A Comedy/Drama by Cherie Bennett

The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by the author from her popular book, “Good-bye, Best Friend.” Hollywoodwannabe Star, the ultimate Beatles fan, has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard Flunkies and ‘morphing’ her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star’s opposite – a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other’s world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. This is a powerful play about living life to the fullest.

Production Photos

CAST
Star (aka Stella Grubner): Alex West
Sally Kasem: Kayla Day
Dr. Scott Rhodes: Stephen Sawyer
Nurse Janice Bobrin: Katie Anderson
Courtney Cambridge: Heather Jackson
Ina “The Torturer”: Courtney Marti
Claudia Grubner: Krysta Hovendon
Jeff Levine: Zach Zaboj
Julie Rowen/Flunky: Alyssa Weinstein
Tom Lowell/Flunky: Cory McMenomy
Lee/Flunky: Jesse Webb
Annie/Flunky: Samantha Herrick
Kevin/Flunky: Alex Matson

TIME: The Present
PLACE: Heart House
A residence attached to a hospital for seriously or
terminally ill young people in Nashville, Tennessee.

ARTISTIC STAFF
Director: Thom Hoffman
Technical Director: Matt Olson
Scenic & Lighting Design: Matt Olson
Sound Design: Robert Oberle
Paint Charge: Lauren Meister
Costume Design: Sandra Sandberg
Ticket Office Manager: Betty Deming
Student Director: Emma Beasley

PRODUCTION STAFF
Stage Manager: Aaron Newman
Light Board Operator: Arthur Seifert
Sound Board Operator: Allison Stephenson
Asst. Stage Manager: Greg Mason
Asst. Light Board & Spot Op: T.J. Koziol
Asst. Sound Board: Robert Oberle
Live Flute Solos: Krysta Hovendon
Video Film Director/Editor: David Charry

SET, LIGHTING, SOUND, PROP CREW MEMBERS:
April Bailey, Emma Beasley, Lucas Brown, Chidan Doobay, Ceanna Egan,
Nick Green, Alaina Hanson, Maddie Howell, Jerry Hsiao, Jasmine Hunt,
Addie Iverson, TJ Koziol, Greg Mason, Travis Matz, Aaron Newman,
Nicole Noblet, Robert Oberle, Arthur Seifert, Allison Stephenson,
Robert Susterick, David Susterick, Katie Tran, Rachel Vickery, Ainsley Yee

COSTUME CREW MEMBERS:
Lori Kowalke, Kaelyn Olson, Morgan Schuh