The Roadside Theater, US Army Garrison Heidelberg, AACT Region X

Roadside Theater is an amateur community theater provided by the US Forces stationed overseas. For over 45 years, we have provided a full schedule of theater-related programs for servicemen and their families, civilians, and their invited guests in and around the Heidelberg area. Our volunteer actors, directors and technicians are made up of US Forces active duty personnel stationed here (Army, Air Force, etc), US Civilians (teachers, civil servants) and their friends and families, as well as many friends from in and around the city of Heidelberg.

Our primary goal is to provide our community members the opportunity to see a variety of outstanding, high-quality theater productions. We also provide a place to learn and practice skills in all areas of the performing arts. Additionally, we help develop international relations, cultural exchange and diversity through the participation of local citizens of many nationalities and races.

Our program is similar to any community theater you'd find in the USA or anywhere else. We offer a full season of comedies, dramas and musicals, as well as Shakespeare in the Park, children's theater workshops, concerts and special events (Black History Month celebrations, etc), as well as Fine Arts Festivals, the AACT Region 10 One-Act Festival, and acting and directing workshops.

We presented the American Community Theater World Premiere of "Les Miserables," "Wit" and "In The Beginning;" the European Premieres of "The Will Rogers Follies," "Putting It Together," and "Goodbye Girl;" and the European Continental Premiere of two Tennessee Williams plays. Our productions consistently win awards at regional competitions and festivals. We have twice competed in the US National AACT One-Act Festival, and sent productions to international festivals (e.g. Edinburgh, Scotland; Dundalk, Ireland). In October, 2001, Roadside was presented with the Secretary of the Army's "Irving Berlin Award" for outstanding theater programming.

Enjoy some recent production photo highlights from JEKYLL & HYDE - The Concert Version, in Oct., 2005...

Photo credits: Photographer: Natasha Bush, used with permission.

Top Row, Left to Right

Picture #1 – Danilo Stapula as “Lord Glossop” and MAJ John Woodard as “Hyde”
Picture #2 – l to r: John Rapin as “Simon Stride”, SFC Steven Stanfill as “Archibald Proops”, Bernd Roeder as “Lord Savage”, Danilo Stapula as “Lord Glossop”, Janice Haas as “Lady Beaconsfield”, David Ditttmer as “The Bishop of Basingstoke”, Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll”, Robert Schamp as “Sir Danvers Carew”
Picture #3– Maj John Woodard as “Hyde”
Picture #4– MAJ John Woodard as “Hyde” and Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll”

Middle Row, Left to Right

Picture #1– Jeanne Ragonese as “Lucy Harris”
Picture #2– Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll”, Amanda Perzel as “Emma”, Robert Schamp as “Danvers”, Chris Overly as “Utterson”
Picture #3– MAJ John Woodard as “Hyde”
Picture #4– Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll”
Picture #5– Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll” and Amanda Perzel as “Emma Carew

Bottom Row, Left to Right

Picture #1– l to r. Chris Pancake, Louis Leibfried and Chris Overly
Picture #2– MAJ John Woodard as “Hyde” and Ron Paoletti as “Jekyll”
Picture #3– Jeanne Ragonese as “Lucy” and MAJ John Woodard as “Hyde”
Picture #4– Full cast and crew

For more information about the Roadside Theater, production history, photos, premieres and awards, theater links, games and other fun, visit their web site at http://www.RoadsideTheater.com

CONTACT:
Dane Winters
Artistic/Managing Director
Unit 29245
CMR 419
APO AE 09102
dane.winters@us.army.mil
+49-6221-175020

 

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