The Berkeley Rep Magazine 2017–18 · Issue 4

The 21st-century theatre-maker 12 · Moving beyond fury: An interview with Lisa Peterson 17 · The program for Office Hour21

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BERKELEY REP PRESENTS OFFICE HOUR · 21 MEET THE CAST & CREW · 22

PROLOGUE A letter from the artistic director · 7 Connect with us online!

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FEATURES The Origin Story · 14 Considerations Rooted in something real: A conversation with Julia Cho · 14 Only beverages in cans, cartons, or cups with You are welcome to take a closer look, but lids are allowed in the house. Food is prohibited please don’t step onto the stage or touch Moving beyond fury: in the house. the props. An interview with Lisa Peterson · 17 Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes is prohibited Any child who can quietly sit in their own The right to bear trauma · 19 by law on Berkeley Rep’s property. seat for a full performance is welcome at Berkeley Rep. Please inquire if you have Please keep perfume to a minimum. Many questions about content or language. All CONTRIBUTORS patrons are sensitive to the use of perfumes attendees must be ticketed: please, no and other scents. babes in arms. Foundation, corporate, and in-kind sponsors · 30 Individual donors to the Annual Fund · 31 Please make sure your cell phone or watch alarm If you leave during the performance, we may will not beep. Use of recording equipment or taking not be able to reseat you until an appropriate Michael Leibert Society · 33 of photographs in the theatre is strictly prohibited. break. You may watch the remainder of the act on a lobby or bar screen.

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BERKELEY REP PRESENTS OFFICE HOUR · 21 MEET THE CAST & CREW · 22

PROLOGUE A letter from the artistic director · 7 Connect with us online!

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OH_program.indd 6 2/1/18 2:26 PM PROLOGUE from the Artistic Director

We all want to feel safe. Now, more than ever. The threat of violence, from a terrorist attack to a random shooting, has now lodged itself deep into our collective conscious- ness. At the workplace we now undergo training to establish protocol in the event of an “active shooter.” The sight of armed police officers on our streets, an image that not long ago may have evoked feelings of shock or repulsion, now brings us feelings of relief. To add to our anxiety, even in their aftermath these mass attacks remain largely incomprehensible. Our TV screens are filled with an assort- ment of relatives or neighbors of the assailant expressing no knowledge of any nefar- ious intentions. “He kept to himself.” “He was always friendly.” “He never showed any signs of being dangerous.” Sometimes there are hints of trouble. He was “angry,” “a loner,” “socially awkward…” But the jump from writing angry comments on Facebook to pulling the trigger is huge, and identifying when/if an individual moves from words to action seems virtually impossible to predict. In her latest play, the intrepid Julia Cho enters into this arena. Office Hour imagines an encounter between a concerned teacher and troubled kid, the teacher trying to break through the armor of the student, the student fighting for his very identity. The stakes are desperately high and the protagonists unreliable, precisely because they mirror our current situation. The theatricality of the action is embed- ded in a host of possibilities, which keep us riveted to our seats and our minds on high alert. By the end, the play offers us choices, and by doing so gives us agency to fend off the easy axioms “you can never really know anyone,” and, more omi- nously, “you can’t trust anyone.” What I love about Office Hour is what I love about all of Julia’s writing: its pursuit of raw truthfulness wedded to deep empathy for her characters. Her heart is large and her courage impressive. The indefatigable Lisa Peterson brings her talented band of designers and actors back to Berkeley from New Haven, Connecticut, where the production opened in January. Watching them dig deep to bring this play to life has been inspiring. We are proud to bring you the result.

Sincerely,

Tony Taccone

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OH_program.indd 7 2/8/18 12:04 PM PROLOGUE Proud to from the Managing Director Support All of us at Berkeley Rep often talk about the Theatre Berkeley Rep as being a place of learning. We try to do more than simply talk about it. We strive to be a place where learning is an active part of whatever we do, whether choosing a play that will expand our audience’s knowledge or point of view, delving into the studious dramaturgical work that brings authenticity to a production, putting energy into our docent Personal attention program, or encouraging each member of the staff to learn thoughtful litigation something new every season. We identify the accumulation of new knowledge as a valued goal. final resolution Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre is most emblematic of all our efforts to connect Our goal is to preserve our LAW FAMILY the work we do with the act of learning. Through our School we engage most directly client’s dignity and humanity. with students, and equally important, with teachers. Office Hour provides Berkeley Rep a special opportunity to recognize the extraordinary teachers who live and work in this community. During this performance you may find, if you are very lucky, that there are teachers all around you. Whether they teach FA M I LYLAW G R OUP, P. C . small children, middle schoolers, high schoolers, or at one of the many fine colleges in the Bay Area, these educators are among the unsung heroes of our community. 575 Market Street, Suite 4000 With Office Hour, Julia Cho has written a play that is full of surprises, some San Francisco, CA 94105 quite shocking, and some that are simply well conceived and thoughtfully delivered 415.834.1120 www.sflg.com new ideas. Among her topics, though, is the creative, improvisational skill of an empathetic educator. Taking my cue from Julia, I want to take this moment to recognize the many brave, creative, empathetic, and committed teachers in this community who work every day to educate new generations of young people—and I want to particularly thank the Registration for Berkeley Federation of Teachers for lending this production so much support. Summer Theatre Intensive is open! Warmly,

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In Office Hour, Gina attempts to help Dennis, and in a global organization, Peet’s creates partnerships with people doing so, she suggests he write something that “connects.” in all corners of the world, every day. Whether collaborating Last fall, Berkeley Rep’s production of Imaginary Comforts, or with coffee farms in Latin America or making world-class per- The Story of the Ghost of the Dead Rabbit explored how stories formance possible right here in the Peet’s Theatre at Berkeley influence who we are. At Berkeley Rep we know stories are an Rep, the Berkeley-born organization is eager to share poignant integral part of the human experience. Through the millennia, stories with the world. theatre has always been an effective tool for telling engaging Every spring Peet’s produces a limited-release Anniversary stories and creating connection. Whether the stories onstage Blend coffee which combines coffee sourced from different are entertaining, challenging, or enlightening, theatre creates regions around the globe. Anniversary Blend is a way to cel- empathy and brings people together. ebrate the company’s rich history, as well as share the narra- Peet’s Coffee, a longtime partner of Berkeley Rep’s, is tives from the featured regions. In addition to celebrating the similarly dedicated to storytelling and fostering community. world’s best coffee beans, Peet’s is able to highlight the efforts Community is one of the company’s stated six core values, and of the coffee growers in the selected regions, and give thanks Peet’s encourages its employees to establish meaningful rela- to the many people who make the coffee possible. Once Peet’s tionships with all their customers, colleagues, and partners. As determines the coffees for each year’s Anniversary Blend, it

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OH_program.indd 10 2/1/18 2:26 PM works with its suppliers to understand the needs of the coffee Though one of the smaller countries in Africa, Rwanda is community and how to partner with a local organization to densely populated, creating high demand for its limited water give back accordingly. supply. There, the unsanitary water results in fatal outbreaks This year Peet’s Anniversary Blend combines coffees from of illnesses such as cholera and E. coli. Women spend over an Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, countries hour per day collecting and carrying water, which then must be on opposite shores of Lake Kivu in East Africa. The devel- boiled before consumption. At the suggestion of community leaders, Peet’s committed to funding the construction of four water tanks in the Rwandan Gatsibo District. The slow sand filtration system in Upon its completion, the these tanks will ensure clean, potable water for those living in the area. Each tank will have a solar pump and five access endeavor will provide clean points to deliver water to many people at one time. Upon its water for 2,000 coffee-growing completion, the endeavor will provide clean water for 2,000 coffee-growing families in the district for generations to come. families in the district for This project will be funded by 5 percent of proceeds from generations to come. Peet’s 2018 Anniversary Blend, up to $50,000. Although we often describe it as storytelling, the act of communicating a human narrative is truly that of storyshar- ing. Telling a story requires both a narrator and an observer, opment of the coffee sector helped the Rwandan economy and therefore is entirely a collective experience. The Rwan- recover post-genocide, and coffee brought a new purpose and dans shared their story with the people at Peet’s Coffee, meaning to its communities. The evolution of the coffee-grow- who in turn share it with all of us. The more we tell stories, ing industry in East Africa and the exquisite coffees grown in the more we connect, and the bigger our communities grow. this region encouraged Peet’s to build new and lasting relation- What creates more connection than conveying human stories ships with the farming families in the area. and sharing a pot of coffee?

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REPORT The 21st-century theatre-maker BY KY’LEND ADAMS

The 2017–18 fellows

“Educational, challenging, accessible, and Working with such world-class artists at the beginning life-changing” is how this year’s fellowship class describes of the season prepared the fellows for a highlight of the year: Berkeley Rep’s Fellowship Program. Berkeley Rep selected Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre Teen One-Acts Festival on 15 recent college graduates and young professionals for the February 2 and 3. The festival is entirely produced and directed opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of regional by teens from Berkeley Rep’s Teen Council, mentored by the theatre, working on a wide array of production, artistic, and fellow class. Fellows advise and supervise the teens through the administrative disciplines during the 2017–18 season. process, building lasting connections rooted in shared learning The structure of the Fellowship Program allows each experiences with the incredibly talented youth that study at BY Tony Kushner member of the class to gain valuable insight into the the School of Theatre. As the education fellow, I served as the workings of a theatrical production. Each fellow works in a managing producer for the festival, coordinating the budget, different department, enabling them to both specialize in a schedule, and workload of the artistic and production fellows. DIRECTED BY Tony Taccone particular area and learn about the creative process of the- At the same time, the scenic construction fellow served as the atre-making from beginning to end. This past July the cohort technical director, overseeing the technical operation of the arrived in Berkeley from all over the country, quickly becom- show, which includes lights, set, and sound. This year was the STARTS APR 17 · RODA THEATRE ing integral parts of the everyday activities of the Theatre. first year the festival was produced at Berkeley Rep’s Peet’s The- They began their work with Berkeley Rep’s first production atre, which provided a sense of both challenge and excitement of the season, Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The as we mounted the one-acts in a professional theatre space. Temptations. The Bret C. Harte Directing Fellow, Nicholas Over 400 individuals have participated in Berkeley Rep’s Don’t miss the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning masterpiece Kowerko, who served as an assistant director for the produc- Fellowship Program, many of whom have embarked on suc- tion under the leadership of Tony Award-winning director cessful careers in the arts. Some recent fellows have gone on to that is at once an epic exploration of American politics, gay identity, Des McAnuff, recalls, “Working with Des has been such a work at Berkeley Playhouse, Ubuntu Theatre Project, the Alley and mythology, and a personal story of love and loyalty. In today’s thrilling highlight of my career. His craft is incredible and Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, and Center Theatre Group. The he is an inspiring leader. He values the opinion of everyone 2017–18 fellows feel excited about what the future may hold sociopolitical climate, Kushner’s universal message of compassion and on his team—I always felt respected and included. He has and the endless possibilities that await them thanks to Berkeley such great energy and humor in the rehearsal room.” While Rep’s commitment to education and professional development. inclusion makes Angels in America as timely as ever. LEAD SPONSOR Nicholas was in the rehearsal room, Kiara Montgomery, the The fellowship program is an excellent opportunity for costumes fellow, was in the costume shop working alongside aspiring artists, administrators, and theatre-makers. Applica- world-renowned Costume Designer Paul Tazewell. “I have tions for this unique program are due March 16. Visit been a fan of Paul since watching The Color Purple,” she berkeleyrep.org/fellowships. SEASON SPONSORS says. “Learning about him at my college and then coming The Fellowship Program is made possible by American here to work with him was amazing!” Express and Baytree Fund.

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Julia Cho in The Ground Floor’s 2015 Summer Residency Lab The Origin Story R E A L In 2012, Berkeley Rep launched The Ground R E A L Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work. One of the first projects to come out of The Ground Floor was The Food Project, a series of short play commissions from 20 writers about food. Julia Cho contribut- ed Aubergine, a short piece she then expanded into a full-length play. Tony Taccone directed the premiere in the 2015–16 season. It would be Julia Cho’s plays are marked by their lyricism, an understatement to say that the process of insight, and keenly focused attention to what makes humans developing and producing Aubergine was a joy tick. While all of her plays are warmhearted, some gaze a little for all involved. The experience cemented our deeper into the more painful truths of our world. Her works relationship with Julia as one that would continue have covered everything from child abduction and sexual well into the future. molestation to the quirks of translation and the ecstasies of Which brings us to Office Hour. We saw the music. Office Hour looks at gun violence from a distinctively premiere production of the play at South Coast Julia Cho lens: gazing at it through a relationship between a Rep back in 2016, and after a few conversations student and teacher, weaving it into a dialogue about writ- with Julia, Tony felt confident that it was the ing, and laying it against the experience of a first-generation right fit for our 2017–18 season. At the same American. Berkeley Rep Literary Manager Sarah Rose Leonard time, Literary Manager Sarah Rose Leonard and and Long Wharf Theatre Literary Manager Christine Scarfuto Christine Scarfuto, the literary manager at Long (this production is a co-production between the two theatres) Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, were talked with Julia about her writing process as she cracked open trading scripts and discussing their upcoming her latest play. seasons. They realized that both theatres were thinking about producing Office Hour. Long SRL: What inspired you to write Office Hour? Wharf got on the phone with Tony, and a When I really think about where the first idea came from, it co-production was born. was probably Virginia Tech. That shooting was so unprecedent- The play received a separate production in ed because it was on a college campus, had a Korean American the winter of 2017 at The Public Theater in New shooter, and the highest body count at the time. At that point I York. Julia did some rewrites after learning more didn’t think about writing a play. I mean, how could you possibly about the play from its run there, then went write about an event that sad, that violent and troubling? into rehearsals for the Long Wharf/Berkeley Rep At the time, I had been thinking about writing and what production, helmed by Berkeley Rep Associate the purpose of it was and what I wanted to say with my plays. I Director Lisa Peterson, in December 2017. The was thinking, what is the role of an Asian American writer? Or play ran from January 17 through February 11 in an Asian American citizen? Not that I thought about it in any Connecticut before opening here. We are very kind of structured way, but I was thinking, well, who am I? And happy to welcome Julia back in our space. what kind of work do I want to do?

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SOMETHINGSOMETHINGRooted in something real: A conversation with Julia Cho RR E E A A L LBY SARAH ROSE LEONARD AND CHRISTINE SCARFUTO

The next event that stood out in my mind and really broke Times, written by a woman who had been a teacher at a college me was Newtown. That one was…I remember I saw it on the who had a student who scared her. She actually had a confer- news and fell to my knees. I started thinking, what is the vio- ence with him. It’s an article that, I think in all the productions lence in American culture? Where is it coming from? I think that we’ve done, we’ve used as research for the actors. I immediately for me writing and being in the theatre grasped onto it because the essay has been like one very long, unending I THINK THAT FOR ME described my own experience of class in empathy and understanding. being a grad student instructor at From what I’ve seen, in writing classes WRITING AND BEING several different places. or being around other writers and then IN THE THEATRE HAS Most writers make their living being with actors and directors, so much teaching in some capacity. Whether of our energy has been trying to under- BEEN LIKE ONE VERY it’s full time as a professor or teach- stand each other, trying to understand LONG, UNENDING ing workshops or classes on the characters, trying to understand people side. So that relationship between who are different from ourselves. I think CLASS IN EMPATHY AND an instructor and a student was very that extension of empathy makes sense UNDERSTANDING. familiar to me. It was this very small to me in terms of trying to understand breadcrumb, and I was like, “Oh! what the phenomenon was and why it was happening. I don’t this is how I can approach it maybe.” So I had that. But then, as think Office Hour is an answer to any of those questions, but it soon as I started to write the play, the sort of linear two-hander, was, at least for me, a piece of writing that posed the questions I couldn’t get past page one. and could at least say, look, these are things I’m struggling with, are you struggling with them too? SRL: What stopped you? It felt like as soon as they both sat down, I knew where CS: How did you find the structure of the play? it would end. Which was that the office hour would start and I struggled to write the play for a very long time. I felt like then it would end. You know? it was such a huge topic, such a terrible thing, that I had no idea how to even approach it. And so, for the longest time it sat on CS: It didn’t spark your curiosity. the periphery of my awareness; I couldn’t really figure out how Yes! And I felt like I was making them talk which is always to even walk up to it. Then I read an essay after one of the shoot- a bad sign because when I feel like I’m consciously creating ings. It was one of those op-ed personal essays in the New York CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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OH_program.indd 15 2/8/18 12:06 PM CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE helped me understand him as someone whose way of being dialogue, then I know the characters aren’t actually alive. I kept in the world was rooted in something real. As opposed to banging my head against its structure. Then, I was writing at someone who’s just crazy or a sociopath. home and happened to look at one of the recent volumes of Caryl Churchill’s plays. I love Caryl Churchill. She’s one of those SRL: In the script you don’t explicitly state that Dennis writers where you’re always curious about what she is thinking. and Gina should both be Asian, but in all the productions So many of her plays are about structure. They’re very exposed: so far Asian actors played those characters. Is there a you can see all the wiring. She’s sort of a hero, right? world in which a production has characters of a different [Both literary managers nod enthusiastically] race? Or should they always be Asian? So I had this book out, and I think it is all of the above in I’m trying to write this play, and a weird way. In the first iteration I’m like, Caryl Churchill would I THINK THAT THE PLAY of the play, one of the things that be so bored with this play. SAYS TO AN AUDIENCE, helped me keep the play going was She made me think, why seeing both of these characters as am I trying to write a linear WILL YOU COME AND Korean American. And that is part play about something that SIT IN THE DARK WITH of the bond they share that draws is so jarring and fractured them into this conversation in the and complicated? Something A BUNCH OF OTHER first place. But I’m very inspired by cracked open and then it be- PEOPLE WITH THIS the way plays are taken and, over came like the play could take time and distance, transformed by over and have its own drive. DIFFICULT THING? different people. So I would say that So it wasn’t really me impos- ultimately the only thing I truly care ing the structure on the play. It was finding the structure about is that Dennis and Gina are from a similar background. that enabled the play to be written. They should both feel a sense of otherness to themselves, they each feel a little out of place for the same reason. I SRL: What came up for you as you sat with Dennis? wanted to deliberately keep it unspecified in the text so peo- I was trying to figure out if someone like this could still ple understand that they have the freedom to see it be within the circle of humanity. For him, it wasn’t so much in a different way. creating somebody out of complete imagination as it was taking a normally troubled person and building on that. I think CS: The play deals with the idea that once you fear a threat writing is an interesting excavation of your own beliefs. The you can start to see it everywhere, and that fear of violence writing sometimes reveals my own thinking to me. And what I can breed more violence. This is kind of a big philosophical found in writing Office Hour was that I have a very large sense question, but how do you think we can break that cycle and of what normal people are capable of. choose humanity over fear of the other? Oh my gosh I feel like that is so far above my... CS: How does Dennis’ experience as a child of immigrants [Laughter] inform his character? No, no. It’s such a great question. I guess it’s the ques- The experiences that Dennis has are experiences of mar- tion I have too. All I know is that before any steps can be ginalization and disempowerment. They’re not limited just to taken, it feels like we have to sit with the difficult things. One the immigrant experience, but I think that in writing this play part of the play is about a person, Gina, who chooses to go I felt like the more I could ground it in things that I knew, the into a room and sit with the difficult thing. By that I don’t more breadcrumbs I would have. necessarily mean Dennis. The difficult thing is all of it. I think I am still—even though it sounds naïve—a believer in that the play says to an audience, will you come and sit in the the American dream. The American dream has taken a lot of dark with a bunch of other people with this difficult thing? blows. But I’m so grateful to be here, and to be able to be a And there’s no answer, right? But at least you’ve sat with the writer. As a child of immigrants, I’m so grateful to have the difficult thing. I guess in some weird way, I feel like maybe English language, this beautiful language that gets to be my that’s at least a start. Just looking at this thing and not tuning language. The language I write in, and dream in, and think out or doing something else or distracting yourself, just carv- in. But being an immigrant can also be a very difficult expe- ing out this space and time to think about it. That’s all the rience. There are feelings of alienation, of feeling like maybe play asks. It feels so small and yet so big. I don’t know how I’ll never make it, maybe I’ll never be allowed in. That seems our goodness can outweigh our destructiveness. That to me to me like a place where Dennis’ pain could start. It’s not to is the question of our time. But I think there’s a lot of hope in justify or rationalize or say that anyone coming out of those the play too. There’s certainly hope in me: despite everything experiences would turn out the way Dennis does, but it I think connection is possible.

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OH_program.indd 16 2/8/18 12:31 PM Moving beyond fury: An interview with Lisa Peterson INTERVIEW BY JAMES DINNEEN, EDITED BY SARAH ROSE LEONARD

Lisa Peterson, the director of Office Hour, is Berkeley Rep’s associate director, a role that functions much like a director-in-residence. In our theatres, and in her career, Lisa stages both new plays and classics with a dexterity and focus that is singular in the field. Her career is notable for her wide-ranging taste: she has adapted Greek mythology and Virginia Woolf, created a chamber musical, and directed dozens of premieres at our country’s top theatres. Right after opening Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine at Berkeley Rep, she flew to New Haven to start rehearsals for Julia Cho’s Office Hour. She spoke with Peter F. Sloss Literary/Dramaturgy Fellow James Dinneen a few weeks into rehearsal to discuss her attention to detail, anger about gun violence, and how this play gets the blood flowing.

How is rehearsal going? I’m coming to the end of the second week of rehearsal, and I’ve been struck by the purity and gorgeousness of Julia’s writing about life and about communication. There’s the suggestion in the play that a writer is tapping into a mystery in their own nature, and that sometimes what comes out of you when you write is not something you are in control of. All four characters in this play are writers. Three of them teach writing and one of them is studying to be a writer. This play is about the potential for violence and the fear of violence, and the actuality of living in a world where there are violent acts out of the blue. But it’s also so much about articulation—articulation of fear, articulation of need, of loneliness—so it’s not only a grim play. As soon as we began rehearsals I realized that there are equal and opposite impulses in this play, which has to do with being a human and the struggle between doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing, but with every opportunity to do the right thing.

The potential for gun violence is a subject that people are likely to have strong feelings or anxieties about before they come to the theatre. How have you approached a piece that is likely to be disturbing for many people? I mean, [laughs] I have to believe, or else I couldn’t do it, that people want a group exorcism, that people want to think about it and examine it in a safe place. I have to believe that people come to the theatre to address fear and to think about complication. I’m trying not to worry about soft-pedaling it in any way. I feel like it needs to be brave and shocking sometimes. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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OH_program.indd 17 2/1/18 2:26 PM CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE sure is on those two actors and the director to keep making It’s part of the exorcism. choices that keep it interesting. But at the same time, there It is, yes. Or, it’s like acupuncture. You know, inhale while is a wonderful pressure between two characters who are we reach down deep into the body politic and touch it in order in opposition, so it’s an inherently dynamic form. In fact, a to get the blood running around it. I’m not an expert, I’ve just lot of Greek drama is two people interacting. It’s an ancient THE RIGHT learned about acupuncture, but it’s on my mind. I feel like that form, the dialectic of argument about choices in life, or the THE RIGHT same stimulus of the little pin prick, argument about one’s view of the which is the shock in the theatre, world. All of those things exist in is necessary to get conversation I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT Julia’s play, so it doesn’t bore me going and get the blood running PEOPLE COME TO THE at all…in fact, it’s weird because around the issue. In the play it’s sometimes in the middle of the much more complicated than just THEATRE TO ADDRESS rehearsal I think, I am happy to “uh oh, we’re going to watch a play FEAR AND TO THINK be in the room with these two about a school shooting.” That is ABOUT COMPLICATION. characters. That’s very strange. I not this play. This play is about fear, should want to fly out of here. I TO BEAR of someone who could potentially should want to run and it should TO BEAR become a shooter, and how one approaches one’s own fear. be stressful to be in the room with them, but it isn’t. I love It’s so much more about the mind and the choices one makes to watch the mystery between them. It’s the kind of stag- than anything else, and it’s as much about the difficulty of ing I like, which is very detail-oriented. Every little choice teaching in a university setting in this country now as it is is very important. about a school shooting. Has your experience with Office Hour impacted the What has been your experience with Dennis throughout way you think about gun violence in the United States? the process? Oh boy. What I’m furious about is it feels like we’ve When I read the play he felt like a cipher to me, because already had the worst examples we could have: the shoot- TRAUMATRAUMA he is a cipher. I couldn’t see him really. Early on I decided that ing of two dozen children, the murder from a tower in Daniel Chung —the actor playing the part, he’s a wonderful Las Vegas. How in the world is it possible that those two person and a gentle soul—would work without the “mask” examples did not change the gun laws in this country? I’m for a while, meaning no hoodie, no dark glasses, no cap, just having to set that aside to do this play, because this play because that felt like something that a) we needed to earn, isn’t political exactly. It does ask the question, what should and b) I needed to be able to direct this person. And I thought, we do? But it doesn’t provide an answer. I can’t honestly I can direct Daniel, but I cannot say it’s affected my political direct Dennis. So we worked for thinking at all because I already a few days without the mask on, THE PHYSICAL CHOICES feel enraged. I feel a bit power- and then later Daniel put all that BEING MADE HAVE less about it politically because on and we just gasped because the I don’t know how we’ll ever turn image of this shooter...we all know GREAT MEANING, AND it around. I don’t know how the what that picture means. And just IT ISN’T ALWAYS ABOUT nra will ever leave power, and being in the room with that mask right now, I don’t see how it can is very intense. I hope the audience LANGUAGE. OFTEN IT’S ever get better. I mean, the play feels what I feel, which is a little bit ABOUT THE ABSENCE has to be about how we carve shocked, a little scared. Sad and our humanity out in the midst of provoked. Now it’s been a week of OF LANGUAGE. it. I don’t think it’s a call to arms, seeing that, so I’ve kind of gotten like Watch on the Rhine, which is used to it. It’s a weird thing. You become immune to anything. about “let’s do something.” Office Hour is a meditation on And then of course I realized—this is just a technical thing how we dig our humanity out from this pile of crap. that I’ve noticed—he’s pretty silent for the first half of the play. Much of the work is almost like dance, because it’s all It’s an opening to step back from that fury or that fear that about posture, glance. The physical choices being made have you described. great meaning, and it isn’t always about language. Often it’s Yes. It’s an invitation to step back from the fury, which about the absence of language. isn’t to say don’t do anything, but maybe rethink it. This is a play in which a woman who’s an English teacher is asked to The play is largely a conversation between two people in see if she can help a young man who is clearly in trouble, or an office. How do you go about making that a dynamic trouble itself. To watch an individual try their best to reach relationship onstage? out and communicate is very intense and moving. What The tradition of the “two-hander” play, which is you said is a good way to put it, moving beyond fury so that between two characters, is challenging because the pres- something can happen.

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OH_program.indd 18 2/1/18 2:26 PM THETHE RIGHTRIGHT TOTO BEARBEAR TRAUMATRAUMA BY SARAH ROSE LEONARD

Humans are conditioned to pay attention to fear. Normally, our fear is immediate and helps keep us safe. We see an unsafe driver, we change lanes. We see an explosion, we run. But fear can morph into consistent anxiety when the threat of violence is pervasive. In the U.S., it is impossible to live a life untouched by gun culture. Americans report being scared of public spaces where gun violence or terrorism has occurred. They obsess over where their children are at all times. Many report feeling nervous on airplanes. They check the exits at concerts. Office Hour places a gun onstage in the hands of someone we are conditioned to be afraid of and asks us to both sit with our fear and open ourselves up to empathy. It’s a radical request. The presence of gun violence is hard to escape. It appears in our news at an alarmingly frequent rate. The National Rifle Association influences many a political agenda. In an average year, roughly a hundred thousand Americans are killed or wounded with guns. One in three Americans knows someone who has been shot. Americans make up about 4.4 percent of the global population but own 42 percent of the world’s guns. The facts are overwhelm- ing—you may have tuned out somewhere in that list of figures. And you wouldn’t be alone. Many psychologists posit that Americans are experiencing collective trauma as a result of pervasive gun violence. What does that trauma do to us as a culture? And how do we heal? CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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OH_program.indd 19 2/1/18 2:26 PM CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Gun-control advocates say the answer to gun violence Collective trauma is defined as a blow to the basic fabric is fewer guns. Gun-rights advocates say that the answer is of social life that damages the existing sense of community. more guns, arguing that a trained, armed individual could The concept was popularized by Émile Durkheim, a 20th-cen- have taken down the shooter in Orlando or Columbine or tury French sociologist, who argued that norms, values, and San Bernardino. Concealed carry laws are now commonplace rituals provide a basis for social cohesion. When a distressing across the U.S., and in recent years the gun lobby has been event occurs—for example, a natural disaster, war, terrorism, pushing federal legislation that would mandate that each slavery, or genocide—a community’s ties sever. The world as state recognize concealed carry permits from every other they knew it falls away, leaving people feeling lost and discon- state. Thirty-eight states generally require a state-issued nected. Incidents of gun violence permit in order to carry concealed are so pervasive that, bundled weapons in public; the remaining together, they become a source of IN THE FACE OF TRAUMA 12 allow individuals to carry con- American collective trauma. Schol- THE SIMPLE PRESENCE cealed weapons in public without a ar Elle Nurmi points out that mass permit. These are all new laws that shootings are distinctive because OF OTHERS CAN BE passed in the last 10 years. People they contain various levels of vio- REASSURING, AND in their 40s often recall just one lence within them: the violence en- instance of gun violence from their acted on the bodies of the victims, REMINDS US THAT IT’S youth, but the last 10 years has the memories of the survivors, the POSSIBLE TO COME become a blur of incidents. Those minds of the witnesses, and society in their 20s tend to think America at large. Mass shootings even give OUT THE OTHER has always been like this, a country us new grief rituals via social media SIDE TOGETHER. with gun violence as the norm. posts, demonstrating a shared If different generations and group narrative we can be a part of. The onslaught of respons- state laws in this country see gun violence so differently, how es to each shooting has become a commonplace occurrence can we ever come together to address the collective trauma on our social media platforms. we experience? Some individuals react to trauma with what’s There are many theories about why there is so much gun known as the “flight or fight” response: an instinctive physio- violence in America. Some argue that we live in a culture of vi- logical response to a threatening situation in which we either olence, others blame our fear of outsiders. Most studies affirm forcibly resist or run away. Others experience stress, anxiety, that the only certainty is that easy access to guns causes gun reactive anger, and hypervigilance. Still others shut down, fatalities. A 2017 New York Times article compared U.S. gun vi- experiencing low energy, numbness, and a withdrawal from olence with that of other countries in order to tackle this ques- life’s activities. In order to weather persistent violent incidents, tion of causation. What is unique about the U.S. when it comes therapists recommend we take care of ourselves and, equally to guns? The article stated that if mental health made the important, create deep connections with others. Our engage- difference, then data would show that Americans have more ment with our loved ones helps to heal part of the social fabric mental health problems than do people in other countries with torn apart by trauma. fewer mass shootings. But the mental health care spending Office Hour makes use of a technique that is unique to rate in the U.S., the number of mental health professionals per theatre as an art form: it allows us to live in a suspended state. capita, and the rate of severe mental disorders are all in line Onstage, we can freeze time: whether it’s to experience a song with those of other wealthy countries. A 2015 study estimated or a soliloquy or a movement sequence that unpacks a fleeting that only 4 percent of American gun deaths could be attribut- emotional state. In this case, we sit with the state of fear. But ed to mental health issues. Violent video games came up, but in addition to examining how we are torn apart by violence, Americans are no more likely to play video games than people Office Hour also asks us to pay attention to how we connect in any other developed country. Factors shown to play a part to each other. Live performance focuses us on live bodies in in social cohesion, like racial diversity, also demonstrate little front of us, and around us. It is by nature a communal event. correlation with gun deaths. Additionally, according to a land- We all agree to sit here together and experience emotions as a mark 1999 UC Berkeley study, the United States is not actually collective. This communal nature allows us to sit with difficult more prone to crime than other developed countries. Instead, subjects with a feeling of support. The presence of others it found, in data that has since been repeatedly confirmed, that reminds us that we are never truly alone in this world. It may crime in this country is simply more lethal. For example, a New sound corny, but it’s true. In the face of trauma the simple Yorker is just as likely to be robbed as a Londoner, but the New presence of others can be reassuring, and reminds us that it’s Yorker is 54 times more likely to be killed in the process. possible to come out the other side together.

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OH_program.indd 20 2/1/18 2:26 PM Berkeley Repertory Theatre, in a co-production BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE with Long Wharf Theatre, presents TONY TACCONE, MICHAEL LEIBERT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SUSAN MEDAK, MANAGING DIRECTOR

BY CAST Dennis Daniel Chung Julia Cho Gina Jackie Chung David Jeremy Kahn DIRECTED BY Genevieve Kerry Warren

Lisa Peterson PRODUCTION STAFF FEBRUARY 22–MARCH 25, 2018 Scenic Design Matt Saunders PEET’S THEATRE · LIMITED SEASON Costume Design Maggie Morgan

This show has no intermission. Lighting Design Scott Zielinski Original Music/Sound Design Robert Kaplowitz Fight Direction Thomas Schall Office Houris made possible thanks to the generous support of Casting Amy Potozkin, csa Calleri Casting SEASON SPONSORS Jack & Betty Schafer Stage Manager Chris Waters Michael & Sue Steinberg The Strauch Kulhanjian Family Commissioned and first produced by South Coast Repertory.

The actors and stage manager are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

LEAD SPONSORS Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer Affiliations The director is a member of the Society of EXECUTIVE SPONSORS Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. The Scenic, Kerry Francis & John Jimerson Costume, Lighting, and Sound Designers in lort Theatres are represented by United Gail & Arne Wagner Scenic Artists Local usa-829, iatse. SPONSORS Robin & Rich Edwards Cynthia A. Farner Jill & Steve Fugaro Jack Klingelhofer Laura & Nicholas Severino

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS Valerie Barth Ben Brown & Louise Rankin Steven Goldin Rosalind & Sung-Hou Kim Helen M. Marcus Phyra McCandless & Angelos Kottas Barbara L. Peterson

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Daniel Chung Kerry Warren regularly works at the Guthrie Theater, Actors DENNIS GENEVIEVE Theatre of Louisville, the Mark Taper Forum, Daniel’s favorite credits Kerry is excited to make La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, include Every 28 Hours her debut at Berkeley Arena Stage, and New York Theatre Workshop. and The Ice Cream Rep in Office Hour. Lisa and Denis are working on a new play about Sandwich Incident (Fault- Her New York credits faith called The Good Book and a commission Line Theater). He has include The River on for McCarter Theatre Center titled The Song of appeared in numerous Broadway with Hugh Rome. Lisa is also writing a new music-theatre staged readings at Play- Jackman (u/s Woman), piece with Todd Almond called The Idea of Ground and Playwrights Good Grief at Intar (Jes- Order, co-commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse, Foundation. Daniel sica), This Is How It Ends Berkeley Rep, and Seattle Rep. studies at Berg Studios (Anti Christ) in Summer and graduated from ucla. Shorts at 59E59 Theatres, and Much Ado About Matt Saunders Nothing (Hero) with the Mobile Unit at The SCENIC DESIGNER Jackie Chung Public directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah. Re- Matt designed A Doctor in Spite of Himself at GINA gionally, she has performed at Dallas Theater Berkeley Rep. His recent off-Broadway work Jackie’s off-Broadway Center in Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), at Center includes Pipeline (world premiere at Lincoln credits include microc- Stage in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Center), Venus (Signature Theatre), Futurity risis and The Children of (Cassandra), at Arena Stage in The Originalist (Soho Rep and Ars Nova), Good Person of Vonderly (Ma-Yi Theater (Cat), and at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Szechwan (Foundry and The Public Theater), Company), Mother Cour- Festival in Twelfth Night (Viola) and The Book and The Tempest (The Public/Delacorte). He age and Her Children (The of Will (Alice). She is a graduate of the Juilliard has over 100 regional credits, including The Public Theater/nysf), and School Group 42. Visit kerryawarren.com. Guthrie Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Hunting- After. (Partial Comfort ton Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, Productions). Her Julia Cho Actors Theatre of Louisville, Children’s Theatre regional credits include PLAYWRIGHT Company in Minneapolis, the Wilma Theater, Caught (Firefly Theater & Films), Tiger Style! (La Julia’s plays include Aubergine (commissioned Arden Theatre Company, Pig Iron Theatre Jolla Playhouse), different words for the same by and premiered at Berkeley Rep), The Lan- Company, and Philadelphia Theatre Company. thing (Center Theatre Group), brownsville song guage Archive, The Piano Teacher, Durango, The His recent opera credits include We Shall Not (b-side for Tray) (Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Winchester House, bfe, The Architecture of Loss, Be Moved (world premiere, Opera Philadelphia, Humana Festival), Fast Company (South Coast and 99 Histories. They have been produced in Apollo Theater) and Angel’s Bone (Prototype Repertory), and Macbeth 1969 (Long Wharf New York at Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Festival). Matt has received Two Lucille Lortel Theatre). Film and TV credits include Grey’s Theatre Company, The Public Theater, The nominations, a Drama Desk nomination, a Anatomy, Deadbeat, and Someone Else. Jackie is Vineyard Theatre, and New York Theatre Work- Barrymore Award, and the F. Otto Haas Award. a member of Partial Comfort Productions and shop, and regionally at theatres such as South He received his mfa from Yale School of Drama, the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Coast Repertory, Long Wharf Theatre, and the is a Pew Fellow in the Arts and a Hodder Fellow Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Recent honors at Princeton University, and is the associate Jeremy Kahn include the Will Glickman Award and the Susan artistic director of New Paradise Laboratories. DAVID Smith Blackburn Award. Julia has developed Matt is assistant professor of design at Swarth- Jeremy has appeared in work for hbo and tnt and most recently was a more College. Visit mattsaunders.net. peerless (Marin Theatre writer/producer on amc’s Halt and Catch Fire. Company); Another Way She studied playwriting at Amherst College, Maggie Morgan Home (Magic Theatre); New York University, and the Juilliard School COSTUME DESIGNER Peter and the Starcatcher and is an alumna of New Dramatists. Maggie is pleased to be making her Berke- (TheatreWorks Silicon ley Rep debut. She designed Soul Doctor on Valley); Tigers Be Still, Lisa Peterson Broadway and off Broadway, The Real Thing at The Fantasticks, Kimberly DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Aurora Theatre Company, and It Shoulda Been Akimbo, and 1 2 3 (San Lisa is a two-time Obie Award-winning You and Tenderly at Center Rep. Her other re- Francisco Playhouse); writer and director whose previous projects gional credits include Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Tortilla Curtain (San Diego Repertory Theatre); at Berkeley Rep include Watch on the Rhine Douglas Theatre, South Coast Rep, Pasadena Wittenberg (Aurora Theatre Company); The (2017); It Can’t Happen Here (2016); Madwoman Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, San Liar, Baskerville, It Shoulda Been You, and The in the Volvo (2016); An Iliad (2012), which Lisa Jose Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks, Magic Storytelling Ability of a Boy (Center Repertory co-wrote with Denis O’Hare and which won Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, and Yale Reper- Company); The Rover (Shotgun Players); Bad Obie and Lortel Awards for Best Solo Perfor- tory Theatre. She also designed Send Me: An Jews (Capital Stage Company); Max Understood mance; Mother Courage (2006); The Fall (2001); Original Web Series on bet.com and Car Dogs (Paul Dresher Ensemble); Moonshiner (Jacka- and Antony & Cleopatra (1999). Other recent starring Patrick J. Adams and George Lopez, lope Theatre Company); Shakespod (Edinburgh West Coast productions include You Never Can and was the assistant designer on many films Fringe Festival 2008); and Would (nyc Fringe Tell (California Shakespeare Theater), Hamlet including Men in Black and Casino. Maggie Festival 2012). Television and independent film (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), and Chavez is on the faculty at University of California, credits include Looking, Unleashed, The Etrus- Ravine (Ovation Award for Best Production— Davis. Visit maggiemorgandesign.com. can Smile (2018), Dirt (2018), and After Effect. Center Theatre Group). She has directed world Jeremy received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from premieres by many major American writers, Scott Zielinski The Theatre School at DePaul University. Visit including Tony Kushner, Beth Henley, Donald LIGHTING DESIGNER ActorJeremyKahn.com. Margulies, José Rivera, David Henry Hwang, Scott’s Berkeley Rep credits include Head of Luis Alfaro, Marlane Meyer, Naomi Wallace, Passes, An Iliad, Oliver Twist, Our Town, Ghosts, Basil Kreimendahl, and many others. She and The Fall. His Broadway credits include Top-

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OH_program.indd 22 2/8/18 12:04 PM dog/Underdog and he has worked off Broadway mentorship and belief of James Houghton Amy Potozkin, csa at Atlantic Theatre Company, Classic Stage during his years at the Eugene O’Neill DIRECTOR OF CASTING/ Company, Lincoln Center, Manhattan Theatre Playwrights Conference. Among his 300+ ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights artistic credits are designs for The Poor Itch; This is Amy’s 28th season at Berkeley Rep. Horizons, The Public Theater, Theatre for a Bexley, OH!; and Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Through the years she has also had the plea- New Audience, and others. He has worked at all created for director Lisa Peterson. He sure of casting plays for act (Seattle), Arizona most theatres in the U.S. and internationally also composes musicals, creates museum Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Compa- in Adelaide, Amsterdam, Avignon, Berlin, installations, runs Nine Hostage Arts in ny, B Street Theatre, Bay Area Playwrights Bregenz, Edinburgh, Fukuoka, Gennevilliers, Philadelphia, teaches at Princeton, and loves Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Marin Theatre Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Linz, Ljubljana, his family more than anything else. Company, the Marsh, San Jose Repertory London, Lyon, Melbourne, Orleans, Oslo, Ot- Theatre, Social Impact Productions Inc., tawa, Paris, Reykjavik, Rouen, St. Gallen, Seoul, Thomas Schall and Traveling Jewish Theatre. Amy cast Shanghai, Shizuoka, Singapore, Stockholm, FIGHT DIRECTOR roles for various independent films, includ- Stuttgart, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vienna, Thomas has worked on over 70 Broadway ing Conceiving Ada, starring Tilda Swinton; Vilnius, and Zurich. Scott’s dance and opera shows, among them: Jitney, The Crucible, The Haiku Tunnel and Love & Taxes, both by Josh credits include American Ballet Theatre, Bre- Little Foxes, The Front Page, Blackbird, The Kornbluth; and Beyond Redemption by Britta genzer Festspiele, Boston Ballet, bam, Canadi- Color Purple, Groundhog Day, Romeo and Sjogren. Amy received her mfa from Brandeis an Opera Company, cnd Paris, English National Juliet, Of Mice and Men, War Horse, Death of University, where she was also an artist in Ballet, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, a Salesman, Venus in Fur, Wicked, and A View residence. She has been an audition coach Kennedy Center, Lithuanian National Opera, from the Bridge. His other New York credits to hundreds of actors and a presentation/ National Ballet of Canada, De Nederlandse Op- include Hamlet, King Lear, Titus Andronicus, communication coach to many business- era, nyco, Royal Opera, San Francisco Ballet, and Mother Courage (The Public Theater); people. Amy taught acting at Mills College San Francisco Opera, Spoleto, Sydney Opera, A Free Man of Color and Blood and Gifts and audition technique at Berkeley Rep’s and others. Visit scottzielinski.com. (Lincoln Center); Murder Ballad, Ruined, and School of Theatre, and has led workshops The Cost of Living (Manhattan Theatre Club); at numerous other venues in the Bay Area. Robert Kaplowitz Red Speedo and Othello (New York Theatre Prior to working at Berkeley Rep, she was an ORIGINAL MUSIC AND Workshop); The Hairy Ape (The Armory); intern at Playwrights Horizons in New York. SOUND DESIGNER and Nozze di Figaro, Il Trovatore, and Tosca Amy is a member of csa, the Casting Society Robert has spent the last 24 years designing (The Metropolitan Opera). of America, and was nominated for Artios sound and composing; he has been honored Awards for Excellence in Casting for The with an Obie Award for Sustained Excel- Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism lence in Sound Design and a Tony Award and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures; One for Fela! He owes much of his success to the Man, Two Guvnors; and An Octoroon.

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Calleri Casting has received New York Drama Critics Awards, CASTING Obie Awards, the Margo Jefferson Award for Calleri Casting is James Calleri, Paul Davis, and Production of New Works, a Special Citation Erica Jensen. Broadway credits include Fool from the Outer Critics Circle and the Tony® for Love, Hughie, The Elephant Man (also West Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. End), Hedwig and The Angry Inch, The Visit, Of Mice and Men, Venus in Fur, Living on Love, Tony Taccone 33 Variations, A Raisin in the Sun, Chicago, and MICHAEL LEIBERT James Joyce’s The Dead. Select off-Broadway ARTISTIC DIRECTOR credits include Buyer & Cellar, Murder for Two, Tony is celebrating his 20th anniversary season. All in the Timing, Passion, Lobby Hero, Fuerza Bru- During Tony’s tenure as artistic director of ta, and Silence! The Musical. Casting for Classic Berkeley Rep, the Tony Award-winning non- Stage Company, Long Wharf Theatre, McCarter profit has earned a reputation as an interna- Theatre Center, The Flea, Keen, Playwrights tional leader in innovative theatre. In those 20 Realm, Rattlestick, Humana Festival/Actors years, Berkeley Rep has presented more than Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theater 70 world, American, and West Coast premieres Festival, Berkeley Rep, City Theater, Oregon and sent 23 shows to New York, two to London, Shakespeare Festival, and Playwrights Horizons and one to Hong Kong. Tony has staged more (10 seasons). TV: The Path for Hulu, Army Wives, than 40 plays in Berkeley, including new work Lipstick Jungle, Monk, Hope & Faith, and Ed. from Julia Cho, John Leguizamo, Culture Clash, Calleri has cast for lots of film, including Mike Rinde Eckert, David Edgar, Danny Hoch, Geoff Cahill’s Sundance winners Another Earth and I Hoyle, Itamar Moses, and Lemony Snicket. He Origins. They were awarded 13 Artios Awards directed the shows that transferred to London, for Outstanding Casting Achievement. Continental Divide and Tiny Kushner, and two Member csa. Visit callericasting.com. that landed on Broadway as well: Bridge & Tunnel and Wishful Drinking. Prior to working at Chris Waters Berkeley Rep, Tony served as artistic director of STAGE MANAGER Eureka Theatre, which produced the American Chris was the assistant stage manager for Ain’t premieres of plays by Dario Fo, Caryl Churchill, Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temp- and David Edgar before focusing on a new tations and Hand to God, and most recently generation of American writers. While at the staged managed As You Like It at California Eureka, Tony commissioned Tony Kushner’s Shakespeare Theater. Some of his favorite legendary Angels in America and co-directed its credits include Othello, King Lear, and Romeo world premiere. He has collaborated with Kush- and Juliet (California Shakespeare Theater); ner on eight plays at Berkeley Rep, including Safe House, Talley’s Folly and Rapture, Blister, The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism Burn (Aurora Theatre); James and the Giant and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. Tony’s Peach (Bay Area Children’s Theater/ Shanghai regional credits include Actors Theatre of Children’s Art Theatre); Orlando (TheatreFirst); Louisville, Arena Stage, Center Theatre Group, pen/man/ship (Magic Theatre); and A House the Eureka Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, the Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion Huntington Theatre Company, Oregon Shake- with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry (Z speare Festival, the Public Theater, and Seattle Space), starring Danny Scheie. Chris holds an Repertory Theatre. As a playwright, he debuted MA in theatre management from University of Ghost Light, Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup, California, Santa Cruz and is a proud member of Game On, written with Dan Hoyle, and It Can’t Actors’ Equity Association. Happen Here, written with Bennett S. Cohen. In 2012, Tony received the Margo Jones Award for Long Wharf Theatre “demonstrating a significant impact, under- Long Wharf Theatre (Joshua Borenstein, Man- standing, and affirmation of playwriting, with a aging Director), in its 53rd season, is recog- commitment to the living theatre.” nized as a leader in American theatre, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classics Susan Medak and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected MANAGING DIRECTOR works and a variety of work and American pre- Susan has served as Berkeley Rep’s managing mieres. More than 30 Long Wharf productions director since 1990, leading the administra- have transferred virtually intact to Broadway tion and operations of the Theatre. She has or off Broadway, some of which include Napoli, served as president of the League of Resident Brooklyn; Satchmo at the Waldorf; My Name is Theatres (lort) and treasurer of Theatre Com- Asher Lev; February House; The Glass Menag- munications Group (tcg), organizations that erie; the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays Wit by represent the interests of nonprofit theatres Margaret Edson; The Shadow Box by Michael across the nation. Susan chaired panels for Cristofer; and The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn. the Massachusetts Arts Council and has also The theatre is an incubator of new works, served on program panels for Arts Midwest, including Meteor Shower by Steve Martin and the Joyce Foundation, and the National En- The Most Beautiful Room in New York by David dowment for the Arts. Closer to home, Susan Shire and Adam Gopnik. Long Wharf Theatre serves on the board of the Downtown Berke-

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OH_program.indd 24 2/1/18 2:26 PM ley Association (dba). She is the founding chair of the Berkeley Arts in Education Steering Committee for Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. Susan serves on the faculty of Yale School of Drama and is a member of the International Women’s Forum and the Mont Blanc Ladies’ Literary Guild and Trekking Society. She was awarded the 2012 Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal by the Berkeley Community Fund and the 2017 Vi- sionary Leadership Award by tcg. During her time in Berkeley, Susan has been instrumental in the construction of the Roda Theatre, the Nevo Education Center, the renovation of the Peet’s Theatre, and in the acquisition of the Harrison Street campus. Theresa Von Klug GENERAL MANAGER Before joining Berkeley Rep, Theresa had over 20 years of experience in the New York not-for-profit performing arts sector where she has planned and executed events for dance, theatre, music, television, and film. Her previous positions include the interim general manager for The Public Theater; general manager/line producer for Theatre for a New Audience, where she opened its new state-of-the-art theatre in Brooklyn and filmed a major motion picture of the inaugu- ral production of Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, released June 2015; production manager at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and New York City Center, including the famous Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert; and field representative/ lead negotiator for the Association of Theat- rical Press Agents and Managers. She holds a MS in Labor Relations and Human Resources Management from Baruch College. Peter Dean PRODUCTION MANAGER Peter began his Berkeley Rep career in 2014, and since then some his favorite productions include Party People, X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story), Monsoon Wedding, and Aubergine. Previously, he served as production manager at The Public Theater, where favorite works include Here Lies Love, Father Comes Home from the War Parts 1–3, Mobile Shakespeare, and The Tempest as well as musical collaborations with Sting, the Roots, and the Eagles. Peter also helped Alex Timbers develop Rocky the Musical, The Last Goodbye, and the cult classic Dance Dance Revolution the Musical. Other favorites include working with Edward Albee to remount The Sandbox and The American Dream at their original home at the Cherry Lane Theatre, working on Little Flower of East Orange directed by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and being a part of the development team for The Ride, an interactive four-mile traveling performance in the heart of Times Square. Regionally Peter has worked with the Huntington Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Trinity Rep, Hasty Pudding Theat- ricals, Colorado Ballet, Central City Opera, and the Denver Center Theatre Company. Peter is a graduate of Otterbein University.

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OH_program.indd 25 2/1/18 2:26 PM Michael & Sue Steinberg BERKELEY REP SEASON SPONSORS Michael and Sue have been interested in the PRESENTS arts since they met and enjoy music, ballet, and live theatre. Michael, who recently retired as chairman and chief executive officer of profiles Macy’s West, served on Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees from 1999 to 2006 and currently serves on the board of directors of the Jewish Madeleine Oldham Museum. Sue serves on the board of the RESIDENT DRAMATURG/ World of Children. The Steinbergs have always DIRECTOR, THE GROUND FLOOR enjoyed regional theatre and are delighted to Madeleine is the director of The Ground Floor: sponsor Berkeley Rep this season. Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work and the Theatre’s The Strauch Kulhanjian Family resident dramaturg. She oversees commission- SEASON SPONSOR ing and new play development, and drama- Roger Strauch is a former president of Berke- turged the world premiere productions of ley Rep’s board of trustees and is currently Aubergine, The House that will not Stand, Passing vice president of the board. He is chairman of Strange, and In the Next Room (or the vibrator The Roda Group (rodagroup.com), a venture- STARTS MAR 9 play), among others. As literary manager and as- development company based in Berkeley. The sociate dramaturg at Center Stage in Baltimore, Roda Group is a lead investor in new battery, RESERVE TICKETS TODAY! she produced the First Look reading series and carbon capture, and water remediation headed up its young audience initiative. Before technology companies based in Silicon Valley moving to Baltimore, she was the literary man- and Vancouver, Canada. Roger is chairman ager at Seattle Children’s Theatre, where she of the board of directors of Cool Systems, oversaw an extensive commissioning program. the manufacturer of Game Ready, a medical She also acted as assistant and interim literary physical therapy system. He is also chairman manager at Intiman Theatre in Seattle. Mad- of the board of trustees for the Mathematical eleine served for four years on the executive Sciences Research Institute. He is a member committee of Literary Managers and Drama- of the UC Berkeley Engineering Dean’s college turgs of the Americas and has also worked with advisory board; a member of the board of act (Seattle), Austin Scriptworks, Crowded Fire, Northside Center, a mental-health services the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, the Kenne- agency based in Harlem, New York City; and dy Center, New Dramatists, Playwrights Center, a co-founder of the William Saroyan Program and Portland Center Stage. in Armenian Studies at Cal. Roger also leads the Mosse Art Restitution Project, which Michael Suenkel searches for family art illegally confiscated PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER during Germany’s Third Reich. His wife, Julie Michael began his association with Berkeley A. Kulhanjian, is an attending physician at Rep as the stage management intern for the Oakland Children’s Hospital. They have three 1984–85 season and is now in his 23rd year as college-age children. production stage manager. Some of his favorite “What a tremendous play this is, moving, thought-provoking shows include 36 Views, Endgame, Eurydice, Hy- Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer driotaphia, and Mad Forest. He has also worked LEAD SPONSORS and dramatically thrilling.” - DAILY TELEGRAPH with the Barbican in London, the Huntington Michelle and Bruce have been ardent sup- Theatre Company, the Juste Pour Rire Festival porters of Berkeley Rep since 1993, when they By CARYL CHURCHILL AURORATHEATRE.ORG in Montreal, La Jolla Playhouse, Pittsburgh moved with two young children in tow to Directed by BARBARA DAMASHEK 510.843.4822 Public Theater, the Public Theater and Second Berkeley. Their favorite evenings at Berkeley Stage Theater in New York, and Yale Repertory Rep were usually the discussion nights, where 2081 ADDISON STREET Theatre. For the Magic Theatre, he stage man- often friends would join them as well. Michelle DOWNTOWN BERKELEY aged Albert Takazauckas’ Breaking the Code and and Bruce always felt that Berkeley Rep was an Sam Shepard’s The Late Henry Moss. exceptional Bay Area cultural treasure as it was willing to support courageous new works and Jack & Betty Schafer nurture innovative young playwrights. In 2002, Coldwell Banker Berkeley SEASON SPONSORS Bruce and Michelle moved to London, where Betty and Jack are proud to support Berkeley they nourished themselves on a steady diet of Locally Grown, Globally Known Rep. Jack just rotated off the Theatre’s board English theatre (note the proper spelling) until and is now on the boards of San Francisco they could return to their beloved Berkeley Rep. 1495 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley Opera and the Straus Historical Society. 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OH_program.indd 26 2/8/18 12:07 PM OH_program.indd 27 2/1/18 2:26 PM Michael & Sue Steinberg SEASON SPONSORS Michael and Sue have been interested in the arts since they met and enjoy music, ballet, and live theatre. Michael, who recently retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s West, served on Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees from 1999 to 2006 and currently Reach Your Highest serves on the board of directors of the Jewish Business Potential Museum. Sue serves on the board of the World of Children. The Steinbergs have always • Make getting reviews a breeze enjoyed regional theatre and are delighted to • Show up higher in search results sponsor Berkeley Rep this season. • Appear in “near me” searches The Strauch Kulhanjian Family SEASON SPONSOR www.real.review Roger Strauch is a former president of Berke- ley Rep’s board of trustees and is currently vice president of the board. He is chairman of The Roda Group (rodagroup.com), a venture- development company based in Berkeley. The Roda Group is a lead investor in new battery, carbon capture, and water remediation technology companies based in Silicon Valley and Vancouver, Canada. Roger is chairman of the board of directors of Cool Systems, the manufacturer of Game Ready, a medical physical therapy system. He is also chairman of the board of trustees for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. He is a member of the UC Berkeley Engineering Dean’s college advisory board; a member of the board of Northside Center, a mental-health services agency based in Harlem, New York City; and a co-founder of the William Saroyan Program in Armenian Studies at Cal. Roger also leads the Mosse Art Restitution Project, which searches for family art illegally confiscated during Germany’s Third Reich. His wife, Julie A. Kulhanjian, is an attending physician at Oakland Children’s Hospital. They have three college-age children. Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer LEAD SPONSORS Michelle and Bruce have been ardent supporters of Berkeley Rep since 1993, when they moved with two young children in tow to Berkeley. Their favorite evenings at Berkeley Rep were usually the discussion nights, where often friends would join them as well. Michelle and Bruce always felt that Berkeley Rep was an exceptional Bay Area cultural treasure as it was willing to support courageous new works and nurture innovative young playwrights. In 2002, Bruce and Michelle moved to London, where they nourished themselves on a steady diet of English theatre (note the proper spelling) until they could return to their beloved Berkeley Rep. They are delighted once again to be back in the very center of leading-edge theatre and are honored to be lead sponsors for two of this season’s great productions. Their two now-grown children are also tremendous theatre junkies and will hopefully be joining Bruce and Michelle for some of this season’s performances.

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OH_program.indd 27 2/1/18 2:26 PM Peet’s Theatre. In 1966, Alfred Peet opened his BERKELEY REP PRESENTS profiles first store on Vine and Walnut in Berkeley and GET IN ON THE Peet’s has been committed to the Berkeley community ever since. As the pioneer of the craft coffee movement in America, Peet’s is Kerry Francis & John Jimerson doing ambassador visits with elders and a dog dedicated to small-batch roasting, superior GROUND FLOOR EXECUTIVE SPONSORS team for Hospice of the Bay, and is UC Master quality beans, freshness and a darker roasting “Something extraordinary is Kerry and John are excited to support Office Gardener literary editor for a weekly Marin style that produces a rich, flavorful cup. happening in Berkeley. On the Hour. John is the operational discipline team Independent Journal horticulture column. Steve Peet’s is locally roasted in the first leed® Gold smallest level, they are dedicated to lead at Chevron’s Richmond refinery and has is a primary care internist practicing in San certified roaster in the nation. enjoyed the thought-provoking plays pro- Francisco, affiliated with both cpmc and ucsf. the nurturing of artists—feeding us, Wells Fargo housing us, giving us time to create. duced by Berkeley Rep. Kerry is a member of He is chair of the board of the San Francisco Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees, a partner at Health Plan and is past president of The San SEASON SPONSOR But on the largest level possible, they Deloitte, and a graduate of UC Berkeley. Francisco Medical Society. Steve and Jill both Wells Fargo is proud to support the are dedicated to nothing less than serve as trustees of Sausalito Presbyterian award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre a wholesale change in the artistic Gail & Arne Wagner Church and are singers in the Chancel Choir. as a season sponsor for the last 12 years landscape of our time.” —Julia Cho EXECUTIVE SPONSORS because of its dedication to artistic excel- Arne Wagner retired from the law firm of Calvo Jack Klingelhofer lence and community engagement. Founded Fisher & Jacob in San Francisco. In his retire- SPONSOR in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, ment, he teaches high school math part-time Jack is the founder and former owner of an Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, and serves as treasurer for Tiba Foundation. information technology company located in investments, mortgage, and consumer and Gail Wagner recently retired from Kaiser in San the East Bay since 1981, and he is pleased that commercial finance. The bank is committed Leandro where she was a hematologist and on- its success has allowed him to contribute to to building better every day to meet our cus- cologist. She is the founder of Tiba Foundation his other passion, the East Bay arts scene. As tomers’ financial goals. For more information, (tibafoundation.org), an organization investing a long-term subscriber, Jack is excited to sup- please visit wellsfargo.com. in community healthcare in an underprivileged port the creative excellence at Berkeley Rep, district of western Kenya, in partnership with whose performances have meant so much to Matibabu Foundation. She is also on the board him over the years. of Africa Cancer Foundation usa. Gail has been a Berkeley Rep trustee for five years and, to- Laura & Nicholas Severino ADDITIONAL STAFF SPONSORS gether, Gail and Arne have been attending the Assistant director Theatre since they were students in 1972. Laura and Nick are delighted to sponsor Office Laura Humphrey Hour, especially after they were captivated Robin & Rich Edwards by Julia Cho’s Aubergine. The Severinos have Deck crew SPONSORS been longtime, passionate supporters of the Bradley Hopper · Matt Reynolds Robin and Rich have been strong supporters humanities. Laura has served on several com- Electrics of Berkeley Rep for more than 20 years when mittees and fundraisers for the community, Spencer Dixon · Zach Fischer · Cicily they started serving on the gala committee including the 2017 Berkeley Rep gala commit- Clare Gruber · Gabriel Holman · (on which they continue to serve). Rich was tee. She is a proud new trustee of Berkeley Bradley Hopper · David Lynch · co-chair of the Narsai Toast for five years. Rep. Nick has been an executive at Apple Melissa Ramirez · Minerva Ramirez · Robin retired from active law practice as a Inc. for over a decade. Laura and Nick believe Sarina Renteria · Corey Schaeffer · partner of Dentons US llp six years ago and strongly in the importance of the arts, and Nathanael C. Schiffbauer · Andrea The Ground Floor, Berkeley joined Berkeley Rep’s board in early 2012. Rich are particularly proud to support the creative J. Schwartz · Kourtney Snow · Ericka Rep’s R&D facility for artists, retired in 1998 as a senior partner of SF’s Rob- work of Berkeley Rep. Sokolower-Shain · Joshua van Eyken · ertson Stephens & Co., a high-tech-focused Lauren Wright comprises year-round BART investment bank, and became a professional Production assistant commissions, workshops, SEASON SPONSOR photographer. Both Rich and Robin have been James McGregor and events, all dedicated to very active as board members and fundraisers Bay Area Rapid Transit (bart) is the backbone of supporting artists developing for numerous Bay Area nonprofit organiza- the Bay Area transit network and serves more Props new work for the theatre. tions. They now spend about half the year than 100 million passengers annually. bart’s Noah Kramer · Dara Ly • Looking for a quiet, traveling the world by sea. all-electric trains make it one of the greenest Scene shop and most energy-efficient transit systems in James Chandler · Jennifer Costley · Will concentrated place to write? Cynthia A. Farner Join us at the East Bay Writers’ the world. Visit bart.gov/bartable to learn more Gering · Chance Grable · ET Hazzard · SPONSOR about great destinations and events that are Room. Reserve your spot online: Carl Martin · Sean Miller Cynthia is looking forward to sponsoring easy to get to on bart (like Berkeley Rep!). At Scenic artists berkeleyrep.org/groundfloor/ Office Hour. She worked in theatre in her 20s bart.gov/bartable, you can find discounts, enter writersroom Lassen Hines · Katie Holmes · before deciding that medicine was a better fit. sweepstakes offering fantastic prizes, and find Christopher Jee · Anya Kazimierski • Our Summer Residency Lab She is a practicing physician in San Francisco unique and exciting things to do just a bart ride Sound engineer brings theatre-makers of with a continuing interest in theatre and has away. While you’re there, be sure to sign up for an extensive art collection. bartable This Week, a free, weekly email filled Xochitl Loza every stripe to Berkeley each with the latest and greatest bartable fun! June to work on projects in Stage carpenter Jill & Steve Fugaro Kourtney Snow development. To attend Lab SPONSORS Peet’s Coffee Special thanks to our community presentations, sign up for our Jill is a member of Berkeley Rep’s Ovation gala SEASON SPONSOR partner for Office Hour, Berkeley mailing list: committee and chair of the trustees commit- Peet’s Coffee is proud to be the exclusive cof- Media Group berkeleyrep.org/groundfloor tee on the board of trustees. She is the retired fee of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and salutes co-founder and ceo of Murlin Apparel Group, Berkeley Rep for its dedication to the highest Medical consultation for Berkeley Inc., the Jill Martin and Maggi sportswear artistic standards and diverse programming. Rep provided by Cindy J. Chang, MD, design and manufacturing company. She is Peet’s is honored to support Berkeley Rep’s ucsf Clinical Professor, and Steven part of Marin Humane’s share dog program renovation with the new, state-of-the-art Fugaro, MD.

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OH_program.indd 28 2/1/18 2:26 PM OH_program.indd 29 2/1/18 2:26 PM Peet’s Theatre. In 1966, Alfred Peet opened his BERKELEY REP PRESENTS profiles first store on Vine and Walnut in Berkeley and GET IN ON THE Peet’s has been committed to the Berkeley community ever since. As the pioneer of the craft coffee movement in America, Peet’s is Kerry Francis & John Jimerson doing ambassador visits with elders and a dog dedicated to small-batch roasting, superior GROUND FLOOR EXECUTIVE SPONSORS team for Hospice of the Bay, and is UC Master quality beans, freshness and a darker roasting “Something extraordinary is Kerry and John are excited to support Office Gardener literary editor for a weekly Marin style that produces a rich, flavorful cup. happening in Berkeley. On the Hour. John is the operational discipline team Independent Journal horticulture column. Steve Peet’s is locally roasted in the first leed® Gold smallest level, they are dedicated to lead at Chevron’s Richmond refinery and has is a primary care internist practicing in San certified roaster in the nation. enjoyed the thought-provoking plays pro- Francisco, affiliated with both cpmc and ucsf. the nurturing of artists—feeding us, Wells Fargo housing us, giving us time to create. duced by Berkeley Rep. Kerry is a member of He is chair of the board of the San Francisco Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees, a partner at Health Plan and is past president of The San SEASON SPONSOR But on the largest level possible, they Deloitte, and a graduate of UC Berkeley. Francisco Medical Society. Steve and Jill both Wells Fargo is proud to support the are dedicated to nothing less than serve as trustees of Sausalito Presbyterian award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre a wholesale change in the artistic Gail & Arne Wagner Church and are singers in the Chancel Choir. as a season sponsor for the last 12 years landscape of our time.” —Julia Cho EXECUTIVE SPONSORS because of its dedication to artistic excel- Arne Wagner retired from the law firm of Calvo Jack Klingelhofer lence and community engagement. Founded Fisher & Jacob in San Francisco. In his retire- SPONSOR in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, ment, he teaches high school math part-time Jack is the founder and former owner of an Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, and serves as treasurer for Tiba Foundation. information technology company located in investments, mortgage, and consumer and Gail Wagner recently retired from Kaiser in San the East Bay since 1981, and he is pleased that commercial finance. The bank is committed Leandro where she was a hematologist and on- its success has allowed him to contribute to to building better every day to meet our cus- cologist. She is the founder of Tiba Foundation his other passion, the East Bay arts scene. As tomers’ financial goals. For more information, (tibafoundation.org), an organization investing a long-term subscriber, Jack is excited to sup- please visit wellsfargo.com. in community healthcare in an underprivileged port the creative excellence at Berkeley Rep, district of western Kenya, in partnership with whose performances have meant so much to Matibabu Foundation. She is also on the board him over the years. of Africa Cancer Foundation usa. Gail has been a Berkeley Rep trustee for five years and, to- Laura & Nicholas Severino ADDITIONAL STAFF SPONSORS gether, Gail and Arne have been attending the Assistant director Theatre since they were students in 1972. Laura and Nick are delighted to sponsor Office Laura Humphrey Hour, especially after they were captivated Robin & Rich Edwards by Julia Cho’s Aubergine. The Severinos have Deck crew SPONSORS been longtime, passionate supporters of the Bradley Hopper · Matt Reynolds Robin and Rich have been strong supporters humanities. Laura has served on several com- Electrics of Berkeley Rep for more than 20 years when mittees and fundraisers for the community, Spencer Dixon · Zach Fischer · Cicily they started serving on the gala committee including the 2017 Berkeley Rep gala commit- Clare Gruber · Gabriel Holman · (on which they continue to serve). Rich was tee. She is a proud new trustee of Berkeley Bradley Hopper · David Lynch · co-chair of the Narsai Toast for five years. Rep. Nick has been an executive at Apple Melissa Ramirez · Minerva Ramirez · Robin retired from active law practice as a Inc. for over a decade. Laura and Nick believe Sarina Renteria · Corey Schaeffer · partner of Dentons US llp six years ago and strongly in the importance of the arts, and Nathanael C. Schiffbauer · Andrea The Ground Floor, Berkeley joined Berkeley Rep’s board in early 2012. Rich are particularly proud to support the creative J. Schwartz · Kourtney Snow · Ericka Rep’s R&D facility for artists, retired in 1998 as a senior partner of SF’s Rob- work of Berkeley Rep. Sokolower-Shain · Joshua van Eyken · ertson Stephens & Co., a high-tech-focused Lauren Wright comprises year-round BART investment bank, and became a professional Production assistant commissions, workshops, SEASON SPONSOR photographer. Both Rich and Robin have been James McGregor and events, all dedicated to very active as board members and fundraisers Bay Area Rapid Transit (bart) is the backbone of supporting artists developing for numerous Bay Area nonprofit organiza- the Bay Area transit network and serves more Props new work for the theatre. tions. They now spend about half the year than 100 million passengers annually. bart’s Noah Kramer · Dara Ly • Looking for a quiet, traveling the world by sea. all-electric trains make it one of the greenest Scene shop and most energy-efficient transit systems in James Chandler · Jennifer Costley · Will concentrated place to write? Cynthia A. Farner Join us at the East Bay Writers’ the world. Visit bart.gov/bartable to learn more Gering · Chance Grable · ET Hazzard · SPONSOR about great destinations and events that are Room. Reserve your spot online: Carl Martin · Sean Miller Cynthia is looking forward to sponsoring easy to get to on bart (like Berkeley Rep!). At Scenic artists berkeleyrep.org/groundfloor/ Office Hour. She worked in theatre in her 20s bart.gov/bartable, you can find discounts, enter writersroom Lassen Hines · Katie Holmes · before deciding that medicine was a better fit. sweepstakes offering fantastic prizes, and find Christopher Jee · Anya Kazimierski • Our Summer Residency Lab She is a practicing physician in San Francisco unique and exciting things to do just a bart ride Sound engineer brings theatre-makers of with a continuing interest in theatre and has away. While you’re there, be sure to sign up for an extensive art collection. bartable This Week, a free, weekly email filled Xochitl Loza every stripe to Berkeley each with the latest and greatest bartable fun! June to work on projects in Stage carpenter Jill & Steve Fugaro Kourtney Snow development. To attend Lab SPONSORS Peet’s Coffee Special thanks to our community presentations, sign up for our Jill is a member of Berkeley Rep’s Ovation gala SEASON SPONSOR partner for Office Hour, Berkeley mailing list: committee and chair of the trustees commit- Peet’s Coffee is proud to be the exclusive cof- Media Group berkeleyrep.org/groundfloor tee on the board of trustees. She is the retired fee of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and salutes co-founder and ceo of Murlin Apparel Group, Berkeley Rep for its dedication to the highest Medical consultation for Berkeley Inc., the Jill Martin and Maggi sportswear artistic standards and diverse programming. Rep provided by Cindy J. Chang, MD, design and manufacturing company. She is Peet’s is honored to support Berkeley Rep’s ucsf Clinical Professor, and Steven part of Marin Humane’s share dog program renovation with the new, state-of-the-art Fugaro, MD.

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OH_program.indd 28 2/1/18 2:26 PM OH_program.indd 29 2/1/18 2:26 PM We thank the many institutional partners who enrich our community by BERKELEY REP championing Berkeley Rep’s artistic and community outreach programs. THANKS We gratefully recognize these donors to Berkeley Rep’s Annual Fund, Institutional Partners who made their gifts between November 2016 and December 2017.

LEGEND Ground Floor donor

GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE GIFTS OF $25,000–49,999 GIFTS OF $5,000–9,999 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Anonymous Anonymous The Shubert Foundation BayTree Fund Distracted Globe Foundation The Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation GIFTS OF $50,000–99,999 Wallis Foundation The Reva and David Logan Foundation Walter & Elise Haas Fund GIFTS OF $1,000–4,999 Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Woodlawn Foundation Joyce & William Brantman Foundation Koret Foundation Butte Creek Foundation National Endowment for the Arts GIFTS OF $10,000–24,999 Civic Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation Berkeley Civic Arts Program James Irvine Foundation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Ramsay Family Foundation jec Foundation Time Warner Foundation, Inc. Karl & Alice Ruppenthal Foundation for the Arts Tournesol Project Frank Sinatra Foundation twanda Foundation

CORPORATE SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS SPONSORS BUSINESS MEMBERS Mechanics Bank Wealth Management Aspiriant Wealth Management The Morrison & Foerster Foundation BluesCruise.com Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union CORPORATE PARTNERS Field Paoli Architects, in memory of Armanino llp John & Carol Field Deloitte Perforce Foundation Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC tmg Partners, in memory of John & Carol Field LEAD SPONSORS McCutcheon Construction Panoramic Interests Schoenberg Family Law Group

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Bayer Boston Properties, in memory of John & Carol Field Gallagher Risk Management Services EXECUTIVE SPONSORS Macy’s

American Express Is your company a corporate sponsor? Berkeley Rep’s Corporate Partnership program offers excellent opportunities to network, entertain clients, reward employees, increase visibility, and support the arts and arts education in the community. For details visit berkeleyrep.org/support or call Daria Hepps at 510 647-2904.

IN-KIND SPONSORS EXECUTIVE SPONSORS

MATCHING GIFTS The following companies have matched their employees’ contributions to Berkeley Rep. Please SPONSORS Autumn Press Maker’s Common contact your company’s HR office to find out if your Hafner Vineyard Bare ocho Candy company matches gifts. Latham & Watkins llp Bobby G’s Pizzeria Picante Accenture · Adobe Systems Inc. · Apple · Applied Mayer Brown llp Brown Sugar Kitchen PiQ Materials · Autodesk Inc. · Bank of America · Chevron Ramsay Winery Comal Platano Salvadoran Cuisine Corporation · Clorox · Dolby · Electronic Arts Robert Meyer’s Mangia/Nosh Corison Winery Revival Bar + Kitchen Outreach · Farallon Capital Mangement · Fremont Catering Company Donkey & Goat Winery Suya African Carribbean Grill Group Foundation · Gap Foundation · Genentech · Semifreddi’s East Bay Spice Company Sweet Adeline Bakeshop Google · ibm Corporation · Intel Corporation · John & Whole Foods Market Eureka! Tigerlily Maria Goldman Foundation · Johnson & Johnson · Viks Chaat & Market five Triple Rock Brewery Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · Levi Gather Restaurant Venus Strauss & Co. · Microsoft · Morrison & Foerster · PARTNERS gio’s Pizza & Bocce Zut! Tavern on 4th St. norcal Mutual Insurance Company · Oracle act Catering Hugh Groman Catering Corporation · Pixar Animation Studios · Salesforce · Almare Gelato Jazzcaffè Hotel Shattuck Plaza is the Shell Oil · Sidley Austin llp, San Francisco · Union Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen La Méditerranée official hotel of Berkeley Rep. Bank, The Private Bank · Varian Medical System · Au Coquelet La Note visa u.s.a., Inc. · Workday Aurora Catering Lucia’s of Berkeley

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OH_program.indd 30 2/1/18 2:26 PM We thank the many individuals in our community who help Berkeley Rep produce adventurous, thought-provoking, and thrilling theatre and bring arts education to thousands BERKELEY REP of young people every year. We gratefully recognize these donors to Berkeley Rep’s Annual THANKS Fund, who made their gifts between November 2016 and December 2017. Donors to the Annual Fund To make your gift and join this distinguished group, visit berkeleyrep.org/give or call 510 647-2906.

SPONSOR CIRCLE SEASON SPONSORS Guy Tiphane Joe Ruck & Donna Ito Ms. Wendy E. Jordan Jack & Betty Schafer Kelli & Steffan Tomlinson Patricia Sakai & Richard Shapiro Rosalind & Sung-Hou Kim Michael & Sue Steinberg Gail & Arne Wagner Joan Sarnat & David Hoffman Ted & Carole Krumland The Strauch Kulhanjian Family Liliane & Ed Schneider Peter & Melanie Maier SPONSORS Nick & Laura Severino Helen M. Marcus LEAD SPONSORS Anonymous (2) Felicia Woytak & Steven Rasmussen Dale & Don Marshall Edward D. Baker Maria Cardamone & Paul Matthews Phyra McCandless & Yogen & Peggy Dalal David & Vicki Cox ASSOCIATE SPONSORS Angelos Kottas Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer Thalia Dorwick Anonymous (2) Martin & Janis McNair Frances Hellman & Warren Breslau Robin & Rich Edwards Shelley & Jonathan Bagg Ed Messerly & Sudha Pennathur Jane Marvin/Peet’s Coffee Cynthia A. Farner Edith Barschi Steven & Patrece Mills M Stewart & Rachelle Owen David & Vicki Fleishhacker Neil & Gene Barth Norman & Janet Pease Mary Ruth Quinn & Scott Shenker Paul Friedman & Diane Manley Valerie Barth Peter Pervere & Georgia Cassel Jill & Steve Fugaro The Battle Family Foundation Barbara L. Peterson EXECUTIVE SPONSORS Karen Galatz & Jon Wellinghoff Ben Brown & Louise Rankin Gary & Noni Robinson Anonymous Paul Haahr & Susan Karp Brook & Shawn Byers Cynthia & William Schaff Barbara Bakar Scott & Sherry Haber Lynne Carmichael Emily Shanks M Michelle Branch & Dale Cook James C. Hormel & Julie & Darren Cooke Pat & Merrill Shanks Susan Chamberlin Michael P. Nguyen Robert Council & Ann Parks-Council Shirlen Fund, in memory of John Dains Jerry & Julie Kline Paul Daniels, in honor of Shirley and Philip Schild Bill Falik & Diana Cohen Jack Klingelhofer Peter Yonka Ed & Ellen Smith Kerry Francis & John Jimerson Suzanne LaFetra William Espey & Karen Stevenson & Bill McClave Wayne Jordan & Quinn Delaney Sandra & Ross McCandless Margaret Hart Edwards Lisa & Jim Taylor Lata Krishnan & Ajay Shah Dugan Moore Tracy & Mark Ferron Wendy Williams Monica Lopez & Sameer Gandhi Pam & Mitch Nichter Steven Goldin Linda & Steven Wolan Marjorie Randolph Leonard X & Arlene B. Rosenberg Hitz Foundation Martin & Margaret Zankel Rummi & Arun Sarin kbe Sheli & Burt Rosenberg, in honor of Christopher Hudson & Jean & Michael Strunsky Len & Arlene Rosenberg Cindy J. Chang, MD K

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PARTNERS Jaimie Sanford & Ted Storey Don Campbell and Family M Hilary & Tom Hoynes Linda Protiva Anonymous (5) Beth & David Sawi Ronnie Caplane Paula Hughmanick & Lawrence Prozan Tarang & Hirni Amin Jackie Schmidt-Posner & Leslie Chatham & Kathie Weston Steven Berger Bill Reuter & Ruth Major Michelle L. Barbour Barry Posner Betsey & Ken Cheitlin Lynda & Dr. J. Pearce Hurley Maxine Risley, in memory of Stephen Belford & Bobby Minkler Joyce & Jim Schnobrich Paul Collins K Roxanna Jackman, in honor of James Risley Jennifer Chaiken & Sam Hamilton Neal Shorstein, MD & Constance Crawford Mary & Norman Jackman Deborah Romer & William Tucker Barbara & Rodgin Cohen Christopher Doane James Cuthbertson Bill & Lisa Kelly Boyard & Anne Rowe Karen & David Crommie Stephen & Cindy Snow Barbara & Tim Daniels M Duke & Daisy Kiehn Enid & Alan Rubin Lois M. De Domenico Audrey & Bob Sockolov Richard & Anita Davis Stephen F. Kispersky Lisa Salomon & Scott Forrest Nancy & Jerry Falk Vickie Soulier Francine & Beppe Di Palma Jean Knox Monica Salusky & Nelson Goodman Deborah Taylor Barrera Corinne & Mike Doyle Michael Kossman John K. Sutherland Ms. Teresa Burns Gunther & Susan West Linda Drucker John Kouns & Anne Baele Kouns Jeane & Roger Samuelsen Dr. Andrew Gunther Barry Williams Susan English & Michael Kalkstein Lucy Kuntz, in honor of Jackie & Paul Schaeffer Richard & Lois Halliday Patricia & Jeffrey Williams Bill & Susan Epstein The Cage Players Linda & Nathan Schultz Earl & Bonnie Hamlin Sheila Wishek Merle & Michael Fajans Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz Brenda Buckhold Shank, M.D., Ph.D. Peter & Florence Hart, in memory Sally Woolsey Lisa & Dave Finer Randy Laroche & David Laudon Dave & Lori Simpson of John L. Field Ann & Shawn Fischer Hecht Sherrill Lavagnino & Sherry & David Smith Vera & David Hartford BENEFACTORS Linda Jo Fitz Scott McKinney Valerie Sopher Bonnie & Tom Herman Anonymous (5) Patrick Flannery Andrew Leavitt & Catherine Lewis Sally & Joel Spivack Kathleen & Chris Jackson Roy & Judith Alper Thomas & Sharon Francis Nancy & George Leitmann, in Gary & Jana Stein Barbara E. Jones, in memory of Peggy & Don Alter Lisa Franzel & Rod Mickels memory of Helen Barber Alison Teeman & William E. Jones Pat Angell, in memory of Donald & Dava Freed Henry Lerner, in honor of Michael Yovino-Young Seymour Kaufman & Gene Angell Herb & Marianne Friedman Joanne Levene Lerner Susan Terris Kerstin Edgerton Martha & Bruce Atwater James Gala Ellen & Barry Levine Sam Test Duke & Daisy Kiehn Naomi Auerbach & Ted Landau Kevin & Noelle Gibbs Suzanne & William Lingo Sushmita Vij Wanda Kownacki Nina Auerbach Dennis & Susan Johann Gilardi Vonnie Madigan Jonathan & Kiyo Weiss Louise Laufersweiler & Warren Sharp Linda & Mike Baker Marjorie Ginsburg & Howard Slyter Elsie Mallonee Beth Weissman Eileen & Hank Lewis Leslie & Jack Batson Daniel & Hilary B. Goldstine Lois & Gary Marcus Wendy Willrich Sumner & Hermine Marshall Don & Gerry Beers M Mary & Nicholas Graves Charlotte & Adolph Martinelli Steven Winkel & Barbara Sahm Miles & Mary Ellen McKey David Beery & Norman Abramson Robert & Judith Greber Rebecca Martinez Sam & Joyce Zanze Susan Medak & Greg Murphy Michael S. Berman, in memory of Anne & Peter Griffes Jill Matichak Mark Zitter & Jessica Nutik Zitter Toby Mickelson & Donald Brody John & Carol Field Garrett Gruener & Amy Slater Kirk McKusick & Eric Allman Jane & Mark Zuercher Janet & Clyde Ostler Caroline Beverstock Migsy & Jim Hamasaki Dan Miller Sandi & Dick Pantages Naomi Black Bob & Linda Harris Andy & June Monach Rezwan & Azarmeen Pavri Cynthia & David Bogolub Ruth Hennigar Scott Montgomery & Marc Rand Kermit & Janet Perlmutter Caroline Booth Christina Herdell, in memory of Judith & Richard Oken Pure Dana Fund Bernard Boudreaux Vaughn & Ardis Herdell Sheldeen Osborne LEGEND Sue Reinhold & Deborah Newbrun Linda Brandenburger Richard N. Hill & Nancy Lundeen Judy O’Young, MD & Gregg Hauser K in-kind gift Timothy Rempel K Eric Brink & Gayle Vassar M Elaine Hitchcock Bob & MaryJane Pauley M matching gift Gregg Richardson & Lee Mingwei K Broitman-Basri Family Bill Hofmann & Robbie Welling M Mary Ann Peoples, in memory of We are pleased to recognize first-time donors to David S. H. Rosenthal & Don & Carol Anne Brown Don & Janice Holve, in memory of Lou Peoples Berkeley Rep, whose names appear in italics. Vicky Reich Tracy Brown & Greg Holland Daisy & Paul Persons David & Bobbie Pratt

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CHAMPIONS Field · Pier & Barbara Oddone · Carol J. Bealmear · Jerome & Thao Dodson · Kathy George & Jeri Medak, in memory of Alexandra & Andrew Friedman, in memory of Carol & John in memory of Ruth Eis · Maria & David Nelson & Bernard Smits · Judith Norberg · Jim Jan Schreiber · Edna Shipley · Sharon Silva · Anonymous (4) · Fred & Kathleen Allen · Ormond · Lynette Pang & Michael Man · Down & Greg Kelly · Kristen Driskell · David Victoria Gray-Bealmear · Ruth Medak · Ralph & Field · Carol & Tony Henning · Deborah R. Laforge · Judith Lamberti, MD · Ms. Lauren L. & Marcia Nybakken · Sallie & Richard Olsen · Rochelle Sklansky · Anne Smith · Nicholas Elisabeth Andreason & Melissa Allen · Marcia Gerane Wharton Park · Regina Phelps · Drubin · Anita C. Eblé · Thomas W. Edwards & Melinda Mendelson · Aliza & Peter Metzner · Hensler · Douglas Hill & Jae Scharlin · Lee J. Lassleben · Antoinette LeCouteur · Janet Leeds · David & Mary O'Neill · Nancy Park · Patricia Smith · Patricia N. Smith · Sylvia Smith · Nancy & George Argyris · Ross E. Armstrong · Jolie Malcolm & Ann Plant · Gary & Jean Pokorny · Rebecca Parlette-Edwards · Jessica & Michael Marlene & Stephen Miller · Jeff Miner · The Horowitz · Wilma S. Horwitz · Jane & Nicholas Colleen & Brian Lewis · Karl & Betsy Payne · Peter Peacock · Gail & Gerald Spero & Norm Brand · Thomas H. Sponsler · Baumgardner · Susan Benzinger, in memory David & Mary Ramos · Kent Rasmussen & Celia Eisler, in memory of John & Carol Field · Alan Morris Family: Susan, Kathy, Karen, Steve & Hyde · Barbara B. Job · Jeff Jue, Berkeley High Livengood · Paul & Robin Ludmer, in honor of Pogoriler · Steven Potter · K. Racanelli & MJ Linda J. Stanley · Alan & Charlene Steen · Alice of Zan Gray Bealmear · Robert Bransten, in Ramsay · Reuben, Junius & Rose, llp, in Entine · Gini Erck & David Petta · Michael Jaxon · Ronald Morrison · James & Katherine Boy's Tennis Coach · Don & Kim Kahler · Harlan Ronni, Michael & Georgia Minnis · Paul & Bogatin · Daniel & Barbara Radin · Joe & Ann Steiner · Barbara Sternfeld · Dr. and Mrs. Pavel memory of John & Carol Field · Davis memory of John & Carol Field · Audrey & Paul Evanhoe · Sheilah & Harry Fish · Brigitte & Louis Moule · Aki & Emi Nakao · Ron Nakayama · & Pearl Kann · Susan Kaplan · Marjorie & Claire Maxwell · Edith Mendez · Adrienne V. Ranish · Donald A. Riley & Carolyn Serrao · Ed Svihra · Joyce Tayer · Michael & Katherine Carniglia & Mary-Claire Baker · John Carr · Richards · Helen Richardson · John & Jody Fisher · Martin Fleisher · Michael & Vicky Flora · Sharon Noteboom · Judy Ogle · Suzette S. Olson · Theodore Keeler · Kate & Kevin Kelly · Doris Miller, in honor of Daria Hepps and Franco & Irene Rimer · Myrna & Leon Rochester · Taylor · Brooks Thorlaksson · Dana Tom & Paula Carrell · Anthony J. Cascardi · Sumir Roberts · Galen Rosenberg & Denise Barnett · Jacques Fortier · Mary & Stan Friedman · David Eddie & Amy Orton · Frederick Oshay · Todd Kinsley · Karin Kinzel · Kathleen Kirby · Annie & Faraguna · Carrol Mills, in memory of Stan Marjorie Roth · Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rozen · L. Nancy Kawakita · Ronald Trotter · Ms. Sheila Chadha · Ed & Lisa Chilton · Richard & Linnea Martha Ross · Dace P. Rutland · Teddy & Bruce Gaskin & Phillip McPherson · Karl & Kathleen Parr · Brian D. Parsons · P. David Pearson & Keith Knudsen · Nancy Kornfield · Neil & Peggy Eremia · Sandy Mills · Susan Moss · Katherine M. Rubinoff · M. Ryce · Suzanne Samberg · Valorose · Margo Webster · Alison Wellsfry & Christiani · John & Izzie Crane · Ilana DeBare & Schwab · Andrew & Marva Seidl · Beryl & Ivor Geier · Tim Geoghegan · Gwendolyn Goldsby, in Barbara Schonborn · Bob & Toni Peckham, in Kostick · DawnMarie Kotsonis · Brooke Kuhn · K. Murphy · Ronald & Irene Nakasone · Shirley Carolyn Sanders · Birgit & Thomas Schmidt · Judy Porat · Alice Wilkins · Barbara Williams · Sam Schuchat · Harry & Susan Dennis · David Silver · Cherida Collins Smith · Alice & Scott memory of Angela Paton · Barry & Erica Goode · honor of Robert M. Peckham, Jr. · James & Susan Kupcho/Hawksworth Trust · Regina Lackner, Negrin · James & Alicia Nelson · Theresa Jane & Alan Schoenfeld · Georgia Schreiber · Danita Yocom & Ray Chavira · Stan Zaks Deutscher · Burton Peek Edwards · Paul So · Douglas Sovern & Sara Newmann · John Gail Gordon & Jack Joseph · Gene Gottfried · Penrod, in honor of Dale & Don Marshall · Lewis Feigenbaum & Judy Kemeny · Martin & St. Dennis & Roy Anati · Monroe W. Rico & Maya Green · Sheldon & Judy Greene · Perry · F. Anthony Placzek · Charles Pollack & Barbara Fishman · Frannie Fleishhacker · Strickberger · Pate & Judy Thomson · Michael Don & Becky Grether · Ken & Karen Harley · Joanna Cooper · Susie & Eric Poncelet · Roxann James & Jessica Fleming · Samuel Fogleman, Tubach & Amrita Singhal · Larry Vales · William Paula Hawthorn & Michael Ubell · Geoffrey & R. Preston · Paula B. Pretlow · Rich Price · Laurel in memory of Zan Gray Bealmear · Don & van Dyk & Margi Sullivan · Jennifer M. Van Shawn Haynes · Clifford Hersh · Dixie Hersh · & Gerald Przybylski · Sheldon & Catherine Janie Friend, in honor of Bill & Candy Falik · Natta · Pamela Gay Walker/Ghost Ranch Doug & Leni Herst, in honor of Susie Medak · Ramsay · Teresa L. Remillard · Rick & Stephanie Chris R. Frostad M · Ann Harriman, in memory Productions · William R. Weir · Elizabeth Fran Hildebrand · George & Leslie Hume · Alex Rogers · Deborah Dashow Ruth, in memory of Sustaining members Dr. Harvey & Deana Freedman Miles & Mary Ellen McKey Phillip & Melody Trapp of Malcolm White · Dan & Shawna Hartman Werter & Henry Trevor · Susan & Harvey Ingersoll & Martin Tannenbaum · Mr. & Mrs. Leo P. Ruth · Dorothy R. Saxe · Laurel as of January 2018: Joseph & Antonia Friedman Margaret D. & Winton McKibben Janis Kate Turner Brotsky · Rick Hoskins & Lynne Frame · Dean Wittenberg · Charles Wolfram & Peter Harold M. Isbell · Anne & Douglas Jensen · Ann Scheinman · Bob & Gloria Schiller · Dr. David Anonymous (7) Paul T. Friedman Ruth Medak Dorothy Walker Francis · Howard Hertz & Jean Krois · The Wolfram · Ron & Anita Wornick L. Johnson · Reese & Margaret Jones · Claudia & Schulz · Seiger Family Foundation · Marc & Norman Abramson & Dr. John Frykman Susan Medak & Greg Murphy Weil Family Trust— Hornthal Family Foundation, in honor of Daly Jordan-Koch · Kaarel Kaljot · Pat Kelly & Jane Seleznow · Sarah E. Shaver · Steve & Susan David Beery Laura K. Fujii Stephanie Mendel Weil Family Susie Medak · Marilyn & Michael ADVOCATES Jennifer Doebler · Kimberly J. Kenley-Salarpi · Shortell · Joshua & Ruth Simon · William & Jensen-Akula · Randall Johnson · Corrina Anonymous (16) · Abbey Alkon & Jonathan Beth & Tim Kientzle · Christopher Killian & Martha Slavin · Carra Sleight · Suzanne Slyman · Sam Ambler David Gaskin & Toni Mester Karen & Henry Work Jones · Fred Karren, in memory of Beth Leonard · Emily Arnold · Steven & Barbara Carole Ungvarsky · Jack & Birthe Kirsch · Jerry & Dick Smallwood · Sigrid Snider· Robert & Carl W. Arnoult & Phillip McPherson Shirley & Joe Nedham Martin & Margaret Zankel Karren · Dennis Kaump · Lynn Eve Komaromi, Aumer-Vail · Celia Bakke · Susan & Barry Baskin · Deborah & David Kirshman, in memory of John Naomi Stamper · Herbert Steierman · Annie Aurora Pan Marjorie Ginsburg & Theresa Nelson & Bernard Smits in honor of the Berkeley Rep Staff · Janet Stephanie Beach · Richard & Kathy Berman · Ed & & Carol Field · Jeff Klingman & Deborah Stenzel · Carol Sundell · Tracy Thompson · Karen Ken & Joni Avery Howard Slyter Pam & Mitch Nichter Gifts received by Kornegay & Dan Sykes · Craig Labadie · Kay Blonz · Karen Bowen & Beth Gerstein, in Sedberry · Susan Kolb · David & Joan Komaromi · Tiedemann & Geoff Piller · Henry Timnick · Amy Nancy Axelrod Mary & Nicholas Graves Sheldeen G. Osborne Berkeley Rep: Susilpa Lakireddy · Helen E. 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McCall Ruth Hennigar Bonnie Ring Living Trust Estate of Jill Bryans Jerry Mosher · Marvin & Neva Moskowitz · Pam & Mike Crane · Sheila Cullen · Sharon & Ed MacClelland · Paul Mariano · Charles Marston & Beany Wezelman · Sharon & Kenneth Wilson · Stephen K. Cassidy Douglas J. Hill Tom Roberts Estate of Nancy Croley Patricia Motzkin & Richard Feldman · Daniel Cushman · Jill & Evan Custer · Brett D’Ambrosio · Rosa Luevano · Igor Maslennikov · Caroline Laura & Ernest Winslow · Dorothy Witt · Paula Champagne & Hoskins/Frame Family Trust David Rovno Estate of Carol & John Field Murphy · Jane & Bill Neilson · Christina & Kathleen Damron · Joshua Dapice · Pat & Steve McCall & Eric Martin · Daniel & Beverlee Margaret Wu & Ciara Cox · Bob & Judi Yeager · Geoffrey Norman, in memory of John & Carol Davis · ddl Productions, in memory of Zan McFadden · John G. McGehee · Brian McRee · Lee Yearley & Sally Gressens David Watson Lynda & Dr. J. Pearce Hurley Tracie E. Rowson Estate of Rudolph Glauser Terin Christensen Robin C. Johnson Deborah Dashow Ruth Estate of Zandra Faye LeDuff Andrew Daly & Jody Taylor Bonnie McPherson Killip Patricia Sakai & Estate of John E. & M. Laina Dicker Lynn Eve Komaromi Richard Shapiro Helen A. Manning Thalia Dorwick Scott & Kathy Law Betty & Jack Schafer Estate of Richard Markell Rich & Robin Edwards Ines R. Lewandowitz Brenda Buckhold Shank, Estate of Gladys Thomas W. Edwards & Dot Lofstrom M.D., Ph.D. Perez-Mendez Rebecca Parlette-Edwards Helen M. Marcus Kevin Shoemaker Estate of Margaret Purvine Bill & Susan Epstein Dale & Don Marshall Valerie Sopher Estate of Leigh & Ivy Robinson William Espey & Sumner & Hermine Marshall Michael & Sue Steinberg Estate of Stephen C. Schaefer, in We gratefully recognize Mann · Sue & Phil Marineau · Marie Singer L. Hay · Daria Hepps & Franco Faraguna · memory of Juniper Marley Allen · Jeff & Margaret Hart Edwards Rebecca Martinez Dr. Douglas & Anne Stewart honor of Jean and Jack Knox McEnnis · Joanne Medak & Peter Katsaros · Lorraine Honig · Ralph Pais & Gayl Huston · Catherine Thermond · Nancy Thomas · Bill & Dr. Stephen E. Follansbee & Suzanne & Charles Jean Strunsky Estate of Peter Sloss the following members Seth Mickenberg & Alfredo Silva · Fred & Stephen & Helene Jaffe · Elizabeth Jasny · Sandy Threlfall · Lawrence Tjernell · Paula Dr. Richard A. Wolitz McCulloch Henry Timnick Estate of Harry Weininger Susan Pownall · Carla & David Riemer · Paul & Armond & Kathy Jordan, in memory of Alice Trauner · Janis Kate Turner · Marvalee & Kerry Francis John G. McGehee Guy Tiphane Estate of Grace Williams of the Annual Fund whose Margaret Robbins · Paul & Patti Sax · Emily L. 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Unless the donor specifies otherwise, received from October 23, Joyce & Jack Sweitzer · Jane & Jay Taber · Peggy Kivel · Shirley Langlois · Claudette & planned gifts become a part of Berkeley Rep’s board-designated endowment funds, where they will provide the financial stability that enables Berkeley Rep to maintain the highest Ruthann Taylor · Prof. Jeremy Thorner & Dr. Robert Layman, in honor of Francine Austin · FRIENDS standards of artistic excellence, support new work, and serve the community with innovative education and outreach programs, year after year. 2017 to January 10, 2018: Carol Mimura · Buddy & Jodi Warner · Rhona Susan Ledford · Catherine Lerza · Ronald & Anonymous (28) · Ida & Myles Abbott · Don & For more information on becoming a member, visit our website at berkeleyrep.org/mls or contact Daria Hepps at 510 647-2904 or [email protected]. & Harvey Weinstein · Mark Whatley & Danuta Shoshana Levy · Dr. Ludwig H. Lin & Kieron Bette Anderson · Melissa C. 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OH_program.indd 32 2/1/18 2:26 PM OH_program.indd 33 2/1/18 2:26 PM BERKELEY REP STAFF BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael Leibert Artistic Director Managing Director Tony Taccone Susan Medak President General Manager Theresa Von Klug Stewart Owen Vice Presidents ARTISTIC Tailor Audience Development Manager Nancy Gold · Gary Graves · Marvin Carrie Avery Kathy Kellner Griffith Director of Casting & Samanta Cubias Greene · Susan-Jane Harrison · Gendell Richard M. Shapiro BERKELEY REP’S SAVE THE First Hand Hing-Hernández · Melissa Hillman · Artistic Associate Webmaster Roger A. Strauch 50 Amy Potozkin Janet Conery Christina Cone William Hodgson · Andrew Hurteau · Anthony Jackson · Kasey Klem · Krista Wardrobe Supervisor Jean Z. Strunsky YEARS AND Director, The Ground Floor/ Video & Multimedia Producer Knight · Julian López-Morillas · Dave Barbara Blair Resident Dramaturg Joel Dockendorf Maier · Reid McCann · Patricia Miller · Treasurer GLOWING Madeleine Oldham Program Advertising Alex Moggridge · Edward Morgan · Felicia Woytak Literary Manager ELECTRICS Pamela Webster Jack Nicolaus · Slater Penney · Greg DATE! Sarah Rose Leonard Pierotti · Lisa Anne Porter · Diane Secretary Master Electrician Front of House Director Rachel · Rolf Saxon · Elyse Shafarman · Leonard X Rosenberg Artistic Associate Frederick C. Geffken Kelly Kelley Katie Craddock Arje Shaw · Joyful Simpson · Cleavon Production Electricians Front of House Manager Chair, Trustees Committee Christine Cochrane · Kenneth Coté Smith · M. Graham Smith · Elizabeth Associate Director Debra Selman Vega · James Wagner · Dan Wolf Jill Fugaro Lisa Peterson SOUND AND VIDEO House Managers Teaching Artists Chair, Audit Committee Join us as we toast Berkeley Rep’s past, present, and future at a HONORARY COMMITTEE Artist in Residence Steven Coambs · Aleta George · Amber Flame · Carla Pantoja · Dave Kerry L. Francis Hope Alexander-Willis Stephen Spinella Sound Supervisor Kimberly Harvey-Scott · Tuesday Ray · Maier · Elena Wright · Jack Nicolaus · spectacular evening at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco honoring Todd Almond Artists under Commission James Ballen Debra Selman Lindsey Schmeltzer · Radhika Rao · Board Members Edward D. Baker Mikhail Baryshnikov Todd Almond · Christina Anderson · Sound Engineers Lead Concessionaires Salim Razawi · Simon Trumble · Teddy 50 seasons of groundbreaking theatre. Michelle Branch Jackie Sibblies Drury · Dave Malloy · Angela Don · Annemarie Scerra Steven Coambs · Molly Conway · Nina Spencer · Andre San-Chez · Bryan The Honorable Tom Bates & David Cox Lisa Peterson · Sarah Ruhl · Tori Gorham · David Rogers · Emily Weiss Quinn · Shannon Davis · Zoe Amar Doshi the Honorable Loni Hancock Sampson · Joe Waechter ADMINISTRATION Swenson-Graham · Daryl Harper · Berkeley Rep’s OVATION—50 Years and Glowing—is a night of Concessionaires Miriam Ani Robin Edwards Joy Carlin Controller Chloe Auletta-Young · Jessica Bates · Lisa Finer Nancy Carlin & Howard Swain PRODUCTION Teen Core Council celebration. It’s also a night to support the Theatre’s innovative work Suzanne Pettigrew Daniel DellaRipa · Casey Fay · Lorenz Karen Galatz James Carpenter Production Manager Gonzales · Katie Holmes · Serene Neo Barnes · Jesias Burrell · Bruce Golden Associate Managing Director/ Uma Channer · Adin Gilman-Cohen · both on and off stage, from its productions and new play development The Honorable Keith Carson & Maria Carson Peter Dean Manager, The Ground Floor LaBue-Deshais · Luci Liss · Johnny Steven Goldin Lloyd· May Rasheed · David Rogers · Mirabel Connor · Miya Drain · Devin Interim Assistant Production Sarah Williams Scott Haber Kathleen Chalfant Michelle Sellers · Win Wallace Elias · Anna Granados · Fiona program to nurturing the next generation of theatre-makers and Manager David Hoffman Adam Chanler-Berat Associate General Manager Deane-Grundman ·Alecia Harger · Jonathan C. Logan Zoey Russo Amanda Williams O’Steen Ticket Services Director Kayla Hansen · Kyla Henderson · Zoe theatregoers. Reconnect with luminary artists and friends, from Berkeley Julia Cho Geo Haynes Jane Marvin Company Manager Yale Management Fellow Larkin · Avery Martin · Sumayya Sandra R. McCandless Charles Dean Jean-Paul Gressieux Jaime Totti Subscription Manager Bisseret-Martinez · Lucy Urbano · Susan Medak Rep’s earliest days to the present, over a sumptuous and celebratory feast. Colman Domingo Laurie Barnes Alana Walker · Hannah Williams · Pamela Nichter Executive Assistant Sophia Villamor Get ready to bid on one-of-a-kind getaways and vip experiences. And be Paul Dresher & Philippa Kelly STAGE MANAGEMENT Kate Horton Box Office Supervisor Sudha Pennathur Julie Gotsch Docent Co-Chairs Laura Severino Eve Ensler Production Stage Manager Bookkeeper prepared for a surprise or two during this theatrically festive evening. Michael Suenkel Box Office Agents Matty Bloom, Content Emily Shanks Steven Epp Kristine Taylor Joy Lancaster, Recruitment Tony Taccone Stage Managers Marianne Almero · Gabrielle Boyd · Oskar Eustis Associate Controller Carmen Darling · Jordan Don · Selma Meyerowitz, Off-Sites Kelli Tomlinson Mona Golabek Molly Meg Legal · Leslie M. Radin · Eric Ipsen and Procedures Gail Wagner Kathy Rose · Karen Szpaller · Chris Katherine Gunn · Lian Ladia · Daniel Handler & Lisa Brown Payroll Administrator Jaden Pratt Office Hour Docents Waters · Kimberly Mark Webb Past Presidents Geoff Hoyle Katie Riemann Matty Bloom, Lead Docent Helen C. Barber Production Assistants Francine Austin · Jim Brown · Dee SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 · 6:00PM Linda Lee Johnson Bradley Hopper · Hana Kadoyama · Tessitura User Interaction OPERATIONS A. George Battle Administrator Kursh · Rhea Rubin · Thomas Sponsler · Carole B. Berg Moisés Kaufman Amanda Mason · James McGregor · Facilities Director Joan Sullivan · Catherine Warren · The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco · 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco Sofie Miller · Betsy Norton Destiny Askin Mark Morrisette Robert W. Burt Maxine Hong Kingston Linda Williams Shih-Tso Chen Information Technology Manager Facilities Coordinator Narsai M. David The Honorable Barbara Lee Dianne Brenner STAGE OPERATIONS Andrew Susskind 2017–18 BERKELEY REP Thalia Dorwick, PhD Delroy & Nasha Lindo Stage Supervisor Building Engineer FELLOWSHIPS Nicholas M. Graves Sharon Lockwood DEVELOPMENT Julia Englehorn Thomas Tran Bret C. Harte Directing Fellow Richard F. Hoskins Des McAnuff Jean Knox Director of Development Building Repair Technician Nicholas Kowerko TICKETS START AT $750 PER PERSON Robert M. Oliver Flicka McGurrin PROPERTIES Lynn Eve Komaromi Kevin Pan Company Management Fellow Marjorie Randolph Rita Moreno Properties Supervisor Associate Director of Development Alice Stites Proceeds from OVATION support all of the work on Berkeley Rep’s Production Driver Harlan M. Richter Jonathan Moscone Jillian A. Green Daria Hepps Laurence Tasse Costume Fellow Richard A. Rubin stages, as well as the Theatre’s arts education programs, which serve Sharon Ott Assistant Properties Supervisor Director of Individual Giving Facilities Assistants Kiara Montgomery Edwin C. Shiver Laura Fichtenberg Amelia Burke-Holt Theresa Drumgoolie · Sophie Li · Development Fellow Roger A. Strauch more than 20,000 people each year. Bill Rauch Properties Artisan Stewardship Officer Alex Maciel · Carlos Mendoza · Guy Ariana Johnson Martin Zankel Emma Rice Woof Kurtzman Nado · Jesus Rodriguez · LeRoy Thomas Samantha Visbal Education Fellow Sustaining Advisors Ken Ruta Institutional Giving Manager Ky’Lend Adams Rena Bransten Mitzi Sales & John Argue SCENE SHOP Julie McCormick BERKELEY REP Martha Conte Anna Deveare Smith SCHOOL OF THEATRE Graphic Design Fellow Thalia Dorwick, PhD Technical Director Individual Giving Coordinator Kendall Markley Joe Spano Jim Smith Kelsey Scott Director of the School of Theatre William T. Espey RSVP Rachel Hull Harry Weininger Sound Fellow William Falik Sir Patrick Stewart Associate Technical Director Special Events Coordinator Cecilia Pappalardo David Fleishhacker Julia Starr at 510 647-2901 or [email protected] Michael Tilson Thomas & Joshua Robinson Matt Rohner Lauren Shorofsky Associate Director Paul T. Friedman MaryBeth Cavanaugh Lighting/Electrics Fellow Stephen Wadsworth & Francesca Faridany Shop Foreman Development Database Domino Mannheim Nicholas M. Graves Or visit berkeleyrep.org/ovation Sam McKnight Coordinator Program Manager, Training and Richard F. Hoskins Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan Community Programs Marketing/Digital Carole Krumland Master Carpenter Jane Voytek Alice Walker Anthony Jackson Communications Fellow Dale Rogers Marshall Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn Development Associates Alice Waters Arielle Rubin Julie McCray Maddie Gaw · Julia Starr Education Communications and Les Waters & Annie Smart Carpenters Partnerships Manager Peter F. Sloss Literary/ Helen Meyer Patrick Keene · Read Tuddenham Marcela Chacón Dramaturgy Fellow Dugan Moore Mary Zimmerman M ARKETING & James Dinneen Peter Pervere SCENIC ART COMMUNICATIONS Data and Tessitura Analyst Marjorie Randolph Committee list as of February 1, 2018 Katie Riemann Production Management Fellow Charge Scenic Artist Director of Marketing and Hayley Rowland Patricia Sakai Communications Lisa Lázár Community Programs Administrator Jack Schafer Peter Yonka Modesta Tamayo Properties Fellow William Schaff Mara Ishihara Zinky Michael Steinberg COSTUMES Director of Public Relations Education Associate Tim Etheridge Ava Lindenmaier Scenic Art Fellow Michael Strunsky Costume Director Chrissy Curl Martin Zankel Maggi Yule Art Director Faculty Nora Merecicky Bobby August Jr. · Erica Blue · Jon Scenic Construction Fellow Associate Costume Director/ William Ebeler Communications & Digital Burnett · Rebecca Castelli · Eugenie Hair and Makeup Supervisor Chan · Iu-Hui Chua · Jiwon Chung · Stage Management Fellow FOUNDING DIRECTOR Amy Bobeda Content Director Michael W. Leibert Karen McKevitt Sally Clawson · Deborah Eubanks · Tait Adams Susan Garner · Christine Germain · Producing Director, 1968–83

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OH_program.indd 34 2/8/18 12:24 PM BERKELEY REP STAFF BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael Leibert Artistic Director Managing Director Tony Taccone Susan Medak President General Manager Theresa Von Klug Stewart Owen Vice Presidents ARTISTIC Tailor Audience Development Manager Nancy Gold · Gary Graves · Marvin Carrie Avery Kathy Kellner Griffith Director of Casting & Samanta Cubias Greene · Susan-Jane Harrison · Gendell Richard M. Shapiro BERKELEY REP’S SAVE THE Artistic Associate First Hand Webmaster Hing-Hernández · Melissa Hillman · 50 Roger A. Strauch 50 Amy Potozkin Janet Conery Christina Cone William Hodgson · Andrew Hurteau · Anthony Jackson · Kasey Klem · Krista Wardrobe Supervisor Jean Z. Strunsky YEARS AND Director, The Ground Floor/ Video & Multimedia Producer Knight · Julian López-Morillas · Dave Barbara Blair Resident Dramaturg Joel Dockendorf Maier · Reid McCann · Patricia Miller · Treasurer GLOWING Madeleine Oldham Program Advertising Alex Moggridge · Edward Morgan · Felicia Woytak Literary Manager ELECTRICS Pamela Webster Jack Nicolaus · Slater Penney · Greg DATE! Sarah Rose Leonard Pierotti · Lisa Anne Porter · Diane Secretary Master Electrician Front of House Director Rachel · Rolf Saxon · Elyse Shafarman · Leonard X Rosenberg Artistic Associate Frederick C. Geffken Kelly Kelley Katie Craddock Arje Shaw · Joyful Simpson · Cleavon Production Electricians Front of House Manager Chair, Trustees Committee Christine Cochrane · Kenneth Coté Smith · M. Graham Smith · Elizabeth Associate Director Debra Selman Vega · James Wagner · Dan Wolf Jill Fugaro Lisa Peterson SOUND AND VIDEO House Managers Teaching Artists Chair, Audit Committee Join us as we toast Berkeley Rep’s past, present, and future at a HONORARY COMMITTEE Artist in Residence Steven Coambs · Aleta George · Amber Flame · Carla Pantoja · Dave Kerry L. Francis Hope Alexander-Willis Stephen Spinella Sound Supervisor Kimberly Harvey-Scott · Tuesday Ray · Maier · Elena Wright · Jack Nicolaus · spectacular evening at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco honoring Todd Almond Artists under Commission James Ballen Debra Selman Lindsey Schmeltzer · Radhika Rao · Board Members Edward D. Baker Mikhail Baryshnikov Todd Almond · Christina Anderson · Sound Engineers Lead Concessionaires Salim Razawi · Simon Trumble · Teddy 50 seasons of groundbreaking theatre. Michelle Branch Jackie Sibblies Drury · Dave Malloy · Angela Don · Annemarie Scerra Steven Coambs · Molly Conway · Nina Spencer · Andre San-Chez · Bryan The Honorable Tom Bates & David Cox Lisa Peterson · Sarah Ruhl · Tori Gorham · David Rogers · Emily Weiss Quinn · Shannon Davis · Zoe the Honorable Loni Hancock Amar Doshi the Honorable Loni Hancock Sampson · Joe Waechter ADMINISTRATION Swenson-Graham · Daryl Harper · Berkeley Rep’s OVATION—50 Years and Glowing—is a night of Concessionaires Miriam Ani Robin Edwards Joy Carlin Controller Chloe Auletta-Young · Jessica Bates · Lisa Finer Nancy Carlin & Howard Swain PRODUCTION Teen Core Council celebration. It’s also a night to support the Theatre’s innovative work Suzanne Pettigrew Daniel DellaRipa · Casey Fay · Lorenz Karen Galatz James Carpenter Production Manager Gonzales · Katie Holmes · Serene Neo Barnes · Jesias Burrell · Bruce Golden Associate Managing Director/ Uma Channer · Adin Gilman-Cohen · both on and off stage, from its productions and new play development The Honorable Keith Carson & Maria Carson Peter Dean Manager, The Ground Floor LaBue-Deshais · Luci Liss · Johnny Steven Goldin Lloyd· May Rasheed · David Rogers · Mirabel Connor · Miya Drain · Devin Interim Assistant Production Sarah Williams Scott Haber Kathleen Chalfant Michelle Sellers · Win Wallace Elias · Anna Granados · Fiona program to nurturing the next generation of theatre-makers and Manager David Hoffman Adam Chanler-Berat Associate General Manager Deane-Grundman ·Alecia Harger · Jonathan C. Logan Zoey Russo Amanda Williams O’Steen Ticket Services Director Kayla Hansen · Kyla Henderson · Zoe theatregoers. Reconnect with luminary artists and friends, from Berkeley CharlesJulia Cho Dean Geo Haynes Jane Marvin Company Manager Yale Management Fellow Larkin · Avery Martin · Sumayya Sandra R. McCandless Rep’s earliest days to the present, over a sumptuous and celebratory feast. ColmanCharles DeanDomingo Jean-Paul Gressieux Jaime Totti Subscription Manager Bisseret-Martinez · Lucy Urbano · Susan Medak Rep’s earliest days to the present, over a sumptuous and celebratory feast. PaulColman Dresher Domingo & Philippa Kelly Laurie Barnes Alana Walker · Hannah Williams · Pamela Nichter Executive Assistant Sophia Villamor Get ready to bid on one-of-a-kind getaways and vip experiences. And be EvePaul Ensler Dresher & Philippa Kelly STAGE MANAGEMENT Kate Horton Box Office Supervisor Sudha Pennathur Julie Gotsch Docent Co-Chairs Laura Severino StevenEve Ensler Epp Production Stage Manager Bookkeeper prepared for a surprise or two during this theatrically festive evening. Michael Suenkel Box Office Agents Matty Bloom, Content Emily Shanks OskarSteven Eustis Epp Kristine Taylor Joy Lancaster, Recruitment Tony Taccone Stage Managers Marianne Almero · Gabrielle Boyd · MonaOskar GolabekEustis Associate Controller Carmen Darling · Jordan Don · Selma Meyerowitz, Off-Sites Kelli Tomlinson DanielMona Golabek Handler & Lisa Brown Molly Meg Legal · Leslie M. Radin · Eric Ipsen and Procedures Gail Wagner Kathy Rose · Karen Szpaller · Chris Katherine Gunn · Lian Ladia · GeoffDaniel HandlerHoyle & Lisa Brown Payroll Administrator Jaden Pratt Office Hour Docents Waters · Kimberly Mark Webb Past Presidents LindaGeoff Lee Hoyle Johnson Katie Riemann Matty Bloom, Lead Docent Helen C. Barber Production Assistants Francine Austin · Jim Brown · Dee SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 · 6:00PM MoisésLinda Lee Kaufman Johnson Bradley Hopper · Hana Kadoyama · Tessitura User Interaction OPERATIONS A. George Battle Administrator Kursh · Rhea Rubin · Thomas Sponsler · Carole B. Berg MaxineMoisés KaufmanHong Kingston Amanda Mason · James McGregor · Facilities Director Joan Sullivan · Catherine Warren · The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco · 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco Sofie Miller · Betsy Norton Destiny Askin Mark Morrisette Robert W. Burt TheMaxine Honorable Hong Kingston Barbara Lee Linda Williams Shih-Tso Chen Information Technology Manager Facilities Coordinator Narsai M. David DelroyThe Honorable & Nasha Barbara Lindo Lee Dianne Brenner STAGE OPERATIONS Andrew Susskind 2017–18 BERKELEY REP Thalia Dorwick, PhD SharonDelroy &Lockwood Nasha Lindo Stage Supervisor Building Engineer FELLOWSHIPS Nicholas M. Graves FlickaSharon McGurrin Lockwood DEVELOPMENT Julia Englehorn Thomas Tran Bret C. Harte Directing Fellow Richard F. Hoskins RitaDes McAnuffMoreno Jean Knox Director of Development Building Repair Technician Nicholas Kowerko TICKETS START AT $750 PER PERSON Robert M. Oliver JonathanFlicka McGurrin Moscone PROPERTIES Lynn Eve Komaromi Kevin Pan Company Management Fellow Marjorie Randolph SharonRita Moreno Ott Properties Supervisor Associate Director of Development Alice Stites Proceeds from OVATION support all of the work on Berkeley Rep’s Production Driver Harlan M. Richter BillJonathan Rauch Moscone Jillian A. Green Daria Hepps Laurence Tasse Costume Fellow Richard A. Rubin stages, as well as the Theatre’s arts education programs, which serve EmmaSharon Rice Ott Assistant Properties Supervisor Director of Individual Giving Facilities Assistants Kiara Montgomery Edwin C. Shiver Laura Fichtenberg Ken Ruta Amelia Burke-Holt Theresa Drumgoolie · Sophie Li · Development Fellow Roger A. Strauch more than 20,000 people each year. Bill Rauch Properties Artisan Stewardship Officer Alex Maciel · Carlos Mendoza · Guy Ariana Johnson Martin Zankel MitziEmma Sales Rice & John Argue Woof Kurtzman Nado · Jesus Rodriguez · LeRoy Thomas Samantha Visbal Education Fellow Sustaining Advisors AnnaKen Ruta Deveare Smith Institutional Giving Manager Ky’Lend Adams Rena Bransten JoeMitzi Spano Sales & John Argue SCENE SHOP Julie McCormick BERKELEY REP Martha Conte SirAnna Patrick Deveare Stewart Smith SCHOOL OF THEATRE Graphic Design Fellow Thalia Dorwick, PhD Technical Director Individual Giving Coordinator Kendall Markley MichaelJoe Spano Tilson Thomas & Joshua Robinson Jim Smith Kelsey Scott Director of the School of Theatre William T. Espey RSVP Rachel Hull Harry Weininger Sound Fellow William Falik StephenSir Patrick Wadsworth Stewart & Francesca Faridany Associate Technical Director Special Events Coordinator Cecilia Pappalardo David Fleishhacker Julia Starr at 510 647-2901 or [email protected] TomMichael Waits Tilson & Kathleen Thomas Brennan & Joshua Robinson Matt Rohner Lauren Shorofsky Associate Director Paul T. Friedman MaryBeth Cavanaugh Lighting/Electrics Fellow AliceStephen Walker Wadsworth & Francesca Faridany Shop Foreman Development Database Domino Mannheim Nicholas M. Graves Or visit berkeleyrep.org/ovation Sam McKnight Coordinator Program Manager, Training and Richard F. Hoskins AliceTom Waits Waters & Kathleen Brennan Community Programs Marketing/Digital Carole Krumland Master Carpenter Jane Voytek LesAlice Waters Walker & Annie Smart Anthony Jackson Communications Fellow Dale Rogers Marshall Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn Development Associates MaryAlice WatersZimmerman Arielle Rubin Julie McCray Maddie Gaw · Julia Starr Education Communications and Les Waters & Annie Smart Carpenters Partnerships Manager Peter F. Sloss Literary/ Helen Meyer Committee list as of February 1, 2018 Patrick Keene · Read Tuddenham Marcela Chacón Dramaturgy Fellow Dugan Moore Mary Zimmerman M ARKETING & James Dinneen Peter Pervere SCENIC ART COMMUNICATIONS Data and Tessitura Analyst Marjorie Randolph Committee list as of February 1, 2018 Katie Riemann Production Management Fellow Charge Scenic Artist Director of Marketing and Hayley Rowland Patricia Sakai Communications Lisa Lázár Community Programs Administrator Jack Schafer Peter Yonka Modesta Tamayo Properties Fellow William Schaff Mara Ishihara Zinky Michael Steinberg COSTUMES Director of Public Relations Education Associate Tim Etheridge Ava Lindenmaier Scenic Art Fellow Michael Strunsky Costume Director Chrissy Curl Martin Zankel Maggi Yule Art Director Faculty Nora Merecicky Bobby August Jr. · Erica Blue · Jon Scenic Construction Fellow Associate Costume Director/ William Ebeler Communications & Digital Burnett · Rebecca Castelli · Eugenie Hair and Makeup Supervisor Chan · Iu-Hui Chua · Jiwon Chung · Stage Management Fellow FOUNDING DIRECTOR Amy Bobeda Content Director Michael W. Leibert Karen McKevitt Sally Clawson · Deborah Eubanks · Tait Adams Susan Garner · Christine Germain · Producing Director, 1968–83

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