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DIRECTED by JULES AARON PRODUCED by DAVID HUNT STAFFORD Set Designer WHO’S WHO IN THEATRE FORTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Jahant, Chairperson Lya Cordova-Latta Dr. Robert Karns Charles Glenn Myra Lurie Frederick G. Silny, Treasurer David Hunt Stafford, Secretary Gloria Stroock Bonnie Webb Marion Zola ARTISTIC COMMITTEE Gail Johnston • Jennifer Laks • Alison Blanchard Diana Angelina • Cathy Diane Tomlin • Leda Siskind ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF David Hunt Stafford . .Artistic/Managing Director Jennifer Parsons . .Bookkeeper Richard Hoyt Miller . .Database Manager Philip Sokoloff . .Director of Public Relations Jay Bell . .Reservationist Dean Wood . .Box Office Manager Susan Mermet . .Assistant Box Office Manager Larry Rubinstein . .Technology Guru PRODUCTION STAFF Artistic/Managing Director David Hunt Stafford Set Design Jeff G. Rack Costume Design Michèle Young Lighting Design J. Kent Inasy Sound Design Paolo Greco Makeup/Wigs/Hair Desi gn Judi Lewin Photographer Ed Kreiger Program Design Richard Hoyt Miller Publicity Philip Sokoloff Reservations & Information Jay Bell / 310-364-0535 THEATRE FORTY PRESENTS The 6th Production of the 2016-2017 Season SeparateSeparate TablesTables BY TERENCE RATTIGAN DIRECTED BY JULES AARON PRODUCED BY DAVID HUNT STAFFORD Set Designer..............................................JEFF G. RACK Costume Designer................................MICHÈLE YOUNG Lighting Designer....................................J. KENT INASY Sound Designer ........................................PAOLO GRECO Makeup/Wigs/Hair Designer.....................JUDI LEWIN Stage Manager.........................................DON SOLOSAN Assistant Stage Manager ..................RICHARD CARNER Assistant Director.................................JORDAN HOXSIE PRODUCTION NOTES "Loneliness is a terrible thing, don't you agree." "Yes I do agree. A terrible thing." -- Separate Tables SPECIAL THANKS Theatre 40 would like to thank the BHUSD Board of Education and BH High School administration for their assistance and support in making Theatre 40’s season possible. Thanks to… HOWARD GOLDSTEIN LISA KORBATOV NOAH MARGO MEL SPITZ ISABEL HACKER DR. MICHAEL BREGY Also, a special thanks to the MAYOR, LILI BOSSE and the Beverly Hills City Council The Audience’s Role You are the featured player in tonight’s performance. Here are some reminders of how you can play your role with style, grace and professionalism. • There is no louder sound in a theatre than the rattle of cellophane. Please unwrap candy or cough drops before the play begins. • If your companion can hear you whispering, other members of the audience, and the actors, can hear you also. • Please turn your cell phone, digital alarm watch or pager off, or set it to vibrate. THE CAST Separate Tables BY TERENCE RATTIGAN CAST Miss Cooper ...................................................DIANA ANGELINA* Sybil Railton-Bell ...............................................ROSLYN COHN* Jean Stratton.................................................MELISSA COLLINS* Mr. Fowler ............................................JOHN WALLACE COMBS* Mr. Malcolm ..........................................................ADRIAN NEIL Ann Shankland ....................................................SUSAN PRIVER Miss Meacham ..............................................MICHELE SCHULTZ Charles Stratton ...............................................CALEB SLAVENS* Doreen ............................................................SUZAN SOLOMON* Major Pollack .......................................DAVID HUNT STAFFORD* Lady Mathison .........................................MARIKO VAN KAMPEN Mrs. Railton-Bell .........................................MONA LEE WYLDE* SETTING SEPARATE TABLES takes place at the Beauregard Hotel in Bournemouth England (ninty miles southwest of London) in 1958 ACT ONE: TABLE BY THE WINDOW: Scene One: The dining Room. Dinner Time Scene Two: The Lounge. After dinner Scene Three: The dining room. The following morning ACT TWO: TABLE NUMBER SEVEN; EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER Scene one: The lounge. After tea Scene two: Dinner time Separate Tables will play with one ten minute intermission *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association WHO’S WHO DIANA ANGELINA (Miss Cooper) is a Member of The Theatre Forty Company and serves on the Artistic Committee. Past performances at Theatre Forty include her Role as Theresa in Remembrance for which she won the 2014 LA WEEKLY LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE. Also seen at Theatre Forty in Double Door, Could I Have This Dance and The Vosey Inheritance. Diana has appeared in numerous productions on Los Angeles Stages. Some favorites are Stephen Metcalfe's The Tragedy of The Commons at The Ruskin Theatre Group. Mr. Williams and Miss Wood, Cages, The Stronger and Cherry Soda Water, all at The Chandler Studio Theatre, Happening In The City at The Matrix, Father's Day at GRT where she is a member of the Company. Diana also is a Member of The Ruskin Theatre Group. She has been seen in Commercials, Film and Tel- evision. Diana is thrilled to be working for the first time with renowned Director, Jules Aaron, and this talented Cast. Thank you to my Husband, Randy Lubas, for all his loving support. ROSLYN COHN (Sybil Railton-Bell): Hello Theatre 40 audiences! Thrilled to tread your boards!! Recently Jules Aaron's Witness for the Prosecu- tion at Group Rep and Daniel Henning's The Tragedy of JFK as told by Wm Shakespeare at The Blank – 2016 Broadway World Nominee, Best Play. 2014 Broadway World Nominee Best Female Cabaret Artist (came in 2nd behind Chita Rivera) about my 23 eyars in the Cult of Scientology entitled DiffiCult to Leave. It can be seen in it's entirety on Youtube. Broadway: Tony Nominated St. Joan with Tony Randall's National Ac- tors Theatre and Three Men on a Horse. Appeared in Broadway World's Best Special Event 2013 for Towne Street Theatre's 10 Minute Play Festival. Lots of theatre, some films, TV and commercials – yup, that was me in the Tide Super Bowl spot. Essential Tremors is a short I wrote about my neurological disorder and winning Best Dramedy and Best Actress Awards in Festivals. Active in the Pro99 Movement. Viva Intimate Theatre! Www.RoslynCohn.com MELISSA COLLINS (Jean Stratton): Melissa graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with The Atlantic Theatre Company. Some of her credits include Theatre 40's production of Kin (Anna), The Confession (Madeleine) with Atlantic New Works Productions, The Win- ter's Tale (Hermione) and David Mamet's Joseph Dintenfass (Claire). She has appeared in The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble's A Midsum- mer Night's Dream (Titania), Group (Julia), and in Nation of Two, the second play in the series of the Ensemble's acclaimed War Cycle, in which she originated the role of Sophia. She would like to thank Theatre 40 for welcoming her back, her family for always encouraging her to reach for the stars. She would also like to thank Phil, Kathryn, Travis, and Wendy of Studio Talent Group, and you for supporting live theater in Los Angeles. JOHN WALLACE COMBS (Mr. Fowler): John is from Washington DC and spent 20 years in New York City as an actor before coming to Los An- geles. He has been an actor for more than 40 years on both coasts and across the country, doing theater, television roles, commercials and and films. He has worked with several theater companies in southern Cali- fornia over the last 18 years such as The Antaeus Co., and Circle X and Theatre Forty where he has appeared in The Real Inspector Hound, Twelfth Night, The Constant Wife, Opening Night, Kin, Light Up the Sky, The Love List, Hellman V. McCarthy, A Shred of Evidence. John can frequently be seen in commer- cials, as well as TV shows such as Law and Order, Judging Amy, The District, L.A. Dragnet, Crossing Jordan, Weeds, True Nightmares, My Crazy Sex, Family Law, Ea- gleheart, The Guardian as well as many films. Favorite role: Joe Keller in All My Sons at Sierra Repertory Co. WHO’S WHO ADRIAN NEIL (Mr. Malcolm) is thrilled to be returning to Theatre 40 and has great memories of performing here a couple of years ago with Educating Rita. Adrian was born and educated in Manchester, England, taking his BA (with honors) at Leeds University and his Drama Diploma at Arts Educational Schools. His theatre appearances in England include: “The Reeve” in Can- terbury Tales at the Garrick Theatre, London’s West End; "Burton" in Burn This at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth; "Autolycus" in A Winter’s Tale at the Dukes Head Theatre, Richmond; "Hippolytus" in The Revengers Tragedy, Shared Experience Theatre Company; "King John" in Robin Hood at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, "Mr. Spock" in the stage premiere of Star Trek at the Bromley theatre, and the title role in Henry V at the Blackhorse Theatre, Camden. Theatre credits in the US include: The title role in Alfie at the Met Theatre (LA Weekly Best Actor nominee), "Lloyd" in Noises Off at the Pasadena Playhouse, San Jose Rep and the Marines Memo- rial Theatre in San Francisco, "Guy Jones" in A Chorus of Disapproval at the Odyssey The- atre, and Mammals and Confusions at the Lost Studios. Film credits in the U. S. include: Ocean's 13, Stacy's M om, Bruce Almighty, Mysterious Museum, Exposed, Almost Salinas, and Straight Jacket. Television credits in the U. S. include: Dexter, Castle, 24 (recurring as Liddy), iCarly (Mr. Devlin, recurring), State of Grace (Nigel Grenville III, recurring), Provi- dence, King of Queens, Frasier, Entourage, Just Shoot Me, Dharma and Greg and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Adrian also runs a theatre program for kids called Upstage (up- stageschools.com)
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