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A Christmas Memory AN ALL-NEW HOLIDAY MUSICAL A CHRISTMAS MEMORY Based on the story by Truman Capote Book by Duane Poole Music by Larry Grossman Lyrics by Carol Hall Directed by Robert Kelley Lucie Stern Theatre December 1—December 26, 2010 World Premiere Sure to delight the entire family, Truman Capote’s enchanting masterpiece springs to life in this big-hearted musical treat. A wistful memoir of cherished youth, it chronicles the 1930s friendship of a shy boy and his eccentric cousin—misfits who launch kites, haunt speakeasies, and mail fruitcakes to everyone from Jean Harlow to President Roosevelt! *Visual Voice audio described performances 12/17 8pm, 12/18 8pm, 12/26 2pm Groups of 8 or more save 15%! Contact Rachel Wilde at 650.463.7170 or [email protected] for more information or to make a reservation. “If you're in a 'bah, humbug' mood this holiday season, A Christmas Memory may be just the remedy…it is an entertaining and heartwarming theatrical work that is just PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.” San Jose Mercury News “[Gabriel Hoffman] is a veritable WUNDERKIND…the show wraps the audience in a bright holiday mood.” Palo Alto Weekly “Sings from the stage...a TRUE GIFT to the community.” Stark Insider “Captures the magic of the Truman Capote story...Fuller is LUMINOUS.” Theater Dogs “FIRST RATE...warm, wise heart.” San Francisco Chronicle “Extraordinary performances…Adults and children will enjoy this MASTERPIECE of theatre.” Gilroy Dispatch “Universally WONDERFUL...great cast.” Palo Alto Daily News “ELEGANTLY CRAFTED...the casting could not have been better.” San Jose Metro Director Robert Kelley and the creators of A Christmas Memory discuss the National Endowment for the Arts $25,000 grant to TheatreWorks’ New Works Initiative. ABC7 News EILEEN BARNETT (Jennie Faulk) starred on Broadway in Tommy Tune’s Tony Award-winning musical, NINE. She also starred in the national tour of Footlooseand has appeared on regional theatre stages across the country, most recently at the Colony Theatre in Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well…. Some of her television credits include guest starring roles on Brothers and Sisters, ER, Southland, and most recently as Sister Anne on Days of Our Lives. Ms. Barnett can be heard on her award winning children’s CD, Broadway with a Beat, as well as on her cabaret recording, Eileen Barnett, Live at The Cinegrill. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and The Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles. Ms. Barnett lives very happily in Los Angeles where she cherishes her five dogs and husband, actor, Bruce French. MAGGIE BROWN (Nelle Harper, selected performances) is thrilled to be performing in her TheatreWorks debut. Recently, Ms. Brown performed in Seussical (Gertrude McFuzz) with Peninsula Youth Theatre. Other theatrical experience includes Annie (Lily St. Regis) and Les Misérables(Gavroche) with Peninsula Youth Theatre, and Honk! (Ida) and Bye Bye Birdie (Mayor’s Wife) with the Youth Theatre Conservatory. Ms. Brown has studied voice with Molly Bell. She is currently attending Henry M. Gunn Senior High School, where she is in her freshman year. JENNIFER CHAPMAN (Nelle Harper) is pleased to have the opportunity to once again play a character based on novelist Harper Lee after having appeared as the understudy for Scout (4 performances) in TheatreWorks’ To Kill a Mockingbird. She was recently seen in Oliver(Artful Dodger); Ragtime (Little Girl); Les Misérables (Young Cosette); and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally) at Children’s Musical Theater San Jose, where she is a three-time Joshua Grant Brawn Award nominee. She has also appeared in Once Upon a Mattress (Princess Winnifred), Bye Bye Birdie (Mae Peterson), and Once on this Island(Mama Euralie)at Archbishop Mitty High School. Ms. Chapman thanks her teachers, directors, friends and family for their support. RICHARD FARRELL (Seabon/HaHa/Farley) appears with TheatreWorks for the first time in A Christmas Memory. He has performed on stages throughout the country including Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, GEVA Theatre Company, Arizona Theatre Company, A Contemporary Theatre, Intiman Theatre and off-Broadway with The Pearl Theatre Company. Mr. Farrell was a company member with Alabama Shakespeare Festival for five seasons where he was an associate artist, and a company member of Oregon Shakespeare Festival for twelve seasons. In the Bay Area he has performed with Shakespeare Santa Cruz, San Francisco Opera, and most recently with Center REPertory Company in their productions of Noises Off and She Loves Me. PENNY FULLER (Sook) began her Broadway career starring inBarefoot in the Park, three productions in Shakespeare-in-the-Park, and the musicals Cabaret, Rex, and Applause (Tony nomination). Her television work garnered 6 Emmy nominations and an Emmy Award for The Elephant Man. Recent Broadway appearances include The Dinner Party (Tony Nomination) and Dividing the Estate, and numerous off-Broadway and regional productions include The Glass Menagerie (Charlotte Repertory Theatre), The Seagull (The Matrix Theatre Company), and A Delicate Balance (Merrimack Repertory Theatre). With William Finn’s A New Brain (Lincoln Center) she returned to musical theatre, and has starred in A Little Night Music(White Plains Performing Arts Center), Do I Hear A Waltz (George Street Playhouse), Noel Coward’s Sail Away (London), and embarked on a new career phase as a cabaret artist in New York clubs and theatres. PETER HEINTZ (Young Buddy, selected performances) is excited to be making his regional theatre debut in this TheatreWorks World Premiere production. He recently appeared in Honk! (Bullfrog) with Roberta Jones Junior Theatre. Other roles with Roberta Jones Junior Theatre include Aladdin Jr. (Aladdin), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) and Seussical: the Musical (Boy/Jojo). He has also performed with South Bay Musical Theatre (formerly Saratoga Drama Group) in Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble), Will Rogers Follies (Will Rogers, Jr.) and Ragtime (Little Boy/Edgar) and with Lyric Theatre in Camelot (Tom of Warwick) and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ensemble). He is in the eighth grade at St. Clare School and enjoys playing competitive soccer. GABRIEL HOFFMAN (Buddy) is happy to return to TheatreWorks following his roles as Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird, Jesse in Distracted, and Noah in Caroline, or Change (understudy—6 performances). Prior to that he was seen in A Thousand Clowns (Nick) with Hillbarn Theatre (Winner, Favorite Supporting Actor) and in Annie Get Your Gun (Little Jake) with Broadway by the Bay. Mr. Hoffman has enjoyed roles in Gypsy and Christmas Dreamland with American Musical Theatre of San Jose. He has appeared in American Conservatory Theater’s New Works production of Dani Girl (Marty) and as a child dancer in ODC’s Velveteen Rabbit as well as in multiple productions with Pied Piper Players. He is currently in tenth grade. JOSHUA PARK (Adult Buddy) has appeared on Broadway in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom) and Finian’s Rainbow (concert). He played the title role in the National Tour of Pippin and has appeared off-Broadway in Child’s Christmas, Streets of New York, Celtic Christmas (all at Irish Repertory Theatre), Like You Like It (New York Musical Festival), and Prodigal (York Theatre). Regionally his work includes Miss Saigon (Chris, Drury Lane, Chicago), Master Harold…and the Boys (Westport Country Playhouse), Equus (Alan, The Standard Theatre), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hero, StageWorks of Charlotte). He has performed the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium, and received the “Outstanding Broadway Debut” Award from Theatre World and was Drama League’s Outstanding Artist Honoree. Mr. Park graduated from The North Carolina School for the Arts. CATHLEEN RIDDLEY (Anna Stabler) is thrilled to be returning to TheatreWorks, where she has was last seen in To Kill a Mockingbird (Calpurnia), Dessa Rose (Rose), and Crowns (Mabel, 9 performances). Credits include Blastosphere! (Carol) at Central Works, Over the Mountain (Isabelle) at BRAVA!, A Raisin in the Sun (Mama) at Solano College Theatre, Love Person (Maggie) at Marin Theatre Company, Rust (Ella Mae Walker/Randall’s Ma) at Magic Theatre, Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Lily) at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, and Man of La Mancha (Aldonza) at San Francisco Playhouse. Ms. Riddley can be seen in the movie La Missionand can be heard in voiceovers in a variety of media. Ms. Riddley is a PlayGround company member, a TBA member, a Sign Language interpreter, an alumna of The Juilliard School, and has an MA in Sociology. LARRY GROSSMAN (Music) has Broadway credits including A Doll’s Life (Tony nomination) and Grind (Tony and Drama Desk nominations) both directed by Harold Prince,Minnie’s Boys, Goodtime Charley, Snoopy!! (The Musical) translated into six languages, and he was Creative Consultant to the Tony-winning Elaine Stritch: at Liberty. He composed incidental music for Play Memory and End of the World and off-Broadway and regional credits include Paper Moon and Diamonds. His extensive television work has been awarded six Emmys (17 nominations) and a Peabody Award for his contributions to The Muppet Show. His film credits include Disney’s Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World and The Great Mouse Detective, Princess Diaries 2, and That’s Dancing. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Tony Bennett and Lena Horne to David Bowie and Michael Jackson. CAROL HALL (Lyrics) wrote music and lyrics for the Tony-winning The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and contributed songs to Sesame Street, A… My Name Is Alice, and the landmark children’s classic Free To Be… You and Me. She wrote the Off-Broadway musical To Whom It May Concern, and the score for Max and Ruby, a children’s musical now in its fourth year on national tour.
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