Director MICHAEL FONTAINE Stage Manager KELLY WALTON Assistant Stage Manager RONA HACKETT MorningStar Choral Director TANYA BOONE-ALVA Light Design KRISTY HOTCHKISS Light Design KATRINA VAN WINKLE Sets and Properties Master JOSHUA WALTON Costume Design NADJA MASURA Costume Manager MICHELLE RANDALL Divine Mother Costume CLAUDIA LARSON

The Crew Web Page, Program and Logo KELLY WALTON Publicity TANYA BOONE-ALVA Digital Media Artist / Photographer NADJA MASURA Digital Media Technician PETER ROGERS Additional Digital Media ALICIA BAY LAUREL Additional Digital Media BRUCE SHIPPEE PHOTOGRAPHY Additional Digital Media PHIL MORNINGSTAR Photographer JULIANNE ODELL Bass Guitar / Harmonium NICK ALVA Percussion / Keyboards CURTIS COOPER Flute / Saxophone CARRIE KRUEGER CRANDALL Flugel Horn / Keyboards RON KARP Guitar MICHAEL ROFKAR

The Band Bass Viol STEVE SHAIN Guitar BRIAN SKINNER Guitar JEFFREY JON WHITEBEAR

SPECIAL THANKS

Mary, Eddy, Andrew, & the Staff at Spreckels, the Cotati Recreation Department, Jud Snyder at the Community Voice, Pegasus Theater, the Occidental Center for the Arts, KRCB, Windhorse Foundation, Musical Consultant Carl Sokol, the Universe Bette Condiotti Theatre, Spreckels Performing Arts Center

8 BETTE C ONDIOTTI T HEATRE , S PRECKELS P ERFORMING A RTS C ENTER WHO ’S W HO

The Greenhouse website is at Jeffrey Jon Whitebear Alva Sound Art Studio www.celticfusion.org (Guitar) Jeffrey Jon “Since I became aware of this topic I have Steve Shain (Bass Viol) "Whitebear" Domagalski has been riding upon the crest of a wave. I Presents Steve has been playing the string been playing music in Sonoma have been gliding on a cycle that mani- bass since 1963 in Chicago County and the Bay area since fested in the recent past, by choice, in one Heights, Illinois. Currently 1983 with bands such as Ecotonz, way. And now that it is now perhaps, this freelancing with poets, dancers, Coyote Moon, Biocentrics, Pans Landing and wave will manifest, by choice, in a differ- jazzers, and improvisers in the now Bear Bones. He also performs solo as well Bay Area, Steve was a founding as joyfully sharing music with children, and those ent way. Peace to you all and member of the Rohnert Park Symphony at elder and convalescent facilities. In Joy EnJoy” - Nick Alva MorningStar www.whitebearmusic.com Directed by MUSICAL N UMBERS Song Composer Michael Fontaine

Book, Music and Lyric by And Be Free...... NICHOLAS ALVA Nicholas Alva Overture 1 ...... WILDER BENTLEY Love to All in You that Loves...... MOTHER MIRA ALFASA Additional Music and Lyric by & LOU GOTTLIEB Mother Mira Alfasa Tanya Boone-Alva Ramon Sender Home Free Home Free Home...... NICHOLAS ALVA Alicia Bay Laurel Joe Dolce Brian Skinner Aditya ...... RAMON SENDER Welcoming Chant ...... RAMON SENDER & Wilder Bentley Lou Gottlieb Kelly Walton ALICICA BAY LAUREL Additional Arrangements by Now ...... RAMON SENDER Home Free Home reprise...... NICHOLAS ALVA Paul Ammerman, Brian Skinner, and Gordon Stubbe Psychedelic Psonata...... JIM HOULT Costume Design and Digital Media by Nadja Masura Oh Friends...... RAMON SENDER Choreography by Kelly Walton Valley Spirit ...... RAMON SENDER

Hey Lou Gottlieb ...... JOE DOLCE Produced by Nick and Tanya Alva Ultimate Acceptance...... NICHOLAS ALVA

Cantus Firmus ...... BRIAN SKINNER & Poetry by Margo Torelli NICHOLAS ALVA Only Thou...... RAMON SENDER Production Photography by Towards a New Day...... NICHOLAS ALVA Julianne Odell May Day ...... NICHOLAS ALVA, KELLY WALTON & Additional Digital Images by TANYA BOONE-ALVA Alicia Bay Laurel, Nadja Masura, Bruce Shippee and Phil Morningstar All the Pretty Little Flowers ...... TANYA BOONE-ALVA In the Morning...... ALICIA BAY LAUREL Morning AllStar Band I Deed This Land ...... NICHOLAS ALVA Nick Alva, Curtis Cooper, Carrie Krueger Crandall, Ron Karp, Thanksgiving Hymn ...... ALICIA BAY LAUREL Michael Rofkar, Steve Shain, Brian Skinner, Jeffrey Jon Whitebear Peaceful Free Embrace ...... NICHOLAS ALVA 2 7

WHO ’S W HO CAST Jonathan Van Nuys ballet and tap dance and has been in a few dance George Copeland, , and Robert performances. Currently she is in an internation- Erickson. At the Center Sender worked with (Ramon Sender) Jonathan Pam ...... NADJA MASURA ally acclaimed children’s chorus called Voina. composers Subotnick, , Tony Van Nuys is a Sonoma County Martin, Joseph Byrd,and . Later native and has recently returned Cole Benjamin Duncan Divine Mother ...... CLAUDIA LARSON Sender was involved with Lou Gottlieb's Morn- to Sonoma County after a ten (Hippie Kid) Cole is a ten year ing Star/Wheeler (Ahimsa) Ranch communes Lou Gottlieb ...... DAVE STRUFFLES year stint in San Francisco. old resident of Petaluma. He has and later the Peregrine Foundation (for people Jonathan caught the acting bug at an early age, been in various school plays as Russ Nelson ...... LARRY SCHARF "living in or exiting from experimental social watching a play and musical ragtime revue at the well as several roles in Jungle groups"). His writings include a novel, "Zero wonderful, (now defunct) Marquee Theater in Book with Live Oakes Theatre. MC ...... BRIAN SKINNER Weather", and short stories available on his web Railroad square, Santa Rosa. After making his Zara Amalia Walton site. In 1989, Sender published "Death in Ramon Sender...... JONATHAN VAN NUYS stage debut at age 5 as a Jack in the Box he took (Hippie Kid) Zara Walton is a Zamora", a book investigating the execution of a long hiatus and returned to the stage in 1993 in Gina...... GLORIA STRASBURG brilliant six year old with an his mother by Franco's forces during the Spanish SRJC's school for scandal. Over the past 15 incredibly active imagination. Civil War. For "Death in Zamora", Sender used years, he has enjoyed acting sporadically in Feodora...... ERIN ANDERSON She recently made her stage the pen name "Ramón Sender Barayón" both to mostly stage and a few film projects, in Santa debut at Spreckels as a Party differentiate himself from prior works by his Pete Peterson...... LEN IMPROTA Rosa and San Francisco. Over the years he has Girl and a Gingerbread Buffoon novelist father, Ramón Sender, and to honor played everything from a romantic lead, to a John Butler...... BRIAN SKINNER in Ballet Califia’s Nutcracker. Zara has studied Amparo Barayón, his mother. His albums stereotypical nerd, to a teenage hustler, to a flesh tap, jazz and ballet at the Dance Center, and is a include Worldfood (2004, Locust 55) & "Desert eating zombie, to a "rock and roll hootchie," to a Wilder Bentley ...... ART KOPECKY devoted student of Miss Shelly. She has a lovely Ambulance" (2005, Locust 70). suicidal world war 2 refugee, to a homicidal singing voice, and enjoys writing and illustrating Jimmy ...... MICHAEL VARGAS maniac and most recently was seen onstage as Curtis Cooper her own stories. She is doing a great job raising an 1800's era pastor in John Shillington's, (Percussion, Keyboards) Rick ...... JORDAN TORRES her parents, Kelly and Joshua Walton, as well as Anatomy of Gray. This will be his first time Curtis Cooper received a BA in her grandmothers Carol Grogan and Sandra onstage at the Spreckel's and he is excited to be Music Education in 2005 from Digger...... RUSTY THOMPSON Walton, and her great-grandmother Zara part of this original work. Sonoma State followed by his Lindquist. Hippie Kid ...... CYRUS ALVA Mike Vargas (Jimmy, teaching credential in 2007. Alicia Bay Laurel Since moving to Sonoma County in 2001 he has Citizen) Michael-Enrique Hippie Kid ...... PETRI ALVA been working as a percussionist, playing operas Vargas is a Senior at Sonoma (Composer) Born May 14, and musicals in local theaters. Curtis began Hippie Kid ...... ZACHARY ALVA Academy in Santa Rosa. After 1949 in Hollywood, California, to performing as a musician almost forty years ago being overheard singing in a local sculptor Verna Lebow, MFA, and Hippie Kid ...... SOPHIA ANDERSON while touring the west coast with Drum and shopping centre at the age of surgeon Paul Kaufman, MD, Bugle Corps at age 11. He became a profes- seven he joined the Santa Rosa Children's' choir, Alicia grew up in a bi-lingual, Hippie Kid ...... COLE DUNCAN sional drummer at age 15, and remained a very effectively sealing in stone his interests in intellectual, artistic, musical and politically busy drummer and percussionist for 31 years, Hippie Kid ...... ZARA WALTON music. In elementary and middle school he active household. At nineteen Alicia moved to living in the south bay area, when he wasn’t on began to act in school plays such as The Nut- the Wheeler Ranch Commune in Sonoma Hippie...... CRISTIAN CAETANO the road. He began conducting in 1984 at cracker, and The 13 Colonies. He Continued to County, California and began writing, illustrat- Cupertino High School, where he acted as Hippie...... DANA HAWKE work in both theatre and choral productions and ing and designing Living On The Earth, a musical director and resident composer for the now has under his belt larger pieces like; 4 handwritten guide to bohemian country living percussion ensemble and the CHS marching Hippie...... TANYA BOONE-ALVA Farces and a Funeral, a piece based off a series illustrated with line drawings, initially as an band. Curtis conducted his first opera last of Anton Chekhov's plays and life, as well as informational pamphlet for fellow commune Professor Harold Dogsley...... STEVE FOWLER summer with the Raven Player’s highly success- The opera Orpheus and Eurydice, by Gluck. dwellers. Published in 1970 by The Bookworks ful production of Evita. He remains active as an Gabriella Von Ritchie...... MICHELLE RANDALL Michael currently lives with his father, step- in Berkeley, the book sold out its first edition of educator, directing percussion ensembles at mother, and siblings in Cotati, where they enjoy 10,000 copies in two weeks. Bennett Cerf, then SRJC, SSU and Cazadero Music Camp, as well Near...... ERIN ANDERSON a cozy family life. Michael will be moving on to president of Random House, purchased the as conducting school bands in Healdsburg, the University of Puget Sound in the fall where rights to publish it for Random House. D.A. Ramsy...... LEN IMPROTA Petaluma, and Windsor. He was Choir Director he plans to major in music, hoping to one day Alicia is currently based in Los Angeles, writing for three years at The Church of Divine Man in Judge...... ART KOPECKY have a career in Opera performance. and illustrating a treatment for a children's animated television series and creating a new Santa Rosa and Berkeley, and is also the author Court Clerk ...... NADJA MASURA Cyrus Alva (Hippie Kid) CD of songs for the show. of several music books published by BMP. Cyrus Alva is a very caring six Ron Karp (Flugel Horn, Keyboards) year old boy. He likes building Paul Ammerman (Arranger) Paul Citizen...... ERIN ANDERSON Ron began his music career with classical with Legos, talking to his "Little Ammerman, a recent graduate of the SSU music piano. Adding the trumpet at age 10, he played Citizen...... NADJA MASURA One" named Leaf, and giving department, is a pianist and composer living and in marching bands, jazz ensembles, school plays his parents back massages when working in the Santa Rosa area. He gives Citizen...... LARRY SCHARF and orchestras. In 1994 Ron joined the Biocen- they are tired. Cyrus is a natu- occasional recitals, having most recently played trics, a Sonoma County folk and rock band, and Citizen...... GLORIA STRASBURG rally graceful boy, and is also a a program featuring Beethoven's has been playing music with Jeffrey Jon White- thoughtful big and little brother. "Hammerklavier" sonata and a selection of Citizen...... MICHAEL VARGAS Messiaen pieces. His performing repertoire bear ever since. Petri Alva (Hippie Kid) ranges thus far from Bach to late Stravinsky, as Michael Rofkar (Guitar) Appellate Judge...... STEVE FOWLER Petri Alva is three years old well as his own music. As a composer his Since picking up a guitar for the and has one of the biggest interests are predominantly in the field of first time as a teenager, Michael Inspector Stetson...... LARRY SCHARF hearts on the planet. He loves modern music, though his studies have encom- Rofkar has played folk, country, playing with trains, and being Waldo Thoreau Perot ...... JOSHUA WALTON passed the entire history of Western music. His and rock’n’roll by himself and in with his two big brothers. He gets dressed all by other interests include literature, art, modern and numerous ensembles However, Deputy...... GLORIA STRASBURG himself. He is already very strong, and will classical languages. since meeting Dublin singer Sean probably grow up to be the biggest of the three. Joe Dolce (Composer) Wrote, produced Oglesby in Sonoma County in the 1980s, Celtic Probation Officer...... RUSTY THOMPSON Zachary Alva (Hippie and performed, 'SHADDAP YOU FACE,' music has become his great love and main focus. Pamona Paste ...... CRISTIAN CAETANO Kid) Zachary Alva is a kind Number One Hit in 15 countries, which holds In 1991, Michael formed the band Greenhouse and loving nine year old who the record for the most successful single in as an outlet for playing Celtic (Irish, Scots, etc.) Mr. Snyder ...... CRISTIAN CAETANO loves birds and has three ducks Australian music history for over 27 years music. Many of the North Bay’s finest folk and Old Man Paul...... DAVID CREETH he takes care of - Ping, Hacky straight, (breaking Slim Dusty's legendary 22 trad musicians have graced the band’s ranks Sack, and George. His talents year longevity record for 'The Pub With No over the years. Today, Greenhouse is going Miss Penngrove...... GLORIA STRASBURG include piano, violin and soccer. Beer!) Over 40 international cover versions in stronger than ever, having been voted Best He is also an amazing big 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Celtic Band in the 2005 North Bay Music Primitive ...... RUSTY THOMPSON brother. Papua New Guinean 'pidgin'. Awards. Greenhouse has released three CDs and Pilgrim ...... CLAUDIA LARSON Sophia Celeste Orlando (Hippie Ramon Sender (Composer) Ramon is working on a fourth. When gigging with the group, Michael plays guitar, bouzouki, tin Kid) Sophia Celeste Orlando (yes, she is Sender is a composer, writer and the co-founder, Phil Charles ...... LEN IMPROTA whistles, and sings. He also gets his ya-yas out Sicilian) is seven years old and lives with her with , of the San Francisco by rocking with jam band The Syncopaths. mother, Erin Lee Anderson. Sophia has studied Tape Music Center in 1961. He studied with 6 3 WHO ’S W HO WHO ’S W HO Nick Alva (Playwright, her first play, a romantic comedy set in Alaska. been a magical time of reuniting with old friends in Santa Rosa at Sonoma State, Santa Rosa Jr. Sebastopol. Active with the current communities Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, per- and working with new ones. Katrina has worked Producer, Composer) A Kristy Hotchkiss (Light Designer) College, The M Theater and Santa Rosa Players. movement he is a great believer in the impor- formed with his own group The Round, a well as around the Monterey Bay and Bay Area creating graduate of Sonoma State Kristy Hotchkiss began doing theatre at the He has been on stage at the Melodrama Express tance of our society learning to share property. with such groups as Hook Boog and Maribou, lights for various theatres and other venues. She University in History and a advanced age of 38, working backstage with an Vaudeville in Bakersfield Ca., and Sonora Claudia Larson (Divine and has published music columns in the SSU spent a couple of years working on the MS Wind Rep. During this time he became a licensed campus newspaper as well as Sonoma County's self-taught musi- Mendocino Magic Company. She then moved to Mother, Pilgrim) It was her and the SS Norway as the lighting director for cosmetologist, and taught theater exercises in own music magazine, Section M. cian/composer, Nicholas has onstage roles with Mendocino Performing Arts Dad’s incredible tenor voice, his Jean Ann Ryan Productions. elementary schools in both Sonoma and Marin tons of experience composing Company. When her kids grew up, she finally tuneful whistling and the meadow- Gloria Strasburg Counties. He wrote and performed at the Marsh and performing, chiefly as co-founder of the went to college. Sonoma State Theatre Depart- Joshua Walton (Sets & larks on the family’s North (Gina, Citizen, Deputy, Group in San Francisco performing an original music group, The Round, which performed and ment is where she met some lifelong friends, Properties Master, Waldo Dakota farm that inspired Claudia show he co-wrote. Cristian is delighted to be Miss Penngrove) I have received radio play throughout Northern Califor- many of whom are involved with the production Thoreau Perot) Joshua has a Larson’s singing. Whether it was sitting at the back performing in Sonoma County. been singing and acting since I nia in the 1990’s. Nicholas then moved into of Morningstar. It’s wonderful to be work- background in sculpture, fine food, family upright piano playing songs from the 30s was a small child. I am deeply composing and recording for theatre: musicals, ing/playing with some of her theatre family and sustainable design. Special Steve Fowler (Professor and 40s or singing in the Christmas programs at aware of what music and soundscapes and dance pieces – collaboration again. skills include reuse materials and Harold Dogsley, Appellate the country school and church, music was every theater means to me. Music is my soul essence. being the key. Using these experiences, Nicholas Nadja Masura . ( Digital Media Artist, thrift purchasing. He is a Northern Judge) Steve Fowler was one day present. Life moved on and Claudia contin- From this, my life springs forward and I am wrote this living history play with music and Photographer, Costume Designer, Pam, California native and holds a Bachelor of Fine of Morning Star’s friendly ued to sing and perform, taking up the guitar and compelled to follow the magic of theater. I am dance, which he actually did not intend to do. Court Clerk, Citizen) Nadja Masura recently Arts in Sculpture and Printmaking, and a Bache- neighbors, starting in 1968 folk songs in her hippie days. Opera, musical delighted to be a part of Morningstar. This is a The subject floated into his hands and, due to received her Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance lor of Arts in Creative Writing, from Sonoma when he bought a home just up theatre, jazz, country and even rock found their creative innovative look at the life of an enlight- certain events and conditions he ended up Studies from the University of Maryland; where State University. the road, where he still lives. way into her repertoire. Teaching singing ened man who generosity of spirit touched many writing MorningStar, with the help of many of she was a Maryland Institute for Technologies Kelly Walton (Stage Lou, Ramon, “Near” and “Gina” became his became a way to share the mystery of singing, a lives, whilst in the flesh and long after his the original participants. way to let folks know that singing is inherent in Fellow, specializing in Digital Theatre. She Manager, Choreographer) It close friends, and Lou used Steve’s house as an passing. everyone. She graduated with a degree in music Tanya Boone-Alva holds an MA from the University of Michigan, doesn’t seem that long ago, office the last years of his life. After a year of Dave ‘Diz’ Struffles graduate work in dramatic arts (1962-62) at U.C. from Sonoma State University after leaving (Composer, Producer) degrees in Multimedia from the College of holding hands in the circle dance (Lou Gottlieb) Diz grew up Berkeley, Steve helped to start “Open Theater” Concordia Lutheran College in Minnesota. Tanya Boone-Alva is a Marin, and a BA in Theatre from the University with Deborah Hay, or watching in the Bay Area, and has toured with a couple who were among the first visitors Today she sings with her three grandchildren songwriter and self-taught of Puget Sound where she received acting and Twyla Tharp do Dancing in the with several award winning to what was to become Morning Star Ranch, and keeps the piano open for them. Her three musician. Songs from her voice training. She has appeared in such musi- Streets of…at the Wadsworth. But bands including - Whisper, Roland Jacopetti and Alexandra Hart. After a grown children and two sons in law all live in band, The Round received cals as Amadeus, Chorus Line, Grapes of Wrath, it’s been over thirty years! Crazy. Since then Snapp, Hank Williams, Lost long hiatus from the stage Steve joined Pegasus the area for which she’s every day grateful. local radio play and recognition from Ian Ander- Peace Child and The Fantastics. Recently, she Kelly has studied dance doing tap, jazz and Highway, The Marshall Tucker Band, J Legend, Theater Company ten years ago with his partner, son, flautist and lead vocalist for the band, Jethro has been an active collaborator in original multi- ballet at Pofahl’s Dance Studio, modern, contact Michelle Randall, and INXS. After winning the San Francisco Andrea Van Dyke. They have collaborated on Tull. She was choral director for the musical, A site online performances like Interplay, Ele- improv and African Dance at Sonoma State (Costume Manager, Gabri- Battle of the Bands with Tesla drummer Troy many projects since, playing Chasuble and Wrinkle in Time, produced by the Santa Rosa ments, and Outside/In with ArtGrid and the University, Duncan dance, more ballet, more ella Von Ritchie) My involve- Luccketta, he became a weekly performer on Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest, Performing Arts Center in 1997, and Morning- Digital Performance Group; including directing, modern and more African at New York Univer- ment with singing and dramatic NYC's Seaport Line of ships. His previous Regina and Horace in The Little Foxes, and Star Idyll, a pastorale version of MorningStar scripting, tech./media production and perform- sity, Samba and the dances of the Orixás with endeavors began back in high musical “Frankenstein”, is based on the music of staging the annual Hour Day Show at Pegasus. which played in fall 2006. Tanya is a creden- ance. Leah Weiss of EGAP at Templo Guaracy, and school. I was in the Cupertino Edgar & Johnny Winters Theatre audiences and “Getting back to an intimate relationship with tialed teacher with seven years experience Peter Rogers (Digital Media Techni- many other moving experiences along the way. High School choir for four years with Rocco concert goers in the U.S. will have seen him on teaching singing in the public schools. She nature, voluntary simplicity, dropping out of the cian) She studied choreography with Renata Celi- DiStasio as the Choral director, and dabbled in stage in more than 200 productions as an actor, directed the holiday program at Liberty Elemen- waraddicted economy – these were some of the Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Peter chowska, Douglas Dunn, and Anne Woodhead, the high school drama productions as well. In singer, harmonica player, and orchestral & tary School in Petaluma for three years and best and most enduring motives of the 60’s Rogers was born and raised a third generation and did the choreography for the MorningStar college, I joined the Foothill Madrigal Chorus electric bassist. He recently finished scoring and Harmony Elementary School in Occidental for counterculture; all were beautifully exemplified, Seattlite, but calls the beautiful Sonoma County Idyll, as well as numerous original works in and the San Jose Symphony Chorus. Later on I recording his Rockin' Blues musical, Smoke- one year. Her first official chorus class is with for all too brief a time, at Morning Star.” California home. Between wrestling with tricky various styles and movement modalities. became involved with local community theater house... in Nashville with Broadways' own the sixth grade at Venetia Valley Middle School, (Hippie) software applications and working full time as a Erin Anderson ( Feodora, Dana Hawke in San Jose and performed in Hello Dolly as performer/ composer Brent Moyer, Matthew under the guidance of Jan Pederson-Schiff. Dana has always felt inspired Business Coach, he occasionally finds time to Near, Citizen) Erin Lee Ander- Ernestina Money and the ensemble singing cast, Klinedinst, Jeff "Skye" Moore (George Jones Michael Fontaine pursue his love of writing, and even acts up now and invigorated by live theatre. I performed as Rose Seller in Oliver, and as part Nephew), and Porter Wagner produced Curtis son was born in Berkeley, Califor- She grew up in the still hippy- (Stage Director) Michael’s and then, having appeared in Interplay: Loose nia, but was raised mainly in of the supporting cast for South Pacific. Through Alan. Diz toured 131 cities in 2006 including regional theater directing Minds in a Box, and Interplay: Dancing on the like culture of Marin in the 70's the years I have been involved with a number of CMA FEST in Nashville, Van's Warped Tour, Sonoma County, where she and felt a familiarity with the credits include dozens of Banks of Packet Creek. Peter holds a Masters in witnessed the Cotati hippy era in vocal choral groups, including an all female The Marshall Tucker Band, Wyoming’s’ Fron- musicals, dramas and opera Theatre Arts, but don’t hold that against him. Morning Star story as well as group of six called the Mamatones. I’ve spent tier Days (opening for Dierks Bentley), the the 70’s (Erin could tell you some stories!). Her recognition as to why this story is important to productions for companies Peter is the Technical Director of the Ugly mother took her to Morningstar to visit because the past 18 years living in Sebastopol, CA, and Southeastern premiere of "Hank Williams, Lost including Cinnabar Opera, Duckling Theatre, and Chief Executive Director tell in our modern times. She is also the proud have kept myself involved with a local church Highway", "The Guys", at The Federal Building, she was thinking of moving to a commune. Erin mother of Jordan Torres and Cole Duncan. Actors Theater, The First of the independent film company: Rubber obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre choral group. Two years ago, I reentered the and the Bailey's World Tour with John Legend. Stage Company, Pacific Opera Theater, Pacific Chicken Productions. Arts at Sonoma State University (where she was Len Improta (DA world of dramatics and auditioned for the "Musical Theatre is my passion. Folk, Old American Dream Theatre and landed a singing Country, Blues, & Rock keep me breathing. Alliance Theater Company, Summer Repertory Julianne Odell also a music major and classical voice scholar- Ramsy, Pete Peterson, Phil Theatre and Sonoma City Opera. He has re- role in All Hallows. I performed with the (Photographer) Julianne ship student). She also holds a Masters Degree in Charles) Lenny has lived in Rusty Thompson ceived American College Theatre Festival Pegasus Theatre’s production of Holly Days last Odell was born August 16th, Counseling Psychology from University of San Sonoma County for the past 17 (Digger, Probation Officer, recognition in acting and directing categories for fall, and the American Dream Theatre’s Warp 1963 in Fort Carson, Colorado, Francisco. Some of her roles at SSU include years. He is a veteran of many Primitive) Rusty Thompson has productions including three premiere’s by Emmy 60’s. I have recently joined the River Choir yet raised in Sacramento, Califor- Maria in Most Happy Fella, Phobia in Pizza Con musicals including Jesus Christ been acting ever since he realized winning writer Carol Flint, and has, in addition: under the expert guidance of Sonia Trubidy. nia in a very typical 60’s Funghi (she performed in this opera for the King Superstar, Evita, Guys and that it was the only way to be a performed in dozens of productions as a singer (Russ neighborhood suburb. She was of the Figi Islands) and Florence Pike, in Ben- Dolls, Oklahoma, Hair and The Mikado. He has Larry Scharf fireman, an astronaut, and a brain and actor; received a Dean Goodman Bay Area not yet aware of the 60’s movement until, jami Britten's Albert Herring; along with numer- also been active in numerous dramas, most Nelson, Inspector Stetson, surgeon all in one lifetime. He has been seen all Theatre Award for acting; and recently served as inevitably, the Vietnam War clips on the news, ous classical recitals, chamber music and cabaret recently After the Fall, Othello and Much Ado Citizen) Larry took a perma- over the North Bay area, having played such stage director for a Tango production at Lao as well as, the protests. Upon living in San shows. She also played Buttercup, in the HMS About Nothing. Having done three small parts in nent break from being a real memorable roles as the Mad Hatter in Napa’s American College in Vientiane, Laos. Michael Francisco, in the Haight-Ashbury, in the early Pinafore; and Juno, in Orpheus and the Under- movies last summer, Lenny would like to estate broker a few years back, production of Alice in Wonderland, Lord holds an M.F.A. in Directing from UC Davis, part of the 80’s did the desire to understand what world and sang in numerous Cabaret shows at continue to alternate between the stage and and stays busy fixing up older Burleigh in Santa Rosa’s The Beard of Avon, and an Ed.D. in Organization and Leadership actually took place in the 60’s get somewhat Redwood Empire Lyric Theatre. After a long screen. homes. This is his first acting Levi Straus in Novato’s Ghosts of Olompali, and from the University of San Francisco. Upcoming revealed. After spending many years in the City, hiatus, she recently has been singing with the Arthur Kopecky (Wilder role. Since signing up for this production, he most recently as Gabe in Dandy Rascal's produc- directing assignments include Donizetti’s Don Cinnabar chamber singers and has an occasional Julianne felt it was time to move on to the land Bentley, Judge) In the late has met many people who claim to have lived at tion of Outcast State. Rusty wishes to thank his Pasquale for Sonoma City Opera. church or wedding gig. She is currently a of trees, first Colorado in the Rocky Mountains, '60's, like some of the characters Morning Star. Love for her brilliance and support. (Assistant Stage Man- Cotatian (again), works full-time as a mental Rona Hackett and then Alaska. This was a time for her to be in the play, Art Kopecky became health case manager in Marin and is, happily, Brian Skinner Jordan Antonio Torres ager) Rona Hackett is delighted to be part of “On the Road”, and a “Dharma Bum”, which has immersed in the counter-culture. (Composer, John Butler, (Rick) Jordan is a fifteen year the MorningStar team. Originally from New only gifted her with the ability to enjoy life as it mother to 7-year-old, Sophia. Originally from NYC, these MC) Brian Skinner has been old who loves to act. He has been Jersey, she had her first taste of the footlights at is, in the moment. This is where her love for Cristian Caetano adventures led him from California to New involved in music performances in school plays such as Elenore of age eight when she produced a show of music photography stems from, capturing life in the (Pamona Paste, Mr. Sny- Mexico where he worked for the New Buffalo and recordings for 15 years. He Aquataine, The Complete Works and skits with a cast of neighborhood kids as a moment. Currently she is working as a Freelance der, Hippie) Cristian has Commune for eight years. His books "New received his Bachelor of Arts of William Shakespeare Abridged fundraiser for the new wing of her local hospital. Photographer for the Community Voice newspa- been on stage since he was a tot. Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune” and degree in music from Sonoma and The Fall of Ra, as well as a role in Jungle She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from San per, and operates her own photography business. He began tap dancing, which "Leaving New Buffalo Commune" (UNM State University in 1996. Since that time, he has Book at Live Oakes Theatre. Francisco State University. She's attended Katrina Van Winkle (Light Design) lead to acting and singing in his Press), chronicle the happenings and ideas of the Squaw Valley Writers' Conference and was a had an international music program on the Katrina Van Winkle is a resident of San Fran- first musical, Oliver, in which era. Presently a contractor and finish carpenter campus radio station, has been part of various finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers' Asso- cisco and an alumni of SSU. Morning Star has he played the lead. Since then, he has performed he lives with his family amidst many gardens in ciation Literary Contest. She is currently writing theatrical productions including Macbeth, and 4 5