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John Seibert
Shoe Man: The Big Finish
a World Premiere by Jeff Daniels
April 25-July 21, 1991
Cast of Shoe Man

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Set in a small town, Daniels' first play spoofs some of the community's passionate beliefs, including the grand game of golf. The intertwining of these passions, both on and off the course, leads to infidelity, mayhem and critical lessons in the proper way of hitting a seven iron.

Directed by T. Newell Kring

Featuring:
James Cooper
Erik Fredricksen
Dana Gamarra
Janet Maylie
Joanne McGee
Linda Parolini
Patricia Rector
John Seibert

Stage Manager: Sandra Houde
Set Designer: Gary Decker
Costume Designer: Lynn Durgom-McQuown
Lighting Designer: Susan Chute
Sound Designer: Ken Beauchamp

Critic's Quotes

Erik Fredricksen and Janet Maylie "... highly theatrical, slightly absurdist in tone, satirical and cartoonish in style, and very funny. There's a compelling new comedic voice to be heard here ... intelligent, sophisticated ... and thoroughly original ... Daniels has a freshly wry sense of what is humorous in American culture and romance."

The Detroit News

Joanne McGee "... a romp of a play ... It is a woozie jitterbug that punishes infidelity with a seven iron to the beanie."

Lansing State Journal

Janet Maylie and John Seibert "... amiably zany ... grandly and goofily entertaining ..."

The Ann Arbor News

Janet Maylie and Dana Gamarra "... marvelous ... a comedy that will not quit."

The Chelsea Standard



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