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Reading Nilo Cruz’s adaptation of Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, I feel like I am in a dream. Not a theatrical dream, but a real one— fevered, strangely logical, at times terrifying, and then swiftly and surprisingly funny. And like all dreams that are especially vivid, it’s exhilarating as it vibrates in the mind long after the script is put down.
I’ve read earlier translations of Calderón’s play, and while they all capture the original ideas of this great writer from the Spanish Golden Age, none are as immediate, as urgent, as muscular or as beautiful as Cruz’s adaptation. While Calderón set the play in Poland, Cruz’s landscape for the action is unspecified. It could be anywhere where an oppressive state imprisons individuals who are deemed threats to the ruling order. And as the play pits father against son, the politics of the nation are the politics of the family, which makes Life Is a Dream, at its heart, deeply human and deeply charged.
What I find most striking about Cruz’s language is how it is able to infuse the heady notions of fate versus self-determination, and illusion versus reality, with the palpable feelings of repressed desires for love, revenge, and freedom. Cruz, a Pulitzer Prize-winner for his play Anna in the Tropics, grips the heart from the first line, only to release it into a transcendent state of clarity and peace at the final stage direction (which I won’t spoil here).
There are only a few directors I could imagine taking on this masterful piece of theater, and at the top of that very short list is Loretta Greco, whom I consider one of our country’s most gifted artists. Her work is at once sexy, powerful, and rigorous in feeling, and thought. She has assembled a cast of richly diverse actors, including the superb Sean San José and the venerable Julian López-Morillas, who represent the best of actors from the past and present of our great theater.
I am thrilled to bring Calderón, a near-contemporary of Shakespeare’s, to our stage for the first time in my fifteen-year tenure. After reading Cruz’s superb adaptation, I can’t help but wonder why it took me so long.
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“One of my roles in Cal Shakes‘ fi rst production, Hamlet, was Osric and, like Osric, I am ‘spacious in MOSCONE PERMANENT the possession of dirt.’ If Berkeley ENDOWMENT LEAD DONORS property values continue to rise, my legacy will be six fi gures, which Ellen & Joffa Dale pleases me.” Barclay & Sharon Simpson
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SCENIC DESIGNER ANDREW BOYCE COSTUME DESIGNER ALEX JAEGER LIGHTING DESIGNER CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER CLIFF CARUTHERS DRAMATURG SONIA FERNANDEZ RESIDENT FIGHT DIRECTOR DAVE MAIER VOICE AND TEXT COACH DEBORAH SUSSEL STAGE MANAGER MEGAN SADA PRODUCTION ASSISTANT CHRISTINA LARSON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AMANDA CONNORS ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER STEPHANIE BUCHNER
CAST ASTOLFO AMIR ABDULLAH ESTRELLA TRISTAN CUNNINGHAM ROSAURA SARAH NINA HAYON SOLDIER, ENSEMBLE JASON KAPOOR CLOTALDO JULIAN LÓPEZ-MORILLAS BASILIO ADRIAN ROBERTS SEGISMUNDO SEAN SAN JOSÉ CLARIN JOMAR TAGATAC ENSEMBLE CARLOS BARRERA ENSEMBLE KAISO HILL
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By Megan Barton, Director of Development and Rebecca Novick, Triangle Lab Director the Ultimate Comeback
We believe in theater for everyone. That may come as no surprise to By Clive Worsley, Artistic Learning Director you—after all, we’re a theater company. But what does that actually mean? And why does it matter to you? Cal Shakes Artistic Learning In-School Residencies partner teaching artists with classroom teachers to Shakespeare told stories that spanned time, place, status, and gender, revealing people’s differences design arts-integrated curricula that target teacher and commonalities. The deep, embracing humanity of his plays is our touchstone, and has served our goals, address student needs, and align with company well over the decades. It’s allowed us to tell an expansive Common Core standards. These interactive and range of stories through the many different perspectives of a in-depth engagements bring history, literature, and diverse group of playwrights, directors, designers, and actors. social studies to life for students of all grade levels. Stories that spark recognition and resonate with the myriad experiences of thousands of audience members. Many of you Lauren Spencer is a teaching artist at ASCEND, reading this have no doubt experienced that spark, along with the a public charter school in Oakland’s Fruitvale Pictured: Cal Shakes Teaching Artist Lauren Spencer works with sheer, communal pleasure of live theater. neighborhood, where 95 percent of families students from Oakland’s Lazaer Charter Academy during a 2014 In- qualify for free, or reduced-priced lunch, 66 School Residency. Photo by Jay Yamada. The Triangle Lab, Cal Shakes’ community engagement program, percent of students are learning English as a eviscerate each other. The insult game is used to invites even more people to engage with theater in this and all second language, and 99 percent of students are get Shakespeare’s language into students’ mouths the ways that tell more of our stories. Triangle Lab projects take people of color, predominantly Latino. On top of in a way they instantly recognize and understand, performances to unusual places, support deep collaborations general middle-school growing pains, students without getting caught up in parsing every between artists and community members, and celebrate the artist in everyone—including you. are often struggling with learning disabilities, unfamiliar word. Students construct their own insults psychosocial trauma, and difficult home situations. from three different components to create zingers This year we’ll continue bringing community partners to the Bruns to join you for performances, enhance As a result, school can be a rough environment. such as: “Thou greasy mottle-minded rabbit-sucker,” everyone’s experience with opportunities to share stories through interactive exhibits, and to revel in That was especially the case for one of Spencer’s or “Thou unmuzzled pinch-spotted snipe!” Then, each other’s creativity through events like last season’s Find Your Inner Fairy dance party. recent seventh-grade students—we’ll call him in teams, they take turns trying to out-insult each Richard. Richard is disabled and was often made other. The game turned out to be just what Richard Beyond the Bruns, we’ll produce our second All the fun of for being different. Perhaps in response to needed to come out of his shell. He took to the Bay’s a Stage tour this fall with The Tempest, reaching this teasing, or to a lifetime of such abuse, Richard Elizabethan epithets faster than Romeo fell for hundreds of residents of homeless shelters, prison put up his defenses—often initiating exchanges of Juliet. As he lead his team to victory, the very same inmates, seniors, and other community audiences. Our offensive slurs with his classmates. When Spencer classmates who had antagonized him the rest of Artist-Investigators are working with more than 200 first met Richard he had been almost completely the year were cheering him on. Richard had clients of local non-profits, including homeless veterans ostracized by the other students in his class. finally found a way to get his feelings at Berkeley Food and Housing who—with director/ out in a productive and choreographer Krista DeNio—are creating an original But then, about halfway through artistic way. Since performance piece for others at the shelter. This past Spencer’s residency, things began then, he has spring, Cal Shakes artists also coached youth at RAW to change. One of the activities Talent in Richmond as they prepared to present an in Cal Shakes’ curriculum is original play, written by one of their members. the Shakespearean Insult been a full participant Competition. in all of the residency’s group If you enjoy our Main Stage performances, and if you’re passionate about sharing that experience with activities. For Spencer, it’s these kind as many people as possible, we invite you to join our 2015 Bucket Brigade tonight. You’ll help ensure of stories that keep her teaching Shakespeare: that more community members can participate in all of our programs, tapping into the powers of shared “I find immense joy when the theater I bring into experience, storytelling, creativity, and self-expression. We have a lot of great theater to share—with “Thou unmuzzledthe studentspinch-spotted lives creates an snipe!” opening through everyone. Thank you for making it possible! Shakespeare’s which they can share their inner emotional lives characters are often without shame, but with celebration.” known for the colorful, Pictured: (Upper right) Young artists from RAW Talent perform at the The Tempest For more information or to book a residency Bruns. Photo by Jay Yamada. (Lower left) Find Your Inner Fairy dance Tickets for tour will go on sale in October 2015 at evocative, and tongue- for your classroom, visit www.calshakes.org or party at the Bruns. Photo by Sophie Spinelle. www.calshakes.org. If you’re interested in supporting the community trippingly fun ways contact Artistic Learning Programs Manager performances, please contact [email protected]. in which they verbally Beverly Sotelo at [email protected].
10 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG Shakespearean Insults are the Ultimate Comeback
By Clive Worsley, Artistic Learning Director
Cal Shakes Artistic Learning In-School Residencies partner teaching artists with classroom teachers to design arts-integrated curricula that target teacher goals, address student needs, and align with Common Core standards. These interactive and in-depth engagements bring history, literature, and social studies to life for students of all grade levels.
Lauren Spencer is a teaching artist at ASCEND, a public charter school in Oakland’s Fruitvale Pictured: Cal Shakes Teaching Artist Lauren Spencer works with neighborhood, where 95 percent of families students from Oakland’s Lazaer Charter Academy during a 2014 In- qualify for free, or reduced-priced lunch, 66 School Residency. Photo by Jay Yamada. percent of students are learning English as a eviscerate each other. The insult game is used to second language, and 99 percent of students are get Shakespeare’s language into students’ mouths people of color, predominantly Latino. On top of in a way they instantly recognize and understand, general middle-school growing pains, students without getting caught up in parsing every are often struggling with learning disabilities, unfamiliar word. Students construct their own insults psychosocial trauma, and difficult home situations. from three different components to create zingers As a result, school can be a rough environment. such as: “Thou greasy mottle-minded rabbit-sucker,” That was especially the case for one of Spencer’s or “Thou unmuzzled pinch-spotted snipe!” Then, recent seventh-grade students—we’ll call him in teams, they take turns trying to out-insult each Richard. Richard is disabled and was often made other. The game turned out to be just what Richard fun of for being different. Perhaps in response to needed to come out of his shell. He took to the this teasing, or to a lifetime of such abuse, Richard Elizabethan epithets faster than Romeo fell for put up his defenses—often initiating exchanges of Juliet. As he lead his team to victory, the very same offensive slurs with his classmates. When Spencer classmates who had antagonized him the rest of first met Richard he had been almost completely the year were cheering him on. Richard had ostracized by the other students in his class. finally found a way to get his feelings But then, about halfway through out in a productive and Spencer’s residency, things began artistic way. Since to change. One of the activities then, he has in Cal Shakes’ curriculum is the Shakespearean Insult been a full participant Competition. in all of the residency’s group activities. For Spencer, it’s these kind of stories that keep her teaching Shakespeare: “I find immense joy when the theater I bring into “Thou unmuzzledthe studentspinch-spotted lives creates an snipe!” opening through Shakespeare’s which they can share their inner emotional lives characters are often without shame, but with celebration.” known for the colorful, evocative, and tongue- For more information or to book a residency for your classroom, visit www.calshakes.org or trippingly fun ways contact Artistic Learning Programs Manager in which they verbally Beverly Sotelo at [email protected].
encoreartsprograms.com 11 By Laura Brueckner, PhD
When Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz read her work, he was just nine-years old, his family snuck him into thought, “I want to a cabaret show in their native Cuba. It was here, do this. I want to hidden underneath a table, that he fi rst felt the write.” magic of live theater. The burlesque comedy sketches weren’t exactly Shakespeare, but he was It was not until years hooked. When he returned home he wanted to later that Cruz would recreate the magic he felt with his friends in the bring his writing neighborhood. “That was my way into the world of skills to the stage, theater,” said Cruz about the experience in a 2012 during a non-credit interview with e magazine. theater course at Miami Dade College Nilo Cruz The next year, Cruz would be introduced to yet taught by Teresa another new world: the nited States. His family, Mar a Rojas, one of Cruz’ early inspirations. In which had been pro-Castro when the leader e , Cruz remembers this class as being a came to power, began to fear the regime’s turning point: “Instead of bringing in a scene from increasing militarism. His father had already been Lorca or Chekhov, I would write and direct my imprisoned for the fi rst two years of his son’s life own scenes. That’s when Rojas said, You’re a after trying to leave Cuba. Once he was released, writer. You need to continue writing.’” According the family, knowing they were not safe—and to a s e es T mes article in 2007, it was also fearing that young Nilo would be sent to Russia at Miami Dade that Cruz fi rst encountered e s or Czechoslovakia when he reached military age— e m when Rojas directed a student production. worked tirelessly to leave the country. They were He fell in love with the play, and became fi nally allowed to enter the United States in 1970, determined to do a translation. on a Freedom Flight to Miami. But fi rst, Cruz joined the avant-garde Cuban playwright Mar a Irene Forn s’ Hispanic “Let them listen to muPlaywrights in Residency Lab in New York and nd that enters their soul.” Eager to integrate with his American classmates, sic so weet sou ten-year-old Nilo Cruz worked hard to learn they can dre ough the s studied with the am r English in school. In his interview with e th he recalled always making sure to ask to go to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Paula ogel, the bathroom in English instead of Spanish, so at Brown niversity where he earned his MFA. that his teacher knew he was a quick study. It was Having grown up with a family who spontaneously around this time that Cruz also discovered a book broke out into poetry and song He told PBS, “I of poems by Emily Dickinson in his school library. remember, as a child, that my uncle would all of a The playwright told PBS in 201 that when he sudden, in the middle of a party or something,...
12 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG start to read poems by Jos Marti, or people himself a set of rules: “Be spare, be rhythmic, be would start singing.” , Cruz crafted a body of ruthless enough to jettison images that could work known for its lyricality and sensuality baffl e modern playgoers, but be as faithful as its extravagant imagery, and its depictions of possible to the language, themes and story lines everyday people caught up in cataclysmic social of Calder n.” In addition to simplifying some of or personal change. the more fl orid imagery and excising opaque period references, Cruz made some noticeably In 2004, Cruz became the fi rst Latino playwright larger cuts—not only daring to delete the play’s to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama, for the famous opening gambit, where the heroine T p s, a stirring portrait of a family of Cuban Rosaura enters cursing at a horse that’s just immigrants, who own a small cigar factory in thrown her to the ground, but altering the ending Tampa, Florida in 1929, months before the nation as well, taking out an exchange that had the new tumbled into the reat Depression. Extraordinarily, ing Segismundo remand the soldier who freed the selection committee had not even seen him to life imprisonment. Cruz would write the last a production of as it had not yet been few pages of his adaptation of e m, by hand, produced in New York, meaning Cruz’s opus beat 11 days before rehearsals began. In spite of this out Richard reenberg’s T e e t and Edward haste—or perhaps because of it—Cruz’s version is Albee’s The t, or h s on the strength a compact, effective dramatic machine that reads of the script alone. like poetry on the page, fusing Calder n’s genius with his own unmistakable voice.
As Cruz told PBS, “I see language for the stage “I see language for the stage as music. I think language for the stage has to be as music. I think language rhythmic. It has to have the richness that music for the stage has to be has.” Cruz’s version of Calder n’s sweeping drama rhythmic. It has to have the e s e m may be compact and clear, its richness that music has.” olden Age splendors streamlined for a modern —Nilo Cruz audience, but the carefully sculpted rhythms and the script’s appearance on the page reveal the poetry at its heart...poetry that could easily Two years later, Cruz’s dream of translating e inspire another child, in another library, in another s e m came true, when, according to the country, to say, “I want to do this. I want to write.” s e es T mes, director ate Whoriskey approached him about writing a version for South et them listen Coast Repertory. at enters their soul.” “L to m nd th om uz s t nsl tion o e s e m usic so they can dream through the sweet sou Laura Brueckner is e d m tu Having successfully translated hose ese ch nd sc ipt de elopment o two plays by Lorca, Cruz plunged into Calder n’s h s suppo ted p oductions t T e ele classic with confi dence, but found that the Spanish ep o ded i e The te the e master’s ornate period verse was far more diffi cult l i hts esti l nd the e mon to tackle. With little time to develop the script esti l he holds h in d m tu (only nine months from start to fi nish), Cruz gave
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Pedro Calder n de la Barca was born the forces of in 1600 into the Spanish Habsburg Empire civil rebellion. famous for its aggressive expansionism as well After two years as its enduring galleries of remarkably homely of distinguished portraits . During his 1 years, Calder n wrote no service, he was less than 70 plays. His dramatic preoccupation invalided out with family diffi culties may have been sourced and returned to from his own life: his mother died when he playwriting. o t it o ed o lde n de l c hoto cou tes o was ten, and his father, a dictatorial man who Despite the royal i imedi ommons imposed on Calder n an unfriendly stepmother, patronage that theater enjoyed, the 1640s died when his son was fi fteen. Destined for began a diffi cult period for Spanish theater. the church, Calder n went on to study canon As with Protestant England, there prevailed in law at the niversity of Salamanca, where Catholic Spain a religious extremism vigorously he was rumored to have served a somewhat opposed to freedom of expression. On the questionable novitiate. At one point, he was stage, subject matter was limited to the lives of excommunicated and locked up for debts owed saints and historical documents rich brocades to a convent, as well as participating in a murder, were forbidden all actresses were required for which he is said to have later compensated to be married and an examiner of the court the victim’s relatives—apt fodder for the extreme was appointed to attend every performance to situations in which many of his dramatic make sure that nothing inappropriate was going characters would live. on. Then, in 1646, all of the country’s theaters were shut down. This, combined with a series e e simpl pl e s hose of national and personal tragedies—including the death of the queen, the birth of Calder n’s p ts e l e d insc i ed in illegitimate son, and the subsequent death of the child’s mother and two of the playwright’s nd uni e s l scheme brothers—led Calder n to seek solace and security in religion. In 1651 he took orders as a At the age of 20, Calder n left his studies in canon law to serve under the constable of Castile, the king’s second-in-command, who lde n s not conce ned ith was responsible for Spain’s military campaigns. It was here that he began his career as a writer, e listic e p ession so much s ith the rapidly becoming a leader in the king’s coterie “uni e s l t uths” th t lie ehind it of playwrights. In 16 6 ing Philip I made Calder n a night of the Military Order of St. James, and at the age of 40 he became the priest and announced that he would no longer master of those known as the poets of Spain’s write for the theater, but, at the request of the olden Age. In 1640, Calder n was enlisted king, he did continue to write plays for the court. to assist the constable of Castile in fi ghting
14 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG Calder n was not concerned with realistic LIFE IS A DREAM: DREAMING OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE: expression so much as with the “universal truths” that lie behind it. His characters and plots serve A synopsis PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA a large thematic strain or dominant idea—such as the topic of predestination that foregrounds By Interim Publications Manager Whitney Spaner RESI ENT RA AT R PHILIPPA KELL e s e m. ing Basilio has locked up his son, Segismundo, since birth because of a DESTINED FOR DESTRUCTION: ince e ismundo h s prediction that he would become a tyrant. The een loc ed up since i th his the in silio ho play provides a meditation on the questions: Is ecei ed chillin p ophec th t the p ince ould dest o our fate predetermined Are we simply players the in dom whose parts are already inscribed in a grand universal scheme Or do we have free will OUT FOR REVENGE: essed s m n the no le l d Segismundo, once released, does become os u is on uest lon ith he se nt l in to see a monster as astrologically predicted. Is this e en e inst he e silio s nephe stol o because his destiny was written in the stars Or STUMBLING ON A SECRET: because of his life experience Mid-point in Nilo os u nd l in he Cruz’s adaptation Segismundo tells his former e ismundo s s d c ies nd disco e him loc ed in his cell jailor, Clotaldo, “You may also fi nd yourself The e then c ptu ed lot ldo e ismundo s ilo nd pleading for mercy at my feet, since I haven’t tuto ho h s een i en st ict inst uctions to ill n one forgotten the cruel way you raised me.” ho sees the p ince li e A REALIZATION: lot ldo eco nizes os u s s o d s the one he e he mothe hen he le t he p e n nt ith his child to o se e the in lot ldo is c u ht et een dut to his child nd to his in
A CHANGE OF HEART: os u nd l in e s ed hen silio decides to i e his o n son ch nce to p o e the p ophec lse much to the dism o stol o nd silio s niece st ell ho e ne t in line o the c o n The in tells lot ldo to d u e ismundo nd in him to the mple o m nusc ipt itten lde n hoto cou tes o i imedi ommons p l ce hen he es up he ill e t e ted s the p ince it doesn t o out the ll tell him it s ll d e m Calder n has often been seen as highly “Shakespearean,” but some critics contend BEHAVING BADLY: pset ith ho dl he s een t e ted that although the Spanish writer, born 6 years Segismundo confi rms his father’s fears and acts like a after Shakespeare, drew on the same sources monste The p ince is then d u ed in nd etu ned for various plays, Calder n knew nothing of to the p ison hen he es he is con used ut lot ldo Shakespeare. d ises him th t e en in d e ms it is impo t nt to do ood
What we do know, however, is that both writers IN THE MEANTIME os u no d essed s om n nd were very much men of their times—the darlings c llin he sel nd e is se in st ell ho is ein of monarchs who straddled the inevitable ooed the e stol o th t le t os u hi h nd d changes shaping the New World. The old, AN UPRISING: feudal ways were crumbling, and new forms e el m is o med The don t li e stol o of individualism were emerging. Men and nd nt to esto e the p ince c to his i ht ul pl ce on women who could afford the luxury of refl ection, the th one os u p omises to suppo t e ismundo in this questioned their status as human beings: who e ellion i he ill en e he dishono they were meant’ to be, versus who they could LESSONS LEARNED: The e el m de e ts the in s try to become. Both Shakespeare and Calder n t oops ut e ismundo t e ts his the ith me c Then explored these questions through the rhythms of e ismundo o e s to m st ell e h s o n to lo e an exquisite language which lives on today. os u ut no s she elon s ith stol o
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ACTING COMPANY SARAH NINA JULIAN LÓPEZ- HAYON* MORILLAS* AMIR ABDULLAH* (Rosaura) (Clotaldo) (Astolfo) Sarah Nina Hayon is Julian López-Morillas’ Amir is ecstatic to be proud to be a native San association with Cal making his Cal Shakes Franciscan and thrilled to Shakes goes back to the debut in Life Is a Dream. be making her debut at Berkeley Shakespeare As a Los Angeles native, Cal Shakes. A three-time Festival days of 1977. he has appeared at Drama Desk nominee, she He served as Associate the New American is a proud member of both Artistic Director under Theatre, Skylight Theatre LAByrinth Theater Company and Partial Comfort Michael Addison from 1988 to 1992, and Company, Odyssey Productions in New York City. She was most directed some 13 Shakespeare productions Theatre Ensemble, Theatre Banshee, and recently seen in Luis Alfaro’s This Golden State, in Berkeley and Orinda including Pericles, most recently, VS Theatre Company. Pray to also directed by Loretta Greco at Magic Theatre. Coriolanus, Henry IV, Part 1, Timon of Athens Ball, Abdullah’s playwriting debut won several Passionate about new play development, she has and All’s Well that Ends Well. His acting year-end awards and nominations and was been a part of workshops for Broadway and Off- assignments with the theater have included critically acclaimed in LA Weekly, The Hollywood Broadway-bound shows as well as performed in King Lear, Prospero, Richard II, Brutus and Reporter, and the Los Angeles Times. TV/Film new plays at Yale Rep, the Huntington, New York Shylock. Other work includes appearances credits include: The Untimely Concurrence Stage and Film, Manhattan Theatre Club, New with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, A.C.T., (Winner: Best Actor, Movieville Int’l Film Fest), Dramatists, INTAR, the Public Theater, Page 73, Berkeley Rep, the Aurora, Eureka and Magic Tabloid, GOLIATH the Film, Tosh.0, Love: As You and NYTW. Other theater credits include: Water by Theatres, Denver Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Like It, as well as various other commercials, the Spoonful (The Old Globe, dir. Eddie Torres), Se and the Long Wharf and McCarter Theatres. short films, and PSAs. Regional credits include Llama Cristina (Magic Theatre, dir. Loretta Greco), Julian has performed professionally in all 38 of Othello in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s The Nature of Captivity (Mabou Mines, dir. Victor Shakespeare’s plays and was a two-day winner production of Othello: The Remix in Edinburgh, Maog), A Bright New Boise (Drama Desk nom., on Jeopardy! UK and Ctrl+Alt+Delete at Pennsylvania Centre Partial Comfort, dir. Davis McCallum), Eldoris Stage. Abdullah hails from Jacksonville, Florida (T41, dir. Leigh Silverman), Sor Juana (Royal ADRIAN ROBERTS* and earned his BFA from the University of Shakespeare Company & LAByrinth, dir. Greg (Basilio) Miami and his MFA in Acting from Penn State Doran), The Provenance of Beauty (Obie Award, Mr. Roberts was last University. Upcoming feature film roles include Drama Desk nom.,The Foundry Theatre, dir. seen at the Aurora One Moment Please… and the movie-musical Melanie Joseph), Sunsets and Margaritas (Denver Theatre in the production Booze Boys & Brownies, both due out this year. Center, dir. Nicholas C. Avila), Widows (Reverie of Breakfast with He would like to thank Allah, his family and Productions, dir. Hal Brooks), Rearviewmirror Mugabe. Other Bay friends, past teachers, Loretta Greco, and the (Drama Desk nom., Reverie Productions, dir. Carl Area credits include cast and crew for their continuing support! Forsman). Recent TV/Film: Unforgettable, Oscar, Claudius/Ghost in Parker & Maggie, Are We There Yet?, The Green, Hamlet at Cal Shakes, TRISTAN SATC, Law & Order, and Avatar. Gabriel/Troy in Fences at Marin Theatre, Dr. CUNNINGHAM* Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop at (Estrella) JASON KAPOOR* TheatreWorks, Charles Boyd in Pen/Man/Ship When she was only (Servant, rebel soldier, at Magic Theatre, and Commander Osembenga ten years old, Ms. ensemble) in Ruined at Berkeley Rep. Regional credits Cunningham started Mr. Kapoor is thrilled to include Ken in Playboy of the West Indies performing with be making his debut with at Lincoln Center, and three seasons at the Vermont’s own country California Shakespeare Oregon Shakespeare Festival, among many circus, Circus Smirkus. Theater. At the beginning others. Television credits include Scrubs, After touring for eight of this year Mr. Kapoor Criminal Minds, Trauma, and Brothers & years, she decided to change her focus to acting; made his first appearance Sisters. Graduate of A.C.T.’s MFA program. she recently graduated with a BFA from SUNY on the Geary Stage at Purchase Acting Conservatory. Her Bay Area A.C.T. in Indian Ink. In the fall preceding this, he SEAN SAN JOSÉ* credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reprised his role of Sandeep in Ideation by Aaron (Segismundo) The Comedy of Errors, and A Winter’s Tale at Loeb at SF Playhouse. Most recently he has been Sean San José is very Cal Shakes, Julius Caesar with African-American seen at several readings around the Bay Area, happy to be working with Shakespeare Company, The Road to Hades including Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn and Loretta Greco again, with Shotgun Players, Tenderloin with Cutting Silent Disco by Lachlan Philpott at Magic Theatre and after many years Ball, A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the as well as two readings of The Things They to be working with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and The Carried by Tim O’Brien with the company Word words of Nilo Cruz. He Arsonists with Aurora Theatre. She is a proud for Word at Z below and Contra Costa College is honored to be part member of Actors’ Equity and is thrilled to be as part of Contra Costa County Library’s The Big of Jonathan Moscone’s working with California Shakespeare Theater for Read. Born and raised in San Jose, he holds a amazing legacy filled with groundbreaking the fourth time. BA in theater arts from San Jose State University work, and was lucky to have worked during as well as an MA in Classical Acting from the this time on many memorable projects, most London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art. recently Richard Montoya’s new classic Credits at SJSU include Twelfth Night (Orsino), American Night during Cal Shakes’ 2013 Proof (Robert), and Emma (Mr. Knightley). Credits season. San José is a co-founder of Campo at LAMDA include The Changeling (Deflores) Santo, a multicultural new performances group Henry IV, Part 1 (Henry IV) Antony & Cleopatra in San Francisco. (Antony), and The Double Dealer (Lord Froth). 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JOMAR TAGATAC* CREATIVE TEAM New York premieres include: Tracey Scott (Clarin) Wilson’s The Story, the Obie Award-winning PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA Jomar Tagatac is Lackawanna Blues by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, (Playwright) really excited to be and Nilo Cruz’s Two Sisters and a Piano at Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González making his Cal Shakes the Public Theater; Kathryn Walat’s Victoria de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (known debut. His most recent Martin Math Team Queen, Karen Hartman’s informally as “Calderón”) was born in 1600 in credits include Best Gum, Toni Press-Coffman’s Touch, and Rinne Madrid. He lost his mother at age 10 and his of Playground 19 and Groff’s Inky at Women’s Project; Emily Mann’s father at age 15. Having finished his schooling Every Five Minutes at Meshugah at Naked Angels; Laura Cahill’s at 14, Calderón went on to college to become Magic Theatre. Other Mercy at The Vineyard Theatre; and Nilo Cruz’s a Jesuit priest. He changed his major to law, credits: Jesus in India and The Happy Ones (dir. A Park in Our House at New York Theatre but after winning several poetry competitions in Jonathan Moscone) at Magic Theatre, and Rights Workshop. Additional regional credits include his early 20s, he decided to pursue playwriting of Passage at New Conservatory Theatre. Jomar the critically-acclaimed revival of David Mamet’s at the age of 23. He was soon a favorite of the has also been in workshops for A.C.T., Magic Speed-the-Plow and the West Coast premiere royal circle, leading the group of writers known Theatre, Marin Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare of David Harrower’s Blackbird at A.C.T.; as the second cycle of Spain’s Golden Age Festival, TheatreWorks, Playwrights Foundation, Romeo and Juliet and Stop Kiss at Oregon playwrights (the first being led by his friend Lope and the Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep. Jomar Shakespeare Festival as well as productions de Vega). Calderón had a very diverse career: earned his BA in theater from San Diego State at La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, besides being a writer, he was also at various University and a MFA from A.C.T. Jomar is a McCarter Theatre Center, Long Wharf Theatre, times a soldier, and a priest. (He was King Philip Teaching Artist for New Conservatory Theatre Studio Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Williamstown IV’s chaplain.) Despite having written 70 plays, and a hip-hop instructor in the Bay Area. Theatre Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse in the and earning a seat at the heart of the royal Park, the Repertory Theatre of St Louis, AREA KAISO HILL court, Calderón died, at 81 years old, in relative Stage, Coconut Grove Playhouse, PlayMakers poverty, bearing testimony to the belief that (Ensemble) Repertory Company, and Cleveland Play House. writing is not a lucrative career. Born and raised in She directed the national tour of Emily Mann’s Berkeley and having Having Our Say as well as the international NILO CRUZ seen some of his premiere at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, (Playwright: Adaptation, first performances at South Africa. Ms. Greco has developed work Translation) Cal Shakes, Kaiso is with dozens of writers at Sundance, The O’Neill, Nilo Cruz is a playwright overjoyed to be taking South Coast Rep, the Mark Taper Forum, New and director. His plays his first steps on the Harmony, New York Stage and Film, the Cherry are many and include Bruns stage! He was last Lane Theater, New Dramatists, Cape Cod Dancing on her Knees, seen on the main stage at A.C.T. in Indian Ink, Theatre Project, and the Public. Prior to her A Park in Our House, directed by Carey Perloff. Before that he played Magic post, she served as the Producing Artistic Two Sisters and a Piano, Capt. O’Sullivan in On the T-train with A.C.T. Director of New York’s Women’s Project and A Bicycle Country, Stage Coach. Last year he understudied Bradley as the Associate Director/Resident Producer at Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams, Lorca in a in Death of the Author at the Geffen Playhouse, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton where she Green Dress, Anna in the Tropics, Beauty of the directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Kaiso graduated conceived and launched their Second Stage- Father, The Color of Desire, Hurricane, and Sotto from the CalArts BFA program in 2014, and is On-Stage initiative and commissioned work Voce. He adapted A Very Old Man with Enormous thrilled and mesmerized by this seminal piece from Doug Wright, Nilo Cruz, and Joyce Carol Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez for the stage Life Is a Dream! Oates, among others. Ms. Greco received her and translated Doña Rosita the Spinster, The MFA from Catholic University and her BA from CARLOS BARRERA House of Bernarda Alba, Life Is a Dream, and Loyola University New Orleans. She is a New Ay,Carmela!. In 2003 he won the Steinberg (Ensemble) York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect, the Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his play Anna Originally from Colombia, recipient of two Drama League Fellowships, and in the Tropics and was nominated for a Tony Carlos came to the a Princess Grace Award. award. In 2009 he won the Helen Merrill award Bay Area to conduct and the PEN/Laura Pels American Playwright doctoral studies in ANDREW BOYCE in Mid-Career Playwriting Award as well as the nuclear engineering at UC (Set Designer) Fontanals-Cisneros USA Fellowship in Literature. Berkeley, where he was Andrew is a Brooklyn-based designer who works In 2014 he received the Greenfield Prize. involved with research in theater, opera, film and TV. NY credits with: into nuclear fusion. Lincoln Center, Roundabout, Atlantic Theater LORETTA GRECO Until recently he worked as a forensic engineer, Company, Rattlestick, Play Company, Playwrights (Director) investigating the cause of fires and explosions. Realm, Cherry Lane, etc. Regional credits with: Loretta Greco is in Bitten by the acting bug while on campus, he Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alliance Theatre, her eighth season as has performed in numerous shows around the American Players Theatre, Asolo Rep, Bay Magic Theatre’s Artistic Bay. His favorites include: Take Me Out at the Street Theater, Curtis Opera Theatre, Dallas Director where she is New Conservatory Theatre, Marat/Sade and Theater Center, Des Moines Metro Opera, the proud to have produced Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma with Thrillpeddlers, Geffen, George Street Playhouse, Kirk Douglas bodies of work for Taylor SexRev with Theatre Rhinoceros, and Homo File Theatre, Magic Theatre, Marin Theatre, Mark Mac, Lloyd Suh, Luis with Eye Zen Presents. It is a dream come true to Taper Forum, Portland Center Stage, Syracuse Alfaro, Theresa Rebeck, be on stage at the Bruns Amphitheater, making Stage, TheatreWorks, Westport Playhouse, and Linda McLean, Octavio Solis, Sharr White, his debut at Cal Shakes. He is most grateful for the Wilma, among others. Andrew is a member John Kolvenbach, and numerous others. Her Josh’s patience and understanding. of the design collective Wingspace, and is a selected directing credits while at Magic include: graduate of the Yale School of Drama. This Golden State, Buried Child, Se Llama www.andrewboycedesign.com Cristina, The Other Place, Bruja, Annapurna, Or, Oedipus el Rey, and Mauritius. Ms. Greco’s
18 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG ALEX JAEGER and Pelleas & Melisande for the Cutting Ball CAL SHAKES STAFF (Costume Designer) Theater; Bug and Dead Man’s Cell Phone for SF JONATHAN Bay area credits: This Golden State, Sister Play, Playhouse; The Happy Ones for Magic Theatre; MOSCONE A Lie of the Mind, Buried Child, Every Five The Loudest Man on Earth, The Clean House, (Artistic Director) Minutes, Se Llama Cristina, Annapurna, Bruja, and Memphis for TheatreWorks; and Lasso Jonathan Moscone is Or, What We’re Up Against, Oedipus El Rey, of Truth, Circle Mirror Transformation, and 9 in his 16th and final Mauritius, Goldfish, and Mrs. Whitney at the Circles for Marin Theatre. Mr. Caruthers is also season as Artistic Magic Theatre. Mr. Burns (also at the Guthrie), co-curator and technical director of the San Director of California Major Barbara (also at Theatre Calgary), Venus Francisco Tape Music Festival and has performed Shakespeare Theater, in Fur, Arcadia, 4000 Miles, Once in a Lifetime his electronic music compositions internationally. where he is proud of the (also at Asolo Rep.), Maple and Vine, The many achievements this Homecoming, November, Speed-the-Plow and DEBORAH SUSSEL organization has made during his tenure, building Rock ‘n’ Roll (also at the Huntington Theatre) (Voice and Text Coach) the company’s Artistic Learning program and at A.C.T., and Twelfth Night at Shakespeare Ms. Sussel continues her collaboration with developing ways to connect Cal Shakes with Santa Cruz. Other credits: A Parallelogram and Loretta Greco after coaching Bad Jews in more communities throughout our diverse Bay Other Desert Cities at the Mark Taper Forum; 2014 and this year’s A Lie of the Mind at the Area. At Cal Shakes, he most recently directed Two Sisters and a Piano at the Public Theater; Magic Theatre. She was head of Speech and Shaw’s Pygmalion and Richard Montoya’s A Wrinkle in Time, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dialects for A.C.T.’s acting company and MFA American Night: The Ballad of Juan José. His The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa, August: program for 30 years, and recently retired as other credits include Tribes at Berkeley Rep, Osage County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dead senior lecturer, emerita from UC Berkeley. She and the world premiere of Ghost Light, which Man’s Cell Phone, Romeo and Juliet, Handler, coaches dialects, voice, and text throughout he co-created and developed with playwright Fuddy Meers, and Stop Kiss at the Oregon the Bay Area, including After the War Blues Tony Taccone for Oregon Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare Festival; The Nether, Eclipsed, and by Philip Kan Gotanda at UC Berkeley, as well and Berkeley Rep. In addition, he directed The Paris Letter at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. as Jerusalem and Bauer (including the New Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park for American His work was also seen in many shows for York run) at SF Playhouse. She works privately Conservatory Theater (where he is an adjunct Studio Theatre in D.C., South Coast Repertory, with professionals who wish to expand their professor). For Cal Shakes, Jonathan has the Geffen Playhouse, the Pasadena Playhouse, expressivity and clarity of utterance. directed the world premiere of John Steinbeck’s Great Lakes Theater, and the Idaho Shakespeare The Pastures of Heaven by Octavio Solis, The Festival. He lives in Los Angeles and has a MFA SONIA FERNANDEZ Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, in costume design from U.C.L.A. (Dramaturg) Candida, Twelfth Night, Happy Days, Much Ado Sonia Fernandez is a scholar, translator, and About Nothing, The Tempest, and The Seagull. CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND dramaturg specializing in new work. Recent He brought writers such as Zora Neale Hurston (Lighting Designer) production dramaturgy projects include Magic and Amy Freed, along with a broad array of The Old Globe: Cornelia, Hay Fever, Ace, The Theatre’s And I and Silence by Naomi Wallace writers of the canon of world theatrical literature, Piano Lesson. Broadway: The Last Ship, Rocky, and The Bereaved by Thomas Bradshaw with under the direction of many of our country’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, 110 in the Crowded Fire where she is a company member. most inventive and passionate directors. He is Shade, Talk Radio, Shining City, Awake and Sing!, She has worked with various Bay Area and San the first recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award, Well, Rabbit Hole, A Touch of the Poet, In My Diego theaters, including Playwrights Foundation, given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Life, The Light in the Piazza, Reckless, The Tale of Brava, Cutting Ball, Moxie, and PlayGround. Foundation for “transforming the American the Allergist’s Wife, Seven Guitars, and The Piano A PhD candidate at UC San Diego, Sonia’s theatre through his unique and creative work.” Lesson. Recent credits: Grounded (The Public research focuses on audience experience of racial His regional credits include Intersection for the Theater), Chéri (Signature Theater), The Second humor. She received an AB from Princeton and a Arts, the Huntington Theatre, Alley Theatre, Mrs. Wilson (Long Wharf Theatre), Everest Master’s from SF State. Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Goodspeed (Dallas Opera), Into The Woods (Roundabout/ Musicals, Dallas Theater Center, San Jose Fiasco), and Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Santa Fe Opera). MEGAN SADA* Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, and Magic Mr. Akerlind won Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer (Stage Manager) Theatre, among others. Jonathan has served on Critics Circle awards for his work on The Light in Megan Sada is honored to be back as stage panels for the National Endowment for the Arts the Piazza and has earned numerous other Tony, manager for Life Is a Dream. California and the Massachusetts Arts Council. He serves Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Shakespeare Theater credits include, Blithe as a board member of Theatre Communications nominations. He was also awarded an Obie Award Spirit (assistant director), The Verona Project Group and just completed the National Arts for Sustained Excellence and the Michael Merritt (Stage Manager), Man and Superman, and King Strategies’ Chief Executive Program. In August, Award for Design and Collaboration. Lear (PA). Most recently, Megan stage managed A.C.T. and Guthrie Theater’s Mr. Burns, a post- he will assume the position of Chief of Civic CLIFF CARUTHERS electric play. Other professional credits include, Engagement for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and looks forward to coming to the Bruns every (Composer/Sound Designer) Testament, The Orphan of Zhao, Napoli!, summer and enjoying this magnificent theater. Cliff Caruthers is a Bay Area-based sound Underneath the Lintel, Arcadia, Dead Metaphor, designer and composer whose work has been Elektra, Endgame and Play, Scorched, Once in SUSIE FALK heard from coast to coast and points between. a Lifetime, Clybourne Park, Round and Round (Managing Director) Highlights include American Night, The Tempest, the Garden, and A Christmas Carol at A.C.T.; Ms. Falk came to Cal and The Seagull for Cal Shakes; Elektra, The The Other Place, Bruja, Annapurna, Or, The Shakes as marketing Homecoming, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Brothers Size, Oedipus el Rey, and Goldfishat director in 2004, Race for A.C.T.; Crime and Punishment and Magic Theatre. Lydia at Marin Theatre Company, and was appointed TRAGEDY: a tragedy for Berkeley Rep; Julius Culture Clash’s 25th Anniversary Show at Brava managing director in Caesar for The Acting Company; Happy Days Theater Center, and Fiddler on the Roof at the 2009, overseeing the for the Guthrie; Gross Indecency for Kansas Jewish Ensemble Theatre. Sada graduated with company’s administration City Repertory Theatre; Troilus and Cressida a BFA in theater from Wayne State University in and operations. She for Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Ubu Roi Detroit, Michigan. previously worked at Berkeley Rep, American *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Conservatory Theater, Seattle Rep, and Berkshire
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Theatre Festival. She served for seven years on PHILIPPA KELLY Shakes’ education programs are enormously the board (four as vice president) of Theatre (Resident Dramaturg) enriched and that these children are the artists Bay Area, the local service organization for Dr. Kelly’s work has been supported by many and audiences of the future. Ellen and Joffa theater companies and theater workers. She foundations and organizations, most recently also helped establish the Moscone Permanent is a graduate of Vassar College and completed the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Endowment and are charter members of the Cal coursework in organizational psychology at Americas (2014-15 Bly grant for Innovation in Shakes Legacy Circle. JFK University. She lives in Berkeley with her Dramaturgy—co-awardee with Lydia Garcia husband, lighting designer York Kennedy, and of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival). She CRAIG & KATHY MOODY their daughter Pippa. has also been awarded fellowships by the (Producers) Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Walter and Eliza Craig and Kathy Moody love Cal Shakes. Craig REBECCA NOVICK Hall Foundations, and the Commonwealth is from a theatrical family; his mother and father Associate Artistic Director/Triangle Lab Director Awards. She publishes widely, from books on both acted and directed professionally, and Craig Ms. Novick was the founder of Crowded Fire Shakespeare (her latest being The King and I) acted through high school, college, law school, Theater Company and served as its artistic to papers on dramaturgy and topics of cultural and participated in summer stock. The Moodys director for 10 years, growing the company engagement. Her most recent discussions of first saw Cal Shakes’ production ofThe Taming from an all-volunteer group to one of San dramaturgy can be found in the Cambridge of the Shrew 14 years ago, the same week as Francisco’s most respected small theaters. She Journal of Postcolonial Inquiry, Spring 2014, the RSC’s inferior production of Shrew at the has developed and directed new plays for many and, with Laura Hope, in the Literary Managers Herbst. From that time on they have been ardent theaters in the Bay Area and elsewhere. Her and Dramaturgs of the Americas Special Cal Shakes supporters, ushering, donating, directing work has been recognized with a Goldie Topics issue, 2014. Besides her work for Cal and bringing friends to every production. Craig Award for outstanding local artist, among other Shakes, Dr. Kelly has also served as production joined Cal Shakes’ Board of Directors in 2012. awards. Ms. Novick has held a number of arts dramaturg for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival They have one child, Ross, a recent graduate management and consulting positions including and Word for Word Theater Company, and, of UCLA (BA) and Cambridge (M.Phil) who is serving as interim arts program officer for the from 2015, the Napa Shakespeare Festival still searching for the perfect job after editing San Francisco Foundation, project coordinator (dramaturgy and enrichment). In the 2013–2014 scientific papers. They reside in Piedmont where for the Wallace Foundation Cultural Participation academic year she practiced and taught Kathy was a teacher’s aide until last year. Craig Initiative in the Bay Area, and director of dramaturgy at the University of California, recently retired from his antitrust litigation development and strategic initiatives for Theatre Berkeley. She also teaches regularly for the practice. Bay Area. She regularly writes and speaks Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Berkeley. on issues relating to the arts sector; recent For most of the summer she can be found here CORPORATE PARTNERS publications include contributions to 20under40, at Cal Shakes, where she is a regular pre-show BART the GIA Reader, Counting New Beans, and Grove Talk speaker. She is married to composer (Presenting Partner) Theatre Bay Area Magazine. Ms. Novick has a Paul Dresher and mother to Cole. For more than 40 years, BART has served as BA from the University of Michigan in drama and one of the Bay Area’s primary transit systems, anthropology. DAVE MAIER transporting roughly 430,000 passengers to (Resident Fight Director) and from 45 stations every weekday. BART is a CLIVE WORSLEY Mr. Maier is an award-winning fight director proud sponsor of Cal Shakes—one of its favorite (Director of Artistic Learning) who has been in residence at Cal Shakes since BARTable destinations—and admires the great Clive Worsley assumed the reins as Director of 2006. Cal Shakes credits include A Raisin in performances that Cal Shakes brings to the Bay the Cal Shakes Artistic Learning Department the Sun, Hamlet, Spunk, Titus Andronicus, Area. BART encourages attendees to improve in August of 2013, and has been one of Cal Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Richard the environment and take public transit to the Shakes’ premier Teaching Artists since 2002. III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and As You theater. BART... and you’re there. He was instrumental in developing some of Like It, among others. His recent credits include the first integrated arts public school residency One Man Two Guvnors (Berkeley Rep); Tosca MEYER SOUND LABORATORIES programs, and is the moderator of Cal Shakes’ and Showboat (SF Opera); Mirandolina (Center (Presenting Partner) popular Student Discovery Matinee program. Rep). His work has been seen on many Bay Family-owned and operated since 1979, Clive is familiar to all age groups at our popular Area stages including A.C.T., San Jose Rep, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. designs and Summer Shakespeare Conservatories as both SF Playhouse, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Magic manufactures high-quality, self-powered sound a Master Class Instructor and Director. From Theatre, Aurora Theatre, and Shotgun Players. reinforcement loudspeakers, digital audio 2008–2013, Mr. Worsley also served as Artistic He is a Full Instructor of Theatrical Combat systems, active acoustic systems, and sound Director of Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, where with Dueling Arts International and a founding measurement tools for the professional audio he brought about both artistic and fiscal success. member of Dueling Arts San Francisco. He is industry. Founded by John and Helen Meyer, As an award-winning actor he has appeared on currently teaching combat-related classes at the company has grown to become a leading many Bay Area stages including Cal Shakes, Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and Saint Mary’s worldwide supplier of systems for theaters, Berkeley Rep, TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre College of California. arenas, stadiums, theme parks, convention Company, Magic Theatre, Center REP, Shotgun, centers, houses of worship, and touring concert and others. Mr. Worsley brings to the company PRODUCERS sound-rental operations. Meyer Sound systems a holistic philosophy and longstanding passion ELLEN & JOFFA DALE are installed in many of the great venues of the for arts education. He believes strongly in the (Executive Producers) world, including the Berlin Philharmonie and power of theater to educate and enrich people Long-time subscribers and donors, Ellen and Estonia’s Nokia Concert Hall; and in several regardless of age or background and looks Joffa Dale live in Orinda. Ellen is serving her well-loved Bay Area venues, such as The forward to building upon the great success of the second stint on Cal Shakes’ Board of Directors; Fillmore, Yoshi’s, Berkeley Rep, and Freight & Artistic Learning programs. she was also on the board in 1991 when Salvage Coffeehouse. Celine Dion, Metallica, the Bruns Amphitheater first opened. While and countless other artists use Meyer Sound’s Ellen and Joffa thoroughly enjoy picnics and equipment on tour. Meyer Sound’s main office performances at the Bruns, the primary focus and manufacturing facility are located in of their donations is Artistic Learning. They Berkeley, California, with additional satellite believe that the lives of children reached by Cal offices located around the world.
20 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG Extraordinary SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE (Presenting Partner) Entertainment. San Francisco magazine is proud to celebrate Exceptional 40+ years of award-winning coverage of the Bay Area lifestyle—from food, fashion, and culture Setting. to politics, trends, and trendsetters. Through its history, San Francisco has been honored with more than 50 awards for editorial and design excellence. Here in March 2015, it won the most coveted award in the magazine industry, the ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors) for best single-topic issue with the June 2014 “Oakland” issue. The magazine has won an ASME award before, when it received the General Excellence award in 2010. These The Greatest Love Story Ever Told recognitions substantiate San Francisco’s passion and commitment to publish the Bay Area’s best magazine, as well as one of the nation’s best.
CITY NATIONAL BANK (Season Partner) The World’s Longest Running Musical Founded in California more than 60 years ago, City National Bank supports organizations that contribute to the economic and cultural vitality July 10 - August 23 │Sand Harbor State Park of the communities it serves. City National has grown to nearly $33 billion in assets, providing banking, investment, and trust services through LakeTahoeShakespeare.com | 800.74.SHOWS 75 offices, including 16 full-service regional Support Provided By: centers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, and Atlanta. Together with its investment affiliates, the company oversees nearly $62 billion in client investment assets, and has been listed by Barron’s as one of the nation’s top wealth management firms for the past 14 years. City National Bank provides entrepreneurs, professionals, their businesses, and their families with complete financial solutions on The way up®.
PEET’S COFFEE & TEA (Season Partner) Peet’s Coffee & Tea is proud to be the exclusive coffee sponsor of California Shakespeare Theater’s 2015 season. Peet’s Coffee & Tea has earned an international reputation for quality since its Shake It Up founding in Berkeley in 1966. Peet’s has also been a valued supporter of California Shakespeare t the ne ar at the r n Theater since 2001. Peet’s salutes Cal Shakes on another wonderful season of reimagining the o ate ne t to the af n the classics and bringing new works to the stage. haron on enter here AFFILIATIONS arten er a tor n e o han rafte o ta Try r n n re y Life Is a Dream, e the e rea th a e o r eet This Theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity e e e an ro n Association, the Union of Professional Actors ar or t to the a and Stage Managers in the United States. The Directors and Choreographers are members of th a anhattan or a ar ar ta the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The scenic, costume, and lighting designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the P B IATSE. California Shakespeare Theater is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
encoreartsprograms.com 21 THANKS TO OUR DONORS INDIVIDUALS These contributors made gifts between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015. Levels of support are based on cumulative gifts to our annual fund, tax-deductible portions of gala purchases, and in-kind goods and services. Supporters noted with an asterisk (*) used matching gifts from their employers to multiply their initial contribution. Supporters noted with a diamond (◊) donated at the Benefactor level to our 2015 gala. We strive to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If we have made an error or omission, please accept our apologies and contact Renée Gholikely at 510.899.4834 or [email protected] so that we may correct our records.
$25,000 and above Sondra & Milton Schlesinger◊ $1,000-$2,499 Sheryl & Anthony Klein Anonymous in memory of Juniper Alan Schnur & Julie Landres Anonymous (2) Jean & Jack Knox Marley Allen Debbie Sedberry & Jeff Klingman Frank & Loren Acuña Kim & Max Krummel Ellen & Joffa Dale◊ Teresa & Patrick Sullivan Melissa Allen & Elisabeth Jennifer Kuenster & George Miers Maureen & Calvin Knight◊ Charles & Heidi Triay Andreason Gerald N. Kurtz Craig & Kathy Moody◊ Buddy & Jodi Warner◊ William Anderson Adair & William Langston Michael & Virginia Ross Pat Angell Shelly & Blake Larkin* Jean Simpson◊ $2,500-$4,999 Ann & Peter Appert Richard & Eileen Love Sharon Simpson◊ Anonymous Marianne & Tom Aude Elena Maslova & Eugene Levine Jay Yamada◊ Claire & Kendall Allphin Megan Barton & Brian Huse in Jill Matichak Eugene & Neil Barth honor of Sharon & Barclay Elaine & John McClintic $10,000–$24,999 Stephanie & David Beach in honor Simpson Marie McGlynn & Ravi Hundal of Amanda Starr Anonymous (2) Joyce & Charles Batts John McGuirk* Daphne & Richard Bertero Simon Baker Laura & Paul Bennett Charlie & Casey McKibben Jeff Bharkhda James N. Cost Foundation◊ Germaine Brown* Mrs. George R. Moscone Nina & David Bond Henry & Vera Eberle Pamela & Christopher Cain Patricia & David Munro Michael & Phyllis Cedars Erin Jaeb & Kevin Kelly ◊ Steven & Karin Chase Lee Neely & Chelle Clements Phil & Chris Chernin Helen & John Meyer ◊ Alice Collins & Len Weiler Carol & Richard Nitz* Debbie Chinn in honor of Susie Nicola Miner & Robert Mailer Craig Congdon* Deborah O’Grady & John Adams Falk & Megan Barton Anderson Deborah Cullinan & Kevin Cunz Candace & Richard Olsen Josh & Janet Cohen Nancy Olson◊ Jan Deming & Jeff Goodby Eleanor Parker Ron & Gayle Conway Shelly Osborne & Steve Tirrell Ellen Dietschy & Alan Cunningham Nancy & Gene Parker Paul Covey and Ardice Hartry Barbara Sahm & Steven Winkel◊ in honor of Philippa Kelly Carol & Mark Penskar Donald Engle & Karen Beernink Julie Simpson◊ Richard & Tamara Dishnica Dr. & Mrs. Irving Pike Bob Epstein & Amy Roth◊ George & Kathleen Wolf◊ Maureen Dixon Pauline Proffett & Matthew Fabela Susie Falk & York Kennedy Thalia Dorwick Joyce S. Ratner Andrew Ferguson & Kay Wu $5,000-$9,999 Lisa & Joseph Downes Paul A. Renard & John A. Blytt Vincent Fogle & Emily Sparks Anonymous (5) Linda Drucker & Lawrence Prozan Velma & Hugh Richmond Elise & Tully Friedman Valerie Barth & Peter Wiley Barbara Duff in memory of George Lesah & Jeffrey Ross Rena & Spencer Fulweiler Darryl Carbonaro & Jonathan Duff Claire Roth Harvey & Gail Glasser◊ Moscone Hillary Dumas Rob & Eileen Ruby Philanthropic Werner Goertz Wai & Glenda Chang Lori & Gary Durbin Fund of the Jewish Community Patrick W. Golden & Susan Mary Curran & John Quigley Rachael & Thomas Eberle◊ Foundation of the East Bay Overhauser◊ Joe Di Prisco & Patti James◊ Mimi & Jeff Felson Tiffany Schauer Randall & Beverly Hawks Nancy & Jerry Falk◊ Sally & Michael Fitzhugh Barbara & Jerry Schauffler Craig & Margaret Isaacs◊ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Heil Jessica & James Fleming Martha G. Schimbor Teke Kelley in honor of Jonathan Ken Hitz Dale & Jerry Fleming William & Nathalie Schmicker Moscone Barbara E. Jones in memory of Stanlee Gatti Joanne & Robert Schultz in honor Arline Klatte & Jon Ennis William E. Jones Kathleen & Karl Geier of the Bay Area Ghostbusters Lisa and Scott Kovalik Nancy Kaible & David Anderson◊ Carol & Richard Gilpin Laura & Robert Sehr◊ Gina & David Larue John Kemp & Mary Brutocao Robert J. Gleeson Maureen Shea & Allen Ergo Bill & Carol Leimbach Daisy & Duke Kiehn David & Diane Goldsmith◊ Jo Schuman Silver Debby & Bruce Lieberman◊ Jackie Wallace Klein & Michael Charles & Katherine Greenberg Gary Sloan & Barbara Komas Cindy Padnos & Jim Redmond Klein Garrett Gruener & Amy Slater Robert St. John & M. Melanie Mary Prchal Ashley & Antonio Lucio◊ Tish & Steve Harwood Searle Noralee & Tom Rockwell Walter Moos & Susan Miller◊ Remy & Joanna Hathaway Alexandra & Peter Starr Miriam & Stanley Schiffman Richard Norris & David Madsen Joyce Hawkins & John W. Sweitzer Steven Sterns & Barry Klezmer Judy & John Sears◊ Berniece & Charles Patterson Paul Hennessey & Susan Dague Sue & Terry Stiffler Mary Jo & Arthur Shartsis Janet & Norman Pease in memory Elizabeth & Thomas G. Henry Tony Taccone & Morgan Forsey Virginia & Thomas Steuber of Barclay Simpson Xanthe & James Hopp Anne Marie & Tom Taylor Christine & Curtis Swanson Peter & Delanie Read◊ Mark Horowitz Stephenie & Dan Teichman Janet Tam Jim & Nita Roethe◊ Cynthia & Mark Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thieriot Michelle Titus Patti & Rusty Rueff◊ Timothy Kahn & Anne Adams Nancy Thomas & Thomas Riley Muriel Fitzgerald Wilson◊ Monica Salusky & John Elizabeth Karplus Barbara & Rich Thompson Beverly & Loring Wyllie Sutherland◊ in memory of Martin L. Kaufman James Topic & Terry Powell Michael H. Zischke & Nadin Barclay Simpson Bruce Kerns & Candis Cousins Carol Jackson Upshaw◊ Sponamore Yvonne & Angelo Sangiacomo Marshall Kido Drs. Oldrich and Silva Vasicek
22 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG Jeff Wagner Theresa Cullen Dorothy & John Peers Barbara Beno & Peter Crabtree Jennifer & Perry Wallerstein Lina Jane Howard-Cygan & Herbert Carey Perloff & Anthony Giles Monique & Jules Bonjour Anne & Paul Wattis Cygan Mary C. Powelson Tracy Brog Dana Welsh Kathryn & Gunther De Groot Kathleen Quenneville Diane & David Burnley Karen Wickre Dennis DeDomenico & Sandra Brod Pam Rafanelli Judith Butler Megan Williams Frank & Margaret Dietrich Douglas Regalia Katharine Byrne John & Bobbie Wilson Eric Dittmar & Gayle Tupper Rachel Rendel Mary Jo & Bruce Byson Midge & Peter Zischke Corinne & Michael Doyle Roberta Richards & Robert Semar Joy Carlin Karin Eames Karen & Jeffery Richardson David & Shawna Charney $750–$999 Sharon & Leif Erickson David & Carla Riemer Stephen G. Cohn & Rose A. Anonymous Nancy & Phil Estes Ajay Robinson Critchfield Robin Azevedo Stephen Evans & Kathleen Correia Joan Roebuck Marilyn Berg Cooper Elizabeth Balderston Mary & Ben Feinberg Sean Rositano Susan & Don Couch Marian Catedral-King Claudia Fenelon & Mark Schoenrock Jirayr Roubinian John F. Cove, Jr. & Natalie Balfour Magnus & Jennifer Du Borg◊ Kristin Ferrucci-Fuller & Scott Fuller Patricia & Glenn Rudebusch Alicia & Kevin Cragholm* in honor of Marilyn & Les Duman Scott & Joan Fife Elizabeth J. Sandefur Sharon & Barclay Simpson Lynn & Bill Evans Gita & Louis C. Fisher Diana Sanson & Ben Compton Roger and Rochelle Dolan Sharon & Eric Ewen in honor of Peter Fisher Julie & Andrew Sauter Linda Dubins & David Baer Catherine Granof Debra & Dudley Fournier in honor of Patti & Paul Sax Charles & Lisa Eitzel Kerry Francis & John Jimerson Sylvia Stone Ted & Susie Schaefer Dr. Leila El-Wakil Nancy Francis Maribel & Jack Fraser Joyce & Kenneth Scheidig Sue & Peter Elkind Matthew Goudeau◊ in honor of Charla Gabert & David Frane Kary Schulman Rebecca Ennals Jonathan Moscone Marilyn & Paul Gardner Linda Schwartz Gabriele & Reed Estabrook Janie & Jeff Green Judith & Alexander Glass Marcus Segal Ilse & Jim Evans Susan & Charles Hanson◊ Sarah Gopher-Stevens & Bill Lucille & John Serwa Kevin Finck Dan Henkle & Steve Kawa◊ Stevens Heidi Shale & Earl Cohen Terri Foster Bill & Joey Judge Laura Gorjance Ali Shamsi & Andrea Leszek Robin & Peter Frazier Connie & John Linneman Kathy & David Graeven James Shankland & Leslie Landau Mary & Stan Friedman Kheay Loke & Martha McGrady William & Shand Green Neil Sitzman Susie & Philip Friedman Kate & Thomas F. Loughran Kristi & Arthur Haigh Martha & Bill Slavin Dan & Diana Garrett Jacquelyn McCormick & Michael Harriet Hamlin & James Finefrock Betsy Smith David M. Giltinan Salkin◊ Marnie Hartmann Valerie Sopher Joan Goria Rebecca O’Brien William Hathaway Stephanie & Robert Sorenson Barry Graynor Ellen Richard Ben & Sarah Holzemer David Starke Maya & Erik Green Alex & Tinka Ross* Ellen Brody Hughes Gail & Rick Stephens Miriam Green & Andrew Rose David A. Shapiro, MD & Sharon L. Leslie & George Hume Maryann & Douglas Straub Monica Greene Wheatley Mike Huston & Marcia Cho Todd & Kim Strumwasser Rebecca & Donald Grether Cathleen Sheehan & Kenneth Julie C. Jaeger Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie Andrea C. Hammett Sumner Ken & Judith Johnson Dayna & Tom Taylor Karen & Kenneth Harley Jennifer Traub & Paul Epstein Karin & Patrick Johnston Leslie Thieriot Warren Heckrotte Meredith & Jeffrey Watts Bill & Joey Judge Catherine & Ned Topham◊ Carlyle & Ryan Hedrick Martha Truett & David White Abby Kersh Beth Townsend & Mark Wagoner Kristi Helmecke & Philip Hunsucker Tony & Kathy Laglia Jamie & Gerry Valle Rosalie Holtz $500-$749 Joseph Lee William Van Dyk & Margaret John V. Hook & Ann Moriarty Anonymous (6) Mr. Fred Levin & Ms. Nancy Sullivan Susan & Robert Hughes Beth & Phil Acomb Livingston Beth Ann & Michael Ward Marilyn & Luman Hughes Stephanie & N. Thomas Ahlberg Susan & Donald Lewis Kelvin & Rosalind Wate Nona Hungate Equality Fund of Jose & Carol Alonso Aleeza Lipkin Marcia & John Waterbury Horizons Foundation Barbara Aumer-Vail & Steve Vail Randall & Rebecca Litteneker Corinne & David Whittall Richard & Anne Ingalls Richard & Sandy Bails Jean & Lindsay MacDermid Arlene & Victor Willits Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Isbell Frank Belizzi Carolyn Mahoney Ann K. Willoughby Debra & Doug Jalen L. Karin & Bob Benning Alan Markle Cheryl & Steve Wilske Mary Anna & Martin H. Jansen, Marc & Cristina Bensadoun Tomi & Scott Matthews Viviana Wolinsky M.D. Sara Benson Marsha Maytum & William Leddy Linda & Warren Zittel Malcolm Jones & Karen Roche Liz & Richard Bordow Eugene McCabe Susan & Henry Kahn Cindy & Robert Brittain Nion T. McEvoy $250-$499 Dr. Michelle Louise Kalina Carl Brown & Pilar Zuniga Kimberly & Jerry Medlin Anonymous (5) Dorka Keehn in honor of Jonathan Andy & Doree Burstein D. G. Mitchell Nancy & Tom Acord Moscone Erin Bydalek & Patrick Bengtsson Susan Morris Ken Akerly Mary & James Kelly Joan Byrens Linda & Chris Moscone Ann & Russ Albano Mary S. Kimball Jo Alice & Wayne Canterbury Brian & Jennifer Mosel Karen & Victor Alterescu Emily Knight Patrick Carew Marilyn & David Nasatir Gil Anda Germaine LaBerge Eric & Carmen Castain Joseph Navarro & Billie Jones Faris & Laurence Anderson Almon E. Larsh Tom Chapman & Phil Shaw Marie & Jim O’Brient Mary & Leland Anderson* Kristen & Felix Lo Katherine & Henry Chesbrough William Ostrander & Janice L. Rich & Karen Archer Yuriria Lobato & Hilary Lerner Michael & Sandra Cleland Johnson Rose Marie & Roger Avery Carole Lobdell Marty Collins Sharon & Bill Owens Pamela & John Ball Elizabeth Lowe Mr. & Mrs. Jack Corgas Elizabeth & Artur Pasquinelli Shanny A. Baughman Christiana & Charles Macfarlane Jane & Thomas Coulter Barbara & Walter Bell DONORS CONTINUED
Grace Maes Keren & Robert Abra Robert Calvin Dana Feliz Ruth Major & William C. Reuter Ann & Clifford Adams Lianne Campodonico Michael & Lori Ferguson Carolyn Maples Amir Vicente Adibi Jonathan T. Carey Karin Fetherston Barbara Marcotte Angela & Philip Ahsam Priscillia & Peter Carson Michelle & Jonathan Fieldman Debra Margolis Donna N. Allen Judith Casey & Vin Dunn Geraldine Fink, M.D. Laura Marlin Sally Allen Laura Cervelli Donna & Richard Flasck Carlotta Mellon Donald & Peggy Alter Mary Chandler & Paul Borden Jim Florey Joe & Elena Metz Marcela Alurralde Kyle Chang Dorothy & Brad Flynn Cynthia & Gerard Milano Eugene R. Alward Beverly Chickering Donna Foliart & Kent Olson Allan and Neanna Miles Barbara & Tom Anders Susan & Harvey Chin Bart Fong & Carolyn Kernkamp Carrie Miller Frances Anderson Tamara & Michael Church* Virginia Fontana Trynne Miller & Daniel Prince Valerie & William Andrewsen Zeo & Terry Coddington Lorraine Force Terri Mockler Jo Anne Appel Janice & Alan Coe Ruth & Douglas Fortune Kathy Morris Paige & Anthony Arata Kenneth B. Cohen Robert Fossum Jennifer Nixon Martin & Judith Arick Barbara Cohen Katy & David Foulkes Karl F. Nygren Naomi Arnst & David Herrigel Murray & Betty Cohen Georgina Franco Jim & Nancy Osborn Mary Ashby & Robert Beggs Cormac Conroy Ms. Susan M. Frank Kirk Patterson Brianna Ayer Robert Cook & Blanca Haendler Christie Fraser Barbara Peterson, Ph.D. & Michael Sarah Bade Priscilla Cooper Mr. & Ms. Matthew K. Frazier Cochrane Ann Baer Douglas & Rosemary Corbin Anna Freitas Gail & Gerald Pogoriler Marilyn Bair Ms. Kathleen Cosgrove Jeremy Friedman Wendy Read Natasha Baker Kathleen Courts Lisa Frost Ephraim & Lily Regelson Joseph Ball Juliet Cox Sandra & Gary Fryer Rudolph Reich & Laurie Renny Reich Carlos J. Balladares Mindy & Rich Craig Victor K. Fujii Robert & Priscilla Rich Eugene & Nancy Bardach in honor of Gene Crocker Cherie Garcia-Day & Larry Day Allan Rose Buddy Warner A. Donald Cross Margaret E. Garms Ruth Rosen & David Galin Jacqueline Barnes Edward Cullen & Ann O’Connor Suzanne & Richard Gerson in Therese & Richard Schoofs Jane Barrett Elinor & Dermott Cullen memory of Richard Heggie Erin & Andrew Schultz Maria Barsotti Richard Cunan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Glidden Debbra & Robert Schwartz Lynn Bartlett Lynn Curtis Carleen Goeckel Dr. Brenda Buckhold Shank Frank Basile Damon & Susan Damele David Goldstein Patty & Lawrence Siskind Robert Beach in honor of Bunny Paul Dannhauser Barbara Gordon & Peter Kane Barbara Sklar◊ Cavagnaro Robert & Sandra Davidson Phyllis & Gene Gottfried Tom Spalding & Carol Brown Gregory Bell James Davis Vishal Goyal Margaret Specker Charles Benedict Laura A. Davis in memory of Maxine Donald & Maryann Graulich Ms. Lili Dominique Stiefel Georgia Taylor Benedict & Mark & Frank Davis Andrea Green Rush Bruce Suehiro Haselfeld Pam Davison Elizabeth & Philip Greene Rick A. Suerth Janet Berckefeldt Diane Deforest Erin Grey Joan Sullivan & Walter Norton Brenda Berlin Allan Defraga Marylin & Nicholas Gross Becca & Felipe Teutle Nancy & Peter Bickel Linda Derivi & Steve Castellanos Melissa Grupp Carolyn Thiessen & Elizabeth Jane Binder Darlene & David DeRose Roger Guy-Bray Hoffman Dwight & Mina Bissell Jonathan G. Dibble Heather Haggarty Gregory Tiede & Lori Leigh Paula Biwer Suzanne & Benjamin Dibblee Elaine & William Halnan Gieleghem Lucia Blakeslee Marianne Dilworth Sonny & Bruce Hanson Rebecca & Robert Tracy Sym W. Blanchard Amy & Christopher Dorn Michael T. Hardie Mark & Rosie Traylor Dr. Katherine Ardis Blenko Linda & Kenneth Downing Peter & Diane Hart in honor of Dawson & Andrew Urban Eloise Bodine Sandra Doyle Leland Levy & Judy Huey Janet & Christian von Doepp D. Robert & Chris Bourassa Deborah Doyle & Melvin Whartnaby Dennis & Juanita Harte John M. Walker Elizabeth Brashers Madelyn Dreyer* Leslynn & Cliff Hartley Diane & Keith Wardin Marilyn & George Bray Arthur & Carol Dull Helen Hashimoto Marcia & Andrew Wasserman Kate Breckenridge Stacy Dunbar Helen & Peter Hasselman Ginger & Dale Watson Alexander Brennen Mr. Ralph Edler Margaret Hellweg H. Victoria Welsh Mrs. Barbara Alice Brenner Buder Thomas Edwards & Rebecca Lucinda R. Henderson-Nigro & Elizabeth Werter & Henry Trevor Cathy & Robert Breuer Parlette-Edwards Henry S. Nigro James & Barbara Wesley Tina Brier & David Shapiro Dr. Kathy Eftekhari Susan Hendrie-Marais Kelly Westphalen & David Gold Cheryl & Michael Brodsky Dan Eisenstein Carol Henshaw Priscilla, Barry, Amy & Sarah Lisa & Carl Brodsky Carolyn Ellis Lynn Hickman Wetmore Barbara Buckley Theresa & Richard Ellis Amy Hiestand & Mike Casendino Mary Ann & Larry Wight Donna Buessing-Johnson & Roger Gini Erck & David Petta Aurora & W.J. Hill Doug Wilson Johnson Rhonda & Steven Etheredge in Christine Hills & Mark Guthrie Barbara & Craig Woolmington-Smith Margaret C. Bupp memory of John & Rita deValois Ms. Mary Hinman Michael Yorg John & Valarie Burgess Anita Ettinger Henrietta Hirsch Danusia Zaroda & Mark Whatley Patricia & Michael Busk Marna & Phillip Eyring Betty Ho Drs. Bonnie Zell & Manuel Torres Taura Busson Barbara & Neil Falconer Elizabeth Hoffmann James Butler Claudia Falconer Marjorie Holmes $100-$249 Jerry Cahill & Kathleen S. King Francine Falk-Allen & Richard Falk Eric Holt-Gimenez Anonymous (18) Ian L. Calahoo Tony Farrell & Kathy Heinze Karen & Robert Holtermann Ida & Myles Abbott Susan & David Calkins Patti Farris Donors continued on page 26
24 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT We are grateful for the generous investment of the following foundations, corporations, and government agencies, which support our 2015 artistic and educational programs. Multiyear grants are designated with a double asterisk (**).
PRESENTING PARTNERS $100,000 and above Bay Area Discovery Museum Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn BART Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Prima Ristorante The William and Flora Hewlett Film Archive Ratna Ling Retreat Center Foundation** Bison Brewing Company Rossmoor Rotary Foundation The James Irvine Foundation** Blue Waters Kayaking Rotary Club of Lafayette Dean & Margaret Lesher California Academy of Sciences San Francisco 49ers Foundation Foundation** California Jazz Conservatory San Francisco Ballet The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation** Captain Vineyards San Francisco Giants Meyer Sound Caterpillar Foundation San Francisco Wine Group Cesar SF Camera Works $25,000–$49,999 Chabot Space & Science Center Shotgun Players Chevron Corporation Claremont Hotel Club & Spa Smuin Ballet City National Bank Classic Catering Testarossa Winery National Endowment for the Arts/ The Dailey Method TWANDA Foundation Arts Midwest: Shakespeare For a di Rosa Art Alive UC Botanical Garden New Generation The Dock at Linden Street Wells Fargo Foundation Otter Cove Foundation Duckhorn Wine Company SEASON PARTNERS San Francisco Magazine Echo Grove TASTING PARTNERS The Shubert Foundation Edible Schoolyard Kitchen Crofter’s Organic Sound Associates Elizabeth Spencer Winery La Tourangelle The Thomas J. Long Foundation Exploratorium Marlo’s Bakeshop Four Season Hotel San Francisco Pop Mama POP! Francis Ford Coppola Winery R&B Cellars $10,000-$24,999 Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Dale Family Fund Upper Crust Pies The French Laundry Urbano Cellars Sidney E. Frank Foundation Galileo Learning Walter & Elise Haas Fund Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Clarence E. Heller Charitable Golden State Warriors MATCHING GIFTS Foundation Google Adobe Matching Gifts John Muir Health Gundlach Bundschu Winery Apple KBLX Mimi & Peter Haas Fund Bank of America Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa Hog Island Oyster Co Bank of the West MCJ Amelior Foundation Incredible Adventures California Healthcare Foundation McRoskey Mattress Independent Charities of America Charles Schwab The Gordon and Betty Moore Inn At The Market Chevron Corporation Foundation Judd’s Hill Clorox United Airlines Kala Art Institute Gartner Co SEASON PRODUCTION Kaur Photography Google PARTNERS $5,000–$9,999 Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley The William & Flora Hewlett Archer Norris Ladera Vineyards Foundation Blue Star Theatre/Theatre Lafayette Community Foundation Sidley Austin Communications Group & MetLife Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Visa Dodge & Cox Lamborn Family Vineyards John Wiley & Sons East Bay Community Foundation Lynmar Estates North Highland Worldwide Meadowood Napa Valley Consulting Moraga Rotary ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING The Bernard Osher Foundation Morrison’s Manufacturing Retail DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS Peet’s Coffee & Tea Jewelers Bank of America Charitable Gift PwC Muscardini Cellars Fund The Ida and William Rosenthal My English Tea Party East Bay Community Foundation Foundation Oliveto Cafe & Restaurant Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Olympic Club Foundation Source Jewish Community Federation Up to $4,999 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Renaissance Charitable Foundation ACT The Oyster Girls The San Francisco Foundation Asian Art Museum Paco’s Collars Schwab Charitable Fund Aurora Theatre Company Peju Family Winery Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
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Steven and Helen Holtz Karin & Greg McClune Alma & Doug Raymond Donald Stang & Helen Wickes David & Gloria Hood Leslie & Brian McCoy Toni Raymus & Andrew Sephos Jan S. Stevens in honor of Dick & Jennifer Hughes & Doug Smith Laura McCrea & Robert Ragucci David Reed Lois Patsey Sarah Hutches Timothy McCreery & Patricia Patton David Retz Larry Strieff Ken Jaffee Brad & Jennifer McCullough* Justin Paine & Tessa Rexroat Daniel Sullivan Don F. Javete in memory of Carol Jean McGregor & Nathan Meyer Edith & Thomas Richardson Kathleen Sullivan Javete Frank & Karen McKeown Susan & Larry Ricksen Sally & William Sutcliffe Barbara & Thomas Job Susan Medak & Greg Murphy William Roberts William Taggart Cynthia Jones Harriett & John Michael Judith & William Roberts John Tait Armond & Kathleen Jordan in honor Laura Miller Lynn & Brent Robertson Richard & Marcy Terry of Alice L. Cummings Mary Leigh Miller Cathy Robrahn Jeremy Tillim Denya & Tom Jur Randi Miller Maria Rocca-Ichikawa Yvonne C. To Ann & John Kadyk Gayle Miner Fernanda Rodrigues Tom Trent & Laurel Schaefer-Trent Drs. Risa Kagan & Richard Stern Felix Miranda Matt Rollefson Sheila L. Trombadore in memory of Inga & Jim Keldsen Maryanne C. Mitchell Todd & Heather Roman Charles J. Lee Linda & Martin Kelp Chris Moberly Ms. Linda Roshay Richard Trumbly Margaret Kendall in memory of Susan Montauk Marjorie Roth Carol & James Trusler Robert Beck Stephanie & Donald Mooers Priscilla Royal Sally & Frederic Tubach Pamela Kendall Tina & Bryan Morgado Gregg Rubenstein Anthony L. Turano Sheila Keppel Sharon & Michael Morris Gail & Dan Rubinfeld Janis Turner & Stu Fine Marilyn & Stephen Kestler Dolores Morrison Steven Russell William Utic Robert Kieckhefer Geraldine & Gary Morrison Ms. Deborah D. Ruth Laurie van Loben Sels Marian Kohlstedt Jerry Mosher Julie and Bill Ryan Susan & Bradford Wait Mr. William J. Kolb Barbara Mowry Diane & Ed Ryken Mark Waite Nancy Kornfield Cecil Myers Trudy & Charles Salter Susan & Arthur Walenta Peter & Diane Kretschmer Kristin Myles Shekufeh Samii Wendy Walker-Moffat & David Anne & Robert Kriger Barbara & John Nagle Eva Santelli Moffat Linda Kroll & Dennis Creek Ms. Vasudha Narayanan Maria & Robert Sartin Norma Walkley Kim & Kevin Kwok Deborah Nelson Miss Alissa Sauk Holly & Barry Walter Ray & Jill L’Esperance Judith & Alan Nelson Linda & Dewey Savell Ms. Shari Washburn Debbi & David LaDue Trish Nelson John Schelling Marilyn S. Watson Jane Ann Lamph in memory of Jane Nancy & Bill Newmeyer Colin & Cecile Schlesinger Betty Watson & Ara Lamph Helen Nicholas Julian Schmidt Marge Watson Tom Langguth Richard & Susan Nicoles Rebecca Schnier & Phil Witte Cindy Watter Carol Larsen & Steven W. Parnes Jim & Brenda Nirenstein Roland & Aase Schoen Florence & Carl Weber Jill & Jim Larsen Rebecca Novick Ed & Fay Schoenberger Arthur Weil & Selma Larson Sharyn Larsen Barbara & John Ohlmann Edmund Schooler Judy Weiss Victoria & Richard Larson Victoria Oliver* Darlene Schumacher & Jason Brady Bill Werner Chris Laszcz-Davis & Stephen Davis Sallie & Richard Olsen Joan Schwalbe Roberta Whitman Linda & Stephen Lazzareschi Katherine Oneto Lorraine & Donald Sharman Linda & Andrew Williams Anne Lea Susan & Paul Opsvig Debra A. Shaw Elizabeth K. Wise in memory of Luba & David Lehman Melissa K. Owens Katherine McKenney Shea Robert D. Wise Marston Leigh Patricia & Larry Pagendarm Sarah Shelton Bernard Wolf Lynda Leonard Carl Pan and Aurora Arnoult Christine Sheppard G. Geoffrey Wood & Lora Condon Cynthia & Benjamin Leslie-Bole Zeese Papanikolas & Ruth Lynn Sherard-Stuhr Dr. Marie-Anne Woolley Haskel Levi Fallenbaum Mr. Jack Shoemaker Irene Y. Yamamoto Karen & Richard Levitt Elaine & Cecil Parker Jeff & Gretchen Shopoff Paul Young Helen Ann & Norman Licht Mrs. Irene Veneeta Patel Marian Simpson Dara Zandanel Pamela & William Lindsay Heidi Paul Frances L. Singer Erik Zapien & Nicole Sattler Andrew & Susan Livingston Sherri Pena Linda Slater Richard Zarlow & Evelyn Poates Edith C. Locodo Judith & Gary Pence Ellen & Montgomery Slatkin Steve & Vicki Zatkin Shirlee Loret Sylvia Perez Sally & Joseph Small Mary Lovely Jane Meyerhoff Perry John L. Smith Elise & Norman Lustig Greg & Tina Petersen Helen M. Smith Bonnie MacBride & Ray Barber Suzanne & Neal Pierce Lincoln Smith Kim & Thomas MacKenzie Stella Pierre Lori Smudsky Janet & Bill Maimone Joyce & Lloyd Plank Jake Snow Hugh & Carol Maiocco Robert A. Plummer Margaret Snyder Latika Malkani Dawn Polvorosa & Frank Reichert Richard Sobel Ms. Madelyn Mallory Lucille & Arthur Poskanzer Harriet & Mitchell Sollod Robert Manlove David L. Pratt Benjamin Sowell Meg Manske Carla & Michael Preisler Evanthia Spanos Bunny Martin & David Kurtzman Donald Proctor Brian Sparling & Miranda Holmes Diana & Michael Mason Mr. Harry Putnam Ann & Robert Spears Ellen & Cullen McCaig Nancy Quinn Elaine & John Spiecker Christie & David McCarthy Peggy Radel & Joel Myerson Rabbi Michael Alex Spiegelman Ellen McCarty Mary & David Ramos Chaitresh Srinivas Neil McChesney Matthew & Dana Raphaelson Elizabeth St. Aubin & Alan Ackerman
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jean Simpson MISSION PRESIDENT Susie Falk With Shakespeare's depth of humanity VICE PRESIDENT* AND MANAGING DIRECTOR as our touchstone, we build character Jonathan Moscone and community through authentic, VICE PRESIDENT* AND ARTISTIC inclusive, and joyful theater experiences. DIRECTOR Marshall Kido VICE PRESIDENT Kate Stechschulte VICE PRESIDENT Ellen Dale SECRETARY Jay Yamada TREASURER Buddy Warner IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
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DIRECTORS Barbara Bennett Jeff Bharkhda Michael Cedars Phil Chernin Mike Cleland IN MEMORY Joshua Cohen Maureen Knight The Lt. G.H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater is named in memory of the late Blake Larkin son of George and Sue Bruns of Lafayette. Lt. George Bruns was born in Hollis, NY, on December 14, 1942. He came to California with his family at the age Craig Moody of seven, and attended Pleasant Hill High School, where he played football and Nancy Olson took the North Coast Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling. At the Air Force Shelly Osborne Academy, he became the AAU wrestling champion. He earned a Master’s Degree Jim Roethe in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. George rode Brahma bulls John Ruskin and saddle broncs, and loved to ride horses through the Siesta Valley where Sharon Simpson the Amphitheater now sits. Lt. Bruns was killed in June 1967, in an automobile Frank Starn accident just before he was due to ship out for service in Vietnam. California Betsy Streeter Shakespeare Theater honors the memory of Lt. George H. Bruns III. Mark Toney Mark Traylor
ABOUT THE BRUNS AMPHITHEATER Siesta Valley (the home of the Bruns Amphitheater) is one of the original land holdings of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). In agreeing to lease to the Theater, EBMUD seeks to serve the public with a community facility while preserving the watershed with minimal disruption to the pastoral surroundings. This land may be open to the public for performances and private events, but remains restricted private property at all other times.
PICTURED, TOP TO BOTTOM: TWELFTH NIGHT YOUTH UPRISING (PHOTO BY JAMIE BUSCHBAUM); SUMMER SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY STUDENTS (PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA); LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA); LT. G.H. BRUNS; THE BRUNS AMPHITHEATER (PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA). FYI IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR PATRONS CONTACT US ACCESSIBILITY Box Office: 510.548.9666 or [email protected] Wheelchair Lift-equipped Shuttle: See info above, under “Take BART and (Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm; Sat, 10am–2pm; Sun 12–4pm) our free shuttle.” Mailing & Box Office Address: 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710 Wheelchair seating: Available in sections A, C, Terrace Rear, and Boxes. Website: www.calshakes.org We can also book seats, adjacent to yours, for up to three companions. Social Media: Facebook.com/calshakes Twitter.com/calshakes (Make sure to request this seating at time of purchase.) Pinterest.com/calshakes Instagram.com/calshakestheater Assistive Listening Devices: Available at no charge from the blanket kiosk on Group Sales (10+): 510.809.3290 a first-come, first-served basis. General: 510.548.3422 or [email protected] Open-captioned Performances: Cal Shakes is proud to provide open Program Advertising: Mike Hathaway, Encore Media Group, 800.308.2898 captioning for patrons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing during the four main x105 or [email protected] stage shows over our regular season. Open captioning utilizes an unobtrusive Facilities Rental: 510.548.3422 x123 screen at the front of the theater to display dialogue spoken during a Costume Rental: 510.548.3422 x111 performance. No special equipment is required by patrons; one can simply glance at the screen to read the text while watching the action on stage. TICKETS AND SEATING Ticket Exchange & Replacement: Subscribers and Flex Subscribers may AMPHITHEATER ETIQUETTE exchange tickets at no cost up to 24 hours in advance of the time and date Be respectful: Part of Cal Shakes’ mission is to inspire and cultivate diverse of their scheduled performance; single ticket holders may do so for a $10 and inclusive theater experiences. We reserve the right to ask patrons to leave. fee. If you lose or misplace your tickets, the Box Office can arrange for Arrive on time: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate interval at the replacements at no extra charge. House Manager’s discretion. Discounts: For information on discounted tickets for military, age 30 and Silence all electronic devices before the performance begins. younger, and student/senior rush, visit calshakes.org/discounts. Recording: Do not take photos of the performance. The use of any type of 20 for $20 Policy: We’ve set aside 20 $20 tickets for each performance camera, video or audio recorder in the amphitheater is strictly prohibited. this season, making it easier for more people to enjoy theater. Simply call the Such devices may be confiscated at the House Manager’s discretion. Box Office between noon and 2pm the day of the show and ask to purchase Keep the aisles clear during the performance. “20 for $20” tickets. (Subject to availability.) Observe all signage including directional signage on the grounds. It is posted Terrace Seating: Chairs are pre-placed in all sections. If you’re seated in our for your safety. Terrace or Terrace Preferred sections, you have the options of bringing your Smoking is restricted to area designated: Look for the bench and ashtray own chair. If you choose to bring your own, it must be a low-backed beach on the plaza across from the café. Electronic cigarettes are allowed in the chair with a seat no more than six inches off the ground and a backrest no groves, plaza, and anywhere on the grounds with the exception of the taller than shoulder height. Amphitheater. Be scentsitive: Perfumes or scented lotions may cause discomfort to other BRUNS AMPHITHEATER patrons and may attract yellow jackets. Please keep use to a minimum. 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563 (not a mailing Picnicking: You’re welcome to enjoy food and beverages during the address) performance, but please be courteous to others. Unwrap all items before the Hours: Box office and grounds open two hours before performance time. performance begins or at intermission so as not to disturb your fellow patrons. Come prepared for the outdoors: Blankets are available to the right of the main Amphitheater entrance for a suggested $2 donation; please dress ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP warmly for cold nights and bring sunscreen and a hat for matinees. To keep Recycling: Please use the labeled recycling bins to discard glass, aluminum, yellow jackets at bay, keep food covered whenever possible and promptly plastic, and paper; a portion of the proceeds from the value of our recycled dispose of trash and recyclables. We’ve also found fabric softener dryer materials is donated to area schools. sheets work well to repel yellow jackets. Solar: Cal Shakes is one of the largest solar-powered outdoor professional Take BART and our free shuttle: Cal Shakes provides free, wheelchair lift- theaters in the country. The 144 260-watt panels and four 9000-watt equipped shuttle service between the Orinda BART station and the Theater inverters of our Turn Key 37.4 kilowatt DC solar electric system are designed beginning 2 hours prior to and at the end of each performance. The shuttle to supply up to 98% of the power needs to the Bruns Amphitheater. runs approximately every 20 minutes; the final shuttle leaves the Orinda Living Roof: Like much of the Bruns Amphitheater grounds, the Sharon BART station approximately 20 minutes before curtain. Orinda BART pickup Simpson Center’s living roof boasts native, drought-resistant plants. is in the BART parking lot to the right of the station exit; after the show, catch the shuttle on the Sue & George Bruns Plaza. SHARON SIMPSON CENTER AMENITIES EVACUATION PLAN Café by Classic Catering: Offering a wide selection of gourmet meals, wine, beer, Peet’s coffee and tea, hot cocoa, and desserts, the café opens two hours before the performance and at intermission. Catering is available for STAG E groups (10+) and special events; call 925.939.9224. EXIT Bar: In addition to beer and wine at the café, we are now serving hand- crafted cocktails at our new bar located next to the café. THE SHARON SIMPSON EXIT CENTER Restrooms: Located to the left of the Café. (Additional restrooms are located EXIT
in the Upper Grove.) P First Aid: For assistance, please go to the House Management Office, EXIT located inside to the left of the restrooms. Emergency Phone: Since we ask all patrons to silence cell phones EXIT ROUTE during performances, you may leave the House Office phone number PRIMARY AREA OF REFUGE (MEETING PLACE FOR ALL (925.254.2395) as your contact number during a performance. AUDIENCE MEMBERS) SECONDARY AREA OF REFUGE UPPER GROVE FIRE HYDRANTS
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2015 ARTISTIC COMPANY ARTISTIC ELECTRICS MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Chris Akerlind, LIGHTING DESIGNER Rebecca Novick, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC Lauren Wright, MASTER ELECTRICIAN Janet Magleby, DIRECTOR OF Kjerstine Anderson, ACTOR DIRECTOR Kelly Kunaniac, ASSISTANT MASTER MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Arwen Anderson, ACTOR Clea Shapiro, ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE ELECTRICIANS Marilyn Langbehn, MARKETING & PR Nina Ball, SCENIC DESIGNER Philippa Kelly, RESIDENT DRAMATURG Tianyi Hao, Melissa Ramirez, Berta MANAGER El Beh, ACTOR Trias, Katie Valtcheva FOLLOWSPOTS Whitney Spaner, INTERIM PUBLICATIONS Aldo Billingslea, ACTOR TRIANGLE LAB Hamilton Guillén, Kyle Cameron, SHOW MANAGER Andrew Boyce, SCENIC DESIGNER Rebecca Novick, TRIANGLE LAB DIRECTOR ELECTRICIAN/CARPENTER Penny Leyton, GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ Cliff Caruthers, SOUND DESIGNER Lisa Evans, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Sarina Renteria, Sara Sparks BOARD WEBMASTER Catherine Castellanos, ACTOR COORDINATOR PROGRAMMERS Renée Gholikely, CORPORATE PARTNER Dan Clegg, ACTOR RELATIONS COORDINATOR ARTISTIC LEARNING Tristan Cunningham, ACTOR SOUND Clive Worsley, DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC Amanda Dehnert, DIRECTOR Brendan Aanes, SOUND ENGINEER PATRON SERVICES LEARNING Julie Eccles, ACTOR Dan Axe, SOUND BOARD MIXER Pam Webster, PATRON SERVICES Beverly Sotelo, ARTISTIC LEARNING Loretta Greco, DIRECTOR Charlie Trombadore, A2 MANAGER PROGRAMS MANAGER Margo Hall, ACTOR Molly Conway, PATRON SERVICES Whitney Grace Krause, ARTISTIC COSTUMES & WARDROBE Sarah Nina Hayon, ACTOR ASSISTANT MANAGER LEARNING COORDINATOR Naomi Arnst, COSTUME DIRECTOR Anthony Heald, ACTOR Nan Noonan, Rhoda Slanger, Sheila Brett Jones, CONSERVATORY COORDINATOR Jessa Dunlap, RENTALS MANAGER/ Deirdre Rose Holland, STAGE MANAGER Yee, PATRON SERVICES ASSOCIATES Stephanie Anne Foster, CONSERVATORY CRAFTSPERSON Cheryle Honerlah, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT COORDINATOR Karina Chavarin, Morgen Warner, BOX OFFICE Josh Horvath, SOUND DESIGNER Jacinta Sutphin, ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANTS Derik Cowan, BOX OFFICE MANAGER Alex Jaeger, COSTUME DESIGNER CONSERVATORY COORDINATOR Kitty Wilson, CUTTER/DRAPER Kelvyn Mitchell, ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE Rafael Jordan, ACTOR Sofie Miller,ASSISTANT CONSERVATORY Katherine Griffith,TAILOR MANAGER Laxmi Kumaran, STAGE MANAGER COORDINATOR Nelly Flores, FIRST HAND/TAILOR’S Kimberlee Hicks, LEAD BOX OFFICE Dave Maier, RESIDENT FIGHT DIRECTOR Cheryle Honerlah, CONSERVATORY ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE Julian López-Morillas, ACTOR TECHNICAL COORDINATOR Linda Ely, Milena Geary, STITCHERS Jasmine Malone, Brian Esparza, J Jha, Jonathan Moscone, DIRECTOR Marcy Frank, Janet Conery, Tasa Amelia Furlong, BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES Christopher Liam Moore, DIRECTOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Gleason, Coeli Polansky, COSTUME Alex Nichols, LIGHTING DESIGNER Carmen Morgan, DIVERSITY & OVERHIRE FRONT OF HOUSE Rebecca Novick, DIRECTOR INCLUSION CONSULTANT Rena Simon-Igra, Kyo Yohena, Michael Ross, Rei Jackler, HOUSE Dan Ostling, SET DESIGNER Jamie Buschbaum, Jamila Cobham, COSTUME SHOP ASSOCIATE MANAGERS Andre Pluess, SOUND DESIGNER Derik Cowan, Susie Falk, Joyce Suzanne Ryan, Meave Kelly, COSTUME Molly Conway, ASSISTANT HOUSE Charles Shaw Robinson, ACTOR Fleming, Whitney Grace Krause, VOLUNTEERS MANAGER Katherine Roth, COSTUME DESIGNER Marilyn Langbehn, Jonathan Moscone, Leandra Watson, WARDROBE LEAD Sarawat Aimimthan, Heidi Hayame, Megan Sada, STAGE MANAGER Rebecca Novick, Clea Shapiro, Tirzah Megan Finley, Ashley Grambow, DRESSER Dena Laurie, Belgica Sean San José, ACTOR Tyler, Pam Webster, TASK FORCE Jessica Carter, WIG/MAKEUP DESIGNER Rodriquez, Claire Patterson, Karla Danny Scheie, ACTOR Katherine Bettini, WIG/MAKEUP ASSOCIATE Barahona, Skyler Larkin, HOUSE Douglas Schmidt, SCENIC DESIGNER PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES Erika Chong Shuch, MOVEMENT Tirzah Tyler, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION PROPERTIES CONSULTANT & FACILITIES Sarah Spero, PROPERTIES MASTER 2015 PROFESSIONAL IMMERSION Lynne Soffer, VOICE AND TEXT COACH Jamila Cobham, ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION Kirsten Royston, PROPERTIES ARTISAN PROGRAM Karen Szpaller, STAGE MANAGER MANAGER Brittany White, WEAPONS MANAGER Amelia Furlong, B.D. Schwarz, ARTISTIC Melissa Torchia, COSTUME DESIGNER Cordelia Miller, Chris Waters, Julia Acquistapace, Mary Isabel Cruz, Jomar Tagatac, ACTOR PRODUCTION COORDINATORS OPERATIONS Adron Duell, Michelle Hair, Tricia Liam Vincent, ACTOR Jamie Buschbaum, SENIOR OPERATIONS Hakenwerth, JJ Hersh, Madeleine STAGE MANAGEMENT MANAGER Kelley, Maya Kozarsky, Sophie Nelson, TEACHING ARTISTS Deirdre Rose Holland, Laxmi Kumaran, Brittany White, FACILITIES MANAGER Sam Phillips, Elena Wasserman, Molly Aaronson-Gelb, Heidi Abbott, Megan Sada, Karen Szpaller, STAGE Erin Gibb, Brian Giguere, Noah Kramer, ARTISTIC LEARNING Andy Alabran, Jason Bayoni, Ron MANAGERS Charlie Trombadore, Paul White, Tianyi Hao, CASTING Campbell, Elizabeth Carter, Michael Cheryle Honerlah, Christina Larson, FACILITIES TECHNICIANS Daniel Brooks, SCENIC CONSTRUCTION Cavanaugh, Scott Coopwood, Kelsey Cordelia Miller, PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Porscha Owens, Reva Owens, SHUTTLE Eliot Bacon, SOUND DESIGN Dickman, Amber Flame, Stephanie DRIVERS Jenny Hiyama, SCENIC PAINTING Foster, Britney Frazier, Gary Grossman, SCENIC Isabel Leonard, PROPERTIES Susan-Jane Harrison, Dave Maier, Chris Hammer, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Natalie Barshow, Emily Graily, Taelen Joshua Marx, Rebecca Kemper, Carla Colin Suemnicht, ASSISTANT Noralee Rockwell, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Robertson, COSTUME DESIGN Pantoja, Patrick Russell, Dan Saski, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Joyce Fleming, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN Rena Simon-Igra, Kyo Yohena, COSTUME Anna Schneiderman, Michael Shipley, Jake Ewonus, MASTER CARPENTER RESOURCES SHOP Anna Smith, Jonathan Spector, Lauren John Wolfe, CARPENTER Brian Luce, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/ Katie Bettini, WIGS & MAKEUP Spencer, Teddy Spencer, Jacinta De’Leon Hegler, SCENIC CARPENTRY OFFICE MANAGER Ingrid Civet, Jason Cohen, Laura Sutphin, Cat Thompson, Trish Tillman, FELLOW Melissa Dimon, ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Danek, Annette Koehn, STAGE Maryssa Wanlass, Wendy Wisely, Sampson Krause-Suemnicht, TECH DOG MANAGEMENT Elena Wright, Kat Zdan DEVELOPMENT SCENIC ART Megan Barton, DIRECTOR OF Letty Samonte, SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Sophia Fong, Anya Kazimierski, Bill Andrew Page, GRANTS MANAGER Plumb, SCENIC ARTISTS Zoe Westbrook, INTERIM SPECIAL PRODUCTION PROGRAM EVENTS MANAGER Volume 24, No. 2 Renée Gholikely, DONOR STEWARDSHIP Janet Magleby, EXECUTIVE EDITOR COORDINATOR Whitney Spaner, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Penny Leyton, ART DIRECTOR All listings current as of June 1, 2015.
30 CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER WWW.CALSHAKES.ORG TheLIFE IS A DREAM Astrological Forecast In Life Is a Dream, King Basilio takes an astrological prediction very seriously and locks up his son to prevent him from fulfilling the chilling destiny that was forecast at his birth. This made us think. Have you ever stayed inside because Astrology Zone said it would be a bad day? Or bought a house because your “financial outlook looked good?” Inspired by Calderón’s characters we came up with predictions for all of the signs in the Zodiac. If you take these as seriously as Basilio did, we hope you’ll avoid making his mistakes.
CAPRICORN Think outside the box—even if you’re in one. You may discover a life that was once unknown to you. At first Dec 22—Jan 20 it will be hard, and you’ll want to get defensive, but remember experiencing new things can make life much more fulfilling.
AQUARIUS Taking up company with someone who is out for revenge will never bode well for you. Stay home this month Jan 21—Feb 19 and work on a project for yourself.
PISCES You are a passionate person. This has gotten you into trouble in the past, but don’t be ashamed, and try not Feb 20—Mar 20 to let your anger get the best of you. Things will turn out as they are supposed to.
ARIES Don’t be afraid to draw your sword. Not only can it save your life, but it may reunite you with someone Mar 21—Apr 19 from your past.
TAURUS You’ve always been a loyal friend, but it’s time to think about who exactly you’ve been loyal to and why. Apr 20—May 20 Watch out for a man carrying a sword, not only for the usual reasons you should watch out for a man carrying a sword, but also because this might be the person worth devoting yourself to.
GEMINI There will be some challenging situations for you this month and as the Zodiac’s twin you could handle them May 21—Jun 21 in two different ways. Lean towards your understanding and compassionate side, and you may be rewarded.
CANCER Cancers are known for being homebodies, but this month consider taking a long trip. Make sure, however, Jun 22—Jul 23 that you are going for the right reasons. Adventure is always more memorable than revenge.
LEO Leos like to have admirers—or even loyal subjects one might say—but make sure this is not clouding your Jul 24—Aug 23 judgment in making decisions about your future. Pause for a moment on your climb to the top, and reflect on what it is you really want.
VIRGO As a Virgo you rarely surprise people, but this month you’ll have a strong urge to don a clever disguise. Aug 24 —Sep 22 Careful though, you might see something you were never meant to see.
LIBRA Libras are not happy when they feel things are out of balance, which is why you must let an unbalanced rela- Sep 23—Oct 22 tionship in your life go. When that person is back with who they were originally betrothed, balance will be restored.
SCORPIO Someone you have wronged in the past will come back into your life. Watch your back, Oct 23—Nov 22 they are out for revenge.
SAGITTARIUS Sagittarians love to experiment, but stay away from the sedatives this month. If you fall into too deep of Nov 23—Dec 20 a sleep you’re likely to start a war and not remember one lick of it in the morning.
What’s your sign? Tweet it to @Calshakes and we’ll tell you which Life Is a Dream actors, designers, or even characters share your sign.
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