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Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre F. Scott Black Theatre June 11 - 26, 2022 |
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Directed by LINDA CHAMBERS |
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Lisa L. Boeren Properties Manager |
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G. Maurice "Moe" Conn, III Scenic and Lighting Designer |
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Night Watch is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York |
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Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. To discover more about the Maryland State Arts Council and how they impact Maryland, visit msac.org.
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre would also like to thank our Season Sponsor Towson University. To discover the Arts and Culture offerings at Towson University, visit www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/
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5oth Anniversary
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre is celebrating our 50th Anniversary this year!
Fifty years of Cockpit adds up to more than 120 musicals produced, more than 100 plays, over 35 Court Jesters productions, and 25 classics in the courtyard! (Remember those?) Over fifty years of Cockpit, more than 5,000 of our friends have played roles on these stages, designed sets and lights and costumes, directed and choreographed and played in the orchestra pit. We’ve seen literally a thousand young people find their footing with the Court Jesters, and dozens of them have made their way to the Cabaret or the Mainstage. Cockpit has performed in at least six different venues on campus, and also taken the gift of theatre to Russia and Japan.
In recognition of these phenomenal numbers and the impact Cockpit has had on so many lives, we are asking you, our faithful Cockpit supporters, to make a gift of $50 in honor of our 50th anniversary! It is our mission to present a diverse, well-balanced, quality theatrical season that promotes inclusion, embraces all cultures, experiences, and backgrounds, and fosters creativity among actors, artistic and production staff, the Board of Directors, and the community. Your support helps us keep this mission alive for years to come!
Can we count on your gift? Whether you were in one of those first audiences for Celebration! or The Importance of Being Earnest, or if you just discovered Cockpit in the twenty-first century, we are thrilled that you are part of our family. To make your donation you may either call the box office at 443-840-2787, go online to ccbctickets.com or mail your check to: CCBC Box Office Thank you in advance for your support! James Hunnicutt, Artistic Director |
Director's Note
Night Watch opened February 1972 at the Morosco Theatre in New York City. It was written by Lucille Fletcher, best known for the radio play/stage play/film, Sorry, Wrong Number. Fletcher also wrote the libretto of Wuthering Heights: Opera in 4 Acts and a Prologue with her then husband, composer Bernard Herrmann. She wrote for radio in the 1940’s, with close to two dozen plays, including The Hitch-Hiker for The Orson Welles Show. Between 1948 and 1988 she wrote novels. With titles like Blindfold, And Presumed Dead and The Girl in Cabin B54 it’s obvious that Fletcher had a deep affection for mysteries … and she knew how to write them.
Night Watch is a blend of Gaslight, Rear Window and The Sixth Sense. I’m not going to tell you which particular elements relate to the play. You will find out soon enough.
Night Watch was brought to the Cockpit Board of Directors by Vice President Toby Hessenauer. Audiences tend to love mysteries in the Cabaret and Cockpit in Court has obliged them with a terrific one, but that isn’t the only reason Toby suggested it.
Cockpit in Court is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Fifty years of summer theatre! What could be better than producing a play celebrating its 50th Anniversary?
The last Cockpit in Court Cabaret production was summer of 2019: The Unexpected Guest, a little known and rarely performed mystery by Agatha Christie. Audiences were enthusiastic, so when selecting plays for the following summer the CIC Board went for the biggest fish in the pond: Christie’s And Then There Were None, scheduled to open in the Cabaret in July of 2020. By early March of 2020, the show was cast, the designers were onboard, and it was full steam ahead. Then everything ground to a halt. A year passed with dark, empty theaters throughout
the country.
In March of 2021, cautious steps were taken to bring Cockpit in Court back in a safe and responsible way. Done and done. The ghost light came on again in the F. Scott Black Theatre and And Then There Were None and Moana, Jr. were presented on the Main Stage.
It would take another year for the Cabaret.
Summer of 2022. Cockpit in Court has a full slate of terrific shows upstairs and downstairs. The Cabaret is ready for its first audience since 2019! We’re serving up a mystery with all the twists and turns you could ask for. We are thrilled to have you celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Cockpit in Court and Lucille Fletcher’s Night Watch with us.
Welcome back to Cockpit in Court’s Cabaret Theatre!
Linda Chambers
Director
Scene Breakdown
SETTING
A sitting room in a townhouse in New York City.
TIME
February, 1972
ACT ONE:
Scene 1: 5 AM
Scene 2: 5 PM, evening of the same day
ACT TWO:
Scene 1: Twenty minutes later
Scene 2: Three days later
Cast
Creative Team
Linda Chambers
TraceyAnn Tokar Smith
Lisa L. Boeren
G. Maurice (Moe) Conn, III
Eva Grove
Linda Chambers, James Hunnicutt
Andrew Boeren, Alex Bosworth, David Sunderland
Albert J. Boeren
Alex Bosworth
Meet the Company
Regina Rose
Thom Peters
Jennifer Skarzinski
Liz Boyer Hunnicutt
Thomas C Hessenauer
Joey Hellman
Leonard Gilbert
Eva Grove
Rodney Bonds
Linda Chambers
TraceyAnn Tokar Smith
Lisa L. Boeren
Lisa has worked on over sixty productions in the Baltimore area for many companies including Dundalk Community Theatre, Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre, and Phoenix Festival Theatre. Lisa just celebrated 18 years as the Box Office Manager for CCBC and also serves as the Administrative Manager for Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre. In her spare time, she sits on the Board of Directors for Dundalk Community Theatre and the Twirltastix Boosters.
G. Maurice (Moe) Conn, III
Moe is in his eleventh year with CCBC where he is the full-time Technical Director and Designer at CCBC Catonsville’s Center for the Arts Theatre. He has an MFA in Scene Design and Technical Theatre. Moe has been doing technical theatre since 1993, as a Designer, Technician, Technical Director, and Educator. He served as the Technical Director for five summers at Cockpit in Court where he continues to design both lights and sets. He has also designed for Vagabond Players in Fells Point. Moe has received multiple nominations for Best Scene Design from Broadway World.com and Received Best Scenic Design from the MD Theatre Guide’s Readers’ Choice Awards. When not backstage, Moe volunteers with “Behind the Scenes” which provides financial support for theatre technicians in need throughout the entertainment industry. He also helps coordinate the Long Reach Long Riders charity motorcycle ride, (www.LRLR.org) to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS and Behind the Scenes, two theatre-based charities.
Eva Grove
Linda Chambers, James Hunnicutt
Andrew Boeren, Alex Bosworth, David Sunderland
Albert J. Boeren
Alex Bosworth
Theatre Patrons Association
Be an Angel! – Your gift to Cockpit in Court helps us keep quality theatre alive in our community. Ticket Sales cover only a portion of the cost of the season, so even a small gift can make a big difference. Become a TPA member, and help keep the magic alive!
Kings and Queens | $200 and above
Kathleen Anderson
Dave Guy
Beth Shane
Royal Family | $100 – $199
J. Suzanne Elmore
Tim & Carol Evans
Michael Styer
Steven Mantegna
Thom & Lori Peters
William & Dori Watson
Regents | $50 – $99
Tom & Sophia Montgomery
$50 for 50th Anniversary
F. Scott Black | The Boeren Family
Jennifer Comotto | J. Suzanne Elmore
Robert & Estelle Harris | Ronald Lockwood
Nancy Skinner
Friends of the Court | $10 – $49
Frances Bochenek | Penny Brown
Lee Hager | Linda Klingmeyer
Colleen Kuhn | Barbara Melfa
Cynthia Pyle
COCKPIT IN COURT 2022 PRODUCTION STAFF
Artistic Managing Director | James Hunnicutt
Administrative Manager | Lisa L. Boeren
Producer | Dr. William Watson
Executive Producer | Dr. Anne M. Lefter
Technical Director | Jason Randolph
Box Office Manager | Lisa L. Boeren
Box Office Assistant | Thom Purdy
Business Manager | Johanna Lawrence
Communications Assistant | Cathy Kratovil
Production Photographer | Trent Haines-Hopper
THsquared Photography
Production Liaison to the Board | John Chrzanowski
COCKPIT IN COURT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James Hunnicutt | Artistic Managing Director
Lisa L. Boeren | Administrative Manager
John Chrzanowski | President
Thomas Hessenauer | Vice-President
Patricia DeLisle | Recording Secretary
Sophia Montgomery | Corresponding Secretary
Robyn Alvarez | Kacey Conn | Dave Guy
Estelle Harris | Louise Higgins | Cathy Kratovil
H. Ray Lawson | Jennifer Otero | William Pheil
Sam Ranocchia | R. Christopher Rose | James Shirk
SPECIAL THANKS
Dr. Sandra L. Kurtinitis, President, CCBC
Dr. Joaquin Martinez, Provost & Vice President of Instruction
Melissa Hopp, Vice President, Administrative Services
Dr. William Watson, Dean of Arts & Communication
Nicholas Van Horn, Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities
Dr. Anne Lefter, Director, Performing Arts
Lisa Hetrick, Graphic Designer
Marc Smith, Technical Director, CCBC Dundalk
Moe Conn, Technical Director, CCBC Catonsville
Marc Ershler, Campus Director, Essex
CCBC Essex Foundation