"The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two Speed Clock"


Starring Melissa Saito as George Topax and Mrs. Rudich

A Little Background

This play was written by David Mamet and the 1998 Scottsbluff production was directed by Bill Groth of New York. Stage manager Susan Selvey took over his duties as director when he left for New York to make his Broadway debut.

The cast was as follows:

Binky (Leonard) Rudich: Jarod Post
Bob the Sheep: Wyatt Kent
Vivian Mooster: Amanda Hungerford
Mrs. Rudich (an offstage voice): Melissa Saito
Space Panda Boots: Laura Heitman
Space Panda Buffy (Donald Watschalk): Scott Harvey
Retainer (Hank): Lindy Inman
George Topax: Melissa Saito
Offstage voice/announcer: Lindy Inman
Umbrella boy and other panda: Joel Hungerford
Executioner: Jackie Willmes
Court Jester: Katie Eitzman
Jill Kabirdie (newscaster): Astrid Munn
Edward Farpis, Derelict & Colonel Lazlo Drurik: Marcus Stott

Most of the cast was made up of kids grades 5th-12th. Melissa was a freshman at Western Nebraska Community College and Marcus Stott was a 26 yr. old visiting from Canada, planning to make the USA his permanent home in the near future along with his lovely fiance and her daughter. Jarod Post, Amanda Hungerford, Laura Heitman, Scott Harvey, Lindy Inman, Joel Hungerford, Jackie Willmes, Katie Eitzman, Astrid Munn and Melissa Saito have all been in plays with each other...not all at the same time, but at one time or the other. Scott and Lindy have been crowned the king and queen of the Foothills Theatre for having been in the most plays at the arts center. This was Melissa's last play with the theatre...she hopes to return eventually someday and have a reunion with all her friends.

Here is a picture taken of the Scottsbluff cast.

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