/ Theatre Three's THEATRE THREE'S MAINSTAGE SEASON: Board of Directors CHEERING THE UNDERDOGS! Enika Schulze, Chair; Jae Tl1e Full Monty y Da id Yazbe nd Terre ce c ally July20-August2o Alder, D'Metria Benson, Did you see it? "The untferlyi_ng themeis �bout gainingself-res�t as well.as eam1ng some bucks, �nd dlreotor/cho�rapher Miel'laelSetre�la stays nrmty,on-message here. Between the R�tecl Roland & Virginia Dykes, Gary jokes and pelvic thrusts. there's genuine poignancy. You want these guys to be a hit." - Perry Stew W. Grubbs, Jeannine Lee, art, Fort Wot1h Star-Telegram. Jack Lilley, David G. Luther, Vieux Carre by Tennes ee w·mams September 14-0ctober 15 Sonja J. McGill, Shanna Did yeu see it? "The firstof four WIiiiams productions hereabouts over the next month establishes a The Dream Cafe high standard for the others to keep up.· - Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News. Nugent, Elizabeth Rivera, 2800 Routh Street Eileen Rosenblum, Ph.D., Dallas, Texas 75201 Glorious!by Pet r Q ii r November 9 - December 10 Jeff Sanders, Janet Spencer Next door to Theatre Three Ameri<1anFforence Foster Jenkins seems hard to think of as an underdog. She was astonishingly richwith incmdlbly loyal friends. But she dreamed of being acclaimed as the world'sfine st "pure Shaw, Katherine Ward, Karen 214-956-0486 coloratura•. Alas, she laeked ar,ytalent whatSC:HJverand wastotally unt,aine�·.a fatalcombination caused tt,ose who heardher to expto'deIn lauqhter and label tier '?logGallerawta" and the "divaof Washington, Sam Yang, Patsy din� Inspiredbt her riotousrecofdlngs of the 50's, Britishplaywright Petef Quilter hilariOuslyrecou ts P. Yung We gladly take reservations her lifeand her fabled assault on MDzattin Carnegie-Hall. for theatre-goers in a hurry Democracyby Mi hael Fray January4- February4 The playbill is a publication of Theatre Three, Inc. 2800 Routh Street, Suite #168 Dallas, Texas 75201.. Whenan undei'dc:,gf!Olitical candidate unexpectedly won a popular election in West Germanyin 196 This Theatre Three playbill is published for: he was not onlyconfronted with skepttcs, he also realizedit was increasing(ydiffie t.Jltto identifyfriends fromfoes in flis half of divided Germany. ChariSmatfc WilfyBrandt knew tflatIntri gue. , duplicity; conniv • Glorious! by Peter Quilter, the third show of the 2006-2007 Theatre Three Mains/age Season. ing, and spyingwe,e, a/1elearly gQing on within his most intimate inner circle. Buf towar.dwhat en'd? • A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote, the first show of the 2006-2007 Bringback Series in Thea For what cause? And mest importantly, by whom? Is this how democracy works? tre Too. Ta kina Picturesbv Horton Foo e Feeruary22 - March 25 Cover artis by Jae Alder and Buzz Print. Show artworkby Susan Holden, and subscription brochure design by Joanna Holden of I] 214. 526. 7356. Playbill editors: Jae Alder, and Kimberly Rich- ltJ 9�,1he (livDrced·lac;fypia,nist at tl]e picture shawls absl.ttto lose her fob: the (alkles are earning. MOOULA�lnk And she's about to lose lierteen-aged son: he'sfalling for his father'sempty promises. Harrison, ard. Texas� likethe whole country, is deallngwfth the uncertaintythe deptessiqn is thrustingupon it. So how is It that this lady fives a I� of hepe? Despfte ner underdqgq ,roumstances, or p_erhaps because af them, she mustersthe resolve, even dares to hope forthe kind of love and appreciationeveryone The 2006 2007 S S needs to findin tough times. a The Odd Gou le by Neil 1mon April 12-May 13 m�t 11Ja.Ua.s j!lorniug '1llr'1 rwo mid-life New ot:1(ersTas mismatched in roommatelife as they had been in t/ie/r marriages) DallasNews.com inspiredNell Simon to cr:eateAmerica's favorite theatre coupfe. His p,lay inspireda greatterevfsion ·�TACA show. What�easy to forget,because of the be/ove.d TV seriesabo(Jt the underdogs, Is Just now Theatre Three is supported by its Board of Directors, by subscribers, by funds from the City of exctuciatinglyfunny and on-ta,getthe origfn:al play Is and how fresh Itssituation . and one-liners arefor any generation ·of actors to get la perform. Ana for audiences to rediscover/ Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and The Texas Commission on the Arts. Supporters also in clude TACA Major corporate season sponsors include American Airlines, The Dallas Morning Caro/me OrChange by Tony Kus ne and Jeanine Tesor May 31 -July 1 News, and WFAA Channel 8. For more information about Theatre Three's corporate sponsor Exciting, aomptex, semetlmes surreala,nd a/Ways theatrical, thismusical stor,y·enters.tfteworld of a ship program, please contact Jae Alder at 214-871-3300, #2. black maid worf
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Florence Foster Jenkins enjoyed a fairly prive leged childhood, filled with typical childhood joys such as music lessons. She was actually an accomplished pianist, performing solos with Sagafests and was billed in programs as "Little Miss Foster". At age seventeen, she announced her desire to study music in Europe. Her father, however, refused to pay for such extravagance. To escape her home life, she eloped with Frank Thorton Jenkins and moved to Phila delphia. Her husband was not enthusiastic about her desire for a musical career and the marriage ended in divorce in 1902. After the divorce and her move to New York, Florence managed to earn an humble living as piano teacher until her father's death. Despite their tense relationship, her father left her a sizable fortune that allowed her by Peter Quilter to live comfortably. She hurt her arm in an accident and stopped playing the piano. However, she did begin taking voice lessons quite seriously. Florence also immerced herself into the glittering scene of New York's fashionable ladies clubs and even Artistic Staff started her own club, The Verdi Club. For the club's events, Florence would create Director/Co-Set Design Jae Alder extravagant costumes and dramatically perform music by an astounding variety of Co-Set Design Barbara Murrell composers. These performances became legendary because her horrible singing Sound Design Richard Frohlich voice was hilarious. Florence, however, believed she was a truly beautiful singer. Costume Design Michael Robinson She was aware of her critics and the incredible laughter during her performances, Lighting Design Russell Dyer & Kelly Smith but she simply explained it was nothing but professional jealousy. She made a vanity recording at Melotone Records and in a review, Time Magazine said she sounded like Cast "a cuckoo in its cups". She was undeterred and in 1944, paid for her own appearance Florence Foster Jenkins *Connie Coit at Carnegie Hall on October 25. The concert was sold out. Despite horrible reviews, Cosme McMoon *Terry Dobson Florence was pleased. It was her final performance. She died one month and one St. Clair *R Bruce Elliot day after her surprisingly successful concert. It was rumored that she died because Dorothy *Sally Cole of the horrible reviews. That seems unlikely. Florence Foster Jenkins sang for the Maria *Cecilia Flores love of singing and most likely died knowing she lived her dream. Mrs. Verindah-Gedge Carolyn Wickwire Production Staff The Staff of Theatre Three AEA Stage Manager *Terry Vandivort Administration Barbara Murrell Master Scenic Artist Executive Producer-Director Jae Alder Production Manager & Propmaster Linda Harrison ·Company Manager Teny Dobson Director or Bus1ness Affalrs Joan Sleight Master Electrician Leann Ellis Computer Services Manager Nick Rusfilng Director of Publications & Communications Kimberly Rli:l'!ard Production Assistant **Mark C. Guerra Webmaster Greg MacPl'lerson Master Carpenter JeffreySchmidt In-House Accountant Wendy Kwan Production Crew **Andrew Phifer, Danielle Pickard Executive Administrative Assistant AdereAcrey Scene Synopsis Production Director of Des lg n Barbara Murrell Time & Place: 1944, New York MusicalDirecfo r TenyDobson Act I, Scene 1 Florence's apartment at the Hotel Seymour. Product.Ion Manager Llncra Harrison Master Carpi:mter Jeffrey Schmidt Scene 2 The Melotone recording studio, 54th Street lnterr Staff MarkC . ·Guerra, Andrew Phifer, Danielle Pickard Act II, Scene 1 Ballroom of the Ritz Carlton Customer Service Scene 2 Funerarygardens outside of a church Customer Service Director Amy MIiis Jackson Scene 3 Carnegie Hall Hospitality and Concessions Nancy Meeks, House Manager Box Office Daytime Service Manager Darius Warren Box Office Performance Service Manager Shanara Hollins Special thanks to Hollywood Florist forall of Madam'sfloral arran gements. Bo� OfficeAgents Fred Faust, Amy MIiis Jackson, Tony Banda, Sl'lanara Hollins ·in mem ers ng unoer s qwty ssoc1at1on contrac s m l 1s uct1on Director of Telemarkeling Carol Crosby rcates wor ctor pro Telemarke11ng Agents Michael P. Mar.ek, Rose E. Tulecke, Roger Wilson **indicates a performerenro lled in the AEA membership candidate program. / I Jae Alder (Director & Co-Set Designer) Michael Robinson (Costume Design) Jae co-founded Theatre Three in 1961 with his late wife, Norma Young. Continuing to serve Mic�ael's previous assignments at Theatre Three includeMetamorphoses, The Imaginary the theatre as its Executive Producer-Director, he heads both the administration and the artistic lnval!d, I'll Leave It to You, Child�n of Eden, The Mousetrap, The Musical of Musicals (The divisions of the theatre, ably assisted by a small but incredibly energetic staff. Alder practiced Mus1cal!), The Full Monty,and Vieux Carre. He has designed many shows for WaterTo wer architecture following his US Army service(in France), but soon (in '64) made theatre his Theatre, Uptown Players, CrossRoads Theatre, Plano Repertory Theatre, GarlandCivic full time occupation as the fledgling theatre grew in its serviceto Dallas and its visitors. He Theatre, Garland Summer Musicals, Lyric Stage, ContemporaryTheatre of Dallas, Kauffman designed the interior of Theatre Three when it moved, in '69, to the Quadrangle. Besides his Civic Theatre, and Coppell Community Theatre. He has also designed for many of our local design background, Alder is a trained musician and composer. Though he describes himself colleges and_ unive_rsilill:8: University of North Texas Opera Theatre, Texas Christian University as a "dabbler" in dance, he has even choreographed some of the musicals he has directed Opera Studio, Umvers1ty of Texas at Dallas, Brookhaven College, and Richland College. His throughout the decades. He was director of drama at the University of Texas at Arlington during awards inlcude "Best Costume Shop" (Dallas Observer 2000),"Best Costumes" for Old Settler the '70s and early '80s and has an active theatre consultant role combininghis backgrounds in (Dallas-FortWorth Crites Forum Award 2003), the Leon Rabin Award for Best Costumes for architecture, theatrical producing, and teaching. He is the author of many adaptations for the 42nd Street (2003), and the Column Awards for Best Costume in a Play or Musical (2001, stage including three English language adaptations of Moliere comedies: The ImaginaryInvalid 2002, and 2005 for Theatre Three's Metamorphoses). The Miser, and The Physician in Spite of Himself.He is the composer and lyricist for Dracula: a' Musical Mania fromTransylvania and Rescue of a Ruined Life. His adaptation of Goldoni's The Russell K. Dyer (Lighting Design) Venetian Twins has played in this country and at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland. Recent Dal(as design credits include Theatre Three's The Devil's Disciple, Kitchen Dog Theat er's Fat Pig, Wingspan Theatre's The GniidigesFravlein, ClassicalActing Company's Death of a Salesman and CherryOrchard (LeonRabin award nominaUon), Echo Theatre's Women Barbara Murrell (Co-Set Designer) and Horses and aShot Stmigh/ from the Bottle,Undermain Theate(s Waiting for a Trai'n,and Prior to joining the production team here at Theatre Three, Ms. Murrell has been a Scenic De Conte�p�rary Th�atre's Visiting Mr. Green (Leon Rabin award nomination). Russell holds a BFA in L1ght1ng Design from the College of Santa Fe, and has designed for productions in New signer and.Master Scenic Artistworking in the Dallas area for the last 35 years. She has painted for everything from church pageants to operas, from local theatre to Broadway. Designing and York City, Santa Fe, and the Dallas area. painting stage scenery was an idea planted in her from an early age, having grown up in Dallas and seeing the artistryof Peter Wolf, who designed sets for Dallas Summer Musicals and various other shows. After earning her Journeyman level in the national billboard and sign painters' Kelly Smith (Lighting Design) union, she began working with Peter Wolf's studio in 1975. As an apprentice, she studied under K�lly Smith has been_ a designer in the Dallas area for several years. She is currently pursu some of the best scenic artistsand designers of the time learning the fine artof trompe l'oeil ing a Bachel?r of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Arts Production and Design at the University and stage design. By 1980 she gained her Master Scenic Artistlevel, eventually becoming the of '.exasat Arlington. Other Theatre Three productions she has designed include Frozen, A Painting DepartmentForeman for Dallas Stage Scenery (The Dallas Opera) and for Southwest ChristmasMemory, My Own Private Diva, and assisted in the design of The Devil'sDisciple. Studios, both major scene shops in the south. Some of her painting credits include the Broad Olhe/ lighting designs include Theatre Quorum's Honour at WaterTower Theatre and UTA's way revival of The King and I with Yul Brenner, The Wiz, Broadway road shows including On the production of The Go/em. She servedas Assistant Lighting Designer for HurlyBurly,an Twentieth Century with Imogene Coco, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, West Side Story,Annie, Off-Broadway production in New York City, as well as acting as assistant designer for and many more. Notable Opera painting credits include Peter Grimmes, Billy Budd, Hansel productions in the Dallas area such as Classical Acting Company's CherryOrchard and and Gretel, The Magic Flute, Boris Godunov,Das Rheingold, and Eugene Lee's design of Girl Contemporary Theatre's VisffingMr. Green. Next year she plans to attend graduate school of the Golden West, and many others. Previous Theatre Three credits include Metamorphoses, to receive her MFA in lighting design. Candide, Taking Steps, The Musical of Musicals, The Full Monty,Only Heaven, Frozen and many others. Films, TV, billboards, and murals were a natural progression as a free-lance artistof large Peter Quilter (Playwright) scale works. One of the first to plant her feet in the field of outdoor mural painting downtown, she painted the side of a building as early as 1978 across from the Quadrangle, which still remains P�ter's plays have been pres�nt�d in over a dozen countries around the world, including i� public view. In 1989, KERA TV produced a shortdocumentary of her mural painting on the runs m Prague, Cape Town, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Sydney and Toronto. Glorious! began life side ?f �I Centro Community College on Main St. in downtown Dallas, commissioned by Coors in London· s West End last year, where it played over 200 performancesand was nominated Distributing of Golden, CO. The mural measures 55' H X 35' Wand begins at 20' off the ground. for the Laurence Olivier Award as Best New Comedy. It recently opened to rave reviews in For the past 4 years, Ms. Murrell has been teaching Drawing, and Beginning and Advanced Canada and in the coming year will be seen in Poland, Germany, Holland, New Zealand, Oil Painting at The Creative ArtsCenter of Dallas, The Craft Guild of Dallas, and at the Dallas Norway,Israel and Australia. Peter has also enjoyed success with his play about Judy Arboretum. . Garland, End of the Rainbow,which premiered at the Sydney Opera House and is now heading for the West End and Broadway. His other work includes a musical, The Canterville Ghost, which enjoyed a long and healthy run in the UK and has now been made available to Richard Frohlich (Sound Design) American theatres. Theatre Three·s Glorious! is Peter's first production in the great state of Previous Theatre Three· assignments include Vieux Carre, The Full Monty, The Mousetrap and Texas and he hopes it will be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. The Musical of Musicals(The Musical!). Richard has recorded and produced over 60 audio plays with the award-winning Texas Radio Theatre Company, produced CDs for many area storytellers and designed sound for ICT Mainstage, The Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Slappy's Puppet Playhouse and Bonnie Parker On-Stage at the John Houseman Theatre Centre, New York. He produces a modern audio theater program that airs Sundays on KNTU-FM in Denton, Texas.
/' Connie Coit (Florence Foster Jenkins) Sally Cole (Dorothy) Connie is convinced that karma is paying her back for hysterically laughing at Mme. Jenkins' Sally last appeared at Theatre Three in last season's production of A ChristmasMemOfY. Other records while a know-i!-all 19 year-old at SMU. Immediately after her graduation from there, Theatre Three appearancesinclude I'll Leave Itto You,The Hollow, and Arsenicand OldLace. Sally she began her professional career at Theatre Three in the 1970 production of A Funny Thing spent lhis past summer in Los Angeles with her husband, Michaelr and her son, Nickfor a vacation Happened on the Way to the Forum. Though her career has included appearances on Broadway, thal turnedinto a wonderfulcareer opportunity. At her family's urging, Sally sent out her neadshot and off Broadway, withNew York City Opera and even Carnegie Hall (Mme. Jenkins famous venue), resume. Befo1e she returned to Dallas, she managedto filmtwo commercialsand findan agent! She she has always considered Theatre Three her home stage. Her roles here include leads in many will appear in this season's A ChristmasMemory in TheatreToo., but afterthe holiday season, she musicals including Candide, Company, Lady in the Dark on the main stage and in Theatre Too, intends to returnto Los Angeles. She would like lo thank Jae for castingher in th� 'glorious' play. playing in Myths and Hymns, First Lady Suite, Grateful, The Songbook of John Bucchino and A And she would like to especiallythank her husband and son who have always supportedall of her Talent to Amuse. Her non-singing roles here include Tartuffe, Gingerbread Lady, and most recently acting adventures with a proud cheer, "Go forit, Mama!" The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. Ms. Coit played five European tours in four years as Carolotta in the KopiUYeston Phantom. Favorite regional roles include leading partsin musicals and comedies including On the 20th Century, Stop the World,I Want to Get Off,The MerryWidow, The Grand Cecilia Flores (Maria) Duchess of Gero/stein, Mame, Same Time Next Year ,Chapter Two ,Blithe Spirit. Ben Kitchens, Cecilia made her Actor's Equity stage debut at Theatre threein 1S75, pla�ng Nurse Ralchedin One Ms. Coit's 20 year-old son, is her proudest production. Ben is a sophomore pre-med/music student Flew Over the Cuckoo'sNest under the lulelage of Jae Alder and Norma Young. other mentors have atNYU. included Paul Baker and Michael Chekhov, and she's been named to Who's Who Among American Teachers fQr threeconsecutive years, spreading the Joys or theatre and filmhistory, speech commu Terry Dobson {Cosme McMoon) nicattons,ESOL, advising studentsand directing TwefflhNight and A Man for A!/ Seasonsat Eastfield College. She is an activeacting and audition coach and voices commercialsand industrialsfor the Terry has been a member of Theatre Three's ArtisticStaff since May 1980. He currently serves Mary Collins Agency. Theatre Three work includes Arcadia, The Miser, The Ladies of the Alamo, As as Theatre Three's Musical Director and Company Manager. Terry directed (and accompanied) Bees in Honey Drown, Major Barbara, TheUninvfted Guest, Arms and the Man, and many others. the longest running stage production in Dallas theater history-- Theatre Three's production of / She and Connie Colt Kitchens began U,eir35-year friendship al TheatreThree, appearing togetherIn Love You, You're Perfect,Now Change. He also directed and accompanied many of the critically Cana/deand Tartuffe. Cedlia gardens, embroiders paints. and makes beautiful jewelry,ii she does acclaimed Theatre Too productions. Myths & Hymns, First Lady Suite, Grateful: The Songs of sayso herself, but she'll put il all aside to tread the boards. Her resume includes one Broadway credit, John Bucchino, Elegies: A Song Cycle and the recent Only Heaven are among his favorites. Terry off-Broadwaywork, small TV and mm jobs, regional acfing and directing credits{A DelicateBalance has pertormedwith the Dallas Theater Center, Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, FMPAT, and Theatre Hamlet,The Mikado,Outcry, Shakin' the MessOutta Miseryand more), but Theatre Threeis whereshe Arlington. Terry won a Leon Rabin Award -- Outstanding Musical Direction -- for his work on the likes to hang her hat and it feels like home! musical Jon & Jen and is the recipient of numerous "Column Awards". As an actor, Terry has appeared in Theatre Three productions of Sylvia, Nice People Dancing to Good CountryMusic, Beyond Therapy, Death DefyingActs, God's Man in Texas, and DirtyBlonde. His autobiographical Carolyn Wickwire (Mrs. Verindah-Gedge) play, My Own Private Diva, recently won a DFW Theatre Critics Forum Awards for Best New Play. Carolynmost recenOy appeared as Mrs. Boyle in last season's productionof The Mousetrap. She has also playedMrs. Morehead in The Women at ContemporaryTheatre of Dallas, Mag Folan in Beauty Quesn enaireal Quad C, Esther al Morning'sat Seven al Richardson Theatre.Centre, Lil Miller in Kinder R Bruce Elliott (St Clair) transportat Echo Theatre,Maryjohnny Rafferty in A Skull In Connema;a at Stage West,and Ursula in Bruce's previous Theatre Three assignments include Uncle Daniel in I'll Leave It to You, Swimmer Much Ado About Nolhingat ClassicalActing Company. She co-starredas Bellick's Mom in the Fox in Medicine, Man, Mr. Praed in Mrs. Warren's Profession, HarryBrock in BornYesterday, Guiteau series,Prison Break and was featureo as Mrs. Rogers,opposite Hal Hlilbroo�in Eye of God. Carolyn in Assassins, and Hermocrates in Triumph of Love. At WaterTo wer Theatre, he played Big Daddy is the 2005 Column Award winner for Best SupportingActress for Beauty Queen of Leenane and is in Cat on a Hot TinRoof, Uncle Johnny in A CountryLife, and Mr Gladwell in Urine/own. At Stage represented by the Kim Dawson Agency. West , his roles included King Henry in The Lion in Winter and company member in Jacques Brei is Alive, etc. At Dallas RepertoryTheatre, he played Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. On film, he appeared in JFK, Fletch Lives, The Chase, Carried Away, Janet Spencer Shaw (Board Member) and The Anarchist Cookbook. On television, he appeared in Walker,Te xas Ranger,Barney and Friends, Murder in the Heartland, and Dangerous Curves. He has been awarded three Dallas Janel SpencerShaw has beenone of Theatre Three's most important friends and supporterssince the Theatre League Leon Rabin Awards for acting and was named 2006 Dallas Observer"Reader's earty1960s. Her enthusiasm and workfor theatre in the .'60s Includedworking with theTony Vincent Choice" for Best Actor. Mr. Elliott is especially delighted to be pertormingfor the very first time led youth theatre, the Harlequins Players. Many 'graduates' of lhal admirable programhave gone on to opposite his beloved long-time friend and colleague, Connie Coit. professionallheatre careers Onciuding tonight's stagemanager, TerryVandivort). Her earty volunteer workwith Theatre Three included prolonged stintsln lheadministrative officessupp-0rting Norma ' Young and Jae Alder by doing ·a little bit of everything'. Janet has worked on behalf of other theatres on boardsand even operateda cabarettheatre in the WestEnd atter New ArtsTheatre closed in lhat space. Coming back to Theatre Three, Janet has served on its board (she's a past Chairperson) and now works on Development and Marketing committees. She also serves on the board of Art Reach. Her private enthusiasms include Colorado where she and her pilot husband Lewis own a vacation home. ,, YES! Dear Playgoer, List my name in support of Theatre Three's The Phoenix Campaign. Theatre Three's annual drive for operating Every fall I head Theatre Three's ef support. I'd like to help as follows: fort to recruit donors to The Phoenix 1 Fund, our annual campaign for indi D (for gifts of $1,000 or more) vidual gifts. Our many donors each PRODUCER'S COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP (to support production costs for sets, lights, and designers) t,O-Ltt-Hl year make me very proud and very ,va�,J grateful. But not sentimental: I can D (for gifts of $500 -- $999) DIRECTOR'S COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP '1still hear my brilliant, late wife Norma (to support outreach, audience development.and artistic (ll
this playbill, I know you're support 0Check here if you wish your gift to be anony 3[dOOdOllllJd 1s;:,A\ 3[dOOd1{33{) 3JlinJ, :l[dOOdlJ!O)fll() :l[doodspllll[l!:a!H :l:l(ll'l :l[dOOdp I the 2006-2007 Bringback Series in Christmas M mory! Theatre Too... Mississippi Fruitcake 1 lb of candied cherries Flour, to dredge 1 lb of candied pineapple 1 lb of butter 1 lb of pecans, shelled 1 lb of sugar 1 lb of almonds, shelled 1 dozen eggs, beaten 1 lb of walnuts, shelled 1 lb of flour 1 lb of pitted dates 8 oz of plum or berry jelly 4 lbs of seedless raisins 1 tablespoon of cinnamon 1 lb of currants 1 tablespoon of plum or berry jelly % lb of white figs % teaspoon of allspice Citron, to taste % teaspoon of nutmeg Orange and lemon rind, grated 1 cup of wine or brandy Halve cherries; slice pineapple thin. Add broken or halved nuts. Mix all fruits and nuts. Dredge well with flour. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Add flour and jelly, then spices mixed in wine. With hands, mix thin batter into flouredfruit and nuts. Put in cake pans; bake at least I hour moderate oven (350° F). Cakes are done when inserted cake tester or wire comes out clean. Pour wine over hot cakes; cool and wrap. Makes 15 pounds. by Truman Capote --Huntsville Heritage Cookbook, Junior League of Huntsville, AL Artistic Staff Director, Set Design Jeffrey Schmidt Lighting Design I Tristan Decker Costume Design Mark C. Guerra Cast Narrator *Jerry Haynes Sook I *Sally Cole Production Staff AEA Stage Manager *TerryVandivort Production Manager & Propmaster Linda Harrison Master Electrician Leann Ellis Painters & Carpenters Barbara Murrell, Danielle Pickard Production Assistant '*Andrew Phifer *indicates members working under Actor's EquityAssoc iation contracts in this production **indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA membership candidate program. Truman Capote (Playwright) JeffreySchmidt (Director & Set Design) Truman Capote was bornin 1924 in New Orleans to Archulus Person, a salesman who couldn't Jeffreyhas directed A ChristmasMemory for Theatre Threefor lhe last twoyears and most keep a job and Lille Mae Faulk, 16 year-old beauty queen. His parents divorced when he was recenUy directed TheareThree's productionof Vieux Carre Tennesseeby Williams.His area fouryears old and Capote was sent to live in Mo�roeville,Al�bama with family, including? directing credits includeManffesto 2001 & 2002al MoonWa!er Th9pler Company,Sex Drugs, favorite relative, Sook. Harper Lee was one of his closest friends, and the character of Dill m her and Rock and Rollal MoonWaterTheater Company, Bridge la China Basin at the Out of lhe masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird, is based on him. After his mother remarried a wealthy New Loop Festival,Craving Gravyat Ground ZeroTheater Company. Jeffreyhas previously been York businessman, Capote went to New York and adopted his stepfather's last name. His formal seen on TheatreThree's stage as Posiedon and others in Metamorphoses. His other roles education came to an end at age of 17, but he immediately foundwork at New Yorker magazine. Include Michael in Rounding Third,Simon Able In SlyFa,:, Nick in Over the River and Through With his lyrical style, his earliest works such as Other Voices, Other Rooms, A Tree of Night, the Woods,Serge in Ari, Desmond Bennard in TheHappy Time., Evan Wyler in As Beesin Honey and The Grass Harp were considered some of his best. In 1958, his novel about a precious girl Drown,Dimas in Triumph of Love, and Bob in ThreePennyOpera. Otherfavortte theater roles named Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's,was a sensational success and mad� into an even includePandeus Clavercoursein DaintyShapes and HairyApes for Our Endeavors Theatre Col more successful movie in 1961. He left New York for six years to research and wnte about a lective, Stephen Seiberin TheLaramie Projectat WaterTower, Felicein Out Cryat MoonWater murder of a family in Holcomb, Kansas. The result was In Cold Blood, a nonfiction novel that Theater Company, Ross Gardnler in VisttingGreen, Mr. Quentin in !heworld premiere of Erik examined the lives of the victims and the murderers. Capote introduced tender memories from Ehn's adaptationof The Sound and TheFury at Underrnain,and Rick in Debbie Does Dallas his Southern childhood in A Christmas Memory( 1958) and A Thanksgiving Visitor ( 1968). Both at Kitchen Dog Theatre. He was the artisticdirector of MoonWaler Theater Company for three stories were made into television specials. Known forhis flamboyant style on the New York years. He is currently the host of the T.V. show, Your House and Home.and canbe seen on the social scene, Capote loved to write about his famous friends. His friends were not amused. His Lifetime Series, Inspector Mom. Thanks to Jae for the opportunityand trust. "All my love, Lydia tell-all novel, Answered Prayers was not published until after his death in 1987. -- thank you forlistening to my four million ideas!' Sally Cole (Sook) Tristan Decker (Lighting Design) Tristan most recently designed Theatre Three's production of Vieux Carre. He is the resident Set Sally last appeared at Theatre Three in last season's production of A Christmas Memory and & LightingDesigner for the University of Dallas. He has designed for!he Dallas Theater Center, she just finished playing Dorothy in this season's production of �lorious! Other Theatre Three . Shakespeare Dallas, UnderrnainTheater, Kitchen Dog Theater, Our Endeavors Theater Collectlve, appearances include I'll Leave It to You, The Hollow, and Arsenic and Old Lace. Sally spent this Texas Women's University Fashion Departmen�and many others. He Is a twoUme recipient of past summer in Los Angeles with her husband, Michael, and her son, Nick, for a vacation. that theDFW Theater CriticsForum Award and a twotime Leon Rabin nominee. He has upcoming turned into a wonderfulcareer opportunity. At her family's urging, Sally sent out her headshot designs for Texas ChristianUniversity and ShakespeareDallas. He is alsoa CorporateLighting and resume. Before she returned to Dallas, she managed to film two commercials and find Technician for AV Technical Supportof San Antonio. an agent! She will appear in this season's A Christmas Memory in. Theatre Too, but after t�e holiday season, she intends to return to Los Angeles. She would like to thank Jae for casting her in this "glorious" play. And she would like to especially thank her husband and son who Mark C. Guerra (Costume Design) have always supported all of her acting adventures with a proud cheer, "Go for it, Mama!" Mark is a Class A intern at Theatre Three for the 2006-07 season. He graduated with a B.A. in Theatre PerforrnancefTheatreDesign from the Univ. of Texas-Pan American.He has also done costumes for Theatre Three's SummerChildren's Show, Musicaleum and Only Heaven in Theare Too. He worked last summer at the Utah Shakespearean Festival on Costume BuildM'ardrobe Jerry Haynes (Narrator) Run. His real passion is performing.He just made his Theatre Three debut as Tony Giordano/En semble in The FullMonty and as the Stagehand in All AboutBette. Mark has also donemakeup Jerry has been a performerat Theatre Three since 1979 when he was Doug Wright's Dad in Soul Before The Shadowbox. design for The LittleTroll Wrlhout A and a live action version of The N�hlmare Over the years you could find him in a "Moliere here, a Sondheim there, a Christmas. Mark'sfirst costuming assignment a! TheatreThree wasfor the recenlproduction of T. Capote, a G.B. Shaw, and here and there a Schmidt and Jones." Every few years he would Frozen. show up in a play. And so it is for A Christmas Memoryfor the past two seasons. Jerry worked, After his internship,he plans lo earnan M�A in Acting and pursue a professional acting or played at WFAA-TV for44 years as many personalities; the most notable of which was Mr. , career. Special!hanks to his internfamily for their love and his real family forall of !heir support Peppermint from 1961 to 1995. He has been active in the local movie industry, P!aying in over fifty features for the big and little screen. Love to Dodie who has turned out the lights on the other side of the bed for over fifty years now. David Luther (Board Member) David G. Luther, Jr. is a partner in the law firm of Hughes & LuceLLP, where he chairs the Corporate Transactionsand Finance Group and sits on the Executive Committee. David was born in Ashevffie, North Carolina, raised in Memphis, Tennessee, educated at Duke University and the StanfordLaw School and moved to Dallas in 1976. He first became associated wilh Theatre Three as a subscriber in 1978 and soon became involved in the Theatre Three Guild. David has been on the Theatre Three Board of Directors since 1996 and servedas the Board President for several years. In addition to sitting on Theatre Three's Board, his current civic activities include the Board of Directors and ExecutiveCommittee of the Museum ofNature and Science, the Dallas All Sports AssociationBoard of Directors, ll1eFriends ofFair ParkBoard of Directors, the Dallas County Coalition of Criminal JusticeAgencies Board of Directors, TACA's Advisory Board and !he Norlh Texas Business for Cul!ure and lhe Arts Advisory Council. David has a daughter. Amanda, who is a senior al StanfordUniveraity, and a son, Ryan, who just graduated from high schooland is lhe co-creatorof the award-winning machinima, The Codex,found atwww.thecodexseries.com. David invites you to meet him aftera fun evening at Theatre Three for a drink at the Deep Ellum bar and restaurant, the Angry Dog, owned by him and five others. ·------/ THEATRE THREE'S NEW THEATRE TOO! SEASON: World Premieres & World Class Entertainment! All Abol t Bette:An Evening with Bette Da,;s v Camilla Carr June 30 - July 16 Did you see it? "You don't liaveto be a big Bette Davrs fan to like this one. All About Betre is grand entertainment that transcends its genre." - Lawson Taltte, The Dallas Morning News. Only Heaven_bv Rick Ian Gordon Auoust 25 - September 1 o Did you see it? A castof' 1x splendid singeJS d0esample justice tothe musicaleamplex ities of tti1shaunting eiece ... Harmoniesoorne out of nowhere, sometimes with a bluesy SP.In. The veieesGhase each other in canons and rounds, The ear is foreverbeing sufPrisea. But what voices-staggand musical director Terry Dobsen has'foumLThat's heaven, indeed." - Law- son Taitte,,he Dallas Mommg News. Ff'i zen by B y_on Laverv October 20 - November 5 Di. yau 'seeit? "The tre Thre€s prodl!etion of Frozen begins with the mother of all_panic attacks- and that is _by no means the emotional pinnacle of this riveting drama." -- Perry Stewart, Fort WolthSfar-Telegram. The Big Bang b Bo d Graham.�nd Jed feuer March 30-AJ)ril.15 It costs a lot ef man y to reduce a musical on the h1stQryof the planet frornthe pnrn�IDig Bang to the 21st Cenlury. What Sl)ectaclel Bigger than ·Gals! So two ambitious young cQm· posers take over a wealthy doctor s New York apartment tgive the ultimate bacr A Christmas Memoryby Truman. Capote Qecember 14·-; December 23. Baseclon Cappte's classte shortstory thrs staged reading teOc1II$favonte Southern h0hday traditions and has become a beloved ·t heatre Three hollcfay tradition. I Love You. You're Perfect. Now Change by Joe DiPietro & Jimm Rob- erts February 8 - Ma ch 1 1 This sensational recerd-breaking _m1,1sicalrevue about dating ,love, and_ marrjage returns for a limited engagement just in time forthe most romantic day or me1 year, Valentine's Day! /