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  The Dazzle

  by Richard Greenberg
  September 11 -28, 2003
  "THE DAZZLE is based on the lives of the Collyer   brothers, about whom I know almost nothing," states   playwright Richard Greenberg. But he uses America's   famous recluses to let his fantasy run wild through the   junk-filled rooms of their mansion to create an entirely   fictional account of their fascinating story. Why would   two brothers lock their door to the world and fill their   home with 136 tons of "stuff"?

  Loft 2 shows are presented and produced by The   Human Race Theatre Company.

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(Brian McKnight as Langely, Tonya Beckman Ross as Milly, Scott Ripley as Homer. photo credit: Scott J. Kimmins)

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  Brian McKnight (Langley Collyer) is returning to   Dayton after earning his MFA in Acting from The   Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago. His BFA   came from Wright State University, and he was   awarded by the Kennedy Center/American College   Theatre Festival for work done while at WSU. His poetic
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  see our audience as our partner in the
  creative experience, to provide a platform for
  our artists to evolve and explore, and to be
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  themes that explore the human condition
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  biography of John Lennon appears in Writing with   Passion (Boynton/Cook), and his first album, Hanging   On For Dear Life, was released on Yale Avenue   Records in 2001. Past roles include Oberon/Theseus,   Iago, Dodge in Buried Child, De Guiche in Cyrano de   Bergerac, and the Player Queen in the Court Theatre's   Chicago production of Hamlet. In February, Brian will   perform the title role in Shakespeare's Richard III as   the new Artist-in-Residence at Sinclair Community   College.

  Scott Ripley (Homer Collyer) graduated from The   United States Naval Academy at Anapolis in 1984 and   flew the NavyÕs Intruder before entering drama school   at UCSD (MFA, 1993). Since then he has acted   professionally throughout the US and abroad, including   at La Jolla Playhouse, ACT, Portland Stage, Cincinnati   Playhouse, Moscow Art Theatre, Taiwan National   Theatre, and for three seasons at the Tony Award-   winning American Repertory Theatre. He moved to   Centerville last year, having spent the previous two   years in the Netherlands, where he acted on stage and   on camera, studied at the Amsterdam Clown School,   and directed a critically-acclaimed production of Vagina   Monologues at Theatre an het Spui, The Hague.

  Tonya Beckman Ross (Milly Ashmore) Tonya makes   her Human Race debut in The Dazzle. Recent credits   include Bessie in The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (Equity   Library Theatre Chicago), Evelyn in the shape of things   (Ensemble Theatre, Cleveland), and Sybil in Private   Lives (ActorsÕ Summit, Akron). She has also appeared   at CATCO, Cleveland Play House, the Purple Rose,   Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre of   Maine, and Cleveland Signstage. Film work includes   Super Sucker with Jeff Daniels, and the short film   CupidÕs Photo. A Chicago resident, Tonya earned her   MFA from Ohio UniversityÕs Professional Actor Training   Program.

  Behind the Scences
  Director: Marsha Hanna
  Scenic Designer: David Centers
  Costume Designer: David Covach
  Lighting Designer: John Rensel
  Music Designer: Scott Stoney
  Properties Master: John Lavarnway
  Production Stage Manager: Heather Olmstead
  Dramaturg: Dr. Diane Conrad Merchant 		 Season Archives (click to view lineup)
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