Alison C. Vesely David Rice Artistic Director Executive Director

Adapted by David Rice°, DGA Music and Lyrics by Michael Keefe° and David Rice°, DGA

Directed by Michael Goldberg° Scenic Designer Dialect Coach Angela Weber Miller° Jason K. Martin Costume Designer Lighting Designer Rachel Lambert° Stage Manager Michael McNamara°USA Kate Danziger°, AEA Properties Designer Sound Designer Tracie Duncan Asst. Stage Manager Christopher Kriz°, USA Jamie K. Fuller Katie Fecht

First Folio is in residence at Mayslake Hall on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook. The Estate is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. This program is provided by Theatre, a not-for proft organization.

This program made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency).

First Folio Theatre is a member of the League of Theaters and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre.

Major Sponsorship Provided By Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co., the Saints, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and the Chase Community Foundation

AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

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Morgan ...... Ronald Keaton* ACT ONE Cadmus ...... Ryan Czerwonko “The Ballad of King Cymbeline” ...... Morgan and Ensemble Polydore ...... Tyler Rich “Imogen’s Seduction” ...... Iachimo Queen ...... Lia Mortensen* “Lachimo’s Betrayal” ...... Iachimo Posthumus ...... Matthew Kefer “Arise, My Pretty Flower” ...... Cloten Imogen ...... Kate McDermott “A Shepherd’s Life” ...... Morgan, Cadmus, Polydore King Cymbeline ...... John Milewski Pisania...... Skyler Schrempp ACT TWO Cloten ...... Andrew Behling “Fear No More” ...... Morgan, Cadmus, Polydore Cloten’s Servant ...... Michael Ferraro “Oh, Bloody Cloth” ...... Posthumus Philario ...... Tyler Thompson “The Battle” ...... Ensemble Iachimo ...... James Earl Jones II* “When Gabriel Comes” ...... Gabriel, Posthumus, Angels Cornelia, the Wise Woman ...... Victoria Blade “The Ballad of King Cymbeline-Reprise” ...... Ensemble Helene ...... Kelly Elizabeth Baskin Messenger ...... Andrew Coil FIRST FOLIO PRODUCTION HISTORY General Lucius ...... Robert Tobin Gabriel ...... James Earl Jones II* Angels ...... Andrew Behling, Ryan Czerwonko, Tyler Thompson First Folio has received 3 Joseph Jeferson Awards, 23 Joseph Jeferson Nominations and 2 After Dark Awards Gaoler ...... Andrew Coil Rebel Soldier ...... Royen Kent 1997- Valeria, a Soothsayer ...... Kate LoConti 1998-A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ensemble/Musicians ...... Kelly Elizabeth Baskin, Andrew Behling, 1999- Victoria Blade, Andrew Coil, Lauren Demerath, 2000-; Michael Ferraro, Royen Kent, Kate LoConti, 2001-; Kate McDermott, John Milewski, Tyler Thompson 2002-Antigone; (Jef Recommendation) 2003- *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. 2004-; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2 Jef Nominations); Staged Reading Series °Denotes First Folio Artistic Associate (Indoor space premiere) 2005-The Importance of Being Earnest (Jef Nomination); The Taming of the Shrew; A UNDERSTUDIES Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 2006-Private Lives (Jef Nomination); The Tempest; The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (Jef Nomination) Kelly Elizabeth Baskin – Pisania/Cornelia, Victoria Blade – Imogen, 2007-Angel Street (Jef Recommendation); Richard III (Jef Nomination); The Madness of Andrew Coil – Cadmus/Polydore, Ryan Czerwonko – Iachimo/Gabriel, Edgar Allan Poe Lauren Demerath – Valeria, Michael Ferraro – Cloten, Royen Kent – Lucius, 2008-Jeeves Intervenes (Jef Nomination); Driving Miss Daisy (2 Jef Nominations); Much Kate LoConti – Queen, Tyler Thompson – Posthumus, Robert Tobin – Cymbeline/Morgan Ado About Nothing (2 Jef Nominations, 2 After Dark Awards); The Passion of Dracula 2009-Design for Living, A Moon for the Misbegotten (4 Jef Nominations, 1 Jef Award), SETTING Macbeth, The Castle of Otranto 2010-Jeeves in Bloom (1 Jef Nomination); Will Rogers: An American Original; Twelfth Night (2 Jef Nominations); The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe The Appalachian Hills of West Virginia, 1863 2011-Blithe Spirit (Jef Nomination); The Woman in Black; Romeo and Juliet (2 Jef There will be one ffteen-minute intermission. Nominations); Tea at Five (Jef Recommendation) 2012-Unnecessary Farce (Jef Recommendation); The Turn of the Screw (2 Jef Awards); The The use of cameras, videotape recorders, or audio recorders during this performance is strictly Merchant of Venice; Shylock and His Daughter; The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe prohibited by copyright laws. 2013-Jeeves Takes a Bow, Underneath the Lintel (Jef Recommended)

First Folio Theatre is a professional theatre employing members of the Actors’ Equity More information can be found at www.frstfolio.org Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Deep in the West Virginia mountains in the midst of the Civil War, Imogen defes her father (the powerful mountain man “King” Cymbeline) by marrying the poor Posthumus. In doing so, she also incurs the wrath of her step-mother (“Queen”) who was scheming for her own son, Cloten, to wed Imogen and become King’s heir. To escape King’s wrath, Posthumus fees to the North, further enraging King, who is already dealing with the threat of a Union army attacking his mountains to keep him from seceding. As Posthumus languishes in the North, he is manipulated by the wily Iachimo into a foolish bet, with Iachimo claiming that he can prove that Imogen will be faithless to Posthumus. Despite Imogen rebufng Iachimo’s advances, Iachimo manufactures proof of her supposed infdelity, and convinces Posthumus that he has been cuckolded. In his rage, Posthumus orders Imogen’s death. With the aid of her servant Pisania, Imogen escapes deep into the mountains, disguised as a young boy named Fidele. There she meets the wise shepherd Morgan, and his two sons Polydore and Cadmus, who ofer her comfort, safety, and unconditional love. When the Union army, which now includes Posthumus and Iachimo, enters the mountains to confront Cymbeline, all will be caught up in the whirlwind, and the truth of everyone’s past will come to light…with the help of the Archangel Gabriel. YOUR HOMETOWN BANK CAST We treat our customers like friends and neighbors, not like numbers. Our goal is to KELLY ELIZABETH BASKIN Dream. Andrew has also been seen in Inherit improve the world of banking, one customer at a time. We offer a full range of banking (Ensemble) is very the Wind and Richard III (Festival Theatre); excited to make her Robin Hood in Robin Hood (Theatre Hikes); options backed by a commitment to personal service that only a hometown bank can debut with First Folio! Nobody and Incident at Vichy (Steep Theatre deliver. Our products are custom designed to meet your unique needs and we offer some Chicago credits include a Co.); The Kentucky Cycle (Infamous of the most competitive rates in town. staged reading of Julius Commonwealth); Much Ado, Twelfth Night, Caesar (The Foundling’s , and many others with Company), Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company of Personal Banking Services | Commercial Banking Services Scarrie the Musical (Hell in a Handbag Chicago, where he is a company member. Home Mortgage | Home Equity | CDs | IRAs Productions), Bernarda Alba and Songs for a Outside of Chicago, Andrew appeared in Senior Accounts | Junior Savers Club® | Wealth Management New World (Columbia College Chicago). Classical Theatre Project of Toronto’s U.S. tour Outside of Chicago in Tennessee, Kelly of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Andrew Elizabeth has appeared at the Tucker Theatre, holds his MFA in Acting from Western Illinois Center for Creative Arts, the Chattanooga University and is Adjunct Faculty at University Theatre Centre, and Lake Winnepesaukah. of St. Francis and Aurora University. 25 East First Street | Hinsdale, IL 60521 200 W. Burlington Ave.| Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 She recently completed her BFA in Musica 630-323-4404 | www.hinsdalebank.com 630-323-1240 | www.clarendonhillsbank.com Theater Performance at Columbia College VICTORIA BLADE (Cornelia, and is currently represented by Ambassador Ensemble) is delighted to Talent Agents, Inc., DeSanti Talent, Inc., Karen appear in her frst Stavins Enterprises, and Talent Group, Inc. She production with First would like to thank Adam for all of his love Folio. Previous Chicago 1000 Hillgrove Avenue | Western Springs, IL 60558 17 E. Burlington Street | Riverside, Illinois 60546 and support. credits include: Spoon 708-246-7100 | www.communitybankws.com 708-447-3222 | www.bankriverside.com River Anthology ANDREW BEHLING (Cloten, (Provision Theatre), Angel) returns to First Crime Scene (Collaboraction), The Chicago Folio for his third Landmark Project (Theatre Seven), Time Stands production. He Still Mandy u/s (Steppenwolf), lead vocalist in 1111 Warren Avenue | 630-968-4700 6262 S. Route 83 | Willowbrook, IL 60527 718 Ogden Avenue | 630-435-3600 previously appeared at A Holiday Fantasy (Shedd Aquarium) as well as 630-920-2700 | www.willowbrookbank.com First Folio in Richard III several commercials. Victoria is a 2010 theatre Downers Grove, IL 60515 | www.downersgrovebank.com and 50-Minute performance graduate of Western Michigan © 2011 Clarendon HIlls Bank Midsummer Night’s

4 First Folio Theatre Cymbeline 5 CAST CONT. GET TALKING. University and a School at Steppenwolf JAMES EARL JONES II (Just not during the performance) graduate. She is also a songwriter, dancer, (Iachimo, Gabriel) is worship leader, and happy housewife. excited & grateful to be making his First Folio ANDREW COIL (Ensemble, debut! James recently Asst. Musical Director) is fnished Sweet Charity grateful to be working (Writers’ Theatre) & Will with First Folio for the you stand up? – frst time. He previously Educating people about mental wellness appeared as a Bible (Erasing the Distance). His work has garnered Belter in The People’s Black Theatre Alliance Awards & Black Passion Play (Quest Excellence Awards. Credits include: Theatre Ensemble), one third of The Holiday Dreamgirls, Full Monty (Marriott Theater); Mr. Fantasea Trio in A Holiday Fantasea (Shedd Rickey Calls a Meeting (Lookingglass); Porgy & Aquarium), and as a former member of the Bess (, Lyric Opera Chicago & Black Ship Co., he played The Guide in Pills, San Francisco Opera); The Wiz – Jef served as Literary Manager, and directed nomination (Theater at the Center); Aida, multiple readings of new plays. Before , Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook coming to Chicago, he appeared as Rev. Theater); A Civil War Christmas (Northlight Humphrey in See How They Run, Ed in You Theatre); Annie get your Gun (Ravinia); 25th Can’t Take It with You, and Puck in A Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway Midsummer Night’s Dream (Monomoy in Chicago & Mason Street Warehouse), Dessa Theatre). Andrew apprenticed at The Walnut Rose (Appletree Theatre), Aspects of Love, I St. Theatre, interned at Ensemble Theatre of Pagliacci, On the Town, The Gondoliers, Cincinnati, and graduated with a BFA in Patience, H.M.S. Pinafore & Pirates of Penzance. Theater Performance from Ohio University. You can hear his voice on various He studied Suzuki violin from early childhood commercials! James thanks his family & and fddles around on a number of other friends. For Semaje… string instruments. LAUREN DEMERATH RYAN CZERWONKO (Cadwal, (Ensemble) is excited to Angel) is excited to be be making her First Folio appearing in his First debut. She has just Folio debut. Chicago graduated from the credits: Dozens of Cousins University of Illinois at (), Lady Chicago with her M (Side Project), and bachelor of fne arts readings with American degree and is very grateful to be working. Footlights is where you are - on Facebook, Twitter, the Theater Company, Chicago Madness, and the Lauren’s University credits include: The International Voices Project. Regional credits: Winter’s Tale (Hermione), Full Circle (Dulle web, the blogosphere. Keep up with what’s happening Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Livermore Griet), Cloud Nine (Mrs. Saunders, Ellen, and in the arts and get special offers! Shakespeare); Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet Lin) and The Time of Your Life (Mary L. and (Orlando Shakespeare); and The Cherry Salvation Army Band). Her Chicago credits Orchard, Much Ado About Nothing (Monomoy include: TUTA Lab series The Jewels Theater). He has a B.F.A. in Theatre (Ensemble/Maiden), and Just Passing By Performance from Ohio University and is Theatre Company’s productions of The Glass represented by Lily’s Talent Agency. Menagerie (Laura), Cabaret (Sally) and Yellow Light (Gina). Lauren will also be appearing in facebook.com/footlights the Memphis premier of Yellow Light as the character of Ruth this winter. @FOOTLIGHTScom

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MICHAEL FERRARO Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Theater Wit, and Oak Lucky Stif (THE MUSIC THEATRE COMPANY). LoConti holds an MFA in Acting from (Ensemble) is proud to Park Festival Theater, among others. He is an More information available at Columbia University, where she received the make his Chicago elected representative on the Central matthewkefer.com. Bob Hope Fellowship. professional debut here Regional Board of Actors Equity Association. at First Folio! He has He wears many hats in the theatre – actor, ROYEN KENT (Ensemble) is KATE MCDERMOTT (Imogen) performed profes- writer, singer, director, stage manager, arts thrilled to make his First is delighted to make her sionally in Atlanta in advocate. Mr. Keaton debuts the world Folio debut! He most frst appearance on the Joesph and the Amazing premiere of his solo play Churchill in recently fnished a run as First Folio stage with Technicolor Dreamcoat (Legacy Theatre) and September and is the artistic director of the Fidele in Death Takes a Cymbeline. She most in Indiana in Grand Night for Singing. BFA Ball fedgling SoloChicago Theatre, which Holiday with Circle recently appeared as State University. Credits include The Drowsy promotes the creation and development of Theatre. He also played Elvira in Blithe Spirit and Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Still Life with Iris, solo performance “…one actor at a time.” Woody in Six Degrees of Beggit in Bah, Humbug!, and The Circus in Winter. Separation with Eclectic Theatre Company both at Piccolo Theatre. Kate has also MATTHEW KEFFER and Henrik in Writers’ Theatre’s acclaimed performed downstate as Bianca in Othello RONALD KEATON (Morgan) (Posthumus) is pleased to production of A Little Night Music. Other and in Twelfth Night as part of two returns to First Folio, be making his First Folio regional productions include Trench Patterns seasons at the Illinois . having worked in both debut. He will be seen (Clarke/Patrick) with Artemisia Theatre, King Kate received her Acting MFA from Illinois The Taming Of The Shrew again in August as Noah Lear (Ensemble, Kent u/s) with Shakespeare State University and is an Actor-Combatant and The Tempest in in The Rainmaker. by the Sea and Enchanted April (Antony with the Society of American Fight Directors. previous seasons. Mr. Recent Chicago credits Wilding) with Legacy Productions. Among his katemcdermott.net Keaton has appeared in include Aspects of Love performances with Vanguard University, his various Chicago (THEO UBIQUE); The Spitfre Grill, The recent alma mater, are Pride & Prejudice, JOHN MILEWSKI (King – , Chicago Shakespeare Rainmaker (BOHO THEATRE ENSEMBLE); State Souvenir, and the title role in Romeo & Juliet. Cymbeline) returns to Theatre, Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre, Drury Street (CITY LIT THEATRE); 48 Hour Musicals, His next project is with Right Brain Project’s First Folio for his third new musical Hammer. This performance is production with the dedicated to friend and mentor Peter company. He last Weisenburger. Enjoy the show! appeared as Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Art in the KATE LOCONTI (Ensemble) as Ratclife in Richard III. makes her First Folio John has most recently been seen as debut. Chicago credits Buckingham in Wayward productions 70s MANSION include: Measure for biker version of Richard III. Other Chicago Measure (Goodman credits include Six Degrees of Separation and Theatre), The Taming of Candles to the Sun (Eclipse Theater) and as the Shrew Parks Tour and Salieri in Amadeus (Beverly Arts Center). Elizabeth Rex (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Burn This, Her Naked LIA MORTENSEN (Queen) Skin and Romeo and Juliet (Shattered Globe most recently appeared Theatre) and As You Like It (Two Pence Theatre in Den Theatre’s remount Company). Of-Broadway credits include: A of Brian Friel’s Faith Midsummer Night’s Dream, First Look Festival: Healer, last staged at The Cherry Orchard (Classic Stage Company). Steppenwolf 17 years Resident credits include: A Christmas Carol ago with the same cast. (Studio Arena Theatre), Hamlet, All’s Well That Other Chicago credits ARTISTS’ RECEPTION Saturday, June 29, 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Ends Well, The Comedy of Errors, and The include PROVISION: The Christmas Miracle of Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare in Delaware Park), Jonathan Toomey (Sarah), Hiding Place (Corrie Mayslake Peabody Estate Show Dates: Gallery Hours: Blood Wedding, Private Lives, The School for Ten Boom); GOODMAN THEATRE: Rabbit Hole 1717 W. 31st Street Wed. June 12 though Mon.–Fri., 9:00 am–3:00 pm; Wives, Arms and the Man, and The Learned (Becca); ATC: Big Meal (Best Ensemble-Jef Oak Brook, IL 60523 Fri. July 26, 2013 Sat., 9:00 am–1:00 pm. Ladies (Irish Classical Theatre Company), and Award); NORTHLIGHT: Ten Chimneys (Lynn A Few Good Men (The Kavinoky Theatre). Ms. Fontanne), Lady Windermere’s Fan, Sky Girls, More Information: www.YellowHouseArtists.com; [email protected]; www.mayslakepeabody.com and Talley’s Folly (Sally); CHICAGO

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SHAKESPEARE THEATRE: All’s Well That Ends Jekyll (Chicago Mammals), Of Mice and Men MICHAEL GOLDBERG (Director) returns to First Shylock and His Daughter. Other First Folio Well (Helena), Measure for Measure (Isabella); and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Oak Park Festival Folio where he has directed, choreographed credits include the world premieres of The STEPPENWOLF: Closer (Anna), Faith Healer Theatre), and Stage Door (Grifn Theatre). fghts & movement and acted for the past Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, Will Rogers: An (Grace) ; REMMYBUMPO: Night and Day Film credits include Older Children. Skyler is 13 years. At First Folio Michael has directed American Original and The Castle of Otranto, (premiere production); RIVENDELL: Fighting also the artistic director of the Project Twelfth Night; Much Ado About Nothing; as well as the Chicago premieres of Jeeves in Words ; ORGANIC: Aristocrats; CLASSIC where she works to empower young women A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and The Bloom, Jeeves Intervenes, and The Passion of AMERICAN THEATRE: Voice of the Turtle and through the plays of Shakespeare. Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (2012 and 2010 Dracula. In 2009, she was nominated for a Glass Menagerie (w/Celeste Holm); NEXT: productions). He has directed movement and Jef Award for her direction of A Moon for the Well, A Doll’s House (Nora), Macbeth (Lady TYLER THOMPSON (Angel, fght choreography on many of Chicago’s Misbegotten, which was also nominated for Macbeth) and The Illusion; and several Soldier, Ensemble) is stages including the Goodman Theatre, Best Production. Other First Folio directing productions at COURT THEATRE. Directing thrilled to be making his Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Court Theatre, credits on the indoor stage include The Turn Credits: DEN THEATRE: Bus Stop, Quality of First Folio debut. He Lookingglass Theatre, American Theatre of the Screw, Unnecessary Farce, Tea at Five, Life. Film credits: Nightmare on Elm Street most recently appeared Company, Shattered , and The Woman in Black and Blithe Spirit. Design (2010), Blink. Television credits: Chicago Fire, as Peter in the Austrian Wisdom Bridge Theatre. Mr. Goldberg for Living, Driving Miss Daisy, Angel Street, The Onion, Chicago Code, Family Practice, Early fable Peter and Paul in the also directed the English touring musical Private Lives, A Connecticut Yankee…, and Edition and Missing Persons. She has Land of Nod with productions of Casper, Spiderman, and The The Importance of Being Earnest. On the numerous commercial credits. Lia is an Chicago Folks Operetta, with whom he has Mask, and was the associate director; fght outdoor summer stage Alison has directed ensemble member of PROVISION THEATRE also performed in The Circus Princess. Other director and special efects designer for the Richard III, The Tempest (1997 & 2006), The and THE DEN THEATRE. Chicago credits include Opus 1861 (World London West End production of Casper. The Taming of the Shrew (1999 & 2005), Hamlet, Premiere) at City Lit, The Baker’s Wife with past two years, Michael has been a guest The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Antigone, artist at NIU, directing productions of The As You Like It, Macbeth (2001), Much Ado TYLER RICH (Polydore) is Circle Theatre, Feste in Twelfth Night (Janus Ascent of F6 and The Caucasian Chalk Cirlce. About Nothing (2000), Romeo and Juliet, and thrilled to be returning Theatre), The Miracle Worker (Actor Factor Chicago acting credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1998). Before for his second show at Theatre), and Gifts of the Magi (Bird & Baby (Goodman Theatre); Kabuki Lady Macbeth founding First Folio, Alison was the Classics First Folio. He last Theatre). Love to Mom and Dad, my heroes. (Macbeth), As You Like It, Much Ado About Project Director for Footsteps Theatre, a appeared at First Folio in Nothing and The Comedy of Errors (Chicago women’s theater company specializing in Design for Living. Other ROBERT TOBIN (General Shakespeare Theatre); Metamorphosis and all-female productions of Shakespeare’s Chicago credits include Lucius) is making his frst Hamlet (Lookingglass Theatre); The Merchant plays. Alison worked as the Folio Director Moritz Stiefel in Spring appearance with First of Venice (Shylock), Macbeth, The Tempest (First and Dramaturge on many productions at Awakening, and Abhorsen in Measure for Folio. He has recently Folio Theatre); Kabuki Macbeth and Ryujin-no Footsteps, including Romeo and Juliet, A Measure with Promethean Theatre Ensemble. been seen as Richmond Mai (Art Institute of Chicago); Action Movie: Midsommer Night’s Dreame, and Macbeth. She Regional work includes Twelfth Night, Hamlet, in Richard III (Wayward The Play and Ubu Raw (Defant Theatre); also performed in these productions, earning A Midsummer Night’s Dream, , and Productions/Chicago The Midnight Circus (The Midnight Circus); an After Dark Award for the title role in their Romeo and Juliet with Montana Shakespeare Fusion Theatre); Alan in The Flight of the Phoenix (American Blues production of Macbeth. Other directing in the Parks/ Schools, and one season with God of Carnage and Father Flynn in Doubt Theatre); and Kabuki Medea (Wisdom Bridge). credits include Twelfth Night (Wayne State American Players Theatre in Spring Green WI. (AstonRep Theatre Company); and John in Regional credits include Achilles: A Kabuki Univ.), Richard III (Hilberry Theatre, Detroit), After Miss Julie (Focal Point Theatre Company). Play (The People’s Light & Theatre Company, Richard III (Footsteps and Shakespeare’s Herd SKYLER SCHREMPP (Pisania) Regionally, Robert has been seen in Pennsylvania and European tour); Achilles, at the Chicago Cultural Center), Real Human is thrilled to be working Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar Ryojin-no-mai (Japan tour). Television credits Dialogue, Riders to the Sea, Kiss Me Kate, and with First Folio! She has (Colorado Shakespeare Festival) and Macbeth include Chicago Fire (NBC) and Early Edition Scrooge. Alison has been an adjudicator appeared in numerous (Utah Shakespearean Festival). Recent Film/ (CBS). He has studied Kabuki Theatre and for the Kennedy Center American College Chicago area Television credits include My Name is Earl, Fall Dance under Shozo Sato (Nakamura Kanzo Theater Festival and the Irene Ryan Awards productions including All Away, and Lofty Intentions. Robert is also the IV) for over 20 years and has toured Japan as well as serving a three-year term on the Rise (Walkabout Theatre), Artistic Director of AstonRep Theatre and Europe performing in Sato’s Kabuki plays Theater Program Grants Panel for the Illinois The Crowd You’re In With Company in Chicago. as well as performing solo Kabuki dance. Arts Council. She is a proud graduate of (16th Street Theatre), Dream Journal of Dr. Illinois Wesleyan University and a member of ALISON C. VESELY (Artistic Director) is the the Society for Directors and Choreographers. Artistic Director and Co-Founder (with her husband David Rice) of First Folio DAVID RICE (Adaptation, Lyrics) is having the Theatre where she most recently directed time of his life with this show and thoroughly Underneath the Lintel, Jeeves Takes a Bow, and loving his collaboration with Michael and last summer’s and Michael. He and Michael Keefe previously

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wrote the music and lyrics for First Folio’s Singalong Wizard of Oz and the current Festival in Columbus, OH as the Designer/ Heddatron as part of the 2011 Steppenwolf Western version of The Taming of the Shrew. National Tour of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Technical Director for their Shakespeare in Theatre Garage Rep, Theories of the Sun, and David is Executive Director and Co-Founder Letters. Numerous concert engagements the Park (2011-12). Before coming to the Everything Freezes: Another Winter’s Tale. (with his wife Alison C. Vesely) of First Folio at arena theaters representing such artists Chicago area, Ms Duncan worked heavily Kyle is Technical Director for the Theatre Theatre where he has produced over 40 as Jerry Seinfeld, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, in and around the Washington, DC area as Department at North Central College in productions which have garnered two dozen Wynonna Judd, Louis CK, The Beach Boys, a set and props designer as well as a scenic Naperville, Illinois. He holds an MFA in Jef Award nominations. This is his third Linda Eder, Michael Feinstein, Jewel, and artist for numerous venues. Her scenic art Technical Direction from the University of adaptation for First Folio, having previously Andre Rieu. Clients have also included and props designs have been seen at the Virginia and is also a sound designer and written The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Sesame Street Live, the ‘04/’08 Olympic Kennedy Center, on CBS, NBC, and BET. She audio engineer. Love Story (Jef Nomination) and The Castle Superstars, the ‘11 Champions Challenge has also worked for such theatres as Peach of Otranto. He is also adapted Dean Monti’s (McEnroe, Bjorg, Agassi), Barney Live!, State Summer Theatre (Lighting Designer), CHRISTOPHER KRIZ (Sound Designer) works Why Dogs Don’t Talk for the City Lit Theater’s the Highland Games, and the Harlem Playmakers Rep (Props Artisan) and Heritage nationally as a composer and sound designer frst Art of Adaptation festival. Onstage he Globetrotters. They represent regional Rep (Props Master). and is pleased to be a First Folio artistic was seen earlier this year as Knuckles McCann theaters including Drury Lane, First Folio associate. Previous designs include The in Jeeves Takes a Bow and will appear later Theatre, , the Mercury Turn of The Screw (Equity Jef Award - Best this summer as H.C. Curry in The Rainmaker, Theater, the Royal George Theatre, Theatre at KATIE FECHT (Asst. Stage Manager) just fnished Sound Design), The Woman In Black, The playing father to his real-life daughter Hayley, the Center, and the Wilmette Theatre. Other her Sophomore year at North Central Madness Of Edgar Allan Poe and many making that a capstone to a terrifc year. He clients include Hyatt Hotels, Massage Envy, College, and is delighted to be making her others. In Chicago, Chris has designed has worked at numerous other Chicago Geja’s Café, and Donley’s Wild West. professional stage management debut with for companies including , theaters in the last 30 years, including the Cymbeline.. I have Assistant Stage Managed Northlight, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory Paramount, Marriott’s Lincolnshire, Briar KATE DANZIGER (Stage Manager) is excited for Sirens, directed by Deborah Harris, and Gardens, Remy Bumppo and Timeline. Some Street, and Candlelight. Trivia lovers may be to return to First Folio for her sixteenth The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Carin recent Chicago credits include Yellow Moon interested to know that David was a four- production with the company. Most recently Silkaitis. She has also worked as a Properties (Writers Theatre),The Letters (Writers Theatre), time winner on Jeopardy! David is a proud at First Folio she stage managed Underneath Designer, Lighting Designer, and Hair, Make- The Whipping Man (Northlight Theatre), member of both the Dramatists Guild and the Lintel and Jeeves Takes a Bow. She has also up, and Wardrobe Designer. Homecoming 1972 (), Actors Equity Association. stage managed the summer productions Reverb (Redtwist Theatre) and The City and of The Merchant of Venice (2012), Romeo JAMIE K. FULLER (Asst. Stage Manager) is thrilled The City (). Chris has received MICHAEL KEEFE (Composer, Music Director) has and Juliet (2011), Twelfth Night (2010) and to be working on her frst production with 9 Joseph Jeferson nominations and 2 awards. been First Folio’s resident composer from it’s Macbeth (2009) and assistant stage managed First Folio. Jamie just completed her frst year Upcoming productions include Mine (The very frst production, The Tempest, in 1997. The Tempest (2006) and The Taming of the as an MFA candidate in Stage Management at Gift Theatre), 4000 Miles (Northlight Theatre) His music has been heard in multiple First Shrew (2005). Other Chicago credits include the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. and Hedda Gabler (Writers Theatre). Chris is a Folio shows including Romeo and Juliet (2000), Escanaba in da Moonlight and The House of Her credits there include stage managing The proud member of United Scenic Artists Local Much Ado About Nothing (2000), Twelfth Night Bernarda Alba (Circle Theatre); Blancafor Normal Heart for the Department of Theatre 829. To hear more of his work, please visit (2002), and The Taming of the Shrew (which (tireswing theatre); Siskel and Ebert Save and February Dance for the Department of www.christopherkriz.com included lyrics by David Rice). Michael has Chicago (); and Being 11 Dance, as well as assistant stage managing recently been seen up and down the East (Serendipity Theatre Collective). Kate also November Dance and Dracula. Other recent RACHEL LAMBERT (Costume Designer) is Coast playing and arranging for the Von toured nationally with the world premiere credits include stage managing Man of La excited to be joining the First Folio team Trapps, the great grandchildren of Captain Ralph Lemon dance/multimedia performance Mancha for the Putnam County Educational again. Previous First Folio credits include Von Trapp. He played for Andrea Bocelli at piece, How Can You Stay In The House All Day Foundation and directing The Complete Works The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, Merchant the All State Arena in December, and will be And Not Go Anywhere? Kate has a MFA in of (Abridged) [Revised] for of Venice, and Romeo and Juliet, for which playing for young singing sensation Jackie Stage Management from the University of the Factory Theatre in Greenville, IL. she received a Jef nomination. Other Evancho at in January. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is an Artistic Chicago credits include Woman in Mind, Ah, He was the Music Director/Conductor for Associate at First Folio and is a proud member KYLE KEVIN GETTELMAN (Technical Director) Wilderness!, After the Fall, and The Trestle at Paramount Theatre’s production of Grease of Actors’ Equity. returns to First Folio for his seventh Pope Lick Creek (Eclipse Theatre), Sketchbook and this past season. He is production with the company. He previously 12 (Collaboraction), Salt of the Earth (Ka- completing a second Mass setting for his day TRACIE DUNCAN (Properties Designer) is making served as Technical Director for First Folio’s Tet) and Peer Gynt (Polarity Ensemble). job – Music Director of Notre Dame Church in her debut with First Folio. Most recently, she Underneath the Lintel, Jeeves Takes a Bow, She has also designed costumes for the Clarendon Hills, Il. was the set designer/technical director for The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe, Merchant Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, the Texas Clockwise Theatre’s Cars and Quincenereas. of Venice, Turn of the Screw, and Tea at Five. Shakespeare Festival and Purdue University. NOREEN HERON & ASSOCIATES (Press She received her MFA in Theatre Design Kyle has also served as Technical Director Representative) is a full service PR, Marketing, from the George Washington University. in Chicago for ’s Night Over MICHAEL MCNAMARA (Lighting Design) This is & Advertising agency. National Tours: The She worked with New Players Theatre Erzinga and Sideshow Theatre Company’s Michael’s eighth lighting design with First

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Folio since becoming an Artistic Associate ANGELA WEBER MILLER (Scenic Design) Ms. this season. He recently wrapped the flm RACHEL LAMBERT – See Staf Biography in 2009. Last year he won a Jef Award for Miller’s most recent First Folio designs Day 1 (Skibo Films), and is currently shooting his FF design of A Turn of the Screw. He has include Underneath the Lintel, Jeeves Takes the flm Drifted (Boomstick Films). He will KEVIN MCKILLIP just fnished a run of the worked with numerous Chicago-area theatre A Bow, The Merchant of Venice, Unnecessary next play Henry Higgins in Pygmalion for musical Barnum at the Mercury Theater and companies - his most recent work being Farce, Tea at Five, Romeo and Juliet, The ShawChicago. He is happily married to continues on with his clown work for Big Seascape with Remy Bumppo. Michael was Woman in Black and Blithe Spirit. Previous Artistic Associate Lydia Berger Gray! Apple Circus and their hospital outreach Resident Assistant Lighting Designer for First Folio credits include Will Rogers An program. He will be seen in First Folio’s eight years with the Washington National American Original, Jeeves in Bloom, The ELSA HILTNER This summer Elsa is designing production of Rough Crossing this coming Opera at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Castle of Otranto, Macbeth, A Moon for the costumes for Rainmaker (First Folio), the winter. DC. He works nationally and internationally Misbegotten, The Passion of Dracula, the 2007 Annual Sketchbook Festival (Collaboraction), with major opera companies as an Associate remount, as well as the original premiere of and This Is War (Signal Ensemble Theatre). MICHAEL MCNAMARA – See Staf Biography and Assistant Lighting Designer including The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story, Past First Folio costume design credits San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Pittsburgh, Jeeves Intervenes and Driving Miss Daisy, Angel include Underneath the Lintel, Jeeves Takes ANGELA WEBER MILLER – See Staf Biography. Covent Garden (London), the Canadian Opera Street, and The Tempest. Other recent work A Bow, Unnecessary Farce; Tea at Five; The Company and the New Israeli Opera in Tel includes Seascape at Remy Bumppo, A Class Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story; HAYLEY L. RICE was last seen by First Folio Aviv. He was recently promoted to Associate Act at , and Making Jeeves Intervenes; Driving Miss Daisy (Jef audiences as Nerissa in last summer’s Professor at Purdue University. Michael is a God Laugh at Theatre at the Center, where Nominated – Costume Design); Much Ado production of The Merchant of Venice. 2012 member of United Scenic Artists Local USA- her credits also include Jolson & Company, About Nothing; Design for Living; A Moon for also saw the frst full production by her other 829. Over the River and Through the Woods (later the Misbegotten; Twelfth Night; The Castle of artistic home, Focal Point Theatre Company, adapted for the Mercury Theatre), A Christmas Otranto; and Jeeves in Bloom. which produced the Midwest Premiere of JASON K. MARTIN (Sound Designer) is delighted Story, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, After Miss Julie by Patrick Marber. The rest to work with First Folio again, having coached High Society, Gigi, and Little Shop of Horrors. SHELLEY HOLLAND just fnished up a busy spring of the year was taken up by one of the dialect for the Jef-nominated Underneath Additional credits include High Fidelity at designing both Jeeves and Lintel at FF and most human productions of all - a wedding. the Lintel. He is Assistant Professor in the Piper’s Alley for Route 66 Theatre Company, Arabian Nights and The Last Days of Judas Hayley married Scott Leaton on November department of Theatre and Music at UIC and Five Guys Named Moe, and And the World Iscariot for Homewood Flossmoor High 10. First Folio audiences will next see Ms. teaches voice, speech, dialects, and acting. Goes Round at Drury Lane Evergreen Park; His School. Shelley is currently beginning her Rice as Lizzy in The Rainmaker later this He has coached text/voice/dialect for Twelfth Way, A Tribute to the Man and His Music at the next show, Godspell, for Theater at the Center, summer. Night, Rough Crossing, Black Comedy, Low Mercury Theatre and at the Chicago Center in Munster, IN Pay/Don’t Pay, Six Dead Queens, and Blithe for the Performing Arts; and Rose-Marie and RENÉ RUELAS was last seen as Tubal and Spirit at Piccolo Theatre in Evanston. He has Yeoman of the Guard for Light Opera Works. CHRISTOPHER JENSEN recently designed the the Duke in First Folio’s production of The also coached dialects for Shattered Globe, Angie was a designer at Chicago Scenic Illinois Theaterfest All-state productions of Merchant of Venice. When not over-staying Silk Road, Red Tape, National Pastime, and Studios for six years where she designed and Urinetown and is the his welcome here in Oak Brook, Rene the Goodman. He was last on stage as Dr. exhibits, corporate scenery, television and Technical Director for Maine West High performs with the comic improvisation Bradman in Blithe Spirit (Piccolo Theatre), video sets, and special events until “retiring” School. His current project is building a scale troupe Count Spatula at the LOL Theatre where he also played Egeon and Balthazar in to expand her family. Coming up are Godspell model of the solar system with his kids, Nadia in Schaumburg. He’s looking forward to The Comedy of Errors. at Theatre at the Center and Cabaret for Light and Donovan. trodding the First Folio boards again next Opera Works. She looks forward to next season in Rough Crossing. season here at First Folio starting with The MICHAEL KEEFE – See Staf Biography Rainmaker. NICK SANDYS is Artistic Director of Remy MELANIE KELLER is spending her summer at the Bumppo Theatre Company, where he is busy ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES UPDATE Michigan Shakespeare Festival where she is balancing budgets and advertizing the new playing Viola in Twelfth Night, Kate Hardcastle season. Recently, he choreographed fghts in She Stoops to Conquer and Blanche in King for Giulio Cesare at The Metropolitan Opera LYDIA BERGER GRAY was last seen at First Folio KATE DANZIGER – See Staf Biography John. She will be seen later this season in in NYC and Oklahoma! at Lyric Opera of as Vivienne Duckworth in Jeeves Takes a Northlight Theater’s production of Tom Jones Chicago, as well as directing Persuasion for Bow and as Lisa in Collected Stories, as well KYLE GETTELMAN – See Staf Biography and then will return to First Folio in Salvage. Chamber Opera Chicago. Next up, he will as originating the role of Vivienne in their direct Bedroom Farce for Eclipse Theatre. world premier of Jeeves Takes a Bow at Artists’ MICHAEL F. GOLDBERG – See Staf Biography CHRISTOPHER KRIZ – See Staf Biography Ensemble. Lydia and fellow artistic associate, Christian Gray, are celebrating their frst CHRISTIAN GRAY played Edgar Allan Poe in wedding anniversary this Summer. The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe and Bertie Wooster in Jeeves Takes a Bow for First Folio

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