Ramshackle Inn

by
George Batson

Performed
July 5-7, 10-14, 2007
at
The Boal Barn Playhouse

Production Staff

Director	Kim Silverman
Scenic Designer	Jon Vickers-Jones
Lighting Designer	Susan L. Polay
Costume Designer	Edna Rentscher
Audio Designer	Mike Twomley
Technical Director	Jon Vickers-Jones
Stage Manager	Gina Bowker
Assistant Stage Manager	Sophie Huddart
Apprentice Coordinator	Amber Daughtry

About the Show

Ramshackle Inn was written during World War II when the public was in need of light entertainment. The characters are stock characters from the mob, from the FBI, and from sheltered little towns. The style of this play is much like a movie that you might watch late at night on any classic movie channel.

However, in this play, it is the women who do the sleuthing and are portrayed as strong and more rounded characters. Women were often “drafted” by government services because so many men were away at war. Women literally held down the home front. Ramshackle Inn, written by George Batson, is a bit of fluff, a bit of light humor to lighten the heavy hearts of many whose family members were in the service.

Through true ensemble work, some exploration, and research, we have added some “spice” of our own, and I feel we have left the feeling of the show intact. The cast and I ask that you try to go back to a more simple time, but a time very much like our own, forget the troubles and enjoy the presentation we offer you this evening.

Kim Silverman

The Cast

Patton	Patrick Brannen
Arbuthnot	Michael Scorzetti
Joyce Rogers	Susanna Ritti
Mame Phillips	Kris Sunday
Constable Small	Mercer Bristow
Belinda Pryde	Melissa Rohan
Commodore Lucius Towser	Christopher Brannen
Gail Russell	Rhiannon McClintock
Alice Fisher	Elle Maney
Dr. Russell	Brian Rabian
Bill Phillips	John Austin
Mr. Temple	George Baumer
Mary Temple	Amber Daughtry
Gilhooley	Phil Brannen
Fred Porter	Marcus Comly