The Theatre Academy of Los Angeles City College presents Production Number W6.79th Season. October 19.20.24.25.26 and 27.2007 Neil Simon's Female'' my Award winning play

Directed by Al Rossi Scenic Design Lighting Design Kevin Morrissey Jim Moody Costume Design Sound Design Diane Sisko Vernon Yonemura CAST Mickey Natasha O'Neill Sylvie Marta Portillo Renee Amber Harris Vera Denisha Hill Olive Madison April Audia* Florence Unger Sheena Lorene Duff Manolo Anthony Perzow Jesus Mike Garcia SuestArtist Time: The 80s Place. Olive's Apartment, New York City

Act One Art Two A Hot July Night Scene I: Two weeks later Scene 2: A few days later Scene 3: The next evening There will be one fifteen minute intermission. Please, no digital recording of any kind. No flash photography, Special Thanks U.C. Riverside, Department ofTheatre Student Production Staff

Stage Manager...... Mark Skccns ASS-&ant Stage Manager...... Danyellc King

Light. Board ~p'mtor...... Christian Cole WinhobcQew Head...... Chensli Basiwt War-Crpw ...... Noelle Dexter, Andm Semno. Jinny Shcn, Moniquc Twillo

Production~~ Crew.- Cdriin Aeuilar. EmcstoC&ib ...... - , ~~~~ , ,~ House Managers- ...... Bianca Molina. Deondrav Ran- dolph Ushers...... Eric Bishop, Laura Husiamome, Chelscii Colcman Travis Itonnclly. Jessica Johnson,Ava Laurel. Ashinx Reynolds

Production~ ~ - - Staff- ~~~ ~ Producing Director of lhe Theatre Acadcm Technical Direct

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Theatre Academy and Deoartment Faculty Nab Alacthi-Sandas, I3.k ~lcdsoe, on) camC&S ~aiilwks,Fmi FA iChair). ~eslie Fenena, Daniel C- Ueih H-Tina Kroris. lony Magzio, James Moody (HeadofTochnical Theam;), KmMiniwyff'nxtiaiai h4anagi.Q UiffO'ConneB. Louie May. Dr Al Rssi (Head ofAcongl.kanfa Koiinaroe(Headof\txal Performance). ChçicSt,l

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April Audia (Olive), is a graduate of the Theatre Academy. While an Academy student, she appeared in pm- ductions of: THE ROSE TATTOO, OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, A PIECE Of MY HEART, and DESIRE, for which she received an Irene Ryan Award nomination. As a Guest Artist she has appeared in THE MAN WHO COULDN'T DANCE, MOON OVER BUFFALO and VOIR DIRE. Locally she has been seen at the Stella Adler Theatre, The Attic Theatre, Two Roads Theatre, California State Los Angeles, SantaClarita Rep Theatre, The Zephyr Theatre, The Conejo Theatre and many more. Regionally she has worked in New York and several times at the Old Lwic Rermtow Comoanv in U&. a iob she orieinallv secued thou& m audition comuetition

Organization and "QUESTIONS AND ACTORS." a docu&tary&ut being an actor in Los ~n&les. She is I&a proud member &"Open at the To~"TheatreCompany. he would like tothank Michael for allhis love and support and is looking forward to her most exciting projectwhich is their marriage this December in New York.

DAYS and a number of original experimental pieces. Last winter she was Stage Manager for the World Premiere of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X. At the Academy Sheena has been seen in the Student Directed One Acts as Hecuba in THE WOMEN OF TROY: Sarah in THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE: as Lvlah Barber in NATIONAL

Mike Garcia (Jesus) is a third semester actor at the Academy. He was previously seen here as Security Cop #2 in VOIR DIRE. This marks Mike's debut in a speaking role on the Academy Stage. Other Academy contributions include many significant backstage and front of house endeavors. Amber Harris (Renee) is a fourth semester Theater Academy student. In addition to acting, she enjoys dancing, singing, directing, playwriting and behmd the scenes crew work. Her credits include Rachel Isum in NATIONAL PASTIME, Xia in THE WOMEN OF TROY, Puckin AMIDSUMMERNIGHT'S DREAM, Rizzo in GREASE, Sally in THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and dance captain in two original musicals, both written by Mark E. Swinton: EPHRAIMS'S SONG and KEEP MOVING ON. She was also the Assistant Staee Man- a&- for the world oremiere of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X. . .nmduced bv the Academv in ~ecember2006. Amber ha- stmiid tan. ballet, jazz, modem dance, salsa, samba, belly and swing. (323) 663-1219 (323) 663-1210 PIZZA PAUL I I L 1,A.I LLENT f CLOSE TO CAMPVS

- iM^,ONABLL i 2-iLL, 10%DISCOUNT . INTIMATE DINING EXPERI6NCE kWzhkAEo - FAMILY OWN60 4330 h-i€LROS€AVâ LOSANCELCS, CA 90029 Dwisba Hill (Vera) is hmChino, California and IS presently in her third smc-iier at the Thcaire Academy : Ñ-ajcct prior lo ODD COUPLE inclmlraOtBItCX-KS & THE IIIREE BEARS (Baby Bear). SLEEPY - .- -. . . COW (Wldon Van Dorri) aridTOOETRtWfTSELF(Teresa). She is proud to be studymg at the Academy - - ÑÑÑand-graiefid ihc opponuniin'ter her James Moody (Lighting Designer/Technical Director) has designed over 130 LORT, Equity Waiver and col- lege productions. He is a member of United Scenic Artist, Local #829 and is also a fellow of U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), serving on the Board of Directors for over ten years, currently serving as V.P. for Lighting. He bas won numemu awdfor his designs adhas written a new thawbook, entitled the- of Theatrical Desim, preceded by his ground breaking book. Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art, and Business. He was one of the founders in the field of touring-concert lighting working and was singled out to receive the first Concert Lighting Design of theyear Award. He has worked with music luminaries such as Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, John Denver and Blondie. Most recently, Jim received the Distinguished Lighting Designer award from The United States Institute for Theatre Technology. Kevin Morrissq (Set Designer/Pducuon Manager; taught at UC Rnerside for ID \ears where he designed scenery, c0stun1e.i. lighting and iound before joining the faculty at Los Angeles CI~C'ollege in 2005 He re- ceived a BFA from the consenalorv oromm 21 The Theam School. DePaul L'niversitv and an hffA from the conservatory program at~isch~ch&iofthe~rts,~ew~ork~niversiiy. Kevin has w~rkedextensivel~in theen- tertainment industry as a desiener fortheatre, film. television and industrial oroduction. Kevin's most recent credit: Set Desiigner for CANE, thenew prime time~~serieson CBS. Other credits include Assistant Scenic Designer for the Emmy award-winning production of PETER PAN with Cathy Rigby, and Set Designer for ELIZABETH- TOWN, FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, FRASER, BECKER, THE OLD SETTLER, RESURECTION BLVD., BABYLON 5, CRUSADE, ED AND HIS DEAD MOTHER and Assistant lo the Academy Award nominated de- signer, Richard Homung on LIGHT SLEEPER. Kevin is a member of both 1.A.T.S.E. Local 847, and Local 829. Steve Moyer (Public Relations; Show Press Agent; PublicityMarketing) has publicized productions for the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy, including THEATRE OF OPERATIONS - COMPANION ONE ACTS ("The Sand Stonn: Stories from the Front" by Sean Huze and "Necessary Targetsw by Eve Ensler; IN- TIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nonage; The World Premiere of the musical THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X by Bmce Kimmel and David Wecbter; NATIONAL PASTIME by Brian Hametiaux (Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Nominee); VOIR DIRE by Joe Sutton (Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Nominee) and the World Premiere of the WITHIN US, an original work of ensemble-based physical theatre, conceived by Leslie Ferreira (Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Nominee). He is also promoting the Los Angeles City College Theatre Alumni & Associates'upcoming benefit at the Alex Theatre in EVERY GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE I.

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STWNGlHCN$NG the TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE at the HEART OF HOLLYWOOD Glendale on November 5th. 'Two's Company - An All-star Event Celebrating The Songs of Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz." Prior to starting his own entertainment publicity and marketing company over five years aeo. previous vosts have included iobs at Paramount Pictures. Universal Studios Hollywood and Williamstown The& ~estival Moyer has h-id ai least a dozen shows he has promoted make it to Broadway or off-Broadway. In 2001 Moyerwas inducied into the International rdmon of"\\Ws Whoof Professional-;" m the world

Neil Simon (Playwright) was born in the Bronx, New York on July 4,1927, has become one ofAmerica's most prolific, popular and successful playwrights. This Pulitzer Prize winning playwright has had dozens of plays and nearly as many major motion pictures produced. Simon has been showered with more Academy Award and Tony Award nominations than any other writer, and is the only playwright to have four Broad- way productions running simultaneously. His plays have been produced in dozens of languages, and have been blockbuster hits from Beiiine to Moscow. His true success. however, is in his unique way of exposing something real 111 the ~mericaispirit. He grey up in Manhattan and for a short timeancndcd ~ewYO& University and the Lnn'ersiry of Denver. His most significant writing job came in the early 1950s when he joined the staff of Your show of Shows, a landmarklive television comedy series. By the 1960s. Simon had begun to concentrate on writing plays for Broadway. His first hit came in 1961 with COME BLOW YOUR HORN. and was soon after followed bv the verv successful comic romance BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Simon's brother, Danny, uho also worked on "Your Show of Shows," played a m.ijor role in his wntmg. Eight and a halfyaw older, Dmy brought Simon into the business and had shown him thc ropes. In fact, it was Danny who provided the inspiration for one of Simon's most enduring hits. After his Jivorce, Danny moved in with another divorced man, and this situation became the set-up for THE ODD COL'PLF (1966). Though Danny had begun writing the story himself, he reached a block and eventually handed it off to Simon who soon made it a smash on Broadway. THE ODD COUPLE had a two-year run on Broadway, won Simon his first Tonv Award. and has been adanted to television and film several times. Throuehout- hi, four-decade career, Simon has drawn exirnsivcly on his own life 2nd experience for materials for Ins ola\s. With his autobioeraphi~dliriloey, BRIGHTON BEACH MI!MOIRS (1983). BILOXI BLUF.S (1985); and BROADWAY BOUND(1986),~imon created a touching portrait of an individual, his family, and the world around them. With these plays, Simon found his greatest critical acclaim, and for his 1991 follow-UD.. . LOST IN YONKERS. Simon was awanied a Pulitzer Prize. Simon's contribution to the arts and to popular culture in the twentieth century was recognized in 1995 when he received Kennedy Center Honors from President Bill Clinton. Simon's prolific catalog of work includes: LITTLE ME. BAREFOOT IN nw PARK. THE ODD COUPLE. SWKET CHARITY,PLA~A SUITF. PROMISES, PROMISES. THt- LAST OF 1HE RED HUT LOVERS, THE PRISONER Oh- SECOND AVEMJI. BUTLEY, THE SUNSHINE BOYS, THE GOOD DOCTOR. THEY'RE PLA'i ING OUR SONG, BILOXI BLUES. COME IiLOtt YOUR HORN, HIE GINGtKBREAD LADY, CAIIFORNIA SUITE, CAIIPTER TWO, JAKE'S WOMEN, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, BROADWAY BOUMD. THE HEARTBREAK KID. THE GOODBYE GIRI . SFEMS LIKI OLDTIMkS,THE IONELY GUY.THE SLUGGER'S WIFE, LAUGH- TER ON THE 23RD FLOOR. LOST IN YONKERS. REWRITES: A MEMOIR. THE PLAY GOES ON, THE DINNER PARTY and 45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY.

Here's TO the wonderful new tall 2007 oroduction series. 11here in llie hc~n01 lloll!n.iiiJ :it tlie l..AC'CThir.ureAcadcinv! 1 S~EVEMO'lER PUBLIC RELATIONS P.O. Box 5227 1 Phone: 81 8.784.7027 I West Hills. CA 91308 E-mail: [email protected] Nahsbu 0'NdH (Mickey) is a third semester mdcnt; this is her debut performance on theTheatreA.iiJcin) stage. She served as Assistant Stagc Mainccr for DEAD MAN'S APARTMENT. and was one of two house Managers for all theAcademy3s Spring 2007 productions. Tonv PemiManolo Costazuela) is a 2nd vear actor at the Academy. He is extremelv. -grateful and form- nate to have the privilege of growing as an artist as well as person at The Theatre Academy. His journey here has been the most fruitful time in his life and he would like to thank his teachers adfcllow actors for this gift. All his love goes out to his family and friends for being exceptionally supportive and encouraging. He is utterly enamored with this awe-inspiring puzzle we call acting!

Malta PortUlo ( Sylvie) is absolutely thrilled to be taking part in this production of THE ODD COUPLE. She is in her third semester at the Academy, and last spring had the privilege of working as the Assistant Stage Manager for NATIONAL PASTIME.

A1 Rossi (Dirccior) has acted in over 200 theatre productions, has dozens of film and TV credits, holds three academic degrcci, including a PhD in Theatre Am, and has wrinrn two books about his mentor. Sir Tyrone Guthric. An a director. he has staged over 100 productions, and directed a series for cable television. In a long and varied career, he has worked with many of rite country's finest actors: Charlton Heston, Jessica I'andy, Manin Sheen, John Rmer, Paul Winfield. Cindy Williams. Zoe Caldwell, Dean Martin. Vic Morrow. Delroy Lindo, Blair Undeniood. Lynn Redgrave, Alan Alda, Hugh @Brian, Ed Asncr, and Joan Van Ark. amone-. manv others. Amona his favorite roles are Richard II. Falstaff. Tanuffe. and Salien inAMADE1~ ~ S 11, the classical repertory, and several others in the modem repekry: tarb buck THE RAINMAKER, Doe in COME BACK. LITTLE SHEBA. Nathan Dcir.iit in GUYSAND DOLLS. Nixon in AMERICAN ILIAD, the title role in M~CARTHY,and the Professor in Marnet's , OLEANNA, which he played periodically dur- ine a four year tour. He has directed maw comedies and farces. and amone his favorites are three of Neil ~imon's BRIGHTON BEACII M~~MOIRS.RUMORS, and LOSTIN YONKERS Alw. MOON OVER BUFFALO, DIVISION Sl'RF-.F-.T,ONCE n\ A LIFETIME andYOU CAN'TTAKE IT W11II YOU. 'Resilience," a film in which he plays a leading role, just completed its premiere Los Angeles run, and is now availableon DVD. He is the Ilead ofAciinganhe oldest continuous actor training-. program - on the west coast, The Los Angeles city ~olle~eTheatre~&dern~,a professional school. His favorite word is coragsio (courage). Favorite inspirational saying: "Who dares, wins." Diane Sisko (Costume Designer) Diane is a graduate of Purdue University. Having been affiliated with the Costumers' Guild. Costume Society of America and design-. adiudication for Redon VIII of the KCIACTF. Diane has designed ~osrumesand makeup at the Los Angeles Theatre Academy tor m.iny memorable proj- (CIS including('H1 k .ANTOINE,NICHOLASNICKLEBY,AMADEUS,ROMEO ANDJLLIET.MEDEA, MACBETII, AS YOU I IKE IT. the rock versionof TWO GENTLEMAN 01VliRONA, I THINK WE'RE ALL BON70S ON 1Ilk BUS. ZOMBIE ATTACK!, OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH. A171'I:R Till' EALL and THE KENTUCKY CYCLE. Shc has also worked with Medieval Times. Lone Beach City College, and the Living Room Theatre, and the lilms ROCKETS RED GLARE, and TIN

MAN At the Orfvssev Theatre she collaborated with FAtie~ ~ BIedsoc on the award-winnine comic CoSNmes for 1'IVI-: WOMENWEARING THE SAME DRESS and with alum Diane Winesburg O~RHINOCEROS. For lmt LA Classic Theatre she designed CYRANO DF BERdF.RAC and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTH- ING at the John Anson Ford Theatre. Recently she develapcd the special effects makeup for FOR LOVE OF QAMT SPIRIT) for Rohcylheme ('umpany rheatre Academy's Website: TheatreAcademy.lacitycolle~e.edu 3-=mu s.mw aooBda~i~ire ~X.BAYJS~~OSUB~B~~~~~I& 1w¥Al"fliaÈw -£S (&z£In ~!lepuWl 1- 1- 7OBU.e TWI aw swim -I* viva mu" sroicimv -u m1v 'Mu am q FW!I -I 103 ¥o"csSoh!WZj am JO aiom m all0 a! -!-w -PW aron~uwxetimpb !vwv^wo.tinn -did u! psisaeiui =.no^ 11 .(".WTOVwvmL 33~3h!3n ~&WCddosin PapiiOJ -JB aq asIAVJ3qIoIOU ~@!uI OqM SJ9q Up4 Cq WipO alqeua LEUJ noK 'uo!mp -ay U! Jswj E il~!uiooeq .& 3.ISq UO ~308lFq7JOM am u! ~A[OAU!aiow uam awmq 0) @moddo tie suoqej.no Zuyago a18 a~ LACCTAA A" 10s Angeles Oty College TWr Alumni & Assoddles Presents ... A

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