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Welcome to 2012 Shakespeare in the Park!

A note from the Artistic Director

You are here, our cast is complete. Welcome. It is through the continued grace of others that we are still here: authors and artists who create these productions When I started thinking of these two plays as a pair, The and YOU – if not for you we would not be. Please take a Taming of the Shrew and HenryVIII, I was unsure how moment and look around you, at this beautiful park and people would respond to the pairing. There are many community of souls that have come together to create this preconceptions of Henry VIII, perhaps more of the man moment – this singular moment that we share. himself than the play; and Shrew has no shortage of preconception attached to it either. The more these plays It is your grace that supports us and we are humbled by it. tumbled about my consciousness the more they seemed to Thank you. complement each other. What kept coming forward were the inseparable concepts of humility and grace, and how A special thank you to our Managing Director, Ken Holmes, without these our relationships to self, one another, many who has served in a leadership role with GreenStage for others, and all existence, are perilous. As I carried these 20 years and helped shepherd the company through many thoughts around in my daily life – working, standing in line changes and much growth. Ken, for your dedication and at the grocery store, reading the paper, speaking to my grace –Thank you. mother, my husband, my beautiful son, just everyday living Erin Day – Artistic Director – I began to wonder if the struggle to understand and live in humility and grace was not key to our humanity.

Pictured: Artistic Director Erin Day as Constance and Anthony Duckett as Arthur in the 2010 production of King John. Photo by Ken Holmes.

About GreenStage GreenStage is Washington’s longest-running Shakespeare Theatre Company to present a staged reading of Sir Thomas Company and has been providing free theatre to the Puget More as a companion to Henry VIII. (See calendar on back Sound region for 24 years. In that time, we have grown page for dates and times) from performing one show for a small audience in two or three locations to reaching thousands in over a dozen All free – all the time. parks throughout the area. Our season currently includes GreenStage’s mission is to inspire audiences to engage in two parks shows and our popular Hard Bard Halloween live theatre as part of their recreation. The company always Productions. We have also performed new works in the performs for free, collecting voluntary donations after Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival, as well as presenting our performances. Why free? Because experiencing a play is successful American Classics Series. something that anyone should be able to do. If you enjoy We continue to seek new ways to reach out and expand what we do, we invite you to make a donation. No member our programming, adding post-show “Chat With the Cast” of our audience is ever required to pay, but anything you features this summer as well as partnering with Sound can afford to give is greatly appreciated and helps fund our programs.

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Directors’ Notes Henry VIII

Daniel Guttenberg as King Henry VIII, Erin Day as Queen Katherine and Alyssa Kay as Anne Boleyn. Photo by Ken Holmes

Shakespeare’s final play, Henry VIII carries their stories, Shakespeare presents a moving an ironic alternative title: “All is True.” This vision of spirituality that is rooted in Christian is especially perplexing given that very little in values of truth, humility and forgiveness that this history play reflects actual history. What defy sectarian dogma. Fittingly, this drama you are about to see is an examination of concludes in another very Christian image: leadership and a propaganda piece intended looking to the life a small baby, Elizabeth I, to to elevate the Tudor line, the roots of the life of lead a nation and touch all humanity. Queen Elizabeth I, and to seek reconciliation in an England torn apart by religious conflict. Obviously this play is not performed often, and Written in 1613 and loosely depicting the I have mused on the very high possibility that events between 1520 and 1533, it is important this GreenStage production may indeed be to remember that Shakespeare’s relationship to a “Seattle Premiere.” And yet I have found it these historical events were still very close; for to be a surprising and compelling portrait of context, they roughly reflect the time frame of human frailties and the struggles of ambition ours to that of World War II. that inevitably surround a king. The play holds many poetic references to the “pangs” The alternative title “All is True” becomes of conscience that prick us when driven by very important, however, when considering ambition, and how we “stomach” certain the action of the play and the themes of conflicts while we learn to listen to our intuition honesty, integrity, humility and the difficult and that instructive inner voice. Unlike most of personal act of “truth-telling.” All the major Shakespeare’s histories, Henry VIII has no epic characters struggle with their legacy: how battle scenes or the heroic pursuits of a single- will they reach into the future, beyond their minded monarch. Here the main character own lives, and shape the unknown world to is more a student of his own mistakes; he is come? The specifics of the conflict between admirable, conflicted, and painfully aware Henry and Rome are not detailed in this text; of the immense responsibility he bears as Buckingham’s plot to overthrow the king and the leader of a great nation. Shakespeare, the courtship of Anne Boleyn are similarly once again, offers a partial prescription of glossed over. And yet this serial drama leadership: lessons in humility that we can only eloquently presents the rise and fall of key hope will speak to the leaders of our own era. figures in the life of the young king. Through – Teresa Thuman

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Directors’ Notes The Taming of the Shrew

Allison Standley as Kate and Tom Dewey as Petrucio. Photo by Ken Holmes

“I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but the heart and spirit of a king, and a king of England too.” – Queen Elizabeth, to the army at Tilbury in 1588. This production, much like anything I do, The women in his plays are often the most is partially dedicated to the talent, tenacity, sensible people in the room. The villainous patient wisdom, and gentle humor of my women usually possess excellent reasons to mother, Susan Johnson. Years ago, she be so, the heroic women are resolute in the participated in the theater program at Everett face of adversity, and the submissive women Community College, playing in the stage band frequently reveal their intensity to the audience for their musicals. She would also, from time only. Shakespeare also was keenly aware that to time, bring me and my sister to rehearsals, his audience occasionally included his Queen, where we were to sit quietly, do our homework, and that, like Kate, she was also deeply and not interfere. At the height of her musical affected by issues involving unmarriageability, ambitiousness, she taught piano, and was and had a tumultuous relationship with her adept at flute, clarinet, and saxophone. She sister Mary, to say the least. The Taming of also sang brilliantly. And there, on that stage the Shrew was first performed only a few in a converted warehouse in Everett, our years after Queen Elizabeth’s famous speech, Mom played and laughed and collaborated quoted above. creatively on some beautiful, wonderful shows. My sister and I sat, quietly, and the experience It can be said that great art comes not has interfered with us ever since. She to music, from choosing one side of an issue, but by I to theater. understanding both. Shakespeare’s women, whether named and grounded in a play or I like to imagine that the scarcity of female nameless and idealized in a sonnet, represent roles in Shakespeare’s plays comes not from a heartfelt effort by an undisputed genius to an underestimation of their presence in the bridge the biological gap which separates our population, or a dismissal of their influence genders, and to compassionately comment on and input to any given plot, but because they the nature of who we both are. This play does inspired additional creative effort from him. so with verve, timeless humor, and mischievous As insightful as Shakespeare was, he was glee. Thank you for joining us today, friends. inescapably male, and built glorious, rarefied And if you brought your kids to the show, we female roles throughout the canon, to be thank you even more. performed as best as possible by young men. – Marc “Mok” Moser

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Simple Summaries of the Summer Shows by Greg Scheiderer Henry The Taming of VIII the Shrew

Our popular-culture view of England’s King Henry VIII is It’s not easy, being sister to the most popular, beautiful, and one of an off-with-their-heads monarch who discarded his sought-after young lady in Padua. The suitors to the fair queens as often as he changed his socks. Shakespeare’s Bianca pursue her affections with increasing verve, much to history play depicts a far more complex and fascinating king the annoyance of her elder sister Kate. often caught betwixt and between. When their father, Baptista, declares that no groom for Cardinal Wolsey holds most of the cards in King Henry’s Bianca will be chosen until Kate is married, the suitors’ court, and he’s not afraid to play them to defeat those frustrated derision of her fuels an anger in Kate that who cross him—including Queen Katherine. It’s at one of is unmatched in Italy. All praise of Bianca becomes the Cardinal’s parties that a disguised Henry meets Anne accompanied by scorn for Kate, and her reputation as a Boleyn (spelled Bullen throughout the play.) This leads to shrew spreads throughout the land. trouble. Queen Katherine has been loyal and true for a couple of decades, but she hasn’t produced an heir to the Enter Petruchio, an adventurous young man, left without throne. Anne, on the other hand, is a dish. Henry, obsessed an inheritance from his departed father, hoping to marry with keeping the Tudor line going, thinks maybe some new into wealth at any cost. The suitors have found the solution blood would be the answer and sets the wheels in motion to to their problem, and all that remains is to somehow wed divorce Katherine and set up housekeeping with Anne. the angriest woman in Padua to the most ridiculous man in Verona. And then, Petruchio falls utterly, completely in Anne is no dummy. She can see that being queen is a risky love with her. The mad steeplechase of courtship, costumes, gig and doesn’t want it, but finds herself on the fast track for and cacophony which follows is a love story about all promotion. Meantime Wolsey is doing some double dealing, our insecurities, all our faults, all our human failings, and supporting Henry’s plans for divorce to his face, but telling a how the kindest mirrors in the world are often the eyes of much different story to the powers-that-be back in Rome. someone who truly loves you.

Pomp and pageantry, behind-the-scenes scheming, Suitors become tutors, guitars defend against barrages of suspense, and an epic power struggle mark this final play of books of love poetry, and the unlikeliest of lovers find in one Shakespeare’s life. Which character holds the trump card to another the best parts of who they truly are. become next in line for the throne, or to have final say about who the next monarch will be.

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Shakespeare in the Park JULY 13 – AUGUST 20, 2012 Henry The Taming of VIII the Shrew directed by Teresa Thuman directed by Marc “Mok” Moser

CAST CAST (in alphabetical order) (in alphabetical order) Michael D. Blum...... Cardinal Wolsey Tom Dewey...... Petruchio Geb Brown...... Lord Chamberlain/Gentleman Jaryl Draper...... Tranio Alysha Curry...... Patience Nick Edwards...... Grumio/Vincentio Erin Day...... Queen Katherine Jalyn Green...... Hortensio Lorrie Fargo...... Griffith Chris Martinez...... Gremio Charles Gift...... Cardinal Campeius/Duke of Surrey Fox Rain Matthews...... Lucentio Daniel Guttenberg...... King Henry VIII Chris Maxfield...... Baptista Alyssa Kay...... Anne Boleyn Madeline Nutting...... Bianca Daniela Melgar...... Old Woman Allison Standley...... Kate Luke Sayler...... Duke of Suffolk/Gentleman Sascha Streckel...... Biondella Eli Simons...... Archbishop Cranmer/Lord Sandys Corey Spruill...... Duke of Norfolk Michelle Rodriguez...... Stage Manager Brendan Toner...... Sir Lovell/Surveyor/Cromwell Daniel Wood...... Duke of Buckingham/Bishop Gardiner

James W. Enns...... Stage Manager

Production Team Janessa Jayne Styck...... Costume Designer (Henry VIII) Courtney A. Kessler...... Costume Designer (Shrew) Laura Garcia...... Properties Designer Tom Dewey...... Fight Choreographer (Shrew) JD Panzer...... Production Manager Tyler Lockwood...... House Manager (Shrew) Christopher Garland...... Scenic Construction

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page 7 2012 SCatcheason the Bard at On the Boards Some of contemporary art’s biggest stars are creating their own spins on Shakespeare’s greatest works

Kidd Pivot Tempest Replica Tue – Thu | Oct 23 – 25, 2012 | 8pm Highly theatrical explores revenge and forgiveness, reality and imagination via The Tempest.

She She Pop & Their Fathers Testament Thu – Sun | Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013 | 8pm Performers and their aging fathers update the familial complications of King Lear in this original theater work from Berlin.

Annie Dorsen The False Peach Thu – Sun | Feb 21 – 24, 2013 | 8pm Live performance meets artificial intelligence in an avant-Hamlet that flips the switch between man and machine.

Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People And lose the name of action Thu – Sun | May 2 – 5, 2013 | 8pm “To be or not be” inspires dynamic dance examining the analytical vs. the unexplainable, the limits of language and the ever-present specter of death.

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Kidd Pivot Tempest Replica Tue – Thu | Oct 23 – 25, 2012 | 8pm Tom Dewey Nick Edwards Jalyn Green Highly theatrical explores revenge (Petruchio / Fight Choreographer – (Grumio/Vincentio – Taming of the (Hortensio – Taming of the Shrew) and forgiveness, reality and Taming of the Shrew) Shrew) This is Jalyn’s second summer with imagination via The Tempest. Tom returns to GreenStage for his Nick is very grateful to tread the GreenStage after appearing in Antony fourth appearance. He has appeared grass again for GreenStage. Nick and Cleopatra last year. He studied She She Pop & Their Fathers previously in GreenStage’s Hard Bard was recently recognized by the Gypsy Drama at the University of Washington Testament , Hard Bard Titus Andronicus Awards for Excellence in Performance and at Centralia College. He is also Thu – Sun | Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2013 | 8pm and in the parks production of As You as a Supporting Actor and received a a company member of Ghost Light Like It. Around town, Tom has worked nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Theatricals. This is Jalyn’s third time Performers and their aging fathers with Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Play from BroadwayWorld.com for his performing in The Taming of the Shrew update the familial complications Shakespeare Company, Second Story work in Shipwrecked at ArtsWest. Recent and the second time he’s played of King Lear in this original theater Repertory Theatre, and Handwritten scripted theatre: devising ensemble Hortensio. He would like to thank his work from Berlin. Productions as an actor and fight (Spectacle Lunatique, Redmoon amazing cast and crew, his family, and choreographer. Tom is a member of Theatre of Chicago), Antonio (Twelfth most importantly would like to thank Annie Dorsen Performers’ Forge stage combat group Night, Montana Shakespeare in the his amazing girlfriend Jessica for all her The False Peach and an actor/combatant with the Parks), John (Every Christmas Story…, love and support. Thu – Sun | Feb 21 – 24, 2013 | 8pm Society of American Fight Directors. He ArtsWest), Tom Wingfield (The Glass Live performance meets artificial is a proud graduate of the University of Menagerie, Mount Baker Theatre), intelligence in an avant-Hamlet Puget Sound in Tacoma. and Jack Lovington (The Jammer, that flips the switch between man Balagan; Bumbershoot 2010). Recent and machine. unscripted theatre (all with Wing‑It Productions): Final Transmission, Miguel Gutierrez and Funbucket (Bumbershoot 2011), Lease the Powerful People (Bumbershoot 2009), and Uncle Mike And lose the name of action Ruins Christmas among others. Nick Like GreenStage received a BA in Theatre Arts from Thu – Sun | May 2 – 5, 2013 | 8pm on Facebook! Western Washington University. He is www.facebook.com/GreenStageSeattle “To be or not be” inspires dynamic a member of Jet City Improv as well as dance examining the analytical vs. Jaryl Draper The Beta Society. the unexplainable, the limits of (Tranio – Taming of the Shrew) language and the ever-present Jaryl is thrilled to be part of GreenStage specter of death. this summer. Locally he has performed with Eclectic Theatre Company, UPAC, Stone Soup, Women Seeking, Pacific Play Company, and Book-It Repertory Theatre. He graduated with a BA in Single tickets go on sale in Performance from Central Washington mid-August. Can’t wait until then? University in 2009 and has hopes for his Snag a Pick-6 subscription and MFA sometime in his future. His favorite get these 4 Shakespearean works roles include Charlie in A Postcard plus 2 additional performances From L.A., Starbuck in The Rainmaker, for only $126. Don Quixote in The Adventures of Don Quixote, Sir Andrew in , and Uncle Peck in How I Learned to tickets & info @ Drive, for which he won a 2011 Gypsy Rose Lee award. ontheboards.org page 9 2012 Season

The Taming of the Shrew Cast

Chris Martinez Madeline Nutting Sascha Streckel (Gremio – Taming of the Shrew) (Bianca – Taming of the Shrew) (Biondella – Taming of the Shrew) Christopher Martinez is proud to be Madeline is honored to be joining Sascha is delighted to be making her making his GreenStage debut with The GreenStage for the first time in The GreenStage debut this summer! A recent Taming of the Shrew. More recent credits Taming of the Shrew. A recent graduate resident of Seattle, she has been working include Pontius Pilate in the Last Days of of the University of Idaho, Moscow’s in the fringe scene with Brownbox Judas Iscariot with Ghost Light Thearicals. Fine Arts program in performance, Theatre, Underkulture Theatre, and Chris is a graduate from the College Madeline was most recently seen with others. Sascha spends her time teaching of Santa Fe where he received a BFA in Arouet in The House of Bernarda Alba, the arts at SweetPea Cottage Preschool, acting, graduating in 2007, and also and the Seattle Opera as an ensemble working in the box office of The 5th completed conservatory training with actor in Attila, after her Seattle debut Avenue Theatre, and as a freelance Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts. with Ghostlight Theatricals’ LAPD SMU teaching artist through Stone Soup Chris has lived here in Seattle for close to late-night performance. She has also Theatre. A graduate of Stephens College, four years and is still amazed at its beauty. worked backstage as Ghostlight’s she is looking forward to pursuing theatre He would like to thank you all for coming properties designer for Freakstorm and film in the great city of Seattle. Sascha out and keeping the Bard alive. and the upcoming Last Days of Judas would like to thank her family and friends Iscariot. for their unceasing support and love.

Chris Maxfield Allison Standley Fox Rain Matthews (Baptista – Taming of the Shrew) (Kate – Taming of the Shrew) (Lucentio – Taming of the Shrew) Chris is excited to be working with Allison is thrilled to be working with Fox is happy to make his debut with GreenStage again after all these years! GreenStage this summer. She has been GreenStage. He was last seen in Brilliant The Winter’s Tale was a long time ago. playing in town with the lovely people at Traces as Henry Harry with The Town Chris has been acting since 1978, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Theater. Other credits in town are with and most recently he played the lisping Repertory Theatre, Balagan Theatre, Seattle Public Theater, Emerald City Spanish mercenary Quintero in The ArtsWest, 14/48, Pony World Theatre, Scene, Copious Love Productions, and Thrilling Adventures of the Famous Lewis Seattle Musical Theatre, and teaches Printer’s Devil Theater. Fox is a local and Clark at Annex Theater. Other theatre in the summer at Stage Struck. boy, attending both Roosevelt High recent roles include Troughton the Regionally, Allison has worked with School and Cornish College of the Arts. detective in Run For Your Wife at Renton Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre and this He is also an avid horror movie fanatic Civic Theater and Mercadet in Playing past winter played Juliet at Tennessee (1950’s-1980’s) and a vegetarian French Seattle’s bilingual production of Shakespeare Company. Allison studied enthusiast. Love to his his girlfriend Alyssa Balzac’s Le Faisieur. When not doing his at the University of Washington, which (Go see Henry VIII!) and his cat, Bert. day job, Chris enjoys his cats Atticus and concluded with the opportunity to mount Jasmine, spending time with the sublime an original show at the Edinburgh Selina, and cooking and/or eating. Fringe Festival. Allison sends her love to her teammate Ryan. MwahBOOM!

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Henry VIII Cast

Michael D. Blum Geb Brown Alysha Curry (Cardinal Wolsey – Henry VIII) (Lord Chamberlain/Gentleman – (Patience – Henry VIII) Michael has been an actor and Henry VIII) Alysha Curry is so honored to be director since childhood. During that Geb is delighted to be combining his playing in the park with GreenStage time he co-founded two Latino theater love of the Bard with his love of the this summer. Recently she had the companies; La Compañía De Teatro De outdoors this summer with GreenStage. privilege to be in I Dream Before I Alburquerque, Inc. in the 1980’s, and Geb was most recently seen in Ghost Take the Stand with Confrontational more recently Teatro Nuevo México, Light Theatricals The Last Days of Judas Theater Project, Amadeus and Tartuffe where he served as Co-Artistic Director Iscariot , Vengeance at Sundown also at SecondStory Repertory, and in Hedda for four years. His work has been seen at Ghost Light Theatricals, and in New at Ghost Light Theatricals. She studied as far afield as Europe, Mexico and Amerikan Theatre’s Riding the Bull. Theatre at Seattle Pacific University and South America, including a stint with He can also be heard in the latest is thankful to be in another show with the National Theater of Venezuela. He expansion for NCSoft’s popular MMO her wonderfully talented boyfriend, Geb is also an award-winning voice talent Aion: Ascension, voicing a multitude Brown. in both English and Spanish, providing of characters. Geb is so thankful to be voices for advertising, theater, television, doing another show with his beautiful audio books and video games. Since and talented girlfriend Alysha Curry. arriving in Seattle a few years ago, he has worked with several theater companies including Balagan Theatre, Theater Schmeater, and of course Double Feature GreenStage, where he was last seen dying a particularly bloody death in The Days with Revenger’s Tragedy. Dante’s Dogs Join us for our five “Double Now accepting credit Feature Days!” Catch both cards right in the park with shows in one sitting and enjoy one of Dante’s Inferno Hot Dogs Intuit GoPayment! either during of between shows! See house manager for details Dante’s will be on hand at all Double Feature Days and the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival serving up delicious franks for hungry theater lovers. July 14-15 • Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival - Volunteer Park July 21-22 • Woodland Park August 11, 12 and 18 • Volunteer Park.

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Henry VIII Cast

Erin Day Charles Gift Daniel Guttenberg (Katherine – Henry VIII) (Cardinal Campeius/Duke of Surrey (Henry – Henry VIII) Erin Day is tickled pink to be roaming – Henry VIII) Daniel is a proud graduate of the Los the parks of Puget Sound with this This is Charles’ first time with Angeles City College Theatre Academy incredible cast and crew. Since moving GreenStage and he is so excited to and happily returning member of the from Washington D.C., she found a be doing Shakespeare again. He has GreenStage company, having previously home in GreenStage and finds nothing a BA in English and Theater from appeared as Lord Capulet in Romeo grander than playing with them and Gonzaga University. Charles was and Juliet. Other recent roles in the with you. Around town, she has last seen as the Baker and Simeon in area include Ellard in The Foreigner and performed at Seattle Public Theater, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Alfred P. Doolittle in Pygmalion, both Theatre Babylon, Seattle Fringe Festival, Dreamcoat, and as Frog in A Year directed by Teresa Thuman, Ivan in The The Washingtonians! and others. She with Frog and Toad at SecondStory Seafarer with Harlequin Productions, is currently a member of The Midnite Repertory, Dick in Play it Again Sam and Mr. Fish in Book-It Repertory Mystery Players and is honored to serve at Phoenix Theater and Noah in 110 Theatre’s Owen Meany’s Christmas as Artistic Director for GreenStage. In The Shade. Charles moved here Pageant—a role he is happy to be Thanks to her amazing family and five years ago from Spokane/North reprising this coming holiday season. especially to you. Enjoy the show! Idaho where he has acted, directed, Daniel also directs for the stage, and and crewed professionally in the area has authored several short plays. for many years. Favorite roles are Adam in Someone to Watch Over Me, C. C. Showers in The Diviners, the plant in Little Shop of Horrors, Laertes in Hamlet, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Curly in Oklahoma. He say’s thanks to MG, LOVE AND BUBBLES Lorrie Fargo (Griffith – Henry VIII) Lorrie was last seen romping in the park with GreenStage in Romeo and Juliet and is very excited to be back! She was last seen as Amelia in Arouet’s production of The House of Bernarda Alba. Her other favorite roles include the witty Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing with SecondStory Repertory, the vapid Jackie in Hay Fever with Bellevue Civic/Renton Civic Theatre and the crazy “An honest tale speeds best being plainly told” swine-loving Duchess in Wonderland: Alice Adventures with theater simple. Lorrie trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the UK. LtJ.

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Alyssa Kay Daniela Melgar Luke Sayler (Anne Boleyn – Henry VIII) (Old Lady – Henry VIII) (Duke of Suffolk/Gentleman – Henry Alyssa was previously seen with Daniela is super excited to be working VIII) GreenStage playing Miranda in last with GreenStage for the first time! She Luke is a graduate of Cornish College year’s The Tempest, and is delighted to has appeared in numerous productions for the Arts. Luke has directed a be spending another wonderful summer with Ghost Light Theatricals: The number of shows in the past few in the parks. She is a graduate of the Skriker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream months including The Blue Room with University of Washington, a certified (Titania), Three Sisters (Masha), and The Schoolyard and pieces from Not actor combatant with the SAFD, and Tartuffe (Dorine), among others. She All Clowns Are Bozos IV with Ear to also studied at the Accademia dell’Arte has also worked with Balagan Theatre the Ground. He was most recently in Italy. Alyssa has had the pleasure of (Edmond), Snoqualmie Falls Forest seen onstage as Teucer in the play. working with numerous local companies Theatre (Two Gentlemen of Verona), Other roles include Simon in The Real over the years, including Book-It Book-It Repertory Theatre (staged Inspector Hound, Charlie Heartbreak Repertory Theatre, Women Seeking…, reading: Secret Son) and Mirror Stage in The Jammer, and Algernon in The Ghost Light Theatricals, and Live Girls! Company (Feed Your Mind: Ground). Importance of Being Earnest. This is Theater. Most recently, she appeared in In LA, she was seen in Vox Humana’s Luke’s first outdoor show so “Blow the feature film, Shadowed. Alyssa also A Lion in the Streets and The Comedy winds” bring on the rain and mud! spends her time teaching education of Errors. Daniela has a BA in Theatre programs at the Museum of History from UC San Diego, and MFA fin acting & Industry. She sends her love to Fox, rom CalArts. Favorites there include The mom, and dad. Seagull, The Visit, Salome, and Trojan Women (Helen). Much love to her family, friends and Jeremy.

Eli Simons (Archbishop Cranmer/Lord Sandys – Henry VIII) Eli would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make this incredible summer possible. Thank you to our Stage Managers, our House Managers, our Costumers and our Directors (and everyone else who helped!) And a huge thank you to our wonderful audiences, Past, Present and Future. Thank you for your support. Without you, none of this would be possible.

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Corey Spruill Daniel Wood (Duke of Norfolk – Henry VIII) (Duke of Buckingham/Bishop Corey is excited to be making his Seattle Gardiner – Henry VIII) debut with GreenStage. He lived in Summer outdoor theater is Daniel’s Chicago for six years before moving favorite time of the year and he’s to Seattle a couple of months ago. delighted to once again be touring He would like everyone to never stop with GreenStage, where he was dreaming or reaching for your goals. last seen playing the drunken butler Corey received a BFA in Theatre from Stephano in The Tempest and Hippolito Virginia Commonwealth University. in the HARD BARD production of His Chicago credits include Ghosts of The Revenger’s Tragedy. Other park Atwood (MPAACT), Resurrection and show credits include Evil Genius Pill Hill (eta Creative Arts Foundation), Squirrel in An Inconvenient Squirrel JON (Collaboration), Den of Thieves (Theater Schmeater) and Solanio in (Dramatis Personae) A Soldier’s Story (Wooden O). (New Branch Theatre Company), A Favorite roles include Benedick in Lesson Before Dying (Overflow Theatre Much Ado About Nothing (SecondStory Ensemble), African Company... (Congo Rep), the title role in The American Square Theatre). Pilot (Theater Schmeater), The Actor in The Woman in Black (Centerstage) and multiple roles in the Seattle Times Footlight Award winning production of Edmond (Balagan Theatre). He has also had the fortune to perform with Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Public Theater, Harlequin Productions, Annex, Sound Theatre Company and Seattle Opera. Much love to his beautifully Brendan Toner gifted fiancée, Julia Evanovich, to (Sir Lovell/Surveyor/Cromwell – whom he is marrying the day after this Henry VIII) show closes. Look for him this fall as Brendan is pleased to be performing Kiril Ivakin in Tracy Letts’ newest play, with GreenStage for the first time! Superior Donuts, with Seattle Public He has been seen locally with Strike Theater, directed by Russ Banham. Anywhere Productions, Fantastic Z, Endangered Species Project and Washington Ensemble Theatre. He holds a BFA in acting from SUNY Purchase. He would like to thank his god-children Sylvia and Leander for being constant sources of inspiration.

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Henry VIII Cast the production team Marc “Mok” Moser Courtney A Kessler Theatre Northwest. In January of 2010 (Director – Taming of the Shrew) (Costume Designer – Taming of the she was honored to have her design Mok is a curmudgeonly old local Shrew) for GreenStage’s summer production theater veteran, and an utter devotee Courtney is very happy to be joining to of Comedy of Errors named Best of GreenStage. Having participated in GreenStage for her third season! After Costumes of 2009 by the West Seattle GreenStage’s last few seasons as an Wardrobe Managing for the past four Weisenheimer arts blog. Early 2010 also actor, he is delighted to be part of this shows, she couldn’t be more excited saw Janessa’s first venture into costuming gifted, brilliant tribe of artists. And, as to step out as Costume Designer. for the big screen. Wolfsbane, a short director, he is equally delighted to boss She has been costuming for nearly steampunk film, was recently exhibited at them around. Sincerest thanks to all ten years, working locally with North the 2011 Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF). Janessa was flattered who joined in building this years shows, Seattle Community College, ArtsWest, to be chosen as the People’s Choice and gentle admiration to all who’ve Taproot Theatre, and Cirque du Soleil’s Nominee for the 2011 Gregory Award come to join us in the parks. KOOZA. Many thanks to Mutti and Vati of Outstanding Costume Designer. This for their support, and Jeannie and Greg will be Janessa’s fourth season and Teresa Thuman for teaching her everything she knows. sixth production with GreenStage. She (Director Henry VIII) Enjoy the show! can’t think of a better way to spend the Teresa is delighted to return to summer than costuming one of her most GreenStage this season after directing Janessa Jayne Styck favorite plays with her GreenStage family. previous GreenStage productions of (Costume Designer – Henry VIII) As You Like It and King John. She has Janessa is a mid-west native and Laura Garcia directed locally at Shoreline Community graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University (Property Design) College, Theater Schmeater, Cornish in Bloomington, Illinois. Since her Laura thanks you for supporting FREE, College of the Arts, Civic Light Opera/ relocation to Seattle in 2007, Janessa LIVE theater by coming out to play with Seattle Musical Theatre, Bainbridge has been privileged to design for such us! She has worked on over 20 shows Performing Arts, Driftwood Players theatre companies as Book-It Repertory with GreenStage since she fell in love and numerous new-work projects for Theatre, Seattle Musical Theatre, with the company while walking through the Mae West Fest, Fringe Festival, GreenStage, Wooden O, and Youth Lincoln Park in 1995. She has stage Theatre4Play Festival, TPS Beyond the Frame, Theatre Babylon and the Experimental Theatre Project. Teresa launched Sound Theatre Company Pure Wellness Centers in 2006 with the site-specific Scientific Detoxification and Nutritional Rejuvenation production of The Tempest, and has since produced and directed Troilus and Cressida, Pygmalion, Compleat Works of Shaksepeare (Abridged), and The Belle of Amherst among others for STC. Other Shakespeare credits include (University of Portland), Seattle (206)324-2225 Balancing the Whole Comedy of Errors, As You Like It (Central Renton (425)255-8100 Ex 6 Finding natural solutions  Coast Shakespeare Festival), Pericles for chronic & acute Covered by most insurance (Cornish), and serving as Assistant health problems for over Director for The Merchant of Venice and 30 years Tom Ballard, RN, ND Kelly Raylinsky, ND The Merry Wives of Windsor at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Teresa has taught Julie Krauss-Lucas, ND at UW School of Drama PATP, Cornish College, Freehold ETI and served eight years as an Artist-in-Residence at PCPA Theatrefest in California, where she taught in the Conservatory and acted in over thirty productions.

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page 15 2012 Season the production team Staff managed, directed The Taming of the house manager and substitute stage Erin Day Shrew in 2001, assistant directed, and manager for Twelfth Night, house Artistic Director designed props for fourteen shows manager for The Comedy of Errors, See biography in the Henry VIII cast. (including all 3 Hard Bard shows - and assistant stage manager/blood which she finds especially fun). Other wrangler for the Hard Bard production Ken Holmes companies she has worked with include of The Revenger’s Tragedy. James Managing Director Theater Schmeater and ACT. A Seattle has performed in Grease, The Odd This summer marks Ken’s 20th year native, she began her career in New Couple (female version), Rumors, Carlo working with GreenStage. In that time York City, studying Directing and Acting Goldoni’s The Liar, Footloose, I Bet he has worn many hats, both onstage at Herbert Berghof Studios and working Your Life, and The Vampyre. He is a and off. He is extemely proud of his Off-Broadway at The Manhattan recent graduate of Western Washington work with GreenStage, and how far Theatre Club. She has three beautiful University where he studied History it has come over the years, and every daughters whom she adores. BUAIDH and Political Science with an emphasis summer gets a thrill from watching NO BAS in International Relations. He would the first audiences parading into like to thank his family and friends for parks to watch our shows. So thank Michelle Rodriguez supporting him throughout the years. you for being here. Ken has also (Stage Manager – Taming of the Go see a play! Shrew) been seen at other theaters now and Michelle is thrilled to be back for Meg McGuigan then, most recently acting in Sound another summer in the parks. She (Wardrobe Manager) Theatre Company’s production of The Foreigner. When not working on recently returned to Seattle after a two Meg will be a Junior at Western GreenStage or other theatre projects, year hiatus in Portland. Previous stage Washington University where she is Ken also works as a freelance graphic managing credits with Greenstage studying set and costume design. She designer and photographer. He thanks include Hamlet and Richard III. She is thrilled to be working at GreenStage his lovely wife Lisa for putting up with his received her BA in theatre at the this summer, and would like to thank theatrical antics, and his little girl Ruby University of Southern California in her friends and family for their fabulous for being so adorable. Enjoy the show! Los Angeles and has worked for 16 support! theatres in three different states. Locally, Patrick Bentley she has also stage managed for Burien Tyler Lockwood Education Director Little Theatre, Centerstage Theatre Arts (House Manager – Prior to taking the reins as GreenStage’s Conservatory, SecondStory Repertory, Tamining of the Shrew) education director this year, Patrick ReAct, and the Knutzen Family Theatre. Tyler is a Leprechaun, as well as performed with the company in She would like to thank her wonderful an actor, seen most recently in numerous productions, including Titus husband, Thomas, and her adorable Greenstage’s Hard Bard last year. But Andronicus, The Revenger’s Tragedy, puppy, Fergie, for their love and support. this year he is honored to join the crew and The Comedy of Errors. He also out front as House Manager. So don’t directed GreenStage’s 2011 production James W. Enns touch his gold while he’s busy over here (Stage Manager – Henry VIII) of Antony and Cleopatra. Patrick is a with this lot. Or else … graduate of The American Shakespeare James is very excited for this new round Company’s masters program in of GreenStage summer shows. In Shakespeare and Renaissance literature previous seasons he has functioned as in performance.

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Staff Greg Scheiderer of Directors as President and Treasurer, Marketing Director and recently moved on from working Greg is a theatre fan, and in addition on communications to a new staff to serving as marketing director for position: Company Manager. She has GreenStage is a member and past also worked with several other Seattle president of the board at Balagan theaters such as Theater Schmeater, Theatre. At Balagan he played “The Balagan, Macha Monkey, Taproot Mayor” in the opening performance and others. Catch her as the Witch of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog in Schmeater’s outdoor production in 2010, which fortunately did of Hansel & Gretel. MCG rocks my not harm attendance at following world! Amelia believes live theater is a shows! In addition to theatre Greg vital part of community and the human enjoys stargazing and writes the blog condition. Go see a play. SeattleAstronomy.com. He also enjoys baseball, music, writing, reading, Devlin Donnelly gardening, and wine. He and his wife (Graphic Designer) Cynthia live in West Seattle where they Devlin is happy to return to GreenStage run Scheiderer Partners, a strategic for a third year to push pixels around, communication and public affairs play with pigments and lasso proper consulting firm. He has more than leading. 30 years of experience in journalism, Meredith Armstrong media relations, public relations, and (Facilities Manager) public policy advocacy. This is Meredith’s seventh year with J. D. Panzer GreenStage. (My how time flies!) They haven’t managed to get rid of her yet, Production Manager so they’re probably stuck with her for This is JD’s first summer season with the foreseeable future. You may see GreenStage, and it’s been one heck her round about the parks this summer, of a ride. He’s pleased to be working although not upon the grassy stage with one of the Sound’s fundamental this year unless she gets talked into travelling companies. JD joined hawking you chocolate coins again. GreenStage for 2011’s Hard Bard, It’s been known to happen. You may The Revenger’s Tragedy, and is looking have seen her last fall snogging her forward to another thriller with this fall’s illegitimate step-son in GreenStage’s Cardenio. He is also proud to be Stage “Hard Bard” The Revenger’s Tragedy, Manager for ReAct Theater’s 2012 or the fall before helping drive the king remount of the award-winning Yellow to madness in “Hard Bard” Macbeth. Face, running this July. You might even know her under the Amelia Meckler sunshine from Henrys (Henries?) V Company Manager & VI and Richard III, or from various Amelia moved to Seattle in ’97 and productions with other theatre soon began working with GreenStage companies around the region. Right as a stage manager for Richard II . now, you simply know her as the chick Since then, she has acted in many who can get you into storage...for a shows with GreenStage - you may price. remember her ‘Shrew’ from the last go-round or a more recent portrayal as Lady Macbeth. She is also a director: Squish!, Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night for GreenStage and An Inconvenient Squirrel for Theater Schmeater. Amelia spent time in the early 2000’s on the GreenStage Board

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Support GreenStage UPCOMING FUNDRAISers! Every summer, thousands of people trek to the park with a blanket and a picnic to GreenStage’s fundraising calendar for enjoy some Shakespeare. GreenStage’s programs have become an expected and the next year is filling up! highly anticipated part of Seattle’s summer fun in the sun. I can’t imagine a summer without it, and I hope you feel the same way. I want to thank you for sharing part of Here’s what’s coming up: your summer with us this year. August 11, 2012 - Shakes-Bar Happy Hour! Between shows at Magnuson Park. Donors are invited to join us for drinks, But this note isn’t about how enjoyable our shows are, or how much fun it is to hang munchies, and fabulous raffle prizes! out in the parks with us; it’s about funding. GreenStage is in the middle of a growth spurt – creating new programs, expanding our education programs, adding staff October 2012 - Blood Benefit! Part of members, and reaching more people than ever with our park shows. This growth is our popular Hard Bard Halloween play. made possible mainly through the generosity of our audiences and donors. Food, drinks, and both live and silent auctions. Your contribution today makes it possible for thousands of people to enjoy free March 9, 2013 - Ides of March Din- theatre, and guarantees that these programs will continue into the future. ner. A sit down catered dinner and performance of one of our “mini” Become a contributor to GreenStage today by filling out the form below and either Shakespeare plays. mailing it in, or just handing it to our house manager at the show with your donation. You can also donate online at www.greenstage.org/donate GiveBIG - Seattle Foundation’s one day giving event where all donations are We also accept credit cards here in the park! See our house manager for details. partially matched. Date TBA. To stay informed about fundraisers and Ken Holmes, Managing Director more, join our mailing list! www.greenstage.org/maillist

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GreenStage History Over the past 24 years, GreenStage has produced all but two of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as new works in the Seattle Fringe Festival, American Classics, and most recently, our Hard Bard Halloween shows. Below is a list of all the plays we’ve produced, can you name the two Shakespeare plays we haven’t done?

2012 2007 2003 1999 1995 Henry VIII Two Gentlemen of Verona The Merry Wives of Comedy of Errors Twelfth Night The Taming of the Shrew Richard III Windsor Timon of Athens Pericles Cardenio Skin of Our Teeth The Merchant of Venice Volpone Titus Andronicus The Night of the Iguana The Bind 2011 2006 1994 The Root of Chaos Antony and Cleopatra A Midsummer Night’s 2002 A Midsummer Nights The Tempest Dream Henry IV, Part 2 1998 Dream The Revenger’s Tragedy Henry VI, parts 1, 2 and 3 The Taming of the Shrew A Midsummer Night’s The Cherry Orchard A Touch of the Poet Dream 2010 2005 1993 The Two Noble Kinsmen As You Like It The Tempest 2001 A Midsummer Nights Richard II Romeo and Juliet Henry V Troilus and Cressida Dream Macbeth Who’s Afraid of Virginia Macbeth 1997 1991 & 1992 Woolf? Squish Julius Caesar 2009 Twelfth Night As You Like It The Comedy of Errors 2004 2000 1990 King John All’s Well That Ends Well Henry IV, Part 1 Romeo and Juliet Titus Andronicus Coriolanus Much Ado About Nothing 1996 The Man Who Came to Winter’s Tale Measure for Measure 1989 2008 Dinner The Ballad of Young Will Love’s Labour’s Lost Taming of the Shrew Hamlet Jones Twelfth Night

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Contributors - Donations received between 6/1/2011 -6/15/2012

$3000 and above 4 Culture KUOW 94.9 FM* Seattle Parks and Recreation* $1000 - $2999 Savage Color* Sand Point Arts and Cultural Affairs* Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Washington State Arts Commission Seattle Foundation - GivreBIG In memory of Holly Winslow $300 - $999 Emmett Driscoll Victoria England Kelley’s Personal Kathy Dugaw Julia Evanovich Communications* Holly Eckert Karin Fischer Kim and Eric Friedli Gail Flynn Microsoft Matching Gifts John Fugate and Tony Earl Alan Gibbs Program Kurt Giambastiani Scott Gifford Peter Burford and Alice Sieger William Hagen Sue Hartman Jack Holtman Ken and Lisa Holmes Raven Skye Hughes Cynthia and Greg Scheiderer David B. Johnson and Kathy Hightower Katelon Jeffereys Brian Kesler David and Lisa Kassens Jeff Taylor Howard Langeveld Alyssa Kay Nicole Vernon Teri Lazzara Ronald Krotoszynski Sue Moser and Scott Seramur Louise Larson $150 - $299 Tom Nabhan Sarah Lesley Gift Matching Andrew Pachuta Stephen Loch Massy and Sally Anaya Dan Portman Wagner Machado Grace Reamer and Kevin Boze John Malcolm Todd Currie Paul Rich Alison McRae Allison Fitzgerald Sill Family Foundation Amelia Meckler Dennis Glavin Ron Simons and Mary Lynn Buss Seth Mitton Samara Hoag Jerry Smith Jr. Paula and Zachary Montgomery Ron Meckler Harry and Carolyn Stern Thomas Morris Grace Reamer and Kevin Boze Gianni Truzzi Anne Moses Kirk Robbins Cynthia Upthegrove Rebecca Price Sam Teitzel Nona Vernon Jane Reamer Rich Voget Richard Wurdack Malia Rumbaugh Jewel Vuong Eric and Tera Schreiber Bobbie Simone Robin and Mark Whipple $10 - $49 Franklin Story Jerry and Karen White Anonymous (7) Judith Adams Thomas Sunderland and Emily Riesser Jessica Wood Kim Ahlf Neva and Allan Welch Danny Bain Kathleen Whitson $50 - $149 Deniece Bleha * In kind donations Anonymous (1) Richard Bonesteel Meredith Armstrong and Erik Swanson Pat Brda GreenStage makes every effort to publish Sarah Banks The Brock Family donation information accurately. This list Christina Barredo Elisabeth Bursell represents donations made between 6/1/2011 and 6/15/2012. If your information is incorrect or Doug and Tambra Birkebak Irene Choi Carson Family missing, please contact GreenStage through the Geoffrey Clark contact page at www.greenstage.org or by calling Jean Marie Clemmons Michelle Downey-Magee and Dail 206-748-1551. Geoffrey Cooper Magee Jr.

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2012 GiveBIG donors Judith Adams Kim Ahlf Meredith Armstrong and Erik Swanson Joseph and Alex Barredo Peter Burford and Alice Sieger Irene Choi Emmett Driscoll Julia Evanovich Kim and Eric Friedli John Fugate and Tony Earl Alan Gibbs Scott Gifford We want to give a huge thank Sue Hartman you to Seattle Foundation and to Ken and Lisa Holmes Jack Holtman all the donors who gave through Katelon Jeffereys Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG Teri Lazzara campaign this year. Sarah Lesley Stephen Loch Through the 2012 GiveBIG campaign, Don MacEllis and Laurie Winogrand Weekly Tours GreenStage received $3500 in Alison McRae donations, plus matching funds from Ron Meckler 206-217-9767 Seattle Foundation, and one or our Seth Mitton donors was selected as a Golden Ticket Andrew Pachuta Packages available in winner, which provided us with an Kirk Robbins 4-hr. sessions for 2-5 days additional $1000. Cynthia and Greg Scheiderer per week for all children THANK YOU for taking part in this Franklin Story ages 2 ½ to 6 years old. amazing giving campaign, and look for Thomas Sunderland and Emily Riesser it again next spring! Jeff Taylor Queen Anne Campus Cynthia Upthegrove (Golden Ticket Winner!) Queen Anne Baptist Church Nicole Vernon For more information about GiveBIG, 2011 1st Avenue North visit www.seattlefoundation.org/givebig Rich Voget Seattle, WA 98109 Jewel Vuong Jessica Wood Sand Point Campus Center for Spiritual Living 5801 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 SPONSORS MEDIA SPONSOR West Seattle Campus Unitarian Church 7141 California Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98136

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GreenStage Pages Happy Hour at the Shakes-Bar! August 11 | Magnuson Park | 5-7pm | DONORS ONLY!* Our donors at the $25 level or above are invited to join us between performances for a raffle, conversation with company members, complimentary drinks, munchies, and Dante’s Inferno Dogs! Make it a Shakespeare Day! Henry VIII at 3pm | Event at 5pm | Taming of the Shrew at 7pm

Raffle grand prize: PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET CINDERELLA PACKAGE • 2 tickets to PNB’s Cinderella • • 2 donor lounge passes to enjoy complimentary wine and appetizers before the ballet and during intermissions • • Cinderella poster • • Pair of signed pointe shoes from Cinderella herself •

*Not a donor? Not a problem! Visit www.greenstage.org to become a donor prior to the event.

HARD BARD 2012

Cardenio TITUS ANDRONICUS - 2009 by (?) directed by Tony Driscoll October 2012 A gory revenge tragedy in the true spirit of GreenStage’s popular Hard Bard series, Cardenio will take to the stage this Halloween. MACBETH - 2010 While scholars continue to debate whether it is the work of Shakespeare (and John Fletcher) or Thomas Middleton, one thing is certain: a bloodbath. Join us this fall for lust, ambition, intrigue, bizarre violence, and vicious satire. THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY - 2011

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Chat With the Cast Available for school assemblies, libraries, Discover how the magic and private parties. happens and chat with the presents our new educational touring show! Tutorials and talkbacks available! cast after the Discovery Park shows. Henry VIII - Sunday, July 29 Shrew - Sunday, August 5

Redmond Acts Out August 10, 11 and 12 GreenStage joins Redmond’s Nicole Vernon, Eli Sklov Simons, and Matthew Gilbert in Tiny Twelfth Night new free outdoor theater festival, featuring many of “tiny” the same shows playing at Twelfth Night our Seattle Outdoor Theater Adapted by Ken Holmes • Directed by Tony Driscoll Festival, and more! “If music be the food of love, play on!” Visit www.ActsOut.com for info. Shakespeare’s classic comedy gets a makeover for our new touring show. Distilled down to the main plot, this four person, 40 minute “tiny” Twelfth Night is a fast paced, funny and highly entertaining performance. Love, mistaken identities, disguises, tomfoolery, sword fighting, passion, and music - sweet music, make Twelfth Night one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most complete comedies. A great, easy to follow, introduction to one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. See www.GreenStage.org for scheduling information!

Sir Thomas More by Shakespeare and others Tuesday, August 14 Center House Theatre • Seattle Center GreenStage and Sound Theatre Company present a staged reading of Sir Thomas More, a collaborative text partially attributed to Shakespeare, as a complement to this summer’s production of Henry VIII. Both plays portray protagonists of the greatest political and religious conflict in English history, offering contrasting narratives of a tumultuous time. Information at www.greenstage.org

page 23 GreenStage FAQ The of the Do I need reservations or tickets? Henry VIII Taming Shrew Nope, just show up, find a spot on SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT the grass, and enjoy the show. We 13 14 recommend arriving at least a half hour JULY 13 – AUGUST 18, 2012 Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm early to get a good spot on the grass Volunteer Park Seward Park What should we bring? donations joyfully accepted FREE Theater! Shrew – 7pm Shrew – 7pm SOTF Bring a blanket or a low chair that you Seward Park Volunteer Park Dates, times, and locations subject to change. will be comfortable sitting on for around 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 hours. Henry VIII – 2pm SOTF Shrew – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm Double Feature Day What if it rains? Volunteer Park Lower Woodland Park Lower Woodland Park Henry VIII – 3pm  We perform rain or shine. Be prepared Shrew – 7pm Shrew – 7pm Shrew – 7pm Seward Park Judkins Park Lower Woodland Park for all weather. If an audience is willing to sit in the rain, we generally will perform. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Double Feature Day Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm What about food? Shrew – 3pm Lincoln Park Judkins Park Camp Long We perform in public spaces, so feel free Henry VIII – 7pm Shrew – 7pm Shrew – 7pm to bring a picnic lunch, dinner, or snack. Lower Woodland Park Camp Long Dottie Harper Park, During our Double Feature days (see Burien calendar), DANTE’S INFERNO hot dog 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 carts will be on site and have a variety of Henry VIII – 3pm Chat Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm options for hungry theatre goers. Discovery Park Lynndale Park, Lincoln Park Dottie Harper Park, Shrew – 3pm Lynnwood Shrew – 7pm Burien Do you accept donations? Lincoln Park Fall City Park Shrew – 7pm Yes! Our shows are free to anyone who Lincoln Park wishes to attend, but we joyfully accept AUGUST 2012 donations after the show. If your party 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 has to leave early, donations can be Shrew – 3pm Chat Henry VIII – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm Double Feature Day given to our house manager. Discovery Park Magnuson Park Fall City Park with HAPPY HOUR! Anything else we should know? Shrew – 7pm Shrew – 7pm RAO Henry VIII – 3pm Lynndale Park, Anderson Park, Shrew – 7pm Our audiences can be very large, and Lynnwood Redmond Magnuson Park many people prefer sitting on the ground. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Because we want everyone to have a Double Feature Day Henry VIII – 7pm Shrew – 7pm Double Feature Day good view of the stage, we ask that Shrew – 3pm Volunteer Park Volunteer Park Shrew – 3pm stm audience members in chairs with backs Henry VIII – 7pm Shrew – 7pm Henry VIII – 7pm higher than 18” off the ground sit towards Magnuson Park Battle Point Park, Volunteer Park the back of the audience. Our house Bainbridge Island managers can answer your questions SOTF – Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival • CHAT – Chat with the Cast • RAO – Redmond Acts Out about this policy. STM – Staged reading of Sir Thomas More • Happy Hour – Drinks & Raffle! Details Inside! 

To find our performance space, GreenStage Lynndale Park follow our yellow signboards from Seattle’s Shakespeare the main park entrance. in the Park Company Detailed directions are at www.greenstage.org www.greenstage.org PO Box 9594 Lower Woodland Park Magnuson Park Seattle, WA 98109 Anderson Park 206-748-1551 Board of Directors: Discovery Park Peter Burford, Alicia Doyl, Scott Gifford, Ken Holmes, Scott Smallbeck, Nicole Vernon Volunteer Park Fall City Park Battle Point, GreenStage Staff: Judkins Park Bainbridge Artistic Director – Erin Day Managing Director – Ken Holmes Education Director – Patrick Bentley Seward Park Camp Long Marketing Director – Greg Scheiderer Company Manager – Amelia Meckler Lincoln Park Facilities Manager – Meredith Armstrong

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