Directed by B. Michael Quale
One of Neil Simon's most impressive and funniest plays. This is a memory play set in 1942. Laughter and tears have come together in a new and emotional truth.
Lost In Yonkers is a coming of age tale of brothers Arty and Jay. Their father, Eddie, travels as a salesman to pay off debts incurred following the death of his wife while the boys are left in the care of their grandmother and aunt Bella in Yonkers. Grandma is an intimidating immigrant who terrified her children as they were growing up, damaging each of them to varying degrees. Bella longs to marry an usher at the local movie house so she can escape the oppressive household and create a life and family of her own. Her brother Louie is a small-time hoodlum who is on the run, while her sister Gert suffers from a breathing problem with causes more psychological than physical problems. Lost in Yonkers climaxes with a dramatic confrontation between embittered mother and lonely daughter that creates a permanent fissure in this highly dysfunctional family.
The Cast
| Jay |
Thomas Golden |
| Arty |
Ty Stewart |
| Bella |
Susan Snyder |
| Eddie |
Gary Mizeur |
| Grandma Kurnitz |
Jennifer Innis |
| Louie |
Jim Ryen |
| Gert |
Tricia Schwartz |
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Production Staff |
| Director |
B. Michael Quale |
| Assistant Director |
Sara Braun |
| Technical Design |
B. Michael Quale |
| Scenic Construction |
Larry Sneider |
| Light Technician |
Doug Hoffman |
| Sound Technician |
Lary Sneider |
| Scenic Construction |
Sara Braun, Vicke Finders, Kandee Frericksen, Michelle Fuchs, Doug Hoffman, Gary Mizeur, Tim Nehring, Mike Quale, Him Ryen, Larry Sneider, Susan Snyder |
| Properties |
Sara Braun, Jennifer Innis, Mike Quale, Jim Ryen, Susan Snyder |
Supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Acknowledgements
Sheldon Anderson, Marilyn Akerson, Jack Dyville, First Baptist Church, First Lutheran Church, Bobbie Gludt, KEYZ/Oldies 96, KUMV-TV, Scott Mendro, The Shopper, Earl Westereng, The Williston Herald