Season 2002 - 2003:
A Cast of Outcasts

ACT I's 23rd season featured plays with the common theme of "Outcasts;" timeless stories of individuals who go it alone after being cut off from society or from others that had been important in their lives.

Performers making their debuts during Season 2002 - 2003 included Tom Jessen, Laura Zamzow, Kara Stumpff, David Canaday, Julie Canaday, Sheila Monson, Chris Braden, Jordan Graham, Judy Burkle, and Linda Merritt as well as technical director Ed Cardwell.

Click any of the titles or graphics to visit the show page for each of these productions!

Children's Theatre:

Ogre Here, Ogre There
by Jerry Kraft and Thomas Kenfield
Once Upon a Vine
by Judith Weinstein and Arnold Somers
with Music by Alissa Oppenheim Schreiner and Sunnie Miller
The Truly Remarkable Puss-in-Boots
by Patricia Clapp

The Palace Theatre, Vinton
July 12 - 21, 2002



Produced by ACT I STAGE!
Mary Horst, Director Ogre Here, Ogre There
Jaimie Walker and Theresa Werner, Co-directors Once Upon a Vine
Marcy Horst, Director, The Truly Remarkable Puss-in-Boots
Gerald Horst, Technical Director
Allen Lueckenotto, Stage Manager
Mary Horst, Set Design

Sponsored by
Lori Smith and Expressions!

This triple bill featuring three very different children's theatre plays that featured a common theme in a single production that opened our 2002 - 2003 season.  The performances were the culmination of our ACT I STAGE! summer theatre camp.

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The Palace Theatre ,Vinton
September 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 2002



Steve Arnold, Director
Rob Glass, Music Director
Sue Freet, Assistant Director / Stage Manager
Kevin Bookmeier, Technical Design
Heather Happel, Choreographer
Lisa Finch, Costumer
Ron Baldwin, Producer

Sponsored by
Clingman Pharmacy, Jon and Julie Clingman

William Shakespeare's quintessential battle of the sexes, The Taming of the Shrew, is the cornerstone of this delightful 1948 musical by Cole Porter!

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The Ray House Museum, Vinton
October 12 & 13, 2002



Mary Horst, Director

ACT I's first ever Halloween show featured song, dance, and readings in the intimacy of the Ray House!

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Silent Night


The Ray House Museum
December 14 & 15, 2002



Marcy and Gerald Horst, Directors

Our classical vocal recital this year was devoted to the Christmas holiday, especially honoring the creation of the Christmas Carol "Silent Night."

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Adapted by Steven C. Anderson
Music by Dana P. Rowe
Lyrics by John Dempsey

The Palace Theatre, Vinton
February 21, 22, 23, 28, March 1, 2, 2003



Gerald and Marcy Horst, Directors

Sponsor: Cedar River Ink

Who could be more of an outcast than a fire breathing dragon?  But this kindly beast has no taste for violence and bloodshed; he only wants to live his life in peace and quiet.  So what will he do when famed dragon slayer Saint George shows up, looking for a fresh battle?  

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The Palace Theatre, Vinton
May 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 2003



Steve Arnold, Director
Ed Cardwell, Technical Director / Stage Manager

Sponsor:  Farmers Savings Bank and Trust

ACT I had staged only one other play by Neil Simon; our 1993 production of The Odd Couple, female version.  Set in the apartment above Kurnitz's Kandy Store in Yonkers, New York in 1942, this warm and nostalgic coming of age story follows a year in the life of two Jewish boys living with their German immigrant grandmother.

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