03 Man-Of-La-Mancha

2017 2018 IN THIS ISSUE DECEMBER 2017 Title Page . 2 Cast . 3 Musical Numbers . 4 Letter from Artistic Director David Ivers . 5 Letter from Managing Director Billy Russo . 6 Director’s Note . 7 The Cast . 8 The Creative Team . 14 Executive Leadership . 19 About Arizona Theatre Company . 21 ATC Board of Trustees . 22 Donors . 23 ATC Staff . 30 Theater Information . 32 The Herberger Theater Center, Arizona Theatre Company’s home in downtown Phoenix. Cover art by: ESSER DESIGN 1 2017 2018 David Ivers Billy Russo Artistic Director Managing Director MAN OF LA MANCHA BY DALE WASSERMAN MUSIC BY MITCH LEIGH LYRICS BY JOE DARION ORIGINAL PRODUCTION STAGED BY ALBERT MARRE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY ALBERT W. SELDEN AND HAL JAMES David Bennett ........................................................ Director Kathryn Van Meter .............................................. Choreographer Tim Symons ................................................... Music Supervisor Greg Fulton ...................................... Associate Music Director, Arranger William Bloodgood ............................................. Scenic Designer Melanie Burgess .............................................. Costume Designer Mary Louise Geiger ............................................ .Lighting Designer Abe Jacob .................................................... Sound Designer Brian Jerome Peterson .................................... Resident Sound Designer William Kirkham ...................................... Associate Lighting Designer Geoff Josselson, CSA ................................................. Casting Amelia Moore, Jose Luis “El Niño” Uz ....................... Flamenco Dance Specialists Brent Gibbs ................................................. Fight Choreographer Micha Espinosa ................................................... Dialect Coach Bruno Ingram* .................................................. Stage Manager Glenn Bruner* .......................................... Assistant Stage Manager Man of La Mancha is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10022. On this original Arizona Theatre Company production, the ATC Production Staff is responsible for scenic construction, costume construction, lighting, projections, sound, props, furniture, wigs, scene painting and special effects. 2017 / 2018 SEASON SPONSORS: I. MICHAEL AND BETH KASSER PRODUCTION SPONSORS: JOANIE FLATT & MICHAEL FLATT 2 2017 2018 CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Adriel Zang-Perrault .......................................... Paco, a Percussionist Miguel Mejia ........................................................... Anselmo Jose Luis “El Niño” Uz .............................................. Jose, a Dancer Joaquin Gallegos ....................................... .Tenorio, a Flamenco Guitarist Philip Hernández* ................................... Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes Eric Du .................................................. Captain of the Inquisition Carlos Lopez* ........................................................... Sancho John Patrick Lowrie* .......................................... Governor / Innkeeper Michael Sharon* ............................................. The Duke / Dr. Carrasco Amelia Moore ................................................... Fermina, a Dancer Michelle Dawson* ........................................................ Aldonza Louis Tucci* ............................................................... Pedro Alexander Sovronsky* ................................................. Juan / Barber Patrick Connaghan* ................................................. Quito / Padre Kara Mikula* ................................................... Maria / Housekeeper Ana Marcu* ............................................................. Antonia Max Anton Protzen ....................................................... Guard Celina Flores ............................................................ Prisoner *Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. MAN OF LA MANCHA IS PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION. ADDITIONAL STAFF Emma DeVore .................................... Assistant to the Stage Manager Amber Moldrem ......................................... Production Assistant Beverly Ihli ............................................ Production Assistant Tori Mays ......................................... Assistant Lighting Designer Marissa Salazar ....................................... Assistant to the Director To learn more about Man of La Mancha, please visit the Learning & Education page on our website at arizonatheatre.org for a comprehensive free Play Guide. The Play Guide contains historical information, cultural context, and more. Cell phones and other devices that make a noise can greatly disturb your fellow audience members and the performers. PLEASE TURN THEM OFF before the performance. 3 2017 2018 MUSICAL NUMBERS Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) ................................. Don Quixote, Sancho It’s All The Same ............................................... Aldonza and Company Dulcinea ................................................... Don Quixote and Company I’m Only Thinking of Him .................................... Antonia, Housekeeper, Padre We’re Only Thinking of Him .......................... Carrasco, Antonia, Padre, Housekeeper The Missive ................................................................ Sancho I Really Like Him ............................................................ Sancho What Does He Want of Me? .................................................. Aldonza Little Bird, Little Bird ...................................... Anselmo, Pedro and Company Barber’s Song .............................................................. Barber Golden Helmet of Mambrino ............... Don Quixote, Sancho, Barber, Padre and Company To Each His Dulcinea (To Every Man His Dream) .................................. Padre The Impossible Dream (The Quest) ........................................ Don Quixote The Combat ................................... Don Quixote, Aldonza, Sancho and Company The Dubbing / Knight of the Woeful Countenance ..... Innkeeper, Don Quixote, Aldonza, Sancho The Abduction. .Aldonza and Company The Impossible Dream (The Quest) – Reprise .............................. Don Quixote Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) – Reprise .............................. Don Quixote Aldonza .................................................................. Aldonza A Little Gossip .............................................................. Sancho Dulcinea – Reprise ......................................................... Aldonza The Impossible Dream (The Quest) – Reprise ........................ Don Quixote, Aldonza Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) – Reprise ................. Don Quixote, Sancho, Aldonza The Psalm .................................................................. Padre Finale ................................................................... Company 4 2017 2018 LETTER FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DAVID IVERS Happy New Year, Phoenix! By now you’ve enjoyed a taste of the holiday season and hopefully remembered to give thanks to those around you with special attention to your loved ones. Hold them close. I truly wish you and yours great health and joy and offer goodwill in 2018. I continue to LOVE this new home and am invigorated by our community and the artists and staff that make Arizona Theatre Company an incubator of ideas. Speaking of ideas: David Bennett, Director of Man Of La Mancha, had a good one. Curious about the world, adventurous at heart, he asked a few important “what ifs” that led us to his bold, fresh, and utterly inventive staging of this seminal musical. Inspired by Spain and its traditions, he brings La Mancha to us in yet to be imagined ways. While still embracing the narrative and the essential essence of our heroic characters, David and his terrific creative team put the orchestrations in the hands of the cast and the geography of the story in the bodies of the on-stage artists. His team brings this to Arizona Theatre Company’s home, and home to Dale Wasserman’s wife, Martha, who lives in Arizona. Our role here is to support artists of the highest caliber. To allow our collaborators to soar in ways that allow for a new lens on existing work while always honoring author’s intent. In this way, we remain curious. And we celebrate each other even as we celebrate the great canon of classics. Thank you for supporting us in this effort. YOU are creating avenues for artists. YOU are the essential ingredient to our success. We here at ATC build every inch of what you see on our stages. These staff members live among you, buy bread from the same stores, and care deeply about the work you see tonight. Like the characters that fill La Mancha, they are vigor- ous, adventurous, bold and humble. As Cervantes celebrates his quest for freedom and dares to “dream the impossible,” we celebrate and dream in 2018 WITH you. What a fitting time of the year to be looking ahead, making new goals and reaching for that which may once have been unimaginable. Happy New Year, David David Ivers Artistic Director [email protected] 5 2017 2018 LETTER FROM MANAGING DIRECTOR BILLY RUSSO Welcome to our third production of the 2017-2018 season, a soaring new look at the classic American musical, Man of La Mancha. We are so grateful

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