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| FORTRESS |
| by Michael
Scanlan (18-20 April 1995) |
| Billy
(Phil Parker) is nine when he finds out that he's
adopted. Feeling betrayed, Billy retreats into a
world of his own, and builds his own Fortress of
Solitude, modeling his life after the most famous
orphan ever, Superman. His only ally, friend, and
sometime enemy, is Kim (M. Janie King), who
watches Billy as they both grow up through high
school, and who is frustrated by Billy's
determination to need no one but himself. Act I
tells Billy's story. In Act II, we hear Kim's
side of their relationship, see her struggle to
make contact with Billy, even when Billy feels
she, too, has betrayed him, and turns on her.
When Billy is finally forced to admit his need,
it is a shattering moment, but with Kim's help,
the pieces of his life can be put back together
to build something new and strong, based on
mutual need and friendship. |
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| THE GREYBEARD PLAYERS |
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| Kim: M.
Janie King |
| Billy: Phil
Parker |
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| The
Ensemble: |
| Alyson Barker,
Mark Bolick, Melissa Brown |
| Anu-Riikka
Henriksson, Jamie King, Lee Lance |
| Jeffrey Reardon,
Ai Shimaya, Rod Steward |
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| Producing
Director |
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Brian
Fuller |
| Technical
Director |
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Joe
Troutman |
| Assistant
Director |
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Denise
Oblander |
| Properties
& Stage Manager |
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Kathryn
Ballou |
| Lighting
& Scenic Painting |
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Akiko
Matsumoto |
| Sound |
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Mark
Wright |
| Wardrobe |
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Kerstin
Peterson |
| Stage
Technician |
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Ryan
Burroughs |
| Publicity
& Fundraising |
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Jamie
King |
| Additional
Fundraising |
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Heath
Peek |
| Publicity
Photos |
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Jimmy
Furman |
| Poster
& Program Art |
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Akiko
Matsumoto |
| Additional
Art |
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Matt
Horner |
| Box
Office |
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Jessica
Davidson |
| Publicity
Printer |
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Kevin
Hord |
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 Phil
Parker and the Ensemble
in the Greybeard Players'
1995 production of
Michael Scanlan's
FORTRESS
Photo by Jimmy Furman.
Script available through Baker's Plays,
Boston, MA.
"Superman" and related insignia
© D.C. Comics.
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