MAY 2011 Welcome to THE GLOBE AT A GLANCE In its 75 years, The Old Globe has produced 23 The sixth-largest regional Pulitzer Prize-winning theatre in the country, plays, starting with William The Old Globe offers more Saroyan's The Time of Your programming and a greater Life in 1947. We are adding repertoire than any theatre to that list Tracy Letts' 2008 of its size. winner, August: Osage • • • County. The Pulitzer is one of the highest honors As a not-for-profit theatre an American play and with an annual budget playwright can receive. averaging $20 million, the J. KATARZYNA WORONOWICZ KATARZYNA J. The best winners are plays Globe earns $10 million in that give a sense of the time in which they were written but that ticket sales and must raise an also speak to us over the decades. I am confident August: Osage additional $10 million from County will be one of those plays that future generations will find individual and institutional relevant. Letts has imagined a bold comedy-drama in the grand tax-deductible donations. scale about an imploding American family. As much as the Weston • • • clan's saga reveals truths about America in this new century, there The Globe provides more is also a timelessness to the storytelling that echoes back to the than 20 different community Greeks. and education programs To bring August: Osage County to life, I'm delighted to to nearly 50,000 people welcome director Sam Gold to the Globe. He is one of the most annually. sought-after directors in the country, noted for the incredible • • • performances he draws from his actors and the honesty of his The Old Globe has sent 20 storytelling. productions to Broadway Thank you for joining us for the final production of our 2010/2011 since 1987. season. Enjoy the show. • • • In 1987, The Old Globe/ University of San Diego Master of Fine Arts program was established to provide the highest caliber in training Louis G. Spisto of young classical actors. Executive Producer PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 1 PRESENTS AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY BY TRACY LETTS David Zinn Clint Ramos Japhy Weideman Fitz Patton SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Jan Gist Diana Moser DIALECT COACH STAGE MANAGER DIRECTED BY SAM GOLD Casting by Samantha Barrie, CSA August: Osage County premiered in 2007 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, IL, Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director. Steppenwolf’s production of August: Osage County opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on December 4, 2007. It was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag and Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group. August: Osage County is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. —————————————————— Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage OLD GLOBE THEATRE Conrad Prebys Theatre Center May 7 - June 12, 2011 2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE THE CAST (in order of appearance) Beverly Weston ...............................................................................................................................................Robert Foxworth* Violet Weston .................................................................................................................................................................Lois Markle Johnna Monevata ........................................................................................................................................Kimberly Guerrero Mattie Fae Aiken ......................................................................................................................................Robin Pearson Rose* Ivy Weston ....................................................................................................................................................................Carla Harting Charlie Aiken ......................................................................................................................................................................Guy Boyd Barbara Fordham .......................................................................................................................................................Angela Reed Bill Fordham .............................................................................................................................................................Joseph Adams Jean Fordham ...................................................................................................................................................Ronete Levenson Sheriff Deon Gilbeau ...........................................................................................................................................Todd Cerveris Karen Weston......................................................................................................................................................Kelly McAndrew Steve Heidebrecht .................................................................................................................................................Robert Maffia Little Charles Aiken ..........................................................................................................................................Haynes Thigpen Stage Manager .............................................................................................................................................................Diana Moser Assistant Stage Manager ........................................................................................................................Erin Gioia Albrecht SETTING A rambling country house outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 60 miles northwest of Tulsa. There will be two 10-minute intermissions. PRODUCTION STAFF Fight Choreographer ...................................................................................................................................................George Yé Assistant Director ....................................................................................................................................Jeffrey Wienckowski Assistant Scenic Design ........................................................................................................................................Sean Fanning Associate Costume Design ......................................................................................................................Charlotte Devaux Assistant Lighting Design ......................................................................................................................................Jason Bieber Stage Management Intern ............................................................................................................................... Leighann Enos Artistic Assistants ...................................................................................................................................Katy Habib, Krysti Litt The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors' Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. *Associate Artist of The Old Globe Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa. If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 3 Board of Directors Thanks to the generous and continued support from donors, subscribers and attendees like you, The Old Globe remains the sixth-largest not-for- profit theatre in the country and, with a $20 million budget, one of the most successful and financially stable. We rely greatly on contributed income, and your gifts in 2010 totaled more than $7 million — a number that must not only be sustained but continue to grow along with the institution. This year, the Globe faces extraordinary challenges in fundraising from deep cuts in government funding and corporate foundation support. We’re encouraged, however, that individuals are helping to make up the difference. Last year support from Circle Patrons, the Globe’s major gifts program, increased considerably, a trend we hope your generosity will help us carry on. The Globe’s solid financial performance in difficult economic times testifies to the consistent excellence of our productions, the steadfast support of our patrons and the professionalism of our magnificent staff. But we must not rest on our laurels. Your attendance and your gifts — especially your gifts — will tell the tale of 2011. I am confident that you will write the script for an even greater future at The Old Globe. Thank you, and welcome to the regional premiere of August: Osage County. Sincerely, Harold W. Fuson, Jr. Chair, Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harold W. Fuson, Jr.* Donald L. Cohn* Anthony S. Thornley* Elaine Bennett Darwin* Harvey P. White* Chair Immediate Past Chair Vice Chair, Vice Chair, Nominating Secretary Finance & Treasurer DIRECTORS Deni Jacobs Debra Turner Paul Harter Mary Beth Adderley Daphne Jameson Stacey LeVasseur Vasquez Gordon Luce (1925-2006) Elizabeth Altman Jo Ann Kilty Crystal Watkins Dolly Poet (1921-2007) Joseph Benoit Mitzi Yates Lizarraga James A. Wening Deborah Szekely Pamela Cesak Susan Major June Yoder Hon. Pete Wilson Marsha Chandler Conrad Prebys* Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Peter J. Cooper* David Reagan Vicki Zeiger EMERITUS DIRECTORS Valerie S. Cooper Sandra Redman* Garet B.