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CHURCH STREET, FREDERICK, MD 301.378.8537 • www.fredericktea.com 301.631.5333 2017-2018 SEASON NOW ON SALE Storm Large Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA Bernard Havard, Producing Artistic Director presents September 29, 2017 Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery The MADS: By Ken Ludwig Live Movie-Riffi ng with March 4, 2018 MST3K’s Frank Conniff & Trace Beaulieu L.A. TheatreWorks November 18, 2017 Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director presents The Mountaintop Chanticleer By Katori Hall November 28, 2017 April 13, 2018 The Deanna The Midtown Men: 4 Stars Bogart Band – from the Original Cast of New Year’s Eve Eve Broadway’s “Jersey Boys” December 30, 2017 April 19, 2018 Musical Thrones: Colin Mochrie A Parody & Brad Sherwood: February 18, 2018 Scared Scriptless May 12, 2018 …and many more! Visit WeinbergCenter.org for a complete listing of events. Storm Large The Midtown Men TICKETS NOW ON SALE! WeinbergCenter.org | 301.600.2828 Across from the MET at 20 West Patrick Street We LOVE Martin McDonagh! This is the third McDonah play at the MET (Cripple of Inishmaan, Lt. of Inishmore) and the first that is not from the Aran Islands series. McDonagh always has an interesting way of juxtaposing humor and drama, much in the same way as Sam Shepard and Tracy Letts. There is darkness, truth, universal themes, and comedy…all rolled into one! You may be familiar with Martin CELEBRATING 20 YEARS McDonagh’s film work (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, 3 Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) and I’m happy to say that we haven’t completely lost McDonagh to Hollywood as his new play, Hangmen, is running in New York through early March. Next up for the MET is Rapture, Blister, Burn. Ms. Magazine says, “If you are a feminist, are interested in feminism or are in a relationship with a feminist, you need to see the play RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN…” The NY Times calls the play “…intensely smart, immensely funny.” After Rapture, we close the season with Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge – smake sure to see both! If you are unfamiliar with MET, we have a resident ensemble of over 35 artists, a staff of 8, and 15 board members who dedicate massive energy as they pour their souls into every corner of our work. Our ensemble, board and staff are committed to interesting, entertaining, provocative and joyful theatre art. As an ensemble we work together to build theatre, which sparks audience dialogue, which builds community. We are in our 20th season of producing exciting, quality, professional theatre in downtown Frederick! We began our journey in June of 1998 producing the MET created Finally Heard! Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War and have produced over 120 mainstage productions. If you are a local, or just visiting, we hope you have a chance to explore our great hometown; there are over 40 restaurants within walking distance, plenty of places to shop, parking is cheap or free, and there are many, many options for nightlife after the show. We are so thankful that you have made the choice to spend some time with us; we hope you have a great time at MET and enjoy the show! Tad Janes Producing Artistic Director 10 Best Wine Bars in DC Area / USA Today full wine bar experience in a casual, modern atmosphere. Fabulous Finds The The best place to buy or sell your home furnishings Comedy Pigs Carefully Selected Furniture, Decorative Accessories & Jewelry New Inventory Daily! UPCOMING PERFORMANCES 24 East Patrick Street Downtown Frederick September 23, 30 @ 9pm (301) 694-9390 October 14 @ 9pm fabulousfindsfrederick.com November 3, 4, 10, 11 @ 9pm Open 7 Days a Week Venus on the Half Shell vintage clothing 101 E. Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701 301-662-6213 Headquarters! PILLOWMANTHE By Martin McDonagh featuring Sean Byrne Karli Cole Steve Custer Joe Jalette Caitlyn Joy J.D. Sivert Ron Ward Director Peter Wray Stage Manager Scenic Designer Costume Design Kevin Cole Todd Mazzie Jenn Adams Assistant Stage Manager Lighting Designer Properties Amber George Steve Knapp Doug Grove Sound Designer Assistant Director Tom Majarov Morgan Southwell The Pillowman is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. The videotaping and other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Sponsors Dr. Mark & Shawn Pitts Show Sponsor MET is supported by grants from the Ausherman Family Foundation, the Frederick Arts Council and is also funded by an operating grant fom the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. DIRECTOR’S NOTES As a playwright, Martin McDonagh is known to begrudgingly illuminate the potential for hope even in the darkest of places. In this macabre comedy, there’s a glimmer in the end where we, at least, hope for hope. On the surface, it appears that McDonagh is telling a story about a writer against the totalitarian state and vice versa. The underbelly contains more nightmarish revelations. Toby Lichtig of the Times Literary Supplement writes of The Pillowman, “With his sharp insights into character, the nature of human suffering, and the juxtaposition of horror and absurdity, McDonagh has produced an engrossing theatrical spectacle.” Certainly, this Kafkaesque world provides the backdrop for McDonagh to explore the deep recesses of each character’s plight – whether torturer or recipient of cruel acts – and how they navigate their present dilemmas based on their moral code, the roots of which could be traced back to their twisted childhood. As Ben Brantley’s New York Times review pointed out, “Mr. McDonagh is not preaching the power of stories to redeem or cleanse or to find a core of solid truth hidden among life’s illusions. And he is certainly not exalting the teller of stories as a morally superior being.” He may more aptly demonstrate that to live is to suffer, and even suffer horribly. Yet, somewhere within the tangled web of life, whether working in a totalitarian state or writing the darkest of adult tales that would make even the Grimm brothers blush, there may emerge a spark of light to help us carry on. Perhaps Elysa Gardner of USA Today, put it best, “Pillowman is the most brutal work yet from the celebrated author…and also his most tender, examining how the redeeming and restorative powers of love and creativity can mitigate or be undone by the darker impulses.” Peter Wray Director CAST Tupolski ......................................................................................................... J.D. Sivert Katurian ..................................................................................................... Steve Custer Ariel .................................................................................................................Joe Jalette Michal .......................................................................................................... Sean Byrne Mother ......................................................................................................... Caitlyn Joy Father .............................................................................................................Ron Ward Boy/Girl .........................................................................................................Karli Cole There will be two brief intermissions. MEET THE CAST Sean Byrne (Michal) is an Steve Custer (Katurian) is a actor and director. Select company member with the credits include: Arsenic Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Old Lace, Willy Wonka (MET): The Importance the Musical (Other Voices of Being Earnest, Twelfth Theatre), A Commedia Rapunzel (MET Night, Family Holiday, George Orwell’s Fun Company), Twelfth Night (DC 1984. Local Credits: Landless Theatre Capital Fringe, DCMetroTheatreArts’ Company’s Sweeney Todd: Prog Metal Best Actor), Blithe Spirit (Schultz Version; Being Revived Theatre’s Reefer Theatre), and The Investigation Madness. He is an Eagle Scout and Discovery Channel. He holds a B.A. visits sick youth at local hospitals as in Theatre and Journalism from James Spider-man. Madison University. Karli Cole (Boy/Girl) is Joe Jalette (Ariel) has a proud MET company performed in the MET’s member. Previous MET productions of Peter and the credits include: Top Girls, Starcatcher, A Clockwork The Rocky Horror Show, Orange, The Glass Menagerie, Go Go Garden, Commedia Rapunzel, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Eleemosynary, A Christmas Carol, various others. He is in the local band, Runaways,