Frank's Life by Mark Dunn, Frank's Life is a black comedy/drama in two acts and is best described as a story about "an Everyman who has lost title to his very life" The director is looking for three men and four women. Age ranges are Frank, in his 30's. Corley the best friend, 30's. Pruett, a TV producer, is 30's to 40's. Stace, Corley's wife is late 20's. Shelly, Frank's wife is early 30's. Joy, Frank's sister is mid 20's and Gladys, Frank's mother is 50's. Note: This production contains adult language and situations and is not suitable for children.

Directed by Blake Senseman
Assistant Director - Mark Diffenderfer
Producer - Barbara Jorgensen

Run time - 2 hours, 15 Minutes (with one 15 minute intermission)

Cast:

Frank - Danny Lipps - was last seen in the 2008 production of Outward Bound . Other Guild productions include Sideman, Book of Days , and Communicating Doors .
Corley - Timothy Behnken - is a performance major at Sinclair whose credits include Henry Blore in Ten Little Indians, Sir Harry in Once Upon a Mattress, and Creon in Antigone. He made his Guild debut last season in A Case of Libel.
Pruett - Duante Beddingfield - was last seen on the Guild stage as David in A Case of Libel . Other recent roles include Darbin in Carve (FutureFest 2009), Fred in The Cashier , Truckle in Sly Fox , and Scrubby in Outward Bound .
Stace - Ame Clase - Patrons may remember Ame from past productions such as; Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Best Man, Memory of Water, Night of the Iguana, Side Man , and Book of Days .
Shelly - Wendi Williams - You may remember her from last year's season opener, Les Liaisons Dangereuses , in which she played the Madame de volanges. Wendi most recently appeared in the Dayton Playhouse production of Steel Magnolias as Annelle.
Gladys - Jane McBride - first appeared at the Guild in the early 70’s in Don’t Drink the Water. Returning to Dayton from Chicago, she gravitated again to the Guild and performed in The Lady’s Not for Burning, The Norman Conquests, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Crossing Delancey, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune and Love Letters.
Joy - Brittany Brown - an alumna of Chaminade-Julienne High School, is currently a senior at Wright State University. She made her Dayton debut last season in Independence at The Dayton Theatre Guild. Since then she has stage-managed the Young at Heart Player's production of The Gin Game and FutureFest 2010 at the Dayton Playhouse.

Production dates: August 20–September 5, 2010

Individual Tickets Go On Sale July 20, 2010

The Dayton Theatre Guild announces its 65th consecutive season of live theatre with six plays in the regular season and another of the popular holiday bonus shows it has become known for.

We look forward to providing you with another great season!

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There are some important changes coming to the Box Office for the 2010-11 season. Those changes are:

New FLEXIBLE Season Ticket

Would you like to build your own season ticket package with the dates you want? Now you can select the dates of your choosing for each show but at the beginning of the season. No more needing to go on-line or calling the Box Office to select a date prior to every show. You can come the first Friday for performance one but the third Sunday for the next performance and so on. You’re in control! And now that you have pre-selected all your dates, you can plan your schedule around it. If you select this option and plan on mailing your order to us, contact the Box Office for a Date Selection List. Simply select your dates and mail it in with your order form. But why not save yourself some time and a stamp and purchase on-line.

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OPEN Season Ticket Change

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