Lend Me a Tenor
Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
his night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company—world-famous tenor Tito Morelli is to perform Otello, his greatest role at the gala season-opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Morelli is late; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Morelli’s Otello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he’s Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo!
Cast
| Max | Shannon Klatt |
| Maggie | Debbie Bedecs |
| Tito Merelli | Dean Albano |
| Saunders | David Slykhuis |
| Maria | Dianne Twietmeyer |
| Bellhop | Ashton Lisitza |
| Diana | Colleen Easton |
| Julia | Leah Passler |
Director
Dianne Twietmeyer & Cast
Promptor
Brenda Beaver
Stage Manager
Katharine Waldner
Stage Crew
Paul Twietmeyer
Dean Albano
Shannon Klatt
Jesse Twietmeyer
Doug Waldner
Ashton Lisitza
Dianne Twietmeyer
Danielle Parker
Will Elliott
Marion Biram
Marylin Carter
Dianne Twietmeyer
Don Carter
Make-up
Samantha Twietmeyer
Hair Styles
Sh’vaun Maher
Costuming
Shelley Slyhuis
Leah Passler
and cast
