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"High Society"
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Last Modified:
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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"High Society"
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Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Arthur Kopit
Additional Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Based on the play
"The Philadelphia Story" by Philip Barry
Also Based on the
Turner Entertainment Co. Motion Picture
"High Society"
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Directed by Jerry Davis
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February, 2007
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Synopsis
Imagine that Philip Barry had written "The Philadelphia Story" his classic 1939
romantic comedy, not as a play but a musical, with Cole Porter his collaborator,
and you have.... HIGH SOCIETY! It's not only the show's title but the show's
first song, in which the Lord Family's amazing Staff sets the scene (the Lord
family lives on a waterfront estate in Oyster Bay now, not Philadelphia). Come
join the Lords for a weekend of fun and games!
Synopsis for "The Philadelphia Story"
This Broadway hit starred Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord of the Philadelphia
Lords, an inhibited and spoiled daughter of the privileged. Divorced from C.J.
Dexter Haven, she is engaged to a successful young snob. A gossip weekly sends
a reporter and a camera woman to report the wedding arrangements and they are
injected into the house by Tracy's brother who hopes to divert their attention
from father's romance with a Broadway dancer. Tracy finds herself growing
interested in Connor, the fascinating reporter. At the end of a pre wedding
party, Tracy and Connor take a moonlight dip in the pool and meet her ex
husband and finance on their way back to the house. The following morning her
intended agrees to forgive her, but his smug attitude enrages Tracy and she
breaks off the engagement. Connor offers to marry her, but she turns him down
and remarries Dexter, to the satisfaction of everyone.
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Published by Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
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Currently, there are no pictures available for this performance. If you have any pictures, digital
or photographs, for this performance that you would be willing to loan for a short period, so that
they could be copied and then installed on the web, send an email to
web_master@pockettheatre.com. Thanks!
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Cast
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Tracy Samantha Lord:
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Michaela Solise
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C. K. Dexter Haven:
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David Howard
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Liz Imbrie:
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Nicole Miller
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Mike Connor:
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Paxton Penny
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Dinah Lord:
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Emily McDow
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George Kittredge:
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Jerry Tyler
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Margaret Lord:
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Mary Hill
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Uncle Willie:
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John McGrail
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Seth Lord:
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Frank Nilsen
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Sunny (Scullery Maid):
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Kassie Johnson
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Patsy (Cook):
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Rosemary Nipper
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Polly (Downstairs Maid):
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Zabe Barnes
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Stanley (House Boy):
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Dylan Ashcroft
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Peg (Upstairs Maid):
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Suzanne Butler
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Dancer:
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Anna Claire Butler
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Crew
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Director:
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Jerry Davis
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Music Director:
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John Crawford
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Asst. Dir./Stage Manager:
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Robert L. Simpson
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Producer:
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Gene Forsyth
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Choreographer:
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Shanna Shipp
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Keyboard:
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Julia Howard
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Lights/Sound:
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Chris Biagini
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Props:
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Karla Parker Ross
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Costumes:
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Linda Rickel,
and 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,
Walter Dodson,
Bob Stout,
Libby Jacques,
Dave Jacques,
and Karla Parker Ross
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Publicity:
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Gene Forsyth,
Jackie Steulke,
and Thomas Clark
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Box Office:
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Peggy Socias
and her wonderful volunteers
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Season Tickets:
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Margaret Forsyth
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Acknowledgements & Thanks
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Program Design:
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Bill White,
and Barbara White
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Graphic Design:
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Thomas Clark
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Other Thanks to:
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Arlington Hotel,
Pocket Theatre
Board of Directors,
Arts Central,
The Sentinel Record,
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
The Hot Springs Village Voice,
Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commision,
KQUS,
KLAZ,
KZNG,
KALR,
KUAR,
KVRE,
Hot Springy Dingy,
Annette Meredith,
and Lockwood Men's Store,
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Our Apologies:
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To anyone whose name was inadvertantly omitted.
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Special Thanks:
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To ALL of those who have worked so hard to make the Pocket Theatre the success it is!
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