CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER Chicago Shakespeare Theater salutes Welcome THE PRODUCERS’ GUILD for its tremendous work on Family Gala 2015. DEAR FRIENDS, Who doesn’t love Disney’s The Little Mermaid? It’s one of our favorite stories from the fairy tale canon, and we are so excited to share it with you today. JOIN IN THE FUN— Contact Christopher Pazdernik at Our director Rachel Rockwell has worked for almost a year with a team of ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT [email protected] designers, artists and artisans to create this magical world. In our intimate CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE! or call 312.667.4949 for details. theater, the story comes to life all around you! The Little Mermaid is one of many plays Chicago Shakespeare will produce this season. In just one year, we stage as many as nineteen different productions here on Navy Pier, on tour to schools and neighborhood parks—and all around the world. Our Theater is not only home to work by Shakespeare. We are forever inspired by this famous playwright to create new plays and musicals, and import DARE international theater artists to share their stories with Chicago audiences. We hope you enjoy your journey “under the sea” today, and that you’ll be back soon for more! For a family-friendly introduction to the Bard this summer, we Photo by Lindsey Best © 2015 Blue Man Productions, LLC. Photo by Lindsey Best © 2015 Blue Man Productions, TO LIVE invite you to come see Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits—on tour across the city, IN FULL free for all, through Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks. n COLOR. Barbara Gaines Criss Henderson Sheli Z. Rosenberg Artistic Director Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors SAVE $15 CODE: LM54 773.348.4000 | BLUEMAN.COM Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Offer available only on non- premium main floor seating. Not valid on previously purchased tickets, or in conjunction with other offers or promotions. Holiday black-outs may apply. Additional ticketing service charges apply. Available for performances through 9/27/15. Maximum 8 tickets. Children under 3 are not permitted. www.chicagoshakes.com 3 CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER About CST Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) believes that Shakespeare speaks to everyone. A global theatrical force, CST is known for vibrant productions that reflect Shakespeare’s genius for storytelling, language and empathy for the human condition. The Theater has evolved into a dynamic company, producing award-winning plays at its home on Navy Pier, throughout Chicago’s schools and neighborhoods and on stages around the world. CST serves as a partner in literacy to Chicago Public Schools, working alongside English teachers to help struggling readers connect with Shakespeare in the classroom, and bringing his text to life on stage for 40,000 students every year. Each summer, 25,000 families and audience members of all ages welcome the free Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks tour into their neighborhoods across the far north, west and south sides of the city. Reflecting the global city it calls home, CST is the leading producer of international work in Chicago and has toured its plays abroad to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. The Theater’s tradition of excellence and civic leadership has been honored with numerous national and international awards, including the Regional Theatre Tony Award, three Laurence Olivier Awards, and seventy-eight total Joseph Jefferson Awards. CST’s work with Chicago Public School students and teachers was recognized by the White House in 2014 with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award. Among its many international engagements, CST participated in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2006 Complete Works Festival and was selected to represent North America at the Globe to Globe festival as part of London’s 2012 Cultural Olympiad. n BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sheli Z. Rosenberg* Kathryn J. Hayley Victoria Podesta Chair Criss Henderson* Stephanie Pope Eric Q. Strickland* William L. Hood, Jr. Richard W. Porter Treasurer Stewart S. Hudnut John Rau William R. Jentes* Nazneen Razi Steven J. Solomon* Jack L. Karp Ingrid Razny Deputy Chair John P. Keller Glenn R. Richter* Christie B. Kelly John W. Rowe* Frank D. Ballantine Richard A. Kent Robert Ryan Brit J. Bartter* Barbara Malott Kizziah Carole B. Segal Thomas L. Brown Edward A. Langan Kathleen Kelly Spear Allan E. Bulley III Chase Collins Levey Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Patrick R. Daley Anna Livingston Eileen Sweeney Brian W. Duwe Renetta E. McCann Sheila G. Talton Philip L. Engel Raymond F. McCaskey* Marilynn J. Thoma* Jeanne B. Ettelson Robert G. McLennan Gayle R. Tilles Harve A. Ferrill Jess E. Merten William J. Tomazin Sonja H. Fischer Chris O’brien Donna Van Eekeren Richard J. Franke Dennis Olis Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter* Barbara Gaines* Mark S. Ouweleen* Ray Whitacre C. Gary Gerst* Carleton D. Pearl Ava D. Youngblood M. Hill Hammock* Judith Pierpont * Patricia Harris denotes Executive Paulita A. Pike Committee members www.chicagoshakes.com 5 KING LEARSALUTE TO SPONSORS Chicago Shakespeare Theater is proud to recognize the partnership of BARBARA GAINES CRISS HENDERSON Artistic Director Executive Director our leading contributors, whose visionary support ensures that Shakespeare lives in Chicago today and for generations to come. RICK BOYNTON, Creative Producer GARY GRIFFIN, Associate Artistic Director MAJOR SEASON SUPPORTERS presents DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Music by ALAN MENKEN Raymond and Burton X. and Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN and GLENN SLATER Judy McCaskey Sheli Z. Rosenberg Book by DOUG WRIGHT Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film Timothy R. Schwertfeger The Harold and Mimi and Gail Waller Steinberg Charitable Trust July 3–August 16, 2015 Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design LEAD SPONSORS S C O T T D A V I S THERESA HAM Y A E L L U B E T Z K Y Allscripts Exelon Madison Dearborn Richard W. Porter Partners and Lydia S. Marti Projection Design Sound Design Wig and Make-up Design Allstate Insurance Food For Thought SHAWN SAGADY J O S H H O R V A T H MELISSA VEAL Company Catering Motorola Mobility John W. and Paul M. Angell Family Julius Frankel Foundation Foundation Jeanne M. Rowe Foundation Ellen and Paul Gignilliat National Endowment The Shubert Puppet Design Casting Production Stage Manager for the Arts Foundation C H E L S E A M . W A R R E N B O B M A S O N D E N N I S J . C O N N E R S A. N. and Pearl G. ITW Barnett Family Northern Trust Strategic Hotel Foundation KPMG LLP Capital, Inc. Sheila Penrose and Orchestral Reduction by DOUG PECK BlueCross BlueShield Jan and Bill Jentes Ernie Mahaffey Carl and of Illinois Anna and Robert Polk Bros. Foundation Marilynn Thoma Livingston Music Direction by ROBERTA DUCHAK Joyce Chelberg Peter and Alicia Pond directed and choreographed by RACHEL ROCKWELL ENDOWED FUNDS Nicholas and Mary Babson Fund Anstiss and Ronald Krueck to Support Chicago Actors Stage Design Fund ComEd is the official lighting design sponsor of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The Chicago Music Theatre Endowment The Malott Family Student Access Fund Disney’s The Little Mermaid is presented through special arrangement with Chicago Shakespeare Theater Fund Ray and Judy McCaskey Education Chair Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also at The Chicago Community Trust Pritzker Family Team Shakespeare Fund supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com The Davee Foundation World’s Stage Fund The Segal Family Foundation Student The Hurckes Fund for Matinee Fund Artisans and Technicians Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Music Fund Welcome. If we can help accommodate you during your visit, please speak with our Kirkland & Ellis Audience Enrichment Fund The Sheldon and Bobbi Zabel House Manager. Please note that haze, fog and flashing lights may be used during this Bard Core Program performance. Also, actors will make entrances and exits throughout the theater. For your safety, we ask that you keep aisles and doorways clear. We request that you refrain from taking any photography and other video or audio recordings of the production For more information about how you can support our work on stage, The performance is approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. in the community and around the world, please contact Brooke Flanagan, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 312.595.5581 or [email protected]. www.chicagoshakes.com 7 CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER Cast Musical Numbers (in order of appearance) Ariel RACHEL ESKENAZI-GOLD* THE WORLD ABOVE Ariel Prince Eric (through August 9) BRANDON SPRINGMAN* FATHOMS BELOW Prince Eric, Grimsby, Pilot, Ensemble Prince Eric (beginning August 12) WILL SKRIP* DAUGHTERS OF TRITON Mersisters Pilot ESTE’FAN KIZER PART OF YOUR WORLD Ariel Grimsby (through August 9) MARK DAVID KAPLAN* PART OF YOUR WORLD (REPRISE) Ariel Grimsby (beginning August 12) JASON GRIMM SHE’S IN LOVE Mersisters, Flounder Flounder MATTHEW UZARRAGA HER VOICE Prince Eric Scuttle MATT CROWLE* UNDER THE SEA Sebastian, Ensemble Mersister Atina MISSY AGUILAR IF ONLY (ARIEL’S LAMENT) Ariel Mersister Andrina ALLYSON GRAVES SWEET CHILD Flotsam, Jetsam Mersister Aquata HANAH ROSE NARDONE POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS Ursula Mersister Adella ERICA STEPHAN POSITOOVITY Scuttle, Ensemble Sebastian JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD* LES POISSONS Chef Louis King Triton MATTHEW R. JONES* LES POISSONS (REPRISE) Chef Louis, Ensemble Jetsam ADAM FANE ONE STEP CLOSER Prince Eric Flotsam SEAN