Coal Creek Community Theater presents
Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Nita Froelich
Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Tito arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead - and in a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds and lives up to his idol, but Merelli regains consciousness and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera singers are running around in the same costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
Run Time - 2 hours and with one 15-minute intermission
Cast and Creative Team
Assistant Director - Ivy Worsham
Stage Manager - Ivy Worsham
Technical & Publicity Director - Rick Hays
Set Design - Rick Hays
Construction - Rick Hays
Sound Technician - Rick Hays
Scenic Design & Detail Painting - Doug Dysert
Props - Jim Kimbrough, Mama Levstek & Ken Slivinksi
Lighting Technician - Norman Worsham
Dialect Coach - Pasco Scarpella
Poster & Program Graphic Artwork - Erica Froelich
Publicity - Jim Kimbrough
Photography - Virginia Crites
Volunteers - Sarah Adamsky, Ian Austin, Sunshine Bon, Anne-Marie Colwell, Joshua Colwell, Leslie Fulton, Dee Ann Gomez, Rick Hays, Jim Kimbrough, Shari McQuown, Julie Miller, Ellen Ranson, Steve Rausch, Charlotte Scarpella, Janna Scarpella, Pasco Scarpella, Natalie Scarpella, Ken Slivinksi, Amy Valdez, John Valdez
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