S.T.A.R. - Southwest Theatre & Arts Resources, Inc. - Stickney (Chicago), Illinois, USA

A 50l(c)(3) nonprofit community
theatre organization founded in 1988
Spring & fall productions,
four to seven performances each

www.chicagostar.org

PERFORMANCE SPACE:
Home Auditorium
4400 S Home Ave
(7000 west,
a few blocks east of Harlem)
Stickney, Illinois

(312) 802-8020

S.T.A.R.'s Past Productions CLICK ON PLAY TITLE FOR PRODUCTION INFO, IF AVAILABLE LOCATION KEY
			Play(s)	Author(s)	Director(s)
2010	March	H	One on One	Robert Mauro	Leo Rokicki** Laurie Reyna*
2009	Nov	H	*Death by Chocolate*	Craig Sodaro	Amy Hall Jim Stadt
	May	H	*The Makeover*	Patsy Hester Daussat	Leo Rokicki** Laurie Reyna*
2008	Nov	H	The Odd Couple (Female version)	Neil Simon	Mary Jo Williamson
	April- May	H	Anybody Out There?	John Patrick	Laurie Reyna* Leo Rokicki**
2007	Nov	H	S.T.A.R.Fest II	(Various)	(Various)
	March	H	The Red House Mystery	Ruth Sergel Perry (Based on the novel by A.A. Milne)	Floyd May
2006	Dec	H	George Washington Slept Here	Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman	Mike "Murph" Murphy
	April	H	S.T.A.R.Fest	(Various)	(Various)
2005	Oct- Nov	H	Good Morning, Miss Dove	William McCleery (Based on the novel by Frances Gray Patton)	Laurie Reyna*
	April	V	Unveiling AACTFest	Václav Havel (Translated by Jan Novak)	Laurie Reyna*
	March	H	Check, Please *Hard Candy*	Jonathan Rand	Jaimey Kennedy**
			*Unveiling*	Václav Havel (Translated by Jan Novak)	Laurie Reyna*
2004	Nov	H	Send Me No Flowers	Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore	Mary Jo Williamson
	Aug	V	Unveiling AACTFest	Václav Havel (Translated by Jan Novak)	Laurie Reyna*
	March- April	H	*E/R: Emergency Room*	Ronald L. Berman, MD, et.al.	Mary Mitchell
2003	Dec	H	*Reindeer on the Roof VI*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Laurie Reyna*
	Nov	H	*The Butler Did It*	Tim Kelly	Jaimey Kennedy**
	May	V	Hard Candy Road Show III	Jonathan Rand	Laurie Reyna*
	April- May	H	*Cheaper by the Dozen*	Christopher Sergel (Based on the novel by Frank Gilbreth Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)	Elizabeth "Missy" Styles
2002	Oct- Nov	H	*Dracula*	Hamilton Deane & John L. Balderston (Based on the novel by Bram Stoker)	Mary Mitchell
	Aug- Sept	V	Hard Candy Road Show II	Jonathan Rand	Laurie Reyna*
	April- May	S	*The Good Doctor*	Neil Simon	Jenniffer Thusing Leo Rokicki Laurie Reyna* Laura Prosser Brad Zuro
	March	V	Hard Candy Road Show ITA Showcase	Jonathan Rand	Leo Rokicki**
2001	Nov	C	*It Was a Dark and Stormy Night*	Tim Kelly	Laurie Reyna*
	Oct	V	Hard Candy Road Show	Jonathan Rand	Leo Rokicki**
	June	V	Hard Candy Road Show	Jonathan Rand	Leo Rokicki**
	April- May	C	*A Midsummer Night's Dream*	William Shakespeare	Jenniffer Thusing**
	Feb	V	Hard Candy Road Show	Jonathan Rand	Leo Rokicki**
2000	Nov	C	*A Collection of One-Act Plays:*
			*Autumn Leaves*	Julianne Bernstein	Laurie Reyna*
			*Hard Candy*	Jonathan Rand	Leo Rokicki**
			*Lone Star*	James McLure	Jenniffer Thusing**
	May	C	*Verdict*	Agatha Christie	Kevin Heckman
1999	Nov	C	*Steel Magnolias*	Robert Harling	James Mazeika Patricia Moy
	May	C	*Rumors*	Neil Simon	James Mazeika** Dennis Mulvey*
1998	Oct- Nov	C	*Don't Be Afraid of the Dark*	Tim Kelly	Don Turner
	May	C	*Harvey*	Mary Chase	Jenniffer Thusing**
1997	Nov	C	*Macbeth Did It*	John Patrick	Lil O'Donnell
	April- May	C	*Marvin's Room*	Scott McPherson	Jay Rodriguez**
1996	Dec	L	*Holiday Road Show II*	(Various)	(Ensemble)
	Nov	C	*The Wizard of Oz* (Full-scale musical)	John Kane (Adapted from the MGM motion picture screenplay, which was based on the novel by L. Frank Baum, with music and lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, and background music by Herbert Stothart)	Ken Losurdo**
	April	C	*Comedy One-Acts*
			The Typists	Murray Schisgal	Leo Rokicki**
			The Still Alarm	George S. Kaufman	Laurie Reyna* Ken Zable**
			Halves!	Margaret P. Browne	Susan Bova**
			The Ugly Duckling	A.A. Milne	Susan Bova**
1995	Dec	L	*Holiday Road Show*	(Various)	(Ensemble)
	Nov	C	*The Mousetrap*	Agatha Christie	Errol McLendon
	April- May	C	*Arsenic and Old Lace*	Joseph Kesselring	Ken Losurdo**
1994	Dec	C	*Reindeer on the Roof V*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Leo Rokicki**
	Nov	C	*Fools*	Neil Simon	Deborah Latimer**
	May	C	*An Evening of Comedy One-Acts*
			Suppressed Desires	Susan Glaspell & George Cram Cook	Laurie Reyna*
			The Dear Departed	Stanley Houghton	Laurie Reyna*
			Overtones	Alice Gerstenberg	Leo Rokicki**
			Amicable Parting	George S. Kaufman & Leueeen MacGrath	Leo Rokicki**
1993	Dec	C	*Reindeer on the Roof IV*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Laurie Reyna*
	Nov	C	*Ten Little Indians*	Agatha Christie	Mary Catherine McGreal Redmon Stephen Bell
	May	C	*The Rat Race* (Semi-musical)	Garson Kanin	Laurie Reyna*
1992	Dec	C	*Reindeer on the Roof III*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Laurie Reyna*
	Nov		*You Can't Take It With You*	Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman	Lil O'Donnell
	March- April	C	*One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (Female version)	Dale Wasserman (Based on the novel by Ken Kesey)	Cynthia Duncan Buczkowske**
1991	Dec	M	*Reindeer on the Roof II*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Laurie Reyna*
	Nov	M	*Murder at Clearing Hall* (Audience-participation whodunit)	Walter Jaremowicz**	Laurie Reyna*
	Sept	M	*Bathroom Humor*	Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore	Laurie Reyna*
	May	M	*Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?*
			The Park Bench, Going Down, Joan, The Golden Door, A Death in the Family	Robert Mauro (With recurring scenes by the muses of comedy and tragedy by director William Denton Sizemore**)	William Denton Sizemore**
			My Friend Never Said Goodbye	Robert Mauro	Laurie Reyna*
	Feb- March	M	*Romantic Comedy*	Bernard Slade	William Denton Sizemore**
1990	Dec	M	*Reindeer on the Roof*	Mildred Hark & Noel McQueen	Laurie Reyna*
	Oct- Nov	M	*Jekyll and Hyde*	Leonard H. Caddy	Laurie Reyna* Mark Chapas**
	May- June	M	*Playing Doctor*	Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore	William Denton Sizemore**
	Jan	P	*The Uninvited*	Tim Kelly (Based on the novel by Dorothy Macardle)	Laurie Reyna*
1989	Feb	A	*Come Blow Your Horn*	Neil Simon	George Tafelski
Board member Former board member LOCATION KEY A: Archer Park, Chicago, 1989 C: Clearing Church, Chicago, 1992-2001 H: Home Auditorium, Stickney, Illinois, 2002-present L: Lee School, Chicago, 1995-96 (holiday road shows)* M: Musichorale Arts Center, Chicago, 1990-1991 P: Pasteur School, Chicago, 1990 S: St. Joseph School, Summit, Illinois, 2002 V: Various (traveling shows)

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