Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

MAY 6-22, 2022

Book by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh, and Lyrics by Joe Darion

Directed by Nedra Bloom

Based on Cervantes’ epic 17th-century novel Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha is a remarkable, poignant, moving musical that was one of the first shows to musicalize a piece of historical literature.

Set in the context of the Spanish Inquisition, Man of La Mancha is presented as a play-within-a-play. We encounter historical author Miguel de Cervantes in prison, awaiting trial by the Inquisition. When his fellow prisoners try to take Cervantes’ belongings from him, including his manuscript, Cervantes proposes a trial in which he proves the merit of the manuscript through a reenactment, enlisting his fellow prisoners as characters in his play.

Together, they tell the story of the aged Alonso Quijana, who believes himself to be a knight errant, names himself Don Quixote, and pursues an obsessive quest to attain an impossible dream. Against all odds, Quixote and his trusty squire, Sancho Panza, take to the road in a quest to chivalry, seeking out the good and innocent in a world filled with darkness and despair. Through the story, all of the prisoners—at least for a moment—are transformed. The mad Don Quixote may think that a windmill is a giant and a tavern is a castle, but along the way he also transforms a wretched woman into a beautiful lady—and proves that an old man’s belief can truly make him a knight.

Man of La Mancha features such stirring songs as “Dulcinea” and the now-famous standard “Quest,” which is more famously known as “The Impossible Dream.”

SHOW DATES & TIMES
May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 7:30 pm
May 8, 15, 22 @ 2:00 pm

Cast

In order of appearance

Captain of the Inquisition…………………….………………….Stewart Hawley
Manservant (Sancho Panza)………………………….…………David Loftin
Miguel de Cervantes
(Don Quixote, Alonzo Quijana)……….…………………Patrick Jacobs

The Prisoners and their Roles
Governor……………………………………………………………………………Don Bloom
Duke…………………………………………………….…………………….Jason Knapp
Muleteers………………………..………George Davis, Butch Homer,
…………………………………………………………..Mark McIntyre, Chandler Pittman, …………………………………………………………………………..Frank Tigner
Aldonza (Dulcinea)………………………………………………………..Lizzy Griffin
Innkeeper……………………………………………………………………..…..Don Bloom
Maria (Innkeeper’s Wife)……………………………………….….Susan Ames
Antonia (Alonzo’s niece)……………………………………..Sydney Cramer
Housekeeper (for Alonzo)…………………………………….…Sally Pearsall
Padre…………………………………………………………………………………Steven Alsip
Dr. Sanson Carrasco
(Antonia’s Fiancé, Knight of Mirrors)……..…………………..Jason Knapp
Barber…………………………………………………………………………….George Davis
Traveling Moors……..……………..…………Rebekah Howard, Robin Costa,
……………………………………………………………….Susan Ames, Cindy Brady
………………………………………………………………..George Davis, Frank Tigner
Horses………………………..…..…..…..Sydney Cramer, Katarina Solis