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EAP full-page template.indd 1 7/25/18 1:19 PM November 2018 Volume 50, No. 4 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Welcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 49th season of award-winning theatre! Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Executive Director Phil Santora, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a wide range of productions and programming throughout the region. Founded in 1970, we continue to celebrate the human spirit and the diversity Paul Heppner of our community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizing President great works of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing new Mike Hathaway works for the American theatre. TheatreWorks has produced 70 world Senior Vice President premieres and over 160 US and regional premieres. In the 2018/19 season, Kajsa Puckett we add the world premiere of Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story and five Vice President, Sales & Marketing more regional premieres to our résumé. Genay Genereux The Four Accounting & Office Manager TheatreWorks’ 2017/18 season included the world premieres of Immigrants: An American Musical Manga and The Prince of Egypt, as well as Production regional premieres of Constellations, Our Great Tchaikovsky, Skeleton Crew, Susan Peterson and Finks. In the course of the year, shows that debuted here were produced Vice President, Production at theatres around the world. Jennifer Sugden Assistant Production Manager With an annual operating budget of $9 million, TheatreWorks produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto and the Ana Alvira, Stevie VanBronkhorst Production Artists and Graphic Designers Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and a special add-on holiday production at the Lohman Theatre on the campus of Foothill College in Sales Los Altos. Seventeen years ago, we launched the New Works Initiative, Amelia Heppner, Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives dedicating ourselves to the development of new plays and musicals. The ENCORE Initiative has since supported over 160 new works through retreats, work- Devin Bannon, Brieanna Hansen, shops, staged readings, developmental productions, and the annual New Ann Manning, Wendy Pedersen Seattle Area Account Executives Works Festival, inspiring The Mercury News to call us “a premiere breeding ground for new musicals, which has put the company on the national map.“ Carol Yip Sales Coordinator TheatreWorks believes in making theatre accessible to the entire Silicon Valley Marketing community. Our Education Department reaches on average 20,000 students Shaun Swick from 70 schools in 7 counties annually. It sponsors outreach programs that Senior Designer & Digital Lead include the Children’s Healing Project at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Young Playwrights Project Ciara Caya the , specially-priced student matinees, extensive Marketing Coordinator school tours, post-show discussions, theatre camps, and programs for youth. For more information on our 2018/19 season, New Works Initiative, and Encore Media Group Education programs, please visit theatreworks.org or call 650.463.1960. 425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103 p 800.308.2898 | 206.443.0445 f 206.443.1246 AFFILIATIONS—TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and operates under agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actors [email protected] and stage managers in the United States. TheatreWorks is a constituent member of Theatre Communications www.encoremediagroup.com Group, Inc., the national organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. TheatreWorks is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, a national service organization for musical theatre. In addition, TheatreWorks is a member of Theatre Bay Area, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. TheatreWorks’ 2018/19 Season is presented Encore Arts Programs and Encore Stages are published monthly in cooperation with the City of Mountain View and the City of Palo Alto, Community Services Department, by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events Division of Arts and Sciences. in the Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. ©2018 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without The director and choreographer are written permission is prohibited. members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. The lighting, costume, and sound designers are members of United Scenic Artists. This season is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is a proud home company of the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Garden Court is the official J. LJo. hLro ihsr tihse t hoeff iocfiafilc wiailn we ine hotel of TheatreWorks. of Tohf eTahtreeaWtreoWrkosr.ks. The Mercury News is TheatreWorks’ 20178/189 Season Media Sponsor. Hengehold Trucks is the official trucking provider of TheatreWorks. encoremediagroup.com/programs 3 In this Issue From the Board Chair Do you love the holiday season as much as I do? Despite its many stresses and commitments, the holidays bring many pleasures and About TheatreWorks 3 treasures, like TheatreWorks’ annual family friendly production at Silicon Valley the Lucie Stern Theatre. In addition to our much-appreciated loyal subscribers, the holiday show brings new audiences in search of a family-oriented holiday treat, and our goal is to surprise and Give the Gift of TheatreWorks 7 delight them with our art and our spirit. If you are one of them, we welcome you warmly, and hope you will come back for more! The Season of Giving 8 This year’s production, Tuck Everlasting, brings not only lovely music and a lively TW Education Camps cast of characters, but like many shows this season offers a philosophical dilemma: If you could live forever without aging, would you? For our lovely 11-year-old Winnie Foster, that proves to be a very difficult question. It’s not an easy question About Tuck Everlasting and 11 for any of us. As I grow in age and (hopefully!) grace and watch the challenges Its Creators my own children face in the current world, I wouldn’t want to be their age again. If I had frozen at 11 years old, would I still be reading all night under the covers 12 Director’s Notes and waking up to the challenges of being the big sister in charge? I realize that I like becoming a little wiser each year, with a little more perspective and a gradual increase in the choices I get to make about who I am and want to be. But then I notice that I don’t walk as fast, or do math in my head; I realize that age has robbed me of some quickness and innocence, and I miss that little girl who thought she could change the world. Winnie’s decision isn’t easy or obvious—but it is truly thought provoking, provid- ing all of us an opportunity to take stock of what’s important. What does she decide? If you are reading this as you wait for the show, you’ll find out very soon! In the meantime, let me ask you: If you had the chance to live forever, would you take it? Happy Holidays from all of us at TheatreWorks! We look forward to bringing you more joy, talent, and food for thought in the New Year! Sincerely, Judy Heyboer 13 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents BOARD OF TRUSTEES Judy Heyboer, Chair TUCK EVERLASTING Cabell Chinnis Charlotte Jacobs Barbara Shapiro Bill Coughran Roy Johnson Nancy Ginsburg Stern 16 Who’s Who Sarah Donaldson Derry Kabcenell Lynn Szekely-Goode Peggy Woodford Forbes Michael Kahn Ewart Thomas Matt Fuller Julie Kaufman Kristina Vetter Contributors 25 Ciro Giammona Robert Kelley Holly Ward Anne Hambly Ellice Papp Lisa Webster 28 TWSV Staff Rose Hau Phil Santora Jane Weston Ron Hayden Loren Saxe Gayla Lorthridge Wood 30 TWSV General Information BOARD EMERITUS Nancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman • Chuck Bernstein • Jayne Booker • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C. Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R. Continue the conversation online! Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • Larry Horton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • Roberta R. Katz • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • Patti McClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller
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