69th Season / 2020-2021

Two Hundred Seventh Production

by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

Originally produced by Reduced Shakespeare Company

Vince D’Angelo, Director Marcus Greenberg, Stage Manager

April 30-May 1, 2021 8 PM May 2, 2021 2 PM

Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, Greensburg PA

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (abridged) [Revised] is performed by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc., New York, NY

www.broadwayplaypub.com

STREAMING IS PRESENTED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH

BROADWAY ON DEMAND, NEW YORK, NY

GCT receives state arts funding support through a grant from the

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts,

a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

[REVISED]

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CAST

JOSH KINNEER STEPHEN TOTH BEN WREN

♦ THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

♦ The Sunday ma nee performances will be livestreamed.

FOR OUR LIVE AUDIENCES

♦ Facemasks covering the nose and mouth are required to be worn

during the show and at all mes within the building.

♦ Kindly refrain from using flash photography.

♦ Any video and / or audio recording of this produc on is strictly prohibited.

♦ Please, no food or beverages in the Theatre.

♦ PLEASE MAINTAIN SOCIAL-DISTANCING IN THE LOBBY,

REST ROOMS, AND WHEN ENTERING/EXITING THE FACILITY.

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GREENSBURG CIVIC THEATRE ANNUAL MEETING Monday, May 17 at 7 PM

Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Rd, Greensburg PA

Open to all season �cket holders and those interested in ge ng involved

by assis�ng on produc�on / admin commi'ees, and/or serving on the Board.

Elec�ons for GCT’s 2021-22 Board of Directors will occur at this mee�ng.

Season �cket holders only have vo�ng privileges.

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Produc�on Manager ………………...…................................................ Teresa Baughman

Set Design / Construc�on / Pain�ng ………….…………....……… Ka�e Hillebrecht (Chair),

Phillip Boatright, Marcus Greenberg, Missy Greenberg,

Jim Hillebrecht, Margie Griffin Hillebrecht

Light Design & Operator ……..……………………………………………….....….. Phillip Boatright

Ligh�ng Technicians ……………………………….……………. Teresa Baughman, Steve Herda

Sound Engineer …………………………………………………………………………… Phillip Boatright

Costumes …………………………..………………………..………. Margaret Ryan (Chair) and Cast

Dressers ………………..…….. Jacob Lazarchik, Margie Griffin Hillebrecht, Carol Schropp

Props …..………..…………………………………………………………….. Marcus Greenberg (Chair),

Missy Greenberg, Margaret Ryan

Set Dressing …………………………………………….. Vince D’Angelo, Marcus Greenberg,

Missy Greenberg, Margaret Ryan

Marke�ng / Social Media ……………………………………..……… Teresa Baughman (Chair),

Margaret Ryan, Tom Harrold

Fundraising (50/50) ………….…………………………….….. Emily Balizet, Teresa Baughman,

Vince D’Angelo, Margaret Ryan, Barry Shirey

Program ……………………………………………………………………………………. Teresa Baughman

Box Office ………………………………………………………………………..……..… Teresa Baughman

House Manager…………..……………………………………………….………………..…… Barry Shirey

Ushers ………………………………………………………………….………………………… Friends of GCT

SPECIAL THANKS Saint Vincent Theatre Westmoreland Cultural Trust

Baltzer Meyer Historical Society Sco' Walton

Dwight Brown, Good Sounds Christopher Robin

ARTISTIC TEAM

Vince D’Angelo, Director and Choreographer

Marcus Greenberg, Stage Manager

Eric Pensenstadler, Live Stream Technician

PRODUCTION TEAM / COMMITTEES

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WHO’S WHO

Adam Long (Playwright) is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the Reduced

Shakespeare Company’s THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED),

which ran in London’s West End for nine years and was nominated for an Olivier Award. THE

COMPLETE WORKS also ran Off-Broadway twice and con�nues to enjoy numerous successful

tours throughout the world. His feature-length film THE BARN won The Raindance Award at

the Bri�sh Independent Film Awards. Adam has wri'en for Disney (DUDE THAT’S MY GHOST,

HISTORY ON TOAST and LAST MINUTE BOOK REPORTS), PBS (THE COMPLETE WORKS OF

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)), Channel Four UK (TRIGGER HAPPY TV and THE RING

REDUCED), BBC Radio Four (THE HISTORY BOYS CONDENSED, CONDENSED HISTORIES OF THE

BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES and HOME TRUTHS) and Lucasfilm & BSkyB (STAR WARS

SHORTENED). Other stage shows include DICKENS ABRIDGED (The Arts Theatre, London and

UK Tour), SATAN SINGS MOSTLY SONDHEIM (Jermyn St. Theatre, London), THE BIBLE: THE

COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (ABRIDGED) (Reduced Shakespeare), THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF

AMERICA (ABRIDGED) (Reduced Shakespeare), and DECONSTRUCTING ALBERT (The Crucible

Theatre, Sheffield). Adam also provides the voice of Mr. Small for the BAFTA and Emmy

Award winning THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL (Cartoon Network).

Daniel Singer (Playwright) has been a theatrical impresario from the moment he looked up

the word ‘impresario’ in the dic�onary, founding his first company, General Amazement

Theater in Santa Rosa, California, when he was just 18. Upon his return from studying

“proper drama�c technique” in London, he became a director at the original Renaissance

Pleasure Faire, where he founded the subversive Reduced Shakespeare Company, whose

three-man farce THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) enjoyed a

record-breaking run in London’s West End and has since become one of the world’s most

popular comedy shows. In 1989 Daniel hung up his doublet-and-hose to design theme park

a'rac�ons at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he also co-founded the Flower Street Players,

an in-house theater company for Disney employees. Since 2000, Daniel has been a freelance

designer, writer, and event producer in Los Angeles. His new hit comedy, A PERFECT

LIKENESS, chronicles Lewis Carroll’s (fic��ous) a'empt to get his literary hero Charles

Dickens to pose for a photograph in 1866 Oxford. Coming soon to a theater near you!

Jess Winfield (Playwright) was an original member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company,

co-author of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED), and performed

with the troupe from its founding in 1981 un�l 1992, when he realized he’d played the �tle

role of Hamlet more �mes than John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier combined and suddenly

felt very old. He leQ the troupe to write and produce animated television for the Walt Disney

Company, which made him feel young again — un�l he’d been there for ten years, at which

point he felt old again. He leQ Disney to write My Name Is Will — A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and

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Shakespeare (Twelve Books). Depic�ng excessive drug use and promiscuous sex by both a

would-be young Shakespeare scholar in the 1980s and the 18-year-old Immortal Bard himself

in the 1580s made Jess feel young again; but then he and Daniel Singer revised the

COMPLETE WORKS in honor of its 20th anniversary and directed it in the West End, which

made him feel old again. He now lives in Hollywood with his wife (and original RSC costume

goddess), Sa, and is working on his second novel … which makes him feel like he’s in his

for�es.

Broadway Play Publishing Inc was established in New York City in 1982 with a mission to

publish and license the stage performance rights of the finest contemporary American plays.

Their growing catalog consists of over 1,000 plays and nearly 400 authors, among them such

theatrical luminaries as Constance Congdon, Maria Irene Fornés, A.R. Gurney, Tony Kushner,

Neil LaBute, Richard Nelson, Eric Overmyer, José Rivera, Naomi Wallace, and many others.

Our authors have been produced on Broadway and Off, in London’s West End, and in

theatres across the United States and around the world. They have won Noble Prizes,

Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Awards, Obie Awards, the MacArthur Genius Grant, Guggenheim

Fellowships, and Na�onal Endowment for the Arts grants. From the sidespli ng hilarity of

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (abridged) to the extravagantly

imagina�ve ON THE VERGE OR THE GEOGRAPHY OF YEARNING to the epic brilliance of

ANGELS IN AMERICA, our catalog is dis�nguished by intellectually and theatrically

adventurous works.

Vince D’Angelo (Director) of Oakmont is thrilled to work on this show, a departure from his

past three with GCT where he directed a trilogy of horror shows: Jekyll and Hyde,

Frankenstein and Dracula. Finally re�red aQer teaching for more than 20 years and working

at Walt Disney World for 8, Vince is a GCT board member, and also served on the board and

directed for a couple decades prior to his years in Florida. His passion for theatre was also

fulfilled at the former Sherwood Forest Theatre, Westmoreland Academy of Performing Arts,

and Apple Hill Playhouse.

Marcus Greenberg (Stage Manager) is a Press Operator at Minuteman Press and resides in

Unity Township. He's an avid car enthusiast and history buff. Now in his third season

volunteering with GCT and stage managing his third show, Marcus has been a huge asset to

the props commi'ee, working shows such as Frankenstein, Run for Your Wife, Junie B. in

Jingle Bells Batman Smells, Jekyll and Hyde, Disney’s Frozen Jr. and Almost, Maine. He

previously served as stage manager for our winter musical I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! and The

Sunshine Boys last season. Marcus made his stage debut as a Pirate in Peter Pan and Wendy

in 2018 and joined GCT's Board of Directors nearly a year ago. He'd like to thank Vince for the

tremendous opportunity to assist with this show, and thanks Tom Harrold for introducing

him to GCT, “such a great organiza�on”.

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WHO’S WHO - CAST

Josh Kinneer of Donegal is a Chef marking his fourth GCT show, last appearing here as

Proops in GCT's Jekyll and Hyde. He also appeared in Run for Your Wife and The Sunshine

Boys. As a long-�me fan of Shakespeare, Josh is very excited to share it with audiences in

such an entertaining way!

Stephen Toth is a Pastry Chef residing in Penn Hills who studied Theatre at The College of

Charleston in South Carolina. His favorite roles include Charles in Blithe Spirit (Apple Hill

Playhouse), Banquo in MacBeth (South Park), and Ira Stone in Laughter on the 23rd Floor

(New Kensington Civic Theatre). Stephen is in the middle of renova�ng many areas of his

house (including the back yard) by watching many YouTube channels!

Ben Wren, a Lobbyist and Consultant from Jeanne'e, is thrilled to be a part of bringing live

theater back aQer the Covid-19 Shutdowns. Ben saw this show while a'ending middle

school and he has always wanted to do it! This marks his 30th

years of doing

theater, and he previously appeared in GCT’s 2019 musical produc�on of "Jekyll &

Hyde". Among his favorite roles are Javert (Les Miserables), Officer Lockstock

(Urinetown), Charlie Guiteau (Assassins), Brian (Avenue Q), Scrooge (A Christmas

Carol), Harry (Mamma Mia), Chef Louis (The Li6le Mermaid), Pseudolus (A Funny

Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), Frank Abingale Sr (Catch Me if You

Can), Mitch Mahoney (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Oscar (The Odd

Couple) and El Gallo (The Fantas9cks). Ben is chairman of the board for Split Stage

Produc�ons. He would like to thank his parents for ins�lling in him a love for

theatre and his closest friends for enduring that love of theatre. He would also like

to commend everyone with Greensburg Civic Theatre for being at the forefront of

returning live theatre to our community.

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President - Missy Greenberg

Vice President - Barry Shirey

Secretary - Margaret Ryan

Treasurer - Emily Balizet

Teresa Baughman Marcus Greenberg Carol Schropp

Phillip Boatright Tom Harrold Michaelene McWhinney

Vince D’Angelo Ka�e Hillebrecht * Becky Ziegler-Koch

Margie Griffin Hillebrecht

* Greasepaint Players’ Chair

The Pi'sburgh Founda�on COVID-19 Emergency Ac�on Fund

Community Founda�on of Westmoreland County’s Greensburg Founda�on Fund

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

IN-KIND DONATIONS: Missy Greenberg, Margaret Ryan

2020-21 GCT BOARD of DIRECTORS

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTING ROLE

$250 SEASON SPONSOR!!