VENTURA COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS “THE HEIDI CHRONICLES”Ventura College Theatre Arts Department will present its production of “The Heidi Chronicles” October 13-23, 2011, in the Wright Library located on the Ventura College campus at 4667 Telegraph Road. Funny, poignant, and written with exceptional insight, The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein is a provocative examination of the progress of a generation of women from the innocence of the early sixties through the social and political changes of the late sixties and seventies into the success-oriented eighties. The play provides a snapshot of a time during which the status of American women underwent profound and unsettling change.
A special preview performance is scheduled for Thursday, October 13, at 7 p.m., followed by performances on October 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on October 23 at 2 p.m. All performances will be followed by a discussion of the play and its issues. Tickets will be available at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance. General admission is $10.00, and students/staff/seniors tickets are $7.00. For additional information, call (805) 654-6392 or Judy Garey, Ventura College, at (805) 654-6400 (x3236).
Directed by Judy Garey
Produced by Jay Varela
Set/Lighting Design by Willy Eck
Costume/Make-Up Design by Abra Flores
Characters Heidi Holland: The play begins with 40-year old Heidi as an art historian at Columbia University and flashes back through her life from age 16, tracing a series of events through a turbulent span of 25 years. There is an inherent goodness and honesty in Heidi as she navigates the many challenges and changes in her life.
Susan Johnstone: Heidi’s best friend. Susan becomes very involved in the feminist movement, travels to Montana to work on a Women’s Health and Legal Collective, and later becomes a very successful TV Studio Vice President. She is always a force to be reckoned with.
Peter Patrone: A long-time friend of Heidi’s who eventually becomes a very successful pediatrician. He comes out of the closet in the seventies and experiences the early years of the AIDS crisis as both a young gay man and a practicing doctor.
Scoop Rosenbaum: Heidi and Scoop meet in college and have an on-and-off relationship through the years. Though Scoop eventually marries someone else, they share a special bond. Scoop becomes a lawyer and magazine editor.
Additional Female Roles Jill: A member of the feminist consciousness raising rap group. She has 4 kids.
Fran: A gay woman who is a strong supporter of women’s rights. She comes on very strong.
Becky: A young high school girl who attends the feminist consciousness raising rap group.
Debbie: An ardent supporter of women’s rights marching with Heidi at the Chicago Art Museum.
Clara: Attends the march at the Chicago Art Museum.
Molly: Susan’s friend from Montana.
Lisa: The girl Scoop ultimately marries.
Betsy: Managing editor of Scoop’s magazine, “Boomer.”
Denise: Lisa’s sister. A TV production assistant; eventually becomes Susan’s assistant.
April: A television talk show host.
Additional Male Roles Chris: Attends a high school dance.
A Hippie: Appears at the McCarthy Dance.
Mark: A friend of Peter’s.
Steve: A technician at the TV Studio.
Waiter: Waiter in a restaurant.
Ray: A doctor who works with Peter.
Ventura College Cast List HEIDI HOLLAND Alia Donathan
SUSAN JOHNSTON Dalila Rodriguez
PETER PATRONE Devin Dornbos
SCOOP ROSENBAUM Kevin Paffrath
CHRIS, HIPPIE, MARK, STEVE, WAITER, RAY Michael Davis
JILL, DEBBIE, LISA Rebecca Graham
FRAN, MOLLY, BETSY, APRIL Amanda Hood
BECKY, DENISE, CLARA Amber Gutierrez
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