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Defiance by John Patrick Shanley (The Second Show Ofthe 2008-2009 Theatre Three WINGSPAN THEATRE COMPANY Season) and Look What'shappened to Pixiedecosta by Bruce OCT 2008-2009 SEASON / C ON OTHER STAGES C T3 PEOPLE CIRCLE THEATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEPT. 18-ocT. 18 Dex cil]ulieSittin' in a Tree CHAIRSonja J. McGill LIAISON, CITY OF DALLAS CULTURAL COMMISSION CONTEMPORARY THEATRE OF DALLAS TailimSong A Streetcar Named Desire THRU SEPTEMBER 7 BOARD MEMBERS JacAlder, NancyCochran, Roland OCT. 3- 26 On Golden Pond (ilVirginiaDykes, David G. Luther, Patsy P. Yung Micale, Jean M. Nelson, Shanna Nugent, ValerieW. DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER Pelan, Elizabeth Rivera, Eileen Rosenblum, Ph.D., SEPT. 19-ocT. 26 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse EnikaSchulze, John & BonnieStrauss, Ann Stuart, Ph.D., Katherine Ward, Karen Washington DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS GaryW. 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William Finn Street, Suite 168, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214-871-3300, www.theatre;dallas com in support of Defiance by John Patrick Shanley (the second show ofthe 2008-2009 Theatre Three WINGSPAN THEATRE COMPANY Season) and Look What'sHappened to PixieDeCosta by Bruce OCT. 8-25 Ghosts R. Coleman (the second show of the 2008-2009 Theatre Too Season). The David Brown Law Firm PLAYBILL EOITORS: Jae Alder ((KimberlyRichard 6440 N. Central Expressway PROOFREADER: Adele Acrey ILLUSTRATION: Brett Matthew Coleman 214-696-3100 PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Birdsell{The Image After DESIGN al.LAYOUT: David w. Radabaugh/ D Magazine C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ••• By Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Defiance PLAYWRIGHT John Patrick Shanley THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF John Patrick Shanley DI RECTOR T.J. Walsh THREE PLAYWRIGHT SET DESIGN Jae Alder John Patrick Shanley is fromThe Bronx. His plays include Danny LIGHTING DESIGN Tristan Decker and the Deep Blue Sea, Savage in Limbo, The Dreamer Examines His COSTUME DESIGN Pillow, Italian American Reconciliation, Four Dogs and a Bone, Beg­ Michael Robinson gars in the House ofPlenty, Psychopathia Sexualis, Cellini, Where's SOUND DESIGN My Money?, Dirty Story, Doubt, and Defiance. In the arena of Richard Frohlich screenwriting, he has eight movies to his credit, most recently Live CAST From Baghdad for HBO, for which he received an Emmy nomina­ tion. Other filmsinclude Five Corners(Special Jury Prize, Barce­ CHAPLIN WHITE *David Fluitt GUN NEY SERGEANT lona Film Festival), Alive, and Joe Versus the Volcano, which he also J. Rod Pannek directed. For his script of Moonstruck he received both the Writers CAPTAIN LEE KING Bryan Pitts Guild of America Award and an Academy Award for best original LT. COLONEL LITTLEFIELD screenplay. *Steven Pounders P.F.C. EVAN DAVIS **Drew Wall ARTISTIC STAFF both Theatre Three and Theatre MARGARET LITTLEFIELD Too. Set designing for last sea­ **Diane Worman T.J. Walsh DIRECTOR» Mr. son includes Mack a[Mabel, The PRODUCTION STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS Walsh directs frequentlyfor Goodbye Girl, and the revival of PLACE AND TIME Theatre Three. His produc- All About Bette: An Evening with AEA STAGE MANAGER *Kerry Cole Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. r97r Bette Davis. He co-designed TECHNICAL DIRECTOR David Walsh tion of Mary Zimmerman's MASTER CARPENTER JeffreySchmidt Metamorphoses at Theatre with David Walsh on produc­ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Three won a Dallas/Fort Worth tions ofPygmalion and Season's Donny Avery Drama Critics Award for Best Greetings. Jae's long service in PRODUCTION CREW Direction. His Theatre Three design to Theatre Three follows Donny Avery, Linsey Betts, John production of Neil Simon's The his education as an architect, a Davenport, Mark C. Guerra Odd Couple was awarded a Best professionhe practiced in Dal­ Ensemble Award fromthe Dal­ las followinghis discharge from las/Fort Worth Drama Critics his military service of'58 and '59. Association. T.J.'s firstdirecting He is the designer ofthe unique assignment forTheatre Three performingspace ofTheatre was Richard Dresser's delight­ Three and consults frequently ful comedy Rounding Third. with theatre groups adapting or He performedhis solo play building new spaces for drama. Pleading Infinityat the New York An original founderofTheatre International Fringe Festival Three (with his late wife, Norma in the summer of 2006 to Young), Alder continues in his critical praise. T.J. is the Artistic role as Executive Producer­ Director for the newly formed Director ofTheatre Three. Trinity Shakespeare Festival at Michael Robinson COSTUME TCU in Fort Worth. He has an DESIGN »Mr. Robinson's previ­ MFA in playwriting and a Ph.D. ous assignments at Theatre in theatre history and criticism Three include Metamorphoses, ABOVE: Steven PoundersLT. ,I' fromthe University ofTexas at The Imaginary Invalid, I'll Leave COLONEL LITTLEFIELD; Drew Wall P.F.C. EVAN DAVIS Austin. His research interests It to You, Children of Eden, The LEFT: J. Rod PannellCUN NEY are in the history and theory of Mousetrap, The Musical of SERGEANT authorship. He teaches theatre Musicals (The Musical!), The Full There will be no intermission for this 90 minute at Texas Christian University in Monty, Vieux Carre, Glorious!, show. * indicates members working under Actor's Originally produced by the Manhatten Theatre Fort Worth. Democracy, Talking Pictures, The Equity Association contracts in this production. Club, Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Odd Couple, Caroline, or Change, ** indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA Grove, Executive Producer, on February 9, Jae Alder SET DESIGN» Mr. membership candidate program. 2006, Alder continues designing for Mack a[Mabel, Pygmalion, C DEFIANCE BIOGRAPHIES LEFT TO RIGHT: Diane Worman MARCiARET LITTLEFIELD, Bryan Pitts CAPTAIN LEE KING and David FluittCHAPLIN WHITE Crimes ofthe Heart, and son Mccullers' Member design of The Full Monty. Festival and Risk Theater Metroplex venues: some as: Jeffin Lobby Hero and Whodunnit. He has ofthe Wedding, starring Richard lives in Arlington Initiative in Dallas, and the of his favoriteroles are Dorilant in The Country designed many shows Oscar Nominee Margaret with his wife Shannan and Circle Theatre, FireStarter George Armstrong in Wifefor Second Thought forWaterTower Theatre, Avery. And he is the his children Dillon, Emily Productions and Stage Intimate Apparel for Theatre, Van in Dog Uptown Players, Cross- resident Set and Lighting and James. West in Ft. Worth. His act- WaterTower Theatre and Sees God for Inevitable Roads Theatre, Garland Designer at the University Kerry Cole AEA STACE ing has garnered him the Vikram in Summer Evening Theatre Company, and
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