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WRITTEN
&
DIRECTED
BY
Becky Courvoisier
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DIRECTOR'S
NOTES
Coming
to the CLOC stage on May 27th, 28th, 29th, and June 3rd
and 4th, "The Hustle" - a story of what might
have happened if Jane Austen's "Pride and
Prejudice" had taken place at the end of the 19th
Century in the old west ... in melodramatic form where
Characters are odd and the story, non sensible.
Honoria
Nomer, Miss Nomer, is the embodiment of all that is
good and honorable. Tired of the simple life in a
dusty, small town, she dreams of grander things. When
the stage makes an unscheduled stop in town, it
deposits two strangers, the widow, Frau Heidi Deloot,
and a wealthy business man, Duhdisco Kyde.
Duhdisco
quickly hustles into Honoria's heart. It seems as if
her prayers may be answered. Why would she settle for a
life with the sweet, simple, local Marshall, Marshall
Marshall, when she could be the mistress of a fine
California mansion?
Her
devoted mother is determined to see her three
daughters, the Miss Nomers, Honoria, Prudence, and
Perky, married well, so she encourages the attachment -
much to the chagrin of the family patriarch, Mr. Homer
Nomer, and, perhaps, to the family's peril.
Will
Honoria and Duhdisco make their life and fortune in
California? Will the smitten Deputy Doo
Daugh
get her man? Will Prudence
and
Perky follow in their sister's path to riches Who
is ghood? Who is Evil? What would Jane
Austen say?
Becky
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THE CAST
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MISS
HONORIA NOMER
played
by
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Hope
Evans
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DUHDISCO
KYDE
played
by
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Scotty
Courvoisier
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MR.
HOMER
NOMER
played
by
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Bill
Denney
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Dave
Bradshaw
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MRS.
NOMER
played by
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Julie
Bryant
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MARSHALL
MARSHALL
played by
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Mason
Peters
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PERKY
NOMER
played by
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Loretta
Seidel
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DEPUTY
DOO
DAUGH
played by
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Shelby
Lisk
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FRAU
HEIDI DELOOT
played by
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Terra
Ponder
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PRUDENCE
NOMER
played
by
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Kalei
Ponder
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FEDERAL
MARSHALL MELLO
played by
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Larry
Evans
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GRANDMA
AUFFER ROCKER
played by
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Kathleen
Crinklaw
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SCHOOL
CHILDREN: Bryanna Bradshaw,
Danica
Nease and Max Seidel
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SHO
FURR
played by
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Carson
Denney
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Panhandler:
George
Collins
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Prompter:
Cindi
Bradshaw
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WE HAD SO MUCH FUN
BRINGING THIS PRODUCTION TO YOU !!!
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SUPPORTING
CAST
Director:
Becky, Tony and Scotty Courvoisier
Asst.
Director:
Terra Ponder
Producer:
Arlan Ponder
Prompter:
Cindi Bradshaw
Concession:
Charliss Randall, Mike & Pat Mishkin
&
Jubal Hall
T-shirts:
Patty Belden, Connie Collins &
Katy
Ponder
Costumes/Makeup:
Becky Courvoisier, Terra Ponder, Cindi Bradshaw,
Loretta
Seidel, Julie Bryant & Kenzi Ponder
Lights:
Penny Hall
Sound:
Tony Courvoisier
Set
design: Julie Bryant
Set
crew: Tony and Becky Courvoisier, Jubal Hall,
Bill
Denney & Dave Bradshaw
Publicity:
Michael Shinabery & Arlan Ponder
Welcome
committee: Sharon Collins &
Alan
Hale
Panhandler:
George Collins
Webmaster:
Marty Ware
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SOME
PRACTICE SHOTS
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THE PLAY
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"THE HUSTLE"
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THANKS
TO OUR AUDIENCES
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CONGRATULATIONS
CLIFFORD
COURVOISIER
and his
fellow 2016
graduates
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PRESIDENT'S
RAMBLINGS
I
am in the humble position to be president of this
organization as we celebrate our historic 25th
anniversary. I recently found a program from 2000 with a
message I'd like to share - "The organization,
generally referred to as CLOC, as formed in 1991, and
performed its first melodrama on the back porch of the
Chamber of Commerce building at Christmas of that year.
For two years, the Christmas play was the only
petiotmence." Today,
CLOC has grown to have 17 melodrama performances, 6
scholarships and an annual murder mystery at Cloudcroft
High School.
This
year we added a sixth scholarship in memory of Gary
Wood, who passed away earlier this year and provided
costumes for years which added to the success of CLOC.
The scholarship
was won by Scotty Courvoisier, who grew up on the stage
and is headed to Harvard University. I believe Gary
would be honored to have Scotty be the first recipient
of a scholarship in his honor. If
you've been coming to our little Pavilion for
performances over the years, you might have noticed some
new changes. The new sign out front and the new paint in
the restrooms were done by our Village Maintenance Crew;
the new lights overhead were provided by Cloudcroft
Schools, the Otero County Electric Cooperative and ERM
Electric;
and the new walkway was made possible by a grant from
the Co-op, a donation from The Cloudcroft Directory and
the work of Jeremy Adams and his crew. Additional plans
include new carpet for the stage and roll up doors on
the other side of the Pavilion so we can possibly have
some winter productions.
I
also want to thank a CLOC "elder" for her
outstanding work. Marty Ware has served as our web
mistress for the past 16 years. She attended
productions, rehearsals, murder mysteries and parades
taking photos, filming video and promoting us via the
web well before social media or phones had cameras.
Thanks so much Marty. The hat pass at intermission is
used to cover royalties, expenses - which don't include
acting lessons - and our scholarships. So when the hat
comes around, please dig deep. I want to remind everyone
this show is interactive. It is acceptable to boo the
villains, cheer the heroes and yell at the characters on
stage. It is also permissible for them to yell back at
you. So
be prepared. We
hope you enjoy the performance, and will make it an
annual event. We
appreciate you letting us entertain you over the last 25
years. Now sit back and "leave the drama to us!"
ARLAN
PONDER, President
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