Dear World
by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Synopsis: Dear World is based on Jean Giraudoux’s play The Madwoman of Chaillot. A corporation has discovered oil under the streets of Paris, directly under a bistro. The Countess Aurelia (known as The Madwoman of Chaillot) lives in the bistro’s basement, driven mad because of a lost lover and reminiscing about her past. When the corporation decides to blow up the bistro to get the oil, a young executive, Julian, helps to foil the plan because he has fallen in love with Nina, the bistro’s waitress. Aurelia lures the corporation executives to the underground in the sewer system.
Cast
| Peddler | Steven Horner |
| Waiter | Tim Brantley |
| Prospector | MacDowell Blue |
| Flower Girl | Brenda Weekley |
| Priest | Greg Mims |
| Doorman | Dennis Steffan |
| Nina | Susan Jackson |
| Juggler | Pete Shaner |
| Deaf-mute | Linda Colley |
|
Countess Aurelia, The Madwoman of Chaillot |
Angela Bell |
| Busboy | Dick Bell |
| Housewife | Skeeter Thomas |
| Customers | Ramona Hicks |
| Octogenarian | William Chapman |
| Pimps | Lloyd Cox |
| Winston Howerton | |
| Mark Stokes | |
| President | Greg Watson |
| Julian | Keith Fox |
| Lawyer | Jim Robertson |
| Policeman | Warner McElveen |
|
Constance, The Madwoman of the Flea Market |
Rene Singleton |
| Gabrielle, The Madwoman of Montmatre | Trish Payne |
| Sewerman | Jack Pyle |
| Street Musician | George Spelvin |
| Fisherman | Frank Spelvin |
| Vendor | Susan Flake |
| Dancers | Kelley Brown |
| Elizabeth Cain-Bushart | |
| Susan Flake | |
| Jeannine Lucas | |
| Breanda Reames | |
| Sis Taylor | |
| People of Paris | Beth Bell |
| Kelley Brown | |
| Elizabeth Cain-Bushart | |
| William Chapman | |
| Lloyd Cox | |
| Michelle Mika DeAtley | |
| Susan Flake | |
| Ramona Hicks | |
| Winston Howerton | |
| Liz Hobby | |
| Gloria Jenson | |
| Shellie Leifur | |
| Jeanine Lucas | |
| Greg Mims | |
| Brenda Reames | |
| Tina Rodier | |
| Mark Stokes | |
| Sis Taylor | |
| Kate Terrell | |
| Skeeter Thomas | |
| Kathi Thornton | |
| Angela D. Turner |
Production Staff
| Director | Tom Long |
| Scenery & Lighting | Peter B. Young |
| Technical Director | Jim Kay |
| Costumes | Gillian Clause |
| Vocal Direction | D.B. Swearengin |
| Choreography | Linda Stark |
| Orchestral Direction | Grier Williams |
| Assistant Director | Skeeter Thomas |
| Stage Manager | Mary Leitch |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Angela D. Turner |
| House Manager | Fran Thornton |
| Dance Captain | Sis Taylor |
| Property Mistress | Angela Turner |
| Wardrobe Mistress & Makeup | Millie Fisher |
| Costume Construction | Jim Bowden |
| Susan Flake | |
| Sis Taylor | |
| Skeeter Thomas | |
| Doc Wilson | |
| Master Carpenters | Jim Kay |
| Greg Mims | |
| Light Board Operator | Doug Lee |
| Sound Control | Doc Wilson |
| Follow Spot Operators | Ed Gallentin |
| John Hunt | |
| Scene Shifts | Natalie Boykin |
| Chuck Ebert | |
| Jim Ebirioni | |
| John Newberry | |
| Ken Russell | |
| Jack Summers |
