2002-2003 SEASON


| Arsenic and Old Lace |
| Annie |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| God's Favorite |




Arsenic and Old Lace


Written by Joseph Kesserling

Directed by Paul Adam
Produced by Gregory Bonin

Production Dates: September 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 2002

Theatre Works - Arsenic and Old Lace

The lovely story of two elderly ladies, Abby and Martha Brewster,
who feel it is their service to help older, lonely, depressed
men find their way to a peaceful ETERNAL rest.


CAST


(in order of appearance)

Connie Anderson as Abby
Bert Cayer Jr. as Dr. Harper
Mark Anderson as Teddy
Matt King as Mr. Brophy
Ian Kibbe as Mr. Klein
Lisa Forsgard as Martha
Rebekah Blanchette as Elaine
Brian Lemieux as Mortimer
Andrew Leclerc as Mr. Gibbs
Greg Bonin as Jonathan
Christopher Kibbe as Einstein
Maurice Cournoyer as Officer O'Hara
Bert Cayer Jr. as Lt. Rooney
Andrew Leclerc as Mr. Witherspoon


REVIEWS

 

Don Gillis's Little Rhody Theatre review by Don Gillis
Review from The Board



Annie


Score by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin
Book by Thomas Meehan

Directed by Mark Anderson
Musical Direction by Katie Estrella
Produced by Gregory Bonin

Production Dates: November 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 2002

Theatre Works - Annie

 

CAST


Nicole Cayer as Annie
Greg Bonin as Oliver Warbucks
Danielle DeRotto as Grace
Connie Anderson as Miss Hannigan
John Pacheco as Rooster
Jessica Roch as Lily
Louis Lamoureux as Drake
Cassandra Pacheco as Duffy
Ariana Pacheco as Molly
Amelia Rayos as Kate
Emily Luther as July
Nicole Nahabedian as Pepper
Alicia Leclerc as Tessie
David Payton as Bert Healy, Officer Ward, Judge Brandeis
Chris Kibbe as FDR, Police Officer
Kelley Gauthier, Andrea Grondines and Marisa Kurtzner as the Boylan Sisters
Matt King as Bundles, Hull, Police Officer
Josh Smith as Dog Catcher, Ickes
Jamieson Schiff as Morganthau, Apple Seller
Auria Bacon as Mrs. Pugh
Marie Roy as Mrs. Greer
Rose Rayos as Annette
Lisa Forsgard as Cecille
Bert Cayer as Howe
Sharon Charette as Perkins
Auria Bacon, Bert Cayer, Lisa Forsgard, Kelley Gauthier, Andrea Grondines, Matt King, Marisa Kurtzner, Rose Rayos, Marie Roy, Jamieson Schiff, Josh Smith as Servants, Hoovervillites, New Yorkers

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

Theatre Works Shines with 'Annie' (Valley Breeze, November 21, 2002)
Bet Your Bottom Dollar It’s ‘Annie' (Woonsocket Call, November 15, 2002)
Two Debuts (Woonsocket Call, October 25, 2002)


A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart

Directed by Connie Anderson
Musical Direction by Katie Estrella

Production Dates: March 2003

Theatre Works - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Photo by Paul Adam

Back Row: Brian Lemieux, Eric Desnoyers, Ben Christiano
Fourth Row: John Pacheco, Ryan Latour, Steve Slate, Christopher Kibbe, Jamieson Schiff
Third Row: Joseph Casey, Jessica Roch, Mark Anderson, Lisa Forsgard
Second Row: Melissa Joseph, Marisa Kurtzner, Tina Brouillette
First Row: Breah Dolph and Andrea Grondines
Front: Connie Anderson, Director


CAST


(in order of appearance)

Chris Kibbe as Senex, an old man
Lisa Forsgard as Domina, his wife
Ryan Latour as Hero, his son, in love with Philia
Steve Slate as Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina
Mark Anderson as Pseudolus, slave to Hero
Joe Casey as Erronius, an old man
John Pacheco as Miles Gloriosus, a warrior
Jamieson Schiff as Marcus Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans
Tina Brouillette as Tintinabula, a courtesan
Andrea Grondines and Breah Dolph as The Geminae, courtesans
Melissa Joseph as Vibrata, a courtesan
Marisa Kurtzner as Gymnasia, a courtesan
Jessica Roch as Philia, a virgin
Brian Lemieux, Ben Christiano, Eric Desnoyers as The Proteans

REVIEWS

 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Don Gillis's Little Rhody Theatre, March 14, 2003)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Theatre Mirror review by Tony Annicone, March 17, 2003)
Theatre Works production of 'Forum' gives audiences a great escape with lots of laughter (Valley Breeze review by Frank O'Donnell, March 20, 2003)


God's Favorite


Written by by Neil Simon

Directed by Bert Cayer, Jr.

Production Dates: May 2003

Theatre Works - God's Favorite
Richard Concannon and Mark Anderson ... before the torment.

Theatre Works - God's Favorite
The whole family as the problems begin. Front (seated): Matt King, Sean Arcand, Andrea Grondines, Mary Concannon Standing: Stanley Eason, Sharon Harmon, Richard Concannon


CAST

 

Rick Concannon as Joe Benjamin
Mary Concannon as Rose Benjamin
Matt King as David Benjamin
Sean Arcand as Ben Benjamin
Andrea Grondines as Sarah Benjamin
Stanley Eason as Morris
Sharon Harmon as Mady
Mark Anderson as Sidney Lipton

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

The Price of Being 'God's Favorite' (The Call, April 29, 2003)
Local actors star in Theatre Works' version of 'God's Favorite' (The Valley Breeze, May 1, 2003)
Don Gillis's Little Rhody Theatre review by Don Gillis (May 3, 2002)
God's Favorite (Theatre Mirror review by Tony Annicone, May 4, 2003)