All My Sons by Arthur Miller
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Business Manager Artistic Director Managing Director Jennifer Lonsway Marilyn Fox Bruce Whitney Pacific Resident Theatre presents All My Sons by Arthur Miller Producers Terry Davis Richard Fancy Tania Getty Executive Producer Marilyn Fox Light Design Scenic Design Matt Richter Dillon G Artzer Sound Design Costume Design Christopher Moscatiello Jennifer Pollono Fight Choreography Graphic Design Ned Mochel Michelle Hanzelova Stage Manager Parker Huseby Directed by Elina de Santos Cast Joe Keller . Richard Fancy* Kate Keller . Terry Davis* Chris Keller . Marc Valera* Ann Deever . Amy-Helene Carlson* George Deever . Scott Jackson Dr. Jim Bayliss . Jason Huber* Sue Bayliss . Tania Getty* Frank Lubey . Rick Garrison Lydia Lubey . .Jennifer Pollono* Bert . Enzo de Angelis Act I The backyard of the Keller home in the outskirts of an American town. August 1947. Intermission Act II Scene, as before. The same evening, as twilight falls. Act III Scene, as before. Two o’clock the following morning. * Member of the Actors Equity Association, the professional union for actors and stage managers in the United States. Pacific Resident Theatre operates under the Equity Membership Company Rule TAKING PHOTOS, WHETHER USING FLASH EQUIPMENT OR NOT, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES DURING THE PERFORMANCE. Director’s note My journey with All My Sons is strangely like Dorothy’s in The Wizard of Oz. 20 years ago, I was a member of a spiritual community in which I had placed much hope. I wanted to be a part of this community. And then, one fateful day, I overheard a fellow member, “This place {church} is the only place to find people who know the truth.” Those words were a personal warning. I had worked hard to become a member of what felt like an open society, to be part of a diverse and inclusive community-never to be excluded. I think my biggest personal fear is being left out and abandoned. The horrible truth was that I had found a community that seemed determined to leave people out while promising inclusion. Miller writes about responsibility, love and hope in a fiercely unequal Ameri- ca after what seemed like a unifying war. The play takes us to uncomfortable realizations about our history and future. In my story, Joe Keller is my father, Kate Keller is my mother, both capable of great love, determined to keep the family intact and the dream alive. As my daughter has often said, “Mom, you are the most innocent, naïve person I know.” It is a cautionary compliment. She saw the ironic divide in the church I attended in the late 90’s years before I did. So, I am Chris, full of immense love for my family and intensely passionate about the world that seems much bigger than my family could envision. My upbringing was complicated perhaps much more than Chris’s yet like him, I’m slow to fault my family of origin and searching to understand where I belong. I left the spiritual community not to vilify it but to find myself. Poignantly, I came to realize that most of my childhood and all of my adult life, I’ve been in theater. I took refuge in it because of my unmet childhood needs and I found my deepest connection to theater when I read Arthur Miller’s plays in high school. I believe in theater. It offers the opportunity to feel the pain and hope of our changing world. It is my home. It allows for diversity, inclusion and growth. So, I click my heels and say, “there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.” by Elina de Santos Actor Biographies Amy-Helene Carlson (Ann Deever) is a graduate of the William Esper Studio in New York City. Many thanks to PRT and the whole team. Terry Davis (Kate Keller, Producer) A proud and longtime member of PRT, Terry has been involved in productions including: Smart Love, Pygmalion, Camino Real, Under the Gaslight, Southern Girls, American Comedy, Night Breath, No Problem, A Revenger’s Tragedy, Happy End, Rachel Ray, Mauritius and The Dorothy Parker Project. Other L.A. productions include Questa, Tennessee William’s Kingdom of Earth, Favors (Drama-League Award), Facing East at ITC and Sar- ah’s War at the Hudson Theatre. A most gratifying experience was performing with the L.A. Philharmonic at Disney Hall in a dramatic presentation of Shostakovitch’s Symphony No.13 “Babi Yar.” Enzo De Angelis (Bert) is excited to reprise the role of Bert once again at PRT. Enzo began his acting career at eight years old in commercials, film and television. He’s thrilled to be back with his All My Sons family and he hopes you enjoy the show! Richard Fancy (Joe Keller, Producer) at PRT: Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Mr. Prince in Rocket to the Moon, Lou Perrino in Julia, Halvard Solness in The Master Builder. Recent theater: Uncle Morty in Awake and Sing! at the Odyssey (LADCC award,) Lou Fischer in If I Forget at the Studio Theatre in D.C. and Billy Zimmerman in Daytona at Rogue Machine. Recurring television roles include Mr Lippman on Seinfeld, Craig Nelson’s opposing counsel on The District, a long run on General Hospital as both Benny and Bernie Abrams. Soon to be seen in Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, he’s a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. Rick Garrison (Frank Lubey) was raised by wolves, Rick longed for a life in the arts as a young cub. After single handedly saving his pack from a gang of grizzly bears using the canine based martial arts jiu-shih tzu, he decided enough was enough and moved to Los Angeles in 2011. He was welcomed immediately by the lovely humans of PRT. Hobbies include sarcasm, karaoke, and analyzing in detail how Jessica Fletcher was the real killer on Murder She Wrote. Actor Biographies Tania Getty (Sue Bayliss, Producer) A long time PRT member, other credits include: Marla in The Car Plays (Segerstrom Theatre Center), Gail in Cigarettes and Chocolate, Cassius/Mistress Ford/Hermia/ / Goneril in The PRT Shakespeare Project and Varya in The Cherry Or- chard (Pacific Resident Theatre), Selina in Loose Ends (New Amer- ican Theatre). She studied theatre at the University of Arizona and Goldsmiths College, London. Jason Huber (Dr. Jim Bayliss) Jason Huber is a graduate of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where he studied with Maggie Flanagan and Bill Esper. Past roles at Pacific Resident The- atre include Ragnar in The Master Builder directed by Gar Campbell, Nikos in Big Love, Tommy in Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road. Other local theatre credits include Chett Whell in Chett Whell’s Eco- nomic Subterfuge directed by Kevin Kittle and Moe Axelrod in the Odyssey Theatre's recent revival of Awake and Sing! He produced and co-wrote Uncon- ventional a comedy pilot which was a finalist at the New York Television Festival. Scott Jackson (George Deever) is a 20-year member of PRT where he was most recently seen as Max in Becky Shaw. Other favorites include: Warren in When They Speak of Rita, Lachie in The Hasty Heart (LADCC Award Best Revival of a Classic Play), Gabe in Broken, James Dyke in The Valiant, Krogstad in Nora and Yasha in The Cherry Orchard. Jackson studied with Marilyn Fox and the renowned Gar Campbell at PRT, he trained at the William Alderson Acting School where he also taught along-side Mr. Alderson in the Meisner technique and he further studied with the international company Theatre Hotel Courage in the Netherlands explor- ing techniques of Lecoq and Commedia dell’arte. scottgjackson.com Jennifer Pollono (Lydia Lubey, Costume Designer) A founding mem- ber of Rogue Machine and a brand new member of PRT, some of Jen's credits include Oppenheimer, Pocatello, Lost Girls, Dirty Filthy Love Story, Where the Great Ones Run, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Shorts & Sweets, and Steven Sater's New York Ani- mals. Other Los Angeles stage credits include Rules of Seconds @ LATC, directed by Jo Bonney and the third play of the Fried Meat franchise @ PRT, directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos. She is Producing Director of the Off The Clock series at RMT, where she produced the multi-award-winning World Premiere of Small Engine Repair, which originated at Rogue Machine and opened Off-Broadway to rave reviews in 2013. Marc Valera (Chris Keller) All My Sons marks Marc Valera’s first role on PRT's stages. His recent theater credits include Bernard in Boeing Boeing, Rudy in King o’ the Moon and several roles in Snapshots, the annual Susan Komen benefit. Marc has recurred and guest-starred on many television shows including favorites like The Good Doctor, CSI, Desperate Housewives and Melrose Place. He is a proud gradu- ate of Loyola Marymount University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Production Biographies Elina de Santos (Director) is Co-Artistic Director of the Rogue Machine. World Premieres: Hostage, Family Riots, In the Valley of the Shadow, Nice Things, Dirty Filthy Love Story, Razorback, Church & State. American Premiere, Daytona. LA Premieres: Bhutan, Stop Kiss, Falling, New Jerusalem, A Delicate Balance, Speed the Plow. Other: All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, Broken Glass, Rocket to the Moon, Awake & Sing!, Orpheus De- scending -Elina received the LADCC Special Achievement in Directing Award, 2012. Dillon G Artzer (Scenic Design) always has sawdust in his pockets, and primarily works in Film and Television, as a First AD, Production Manager, and Production Designer. Some projects on his resume (both Art department, and other wise) include: Small Engine Repair (starring our very own Jen Pollono), Can You Keep a Secret, Josie and Jack, Un- broken: Path to Redemption, Self-Helpless, and the upcoming short film Switzerland.