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JB 2010

by Archibald MacLeish​

Directed by William Myatt

Director's Notes

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This year’s Pleasant Valley Community School District Wall of Honor Distinguished Alumni recipient is Dan Klopp. Dan graduated from PVHS in 1994. Throughout his high school career he was heavily involved in drama. He played George Spelvin in An Actor’s Nightmare, a dead theatre critic in The Real Inspector Hound, and he directed The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Dan also suffered from a severe speech/hearing condition. I’m not sure if “suffered” is the correct verb however. Dan’s passion for everything in which he was involved more than compensated for the difficulties he experienced. Dan’s work for the marginalized and underprivileged in Peru further exemplifies his passion and the type of man he has become. Not unlike J.B. (our modern Job), Dan’s faith withstands trials and tribulations most of us may not even be able to imagine. His conviction, shared by J.B., in the face of incredible challenges is a lesson we could all learn. For more information about the challenges Mr. Klopp and his organization face on a daily basis go to http://www.v4peru.com.

Synopsis 

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​Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize winning verse play sets the Old Testament book of Job in a semi-satirical modern setting (a circus tent), where J.B. (Job) undergoes his trials under the watchful eyes of the circus vendors Zuss and Nickles, who mimic the roles of God and Satan, respectively. J.B.'s plight is essentially a play within a play, as the focus of the work tends to be the interactions between Zuss and Nickles. MacLeish raises the eternal questions through these powerful scenes, most notably with the recurring jingle of Nickles: "If God is God he is not good; if God is good He is not God..." Readers of this play are forced to address the questions themselves while they are entertained and challenged by the proposals of the characters and the Biblical parallels they represent.

CAST

 

First Roustabout, One-legged Soldier, Second Soldier, First Reporter - Owen Hoke

Second Roustabout, First Soldier, Sailor, Second Reporter - Alex Kurth

Prop Girl, Girl - Alexandra Olsen

Nickles - Regina Pauly

Mr. Zuss - Tim Bawden

J.B. - Morgan Hoke

Sarah - Emily Myers

David - Max Moline

Mary - Emilee Meincke

Jonathan - Philip Tunnicliff

Ruth - Emily Beilke

Rebecca - Sonia Smith

Mrs. Botticelli - Brooke Schelly

Mrs. Lesure - Megan Mohs

Mrs. Adams, Wave - Haley Nellis

Mrs. Murphy - Jessica Smith

Mrs. Jolly - Julia Sears

Miss Mabel - Laurelin Berkley

Boy - Morgan Venhorst

Bildad - Garrick Ehlers

Zophar, Preacher - Alex Watson

Eliphaz, First Civil Defense Officer - Sarah McCraw

First Police Officer - Amelia Bay

Second Police Officer - Sadie Fah

Second Civil Defense Officer - Emma Thompson

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CREW

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Technical Director - Adam Overberg

Costume Designer - Cindy Ramos-Parmley

Assistant Director - Taylor Truster

Stage Manager - Nicholas Schurr

Props Master - Owen Hoke

Props Crew - Tim Bawden, Max Moline and Philip Tunnicliff

Master Carpenter - Nicholas Schurr

Scenic Construction Crew - Justin Bader, Emily Beilke, Stephen Bellig, Laurelin Berkley, Garrick Ehlers, Sadie Fah, Kerry Glynn, Rachel Guhin, Alex Kurth, Sarah McCraw, Emilee Meincke, Emily Myers, Haley Nellis, Alexandra Olsen, Regina Pauly, Nicholas Schurr, Morgan Venhorst and Alex Wilkinson

Costume Mistresses - Brooke Schelly and Taylor Truster

Costume Crew - Sarah McCraw, Megan Mohs, Emily Myers, Julia Sears, Jessica Smith, Sonia Smith and Emma Thompson

Lighting Board Operator - Nicholas Schurr

Lighting Crew - Morgan Hoke and Owen Hoke

Sound Board Operators - Justin Bader  and Alex Wilkinson

Makeup/Hair Heads - Grant Swanson and Jasmine Yeats

Makeup/Hair Crew - Jori Colarusso, Megan Mohs and Alex Watson

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