2018/19 SEASON Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION SWEAT By Lynn Nottage Directed by Lisa Peterson August 29 – October 7, 2018 SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION VALLEY OF THE HEART Written and Directed by Luis Valdez October 30 – December 9, 2018 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION LINDA VISTA By Tracy Letts Directed by Dexter Bullard January 9 – February 17, 2019 FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION LACKAWANNA BLUES Written, Directed, and Performed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson Music Composed and Performed by Bill Sims Jr. March 5 – April 21, 2019 FIFTH SEASON PRODUCTION HAPPY DAYS By Samuel Beckett Directed by James Bundy With Dianne Wiest Ian Barford.Ian Photo Saverio by Truglia. May 15 – June 30, 2019 Illustration by Christopher Komuro. We would like to take this GIFTS OF $5,000,000 AND ABOVE Cindy & Gary Frischling Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Center Theatre Group Affiliates opportunity to thank the Kirk & Anne Douglas Nancy & Eric Garen following donors who Ahmanson Foundation Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jody & David Lippman have made extraordinary GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Thomas Beers Anonymous (2) investments in Center Vicki King Edgerton Foundation Thomas Safran Theatre Group’s future. Kiki & David Gindler Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Their support will ensure Matt & Dana Walden Laura & James Rosenwald & that Center Theatre Orinoco Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE Group—and Los Angeles Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren The Campagna Family audiences and artists— Sue Tsao Deidra Norman Schumann The Annenberg Foundation Donna & John Sussman enjoy another 50 years Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Yvonne & Derek Bell The Louis and Harold Price Foundation Mara & Joseph Carieri of theatrical excellence. Friars Charitable Foundation GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE Manuela & James Goren Deena & Edward Nahmias Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser Cheryl A. Shepherd Elliott Sernel The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE Louise Moriarty Anonymous Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon GIFTS OF $250,000 AND ABOVE Carol & Stephen Rountree Joni & Miles Benickes Sunshine Stone Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and Peter & Iona Tompkins Araxia Buckhantz Foundation Hope Landis Warner Anonymous Center Theatre Group would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50TH Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment: Legacy Gifts $1,000,000 AND ABOVE OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Judith & Thomas Beckmen Maynard & Linda Brittan–Traub- Martin Massman Brittan Family Trust Diane & Leon Morton Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Peter & Susan Van Haften Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino $500,000 AND ABOVE Renee & Robert Nunn Richard & Norma Camp Nan Rae Susan A. Grode Randy & Bruce Ross Linda S. Peterson Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer $250,000 AND ABOVE Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace Pamela & Dennis Beck Margaret White Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director Presents Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of By Tracy Letts With Ian Barford Tim Hopper Sally Murphy Caroline Neff Chantal Thuy Cora Vander Broek Troy West Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Todd Rosenthal Laura Bauer Marcus Doshi Richard Woodbury Dramaturg Casting Edward Sobel JC Clementz Associate Producer Production Stage Manager Lindsay Allbaugh David S. Franklin Directed By Dexter Bullard JANUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 17, 2019 MARK TAPER FORUM Linda Vista was commissioned by and the World premiere presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL; Anna D. Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Executive Director. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 CAST (In Order of Appearance) Wheeler .............................................................................................IAN BARFORD Paul .....................................................................................................TIM HOPPER Michael ..................................................................................................TROY WEST Anita ...............................................................................................CAROLINE NEFF Minnie ............................................................................................ CHANTAL THUY Margaret ......................................................................................... SALLY MURPHY Jules .................................................................................... CORA VANDER BROEK UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for a listed performer unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. Wheeler ....................................................................................ELIJAH ALEXANDER Anita, Jules .............................................................................HANNAH TAMMINEN Paul, Michael .................................................................................ROBERT MAFFIA Margaret ...........................................................................................ELAINE RIVKIN Minnie ............................................................................................. VIRGINIA TRAN STAGE MANAGERS Michelle Blair (L.A.) Jaclynn Joslin (Chicago) PLACE Various locations in San Diego INTERMISSION Linda Vista will be performed with one intermission. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. WHO’S WHO IAN BARFORD (Wheeler) has originated of a Woman, Pollock, and Fearless. TV credits include The four roles in plays by Tracy Letts: Little Good Wife, HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk, and PBS’ Great Charles in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony- Performances and American Playhouse. winning August: Osage County (Broadway and London’s National Theatre), Ray in CAROLINE NEFF (Anita) is a Steppenwolf Mary Page Marlowe, Mr. Carp in The ensemble member, where she was last Minutes, and Wheeler in Linda Vista. seen in The Curious Incident of the Broadway credits also include Ed (the Dog in the Night-Time, You Got Older, father) in the Tony-winning play The Curious Incident of the Linda Vista, The Fundamentals, The Flick, Dog in the Night-Time and Billy in The Rise and Fall of Little Airline Highway (including the Broadway Voice. On stages in Los Angeles, he has appeared in Dead production at Manhattan Theatre Club), End at the Ahmanson and The Weir, Take Me Out, and The Way West, Three Sisters, Annie Bosh God’s Man in Texas at the Geffen. Ensemble member at is Missing, and Where We’re Born. Select Chicago credits Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Some favorite productions include Lettie (Victory Gardens—Jeff Award, Best Actor); there include The Libertine, Three Days of Rain, Betrayal, Uncle Vanya (Goodman Theatre); A Brief History of Helen Endgame, Detroit, and many others. Numerous TV of Troy (Jeff Award, Best Actress); The Knowledge, Harper appearances. Film: Road to Perdition, 13 Going on 30, Regan, In Arabia We’d All Be Kings (Steep Theatre); Catch Hell, The Last Rites of Joe May, and others. The Downpour (Route 66 Theatre); Port (Griffin Theatre); 4000 Miles (Northlight Theatre); and Moonshiner (Jackalope TIM HOPPER (Paul) is a member of the Theatre). Regional credits include Peerless (Yale Repertory Steppenwolf ensemble. Credits there Theatre). Film and television credits include a recurring include Bruce Norris’ Downstate, which role on the upcoming CBS show Red Line, Chicago P.D., will travel to the National Theatre in Chicago Fire, Open Tables, and Older Children. She is also London in March 2019. Television credits a proud company member of Steep Theatre and holds her include The Americans, Empire, The BA from Columbia College Chicago. Exorcist, and Chicago Fire, among others. Film credits include the upcoming Knives CHANTAL THUY (Minnie) is thrilled to be and Skin, as well as An Acceptable Loss, School of Rock, making her Center Theatre Group debut and To Die For, among others. 2018 Ten Chimneys Fellow. in Linda Vista at the Mark Taper Forum. Born and raised in Montreal, her parents SALLY MURPHY (Margaret) is a longtime originally fled the Vietnam War by boat member of the Steppenwolf ensemble, and eventually came to Quebec. She is where she originated roles in Tracy Letts’ fluent in English, French, and Vietnamese. August: Osage County (also Broadway, Theatre: The Lady Was a Gentleman London’s National Theatre, Sydney (Broads’ Word Ensemble); We Are (Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Company) and The Minutes. Sally Theater); The Seagull, Winter’s Tale (Stella Adler/Harold was most recently seen in Lincoln Center Clurman Lab Theatre); and reading series with the Ma-Yi Theater’s acclaimed production of Joshua Lab Theatre, African American Playwrights Exchange, Harmon’s Admissions and starred in the 20TH season and Teesri Duniya Theatre. Film and television: Chantal premiere of Law & Order: SVU. Other recent credits include currently portrays the DC Comics character Grace Choi Richard Nelson’s The Apple Family Plays at The Public on the television series Black Lightning (The CW & Netflix Theater, David Rabe’s Visiting Edna at Steppenwolf, Martha worldwide). Additional