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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK Blake Robison Buzz Ward Artistic Director Managing Director The Second City presents Featuring material by the casts of The Second City Director Molly Todd Madison Music Director Stuart Mott Set Designer Phil Rundle Lighting Designer Mark C. Williams Jan. 10 – Jan. 27, 2019 Shelterhouse Theatre Sponsored by: Artist Sponsor: Shelterhouse Theatre Season presented by: Shelterhouse Season Design Sponsor: Allan Berliant and Jennie Rosenthal Berliant Family Fund Season Sponsor of New Work: The Rosenthal Family Foundation Additional support provided by: CAST (in alphabetical order) Terrence Carey* Sarah Dell’Amico* Asia Martin* Olivia Nielsen* Chuck Norment* Griffin Wenzler* Stage Manager Stephanie K. Hawkins* Production Stage Manager Jenifer Morrow* Stage Management Intern Rachel Twardzik The Second City — It’s Not You, It’s Me will be performed with one intermission. The Second City Touring Company CEO and Executive Director Andrew Alexander Vice President of Production Jen Hoyt Producer of the Touring Companies Joe Ruffner Company Manager William Collins Casting Director Claudia Wallace *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States and with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees-Local No. 5. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park receives partial funding from the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency created to foster and encourage the development of the arts and to preserve Ohio’s cultural heritage. Funding from the Ohio Arts Council is an investment of state tax dollars that promotes economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. THE SECOND CITY — IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME • 6 THE SECOND CITY: A BRIEF HISTORY It all started with children’s games. Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret theatre has grown to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing an entirely unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars. Co-founded by Spolin’s son, Paul Sills, along with Howard Alk and Bernie Sahlins, The Second City was experimental and unconventional in its approach to both theatre and comedy. Almost immediately, alumni of The Second City, including Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Fred Willard, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, launched the theatre into the international spotlight. In 1976, The Second City launched SCTV, which has been hailed as one of the greatest sketch comedy series of all time. The two-time Emmy winner featured an all-star cast made up of Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty and Rick Moranis. Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company, continuing to produce premier talent in all three of its locations — Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood — and entertaining more than one million audience members a year. From Steve Carell to Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey, Chris Farley to Mike Myers, The Second City’s imprint is all over film, television and beyond. In addition to its stages, Second City Touring Companies perform electrifying revues and original productions across North America and abroad. Our creative collaborations have produced thrilling and critically acclaimed work in partnership with organizations like the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Cruise Line, the New York Comedy Festival and the Chicago Bulls. Second City Training Centers in Chicago, Toronto, Hollywood and online teach thousands of students a year, and the opening of the Harold Ramis Film School in 2016 gave the world the first film school dedicated to comedy. Finally, Second City Works is an industry leader in bringing improv-based methodologies to businesses and organizations of all types. We hope you enjoy the show... After all, it’s been almost 60 years in the making. 7 • THE SECOND CITY — IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME COMING NEXT • 8 9 • COMING NEXT THE SECOND CITY — IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME • 10 TERRENCE CAREY OLIVIA NIELSEN Terrence Carey comes from the Olivia Nielsen is thrilled to be deep south side — in Madison, performing with The Second Wisconsin. A graduate from City. A New York native, Columbia College Chicago, Olivia moved to Chicago after with a degree in Theater and graduating from Skidmore a concentration in Acting and College in Saratoga Springs, Debt, you might have seen NY with a double major in him in Second City theatricals such as #DateMe, Theater and Psychology. She has performed with Legendary Laughs or Improv All Stars. Terrence can be Second City aboard the NCL Gem, and can be seen seen performing or teaching workshops all over the performing around Chicago with her sketch duo, city, with his improvised spoken word collective, that OPIE, and Lil’ Tooties (iO). She can still see when he co-founded: PREACH! Terrence is mad thankful she’s smiling, so no funny business. to be a touring company member here at the Second City. Follow Terrence and everything he shouts out CHUCK NORMENT on his Instagram @tbabybabybaby, please type Chuck Norment hails from the baby. Newport News, Virginia. They can also be seen performing at SARAH DELL’AMICO iO with Virgin Daiquiris, Your Sarah Dell’Amico is from Fucked Up Relationship and South Florida, 954 Fo Sho. harold team Meridian. Chuck She is currently a member was a featured performer in of The Second City Touring Second City and NBCUniversal’s Breakout Comedy Company’s Mighty Mighty Blue Festival in 2016. They are single as hell, so slip into Co. Some of her past credits their DMs on Instagram @masculinehair. include Twist Your Dickens (The Goodman Theatre) and Fast Loud & Funny (UP GRIFFIN WENZLER Comedy Club). She is a graduate of The Annoyance Griffin Wenzler is originally Theatre and The 2015 Bob Curry Fellowship. Sarah from Nashville, TN, where he loves her family so much, as well as Gilda Radner & played instrumental rock with Tupac. Also — Cardi B is killing the game and she Lasermonster. In Chicago he stands by that. OKRRR. can be seen performing spoken comedy with Trigger Happy at ASIA MARTIN the Annoyance Theater every Asia Martin is absolutely Thursday night. He would like to thank his family thrilled to be performing with and his haters for propelling him to new heights. The Second City! Originally Follow him at www.ILikeToCuss.com. Griffin is from Washington D.C., she represented by Paonessa Talent Agency. moved to Chicago to pursue acting and comedy. Upon MOLLY TODD MADISON graduating from DePaul’s (Director) Theatre School in 2015, she has done shows and Molly Todd Madison is very excited to be directing readings at Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Timeline, for The Second City. She holds a BFA in Musical Court, The Playground, The Crowd, The Revival, Theater from Western Kentucky University. Molly is The Annoyance and Goodman Theatre. Catch a graduate of the Second City Directing Program her around town doing stand-up about her cats, as well as both the Second City Conservatory and partying with her spoken word improv troupe, Music Conservatory. Molly is also a House Co PREACH, and making funny sketches with Huggable Severn Darden Graduate Program Alumni and an Riot. She sends love and kisses to her cute little Infinite Sundaes Alumni. Molly’s recent directing mom, Alesha. credits can be seen at various theaters such as Stage 773; SAME and at The Revival Theater, The Revolution Will Not Be Improvised. Molly is a founding member of many Chicago based sketch 11 • THE SECOND CITY — IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME and improv groups including Anarchy: an improvised STEPHANIE K. HAWKINS rock opera. She has coached and directed several (Stage Manager) groups around the city including the award winning Stephanie K. Hawkins is a freelance stage manager Tapped: a New Musical. Molly loves Chicago and all and production manager in the Chicago area. She the history it holds and would like to thank her very is originally from Detroit and is a proud alumna of supportive husband. the University of Michigan. SM: Indiana Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theater of Madison, South STUART MOTT Coast Repertory. PM: Oak Park Festival Theatre, (Music Director) Hangar Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Company. Stuart Mott is a Chicago-based music director of Go Blue! improv and sketch comedy. He previously music directed for The Second City aboard Norwegian JENIFER MORROW Cruise Line’s Dawn and Breakaway and is thrilled be (Production Stage Manager) a part of The Second City Touring Company. Stuart A stage manager at Cincinnati teaches in the music program at The Second City Playhouse in the Park since Training Center and can be seen playing regularly at 1994, Jenifer became the PSM The Annoyance, ComedySportz, and iO Chicago. (head of the department) in He has music directed such groups as VAMP, 2005. She has worked on Anarchy, Buzzed Broadway, Storytown, MINt, more than 100 productions, Shamilton, Wavelength, and Baby Wants Candy. including a number of regional and world premieres, He is a graduate of the University of and has traveled to several other theatres to bring Wisconsin-Madison. co-productions back to the Playhouse. Her recent credits include Cincinnati King, Misery, Murder MARK C. WILLIAMS for Two, Marie and Rosetta, An Evening With (Lighting Designer) Groucho, Shakespeare in Love, Little Shop of Horrors, Mark returns to Cincinnati The Second City’s Holidazed & Confused Revue, Playhouse in the Park, having A Prayer for Owen Meany, To Kill a Mockingbird, previously designed An Evening Low Down Dirty Blues, The Secret Garden, Tenderly: The with Groucho; The Second City Rosemary Clooney Musical and The Three Musketeers.