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Lombardi-Play-Guide-FINAL.Pdf TABLE OF CONTENTS About AtC ....................................................................................................... 3 GENERouS SuPPoRt ............................................................................................... 4 INtRoduCtIoN to thE PlAy ........................................................................................ 4 SyNoPSIS ......................................................................................................... 5 MEEt thE ChARACtERS ............................................................................................. 6 MEEt thE CREAtoRS ............................................................................................... 7 INtERvIEw wIth ERIC SIMoNSoN ................................................................................... 8 vINCE loMbARdI bIoGRAPhy ....................................................................................... 9 GREEN bAy PACkERS: A ShoRt hIStoRy ............................................................................. 1 2 1960s tIMElINE ................................................................................................... 1 3 thE NFl ANd thE SuPER bowl ...................................................................................... 1 5 RACE IN thE NFl ................................................................................................... 1 5 loMbARdI SwEEP .................................................................................................. 1 6 loMbARdI AwARd ................................................................................................. 1 6 A QuotAblE MAN .................................................................................................. 1 7 It is Arizona theatre Company’s goal to share the enriching experience of live theatre. this Play Guide is intended to help you prepare for your visit to Arizona theatre Company. Should you have comments or suggestions regarding the play guide, or if you need more information about scheduling trips to see an AtC production, please feel free to contact us: tucson: April Jackson Associate Education Manager (520) 884-8210 [email protected] Phoenix: Amber tibbitts Education and Company Management Associate (602) 757-6289 [email protected] Lombardi Play Guide compiled and written by katherine Monberg, literary Assistant. discussion questions and activities provided by April Jackson, Associate Education Manager, and Amber tibbitts, Education Associate. 2 ABOUT ATC Arizona theatre Company is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company. this means all of our artists, administrators and production staff are paid professionals, and the income we receive from ticket sales and contributions goes right back into our budget to create our work, rather than to any particular person as a profit. Each season, AtC employs hundreds of actors, directors and designers from all over the country to create the work you see on stage. In addition, AtC currently employs about 100 staff members in our production shops and administrative offices in tucson and Phoenix during our season. Among these people are carpenters, The Temple of Music and Art, the home of ATC shows in downtown Tucson. painters, marketing professionals, fundraisers, stage directors, computer specialists, sound and light board operators, tailors, costume designers, box office agents, stage crew – the list is endless – representing an amazing range of talents and skills. we are also supported by a board of trustees, a group of business and community leaders who volunteer their time and expertise to assist the theatre in financial and legal matters, advise in marketing and fundraising, and help represent the theatre in our community. Roughly 150,000 people attend our shows every year, and several thousands of those people support us with charitable contributions in addition to purchasing their tickets. businesses large and small, private foundations and the city and state governments also support our work financially. All of this is in support of our vision and mission: our vision is to touch lives through the power of theatre. our mission is to create professional theatre that continually strives to reach new levels of artistic excellence and that resonates locally, in the state of Arizona and throughout the nation. In order to fulfill our mission, the theatre produces a broad repertoire ranging from classics to new works, engages artists of the highest caliber, and is committed to assuring access to the broadest spectrum of citizens. The Herberger Theater Center, ATC’s performance venue in downtown Phoenix. 3 GENErOUS SUppOrT support for AtC’s education and community programming has been provided by: APS Rosemont Copper Arizona Commission on the Arts SRP bank of America Foundation Stonewall Foundation blue Cross blue Shield Arizona target boeing the boeing Company City of Glendale the donald Pitt Family Foundation Community Foundation for Southern Arizona the Johnson Family Foundation, Inc. Cox Charities the lovell Foundation downtown tucson Partnership the Marshall Foundation Enterprise holdings Foundation the Maurice and Meta Gross Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund the Max and victoria dreyfus Foundation Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation the Stocker Foundation JPMorgan Chase the william l. and Ruth t. Pendleton Memorial Fund John and helen Murphy Foundation tucson Medical Center National Endowment for the Arts tucson Pima Arts Council Phoenix office of Arts and Culture wells Fargo PICoR Charitable Foundation INTrOdUCTION TO ThE pLAy Lombardi by Eric Simonson based on the book When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi by david Maraniss directed by Casey Stangl vince lombardi, icon of professional football and the namesake of the Super bowl trophy remains one of the most legendary names in American sports history. Most famous for the time he spent in the 1960s as head coach to the Green bay Packers, vince lombardi revolutionized the team, the sport, and the future of American football. Remembered for the image he presented stalking the sidelines, program in hand, few people know the real story of vince lombardi the man – his passions, his inspirations, and his remarkable ability to spur people to new heights of achievement that had never been dreamed of before. based on david Maraniss’ book When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi, this new American play explores the complexity and the relationships of the Bob Ari as the legendary Green Bay man behind the team and the trophies, who turned a losing team into one of the most successful and Packers coach Vince Lombardi. Photo by Roger Mastroianni/Arizona Theatre Company. longstanding organizations in professional sports. 4 Synopsis It is 1965 and Michael McCormick, a young and aspiring sports writer for Look Magazine, has arrived in Green bay to profile the legendary vince lombardi, and discover what exactly makes him win. hoping to improve his image in the press, lombardi invites Michael to stay at his home for a week of reporting and to observe his Packers in their home territory. Michael accompanies lombardi to the Packers’ practice field where the team is being dog- gedly conditioned after two years’ failed efforts to make it to the championship. Attempting Michael (right, Nick Mills) is a young reporter with to delve into the myth that is lombardi, Michael first approaches linebacker dave Robinson. sideline access to Coach Lombardi (Bob Ari). Photo by Roger Mastroianni/Arizona Theatre Company. he is stopped by lombardi himself, who informs him which players he may and may not speak to, sending him to the business-minded and image-conscious Paul hornung instead. his access to the players restricted by lombardi, Michael alters his tactic to discover the real vince lombardi. At home, from lombardi’s wife Marie, Michael learns the facts about the beginning of lombardi’s relationship with the Packers, and the past that brought lombardi to coaching. Michael later approaches the players in the practice field locker room, who relate to him the early days of lombardi’s career with the Packers. upon his arrival, lombardi immediately insisted upon maximum effort, subsequent winning, and the termination of discrimination among his players on and off the field, despite the civil rights battles still being confronted in general society. lombardi teaches his famous Packers Power Sweep in a flashback. the next day at practice, Michael witnesses lombardi experience an attack of stomach pain, and is treated to a lecture about the purpose of integrity and intelligence in reporting. Michael tries to snag fullback Jim taylor for an informal interview, and is roundly chastised Marie Lombardi (right, DeeDee Rescher) shares a by lombardi before being ordered off the field. story with a young reporter (Nick Mills) writing about her husband Vince Lombardi. Photo by Roger Mastroianni/Arizona Theatre Company. later that night at the lombardi house after some drinks with the players, Michael finds lombardi up late, watching game footage. lombardi apologizes for his temper and his behavior, and reveals that he has an agreement with Michael’s editor that all press coverage of the Packers must be reviewed and approved by him before publication. Enraged, Michael refuses to comply and lombardi grudgingly respects his integrity. Michael narrates the Packers winning game the next day, writes his article, and hands it to lombardi with the qualification that it will be his
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