Home Photo Galleries   • 2000-2009   • 1990-1999   • 1989   • 1988   • 1987   • 1986   • 1985   • 1984   • 1983   • 1982   • 1981   • 1980   • 1970-1979   • 1960-1969   • 1950-1959   • 1949   • 1948   1982 One Fateful Journey Thirty-Fifth Year: May 14 and 15, 1982 Steering Committee Chairman: Lee Weismeyer Assistant Chairman: Greg Wilkening Ad Sales: Leigh and Linda Hunt Producer: Don Brunner Associate Producer: Kim Allender Writer/Director: Jill Benone Musical Director: Steve Hill Arranger/Accompanist: Irene Louie Choreographers: Barbara Benz and Linda Heimerl Singers’ Director: Jim French Set Design: Liz French Set Construction: Bob Budman Graphics: Nancy Campbell By Jill Benone: Our Saturday morning set crew was adults and kids, and they turned out some pretty elaborate work. The program was thick with ads. The cast and musical numbers were correctly listed. Utilizing the talents of graphic artist Nancy Campbell, the show opened with a luggage cart onstage in front of the fabled Orient Express, Each actor carried a suitcase with his name and character. The crew carried on the rest. Everybody received a credit. This was a mystery/spy story. The Master Spy was leader of the Forty Steps. (Hitchcock only had Thirty-Nine Steps). Mata Safari was Eye of the Afternoon (mornings were too early for her). Rudolf, King of Ruritania from The Prisoner of Zenda was on the train with his Prime Minister and aide. Jewel thieves Pepe le Moko and Tondelayo were passengers, as was Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Fu-Man Watson (Ben Louie, who wanted to play it, chose the name). Gary Goold was there with the kids and the PTA ladies. We couldn’t do it now, but we had a Flasher, dressed in green long johns with various large fig leaves, which changed as he commented on the show. Steve Smith, in his first final farewell performance played a body – there has to be a body on the Orient Express. The Singers sang "Bye, Bye, Burtis" to the retiring Superintendent of Schools and "Bye, Bye, Gary" to Gary Goold.