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PRESENTS MICHELLE M. NUÑEZ Founder Chair Artistic Director Executive Producer WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER Live theatre is the purest, swiftest, rawest mode of storytelling, Special thanks to the unadulterated flow of ideas and passions between artist Jose Luis Valenzula and and audience. Live theatre brings people from all walks of life together in an act of public discourse, but that discourse doesn’t end as the curtain falls. The power of a performance extends a long way beyond the auditorium doors — theatre moves hearts and minds and energizes people into working towards improving their communities. Why bother creating art unless we use our creations to illuminate and elevate the human condition? Yet theatre is a missing piece of Los Angeles’ cultural identity. Despite the wealth of talent in our city (and a will to participate) the fact is regular Angelenos lack access to engaging, quality and meaningful theatre-going experiences that reflect the truth about their lives and social situations. Belle Rêve’s goal is to take theatre back to its original intent; to take the art form and place it in the hands of real people. Founded by Michelle M. Núñez in 2017, BELLE RÊVE THEATRE COMPANY’s mission is to reinvent Los Angeles as the home of vibrant, exciting, provocative world-class stage productions. Our diverse collective will introduce previously underserved audiences to new productions that elevate civic discourse, enrich the human spirit, and foster greater understanding of others. Belle Rêve Theatre Company is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. At least 20% of Belle Rêve tickets are distributed to underserved and impacted communities, without charge, through the generous support of our public-minded partner organizations and individuals. WHO WE ARE Stories that are supposed to be about “the people”, the people can’t afford to go and see them, and the perspectives of the people putting it together “ aren’t the perspectives of “the people”... They (Belle Rêve) have gotten sponsorships for people that have a direct connection to this story in “Time Alone”; to actually come and see that THEIR LIVES CAN BE ART. THAT’S WHAT SHAKESPEARE DID; HE TOOK THE MOST COMMON THINGS AND TURNED THEM INTO ART. – TONYA PINKINS ” is proud to present their inaugural production THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TIME ALONE Written by Alessandro Camon Directed by Bart DeLorenzo Presented in association with CAST OF CHARACTERS Anna Jackson Tonya Pinkins* Gabriel Wayland Alex Hernandez* CREATIVE TEAM Scenic Design Francois-Pierre Couture Lighting Design Pablo Santiago-Brandwein Sound Design John Zalewski Projection Design Keith Skretch Properties Designer Ilana Molina Costume Design Ingrid Ferrin Production Manager Gabe Figueroa Stage Manager Toran Moore Technical Director Wayne Nakasone Design Assistant Sydnie Ponic Stage Hand Ariel Richardson Tattoo Design Jose Gonzales PRODUCERS Executive Producer Michelle M Núñez Producer Suzanne Warren Co-Producer Tanya Cohen CASTING Beth Lipari Casting Time Alone is performed with no intermission. *Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Latino Theatre Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. TONYA PINKINS ARTIST PROFILES ALEX HERNANDEZ Tonya Pinkins (Anna Jackson) is a Tony award-winning actress, singer, author, activist and educator. She portrays Susan Thompson on “Madame Secretary” on CBS, Ethel Peabody on “Gotham” on FOX TV, Miz Mimi Corcoran on Hulu’s “11/22/63” and Sandra on ABC’s “Scandal”. She will appear in the films “Mercy” and “The Book of Henry.” Tonya appeared in “Rasheeda Speaking” (Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Nominations) opposite Dianne Wiest at The New Group. Tonya’s Broadway credits include: “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” “A Time To Kill,” “Radio Golf,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Chronicle of a Death Foretold,” “The Wild Party” and “Caroline or Change” (Winner – Obie, Lucille Lortel Award, LA Drama Critics Circle Award; Nominations for Olivier, NAACP Theatre Award, Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League), “Play On” (Tony, Joseph Jefferson nominations) , “Jelly’s Last Jam” (Winner Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent). She has also been nominated for The Joseph Jefferson Citation, the Helen Hayes Award, Soap Opera Digest Award and The Onstage Award. Other Off-Broadway Credits include “Milk Like Sugar, “Hurt Village,” Shakespeare in the Park: “All’s Well That Ends Well,” “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “Measure for Measure.” Her book Get Over Yourself: How to Drop the Drama and Claim the Life You Deserve has been changing lives since its publication in 2006. She has taught master classes at Yale University (as Beinecke Fellow), and at Rutgers, ACT, UT Austin, University of Louisville, University of San Diego, City College of New York. She teaches third-year undergraduates at Atlantic Theater School at NYU. She was Heather Dalton on CBS’s “As The World Turns” and Livia Frye Cudhey on ABC’s “All My Children.” Other screen credits include “24”, “Army Wives,” “Law and Order” and “The Strain.” Alex Hernandez (Gabriel Wayland) will next be seen in the third season of the smash hit series, “UnREAL” opposite Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer. Most recently, he starred as Demetrius in The Public Theater’s presentation of “ A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at The Delacorte for Shakespeare in the Park, opposite Phylicia Rashad and Annaleigh Ashford. Other notable theater credits include Roundabout Theater Company’s production of “Kingdom Come,” Tony award-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at New World Stages, “Richard lll” for The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit, “Wanderlust” at La Mama, and numerous leading roles with the Actors Theater of Louisville. Alex can be seen in the coming of age film, “Millie and the Lords,” directed by Jennica Carmona, and has also been seen in films such as “Samuel’s Game” and “The Offliners.” On television, Alex was recently seen in a major recurring arc on the final season of the hit Netflix series, “Hemlock Grove.” He has appeared in guest star and recurring roles on “Black Box,” “Alpha House,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Law & Order: SVU.” He also starred as a series regular in the pilot “Blanco” for Cinemax. Alex is also well-known to videogame audiences for his voiceover work. He was the voice behind ‘Lincoln Clay’ in MAFIA III for which he received a BAFTA Games Award nomination in 2017. UNDERSTUDY: Luis Carazo (U/S Gabriel Wayland) is proud to make his LATC debut with Belle Rêve Theatre Company’s “Time Alone”. Member of the Fugitive Kind theater ensemble, Luis appeared in their Ovation Award winning play The Pliant Girls. He’s also performed at The Guthrie, Musical Theatre West, and PCPA Theatrefest. TV: Grey’s Anatomy, Hawaii Five-0, The Last Ship, Criminal Minds. He’s also recurring on the new Project Greenlight digital series Everyone I Love is Dead. He holds his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine. CREATIVE TEAM PROFILES Alessandro Camon (Playwright) is a writer and producer born Bart DeLorenzo (Director) is the Founding Artistic Director of the in Italy and currently living in Los Angeles. He is best known for Evidence Room Theater. Recent work includes “Stage Kiss” and writing “The Messenger”, a contemporary drama about military the premieres of “Death of the Author,” ‘Coney Island Christmas,” officers delivering casualty notifications, with writer/director and “Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress at the Geffen Playhouse”; Oren Moverman. The screenplay was nominated for an Academy the premieres of “tokyo fish story,” “Fast Company,” “Doctor Award, Spirit Award, and Humanitas Award, and it won the Silver Cerberus” and “Shipwrecked!: An Entertainment” at South Coast Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival. Alessandro’s Repertory; “Annapurna’ with The New Group (Off-Broadway); producing credits include “Owning Mahowny,” “Thank You For “Kiss, Go Back to Where You Are,” and “A Number” at the Odyssey Smoking,” “The Cooler,” “American Psycho,” “Bad Lieutenant: New Theatre; “Need to Know” at Rogue Machine Theatre; “Cymbeline” Orleans” and “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.” He is currently at A Noise Within; “The Projectionist” at the Kirk Douglas, and writing “Black Lion,” with Andrew Garfield attached to star. “The Night Watcher” at Washington’s Studio Theatre. Recent productions with Evidence Room include “The False Servant,” Alessandro started his career in Italy, as a television “Passion Play,” “Ivanov,” “Margo Veil,” and “The Receptionist.” programming executive and film critic. He holds a Degree in He currently serves on the faculty at California Institute of the Philosophy from the University of Padua, Italy and an MA in Arts. He has received LA Drama Critics Circle Awards including Film from UCLA. He has published several books and articles the Milton Katselas Award for career achievement, LA Weekly on film and popular culture, both in English and Italian, and is a awards, Backstage Garlands, and TCG’s Alan Schneider Director contributor to Salon.com and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Award. Alessandro is married to film producer Suzanne Warren (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Edge of Darkness,” “Hacksaw Ridge”). Francois-Pierre Couture (Scenic Designer) is originally from Brava, Getty Museum, ODC and “Distant Vision”- Live Cinema Montréal, Canada and earned his MFA at UCLA in Scenic and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Ensemble Theater Co., in Lighting design in 2006. Mr. Couture has had the privilege of Santa Barbara, Opera Santa Barbara among others. Pablo has working in Los Angeles, a city he finds culturally fascinating and collaborated with dance companies such as: DornDancers, The diverse, and the United States for the last decade as a scenic, Big Show Co., Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Co., Szalt, lighting and projection designer. His multifaceted and dynamic Alexx Shilling, Laurel Jenkins to name a few. Recent highlights approach to his craft has given him the opportunity to work include: “Zoot Suit” at the Mark Taper Forum, Opera “Breaking across multiple environments and venues.