Roseville High School is easy to find from the Magic Circle Rep. Just continue East on Vernon Street (toward the freeway) three stop lights. Before you get to the third one you will be able to see the high school campus across the railroad tracks. At the third light, Tahoe Ave., turn left and cross the tracks. The street will take you to the school. Parking is available in front of the main building and if you enter the campus through the main gate and walk straight ahead, you will walk right in the front door of the theatre. From the freeway, take the Atlantic Street exit and turn left at the light at the end of the off ramp. After crossing over the freeway, the second light will be Tahoe Ave. A right turn will put you at the high school.

Catch Me If You Can is a Broadway whodunnit that is funny and exciting from beginning to end. An advertising man, who brings his new bride to a mountain retreat for their honeymoon, calls in the local police to investigate her disappearance. A pretty young woman insists over his protests that she is the wife and is supported by a priest. Throw in a funny little man who owns a delicatessen and before you know it there are two murders. This one will have you laughing at the edge of your seat.

Once again Artistic Director Rosemarie Gerould, ably assisted by Jim Paskel, has assembled a top notch cast for your enjoyment. As Corban, the advertising man, Rosemarie has chosen Allen Ponce. A favorite of Magic Circle Rep audiences, Allen just appeared as George in the hilarious farce, Moon Over Buffalo. Allen has been a regular at the Magic Circle Rep. since our second season when he appeared in Mary, Mary. Since then he has appeared in, The Odd Couple (twice!), The Dining Room, Having A Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her... (twice!), The Sunshine Boys, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, When God Comes To Breakfast You Don't Burn The Toast, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Born Yesterday, The Music Man, Arsenic And Old Lace, Harvey, Rumors, Noises Off and The Sound Of Music for which he received his sixth Birdsall award. Allen choreographed the fencing scene for Moon Over Buffalo.

Playing Corban's nemesis Police detective Levine is another long time Magic Circle Rep. favorite, Aurelio Martinez. Aurelio last appeared on our stage in Murder At The Howard Johnson's, reprising the role that won him his first Birdsall award. Aurelio was earlier seen as Selsdon, the drunken actor in Noises Off for which he received his second Birdsall. His other performances include the role of the fumbling psychiatrist husband of cooking show hostess Cookie in Rumors, the superstitious sheriff in The Foreigner and the campaign manager in The Second Lady.

The mysterious Mrs. Corban (or is she) is played by Myrna Lisa Boone. Myrna Lisa just appeared as Rosalind in Moon Over Buffalo. Myrna's first production at the Magic Circle Rep. was The Cocktail Hour for which she received her first Birdsall award. Since then she has appeared here regularly in such productions as California Suite, The Foreigner, Tribute, Wait Until Dark, Rumors and Born Yesterday for which she received her second Birdsall award. Myrna also appeared as Belinda in Noises Off.

The versatile Donn Thomson returns to play the Irish priest Father Kelleher. Donn, who is also the company stage manager, last appeared as O'Brien in South Pacific. He also played Irving Berlin in The Melody Lingers On and the murderous butler, Medkins, in But Why Bump Off Barnaby? Donn made his Magic Circle Rep. Theatre debut as a chorus member in Oklahoma! and has since appeared in Harvey, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Camelot, in the featured role of Ambrose Kemper in Hello Dolly, as Ken in Cahoots and as the Steward in Into The Woods.

The role of Sidney, the delicatessen owner is played by Magic Circle Rep. Executive Producer, Bob Gerould. Bob made a cameo appearance as a servant in South Pacific and has been appearing as Captain Hook in The Great Fairy Tale Mystery (which he wrote) and as the father of Hansel and Gretel in our children's theatre version of that classic (which he also wrote). Bob has appeared in many of his own productions including, The Odd Couple, On Golden Pond, Tribute, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Having A Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her... (in which he wore a leaf bikini and a steel helmet) and The Ugly Duckling (in which he played a duck and a frog).

The role of Corban's boss Everett Parker is played by Craig Collom. Craig made his Magic Circle Rep. debut as Sailor Bob McCaffrey in South Pacific. Craig has acted in drama classes at Foothills Junior College in San Jose and Adult Education classes in Campbell.

Two actresses share the role of "the Blonde", Keri Newton and Deborah Forester. Keri was also in our cast of Moon Over Buffalo appearing as the pregnant Elaine. Keri, a product of our Youth and Master workshop programs, received a Birdsall Award for her role as Ermengarde in Hello Dolly. In our Master Youth workshop she has appeared in, Grease, Anything Goes, 42nd Street, Bye Bye Birdie, Li'l Abner, Oliver, West Side Story and Peter Pan. She has been a featured performer in our Holiday shows and in the annual Birdsall Award show and has also appeared in our Children's Theatre productions. In high school Keri has appeared in Grease, The Ransom Of Red Chief, and Much Ado About Nothing. For the last two years Keri has received the Best Supporting Actress award in our high school drama competition for her work in Little Women (Beth), and Every Seventeen Minutes The Crowd Goes Crazy (Ulie).

Deborah Forester made her Magic Circle Rep debut in But Why Bump Off Barnaby? last fall. Since then she has become a regular performer in our children's theatre company playing the lady-in-waiting to the princess in The Frog Prince, an itinerant tailor in The Emperor's New Clothes and, most recently, the witch, Hazel, in Hansel And Gretel.

The J. B. Gayle Little Theatre is a beautiful, intimate facility seating 168 in four rows on three sides of the stage. Every seat is closer than the closest seat at the Magic Circle Rep.

There are no bad seats, but please make your reservations as soon as possible. You don't want to miss this great show. Tickets remain $12.50 regular, $10 seniors and students and $5 children under 12. Curtain time for Friday and Saturday performances is 8:00pm with seating beginning at 7:30pm. Curtain for matinees is 2:00pm with seating beginning at 1:30pm. Catch Me If You Can plays Friday and Saturday evenings from May 18th through June 9th with the two matinee performances listed above.