Don't Miss...

Rover is proud to host a staged reading for Write Around Here, a new playwrights’ group, during the run of Private Eyes.

Kirkegaard’s Gambit by Lon Rogers

February 10 at 4:00 p.m.

Admission is free! Visit www.writearoundhere.org for more information.

And don't miss the rest of Rover’s 2006-07 Season!

Apply this performance to your season tickets and don’t miss a thing!

Next up...

February 24, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. March 8-31, 20-07

Two Rooms Rover Dramawerks is pleased to present

by Lee Blessing

on Friday evening, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. as our entry in the Texas Nonprofit Theatres AACTFest Quad II Festival.

Courtyard Theatre of Plano - 1509 H Avenue

TICKETS: $40 for an All Festival Pass, which includes all 8 shows on February 2 and 3. Individual shows blocks are $18 for a 3-show block and $12 for a two-show block.

A ticket for a single performance (last in the show block only!) is $7.

Please visit www.texastheatres.org for more information.

presents

Cox Building Playhouse, Plano January 18 - February 10, 2007

Private Eyes would not have been possible without the generous contributions of the following:

Shoppers at Albertson’s, Kroger, and Tom Thumb who have chosen Rover Dramawerks as their Shopping Partner.

YOU, for being in our audience! We hope to see more of you this season!

And a VERY special thanks to our season sponsors:

Please turn off all pagers, cellular phones, wristwatch alarms, and other noise-making devices. Thank you!

Private Eyes is presented by special arrangement

with Dramatists Play Services.

Special Thanks

ArtCentre of Plano Michelle Burdeaux Cox Building Staff

Steven Dietz Jason Ferhm

Frisco Community Theatre Suzy Jones Sue Oldham

Jason and Carol Rice UPS Store #5631 in Sachse

Misty Baptiste City of Plano

Dallas Theatre League Rick A. Elina Matt Fowler Karis Jones

Macaroni Grill Don McLaughlin

Russell Read Jim Wear

We would love for you to get involved with us at Rover Dramawerks! Onstage, backstage, on our board - however you want to be involved, we can use your talents. Or if you just want to watch the show, that's great! We need you and hope to see you in our audience again soon. Please e-mail us at carol@roverdramawerks.com or call 972-849-0358 to be added to our mailing list or to buy an ad or to volunteer your services or to sponsor a show or to audition or for information about individual and season tickets or to sign up for classes….

And visit our website at www.roverdramawerks.com!

Shop and Support Rover!

Albertson's: Visit http://www.albertsons.com/abs_inthecommunity/. Click the Community Partners link at the bottom right hand side of the screen. Enter your Preferred Savings Card number (on the back of your card), and then enter Rover Dramawerks as one of your community partners! Our 11-digit Community Partner ID number is 49001002586. Finish up confirming, and you're done! Tom Thumb: Fill out an application at the store's Courtesy Booth including our account number, 10965. Kroger: Pick up a Kroger Share Card as you leave the theatre tonight and have the cashier scan it when you shop! We ALL shop for groceries so please take a moment to sign up. Little bits add up fast and Rover will be very grateful for your help!

FREE!

DFW Playwrights’ Alliance presents staged readings of new works:

At the Hub Theater, 2809 Canton Street in Dallas (Deep Ellum). Please call 214-749-7010 for more information.

January 30 at 7:00 p.m.

The Epoch of Perilous Waters by Donald McLaughlin

February 27 at 7:00 p.m. The Wild Woman of Jackass County

by Jim Anderson and

Papa Bear and Goldilocks by Christopher Soden

Rover Dramawerks Donors

Trailblazer - $5000 and above City of Plano

Target Jason and Carol Rice

Thank you ALL for your generous support.

Anonymous Matthew J. and Audra Edwards Pioneer - $2500 to $4999

City of Carrollton David A. Miller

Rick A. Elina Billy Mitchell

Explorer - $1000 to $2499

CiCi’s Pizza City of Mesquite

Jennifer L. Hutchinson Bill and Angi Parr

Adventurer - $500 to $999

Anonymous Misty Baptiste

Rebecca Bremer Booth Ron L. Chapman

Einstein Bros. Bagels Bill and Terrie Justus

Mervyn’s Pizza Hut

Jamie Tompkins Sherri Small Truitt The Home Depot

Wal-Mart

Albertson’s Mr. and Mrs. Keith Blandford

California Pizza Kitchen Chick-Fil-A Dick Grote

M. Shane Hurst Jerry and Gladys Justus

Victoria Osborne Michael Roe Tom Thumb

Susan Wagner

Outrider - $100 to $499

Anonymous Margo Lynn Hablutzel

Donald and Kelly McLaughlin Starbucks

Adam and Alice Kuan Nancy Roberts Brad Stephens Richard Wills

Scout - $50 to $99

Andie Comini Border’s Kroger

Amy Lynn Guerra Lynne Richardson

Lynnette Schnitzius

First Watch - $20 to $49

The Cast

Matthew...……………....……...................................................Rick Dalton Lisa………………………………….……...............................Julie Reinagel Adrian..................................................................................Michael Sturlin Frank.......................................................................................Frank Shirar Cory........................................................................................Cat Hundley

The Production Staff

Director.....................................................................................Lisa Devine Stage Manager......................................................................Joslyn Justus Producer....................................................................................Jason Rice Scenic Designer.........................................................................John Land Set Construction and Painting................................John Land, Jason Rice Ande Bewley, Schelle Cantrell, Matt Fowler Hope Henderson, Sarah Henderson, Cat Hundley Bill Justus, Joslyn Justus, Don McLaughlin Kelly McLaughlin, Doug Meyer, Michael Sturlin Costume Designer.............................................................Schelle Cantrell Lighting Designer......................................................................Chris Leffel Sound Designer.........................................................................Jason Rice Properties Designer...........................................................Schelle Cantrell Backstage Crew........................................................................Cheryl Pfeil Light and Sound Board Operation.........................................Ande Bewley Publicity/Programs................................................................Carol M. Rice Box Office.............................................................................Kim Wickware Christopher Soden

Setting: Matthew’s perception

Time: the present

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

Rover's Mission

Searching for treasures, new and rediscovered,

for theatre "off the beaten path."

Rover Dramawerks produces lost or forgotten works of well-known authors,

revives excellent scripts that have suffered from lack of exposure,

and discovers unknown gems of the stage.

Who's Who

Schelle Cantrell, “It’s all in the Details!!” Costume Credits: The Baltimore Waltz, Steel Magnolias, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Arsenic and Old Lace, Annie Get Your Gun, Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, My Three Angels, and The Ransom of Red Chief. Not only has she been found backstage, but on stage from time to time in various productions at Theater Coppell, Greater Lewisville Community Theater, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Rick Dalton is happy to make his return to the Rover stage after playing the part of Ben in the 2005 production of Little Footsteps. Rick has performed in many productions throughout the metroplex over the past 15 years, but he has asked us not to bore you with credits. He would simply ask for you to enjoy this show. However, Rick would like to send his love and gratitude to Dmitri, Alexa and Drew... because "without the likes of them, the known world is a parking lot." Private Eyes marks Lisa Devine’s inaugural production in Dallas. Lisa holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Oklahoma. She has directed in every type of theater from Community to Equity theater over the past 15 years of directing. She was nominated for Best Director in Chicago for the Joseph Jefferson Award for her direction of Eye of God. Lisa has enjoyed directing all types of dramatic literature like Never the Sinner, Lonely Planet, A Shayna Maidel, Schoolhouse Rock Live, as well as several world premieres. She has taught theatre in 6 states including the programs at Rutgers University, University of the Arts, and DePaul University. Currently, she is on faculty for Collin County Community College theater department. Cat Hundley has been acting for nearly a quarter of a century. She obtained her Bachelor's in Theatre Arts from UIW, in San Antonio, in August of 2000. Favorite roles include Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank, La Cubana in Latina and The Mother in Blood Wedding. Her recent exploits with Rover include the Adult Acting workshops, sound board operator for Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and playwright for ODO8. This is Joslyn Justus’ first time to assistant direct for Rover after having appeared on stage in Rover’s production of Little Footsteps opposite Rick Dalton. After receiving her B.A in Theatre from Austin College she’s has been involved with costumes and props at Grapevines’ Runway Theater and Onstage in Bedford. She is excited to be working with such a wonderfully talented group of artists. John Mallory Land has acted, directed, designed, and produced with various local companies, including Frisco Community Theatre, Rover Dramawerks, and Acme Diversified Theatricals. He is currently serving as Treasurer on the FCT Board of Directors and is also a founding member of

Page2Stage Productions. Productions and staged readings of his original scripts, including Making Damaged Goods, Trapture, and The Promised Land, have been presented at Teatro Dallas, the Bath House Cultural Center, the Foundation for Human Understanding, and Rover’s One Day Only series. He wishes to thank Jeff for his moral support and encouragement. Private Eyes is Chris Leffel's second production with Rover, as he previously was the Sound Designer for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Locally Chris has worked for Watertower Theatre, the Dallas Theater Center, and Texas Woman's University where recently he provided the lighting design for the Department of Dance's fall concert. Chris is enthused to be working with Rover again and would like to thank his wife Lin for her unending love and support. This is Julie Reinagel's first show with Rover. She has performed with other theatre companies around Dallas such as Bootstraps Comedy Theatre, Our Endeavors Theatre Collective, and UTD, as well as companies in Houston and San Antonio. Jason Rice has been on the Rover board since it was founded nearly seven years ago. He has designed sound for such shows as The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), Night Must Fall, The Glass Menagerie and Light Up the Sky. He has received awards for acting and sound design and has composed music for both live theatre and video, receiving the Aegis Award for his original composition for Matt Kaufman’s film short Willoughby. He most recently directed and designed sound for The Baltimore Waltz for Rover last season. As much fun as theater is, Jason’s favorite role is DADDY to 5-year-old Stephen and 2½-year-old Scott. Frank Shirar is retired from a 27-year career with the U.S. Air Force and 16 years as a Defense Department civilian employee. During that time, he performed with American theater companies in Europe and community theater groups in the U.S. Prior to coming to Plano, Frank completed three seasons with Desert Players Theatre of Tucson and was a member of its board of directors. His performances there included the role of Big Daddy in the Tucson Theater Ensemble production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Brabantio in the Tucson Community Theater production of William Shakespeare’s Othello. Most recently, Frank appeared in 2006 Rover Dramawerks productions of Love From A Stranger and One Day Only #7. This is Michael Sturlin’s first trip back treading the boards since he got married last spring. He is very excited to be working with Rover again. You might have seen him in Rover’s productions of War of the Worlds, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), or Spider’s Web. He would like to thank his wife for her undying support and putting up with his nonsensical ranting about the house. Also, he thanks the Good Lord for giving him the ability to bring levity to the masses. À votre santé!