• Home
  • Auditions
  • Show Archives
    • Seasons 10-19 >
      • Season 19
      • Season 18
      • Season 17
      • Season 16
      • Season 15
      • Season 14
      • Season 13
      • Season 12
      • Season 11
      • Season 10
    • Seasons 1-9 >
      • Season 9
      • Season 8
      • Season 7
      • Season 6
      • Season 5
      • Season 4
      • Season 3
      • Season 2
      • Season 1
    • Photo Gallery
    • Special Events Photos
  • About
    • Advertising
    • Awards
    • Press Reviews
  • Contact
STARLIGHT DINNER THEATRE
  • Home
  • Auditions
  • Show Archives
    • Seasons 10-19 >
      • Season 19
      • Season 18
      • Season 17
      • Season 16
      • Season 15
      • Season 14
      • Season 13
      • Season 12
      • Season 11
      • Season 10
    • Seasons 1-9 >
      • Season 9
      • Season 8
      • Season 7
      • Season 6
      • Season 5
      • Season 4
      • Season 3
      • Season 2
      • Season 1
    • Photo Gallery
    • Special Events Photos
  • About
    • Advertising
    • Awards
    • Press Reviews
  • Contact

Season 12: 2016-2017

Picture
Picture

Female version of The Odd Couple - October 14-15 & 21-23, 2016
Directed by Lisa Sodman Elzinga
Unger and Madison are at it again in Neil Simon’s famous update of his comic classic! Slobbish, easygoing Olive Madison (Rachel Mender) invites the girls over for Trivial
Pursuit (played by Kylie Rae Bisel-Densmore, Jean Burk, Beth Noeker Webb and Jan Ross). But when uptight, neat freak Florence Unger (Charlotte Ruppert) shows up, freshly separated from her husband, the game is over. The pair decide to room together, but Olive’s simmering frustration with Florence’s passive-aggressive dithering comes to a full boil when two single Spanish brothers from upstairs join the mix (Bobby Maldonado and Darryl Schmitz). Will these mismatched friends survive—or will they kill each other?
Photo Gallery
CAST
  • Olive Madison: Rachel Mender
  • Florence Unger: Charlotte Maybury Ruppert
  • Vera: Beth Noeker Webb
  • Renee: Jean Burk
  • Mickey: Jan Ross
  • Sylvie: Kylie Densmore
  • Manolo Costazuela: Bobby Maldonado
  • Jesus Costazuela: Darryl Schmitz
PRODUCTION TEAM
  • Producer and Assistant Director: Jan Ross
  • Technical Director, Lighting Design: Jim Lorenz
  • Production Assistant: Susan Hart
  • Set Design and Construction: Bob Gehrls, Jim Lorenz
  • Sound Design and Engineer: John Herrbach
  • Costumers: Susan DeRosa, Fran Ludington
  • Seamstress: Julie Dodds
  • Props: Christina Clark-Cassaday, Sherin Grossi, Mary Pomeroy
  • Lighting Technician: Philip Benedict
  • Publicity, Photographer, Centerpieces: Linda M. Granger
  • Dress Rehearsal Photographer: Ron Jones
  • Postcard and Program Cover Designer: Kelly Sandula-Gruner
  • Program: Jane Zussman

Happy Days - February 10-12, 2017
Grab your poodle skirt and bobby sox and relive those happy days of your youth with this fun-filled musical revue, in celebration of that fabled decade, the 1950s! Audience favorites Martin Underhill, Dan Templin,
Colleen Bethea, David Sincox, Carin McEvoy, the Take Note barbershop quartet and many more will perform 50s hits. Old Cape Cod, Tennessee Waltz, When I Fall in Love, Lollipop, That’s Amore and an Elvis medley are just a few of the tunes we have in store. And you can even join us for a special dance under the lights of our disco ball for the closing number!
Photo Gallery
PERFORMERS
  • Colleen Bethea
  • Jean Burk
  • Seth Burk
  • Katie Burk
  • Jeff Massey
  • Carin McEvoy
  • Rachel Mender
  • Charlotte Ruppert
  • Kelly Sandula-Gruner
  • David Sincox
  • Steven Spack
  • Martin Underhill
  • Tom Webb
  • Beth Webb
Take Note Barbershop Quartet
  • Mike Barger
  • Al Blankenship
  • Charlie Martin
  • Dan Templin
PRODUCTION TEAM
  • Producers: Linda Granger and Dan Templin
  • Music Director: James Geer
  • Choreography: Fran Ludington
  • Sound: Darryl Schmitz
  • Lighting: Jim Lorenz
  • Follow Spot Operators: Philip Benedict, John Gross and Cristina Clark-Cassady
  • Set Construction: Bob Gehrls and Jim Lorenz
  • Neon Signs: Aaron Herrbach
  • Backstage Crew: Mary Pomeroy and Sherin Grossi
  • Costumes: Jan Ross, Julie Dodds and Christine Kennedy
  • Graphic Design: Kelly Sandula-Gruner
MUSICIANS
  • Keyboard: James Geer
  • Guitar and Accordion: Bernard Schroeter
  • Drums: James Flanagan

Man of La Mancha - May 5-7 & 12-13, 2017
Directed by Linda Granger
One of the great theatre successes of our time, this play-within-a-play tells a poignant story of a dying man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. His dream is Everyman’s dream; his tilting at windmills is Everyman’s great adventure. The Impossible Dream will linger in your
soul! Winner of the Tony Award and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical. Starring Martin Underhill as Don Quixote and Rachel Mender as Aldonza. Featuring David Sincox (Innkeeper), Bill Henson (The Padre), Jeff Kennedy (Dr. Carrasco), Kelly Sandula-Gruner (Antonia), Charlotte Ruppert (Housekeeper), Dan Templin (Anselmo) and Ed Baker (Barber).​
Photo Gallery
CAST
  • Cervantes/Alonso Quijana Don Quixote: Martin Underhill (P)
  • Sancho Panza: Bobby Maldonado
  • Aldonza: Rachel Mender
  • Governor/Innkeeper: David Sincox
  • Duke/Dr. Carrasco: Dan Templin
THE MULETEERS
  • Anselmo: Jake Przybyla
  • Roberto/The Barber: Ed Baker
  • Pedro: Leo Poroshin
  • Jose: Caleb Liggett
  • Paco: Rocky Heuft
  • Juan: Tom Webb
  • Tenorio: Stephen Clark
  • The Padre: Bill Henson
  • Antonia Quijana: Kelly Sandula-Gruner
  • The Housekeeper: Charlotte Ruppert
  • Maria, the Innkeeper's Wife: Beth Webb
  • Servant Girl: Logan Underhill
  • Gypsy Dancer/Horse: Maribeth Robertson
  • Gypsy Dancer/Mule: Kylie Densmore
  • Captain of the Inquisition: Jon Underhill
  • Captain's Guards: Tyler Wagner, Karl Engler, Brett Dreyfus
MUSICIANS
  • Piano/Director: James Geer
  • Guitar: Russell Nebelung
  • Drums: James Flanagan
  • Clarinet & Flute: Travis Ricks
  • Trumpet: Mike Scholes
PRODUCTION TEAM
  • Assistant Director & Stage Manager: Jan Ross
  • Musical Director: James Geer (T)
  • Lead Choreographer: Fran Ludington
  • Fight Choreographer: Austin Elieff
  • Technical Director, Lighting Design & Engineer: Jim Lorenz
  • Set Design: Tom Ferris (T)
  • Set Construction: Jim Lorenz, Bob Gehrls
  • Scenography: Jim Lorenz
  • Set Dressing: Diana Lett
  • Sound Design & Engineer: Darryl Schmitz
  • Sound Operator: Daron Mackinder
  • Follow Spot Operators: Philip Benedict, Christina Clark-Cassady
  • Properties Designer: Jean Burk
  • Prop Construction: Bob Gehrls, Susan DeRosa
  • Production Properties Mistress: Mary Pomeroy
  • Prop Assistants: Evon Anderson, Elizabeth Todd
  • Costume Design: Christine Kennedy
  • Costume Coordinator: Julie Hartley
  • Costume Assistants/Seamstresses: Julie Dodds, Ana Rosa
  • Horse & Mule Head Design & Construction: Bruce Bennett
  • Makeup Designer: Miranda Sue Hartmann
  • Dress Rehearsal Photographer: Ron Jones
  • Graphic Design: Programs, Posters & Postcards: Kelly Sandula-Gruner
  • Reservations/Box Office/Dining Room Manager: Jean Burk
  • Dining Room Assistants: Emily Klein, Emily Stehouwer, Katlyn Dennis, Rachel Little, Virginia Granger, Cathy Lischkge
  • Table Centerpieces: Linda Granger
© 2026 Starlight Dinner Theatre
Linda M. Granger - Founder and President
Starlight Dinner Theatre is a registered ​501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Site powered by AVCN Services, LLC
  • Home
  • Auditions
  • Show Archives
    • Seasons 10-19 >
      • Season 19
      • Season 18
      • Season 17
      • Season 16
      • Season 15
      • Season 14
      • Season 13
      • Season 12
      • Season 11
      • Season 10
    • Seasons 1-9 >
      • Season 9
      • Season 8
      • Season 7
      • Season 6
      • Season 5
      • Season 4
      • Season 3
      • Season 2
      • Season 1
    • Photo Gallery
    • Special Events Photos
  • About
    • Advertising
    • Awards
    • Press Reviews
  • Contact