WRITTEN BY: Jules Pfeiffer
PERFORMED AT: Corning Community College, Corning, NY
PERFORMED ON: September 28-30, 1995
DIRECTOR: Hank Moonschein
SPONSORED BY: CCC Two-Bit Players
CAST:
* BARRY ENTERPRISE- David Alan Scott Jr.
* GRACE ENTERPRISE- Chris Faber-Moseley
* MISS SYMPATHY- Laura Fusare
* MILLIE- Melissa Bright
* ARNOLD ENTERPRISE- Chuck Cook
PLOT: An eccentric father (David Alan Scott Jr.) hires a social worker (Laura Fusare) to investigate why his adult son Arnold (Chuck Cook) is crawling around the house like an infant. A one-act "retro-comedy," as one of the papers described it.
HISTORY: Within only one month, I auditioned for, rehearsed for, and
performed my first college play. It took me by surprise that,
within only a few days after starting college classes, I already
had a major role in a college play.
Other pleasant surprises: my first stage wife, Chris Faber of
Horseheads' WENY Radio 92.7, and Laura Fusare, my co-star and
first long-time college friend.
For my role in this show, I had to have white shoe polish put
into my hair to make it look grey.
An additional note: "Crawling Arnold" was the first one-act show to
be directed by Hank Moonschein at CCC. Since he was now retiring as
head of the theater department, he decided to bring things full-circle
by making it his last one-act show as well.
For most of the performances, this play was shown as the second
part of a double feature of one-acts; for the last performance,
it was shown as the first part.
As for the other play...
WRITTEN BY: Brian Friel
DIRECTOR: Clare Reidy
CAST:
* MAG- Amber La Bella
* JOE- Tom Jackson
* WOMAN- Sally Egan
* MAN- John T. Olcott
PLOT: Two young Irish lovers (Tom Jackson & Amber La Bella) begin to question their relationship. A one-act drama, and Act One of a two-act Brian Friel play titled "Lovers." (The other act--"Losers"--is Act Two, and involves different characters.)
PHOTOS:
* The cast of "Crawling Arnold" (photo by Sally Egan)
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