By Larry L. King, Peter Masterson & Carol Hall
Presented July
18-20, 24-27 & 31, August 1-3, 2003
at
The Manahan Center 700 1st Street La Salle, Illinois
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas chronicles the efforts of Miss Mona, proprietor of the Chicken Ranch brothel, to keep her business from being shut down by crusading television broadcaster Melvin P. Thorpe. Although Miss Mona has support from her friend and local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, Thorpe’s continued grandstanding generates a substantial moral outcry from his conservative viewers. Even the Governor of Texas is forced to sit up and take notice. |
Directed by
JON GRIGALUNAS
Produced by
MARY TORAASON
CAST
| Miss Mona | TERESA McDAVITT |
| Sheriff Ed Earl | WILLIAM WOOD |
| Governor | ALEX DITTMER |
| Melvin P. Thorpe | DENNIS WEITZEL, Jr. |
| Jewel | DINELLE WOOD |
| Doatsey Mae | JENNIFER LAFFERTY |
| Senator Wingwoah | GARY HITCHINS |
| Mayor Rufus Poindexter | DAN HARTENBOWER |
| C. J. Scruggs | MICHAEL MUDGE |
| Edsel | BRIAN STEEP |
| Governor's Aide | MEG REXIUS |
| Miss Wulla Jean | JOAN EIBERGER |
| Chip Breewster | BILL ZENS |
| Reporters | JENN HARTENBOWER TRACY SCHOENLE |
Mona's Girls
| Angel | MARY KATE MAUCK |
| Shy | DINA BERNARDONI |
| Linda Lou | AMANDA LYNN HILLSTROM |
| Dawn | BECKY MARTIN |
| Ginger | KATRINA KING |
| Beatrice | MARY ANDERSEN |
| Taddy Jo | ELECIA BREUNING |
| Ruby Rae | RACHEL GRIVETTI |
| Eloise | JESSI HITCHINS |
| Durla | ELYSE BREUNING |
| Maddie | JULIE BRENUEGA |
| Callie | STEPHANIE HITCHINS |
The Aggies
BRIAN STEEP |
BLAINE RODDA |
The Angelettes
Imogene Charlene KELLY POTTHOFF
STEPHANIE JONES |
JENN HARTENBOWER |
The Ensemble
ALYSSA MICHELE RIOS
LAUREN CAMPBELL
JESSICA RIOS-PHLIPPEAU
Colonel Johnny
& The Peckerwood Eight
| Trombone | MATT MARTUZZO |
| Trumpet | DUSTIN BROWN |
| Saxophone | JEN GRYGIEL |
| Drums | NATE ZACK |
| Piano | JEFF HORGER |
| Lead Guitar | FRANCIS HORGER |
| Violin | KIM KOZEL |
| Bass | JARED WALTER |
| Rhythm Guitar | JON GRIGALUNAS |
Crew
| Assistant Producer | CAROL HARTENBOWER |
| Set Designer | KATIE CLAUDNIC |
| Set Construction | PHIL VALLE DAN HARTENBOWER |
| Set Painting Crew | NEAL PHELPS JEN LAFFERTY DENNIS WEITZEL ELYSE BREUNING BILL ZENS JENI ETHERIDGE JULIE BRENUEGA T. F. HOLLINGSWORTH TRACY SCHOENLE DAN HARTENBOWER KATIE CLAUDNIC |
| Light Design | ALEX DITTMER |
| Costume Crew | MARY TORAASON DINA BERNARDONI PAM GRIVETTI CAROL HARTENBOWER NELLE BARNES |
| Properties | BONNIE CLAUDNIC |
| Stage Manager | CAROL HARTENBOWER |
| Sound | MICHAEL DHESSE TONY HORGER |
| Spotlights | TONI TRAVIS JEANIE ENTWISTLE |
| Make-Up | ADRIA NIMEE |
| Stage Hand | BONNIE CLAUDNIC |
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