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DIFFERENT STAGES’ REPERTORY Begun as Small Potatoes Theatrical Company 1981: ’s Creditors and The Stronger. 1982: William Shakespeare’s The Tem- pest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1983: George Bernard Shaw’s Candida; Anton Chekhov’s The Brute, Swan Song, and Celebration. 1984: Luigi Pirandello’s Right You Are (If You Think You Are); Jane Martin’s Talking With… 1985: Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9; William Shakespeare’s As You Like It; Carl Sternheim’s The Underpants; Michael Weller’s Moonchildren. 1986: Amlin Gray’s How I Got That Story; William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale; Eugene O’Neill’s Beyond the Horizon. 1987: Michael Weller’s Loose Ends; Aristophanes’ The Wasps; Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart; Arthur Schnitzler’s Anatol. 1988: Wallace Shawn’s Aunt Dan and Lemon; Dylan Different Stages Presents Thomas’ Under Milk Wood; ’s Light Up the Sky; Jean Racine’s Phaedra; Jean-Baptiste Molière’s The Misanthrope. 1989: Caryl Churchill’s Fen; Charles Ludlam’s The Artificial Jungle; Doug Wright’s William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. 1990: Eric Overmeyer’s On the Verge; Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night; Milan Kundera’s Jacques and His Master; Tom White’s The Trouble with Tofu; William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. 1991: George Kelly’s The Show- Off; George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Keith Reddin’s Life and Limb; Mozart/ Lorenzo da Ponte’s Così fan Tutte; Jean-Baptiste Molière’s The Learnèd Ladies. 1992: Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind; Carlo Gozzi’s The Raven; Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck; Charles MacArthur’s Johnny on a Spot; George Farquhar’s The Recruiting Officer. 1993: Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good; Charles Ludlam’s The Secret Lives of the Sexists; ’ Orpheus Descending. 1994: Constance Congdon’s Tales of the Lost Formicans; William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline; George M. Cohan’s The Tavern; Marlayne Meyer’s Etta Jenks. 1995: Pierre Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love; Tom Stoppard’s Travesties; Larry Kramer’s The Destiny January 4 – 26, 2013 of Me; Alexander Ostrovsky’s The Diary of a Scoundrel. 1996: Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest; Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee; William Congreve’s The Way of the World. 1997: Terrence Mc- City Theater, 3823 Airport Suite D Nally’s A Perfect Ganesh; Dorothy Parker’s Here We Are; Alan Ayckbourn’s Drinking Companion; Thursdays - Saturdays at 8 p.m., Terrence McNally’s Noon; George M. Cohan’s Seven Keys to Baldpate; Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock. 1998: Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia; Aeschylus’ Agamemnon; Giles Havergal’s Travels with Sundays at 5:30 p.m. my Aunt; ’s All My Sons. 1999: Edit Villareal’s My Visits with MGM; Jean-Baptiste Molière’s The Hypochondriac (tr. Martin Sorrel); Edward Percy and Reginald Denham’s Ladies “Pick your Price: $15, $20, $25, $30” in Retirement; Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. 2000: Peter Parnell’s The Rise and Rise of Daniel For Tickets and Info: main.org/diffstages Rocket; Ann Ciccolella’s Fruits and Vegetables; George S. Kaufman and ’s Merton of the Movies; Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan. 2001: Milcha Sanchez-Scott’s Roost- ers; George Bernard Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple; J. B. Priestly’s Dangerous Corner; Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke. 2002: Ann Ciccolella’s Madame X; David Linsay-Abaire’s Fuddy Meers; Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest; Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba. 2003: Christopher Durang’s Betty’s Summer Vacation; ’s The Traveling Lady, William Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona; Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband; Moliere’s The Miser. 2004: ’s The Hasty Heart; Tom White’s The Misses Overbeck; Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney, George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man. 2005:William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Edit Villareal’s Marriage is Forever; Agatha Christie’s Appointment with Death; John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World. 2006: Two into War (The Gifts of War and The Retreating World); Amy Freed’s The Beard of Avon; Agatha Christie’s The Hollow; Christopher Durang’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge. 2007: ’s The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Peter Shaffer’s Lettice and Lovage, W. Sommerset Maugham’s The Constant Wife; Moliere’s The Miser. 2008: Tennessee Williams’ Garden District: Something Unspoken & Suddenly Last Summer, Diana Son’s Stop Kiss; Tom White’s What I Want Right Now; George Ber- nard Shaw’s Getting Married. 2009: Christopher Durang’s Miss Witherspoon; Caryl Churchill’s A Number; J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls; ’s The Skin of Our Teeth. 2010: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice; Horton Foote’s The Carpetbagger’s Children; Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web; Paul Osborn’s Morning’s at Seven. 2011: Charlotte Jones’ Humble Boy; Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana; W. Somerset Maugham’s Too Many Husbands; Lisa Kron’s Well. 2012: Lillian Hell- man’s The Children’s Hour; Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile; Lennox Robinson’s Is Life Worth Living?; George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart’s You Can’t Take it With You Different Stages presents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND SPECIAL THANKS Craig Kanne, Bonnie Cullum and The Vortex, Douglas Kelley, Paula Gilbert, Doug Shae FUNDING AND DONATIONS by Doug Wright Director Level $5000+ The City of Austin Director...... Norman Blumensaadt Assistant Director...... Phoebe Greene Stage Manager Level $500-$999 Stage Manager...... Amy Lewis AMD Foundation/Paul Arndt, Ann Bower, Craig Kanne, Set Design...... Ann Marie Gordon Connie McMillan Light Design...... Patrick Anthony Stage Hand Level $100-$249 Sound Design...... Acorn Design, Jeff Miller Pamela Bates, Marla Boye, Andy & Renee Brown, Bonnie & Frank Cahill, Melanie Costume Design...... Ann Ford & Travis Dean, Diane Herrera, Roy & Leona Kaskin, Bill Kemp, Steven Kinslow, The Pfizer Foundation, Annette Sherman, David Smith, Keith Yawn, Tom White, CAST John & Betty Wood, Anonymous Doctor Royer-Collard...... Travis Bedard Actor Level $1000 - $5000 Monsieur Prouix/ A Lunatic...... Tony Salinas Karen Jambon & Jennifer Underwood, Renee Pelagie...... Jean Budney Jack Grimes, Ameriprise Financial Abbe de Coulmier...... Joe Hartman Designer Level $250-$499 The Marquis...... Craig Kanne Irene Dubberly, Emily & Kent Erington, Royce Gehrels, Madeleine Le Clerc/Mdam Royer-Collard...... Melissa Vogt-Patterson Harvey Guion, Bruce McCann, Sarah & David Seaton Valcour...... Denver Surgener Audience Level $20-$99 Patricia Bennett, Cecilia Berg, Charles Ramirez Berg, Mary Alice Carnes, Rich- 1807 ard Collins, Paula Gilbert, Reba Gillman, Dianne & Donna Le Roy, Cade & Al The Charenton Asylum; Minder, Gerald Moore, Rebecca Robinson, Miriam & Larry Rubin, Kelly Slupek the office of Dr. Royer-Collard, In-Kind Donations the quarters of the Marquis, Karen Jambon, Bill Peeler and the hospital’s charnel house.

This project is funded and supported in part by the Produced by special arrangement with , Inc. City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an invest- ment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at: NowPlayingAustin.com PRODUCTION STAFF ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Light & Sound Technician...... Amy Lewis Doug Wright received the Workshop, Lin- Set Crew...... Ann Marie Gordon, Norman Blumensaadt, 2004 Tony Award and the coln Center, WPA Theater, ...... Douglas Kelley, Craig Kanne, Travis Bedard, for Geffen Playhouse, Wilma, ...... Steven Fay, Elaine Jacobs, Cory Rankin . In ad- Woolly Mammoth, McCart- Properties...... Norman Blumensaadt dition, the play was hon- er Theater and the La Jolla Webmaster...... Martina Ohlhauser ored with the Drama Desk Playhouse. Titles include The Photography...... Bret Brookshire Award, the Lucille Lortel Stonewater Rapture, Interrogat- Graphic Artist...... Matthew Ing Program Design...... Emily Erington Award, the Outer Critics ing the Nude, Watbanaland, Publicity...... Carol Ginn, Norman Blumensaadt Circle Award and the Dra- Buzzsaw Berkeley, and Unwrap ma League Award. His play Your Candy. He has been Quills won an published three times in ABOUT DIFFERENT STAGES for outstanding achieve- The Best Short Plays series ment in playwriting and the and his work has appeared Different Stages, Inc. has been a community-based organization since its in- Kesselring Award for best in The Paris Review. He is a ception in 1981 and incorporation in 1984. It produces works by playwrights whom we believe to be defining forces in theatre. We seek to entertain with per- new American play from member of the Dramatists formances that reveal life in all its comedy, tragedy and intensity; and we hope the . He Guild, the Writers Guild of to educate by choosing plays that provide exceptional insight into the human went on to write the screen- America East and the Soci- condition. By challenging ourselves as artists, and our audiences as participants, play adaptation, making his ety of Stage Directors and we endeavor to provide the community with vigorous and exciting live theatre. motion picture debut. The Choreographers. He serves film was named Best - Pic on the board of the New Producing Artistic Director ture by the National Board York Theatre Workshop. Norman Blumensaadt of Review and nominated In 2004, he was recognized for three Academy Awards. with a special career cita- Board of Directors His screenplay was nomi- tion from the American Karen Jambon, T.J. Moreno, Norman Blumensaadt nated for a Golden Globe Academy of Arts and Let- Award and received the ters. Mr. Wright lives in New Operating Board Paul Selvin Award from the York City with his partner, Norman Blumensaadt, Sarah Seaton, Royce Gehrels, Paula Ruth Gilbert Writers Guild of America. songwriter David Clement. Mr. Wright’s stage work has been produced at New York CAST BIOGRAPHIES

TRAVIS BEDARD (Doctor Royer-Collard) is a long time theatre blog- Forbidden Fruit ger and advocate for new work and Austin theatre in the social media realm, Austin's Original Erotic Boutique Travis is also a participant in the Center for Theatre Commons’ #Newplay Vibrators • Lubricants initiative and livestream channel, and a facilitator for World Theatre Day. He Lingerie • Edible Oils Kama Sutra recently performed with the Hidden Room Theatre (Rose Rage, Company), BDSM • Books 7 Towers Theatre Company (Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Friar, Bergettto, Cardinal), Games • Novelties Last Act Theatre Company (Doctor Faustus, Pope/Lucifer - Titus Andronicus, Ti- & More! tus Andronicus), the Exchange Artists (Story Seekers, The Story Teller), and Capi- www.forbiddenfruit.com tal T Theatre (Spirits to Enforce, The Untangler).Travis is the Artistic Director 108 E. North Loop • 453-8090 of Cambiare Productions in Austin and the managing editor of 2amThe- 512 Neches • 478-8358 atre.com. Travis holds a degree in Theatre (Secondary Education) from the University of New Hampshire.

JEAN BUDNEY (Renee Pelagie) is happy to be working with Norman Blumensaadt again after making her Austin debut this past summer as Annie Twohig in Different Stages’ Is Life Worth Living? Previously seen as Grace in Way-Off Broadway’s production of Bus Stop, Jean is a graduate of Boston Conservatory of Music who has performed in many stage productions. She also sang in nightclubs and did jingle and voiceover work in for many years. Predominantly a performer, Jean lists her favorite past roles as Mame in Mame, Amy in Company, Ruby in Dames at Sea, and Sharon McLonergan in Finian’s Rainbow.

JOE HARTMAN (Abbe de Coulmier) performed with Different Stages in Murder on the Nile, Too Many Husbands, and The Beard of Avon (B. Iden Payne Nomination). Other local productions include Milkmilklemonade, Hay Fever, The Casket of Passing Fancy, The Page and the Caterpillar (B. Iden Payne nomina- tion), Psycho Beach Party (B. Iden Payne nomination), and his one-man show UNIVERSAL PUBLISHERS Overwhelming Underdogs (B. Iden Payne nomination). Musical performances • Special Events Advertising • (512) 478-6306 • include ’s Company, When Pigs Fly (B. Iden Payne nomi- www.upstages.com nation) Annie, Guys and Dolls, My Favorite Year (B. Iden Payne nomination), and The Music Man. LA credits include Reverend Joseph Dale in Showtime’s Great Commission, Mrs. Mackelravey in The Tune Timers (TV pilot), and Wally in ITC’s 1940’s Radio Hour. CRAIG KANNE () has appeared in such Different Stag- es’ shows as Getting Married, The Constant Wife, and You Can’t Take It With You. Big thanks to Norman B. for the chance to play this fine role model for all of us.

MELISSA VOGT-PATTERSON (Madeleine Leclerc, Mme. Royer- Collard) received her BFA in Acting from Texas State University San Mar- cos in 2003 and has been working as an actress, mask-maker, and playwright. She previously worked with Different Stages in The Miser. Other local credits include Wake for the Dark Poet (B. Iden Award winner, Outstanding Ensemble

Performance), hOle, Vampyress (B. Iden Payne Award winner, Best Actress in a Musical), Midsummer in Motion, Humpty, and more. Regional: Globeworks (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival). National: Encore! (Chamber Theatre Productions), Eureka! (Chamber Theatre Productions). New York: CSI Ve- rona (Misfit Toys Rep.), Almost Olive Juice (ArtEffects Theater Co.), and A Commedia of Errors (One Shot Productions). See melissavogtpatterson-ac- tress.com.

TONY SALINAS (Monsieur Prouix/a Lunatic) is pleased to be working with Different Stages again. His other plays with Different Stages include:

You Can’t Take It with You, Too Many Husbands, and The Night of the Iguana. He recently played Dick in Doctor Faustus with Last Act Theater Company. His other roles include Crumpet in The Santaland Diaries, Bert Cates in Inherit the 2012-13 Season Wind and Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. DENVER SURGENER (Valcour) last appeared with Different Stages in Is Life Worth Living? While attending Oakland University in Michigan, he You Can’t Take It with You performed in such plays as Chekhov in Yalta, A Flea in Her Ear, The Cripple of by George Kaufman & Moss Hart Nov. 17-Dec. 8, 2012 The Vortex Inishmaan, and the award winning Come, Beauty.

Quills by Douglas Wright Jan. 4-26, 2013 City Theatre DIRECTION AND DESIGN BIOGRAPHIES

Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire NORMAN BLUMENSAADT (Director) is the Producing Artistic April 19-May 11, 2013 City Theatre Director for Different Stages. As an actor, he has worked in Shakespeare festivals in Odessa; Dallas, Texas; and Madison, New Jersey. For Different TBD Stages, he has recently appeared in You Can’t Take It with You, Eurydice, Humble June-July 2013 The Vortex Boy and A Number. He won a B. Iden Payne Award for Best Supporting Ac- tor in a Comedy for The Triumph of Love. Among the numerous shows that where she designed the sets for Oceana, The Inbetweeners and The Dragonfly he has directed, a selection includes Is Life Worth Living?, The Carpetbagger’s Queen, all premiere works recently presented by the VORTEX. Children, Well, The Beard of Avon, An Ideal Husband, and The Constant Wife. In celebration of his long and outstanding work in the Austin theater scene, the PHOEBE GREENE (Assistant Director) has acted as assistant director Austin Circle of Theaters bestowed upon Norman the 1998 Deacon Crain/ Different Stages’ productions of Too Many Husbands, Well, and Is Life Worth John Bustin Award. His productions of The Normal Heart and The Goat or Living? Recently she portrayed Penny in the Different Stages’ production of Who Is Sylvia? won B. Iden Payne Awards for Best Production of a Drama. You Can’t Take It with You, Taylor in Too Many Husbands, and Frau Farehnkopf His production of Arcadia, the first of at least five productions in Austin, in The Night of the Iguana. Previously she performed with the old time radio won the Austin Critics Circle Award for Best Comedy. revival group the Violet Crown Radio Players, with which she garnered a B. Iden Payne Awards Nomination for Outstanding Sound Design for King ACORN DESIGNS, LLC (Sound Design) is a Sound Design and Con- Kong. She extends a special thanks to the cast and crew for making this play a sulting firm with over 30 years of experience in theatre sound design and reality, and she is supremely grateful to her better half, Rob, for his patience concert sound and has recently moved into retail sales. Acorn Designs was with her theater habit. founded by Jeff Miller to provide an affordable sound alternative for the non-profit arts. Jeff has served as Sound Engineer on Broadway and Na- AMY LEWIS (Stage Manager) is a graduate of McMurry University with tional Tours of A Chorus Line, South Pacific, Zorba, Singin’ in the Rain, and The a BFA in Theatre. She is very active in the Austin theatre community as Mystery Of Edwin Drood, as well as numerous films, videos, and commercials. both an actor and a lighting designer. Amy’s Austin area acting credits in- clude, Sordid Lives, Human Sketches, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Romeo and Juliet, PATRICK ANTHONY (Light Design) is a freelance lighting designer Shakespeare in Hollywood, Time Flies, Babels in Arms, and All in the Timing at Sam and master electrician based in Austin, Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Bass Community Theatre, Dracula at the Bastrop Opera House, The Lara- degree in Theatre from Loyola University: New Orleans. He has worked mie Project at City Theatre, Bitten! A Zombie Rock Odyssey, The Automat, Bride of with Different Stages for 2 years, most recently on You Can’t Take It with Slapdash, Slapdash Cinco de Flimflam, Slapdash Live Six Show with Loaded Gun You. He is a member of the Vortex Repertory Company and Shrewd Pro- Theory, of which she is also a member and resident lighting designer. Past ductions and recipient of the 2012 B. Iden Payne award for Outstanding productions with Different Stages include The Skin of Our Teeth, An Inspector Lighting Design. In addition to his freelance career, he teaches stagecraft at Calls, What I Want Right Now, Mrs. Bob Crachit’s Wild Christmas Binge, The Hol- Southwestern University’s Sarofim School of Fine Arts. low, Playboy of the Western World, and Too Many Husbands.

ANN FORD (Costume Design) is designing for the first with Different Stages. She worked for seven years at Austin Lyric Opera as costume shop manager and was nominated for an Austin Critics Table award for costume design in ALO’s 2001 production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Before settling in Austin she worked ten years as a costumer & stylist in London. She would like to thank Jackie Hardee for her excellent stitching assistance on Quills.

ANN MARIE GORDON (Scenic Design) is pleased to be working again with Different Stages. Her recent work with Different Stages includes Is Life Worth Living?, The Children’s Hour and A Number, which was nominated for a Critics Table Award. She is a member of the VORTEX Repertory Company