2004 Summer Musical:

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart; Lyrics & Music by Stephen Sondheim
  Opened 5/8/1962, ran for 964 performances.
  Based on the plays of Plautus

Production PHOTOS!           Cast 
Crew     Orchestra     Sponsors

Location:

The Marjorie Luke Theatre

Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy tonight!
Broadway’s greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. “Forum” takes comedy back to it’s roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of the Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Psuedolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted Courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for his freedom.

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opened in May 1962 with the zany Zero Mostel as Pseudolus, the freedom-seeking slave. It had a wonderful revival in the late 1990’s with Nathan Lane, then Whoopi Goldberg, at the helm.

The dramaturgy had our Cast forming families, taking Roman names, creating Roman Coronaes, and reporting to the entire populus about an aspect of Roman life. Training was provided in the development of performance skills and in technical theater skills. The SBYT company is exposed to all aspects of performance such as acting styles, vocal development and movement for the stage, understanding the components of technical theatre from exposure to assistant directing, stage management, props, lighting, and set design.

Our Crafter List

Artistic Director
Musical Director
Conductor
Choreographers

Technical Director/
   Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Hair Design
Make-up/ Hair/
  Costume Consultation
Set
Costuming

Costume Mistress
Costume Assistant
Stage Manager/
  Ass't to Director
Floor Managers

Deanne Anders
Pamela Herzog
Elise Unruh
E. Bonnie Lewis
   Deanne Anders

Brad Spaulding
Chris Anders
Cassie Tatylor

Heather Melia Grosch
The Set Company
Ivywild Costumes
  Linda Johnson
Carol Sipress
Hailey Nielson

Amanda Dwyer
Victoria Frost
Salvatore Williams

Gracious Acknowledgements to
Our Funding Sponsors

The Elizabeth Firth Wade Endowment Fund
The Henry W. Bull Foundation
The Andrew H. Burnett Foundation
The Towbes Foundation
CYPAS-Luke Rent Subsidy Funds
Montecito Bank & Trust

Rotary Club of SB Sunrise Charitable Foundation
The Emmons Family
The Ilvento Family
The Gainey Family
The McManis Family

Our Fantastic Supporters

Jackie Gonzalez, Principal,
  & Staff of Notre Dame School
Doug Phelps, Head of School,
  & Marymount School
Gerri Fausett, Principal.
  & SB Junior High School
Airon Levin & the CYPAC Board
The Hester Family,
  for the amazing Posters & Postcards
Ann & Mike Dockendorf of Design Mine
  for our amazing website and e-Newsletter
Instrumental Music Store - Jamie Faletti, Mgr
Eye of the Day Nursery
The Harlequin Theatrical Supply Store
Mary MacRae & Brad Spaulding
  of Center Stage Theater
The SB Sunrise Rotary Club
Clear Channel Communications

"The Baron" Ron Herron & Gerren Piltz
  of KBob AM 1290
Roby Scott, KDB 93.7 FM
Dan, Bob & Shari Herzog
Steven Anders, Arthur R. Gaudi
Chris Lambert, MD
Ivywild Costumes - Linda Johnson
Sewing: Nadia Van Wingerden, Margaret Huston
Costume Consultation: Heather Melia Grosch
Jan Freeman, The UCSB Costume Shop
Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel & Spa
Santa Barbara Olive Company
42 Via Maestra Restaurant
Tri-Co Blueprinting
KB Fowler Trucking
Val Underwood, Vocal Workshops
Renee Bergen, Belly Dancing Workshop
Lobby Creators & Raffle Collectors: Yadi Zeavin,
  Marcia Reed, Margaret Huston