OCTOBER 10–14, 2017
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45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2017/2018
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MUSIC BY LYRICS BY RICHARD RODGERS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
BASED UPON THE NOVEL ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM BY MARGARET LANDON
WITH
JOSE LLANA HEATHER BOTTS
JOAN ALMEDILLA MANNA NICHOLS KAVIN PANMEECHAO PATRICK BOLL ANTHONY CHAN BRIAN RIVERA RHYEES STUMP
AND
JADEN D. AMISTAD KAYLA PAIGE AMISTAD ADRIANA BRAGANZA AMAYA BRAGANZA LAMAE CAPARAS ANDREW CHENG MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN NICOLE FERGUSON MARIE GUTIERREZ RIE HATANAKA MINDY LAI DARREN LEE Q LIM STEPHANIE LO MICHAEL LOMEKA SAKI MASUDA NOBUTAKA MOCHIMARU ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA YUKI OZEKI KEVIN SCHUERING MARCUS SHANE RYLIE SICKLES SAM SIMAHK RYAN STOUT MICHIKO TAKEMASA NOAH TOLEDO MADELINE TRUMBLE CJ UY JEOFFREY WATSON
SETS COSTUMES LIGHTING SOUND MICHAEL YEARGAN CATHERINE ZUBER DONALD HOLDER SCOTT LEHRER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WIG AND HAIR DESIGNER ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER SARI KETTER TOM WATSON GREG ZANE
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6 CAST OF CHARACTERS
King of Siam...... JOSE LLANA Anna Leonowens...... HEATHER BOTTS Lady Thiang...... JOAN ALMEDILLA Kralahome...... BRIAN RIVERA Tuptim...... MANNA NICHOLS Lun Tha...... KAVIN PANMEECHAO Prince Chulalongkorn...... ANTHONY CHAN Louis Leonowens...... RHYEES STUMP Captain Orton / Sir Edward Ramsey...... PATRICK BOLL Phra Alack...... DARREN LEE Princess Ying Yaowalak...... RYLIE SICKLES Royal Court Dancers...... SAKI MASUDA, JEOFFREY WATSON Fan Dancers...... RIE HATANAKA, YUKI OZEKI Royal Wives, Townspeople...... AMAYA BRAGANZA, LAMAE CAPARAS, MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN, NICOLE FERGUSON, MARIE GUTIERREZ, RIE HATANAKA, Q LIM, SAKI MASUDA, YUKI OZEKI, MICHIKO TAKEMASA Guards, Monks, Townspeople...... ANDREW CHENG, DARREN LEE, MICHAEL LOMEKA, NOBUTAKA MOCHIMARU, ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA, KEVIN SCHUERING, SAM SIMAHK, JEOFFREY WATSON Royal Children...... JADEN D. AMISTAD, KAYLA PAIGE AMISTAD, ADRIANA BRAGANZA, AMAYA BRAGANZA, RIE HATANAKA, RYLIE SICKLES, NOAH TOLEDO, CJ UY
THE SMALL HOUSE OF UNCLE THOMAS (BALLET) Eliza...... LAMAE CAPARAS Uncle Thomas...... AMAYA BRAGANZA Angel/George...... NOBUTAKA MOCHIMARU Topsy...... YUKI OZEKI Simon of Legree...... ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA Little Eva...... MICHIKO TAKEMASA Propmen...... DARREN LEE, KEVIN SCHUERING, SAM SIMAHK
Dogs...... MARIE GUTIERREZ, RIE HATANAKA, SAKI MASUDA Guards...... ANDREW CHENG, MICHAEL LOMEKA, JEOFFREY WATSON Royals Singers...... MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN, Q LIM, NICOLE FERGUSON
SWINGS MINDY LAI, STEPHANIE LO, MARCUS SHANE, RYAN STOUT
UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance. Standby for Anna Leonowens: MADELINE TRUMBLE For Anna Leonowens: NICOLE FERGUSON; for King of Siam: DARREN LEE, BRIAN RIVERA; for Lady Thiang: MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN, NICOLE FERGUSON; for Kralahome: ANDREW CHENG, DARREN LEE; for Tuptim: MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN, Q LIM ; for Lun Tha: KEVIN SHUERING, SAM SIMAHK ; for Prince Chulalongkorn: KEVIN SHUERING, MARCUS SHANE; for Louis Leonowens: AMAYA BRAGANZA, RYAN STOUT; for Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsey: DARREN LEE, ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA; for Phra Alack: ANDREW CHENG, MARCUS SHANE; for Princess Ying Yaowalak: ADRIANA BRAGANZA; for Eliza: STEPHANIE LO, SAKI MASUDA, MICHIKO TAKEMASA; for Uncle Thomas: RIE HATANAKA, STEPHANIE LO; for Angel/George: ANDREW CHENG, MICHAEL LOMEKA; for Topsy: RIE HATANAKA, STEPHANIE LO; for Simon of Legree: NOBUTAKA MOCHIMARU, JEOFFREY WATSON; for Little Eva: RIE HATANAKA, STEPHANIE LO
Dance Captain...... YUKI OZEKI Assistant Dance Captain...... STEPHANIE LO Fight Captain...... ANDREW CHENG
7 MUSICAL NUMBERS AND SCENES
ACT I Overture...... Orchestra Scene 1: Deck of the Chow Phya and Docks of Bangkok “I Whistle a Happy Tune”...... Anna and Louis Scene 2: The King’s Throne Room “My Lord and Master”...... Tuptim “Hello, Young Lovers”...... Anna “The March of Siamese Children”...... Orchestra Scene 3: On the Palace Grounds “A Puzzlement”...... King Scene 4: The Schoolroom “The Royal Bangkok Academy” ...... Royal Children and Wives “Getting to Know You”...... Anna, Royal Children and Wives The Garden “We Kiss in a Shadow”...... Lun Tha and Tuptim A Palace Corridor “A Puzzlement” (Reprise)...... Chulalongkorn and Louis Scene 5: Anna’s Bedroom “Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?”...... Anna “Something Wonderful”...... Lady Thiang Scene 6: The King’s Study Final Act I...... King and Company
ACT II Scene 1: The Schoolroom “Western People Funny”...... Lady Thiang and Royal Wives Scene 2: Dining Room and Garden “I Have Dreamed”...... Lun Tha and Tuptim “Hello, Young Lovers” (Reprise)...... Anna Scene 3: Theater Pavilion “The Small House of Uncle Thomas” (Ballet)...... Tuptim, Royal Singers and Dancers Scene 4: The King’s Study “Song of the King”...... Anna and King “Shall We Dance?”...... Anna and King Scene 5: Outside the Gates of the Palace Scene 6: The King’s Study “I Whistle a Happy Tune” (Reprise)...... Anna
THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ORCHESTRA Conductor: GERALD STEICHEN Associate Conductor/Synthesizer: TIM LACIANO Acoustic Bass: CHIHO SAEGUSA; Drums/Percussion: MARK O’KAIN Flute/Piccolo: NICOLE ESPOSITO; Oboe/English Horn: ELLIOT EERNISSE; BL Clarinet: LISA MOORE; Bassoon: ALEX WIDSTRAND; Horn I: KATEY HALBERT; Horn II: KOMSUN DILOKKUNANANT; Trumpet I: AMY SCHENDEL; Harp: PAMELA WEEST-CARRASCO; Trombone: DAVID GIER; Violin I: TIM CUFFMAN; Cello: TONY ARNONE; Violin II: ELLIOT STALTER; Viola: CHRISTINE RUTLEDGE; Keyboard: JASON SIFFER Contractor: ROD PIERSON
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular pones, beepers and watches. 8 WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
JOSE HEATHER JOAN LLANA BOTTS ALMEDILLA
MANNA KAVIN PATRICK ANTHONY BRIAN RHYEES NICHOLS PANMEECHAO BOLL CHAN RIVERA STUMP
MADELINE JADEN D. KAYLA PAIGE ADRIANA AMAYA LAMAE TRUMBLE AMISTAD AMISTAD BRAGANZA BRAGANZA CAPARAS
ANDREW MICHELLE LIU NICOLE MARIE RIE MINDY CHENG COUGHLIN FERGUSON GUTIERREZ HATANAKA LAI
DARREN Q STEPHANIE MICHAEL SAKI NOBUTAKA LEE LIM LO LOMEKA MASUDA MOCHIMARU
ROMMEL PIERRE YUKI KEVIN MARCUS RYLIE SAM O’CHOA OZEKI SCHUERING SHANE SICLES SIMAHK
RYAN MICHIKO NOAH CJ JEOFFREY STOUT TAKEMASA TOLEDO UY WATSON 9
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
JOSE LLANA (King of Siam) returns to the Times, Mamma Mia!, Faith Healer, role of the King of Siam after two starring Twentieth Century, Hedda Gabler, Death engagements in the Tony-winning Lincoln of a Salesman, Tom Sawyer. Off-Broadway: Center Theater revival. Broadway: The much. Regional: Baltimore Center Stage, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Pittsburgh CLO, Goodspeed, Shakespeare (Drama Desk Award), Wonderland, Flower Theatre NJ, Williamstown. Film: How to Drum Song, Rent, Street Corner Symphony be Single, Burn After Reading. TV: Odd and the 1996 Revival of The King and I Mom Out, Quantico, Madam Secretary, (Lun Tha). Off-Broadway: Twelfth Night, Veep, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Here Lies Love (Lortel nom.), Falling For Gossip Girl and many Law & Order’s. www. Eve, On the Town and Saturn Returns. patrickboll.com Regional: Poster Boy, Oliver!, Martin Guerre, Ballad of Little Jo (Jefferson nom.) ANTHONY CHAN (Prince Chulalongkorn). and Candide (Barrymore nom.). TV/Film: Bay Area native. National Tour: Anything Sex and the City and Hitch. Albums: VIVA Goes (John). Off-Broadway/NYC: Manuel Philippines label and Altitude based on vs. Statue of Liberty (NYMF), Allegiance his concert for Lincoln Center’s American (Pre-Broadway workshop), Hesitation Songbook series. www.josellana.com @ Waltz (Comic). Regional: Thoroughly thejosellana Modern Millie (Ching Ho), Valley of the Heart (Calvin), Avenue Q (Princeton), HEATHER BOTTS (Anna Leonowens). …Spelling Bee (Chip), Ching Chong Broadway: Doctor Zhivago. Regional: Chinaman (Upton), All Shook Up (Dennis). Austen’s Pride, a new musical (Elizabeth), Love to family, friends, Nicola, FFAM/ The Light in the Piazza (Clara), Les RFUFAM, TKAI team, and Rachelle. BA: Misérables (Cosette), South Pacific UCI; OΔH. @chanttt (Nellie), Miss Saigon (Ellen), Tarzan (Jane), Grease (Sandy), Into the Woods (The BRIAN RIVERA (Kralahome). Broadway: Baker’s Wife). Love to family and friends. The King and I. Regional: The Orphan Thanks to CGF, Telsey + Co. and this of Zhao, Major Barbara (American incredible team. www.heatherbotts.com Conservatory Theater), American Night, Hamlet (California Shakespeare Theater), JOAN ALMEDILLA (Lady Thiang). Yellowjackets (Berkeley Rep), Posibilidad Broadway/National Tour: Miss Saigon (San Francisco Mime Troupe), Fukú (Kim), Les Misérables (Fantine), Jesus Americanus, Alleluia: The Road (Campo Christ Superstar. Regional: Chess, Criers Santo), Rashomon, The King and I (Sierra for Hire, Once Upon A Play Date, It’s Only Repertory Theatre). TV: Trauma, Cuff Me Life, Songs for a New World, Here Lies Love If You Can. (Carnegie Hall). She has performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall. She was discovered RHYEES STUMP (Louis Leonowens) is while performing on Showtime at The thrilled to return to The King and I. Region- Apollo. She’s a member of the Mama Bares. al: The Music Man (Winthrop), Cabaret joanalmedilla.com (Young Nazi), and Oliver! (Oliver). He en- joys traveling, singing, dancing, electric gui- MANNA NICHOLS (Tuptim). tar, piano and baseball. Much Love to mom, Broadway: Allegiance. Regional: My dad, three older sisters and grandparents Fair Lady (Arena Stage), South for their support, his wonderful tour family, Pacific (Guthrie), Guys & along with Nancy Carson and Bartlett Sher Dolls (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon (KC for this amazing opportunity! rhyeesstump. Starlight, Walnut St, Fulton), The King com and I (Walnut St, North Shore), Les Misérables (Pioneer, Maine State). MADELINE TRUMBLE (Standby for Anna Film: studio vocals on Disney’s Live- Leonowens). Broadway: Newsies (Kather- Action Beauty and the Beast. OCU ine standby). National tour: Mary Poppins Alumna. Thanks to BRS/Gage, Bart, and (Mary Poppins), Wicked (Elphaba stand- Telsey. For nephew, Jonah. Praise to by). Regional: MUNY, TUTS, ZACH Theatre, God. www.MannaNichols.com Berkeley Rep. Native of Berkeley, CA and a graduate of University of Michigan. Much KAVIN PANMEECHAO (Lun Tha). love and many thanks to the creative team, National Tour: …Spelling Bee (Chip). Cesar, Telsey + Co., and Nicolosi & Co. For Regional: A Chorus Line (3-D Theatricals), my best friend, my mom. Into the Woods (Lucas Theater), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Their Eyes Saw JADEN D. AMISTAD (Ensemble) is thrilled Rain, Miss Saigon (Ogunquit Playhouse). to make his national tour debut with The UK: Romeo and Juliet (Nuffield Theater). King and I. Other credits: La Folia (Short BA, UCLA; MFA, SCAD. Love and thanks Film). A special thanks to his teachers and to mom, dad, friends, my team at Semler friends. Love to Mom, Dad, Kayla, Shorty, Entertainment and Bret Adams Agency, and family. Instagram: @jaden_dex and especially Bartlett and Ted. Twitter/ IG: @kavindpan KAYLA PAIGE AMISTAD (Ensemble) is honored to join the national tour of PATRICK BOLL (Captain Orton, Sir The King and I. National Tour: Matilda! Edward Ramsey). Broadway: Old (Amanda). Other credits: Purpose World
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Tour “Children” Dancer for Justin Bieber in RIE HATANAKA (Fan Dancer, Ensemble). Philadelphia. Thanks to teachers, mentors, National tour debut! Rie graduated from family, and friends, especially Mom, Dad, The Ailey School certificate program. Jaden, and Shorty for all the continued Regional: Waterfall (5th Avenue Theatre). love and support. Instagram: @kkstylz Dance companies: Faune Dance Troupe (Don Quixote, Spring Water), Life Dance ADRIANA BRAGANZA (Ensemble) Company. Thanks to my family, Gregg is excited to be joining The King and I and my husband for your unconditional national tour after being in the Broadway support and love! production. She also has performed in productions at The Center Stage Studio MINDY LAI (Swing) graduated from (Aliso Viejo, CA). Special thanks to Bartlett Fordham University/ The Ailey School with Sher, Sabina Kalfa and Barry Kolker. Lots a BFA in Dance. She made her Broadway of love to Papa, mom and sister Anika. debut in the Lincoln Center Theater production of The King and I (Ensemble, AMAYA BRAGANZA (Uncle Thomas, Topsy). Dance Companies: Elisa Monte Ensemble) is happy to be part of The King Dance, Jessica Gaynor Dance, Nai-Ni and I after performing at Lincoln Center. Chen Dance Company, VON USSAR Broadway: Annie (July). Other credits: danceworks. The Center Stage Studio (Aliso Viejo, CA), Brea Curtis Theatre. So much love and DARREN LEE (Phra Alack, Ensemble). thanks to Bartlett Sher, Sabina Kalfa and Broadway: Allegiance, Pacific Overtures, Barry Kolker. Love to dad, mom and sister Thoroughly Modern Millie, On the Town, Anika. Kiss Me, Kate, Seussical the Musical, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Miss Saigon, LAMAE CAPARAS (Eliza, Ensemble). Shogun the Musical, Victor/Victoria. Broadway: The King and I (Uncle Thomas), Film: Sisters (Salon Owner), Chicago, South Pacific, The Lion King. First National Hackers (Razor). Director/Choreographer: Tour: Fosse (Lead). Other: Yoshimi Battles Broadway Associate, Off-Broadway, the Pink Robots (Karate Girl), Miss Saigon, Regional, International, Holland America The Knocks, Six Scents Parfum. Film/TV: Star Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line. www. Wars: The Clone Wars (Ahsoka Tano), Across darrenlee.com the Universe, Chappelle’s Show. Mahal & inspiration! Instagram: @lamazing Q LIM (Ensemble). National tour debut! Broadway: The King and I (Tuptim u/s). ANDREW CHENG (Ensemble) made Regional: The King and I (Tuptim), The his Broadway debut in Lincoln Center’s Fantasticks (Luisa), Miss Saigon (Ogunquit The King and I. A native New Yorker and Playhouse, Riverside), Disenchanted (Mulan). graduate of NYU, he has performed all Concerts/other: Broadway’s Rising Stars over the U.S. and Europe. Credits include (The Town Hall, NYC), Disney Cruise Line West Side Story, Chicago and several (Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas). Huge thanks productions of The King and I. Thanks and to Telsey, Bart, mom, dad, and my hubby. love to Mom, Dave and John. STEPHANIE LO (Assistant Dance MICHELLE LIU COUGHLIN (Ensemble) Captain, Swing). NYC: Radio City is a New York City based actress, singer, Christmas Spectacular. Regional: The King and filmmaker. Theatre: Avenue Q, Barrio and I (Dallas Summer Musicals, Carousel Grrrl!, A New Brain, Miss Saigon and The Dinner Theater), Miss Saigon (Flat Rock King and I. TV/Film: Hostages, Limitless, Playhouse), Flower Drum Song (AMTSJ), Allegiance, It’s Complicated and a new A Chorus Line (Lees-McRae Summer Netflix series. Filmmaker:Jane! , 2B (Asian Theater). Dedicated to my Ank Ank. American Film Lab Top 40), Left Behind (in development). www.michelleliucoughlin. MICHAEL LOMEKA (Ensemble). The com Juilliard School (BFA), Jacksonville University (MFA). Broadway: The King and NICOLE FERGUSON (Ensemble). I. Off-Broadway: A Christmas Carol (MSG). National Tour: Sister Act (Swing). Favorite Concert Dance: Mikhail Baryshnikov’s credits: The Pajama Game, The Light in the White Oak Dance Project. Las Vegas: Piazza, and The Full Monty. Thanks to Bart, Celine Dion’s A New Day (Caesars Palace), Telsey + Co., Abbie, and all mentors. Proud Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis (Aria Resort). OCU graduate. Lots of love to family, friends, and Eric. For Grammy Sumiko. SAKI MASUDA (Royal Court Dancer, Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her MARIE GUTIERREZ (Ensemble). National national tour debut! Regional/Favorite tour debut! Regional: The Producers, How Credits: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The To Succeed…, Sweet Charity, Guys and King and I, Cats (Victoria), Sayonara, Dolls, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sheherazade. Dance Companies: Heidi The King and I, In the Heights, Hello, Dolly!, Latsky Dance, General Mischief Dance Miss Saigon. Marie is a Los Angeles native Theatre, Catskill Ballet Theatre. Assistant and a CSU, Northridge graduate. Love to Choreographer for Debbie Roshe. her friends, family and Orbs. Gratitude and love to my family, friends, Telsey and TKAI team.
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NOBUTAKA MOCHIMARU (Angel/ Emerson College, five-year member of George, Ensemble). Broadway: The King AEA. and I. Off-Broadway:Queen of the Night (The Box). Regional: The King and I (various RYAN STOUT (Swing) is honored to make companies), Idomeneo (Los Angeles his professional stage debut with The King Opera). International: The Lion King (Shiki and I. Credits: The Finger (Short Film), Theatre Company); The Lightseeker, Mother Goose, Club Playhouse (Johnny, Voyage De La Vie (RWS, Singapore), Papa), Dryden (Marc). Community: The Wicked (Universal Studios Japan), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian). Love and Land of Legends (Turkey, Franco Dragone). thanks to Dad, Mom, Sophie, my extended family, John Shea, Telsey + Co. and ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA (Simon of teachers! Legree, Ensemble). Fresh off the Broadway company of The King and I, he is excited MICHIKO TAKEMASA (Little Eva, to bring this wonderful show on the road. Ensemble). Broadway: The King and I He’s performed globally with musicals such (Little Eva). National Tour: The King and as Miss Saigon, West Side Story, Hello, I. Regional: Big River (Gallery Players), Dolly! and The King and I. He’s also an Miss Saigon (NSMT), The King and I accomplished competitive pole artist/ (Sacramento Music Circus, Casa Mañana, athlete. Arkansas Rep, Harbor Lights Theatre, Gateway Playhouse, Mountain Playhouse, YUKI OZEKI (Topsy, Fan Dancer, Shawnee Playhouse), Sayonara (La Ensemble, Dance Captain) Broadway: The Comedia). Ballet: The Nutcracker, Don King and I (Dance Captain/Swing) at LCT. Quixote. Her long association with the show includes national and international tours, and regional NOAH TOLEDO (Ensemble), AKA Nono, productions including Paper Mill, Zach is excited to make his national tour debut Theater, LTOK (Associate Choreographer), with The King and I. A 3rd grader who loves Lyric Opera VA (Choreographer). Other basketball (St. Anthony’s MVP), baseball, credits: Miss Saigon (national tours, NSMT), and karaoke, Noah would like to thank his A Chorus Line and Hello, Dolly! BS: NYU. teachers at The OLC School, mom, dad, www.yukiozeki.com and extended family for their continued love and support. KEVIN SCHUERING (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Disney’s When You CJ UY (Ensemble). This is CJ’s first Wish (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma), Miss Broadway national tour. When not performing, Saigon (Ogunquit Playhouse), Disney’s he is interested in filmmaking, stop motion Aladdin (Chicago Shakespeare). NYC: animation, golf and robots. Credits: Untitled Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel MTV Pilot (Little Tony), Tosh.0 (Little Orphan), (NAAP), Wearing Black (NYMF). BFA SXSW 2014 Industrial (Christian LaBlanc), Music Theatre, Illinois Wesleyan University. Virginia529 (Little Monster). Love to Mama & Love to the fam, Smalls, and the three Papa and Baby Bares. strawrats.com amigos! JEOFFREY WATSON (Royal Court MARCUS SHANE (Swing). Broadway: Dancer, Ensemble) is Professional Mamma Mia!. National Tours: Anything Performing Arts School at Alvin Ailey Goes (Roundabout Theatre Company). graduate. Performed Ulysses Dove’s NYC/Regional: Oklahoma! (NAAP), Bad Blood (Las Vegas Contemporary Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, Dance Theater), for Blue Man Group, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre Aspen, and New York’s Fashion Week. J has TUTS, Dallas Summer Musicals, MT Wichita, also performed in The Aluminum Show in Cape Playhouse. Love to Mom and Dad, Canada. Television: America’s Got Talent The Mine, Britney Spears, and all The King and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Instagram/ and I family! Facebook: JeoffreyWatson
RYLIE SICKLES (Princess Ying Yaowalak, RICHARD RODGERS (Music) & OSCAR Ensemble). National tour debut! Credits: HAMMERSTEIN II (Lyrics and Co-Author). The Wizard of Oz (Matthews Playhouse) Composer Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Beauty and the Beast Jr. (CPCC and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein Summer Theater). Thanks to God, Mom, II (1895-1960) joined forces in 1942 and Dad, Caylie, Andrew, Grandma & Pop Pop, created the most successful partnership in and dance family at Steps N Motion for all the American musical theater. Their output their love and support. included Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), the movie State Fair (1945, remade SAM SIMAHK (Ensemble). First national 1962, Broadway premiere 1996), Allegro tour! Credits: The King and I (Lyric Opera of (1947), South Pacific (1949), The King Chicago), A Little Night Music (Huntington and I (1951), Me and Juliet (1953), Pipe Theatre Company), Sweeney Todd, Into Dream (1955), the TV musical Cinderella the Woods (Lyric Stage Company), Big Fish (1957, remade 1965, 1997, Broadway (Speakeasy Stage Company), Miss Saigon premiere 2014); Flower Drum Song (1958) (Starlight Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse). and The Sound of Music (1959). Their Son of Ashburnham MA, graduate of shows have received several dozen major
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16 WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, and I, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, The Grammys and Emmys. Lincoln Center Light in the Piazza (Tony and Drama Desk Theater has presented Tony Award®- awards), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full winning productions of Carousel (1994) Monty, Titanic (actor), Kiss of the Spider and South Pacific (2008). Woman, How to Succeed…, My Favorite Year, Drood, Sunday in the Park with BARTLETT SHER (Director). LCT: Golden George. Off-Broadway: Red Eye of Love, Boy (Tony nom.), Blood and Gifts, Women The Other Josh Cohen, Striking 12 and on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (also See What I Wanna See (all as director); A current London production), Joe Turner’s Man of No Importance, Saturn Returns, A Come and Gone (Tony nom.), Rodgers & New Brain, Floyd Collins, Romance in Hard Hammerstein’s South Pacific (Tony, Drama Times (as music director). Artistic Director Desk, Outer Critics awards, London and of MasterVoices, Principal Conductor Australia), Awake and Sing! and The Light in of Westchester Philharmonic. Creative the Piazza (Tony nom.). Recent New York: Director, the 24 Hour Musicals. www. Fiddler on the Roof, The Bridges of Madison tedsperling.net County (Schoenfeld), Prayer for My Enemy (Playwrights Horizons), Waste (Best Play MICHAEL YEARGAN (Sets). LCT: Golden Obie Award), Cymbeline (Callaway Award, Boy (Tony nom.), Blood and Gifts, Women also at Royal Shakespeare Company), Don on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Joe Juan and Pericles (TFANA, BAM). Artistic Turner’s Come and Gone (Tony nom.), South director of Seattle’s Intiman Theater Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk awards; Outer (2000-2009). Previously company director Critics Circle nom.), Cymbeline, Awake for the Guthrie Theater and associate and Sing! (DD Award, Tony nom.), Edward artistic director at Hartford Stage. Albee’s Seascape and The Light in the Opera: Faust (Baden Baden), Two Boys Piazza (Tony, DD awards). Broadway: The (ENO, Metropolitan Opera), Il Barbiere Ritz, Bad Habits, A Lesson from Aloes di Siviglia, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Le and The Road to Mecca (Roundabout). Comte Ory, L’Elisir d’Amore (Metropolitan Also credits Off-Broadway, regional Opera), Romeo et Juliette (Salzburg, Milan, theater, London, ten productions at the Chicago), Mourning Becomes Electra Metropolitan Opera and work at major (Seattle Opera, New York City Opera). opera companies throughout the United Upcoming productions include Otello States, Europe and Australia. (Metropolitan Opera) and Adam Guettel’s new musical Millions. CATHERINE ZUBER (Costumes). LCT: The King and I (Tony Award, OCC Award), CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI South Pacific (Tony Award), Awake and (Choreographer). LCT: The King and I Sing! (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia (Tony nom.), South Pacific (Tony, OCC (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza (Tony noms.) and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Award), Macbeth, Golden Boy (Tony nom.), Breakdown. Broadway: Newsies (Tony, Edward Albee’s Seascape (Tony nom.), Drama Desk, OCC awards for Best Dinner at Eight (Tony nom.) and Twelfth Choreography), Sunday in the Park with Night (Tony nom.). Broadway: Fiddler on George, Casa Valentina, 13, The Ritz, the Roof, Gigi, The Royal Family (Tony Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and High Award), How to Succeed in Business Fidelity. West End: Silence! The Musical, Without Really Trying, Born Yesterday Sunday in the Park with George and (Tony nom.), Doubt and The Father. TV: tick, tick…BOOM!. Sydney Opera House: NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! and Peter My Fair Lady with Julie Andrews. Film: Pan Live! Hail, Caesar! Upcoming: War Paint, The SpongeBob Musical and Frozen on DONALD HOLDER (Lighting). Broadway: Broadway. Fifty productions, two Tony awards (The Lion King and South Pacific) and eleven JEROME ROBBINS (Original Tony nominations. Recent projects Choreography, 1918-1998) is world- include The Cherry Orchard, She Loves renowned as choreographer/director of Me, Fiddler on the Roof, The Father, On ballets, theater, movies and television. His the Twentieth Century, The Bridges of Broadway shows include On the Town, Madison County, Golden Boy, Spiderman: Peter Pan, The King and I, West Side Story, Turn off the Dark, Ragtime, Movin’ Out, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof and Jerome Bullets Over Broadway, Thoroughly Robbins’ Broadway. Among his more than Modern Millie, The Boy From Oz and many 60 ballets are Fancy Free, Afternoon of a others. Television: Smash Seasons 1 and Faun, The Concert, Dances at a Gathering, 2 (NBC-Dreamworks). Education: Yale In the Night and Glass Pieces, which are School of Drama in the repertories of a New York City Ballet and other major dance companies SCOTT LEHRER (Sound) received the throughout the world. Mr. Robbins’ first Tony awarded to sound for the numerous awards include Tonys, Oscars Lincoln Center Theater revival of South and Emmys. Pacific directed by Bartlett Sher. Recent Broadway: The Front Page, Shuffle Along, TED SPERLING (Music Supervisor). Fiddler on the Roof, Dames at Sea, The King Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, Living on Love, Honeymoon in Vegas,
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A Delicate Balance, Love Letters, A Raisin Thee I Sing, Face the Music, Oklahoma!, in the Sun, Betrayal, Lucky Guy, Chaplin Carmen Jones, Finian’s Rainbow, Kiss Me, (Drama Desk), Death of a Salesman (Tony Kate, South Pacific, The King and I, My nom.), the revival of Chicago and over 50 Fair Lady and Camelot. His arrangements City Center Encores!. Recording projects for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! include the Broadway cast recording of An earned him an Academy Award. He also American in Paris (Grammy nom.), Loudon orchestrated and arranged Rodgers’ TV Wainwright III’s Grammy-winning High documentary score for Victory at Sea. Wide and Handsome, Bebe Neuwirth’s A classically trained composer, Bennett’s Porcelain and Meredith Monk’s mercy. prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a TOM WATSON (Wig and Hair Designer). concerto and an opera. LCT: OSLO, The King and I, The City of Conversation, Act One, South Pacific, Belle TRUDE RITTMANN (Dance and Incidental Epoque and A Man of No Importance. Tom Music Arrangements, 1908-2005) amassed is head of the wig and makeup department more than 50 Broadway credits as a choral at the Metropolitan Opera. He has and dance arranger, including The Sound designed wigs for more than 70 Broadway of Music, The King and I, South Pacific, productions. Current and recent My Fair Lady, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Broadway designs include Wicked, Rock Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon and Peter of Ages, Dames at Sea, Fiddler on the Roof, Pan. A composer in her own right, she Bright Star, Long Day’s Journey into Night provided music for such television shows and Falsettos. as Omnibus and The Seven Lively Arts.
GREG ZANE (Associate Choreographer). TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: The King and I at Lincoln Center Broadway/Tours: Anastasia, Charlie and Theater. Direction/Choreography: Singin’ the Chocolate Factory, Hello, Dolly!, War in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Paint, Present Laughter, Come from Away, Peter Pan, Suessical, Elf. Performance: Waitress, On Your Feet!, Hamilton, Kinky The King and I (1996 Broadway revival and Boots, Wicked, Something Rotten!, An 2000 West End revival), A Chorus Line, American in Paris, The Sound of Music. Off- Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Ballet Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Atlantic, Classic faculty at Broadway Dance Center. Stage, MCC, Second Stage, Signature. Film: Miss Sloane, Into the Woods, Margin SARI KETTER (Associate Director). Select Call, Rachel Getting Married, Across Assistant/Associate Directing: Broadway: the Universe, Camp, Pieces of April. TV: Fiddler on the Roof, Lincoln Center “One Day at a Time,” “Time After Time,” Theater. Regional: The Guthrie Theater, “Hairspray Live!,” “Conviction,” “This Is Us,” Arena Stage, Denver Center Theatre, commercials. www.telseyandco.com Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Acting Company, Playwrights Horizons, Hartford DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator). Stage, Manhattan School of Music. Select Broadway music coordinator/piano credits Directing: The Guthrie Theater, Idaho include The King and I, Come From Away, Shakespeare Festival, Intiman Theater, South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, Great Lakes Theater, Portland Stage, Jesus Christ Superstar, Riverdance, Les Shakespeare Santa Cruz, The History Misérables, Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins and Theatre, Minnesota Orchestra, Houston The Phantom of the Opera (conductor). Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Pittsburgh Grammy Award for West Side Story; Symphony and St. Paul Chamber Grammy nominations for The King and Orchestra. I, South Pacific, Promises, Promises and Eldar. Record producer credits include KATHY FABIAN/PROPSTAR (Props Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, Josh Groban, Supervisor). Recent Broadway: Falsettos, Itzhak Perlman, Placido Domingo, Lang Fiddler on the Roof, China Doll, On Your Lang and Herbie Hancock. Feet, An American In Paris, The Real Thing, The Realistic Joneses, If/Then, Rocky, The GERALD STEICHEN (Music Conductor). Bridges of Madison County, I’ll Eat You Broadway/National Tours: Cats, Master Last, Kinky Boots, Lucky Guy, Breakfast Class with Dixie Carter, The Phantom at Tiffany’s, Chaplin, Nice Work If You Can of the Opera, The Secret Garden, Peter Get It, A Streetcar Named Desire, On a Pan. New York City Opera: La Bohème, Clear Day You Can See Forever, Stick Fly, Dead Man Walking, The Little Prince, L’elisir Relatively Speaking, The Normal Heart, d’amore, The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, House of Blue Leaves, Anything Goes, A Cinderella. Boston Pops, Principal Pops Life in the Theatre, Fences, A Behanding Conductor - Utah Symphony and New in Spokane, Race and Fela! Off Broadway: Haven Symphony, Hong Kong, New Jersey, Tamburlaine, (TFANA); Piece of My Heart Indianapolis, Detroit, Hartford, Macon, and Appropriate, (Signature Theatre). Wichita Falls, Longview, Ridgefield; Utah Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Michigan ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT Opera Theater, Opera East Texas, (Orchestrations, 1894-1981) orchestrated Anchorage Opera. www.geraldsteichen. more than 300 Broadway musical scores, com including Show Boat, No, No, Nanette, Of
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PAIGE GRANT (Production Stage Hudson Theatre. North America: Saenger Manager). National/International Tours: Theatre (New Orleans), Majestic Theatre Jersey Boys 1st National Tour, Rodgers (San Antonio). Producing credits include + Hammerstein’s Cinderella 1st National West End: The Spoils starring Jesse Tour, War Horse North American Tour Eisenberg, Doctor Faustus starring Kit and Japan. New York and regional credits Harington and The End of Longing starring as well. BFA CCM. Love and thanks to Matthew Perry. Broadway: The King and Mom in Washington and friends across the I, Constellations starring Jake Gyllenhaal, country. The Mountaintop starring Samuel L Jackson. With group partner Sonia PEYTON TAYLOR BECKER (Stage Friedman Productions: Harry Potter and Manager). Broadway: School of Rock, the Cursed Child, Farinelli and the King Something Rotten! National Tours: Dirty starring Mark Rylance, Hamlet starring Dancing. Select Off-Broadway/Regional: Benedict Cumberbatch. www.atgtickets. Sunday in the Park… (Encores!), Our New com, www.atg.co.uk Girl (Atlantic Theatre), The Prom (Alliance Theatre), Far From Heaven, A Doll’s House, NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS You Better Sit Down (Williamstown), (Producer), from its inception over 20 years A Midsummer Night’s Dream (La Jolla). ago, has been an industry leading producer UNCSA. For Leslie, Brian, Brian Jr., and and manager of touring musical theatre Tony. productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to MARGOT WHITNEY (Assistant Stage audiences worldwide. Having toured over Manager). Credits: Sweat (Broadway), 60 productions throughout North America, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella NETworks is now expanding its tours into (1st National Tour), War Horse (National international markets including South Tour), The Public Theater, Signature America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and South Theatre Company, NY Stage and East Asia. Current touring productions Film, La Jolla Playhouse, Virginia Opera, include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Cincinnati Opera, and Cincinnati Ballet. Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Dancing, Elf B.F.A. University of Cincinnati - College the Musical, Finding Neverland, Into The Conservatory of Music. Love and thanks Woods, Once the Musical, The Sound of to family and friends! Music and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. STEVE VARON (Company Manager). National Tours: Beautiful – The Carole SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has King Musical, War Horse, The Radio City been with NETworks since its inception in Christmas Spectacular, Wicked, Traces, 1995. He spearheaded the international Xanadu and The Acting Company. Off- tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Broadway: Venice (The Public Theater), Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Bare (New World Stages) and Traces Lincoln Center Theater production of (Union Square Theatre). Other work Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific includes general management for and the National Theatre production NETworks Presentations and five years of War Horse. Together with Cameron with Blue Man Group. Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the U.S. and U.K. tours BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, (Tour Booking, Engagement Management, the 25th Anniversary U.S. Tour of Les Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical Misérables and the new The Phantom of tour booking, marketing and press company the Opera tour. He is most proud of his representing award-winning musicals and greatest productions – Marlo and Camden. plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production STAFF FOR The King and I of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom General Management of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Gentry & Associates, Inc. Gregory Vander Ploeg, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, A Jamey Jennings, Brad Broman, Kevin Persaud Bronx Tale, Falsettos, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound of Music, Production Management NETworks Presentations LLC Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Jason Juenker, Fun Home, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Hector Guivas, Cody O’Dell, Emma Downey Never Dies, Bright Star and Matthew Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Bourne’s The Red Shoes. Press & Marketing www.bbonyc.com Broadway Booking Office NYC Steven Schnepp AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns (Producer), founded in 1992, is an Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce extraordinary success story and the ______Casting world’s number one live-theatre company Telsey + Company: with more than 40 venues in the U.K., U.S. Bernard Telsey CSA, William Cantler CSA, David Vaccari and Australia. New York: Lyric Theatre CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little (home to Cirque du Soleil), Kings Theatre Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, (Brooklyn), and the soon to re-launch Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Adam Caldwell CSA,
19 The Hancher Showcase — staffed and managed by volunteers in the Hancher Guild—is filled with unique, high-quality items that you’ll want for yourself or when you need a special gift.
Proceeds of all Showcase sales are used to support Hancher’s educational programs.
The Showcase opens one hour prior to a performance’s starting time and remains open through and after the performance.
The Showcase is also open on Wednesdays, from 10 am to 1 pm, and on Thursdays, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm, while the Stanley Café is open to the public for Thursday Nights at Hancher.
HOURS:
• One hour before performances, at intermission, and after performances • Wednesdays 10 am–1 pm • Thursdays 4:30–7:30 pm
141 East Park Road • Iowa City, IA 52242-1132 • (319) 335-1073 WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Josh Einsohn CSA, Conrad Woolfe CSA, Rachel Nadler, Assistant Production Manager . . .Emma Downey Rachel Minow, Rikki Gimelstob, Rachel Dill, Ryan Bernard Music Coordinator ...... John Mezzio Tymensky, Rebecca Scholl, Scott Galina, Madison IT Manager ...... Tim Pizza Sylvester, Lauren Harris, Laura Wade, Ally Kiley, Rose Warehouse Manager ...... Brad Korff Bochner, Jaime Jaget, Kristian Charbonier, Julia Torres Office Manager ...... Buddy Piccolino Company Manager Administrative Assistant ...... Carol Jewel Steve Varon Credits Assistant Company Manager Scenery built by Great Lakes Scenic, Burlington, Ontario; Laura Quintela Show Control and scenic motion control featuring Stage Production Stage Manager . . . . . Paige Grant Command Systems® by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a Stage Manager . . . . . Peyton Taylor Becker division of Productions Resource Group, L.L.C., New Assistant Stage Manager . . . . Margot Whitney Windsor, NY; Buddha Statue by Cigar Box Studios, Associate Scenic Designer Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Flower Strings by Kanai Scene Shop, Tokyo; Scenery Assistant Scenic Designer . . . .Libby Stadstad fabrication by Proof Productions and Daedalus Studios; Associate Costume Designer . .Patrick Bevilacqua Light Equipment provided by PRG-Scenic Technologies, Assistant Costume Designers . . .Wilberth R. Gonzalez, a division of Productions Resource group; Audio Ryan Park equipment provided by Masque Sound; Properties Associate Lighting Designer . . . . Karen Spahn by Kathy Fabian Propstar; Costume Construction by Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . Rachel Levy Angels The Costumier, Sarah Timberlake Studio, John Associate Sound Designer . . . . Alex Neumann Cowles, Elizabeth Villanova, Alice Bee. Anna & King Props Supervisor ...... Kathy Fabian Construction by EuroCo Costumes. Undergarments Associate Props Supervisor . . . . .John Estep by BraTenders. Millinery by Arnold Costumes, Rodney Make-up Designer ...... Tommy Kurzman Gordon. Anna shoes by LaDuca Shoes, WorldTone Head Carpenter ...... David “Pfish” Terry Shoes, Gamba Shoes. Ballet masks by Acheson Walsh. Assistant Carpenter/Automation . . .Mark Comito Ballet headpieces by Bob Flanagan. Tailoring by Deck Carpenter ...... Timothy Bergstrom Arel Studios.; Special Props by Tom Carroll Scenery, Flyman ...... William Strickland Aardvark Interiors, Paper Mache’ Monkey, Mike Billings Head Electrician . . . . .Matthew Charles Hrinko and Jammal & Jammal Reupholstering. Asst. Electricians . . Judith Lopez, Barrett Roberts Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Studios, NYC. Production Electrician ...... Eric Rimes Head Audio ...... Timothy K. Schmidt Special Thanks to Assistant Audio ...... Alexander Spigner Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Production Audio ...... Dillon Cody Mongeon, Head Props ...... Colin Howie J.L. “Lynn” Singleton Assistant Props ...... Chrissie Kramer Wardrobe Supervisor . . .Laci Bradshaw-Roberts Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor. . . Lyndsi S. Sager Star Dresser ...... Season Joy Saulet Hair and Makeup Supervisor . . . .Steven Young Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services Dialect Coach ...... Kristin Flanders CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Fight Director ...... Tom Schall Linda Rubenstein, Orchestral Reduction ...... Josh Clayton Brian Enverso, Pat Guerieri Children’s Tutoring ...... On Location Education Insurance Broker Services Tutor/Child Wrangler ...... Leah Osborn-Schulte Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Child Wrangler ...... Lindsay Schmidt Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Shriver Physical Therapy ...... NEURO TOUR Financial Services and banking arrangements by Physical Thearapy, Inc. SunTrust Bank Production Assistants . Travis Coxson, Haley Wilson Print Design ...... aka NYC Stock and Amateur rights for The King and I are rep- Radio Spot Production ...... HMS Media resented by R&H Theatricals: An Imagem Company, th Television Spot Design/Video Production HMS Media 229 West 28th Street, 11 Floor, New York, New Production Photography . . . . Matthew Murphy York 10001 www.rnh.com Merchandising ...... Marquee Merchandise TheKingandITour.com Merchandise Manager ...... Jason Clark Like us on Facebook @TheKingandIMusical Accounting . . . . NETworks Presentations LLC Follow us on Instagram@KingandIMusical Legal Services . . . . . David F. Schwartz, Esq. Follow us on Twitter @KingandIMusical Feldshon & Schwartz, LLP #TKAItour HR & Payroll Services . . . Human Resources inc. Housing . . Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this Travel Agency ...... Janice Kessler, production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, Carlson Wagonlit Travel the union of professional actors and stage managers in Trucking ...... Clark Transfer the United States. All stage work performed by employees represented by Staff for NETworks Presentations IATSE. Chief Executive Officer . . . . .Kenneth Gentry UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and Chief Operating Officer . . . . Scott W. Jackson scenic painters for the American Theatre. President ...... Orin Wolf The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United Executive Vice President Production . .Seth Wenig States and Canada. Executive Assistant / The Director and Choreographer are members of the Associate General Manager . . . . . Curt Owens Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an inde- Director of Finance ...... John Kinna pendent national labor union. Controller ...... Jennifer Gifford The Press Agents, Company and House Managers Director of Tour Accounting . . . Laura S. Carey employed in this production are represented by the Executive Producer ...... Trinity Wheeler Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. This production is produced by a member Senior Director, of The Broadway League in collaboration Booking & Engagements . . . . .Mary K. Witte with our professional union-represented Director, Booking & Engagements . . .Colin Byrne employees. Engagement Manager ...... Esther Schwarzbauer Director of Marketing/PR . . . . .Heather Hess Digital Marketing Strategist . . . . Perrin Shapiro Senior General Manager . . Gregory Vander Ploeg General Manager ...... Jamey Jennings Assistant General Managers . . . .Brad Broman, Kevin Persaud Senior Production Manager . . . . Jason Juenker Production Managers . Hector Guivas, Cody O’Dell
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Join us as Hancher explores and celebrates Islamic art and Muslim artists
Hancher has been awarded a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) for the Building Bridges: Arts, Culture, and Identity program. APAP sought projects designed to build knowledge and appreciation for arts and culture with roots in Muslim-majority societies.
Hancher’s project, Embracing Complexity, will take a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to building understanding of contemporary Islamic cultures and Muslim identity. Artists will be in residence at various times over the course of two years and will work with partners both on and off the University of Iowa campus on a broad range of activities including performances, classes, exhibits, discussions, and lectures. The project will also document and explore the experiences of Muslims in Eastern Iowa through sharing of local stories and oral histories. Embracing Complexity is in keeping with the University of Iowa’s commitment to diversity.
Our goal is to build textured knowledge of Islamic cultures, while creating a greater sense of empathy for the experiences of peoples of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We believe this is an urgent program at this moment.
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals – Building Bridges: Arts, Culture, and Identity, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Image: Iranian glazed ceramic tile work, from the ceiling of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, Iran. Province of Fars. (Credit: Pentocelo)
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Niyaz, The Fourth Light Project G. Willow Wilson
Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound
Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic Zeshan Bagewadi and the Transistors
23 THANK YOU For the 2017–2018 season, we have more Hancher Partners than ever before. We thank our Partners for their unwavering loyalty and crucial support. Their generosity enables us to bring the world’s finest performing artists to our region.
François M. and Doris E. Abboud Gary and Cathy Cohn Terry and Johanna Abernathy Ralph H. and Marcia A. Congdon ACT Tim and Anna Conroy Lee and Kazi Alward Andy and Karrie Craig Nancy C. Andreasen and Terry J. Gwinn Jon and Judy Cryer Loretta Angerer Brad and Peggy Davis Anonymous Donors Ellie and Peter Densen Anonymous Family Foundation The Chris and Suzy DeWolf Family Dale and Linda Baker Wendy and Greg Dunn Wayne and Nora Lee Balmer George and Lois Eichacker Country Bancorp/Bill and Nancy Bernau Everybody’s Whole Foods Loanna and Orville Bloethe/ Dan Feldt in memory of Natalie Feldt HLV Community School Fund Robert and Karlen Fellows Warren and Maryellen Boe Ed and Patricia Folsom Robert F. and Judith C. Boyd Bruce Gantz Deb and Bill Brandt/ Pat Gauron Brandt Heating & Air Conditioning Molly and Joseph Gaylord Jeff and Sara Braverman The Gazette Mace and Kay Braverman Shaun Glick and Jessica Tucker Glick Carolyn Brown and Jerry Zimmermann Richard Gloss and Hal Ide John and Ellen Buchanan Daryl K. and Nancy J. Granner Deborah K. and Ian E. Bullion George A. and Barbara J. Grilley Willis M. and Linda Brown Bywater Peter and Vera Gross Mary K. Calkin Brent Hadder John and Kim Callaghan Leonard and Marlene Hadley Jo Catalano Garry R. and Susann K. Hamdorf CBI Bank and Trust Hancher Showcase/Hancher Guild Charles Richard and Barbara S. Clark Hancher Student Alumni James and Loretta Clark Kevin and Pat Hanick Katherine Rathe Clifton Anne Hargrave Jordan L. and Jana E. Cohen James P. Hayes
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24 Donald W. Heineking Lowell and Joan Luhman Hills Bank and Trust Company Casey D. Mahon Raphael and Jodi K. Hirsch Allyn L. Mark Arnold and Darcy Honick Coralville Marriott Hotel & Albert B. and Jean M. Hood Conference Center H. Dee and Myrene Hoover Peter and Anne Matthes Margery Hoppin William Matthes and Alicia Brown-Matthes hotelVetro The McIntyre Foundation Richard and Judith Hurtig Meardon, Sueppel & Downer P.L.C. Iowa City Press-Citizen Dr. John P. Mehegan Iowa House Hotel and Dr. Pamela K. Geyer Phillip E. and Jo Lavera Jones John R. Menninger William and Susan Jones MidWestOne Bank KDAT Frank and Jill Morriss The Kerber Family in memory of Mortenson Construction Richard E. Kerber Jerry and Judy Musser Michael and June Kinney Richard F. Neiman, M.D. Roger and Gayle Klouda and Judith S. Neiman John and Patricia Koza The Neumann Family Dr. Karl and Gay Kreder Neumann Monson Architects, P.C. Tim and Sarah Krumm Jeffrey and Kristine Nielsen Roger and Sarah Lande Mark and Leslie Nolte Robert J. and Sue B. Latham Arthur and Ginger Nowak Bryan and Jan Lawler Oaknoll Retirement Residence Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service Michael W. O’Hara Gary and Randi Levitz and Jane Engeldinger Donald and Rachel Levy Okoboji Wines Little Village William H. (deceased and longtime Hancher Partner) and Bertha S. Olin Jean Lloyd-Jones Lamont D. and Vicki J. Olson Ed and Ann Lorson
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25 OPN Architects, Inc. Sue Strauss Robert A. Oppliger Lyse Strnad and Tom Leavenworth Orchard Green Restaurant & Lounge/ W. Richard and Joyce Summerwill Bryan Herzic and Shelly Kolar Herzic Alan and Liz Swanson Douglas and Linda Paul Chuck and Kim Swanson Chuck and Mary Ann Peters Tallgrass Business Resources Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker, Tucker Tim Terry and Gretchen Rice & Gelman, L.L.P. Keith and Nancy Thayer Bob and Peggy Rakel James and Robin Torner John Raley/American Family Insurance Toyota/Scion of Iowa City Alan and Amy Reed and ABRA Auto and Body Glass Chad and Erica Reimers Jeffrey R. and Tammy S. Tronvold David and Noreen Revier Dick and Buffie Tucker Riverside Casino & Golf Resort University of Iowa Community Jean E. and Renée Robillard Credit Union Tom Rocklin and Barbara Allen University Housing & Dining Gerald and Nancy Rose Douglas and Vance Van Daele Jo Ellen Ross Elise and Devin van Holsteijn Jeff and Susan Sailors Rhoda Vernon Dr. Ralph Saintfort/ Fritz and Elizabeth Viner Medical Psychiatry Services, LLC Aaron and Heather Warner Scheels Stuart and Lynn Weinstein Steve and Janie Schomberg Stephen and Victoria West Ralph Schultz Family Foundation West Music Thomas R. Scott Gary A. and LaDonna K. Wicklund Sheraton Iowa City Hotel Ellen M. Widiss Louis P. and Patricia A. Shields Derek and Pamela Willard Siroos Shirazi and Patti Walden Dorothy M. Willie Shive-Hattery Architecture + Herbert A. and Janice A. Wilson Engineering Betty Winokur William and Marlene W. Stanford Sara Wolfson Richard and Mary Jo Stanley Deborah and Rodney Zeitler Edwin and Mary Stone
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26 Celebrate 5 years of providing world-class health care at Iowa River Landing.
saturday, october 21
Disciowa river landingovery
You know our convenient location. Here’s your chance to come inside and discover how we’re shaping the future of personalized patient care.
Exciting hands-on science and medical activities for kids of all ages
Interactive tours of cutting-edge technology
Hepatitis C screenings, snore scores, and a fall-risk obstacle course
Tasty treats that show how to put a healthy twist on seasonal flavors like pumpkin and cranberry
Giveaways, helpful health and safety information, and more
Come join the fun! Saturday, October 21 | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 105 East 9th Street, Coralville (just off I-80 at First Avenue)
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