THE INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH THEATRE
Operated by the Town of Herndon
Parks and Recreation Department

The Elden Street Players
present

Veronica's Room
by Ira Levin

Directed by Bruce Foilmer
Produced by John Strycharske
Stage Managed by Anne Franklin

June 8 - 30, 2001

Produced by special arrangements with Samuel French, Inc
ESP productions are partially supported by a grant from 
the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts

The Scene - 
The action of the play takes place in a room in a house about half an hour's drive from Boston, Massachusetts; 
the time is an evening in Spring, 1973.

Act I - Susan

Act II - Veronica

There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Director's Notes

A little over twenty years ago I had the opportunity to play The Man, working opposite my wife, in a production of Veronica's Room at Dominion Stage. We seldom have the opportunity to play opposite each other in plays, and that by itself made it special. But in addition, I felt a special rapport with the audience in this one, a feeling of working with them in solving the mystery of Veronica's Room. It was a wonderful experience for me, one I had never had before or have had since. As a result, when I began directing on a regular basis, I put Veronica's Room on my short list of shows I wanted to direct one day Thanks to David Sher and the Board of Directors of Elden Street Players, that opportunity finally arrived this year. This show will not be to everyone's liking, I know; but I hope you, as an audience member; can carry away some of the excitement I felt while playing in it many years ago.

Bruce Follmer

Producer's Acknowledgments

Melody Fetske, Mary Joan Loughnane, Rich Kiare, Al Fetske, and Pat Baker for set construction and painting help. Edna McCoy, for a lot of the set dressing pieces you see. Anna Hawkins, for helping us to "Shuffle off to Buffalo". Richard Slease, Daniels Photography, for making the actors look good on paper. Richard and Linda Downer; and Claudia Weintraub, for taking a month of weekends out of their lives to run this show. Rich Kiare, for taking care of all of the things that fell through the cracks in John's busy life. 

John Strycharske

Acknowledgements

The Elden Street Players wish to thank the following people and businesses for their help in making this production a success.

Richard Slease, Daniels Photography Studio
Great Harvest Bread Company
Kenny's Salon in Alexandria,
The Tortilla Factory
Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Dept.
The Town of Herndon Department of Public Works
Rick Kenney
Kenneth J. Franklin Foundation
The Castaways Repertory Theatre
Ruth and Melody Fetske

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