Reston Community Players ~~ Production History 1966-76

Mainstage and other productions by Reston Players, Inc. (1966-72) and Reston Community Players (1972-76).

The Greatest Game in Town, by Dorothy Looker, Evelyn Davis, and Madelyn Sheppard. Produced by Frank Matthews, directed by Dorothy Looker and Madelyn Sheppard, choreography by Evelyn Davis, musical direction by George Manos. July, 1966.
Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker, adapted by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Produced by Frank Matthews, directed by Frank Johns. October-November, 1966.
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. Produced by Ron Taylor, directed by John F. Duncan. February-March, 1967.
An Evening of Tennessee Williams: The Lady of Larkspur Lotion; Moony's Kid Don't Cry; and Suddenly, Last Summer. Produced by Beverly Bradley, directed by Carl Richard Schurr. May, 1967.

Candida, by George Bernard Shaw. Produced by Lowell Genebach, directed by John T. Hall. September-October, 1967.
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Produced by Frank Matthews, directed by Frank Johns. December, 1967.
The Chalk Garden, by Enid Bagnold. Produced by Ronald L. Taylor, directed by Vera J. Katz. February-March, 1968.
The Threepenny Opera, book by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill. Produced by Walter Leary, directed by Frank Johns, musical direction by Mitchell Bender. June, 1968.
Also: Teen Players' Workshop performs Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Directed by Frank Johns. December, 1967.
Also: Waiting for Godot wins the 40th D.C. one-act festival and takes second place at the Eastern States Drama Festival, Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J.

Dial M for Murder, by Frederick Knott. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Pat Harbour. November, 1968.
A Sleep of Prisoners, by Christopher Fry. Produced by William Howlett, directed by Robert Perce. February-March, 1969.
Stop the World I Want to Get Off, book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Produced by Walter Leary and Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Frank Johns, choreography by Sally Moravitz, musical direction by Mitchell Bender. June, 1969.

Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon. Produced by Pat Weisel and Tom Currier, directed by Joan and Dick Parks. Joint production with Great Falls Players. November, 1969.
The Subject Was Roses, by Frank Gilroy. Produced by Wendell Harbour, directed by Par Harbour. March, 1970.
My Three Angels, by Samuel and Bella Spewack. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Carl Schurr. May-June, 1970.

The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer and Lindsay Clemson, directed by Carl Schurr. November, 1970.
Bell, Book and Candle, by John van Druten. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Carolyn Frank. February, 1971.
Evening of one-acts: The Boor, by Anton Chekov; Maid to Marry, by Eugène Ionesco; The Stronger, by August Strindberg; and In the Suds, medieval French farce translated by Bernard and Rose Hewitt. Produced by Lindsay Clemson, directed by Robert Perce. June, 1971.

Wait Until Dark, by Frederick Knott. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Robert L. Feuquay. October, 1971.
Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill. Produced by Patricia Kiley, directed by John T. Hall. February, 1972.
Who Blew Out the Crêpes Suzette?, by Robert L. Feuquay. Produced by Mary Lee Suelzer, directed by Ralph Cosham. June-July, 1972.
Also: reading of Medea, by Euripides, adapted by Robinson Jeffers. Directed by Robert L. Feuquay. May, 1972.

Brecht on Brecht, by George Tabori. Produced by Eme Schultz, directed by Carla Rethmeyer. November, 1972.
The Little Foxes, by Lillian Hellman. Produced by Genevieve Price, directed by John T. Hall. February-March, 1973.
A Thousand Clowns, by Herb Gardner. Produced by Jean Simcox, directed by Mike Beattie. June, 1973.
Also: reading of Clown, by Jack Gonzales. Directed by Ralph Cosham. October, 1972. Reading of Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, by William Hanley. Directed by Pamela Horner. March, 1973.

The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Produced by RHOA Recreation and Ed Berger, directed by Richard Bowser, student director Brad Buck, choreography by Vanna Berger, musical direction by Margaret Rice. Joint production with Reston Home Owners' Association. August, 1973.
Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare. Produced by Jean Simcox, directed by Robert Perce. October, 1973.
Pictures in the Hallway, by Sean O'Casey. Produced by Lindsay Clemson, directed by John T. Hall. January, 1974.
Night Must Fall, by Emlyn Williams. Produced by Jean Simcox. directed by Terrence Van Wyck. April, 1974.
Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward. Produced by Edythe Shore, directed by Frank Johns. June, 1974.

Lady Audley's Secret, novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, adaped by Douglas Seale. Produced by Jean Simcox, directed by Maggie Gregg, musical direction by Sylvia Shannon. November, 1974.
A Delicate Balance, by Edward Albee. Produced by Lindsay Clemson, directed by Frances Trotter. February-March, 1975.
A Thurber Carnival, by James Thurber. Produced by Edythe Shore, directed by Frank Johns. May-June, 1975.

Happy Birthday, Wanda June, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Produced by Lindsay Clemson, directed by Woodward Romine, Jr. October-November, 1975.
Middle of the Night, by Paddy Chayefsky. Produced by Jean Simcox, directed by Robert Miller. February-March, 1976.
Evening of one-acts: The Death of Bessie Smith, by Edward Albee; "Pyramus and Thisby," by William Shakespeare; and Miss Julie, by August Strindberg. Produced by Woodward Romine, Jr., directed by Ronald L. Petersen, Peter Bock, and Woodward Romine, Jr. May, 1976.