writtenuv NEIL SIM0N Directed by JEFFREY B. M0SS
UA5 I ln order af appearance SE"i DESiGN Marty Burnett U/]LLLIECLARK...,, ....LennyWoipe* LlGl'lT DFSIGN Matt Novotny BEN SILVERMAN.,.. ..Bryan Banville* * C0STLiiqE DESIGN Etisa Benzoni AL LEVi IS .James Sutorius* S0rll,D DESTGN Aaron Rum[ey PATIENT ....John Tessmer PR0P DESIGN Phittip Korth EDDIF , , .. .. . Phittip Korth HAIR & Yi lG DESIGN Peter Herman TV NURSE, .Samantha Roper ST,AGt I.4ANAGER DanieL[e Stephens* REOiSTERED NURSE ...PortiaGregory f Time - Early Seventies Ptace New York City ,t - There will be one 15 minute intermissian
Season 38 has been made possible by the generosity of The Step Famity Foundation
This production has been made possibte by the generosity of Leonard Hirsch, Sam De Luca, and Marion Dodson.
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JEFFREY B. MOSS IDirector] is the award-winning director of the criticalty acctaimed recent New York and London productions of Bock and Harnick's new musical ptay, Rofhschlld & Sons- 0ther shows in New York inctude the hit musical Mayor by CharLes Strouse and Warren Leight, and the Cy Coteman/Neil. Simon musicat little Me, He was the director of the New Yark and Kennedy Center productions o{ Some Enchanted Evening, now part of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library and has directed over 35 Nationat tours of Broadway musicals and ptays incLuding Guys and Dolls, Saturday Night Feve4 The Sunshine Boys, Norman ls That Yau?, Hetta, Doily! and LegaLty Blonde. He directed the recent China premiere of My Fair Lady as wetl as productions seen on the stages of many regional theatres inciuding The Spitfire Grill here at North Coast Rep. His new USA tour of An American in Paris opens in January 2020. II{'S AQI'STSPOHSOPED BYDEN'I & JO'{N C'{ASE ln Order of Appearance
LENNY W9LPE' [Wil.tie CLark] Broadway: Butlets }ver Broadway,Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone,The Sound of Music, Mayor, tnto The Light, Cgpperfield, }nward Victoria. 0ff-Broadway : Heartbreak House, Midnight Street, Marry Harry, }ld Jews Telting Jokes, Company, Radio City Spring Spectaculan NationaI Tours: Wicked, Little Shop, Forum, Guys & Do!!s, South Pacific. Regional: Paper Mitl, {Baker'sWife, Gypsyl, Gaodspeed lshow Boat, Christmas Caroll, MusicaI Theatre West, La Mirada, McCarter, AsoLo Rep, St Louis Rep, Westport, Pasadena Piayhouse, KC Rep, DTC, Sacramento, Pittsburgh CL0, Cape Ptayhouse, Bucks County, Denver Center, TUTS, Hottywood Bowt. W: Guest star on nearly 100 shows from "ER," 'Atty McBeat" and "L.A. Law" to "The Golden Girts," "Chapelle's Show," "The Good Fight"and currentty on the Emmy winning Amazon series'After Forever." I'{IS APT'STSPONSOPED BY DAVID LAING
BRYAN BANYILLE* iBen Silvermani is thriLLed to make his debut at North Coast Rep! Bryan spent his summer rocking to 80s jams in Rock of Ages at Cyqnet Theatre and Mixtape at Lambs Playersl Earlier this year, Bryan joined the Flyboys for their 2nd American Tour performing,'vith the G[enn Miller 0rchestra! Select credits - 0ld GLobe: The Heart of Rock and RoLL, Camp David, & Anna Christie; Cygnet Theatre: iResident Artist) Spamaloi {Craig NoeLAward Wjnner), AnimaL Crackers, 0n the Tv'tentieth Century, and Assasslns. Backyard Renaissance: Tarrytown iCraig NoeL Award Nominee); Diversionary: Significant 0tirer; SDMT: The Praducers and Ragtime; Moonlight Stage Productions: Titanic, The Music Man, Spamatot, and Catch Me lf You Can; Farmer's Attey Theatre: Forever Plald; NVA: Plaid Tidings. Love to Katie, proud of you! r,{,5 API'STSPONSOREDsY WENDY& MARC INYEP
JAMES SUTORIUS* [AL Lewis] won the San Diego Theatre Critics Circte Award for his titte-role performance in tast season's North Coast Rep staging of The Father. Broadway: The Farnsworth lnvention, Conversations with My Father, The Changing Room, Hamlet.Off Broadway: Sexuai Perversity in Chicago.Oiher Theatre inctudes, Wha's Afraid of Virginia Woo{f? (Best Actor Awardl , Lincolnesque {Best Featured Actor Award}, Ihe Price, The Savannah Disputation [The 0ld GLobel, Glengarry G{en Ross INominated Best Featured Actor Award, La Jot[a Ptayhouse], Antaeus: AsYou Like it, Hedda Gabler; Henry lV, Part Ane, The Crucible, Macbeth, The Seagull, The Autumn Garden and Classr-cs Fest Proiect, A Delicate Batance and Wrecks- Regiona[[y: The Crucibte, Ather Desert Cities, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Uncle Vanya, The Price, A Perfect Wedding, A Man for Atl Seasons, Anthony and Cleopatra, A Christmas Carol. FiLmlfV go to lMDb for more detaits. il,IS API'ST SPOHSOPED BY JEFFPEY & SIJEILA LIP,,NSKY
JOI{N TESSMEP IPatient] This is John's 16th North Coast Rep show, inctuding Theatre School and ProfessionaI Theatre for Famities productions: Romea & Juliet, The Tin Soldier A Christmas Carol\2ABT-091, Sherlock Holmes & the Adventure af the Great Nome Gold Rush, The Tempest, and Henry l\ Part Ane; Twelfth Night, Love's Labour's Lost, CharLotte's Web, Diary of Anne Frank, Sleeping Beauty, The Miracle Worken and The Giver. Locally: Diversionary, lntrepid, Lamb's, Mo'olelo, New Fortune, New Village Arts, Ptaywrights Project, San Diego Shakespeare Society, SD lnternational Fringe Festiva[, and more. Regionatty: Coiorado Shakespeare FestivaL [5 seasons], Eugene 0'Neitt Foundation, idaho Rep, Laquna Piayhouse, Monomoy Theatre, Western Stage. B.A Yate; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. John has been the Producing Artistic Director of the La Jolta Theatre Ensemble since its founding in 2010. *.rrs spoNrscRED 8v DoN porr{ ^Prlsr pllllllp KORTI{ [EddielProps] is an actor, writer, craftsman, and educator. He earned BAs in Acting and Creative Writing from Western Michigan University and his MFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served two tours of duty in lraq. PhitLip works as the Education Associate at The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep and designs props for mainstage productions at North Coast Rep. I'{'S AFT'STSPONSOPED BY BOBBIE BALL
SAMANTHA ROPER (TV Nurse] is thril.ted to be making her North Coast Repertory Theatre debut in The Sunshine Bo,v-sl She has resided in New York City this past year and recentLy compLeted the ProfessionaL Semester at Broadway Dance Center with performances at AiLey Citigroup Theater INYC] Her San Diego regional credits inc[ude The Producers and Victor/Victaria Il'4oonlight Amphitheatre]. Samantha couLd also be seen in the opening cast of Disneyland's 60th Anniversary Parade, Paint the Night, and Mtckey's Soundsational Parade. She has her BacheLor's Degree from San Diego State University and has stuciiecj with the Radio City Rockettes as wefi as under some of New York's most prominent choreographers. Samantha wants to thank her famiLy and friends for their endtess [ove and support. Enjoy the show. IH'S AII TSPONSOPSD CY DATTY #A$ES
PORTIA GREGORY IRegistered Nurse] is making her debut with North Coast Rep and is grateful for the oooortunity. She recentLy performed a short read of ln Sickness and ln HeaLth at the New Viltage Arts' FinaL Draft Nerv Play FestivaL. Portia graced the stage at Lamptighters Community Theatre in The Front Porch. She debuted at lon Theatre in Thp BalLad of Emmptt fill Portia contributed to the foLLowing films, "The PLayground" a Motion Picture by Split$lorld Pictures, LLC; "Perspectives" by TME Productions and LV55 Media; Thank God for Je[l.y' by Krown tra.riLy FiL.i"s and the short f iini Little Boxes. Sre is a 'ieie.an of ihe U.S. Army. Poi-i,a is thankfulto her famr!.y and iriends for being part of her amazing iourneyl rH,S ARIISTSPONSORED BY JAMIE CARR I rXs] x fl
DANIELLE STEPIIENS' [Stage Managerl This is Danietle's first time stage managing for the North Coast Repertory Theatre. She holds a BFA in theatre arts from the University of the Pacific lrhere she studied both stage management and acting. She spent the last twetve years atternating between being an actress and a stage manager in Northern Calitornia, New York, and Los Angetes. lt feets great to be back in her hometown here in North County. Mom...thank you for atways betieving in my abitities and for suoporting my passion for everything theatre. I love you fiercely. Actors-..break [egs and heartsl
DESIGN TEAM
MARTY BURNETT IResident Scenic Designer] Marty is in his 27th season as Resident DesignerlTechnicaI Director at North Coast Rep. He has designed the last 191 shows. Otherrrenues include: Laguna Ptayhouse, Porttand Stage Company, Drury l-ane {Chicago}, CLaridge Hotet (Attantic Cityl, Union Ptaza, Sahara Hotet, Hacienda in Las Vegas, Coronado Ptayhouse, Scripps Ranch Theater, Harrah's Lake Tahoe. Marty is a proud atumnus of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska,
MATTI{EW NOYOTNY ILight Design] is pteased to be designing another show for North Coast Rep, where he has designed close to foriy shows over the past seven years. Matthew is currentiy the Lighting Designer in Residence for San Diegc !'"4usical Theatre as well as North Coast Rep, and his work can be seen at a wide variety of theatres across San Diego. Matthew hotds a B.A. in Technical Theatre irom San Diego State and a master's degree in Lighting Design from Boston University. Matthew is Married ts his Beautiful wife Amanda, with 5 AMAZING chitdren: Ragan, Harper, Heston, Maddex and Harrison tDid he mention the oldest is onty 7!!]
ELISA BEHZONI [Costume Designl is thritted to be working on her third season at North Coast Rep inctuding numerous Craig Noe[ Nominated productions. Elisa has atso worked on over a hundred productions across Southern Catifornia with theaters such as The 0td GLobe, La JoLLa Playhouse, Geffen Ptayhouse, South eoast Repertory Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre and New Viilage Arts. Being ltatian born, Elisa has atso had the opportunity to work and perfect her craft in Europe. El.isa holds a costume design M.F.A. from UCSD where she currently is an adjunct professor. www.etisabenzoni.com
PETER I{EPMAN {Hair & Wig Design} has previously designed wigs for over 30 North Coast Rep productions. Peter teaches wig and rnakeup design at San Diego State Uni,,,er^sity. He is gtad to be part of the creative team on this show.
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