The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[Revised!] by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield July-Oct

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WELCOME BACK! Welcome to our 33rd season. I can’t Please relax and enjoy the fruits of our begin to describe the anticipation, the labor and please stay safe and healthy joy, the relief we are all feeling, being as we begin to return to a world where able to bring live theater back to you sitting together in darkened theaters all after what has been the most trying and sharing our mutual stories is once season in the company’s history. again a meaningful event in each of That you are choosing to spend our lives. the next few hours with us, sharing Warmly, stories of unique, courageous, warm, funny people in our quest to further understand what it means to be human, is a gift for which we say thank Hal Cropp you from the bottoms of our hearts. Producing Artistic Director

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LIZZY ANDRETTA is in her fifth season at the Commonweal. Favorite roles include Peter & the Starcatcher, Boeing Boeing, The Elephant Man, Dracula: Prince of Blood, and Sanders Family Christmas as well as choreographing for Peter & the Starcatcher and Stones in His Pockets. Other Commonweal credits include The Root River Anthology, Headspace Theatre, and A Driftless Christ- mas. Lizzy holds an M.F.A. in acting from the East 15 Acting School in England and a B.S. in Theatre from Skidmore College. Lizzy is originally from New Jersey and is proud to call Lanesboro her home.

STELA BURDT is grateful to celebrate her 22nd season with our Commonweal family. Past onstage work includes roles in Souvenir, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Crimes of the Heart, Zombies from the Beyond, A Midnight Dreary, Harvey and Man of La Mancha. In addition to performing, Stela is a music director, sound designer, freelance vocalist and the Commonweal’s Patron Relations Manager. Currently, Stela is in the role of a lifetime as mom to Kieran. Love and Light, #TeamScottyForever.

HAL CROPP is in his 30th season, where favorite roles have been in Ghost-Writer, Dracula: Prince of Blood, Outside Mullingar, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, The Drawer Boy, To Kill a Mockingbird, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, A Christmas Carol, Groucho and Talley’s Folly. Selected directing credits include Headspace Theatre, Peter and the Starcatcher, Brand, Heartland Portrait, The Wild Duck, Measure For Measure, Peer Gynt, Hedda Gabler, A Midnight Dreary, Enchanted April, Ghosts and Little Shop of Horrors. Hal holds his B.A. from Brown University, M.B.A. from Santa Clara University and an M.F.A. from National Theater Conservatory. He was the Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative, 2006.

2 ELIZABETH DUNN is in her seventh season with the Commonweal. Favorite credits include Boeing Boeing, On the Verge, Scotland Road, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Dracula: Prince of Blood. She has traveled in multiple tours with Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, and lived in Chicago for a stint, where she studied improvisation at iO (formerly ImprovOlympic). Originally hailing from Georgia, Elizabeth is a 2010 graduate of Valdosta State University where she earned her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts.

BEN GORMAN joined the Commonweal ensemble in 2016, previously performing as a seasonal actor next door at the St. Mane in ’01, ’02 and ’05. Favorite roles and productions here include The Elephant Man, Scrooge (twice), Pride’s Crossing, Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher, the Poet in An Iliad (Wealhouse); elsewhere: Hamlet, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Hannay in The 39 Steps and Torvald Helmer in A Doll’s House. Ben loves Shakespeare and has toured with the American Shakespeare Center. He also eagerly pro- motes sustainable living and renewable energy.

KELSEY HEATHCOTE serves on the Commonweal’s production team as the Technical Director and Assistant Production Manager. Since completing her apprenticeship in 2018, her work here has been seen onstage in several shows, including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Peter and the Starcatcher and Bakersfield Mist. In 2020, Kelsey designed the set, sound, and lighting for Fully Committed and was one of two audio engineers for A Drifless Christmas. She looks forward to many new and exciting challenges as we reopen our doors this year!

DAVID HENNESSEY serves on the development team and has played in over 50 shows over 22 years, including The Root River Anthology, Headspace Theatre and A Driftless Christmas last year. Other favorites: Holmes and Watson, It’s a Wonder- ful Life: A Live Radio Play, Around the World in 80 Days and The Drawer Boy. He designed costumes for Ice Maidens and A Streetcar Named Desire, provides audio descriptions for the visually impaired, and has worked at In Heart Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Jungle Theatre and American Players Theatre. He lives in Preston with Linda, his favorite scene partner for 48 years.

JACLYN JUNE JOHNSON joined the Commonweal at the start of 2020. An arts administrator, actor, director, playwright, costume designer and teaching artist, Jaclyn has credits across the country, performing and designing with companies such as St. Croix Festival Theatre, Children’s Theatre Madison, Creede Repertory, Riverside Shakespeare Festival, Chicago’s UTG Improv Theatre. Jaclyn received her B.A. from Cornell College. She wishes to thank: her family, friends, spouse and their cats for their encouragement and love; and you for your support of the arts and specifically to the uniquely healing community of theatre.

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RACHEL KUHNLE returned to the Commonweal in 2018, seven years after completing her acting apprenticeship in which she performed in Metamorphoses and To Kill a Mockingbird. Seen most recently in Boeing Boeing, Peter and the Starcatcher and as June in Sanders Family Christmas, Rachel also proudly contributed to the The Root River Anthology and directed A Driftless Christmas. She completed her M.F.A. in acting at the U. of S. Carolina in 2017. She loves her cats and is grateful to her husband, Josiah, for being awesome. Every day, Rachel is inspired by the resiliency of her Commonweal family—here’s to the future!

JOSIAH LAUBENSTEIN joined the Commonweal late in 2018. He is the resident videographer and most recently took the virtual stage in Fully Committed. Other Commonweal favorites include Peter and the Starcatcher and Boeing Boeing. Previously, Josiah worked at Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls, WI, as Marketing Director and acting in nine productions over two years. Prior to that he lived in Columbia, SC, earning his M.F.A. in Acting from the University of South Carolina. Josiah is a proud member of Glassbox Theatre Group, a co-founder of Highway Walkers Media Company and is happily married to Rachel Kuhnle.

PHILIP MUEHE proudly rejoins the Commonweal for his sixth season! Favorite acting credits include Rev. Mervin Oglethorpe in Sanders Family Christmas and Leaf in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Favorite directing credits include A Bright New Boise, Constellations, I Am My Own Wife and Tigers Be Still. He holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of North Dakota and is also the producing artistic director of In Heart Theatre in Rochester. Hugs and thanks to his loved ones. L’úbim t’a Andrej!

BRANDT ROBERTS is in his eighth season at the Commonweal. Favorite roles include Robert in Boeing Boeing, John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Mr. Coffee in On the Verge, Ragnar Brovik in The Master Builder and Fancourt Babberley in Charley’s Aunt. Cherished regional credits include Measure for Measure and Henry IV Part I at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Brandt’s original one-person show, The Art of the Entertainer, has been performed in several states and was adapted into an online presentation last year. Roberts holds a M.F.A. in Performing Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design.

4 JODI RUSHING is in her third season at the Commonweal. Her favorite credits include Headspace Theatre, An Iliad (Wealhouse), and On The Verge. Before her tech apprenticeship with the Com- monweal in 2019-2020, she stage managed for Doniphan Dance Project in Tupelo, MS, and served as the conference manager for the 2019 ACDA South Conference. Originally from Mississippi, Jodi is a 2019 graduate from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Theatre and Film.

ADRIENNE SWEENEY is grateful to be in her 21st season with the Commonweal, serving as the Assoc. Art. Dir. and Dir. of External Relations in addition to artistic roles. From Philadelphia, she holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the U/AZ. A commer- cial voice talent, she can be heard regionally on radio and TV. Favorite shows here include Silent Sky (director), Boeing Boeing, Steel Magnolias, Outside Mullingar, To Kill a Mockingbird and Sylvia. Adrienne believes that the act of sitting together in the dark, sharing stories, can help bring light to the world, something we all crave now more than ever. She looks forward to sharing time and space with you.

JEREMY VAN METER is enjoying a milestone tenth season in residence at the Commonweal. Favorite credits here include C.K. Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story, Anthony Reilly in Outside Mullingar and the title role in Dracula: Prince of Blood by Scott Dixon. His professional career began at The Barter Theatre in Virginia and he has appeared regionally at Riverside Theatre, Lexington Children’s Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Great River Shakespeare Festival. Jeremy holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the U. of Iowa and makes his home in Lanesboro with his lovely and extremely talented wife, Catherine Glynn.

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Thomas P. White (Lighting Designer) Working again with his Commonweal family, Thomas is incredibly grateful that The Commonweal supported him through COVID and 2020. His day job involves daily deliveries of 900 gallons of milk from Hansen’s Dairy to happy people. In his spare time, he consults on technical matters for local and regional theater. Originally from Ames, Iowa, Thomas was the resident lighting designer for the Oster Regent Theatre in Cedar Falls while earn- ing a B.A. in technical theater from the University of Northern Iowa. Thomas is a founding member of Sissy’s Sircus, a burlesque troupe that pushes the boundaries of gender identity and sexuality through drag, dance, and theatre. His professional experience also includes work with the Colo- rado Shakespeare Festival and the Telluride Film Festival. It’s great to be back in Lanesboro. About the Playwrights Adam Long began his professional life as an accountant for an anti-nuclear political action com- mittee by day and bassist for an acoustic punk band by night. Then he put on a skirt and wig and became a founding member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Adam toured with the RSC, performed stand-up comedy in Canada, became a Buddhist, and finally settled in London.Daniel Singer, upon his return from studying “proper dramatic technique” in London, became a director at the original Renaissance Pleasure Faire, where he founded the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Complete Works… enjoyed a record-breaking run in London’s West End and became one of the world’s most popular comedies. In 1989, Daniel hung up his doublet-and-hose to design theme park attractions at Walt Disney Imagineering. After 12 years as an Imagineer, Daniel left Disney to become a freelance bohemian; these days he restores old houses, sculpts, gardens, and contin- ues to write plays in hopes of another hit. Jess Winfield was an original member of the RSC, and performed with the troupe from its founding in 1981 until 1992. He left the troupe to write and produce animated television for the Walt Disney Company. He and Daniel Singer revised Com- plete Works in honor of its 20th anniversary and directed it in London’s West End. Special Thanks Norb Kelly, Heidi Dybing, LouAnn Hamann, Kim Murphy, St. Croix Festival Theatre, Theatre in the Round Players, St. Mary’s University, David Hennessey. SEASON PASSES Virtual Stream shows at home! Four great shows Programming!Details on our website: for one low price! www.CommonwealTheatre.org Just $99 Inquire at the Box Office or ask any staff member.

11 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[Revised] by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield Director Jaclyn June Johnson Rehearsal/Performance Stage Manager Rivka Kelly Scenic Designer Kelsey Heathcote Lighting Designer Thomas P. White Sound Designer Philip Muehe Costume Designer Jodi Rushing Props Designer Lizzy Andretta, Rachel Kuhnle Additional Text & Voiceover Dominique Jones Props & Sound Effects Designer Brandt Roberts Cast Elizabeth Dunn, Ben Gorman, Brandt Roberts Setting Here and now. The performance will include one 15-minute intermission. Runtime is approximately 100 minutes.

Underwriter Originally produced by Reduced Shakespeare Company. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC. www.broadwayplaypub.com

Notes from the Director “All the world’s a stage,” and through the right lens, all the stage can be a comedy! At least that’s the name of the game with the show you’re about to see. Playwrights Long, Singer and Winfield, created an off-the-wall comedy, complete with quick changes, big bawdy humor, and requiring an immense amount of energy from three dynamically talented actors. When directing a show like The Complete Works…(Abrided) (Revised), there’s really only one overarching goal: find the funny. And after a year of stress and staying away from each other, being able to embrace laugh- ter and levity was truly a gift worth sharing. This show was written nearly three decades ago and revised since, but the best part of this script is the invitation from the original playwrights to update it. They suggest each production should reflect its unique cast and the times in which it is produced. Which means you’ll hear some very 2021 references, and you’ll see Ben, Elizabeth and Brandt play versions of themselves, and you’ll get a one-of-a-kind production made just for you. As you take in these lauded stories reimagined to milk the most hilarity out of each moment possible, please know how appreciative we are of your presence today. Gathering to take in a play is something that humans have done for thousands of years. I hope you enjoy our retelling of every play Willaim Shakespeare wrote some four-hundred-odd years ago, each reinvigorated with countless comedic bits by three zany and imaginative actors. Welcome back to the Com- monweal! On this stage, Comedy! —Jaclyn June Johnson

ASK AT THE BOX OFFICE ABOUT OUR ASSISTED-LISTENING DEVICES, SPECIAL SEATING FOR THOSE WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES AND VISUAL DESCRIPTION FOR THE SIGHT-IMPAIRED. 12 The Plays of William Shakespeare Unsurprisingly, regarding a body of work well over 400 years old (and taken from a time when copyrights didn’t exist and print- ing was an expensive and time-consuming process; compounded by the fact that his medium was the stage, not the page) the definitive list of Shakespeare’s plays is a matter of scholarly debate. He was also known (or suspected) to have collaborated with other playwrights on several plays. Are those plays “his”? Here is a listing of the 37 plays named by the playwrights of this present work, plus one commonly attributed to Shakespeare. Authorship dates are provided according to estimates from the Royal Shakespeare Com- pany. Classification of the plays—again, no surprise—also engenders debate! COMEDIES TRAGEDIES Taming of the Shrew before 1592 Titus Andronicus 1591-92 Two Gentlemen of Verona 1590s Romeo and Juliet 1595-96 Comedy of Errors 1594 Julius Caesar 1599 Love’s Labor’s Lost 1595-96 Hamlet 1600 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1595-96 Troilus and Cressida 1601-02 Merchant of Venice 1596-97 Othello 1604 Much Ado about Nothing 1598 Timon of Athens 1604-06 As You Like It 1599 King Lear 1605-06 Merry Wives of Windsor 1597-1601 Macbeth 1606 Twelfth Night 1601 Antony and Cleopatra 1606-07 Measure for Measure 1604 Coriolanus 1608 All’s Well That Ends Well 1603-06 Pericles 1608 The Winter’s Tale 1611 Cymbeline 1610 Tempest 1611 Two Noble Kinsmen 1613-14 There are innumerable online resources HISTORIES regarding Shakespeare’s plays, including: Henry VI, Part II 1591 The Folger Shakespeare Library, where Henry VI, Part III 1591 you can see pages of the famed First Folio edition of his plays (source of his likeness, Henry VI, Part I 1592 above): Richard III 1592 or ’94 www.folger.edu/shakespeare Richard II 1595-96 King John 1595-97 The Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV, Part I 1596-97 www.rsc.org.uk/ Henry IV, Part II 1597-98 The complete text of the plays are available Henry V 1599 online at MIT’s Shakespeare website: Henry VIII 1613 http://shakespeare.mit.edu/

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