Funny As A Crutch
By Rich Orloff
Directed by Gregg Vigil
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls
By Keli Goff
Directed by Betty Hart & Twanna LaTrice Hill
Funny As A Crutch
Assistant Director
Clara Papula
Assistant Director
Jane Potts
Stage Manager
Tori Baker
Accommodations Specialist
Hannah Shepard
Production Designer
Arden Phanes
Sound Designer
Chevelier Wiggins
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, & Curls
Stage Manager
Megan Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager
Sierra Corbin
Accommodations Specialist
Jonas
Costume/Hair/Wig Designer & Dramaturg
Holly Kai Hurd
Sound Designer
CeCe Smith
Props Designer
Olivia Goff
Funny As a Crutch is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Each show will have a 15-minute intermission.
Funny As A Crutch List of Scenes
ACT I
Announcement
Full Cast
Position Available
Dale - Melissa Ottke
Ms. Frogworm - Mimi Hayes
Totally Accessible
Ivy - Candy Dungan
Brian - Keenan Gluck
Toes
Sheila - Mimi Hayes
Leonard - Joshua Jackson
Mom - Melissa Ottke
Dad - Casey B. Johnston
Dutch Treat
Olivia - Candy Dungan
Tina - Madison Stout
Waiter - Beth Marshall
Jacques - Andrew Small
All That She Can Be
Zack - Madison Stout
Recruiter - Joshua Jackson
ACT II
Nellie
Nellie - Beth Marshall
Mr. Puppet (and voice of all puppets) - Keenan Gluck
Puppeteers:
Quasimodo - Andrew Small
Tiny Tim - Joshua Jackson
Captain Hook - Casey B. Johnston
Oedipus - Candy Dungan
Just One of Those Things
Alice Flemner - Melissa Ottke
Sam Thompson - Andrew Small
Sam's Thing - Casey B. Johnston
I Didn't Know You Could Cook
Mark - Joshua Jackson
Jerome - Keenan Gluck
Crass Menagerie
Miranda Wingnut - Madison Stout
Tim - Beth Marshall
Clara - Candy Dungan
Jimmy - Casey B. Johnston
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls List of Scenes
ACT I
Welcome/ Audition
Actress- Shanae Adams
Casting Director – Artie Thompson
Everybody Has A Story
Lady 1 – Christal Berry
Lady 2 – Laurice Quinn
Lady 3 – Artie Thompson
Don’t Touch!
Lady 1 – Christal Berry
Lady 2 – Laurice Quinn
Lady 3 – Artie Thompson
Dear God, It’s Me, Amaya
Amaya – Christal Berry
Mother (off stage) – Kennedy Isaac
Gabrielle & The Wedding
Gabrielle – Kennedy Isaac
Mother (off stage) – Artie Thompson
Little Blessing
Kennedy Isaac
Adaora & Her Little Princess
Adaora – Shanae Adams
Tracy & The Trip
Tracy – Laurice Quinn
Voiceover – Artie Thompson
Wanda & the Campaign
Wanda – Kennedy Isaac
It’s Just Hair
Casting Director – Artie Thompson
Actress – Shanae Adams
Lady 1 – Christal Berry
Lady 2 – Laurice Quinnn
ACT II
Rhonda & Red Lobster
Rhonda – Artie Thompson
Office Politics
Ally – Shanae Adams
Sharon – Laurice Quinn
Chantal’s Fierce Magic
Chantal – Kennedy Isaac
The Beauty Representation
Voiceover – Laurice Quinn
You Have Beautiful Hair
Reporter – Christal Berry
Refugee – Artie Thompson
In Memoriam
Mom – Shanae Adams
Girlfriend – Kennedy Isaac
Off-stage Voice – Christal Berry
TV Voice – Jada Shaw
The Ball
TV Voice – Twanna LaTrice Hill
Shaniece – Laurice Quinn
Renita – Artie Thompson
Brenda – Jada Shaw
Pauline on When Hair Gets Political
Pauline – Shanae Adams
Dear God, It’s Me, Claire
Claire – Jada Shaw
Mother (off-stage) – Christal Berry
Scars
Casting Director – Shanae Adams
Actress – Christal Berry
Cast Lists (listed alphabetically)
Funny As A Crutch
Candy Dungan
Keenan Gluck
Mimi Hayes
Joshua Jackson
Casey B. Johnston
Beth Marshall
Melissa Ottke
Andrew Small
Madison Stout
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls
Shanae Adams
Christal Berry
Kennedy Isaac
Laurice Quinn
Jada Shaw
Artie Thompson
Production Teams (Cont.)
Both Productions:
Production Manager: Annie Jacobs
Production Accessibility Manager: AJ Watson
Lighting Designer: Emily Maddox
House Manager: Melissa McCallum
Poster Designer: Jareth J. Charles
Funny As A Crutch
Intimacy Director: Clove Love
Captions Coordinator: Annie Sand
The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls
Captions Coordinator: Aida Graham
Who is onstage?
Learn about each of the performers on stage with us this production.
The Team Behind the Scenes
Learn about the designers and technicians that make our shows come to life.
Staff
Managing Director: Corinne Melon
Artistic Director: Ben Raanan
Operations Manager: Erin Banthoff
Technical Production Manager: Annie Jacobs
Marketing & Communications Manager: Lauren Lynch-Eidson
Production Accessibility Manager: AJ Watson
Phamaly Backstage Volunteers
Olivia Cho
Bhawana Paudel
Phamaly Interns
Liz Gray
Phamaly's Board of Directors
Kathi Grier, Legal Research Attorney - Chair
Eric Nelson, Pinnacol Assurance - Vice Chair
Heather Coyle, Financial Advisor - Elevate Wealth Management - Treasurer
Stacey D'Angelo, Community College of Aurora - Co/Secretary
Colleen McCormack, Velocity Global - Co/Secretary
Walter Booth, Retired Psychologist, Semi-Professional Author, Completely Unprofessional Humorist
Denise Cameron, Educator & Parent of Phamaly Member
Dale Campau, Retired Chemist
Mark Dissette, Actor, Phamaly Theatre Company
With Gratitude to Phamaly's Founders
Kevin Ahl
Richard Britton
Kathleen Traylor
Gregg Vigil
Teri Westerman Wagner
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped us bring our fall productions to life!
Access Gallery
Alpine Bank
Jeremy Banthoff
Canine Partners of the Rockies
The City of Aurora
Comcast
Curls on the Block
Eric Eidson
Taryn Galow
The Hair & Image Studio
Aaron Melon
The People’s Building
Phamaly’s Board of Directors
Phamaly’s Interns
Phamaly’s Ushers and Volunteers
The Phamaly Tree
RDGPhotography
The SCFD
US Bank
Aaron Vega
And especially to our donors and supporters whose contributions make Phamaly's programming possible!
Thank You to our Community Partners and Sponsors
