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From Russia with Love Playbi WELCOME! The Party is at The Playhouse! 6th Street Playouse turned 10 in 2015! Welcome to 6th Street Playhouse’s 10th Anniversary Season! We couldn’t be more proud that since that fateful day, 6th Street Playhouse has grown to become the premier local performing arts theatre in Sonoma County, engaging, entertaining and inspiring our diverse community. For the last decade it has been an honor to serve our community by “holding the mirror up to nature” – consistently producing plays, musicals, and educational programs that are of the highest quality and reach the broadest possible constituency – and we look forward to the next decade and beyond, of artistic and educational service to our hometown of Santa Rosa, and all of the North Bay. As with any milestone in the life of a company, we pause to reflect on what has come to pass. There may be a need for us to try to grasp on to some philosophical summation of what the last ten years should mean to us in this celebratory moment in time – but at the end of the day, that is unnecessary. You see, 6th Street Playhouse is a place of constant celebration of life and art; change, evolution, and innovation abound here, resulting in an experiencial pulse that can be felt only by attending a performance, or being on our stage – palpable by the hearts, minds and souls of our audiences and artists. Today, 6th Street Playhouse stands on its own merits, collecting over 30 regional awards for theatre excellence in the last five seasons, more than any other theatre in the entire Bay Area in 2014. Offering 12 in-house productions in this, our 10th anniversary season, we are excited to be including an impeccable array of beloved classics like A Christmas Carol at the end of 2015, and later this season My Fair Lady and Forever Plaid, along with award-winning Broadway titles like Anna in the Tropics and One Man, Two Guvnors. 6th Street Playhouse has been, is, and will continue to be the best place for great, live entertainment at the highest quality! Won’t you join us for the party? Craig A. Miller Jared Sakren Executive Artistic Director Executive Director 707.523.4185 x1 2016 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 1 Our 2015-2016 10th Anniversary Season Off To Faraway Places! G.K. HARDT THEATRE The Wizard of Oz ~ Aug 21 – Sep 20 Blithe Spirit ~ Oct 16 – Nov 8 A Christmas Carol ~ Nov 20 – Dec 20 One Man, Two Guvnors ~ Jan 15 – Feb 7 Anna in the Tropics ~ Mar 11 – Mar 26 My Fair Lady ~ May 6 – June 5 Forever Plaid ~ Jun 24 – Jul 17 STUDIO THEATRE The Other Place ~ Sep 11 – 27 The Rocky Horror Show* ~ Oct 23 – Nov 8 The Santaland Diaries* ~ Dec 4 – Dec 13 From Russia with Love ~ Jan 29 – Feb 14 Silent Sky ~ Apr 1 – Apr 17 New Voices on the Vine* ~ May 13 – May 29 *This show is not part of the season subscription packages Subscribe and Save Today! Call our box office at 707.523.4185 x1 2 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 2016 707.523.4185 x1 6th Street Playhouse Executive Artistic Director Executive Director CRAIG A. MILLER JARED SAKREN present From Russia with Love A Romantic Evening of Two One Acts by Anton Chekhov By ANTON CHEKHOV Translated by JULIUS WEST THE BEAR LOVE LETTERS A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL Directed by Directed by Directed by EYAN DEAN BEULAH VEGA ADAM PALAFOX Scenic Design Lighting Design STEVEN RICHARD PIECHOCKI APRIL GEORGE & CRAIG A. MILLER Costume Design Sound Design GAIL REINE CRAIG A. MILLER Stage Manager & Props Master BEULAH VEGA The taking of photographs and the recording of this performance are strictly prohibited. 707.523.4185 x1 2016 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 3 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE CAST Alphabetical by Last Name THE BEAR Elena Ivanovna Popova .................................. Taylor Diffenderfer Luka. ................................................................ Kathy Ping Rogers Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov.................................Ryan Severt A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL Ivan Vassilovitch............................................... Matthew Cadigan Stepan Stepanovitch ...................................................Clark Miller Natalia Stepanova.................................................... Yelena Segal SELECTED LOVE LETTERS Olga Knipper ............................................................ Yelena Segal Anton Chekhov ....................................................... Adam Palafox 4 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 2016 707.523.4185 x1 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ARTISTIC STAFF Director of The Bear ....................................................Eyan Dean Director of A Marriage Proposal ........................... Adam Palafox Director of Love Letters/Stage Manager/Props ..... Beulah Vega Scenic Designer & Technical Director ............. Steven Piechocki Lighting Designer ..................................................... April George Costume Designer ........................................................Gail Reine Sound Designer/Scenic Designer ......................... Craig A. Miller Graphic Designer.....................................................Ty Donaldson Photographer ..................................................................Eric Chazankin Order of the Show: Anton and Olga 1899 The Bear Anton 1901 A Marriage Proposal Anton and Olga 1902 This performance runs for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes with no intermission. 707.523.4185 x1 2016 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 5 BIOGRAPHIES ACTING COMPANY MATT CADIGAN Men, Fiddler on the Roof and La Cage aux (Ivan Vassilovitch) Matt Folles. At Spreckels Performing Arts Center, loves to attend cold he has appeared in Guys and Dolls, Annie reads. He is a Meisner- Get Your Gun and Willy Wonka. trained actor with a love of improv. He has been ADAM STEVE PALAFOX seen all over the county (Anton Chekhov) Adam Steve Palafox is and he was most recently one of the co-founders and artistic director seen in the staged production of The of Actors Basement. He has interned with Invisible Man where he played the titular the world famous Campo Santo Theater character. He is also excited to be directing Company, and attended San Francisco his first full length play later this year, Arts College. He lives with his 3 cats and Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the Pegasus a Dachshund named Colin. He is honored Theater Company. He wants to thank his and excited to be working at 6th street and loving fiancée for her understanding of this following in the path of his mentor Chris strange habit. Ginessi. TAYLOR KATHY PING ROGERS DIFFENDERFER (Luka) Kathy is very (Elena Ivanovna Popova) happy to be back at 6th Taylor has been involved Street Playhouse, where in Sonoma County theatre she acted in her very first for over 10 years. After role as Aunt Billie in the graduating from Santa musical version of It’s a Rosa High School’s Art Wonderful Life. She was Quest Program, she began working with 6th most recently seen at Curtain Call Theater in Street Playhouse and other theatres in the both Spoon River Anthology and Separate Bay Area, including the pleasure of creating Tables. She has also appeared here at 6th new works with the Imaginists Theater Street in Crazy for You and the Short Play Ensemble, such as The Ratcatcher and Left Festival. Kathy is grateful to her husband, After Not. After taking a break from theater Doug, for always supporting her acting. She for some time, she is happy to be back on would like to thank YOU for coming to our stage. show. CLARK MILLER YELENA SEGAL (Stepan Stepanovitch) (Natalia Stepanova/ Clark Miller’s most recent Olga Knipper) Yelena role was Ian Smithton, Segal is delighted to make MD, in The Other Place, her debut at 6th Street at 6th Street Playhouse Playhouse. Originally from and Main Stage West. Russia, she graduated from At Shakespeare in the SFSU where she majored Cannery last summer, he played Sir Toby in theater arts and classical archaeology. Belch in Twelfth Night. At Cinnabar Theater, She performed in many different theatres he has appeared in Arcadia, Of Mice and throughout the Bay Area. Some of her favorite 6 | 6thStreetPlayhouse.com | 2016 707.523.4185 x1 BIOGRAPHIES roles include: the title role in Euripides’ Medea, Acting at the Illinois State University School Emilia in Othello, Countess Olivia in Twelfth of Theatre, and his Master of Fine Arts in Night, and Gwendolyn in The Importance of Directing at the University of South Carolina. Being Earnest. Apart from theatre she is also Before coming to 6th Street Playhouse, he interested in working in film and has done served as the Executive Artistic Director of several independent feature projects. East Window Theatre Co. in Chicago, IL (1996-2000), served as Casting Associate RYAN SEVERT for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Grigory Stepanovitch (2003-2005), and founded and served as Smirnov) Ryan Severt the Artistic Director of The Texas Repertory Theatre Co. in Houston, TX (2005-2011). has worked at 6th Street Craig has directed professional productions Playhouse since he at regional theatres across the United States, was in high school. He receiving critical acclaim in publications appeared in Rent in 2008 including American Theatre Magazine, as an ensemble member, Variety, and The New York Times. Craig’s and also as Stanley in 1940’s Radio Hour directing credits at the Playhouse include in 2009/10. He studied Theater at Arizona (select list) Kiss Me Kate, Kite’s Book, The State University’s Herberger Institute for 39 Steps, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Design and The Arts, working mostly on The Producers, August: Osage County, new work plays as an actor and carpenter; The Rocky Horror Show, Lend Me A Tenor, including: Before You Ruin It and Germs RED, Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Viruses. He is now back in Santa Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Glass Rosa, working as a carpenter for the 6th Menagerie, and Bonnie & Clyde. He was Street Playhouse. He most recently stage nominated for Best Director by the San managed The Wizard of Oz, portrayed a Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show, and for his productions of August: Osage County The Clock Vendor/Mr. Topper/Christmas and RED, and both productions won the Future in A Christmas Carol. He is glad to SFBATCC award for Best Ensemble.
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