Alex Logemann (Deck Manager) is OUR SPONSORS ABOUT CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY celebrating his 39th show backstage with CenterREP. Alex has been backstage for Chevron (Season Sponsor) has been the Center REP is the resident, professional theatre ten seasons and is beyond pleased to be leading corporate sponsor of Center REP and company of the Lesher Center for the Arts. Our CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY season consists of seven productions a year – a involved with such an amazing group. Alex the Lesher Center for the Arts for the past nine Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director years. In fact, Chevron has been a partner of variety of musicals, dramas and comedies, both has also been privileged to be backstage for classic and contemporary, that continually strive the LCA since the beginning, providing funding Contra Costa Musical Theatre and with Diablo to reach new levels of artistic excellence and presents for capital improvements, event sponsorships professional standards. Theatre Company. Alex is a proud member and more. Chevron generously supports every of the Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble. He is Center REP show throughout the season, and Our mission is to celebrate the power of the very thankful for our community and the fun is the primary sponsor for events including human imagination by producing emotionally it provides. “My passions have never jumped the Chevron Family Theatre Festival in July. engaging, intellectually involving, and visually out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.” Chevron has proven itself not just as a generous astonishing live theatre, and through Outreach -Mason Cooley supporter, but also a valued friend of the arts. and Education programs, to enrich and advance the cultural life of the communities we serve. Scott Denison (Managing Director) Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) (Season Partner) is both the primary fundraising What does it mean to be a producing theatre? has been a leader in the Arts for 37 years organization of the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) We hire the finest professional directors, actors and designers to create our productions at for Walnut Creek and the surrounding and the City of Walnut Creek’s appointed curator Center REP. These are not touring productions – communities. Under Denison’s guidance for for the LCA’s audience outreach. DRAA’s role in the last 23 years as General Manager for the they’re conceived and developed here, the sets the community is all about building partnerships and costumes are built in our shops, and the Lesher Center for the Arts, he oversees over with the focused goal of enhancing artistic actors rehearse in our rehearsal hall. Whether 850 public events each year. He coordinates quality at the LCA and providing opportunities for the production is a Bay Area premiere or a performing arts activities with over 85 everyone to enjoy the arts. Through partnerships Shakespearean classic, each is devised to be a one By producers and producing organizations. with the LCA and its producers, individual of a kind, artistic creation that will be a unique He is also the Managing Director of the donors, corporate and foundation sponsors and theatre experience for our audience. Marc Camoletti the City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital role Center REPertory Company producing 7 in advancing the arts for the betterment of the What does it mean to be a professional Adapted by professional productions each season; and community. Please visit us online at www.draa.org. theatre? It means that all our artists and artisans is the director and co-founder of Fantasy are career theatre-practitioners. Many of the Robin Hawdon Forum Actors Ensemble, an adult family Lesher Foundation (Foundation Sponsor) Since actors in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association; many of our directors and performing arts company which presents 1994, the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation designers are members of professional unions. Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer programs for the young and Young at Heart. has awarded grants totaling more than $40 All do theatre because it is their profession and Scott directed CCMT’s hits Disney’s Beauty million and reaching citizens in all parts of Contra their passion. Erik Flatmo Ray Oppenheimer Maggie Morgan and the Beast, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Costa County. True to the original wishes of Dean Sound Designer Props Manager Dialect Coach Cinderella, Hairspray, and in the spring, will and Margaret Lesher, the Foundation continues We are very proud to have the opportunity to to build on the strengths of the community by direct Les Misérables. For the past 16 seasons produce professional theatre for our community Matt Stines Mia Baxter Lisa Anne Porter supporting organizations and programs that in the beautiful theatres here at the Lesher Center he has directed Center REP’s A Christmas provide help and support to people in need; for the Arts. Thank you for your support! Stage Manager Carol and over 150 other productions enhance and enrich the lives of all citizens; and Kathleen J. Parsons* including REP’s The Lady with all the Answers promote a healthy and exciting future for the Center REPertory Company starring Kerri Shawn. In 1979 he created community. Established in 1989, the Foundation Managing Director - Scott Denison the Shellie Awards, which annually honors received its principal assets from Dean Lesher’s Artistic Director - Michael Butler Cast outstanding performing arts achievement in estate in 1993 and 1995. In 1997, an additional endowment from Dean Lesher’s estate followed Contra Costa County. In 2007 he created the Production Services Marketing Cassidy Brown* Nika Ericson* Khary L. Moye Chevron Family Theatre Festival bringing the death of Margaret Lesher. A significant Production Services Marketing Director and final bequest from Mr. Lesher’s estate Coordinator Gabe Marin adult nationally acclaimed performances Toni Kilcoyne Marketing Assistant Brittany Danielle* Lyndsy Kail* Liam Vincent* was received in 2003. As a family foundation, Technical Staff Ariel Brewer together for one day performing to over support for the Contra Costa community will Steve Pino Education 7,000 guests of all ages. be carried on by the next generation of family John Earls Education Directors Michael Arlen Jeff Draper members. Grant-making decisions are based Chris Currie Kerri Shawn Directed by Michael Butler THANK YOU TO: on the vision of Dean and Margaret Lesher who Kieren McEntee Production felt quality education, diverse art programs, and Garrick Schuster Production Manager Stephen Spleiss Jeff Collister Lareen Fender’s The Ballet School healthy children and families are the building Josh Stouffer Technical DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Massimo’s Ristorante blocks of a strong and vibrant community. Hans Weichhart Technical Director The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. Waters Moving and Storage The Leshers defined the “spirit of giving” as Audience Services Joshua Lipps Associated Services-Alta Water Audience Svcs Coordinator Master Electrician “investing in the community and its people.” Courtney Egg Del Medoff By providing financial support and direction in Ticket Office Staff Carpenters Margaret Lesher Theatre these critical areas, the Dean & Margaret Lesher Jeremiah Vierling Daniel Casini Karla Kopfhammer Jordan Scott October 25 - November 23, 2013 Foundation is investing every day, every week Britt Lauer Chris Swartzell CITY COUNCIL Lesher Center for the Arts and every year in the health and well-being of Robert Nolan Assistant Cindy Silva, Mayor Trevor Owen Stage Manager Loella Haskew this county that Dean and Margaret so loved. Andrea Toney Joe Coe Season Season Partner Foundation Sponsor Kristina Lawson Hans Weichhart Deck Manager Sponsor Bob Simmons Usher Coordinator Alex Logemann Justin Wedel SPECIAL THANKS TO: Kevin Challand Dresser CITY MANAGER ARTS COMMISSION Costumes Edie Olson Ken Nordhoff Carol Fowler, Chair Costume Manager Administration *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States DIRECTOR Asst. to Managing Director Joe Bologna, Vice Chair Jennifer Perry, Choreographer Max Hilsabeck The Director of this production is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Arts, Recreation and Assistant Costumer Gail Pfeifer Polly Bradbury Lisa Gottreich for the Italian translations The Scenic and Costume Designers are members of United Scenic Artists Union Community Services Glynnis Cowdery Michael A. Berg Program Rebecca Redmond, Asst. Costume Designer Center REP is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), The National Organization for the American Theatre Barry Gordon Jane Emanuel Casting Director Linda Nomura Jennifer Perry CAST (in order of appearance) Nika Ericson* (Gabriella ) Khary L. Moye (George) CREATIVE TEAM portrayed the villainous Pierre LeChance as a part of Avant Digs. Some of this can be is thrilled to be making started acting in Off- on The Guiding Light, and played guitar and experienced at mattstines.wordpress.com. Bernard ...... Liam Vincent* her debut with Center Bway Plays in N.Y.C at Marc Camoletti (Playwright) authored more harmonica in many rock, blues, and country Gabriella ...... Nika Ericson* REP! Nika received her age 22 and never looked than 40 plays and became a Chevalier de la western bands at all the notable dives in Lisa Anne Porter (Dialect Coach) is a Robert ...... Cassidy Brown* MFA from Pennsylvania back. Enjoying doing Légion d’Honneur in France. Boeing-Boeing, NYC. designated Linklater voice instructor, an Suzette ...... Lyndsy Kail* State University and theatre and television, his first major international success, opened acting, voice, dialect and text professor Suzanne ...... Brittany Danielle* since then has worked including a memorable in Paris in 1960, where it subsequently ran Erik Flatmo (Scenic Designer) previously and a professional actress and director. George ...... Khary L. Moye professionally from Chicago to California. In role on the hit comedy for 19 years. It went on to run for seven designed the set for Boeing-Boeing at Center She has coached voice and dialect in over Chicago she worked with such companies The Chappelle Show, he moved to Oakland years and 2,000 performances in its debut REP. He has designed scenery for theatre fifty productions nationwide, including as Writer’s Theatre (The Maids, Rosencrantz and picked up where he left off, recently London production. It became the Guinness and opera companies across the country, American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley TIME and PLACE and Guildenstern Are Dead), and Babes with having a lead role on The Discovery Channel’s Book of Records most performed French including A.C.T., Asolo Repertory Theatre Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Blades (Lady Macbeth in Macbeth). She Season 2 of Wives With Knives and playing play worldwide. Its sequel, Don’t Dress for (Florida), Berkeley Rep, Cal Shakes, The Magic, Theatre, Theatreworks, Aurora Theatre Early 1970s, a stylishly converted has toured with the Great Lakes Theatre “Mountain McClintock” in Role Players Dinner, also ran for seven years in London’s San Jose Rep, South Coast Rep, Theatreworks Company, Arizona Theatre Company, farm building south of Paris Company and the Idaho Shakespeare Production of Requiem For A Heavyweight. West End. A French citizen, born in Geneva, and Yale Rep. His work in opera includes Theatreworks, Center REPertory Company, Festival where she was featured as Sylvia in Khary would like to thank Center REP for and an acclaimed artist and associate of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, San Boston Theatreworks, and Syracuse Stage. CAST BIOGRAPHIES Two Gentlemen of Verona and also appeared this opportunity to be in a great production the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Marc Jose Opera and Opera Santa Barbara. His She is the Co Head of Voice and Dialects for as Ensemble in Cabaret and Taming of the with such a great supportive and talented Camoletti’s theatre career launched with work in dance involves collaborations with the American Conservatory Theatre and has Cassidy Brown* (Robert ) Shrew. She reprised the role as Sylvia last cast and Michael Butler for giving actors three plays running simultaneously in Paris. choreographers Joe Goode, Trajal Harrell, served on the faculties of Syracuse University, is pleased to return to summer at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare the freedom to really create. Thank you. He His work continues to flourish in numerous and Robert Moses. He holds an MFA from the UC Davis, San Francisco State University, Center REP, where he Festival. Most recently she worked with would also like to thank all his friends and languages and some 55 countries. He died Yale School of Drama and teaches set design Shakespeare & Company, The Tepper has previously appeared Cardinal Stage where she appeared as family who are constantly supportive by in 2003. at Stanford University. Center in NYC, Naropa University, California as Norman Granz in Annabella/ Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps. attending performances or just giving strong Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Ella the Musical, Clown Nika would thank to thank her incredible words of encouragement. There are days I Robin Hawdon (Adaptor) is a British Ray Oppenheimer (Lighting Designer) Theatre and the Academy of Art University. 1 in The 39 Steps and family for their endless love and support. could not pursue this craft so passionately playwright especially known for the is glad to be back with Center REPertory She has performed with numerous as Cohen in The Underpants. He recently without you. I Love you Mom and Dad!! popularity of his comedies. His adaptation Company with Don’t Dress For Dinner. Since repertory companies and Shakespeare appeared in The Loudest Man on Earth at Lyndsy Kail* (Suzette) of the French boulevard comedy Pyjamas the last time he was here his designs have festivals throughout the country including Theatreworks, where he was also in Doubt, est très excitée to Liam Vincent* (Bernard ) Pour Six by Marc Camoletti ran on London’s been seen at the Dance Mission Theatre, the American Conservatory Theatre, San Distracted, and The 39 Steps. He has been return after performing is thrilled to be back at West End for six years, and has played all Shotgun Players, and ACT Costume Shop. Francisco Shakespeare Festival, California seen at Marin Shakes in The Complete History in Center REP’s The Center REP, where he over America, Australia, Canada and the Ray has been nominated for awards in Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare/Santa of America (Abridged) and The Tempest, and Underpants! Previous was last seen playing English speaking world. In his varied career lighting design in the Bay Area and Austin, Cruz, Shakespeare Festival/LA, Marin Theatre at Shotgun Players in The Death of Meyerhold, credits include Dr Bernard in Boeing-Boeing in the arts, he has found success as a novelist TX. Company, the Magic Theatre, Aurora Theatre Cabaret, The Just, and The Forest War. Other Faustus (San Jose Rep), and Peter Quince in and West End playwright, a soap actor and B Company, Center REPertory Company, Maggie Morgan (Costume Designer) is credits include Bosoms and Neglect at The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Playground-SF and A Midsummer Night’s movie film star, and director of Theatre Royal BRAVA Theatre Center, Shakespeare & pleased to be back at Center REP where she Aurora Theatre, Hunter Gatherers and The New York Fringe ‘13), Dying City (Capital Dream. In the Bay Area, he has been Bath, England’s premier touring theatre. Company, Syracuse Stage, Sacramento has designed Blues in the Night and Enchanted North Plan at Capital Stage, and numerous Stage), Buried Child (San Jose Stage), Circle seen in numerous productions at the Theatre Company, GeVa Theatre Company, April. Broadway: Soul Doctor. Off-Broadway: shows at Pacific Repertory Theater. Cassidy Mirror Transformation, Searching for Eden, California Shakespeare Theater, American Michael Butler (Director/Artistic Director) and Boston Theatreworks. Her B.A. is in Soul Doctor, David’s Red-Haired Death. produces and hosts a monthly storytelling and Bob (B Street Theatre), The Importance Conservatory Theater, The Aurora, San Jose This is Michael’s eighth season as Artistic Theatre and American Studies from Wesleyan Regional Theatre: Haunting of Winchester event called The Shout, and is a proud of Being Earnest and The Owl and the Rep, Theaterworks, The Magic, The Encore, Director of Center REP, where his directing University and her M.F.A. from the American and Groundswell at San Jose Rep, The Clean member of AEA and Theatre Bay Area. Pussycat (Sacramento Theatre Company), SF Playhouse, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, credits include The Underpants, A Number, Conservatory Theatre. House at TheatreWorks, Magic Theatre, The Taming of the Shrew and Eurydice (Napa Marin Theater Company, Shotgun Players, Dracula, Boeing-Boeing and To Kill a Playground, Mark Taper Forum, South Coast s thrilled to be Brittany Danielle* (Suzanne) Valley College Rep), and productions with San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Word for Mockingbird, as well as the Shellie and Mia Baxter (Props Manager) i Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Kirk Douglas was last seen in Diablo Word, and Campo Santo. Nationally his work BATCC Award-winning productions of a part of Center REP’s 2013/14 season!. Most California Shakespeare Theater and The Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Yale Rep, Theatre Company’s East has been seen off Broadway with the Civilians, recently, she has had the pleasure of working San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Kail Around the World in 80 Days, Picasso at the Sacramento Theatre Company, Shakespeare Bay premiere of Shrek at the Huntington Theater, The Alliance, on productions at Aurora Theatre, CalShakes, holds a BA in Latin from UC Berkeley and Lapin Agile, The Marriage of Figaro, How Theatre of New Jersey. Other fun places: The Musical as Princess continues dramatic studies with L. Peter Portland Center Stage, Pasadena Playhouse, the Other Half Loves, A Midsummer Night’s Marin Theatre Company, ACT Conservatory Hollywood Bowl, California Musical Theatre, and SF Playhouse. She has also worked with Fiona. Brittany received Callender. and the Arizona Theater Company. He is a Dream, Enchanted April, and Witness For Mondavi Center, Matrix Theatre, Getty Villa, The Jewish Theatre, Sacramento Opera, Music the 2013 Shellie award graduate of Boston University. Next up: Bob The Prosecution. His directing work has Sideshow Physical Theatre. Film: Alex In Circus, Word for Word, Teatro Esperanza, and for her portrayal of Kira in Center REP’s Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at A.C.T. also been seen at San Jose Rep, Cleveland Wonder, Breathing Hard. Assistant Costume Intersection for the Arts. She is an alumni of production of Xanadu which she recently Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse, THANK YOU TO OUR OPENING NIGHT Designer on the films Mona Lisa Smile, Murder San Francisco State University. reprised at WaterTower Theatre in Dallas, DINNER SPONSORS: ACT in Seattle, Marin Theatre Company, by Numbers, Wag The Dog, The Grinch, Casino, Texas. Other REP credits include; Helene/ Aurora Theatre Company, San Jose Stage, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Men In Black, Apollo 13 and A Bronx Tale. She Kathleen J. Parsons* (Stage Manager) is Ursula in Sweet Charity, Ilona in She Loves Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The Juilliard Oi-C Bowl is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and very excited to be working Center REPertory Me (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award), Scott’s Seafood Grill and Restaurant School, of which he is a graduate. As an actor, is on the faculty at University of California, Theatre. Other companies she has worked for Brooke in Noises Off, DeeLee in Smokey Joe’s Michael has worked on Broadway and off, Davis. www.maggiemorgandesign.com include Teatro ZinZanni, the Rubicon Theatre Café and Jamie Lynn Spears in Becoming in regional theatres, film and television, as Company in Ventura, the National Theatre of Britney. Select regional favorites are; Amber well as REP’s productions of The Mousetrap, Matt Stines (Sound Designer) makes sound the Deaf, Access Theater, North Shore Music Von Tussle in Hairspray, Dorrie in Three Sisters, Noises Offand Rumors. He is a published art in various forms. His creative work has Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Diana in Of Thee I Sing, Ulla in The Producers, songwriter and the co-writer and composer been seen in his apartment as well as a few The Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Bebe in A Chorus Line, and Evelyn Nesbit in of numerous music-theatre pieces, which theatres and festivals locally, nationally, and Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, and the Ragtime. Thank you to Michael Butler for yet he has directed and performed in NY, LA, internationally. He teaches sound for theatre American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Ms. another amazing opportunity. For mom. and at festivals in India and Morocco. In his at SFSU, tries to write sketch comedy, and Parsons was also the production manager for Proud AEA member. www.BrittanyDanielle.com career as a performer he has also danced makes ridiculous short films and obnoxious the California International Theatre Festival. with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, long form music both in his own right and