
Side Show
Book & Lyrics by Bill
Russell
Music by Henry
Krieger
Mark W. Smith, Julie Dixon
Jackson,
Misty Cotton, David Jennings,
Kevin Earley
Director
Producer
Musical Direction
Choreography
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Costume Design
Sound Design
Properties
Assistant to the Director
Stage Manager
Conductor/Keyboard
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet,
Soprano & Alto Saxophone
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo
Trumpet
Keyboard, Synthesizer
Double Bass, Bass Guitar
Percussion, Drums
Assistant Stage Manager
Light Operator
Sound Engineer
Assistant Sound Engineer
Spotlight Operators
Dressers
House Manager
Orchestra Contractor
Assistant to Sound Designer
Set Construction
Master Electrician
Light Rigging
Wigs
Barbering
Photography
Make-up & Prosthetics
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Nick
DeGruccio
Barbara
Beckley
Tom
Griffin
Matt
Raftery
Bradley
Kaye
Steven
Young
A.
Jeffrey Schoenberg
Drew
Dalzell
Richard
Hardin
Peajay
Andrews
Becky
Johnson
Tom
Griffin
Bob Crosby
Roy Wiegand
Alexandra Caselli
Michael George
Tom Bowe
Peajay
Andrews
Becky
Johnson
Jamie Bennett
Janna Lopez
Dina Frankly, Ryann
Gerber,
Amy
Morrell
Wendy Becker, Erisa Byrd,
Tara Grant
Kathleen Osmon
Michael George
Cricket Myers
Sets To Go
Barbara A. Grill
Scott A. Ferguson, Katharine
A. Gaines,
Gabriel Holguin, Patrice
A. Mudd,
Michael A. Thayer
Monica Lisa Sabedra
Sugano
Robert Lapin
Stan Nowak |
CAST
(in alphabetical order)
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Reptile Man
Bride of Snakes
Routstabout
Violet Hilton
Roustabout
Dolly Dimples, Studio Singer
Terry Connor
Daisy Hilton
Sheik
Jake
6th Exhibit, Studio Singer
Haren Girl, Studio Singer
Geek
The Boss
Fortune Teller
Roustabout
Harem Girl
Harem Girl
Buddy Foster
Roustabout
Bearded Lady |
Michael
Bonnabel
Bridget
Brady
Fernando
Christopher
Misty
Cotton
Andrew
Djang
Lisa
Donahey
Kevin
Earley
Julie
Dixon Jackson
Jeremiah
James
David
Jennings
Alissa-Nicole
Koblentz
Christia
Mantzke
Matthew
Miller
Todd
Nielsen
Heather
R. Provost
José
Restrepo
Renée
Schell
Merry
Simkins
Mark
W. Smith
Rob
Terrazas
Michael
Wallot |
ACT I
The Midway
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Come Look At The Freaks
Like Everyone Else
You Deserve A Better Life
Crazy, Deaf and Blind
The Devil You Know
More Than We Bargained For
Feelings You've Got To Hide
When I'm By Your Side
Say Goodbye To The Freak
Show |
The Boss and Company
Daisy and Violet
Buddy and Terry
The Boss
Jake and Attractions
Buddy and Terry
Daisy and Violet
Daisy and Violet
The Company |
Vaudeville
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Overnight Sensation
Leave Me Alone
We Share Everything
Who Will Love Me As I Am |
Overnight Sensation
Leave Me Alone
We Share Everything
Who Will Love Me As I Am |
Act II
The Follies
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Rare Songbirds On Display
New Year's Day
Private Conversation |
The Company
Terry, Buddy, Jake, Daisy,
Violet and Company
Terry |
On The Road
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One Plus One Equals Three
You Should Be Loved |
Buddy, Daisy, Violet
Jake |
The Texas Centennial
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Tunnel of Love
Beautiful Day For A Wedding
Marry Me, Terry
I Will Never Leave You
Finale |
Buddy, Daisy, Violet
The Boss and Hawkers
Daisy
Daisy and Violet
The Company |
HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE
HILTON SISTERS
Violet and Daisy
Hilton were born in 1908 to Kate Skinner, an unmarried bar maid, in Brighton,
England. They never knew their father. Shortly after their birth,
Skinner sold them to the bar manager, Mary Hilton.
Hilton bought the girls because
she believed, correctly, that the conjoined twins would be a lucrative
investment. In subsequent years, she made a great deal of money by parading
these young girls around the world as "freaks." They began touring
with circuses and carnivals at the age of three.
Mary Hilton believed that
the twins' value was greater if they were not seen often by the general
public. Thus, Daisy and Violet spent the majority of their childhood
and preteen years alone, not allowed access to the outside world,
treated as slaves, and beaten often. When she died, Mary left the twins
in her will to her daughter and son-in-law, Edith and Meyer Meyers.
The Meyerses continued to
exploit Daisy and Violet, and ultimately moved them out of side shows into
vaudeville, while continuing to keep them confined, treating them as property.
In 1931, after a long court battle, the twins finally won their freedom.
At age 23, they hit the road again, this time as independent performers.
Joined at the hip, buttocks,
and the base of their spines, they had considerable flexibility, enabling
them to master dance routines that were charming and entertaining.
(This flexibility also gave them slightly more independence than
other conjoined twins - they were quoted as saying that one could sit up
and read in bed while the other lay fast asleep.)
They played the vaudeville
circuit for years, gaining fame and recognition, sharing billing with such
luminaries as Harry Houdini and Bob Hope. During this period, they appeared
in Tod Browning's film Freaks, which has since become a cult favorite.
Each was married at different times, but both marriages ended quickly
in annulment.
Their fortunes declined with
the demise of vaudeville, and they ended up as supermarket checkers in
North Carolina. They died there of influenza in 1967 at the age of
sixty. They were found alone in their apartment by a neighbor.
This production was made
possible by the kindness and generosity of:
Steve Aston, Long
Beach City College, Douglas Bashaw, Bardwell's on the Boulevard, Peggy
Billo, Jodi Carlisle, Center Trust, Priscilla Davis & Gene Stratton,
Barry Finkel, Kurt Graves, Doug Haverty, Art + Soul Designs, Nonie Lann,
Brad Lohrenz, Samuel French, Inc., Salvador Palacios, California Lighting
& Power, Mi Piace, Marci & David Rodriguez, Samy's Camera, Carson
Schutze, Jack Vandermark, Wadler Data Systems, Kelly Witherall

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