A Funny Thing
Happened On The Way To The Forum
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Based on the plays "Miles Gloriosus", "Pseudolus",
and "Mostellaria" by Plautus (251-183 B.C.)
Fall 1993 - Volga City Opera House - Dinner Theatre
Director - TOM CHANDLER
Production & Stage Manager - KAY MOSER
CAST
PROLOGUS, an actor.............................................................Craig Strutt
SENEX, an old man..................................................................Ron Kaiser
DOMINA, his wife...............................................................Shirley Lindell
HERO, his son, in love with PHILIA.............................Larry Popenhagen
HYSTERIUM, slave to SENEX and DOMINA..........................Clark Ott
PSEUDOLUS, slave to HERO..................................................Craig Strutt
ERRONIUS, an old man...............................................................Jeff West
MILES GLORIOSUS, a warrior...........................................Jerry O'Brien
LYCUS, a buyer and seller of courtesans.................................Alan Feirer
TINTINABULA, a courtesan......................................................Julie Grau
PANACEA, a courtesan.................................................Jaydeane Bollivar
THE GEMINAE, courtesans............................................Sharon Keehner
..................................................................................................Joan Francis
VIBRATA, a courtesan..........................................................Carin Leonard
GYMNASIA, a courtesan........................................................Kim Barbeau
PHILIA, a virgin......................................................................Beth Hamlett
THE PROTEANS
Rod Torkelson
Don Kamaus
Patricia Ritter
Lee Lenth
Jason Glawe
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
Overture.................................................................................................Orchestra
Comedy Tonight..................... Pseudolus, Proteans and the Entire Company
Love I Hear ......................................................................................................Hero
Free.............................................................................................Pseudolus & Hero
The House Of Marcus Lycus ...........Lycus, Pseudolus, Hero, and Courtesans
Lovely.................................................................................................. Philia & Hero
Pretty Little Picture........................................................Pseudolus, Hero & Philia
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid......Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium & Lycus
I'm Calm......................................................................................................Hysterium
Impossible..............................................................................................Senex & Hero
Bring Me My Bride.................Miles, Pseudolus, Lycus, Courtesans & Proteans
ACT II
That Dirty Old Man..........................................................................................Domina
That'll Show Him.................................................................................................Philia
Lovely (reprise)....................................................................Pseudolus & Hysterium
Funeral Sequence...............................Pseudolus, Miles, Courtesans & Proteans
Comedy Tonight (reprise)..................................................................Entire Company