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Cast for "The Man with the Plastic Sandwich
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RACHAEL LAU (Ellie)
Rachael is a recent graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran College where she earned her bachelor's degree in performance theatre. She has been involved in such shows as Gypsy, Guilty Conscience, The Diary of a Scoundrel, and Tartuffe to name a few. She is thrilled to be back on the stage once more with a group of fine thespians. Rachael thanks her family and friends, especially Mom, Dad, Devin, and Jan, for all their love and support. Here's to living the dream! |
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Brian Faracy (Walter)
Brian is the founder of Summer Stage, current board member, and producer of The Man with the Plastic Sandwich. This show represents his second collaboration with Howard Bashinski, having last performed as Uncle Peck in kopper bear productions' How I Learned to Drive at the Studio Theater at the Sunset Playhouse. Brian has appeared in productions at the Milwaukee Rep. (Arsenic and Old Lace) The Next Act Theater Company, (Laughter on the 23rd Floor) the Miramar Theater, (Flanagin’s Wake). He appeared in several productions with Stage West (at Wisconsin Lutheran College) and way back when at the Main Stage of Sunset Playhouse. He studied at Loyola University of Chicago and at the famed Second City.
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Michael Chobanoff (Haley )
Michael is pleased to take part in this first production for Summer Stage of Delafield. He has appeared locally in Waukesha Civic Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest and Sunset’s productions of Jake’s Women and Harvey, as well as a number of shows with Acacia Theatre. Thanks to his wife, Leslie for unending support and to Jan N. for the recommendation!
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Patti Anne Hachmeister (Lenore)
Patti Anne was raised in a small town in Missouri. She moved to Milwaukee 10 years ago via NC, SC, MN and ND. She started professional theatre at age 14 and honestly can’t remember a time when she wasn’t performing – just ask her family. During the day, PA works as a fraud investigator for online bill pay with Metavante. Favorite past roles include Bella in Lost in Yonkers, Sheila in A Chorus Line, Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors, Miss Preen in The Man Who Came To Dinner and Cosette in Les Miserables. She is very honored and excited to be a part of the first show on this new stage. Sit back, relax, have a beverage and some food and enjoy the show – she knows some great words…
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HOWARD BASHINSKI (Director)
Howard has been acting and directing for over thirty years. Recent productions include the critical successes Proof and How I Learned to Drive for kopper bear productions at the Sunset Playhouse Studio Theatre, The Spitfire Grill for Carroll College and, Lost in Yonkers for the Waukesha Civic Theatre. Additional WCT productions include The Man who Came to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, Broadway Bound, The Phantom of the Country Opera, and My Fair Lady, among others.
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Donna Redmer – Stage Manager
Donna is excited to be working on the first production for Summer Stage of Delafield. Donna has been stage managing in the area for several years. Previous shows include How I Learned to Drive and Proof. Donna has also stage managed at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Some of the shows she has worked on include Sylvia, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, Lost in Yonkers, The Music Man, and The Importance of Being Earnest. |
-225w.jpg) Cast of Characters
(in order of appearance)
Walter BRIAN FARACY
Ellie RACHAEL LAU
Haley MICHAEL CHOBANOFF
Lenore PATTI ANNE HACHMEISTER
The show has three scenes all of which take place in a park in Los Angeles, California. Scene II happens about two (2) months after Scene I and Scene III about a month after Scene II. The time is now.
Special thanks to the ever-dependable MARTY WALLNER for his invaluable assistance with our lighting.
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