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Three Season) and Snake in the Grass (the third show of the 2009-2010 Theatre Too Season), PLAYBILL EDITORS: JacAlder Cl[Kimberly Richard PROOFREADER: Adele Acrey ILLUSTRATION: Joe Howard PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Birdsell/The Image After TheaterJones.coa DESIGN a!'.LAYOUT: David w Radabaugh/D Mcigazine C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee COMPOSER/LYRICIST William Finn BOOK Rachel Sheinkin Produced by Special Arrangement with Music Theater International William Finn ARTISTIC STAFF PRODUCTION STAFF THEATRE COM POSER/LYRICIST THREE DIRECTOR/COSTUME DESIGN AEA STAGE MANAGER *Doug Miller Bruce R. Coleman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul Mr. Finn is the writer and composer of Serenade. Her regional credits include: MUSICAL DIRECTOR MASTER CARPENTER Jeffrey Schmidt Falsettos, forwhich he received two Tony Guthrie Theater, Little House on the Terry Dobson SCENIC ARTIST David Walsh ., Awards, Best Book of a Musical (with Prairie; Center Theater Group, Sleeping ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, James Lapine) and Best Original Score. Beauty Wakes(Los Angeles Ovation Vonda Bowling PROP MASTER & MASTER He has also written and composed Award); and London: Blood Drive. SET DESIGN ELECTRICIAN Jeffrey Schmidt David Gibson In Trousers, March ofthe Falsettos and Residencies, fellowships, commissions LIGHTING DESIGN PRODUCTION CREW Falsetto/and (Outer Critics Circle Award include: Eugene O'Neill National Theater Amanda West John Davenport, David Gibson, forBest Musical, two Los Angeles Center, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, Thomas Meche, Samantha Drama Critic's Awards, two Drama Desk MacDowell Colony, Manhattan Theatre CAST Saucedo and Sara Schultz Awards, the Lucille Lortel Award, and Club, Deaf West, McCarter Theatre The Administrators Guggenheim Fellowship in Musical and, Playwrights Horizons. Rachel is a RONA LISA PERETTI MUSICAL NUMBERS Composition). Mr. Finn wrote the lyrics volunteer mentor forTD F's Open Doors *Amy Mills ACT I to Graciela Daniele's Tango Apasionado program, a visiting instructor at Yale DOUGLAS PANCH "The 25th Annual Putnam County (music by the great Astor Piazzolla) and, School of Drama, and adjunct faculty *Paul J. Williams Spelling Bee" with Michael Starobin, the music to member of NYU's Graduate Musical COMPANY MITCH MAHONEY Lapine's version of The Winter's Tale. His TheaterWriting Program. *''Darius-Anthony Robinson "The Rules" COMPANY musical, Romance in Hard Times, was The Spellers presented at the Public Theater. Recently, "My Friend, The Dictionary" ARTISTIC STAFF CHIP TOLENTINO OLIVE & COMPANY he wrote "Painting You" forLove's Fire, a ''B.J. Cleveland "Pandemonium" piece commissioned and performedby Bruce R. Coleman DIRECTOR» Mr. COMPANY the Acting Company, based on Shake LOGAINNE Coleman is definitelyin the Pursuit of SCHWARTZANDGRUBEN I ERRE 'Tm Not That Smart" peare's sonnets. For television, Mr. Finn LEAF Happiness these days! His past credits '�*Megan Kelly Bates provided the music and lyrics forthe Ace "Magic Foot" as a director forTheatre Three include Award-winning HBO cartoon "Ira Sleeps WILLIAM BAR FEE BARFEE & COMPANY Woody Guthrie's American Song, Look Over," "TomThumb and Thumbelina," *''John Garcia "Rona Moment" What's Happened to Pixie De Costa RONA "Pokey Little Puppy's First Christmas," OLIVE OSTROVSKY (Column Award for 'Best new Play'), "Prayer of the Comfort Counselor" and, with Ellen Fitzhugh, two "Brave '�*Arianna Movassagh House & Garden (Critics Forum Award), MITCH & COMPANY Little Toaster" cartoons. Mr. Finn has LEAF CONEYBEAR A Dog's Life, The LaVidas' Landlord, and written for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and *''Chad Peterson ACT II The Goodbye Girl (Critics Forum Award). The New Yorker. A graduate ofWilliams "Chip's Lament" Bruce has also directed for numerous MARCY PARK CHIP College where he was awarded the other companies, including The History **Alexandra Valle "Woe is Me" Hutchinson Fellowship forMusical Boys, Bent (Column Award), tick, tick ... MUSICIANS LOGAINNE & HER DADS Composition, Finn now teaches a weekly Boom!, Thrill Me (Column Award), The PIANO "I Speak Six Languages" master class at the NYU Tisch Graduate MARCY Who's Tommy, and The Lifefor Uptown Terry Dobson or Vonda Bowling Program in Musical Theatre Writing. His PERCUSSION "The 'I Love You' Song" Players in Dallas, and Dracula (Critics OLIVE & HER PARENTS most recent projects include Elegies, A Mike McNicholas or Justin Preece Forum Awards), The Secret Garden "Rona Moment" Song Cycle (presented in Theatre Too BASS (Column Award), and Into the Woods for RONA in 2006) and The 25th Annual Putnam Peggy Honea ICT Mainstage in Irving. Look forhis "Second, part 1" County Spelling Bee, which ran on WOODWINDS OLIVE & BARFEE handy-work in up-coming productions of Broadway and has been produced nation Ellen Kaner & Michael Dill "Second, part 2" Equus, and the North American Premiere ally, and internationally, as well. OLIVE, BAR FEE, & COMPANY ofThe Pet Shop Boys musical, Closer * indicates members working under Actor's "Finale" to Heaven, both forUptown Players. ,.. Equity Association contracts in this production, COMPANY ** indicates a performerenrolled in the AEA There will be one fifteenminute intermission Rachel Sheinkin This is formy Dad, who once upon a membership candidate program, between Acts I and II time brought home a huge, beautiful .,, BOOK Special production support from: Special thanks to: dictionary that I ended up reading from Jan Flesch & Karla Unkenholtz ofBerkner High Her work on Broadway includes The School, RISD; B.J. Cleveland ofTheatre Arling cover to cover. ton; and Baker Brothers in the Quadrangle. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Please silence your cell phones and all Bee (Tony, Drama Desk Awards); off Bruce R. Coleman COSTUME DESIGN electronic devices, No photography or Broadway: Striking 12 (Lucille Lortel THE FIVE HUNDRED, INC. videography is allowed without the consent of »Mr.Coleman has been associated the theater. nomination), and off-off Broadway: a SPELLING BEE BIOGRAPHIES LEFT TO RIGHT: lohn Carcia, Arianna Movassagh, Paul J. Williams, and Alexandra Valle
with Theatre Three since the Theatre Too season Artists; Little Shop of is well known in area Twilight of the Golds for Brown forCasa Manana; 1985. Some past costume opener, Woody Guthrie's Horrors and Forever Plaid theatres including: The Uptown Players.Jack and Winnifred in Once Upon design credits forTheatre American Song. Last forthe Flower Mound History Boys at Uptown Jill forSecond Thought a Mattress (Leon Rabin Three include Murder on season, Terry was the PerformingArts Theater; Players; and WaterTower Theatre, and Click, Clack, Award nominee) and the Nile, Trysts in Toledo musical director for Seussical! and Grease, Theatre, Dallas; Duncan- Moo forDallas Children's Martha in The Secret (Column Award), Look Theatre Three's produc- Richland College; Seussi- ville Community Theatre; Theater. He has also Garden forICT Mainstage, What's Happened to Pixie tions of Lost in the Stars cal! and Schoolhouse Rock, Circle Theatre, Fire directed staged readings Irving; and Lizzie in Baby De Costa, The Boyfriend, and The Light in the Piazza Live!, WaterTower Summer Station Theatre, Jubilee forKitchen Dog Theatre forContemporary Theatre The Women.June Moon, and the 2009 return Camp, and many others Theatre, Santa Fe Train and Echo Theatre, and of Dallas. Ms. Bates is a Whalley Moliere, Into engagement of I Love in the DFW area. Vonda Station, W. E. Scott The- will direct Plaid Tidings multiple Column Award the Woods, and both You, You're Peifect, Now teaches Middle School atre, Stage West and the at WaterTower Theatre winner and the recipient the recent and original Change. He directed and Upper School Choir at Tarrant County College, this Christmas. Doug is of a Libby Award. productions of I Love Murder on the Nile. Prior Greenhill in Addison, and NE and SE campuses, represented by The Mary You, You're Peifect, Now season directing assign- is also the co-founder of all in Ft. Worth; Artisan Collins Agency. B.J. Cleveland CHIP Change. Other favorite ments include Crimes of Dallas Young Artists. Center Theatre, Hurst; TOLENTINO» Mr. design projects include the Heart and Mid-Life! Lyric Stage, Irving; and CAST Cleveland returns to T3 Into the Woods (Rabin The Crisis Musical. Terry JeffreySchmidt SET Plano Repertory Theatre after appearing in the hit Award), The Secret Garden has performedwith Casa DESIGN »Mr.Schmidt and Rover Dramawerks, Megan Kelly Bates musical review Midlife! (Column Award) and Mariana, Dallas Theater returns as set designer in Plano. Amanda also LOCAINNE SCHWARTZ· The Crisis Musical in May Dracula forICT Mainstage Center, Flower Mound forus, having previously designed lighting forthe ANDCRUBENIERRE » Ms. 2008. B. J. has over 350 in Irving, Richard the Third Performing Arts Theater, designed Six Dance Lessons 2008 Leon Rabin Awards Bates holds a Bachelor in roles to his credit as actor/ (Critics Forum Award) Lyric Stage, Irving; and in Six Weeks, Tr ysts in Toledo, forthe Dallas Theatre music fromOklahoma director/cho reographer and Reckless forKitchen Theatre Arlington. He Popcorn, Vieux Carre, and A League. In addition to City University and in regional, national, and Dog Theatre, and As You won a Rabin Award forhis Christmas Memory. In addi- her expertise in lighting teaches musical theatre international productions; Like It, Bollywood Midsum- work on the musical,Jon tion to serving as Master design, she frequently at Preston Center Dance. and was a household mer Night's Dream, and a[Jen,and is a recipient Carpenter forTheatre designs scenery and Megan last appeared on name formany years as Much Ado About Nothing of numerous Column Three foreight seasons, sound. Amanda resides in Theatre Three's stage as the television host of BJ. forThe Junior Players of Awards. Jeffrey acts, directs and Dallas with her husband, Little Dog in A Dog's Life, and the Super One� and Dallas. designs in other Metroplex Michael. which led her to be named BJ. and Lester, as well as Vonda Bowling ASSISTANT venues. He also hosted "Best Belter" in The Dallas his appearances on the Terry Dobson Mus ICAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR» and technically advised the K. Doug MillerAEA STACE Observers' 2008 Best NBC series The Facts of DIRECTOR» Mr. Dobson Ms. Bowling returns to nationally syndicated home MANAGER» Mr. Miller Of issue. Other Theatre Life, host of the Discovery has been a member of Theatre Three forher fifth improvement TV show, returns to lend us his Three appearances Channel's Route 66, and Theatre Three's Artistic production with us; she Your House and Home, for stage managing skills and include Noel Coward's as Pfc. Bush in the Robert Staffsince May 1980. He was the Assistant Musical three seasons. He will be was last seen on stage A Talent to Amuse, Lucy Altman filmStreamers. currently serves as T3's Director/Chorus Master in designing Talley's Folly for downstairs at Theatre Too in You're a Good Man, He has been voted Best Musical Director and Lost in the Stars, Assistant Theatre Three and Cinder- in The Big Bang. He also Charlie Brown, and as Actor several times by the Company Manager. Terry Music Director/Pianist for el/a forSt. John's Episcopal served as stage manager Shelly in Bat Boy. Some Fort Worth Star Telegram, directed (and accompa- I Love You, You're Perfect, School later this year. at T3 for The Light in the of Megan's favoriteroles Fort Worth Weekly, nied) the longest running Now Change earlier this Piazza, The Goodbye in other Metroplex venues Dallas Observer, Column stage production in Dallas year and Chorus Master/ Amanda West LIGHTING Girl, and Mid-Life!The are Pickles in The Great Awards, Dallas Voice, and theater history- Theatre Ensemble Member in The DESIGN » Ms. West Crisis Musical. On stage American Trailer Park Musi- the DFW Critics Forum ,, Three's production of I Light in The Piazza and holds a BFA from Texas credits at T3 include The cal (Leon Rabin Award Awards, and won 2nd Love You, You're Perfect, Music Director forA Dog's Wesleyan University and Fantasticks, The Frogs, and nominee), and Little Becky place in the Eagle Moun- Now Change. He also Lifein 2008. Vonda has returns to assist us in .. Saturday Night. Local Two Shoes in Urinetown tain Elementary Spelling directed and accompanied show-cased her music lighting design, having directing credits include forWaterTower Theatre; Bee. He also received many of the critically directing talents in other previously designed lights A Man of No Importance, Junie B. Jones inJunie B. the LifetimeAchievement acclaimed Theatre Too Metroplex venues as well: at Theatre Three forTr ysts Love! Valour! Compassion!, Jones and A Little Monkey Award by the Live Theatre productions. His most The Music Man and Bye, in Toledo and Don't Dress Aida, The Last Session, Business, and Sally in League of Tarrant County, recent assignment was Bye Birdie for Dallas Young for Dinner. Her work Valley of the Doffs, and You're a Good Man, Charlie of which he serves as Vice LEFT TO RIGHT: Amy Mills, Chad Peterson, Darius- Anthony Williams, Megan Kelly Bates, & B.J. Cleveland President. B.J. served as Edwin Drood, Nicely in Inspecting Carol, Toinette of Edwin Drood, Anita Darius-Anthony with a BFA in musical artistic director of Theatre Guys a[Dolls, and Marryin' in The Imaginary Invalid, in West Side Story, Liz Robinson MITCH theatre from Texas Chris- Arlington for15 years, Sam in L'il Abner,among Prudie Cupp in Pump Boys in The Book of Liz (2007 MAHONEY» Mr. Robinson tian University, Ft. Worth, where he just ended a others. He is the editor/ and Dinettes, Sarah in Column Award recipient), is T-H-R-1-L-L-E-D to be a where she performedthe run as Elwood P. Dowd founderof The Column, a Spinning Into Butter, and The Baker's Wife in Into part of the bee! He returns roles of Diana in A Chorus in Harvey, and begins national theater column The Baker's Wife in Into The Woods (2002 Dallas to Theatre Three having Line, Louise in Private directing Cring/es Window. with over 13,000 subscrib- The Woods. During the day, Theatre League Award been last seen here in Lost Lives, and Carmen in The He is currently Artistic ers worldwide. John is she finds herselfon staffat recipient/2003 Column In The Stars as Matthew Good Body. Director forTexas Creative also the founder/executive Theatre Three or teaching Award recipient), and June Kumalo. Favorite roles Arts Academy in Coppell, director/producer ofThe musical theatre classes in Musical of Musicals, include (but not limited Paul J. Williams MR. and Artistic Associate Column Awards, which at the Dallas Children's the Musical (2006 DFW to): Benny in Brookhaven DOUC.LAS PANCH » Mr. with Uptown Players is the only theater award Theater. At night, she Theatre Critic's Forum Theatre's production of Williams, a long time (starring in When Pigs Fly, organization in the DFW findsherself in Oak Cliff Award recipient). Rent, Tootie in The Facts member of the Dallas Love! Valour! Compassion!, Metroplex that honors with two dogs, husband, of Life:the Lost Episode Theater Community, Valhalla, and Legends), a excellence in theatre. Stars actor Doug Jackson, and Chad Peterson LEAF at Uptown Players, and having first appeared on a member of Actor's Equity, such as Michael Urie (Ugly their two daughters, CONEYBEAR » Mr. as Ren McCormack in local stage in 1987, is also and is represented by The Betty), Anthony Rapp and "Sooner" Emily and "Arts Peterson returns to Footloose at Garland Civic debuting on our stage Mary Collins Agency. TonyAward winner Wilson Magnet" Abigail. Her Theatre Three and will Theatre. He is also an in this production. Paul Jermaine Heredia (original most memorable spelling be remembered forhis accomplished dancer / is still traumatized by John Garcia WILLIAM stars of Rent), Christian bee win was during Mabel performancesin The choreographer having his loss in the 4th grade BARFEE» Mr. Garcia was Campbell (Trick, Book of Griffith's7th grade biology Mousetrap and Mack and credits with Alvin Ailey spelling bee; however, last seen at Theatre Three Daniel), TonyAward win- class when she correctly Mabel and in Theatre Toe's American Dance Theatre, as a result, he will in the regional premiere ner Cady Huffman (The sounded out and spelled production of Look What's Steps on Broadway, etc. foreverremember how to ofThe Wild Party (Phil Producers), and Stephanie the words "Alexander Happened to Pixie DeCosta Other theater credits correctly spell S-K-E-L-E- D'Armano). This is John's D'Abruzzo (Tonynominee, Hamilton." (written by Bruce Cole- include Uptown Players, T-0-N! He is a six-year second regional premiere Avenue Q) have guest man). A few of his favorite ICT Mainstage, Irving, member of the comedy/ of a William Finn musical, starred at The Column Arianna Movassagh OLIVE previous productions WaterTower Theatre, DCT, improv group, "Less the firstbeing A New Awards Gala. OSTROVSKY » Ms. Movas- include The Little Dog TA, DSM, GCT, Theatre Miserable", and has been Brain (Richard, the nice sagh was most recently Laughed and Urinetown Britain, ACT. New York working all over the world nurse). He has performed Amy MillsRONA LISA seen in the critically (WaterTowerTheatre) credits include: Malverone as a stand-up comedian in over 360 productions PERETTI» Ms. Mills is back acclaimed productions of and Thrill Me (Uptown Players Theater (off- for15years. Recent as an actor all over the "upstairs" now, after spend- Woody Guthrie's American Players). Other Metroplex Broadway), and Lincoln Dallas stage appearances DFW Metroplex, Florida, ing fourwonderful years Song (Theatre Too) and as venues in which Chad Center forthe Performing include Guys a[Dolls and Oklahoma, and Pittsburg. appearing in such Theatre Tamela in Hello, Human has performedinclude Arts. Make Me A Song at Water- John performedand Too crowd-pleasers as Female (Audacity Theatre Dallas Children's Theater, Tower Theater, and Down toured with Walt Disney Mid-Life!The Crisis Musical Lab). Arianna has also Contemporary Theatre of Alexandra Valle MARCY South, Mammie Queerest, World Entertainment for and I Love You, You're enjoyed working with Dallas, Shakespeare Dallas, PARK » Ms. Valle makes and Facts Of Life: The two years. Favorite roles Perfect, Now Change. She WaterTowerTheatre, ICT Mainstage, Irving; her debut with Theatre Lost Episode at Uptown include Pseudolus in A most recently appeared as Dallas Children's Theatre, Garland Civic Theatre, Three in this production. Players. Catch his first Funny Thing Happened on Mrs. Murphy in Madeline's Dallas Theater Center Flower Mound Performing Her recent credits include network comedy special the Way to the Forum, M. Christmas at the Dallas -TCT, Uptown Players, Arts Theatre, and Theatre these roles: Armanda on the LOGO Network, ,. Deep South/M. Bible Belt Children's Theater, and at Lyric Stage, Irving; Casa 1 Arlington. He is proud in The Glorious Ones, airing this fall. Paul is a in Pageant, Applegate in Bass Hall as Mrs. Fezziwig Mariana,Ft. Worth; and to be a multiple Column Sally in You're A Good member of Screen Actors Damn Yankees, Sancho in Casa Mariana'sproduc- Bootstraps Comedy The- J Award winner. Man, Charlie Brown, and Guild and the American in Man of La Mancha, tion of A Christmas Carol. atre, Chicago, IL. Favorite Woman 2 in Its A Grand Federation of Television Moonfacein Anything Favorite roles include Mary roles include Adele in A Night For Singing at Lake & Radio Artists and is Goes, the courier in 1776, in Merrily We Roll Along, Man of No Importance, Dillon Theatre in Dillon, represented by the Kim Neville in The Mystery of Alice in Titanic, Zora in Rosa Bud in The Mystery CO. Alexandra graduated Dawson Agency. C T3 SEASON CALENDAR
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THE ROYAL FAMILY BEDROOM FARCE WOODY GUTHRIE'S SONGS OF THE REDHEAD, THE July 30-August 30 February 25-March 28 AMERICAN SONG MUSIC OF DANNY KAYE The landmark comedy by The ingenious, marriage disas June 19-July 26 January 7-January 24 George S. Kaufman (1[Edna Ferber. ter comedy by Alan Ayckbourn. A new musical by Peter Glazer. A tribute to a legendary Snapplily directed by Theatre Three The stage set has three bedrooms "Theatre Three's basement musical revues performer by Don Alan Croll. co-founder Jae Alder, the 1927 play... gener in which we see four couples whose have been among its most memorable A fan's ultimate tribute to the object of his ates laughs from boisterous, quarrelsome intertwined lives ricochet between pas offerings in recent years, and Woody admiration, this one-man show contains TICKETS& characters who bring as much drama to sion and indifference in this breakthrough Guthrie's American Song is one of the the amazing songs (many by Kaye's Theatre Three, Inc. INFORMATION their offstage relationships as to their tale penned by England's most successful best in the series." -- Lawson Taitte, The brilliant wife, Sylvia Fine) that fueled 2800 Routh Street 214-871-3300 work on the boards." -- Lawson Taitte, The contemporary playwright. Written while Dallas Morning News. the legendary career of the versatile, Suite 168 theatre3dallas.com Dallas MorningNews he was artistic director of the Stephen charismatic, Brooklyn-born star of stage Dallas, Texas 75201 Joseph Theatre, this play went on to the SIX DANCE LESSONS IN and screen, Kaye's respect for musicians THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM West End and Broadway where critics SIX WEEKS led him to perform countless charity COUNTY SPELLING BEE and audiences alike cheered Ayckbourn's August 28-September 20 performances benefittingmusical causes September 24-0ctober 25 unique inventiveness, his wit, and his as well as famously raising money for cheerful diagnosis of the collapse of A comedy by Richard Alfieri. world children through UNICEF But it is The recent Broadway musical middle class morality. It's big, strong, and full of life, but imbued the high velocity entertaining character hit by William Finn (1[Rachel with a compelling intimacy... Bottom line: of Kaye's performances that are perfectly Sheinkin. [TITLE OF SHOW] This is a great show to watch and get lost captured in this loving tribute by Dallas' A Tony Award winning team puts six Aprilz2-May 23 in." -- Matt Gunther.John Garcia's The admired cantor, Don Alan Croll adolescent hopefuls at the mike for the Column An original Broadway musical I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW most important chance of their lives-a with music and lyrics by Jeff SNAKE IN THE GRASS CHANGE chance to stand out and fitin by winning Bowen and book by Hunter Bell. the spelling bee championship. October 23-November 15 January 29-February 28 (under strong consideration) A comedy mystery ghost-story The annual return of the TALLEY'S FOLLY In the uproarious tradition of backstage by Alan Ayckbourn. perfect revue by Joe DiPietro «I: November 19-December 20 musicals, this 2006 off-Broadway hit follows two theater geeks as they try to Where there's a will, there's a war, so they Jimmy Roberts. The Pulitzer Prize-winning pursue their idea of happiness: create a say. When a father dies (perhaps helped Through hilarious songs and sketches, romantic comedy by Lanford really great musical just in time to make on his way by his daughter quadrupling the authors have crafted an enduringly Wilson. the deadline for a theater festival. The his pills and giving him "only a little push" entertaining look at all stages of courtship This important, enchanting play shows songwriting team considers all sorts down the stairs) one wonders: could and marriage, that ultimate "pursuit of one evening in the courtship of two of fabulous ideas as they try to cobble her actions have been prompted by his happiness" As is the tradition, the revue unlikely lovers, Sally Talley and Matt together this last minute production, changing his will? And who will inherit will return over the Valentine season. Friedman. Set during other uncertain discovering all of the hilarious backstage the estate? That older, colder ex-pat sister, times (World War II), this American drama of putting on a show. Annabel, who never lifted a fingerto help? BILL W.AND DR. BOB couple-from different religious March 26-April 18 ANOTHER NIGHT BEFORE backgrounds and even more different life The story behind the start of experiences-becomes brave enough to CHRISTMAS seek happiness, joining their lives together November 27-December 20 A.A. by Stephen Bergman (?[Janet Surrey. (despite all) in this hopeful, uplifting 1980 A musical tale by Sean Grennan (1[ Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Leah Okimoto. Not only is the play moving and insightful, it is a great comedy as well. .. a must AMY'S VIEW According to one reviewer from the see for anyone who has experienced December 31-January 31 musical's premiere, Another Night Before alcoholism in their familyor on a personal Christmas should be required viewing for level. No, let's change that: a must-see A serious comedy by Sir David people who have reached the stage of no forus all. Hare. longer believing in miracles or Santa! It's An epic play covering twenty years insightful while delightfully entertaining performed by just six actors in two and gives us cause to examine our own simple sets, this magnificenttheatrical conscience when it comes to allowing achievement has been called a political ourselves the indulgence in merriment play, a social comedy, a saga of surviving that Christmas brings." devastated finances,a study of the changing problems of women, and finally, life. It's dazzling Cindee Mayfield& Lisa Fairchild, Snake in the Grass ---- C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DI RECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... Snake in the Grass PLAYWRIGHT Alan Ayckbourn By Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Alan Ayckbourn ARTISTIC STAFF THEATRE PLAYWRIGHT TOO DIRECTOR/COSTUME DESIGN Bruce R. Coleman Ayckbourn is the most popular and prolificof contemporary English playwrights. Using his position as artistic director of the Stephe11 Joseph Theatre in Scarbomugh (a theatre-in-the SET DESIGN David Walsh round be has headed since 1972) as a launching pad, Ayckbourn has written and produced an LIGHTING DESIGN Paul Arnold astounding seventy full-length plays, most of, hich have had ubsequent productions in SOUND DESIGN London's West End. Ayckbourn had an early career a an actor and stage manager: in r959 he Marco E. Salinas played Stanley in Tlit Birilulay Party in a production directed by its author, Harold Pinter. During that early theatre career he started writing for BBC Television, but quickly focused CAST SCENE SYNOPSIS exclusively on theatre, becoming both a playwright and director. He continues to direct not MIRIAM CHESTER *Lisa Fairchild PLACE & TIME only his own plays but works by other playwrights produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, as ALICE MOODY *Lydia Mackay The action of the play takes place in well as directing assignments for the National Theatre of London. The facilit)'ofhi comedy and his inventiveness were quicklyrecognized as major gift's. But because he concentrated on ANABEL CHESTER Cindee Mayfield the garden of the Chester's house. lifestyles ofthe British suburban middle class, some critics were initially dismissive of his lays. Eventually, they heaped awards on bis plays inc\udfag "best play" awards in '73. '74, '77, PRODUCTION STAFF ACT I p SCENE 1 '87, '89. and '90. He holds three honorary degrees of Doctor of Letters, and a Knighthood. AEA STAGE MANAGER Though he suffereda stroke iJl 2006. his recovery has been sufficientto see him return to ''Sally Cole A late afternoon in August SCENE 2 work to premiere his 70th play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Altbough he retired fromhis TECHNICAL DI RECTOR Daniel Pucul The following day, a little later artistic director post, he continues to direct premieres and revivals ofhis work at that theatre. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT His plays a.restaples ofregional theatres across America. Samantha Saucedo ACT II ARTISTIC STAFF MASTER CARPENTER Daniel Pucul SCENE l MASTER ELECTRICIAN David Gibson Later the same night Bruce R. Coleman been seen in House & Garden, Change, Mid-Life!The Crisis SCENIC ARTIST David Walsh DIRECTOR» His past credits Pygmalion and A Dog's Life Musical, Woody Guthrie's PRODUCTION CREW LEFT (top to bottom): as a director for Theatre on our Mainstage and in American Song, and Six Dance John Davenport, David Gibson, Lydia Mackay ALICE MOODY, Three include Woody Guth Blind Date, Season's Greetings, Lessons in Six Weeks. He Thomas Meche, Samantha The cast SNAKE IN THE GRASS rie's' American Song, Look The LaVidas' Landlord, Saucedo, and Sara Schultz BELOW (top to bottom): and filledassignments on our Cindee MayfieldANABEL CHESTER, What's Happened to Pixie Mid-Life!, the Crisis Musical Mainstage as Master Electri Lisa Fairchild MIRIAM CHESTER De Costa (Column Award in Theatre Too. Prior to cian forCrimes of the Heart, A for 'Best New Play'), House this, he lived in Amarillo, TX, Dog's Lifeand Murder on the & Garden (Critics Forum where he was the Assistant Nile. Paul's credits include Award). Bruce has also Technical Director and Scenic lighting design for Footloose directed for numerous other Designer/Artist forAmarillo (Column Award nomination) companies, including The Little Theatre (ALT). David forGarland Civic Theatre, History Boys, Bent (Column was on the design team and Oliver and Shadow/ands Award), tick, tick... Boom!, responsible forthe design forTheatre Coppell. He Thrill Me (Column Award), and execution ofmore than also performedon stage as The Who's Tommy, and The 80 productions in his eight Frank Lubey in A// My Sons Lifefor Uptown Players in years with ALT. Along with for the Irving Community Dallas, and Dracula (Critics his design responsibilities, Theatre Mainstage. Paul Forum Awards), The Secret he also appeared in a num received training at Emporia Garden (Column Award), ber of productions: Gross State University in Kansas, and Into the Woods for ICT Indecency (Oscar Wilde), Big where he did lighting design Mainstage in Irving. Look for River (King), A Funny Thing for Proof and Timefor Ives. his handy-work in up-coming Happened on the Way to the He has also done work productions of Equus, and Forum (Miles Gloriosus), and in Lawrence, Kansas; the the North American Pre the Lonesome West (Valene). Astor's Beechwood Theatre, miere ofThe Pet Shop Boys Newport, Rhode Island; and musical, Closer to Heaven, Paul Arnold Maine State Music Theatre, ; both for Uptown Players. LIGHTING DESIGN» Mr. Brunswick, Maine. Arnold returns to use his David Walsh technological expertise Marco E. Salinas There will be one fifteenminute intermission SET DESIGN» SOUND DESIGN» between Acts I and II. Mr. Walsh in lighting design with us Mr. Salinas joined our staffin 2007 again. His work in Theatre is back with Theatre Three, * indicates members working under Actor's Please silence your cell phones and all as Technical Director and Too includes The LaVidas' where he has previously Equity Association contracts in this production. electronic devices. No photography or ** indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA videography is allowed without the consent of is a man of many talents. Landlord, Season's Greetings, I designed for our productions membership candidate program. the theater. David's set designs have Love You, You're Perfect, Now of Racing Demon, Nice People C SNAKE IN THE GRASS BIOGRAPHIES C T3PATRONS
Dancing to Good Country appeared in Gilmore Girls, Tower Theatre, Addison; SUPPORTERS � � Music, As Bees in Honey CS/: New York, Meet Dave Casa Mariana, Moon Water Theatre Three is supported by its Board of Directors, by subscribers, by funds fromthe ••11S�ts Drown, TheBoyfriend, Mizlan- and You Can't Mess With Theatre Co. (where she was a NATIONAL is out business sky Zilinsky or Smucks, and Zohan. One of her short company member forthree City of Dallas Officeof Cultural Affairs,The ENDOWMENT Texas Commission on the Arts, The National FOR THE ARTS The Devil's Disciple. Marco filmsis now showing at the years), and Stage West, Ft. and TEXASCUM �I IS S l O :-S A great nation ll � r II � I R l S has also worked extensively Sapporo International Short Worth; and the Hip Pocket Endowment forthe Arts. Supporters also include dese'f'Ves greatart . with Dallas Children's Film Festival in Sapporo, Theatre, White Settlement. TACA and The 500, Inc. A major contribution Theater forthe last nine Japan. And she performed in the fromthe estate of Marlene Webb, a longtime THE FIVE HUNDRED, INC. years, and has also designed Rattlestick Theatre, New subscriber, has established the Theatre Three Endowment Fund in support of the building and Office of Cultural Affairs forShakespeare Dallas, CAST York City. Some of her CIT Y OF DALLAS WaterTower Theatre, Uptown favoriteroles include: Kate its equipment. Players, Theatre Quorum, Lisa Fairchild in The Tamingof the Shrew, THE ANNUAL FUND Project X, New Theater MIRIAM CHESTER» Ms. Blanche in A Streetcar Named Thank you to all of our subscribers and donors who generously made contributions towards our Company, Plano Repertory Fairchild returns to Theatre Desire, Arkadina in The 2009/2oro season. The Annual Fund supports Theatre Three's mission to produce exemplary, Theatre, Our Endeavors The- Three, having previously Seagull, Woman in The Blue intimate theatrical productions while nuturing authors, regional artists and audience. You can donate atre Collective and Ground appeared on our Mainstage Room, Joanne Galloway in A by filing out and returning the donation form, or by calling Cory Norman at 214-871-3300, ext. #208. Zero. He received two as Jane in Alan Ayckbourn's Few Good Men, and Sophia Theater Critics Forum Awards Absurd Person Singular. This Kremlin ska in Dainty Shapes and is a three-time recipient is her second production of and Hairy Apes, forwhich PRODUCER'S CIRCLE Stankiewicz & Don Groves,Ruth M. Gruennert, of The Leon Rabin Award for Snake In The Grass, having she received the Leon Rabin $1000 or more Charles& Trudy Hess, Messrs. Doug Miller& Outstanding Sound Design. portrayed Alice Moody, at Best Actress Award. She was Floyd Durr& James Lee Blackwell, John& Bob Hess, Ms. April Hill, Elaine Klobe, Mr. & Marco is also the Director Circle Theatre in Ft. Worth named"Best Local Actress" Barbara Cissne, Shanna L. Nugent, Mr. David Mrs. Joseph J. Kuhlmann, Jack& Jo Ann Leavitt, G. Luther Jr., Eileen and Harvey Rosenblum, of Educational Tours with (Ft. Worth Weekly- Best by the Dallas Observer in Mr. Jack V. Lewis, Mr.& Mrs. Scott Ludrick, Richard& Enika Schulze, Ms. Janet Spencer K. Messerschmitt, Leon Miller, Mr.& Mrs. Shakespeare Dallas and Show). Other performance 2008, and also received Shaw, Charles& Laura Weems Mike Mitchell, E. H.& Sheila Moore, Diana additionally has directed two credits include Mercy in nods fromthe DFW Critics Muckleroy,Yvonne Perkins, Ralph Perry, Ernest Mainstage productions there: Humble Boy at WaterTower Forum for"Performance by LEADING PLAYERS & Dorothea Rajala, Mr. Joseph M. Revesz, Ms. Twelfth Night in 2005 and The Theatre and Sis in Last Lists of an Actress" for Streetcar, and $500-$999 Dana Rigg, David Rodgers, Bob& Kathleen Tragedy ofMacbeth in 2008. My Mad Mother forthe Out "Creative Contribution" for her Ida Jane& Doug Bailey, Cameron Ballantyne, Rortvedt, Judy Schecter, Jim& Marilyn of the Loop Festival (Water- mask design for The Drama Stan Graner& Jim McBride, Ms. Sarah M. Schwartz, Mr. Donald A. Shannon, Jim& Linda Bruce R. Coleman COSTUME Tower Theatre) in Addison, Club's Ghost Sonata. Lydia is Hansen, Sandy& Warren Mundy, Bradford Smittle, Pat Standlee, Jim & Mary Ann Stewart, Reeves, Frank Sulzbach DESIGN» Mr. Coleman's Mary Haines in The Women the co-founder/producerfor Ms. Deborah Tull, Jim and Tammy White, past costume design credits forContemporary Theatre of The Drama Club, a member James Williams& Maria Viera-Williams, Clark SUPPORTING PLAYERS & Jane Willingham, Anne Zhang for Theatre Three include Dallas (DFW Critics Award - of Actor's Equity Association, $250-$499 Murder on the Nile, Tr ysts in Best Ensemble) and several and is represented by The KEMB, Larry& Diane M. Finstrom, David M. Toledo (Column Award), Look roles at the Dallas Children's Mary Collins Agency of Dallas. Forsythe, Ms. Mamie Graham, Ed& LeAnn What's Happened to Pixie Theater; Kate in Sylvia at Greer, Carol& George Kondos, Mr. Patrick De Costa, and The Boyfriend. Circle Theatre (Column Cindee Mayfield Parise, Tom& Phoebe Shaw, WillisD. Smith, Other favorite design proj- Award), and Christine in ANNABEL CHESTER» Ms. Margaret& Max Wells ects include Into the Woods Dim All the Lights for Theatre Mayfieldis welcomed back (Rabin Award), The Secret Quorum, Mesquite. Lisa's to our Mainstage, having BACKSTAGE BENEFACTORS $125-$249 Garden (Column Award) and filmcredits include Oliver been last seen as Carol in Mr.& Mrs. Gregory K. Boydston, Kay Dracula forIC T Main stage Stone's W, Shadows on the Central Park West in our Champagne, Ms. Judy Lawhorn, William M. in Irving, Richard the Third Wall, and Final Semester. 1998-99 season. Other Lee, In Memory of Sidney Ly nn, Vince Punaro, (Critics Forum Award) and Dallas credits include Dinner Beth Sparks Reckless for Kitchen Dog Lydia Mackay Party and Marvin's Room at Theatre, and As You Like ALICE MOODY» Ms. Mackay Contemporary Theatre of FRIENDS It, Bollywood Midsummer returns to our stage, having Dallas, Moon Over Buffalo $50-$124 Night's Dream, and Much performedas Dona Ana in at Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Craig& Mary Anderson, Sharie Barnett, Anne Ado About Nothing forThe T sts In Toledo last season. and Southern Baptist Sissies, Bell, Julie Blackwell, Rita Blasser, Mr. & Mrs. ry Bruce C. Boardman, Mr.& Mrs. Robert Boyer, Junior Players of Dallas. Lydia holds a BFA from and Tr ials and Tribulations of Mr. Robert Briggs, Mrs. Francine Burrows, Texas Wesleyan and an MFA a Trailer Park Housewife at Earl& Ida Buys, Rita Cavanaugh, Mr. Charles Sally Cole AEA STACE from SMU but aside from Uptown Players; and in Addi- Crowell, Gabe& Carol Dalla!, Brig. Gen & MANAGER» Ms. Cole acting, she teaches, designs, son's WaterTower Theatre Mrs. H.J. Dalton,Jr., Kenneth Driggs, Tim& previously stage managed builds, directs youth shows, -You Can't Take It With You Patricia Elliott, Dr. Ray Fowler, Priscilla Gaston, Metamorphoses, The acts commercially and does and Noises Off. Additional Mark& Era Gilbert, Richard & Rozelle Gilman, ,, Mousetrap, and You're A numerous voice-overs. Her Metroplex venues are Second Ellen& Joe Gordesky, Philip& Gloria Gray, Jay Good Man Charlie Brown. many credits in Metroplex Thought Theatre and TeCo IN MEMORIAM Her acting credits with us venues include Contempo- Theatrical Productions. Supporters wishing to consider legacies to the theatre are eligible forprofessional financial advice through include Lady Angkatell in The rary Theatre of Dallas, Dallas Cindee received the Leon Theatre Three's development office. Contact Cory Norman at 214-871-3300, ext. 208. Hollow, Dorothy in Glorious, Theater Center, Echo Theatre, Rabin Award for Leading Contributions have been made in memory of, or fromthe estates of: Eleanor Bushman Berman, Fred and Sook in A Christmas Memory, Our Endeavors Theatre Actress in 2006 forher role Mary Buchanan, Sam l![ShirleyCatter, Margaret Hatcher Coit, Bill Dallas, William T. Dobson, Scott Everheart, Dwain Fail, Javad Fiuzat, MD, Dr. Joel B. Goldsteen, Paula Goodlet, Oliver Hailey, Ann Ray Kelly, Lloyd W. and Ann in I'll Leave it to Collective, Risk Theatre as Molly in Leonard's Car, Kitchens Jr., MD, Anne Weeks Jackson, Jim Jackson, Lynn Mathis, Polly Lou McAdams Moore, Masha Porte, You. Sally spent a year in Initiative, and Shakespeare locally written and produced Carolyn Ryburn, Frank Rey, Martin B. Roberts, Mary Blanche Scales, Charlotte E. Schumacher, Edward B. California studying filmand Dallas - all in Dallas; Water- by Isabella Russell-Ides. Summerhill, Lynn Townsley, May Tweed, Audrey B. 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