The Cresswind Neighborhood Theatre (CNT) November 2018 performance of Noel Coward’s
present laughter
CAST:
Wayne Blum—Henry Lyppiatt
Mim Gilberg—Lady Saltburn
Andy Hampton—Roland Maule
Jim Kalina—Fred
Cathy Kosmanski—Liz Essendine
Carol Kruskamp—Daphne Stillington
Kate Monahan—Joanne Lyppiatt
Denny Moore—Garry Essendine
Rob Plawecki—Morris Dixon
Betsy Robertson—Monica Reed
Pam Snell—Miss Erikson
At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line of harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tour to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanours is discovered. And all hell breaks loose. Noel Coward's Present Laughter premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change.
CREW:
Scott Larson—Director
Joe Tellus—Assistant Director
Wayne Blum—Production Manager
Maury Kalnitz—Assistant Production Manager
Joe Tellus—Stage Management
Teresa Bruhn—Costume Design
Ron Craddick; Mike Beuke—Lighting and Special Effects
Leo Cortjens—Sound and Sound Effects
Laurie Homa—Make Up
Susan Nix—Props
Eileen Langan; Bill Langan—Set Design, Decorations and Construction
Andy Hampton—Programs
Doug Geganto—Program Ad Sales
Susan Nix—Props
Paul Brown—Photography and Videography
Paul Brown—Production Design
Betsy Robertson—Box Office
Cheryl Dizard—House Management