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2 2018–19 Season at the Lederer Theater Center under the direction of Curt Columbus Tom Parrish The Arthur P. Solomon and Executive Director Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director

T HE artistic team Directed by Mark Valdez Music Direction by Esther Zabinski Choreography by yonTande Set Design by Michael McGarty Costume Design by Gary Lennon Lighting Design by Karin Olson Sound Design by Peter Sasha Hurowitz Production Stage Managed by Kristen Gibbs*

November 8 – December 30, 2018 in the Elizabeth and Malcolm Chace Theater

A Christmas Carol will be performed with one intermission.

Presented by

Supporting Sponsor by Charles Dickens with original music by Media Sponsors Richard Cumming This production is dedicated to Stephen Hamblett and his love for the story of A Christmas Carol.

Trinity Rep’s 55th Season is sponsored by

Trinity Rep gratefully acknowledges the past support of the B.B. Lederer Sons Foundation, the State of Rhode Island, and the City of Providence.

Southwest is the official airline of Trinity Rep.

on cover: Stephen thorne • costumes by Amanda downing carney background photo by mark turek • image by michael guy

PLEASE turn off cell phones, beepers, pagers, and alarms during the performance. Texting and cell phone use are limited to intermission, outside the theater. Photography, video, and/or audio recording of this performance by any means are strictly prohibited.

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4 THE CAST The Company: Tanya Anderson, Octavia Chavez-Richmond*, Timothy Crowe*‡, Danny Duque-Estrada*‡, Taavon St ave I: Marley’s Ghost Gamble*, Ava Gaudet*, Mauro Hantman*‡, Elizabeth Ebenezer Scrooge Stephen Thorne*‡ Lewis*, Louis Reyes McWillams, María Gabriela Rosado Undertaker Fred Sullivan, Jr.*‡ González, Fred Sullivan, Jr.*‡, Stephen Thorne*‡ Jacob Marley Mauro Hantman*‡ Bob Cratchit Daniel Duque-Estrada*‡ The Musicians: Randy Cloutier (percussion substitute), Daniel Fred, Nephew to Scrooge Louis Reyes McWilliams Galarraga (guitar substitute), Jonne Gomes (violin), Brian Solicitors for the Poor Taavon Gamble*, Ava Gaudet* Grochowski (guitar), Anne Kelton (reeds), Chris Kelton Mrs. Dilber Tanya Anderson (reeds), Richard Marchetti (reeds substitute), Mike Sartini Poor Grandfather Timothy Crowe*‡ (percussion), MorganEve Swain (violin substitute), Esther Poor Grandaughter Elizabeth Lewis* Zabinski (keyboard, accordian) Mrs. Crummels María Gabriela Rosado González The Children: Please note that there are two casts of children Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits for this production — Red/Green in the cast list below. The cast for The Ghost of Christmas Past Timothy Crowe*‡ your performance will be announced at the beginning of the show. Schoolmaster Daniel Duque-Estrada*‡ Fan Sophie Appel/Addison Ralphs Red Cast: Sophie Appel, Dirnelys Herrera Figueroa, Calla Fonseca, Mrs. Fezziwig Ava Gaudet* Samuel Memery, Deeshun Parker-Sharpe, Gabrielle Zabinski Young Marley Louis Reyes McWilliams Green Cast: Jeffrey Bento, Ahlyha Bright, Rylee Donelan, Belle María Gabriela Rosado González Odysseas Pavlides, Juliana Quadros, Addison Ralphs

Stave III: The Second of the Three Spirits The Understudies: Alfredo Antillon, Madeleine Barker, Lizzy The Ghost of Christmas Present Fred Sullivan, Jr.*‡ Brooks, Andrew Gombas, Chris Lindsay, Gunnar Manchester Mrs. Cratchit Octavia Chavez-Richmond* Understudies never substitute for a listed player unless a specific announcement is Martha Dirnelys Herrera Figueroa/Ahlyha Bright made at the time of performance. Belinda Calla Fonseca/Juliana Quadros Peter Deeshun Parker-Sharpe/Jeffrey Bento The Participating Choirs (as of October 22): Barrington High Tiny Tim Samuel Memery/Rylee Donelan School Choral Ensemble, Beneficent Congregational Church UCC, Lucy Elizabeth Lewis* Chorus of East Providence, Chorus of Kent County, Collegium Sister-in-Law Tanya Anderson Ancora, Do Music! Community Choir, Gordon School Chorus, Grace Topper Taavon Gamble* Church Choir, Greater Tiverton Community Chorus, Jamestown ‡ Party Guests Timothy Crowe* , Community Chorus, Kol Pacem: Voices of Peace, Lively Experiment María Gabriela Rosado González at University of Rhode Island, Middletown High School Chorus, ‡ Salvation Army Leader Daniel Duque-Estrada* Mt. Hope High School Chorus, Newport Navy Choristers, North Poor People Octavia Chavez-Richmond*, Kingstown Community Chorus, Park Place Congregational Church ‡ Ava Gaudet*, Mauro Hantman* , UCC, Portsmouth Abbey, The Professional Choristers of the Choir

Deeshun Parker-Sharpe/Jeffrey Bento, School of Newport County and the Adult Choir of The Zabriskie Dirnelys Herrera Figueroa/Ahlyha Bright, Memorial Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Newport, RI), Gabrielle Zabinski/Odysseas Pavlides Providence Gay Men’s Chorus, Providence Singers, Rising Stars Ignorance Samuel Memery/Rylee Donelan Rhode Island Music and Theater Group, Riverside Middle School Want Calla Fonseca/Juliana Quadros Chorus, Rocky Hill School Chorus, RPM Voices, Saint Francis De Sales, Salve Regina University Madrigals Chorus, Scandinavian Stave IV: The Last of the Three Spirits Women’s Chorus of Rhode Island, Segue Institute for Learning, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Sharon Community Chorus, Sine Nomine, Swanhurst Chorus Inc., Sophie Appel/Addison Ralphs St. Mark’s Senior Choir, Judy Stillman’s Chorus, Voices of Christmas, ‡ ‡ The Royal Exchange Timothy Crowe* , Mauro Hantman* , West Warwick HS Concert Chorale, Wheeler School Louis Reyes McWilliams Old Jo Ava Gaudet* Production Director Laura E. Smith Undertaker’s Man Taavon Gamble* Assistant Stage Manager Sara Sheets*

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6 FROM THE Arthur P. Solomon FROM THE and Sally E. lapides ARTISTIC Executive DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

WEL ComE TO our annual Tha nk you for making production of A Christmas Carol by Trinity Repertory Company and Charles Dickens. Trinity Repertory A Christmas Carol a part of your Company’s version has lasted for over 40 years, in holiday season. Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol large part, because we reimagine this show every has been a Southern New England tradition for year from the ground up. Not only is the Dickens over 40 years, helping thousands get into the spirit novella so well-observed and human that it is rich and reminding us all of the joys of family, friends, with inspiration in itself, but the story also has the community, and generosity. This year, music and remarkable ability to respond to new sources of community bring added joy to this production as delight and wonder, taking them in and making them a part of the annual we feature choirs from around the state alongside your resident acting telling. company. Our director this year, the remarkable Mark Valdez, loved that Trinity’s As Scrooge’s nephew Fred tells his uncle, “I have always thought of production was made for the people of Rhode Island and Southern New Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; England every year. Early last spring, he suggested that we put choir music at the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and the center of this year’s Carol. “Choirs will save the world,” he said, “Because women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to choirs only work when people listen to each other and work together, and think of people as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and we need more listening and collaboration to save the world. And this is the not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.” There is a saying lesson at the heart of A Christmas Carol — listen to your fellow people and that there are two types of charities — those that save lives and those work with them to find the true meaning of Christmas.” that remind us why life is worth saving. Trinity Rep and many of the choirs Well, we didn’t need any more convincing that he was right; we dried featured in the show represent a mix of both, working to make our region our eyes and got to work! (Mark has a great ability to move you to emotion, and world a better place, and ever fighting “ignorance” and “want.” then to action.) Trinity Rep’s artistic associate for community, Rebecca Noon, My parents gave me my first experience in the theater as a child at a started getting on the phone to choirs around the state. It was her goal that production of A Christmas Carol, and it changed my life forever, opening my all of the choirs be from Rhode Island. “Partly because the major response mind and my heart to the world’s enormous possibilities and inspiring my I’ve had since starting this project is that people keep saying, ‘There aren’t curiosity in understanding different types of people and ideas. Nearly every even that many choirs in Rhode Island,’ and I wanted to prove them wrong.” day I hear stories from people like you about how Trinity Rep has touched It turns out that there are nearly a hundred different choirs in our their lives in important and meaningful ways — the child that now dreams of little but mighty state. You may see one of the over 20 community choirs doing something spectacular, the play that brought a family closer together, who are participating, or one of the several church choirs, or even one of and the elder that finds great solace in her once a month outing to Trinity. the many school or college choruses. You may even be lucky enough to At this time of year, we hope you’ll support your non-profit theater by hear the Newport Navy Choristers, who were worried that some of their helping to underwrite our productions, education programs, and community members might get deployed, but signed up anyway. (I, for one, hope they services that improve the lives of so many. With your charitable support, are all here, safe and singing their hearts out.) In the end, there will be a for example, this production will ignite the imaginations of over 9,000 couple of choirs from Massachusetts as well, but the pursuit of choirs led students through Project Discovery, brighten the holidays for families us to some interesting and unexpected places. Here’s Rebecca Noon again: through our partnership with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, “My favorite story from the project is about Kol Pachem, an interfaith and bring scores of people together to create treasured memories that choir led by Dr. Joel Gluck, who also is the music director at Temple Sinai will be with them today, tomorrow, and for years to come. Ticket sales in Cranston. I reached out to the Temple knowing it was a long shot, but cover only a portion of the cost of making your theater; the rest must be discovered through the process that Joel was forming this interfaith chorus subsidized by the generosity of people like you who value this community and so was very excited to perform in A Christmas Carol. Emboldened by the jewel. Please take a moment now to support Trinity Rep and our efforts process, I reached out to the Baha’i community through a listserve and got to unite our community through shared experiences and stories. Your back an incredible, deeply moving email, that explained their community is tax-deductible gift, no matter the size, makes a difference. Donation reply so small they can’t support a chorus. Having already connected with Dr. envelopes are available throughout the theater for your convenience. You Gluck, I asked him if I could hook up some Baha’i singers with Kol Pachem…. may also contribute online at www.TrinityRep.com. Thank you in advance Long story short, there are now people singing together that wouldn’t have for your generous support. otherwise ever met. All because of A Christmas Carol.” Theater also makes a great gift, providing an opportunity to have As I said at the beginning of this note, A Christmas Carol has the ability precious time with friends or loved ones. With six fabulous productions to take in new sources of delight and wonder to add to the glorious telling still ahead this season — including epic classics, touching stories, and a of this story. Mark is right, choirs can save us, and they bring great beauty deviously-delicious musical — Trinity Rep offers a number of great gift and light into a world that needs that light so much. Our Carol this year is options from gift certificates to specially priced ticket packages. all about that story of light and joy, and we are so thrilled that you are here From all of us at Trinity Repertory Company, may you and yours have with us to enjoy it. Happy holidays from all of us here at Trinity Rep, from a very happy and healthy holiday season and New Year. our family to yours.

­Curt Columbus Tom Parrish The Arthur P. Solomon and Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director Executive Director 7 Onstage NOW PLEASE NOTE

Before the show starts, please turn off cell phones, beepers, pagers, and alarms Gathering Choirs during the show. Texting and phone The story behind the choirs onstage in A Christmas Carol use are limited to intermission, outside the theater. Cameras, cell phone by Artistic Associate for Community Rebecca Noon cameras, and recording devices are Six months ago, I began an epic journey Dear Jeff not permitted. to find choirs to sing at each of the 56 public …I am currently working on a direc- performances of A Christmas Carol. An idea from tor’s vision for A Christmas Carol… Word W ant updates, behind- director Mark Valdez’s imagination (encouraged by on the street is that Temple Sinai has an the-scenes info, and Trinity Rep staff) became a personal odyssey that incredible community of singers, and so special offers by not only changed the outcome of this production, I am now reaching out to see if Shireinu but my own relationship to our home state. would be interested in performing in A email? Join our email list at Initially I reached out to 85 choirs, found Christmas Carol. TrinityRep.com. through the Choral Arts New England website, I’ll also mention that we have perfor- the RI Music Education Association listserv, mances on Christmas Eve and the day A ttention smokers: for Google searches, recommendations from choral after Christmas that many choirs are the comfort of all our patrons, we directors, and conversations with anyone who uninterested in. As a Jewish person who have designated a smoking area on mentioned they sing in a choir. All choirs are from also makes winter holiday plans, I am not the east side of the building along Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, assuming that this would be at all interest- Adrian Hall Way. and are a mix of community, school, church, ing to you in ANY WAY, but I am also hoping and college choruses. While some are doing two that it might? Or you might have a brilliant W e recycle. If you are performances, in many cases these are actually idea? I don’t even know how Shireinu feels not adding this program to your 20-person segments of larger choirs. While the collection, please recycle it in the bin director and the name of the choir may be the in the lobby. same, the actual singers are usually different. This means that the choir you are seeing perform today has probably never performed the show before Gain access to Donate now! (though they rehearsed the music for months). exclusive behind-the-scenes events Music director Esther Zabinski worked with and opportunities to meet your artists Mark to select the choirs’ four songs, but only by making a tax-deductible gift today. provided three arrangements. The fourth song For information, please call (401) the choir sings is their own arrangement of a 453-9235. Christmas standard assigned by Esther— an opportunity for each chorus to showcase who about singing Christmas or Christmas-y Bring a group! Affordable they are, which ranges from gospel to a capella to songs, though you’ll see the song list and group rates are available for parties Scandinavian women. In the case of Kol Pacem: perhaps fantasize about the Klezmer take of 10 or more (20 or more for A Voices of Peace, they are singing a different song on ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’? Christmas Carol). Contact Alexander altogether. All the best, Rebecca Haines at (401) 521-1100 x238. My favorite story from my search concerns how Kol Pacem: Voices of Peace, a interfaith Much to my delight, the Rabbi responded: Like the shows? Follow choir in Cranston led by Dr. Joel Gluck, a Jewish choir director, came to perform in A Christmas Hi, Rebecca. us on social media! Tag Carol. Last spring I reached out to Rabbi Jeffrey No offense, Rebecca, but this gave your experience with Goldwasser at Temple Sinai in Cranston to see if me a good laugh. I have a hard time imagin- he might want to partner with us on our production ing our choir singing, “Remember Christ our #TrinityRepCarol of Ragtime. Though we had a wonderful meeting, Savior was born on Christmas Day” with Rabbi Goldwasser didn’t think it was an ideal a straight face. Nonetheless, I am going Trinity Repertory Company match, as I was looking for a place to bring one of to give you the contact information for Trinity Rep’s Context and Conversation events and Shireinu’s director, Joel Gluck. he felt his Temple would be a hard place for people Best, Jeff @trinityrep to find. His honesty impressed me, and so months later, when I got a hot tip that Temple Sinai has an I immediately contacted Dr. Gluck who replied: incredible choir, Shireinu – The Jewish Community Trinity_Rep Chorus of Temple Sinai — I didn’t feel weird about I am interested. This sounds fasci- reaching out to a Temple to see if they would like nating. However Shireinu is the Jewish to perform in A Christmas Carol (and okay, I’m also Community Chorus of RI and being such Jewish). On July 25, I wrote to the Rabbi: it may not be “appropriate.” However, I am also the director of Kol Pacem: Voices of 8 A Tasty Gift F o r 1 2 years, there’s been a unique ending to A POI R V Dence GAY MENS CHORUS Christmas Carol performances Peace; the Cranston Community Chorus. Baha’i community, which is relatively small, at Trinity Rep. I would love to have them participate in has no choir that would be able to respond At the curtain call, Scrooge steps forward this fashion. to this beautiful opportunity. We are and asks the audience to donate to the Rhode Dr. Joel Gluck grateful for your service and Trinity Rep’s Island Community Food Bank. This tradition commitment to creating a community that began in 2006, when artistic director Curt I called Dr. Gluck to talk out details, conclud- embraces all people. We will pray that your Columbus arrived in Providence. While touring ing that yes, since we were giving all choirs the efforts produce wonderful fruits. the Rhode Island Food Bank, his husband opportunity to arrange the final song to best We offer this quote from the Baha’i Nate Watson suggested tying food bank showcase their specific perspective, Kol Pacem: Writings, which speaks of God’s purpose collections to A Christmas Carol. Why not Voices of Peace could choose a different song. for humanity, as encouragement to the provide an opportunity to live Scrooge’s lesson Gluck, who was ordained as a cantor in June, has choirs from Rhode Island’s various faith of compassion and charity? been co-directing Kol Pacem with Rev. Bob Nolan, communities that will lend their voices to Last season, A Christmas Carol audiences Minister of Music at Woodridge Church in Cranston. this season’s A Christmas Carol: gave over $65,000 — the highest single year Having both Jewish and Christian clergy leading this “The Blessed Perfection hath total, to date, to the Food Bank, and over the choir has brought a true sense of unity to the entire appeared for the sole purpose of the past decade, they’ve contributed more than faith community of Cranston. They have hosted unification and solidarity of the people of $400,000. During Curt’s time as artistic concerts, participated in joint Martin Luther King the world, so that all of them may enter director, this tradition has been an important under the shade of one tree, sing one link between Trinity Rep and its home. As Curt melody in one rose-garden and adorn the explains, “A strong Rhode Island community universe with love and oneness.” is the basis for a strong Trinity Rep.” This With kind regards, Lauren Baer relationship not only helps Rhode Islanders in need, but reminds audiences to bring the Mark Valdez asked if we could invite some of spirit of A Christmas Carol into their lives and the Baha’i members to sing with Kol Pacem: Voices to the rest of Rhode Island. “With every dollar of Peace, as it is an interfaith choir. All parties that’s donated, we buy three pounds of food,” says Hugh Minor, director of communications. ge vr ater ti erton community chorus agreed and at least one member that I know of is singing with Kol Pacem: Voices of Peace in A That means that last year alone, Trinity Rep Christmas Carol — which also means they have audiences contributed over 195,000 pounds celebrations, and sung in Interfaith Thanksgiving been singing regularly together leading up to their of food to the state. services. Including them in our show felt essential. performance (and maybe beyond). The Rhode Island Community Food Emboldened by the conversation, I reached Other groups have equally moving stories. The Bank serves over 57,000 people every month, out to a Baha’i listserv to see if they would be Newport Navy Choristers figured out how to make it from Westerly to Woonsocket, with 155 food interested. I received the following email: work despite the uncertainty of deployment; Esther pantries serving food to all agencies. The goal reworked the music for the middle school a capella of the Food Bank is to provide some of the Thank you for reaching out to the group from Gordon School to fit adolescent voices; healthiest foods that they can, so snacks and Rhode Island Baha’i Community and for Beneficent Choir is in the midst of a leadership soda are not distributed but other foods like your kind invitation… Your vision of A change, and so teamed up with the choir from Park tuna and those with protein-rich nutrients are Christmas Carol as a vehicle for creating Place Congregational Church UCC; and and and… made a priority. unity and harmony through the blending These stories are only one window into the The organization has been around since of the diverse voices of the community is show. As Michael McGarty, our set designer, said 1982 when a dedicated group of volunteers in complete alignment with the purpose to me last summer, “It’s not a show about choirs,” came together to start the pantry. Hugh of the Baha’i Faith, which teaches that which of course is true, only from where I’m stand- continues by saying, “We want to thank the “the diversity in the human family should ing, it couldn’t be about anything else. audience members at Trinity Rep, they are a be the cause of love very critical part of our success. We appreciate and harmony, as it is that people take the time to make a donation in music where many because every bit helps. A dollar, a check, it different notes blend all goes to buying food and helping the life of together in the making a Rhode Islander in need.” of a perfect chord” (‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks). Gordon school g notes We regret that the Rhode Island 9 tail,U NY Graduate Acting. Choreography: RISD ment at California State University, Northridge and Onstage NOW Museum, New York SummerStage, Kumble Theater Executive Director of the Teenage Drama Workshop. for the Performing Arts, Movement Research THEt ar istic team (Judson Church). Other: MET Opera, Kennedy Karin Olson Center, Karamu House, Publick Playhouse, Eliza- Lighting Designer mark valdez beth Theatre, Signature Theatre, New Ohio Theatre, Karin Olson is based in Minneapolis, MN, where Director New Jersey Performing Arts Center, National she designs at the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Mark Valdez is an artist and organizer based in Black Theatre, New York Live Arts, Roulette, Japan Center, Mixed Blood, Stages, Southern Theater, Los Angeles. Previously at Trinity Rep, he directed Society, The Kitchen. BFA, Howard University;MFA, and Jungle Theater, and with many itinerant Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna. He has Long Island University; Ph.D. candidate/Driskell companies such as Frank Theatre, Theatre Mu, worked at such theaters as the Alliance Theatre, Fellow, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Walking Shadow, and with dance companies Cornerstone Theater Company, East West Players, Arts. Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, Threads Dance, Mark Taper Forum, and Mixed Blood. Mark is the Alternative Motion Project, and TU Dance. She recipient of a Princess Grace Foundation Award, Mcaeli h McGarty has also designed regionally for Syracuse Stage a NALAC Artist Award, an Ivy Award, and is a Set Designer and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Previously at USA Artist nominee. Upcoming projects include In more than 30 years, productions at Trinity Rep Trinity Rep, she designed the lighting for Like adapting and directing Chato’s Kitchen, based on include: Pride and Prejudice; Like Sheep to Water, or Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna. More info at the book by Gary Soto; Roe by Lisa Loomer; and Fuente Ovejuna; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Beowulf: karinlosonlighting.com Road to a Dream, a community-based collaboration A Thousand Years of Baggage; Arnie Louis and Bob; written for Atlanta’s Buford Highway community. To Kill a Mockingbird; Julius Caesar; Ivanov; Vanya Peter Sasha Hurowitz Mark is also in the early stages of creating a new and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Grapes of Wrath; Resident Sound Designer performance piece with and for Rhode Island’s King Lear; Three by Three in Rep; Steel Magnolias; It’s Peter Hurowitz has designed the sound for more Latinx community. a Wonderful Life; Absurd Person Singular; Dead Man’s than 80 productions at Trinity Rep, including recent Cell Phone; Cabaret; A Christmas Carol; A Raisin in productions of Ragtime; Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ee sth r zabinski the Sun; and The Importance of Being Earnest. On Ovejuna; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; A Christmas Musical Director/Keyboard Broadway, Michael designed Master Class, Wait Until Carol; and Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage. Previously at Trinity Rep, Esther was the musical Dark, and God Said “Ha.” He has also designed for NY This is his 23rd season with the company, where he director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Recent Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, Pittsburgh serves as sound engineer. projects have been The 25th Annual Putnam Public Theater, NY City Opera, Cincinnati Opera, County Spelling Bee at the University of Scranton; Opera Pacific, Wilma Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Additional Staff Victor/Victoria, Little Women, Anything Goes, and Seattle Rep, Geffen Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Assistant Director...... Rebecca Noon The Addams Family for Ocean State Theater; and Philadelphia Theater Company, Pasadena Playhouse, Child Coordinator...... Daisy Walker The Wizard of Oz for Theatre By The Sea. She is Williamstown Theater Festival, Bay Street Theater, and the proud co-owner of Zabinski Music Studio in the Kennedy Center. Michael teaches design at RISD. Pawtucket where she teaches piano and voice THE CAST lessons along with her sister, Rebekah. Esther is Garry Lennon

also the music coordinator at St. Marks Episcopal Costume Designer Tanya anderson Church in Foxboro, MA, conducting both the choir G arry Lennon is a Los Angeles-based Costume Mrs. Dilber, Sister-in-Law and the hand bell choir. She is always appreciative Designer. Previously at Trinity Rep, he designed Trinity Rep: Honey, Who’s of the places that make it possible for her to the costumes for Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; “sing for her supper,” and, more importantly, of Ovejuna. At A Noise Within he recently designed Candy, The Cider House the people in her life that make it work, namely A Picture of Dorian Gray and A Raisin in the Sun. Rules; Ensemble, My Fair Rebekah, Gabba and Alex. At South Coast Repertory, he designed District Lady; Mrs. Cratchit, A Merchants and Jane of the Jungle. At Theatre@ Christmas Carol. Other yonTande Whitney V. Hunter Boston Court in Pasadena, Garry designed Colony Theaters: Li’l Bit, How I Choreographer Collapse, My Barking Dog, Seven Spots on the Sun, Learned to Drive; Emma, Trinity Rep: A Christmas Carol (2017). Theater: and The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll. He has also Betrayal; The Wilbury We Are Proud to Present..., Guthrie Theatre; Lives collaborated with Cornerstone Theatre Company Group. Sally, Talley’s Folly; Lenny, Crimes of the of Great Poisoners, Brown University; The Persian for A California Tempest, It’s all Bueno, Los Illegals, Heart; Claudia, Enron; Nurse Ratched, One Flew Quarter, Merrimack Repertory Theatre; Finian’s Waking Up in Lost Hills, and Mary Shelley’s Santa Over the Cukoo’s Nest; Karen, August Osage Rainbow, Berkshire Theatre Festival; a cautionary Claus. Garry is a professor in the Theatre Depart- County; Second Story Theatre. Other: Tanya is a graduate of the Trinity Rep Conservatory.

Oi ctav a chavez-richmond* This theater operates under agreements with the League of Resident Theatres, Actors’ Equity Association (the union of profes- sional actors and stage managers in the United States), the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and United Scenic Mrs. Cratchit, Poor Person Artists. Trinity Rep is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for non-profit theater, Trinity Rep: Laurencia, Like and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network. Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna. This season Octa- via will play the title role in Marisol. Brown/Trinity Rep: Masha, Neva; Marie, This Wide Night; Mag, The Beauty Queen of Leenane;

10 Hermione, The Winter’s Tale; Gremio, The Taming of Taavon Gamble* and educated — her family, her friends and everyone the Shrew; Karen, The Children’s Hour; Jawaad, There Solicitor, Undertaker’s Man, Topper, Dance who has supported her journey. This is all because of is No One Between You and Me; Chorus, The Love of Captain you. Por y para ustedes, siempre. the Nightingale. Regional Theater: Lulu, Between Trinity Rep: Ragtime, A Riverside and Crazy; Cannibal Queen, Airness; Touch- Christmas Carol (’17), m auro hantman* ‡ stone, As You Like It; Desdemona, Othello; Janey, Oklahoma! Tour: Seussical. Jacob Marley, Poor Person, Royal Exchange U.S.A.; Sandra, I Don’t Know Why He Loves Me; So- Regional: North Shore Trinity Rep: A company phie, No One Asked Me; Ti-Jean, Ti-Jean and His Music Theatre, SpeakEasy member since 1999, Brothers; Lily, In the Wilderness. Film: Sonya, Who Stage Company, Greater highlights include: Jack We Are Now (2018); Sophie, From Nowhere (2016); Boston Stage Company, Burden, All the King’s Men; Christine, Estate Sale; Veronica, Tales From the Lyric Stage Company, Cyrano, Cyrano de Bergerac; Couch. Other: Brown/Trinity Rep MFA ‘18; NYC Reagle Music Theatre, New Hotspur, Henry IV; Peter Pan, Fringe Excellence in Ensemble Award; David Wick- Bedford Festival Theatre, Theatre By The Sea, Peter Pan; D ill, To Kill a ham Writing Prize 2018; 2018 Margo Skinner Memo- Ocean State Theatre Company, Ivoryton Playhouse, Mockingbird; Oberon, A rial Fellowship. The Hanover Theatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Choreography: Scoop, The Heidi Chronicles; John Dodge, Middletown; Timothy Crowe* ‡ Brown University, Pittsburgh Playhouse, White Steve, Clybourne Park; Mr. Marx, Intimate Apparel; Poor Grandfather, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Plains Performing Arts Center, Bigfork Summer Hal, Proof; Rooster Hannigan, Annie; George Bailey, Royal Exchange, Party Guest Playhouse, Jean’s Playhouse, Arundel Barn It’s a Wonderful Life; Wally, The Cider House Rules; Trinity Rep: Over 125 Playhouse, and Bryant University. Training: Point Frank, Appropriate; Phil, Faithful Cheaters; and productions including Park University alumni. Other: IRNE Award Nomina- Roderigo, Othello. Other Theaters: Oregon Shake- Macbeth, The School for tion: Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Dames at speare Festival, Wallis Annenberg Center, Actors Wives, The Miser, The Seagull, Sea). www.taavongamble.com Theatre of Louisville, Gamm Theatre, The Rhode Angels in America, A Christ- Island Shakespeare Theater. Other: Mauro has mas Carol, My Fair Lady, Ava Gaudet* performed and taught improv for more than 25 years. Clybourne Park, The Mourn- Solicitor, Mrs. Fezziwig, Poor Person, Old Jo ers’ Bench, A Lie of the Mind, Trinity Rep: Fan, Mrs. Elizabeth lewis* Into the Breeches!, Native Cratchit, A Christmas Carol. Poor Granddaughter, Lucy Gardens. Broadway: The Shadow Box. Off Broad- Broadway: Maureen, Rent. Brown/Trinity Rep: Olivia, way: The Servant, Bill W. and Dr. Bob. Other Tours/Regional: Maureen, Twelfth Night; Loud Stone, Theaters: Annenberg Center, Speakeasy Stage, Rent, National Tour; Angela, Eurydice; Dull, Love’s La- Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Play House, Twist: An American Musical, bour’s Lost; Eunice, A Virginia Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Kennedy Pasadena Playhouse Streetcar Named Desire. Center, Berkeley Rep, The Walnut Street Theatre, The (directed by Debbie Allen); Other Theaters: Helena, A Cutler Majestic Theatre. Film/TV: Outside Provi- Boudicca, Queen Boudicca: Midsummer Night’s Dream, dence, Underdog, Hachiko, The Silent Eye, Easy A Metal Opera; Erma, Anything Goes; Mrs. Roberts, Rabid Bat Theatricals; En- Listening, Brotherhood, House of Cards, The Hollars. Jack, or The Submission; Celie, The Imaginary semble actor, Romeo and Other: Mr. Crowe received his MA from St. Louis Cuckold. TV: Private Practice, N.C.I.S., Franklin & Juliet by Gounod, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Jackie- University; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Bash, The Exes, Mike & Molly, as “Gina Gambarro” O, The House of Yes, University of Chicago. Other: Arts. on ABC’s Ugly Betty, and appearing in the upcoming Elizabeth is a third-year student in the Brown/ Netflix series, Hamelins. Film: Hurt, Evil Angel, Trinity Rep MFA Acting program. Before moving Daniel Duque-Estrada* Bachelors, The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blink- to Providence, she worked as a professional cho- Bob Cratchit, Schoolmaster, Salvation Army stop. Other: Ava has a BA in Professional Music ral singer and soloist in Chicago. She has a BA Leader from Berklee College of Music in Boston. from the University of Chicago. Trinity Rep: Pablo Del Valle, Native Gardens; Lodovico, maría Gabriela Rosado González Louis Reyes McWilliams Othello; Alonso/King Ferdi- Mrs. Crummels, Belle, Party Guest Fred, Royal Exchange nand of Aragon, Like Sheep Trinity Rep: Juliet, Shake- Trinity Rep: Assistant to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna; speare en el Verano: Romeo director Othello. Later this Lysander, A Midsummer and Juliet. Brown/Trinity season, he will perform as Nights’s Dream; A Christmas Rep: Princess of Puerto Rico, a musician in An Iliad. Carol. Other Theaters: Love’s Labour’s Lost; Brown/Trinity Rep: Andy, Oregon Shakespeare Festi- Captain/First Officer, Twelfth Prowess; Sir Andrew, val, Dallas Theater Center (former Brierly Resident Night; Ralph DiGia/ensem- Twelfth Night; Mitch, A Acting Co. member), Shakespeare Dallas, Brown/ ble, Civil Sex. Other Streetcar Named Desire. Trinity Playwright’s Rep, California Shakespeare Theaters: Santa Cruz Other Theaters: William- Theater, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, The Shotgun Shakespeare: Vanda Jordan, Venus in Fur; Katharine, stown Theatre Festival, Berkeley Rep, Z Space, Rites Players, Intersection for the Arts/Campo Santo, Love’s Labour’s Lost. University of Puerto Rico: Becca & Reason Theatre, Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble, The Cutting Ball Theater. TV: Second Chance. Corbett, Rabbit Hole; Elizabeth Proctor, Las Brujas de Gamm Theatre, Pyramid Theatre Company, On the Other: Daniel has been a counselor and teaching Salem; Nise, La Dama Boba. Other: María is a third- Verge Festival, Stanford Repertory Theater. Other: artist with Trinity Rep’s Young Actor’s Summer year student in the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting Louis is a third-year student in the Brown/Trinity Institute. Graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program. She sends her love and gratitude to her Rep MFA Acting Program. He holds a BA in Theater Acting program; BA from UC Berkeley. homeland, Puerto Rico — where she was born, raised and Performance Studies and Political Science 11 Mount Saint Charles Academy Offered as a 4 productions Drama class and club each year

The theater experience at Mount provides students with the opportunity to learn about the importance of responsibility, interdependence, and cooperation. They are encouraged to participate in all aspects of a production from costume and set preparation, to sound and lights, and to acting. Some favorite past productions include: Hello Dolly, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver, Seussical, Little Women, Legally Blonde, and many more!

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12 from Stanford University. Cloris Leachman Award: Ki r sten gibbs* Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Prowess, Production Stage Manager Pyramid Theatre); Randy E. McMullin Artist-in- Trinity Rep: This is Ms. Gibbs’ 12th season with Meet a Christmas Residence (Pyramid Theatre); Kavanaugh Fellow Trinity Rep! Some favorite shows include Cabaret, (Trinity Rep). As a writer, Louis’ play Brotherhood A Christmas Carol (2017), and A Midsummer Night’s Carol Super Fan premiered this past summer at the Williamstown Dream. Off-Broadway: The Public Theater (13 Theatre Festival. Louis will teach acting and productions over the past six seasons, including by Catilin Howle directing at Brown University this spring. Shakespeare in the Park, the Mobile Shakespeare Unit, the Public Works initiative, and Joe’s Pub); Every year that we put on the time- honored tradition of A Christmas Carol, we Fvred Sulli an, Jr.* ‡ Playwrights Horizons; MCC Theater. Other remember the years that came before and Undertaker, The Ghost of Christmas Present, Theaters: NY Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater, think about what will come in the future. We’re Trinity Rep: 125 roles since The Gamm Theatre, Theatre By The Sea, Brown/ not the only ones! 1984: Falstaff; Bottom; Trinity Rep MFA Program. Other: Kristen is a Rhode Harold Hill; Oscar Madison; Island native, thrilled to be back at Trinity Rep after I’d like to take a Alfie Doolittle; Scrooge, seeing her first show here many years ago! moment to introduce Creon, Warbucks, George you to Brian Heap — a man who has Bailey; Capt. Hook; Bo, Sara Sheets* come to every Trinity Appropriate; Victor/Pocket, Assistant Stage Manager Rep production of A Flea in Her Ear; Charles, Trinity Rep: Production stage manager, Into the Blithe Spirit (Norton Award); Breeches!, Appropriate, The Hunchback of Seville; A Christmas Carol Walter Burns, His Girl Friday (IRNE Award); Joe, Assistant stage manager, Oklahoma!, Melancholy since 1985. That’s Angels in America; Edmund, Long Day’s Journey Into Play: a chamber musical; production assistant, A 32 years of the show! Night; Jamie, A Moon for the Misbegotten; and J.P. Flea in her Ear, Middletown, Barefoot in the Park, Each year he comes Morgan, Ragtime. Directing: Boeing Boeing, Shooting Ivanov, A Lie of the Mind, Oliver!, A Christmas he wears the same jacket and saves his Star, A Christmas Carol. Other Theaters: Malvolio, Carol. Other Theaters: Theatre by the Sea, The Gloucester, Jaques, Bottom, Parolles, Capulet, Sandra-Feinstein Gamm Theatre, Gloucester Stage ticket stub in it for Commonwealth Shakespeare Co.; Inherit the Wind, Company, Sharon Playhouse, Brown/Trinity Rep. the next year. Here Laughter on 23rd Floor, OSTC; Berkeley Rep; DTC; he is pictured last year with his ticket stubs: We sat down with Brian to talk to him ATL; NJ Shakespeare. Resident director, 27 produc- UNDERSTUDIES tions, Gamm Theatre: Hamlet, Macbeth, Lear, Alfredo Antillon, Madeleine Barker, Lizzy Brooks, about his yearly tradition and what it means Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, The Glass Andrew Gombas, Chris Lindsay, Gunnar Manchester to him. Menagerie, Arcadia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Understudies never substitute for a listed player unless a Caitlin Howle: What made you begin Dresser, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Awake and Sing specific announcement is made at the time of performance. (Norton Award). Actor, Gamm Theatre: Rothko, Red; going to A Christmas Carol every year? What’s Autolycus, The Winter’s Tale; and Donny, American kept you going? Musicians Brian Heap: A friend brought me the Buffalo. Other: Fred teaches acting at Gamm and Randy Cloutier (percussion substitute), Daniel RISD. first time in 1985, telling me it was a great Galarraga (guitar substitute), Jonne Gomes (violin), play. I was hooked. It was such a wonderful Brian Grochowski (guitar), Anne Kelton (reeds), Chris experience I wanted to incorporate it into my St ephen Thorne* ‡ Kelton (reeds), Richard Marchetti (reeds substitute), holiday tradition. Ebenezer Scrooge Mike Sartini (percussion), MorganEve Swain (violin CH: Which version of the show has been Trinity Rep: This is Mr. substitute), Esther Zabinski (keyboard, accordian) Thorne’s 19th season. L ast your favorite? season he co-directed A BH: Even though I have enjoyed them all, Children my favorites are the more traditional versions. Christmas Carol and was Iago Sophie Appel, Jeffrey Bento, Ahlyha Bright, Rylee in Othello and Harry Houdini CH: What’s your favorite part of the show? Donelan, Dirnelys Herrera Figueroa, Calla Fonseca, BH: When Scrooge realizes he still has in Ragtime. Favorite roles Samuel Memery, Deeshun Parker-Sharpe, Odysseas include: Atticus, To Kill a the opportunity to change how he perceives Pavlides, Juliana Quadros, Addison Ralphs, Gabrielle the world. Mockingbird; Tom Joad, The Zabinski Grapes of Wrath; Homer CH: What was the craziest thing you ever saw in a production? Wells, The Cider House Rules; John Proctor, The * Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, BH: Bears with umbrellas in the audience Crucible; Arthur, Camelot; Hamlet; Stephen, The Long the union of professional actors and stage managers. Christmas Ride Home; Hal/Henry V, The Henriad; and it was raining on them. ‡ Trinity Rep Resident Acting Company member Matt, The Fantasticks; Heisenberg, Copenhagen; CH: What effect has seeing A Christmas Carol had on your life? Quango, Homebody/Kabul; Garry, Noises Off. Other When I first attended, I was 23 and Theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf BH: Theatre, and Riverside Shakespeare Festival. He has single. Since then, I have introduced other been a member of the Bread Loaf School of English family members, friends, and my own children, who first attended at ages eight and nine and Acting Ensemble since 1999. Other: Stephen is the author of two plays: The Completely Fictional — are now in college. This year there were 16 of Utterly True — Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe us, and we already have another couple who and Veronica Meadows. want to join us next year. It gives me great pleasure to share the joy of this experience with all of them.

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28 STAFF FOR TRINITY REP TOM PARriSH (Shakespeare in the Summer), Trinity Rep’s touring Executive Director bilingual summer Shakespeare project. Directing Crt u oLUMBUS Leading Trinity Rep credits at Trinity Rep include: Into the Breeches! a The Arthur P. Solomon and Sally E. Lapides since 2015, Tom Parrish world premiere by George Brant; A Midsummer Artistic Director is responsible for the Night’s Dream; Julius Caesar; A Flea in Her Ear; It’s Curt Columbus became organization’s audience A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; Love Alone (a Trinity Repertory Compa- and donor development world premiere with the playwright Deb Salem ny’s fifth artistic director and financial management. Smith), and A Christmas Carol. Directing credits at in January 2006. He is Previously, he served the Gamm: The Big Meal, Morality Play, The Rant, also the artistic director successful tenures as American Buffalo and Incognito. Tyler has taught of the Brown/Trinity Rep executive director of Geva at NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts as well as at MFA programs in Acting Theatre Center and Merrimack Repertory Theatre. the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program, and his work and Directing. His direct- He also worked at Arena Stage, Cleveland Play has been seen at Asolo Rep and UNC/Playmakers ing credits for Trinity House, Dallas Theater Center, and San Diego Rep. Tyler runs Trinity Rep’s new play development include Ragtime, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Repertory Theatre. He is currently involved on the programs, serves on the board of Rhode Island Baggage, Middletown, Vanya and Sonia and Masha boards or committees of the League of Resident Latino Arts, and is a proud member of the Stage and Spike, The Merchant of Venice, His Girl Friday, Theatres, Theatre Forward, Greater Providence Directors and Choreographers union. He received Camelot, Cabaret, Blithe Spirit, A Christmas Carol, Chamber of Commerce, Providence Foundation, his MA in Education Policy from Brown University, Cherry Orchard, and the world premieres of The and the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors and studied history, theater, and Russian at Holy Completely Fictional—Utterly True—Final Strange Bureau. Awards include a NAACP Theatre Award Cross. He lives in Providence with his wife, Taibi. Tale of Edgar Allen Poe and Social Creatures. Trinity for Best Producer and “Forty Under 40” recogni- Rep has been home to the world premieres of three tion in Providence, Rochester, the Merrimack Laura Smith of his plays, Paris by Night, The Dreams of Antigone, Valley, and San Diego. He received his MBA/MA, Production Director and Sparrow Grass, and produced his translations Arts Administration from Southern Methodist M s. Smith is in her 22nd of Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard and Ivanov, as well as University; BA in Theater Arts and Economics season with Trinity Rep. Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear and Lope de Vega’s Like from Case Western Reserve University; and She was the associate Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna. Curt’s adapta- attended the National Theater Institute and production manager at tion of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (with Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives Trinity Rep for six years and Marilyn Campbell) has won awards and accolades in Nonprofit Management. the capital projects around the United States, the United Kingdom manager for two years, and Australia. His translation of Chekhov’s Tyler Dobrowsky overseeing the construc- Three Sisters, developed at the Arden Theatre Associate Artistic Director tion of the Pell Chafee in Philadelphia, is published by Dramatists Play T yler Dobrowsky has been Performance Center. In the past, she has been the Service, as is Sparrow Grass and his translations a member of the education, production manager for the Department of of Chekhov’s Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, literary, and artistic teams Theatre, Speech and Dance at Brown University and Ivanov. Curt lives in Providence, Rhode Island since 2003. He founded and the Berkshire Opera Company. She has also with his husband, Nate Watson. 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Marketing Intern Maxwell Snyder sat down what it’s like to set the show here, in Providence. A lot of people don’t know that you can actually with Associate Artistic Director Tyler Dobrowsky, MS: What will that mean to have it be local? rent the plant, but it wasn’t what we were going who will be directing Little Shop of Horrors, to find TD: Setting it in this city will be fun. You for. We want the plant to be somewhat scary, even out what to expect from the ’80s cult classic movie have to remember that Providence and Rhode lifelike, and we know we can do that here with all musical on Trinity Rep’s stage this spring. Island were hit with a ton of economic hardship of our talented artists. from the 1950s on. There are plenty of people MS: Since the show was based on the 1960 Maxwell Snyder: We’re all so excited for that can relate to the “Skid Row” aspect of these sci-fi horror film, will it still be family friendly? Little Shop of Horrors. What do we need to know down-and-out characters that are striving for TD: I think this could definitely be something about this production? something greater. I think Rhode Islanders can you can take your kids to, but at the same time, Tyler Dobrowsky: The casting! I have a really appreciate that. We all want to strive for the plant does eat people. It won’t be gory, of few members of the company that were in A something greater. course, but the plant will look lifelike and is a Midsummer Night’s Dream, which I directed two MS: Now for the question on everybody’s mass-murdering plant, which may be a bit much years ago, that are going to be in the production. mind, what is the plant, Audrey II, going to be like? for some younger kids. As always, we leave it to the Having them back working on a similar type of pop TD: Trinity Rep is going to make the plant! parents to decide what is right for their children. confection will be really fun. As the show gets closer, we Stay tuned for more exciting will be able to provide more cast updates! Also, the songs information to parents to help are just fantastic. Nearly every- them make that decision. one I’ve talked to about the MS: What else should we show encountered it when they know about the production? were younger and it made them TD: It’s going to be a want to pursue musical theater. really fun show. It’s the word Daniel Duque-Estrada was in that the design team and I it when he was in high school, keep coming back to — that and now he will be playing the we’re going to have fun with dentist. I think there’s just a real it. I want to make sure that connection to the story and the this is as bright and colorful songs that people have. as possible. MS: That’s awesome! MS: One last question, Were you ever in it? what do you want the audience TD: No, but I do remem- to take away from this show? ber I watched it in high school, TD: This show does ask and it was so much fun. It really some questions about human inspired me and made me wish nature; what we want; and I was more of a musical theater what we think of success or person. how that relates to how we MS: We all love the 1986 value money. It speaks to the film adaptation with Rick hardship of making your life Moranis and Steve Martin. better, but also how money What’s going to be different and financial success are not in this production than that the things that will ultimately movie? Little Shop make you happy. For both TD: Spoilers! The ending Audrey and Seymour, they’re is different in the stage version both looking for external than in the film. I’ve also kicked of Horrors validation because they don’t around different ideas for it B ook & Lyrics by Howard Ashman think they deserve better. because there is a lot in this Music by Alan Menken So how do you get that from story — it’s essentially a tale yourself? But I also hope of someone selling their soul April 11 – May 12 people have a great time to achieve material or romantic with Jude Sandy as Seymour watching the show and leave success, which is exciting to singing the songs. If we can explore. But I also don’t want Tickets on sale now — have both of those things, to weigh it down with too then I think it’ll be amazing. many strange concepts. I am, call today for best seats and best prices. however, interested in seeing (401) 351-4242 or TrinityRep.com 34 Lighting the way, in a world of risks...

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Women & War Adaptations of Trojan Women and Lysistrata by Ellen McLaughlin October 11-14 & 18-21, 2018 Noises Off by Michael Frayn November 29-December 2 & December 6-9, 2018 The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe February 21-24 & February 28-March 3, 2019 A Little Night Music Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince April 18-20 & 25-28, 2019

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Brittany Costello, Ann Hayes Playwright-in-Residence ...... Deborah Salem Smith Facilities Supervisor...... Michael Beasley Erin Gray, Stephen Lehrer, Kelly McDonald Artistic Associate for Community...... Rebecca Noon Maintenance Technician...... Kaii Almeida Karen Pigeon, Amanda Talbot Conversationalist-in-Residence...... Christina Bevilacqua Security Supervisor...... Shawn Williams Front of House Staff...... Jasmine Bell, Desiree Clements Coordinator of Activism through Performance...... Joe Wilson, Jr. Security...... Joe McDonald, Daniel Meath Brittany Costello, Lena Eaton, Alyssa Gerundio Commissioned Artists...... Ana Bess Moyer Bell, George Brant Leslie Gerundio, Joanna Gonzalez, Jessica Hatem Jackie Sibblies Drury, Marcus Gardley DEVELOPMENT Alexis Ingram, Ava Mascena, Kristi McDonald Orlando Hernandez, Vatic Kuumba, The Low Anthem Director of Development...... Jennifer Canole Kerstin Messmer, Katherine Niedzwiadek, Daniel Perkins Marcel Mascaro, Katie Pearl, Ken Prestininzi, Saul Ramos Assistant Director of Development...... Kate Kataja Stephanie Risch, Maxwell Snyder, Arrissa Tavares Charise Castro Smith, Regina Taylor, Robert Vaughan Manager of VIP Services & Special Events...... David Azulay Jillian Thompson, Tyra Wilson Whitney White, Lauren Yee Individual & Legacy Giving Officer...... Carol E. Drewes Volunteer Coordinator...... Stephen Lehrer Artistic Management Intern...... Tyra Wilson Development Coordinator...... Lauren Ustaszewski Grants Writer ...... Emily Atkinson Volunteers EDUCATION Development Intern...... Lenore Eaton Many thanks to our dedicated volunteer ushers & ambassadors. Director of Education...... Jordan Butterfield School Partnerships Manager & Teaching Artist.....Matthew Tibbs Arts Integration & School-to-Career Coordinator....Natalie Dreyer Education Intern...... Stephanie Risch board of trustees B rOWn University/ Teaching Artists...... Jackie Davis, Daniel Duque-Estrada Natalie Dreyer, Mauro Hantman, Anne L. Harrigan BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trinity Rep MFA PROGRAM Christopher Johnson, Ronald Kevin Lewis, Teddy Lytle Suzanne Magaziner,* Chair Y ahaira “Jay” Placencia Clay Martin, Steve McLellan, Rebecca Noon, Wendy Overly Barbara Schoenfeld,* Vice-Chair Marisa Quinn T he Arthur P. Solomon & Sally E. Lapides Artistic Director, Dave Rabinow, Fred Sullivan, Jr., Linda Sutherland Art Solomon,* Vice-Chair Sean Redfern Trinity Repertory Company...... Curt Columbus Matthew Tibbs, Rachael Warren, Madison Weinhoffer John S. Lombardo,* Treasurer Kibbe Reilly* Director, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs...... Angela Brazil Joe Madden,* Secretary Kate Sabatini* Head of the MFA Acting Program...... Brian McEleney Head of the MFA Directing Program, PRODUCTION Ken Sigel Production Director...... Laura E. Smith Hannah Bell-Lombardo Alec Stais* Director of Graduate Studies...... Brian Mertes Associate Production Director...... Mark Turek Richard Beretta Donna Vanderbeck Head of the Voice & Speech Program...... Thom Jones Assistant Production Director...... Anne L. Harrigan Paul Choquette Patricia Watson Head of Movement & Physical Theater...... Shura Baryshnikov Production Assistants...... Kelsey Emry, James Kane Linda Cohen Maribeth Q. Williamson Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and Esther McFaden Curt Columbus,* Don Wineberg Performance Studies...... Patricia Ybarra Stage Management Intern...... Devin Christor The Arthur P. Solomon Simon Wood Artistic Director, Rites and Reason Theatre...... Elmo Terry-Morgan & Sally E. Lapides Founding Director of MFA Programs...... Stephen Berenson SCENERY Artistic Director Trustees Emeriti Program Manager...... Jill Jann Technical Director...... Karl Orrall Brian Daniels Richard L. Bready Production Manager ...... Cole Ratkoski Tavares Charge Scenic Artist...... Philip Creech Joseph Dowling, Jr. Arnold B. Chace, Jr. Program Coordinator...... Sammi Haskell Carpenters...... Joshua Christoffersen, Ian Hudgins Jon Duffy Johnnie C. Chace T echnical Supervisor of the M.F.A. Programs...... Michael Cline Michael McGarty, Jose Nunez Lou Giancola* Liz Chace PCPC Technical Director...... Josh Christoffersen Rebecca Gibel, Acting Company Michael Corrente PCPC Costume Shop Manager...... Lisa Batt-Parente LIGHTING Mark K.W. Gim Geoffrey B. Davis PCPC Props Master...... Michael Dold Master Electrician...... Steve McLellan Sergio Gonzalez Sally T. Dowling Stage Managers...... Alexandra D’Agustino, Polly Feliciano Assistant Master Electrician ...... Zachary J. Remson Philip Gould Constance Evrard Aubrie Lazar, Natalie Rosario Board Operators...... Alex MacBeth, Devin Mooney William F. Greene Rhoda Flaxman Creative Producer, Professional Development.....Melissa Kievman Lighting Intern...... Kerstin Messmer Laura Harris Frederick G. Frost III Acting ...... Stephen Berenson, Rachel Christopher Sally Herreid Leslie Y. Gutterman Anne Scurria COSTUMES Deb Imondi Louis Hafken Directing, Dramaturgy...... Curt Columbus, Raelle Myrick-Hodges Costume Shop Director...... Amanda Downing Carney Peter L. Lewiss John M. Harpootian Patricia Ybarra Cutter/Draper ...... Erin Meghan Donnelly Doris Licht Mary D. Higgins Playwriting...... Deborah Salem Smith Hair & Wig Artisan/Wardrobe ...... Emily Christoffersen Peter Lipman Barry G. Hittner Speech...... Angela Brazil First Hand...... Yvonne Henson-Maloney Chris Marsella Michael E. Hogue Singing...... Hillary Nicholson, Rachael Warren Costume Technicians...... Alyssa Karnes, Lizzy Pegler Brian McGuirk John H. Howland Movement Embodiment Practice...... Jude Sandy Overhire Stitchers...... Rachel Dulude, Daisy Walker Theresa Moore* Charles T. Hutchinson Design...... Eugene Lee Costume Intern...... Luke Morrison Russell Morin Eugene Lee Alexander Technique, Voice...... Barbara Casey, Carol Gill David Nigri Mayer A. Levitt Stage Combat...... Michael Jerome Johnson PROPERTIES Tom Parrish,* Executive Director John J. McConnell Physical Play, Solo Performance...... Kali Quinn Master...... S. Michael Getz Clay Pell Myrna K. Rosen Brown/Trinity Rep Intern...... Jasmine Bell Artisan...... Michael Dold Marc Perlman * Executive Committee 45 T ickets prices start at $25. Buy early and tickets times pay less, or subscribe for the best prices! & dates black odyssey by Marcus Gardley Directed by Kent Gash Jan. 3 – Feb. 3, 2019 • Dowling Theater After Ulysses Lincoln is lost at sea and presumed dead, the Gulf War A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens veteran struggles to find his way back home to his wife and son while With original music by Richard Cumming unknowingly being controlled by a host of gods — both scheming and Directed by Mark Valdez benevolent. 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