The Cast: Lord Thrace -      Ed Mulcahy Wilcoxson -      Brett Nichols Lady Thrace -            Nicolle Girard Constantine-    Joseph Walker Dauod -        Glen Graves The Mummy -  David I. Graves

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director ... Terry Lawrence

Producer .. Linda Butka

Stage Manager..Margaret Mulcahy

Stage Crew.. Tom Prichard, Denni Don Hunting, Karen Haspas, Jake Mulcahy

Set Construction.... Al Lien, Jeff Kroger,The Cast & Crew

Set Painting ....Matt McCormick, Jeanette Babiel, Josh Slater, Ed Tessman, Mariah Mulcahy, Jake Mulcahy, and the intrepid Cast & Crew

Costumes....Kathy Verstreate

Lighting Design.... Cinder Condon

Properties.... Jeanne Ramick

Sound Operators...Inger Jay, Gary Bolton

Hair/Makeup.....Heather Roush

House Manager...Jenn Miles, Linda Butka

Poster.... Glen Graves, Matt McCormick

Board Liaison ...Fred Szczepanski

Review:

It is always a difficult situation to watch a new play for the first time. Playwrights hear and see a play in their head then put it to paper. When a director, in this case the playwright, reads those words and puts them to action, it some times does not translate well. In this case a little confused to my mind.

The Mummy opens with Lord Thrace(Ed Mucahy) and Wilcoxson(Brett Nichols) entering a freshly opened tomb. The dialogue introduces us to the fact that this tomb is nowhere near the famous tombs and it has scant little treasure. Later, Lady Thrace(Nicole Girard) enters and gives a lesson in Egyptology. We meet Daoud(Glen Graves) as a speechless ethnic of the region, who is made to wear western clothes once then returns to his regional clothing for no apparent reason. Then Constantine(Joseph Walker) enters in the second act to offer another character and we see the Mummy(David Graves).

In a new play, the actors must find their character from the words and their own skills, no performance exists, in video, record, CD, or television to guide them. In this effort, the performances were well thought out and nicely done. The script did not help as some characters had to speak at length to get the message across.

The playhouse should be commended for supporting local playwrights but more thought should be given to just what can be presented. This play had a lot of special effects that just didn't work. The transitions between scenes were not smooth and defeated the suspense at one point in the show.