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BILOXI BLUES

Clayton Community Theatre presents Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, directed by Sam Hack.

This well-known play, the second in Simon's semi-autobiographical Eugene trilogy, centers on Eugene's observations of the contest of wills between his drill sergeant and an intellectual recruit at a Biloxi, Mississippi, Army base in 1943. Along the way, he loses his innocence in many ways. It is both a reflection on prejudice and peoples reaction to prejudice, and also hilariously funny from beginning to end; and it is the winner of multiple Tony awards. CCT plans to present the entire trilogy over three seasons.

Performances: May 2 - 12, 2019. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m. No performance Friday May 10.

Director: Sam Hack

Cast:
Eugene Morris Jerome: Patrick Blanner (AFL nominee for playing the same role in Brighton Beach Memoirs last season)
Roy Selridge: Sam Guillemette (making his CCT debut)
Donald Carney: Jeremy Schnelt (part of CCT's production of Inherit the Wind, also well known at First Run Theater and the Theater Guild of Webster Groves)
Arnold Epstein: Michael Bouchard (familiar to CCT audiences as Bo Decker in Bus Stop)
Joseph Wykowski: Jack Lehmann (making his CCT debut)
Sgt. Merwyn J. Toomey: Jeff Struckhoff (known to CCT audiences from Bus Stop, A View from the Bridge, and others)
James Hennesey: Gregory Savel (part of CCT's award-winning production of Macbeth)
Rowena: Annie Valuska (often seen at First Run Theatre, Theater Guild of Webster Groves, and other venues, making her CCT debut)
Daisy Hannigan: Amanda Crawford (making her CCT debut)