My sincere congratulations to the cast and crew of “Encore, Encore” for the wonderful opening night performance of my play! “Encore, Encore” opened the Y.E.S. Festival of New Plays after a great reception dinner hosted by the university.

A special thanks to:

Sandra Forman, theater professor and festival chairwoman, for her kind generosity and for so expertly organizing this very special festival.

Ed Cohen, superb Cincinnati director, who gave life to the play like no other and who squeezed an unknown amount of artistry out of it.

Also Josh Newman (costume designer), Chris Carter (lighting designer), Kevin Havlin (sound designer), and stage manager Amanda Miller.

…and, of course, I must give a special shout-out to a WONDERFUL cast who positively charmed the audience and really made the play shine.

• Dorothy Parker…………………..Victoria Hawley
• Eddie Parker…………………..Hunter Henrickson
• Robert Benchley…………………Connor Moulton
• Robert Sherwood……………..Andrew Wiemann
• Frank Crowninshield…………….Chandler Taylor
• Alexander Woollcott (etc.)…..Melissa Cathcart
• Charles MacArthur (etc.)……………Andy Burns

Break a leg, everyone – four more performances to go!