Sebastian High School Drama Dept Presents
Up The Down Staircase
A joint production
with students from E.B. White Intermediate School
Director: Dale Rome
Stage Manager: Jeff Kealy

CAST: by Improv Groups

=Faculity and Staff Roles
=Student Roles


(Yolanda's group)

Sylvia Barrett......................................Rita Benson(Yolanda’s buddy)

Ellen...............................................Jessica Frietag(Cast Manager. Rita’s best friend) 
								perfect to play Sylvia's friend

Alice Blake.........................................Yolanda "Andee" Coppenhagen(Little Rita)

Vivian Paine........................................Linda Morris(former 3 degree 
								that befriends Yol.)

Paul Barringer......................................Christopher Beck(Former nice guy
 								dumped by serious girlfriend. 
								Fancies himself some sort of
								Ladies’ man. Everyone thinks 
								Yolanda has a 7th grade crush
 								on him, including Chris.)

Joe Ferone...........................................Ron Baker(Rita and Jess’s "Boy 
								Mysterious" from the 9th grade.
 								This is their first time acting
								with him. Rarely spoke to them
								before, big friend of Li-Chen.

Jose Rodriguez.......................................Sean Day(he’s friends with Boy 
								 Mysterious)

Bea Schachter........................................Laura Means(Friend of Joe Taylor’s. 
							        Rita at 1st writes her off, but 
								she's good.)



(Troy's group)

Lou Martin..........................................Troy "T-roy" Coppenhagen(Jeff Jr.)

Lennie Neumark......................................David Sumner

Carole Blanca.......................................Kathey Templemann(Rome wants Carole 
								and Yolanda’s Alice played 
								as best friends.)
 
Linda Rosen.........................................Leaha Simpson(Troy's buddy.
								She's furious at being cast 
								as a flirt so soon after 
								her relationship with Jeff.)

Rachel Gordon.......................................Donna Davis(small 9th grader. Rome
								says she must play her character
 								as having a crush on 
								Troy's Lou)

Charles Arrons.......................................Dean Thomas(He’s David’s HS buddy. 
								Clowns with them onstage.)


(Li-Chen's group)

Frances Egan.........................................Li-Chen Ma(Of the other drama faction,
 								 which struggles for power with the 
								 Rita/Jess/Jeff group. 
								 Pretty much ignores seventh 
								 graders as "Jeff's idea")

Sadie Finch..........................................Carrie Leath(of the mod, death to 
								 school activities crowd
								 drama faction with Li-Chen and
								 Sasha.)

Dr. Maxwell Clarke...................................Sasha Randall(friend of Carrie and 
								 Li-Chen. Usually up for leads
								 against Jeff.)

J.J. McHabe..........................................Roy Haskell(Called Haskell to 
								distinguish from
								Roy Escobar. Plays McHabe 
								with lots of parody, apparently 
								like some Seb teacher. Rita 
								pisses him off, keeps distance.)

Ella Friedenberg.....................................Melinda Maxwell(not really known by Rita/Jess, 
								friend of Dean Thomas, got talked
 								into audition. Hangs with Josh 
								Cohen and Cindy Lynch)

Charlotte Wolf.......................................Cindy Lynch(The Dean Thomas trio of 
								friends, see Melinda.) 

Samuel Bester........................................Josh Cohen(Dean Thomas trio, see 
								Melinda)



(Joe Taylor's group)

Harry Kagan..........................................Joe Taylor(Jeff is able to get 
								the SGA President to
								basically play himself. Many 
								are dubious. But he’s 
								perfect....with not a little 
								self parody. Wins over everyone,
								even Li and Carrie.)

Elizabeth Ellis......................................Kirsten Falls(Joe's VP, whom
								he convinces to be in it.)
 
Jill Norris..........................................Rachel Gold(Joe Taylor’s SGA buddy 
								with Kirsten Falls. "Typecasting!"
								cries HS drama. She has a little
								thing for Sasha, who shuts up
								Li and Carrie about it.)

Rusty O’Brien........................................Jason Smith(is "snubbing" but being 
								ignored by Rita for her cold 
								turndown last semester. Source 
								of fun for Jess/Yol, who wont 
								let Clueless Rita catch on)
									
Carrie Blaine........................................Ramona Wright(very quiet, why the 
								Ties with Joe Taylor’s crowd,
								and Suzanne)

Edwin Williams.......................................Suzanne Corley(only black Seb 
								Drama student, befriends
								Twins) 

Francine Gardner.....................................Kelly Baker(ex-three degree, 
								original best friend of Linda, 
								gets wrapped in Michele, David, 
								Kathey thing)

Katherine Wolzow....................................Michele Lynch(ex-three degree. Breaks
								up Kelly and Linda. 


Helen Arbuzzi.......................................Deanna Rome(Rome’s daughter. He 
								lets her take small parts in 
								big casts in silent defiance of 
								wife sending her to Catholic 
								school)

All material and characters Copyright 1997 Lisa Hill-Corley