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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CIRCLE THEATRE CHAIR Scott Williams APR 30 - MAY 23 I and You LIAISON, CITY OF DALLAS CULTURAL COMMISSION DALL'.AS CHILDREN'S THEATRE Lark Montgomery MAY 1 -17 Jackie BlMe BOARD MEMBERS Jac Alder, Marion L. Brockette, Jr., Suzanne Burkhead, Raymond J. Clark, Katherine DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS C. Eberhardt, Laura V. Estrada, Sally Hansen, JUN 9 - 21 Cinderella David G. Luther, Jr., David M. May, Margie J. Reese, Dana W. Rigg, Elizabeth Rivera, Eileen Rosenblum, DALLAS THEATER CENTER Ph.D. APR 23 - MAY 24 Sense and Sensibility D A L TH HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Virginia Dykes, Gary JUBILEE THEATRE W. Grubbs, John & Bonnie Strauss NORMA YOUNG ARENA STAGE 201 -201 MAY 29 -Ju N 28 Sunset Baby ADMINISTRATION KITCHEN DOG THEATRE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jae Alder MAY 22-JUN 27 The Firestorm CAN DY BARR'S LAST DANCE DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS a(COMMUNICATIONS > Aug. 7 · 31 Kimberly Richard ONE THIRTY PRODUCTIONS e:::: a world premiere comedy by Ronnie Claire Edwards IT MANAGER Nick Rushing MAY 6- 23 Heroes CPA Ron King UJ POCKET SANDWICH THEATRE IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTANT Linda Harris <:( APR 3 - MAY 16 Laser Finger EXECUTIVE AOMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT U HANDS ON A HARDBODY MAY 22- JUN 20 Always A Bridesmaid Sept. 25 · Oct. 19 Kat Edwards z HOUSEKEEPING Kevin Spurrier WATERTOWER THEATRE Z a musical by Doug Wright, Amanda Green, & Trey Anastasio APR 17 - MAY 10 All My Sons PRODUCTION - APR 25 - MAY 17 O'Keeffe! TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Sydnee Mowery JUN 5 -28 ManicuresB[Monuments 0 � A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: RESIDENT ARTISTS Bruce Richard Coleman Lo... & David Walsh e:::: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL APPRENTICE STAFF u.JCELEBRATION Alex Benningfield,Madeleine Morris U- Nov. 20 - Dec. 14 CUSTOMER SERVICE 0 CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER/HOUSE MANAGER LJ_ afestive musical by Paula Vogel <:( Chapman Locke BOX OFFICE AGENTS e::::: Tony Banda, Fred Faust, Sally Cole, Bill Sehnert, -TRU Darius Warren I Q Jan. 8. Feb. 8 >< a play by Jay Presson Allen UJ <:(HOT MIKADO • • Mar. 12 - Apr. 5 lJa musical adapted from Gilbert & Sullivan by David H. Bell and z z Rob Bowman 0 �THE LIAR May 7 · 31 V, ,..,,,,,,,,- � a classic comedy adapted by David Ives For the theatre's 50th Both Theatre Three and The Anniversary (2ou) Theatre atre Too have Hearing Assis <:( Three's main stage has been tants devices which may be UJ � THE KOUNTRY GIRLS named the NORMA YOUNG checked out (without charge) Jun. 25 · Jul. 19 ARENA STAGE in honor of from the box office. These V, a new musical by Ken Murchison, Andy Clendenen, & Sonny the theatre's founding artistic discrete devices enhance the UJ director. Ms. Young, a Dallas performance experience for Franks native, served the theatre as audience members with any .....J director, leading actress and degree of hearing limitation. administrator from the the The box officepersonnel can THEATRE TOO 2014-2015 atre's founding in 1961 until provide you with the devices 0.. her death in 1998. either before the show or Theatre Three thrives on her legacy of artistic and intel at intermission. Theatre Three's staff and board are Q THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS lectual vigor, her wisdom and her continuous quest for most grateful to donors Carolyn Wickwire and Dennis UJ May 8 · June 14 the perfect synthesis of authors, actors and audiences. West, who provided the grant that allows us to offer this enhancement to our patrons. a one-woman show by David Rambo, drawn fromthe lifeand let This playbill is a publication ofTheatre Three, Inc, 2800 Routh 0.. Street, Suite 1681 Dallas, Texas 75201, 214.871.3300, ters of Ann Landers, with the cooperation of Margo Howard www theatre3dallas.com in support of The Liar (the sixth show ofTheatre Three's 2014 · 2015 Season on the Norma Young Arena Stage) and The Lady With Alf The Answers (the fourthshow of the Theatre Too season). PLAYBILL EDITORS: Jae Alder If.Kimberly Richard ILLUSTRATIONS: Joe Howard PHOTOGRAPHY: Lois Leftwich Tix: 214-871-3300 or www.theatre3dallas.com DESIGN: David W. Radabaugh C THEATRE THREE'S 2014 - 2015 SEASON------The Liar ADAPTED BY DAVID IVES FROM PIERRE CORNEILLE Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service
THE ARTISTIC STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS Misanthrope); Is remember him from tbe 7 NORMA DIRECTOR Tl ME Spring ofi643 About the He Dead? (adapted month run of Sh�r Madness B.J. Cleveland PLACE Paris as Tony Whitcomb, and YOUNG from Mark Twain); previous roductions of SET DESIGN Playwright � ARENA Midlife:T e Crisis Musical, JacAlder ACT I Irving Berlin's White STAGE David Ives ADAPTOR Bedroom Farce, and The COSTUME DESIGN SCENE 1 The Gardens ofles Christmas; Ancient 25th Ant1uc:1!.Putnam County Bruce Richard Coleman Tulleries David Ives first came History; Don Juan in Spelling Bee. B.J. is an LIGHTING DESIGN SCENE Clarice's Drawing Room/ to wide notice in the award-winning actor who has 2 Chicago; The Land of spanning Amanda West The Place Royale a theatrical arree-r theatre with his one-act 45 years with over 400 SCENE The Place Royale Cockaigne; and Polish SOUND DESIGN 3 plays, of which he has productions to his credit. He Rich Frohlich sc ENE 4 The Gardens of Les Joke. He has translated recently directed the critically Tulleries written over three dozen Feydeau's A Flea In Her acclaimed -regional premiere CAST of «l SCENE 5 Clarice's Drawing Room both for theatre and the Varga Sonia ((Masha!( CLARICE 1"'JennaAnderson Ear (winner of a Joseph or Uptown Players, as sc ENE 6 The Garden Gate at radio. The greater part Spike. G ERONTE *Bradley Campbell Lucrece's House Jefferson Award) as well well as their productions of Forbidd�11 Broadway, Beautifii/ ALCIPPE **Dustin Curry ofthem are collected in as Yasmina Reza's A Thing-, and The Mos/. Fabulous ISABELLE/SABINE ACT II the anthologies All In Spanish Play, wrote the Story Ever Told at the Kalita ''Suzanna Catherine Fox SCENE 1 The Place Royale The Timing (originally libretto ofan opera (The Humphreys Theatre. His PHILISTE ;,;,David Goodwin portrayal of Max Bialystoc];( SCENE 2 Lucrece's Drawing Room an evening ofsix The Producers CLITON *1'Michael Kreitzinger Secret Garden, with in U town's SCENE 3 The Place Royale one-acts that won of won t lm the D'FWTheatre LUCRECE Liz Millea music by Greg Pliska, Critics and D Magazine's DORONTE ''Zak Reynolds the Outer Critics Circle which premiered at the Best Actor awards. He is Playwriting Award), Pennsylvania Opera the former President of PR O DUCTION STAFF Time Flies, and The lhe Live Theatre League of AEA STAGE MANAGER Theatre in 1991), and Tarrant County (Lifetime Other Woman and Achievement Award) , Artisli.c *Kat Edwards has adapted 32 shows for Di·rector of Theatre Arlington TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Other Short Plays. He New York's celebrated (1994-2009). resident actor Sydnee Mowery has been included in Encores! series of at Casa Manana, and hosted FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER the Disney Afternoon on the Best Short Plays American musicals in television for ro years. He now Suzanna Catherine Fox series seven times to serves as a teaching artist for PRODUCTION ASSISTANT concert. He is also the Dallas Children's Theatre and Madeleine Morris date. His full-length author of three young- will be starring in the regional PRODUCTION CREW plays include Venus In premiere of The Nance for adult novels: Monsieur Uptown Players in June. This Alex Benningfield, Josh Hensley, Fur; The Liar (adapted Eek, Scrib, and Voss. A one's for Jae. Madeleine Morris, and Sydnee Mowery from Corneille's comedy, former Guggenheim Jenna Anderson CLARICE and winner of the Fellow in playwriting Charles MacArthur Ms. Anderson returns to and a graduate ofYale Theatre Three after recently Award for Outstanding School ofDrama, he appearing as Izzy in last New Play); The Heir season's production of lives in New York City. Seminar. Jenna earned her Apparent (adapted from He is on the Council of Bachelor ofFine Art's degree J-F. Regnard's comedy); the Dramatists Guild of fortheater performance in 2013 •i New Jerusalem: The May fromthe University America. ofEvansville in Evansville, Interrogation of Baruch Indiana. During her college de Spinoza (winner BRI EFLY... ARTISTIC career, she spent a semester of the Hull-Warriner STAFF & CAST abroad studying British history BIOGR APHIES Award); The School and Shakespeare in Grantham, B.J. Cleveland DIRECTOR Mr England. Her favoriteroles for Lies (adapted land is PICTURED L-R: lenna Clev happy to step into include Lady Capulet in Romeo the director'sseat at T3 Anderson, Michael from Moliere's The and Juliet, Arkadina in The where audiences will Kreitzinger, &Zak Seagull, and Nelly Windrod in Reynolds THIS SHOW IS MADE PO SSIBLE BY... * indicates members working under Actors' Theatre Three is supported by its Board of Directors, by subscribers, by funds from the City of Dallas ?fficeof Cultural Equity Association contracts in this production. Affairs,The Te>c:as Commission theon Arts, The National Endowment the Arts.Supporters also m�lude TACA. *)'-( indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA There will be one 15 minute intermission and for membership candidate program, between Acts I & II. Special in-kind �uppott fo TheatreThree's web.site is provided by QulckSllve� lnteractiv�. Or. Delphinium ls Theatre Three's florist. Amajor eoruribution from the c�tate of Marlene Webb, a longtime subscnber, has est.abhshe Dear Playgoer, --- · ··- "� We used to call The Annual Fund : � by another name when we started :� :9 The Rimers of Eldritch. Jenna and Sweeney Todd in Concert national anthem singer. She writing letters every September '.: Fund. Donation�� levels are as follows: 1. � has performedmost recently produced by Uptown Players/ makes her home in Denton i :� se-eking donations fromloyal patrons ' - at Theatre Arlington as Turtle Creek Chorale. She will with her two cats Aera and to fund the productions. We called SE ASON SUSTAINERS Gretchen in Boeing Boeing. be seen later this summer Leaf Coneybear. Gifts of$10,ooo-- $25,000 in Lovers and Executioners at it the The Phoenix Fund because we !j were struggling, like the fabledbird, l PRODUCER'S CIRCLE Bradley Campbell GERONTE Circle Theatre. Zak Reynolds DORONTE to fly up out ofthe fire- a blaze of j Gifts of$1,ooo --$9,999 Mr. Campbell has previously Mr. Reynolds most recently i appeared at Theatre Three in David Goodwin PHILISTE Mr. appeared on the Norma costs we just couldn't meet. LEADING PLAYERS Shear Madness, La Bete, Pippin, Goodwin made his Theatre Young Arena Stage in Less j Gifts of$500-$999 The Light in the Piazza, The Three debut in 1998 in Racing Than Kind. His regional That first batch of letters produced SUPP ORTING PLAYERS Exonerated, I Love You, You're Demon. His other Theatre credits include Dogfightat giftsfrom subscribers and playgo Gifts of$250-$499 Perfect, Now Change. The Three credits include Henry WaterTowerTheater; Oswald ers whose friendshipwe (stupidly} Odd Couple. and Infidelities. Angell in The Unexpected and Cinderella: The Tale ofthe didn't know we could count on. The BACKSTAGE BENEFACTORS Recent local appearances Guest, Cliff Gardner in The Glass Slipper at Casa Manana; "rescue" that firstyear was like a fable Gifts of$125-$249 include roles in Working FarnsworthInvention, and SkippyjonJones, Rapunzel, Cat - the Phoenix flew! FRIENDS (Contemporary Theatre of Andy Fastow in Enron. He has in the Hat, and Go Dog Go! at Dallas); The Mystery of Edwin also appeared at Kitchen Dog Dallas Children's Theater, Too Gifts of$50-$124 Drood (PFamily Arts); Xanadu Theater, Shakespeare Dallas, Many Girls at Lyric Stage, A We got more "dignified" and (WaterTower Theatre); The and Undermain Theater. David Midsummer Night's Dream at started calling the campaign "The Lucky Chance (Echo Theatre); appeared in the PBS film, Shakepeare Dallas, The Mikado Annual Fund". I am proud of its suc DONOR INFORMATION Mr. a[Mrs. Fitch (Amphibian Sweet Tornado: Margot Jones at Fort Worth Opera, You're cess in building an ever larger (and Stage Productions); and The and the American Theatre and A Good Man Charlie Brown at ever more generous) list ofregu lar name History Boys (Uptown Players). is a company member of Le OnStage in Bedford;Joseph... supporters, but I'm chagrined that Theatre de Marionette and Dreamcoat, Shrek: The Musical, the urgency of need still puts a knot address DustinCurryALCIPPE Mr. Kitchen Dog Theater. and Seussical at Kids Who in my belly as I solicit support. Curry is making his Theatre Care; and The Baker's Wifeat PFamily Arts. city Three debut in this production. Michael Kreitzinger c LITO N Yes, there's an urgency about He is a recent graduate of Mr. Kreitzinger is making his state zip code Southeastern Oklahoma State debut with Theatre Three in needing to make this year's fund drive successful. The truth is, it's University with B.A. in acting/ this production. In the DFW e-mail directing. In the Dallas area, area, he has appeared at Casa going to require more donors to help he has appeared in Ebenezer Manana, WaterTower Theater, so that administrative and artistic patron number (if known) Scrooge and Phantom ofthe Artisan, Stolen Shakespeare. budgets are reasonable. Frankly, they Opera: The Melodrama at the Regionally, he has appeared at haven't been since the country went Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Casa Manana inJunie B.Jones, through the recession. I'm proud name (as you wish itto appear in the program) He has also worked with the Access Theatre NYC in Spark, to say the new budget of the City of 0 or check here to remain anonymous Oklahoma Shakespearean 37 Arts NYC in Body of Eva Dallas restores Arts funding to the Festival in productions of Peron, and Rattlestick Theatre PAYMENT INFORMATION Romeo and Juliet as Romeo NYC in Certificateof Death. He pre-recession levels this year. That's and As You Like It as Jaques, as also appeared in the feature great! But i't'sstill INDIVIDUALS like $ well as the regional tour of The film,A Godly Man. you who formthe necessary majority total contribution Time Out ofjointas Hamlet/ of support forthis enterprise. 0 My check is enclosed forthe full amount or Laertes. Liz Millea LUCRECE Ms. I wish to charge my donation to: Millea is making her Theatre Help The Annual Fund. We know OVisaO DiscoverO MCOAMEX Suzanna Catherine Fox Three debut in The Liar. how to accept a contribution and ISABELLE/SABINE Ms. Fox is Locally, she has appeared we all know how to say a big warm returning to the Norma Young at Runway Theatre, Music THANK YOU! I'd so appreciate credit card number Arena Stage, having recently Theatre of Denton, and getting this knot out of my belly! appeared in Theatre Too as Denton Community Theatre. expiration date Gimli in Fellowship!: A Musical Regionally, she has appeared Parody of The Fellowship of in Singin' in the Rain with PEG Sincerely, CVVcode the Ring. Suzanna's debut To urs, and Grease,Joseph... role on the Norma Young Dreamcoat, and Happy Days: To learn more about the artistic staff Bring or mail to: Arena Stage was in Assassins. The Musical with Circa '21 and cast, see photos, and watch videos about the show, visit the The Liar page Theatre Three, Inc. Other area credits include The Dinner Theatre. She appeared on Theatre Three's web site, www. Baker's Wifeat PFamily Arts in the feature filmSugar as the theatre3dallas com, JacAlder 2800 Routh Street, Suite 168 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Dallas, Texas 75201 Donate online: www.theatre3dallas.com C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... The Lady With All The Answers av David Rambo Drawnfrom the life and letters ofAnn Landers, With the cooperation ofMargo Howard By Special Arrangement with Dramatist Play Service THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS About the squabbles. Landers answered whateyer TOO DIRECTOR Marty Van Kleeck TIME questions her readers asked and never SET DESIGN Dave Tenney Night, Late June 1975 f Playwright: hesitated to tackle the big issues head on. COSTUME DESIGN She championed personal causes in her Marty Van Kleeck & Gene Raye 1 David Rambo Price column, including fundingfor cancer research and ending the Vietnam War. LIGHTING DESIGN David Rambo is the author of the plays Kenneth Farnsworth The Lady With All The Answers (off. Some of her views were controversial SOUND DESIGN Marcos Salinas with her readers and no matter the Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre starring response; Landers stuck to her guns CAST Judith Ivey; Lortel nomination), God's and continued to speak her mind. After ANN LANDERS *Gene Raye Price Man in Te xas, The Ice-Breaker, Babbit, more than 25 years as a columnist, on an all-new book for Lerner and Loewe's PRODUCTION STAFF June 22, 2002, Ann Landers died of Paint Your Wagon, and The Lifeguard: AEA STAGE MANAGER cancer in Chicago, Illinois. Today, she is Ronald Reagan And His Story. His plays '�Stewart Mikkelson credited with helping to transformthe TECHNICAL DIRECTOR have been widely produced at regional Sydnee Mowery theatres throughout the country, standard "lonely hearts" column into including Actors Theatre of Louisville, a more profound and candid feature, shaping the nation's changing moral GeffenPlayhouse, Old Globe, Denver Center Theatre, Alliance Theatre and conscience for nearly 50 years. Pasadena Playhouse. He has adapted BRIEFLY... ARTISTIC STAFF & CAST several classic screenplays forlive BIOGRAPHIES performance, including All About Eve, Marty Van KleeckDIRECTOR Ms. Van Kleeck Casablanca, Adam's Rib and Sunset returned lo the Bath House Cultural Center as manager in De Landers (Eppie To learn more about the show, visit the The Lady With All The Answers page on Theatre Three's web site, www.theatre3dallas. Lederer com. There will be one fifteenminute intermission Known for her wisecracking and between Acts I and II. candid writing style, Ann Landers gave * indicates members working under Actor's Please silence your cell phones and all Equity Association contracts in this production. adice on a broad range of topics, from electronic devices. No photography or ** indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA videography is allowed without the consent of martial problems to drug abuse to petty membership candidate program. the Theater. CT3 PATRONS THE ANNUAL FUND Thank yo� to_ all of our patron� who generously made contributions to Theatre Three. This hst of donors also includes2atrons wb.o gave when they subscribed to Theatre Three's 2014-2015 season. Ifyou would like to make a donation to the Annual Fund, please fillout and return the form included in this playbill. I THEATRE ANGELS Som & B•rbara McKenney BACKSTAGE Al & Jill Anderson Jr. Ruth Hendelman Charles & Susan Ramirez WUliam & Cynthin Meier Charles & Susan Arnett Steve & Jodi Hendon Pat Randolph $70,000 and above June S. MorR,>n BENEFACTORS Mr. Greg G. Atkins Morley & Cheryl Herbert Ed Rast Mr. JatAldor Ms. Janet Aune Ms. Charlotte Herr Dr & Mrs, Peter C. Ray n Ms. Ellurbttlt Rl�ra $125-$249 Mrs. J• ct Spenccr Sh•w Rick Russdl o,vid G. Adll,r Ms Sally Austin Messrs. DOUK �1 llltr & Bob Hess Bonnie Rea Lorraine Se.or:lnd John McCafTerty UorboraAle•ander Ms, MaribethMN• Lee & M01y Higdon Ms, Susan Elizabeth Read Dr. & Mrs. J>mcs H.Shelton Anonymous Do110tion• Mr. Curtl1 Soglc; Mr. &Mcs Miduu!I Higgins Catherine Rich PRODUCER'S Stevc &Mol')Ba ln:r Ennis & Donna Hill David W Ricker Hc:lt!-n t. Sindtrm:am\ Ch..1rl�• & Jan c Barnhardt Sam & Sharon Ricks COUNCIL M1. & Mrs. Ka•ln & Lind• Spurrier Rlcha.rdBater Ms. Bettye C Barnes Dr. Pamela R. Hill $1000-· $9,999 Sam Y. Oorrrn2n,Jr, M.D. Ras,;inneBell Karen Beebe Arthur & Dixie Hollers Mrs, Karen Robinson Dr, & Mrs.J(ennclh Ah, hulcr FnnlcSul>.luch M"-Emily llt)'<'tt• Ms Sheri Beemer Judy Hollis Art & Synthia A Rogers Lowrl!ncc& Elir.ob R. Neil&Joan Hutson Scott & And «a Rutledge 01:innc&M arion Brtlekolle Pol!icl• A. V•ughan Martha Ann Cotes l Mason Brown F•mlly faundnion Mr. & Mrs. ClevelandClinton Annze le Boswell Rusty & Gayle Ingle Jay & Jessie Sackler n Alison Botts Mr. & Mrs, John Jaggers Ellen Samuels f;�cen Cun ingham& Randy D. Scott Cooper &i\ SUPPORTING Carol LCroy Dan Bourland Howard & Marla Janco Ms. UcnyS•rr•tt Hannah & Slu•rt CulShall PLAYERS Claudia Davis Anonymous Iris Johnson l•m & Tr•cy Sellers t>a•is Charles & Diana Briner Bill & Elaine Johnson Jean Ann & Rudy Ray Seward D•lluAll Sp0, 1.5Association (Gen. $250-$499 )'