It's All About Hats!

In It's All About Hats!, the Players teamed up with Star Productions' director Rachelle Neuman who wrote and directed the script with music by Linda Kaufman. This musical was based on the Red Hat Ladies, and ran during the summer of 2004. The cast and crew were asked to perform an encore presentation in October, 2005 at a Red Hat Society Convention held here in San Antonio.

Red Hat Ladies with Linda Kaufman, Music Director

Scenes from the Production

Production Team

Playwright-Director - Rachelle Neuman
Composer-Music Director - Linda Kaufman
Set Design - Steve Montalvo
Choreographer - Judith Gani
Choral Director - Brian Billings
Assistant Choral Director - Diane Stockbridge
Dance Captain - Twyla LaMont
Technical Director - Daniel Laser
Production Manager - Michael Hardy
Stage Manager - Anne Rodgers
Stage Crew - Linda Levy
Publicity - Kathleen Kardon, Nikki Young
Lights - Jason German, Diana Fox
Hat Design, Costumes - Naomi Phillips
Playbill, Flyers, Headshots - Geri Gregory
Lobby Display - Ursula Kaplan

Musicians

Linda Kaufman, Keyboard Kenny Kaufman and Michael Hardy, Drums Nathan Kaufman, Clarinet Dan Klein, Trombone

Stage Construction

Jenni Klein, Crew Chief
Daniel Laser
Temple Beth-El Facilities Management Staff
Steve Montalvo
Fred Rodgers
Brian Teeters
Steve Gross
Peter Moon
P.J. Moon

Box Office/Concessions

LaDina Epstein, co-chair
Sally Hardy, co-chair
Anita Goldberg
Helen Isgur
Jean Karren
Marcia Katz
Sandy Katz
Al Kaufman
Iris Lieberman
Warren Lieberman
Sterling Neuman
Bobi Stern

Cast

Max Schneider - Byrd Bonner
Sam Schneider - Brian Teeters
Ruth - Ayn Eisenstein Phillips
Wanda - Kathleen Kardon
Florine - Naomi Phillips
Sue - Lisa Callan
Jasmine - Lucy Victoria Briggs
Alice - Amy Sloan
Miss Libby, Kit, Server, Mannequin - Twyla LaMont
Mama, Mannequin - Martha Prentiss
Madear - Kitty Williams
Bob, Mannequin - Alan Petlin / Marcus Daratt
Mama Schneider, Supervisor, Customer - Elaine (Sukey) Fox
Tom, Rabbi, Customer - Lew Richmond
Rebecca Lynn, Young Alice, Mannequin - Jaclyn Garcia
Emily Anne, Mannequin - Katherine Rodgers
Jonathan, Mannequin - Michael Aaron Nieto