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Welcome UPCOMING Dear Friends, Welcome to The Old Globe’s 2008-2009 Winter Season and to our production of Back Back Back. We 2008Summer are so pleased to welcome back Itamar Moses (The SHAKESPEARE Four of Us, Bach at Leipzig) as the Globe’s 2008 FESTIVAL Playwright-in-Residence and to produce the World June 14 - September 28,2008 Premiere of his timely exploration of steroid use in Lowell Davies Festival Theatre baseball. ROMEO AND JULIET Welcome as well to our interim space, The Old THEMERRYWIVESOFWINDSOR Globe Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of ALL’SWELL THATENDSWELL Art’s James S. Copley Auditorium. We are well underway in the building of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, which will include a new arena stage, education OOO center, and re-designed plaza. With these additions, the Globe is preparing for the future — a future that contains dazzling new productions in the state-of-the-art “second stage” theatre,expanded education and audience enrichment programs,and THEWOMEN an even more beautiful setting for the enjoyment of our patrons and millions of September 13 - October 26,2008 Balboa Park visitors each year. Old Globe Theatre Here at the San Diego Museum of Art, we have designed and constructed an OOO intimate theatre, modeled on the former Cassius Carter Centre Stage, while construction of our new theatre center takes place. Later in the season,you will enjoy a close-up experience of three more theatrical gems in this space: the moving story of DR.SEUSS’ an American family and a “Lost Boy” of Sudan,Since Africa;the West Coast premiere HOW THEGRINCH of a recent New York success, Michael Hollinger’s Opus; and, in our continuing STOLECHRISTMAS! “Classics Up Close” series,Arthur Miller’smoving drama The Price. November 15 - December 28,2008 Old Globe Theatre On the Old Globe stage, we’re bringing you four entertaining and completely different snapshots of life in America — a lavish production of Clare Boothe Luce’s OOO legendary tour-de-force,The Women (now playing);Tony Award-winning playwright John Guare’sthought-provoking Six Degrees of Separation, recently acclaimed as one of the 20 best plays of the last 20 years; the world premiere of Cornelia, a rousing, SINCEAFRICA true-life tale; and a new vision of the classic musical Working from the creator of January 24 - March 8,2009 Wicked. The Old Globe Arena Stage at the James S.Copley Auditorium, It’s a great season and we thank you for being with us. Enjoy this performance of San Diego Museum of Art Back Back Back! Executive Producer PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 Season Sponsors The Old Globe is deeply grateful to its Season Sponsors,each of whom has made an annual donation of $50,000 or greater. These gifts are critical to maintaining the Theatre’shigh quality of artistic programming and award-winning work in the community. TheLeglerBenboughFoundation JoanandIrwinJacobs JohnA.Berol Las Patronas MaryAnnBlair TheLipinskyFamily KarenandDonaldCohn ConradPrebys Peter CooperandNormanBlachford DonaldandDarleneShiley ValerieandHarryCooper SupervisorPamSlater-Price andtheCountyof SanDiego AudreyS.Geisel Sheryl andHarvey White GlobeGuilders Anonymous Deni andJeff Jacobs To become a Season Sponsor,please contact Director of Development Todd R.Schultz at (619) 231-1941 x2310. P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE ` PRESENTS BACK BACK BACK BY Itamar Moses SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Lee Savage Christal Weatherly Russell H.Champa Paul Peterson PROJECTION DESIGN STAGE MANAGER Shawn Sagady Tracy Skoczelas DIRECTED BY Davis McCallum Casting by Samantha Barrie,CSA PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 Cast of Characters (In Order of Appearance) Kent....................................................................................................................................................................................Brendan Griffin* Raul.......................................................................................................................................................................Joaquin Perez-Campbell * Adam...........................................................................................................................................................................................Nick Mills* Stage Manager.....................................................................................................................................................................Tracy Skoczelas* Stage Manager......................................................................................................................................................................Moira Gleason* There will be no intermission *Members of the Actors’ Equity Association,the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español,favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa. If you would like a synopsis of this production in Spanish,please request it from an usher. BACK BACK BACK is supported, in part by : A gift from AlanBenaroya. TheEdgertonFoundation The Edgerton Foundation has launched an initiative to support the development of original theatrical works by helping fund exceptional projects that could ultimately join the American repertoire of widely performed plays and musicals.The world-premiere production of Back Back Back by Itamar Moses was selected to receive an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award in 2008. The Old Globe applauds the Edgerton Foundation’swillingness to foster the inherently demanding creative process needed to create a new work of lasting merit. P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Board of Directors Dear Friends, Welcome to this performance of Back Back Back. We have a wonderful line-up in the coming year, and I hope you’ll join us for each and every one of our productions in the 2008/09 Season. You’ll have noticed that construction is underway on our exciting new facility,the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Scheduled to open in late 2009,this facility has been made possible by our capital and endowment campaign, Securing a San Diego Landmark, led by magnanimous gifts from Conrad Prebys, Donald and Darlene Shiley and our Board of Directors. We are extremely grateful to them and the many other community-minded supporters, who have – to date – helped us reach more than 85% of our $75 million goal! And with that goal in sight,we now turn to you for assistance in completing this campaign. All gifts – large and small – make a difference by ensuring that the Globe continues to thrive. You may hear from us in the coming months, and I hope you will respond with an enthusiastic “Yes! I want to help The Old Globe provide great theatre and educations programs now and for future generations!” Thank you for your support,and I hope you enjoy this performance – and every visit to the Globe! Donald Cohn,Chair, Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS / OFFICERS DonaldCohn* KathyHattox* AnthonyS.Thornley* SandraRedman* SusanMajor* HarveyP.White* Chair Immediate Vice Chair Finance Vice Chair Vice Chair Secretary Past Chair & Treasurer Nominating Development DIRECTORS Martin Goodman Nancy A.Spector HONORARYDIRECTORS Mary Beth Adderley-Wright Timothy P.Haidinger Louis G.Spisto* Mrs.Richard C.Adams Joseph Benoit Viviana Ibañez Daniel L.Sullivan,Ph.D. (1912–2005) Deni S.Carpenter Deni Jacobs Julie H.Sullivan,Ph.D. Clair Burgener (1921-2006) Robert Cartwright Daphne Jameson Evelyn Mack Truitt Mrs.John H.Fox (1908–2003) Peter J.Cooper Mitzi Yates Lizarraga Debra Turner Audrey Geisel Valerie S.Cooper Timothy A.MacDonald Crystal Watkins Paul Harter Stephen M.Cusato Fern Murphy Brian E.Wineke Gordon Luce (1925-2006) Elaine Bennett Darwin Marianne Nelson Ruth Wikberg-Leonardi Dolly Poet (1921-2007) David W.Down Arthur Neumann June Yoder Deborah Szekely Joel Ewan Robin Nordhoff Carolyn Yorston Hon.Pete Wilson Pamela A.Farr Rafael Pastor* Deborah Young Jake Figi Conrad Prebys* Tim K.Zinn EMERITUSDIRECTORS Sally Furay,R.S.C.J. John Rebelo Garet B.Clark Harold W.Fuson,Jr.* Sara Rosenthal,M.D. J.Dallas Clark (1913–2005) Victor P.Gálvez Jeri Rovsek *Executive Committee Member Bernard Lipinsky (1914-2001) Robert H.Gleason Jean Shekhter Delza Martin (1915–2005) Patsy Shumway Major funding provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. The Old Globe is supported in part by grants from Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and The County of San Diego. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 Donor Spotlight: Wells Fargo Foundation Leadership Gifts to The Old Globe “Charitable giving and volunteering in San Diego is more than just an opportunity The Old Globe would like to recognize and to share with others,” says thank the following generous individuals who Dean Thorp, Senior Vice have made extraordinary gifts of $1 million or President of the Wells Fargo more to this organization. These major Foundation. “It’s an contributions have been designated for artistic projects,the endowment and facilities,and help opportunity to build a The Old Globe remain one of our country’s network that will have a role in great theatre institutions. San Diego’s future. It’s a chance to be a part of what’s SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION happening in this wonderful OF CALIFORNIA DEAN THORP WITH ACTOR JOHN LITHGOW AT OPENING NIGHT OF DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. $20,000,000 or greater city.” Donald and Darlene Shiley In the last year, the Wells Fargo Foundation has donated $2.2 million to nearly 500 nonprofit organizations and schools in San Diego County.Mr.Thorp $10,000,000 or greater explains, “We do more than just