CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY OF WALNUT CREEK Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director presents

Book by Joe Masteroff Lyrics by Music by 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 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 ...... 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); SF Favorite shows include Gypsy (Louise) Night Music), AMTSJ (Evita), Theatreworks (Sunday in the Shakespeare Festival: Cinderella (Wicked King/Elf). San and Wait Until Dark (Susy) with Altarena Playhouse, Park with George, Amadeus, The Mistress Cycle, Princess Francisco Opera Chorus: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prelude to A Kiss (Rita) with RolePlayers Ensemble, A Carabou), San Jose Repertory Theatre (Her Lightness), Don Carlos, La Damnation de Faust, La Forza del Destino, Chorus Line (Judy) with CCMT, and Grease (Frenchy) with TheatreFirst (Making Noise Quietly, Conversations After A Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Billy Budd, Fidelio, Tannhäuser ACLO. She studies Bok-Fu at West Wind in Alameda Burial), Thick Description (Firebird Motel, World Premier), and Otello (fall 2009). John-Elliott is a member of both and would like to thank Dave and everyone else who Foothill Music Theatre (On the 20th Century, Kiss Me AEA & AGMA. supports her blessed life. Kate, ), CCT (Private Lives), Willows Theatre (1776, George Washington Slept Here, ), Casi Maggio (Lulu) is pleased to Alex Rodriguez (Texas/Woodwinds) 42nd Street Moon (Once Upon a Mattress, Nymph Errant, make her Center REP debut in this is thrilled to be making his debut with Lady Be Good, On a Clear Day), Broadway by the Bay production. She graduated cum laude Center REP in this legendary Kander (42nd Street, Phantom of the Opera), Theatre Rhinoceros from CSU East Bay and continued to the and Ebb musical. Highlights include: (Rhinoceros), San Francisco Playwrights Festival, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing the National Tour of Miss Saigon PlayGround and George Coates PerformanceWorks. Arts. Casi performed internationally (Thuy). Regional: Evita (Che), Bat Boy: The Musical (Edgar/Bat Boy), Insignificant Others (Luke - the unfortunate death of Mr. Ebb, Award winner for best revival at Los Angeles’s Pacific Original Pier 39 Cast and Deluxe Recording), Jesus Christ had several projects in different stages of completion Resident Theatre. His recent productions include The Superstar (Simon Zealotes - ACLO Best Featured Actor), waiting in the wings, which had a successful 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at San Jose Rep 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor), Aida (Mereb), The Pirates of run at the Goodman Theatre in starring Chita and Sweeney Todd for St. Mary’s College. Additionally, Penzance (Frederic), The Rocky Horror Show (Brad) and Rivera, (a musical adaptation of Thornton Robert regularly assists prominent Broadway designers Company (Peter). Workshops: Shadows of Pompeii Wilder’s play The Skin of our Teeth) and , which Douglas W. Schmidt and John Iacovelli on tours and (Sextus) and Homeland (Raphael). Film: “Chad” in Burn ran on Broadway for over a year. Life goes on. major national productions. His upcoming projects Like Fire (Paperback Films). He thanks all of his friends include the west coast premier of Emily Mann’s A Seagull and family for all of their love and support. “Love the art Joe Masteroff (Book) is a Tony Award-winning American in the Hamptons for Shotgun Players and On the Town for in yourself, not yourself in the art.” For Pebs, Thuy and playwright. His first play, The Warm Peninsula, opened the Diablo Light Opera Company. He received his MFA most importantly, Alex K. on Broadway in 1959 with Julie Harris, June Havoc, in Theater Design at UC Davis. Farley Granger, and Larry Hagman. In 1963 he wrote Scott Strain (Max) is thrilled to be the book for the Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock musical Kurt Landisman (Lighting Designer) Local audiences performing with Center REP! Scott She Loves Me, which garnered him a Tony Award will be familiar with his work through past productions has performed with CCMT, DLOC, nomination for Best Author of a Musical. Three years designed for Center REP including Ain’t Misbehavin’, Woodminster, CCCT and CTA. He won a later Cabaret opened on Broadway, winning the Tony Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), A Midsummer Night’s Shellie Award last year for Guys & Dolls for best Musical and running for 1,165 performances. Dream, The Mousetrap, How the Other Half Loves, Around (Nicely-Nicely) and is a proud member Masteroff also has written the libretto for an operatic the World in 80 Days, and Fugitive Kind. His designs have of Fantasy Forum Actors’ Ensemble. Favorite roles at adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Under the Elms been seen throughout the Bay Area at many theaters the Lesher Center include Bert in 42nd Street, Lionel in and the book and lyrics for the musicals Six Wives and including San Francisco Opera, ACT, Berkeley Rep, San Cinderella, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Charles Paramour, the latter based on Jean Anouilh’s The Waltz Jose Rep, Theatreworks, California Shakespeare Festival, Clarke in Titanic, and Rooster in Annie. Scott recently of the Toreadors. The Magic Theatre, and Marin Theatre Company. Locally served as producer for CCMT’s Evita, and is finishing his his work has garnered 16 Bay Area Critics Circle Awards second term as president for CCMT. His favorite role is Mindy Cooper (Director) Director and Choreographer and 5 LA Dramalogue Awards. Nationally, his work has that of “Dad” to his son Grant. credits: Broadway-Dracula: The Musical, Wrong been seen at many regional opera & ballet companies, Mountain. Off-Broadway- Five Course Love. National including the Los Angeles Opera, Minnesota Opera, John Walbolt (Victor) is a dog person. Tour-Titanic, - The Gospel According to Virginia Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Ballet Arizona. His As a child John grew up in Walnut Tammy Faye(Staged Reading, Manhattan Theater designs have also been presented off-Broadway, Creek and then later attended UC Club), Music in the Night, A Tribute to Jerome Kern for represented at Circle Rep, and the Douglas Fairbanks Irvine for Drama before returning the Broadway Cabaret Series at Town Hall. Regionally- Theatres. Other designs internationally include back to his hometown. After an Musical of Musicals, The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof world premieres of plays by Sam Shepard in Japan, illustrious career in retail John has (Nevada Conservatory Theater), Urinetown, Oklahoma and Singapore, as well as the San Francisco Opera in settled for a more modest career path of sleeping in. (Granada Artist in Residence, UC Davis), The New Shanghai, China, and the Moscow Circus in Tokyo, You can find him frequenting nearby coffee shops to Bozena (Hudson Theater, LA), Heart and Soul (St. Japan. write his many future theatrical productions, or on Petersburg Russia), Fair Liberty’s Call (World Premiere), facebook. John’s theatre credits include: The Producers Chicago, The Secret Annex, Titanic, Jesus Christ Superstar, Victoria Livingston-Hall (Costume Design) received (Scott & ‘Springtime’ soloist, DLOC), Mame (Older Patrick, Five Course Love. She has choreographed numerous her B.A. in Industrial Design from California College of Willows), 42nd St (CCMT), Pirates of Penzance (Frederic, benefits, commercials and industrials, as well as Law & the Arts and her M.F.A. in Costume Design from the Woodminster). John would like to thank his family and Order, Criminal Intent. Performance credits: Broadway- University of Califonia at Davis. She is now returning to friends for their support, and so he shall. Thank you for Chicago (Original Revival), Titanic (Original Cast), Beauty the bay area after residing in West London for the past your support. and the Beast, Song & Dance, and Tenderloin (Encores!). two years. Her work in London includes, The Long Hard Off-Broadway-The Petrified Prince, Up Against It, Genesis, Goodbye- film, Olympia at the Baron’s Court Theatre, Kathryn Zdan (Fräulein Kost/Fritzie) A and The Vineyard Theater’s The Chocolate Ambassador. S.N.U.B.- feature film-Angry Badger Pictures, Striklem, Bay Area native, Kathryn received her Regional Theater- West Side Story, Chicago, Merrily We The National Film and Television School, British Society BFA in theater from UCSB, and her MFA Roll Along, Pippin, On Your Toes, A Chorus Line, Singin’ in of Cinemotographers BSC Test Shoot, Viv Skillset Screen in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre the Rain and ...... Forum. She has danced as a member Academy, Midsummer Murders for Virgin Media and from the Dell’ Arte International of Twyla Tharp Dance, The Feld Ballet, The Kansas she assisted at the Holland Park Opera productions of School of Physical Theatre. She City Ballet, and David Grenke’s Thingseziseem Dance Lakme and La Traviata. Recent and past work in the Bay spent a season with Shakespeare Santa Cruz and in the Theatre. area includes, Sweeney Todd, St. Mary’s College, How summer of 2008 performed in Holland and Spain with to Succeed in Business, CSUS, BOT, The Magic Theatre, the Amsterdam-based internationally acclaimed street Joe Bowerman (Choreographer) has worked as an The Weight of Memory, Mondavi Center Studio, Richard theatre company, Warner & Consorten. She is thrilled to Associate Director, Associate Choreographer, Stage III at Theatre Artaud, The Faith Project, Mondavi Center be back and working in the Bay Area and to be making Manager and Dance Captain on 5 Broadway Shows, Studio, UCD Main Stage Theatre, Death of a Salesman, her Walnut Creek debut here at Center REP. 4 Off Broadway Shows, 6 National Tours, 10 Regional UCD Main Stage Fractured Lives. productions and 7 Musicals at the world renowned CREATIVE TEAM Stratford Festival of Canada. Joe is thrilled to be doing Jeff Mockus (Sound Designer) is delighted to return Cabaret with longtime friend and collaborator Mindy to Center REP, having previously collaborated on A John Kander (Music) and Fred Ebb (Lyrics). The John Cooper. Christmas Carol, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Musical Of Musicals: Kander and Fred Ebb collaboration of four decades The Musical, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Around The has created what many would consider Broadway Brandon Adams (Music Director) is excited to be World In 80 Days, and The Marriage Of Figaro. His recent standards and contemporary classics. One of their first back at Center REP, having Music Directed Musical of work includes The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling collaborations became a hit song for Barbra Streisand, Musicals, the Musical! last season. Some of his Bay Area Bee at San Jose Rep, the world premiere of War Music My Coloring Book, earning John and Fred a Grammy credits include the West Coast premiere of The Last Five for American Conservatory Theatre, Pericles, An Ideal nomination. In 1965 the pair worked on their first Years with Playhouse West and the David Henry Hwang Husband, and Uncle Vanya for Cal Shakes, Tracy’s Tiger Broadway show Flora, the Red Menace. Produced by version of Flower Drum Song at Woodminster Summer for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Lend Me A Tenor: Hal Prince and directed by George Abbott, Flora also Musicals. Other favorite credits include Funny Girl, Girl The Musical for Utah Shakespeare Festival. Upcoming introduced a rising new star - . Followed Crazy, Me and My Girl, Too Many Girls, and Something projects include Private Lives at Cal Shakes, Shipwrecked by: Cabaret (Tony Award for music and lyrics), The Happy for the Boys. Brandon is a graduate of Dartmouth (AB) at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and Woman In Black at Utah Time, , 70 Girls 70, Chicago, , Woman of the and Indiana University (MM in Choral Conducting). He Shakespearean Festival. Year (Tony Award for music and lyrics), , Kiss of is a Music Director at the Urban School of San Francisco the Spider Woman (Tony Award for music and lyrics) and and the Pacific Boychoir Academy in Oakland. Eric Batz (Makeup Designer) has worked for over 25 . Their collaboration also transferred itself to years in Bay Area theatre and has refined his makeup movies and television as they wrote original material Robert Broadfoot (Scenic Designer) works in both skills for the last seven. He has worked with College of for the Academy Awards, Liza with a Z and HBO’s Liza regional theater and many of the bay area’s most Marin as both makeup artist and makeup designer and Minnelli’s Steppin’ Out (both Emmy winners), Baryshnikov respected professional venues. He received the Bay with the Mountain Play Association as makeup artist. on Broadway, Goldie and Liza Together, Funny Lady, Lucky Area Critic’s Circle Award in scenic design for Musical Credits include, Send for Mr. Plim, Jackie O., and Man of Lady, New York, New York, Steppin’ Out and Chicago, the of Musicals at Center REPertory in 2008 and Bot at The La Mancha. Cabaret marks Erik’s first time as makeup movie. In 1985 their song New York, New York became Magic Theatre in 2007. His scenery was also featured designer for Center REP. When Erik is not engaged as the official anthem of New York City. At the timeof in The Hasty Heart, the 2007 LA Drama Critic’s Circle makeup designer/artist, he is lending his vocal, dance and acting talents to local theatrical productions. ten productions of A Christmas Carol. Mr. Denison is is all about building partnerships with the focused Upcoming shows: The Secret Garden with Hoochi-Doo the director and co-founder of Fantasy Forum Actors goal of enhancing artistic quality at the LCA and Productions. Ensemble, and the creator of the Contra Costa County providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy the arts. Shellie Awards. He has also designed lights for over Through partnerships with the LCA and its producers, Judy Disbrow (Wig Designer) and her company 250 productions, including Center REP’s production of individual donors, corporate and foundation sponsors Theatrical Hairgoods have provided wigs for theatrical Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and the City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital productions for over 30 years. She has worked with Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Cowgirls, Suds, Shirley Valentine role in advancing the arts for the betterment of the companies throughout the United States including and Dear Liar, and CCMT’s Titanic and Guys and Dolls. As community. Please visit us online at www.draa.org. DLOC, CCMT, La Jolla Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory General Manager of the Lesher Center for the Arts, he Contra Costa Times (Season Media Sponsor) In the Theatre, San Francisco Opera, Portland Opera, Florida coordinates over 900 events annually. East Bay, the largest newspaper of the Bay Area News Grand Opera, as well as many others. Group is the Contra Costa Times and its sister editions, THE BAND the West County Times, Valley Times, San Ramon Valley Frank Corso* (Stage Manager) is excited to be back in Times and East County Times. The Times, was judged the Bay Area again working with Center REP, where he Brandon Adams - Piano the best newspaper in its circulation category in the Stage Managed last seasons production of A Midsummer Courtney Iventosch - Woodwinds state five times in a six-year period by the California Nights Dream. Frank has worked at other theatre Erika Johnson – Drums Newspaper Publishers Association. In 2005, it won the companies in the Bay Area such as Summer Rep. Theatre, John-Elliott Kirk - Keyboards/Accordian prestigious national Freedom of Information Award Berkeley Rep, The Reduced Shakespeare Company, and Danny Min – Bass from Associated Press Managing Editors. And, in 2007, American Conservatory (Graduate Students Program). Amy Nielson - Woodwinds it was honored by the California Newspaper Publishers Alex Rodriguez - Woodwinds For the past year Frank has been working with the Association for its leadership on public records. Lori Rodriguez – Woodwinds Walt Disney World Company in Orlando, Fl as an Chris Vincenti – Trombone ABOUT CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY Entertainment Manager. Where he has managed The Rob Wilkins – Trumpet Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Festival of the Lion King, and Finding Nemo-The Musical. Frank would Center REP is the resident, professional theatre company of the Lesher Center for the Arts. Our season like to thank Cesar and his parents for all their support OUR SPONSORS to follow his dreams. consists of six productions a year – a variety of musicals, dramas and comedies, both classic and contemporary, Chevron (Season Sponsor) has been the leading that continually strive to reach new levels of artistic Joe Coe (Assistant Stage Manager) This is Joe’s fifth corporate sponsor of Center REP and the Lesher Center excellence and professional standards. production with Center REP this season and couldn’t for the Arts for the past eight years. In fact, Chevron has been a partner of the LCA since the beginning, providing be happier to be a part of such an amazing team of Our mission is to celebrate the power of the human funding for capital improvements, event sponsorships professionals and friends! Joe has had the pleasure of imagination by producing emotionally engaging, and more. Chevron generously supports every Center working with such companies as Berkeley Repertory intellectually involving, and visually astonishing REP show throughout the season, and is the primary Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Summer live theatre, and through Outreach and Education sponsor for events including the Chevron Family Theatre Repertory Theatre, Suicide Kings touring production of programs, to enrich and advance the cultural life of the Festival in July. Chevron has proven itself not just as a In Spite of Everything, Boston Conservatory, SpeakEasy communities we serve. Stage Company, and Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. Joe generous supporter, but also a valued friend of the arts. would like to thank all his friends here at the LCA for a What does it mean to be a producing theatre? We hire Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) (Season great season and for making it such a joy to work here! the finest professional directors, actors and designers Partner) is both the primary fundraising organization to create our productions at Center REP. These are not of the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) and the City touring productions – they’re conceived and developed Michael Butler (Artistic Director) is in his third season of Walnut Creek’s appointed curator for the LCA’s here, the sets and costumes are built in our shops, and as Artistic Director of Center REP, where he directed audience outreach. DRAA’s role in the community Around the World in 80 Days, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, the actors rehearse in our rehearsal hall. Whether the The Marriage of Figaro, How the Other Half Loves, Hank production is a Bay Area premiere or a Shakespearean classic, each is devised to be a one of a kind, artistic Williams: Lost Highway, Nixon’s Nixon, A Midsummer Center REPertory Company Night’s Dream, and Enchanted April, as well as playing creation that will be a unique theatre experience for our audience. Paravicini in REP’s production of The Mousetrap. His Managing Director - Scott Denison directing work has also been seen at San Jose Rep, Artistic Director - Michael Butler What does it mean to be a professional theatre? It Cleveland Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse, means that all our artists and artisans are career theatre- Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Company, San Production Services Dance Captain Production Services Courtney Iventosch practitioners. Many of the actors in this production are Jose Stage, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The Juilliard Coordinator Marketing members of Actors’ Equity Association; the director School, of which he is a graduate. As an actor, Michael Toni Kilcoyne Marketing Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and has worked on Broadway and off, in regional theatres, Technical Staff Gabe Marin Choreographers; many of our designers are members of film and television. He is a published songwriter and Doug Alvey Administration United Scenic Artists. All do theatre because it is their the co-writer and composer of numerous music-theatre John Earls Asst. to the Nicole Iannaccone Managing Director profession and their passion. pieces, which he has directed and performed in NY, LA, Sid Lucas Gail Pfeifer and at festivals in India and Morocco. In his career as Iain McKay Program We are very proud to have the opportunity to produce a performer he has also danced with the Erick Hawkins Steve Pino Linda Nomura professional theatre for our community in the beautiful Dance Company, portrayed the villainous Pierre Garrick Schuster Usher Coordinator Margaret Lesher Theatre here at the Lesher Center for LeChance on The Guiding Light, and played guitar and Josh Stouffer Jody Cook the Arts. Thank you for your support! Production Education harmonica in many rock, blues, and country western Production Manager Education Directors ADDITIONAL THANKS TO: bands at all the notable dives in NYC. Jeff Collister Kerri Shawn Hyatt Summerfield Suites Technical Jeffrey Draper Massimo’s Ristorante Scott Denison (Managing Director) has directed Master Electrician Audience Services Music Exchange over 150 productions, including Center REP’s highly Tirzah Tyler Audience Services Walnut Creek Baking Company Technical Director Coordinator successful production The Wizard of Oz and CCMT’s Waters Moving and Storage Joshua Lipps Courtney Egg Associated Services-Alta Water Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and the last Carpenters Ticket Office Staff Selix Formal Wear of Walnut Creek Derek Mohler Rebecca O’ Connor Shannon and Mike Demers CITY COUNCIL ARTS COMMISSION Stewart Munson Faye Antaky Contra Costa Musical Theatre Gary Skrel, Mayor Fritz Brunner, Robert Riggan Cesyli Bruno DLOC Susan McNulty Rainey Chair Cameron Swartzell Caroline Dennis Debbie Shelley Assistant Stage Manager Caitlin Downing Kish Rajan Vice Chair Joe Coe Kirsten Jones Cindy Silva Lonna Coleman Production Assistants Karla Kopfhammer Robert Simmons Carol Fowler Kevin DeLoach Sarah Leahy CITY MANAGER Reginald Marshall Brandon Fuller Jared Rummel Gary Pokorny Suzanne Masella Brianna Lempesis Costumes DIRECTOR Jacquelyn Smith Alex Logemann Costume Manager THANK YOU TO OUR OPENING NIGHT DINNER SPONSORS: Arts, Recreation and Kel MacCormac Melissa Paterson Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Oi-C Bowl Community Services Erin Repp Assistant Costumers Molly Taylor Michael A. 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