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JEFFERSON MARKET LIBRARY P R E V I E W S : O C T O B E R 2 6 - 2 7 O P E N I N G N I G H T : O C T O B E R 2 8 RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE O C T O B E R 3 0 - N O V E M B E R 1 NANCY MANOCHERIAN’S THE CELL N O V E M B E R 2 - N O V E M B E R 9 @ootbtheatrics CAST

Amara J. Brady Gabriella Garcia Alie B. Gorrie*

Alicia Krakauer* Alaina Mills* Celena Vera Morgan

Sydney Ronis Brian Charles Katherine Yacko* Rooney*

* Actors' Equity Association MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I Prologue: "" "Hello, Little Girl" "I Guess This is Goodbye" "Maybe They're Magic" "" "A Very Nice Prince" " in the Sky" "Agony" "It Takes Two" "Stay With Me" "On the Steps of the Palace" ""

ACT II Prologue: "So Happy" "Agony" "Lament" "' "Moments in the Woods" "Your Fault" "Last Midnight" "No More" "No One is Alone" Finale: "Children Will Listen"

MUSICIANS Piano...... Anessa Marie Into the Woods will be performed with an intermission. Run Time: 2 hours 40 minutes Opening Night: October 28, 2018

nancy manocherian’s Jefferson Market Library RIzzoli Bookstore the cell theatre 425 Avenue of the Americas 1133 Broadway 338 W. 23rd St.

Elizabeth Flemming Ethan Paulini Producing Artistic Director Associate Artistic Director present Out of the Box Theatrics' production of

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine

with Amara J. Brady Gabriella Garcia Alie B. Gorrie* Alicia Krakauer* Alaina Mills* Celena Vera Morgan Ronis Brian Charles Rooney* Katherine Yacko*

Production Design Production Stage Management Rien Schlecht Egypt Dixon*

Music Director Choreographer Anessa Marie Marisa Kirby

Directed by ETHAN PAULINI+

OOTB is proud to hire members of * Actors' Equity + Stage Directors and Association Choreographers Society DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Ethan Paulini

For many of you this will not be your first trip Another major tenet of OOTB’s mission is Into the Woods, but I hope this will be a immersive productions which dictates both memorable and unique journey. As a director, venue and programming choices. The literary my responsibility is to the text. We have quality of both our venues and this piece worked hard to stay true to that and honor made it important to me that you, the these beautiful words. As Out of the Box audience, have an experience that is rooted Theatrics’ Associate Artistic Director, my in your imagination. That you see these responsibility is to the concept and how it fits people, places and things as you imagine into our mission. “To challenge the audience’s them, rather than how the production tells expectations” is a portion of OOTB's mission you to see them. Immersive theatre is a that is at the forefront of the production you challenge for the creative team and artists. are here to see. There are a lot of themes we That challenge is magnified with a piece as explored as a collection of artists that I hope complex as Into the Woods. We invite you, as will make you see these characters, their an important player in our process, to also be decisions, actions and their relationships to open to the challenge. The result, I hope will each other in a whole new way. As classic be a satisfying and undeniably singular characters, these individuals are not production of a beloved piece. new to most of us, but their circumstances are extremely dynamic - therein lies the visceral, continually relevant quality of this musical.

SPECIAL THANKS

OOTB gives special acknowledgment to the following for making Into the Woods possible:

R.C. Staab Weathervane Theatre Bloom Jefferson Market Library Frank Collerius Christopher Sidoli Rizzoli Bookstore nancy manocherian's the cell theatre Photo by Michael Bonasio WHO'S WHO

AMARA J. BRADY (Ensemble) is a playwright, ALICIA KRAKAUER (Ensemble) is beyond actor, and producer from . The crux of thrilled to be part of this production! She has her artistry is uplifting Women of Color, played a variety of roles including Bunny in especially Black women and connecting Babes and Arms, Lenny in Crimes of the underserved communities with stories about Heart, and most recently was in The them that subvert genre. "Resist, check your Producers with the Barnstormers Theatre. privilege, and then give some space to She holds a BFA from Syracuse, and an MA Women of Color & Trans Folx. All love to the from Mountview Academy in , both in family I chose and the ones who got me. Ashé , and is the proud co-creator to my ancestors.” www.amarajanaebrady.com of the NEXT concert series featuring new writers in both the U.S. and U.K. GABRIELLA GARCIA (Ensemble) is a West Coast native and has been in NYC for two She thanks her family and her fiancé Liam for years now! Gabriella is a college graduate always believing in her, and Ethan, Liz, Frank, from AMDA: College and Conservatory of and the whole OOTB team for this Performing Arts where she received a BFA in opportunity. www.aliciakrakauer.com Musical Theater. Out of the Box Theatrics is near and dear to her heart. She is so excited ALAINA MILLS (Ensemble) is so happy to about the work they do and is she proud to be make her OOTB debut. Credits include: 1st able to share in telling this beautiful story. Nat’l Tour - Beautiful -The Carole King www.gabriellagarcia.me @gabymariegarcia Musical; Peg O’My Heart (York Theatre); and (Northshore Music ALIE B. GORRIE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be Theatre); Chicago, Always... Cline, Our back on the OOTB stage. Most recently, she Town (Weathervane Rep); (FST); On played the title role in Alice in Alice’s with The Town (MGR Playhouse); Elf (TUTS); The OOTB. Other credits include: Original (ATC). So much love to this Bastard Jones (Molly/Harriet), Question 1 team, DGRW, and my sweet family. “No one is (Small Freddy/Inner Child), Dragons Love alone, truly.” Tacos… (Cowgirl Kate/Dragon). National tour: (Gertrude McFuzz). Other favorites CELENA VERA MORGAN (Ensemble) is include Sam’s Room (Sallie), Hairspray thrilled to be making her off-Broadway debut (Penny) and Broadway Under the Stars in a musical she holds near and dear to her concerts with Transcendence Theatre heart!! NYC Credits: Breaking Ground (NYMF). . Alie B. is the co-producer of ABLE: Celena Vera shares her heart and home with a series, a new media project that aims to her two free range bunnies and senior dog, break down disability stereotypes in order to Tina. BFA Ithaca College. Love to Mom, Mia, make the entertainment industry more Nana-banana and Tyler. inclusive. For more, visit celenaveramorgan.com www.aliebgorrie.com. Big thanks to OOTB! WHO'S WHO

SYDNEY RONIS (Ensemble) (Pronouns: that is, forgive me, Out-of-the-Box for her! He/They) is a TGNB actor originally from Long Other NYC projects include The Tempest, A Island. He's been in a number of projects Midsummer Night’s Dream, and As HE Likes It since moving to NYC including the Trans (all with Sour Grapes Productions). Some of Voices , Trans Theatre Festival, and her favorite regional projects include Laundryfest. Sydney would like to thank Out Get Your Gun (Annie), Peter & The of the Box for the chance to work on such a Starcatcher (Molly), Hairspray (Penny), and stellar production. 25th...Spelling Bee (Logainne). She cannot thank Ethan, Liz, & the rest of the beautiful BRIAN CHARLES ROONEY (Ensemble) In a OOTB team enough for taking a chance on her critically acclaimed performance that for this innovative project & being shining said "ignited the examples that “Someone is on your side, No stage," Brian Charles Rooney made his one is alone.” kyacko.com. Broadway debut as Lucy Brown in The ETHAN PAULINI (Director) is a director, Threepenny Opera for The Roundabout choreographer, actor, writer, and educator. He Theatre Co., and won The has directed and choreographed at regional Foundation's Lys Symonette Award for throughout the country as well as Dramatic Excellence. He was recently lauded here in NYC including OOTB’s inaugural by for his performance production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie as Dionne Salon in the hit Off-Broadway Brown!, and last season’s ‘"MASTER musical, Bedbugs!!!. He won the CT Critics HAROLD"... and the boys. As a performer, he Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical as has extensive New York, national tour, Candy Darling in POP! for Yale Repertory, and regional, TV/film, and commercial credits. has won three NYMF Outstanding Ethan is the co-creator of Mama and Her Boys, Performance Awards (Bedbugs!!!, Bayonets of an original musical song cycle that has been Angst, and last season’s Miss Blanche Tells it performed hundreds of times all over the East All). He appeared with in I Coast including an extended Off-Broadway Am Harvey Milk at ; and with run. He is currently OOTB’s Associate Artistic & Megan Mullally in Guys & Dolls Director and Artistic Director of the at Carnegie Hall. He has appeared in sold out Weathervane Theatre in Whitefield, NH. Ethan engagements at Feinstein's / 54 Below & founded #ethancoaches in 2012, a private Joe's Pub, and as a soloist with the Oregon, acting and career coaching studio located in , & Albany Symphony Orchestras. midtown boasting over 300 clients IG: @briancharlesrooney on its roster. More info can be found at www.briancharlesrooney.com www.ethanpaulini.com and www.ethancoaches.com.

KATHERINE YACKO (Ensemble) is This, like all of Ethan’s artistic pursuits, is insurmountably excited to be a part of this dedicated to the memory of his mother, powerful story with this inspiring cast in a role Deirdre. WHO'S WHO

ANESSA MARIE (Music Director) is a MARISA KIRBY (Choreographer) Marisa is composer/lyricist, music director, pianist, happy to be back working with OOTB orchestrator, and performer based in New Theatrics after choreographing their York City. Composer: City of Runaways, A production of "MASTER HAROLD"... and the Glimpse of the Rainbow, The Imperfect Hour, boys. In addition to being an actor and Message in a Bottle, Gilded. MD: NYC: City of choreographer, Marisa is the artistic director Light (directed by Tony Award winner Cady of a competitive dance company in Little Huffman), Jones, An Intolerant Rock, Arkansas. She travels nationwide as a , . Regional: 25th dance adjudicator and master class Annual…, , , 42nd instructor. Marisa is also the founder of Street, , , Dance Advantage, a dance class for actors in , The Wild Party, Sweet Midtown NYC. Other choreography credits: Charity, La Cage Aux Folles, and . Sister Act, Cabaret, Elf, Mamma Mia!, White Anessa has served as music director for Christmas, Singin’ in the Rain, The Addams various cabaret shows, gracing the stage at Family, . For booking and more Carnegie Hall, Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s/54 info check out www.marisakirby.com. Below, The Laurie Beechman, Birdland, Green RIEN SCHLECHT (Production Design) is a NY Room 42, and The Duplex. based freelance designer for theatre and In 2018, Anessa starred in and co-produced film. She has been designing shows at The with Danny Bristoll Beautiful: the Music and Weathervane Theatre in New Hampshire for Lyrics of Anessa Marie and a reading of A 14 years - some of her favorites include Glimpse of the Rainbow at The Green Room 4 2. (NH Theatre Award), The King

Anessa is also a much sought after audition and I (NHTA nom), (NHTA nom), coach in NYC, and works closely with students Chicago, Joseph..Dreamcoat, A Man of No to help them develop both performance Importance, , Beauty and the Beast, technique and audition skills. She is the co- Seussical, and On This Island. She was founder (with Danny Bristoll) of AND ON head of costume and wardrobe at Theatre For BRAND, a coaching and training studio for both A New Audience for 13 years, and has established and up-and coming performers. designed at New York Theatre Workshop, The Lookingglass Theatre, Beacon Productions, An avid gender activist, Anessa is the founder The Fringe Festival, Gallery Players, Nicu's and director of Beyond Gender Love Spoon, and more. At The Flea Theatre she co- Transcends, an organization providing support designed The Mysteries with Loren Shaw to the TGNC community. She also volunteers which earned them a Drama Desk nomination. for The Trevor Project, an organization She has worked on HBO's The Jinx, and the dedicated to improving suicide statistics film A Midsummer Night's Dream with Julie among LGBTQIA youth. Fo r more info, visit Taymor. She is stoked to be a part of this www.anessamarie.com and www.andonbrand.com. great team for OOTB!

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OUT OF THE BOX CONVERSATIONS THE OFFICIAL OOTB PODCAST HOSTED BY JOSH CHRISTENSEN

Liste n to Josh sit down with Into the Woods actor Alie B. Gorrie and discuss work as a performer and her upco ming web series ABLE. LISTEN HERE

Subsidized studio space for Into the Woods provided by the A.R.T./New York Creative Space Grant, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. OOTB is a proud member of A.R.T./ New York. WHO'S WHO

EGYPT DIXON (Production Stage (1976), Sweeney Todd Management) is thrilled to be a part of this (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday beautiful production. She is a In The Park With George (1984), Into The based stage manager. Regional: The Little Woods (1987), (1991), Mermaid, Always Patsy Cline, Chicago, Our (1994) and (2008) as well as Town, , Joseph and The Amazing lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Technicolor Dreamcoat. NYC: The Winter's (1959) and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965) and Tale, He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, The additional lyrics for (1973). Skin of Our Teeth, A Doll's House, The Father. Anthologies of his work include (1976), Marry Me A Little LIZ FLEMMING (OOTB Producing Artistic (1981), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), Director) is the Founding Producing Artistic (1993/99) and Sondheim Director of Out of the Box Theatrics, an On Sondheim (2010). He composed the Actors' Equity Nonprofit Off-Broadway scores of the films Stavisky (1974) and Reds Theater here in NYC. After several years (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (1990) and touring and working in the regional circuit as a the television production Evening Primrose professional actor, Liz shifted focus to make (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant a difference within our theatre community essays have been published in two volumes: taking on inclusivity on the stage with the (2010) and Look, I Made A creation of OOTB. With OOTB she produced Hat (2011). In 2010 the Broadway theater two successful sold-out seasons of site- formerly known as Henry Miller's Theatre was specific immersive productions. Other OOTB renamed in his honor. producing credits include Alice at Alice’s starring Alice Ripley, a series of Open Mics, J AMES LAPINE (Book) has also worked with and several cabarets and special events. Stephen Sondheim on Sunday In The Park Independently she was asked to produce the With George and Passion as well as the new musical Mommie Dearest written by recent Broadway show, Sondheim On Christina Crawford with music by David Nehls, Sondheim. He also directed the first revival of and Sam’s Room with New York Theater Barn. Merrily We Roll Along at LaJolla Playhouse in Liz also serves as Associate Producer at the 1985. With he has collaborated cell theatre. She hopes to #changethestage on , , 25th Annual one show at a time. Putnam County Spelling Bee, and the soon to be produced . Other STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Music & Lyrics) wrote Broadway credits: The Diary Of Anne Frank, the music and lyrics for Golden Child, and Amour. He has written the (1954), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way plays: Table Settings, Twelve Dreams, Luck, To The Forum (1962), Pluck & Virtue, The Moment When, Fran's Bed, (1964), Company (1970), (1971), A and Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. Little Night Music (1973), (1974), jameslapine.com WHO'S WHO

JEFFERSON MARKET LIBRARY (Venue) and will continue to be a literary landmark in Originally a courthouse, the Jefferson Market New York City, and a celebrated destination Library has served the for important authors and book lovers from all community for over forty years. The building, a over the world. New York City landmark, was designed by architects Frederick Clark Withers Established in New York in 1964 and Calvert Vaux (who also assisted in the Rizzoli moved in 1985 to its 57th Street design of ) in a Victorian Gothic location—a six story townhouse exhibiting on style. It was erected—along with an adjacent its façade a sober classicism that belies the prison and market—between 1875 and 1877 elegant interior within, where cast iron and cost the city almost $360,000. What the chandeliers, ornately decorated vaulting, and city got for its money, in addition to an a luminous Diocletian window create a serene architectural gem—voted one of the ten setting for book lovers amidst the rush of most beautiful buildings in America by a poll Midtown Manhattan. of architects in the 1880s—was a civil court on the second floor, now the Adult Reading Rizzoli's collection of books is specialized in Room, and a police court, now the first-floor illustrated subjects – fashion, interior design, Children's Room. The beautiful brick-arched art, architecture, photography, design – and basement, now the Reference Room, was literature, in Italian, French, Spanish, and used as a holding area for prisoners on their English. But all subjects of general interest way to jail or trial. Scattered about the are represented and we carry a selection of building were offices and chambers, and European magazines and newspapers. Rizzoli looming a hundred feet above ground was the also carries a fine selection of compact discs firewatcher's tower. The tower, still intact, and DVDs, and our selection of note cards and commands an uninterrupted view of stationery is a constant delight to our Greenwich Village, and houses the bell that customers. would summon volunteer firemen. www.rizzolibookstore.com Jefferson Market Library Website NANCY MANOCHERIAN'S THE CELL (Venue) RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE (Venue) For over fifty nancy manocherian’s the cell (Artistic years—twenty- in its previous 57th Director, Kira Simring) is a not-for-profit Street location—Rizzoli Bookstore has been organization dedicated to the incubation and widely considered one of the foremost presentation of new works by emerging independent booksellers in America artists. Founded in 2006, the cell has specializing in illustrated books on produced over a dozen critically-acclaimed architecture, interior design, fashion, world premiere productions of new plays and photography, cookery, and the fine and musicals including Sam’s Room, Bastard applied arts, as well as literature, and foreign Jones, Crackskull Row, Horse Girls, language books. Rizzoli Bookstore has been, Hard Times: An American Musical and more.

WHO'S WHO the cell also features the jazz @ the cell Out of the Box Theatric s Board of Directors series and has served as a home base for a Christopher Sidoli, Chariman large community of resident artists and Nicholas Alexiou, Treasurer organizations such as Blackboard Reading Ginny Gruenert Series, Artists Without Walls (AWOW), Irish Hans Gruenert American Writers and Artists (IAW), Andrew Parks Sybarite5, Tribeca New Music and New York Theatre Barn. www.thecelltheatre.org Out of the Box Theatrics Advisory Board Joe Barros David Nehls OUT OF THE BOX THEATRICS (OOTB) was Jay Binder Alice Ripley founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Flemming to Christina Crawford celebrate all the unique traits that give Out of the Box Theatrics Staff actors character. A New York-based Producing Artistic Director...... Liz Flemming nonprofit organization, OOTB is dedicated to Associate Artistic Director...... Ethan Paulini producing new and classic works while Managing Director...... Frank Hartley challenging our audiences to experience work Director of Development...... Carrie Greenberg outside of their expectations. Committed to Director of New Works...... Charlie Johnson hiring a diverse company of actors, Social Media Manager...... G abriella Garcia regardless of gender, race, creed, ethnicity, Development Intern...... Angelique Archer or disability, OOTB allows audiences to experience work from a fresh perspective in Title Art Design...... Gabriella Garcia site-specific locations. ootbtheatrics.com Program Design...... C arrie Greenberg

UP NEXT AT OUT OF THE BOX December 15 - 23, 2018 Jefferson Market Library

Two teenagers, left with their uncle on the lonely ranch on the outskirts of Tucson, accidentally bring a Wild West toy diorama to life with Buffalo Bill, General George Custer, Geronimo, Calamity Jane, and others. A game of Cowboys and Indians turns into a mix of comedy and drama as the family learns from characters of the past to deal with problems of the present so they can have a future together. Directed by Joe Barros Featuring Brian Charles Rooney. LEARN MORE THANK YOU!

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