2010 Spring Season Bank of America presents The Bridge Project Produced by BAM, The Old Vic, & Neal Street Approximate As You Like It running time: three hours, by William Shakespeare including one intermission Directed by Sam Mendes Jan 12—17, 19—23, 26—30, Feb 2—6, Mar 2—5, 2009 at 7:30pm Jan 24, 31, Feb 7 at 3pm; Mar 6, 7, 13 at 2pm BAM Harvey Theater Set design by Tom Piper Costume design by Catherine Zuber Lighting design by Paul Pyant Sound design by Simon Baker for Autograph Composed by Mark Bennett Hair & Wig design by Tom Watson Fight direction by Rick Sordelet Casting by Nancy Piccione and Maggie Lunn Music coordinator Curtis Moore Music direction by Stephen Bentley-Klein Choreography by Josh Prince International tour producer Claire Béjanin Co-commissioned by and produced in association with Holland Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Singapore Repertory Theatre, and Théâtre Marigny-Paris Bank of America is the Proud Presenting Sponsor of The Bridge Project. BAM 2010 Spring Season is sponsored by Bloomberg. Bridge Project Production Partners: Celia Atkin, Donald R. Mullen Jr., Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, Jon & NoraLee Sedmak, Carol Sellars, Scott & Kathleen Simpson, and Barbara & David Zalaznick with additional support from Sharon E. Karmazin and Peregrine Whittlesey. Additional support for The Bridge Project provided by the David L. Klein Foundation and The Laura Pels Foundation. Major support for BAM Theater is provided by The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., The Shubert Foundation, Inc., The SHS Foundation, and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, with additional support from the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust. As You Like It CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Orlando, youngest son of Sir Roland de Boys Christian Camargo Adam, servant in the de Boys household Alvin Epstein Oliver, eldest brother to Orlando Edward Bennett* Dennis, Oliver’s servant Ross Waiton* Charles, Duke Frederick’s wrestler Ron Cephas Jones Rosalind, daughter of Duke Senior Juliet Rylance* Celia, daughter of Duke Frederick Michelle Beck Touchstone, a clown Thomas Sadoski Le Beau, a courtier Jonathan Lincoln Fried Duke Frederick, the usurping Duke Michael Thomas* Duke Senior, the exiled Duke banished by his brother Michael Thomas* Amiens, a lord and follower of Duke Senior Richard Hansell* First Lord, companion of Duke Senior Ron Cephas Jones* Corin, a shepherd Anthony O’Donnell* Silvius, a shepherd Aaron Krohn Jaques, a melancholy gentleman Stephen Dillane* Audrey, a country girl Jenni Barber Sir Oliver Martext, a country vicar Alvin Epstein Phoebe, a country girl Ashlie Atkinson William, a country youth Ross Waiton* Jacques de Boys, second son of Sir Roland de Boys Richard Hansell* Lords and Foresters Members of the Company MUSICIANS Music director Stephen Bentley-Klein Musician Shane Shanahan Production stage manager Richard Clayton* Assistant stage manager Jenefer Tait* Assistant stage manager Sarah Elizabeth Ford The British Actors (denoted with *) are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The American Actors (names without *) are appearing with the permission of UK Equity, in corporating Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production. The Musicians employed in this production are members of and represented by the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians. Musicians are performing pursuant to a special arrangement between Local 802, American Federation of Musicians and British Musicians Union (BMU). The Bridge Project UNDERSTUDY COMPANY Celia Ashlie Atkinson Phoebe Jenni Barber Rosalind Michelle Beck Orlando; Amiens Edward Bennett* Jaques; Jacques de Boys Jonathan Lincoln Fried Duke Frederick and Duke Senior Ron Cephas Jones Oliver; William; Sir Oliver Martext Richard Hansell* Touchstone; Le Beau Aaron Krohn Charles the Wrestler; Silvius; Corin; Audrey Ross Waiton* ADDITIONAL CREDITS Scenic artist Denise Penizzotto Associate director Gaye Taylor Upchurch Wigs and hair supervisor Shari Besanceney Production assistants Matt Casteel, US press agent Boneau Bryan Brown Howard Tilkin Set builders Scott Fleary Ltd (UK), Global Scenic Dialect coach Deborah Hecht Services (US) Singing instructor Andrew Byrne Scenic shop Coolflight Ltd—Richard Alto saxophone instructor Paul Garment Nutbourne (UK) Associate scenic designer Christine Peters Costume shop Angels the Costumiers (UK), Euro Associate lighting designer Dan Large Co, Jeff Fender, Brian Hemesath, Associate sound designer Jeremy Lee Arnold Levine (US) Assistant costume designer Nicole V. Moody Wigs built by Watson Associates (US) Costume assistants Patrick Bevilacqua, Lighting shop PRG Lighting (US) David Newell Sound shop Masque Sound (US) Costume shopper Ryan Park Musical instruments Carroll Music, Larry Miller, Props master Faye Armon Pantheon Steel, Deane Prouty, Yamaha Pianos Assistant props master Alexandra Morton Props interns Kate Costin, Annie Ford, International press agent Jo Allan Marina Guzman THE OLD VIC Chief Executive Sally Greene Artistic Director Kevin Spacey Producers Kate Pakenham John Richardson General Manager Ros Brooke-Taylor Production Manager Dominic Fraser Finance Director Vanessa Harrison Deputy Development Director Natasha Harris Marketing Director Catrin John New Voices Club & Network Manager (US & UK) Rachael Stevens Development Director Vivien Wallace Head of Old Vic New Voices Steven Winter THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF THE OLD VIC, INC. BOARD Alan Banes, Dina DeLuca Chartouni, Vanessa Harrison, Frank Selvaggi, Rhonda Sherman THE OLD VIC THEATRE TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES Nicholas Cooper (Chair), Alan Banes, Robert Bourne, Stephen Daldry CBE, Sally Greene OBE, Joyce Hytner OBE, Sir Elton John CBE, Kenneth Leet, Lady Ann Samuel NEAL STREET Producer Caro Newling Director’s Note When I was researching the two plays that make up year two of The Bridge Project, I came across this passage in a book by Ted Hughes. It seemed to me to sum up perfectly the connections between As You Like It and The Tempest: [In The Tempest,] Prospero escapes with his baby daughter, Miranda, just as in As You Like It the banished Duke lives (finally) in the forest with his daughter, Rosalind. Antonio who, with the help of Alonso, King of Naples, usurped his brother Prospero and cast him away to sea, is a Macbeth-type Rival Brother who fails to kill. More obvi- ously, he is a duplication of Duke Frederick who, in the tragic overture, As You Like It, usurped and banished Duke Senior, as if the Devil’s Island where Prospero now finds himself were what remained of the Forest of Arden after the holocaust of the tragedies. Perhaps one should not make light of the fact that the Mother Forest of those lyrical days, when Shakespeare answered the call, in mezzo del cammin, has become the rocky, storm-beaten island of a terrible dead witch and her devil-god. Or that Prospero numbers off rather precisely the twelve years between the composition of As You Like It (when Jaques sets out on the inward journey following the convertite Duke) and the composition of The Tempest, when Prospero, so much older, seeing the chance to settle the account, lifts his head from his books. —From Ted Hughes’ Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being The plays this year—although each stands on its own—are designed and conceived as a single gesture, a single journey. We hope it’s a rewarding one. —Sam Mendes BRIDGE PROJECT INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES IN 2010 Hong Kong Arts Festival (Mar 25—28) Holland Festival (Jun 2—6) Singapore Repertory Theatre (Apr 2—10) The Old Vic, London (Jun 12—Aug 21) Théâtre Marigny-Paris (Apr 13—24) Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Greece Teatro Español de Madrid (Apr 29—May 9) (Aug 27—28) Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen (May 26—30) As You Like It SYNOPSIS When Rosalind’s father Duke Senior is banished by his usurping brother, Rosalind is left at the court to keep her cousin Celia company. One night, at a wrestling match, Rosalind and Celia meet the disinherited Orlando, and he and Rosalind fall instantly in love. Later that night, Rosalind is banished from the court by her uncle, and Celia pledges her loyalty to her cousin. Together they disguise themselves: Rosalind as a man called Ganymede and Celia as “his” sister Aliena, a country maid. They decide to seek Rosalind’s father in the Forest of Arden, and, for their journey, bring Touchstone the court fool to entertain them. Meanwhile, Orlando has returned home from the wrestling to find that his brother Oliver wants him dead. Adam, a faithful servant, warns Orlando of the plot against his life and escapes with him to the Forest of Arden. Orlando and Adam soon find Duke Senior, Rosalind’s father, who is living in exile with a community of outcasts, including the melancholy Jaques. Disguised as Ganymede, Rosalind meets Corin and Silvius, a shepherd whose passion for Phoebe reflects the love Rosalind has for Orlando whom she fears she will never see again. Soon Phoebe meets the disguised Rosalind and falls immediately in love with Ganymede. Meanwhile, Touchstone begins his chase after the country girl Audrey. One day, Celia reports that she has spotted Orlando in the forest, and that he is responsible for the love poems about Rosalind hanging on the trees. Rosalind decides to remain in her disguise and talk to Orlando about love. Ganymede claims that he