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CENTER REPERTORY OF WALNUT CREEK Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director presents

Inspired by and Featuring the Songs of Book by Joe DiPietro

Lighting Designer Scenic Designer Kurt Landisman Kelly James Tighe Sound Designer Costume Designer Lewis Mead Melissa Anne Davis Props Stage Manager Justin Cesarin Patricia Mason* Casting Director Wig Designer Jennifer Perry Judy Disbrow Cast Dane Paul Andres Jason Hite Christa Rower Anika Bobb* Ji Kim David Sattler* Evan Boomer Lillian Kurtz Will Skrip* Andrea Brembry* Mindy Lym Brian Sterling Renee DeWeese Ron Pickett Colin Thomson* Lynda DiVito* Benjamin Pither Elise Youssef Musical Director Dolores Duran-Cefalu Directed and Choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming September 3 - October 10, 2009 Lesher Center for the Arts Margaret Lesher Theatre

All Shook Up is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1359 Broadway, Suite 914, New York, NY 10018 (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com

The videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Season Sponsor Season Partner Season Media Sponsor *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The Scenic Designer and Lighting Designer are members of United Scenic Artists Union Center REP is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. CAST Anika Bobb* (Lorraine) is thrilled to (Townsend Players), (CCMT), Jesus Christ be returning to Center REP, where she Superstar (Willows Theatre). Ms. Kim would like to thank Dane Paul Andres...... Ensemble debuted in last season’s Ain’t Misbehavin’. her H2B for his unyielding love and support. Anika Bobb*...... Lorraine She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon Evan Boomer...... Ensemble University and a proud member of Actors’ Lillian Kurtz (Ensemble) graduated from Andrea Brembry*...... Sylvia Equity. Some of her favorite roles include: Bettina in San Francisco’s School of the Arts High Renee DeWeese...... Ensemble Casper with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera; Brenda in School from the Dance Department in Lynda DiVito*...... Mayor Matilda Hyde Smokey Joe’s Cafe with Westchester Dinner Theater; 2005. She has trained at various dance Jason Hite...... Dean Hyde and Dionne in at the Emelin Theater. She has also studios including the San Francisco Dance Ji Kim...... Ensemble performed with Palo Alto Theater Works as well as St. Center, Rhythm and Motion as well as the Academy of Lillian Kurtz...... Ensemble Louis MUNY. She was last seen on stage in American Ballet. She is currently attending the Academy of Art Mindy Lym...... Natalie Haller Musical Theater’s production of The Wizard of Oz. She University majoring in Acting. Credits: Hair (Tribal Love Ron Pickett...... Sheriff Earl would like to dedicate this performance to her family Rock Musical) (Mountain Play Association) - ensemble Benjamin Pither...... Dennis and friends for their constant love and support. member, High School Musical (Ray of Light Company) Christa Rower...... Ensemble - ensemble member, Hair cast reunion Summer of Love David Sattler*...... Chad Evan Boomer (Ensemble) is thrilled to be Festival 2007. Lillian is very excited to be a part of this Will Skrip*...... Ensemble making his Center REP debut with All Shook wonderful production of and wants to Brian Sterling...... Ensemble Up. Recent credits include: thank her friends and family for all their support. I love Colin Thomson*...... Jim Haller (Rapunzel’s Prince) - Broadway by the Bay, you guys forever!! Elise Youssef...... Miss Sandra Beauty and the Beast (Beast) - Starstruck Theatre, Liquor Store Cactus (Carlos)- independent film Mindy Lym (Natalie Haller) was last seen SONG LIST with Dirty Shoe Productions. Evan sends all the thanks starring as Eva Peron in CCMT’s production in the world to his amazing family, friends, Starstruck of Evita, and is delighted to be working ACT I Crew! and the big guy upstairs for their constant love with Center REP on All Shook Up. Favorite Jailhouse Rock...... Chad, Warden, Inmates and support. past roles include Cinderella in Broadway ...... Sylvia, Dennis, Lorraine, By The Bay’s Into the Woods, Eliza Doolittle in Foothill’s Andrea Brembry* (Sylvia) is a native of , Jane Fairfax, U/S Emma in TheatreWorks’ ...... Jim, Natalie, Barflies California. She has performed in numerous world premiere of Emma, Young Phyllis in the Oakland ...... Chad musical productions thoughout the East Bay Symphony’s in Concert and Shelley in Ray One Night with You...... Natalie Bay Area. She most recently appeared of Light’s Bat Boy. Other credits include Woodminster’s C’mon Everybody...... Chad, Natalie, as Mother Earth in the production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Milly Pontipee), Willows ...... Dennis, Townspeople on this Island with the Berkeley Playhouse. Other Theatre’s Nuncrackers! (Sister Amnesia), Ray of Light’s ...... Chad, Natalie credits include Peddling Rainbows with 42nd St. Moon, Seussical (Bird Girl, U/S Mayzie). Ms. Lym has also Hound Dog/Teddy Bear...... Sandra, Chad, as Sister Hubert in Nunsensations at the Willows Theater, performed with SF Playhouse, The Purpose Onion and ...... Dennis, Natalie as the understudy of Soap Star/Power Women in the numerous other venues. In her spare time she That’s All Right...... Chad, Lorraine, Sylvia, Barflies production of Menopause the Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’ roots for the SF Giants, meditates and teaches voice in It’s Now or Never...... Dean, Lorraine and Eubie at the Lorraine Hansberry Theater. Other her own private studio in SF. This show is for Jessica & Love Me Tender...... Chad, Natalie Bay Area appearances have included Tapestry, Crowns, Chris; may your marriage bring you more joy than you ...... Ed, Chad, Guys with Theatreworks and as Billie Holiday in ever imagined, I’ll be there in spirit. Don’t Be Cruel...... Chad, Jim Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill performed at Marin Let Yourself Go...... Sandra, Statues Theatre Company. Ron Pickett (Sheriff Earl) has been Can’t Help Falling in Love...... Company performing in the Bay Area for almost 20 Renee DeWeese (Ensemble) has been years, recently in the Tri-Valley Repertory ACT II performing throughout the Bay Area Theatre production of Seussical and in All Shook Up...... Chad, Company since the age of 8. Favorite recent roles Assassins at the Harbor Theatre in Suisun. ...... Dennis, Ensemble include: Tiger Lily in DLOC’s Peter Pan, Hot Ron was in DLOC’s productions of A Little Less Conversation...... Natalie, Gals Box Girl in CCMT’s Guys and Dolls, and a and Brigadoon (Charlie). At the Willows Theatre, Ron was The Power of My Love...... Jim, Chad, Sandra Silly Girl in AMTSJ’s Beauty and the Beast. She holds a in (Bustopher Jones/Growltiger), Mountain Days – I Don’t Want To...... Chad BFA in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (CAP The John Muir Musical (Chilwell), and in the west coast Devil in Disguise...... Matilda, Chad, 21 Studio). Last season, Renee choreographed CCMT’s premiere of Sacagawea. Ron has been nominated for ...... Angelettes, Devilettes production of 42nd Street (BATCC nomination) and is Bay Area Critics Circle awards for his performances in; There’s Always Me...... Sylvia looking forward to choreographing their upcoming Theatreworks’ Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Almost September ...... Chad, Lorraine, Dean, Ensemble production of Oklahoma! She is proud to be part of the (Herbert), CTA’s The Secret Garden (Dickon), and Willow’s Can’t Help Falling in Love (Reprise)...... Earl, Jim, teaching staff at Lareen Fender’s The Ballet School in Theatre’s Brimstone (Seamus). Other favorites; Pete & ...... Sylvia, Matilda Walnut Creek. Thanks to Jenny, Michael, and Robert for Keeley (Pete), Into the Woods (Jack), Peter Pan (Peter), ...... Natalie, Company this opportunity. Joseph/Amazing/Coat (Joseph) (Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry), Forever Plaid (Jinx). Ron ...... Chad, Natalie, Company Lynda DiVito* (Mayor Matilda Hyde) is would like to thank his family and (P.O.T.H.) friends for Bows/C’mon Everybody...... Company thrilled to make her Center REP debut their endless love and support! To DF, let the theater with All Shook Up. Other bay area credits journey continue! TIME AND PLACE include; The Full Monty at AMTSJ, In this A small you-never-heard-of-it town somewhere in House (Bay Area Critics Circle award 2008) Benjamin Pither (Dennis) makes his the Midwest at Playhouse West. NYC/ International/ regional credits Center REP debut! Recent roles: Larry in A twenty-four hour period, during the summer of include; Cats/Jellylorum (Hamburg). Sheba/Leah (Off Mr. Marmalade at Custom Made Theatre 1955 B’way) Oliver at Papermill Playhouse. Company and Greta/Casper in Act a Lady at at Riverside Theatre. Lynda toured throughout Europe New Conservatory Theatre Center. Favorite CAST BIOGRAPHIES in various different shows and was the lead singer for roles include Gordon in A New Brain and Kleinman in JamSquare, one of Holland’s premiere dance bands. For Woody Allen’s Death at CMTC, Ethan in Based on a Totally Dane Paul Andres (Ensemble) is thrilled Lee, Hannah and Nate...the three loves of my life! True Story at NCTC, and Bobby Strong in Urinetown at and honored to join the cast of All Shook Altarena Playhouse. Other Bay Area Credits include Up as his debut performance with Center Jason Hite (Dean Hyde) is thrilled to be Mack and Mabel, Li’l Abner, and Girl Crazy at 42nd St REPertory Company. He has been active returning to Center REP in this rockin’ Moon, (understudy, performed) in the performing arts for 4 years and has production of All Shook Up. Other Credits in at CalShakes, and Eilif (understudy) performed in numerous Bay Area productions. Favorites with the company include: A Christmas in Mother Courage at Berkeley Rep. Benjamin earned include: as Paul (Tri-Valley Repertory), Carol (Young Scrooge), and 4 incredible his B.A. in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University with Flower Drum Song (American Of summers with the Young Rep training conservatory. Highest Honors and studied at RADA in London. San Jose), Seven Brides For Seven Brothers as Gideon Most recently at the Lesher Center he was seen as Billy (Woodminster Amphitheatre), as Lawler in CCMT’s production of 42nd Street. Much love Christa Rower (Ensemble) is thrilled to be Peter (Willows Theatre Company) & Disney’s High School to all my friends and family who keep me grounded and making her Center REP debut. She recently driven. graduated from Cal State Fullerton where Musical as Ryan (Blue Moon Productions). Dane recently she earned a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. made his debut as a choreographer for Berkeley Ji Kim (Ensemble) is delighted to be a part Favorite past credits include Urinetown Playhouse’s production of Once On This Island and also of her first production with Center REP. (Hope Cladwell), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales), A New started his own dance crew in San Francisco. Please Previous credits include Shelly in the West Brain (Rhoda), and Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel). Special visit http://www.wix.com/dynamicsxxi/danepaulandres Coast premiere of Evil Dead: the Musical thanks to RBF, and to the family for all the love and to find out more on upcoming shows & projects. (Willows Cabaret), Kim in Miss Saigon support. 1 Cor. 16:14. David Sattler* (Chad) is pleased to CREATIVE TEAM Dolores Duran-Cefalu (Musical Director) was last make his debut with Center REP. Credits seen in June at San Jose Repertory Theater where she include the European Tour of Elvis Aaron Presley, in the humblest of was music director/conductor of Spelling Bee. Last (Danny), All Shook Up (Chad), Urinetown circumstances, was born to Vernon and year Dolores played keyboards for a year with SF’s (Bobby), (Tony), Carousel Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Teatro Zinzanni, and has played for many shows in (Billy), Beauty & the Beast (Beast), Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. SF including: , , Mamma Mia!, Pajama Game (Sid), ’s Tommy (Tommy), His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was and White Christmas. She performed over 25 shows at Get Your Gun (Frank), On the Town (Gabey), Bye Bye stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as American Musical Theater of San Jose as keyboardist, Birdie (Conrad), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Miss Saigon an only child. He and his parents moved to , music director and/or conductor, including Christmas (John), Blood Brothers (Narrator), Joseph...(Pharaoh), Tennessee in 1948, and Elvis graduated from Humes Dreamland, which she composed/arranged/conducted. Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf), and has High School there in 1953. Achievements include: Outstanding Rock Keyboardist— been seen around the country performing with such Yamaha Soundcheck; Kennedy Center Meritorious His musical influences were the pop and country music companies as American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Achievement Award for orchestral work in a production of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at of Cole; nominated for Best Keyboardist-South Bay Fulton Opera House, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Paper the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and Mill Playhouse. Originally from San Francisco, but Blues Awards; and received a 2008 Achievement in the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Music Award from the National League of American now living in New York, he graduated from SFSU with Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career a BA in Drama, where he studied acting and musical Pen Women. She’s also the music director at California’s with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. Great America. She’s been in several bands in the SF Bay theatre. Thanks to family and friends for all of their In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA love, encouragement, and support. Area. Right now she has a show band project called Joie Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation. With De Vivre—“old-fashioned new fangled music” (www. a sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse joietheband.com). Love to family and pals. Will Skrip* (Ensemble) is thrilled to musical influences and blurred and challenged the be back with Center REP! A junior social and racial barriers of the time, he ushered in a Kelly James Tighe (Scenic Designer) Off Broadway: and music theatre major at whole new era of American music and popular culture. Fantasticks, Almost Heaven. National tours: Movin’ Out, Northwestern University, Will has Mooseltoe. Regional: Dreamgirls, , , Cats, The recently been seen in Sweeney Todd, A He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great Full Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar (Gateway Playhouse); New Brain, and Tonight at 8 as well as Beauty/Beast, Grease, , The Who’s Tommy, (Contra the world premieres of The Bowery Boys, Not Wanted on acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Costa Musical Theatre); Annie, Kiss Me Kate, Joseph/ the Voyage, and Girls vs. Boys. Once back at school, he Dreamcoat (Ohio’s Carousel Dinner Theater); West Side will be dancing in Bernstein’s Mass. Enjoy the show! Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned Story, The Scarlet Pimpernel (DLOC); Around the World in 80 Days, The Pavilion, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, A Christmas Brian Sterling (Ensemble) can’t begin him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles, far more than any other Carol (Center REP); The Laramie Project, A Midsummer to tell you how exciting it is to do his Night’s Dream (PPAS/ NYC). Mr. Tighe served as the first Center REP production. Seriously. artist. Among his many awards and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) , the Grammy Lifetime resident Scenic Designer for Western Michigan’s Cherry He was born and raised in New Orleans, Achievement Award, which he received at age 36, and County Playhouse (The Music Man starring William Katt LA where he caught the musical theatre his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young and Josie DeGuzman, and the world premiere of Will’s bug at the age of fourteen. Brian has a Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Women starring Amanda McBroom), and Center REP BA in Theatre with a Minor in Dance from Northwestern Without any of the special privileges his celebrity status in the San Francisco Bay Area. Television: Sunday Night State University of LA. He’s been seen around the bay might have afforded him, he honorably served his Woah! (starring Mo Rocca) for Animal Planet as well as area in Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar at The Willows country in the U.S. Army. several spots for Verizon, Kit Kat, Disney, and the Oxygen Theatre Co., 42nd Street at CCMT, and Kiss Me Kate at network. Awards and recognitions: Northern California’s Douglas Morrison Theatre. Brian wants to thank his His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good “Shellie”, Drama-Logue, and the S.F. Bay Area’s Outer parents, Leo, TBA, NSU, and GOD. Reach him online at humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility Critic’s Circle. Kelly resides in New York City. www.geocities.com/brianjsterling/bjs.html. and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. Known the world over by his first name, he Kurt Landisman (Lighting Designer) Local audiences Colin Thomson* (Jim Haller) last is regarded as one of the most important figures of will be familiar with his work through past productions appeared at Center REP in All in the twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his designed for Center REP including Cabaret, Ain’t Timing, as well as The Voice of the Prairie. Memphis home, , on August 16, 1977. Misbehavin’, Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), A Local audiences may also remember Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Mousetrap, How the him from Noises Off and Mountain Joe DiPietro (Playwright). Broadway: All Shook Up. Off- Other Half Loves, Around the World in 80 Days, and Days with the Willows. Other Bay Broadway: The Thing About Men (also with composer Fugitive Kind. His designs have been seen throughout Area performances include Glengarry Glen Ross and Jimmy Roberts), Over the River and Through the Woods. the Bay Area at many theaters including San Francisco Cumberland Blues with San Jose Stage, as well as Guys Regional: Memphis (North Shore Music Theatre, Opera, ACT, Berkeley Rep, San Jose Rep, Theatreworks, and Dolls, West Side Story and TheatreWorks), O. Henry’s Lovers (Goodspeed Musicals), California , The Magic Theatre, and for American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and The Odd The Kiss at City Hall (Pasadena Playhouse), The Art of Marin Theatre Company. Locally his work has garnered Couple, A Flea in Her Ear and Enter the Guardsman with Murder (Edgar Award, Best Mystery Play, 2000). He has 16 Bay Area Critics Circle Awards and 5 LA Dramalogue also written new books to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s San Jose Repertory Theatre. He has also appeared Awards. Nationally, his work has been seen at many (Signature Theatre) and Rodgers & Hart’s Babes regional opera & ballet companies, including the Los in The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue and All My Sons in Arms (Goodspeed Musicals). with TheatreWorks, and in Wonderful Town, Lady in Angeles Opera, Minnesota Opera, Virginia Opera, Tulsa the Dark, As Thousands Cheer and Company for Marin Opera, and Ballet Arizona. His designs have also been Robert Barry Fleming (Director/Choreographer) presented off-Broadway, represented at Circle Rep, Theatre Company. He performed in ACT’s Happy End Directing and/or choreography credits include: Ain’t and the production’s cast album, the first ever English and the Douglas Fairbanks Theatres. Other designs Misbehavin’ at Center REP, The Little Dog Laughed at internationally include world premieres of plays by Sam recording of the show. Touring engagements have the Diversionary Theatre, The Game of Love and Chance included I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Shepard in Japan, and Singapore, as well as the San (San Jose Repertory), Twelfth Night (The Alabama Francisco Opera in Shanghai, China, and the Moscow understudying ’s Dirty Blonde tour. He is Shakespeare Festival) Honk! (Circuit Playhouse) Ma Circus in Tokyo, Japan. scheduled to appear in NBC’s Trauma in October. Rainey’s Black Bottom (Theatre Memphis) Sueno, Marat/ Sade and Songs for a New World. He has performed in Melissa Anne Davis (Costume Designer) In addition to Elise Youssef (Miss Sandra) is a graduate leading roles in productions like and Stand-Up running the costume shop for Center REP, Melissa has of UCSC with a B. A. in Theater Arts. Tragedy on Broadway, Insurrection: Holding History at also designed many shows for the company including Her latest credit was Lucy and other The Public Theatre, Young Jelly in the world premiere of George C. Wolfe’s Jelly’s Last Jam at the Mark Taper Suds: A Rockin’ 60’s Musical Soap Opera, Rocket Man, characters in the two-person show of Cowgirls, A Christmas Carol, and Hank Williams: Lost The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, at Forum. He can be seen in the films and television programs L. A. Confidential, Twilight of the Golds, Family Highway. She frequently works with the Contra Costa Marin Theater Company. She was also Musical Theatre Co. (Annie, Damn Yankees, Grease, South Tess in Girl Crazy with 42nd Street Moon this past fall, Matters, and as a series regular on the Disney Channel’s Adventures in Wonderland. He is also a Dialect and Vocal Pacific, Beauty and the Beast (Shellie Award) Guys and and Constanze in Amadeus with Marin Shakespeare Dolls (Shellie Award), Cinderella, (Shellie Award), 42nd Company. Before that she was Helena in A Midsummer Coach and his credits include The Adding Machine, Most Wanted, and () A View from the St.) Other notable credits: Town Hall Theatre Co.; Night’s Dream here at Center REP. She has also been , 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress, The Rocky seen as Rose in One Touch of Venus with 42nd Street Bridge and Death of a Salesman (Arena Stage) and Sight Unseen (The Old Globe). Robert is an Associate Professor Horror Show, Copenhagen, Let’s Go To Casablanca!, Lend Moon Theater. Before that she had just finished her and the Director of Theatre Arts at the University of San Me A Tenor, Bleacher Bums, The Weir, Moonlight and third summer season with Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Diego. He received his M.F.A. from The University of Magnolias, Baby Be Mine. Antioch Rivertown Theatre playing the roles of Margaret in Much Ado About Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival/ Professional Co.; A Funny Thing Happened… (Shellie Award), Pump Nothing, and Sara Tansey in Playboy of the Western Actor Training Program. Boys and Dinettes (Shellie Award). World. Lewis Mead (Sound Designer) Broadway Credits THE BAND SPECIAL THANKS include: Tom Sawyer, The King and I, Urinetown and TO OUR MOTORCYCLE SPONSORS Wonderful Town. Touring credits include A Chorus Line, Dolores Duran-Cefalu - Keyboard 1 Dreamgirls and recently Julie Andrews’ new musical The Katie Coleman - Keyboard 2 McGuire Harley - Davidson Gift of Music. Founder and owner of Autograph A2D a Kelly Fasman - Drums Vespa Walnut Creek distribution company located in New York with offices Chris O’Hara - Guitar 1 in London. Autograph A2D distributes Digico D5T Bill Cefalu - Guitar 2 products and Ljudesign Scandinavia Loud Speakers. Steven Glaze - Bass Founder and owner of Syntonic Design Group. 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Judy Disbrow (Wig Designer) and her company Chevron (Season Sponsor) has been the leading Theatrical Hairgoods have provided wigs for theatrical corporate sponsor of Center REP and the Lesher Center productions for over 30 years. She has worked with for the Arts for the past years. In fact, Chevron has THANK YOU TO OUR OPENING NIGHT DINNER SPONSORS: companies throughout the United States including Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar been a partner of the LCA since the beginning, providing Oi-C Bowl DLOC, CCMT, La Jolla Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory funding for capital improvements, event sponsorships The San Franciscan Theatre, San Francisco Opera, Portland Opera, Florida and more. Chevron generously supports every Center Scott’s Seafood Restaurant Grand Opera, as well as many others. REP show throughout the season, and is the primary sponsor for events including the Chevron Family Theatre Patricia Mason* (Stage Manager) is excited to be joining Festival in July. Chevron has proven itself not just as a Center REPertory Company the Center REP team for All Shook Up. Most recently she generous supporter, but also a valued friend of the arts. was Production Stage Manager for Meshuggah-Nuns! at Managing Director - Scott Denison Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, New York; and Homeward Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) (Season Artistic Director - Michael Butler Bound, a new play produced by Greenlight Productions Partner) is both the primary fundraising organization in New York City. Her favorite past shows include The of the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) and the City Production Services Education Wedding Singer at Gateway Playhouse, I Am My Own Wife of Walnut Creek’s appointed curator for the LCA’s Production Services Education Directors and Chick, The Great Osram at Hartford Stage Company, audience outreach. DRAA’s role in the community Coordinator Kerri Shawn and at The Walnut Street Theatre. is all about building partnerships with the focused Toni Kilcoyne Jeffrey Draper goal of enhancing artistic quality at the LCA and Technical Staff Marketing Joe Coe (Assistant Stage Manager) This is Joe’s sixth providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy the arts. Doug Alvey Marketing Director production with Center REP and he couldn’t be happier Through partnerships with the LCA and its producers, John Earls Gabe Marin to be a part of such an amazing team of professionals individual donors, corporate and foundation sponsors Nicole Iannaccone Administration and friends! Joe has had the pleasure of working and the City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital Iain McKay Asst. to the with such companies as Berkeley Repertory Theatre, role in advancing the arts for the betterment of the Steve Pino Managing Director American Conservatory Theatre, Summer Repertory community. Please visit us online at www.draa.org. Garrick Schuster Gail Pfeifer Theatre, Suicide Kings touring production of In Spite Josh Stouffer Program of Everything, Boston Conservatory, SpeakEasy Stage Contra Costa Times (Season Media Sponsor) In the Production Linda Nomura Company, and Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. Joe would like East Bay, the largest newspaper of the Bay Area News Production Manager Usher Coordinator to thank all of his colleagues here at the LCA for a great Group is the Contra Costa Times and its sister editions, Jeff Collister Jody Cook season and for making it such a joy to work here! the West County Times, Valley Times, San Ramon Valley Technical Audience Services Times and East County Times. The Times, was judged Master Electrician Audience Services Justin Cesarin (Property Master) has worked in the Bay the best newspaper in its circulation category in the Tirzah Tyler Coordinator Area and Los Angeles as a designer, stage manager, state five times in a six-year period by the California Technical Director Courtney Egg technical director, and producer, for film & theatre. Jusin Newspaper Publishers Association. In 2005, it won the Joshua Lipps Ticket Office Staff is a Bay Area native and received his BA in drama from prestigious national Freedom of Information Award Carpenters Rebecca O’ Connor San Francisco State. This is Justin’s 6th show with Center from Associated Press Managing Editors. And, in 2007, Lloyd Meltzer Faye Antaky REP having most recently worked on Cabaret, Doubt and it was honored by the California Newspaper Publishers Daniel Neely Lindsey Cook Ain’t Misbehavin’. Justin would like to thank everyone Association for its leadership on public records. Ryan Shew Caroline Dennis that knows what a prop master does. Cameron Swartzell Caitlin Downing ABOUT CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY Assistant Stage Manager Karla Kopfhammer Michael Butler (Artistic Director) begins his fourth Joe Coe Sarah Knowles season as Artistic Director of Center REP, where he Center REP is the resident, professional theatre company Deck Manager Sarah Leahy directed Around the World in 80 Days, Picasso at the Lapin of the Lesher Center for the Arts. Our season consists Alex Logemann Hillary Pearsall Agile, The Marriage of Figaro, How the Other Half Loves, of eight productions a year – a variety of musicals, Production Assistants Deanna Sarmento Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Nixon’s Nixon, A Midsummer dramas and comedies, both classic and contemporary, John Dixon Erin Searfus Night’s Dream, and Enchanted April, as well as playing that continually strive to reach new levels of artistic Stephen Gozza Spencer Neustadt Paravicini in REP’s production of The Mousetrap. His excellence and professional standards. Brianna Lempesis Amelia Wade directing work has also been seen at San Jose Rep, Kel MacCormac Costumes Cleveland Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse, Our mission is to celebrate the power of the human Erin O’Donoghue Costume Manager Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Company, San imagination by producing emotionally engaging, Erin Repp Melissa Anne Davis Jose Stage, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The Juilliard intellectually involving, and visually astonishing Molly Taylor Assistant Costumers School, of which he is a graduate. As an actor, Michael live theatre, and through Outreach and Education Dance Captains Michael A. Berg has worked on Broadway and off, in regional theatres, programs, to enrich and advance the cultural life of the Renee DeWeese Amy Nielson film and television. He is a published and communities we serve. Will Skrip Erin O’Donoghue the co-writer and composer of numerous music-theatre pieces, which he has directed and performed in NY, LA, What does it mean to be a producing theatre? We hire the finest professional directors, actors and designers ADDITIONAL THANKS TO: and at festivals in India and Morocco. In his career as Hyatt Summerfield Suites a performer he has also danced with the Erick Hawkins to create our productions at Center REP. These are not touring productions – they’re conceived and developed Massimo’s Ristorante Dance Company, portrayed the villainous Pierre Music Exchange here, the sets and costumes are built in our shops, and LeChance on The Guiding Light, and played guitar and Walnut Creek Baking Company the actors rehearse in our rehearsal hall. Whether the Waters Moving and Storage harmonica in many rock, blues, and country western production is a Bay Area premiere or a Shakespearean Associated Services-Alta Water bands at all the notable dives in NYC. Selix Formal Wear of Walnut Creek classic, each is devised to be a one of a kind, artistic Shannon and Mike Demers creation that will be a unique theatre experience for our Scott Denison (Managing Director) has directed Contra Costa Musical Theatre audience. Diablo Theatre Company over 150 productions, including Center REP’s highly Debbie Shelley successful production The Wizard of Oz and CCMT’s What does it mean to be a professional theatre? It Kevin Sanchez Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and the last means that all our artists and artisans are career theatre- ten productions of A Christmas Carol. Mr. Denison is practitioners. Many of the actors in this production are CITY COUNCIL ARTS COMMISSION Gary Skrel, Mayor Fritz Brunner, the director and co-founder of Fantasy Forum Actors members of Actors’ Equity Association; many of our Ensemble, and the creator of the Contra Costa County Susan McNulty Rainey Chair directors and designers are members of professional Kish Rajan Lonna Coleman Shellie Awards. He has also designed lights for over unions. All do theatre because it is their profession and Cindy Silva Carol Fowler 250 productions, including Center REP’s production of their . Robert Simmons Reginald Marshall Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, CITY MANAGER Suzanne Masella Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Cowgirls, Suds, Shirley Valentine Gary Pokorny Jacquelyn Smith We are very proud to have the opportunity to produce DIRECTOR and Dear Liar, and CCMT’s Titanic and Guys and Dolls. As professional theatre for our community in the beautiful Arts, Recreation and General Manager of the Lesher Center for the Arts, he Margaret Lesher Theatre here at the Lesher Center for Community Services coordinates over 900 events annually. the Arts. Thank you for your support! Barry Gordon