Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents —The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Scene Iii Black Watch Contents
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents —The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Scene iii BLACK Watch Contents Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand on Navy Pier On the Boards 8 Chicago, Illinois 60611 A selection of notable CST 312.595.5600 events, plays and players www.chicagoshakes.com ©2012 Director’s Notes Chicago Shakespeare Theater 10 All rights reserved. Director John Tiffany describes the tradition of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Barbara Gaines genre-defying Scottish theater EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Criss Henderson PICTURED COVER: Chris Starkie, Cameron Barnes Cast 20 and Stephen McCole, photo by Scott Suchman PICTURED ABOVE: About the National 21 Cameron Barnes, Theatre of Scotland photo by Manuel Harlan Profiles 22 Music Credits 28 Playwright’s Note 30 Author Gregory Burke considers the quest for individual and company identity in the Black Watch regiment www.chicagoshakes.com 3 unforgettable . Hyatt is proud to sponsor Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We’ve supported the theater since its inception and believe one unforgettable performance deserves another. Experience distinctive design, extraordinary service and award-winning cuisine at every Hyatt worldwide. For reservations, call or visit hyatt.com. HYATT name, design and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. ©2012 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved. HCM29411.01.a_Shakespeare_Ad.indd 1 1/26/12 10:24 AM a messaGe from Barbara Gaines Criss Henderson raymond f. mcCaskey Artistic Director Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors DEAR FRIENDS You rarely ever get a second chance in life, and yet Chicago has the opportunity to again host the astonishing National Theatre of Scotland production, Black Watch. Acknowledged the world over as one of the top theatrical events of our time, this stunning play interrogates the sacrifice of modern warfare while celebrating the brave men and women who defend their countries on the front line. Set in the Chicago Park District’s historic Broadway Armory, a former drill hall, this site-specific location uniquely integrates American military history into today’s performance. Black Watch is presented through Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s celebrated World’s Stage Series. As the foremost producer of international theater in Chicago, CST is honored to act as a cultural ambassador. This initiative has introduced the leading international companies and artists to Chicago audiences, while also touring CST’s work to theaters and festivals around the world. More than 40 productions have crossed borders over the past decade as a result of our commitment to serve as a global theater reflective of our global city. As part of the launch of our fall theater season, Black Watch joins two other singular productions, both running at our home on Navy Pier. We hope you will join us for Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin’s production of Sunday in the Park with George, as well as The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, another World’s Stage presentation from the National Theatre of Scotland. Whether you are joining us on Navy Pier, in Chicago’s neighborhoods or abroad, we look forward to sharing the theatrical journey with you! American Airlines is proud to partner with Chicago Shakespeare Theater for 20 years of bringing extraordinary productions to Chicago and the world. AmericanAirlines is a mark of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a mark of the oneworld Alliance, LLC. © 2012 American Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved. 10061470-7_5x8_4C_Bravo.indd 1 9/19/12 2:36 PM JOB #: 10061470 10061470-7 • American Airlines Duped from M9103-9 by: jm TITLE: SALUTE AD UPDATE – NEW WORLD LOOK PRINT PRODUCER: NORITA JONES Path: Production 3:American Airlines:Jobs:SaluteAds:10061470_ Proof #1 PROJECT MANAGER: DOUG JACKSON Trim: 5"w x 8"h Bleed: None Live: None ART DIRECTOR: BERNARD PARK Page 1 of 1 Date: 9/19/12 SHIP: 9/18/2012 Inks: 4/C Revised by: CPS CheckOut: _________ PUBLICATION & INSERTION DATE: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 9/24/2012 Agency Approvals: INITIALS DATE Supervisors: INITIALS DATE Proofreader _______ _______ Project Mgr. _______ _______ Copywriter _______ _______ Acct. Sup. _______ _______ Art Director _______ _______ Prod. Mgr. _______ _______ Creative Director _______ _______ Client Approval: INITIALS DATE Account Exec. _______ _______ _______ _______ CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE Theater About CST Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) is a leading international theater company, known for vibrant productions that reflect Shakespeare’s genius for intricate storytelling, musicality of language and depth of feeling for the human condition. Recipient of the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Chicago Shakespeare’s work has been recognized internationally with three of London’s prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards, and by the Chicago theater community with 62 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Artistic Excellence. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson, CST is dedicated to producing extraordinary productions of classics, new works and family fare; to unlocking Shakespeare’s work for educators and students; and to serving as Chicago’s cultural ambassador through its World’s Stage Series. At its permanent, state-of-the-art facility on Navy Pier, CST houses two intimate theater spaces: the 500-seat Jentes Family Courtyard Theater and the 200-seat Carl and Marilynn Thoma Theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. Through a year-round season encompassing more than 600 performances, CST leads the community as the largest employer of Chicago actors and attracts nearly 200,000 audience members annually—including 40,000 students and teachers through its comprehensive education programs. n BOARD OF DIRECTORS Raymond F. McCaskey William L. Hood, Jr. Glenn R. Richter Chair Stewart S. Hudnut Mark E. Rose Mark S. Ouweleen William R. Jentes Sheli Rosenberg Treasurer Gregory P. Josefowicz John W. Rowe Jack L. Karp Robert Ryan Frank D. Ballantine John P. Keller Carole B. Segal Brit J. Bartter Nancy Kempf Steven J. Solomon Thomas L. Brown Richard A. Kent Kathleen Kelly Spear Allan E. (Ally) Bulley III Barbara Malott Kizziah Eric Q. Strickland Patrick R. Daley Edward A. (Ted) Langan Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Philip L. Engel Chase Collins Levey Sheila G. Talton Jeanne B. Ettelson Renetta E. McCann Marilynn J. Thoma Harve A. Ferrill Robert G. McLennan Gayle R. Tilles Sonja H. Fischer Dennis Olis William J. Tomazin, Jr. Richard J. Franke Carleton D. Pearl Donna Van Eekeren Barbara Gaines Sheila A. Penrose Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter Gregory S. Gallopoulos Judith Pierpont Ava D. Youngblood C. Gary Gerst Richard W. Porter Ann Ziegler M. Hill Hammock Steven Quasny In Memoriam Kathryn J. Hayley John Rau John A. (Jack) Wing Criss Henderson Nazneen Razi www.chicagoshakes.com 7 CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE Theater On the Boards A selection of notable CST events, plays and players JOIN US FOR THE 2012/13 THE CITY EMBRACES CHICAGO SUBSCRIPTION SEASON SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s The response to the inaugural tour of Sunday in the Park with George kicks off Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks was Chicago Shakespeare’s spectacular astounding. Over the course of three Subscription Season, now playing through weeks, more than 10,000 Chicagoans November 4. Still to come, Artistic attended free performances of The Director Barbara Gaines helms The School Taming of the Shrew in eleven parks for Lies, David Ives’ deliciously off-color across the city. From Portage Park to tribute to Molière’s The Misanthrope. Then Humboldt Park, and Austin to South CST welcomes internationally renowned Shore, the arts thrived in Chicago as British director Jonathan Munby in his diverse audiences of all ages united to Chicago debut with a timely staging of share in one of Shakespeare’s timeless Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, set against the tales. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has backdrop of present-day Washington, DC. endorsed this broad civic initiative as a Gaines returns to close the season with new summer tradition for Chicago, and CST’s first production of Henry VIII, called for its expansion in 2013. CST is Shakespeare’s tale of England’s most proud to serve as Chicago’s home for notorious king. Join us for the laughter, Shakespeare, producing unforgettable intrigue and drama as we continue to theatrical events—at our home on Navy bring you the best of what Chicago and Pier, at festivals across the world, in the world have to offer. Subscribe online Chicago’s public schools, and now in at www.chicagoshakes.com. our city’s treasured neighborhood parks. PHOTO CREDITS (FROM LEFT): Cast of Elizabeth Rex (2011) in CST’s Courtyard Theater, photo ©2012 James Steinkamp, Steinkamp Photography; Mayor Rahm Emanuel and cast of The Taming of the Shrew (2012), photo by Michael Litchfield; Postell Pringle, Jackson Doran, JQ and GQ in Othello: The Remix (2012), photo by Michael Brosilow; Caroline O’Connor in Follies (2011), photo by Liz Lauren. 8 Fall 2012 | Black Watch Visit chicagoshakes.com to explore more ideas and stories behind the art on CST’s stages. CST’s 2012 GLOBAL CST PRODUCTIONS RECEIVE THEATRICAL EXCHANGE 18 JEFF NOMINATIONS This fall, our World’s Stage Series The 2011/12 Season closed with much welcomes back the National Theatre to celebrate. We are honored to have of Scotland for two extraordinary the ambitious creative vision and hard theatrical events. Internationally work of our artists acknowledged by the acclaimed Black Watch—back by Joseph Jefferson Award Committee— popular demand—returns to Broadway proudly continuing the tradition of Armory, while the theater Upstairs at excellence that has propelled CST to Chicago Shakespeare is transformed become a leading Chicago institution. into a traditional Scottish pub for Join us in congratulating the nominees The Strange Undoing of Prudencia from each of CST’s 25th Anniversary Hart, now playing through October Subscription Season productions: Follies, 28. The Chicago Sun-Times hails this Elizabeth Rex, A Midsummer Night’s Faustian romp as “pure, unadulterated Dream, The Feast: an intimate Tempest magic...at turns brainy, sexy, hilarious, and Timon of Athens.