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MAINSTAGE • NOVEMBER 24 THROUGH DECEMBER 24, 2001 So u h o t eper o David Emmes Martin Benson Producing Artistic Director Artistic Director presents CHARLES DICKENS’

adapted by JERRY PATCH

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design CLIFF FAULKNER DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE DONNA AND TOM RUZIKA

Sound Design Music Director Choreographer GARTH HEMPHILL DENNIS CASTELLANO LINDA KOSTALIK

Assistant Director Production Manager Stage Manager SHEILA HILLINGER JEFF GIFFORD *SCOTT HARRISON Directed by JOHN-DAVID KELLER

PAUL, DARANNE AND COURTNEY FOLINO and BANK OF AMERICA, Honorary Producers

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR -1 CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)

LENA, a vendor of second-hand goods ...... *Julia Coffey JOE, a cider salesman and a receiver of stolen goods ...... *Art Koustik TOY LADY ...... *Hisa Takakuwa PUPPETEER ...... Jonathan Mariott UNDERTAKER ...... *Jonathan Del Arco CHIMNEY SWEEP ...... *Timothy Landfield ELIZABETH SHELLY ...... Paula Christensen THOMAS SHELLY, a vendor of second-hand goods ...... Jesse Jimenez OLIVER SHELLY ...... Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy EBENEZER SCROOGE, a grasping covetous old man ...... *Hal Landon Jr. RICH WOMAN ...... *Devon Raymond GIRL ABOUT TOWN ...... Alexandra Duffy, ▲Natasha Swanson CONSTABLE ...... Travis Vaden BOB CRATCHIT, clerk to Scrooge ...... *David Whalen FRED, nephew to Ebenezer ...... *Howard Shangraw SOLICITORS ...... *John-David Keller, *Martha McFarland WREATH SELLER ...... Travis Vaden JACOB MARLEY’S GHOST, a spectre of Ebenezer’s former partner in business ...... *Don Took THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST, a phantom showing things past ...... *Richard Doyle EBENEZER AS A BOY ...... Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy FAN, the sister of Ebenezer ...... Eden Routledge, ▲Allison Metchikoff MRS. FEZZIWIG ...... *Martha McFarland MR. FEZZIWIG, a kind hearted, jovial old merchant ...... *Art Koustik JACOB MARLEY AS A YOUNG MAN ...... Travis Vaden EBENEZER AS A YOUNG MAN ...... *Jonathan Del Arco BELLE, an old sweetheart of Ebenezer ...... *Julia Coffey THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a spirit of a kind, earthy and generous nature ...... *Timothy Landfield “TINY” TIM CRATCHIT ...... Kelsey Kraft, ▲Gregory Swanson MRS. CRATCHIT ...... *Devon Raymond BELINDA CRATCHIT ...... Kaitlyn Smith, ▲Kelsey Schuetz PETER CRATCHIT ...... Gary Iacobucci, ▲Hayes Thornton MARTHA CRATCHIT ...... Lisa Ackerman, ▲Katey Maynard MR. TOPPER, a bachelor ...... Jonathan Mariott PURSUED MAIDEN ...... Paula Christensen SALLY, the wife of Fred ...... *Hisa Takakuwa THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS YET-TO-COME, an apparition showing the shadows of things which may yet happen ...... *Don Took WANT ...... Alexandra Duffy, ▲Natasha Swanson IGNORANCE ...... Neil Aronson, ▲Grant Levy GENTLEMEN ON THE STREET ...... *Richard Doyle, *John-David Keller, *Howard Shangraw THE SCAVENGERS ...... *Martha McFarland, *Hisa Takakuwa, *Julia Coffey BOY ON THE STREET ...... Josh Wasbin, ▲Alexander Swanson POULTERER ...... Travis Vaden

Please Note: Children’s roles are double cast. Actors with ▲ appear Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at noon. Others appear in balance of performances.

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

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SCR - 2 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK SETTING: London, 1843

LENGTH: Two hours, including one 15 minute intermission

PRODUCTION STAFF

Assistant Stage Manager ...... Dara Crane Casting Director ...... Joanne DeNaut Stage Management Intern ...... Collin Morrison Deck Crew ...... Jeff Ham, Bobby Weeks, Robert Harrison, James Ray Follow Spot Operators ...... Christi Vadovic, Kari Thatcher Child Wrangler ...... Lisamarie Goodell Costume Shop Assistants ...... April Amaya, Su Lin Chen, Tracy Gray, Amanda McLaughlin, Stacey Nezda, Peg Oquist, Cynthia Schaffer, Leon Wiebers

Cellular phones, beepers and watch alarms should be turned off or set to non-audible mode during the performance. Please refrain from unwrapping candy or making other noises that may disturb surrounding patrons. The use of cameras and recorders in the theatre is prohibited. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theatre.

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PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 3 Who was Charles Dickens?

He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering and the the writing or publication of a major work. In 1837, with the oppressed; and by his death, one of England’s greatest writ- birth of his first son, Charles Jr., came Oliver Twist. In 1838, ers is lost to the world. with the arrival of Mary, Nicholas Nickleby was begun. In Inscription on Dickens’ tombstone at 1843, just prior to the birth of Francis Jeffrey, A Christmas Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey Carol was created. The first of his Christmas books, A Christ- he eldest son of John and Eliz- mas Carol quickly became a favorite of the abeth Dickens, Charles Huffman people. These would be followed by The TDickens was born in Landport Chimes, Dombey and Son and (now part of Portsmouth), Eng- Christmas Stories. land, February 7, 1812. In Shortly after the publi- 1824, he was given his first cation of A Christmas position in business in Carol, Dickens moved his the employ of Warren’s family from their Lon- Blacking Factory, don home to settle, Chatham. For six briefly, in Genoa, months, the young Italy, and later Dickens adhered moved on to labels to contain- Switzerland and ers of blacking, Paris. During and perhaps un- these years knowingly, col- away from Lon- lected material don, his best for what would known works become world included Crick- famous por- et on the trayals of Vic- Hearth, The torian Eng- Battle of Life land’s working and the first in- class. stallations of At 15, he David Copper- entered the pro- field. fessions, taking a Once again position as clerk at back in England, Ellis and Blackmore, Dickens would attorneys. In between spend his later years his clerking and evening creating some of his shorthand lessons, he most internationally ac- wooed his first love, Maria claimed works. These in- Beadnell, a flirtatious young clude Bleak House (1859), A lady whose deep impressions on Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Dickens would be reflected in Little Great Expectations (1861). In 1870, Dorrit, written nearly 30 years after their the first installment of The Mystery of courtship. Forsaking Miss Beadnell, in 1836 he Edwin Drood was published, and the author met and married Catherine Hogarth, who would bear made his last public appearance. He died in his home him ten children, and began the publication of The Pickwick at Gad’s Hill Place on June 9, 1870. Papers. The Illustrated London News depicted Dickens giving his last public With the birth year of nearly each of his children came reading of the Carol in March 1870.

SCR - 4 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK The Real Meaning of Christmas

hat the original “meaning” of tremely harsh, long win- Christmas has been lost is a ters. An evergreen tree Tcommon complaint. Those placed indoors at voicing it are usually referring to the Christmas was a re- celebration of the birth of Christ. In minder that the suf- fact, our Christmas customs have much fering of winter less to do with the Nativity than would be followed by with midwinter pagan agricul- seasons of rebirth and tural and solar observances fullness in the com- dating centuries before ing spring and sum- Christ’s birth. mer. The Roman world This experi- into which Christ ence is difficult was born cele- to appreciate in brated the Festi- our dry, temperate val of Saturn from Southern California December 17-24, a week climate. Our Yule of parties and exchanging trees stand more of gifts. The fact that often as fire hazards Christmas was celebrated at than reminders of the time of the winter solstice spring. But winter for (December 22, the day on which much of the world is a season of dorman- the sun is at its greatest dis- cy and death in nature; and in earlier cen- tance south of the equator – turies it was even more a time of frailty hence, the shortest day of the fatal to human beings. year for the northern hemi- Charles Dickens’ recognition of sphere) connected it with fes- human mortality pervades A Christmas tivals for the unconquered sun. Carol. The deaths of Marley and Fan, the Houses were decorated with Ghosts, and the possible passing of Tiny greenery and lights, and presents were Tim, as well as the suffering of the given to children and the poor. poor and the Cratchits’ lean Christmas Germanic and Celtic Yule customs are the shadows to be dispelled by the worked their way into Christmas tradi- light of human love and the season’s tions as well. Special foods and spirit. feasts, fellowship, the Yule log More than a century later, Octavio and Yule cakes, wassailing, Solis in his La Posada Mágica found simi- greenery and fir trees all lar substance in the predicament of his commemorated different as- young and reluctant heroine, Gracie. The pects of the season. transforming power of love that Dickens found Two things were com- in 19th Century London remain constant in Solis’ mon to all European midwinter southwestern barrio at the beginning of the 21st. festivals in earlier times. Fires The value of love and human life is measured and lights, symbols of warmth and by the fact that it doesn’t last forever. It is the equa- the endurance of life, were a part of both tion Scrooge comes to know, and one which Dickens pagan and Judeo-Christian celebra- fully appreciated. tions. Evergreens, as symbols of sur- –Jerry Patch vival, had particular meaning for Northern Europeans who faced ex- Bob and Tim Cratchit, by Frederick Barnard

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 5 Other Voices at Christmas

“Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted?” – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1734

“Remorse is memory awake.” – Emily Dickenson, Poems, Pt. I, No.69

“Why should I sorrow for what was pain? A cherished grief is an iron chain.” – Stephen Vincent Benet, King David

“I dreamt the past was never past redeeming; But whether this was false or honest dreaming I beg death’s pardon now. And mourn the dead.” – Richard Wilbur, The Pardon

“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” – Isaiah, 9:2

“Dickens is a terrible writer. In the original, Scrooge was mean and stingy, but you never know why. We’re giving him a mother and father, an unhappy childhood, a whole background which will motivate him.” – President of Screen Gems, 1968

SCR - 6 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK “I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt: in the might of design, the mystery of color, the redemption of all things by beauty everlasting and the message of Art that has made these hands blessed.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit with me.” – Psalms 51:10

“At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled mirth; But like each thing that in season grows.” – Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost

“Dickens was a mythologist rather than a novelist; he was the last of the mythologists, and perhaps the greatest. He did not always manage to make his characters men, but he always managed, at the least, to make them gods.” – G.K. Chesterson 1906

Malcolm Kushner relates the story of a man who chaired the charity committee of his local hospi- tal. He reviewed all the fundraising records, and he discovered that the richest person in town had never made a donation. So he went to visit him. He said, “Our records show that you’re the richest person in town, but you’ve never con- tributed to the hospi- tal.” And the rich man said, “Do your records also show that my wid- owed mother was left absolutely destitute? Do they show that my brother is totally dis- abled? Do they show that my sister was abandoned with four young children?” By now the chairperson felt really ashamed. He said, “Well no, our records don’t show that.” And the rich man said, “Well, I don’t do anything for them, so Scrooge’s nephew Fred (Howard Shangraw above, center) speaks to his wife Sally why should I do anything (Hisa Takakuwa) about his uncle, as a partygoer (John-David Keller) looks on. for you?” Opposite, bottom: Art Koustik and Martha McFarland as Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig. Opposite, above: the Cratchit family with Scrooge. (Clockwise from left, Devon Raymond, David Whalen, Scott Kirchner and Hal Landon Jr).

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 7 “It’s a great part I enjoy doing. A Miser’s Miser I actually work on it during the course of each year, so I can come clos- by Charles Dickens er to nailing it. You’d think I would have figured it out after 22 years; but it keeps my imagination and my mind h! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind- fresh to know I haven’t gotten it all yet. stone, Scrooge! A squeezing wrenching, grasp- I’ve tried it a lot of ways: where he’s Oing, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! nasty and snarly, where he’s cold and Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever austere, and they all basically work, but struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and I just haven’t found the one that clicks solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his and feels like, “That’s it!” I’m still ex- old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriv- perimenting.” elled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his – Hal Landon Jr. on eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out playing Ebenezer Scrooge shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eye- brows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one de- gree at Christmas. External heat and cold had lit- tle influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn’t know where to have him. The heavi- est rain, and snow, and hail, and sleet, could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect. They often “Came down” handsomely, and Scrooge never did. Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, “My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?” No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o’clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the blindmen’s dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their tails as though they said, “No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master!” But what did Scrooge care! It was the very thing he liked. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sym- pathy to keep its distance, was what the know- ing ones call “nuts” to Scrooge. – Excerpted from A Christmas Carol

SCR - 8 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK JULIA COFFEY JONATHAN DEL ARCO RICHARD DOYLE Lena/Belle/Scavenger Undertaker/Young Ebenezer Spirit of Christmas Past/Gentleman Artist Biographies

*JULIA COFFEY (Lena/Belle/Scav- Common Infractions/Gross Injustices the world premieres of On the Jump enger) made her SCR debut last season (American Repertory Theatre/Harvard). (Robby Award), But Not for Me, BAFO, as Hero in Much Ado about Nothing. He also spent two summers as a member The Interrogation of Nathan Hale, She Her theatre credits include Marina in of the acting company at The Institute Stoops to Folly, Wit, Hospitality Suite Pericles at A Noise Within, Ophelia in on the Arts and Civic Dialogue, a Har- and Highest Standard of Living. Other Hamlet and Rosalind in As You Like It vard program under the direction of credits include Of Mice and Men, Ah, for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, Anna Deavere Smith. For television he Wilderness!, What the Butler Saw, Pyg- Peter Hall’s Measure for Measure and A just completed filming “First Monday,” a malion, Six Degrees of Separation, Arms Midsummer Night’s Dream at the pilot for CBS starring James Garner and and the Man, The Cherry Orchard, Ahmanson Theatre and Cecelia in The Joe Montegna. Last season he recurred Waiting for Godot, Our Country’s Good Last Tycoon at the Fountain Theatre. on “Grosse Pointe” for Darren Star and and Intimate Exchanges, for which he Television credits include appearances guest starred on “Star Trek: Voyager.” earned a Los Angeles Drama Critics Cir- on “Yes, Dear.” Ms. Coffey trained at His other television credits include “Star cle Award nomination. He won LADCC Florida State University and the London Trek: The Next Generation” (recurring Awards for his roles in Sally Nemeth’s Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. as Hugh Borg), “Pearl,” “The Mommies,” Holy Days and as Reverend Hale in The “Miami Vice,” “True Colors,” “Sisters,” Crucible. “Cheers” fans will remember JONATHAN DEL ARCO (Undertaker/ “The Wonder Years,” “Blossom,” “Boy him as Woody’s snooty father-in-law Wal- Young Ebenezer) is pleased to return Meets World,” “Pacific Blue,” “Days of ter Gaines. Other film and television after participating in the Hispanic Play- Our Lives” and “As the World Turns.” credits include Air Force One, “NYPD wrights Project for many years, most His film credits include The Mambo Blue,” “Sisters,” movies of the week, “The recently in California Scenarios at Kings, Lost Angels and True Rights. Practice” and guest star appearances on Noguchi Garden. His theatre credits “The Pretender” and “The Lot.” He is a include Blood Wedding (La Jolla Play- *RICHARD DOYLE (Spirit of Christmas voice-over actor in animation, CD ROMS house), Spoils of War (Broadway), Past/Gentleman) is an SCR Founding and documentaries including the Emmy Torch Song Trilogy (Broadway/First Artist. He appeared earlier this season winning documentary series “The Living National), Roosters (Public Theater/ in The Homecoming, last season in The Edens.” INTAR), The Virgin Molly (EST), Beard of Avon, Much Ado about Noth- Amulettes Against the Dragon Forces ing, A Delicate Balance and A Christmas *JOHN-DAVID KELLER (Solicitor/ Gen- (Circle Rep), Elegies for Angels Punks Carol and the previous season in Amy’s tleman) is a member of SCR’s resident and Raging Queens (Canon Theatre), View, The Philanderer and The Hollow acting company, and is often referred to House Arrest (Mark Taper Forum); and Lands. Additional appearances include as “the last of the barnacles.” He has

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 9 JOHN-DAVID KELLER ART KOUSTIK TIMOTHY LANDFIELD Solicitor/Gentleman Joe/Mr. Fezziwig Spirit of Christmas Present

been with the company since 1973 work- appeared in scores of Mainstage and of A Christmas Carol. Outside SCR, he ing as both an actor and director. He Second Stage productions, including has been in Anything Goes, Chapter has directed A Christmas Carol for its Much Ado about Nothing, The Hollow Two, Guys and Dolls, Brigadoon, entire 22-year history. He is responsible Lands, Of Mice and Men, Tartuffe, Ah, numerous commercials, and film and for directing SCR’s Educational Touring Wilderness! and Pygmalion. He also television such as La Bamba, “Valerie,” Productions, and is working on Power appeared in BAFO, Six Degrees of Sepa- “Hill Street Blues,” “Moonlighting,” Play, which opens in January 2002. ration, She Stoops to Folly, The Taming “Golden Girls,” “Dallas” and “The Young Among his directing credits are God- of the Shrew, The Cherry Orchard, The and the Restless.” spell, Jacques Brel, In Fashion, The Real Misanthrope, A Streetcar Named Desire, Inspector Hound (SCR’s first Equity Loot, Lettice & Lovage, The Man Who *TIMOTHY LANDFIELD (Spirit of show), Peg O’ My Heart and TomFool- Came to Dinner, The Miser, Shadow- Christmas Present) is delighted to ery, to name a few. He has also acted in lands and Hospitality Suite. His other return to SCR, where he was previously many shows at SCR, most recently in appearances include The Philadelphia seen in The Norman Conquests: Round The Circle. Last season Mr. Keller Story, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer and Round the Garden and Hay Fever. appeared in Much Ado about Nothing Night’s Dream, A Chorus of He recently appeared in the Broadway and in the previous season toured with Disapproval, Hard Times, The Crucible, revivals of Company and The Sound of the Educational Touring Production of Prelude to a Kiss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Music. He also appeared opposite his My Mom’s Dad. He also narrates the Galileo, The Foreigner, Rum and Coke, Hay Fever co-star Kandis Chappell in fifth grade concerts for the Orange The Show-Off, Saint Joan, Playboy of The Guardsman at the Huntington The- County Philharmonic Society. He has the Western World, The Seagull, Coming atre in Boston. Mr. Landfield appeared performed with the National Symphony Attractions, American Buffalo, The Ele- on Broadway in Rumors, Arsenic and Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonic phant Man, Anything Goes, Time Was, Old Lace, Wild Honey, The Crucifer of when it toured in Orange County. Time of Your Life, Comedians, Rubbers, Blood and Tartuffe. Off-Broadway, he That Championship Season and The was in the original production of Sister *ART KOUSTIK (Joe/Mr. Fezziwig)is Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Mary Ignatius and The Actor’s Night- an SCR Founding Artist who has Magnolia and most annual productions mare as well as the musical Charlotte

SCR - 10 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK HAL LANDON JR. MARTHA MCFARLAND DEVON RAYMOND Ebenezer Scrooge Mrs. Fezziwig/Solicitor Mrs. Cratchit

Sweet. Television credits include Forum’s Improvisational Theatre Project pany in Los Angeles. She is a teacher “Boston Public,” “C.S.I.,” “Family Law,” and its New Theatre for Now and Forum with the SCR Professional Conservatory “Law and Order,” “Love Boat: The Next Lab. Other resident theatre roles and privately in the L.A./Orange County Wave,” “The James Brady Story” and include Salieri in Amadeus, Malvolio in area. Ms. McFarland is also a popular “George Washington.” Mr. Landfield has Twelfth Night, Gordon Miller in Room voice-over artist, a published poet and played major roles in regional theatres Service and Captain Hook in Peter Pan. the Southern California Casting Director across the country including Phileas Among his film credits are Trespass, with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Fogg in 80 Days at the La Jolla Play- Pacific Heights, Almost an Angel, Bill Ashland, Oregon. house in San Diego. While in Africa and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Play- filming Disney’s Cheetah, Mr. Landfield ing by Heart. *DEVON RAYMOND (Mrs. Cratchit) met his wife, actress Breon Gorman. returns to SCR for her 11th season of A They have two angels, Miranda and *MARTHA McFARLAND (Mrs. Fezzi- Christmas Carol. Other SCR appear- Bianca. wig/Solicitor) is an SCR Founding Artist ances include She Stoops to Folly, Our who served as the theatre’s Casting Country’s Good, Heartbreak House, Holy *HAL LANDON JR. (Ebenezer Director for 11 years. Most recently she Days and Hard Times. At the Ensemble Scrooge) is an SCR Founding Artist who appeared as Ursula in Much Ado about Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, Ms. recently appeared in Much Ado about Nothing, Mom in True West, Alice in Raymond appeared in The Secret Rap- Nothing, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Play Strindberg and reprised her role as ture and in the world premiere of Cast- Hollow Lands, True West, Play Strind- Norah in Ah, Wilderness! Other roles at away. She can be seen in the Cameron berg, Tartuffe and Ah, Wilderness! Other SCR include appearances in Our Town, Crowe film Singles and the film version credits include Arcadia, Our Town, Sid- Pygmalion, Private Lives, An Ideal Hus- of Holy Days, directed by Martin Ben- ney Bechet Killed a Man, BAFO, Six band, as Dr. Charlotte Wallace in son. Television credits include the Degrees of Separation, An Ideal Hus- Beyond Therapy and as part of the movie of the week Empty Cradle and a band, A Mess of Plays by Chris Durang, Drama-Logue Award-winning ensemble recurring role in the Dabney Coleman The Things You Don’t Know, Faith of TomFoolery. She also appeared as series “The Slap Maxwell Story.” She is a Healer, Ghost in the Machine, Green Ice- Pope Joan and Louise in both the Sec- member of Pacific Resident Theatre in bergs, Morning’s at Seven, Dancing at ond Stage and Westwood Playhouse Los Angeles, and is a graduate of The Lughnasa, The Miser, Our Country’s engagements of Top Girls. She appeared Juilliard School. Good and Waiting for Godot. He created in nine of the first ten productions of A the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in SCR’s A Christmas Carol, having missed the first *HOWARD SHANGRAW (Fred/Gen- Christmas Carol, and has performed it year when she was on a U.S. tour with tleman) returns to his role as Fred in A in all 22 annual productions. In the James Mason in A Partridge in a Pear Christmas Carol. He was seen in the summer of 2000 he played Nym in the Tree. Ms. McFarland is also a director, Mark Taper Forum’s production of Arca- San Diego Old Globe Theatre’s produc- having staged Sly Fox and The Foreigner dia and Travels with My Aunt at the tion of Henry V. He appeared in Lean- at the Laguna Playhouse and the world Laguna Playhouse. His SCR credits der Stillwell with the Mark Taper premiere of City with the Circle X Com- include Algernon in The Importance of

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 11 HOWARD SHANGRAW HISA TAKAKUWA DON TOOK Fred/Gentleman Toy Lady/Sally/Scavenger Marley/Spirit of Christmas Yet-To-Come

Being Earnest, Russell in Loose Ends, *HISA TAKAKUWA (Toy Lady/Sally/ Artist who appeared last season in The Lonnie in Coming Attractions, and as Scavenger) returns for the tenth time in Beard of Avon, Much Ado about Nothing young Ebenezer in A Christmas Carol, a A Christmas Carol. Ms. Takakuwa also and The Countess. The previous season role he created in 1980. He also appeared at SCR in The Man Who Came he was seen in The Hollow Lands, A appeared in SCR’s A Mess of Plays by to Dinner and in the Educational Tour- Christmas Carol and The Philanderer. Chris Durang, Wild Oats, The Contrac- ing Productions Bad Water Blues, Other recent SCR productions include tor, The Time of Your Life and The Sor- Face2Face, My Mom’s Dad, Finding Play Strindberg, Tartuffe, Ah, Wilder- rows of Frederick. He will also be Home, The Fitness Game, Rhubarb Jam ness!, Pygmalion, Our Town, Arcadia, remembered for his performances as and The Day after Evermore. Other the- BAFO (for which he won a Drama-Logue Mick Conner in Comedians, Androgyno atre credits include Masha in The Seag- Award), She Stoops to Folly, Three View- in Volpone and Lonnie Roy McNeil in ull, Agnes in The School for Wives and ings, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Mis- The Last Meeting of the Knights of the Emily in Our Town at A Noise Within; anthrope and Pterodactyls. He also White Magnolia. Mr. Shangraw played Hero in Much Ado about Nothing at the appeared in the world premiere of Hos- Madame Nash in the Mark Taper Grove Shakespeare Festival; the Play- pitality Suite and the revival of The Forum’s Romance Language, C.A. wright’s Lab at the Sundance Institute; Philadelphia Story. Mr. Took is proud Rolander in the Odyssey Theatre’s In the the inaugural season of the Sundance to be an SCR Founding Artist with 37 Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Children’s Theatre and Romeo and years of experience in a wide variety of Aubrey Piper in the Gem Theatre’s pro- Juliet at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. roles. He recently enjoyed playing the duction of The Show-Off and Norman in Ms. Takakuwa is a Resident Artist at the role of Greg in a record-breaking run of The Dresser at Santa Barbara’s Garvin classical theatre company A Noise A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia at the Laguna Play- Theatre. His recent television appear- Within. She holds a BA from Smith Col- house; and his latest venture is ances include “Frasier,” “Chicken Soup lege and an MFA from the California Shakesperience – a high school touring for the Soul” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Institute of the Arts. production he conceived and co- Nine.” Mr. Shangraw is a member of the authored with Hal Landon Jr., SCR’s res- Pacific Resident Theatre where he *DON TOOK (Marley/Spirit of Christ- ident Scrooge – somewhat loosely based serves as both an actor and director. mas Yet-To-Come) is an SCR Founding on the Carl Reiner-Mel Brooks “2000

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PAULA CHRISTENSEN (Elizabeth JONATHAN MARIOTT (Puppeteer/ Shelley/Pursued Maiden) is making Mr. Topper) is making his SCR debut. her SCR Theatre credits debut. Her include No theatre credits More Angels at include the Rude Guer- Sesame Street rilla Theatre. at the Off Cen- Noises Off and ter Dance The- Bullshot Crum- atre, Hop- mond at Chaf- scotch: The fey College and New York Sex The Good Doc- DAVID WHALEN Bob Cratchit Comedy at Rose’s Turn Cabaret The- tor, No Time for Sergeants and The atre (Spotlight Award Nomination), Royal Family at Citrus College. His The Man Who Came to Dinner at film credits include The Rotting Muz- Year-Old Man” concept; Don interviews PACE Theatre, Macbeth at the Kirby zard. He is a recent graduate of SCR’s Hal as Shakespeare and invites the stu- Theatre and Italian-American Rec- Professional Conservatory and the dents on stage to participate in scenes onciliation, Limbo Tales, Cowboy LACC Theatre Academy. from the Bard’s works. Television cred- Mouth and Boys’ Life at Fayerweath- its include appearances on “Roseanne,” er Studio Theatre. Her film and TRAVIS VADEN (Constable/Wreath “Cheers,” “General Hospital,” “ER” and television credits include La Casa de Seller/Young Jacob Marley/Poulterer) the NBC mini-series “Murderous Pas- Azucar and “America’s Most Want- made his SCR sion.” ed.” She has a BA from Amherst Col- debut earlier lege in Theatre, Dance and Anthro- this season in (Bob Cratchit) *DAVID WHALEN pology and trained at the London The Circle. returns as Bob Cratchit having previ- Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Other theatre ously appeared at SCR in Of Mice and She is a recent graduate of SCR’s credits include Men, Arcadia, Pygmalion and Hay Professional Conservatory. Light Up the Fever. Most recently, Mr. Whalen played Sky, The Pri- John in the U.S. Premiere of Kevin’s Bed JESSE JIMENEZ (Thomas Shelley) vate Life of the at the Laguna Playhouse. In New York, is making his SCR debut. Some of Master Race, A he played Jarvis in A Member of the Wed- his theater Midsummer Night’s Dream, The ding at The Roundabout Theatre. Other credits in- Pawns of Tiger Land, Lone Star and New York credits include David in Class clude Neil Spoon River Anthology at the Ameri- of ‘77 at the N.Y. One-Act Festival and Simon’s Pro- can Academy of Dramatic Art. He is a Charlie in Brother Can You Spare posals, West recent graduate of SCR’s Professional Another? at the Nat Horne Theatre. Side Story, Conservatory and attended the Ameri- Regionally, he played Joe Pitt in Angels Prometheus can Academy of Dramatic Arts. in America, Parts 1 & 2 at Houston’s Bound and Alley Theatre and at the Bienalle The- Scenes from The children’s roles are performed by atre Festival in Venice, Italy. Other an American students in South Coast Repertory’s regional credits include Boston’s Hunt- Life. He recently co-starred in the Young Conservatory Program: LISA ington Theatre, Center Stage in Balti- independent film Strange as Angels, ACKERMAN, NEIL ARONSON, ALEXAN- more, Coconut Grove Playhouse, The which will be circulating in film fes- DRA DUFFY, GARY IACOBUCCI, KELSEY McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Play- tivals such as Sundance and Slam- KRAFT, GRANT LEVY, KATEY MAYNARD, Maker’s Repertory Company and The dance. He has performed and stud- ALLISON METCHIKOFF, EDEN ROUTLEDGE, Pittsburgh Playhouse, among others. ied from the National Student KELSEY SCHUETZ, KAITLYN SMITH, Representative roles include Barry in Drama Festival in Scarborough, Eng- ALEXANDER SWANSON, GREGORY The Boys Next Door, Leo in The Little land to the Professional Conservato- SWANSON, NATASHA SWANSON, Foxes, Lucentio in The Taming of the ry at SCR. HAYES THORNTON and JOSH WASBIN. continued on page14

PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 13 Shrew, Orin in Mourning Becomes Elec- Night’s Dream, As You Like It and Much shows for Mazda, Honda, Toshiba, Coca- tra, Ben in Look Homeward, Angel, the Ado about Nothing at SCR; Timon of Cola, several Marriott Hotels and has Gentleman Caller in The Glass Athens, Julius Caesar and Macbeth at designed scenery for Disney and Univer- Menagerie, Jimmy in Look Back in The Globe Theatres in San Diego; King sal Studios, Princess Cruises, two Anger and Jack in the world premiere of Lear at the Oregon Shakespeare Festi- World’s Fairs, and for amusement parks The Guiteau Burlesque directed by Evan val/Portland; and Hamlet, Love’s in Seoul and Barcelona. For six years, Yionoulis. His television and film credits Labour’s Lost and Henry IV, Part I at the he was the resident designer for Robert include 61* directed by Billy Crystal, The Grove Shakespeare Festival. Twice a Redford’s Sundance Children’s Theatre Christmas Tree directed by Sally Field, recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Crit- in Utah. Mr. Odle holds an MFA degree Indictment: The McMartin Trial, “Silk ics Circle Award, Mr. Faulkner has also from the Yale School of Drama and has Stalkings,” “True Blue,” “Pensacola,” “All been honored with their Bob Z (Robert been a professor of design at Stanford My Children” and “The Guiding Light.” Zentis) Award for Lifetime Achievement University, Cal State Fullerton and UC Recently, he filmed the CBS movie in Scene Design. He is a member of the Irvine. “Diagnosis Murder: Drug Dealers” with Drama faculty at UC Irvine. Dick Van Dyke. He played Winslow in DONNA & TOM RUZIKA (Lighting the CD-ROM “Black Dahlia” winning a DWIGHT RICHARD ODLE (Costume Design) celebrate their 22nd year of illu- best actor award for his performance. Design) has dressed SCR’s A Christmas minating A Christmas Carol and their He lives in Pasadena with his wife Carol annually since 1980. Over 21 sea- 29th year of marriage. They have collab- Naomi and daughter Madison Rose. sons, working in both scenery and cos- orated on a number of SCR productions tumes, he designed nearly 90 including Beyond the Fringe and Com- ADAPTOR, DIRECTOR productions for SCR’s Mainstage and ing Attractions. Ms. Ruzika has and DESIGNERS Second Stage, including many Young designed many productions for SCR’s Conservatory and Educational Touring Young Conservatory Players and several JERRY PATCH (Adaptor) has been Productions. Presently in his seventh productions on SCR’s Second Stage. She affiliated with South Coast Repertory season as resident designer for the is a member of the Artistic Staff of the since 1967. He has served as dramaturg Laguna Playhouse, he creates both Utah Shakespearean Festival where she on more than 125 new plays seen here scenery and costumes for its adult and has designed for the past four summer since 1980, including the world pre- youth theatre presentations. Recently, festival seasons. Ms. Ruzika has mieres of Abundance, Freedomland, he costumed Alice in Wonderland and designed more than 70 musicals as the Golden Child, Search and Destroy, Sight designed the setting for the American resident lighting designer for Fullerton Unseen, Three Days of Rain and Wit. premiere of Moving On, the new Civic Light Opera. Her award-winning His dramatic writing has been produced Stephen Sondheim musical revue. Over work has been seen in Bogota, Colombia, at SCR and other theatres and on televi- 50 other production credits at the Play- where she designed one world and two sion. Most recently he co-conceived The house include the world premiere of South American premieres for the Fun- Education of Randy Newman with Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, the American pre- dacion Gente de Teatro. Her recent Michael Roth and Mr. Newman (SCR, miere of Kevin’s Bed as well as Spinning work can also be seen at the Laguna 2000). He is the Project Director of into Butter, Communicating Doors, Playhouse and Long Beach’s Interna- SCR’s Pacific Playwrights Festival held Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Moon for the tional City Theatre. She is the Produc- annually in June. He served for seven Misbegotten, Old Wicked Songs, Travels tion Manager for the Pomona College years as Artistic Director of the theatre with My Aunt, The Woman in Black, Department of Theatre at the Claremont program of the Sundance Institute, and James and the Giant Peach, Charlotte’s Colleges. In his 27 seasons with SCR, is currently consulting dramaturg for Web and The Velveteen Rabbit. His cos- Mr. Ruzika has created award-winning the Roundabout Theatre Company in tumes for the West Coast premieres of I lighting designs for over 75 productions. New York. Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change His designs can be seen at Universal and The Last Session transferred to Studios Hollywood, Florida and Japan. *JOHN-DAVID KELLER (Director) See extended runs in Los Angeles. Mr. Odle His lighting can also be seen at Knott’s biography on page SCR-9. has also designed for the Geffen and Berry Farm; Disneyland; Las Vegas casi- Pasadena Playhouses, Ballet Pacifica, nos and hotels; and theme parks in CLIFF FAULKNER (Scenic Design) has costumed ten productions for McCoy- Spain, Japan, Korea, Australia and Ger- created designs for more than 75 pro- Rigby Entertainment and designed the many. His architectural lighting can be ductions for South Coast Repertory, scenery for Fullerton Civic Light Opera’s seen at South Coast Plaza, OCPAC’s Fire including Sunday in the Park with Jekyll and Hyde. His long association Bird sculpture, the Los Angeles Music George, Breaking the Code, Sight Unseen with the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and many other retail centers and Woman in Mind. His Shakespeare Center is as a producer/designer/lec- and restaurants. Other professional productions include A Midsummer turer. Mr. Odle has created industrial associations include the Mark Taper

SCR - 14 SOUTH COAST REPERTORY / PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK Forum, the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Players and has been a theatre educator Best Musical Direction. He resides in Theatre, International City Theatre, for more years than her age would like Irvine with his wife Peggy and their chil- Reprise, Geffen Playhouse, Berkeley to admit. Directing credits include The dren Leslie and Jeffrey. Repertory Theatre and Sacramento Weather Started Getting Rough, All the Music Theatre. Mr. Ruzika is also the World’s a Stage, Comedy of Errors, The LINDA KOSTALIK (Choreographer) is head of the Graduate Lighting Design 15 Minute Hamlet and The Spoon River a professor in the Theatre Arts and Program at UC Irvine. Anthology. She has also choreographed Dance at CSULA and works for the many productions including Oklahoma!, award-winning Los Angeles County High GARTH HEMPHILL (Sound Design) is Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler School of the Arts as choreographer for the Resident Sound Designer for Ameri- on the Roof and Guys and Dolls. Ms. their Musical Theatre Ensemble. Her can Conservatory Theater in San Fran- Hillinger has her MA in theatre educa- career as dancer, choreographer and cisco. He has designed more than 100 tion with a special emphasis in drama educator has spanned 38 years. She has productions, including Hans Christian for children with special needs. This choreographed numerous productions Andersen, The Threepenny Opera, year, above all, she wishes you peace. for professional theatres such as SCR, Insurrection: Holding History, A Christ- God bless us, everyone! Playwrights Horizons, the Goodman and mas Carol, Mary Stuart, The Guards- the International City Theatre. This man, Old Times and A Streetcar Named DENNIS CASTELLANO (Musical year she will choreograph the Bobby Desire (for which he received a Bay Area Director) returns to SCR after musically Rodriguez A Latin Jazz Christmas show Theatre Critics’ Circle Award). He has directing past productions of A Christ- and is planning work with Jazz flutist earned Drama-Logue Awards for his mas Carol, Happy End, Sunday in the James Newton. This year it is especially work on SCR’s Jar the Floor, A Christ- Park with George and A Chorus of Dis- good to be working for the SCR family. mas Carol, The Things You Don’t Know, approval. He serves as the Head of the The happiest of holidays to everyone! Blithe Spirit, New England, Lips Music Theatre Program at UCI and dur- Together, Teeth Apart, Fortinbras, and ing the summer he musically directs for *SCOTT HARRISON (Stage Manager) the world premiere of Richard Green- California Musical Theatre’s Music Cir- began his 12th season with SCR stage berg’s Three Days of Rain. He is cur- cus in Sacramento where he conducted managing The Circle and has since rently working on several theater Show Boat, The Music Man and Annie worked on The Homecoming. He projects, and Audio art installations in this year. Mr. Castellano has waved the returns for his 11th A Christmas Carol, Stuttgart, San Francisco, and Geneva. baton for such personalities as Kaye Bal- making this the seventh time he has Mr. Hemphill is the principal partner of lard, Jodi Benson, Theodore Bikel, Judy been Stage Manager. He has stage man- GLH Design, Inc.; a San Francisco based Blazer, James Brennan, Carol Burnett, aged an additional 30 shows on the design firm with projects across the John Cullum, Dom DeLuise, Susan Egan, Mainstage, as well as the world premiere globe. Nanette Fabray, Harry Groener, Dale of La Posada Mágica on the Second Kristien, Marcia Lewis, Donna McKech- Stage. He has previously served as SHEILA HILLINGER (Assistant nie, Lee Roy Reams, Harve Presnell, Assistant Stage Manager on more than Director) is SCR’s Education Director Helen Reddy, Cathy Rigby, Jack Wagner 34 Mainstage productions. Mr. Harrison and a part of A Christmas Carol for her and JoAnne Worley. His credits include is a graduate of Pepperdine University, fourth year. Her love for SCR began musical direction for The La Mirada where he received his BA in Theatre when she was but a mere youth herself, Theatre for the Performing Arts, Civic Arts. He has also stage managed at and she is honored to be responsible for Light Opera of South Bay Cities, Music Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, San Fran- SCR’s educational programming. Work- Theatre of Southern California and cisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, Shakespeare ing with students from the Young Con- Musical Theatre West. His musical Festival/Los Angeles, La Mirada Theatre servatory, she hopes to add even more direction has been cited by The Los for the Performing Arts, Highways Per- spirit and joy to this year’s production. Angeles Times; nine Drama-Logue Crit- formance Space and the St. Genesius She is the artistic director of SCR’s Teen ics Awards and The Robby Award for Theatre. Mr. Harrison would like to

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PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK / SOUTH COAST REPERTORY SCR - 15 take this opportunity to acknowledge Theatre Council, the Executive Commit- unparalleled six times for the two Shaw and continuously support his family, tee of the League of Resident Theatres, productions, John Millington Synge’s friends and colleagues who are battling and as a panelist for the California Arts Playboy of the Western World, Arthur the fight of AIDS and cancer. Council. After attending Orange Coast Miller’s The Crucible, Sally Nemeth’s College, he received his BA and MA from Holy Days and Wit. He also directed the DAVID EMMES (Producing Artistic California State University, San Fran- film version of Holy Days using the orig- Director) is co-founder and Producing cisco, and his PhD in theatre and film inal SCR cast. Along with David Emmes, Artistic Director of SCR, one of the from USC. he accepted SCR’s 1988 Tony Award for largest professional resident theatres in Outstanding Resident Professional The- California. He has received numerous MARTIN BENSON (Artistic Director) atre and won the 1995 Theatre LA Ova- awards for productions he has directed shares co-founder credit and artistic tion Award for Lifetime Achievement. during SCR’s 37-year history, including a leadership of SCR with his colleague Mr. Benson received his BA in Theatre 1999 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle David Emmes. As one of SCR’s chief from California State University, San Award for the direction of George directors, Mr. Benson has directed Francisco. Bernard Shaw’s The Philanderer. He nearly one third of the plays produced directed the world premieres of Amy here in the last 37 years. He has distin- PAULA TOMEI (Managing Director) is Freed’s The Beard of Avon and Freedom- guished himself in the staging of con- responsible for the overall administra- land, Thomas Babe’s Great Day in the temporary work, most notably Paul tion of the day-to-day operations of SCR. Morning, Keith Reddin’s Rum and Coke Osborn’s Morning’s at Seven, the criti- A member of the staff since 1979, she and But Not for Me and Neal Bell’s Cold cally acclaimed California premiere of has served in a number of administrative Sweat; the American premiere of Terry William Nicholson’s Shadowlands, Athol capacities including Subscriptions Man- Johnson’s Unsuitable for Adults; the Fugard’s Playland, Brian Friel’s Danc- ager, Business Manager and, for six West Coast premieres of C.P. Taylor’s ing at Lughnasa, David Mamet’s years, General Manager. She currently Good and Harry Kondoleon’s Christmas Oleanna, the West Coast premiere of serves as President of Theatre Commu- on Mars; and the Southland premiere of Peter Hedges’ Good As New and David nications Group (TCG), the national ser- Top Girls (at SCR and the Westwood Hare’s Skylight. He has won accolades vice organization for theatre where she Playhouse). Recent productions include for his direction of five major works by just completed a two-year term as Trea- the West Coast premieres of Three View- George Bernard Shaw, including the Los surer, and has served as the Vice Presi- ings by Jeffrey Hatcher, The Secret Rap- Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) dent of the League of Resident Theatres ture by David Hare and New England by Award-winners Misalliance and Heart- (LORT). In addition, she has been a Richard Nelson; and Arcadia by Tom break House. Among the numerous member of the LORT Negotiating Com- Stoppard, Six Degrees of Separation by world premieres he has directed are Jon mittee for industry-wide union agree- John Guare, The Importance of Being Bastian’s Noah Johnson Had a Whore..., ments and represents SCR at national Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Ayckbourn’s Tom Strelich’s BAFO, and Margaret conferences of TCG and LORT; is a the- Woman in Mind and You Never Can Tell Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit, atre panelist for the National Endow- by George Bernard Shaw, which he which he also directed at Seattle Reper- ment for the Arts and the California Arts restaged for the 1990 Singapore Festival tory Theatre and the Alley Theatre in Council (CAC), and site visitor for the of Arts. His producing responsibilities Houston. He has directed American CAC; served on the Advisory Committee involve the overall coordination of SCR’s classics including Ah, Wilderness!, A for the Arts Administration Certificate programs and projects. He has served as Streetcar Named Desire, A Delicate Bal- Program at UC Irvine; and has been a a consultant to the Orange County Per- ance and All My Sons. Mr. Benson has guest lecturer in the graduate school of forming Arts Center and as a theatre been honored with the Drama-Logue business at Stanford. She graduated panelist and onsite evaluator for the Award for his direction of 21 productions from UC Irvine with a degree in Eco- National Endowment for the Arts. He and received LADCC Distinguished nomics and pursued an additional has served on the board of the California Achievement in Directing awards an course of study in theatre and dance.

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