About the Show
By Carl Sternheim. Adapted by Steve Martin.

Not since Monica Lewinsky's thong almost toppled a presidency has a pair of
panties caused such a national fuss.

In "The Underpants," actor-writer Steve Martin has adapted the 1910 social
comedy by German playwright Carl Sternheim and turned it into a hilarious,
over-the-top farce centered on an unruly pair of knickers.

Sticking closely to Sternheim's plot, Martin and director Barry Edelstein
maintain the original setting - a modest, middle-class home in 1910 Germany
- as well as the play's statements on feminism, anti-Semitism and class
distinctions.

The titular undergarments belong to Louise , a lovely young hausfrau unhappily married to Theo Maske a blustery, bourgeois bureaucrat who treats his spouse like a servant.

When Louise's frilly pantaloons accidently fall to her ankles during a parade for the kaiser, it causes a scandal and sets in motion a zany chain of events. A foppish poet, and a nebbishy barber, entranced by the brief glimpse of her underwear, vie to become Louise's lover.
from Daily News (New York) April 5, 2002,
Friday Pg. 49 COMEDY'S A KNICKER
PICKER-UPPER ROBERT DOMINGUEZ

Read background articles about"The Underpants" from the following:
Complete Steve Martin - The Underpants
The Rep synopsis and spoiler
Washington Stage Guild 'Underpants': Steve Martin's Top-Drawers Adaptation


Tickets and Location
--- One Weekend Only! ---
New Thalian Players production to be presented by "Bedford Off Broadway" at the
Bedford Olde Towne Hall Theater
in the Bedford Old Town Hall (across from the Library) on Meetinghouse Road, Bedford NH 03110

Friday May 6th @ 8pm
Saturday May 7th @ 8pm
Sunday May 8th @ 1pm

Tickets are $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors
Discounts for groups of 20 or more - contact us for details
All tickets are general admission
To reserve tickets, email us at
Tickets@NewThalianPlayers.org


Character  List
Katherine Robinson..........................Louise Maske: Pretty, Mid-Twenties, Theo’s Wife
Joe Vago..........................................Theo Maske Burly, Muscular, Thirties
Barbara Webb..................................Gertrude Deuter Forty Or Fifty, A Busybody
Jason Plante.....................................Frank Versati An Elegant Gentleman
Eric Skoglund...................................Benjamin Cohen Sickly, Thin, Asthmatic
Mike McKinnon.................................Klinglehoff An Elderly Man
Ken Drinan.......................................The King of Germany


Nominee for 2005 NH Theatre Awards:
Actor -- Joe Vago
Actress - Katherine Robinson
Supporting Actor I -- Eric Skoglund
Supporting Actor II -- Jason Plante
Supporting Actress -- Barbara Webb
Director -- Bill Hartery
Costumes -- Betty Thomson
Lighting -- Dave Nelson
Set Design -- Dick Marshall


Production Staff
Producer: Sara Scheiner
Director: Bill Hartery
Stage Manager: Lindsay Peterson

Publicity: John Campanello
Tickets: Sara Scheiner
Program Manager: Sara Scheiner & Bert DeWaters
Asst Program Manager:
Promotions: Eric Scheiner
Sales: n/a
Poster Design: Bert DeWaters
Graphics: Bert DeWaters
Treasury: TJ Davis

Costumes: Betty Thomson, Mary Selvoski
Props Master: Beth Champange, Pat Napolitano, Jack Trommer
Hair & Makeup: n/a

House Manager: OPEN
Ushers: OPEN
Set Crew: Pat Napolitano

Technical Director: Joe L. Vago
Set Build Manager: Gary Evans
Set Design: Dick Marshall, Joe Vago, Bill Hartery, Bert DeWaters
Set Styling: Bert DeWaters
Set Build: Joe L. Vago, Gary Evans, Ken Drinan, Tom Peterson, Jen Peterson, Mike McKinnon
Set Painting: Bert DeWaters
Set Graphics Design: Bert DeWaters

Lighting Design: Dave Nelson
Lighting Hang: Dave Nelson, Jason Plante, Joe L. Vago
Sound Design: Joe Vago
Lighting Run: Sean Damboise
Sound Run: Sean Damboise


Thank you to everyone who auditioned!
Considering the weather, we had a wonderful turnout.  If you didn't get cast, please come back to our next auditions - unfortunately we couldnt cast so many of the wonderful actors & actresses we saw!

Audition Information
Directed by Bill Hartery

Sunday, February 20th from 6pm - 8pm
Monday February 21st from 6pm - 8pm
- Please be prepared to read from the script -
To be held at NTP's new offices at
300 Bedford Street, Bldg “B”, 2nd floor Manchester, NH
Click HERE for directions to our new offices

"The Underpants" will be presented May 6, 7, 8 at the Bedford Towne Hall, Bedford NH