Thank you to our generous patrons! We gratefully acknowledge contributions of $250 or more here, June 2020- June 2021 presents Anonymous (14) Silas Grossberndt Burt & Adrienne Rosen Actor's Equity Foundation Marlene Burdman Gursey Elana Rosenberg & Greg Central Park | Previews June 24 - June 30, 2021 Bonnie Andersen Newman Halvorson Litt Performances July 1 - July 11, 2021 Janice Arber Maura Harway & Richard Wendy Ruby Brooklyn Commons at MetroTech | July 13 - 18, 2021 Melissa T Astudillo Mark Jeanne Sakata & Tim Carl Schurz Park | July 20 - 25, 2021 Axe-Houghton Foundation Howard & Cindy Hechler Patterson Hugo Barreca The Herman Liebmann Nick Salamone & Clay The Battery | July 27 - August 8, 2021 Audiences are welcome on a frst-come, frst-serve basis on the day of Loretta Belanich Foundation Storseth the performance with necessary Contact Information and Social Distancing. Bloomberg L.P. Anne & Leon Hoffman Lynn & John Salmon FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC for FREE reservations & performance Broadbent Charitable Gift James Holmes Curt & Cheryl Sawyer details: nyclassical.org Fund The JPMorgan Chase Alice Scovell Stephen Burdman & Foundation Christine Shamborsky Adena Abramson Terri Kenworthy Randy Shapiro and Daniel Ellen & Don Byck Andrea Allen Knutson Ripp Andrew Carlon Patricia J KoZu Robin Forman & Hugh ” g Michael Carlon Melissa Kuklin Smyser n i d Chris Carstens & Carol Jill & Martin Lebwohl Sharon & Norbert Soski n e y Meyer Michael and Mary Ellen Robert & Barbara p p a h Jill & Michael Caruso Lehmann Staffaroni “ 81 16 Christopher Cass Diane Lerner Jane Stanicki ’s ate m T Rosina Dixon Fred & Ellen Levine Laura Starr ahu by W with N Eric Drachman Lisa LopeZ Heddy Steinman illiam Shakespeare Donald and Emilie Heather MacMaster Antonia Stolper Englund M&R Capital Management Bruce Taten and Rosa The original source material for King Lear wasn’t a tragedy! Tate’s adaptation—which lets our well-meaning royal live and let live—was performed almost exclusively until the 1840s. Florence & Richard Tom & Jerri Mayer Maria VillagomeZ Fabricant Donna McNally Robert and Nancy The Falkove Family George & Jan Merrill Treuhold Michael Stewart Allen* Amar Atkins* Connie Castanzo* Grant Chapman* Ollie Corchado Jasminn Johnson* Cedric Lamar* John Michalski* Evan Moore-Coll Nick Salamone* Aryana Sedarati* Saleemah Sharpe Clay Storseth* Linden Tailor* Joan and Andy Farber Elaine & Ron Morris Charlotte Triefus Stephen Burdman, Director & Artistic Director | Stephanie Klapper, Casting Director | marcus d. harvey, Casting Liaison | Nora Leonhardt, Voice & Speech Coach Sean Michael Chin, Fight Director | Yetti Steinman*, Production Stage Manager/Supervising Producer | Madison Lane*, Assistant Stage Manager Donna Fishman & Steve David & Laurie Pauker The Michael Tuch *Member, Actors’ Equity Association Cohen Steven Perlstein Foundation R. Michael Frenchman James Pine & Gina Mori Steve UrkowitZ This program is supported, in part, by Kristin & Gary Friedman Martha Polstein Dan Vogel public funds from the New York City Ruth Friendly Mysore Ramaswamy Leslie Vosshall and Kevin Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Sandra & Bob Goldman Sid Ray Lee Patty & Seth Goldman Ellen Rixford Polly Weissman NY Classical’s performances are made Kim & Kerry Wills possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor . and the New York State Legislature. Please accept our sincere apologies for any errors or omissions. Email [email protected] with any revisions you may have. Cast Michael Stewart Allen* ................................................... Cornwall Artists make New York a vibrant place to live. Amar Atkins* ................................................................... Edmund Your gift to NY Classical secures their future here. Connie Castanzo* ................................................. Cordelia & Fool Grant Chapman* ................................................................ Oswald Your “e-basket” donation today pays our actors, directors, Ollie Corchado ............................................................... Ensemble designers, and technicians. Jasminn Johnson* ............................................................... Goneril Cedric Lamar* ........................................................................ Kent Please contribute in support of NY Classical’s artists— John Michalski* ............................................................ King Lear professionals who earn a living wage, health insurance, and Evan Moore-Coll ............................................................ Ensemble pension funds—in crafting classical theatre for everybody. In Nick Salamone* ........................................................... Gloucester the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, they need your Aryana Sederati* .................................................................. Regan philanthropy now more than ever. Saleemah Sharpe ............................................................ Ensemble Clay Storseth* .................................................................... Albany Linden Tailor* ...................................................................... Edgar Our talented multi-ethnic ensembles range in age from 20- Somethings to Senior Citizens. These artists have lost months of Creative Team & Technicians income from their jobs being canceled, and they remain deeply Stephen Burdman† ............. Founding Artistic Director & Director concerned about their high risk for COVID-19 infection. They Sabrinna Fabi .................................... Costumes & Props Designer rely on you, generous NY Classical patrons, to continue their Sean Michael Chin .................................................. Fight Director life’s work. Stephanie Klapper ............................................... Casting Director marcus d. harvey ................................................... Casting Liaison Our artists are still serving our community, as they have year Nora Leonhardt ........................................ Voice & Speech Coach after year, at no direct cost to our audiences. We hope you enjoy Joan Melton ....................................... Voice & Speech Consultant this performance—and give the gift of classical theatre to your Stefanie Drinkwater .......................................... Assistant Designer Lacey Davies .................................................... Casting Associate neighbors, friends, and family during our 2021 season. Kate McMorran ................................................. Casting Assistant Leslie Palmer ...................................................... Costume Stitcher Venmo or PayPal: @nyclassical Yetti Steinman* ................................... Production Stage Manager nyclassical.org/give and Supervising Producer Madison Lane* ....................................... Assistant Stage Manager Ashley Trutanich ......................................... Wardrobe Supervisor Rosemarie Manzo, Nina Schatell ................ Production Assistants Ali Bianco ............................... Covid Safety Officer & Run Crew Oliver D'Avolio, Olivia G. Michel ................................ Run Crew Lizzy Emanuel, Alexander Pronevich ......... Covid Safety Officers *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States †Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Michael Stewart Allen (Cornwall). NY Classical Theatre debut. Broadway/Off Broadway: War Horse national/international tour (National Theatre), Little Rock (Sheen Center), Othello, Twelfth Night, Tempest, Moby Dick Rehearsed, Two Gentlemen Land Acknowledgement of Verona (The Acting, Company). Other Credits: Twelve Angry Men (Indiana Rep/Syracuse Stage); Macbeth, The Crucible, Of Mice and Men, Wait Until Dark (Arkansas We congregate on the unceded ancestral land of Lenni-Lenape Rep); Three Musketeers, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, people. We honor their elders and descendants, the memory of Macbeth (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ); King Lear, Much Ado About Seneca Village displaced by eminent domain in the design of Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Madness of King George, Central Park, the sanctity of our nation’s earliest and largest Amadeus ( The Old Globe) etc. TV/Film “Billions,” “The Blacklist,” African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan, and the history of “Admiral Rickover.” Proud member of Actors Equity Association. the African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village. For more information about the land we occupy, the Lenape Amar Atkins (Edmund). NY Classical Theatre Center is continuing Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland, debut! Broadway Tour: The Color Purple revival (First through community, culture and the arts. National). Favorite Regional: The Color Purple revival (Paper Mill Playhouse); Rent (Gateway Playhouse); Sophisticated Ladies (New Venture Theatre); The thelenapecenter.com Merchant of Venice, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (Swine Palace). TV/Film: “Blue Bloods,” “Bull,” “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” “At That Age,” “Carry Me Home.” MFA in Acting from LSU and BA in Theatre from Albany State University. Huge thanks to God, my family, and my tribe for their endless love and support! Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Connie Castanzo (Cordelia & Fool). NY Classical Theatre (Artistic Associate): The Importance of Being Earnest, Romeo & Juliet, The Rivals, As You Like It. New York: Gigi (Storm Theatre); Diaspora (The Gym Ollie Corchado (Ensemble). NY Classical