Company artistic Director Peter Marston Sullivan Executive Director Peter Blair mission & Vision artistic advisor BoHo Theatre’s mission is to create theatre Stephen M. Genovese that incorporates the arts as a whole — Art for art’s sake. Our vision is to challenge Executive advisor convention through literary originality and Thomas J. Samorian eclectic expression while fostering an ever- evolving artistic environment in which people assoc. artistic Director are inspired to learn, think, dream, and feel. Peter Robel To teach others and ourselves how to expand, create, and present art through theatre while managing Director reveling not only in the process, but also in the journey. Ryan Guhde media Director & Board Graphic Designer Charles Riffenburg IV Stephen M. Genovese, president; Thomas J. Samorian, vice-president; Casting associates Kaela Altman; Steve Goodman; Stephanie Sullivan Robert Kimmeth; Richard Maxen; Rebecca Mauldin Bob Turner; Jean Zuiker Development Coordinator artistic affiliates Anna Hammonds Anthony Apodaca, Brenda Didier, Board/Company Secretary Patrick Ham, Theresa Ham, Mary Kate Robel Jon Steinhagen, A. Scott Williams, and John Zuiker new Works & Social media manager Ariel Trocino Company member Sean Thomas BoHo THeaTre is a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. our events and productions are made possible by your generous donations and patronage. Please visit our website at www.bohotheatre.com or speak with our house manager to learn about more ways to contribute time, money, and talent to helping support art in Chicago. any monetary donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you! BoHo Theatre: Bohemian Theatre Ensemble presents tHE rainmakEr By N. Richard Nash fEaturinG (in alphabetical order) File . .Thad Anzur H . C . Curry . Robert Frankel noaH Curry . .Daniel Gilbert lizzie Curry . Anna Hammonds starbuCk . Matthew Keffer Sheriff . Russell Alan Rowe Jim Curry . Nate Santana SCEniC DESiGn CoStumE DESiGn Stephen M. Genovese Theresa Ham liGHtinG DESiGn SounD DESiGn Diane D. Fairchild Peter Robel propErtiES DESiGn DramaturG Cassy Schillo Ariel Trocino Stage manager proDuCtion manager Meg Love Tammy Goodman DirECtED By Stephen M. Genovese Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City. partially SupportED By GrantS from THE RICHARD Gaylord & dorothy H. DRIEHAUS donnelley FOUNDATION Foundation BEAUTY in BEliEf ou look up at the sky and you cry for a “Ystar! You know you’ll never get it! and then one night you look down—and there it is—shining in your hand!” Interwoven throughout the beautifully poetic language of N. Richard Nash’s The Rainmaker, questions relating to self and societal perceptions of beauty thrive. BoHo Theatre continues its tradition of exploring the four pillars of Bohemian Ideals of truth, beauty, freedom and love by tackling these complex perceptions of beauty in Nash’s piece. Lizzie, our heroine, lives in her own confines of self-perception, finding herself “plain” and unappealing. The routine of caring for the men in her life and the inability to garner affection from potential mates has trapped Lizzie in a state of desperation—a desperation mirrored by the drought surrounding the family. Her dreams, while seemingly small, are filled with a desire to be loved and to be found beautiful by someone… maybe anyone. When Lizzie comes face to face with the rainmaker, she comes to find he’s selling something much more profound than just rain. Hope guides our existence on a daily basis, from the mundane to the extraordinary; it pushes us towards the next moment. Though this sense of hope carries with it an immense threat of pain, it gives our lives meaning and purpose. BoHo Theatre is proud to present The Rainmaker in an intimate way that allows you, our audience, to experience this journey as never before. If you enjoy what you see today, please consider making a donation to our company. Our house manager will be happy to tell you about our “Make it Rain” campaign. As we strive to find new and exciting ways to share stories that explore the bohemian ideals that surround our everyday lives, we are propelled in large part by generous donations from you, our audience. Enjoy the performance, and thank you for being a part of our community! Sincerely, Peter Marston Sullivan Artistic Director, BoHo Theatre pErformEr BioGrapHiES thad anzur | filE Thad Anzur is proud to appear in his third BoHo production, having previously performed in The Elephant Man and The Winter’s Tale. Other Chicago Theatre credits include We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Copperhead (City Lit Theater), Rabbit Hole (Aston Rep), Fucking Men (Bailiwick Chicago), Mad Forest and Book of Days (Piven Theatre Workshop), and A Walk in the Woods (The Grounded Theatre). Thad is a member of The Free Readers Ensemble. robert frankel | H. C. Curry Rob is returning to his hometown of Chicago after 25 years in the Minne- apolis, Minnesota area. Favorite roles include James Tyrone (Long Day’s Journey into Night), Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), Matt (Talley’s Folly), Leo (Leading Ladies), Hucklebee (The Fantasticks), and title roles in The Foreigner and Becket. Rob is also author of over thirty published plays including the modern farce LOL and the spoof Whodunit... and to Whom. Rob is excited to be making his debut with BoHo Theatre. Daniel Gilbert | noaH Curry Daniel is thrilled to be making his BoHo Theatre debut. Daniel holds a B.F.A in theatre from the University of Central Oklahoma and an M.F.A. in theatre from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of theatre and film. He would like to thank his wife for all of her love and support, Stephen Genovese for this wonderful opportunity, and his fellow cast and crew for all of their talent and hard work. Daniel’s other Chicago credits include Life Separates Us with Oracle Productions and The World Over with The State Theatre. anna Hammonds | lizziE Curry Anna is thrilled to be a part of this production. Recent Chicago area credits include BoHo’s Big River (Mary Jane, Miss Watson), Fox Valley Rep’s It’s A Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play (Sally/Mary), and Theatre at the Center’s Noises Off (Poppy). Other work includes Drury Lane Theatre, Marriott Theatre, JPAC, and Whoopi Goldberg’s White Noise at the Royal George Theatre. Formerly a company member with Re- naissance Rep in Tennessee, now a proud company member with BoHo Theatre. Many thanks to Steve, Rebecca, and the three Peters. Dedicated to the most beautiful woman I know, my mother. matthew keffer | StarBuCk Matthew is excited to be making his BoHo debut! Previous Chicago credits include Facing East, Meet John Doe (Porchlight Music Theatre), and She Loves Me (Writer’s Theatre). He will next be appearing in State Street at City Lit Theatre as Uranus H. Crosby. More info available at www.matthewkeffer.com. Enjoy the show, and thank you for supporting Chicago theatre! russell alan rowe | SHEriff Russell is thrilled to be working BoHo Theatre for the first time after a nearly fifteen year hiatus from live theatre. Since his last Chicago theatre appearance, Live Bait Theatre’s Devour The Moon, Russell has been busy with his band, The Russell Alan Rowe Trio/Quartet, which appeared weekly at the original Pops For Champagne in Lincoln Park as well as locations on Michigan Ave and the Gold Coast. Favorite roles in Chicago theatre include The Man in several productions of Christopher Durang’s Laughing Wild, Toumelle in two productions of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s Hotel D’amour, and the national tours of Into The Woods and The Secret Garden. Russell dedicates his work in The Rainmaker to the memory of his loving mother who would have absolutely loved this play. nate Santana | Jim CURRY Nate is very excited to be making his debut with BoHo Theatre Ensemble. Previously, he has worked with Imagination Theater, The Side Project, The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis, First Folio and Teatro Vista. He graduated with a BA in Theatre from Valparaiso University and can next be seen as Launcelot Gobbo in First Folio’s summer production of The Merchant of Venice. proDuCtion CrEW BioGrapHiES n. richard nash | PLAYWriGHt Born in Philadelphia in 1913, Nash’s first play was The Second Best Bed, produced on Broadway in 1946. The Shakespearian-themed comedy brought Nash much acclaim and led to his writing more shows, including The Young and Fair (1948), See the Jaguar (1952, for which he won the International Drama Award in Cannes and the Prague Award), and The Rainmaker (1954). The Rainmaker became so influential that it has been translated into 40 languages, became a popular film starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn, and was adapted into the popular Broadway musical 110 in the Shade. In the 1950s, Nash moved from Manhattan to Los Angeles to write screenplays for Hollywood, though he continued to write plays and musicals for the Broadway stage, including Wildcat (1960, starring Lucille Ball), and The Happy Time (1968, nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical). By the 1970s, Nash had begun writing novels, two of which found their way to the New York Times bestsellers list: East, Wind Rain and The Last Magic. Stephen m. Genovese | DirECtor, SCEniC DESiGnEr Steve has spent the better part of 30 years involved in theatre in one aspect or another. From stage direction to technical direction, costuming to props, acting to writing, being involved on so many levels has helped him officiate in the positions he currently holds as Artistic Advisor and founding Artistic Director at BoHo Theatre. Steve has performed at or worked with The Marriott Theatre, Pheasant Run Dinner Theatre, Court Theatre, and Stage Right Theatre, tto name a few.