Bus Stop

by William Inge

Oct. 5-9, 2006

Directed by B. Michael Quale

During a howling snowstorm, a busload of weary travelers must hole up at a roadside diner until morning. A nightclub singer named Cherie has been kidnapped by a young cowboy who is ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, kicking and screaming, down the aisle. Overnight, the café owner and the bus driver explore a long-overdue friendship, a middle-aged scholar faces his past, and a small-town girl gets her first taste of romance. “William Inge should be a great comfort to all of us. His classic Bus Stop brings to the theatre a kind of warm-hearted compassion, creative vigor, freshness of approach and appreciation of average humanity that can be wonderfully touching and stimulation.” – The New York Post

CAST

Elma Duckworth………………..Susan LaBar

Grace Hoylard………………..Susan Snyder

Will Masters………………..Russell Larson

Carl………………..Jim Ryen

Cherie………………..Paula Swenson

Dr. Gerald Lyman………………..Justin Parkinson

Virgil Blessing………………..Brad Dokken

Bo Decker………………..J.C. LaBar

CREW

Director………………..B. Michael Quale

Scenic Design………………..B. Michael Quale

Set Construction:

Gordon Anderson, Brad Dokken, Mary Jo Harstad, J.C. LaBar, Susan LaBar, Stephanie Lorenz, Nash Morales, B. Michael Quale, Lisa Sanden-Larson, Russell Larson, Susan Snyder, George Wiegand

Prop Masters:

Brad Dokken, B. Michael Quale, Jim Ryen, Susan Snyder

Light Board Technician………………..Maureen Healy

Stage Crew………………..Gordon Anderson

House Volunteers………………..Dennis Gendreau

Concessions………………..Mary Jo Harstad

Program………………..Brad Dokken