Cast
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KATIE GERMAN
as MARGE GELMAN
Abandoned at the altar, Marge is an aspiring dentist from Brooklyn who finds herself in the Catskills on what would have been her honeymoon weekend.
LAURA OLAFSON
as LOIS WARNER
An aspiring nightclub singer, Lois lives her life as if in a Betty Grable movie. She brings her best friend Marge up from Brooklyn to the Catskills for Labor Day Weekend.
DEBBIE MASLOWSKY
as ESTHER Simowitz
The owner of the mid-size hotel named after her (Esther’s Paradise), Esther is a survivor. Since the death of her husband, she has single-handedly kept the hotel afloat using crafty solutions, boundless energy and creativity to keep guests happy.
NELSON BETTENCOURT
as GABE Green
The clumsy, brainy and terribly shy Guy Friday at the hotel, Gabe is on a fast track to joining his father’s orthodontia practice. Lacking the self-confidence to perform his own music, Gabe is secretly the song writing genius behind the music Del claims as his own.
DARREN MARTENS
as DEL DELMONACO
An Elvis wannabe, Del will do anything to get ahead, including misleading Marge into thinking he loves her and stealing his cousin Gabe’s songs for his own use.
WAYNE BUSS!
as HARVEY Feldman
The resident “tummler” (comedian/social director) at Esther’s Paradise, Harvey is old-school Catskills. He is all about the punch line (and the set-up). A confirmed bachelor, Harvey spends most of his life cracking wise and avoiding any show of genuine emotion or vulnerability.
DORA CARROLL
as ENSEMBLE
Backup singer in the band and additional staff duties at Esther’s Paradise.
JOSEPH SEVILLO
as ENSEMBLE, Dance Captain
Backup singer in the band and additional staff duties at Esther’s Paradise.