MAY 1 – 25, 2014

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW

By Joe Orton
Directed by Art Manke

This hilarious farce by the insatiably funny Orton is a classic comic masterpiece with slapstick action, mistaken identities, slamming doors, surprise plotlines and, above all, Orton’s subversive wit and breakneck dialogue. WHAT THE BUTLER SAW takes place in the exclusive, private mental health clinic of Dr. Prentice who is attempting to seduce his attractive prospective secretary when his wife comes home, interrupting his sordid intentions and kicking off a maniacal tour de force for the doctor and some unexpected guests that day.

 

Art Manke

Director

 

Kate Edmunds

Set Design

 

B. Modern

Costume Design

 

Kent Dorsey

Lighting Design

 

 

 

 

Mike
Ryan
*


as Dr. Prentice

 

 

Audrey
Rumsby


as Geraldine Barclay

 

 

Julie
James
*


as Mrs. Prentice

 

 

Josh
Saleh


as Nicholas Beckett

 

 

Danny
Scheie
*


as Dr. Rance

 

 

Robert
Sicular
*


as Sergeant Match

 

 

 


*Member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

 

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