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Presented during FestivALL on Friday,
June 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM and again on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the
Guild Theatre. Also presented during the Guild's
summer theatre series on June 29, 30, July 6 and 7 at 8:00PM at the
Guild Theatre. Tickets are $14 and go on sale starting
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the
Guild Theatre. The Guild box office is open Wednesday
through Saturday from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
The Guild is proud to announce that the Guild's Summer Theatre series is sponsored
again this year by Mrs. Alex Schoenbaum.
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Overview
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America’s premier funny man, Neil Simon, and the Tony Award winning composer of A Chorus Line,
Marvin Hamlish, collaborated on this hit musical: a funny, romantic show about an established
composer and his relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist. Professionally, their relationship works beautifully-but this ultimately leads
to conflict on the home front. In a story based on the real-life
relationship of Hamlisch and Carol Bayer Sager, composer Vernon Gersch, in need of a new
lyricist, meets madcap Sonia Walsk, and initially the match clearly is not one
made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a number of
hurdles before finding true love by the final curtain. The play is full of
hilarious jokes and good music with a beguiling and witty script. They’re
Playing Our Song essentially is an intimate two-character show. Vernon and Sonia
are the sole actors on stage; a Greek chorus acting as
their inner voices is heard on and off stage. The original Broadway
production starred Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz.
Musical numbers include Fallin, If He Really Knew Me, I Still
Believe in Love, Working It Out, When You’re In My Arms and
They’re Playing Our Song.
The show was last
performed by the Guild in 1984.
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Characters
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Description |
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Played By |
| Sonia Walsk |
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The lyricst |
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Evie Victorson |
| Vernon Gersch |
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The composer |
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Michael Feldhaus |
| Greek Chorus |
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2 men and 2
women acting as the inner voices of the composer and lyricist. |
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Jared Brown, Brittany McComas,
Kimberly Smith, and Tim Whitener |
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Production
Original Broadway
Production: Music and Lyrics by Marvin Hamlish and Carole Bayer Sager; Book by
Neil Simon.
For the Guild:
Direction and Choreography by Nina Denton Pasinetti; Musical Direction by John
Ellison; Technical Direction by Tom Pasinetti.
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