HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS' ac! c DIRECTED BY JOH:N HmSCH

DESIG~ED BY JOH~ SCHEFFLER VIDEO BY VIDEO FREE AMERICA -\ , LIGHTING BY BIJRL HASH \ THE CAST (In order of appearance) Gary ...... James Cromwell Melody ...... Jillian Lindig Sadie ...... Susan Batson Maurice ...... Edward Zang Per()wne ...... Stefan Gierasch Pixie Bosanquet ...... Margaret Braidwood Standby for Melody and Sadie: Joan Harris Standby for Gary, Maurice, and Perowne: Robert Einenkel

ae: 5 A.M., AN AMUSEMENT ARCADE, LONDON

Ten minute intermission de: PEROWNE'S ROOM Credits: Jackie Cassen; Coca-Cola ; CTL Electronics; Downstate Medical Center; Global Village; People's Video ,Theater; Raindance Corp.; LeeRoy Kaminski; The Public Theater; Stacy Keach; Video Access, Inc.

THE COMPANY SUSAN BATSON (Sadie) studied with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof, and is currently a member of the Actor's Studio. She appeared in the original productions of HAIR and GEORGE M on Broadway; WHO'S GOT HIS OWN at the Centre Stage in Baltimore; and, recently, in the Goodman Theatre pro­ duction of THREE PENNY OPERA. JAMES CROMWELL (Gary) has been an actor and director for seven years. He considers his most important work to have been with · the Free Southern Theatre, an integrated company which toured the South in 1965, and a guerilla theater on the lawn at the American Shakespeare Festival last season. STEFAN GIERASCH (Perowne) a graduate of nowhere, spent the 1943-1970 season on Bmadway, Off-Broadway, in movies, and on TV in New York, Wash­ ington, Hollywood, Milwaukee, Paris, Providence and elsewhere. His latest credits include the movie TRAVELI NG EXECUTIONER; a guest appearance on BONANZA; and ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at the Ford. Theatre. JILLIAN LINDIG (Melody) appeared with the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1966 and spent a season at the' Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. She has recently completed a seven month tour with the National company of CACTUS FLOWER. Miss Lindig has done extensive work in films, TV, and photographic modeling. EDWARD ZANG (Maurice) appeared in New York last season as Harold in BOYS IN THE BAND, and previously as the Dauphin in SAINT JOAN at Lin­ c()ln Center. He has worked extensively in major regional theaters and is the co-founder of the Charles Playhouse where he just played, among other roles, HAM LET. Mr. Zang recently co l1pleted a European tour as Smithers in THE EMPEROR JONES with James Earl Jones. MARGARET BRAIDWOOD (Pixie Bosanquet) was born and trained in England and emigrated to Canada fourteen years ago. She appeared on TV, radio and in theater there, then came to the U. S. to work with the Stratford Festival Company and did eight Broadway shows. This season Miss Braid­ wood was in the Chelsea Theater Center production of SAVED. HEATHCOTE WILLIAMS (Author) is the author of the novel THE SPEAKERS and the .play, TH E LOCAL STIGMATIC, done in New York at the Actor's Play­ house in 1969.

JOHN HIRSCH (Director) is the Founder and former Artistic Director of the Manitoba Theater Center in Canada , where he directed MOTHER COURAGE, with Zoe Caldwell , and ANDORRA. He was the Associate Director of the Shake­ speare Festival in Stratford, Canada, where he directed RICHARD III, with Alan Bates, HAMLET, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, HENRY IV, CHERRY ORCHARD, and SATYRICON. He has produced and directed for Canadian tele­ vision. In this country, Mr. Hirsch directed WE BOMBED IN NEW HAVEN on Broadway, and PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, GAll LEO , and TIME OF YOUR LIFE at Lincoln Center. His future plans include directing A MASKED BALL for the New York City Opera, and a feature length film in the fall.

JOHN SCHEFFLER (Designer) is a graduate of The Tulane School of Archi­ tecture and was an archaeologist for one year in Merida, Yucatan. He was principal designer for the Oberlin Opera Theater in 1970 and has designed the Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, the New England Conservatory of Music, Corpus Christi Symphony and the National Opera of Chile, Santiago, Chile. His New York credits include LA CLEM NZA DI TITO at Juilliard. Mr. Scheffler is currently co-authoring a play based 0 n the novel LEVEL 7.

VIDEO FREE AMERICA is Steve Claydon, Arthur and Sukey Ginsberg, Jennifer and Skip Sweeney, and dozens of others who share equipment, concern, efforts and stimulants ... THE CONTINUING STORY OF CAROL & FERD, REFLEC­ TIONS FROM SKY RIVER, THE PH ILO T. FARNSWORTH VI DEO OBELISK EQUINOX, THE TOMORROW SHOW, and VIDEO GUM. For information about any or all of the above contact VFA, c/ o Mass Productions, 1948 Fell Street, San Francisco, California 94117.

ROBERT KALFIN (Artistic Director) founded the Chelsea Theater Center six years ago. In addition to Chelsea prod uctions he has directed Off-Broadway; in regional theater and in Europe. He received an M.F.A. in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. Mr. Kalfin is currently' directing the new Off-Broad­ way version of TAROT (originally produced earlier this season at the Chelsea Theater Center).

MICHAEL DAVID (Executive Director) co-conceived the Third Party Project and the Hills Arts Co-operative in New Haven. Served as Productio(l Manager for the Ford Foundation's American Drama Festival. A lecturer at Yale and The New School. He received an M.F.A. in Production, Design and' Administration from the Yale School of Drama.

BURL HASH (Production Manager) is a graduate of the University of Texas and the Yale School of Drama, where he was LightLng Designer and Technical Director. He has also worked with the Island Repertory Theatre in Martha's Vineyard and the Metropolitan Opera c.ompany. Mr. Hash has been Production Manager for all Chelsea productions for the last two seasons.

Staff for AC/DC

Stage Manager ...... Judi Fisher Ass't to the Des igner ...... Dorothea Albert Video Assistants ...... Malachy O'Connor, Barry Pasternak, Alan Schulman Costumer ...... James Crawford Electrician ...... Linda Line Properties ...... ~ ...... Herbie Sayers Stage Carpenter ...... Toney Edwards Prod uction Assistants ...... ,...... Harris Riordan, Laurel Gross Special Press Consultant ...... Deborah E. Steinfirst Staff for The Chelsea Theater Center

Artistic Director ...... Robert Kalfin Executive Director ...... Michael David Production Manager ...... Burl Hash Director, Pre ss and Public Relations ...... Ron Christopher Executive Secretary ...... Mary Lehman Community Relations Coordinator ...... Monica Frakes Production Assi stants ...... Mark Twery*, Dorothea Albert*, Laurel Gross**, Harris Riordan** Play Readers ...... Fred Schilz, Greg Macosko, Michael Olshausen Wardrobe Master ...... James Crawford Breath of Fresh Air ...... June Jerome Staff Photographer ...... Alan B. Tepper Bookkeeper ...... yetta Nathan Advertising ...... Matthew Sareno/ Blaine-Thompson Counsel ...... Squadron, Gartenberg, Ellenoff & Plesent Accountants ...... -...... :. ...Lutz & Carr

* Great Lakes College Asso!=ia tion interns ** Pac ker Collegiate Inst it ute int e rn ~

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oliver Rea, Chairman

Robert E. Armstrong Seth S. Faison Omar K. Lerman Anthony Perkins George cA. Bari Morton Gottl ieb Ernest Levenstein Julien Studley Susan Bloch Henry Guetel Helen Merrill Jay R. Wolf Ben Edwards Robert Kalfin

HONORARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Harold Clurman Lawrence Shubert Lawrence, Jr. ,. Barbaralee D. Diamondstein Milton Lyon Sally Genn Harold Prince John Houseman Charles Duryea Smith III Jules Irving Robert Whitehead Richard Kirschner

The Ch elsea Theater Center of Brooklyn, in residence at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is a non-profit, professional, producing organization. It is supported solely by contributions from private individuals, foundation s, co rporations, and government agencies as well as from our audiences.

To date, contributions offering partial support to Chelsea Theater Center programming for the current season have included grants from the Dramatists Guild Fund, the J. M. Kaplan Fund, the New York Fouodation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Edward John Noble Foundation, the National Foundation for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the CBS Foundation and the William C. Whitney Foundation.

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