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2012 - 2013 SEASON C PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... Music & LYRICS BY Lopez & JeffMarx BOOK BY JeffWhitty Produced by Special Arrangement with Musi, Tlt•alrt /111trnational

THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF MUSICAL NUMBERS TOO DIRECTOR ACT I: JeffWhitty Michael Serrecchia "The Avenue Q Theme" MUSIC & LYRICS BOOK COSTUME DESIGN "B.A. in English/Sucks to Be Me" Company Michael Robinson Mr. Lopez's firsttwo Broadway musicals, Mr. Whitty won the 2004 TonyAward PUPPET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION "IfYou Were Gay" Rod & Nicky .. Avenue Q and The , forBest Book of a Musical forAvenue Dallas Puppet Theater - Pix Smith "Purpose" Princeton & Others have both been critical and commercial & Michael Robinson "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" Q, which ran six years on Broadway SET DESIGN Princeton, Kate, Gary, Brian, & hits and Best Musical Tony Award and then moved to its current home JacAlder Christmas Eve winners. He shared forBest off Broadway at . LIGHTING &SOUND DESIGN "The Internet" Kate &Trekkie Original Score and Best Book for The Additional mountings include five Monster Scott Guenther Book of Mormon. He also shared a Tony years in London's West End, U <:;, �rid "A Mix Tape " Kate VOCAL CAPTAIN forBest Original Score and a Grammy U.K. national tours, and dozens of "I'm Not Wearing Underwear Olivia de Guzman Emile Today" Brian nomination for Avenue Q, which he co­ international productions. In 2011, his wrote and conceived. With wife Kristen new musical premiered at the CAST "Special" Lucy Bring It On KATE/LUCY "You Can Be As Loud ..." Gary & Bad Anderson-Lopez, he co-wrote Finding Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, with a score News Bears *1'Megan Kelly Bates Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt by , Amanda Green, and Lin­ "Fantasies" Rod, Princeton, & Kate NICKY/SWING Disney World since 2006), the Broadway­ Manuel Miranda. Whitty's plays include "My Girlfriend" Rod 1"�James Chandler bound original musical Up Here and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, "There's A Fine, Fine Line" Kate CHRISTMAS EVE songs for Winnie the Pooh (Disney The Hiding Place, The Plank Project, Balls, Olivia de Guzman Emile feature animation, 2011). He shared and Suicide Weather. Theaters mounting ACTII: "There Is Life Outside Your two Emmy Awards forhis music for The his work include the Oregon Shake­ 1'M. Denise Lee Apartment" Company Wonder Pets and an Emmy nomination speare Festival, the Alliance Theatre, BRIAN "The More You Ruv Someone" for the Scrubs musical episode. Member: Atlantic Theater Company, South Coast Chester Maple Christmas Eve & Kate BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild, WGA, Repertory, , and The PRINCETON/ROD "Schadenfreude"Gary & Nicky Matt Purvis AEA, Yale grad, and native NY'er. New Group, as well as The Eugene "I Wish I Could Go Back To College" O'Neill Theatre Center, which hosted TREKKIE/SWING Kate, Nicky, & Princeton 1 developmental workshops forAvenue Q 'Michael Robinson "The Money Song" Nicky, Princeton, &Company JeffMarx and Tales ofthe City. "The Money Song Reprise" M usrc & LYRICS Company ARTISTIC STAFF "For Now" Company Mr. Marx, with Robert Lopez, made their Broadway debut with Avenue Q PRODUCTION STAFF (Music and Lyrics, Original Concept). Michael Serrecchla DIRECTOR» Mr. AEA STAGE MANAGER They began writing Avenue Qin the BMI Serrecchia, a multi-talented member of the *Darius Warren Workshop in 1999, thinking it was a great Theatre Three family came on board with us TECHNICAL DIRECTOR idea fora TV series. Three years later it in 2003, and has stayed around. However, Daniel Pucul was produced Off-Broadway, Broadway he became a part of American musical the­ MASTER ELECTRICIAN (with three Tony Awards), and atre history as an original cast member of Ryan Flores the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, A Chorus PRODUCTION ASSISTANT London. Bobby and Jeff are currently writ­ Line, in 1975. During his 18 years perform­ *1'Sara Means ing the screenplay and songs fora new ing on Broadway, he worked and learned PRODUCTION CREW movie-musical forUniversal Pictures, as Katherine Marchant, Bonnie well as writing a new Broadway musical from some of the best- including Michael Hanvey, Charles Wallace with and , the Bennett, Bob , Tommy Tune, Chita creators of . Their other Rivera, Liza Minelli, Joel Grey, Carol Chan­ works include a new Muppet movie ning, Kander and Ebb, and - ABOVE: Megan Kelly Bates called Kermit, Prince of Denmark (which and says each and every one of them helped received the coveted Ed Kleban Award), build his creative process. A professional and Ferdinand the Bull, a children's actor, choreographer and director with a Please silence your cell phones and all wide range of acclaimed productions to his electronic devices. No photography or musical forTheatreWorks/USA. videography is allowed without the consent of credit, his projects range from plays, films the theater. and musicals at Theatre Three, Uptown '" indicates members working under Actors' Equity Association contracts in this production, Players, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, ·k* indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA There will be one 15 minute intermission IC T Mainstage, Irving, WaterTowerTheatre, membership candidate program between Acts I & II, C AVENUE Q BIOGRAPHIES

LEFT TO RIG HT: Olivia de Guzman Emile, James Chandler, M. Denise Lee, and Matt Pur vis

Addison, and La Paloma ing repertoire, and working Centre Theatre; Dallas Chaperone and Crazy for Theatre and Film in Plano; recording projects and Films to classics and opera in the community and in Opera; Santa Fe Opera; The You. Megan has credits and the McKinney Summer recently played SXSW 2013. in UNT. Michael was Texas for the promotion Dallas Summer Musicals, in area theatres including: Musicals in McKinney. He is She has a BFA in musical selected for the 2011 Natalie of the arts. In this latter and Brookhaven College. WaterTower Theatre, Addi- a three-time Column Award theatre from The University Skelton Award for Artistic capacity, he served on the Scott received a B.F.A. in son; Contemporary Theatre nominee. His credits in of North Texas. Excellence forhaving board of Texas Non-Profit theatre design and produc- of Dallas, Casa Mariana, regional/national theatre "invested (his) life to artistry, Theatres, is a member of tion from the University of Ft. Worth; Flower Mound work include Willis Kent M. Denise Lee GARY teaching, and directing at the President's Council Texas at Arlington. Recent Performing Arts Theatre, in The Road to Ruin, The COLEMAN» Ms. Lee, a a truly outstanding level". of the Arts Magnet High show credits include The and ICT Mainstage, Irving. York Theatre, NYC; and Dallas-based actress and Michael is also the Musical School, is on the KERA Diary of Anne Frank, Shoot- In regional and national Mr. Jordan in Heaven Can musician, working in stage, Theatre Degree Program Advisory Board, and, ing Star, The Lieutenant of theatre work, she played Wait. Another artistic television and film, debuted Chair at KD College in Dal- through the Dallas Area lnishmore, Black Pearl Sings, the role of Ishmael in Moby interest is The Alternative atTheatre Three in 1997 as las. Thank you toTheatre Cultural Advocacy Coalition, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Dick, The Musical, NYC. Comedy Theatre's (ACT) Mama Euralie in On Three, this amazing cast is a member of the 2013 My First Time and Forever She has earned multiple The Victims improv troupe This Island. In addition to and the incredible talents of Advisory Committee for Plaid all for WTT. At BHC Column Awards and a Libby in Dallas. James received performing as an original Michael Robinson and the Dallas Arts Advocacy Day. recent shows include The Award. Megan makes her his training at Marymount cast member ofTheatre Dallas Puppet Theatre for He is supported in the Triangle Shirt Factory Project, home in Carrollton with her College, New Three's Avenue Q, she main- this wonderful experience. mission ofTheatre Three Chess and . husband, Stephen, and two York and now makes his tains a busy stage career by many artists, a hard- daughters, Lilly and Molly. home in Dallas. and performs in various live Jae Alder SET DESIGN» Mr. working and dedicated CAST music venues as an R&B/ Alder serves Theatre Three staff, and the energies of 1 James Chandler NICKY/ Olivia de Guzman Emile jazz vocalist. She has also as Producer-Director. He the theatre's generous Megan Kelly Bates KATE/ SWING» Mr. Chandler, an CHRISTMAS EVE/VOCAL been seen on the big and is a co-founder (in 1961) of and inventive Board of LUCY,, An original cast original cast member of COACH» Ms. Emile is an small screen in such shows TheatreThree, following Directors. His thanks to all, member ofTheatre Three's ] TheatreThree's Avenue original cast member of as Dallas, Beat, the readership of his late and to all ofTheatre Three's Avenue Q, Ms. Kelly Bates Q, is a familiar face to Theatre Three's Avenue Q. and the films Mad Money wife, Norma Young. Jae playgoers, he extends his debuted with us in 2003 in Theatre Three patrons, Her previous work includes with Diane Keaton and the directed and designed Lost usual admonition: "Enjoy Batboy: The Musical and having portrayed Eddie productions with Sundown upcoming film Cowgirls a[ in the Stars, Amy's View, 33 yourselves!" continued to grace our in Seasons Greetings, and Collaborative Theatre, Angels with James Cromwell. Variations, Travesties, See stage as Logan in The 25th Harry Thunder in Wild Theatre Britain, Music Denise is the proud parent What I Wanna See, and A Scott Guenther LIGHTING Annual Putnam County Oats. James has acting Theatre Denton, Garland of Janelle andTraci. She is Catered Affair.Additionally, &SOUND DESIGN» Scott Spelling Bee, Lucy in You're credits in various Metroplex Civic Theatre, Blank Line represented by The Linda he has also either directed has served as theTe chnical A Good Man, Charlie Brown; venues including: Theatre Collective, and at the New McAlisterTalent Agency or designed many shows Coordinator and Sound/ Megan in A Talent to Britain, Inevitable Theatre York International Fringe and is a member of AEA. on both stages. His other Media Designer forWater Amuse; and the Jack Russell Co., Uptown Players and Festival. Olivia has been duties include heading the Tower Theatre since 1995. Terrier in A Dog's Life. She UndermainTheatre in a music teacher for over Chester Maple BRIAN» Mr. administrative and financial Additionally, Scott has also co-choreographed our Dallas; the CollinTheatre six years. She's worked on Maple is an original cast team of the theatre, select- worked for the Addison production of The Drowsy Center and Fun House numerous live music and member ofTheatre Three's C AVENUE Q BIOGRAPHIES (continued) T3PEOPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Marion L. Brockette, Jr.

LIAISON1 CITY OF DALLAS CULTURAL COMMISSION Lark Montgomery BOARD MEMBERS Jae Alder, Suzanne Burkhead, Laura V. Estrada, Sally Hansen, David G. Luther, McGrath, David M. May, Margie J. Reese, Dana W. Rigg, Elizabeth Rivera, Eileen Rosenblum, Ph.D., Scott Williams HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Virginia Dykes, Gary W. Grubbs, John & Bonnie Strauss ADMINISTRATION PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Jae Alder MANAGING DIRECTOR Cory Norman COMPANY MANAGER Terry Dobson DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS Joan Sleight IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTANT Wendy Kwan DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS a[.COMMUN !CATIONS Kimberly Richard 1T MANAGER Nick Rushing EXECUTIVE ADMIN lSTRATIVE ASSISTANT Acrey HOUSEKEEPING Kevin Spurrier LEFT TO RIGHT: Michael Robinson and Chester Maple PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGER Jeffrey Schmidt TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson Avenue Q and received his credits include the Music with John Gary in Laughlin, RESIDENT ARTISTS Bruce R. Coleman, training at the University Theatre of Denton, Ohlook Nevada. Michael teaches Jeffrey Schmidt, & David Walsh PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER of Kansas earning a B.A. in PerformingArts Center, acting at Brookhaven Katherine Marchant theatre and film. He has Denton, and the Greater College. APPRENTICE STAFF acting credits in several Lewisville Community Bonnie Hanvey, Charles Wallace Metroplex venues: Creative Theater. Regional and Michael joined the Dallas CUSTOMER SERVICE Arts Theatre & School, national theatre work Puppet Theater as the CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Arlington; Uptown Players, include Princeton in Avenue Artistic Director in 1986. Amy Mills Jackson Dallas; Rover Dramawerks, Q, Scott in Evil Dead, The His puppetry work has been HOUSE MANAGER Nancy Meeks Musical Dog Plano; and Richardson and Van in seen across the Metroplex DAYTIME BOX OFFICE MANAGER Theatre Center. Chester's Sees God. Matt won the and around the country. He Darius Warren filmcredits include the 2001 award forBest Featured worked on an infomercial EVENING BOX OFFICE MANAGER filmAli, That Thing You Do, Actor at the American with Buffalo Bob, The Man Fred Faust and The Paranormalists. Association of Community in the Moon movie with BOX OFFICE AGENTS His TV work includes the Theatre National Festival. Jim Carey, a Texaco parrot, Tony Banda, Sally Cole, Chris Sanders series of Friends, Townies, He makes his home in and also performedon a and Boston , and Southlake. commercial in Bermuda for he has done industrial and Sudsil soap. He was hon­ commercial ad work for Michael Robinson TREKKIE/ ored to represent the U.S. at Honda, Comfort Inn, etc.. SWINC/COSTUME DESICN/ an international puppetry For the theatre's 50th Chester's additional artistic PUPPET DESICN & COACH· festival in Prague with the Anniversary (2orr) Theatre interests are photography INC» Mr. Robinson started Bob Kramer Marionettes. Three's main stage has been (picmaple.com), writing, performingat the age named the NORMA YOUNG directing, and producing of11/2 in ARENA STAGE in honor of the web show "My TV for The Austin Summer the theatre's foundingartistic Show". He makes his Musicals. In addition to director. Ms. Young, a Dallas home in Richardson with being a member of the native, served the theatre as wife, Anne, and their three original cast ofTheatre director, leading actress and administrator from the the­ daughters. Chester is Three's Avenue Q. He has atre's foundingin 1961 until represented by the Kim performedat several area her death in 1998. Dawson Talent Agency. theaters including Dallas Theatre Three thrives on her legacy of artistic and imel Repertory Theater, Cross lectual vigor, her wisdom and her continuous quest for Matt Purvis Roads Theater, Addison the perfect synthesis of authors, actors and audiences. PRINCETON/ROD» Mr. Center Theater, Plano Purvis, a graduate of the Repertory Theater, Garland This is a publication oflheatre Three, Inc,, 2800 Routh Street, Suite 168, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214-871-3300, University of North Texas, Civic Theater, Garland Sum­ www.theatre3dallas.com in support of A11enueQ {the 2013 Denton, is an original cast mer Musicals, and Irving remount in Theatre Too) PLAYBILL EDITORS: Jae Alder a(.Kimberly Richard member ofTheatre Three's Community Theater. He PROOFREADER: Adele Acrey ILLUSTRATIONS: Joe Howard Avenue Q. His acting also performedin Camelot PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeffrey Schmidt& Bruce R. Coleman DESIGN: David w. Radabaugh