
Funnyman
January 14 – March 6, 2016
A World Premiere by BRUCE GRAHAM
Directed by MATT PFEIFFER
On the Arcadia Stage
January 14 – March 6, 2016
New York City, 1959. An aging vaudevillian comic, grasping to remain relevant in the ever-changing world of “show biz,” tries to revive his career with a starring turn in an avant-garde off-Broadway play. Meanwhile, his daughter struggles to uncover truths from her childhood that her father would rather keep hidden. From Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham, author of three previous Arden works including the seven-time Barrymore Award-winning Something Intangible (2009), comes a new play about a man whose legacy is on the line and for whom comedy is serious business.
Carl N. Wallnau and Kenny Morris
Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman and Kenny Morris as Milt (Junior) Karp in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Carl N. Wallnau
Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Keith Conallen and Carl N.Wallnau
Keith Conallen as Victor La Plant and Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Carl N. Wallnau
Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Carl N. Wallnau
Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Emilie Krause
Emilie Krause as Katherine Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Carl N. Wallnau
Carl N. Wallnau as Chick Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Kenny Morris
Kenny Morris as Milt (Junior) Karp in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Kenny Morris
Kenny Morris as Milt (Junior) Karp and Emilie Krause as Katherine Sherman in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Charlie DelMarcelle and Kenny Morris
Charlie DelMarcelle as Matthew Baroni and Kenny Morris as Milt (Junior) Karp in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Funnyman. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Cast
Keith Conallen (Victor La Plant)
Brian Cowden (Nathan Wise)
Charlie Delmarcelle (Matthew Baroni)
Emilie Krause (Katharine Sherman)
Kenny Morris (Milt “Junior” Karp)
Carl N. Wallnau (Chick Sherman)
Creative
Director
Matt Pfeiffer
Scenic Designer
Brian Sidney Bembridge
Costume Designer
Alison Roberts
Lighting Designer
Thom Weaver
Sound and Video Designer
Jorge Cousineau