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'Last Of The Red Hot Lovers'
Comedy by Neil Simon
January 17-19 & January 23-26
Director: Janie Hale

Cast of Hot Lovers

t was Neil Simon at his vintage finest. The Last of the Red Hot Lovers was a sell out production for the Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach almost from the day the box office opened. And the crowd of theater-goers weren't disappointed.

Hot Lovers is a three-act play that features a story about a Forty-ish man who decides to join the Sixties sexual revolution before it's too late. He tries having affairs with three different women in his mother's apartment with no success. First he takes on a sexpot, then a kooky actress friend, and then his wife's best friend. It's hilarious and witty, and filled with wisdom about human nature.

Linda Kalaydjian plays the sexpot, Elaine. Linda has appeared in previous productions at the LT as the mother in this season's Beau Jest and in There's a Burglar in My Bed. At the Daytona Playhouse she had roles in The Unexpected Guest, The Sensuous Senator and Play It Again, Sam.

Valerie Brokaw plays the kooky actress friend and has appeared on our stage many times. To name just a few, The Amorous Ambassador, Steel Magnolias, Rumors, Dearly Departed, Flowers for Algernon, The Gingerbread Lady, and Critic's Choice. She has appeared at the Daytona Playhouse in Lend Me a Tenor, The Odd Couple (female version), Moon Over Buffalo, Love in E-Flat, and Hot Bed Hotel. At the Sands Theater in Deland, she played the lead role in The Exception.

Ann Knadle plays Barney's wife's best friend and has appeared in LT productions of The Octette Bridge Club and Surprise! She has also performed at the Gainesville Little Theatre in The Mousetrap, A Shot in the Dark and Gigi and has appeared in Picnic, The Fantasticks and Oklahoma.

Larrie Tiffany played Barney Cashman. This is his first appearance on our LT stage. Larrie is a veteran actor who has appeared in many local area theater productions. Among them are The Lone Star Love Potion, Hot Bed Hotel and The Sensuous Senator at the Daytona Playhouse and One Toe in the Grave with the Rivertown Players.

Director Janie Hale is a Life Member of the Little Theatre and has directed many productions on our stage. She has also appeared in so many roles that it's impossible to name them all. The Octette Bridge Club, The Girls in 509, Night Watch and Steel Magnolias are among the productions where we've seen her at the LT. She has also appeared on stage at the Daytona Playhouse.

Malissa McDonald was Stage Manager and Production Coordinator. She has appeared on our stage in Dearly Departed, Little Mary Sunshine, When the Cat's Away, Enter Laughing and The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue.

Crew for this production included Assistant Stage Manager, Lisa R. Johnson; Technical Director, Bill Roehrborn; Set Director, Ann Knadle; Lights and Sound, Debbi Zill; Props, Camille Dickinson; Costumes, Rose Dingas; Make-up, Karin Jenkins; Publicity, Dottie Hughes and Taffy Abaticchio; Programs, Dottie Hughes and Susan Bradley; and photographer Mark Steighner of Seacoast Images.