WHO’S WHO IN THEATRE FORTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Jahant, Chairperson Lya Cordova-Latta Dr. Robert Karns Charles Glenn Myra Lurie Frederick G. Silny, Treasurer David Hunt Stafford, Secretary Gloria Stroock Bonnie Webb Marion Zola ARTISTIC COMMITTEE Gail Johnston • Jennifer Laks • Alison Blanchard Diana Angelina • John Wallace Combs • Leda Siskind ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF David Hunt Stafford . .Artistic/Managing Director Jennifer Parsons . .Bookkeeper Richard Hoyt Miller . .Database Manager Philip Sokoloff . .Director of Public Relations Jay Bell . .Reservationist Dean Wood . .Box Office Manager Susan Mermet . .Assistant Box Office Manager Larry Rubinstein . .Technology Guru PRODUCTION STAFF Artistic/Managing Director David Hunt Stafford Set Design Jeff G. Rack Costume Design Michèle Young Lighting Design Ric Zimmerman Sound Design Joseph “Sloe” Slawinski Photograp her Ed Kreiger Program Design Richard Hoyt Miller Publicity Philip Sokoloff Reservations & Information Jay Bell / 310-364-0535 This production is dedicated to the memory of DAVID COLEMAN THEATRE FORTY PRESENTS The 6th Production of the 2017-2018 Season BY A.A. MILNE DIRECTED BY JULES AARON PRODUCED BY DAVID HUNT STAFFORD Set Designer..............................................JEFF G. RACK Costume Designer................................MICHÈLE YOUNG Lighting Designer................................RIC ZIMMERMAN Sound Designer .................................GABRIEAL GRIEGO Stage Manager ................................BETSY PAULL-RICK Assistant Stage Manager ..................RICHARD CARNER Assistant Director .................................SUSAN MERMET THE CAST BY A.A. MILNE CAST Olivia Marden .................................................ROSLYN COHN* Ann/Narrator ............................................LAURA LEE WALSH Caraway Pim...............................................JEFFREY WINNER* Mrs. Marden .......................................................CASEY JONES Brian Strange (5/17 - 6/1).............................TROY WHITAKER George Marden..................................JOHN WALLACE COMBS* Brian Strange (6/2 - 6/17).............................JACOB OSBORNE Dinah........................................................NATHALIE RUDOLPH SETTING Woodbury, Connecticut Now Mr. Pim Passes By will play with one 15 minute intermission *Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association WHO’S WHO JOHN WALLACE COMBS (George Marden) is thrilled to be appearing in this wonderful play, John has previously acted with Theatre40 in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Separate Tables, Twelfth Night, The Love List, Kin, Opening Night, The Real Inspec- tor Hound, A Shred Of Evidence, Hellman V. McCarthy, Light Up the Sky, and The Constant Wife. With other theaters in SoCal, he has appeared in An Ideal Husband, Arcadia, Ledge Legend and the Ledger, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Dick, All My Sons, Ala- bama Baggage, Peace In Our Time, I Never Sang for My Father, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, A Lie of the Mind, Octomom the Musical, The Smartest Man in the World, American Tales, Dinner at Eight, The Man Who Had All the Luck, The Will, Trial By Jury, Oh George!, Liberty Inn, The Bay at Nice, Louis Slotin Sonata and The Brothers Karamazov. Television credits include: Days of Our Lives, How We Got Here, True Nightmares, Law & Order, My Crazy Sex, Murder Book, Weeds, Judging Amy, Crossing Jordan, Family Law, LA Dragnet, The Guardian, Unusual Suspects, The District, and Eagleheart. Film roles: Shnoof, Seize, How to Beat a Bully, Rejects, Light Up the Sky, Desperate Acts of Magic, Part Time Fabulous, Past God, Hail Caesar!, Public Access, Get Me Johnny, and Never Say Macbeth. This one’s for Bruce! ROSLYN COHN (Olivia Marden) is thrilled to be working with Jules in this gem of a theatre and show. 2017 LA Broadway World nomina- tion and Eddon Award as Sybil in director Jules Aaron’s production of Separate Tables @ Theatre40, 2017 LA Broadway World nomi- nation and Eddon Award as Bella in director Larry Eisenberg’s pro- duction of Lost In Yonkers @ Group Rep. 2017 Scenie Award for Outstanding Ensemble in director/author Daniel Henning’s The Tragedy of JFK as told by William Shakespeare @ The Blank/Sky- light Theatre. Broadway: National Actors Theatre’s Tony Nominated Saint Joan and Three Men on a Horse. TV: The Guest Book, Great News, Chernobyl: Amer- ica, Incredible Crew and General Hospital. Film: The Guilt Trip, Night Falls on Man- hattan, Hollywood Familia, et al. Multiple Festival Winner for Essential Tremors, my short about my neurological disease of the same name. Check out www.Roslyn Cohn.com & IMDB. Viva LA’s 99 Seat Theatres. ILove99.org CASEY JONES (Mrs. Marden) is thrilled to be making her Theatre 40 debut, under the direction of Jules Aaron, after joining the company last year. Casey was a founding member of the Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts where she worked with Tony Award winner Steven Sater (Carbondale Dreams), Joshua Ravetch (Checkers) and Emmy nominee, Lynn Mamet in the world premieres of her original plays The Job, The Divorce, and The Walking Wounded. Other theatre credits include Fallen Eagle, Adam and the Experts, Reverse Psy- chology (Germinal Stage Denver), and Lisa Kron’s Well (Bas Bleu Theatre Company). She has written several full-length screenplays including The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens. Film and television credits include; The Du- plicate, Machine, and The Ticket which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. You can catch her storytelling around town in shows like Lady Mic and Jessie Rosen’s Sunday Night Sex Talks. Follow her on social media @campcaseyjones and catch her commentary on the absurdity of life on her blog Random Musings and Les- WHO’S WHO sons Learned (campcaseyjones.com). Thank you, David Hunt Stafford and the wonderful cast and crew, for welcoming me into the Theatre 40 family. I love that the next stop on my adventure is right here! JACOB OSBORNE (Brian Strange) is excited to be making his Theatre 40 debut. He recently performed in the premiere of Two Fisted Love at the Odyssey Theatre, and his screen credits include White River Tales (American Film Institute), Deadly Inn (Lifetime), Sisters in Crime (Lifetime), and Display of Affection (Burnstein Productions). He also writes and stars in the political comedy webseries, Vague Liberals, and his video sketch GRIEVING TOURIST Audition was an official selection at the 2018 NYC Independent Film Festival. Jacob grew up in Vermont and is a graduate of Yale University. NATHALIE RUDOLPH (Dinah): Nathalie was last seen on stage here at Theatre40, where she made her debut as a new company member in The Last Wife (Mary). She is originally from Germany, where she performed in several theatre productions including Spring Awaken- ing (Wendla), Woyzeck (Marie) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Philostrat) at the Young Theatre Mainz, as well as We Are 100 (Woman/Ensemble) at the Mainz State Theatre. In LA you were able to see her on stage in From Her Eyes Only (Domino) at the Edgemar Center for the Arts and in All In The Timing – Segment Words, Words, Words (Swift) at the LA Performance Center. Her latest Film credits in- clude a recurring role on the Sketch Comedy Show Bits and Pieces which will be released this year, and the Feature Film Crossing Fingers which won the Award of Recognition 2017 at the Indie Film Fest Awards and can be viewed on the stream- ing platform Revry. Nathalie would like to thank her loved ones for always having her back and T40 for all the new experiences and friendships! Visit www.nathalieru- dolph.com for more news and updates. LAURA LEE WALSH (Ann/Narrator) is thrilled to be in her second show at Theatre 40. She was last seen here as Miss Hollombe in The Con- sul, The Tramp, And America’s Sweetheart under the direction of Jules Aaron. When not at the theatre, you can see her on stage at the Hudson (Comedy Central Stage) doing sketch comedy with TMI Hollywood. She has recently filmed season 1 of her own webseries called Wagon Tales, shot a commercial for Reflo Revolution, and has done voiceover work (playing Receptionist and Stenographer) for the film Blundering Heights. Many thanks to her family, boyfriend, friends, and representation for their support and the cast and crew for being incredible! TROY WHITAKER (Brian Strange) is a graduate of Cal State Univer- sity, Northridge's Screenwriting program. He has performed in pro- ductions such as Awake and Sing!; Arsenic and Old Lace; Lombardi (for which he received two Stage Scene LA Awards); Breaking Bard; Bach at Leipzig; and The Fantasticks. Currently, he is in post-pro- duction for a short film he wrote/directed starring Eric Roberts. This is dedicated to my favorite A. A. Milne fan, Nelsa. Love you! WHO’S WHO JEFFREY WINNER (Caraway Pim) is happy to be back trodding the boards at Theatre 40. Past productions include Rumors, Measure for Measure, The Cherry Orchard, The Lion in Winter, and Nicholas Nickleby which received an Ovation Award nomination for Best En- semble. Having completed his training with the RADA program he went on to appear in over four dozen productions encompassing re- gional theatre, Off-Broadway, and two New York tours. His numer- ous television credits include recurring roles on Port Charles and General Hospital. Among his film credits are Forrest Gump, Younger and Younger with Donald Sutherland, and the critically acclaimed cult film, Massacre at Central High which will be released on Blu-ray in the near future. Shout-outs to Al and Judy. JULES AARON (Director): Jules'