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In the midst of a howling blizzard, a busload of passengers holes up in a roadside diner outside Kansas City. On the bus is a nightclub chanteuse named Cherie who is being pursued by Bo, a cowboy who wants to sling her over his shoulder and carry her off to Montana. Overnight, the owner of the café and the bus driver begin a long-overdue friendship, an aging scholar learns a valuable lesson, and love appears unexpectedly in this classic romantic comedy by one of America's greatest playwrights.
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| Bus Stop |
| by William Inge |
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| January 29 - February 21, 2009 |
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SUNDAY
$26 |
MONDAY
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TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY
$24 |
THURSDAY
$30 |
FRIDAY
$30 |
SATURDAY
$30 |
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Jan 29
8:00pm
Preview |
30
8:00pm
Opening |
31
8:00pm |
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Feb 5
8:00pm |
6
8:00pm
SRO |
7
8:00pm
Discussion |
8
3:00pm |
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11
7:30pm |
12
8:00pm |
13
8:00pm |
14
8:00pm |
15
3:00pm |
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18
7:30pm |
19
8:00pm |
20
8:00pm |
21
8:00pm |
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Preview - Tickets for preview night are only $22.00.
Opening - Opening night tickets ($32.00) include an invitation to sip champagne with the actors and staff after the show.
Discussion - Discussion night includes a question and answer session with the actors and staff after the show.
SRO - Sold out performance (Standing Room Only). |
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Ross Harkness (Will Masters) is very happy to make his debut on the Bus Barn stage as Will Masters. A writer, director and actor, Ross has worked all over the Bay Area. Some of his favorite roles include Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Harry Brock in Born Yesterday, George in Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Scrooge in A Christmas Carol . In addition to his theater endeavors Ross holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Management and by day is a Security Management Professional. Enjoy the show! |
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Dirk Leatherman (Lyman) was previously seen at Bus Barn as Dr. Kelekian in Wit. He has performed in more than half the states of the United States and in three provinces of Northern Italy. Dirk has been seen on the East Coast stages of the Papermill Playhouse, the McCarter Theater, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Among the local groups Dirk has worked with are American Musical Theatre, California Theatre Center, Calaveras Rep, City Lights, Tabard, and Theatreworks. Recent roles include Captain Whitaker and Commander Stone in A Few Good Men at City Lights, George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Calaveras Rep, and Creon in Antigone (in the Oval Office) at Tabard. For more information, visit www.dirkleatherman.com. |
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Charles McKeithan (Bo) is grateful to be appearing for his fifth time at Bus Stop in this production of Bus Barn....or ummmm sorry....other way around. His children are concerned that the Montana twang may never go away at the dinner table, but he is grateful for his entire family's support in his continuing theater career. For more on Charles, feel free to visit his website at www.charlesmck.com and look for him after this production in the Three Musketeers at City Lights in San Jose. |
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Alexandra Miller (Elma) is very excited to be making her debut at Bus Barn in BUS STOP. A senior at Menlo School, she has participated in many shows such as OUR TOWN, GREASE, BAT BOY, and ANTIGONE. Other shows include THE CURIOUS SAVAGE (Ethel P. Savage), BYE BYE BIRDIE (Rosie), and WEST SIDE STORY. Alexandra is looking forward to college in the fall. Thanks to Jeanie and the wonderfully talented cast of BUS STOP and to Mom and Dad. Dedicated to CDL. |
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Chuck Phelps (Carl) is excited to be making his second appearance on the Bus Barn stage. He was last seen a year ago as Vladimir in the Santa Clara Players production of Waiting for Godot, and a year before that as Bob Cratchit in Bus Barn's Mrs. Bobob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge. Chuck has studied at ACT, BATS, and is currently in school studying the Meisner Technique. |
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K. Michael Riley (Virgil) is pleased to be in his first show at Bus Barn. Michael has performed with Lyric Theater (Stephen Hopkins in 1776), City Lights (Captain Markenson in A Few Good Men) West Valley Light Opera (Chick Clark in Wonderful Town) Saratoga Drama Group (Feature performer in South Pacific as well as Annie Get Your Gun, Pajama Game and 1776). Michael has worked with Mystery by Design, the Pear Avenue Theater and the Gaslighter Theater. He is also a stand up comedian performing at the Punchline, Rooster T. Feathers, and the Improv. By day Michael is a lead facilitator for Teambonding. "I have wanted to perform in this play since seeing it in Ashland Oregon and I am honored to be able to do it with this talented cast and crew." |
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Patricia Tyler (Grace) is very happy to be performing for the first time at Bus Barn! Some of her recent theatre credits include: All My Sons (Kate) at the Mountain View Second Stage, Chekhov in Yalta (Lilina) at the Dragon, The Long Christmas Ride Home (puppeteer) at The Magic Theatre, Our Town (Mrs. Gibbs) for Palo Alto Players, Nickel & Dimed (Barbara), The Night of the Iguana (Maxine), Approaching Zanzibar (Charlotte) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) at The Pear Avenue Theatre. Her performing background includes puppetry (Lunatique Fantastique), improvisation (The Second City), mime (Seattle Mime Theatre) and film (“Dumbarton Bridge”, “Trouble in Mind”) |
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Robyn Winslow (Cherie) is very pleased to return to Bus Barn Stage Company for her third show, having last been here in Season's Greetings and AIDA. Robyn was also recently seen in City Lights Theater Company's NOISES OFF. A graduate of the Foothill Theater Conservatory and recently having received her Associates Degree in Dramatic Arts, Robyn is pleased to continue her passion for theater with Bus Barn Stage Company. |
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S. Conner (Stage Manager) After graduating from LaGrange College in 2003 with a B.A. in both Theatre Arts and Spanish, she worked a summer in New York before moving to California. Since then she's remained busy working all over the Bay Area, including Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, and three seasons with Festival Theatre Ensemble of the Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival. However, some of her favorite management credits are right here at Bus Barn where she's had the privilege of working as SM for Over the Tavern, Expecting Isabel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Chorus Line, and The Real Thing. She also serves as the Ed/Rec & Volunteer Supervisor for the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center; working to increase the confidence, independence, and quality of life for the blind and visually impaired.
Trish Files (Costume Designer) has designed costumes for several Bus Barn shows including Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, The Real Thing, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Tick, Tick, Boom! She enjoys working with casts like this one. Trish is also Artistic Director of Los Altos Youth Theatre where she has costumed more than 60 shows. Her next project will be Willy Wonka, appearing in the Bus Barn in March.
Carolyn Foot (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be doing her first show with Bus Barn. Her design credits for other companies include; BOOK OF LIZ for Renegade Theater Experiment; GREATER TUNA for Palo Alto Players; MADAME BUTTERFLY, CARMEN, MAGIC FLUTE, and LA TRAVIATA and the upcoming MARRIAGE OF FIGARO for Mission City Opera for whom she is also technical director. Carolyn also does a yearly production of THE NUTCRACKER for San Jose Youth Ballet. Additionally she is the Master Electrician for Palo Alto Players.
Jeanie K. Forte (Director) is pleased to be directing at Bus Barn Stage Company for the first time. No stranger to the Bus Barn stage however, Jeanie appeared onstage as Costanza in ENCHANTED APRIL. Jeanie’s directing credits include three world premieres at The Pear Avenue Theatre -- Vehicle , A Beautiful Home for the Incurable, and Veracruz-- as well as the timeless classics Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Seagull (Dean Goodman Choice Award), Night of the Iguana, A Doll's House, Three Sisters, and Long Day's Journey Into Night (WAVE Small Theatre award). She also directed Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Private Lives, Noises Off, Perfect Wedding and Light in the Piazza for Palo Alto Players. She's on the bord of BootStrap Foundation, and runs a summer conservatory for teens. She reviews theatre for the P. A. Weekly, holds a PhD. in Theatre from the U. of Washington, is a published scholar, and a stage mom. Thanks to Marina and Gordon for their support.
Ron Gasparinetti (Scenic Designer) Ron has designed hundreds of shows over the past 25 years and has been a member of the Bay Area theatre community for a little over a decade. In January 2007, he and good friend Charles McKeithan joined forces to start their own company “THRUST Scenic Design & Construction”. Together they look forward to bringing you many more years of theatrical enjoyment. Ron is a proud member of Theater Bay Area. To see more of his work, please visit www.rgaspar.com.
Charles McKeithan (Master Carpenter) has been a handyman by day and an actor by night in the local Bay Area for the past ten years. Last year he joined forces with Ron Gasparinetti to form THRUST Scenic Design and Construction. He now has the pleasure of earning a living working in theater full time to help bring Ron's creative visions to life. For more on Charles visit www.charlesmck.com.
Rich Miller (Sound Designer) is very happy to be returning to the Bus Barn sound department. Previous sound designs by Rich include The Importance of Being Earnest, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Enchanted April at Bus Barn; Noises Off at Palo Alto Players; and Prelude to a Kiss at Northside Theatre Company. His favorite roles on stage include Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew (Shady Shakespeare), Frank the Bellhop in Lend Me a Tenor (Santa Clara Players), and Ezra Chater in Arcadia (Pear Avenue Theater). By day, Rich is a voice actor and web application developer.
Ruth E. Stein (Properties Designer) Ruth E. made her Bus Barn debut as Boo Levy in last winter’s production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo. This award-winning actor/singer has worked extensively in the Bay Area for the past 35 years both onstage and off, in radio voiceovers, as a back-up recording vocalist, and in several industrial films. Following her passion of antiques, theatre and the “thrill-of-the-hunt,” she started “propEARLYdone,” providing the props design for Breaking Up is Hard to Do and SEASON'S GREETINGS. Look for RuthE in Foothill Music Theatre's production of Bat Boy in Feb/March.
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