Paul Crewes Rachel Fine Artistic Director Managing Director

PRESENTS

THE SAMANTHA F. VOXAKIS, KAREN RACANELLI, AND ERIK CARSTENSEN PRODUCTION OF TAKING OFF 5,000 TIMES A DAY. TAKING ON EVERYTHING

ELSE. MUSIC BY OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BOOK BY Hershey Felder

LIGHTING & SCENIC DESIGN PROJECTION DESIGN Hershey Felder Christopher Ash

COSTUME DESIGN SOUND DESIGN/ DRAMATURGY & Abigail Caywood PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Erik Carstensen Meghan Maiya

CONSULTING LIGHTING & PRODUCER PROJECTION ASSOCIATE Joel Zwick Brian McMullen

DIRECTED BY Trevor Hay

JULY 19 - AUGUST 6, 2017 Bram Goldsmith Theater

Running time: One hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission.

Made possible in part from the generous support from the Lynn & Les Bider Family Foundation. Special thanks to Marilyn Ziering for her gift of the Steinway & Sons piano featured in tonight’s performance. Hershey Felder is a Steinway Artist.

09-101-15_WallisAnnenberg_Cause_v2.indd 1 10/13/15 9:54 AM About the Artists About the Artists

HERSHEY FELDER (Tchaikovsky/The Artist/ directed the Broadway production of George Allegiance, Robin and the Seven Hoods, A Catered Playwright) Recently named to Time Magazine’s Gershwin Alone at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Mr. Affair, Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Alone, Dirty 2016 Top 10 Plays and Musicals, Hershey Felder has Zwick began his theatrical career at La Mama E.T.C., Rotten Scoundrels, Chita Rivera-A Dancers Life, Dr. played over 4,500 performances of his self-created as director of the La Mama Plexus. He has directed Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Full solo productions at some of the world’s most on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Broadway touring Monty, Dirty Blonde, and Floyd Collins. Mr. prestigious theatres and has broken box offi ce companies. He and Hershey Felder have Carstensen is a member of IATSE Local 122. records consistently. Writing in American Theatre, collaborated on Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven As I Hedy Weiss said, “Hershey Felder is in a category all Knew Him and Maestro. Currently, Mr. Zwick is ABIGAIL CAYWOOD (Costume Design) received his own.” His shows include: George Gershwin Alone recognized as one of Hollywood’s most prolifi c her B.A. in Drama from the University of California, (Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, West End’s director of episodic television, having the direction Irvine, where she was awarded Honors in Design. Duchess Theatre); Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven; of over 650 episodes to his credit. Professional costume design credits include Maestro (Leonard Bernstein); Franz Liszt in Musik, productions have included Dance With Me (Tony MAESTRO: Leonard Bernstein ( Rep and Lincoln: An American Story, and Our Great nomination), Shenandoah (Broadway national tour), 59E59 Off-Broadway), An American Story (Pasadena Tchaikovsky. In addition, he performs concerts of Oklahoma (national tour) and Cold Storage Playhouse), Marry Me a Little (Theatre Out), and The “The Great American Song Book Sing-Along” at every (American Place Theater). He acted in the original Iliad (UC Irvine). Her university credits include Hay theatre where his shows are presented as well as New York production of MacBird. He directed Esther Fever (set and costume design), Ghosts, The Tempest, private venues. Future productions include the new (Promenade Theater, NY), Merry-Go-Round ( The Fifth of July, and Yerma. Assistant costume musical, Chosen by God, for which he is writing and ), Last Chance Saloon and Woycek design credits include Shockheaded Peter (Cygnet music, book and lyrics. His compositions and (West End, ). Mr. Zwick has taught drama at Theatre), The Illusion (North Coast Rep), Hamlet, As recordings include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and , College, Queens College, You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, and Macbeth Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Wheaton College, and the University of Southern (New Swan Shakespeare Festival). Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings; California. He is a graduate (B.A., M.A.) of Brooklyn Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes College. He is currently directing for the Disney BRIAN MCMULLEN (Lighting & Projection Thematiques for Piano; and An American Story for Channel and has been at the helm of Suite Life on Associate) New York NY. Brian has recently worked as Actor and Orchestra. Hershey is the adaptor, director Deck, , Jessie, Shake it Up, Girl the Projection Designer of Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Finger and designer for the very successful play with music, Meets World, I Didn’t Do It and K.C. Undercover. Lakes Musical Theatre Festival), Associate Projection The Pianist of Willesden Lane; producer and designer Designer for From Here to Eternity, Treasure for the new musical Louis and Keely: ‘Live’ at the CHRISTOPHER ASH (Lighting and Projection Island (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Sahara, directed by Taylor Hackford; and writer and Design) NYC. Design and Associate Festival) Cabaret (Fredonia Theatre and Dance), as director for the upcoming Flying Solo, featuring Credits; Broadway/UK: On The Town, An Act of God, well as a Video Content Creator for the 70th and 71st opera legend Nathan Gunn. Hershey has operated a Crucible, Prince of Broadway, Annual Tony Awards (CBS). Brian received his BFA in full-service production company since 2001. He has Lazarus. Theater: Guthrie, Yale Rep, Soho Rep, Theatrical Production and Design from The State been a scholar-in-residence at Harvard University’s Engeman, Theatre Row, Drury Lane Oakbrook, University of New York at Fredonia. Department of Music and is married to Kim Chautauqua Institute, Old Globe, Geffen, South brianpmcmullen.com Campbell, the fi rst female Prime Minister of Canada. Coast Rep, LATC, San Diego Rep, Arizona, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Theatre For A New MEGHAN MAIYA (Dramaturge and Research) is TREVOR HAY (Director) Directed the world Audience, New York Theatre Workshop, Shakespeare the Director of Research and Special Projects for several shows performed and/or directed by Hershey HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS (Producer) A heartfelt thank you to my team of devoted artists premieres of An American Story for Actor and In The Park, Signature, Philadelphia Theatre Hershey Felder Presents (HFP). She has been doing Felder. She has represented the League of Resident Hershey Felder Presents is the newest division of without whom none of our work would be possible, Orchestra, Abe Lincoln's Piano, Hershey Felder as Co. Opera: Lyric Opera Chicago, Canadian Opera, biographical and historical research for HFP’s new Theatres during negotiations with both Actors’ Equity Eighty-Eight Entertainment which was created in especially Karen Racanelli, Erik Carstensen, Trevor Franz Liszt in Musik, and Hershey Felder as Irving Houston Grand, Salzburg, Royal Opera, theatrical productions since 2013. Productions Association and the union of Stage Directors and 2001 by Hershey Felder and is devoted to the Hay, Meghan Maiya, Christopher Ash, Erik Barry, Berlin. He is Associate Director for Mona Golabek's Metropolitan, Opera Delaware, Summer Opera DC., include Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in Musik; Choreographers, served on LORT’s Executive creation of new works of musical theatre. Current Jason Bieber, Abby Caywood, Jordan and Emma The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Former member of the Santa Fe Opera Dance Charlotte Ballet, River North, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin; and Our Great Committee and served as a panelist at several LORT projects include the musical plays Hershey Felder as Hay, Brian McMullen, Devin Morrow, Richard historic Old Globe Theatre in San Diego where, at the Hubbard Street 2, Heidi Latsky, Anadolu Ateşi Tchaikovsky. Additional projects include Production meetings. Prior to her tenure at Berkeley Rep, Karen Irving Berlin and The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Norwood, Lawrence Siefert, Samantha and the age of nine, his fi rst position was selling Old Globe (Istanbul), CoisCeim (Dublin), Hershey Park, Research & Imagery for Louis and Keely ‘Live’ at the worked as an independent producer at several Bay Recordings include Love Songs of the Yiddish Theatre, entire Greek Family. memorabilia. Over the next 32 years, Mr. Hay went National Dance Insitute. Training: MFA Yale School Sahara; Scenic Decoration for The Pianist of Willesden Area theatre companies and has served on the boards Back from Broadway, George Gershwin Alone, on to various aspects of production on more than 80 of Drama.Christopherash.com Lane, Abe Lincoln’s Piano, Hershey Felder as Irving of Climate Theater, Overtone Theatre Company, Park Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven As I Knew Him, and An Thanks to Paul Crewes, Rachel Fine, Joel Hile, presentations, including the Broadway productions Berlin, and Jamaica Farewell.Formerly, Meghan Day School, and the Julia Morgan Center. Karen was American Story for Actor & Orchestra. William Nedved, Sarah Jarvis, James D’Asaro, Chris of Jack O'Brien's Damn Yankees, How The Grinch ERIK CARSTENSEN (Sound Designer/ worked in the Department of Family Medicine and named a 2016 “Unsung Hero of Arts Administration” Soley, Laura Hill, Julien Elstob, the house staff and Stole Christmas, and Twyla Tharpe's The Times They Production Manager/Co-Producer) has worked for Public Health at the University of California, San by the national arts and culture organization, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS box offi ce, and everyone at the Wallis. Are A-Changin'. Included in his 23 seasons at the Old Eighty-Eight Entertainment for ten years. He has Diego as a Senior Program Evaluation Specialist and Fractured Atlas. She is married to Bay Area arts Ken and Katrina Carlson, Susan and Moses Libitzky, Globe were eleven seasons of the Summer served as sound designer on Hershey Felder as Project Manager. She managed multiple research attorney MJ Bogatin. Irv and Dena Schechter, Erika Bendersky, Michael A special thank you to Candice and Joel Zwick, and Shakespeare Festival Repertory, as well as work on Irving Berlin, Jamaica Farewell, Baritones Unbound, projects in the fi elds of Integrative Medicine and Lewin, Cynthia Caywood and David Hay, Sheila and Joel Zwick “Alone” Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, directed by Sam Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara, Jack Lemmon’s Behavioral Health. Additionally, Meghan spent SAMANTHA F. VOXAKIS (Producer/Company Doug Graves, Dan and Phyllis Epstein; Beth Gold, and Hershey Felder's George Gershwin Alone, Son , Rockstar, An American Story, The Pianist of twelve years as a psychology professor at San Diego Manager) is a native of Maryland where she spent Schenker, Steve Robinson, Amy Carstensen, Dr. My father Jack, my sister and brother-in-law Tammy Monsieur Chopin and Maestro Bernstein. Willesden Lane (2012 Ovation Award Nomination), State University and local community colleges. twelve memorable years working in the front offi ce Benjamin Salisbury and Steinway. and Kevin, and their dear children Avery and Kiley. Maestro Leonard Bernstein, and Beethoven As I of the Baltimore Orioles. Since 2004, Sam has been And of course, Leo and Kim. JOEL ZWICK (Consulting Producer) directed My Knew Him (2009 Ovation Award Winner). Formerly, KAREN RACANELLI (Executive Producer) comes responsible for the day-to-day operations of Eighty- Grosses bises à notre famille à Seine-Port— Pierre, Big Fat Greek Wedding, the highest-grossing he was the master sound technician at the Old to Hershey Felder Presents from Berkeley Repertory Eight LLC/Hershey Felder Presents. With special Isa, Amandine, Reglisse, et Martine. The Lighting & Projection Designers at this Theatre romantic comedy of all time. Recent fi lms include Fat Globe Theatre in San Diego and was production Theatre, where she worked as General Manager for thanks to her very supportive family and Mr. Felder. are Represented by Albert and Elvis Has Left the Building. Mr. Zwick engineer on over 60 productions, including 21 years, overseeing daily operations, and produced United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

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