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Neil Simon's "Fools"

Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon’s job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over twenty-four hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes stupid. But he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid, she has only recently learned how to sit down.
~ Courtesy Concord Theatricals
Production Staff
Director - Ryan Dever
Producer - Brian A. Palmer
Board Representative - Randi Honkonen
Assistant Director - Kate France
Stage Manager - Arizona Hamm
Scenic Designer - Travis Williams
Lighting Designer - West Gorenz
Sound Designer - Shannon Daly
Properties Designer - John V. Quigley
Costume Designer - Amy Groseclose
Cast
Leon Tolchinsky - Dallas Ray-Macke
Sophia Zubritsky - Kallen Alsdorf
Dr. Nikolai Zubritsky - Richard P. Wilson
Lenya Zubritsky - Kim Akins
Count Gregor Yousekevitch - Brian A. Palmer
Snetsky - Sonny Panzica
Yenchna - Caroline Rose Thoma
Mishkin - Kate France
Slovitch - Dylan Sedam
Magistrate - Phil Gasper
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Company

Kim Akins
Lenya Zubritsky
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Kallen Alsdorf
Sophia Zubritsky
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Shannon Daly
Sound Designer
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Ryan Dever
Director
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Kate France
Assistant Director, Mishkin
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Phil Gasper
Magistrate, Sheep, Cow
Phil will be portraying the role of Magistrate in tonight’s performance. This is the first production that he has done with Aethereal Jest Arts Council. Past credits include Theatre Reset’s Play Festivals 5 and 6, and “The Geographical History of America” at New York City's Red Room Theater. Phil would like to thank his wife, their cat, and The Brehs.

West Gorenz
Lighting Designer
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Amy Groseclose
Costume Designer
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Arizona Hamm
Stage Manager
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Randi Honkonen
Board Representative
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Brian A. Palmer
Producer, Count Gregor Yousekevitch
Brian will be portraying the role of Count Gregor Yousekevitch in tonight’s performance. This is the first production that he has performed with Aethereal Jest Arts Council. Past credits include Michael in “The Boys in the Band” [Performing Arts Creative Ensemble], Roland Maul in “Present Laughter” [Curtain Players], and Prince Dauntless in “Once Upon a Mattress” [Little Theatre Off Broadway]. Brian would like to thank Anthony, Jordan, and Shana.

Sonny Panzica
Snetsky
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John V. Quigley
Properties Designer
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Dallas Ray-Macke
Leon Tolchinsky
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Dylan Sedam
Slovitch
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Caroline Rose Thoma
Yenchna
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Travis Williams
Scenic Designer
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Richard P. Wilson
Dr. Nikolai Zubritsky
This is Richard’s first time performing with Aethereal Jest and he is having wonderful fun with his role as the village doctor. Richard has been acting since high school, playing roles both comic and serious. Recently he played Selig in “Gem of the Ocean” with Trinity Theatre, Borachio in “Much Ado About Nothing” with Pickerington Players, and Grandpa in “You Can't Take it With You” with GCP Players. Richard’s other loves are his wife, Anne Grove, and the Bahá'í Faith, which teaches the importance of education and the arts
Board of Directors
Brian A. Palmer, President
Shana French, Vice President
Anthony Reitzel, Treasurer
Tina Palmer, Secretary
Randi Honkonen, Director at Large
Chris Makar, Trustee