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Our 24th show.

Once Upon a Crime — Cast Over the Years

Once Upon a Crime

by Butch Maxwell and Bert Furioli

As the spooky music fades, into the eerie glow of a novelty-store party light steps one dark-suited man... a man who would be chain-smoking if the room wasn't smoke free. Carrying an improbable collection of children's stories, is the host of this evening's murder mystery, the strange creator of a spooky anthology series, Odd Sterling.

Above: Ryan Sears, Jenn Kellner, Michael Ramsay, Arlene Merryman and Mario Muscar.

Red in the Hood Original Cast:
Riding Hood — Dee McCorkle
Grandma — Arlene Merryman
Big Bad Wolf, Jr. — Butch Maxwell
Old King Cole — Gino Angelo
Odd Sterling — Bert Furioli

Understudies:
Grandma — Maura Schneider (December 2007–February 2008)
Big Bad Wolf Jr. — Larry Carlisle (Oct. 2001)  •  Ryan Sears (April 2006)
Odd Sterling — Michael Moran (March 2004)  •  Michael Ramsay (April 2006)
Old King Cole — Michael Moran (June 2004)  •  Mario Muscar (April 2006)  •  Ryan Sears (December 2007–February 2008)
Little Red Riding Hood — Rachel Podwika (Sept.–Oct. 2001)  •  Cheryl Saseen (June 2004)  •  Jenn Kellner (April 2006)  •  Gretchen Schneider (Dec. 2007–Feb. 2008)

Wolf and the Hood Mirror, Mirror Three Pigs Witch Frog Prince

Original Run: Wednesday, August 22 – Saturday, November 17, 2001
Revivals: February 14 – April 14, 2004; December – February 2008; June – Aug. 2011
Special Performances: June 2004 and April 2006


Last updated: October 17, 2025