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PUBLIC WORKS SEATTLE SEPTEMBER 2017 THE ADAPTATION/MUSIC/NEWODYSSEY LYRICS BY TODD ALMOND ORIGINAL CONCEPT & DIRECTION BY LEAR DEBESSONET directed by MARYA SEA KAMINSKI SEPTEMBER 8 - 10, 2017 2017/18 SEASON THE ODYSSEY | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | THE HUMANS | TWO TRAINS RUNNING IBSEN IN CHICAGO | HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN | THE GREAT LEAP | FAMILIAR | MAC BETH FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to our 2017/18 season! I was running through our new line-up at a board meeting this spring when someone asked me how I would summarize the upcoming season in a single sentence. Although it was BOARD OF TRUSTEES a challenge, after some thought, it was clear that this season is about John Keegan Kevin Millison making a home in the world. Many of the plays this year are about how Chair Vice President we find our way home again, either by returning to the places we know Earle J. Hereford Becky Lenaburg or by making a new home in a strange land. These adventurous artists President Secretary are exploring what it means to hold fast to the people and the places Amy Bautista Stellman Keehnel that make us who we are, while also embracing the transformational Vice President/Treasurer President Elect experiences that define our lives. It’s fitting on many levels that we Elizabeth Choy, M.D. Terri Olson Miller begin with Vice President Chair Emeritus The Odyssey, which truly epitomizes this theme of returning Business, meet to our origins. One of the oldest surviving stories in the western world, Adam Cornell Vice President The Odyssey follows the hero Odysseus on his harrowing journey as he struggles to make his way home following the Trojan War. It is a classic Braden Abraham† Bruce E.H. Johnson Clodagh Ash John Keegan tale that continues to defy time; its poetry, its adventure, its humor, and Susan Ashmun Stellman Keehnel its life lessons remain current across the centuries. Amy Bautista Deborah T. Killinger box office. Lynne Bush Gwenann Kroon This legendary story, believed to have been originally composed for a Debra A. Canales Becky Lenaburg Tamra Chandler Rachel Lerman single actor to perform before an audience, has taken on many forms over Elizabeth Choy, M.D. Marko Liias the millennia. For us, it takes shape in a wonderful musical adaptation, Donna M. Cochener Charlotte Lin Diane Cody† Marcella McCaffray written by Todd Almond and conceived by Lear deBessonet, ideal for Encore Media Group connects businesses and brands to Jim Copacino Sandy McDade the inaugural production of our bold new program Public Works Seattle, Adam Cornell Rick McMichael which throws the doors of our theatre open wide and brings the people Tracy Daw Terri Olson Miller the best of arts & culture in Seattle and the Bay Area. Brent Deim Kevin Millison of our city directly onto our stage. Working deeply with community-based Dottie Delaney† Glenna Olson organizations, Public Works Seattle invites a stunning diversity of people Mark Dickison* Rebecca Pomering to participate in workshops and classes, attend performances, and then We’re proud to have published programs with Seattle Juli Farris Anita Ramasastry Karen Fletcher Tim Rattigan join some of the finest actors from Seattle and around the country in the Edie Harding Richard B. Stead, M.D. creation of this ambitious work of participatory theatre. Repertory Theatre for 35 years. Earle J. Hereford Pallavi Mehta Wahi † Jeffrey Herrmann Marisa Walker While Public Works is a new program for Seattle Rep, it follows a model Nancy Hochman Nancy Ward From home furnishings to hospitals, restaurants to Winky Hussey Tom Wright developed by The Public Theater in New York City, which has expanded through close collaboration with Seattle Rep and Dallas Theater Center realtors, smart business owners know Encore is the best TRUSTEES EMERITI in the last year. We are excited to join forces with these exemplary Nancy Alvord Robert L. King, Jr. Dorothy L. Simpson Pam Anderson H.L. (Skip) Kotkins, Jr. Carlyn Steiner partner theatres to ignite a new national movement building similar way to get their brand in the spotlight. Robert S. Cline Lynn Manley Janet True community-based programming for theatres across the U.S. Bill Gates, Sr. Ilse Oles James F. Tune John Hempelmann Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Jean Viereck Toni Hoffman Deborah Rosen Jill Watkins The extraordinary artist leading Public Works Seattle and directing this Brent Johnson Stanley Savage Shauna Woods production of The Odyssey is Associate Artistic Director Marya Sea ADVISORY COUNCIL Kaminski. Marya and I dreamed up this idea when she first joined our staff Sheetal Agarwal Joanne Euster David Schneiderman in 2014, and this production is the culmination of her incredible three David Alhadeff Donte Felder Anthony Shoecraft Kenny Alhadeff Carver Gayton Paul Stamnes years of vision and leadership. I am deeply proud of Marya, Public Works Marleen Alhadeff Tiffany Gorton Marty Taucher Manager Simone Hamilton, and this incredible group of artists, community Debra Doran Mary Kay Haggard Jane Zalutsky Rick DuPree Chris Kevorkian members, and partner organizations. This weekend, we will experience a wondrous adventure on stage and celebrate our city through an act of To learn what Encore can do for your business, HONORARY TRUSTEES collective imagination. Thank you for being here and welcome home. Chap Alvord Nancy Mertel Richard Weisman visit encoremediagroup.com. Bill Franklin Robin Nelson Phil McCune Tammy Talman SRT FOUNDATION BOARD Bruce E.H. Johnson Alta Barer Earle J. Hereford† Chairman Amy Bautista† John Keegan† Braden Abraham Carlyn Steiner Margaret Clapp Elizabeth D. Rudolf Artistic Director Vice-Chairman Allan Davis Janet True * deceased † ex-officio FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to our 2017/18 season! I was running through our new line-up at a board meeting this spring when someone asked me how I would summarize the upcoming season in a single sentence. Although it was BOARD OF TRUSTEES a challenge, after some thought, it was clear that this season is about John Keegan Kevin Millison making a home in the world. Many of the plays this year are about how Chair Vice President we find our way home again, either by returning to the places we know Earle J. Hereford Becky Lenaburg or by making a new home in a strange land. These adventurous artists President Secretary are exploring what it means to hold fast to the people and the places Amy Bautista Stellman Keehnel that make us who we are, while also embracing the transformational Vice President/Treasurer President Elect experiences that define our lives. It’s fitting on many levels that we Elizabeth Choy, M.D. Terri Olson Miller begin with Vice President Chair Emeritus The Odyssey, which truly epitomizes this theme of returning Business, meet to our origins. One of the oldest surviving stories in the western world, Adam Cornell Vice President The Odyssey follows the hero Odysseus on his harrowing journey as he struggles to make his way home following the Trojan War. It is a classic Braden Abraham† Bruce E.H. Johnson Clodagh Ash John Keegan tale that continues to defy time; its poetry, its adventure, its humor, and Susan Ashmun Stellman Keehnel its life lessons remain current across the centuries. Amy Bautista Deborah T. Killinger box office. Lynne Bush Gwenann Kroon This legendary story, believed to have been originally composed for a Debra A. Canales Becky Lenaburg Tamra Chandler Rachel Lerman single actor to perform before an audience, has taken on many forms over Elizabeth Choy, M.D. Marko Liias the millennia. For us, it takes shape in a wonderful musical adaptation, Donna M. Cochener Charlotte Lin Diane Cody† Marcella McCaffray written by Todd Almond and conceived by Lear deBessonet, ideal for Encore Media Group connects businesses and brands to Jim Copacino Sandy McDade the inaugural production of our bold new program Public Works Seattle, Adam Cornell Rick McMichael which throws the doors of our theatre open wide and brings the people Tracy Daw Terri Olson Miller the best of arts & culture in Seattle and the Bay Area. Brent Deim Kevin Millison of our city directly onto our stage. Working deeply with community-based Dottie Delaney† Glenna Olson organizations, Public Works Seattle invites a stunning diversity of people Mark Dickison* Rebecca Pomering to participate in workshops and classes, attend performances, and then We’re proud to have published programs with Seattle Juli Farris Anita Ramasastry Karen Fletcher Tim Rattigan join some of the finest actors from Seattle and around the country in the Edie Harding Richard B. Stead, M.D. creation of this ambitious work of participatory theatre. Repertory Theatre for 35 years. Earle J. Hereford Pallavi Mehta Wahi † Jeffrey Herrmann Marisa Walker While Public Works is a new program for Seattle Rep, it follows a model Nancy Hochman Nancy Ward From home furnishings to hospitals, restaurants to Winky Hussey Tom Wright developed by The Public Theater in New York City, which has expanded through close collaboration with Seattle Rep and Dallas Theater Center realtors, smart business owners know Encore is the best TRUSTEES EMERITI in the last year. We are excited to join forces with these exemplary Nancy Alvord Robert L. King, Jr. Dorothy L. Simpson Pam Anderson H.L. (Skip) Kotkins, Jr. Carlyn Steiner partner theatres to ignite a new national movement building similar way to get their brand in the spotlight. Robert S. Cline Lynn Manley Janet True community-based programming for theatres across the U.S. Bill Gates, Sr. Ilse Oles James F. Tune John Hempelmann Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Jean Viereck Toni Hoffman Deborah Rosen Jill Watkins The extraordinary artist leading Public Works Seattle and directing this Brent Johnson Stanley Savage Shauna Woods production of The Odyssey is Associate Artistic Director Marya Sea ADVISORY COUNCIL Kaminski.