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 by Edmond Rostand
translated and adapted by Anthony Burgess
directed by Cheryl Doyle
assistant direction by George Hartpence
produced by Marco Newton 
stage managed by Jennifer Dzama
 
Production Photos
 (photography by Cheryl Doyle)
  

ACT 1

 a Theatre in Paris 1640

Ragueneau describes Cyrano's nose.

Marco Newton (center) as Ragueneau

Walter Smyth (left) as First Marquis

JJ Newberry as Brissaille 

Ligniere (Jack Bathke - center) introduces Christian (Hans Specht - left) to Ragueneau (Marco Newton - right).

Le Bret (Chuck Donnelly - far right) looks on. 

Christian (Hans Specht - left) catches the pickpocket (Julius Johnson) red handed.

 

 

 The "bon ton"

Tom Smith (left - gold jacket) as Second Marquis

Tom Orr (right) as the Comte de Guiche

James E. Flint (seated right) as the Viscomte de Valvert

Carol Thompson (seated center) as Roxane

Connie Carey (seated left) as her Duenna

The "not so bon ton" 

from left: Tami Feist as Mme. Ranueneau

Jaci D'Ulisse as the foodseller

Marco Newton as Ragueneau

JJ Newberry as Brissialle

Mike Gearty as the Musketeer

Dennis McGuire as Montfleury  

Roxane (Carol Thompson - center) sits in the private box at the theater with Comte de Guiche (Tom Orr - right) and her Duenna (Connie Carey - left) in attendanceCyrano expels Montfleury from the theaterCyrano (George Hartpence - left) explains his reasons for banishing Montfleury to the Citizen's son (Ben Weinstein) while the Citizen (Steve Weinstein - far right) looks on.

 

Cyrano's recitation continues.

George Hartpence as Cyrano.

Ben Weinstein as Citizen's son in background.

Cyrano meets the Viscomte de Valvert

James E. Flint (right) as Valvert

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano 

Cyrano does the "noses" speech.

George Hartpence as Cyrano.

The Big Fight  James Flint as Viscomte de Valvert (left)  George Hartpence (right) as Cyrano  

final face-off

A disarming move.

James Flint (left) as Viscomte de Valvert

George Hartpence (right) as Cyrano

Cyrano accepts half a macaroon.

Jaci D'Ulisse as the foodseller

George Hartpence as Cyrano

Cyrano (George Hartpence) goes on about his "gross protuberance".  Nasal, that is.

 Cyrano (George Hartpence - left) enjoys his dinner while Le Bret (Chuck Donnelly - right) encourages him to tell Roxane of his love.

Roxane's duenna brings word of a rendezvous.

Connie Carey (right) as the Duenna

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

"So take away your dwarves and bring on your giants!"

George Hartpence as Cyrano

The crowd reassembles for the exploits at the Porte de Nesle.

Liza Gearty (right) as the actress

Jaci D'Ulisse (center) as the foodseller

Ben Weinstein (left) as the Citizen's son

James Cordingley as Bellerose

the theatre manager 

Act 2Ragueneau's pastry shop the following morning

 The Ragueneau's examine the pastry lyre.

Marco Newton (left) as Ragueneau

Tami Feist (right) as Lise Ragueneau

 Ode to an almond tart!

Marco Newton as Ragueneau

Ragueneau helps Cyrano write a note to Roxane. 

Cyrano warns Lise of the dangers of marital infedility.

Tami Feist (right) as Lise Ragueneau

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano 

Roxane and Cyrano reminisce about their childhood together.

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George hartpence (right) as Cyrano de Bergerac 

Roxane bandages Cyrano's hand. 

 Ah!  She's in love with someone.Ah!  Roxane tells Cyrano that it is Christian she loves.

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

Carol Thompson (right) as Roxane

 Tom Orr (center) as the Comte de Guiche

Dennis McGuire (left) as assistant cook

Tom Smith (rear left of deGuiche) as a cadet

JJ Newberry (right) as Brissaille

Cyrano warns Le Bret not to talk of Roxane.

Chuck Donnelly (left) as Le Bret

George Hartpence (right) as Cyrano

 

 "These are the Gascony Cadets!" 

 "Captain Castel-Jaloux is their chief!" 

 
 Jack Bathke as a cadet (right) brings in the hats of the vanquished from the Porte de Nesle

De Guiche warns Cyrano that jousting with windmills will hurl him down into the mud.

Tom Orr (right) as de Guiche  

"Up to the stars!"

Tom Orr (right) as de Guiche

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

"No, no, no, thank you, no! No thank you!" speech. 

Chuck Donnelly (left) as Le Bret

George Hartpence (right) as Cyrano

The cadets warn Christian not to speak of anything nasal.

from left: Tom Smith, James Flint & Julius Johnson as Gascony Cadets

Hans Specht (right) as Christian

 Cyrano tells the tale of the Porte de Nesle. 

Cyrano first sees Christian...

James Cordingly (right) as Captain Castel-Jaloux

...and is interrupted by Christian's nose insults.

Hans Specht (right) as Christian

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano de Bergerac

 Christian has a change of heart...

 ...but what about all those noses? 

Christian and Cyrano plan to woo Roxane.

Hans Specht (left) as Christian

George Hartpence (right) as Cyrano de Bergerac

Act 3Outside Roxane’s house,
in the old Marais
some weeks later
a summer evening 

 

Cyrano (George Hartpence - left) and Roxane (Carol Thompson - right) share a secret.

"I'm leaving for Arras."

"Arras?"

"Arras."

Tom Orr - left - as deGuiche

Carol Thompson - right - as Roxane

 Carol Thomspon - left - as Roxane

Constance Carey - right - as the Duenna

 

de Guiche courts Roxane

Tom Orr (left) as de Guiche

de Guiche de parts

Carol Thompson - left - as Roxane

Roxane (Carol Thompson - right) hopes for lyric rhapsodies from Christian (Hans Specht - left)

Cyrano (George Hartpence - center) feeds Christian (Hans Specht - left) his lines.

Carol Thompson as Roxane (up center)

Cyrano speaks - Roxane listens...

as does Christian...

The capuchin (Walter Smyth) arrives with a letter from de Guiche.

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

Roxane (Carol Thompson - center) deceives the capuchin (Walter Smyth - right)

Hans Specht (left) as Christian 

 Cyrano falls from the moon on top of de Guiche.

Tom Orr (bottom) as de Guiche

George Hartpence (top) as Cyrano

Tales of the flight from the moon.

"What a voyage!"Explaining his modes of spacial travel.Fly free as an angel... 
Act 4Siege at Arras some months later 

The starving cadets react to Bertrandou's flute playing. Christian - Hans Specht Steve Weinstein (seated) and James Flint as Gascony Cadets

  de Guiche arrives at the camp of the Gascony cadets

James Cordingley (left) as Castel-Jaloux and

Tom Ott (right) as de Guiche

Gascony cadets react to the news of the reprovisioning of the camp.

Cyrano (George Hartpence - left ) shows Christian (Hans Specht - right) the last letter to Roxane.The cadets muster for a royal reception. But who is it that appears but... 

Roxane arrives at Arras.Roxane (Carol Thompson) explains how hard it was to find the camp.Roxane (Carol Thompson) reunited with her huisband - Christian (Hans Specht) 

  Ragueneau (Marco Newton - red jacket) reveals the provisions he has smuggled into camp.The cadets feast. Roxane organizes. 

 De Guiche (Tom Orr - left) warns Roxane to leave the camp. Jack Bathke (left) asn James Flint (right) as cadets look on while Cyrano evidently checks his fly.  Castel-Jaloux (Jim Cordingley - left) takes Roxane's handkerchief to use as the replacement company flag.

 Cyrano tells Christian he wrote home more often than he realized.

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

Hans Specht (right) as Christian

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

Hans Specht (right) as Christian 

 Roxane explains she would love Christian even if he were ugly.

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

Hans Specht (right) as Christian

Act 5Convent of the Ladies of the Cross gardenParis - fifteen years later - 1655 

 Sisters of the Ladies of the Cross.

from left: Jaci D'Ulisse, Tami Feist, Connie Carey

De Guiche warns Le Bret about Cyrano's danger.

Tom Orr (left) as de Guiche

Chuck Donnelly as Le Bret

Carol Thompson as Roxane

Chuck Donnelly as Le Bret

Carol Thompson as Roxane

 Ragueneau explains how he found the ambushed Cyrano.

Chuck Donnelly (left) as Le Bret

Marco Newton (right) as Ragueneau

 Cyrano arrives to deliver his Saturday gazette.

George Hartpence as Cyrano

 Roxane comments on the happenings at court.

Carol Thompson as Roxane

 "Ah, sister, you of the beautiful downturned eyes."

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

Jaci D'Ulisse (right) as Sister Claire

 Cyrano reads his last letter to Roxane... the one stained by Christian's blood.

George Hartpence as Cyrano

Cyrano no longer pretends to read. 

George Hartpence as Cyrano

 Roxane realizes, to late, that it was Cyrano who wrote all the love letters.

 "It was you. It was all and always you."

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

Carol Thompson (right) as Roxane

 "My dearest love, I never loved you."

George Hartpence (left) as Cyrano

Carol Thompson (right) as Roxane

 "Madame, he's killed himself coming here."

 "Ah, Moliere."

George Hartpence as Cyrano

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George Hartpence (center) as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (right) as Le Bret

 

 Remembering his last trip to the moon.

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George Hartpence (center) as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (right) as Le Bret

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George Hartpence (center) as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (right) as Le Bret

"I have had one friend different from the few others... a friend in a silken gown in  my life." 

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George hartpence (right) as Cyrano

 Cyrano rallies one last time, to confront Falsehood, Compromise, Prejudice, & Cowardice.

George Hartpence as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (rear) as Le Bret

He confronts his most dreaded enemy - Stupidity. 

George Hartpence as Cyrano

Collapse. 

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George Hartpence (center) as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (up center) as Le Bret

Marco Newton (right) as Ragueneau

My... panache!

Carol Thompson (left) as Roxane

George Hartpence (center) as Cyrano

Chuck Donnelly (up center) as Le Bret

Marco Newton (right) as Ragueneau

 The End 
Cast Party 

 
 
 

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