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among others. He is a Senior Fight Director with OUR SPONSORS ABOUT CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY Dueling Arts International and a founding member of Dueling Arts San Francisco. He is currently Chevron (Season Sponsor) has been the Center REP is the resident, professional theatre CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY teaching combat related classes at Berkeley Rep leading corporate sponsor of Center REP and company of the Lesher Center for the Arts. Our season Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director School of Theatre. the Lesher Center for the Arts for the past nine consists of six productions a year – a variety of musicals, LYNNE SOFFER (Dialect Coach) has coached years. In fact, Chevron has been a partner of dramas and comedies, both classic and contemporary, over 250 theater productions at A.C.T., Berkeley the LCA since the beginning, providing funding that continually strive to reach new levels of artistic presents Rep, Magic Theatre, Marin Theater Company, for capital improvements, event sponsorships excellence and professional standards. Theatreworks, Cal Shakes, San Jose Rep and SF and more. Chevron generously supports every Opera among others including ten for Center REP. Our mission is to celebrate the power of the human Her regional credits include the Old Globe, Dallas Center REP show throughout the season, and imagination by producing emotionally engaging, Theater Center, Arizona Theatre Company, the is the primary sponsor for events including intellectually involving, and visually astonishing Arena Stage, Seattle Rep and the world premier the Chevron Family Theatre Festival in July. live theatre, and through Outreach and Education of The Laramie Project at the Denver Center. Her Chevron has proven itself not just as a generous programs, to enrich and advance the cultural life of the film and television credits include “Fruitvale,”supporter, but also a valued friend of the arts. communities we serve. “Metro,” “Duets,” “The Land of Milk and Honey” and What does it mean to be a producing theatre? “America’s Most Wanted.” Soffer works frequently as Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) a professional actor and acting teacher and is the We hire the finest professional directors, actors and (Season Partner) is both the primary fundraising recipient of the 2011 Actors’ Equity Lucy Jordan designers to create our productions at Center REP. Humanitarian Award. organization of the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) These are not touring productions – they’re conceived and the City of Walnut Creek’s appointed curator and developed here, the sets and costumes are built MICHAEL BUTLER (Artistic Director) This is for the LCA’s audience outreach. DRAA’s role in Michael’s tenth season as Artistic Director of Center in our shops, and the actors rehearse in our rehearsal By REP, where his directing credits include Anything the community is all about building partnerships hall. Whether the production is a Bay Area premiere Goes, Clybourne Park, Real Housewives of Walnut with the focused goal of enhancing artistic or a Shakespearean classic, each is devised to be a one Creek, Don’t Dress for Dinner, The Underpants, quality at the LCA and providing opportunities for of a kind, artistic creation that will be a unique theatre A Number, Dracula, Boeing-Boeing and To Kill a everyone to enjoy the arts. Through partnerships experience for our audience. Mockingbird, as well as the Shellie and BATCC with the LCA and its producers, individual donors, Award-winning productions of Around the World corporate and foundation sponsors and the What does it mean to be a professional theatre? It in 80 Days, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Marriage City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital role in means that all our artists and artisans are career theatre- of Figaro, How the Other Half Loves, A Midsummer practitioners. Many of the actors in this production are advancing the arts for the betterment of the Night’s Dream, Enchanted April, and Witness For The members of Actors’ Equity Association; our directors Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer community. Please visit us online at www.draa.org. Prosecution. His directing work has also been seen and designers are members of professional unions. Erik Flatmo Victoria Livingston-Hall Kurt Landisman at San Jose Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Seattle Rep, All do theatre because it is their profession and their Laguna Playhouse, ACT in Seattle, Marin Theatre Lesher Foundation (Foundation Sponsor) Since passion. Company, Aurora Theatre Company, San Jose Stage, 1994, the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation has Sound Designer Stage Manager Props Master Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The Juilliard School, awarded grants totaling more than $40 million We are very proud to have the opportunity to of which he is a graduate. As an actor, Michael has Hannah Birch Carl Megan McClintock* Roger Anderson worked on Broadway and off, in regional theatres, and reaching citizens in all parts of Contra Costa produce professional theatre for our community in film and television, as well as REP’s productions of County. True to the original wishes of Dean and the beautiful theatres here at the Lesher Center for Fight Director Wig Designer Dialect Coach Mirandolina!, The Mousetrap, Noises Off and Rumors. Margaret Lesher, the Foundation continues to build the Arts. Thank you for your support! He is a published songwriter and the co-writer on the strengths of the community by supporting Dave Maier Judy Disbrow Lynne Soffer and composer of numerous music-theatre pieces, organizations and programs that provide help and Center REPertory Company which he has directed and performed in NY, LA, support to people in need; enhance and enrich and at festivals in India and Morocco. In his career Managing Director - Scott Denison as a performer he has also danced with the Erick the lives of all citizens; and promote a healthy and Artistic Director - Michael Butler exciting future for the community. Established in Cast Hawkins Dance Company, portrayed the villainous Production Services Marketing Pierre LeChance on “The Guiding Light”, and played 1989, the Foundation received its principal assets Production Services Marketing Director guitar and harmonica in many rock, blues, and from Dean Lesher’s estate in 1993 and 1995. In Coordinator Gabe Marin Michael Abts Jesse Caldwell* Monica Cappuccini country western bands at all the notable dives in 1997, an additional endowment from Dean Lesher’s Toni Kilcoyne Marketing Assistant NYC. estate followed the death of Margaret Lesher. A Technical Staff Ariel Brewer Jackson Davis* Val Garrahan Justin Gillman SCOTT DENISON (Managing Director) has been a significant and final bequest from Mr. Lesher’s Steve Pino Casting Director leader in the arts for 40 years for Walnut Creek and estate was received in 2003. As a family foundation, John Earls Jennifer Perry Adrienne Krug Jason Kuykendall* Dominic Lessa the surrounding communities. For the last 24 years Michael Arlen Production support for the Contra Costa community will Chris Currie Production Manager Sharon Rietkerk* Will Springhorn* Colin Thomson* he has been the General Manager of the Lesher be carried on by the next generation of family Center and oversees over 850 public events each Kieren McEntee Jeff Collister members. Grant-making decisions are based on the Garrick Schuster Technical year. He coordinates performing arts activities with Stephen Spleiss Technical Director over 85 producers and producing organizations. He vision of Dean and Margaret Lesher who felt quality education, diverse art programs, and healthy Josh Stouffer Joshua Lipps is also the Managing Director of Center REPertory Audience Services Master Electrician Company producing 6 professional productions children and families are the building blocks of a Audience Svcs Coordinator Del Medoff Directed by Timothy Near each season; and is the director and co-founder of strong and vibrant community. The Leshers defined Courtney Egg Carpenters Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble, an adult family the “spirit of giving” as “investing in the community Ticket Office Staff Sean Bryan performing arts company which presents programs and its people.” By providing financial support and Jeremiah Vierling Gabriel Johnson for the young and Young at Heart. Scott directed Rami Kim Caleb Salmon CCMT’s hits The Music Man, Les Misérables, Disney’s direction in these critical areas, the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation is investing every day, every Robert Nolan Assistant is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Beauty and the Beast, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Vaughn Edward Stage Manager Cinderella, Hairspray, and for the past 16 seasons week and every year in the health and well-being Kiersten Jones Joe Coe Center REP’s A Christmas Carol. Denison has directed of this county that Dean and Margaret so loved. Ashley Rossi Production Assistant The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. over 150 productions including REP’s The Lady with Shannon Taylor Tony Gabrielson All the Answers starring Kerri Shawn. In 1979 he SPECIAL THANKS TO: Sarah Walker Dressers created the Shellie Awards, which annually honors Usher Coordinator Alea R. Gonzales outstanding performing arts achievement in Contra Vince Perry Pat Mitchell Jenine Hillaire Margaret Lesher Theatre Costa county. In 2007 he created the Chevron Family Lori Scheper & Christopher Kesel Costumes Administration January 29 - February 27, 2016 Theatre Festival bringing adult nationally acclaimed Bethany Deal Asst. to Managing Director Lesher Center for the Arts performances together for one day performing to Kat Pruyn Gail Pfeifer over 7,000 guests of all ages. CITY COUNCIL Education Program Season Season Partner Foundation Sponsor Loella Haskew, Mayor Education Directors Rich Carlston Linda Nomura Cindy Silva Jeff Draper Sponsor Bob Simmons Kerri Shawn Justin Wedel

THANK YOU TO OUR ARTS COMMISSION CITY MANAGER Glynnis Cowdery, Chair Ken Nordhoff THANK YOU TO: Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States OPENING NIGHT DINNER SPONSORS: Polly Bradbury, Massimo’s Ristorante Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Vice Chair DIRECTOR The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Joe Bologna Arts, Recreation Waters Moving and Storage The Scenic and Lighting Designers are members of United Scenic Artists Union Scott’s Seafood Grill and Restaurant Jane Emanuel and Community Services Anita Sagastegui .HYLQ6D¿QH Associated Services-Alta Water Center REP is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), The National Organization for the American Theatre CAST (in order of appearance) JACKSON DAVIS* (Ed ADRIENNE KRUG (Helen) SHARON RIETKERK* (Billie PRODUCTION TEAM Screen Academy, “Midsummer Murders” for Virgin Devery) is pleased to be is delighted to be making Dawn) has been seen at Media and she assisted at the Holland Park Opera Barber/Bellhop ...... Michael Abts back with Center REP, her Center REP debut. She Center REP in Life Could GARSON KANIN (Playwright) acted in and directed productions of Lakme and La Traviata. Bay area having last performed Be a Dream, Rumors, theatrical productions in the 1930s, and in 1938 work includes the A Seagull in the Hamptons for Senator Norval Hedges ...... Jesse Caldwell* has performed at the Magic Shotgun Players, the ReOrient Festival for Golden in Vanya and Sonia and Theatre, New Conservatory Xanadu, and She Loves Me. began directing films. His notable early films Mrs. Hedges ...... Monica Cappuccini include the comedies The Great Man Votes, Bachelor Thread Productions, Abe Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Ed Devery ...... Jackson Davis* Masha and Spike. He has Theatre, Boxcar Theatre, Other regional credits include Party for SF Playhouse and the NYFringe Festival, worked throughout the Elinor in Sense and Sensibility Mother, and Tom, Dick and Harry. During World War Manicurist/Bellhop ...... Val Garrahan Pacific Alliance, Theatre II he produced and directed several documentaries among other shows for Crowded Fire Theatre Co. Bay Area acting in classical Rhinoceros, Virago Theatre, (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), The Magic Theatre, and Theatre Artaud. Assistant Manager/Waiter ...... Justin Gillman Candida in A Minister’s Wife for the Office of Emergency Management; he also plays, comedies, dramas, Willows Theatre, Bus Barn collaborated on documentaries with Carol Reed Helen ...... Adrienne Krug KURT LANDISMAN (Lighting Designer) Local and musicals. Most recently he performed in Word Stage Company, Hapgood Theatre Company, (San Jose Repertory Theater, Bay Area Critics () and Jean Renoir (Salute to France). audiences will be familiar with his work through Paul Verrall ...... Jason Kuykendall* for Word’s Holiday High Jinx at Z Below, and in Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, Bay One Acts Award Nominee); Triangle (Lyric Theater of After the war he co-wrote with his wife, actress past productions designed for Center REP including Bellhop/Bootblack ...... Dominic Lessa April he appeared in the Paul Dresher Ensemble’s Festival, San Francisco Fringe Festival, Women on Oklahoma); Marry Me A Little (Theater Bay Area , a series of memorable screenplays for Anything Goes, Mirandolina, Deathtrap, Life Could Billie Dawn ...... Sharon Rietkerk* world premier of the musical Max Understood. He Award), Triangle (TBA Award Nomination), Emma, director : A Double Life, Adam’s Rib, Be a Dream, Ella, the Musical, Sweet Charity, The 39 the Way Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, , and . performed with American Conservatory Theater and has understudied at Berkeley Rep. Past Little Women, The Secret Garden (TheatreWorks); Steps, Old Wicked Songs and Xanadu. His designs Harry Brock ...... Will Springhorn* Kanin directed the original Broadway production have been seen throughout the Bay Area at many Eddie Brock ...... Colin Thomson* on its world premiere musical, Hans Christian credits also include a studio production of A The Blonde in Gunmetal Blues (North Coast of Born Yesterday and wrote the screenplay for the theaters including San Francisco Opera, ACT, Andersen, and in the world premiere of The Fourth Doll’s House at A.C.T. directed by Rene Augesen, Repertory); Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance (San 1950 film. Berkeley Rep, San Jose Rep, Theatreworks, California TIME and PLACE Messenger at the Ashby Stage. He performed and It’s A Wonderful Life at Town Hall Theatre, for Francisco Opera Guild); Little Me, Nymph Errant, Shakespeare Festival, The Magic Theatre, and Marin the solo piece An Iliad at Pacific Repertory in which her performance as Ma Bailey received a Strike up the Band (42nd Street Moon); Marian in TIMOTHY NEAR (Director) Theatre Company. Locally his work has garnered is always delighted to return 1946 Carmel and San Jose Stage Company. He has also Shellie Award nomination. Favorite roles include The Music Man (South Coast Symphony), and in 16 Bay Area Critics Circle Awards, 5 LA Dramalogue to Center REP and the Awards and 5 Shellie Awards. Nationally, his work A hotel suite in Washington, D.C. appeared with TheatreWorks, San Jose Repertory Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman, Grandma concert with the Grammy-nominated Bay Brass, charming Lesher Theatre. Theater, Aurora Theatre, The Magic, San Francisco South Coast and Bear Valley Symphonies. has been seen at many regional opera & ballet in The American Dream, and Halie in Buried Child. Other shows at Center REP companies, including the Los Angeles Opera, There will be one intermission. Playhouse, Marin Theatre Company, Bay Area Adrienne is a graduate of Vassar College and the include her adaptation of Minnesota Opera, Virginia Opera, Tulsa Opera, Playwrights Festival, PlayGround, and as Falstaff National Theatre Institute. She is also a classically WILL SPRINGHORN* (Harry Mirandolina! Mistress of a and Ballet Arizona. His designs have also been CAST BIOGRAPHIES in The Merry Wives of Windsor at Livermore trained pianist and performs with a rock handbell Brock) is excited to make Tuscan Inn, as well as Sweet presented off-Broadway, represented at Circle Rep, Shakespeare Festival. group. his Center REP debut. Charity, Rumors, Noises and the Douglas Fairbanks Theatres. Other designs Favorite roles include Kent Off, The Mousetrap and Doubt. Most recently Near internationally include world premieres of plays by MICHAEL ABTS (Barber/ directed Falling Apart...Together at Classic Stage VAL GARRAHAN in Reasons to Be Pretty Sam Shepard in Japan, and Singapore, as well as the Bellhop) is thrilled to be JASON KUYKENDALL* Company. She has directed plays throughout San Francisco Opera in Shanghai, China, and the making his Center REP (Manicurist/Bellhop) (Paul Verrall) is a resident and Frederick Wentworth the U.S. including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Moscow Circus in Tokyo, Japan. debut. He was recently is very excited to be of Sacramento CA where in the world premiere Arizona Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, seen in Richard III (Second working with Center REP! he is a proud member of of Persuasion (San Jose California Shakespeare Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, HANNAH BIRCH CARL (Sound Designer) is a She has performed with Stage Company), Will in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Union Square composer and sound designer who has worked all Murderer/Herbert) with B Street Theatre’s Acting over the Bay Area. Most recently she has worked several theatre companies Coronado (SF Playhouse) and Edmund in King Theatre in NYC, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, La Jolla Marin Shakespeare Company Company. There he has Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre in D.C., Mark Taper Forum with Crowded Fire Theatre, Shotgun Players, Aurora and Sense and Sensibility throughout the Bay performed in over 45 Lear (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival) Other and Tiffany Theatres in L.A., A Contemporary Theatre Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Town Hall Theatre, (Sir John Middleton) with Livermore Shakespeare Area: Marin Shakespeare, productions including The Big Bay Area credits TheatreWorks, Pacific Repertory and The Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Berkeley Rep, The SF Fringe Fest, Chris Black Dance, and has had Festival. Other Bay Area credits include work with Marin Theatre, New Bang, The 39 Steps, The Nibroc Theatre, SF Playhouse, 42nd Street Moon, The Dance Mission in S.F. and The New York Shakespeare the privilege of being an artist invited to work at Berkeley Rep, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Conservatory Theatre Center, Boxcar Theatre, Trilogy, TheHound of the Baskervilles, and recently Magic, Berkeley Rep, Theatre Rhino and San Festival. She has also directed for Opera San Jose. The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep. She is thrilled to be working with Center REP on Born Yesterday. Ross Valley Players, and Naked Masks Theater and Left Coast Theatre Company. She has also The Explorers Club. Favorite regional credits Jose Stage Company, where he is an Artistic From 1987 to 2009 Near was Artistic Director of San performed sketch comedy at various places, include A Long Day’s Journey into Night (Edmund) Associate. Center REP audiences will also see the Jose Repertory where she produced over 120 plays, Company. He earned his MFA at the Shakespeare including over 20 world premieres, contributed ROGER ANDERSON (Props Master) comes to Theatre Company’s Academy For Classical Acting California Great America’s halloween haunt show and the world premiere of Lanford Wilson’s opposite side of Will in Rock of Ages this summer. significant leadership as well as artistic and technical Center REP after 14 years at Seattle’s Village Theatre. in Washington, DC. www.michaelabts.com being her favorite. She trained at The Meisner translation of Henrick Ibsen’s Ghosts (Oswald) Will teaches Theatre at Diablo Valley College guidance to the design and building of a new state There he propped world premieres of Million Dollar Technique Studio in SF and has also started with Arizona Theatre Company, Of Mice and Men and Notre Dame de Namur University and is a of the art theatre facility. She is the recipient of the Quartet, The Ark, and It Shoulda Been You. Roger’s Prop wizardry has been seen at Intiman Theatre, JESSE CALDWELL* (Senator training at The Groundlings in L.A. She wants to (Lenny) and The Importance of Being Earnest proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. Woman of Achievement Award in the Arts given by the San Jose Mercury News/Women’s Fund and also Milwaukee Rep, GeVa Theatre, and Syracuse Stage. Norval Hedges) is very thank the cast and crew for all the hard work and (Ernest) with Sacramento Theatre Company, The MFA Mountview Theatre School, London - BA He is excited to be making the East Bay home! incredible opportunity! And, she also thanks her Elephant Man (Treves), and The Country House with University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. www. received the Janet Gray Hays Award for Women in pleased to be returning Leadership. to Center REP where parents for being her “Rock!” TheatreWorks, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Brick) with willspringhornjr.com St. Louis Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, and Actors ERIK FLATMO (Scenic Designer) is a set designer he played Bob Cratchit JUDY DISBROW (Wig Designer) and her in A Christmas Carol for JUSTIN GILLMAN (Assistant Theatre of Phoenix, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses COLIN THOMSON* (Eddie based in San Francisco. He previously designed the scenery for Boeing, Boeing and Don’t Dress company Theatrical Hairgoods have provided five seasons. Jesse has Manager/Waiter )is thrilled (Valmont) and Ideation (Brock) at Capitol Stage. Brock) has performed at wigs for theatrical productions for over 30 years. to be working with the Center REP inMirandolina!.. , for Dinner at Center REP. His designs for plays and worked with many Bay Mr. Kuykendall also produces and directs for musicals have been produced by companies across She has worked with companies throughout the Area theatres including amazing Center REP for the camera. Visit NKMediaSolutions.com for his Deathtrap, Sweet Charity, the country including American Conservatory United States including Diablo Theatre Company, A.C.T., TheatreWorks, San Francisco Shakespeare the first time! Justin has documentary, feature film, commercial work and Lucky Stiff, All in the Timing, Theater, Asolo Repertory Theater, Berkeley CCMT, La Jolla Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Festival, Shotgun Players, Playground, Livermore performed with Shotgun more. The Voice of the Prairie and Repertory Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, Theatre, San Francisco Opera, Portland Opera, Shakespeare Festival, TheatreFirst, Woodminster, Players (The Rover), San most recently as Moonface The Magic Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Florida Grand Opera, as well as many others. and Crowded Fire. He holds a B.A. from Tufts Francisco Playhouse (BATCC DOMINIC LESSA (Bellhop/ Martin in Anything Goes. South Coast Repertory, Theatreworks and Yale Repertory Theater. His work in opera has premiered MEGAN McCLINTOCK* (Stage Manager) is University, an M.F.A. from Stanford, and a J.D. from Nominee for Freddy in My Bootblack) is thrilled to Other local performances excited to be joining the Center REP family with Fair Lady), at Opera Santa Barbara, Opera San Jose and San the University of Georgia. Jesse is proud member Shakespeare Santa Cruz, 42nd Street be making his debut with have included Noises Offand Mountain Days with Francisco Opera’s Merola Program. His work in Born Yesterday. She most recently assistant stage of Actors Equity Association. Moon (Nick and Nora; Painting the Clouds with Center REP. Audiences the Willows. Thomson appeared in 1776, directed dance and contemporary performance has toured managed Between Riverside and Crazy, A Little Night Sunshine), American Conservatory Theater Fellows may recognize him from by Frank Galati at American Conservatory internationally and within the United States. He Music and Indian Ink at ACT. She often works at (Tom in The Glass Menagerie), Cutting Ball Theater, CCMT’s The Music Man Theater, where he also appeared in Happy End. is a graduate of Columbia University and The Yale Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Favorite Berkeley Rep MONICA CAPPUCCINI (Mrs. credits include An Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Hedges ) is delighted to New Conservatory Theatre Center (American last year. Dominic is a He recently performed in D’Arcy Drollinger School of Drama. He teaches set design at Stanford University. Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, be making her Center Dream; The Temperamentals), Tides Theatre, and graduate of SF State and and Christopher Winslow’s Mr. Irresistible in San Girlfriend, Arabian Nights, The White Snake, No Man’s REPertory debut. Her No Nude Men Productions (Pastorella). Justin Solano College Theatre’s Francisco. Film and television work includes Land, Dear Elizabeth, and How to Write a New Book Bay Area credits include is also Co-Founder of ArtistsRepSF (dir. Rabbit Actor Training Program. Other favorite credits “Blue Jasmine” and NBC’s “Trauma”. Thomson for the Bible. Other local credits include Rapture, Show People (Dragon Hole), an Associate Artist with The Breadbox (TBA include Orpheus in Eurydice, George in Our Town, has performed with TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre Blister, Burn at Aurora Theatre Company and Cosi Awards Recipient, Leading Actor in a Play for Company, San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose VICTORIA LIVINGSTON-HALL (Costume Designer ) Fan Tutte, L’elisir d’Amore, and Postcard from Morocco Theatre), The Coast of Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Scarecrow in Work at Center REP includes Anything Goes, Katurian in The Pillowman), a company member Stage Company, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, San at the Merola Opera Program. McClintock has a B.A. Utopia (Shotgun Players), The Wizard of Oz. Dominic would like to thank his Mirandolina, Deathtrap, The 25th Annual Putnam in theatre and history from Willamette University. Cinderella, Romeo & Juliet of Custom Made Theatre Company (The Pain and beautiful wife, Carmen, and the countless others Francisco Shakespeare Festival, PCPA TheaterFest, County Spelling Bee, Xanadu (Shellie Award) The the Itch; The Book of Liz), and is the proud recipient Idaho Shakespeare Festival and American Musical Underpants, Arms and The Man, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, (African American Shakespeare Co), Master Class, that have supported him along the way. DAVE MAIER (Fight Director) has won several Lettice & Lovage (Hillbarn Theatre), The Play about of the 2015-16 Theatre Bay Area TITAN Award. Off- Theatre of San Jose. Career favorites include Dirty Boeing Boeing, She Loves Me ( BACC Award), Dracula, Noises Off, Witness for the Prosecution (Shellie Award), awards for his fight direction. Recent work includes the Naked Guy (Impact Theatre), Eurydice (Palo Broadway credits include Twelfth Night (Classic Blonde with Portland Center Stage, Company A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cal Shakes), Party Stage Company) and When Last We Flew (Best with Marin Theatre Company, All My Sons with and Cabaret (Shellie Award and BACC Award). Work Alto Players), The Diary of Anne Frank, Top Girls in London includes, “The Long Hard Goodbye”- film, People (Berkeley Rep) and Tosca (SF Opera). He is (CustomMade Theatre), Equus (City Lights Theater of NY Fringe). Up Next: Will Eno’s Middletown TheatreWorks, Center REP’s All Shook Up and “Olympia” at the Baron’s Court Theatre, “S.N.U.B.”- the resident Fight Director for San Francisco Opera Co), U/S, Romeo & Juliet (CalShakes), Lend Me a (Custom Made Theatre, March 24-April 23). BFA: PCPA’s Yours, Anne. He has been a member of feature film-Angry Badger Pictures, “Striklem”, The and Cal Shakes. He has also composed violence Tenor (Livermore Shakes) and New Works Festival UC Santa Barbara. MFA: Columbia University. Actors’ Equity Association for 19 years. National Film and Television School, British Society for ACT, San Jose Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Aurora (TheatreWorks). www.JustinGillman.com. of Cinematographers “BSC Test Shoot”, “Viv” Skillset Theatre, SF Playhouse, Magic Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, Impact Theatre and Shotgun Players