past shows

Written by Steven Dietz

Directed by Steven Tangedal

starring
C.J. Hoosier • Scott McLean

Lonely Planet was written for Michael Winters and Laurence Ballard, and produced by A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle.

Lonely Planet was originally produced by Northlight Theatre, Evanston, Illinois.

Produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY.

stage manager / assistant director: David Williams
set design: Tina Anderson
scenic painting: Melissa McCarl
costume design: lamecia landrum
light design: Steven Tangedal
sound design: George Pulver
house manager: Kelly Lardie

tina anderson (Set Design and Construction) After have designed such sets as Cabaret, The EIGHT: Reindeer Monologues, Larimer Project, and many others, she is excited to start her solo career of designing for Theatre Group with Lonely Planet. She looks forward to a amazing year of exciting musicals and plays. Nick and Steve, thank you for your support! Let’s have fun and raise the bar!

shelly bordas became a slave to the Theatre Group in 1995. When not appearing onstage (most recently in Cell Block Sirens of 1953 at Theatre On Broadway and Parallel Lives at the Phoenix) she can be found at Theatre On Broadway selling tickets and wine to patrons. She is proud of every Theatre Group production, and especially proud to be part of the family – still. Thanks to Steve and Nick for years of bliss.


c.J. hoosier (Carl) is thrilled to be back on stage again for Theatre Group. Some of his favorite on stage roles have been: Ensemble in The Laramie Project with Theatre Group, Geoffrey in The Sisters Rosensweig with the Mizel Center Theatre Company, The Marquis in Quills with Promethean Theatre, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Bug Theatre, and Student 4 in Theatre Group’s multi–awarding winning production of Shakespeare’ R&J. As well as his work on stage, C.J. also is a designer and theatre technician. He is currently the Technical Director for the Theatre Department at Mizel Center for Arts and Culture at the JCC. He would like to thank Steve and Nick for this opportunity. Mom, Dave, and Dorckus for constant support, and pooh for getting me through to this point reasonably unscathed.

lamecia landrum has done tons of costumes for about 10 years, primarily for the Theatre Group, but she does occasionally wander off somewhere else. That might be due to age.

scott mclean (Jody) is thrilled to be a part of his second Theatre Group production. His introduction to the company occurred last fall while performing in Theatre On Broadway’s The Laramie Project. Scott moved to Denver last year after spending seven years in New York City where he performed in numerous off-Broadway productions including the original musical 30,000 Pigs Roamed the City at Wings Theatre in Greenwich Village; All the Lives of Me, a Peter Allen Revue at Musical Theatre Works; and MHIA at Manhattan Theatre Source. One of his most interesting performing experiences was dancing with Penny Arcade, a former Andy Warhol protégé, during her performance at the annual WIGSTOCK festival in NYC. Other regional credits while on the East Coast include George Nowak in She Loves Me and a rowdy Aggie dancer in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas both at Red Oak Music Theatre in Lakewood, New Jersey. Other favorite roles include: Max in Bent; Roy in Lone Star; Kenny Brewster in Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down; Jean-Paul Marat in Marat/Sade; and Tony in the Evergreen Players production of The Boyfriend.

steven neale has served as stage manager for the Theatre On Broadway for over four years for such shows as The Laramie Project, Cabaret, Never the Sinner, Whyde Awake, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly, Corpus Christi, and Poor Super Man. Steven also is the designer of the Theatre Group’s programs and newsletters, as well as serving as Webmaster for the Theatre Group Web site. Thanks to Steve and Nick for the creative freedom, and all my great friends who have wandered into my life.

george pulver (Sound Design) feels privileged to do technical work for Theatre Group in this production, as well as for past productions, including: The Laramie Project, Cabaret, Never the Sinner, Whyde Awake, A Question of Mercy, Execution of Justice and Poor Super Man. Also, he recently appeared onstage in Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly, Party! and Howard Crabtree’s Whoop Dee Doo!

nicholas sugar is the Artistic Director for the Theatre Group. He recently directed Never the Sinner, Stupid Kids, Whyde Awake and A Question of Mercy as well as last season’s award–winning Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly, The Blue Room, and Shakespeare’s R&J. Other directing projects include Love! Valour! Compassion!, subUrbia, Psycho Beach Party, Whoop Dee Doo!, and Poor Super Man (Best of Westword, 1998–1999). Nicholas has been seen on stage in the critically acclaimed productions of Cabaret, Corpus Christi, The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, and A Perfect Ganesh. He has worked as a teacher, director, and choreographer with numerous schools and theatres. Prior to his move to Denver, Nicholas was working in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and New York. Nicholas serves on the board of directors for The Colorado Theatre Guild.

steven tangedal (Director, Lighting Design) started with Theatre Group in 1979, and has directed a wide variety of shows including the dramas Tracers, Burn This and Six Degrees of Separation; the musicals Cabaret, A... My Name is Alice, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Closer Than Ever; the comedies Jeffrey, Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) and Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding &ndash and the recent hits The Laramie Project, Parallel Lives, Beautiful Thing, Emma’s Child and The Boys in the Band. Steve hold a Music Education Degree and serves as the Executive Director for the Theatre Group.

david williams (Assistant Director/Stage Manager) has stage-managed several productions at the Phoenix, including The EIGHT: Reindeer Monologues, Twelfth Night, Snakebit, Parallel Lives, Gertrude Stein and a Companion, Blue Room, and Food Chain. David has also been involved with productions at Theatre On Broadway, including Cabaret, A Question Of Mercy, and Porcelain. David’s worked with other local theatres, such as with The Avenue on Sylvia, and his most ambitious project to date was producing The Last Session at The Shop for Act Out Theatre Company.

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