1994 - 1995
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
It sat just outside the city limits of Gilbert, Texas (pop. 4600). It was called the "Chicken Ranch," but it sure as heck wasn't in competition with Frank Perdue. If you grew up most anywhere in Texas, you knew why Miss Mona Stangley's "Chicken Ranch" was one of the most thriving enterprises in Lanvil County.
It had tradition, respectability, and a strict set of rules, and it lived in peace with the town for a good many years. It did, that is, until a certain Thanksgiving week, not so very long ago.
The week started off quietly enough with Shy and Angel, two lost and lonely young ladies, making their way to the Ranch and convincing the soft hearted Miss Mona to let them stay on as hired hands.
Things took a surprise turn when Melvin P. Thorpe, a Houston television newscaster, took to the airwaves on his weekly Watchdog program and let the Chicken out of the bag. He publicly condemned the Ranch for raising something other than pullets, and demanded that Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd close the Chicken Ranch operation. And that got Sheriff Dodd madder than a hen on a hot griddle, he being a bosom friend of Miss Mona Stangley….
Director: Ginny Day
Musical Director: Marlene Hudson
Choreographer: Aileen Szkwarek
Cast
Art King
Mayor Rufus Poindexter
Debbie Guilbeault
Angel
Erik Bunkis
Melvin P. Thorpe
Gary King
Narrator, Edsel Mackey
Gary Smith
Senator Wingwoah
Guylaine Roy
Jewel
Heather Monkman
Doatsey Mae
Lawrence Evenchick
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Moe Romanow
Governor
Peter Messier
C.J. Scruggs
Stacey Kilrea
Shy
Suzanne Castanza
Mona Stangley
Alex Latoche
chorus
Anabela Vieira
chorus
Beth Doering
chorus
Brenda Schoenermarck
chorus
Cathy Current
chorus
Christine Moran
chorus
Eugene Oscapella
chorus
Gordon Guest
chorus
Jim Robertson
chorus
John Burgess
chorus
Karen Colvin
chorus
Karen Murphy
chorus
Ken Panton
chorus
Lisa Chisholm
chorus
Mark Munday
chorus
Patrick Donahue
chorus
Robert McColman
chorus
Robin Monaghan
chorus
Rory McGlynn
chorus
Stephanie Coward
chorus
Tim St-Louis
chorus
Production
Ann Ricard
Costume Designer
Art Whitehead
House Manager (Orpheus)
Barbara Seeton
Make-up Designer
Bill Butterworth
Sound Designer
Chris Cullen
Properties
Chris Johnson
Stage Manager
Debbie Guilbeault
Assistant Choreographer
Donald Lambton
Master Carpenter
Helen Pelcis
House Manager (Adult High School)
John McGovern
Accompanist
John Solman
Lighting Designer, Workshop Chairman
Kraig Proulx
Hair Designer
Lena Harrington
Assistant Stage Manager
Lorna Rice
Accompanist
Melva Scott
Make-up Designer
Nancy Solman
Set Designer, Scenic Artist
Patti Mordasewicz
Production Assistant
Terry Dacey
Associate Master Carpenter
Tom Mordasewicz
Technical Director
Walt Conrad
Production Coordinator
