Pippin

Pippin

May 31 - June 3 2001
Directed by Mark J. Dibble

From The Director There is a spoken lyric at the beginning of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's live album from about 100 years ago. This magnificent male voice booms "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..." and a synthesizer rips into the opening of Aaron Copeland's "Hoedown." Although this piece never comes into play in Pippin, it is nonetheless integral to the way I approach this particular show.

In my opinion, this show never ends. Or, put another way: Pippin is timeless.

This is the 4th version of this show I have been involved with and my 3rd time directing it. I have seen it performed live at Ithaca College and with the immortal Ben Vereen at Proctor's in Schenectady. The thing that always hits me, no matter what tact the director takes with the show, is how relevant the moral of the story is. I will leave that moral to you to decide for yourselves, but suffice to say that since the first time I heard the show in the mid 70's, to the time I saw the show in the late 70's, until today, I have always found so much depth to the message contained in the story. I trust you will leave here with some things to think and (I dare say) talk about. A question for you to ponder as the curtain begins to rise on the final performance of our 4th season: "Without wants or needs, what happens to the rewards that comes to us out of human struggle?" Mark J. Dibble

The Cast

`Meredith Van Scoy`	........................................................	`as The Leading Player`
`Lindsey Allen Sara Beers Monica Beers Michael W. Bigley Jeffrey M. Carson Andee Cole Elissa Goetschius Isaac Goble Sue Hannon Katie McConnaughey Stephen "Mo" Mosher Jason R. Valentine Ardyth Van Scoy`	........................................................	`as The Players`
`Michael E. Hill`	........................................................	`as Pippin`
`Paul A. Nelson`	........................................................	`as Charles`
`Andrea Trisciuzzi`	........................................................	`as Fastrada`
`Tim Sherlock`	........................................................	`as Louis`
`Leslie Goble`	........................................................	`as Berthe`
`Danielle Carlin`	........................................................	`as Catherine`
`Patrick Morrisroe`	........................................................	`as Theo`
`Dick Marcott`	........................................................	`as Field Marshall`

The Pitt

`Andrew P. Alesso`	........................................................	`Music Director`
`Kristen Bugos Ashley Taylor`	........................................................	`Piano`
`Andrew P. Alesso`	........................................................	`KeyboardsBass`
`Pottsy`	........................................................	`Drums and Guitar`
`Lisa Karr`	........................................................	`Flute`

The Crew

`Mark J. Dibble`	........................................................	Director
Chris Mackowski	........................................................	Producer
Carole Pletcher	........................................................	Assistant Producer
Meredith Van Scoy	........................................................	Choreography
Lyndsey Allen	........................................................	Dance Captain
Michael S. Templeton	........................................................	Voice Director
Bob & Stephanie Duncan	........................................................	Technical Directors
Rebekah D. Blair	........................................................	Deck Supervisor
William Steffen	........................................................	Sound
Stephanie Duncan Nancy Goble	........................................................	Lights
Bob Duncan Stephanie Duncan John Kijowski Chris Mackowski Duane Pletcher	........................................................	Set Construction
Marlene Kijowski	........................................................	Costumes
Chris Mackowski	........................................................	Program & Publicity
Betsy Matz	........................................................	Box Office
Carole Pletcher	........................................................	Hospitality

Special Thanks Cummins Construction Co. The Bradford Era Roy Pederson Patty "Schedule Girls" Colosimo Sharie Radzavich Dr. Richard E. McDowel The Attic Shop Wellsville Central School Olean Community Theatre, Inc Mike Grady Eince Gaeto St. Bernard's Parish Heidi Mackowski The Main Street Manager and the Downtown Merchants The Bradford Minutemen and the Chamber of Commerce K-Mart The Olean Times Herald Bradford Kiwanis Club Betsy Matz Dr. Kevin Ewart Paul Monjar Michael Templeton Cuba Rushford School Jason Valentine Kathy O'Mara Chris Merry Tops Friendly Markets / Thanks, as ever, to our ticket outlets: Horizons, Ott & McHenry Pharmacy, Tina's Hallmark, and the Quick Arts Center BLT would like to thank media sponsor WESB for its continued support!