Theatre of NOTE presents the World Premiere of

Hello Stranger by Sharon Yablon

Directed by Sarah Figoten Wilson

Stage Managed by Kelly Egan

Produced for Theatre of NOTE by Reamy Hall, John Colella, David Bickford, John Money, Kirsten Vangsness

Scenic Design Fred Kinney Lighting Design Martha Carter Costume Design Kathryn Wilson Sound Design Marc Antonio Pritchett Graphic Design Ryan Wilson Props Michael O’Hara Publicity David Elzer/Demand PR

This production is presented under the auspices of the Actor's Equity Los Angeles Membership Community rules.

This performance is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Cast

MIKE...... Trevor H Olsen*+ AUDREY...... Aliyah Conley Oct 14, 20, 21, 28, 29; Nov 2, 3, 5 (4pm), 11, and 17 Maren O’Sullivan Oct 13, 19, 22, 27; Nov 4, 5 (7pm), 10, 12, and 18 CARLA...... Reamy Hall*+ MANDY...... Elinor Gunn CARPY...... Christopher Neiman+ JESUS...... Alexis DeLaRosa+

Alternate Cast

MIKE...... Jonathon Lamer*+ CARLA...... Nicole Gabriella Scipione*+ MANDY...... Jennifer Flack*+ JESUS...... Isaac Cruz*+ CARPY...... Brad C. Light*+

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States +Member of SAG-AFTRA

The restroom will not be available during the performance.

Please turn off all electronic devices. Texting, tweeting, flash photography or any other use of these devices is prohibited during the performance.

No sound and/or image recording devices are permitted in the theatre.

Hello Stranger Crew

Front of House: Cat Chengery, Sierra Marcks AMC Liaisons: David Wilcox, Sierra Marcks Master Carpenter: Ryan Wilson Program Design: Steven Biggs Proofreaders: Phil Ward, Tony DeCarlo

AFTER THE SHOW, FOLLOW US

on Twitter: @theatreofNOTE #hellostrangerNOTE on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theatreofNOTE on Instagram: @theatreofNOTE #hellostrangerNOTE Special Thanks The Producers wish to thank each of these people and establishments for helping to make this production come to life. Without you, there would be no play, there would be no art. We are beyond grateful for your support.

Jonah Beadle Deanna Bosnak Alysha Brady Georgia Engel Leah and Sam Fischer Suzanne Goin - A.O.C. Hauk Graham - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Harmony Event Productions Gloria Hinojosa Betsy Isroelit Heather Jeffcoat - Femina Physical Therapy Ronny & Gene - Kitchen 24 Dave Lentz - The Hungry Cat Maura P. McCarthy & Brandon McKenzie - Off The Wall Graffiti Mikey Meyers Matt Orlando - Groundwork Coffee Andreas & Andrea Ritter Monica Horan Rosenthal South Coast Repertory Electrics Trejo’s Cantina Marni - Stella Barra Austyn Wells Bob West - California State University, Fullerton Department of Theatre & Dance …and extra special thanks to Ryan Wilson

CAST BIOGRAPHIES

ALIYAH CONLEY (Audrey) – Actress, host, and model from Los Angeles, CA; was awarded Best Actress at the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (LADFF) and Best Rising Star Actress at WorldFest International Film Festival in Houston 2017 for her portrayal of Young Layla in the Best Feature Film at NICE International Film Festival, I Am Still Here. Aliyah landed her first feature film, Love Triangle, at age seven, playing a younger version of the lead in flashbacks. Since then, Aliyah has been in films, commercials, and TV shows, working with Paula Patton in the movie Baggage Claim and Jack Black in Meet Me at the Reck, a web series. She has also appeared in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth, and modeled for the Cherokee clothing line for Target’s back-to-school clothes, the “OSMO Coding Jam,” and been a “Num Noms” toy demo host. Along with her acting career, Aliyah still loves to be a kid and rock climb and play at the arcades.

ALEXIS DeLaROSA (Jesus) is a NY native, a proud Wesleyan graduate and is psyched to be back on the NOTE stage. Previous NOTE shows include Niagara Falls and Disassembly. TV credits include Shameless and The Last Ship. Catch him currently in the film Hunter Gatherer on Netflix. Thank you to my wife and love of my life, Crystal…you make all great things possible.

ELINOR GUNN (Mandy) – Elinor is delighted to be cast alongside such talented actors in such a remarkable play. A recent transplant to LA, Elinor had great success in Seattle, where she was cast in the American premiere of Sugar Daddies, written and directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn; performed as Olivia in Twelfth Night and Cordelia in King Lear with Seattle Shakespeare Company, and as Queen Elizabeth I (a personal favorite) in Holiday of Errors with Sound Theatre Company, twice voted Seattle's Theatre of the Year. Elinor recently made her Theatre of NOTE debut as an understudy in Welcome to the White Room and was also seen in NOTE's late-night show Alternative Acts. She hopes you continue to support local theatre, and enjoy the show!

REAMY HALL (Carla/Producer) – Other NOTE shows include Niagara Falls (also producer), and YWP shows. LA theatre: Kim Jong Funner, Kim Jong Christmas, It’s Just Sex (Broadway World Nomination), Best of the LA Cafe Plays, Faithful, Cloud-Cuckoo-Land, Welcome to the Moon, The Playboy of the Western World, and Aven’u Boys. TV: Ghosted, Criminal Minds, Castle, Chasing Life, Hot in Cleveland, General Hospital: Night Shift, The Game, Strong Medicine, NYPD Blue, Philly (recurring) and Passions. Film: Life Preservers, Girl Walks Into a Bar, Bowfinger, Life, Scorched, and Ringmaster. She holds a BFA from The Theatre School/DePaul University and has run her own successful Pilates studio for over 21 years.

CHRISTOPHER NEIMAN (Carpy) has been a NOTE member for a long time, and performed in over a dozen NOTE productions. If interested, his TV/film credits can be found on imdb.com. He is an ultramarathon runner, who proudly completed his first 100-mile race in June: the San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run. Thanks for coming to the show!

TREVOR H OLSEN (Mike) – Regional theatre: HAiR (Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago), King Lear (Geary Theatre), The Foreigner (Old Lyric Repertory Theatre), A Doll’s House (Westminster Theatre), The 1940’s Radio Hour (Pioneer Theatre Company). Los Angeles theatre: Niagara Falls, Sheet Cake Sliding, Dysnomia, Famine Plays. Film: Shooting Blanks, What If?, Memorial Day, Backstage. Television: Castle, LAX, Days of Our Lives. Education: AA - College of Eastern Utah, BFA Actor Training Program - University of Utah, MFA - California State University, Fullerton. Trevor would like to thank his family and friends for their inspiration and their never-ending love and support. Thank you, Grandma.

MAREN O’SULLIVAN (Audrey) is making her professional debut in this production. Maren is a senior at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. She studied Play Production at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences and attended Acting for Film at the Interlochen Center for the Arts’ summer program. There, she was awarded the Maddy Award for excellence in her craft and received the President's Honor. She is thrilled to be a part of this production and to have the chance to work with this dedicated cast and crew.

ALTERNATE CAST BIOGRAPHIES

ISAAC CRUZ (Jesus understudy) – Isaac is an actor trained in New York and here in Los Angeles with credits that include the TV shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, and the feature film August Falls. He can next be seen on the fifth season of TNT's The Last Ship. He is delighted to be involved with such a diverse group of talent and on such compelling material.

JENNIFER FLACK (Mandy understudy) This is Jenny's seventh production and third time understudying at NOTE. She's recently back from a baby-having hiatus, and is so happy to be returning to theater-making and to her creative family. Thanks to her favorite people, Wendi, Trevor and Kirsten in particular, for helping her remember. Thanks to her true loves, Eric and Griffin, for existing.

JONATHON LAMER (Mike understudy) is a member of Theatre of NOTE. Former credits with NOTE include Possum Carcass and understudy roles in I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Banshee and Welcome to the White Room. He also has appeared with Antaeus, A Noise Within, the Chance Theater, Company of Angels and The Blank. Jonathon is an adjudicator for the U.S. Army Europe Tournament of Plays.

BRAD C. LIGHT (Carpy U/S) was last seen on The Matrix stage in When Jazz Had The Blues. Brad is an ensemble member of Theatre of NOTE and has been in numerous productions through the years. Other LA theatre: Geffen Playhouse - Break of Noon (understudy) and The God of Hell. Odyssey Theatre Ensemble - Threepenny Opera, Mr. Kolpert and A Man’s a Man. Chicago Theatre: Goodman - Among The Thugs. Steppenwolf -Berlin Circle and Haymarket Eight, with many other Chicago credits. Regional theatre: Actors Theatre of Louisville - Dracula. Human Race - Proof. UK: The Traverse Theatre - The Spirit. He has been in many independent feature films including A Marine Story, Love and Distrust, and Silver Case. He has also guest starred on Criminal Minds, and had a co star in the American Crime Story – The People V. OJ Simpson.

NICOLE GABRIELLA SCIPIONE (Carla – U/S) – (selected): Disgraced at Playmakers Repertory Company, The La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center. TV/Film (selected): CBS in CSI, TNT, Spike TV, Hallmark, Toronto Film Festival in Justine Bateman’s 5 Minutes, The Berlin Film Festival in Doug Burch’s The Lost One, & Nicole’s own Oscar qualifying Athens International Film Festival winning Song in a Convenience Store. Thanks to Sarah, Sharon, John, Reamy, Bickford, all. http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/ngs

PRODUCTION TEAM BIOGRAPHIES

SHARON YABLON (Playwright) has written and directed her plays for over 20 years. They have been published in journals, and she is co-editor of an anthology from the Los Angeles underground scene. With Sharon’s Farm, she presents site-specific plays in off- the-beaten-track locations. She has taught writing, done radio plays, dance pieces, and a short film. Two of her short stories were published from a collection in progress. She has pieces in LA True Crime at The Three Clubs bar every few months (next up December). Thank you Theatre of NOTE, actors, Sarah Wilson, and crew!

SARAH FIGOTEN WILSON (Director) – Directing credits include: Chance Theater (She Loves Me - LA Times Critics Choice, Little Women), Ruskin Group Theatre (The Face in the Reeds - world premiere), Costa Mesa Playhouse (Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well…), MTOC (Mary Poppins), and Hollywood Fringe Festival (Odilia). She served as Assistant Director on Death of a Salesman and The Motherf**ker with the Hat at South Coast Repertory, as well as assisting on the Broadway work sessions for David Mamet’s China Doll starring Al Pacino. Her costume design work has been seen at the Skylight Theatre (The Devil's Wife, Lost Child, Lord of the Underworld), Colony Theatre (El Grande Circus), Theatre of NOTE (Welcome to the White Room, Niagara Falls) and the Ruskin Group Theatre, where she was nominated for both LA Weekly and NAACP awards. Sarah is a graduate of Cal State University, Fullerton. DAVID BICKFORD (Producer) – This is his 14th show as a producer in 24 years as a NOTE member. A longtime admirer of Sharon Yablon’s writing, he is excited to finally be doing one of her plays here at NOTE. He is also looking forward to next spring when his 15th production for NOTE combines two of his biggest passions—theatre and roller derby—in For The Love Of. Also an actor and vocal coach, David was seen recently as Senator Michaels on Scandal and will be in the new HBO drama Here, Now debuting in 2018.

JOHN COLELLA (Producer) – Previously produced Niagara Falls for NOTE, Cloud-Cuckoo-Land (McCadden Theatre) and Welcome to the Moon & Other Plays (McCadden Theatre). Currently performing in 12 Angry Men (Laguna Playhouse). Los Angeles theatre credits include: Pinot Noir-loving Miles in Sideways (Ruskin Group Theatre), Cyrano in Cyrano de Bergerac (Ruskin Group Theatre), revolver (Celebration Theatre), Niagara Falls (Theatre of NOTE), It’s Just Sex (Secret Rose Theatre). Recent TV and Film credits: Silicon Valley (recurring), Scorpion, Hawaii Five-O, Speechless, The Soul Man, Hot in Cleveland, Criminal Minds, Hotel Noir, Girl Walks Into a Bar, and The Chicago 8. More about John at johncolella.com.

REAMY HALL (Producer) - See cast bios.

JOHN MONEY (Producer) has produced numerous shows for NOTE, regional theater and off-Broadway. He is also a member of NOTE’s Board of Directors, and is one of the producers on the feature film of Kill Me, Deadly which originated as a stage play on NOTE’s stage (Kill Me, Deadly is now available on most digital sites including iTunes, Amazon Prime and Hulu). As with every production, Hello Stranger has taken the time and talents of many people, most listed in this program, but without your support of NOTE’s work and the talents of the various artists who share their artistic skills with us, none of this would be possible. For this contribution, John would like to offer his thanks to you. Thank you.

KIRSTEN VANGSNESS (Producer) is drunk with the power of having produced many plays at NOTE and is quite pleased to add Hello Stranger to her list of art babies. Other things she has helped to produce include her own plays (Potential Space, MESS), and a movie you can watch on Hulu or iTunes called Kill Me, Deadly. In her spare time Kirsten co-owns the Santa Ana craft distillery The Blinking Owl (blinkingowldistillery.com), where you can go and drink cocktails and watch her bus tables if she’s not pretending she’s a computer genius for CBS that night.

KELLY EGAN (Stage Manager) is a proud Tech and Artistic Management Committee member at NOTE. She is a freelance SM and has worked all over Los Angeles with many fantastic artists. Kelly also works for the Haugh Performing Arts Center. She also makes the lights twinkle, the speakers sing, and the walls look pretty. And props...which has caused an aversion to wrapping boxes! Thank you family and friends for your continued support of the arts.

MARTHA CARTER (Lighting Design) is a lighting designer based out of Los Angeles, California. She has obtained her MFA in Lighting Designer from the University of California at Irvine and enjoys collaborating and working with ensemble companies to create new work that insight positive change within communities. Some of her recent credits include: The View Upstairs at The Celebration Theater, A Chorus Line at The Chance Theater, Good Kids, Dog Sees God and Intimate Apparel at Chapman University, Romeo and Juliet at Great River Shakespeare Festival, Peter Pan in Panama City Panama, and Evita in Panama City Panama.

FRED KINNEY (Set Designer) – Mr. Kinney is a Southern California- based designer and has designed over 80 theatre productions as well as trade shows and television. He has worked at numerous theaters: South Coast Repertory, A Noise Within, San Diego Repertory, The Prince Music Theater, New Jersey Repertory, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Triad Stage and Vienna’s English Theatre, to name a few. Mr. Kinney has also worked on television productions such as Larry the Cable Guy’s Christmas Extravaganza, Jeopardy!, Urban Monk and Basketball Wives. He is a participant in the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.

MICHAEL O’HARA (Props Designer) is happy to be once again working at Theatre of NOTE. Besides Theatre of NOTE his props work has appeared at Coeurage, East West, The Road Theatre, The Blank, and The Celebration, among others. He has several upcoming shows around town (and some running) and he anticipates having a website ready to launch (finally) in the coming year. Michael has also worked in other capacities in theatre both onstage and behind the scenes.

MARC ANTONIO PRITCHETT (Sound Designer) works as an actor, fight coordinator and musician in the Los Angeles area and is proud to be part of Hello Stranger. Previous productions include Marat/Sade, Richard III, The Towering Inferno: The Musical and several YWP & late-night shows at Theatre of NOTE.

KATHRYN WILSON (Costume Designer) is a freelance costume designer working in Orange and LA County and is a full-time faculty professor at Cal State Fullerton for Makeup/Costume Design. She has designed for theatre, dance, and opera across the nation and internationally. Her recent design projects include work for Pacific Symphony, LA Fringe Festival, New Swan Shakespeare Festival, UC Irvine, Chapman University, Shakespeare Orange County, the Chance Theater and Prague Shakespeare Festival. In 2006, Kathryn received the LA Weekly Award for her costume design of Machiavelli. Kathryn received her MFA in costume design from the University of California, Irvine.

NOTE Contributors, January 1, 2016 Through September 30, 2017

Notorious ($5,000 and over)

Glen Alpert The Bill Bordy Trust Bloomberg Philanthropies Chevron Creative Solutions Los Angeles County Arts Commission Keith Hanson Kirsten Vangsness

Of Note ($1,000-$4,999)

Norris & Debra Bishton The David Bohnett Foundation Georgia Engel Kimberly Freed Maw-Maw Graham Tish & Gary Korengel John Money Trevor H Olsen Judy Thorndyke

Notable ($500-$999)

Amazon.com Alina Phelan Ballou Doug Burch Natalie Dolishny Christopher Durang Robin Helen Ferst Samuel Fischer Joanne Fortson Esther Ives Kalbfleisch Caroline & Mark Kuperstock Judith Ann Levitt MaryLouise Oats &Robert Shrum Leslie Evans Saldaña Stable Foundation Jonathon Wu Tamara Zook Noticed ($50-$499)

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Theatre of NOTE Company Members 2017

Artistic and Management Committee: Kelly Egan, Jonathon Lamer, Sierra Marcks Travis Moscinski, Bill Voorhees, David Wilcox

Board of Directors: Maggie Blake, Katharine Crnko, Michelle Cullen, Eric Emery, John Money, Aaron Saldaña, Kirsten Vangsness

Justin Alston Joshua Fardon Tricia Munford Brent Armstrong Jennifer Flack Christopher Neiman Gene Michael Barrera Erin Fleming Greg Nussen Lacy Baxter Gina Garcia-Sharp Lynn Odell Natalie Beisner Michelle Gardner Kathleen O'Grady Stacy Benjamin Jenny Gillett Justin Okin David Bickford Sigi Gradwohl Trevor H Olsen Melina Bielefelt Linda Graves Matt Orlando Steven Biggs David Guerra Rachel Parker Maggie Blake James Guinn Erik Patterson Troy Blendell Elinor Gunn Lizzie Peet Kjai Block Eric Neil Gutierrez Alina Phelan Jaxy Boyd Reamy Hall Marc Antonio Pritchett Alysha Brady Keith Hanson Shanti Reinhardt Justin Brinsfield Karl Herlinger Reece Rios M. Colton Brodeur Matthew Hobin Bill Robens Doug Burch Debbie Jaffe Andrea Ruth Tristan James Butler Keston John Aaron Saldaña Esther Canata Carl J. Johnson Gabby Sanalitro Ginna Carter Norm Johnson Darrett Sanders Kendra Chell Esther Ives Kalbfleisch Channing Sargent Cat Chengery Dagney Kerr Joel Scher Lisa Clifton Phinneas Kiyomura Nicole Gabriella Scipione Tegan Ashton Cohan Jonathan Klein M. Haywood Scott Patrick Cohen Fiona Lakeland Jennie Sheffield John Colella Jonathon Lamer Julia Silverman Michelle Cullen Lauren Letherer Stephen Simon Phillip C. Curry Judith Ann Levitt Jenny Soo Amanda D'Angelo Brad C. Light Bree Todish Pamela D'Pella Rebecca Light Inger Tudor Cat Davis Sarah Lilly Kirsten Vangsness Claudia De Vasco Kerr Lordygan Bill Voorhees Tony DeCarlo John MacKane Suzanne Voss Kathy Deitch Joe Mahon Phil Ward Alexis DeLaRosa Sierra Marcks Jennifer Lee Weaver Jason Denuszek Arlene Marin Dara Weinberg Chris DeWan Gerard Marzilli Cliff Weissman Crystal Diaz Will McFadden Richard Werner Grace Eboigbe Weston Meredith Wendi West Kelly Egan Amanda Celine Miller David Wilcox Joe Egender Elyse Mirto Nicholas S. Williams Keiko Elizabeth John Money Dan Wingard Joanie Ellen Ron Morehouse Julisa Wright Alex Elliott-Funk Travis J. Moscinski Travis York