Once In A Lifetime is a huge comedy, with more than 30 speaking roles (more than many musicals). Here is a complete listing.
George Lewis | A young vaudeville actor. Good natured, but not very smart. |
May Daniels | A comon-sense vaudeville actress with a dry sense of humor. |
Jerry Hyland | A magnetic young vaudeville actor. Sharp, funny, looking for a break. |
The Porter | An observer of life, very dry sense of humour. |
Helen Hobart | Aggressive, talkative gossip columnist. |
Susan Walker | A small town girl who wants to be an actress. Not very talented |
Cigarette Girl | Staff at a Hollywood hotel, wants to be in pictures |
Coat Check Girl | Staff at a Hollywood hotel, wants to be in pictures |
Phyllis Fontaine | A silent movie star, whose voice sound like nails on a blackboard. |
Miss Fontaine's Maid | Wants to be in pictures |
Florabell Leigh | Another silent movie star whose voice sound like nails on a blackboard |
Miss Leigh's Maid | Wants to be in pictures |
Miss Leigh's Chauffeur | Wants to be in pictures |
Bellboy | Staff at a Hollywood hotel, wants to be in pictures |
Mrs. Walker | Susan's mother, very protective |
Ernest | Head Waiter at a Hollywood hotel |
Herman Gloguer | Good natured, nervous moving picture producer. |
Miss Leighton | The studio receiptionist. Very ditzy . |
Lawrence Vail | A serious playwight from New York |
Weisskopf | A studio executive |
Meterstein | A studio executive |
First Page | A studio page |
Second Page | A studio page |
Secenario Writer One | Studio employee |
Secenario Writer Two | Studio employee |
Secenario Writer Three | Studio employee |
Rudolph Kammerling | A brusque, exicable German |
First Electrician | Studio employee |
Second Electrician | Studio employee |
A Voice Pupil | An Actress |
Mr. Flick | Studio employee |
Miss Chasen | Studio employee |
First Camerman | Studio employee |
Second Camerman | Studio employee |
The Bishop | A not so holy actor |
The First Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
The Second Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
The Third Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
The Fourth Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
The Fifth Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
The Sixth Bridesmaid | Actress on a film |
Script Girl | Studio employee |
George's Secretary | Studio employee |
Mixer | Studio employee |
1st Light Man | Studio employee |
2nd Light Man | Studio employee |
Truckman | Studio employee |
Marin Summer Theater (MST) is an award winning non-profit theater company for students of performing arts between the ages of 13 and 23. The MST company prepares and presents three fully-staged productions in a six-week summer season. MST's mission is threefold: To present exciting, professional quality drama, musical theater and musical revue productions; to keep tuition as low as possible so that cost is not a barrier to participation; to create a diverse company of college and high school students.