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Actors Theatre of Louisville
4th Festival of New American Plays
February 27–March 15, 1980
THE AMERICA PROJECT
a dramatic anthology
by Carol Bolt, Alexander Buzo, John Byrne, Brian Clark, Keith Dewhurst,
Gordon Dryland, Brian Friel, Athol Fugard, Stewart Parker and Wole
Soyinka
STAR QUALITY by Carol Bolt
(Backstage, Miss Teenage Manitoba Contest)
Cast
| Scarlet Farquar |
Mary Bartlett |
| Opal Mayo |
Melodie Somers |
| Don Wilder |
William McNulty |
| Little Johnny Dudley |
Anthony Heald |
SWITCHING IN THE AFTERNOON OR AS THE SCREW
TURNS by Brian Clark
Cast
| Beth |
Melodie Somers |
| Abe |
Dierk Toporzysek |
| Dorothy |
Jeanne Even |
| Charles |
Anthony Heald |
| Freda |
Dolores Kenan |
| Everett |
William McNulty |
GOLDEN ACCORD by Wole Soyinka
(The Lonestone’s living room)
Cast
| Mr. Lonestone |
William McNulty |
| Police Sergeant |
Dierk Toporzysek |
| Annabelle Lonestone |
Jeanne Even |
VICKI MADISON CLOCKS OUT by Alexander
Buzo
(Vicki’s office, The Daily Globe, New York City, September 3,
1939)
Cast
| Vicki Madison |
Dolores Kenan |
AMERICAN WELCOME by Brian Friel
(An hotel lobby)
Cast
| The American |
Anthony Heald |
| The European |
William McNulty |
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD by Gordon Dryland
(A kitchen in a rundown apartment)
Cast
| Rosie |
Melodie Somers |
| Al |
Dierk Toporzysek |
THE DRUMMER by Athol Fugard
(A street, New York City)
Cast
TALL GIRLS HAVE EVERYTHING by Stewart
Parker
(Ivan’s livingroom, Belfast)
Cast
| Ivan |
Anthony Heald |
| Faye |
Melodie Somers |
| Luke |
William McNulty |
| Maeve
|
Mary Bartlett |
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD John Byrne
Cast
| McDade |
William McNulty |
| Greenbax
|
Dierk Toporzysek |
| Man |
Anthony Heald |
| Girl |
Melodie Somers |
| Woman |
Jeanne Even |
| Cabbie |
Mary Bartlett |
SAN SALVADOR by Keith Dewhurst
(A Caribbean beach)
Cast
| Abaco |
Anthony Heald |
| Exuma |
Dolores Kenan |
| A Stranger |
Dierk Toporzysek |
| Set Design |
Paul Owen |
| Costume
Design |
Kurt Wilhelm |
| Lighting Design |
Jeff Hill |
| Co-Property Masters |
Sam Garst
Sandra Strawn |
| Stage Manager |
Benita Hofstetter |
Sponsor of The America Project: Bingham Enterprises
Foundation
Presented by special arrangement with the authors and their respective
agents.
The Festival of New American Plays is sponsored by Humana Inc. |
