Chance Theater proudly presents Book by Joseph Robinette Music and Lyrics by Evelyn D. Swensson

Directed by Casey Long* Associate Director Travis K. Donnelly Musical Direction by Bill Strongin* Scenic and Lighting Design by Masako Tobaru* Costume Design by Erika C. Miller* Production Stage Manager Bebe Herrera Dialect Coach Bailey Castle Asst to Associate Director Michael DH Phillips

Cast: ...... Angela Griswold Marilla Cuthbert ...... Marina Coffee Matthew Cuthbert ...... Corky Loupe Diana Barry ...... Nicole Schlitt* Gilbert Blythe ...... Xavier J. Watson Josie Pye ...... Emma Nossal Priscilla Andrews ...... Maddie Bourgeois Charlie Sloane ...... Brian Wiegel Moody MacPherson ...... Will Anderson Minnie May Barry ...... Abby Lutes Woman 1 ...... Sherry Domerego* Woman 2 ...... Rachel Oliveros Catalano Man 1 ...... Brandon Kallen Man 2 ...... James Gittelson Stationmaster ...... Alan Corcoran

Time: The turn of the 20th Century

Places: Act 1 - The Town of Avonlea Act 2 - The Town of Avonlea and Queens Academy

Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes with intermission.

* Chance Resident Artist

2015 Season v 1 MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE Where and Why -- Rachel, Marilla Green Gables -- Anne Jesus Loves Me/Have You Heard -- Sunday School Students The Pledge/Amazing Grace -- Anne, Diana, Students Kindred Spirits -- Anne, Diana School Days -- Students Farewell -- Anne, Diana Anne of Green Gables -- Gilbert God’s in His Heaven -- Anne, Diana, Company

ACT TWO Deck the Halls -- Company Kindred Spirits (reprise) -- Anne, Diana, Aunt Josephine I Dare You -- Gilbert, Charlie, Moody, Josie, Prissy, Anne, Diana, Minnie May The Charlottetown Rag -- Miss Stacy, Professor Engerrand, Students Pomp and Circumstance March -- Students Shall We Gather at the River -- Company My Little Girl -- Marilla

MUSICIAN Piano Alan Corcoran

Additional Production Credits Booth Operator Bebe Herrera Master Carpenter Teodora Ramos* Casting Associate Crystal Phillips Load-In Crew Michelle Brescia, Josh Cardenas, Jeff Hellebrand*, Kayla Pajarito, Elena Lucia Perez, Marc Sanford*, Yui Suzuki, Jessica Terris, Heather Young Costume Crew Terry Burns, Breana Chew, Theresa Corcoran, Mary Kay Fyda-Mar, Barbara Phillips, Sarah Figoten Wilson Production Photographer Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

Special Thanks Frome Enterprises, The City of Anaheim, Mary Kay Fyda-Mar, Alan Corcoran, CSUF Theatre & Dance Department and Costume Shop, Laguna Beach High School and Angela Irish, UC Irvine Costume Shop, Donna Fritsche at Long Beach Playhouse, Pat Cavins at Chapman University and, of course, Jim Book.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.

* Chance Resident Artist A genius for getting into trouble The birth and legacy of a red-haired orphan...

Anne of Green Gables, written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, was first published in 1908. Originally written as a work of fiction for readers of all ages, it has recently been considered a work of children’s literature. The first in a series of eight books featuring Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables is Montgomery’s most famous work.

Montgomery found her inspiration for the book in a newspaper article describing a couple that having been adapted into a popular mini-series was mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a featuring Megan Follows and Richard Farnsworth, boy, yet decided to keep her. Having grown up made into several different stage adaptations, a in Prince Edward Island, Montgomery used her television series, and a Japanese anime cartoon. early childhood as a background for the story and the setting of the book. A photograph of Evelyn Anne Shirley’s feminine yet independent spirit has Nesbit, clipped from an American magazine and given generations of girls a strong female role pasted on the wall above Montgomery’s writing model, while offering a taste of another, milder desk, served as the model for the beloved orphan, time in history. This humble story has not left Anne Shirley. the hands of children (young and old) because it reminds us that imagination is not something to The popularity of Anne’s story has not lessened suppress, but to celebrate and pass on to future in the century since it was first put to paper, generations.

Evelyn D. Swensson Joseph Robinette has conducted over 80 productions. As Director is the author of 51 published plays and musicals, of Opera Delaware’s Family Theater, she has including The Fabulous Fable Factory, written with commissioned and conducted many new works composer Thomas Tierney, and Charlotte’s Web, including The Boy Who Grew Too Fast by two of the most widely produced children’s plays Gian Carlo Menotti, A Wrinkle in Time by Libby in the United States. He has also dramatized the Larsen, and The Phantom Tollbooth by Harnick/ authorized stage versions of The Lion, the Witch Black/Juster. Her career as a composer began and the Wardrobe, The Paper Chase, and A Rose in 1993 with The Enormous Egg for which she for Emily. The recipient of numerous playwrighting wrote the play, lyrics and music, followed by awards, Robinette was presented the 1976 three with Joseph Robinette: The Adventures Charlotte Chorpenning Cup, given annually by of Beatrix Potter, The Jungle Book, and Anne the Children’s Theatre Association of America of Green Gables. Other collaborations include: to “an outstanding writer of children’s plays who The Wind in the Willows (music by John Rutter), has achieved national recognition.” In 2004, he The Homecoming, Redwall , All Through the received the American Association for Theatre and Night (Mary Higgins Clark), Trumpet of the Swan, Education’s best play award for his adaptation and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. of Sarah, Plain and Tall, and in 2006, he was Frankweiler (Konigsburg). awarded the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America Medallion.

2015 Season v 3 Artist Biographies

Angela Griswold (Anne) is so congratulations to Larry and Sophie Cripe for this unbelievably excited to (finally!) wonderful stage that he gets to play and live on. be joining the Chance Theater Nicole Schlitt (Diana) is a proud family. She has performed/starred resident artist of the Chance and is in straight plays and musicals excited to be returning to the stage. across Orange County. Regional: She holds a BA in Theater Arts: Little Sally (Urinetown, The Barn Stage Company). Acting and Directing from Concordia Some other favorite past credits include Wendla University, Irvine. She is thrilled to (Spring Awakening), Kate Monster (Avenue Q), Elle put these skills to use again to bring joy and laughter Woods (Legally Blonde the Musical), and Hermia (A to the Chance audience. Some of her favorite roles Midsummer Night’s “Gay” Dream). She can also be include The Drowsy Chaperone (Drowsy), Till We found on Youtube in projects with MyDamnChannel, Have Faces (Young Orual), and The Cover of Life DailyYou, and PeggleBlast (from EA Games). She (Tood). Nicole would like to thank Chance Theater gives all her love and thanks to her amazing family, for giving her the opportunity to perform again as friends, this incredible cast, and Octobers. well as thanks to her family, friends, mentors and her Marina Coffee (Marilla) is delighted to wonderful husband for all of their love and support. again join the talented folks at Chance Xavier J. Watson (Gilbert) is Theater in this charming retelling of delightfully returning to the Chance the beloved classic Anne of Green after playing Seaweed J. Stubbs Gables. She was also seen as this past summer in Hairspray! He Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, Pam graduated with honors from the in The Boy in the Bathroom, and multiple characters American Academy of Dramatic Arts, in the Chance’s “staged radio” outreach production of receiving the Charles Jehlinger Award for Excellence Murder by the Book, conceived and written by Chance in Acting, the institution’s highest honor. He then actor Beach Vickers. Marina has performed leading received a full scholarship to attend South Coast and featured roles in plays and musicals around Repertory’s world-renowned Acting Intensive Program. southern California, including productions at Laguna Professional credits include the world premiere of High Playhouse, Alternative Repertory Theater, Long School Musical 2: On Stage (Fox Theatre Atlanta), Beach Playhouse, Breath of Fire Theater, Camino A Christmas Carol (South Coast Repertory) and Real Playhouse, and South Coast Repertory. She has When Stars Align (The Odyssey Theatre). Aside from had piles of fun appearing in nine staged readings, singing and dancing, Xavier is also an accomplished ten student and independent films, two music videos, Shakespearean actor having played roles such as many revues and original musicals, and performed Othello and Prince Paris in Romeo and Juliet. Other voiceover work in a PBS television documentary performances include Ruined and A Raisin in the Sun. and in Penn Jillette’s upcoming film Director’s Cut. He has also appeared in commercials, short films and Profuse thanks, as always, to family and friends TV shows. Xavier is grateful for his family’s loving for endless patience and support, and to the entire support, and wishes you all Happy Holidays! Chance family. Emma Nossal (Josie) is so grateful to Corky Loupe (Matthew) was last be back at the Chance! She is a junior seen in Chance Theater’s celebrated at Cal State Fullerton majoring in production of Hairspray and is really Theatre Arts with a minor in English. excited to be spending the Holidays Credits include: Young Frankenstein, at the Chance for the second year. Performance Riverside; The Music This production marks Corky’s one Man (Zaneeta Shinn), All Shook Up, Mary Poppins, year anniversary performing at the Chance which Moonlight Stage Productions; Dogfight (Marcy), The began with She Loves Me, then the world premiere Vagina Monologues, CSUF; Loch Ness staged reading of Loch Ness, a new musical as The Oiler and After (Haley Westerbrook), Chance Theater; A Christmas the Revolution. Some of Corky’s favorite roles have Carol, Rose Center Theatre. A big thank you to the been Rasher Flynn in A Man of No Importance, entire Chance team for the opportunity! Lots of love to Father in Ragtime and The Baker in Into the Woods. family and friends! Enjoy the show! Corky would like to thank Casey and Travis for this opportunity and Bill for his patience, the Board, the entire Chance Theater creative team for their talent and support for which these amazing productions wouldn’t be possible, and finally sincerest thanks and

4 v 17th Anniversary Season Maddie Bourgeois (Priscilla) is a Women - The Broadway Musical. Previous Chance 15 year-old freshman at Foothill roles include Grandma Bertha (an older woman with a High School, and has been singing, flirtatious taste for young men!) - Pippin, Old lady aka dancing, and dreaming of Broadway George’s mother & Harriet Pawling - Sunday in the since the age of 3. She has performed Park with George, and Jack’s Mother & Cinderella’s in numerous musicals such as Grease Stepmother - Into the Woods. Additional favorite (Rizzo), and Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/Bianca). She has roles include the irrepressible Mama Rose - Gypsy, been trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical and tap dancing, Matron Mama Morton - Chicago, Reverend Mother - along with classical and Broadway style voice. Maddie Nunsense, Mrs. Tottendale - Drowsy Chaperone, and also competes in her high school’s award-winning Fraulein Schneider - Cabaret. Sherry is also an avid Advanced Women’s Ensemble Choir, and runs a tap dancer and proved so as the toe tappin’ Sue Smith princess party business in her spare time. She hopes - No, No. Nanette. Most beloved role is Grandma to to one day star in Broadway musicals. She would like (almost) 11-year-old Lindsey who shares her love of to thank her parents, brother, instructors and best performing. Sherry is extremely proud to be a resident friends for their endless support of her dreams and artist of the Chance Theater. Thanks for sharing this unconditional love. holiday tradition! Happy Holiday season to all!! Brian Wiegel (Charlie) is very excited Rachel Oliveros Catalano (Woman to be performing at the Chance. Past 2) is thrilled and honored to return to credits include All Shook Up (Dean), Chance Theater, having previously Hairspray (Link), and Les Misérables appeared as Camila in the 2014 (Marius). Brian would like to thank his Ovation recommended production friends and family for all their love and of In The Heights. Devoted lovers support. of the Chance may have also seen Rachel in her fundraising Cabaret for the 24hr Chance-a-thon as Will Anderson (Moody) is thrilled well as a soloist and actress in this year’s Chance to be a part of the Chance’s fourth Noir. An actress, singer and songwriter, Rachel go- round of Anne of Green Gables. received her MFA in Musical Theater Performance Previous theater credits include: 13 from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts at the Musical (Evan Goldman), The Roosevelt University and her B.A. from California Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Lutheran University. Favorite Chicago theater credits Kiss Me, Kate, The Realm, and Snow Angel. He is include a 6-month run in Rick Najera’s Latinologues, also a multi instrumentalist, songwriter, and writer. He Jeanie in Hair, Martirio in The House of Bernarda Alba, would like to thank his super cool mom and family for Lead/Soloist in Ziegfeld Follies and the Narrator in putting up with him, and his trusted advisor Chatom The Bacchae. California credits include Anita in West Arkin for making him smart. He would also like to Side Story and Smeraldina in Servant of Two Masters. thank the cast, crew, and everyone at the Chance for Rachel would like to thank her family, husband and putting on this great show. children for their unwavering love and support. Abby Lutes (Minnie May) has been Brandon Kallen (Man 1) You may doing theatre for about 5 years. She have seen Brandon most recently has been in multiple plays, such in Chess at the Ernest Borgnine as Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, A Theatre, the Southern California Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, regional tour of Les Miserables with and The Lion King. She is very Theatre Royal and Ragtime with enthusiastic about acting and hopes to pursue it one Performance Riverside. Brandon graduated with a day as a professional career. This wonderful play degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in music from is a step in the right direction. She has trained at California Lutheran University and would like to thank Huston School of Music and Theater with Kris Huston his family and friends for all of their support. and Gary Krinke. Abby lives in Yorba Linda with her parents, brother, sister and dog. James Gittelson (Man 2) This is Jim’s first appearance at Chance Sherry Domerego (Woman 1) This Theater, having just performed Kiss production marks Sherry’s 6th holiday Me Kate at Tustin’s Broadway in the season as part of the Chance Literary Park. Last year, he was in Whittier Series. She reprises her roles first Community Theater’s productions visited in our 2011 production of Anne of Pajama Game and Charly’s Aunt and in The of Green Gables. In past holiday Importance of Being Earnest at Mysterium. Earlier shows she appeared as Mrs. Medlock in Secret last year, he starred in the short film Donny that Garden as well as Aunt March & Mrs. Kirk in Little premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Past

2015 Season v 5 shows include Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, including Sweeney Todd, And the World Goes Round, Joseph … Dreamcoat, The Odd Couple, The Owl You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and The Mystery and the Pussycat, Pygmalion, and Plaza Suite. In a of Edwin Drood. Also an actor, some of his favorite parallel universe, Jim works for the State of California onstage roles include Jack Worthing (Ernest in Love), and resides in North Tustin with two kids and a Axel Hammond (The Nerd), LM (Pump Boys and cantankerous cockatiel. Dinettes), and Evelyn/Rupert Farrant (Corpse!). Bill teaches piano privately, and he is, of course, proud Alan Corcoran (Stationmaster, to be returning to Chance Theater, after musically Accompanist), previously at the directing HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Chance in Hair and Anne of Green Musical (LADCC Award Nomination: Best Music Gables, is grateful to Oanh Nguyen, Direction), Sunday in the Park with George, Into The Casey Long, Bill Strongin and the Woods, appearing in Anaheim Home Companion, rest of the cast and crew for the and leading the band in Cabaret. Thanks to his wife, opportunity to once again be a part of this holiday Rosalynn for all her love and support. tradition. Masako Tobaru (Scenic & Lighting Casey Long (Director/Managing Designer/Technical Director) has Director) is a Chance Founding been with the Chance since 2003, Artist, and has appeared in numerous and also serves as a resident stage shows, including A Bright New Boise, manager and lighting designer. Her Passion Play, the SoCal premiere of Chance Theater credits include Little Reborning, the West Coast premiere Women, Anne of Green Gables, Edward Albee’s of Nerve, and the SoCal premiere of Welcome Home, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Eight: Reindeer Jenny Sutter, among others. Casey has also directed Monologues, and Evita, among others. Her credits all three shows featured in Chance’s Holiday Literature outside the Chance include Ganga...Life as a River, Series -- Anne of Green Gables, Little Women - The Much Ado About Nothing, Cabaret, Medea, Patient A Broadway Musical, and The Secret Garden - The and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Masako received her Musical. He would like to thank his cast and creative BA in Theater and Communications from Concordia team for doing such a great job bringing this classic University, Irvine. story to life… again! “For Camryn, who makes my holiday wish come true every day.” Erika C. Miller (Costume Designer/ Development Director) is a proud Travis K. Donnelly (Associate Founding Artist of the Chance Director) is happy to be back at alongside her husband, Artistic Chance and excited to be working Director Oanh Nguyen. Aside from with such a talented group of costuming such productions as The people. Other projects at Chance Laramie Project, The Laramie Project: Ten Years include the recent workshop of Later, Little Women - The Broadway Musical, Anne Adam Szymkowicz’s new play Where You Can’t of Green Gables (‘11, ’08, ‘07), The Who’s Tommy Follow, assistant director on Maple and Vine, and the (Ovation Award Nomination), Evita, The Secret Producing Director of Serial Killers. With assistant Garden - The Musical and Hair (Ovation Award directing credits on two world premiere’s at South nomination), among many others, she is also a singer Coast Repertory, Rest by Samuel D. Hunter and and an actress. She was most recently seen in Fancy Zealot by Theresa Rebeck, Travis most recently Nancy the Musical earlier this year and She Loves assistant directed Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Me last December. Erika would like to thank Casey, production of Long Day’s Journey into Night. Favorite Travis, our talented cast, and our entire production directing credits include Rough Magic, Dog Sees team for their work on this show. As one of her favorite God, Proof, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Alum stories growing up, it is such a pleasure for her to of the Los Angeles Theatre Academy, Travis received revisit Avonlea! Before you leave, she hopes you’ll his baccalaureate from UCLA’s school of Theatre, consider joining our family as a subscriber, donor, Film, and Television and his Master of Fine Arts from chair sponsor, or getting involved as a volunteer. It’s a California State University, Fullerton. To keep up with lot of fun! “Thank you for joining us at the performance what is next for Travis, and to view photos, checkout today and supporting live theater. Happy Holidays and travisdonnelly.com. we hope to see you at the Chance in 2016.” Bill Strongin (Musical Director) Bebe Herrera (Production Stage A native of Omaha, Bill graduated Manager/Production Manager) is from the University of Nebraska - delighted to be working with Chance Lincoln with his Masters in music. Theater. A member of Theatre of He has subsequently music directed NOTE in Los Angeles, some previous numerous theater productions, stage management credits include 6 v 17th Anniversary Season Chance’s Maple and Vine, the world premiere of Pat the 2014 graduation class of Chapman University McGowan’s FILM, regional premiere Holy Ghost by College of Performing Arts. Oanh was Producing Jon Tuttle, B. Walker Sampson’s Alceste, and The Associate at South Coast Repertory for four years. Pity of Things, an evening of one-act plays. Hailing He also served on the advisory board of the Anaheim from the South Bay, she has worked with theatre High School Performing Arts Conservatory, the board companies from Hollywood to Anaheim and back of Network of Ensemble Theatres, LA’s 99-seat including Rangeview Productions, the University Transitional Committee, multiple SDC committees Players, Movimiento Estudiantil de Teatro y Artes and and grant panels for the National Endowment for the Moveable Piece. She would like to thank Chance Arts and Theatre Communications Group. Oanh is a Theater for making every time working with them such proud member of SDC and SAG-AFTRA. His directing memorable experiences. credits include productions at Chance Theater, East West Players, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Segerstrom Bailey Castle (Dialect Coach) Center for the Arts, and South Coast Repertory, and graduated from California State served as the Associate Director for the international University, Fullerton in May of 2015 tour of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish (Berkeley with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Repertory, South Coast Repertory, Hong Kong university’s Acting Program. During Arts Festival). His selected film credits include Two her time at CSUF, she received Brothers directed by Jean-Jacques Annaude, Rush dialect training through the wonderful David Nevell. Hour 3 directed by Brett Ratner, and Lonely Boy Versed in the International Phonetic Alphabet, Bailey directed by Dale Fabrigar (Best First Feature Grand is certified in French, Australian, Irish, New York, Jury Prize at the 2013 Louisiana International Film Standard American, and British RP. She has worked Festival and Audience Award Winner at the 2013 alongside Travis Donnelley in previous productions at BolderLife Festival). CSUF (Much Ado About Nothing and The Altruists), as well as the Chance Theater’s staged reading of Teodora Ramos (Master Carpenter) Where You Can’t Follow seen this past summer. You is a proud Chance Resident Artist. can also catch Bailey as Vixen in The Eight: Reindeer She earned her BA in Theater - Monologues happening at the Chance! Bailey would Technical Production and Design like to give a shout out to the extremely talented cast from Cal State Fullerton. Recent of Anne of Green Gables: Merci pour tout ! Bonne credits include Anne of Green Gables chance ! (Stage Manager), world premiere of The Boy in the Bathroom (Master Carpenter), The Secret Garden Michael DH Phillips (Assistant to (Stage Manager), Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who Associate Director) is honored to have is Sylvia? (Master Carpenter, Back Stage Critic’s Pick the opportunity to work at the Chance. and LA Times Critic’s Choice), The Who’s Tommy Some of his previous directing credits (Master Carpenter), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter include Time and Space as well as (Master Carpenter), Merrily We Roll Along (Assistant assistant directing Spring Awakening Stage Manager), Little Women - The Broadway at CSUF. He also recently assistant directed The Musical (Assistant Stage Manager), The Seagull Baker’s Wife at The Actor’s Co-op in Hollywood. He (Master Carpenter), Hair (crew), Guys and Dolls is currently pursuing his BA in Theatre Arts with an (Assistant Technical Director), and Noises Off (Stage emphasis in Directing from CSUF. Recent acting Manager). She would like to thank Calvin for his credits include Student 1/Romeo in Shakespeare’s constant love and support. R&J and Hanschen in Spring Awakening at The Long Beach Playhouse. Many thanks to Travis, Jeff Hellebrand (Box Office Mark Ramont, and everyone at the Chance for this Associate) co-founded Chance opportunity. Theater in 1999 in his native Orange County. He received his degree from Oanh Nguyen (Artistic Director) has Cal State Fullerton and additional been serving as Chance Theater’s training at Cal State Chico and The founding Artistic Director since 1999. Professional Actors Conservatory. He has worked Oanh is a recipient of TCG’s New on both sides of the curtain in venues throughout Generations Grant and the TCG California. He currently sits on the Stagecraft Nathan Cummings Young Leaders of Technology advisory committee for North Orange Color Fellowship. He was awarded the Outstanding County Regional Occupational Program. Chance Artist Award by Arts Orange County, profiled in Theater acting credits include Anne of Green Gables, Orange County Register’s “Most Influential People” Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (Back Stage Critic’s 2014 series and OC Weekly’s 2014 People Issue, Pick), The Stroop Report, Therese Raquin, The Diary inducted into Anaheim High School’s Hall of Fame of Anne Frank (O.C. Register Best Ensembles), and recently was the commencement speaker to Memories on the Wind and the O.C. entry in 365 2015 Season v 7 Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks. Script writing (Rehearsal Stage Manager). Graduate of Concordia credits dear to his heart are Is Pepperoni a Vegetable? University, Irvine. And Other Mysteries of Love, But I Don’t FEEL Grown Darryl B. Hovis (Co-Education Up, and The Beach... Without Leo. Director) earned his MA in Theatre Jocelyn A. Brown (Associate Artistic Production at Central Washington Director) Chance directing highlights University and studied acting at the include The Artist as a part of the Professional Conservatory at UCSD Chance’s “On The Radar” Series, under Anna Shapiro (Steppenwolf) as Evita, Never In My Lifetime (Back well as South Coast Repertory under Karen Hensel. Stage Critic’s Pick), Big Love, and He is the co-founder and artistic director of the Culver The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly Best Direction City Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, where nomination). Chance acting highlights include Blitzen he developed an intensive arts program for high in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, the Witch in Into school students in theatre, film, music, and art, and The Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Cathy in The has gone on to develop theatre programs at other Last 5 Years (Back Stage Garland nomination for Southern California high schools, as well as Theatre Best Actor), Nancy in Closer Than Ever (LA Times International at Leysin American School in Leysin, Critic’s Choice), and Ann in Goodnight Children Switzerland. Some of his favorite shows that he has Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Female Lead directed include Therese Raquin (Chance Theater), Performance). Outside of the Chance, Jocelyn teaches Rent and The Threepenny Opera (Samohi Theatre), at Laguna Hills High School, is earning her Masters in Machinal and Resurrecting Antigone (UniTheatre), Education, runs around after two toddlers, Kyden and and The Miracle Worker and Treehouses (AVPA). He Torin, and on occasion sees her loving husband, Kirk. dedicates his work to God and his wife, Angela, and three children, Dylan, Andrew, and Julia. Jennifer Ruckman (Literary Manager) is endlessly proud Karen O’Hanlon (Co-Education to be a Resident Artist here at Director) received her B.A. in Theatre the Chance. Since joining this from East Stroudsburg University. amazing group of artists, she has She has worked as a teaching artist, appeared in the Southern California actress and director throughout premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Ovation Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Recommended), the West Coast Premiere of Jesus and New York, including and most notably at the Hates Me (Chancie Award - Best Supporting Actress), McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. Previous Rabbit Hole (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), and Frozen performances include Cinderella Waltz, Are the Lights (Garland Award Honorable Mention: Performance). Still on in Paris, Great Western Wanderlust, Coyote You may also have seen her deflecting bullets as Ugly, Slaughter City and Tony and Tina’s Wedding. Wonder Woman in the West Coast Premiere of The She would like to thank her family and friends for their Superheroine Monolgoues. Additionally, Jennifer ongoing support, especially her loving and patient has performed at The Oval Theatre in London and husband Nick for being her rock. in the remounting of Jesus Hates Me at South Coast Marc Sanford (Associate House Repertory. She studied at USC and the British Manager) is very happy to be a American Drama Academy and has lent her face to Chance Theater Resident Artist. In Smallville and her voice to the Bratz Babyz. 1994, Marc did a production of Little Courtny Greenough (Company Shop of Horrors at Rancho Santiago Manager) is a Chance Resident College (now known as Santa Ana Artist and the Company Manager. College), where he met future Chance founders Oanh Previous shows with the Chance: In Nguyen and Jeff Hellebrand. Marc first performed the Heights, Lysistrata Jones, Bloody at the Chance in A History of the American Film as Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Laramie Mickey (plus 4 other characters) and soon became a Project & The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, West resident artist. In 2004, Marc had to drop out of the Side Story, Reborning (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Jerry company due to the discovery of a tumor about the Springer: The Opera (Ovation Award- Best Musical, size of a ping-pong ball on his optic nerve. His surgery Intimate Theater), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter was successful, but he moved up to the Seattle area (Southern California Premiere), Hair: The American to stay with family to recuperate. While he was up Tribal Love Rock Musical (Stage Manager; five there, he attended the Seattle Film Institute where he Ovation Award nominations, including Best Musical, received a Filmmaking Certificate. Marc has been a and six LADCC Award nominations), the West Coast resident artist since June 2008. premiere of The Girl, The Grouch and The Goat

8 v 17th Anniversary Season Robin “George” Shorter (Associate Chance Theater is proud to be one of the leading House Manager) is very excited ensemble-driven theatre companies in Southern to be working with the Chance. California. We have won five Ovation Awards She has been very involved since (including two for Best Production of a Musical for 2012’s 24hr Chance-a-thon, where Triassic Parq -- The Musical and Jerry Springer: The she stayed up all night with some Opera). The Chance also received an LADCC Award Chance staff members. Since then, she has built for our reimagined revival of West Side Story. Anaheim sets, ushered people, but you’ll recognize her most City Council named us “the official resident theater as the person who’s usually behind LindaBAR. When company of Anaheim”. Twice named “Outstanding Arts not volunteering her time at the Chance, “George” Organization” by Arts Orange County, Chance Theater (as she’s lovingly known at the Chance) hands is also a recipient of the LADCC’s Polly Warfield Award out caffeine drinks at Starbucks in Disneyland and for Excellence. Founded in 1999, we are focused on California Adventure. Come by and say “hi” the next the goal of being Orange County’s premiere mid-size time you visit the happiest place on earth. contemporary theater by contributing to a more compassionate, connected, and creative community. Crystal Phillips (Casting Associate) As a constituent member of Theatre Communications stays quite busy at the Chance in Group, Network of Ensemble Theaters, and the LA a variety of ways: Chance-a-thon, Stage Alliance, Chance Theater continues to bring the Gala, community outreach, national attention to the Southern California and auditions, On The Radar, and more in- Orange County theater scenes. between… She is always interested in finding ways to increase engagement. You may even catch her doing the curtain speech before the show. What she loves more than just about anything else is to engage in conversations about how theater honestly relates to our own lives and how we’re affected by our experiences. She is grateful for her husband: Steve and mom: Melody, who ceaselessly stand by her with love and support. :)

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Naming Donor ($285,000) Bette & Wylie Aitken

Naming Donor ($100,000) Naming Donor ($87,500) Sophie & Larry Cripe Tod & Linda White

Naming Donor ($70,000) Naming Donor ($25,000) Mary Kay Fyda-Mar Yvonne & Damien Jordan Naming Donor ($20,000) Scott & Sandra Graham Naming Donors ($10,000-$19,999) Founding Artists Camille Goulet Chance Resident Artists Bradley Kaye Dr. Michael & Jean Abdalla David & Danice Limberg Robert Berman & Robin Preiss Glasser Sammy Pierce Lily M. Fan Eddie Schuller & Rachelle Menaker FoundationAC Scott & Georgia Well Premium Chair Donors ($5,000) Argyros Family Foundation Gail & Ernie Doe Frances Riggs Martin & Wendy Benson Fred Kinney Eddie Schuller & Rachelle Menaker Victor & Marnie Ceporius Pamela J. Lorenz, CFP Laurie Smits Staude David Emmes & Paula Tomei Manny & Betsy Porto Zeinab H. Dabbah & Lynn Gold & Karen “Jade” Martner Daniel Temianka Priority Chair Donors ($2,500) AJIS Lamb Joanne & Dennis Keith Drs. Pauline Merry & John Goodman Chapman University In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Eberhard S. Neutz Susan Carol Carpenter Don Laffoon & Grace Songolo Oanh Nguyen & Erika C. Miller (2) Susie Dittmar James & Marsha Lindsey (2) Pacific Western Bank (2) Kathy & Bahram Esfahani Casey Long Muriel Pollia Foundation (2) Stephen & Susan Faessel Tommy & Madeleine Long (2) Ron & Marilyn Rice Michael Garcia & Burt Vosburgh Jolynn & Pat Mahoney Michelle & Terry Schomburg The Hamman Family Christina Mar Leonard & Susan Silberman (2) Jeffrey Hellebrand In Memory of Judy Martin Karen Smits Patti Howard & Carol Hellebrand Marc Masterson Tom & Julie Tait Nancy Johnson Bryan McCormick & Gary Kuwahara (2) The Well Family Elizabeth Jones In memory of David McCormick Tod & Linda White (2) Dan Kee & Judy Todd Bill & Jane McDonald Lisa C. & Thomas E. Zaradich Contributors ($150-$2,499) Anonymous Alan & Theresa Corcoran Irina Morris Marshall Pailet & Kellie Spill AT&T Pioneers John Lane John & Margi Murray Herb & Jan Parks The Boeing Company Guy W. Marr Rey O’Day Fran & Leonard Rich In-Kind Donors City of Anaheim John Dominguez Roger Parkman Ken & Kristi Wilcox KC Wilkerson Fancy Nancy and her friends are excited about another year of... Theater for Young Audiences

February 25 - March 6 The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales adapted by John Glore from the book by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith Directed by Darryl B. Hovis

May 6 - 22 Fancy Nancy - The Musical Subscribe Book & Lyrics by Susan DiLallo Music by Sam Viverito Directed by Kelly Todd Musical Direction by Robyn Manion Today Executive Producer: Robert Berman

October 13 - 23 3-Show Passes start at $45 The Boy at the Edge of Call (714) 777-3033 or Everything visit ChanceTheater.com by Finegan Kruckmeyer Directed by Darryl B. Hovis See the box office for more details. BECOME A sustaining member

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Donate Today Any amount helps us do more, and be more, in our community Our focus is to create a more compassionate, connected and creative community. In the last year, we: • Became the first OC theater to produce a Relaxed Performance series, making theater accessible to people on the Autism spectrum or with sensory disabilities. Because theater should be for everyone. • Produced our 10th annual Speak Up - Take a ‘Chance’ summer youth program, where junior high and high school students create their own original piece of theater, completely free of charge. • Put our veterans center stage to tell their stories with the inaugural Veterans Initiative in the Arts, which included a public performance on Veterans Day.

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ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS The endowment fund ensures the future of the Chance for years to come.

MAJOR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS DEFERRED ESTATE GIFTS Tod & Linda White Diane & Chimo Arnold To find out more Robert E. Campbell or to make a donation Sophie & Larry Cripe Call Erika at Camille Goulet (714) 970-0592 anks to our Annual Fund Donors e following provide outstanding support to the Chance, and enjoy a host of special benets, including meet-the- artists receptions, behind-the-scenes access, and much more. For information, call Erika C. Miller at (714) 970-0592.

VISIONARY CIRCLE Sapphire ($8,000+) Wylie & Bette Aitken City of Anaheim Annenberg Foundation The Argyros Family Foundation Martin & Wendy Benson The Boeing Company Steve Brown Sophie & Larry Cripe Mary Kay Fyda-Mar GFS, Inc. Robin Glasser & Robert Berman Google, Inc. Scott & Sandra Graham Eddie Schuller & Rachelle Menaker Laurie Smits Staude Scott & Georgia Well Tod & Linda White

Diamond ($5,000-$7,999) The Allergan Foundation The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Elizabeth George Foundation Nexgen Pharma Sarah Pierce Jennifer Ruckman Sally Ann Catering Lee Seymour

Angel ($2,500-$4,999) Dr. Michael & Jean Abdalla Orange County Community Disney EARS to YOU Foundation, Robert J. & Community Fund Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Wendy Hooper Dramatic Arts & Classical Music Nancy Johnson Wendy Tobiska Bradley Kaye Dan Kee & Judy Todd Guy W. Marr True Image Studio Robin “George” Shorter List as of November 16, 2015 PATRON CIRCLE ($1,200-$2,499) Anaheim Arts Council David & Danice Limberg Anaheim Community Foundation Tommy & Maddy Long Broadway Knights Robyn Manion Rachel Oliveros Catalano Bill & Jane McDonald Marnie & Victor Ceporius Marshall Pailet Craic in the Stone Xanet Pailet Dramatists Guild Fund Tom & Amy Prenovost Roger Friedman Fran & Leonard Rich Bruce Goodrich Terry & Michelle Schomburg Carol Hellebrand & Patti Howard Sunwest Bank Huston School of Music & Theatre, Yorba Linda Kelly Todd & John Robinson Elizabeth Jones & Dennis O’Connell Heather M. Young Shannon C. Lamb, APC

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($600 - $1,199) Ashleigh Aitken & Michael Penn Joyce M. Givens Mayor Pro Tem Kris Murray Chimo & Diane Arnold Lynn Gold & Jade Martner Oanh Nguyen & Erika C. Miller Anaheim Council Member Gregory Heiertz & Carollyn Lobell Rey O’Day Jordan Brandman David & Gail Hirstein Orange County Symphony Nyle Brenner Management Interior Office Solutions, Inc Ted Pailet Marshall Bull Yvonne & Damien Jordan Jolene Perez Joe Dale & Judy Flindt Sam Joslin & Max Espinoza Crystal & Steve Phillips Disneyland Resort Dierdre Kelly & Howard Privette MJ Poptanich Susie Dittmar Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim Fran Riggs Alisa & Jason Duffey Andy & Judith Lamb South Coast Repertory Sarah DuVal Lorin E. Liesy Amanda Spencer Clown College Jim & Betsy Little Steve & Linda Sundvold Robert & Jennifer Foran Pamela Lorenz Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait & Julie Tait Chelle Friedman Carole Markee, PRP Wine International Anaheim Council Member Margaret Gates David Merrell & Charlie Harfouch James Vanderbilt Keith & Elizabeth McDonald Karen Webster ADVOCATES ($300 - $599) Susan & Thomas Alexander Stephen & Susan Faessel Bernard & Marcia Kamine Reynolds Family Foundation Nicholas C. Avila Mary Jane Foster Patrick Kelly Doyle Smiens Joni & Miles Benickes June Glenn Laura La Ferr Kathy Coyle Smith & Barbara & Don Barkemeyer Nathan & Elaine Gochman Lorin Liesy Stephen Smith Ana Bomgaars Camille Goulet Casey Long Stephen Tomassi Capital One Card Lab Laura M Hathaway, Rachel Michael Mcgowen Total Wine and More, Brea Connect McLaughlan, Stanton Kane Men Alive - Orange County James Vaughn Joe & Helen Carter Morales, Robert Parkison, & Gay Men’s Chorus Sam U. Well Sue & Bob Crowson Matt Takahashi Angeline Mirenda Nancy & Scott Witlin Lewis & Marty Crouse Leslie Hayman Rachel Mount Howard & Sumi Yata Sharon Edlin Jeff Hellebrand Michael & Carol Penn Laura & Will Young David Emmes & Paula Tomei David & Judy Joss Kristine Proctor Kathy & Bahram Esfahani Jared Kaitz PRP Wine Interntational, Inc.

SUPPORTERS ($150 - $299) 3-D Theatricals Sherry & John Louis Domerego Sunjay Kumar Maria Rigatti Darren & Laurie Aitken Sheryl Donchey April Kurtyka Ronda & Rolf Rolnicki Sherry & Terry Aitken Kerry Drake Keith & Pat Kusunis Joan Rowe & David Brown Anaheim Fall Festival Michele & Peter Duncan Vincent La Barbera Marc Sanford Sally Anderson & Tom Rogers Hoa Nguyen & John Campbell Mike & Cheryl Laven Nicole & Jeremy Schlitt Matthew Arkin Jay & Sharon DuVal Robin Ligerman Mary & Mark See Shelly Aronson Al Enderle Doris Longmead Lori Shapiro Lisa Bethune Yoga Sol, Rozanne Englehart Corky Loupe Lisa Silbar Rob Blaney Louis Euzarraga Jerry Luedke & Joan Merritt Rick & Cheri Smetanka Thomas Borchard Valerie & Geoff Fearns Robyn Mack Dee Dee & Donald Sodaro Frederick M. Borges June Glenn Molly Mahoney & Rick & Alison Stein Fred Boucher Trish Goff John Dominguez Wendell Stephenson Kelsey Buck Irwin Goldberg Pat & JoLynn Mahoney Rosalynn Nguyen & Alex Bueno The Gourmet Detective John & Regina Mangum Bill Strongin Sylvia Burnett Emily & Niles Guichet Chris Merritt Peter H. Tanner & Angela Burton Terri & Eric Guichet Richard Messenger Charlotte Hemme Josh Cable Courtny Greenough Frank Mickadeit Masako Tobaru Center Club Orange County Greg Hammer and Louis Pardo Lindy & Mike Michaelis Julie Ann & Jim Ulcickas Joseph Chairez Jon Hyrkas Jennifer Mirenda Kathy & Frank Vargas Chemers Gallery Peggy Ann Immerman John & Deborah Montevideo Barbara Venezia Glenn Chitjian Nora Jacob Irina Morris Michael Vu Sally Chumbley Sonia Jekums Margi & John Murray Eleanor & Sig Wacker Karen & Bruce Clark Craig & Cathy Johnson Karen O’Hanlon Chris & Danielle Weiler Loise Clark Olivia A. Johnson Art Partridge Kathy Whelan & Nancy Clark & John Burton Traci Kaas Paige Payne Susan Saunders, In memory of Peggy Grover-Courtney Lisa Keating Maureen Peltzer David McCormick Mary Dessecker Bonnie Kent The Pierce Family Maureen Wilcut Deutsche Bank Americas Rachel Knapp Charlie & Kristi Proctor Peter Wilson Foundation Susan Konier Irmagaard & Bill Waltz Kay & John Yamasaki Donna & James Di Cesare Cathy & Tom Kroopf Rick Reiff & Mary Ann Brown Christina Dixon Eric Kuchel Jim & Becky Riddit MISSION Chance Theater seeks to create exciting theatrical experiences that will engage, surprise and unite our audiences, our artists, and our community. The mission of the Chance is to contribute to a more compassionate, connected and creative Orange County.

We do this by: • producing powerful, socially-conscious, provocative, intimate theater experiences • generating participation and dialogue between our diverse communities • nurturing and supporting local artists • inspiring and empowering creative young minds

RECENT HONORS / AWARDS Named official “Resident Theater of Anaheim” Winner of 6 Ovation Awards, including 2 for Best Musical (Triassic Parq and Jerry Springer: The Opera) Winner of 5 LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Excellence for Outstanding Season OC Weekly’s Best of OC 2015 - Best Musical (Loch Ness, a new musical) and Best Play (Maple and Vine) 29 Ovation Award nominations 15 LADCC Award nominations Winner of Robby Award for Best Choreography (Lysistrata Jones), plus 5 more nominations Recipient of National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Grant Two “Outstanding Arts Organization” Awards from Arts Orange County

STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oanh Nguyen, Artistic Director Scott B. Well, Chair Casey Long, Managing Director Larry Cripe, Vice-Chair Erika C. Miller, Development Director Andy Lamb, Treasurer Masako Tobaru, Technical Director Mary Kay Fyda-Mar, Immediate Past Chair Teodora Ramos, Master Carpenter Bebe Herrera, Production Manager Mary Beth Adderley Rachelle Menaker Jeff Hellebrand, Box Office Associate Bette Aitken Oanh Nguyen Jocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic Director Martin Benson Terry Schomburg Jennifer Ruckman, Literary Manager Robert Berman Laurie Smits Staude Courtny Greenough, Company Manager Susie Dittmar Georgia Well Darryl B. Hovis, Co-Education Director Bruce Goodrich Karen O’Hanlon, Co-Education Director Wendy Hooper Marc Sanford, Assoc. House Manager Casey Long Robin “George” Shorter, Assoc. House Manager Guy W. Marr

RESIDENT ARTISTS Jocelyn A. Brown, council Karen Webster, council Alex Bueno, council Sherry Domerego Courtny Greenough, council Robert Foran Laura M. Hathaway, council Robyn Manion Jeff Hellebrand, council James McHale Casey Long, council Karen O’Hanlon Erika C. Miller, council Sarah Pierce Oanh Nguyen, council Nicole Schlitt Teodora Ramos, council David McCormick, member emeritus Jennifer Ruckman, council Myrna Niles, member emeritus Marc Sanford, council Bill Strongin, council Masako Tobaru, council Kelly Todd, council

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