WHO ’S WHO IN THEATRE FORT Y BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Jahant , C hairperson Lya Cordova-Latta Ruth Flinkman-Marandy Dr. Robert K arns Charles Glenn Myra Lurie Frederick G. Silny, Treasurer David Hunt Stafford, Secretary Gloria Stroock Bonnie Webb Marion Zola Development Director - Christine Harte ARTISTIC COMMITTEE Gail Johnston • Jennifer Laks Diana Angelina • Cathy Diane Tomlin • Leda Siskind ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF David Hunt Stafford . .Artistic/Managing Director Jennifer Parsons . .Bookkeeper Richard Hoyt Miller . .Database Manager Philip Sokoloff . .Director of Public Relations Jay Bell . .Reservationist Dean Wood . .Box Office Manager Kori Beth Kaye . .House Manager PRODUCTION STAFF Artistic/Managing Director David Hunt Stafford Set Design Jeff G. Rack Costume Design Michèle Young Lighting Design Ric Zimmerman Sound Design Joseph "Sloe" Slawinski Photographer Ed Kreiger Program Design Richard Hoyt Miller Publicity Philip Sokoloff Reservations & Information Jay Bell / 310-364-0535 THEATRE FORT Y PRESENTS The 3rd Production of the 2015-2016 Season PERFECT TIMING BY KRISTI KANE DIRECTED BY BRUCE GRAY PRODUCED BY DAVID HUNT STAFFORD Set Designer ..............................................JEFF G. R ACK Costume Designer ................................MICHÈLE YOUNG Lighting Designer ................................RIC ZIMMERMAN Sound Designer ..................JOSEPH “S LOE ” S LAWINSKI Stage Manager ...................................RICHARD CARNER Assistant Stage Manager ........................DON SOLOSAN STAGE HAND ..........................................KORI BETH KAYE PRODUCTION NOTES Perfect Timing first reared its pretty little head 34 years ago at the West End Playhouse in Van Nuys. It enjoyed a six month run and later was engaged in a bidding war between London’s West End and New York’s Broadway. Unfortunately, the stars (Maggie Smith and Diana Rigg) were unable to align and over the course of the next few decades, the play never found the timing to be perfect and the author went on to write for film and television, leaving the play for another time. Last year, the author decided to rewrite the play as a modern, gay farce (titled QPIDS QUIVER ) in hopes of finding a new theater mar - ket. Like all fateful mishaps, a copy of the Perfect Timing, not Qpids Quiver, was sent to Theatre 40 which is exactly the play they wanted to produce. And so it was perfect timing for Perfect Timing . Again. Qpids Quiver will be produced sometime next year and the author in - tends to do another version, updating Perfect Timing and relocating it to New York, the author’s home state. -- Kristi Kane: Playwright The Audience’s Role You are the featured player in tonight’s performance. Here are some reminders of how you can play your role with style, grace and professionalism. • There is no louder sound in a theatre than the rattle of cello - phane. Please unwrap candy or cough drops before the play begins. • If your companion can hear you whispering, other members of the audience, and the actors, can hear you also. • Please turn your cell phone, digital alarm watch or pager off, or set it to vibrate. THE CAST PERFECT TIMING BY KRISTI KANE CAST Cornelia .......................................................HELEN ANKER * Lulu ...............................................................ALY FAINBARG Foxsworth ...............................................DENNIS GERSTEN * Vivianna ..................................................Christine Joëlle * Laura .......................................................SARAH KAIDANOW Gerrard ........................................................SHAWN SAVAGE Alex .....................................................MARTIN THOMPSON * Dingham .....................................................THOMAS WEBB * SETTING The play takes place in Knightsbridge, England. The time is before cell phones and internet. PERFECT TIMING will play with one 15-minute intermission *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association WHO ’S WHO HELEN ANKER (Cornelia): Helen originates from the UK where she began her training at The Royal Ballet School. She then pursued a successful career in mu - sicals and plays in the West End including Cats, Crazy For You, Oklahoma, Beautiful and Damned, Contact, On The Town and Parade . She moved to New York City, 5 years ago, and played a principal role in the Broadway show Promises Promises , before working in many regional theaters around the country, favorites being The 39 Steps, Curtains and playing Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady . She has also been seen on White Collar, Law and Order and The Good Wife . She has just arrived in LA to pursue more film and TV work, but theater will always be close to her heart, and is thrilled to be playing Cornelia here at Theater 40. For more information please see www.helenanker.com and twitter: @helenanker ALY FAINBARG (Lulu): This is Aly’s Theater 40 debut and she couldn’t be more elated! She is so grateful to be as - sociated and working with such a talented cast and crew. After attending NYU’s Spring at Tisch program, where she was trained in voice and acting at Playwright’s Hori - zons, she went on to receive her BA in Musical Theater from Point Park University. Since then, she has been trained in Improv at both UCB and Groundlings and has appeared in numerous theater productions in the LA area. Some favorites roles include: Isabella in The Changeling (Long Beach Playhouse), Lauren in Might as Well Live (Hollywood Fringe), and Maggie in A Chorus Line (Macha Theater). When Aly isn’t acting on stage, she’s acting for the camera, in the recording studio working on an animated series (airing in April), writing, producing, and "yogi- ing." She thanks Michael for this wonderful opportuinity and you for supporting live theater. Enjoy the show! #Thx2PhyllisMomDadJohn - nyRoAmiLoMegs DENNIS GERSTEN (Foxsworth) Dennis Gersten is co-artis - tic director of Theatre Unlimited (T.U. Studios) in Noho, where he directed Indulgences in the Louisville Harem and the award-winning The Author’s Thumb . On Stage: The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll (Boston Court), The Chosen (CVRep.), The Lady's Not For Burning and Ac - complices (Fountain), Compleat Female Stage Beauty and Henry V (Crown City), Double Falsehood (Coeurage), National Pastime (Fremont Centre), David And Goliath In WHO ’S WHO America and Dirk (Road), San Fran Scapin and Don Juan (Andak). Film: Four Winds is currently tearing up the festival circuit. He has di - rected at various theaters in LA, is a playwright and a founder of Stagewrights, Inc. in NYC and Michael Chekhov Studio in LA. CHRISTINE JOËLLE (Vivianna): Ms. Joëlle was last seen on the T40 stage in Flare Path (as Patricia Warren). Her most notable theatre credits, to name a few, include: Re - membrance (as Deirdre) with a nomination by LA Weekly and StageSceneLA award at T40. Awake And Sing! (as Hennie) at The Group Rep: Lonny Chapman Theatre. The Merchant Of Venice (as Portia) at Theatre Banshee. A Moon For The Misbegotten (as Josie) and Three Sisters (as Masha) at Madison Theatre. Proof (as Claire) with a Best Supporting Actress award and Picnic (as Madge) with a Best Lead Performance award at Westchester Playhouse. In film, she re - cently starred in Dominion directed by Richard Lowry and produced by Thunder Bay Films. She is an alumnus of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Hollywood. Christine wishes to thank her friends, fam - ily and her darling Shawn for their never-ending love and support. www.sagaftra.org/iactor/ ChristineJoelle SARAH KAIDANOW (Laura): Sarah is thrilled to be mak - ing her Theater 40 debut! She graduated from the Uni - versity of Southern California with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2014 and has since worked on numerous independ - ent films as well as writing and producing her own orig - inal content. Recent credits include: A MOCAP project with 2K Entertainment, The Tempest (a film adaptation), The Here and Now (web series), The Merchant of Venice (Downtown Theater Rep), and Dancing at Lughnasa (USC). She is represented by Sandy Oroumieh at Rothman/Andrés Enter - tainment and The Glick Agency. She would like to thank her family for their constant support and love all the way from New York, especially her Mom, Dad and Grandparents. SHAWN SAVAGE (Gerrard): Shawn feels darn lucky to be onstage with such an attractive and talented cast and also thanks Michael for this opportunity. Some previous stage credits include: Captain Caleb DeLeon in The Whipping Man (Pico Playhouse), John Proctor in The Crucible , Sergeant Tom Leahy in The Field , Alec Redding in Dolly West’s Kitchen (all with Theatre Banshee) and last year as Peter Kyle in Flare Path WHO ’S WHO here at Theatre 40. You can see him in the upcoming film A Jew in Choctaw Country and he’s written and filmed two shorts over the past year. Shawn has been recognized for his acting by LA Drama Critic’s Circle, Broadway World and StageSceneLA. He hopes you enjoy the show, aren’t afraid to laugh loudly and thanks his family and Feet for their constant love and support. MARTIN THOMPSON (Alex) is a recovering former New York soap opera actor ( All My Children, The Guiding Light, The Edge of Night ) whose award-winning and critically acclaimed performances on the New York stage and in regional theatres nationwide are now most likely forgotten, and perhaps best left to the imag - ination. Today, however, he continues his meteoric rise to obscurity by working in Los Angeles 99 Seat The - atre! As a company member here at Theatre40, he was most re - cently seen in Hellman