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[FEB. 23, 2000] "Working," one of the most frequently staged musicals in the American theater, will be presented by Lincoln College students this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the college’s Johnston Center for Performing Arts.
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The popular play is based on the book of the same name by Studs Terkel, a Chicago author, radio personality and interviewer. Terkel, called one of the greatest oral historians of our time, captured the voices of working men and women from all walks of life in his 1974 book. "Working" was adapted for the stage by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, with music by Schwartz, James Taylor, Greg Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead. Director Dan McLaughlin describes the play as a combination of music, dance and monologue in which people from grocery store checkers to CEOs talk about their working life and the way their jobs define them.
[The Working cast in action]
The play is an ensemble production in which the 23 cast members play various parts, McLaughlin said, including mill workers, waitresses, migrant workers, housewives, teachers, firemen, paper boys and many others. As their stories unfold, these workers tell how they feel about their jobs and reveal some of their plans, dreams, regrets, and hopes for the future.
[Lincoln
native, Brittney Dobson
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The first musical the college has staged since 1994, "Working" uses a pit orchestra of piano, synthesizer, guitars and drums. Music includes solos as well as major choral numbers with the entire cast onstage. Musical director is Bill Buffington, choreographer is Tami Goodrich and technical director is Jerry Dellinger. Cast members are Jennifer Sydney, Kimberly Saindon, Stacy Luppes, Mitchaleen Lowe, Hilary Lareau, Brenda Fornero, Cesili Williams, Goldie Jaco, Tina Mayer, Brittney Dobson, Kary Markey, Nathanael Kotras, Joe Novales, Lucus Rogers, Jon Mathis, Greg Huffman, Dane Gesaman, Nick Lareau, Shane Henaughan, Ira Klein, Eric Peal, Tony Soto and Tom Swanson. Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, with children under kindergarten age free. For tickets call 732-3155, extension 280.
[Mitchaleen Lowe as the call girl]
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