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October 2017 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Volume 49, No. 3 Welcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 48th season of award-winning theatre! Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing 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 of our community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizing Paul Heppner Publisher great works of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing new works for the American theatre. TheatreWorks has produced 66 world premieres Susan Peterson and over 160 US and regional premieres. In the 2017/18 season, we add the Design & Production Director world premieres of The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga and Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, The Prince of Egypt and four more regional premieres to our résumé. Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst Production Artists and Graphic Design TheatreWorks’ 2016/17 season included the world premiere of Confederates, as well as regional premieres of The Life of the Party, Calligraphy, and Hershey Mike Hathaway Sales Director Felder, Beethoven, which broke all our box office records, becoming the high- est-grossing show in TheatreWorks’ history. In the course of the year, shows Amelia Heppner, Marilyn Kallins, that debuted here were produced at theatres around the world. Terri Reed San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives With an annual operating budget of $8 million, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Brieanna Bright, produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto Joey Chapman, Ann Manning and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and a special add-on Seattle Area Account Executives holiday production at the Lohman Theatre on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos. Seventeen years ago, we launched the New Works Initiative, Carol Yip Sales Coordinator dedicating ourselves to the development of new plays and musicals. The ENCORE Initiative has since supported over 160 new works through retreats, workshops, staged readings, developmental productions, and the annual New 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.” TheatreWorks Silicon Valley believes in making theatre accessible to the entire Silicon Valley community. Our Education Department reaches on average 25,000 students from 70 schools in 7 counties annually. It sponsors outreach Paul Heppner programs that include the Children’s Healing Project at Lucile Packard President Children’s Hospital, the Young Playwrights Project, specially-priced student Mike Hathaway matinees, extensive school tours, post-show discussions, theatre camps, and Vice President programs for youth. Genay Genereux For more information on our 2017/18 season, New Works Festival, and Accounting & Office Manager Education programs, please visit theatreworks.org or call 650.463.1960. Sara Keats Marketing Manager

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2 THEATREWORKS EAP full-page template.indd 1 8/28/17 11:45 AM In this Issue From the Board Chair Tonight’s show, The Prince of Egypt, is the culmination of a series of 2 About TheatreWorks “firsts” for TheatreWorks. First came our collaboration with Universal Pictures and Fredericia Teater in Denmark to create a world premiere Silicon Valley stage adaptation of the DreamWorks Animation film of the same title. We were honored to be part of the team for this challenging task, 6 2017/18 SEASON which marks our first experience partnering with a major st udio to create a work of this scale. And the long distance collaboration with 9 From the Artistic Director Fredericia Teater on various aspects of the physical production was a challenging but rewarding first of its own. After our production here in Mountain View 10 Director’s Notes the musical will expand to play in their theatres in Fredericia and Copenhagen next At the Edge of the Desert April, where it will feature a Danish cast performing in both Danish and English. Our Moses, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam, will star in both productions. We have also been fortunate to work again with Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of Wicked, and his son, acclaimed Broadway and international director Scott Schwartz. Both have worked at TheatreWorks several times and we are happy to celebrate their return. As you might imagine, with the involvement of two thea tres on two continents and a major international film company, planning and creation of this world premiere has been complicated, but at the same time exciting. The scale of this effort is easily demonstrated: there are 28 cast members and 100 costumes. And we are proud to know that this stage version of The Prince of Egypt is destined for future productions in a range of theatres worldwide: profession al companies, schools and colleges, youth troupes, religious groups, and more. In many ways this is a milestone for TheatreWorks, demonstrating our ability to produce complex productions that engage both national and international artists. The scale of planning and execution has provided us new challenges in many dimensions: logistics, P H O T K E V I N B R casting, costumes, orchestrations, set, sound, and lighting design, and finances. But it Diluckshan Jeyaratnam & Jason Gotay is a testimony to the strength and capacity of TheatreWorks’ versatile staff that we have navigated successfully the path to tonight’s production. They deserve congratulations 12 The Journey of for this remarkable world premiere. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

15 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Mike Kahn presents THE PRINCE OF EGYPT BOARD OF TRUSTEES 17 Who’s Who Mike Kahn, Chair Jayne Booker Charlotte Jacobs Nancy Ginsburg Stern 25 Coming Next: Cabell Chinnis Roy Johnson Debra Summers Bill Coughran Derry Kabcenell Lynn Szekely-Goode Naughty or Nice? Sarah Donaldson Michael Kahn Ewart Thomas Peggy Woodward Forbes Julie Kaufman Tzipor Ulman 26 Contributors Matt Fuller Robert Kelley Kristina Vetter Ciro Giammona Ellice Papp Holly Ward Anne Hambly Phil Santora Lisa Webster 29 TWSV Staff Judy Heyboer Loren Saxe Jane Weston Larry Horton Barbara Shapiro Gayla Lorthridge Wood 30 TWSV Theatre Camps TWSV General Information BOARD EMERITUS Nancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman • Chuck Bernstein • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C. Cozadd Continue the conversation online! • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R. Flicker • Peggy Woodford Forbes • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • 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 • Leslie Murphy- Chutorian • Eileen Nelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard @TheatreWorksSV Rawlins • John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Adam #PrinceofEgypt Samuels • Denise Stanford • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Helaina Titus • Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Mark Vershel • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson

4 THEATREWORKS In this Issue From the Board Chair Tonight’s show, The Prince of Egypt, is the culmination of a series of 2 About TheatreWorks “firsts” for TheatreWorks. First came our collaboration with Universal Pictures and Fredericia Teater in Denmark to create a world premiere Silicon Valley stage adaptation of the DreamWorks Animation film of the same title. We were honored to be part of the team for this challenging task, 6 2017/18 SEASON which marks our first experience partnering with a major studio to create a work of this scale. And the long dis tance collaboration with 9 From the Artistic Director Fredericia Teater on various aspects of the physical production was a challenging but rewarding first of its own. After our production here in Mountain View 10 Director’s Notes the musical will expand to play in their theatres in Fredericia and Copenhagen next At the Edge of the Desert April, where it will feature a Danish cast performing in both Danish and English. Our Moses, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam, will star in both produ ctions. We have also been fortunate to work again with Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of Wicked, and his son, acclaimed Broadway and international director Scott Schwartz. Both have worked at TheatreWorks several times and we are happy to celebrate their return. As you might imagine, with the involvement of two theatres on two continents and a major international film company, planning and creation of this world premiere has been complicated, but at the same time exciting. The scale of this effort is easily demonstrated: there are 28 cast members and 100 costumes. And we are proud to know that this stage version of The Prince of Egypt is destined for future productions in a range of theatres worldwide: professional companies, schools and colleges, youth troupes, rel igious groups, and more. My wealth. My priorities. 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Around the World Hershey Felder Skeleton Crew The Bridges of FINKS in 80 Days Our Great Tchaikovsky By Dominique Morisseau Madison County By Joe Gilford Directed by Giovanna Sardelli Directed by Giovanna Sardelli Adapted by Mark Brown Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Book by Marsha Norman Coproduction with Marin Theatre Company Drama Desk Award Best Play Nominee Above: Phil Wong, James Seol, Sean Fenton, and From the Novel by Jules Verne Written and Performed by Hershey Felder Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Hansel Tan in The Four Immigrants REGIONAL PREMIERE CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Directed by Robert Kelley Directed by Trevor Hay Based on the novel by Robert James Waller Below: Carie Kawa and Robert Gilbert in A makeshift family of autoworkers navigates With the 1950s Red Scare in full swing, the Constellations; The cast of The Prince of Egypt Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! REGIONAL PREMIERE Directed by Robert Kelley the recession in this funny, tough, and House Un-American Activities Committee ALL PHOTOS KEVIN BERNE Runaway trains! Join fearless adventurer Brilliant composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky tender American drama. Will their Detroit 2014 Tony Award Best Score attacks ”subversion” in the arts. When a Phileas Fogg and his faithful valet in the springs to life through the hands and plant survive? Ambitious dreams and This sweeping musical romance about the romance blossoms between a rising comic original ”Great Race,” circling the globe in insight of piano virtuoso Hershey Felder, corporate deception interweave, pushing roads we travel and the bridges we dare to and a firebrand actress, they face being an 1870s alive with danger, romance, and whose time-traveling tale of culture and friendships to the limit. When the line cross recalls the unexpected affair of a blacklisted along with their friends and comic surprises at every turn. In the hilari- repression explores the mystery surround- between blue collar and white begins to devoted Italian-born housewife and a rov- fellow artists. Will they lose their careers ously theatrical style of The 39 Steps, five ing some of the greatest music ever blur, how far over the lines is each of them ing National Geographic photographer— or betray each other and be branded for- actors portray dozens of characters in a written. From the unforgettable ballets Swan willing to step? Don’t miss this riveting four sensual, heart-stirring days that would ever as ”finks”? Based on the true story of thrilling race against time and treachery. Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, new drama from one of America’s hottest never be forgotten. Set amidst the cornfields comedian/actor Jack Gilford, this stunning Grab your family, and your passport, for an to the outrageous 1812 Overture and the young writers. of Iowa in 1965, it is an intimate remem- comic drama is written by his son. ingenious, imaginative expedition around brilliant symphonic works, this powerful Contains mature language. brance of love both lost and found, bril- Contains mature language. the world! musical tribute travels to Czarist times to ”Warm-blooded, astute. A deeply liantly adapted by a Pulitzer Prize play- ”A testament to an indomitable spirit.” ”Action and hilarity to spare!” ponder the inevitable enigma of genius. American play!” The NY Times wright and Tony Award composer from one The Huffington Post The Boston Globe From the creator and performer of Hershey of America’s favorite novels. Felder as Irving Berlin and Beethoven. Mar 7–Apr 1, 2018 Jun 6–Jul 1, 2018 Nov 29–Dec 31, 2017 ”A breathtaking sweep of feelings.” ”Stunning! Potent! Brings beautiful life to Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto The NY Times Mtn View Center for the Performing Arts Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto Tchaikovsky.” San Diego Union-Tribune Apr 4–29, 2018 Jan 10–Feb 11, 2018 Mtn View Center for the Performing Arts Mtn View Center for the Performing Arts

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A LEGACY OF COLLABORATION Sept & Oct When TheatreWorks produced its first New Works Festival in 2002, we had no idea what theatrical treasures and artistic 9/26 @ 7pm relationships we might discover. To our delight, that Festival PRODUCER RECEPTION Memphis introduced a musical called , which would eventually with Stephen Schwartz, Philip win the Tony Award. It also introduced a sparkling American LaZebnik, & Scott Schwartz drama adapted from Willa Cather’s My Ántonia by an exciting For donors of $10,000 or more young director—Scott Schwartz. I still remember him calling us to ask about adding music to his show. He even offered to bring a composer—his father Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto Stephen Schwartz, one of the pillars of American musical theatre. 10/9 @ 6:30pm Equipped with a fascinating script, a brilliant score, and both Scott and ANNUAL EXECUTIVE Stephen in residence, My Ántonia had its acclaimed world premiere on our mainstage in 2004. It also launched a relationship that would eventually PRODUCER DINNER bring The Prince of Egypt to TheatreWorks. We have produced seven with guest Stephen Schwartz FIND YOUR Stephen Schwartz musicals over the years, including the West Coast An exclusive dinner for premiere of Snapshots in 2008, with Stephen in residence once again. donors of $25,000 or more Late in 2016, we received a call from friends at Universal Theatrical Group at the private home of Passions exploring our interest in a new musical: The Prince of Egypt, adapted from Michael & Michelle Kwatinetz the DreamWorks Animation film by Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik. AT HARKER! They knew of our history with Stephen and Scott Schwartz, and our reputation 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 for developing new musicals. Moreover, they knew of our deep commitment THE PRINCE OF EGYPT to diversity onstage, which was a fundamental requirement of the creators POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS and the entire production team. And rather than a pre-Broadway tryout, they Question and answer with the hoped to develop the script, characters, arrangements, and orchestrations cast and staff following the in a visually exciting but not overblown American production, prior to a European version in 2018 at the acclaimed Fredericia Teater in Denmark. performance At Harker we believe art is essential for a rich, I watched the animated film that night. It was brilliant, moving, overflowing 10/23 @ 7pm well-rounded education. From preschool to with intriguing characters and unforgettable music. The conflict of brothers COMMUNITY CHOIR Preschool-Grade 12 graduation we nurture and encourage stu- Moses and Ramses put a wonderfully human face on a story shared by CONCERT in partnership with dents to explore the arts through dozens of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. I knew it would only grow deeper Oshman Family JCC onstage. With much ado, we announced the show in February. choices, from stone carving to musical theater. Featuring the award-winning Our teachers are working artists themselves A great design and music team was assembled and the critical casting music of The Prince of Egypt and will inspire and guide your children to process began. We knew we were creating a contemporary musical that sung by community members discover their creative gifts. Join us! must engage and represent the entire world, and we published a statement of all ages of purpose to say so: MVCPA Harker’s new Rothschild Performing Arts The Prince of Egypt tells a universal story treasured by many Center opening in 2018! cultures around the world. Our production will honor that legacy 10/30 @ 7pm by casting performers of the world’s many races and ethnicities INSIDE THE STUDIO: Founded in 1893, The Harker School is a Pre-12, college to play characters from all the cultures portrayed in the show. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT preparatory school in San Jose that has earned international A reception of light hors recognition for its top academics, quality teachers and students’ achievements. We were rewarded with the extraordinary cast you will see today. d’oeuvres and J. Lohr Wines for donors of $1,500 or more, TheatreWorks is proud to launch a musical that will be seen by audiences followed by a panel discussion of all ages across the country and around the world. Welcome to The Prince with members of The Prince of of Egypt. Egypt cast and crew

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In adapting the movie for the stage, our goal has Shelley’s Ozymandias—like the human quest for At the been to go deeper into the characters and relation- legacy and the inexorable movement of time. This ships, to make them more nuanced, more human, musical is about the ways we, as individuals, deal more complex than they were able to be in a 95- with things in this world that are larger than our- minute animated feature. We wanted to look for the selves, with forces beyond our control. These things The Prince of Egypt At the first rehearsal of , rich and multifaceted humanity and emotional truth may be political and sociological movements, or cat- Director Scott Schwartz read the cast a poem Edge within one of the greatest stories ever told. We astrophic natural events like our recent earthquakes by Percy Bysshe Shelley: especially wanted to focus on and develop the and hurricanes. We are all only small specks on this of the complicated, loving but competitive relationship large earth, so how can we respond to things that Ozymandias between two brothers, Ramses, the Pharaoh to be, are so big? For what should we take responsibility? I met a traveller from an antique land and his adopted brother Moses. For what should we care deeply—our family, our Who said: “Two vast and trunkless society, our race or ethnic group? legs of stone Desert By the time DreamWorks became part of Universal Stand in the desert... Studios, we had done a series of readings in Los Our show is about different ethnic groups in conflict: Near them, on the sand, Angeles and New York. The next step was a first one engaged in an act of suppression, others in acts Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, production. We had to find the ideal partner to help of rebellion or resistance. It asks are we prisoners whose frown, us with the creative evolution of the show. We are so of our genetic makeup and of whom society says we happy that TheatreWorks, a prominent regional are? How does our race or ethnicity shape our lives? And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, theatre company well known for giving life to new One conclusion all of us working on this production musicals, wanted to join us in this essential next step. of The Prince of Egypt have come to is that, in the Tell that its sculptor This premiere production in the Bay Area marks a end, we are all much the same. No matter the well those passions read new start in the journey of The Prince of Egypt. All situation of our birth—our economic class, gender, Which yet survive, of us, including this remarkable diverse cast, have ethnic or racial group—it is fate, chance, or a higher stamped on these lifeless things, chosen to put our focus here on the storytelling, on power that assigns us the place in the world into The hand that mocked them The evolution of The Prince of Egypt has been a journey the music, lyrics, characters, and relationships. And which we are born. So how can we transcend its and the heart that fed. of many years, starting back in the mid-1990s when a we have chosen, for this first stage outing, to keep limitations? Can we leave a mark that lasts after And on the pedestal newly formed DreamWorks SKG decided to make a the physical production simple, to use our actors’ we’re gone, can we make change happen? these words appear— musical animated feature film based on the story of bodies and their movement, a slice of earth and sky, ’My name is Ozymandias, Exodus. Much has changed about this adaptation since and a few stone blocks, to create our world. We As we launch this new stage king of kings: then, as much has changed in our world. But some- call on cloth, light, and dance to represent water, musical with this world Look on my works, ye Mighty, thing that has remained constant is the power and fire, plagues, and more. We hope to create it all premiere production, we are and despair!’ universality of the story that inspired The Prince of theatrically in an elemental space, and to enlist you, excited to be taking the next Egypt the audience, as full imaginative partners in envision- step in the journey of The Nothing beside remains. , and its meaning to people and cultures all over Round the decay the world. In some ways, it feels more necessary now ing a world that is simultaneously thousands of Prince of Egypt. It feels, in a than at any time in the last twenty years. years old and a living part of today’s culture and way, that we are standing at Of that colossal wreck, consciousness. Throughout rehearsals here, we have the edge of the desert, boundless and bare About five years ago, after receiving many requests continued to develop the script and score, and both stepping into the unknown. The lone and level sands Scott Schwartz from across the country for licensing a stage version of the material and production will undoubtedly grow We are filled with wonder stretch far away.” their beloved animated film, DreamWorks decided to further on our way to the co-world premiere at and gratitude as we look forward together towards – Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1818 adapt The Prince of Egypt into a stage musical. The Denmark’s Fredericia Teater next April. the horizon, and are proud to collaborate with film’s original composer and one of the screenwriters, TheatreWorks and the Bay Area community to bring Ozymandias is another name for Pharaoh Ramses II, Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik, were excited to The Prince of Egypt is a story wrestling with big this epic story to life on stage for the very first time. adoptive brother of Moses in The Prince of Egypt. work on it, and they were soon joined by me. ideas and adult themes—including those raised by

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encoremediagroup.com/programs 11 and was making a major name for himself as a approached TheatreWorks Silicon Valley with the The Journey of Hollywood songwriter as well. incredible opportunity to stage the US premiere of Schwartz began studying music composition at The Prince of Egypt. TheatreWorks was a strong Juilliard while he was still in high school. As a partner for this project: the company has a stellar student at Carnegie Mellon University, he was reputation as a breeding ground for new musicals, already writing full-length musicals. His professional and had existing relationships with Stephen Schwartz career took off in 1971, when Godspell opened and his son Scott Schwartz, an award-winning off-Broadway and became a long running hit. In director and playwright in his own right. 1972, Pippin marked his first Broadway success, As it happens, TheatreWorks’ very first New The Magic Show Works Festival, held in 2002, featured a reading of followed two years later by . In Stephen Schwartz Philip LaZebnik 1974, three of Schwartz’s musicals were running on Scott Schwartz’ My Ántonia, adapted from the Broadway simultaneously. His celebrated body of novel by Willa Cather. Scott Schwartz directed work continued to grow, including The Baker’s Wife, Houston and Mariah Carey reached #15 on TheatreWorks’ 2002 production of Kept, and his Working, Children of Eden, and Rags. Billboard’s Hot 100 list. My Ántonia had its world premiere here in 2004, a After decades of theatrical triumphs, Schwartz Following the success of the film, DreamWorks production that included original music written by turned his attention toward Hollywood. He spent the better part of a decade fielding requests his father. Scott Schwartz has been attached to The collaborated with Alan Menken to write songs for from synagogues, churches, community groups, and Prince of Egypt musical project since the early days Pocahontas, released in 1995. That film’s “Colors theatres seeking performance rights. Unfortunately, of its development, first directing staged readings, of the Wind” won him his first Academy Award for there was nothing to license; no stage version and now its world premiere. Best Original Song, as well as one for the score. existed. In 2015, word reached fans that DreamWorks TheatreWorks has also produced seven of Schwartz and Menken worked together again on was developing a musical stage adaptation. Stephen Schwartz’s musicals over the years, includ- the music for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, In the years since the movie’s release, both ing Godspell in 1977, Working in 1980, Pippin in released in 1996. It was at this point in his career Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik’s careers had 1982, and Rags in 1989 and 2017. Stephen that he was asked to work on The Prince of Egypt. continued to flourish. Most notably, Schwartz’s Schwartz himself was last here in 2008 working on For The Prince of Egypt’s screenplay, DreamWorks 2003 musical Wicked became a smash hit world- our production of Snapshots, an original musical tapped Hollywood writer Philip LaZebnik. A wide. (Interestingly, at the same time he’s working featuring some of the best-loved songs from his graduate of Harvard and one-time professional on adapting The Prince of Egypt for the stage, he’s many shows. violinist, LaZebnik wrote for various television shows also adapting Wicked for film.) Schwartz earned This past February, it was officially announced in the 1980s and early ‘90s before making the jump himself three more Academy Award nominations for that TheatreWorks, along with Denmark’s Fredericia to the silver screen. Like Schwartz, LaZebnik’s first songs from the film Enchanted in 2007. LaZebnik Teater, would be producing The Prince of Egypt’s feature film credits were Disney animated musicals; moved to Europe, where he penned screenplays world premiere, its first phase in Mountain View on he wrote the screenplays for both Pocahontas for The Treasure of the Templar Knights trilogy and the way to production in Fredericia and (1995) and Mulan (1998). The Three Investigators and Asterix series, among Copenhagen. Both Stephen Schwartz and LeZebnik With the creative team in place, The Prince of others. The two joined forces again to craft My have been working in residence at TheatreWorks as Egypt embarked on several years of development. Fairy Tale, a musical written in celebration of Hans Scott Schwartz’ production has taken shape. The 1990s is known as the Renaissance Age of From the start, they recognized that the story was Christian Andersen’s bicentennial in Copenhagen Ultimately, TheatreWorks has worked with the Animation, a time when full-length movie musicals one that was woven into the fabric of several world in 2005. writers, the director, the designers, our friends at made a triumphant return to the silver screen. It was religions. In an unprecedented move, the studio Even with so much on their plates, both Schwartz Fredericia Teater, and a team from from Universal during this era that DreamWorks Animation was consulted hundreds of representatives from different and LaZebnik signed on again to adapt The Prince in a unique collaboration, culminating in the produc- born. Their first project was a retelling of the Book religious and cultural communities, seeking their of Egypt for the stage. Reshaping the piece as a tion you’re about to see. Incredible performers, of Exodus, the classic we now know as The Prince of input to ensure that the storytelling presented a musical gave them the opportunity to delve deeper lively dance, brilliant costumes, creative staging, Egypt. From the beginning, DreamWorks managed fair and accurate depiction of the tale from many into characters and relationships, especially the bond beautiful music, and a little theatrical magic have to attract considerable star power; for its debut film, different perspectives. between brothers Moses and Ramses. They spent all been woven together to create a breathtaking the company landed some of the very best The film was released in 1998 to positive reviews. the next few years developing a new script and stage experience, one that both reflects the creative artists working in the industry. It did well at the box office, and the soundtrack songs, translating the story from an animated diversity of our world and celebrates our unifying Stephen Schwartz was a natural choice to write became an instant classic. Schwartz’s tune “When medium to one that would burst into life onstage. human experiences. – Katie Dai the songs for The Prince of Egypt; he already had an You Believe” won him another Academy Award for In December 2016, the live theatre division of impressive list of Broadway successes under his belt, Best Original Song, and a pop recording by Whitney Universal Pictures (DreamWorks’ new parent company)

12 THEATREWORKS and was making a major name for himself as a approached TheatreWorks Silicon Valley with the The Journey of Hollywood songwriter as well. incredible opportunity to stage the US premiere of Schwartz began studying music composition at The Prince of Egypt. TheatreWorks was a strong Juilliard while he was still in high school. As a partner for this project: the company has a stellar student at Carnegie Mellon University, he was reputation as a breeding ground for new musicals, already writing full-length musicals. His professional and had existing relationships with Stephen Schwartz career took off in 1971, when Godspell opened and his son Scott Schwartz, an award-winning off-Broadway and became a long running hit. In director and playwright in his own right. 1972, Pippin marked his first Broadway success, As it happens, TheatreWorks’ very first New The Magic Show Works Festival, held in 2002, featured a reading of followed two years later by . In Stephen Schwartz Philip LaZebnik 1974, three of Schwartz’s musicals were running on Scott Schwartz’ My Ántonia, adapted from the Broadway simultaneously. His celebrated body of novel by Willa Cather. Scott Schwartz directed work continued to grow, including The Baker’s Wife, Houston and Mariah Carey reached #15 on TheatreWorks’ 2002 production of Kept, and his Working, Children of Eden, and Rags. Billboard’s Hot 100 list. My Ántonia had its world premiere here in 2004, a After decades of theatrical triumphs, Schwartz Following the success of the film, DreamWorks production that included original music written by turned his attention toward Hollywood. He spent the better part of a decade fielding requests his father. Scott Schwartz has been attached to The collaborated with Alan Menken to write songs for from synagogues, churches, community groups, and Prince of Egypt musical project since the early days Pocahontas, released in 1995. That film’s “Colors theatres seeking performance rights. Unfortunately, of its development, first directing staged readings, of the Wind” won him his first Academy Award for there was nothing to license; no stage version and now its world premiere. Best Original Song, as well as one for the score. existed. In 2015, word reached fans that DreamWorks TheatreWorks has also produced seven of Schwartz and Menken worked together again on was developing a musical stage adaptation. Stephen Schwartz’s musicals over the years, includ- the music for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, In the years since the movie’s release, both ing Godspell in 1977, Working in 1980, Pippin in released in 1996. It was at this point in his career Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik’s careers had 1982, and Rags in 1989 and 2017. Stephen that he was asked to work on The Prince of Egypt. continued to flourish. Most notably, Schwartz’s Schwartz himself was last here in 2008 working on For The Prince of Egypt’s screenplay, DreamWorks 2003 musical Wicked became a smash hit world- our production of Snapshots, an original musical tapped Hollywood writer Philip LaZebnik. A wide. (Interestingly, at the same time he’s working featuring some of the best-loved songs from his graduate of Harvard and one-time professional on adapting The Prince of Egypt for the stage, he’s many shows. violinist, LaZebnik wrote for various television shows also adapting Wicked for film.) Schwartz earned This past February, it was officially announced in the 1980s and early ‘90s before making the jump himself three more Academy Award nominations for that TheatreWorks, along with Denmark’s Fredericia to the silver screen. Like Schwartz, LaZebnik’s first songs from the film Enchanted in 2007. LaZebnik Teater, would be producing The Prince of Egypt’s feature film credits were Disney animated musicals; moved to Europe, where he penned screenplays world premiere, its first phase in Mountain View on he wrote the screenplays for both Pocahontas for The Treasure of the Templar Knights trilogy and the way to production in Fredericia and (1995) and Mulan (1998). The Three Investigators and Asterix series, among Copenhagen. Both Stephen Schwartz and LeZebnik With the creative team in place, The Prince of others. The two joined forces again to craft My have been working in residence at TheatreWorks as Egypt embarked on several years of development. Fairy Tale, a musical written in celebration of Hans Scott Schwartz’ production has taken shape. The 1990s is known as the Renaissance Age of From the start, they recognized that the story was Christian Andersen’s bicentennial in Copenhagen Ultimately, TheatreWorks has worked with the Animation, a time when full-length movie musicals one that was woven into the fabric of several world in 2005. writers, the director, the designers, our friends at made a triumphant return to the silver screen. It was religions. In an unprecedented move, the studio Even with so much on their plates, both Schwartz Fredericia Teater, and a team from from Universal during this era that DreamWorks Animation was consulted hundreds of representatives from different and LaZebnik signed on again to adapt The Prince in a unique collaboration, culminating in the produc- born. Their first project was a retelling of the Book religious and cultural communities, seeking their of Egypt for the stage. Reshaping the piece as a tion you’re about to see. Incredible performers, of Exodus, the classic we now know as The Prince of input to ensure that the storytelling presented a musical gave them the opportunity to delve deeper lively dance, brilliant costumes, creative staging, Egypt. From the beginning, DreamWorks managed fair and accurate depiction of the tale from many into characters and relationships, especially the bond beautiful music, and a little theatrical magic have to attract considerable star power; for its debut film, different perspectives. between brothers Moses and Ramses. They spent all been woven together to create a breathtaking the company landed some of the very best The film was released in 1998 to positive reviews. the next few years developing a new script and stage experience, one that both reflects the creative artists working in the industry. It did well at the box office, and the soundtrack songs, translating the story from an animated diversity of our world and celebrates our unifying Stephen Schwartz was a natural choice to write became an instant classic. Schwartz’s tune “When medium to one that would burst into life onstage. human experiences. – Katie Dai the songs for The Prince of Egypt; he already had an You Believe” won him another Academy Award for In December 2016, the live theatre division of impressive list of Broadway successes under his belt, Best Original Song, and a pop recording by Whitney Universal Pictures (DreamWorks’ new parent company)

encoremediagroup.com/programs 13 TheatreWorks Heartfelt thanks to the following for their support of the World Premiere of S I L I C O N V A L L E Y THE PRINCE OF EGYPT presents

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS A WORLD PREMIERE in collaboration with Fredericia Teater, Denmark Anonymous • Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz

SUPERVISING PRODUCERS Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern

PRODUCERS Lauren & David Berman • Robin & Don Kennedy Loren & Shelley Saxe • Harriet & Frank Weiss

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cabell Chinnis • Ronald Hayden • Lisa & Marc Jones Based on the SHOW BENEFACTORS DreamWorks Animation Film Harrell Remodeling • MAC Cosmetics Music and Lyrics by Book by Philip LaZebnik S t e p h e n S c h w a r t z Directed by S c o t t S chwartz

Choreographer Sean Cheesman TheatreWorks Orchestration August Eriksmoen AROUN THE WORL Music Supervisor/Arrangements Dominick Amendum Musical Director William Liberatore FALL GALA Scenic Designer Kevin Depinet Book your journey to an exhilarating evening of fine wine, gourmet foods, Costume Designer Ann Hould-Ward a lively auction, and globe-trotting entertainment! Lighting Designer Mike Billings Saturday, November 4, 2017 Sound Designer Cliff Caruthers Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, Menlo Park Projections Designer Shawn Sagady 6:00pm Wig, Hair, & Makeup Designer J. Jared Janas Magic Consultant Jacques Simard ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THEATREWORKS EDUCATION & NEW WORKS PROGRAMS Casting Director Leslie Martinson Can’t make it? Place a proxy bid on amazing auction items including D E P I N T New York Casting Stewart/Whitley theatre get-aways, celebrity chef dinners, and more! K E V I N Stage Manager Randall K. Lum* For details, visit theatreworks.org/special-events/tw-around-the-world/ Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf* or contact Jodi Corwin, [email protected] 650.463.7112 By special arrangement with DreamWorks Theatricals, a division of Universal Theatrical Group

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT plays Oct 6 – Nov 5, 2017

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14 THEATREWORKS TheatreWorks Heartfelt thanks to the following for their support of the World Premiere of S I L I C O N V A L L E Y THE PRINCE OF EGYPT presents

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS A WORLD PREMIERE in collaboration with Fredericia Teater, Denmark Anonymous • Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz

SUPERVISING PRODUCERS Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern

PRODUCERS Lauren & David Berman • Robin & Don Kennedy Loren & Shelley Saxe • Harriet & Frank Weiss

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT plays Oct 6 – Nov 5, 2017

B A C K G R O U N D : S E I Y THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 15 PLACE & TIME Who’s Who Egypt, Millennia ago CARMICHAEL JAMES DOMINIC national commercials and music videos, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. BLANKENSHIP DAGDAGAN and loves traveling and performing (Egyptian, Hebrew, and (Egyptian, Hebrew, around the world as well as teaching Midianite) has appeared and Midianite) is and choreographing whenever she can. THE CAST in several TheatreWorks ecstatic to make his (in alphabetical order) productions including A TheatreWorks debut in AYELET Aaron David Crane Little Princess (Ensemble), The Prince of Egypt! FIRSTENBERG A Little Night Music He appeared most (Yocheved) is making Young Aaron (Swing) Dylan K. Curtis (Carl Magnus), and Dessa recently in Fly Guy the her TheatreWorks Y Keturah Kather ine Dela Cruz Rose (Kaine/Phillip). Other credits include Musical (Fly Guy) at BACT. He was also debut. Off-Broadway CATS Beauty and the Beast Y o Rcheved Ayele t Firstenberg* (Macavity/Plato) at Westchester seen recently in credits include Broadway Dinner Theatre, Out of This at Berkeley Playhouse (LeFou). Favorite Angelina Ballerina and R Jamses JPason Gotay * World (Jupiter) at 42nd Street Moon, Wild credits: Shrek the Musical (Gingy) at Pinkalicious (Vital MJethro PDaul-Jordan Jansen* Party (Mr. Black) at San Jose Stage, and Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre; and In the Theatre). Bay Area Oklahoma! (Curly) at Foothill Music Theatre, Heights (Usnavi) and 25th Annual… acting credits include She Loves Me T Moses Dilucksh an Jeyaratnam* for which he won a Bay Area Theatre Spelling Bee (Chip), both at CSU East (SF Playhouse), The Wild Party (Ray of T z i p Hporah Bren nyn Lark* Critics Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Bay. He would like to thank his parents, Light), The Red Demon (Theatre of Vignettes on Love MHotep He also performed as both a dancer and Maddie, Colin, friends, and Christine, Yugen), and WJ ill M ann* singer with San Francisco Opera in several for the unending support and love they (PlayGround), as well as workshop P Mi riam Julia Motyka* operas including Samson and Delilah give him. He says it in every bio, but performances with Shotgun Players, Moby Dick P h a rNaoh Seti TJom N elis* (dancer) and (Tashtego). nothing is worth it without them. Custom Made, and Golden Thread. As dominicdagdagan.net a playwright she recently had two of Q Nefe rtari Jamila Sa bares-Klemm* DAVID CRANE (Aaron) her short plays featured in Planets & Y Que en Tuya CNhristin a Sajous* most recently appeared KATHERINE DELA Branches at Piano Fight. She is a recent in TheatreWorks’ New CRUZ (Keturah) is graduate of ACT’s Summer Training Y o u n g M i r i a m , L e a h K(Swing) KNatalie Sc hroed er Works Festival in Past, delighted to be Congress. This one is for Mr. P, with Young Miriam, Leah (Swing) Alexandra Van De Poel Present, Future: The making her debut endless gratitude. Shangri-Las. Recent performance with Young Aaron (Swing) Oliver Copaken Yellin credits: The Glass TheatreWorks in the BRIAN FLORES Egyptians, Hebrews, and Midianites Carmichael James Blankenship*, David Crane Menagerie (Tom) and world premiere of The (Egyptian, Hebrew, Dylan K. Curtis, Dominic Dagdagan I Love You, You’re Prince of Egypt. She and Midianite) Perfect, Now Change at Sacramento recently appeared as National Tours: Pippin Katherine Dela Cruz, Jourdan Epstein* Theatre Company; as well as Dave an ensemble member in Mamma Mia! (Pippin, dir. Diane Ayelet Firstenberg*, Brian Flores*, Gabriel Hyman Malloy’s Don’t Stop Me (YMTC Berkeley). (Lisa u/s) with Woodminster Theatre. Paulus). Off-Broadway/ Other credits: West Side Story (Bernardo) Credits include West Side Story (Maria) Regional: Othello Paul-Jordan Jansen*, Joshua Keith*, Travis Leland* and Hair (Berger) at The Mountain Play with City Lights Theater, Jesus Christ (New York Theatre Alison Mixon*, Julia Motyka*, Ramone Owens* in Marin, 110 in the Shade (Jimmy) at Superstar (Mary Magdalene) with Workshop, dir. Sam Les Misérables Hadestown David Sattler*, Natalie Schroeder, Alicia Shumway* Actor’s Co-op Hollywood. You can also Stage1, (Eponine) with Gold), (New York Theatre catch him online in numerous BuzzFeed Tri-Valley Repertory, and Miss Saigon Workshop, dir. Rachel Chavkin), The Alexandra Van De Poel, Kalyn West* sketches. A proud graduate of UCLA’s Ray (Kim) with Palo Alto Players. She would New Yorkers (Encores! City Center, Dir. Oliver Copaken Yellin Bolger Musical Theatre program. More at like to thank her friends and family for John Rando), The Ballad of Little Jo www.davidtcrane.com their undying love and support! (Two River Theater, dir. John Dias). * Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Readings/Workshops: The Sting (dir. DYLAN K. CURTIS JOURDAN EPSTEIN John Rando), The Prince of Egypt (dir. (Young Aaron–swing) (Egyptian, Hebrew, Scott Schwartz), Secondhand Lions (dir. THE ORCHESTRA is excited to be and Midianite) is Scott Schwartz), The Demise (dir. Shaun C o n d u c t o r / K e y b o a r d s W i l l i a m L i b eratore Horns Diane Ryan, Cathleen Torres performing in his first thrilled to make her Peknic), Pedro Pan (dir. Rachel M V i o l i n / V i o l a C a n d a c e Guirao Trumpet/Flugelhorn Joe Rodriguez TheatreWorks TheatreWorks debut in Stevens). Education: BFA Musical Theatre, production. Previously The Prince of Egypt Cello Vanessa Ruotolo Guitars Tim Roberts . University of Michigan, RADA. Thanks to he has performed in She began dancing in Mom, Dad, Kevin, Gabby, and Ruthie/ Bass Sascha Jacobsen Percussion Artie Storch San Jose Dance Minnesota at three, Professional Artists. (@_brian_flores) All musicians are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Theater’s The Nutcracker went on to train at (Fritz) for the past two years. He has Walnut Hill School and earned her JASON GOTAY Keyboard Programmer Taylor J Williams • Associate Keyboard Programmer Jeremy King also performed in multiple shows with Bachelor’s from NYU in Dance Medicine (Ramses) is an actor Starstruck Theatre in the East Bay, & Science. She has danced with and teaching artist including Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph), companies such as Complexions, Bad born and raised in ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Annie (Rooster), My Son Pinocchio Boys of Dance, Keigwin + Co, Tokyo the Brooklyn, NY. (Dante & Giuseppe), and Aladdin Company, and Company XIV. She was Broadway: Bring It On Fumiko Bielefeldt • B. Modern • Naomi Arnst • Bill Damaschke • Dori Berinstein (Aladdin). He would like to take this a finalist on Season 11 of So You Think The Musical (Randall, opportunity to thank his parents for You Can Dance, has appeared in original Broadway and supporting his dreams.

16 THEATREWORKS PLACE & TIME Who’s Who Egypt, Millennia ago CARMICHAEL JAMES DOMINIC national commercials and music videos, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. BLANKENSHIP DAGDAGAN and loves traveling and performing (Egyptian, Hebrew, and (Egyptian, Hebrew, around the world as well as teaching Midianite) has appeared and Midianite) is and choreographing whenever she can. THE CAST in several TheatreWorks ecstatic to make his (in alphabetical order) productions including A TheatreWorks debut in AYELET Aaron David Crane Little Princess (Ensemble), The Prince of Egypt! FIRSTENBERG A Little Night Music He appeared most (Yocheved) is making Young Aaron (Swing) Dylan K. Curtis (Carl Magnus), and Dessa recently in Fly Guy the her TheatreWorks Y Keturah Kather ine Dela Cruz Rose (Kaine/Phillip). Other credits include Musical (Fly Guy) at BACT. He was also debut. Off-Broadway CATS Beauty and the Beast Y o Rcheved Ayele t Firstenberg* (Macavity/Plato) at Westchester seen recently in credits include Broadway Dinner Theatre, Out of This at Berkeley Playhouse (LeFou). Favorite Angelina Ballerina and R Jamses PJason Gotay * World (Jupiter) at 42nd Street Moon, Wild credits: Shrek the Musical (Gingy) at Pinkalicious (Vital MJethro DPaul-Jordan Jansen* Party (Mr. Black) at San Jose Stage, and Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre; and In the Theatre). Bay Area Oklahoma! (Curly) at Foothill Music Theatre, Heights (Usnavi) and 25th Annual… acting credits include She Loves Me T Moses Dilucksh an Jeyaratnam* for which he won a Bay Area Theatre Spelling Bee (Chip), both at CSU East (SF Playhouse), The Wild Party (Ray of T z i p Hporah Bren nyn Lark* Critics Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Bay. He would like to thank his parents, Light), The Red Demon (Theatre of Vignettes on Love M Hotep He also performed as both a dancer and Maddie, Colin, friends, and Christine, Yugen), and JWill M ann* singer with San Francisco Opera in several for the unending support and love they (PlayGround), as well as workshop P Mi riam Julia Motyka* operas including Samson and Delilah give him. He says it in every bio, but performances with Shotgun Players, Moby Dick P h a rNaoh Seti JTom N elis* (dancer) and (Tashtego). nothing is worth it without them. Custom Made, and Golden Thread. As dominicdagdagan.net a playwright she recently had two of Q Nefe rtari Jamila Sa bares-Klemm* DAVID CRANE (Aaron) her short plays featured in Planets & Y Que en Tuya CNhristin a Sajous* most recently appeared KATHERINE DELA Branches at Piano Fight. She is a recent in TheatreWorks’ New CRUZ (Keturah) is graduate of ACT’s Summer Training Y o u n g M i r i a m , L e a h K(Swing) NKatalie Sc hroed er Works Festival in Past, delighted to be Congress. This one is for Mr. P, with Young Miriam, Leah (Swing) Alexandra Van De Poel Present, Future: The making her debut endless gratitude. Shangri-Las. Recent performance with Young Aaron (Swing) Oliver Copaken Yellin credits: The Glass TheatreWorks in the BRIAN FLORES Egyptians, Hebrews, and Midianites Carmichael James Blankenship*, David Crane Menagerie (Tom) and world premiere of The (Egyptian, Hebrew, Dylan K. Curtis, Dominic Dagdagan I Love You, You’re Prince of Egypt. She and Midianite) Perfect, Now Change at Sacramento recently appeared as National Tours: Pippin Katherine Dela Cruz, Jourdan Epstein* Theatre Company; as well as Dave an ensemble member in Mamma Mia! (Pippin, dir. Diane Ayelet Firstenberg*, Brian Flores*, Gabriel Hyman Malloy’s Don’t Stop Me (YMTC Berkeley). (Lisa u/s) with Woodminster Theatre. Paulus). Off-Broadway/ Other credits: West Side Story (Bernardo) Credits include West Side Story (Maria) Regional: Othello Paul-Jordan Jansen*, Joshua Keith*, Travis Leland* and Hair (Berger) at The Mountain Play with City Lights Theater, Jesus Christ (New York Theatre Alison Mixon*, Julia Motyka*, Ramone Owens* in Marin, 110 in the Shade (Jimmy) at Superstar (Mary Magdalene) with Workshop, dir. Sam Les Misérables Hadestown David Sattler*, Natalie Schroeder, Alicia Shumway* Actor’s Co-op Hollywood. You can also Stage1, (Eponine) with Gold), (New York Theatre catch him online in numerous BuzzFeed Tri-Valley Repertory, and Miss Saigon Workshop, dir. Rachel Chavkin), The Alexandra Van De Poel, Kalyn West* sketches. A proud graduate of UCLA’s Ray (Kim) with Palo Alto Players. She would New Yorkers (Encores! City Center, Dir. Oliver Copaken Yellin Bolger Musical Theatre program. More at like to thank her friends and family for John Rando), The Ballad of Little Jo www.davidtcrane.com their undying love and support! (Two River Theater, dir. John Dias). * Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Readings/Workshops: The Sting (dir. DYLAN K. CURTIS JOURDAN EPSTEIN John Rando), The Prince of Egypt (dir. (Young Aaron–swing) (Egyptian, Hebrew, Scott Schwartz), Secondhand Lions (dir. THE ORCHESTRA is excited to be and Midianite) is Scott Schwartz), The Demise (dir. Shaun C o n d u c t o r / K e y b o a r d s W i l l i a m L i b eratore Horns Diane Ryan, Cathleen Torres performing in his first thrilled to make her Peknic), Pedro Pan (dir. Rachel M V i o l i n / V i o l a C a n d a c e Guirao Trumpet/Flugelhorn Joe Rodriguez TheatreWorks TheatreWorks debut in Stevens). Education: BFA Musical Theatre, production. Previously The Prince of Egypt Cello Vanessa Ruotolo Guitars Tim Roberts . University of Michigan, RADA. Thanks to he has performed in She began dancing in Mom, Dad, Kevin, Gabby, and Ruthie/ Bass Sascha Jacobsen Percussion Artie Storch San Jose Dance Minnesota at three, Professional Artists. (@_brian_flores) All musicians are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Theater’s The Nutcracker went on to train at (Fritz) for the past two years. He has Walnut Hill School and earned her JASON GOTAY Keyboard Programmer Taylor J Williams • Associate Keyboard Programmer Jeremy King also performed in multiple shows with Bachelor’s from NYU in Dance Medicine (Ramses) is an actor Starstruck Theatre in the East Bay, & Science. She has danced with and teaching artist including Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph), companies such as Complexions, Bad born and raised in ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Annie (Rooster), My Son Pinocchio Boys of Dance, Keigwin + Co, Tokyo the Brooklyn, NY. (Dante & Giuseppe), and Aladdin Company, and Company XIV. She was Broadway: Bring It On Fumiko Bielefeldt • B. Modern • Naomi Arnst • Bill Damaschke • Dori Berinstein (Aladdin). He would like to take this a finalist on Season 11 of So You Think The Musical (Randall, opportunity to thank his parents for You Can Dance, has appeared in original Broadway and supporting his dreams.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 17 Who’s Who Hannover Messe 2016, and has been a vocalist for the popular number “De Who’s Who The Rubicon, PRT, and San Francisco, The Talking Band, Richard Foreman. featured dancer in musical artist Jennah Todo Un Poco.” His regional theatre Colorado, and Marin Shakespeare Awards: Eliot Norton Award, OBIE, Bell’s music video, “John Forbid.” TV credits include Cabaret (Cape Playhouse) Festivals (BATCC and Dean Goodman Craig Noel Ensemble Award, Drama touring companies), Spider-Man: Turn WILL MANN (Hotep) appearances include ABC’s Good as Victor; Dreamgirls (Dallas Theater Awards). Film: Crosseye, The League Nomination, Barrymore Off the Dark (Peter Parker/Spider-Man). is excited about his Morning America and Cosmopolitan Center) as Lil Albert; In The Heights Kindergarten Shuffle, In The Family. She Nomination. Founding member of SITI TV: Peter Pan Live! (Tootles/Lost Boy). first show with Body’s “Yoga for Dancers.“ Mr. Hyman (Walnut Street Theatre) as Benny cover; is also an audiobook narrator. Member: Company, celebrating its 25th Regional: Freaky Friday (Adam, world TheatreWorks. He has graduated with honors from the A Christmas Carol and All Shook Up The Actors Center, NYC. Assoc. Anniversary Season. MFA UCSD. premiere) at the Signature Theatre; A performed in 36 of Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. (North Shore Music Theatre); A Chorus Member: Pacific Resident Theatre. Bronx Tale (Calogero, world premiere) at these United States. Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley Line as Richie (Maine State Music www.juliamotyka.com Paper Mill Playhouse; St. Louis MUNY: He appeared in RAMONE OWENS Casting, MSA, and love to family and Theatre); and the World Premiere of (Egyptian, Hebrew, The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric), Mamma Memphis (Bobby) on friends! @GabeHyman Cutman playing Karim Karver (Goodspeed (Pharaoh and Midianite) is a Los Mia! (Sky), Into the Woods (Jack), Broadway and the TOM NELIS Musicals). BFA Howard University. Seti) Bay Area: It Angeles native, and among others. Love and thanks to this entire first national tour. Other national Facebook: Joshua Keith, Instagram: Can’t Happen Here, thrilled to be making extraordinary team, his family, friends, PAUL-JORDAN tours include Billy Elliot (Mr. Braithwaite), (Jethro) is joshuaKeith1. www.TheJoshuaKeith.Com Dear Elizabeth his TheatreWorks and Michael. Follow @JasonGotay JANSEN Wonderful Town (Speedy Valenti), happy to be making (Berkeley Rep); Laurie debut with such an Joseph...Dreamcoat (Judah, dir/chor. by his return to BRENNYN LARK Anderson’s Moby Dick amazing team and GABRIEL HYMAN Andy Blankenbuehler) and Elf: The TheatreWorks Silicon (Tzipporah) is thrilled (Cal Performances); A production. His most (Egyptian, Hebrew, Musical (Santa & SM u/s). His favorite Valley. He was last and grateful to be Midsummer Night’s recent credits include Broadway/National and Midianite) is regional roles are Shrek in Shrek: The seen at TW in playing Tzipporah in Dream (San Jose Rep); Tour: Motown the Musical. Off-Broadway: excited to be making Musical; Coalhouse in Ragtime; and Something Wicked this debut of The Gross Indecency (Theatre on the Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep). Favorite his regional debut Richie in A Chorus Line. Love and Light. This Way Comes Prince of Egypt. She Square); Going, Going, Gone (Magic Regional Credits: Disney’s Aladdin with TheatreWorks’ @willsingforfood. www.WillMannVO.com during the 2016 New Works Festival. made her Broadway Theatre). Broadway: Indecent, The Visit, (Tuacahn Center for the Arts), Dreamgirls The Prince of Egypt. Recent credits include Sweeney Todd, debut as Eponine in Enron, The Caine Mutiny, Aida. Off (Arts Center Coastal Carolina), Man of He has performed/ ALISON MIXON The Last Ship (Regional Premiere), The the revival of Les Broadway: The Public, The Signature, La Mancha (Musical Theater West). toured with Jeremy (Egyptian, Hebrew, Count of Monte Cristo (US Premiere), Misérables at the Imperial Theater, and New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Many thanks to Renee and Joe at About McQueen’s The Black Iris Project and and Midianite) is Les Misérables, Show Boat, South has recently been seen as Mary Horizons, Classic Stage Company, BAM, Artists Agency and to Stewart/Whitley Ailey II. He had the privilege to perform thrilled to be making Pacific, Big River, and A Grand Night Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at The Pearl, Theatre for a New Audience, casting! BFA, Boston Conservatory. for President Obama among other her TheatreWorks for Singing. He is a proud graduate of North Carolina Theatre. She is in the Manhattan Theatre Club, Engarde Arts, international delegates at Germany’s debut. Theatre: The the Pennsylvania State University (BFA process of recording music and just Merry Widow (Met Musical Theatre). Favor to God; Love released her new single “Tip Toe,” out Opera, Lyric Opera, to Family; FOR THE GLORY! now on iTunes. Infinite thanks to her and LA Opera), Die family and friends for their support and Fledermaus (Met Opera), Florencia In love, The Mine and Authentic, as well DILUCKSHAN The Amazon (WNO), Josephine (Asolo as the entire cast and crew of this JEYARATNAM Rep.), Superfly (Dodgers Theatrical), The (Moses) recently majestic show! Wiz (Baltimore Centerstage), Carmen appeared in Fredericia Proud to and Aida (Opera Carolina), A Funny Teater’s Reumert TRAVIS LELAND Thing Happened... (Music Circus and PA Award-winning (Egyptian, Hebrew, Support Shakespeare Festival), and Can Can production of Disney’s and Midianite) was last (Pasadena Playhouse). Film/TV: Dance The Hunchback of seen at TheatreWorks Flick, Smash, and The Moment. She Notre Dame as the as Ben in Rags, Frank TheatreWorks enjoys teaching for The Ailey School, GLEIM gypsy king Clopin. This was his profes- Churchill in Jane SFLG The Joffrey Ballet School, and BDC. She sional debut right after finishing the Austen’s EMMA, and holds a BFA from The Juilliard School musical performer program at the in the New Works and is a proud member of AEA, AGMA, Danish National School of Performing Festival readings of and AGVA. alisonmixon.com. Arts. His film appearances include Norman Rockwell’s America, The Giver, Personal attention Paranoid Patient, a Tamil feature film in and understudy for Fly By Night. Past JULIA MOTYKA which he had several roles: co-writer, regional and other credits include thoughtful litigation (Miriam) appeared in co-director, co-star, and composer. Merrily We Roll Along (Wallis Annenberg, TheatreWorks’ The final resolution Frozen: Live at The The film went on to win a total of nine dir. Michael Arden); Learned Ladies of

FAMILY LAW FAMILY awards, including “Best Original Score” Hyperion (Disney’s California Adventure); Our goal is to preserve our Park Avenue. Off- and “Best Film” at the Chennai Forever Plaid (International City Theatre); client’s dignity and humanity. Broadway: We Got International Film Festival. Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (Cabrillo Issues (Exec. Prod. Music Theatre); Les Misérables (Musical Eve Ensler and Jane Theatre West); Nightmare Alley (Geffen JOSHUA KEITH Fonda); Obama 44; (Egyptian, Hebrew, Playhouse); and Adding Machine: A FA M I LYLAW G R OUP, P. C . The Last Starfighter: the Musical; EVE; and Midianite) is Musical (Odyssey Theatre). Graduate Golden Ladder. NY Workshops: Second celebrating his of AMDA and UCLA. Instagram: Stage, Roundabout, Primary Stages, 575 Market Street, Suite 4000 second World @tleland20 More at travisleland.com San Francisco, CA 94105 EST, The Directors Company, Abingdon Premiere. He has 415.834.1120 Theatre Company, Mabou Mines, etc. performed on the www.sflg.com Regional: ART, Bay Street Theater, The National Tour of Dirty Folger, The Alley, Denver Theatre Dancing as the solo Center (Westword Award),The Pioneer,

18 THEATREWORKS Who’s Who Hannover Messe 2016, and has been a vocalist for the popular number “De Who’s Who The Rubicon, PRT, and San Francisco, The Talking Band, Richard Foreman. featured dancer in musical artist Jennah Todo Un Poco.” His regional theatre Colorado, and Marin Shakespeare Awards: Eliot Norton Award, OBIE, Bell’s music video, “John Forbid.” TV credits include Cabaret (Cape Playhouse) Festivals (BATCC and Dean Goodman Craig Noel Ensemble Award, Drama touring companies), Spider-Man: Turn WILL MANN (Hotep) appearances include ABC’s Good as Victor; Dreamgirls (Dallas Theater Awards). Film: Crosseye, The League Nomination, Barrymore Off the Dark (Peter Parker/Spider-Man). is excited about his Morning America and Cosmopolitan Center) as Lil Albert; In The Heights Kindergarten Shuffle, In The Family. She Nomination. Founding member of SITI TV: Peter Pan Live! (Tootles/Lost Boy). first show with Body’s “Yoga for Dancers.“ Mr. Hyman (Walnut Street Theatre) as Benny cover; is also an audiobook narrator. Member: Company, celebrating its 25th Regional: Freaky Friday (Adam, world TheatreWorks. He has graduated with honors from the A Christmas Carol and All Shook Up The Actors Center, NYC. Assoc. Anniversary Season. MFA UCSD. premiere) at the Signature Theatre; A performed in 36 of Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. (North Shore Music Theatre); A Chorus Member: Pacific Resident Theatre. Bronx Tale (Calogero, world premiere) at these United States. Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley Line as Richie (Maine State Music www.juliamotyka.com Paper Mill Playhouse; St. Louis MUNY: He appeared in RAMONE OWENS Casting, MSA, and love to family and Theatre); and the World Premiere of (Egyptian, Hebrew, The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric), Mamma Memphis (Bobby) on friends! @GabeHyman Cutman playing Karim Karver (Goodspeed (Pharaoh and Midianite) is a Los Mia! (Sky), Into the Woods (Jack), Broadway and the TOM NELIS Musicals). BFA Howard University. Seti) Bay Area: It Angeles native, and among others. Love and thanks to this entire first national tour. Other national Facebook: Joshua Keith, Instagram: Can’t Happen Here, thrilled to be making extraordinary team, his family, friends, PAUL-JORDAN tours include Billy Elliot (Mr. Braithwaite), (Jethro) is joshuaKeith1. www.TheJoshuaKeith.Com Dear Elizabeth his TheatreWorks and Michael. Follow @JasonGotay JANSEN Wonderful Town (Speedy Valenti), happy to be making (Berkeley Rep); Laurie debut with such an Joseph...Dreamcoat (Judah, dir/chor. by his return to BRENNYN LARK Anderson’s Moby Dick amazing team and GABRIEL HYMAN Andy Blankenbuehler) and Elf: The TheatreWorks Silicon (Tzipporah) is thrilled (Cal Performances); A production. His most (Egyptian, Hebrew, Musical (Santa & SM u/s). His favorite Valley. He was last and grateful to be Midsummer Night’s recent credits include Broadway/National and Midianite) is regional roles are Shrek in Shrek: The seen at TW in playing Tzipporah in Dream (San Jose Rep); Tour: Motown the Musical. Off-Broadway: excited to be making Musical; Coalhouse in Ragtime; and Something Wicked this debut of The Gross Indecency (Theatre on the Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Rep). Favorite his regional debut Richie in A Chorus Line. Love and Light. This Way Comes Prince of Egypt. She Square); Going, Going, Gone (Magic Regional Credits: Disney’s Aladdin with TheatreWorks’ @willsingforfood. www.WillMannVO.com during the 2016 New Works Festival. made her Broadway Theatre). Broadway: Indecent, The Visit, (Tuacahn Center for the Arts), Dreamgirls The Prince of Egypt. Recent credits include Sweeney Todd, debut as Eponine in Enron, The Caine Mutiny, Aida. Off (Arts Center Coastal Carolina), Man of He has performed/ ALISON MIXON The Last Ship (Regional Premiere), The the revival of Les Broadway: The Public, The Signature, La Mancha (Musical Theater West). toured with Jeremy (Egyptian, Hebrew, Count of Monte Cristo (US Premiere), Misérables at the Imperial Theater, and New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Many thanks to Renee and Joe at About McQueen’s The Black Iris Project and and Midianite) is Les Misérables, Show Boat, South has recently been seen as Mary Horizons, Classic Stage Company, BAM, Artists Agency and to Stewart/Whitley Ailey II. He had the privilege to perform thrilled to be making Pacific, Big River, and A Grand Night Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar at The Pearl, Theatre for a New Audience, casting! BFA, Boston Conservatory. for President Obama among other her TheatreWorks for Singing. He is a proud graduate of North Carolina Theatre. She is in the Manhattan Theatre Club, Engarde Arts, international delegates at Germany’s debut. Theatre: The the Pennsylvania State University (BFA process of recording music and just Merry Widow (Met Musical Theatre). Favor to God; Love released her new single “Tip Toe,” out Opera, Lyric Opera, to Family; FOR THE GLORY! now on iTunes. Infinite thanks to her and LA Opera), Die family and friends for their support and Fledermaus (Met Opera), Florencia In love, The Mine and Authentic, as well DILUCKSHAN The Amazon (WNO), Josephine (Asolo as the entire cast and crew of this JEYARATNAM Rep.), Superfly (Dodgers Theatrical), The (Moses) recently majestic show! Wiz (Baltimore Centerstage), Carmen appeared in Fredericia and Aida (Opera Carolina), A Funny Teater’s Reumert TRAVIS LELAND Thing Happened... (Music Circus and PA Award-winning (Egyptian, Hebrew, Shakespeare Festival), and Can Can production of Disney’s and Midianite) was last (Pasadena Playhouse). Film/TV: Dance The Hunchback of seen at TheatreWorks Flick, Smash, and The Moment. She Notre Dame as the as Ben in Rags, Frank enjoys teaching for The Ailey School, GLEIM gypsy king Clopin. This was his profes- Churchill in Jane SFLG The Joffrey Ballet School, and BDC. She sional debut right after finishing the Austen’s EMMA, and holds a BFA from The Juilliard School musical performer program at the in the New Works and is a proud member of AEA, AGMA, Danish National School of Performing Festival readings of and AGVA. alisonmixon.com. Arts. His film appearances include Norman Rockwell’s America, The Giver, Paranoid Patient, a Tamil feature film in and understudy for Fly By Night. Past JULIA MOTYKA which he had several roles: co-writer, regional and other credits include (Miriam) appeared in co-director, co-star, and composer. Merrily We Roll Along (Wallis Annenberg, TheatreWorks’ The Frozen: Live at The The film went on to win a total of nine dir. Michael Arden); Learned Ladies of awards, including “Best Original Score” Hyperion (Disney’s California Adventure); Park Avenue. Off- and “Best Film” at the Chennai Forever Plaid (International City Theatre); Broadway: We Got International Film Festival. Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (Cabrillo Issues (Exec. Prod. Music Theatre); Les Misérables (Musical Eve Ensler and Jane Theatre West); Nightmare Alley (Geffen JOSHUA KEITH Fonda); Obama 44; Adding Machine: A (Egyptian, Hebrew, Playhouse); and The Last Starfighter: the Musical; EVE; and Midianite) is Musical (Odyssey Theatre). Graduate Golden Ladder. NY Workshops: Second celebrating his of AMDA and UCLA. Instagram: Stage, Roundabout, Primary Stages, second World @tleland20 More at travisleland.com EST, The Directors Company, Abingdon Premiere. He has Theatre Company, Mabou Mines, etc. performed on the Regional: ART, Bay Street Theater, The National Tour of Dirty Folger, The Alley, Denver Theatre Dancing as the solo Center (Westword Award),The Pioneer,

encoremediagroup.com/programs 19 Who’s Who Rock Playhouse), The Artist and the CHRISTINA SAJOUS Who’s Who Regional: In The Heights, Fulton Opera collaborated with Alan Menken on the Scientist (NY CAP21), The King and I (Queen Tuya) House (Vanessa); RENT, Casa Mañana songs for Disney’s Enchanted as well as (Chicago Lyric Opera), Spamalot Broadway: Spider Man: (Mimi); Back Home Again, Lesher Center the animated features Pocahontas and JAMILA SABARES- and inspired her: Leslie, Betty, Coco, (Farmers Alley), In the Heights (TUTS), Turn Off the Dark for the Arts (Aggie); The Music Man, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and KLEMM (Nefertari) Annette, Peter Pan Foundation, A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), (Arachne); American Flatrock Playhouse (Zaneeta). TV/Film: wrote the songs for the DreamWorks TheatreWorks debut. Broadway Dreams Foundation, and A East O’ West O’ (Ars Nova), and Idiot (Extraordinary Blue Bloods, Season 6, CBS (Rachel); animated feature The Prince of Egypt. Tour/Regional credits Class Act NY. Grateful thanks to Macbeth (New York Classical Theatre). Girl); Baby It’s You! Imitation Girl, Ilium Pictures (Gabby); Mr. Schwartz has been inducted into include Hair (First TheatreWorks for this incredible oppor- Musical Theatre BFA from Penn State (Shirley); Tupac Shakur: The Times, Tribeca Film Center (Leticia). the Theatre Hall of Fame and the National), Rent tunity. Hugs to Mom, Dad and brothers! University. Special thanks to Avalon Holler If Ya Hear Me. Huge thanks to TTH and her family! Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been (Bristol Riverside), Artists, her family, and Juan Felipe. Other credits: AfroCuban adaptation of @misskurlykay www.kalynwest.com given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Miss Saigon (Flat ALICIA SHUMWAY Carmen (Carmen); Denver Center of Fame. Awards include three Academy www.jamilasabaresklemm.com (Egyptian, Hebrew, Performing Arts The 12 (Mary Magdalene) Awards, four Grammy Awards, and the and Midianite) is OLIVER COPAKEN and DISGRACED (Jory); BAM/NYC (Young Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. thrilled to be making YELLIN Opera’s Anna Nicole (Blossom); City Aaron–swing) has www.stephenschwartz.com her TheatreWorks Center Encores: I’m Getting My Act performed with debut. Broadway: Together and Taking It on the Road Willy Wonka The King and I CMTSJ in SCOTT SCHWARTZ (Director) (Alice); Forever Dusty (Claire). Film: (Mike Teevee), Honk Broadway: Golda’s Balcony, Jane Eyre (Tuptim u/s, Lincoln Brazzaville Teen-Ager by Michael Cera, (Bullfrog), Joseph (co-directed with John Caird). Off- Center). Regional: Broadway Idiot. TV: Alpha House and The Amazing Broadway: Murder for Two; Bat Boy Annie Get Your Gun (Sundance Summer (Amazon Studios), The 52nd Annual Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Theatre), High School Musical (Taylor Grammy Awards (CBS), One Life to Live (Benjamin), and Schoolhouse Rock Live! Awards, Outstanding Off Broadway McKessie, Playmill Theatre), Dirty (ABC). Training: NYU: Tisch School of (Lolly Jr.), and with Hidden Valley Camp Musical, Drama Desk nomination, Rotten Scoundrels (Playmill). Television: the Arts. Dedicated to Joshua Sajous. in The Lion King (Simba). He is an active Outstanding Director of a Musical); tick, Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon). Proud participant in the Guggenheim’s tick…BOOM! (OCC, Outstanding member of Actors' Equity and graduate Performing Arts progam at Yavneh Day Off-Broadway Musical; Drama Desk DAVID SATTLER of BYU. www.aliciashumway.com (Egyptian, Hebrew, School, as well as the Rock Band nomination, Outstanding Director of a and Midianite) is program (keyboards). His vocal/acting Musical); The Foreigner; Rooms; ALEXANDRA VAN pleased to make his coach is Heather Stokes, and he studies Kafka’s The Castle (OCC nomination, DE POEL (Young debut with voice with Matt Thaler in NYC. Oliver is Outstanding Director of a Play); Pinewood is an independent, coeducational, non-profit, Miriam/Leah–swing) TheatreWorks. Tours/ a sixth grader at Yavneh Day School. He Gigantic; No Way to Treat a Lady. K–12 college-prep school. Students benefit fromsmall is thrilled to make Regional: European thanks his teachers, friends, and family, New York City Opera: Séance on a her TheatreWorks class size, challenging academic curricula, Tour of Grease especially his sister Samara. Wet Afternoon. Regional theaters debut. She has (Danny), Kiss Me Kate include: ACT, Alley, Berkshire Theatre appeared several (Fred/Petruchio), The Hunchback of (Bookwriter) has Festival, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver times in American PHILIP LAZEBNIK through Notre Dame (Phoebus), Evita (Che), written numerous television episodes Center, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, K Conservatory Theater’s Chicago (Billy), All Shook Up (Chad), and motion picture screenplays, but Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, PINEWOOD 12 production of A Christmas Carol and a wide choice of enrichment activities. Urinetown (Bobby), West Side Story he is primarily known for his animated Philadelphia Theatre Company, Passionate Expertise (ensemble Turkish Fig), as well as many (Tony), Carousel (Billy), Beauty and the features, including Disney’s Pocahontas Signature, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, We offer an environment where each student is local community theatre productions. Beast (Beast), The Pajama Game (Sid), and Mulan, and DreamWorks’ The Westport Country Playhouse and oth- High Academic Expectations Her favorite roles include Campolindo a respected and vital member of our The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Annie Get Prince of Egypt and The Legend of El ers. Artistic Director at Bay Street High School’s production of Les educational community. We invite you to explore Your Gun (Frank), City of Angels (Stone), Dorado. Other credits include the Theater, member SDC and graduate of Unlimited Exploration Misérables as Young Cosette, and Peter On the Town (Gabey), Bye Bye Birdie Treasure of the Templar Knights trilogy; Harvard University. the opportunity for your student to become a part of the Pan Foundation’s production of Wish Grounded Moral Examples (Conrad), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), The Three Investigators: The Secret of Pinewood tradition of academic excellence. For more Upon a Star as Michael. She was a solo Miss Saigon (John), Blood Brothers Skeleton Island and The Three (Music singing finalist in Lamorinda Idol in 2015 DOMINICK AMENDUM Confident Self-Expression information, please visit our website. (Narrator), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Pharaoh), Investigators: The Mystery of Terror Supervisor/Arrangements) served for and 2016. When she is not performing, Children of Eden (Adam/Noah), and Castle; Asterix and the Vikings and nearly a decade as Associate Music her favorite pastimes are swimming, Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/ Asterix and the Domain of the Gods; Supervisor of Wicked, having also www.pinewood.edu reading, skiing, and hanging out with Wolf). Thanks to family and friends! the TV mini-series Hindenburg; the conducted and Music Directed Wicked her friends. Christmas TV series Ludvig and Santa on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and NATALIE SCHROEDER Claus; and The Shamer’s Daughter II: across the US on the First National Tour. KALYN WEST (Young Miriam/Leah– The Serpent Gift. He also wrote the Additionally, he was Arranger and Music (Egyptian, Hebrew, swing) is thrilled to book for My Fairytale, a theatrical Director of First Date on Broadway. and Midianite) is be making her musical about Hans Christian Andersen Other favorite credits include: Heathers grateful and humbled TheatreWorks debut in with songs by Stephen Schwartz. (New World Stages); Gigantic (The to join this incredible The Prince of Egypt. Vineyard); Moonshine (Dallas Theatre team. She most She has been perform- (Music and Center); Elf (Paper Mill Playhouse); recently appeared at STEPHEN SCHWARTZ ing on stage since she Lyrics) wrote the music and lyrics for the Secondhand Lions (Seattle 5th Ave); NYMF in The Demise: Wicked Oliver! was four, mostly with A Rock Opera current Broadway hit , and has and the National Tours of and The Peter Pan Foundation. Her credits also contributed music and/or lyrics to Cabaret. Upcoming projects include The (Natalie). Other credits, NY: Gigantic, include A Little Princess (Sarah Crewe), Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, Sting (based on the Academy Award- off-Broadway (Marlie); PopStar, Alchemy Little Women (Young Beth), and Wish The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he winning movie) and Intermission (written Theatre Productions (Katie); Nikola Tesla Upon a Star (Michael Darling). She also adapted and directed), Rags, by Jerry Zucker). Dominick is the Smart- Drops The Beat, ATF (Kat Johnson). sends love to all who have believed in and Children of Eden. For film, he Tillman Distinguished Professor at his

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ad proofs.indd 1 9/12/13 2:11 PM Who’s Who Rock Playhouse), The Artist and the CHRISTINA SAJOUS Who’s Who Regional: In The Heights, Fulton Opera collaborated with Alan Menken on the Scientist (NY CAP21), The King and I (Queen Tuya) House (Vanessa); RENT, Casa Mañana songs for Disney’s Enchanted as well as (Chicago Lyric Opera), Spamalot Broadway: Spider Man: (Mimi); Back Home Again, Lesher Center the animated features Pocahontas and JAMILA SABARES- and inspired her: Leslie, Betty, Coco, (Farmers Alley), In the Heights (TUTS), Turn Off the Dark for the Arts (Aggie); The Music Man, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and KLEMM (Nefertari) Annette, Peter Pan Foundation, A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), (Arachne); American Flatrock Playhouse (Zaneeta). TV/Film: wrote the songs for the DreamWorks TheatreWorks debut. Broadway Dreams Foundation, and A East O’ West O’ (Ars Nova), and Idiot (Extraordinary Blue Bloods, Season 6, CBS (Rachel); animated feature The Prince of Egypt. Tour/Regional credits Class Act NY. Grateful thanks to Macbeth (New York Classical Theatre). Girl); Baby It’s You! Imitation Girl, Ilium Pictures (Gabby); Mr. Schwartz has been inducted into include Hair (First TheatreWorks for this incredible oppor- Musical Theatre BFA from Penn State (Shirley); Tupac Shakur: The Times, Tribeca Film Center (Leticia). the Theatre Hall of Fame and the National), Rent tunity. Hugs to Mom, Dad and brothers! University. Special thanks to Avalon Holler If Ya Hear Me. Huge thanks to TTH and her family! Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been (Bristol Riverside), Artists, her family, and Juan Felipe. Other credits: AfroCuban adaptation of @misskurlykay www.kalynwest.com given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Miss Saigon (Flat ALICIA SHUMWAY Carmen (Carmen); Denver Center of Fame. Awards include three Academy www.jamilasabaresklemm.com (Egyptian, Hebrew, Performing Arts The 12 (Mary Magdalene) Awards, four Grammy Awards, and the and Midianite) is OLIVER COPAKEN and DISGRACED (Jory); BAM/NYC (Young Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. thrilled to be making YELLIN Opera’s Anna Nicole (Blossom); City Aaron–swing) has www.stephenschwartz.com her TheatreWorks Center Encores: I’m Getting My Act performed with debut. Broadway: Together and Taking It on the Road Willy Wonka The King and I CMTSJ in SCOTT SCHWARTZ (Director) (Alice); Forever Dusty (Claire). Film: (Mike Teevee), Honk Broadway: Golda’s Balcony, Jane Eyre (Tuptim u/s, Lincoln Brazzaville Teen-Ager by Michael Cera, (Bullfrog), Joseph (co-directed with John Caird). Off- Center). Regional: Broadway Idiot. TV: Alpha House and The Amazing Broadway: Murder for Two; Bat Boy Annie Get Your Gun (Sundance Summer (Amazon Studios), The 52nd Annual Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Theatre), High School Musical (Taylor Grammy Awards (CBS), One Life to Live (Benjamin), and Schoolhouse Rock Live! Awards, Outstanding Off Broadway McKessie, Playmill Theatre), Dirty (ABC). Training: NYU: Tisch School of (Lolly Jr.), and with Hidden Valley Camp Musical, Drama Desk nomination, Rotten Scoundrels (Playmill). Television: the Arts. Dedicated to Joshua Sajous. in The Lion King (Simba). He is an active Outstanding Director of a Musical); tick, Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon). Proud participant in the Guggenheim’s tick…BOOM! (OCC, Outstanding member of Actors' Equity and graduate Performing Arts progam at Yavneh Day Off-Broadway Musical; Drama Desk DAVID SATTLER of BYU. www.aliciashumway.com (Egyptian, Hebrew, School, as well as the Rock Band nomination, Outstanding Director of a and Midianite) is program (keyboards). His vocal/acting Musical); The Foreigner; Rooms; ALEXANDRA VAN pleased to make his coach is Heather Stokes, and he studies Kafka’s The Castle (OCC nomination, DE POEL (Young debut with voice with Matt Thaler in NYC. Oliver is Outstanding Director of a Play); Miriam/Leah–swing) TheatreWorks. Tours/ a sixth grader at Yavneh Day School. He Gigantic; No Way to Treat a Lady. is thrilled to make Regional: European thanks his teachers, friends, and family, New York City Opera: Séance on a her TheatreWorks Tour of Grease especially his sister Samara. Wet Afternoon. Regional theaters debut. She has (Danny), Kiss Me Kate include: ACT, Alley, Berkshire Theatre appeared several (Fred/Petruchio), The Hunchback of (Bookwriter) has Festival, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver times in American PHILIP LAZEBNIK Notre Dame (Phoebus), Evita (Che), written numerous television episodes Center, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, Conservatory Theater’s Chicago (Billy), All Shook Up (Chad), and motion picture screenplays, but Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, PINEWOOD production of A Christmas Carol Urinetown (Bobby), West Side Story he is primarily known for his animated Philadelphia Theatre Company, (ensemble Turkish Fig), as well as many (Tony), Carousel (Billy), Beauty and the features, including Disney’s Pocahontas Signature, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, local community theatre productions. Beast (Beast), The Pajama Game (Sid), and Mulan, and DreamWorks’ The Westport Country Playhouse and oth- Her favorite roles include Campolindo The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Annie Get Prince of Egypt and The Legend of El ers. Artistic Director at Bay Street High School’s production of Les Your Gun (Frank), City of Angels (Stone), Dorado. Other credits include the Theater, member SDC and graduate of Misérables as Young Cosette, and Peter On the Town (Gabey), Bye Bye Birdie Treasure of the Templar Knights trilogy; Harvard University. Pan Foundation’s production of Wish (Conrad), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), The Three Investigators: The Secret of Upon a Star as Michael. She was a solo Miss Saigon (John), Blood Brothers Skeleton Island and The Three (Music singing finalist in Lamorinda Idol in 2015 DOMINICK AMENDUM (Narrator), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Pharaoh), Investigators: The Mystery of Terror Supervisor/Arrangements) served for and 2016. When she is not performing, Children of Eden (Adam/Noah), and Castle; Asterix and the Vikings and nearly a decade as Associate Music her favorite pastimes are swimming, Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/ Asterix and the Domain of the Gods; Supervisor of Wicked, having also reading, skiing, and hanging out with Wolf). Thanks to family and friends! the TV mini-series Hindenburg; the conducted and Music Directed Wicked her friends. Christmas TV series Ludvig and Santa on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and NATALIE SCHROEDER Claus; and The Shamer’s Daughter II: across the US on the First National Tour. KALYN WEST (Young Miriam/Leah– The Serpent Gift. He also wrote the Additionally, he was Arranger and Music (Egyptian, Hebrew, swing) is thrilled to book for My Fairytale, a theatrical Director of First Date on Broadway. and Midianite) is be making her musical about Hans Christian Andersen Other favorite credits include: Heathers grateful and humbled TheatreWorks debut in with songs by Stephen Schwartz. (New World Stages); Gigantic (The to join this incredible The Prince of Egypt. Vineyard); Moonshine (Dallas Theatre team. She most She has been perform- (Music and Center); Elf (Paper Mill Playhouse); recently appeared at STEPHEN SCHWARTZ ing on stage since she Lyrics) wrote the music and lyrics for the Secondhand Lions (Seattle 5th Ave); NYMF in The Demise: Wicked Oliver! was four, mostly with A Rock Opera current Broadway hit , and has and the National Tours of and The Peter Pan Foundation. Her credits also contributed music and/or lyrics to Cabaret. Upcoming projects include The (Natalie). Other credits, NY: Gigantic, include A Little Princess (Sarah Crewe), Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, Sting (based on the Academy Award- off-Broadway (Marlie); PopStar, Alchemy Little Women (Young Beth), and Wish The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he winning movie) and Intermission (written Theatre Productions (Katie); Nikola Tesla Upon a Star (Michael Darling). She also adapted and directed), Rags, by Jerry Zucker). Dominick is the Smart- Drops The Beat, ATF (Kat Johnson). sends love to all who have believed in and Children of Eden. For film, he Tillman Distinguished Professor at his

encoremediagroup.com/programs 21 Who’s Who (“Diamonds and Pearls”), Faith Hill, and ANN HOULD-WARD (Costume Who’s Who No Angels. He has worked with Michael Designer) Select Broadway: The Color Jackson, Janet Jackson, Vanessa Purple, The Visit, The People in the alma mater, UNC-Greensboro. Love to RANDALL K. LUM (Stage Manager) Williams, Carmen Electra, Tina Turner, Picture, A Free Man of Color (Drama his wife, Vicki, and amazing son Marco. has stage managed TheatreWorks’ A Catered Affair Queen Latifah, and Britney Spears. He Desk nom), (Drama Constellations, Rags, Outside Mullingar, has written, directed, and choreo- Desk nom), Beauty and the Beast (Tony MIKE BILLINGS (Lighting Designer) Bay Confederates, The Velocity of Autumn, graphed large-scale musicals in Russia Award), Into the Woods (Tony and Street Theater: Intimate Apparel, TRU, Jane Austen’s EMMA, The Country Falsettos, Sunday Conviction, A Funny Thing…, The Last and Japan, and worked on Carnegie Drama Desk noms), House, Fallen Angels, The Lake Effect, TRIP ADVISOR West Side Story in the Park … Night of Ballyhoo, Lend Me a Tenor, Hall’s re-imagined . (Tony and Drama Desk Peter and the Starcatcher, Water by the The Bodyguard Saint Joan, Little Me The New Sincerity, The Mystery of Irma Film/TV: starring noms), . Off- Spoonful, Marry Me a Little, Once on Guys Next Pacific Overtures, Dead Vep, The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, Whitney Houston, NBC’s Broadway: This Island, Little Women, Time Stands Door, Soul Train Awards, and Janet Poets Society, Passion (Classic Stage The Miracle Worker, The Diary of Anne Still, and Other Desert Cities. Other Jackson’s performance on Saturday Company); Notes from the Field Frank, To Kill a Mockingbird. Rubicon credits include five years at Oregon Night Live. (Second Stage); Russian Transport; The Theatre: See Rock City (Ovation Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Blue Flowe; Road Show; Lobster Alice; Nomination), Incognito, Gulf View Drive, Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, (Scenic Designer) is Cymbeline. Her work can be seen in Sylvia, Copenhagen, Last Train to Nibroc, KEVIN DEPINET Center Theatre Group, The Old Globe, thrilled to be working at TheatreWorks over 35 international companies of The Last Five Years, Conviction. New American Conservatory Theater, for the first time. He has designed for Beauty and the Beast, and her designs York: Chess at the American Theatre for Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf are featured in shows all over the world. Actors (Off-Broadway); Caroline, or Shakespeare Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Over 100 regional theatre credits. Change and Bus Stop (Gallery Players); Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Theater, The Old Globe, McCarter Recipient of the Fashion Institute of Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party Playhouse, and 18 seasons and over 90 Theatre, Court Theatre, Writers Theatre, Technology’s Patricia Zipprodt Award. (NYC Fringe/San Francisco Playhouse); productions as Resident Stage Manager Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Children’s The English Channel (Abingdon Theatre at South Coast Repertory (Wit, Intimate Theatre, Denver Center Theatre (Wig, Hair, & Makeup Company); A Doll’s House and Hunger J. JARED JANAS Apparel, Three Days of Rain, Blue Door, Company, Arden Theatre Company, Design) Broadway designs include (Bated Breath Theatre). Themed The Further Adventures of Hedda Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, Entertainment: Elmo Rocks! (Busch Gabler, Kimberly Akimbo). Glimmerglass Opera, Cincinnati The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Gardens Williamsburg) Playhouse in the Park, American Players Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Motown, The www.MikeBillingsDesign.com LESLIE MARTINSON (Casting Director) Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Peter and is TheatreWorks’ Associate Artistic The Mark Taper Forum. Broadway the Starcatcher, All About Me, and CLIFF CARUTHERS (Sound Designer) is Director and Casting Director. Her credits include associate designer for Next to Normal. Recent Off-Broadway pleased to be designing his 70th pro- many TheatreWorks directing credits August: Osage County, The Motherf**ker designs include Bella, Venus, Yours duction for TheatreWorks. Recent work include the world premiere of The Four with the Hat, and Of Mice and Men. Unfaithfully (Drama Desk nomination), includes TheatreWorks’ Constellations Immigrants: An American Musical CANTOR National tour credits include Camelot, The Liar, Invisible Thread, Perfect and Outside Mullingar; American Night Manga, Calligraphy, Proof, the regional Ragtime, and On Your Feet. Mr. Depinet Arrangement, and Pretty Filthy. Recent and Irma Vep for Cal Shakes; Elektra premiere of Water by the Spoonful, and has also designed for the National Regional designs include A Legendary and Dead Metaphor for ACT; Man in the West Coast premieres of The Theatre of Great Britain in London, the Romance, Taking Steps, Dreamgirls, Love for Kansas City Rep, Death of a Pitmen Painters and Superior Donuts. Discovery Channel, Netflix, 21st Century Marley, and Les Misérables. TV/Film: Salesman and We are Proud to Present A graduate of Occidental College, she Fox, and Disney. Inside Amy Schumer, Madam Secretary, for San Jose Stage Company; Troilus has been a Watson Fellow in political Mozart in the Jungle, Six by Sondheim, and Cressida for OSF; Born Yesterday theatre, a member of Lincoln Center (Orchestrator) 30 Rock, and Angelica. for Alley Theatre, Circle Mirror AUGUST ERIKSMOEN Director’s Lab, a member of the La Broadway credits include Come From Transformation for Marin Theatre MaMa International Directing Away, Bright Star, Gigi, First Date, Hugh (Music Director) Company; TRAGEDY: a tragedy for WILLIAM LIBERATORE Symposium, and has served on Theatre Jackman: Back On Broadway (additional is TheatreWorks’ Resident Musical Berkeley Rep; The Happy Ones for Bay Area’s Theatre Services Committee orchestrations), The Addams Family Director and has conducted over 35 Magic Theatre; Detroit and The since 2002. Silicon Valley Creates (dance arrangements, additional orches- shows, including The Four Immigrants, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity for named her an Arts Laureate for artistic trations), Memphis (dance arrange- Rags, Jane Austen’s EMMA, Sweeney Aurora Theatre Company; Happy Days achievement and community impact. ments), Million Dollar Quartet (associate Todd, Once on This Island (2014 TBA for Guthrie Theater; Julius Caesar for She is a Performance Coach in leader- music supervisor), Ring of Fire (associate Award), Little Women, The Secret Garden, The Acting Company; Bug for SF ship communication training with Stand music director), All Shook Up (music Jane Eyre, Ragtime, and Pacific Playhouse; and Ubu Roi and A and Deliver Group. director), and Rent (associate conduc- Overtures. He was Musical Director at Dreamplay for Cutting Ball Theater. tor). He worked on the Off-Broadway American Musical Theatre of San Jose, JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director) has productions of Bare (orchestrations), conducting over 30 shows including SEAN CHEESMAN (Choreographer) been choreographing fights nationally Romantic Poetry (orchestrations), Flower Drum Song, Gypsy, A Chorus was born in Trinidad, grew up in and internationally for over 20 years, Walmartopia (orchestrations/supervi- Line, 42nd Street, Follies, and Children Calgary, Canada, and studied at the including TheatreWorks’ Cyrano, sion), and Imperfect Chemistry (orches- of Eden. He has won Bay Area Theatre Alvin Ailey Dance Center. He was The Four Immigrants, Water by the trations/supervision). Some of Mr. Critics Circle Awards for A Little Night Choreographer/Head Judge on the Spoonful, Time Stands Still, Little Eriksmoen’s other work includes Pasek Music, South Pacific, and Damn Yankees dance competition Dirty Dancing: Women, Of Mice and Men, Clementine and Paul’s James And The Giant Peach, (AMTSJ), and Bat Boy: The Musical; Time of Your Life, and he’s judged/ in the Lower 9, Snow Falling on Cedars, 2011 Billboard Music Awards, I Am Into the Woods; Emma; Caroline, or choreographed for So You Think You The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Harvey Milk at Lincoln Center, Kristin Change; and The Light in the Piazza Can Dance in the USA, Canada, and Superior Donuts. For American Chenoweth (in concert), and Chita (TheatreWorks). He is the director of the UK. He choreographed tours for Prince Conservatory Theater, most recently, Rivera (in concert). award-winning Gunn High School Choirs.

22 THEATREWORKS Who’s Who (“Diamonds and Pearls”), Faith Hill, and ANN HOULD-WARD (Costume Who’s Who No Angels. He has worked with Michael Designer) Select Broadway: The Color Jackson, Janet Jackson, Vanessa Purple, The Visit, The People in the alma mater, UNC-Greensboro. Love to RANDALL K. LUM (Stage Manager) Williams, Carmen Electra, Tina Turner, Picture, A Free Man of Color (Drama his wife, Vicki, and amazing son Marco. has stage managed TheatreWorks’ A Catered Affair Queen Latifah, and Britney Spears. He Desk nom), (Drama Constellations, Rags, Outside Mullingar, has written, directed, and choreo- Desk nom), Beauty and the Beast (Tony MIKE BILLINGS (Lighting Designer) Bay Confederates, The Velocity of Autumn, graphed large-scale musicals in Russia Award), Into the Woods (Tony and Street Theater: Intimate Apparel, TRU, Jane Austen’s EMMA, The Country Falsettos, Sunday Conviction, A Funny Thing…, The Last and Japan, and worked on Carnegie Drama Desk noms), House, Fallen Angels, The Lake Effect, TRIP ADVISOR West Side Story in the Park … Night of Ballyhoo, Lend Me a Tenor, Hall’s re-imagined . (Tony and Drama Desk Peter and the Starcatcher, Water by the The Bodyguard Saint Joan, Little Me The New Sincerity, The Mystery of Irma Film/TV: starring noms), . Off- Spoonful, Marry Me a Little, Once on Guys Next Pacific Overtures, Dead Vep, The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, Whitney Houston, NBC’s Broadway: This Island, Little Women, Time Stands Door, Soul Train Awards, and Janet Poets Society, Passion (Classic Stage The Miracle Worker, The Diary of Anne Still, and Other Desert Cities. Other Jackson’s performance on Saturday Company); Notes from the Field Frank, To Kill a Mockingbird. Rubicon credits include five years at Oregon Night Live. (Second Stage); Russian Transport; The Theatre: See Rock City (Ovation Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Blue Flowe; Road Show; Lobster Alice; Nomination), Incognito, Gulf View Drive, Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, (Scenic Designer) is Cymbeline. Her work can be seen in Sylvia, Copenhagen, Last Train to Nibroc, KEVIN DEPINET Center Theatre Group, The Old Globe, thrilled to be working at TheatreWorks over 35 international companies of The Last Five Years, Conviction. New American Conservatory Theater, for the first time. He has designed for Beauty and the Beast, and her designs York: Chess at the American Theatre for Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf are featured in shows all over the world. Actors (Off-Broadway); Caroline, or Shakespeare Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Over 100 regional theatre credits. Change and Bus Stop (Gallery Players); Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Theater, The Old Globe, McCarter Recipient of the Fashion Institute of Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party Playhouse, and 18 seasons and over 90 Theatre, Court Theatre, Writers Theatre, Technology’s Patricia Zipprodt Award. (NYC Fringe/San Francisco Playhouse); productions as Resident Stage Manager Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Children’s The English Channel (Abingdon Theatre at South Coast Repertory (Wit, Intimate Theatre, Denver Center Theatre (Wig, Hair, & Makeup Company); A Doll’s House and Hunger J. JARED JANAS Apparel, Three Days of Rain, Blue Door, Company, Arden Theatre Company, Design) Broadway designs include (Bated Breath Theatre). Themed The Further Adventures of Hedda Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, Entertainment: Elmo Rocks! (Busch Gabler, Kimberly Akimbo). Glimmerglass Opera, Cincinnati The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Gardens Williamsburg) Playhouse in the Park, American Players Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Motown, The www.MikeBillingsDesign.com LESLIE MARTINSON (Casting Director) Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Peter and is TheatreWorks’ Associate Artistic The Mark Taper Forum. Broadway the Starcatcher, All About Me, and CLIFF CARUTHERS (Sound Designer) is Director and Casting Director. Her credits include associate designer for Next to Normal. Recent Off-Broadway pleased to be designing his 70th pro- many TheatreWorks directing credits August: Osage County, The Motherf**ker designs include Bella, Venus, Yours duction for TheatreWorks. Recent work include the world premiere of The Four with the Hat, and Of Mice and Men. Unfaithfully (Drama Desk nomination), includes TheatreWorks’ Constellations Immigrants: An American Musical CANTOR National tour credits include Camelot, The Liar, Invisible Thread, Perfect and Outside Mullingar; American Night Manga, Calligraphy, Proof, the regional Ragtime, and On Your Feet. Mr. Depinet Arrangement, and Pretty Filthy. Recent and Irma Vep for Cal Shakes; Elektra premiere of Water by the Spoonful, and has also designed for the National Regional designs include A Legendary and Dead Metaphor for ACT; Man in the West Coast premieres of The Theatre of Great Britain in London, the Romance, Taking Steps, Dreamgirls, Love for Kansas City Rep, Death of a Pitmen Painters and Superior Donuts. Discovery Channel, Netflix, 21st Century Marley, and Les Misérables. TV/Film: Salesman and We are Proud to Present A graduate of Occidental College, she Fox, and Disney. Inside Amy Schumer, Madam Secretary, for San Jose Stage Company; Troilus has been a Watson Fellow in political Mozart in the Jungle, Six by Sondheim, and Cressida for OSF; Born Yesterday theatre, a member of Lincoln Center (Orchestrator) 30 Rock, and Angelica. for Alley Theatre, Circle Mirror AUGUST ERIKSMOEN Director’s Lab, a member of the La Broadway credits include Come From Transformation for Marin Theatre MaMa International Directing Away, Bright Star, Gigi, First Date, Hugh (Music Director) Company; TRAGEDY: a tragedy for WILLIAM LIBERATORE Symposium, and has served on Theatre Jackman: Back On Broadway (additional is TheatreWorks’ Resident Musical Berkeley Rep; The Happy Ones for Bay Area’s Theatre Services Committee orchestrations), The Addams Family Director and has conducted over 35 Magic Theatre; Detroit and The since 2002. Silicon Valley Creates (dance arrangements, additional orches- shows, including The Four Immigrants, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity for named her an Arts Laureate for artistic trations), Memphis (dance arrange- Rags, Jane Austen’s EMMA, Sweeney Aurora Theatre Company; Happy Days achievement and community impact. ments), Million Dollar Quartet (associate Todd, Once on This Island (2014 TBA for Guthrie Theater; Julius Caesar for She is a Performance Coach in leader- music supervisor), Ring of Fire (associate Award), Little Women, The Secret Garden, The Acting Company; Bug for SF ship communication training with Stand music director), All Shook Up (music Jane Eyre, Ragtime, and Pacific Playhouse; and Ubu Roi and A and Deliver Group. director), and Rent (associate conduc- Overtures. He was Musical Director at Dreamplay for Cutting Ball Theater. tor). He worked on the Off-Broadway American Musical Theatre of San Jose, JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director) has productions of Bare (orchestrations), conducting over 30 shows including SEAN CHEESMAN (Choreographer) been choreographing fights nationally Romantic Poetry (orchestrations), Flower Drum Song, Gypsy, A Chorus was born in Trinidad, grew up in and internationally for over 20 years, Walmartopia (orchestrations/supervi- Line, 42nd Street, Follies, and Children Calgary, Canada, and studied at the including TheatreWorks’ Cyrano, sion), and Imperfect Chemistry (orches- of Eden. He has won Bay Area Theatre Alvin Ailey Dance Center. He was The Four Immigrants, Water by the trations/supervision). Some of Mr. Critics Circle Awards for A Little Night Choreographer/Head Judge on the Spoonful, Time Stands Still, Little Eriksmoen’s other work includes Pasek Music, South Pacific, and Damn Yankees dance competition Dirty Dancing: Women, Of Mice and Men, Clementine and Paul’s James And The Giant Peach, (AMTSJ), and Bat Boy: The Musical; Time of Your Life, and he’s judged/ in the Lower 9, Snow Falling on Cedars, 2011 Billboard Music Awards, I Am Into the Woods; Emma; Caroline, or choreographed for So You Think You The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Harvey Milk at Lincoln Center, Kristin Change; and The Light in the Piazza Can Dance in the USA, Canada, and Superior Donuts. For American Chenoweth (in concert), and Chita (TheatreWorks). He is the director of the UK. He choreographed tours for Prince Conservatory Theater, most recently, Rivera (in concert). award-winning Gunn High School Choirs.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 23 Who’s Who EMILY ANDERSON WOLF (Assistant Doug (TW New Works Festival 2012), Stage Manager) has been the Assistant directed by Tony Award winner Victoria Stage Manager for TheatreWorks’ Rags, Clark; Lizzie, which toured to London’s This holiday season shall we be... he has directed fights for A Thousand Jane Austen’s EMMA, Cyrano, Triangle, Greenwich Theatre; and the world Splendid Suns, The Unfortunates, and Fire on the Mountain, Peter and the premiere of Legendale, a videogame The Orphan of Zhao, for which he Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd, The Hound musical which made extensive use of received a Critics Circle award. He was of the Baskervilles, Little Women, Other FT’s LED-animation technology. the Resident Fight Director for the San or Desert Cities, and Wild with Happy. She Francisco Opera for 12 years. He has Naughty was also the Assistant Stage Manager (TWSV Artistic directed fights for Gran Teatro Del Liceu ROBERT KELLEY NICE? for threesixty Entertainment’s First Director) is a Bay Area native and in Spain, Teatro Massimo in Italy, and National Tour of Peter Pan; Journey to Stanford University graduate. He Sante Fe Opera. Mr. Rider holds a BA the West at the New York Musical founded TheatreWorks in 1970 and has from Santa Clara University. Why not both? Theatre Festival; and with American directed over 175 TheatreWorks Musical Theatre of San Jose. Ms. Wolf productions, including many world and SHAWN SAGADY (Projections also works as a stagehand throughout regional premieres. He has received FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Designer) Broadway credits include All the San Francisco Bay Area and is a the Silicon Valley Arts Council’s Legacy The Way, Leap of Faith, and Memphis. proud member of the International Laureate Award; the Bay Area Theatre His off-Broadway work includes stop. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Critics Circle Paine Knickerbocker Award reset., Mound Builders, and Emotional She holds a BA in Theatre, Cum Laude and Jerry Friedman Award for Lifetime AROUN Creature (Signature Theatre Company); from Mount Holyoke College. Achievement; BATCC Awards for By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Second Outstanding Direction for The Hound THE Stage), and Father Comes Home From WORL , a of the Baskervilles; Into the Woods; the Wars (The Public Theater). DREAMWORKS THEATRICALS division of Universal Theatrical Group, Pacific Overtures; Rags; Sweeney Todd; Regionally, his work has appeared in was established to develop and Another Midsummer Night; Sunday in IN Madagascar and The Little Mermaid 80 AYS produce live stage productions inspired the Park with George; Jane Eyre; and (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); 2666 Adapted by Mark Brown by the company’s acclaimed animated Caroline, or Change; and Back Stage (Jeff Award Best Projection Design), films, including Shrek The Musical and West Garland Awards for his direction From the Novel by Jules Verne stop. reset., The White Snake, and Madagascar—A Musical Adventure. of Side Show and Sunday in the Park Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre); Mary Directed by Robert Kelley UTG, which also includes Universal Stage with George. He recently directed Zimmerman’s The Odyssey, Fingersmith, Constellations, Rags, Daddy Long Legs, The Great Society, A Wrinkle in Time, Productions, is currently represented by Wicked, Outside Mullingar, Cyrano, Jane ”Action and hilarity to spare!” The White Snake, Measure for Measure, the musical phenomenon which has been seen by nearly 50 million Austen’s EMMA, The Country House, The Boston Globe and American Night (Oregon people worldwide. Universal’s critically Fallen Angels, Peter and the Shakespeare Festival); Back Back Back Nov 29–Dec 31 acclaimed musical adaptation of Billy Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd, and Marry (The Old Globe); Carmen (La Jolla Elliot, winner of ten Tony Awards, includ- Me a Little. Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto Playhouse). ing Best Musical, recently concluded its FOR MATURE AUDIENCES 11 year run in the West End and is now PHIL SANTORA (TWSV Managing STEWART/WHITLEY (NY Casting) touring throughout the UK. Recently, Director) joined TheatreWorks in 2007. Duncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley Universal produced the Tony-nominated He has served as Managing Director of CSA. BROADWAY/NY: The Great production of Bring It On: The Musical Northlight Theatre (Chicago) and The Comet, A Clockwork Orange, As You Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Chicago and with Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Atlanta), The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Roundabout Theatre Company. as well as Development Director for Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Great Lakes Theatre Festival (Cleveland) Santaland Carnegie Hall West Side Story, The FREDERICIA TEATER has become and George Street Playhouse (New one of Europe’s leading presenters of Brunswick). He holds an MFA in Band Wagon, Pageant; WEST END/UK: musical theatre. They are well-known for Theatre Administration from the Yale Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, producing popular film-to-stage musical School of Drama and a BA in Drama Diaries West Side Story; TOURS: Finding The Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of adaptations, including Disney’s from Duke University. He is Vice Little Mermaid Aladdin By David Sedaris Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, , Disney’s President of the National Alliance for The Hunchback Chicago The Musical, Once, Shrek, (European premiere), and Musical Theatre Board. Prior board Adapted by Joe Mantello of Notre Dame Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets (which just finished a service includes the League of Chicago Directed by Jeffrey Lo sold-out run at The Royal Theatre in Theatres, Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, Over Broadway, We Will Rock You; Copenhagen). Fredericia Teater also and the executive committee of the UPCOMING: Hadestown, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Home Again, Waterfall, creates and develops original musicals, League of Resident Theatres (LORT). “A sardonic, merrily subversive tale!” including Seebach, about father and son He was named 2000’s Best Arts Newsday August Rush; REGIONAL: American Tommy and Rasmus Seebach, Denmark’s Administrator by Atlanta Magazine and Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay most beloved musical dynasty; and received the Atlanta Arts and Business Street, Goodspeed, Theatre Under the Dec 5–23 Esaura by Broadway composer/lyricist Council’s 1998 ABBY Award for Arts Stars, Aslo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, Royal John Bucchino and Danish bookwriter Administrator. Lohman Theatre at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills Caribbean. The Casting Society of Mads Æbeløe. Fredericia Teater has America. Artios Award Winning. brought many new musicals from stewartwhitley.com around the world to the stage in Denmark, including The Trouble With DON’T DELAY! SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY. theatreworks.org 650.463.1960

24 THEATREWORKS Who’s Who EMILY ANDERSON WOLF (Assistant Doug (TW New Works Festival 2012), Stage Manager) has been the Assistant directed by Tony Award winner Victoria Stage Manager for TheatreWorks’ Rags, Clark; Lizzie, which toured to London’s This holiday season shall we be... he has directed fights for A Thousand Jane Austen’s EMMA, Cyrano, Triangle, Greenwich Theatre; and the world Splendid Suns, The Unfortunates, and Fire on the Mountain, Peter and the premiere of Legendale, a videogame The Orphan of Zhao, for which he Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd, The Hound musical which made extensive use of received a Critics Circle award. He was of the Baskervilles, Little Women, Other FT’s LED-animation technology. the Resident Fight Director for the San or Desert Cities, and Wild with Happy. She Francisco Opera for 12 years. He has Naughty was also the Assistant Stage Manager (TWSV Artistic directed fights for Gran Teatro Del Liceu ROBERT KELLEY NICE? for threesixty Entertainment’s First Director) is a Bay Area native and in Spain, Teatro Massimo in Italy, and National Tour of Peter Pan; Journey to Stanford University graduate. He Sante Fe Opera. Mr. Rider holds a BA the West at the New York Musical founded TheatreWorks in 1970 and has from Santa Clara University. Why not both? Theatre Festival; and with American directed over 175 TheatreWorks Musical Theatre of San Jose. Ms. Wolf productions, including many world and SHAWN SAGADY (Projections also works as a stagehand throughout regional premieres. He has received FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Designer) Broadway credits include All the San Francisco Bay Area and is a the Silicon Valley Arts Council’s Legacy The Way, Leap of Faith, and Memphis. proud member of the International Laureate Award; the Bay Area Theatre His off-Broadway work includes stop. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Critics Circle Paine Knickerbocker Award reset., Mound Builders, and Emotional She holds a BA in Theatre, Cum Laude and Jerry Friedman Award for Lifetime AROUN Creature (Signature Theatre Company); from Mount Holyoke College. Achievement; BATCC Awards for By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Second Outstanding Direction for The Hound THE Stage), and Father Comes Home From WORL , a of the Baskervilles; Into the Woods; the Wars (The Public Theater). DREAMWORKS THEATRICALS division of Universal Theatrical Group, Pacific Overtures; Rags; Sweeney Todd; Regionally, his work has appeared in was established to develop and Another Midsummer Night; Sunday in IN Madagascar and The Little Mermaid 80 AYS produce live stage productions inspired the Park with George; Jane Eyre; and (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); 2666 Adapted by Mark Brown by the company’s acclaimed animated Caroline, or Change; and Back Stage (Jeff Award Best Projection Design), films, including Shrek The Musical and West Garland Awards for his direction From the Novel by Jules Verne stop. reset., The White Snake, and Madagascar—A Musical Adventure. of Side Show and Sunday in the Park Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre); Mary Directed by Robert Kelley UTG, which also includes Universal Stage with George. He recently directed Zimmerman’s The Odyssey, Fingersmith, Constellations, Rags, Daddy Long Legs, The Great Society, A Wrinkle in Time, Productions, is currently represented by Wicked, Outside Mullingar, Cyrano, Jane ”Action and hilarity to spare!” The White Snake, Measure for Measure, the musical phenomenon which has been seen by nearly 50 million Austen’s EMMA, The Country House, The Boston Globe and American Night (Oregon people worldwide. Universal’s critically Fallen Angels, Peter and the Shakespeare Festival); Back Back Back Nov 29–Dec 31 acclaimed musical adaptation of Billy Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd, and Marry (The Old Globe); Carmen (La Jolla Elliot, winner of ten Tony Awards, includ- Me a Little. Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto Playhouse). ing Best Musical, recently concluded its FOR MATURE AUDIENCES 11 year run in the West End and is now PHIL SANTORA (TWSV Managing STEWART/WHITLEY (NY Casting) touring throughout the UK. Recently, Director) joined TheatreWorks in 2007. Duncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley Universal produced the Tony-nominated He has served as Managing Director of CSA. BROADWAY/NY: The Great production of Bring It On: The Musical Northlight Theatre (Chicago) and The Comet, A Clockwork Orange, As You Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Chicago and with Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Atlanta), The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Roundabout Theatre Company. as well as Development Director for Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Great Lakes Theatre Festival (Cleveland) Santaland Carnegie Hall West Side Story, The FREDERICIA TEATER has become and George Street Playhouse (New one of Europe’s leading presenters of Brunswick). He holds an MFA in Band Wagon, Pageant; WEST END/UK: musical theatre. They are well-known for Theatre Administration from the Yale Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, producing popular film-to-stage musical School of Drama and a BA in Drama Diaries West Side Story; TOURS: Finding The Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of adaptations, including Disney’s from Duke University. He is Vice Little Mermaid Aladdin By David Sedaris Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, , Disney’s President of the National Alliance for The Hunchback Chicago The Musical, Once, Shrek, (European premiere), and Musical Theatre Board. Prior board Adapted by Joe Mantello of Notre Dame Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets (which just finished a service includes the League of Chicago Directed by Jeffrey Lo sold-out run at The Royal Theatre in Theatres, Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, Over Broadway, We Will Rock You; Copenhagen). Fredericia Teater also and the executive committee of the UPCOMING: Hadestown, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Home Again, Waterfall, creates and develops original musicals, League of Resident Theatres (LORT). “A sardonic, merrily subversive tale!” including Seebach, about father and son He was named 2000’s Best Arts Newsday August Rush; REGIONAL: American Tommy and Rasmus Seebach, Denmark’s Administrator by Atlanta Magazine and Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay most beloved musical dynasty; and received the Atlanta Arts and Business Street, Goodspeed, Theatre Under the Dec 5–23 Esaura by Broadway composer/lyricist Council’s 1998 ABBY Award for Arts Stars, Aslo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, Royal John Bucchino and Danish bookwriter Administrator. Lohman Theatre at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills Caribbean. The Casting Society of Mads Æbeløe. Fredericia Teater has America. 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Arlene & Jack Leslie Ellen & Marc Brown Mary Louise Johnson Perry Segal Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information Janet Littlefield & Marda Buchholz & Marcie Brown Claiborne S. Jones Pamela & Rick Shames William Coggshall Eric Butler MD & Hilary Jones* Jack Shannahan Visionary Producers Janet Strauss & Jeff Hawkins John & Susan Diekman Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro Malcolm MacNaughton Suzanne Rocca-Butler Craig & Gina Jorasch Family Fund Sarah Shema & Neyssa Marina ($50,000 and above) Lynn Szekely-Goode & Susan Fairbrook Marks Family Foundation Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Jeff & Deborah Byron Mr. & Mrs. Abdo Kadifa Marge & Jim Shively Ann S. Bowers Dr. Richard Goode Sarah Donaldson The Marmor Foundation/ The Merrimac Fund Ron & Sally Carter Thomas Kailath & Anu Maitra Carolyn & Rick Silberman Dr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr. Mark & Teri Vershel Dan & Catharine Garber Drs. Michael & Jane Marmor Buff & Cindy Miller Rowland & Dawn Chase Louise Karr Gerry Sipes Anne & Larry Hambly Gayla Lorthridge Wood & Sylvia & Ron Gerst Gillian & Tom Moran Myrna & Hy Mitchner, PhD Josephine Chien & Ruth Ann & David Keefer Mariangela Smania & Pierre Cintra TheatreWorks Board Emeritus Walt Wood Emeri & Brad Handler Leslie & Douglas Murphy-Chutorian Margo & Roy Ogus Stephen Johnson Cynthia & Bert Keely Pamela Smith Lisa Webster & Ted Semple Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally Eileen Nelson & Hugh Franks Ronnie Plasters Lee & Amy Christel Arthur Keller Todd Smith Producers William J. Higgs Yvonne & Mike Nevens Susan Rabin Buchanan & Larry & Sara Condit Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz Art Stamness ($10,000 to $24,999) Executive Producers Larry Horton & George Wilson Ellice & Jim Papp David Buchanan Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny Jim & Marilyn Lattin Jim Stephens & Abraham Brown Anonymous (3) ($25,000 to $49,999) Edward Hunter & Richard Partridge Orli & Zack Rinat in memory of Milt, Michael, Henry Lawson & The Sher-Right Fund Marsha & Bill Adler Anonymous (2) Michelle Garcia Adam Samuels Charles G. Schulz & Claire E. Taylor and Jack Marcia Wells-Lawson Jan Thomson & Roy Levin Lois & Dr. Edward Anderson Bruce Cozadd Charlotte Jacobs & Philip Santora & Cristian Asher Edward & Jane Seaman Jeff & Amy Crowe Elizabeth Leep Helaina Titus Elaine Baskin & Ken Krechmer Yogen & Peggy Dalal Roderick Young Dorothy Saxe Bart Sears Richard & Anita Davis Janet & Phil Levine Ted & Betty Ullman Lucy Berlin & Glenn Trewitt The John & Marcia Goldman Leigh & Roy Johnson Loren & Shelley Saxe Joyce Reynolds Sinclair & Scott & Edie DeVine Donald & Rachel Levy Tzipor Ulman & Dan Rubinstein David & Lauren Berman Foundation Mike & Martha Kahn Martha Seaver & Scott Walecka Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair Douglas Dexter Stephen & Nancy Levy Les & Judy Vadasz Jayne Booker The Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell Julie Kaufman & Doug Klein Leonard Shustek & Donna Dubinsky Ellen & Ed Smith Dennis & Cindy Dillon Robert J. Lipshutz & Robert J. Van der Leest, MD Bredt Family Fund at Truckee Foundation Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy Sheri Sobrato Monica Donovan Nancy Wong, MD Mimi & Jim Van Horne Tahoe Community Foundation Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler Tom & Sharon Kelley Debra Summers & John Baker Lisa & Matthew Sonsini Pamela Dougherty Drs. John & Penny Loeb Lorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Steve & Gayle Brugler Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz Robin & Don Kennedy Watkins Family Charitable Fund Jerry Strom & Marilyn Austin Mr. & Mrs. Robert English Tom & Sally Logothetti Fred C. Rodriguez Steven & Karin Chase Mendelsohn Family Fund Dick & Cathy Lampman Carol Watts Catherine & Jeff Thermond Patrick Farris Richard & Charlene Maltzman in Thomas Vogelsang Fran Codispoti Morgan Family Foundation Dorothy Lazier Harriet & Frank Weiss Odette & Ewart Thomas Sheldon Finkelstein & memory of Carol Adler Margaret & Curt Weil George & Susan Crow Cynthia Sears Debra Leslie Jan Horn & Jane Weston Holly Ward & Scott Spector Beatriz V. Infante Marilyn Manning & Elissa Wellikson & Tim Shroyer Gordon & Carolyn Davidson Rick Stern & Sue & Dick Levy Bill & Janne Wissel Griff & Lynne Weber Peggy Woodford Forbes & Richard Lonergan Arlene & Bruce S. White Ranae DeSantis Nancy Ginsburg Stern Bart & Nancy Westcott Harry Bremond Anne B. McCarthy Karen Carlson White Mark & Sheila Wolfson Diane & Bob Frankle Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan Ken & Ruth Wilcox Barbara Franklin & Bernie Loth Kevin McCoy Bruce & Elinor Wilner THE INNER CIRCLE Jayne Booker, Chair Rani Menon & Keith Amidon Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoy Players Francis Franklin Lynn Wilson & Howard Roberts a variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases and ($1,500 to $2,999) Jay & Joyce Friedrichs Shauna Mika & Rick Callison Neil & Ann Wolff exchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artists Anonymous (5) Markus Fromherz & Heike Schmitz James Niemasik Judith & Peter Wolken 45 for 45Circle events. Contact Hans Cardenas at 650.463.7155 or [email protected] for more Marc & Sophia Abramson Marilee Gardner Lynn & Susan Orr Bill & Sue Worthington information. Douglas & Loretta Allred Ciro & Eileen Giammona David Pasta in memory of Linda & Joel Zizmor TheatreWorks 45 for 45 Circle members have made a multi-year pledge of $45,000 or more to honor Robert Kelley and Associate Producers Directors Mary Ann Anthony & Ken Fowkes Kenneth & Susan Greathouse Gloria J.A. Guth Shirley Bailey Renee & Mark Greenstein Beth & Charlie Perrell TW’s 45th Anniversary. Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or ($6,000 to $9,999) ($3,000 to $5,999) Pat Bashaw & Gene Segre Mary Ann & John Grilli Carrie Perzow & Von Leirer [email protected] for more information. Anonymous Paul Asente & Ron Jenks Mr. & Mrs. David W. Beach Barbara Gunther John & Valerie Poggi Carol Bacchetti Paul & Debbie Baker Betsy & George Bechtel Jim & Linda Hagan Diane Posnak Katherine Bazak & John Dohner Joel & Wendy Bartlett Elaine Baskin & Ken Krechmer Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Don & Deborah Bennett Kovin Hagan Karen & John Reis Dr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory Jim Bassett & Lily Hurlimann Caroline Beverstock Elaine & Eric Hahn Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones Ann S. Bowers Mendelsohn Family Fund of Dr. Kevin J. Gilmartin Anne & Buz Battle Charlotte & David Biegelsen Russell & Debbie Hall Edward & Verne Rice Gayle & Steve Brugler Rebecca & James Morgan Cabell Chinnis The BelleJAR Foundation Fumiko & Carl Bielefeldt David & Noreen Henig Paul & Sheri Robbins Bruce Cozadd Cynthia Sears David & Ann Crockett Marah & Gene Brehaut Robert & Letty Block Craig & Deborah Hoffman Bob Rodert & Bev Kiltz Gordon & Carolyn Davidson Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis John & Wynne Dobyns Bruce & Gail Chizen Neil & Karen Bonke Anne & Emma Grace Holmes Alicia Rojas & Howard Lyons Sylvia & Ron Gerst Rick Stern & David E. Gold & Dean & Wilma Chu Anne & Larry Hambly Nancy Ginsburg Stern Irene Blumenkranz Nancy Mahoney Cohen Ronald Hayden Diane & Howard Crittenden Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally Mark & Teri Vershel Benefactors Linda M. Hinton & Vince Foecke Randy Curry & Kay Simon ($750 to $1,499) Julie Kaufman Lisa Webster Lisa & Marc Jones Redwood Serenity Fund Anonymous • Sally Abel • Kathleen Anderson & Jeffrey Lipkin • Doug & Marie Barry • Brigid Barton • Sharon & John Brauman • James B. Brennock • Marni Brown & Tom & Sharon Kelley Watkins Family Charitable Hal & Iris Korol Richard & Josephine Ferrie Gabe Garcia • David Cohan • Robert A. Cook • Ron & Marion Dickel • Suzanne & Allan Epstein • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis • Wesley & Dianne Gardiner • Joseph & Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler Trust Rob & Ann Marangell Gayle Flanagan Sondra Glider • Jack & Joan Gorham • Sue & Bill Gould • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Susan Heller • Mitzi Henderson • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Laurie T Jarrett • Dean & Patricia Johnson • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • David & Joyce Kim • Michael & Ina Korek • Allan & Linda Kramer • George & Ann Limbach • Alexander & Anne Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz Carol Watts Richard Niblock AV Flox & Yonatan Zunger Long • Anders & Juneko Martinson • Katherine Mason • Sharon & Harris Meyers • Gus Meyner in memory of Miriam • William & Sue Miklos • Annie Nunan* • Sharon & Dorothy Lazier Janne & Bill Wissel Bill & Janet Nicholls Lynda & Steve Fox John Patterson • Susan Rinne • In memory of Bridget Ross • Mr. & Mrs. John Rudolph • Tom & Nan Ryan • Nancy & Magnus Ryde • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • Lee & Kim Mark & Debra Leslie Joe, Nancy, Sam & Sara Ragey Peter & Rose Friedland Scheuer • David & Harriet Schnur • Ursula Shultz • Barbara & David Sloss • Peter & Anne Steiner • Polly Taylor in memory of Ted Taylor • Marilyn Tinderholt • Gary & Carole & Michael Marks In memory of Pearl Reimer Terry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Cathy Walz Tom Rindfleisch & Carli Scott Robert Kelley Contributions listed were received between 08/09/2016 and 08/09/2017. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. Ron & Lila Schmidt Peter & Laura Haas For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Sarah Benjamin at 650.463.7132 or [email protected]. Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir Jerre & Nancy Hitz * Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.

26 THEATREWORKS TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Contributors D & J Hodgson Family Foundation Bob & Martha Bowden Susan M. Huch Alan Russell & Fred Thiemann Jack Jorgenson Lauren & Darrell Boyle Perry A. Irvine & Ellen & Jerry Saliman THE PRODUCER CIRCLE Chris Kenrick Michael & Leslie Braun Linda Romley-Irvine Joseph & Sandy Santandrea TheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may select Bill & Terry Krivan Kathy Bridgman Sudhanshu & Lori Jain Carolyn Schutz* a production to follow from ”page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits. Arlene & Jack Leslie Ellen & Marc Brown Mary Louise Johnson Perry Segal Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information Janet Littlefield & Marda Buchholz & Marcie Brown Claiborne S. Jones Pamela & Rick Shames William Coggshall Eric Butler MD & Hilary Jones* Jack Shannahan Visionary Producers Janet Strauss & Jeff Hawkins John & Susan Diekman Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro Malcolm MacNaughton Suzanne Rocca-Butler Craig & Gina Jorasch Family Fund Sarah Shema & Neyssa Marina ($50,000 and above) Lynn Szekely-Goode & Susan Fairbrook Marks Family Foundation Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Jeff & Deborah Byron Mr. & Mrs. Abdo Kadifa Marge & Jim Shively Ann S. Bowers Dr. Richard Goode Sarah Donaldson The Marmor Foundation/ The Merrimac Fund Ron & Sally Carter Thomas Kailath & Anu Maitra Carolyn & Rick Silberman Dr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr. Mark & Teri Vershel Dan & Catharine Garber Drs. Michael & Jane Marmor Buff & Cindy Miller Rowland & Dawn Chase Louise Karr Gerry Sipes Anne & Larry Hambly Gayla Lorthridge Wood & Sylvia & Ron Gerst Gillian & Tom Moran Myrna & Hy Mitchner, PhD Josephine Chien & Ruth Ann & David Keefer Mariangela Smania & Pierre Cintra TheatreWorks Board Emeritus Walt Wood Emeri & Brad Handler Leslie & Douglas Murphy-Chutorian Margo & Roy Ogus Stephen Johnson Cynthia & Bert Keely Pamela Smith Lisa Webster & Ted Semple Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally Eileen Nelson & Hugh Franks Ronnie Plasters Lee & Amy Christel Arthur Keller Todd Smith Producers William J. Higgs Yvonne & Mike Nevens Susan Rabin Buchanan & Larry & Sara Condit Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz Art Stamness ($10,000 to $24,999) Executive Producers Larry Horton & George Wilson Ellice & Jim Papp David Buchanan Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny Jim & Marilyn Lattin Jim Stephens & Abraham Brown Anonymous (3) ($25,000 to $49,999) Edward Hunter & Richard Partridge Orli & Zack Rinat in memory of Milt, Michael, Henry Lawson & The Sher-Right Fund Marsha & Bill Adler Anonymous (2) Michelle Garcia Adam Samuels Charles G. Schulz & Claire E. Taylor and Jack Marcia Wells-Lawson Jan Thomson & Roy Levin Lois & Dr. Edward Anderson Bruce Cozadd Charlotte Jacobs & Philip Santora & Cristian Asher Edward & Jane Seaman Jeff & Amy Crowe Elizabeth Leep Helaina Titus Elaine Baskin & Ken Krechmer Yogen & Peggy Dalal Roderick Young Dorothy Saxe Bart Sears Richard & Anita Davis Janet & Phil Levine Ted & Betty Ullman Lucy Berlin & Glenn Trewitt The John & Marcia Goldman Leigh & Roy Johnson Loren & Shelley Saxe Joyce Reynolds Sinclair & Scott & Edie DeVine Donald & Rachel Levy Tzipor Ulman & Dan Rubinstein David & Lauren Berman Foundation Mike & Martha Kahn Martha Seaver & Scott Walecka Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair Douglas Dexter Stephen & Nancy Levy Les & Judy Vadasz Jayne Booker The Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell Julie Kaufman & Doug Klein Leonard Shustek & Donna Dubinsky Ellen & Ed Smith Dennis & Cindy Dillon Robert J. Lipshutz & Robert J. Van der Leest, MD Bredt Family Fund at Truckee Foundation Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy Sheri Sobrato Monica Donovan Nancy Wong, MD Mimi & Jim Van Horne Tahoe Community Foundation Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler Tom & Sharon Kelley Debra Summers & John Baker Lisa & Matthew Sonsini Pamela Dougherty Drs. John & Penny Loeb Lorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Steve & Gayle Brugler Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz Robin & Don Kennedy Watkins Family Charitable Fund Jerry Strom & Marilyn Austin Mr. & Mrs. Robert English Tom & Sally Logothetti Fred C. Rodriguez Steven & Karin Chase Mendelsohn Family Fund Dick & Cathy Lampman Carol Watts Catherine & Jeff Thermond Patrick Farris Richard & Charlene Maltzman in Thomas Vogelsang Fran Codispoti Morgan Family Foundation Dorothy Lazier Harriet & Frank Weiss Odette & Ewart Thomas Sheldon Finkelstein & memory of Carol Adler Margaret & Curt Weil George & Susan Crow Cynthia Sears Debra Leslie Jan Horn & Jane Weston Holly Ward & Scott Spector Beatriz V. Infante Marilyn Manning & Elissa Wellikson & Tim Shroyer Gordon & Carolyn Davidson Rick Stern & Sue & Dick Levy Bill & Janne Wissel Griff & Lynne Weber Peggy Woodford Forbes & Richard Lonergan Arlene & Bruce S. White Ranae DeSantis Nancy Ginsburg Stern Bart & Nancy Westcott Harry Bremond Anne B. McCarthy Karen Carlson White Mark & Sheila Wolfson Diane & Bob Frankle Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan Ken & Ruth Wilcox Barbara Franklin & Bernie Loth Kevin McCoy Bruce & Elinor Wilner THE INNER CIRCLE Jayne Booker, Chair Rani Menon & Keith Amidon Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoy Players Francis Franklin Lynn Wilson & Howard Roberts a variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases and ($1,500 to $2,999) Jay & Joyce Friedrichs Shauna Mika & Rick Callison Neil & Ann Wolff exchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artists Anonymous (5) Markus Fromherz & Heike Schmitz James Niemasik Judith & Peter Wolken 45 for 45Circle events. Contact Hans Cardenas at 650.463.7155 or [email protected] for more Marc & Sophia Abramson Marilee Gardner Lynn & Susan Orr Bill & Sue Worthington information. Douglas & Loretta Allred Ciro & Eileen Giammona David Pasta in memory of Linda & Joel Zizmor TheatreWorks 45 for 45 Circle members have made a multi-year pledge of $45,000 or more to honor Robert Kelley and Associate Producers Directors Mary Ann Anthony & Ken Fowkes Kenneth & Susan Greathouse Gloria J.A. Guth Shirley Bailey Renee & Mark Greenstein Beth & Charlie Perrell TW’s 45th Anniversary. Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or ($6,000 to $9,999) ($3,000 to $5,999) Pat Bashaw & Gene Segre Mary Ann & John Grilli Carrie Perzow & Von Leirer [email protected] for more information. Anonymous Paul Asente & Ron Jenks Mr. & Mrs. David W. Beach Barbara Gunther John & Valerie Poggi Carol Bacchetti Paul & Debbie Baker Betsy & George Bechtel Jim & Linda Hagan Diane Posnak Katherine Bazak & John Dohner Joel & Wendy Bartlett Elaine Baskin & Ken Krechmer Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Don & Deborah Bennett Kovin Hagan Karen & John Reis Dr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory Jim Bassett & Lily Hurlimann Caroline Beverstock Elaine & Eric Hahn Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones Ann S. Bowers Mendelsohn Family Fund of Dr. Kevin J. Gilmartin Anne & Buz Battle Charlotte & David Biegelsen Russell & Debbie Hall Edward & Verne Rice Gayle & Steve Brugler Rebecca & James Morgan Cabell Chinnis The BelleJAR Foundation Fumiko & Carl Bielefeldt David & Noreen Henig Paul & Sheri Robbins Bruce Cozadd Cynthia Sears David & Ann Crockett Marah & Gene Brehaut Robert & Letty Block Craig & Deborah Hoffman Bob Rodert & Bev Kiltz Gordon & Carolyn Davidson Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis John & Wynne Dobyns Bruce & Gail Chizen Neil & Karen Bonke Anne & Emma Grace Holmes Alicia Rojas & Howard Lyons Sylvia & Ron Gerst Rick Stern & David E. Gold & Dean & Wilma Chu Anne & Larry Hambly Nancy Ginsburg Stern Irene Blumenkranz Nancy Mahoney Cohen Ronald Hayden Diane & Howard Crittenden Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally Mark & Teri Vershel Benefactors Linda M. Hinton & Vince Foecke Randy Curry & Kay Simon ($750 to $1,499) Julie Kaufman Lisa Webster Lisa & Marc Jones Redwood Serenity Fund Anonymous • Sally Abel • Kathleen Anderson & Jeffrey Lipkin • Doug & Marie Barry • Brigid Barton • Sharon & John Brauman • James B. Brennock • Marni Brown & Tom & Sharon Kelley Watkins Family Charitable Hal & Iris Korol Richard & Josephine Ferrie Gabe Garcia • David Cohan • Robert A. Cook • Ron & Marion Dickel • Suzanne & Allan Epstein • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis • Wesley & Dianne Gardiner • Joseph & Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler Trust Rob & Ann Marangell Gayle Flanagan Sondra Glider • Jack & Joan Gorham • Sue & Bill Gould • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Susan Heller • Mitzi Henderson • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Laurie T Jarrett • Dean & Patricia Johnson • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • David & Joyce Kim • Michael & Ina Korek • Allan & Linda Kramer • George & Ann Limbach • Alexander & Anne Michelle & Michael Kwatinetz Carol Watts Richard Niblock AV Flox & Yonatan Zunger Long • Anders & Juneko Martinson • Katherine Mason • Sharon & Harris Meyers • Gus Meyner in memory of Miriam • William & Sue Miklos • Annie Nunan* • Sharon & Dorothy Lazier Janne & Bill Wissel Bill & Janet Nicholls Lynda & Steve Fox John Patterson • Susan Rinne • In memory of Bridget Ross • Mr. & Mrs. John Rudolph • Tom & Nan Ryan • Nancy & Magnus Ryde • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • Lee & Kim Mark & Debra Leslie Joe, Nancy, Sam & Sara Ragey Peter & Rose Friedland Scheuer • David & Harriet Schnur • Ursula Shultz • Barbara & David Sloss • Peter & Anne Steiner • Polly Taylor in memory of Ted Taylor • Marilyn Tinderholt • Gary & Carole & Michael Marks In memory of Pearl Reimer Terry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Cathy Walz Tom Rindfleisch & Carli Scott Robert Kelley Contributions listed were received between 08/09/2016 and 08/09/2017. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. Ron & Lila Schmidt Peter & Laura Haas For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Sarah Benjamin at 650.463.7132 or [email protected]. Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir Jerre & Nancy Hitz * Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.

encoremediagroup.com/programs 27 VISIONARY SPONSORS CORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Managing Director Phil Santora Foundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits. ARTISTIC SCENERY DEVELOPMENT MARKETING Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information. Associate Artistic Director Technical Director Director of Development Acting Marketing Director Visionary Sponsors Sponsors The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Leslie Martinson Frank Sarmiento Ronnie Plasters Syche Phillips ($50,000 and above) ($10,000 to $14,999) Nikon Precision, Inc. Director of New Works Lead Scenic Artist/Craftsman Associate Director of Art Director Palo Alto Weekly* The Garden Court Hotel* Adams Wine Group* Giovanna Sardelli Tom Langguth Individual Giving Ev Shiro Perkins Coie LLP The William Randolph Hearst Harrell Remodeling H. Hans Cárdenas Foundations Heising-Simons Foundation Wells Fargo Company Manager/ Master Carpenter Box Office Manager The William & Flora Hewlett Hengehold Motor Company* Casting Associate Bill Roberts Grants & Communication Manager Alix Josefski Jeffrey Lo Ginnie Redmond Foundation Friends Carpenters Marketing & Communications J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines* Benefactors ($1,000 to $2,499) Resident Musical Director Esteban Calvillo, Rodrigo Frausto, Events Manager Manager The Mercury News* ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous William Liberatore Patrick McKenna Jodi Corwin Heather Orth The David & Lucile Packard Robert E. and Adele M. ChaseVP* Associate Company Manager Development Operations Manager Digital Media Manager Foundation Boydston Charitable Regarding Arts* Steven Muterspaugh PROPERTIES Sarah Benjamin Jennifer Gosk The Shubert Foundation Foundation Sobrato Philanthropies* Dodge & Cox Investment Matching Gifts Artistic Staff Assistant Properties Master Telefunding/Telesales Systems Analyst Managers Many companies will double or triple their Jessia Hoffman Christopher Fitzer Constance Gannon Andrew Skelton Presenting Sponsor Fenwick & West LLP employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to Company Management Assistant Properties Stock Manager Ticket Services Supervisor ($25,000 to $49,999) Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Samantha Ricci Alfred Rudolph EDUCATION Michelle Skinner National Endowment for the Arts Trusts Call 650.463.7155 for more information. Properties Artisans Director of Education Patron Services Coordinator Sand Hill Foundation National Alliance for Musical Artistic Intern Amazon Smile Foundation Roger Anderson, Justine Law Amy Cole-Farrell Tracy Hayden Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry* Theatre Cameron Wells Adobe Systems Rotary Club of Palo Alto Associate Education Director Ticket Services Representatives Agilent Technologies New Works Reading Committee Palo Alto Weekly Holiday COSTUMES Katie Bartholomew Andrée Beals, Laura Henricksen, Supporting Sponsors Avant! Foundation Bill Adler, Cristian Asher, Fund Elaine Baskin, Doug Brook, Margaret Purdy ($15,000 to $24,999) Apple Costume Director Education Associate/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Sue Krumbein, Shareen Merriam, Applied Materials, Inc. Google Jill Bowers Master Teaching Artist Graphics Assistant Rosati Foundation Patty Reinhart, Cindi Sears, PRESENTING SPONSORS Carla Befera Public Relations* Hewlett-Packard Company Meghan C. Hakes Katie Dai The Leonard C. and Mildred F. Scott Walecka Assistant Costumer IBM Noah Marin Master Teaching Artist Public Relations & Advertising Ferguson Foundation Supporters Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Piper LaGrelius Carla Befera & Co. The Kimball Foundation ($2,500 to $4,999) PRODUCTION, Lead Cutter/Draper Microsoft Carla Befera, Courtney Heimbuck Avidbank Yen La Wong Teaching Artists SanDisk Corporation Netflix LIGHTING, & SOUND The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Cooley LLP* Jake Arky Company Photographers Rambus Inc. Production Manager Wardrobe Manager Charitable Trust Los Altos Community Lauren Berman Kevin Berne, Alessandra Mello David A. Milligan Michaela O’Neill Foundation * Indicates donors whose gifts include Jennifer Debevec in-kind goods or services. Costume Rentals Manager MAC Cosmetics* Assistant Production Manager Caitlin Evenson ADMINISTRATIVE Elizar Ivanov Conni Edwards Matthew Keuter Josh Marx General Manager Operations Manager/ Assistant Cutter/First Hand Lauren Mayer Scott DeVine Master Electrician Michelle Earney ENDOWMENT FUND Michileen Oberst Steven B. Mannshardt Business Manager TheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts. Stitcher Jed Pasario Jason Hyde Son Pham Marsha & Bill Adler • William C. Anderson • Ann S. Bowers • Polly & Tom Bredt • Bruce Cozadd & Sharon Resident Lighting Designer Kelly Rinehart Database Administrator Hoffman • Peter & Melanie Cross • Yogen & Peggy Dalal • Carl H. Feldman • Kathryn Green • The John & Steven B. Mannshardt Resident Wigmaster Martin Rojas Dietrich Cassie Rosenbrock Ken Maitz Marcia Goldman Foundation • Emeri & Brad Handler • Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts • Charles & Roberta Production Coordinator Sharon Ridge Elissa Stebbins SUPPORTING SPONSORS Katz Family Foundation • Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan • The Rathmann Family Foundation • Eddie Karen Szpaller Staff Accountant Hair Stylist Amanda Wallace Reynolds • John & Diane Savage • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode Barbara Sloss Electricians Jeanne Naritomi Maryssa Wanlass Kat Arguello, Danny Beall, Front Desk Volunteers FUTUREWORKS Steven Fetter, Carolyn Guggemos, Joan Doherty, Cindi Sears FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of life A.C. Hay, Cosmo Hom, insurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact [email protected] for more information. Dan Kaminski, Sean Kramer, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT ADDITIONAL STAFF Anonymous (6) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • Elaine Baskin & Nick Kumamoto, Evan Lola, Associate Director J. Scott Lapp Followspot Operators Ryan Hubbard, Tailor Richard Tran Harris Meyers, Gary Nelson, Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker • James & Diane Assistant Choreographer Addy Chan Patrick Idleman Stitchers Nika Cassaro, Lisa Claybaugh, Jeff Spackman, Jarku Tang Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Carol Buchser • The estate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor Assistant Costume Designers Sound Supervisor Jeff Mockus Michelle Cross, Molly Dagnelie, W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny • Bruce Cozadd • George & Susan Crow • Load-in/Strike Volunteers Cathleen Edwards, Amy Sutton Sound Engineer Colin Whitely Mary Ann Flippin, Thom Hoffman, SPONSORS John & Wynne Dobyns • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Rick Amerson, Deborah Bennett, Production Assistant Annette Koehn Backstage Sound Dimitri Wentworth Nina Parker, Jenna Phillips, Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & Carolyn Gannon • Ed Glazier • Marcia & Ed Hunter Rehearsal Pianists Jonathan Erman, Backstage Sound Assistant Ashley Roe Kyo Yohena, Larisa Zaiko David Brown Megan Hall Jamil Kayrulin, Dutch Fritz, John Goldman • Kathryn Green • Lorie Griswold • Maureen Hoberg • Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Show Carpenter Crafts Copyist Ryan Driscoll Properties Runners Alison Froke, Kelly Koehn, Maggie Heaman Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sam & Elaine Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • John W. STAGE MANAGEMENT Music Assistant Jesse Sanchez Janny Coté Selected costumes executed by & Nancy Lee Jalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Stanley Earl Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mike & Martha Kahn • Assistant Keyboard Programmer Deck Crew José Arenas John Kristiansen New York, Inc. Dr. Steve Kelem • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Jane Kos • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • Woof Resident Stage Manager Randall K. Lum Randy Cohen Dressers Miranda Steinberg, Costume Volunteers Taisia Kurtzman • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mangelsdorf • Steve Mannshardt • Monte Mansir • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Speech Coach Kimberly Mohne Hill Mauricio Suarez Nikonischenko, Shareen Merriam • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Cynthia S. Miller • Tami & Craney Ogata • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen- Production Electrician Justin Buchs Wardrobe Assistant Audrey Morton Studio teaching services provided by Reiner • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora & Cristian Projection Design Associate Specialty Headdresses Arnold Levine On Location Education. Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Edward & Jane Seaman • Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis • Joyce And thanks to our fabulous Omar Ramos Fabric Painting Hochi Asiatico David Price, Studio Teacher Reynolds Sinclair • Gerry Sipes • Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M. TheatreWorkers! Projection Content Artist Drapers Marina Agabekov, Child Wranglers Dashiell Hillman, Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens • Mark Stevenson • Laurie Waldman • Carol Daniel Carino Julie Engelbrecht Marissa Mendoza Watts • Karen Carlson White • Renee & Herman Winick Lighting Assistant Mikaela Rangel Assistant Cutter April Bonasera Open Captioning Heather Orth

28 THEATREWORKS VISIONARY SPONSORS CORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Managing Director Phil Santora Foundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits. ARTISTIC SCENERY DEVELOPMENT MARKETING Contact Ronnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information. Associate Artistic Director Technical Director Director of Development Acting Marketing Director Visionary Sponsors Sponsors The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Leslie Martinson Frank Sarmiento Ronnie Plasters Syche Phillips ($50,000 and above) ($10,000 to $14,999) Nikon Precision, Inc. Director of New Works Lead Scenic Artist/Craftsman Associate Director of Art Director Palo Alto Weekly* The Garden Court Hotel* Adams Wine Group* Giovanna Sardelli Tom Langguth Individual Giving Ev Shiro Perkins Coie LLP The William Randolph Hearst Harrell Remodeling H. Hans Cárdenas Foundations Heising-Simons Foundation Wells Fargo Company Manager/ Master Carpenter Box Office Manager The William & Flora Hewlett Hengehold Motor Company* Casting Associate Bill Roberts Grants & Communication Manager Alix Josefski Jeffrey Lo Ginnie Redmond Foundation Friends Carpenters Marketing & Communications J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines* Benefactors ($1,000 to $2,499) Resident Musical Director Esteban Calvillo, Rodrigo Frausto, Events Manager Manager The Mercury News* ($5,000 to $9,999) Anonymous William Liberatore Patrick McKenna Jodi Corwin Heather Orth The David & Lucile Packard Robert E. and Adele M. ChaseVP* Associate Company Manager Development Operations Manager Digital Media Manager Foundation Boydston Charitable Regarding Arts* Steven Muterspaugh PROPERTIES Sarah Benjamin Jennifer Gosk The Shubert Foundation Foundation Sobrato Philanthropies* Dodge & Cox Investment Matching Gifts Artistic Staff Assistant Properties Master Telefunding/Telesales Systems Analyst Managers Many companies will double or triple their Jessia Hoffman Christopher Fitzer Constance Gannon Andrew Skelton Presenting Sponsor Fenwick & West LLP employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to Company Management Assistant Properties Stock Manager Ticket Services Supervisor ($25,000 to $49,999) Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Samantha Ricci Alfred Rudolph EDUCATION Michelle Skinner National Endowment for the Arts Trusts Call 650.463.7155 for more information. Properties Artisans Director of Education Patron Services Coordinator Sand Hill Foundation National Alliance for Musical Artistic Intern Amazon Smile Foundation Roger Anderson, Justine Law Amy Cole-Farrell Tracy Hayden Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry* Theatre Cameron Wells Adobe Systems Rotary Club of Palo Alto Associate Education Director Ticket Services Representatives Agilent Technologies New Works Reading Committee Palo Alto Weekly Holiday COSTUMES Katie Bartholomew Andrée Beals, Laura Henricksen, Supporting Sponsors Avant! Foundation Bill Adler, Cristian Asher, Fund Elaine Baskin, Doug Brook, Margaret Purdy ($15,000 to $24,999) Apple Costume Director Education Associate/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Sue Krumbein, Shareen Merriam, Applied Materials, Inc. Google Jill Bowers Master Teaching Artist Graphics Assistant Rosati Foundation Patty Reinhart, Cindi Sears, PRESENTING SPONSORS Carla Befera Public Relations* Hewlett-Packard Company Meghan C. Hakes Katie Dai The Leonard C. and Mildred F. Scott Walecka Assistant Costumer IBM Noah Marin Master Teaching Artist Public Relations & Advertising Ferguson Foundation Supporters Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Piper LaGrelius Carla Befera & Co. The Kimball Foundation ($2,500 to $4,999) PRODUCTION, Lead Cutter/Draper Microsoft Carla Befera, Courtney Heimbuck Avidbank Yen La Wong Teaching Artists SanDisk Corporation Netflix LIGHTING, & SOUND The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Cooley LLP* Jake Arky Company Photographers Rambus Inc. Production Manager Wardrobe Manager Charitable Trust Los Altos Community Lauren Berman Kevin Berne, Alessandra Mello David A. Milligan Michaela O’Neill Foundation * Indicates donors whose gifts include Jennifer Debevec in-kind goods or services. Costume Rentals Manager MAC Cosmetics* Assistant Production Manager Caitlin Evenson ADMINISTRATIVE Elizar Ivanov Conni Edwards Matthew Keuter Josh Marx General Manager Operations Manager/ Assistant Cutter/First Hand Lauren Mayer Scott DeVine Master Electrician Michelle Earney ENDOWMENT FUND Michileen Oberst Steven B. Mannshardt Business Manager TheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts. Stitcher Jed Pasario Jason Hyde Son Pham Marsha & Bill Adler • William C. Anderson • Ann S. Bowers • Polly & Tom Bredt • Bruce Cozadd & Sharon Resident Lighting Designer Kelly Rinehart Database Administrator Hoffman • Peter & Melanie Cross • Yogen & Peggy Dalal • Carl H. Feldman • Kathryn Green • The John & Steven B. Mannshardt Resident Wigmaster Martin Rojas Dietrich Cassie Rosenbrock Ken Maitz Marcia Goldman Foundation • Emeri & Brad Handler • Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts • Charles & Roberta Production Coordinator Sharon Ridge Elissa Stebbins SUPPORTING SPONSORS Katz Family Foundation • Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan • The Rathmann Family Foundation • Eddie Karen Szpaller Staff Accountant Hair Stylist Amanda Wallace Reynolds • John & Diane Savage • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode Barbara Sloss Electricians Jeanne Naritomi Maryssa Wanlass Kat Arguello, Danny Beall, Front Desk Volunteers FUTUREWORKS Steven Fetter, Carolyn Guggemos, Joan Doherty, Cindi Sears FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of life A.C. Hay, Cosmo Hom, insurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact [email protected] for more information. Dan Kaminski, Sean Kramer, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT ADDITIONAL STAFF Anonymous (6) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • Elaine Baskin & Nick Kumamoto, Evan Lola, Associate Director J. Scott Lapp Followspot Operators Ryan Hubbard, Tailor Richard Tran Harris Meyers, Gary Nelson, Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker • James & Diane Assistant Choreographer Addy Chan Patrick Idleman Stitchers Nika Cassaro, Lisa Claybaugh, Jeff Spackman, Jarku Tang Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Carol Buchser • The estate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor Assistant Costume Designers Sound Supervisor Jeff Mockus Michelle Cross, Molly Dagnelie, W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny • Bruce Cozadd • George & Susan Crow • Load-in/Strike Volunteers Cathleen Edwards, Amy Sutton Sound Engineer Colin Whitely Mary Ann Flippin, Thom Hoffman, SPONSORS John & Wynne Dobyns • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Rick Amerson, Deborah Bennett, Production Assistant Annette Koehn Backstage Sound Dimitri Wentworth Nina Parker, Jenna Phillips, Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & Carolyn Gannon • Ed Glazier • Marcia & Ed Hunter Rehearsal Pianists Jonathan Erman, Backstage Sound Assistant Ashley Roe Kyo Yohena, Larisa Zaiko David Brown Megan Hall Jamil Kayrulin, Dutch Fritz, John Goldman • Kathryn Green • Lorie Griswold • Maureen Hoberg • Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Show Carpenter Crafts Copyist Ryan Driscoll Properties Runners Alison Froke, Kelly Koehn, Maggie Heaman Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sam & Elaine Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • John W. STAGE MANAGEMENT Music Assistant Jesse Sanchez Janny Coté Selected costumes executed by & Nancy Lee Jalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Stanley Earl Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mike & Martha Kahn • Assistant Keyboard Programmer Deck Crew José Arenas John Kristiansen New York, Inc. Dr. Steve Kelem • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Jane Kos • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • Woof Resident Stage Manager Randall K. Lum Randy Cohen Dressers Miranda Steinberg, Costume Volunteers Taisia Kurtzman • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mangelsdorf • Steve Mannshardt • Monte Mansir • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle Speech Coach Kimberly Mohne Hill Mauricio Suarez Nikonischenko, Shareen Merriam • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Cynthia S. Miller • Tami & Craney Ogata • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen- Production Electrician Justin Buchs Wardrobe Assistant Audrey Morton Studio teaching services provided by Reiner • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora & Cristian Projection Design Associate Specialty Headdresses Arnold Levine On Location Education. Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Edward & Jane Seaman • Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis • Joyce And thanks to our fabulous Omar Ramos Fabric Painting Hochi Asiatico David Price, Studio Teacher Reynolds Sinclair • Gerry Sipes • Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M. TheatreWorkers! Projection Content Artist Drapers Marina Agabekov, Child Wranglers Dashiell Hillman, Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens • Mark Stevenson • Laurie Waldman • Carol Daniel Carino Julie Engelbrecht Marissa Mendoza Watts • Karen Carlson White • Renee & Herman Winick Lighting Assistant Mikaela Rangel Assistant Cutter April Bonasera Open Captioning Heather Orth

encoremediagroup.com/programs 29 Five Fun Facts About TheatreWorks Spring Theatre Camps OUNTAIN VIEW CENTER ∂ Campers learn acting, movement, and stage craft skills in a fun, playful, FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS and engaging way! M MAILING ADDRESS BOOKING INFORMATION ∑ Campers make new friends and work together in a team! Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ three City of Mountain View theaters and support spaces may be booked for perform- ∏ Campers learn from professional Teaching Artists who are experienced Post Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540 ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events. artists and educators! For booking information, please call 650-903-6556. TICKETS & INFORMATION Campers create a new character to bring to life with their new 650.903.6000 (24 hours) mvcpa.com HOME COMPANIES π [email protected] The Center is proud to serve as host to two Home theatrical skills! Com panies: TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Ticket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to Theatre. These arts organizations perform a significant Campers show off all that they have learned during a final presentation 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. Ticket portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute ∫ Services also features a telephone information hotline. to the overall success of the Center. for family and friends! Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day. Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727 PLEASE NOTE Grades K–5 • All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. GENERAL INFORMATION • Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed April 2–6, 2018 in Palo Alto and April 9–13, 2018 in Menlo Park 500 Castro Street, Mountain View to performers, cameras and recording devices are NEW: Join us for Spring Camp in Los Altos, April 9–13, 2018 Administrative Office prohibited in the theaters during most events. Phone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900 Unauthorized cameras and recording devices Tuition is $350 will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance. Sibling Discounts (Use code 2SBSIBS @ check-out online) FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING • Please do not bring food or drink (except bottled To receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000. water) into the theaters. Need-based scholarships and extended care are available. Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events • To avoid disruption of the performance, please set at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get the pagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watches T I N special offers and event updates by email. For more information, contact Associate Director of Education, Katie and cellular phones before entering the theater. • Please become familiar with the exits. In an

R A C Y M Bartholomew, at 650.463.7154 or [email protected]. emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff. T REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES MainStage There are no refunds unless a performance is canceled If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. or rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by the In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, or presenter of each event. For more information, please call crouch below seats, then listen for instructions Ticket Services at 650-903-6000. from Center staff.

TheatreWorks SV General Information LATE ARRIVALS Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the producing u u u u u u u organization. We recommend that patrons arrive at the CONTACT US GROUP SAVINGS LOST AND FOUND Center a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. Mailing Address: Savings are available for groups of 10 or more. For Mountain View Center for the Performing If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allow PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458 For more information, call Michelle Skinner at Arts lost and found, please call 650.903.6568. additional time. Our ticket office closes one half hour MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963 650.463.7115 or email [email protected]. For Lucie Stern Theatre lost and found, please after curtain time. Ken Rosenberg, Mayor • Lenny Siegel, Vice Mayor Email: [email protected] call 650.463.1960. WHEELCHAIR SEATING Margaret Abe-Koga • Christopher Clark MERGENCY UMBER Lisa Matichak • John McAlister • Pat Showalter TICKET SERVICES Seating is available for wheelchair patrons. Please PLEASE REMEMBER E N Our House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) Dan Rich, City Manager Tickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley telephone the Ticket Office in advance so that There is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies. to receive emergency calls during performances. performances are sold through the TheatreWorks special arrangements may be made. Cameras and recording devices of any kind Silicon Valley Box Office PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE LISTENING SYSTEMS are strictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm; is permitted in the theatres. Please ensure that ADDITIONAL SERVICES Kathleen M. Branyon • Carol Donahue Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pm Both theatres are equipped with listening all electronic devices are set to the ”off” The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fully Hafsa Mirza • Daniel Palay Phone: 650.463.1960 systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. position while you are in the theatre. accessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating or SecondStage Tickets may also be Please see the house manager for details. other assistance obtained through the Children 5 and under are not permitted in may make arrangements with Ticket CENTER STAFF Mountain View Center Ticket Office AUDIO-CAPTIONING the theatre. Persons 14 and under must be Services at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000. Hours: Wednesday–Satur The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is a day, noon–6pm accompanied by an adult. Every person, Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible to Phone: 650.903.6000 Audio captioning for the visually impaired is division of the City of Mountain View’s Community Services regardless of age, must have a ticket. better serve your needs. Assistive listening system available at certain performances. Please call headsets are available in the lobby for performances. Department, J.P. de la Montaigne, Director. WALK-UP TICKET SERVICES 650.463.1960 for details. Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices are You may also bring your own headphones or earbuds to Executive Director subject to change. W. Scott Whisler The walk-up ticket office will open one hour plug into a receiver to utillize the system. Audio described OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Marketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda Ranson prior to each performance. Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, but services Open-captioned performances for for patrons who are visually impaired are are exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Marketing Outreach Coordinator Susannah Greenwood PERFORMANCE TIMES The Prince of Egypt: 10/22 at 2pm & 7pm, available at some performances. Patrons who are hearing Some restrictions apply. impaired may request translation services (for information Business Manager Cindy Miksa Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pm 10/25 at 2pm call 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices will Tuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pm Around the World in 80 Days: 12/10 at 2pm & 7pm, Operations Manager Daniel Kays be checked at the back of the theater unless the device Thursday–Saturday Eve 8:00pm 12/20 at 2pm Visit theatreworks.org Booking Coordinator Jenn Poret fits completely beneath the seats. Sunday Eve 7:00pm For more information about open captioning, for detailed information or to purchase tickets. Ticket Services Director Liz Nelson Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2:00pm please contact the box office at 650.463.1960 Senior Ticket Representative Carolyn Marie Len INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES or [email protected]. VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTER The Center owes a great deal of its success to its Starting at $35 (balcony). LATE ARRIVALS dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docents Discounts available for Seniors, Educators, and Latecomers will not be seated until appropriate and Office Volunteers. Join us, support the arts and be a Patrons 35 & Under. For pricing, call intervals, and may not be seated in their exact seat part of the Center! For moreinformation, please call 650.463.1960 or visit theatreworks.org. locations until intermission. Rotunda 650-903-6568.

30 THEATREWORKS Five Fun Facts About TheatreWorks Spring Theatre Camps OUNTAIN VIEW CENTER ∂ Campers learn acting, movement, and stage craft skills in a fun, playful, FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS and engaging way! M MAILING ADDRESS BOOKING INFORMATION ∑ Campers make new friends and work together in a team! Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ three City of Mountain View theaters and support spaces may be booked for perform- ∏ Campers learn from professional Teaching Artists who are experienced Post Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540 ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events. artists and educators! For booking information, please call 650-903-6556. TICKETS & INFORMATION Campers create a new character to bring to life with their new 650.903.6000 (24 hours) mvcpa.com HOME COMPANIES π [email protected] The Center is proud to serve as host to two Home theatrical skills! Com panies: TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Ticket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to Theatre. These arts organizations perform a significant Campers show off all that they have learned during a final presentation 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. Ticket portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute ∫ Services also features a telephone information hotline. to the overall success of the Center. for family and friends! Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day. Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727 PLEASE NOTE Grades K–5 • All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. GENERAL INFORMATION • Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed April 2–6, 2018 in Palo Alto and April 9–13, 2018 in Menlo Park 500 Castro Street, Mountain View to performers, cameras and recording devices are NEW: Join us for Spring Camp in Los Altos, April 9–13, 2018 Administrative Office prohibited in the theaters during most events. Phone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900 Unauthorized cameras and recording devices Tuition is $350 will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance. Sibling Discounts (Use code 2SBSIBS @ check-out online) FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING • Please do not bring food or drink (except bottled To receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000. water) into the theaters. Need-based scholarships and extended care are available. Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events • To avoid disruption of the performance, please set at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get the pagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watches T I N special offers and event updates by email. For more information, contact Associate Director of Education, Katie and cellular phones before entering the theater. • Please become familiar with the exits. In an Bartholomew, at 650.463.7154 or [email protected]. emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff. T R A C Y M REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES MainStage There are no refunds unless a performance is canceled If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. or rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by the In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, or presenter of each event. For more information, please call crouch below seats, then listen for instructions Ticket Services at 650-903-6000. from Center staff.

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