Springfield Contemporary Theatre
presents
June 10-13, 17-18, 20, 2021
by WILL ARBERY
Director RICK DINES
Scenic & Sound Design RICK DINES
Costume & Lighting Design LOUIS SCHAEFFER
Props Master DENNIS STEWART
Production Stage Manager PAYTON JACKSON
Playwrights Horizons, Inc., NYC, produced the World Premiere of Heroes of the Fourth Turning in 2019.
Heroes of the Fourth Turning was developed by the Cape Cod Theatre Project (Hal Brooks, Artistic Director).
Heroes of the Fourth Turning is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
by WILL ARBERY
Director RICK DINES
Scenic & Sound Design RICK DINES
Costume & Lighting Design LOUIS SCHAEFFER
Props Master DENNIS STEWART
Production Stage Manager PAYTON JACKSON
Playwrights Horizons, Inc., NYC, produced the World Premiere of Heroes of the Fourth Turning in 2019.
Heroes of the Fourth Turning was developed by the Cape Cod Theatre Project (Hal Brooks, Artistic Director).
Heroes of the Fourth Turning is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
CAST
Justin - CLAYTON AVERY
Emily - ALI OLDWEILER
Kevin - LOGAN LEE
Teresa - ANNIE CRUMBAUGH
Gina - BETH LAMBETH
SETTING: A town of 7,000 in western Wyoming.
TIME: August 19, 2017. Dawn and 11:00PM.
Two days before the solar eclipse.
One week after the Charlottesville riot.
The night of Dr. Gina Presson's inauguration as president
of Transfiguration College of Wyoming.
Scenic Construction & Painting
DEBRA BENTLAGE, RICH BOGUE, RICK DINES, TARYN HESSEE, PAYTON JACKSON,
JEFFREY MINDOCK, PAIGE MINDOCK, ROLAND NETZER, LOU SCHAEFFER, DAVID YOUNG
The making of electronic or any audio and/or video recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, violation of the author's rights and actionable under the United States copyright law.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Holly Rogers; Sue Camp; David Young; Springfield Regional Arts Council; Randy Stewart, KSMU Public Radio; Springfield News-Leader; 417 Magazine; Ozarks Independent; It's All Downtown; Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau; Rusty Worley, Urban Districts Alliance
Justin - CLAYTON AVERY
Emily - ALI OLDWEILER
Kevin - LOGAN LEE
Teresa - ANNIE CRUMBAUGH
Gina - BETH LAMBETH
SETTING: A town of 7,000 in western Wyoming.
TIME: August 19, 2017. Dawn and 11:00PM.
Two days before the solar eclipse.
One week after the Charlottesville riot.
The night of Dr. Gina Presson's inauguration as president
of Transfiguration College of Wyoming.
Scenic Construction & Painting
DEBRA BENTLAGE, RICH BOGUE, RICK DINES, TARYN HESSEE, PAYTON JACKSON,
JEFFREY MINDOCK, PAIGE MINDOCK, ROLAND NETZER, LOU SCHAEFFER, DAVID YOUNG
The making of electronic or any audio and/or video recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, violation of the author's rights and actionable under the United States copyright law.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Holly Rogers; Sue Camp; David Young; Springfield Regional Arts Council; Randy Stewart, KSMU Public Radio; Springfield News-Leader; 417 Magazine; Ozarks Independent; It's All Downtown; Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau; Rusty Worley, Urban Districts Alliance
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WHO'S WHO
WILL ARBERY (Playwright) plays include Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons), Plano (Clubbed Thumb), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (New Neighborhood) and Wheelchair (3 Hole Press). He is currently under commission from Playwrights Horizons and Shadowcatcher Entertainment and is a member of New Dramatists, The Working Farm at SPACE on Ryder Farm and P73’s Interstate 73.
CLAYTON AVERY (Justin) SCT:Enron, Julie Bunny Must Die!, Reefer Madness, Speech and Debate and Disney’s High School Musical. SLT: Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Shrek (Farquaad), The Nerd (Rick) and Forever Plaid (Sparky). This is Clayton’s first SCT production in nine years. www.claytonavery.com
ANNIE CRUMBAUGH (Theresa) SCT: Oppenheimer (Kitty Puening Harrison), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Judy), The Elephant Man (Mrs. Kendal), The House of Yes (Lesly), Vanities (Joanne). Local: The 39 Steps, Streetcar Named Desire and The Miracle Worker (SLT). Regional: Chicago and Los Angeles. Education: Central High School; BFA in Theatre Performance from MSU.
RICK DINES (Director/Set & Sound Designer) SCT: Directing: Fugitive Songs, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Skeleton Crew, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, An Enemy of the People, Tribes, Hands on a Hardbody, Spring Awakening, The Mountaintop, Xanadu, Avenue Q, The 39 Steps, Cock, The Pillowman, Is He Dead?, The Laramie Project, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Bat Boy: The Musical, Urinetown, Dawg Pound Blues (world premiere), Sheer Will (world premiere). Acting: Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), The Normal Heart (Ned Weeks), The Secret Garden (Dr. Neville Craven), Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw), SCT Sings Sinatra, SCT Sings Irving Berlin, Sing for Your Supper and A Holiday Carol. Local: The Who's Tommy (director, SLT), Hair (director, MSU), You Can't Take It with You (actor, Tent Theatre). Regional: Hanky Panky (KC Fringe, Midtown International Theatre Festival NYC - world premiere), Girl's Night: The Musical (national tour). Upcoming: Directing final show of the season, Hands on a Hardbody.
PAYTON JACKSON (Stage Manager) SCT: A Doll’s House, Part 2; Liz and Ladybird: Whistlestop!; The Elephant Man; Driving Miss Daisy; Beehive: The 60s Musical. Local: Godspell, Broadway Cabaret, The Fantasticks, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Runner Stumbles, The Flaxen Miss Jackson (Drury University). Education:BA in Theatre from Drury University.
BETH LAMBETH (Gina) SCT: Debut! Beth returns to theatre in her favorite role: mom, mentor and teacher. Performing since childhood, she holds a Bachelor of the Arts in English Education, with post-grad study in dance and choreography. Her favorite role was Bye Bye Birdie (Mayor’s Wife).
LOGAN LEE (Kevin) SCT: Debut! MSU: Picnic, Pippin, Oklahoma! in Concert with the Springfield Symphony Theatre West Nebraska: 9-5 The Musical, Shrek! The Musical, Footloose, The Music Man.
JEFFREY MINDOCK (Development Director) Jeffrey comes to Springfield Contemporary Theatre after a five year stint as Producing Artistic Director for Thunder Bay Theatre in Alpena, Michigan. At TBT, Jeffrey increased earned and contributed revenue each years and established a five-year strategic plan, capital campaign and TCG member status for the organization. Jeffrey also wrote four plays and workshop curriculums to create and produce an educational tour that served almost 20,000 students in Northern Michigan over a three year period. Jeffrey serves SCT through fundraising, grant writing, social media and marketing, and directing. Over his career, he has directed and produced over fifty professional productions. Before flipping to the other side of the table, Jeffrey performed in over thirty professional productions most notably playing the title role in Macbeth, Brutus in Julius Caesar, and Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Upcoming: Jeffrey will be directing our next MainStage production, Desperate Measures.
ALI OLDWEILER (Emily) SCT: Debut! Southwest Baptist University: Medea (Chorus), W;t (Vivian Bearing), Tartuffe (Dorine), Overture: The Musical (Clara Hockaday). Independence Community College: The Last Blacksmith (Mary).
LOUIS SCHAEFFER (Lighting & Costume Designer) SCT: Opened the Vandivort Center Theatre 26 years ago. Has designed many of the plays and musicals produced at the Vandivort, Vandivort 2nd Stage and Center Stage. SLT: Opened the Landers Theatre in 1970 as Executive Producer/Designer. Served as Technical Director/Designer for SLT before purchasing the Landers. SRO: Designer for La Boheme, The Magic Flute and other productions over the organizations 40-year history. MSU/Tent Theatre: Designer: Dames at Sea, Celebration, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Working, Your Own Thing, Oh, Kay! Past full-time MSU faculty member. Springfield Ballet: Executive Director/Designer for more than 12 years. New Electric Dinner Theatre: Manager/Designer for 5 years. Virginia Museum Theatre: Tech Director/Lighting Designer for one season. Honors: The Ozzie Award presented by Springfield Regional Arts Council. He has been presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and the Byrne Blackwood Memorial Award from SRO for contributions to the area arts.
DENNIS STEWART (Props Master) SCT: Resident Properties Master on over 60 productions, House Manager. Local: Properties master on many productions for Springfield Little Theatre; Usher for Hammons Hall and the Gillioz Theatre.
CLAYTON AVERY (Justin) SCT:Enron, Julie Bunny Must Die!, Reefer Madness, Speech and Debate and Disney’s High School Musical. SLT: Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Shrek (Farquaad), The Nerd (Rick) and Forever Plaid (Sparky). This is Clayton’s first SCT production in nine years. www.claytonavery.com
ANNIE CRUMBAUGH (Theresa) SCT: Oppenheimer (Kitty Puening Harrison), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Judy), The Elephant Man (Mrs. Kendal), The House of Yes (Lesly), Vanities (Joanne). Local: The 39 Steps, Streetcar Named Desire and The Miracle Worker (SLT). Regional: Chicago and Los Angeles. Education: Central High School; BFA in Theatre Performance from MSU.
RICK DINES (Director/Set & Sound Designer) SCT: Directing: Fugitive Songs, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Skeleton Crew, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, An Enemy of the People, Tribes, Hands on a Hardbody, Spring Awakening, The Mountaintop, Xanadu, Avenue Q, The 39 Steps, Cock, The Pillowman, Is He Dead?, The Laramie Project, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Bat Boy: The Musical, Urinetown, Dawg Pound Blues (world premiere), Sheer Will (world premiere). Acting: Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), The Normal Heart (Ned Weeks), The Secret Garden (Dr. Neville Craven), Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw), SCT Sings Sinatra, SCT Sings Irving Berlin, Sing for Your Supper and A Holiday Carol. Local: The Who's Tommy (director, SLT), Hair (director, MSU), You Can't Take It with You (actor, Tent Theatre). Regional: Hanky Panky (KC Fringe, Midtown International Theatre Festival NYC - world premiere), Girl's Night: The Musical (national tour). Upcoming: Directing final show of the season, Hands on a Hardbody.
PAYTON JACKSON (Stage Manager) SCT: A Doll’s House, Part 2; Liz and Ladybird: Whistlestop!; The Elephant Man; Driving Miss Daisy; Beehive: The 60s Musical. Local: Godspell, Broadway Cabaret, The Fantasticks, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Runner Stumbles, The Flaxen Miss Jackson (Drury University). Education:BA in Theatre from Drury University.
BETH LAMBETH (Gina) SCT: Debut! Beth returns to theatre in her favorite role: mom, mentor and teacher. Performing since childhood, she holds a Bachelor of the Arts in English Education, with post-grad study in dance and choreography. Her favorite role was Bye Bye Birdie (Mayor’s Wife).
LOGAN LEE (Kevin) SCT: Debut! MSU: Picnic, Pippin, Oklahoma! in Concert with the Springfield Symphony Theatre West Nebraska: 9-5 The Musical, Shrek! The Musical, Footloose, The Music Man.
JEFFREY MINDOCK (Development Director) Jeffrey comes to Springfield Contemporary Theatre after a five year stint as Producing Artistic Director for Thunder Bay Theatre in Alpena, Michigan. At TBT, Jeffrey increased earned and contributed revenue each years and established a five-year strategic plan, capital campaign and TCG member status for the organization. Jeffrey also wrote four plays and workshop curriculums to create and produce an educational tour that served almost 20,000 students in Northern Michigan over a three year period. Jeffrey serves SCT through fundraising, grant writing, social media and marketing, and directing. Over his career, he has directed and produced over fifty professional productions. Before flipping to the other side of the table, Jeffrey performed in over thirty professional productions most notably playing the title role in Macbeth, Brutus in Julius Caesar, and Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Upcoming: Jeffrey will be directing our next MainStage production, Desperate Measures.
ALI OLDWEILER (Emily) SCT: Debut! Southwest Baptist University: Medea (Chorus), W;t (Vivian Bearing), Tartuffe (Dorine), Overture: The Musical (Clara Hockaday). Independence Community College: The Last Blacksmith (Mary).
LOUIS SCHAEFFER (Lighting & Costume Designer) SCT: Opened the Vandivort Center Theatre 26 years ago. Has designed many of the plays and musicals produced at the Vandivort, Vandivort 2nd Stage and Center Stage. SLT: Opened the Landers Theatre in 1970 as Executive Producer/Designer. Served as Technical Director/Designer for SLT before purchasing the Landers. SRO: Designer for La Boheme, The Magic Flute and other productions over the organizations 40-year history. MSU/Tent Theatre: Designer: Dames at Sea, Celebration, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Working, Your Own Thing, Oh, Kay! Past full-time MSU faculty member. Springfield Ballet: Executive Director/Designer for more than 12 years. New Electric Dinner Theatre: Manager/Designer for 5 years. Virginia Museum Theatre: Tech Director/Lighting Designer for one season. Honors: The Ozzie Award presented by Springfield Regional Arts Council. He has been presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and the Byrne Blackwood Memorial Award from SRO for contributions to the area arts.
DENNIS STEWART (Props Master) SCT: Resident Properties Master on over 60 productions, House Manager. Local: Properties master on many productions for Springfield Little Theatre; Usher for Hammons Hall and the Gillioz Theatre.
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Founder/Executive Producer
LOUIS SCHAEFFER Managing Artistic Director RICK DINES Development Director JEFFREY MINDOCK Resident Directors ROBERT BRADLEY TERRY BLOODWORTH RICK DINES JON HERBERT JACK LAUFER JEFFREY MINDOCK GRETCHEN TEAGUE Resident Music Director ALEX HUFF Web Design ELIZABETH O'GARA Web Master RICK DINES |
Advisory Committee
ROB & SALLY BAIRD ROBERT BRADLEY NANCY DORNAN GLORIA GALANES PATTY MOORE PAUL & CAROL REINERT MAGGIE WILCOX Box Office and Front of House ROBERT BRADLEY RICK DINES JEFFREY MINDOCK CATHY SANCHEZ LOU SCHAEFFER RON SENEY DENNIS STEWART Legal ROUNDTABLE LEGAL Accounting BELL CPA, LLC ASSURANCE CPA |
WE SALUTE OUR 2021 DONORS
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STARS
Nancy Aton Robert H. Bradley Marilyn Lowe Paul & Carol Reinert Maggie Wilcox HEADLINERS Anonymous Chuck & Marcia Bonwell Cynthia Hollander Duane & Gwen Hunt Louis H. Schaeffer John & Kristin Weidner PRINCIPALS Nita Jane Ayres Sara Brummel Nancy Cooper Rick Dines & Steve Henry Nancy & Tom Dornan Robert Lanning & Minuen Odom Andy & Cindy Lear Charles O. Letterman FEATURED PLAYERS Rob & Sally Baird Buddy Ball & Virginia Jones Bohannon Auto Service, Darin & Kristi Bohannon Beverly Bossi Walter & Laura Cowart Genny & Carter Cramer Mark & Diana Eul Rebecca Hogan Susan & Harry Hom Alex Huff Gary Kester Betsy Kurtz Thomas Kurtz The Lazzaro Family Wallace & Joyce Munden Sylvia Hillyard Pannell Jon & Sandy Sidoli Joyce Wise |
SUPPORTING PLAYERS
Donna "Pokey" Alrutz Adrienne Backus Leslie Ballew Ruth Barnes Ross & Kay Bebout Dennis & Kathy Bird Joe Bowman Terry & Julie Bloodworth William & Saundra Brown Andy Cline & Lola Butcher Michelle Drye Anne Gardner Sam Hamra Ken Harper Tess Harper Amy Holland Shirley Huffman David & Shirley Hutchison Eric Koziatek & Cindy Grellner Jack Laufer & Michael Brill Michael Lee Sharon Marsh Mark McQueary T. Haven Miller & Robin Rader Jeffrey & Paige Mindock Pamela Mitchell Annie Meek Montgomery Stephanie Montgomery Martha Odom Barbara Parker Ruscell Pavlin Susan Pyle Jeanie Raney Linda Regan John & Delia Rice Cathy Sanchez Emmett & Becky Sawyer Edward Schaeffer Dennis Stewart Todd Turoci Maxine Whittaker Dan Woodall |
CAMEOS
Clayton Avery Nathan & Jill Bailey Jamie & Jessica Bower Charles & Sherry Buchanan Daniel Bush Sue Camp Doug Cannon Jeff & Donna Carney Marshall Cobb Cindy Cooper Jill Creson Adam DeBacker Keta Dines Jim & Terri Evans Kristin Farr Savannah & Josh Fernelius Carolyn Gerdes Derrell & Marge Gonstead Randy & Mary Henry Daron Jennings Carole Kerzner Corey Kilburn Kelly & Louise Knauer Kris Langston Ed & Debi Lee Cheryl Miller & Bill Hale Pete Nielsen Kaleb Norman Angela Peabody Alex & Cathy Primm RoundTable Legal Martha Schatz Ron Seney Matthew Simpson Alberta Smith Robert Sonnemaker Erica Spyres & Drew Jackson Ron Tindle David & Vickie Trippe Angela Vincent Michael Walker Eunice Wallar Robert & Kim Westenberg |
CELEBRATIONS
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In Honor of Robert Bradley
Nancy Aton |
In Memory of George Galanes
Dennis & Jim Grundy |
In Memory of Haley Stephens
Shawn & Gretchen Teague |
In Memory of George Vanderbilt & In Honor of Judy Vanderbilt
Helen Hamel
Helen Hamel