By Larry L. King, Peter Masterson & Carol Hall

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.

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Performances

FRIDAY	JULY 18, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY	JULY 19, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SUNDAY	JULY 20, 2003	2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY	JULY 24, 2003	7:30 P.M.
FRIDAY	JULY 25, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY	JULY 26, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SUNDAY	JULY 27, 2003	2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY	JULY 31, 2003	7:30 P.M.
FRIDAY	AUGUST 1, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY	AUGUST 2, 2003	7:30 P.M.
SUNDAY	AUGUST 3, 2003	2:00 P.M.

ALL SHOWS PERFORMED AT THE MANAHAN CENTER
AT 700 FIRST STREET IN LA SALLE, ILLINOIS

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
Reporter			JENN HARTENBOWER
Reporter			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 NEAL PHELPS MATT KOSTER JOEY BEAVERS BILL ZENS	BLAINE RODDA SETH THEISINGER MICHAEL MUDGE PHIL CLAUDNIC CLAY THEISINGER
The Angelettes Imogene Charlene KELLY POTTHOFF
STEPHANIE JONES JENI ETHERIDGE		JENN HARTENBOWER KATIE J. CLAUDNIC
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

Directed by
JON GRIGALUNAS

Produced by
MARY TORAASON

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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