Charley's Aunt presented by GNTC
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THE PLOT:
Charley Wyckham (played by Alex Schmitz) and Jack Chesney (Ethan Wittrock) are undergraduates in the late 1800’s at Oxford University. They need a chaperone so they can entertain their girlfriends Amy Spettigue (Melanie Thelen) and Kitty Verdun (Alexis Keppers). Charley receives word that his Aunt, whom he has never met or spoken to in his life, is coming to visit him. The boys grab this opportunity and send a telegram to Amy & Kitty saying that they are invited for lunch to meet Charley's Aunt, Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez, who is a rich and widowed aunt from Brazil ("where the nuts come from"). Their butler, Brassert (Bob Thelen), has everything set up and all is ready until Charley's Aunt sends a telegram to say that she has been detained on business and not to expect her for a few days. The boys start to panic and persuade their friend, Lord Fancourt Babberly - "Babbs" (Grant Thelen), to masquerade as Charley's Aunt.
As Charley and Jack intend to declare their love to their sweethearts at some convenient point during the lunch appointment, they want Charley's Aunt out of the way, so they invite Jack's unsuspecting father, Frank Chesney (Gary Brinkman), to lunch, but those two do not pair up as planned. Of course, the real Charley's Aunt, Donna Lucia (Mary Middendorf) arrives unexpectedly with her adopted 'niece' Miss Ela Delahay (Kateri Salk). They play along with the game and reveal some of their own history and past romances. When Stephen Spettigue (Amy’s uncle & Kitty’s guardian played by Ron Woods) arrives, he is introduced to the fake Charley’s Aunt and instantly falls in love. The truth is eventually told, everyone saves face, and all works out properly in the end.
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Jack - Ethan Wittrock is a Junior at SCSU studying English and has been in a number of GNTC shows.
Charley - Alex Schmitz is a Junior at Rocori High School and has been in the chorus of several GNTC musicals.
Brasset - Bob Thelen provides a
number of financial services thru his firm Wealthcare in Cold Spring and has
appeared in a variety of roles including GNTC's first play and first
musical.
Lord Fancort Babberly "Babbs" - Grant Thelen works at Archway Marketing in the cities and has appeared on stage and in the pit with GNTC.
Mr. Francis Chesney - Gary Brinkman owns Brinky's Liquor in Richmond and was seen in last year's Nunsense production as Howard "Tevye" Liszt.
Amy - Melanie Thelen is studying
Economics at St. Ben's and is new to GNTC.
Kitty - Alexis Keppers has been
in several GNTC shows and is making her directorial debut with Charley's
Aunt.
Spettigue - Ron Woods is recently
retired and has appeared in every GNTC production to date.
Donna Lucia - Mary Middendorf is
the Office Manager for Kraemer Trucking & Excavating and has appeared in many GNTC
shows including Sister Hubert in our two Nunsense productions and as Reno
Sweeny in Anything Goes.
Ela - Kateri Salk is a junior at Rocori High
School and has been in several GNTC musicals.
Directed by: Alexis Keppers
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