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Follow us on Twitter: This playbill is a publication ofTheatre Three, Inc., 2800 Routh Street, Suite 168, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214-871-3300, www.twitter.com/ www.theatre3dallas_com in support of See What I Wanna See (the � Office orCultural Affairs first show ofTheatre Three's 2011 - 2012 Theatre Too Season), theatrethree � CITY OF i:>,ALLAJ PLAYBILL EDITORS: Jae Alder a[ Kimberly Richard � PROOFREADER: Adele Acrey ILLUSTRATION: Dean Corbitt PHOTOGRAPHY: Ken Birdsell/The Image After DALLASCULTURE.ORG DESIGN a[LAYOUT: David w. Radabaugh C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DI RECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... See What I Wanna See WORDS AND MUSIC BY Michael John LaChiusa BASED ON SHORT STORIES BY Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Produced fb Special Arrm,g�ment with Dromatlrt Pia)• StT)!ice, Inc. AS TRANSLATED BY Takashi Kojima THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF TOO DIRECTOR/SET DESIGN JacAlder MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson COSTUME DESIGN Michael Robinson LIGHTING DESIGN Josh Blann SCENE SYNOPSIS & MUSICAL NUMBERS CAST SETTI NG: LOUIS/MORITO/CPA KESAAND MORITOis set in Jackie L. Kemp medieval Japan. MEDIUM/AUNT MONICA R SHOMAN is set in 1951, New York *Amy Mills City. KESA/WIFE/ACTRESS GLORYDAY is set in 2002, New York *Jennifer Noth City THIEF/REPORTER Daylon Walton ACT I ACT II JANITOR/PR! EST SCENEONE: KESA AND MORITO SCENE ONE: KESA AND MORITO *Ashley Wood "Kesa" KESA "Morito" MORITO MUSICIANS PIANO/KEYBOARDS SCENETWO:RSHOMAN SCENE TWO: GLORYDAY Ter Dobson "The Janitor" JANITOR ry "Confession/Last Year" CON FESSO R/PRIEST WOODWINDS "She Looked at Me" THIEF "The Greatest Practical Joke" AU NT Mo NI CA Ellen Kaner "See What I Wanna See" WIFE & THIEF "First Message" PRIEST PRODUCTION STAFF "Central Park" CPA "Big Money" THIEF & HUSBAND Michael John AEA STAGE MANAGER "The Park" THIEF "Second Message" PRIEST & ACTRESS *Sally Soldo "Coffee" ACTRESS "Murder" TH IE F LaChiusa woRos & Music TECHNICAL DIRECTOR "Best Not to Getlnvolved" JANITOR "GloryDay" PRIEST & ENSEMBLE Daniel Pucul "Louie" WIFE "Curiousity/Prayer" REPORTER, ACTRESS, CPA, & PRIEST Mr. La Chiusa came to Dallas for the first SCENIC ARTIST "The Medium and The Husband" time in 2004 to see both his First Lady David Walsh MEDIUM & HUSBAND "Third Message/Feed the Lions" PRIEST Suite (which was being produced in Theatre PRODUCTION ASSISTANT "Quartet" HUSBAND, WIFE, THIEF, & "There Will Be A Miracle" AUNT MONICA "Prayer" (reprise) ACTRESS, CPA, REPORTER Too) and his musical The Wild Party (which Maryam Baig Lush MEDIUM was being produced in Theatre Three). In PRODUCTION CREW "NoMore"THIEF, MEDIUM, "Rising, Up/Finale" ACTRESS, REPORTER, CPA, Katherine Marchant, David HUSBAND, & WIFE AUNT MONICA, & PRIEST conversation with Theatre Three director Pluebell, Gillian Salerno-Rebic & "Death" MEDIUM & HUSBAND Jae Alder after seeing the shows here, he Christine Smith "Light in the East" JANITOR expressed an extreme appreciation for the "Finale" HUSBAND, WIFE, THIEF, talent of all the performers saying, "We MEDIUM, &JANITOR could have used a slew of them in the New York productions." Alder says, "LaChiusa's musical genius is iconoclastic and born out of constant experimentation with tonalities, harmonies and rhythms, always with a superb sense See What I Wanna See was originally produced in October 2005 at the Public theater, Oskar of theatricality. That theatricality carries Eustis, Artistic Director; Mara Manus, Execu­ over to his richly inventive lyrics and his ,.. tive Director. unexpected shaping of narratives." The World Premiere of See What I Wanna See was produced by the Williamstown Theatre His latest work, the music and lyrics for Festival, Michael Ritchie, Producer. Please silence your cell phones and all Giant, will be seen later this season at the electronic devices. No photography or See What I Wanna See was commissioned Dallas Theater Center. * indicates members working under Actor's videography is allowed without the consent of by and developed at Musical Theatre Works, Equity Association contracts in this production. the theater. Thomas Cott, Artistic Director, with the ** indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA generous support of the Gilman Gonzalez-Falla Michael John's most recent work includes membership candidate program. There will be one 15 minute intermission Foundation and Ted and MaryJo Shen and the between Acts I & 11. Shen Family Foundation. the music and lyrics for Giant, (book by a SEE \VHAT I\VANNA SEE BIOGRAPHIES LEFT TO RIGHT: lackie L. Kemp, lenniferNoth, and Ashley Wood Advisory Board of the Arts of the critically acclaimed a Local Playwright." Terry Sybille Pearson); Los Otros, he was the Brena and Lee the Akutagawa Prize, which Magnet High School, is on TheatreToo productions. is also the Director of the (book by Ellen Fitzhugh); Freeman Composer-in- is generally considered the KERA Advisory Board, Myths 11[,Hymns, First Lady Turtle Creek Chorale's small and the score forMaria Ait- Residence. Mr. LaChiusa among the most presti- and, through the Dallas Suite, Elegies: A Song Cycle, group ensemble, ENCORE! ken's production of As You is an Obie-Award winner gious Japanese literary Area Cultural Advocacy The Big Bang, Six Dance Like It at the Shakespeare (Hello Again and First Lady awards foraspiring writers. Coalition, is a member Lessons in Six Weeks, Flam- Michael Robinson Suite) Theatre, Washington D.C. and the recipient of of the 2011 Advisory ing Guns of The Purple Sage COSTUME DESICN » Mr. As a composer, lyricist and the Gilman-Gonzalez-Falla ARTISTIC STAFF Committee forDallas and Songs Froman Unmade Robinson's recent assign- librettist, his other works Musical Theatre Award. He Arts Advocacy Day. He is Bed are among his favorites. ment at Theatre Three was include BernardaAlba, See has provided scores for the Jae Alder DIRECTOR/SET supported in the mission Terry has performedwith The Roads to Home; prior What I Wanna See, The children's television show DESICN » Mr. Alder serves ofTheatreThree by many The Dallas.Theater Center, credits are The Drowsy Highest Yellow (book by on Nick Jr, The Wonder Theatre Three as Executive artists, a hard-working and Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, Chaperone, TheRoyal John Strand,) Little Fish, Pets, forwhich he received Producer-Director. He is a dedicated staff, and the FM PAT, Theatre Arlington, Family, Bedroom Farce, Bill Hello Again, First Lady Suite, two Emmy Awards. He is co-founder (in 1961) ofThe- energies of the theatre's The Philadelphia Theater W. Dr.11[, Bob, Defiance, The and Break/Agnes/Eulogy currently on the facultyof atreThree, followingthe generous and inventive Company and The Red Light 'in the Piazza and for Mister Hamm. Mr. New York University. leadership of his late wife, Board of Directors.