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Menopause The Musical

Cast (In order of appearance)

Professional Woman Nadeen Halloway*

Soap Star Christopher Callen*

Earth Mother Suzanne H. Smart*

Iowa Housewife Sandy DeWoody*

 

Stage Manager Roxanne Fay*

Intern Assistant to the Stage Manager Danielle MacMonagle

 

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

 

Production Team

Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards

Writer/Producer Jeanie Linders
Director Kathryn Conte
Choreographer Patty Bender
National Music Supervisor Alan J. Plado

Local Music Director Michael Sebastian
Scenic Designer Bud Clark Theme Design/Miranda
Clark

Costume Designer Stephen Horne

National Lighting Designer Yean-Yves Tessier
On-Site Lighting Designer Ryan Patridge
Sound Designer Matthew Parker

Wardrobe Hilare Petlock

Wigs/Hair Michelle Hart

 

Band

Local Musical Director/Keyboards Michael Sebastian

Bass Jerome Butler

Percussion Chris Bowen

 

Co-Presenters

Morton’s Gourmet Market

Icard Merril

 

Setting

The entire action takes place in Bloomingdale’s, NYC

 

Synopsis

It all starts with four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, brain skips, hot flashes, night sweats, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This joyful musical parody set to 28 classic babyboomer songs from "I Heard it Through the Grapevine, You'll No Longer See 39" to that disco favorite "Stayin' Awake, Stayin' Awake" will have you cheering at your seat and dancing in the aisle! It's definitely not The Silent Passage anymore!

 

Author’s Notes – Jeanie Linders

Menopause The Musical® is a unique celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived The Change. It has grown into a grassroots movement that deals with life after age 40 with all of the challenges that result in the mental, physical, and spiritual freedom of more than 38 million baby-boomer females. The show’s intended message is that menopause is a passage, but it should no longer be The Silent Passage. It is a stage in every woman’s life that is perfectly normal and, as you will see, at times is quite laughable!

 

We also hope you enjoy our me* Magazine (*My Entertainment, *My Empowerment). me* Magazine targets women age 40 and over and is designed to help you navigate everything from health and financial issues to fitness and fashion to food and the arts.

 

Please visit our Web site, www.menopausethemusical.com, where you can get more information on the magazine and purchase fun show merchandise, and learn more about our internationally active Foundation. The Foundation offers support to women in the areas of business development, arts and culture, personal growth, health issues, and education.

Since our first show in a tiny 76-seat theatre in Orlando, March 2001, Menopause The Musical® has been seen by nearly ten million women in over 150 cities in twelve countries. It includes fun parodies of 25 songs from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s and culminates with a high-spirited invitation for audience members to celebrate on stage. And I hope you do!

 

All of us at TOC Productions, Inc. hope you enjoy the show. Celebrate!

 

Special Performances

audio described

June 29th, 2 PM

July 3rd, 8 PM

 

An Asolo Rep production in the Mertz Theatre