- Poster by: Carlos Cartagena
Announcing New Show – “Springtime for Zombies”
The Sierra Madre Playhouse
and A.S. Rogers Income Tax Service
invite you and your whole family (children of all ages) to attend our free Mini Show Halloween Night only.
Join us for a fall-on-the-floor funny, mind-blowing experience.
“Springtime for Zombies”
Spooktacular fun for everyone!
Rated: N. G. F. (Not Gory, but really Funny)
the Mini Show will be repeated every 20 minutes
From 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012
Playhouse @ 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Free Admission
(No tickets necessary for this special show)
BRING YOUR CAMERA
PS:
Parents, because we are presenting the show multiple times,
you will have time to take your children ‘Trick or Treating’ before or after the show.
Springtime For Zombies
By Val Luton
An original Halloween play
Directed by Tony Robinson and Danny Mora
CAST (in order of appearance)
Nurse ………………………………………………….. Josie Johnson
Opening Zombie ………………………………………… Richard Wurth
Guard #1 ……………………………………………… Bryan Johnson
Warden ………………………………………… Ernie “G” Gritzewsky
Dr. Mezmora ……………………………………………… Danny Mora
Dr. Lacey …………………………………………….. Lacy Stephens
Bubba, Bubba Big Boy ……………………………………… Gary Blake
Amber Way ………………………….. Sophie Symonds-Futterman
Hendrick von Muller ………………………………….. Joe Futterman
Poindexter ……………………………………………….. Keith Stephens
Guard #2 …………………………………….. Kent Price Ledgerwood
Supporting Zombies …………Adam Latham, Manuel Sandoval,
……………………….Joe Perez, Joe Malcor
Audience Plant …………………………………….. Amber’s Boyfriend
Production Crew
Executive Producer …………………………………. James Bronson
Co-Producer ……………………………………………… Cece Rogers
Director ……………………………………………………… Danny Mora
Playwright ……………………………………………………… Val Luton
Stage Manager …………………………………….. Jade Cagalawan
Set Design ……………………………………. Sierra Madre Theatre
Costume Design ……………………………. J. B.” Zombie” Bronson
Make Up Artist …………………………………… Angela Morquecho
Light Designer …………………………………………… Sammy Ross
Light Board Operator ……………………………………. Martyn Tyler
Sound man ……………………………………………. Barry Schwam
Spotlight Coordinator ………………………………. Bernie Johnson
Props …………………………………………………………….. Personal
Program Design & Layout ……………………………. Elia Esparza
Poster Art Design ………………………………….. Carlos Cartagena
Photography ………………………………………………….. Bev Widney, Issac Chan
Featured Guitarist ……………………………………….. Daniel Flores
Music Overture & Vocal …………………………….. Barry Schwam
Transportation …………………………. Charlie “Roadster” Hummel
Public Relations …………………………………………… Nina Gordon
Personal Asst. to Mr. Bronson ………………………. Pat Dicesare
Personal Asst. to Mr. Mora ………………………. Patricia de Leon
Producers Staff ………………………………………. Laura, Joan, Joe
……………………………… Pat and Pete
Acknowledgements
Special thanks Dr. Susan Fellowes- DM’s right hand, and CeCe Rogers- Bronson’s right hand. And, last but not least, Elia and Lucy Esparza.
POSTS
Free Family Portrait
Award-winning photographer volunteers to help playhouse for second year.
Beverly Widney of Bev Widney Photography will again offer free photos to all who attend the playhouse’s Halloween show. This year’s photo will be taken with the
“Queen of the Dead.”
Photos will be e-mailed to your address.
This is a child-friendly event.
For more info, contact Bev at bevwid@earthlink.com or see her website at
www.BevWidneyPhotography.com
Police Protection League Wants National Guard Called In
Ann Savage, spokesperson for the Sierra Madre Police Protection League, today asked the Sierra Madre City Council to call in the National Guard to supplement our police force on Halloween night. “There is no way our police department can defend our town from a bus load of flesh eating zombies,” she said.
Warden G, from the Zombie Correctional Institution, told the city council that he was providing 25 specially trained guards to police the Halloween show. “Springtime for Zombies” will feature actual zombies from his institution. “My guards know how to handle these creatures. It’s their job 24 hours a day. I can guarantee you that there will be no problem from my inmates. No Sierra Madre police officers will be needed at the Sierra Madre Playhouse on Halloween night.”
The council agreed that no extraordinary measures were needed for the Sierra Madre Playhouse show, “Springtime for Zombies”, on Halloween night.
Aside
L.A. Times Theater Critic Missing
A well dressed, middle-aged gentleman with thinning gray hair and a ship’s anchor tattooed on the back of his right hand approached the playhouse last Saturday. He claimed to be a free agent theater critic for the L.A. Times. He was given a pass to see the first dress rehearsal of the new show, “Springtime for Zombies.” Fellow viewers reported that he laughed so hard that he started to cry. After the show was over, he enthusiastically went back stage to interview the players. He was never seen again. The shows producers contacted the L.A. Times. The Times refused to comment on whether or not one of their critics was missing.
The producers of “Springtime for Zombies” have decided to post an armed guard in the actors lounge during all performances for the public’s protection even though there is no evidence of foul play.
Public Announcement
Script
Aug. 12, 2012 – Playwright, James Bronson and parties agree on script for new show, “Springtime for Zombies”. James Bronson says, “My zombies are really funny. No child will be traumatized. No adult will be able to keep a straight face. This will be the funniest zombie show ever produced.”
Announcing New Show – “Springtime for Zombies”
Aug. 10, 2012 – Producer, A. S. Rogers and the Sierra Madre Playhouse make deal for Halloween show. Parties agreed on free admission; same as previous show.
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HISTORY
A Brief History of Zombies in America
The story begins in World War II. In order to insure the inevitable victory of the Third Reich, the Nazi party developed several secret weapons projects. Perhaps the most unusual of them was the Troop Recycling Program. Dr. Mabusa, a research scientist and a distinguished Nazi party member, proposed an experimental plan to revive dead soldiers so that they could return to combat.
He began his experiments using prisoners of war. Early on he had great success in reanimating human organs. This ground breaking work earned him the title of “the Father and Founder” of a controversial new branch of biology, “Renewal Biology.”
As the war came to an end, Dr. Mabusa, fearing capture and prosecution for his cruel and unethical experiments, fled Germany. He settled in the island nation of Haiti, where he was welcomed by its infamous dictator Papa Doc.
The dictator funded a small clinic where Mabusa could carry out his experiments. It was during this period that Mabusa was greatly influenced by the island’s Voodoo practitioners.
Rumors spread across the Caribbean that Mabusa could bring the dead back to life. It was believed that enemies of Papa Doc were being executed, and then revived as zombies to work as slaves in his heavily guarded plantations. In 1965, a clandestine U.S. agency contacted the doctor. The organization felt that his concept of an invincible fighting force showed promise. They offered him full funding if he would come to the U.S. and carry on his research in secret. He was also offered a full pardon for his alleged war crimes and given U.S. citizenship.
The doctor eagerly accepted the offer. He was soon spirited to a top secret, underground laboratory located in the San Gabriel Mountains National Forest; just behind the small California town of Sierra Madre in Los Angeles County.
The T.R.P., or Troop Replacement Program, received a fifty million dollar black ops grant. This program was kept top secret. Only a handful of government and military officials knew of its existence.
Unfortunately, Dr. Mabusa and his aides faced insurmountable problems. Even though they were able to revive their previously dead subjects, they could not control them. Without discipline, the zombies could not be integrated into our armed forces. Furthermore, the zombies developed a virus that could infect humans; turning them into zombies.
In 1969, the program was abandoned. Dr Mabusa was given a new identity and relocated to another state where it is rumored that he became an HMO physician specializing in podiatry.
He passed away in 2003, suffering from a rare form of leprosy acquired during his stay in Haiti. At his request, his body was cremated, no doubt, in fear of his own recycling.
In 1970, the secret base was turned over to the state of California. Now public, the institution was renamed, “Zombie Correctional Facility.” Its mission: To protect the public by incarcerating and rehabilitating its zombie inmates as well as finding a cure for the dreaded Zombie virus.
The facility’s warden is constantly seeking new methods to modify the behavior of his zombie inmates in hope that someday they can be mainstreamed back into society.
The producers of “Springtime for Zombies” wish to thank Warden “G” and his staff for their help and cooperation. Together, it is our goal to humanize his inmates and mitigate the fear and hatred for the unfortunate creatures we call ZOMBIES.
Disclaimer:
Any historical truth found in the above is purely coincidental and not to be taken seriously. The threat of zombie attack, according to one scientific journal, is less than being bitten by a rabid kangaroo on Valentine’s day.