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Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli’s Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he’s Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Cast

Maggie

Ashley Hail*†

Max

Carter Bratton*†

Saunders

Steve Suskin†

Maria

Gretchen Roose†

Tito

David Levy†

Bellhop

Adam Drake*†

Diana

Mindy Heithaus†

Julia

Kathie Labanz†

Crew

Director

Donald Volpenhein*

Producer

Ray Persing*

Stage Manager

Mary Stone

Assistant Stage Manager

Abby Doench

Technical Director

John Netzley

Costumes

Gretchen Roose*

Hair/Makeup

Katherine Robb

Hospitality

Elaine Volker

Lighting Design

Donald Volpenhein

Light Execution

Mary Stone

Program

Gretchen Roose

Original Show Art

Brandon Flaig

Props

Dan Cohen

Publicity

Gretchen Roose, Brandon Flaig, Debbie Flaig

Set Design

Dan Dermody*

Master Carpenter

Bill Winkler

Sound Design

David Levy

Sound Execution

Ray Persing

Set Decor

Dan Cohen, Gretchen Roose, Ray Persing

Tickets/Box Office

Gretchen Roose

Vocal Coach

Rita Larkin

* Orchid Award winner – ACT Cincinnati
† Orchid Award winner Excellence in Ensemble – ACT Cincinnati