2002

The Sacred Heart Players

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The Sacred Heart Players Proudly Present Their Seventh Annual Musical Production:

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Power, sex, ambition, greed...it's just another day at the office!

From the authors of "Guys and Dolls," comes a fun, fast and flirtatious satire of big business and all it holds sacred. HOW TO SUCCEED follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook entitled "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" to climb the corporate ladder. The play charts his rise from lowly window washer to corporate, high-powered executive over the exhaustive span of three weeks. Along the way, our hero tackles such familiar dangers as "company man" sandtraps, marauding attacks from the boss' whiny nephew, whirling office parties, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction and - of course - true love at the World Wide Wicket company.

The music is fast and jazzy. The pace is dizzying and the dialogue is witty. HOW TO SUCCEED relies heavily on its fast-paced and fun choreography as well as its outlandish characters. The ensemble usually consists of over 20 cast members (chorus included) and features equal numbers of men and women. Key roles include:

J. Pierrepont Finch

-our irrepressible, mischievous but sweet hero

J.B. Biggley

-the stuffed-shirt philandering company president

Bud Frump

-JB's scheming, whining, lazy nephew

Mr. Twimble

-the perfect company man & head of the mailroom

Wally Womper

-CEO and general head-cheese of WW Wickets

Mr. Gatch

-slimy middle-management man

Ms. Barbara Bratt

-head of personnel & confidant to JB Biggley

Rosemary Pilkington

-a secretary sure to catch our hero's heart

Smitty

-Rosemary's wise cracking best friend & secretary

Hedy LaRue

-JB's beautiful, but sadly stupid mistress

Miss Jones

-JB's stuffy, but extremely competant executive secretary

THE BOOK

-perhaps the most influential cast component

Other roles include office workers, secretaries, cleaning people, executives...and anyone else you might find in any American business. More information on the show can be found on the Music Theater International website www.mtishows.com.

Music and Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER

Book by ABE BURROWS, JACK WEINSTOCK and WILLIE GILBERT

Based on "HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING"

...in order of appearance:

Wickettes:

Danielle Devine

Brittnay Ehlers

Victoria Kosara

Allyson LaMarca

Theresa Mitchell

Christina O'Conner

Elizabeth O'Conner

The Cast:

The Book ... Mary Lee Shorr

J. Pierrepont Finch ... Stephen Yates

Mr. Milton Gatch ... Lenny Klopchin

Mr. Jenkins ... Jimmy Marino

Mr. Matthews ... Greg Gulbranson

Mr. Peterson ... Joe Rosenfeld

Mr. Tackaberry ... Daniel Mangan

Mr. Davis ... Thomas Manngard

Mr. Toynbee ... Scott Watson

Mr. Biggley ... Dan Pivovar

Ms. Bratt ... Ashley Gulbranson

Rosemary Pilkington ... Melissa Pinglora

Smitty (Ms. Smith) ... Carolyn Brockmann

Bud Frump ... Jameson LaMarca

Hedy LaRue ... Sophie Nusinov

Miss Krumholtz ... Margaret Allen

Miss Jones ... Grace Lykins

Mr. Twimble ... John Parkinson

Benjamin Burton Daniel Ovington ... Chris Ehlers

Wally Womper ... Lenny Klopchin

Company Security Guard ... Greg Woodhouse

T.V Announcer ... Mary Lee Shorr

Secretaries:

Meredith Darts

Kristen deLeon

Allison Flannigan

Katie Flannigan

Marie McLaughlin

Jennifer McNulty

Catie Mende

Courtney Scanlon

Kerry Sullivan

Emily Tompkins

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