Turducken by Lisa Hodsoll directed by Andrew Peters

presented by Theatrical Mining Company
Copeland Theater, LeClerc Hall, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210
July 16 - August 2, 2009
Thurs - Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 7 pm
Thurs: pay what you can, Fri-Sat: $13, Sunday (except closing night): 2 for 1
Reservations: website or 410-982-6979

It’s Thanksgiving and Mr. Von Shvonz is missing. He came to the clinic for a nose job. It proved to be fatal. And now his body is nowhere to be found. His wife is threatening lawyers and the police. Chuck Binder, the head of the clinic, and Dr. Martha Grrthwkkk ask Mrs. Von Shvonz for one hour to find her husband. Dr. Martha ends up finding him in the cafeteria walk in. Dr. Wang, a cosmetic surgeon, had placed him there on his way to get a bit of cheese. The only problem is there is an incision down Mr. Von Shvonz’ chest that won’t be easy to explain. With the clock ticking, Dr. Martha tells Dr. Wang to get Von Shvonz back into the examining room while she heads off his wife. Meanwhile Binder has locked Mrs. Von Shvonz into a room with schnitzel while he has a cigarette and a quickie in the ladies with the medical supply rep. Mrs. Von Shvonz frees herself with a credit card and goes to Binder’s office to confront him. She is angry and violent. Binder’s secretary, Stella Dora, calms her down by knocking her unconscious. Binder calls security on Stella. Stella, feeling doubly betrayed, is suicidal and then upon reflection homicidal. Meanwhile another botched job courtesy of Dr. Wang and a woman with Munchausen syndrome discover what has really been going on in the basement of this clinic. Things come to a head in Binder’s office with all the relevant parties and one epic turkey.

Cast Jeff Holliday (Adam Brooks) Brenda Holliday (Dana Woodson) Chuck Binder (Alex Scally) Stella Dora (Cristina Petrarca) Dr. Martha (Joy Baldwin) Dr. Wang (Joseph Dunn) Vivica Bog (Nancy Dall) Lishka Von Shvonz (Ann Marie Feild) Gloria Goodee (Lyndsay Webb)	Click on photo for larger image (not suitable for print media) Please click on "Full res 250 dpi" for media-quality Cast names from left to right in all pix.
Gloria makes Chuck an offer: will Stella help him refuse? photo by Katie Bateman Full res 250 dpi	Dr. Wang shows a happy Chuck some costly cuts he'll make on Jeff photo by Katie Bateman Full res 250 dpi
Dr.s Martha Wang discuss a little work on Jeff photo by Katie Bateman Full res 250 dpi	Chuck is put in a bind by Gloria, Lishka, Wang, and Stella photo by Katie Bateman Full res 250 dpi
Dr. Martha snaps a rejection at Chuck photo by Philip Laubner Full res 300 dpi	Mrs. Von Shvonz commands everyone's attention (front) Vivica & Gloria (back) Jeff, Wang, Martha, Brenda, Chuck & Stella photo by Philip Laubner Full res 300 dpi