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An Evening of

Duets

presents

An Evening of DuetsStarring

Ken ButlerJennifer Mischley

Accompaniment

Danielle Clougher

The Mass Music & Arts Society (MMAS) is supported in part by grants from

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Patrons,

Thank you for joining us tonight for An Evening Of Duets featuring myself and Jennifer Mischley. Jennifer and I met back in the late 1990’s in a production of Carousel with Actor’s Collaborative. They have performed in many plays since then, and even toured professionally with Mel Springer as “Broadway Light”.

As you know MMAS, like many theater across the country, has been closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The financial impact has been great and we are working very hard to bring back as much of a season as possible through live streaming until we can fully open our theater once again.

MMAS is grateful for our volunteers, staff, and production teams that have pivoted and made so many adjustments to safely bring shows to life with the new technology challenges. We wish to thank you for your support of live theater and the programs MMAS brings to the community.

Ken ButlerAn Evening of Duets

“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” (Oklahoma)Music & lyrics by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein

“People Will Say We’re I Love” (Oklahoma) Music & lyrics by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein

“If I Loved You” (Carousel)Music & lyrics by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein

“A little Bit In Love” (Wonderful Town) Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green

“Marry Me” (The Rink) Music & lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb

“A Quiet Thing” (Flora The Red Menace) Music & lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb

“How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You?” (Royal Wedding)Music & lyrics by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner

“I Don’t Remember You / Sometimes A Day Goes By” (The Happy Time/Woman of the Year)Music and lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb

“Tear Jerk” (I Love You You’re Perfect, Now Change)Music and lyrics by Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro

“Wet” (Steel Pier) Music and lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb

“Our Children” (Ragtime) Music and lyrics by Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaher

“The Impossible Dream” (Man Of La Mancha)Music and lyrics by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion

Musical Numbers UP NEXT AT

October 16 - 18, 2020Performances by video on demand

Buy tickets at https://www.showtix4u.com/events/17209

Deliriously funny broadway show where middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose beauty somewhat worries the imperious Masha.

MMAS Production Staff

Executive Director .................................................................................Ken Butler

Artistic Director ........................................................................ Dori Bryan-Ployer

Director ..................................................................................... Dori Bryan-Ployer

Accompanist ..............................................................................Danielle Clougher

Sound Design ..................................................................................Bruce Webster

Streaming Design ....................................................................................Steve Ide

Publicity & Marketing ............................................................................Ken Butler

Program Design ......................................................................... Michael McGarty

Website/Communications .......................................................................Steve Ide

Cover Photography ..................................................................................Steve Ide

Season Event

Anna, an 18 year old actress arrives in a college rehearsal studio to seek out some coaching to help land the lead in a production of Romeo and Juliet. She meets an acting instructor, Curt, who provides some harsh critique, yet the encounter forms a powerful bond between the two in the psychological drama Breaking the Shakespeare Code. The pair’s 16-year relationship plays out as they deceive and manipulate one another while exploring human nature in some of Shakespeare’s most intricate works.

November 9 & 10 at 8 PMNovember 11 at 2 PM

STREAMED PERFORMANCESTickets at https://www.showtix4u.com/events/17209

Ken Butler— Ken Butler is the founder and Executive Director of MMAS. A graduate of Franklin Pierce University, Ken has performed off-Broadway in New York City and as a screen actor and has been a regular anthem singer for the Boston Red Sox. His favorite stage roles include Don Quixote in

Man Of La Mancha, Tony in West Side Story, McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Since founding MMAS Ken has worked on-stage and off, as director, set builder, set painter, lighting designer and technical director - as he puts it - he is the chief cook and bottle washer doing what ever it takes for the show to go on.

Jennifer Mischley — Jennifer is so happy to be singing with her friends at MMAS once again! Previously at MMAS, Jennifer directed and performed in the popular Broadway Christmas, The Sisters Rosenswieg, Scrooge the Musical, A Christmas Carol,and many more. A Resident Artist with The Wilbury Theatre

Group since 2019, Jennifer Mischley earned her B.A. in Theatre from Rhode Island College and M.S. from Boston University. Previous roles at the Wilbury Group include Dance Nation (Vanessa/Morris) Fun Home (Helen Bechdel), The Pirates of Penzance (Major General/Pirate), Mr. Burns, a post electric play (Maria/Lisa Simpson), and The Revel. Jennifer’s work with other theatres includes; Gloria, “Gloria/Nan” (GAMM Theatre); She Loves Me (Greater Boston Stage Company); Far From Heaven (Speakeasy Stage Company); Ocean State Theatre Company: Gypsy, The Addams Family, The Miracle Worker, and Avenue Q. Jennifer lives in Wrentham with her husband, Kevin, and their two children, Warren and Greta.

Cast and CrewBecoming

Dr. Ruthan unexpected journey

by Mark St. Germain

Directed by Ken Butler

Starring Alice Springer as Dr. Ruth

Becoming Dr. Ruth chronicles the life of noted psychologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her early years fleeing Nazi Germany to her time spent as a sniper in Jerusalem and beyond. This illuminating one-woman show from the author of Freud’s Last Session is a humorous and heartfelt dramatization of Dr. Ruth’s incredible journey to become a pioneer in the psychology of human sexuality and the world’s most famous sex therapist.

November 21 & 22 at 8 PMNovember 23 at 2 PM

STREAMED PERFORMANCESTickets on www.showtix4u.com

Season Event

Danielle Clougher (Accompanist) — Danielle is excited to return to MMAS after music directing their productions of Man of La Mancha, The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, and most recently playing keyboard 2 for The Marvelous Wonderettes last December. As a Music Director, Danielle has worked on over 50 productions with various theater companies including the New England premieres of School of Rock and Heathers: The Musical and was awarded the 2019 EMACT

DASH Award for Best Musical Director for Nunsense (Curtain Call Theatre). Theater is a great way to escape the craziness in everyday life so Danielle is beyond grateful to have worked with Ken, Jen and Dori on this beautiful project to hopefully bring some joy and light during this time.

Dori Bryan-Ployer (Director) — Dori is the Artistic Director of The MMAS Black Box Theater and the founder and Director of Education for The MMAS Academy. Dori has been directing and choreographing throughout Southeastern MA for the past 30 years. For MMAS Dori has directed and choreographed, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Great

American Trailer Park Musical, as well as Driving Miss Daisy and Noises Off. She has also performed for MMAS in Steel Magnolias, Our Town, and Assassins. Dori is looking forward to directing area mainstay actors Steve Dooner and Beth Goldman in Donald L. Coburn’s The Gin Game, in the spring of 2021.Prior to her invitation to join the MMAS team, Dori directed and choreographed for The Buckley Performing Arts Center at Massasoit Community College, The Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, and The Family Performing Arts Center at Bridgewater State University. Dori is currently a doctoral candidate at Lesley University and lives in Holbrook with her husband Scott and their precious Maltese, Caity.

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A quarter century ago, eight friends formed a non-profit (501 (c)(3)) organization to support the arts and artists.Today, their brainstorm has grown into a thriving arts organization – the Mass Music & Arts Society, Black Box Theater & Morini Gallery (MMAS) – recognized throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.

With an annual operating budget of just over $500,000 , MMAS attracts about 10,000 audience members, patrons and performers from New Hampshire to Rhode Island and Cape Cod. Audiences come to MMAS because they know they will see exceptional productions in the intimate 76-seat Black Box Theater for a fraction of the cost of a ticket in Boston or Providence. MMAS is also home to the Morini Art Gallery which offers exhibitions of works by local and regional artists. The recent addition of the MMAS Arts Academy motivates learners ages 4+, of all abilities, interests, and incomes to participate in our comprehensive performing arts programs and experience the transformative life skills that creative engagement inspires.

The Mansfield Music & Arts Society recently signed an agreement to own 888 South Main St. across from the Xfinity Center. A 250-seat theater and art gallery on three acres on the Norton Reservoir is the vision of the new Arts Center at Great Woods. The nonprofit arts organization plans to renovate and expand the site to continue offering its theatrical productions, exhibits, arts classes and musical performances.

MMAS is a volunteer organization; our actors, and technicians are all volunteers; as is everyone who works the ticket office and concession area for every performance. Each year, volunteers give almost 30,000 hours to MMAS.

MMAS STAFF

Ken Butler, Executive DirectorDori Bryan-Ployer, Artistic DirectorAbilgail B. Young, Development Director

MMAS Board of Directors

David Coccia, PresidentPat McDougal, Vice PresidentLinda Rogers, TreasurerTerri Biancucci, Secretary

Glenn FournierBrian JohnsonRyan GottBarbara KaplanSandra LevineBrian QuinnShannon StilesEvelynne SwagertyTom QuinRosemarie Sirois

House Managers

Jennifer LewisArlene CocciaLeslie Shapiro

Morini Gallery Curator

Glenn Fournier

MMAS ACADEMY

Dori Bryan-Ployer, Education Director

Chelsea CavagnaroDerrick LacasseMarissa StanleyAlex SweeneyVincent RatsavongBobby Zupkofska

About the Mass Music and Arts Society

2020-2021 MMAS Season Contributions

During this unprecedented time, The Mass Music and Arts Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the individuals, foundations, corporations,and institutions whose gifts help strengthen the Society’s activities each year. MMAS would greatly appreciate your support to keep our community strong and help us mitigate expenses created by these current circumstances. Thank you in advance. We all will get through this

and we hope to see you in the Black Box soon.

Our Annual Campaign supports our season & programs.

All donations to our annual campaign are tax-deductible.

Please consider a donation to support our programming!

MMAS is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

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