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Home , Eva Le Gallienne, Hershy Kay, June Gable, Patricia Birch, The Me Nobody Knows

The Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn Artistic Director Executive Director Productious Director Robert Kalfin Michael David Burl Hash presents (andicfe Book adaptea Composed by • from Voltaire by by Hugh Wheeler Richard Wilbur With Additional Lyrics by and John Latouche With Mark Baker June Gable Robert Hendersen Kathryn Ritter Gail Boggs Lynne Gannaway David Horwitz Deborah St. Darr Maureen Brennan Chip Garnett Jeff Keller Renee Semes Jim Corti Carlos Gorbea Marti Morris Lewis J. Stadlen Sam Freed Mary-Pat Green Joe Palmieri Production Designed by Musical Director Orchestrations by Eugene and Franne Lee John Mauceri Hershy Kay Choreographed by Patricia Birch Directed by Assistant Director Ruth Mitchell Production Stage Manager Jaunes Doolan Cast in Order of Appearance Dr. Voltaire, Dr. Pangloss, Governor, Host, Sage ------·------Lewis J. Stadlen Chinese Coolie, Westphalian Soldier, Priest, Spanish Don, Rosary Vendor, Sailor, Lion, Guest ------Jim Corti ------Mark Baker Huntsman, 1st Recruiter, Agent, Executioner, Spanish Don, Cartagenian, Priest, 3rd Sailor, Eunuch ------David Horwitz Paquette ------Deborah St. Darr Baron, Grand Inquisitor, Slave Driver, 1st Sailor ------Joe Palmieri Baroness, Harpsichordist, Penitente, Steel Drummer, Houri, Cow ______Mary-Pat Green Cunegonde ------Maureen Brennan Maxmillian ------Sam Freed Servant, Bulgarian Sergeant, Agent of the Inquisition, Executioner, Spanish Don, Cartagenian, Sailor ...... Robert Hendersen 2nd Recruiter, Rich Jew, Judge, Man in Black, Cartagenian, Pirate, German Botanist and Guest ------Jeff Keller Penitente, Whore, Houri ------Gail Boggs Penitente, Cartagenian, Houri ------Lynne Gannaway Aristocrat, Cartagenian, 2nd Sheep ------Marti Morris Westphalian Soldier, Agent, Guard, Governor's Aide, Pirate, Guest ...... Chip Garnett Bulgarian Soldier, Aristocrat, Fruit Vendor, 2nd Sailor, Pygmy, Cow ...... Carlos Gorbea Lady with Knitting, Cartagenian, 1st Sheep __ :______Renee Semes Aristocrat, Whore, Houri (Cunegonde Alternate) ------Kathryn Ritter Old Lady ------June Gable

Understudies Sam Freed for Lewis J. Stadlen; Robert Hendersen for Sam Freed and Mark Baker; David Horowitz for Joe Palmieri and Jeff Keller; Renee Semes for June Gable; Lynne Gannaway for supporting female roles; Carlos Gorbea for supporting male roles. Undersrudies never substitute for-listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. Musical Numbers Life is Happiness Indeed ------Baker, Brennan, Freed, St. Darr The Best of All Possible Worlds ------Stadlen, Baker, Brennan, Freed, St. Darr Oh Happy We ------·------·························------Baker, Brennan It Must Be So ------·-······------·-----·-·--·················--···············-···········BalCer 0 Miserere ·---··-----·--·--·------······----··················------··-·····------·-····--·-Gannaway, Boggs, Morris Reprise- Oh Happy We ------··------···------·-·················-······-····--·---·········Baker, Brennan Glitter and Be Gay ------·------·----·-···----·-·---···-··----·-··········------···········--·-Brennan Auto Da fe (What A Day) ·----·-·--··-··-··-··--··-···--·-·--·--·--····································-···········-Company This World ·····--·--·------·------··------·-··----·-··------·······---····---·----···-············--·-······--················Baker · You Were Dead, You Know ------·······------·----·-···---····-----·--·--······-···---··-----·····Baker, Brennan l am Easily Assimilated ·····--·----·--··---····--···-······ ...... Gable, Corti, Hendersen, Horwitz Reprise - I am Easily Assimilated ...... Gable, Baker, Brennan My Love ·------··------·----·------··········-----·-----···------·---··----·-·····----·--·-·-·····---Stadlen Fons Pietatis ------·-················································---··--···------····---·-·------·--·-············----·--··-Company Sheep's Song ------·------·-·----·········--·-····---··· ...... Morris, Semes, Corti, St. Darr, Baker Bon Voyage --···--·---·--·-····------·-··········----·············· ·····------·-·------Stadlen and Company Reprise- The Best of all Possible Worlds ______Gable, Baker, St. Darr, Semes, Morris Reprise - You Were Dead, You Know ...... ··------·------·---··------·-···-----Baker, Brennan Make Our Garden Grow ···----···-·--·-----··-···---·-···········-···························-·---·---·-·------Company Musicians Piano ...... Tom Pierson Joseph D. Lewis Albin Konopka Trombone ...... 0. T. Myers Cello ...... David Sella Percussion ...... Rick Cohen Double Bass ...... Dennis Masuzzo ViolinjViola ...... Ruth MillhousejYuval Waldman Trumpet ...... Grant Keast Scott Wharton Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo, Alto Recorder ...... Charles O'Kane Clarinet, Saxophone, Bass Clarinet ...... Phil Bashor Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon ...... Virginia Hourigan MARK BAKER (Candide) was a Cherub at North­ where he played Mortimer in Arsenic And Old Lace western University and first studied acting with and the title role in George M! Me. Corti is a gradu­ Alvina Krause. He later entered Carnegie-Mellon ate of Loyola University, Chicago. He has studied University to study theatre design, but soon discovered with Alvina Krause at the Pacific Conservatory Judith that acting was more important. In 1968 he enrolled Gick of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Har:>ld at the Neighborhood Playhouse where he studied with Lang of the Central School, , and Vincent Sanford Meisner. He first appeared as Linus in Dowling of the Abbe~· Theatre, Dublin. You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and performed it for President and Mrs. Johnson at the White * * * House. He ~ppeared witn Margaret Hamilton and SAM FREED (Maximillian) has appeared off-Broad­ in Here Today, in Love Me, Love My way in What's A Nillf! Country Like You Doing In Children at the Mercer Arts Center, as Barnaby in Hello Dolly with Molly Picon, The Fantasticks with A State Like This and The Proposition. He played John Gavin, and on Broadway· in Via Galactica. His in The Taming Of The Shrew at the Actors' Theatre most recent appearance was in the pro­ of Louisville and in Romeo And Juliet and The .l duction of Got/spell. Mr. Baker is currently studying Drrmkard at the Penn State Festival Theatre. Mr. voice with Ryan Edwards and Tom Rosinsky. His Freed was also seen in the NET production Mas­ J spare-time interest is the creation and study of puppets. querade. His summer stock credits include leading roles in L'il Abner, Show Me Where The Good Times * * * Art•, and Star Spangled Girl. GAIL BOGGS (Penitente, Whore, Houri) has been * * .. seen in ]ems Christ Superstar and Mother f.ttrlb on Broadway. In Australia she appeared in 1u o Gt! nlh·· JUNE GABLE (Old Lady) was last seen in the men of Verona. Off-Broadway she played in the Publit· Chelsea production of The Beggar's Opera as Lucy Thelter production of Ipigenia and in the show Ti Lockit. Her other off-Broadway credits include Alicia Jetm And His Brothers. On television she has been in Lady Aut/ley's Secret, Shorty in AI Carmine's seen on such shows as Mike Douglm and The Today Wamed, Penny in A Day In The Life .. ., Joe Papp's Show. Ms. Boggs was the 1969 State Champion for Mod Domta and the Beatnik Witch in Macbird. She Womens' 100 meter low hurdles. She is a gymnast also starred in Jacques Brei ... in New York, Los and lead singer in a rock group called "Tar Baby". Angeles, and London, where she was nominated by She received her training for the stage at the Ameri· the London critics as Best Supporting Actress in a can Academy of Dramatic Art. Musical. Her TV credits include re-creating her role in Beggar's Opera for Telepromter Cable and appear· ances on the Totrigbt, Dick Cavett, and Camera Three MAUREEN BRENNAN (Cunegonde) has had princi­ shows. Repertory credits include various adventures pal roles with the American Light Opera Company, with Bill Ball's American Conservatory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Washington Theatre Club, Charles in Washington D.C. and The Little Theater of Alex· Playhouse and The Williamstown Summer Theatre. andria, Va. At the University of Cincinnati she had Ms. G nble is a recent Carnegie Tech graduate. roles in productions c,f Brigadoon, The Me Nobody K11ows, Carowel, and Apple Tree. She spent the past summer at the Wagonwheel Playhouse. Ms. Brennan * * * is a senior at College Conservatory of Music at the LYNNE GANNAWAY (Penitente, Cartagenian, University of Cincinnati. She studies voice with Helen Houri) has been seen on Broadway in the role of Laird. the Taj Mahal in Minnies Boys, Cabaret, and Pippin. Her summer stock credits include the roles of Helena in Midsummer Nights Dream, Gloria Stark in Gentle­ JIM CORTI (Chinese Coolie, Westphalian Soldier, mm Prefer Blotrdes, Kid in The Roar Of The ­ Priest, Spanish Don, Rosary Vendor, Sailor, Lion, paint, The Smell Of The Crowd, and Gloria Rasputin Guest) appeared last season with the American Con­ in Bye Bye Birdie. Ms. Gannaway has studied dance servatory Theatre in Cyratzo De Bergerac and The with T oni Beck, Yuriko, Mat Mattox, and Luigi. She Merchant of Venice. He has spent the last three sum­ studied voice with Marian Haraldson and Edward mers in Santa Maria, California as a resident artist Morris. She attended the HB Studios and holds a with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts B.F.A. degree from Southern Methodist University. CHIP GARNETI (Westphalian Soldier, Agent, Ith1ca College, where he played in such productions Guard, Goveroor's Aide, Pirate, Guest) began his as Mmz Of La Mancha, The Fantasticks, Mercbant Of career as a singer-actor-dancer in his native Ft. Wayne, Venice, and Pinocchio. He directed the College's first Indil na. He attended Indiana University where he production of , then capped majored in music, dance and voice. Mr. Garnett has his college career with a USO-ATA tour of How To toured with the USO and performed as a soloist with Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, playing Duke Ellington. Most recently he appeared in the to packed service clubs all over Greenland, Labrador, musical Inner City. and Newfoundland. •• • • CARLOS GORBEA (Bulgarian Soldier, Aristocrat, • • • Fruit Vendor, 2nd Sailor, Pygmy, Cow) has appeared on Broadway in , Fiddler On The JEFF KELLER (2nd Recruiting Officer, Rich Jew, Judge, .l Roof, and Cabaret. He was Dance Captain for the Man in Black, Cartagenian, Pirate, German Botanist, National Companies of Cab~net and Zorba. •Mr. Gor­ Guest) has appeared in The Roar Of The Greasepaitzt, bea was the Choreographer for the CBS series The The Smell Of The Crowd, Funny Girl, Dames At Sea, Name Of The Game. He studied acting with Stella Sweet Charity, Blithe Spirit, and Curley McDimple at J Adler, ballet with Robert Joffrey, jazz with Lee the Barn Theatre in Rumson, New Jersey. In Regional Becker Theodore, and voice with Tony Di Leva. Theatre he played in , Once Upon A Mattress, and The Fantasticks. Mr. Keller * * * has appeared at Sardi's and the Royal Manhattan. He M A 'R Y . P A T GREEN (Baroness, Harpsichordist, studied voice with Era Tognoli and dance with Roger Penitente, Steel Drummer, Houri, Cow) has played Braun. He holds a B.S. degree from Monmouth Col­ in productions of George M!, South Pacific, and Three lege. He has also appeared on the Joe Franklin Show. Penny Opera in summer stock, and also appeared in the National Company of Godspell. Candide marks • her New YQrk debut. Ms. Green attended Kansas University and the HB Studios. MARTI MORRIS (Aristocrat, Cartagenian, 2nd • • • Sheep) appeared off-Broadway in The Fantasticks as Luisa and in the pre-Boardway tryout of Comedy. She ROBERT HENDERSEN (Servant, Bulgarian Sergeant, has also worked at the St. Louis Municipal Opera, Agent of The Inquisition, Executioner, Spanish Don, The Equity Library Theatre and has performed in Cartagenian, Sailor) was raised in California and Stock and Dinner Theatres. Ms. Morris holds a BMA made his professional debut there in a stock produc­ degree in applied voice from West Virginia Univer­ tion of Cabaret. In regional theatre he has performed sity. leading roles in Take Me Along, Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Half A Sixpence. Two weeks in New York brought him a role in the revival of Otze For * * * The Money and later the National Company of The Rotbschilds, which brought him back to California JOE PALMIERI (Baron, Grand Inquisitor, Slave and most recently a tour of Song For Cyrano with Driver, 1st Sailor) played the roles of The Beggar Jose Ferrer. Mr. Hendersen trained at the Los Angeles and Lockit in Chelsea's production of The Beggar's Civic Light Opera Workshop and attended the Cali­ Opera. He was seen as Emory in The Boys In The fornia Instirute of the Arts on a full scholarship. Band in both New York and San Francisco. For the New York Shakespeare Festival .he performed in * * * Henry VI, Meas11re For Measure, and The Taming Of DAVID HORWITZ (Huntsman, lst Recruiting Of­ The Shrew. At Lincoln Center he appeared in Cyrano ficer, Executioner, Spanish Don, Cartagenian, Priest, and on Broadway he was seen as Omega in Lysistrata. 3rd Sailor) makes his off-Broadway debut with Can­ He was in National Tours of The Madwoman Of dide. Earlier this year he made his Broadway debut Chaillot and Tl;e Rivals with Eva Le Gallienne. He in Smith, starring Don Murray, and following that is featured in the soon to be released film Ina11gmal toured with Barbara Eden in Annie Get Your Gun. Ball. Mr. Palmieri holds an :M.F.A. degree in Educa­ He received extensive training at tion from the Catholic University of America. KATHRYN RITTER (Aristocrat, Whore, Houri,), Rice , the Outer Critic's Circle (Conegonde Alternate) has appeared in Stock and Award, and the Theatre World Award for his por­ Dinner Theatre as Carrie in Carousel, Gypsy in Gypsy, trayal of Groucho Marx in the Broadway musical Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins, Ella in Bells Are Minnies Boys. He appeared at the Public Theatre Ringing, Dulcie in The Boyfriend, and she has danced in The Happiness Cage and in productions The 1'ime in many others. Last Spring she appeared as Rosalinda· Of Your Life as Harry the Hoofer with , in Die Fledermaus with the New York Lyric Opera The Last Sweet Days Of Isaac in the title role, Play and this summer she performed scenes with Boris It Again Sam, and The Sunshine Boys. Me. Stadlen's Goldovsky's Opera Workshop. This fall she appeared films include Portnoy's Complaint, Parades, Savages, in La Rondine with the Bel Canto Opera Company. and the soon to be released Serpict?. Ms. Ritter was formerly apprenticed to the Joffrey Ballet and has danced in or choreographed such shows • • * as Music Man, Carnival, Kiss Me Kate, Boys From Syracuse and La Rondine. She has performed in night LEONARD BERNSTEIN (Composer) graduated from clubs and hotels throughout the east coast and toured Harvard in 1939 where his teachers included A. Till­ Vietnam and Thailand in the spring of 1972. man Merritt, Walter Piston, and Edward Burlingame Hill. He spent two years at the Curtis Institute in * * * Philadelphia where he studied conducting with Fritz DEBORAH ST. DARR (Paquette) has appeared on Reiner, orchestration with Randall Thompson and Broadway in The Selling Of The President and The continued his piano studies with Isabella Vengerova. Rothschilds. She has also been seen on the CBS His historic debut as a conductor came on Novem­ daytime serial Secret Storm. Ms. St. Darr has per­ ber 14, 1943 with the New York Philharmonic, when formed with the Lucas Hoving Dance Company and he substituted for the suddenly ailing Bruno Walter. in the 2nd National Company of Zorba. In Summer He was 25 and American, rwo characteristics literally Stock she ha:; played Lola in Damn Yankees among unknown at that time among conductors in the United many other roles. She studied acting with Darryl States. Since then the many talents of Leonard Bern­ Hickman, singing with John Mace, dance with Matt­ stein have been in evidence throughout the world. Mattox, Betty Jones, and Jose Limon and she has In 1958, Leonard Bernstein became Music Director performed at the American Festival of Modern Dance of the New York Philharmonic, the first American, in New London Conn. born and trained in his own country, to hold this prestigious post. Today he is Conductor Laureate of * * * the Orchestra. His compositions span the musical hori­ zons from symphony to musical comedy, ballet to RENEE SEMES (Lady with Knitting, Cartagenian, religious pieces. His works include three symphonies: lst Sheep) thought for a while that her professional feremiah, The Age Of Anxiety and Kaddish; also career would be to play Fiddler On The Roof in every Serenade For Violin Solo, Strings and Permssion, theatre in the country. Her four tours as Tevye's Chicester Psalms For Chorus And Orchestra, Prelude. eldest daughter, Tzeitel, covered more than seventy Fugue and Riffs, an opera, Trouble In Tahiti, and cities working with such actors as Theodore Bike! the ballets Fancy Free and Facsimile. His well-known and Robert Merrill. She has appeared on the Dinner theater scores, in addition to Candide, are On The Theater circuit with Ray Milland in Take Me Along Town, Wonderful Town, and West Side Story. He also and in Summer Stock productions of Boys From Syra· comRQsed the score for the award-winning film, On cuse, Plain And Fancy, Brigadoon, Showboat, and The Waterfront. His most d.iscussed recent composi­ Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. She has performed at the tion is , a theater piece commissioned by Presi­ Buffalo Studio Arena and aJ>peared earlier this year dent Kennedy's widow, which opened Washington's in Tom Eyen's Ms. Nefertiti Regrets at Cafe La Mama. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Septem­ Miss Semes' film credits include, Midnight Cowboy, ber 8, 1971 and had its European premiere on June Diary Of A Mad Housewife, and On A Clear Day. 28, •1973. This past summer Leonard Bernstein con­ • * * ducted a concert in the Vatican honoring the 10th anniversary of Pope Paul VI. Mr. Bernstein just com­ LEWIS ]. STADLEN (Dr. Voltaire, Dr. Pangloss, pleted a series of lectures at Harvard where he was Governor, Host, Sage) studied with Ms. Stella Adler. the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, one of He made his professional debut in the National Com­ the most distinguished appointments in the academic pany of Fiddler On The Roof. He received the Vernon world. HUGH WHEELER (Author) recently adapted the HAROLD PRINCE (Director), has been both producer screenplay for Harold Prince's film Something For and director for the musicals Follies, Company, Zorba, Everyone, starring . After twenty· Cabaret, Superman, She Loves Me! and A Little Night odd years of writing mysteries under the pseudonyms Musi~. He has produced Paiama Game, Damn Yankees, of Patrick Quentin and Q. Patrick, Mr. Wheeler New Girl In Town (all three with Frederick Brisson emerged under his true by-line as a playwright with and Robert Griffith), West Side Story (with Robert Big Fish, Little Fish, starring Jason Robards, Jr. and Griffith and Roger L. Stevens), and Fiorello! (with , which was followed by Look, We've Robert Griffith). In addition, Mr. Prince has produced Come Through and We Have Always Lived In The Take Her, She's Mine, A Funny Thing HaPPtt~ed On Castle. Recently he wrote the shooting script for the The Way To The Forum, Poor Bitos and the longest film Cabaret and his latest screen credit is Travels running show ever, Fiddler On The Roof. Seven times With My Aunt. In addition to A Little Night Musi~, his shows have won for Best Musical Mr. Wheeler will also be represented on Broadway of the Year, with Fiorello! a recipient of the coveted the season by the revival of Irene. A native of Eng­ . Mr. Prince won Tony Awards for his land he has resided for almost 30 years in America direction of Cabaret, Company, and Follies. In his and started writing mysteries shortly after landing on capacity as a director of the New Phoenix Repertory these shores. Four of his novels have been trans­ Company he directed last season's revival of O'Neill's formed into films-Bla~k Widow, Man In The Net, The Great God Brown and this season Durrenmatt's The Green-Eyed Monster and The Man With Two The Visit. Mr. Prince also directed the film Something Wives. Just a few of his mysteries, under the name For Everyone, starring Angela Lansbury an~ Michael of Patrick Quentin, are Puzzle For Fools, Puzzle For York and he is preparing a film version of Follies. Players, Puzzle For Puppets, Puzzles For Wantons, Pztzz/e For Fiends, among many others. * * * * * * PATRICIA BIRCH (Choreographer) first worked RICHARD WILBUR (Lyrisist) received his B.A. with Harold Prince· and Stephen Sondheim in West from Amherst College. He bas taught English at Har· Side Story. marked the happy vard, Wellesley, and at present is Professor of English reunion of Mr. Prince, who co-produced, Mr. Sond­ at Wesleyn University in Middletown, . heim who wrote the lyrics, and Miss Birch who Mr. Wilbur's first published collection of poetry was played the role of Anyoodys, in West Side Story. The Beautiful Changes, which appeared in 1947. This She is represented on Broadway by the hit musical was followed in 1950 by Ceremony And Other Poems, Grease, for which she won a Drama Desk Award and and that same year Mr. Wilbur received the Oscar a Tony nomination. In addition to assisting the direc­ Blumenthal Prize for Poetry. In 1955 he published tor, she choreographed all the musical numbers for his translation of Moliere's The Misanthrope and the You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and did the following year it was produced off-Broadway. The musical staging for The Me Nobody Knows. She verse translati

Tow1J1 A Flag Is Born, , Golden Apple, studio and lighting service in New Haven and worked Sand Hog, On~e Upon A Mattress, Juno, Livin' The in many New York studios. Mr. Hash is currently Life, Happiest Girl· In The World, and Milk And an Assistant Professor at Pratt Insitute's new Per­ Honey. He has also orchestrated many ballets in- forming Arts Program. Staff For The Chelsea Theater Center Artistic Director ...... Robert Kalfin Executive Director ...... , ...... Michael David Productions Director ...... Burl Hash Development Director ...... Penny Peters Press Director , ...... ,...... Leslie Gifford Subscription Manager ...... Mark Andrews Business Manager ...... Sandy Carlson Assistant to Mr. Kalfin ...... Tim Wernet Press Associa-te ...... Gordon Forbes Receptionist ...... Jenny Spadola Technical Director ...... :Mark Twery Costumer ...... Carol Spier Property Master ...... Josie Caruso Literary Advisor ...... David Trainer Production Coordinator ...... : ...... Deborah Leschin Production Assistants* ...... Barbara Price, Julie Read, Gerti Sloan, Karen Miller Staff Photographer ...... , ...... Amnon B. NOJnis Advertising ...... Matthew Serino, Blaine Thompson Counsel ...... Squadron, Gartenberg, Ellenoff & Plesent Accountants ...... Lutz & Carr House Manager ...... Bill Cwikowski *Great Lakes College Association Interns ·Staff For Candide Stage Manager ...... Errol Selsby Assistant Stage Manager, Dance Captain ...... Carlos Gorbea Music Preparation Supervisor ...... Arnold Arnstein Assistant to the Designers ...... Karen Laurie Roston Assistant to Ms. Birch ...... Lynne Gannaway Electrician ...... ; ...... :...... Neil Mezzella Wardrobe Master ...., ...... ~ ...... Dan Leigh Millinery ...... :...... Maureen Heneghan Animal Masks ...... Robert Edmonds CREDI1'S Pianos courtesy of Baldwin Atlas Marine Supply State Supply Orchestra costumes courtesy of the Costume Collection THE COMING SEASON (AT THE CHELSEA THEATER CENTER OF BROOKLYN) Next February 12 through March 10 TOTAL ECLIPSE, the New York Premiere of Christopher Hampton's stunning work about the relationship between the famous French poets, Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud; directed by Chelsea's Artistic Director, Robert Kalfin. April 9 through May 5 DAWN SONG, by Peter Barton; the World Premiere. San Francisco's Video Free America joins Chelst>a again for this work which explores through the use of hallucinatory visions, the struggle of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Tribe.

The Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn in residence at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is a non-profit, professional producing organization. It is supported solely by contributions -from private individuals, founda­ tions, corporations, and government agencies as well as from our audiences. Chelsea's ninth season is being brought to you partially with the help of our friends, The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York City Office of Cultural Affairs, The Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and of course The Brooklyn Academy of Music. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Oliver Rea, Chairman; George A, Bari, Susan Bloch, Ben Edwards, Don Elliott, Seth Faison, Morton Gottlieb, Bruce Graham, Robert Kalfin, Helen Merrill, Evelyn Ortner,, Anthony Perkins, Oliver Rea, Bernard Ruggieri, Julien J. Stud­ ley, Jay R. Wolf. Honorary Advisory Committee: Harold Clurman, Barbaralee D. Dia­ monstein, Sally Genn, Kenneth Greenstein, John Houseman, Jules Irving, Richard Kirsch­ ner, Sidney Lanier, Lawrence Shubert Lawrence, Jr., Milton Lyon, Harold Prince, C. Duryea Smith, Robert Whitehead.

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