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by Joseph Stein, Charles Strouse & Stephen Schwartz
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Gregory Violand as “Nathan” & Kathryn Wolfe Sebo as “Rebecca” |
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| Excerpts from The Free Times review
“A sensitively crafted, yet gustily vibrant, production”
“As he proved decisively with last season’s Fiddler on the Roof, director Fred Sternfeld has a singular talent for fresh conceptions of overdone projects. He appears to rethink such works from their most human aspects, and then calls on his exceptional ability to activate and individualize large groups of characters to bring those qualities to life” “Sternfeld has artfully shaped his whopping cast of 40 –which, with less skillfull handling on the Mayfield JCC’s modest stage, could easily degenerate into an amorphous mosh pit mob — as the piece’s thematic essence and its main collective protagonist” “There are, of course, leading storyline roles. Yet, in the director’s persuasive scheme, they repeatedly emerge from and compellingly symbolize the much more meaningful group” “…the director augments dialogue scenes by always keeping visible the ongoing neighborhood activity. Pushcart peddlers, gesticulating pedestrians, playing kids, gossiping women — all the vital components of street life form a continuous silent chorus and context from which the main characters take their significance” “A striking approach” James Damico, Cleveland Free Times 1999 |
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 Cindi Verbelun, Don Squires, Cassie Hart, Patrick Carroll, Kathryn Wolfe Sebo, Harriet Siebert, Alex Wyse, Jan Tuttle, Adina Bloom, Paul Floriano, Nan Delzani & the company |
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| Excerpts from The Sun Press review
“An undeniable resonance”
“It all meshes amazingly well in JCC’s heartfelt and celebratory revival” “The score offers some lovely moments, which director Fred Sternfeld and the engaging cast use to full advantage” “And under Sternfeld’s skilled direction, there’s hardly a snag in the action: the teeming streets and tenements of New York’s lower East Side spring to life on the small stage” Teddi Gibson-Bianchi, The Sun Press |
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 Kat Garson as “Bella,” Alex Wyse as “David” and Kathryn Wolfe Sebo as “Rebecca” |
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| Excerpts from The Cleveland Jewish News review “a triumph” “Rags excels” “Director Sternfeld works magic with a large cast” “delights the eye, captivates the ear, and nourishes the soul” “wonderful voices” “innovative staging” “don’t miss it” |
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 Keith Gerchak as “Ben” and “The Company” |
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| Excerpts from The Cleveland Scene review
Fred Sternfeld “excels at the comic and grotesque, and he’s not afraid to go out on a limb”
Rags is a “pleasing musicalized go-around” “emotionally lavish” Keith Joseph, Cleveland Scene 1999 |
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 Tina Stump as “Fruit Seller,” Adina Bloom as “Rachel” and Paul Floriano as “Avram” |
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Cast of Characters
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Homesick Immigrants Anna Cohen Klezmer Street Singer Morris |
Adina Bloom, Larry Sheir
Kathryn Wolfe Sebo Alex J. Wyse Kat Garson Keith Gerchak Paul Floriano* Patrick Carroll, Jack Warren Nan Delzani, Jan Tuttle Scott Plate, Gregory Violand, Larry Sheir, Glenn Powers Laurel Milcoff Hart Donald A. Squires Nan Delzani Adam P. Hoffman Scott Plate* Donald N. Krosin Theresa Babrauckas, Tina D. Stump, Kaila Michaels, Nan Delzani, Sharon Richman Young, Sandra Emerick Adam P. Hoffman Sharon Richman Young Ted Smeltz Sandra Emerick Adina Bloom* Gregory Violand* Patrick Carroll Jack Warren Charles Eversole Tina Stump Patrick Carroll, Larry Sheir, Jack Warren, Matthew Lillo Danny Venezuela Sharon Richman Young Roxanne Rahamim Matthew Lillo Nan Delzani Larry Sheir Adam P. Hoffman |
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Immigrants, Peddlers, Customers, Affluent Americans, Strikers
Abraham Lev Weiss, Adam P. Hoffman, Adina Bloom, Amy Kaufman, Carole Kaufman, Cassie Hart, Cindi Verbelun, Danny Venezuela, Donald A. Squires, Donald N. Krosin, Elya Beer, Emily Baron, Glenn Powers, Gregory Violand, Harriet Siebert, Jack Warren, Jacob Crows, Jan Tuttle, Jessica Brick, Jo Kirschenbaum, Josh Greene, Kaila Michaels, Katherine White, Kat Garson, Larry Sheir, Laurel Milcoff Hart, Matthew Lillo, Nan Delzani, Patrick Carroll, Paul B. Abramson, Rachel Zake, Roxanne Rahamim, Sandra Emerick, Scott Plate, Sharon Richman Young, Sy Levine, Ted Smeltz, Theresa Babrauckas, Tina D. Stump |
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Hamlet Company
Gregory Violand (Hamlet), Nan Delzani (Gertrude), Donald A. Squires (Rosencrantz), Patrick Carroll (Guildenstern), Sandra Emerick (Ophelia), Sy Levine (Laertes |
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*member — Actors’ Equity Association |
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 Keith Gerchak as “Ben” and “The Company” |
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Production Staff
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Producer
Director & Choreographer Assistant Director Additional Choreography Music Director & Conductor Stage Manager Rehearsal Assistant Technical Director Set & Lighting Designer Costume Designer Sound Amplification Designer Sound Effects Designer Props Procurement Wig & Hair Designer |
Lisa Kollins Fred Sternfeld Donald A. Squires Randi Wyler Sternfeld Melissa Fucci Janine Wochna* Jan Tuttle Tony Kovacic Keith Nagy Meg Parrish Robert L. Horn Casey Jones Kalin Stipe Winn Douglas |
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 Gregory Violand as “Nathan,” Alex Wyse as “David” & Kathryn Wolfe Sebo as “Rebecca” |
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Orchestra
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Conductor
Violin Clarinet, Saxophone Trumpet, Flugelhorn Trombone, Tuba Synthesizer Synthesizer Bass Percussion |
Melissa Fucci Ted Smeltz Kim Taylor Bret Hiler Andy Williams Mary McBennett Mike Eschhofen Tim Keo Rob Ticherich |
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In loving memory of Diane Sue Sternfeld Jones October 15, 1954 — January 23, 1999
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