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NCT- Narberth Community Theatrepresents: May 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8PMMay 14 at 3PMdirected by:Gregory morton"Barefoot in the Park"is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Director’s Note It has been a pleasure directing this very talented cast of Barefoot in the Parkat NCT. I have previously directed this production at another theater but backin the 1990’s and it has been such a joy to revisit Barefoot at a different timein my life.Barefoot in the Park was originally performed on Broadway in 1963 with afollow-up successful film in 1967. I have decided to keep this work in theoriginal period that it was written by Neil Simon. It is important to recognizethat many of the characters do not fit the modern age that we live in now, butit does represent brilliantly how people lived their lives in and around the1960’s and it is my hope that you all find the humor in this funny play.I wanted to thank NCT for their warm welcome to me as a new director to thiswonderful community of talented people. A special thank you to mywonderful production team for helping guide me through how to direct atNCT, it is so appreciated. I thoroughly enjoyed working with this productionand am very grateful that you all have spent some time with us as we presentBarefoot in the Park.I greatly appreciate all my friends and family who support my theatricalpursuits and especially dedicate this production to my mom and my dearfriend Hal.Gratefully, Gregory MortonCast Corie – Kate ReddingPaul – Duncan FischleyMother – Shari Rosen-KellyVelasco – John BarkerTelephone Repairman – Harrison RothbaumDelivery Person – Will Conley Setting A one-room apartment on the top floor of an old brownstone onthe Upper East Side of New York City. February, 1963. There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Production Staff Director...........................................................................Gregory MortonProducers.......................................Lacie A.M. Fischley, Sean HolleranStage Manager........................................................................Mary SmithSet Design..................................................................John Cochrane, Jr.Costume Design............................................................Justin CochraneLight Design.........................................................................Robert IodiceSound Design......................................................................Ian AlexanderMaster Carpenter.................................................................Bob MonroeSet Construction.......................................Gwen Barker, Chris Betzler, Mary Beth Betzler, Rhys Fischley, Lisa Hoffstein, Francis Jurlando, Brian Kelly,Nancy Reisen, Matt Stickel, Cast of Barefoot in the ParkLight Board Operator........................................................Nancy ReisenStage Crew..............................................................................Will Conley,Harrison Rothbaum Student Interns.....................................................................Alay'e Cody, Z'Kya Rochford-Harris, I'Zeem WilliamsBox Office...................................................................Cheryl ChewkanesHouse Manager.........................................................John Cochrane, Jr.Photography......................................................Don Otto PhotographySocial Media.......................................................................Isadora LyonsWebsite...........................................................................Justin CochraneProgram......................................................................John Cochrane, Jr.Special Thanks To:The Smith Family, Cochrane Insurance Agency, Inc. & OverbrookPresbyterian ChurchNCT strives to do its part in conserving natural resources, so tothis extent please scan the QR codeto learn more about the Cast andProduction Team.

Cast Bios John is excited to be making his firstappearance on Narberth CommunityTheatre’s stage. Previous productionsinclude Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (OldAcademy Players), A Doll’s House(Wilmington Drama League), Deathtrap, TheLion in Winter and The Pillowman (ChapelStreet Players), Antigone (The Drama Groupof Germantown), Trevor (Players Club ofSwarthmore), Art and Dead Man’s CellPhone (Spotlight Theatre), Outside Mullingarand Copenhagen (Stagecrafters) and ThePhiladelphia Story and Sabrina Fair (AllensLane). Earlier this season he directed his firstproduction, Mother of the Maid at PlayersClub of Swarthmore. He has a bachelor’sdegree in Theatre from NorthwesternUniversity. Much love, as always, to Gwenand Chase. Will is a Philly newcomer who is thrilled tobe making their debut with NCT! Will is arecent graduate of Mount Holyoke College,where they majored in English and TheatreArts. Their previous roles include Juliet inRomeo and Juliet, Lane/Merriman in TheImportance of Being Earnest, and Tilly in SheKills Monsters. They are so excited to be apart of this production! John BarkerVelascoWill ConleyDelivery Person

Duncan is coming out of his 23 yearretirement having last performed in thecritically acclaimed "This Old GingerbreadHouse" (Mr. Bear) from Mr. Vedemeyer's3rd grade show. He is excited to bring thefull weight of his skills and knowledge tothis role. All he asks of the audience is toignore all of his mistakes and laugh loudlyregardless of the joke, or lack thereof. A bigshow of gratitude goes towards his partnerLacie. Without her, he would not be here...literally she's his ride. And of course Rhys,his newborn son. Rhys if you're reading this,you're a genius! You're only 9 months old;quick someone call Guinness WorldRecords, they have a new star. Kate is beyond excited to be returning tothe stage and making her communitytheatre debut with NCT. Favorite pastperformances include The Importance ofBeing Earnest (Cecily) and The AddamsFamily (Wednesday). Kate is in her last yearof law school at Villanova, focusing onmedia and entertainment law andgovernment regulation. She would like tothank her family, friends (especially thelovely ladies of VLS), and the wonderfulNCT community for all of their support!Duncan FischleyPaulKate ReddingCorie

Shari is thrilled to be making her NarberthCommunity Theatre debut as mother/Mrs.Banks! She was most recently seen in thePlayers Club of Swarthmore's productionof The Little Mermaid. Some of her otherfavorite past roles have included Ruth(Ancient History), Golde (Fiddler on theRoof), Helena (A Midsummer Night'sDream) and Iago (Aladdin). She would liketo thank her family and friends for theirsupport, and especially her husband,Brian, for helping her memorize all herlines! Harrison is thrilled to return to theNarberth Community Theatre stage afterpreviously appearing as Stu in CaliforniaSuite. He has also performed locally at TheStagecrafters Theatre in Rogues’ Galleryand as Jeff in Lobby Hero. Additionalcredits include Gene in Therapy,Negotiation, and Guile with A Saturday’sChild, Traveller in Poe’s Horrors andAndrew in The Breakfast Club with theDickinson Community Players, and a castmember in Binghamton Night Live withHinman Production Company.Shari Rosen-KellyMotherHarrison RothbaumTelephoneRepairman

Production Team BiosI am so excited to be directing my firstproduction at Narberth and that it is BarefootIn The Park. Just to tell you a little about mytheater background, I started out performingin community theater at Forge Theatre in MyFair Lady in the ensemble and quickly pickedup other performing parts in some of myfavorite shows: Anything Goes, Sweet Charity(Big Daddy), 42 nd Street, Man of La Mancha(Priest), Sugar Babies, and most recently, TheFully Monty(Horse). I have also performed atBarleysheaf Players in Lionville and havedone: Kiss Me Kate (Gangster #2), Bells AreRinging (Carl), The Music Man (BarbershopQuartet, 1 st Tenor), To Kill A Mockingbird(RevSykes), 1940’s Radio Hour (Neal Tilden)andmany more but I won’t bore you! Limeliight:The Secret Garden(Ben), Into The Woods(Baker) New York City: Performed at Don’t TellMama’s twice with my own Cabaret’s.......Directing Credits at Forge: The Wisdom of Eve,The Sound of Music, Steel Magnolias, BoysNext Door, On Golden Pond, ThoroughlyModern Millie, Guys and Dolls, and 1940’sRadio Hour. Barleysheaf: Barefoot In The Park,Marvin’s Room, Sing For Your Supper, A GrandNight for Singing, The Secret Garden andGypsy. Limelight: My Fair Lady. SALT: GrandNight For Singing.... Community Theater hasbeen a passion of mine since the mid to late1980’s and except for my 7 years of living inNYC I have been so happy to keep theater andthe arts in my life and am thrilled to bedirecting at NCT.Gregory MortonDirector

Mary is excited to be joining NCT again forBarefoot in the Park. Some of her favoritepast productions have been How to EndPoverty in 90 Minutes (Audio/VideoSpecialist, Vanderbilt University Theatre),Metamorphoses (Assistant MasterElectrician, VUTheatre), and Crazy ForYou (Producer, NCT). She's also happy tobe serving on NCT's board as a member-at-large, primarily coordinatingvolunteers and backstage needs. Shewants to thank all her family and friends,especially her parents, for their constantsupport and miscellaneous props! Lacie is excited to make her debut as aproducer for Barefoot in the Park. Shelast appeared on stage for the recentPage to Stage Cabaret, and her first showwith NCT was Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat. She also servesas an NCT board member. Lacie is proudmother to 9 month-old Rhys and she'sexcited to watch her partner Duncanmake his first apprearance on stage!Mary SmithStage ManagerLacie A.M. FischleyProducer

Sean has happily been part of fourprevious shows with NCT. He was mostrecently seen in Little Women (Mr.Laurence) ... as well as Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat(Naphtali), A Little Night Music (FredrikEgerman), and Crazy For You (Moose). Seanis a proud member of the NarberthCommunity Theatre Board of Directors.Other local theatre roles include Beautyand the Beast (Gaston), Oliver (Bill Sykes),and Newsies (Joseph Pulitzer). This is hisfirst time working as a producer for an NCTproduction. John has been an active member of NCTsince 2017. John is no stranger to theaterhaving served in all capacities. He hasdirected Billy Elliot in November 2019 andearlier this season Crazy For You. He alsoappeared on stage in The Mystery of EdwinDrood, A House Divided, West Side Storyand The Drowsy Chaperone. Johncurrently serves as the President of NCT-Narberth Community Theatre. Many thanks to Bob Iodice and Bob Monroe for theirpatience, wisdom and instruction onbuilding this set. A sincere appreciation toGreg for trusting me with the set design.Much love to my biggest supporter, Justin! Sean HolleranProducerJohn Cochrane, Jr.Set Design

Justin joined NCT in 2017 and is currently the Vice-President of NCT, but he is also theresident Costume Designer. His creditsinclude ‘Anything Goes‘ ,’Once Upon aMattress’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘Billy Elliot’,‘Drowsy Chaperone’, ‘Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘A LittleNight Music’, ‘Crazy for You’, and mostrecently ‘Little Women the BroadwayMusical’. Special thanks to Greg for allowingme to collaborate with him on this show. Hewould love to thank his amazing andextremely talented husband John for takinghim on this journey, and his family for theirunconditional love and support. He wouldlike to dedicate this show to the memory ofhis mother, who had dreamed of coming tosee a show he costumed, so he putssomething of hers in every show to honorher memory. Nancy is very excited to be participatingin her fourth show with NCT. She justfinished stage managing Little Womenand is back to help run lights. It hastruly been a pleasure working with thistalented cast and crew. Break legs! Justin CochraneCostume DesignNancy ReisenLight BoardOperator

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