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The Sunshine Boys
Plot
Al Lewis and Willy Clark were once a popular vaudeville comedy team called Lewis and Clark, also known as The Sunshine Boys. After forty-three years as a team, they parted company eleven years ago on not-too-friendly terms as Willy wanted to continue his career whereas Al wanted to retire. They have not spoken since. Willy's niece, Bonnie - a talent agent - has been trying to find acting jobs for his uncle ever since, but with little success as Willy's age and declining ability is showing. But a lucrative opportunity comes up when one of the major networks is producing a special on the history of comedy, and wants The Sunshine Boys to appear. Bonnie has to try and convince the comedy team to reunite for just this one gig. Bonnie seeks to manage the individual quirks and personalities of each of The Sunshine Boys while putting on a good face to the network pretending that there is harmony within the comedy team. Bonnie also has to manage the lives of two men in the twilight of their lives.
Cast
Willie Clark - Bob Wilson
Al Lewis - Robert Crown
Bonnie Silverman - Kathryn Shepherd
Home Nurse - Reburta Spinas
TV Nurse - Sommer Long and Christina Thompson
Patient - George Runkle
Asst TV Director - Michael Bruner
Voice of Announcers - Jason Strong
Voice of TV Director - Brian Tilbury
Production Staff
Director - Brian Tilbury
Producer - Jeanne Rosenwald
Stage Manager - Beverly Mangan
Assistant Stage Manager (Tech) - Sommer Long
Assistant Stage Manager (Backstage) - Gail Bruner
Set Designer - Cheryl Petruskie
Costume Designer - Julia Tilley, Brian Tilbury
Lighting Designer - Jesse Ault
Set Construction - Mark Payne, Ralph Millar, Jeff Newsome, George Orton, Skip Tilley
Scenic Artists - Cheryl Petruskie, Margaret Bushman,
Sandy Orton, Mark Payne
Set Painters - Ralph Millar, Lauren Petruskie,
Elena Runkle, George Runkle
Stage Crew - Janet Baserap, Gene Bookwalter,
Chris Otten, John Spinas
Tech Crew - Richard Banker, Jesse Clark,
Mike Mackinnon
Special Technical Effects - Dick Allen, Bev Sabelhaus, Lucas Wigfield
Publicity - David & Francis Harvey
Mailing Crew - Sandy Burroughs, Lois and Nancy Fones, Gail Kyzer, Nina Martin, Beverly Mangan, Betty Winegar
Box Office Crew - Sandy Burroughs, Janice Cooper, Barbara Kirk, Gail Kyzer, Betty Weingar, Dolores Meo, Deborah Hughes, Virginia Casey, Jomarie Scerbo, Meredith Furrow, Nellie Landrum, Janice Cooper, Sharon Bedford, Lorie Runkle, Edie Williams
Playbill - Lora Lemons, Bev Sabelhaus
Advertising Sales - Janice Woolley
* Special thanks to Randall Leddy who created the wonderful caricatures of Willy and Al.
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