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Lost Nation Theater proudly presents
It's Him Material: A G. Richard Ames Retro-Spectacle!
by G. Richard Ames
inspired by events from his life and the thoughts in his head!
Years ago, Rick was self-diagnosed with BARD (Benign Alliterative Rhyming Disorder). There is no known cure, nor are there medications to alleviate the behavior. It is thought to be hereditary. He does not suffer from it, though those around him may. He will settle for a loose rhyme only when a tight one is impossible. As he shares Shakespeare’s attributed birthday, he is partial to iambic pentameter, but he has also been known to dabble in heptameter. He had to bite his proverbial tongue to type those previous five sentences without lapsing into the trademark symptoms of his condition. His pun addiction is a wholly separate affliction, a monkey on his back, a sort of verbal crack, which causes wicked wincing and great groaning…by his audiences.
Lighting Design: Kim Allen Bent
Production Design: G. Richard Ames, Kim Allen Bent, Robyn Osiecki
Sound/Light Board Operator: Peter Ellis
Sound Engineer Peter Ellis
Production Assistant: Sarah Menard
Live-Streaming/Filming/Engineering: Matthew Binginot, Matthew Binginot Creations
Virtual Consultant/Zoom Coordinator – Theater Engine
Consultant: Kathleen Keenan
Featuring:
G. Richard Ames
And Featuring These Songs Written in Collaboration with:
How Sick, arrangement by Rick Homan
Hicksville, arrangement by Rebecca Padula
Quick Shtick, arrangement by Mark Violette
The God Song, arrangement by Tom Cleary
TXT2ME, arrangement by Nate Venet
Green Mountain Blues, arrangement by Rebecca Padula
Great, Full, arrangement by Tom Cleary
Here or There, arrangement by Tom Cleary
ASAP (Another Song About Peace), arrangement by Nate Venet
My Best Friend, arrangement by Rebecca Padula
Vermont (a Tourism Song), arrangement by Patricia Julien
Family & Friends, arrangement by Lee Anne Ames & Agnes Charlesworth
Stuff Enough?, arrangement by Rebecca Padula
Frenzied Elation, arrangement by Mark Violette
Thank you for joining us for tonight’s performance; we are so excited to bring you this production and are glad you are here with us for this virtual experience.
Tonight’s performance is Free, but please consider making a donation to support the show and the artists Here
Special Thanks To:
Annabelle & the staff at Capitol Copy, Dona Bate, Sarah Menard, Kim Ward, Robyn Osiecki, Jim Lowe & Mary Gow at The Times Argus; Doug A Smith – WNUB Northfield, Cher Laston, Margie Cain, Maura O'Brien, Sue Zeller, Chris & Mike Zahm
LNT Sponsors
Capitol Copy, The City of Montpelier, Eternity, Montpelier Community Fund, National Life Group, Vermont Mutual, The World, Vermont Arts Council/NEA, State of Vermont, The Estate of Ted Richards, The Mary Shriver Fund of the Alan Weiss Estate
And all our Downtown On Stage and Business Contributors, and Private Contributors
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Lost Nation Theater Staff
Kim Allen Bent & Kathleen Keenan - LNT Artistic Directors
Dona Bate - Accounts Manager
Robyn Osiecki - Technical Director
Lighting Supervisor - Samuel J. Biondolillo
Assoc. Managing Director : Brandy Perez
LNT 2021 Board of Directors
Laurie Callahan, Earl Fechter, Jessica Goodlin, Mara Ivers, Shanda Williams, Christine Zahm, Michael Zahm
Who's Who in It's Him Material: A G. Richard Ames Retro-Spectacle
G. RICHARD AMES (Playwright/Performer) - After idly writing songs, poems, monologues and short plays for 30 years, Rick finally decided to mount the better of the bunch at Burlington’s Off Center for the Dramatic Arts in the late winter of 2016. He called his show “Out of My Head: An Eclectic Collection Mined from the Mind of G. Richard Ames.” He reprised the collection at QuarryWorks in August 2017, and in 2018 presented his sequel, “Into My Head: A Unique Excavation of the Freak Imagination of G. Richard Ames.”
In February 2019, he performed a “greatest hits” compilation in the “One and Only” festival at Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury, entitled, “Word G.Ames: The Tenacity, Veracity, Ferocity, Luminosity, Verbosity and Virtuosity (with a paucity of atrocity, morosity, monstrosity and viscosity) of G. Richard Ames.” Most recently, he co-starred with Erin McIntyre in two one-act plays based on his experiences, The Remaining Hostage and Take Your Hate Out of Our State!, in the presentation, “Sent Him Mental: The Humanity and Insanity of G. Richard Ames.”
Amid all this creating and displaying of his own material, he has found the time to appear in other folks’ stunning works at Lost Nation Theater, QuarryWorks and Lyric Theatre. Rick has been part of LNT's creative family since 2004, appearing in a plethora of productions, most recently 2019's "The Complete History of Comedy-Abridged" for which he won Broadway World's 2019 "Best Actor" Regional Theater Award.
KIM ALLEN BENT (Founding Artistic Director/Designer) - founded LNT in 1977. A native Vermonter, he’s worked for professional theaters and university drama programs across America, Europe, and Canada as a director, actor, writer, and designer. As a playwright, his play, Stone, won the Hathaway Prize. His adaptations of Lyddie (2012), and Treasure Island (2015) premiered to rave reviews. In 2018, he translated Howard Frank Mosher’s Vermont novel Disappearances for the stage.
MATTHEW BINGINOT (filming/digital media)is a designer, producer, and lover of all forms of media creativity. Matt is especially drawn towards music, photography, film, motion graphics, and graphic design. He's always seeking new forms of creative expression to tell stories and share inspiration. Matthew also teaches 'Digital Media Arts' at the Central Vermont Career Center, and finds it highly rewarding rewarding as each day, he gets to inspire young artists to be creative and to show them new ways to practice their passions. This is his third collaboration with LNT. Contact him at Matthew Binginot Creations: www.matthewbinginot.com
SAMUEL J. BIONDOLILLO (Lighting Supervisor) - is a New York based lighting designer for theatre, television, and events. Off-Broadway: NYC Dance & Music Festival, Geek! The Musical. Regional: The Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret (Moonbox Productions), The Complete History of Comedy Abridged (Lost Nation Theater), Private Lives (Vermont Stage), Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Shakespeare in Love (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage, Assist.) Television/Events: The Celebration of the Inauguration of Governor Wolf 2019 (ESM, Assit.), The White House Frontiers Conference hosted by President Obama (ESM, Drafting Assoc.), Ice Chips Show of Champions (Boston Skating Club, Assist.). Sam is an adjunct professor of lighting and sound technology at the University of Connecticut, a proud member of Local USA 829 in the Lighting Design category, and holds a BA from Boston College in Theatre Arts. Website: SJBLightingDesign.com