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03-11-740 CAST (in order of appearance) MADGE ROTHSCHILD King Lear ...... THOM HOFRICHTER* FOUNDATION Gloucester ...... SCOTT MAUGHMER MASTERWORKS SERIES Kent ...... COREY NOBLE* Edmund ...... KEVIN TORWELLE* Edgar ...... SCOTT HESS Goneril ...... CRYSTAL CULLY Regan ...... AMANDA PRATER Cordelia ...... KEARSTYN KELLER Albany ...... ADAM HAMILTON Cornwall ...... JACOB SAMUEL SLONE Oswald ...... DAVID KAEHR Fool ...... BRIAN ERNSBERGER Burgundy ...... A. J. LORENZINI France ...... BEN BERCOT Gentleman ...... JIM CLAUSER* Servant 1 ...... TOM BECKNER Servant 2 ...... BEN BERCOT Servant 3 ...... HEATHER MOSER Doctor ...... JACK KIRBY* Knights ...... BEN BERCOT, TOM BECKNER, A. J. LORENZINI, and MARCIA SMITH

*Community and alumni guest performers ✴ ✴ ✴ Time and place: Ancient Britain ✴ ✴ ✴ There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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TOM BECKNER (Servant 1/Knight/Special Effects and Projections) originally from Wawaka, Ind., Beckner is a senior theatre major. His other IPFW credits include assistant stage manager for Two Rooms and Noises Off !, assistant scenic designer for The Taming of the Shrew and Urinetown, associate scenic designer for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, sound designer for The Diviners and Anton in Show Business, lighting designer for Purely Dance 2009, and scenic designer for Stop Kiss. Beckner also appeared recently in the student-produced Short Attention Span Theatre and The Hot L Baltimore.

BEN BERCOT (France/Servant 2/Knight) is a senior theatre major at IPFW. Bercot has appeared in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eurydice, Urinetown, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at IPFW. Most recently, Bercot served as assistant stage manager for Anton in Show Business. Other credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Big River, and Les Miserables at Eastside High School. Last summer, Bercot worked at Cedar Point as a dresser on the Everyone Loves Snoopy Ice Show.

JIM CLAUSER (Gentleman) retired after 38 years of service with Fort Wayne Community Schools. Clauser has had much experience in the musical and theatrical scene in Fort Wayne. A nine-time Anthony Award winner at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and two-time Arena Dinner Theatre Award Winner, he recently appeared in The Taming of the Shrew, The Crucible, The Heiress, and An inspirational tale of The Tempest at IPFW. His other credits include Sweeney Todd and his favorite transcendence in the midst of Man of La Mancha a world gone mad. This award role as Don Quixote in at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. winning drama has played around the world garnering rave reviews. CRYSTAL CULLY (Goneril) most recently appeared as Iris in Down the Road at IPFW. Other credits include Anton in Show Business, Short Attention Span Set at Sachsenhausen Theatre, and Eurydice at IPFW. Cully has also appeared in training films concentration camp in World War II with Do It Best Corp. Cully is a junior sociology and theatre major at IPFW, Germany, it is a beautiful, intense where she also serves as a Student Admissions Representative (STARS) piece of theater that manages to and student blogger. combine humor and poignancy with remarkable skill. BRIAN ERNSBERGER (Fool) was last seen at IPFW in The Hot L Baltimore. His favorite acting roles include James Tyrone Jr. in A Moon for presented at the the Misbegotten; David Bliss in Hay Fever at IPFW; Matt Galloway/Greg Allen County Pierotti/Sgt. Hing in The Laramie Project at the First Presbyterian Theater; Public Library Auditorium and Paul Verrall in Born Yesterday at Arena Dinner Theatre. He currently serves as the designer/technical director at North Side High School and is a TICKETS 260 424.5220 WWW. FWCIVIC . ORG full-time theatre major with an emphasis in directing at IPFW. Ernsberger has also directed at Arena Dinner Theatre and for the Gaslight Playhouse in Kendallville, Ind. ADAM HAMILTON (Albany) is a graduating theatre major at IPFW. He was most recently seen as William Reach in Down the Road. While at IPFW, First Presbyterian Theater’s Hamilton has served as deck/assistant stage manager for Tape; stage manager for The Effects of Gamma Rays...; and appeared in The Yellow Boat, Wonderful blockbuster ending to the 2010-2011 Season

Town, A Doll’s House, The Lark, and The Crucible. His other credits include Neil Simon’s autobiographical a one-woman show with Harvey and Mr. Roberts at First Presbyterian Theater and Three Days of Rain comic masterpiece Maggie Kole Hunter as Ann Landers at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. He also performed in Man to Man at the 2008 KC/ACTF in Milwaukee. April 28-May 14 May 26-June 11

SCOTT HESS (Edgar/Fight Captain) is a senior theatre major with an emphasis in acting at IPFW. He was most recently seen in The Hot L Baltimore and Noises Off ! at IPFW. Both performances earned him a nomination for the American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan Scholarship Competition. Hess transferred from Columbia College in Chicago. Some of his other credits include Eurydice at IPFW; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Theatre Hikes; and True West and Golem at Columbia College in Chicago. directed by directed by Christopher J. Murphy Thom Hofrichter THOM HOFRICHTER (King Lear) has worked in professional theatre as an actor in Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Chicago, Milwaukee, Boulder, box office—260-422-6329, or go to our website: Colo., and Pensacola, Fla. In the early 1990’s Hofrichter held the position of managing artistic director for Studio 13 in Milwaukee, the same title at www.firstpresbyteriantheater.com D.A.M. Art Theater in Boulder, and was the associate producer for Sun Partners Inc. in Chicago before returning to his hometown, Fort Wayne, to assume his current position as managing artistic director of First 2010 - 2011 SEASON Presbyterian Theater, a position held since 1997. Hofrichter has a B.S. in Squabbles accounting from IU—Bloomington, a B.A. in theater from UNLV, an M.A. August 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 2010 in communication from Marquette University in Milwaukee, and doctoral studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. As artistic director at FPT, Love, Sex and the I.R.S. he has directed more than 70 plays (11 of them by Shakespeare), acted in a October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 2010 dozen more, as well as adapted and staged world premieres of works based Drood (the mystery of edwin drood) on Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve and an early Ibsen play, BOXBOX OFFICEOFFFIICE HOURSHOOURRS November 26, 27

Brand (with Norwegian scholar David Schuler). At the premiere of Brand in M–F & on Show Days The Prisoner of Second Avenue (PG – 13) April 2002, the Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S. was in attendance. Last 9 am until 1 pm January 21, 22, 28, 29 summer, Hofrichter was seen as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing at February 4, 5 2011 Pensacola Shakespeare Theater, and later this year you can see him as Falstaff %R[2I¿FHRSHQVWZR weeks prior to the show. Any Wednesday in Henry IV: Making a King at First Presbyterian Theater. He is currently an March 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 2011 adjunct professor in the theatre departments at both IPFW and Huntington 7LFNHWV

University where he teaches Theatre History, Directing, Dramatic Literature, ,QFOXGHVVKRZDQGPHDO Social Security (PG – 13) and Theatre Appreciation. He also teaches in the Communications April 29, 30 5RFNKLOO6WUHHW May 6, 7, 13, 14 2011 Department at IPFW. )RUW:D\QH,1 DirtyDirty RottenR otten Scoundrels Sc oundrel s DAVID KAEHR (Oswald) works as technical assistant at the Scottish Rite JuneJune 10,10 , 11,11 ,17, 17 ,18, 18 ,24, 24 25, 25 20112011 Theatre in Fort Wayne. Some of Kaehr’s credits include Eurydice, The Yellow arenadinnertheatre.orgrenadinnertheatre.or g arenadinnertheatre.org Boat, Urinetown, The Taming of the Shrew, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Waiting for Godot. Kaehr also won an Anthony Award for his performance in the first Northeast Indiana Playwriting Festival production of Ladies in Cabin Ten.

KEARSTYN KELLER (Cordelia) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW where she works as departmental librarian and office assistant. She was most recently seen in Anton in Show Business at IPFW. She has also appeared in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eurydice, and The Yellow Boat at IPFW. Keller has received two Irene Ryan Nominations for her performances in Anton in Show Business and Eurydice.

JACK KIRBY (Doctor) is an associate Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at IPFW. Fort Wayne audiences have seen him at Arena Dinner Theatre in The Odd Couple and Arsenic and Old Lace; at the First Presbyterian Theater in Little Foxes; and at IPFW in The Exonerated. Kirby has also appeared in Steal Away Home and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Fort Wayne Youtheatre and in a short film, Lily, which appeared at the Windsong Film Festival in 2005. King Lear is his debut performance on the Williams Theatre stage.

A. J. LORENZINI (Burgundy/Knight) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW where he was most recently seen as the pizza boy in The Hot L Baltimore. A graduate of Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Lorenzini appeared in Curtains and Into the Woods. Other credits include Sweeney Todd and Rent with the Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre. While at IPFW, he has worked on the crew for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and appeared in Short Attention Span Theatre.

SCOTT MAUGHMER (Gloucester) is a junior theatre major at IPFW. Maughmer has appeared as Mr. Morse, his favorite role, in The Hot L Baltimore. Other credits include The Yellow Boat, Noises Off !, and Short Attention Span Theatre. Maughmer also worked on the sets for Urinetown, as assistant stage manager for Eurydice, and as stage manager for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

HEATHER MOSER (Servant 3) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW. She was recently seen in the audience for Anton in Show Business. Other performances include The Hot L Baltimore (for which she was nominated for an Irene Ryan Award), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling, Eurydice, and The Yellow Boat at IPFW. Moser also does work off-stage for the IPFW Department of Theatre by working in the scene shop and as an office assistant. 2010–11 CHAMPIONS COREY NOBLE (Kent) is a graduate of the IPFW Department of Theatre. continued « Noble has recently appeared in several commercials in New York and Chicago. His stage credits include Animal Farm with Playhouse Theatre, The Mystery Plays with Secret Theatre, Mama’s Boy with Drama League, and Not Dr. Darryl and Sharon Smith Diana Updike VPA Sterling Scholarship on My Watch with American Globe Theatre all in New York. Noble has also Robert Smith Nancy Vendrely Society appeared in two films—Another Day and The Sickness. Jay & Bronwyn Thayer Ann & Paul Weber Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Brateman Shari Troy Norma Weeda Dan Butler AMANDA PRATER (Regan) has appeared in The Hot L Baltimore, Eurydice, Marion McKay Walley Howard & Betsy Chapman Urinetown, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Diviners. She has served on Contributors Richard & Barbara Hill the backstage crews for In Bed With…, Waiting for Godot, A Doll’s House, Friends ($50 to $99) ($25 to $49) Michael B. Himes and Effects of Gamma Rays… . Also, she is a member of the IPFW box office Stephanie & Bruce Abbott Joanne & Donald Adams Herbert & Lorraine Weier staff. Prater is a junior theatre major at IPFW. She received an Irene Ryan Louise & Kevin Ambrose Terri & Nelson Behar Daniel & Beth Zweig Nomination for her most recent performance in Anton in Show Business. James Barrett, III Norma & Louis Blankenship Janice Burgette Ranae Butler & Austin Berger Gifts-in-Kind JACOB SAMUEL SLONE (Cornwall) has theatrical credits that include Ranae Boots Butler Joann Byers Jack Baker The Hot L Baltimore, Stop Kiss, Urinetown, The Diviners, and The Taming William & Anita Cast Jean Chase Vicki Bandor Braun of the Shrew at IPFW; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Arena Dinner Nancy & Richard Cook Richard & Nancy Cook Lewis & Amanda Delagrange Theatre; and Mr. Roberts at the First Presbyterian Theater. He has also Firehouse Theatre Avon Crismore Theresa Ehrman-Yankowiak served as prop master for Noises Off !, The 25th Annual Putnam County Linda Gaff Daniel Culbertson John F. Hamm Spelling Bee, and sound designer for Down the Road. Slone is a senior theatre GE Foundation Kelly & Thomas Dahm Jean Hedderich major at IPFW. Rikki & Leonard Goldstein Patrick & Patricia Denihan Richard & Barbara Hill Jerome Grant Dr. Miles S. Edwards Jim Huhn Alan Hofer Susan Ferguson Patrice Hunsberger MARCIA SMITH (Knight) is a sophomore theatre major with an emphasis Maggie Hunter Ann & Francis Frellick Mary Lou & Edward Hutter in acting at IPFW. She was most recently seen in Anton in Show Business, Mary Lou & Edward Hutter Ron Gubitz Gloria Huxoll The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Noises Off ! Other credits Dale Kelly Larry & Julia Hook Jan Klee include She Loves Me in Woodstock, Georgia and The Laramie Project at Rick & Dorian Maples Karen & John Hutmacher Elizabeth Merkler Ohio State University. Outside of the theatre, she works as a visual and William & Joan McNagny Ruth Langhinrichs Beth Mix performing arts marketing assistant. Janice McNellis Harold Markey Necia Myers June Moord Myra Mae McFarland Virginia Needler KEVIN TORWELLE (Edmund) is a graduate of Ball State University, where Jo Ann Mullen Merle & Dick Miers Charles & Pat Nelson he earned a degree in math education. He currently teaches at Norwell High Helen Pyles Kenton Neuhouser & Jeffrey Karen Parkinson School. Most recently, Torwelle appeared in Rent at the Fort Wayne Civic Leslie Raymer Markley Amy Puffenberger Theatre, The Hot L Baltimore at IPFW, and The Laramie Project at First David & Margaret Ridderheim Shirley & Bob Nicolai Dustin Reed Presbyterian Theater. His other credits include Working at the Fort Wayne Marthe Rosenfeld Alan McMahan Lori Roggero Civic Theatre and The Way We Live Now, Romeo and Juliet, and Rabbit Hole Anne Rowland Mary Okeson Carrie Romines at First Presbyterian Theater. Lois & Richard Safran Jessica & Shawn Parr James & Barbara Romines Michael Schaub Susan & Michael Pries Scott Romines WHO’S WHO IN THE PRODUCTION STAFF Robert & Mary Short Stanley & Emma Reidenbach Terry Romines Kirk & Elizabeth Shuster Robert D. Reynolds Greg Savini MARK DELANCEY (Scenic Designer/Technical Director) is finishing his Betty Sowers Stephen & Jill Sosenheimer Anson & Janet Shupe third year as an assistant professor of design and technology at IPFW. His Howard & Marilyn Steele George Thomas June Skekloff IPFW credits include scenic design for Noises Off !, The Yellow Boat, and The Richard & Deanna Stoner Beth Troy Carolyn Strachera Dolores Szymanski Ann & Owen Wade Jeanne Winnick Taming of the Shrew; lighting design for Urinetown, The Diviners, and The Yellow Boat. This past summer DeLancey designed the scenery for My Fair The Theatre Donor List is updated at the beginning of every semester. Lady, The Miracle Worker, The Producers, and the Ohio premier of Hairspray CHAMPIONS at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. His most memorable shows include The Seagull at the Delacourte Theatre in New York City’s Central Park; Jesus Hopped the A Train, with Philip Seymour Hoffman directing; of the the world premiere of Top Dog, Underdog; Two Strange Ladies for Columbia University’s graduate program; and Been So Long at the American Academy ARTS of Dramatic Arts. 2010–11 CHAMPIONS Your support helps us serve our students and the community with distinction CRAIG A. HUMPHREY (Costume Designer) is associate professor of costume design and director of design/technology for the IPFW Platinum Chuck O’Connor Margaret Boerger Department of Theatre. He has an M.F.A. in costume design from the ($25,000 and up) Mary Margaret Stucky Rita Caldwell University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. in acting from Indiana University Ione Auer Foundation Harvey Cocks of Pennsylvania. He directed the recent IPFW productions of Urinetown, Dan Butler Wachovia Foundation Vickie & John Dahl, Jr. the Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Lark, Howard & Betsy Chapman Robert & Irene Walters Gwen & Dick DeKay and On the Twentieth Century. Other directorial efforts include The First Philip R. Rhinehart Herbert & Lorraine Weier Tom & Holly DeLong Presbyterian Theater’s production of Love Letters, the Fort Wayne Civic Ruth Rhinehart Hildreth Williams Suzanne Echtenkamp Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music, and Arena Dinner Theatre’s Steven N. Rhinehart Daniel & Beth Zweig Fort Wayne Jewish Federation productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Once Julie R. Waterfield Jane Frazier Upon a Mattress. His national design credits include productions in Illinois, Susan L. Watkins Patrons ($250 to $499) Ronnie & Norm Greenberg Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with Daniel & Margaret Angel Robin Grissom internationally renowned costume designer Laura Crow and assisted her Gold ($15,000-$24,999) Robert Binder Philip & Nancy Grote on several productions, including the original off-Broadway production of Michael B. Himes Jeff & Karin Casazza Victor & Lois Guess Lanford Wilson’s Burn This. Locally, his designs have been seen in numerous Chris & Chad Feay Leonard Helfrich shows including Eurydice, Urinetown, the Musical, The Taming of the Shrew, Silver ($10,000 to $14,999) Kay & Ken Folks Carol Isaacs How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Wonderful Town, and The June Enoch Reverend & Mrs. Richard George Johnson Lark. As an actor, Humphrey has appeared locally in Noises Off !, The Last Frazier Rebecca Kaehr Days of Judas Iscariot, The American Classics Revue, Bye Bye Birdie, and You Bronze ($5,000 to $9,999) Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Glassley Emily & Ryan Keirns Can’t Take It With You. August Tomusk Foundation Lois Hess Barbara Lloyd & Carlos J. Randolph Kirby Pomalaza-Raez AMBER KLINKER (Assistant Costume Designer) is a fourth-year theatre Dean’s Club Michelle Kraus Elise Macomber major with an emphasis in costume design and technology at IPFW. She has ($2,000 to $4,999) Mike & Mary Noonan Irwin Malin appeared in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Taming of Lorraine Davis Jack and Joan Richardson David and Zora Matson the Shrew, The Diviners, and the 2008 production of The Vagina Monologues Patricia Griest John Shoaff and Julie Donnell Alfred and Carol Moellering at IPFW. She has served as the assistant stage manager for Wonderful Town State Farm Companies Suzon Motz and on the wardrobe crew for Two Rooms and The Lark. Last summer, she Director’s Circle Foundation Susan and Bill Nash was a stitcher and dresser for Cedar Point’s ice show, Snoopy’s Big Bow Wow. ($500 to $1,999) John O’Connell & Jim Norfolk Southern Foundation Currently, Klinker is a cutter/draper for the IPFW Costume Shop. Fort Wayne Community Williams Poultry Management Systems Foundation Marthe Rosenfeld MIRIAM MORGAN (Lighting Designer) is currently in her 16th year in Marcia Howard Century Club ($100 to $249) Joseph & Linda Ruffolo professional theatre and serves as the technical director for the Arts United Patrice Hunsberger John & Dianna Auld Steve and Jan Sarratore Center. She remains the resident lighting designer for the Fort Wayne Henrietta McCullough Adie & Dick Baach P. Michael Schaub Philharmonic. With the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, she has designed lighting Drs. Barbara Nohinek & James Barrett, III Robert & Mary Short for the past four Holiday Pops concerts, many of their Family and Pops Christopher ZeeCheng H. Stephen Beyer Sisters of St. Joseph series concerts, and their original productions of Beethoven Revealed, An Mike Noonan Angela Boerger James & Anne Skinner Evening of Hamlet, and Soldier’s Tale. Additionally, she has designed for various productions by the Fort Wayne Youtheatre, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Wabash Valley Dance Theatre, Aaron Barker, Carrie Newcomer, Ben Vereen, Cirque Zoppe Europa, Fort Wayne Ballet, Arena Dinner Theatre, and The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre—including their Midwest premier of Frankenstein the Musical. She has been involved in numerous productions including Grease, Oklahoma, Annie Get Your Gun, Anything Goes, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as various rock tours and variety shows. Please join our

The Department of Theatre seeks your assistance in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: STAFF FOR KING LEAR to offer the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide the northeast Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical Drummer ...... BRYAN NELLEMS performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the Drum Assistant ...... WIL BROWN community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre Stage Manager ...... JUNE RAMBO training through the IPFW Community Arts Academy; and to provide a continuum of outreach activities to the greater northeast Indiana community. Assistant Stage Manager ...... LYSSA E. TROEMEL Fight Captain ...... SCOTT HESS Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center for Properties Master and Crew ...... CAMI VANDERHART the Greater Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana communities. To meet this Assistant Costume Designer ...... AMBER KLINKER challenge, we need your help! Assistant Technical Director ...... KALER HAYNES Master Electrician ...... BROGAN STILLMAN not state-supported IPFW is a state-assisted— —university. Furthermore, we are Special Effects and Projections ...... TOM BECKNER allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main campuses receive Carpenters ...... TOM BECKNER, ADAM FLETCHER, JESS HARTMAN, per student. This, in turn, directly impacts the theatre department with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to help us move forward with KALER HAYNES, COREY LEE, CARLEY MCBRIDE, HEATHER MOSER, our commitments to northeast Indiana. JAKE SLONE, RANDY SMITH, BROGAN STILLMAN, LA CHANDRA STUBBLEFIELD, CAMI VANDERHART, GRIFFIN WARFIELD, Scholarships for our talented students are a very high priority. Please consider JOHN WEISS, and THEATRE PRODUCTION STUDENTS – THTR 168 joining the VPA Sterling Scholarship Society through a three-year commitment Deckmen ...... JACOB BLESSING of $300 or more per year. Details are available on the VPA Web site at Light Board Operators ...... MELANIE LUBS www.ipfw.edu/vpa. Cutter/Draper ...... AMBER KLINKER

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BRIAN CHERRY, RACHEL OGLETREE, AMANDA PRATER, WILLIAM STANLEY, and DANIELLE WORKMAN PRODUCTION NOTES 2010-11 Concerts In keeping with the academic mission of the IPFW Department of Theatre, All concerts on we are pleased to feature “Production Notes” in our program. These notes are Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. academic in nature and speak to you from the point of view of some of the many on Old Mill Unitarian Universalist Music collaborators it takes to create our productions. This time, we will be featuring Congregation presented by Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Wayne the Dramaturgical Notes from our Production Dramaturg, Colleen Reimer, of Fort Wayne graduate student from the IPFW Department of English and Linguistics. ✴ ✴ ✴ uufortwayne.org Oct. 23, 2010 April 9, 2011 King Lear is a fascinating play to work with on many levels. Variations of the 260.744.1867 storyline appear in folklore of cultures worldwide, and despite its evolution A Celtic Music Melodies That Touch the through time, the insight it imbues in its viewers is still as poignant today as Journey Heart: Cello and Piano it ever was. Concert Donor $25 Feb. 19, 2011 June 18, 2011 While many may think the play is not applicable to modern life, I A Thrilling Evening Accordion and More would argue that it is. The driving force behind the action of the play is Ticket $10 of Brass Ensembles the consequences that inevitably follow when one sinks to their baser natures. It is Lear’s pride that serves as a catalyst for the play; the greed Student and ambition of Goneril, Regan, and Edmund further the plot. Goneril $5 5310 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana (approximately one mile south of Broadway and Rudisill) and Cornwall’s animalistic cruelty add an unnerving twist, and the lust that Regan and Goneril entertain for Edmund poison what few familial relations remained. While readers today will likely never be exposed to the division of a kingdom or the rules governing the inheritance of titled land, Be a Star!!! they can certainly apply the message that submission to one’s vanity, lust, Enroll in the Youtheatre’s greed, wrath, et cetera has deadly consequences for themselves and all who surround them. Rising Star Summer Camp June 13-24 The literal and figurative blindness, and the abundant disguises, of 10 am-3 pm numerous characters also make this play relevant to audiences throughout Students work at two different theatres time. One always hears the cliché adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” with three community directors! but this play illustrates in gruesome detail the dangers of misjudging Classes in the morning and a another’s allegiance or intentions. Imagine how events would have unfolded had Lear judged his daughters’ characters better, had Lear recognized Kent’s production in the afternoon. loyalty and concern, had Gloucester perceived Edgar and Edmund rightly, Everyone makes the play!!! had Regan and Goneril understood Edmund’s ambitions… . 422-6900 leslie@ Historically, the play has been rewritten and reworked many times to fortwayneyoutheatre.org make it more appealing to their contemporary audiences. In 1681, Nahum Tate rewrote King Lear to include a happy ending since audiences disliked the dark and depressing nature of the play (the original ending was not reinstated until around 1838). Similarly, Victorian productions eliminated the scene of Gloucester’s blinding or had it take place offstage. While some may argue that our culture may be somewhat desensitized to violence and fascinated with the darker themes than past audiences, I believe that it was 2010–11 Theatre Scholarships Awards necessary to maintain the violent scenes and the unpalatable ending in order to give audience members tangible, visceral messages about the costs incurred Dan Butler Theatre Scholarship by pursuing one’s own selfish desires and instincts. Brogan Stillman The disintegration of friendships and family bonds at the beginning of the Withers Scholarship Grant play portends the degeneration of the entire universe. From England’s social Catherine Deventer order as a whole to the collapse of the mental faculties of the individuals involved, nothing is safe—once the damage has begun, the decay manifests Ione Auer Arts Scholarship in every facet of existence. 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MARK DeLANCEY June Rambo Continuing Lecturer of Dance ...... BRITTNEY COUGHLIN O. Franklin Kenworthy Scholarship Associate Faculty–Performance ...... JOEL FROOMKIN Heather Moser Amber Klinker Associate Faculty–Performance ...... JEFF MOORE Jessica Sokolowski Associate Faculty–Dance ...... LISA BOTTITTA-BUSFIELD Associate Faculty–Theatre Appreciation...... JANE R. FRAZIER Waterfield Foundation Scholarship Catherine Deventer Tom Beckner Associate Faculty–Theatre Appreciation...... THOM HOFRICHTER Costume Shop Supervisor ...... JEANNE PENDLETON Department of Theatre Scholarship Box Office Supervisor ...... REUBEN J. ALBAUGH Kearstyn Keller Melanie Lubs Secretary ...... JOANNE SCHULTZ-ITHIER Marcia Smith Scott Maughmer Adam Hamilton Ben Bercot Jacob Slone Nathan Garner CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Heather Franks Crystal Cully June Rambo Donna Meester and the University of Alabama Costume Department Box Office: 260-481-6555 presents … We welcome patrons IPFWDEPTofTHEATRE with disabilities. 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“Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” Broadway’s greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent, and one In The Pot Boiler, Mr. Suds, a “brilliant” and certainly melodramatic playwright, is found at the of the funniest musicals ever written—the perfect escape from life’s troubles. A Funny Thing Happened on center of a lampooning melodrama as he guides an aspiring playwright through creating a the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old play and its characters. Then, playwright Tom Stoppard turns a murder mystery on its head comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non- in The Real Inspector Hound. Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot provide hysterical satire with stop laugh fest with music and lyrics by America’s most revered living writer of musical theatre. their comments on the theatre and eventually fi nd themselves caught in the play’s action, blurring the lines between theatrical performers and critics beyond recognition. Williams Theatre Studio Theatre September 30, October 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8 p.m. February 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. October 9 at 2 p.m. February 26 at 2 p.m.

All My Sons The Good Person of Szechuan By Arthur Miller By Bertolt Brecht, Directed by Jeffrey Casazza Directed by John O’Connell The Good Person of Szechuan is one of Bertolt Brecht’s most popular works.When three gods Arthur Miller’s powerful story about personal responsibility won the 1947 Tony Award for come to earth in search of a thoroughly good person, they encounter Shen Teh, a goodhearted Best Play and catapulted him among the ranks of America’s greatest playwrights.In this great but penniless prostitute, who offers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a small American tragedy, a mother must confront her denial, a son his father’s fallibility, and a father shop, Shen Teh becomes so overwhelmed by people demanding assistance that she invents a his choices that altered their lives forever during the diffi cult times of WWII. male alter ego, Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business of living in an evil world.

Williams Theatre Williams Theatre November 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m. April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8 p.m. November 20 at 2 p.m. April 22 at 2 p.m.

Purely Dance 2011 Artistic Director Brittney Coughlin “The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music. Bodies never lie.”- Agnes de Mille To order your early bird subscription, Watch the truest expression of our dance minor program unfold again this year during Purely Dance 2011. The evening will feature fresh, new and exciting choreography by the faculty and call the Schatzlein Box Office alumni of the Department of Theatre dance minor program. at 260-481-6555. Williams Theatre December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8 p.m. December 11 at 2 p.m.

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Williams Theatre Williams Theatre November 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m. April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8 p.m. November 20 at 2 p.m. April 22 at 2 p.m.

Admission for IPFW students with ID is free to all Department of Theatre performances. fascinated with the darker themes than past audiences, I believe that it was 2010–11 Theatre Scholarships Awards necessary to maintain the violent scenes and the unpalatable ending in order to give audience members tangible, visceral messages about the costs incurred Dan Butler Theatre Scholarship by pursuing one’s own selfish desires and instincts. Brogan Stillman The disintegration of friendships and family bonds at the beginning of the Withers Scholarship Grant play portends the degeneration of the entire universe. From England’s social Catherine Deventer order as a whole to the collapse of the mental faculties of the individuals involved, nothing is safe—once the damage has begun, the decay manifests Ione Auer Arts Scholarship in every facet of existence. Carley McBride Nick Tash Colleen Reimer, Dramaturg Carly Thompson Michael Himes Scholarship Tom Beckner Brian Ernsberger Kearstyn Keller Amber Klinker DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE Scott Maughmer Marcia Smith FACULTY AND STAFF Brogan Stillman Dean–College of Visual and Performing Arts ...... CHARLES O’CONNOR Jack Kirby Scholarship Elizabeth Alberding Adam Hamilton Chair and Professor of Theatre ...... JOHN O’CONNELL June Rambo Jacob Slone Professor of Playwriting ...... STEVEN T. SARRATORE Associate Professor of Costume Design/ Herb and Laurie Weier Scholarship Head of Design Technology ...... CRAIG A. HUMPHREY Heather Moser Cami VanderHart Associate Professor of Scenic/Lighting Design ...... MARK RIDGEWAY Assistant Professor of Theatre History ...... SHARI TROY VPA Endowed Scholarship Assistant Professor, Head of Acting, Movement, and Voice ...... JEFFREY CASAZZA Cami VanderHart Scott Maughmer Assistant Professor of Technical Theatre ...... MARK DeLANCEY June Rambo Continuing Lecturer of Dance ...... BRITTNEY COUGHLIN O. Franklin Kenworthy Scholarship Associate Faculty–Performance ...... JOEL FROOMKIN Heather Moser Amber Klinker Associate Faculty–Performance ...... JEFF MOORE Jessica Sokolowski Associate Faculty–Dance ...... LISA BOTTITTA-BUSFIELD Associate Faculty–Theatre Appreciation...... JANE R. FRAZIER Waterfield Foundation Scholarship Catherine Deventer Tom Beckner Associate Faculty–Theatre Appreciation...... THOM HOFRICHTER Costume Shop Supervisor ...... JEANNE PENDLETON Department of Theatre Scholarship Box Office Supervisor ...... REUBEN J. ALBAUGH Kearstyn Keller Melanie Lubs Secretary ...... JOANNE SCHULTZ-ITHIER Marcia Smith Scott Maughmer Adam Hamilton Ben Bercot Jacob Slone Nathan Garner CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Heather Franks Crystal Cully June Rambo Donna Meester and the University of Alabama Costume Department PRODUCTION NOTES 2010-11 Concerts In keeping with the academic mission of the IPFW Department of Theatre, All concerts on we are pleased to feature “Production Notes” in our program. These notes are Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. academic in nature and speak to you from the point of view of some of the many on Old Mill Unitarian Universalist Music collaborators it takes to create our productions. This time, we will be featuring Congregation presented by Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Wayne the Dramaturgical Notes from our Production Dramaturg, Colleen Reimer, of Fort Wayne graduate student from the IPFW Department of English and Linguistics. ✴ ✴ ✴ uufortwayne.org Oct. 23, 2010 April 9, 2011 King Lear is a fascinating play to work with on many levels. Variations of the 260.744.1867 storyline appear in folklore of cultures worldwide, and despite its evolution A Celtic Music Melodies That Touch the through time, the insight it imbues in its viewers is still as poignant today as Journey Heart: Cello and Piano it ever was. Concert Donor $25 Feb. 19, 2011 June 18, 2011 While many may think the play is not applicable to modern life, I A Thrilling Evening Accordion and More would argue that it is. The driving force behind the action of the play is Ticket $10 of Brass Ensembles the consequences that inevitably follow when one sinks to their baser natures. It is Lear’s pride that serves as a catalyst for the play; the greed Student and ambition of Goneril, Regan, and Edmund further the plot. Goneril $5 5310 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana (approximately one mile south of Broadway and Rudisill) and Cornwall’s animalistic cruelty add an unnerving twist, and the lust that Regan and Goneril entertain for Edmund poison what few familial relations remained. While readers today will likely never be exposed to the division of a kingdom or the rules governing the inheritance of titled land, Be a Star!!! they can certainly apply the message that submission to one’s vanity, lust, Enroll in the Youtheatre’s greed, wrath, et cetera has deadly consequences for themselves and all who surround them. Rising Star Summer Camp June 13-24 The literal and figurative blindness, and the abundant disguises, of 10 am-3 pm numerous characters also make this play relevant to audiences throughout Students work at two different theatres time. One always hears the cliché adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” with three community directors! but this play illustrates in gruesome detail the dangers of misjudging Classes in the morning and a another’s allegiance or intentions. Imagine how events would have unfolded had Lear judged his daughters’ characters better, had Lear recognized Kent’s production in the afternoon. loyalty and concern, had Gloucester perceived Edgar and Edmund rightly, Everyone makes the play!!! had Regan and Goneril understood Edmund’s ambitions… . 422-6900 leslie@ Historically, the play has been rewritten and reworked many times to fortwayneyoutheatre.org make it more appealing to their contemporary audiences. In 1681, Nahum Tate rewrote King Lear to include a happy ending since audiences disliked the dark and depressing nature of the play (the original ending was not reinstated until around 1838). Similarly, Victorian productions eliminated the scene of Gloucester’s blinding or had it take place offstage. While some may argue that our culture may be somewhat desensitized to violence and Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre. Troemel has also served as CAMPAIGN stage manager for The Twelve and prop master for The Yellow Boat. CAMI VANDERHART (Properties Master) is a senior theatre major at for the IPFW. She has performed in the Studio Showcase production In Bed With… and has worked on the crew for Noises Off !, Wonderful Town, A Doll’s House, ARTS and The Effects of Gamma Rays… . VanderHart has stage-managed the IPFW production of The Yellow Boat and Stop Kiss.

JOHN O’CONNELL (Director) is the chair and professor of the Department CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS of Theatre. Recent directing credits for IPFW include The 25th Annual by selecting the giving level of your choice. Putnam County Spelling Bee, Noises Off !, The Taming of the Shrew, Wonderful Town, and Waiting for Godot. This past summer, O’Connell returned to his Society of Champions of the Arts Membership Levels professional directing career with a production of Red, White, and Tuna Platinum $25,000 and up for Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tennessee, and this summer will Gold $15,000 to $24,999 continue with Barefoot in the Park at American Stage in St. Petersburg, Florida. Silver $10,000 to $14,999 Bronze $5,000 to $9,999 JEANNE PENDLETON (Costume Supervisor) is finishing her third season Dean’s Club $2,000 to $4,999 with the IPFW Department of the Theatre. Pendleton graduated with Director’s Circle $500 to $1,999 distinction in 2002 from Humboldt State University in Arcata, Caif., with VPA Sterling Scholarship Society an M.F.A. in costume design. After receiving her degree, she moved to Patron $250 to $499 Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to costume shows for Dollywood, as well as create Century Club $100 to $249 garments for the namesake of the park, Dolly Parton. Prior to her arrival Friend $50 to $99 at IPFW, she worked at the LORT D Clarence Brown Theatre in residence Contributor $25 to $49 at The University of Tennessee–Knoxville. While there, she supervised the construction of costumes for many professional and regionally known Name ______designers and served as the head of the theatre safety committee. Some favorite past productions include Purely Dance 2008 (design) at IPFW, The Address ______Life of Galileo (management) at The University of Tennessee–Knoxville, and City, State, Zip Code ______The Secret Garden (design/corsetry) at Humboldt State University. Telephone (______)______Amount of Gift $ ______JUNE RAMBO (Stage Manager) is a senior with a double major in public Please indicate where you would like your contribution to go: and media communications and theatre at IPFW. Rambo is an employee of ■ Theatre Gift ■ Theatre Scholarship the IPFW Department of Theatre, where she works as an office assistant and librarian as well as in the costume shop. She recently stage-managed Please mark the project you choose to support, and send your check Down the Road and the student-produced Short Attention Span Theatre. payable to the Indiana–Purdue Foundation: Rambo has appeared in Stop Kiss at IPFW and Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew with Shakespeare from the Heart. CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts LYSSA E. TROEMEL (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore theatre 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. major at IPFW. Most recently, Troemel has been seen in Anton in Show Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 Business, Short Attention Span Theatre, and Eurydice at IPFW. Other credits 260-481-6977 include The Best Christmas Pageant Ever with the Fort Wayne Youtheatre, Once Upon a Mattress with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, and Rent and Titanic with Lady, The Miracle Worker, The Producers, and the Ohio premier of Hairspray CHAMPIONS at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. His most memorable shows include The Seagull at the Delacourte Theatre in New York City’s Central Park; Jesus Hopped the A Train, with Philip Seymour Hoffman directing; of the the world premiere of Top Dog, Underdog; Two Strange Ladies for Columbia University’s graduate program; and Been So Long at the American Academy ARTS of Dramatic Arts. 2010–11 CHAMPIONS Your support helps us serve our students and the community with distinction CRAIG A. HUMPHREY (Costume Designer) is associate professor of costume design and director of design/technology for the IPFW Platinum Chuck O’Connor Margaret Boerger Department of Theatre. He has an M.F.A. in costume design from the ($25,000 and up) Mary Margaret Stucky Rita Caldwell University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. in acting from Indiana University Ione Auer Foundation Harvey Cocks of Pennsylvania. He directed the recent IPFW productions of Urinetown, Dan Butler Wachovia Foundation Vickie & John Dahl, Jr. the Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Lark, Howard & Betsy Chapman Robert & Irene Walters Gwen & Dick DeKay and On the Twentieth Century. Other directorial efforts include The First Philip R. Rhinehart Herbert & Lorraine Weier Tom & Holly DeLong Presbyterian Theater’s production of Love Letters, the Fort Wayne Civic Ruth Rhinehart Hildreth Williams Suzanne Echtenkamp Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music, and Arena Dinner Theatre’s Steven N. Rhinehart Daniel & Beth Zweig Fort Wayne Jewish Federation productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Once Julie R. Waterfield Jane Frazier Upon a Mattress. His national design credits include productions in Illinois, Susan L. Watkins Patrons ($250 to $499) Ronnie & Norm Greenberg Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with Daniel & Margaret Angel Robin Grissom internationally renowned costume designer Laura Crow and assisted her Gold ($15,000-$24,999) Robert Binder Philip & Nancy Grote on several productions, including the original off-Broadway production of Michael B. Himes Jeff & Karin Casazza Victor & Lois Guess Lanford Wilson’s Burn This. Locally, his designs have been seen in numerous Chris & Chad Feay Leonard Helfrich shows including Eurydice, Urinetown, the Musical, The Taming of the Shrew, Silver ($10,000 to $14,999) Kay & Ken Folks Carol Isaacs How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Wonderful Town, and The June Enoch Reverend & Mrs. Richard George Johnson Lark. As an actor, Humphrey has appeared locally in Noises Off !, The Last Frazier Rebecca Kaehr Days of Judas Iscariot, The American Classics Revue, Bye Bye Birdie, and You Bronze ($5,000 to $9,999) Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Glassley Emily & Ryan Keirns Can’t Take It With You. August Tomusk Foundation Lois Hess Barbara Lloyd & Carlos J. Randolph Kirby Pomalaza-Raez AMBER KLINKER (Assistant Costume Designer) is a fourth-year theatre Dean’s Club Michelle Kraus Elise Macomber major with an emphasis in costume design and technology at IPFW. She has ($2,000 to $4,999) Mike & Mary Noonan Irwin Malin appeared in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Taming of Lorraine Davis Jack and Joan Richardson David and Zora Matson the Shrew, The Diviners, and the 2008 production of The Vagina Monologues Patricia Griest John Shoaff and Julie Donnell Alfred and Carol Moellering at IPFW. She has served as the assistant stage manager for Wonderful Town State Farm Companies Suzon Motz and on the wardrobe crew for Two Rooms and The Lark. Last summer, she Director’s Circle Foundation Susan and Bill Nash was a stitcher and dresser for Cedar Point’s ice show, Snoopy’s Big Bow Wow. ($500 to $1,999) John O’Connell & Jim Norfolk Southern Foundation Currently, Klinker is a cutter/draper for the IPFW Costume Shop. Fort Wayne Community Williams Poultry Management Systems Foundation Marthe Rosenfeld MIRIAM MORGAN (Lighting Designer) is currently in her 16th year in Marcia Howard Century Club ($100 to $249) Joseph & Linda Ruffolo professional theatre and serves as the technical director for the Arts United Patrice Hunsberger John & Dianna Auld Steve and Jan Sarratore Center. She remains the resident lighting designer for the Fort Wayne Henrietta McCullough Adie & Dick Baach P. Michael Schaub Philharmonic. With the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, she has designed lighting Drs. Barbara Nohinek & James Barrett, III Robert & Mary Short for the past four Holiday Pops concerts, many of their Family and Pops Christopher ZeeCheng H. Stephen Beyer Sisters of St. Joseph series concerts, and their original productions of Beethoven Revealed, An Mike Noonan Angela Boerger James & Anne Skinner 2010–11 CHAMPIONS COREY NOBLE (Kent) is a graduate of the IPFW Department of Theatre. continued « Noble has recently appeared in several commercials in New York and Chicago. His stage credits include Animal Farm with Playhouse Theatre, The Mystery Plays with Secret Theatre, Mama’s Boy with Drama League, and Not Dr. Darryl and Sharon Smith Diana Updike VPA Sterling Scholarship on My Watch with American Globe Theatre all in New York. Noble has also Robert Smith Nancy Vendrely Society appeared in two films—Another Day and The Sickness. Jay & Bronwyn Thayer Ann & Paul Weber Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Brateman Shari Troy Norma Weeda Dan Butler AMANDA PRATER (Regan) has appeared in The Hot L Baltimore, Eurydice, Marion McKay Walley Howard & Betsy Chapman Urinetown, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Diviners. She has served on Contributors Richard & Barbara Hill the backstage crews for In Bed With…, Waiting for Godot, A Doll’s House, Friends ($50 to $99) ($25 to $49) Michael B. Himes and Effects of Gamma Rays… . Also, she is a member of the IPFW box office Stephanie & Bruce Abbott Joanne & Donald Adams Herbert & Lorraine Weier staff. Prater is a junior theatre major at IPFW. She received an Irene Ryan Louise & Kevin Ambrose Terri & Nelson Behar Daniel & Beth Zweig Nomination for her most recent performance in Anton in Show Business. James Barrett, III Norma & Louis Blankenship Janice Burgette Ranae Butler & Austin Berger Gifts-in-Kind JACOB SAMUEL SLONE (Cornwall) has theatrical credits that include Ranae Boots Butler Joann Byers Jack Baker The Hot L Baltimore, Stop Kiss, Urinetown, The Diviners, and The Taming William & Anita Cast Jean Chase Vicki Bandor Braun of the Shrew at IPFW; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Arena Dinner Nancy & Richard Cook Richard & Nancy Cook Lewis & Amanda Delagrange Theatre; and Mr. Roberts at the First Presbyterian Theater. He has also Firehouse Theatre Avon Crismore Theresa Ehrman-Yankowiak served as prop master for Noises Off !, The 25th Annual Putnam County Linda Gaff Daniel Culbertson John F. Hamm Spelling Bee, and sound designer for Down the Road. Slone is a senior theatre GE Foundation Kelly & Thomas Dahm Jean Hedderich major at IPFW. Rikki & Leonard Goldstein Patrick & Patricia Denihan Richard & Barbara Hill Jerome Grant Dr. Miles S. Edwards Jim Huhn Alan Hofer Susan Ferguson Patrice Hunsberger MARCIA SMITH (Knight) is a sophomore theatre major with an emphasis Maggie Hunter Ann & Francis Frellick Mary Lou & Edward Hutter in acting at IPFW. She was most recently seen in Anton in Show Business, Mary Lou & Edward Hutter Ron Gubitz Gloria Huxoll The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Noises Off ! Other credits Dale Kelly Larry & Julia Hook Jan Klee include She Loves Me in Woodstock, Georgia and The Laramie Project at Rick & Dorian Maples Karen & John Hutmacher Elizabeth Merkler Ohio State University. Outside of the theatre, she works as a visual and William & Joan McNagny Ruth Langhinrichs Beth Mix performing arts marketing assistant. Janice McNellis Harold Markey Necia Myers June Moord Myra Mae McFarland Virginia Needler KEVIN TORWELLE (Edmund) is a graduate of Ball State University, where Jo Ann Mullen Merle & Dick Miers Charles & Pat Nelson he earned a degree in math education. He currently teaches at Norwell High Helen Pyles Kenton Neuhouser & Jeffrey Karen Parkinson School. Most recently, Torwelle appeared in Rent at the Fort Wayne Civic Leslie Raymer Markley Amy Puffenberger Theatre, The Hot L Baltimore at IPFW, and The Laramie Project at First David & Margaret Ridderheim Shirley & Bob Nicolai Dustin Reed Presbyterian Theater. His other credits include Working at the Fort Wayne Marthe Rosenfeld Alan McMahan Lori Roggero Civic Theatre and The Way We Live Now, Romeo and Juliet, and Rabbit Hole Anne Rowland Mary Okeson Carrie Romines at First Presbyterian Theater. Lois & Richard Safran Jessica & Shawn Parr James & Barbara Romines Michael Schaub Susan & Michael Pries Scott Romines WHO’S WHO IN THE PRODUCTION STAFF Robert & Mary Short Stanley & Emma Reidenbach Terry Romines Kirk & Elizabeth Shuster Robert D. Reynolds Greg Savini MARK DELANCEY (Scenic Designer/Technical Director) is finishing his Betty Sowers Stephen & Jill Sosenheimer Anson & Janet Shupe third year as an assistant professor of design and technology at IPFW. His Howard & Marilyn Steele George Thomas June Skekloff IPFW credits include scenic design for Noises Off !, The Yellow Boat, and The Richard & Deanna Stoner Beth Troy Carolyn Strachera Dolores Szymanski Ann & Owen Wade Jeanne Winnick Taming of the Shrew; lighting design for Urinetown, The Diviners, and The Yellow Boat. This past summer DeLancey designed the scenery for My Fair The Theatre Donor List is updated at the beginning of every semester. Boat, Urinetown, The Taming of the Shrew, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Waiting for Godot. Kaehr also won an Anthony Award for his performance in the first Northeast Indiana Playwriting Festival production of Ladies in Cabin Ten.

JIM CLAUSER (Gentleman) retired after 38 years of service with Fort Wayne Community Schools. Clauser has had much experience in the musical and theatrical scene in Fort Wayne. A nine-time Anthony Award winner at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and two-time Arena Dinner Theatre Award Winner, he recently appeared in The Taming of the Shrew, The Crucible, The Heiress, and An inspirational tale of The Tempest at IPFW. His other credits include Sweeney Todd and his favorite transcendence in the midst of Man of La Mancha a world gone mad. This award role as Don Quixote in at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. winning drama has played around the world garnering rave reviews. CRYSTAL CULLY (Goneril) most recently appeared as Iris in Down the Road at IPFW. Other credits include Anton in Show Business, Short Attention Span Set at Sachsenhausen Theatre, and Eurydice at IPFW. Cully has also appeared in training films concentration camp in World War II with Do It Best Corp. Cully is a junior sociology and theatre major at IPFW, Germany, it is a beautiful, intense where she also serves as a Student Admissions Representative (STARS) piece of theater that manages to and student blogger. combine humor and poignancy with remarkable skill. BRIAN ERNSBERGER (Fool) was last seen at IPFW in The Hot L Baltimore. His favorite acting roles include James Tyrone Jr. in A Moon for presented at the the Misbegotten; David Bliss in Hay Fever at IPFW; Matt Galloway/Greg Allen County Pierotti/Sgt. Hing in The Laramie Project at the First Presbyterian Theater; Public Library Auditorium and Paul Verrall in Born Yesterday at Arena Dinner Theatre. He currently serves as the designer/technical director at North Side High School and is a TICKETS 260 424.5220 WWW. FWCIVIC . ORG full-time theatre major with an emphasis in directing at IPFW. Ernsberger has also directed at Arena Dinner Theatre and for the Gaslight Playhouse in Kendallville, Ind. CAST (in order of appearance) MADGE ROTHSCHILD King Lear ...... THOM HOFRICHTER* FOUNDATION Gloucester ...... SCOTT MAUGHMER MASTERWORKS SERIES Kent ...... COREY NOBLE* Edmund ...... KEVIN TORWELLE* Edgar ...... SCOTT HESS Goneril ...... CRYSTAL CULLY Regan ...... AMANDA PRATER Cordelia ...... KEARSTYN KELLER Albany ...... ADAM HAMILTON Cornwall ...... JACOB SAMUEL SLONE Oswald ...... DAVID KAEHR Fool ...... BRIAN ERNSBERGER Burgundy ...... A. J. LORENZINI France ...... BEN BERCOT Gentleman ...... JIM CLAUSER* Servant 1 ...... TOM BECKNER Servant 2 ...... BEN BERCOT Servant 3 ...... HEATHER MOSER Doctor ...... JACK KIRBY* Knights ...... BEN BERCOT, TOM BECKNER, A. J. LORENZINI, and MARCIA SMITH

*Community and alumni guest performers ✴ ✴ ✴ Time and place: Ancient Britain ✴ ✴ ✴ There will be one 15-minute intermission.

This production utilizes non-hazardous synthetic haze and fog which is not dangerous to your health. Please turn off all cell phones.

As a courtesy to the actors, we ask that you remain in your seat until the curtain call is finished.

This play was selected for its artistic and academic value. The selection and performance of the play do not constitute an endorsement by Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne or Purdue University of the viewpoints conveyed by the play. The Visitors Center has moved – and is ready IPFW Department of Theatre to serve visitors and residents alike! presents Come visit our new home at 927 S. Harrison Street, at the corner of Harrison and KING LEAR Washington, where we service Fort Wayne’s visitors, providing guides, maps, coupons, and information – along with great souvenirs and assistance. And, we’ve changed our name! by In conjunction with our move, we’ve changed our organizational name to clearly WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE communicate our mission – to bring visitors to our community – and so the Fort Wayne/ Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau is now named Visit Fort Wayne! ✴ ✴ ✴

The Lady with All the Answers – First Presbyterian Theater May 26, 27, 28 and June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11

NE IN Playwrights Festival – FW Civic Theatre – Off Main – ACPL June 3, 4, 5

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