PLEASE  Turn all electronic devises to silent  Unwrap any candy before the show begins  R efrain from texting during the performance  No recording or flash photography Director’s Notes

In today’s ultra-charged politically correct culture, a fifty-five year-old sex comedy like Marc Camoletti’s Boeing Boeing could be seen as passé or out of touch. But I find this romping farce to be just the kind of balm our nerves may need from the strain of having to be so constantly aware of every perceived offense we may make. There may be a temptation to try to explain away Boeing Boeing’s more eyebrow-raising moments with arguments like, “Well that’s just the way it was in those days.” But this play is more than just a 1960’s period comedy. Rather than being ignorant of the social constructs of its time, Boeing Boeing is quite aware of them in one of the most palatable forms: a farce with just a dash of satire. Like Moliere’s comedies and those of the English Restoration, this play deals in stock characters and broad “types”, i.e. stereotypes and archetypes. And both are used here to fine effect. For as much as “typing” creates restrictions, it also creates an environment of creative freedom. Much like verse rhythms in Shakespeare, the type gives one a safe place to start. It also acts like a highly magnified mirror to audiences, allowing them to see the perks and pitfalls of our own ideals, societal norms, and selves. While Camoletti paints his characters with broad, vibrant strokes and builds his plot (in true farcical Restoration style) with the most elaborate circumstances, he manages to temper the overall absurd plot and stereotypical characters with a knowing touch of satire. At a time when the archetype of the 1960’s playboy was considered the ideal in our culture, Camoletti shows the audience the playboy’s hubris, all while tweaking the nose of the puritanical consciousness. It is perfectly reverently irreverent. And while the play is about the male experience, it is the women in this play who end up with exactly what they want and the men who are brought down a peg. Camoletti sets it up so that, if done correctly, watching the fall of the arrogant cocky playboy has never been so delightfully delicious. — Branda Lock

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SETTING: A 1960s bachelor flat in Paris near the Orly airport

TIME: ACT ONE, Scene One – Morning Scene Two – Afternoon (15-minute intermission) Act Two – Evening Set in the 1960s, bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier: a flat in Paris near the Orly Airport and three attractive stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay, and a new, speedier Boeing jet disrupts his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in the city simultaneously, timid Robert forgets which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms. Boeing Boeing is a classic farce written by the French playwright Marc Camoletti and translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans. Propelled by the same gusty spirit that animated Commedia dell’Arte and the silent films of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd, the English language adaptation was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962, running for a total of seven years in the West End. In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world.

The Cast (in order of appearance) Bernard...... DOUG MATTINGLY Gloria ...... CHRISSY LEIGH ANDERSON Berthe ...... MARIA PAVONE Robert ...... BRIAN O’SULLIVAN Gabriella ...... SONJA KOVACEVIC Gretchen ...... KAYLEE GRACE KING

The Production Staff Director ...... BRANDA LOCK Producers ...... LARRY GESLING & SPENCER JOHNSON Stage Manager ...... KELLY FRISCH Assistant Stage Manager ...... BOUKET FINGERHUT Set Design ...... TRISTAN GRIFFIN Lighting Design ...... DONNY JACKSON Sound Design ...... DOUG MATTINGLY Costume Design ...... DIANA MANN Graphics and Print Design ...... LINDA JOYCE BAER

The Morgan-Wixson Theatre Staff Technical Director ...... WILLIAM WILDAY

Box Office Manager ...... KAREN MILLER Who's Who in the Show

Doug Mattingly (Bernard) Doug is thrilled to be making his debut with the Morgan-Wixson. Doug has appeared on stage, in feature films and shorts, on television, and in commercials and video. Some of his favorite recent stage roles are as Sir Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, as Bill Walker and Charles Lomax in George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara, and as Adam in Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. Doug recently appeared in the comedy short Grand Cru, which won Best thriller: short at the Culver City Film Festival. Doug composed the score, did all post work and produced and edited the piece for Mattingly Boys Films, a creative partnership he shares with his brother, a director and graphic designer. Doug received actor training at the University of Southern California and Groundlings in Los Angeles as well as at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. He holds Masters and Bachelor degrees in Music from USC.

Chrissy Leigh Anderson (Gloria) Chrissy is thrilled to be back onstage and making her MWT debut. A dancer since age three and an actor soon after, she performed in many shows in her hometown in Colorado. She went on to study theatre and film at the University of Southern California. She has worked on several commercials and films as well as Days of Our Lives. Her favorite theatre credits include Bobbi in Some Girls and The Princess in The Christmas Princess as well as getting to dance and sing with the Dallas Opera in their production of The Merry Widow. Chrissy is incredibly grateful to be working with such a talented cast and crew, and for all the fun this show provides. After all, life is better when you’re laughing! Lots of love and thanks to her family (two of which are actual flight attendants) and friends, and of course to LB for your continual love and support. XO. IG- @chrissyleighanderson

Maria Pavone (Berthe) Maria has performed locally from South Coast Rep to the Electric Lodge to Shakespeare Orange County. She’s also a poet, playwright and script analyst and has been nominated for an LA Weekly Award. Her recent regional credits include Harrogate House (Inspector Coggs), The Game’s Afoot (Daria Chase), Don’t Dress for Dinner (Jacqueline), Becky’s New Car (Ginger), Lend Me a Tenor (Maria), Enchanted April (Rose), The Supporting Cast (Sally), The Laramie Project (Leigh) and The Constant Wife (Constance). Maria’s comedies, The Cowboy Soul Contest Rehearsal and Feeding Time enjoyed sold-out runs at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Her play Monkeyshine was shortlisted last year for the Nick Darke Award and her poetry has received multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. Who’s Who in the Show

Brian O’Sullivan (Robert) Brian is very proud to be a part of Boeing Boeing. He was last seen at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in 2017, as David in Company. Other recent credits include Officer Barrel in Coeurage Theatre’s production of Urinetown. Brian received his BFA in Acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and when he’s not acting in commercials and plays around Los Angeles, Brian tours the country as a Singing- Comedian. He has over 9 subscribers on YouTube, and in 2016 was voted “Roommate of the Year” by his two roommates.

Sonja Kovacevic (Gabriella) Sonja is thrilled to be making her Morgan-Wixson Theatre debut. She is originally from Serbia and graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade with an Acting Degree. She has appeared in Uncle Vanya as Yelena Andreyevna, The Brother Karamazov as Liza Khokhlakov, As You Like It as Rosalind, and Richard III as Lady Anne. Her recent stage credits include Stanna in Eviction Notice at the Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood.

Kaylee Grace King (Gretchen) Kaylee is so excited to make her Los Angeles theatre debut in Boeing Boeing! Kaylee is a recent graduate of Texas State University’s esteemed BFA Acting Program. Her previous credits include Mindy in 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress, The Queen in Valhalla, and Waverly in Recent Tragic Events. She is also featured in a short film called Half Days in the Fall. Kaylee would like to thank her Texas Family, her Cali family, the Amazing Cast and Crew of Boeing, as well as her adorable corgi puppy Kiara. www.kayleegrace.com

Meet the cast and ask questions at our audience talkbacks following the performances on May 11th and May 20th Production Staff

Branda Lock (Director) Branda is honored to be making her Morgan-Wixson Theatre directorial debut! She hails from the Washington D.C. theatre region where she has directed and performed with such theatres as Olney Theatre, Adventure Theatre, Kennedy Center, Imagination Stage, and many more. Los Angeles directing credits include: Best of Pick of the Vine, Dear Master, What The Night Is For, and Pick of the Vine 2016 (Little Fish Theatre); Major Barbara and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Infinite Jest Theatre Company); Blithe Spirit and The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) (West Valley Playhouse); and The Plan (Green Light One-Acts). Branda is a proud company member of Little Fish Theatre and Infinite Jest Theatre Company, a National Players (Tour 59) alumna, and a Helen Hayes award winner. This spring she has had the honor of being accepted into the Theatre Lab West directing program at the Pasadena Playhouse. She graduated from Susquehanna University with a B.F.A. in Theatre and B.S. in Economics. Next up she will be making her Hollywood Fringe Festival debut directing Let There Be Thistles. For more information on Branda’s current and future acting and directing projects visit www.brandalock.com

Larry Gesling (Co-Producer) Larry and his wife, Anne, have been around here a long time, 32 years in fact, and would like to encourage you to become involved in our lovely Theatre—we are always in need of new thoughts and ideas to keep moving in the right direction. He would like to thank this talented cast and production team for all their hard work and dedication. Larry always says that, “Theatre is how I keep my Sanity and Thanks for the Therapy!” Enjoy the show, I know you will.

Spencer Johnson (Co-Producer) Spencer is thrilled to co-produce his second show with the Morgan-Wixson. He thanks Larry for his guiding presence, Anne for pushing him constantly in all these crazy theatre things, and all the members of the MWT who work hard to support us every day. Finally, a special thanks to YOU, dear theatre-goer, for delaying your latest Netflix binge to support live community theatre. Tell your friends!

Doug Mattingly (Sound Designer) Doug is an actor, musician, and filmmaker. He works as a freelance guitarist, composer, film editor, and sound designer and teaches songwriting, sight-singing, and guitar at AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in Hollywood. Among his favorite recent theatre sound design projects are Dinner With Friends at Little Fish and George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara at Infinite Jest Theatre Company. Diana Mann (Costumes) In the past 16 years, I have designed, coordinated, and built over 70 shows, ranging from 40 character musical extravaganzas like Anything Goes and The Wizard of Oz, to small, four or six character shows like the one you’re about to see. I believe the costume should capture the essence of the character, not simply make the actor look good. The end result must make you believe the character. It must blend with all the other artistic elements (set, lights, sound, acting) to create the final work of art and carry you away. I hope I achieved that for you today. Thank you for being a part of t