0303UOOOOi030000QOCOOOOyOOO

2001-2002

Season ofEntertainment

-Wti$Vg$&

August 30 &31September 1,2,6,7,8

January 24-27,31February 1&2

Other Productions

amilyChristmas Show - Dec. 1Spring Family Show - March 8-10

October 25-28November 1-3

Proposals

May 2-5,9-11

'Dosta Playhouse122 N.AshleyStreetPost Office Box 2831Valdosta,GA 31604

(229) 24-STAGE

We dont just buildportfolios, we buildrelationships.

At Edward Jones, before we invest

your money, we invest our time.

As we see it, helping you retire theway you want to is about more thanrecommending investments.

^3

It's about knowing you andunderstanding your dreams.

Call or stop by today.Sherry Morrison

Investment Representative113 W. Brookwood Drive, Suite C

VaIdosta,GA 31601Bus. (229) 242-8800 Fax 888-219-9255

800-927-0744WWw.cdwardiones.cnni

Member SIPC

EdwardjonesServing Individual Investors Since 1871

Theatre Guild Valdosta

Presents

by Beth Henley

January 24-27,31February 1-2

Originallyproduced by the Actors Theatre ofLouisville, Inc. inFebruary 1979.

CRIMES OF THEHEARTreceived its New York Premiere at theManhattan Theatre Club in 1980.

Produced on the Broadway Stage by Warner Theatre Productions, Inc./Claire Nictern, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards, Francine Lefrak

By SpecialArrangement withDramatist Play Service, Inc. New York, NY

Crimes o$ tke> He><uct

Director

Assistant Director

Producer

Michael BrogdonKathryn RodriguezLinda Stikkel

COMPANY(In order of appearance)

Lenny MagrathChick BoyleDoc Porter

Meg MagrathBabe Botrelle

Barnette Lloyd

Darlene Caviness

Lenore Carpenter GiardinaJohn Fretti

Gail Powell

Patty White-CoseyRick Patrick

PRODUCTION COMPANY

Stage ManagerLightsProps

Brenda Carter

Nick Shanks

Christie McAlum

SET CONSTRUCTION

JerryEllis,Bill Rathkamp, DarleneCaviness,Lenore CarpenterGiardina, JohnFretti, MichaelBrogdon,

Mary Helen Watson

Cost Bttyrcfki&f

Darlene Caviness (Lenny Magrath): Darlene has entertained audiences inthe Valdosta area since 1997. She feelsa certain connection with her character, Lenny. Both arethe oldest ofthree sisters, both grew up in the south, andboth love pecans. Darlene has also performed in "Out ofOrder," "Moon Over Buffalo," "Kiss Me Kate," "OnGolden Pond," and "Let's Murder Marsha" to name afew.Ifyou don't see Darlene on stage, chances are that she canbe found back stage somewhere. While she enjoys thetechnical aspects ofashow, there is still nothing quite likethe limelight.

Lenore Carpenter Giardina (Chick Boyle): "Crimes ofthe Heart" marks Lenore's second appearance on theTGVstage. She was previously seen as Suzy in "Wait UntilDark" and also helped with TGV's "Little Shop of Horrors." Previous roles in other theaters include Corie in"Barefoot inthe Park," Ms. Hannigan in"Annie," Diana in"Lend Me aTenor," and Myhrrinne in"Lysistrata. She hasalso enjoyed performing vocally in several cabaret andvaudeville productions over the last few years. Lenorewould like to thank her husband, Greg, and Moody AirForce Base's 3rd Flying Training Squadron for all theirsupport.

John Fretti (Doc PorterV. This is John's third playwithTGV. He was previously seen as Happy Holiday in"Christmas Crisis at Mistletoe Mesa" and as Sam Hendrixinthis season's thriller, "Wait Until Dark." He says it hasbeen atrue pleasure to work with this cast and crew andthanks TGV for the opportunity.

Cast Biopropto*

Gail Powell (Meg Magrath): Gail has recently returned toValdosta after spending the summer working for "Horn intheWest," a theatre company in North Carolina. This is herthird show with TGV. Gail's previous role's includeMaggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Alais in "The Lionin Winter."

Patty White-Cosev (Babe Botrelle): Patty was most recently seen as Audrey in TGV's summer hit, "Little Shop ofHorrors." She is employed at South Georgia PsychiatricCounseling Center and Behavioral Health Services as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Patty loves the partofBabeand has had a lot of fun with this really quirky character.

Rick Patrick (Barnette Llovd): A native ofPerry, FL,Rick has lived in Valdosta for 12 years. He has been involved with TGV since 1993 and currently serves on theBoard ofDirectors as PlayreadingChairman. Rick wasmost recently seen as Orin Scrivello in "Little Shop of Horrors." His previous roles over the years have ranged fromCol. Jessup in "A Few Good Men" to Elwood Dowd in"Harvey."

DIRECTOR'S NOTES

This isthe section in your program where you usually find the play's director waxing pretentious about the challenges he/she faced in bringing itall together. For example, "The majorchallenge Ifaced was motivating the actors to bring realistic characters to life from merewords written on apage." Well, Beth Henley put the words for the play you are about to seeupon the page, and she is amaster ofher craft Ms. Henley can take mere words and seamlessly create amagical tapestry of light and color, sound and beauty. As for my actors, theyreally didn't need much motivation from me. Ican honestly say (without gushing too much)that the personalities and various talents ofthis cast have made my directing experience joyous. They remind me every day why we call these things "plays."

I've been thinking agreat deal about the title "Crimes of the Heart." Why did Beth Henleychoose itfor her play? Her characters are basically good people who stare adversity mtheface, even ifit terrifies them So, besides the obvious attempted murder ofahusband (whichI think becomes justified as the play progresses), where isthe "crime?"

As amember ofthe "Oprah" generation, I immediately look for the male oppressor when Ihear the word "crime" associated with the play and then see astage full ofwomen. However,the men we see onstage in this show are nothing but kind and loyal (though not always totheir wives). Babe's husband is obviously oppressive, but he's punished even before the playstarts. Infact, the only true crime in the show isperpetrated against him.

We hear the old Gran'Daddy could be oppressive attimes, but consider the source. Meg isthe only character to ever really paint him in anegative tight Take one look at what she'sdone to Doc and you'U find ithard to emphasize with Meg's views on oppression. In fact,"Crimes ofthe Heart" isrefreshingly free ofmuch ofthe male bashing associated with manyplays involving strong female characters. The Magrath sisters seem to know that they'vebrought most ofthe problems they face in life upon themselves.

So again, why "Crimes ofthe Heart?" Another way ofsaying itwould be "Bad things doneout of or for, love." That seems to make sense to me because each of the three main characters suffers because ofsomething she's done out oflove. Lenny lives inastate oflonelinessbecause she's dedicated to Old Gran'Daddy. Meg has pretty much screwed up her whole lifetrying to live up to Old Gran'Daddy's expectations (and has hurt others along the way). Babeis probably going to be charged with attempted murder, acrime Ithink she committed out oflove (for who Iwon't say out of fear ofgiving too much away). Each of the sisters hascaused pain, to herselfor someone else, by acting out oflove.

Ithink Beth Henley chose the title "Crimes ofthe Heart" because itreflects asort ofthemefor the play - Love does not justify all. Ifacourse of action is wrong it stays wrong (even ifjt's motivated by the heart).

I hopeyouenjoy the show.

-Michael Brogdon-

:;o*<S*JO«C*CVCVC5COCOCC^

•-•'•

I

i

Theatre Guild Valdosta

2001-2002

Patrons

You Can't Take It With You

Anonymous

Golden Boy Sugar Babies

Anonymous Jerry &. Kay Jennett

Auntie Mame

Converse BrightTony and Reatha Cascella

Mr. and Mrs. Joe CordovaBarbara Patrick

All-States Moving &.Storage

Walt and Delia PrettymanManuel and Diane Tovar

Mrs. Louie White

Classic Art &. Frame Co.

Edwina Smotherman

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dover

Sweet Charity

Paul and Mildred Beck

Pauline Brown

Roger and Donna BurrageJoanne GrinerDonna Joyner

Dr. John YeomansMr. and Mrs. Bill Kimbrough

Mary Ann Green

Jennifer PardueJack and Marge Pruden

Mary Helen WatsonLyndalWebb

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams

Roberta GeorgeMartha Gibson

Other Contributors

Aloysius SzopinskiElaine Kent

>'

\

\

y

»

-

;0]NC^C»C>0«0«0!OfO^^

Protecting Our Area Since 1980

You can enjoythe show;knowing yourhome is safe.

244-7777

||afoi<^i<^x<ifei<^i@i^^

*& Attitude,(j^y Professional Hairstyli

1I

1151

•I|

13.

1I.

1iIii

1729 Norman DriveValdosta, GA 31601

(Food Lion Shopping Center)

(229)249-0807Monday-Saturday

AS/CFVR

DarFa

Oncta

Brando.

SkcatibF

ists

Bring this ad in for 10% off!

Ii^i<i^i<^i^

Office HoursBy Appointment

Child, Adult, Marital,Family Counseling

STEPHEN L. VOIGT, LCSW, BCDLicensed Clinical Social Worker

Board Certified Diplomate

1821 Plum Street

Remerton, GA 31602

Phone(229)241-8006Fax (229) 241-7234Pager(229) 505-0919

MARy i<Ay-'

EMILY MIDDLETON

Independent Beauty Consultant

5035Cypress Lakes DriveLake Park, GA 31636(229) 559-8764

Theatre Guild ValdostaMEMBERSHIP INFO

Annual Membership $15Member Season Ticket $32Non-Member Season Ticket $35

Single Ticket $10Single Ticket Musical $12Family Shows$3 &.$5

Purchase season tickets and save!

Please consider becoming a member. Membership keeps you informed ofplaydates, board meetings, auditions, play selections, newsletter, and more. Ifyou are

interested, please contact Kathryn Rodriguez at (229) 241-8893.

Valdosta State UniversityTheatre

presents

2001-2002 Season

s*

e re

A Thousand CranesFebruary l; March 1- 7:30 PM

February 2; March 2 -10:30 AMSawyer Theatre

Flyin'WestFebruary 14,15.16,18,19,20 - 7:30 PM

February 17 - 3:00 PMLab Theatre

Talking With...March 17,18,19,20,21,22 - 7:30 PM

Lab Theatre

Anything GoesApril 18,19,20,22,23,24 - 7:30 PM

April 21 - 3:00 PMSawyer Theatre

99

For more information, please call (229) 333-5820.

.

WORLDWIDE

Distribution Center & Retail Superstore

410 N. Patterson Street

Valdosta, GA 31601(229) 241-1162

(229) 244-9278 Fax

Distribution Services:

First Aid & SafetyPharmaceutical

Gifts, Novelties, Notions, Herbals

First Aid

On-Site First Aid Services

First Aid Supplies & RefillsOSFIA Compliance Reviews

First Aid Kits

Customized Kits

Retail Consumer Kits

Pharmaceuticals

Full line of Generic and

Branded PharmaceuticalsDEA Licensed and

Wholesale PharmacyDistributor Licensed

Prescription &Non-prescription

Training

Certified Trainingin CPAdvanced CPRAED

OSHA SafetyFire SafetyFall Safety

First Aid, First RespondBlood-borne Pathogen

pleas>e support our advertisers.They support i/ts!

%?Reggie's Printing & Copying

1507 N. Ashley St. Ste. A • Valdosta, GA 31602PH 229-293-0263 • FAX 229-293-0044

Beeper 229-241-4409 • E-mail: quickprintl@usa.net

We Give Discounts to Students & Churches

&

History ofTheatre Guild Valdosta

Theatre Guild Valdosta (TGV) was organized in1989 through the efforts of the Lowndes/ValdostaArts Commission as an autonomous communitytheater group with non-profit, tax-exempt status.After three years as a group of vagabond playerswith no "home," the group purchased the old'Dosta Theater building in 1992, and set aboutconverting the dilapidated movie theater into aplayhouse for live stage performances.

Thanks to many supporters and one largebenefactor, TGV now owns three adjoiningbuildings in historic downtown Valdosta, performsfour main stage shows, an evening of one-acts andtwo children's shows each year. All of this is donein order to provide high quality theater experienceto as diverse an audience and group of participantsas possible.

ocoooooooooooooooocooooooco

3s

Lowndes Valdosta Arts Commission

Presents

LVAC

NIGHTS CN

EECADWAyThe Presenter Series

2001-2002

Monday February 18,2002

FUNNV GIRL!

Tuesday March 19,2002

The PLATTERS

For more information, please call(229) 247-2787