The Man Who Came to Dinner

Presented by the Fayette County High School
Prologue Players

Writen by Moss Hart & George Kaufman

Directed by James Wagoner






Nick Gibson, Karen Cantoni, Beth Kelley, Frank Carder, Kristin Wickson, Scott Barnes

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a classic forties farce that combines a fast pace, bright characters and abounds with comedy that deliciously rolls off the tongue and assaults the eyes. Set during Christmas time the play follows the adventures of Sheridan Whiteside, a national radio celebrity. Invited one winter night for a rare in-person dinner appearance, Whiteside is welcomed into the Stanley home by slipping on a patch of ice on their doorstep and breaking his hip.



The play begins two weeks later, on the occasion of Whiteside emerging from his two weeks of sequestered bed-rest in the Stanley's library.


Nurse Preen (Beth Kelley) Mr. Whiteside (Frank Carder)

Mr and Mrs. Stanley (Kristin Wickson, Scott Barnes)

Excitement pervades the atmosphere as half of Mesalia drops by to witness the sight. Their hopes are brutally assaulted when they finally meet the true Whiteside - a sarcastic, sharp tongued cynical wit who quickly turns the Stanley household into chaos.


Maggie(Karen Cantoni), Whiteside (Frank Carder), Professor Metz (Ebony Manning)

June Stanley and her boyfriend, Sandy (Conner McKinley and Scott Terry)


Not only does Whiteside receive gifts of penguins, an octopus and 10,000 cockroaches that escape into the Stanley kitchen, but he also takes complete and tyrannical control of the household and even turns the respected Stanley children to disobedience!


From Sherry's point of view, everything is going well until a local newspaper man, Bert Jefferson, arrives and threatens to tempt away Whiteside's loyal secretary, Maggie Cutler. Serving devious, self-centered means, Whiteside begins to concoct an elaborate scheme to keep Maggie by his side, taking the audience on a wild romp through an evening of love, seduction and mystery amidst hilarious encounters with movie stars, a murderer, and a mummy that only lead to mayhem!

Pictured at left, Banjo(Bryan Davis), a Hollywood producer gets carried away by Nurse Preen (Beth Kelley)

 

CAST


Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley - Kristin Wickson*
Miss Preen - Beth Kelley*
Richard Stanley - Jason Lee
June Stanley - Conner McKinley*
John - Garrett Thompson*
Sarah - Erin Brunson*
Mrs. Dexter-McCutcheon - Kacie Barber*
Mr. Stanley - Scott Barnes*
Maggie Cutler - Karen Cantoni*
Dr. Bradley - Nick Gibson*
Sheridon Whiteside - Frank Carder*
Harriet Stanley - Hannah Huckaby*
Bert Jefferson - Alan Brunson*
Professor Metz - Ebony Manning*
Mark King
The Luncheon Guests - Joe Parker &
Brian Osias
Mr. Baker - Anthony Bazydlo
Lorraine Sheldon - Amy Tipton*
Sandy - Scott Terry
Beverly Carlton - Josh Kirby*
Wescott - Brad Darvas*

Six Young Boys - Members of the
Fayette Middle School Choir

Banjo - Bryan Davis
Understudy - Joe Par
A Plainclothes Officer - Anthony Bazydlo

*Denotes members of the International Thespian Society



Maggie and Beverly plot . . .

 

Lorraine Sheldon (Amy Tipton)
gives the performance of her career!




Mr Stanley orders Whiteside, his mummy and his
hangers-on to leave his home immediately!

CREW


Stage Manager - Johanna Schuster-Craig*
Assistant Stage - Manager Megan McCormick*
Costume Crew Head - Sam Recchia
Crew
Erin Brunson*
Karen Cantoni*
Program Crew - Head Nick Gibson*
Props Crew Head - Krista Jones
Crew
Josh Kirby*
Ebony Manning*
Publicity Crew Head - Kenn Adams*
Crew
Kacie Barber*
Hannah Huckaby*
Conner McKinley*
Kristin Wickson*
Run Crew Head - Megan McCormick
Crew
Kenn Adams
Anthony Bazydlo
Megan Cannon
Adam Drake
Krista Jones
Lauren Lanza
Katie Murtha
Sammy Recchia
Sarah Vanderheide
Jenn Vidiksis
John Vidiksis
Sara Zimmerman
Wendy Patton
Set Crew Head - Frank Carder*
Assistant Crew Head - Thomas Bush
Crew
Scott Barnes*
Lars Bjorn*
Bryan Davis
Scott Terry
Garrett Thompson*
Amy Tipton*
Sound and Lights Crew Head - Brad Darvas*
Crew - Beth Kelley*

*Denotes members of International Thespian Society



Mesalia Boys Choir sings on Whiteside's radio show




Mr. Wagoner accepts applause from cast and crew

Mr. Wagoner would like to thank everyone who helped make The Man Who Came to Dinner such a great success - the cast, the crew, the Booster Club, the parents, the audience and Kaufman and Hart for writing such a classic farce!