Chance Theater presents the Los Angeles and Orange County premiere of Music and Lyrics by Book by Benj Pasek & Based on the Warner Bros. Film and Screenplay by Bob Comfort

Directed by Matthew McCray Musical Direction by Taylor Stephenson Choreographed by Angeline Mirenda Scenic Design by Christopher Scott Murillo Lighting Design by KC Wilkerson Sound Design by Ryan Brodkin Costume Design by Christina Marie Perez Stage Manager Courtny Greenough*

Cast: Eddie Birdlace...... Andrew Puente Rose Fenny...... Ashley Arlene Nelson Boland...... James McHale* Bernstein...... Jonathan Rosario Marcy...... Kim Dalton Pete/Sergeant/Ensemble...... Robin Walton Fector/Ensemble...... John Wells III Stevens/Ensemble...... David Sasik Gibbs/Ensemble...... Joseph Ott Mama/Ensemble...... Cassandra Rieck Chippy/Ensemble...... Nohely Quiroz Peggy/Ensemble...... Monika Pena

Setting: November 21, 1963 in San Francisco, CA, USA

Running Time: 2 hours with intermission.

Executive Producer MARY KAY FYDA-MAR

Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2012 Carole Rothman, Artistic Director Orchestrations by Michael Starobin DOGFIGHT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. * Chance Resident Artist

2016 Season v 1 MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE Prelude: Take Me Back -- Rose, Birdlace and Company Some Kinda Time -- Birdlace and Marines We Three Bees -- Birdlace, Boland and Berstein Hey Good Lookin’ -- Marines and Girls Come to a Party -- Birdlace and Rose Nothing Short of Wonderful -- Rose Come to a Party (reprise) -- Rose, Marcy, Birdlace and Marines That Face -- Lounge Singer and Marines Dogfight -- Marcy and Rose Pretty Funny -- Rose

ACT TWO Hometown Hero’s Ticker Tape Parade -- Birdlace, Boland, Bernstein and Marines First Date / Last Night -- Rose and Birdlace Before It’s Over -- Rose Give Way -- Rose and Company Some Kinda Time (reprise) -- Birdlace, Boland, Bernstein and Marines Come Back -- Birdlace Finale: Take Me Back -- Company

Musicians Keyboard Taylor Stephenson Violin Lois Good Guitar Jimmy Cormier Drums/Percussion Jorge Zuniga

Additional Production Credits Booth Operator Courtny Greenough* Master Carpenter Teodora Ramos* Props Assistant Aime Rincon Casting Associate Crystal Phillips Load-In Crew McLeod Benson, Jim Book, James Book, Michelle Brescia, Jordan Clarno, Trae Hartman, Ben Lyons, Barrett Roseman, David Ryan, Marc Sanford* Scenic Painter Yui Suzuki A2/Stagehand Adam Nelson Production Photographer Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

Special Thanks Frome Enterprises, The City of Anaheim, Eric Loader and John Dunn from Elation Professional Lighting, Jay Anslow, and, of course, Jim Book.

* Chance Resident Artist Artist Biographies

Andrew Puente (Eddie Birdlace) is this experience, and his wife Christi for her love and excited to be returning to Chance support. Theater for his third show (After Jonathan Rosario (Bernstein) is the Revolution, In the Heights). ecstatic to be apart of this production. He is honored and grateful for the He just finished Avenue Q at Cypress opportunity and hopes you all enjoy College where he played Princeton. the hard work that the cast and crew have put in to He is a proud La Habra Highlander creating this production. A recent graduate of Cal Alumni where he was apart of over 20 State Long Beach with a BA in Theater Arts, Andrew productions and played roles including Usnavi, John is also a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and can Proctor, Bernardo, Ali Hakim, Mike Talman, Ternardier also currently be seen on the Web Series About Us. and one of his favorites where he played Mace in the You can find out more about him on his website, high school premiere of The Elaborate Entrance of andrewpuente.com or by following him on Twitter: Chad Diety. He would like to thank all of his family and @andrew_puente. friends for their support and would like to thank the Ashley Arlene Nelson (Rose staff of Chance Theater for giving him this amazing Fenny) is so happy to be returning opportunity! He hopes you enjoy the show! to the Chance in one of her dream Kim Dalton (Marcy) is making her roles! Some of her previous credits Chance Theater debut. Previous include the Ovation winner for Best credits include Kiss Me Kate (Lois/ Choreography Lysistrata Jones Bianca), Smoke on the Mountain (Robin), the Ovation Recommended and LA Times (Denise Sanders), The Buddy Holly Critic’s Pick Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel Story (Mary Lou Sokoloff), Cabaret Jackson), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), and Bonnie & Clyde (Kit Kat Girl/Two Ladies), 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Bonnie). This past year she graduated with her BA in (Logainne), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Suzy), and Drama from the University of California, Irvine. While Xanadu (Clio/Kira). She is also a classically trained there she was selected to participate in their New York musician and multi-instrumentalist, a visual artist, and Satellite Program in NYC, where she studied with an animator. Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Kim Broadway stars, choreographers, casting directors, is a graduate of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. and more. She also made her Off- Broadway debut She’d like to thank her family, friends, and boyfriend as Chloris in He’s Got the Pole World in His Hands: for all of their continuing love and support. www. The Christian Pole Dancing Musical. She would like KimDalton.net; Instagram: @kim.dalton to thank her friends, family, and her real life love and military man, Hayden, for their continuous support Robin Walton (Pete/Sergeant/ of her journey in this business we call show. Enjoy! Ensemble) “Our deepest fear is not ashleyarlenenelson.com that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond James McHale (Boland) is a measure. It is our light, not our Resident Artist at the Chance whose darkness that most frightens us. We past productions include Samsara, ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, Maple and Vine (OC Weekly’s talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? Best Play of the Year), Bloody Your playing small does not serve the world. There Bloody Andrew Jackson (Ovation is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other Recommended & LA Times Critic’s Choice), The people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all Laramie Project & Laramie Project: 10 Years Later meant to shine, as children do. We were born to (LA Stage Times Top 10 of 2013), and the World make manifest the glory that is within us. It is not just Premiere of A Celtic Holiday with Craic in the Stone, in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our which he helped create with Chance artists and his own light shine, we unconsciously give other people Irish/Folk band for which the show is titled. Some of permission to do the same. As we are liberated from his favorite past roles include Chris in All My Sons, our own fear, our presence automatically liberates Jaime in The Last 5 Years, and The Baker in Into others.” - Nelson Mandela. Thank you, Chance The Woods. James received his BA in Theater Arts Theater, and all of the donors, for this wonderful place Performance from CSU Long Beach, and has studied to make art. with the Michael Chekhov Association and The Actor’s Center (NYC). For more information, check out www.JamesMichaelMcHale.com. He would like to thank Matt, the Chance, and his cast-mates for

2016 Season v 3 John Wells III (Fector/Ensemble) attended California Baptist University Mary Kay Fyda-Mar (Executive where he received a Bachelors of Arts Producer) is the Immediate Degree in Theatre Performance. He Past Chair of Chance Theater’s has had the opportunity to perform Board of Directors, and this with such notable organizations as is the sixth year that she has the Patel Conservatory Theatre, Walt Disney World helped to produce the first show Entertainment and Universal Studios. John prides of the season. Mary Kay is retired from The himself as an up and coming writer and producer, and Boeing Company, where she worked for over 25 has had the joy of producing several original projects years. She is currently an alumni examiner for including but not limited to Extraordinary: A New the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. Contemporary Musical, and Life As We Blow It! This A fan of the Chance for many years, Mary Kay is is his first production with Chance Theatre, and he is pleased to participate in realizing the dream for delighted to be a part of this wonderful cast. Enjoy the a new theater and bringing you this exciting Los show!!! Angeles and Orange County premiere. David Sasik (Stevens/Ensemble) is so excited to be making his Orange into the actress she is today, and her vocal coach Lee County debut in Chance Theater’s Coduti for teaching her how to be a incredible production of Dogfight! vocalist. Enjoy the show! Favorite past credits include: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Del Delmonaco, Nohely Quiroz (Chippy/Ensemble) is Gabe Green), Baby (Nick Sakarian), Legally Blonde thrilled to be returning to the Chance the Musical (Emmett Forrest), Little Shop of Horrors Theater stage with Dogfight. Last (Dentist), and The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin). year she could be seen dancing in David is a San Diego native and is currently studying el barrio con la familia perfecta in Musical Theatre at University of California, Irvine. their production of In the Heights. Much love and special thanks to Helena Sasikova and Nohely just ended a run of Green Day’s American Roman Sasik, Gary Busby, Laura Whitten, and Patrick Idiot at the DOMA Theater Company understudying Day. All of you made me who I am today and I wouldn’t the Extraordinary Girl. Other stage credits include: have it any other way. Thank you so much to Chance’s A Chorus Line (Cassie), Footloose (Rusty), Shrek casting and creative team for this incredible, life-goal the Musical (Mama Bear), The Full Monty (Georgie), opportunity. Gonna be havin’ some kinda time! Hello Dolly! (Clerk), and Spamalot (ensemble). Film and TV: Documentary Now! (IFC), Azteca Musica & Joseph Ott (Gibbs/Ensemble) is La Academia Season 6 (Azteca TV), Waiting in the thrilled to be returning to Chance Wings (Feature Film/Soundtrack), Food Finds (Food Theater after having performed Network), and various roles for Disneyland Resort in Hairspray during the summer. Entertainment. Huge thank you to everyone who made Some of his favorite roles include: this production possible. Angeline, Julia, Charlie, and Kenickie (Grease), Max (Lend Me Chicken Noodle thanks for believing in me. Powered a Tenor), Valvert (Cyrano De Bergerac), Algernon by pizza. @MissNohely (The Importance of Being Earnest), and Feuilly (Les Miserables). Joseph also thanks his wonderful family Monika Pena (Peggy/Ensemble) is and friends for their never-ending love and support. thrilled to join in her third production Enjoy the show! at Chance Theater! Her previous performances at the Chance include Cassandra Rieck (Mama/Ensemble) Hairspray and In the Heights. Other is very excited to be involved with credits include Philia in Forum and Dogfight! She’s very excited to be in Winnie in Annie Get Your Gun. Off the stage, Monika this show and feels very honored to studies Zoology at Cal Poly Pomona and enjoys have been chosen. This is her first working backstage. show with the Chance, but surely not the last. Recent productions Cassandra has been in Peter Duchan (Book) wrote the book include Into The Woods (Baker’s Wife), Rent (Mark’s of the musical, Dogfight (based on Mother), and Avenue Q (Lucy The Slut). Cassandra the 1991 film), which had its world aspires to one day be on Broadway and to get an premiere in 2012 at Second Stage E.G.O.T. She would like to thank her family and friends Theater, in a production directed by for supporting her with all her shows and always Joe Mantello and choreographed by making time to come see her perform. She would also Christopher Gattelli. Dogfight, which features music like to thank her teacher Jim Hormel for molding her and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, won the

4 v 18th Anniversary Season 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical Parq, Secret Garden, and She Loves Me. He is very and was also nominated for five Outer Critics Circle happy to be back and working with these wonderful Awards (including New Off-Broadway Musical and people. Other shows include, Thoroughly Modern Book of a Musical) and two Drama League Awards Millie, Bonnie and Clyde, Sweeney Todd, Little Shop (including Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical). In of Horrors, and Spelling Bee. In 2013, he won the L.A. addition, the musical received the 2011 Richard Ovation Award for Best Musical Direction for his work Rodgers Award from the American Academy of Arts on this theater’s production of Triassic Parq. Taylor and Letters. It was originally commissioned by Lincoln has composed scores for productions of Macbeth, Center Theater. Dogfight opened in London in 2014 Twelfth Night, and The Bacchae. He is perpetually and was nominated for two Evening Standard Awards working on an original musical, which he hopes will be (including Best Musical). finished soon. His next project is as vocal director for Musical Theater Academy’s production of Beauty and Benj Pasek and Justin Paul the Beast. He would like to thank his family for all their (Music and Lyrics) are the Tony/ love and support. Emmy-nominated songwriting team behind the Broadway musical A Angeline Mirenda (Choreographer) Christmas Story, The Musical (Tony, After performing in Chance Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle productions of In the Heights (Carla) nominations), Dogfight (Lucille and Loch Ness: A New Musical Lortel Award winner, Drama League, (Callaghan), Angeline is thrilled to Outer Critics Circle, London Evening be collaborating in a new way with Standard Awards nominations), the theatre. She’s been dancing for eighteen years James and The Giant Peach, and and choreographing musicals and dance concerts for . TV credits include Smash, eleven of those. She would like to thank her family Sesame Street and Johnny and the Sprites. Pasek and friends for their continued absurdity and love: and Paul created the song “Unlimited” for Old Navy’s specifically Christine, Trevor and Nohely (all of whom 2014 back-to-school campaign. yielded various parts of their houses for staging), her parents, and ‘just’ Phil. Assistant Choreography credit Matthew McCray (Director) Chance goes to Charlie (Angeline’s very nosey cat, who made debut. Matthew has directed this process a little difficult). Choreography credits: productions and workshops at Center Wild Party, #CollegetheMusical, Cabaret, Grease, Theatre Group, StudioSCR at South 42nd Street, Little Mermaid Jr. Dance Captain credits: Coast Repertory, the LA Philharmonic American Idiot: Reloaded, Urinetown, Godspell. at Disney Concert Hall, Deaf West Theatre, Theatre @ Boston Court, REDCAT, Circle Christopher Scott Murillo (Scenic X, Son of Semele, Moving Arts, Rogue Machine, Design) is thrilled to be working again among others. As the Founding Artistic Director at the Chance Theater. Selected of Son of Semele Ensemble, he has produced 15 Theater Design Credits Include: seasons of theatre in Los Angeles. Directing awards Troubadour Theater Company: have included recognition from the LA Drama Critics Santa Claus is Comin’ to Motown. Circle and the Sage Awards, as well as nominations ICT: The Heir Apparent, Abigail/1702. Deaf West from the Ovation Awards and LA Weekly Awards. Theatre: Spring Awakening (@Inner-City Arts). East As a performer, credits include REDCAT, Disney, West Players: Criers for Hire, Bejing Spring, Steel REPRISE!, Overtone Industries, Theatre @ Boston Magnolias. Playwrights’ Arena: Cinnamon Girl, Dallas Court, Musical Theatre West, Shakespeare Orange Non-Stop, Anatomy of Gazellas. At Chance Theater: County, as well as on the TV shows Parenthood, Lysistrata Jones, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The New Girl, Will & Grace, Boston Legal, and the feature Who’s Tommy. TV Consulting & Set Decor Credits: The Commission (w/ Martin Sheen). Executive The 86th Academy Awards, The Real Housewives of Officer, Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles. Beverly Hills and Orange County Reunion Specials. Ovation Voter since 2008. BFA, Chapman University. Currently, he is an adjunct faculty member at CSULA Member: SDC, AEA & SAG/AFTRA. TWITTER: @ teaching scenic design and stagecraft. He holds an matthewmccray WEB: www.matthewmccray.com MFA from the UCSD Department of Theatre and Dance and a BA from the UCLA School of Theater, Taylor Stephenson (Music Director) Film, and Television. www.christopherscottmurillo.com is a music director, composer, actor, and teacher based in Long Beach. KC Wilkerson (Lighting Designer) He graduated from UCI with a degree Senior Lighting Designer for in drama where he studied voice and Disney Parks & Resorts Creative conducting from his mentor, Dr. Gary Entertainment. Recent Disney Busby. This is Taylor’s fifth production with the Chance projects include Star Wars Launch having previously worked on Little Women, Triassic Bay, Season of the Force, Halloween Screams, and Disneyland Forever. Recent theatre Award- Best Musical, Intimate Theater), Welcome shows include Wicked Lit 2015, Beyond The Fence, Home Jenny Sutter (Southern California Premiere), SCC 25th Anniversary Gala, and Songs For A New HAIR: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (Stage World. Honors include LA Drama Critics Circle Manager, five Ovation Award nominations, including Awards, LA Stage Alliance Ovation Honors Award, Best Musical, and six LADCC Award nominations), and Backstage Garland Awards. Member of the the West Coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch and Association of Lighting Designers and the Educational The Goat (Rehearsal Stage Manager). Graduate of Theatre Association, with work published in Live Concordia University, Irvine. Thanks to Alex and this Design, Lighting & Sound America, Stage Directions, super hilariously talented cast and Mom & Dad. Happy and others. He leads workshops and conducts Holidays! presentations for LDI, LightFair, International Thespian Oanh Nguyen (Artistic Director) has Festival, Disney Performing Arts, and CA State been serving as Chance Theater’s Thespians; where he serves as a board member. He founding Artistic Director since 1999. also runs his own blog on creative thinking (and doing) Oanh is a recipient of TCG’s New at cre8tivitylab.wordpress.com. Generations Grant and the TCG Ryan Brodkin (Sound Design) is Nathan Cummings Young Leaders of thrilled to join Chance Theater on Color Fellowship. He was awarded the Outstanding another adventure. His work with Artist Award by Arts Orange County, profiled in Chance Theater includes Lysistrata Orange County Register’s “Most Influential People” Jones, Maple & Vine, Triassic Parq, 2014 series and OC Weekly’s 2014 People Issue, The Laramie Project, She Loves Me, inducted into Anaheim High School’s Hall of Fame In The Heights, Loch Ness: A New Musical and After and recently was the commencement speaker to The Revolution. Ryan has also worked extensively the 2014 graduation class of Chapman University in the L.A. area as a sound designer, including the College of Performing Arts. Oanh was Producing world-premiere productions of Alceste, Eat The Runt, Associate at South Coast Repertory for four years. and Holy Ghost. Outside of the theatre, Ryan is a part- He also served on the advisory board of the Anaheim time web developer and full-time coffee addict. Many High School Performing Arts Conservatory, the board thanks to Bebe and Ianto. of Network of Ensemble Theatres, LA’s 99-seat Transitional Committee, multiple SDC committees Christina Marie Perez (Costume and grant panels for the National Endowment for the Design) is very excited to be a part Arts and Theatre Communications Group. Oanh is a of this show. Since graduating San proud member of SDC and SAG-AFTRA. His directing Diego State University she has credits include productions at Chance Theater, East worked for Long Beach Opera, The West Players, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Segerstrom Western Stage in Salinas, PCPA Center for the Arts, and South Coast Repertory, and Theaterfest in Santa Maria, and Orange Coast College served as the Associate Director for the international in Costa Mesa. In addition to designing for various tour of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish (Berkeley theatres she is currently working towards her Masters Repertory, South Coast Repertory, Hong Kong of Fine Arts degree at California State University Arts Festival). His selected film credits include Two Fullerton. Some of Christina’s design work includes Brothers directed by Jean-Jacques Annaude, Rush Real Women Have Curves, Little Shop of Horrors, Hour 3 directed by Brett Ratner, and Lonely Boy Bugsy Malone Jr. and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s directed by Dale Fabrigar (Best First Feature Grand Nest at The Western Stage, Legally Blonde and The Jury Prize at the 2013 Louisiana International Film Merry Widow at Cal State Fullerton, and In the Heights Festival and Audience Award Winner at the 2013 here at the Chance. Christina would like to give a BIG BolderLife Festival). thank you to her amazing family for all their love and support. Without it she would not be able to follow her Casey Long (Managing Director) bliss. is proud to be a Chance Resident Artist and co-founder. Casey is a Courtny Greenough (Stage graduate of the Leadership Anaheim Manager/Company Manager) is a program, Annenberg Foundation’s Resident Company Member and Alchemy training, and the Fieldstone Company Manager of Chance Foundation Leadership program. Recent Chance Theater. Previous shows with the acting credits include Samuel Hunter’s A Bright Chance: Hairspray, In the Heights, New Boise, the Orange County Premiere of Sarah Lysistrata Jones, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Ruhl’s Passion Play, Southern California Premiere of The Laramie Project & The Laramie Project: Ten Reborning, and the West Coast Premiere of Nerve. Years Later, West Side Story, Reborning (Back Stage He would like to thank you all for being here to support Critic’s Pick), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Ovation local artists and our mission. 6 v 18th Anniversary Season Erika C. Miller (Development Teodora Ramos (Master Carpenter) Director) is a Chance Founding Artist is a proud Chance Resident Artist. alongside husband, Oanh Nguyen. She earned her BA in Theater - She began singing professionally Technical Production and Design with The Los Angeles Children’s from Cal State Fullerton. Recent Chorus where she was privileged to credits include Anne of Green Gables perform with Peabo Bryson, Barry Manilow, Andre (Stage Manager), world premiere of The Boy in the Previn, Yo-yo Ma, Doc Severinsen, Luther Vandross, Bathroom (Master Carpenter), The Secret Garden among others. She can be heard on the soundtracks (Stage Manager), Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who of “Hero”, “The Dark Half” and “Merry Christmas from is Sylvia? (Master Carpenter, Back Stage Critic’s Pick Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Orchestra”. and LA Times Critic’s Choice), The Who’s Tommy Opera credits: Die Frau Ohnne Schatten and El Gato (Master Carpenter), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter Montez with Placido Domingo at The Music Center, (Master Carpenter), Merrily We Roll Along (Assistant Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl, and The Stage Manager), Little Women - The Broadway Magic Flute at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Ragtime solist at Musical (Assistant Stage Manager), The Seagull Steamers Jazz Club, Old Town Music Hall, and the (Master Carpenter), Hair (crew), Guys and Dolls Muckenthaler Cultural Center. Backup singer for local (Assistant Technical Director), and Noises Off (Stage Celtic band Craic in the Stone, and featured on their Manager). She would like to thank Calvin for his two albums. Favorite Chance Roles include: She constant love and support. Loves Me (LA Times Critic’s Choice), Little Women Jeff Hellebrand (Box Office (remounted at La Mirada Theatre in 2013),The Associate) co-founded Chance Laramie Project Cycle, Jerry Springer: The Opera Theater in 1999 in his native Orange (Ovation Award for Best Musical, LA Times Critic’s County. He received his degree from Choice), title role in Evita, Into the Woods (Back Stage Cal State Fullerton and additional Critic’s Pick and Garland Award Honorable Mention), training at Cal State Chico and The Cabaret (Garland Award nominee: Best Actress), Professional Actors Conservatory. He has worked Closer Than Ever (LA Times Critic’s Choice), and Lee on both sides of the curtain in venues throughout Miller: The Angel and The Fiend (OC Weekly Award). California. He currently sits on the Stagecraft Masako Tobaru (Scenic & Lighting Technology advisory committee for North Orange Designer/Technical Director) has been County Regional Occupational Program. Chance with the Chance since 2003, and also Theater acting credits include Anne of Green Gables, serves as a resident stage manager Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (Back Stage Critic’s and lighting designer. Her Chance Pick), The Stroop Report, Therese Raquin, The Diary Theater credits include Little Women, of Anne Frank (O.C. Register Best Ensembles), Anne of Green Gables, Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Memories on the Wind and the O.C. entry in 365 Who is Sylvia?, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, and Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks. Script writing Evita, among others. Her credits outside the Chance credits dear to his heart are Is Pepperoni a Vegetable? include Ganga...Life as a River, Much Ado About And Other Mysteries of Love, But I Don’t FEEL Grown Nothing, Cabaret, Medea, Patient A and The Last Up, and The Beach... Without Leo. Night of Ballyhoo. Masako received her BA in Theater Jocelyn A. Brown (Associate Artistic and Communications from Concordia University, Director) Chance directing highlights Irvine. include The Artist as a part of the Bebe Herrera (Production Manager) Chance’s “On The Radar” Series, is delighted to be working with Evita, Never In My Lifetime (Back Chance Theater. A member of Stage Critic’s Pick), Big Love, and Theatre of NOTE in Los Angeles, The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly Best Direction some previous stage management nomination). Chance acting highlights include Blitzen credits include Chance’s Maple in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, the Witch in Into and Vine, the world premiere of Pat McGowan’s The Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Cathy in The FILM, regional premiere Holy Ghost by Jon Tuttle, B. Last 5 Years (Back Stage Garland nomination for Walker Sampson’s Alceste, and The Pity of Things, Best Actor), Nancy in Closer Than Ever (LA Times an evening of one-act plays. Hailing from the South Critic’s Choice), and Ann in Goodnight Children Bay, she has worked with theatre companies from Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Female Lead Hollywood to Anaheim and back including Rangeview Performance). Outside of the Chance, Jocelyn teaches Productions, the University Players, Movimiento at Laguna Hills High School, is earning her Masters in Estudiantil de Teatro y Artes and Moveable Piece. She Education, runs around after two toddlers, Kyden and would like to thank Chance Theater for making every Torin, and on occasion sees her loving husband, Kirk. time working with them such memorable experiences. 2016 Season v 7 Jennifer Ruckman (Literary Nguyen and Jeff Hellebrand. Marc first performed Manager) is endlessly proud at the Chance in A History of the American Film as to be a Resident Artist here at Mickey (plus 4 other characters) and soon became a the Chance. Since joining this resident artist. In 2004, Marc had to drop out of the amazing group of artists, she has company due to the discovery of a tumor about the appeared in the Southern California size of a ping-pong ball on his optic nerve. His surgery premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Ovation was successful, but he moved up to the Seattle area Recommended), the West Coast Premiere of Jesus to stay with family to recuperate. While he was up Hates Me (Chancie Award - Best Supporting Actress), there, he attended the Seattle Film Institute where he Rabbit Hole (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), and Frozen received a Filmmaking Certificate. Marc has been a (Garland Award Honorable Mention: Performance). resident artist since June 2008. You may also have seen her deflecting bullets as Robin “George” Shorter (Associate Wonder Woman in the West Coast Premiere of The House Manager) is very excited Superheroine Monolgoues. Additionally, Jennifer to be working with the Chance. has performed at The Oval Theatre in London and She has been very involved since in the remounting of Jesus Hates Me at South Coast 2012’s 24hr Chance-a-thon, where Repertory. She studied at USC and the British she stayed up all night with some American Drama Academy and has lent her face to Chance staff members. Since then, she has built Smallville and her voice to the Bratz Babyz. sets, ushered people, but you’ll recognize her most Darryl B. Hovis (Co-Education as the person who’s usually behind LindaBAR. When Director) earned his MA in Theatre not volunteering her time at the Chance, “George” Production at Central Washington (as she’s lovingly known at the Chance) hands University and studied acting at the out caffeine drinks at Starbucks in Disneyland and Professional Conservatory at UCSD California Adventure. Come by and say “hi” the next under Anna Shapiro (Steppenwolf) as time you visit the happiest place on earth. well as South Coast Repertory under Karen Hensel. Crystal Phillips (Casting Associate) He is the co-founder and artistic director of the Culver stays quite busy at the Chance in City Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, where a variety of ways: Chance-a-thon, he developed an intensive arts program for high the Gala, community outreach, school students in theatre, film, music, and art, and auditions, On The Radar, and more in- has gone on to develop theatre programs at other between… She is always interested in Southern California high schools, as well as Theatre finding ways to increase engagement. You may even International at Leysin American School in Leysin, catch her doing the curtain speech before the show. Switzerland. Some of his favorite shows that he has What she loves more than just about anything else is directed include Therese Raquin (Chance Theater), to engage in conversations about how theater honestly Rent and The Threepenny Opera (Samohi Theatre), relates to our own lives and how we’re affected by our Machinal and Resurrecting Antigone (UniTheatre), and experiences. She is grateful for her husband: Steve The Miracle Worker and Treehouses (AVPA). and mom: Melody, who ceaselessly stand by her with Karen O’Hanlon (Co-Education love and support. :) Director) received her B.A. in Theatre Chance Theater is proud to be one of the leading from East Stroudsburg University. ensemble-driven theatre companies in Southern She has worked as a teaching artist, California. We have won five Ovation Awards actress and director throughout (including two for Best Production of a Musical for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Triassic Parq -- The Musical and Jerry Springer: The and New York, including and most notably at the Opera). The Chance also received an LADCC Award McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. Previous for our reimagined revival of West Side Story. Anaheim performances include Cinderella Waltz, Are the Lights City Council named us “the official resident theater Still on in Paris, Great Western Wanderlust, Coyote company of Anaheim”. Twice named “Outstanding Arts Ugly, Slaughter City and Tony and Tina’s Wedding. Organization” by Arts Orange County, Chance Theater She would like to thank her family and friends for their is also a recipient of the LADCC’s Polly Warfield Award ongoing support, especially her loving and patient for Excellence. Founded in 1999, we are focused on husband Nick for being her rock. the goal of being Orange County’s premiere mid-size Marc Sanford (Associate House contemporary theater by contributing to a more Manager) is very happy to be a compassionate, connected, and creative community. Chance Theater Resident Artist. In As a constituent member of Theatre Communications 1994, Marc did a production of Little Group, Network of Ensemble Theaters, and the LA Shop of Horrors at Rancho Santiago Stage Alliance, Chance Theater continues to bring College (now known as Santa Ana national attention to the Southern California and College), where he met future Chance founders Oanh Orange County theater scenes.

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

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

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

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VISIONARY CIRCLE

Emerald ($25,000+) Bette & Wylie Aitken

Ruby ($15,000-$24,999) Larry & Sophie Cripe Elation Lighting Mary Kay Fyda-Mar Robin Glasser & Robert Berman GFS, Inc. Scott & Georgia Well Tod & Linda White KC Wilkerson

Sapphire ($8,000-$14,999) City of Anaheim Google, Inc. Annenberg Foundation Scott & Sandra Graham Argyros Family Foundation Wendy Hooper Boeing Matching Gifts Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller Jocelyn & Kirk Brown National Endowment for the Arts Steve Brown Laurie Smits Staude

Diamond ($5,000-$7,999) Allergan Foundation Sarah Pierce Martin & Wendy Benson Robert J. & Doreen D. Marshall Fund Capital Group Companies for Dramatic Arts and Music, Charitable Foundation Orange County Community Elizabeth George Foundation Foundation Bruce Goodrich Jennifer Ruckman Guy W. Marr Sally Ann Catering Nexgen Pharma

Angel ($2,500-$4,999) Disney EARS to YOU Terry & Michelle Schomburg Nancy Johnson Wendy & Jac Tobiska Andy & Judith Lamb Judith Todd & Dan Kee Shannon C. Lamb, APC PATRON CIRCLE ($1,200-$2,499) Dr. Michael & Jean Abdalla Liz Jones & Dennis O`Connell Anaheim Arts Council Yvonne & Damien Jordan Anaheim Community Foundation Bradley Kaye Craig Brown Broadway Knights, Robert Krueger Rachel Oliveros Catalano Maddy & Tommy Long Victor & Marnie Ceporius Robyn Manion Craic in the Stone Marshall Pailet Susie Dittmar Jolene Perez Gail & Ernie Doe Tom & Amy Prenovost Dramatists Guild Fund Robin “George” Shorter Roger Friedman Sunwest Bank Joyce Givens & Leslie Hayman Kelly Todd & John Robinson Camille Goulet Heather M. Young Gregory Heiertz & Carollyn Lobell Huston School of Music & Theatre, Yorba Linda

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($600 - $1,199) Ashleigh Aitken & Michael Penn Interior Office Solutions, Inc PRP Wine International Angels Booster Club Max Espinoza & Sam Joslin Fran & Leonard Rich Diane & Chimo Arnold Deirdre Kelly & Howard Privette Frances Riggs Anaheim Council Member Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim Michael Salimbeni Jordan Brandman Laguna Playhouse Rick & Cheri Smetanka Alan & Theresa Corcoran Lorin E. Liesy Kathy Coyle Smith & Stephen Smith Joe Dale & Judy Flindt David & Danice Limberg Amanda Spencer Sheryl D. Donchey Pamela Lorenz Steve & Linda Sundvold Alisa & Jay Duffey Adrienne McCambridge Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait & Julie Tait Sarah DuVal Keith & Elizabeth McDonald Anaheim Council Member Clown College Deborah & John Montevideo James Vanderbilt Robert & Jennifer Foran Anaheim Council Member Kris Murray Whale of a Tale Children’s Mary Jane Foster Oanh Nguyen & Erika C. Miller Bookshoppe Chelle Friedman Rey O`Day Karen Webster Lynn Gold & Jade Martner Crystal Phillips Laura & Will Young Carol Hellebrand & Patti Howard MJ Poptanich

ADVOCATES ($300 - $599) Susan & Thomas Alexander Lisa Hale Laura La Ferr Doyle Smiens Katheryn Baker Laura M. Hathaway John Lane Judy Smith BCT Entertainment Jeff Hellebrand Michael Mcgowen Donald Swartz & Ana Bomgaars Joe Impellizeri Angeline Mirenda Pascale Cleyman Carolyn Carpenter Judy & David Joss Irina Morris Total Wine & More Kerry Drake Jared Kaitz Rachel Mount Sam U. Well David Emmes & Paula Tomei Marcia & Bernard Kamine Maureen Peltzer Nancy & Scott Witlin Kathy & Bahram Esfahani Lisa Keating Carol & Michael Penn Sr. The Zotovich Family Trust Stephen & Susan Faessel Patrick Kelly Charlie & Kristi Proctor Elaine & Nathan Gochman Bonnie Kent Dick Roberts & Maria Rigatti Janet Green Denis & Barbara Kitayama Doug & Hannah Schroeder

SUPPORTERS ($150 - $299) 3D Theatricals Lorraine Dovetko Olivia A. Johnson Marc Sanford Barbara & Don Barkemeyer Jay & Sharon DuVal Eric Kuchel Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park Rob Blaney Al Enderle April Kurtyka Nicole Salimbeni Reynolds Family Foundation Michael Garcia & Don Laffoon & Grace Songolo Frances Segal Thomas Borchard Burt Vosburgh Michael & Cheryl Laven Lori Shapiro Fredrick M. Borges June Glenn Alan Lawson Rosalynn & Bill Strongin Alex Bueno Trish Goff Ms. Robin Ligerman Glenn Thomas Angela Burton Mr. Irwin Goldberg Doris Longmead Masako Tobaru Josh L Cable Janet Green Robyn Mack Michele Volz Center Club Orange County Courtny Greenough Mindy & Jonathan Mack Michael Vu Chemers Gallery Peggy Grover-Courtney Pat & Jolynn Mahoney Robert Walters Sally Chumbley Emily & Niles Guichet Mike & Lindy Michaelis Bruce L. Wilkinson Lois Clarke Gregg Hammer & Louis Pardo Jennifer Mirenda Mr. Peter Wilson Deutsche Bank Americas Charlotte Hemme & Karen O`Hanlon Howard & Sumi Yata Foundation Peter H. Tanner Michael Oppenheim Lisa & Tom Zaradich Ms. Donna Di Cesare Jon M. Hyrkas Arthur Partridge Christina Dixon Peggy Ann Immerman Paige Payne Sherry & Jean Louis Domerego Craig & Cathy Johnson Teodora Isabelle Ramos

List as of January 27, 2016

2016 Season v 13 Producer’s Circle These are the individuals who have stepped forward to publicly affiliate their name with our theater company. While they enjoy a one-of-a-kind VIP all-access, they are also providing vital support for the artists, the productions, the organization, and their community. We can’t thank them enough.

Season Producers Bette & Wylie Aitken

Executive Producers Robert Berman Sophie & Larry Cripe Mary Kay Fyda-Mar GFS, Inc. & Sammy Pierce Scott & Sandy Graham Tod & Linda White

Associate Producers Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller Laurie Smits Staude

PROGRAM SPONSORS

Artists OTR Speak Up Circle Circle Circle

Committed to significantly Committed to creating a Committed to broadening increasing the support to home for the hottest new the reach of our company our theater artists, including voices in American Theater into the community through directors, designers, actors, through our new works summer youth workshops, stage managers and program, On The Radar veteran programs, free Equity contracts. (OTR). performances and more.

Martin & Wendy Benson Bruce Goodrich Allergan Foundation Wendy Hooper Georgia & Scott Well Orange County Community Foundation, Robert J. & Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts & Classical Music ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS The endowment fund ensures the future of the Chance for years to come.

MAJOR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS DEFERRED ESTATE GIFTS Tod & Linda White Diane & Chimo Arnold To find out more Robert E. Campbell or to make a donation Sophie & Larry Cripe Call Erika at Camille Goulet (714) 970-0592

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Visit us at www.SallyAnnCatering.com 801 S. Lakeview Ave, Ste B, Placentia 92870 Phone 714.779.1260 FAX 714.779.7629 [email protected]

Official Chance Photographer since 2005 MISSION Chance Theater seeks to create exciting theatrical experiences that will engage, surprise and unite our audiences, our artists, and our community. The mission of the Chance is to contribute to a more compassionate, connected and creative Orange County.

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

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

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

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

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