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BETTY: "Well, there's a headless body in the bedroom and a penis in the refrigerator."

Katherine Woolverton as Betty in ReAct's staged reading of Betty's Summer Vacation.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Betty
Katherine Woolverton
Trudy
Katie Tupper
Mrs. Seizmagraff
Lisa Marie Nakamura
Keith
Gordon Hendrickson
Buck
Patrick Hogan
Mr. Vanislaw
Barry L. Snarr
Voices
Andrew Chin
Leslie Jean Warner
Curt Bolar


MRS. SEIZMAGRAFF: "What an interesting tattoo. Is that the devil? I love where his pitchfork is pointing, it's very playful."

Lisa Marie Nakamura as Mrs. Seizmagraff and Barry L. Snarr as Mr. Vanislaw in ReAct's staged reading of Betty's Summer Vacation.
Photo: David Hsieh.

Directed by
David Hsieh


The Crew

House Technician
David Hsieh
House Manager
Lorna Hee-Chin


KEITH: "He hurt Trudy. Trudy's an abused child like me."

Gordon Hendrickson as Keith in ReAct's staged reading of Betty's Summer Vacation.
Photo: David Hsieh.


 
"BETTYS SUMMER VACATION" GRAPHIC

Betty's Summer Vacation


By Christopher Durang

Staged Reading

August 26, 2001
The Elliott Bay Book Company



The Program

The Setting

A summer cottage near the ocean.


TRUDY: "I hope you're not a serial killer, and that shovel's for burying people. And what's in the hatbox? Not a head, I hope."
Katie Tupper as Trudy and Gordon
Hendrickson as Keith in ReAct's
staged reading of Betty's
Summer Vacation
.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

TRUDY: "I seem to be the only one not nominated for a People's Choice Award"
Patrick Hogan as Buck and Katie
Tupper as Trudy in ReAct's
staged reading of Betty's
Summer Vacation
.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Betty's Summer Vacation

had its premiere production off-Broadway on February 19,1999 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.

Production Notes


ReAct's staged reading of Betty's Summer Vacation was produced by special arrangement with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC.


BETTY: "I just feel that people do have aspirations to higher things, to decent living, and I just felt the need to remind everyone of that."
Katie Tupper as Trudy, Patrick Hogan
as Buck and Katherine Woolverton as
Betty in ReAct's staged reading of
Betty's Summer Vacation.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

VOICES: "Make us laugh. Gross us out. Tell us the latest news of Gwyneth Paltrow. Show us naked pictures of Brad Pitt! Vomit in the sink! Entertain us!"
Andrew Chin, Leslie Jean Warner
and Curt Bolar as the Voices in
ReAct's staged reading of
Betty's Summer Vacation.
Photo: David Hsieh.


Special Thanks To...

The Cast & Crew for production support
The Elliott Bay Book Company for venue hosting, loaned set pieces and props
The Elliott Bay Cafe for loaned props
George Paul Glanzman for production support & loaned props
Karen Maeda-Allman for organizational support
Rain City Projects for publicity support
Rick Simonson for organizational support

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