Life with Father (I)

Ardmore Little Theatre

Life With Father

By Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Directed by Carla Rene Reasoner

Performances

April 14-16, 1983

at the Goddard Center

Life with Father is a comedy by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. [ Empire Theatre, 3,224 perf.] Clarence Day is certain he dominates his Madison Avenue brownstone and his family, which includes four young sons and his wife, Vinnie.

He constantly complains to Vinnie about her housekeeping, and his blustering tantrums have cost the Days many a maid. But when the Rev. Dr. Lloyd pays a visit, Day accidentally reveals that he has never been baptized.

Father Clarence argues, “They can't keep me out of heaven on a technicality,” but Vinnie is determined that the oversight must be rectified.

Clarence, however, is adamant until in a weak moment, when he believes Vinnie may be dying, he agrees. Vinnie holds him to his promise, so he goes off to church bellowing, “I'm going to be baptized, damn it!”

The comedy, based on Clarence Day Jr.'s New Yorker recollections, remains the longest running nonmusical play in Broadway history.

Arriving as war broke out in Europe and while America was still feeling the effects of the Great Depression, its affectionate portrait of 19th-century home life evoked a past of simple values.

Cast
Father	Bob Haynes
Vinney	Dee Ann Overturf
Clarence	Billy Segler
John	Phillip Roberts
Whitney	Cody Roberts
Harlan	Derek Brinkley
Cora	Marilyn Brinkley
Mary	Shelia Henninger
Rev Dr Lloyd	Tom Williams
Dr Humphreys	Haywood Vaughan
Margaret	Tonalia Thomblin
Annie	Gail McGregor
Delia	Meredith Todd
Nora	Kathy Skidmore
Maggie	Rebecca Hogan

Crew
Stage Manager	Patrick Brinkley
Lighting	John Hall, Frank
	Shoene
Sound	Mike Sanford
Set Constuction	Tom Williams, Paul
	Finch, Frank Shoene,
	Cliff Davis, Kathy
	Skidmore, Bob Haynes,
	Dee Ann Overturf,
	Patrick Brinkley, Derek
	Brinkley, Jarrell Cathey,
	Dusty Broughton, Joel
	Wellnitz, David Archer,
	Charlie Howell, Gail
	McGregor
Costume Mistress	Jo Kremer
Wardrobe	Haywood Vaughan, Lil
	Williams, Ann Cook,
	Carla Reasoner, Dorothy
	Walker
Hairstyle	Karoleen Hagood
Curtains	Cyndy Brown & AMS
	Stagecraft Class