11 MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY 12 Cast Information 16 Artist Biographies 22 Which Leading Lady Are You? 35 CINCINNATI KING 36 Cast Information 37 Director’s Notes by KJ Sanchez 38 Music Director’s Notes by Richard Livingston Huntley 39 Song List 40 Artist Biographies ALSO INSIDE 32 Coming Next 60 Patron Information Photo of Ayana Workman as Mary Bennet and photo of Philip Paul (cover and above); photo of Ayana Workman as Mary Bennet and Andrew Fallaize as Arthur de Bourgh (above and right); and photo of Barbara Chisholm as Annie Wilkes (right) by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith and Associates. Photo of the cast of A Christmas Carol by Mikki Schaffner. Visual for The Second City — It’s Not You, It’s Me provided by The Second City. All other marketing visuals by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates. 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But there’s one icon that towers above the rest. When it comes to civic pride, local history and creative innovation, nothing beats King Records. Five years ago, we asked our associate artist KJ Sanchez to create a new theatre piece about the history and legacy of the historic recording studio. Together with a small team of volunteers, she interviewed dozens of people with some connection to the King Records story: fans, music historians, relatives of the key figures and today’s living legends — the musicians themselves. Since then, we’ve done several readings of the script-in-progress, as well as a “concert staging” in Washington Park featuring live music and an onstage interview with legendary King drummer, Philip Paul. What started out as a piece of documentary theatre has blossomed into a fully grown musical that celebrates Cincinnati while examining music, race and the human stories behind the King mystique. Welcome to Cincinnati King! In the Marx Theatre, we’re thrilled to bring you a confection of a play. It’s an imagined sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice called Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. Written by the witty collaborators Lauren Gunderson and Margot Malcon, this play picks up where P&P left off. Elizabeth and Darcy, newly married, invite the family to join them for the holiday when, much to her surprise, middle sister Mary gets her chance at romance and happiness! This inventive comedy, written in the style of Austen with a wink to contemporary sensibilities, will delight Austen devotees and new admirers alike. Many thanks to our own Leading Ladies — a devoted group of arts-minded community leaders — for sponsoring this production. Finally, we want to draw your attention to the latest offering of our Off the Hill touring series — a family-friendly adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. This delightful production tours community centers across the Tristate region through November 2. Please visit our website for a complete listing of venues and dates. As always, thank you for your loyalty and extraordinary support! Blake & Buzz Blake Robison Buzz Ward Artistic Director Managing Director 7 • EXECUTIVE NOTES CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK Blake Robison Buzz Ward Artistic Director Managing Director presents MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY By LAUREN GUNDERSON AND MARGOT MELCON Director Eleanor Holdridge Set Designer John Coyne Costume Designer Helen Q. Huang Lighting Designer Nancy Schertler Composer Matthew M. Nielson Co-Sound Designers Matthew M. Nielson and Justin Schmitz Assistant Lighting Designer Howard Dent Casting Director Stephanie Klapper, CSA Oct. 13 – Nov. 10, 2018 Robert S. Marx Theatre Design Sponsor: Artist Sponsor: Barbara M. Weyand Robert S. Marx Theatre Season presented by: Season Sponsor of New Work: The Rosenthal Family Foundation Marx Season Design Sponsor: Additional support provided by: MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY was originally produced By Northlight Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (BJ Jones, Artistic Director; Timothy Evans, Executive Director) MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. CAST (in speaking order) Mary Bennet Ayana Workman* Fitzwilliam Darcy John Keabler* Elizabeth Darcy Marina Shay* Jane Bingley Maribel Martinez* Charles Bingley John Ford-Dunker* Arthur de Bourgh Andrew Fallaize* Lydia Wickham Mia Hutchinson-Shaw* Anne de Bourgh Kathryn Tkel* Stage Manager Brooke Redler* Second Stage Manager Jenifer Morrow* Assistant Stage Manager Suann Pollock* Stage Management Intern Rachel Pelgen Time: December 1815. Place: A large drawing room and attached library of Pemberley, the grand estate of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. In the past quite formal, but Lizzie has warmed it up with a sense of home. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley will be performed with an intermission. Understudies Mary Bennet Maya Jeyam Fitzwilliam Darcy Damien Boykin Elizabeth Darcy/Anne de Bourgh Gabrielle Kogut Jane Bingley Madison Rengli Charles Bingley James Stringer, Jr. Arthur de Bourgh David Armando Lydia Wickham Julie Locker *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States and with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees-Local No. 5. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park receives partial funding from the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency created to foster and encourage the development of the arts and to preserve Ohio’s cultural heritage. Funding from the Ohio Arts Council is an investment of state tax dollars that promotes economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY • 12 Additional Production Staff Assistant Director Katie Baskerville Dialect Coach Julia Guichard Additional Cutter/Draper Kathie Brookfield Additional First-Hand Stormie Brennan Additional Stitchers Campbell Childers, Theresa Kramer, Crishana Manigan Casting Assistants Lacey Davies, Leah Shapiro Assistant to Stephanie Klapper Casting Caitelin McCoy Dramaturgical materials furnished by Round House Theatre 13 • MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY 2018-19 LEADING LADIES BRAVA! Thank you for stepping into the spotlight and joining the Playhouse’s Leading Ladies program. This list recognizes members of the Leading Ladies as of Sept. 10, 2018. For information on accepting your role as a Leading Lady, please contact Helene Herbert at 513-977-2025. PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Anne Chasser Jeannie Niebuhr Jenny Powell Judy S. Dalambakis Victoria Ott Karen Renz Kelly Dehan Claire Patterson Debora Del Valle Lana Piazza GRANDE DAMES Saralou Durham Patsy Pike Linda Greenberg Molly Eckman Susan M. Pinney, PhD Karlee Hilliard Joyce Elkus Jan V. Portman Ms. Holly Huttenbauer Hope Felton-Miller Jane Portman Rosemary Schlachter Sharon Fiscus Ildiko Pray Ronna K. Willis Sue Gilkey Betty L. Prince Jill Wilson Nancy Gollobin Kathy Qualls Barbara Gould Margie Rauh DIVAS Barbara Hahn Pamela Reising Randal S. Bloch Margo Hall Sherri Adams Remaklus Lisa Broun Barbara Hauck Margie Rennie Mary Ellen Cody Louise Head Karen Renz Marjorie Compton Nirvani Head Deborah White Richardson Alva Jean Crawford Camille K. Healy Karina Rothzeid Amelia Crutcher Carolyn Heck Keke Sansalone Patricia Doyle Patti Heldman Renee Schuler Andrea Herzig Betsy Hendy Laura Schuman Lindsey Huttenbauer Judy Tondi Herd Patricia Sheppard Mary E. Ivers Diane Herndon Julie Shifman Judy Kenniston Cathy Hogan Sue Showers Margo Kirstein Nancy Hollingsworth Laura Skidmore Audrey Miller Linda R. Holthaus Beth Smith Danute Miskinis Marty Humes Kazue Takeuchi Patti Myers Patricia Humphrey Teresa Telford Julia Pentecost Dr. Linda Huntress Jan H. Tepe, D.D.S. Anne Pierce Diane Iseman Kathy Thornton-Keith Jenny Powell Anne Jaroszewicz Sally Tieke Digi Schueler Sarah Raup Johnson Dionn Tron Paula Steiner Frani Jones Susie Tweddell Glenda Suttman Eileen Kilday Maureen Valentine Maureen Vignola Rachel Kirley Ellen G. van der Horst Barbara Weyand Lynn P. Larsen Nancy Virgulak Caren J. Laverty Jill Warman STARLETS France LeMaire Bettie Watts Debra Hust Allison Terry Lemmerman Patti Whalen White Anonymous Anna Lerhaupt Shelby Wood Susan Anthony Nancy Lippincott Linda Young Jean Balassone Sally A. Lloyd Sheri Zimmer Molly R. Barber Jackie Mack Suzanne J. Zimmerman Maura Moran Berry Carolyn Ott Martin Jan Bartel Anne Atkins Martz Bold = Steering Committee Members Mandy Bartel Evelyn Banzhaf McCord Marianne M. Beard Joann Mead ADVISORY COMMITTEE Bettye C. Beaumont Diane Moccia MEMBERS Rebecca Beckstedt Abby Moran Amelia Crutcher