Winters Theatre Company
2025 Season
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Phantom of the Opera House
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Greetings!
January 31st - February 9th, 2025
Doubt: A Parable
By John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Ally Heatherly
Cast & Crew
Janene Whitesell — Sister Aloysius
Luke Michels — Father Flynn
Riley James Burke — Sister James
Kamilah Cable — Mrs. Muller​
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Director: Ally Heatherly
Assistant Director: Jeffrey Lloyd Heatherly
Lighting and Sound: Gary Schroeder
Production Support: Bridget O'Flaherty
About
John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Doubt, A Parable” is a gripping story of suspicion cast on a priest's behavior which challenges the audience to ponder the nature of faith, justice, and moral certainty.
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Set against the backdrop of a 1960s America in the midst of political and social change, a progressive young priest’s conduct comes under question by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the school principal whose beliefs are deeply rooted in tradition. As the actions and motivations of each are scrutinized and suspicion mounts, the two are drawn into a battle of wills that threatens irrevocable consequences for all involved.​
February 28th - March 8th, 2025
10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
PRODUCED BY: ANA KORMOS AND JIM HEWLETT
A FACTUALLY INACCURATE CONVERSATION BY ZACHARY MARK AND DIRECTED BY LINDA GLICK:
TWO CANDIDATES FOR A JOB WAIT TO BE CALLED IN BY THE EMPLOYER FOR AN INTERVIEW. ONE IS FOCUSED ON PREPARING WHILE THE OTHER WANTS TO DISCUSS CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
JAMIE – BRIDGET O’FLAHERTY
JOE – TRENT BEEBY
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WHEN THE MICE ARE AWAY BY CHRIS SMITH AND DIRECTED BY JIM HEWLETT:
A MARRIED COUPLE TRIES TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND AN EVENING WITHOUT THEIR CHILDREN.
ROGER – AARON LOVE
EMILY – RACHEL HOWARD-TILL
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ITSY BITSY SPIDER BY TIM CAHILL AND DIRECTED BY JIM HEWLETT:
A PLAY ABOUT THE CHILDHOOD RHYME OF THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER, AND HIS RUN INS WITH THE RAIN AND HIS FRUSTRATION.
SPIDER – JULIA BERRELLEZA
SUN – BRIDGET O’FLAHERTY
RAIN – JIM HEWLETT
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GOD ON THE COUCH BY DAN O’DAY AND DIRECTED BY ANA KORMOS:
IN THE PRIVACY OF HIS THERAPIST’S OFFICE, GOD GRAPPLES WITH AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.
PATIENT – GREG LANZARO
THERAPIST – MARK DONNELLY
CLIPPED WINGS BY MARK EDWARD SMITH AND DIRECTED BY NANCY WHITCOMB:
A YOUNG NEWLY WED MALE FEELS CONSTRAINED, AND THANKS TO A CHANCE ENCOUNTER, HE REALIZED THE VALUE IN WHAT HE’S GOT.
KATE – JULIA BERRELLEZA
JASON – MANNY LANZARO
BRENDA – MISTY CARMAN
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GETTING IT BY LEO McELROY AND DIRECTED BY LINDA GLICK:
A WIFE, IN CONVERSATION WITH HER HUSBAND, IS FINALLY ‘GETTING IT’.
ELLEN – BERNADETTE MELLO
ANTHONY – TRENT BEEBY
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A BLAST BY PAUL SMITH AND DIRECTED BY ANA KORMOS:
TWO MEN MEET ON A PARK BENCH. THERE IS A TENSION IN THE AIR. THEIR CONVERSATION IS STILTED, STRANGE, SUSPICIOUS MAYBE. WHAT IS GOING ON? TIME WILL TELL!
GEORGE – MANNY LANZARO
MAURICE – MARK DONNELLY
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A POLAR BEAR WALKS INTO A BAR… BY LEO McELROY AND DIRECTED BY JIM HEWLETT:
ON A BLIND DATE A MALE POLAR BEAR MEETS A FEMALE PENGUIN AT A TROPICAL BAR.
BORIS – TRENT BEEBY
GWEN – BERNADETTE MELLO
WAITER – MISTY CARMAN
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SPECIAL THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
SOUND/LIGHTING ENGINEER – GARY SCHROEDER
STAGE MANAGER – STEPHEN WHITCOMB
VENUE MANAGEMENT – KAITLYN HINDS
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY – KAITLYN HINDS, ELLIOT LANDES, LINDA GLICK, AND ALEXIS VELASQUEZ
PRODUCTION SUPPORT – LINDA GLICK
May 2nd - May 18th, 2025
Almost, Maine
A romantic comedy by John Cariani​
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Directed by Karen Fox
Cast & Crew
Robert Payawal — Steve, Pete
Rachel Howard-Till — Ginette
Cameron Toney — Glory, Shelly
Luke Michels — East, Daniel
Edward Stach — Dave, Jimmy
Kristarae Flores — Hope, Sandrine
Kc Braley — Waitress
Janene Whitesell — Marvalyn
John Petrik — Lendall, Phil
Bernadette Mello — Gayle
Sequoia Schirmer — Deena, Suzette
Bridget O'Flaherty — Marci
Katie Stanford — Rhonda​
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Director: Karen Fox
Assistant Director: Cody Svozil
Lighting and Sound: Gary Schroeder
The Story
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost.
One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.