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DONNY: "Are you an alcoholic?"
ELIZABETH: "A tippler? Why, no. Whatever gave you that idea?"

Dom Zook as Donny and Leslie Jean Warner as Elizabeth in the first Plymouth Crock Restaurant scene from ReAct's staged reading of The Book of Liz.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Cast

(in order of appearance)

Reverend Joshua Tollhouse
Keith Nicholai*
Sister Elizabeth Donderstock
Leslie Jean Warner
Brother Nathaniel Brightbee
T.J. Langley
Sister Constance Butterworth
Jeannette LeGault
Oxana Kolobko
Katie Tupper
Yvone Kolobko, Oxana's husband
Dom Zook
Visil, Oxana's brother
Keith Nicholai*
Bother Hesikiah
ShawnJ West
Duncan Trask, a restaurant manager
ShawnJ West
Donny Polk, a waiter
Dom Zook
Cecily Cole, a waitress
Amy Jo Diebold
A sophisticated visitor
Jeannette LeGault
Rudy Bruton, an alcoholic
T.J. Langley
Dr. Barb Ginley
Amy Jo Diebold
Ms. Yolanda Foxley, a truck driver
Katie Tupper

* Member Actors Equity Association


SISTER BUTTERWORTH: "I'm ordinarily not a suspicious person, Brother, but perhaps Sister Donderstock lied when copying down the recipe."

Jeannette LeGault as Butterworth and T.J. Langley as Brightbee in the cheeseball tasting scene from ReAct's staged reading of The Book of Liz.
Photo: David Hsieh.

Directed by
David Hsieh


The Crew

House Technician & Manager
David Hsieh
Event Assistant
George Glanzman


 
"BOOK OF LIZ" SCRIPT COVER

The Book of Liz


By Amy & David Sedaris

Staged Reading

June 16, 2002
The Elliott Bay Book Company



The Program

The Setting

Various locales including areas in the "Squeamish" community of Cluster Haven, the side of a highway, the Kolobkos' mobile home, the Plymouth Crock Family Restaurant, and Doctor Barb Ginley's examining room.


OXANA: "It's called public relations, love. I'm what they call a symbol of good will."
Katie Tupper as Oxana dressed
as Mr. Peanut in ReAct's staged
reading of The Book of Liz.
Photo: David Hsieh.

 

DUNCAN: "There's a can of helium as well so you can perk 'em back up when they start getting lazy."
Leslie Jean Warner as Elizabeth and
ShawnJ West as Duncan in
a scene from ReAct's staged
reading of The Book of Liz.
Photo: David Hsieh.


The Book of Liz

was first presented by the Drama Department at the Greenwich House Theatre on March 12, 2001.

Production Notes

>>ReAct's Fringe Festival Production

ReAct's staged reading of The Book of Liz was produced by special arrangement with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC.


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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