Atwater Kent auditions; sang on Budda's Amateur Hour and performed in manymusicals at Cabrillo College. The parts and productions in which Walter played are toonumerous to list here, but they run through musicalsand light operasby the dozens! He hassung in the S.J. Municipal Chorus, with the Community Playersof SanJoseaswell aswithchurch choirs. He has just closed the show at U.C.S.C. as H. B.Balientine in "Kan-Chen-Chorno." This marks his first appearancewith West Valley Light Opera.

B.J. PUBLICOVER/Widow CorneyWith WVLO since its first production, the 1964 version of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown",in that 'Sameseason"B.J." played the part of Aunt Eller in '''Oklahoma.'' Since then shehas appeared in West Valley productions as the Queen in "Once Upon A Mattress," the

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WilsonMr. & Mrs. Bernard K. McDonough (2)Mr. & Mrs. Clifford L. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie D. WilsonMr. & Mrs. James E. McFrye Dr. & Mrs. J. G. Rosser . Mr. Nate WilsonMr. & Mrs. Leighton R. McGill Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Rossetti Mr. & Mrs. EdwardW.WintergalenMr. & Mrs. W. F. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Roush Mrs. E. T. L. WittmanBetty McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ruganl Mr. & Mrs. Ed WoodMr. & Mrs. Bryan W. McMains Mr. Albert L. Russo Mr. & Mrs. Kazuo YanaseMrs. Bettye McMillien Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Ryder Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. ZacharyMr.&Mrs.JamesC. Mentink (2) Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. Sandkohl Mr. & Mrs. Ellsworth E. ZahnMr. William A. Merkel Mr. & Mrs. William G. Zoller

THE WEST VALLEY LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION, INC.A Non·Profit Organization ...The object of this Association is to promote cultural activity in the area and toprovide opportunities for dram? students and others with dramatic aspirationsto take part in theatrical productions under the guidance of experienced playDirectors. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy our musical plays.Should you wish to become a subscriber, our representative will be happy toexplain the advantages of membership.

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 779, Los Gatos, CA 95030Telephones: Office, (408) 356-6410; Workshop, (408) 371-7379

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 1973/74Captain ROSS P. MAURICEMr. EDWARD W. HANDMr. MARTIN S. BOSTWICKMr. EUGENE C. FRANCISMr. SHERWOOD GOOZEEMr. THOMAS G. HORTIMrs. JEAN HUTCHINSMr. E. J. PINCUS .Mrs. MARILYN WILLISMr. WILLIAM G. ZOLLER

Gladys MacArthur ... Secretary

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THE AUXILIARY ...The West Valley Light Opera Association Auxiliary's greatest challenge probablylies in hosting the Champagne Gala for Member's Night (Usually the openingperformance of each production). Other activities include operation of the re-freshment concession in the theatre lobby, helping backstage in many areas,ushering, painting sets, sewing, and other rewarding activities. The Auxiliarywould welcome new members; for information please call: Mrs. Florence Colvinat 867-9460 or our office at 356-6410.

NEXT ATTRACTION / "THE NEW MOON"The Board of Directors has selected "The New Moon" for our first productionof the 1974-75 season, to open August 23 next and play through September 14,1974, at the Saratoga Civic Theatre.With music by Sigmund Romberg and the book and lyrics by Oscar Hammer-stein 2nd, Frank Mandel and Lawrence Schwab, the musical numbers includesuch hit tunes as "Stout-Hearted Men", "Lover Come Back To Me", "Want-ing You", etc.The play Producer will be Mr. Edward W. Hand; no play Director has beennamed as yet; a cast of about fifty, with emphasis on singers, will be required.A few non-singing roles will be available. Auditions will be announced soon,meantime, call the Producer at 356-7340 or the office, 356-6410 for information.

Widow.paroo in "The Music Man," and again as the Widow Corney in Our 1966 "Oliver.""B.J." forsook West Valley to play Norah in Community Players' "Auntie Marne." She is agraduate of Whitman College, majoring in Music and Education. A Voice student for sevenyears, "B.J." was active in college choir and an octet, and played Hope Harcourt in "Any-thing Goes." She is presently a Pre-school teacher and was president last year of her localP.T.A. Husband John is an engineer at Siliconix and sharesresponsibility for their fourteenagesons. A resident of SanJosefor fifteen years, she is an original member of WVLO'sOvertures, and continues to perform with them.

ARNOLD PELLEMEIER/Mr. BrownlowBest remembered to West Valley Light Opera audiencesfor his performance asGeneral Bir-abeau in our production of "The Desert Song," Arnold has appeared in the areaasHenryAbbot in the S.C. Players "Kind Lady," asJamesDykes in 'The Valiant" and for the Com-munity Players as Paul Sycamore in "You Can't Take It With You," and The Man (fiveroles) in "Sunday in New York." He is a Board member of the Community Players and apast president of the Winchester Players of Santa Clara.

PHIL BURNS/Mr. SowerberryAlthough this is his first performance for WVLOA, Phil is not a stranger to theatre audi-ences. His credits include a B.A. in speechand theatre and over forty theatrical roles. Mostrecently Phil hasappeared locally in "Man of LaMancha," 'The Crucible," "Auntie Mame,"and "Count Dracula." Phil is the Executive Director of a National Health agency and residesin Saratoga.

JOSEPHDiMARCO/Noah ClaypoleThis marks Joe's fifth appearance in aWVLOA production. A dancer in "Anything Goes,"a dancer and understudy to Tommy in "Music Man," in Applause" he played Duane Fox,the hairdresser. He both danced and was DanceCaptain in "No, No, Nanette;" he liveswithhis parents and sister Joanne in San Jose. In addition to his role in "Oliver," Joe is also theAssistant Choreographer. Weexpect to seehim a top choreographersome day!

E. NORMA HOWARTH/Mrs. SowerberryBorn in Cheshire, England, Norma's first appearance in community theatre in Californiawas with West Valley Light Opera's "Unsinkable Molly Brown" in 1970. Since then, Normahasappearedfor the Manhattan Playhouse in Palo Alto in "Merry Widow," "Ernest in Love","Mistress of Mardasoff" and "Summer and Smoke." She also has performed for the Sara-toga Youth/Adult Theater Production of "Anna and the King of Slam" and "The Crucible".

THE LONDON COCKNEY ... There are several guessesas to the origin of the word"Cockney," as applied to an individual; none of those guessescarry much conviction, how-ever. The first meaning of the word seemsto havebeen used to describe a small, misshapenegg, and it was not until the early seventeenth century that the term appearsto havebeenapplied to individuals, especially residents of London.Since about 1800 a Cockney hasmeant a Londoner born within the sound of Bow Bells, thegreat chimes of the Church of St. Mary-Ie-Bow, located in the East-end area of London.The speech of a Cockney is often difficult to understand; the so-called cockney accent waschiefly characterized at the time of Oliver by substituting a "V" for a "W", or vice-versa,alsoby pronouncing an "F" or "V" for "th", thus, fing for thing, farver for farther, etc. Anotherpeculiarity involved substituting the sound of "Y" for ai, ei or a, thus dyly for daily, Iydy forlady for example. Ommission of the "H" when it is the first letter of a word, such as 'usbendis well-known: lessfrequently an "H" is prefixed to many words commer.cing with a vowelsuch asheel for eel, henchor for· anchor, etc.

THE OVERTURES ... traveling troupe of West Valley Light Opera, is presently in need ofadditional malemembersand a female alto to complete their ensemblefor future performan-ces. If you are interested in auditioning or if your organization is planning a lucnheon, ban-quet, convention, etc., and needsentertainment at reasonablerates, pleasecall:

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