Show 2
A pertinent comedy by Henry Denker
The Second Time Around is a comedy about senior citizens Samuel Jonas and Laura Curtis, a widower and a widow who stike up a love affair.
When they announce plans to live together without marrying so they can keep their Social Security benefits they'd otherwise lose, their children hit the ceiling though they were never close to their deceased parent and their own marriages leave a lot to be desired.
Samuel's daughter is married to her ex-analyst, a stuffy neurotic, and Laura's son has a wife who is paranoid about food additives and their sexual performance.
All ends well for the elderly twosome, but not before the entire second generation is in nervous fits.
January 9, 16, 17, 22 & 23, 2010
Cast and Production Members
| The Cast |
The Production/Crew |
| Jim Broderick as Samuel Jonas |
Fred Cuozzo Director |
| Nancy Lee Ryan as Laura Curtis |
Kay Macrae Producer |
| John Schweska as Michael Curtis |
Barbara Ruban Stage Manager |
| Danielle Levitt as Eleanor Curtis |
JoAnne Lemenille Properties Mistress |
| Renee Litwin as Cynthia Morse |
Bill McMeekan Set/Lighting Design |
| Lincoln Richman as Dr. Alfred Morse |
Jessica Foerst Lighting Operator |
| Travis Morgan as Bruce Morse |
Glen Crane Sound Design |
| Brittany Adair Richardson as Angela |
Mike Bieber Sound Operator |
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Victor Cenci Publicity |
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Jessica Foerst Playbill |
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Doris Dias/Kristen Paparella Costumes |
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Desiree Ewankov Make-Up |
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George Hiltz Set Construction Chairman |
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Bob Smith Set Construction |
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Sal Villani Set Construction |
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Paul Kirsh Set Construction |
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TBA Stage Crew |
[Standing l-r: Danielle Levitt, Brittany Richardson, Travis Morgan, Lincoln Richman
Front l-r: John Schweska, Nancy Lee Ryan, Jim Broderick, Renee Litwin]
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JIM BRODERICK
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(Samuel Jonas) very happy to be back at WCP having last appeared here as Joe Keller in All My Sons. He has acted in many plays over many years and enjoyed every minute of it. Some of his
favorite roles include Ben in Death Of A Salesman, Harry in A Delicate Balance,
Pa Joad in The Grapes Of Wrath, Candy in Of Mice And Men. Special
thanks to Kay Macrae and Fred Cuozzo for casting me and to my lovely wife, Jackie, of 52 years for putting up with all these shenanigans.
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NANCY LEE RYAN
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(Laura Curtis) last appeared here at WCP in the 80s in the musical Ballroom, and is delighted to be back. Off-Broadway she was seen in Passing Conversations at the John Houseman Theatre and in Mixed Nuts at the Duplex. She has starred regionally throughout the tri-state area.
You may not recognize her face, but you’ve heard her voice in over 6,500 TV and radio commericals and documentary films.
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JOHN SCHWESKA
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(Michael Curtis) was recently seen on the WCP stage as Captain "Big Jim" Warrington in Little Mary Sunshine. John began singing in elementary school and varied children’s shows; he later played
Matt in The Fantasticks with Penguin Repertory. Some of John’s local theatre
roles include Tinman in Wizard of Oz, Jesus in Godspell, Max in Lend Me A
Tenor, Mr. Manningham in Angel Street, Ken in Rumors, Greg in Sylvia, Captain Mike in Wonder of the World and Alfred & Lenny in Romance Romance.
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DANIELLE LEVITT
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(Eleanor Curtis) Danielle was last seen in WCP's productions of Fools, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Death of a Salesman. Other not so recent productions include A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Leonia Players Guild, Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Greenbelt Community Theatre and Eve in Adam and Eve and Barbarino for the Rutgers Cabaret Theatre’s Directors Showcase. Danielle thanks Fred and the cast for their support and Steve, Eileen and Mom for making it all possible.
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RENEE LITWIN
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(Cynthia Morse) is thrilled to be back at WCP. She has appeared on our stage many times, including All My Sons (Annie), Witness for the Prosecution (Romaine), and The Unexpected Guest (Mrs. Bennett). Other recent performances include: The Ice-Breaker at Stony Hill
Players and To Kill a Mockingbird with CDC. Renée would like to thank
Fred, the cast and crew for making this a very fun experience. Lots of love
to Ken, Tyler and Melanie!
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LINCOLN RICHMAN
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(Dr. Alfred Morse) is appearing here at Westfield Community Players for the first time. Previous roles include Larry and Scrooge in Inspecting Carol , Sam the Pickleman in Crossing Delancey, and Lucas Brickman in Laughter on the 23rd Floor . Currently, Lincoln is writing and developing the book and music for an original rock musical play, The Berets. Lincoln is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in Film.
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TRAVIS MORGAN
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(Bruce Morse)is thrilled to be returning to WCP’s stage. He was last seen here in Little Mary Sunshine. Travis has worked on various productions throughout the state including Endgame,
Agamemnon, Damn Yankees, and many more. Travis is a senior theatre
major at Kean University and has intentions to continue this art as a profession.
He’d like to thank his family for all their support throughout the years.
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BRITTANY ADAIR RICHARDSON
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(Angela) excited about making her Westfield Community Players debut! She is currently a freshman at
Columbia High School in Maplewood. She would like to thank her family for their constant support and the cast and crew for this wonderful experience.
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| Production Staff |
FRED CUOZZO
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(Director) credits include Crimes of the Heart (WCP), Frozen (Circle Players), A Piece of My Heart (Circle Players) and Sylvia (Act IV). He has appeared on WCP stage as Peter Hoskins in Prelude to a Kiss, Morrow McCarthy in American Daughter, and recently as
Mr. Kilroy in Don’t Drink the Water. Favorite roles include Homer Bolton
in Mornings at 7, Franklin MacMillan in Nuts, Marco in A View from the
Bridge, Captain Crouch in Slyfox, and Harry Bagley/Martin in Cloud 9.
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KAY MACRAE
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(Producer) received her 2nd Perry Award Nomination for Outstanding Production of a Play for the Westfield Community Players production of Angel Street--congratulations, Kay! She has been a member
of WCP for many, many years---singing, acting and enjoying it all!! Kay
sings with Celebration Singers in Cranford. There are also seven handsome grandsons in her life!
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BARBARA RUBAN
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(Stage Manager/Set Decor) started with WCP as property master for many shows before branching out into stage managing and received a Perry Award nomination for props for the production of Angel Street. She also assists with set decoration and costumes. Having been on stage in a couple of productions, she would rather leave the acting to the pros and enjoy being in the backstage "hustle and bustle". Barbara also wrote two original plays which were performed at WCP. In addition, one play was performed in Chatham in the Jersey Voices Festival. She had been on the Board of WCP for two years serving as Director of Performance. Barbara is now Director of Productions. A legal assistant by day, she thanks WCP for allowing her to express her creative side and her children and grandchildren for their love and support, which makes it all more gratifying.
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JOANNE LEMENILLE
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(Properties Mistress/Set Decor)JoAnne is the current President of WCP and was last seen as Lenya Zubritsky in WCP's production of FOOLS by Neil Simon last spring. Although JoAnne is backstage on this production, she has graced WCP's stage in The Cemetery Club starring as Mildred. She has alway been involved in theatre since she was a child back in Union with the Teen Stagers. She has also appeared as Polly in The Boyfriend, Anna in New Girl in Town; Eleanor in Second Time Around (for Regal Productions), and Peggy in Front Page. Besides doing props, she has worked on Scenery and Set Design. Her favorite role was Eleanor in Second Time Around because it gave her the chance to play her husband, Steve's, snobbish and self-centered wife. JoAnne is a retired teacher of music from the Clark School system where she was the vocal, instrumental and music theory teacher for over twenty years for which she directed and musical directed the plays for Kumpf School. "I make bead flowers - an old French art of using glass beads." Special thanks to my husband Steve and JoAnn Scanlon for giving me the chance to rekindle my love for the stage, and thanks to a wonderful cast and fabulous crew."
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BILL MCMEEKAN
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(Set/Lighting Designer) To Be Developed
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JESSICA FOERST
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(Lighting Operator/Playbill)Jessica is truly a 'jane-of-all-trades'. Not only does she oversee the Playbill as Playbill Director, but she effectives the lightin operations of our productions. Jessica, with her artisitc talent, also creates and prepares much of the art work for our publicity and web site.
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GLEN CRANE
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(Sound Design)To Be Developed
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MIKE BIEBER
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(Sound Operator)To Be Developed
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VICTOR CENCI
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(Publicity)To Be Developed
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DORIS DIAS
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(Costumes)To Be Developed
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KRISTEN PAPARELLA
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(Costumes)To Be Developed
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DESIREE EWANKOV
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(Make-Up)To Be Developed
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JULIA BIEBER
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(Stage crew) To Be Developed
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GEORGE HILTZ
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(Set Construction Chairman)
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Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs 
