February 2004

Producer:	Gene Forsyth
Director:	Jan McKillip and Mark Britton
Asst. Dir./Stage Manager:	Robert L. Simpson
This was one of our Arlington shows in 2003!

Theodore Swanson:	Jim Cunningham
Cora Swanson:	Suzi Dennis
Aaronetta Gibbs:	Mary Hill
Ida Bolton:	Linda Rickel
Carl Bolton:	Jerry Longinotti
Homer Bolton:	Thomas Clark
Myrtle Brown:	Kristi Clark
Esther Crampton:	Jan McKillip
David Crampton:	Mark Britton

This comedy focuses on four elderly sisters involved in some humorous situations that arise from living in close proximity to one another. Two of the sisters, Ida and Cora, live with their respective spouses, Carl and Thor, in homes with adjoining backyards. An older sister, Esther, whose intellectual husband David detests his in-laws, lives just down the road. A fourth sister, Aaronetta, has lived with Cora and Thor for the past 40 years. The fretful crises and eccentricies of this dysfunctional family makes for an evening of delightful suprises.

From Samuel French, Inc. :
Two of the Gibb sisters have lived next to one another most of their lives—and each of the four sisters know intimately the lives of the others. To Ida’s house comes Myrtle, a spinster friend who’s been about to marry Ida’s son Homer for many years. But Homer can’t break away from home long enough to pop the question. Myrtle, now at an age where she feels she’ll have to take things into her own hands, finally makes him propose by telling him a secret. This charming portrait of smalltown America fifty-plus years ago was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical acclaim. ‘‘It came back in total triumph. . . . Absolutely entrancing. . . . See this lovely play.’’—N.Y. Post. ‘‘An absolute charmer. . . . Four sisters, Chek- hov would have smiled. So will you, and laugh out loud at times too.’’—N.Y. Daily News. ‘‘Wonderful. . . . Still has charm to burn.‘—N.Y. Times.

Lights/Sound:	Dave McKillip
Props:	The Cast
Costumes:	The Cast
Set Design:	Mark Britton
Set Construction:	Mark Britton, Jim Cunningham, Ray Johnson, Mary Jane Cunningham, Bob Stout, Dave Cambell, Jan McKillip, Dave McKillip, and Nyle Cearlock
Publicity:	Gene Forsyth, Margaret Forsyth, Ray Johnson, Thomas Clark, and Karla Parker Ross
Box Office:	Diane Hayes and her wonderful volunteers
Season Tickets:	Margaret Forsyth
Program Design:	Dave McKillip
Graphic Design:	Suzi Dennis
Program Printing:	Hot Springs Printing
Media:	Jerry Jones, KQUS radio, KLAZ radio, KVRE radio, KZNG radio, KALR radio, Resort TV Cable (Ch. 5), Hot Springs Village Voice, The Sentinel-Record, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arts Central, The Springs Magazine, The Malvern Dialy Record, The Daily Siftings Herald (Arkadelphia), and Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion
Digital Photography:	Kristi Clark and Thomas Clark