Bus Stop
by William Inge

Starring Howie Brown, Paul Dake, Jessica Rosalie Foley, Lynn Mastio Rice, Tim Moyer, Joy Orlemann, Kristopher Yoder and Joseph Jude Zito.
September 10th -October 3rd , 2009

It’s back to school time – come to the Bus Stop at Montgomery Theater! Bus Stop was written in the mid-1950’s by great American playwright, William Inge, and will be performed by a brilliant cast of Philadelphia Area and Lehigh Valley favorites. Bus Stop will run from September 10th to October 3rd at Montgomery Theater, 124 Main Street, Souderton, PA. Press Opening is Friday, September 11th at 8pm. For tickets and information, call 215-723-9984 x10 or visit MontgomeryTheater.org

During a howling snowstorm, a busload of weary travelers must hole up at a roadside diner until morning. A nightclub singer named Cherie has been kidnapped by a young cowboy who is ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, kicking and screaming, down the aisle. Overnight, the café owner and the bus driver explore a long overdue friendship, a middle-aged scholar faces his past and a small town girl gets her first taste of romance. This Inge classic opened on Broadway in 1955 and became an immediate commercial and critical success. Bus Stop was made into a popular Hollywood film in 1956 with Marilyn Monroe and was nominated for several awards, including a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Don Murray.

Cast

Howie Brown (Bo Decker) Most recently appeared as Greg Sullivan in Spinning Into Butter at Montgomery Theater. Other credits include: Dan Kaffee in A Few Good Men (Ritz Theatre), Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing (PA Shakespeare Festival), Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing…Forum (OCPops), and The Mute in The Fantasticks (Kimmel Center). Howie is the Administrative Manager for Philadelphia Theatre Workshop (PTW) and a Directorial Assistant at St. Joseph’s Prep. Up next for Howie is PTW's production of The :nv:s:ble Play in November followed by First Impressions at Act II Playhouse with Tony Braithwaite in January

Paul Dake (Virgil Blessing) has appeared on Montgomery Theater’s stage most recently as Adolph in The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Dr. Brubaker in the classic comedy, The Seven Year Itch. Memorable roles include Rev. Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, Yvan in Art, Lou in Light Sensitive and Morgan in The Drawer Boy. Other MT highlights: Boy Gets Girl, The Desk Set, Alarms & Excursions, The Memory of Water, Talk Radio, It’s Only a Play, Accomplice, Noises Off, Thumbs, and Oleanna. Other credits: Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, Dracula in The Passion of Dracula and Freddy in My Fair Lady. Paul can also be seen representing Dewalt Tools in The Real Story at www.Dewalt.com. Paul is the 2006 recipient of the Montgomery Theater Award of Excellence.

Jessica Rosalie Foley’s (Elma Duckworth) most recent appearance on a Philadelphia stage was in the Walking Fish Theater’s production of Plant/Flower. Her regional credits include: (Angel Chorus) Orphan Train/Purple Rose Theater Co, (Marie) Come Back Little Sheba, /Orpheus Theater , and (Shirley) Fifth of July, /Pheonix Productions. She also portrayed Leopoldo Coletta in Raffaele Viviani’s Via Toledo in phonetic-Italian for an audience of Italians in a Piazza in Piscotta, Italy. Jessica has performed Nickels, her self-conceived solo show in New York City. She studied Acting at F.H. Lagauardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City, HB Studios, Playwright Actors Directors Lab/Purple Rose Theatre, Chelsea, MI and recently received her BA in Drama Studies from SUNY Purchase College.

Lynn Mastio Rice (Grace Hoylard) received a B.A. in Theatre from Moravian College and an M.F.A. in Acting from the Goodman School of Drama/DePaul University. Theatrical credits include: Mary Ann Hasham in Six Nights in the Black Belt (Negro Ensemble Theatre, NYC), M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias (Millbrook Playhouse, PA) and Eulalie Shinn in The Music Man (First National Tour). Other regional credits: Teachers’ Lounge (Margaret Fonda/Off-Broadway), To Gillian on her 37th Birthday (Kevin/Laguna Playhouse, CA), Gigi (Gigi/CA), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Sissy/Chicago), Crimes of the Heart (Meg/Chicago), Night of the Iguana (Hannah Jelkes/Chicago), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Domina/Chicago), Evita (Marriott Lincolnshire, IL), and Company (Amy/Allentown Civic Theatre, PA). Film credits include: Children of Invention (2009 Sundance Film Festival), Counting to Infinity (2009 Cannes Short Film Corner), Malevolence 2: Bereavement (starring John Savage and Michael Biehn), Hooking Up (starring Corey Feldman, Bronson Pinchot and Brian O’Halloran) and Hatchet Man (semifinalist in Netflix Find Your Voice Film Competition). www.myspace.com/lynnmastiorice

Tim Moyer (Dr. Gerald Lyman) last seen at Montgomery Theater in another Inge classic – Picnic – has worked in Philadelphia area theaters for almost 30 years. He has appeared many times on the stages of InterAct Theatre Company, Act II Playhouse, Bristol Riverside Theatre and Lantern Theater Company. He has also performed at the Arden Theatre Company, the Wilma Theater, Walnut Street Theatre and the People’s Light and Theatre Company.

Joy Orlemann (Cherie) has performed at Montgomery Theater in Snakebit, Working and The Grapes of Wrath. She has workied in Philadelphia and NYC as well as Bar Harbor, ME and the Waterfront Playhouse in Key West, FL. Local venues include Bristol Riverside, Hedgerow, Shubin and Langhorne Theatres among others. Favorite roles include: Maxine in Tongue of a Bird, Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and C in Three Tall Women. Her credits also include independent film and commercial work, choreography for the American Music Theatre Festival, teaching for the Walnut Street Youth Program and directing, teaching and choreographing for MacGuffin Theatre and Film Co.

Kristopher Yoder (Carl) has numerous roles to his credit at Circle of Stones: Gilgamesh. Montgomery Theater: Rounding Third, The Seven Year Itch. Meadow Brook Theater: The Foreigner, Romeo and Juliet. Hilberry Theater: The Learned Ladies, Season’s Greetings, The Tempest. He currently teaches acting at Messiah College and DeSales University.

Joseph Jude Zito (Will Masters) got his start working in the regional theatres of Connecticut under the direction of Marshall Mason, Bart Sher, Gordon Edelstein, and Mark Lamos. He relocated permanently to the area when Cymbeline moved to the McCarter in Princeton. Other regional theater work in the northeast includes Bristol Riverside, Foundation, Seven Angels, and Passage Theater. Recent NYC credits: 30 Rock (NBC), Stonewall Stories (Fresh Fruit Festival), Fool For Love (29th St Performance Seminar). Some notable roles: Creon (Antigone), Doc O’Connor / Rob DeBree (Laramie) Levine (Glengarry Glen Ross) / Pilate (Jesus Christ Superstar). Joe also has written many plays, several of which have been produced in NYC (T and J Market, Decca 31382) He has worked as a dramaturge for Passage Theater’s “State Street” projects in Trenton and has twice written for Sundog Theatre’s Staten Island Ferry series. His most recent works are an adaptation of Geraldine Brooks’ Nine Parts of Desire, which with the author’s permission, had a reading in New York.

Fact Sheet & Performance Schedule
Bus Stop
by William Inge

Location: Montgomery Theater
124 Main Street
Souderton, PA 18964

Tickets: $19 - $35

Dates: September 11th-October 3rd, 2009

Tickets and Information Contact:
Montgomery Theater Box Office
P.O. Box 64033
Souderton, PA 18964
215-723-9984 x10
org play@montgomerytheater.
www.MontgomeryTheater.org

Press Photos to follow – contact Hope at hope@montgomerytheater.org

Thursday, September 10th, 7:30pm (PREVIEW)
Friday, September 11th, 8pm (OPENING NIGHT)
Saturday, September 12th, 8pm
Sunday, September 13th, 3pm

Thursday, September 17th, 7:30pm
Friday, September 18th, 8pm
Saturday, September 19th, 8pm
Sunday, September 20th, 3pm

Thursday, September 24th, 7:30pm
Friday, September 25th, 8pm
Saturday, September 26th, 8pm
Sunday, September 27th, 3pm

Wednesday, September 30th, 7:30pm
Thursday, October 1st, 7:30pm
Friday, October 2nd, 8pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 8pm