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Last Modified:
Monday, February 26, 2007
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"Murder Can Be Habit-Forming"
2003's "Season of Laughter" was dedicated to the memory of Elva Hansen. She will be greatly missed!
"Murder Can Be Habit-Forming"
by Billy St. John
May 2003
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Producer:
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Gene Forsyth
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Director:
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Dan McCraw
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Asst. Dir./Stage Manager:
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Robert L. Simpson
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Nun on the Run!
Hot Springs - Sister Mary Thomas has run off with prop man Mike Patterson.
Witnesses believe Mr. Patterson charmed the sister into leaving St. Mary's to start a wild life of
power plant construction. Further details as they become available.
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Back(L-R): Dan McCraw (Director),
Donna Draper, Jerry Loginotti,
Janette Patterson, and Kristi Clark
Front(L-R): Audra Jackson,
Robert Simpson (Asst. Director),
and Linda Rickel
Back(L-R): Ray Johnson, Rhen Wilson,
John Crawford, Kip Waldo,
and Thomas Clark
Front(L-R): James Cunningham,
Karina Means, Denise Varnedore,
Ann Wilson, and Aaron Holt
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The Players
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Radio Announcer:
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Bill Schuler
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** The Right Reverend Mother Superior **
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Mary Cecelia:
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Kristi Clark
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** The Nuns **
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Sister Mary Martin:
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Donna Draper
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Sister Mary Agatha:
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Linda Rickel
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Sister Mary Margaret:
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Audra Jackson
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Sister Mary Thomas:
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Janette Patterson
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** The Handyman **
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Herman:
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Jerry Longinotti
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** The Bus Driver **
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Willard Patterson:
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Thomas Clark
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** The Passengers **
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Lt.Patrick McDougal:
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John Crawford
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Erika Kincaid:
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Ann Wilson
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David Lewis:
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James Cunningham
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Mary Bishop:
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Denise Varnedore
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Jerome Stacy:
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Ray Johnson
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Torch:
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Rhen Wilson
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Laura Evans:
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Kip Waldo
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Mary Adams:
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Karina Means
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** The Late Arrival **
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Ryan Wallace:
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Aaron Holt
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Synopsis
From Pioneer Drama Service :
When a busload of passengers is stranded by a blizzard in upstate New York, they find their way to an old mansion in the woods,
now St. Mary's Convent, where the Reverend Mother Mary Cecilia provides them lodging for the night. Unfortunately, she soon
realizes that among her guests is likely to be a serial killer known as "the Mary Murderer" whose victims are all named Mary!
Though most of the sisters have been stranded in Buffalo, the four nuns remaining with her all have the first name Mary, as do
two of the women on the bus. To add to the list of potential victims, one passenger is a flamboyant actress whose TV character
is named Mary and another is a retired school teacher who was formerly... you guessed it! ... a nun named Mary! Before the night
is over, the killer strikes! Which person from the bus could be the Mary Murderer? The college professor? The newspaper columnist?
The bus driver? Luckily, police detective Patrick McDougal was also on the bus and takes charge of solving the case. Providing as
many laughs as chills, Murder Can Be Habit-Forming is a light-hearted mystery comedy that reveals the very human side of the nuns
as they attempt to stay one step ahead of the killer.
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Back(L-R): Mary Adams, Jerome Stacy,
Reverend Mother Mary Cecelia,
Mary Bishop, and Patrick McDougal
Front(L-R): Sister Mary Martin,
Sister Mary Margaret,
and Sister Mary Agatha
Back(L-R): Ryan Wallace,
Dr. David Lewis,
Willard Patterson, and Torch
Front(L-R): Erika Kincaid,
Laura Evans, Herman,
and Sister Mary Thomas
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Our Crew
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Lights/Sound:
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Walter Dodson
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Props:
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Mike Patterson
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Costumes:
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The Cast
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Set Design:
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Mark Britton
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Set Construction:
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Mark Britton,
Jim Cunningham,
Ray Johnson,
Jim Stout,
Dave Cambell,
Bill Tanzyus,
Walter Dodson,
and Nyle Cearlock
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Publicity:
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Gene Forsyth,
and Donna Draper
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Box Office:
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Diane Hayes
and her wonderful volunteers
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Season Tickets:
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Margaret Forsyth
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Program Design:
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Dave McKillip
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Nun Graphic Design:
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Thomas Clark
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Program Printing:
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5-Star Printing
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Media:
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Jerry Jones,
KQUS radio,
KLAZ radio,
KVRE radio,
KZNG radio,
KALR radio,
Resort TV Cable (Ch. 5),
Hot Springs Village Voice,
The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record,
and The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Digital Photography:
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Kristi Clark and
Thomas Clark
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SPECIAL THANKS
Isabelle Peregrin, John Lovett, Dave Campbell, Jan McKillip, Steve Burns,
Caleb Conrad, National Park Medical Center, and St. John's Catholic Church.
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