Stage 212 Presents

THE LAST FIVE YEARS


Performed November 10-12, 2006
at
The Manahan Center  700 1st Street  La Salle, Illinois

The Last Five Years is a contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up . . . or from break-up to meeting, depending on the perspective. An intensely personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress, The Last Five Years is told from both points of view. As the story begins, Jamie is at the beginning of the relationship and Cathy is at the end. With inter-cutting scenes, Jamie moves forward in time as Cathy moves backward.

The Last Five Years is a special production to benefit Stage 212’s Endowment Fund, which was established by the non-profit organization to help insure its continuing financial viability.

 

Directed by
NEAL PHELPS

Musical Director
MARY KRAMER

Produced by
LARRY KELSEY

 

CAST

Cathy Hiatt ELIZABETH KATE GUSICK
Jamie Wellerstein ANDY STRICKLER

 

ORCHESTRA

Conductor MARY KRAMER
Piano JENNIFER ALLEN
Guitar BRIAN KUSEK
Bass BEN WOLF
Violin DANNY HARTSOUGH

 

STAFF

Assistant Director BECKY MARTIN
Stage Manager CAROL HARTENBOWER
Production Assistants MARY ELIZABETH HEITMANN
STEPHENIE MATEIKA
Stage Crew NIKKI WESSMAN
MATT KOSTER
LARRY KELSEY
Lights D.J. HAUN
Sound MARY ELIZABETH HEITMANN
Spotlights ANDY J. PULIDO
STEPHENIE MATEIKA
Set Design NEAL PHELPS
Set Construction Chief GARY D. MARTIN
Set Painters BECKY MARTIN
D.J. HAUN
NEAL PHELPS
STEPHENIE MATEIKA
MARY ELIZABETH HEITMANN
ANDY J. PULIDO
Props ABBY BERTRAND
ELIZABETH KATE GUSICK
NEAL PHELPS
BECKY MARTIN
STEPHENIE MATEIKA
MARY ELIZABETH HEITMANN

 

PHOTOS

 


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