TULLY BASCOM	Greg Matysik
JANE	Lee Franson
MARY	Maren Berge
FRAN	Lisa Slawter
PAM	Becky Lamp
ANN	Jeannie Pitsch
DAVID BENTER	Terry Wing
COUNT MOUNTJOY	Rick Owens
PAGE	Lisa Slawter/Becky Lamp
GLORIANA THE TWELFTH	Kristin Reuschlein
MR. BESTON	Raymond T. Seeley
MISS JOHNSON	Wendy Ostlund
ASSISTANT	Steve Ostlund
PROFESSOR KOKINTZ	Dee Baldock
MRS. REINER	Mary K. Bishop
GENERAL SNIPPET	Rusty Bishop
WAC JILL SNIPPET	Cheril Sickels
WAC DEBBIE SNIPPET	Julie Kinney
PRESIDENT	Rich Novotney
NORMA	Michelle Matysik
HELEN	Sue Holten
ANNOUNCER/U.S. SOLDIER	Matthew Pulda
PROFESSOR SMITH	Sue Holten
FIRST SOLDIER	Rick Henslin
SECOND SOLDIER	Phil Hannifan
THIRD SOLDIER	Braian Wacker
FOURTH SOLDIER	DuWayne Wenger
FIFTH SOLDIER	Roger Roethlisberger
SIXTH SOLDIER	John Berge
WILL TATUM	Erik Sherpe
FIRST STUDENT	Becky Lamp
SECOND STUDENT	Lisa Slawter
MAN	David Lonsdorf
WOMAN	Jane Pulda
MISS WILKINS	Michelle Matysik
MRS. BASCOM	Dorothy Hyde

Producer	Dee Baldock
Director	David Lonsdorf
Assistant Director	Marty Roeske
Technical Director	Mark Holten
Sound Design	Dale Nickels, Steve Nickels
Lighting Design	Mark Holten
Stage Manager	Sheila Ritchie
Assistant Stage Manager	Sarah Deming-Henes
Stage Hands	Richard Lonsdorf, Katherine Lonsdorf
Set Design	Eric Ostlund
Set Construction Manager	Steve Ostlund
Costume Mistress	Missy Holcomb
Makeup	Missy Holcomb
Props manager	Sarah Demming-henes Sheila Ritchie
Program Cover	David Watts, Greg Bass
Program	Jeannie Pitsch
Publicity	David Watts
Tickets	Debbie Bass
House/Tickets	Monica Dinauer Janeen Reuschlein, Lynn Berge
Set Construction Rick Owens, Steve & Wendy Ostlund, Eric Ostlund Rusty & Mary K. Bishop, Rick Henslin, Greg & Michelle Matysik Matt Matysik, Allison Matysik, Cheril Sickels, Mark & Sue Holten Brian Wacker, Roger Roethlisberger, DuWayne Wenger Ray Seeley, David Lonsdorf, Marty Roeske, Rich Novotney Dale Nickels, Dee Baldock, Jeannie Pitsch, Becky Lamp, Lisa Slawter Gregg Bass, Kristen Reuschlein, Erik Sherpe, Jane Pulda   Sign Boards Greg Matysik, Rich Novotney, Julie Kinney, Mary K. Bishop Brian & Judy Wacker, Richard Lonsdorf, Karen Zimmerman Mark Holten, Cheril Sickels, Dee Baldock, Jane Pulda   Costume Construction Lynn Berge, Maren Berge, Jane Pulda, Susan Archer Sheila Ritchie, Karen Zimmerman, Missy Holcomb, Sue Holten

"Warn the world...this peace weapon is even more powerful that I first thought."  - Professor Kokinz

In 1955, when the book on which this play is based was published, the cold war dominated the political landscape. The unimaginably powerful hydrogen bomb had just been exploded for the first time, America was busy building bomb shelters, and World War III was thought to be just around the corner. A new genre of books, plays and movies was evolving, all based on the horror of nuclear holocaust..
By 1963, when this play was written, the world had just seen the Cuban Missile Crisis, and all-out nuclear war seemed closer than ever. The idea that nuclear weapons could be used to help secure a peace was in its infancy and seemed laughably silly to many.
Now, after 40 years, the cold war is pretty much over. But remarkably, the central ideas in this comedy are still quite relevant - powerful fusion bombs still exist (although we have not yet invented the Q-bomb!) The chance of a small country (or band of terrorists) capturing a nuclear weapon and holding a large country, or the world, hostage is even more of a concern than before. And, of course, student protests remain prevalent on college campuses! Being able to poke fun at a "worst-case scenario" of nuclear terrorism as presented in "The Mouse That Roared," and to be able to laugh at it, helps us to all feel better about who we are.
Although this production does not have the large scope of our last three musicals, it still has required the energies and talents of many members of VACT. This has been particularly true because of my woeful inexperience as a novice director! I would particularly like to thank Marty Roeske, our assistant director, and Dee Baldock, our producer, for the hours they have spent and their help telling me what decisions "I" need to make. Finally , all our families and loved ones who managed without us during the many rehearsals deserve a special note of thanks.