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Theatre for Young Audiences 2010·11 SEASON • JULIANNE ARGYROS STAGE BOOK BY AND BILLMUSIC RUSSELL BY HENRY JEFFREYKRIEGER HATCHER LYRICS BY BILL RUSSELL ORCHESTRATIONS BY HAROLD WHEELER DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY ART MANKE Theatre for Young Audiences Julianne Argyros Stage • February 11 - 27, 2011 LUCKY DUCK BOOK BY BILL RUSSELL AND JEFFREY HATCHER MUSIC BY HENRY KRIEGER LYRICS BY BILL RUSSELL ORCHESTRATIONS BY HAROLD WHEELER SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN FRED KINNEY ANGELA BALOGH CALIN JAYMI LEE SMITH SOUND DESIGN PRODUCTION MANAGER STAGE MANAGER CRICKET S. MYERS JACKIE S. HILL JENNIFER ELLEN BUTLER* MUSIC DIRECTOR JOHN GLAUDINI DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY ART MANKE VISIT SCR ONLINE! Corporate Honorary Producer of Lucky Duck www.SCR.ORg The Theatre for Young Audiences season has been made possible in part by generous grants from Be sure to check out our website for the Study Guide to The Nicholas Endowment and The Segerstrom Foundation Lucky Duck, which features additional information about the play, plus a variety of other educational resources. “Lucky Duck” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1359 Broadway, Suite 914, New York, N.Y. 10018 (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com DAVID EMMES MARTIN BENSON PAULA TOMEI The Cast Producing Artistic Director Artistic Director Managing Director Mildred Mallard, Wren, Priggy ................RENÉE BRNA* JOHN GLORE BIL SCHROEDER LORI MONNIER Millicent Mallard, Verblinka, Associate Artistic Director Marketing & Communications Director General Manager Chicken Little .........................GLORIA GARAYUA* SUSAN C. REEDER JOSHUA MARCHESI Development Director Production Manager Serena ...................................... JAMEY HOOD* Wolf ........................................ BRIAN IBSEN* Clem Coyote, These folks are helping run the show backstage Free-Range Chicken ..... NICHOLAS MONGIARDO-COOPER* Deb Chesterman PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Kristen Coen, Sarah Chanis STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERNS King, Cop, Armand Dillo ................. TOM SHELTON* Lois Bryan LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR Drake, Carl Coyote.......... JEFFREY CHRISTOPHER TODD* Sam Lerner AUDIO OPERATOR William Berry AUTOMATION Mrs. Mallard, Goosetella, Queen ............ AMY TOLSKY* Alma Reyes DRESSER Deona Lopez WIGS And these folks helped get it ready for you! For Your Information Hisa Takakuwa CONSERVATORY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR NO BABES IN ARMS ALLOWED. Everyone must have a ticket; no children under age four Joanne DeNaut, CSA CASTING DIRECTOR for Theatre for Young Audiences performances. Kimberly Colburn DRAMATURG To cause the least disruption, SCR patrons who have not entered the theatre when the Oscar Gubelman ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR performance begins will be asked to watch the monitors in the lobby until an appropriate Beth Lake ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER break in the performance. Latecomers, as well as those who leave the theatre anytime during the performance, may be assisted to alternate seats by the House Manager at an appropriate interval and may take their assigned seats at intermission. SCR accepts no THESE FOLKS BUILT THE SCENERY THE FOLLOWING MADE THE COSTUMES liability for inconvenience. Jon Lagerquist, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Amy L. Hutto, COSTUME SHOP MANAGER John Gaddis IV, ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Catherine J. Esera, CUTTER/DRAPER Special seating arrangements can be made for disabled patrons in advance by calling South Coast Repertory’s Ticket Services Department at (714) 708-5555. Amanda Horak, MASTER CARPENTER Laurie Donati, FULL CHARGE COSTUMER Matt Ginovsky, David Saewert, Jehann L. Gilman, WIG AND MAKEUP SUPERVISOR As a courtesy to all patrons, please turn off all cellular phones, pagers and watch alarms or switch them to non-audible mode before the performance begins. If doctors or parents SCENIC CARPENTERS Bert Henert, WARDROBE SUPERVISOR expect calls during a performance, please leave your name and seat number with the Victor Mouledoux, AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN Medoly Brocious, Pauline Good, Jessica House Manager, who can be reached at (714) 708-5500, ext. 5442. Judy Allen, LEAD SCENIC ARTIST Champagne-Hansen, Brandy The videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Tabatha Daly, Nathan Brackney, Jacobs, Susan Pratt, Swantje SCENIC ARTISTS Tuohino, ADDITIONAL COSTUME STAFF THESE PEOPLE CREATED THE PROPS THIS GROUP DEALS WITH Rachel Berry, PROPS MASTER LIGHTS & SOUND Byron Bacon, Jeff Brewer, MASTER ELECTRICIAN Media Partner ASSISTANT PROPERTY SHOP MANAGER/BUYER Lois Bryan, Aaron Shetland, STAGE ELECTRICIANS Jeffery G. Rockey, PROPERTIES ARTISAN Kimberly Egan, AUDIO ENGINEER * denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Andrea Bullock, PROPERTIES ARTISAN Sam Lerner, AUDIO TECHNICIAN 5 Help Serena find her way to New Duck City Bird Word Scramble 1. NUBADOU Hint: a society that focuses on the protection of nature, particularly birds 4 2. OORDB Hint: a family of offspring hatched at one time 3. GGINLSO Hint: a young goose 4. ERENP Hint: to trim or dress feathers with the beak; also, to dress smartly or carefully 5. LMTO Hint: to shed old feathers that will be replaced by new ones 6. YTRPOLU Hint: domestic birds valued for their meat Answers Test A: 1. False, 2. True A: 1. False, Answers Test 3. True 2. False, B: 1. False, Test 6 Poultry 6. Molt; 5. Preen; 4. Gosling; 3. Brood; 2. Audubon; 1. Answers: 7 FeathersIn Lucky Duck, the world and is divided intoFur the birds and the canines. Here are some of the scientific differences that classify these two groups of animals. Canines • are warm blooded • have hair or fur • give birth to live young AnimalWhich animal was walking Tracks through the • feed their babies with barnyard? Match the animal to its feet. mother’s milk 1. Wolf 3. Chicken Little 2. Clem the Coyote 4. Serena the Swan Birds • have 2 wings, 2 legs, a beak • are covered in feathers • are warm blooded • give birth to babies hatched from eggs Answers: (top left to right) Clem the Coyote, Wolf, Serena the Swan, Chicken Little Chicken Swan, the Serena Wolf, Coyote, the Clem right) to left (top Answers: 9 8 Jamey Hood Who’s Who In the Cast (Serena) I have known I wanted to be an actor since I was five years old and saw my dad in a play. I Renée Brna thought everyone’s dad was an actor; maybe (Mildred Mallard, Wren, Priggy) they were, considering I grew up in Los An- geles! This is my third show at SCR. I re- I just moved to Los Angeles from New York ally hope you saw Junie B. Jones and a Little City. I grew up under the neon lights of Las Monkey Business last season because I had Vegas and am happy to be back in the west, the BEST time playing Junie! I also had so because it’s the best. I have proof that this life much fun in Imagine playing a very silly and talkative crayon named Shad- is super sweet after traveling Tibet on horse- ow. Maybe I’ll see you this summer at the Hollywood Bowl where I host back, performing all over the U.S. in Broadway Summersounds for Kids or at an Habla Blah Blah concert. For fun I like to tours like Little Women, playing guitar, doing read, play at the beach, make crafts, travel and so much more! yoga and being a professional duck. I also played a boy on Broadway in Coram Boy. You can hear me sing like a boy soprano at www.reneebrna.com and find more out about my adventures there too. Brian Ibsen(Wolf) I have worked on Broadway with Laurence Gloria Garayua Fishburne, Stockard Channing and Woody (Millicent Mallard, Verblinka, Harrelson. I have worked with such directors as Chicken Little) Tony Award winners Jack O’Brien, John Rando and Michael Mayer. I have shared the stage with I was raised in the Bronx in New York City, such actors as Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) and and received a BFA in Acting from Long Island Jim Parsons (“Big Bang Theory”). I have per- University. This is my seventh year in L.A.! formed in regional theaters around the coun- Before coming here, I toured the U.S. with try in shows such as The Glass Menagerie, The three different theatre shows and got to see Lion in Winter and The Drawer Boy, and co-stared with Brian Kerwin 37 states! You probably remember me from in Stephen Metcalfe’s world premiere play Loves and Hours. I grew up in La Posada Mágica at SCR or three seasons Seattle and have a BFA with honors in acting from Purchase College, SUNY, on “Grey’s Anatomy” as Intern Graciella. I have and an MFA with honors in acting from The Old Globe/USD. been on other TV shows like “Desperate Housewives,” “ER,” “Cougar Town,” “Weeds,” “Cold Case,” “Six Feet Under” and a few more. You might also remember me from Fun with Dick and Jane with Jim Carrey back in 2005. I like to have fun by reading books, which helps me create characters. I also have a cat that I love named Felix. I also like learning languages. Right now, I’m learning French and practice with French pen pals online! My first language is Spanish. Both of my parents are from Puerto Rico. 10 11 Jeffrey Christopher Todd Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper (Drake, Carl) (Clem Coyote, Free-Range Chicken) I’m thrilled to be making my SCR debut! I am I’m so excited to be working at SCR again! You a native Angeleno and have been performing might have seen me last time when I got to play since I could speak. I made my stage debut at TWO ROLES (Meanie Jim and Grandpa Miller) 8 years old playing Kenickie in a summer camp in Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. production of Grease. From that moment on, Gosh, that was fun! I’ve also been out and about I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I performing for young audiences just like you this grew up! After graduating from Hamilton High year.