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Center Repertorycompany of Walnutcreek CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY OF WALNUT CREEK Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director presents Book by Joe Masteroff Lyrics by Fred Ebb Music by John Kander Cast Milissa Carey* Kate Del Castillo Jeffrey Draper Nick Gabriel* Courtney Iventosch John-Elliott Kirk* Casi Maggio Ryan Meulpolder Jarion Monroe* Amy Nielson Lisa Price Alex Rodriguez Scott Strain John Walbolt Kathryn Zdan Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Robert Broadfoot Kurt Landisman Costume Designer Sound Designer Victoria Livingston-Hall Jeff Mockus Stage Manager Props Frank Corso* Justin Cesarin Wig Designer Makeup Designer Judy Disbrow Erik Batz Dialect Coach Casting Director Dawn-Elin Fraser Jennifer Perry Musical Director Brandon Adams Choreographed by Joe Bowerman Directed by Mindy Cooper May 21 - June 27, 2009 Lesher Center for the Arts Margaret Lesher Theatre Season Sponsor Season Partner Season Media Sponsor *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The Director in this production is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers The Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer and Sound Designer are members of United Scenic Artists Union Center REP is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. CAST Kate Del Castillo (Sally Bowles) is as Olivia in Twelfth Night with CSUEB at the Edinburgh delighted to return to Center REP to Fringe Festival. She was last seen as Bottom with Fräulein Schneider...............................Milissa Carey* join this talented cast as Sally Bowles. Impact Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and as Sally Bowles ..................................... Kate Del Castillo She was last seen here as Fanchette Annie with The Willows, Evil Dead the Musical. She has Clifford Bradshaw ................................Jeffrey Draper in The Marriage of Figaro. Kate has worked with other Bay Area companies including: 42nd Emcee .................................................... Nick Gabriel* worked with the SF Playhouse, Marin Street Moon, Active Arts Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, Frenchie .......................................Courtney Iventosch Theatre Company, Pacific Alliance Stage Company, New Broadway West, Impact Theatre, Ohlone Summerfest, Ernst Ludwig ...................................John-Elliott Kirk* Conservatory Theatre Company, Playground, Arizona Shotgun Players (originated Princess Buggerlas in Lulu .......................................................... Casi Maggio Theatre Company and she trained with the Arizona Ubu for President), Theatre of All Possibilities, Theatre Bobby ..............................................Ryan Meulpolder Repertory Theatre. As always, love and gratitude to Rhinoceros, TheatreWorks and The Willows. Herr Schultz ........................................Jarion Monroe* Mom, Dad and Joshua. Rosie ........................................................Amy Nielson Ryan Meulpolder (Bobby) is thrilled to Helga............................................................. Lisa Price Jeffrey Draper (Clifford Bradshaw) return to Center REP having appeared Texas ................................................... Alex Rodriguez has been seen in many Center REP previously in A Christmas Carol. Other Max ........................................................... Scott Strain productions, including How the Other credits include, CCMT’s Grease, The Victor ......................................................John Walbolt Half Loves, Around the World in 80 Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast, Guys Fräulein Kost/Fritzie .............................Kathryn Zdan Days and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. & Dolls, Cinderella, and Evita. West Side Jeff loves spending his summers with Story, and Peter Pan with DLOC. Film credits include, The SONG LIST the students of Young REP, where he is Co-Education Matrix Reloaded, and The Hulk. Ryan wishes to thank Director with Kerri Shawn. Jeff would like to thank his his friends and family for their continued love and Act 1 Mom, Dad, and husband Dalon for supporting his crazy support!! love of acting and theater. Willkommen ..........................Emcee and The Kit Kats Jarion Monroe* (Herr Schultz) His So What? .......................................Fräulein Schneider Nick Gabriel* (Emcee) was a principal forty year career has included seasons Don’t Tell Mama ...Sally Bowles and The Kit Kat Girls vocalist with the San Francisco at Berkeley, South Coast, San Jose, and Mein Herr ..............Sally Bowles and The Kit Kat Girls Symphony Orchestra in A Celebration California Repertory theaters; Oregon, Perfectly Marvelous ......................Clifford Bradshaw of Leonard Bernstein. He played California, Berkeley, and Marin and Sally Bowles Orpheus in Metamorphoses and Shakespeare festivals; Yale Rep, ACT, Two Ladies .............................. Emcee, Lulu and Rosie Vincent in Beast on the Moon at Capital Traveling Jewish, Marin Theatre Co, Thick Description, It Couldn’t Please Me More ........Fräulein Schneider Repertory Theater, Sebastian in Twelfth Night with the Magic, Ahmanson, Berkeley Stage, Hudson Guild, and Herr Schultz Saratoga Shakespeare Company, and the Charlatan Theater 890, and Theater Rhino. TV and film include Tomorrow Belongs to Me .....Emcee and The Kit Kats in Petrouchka for the Albany Berkshire Ballet. He also The Game, The Californians, Zodiac, Frasier, Bonanza, and Maybe This Time .....................................Sally Bowles played Bashmachkin in The Overcoat with the Egress Seinfeld. He is the cofounder of Ukiah Playhouse. He is Money ....................................Emcee and The Kit Kats Theater Company at the Brooklyn Lyceum, Benny in past board president of AFTRA SF and chair of the Bay Married ...................Fräulein Schneider, Herr Schultz Martha & Me in the New York International Fringe Area Film Alliance. He is Lynch in the on going game and Fritzie Festival, and Prince Charming in The Magic of Frederick series Kane and Lynch, and has created many characters Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Reprise) .....Fräulein Kost, Loewe with the Bandwagon Theater Company at the for LucasArts and EA. He’s happy as a native Northern Ernst Ludwig and Company Wings Theater. Nick has an extensive background in Californian to continue to contribute to projects that Act 2 theatre arts education and is a certified instructor of will help to formulate and strengthen our native talent the Michael Chekhov technique. He received his BFA in pool here in the Bay Area, and develop our own special Entr’acte ................................... The Kit Kat Orchestra musical theatre from the University of Michigan and his brand and approach to theater as it relates to the world Married (Reprise) .................................... Herr Schultz MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater. stage. If You Could See Her .................. Emcee and Frenchie What Would You Do? ...................Fräulein Schneider Courtney Iventosch (Frenchie/ Amy Nielson (Rosie/Woodwinds) I Don’t Care Much .............................................Emcee Woodwinds) is delighted to be Recent roles at the LCA include Cabaret ....................................................Sally Bowles performing in Center REP’s production Anytime Annie in 42nd Street (CCMT), Finale ............................................................Company of Cabaret. Recent credits include: Ziegfeld’s Favorite in Will Rogers’ Evita (Mistress) with CCMT, A Christmas Follies (DLOC), Stepsister Minerva TIME AND PLACE Carol with Center REP, 42nd Street in Cinderella (CCMT) and part of the (Peggy Sawyer) with CCMT, Beauty and the Beast with Ensemble of A Christmas Carol (REP). This is Amy’s Berlin, Germany AMTSJ, Smokey Joe’s Café (DeLee) at Hillbarn Theatre, seventh season with Center REP, having been a Costume and Kiss Me Kate at Cabrillo Stage. She is grateful for this Shop Assistant since 2002. She is a proud member of 1929 Before the rise of the Third Reich opportunity and thanks her wonderful family for their Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble. This past spring, she love and support. directed and choreographed Nine for Contra Costa Civic CAST BIOGRAPHIES Theatre, where she also serves on their Artistic Advisory John-Elliott Kirk* (Ernst Ludwig/ Committee. Amy holds a MFA in choreography and Milissa Carey* (Fräulein Schneider) Keyboards/Accordian) is pleased performance from Mills College and a BFA in Performing is thrilled to be back at Center REP to be making his Center REPertory Arts from Marquette University. Thanks and love to the with this terrific artistic team after Company debut with this production Fan Club. appearing in last season’s award of Cabaret. Local acting credits winning The Musical of Musicals, (The include: TheatreWorks: Memphis Lisa Price (Helga) is thrilled to be Musical!) She also appeared in Center (Ensemble), Ragtime (Willie Conklin), Violet (Bus Driver/ back on the stage of the LCA and to REP’s Tom Foolery and A Christmas Carol. Other credits Mechanic/Choir) and New Works Festivals; 42nd Street be working with Mindy and Center include the Broadway National Tour of Evita, directed by Moon: Sitting Pretty (Roper), On a Clear Day You Can See REP! She has performed locally with Hal Prince. Bay Area credits include: SF Playhouse (Putting Forever (Sir Hubert Insdale), Dear World (Sewerman), CCMT, BBBay, AMTSJ, and Sub Shakes. It Together), Pacific Alliance Stage Company A( Little Out of This World (Jupiter), I Married An Angel (Harry);
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