JANUARY 2015 WELCOME Welcome to the music and mayhem of Murder for Two! We’re delighted to introduce San Diego audiences to the talented writing team of Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian. Not only will you get to enjoy the ingenious story they’ve crafted (driven by Kellen’s clever lyrics and Joe’s engaging tunes), but you will have the added pleasure of watching Joe wear multiple hats. Literally. In this production, composer and co-book writer Joe Kinosian will step on stage to play 10 different roles as he and fellow performer Ian Lowe take us through all the twists and turns of a classic murder mystery. Murder for Two also brings director Scott Schwartz back to the Globe. This is Scott’s sixth directing outing here, so if you’re a frequent Globe theatregoer, you may have already seen and enjoyed his work on DOUGLAS GATES Golda’s Balcony, Lost in Yonkers, Brighton Managing Director Michael G. Murphy and Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, or A Room with a View. It’s a pleasure to welcome him back to the Globe stage. This year marks a major milestone for The Old Globe: in 2015, we observe our 80th year. Throughout the year, we’ll be celebrating and reminiscing with stories and photographs that take us back through Globe history as we commemorate eight decades and nearly 900 productions. We hope you enjoy these memories and join us in drawing inspiration from them for the next 80 years. Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director Michael G. Murphy, Managing Director MISSION STATEMENT The mission of The Old Globe is to preserve, strengthen, and advance American theatre by: creating theatrical experiences of the highest professional standards; producing and presenting works of exceptional merit, designed to reach current and future audiences; ensuring diversity and balance in programming; providing an environment for the growth and education of theatre professionals, audiences, and the community at large. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 1 PRODUCTION SPONSORS ELAINE AND DAVE DARWIN EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP Before moving to Rancho Santa Fe, Elaine and Dave lived in Palm Beach and Aspen where Dave served on the corporate board of the Aspen Music Festival and School. In Palm Beach, Dave, Since the founding of The Old Globe in 1935, heroic leadership has made The following individuals and organizations, recognized for their tremen- an environmental activist, was also Chair of the Save the Dune Committee. Elaine served as the theatre a cultural icon in San Diego and a forerunner in the American dous cumulative giving, comprise a special group of friends who have Director of the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority. Elaine will complete her theatre. Many individuals have paved that way and enabled the theatre’s played leading “behind-the-scenes” roles, helping create the productions first term as Chair of the Globe’s Board of Directors this month. She has served the theatre extraordinary success, and the Globe would like to recognize and honor on the three stages, programs in the community, and our influence be- as Chair of the Search Committee for a new Artistic Director, Chair of the Nominating its most generous and committed philanthropists who have helped make yond this region. that possible. Committee, and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee. She also serves on the board of the La — $25 million and higher — Jolla Music Society. Globe productions they have sponsored include Matthew Lopez’s world Donald* and Darlene Shiley premiere of Somewhere, Inherit the Wind, Be a Good Little Widow, the previous sensory-friendly performances of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and The Winter’s Tale. Elaine and — $11 million and higher — Conrad Prebys | San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture Dave are excited to be sponsors of Murder for Two. — $8 million and higher — Karen and Donald Cohn | Sheryl and Harvey White — $7 million and higher — Kathryn Hattox CONRAD PREBYS AND DEBRA TURNER — $3 million and higher — Helen K. and James S. Copley Foundation | Audrey S. Geisel | County of San Diego A native of South Bend, Indiana, and a San Diego resident since 1965, Conrad Prebys is the owner of Progress Construction. Debra Turner has been involved in Southern California real — $2 million and higher — The James Irvine Foundation | The Shubert Foundation | Viterbi Family Foundation estate for over 20 years. Conrad and Debra share a love of the arts and generously support San Diego not-for-profits including La Jolla Music Society, Scripps Hospital, Sanford/ — $1 million and higher — Burnham Medical Research Institute, the Salk Institute, San Diego Zoo, Boys and Girls Club The Lipinsky Family The Kresge Foundation J. Dallas and Mary Clark* of East County, UC San Diego, and San Diego State University. Conrad and Debra serve on Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Estate of Dorothy S. Prough Qualcomm Foundation the Globe Board of Directors, with Conrad as a member of the Executive Committee and California Cultural & Historical Endowment National Endowment for the Arts Bank of America Debra as former Co-Chair of Development. Both have served as Gala Co-Chair. As part of the Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation, Inc. Helen Edison* Mary Beth Adderley Globe’s Capital Campaign, Conrad donated $10.4 million for the complex bearing his name, Jeannie and Arthur Rivkin Estate of Beatrice Lynds* Anonymous Wells Fargo Victor H.* and Jane Ottenstein *In Memoriam and they together have sponsored many productions, including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Ace, August: Osage County, Allegiance – A New American Musical, Other Desert Cities, and Into the Woods. UNITED AIRLINES The Old Globe applauds United Airlines for its support of the theatre for more than 26 years. The theatre is proud to provide artists’s roundtrip flights between San Diego and Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. United Airlines and United Express operate an average of more than 5,200 flights a day to 374 airports across six continents. In 2013, United and United Express operated nearly two million flights carrying 139 million customers. With U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., United operates more than 700 mainline aircraft and, in 2014, took delivery of 35 new Boeing aircraft, including the 787-9 as the North American launch customer, and welcomed 32 new Embraer 175 aircraft to United Express. United is committed to the communities it serves and supports numerous charitable organizations across the country. The Old Globe salutes United Airlines for its outstanding generosity and for caring for theatre artists and staff year-round. - 2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 3 OUR THANKS Season Sponsors ($60,000 and higher) In 1995, the Season Sponsor program was initiated by Globe Board members to secure a foundation of support for artistic and education programs. Since that time, Season Sponsors have contributed millions of dollars collectively to underwrite the annual operating budget, and The Old Globe is grateful to acknowledge the following Season Sponsors who have generously supported the 2014-2015 season. Leading Season Sponsors ($75,000 and higher) JIM COX JOHN A. BEROL JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS VALERIE AND HARRY COOPER Sponsor since 1996 Sponsors since 2002 Sponsors since 2005 U-T SAN DIEGO EDUARDO CONTRERAS / JIM COX KAREN AND DONALD COHN DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY GLOBE GUILDERS AUDREY S. GEISEL Charter Sponsors since 1995 In memory of Donald Shiley Charter Sponsor since 1995 Sponsor since 1998 Charter Sponsor since 1995 GILLIAN AND TONY THORNLEY JUNE E. YODER SILVIJA AND BRIAN DEVINE Sponsors since 2009 Sponsor since 2010 Sponsors since 2012 KATHRYN HATTOX SHERYL AND HARVEY WHITE CONRAD PREBYS AND MARY BETH ADDERLEY GLORIA RASMUSSEN RHONA AND RICK THOMPSON HAL AND PAM FUSON Sponsor since 1998 Sponsors since 2000 DEBRA TURNER Sponsor since 2004 Sponsor since 2012 Sponsors since 2013 Sponsors since 2013 Sponsors since 2004 VICKI AND CARL ZEIGER SUSAN AND JOHN MAJOR JIM COX Sponsors since 2014 Sponsors since 2014 PETER COOPER AND EDGERTON FOUNDATION ELAINE AND DAVE DARWIN PAULA AND BRIAN POWERS NORMAN BLACHFORD Sponsor since 2008 Sponsors since 2011 Sponsors since 2012 Sponsors since 2008 Charter Sponsor since 1995 Sponsor since 2007 Leading Production Sponsors ($50,000 and higher) Sponsor since 2000 ANN DAVIES Charter Sponsor since 1995 Sponsor since 2013 LIPINSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION JEAN AND GARY SHEKHTER Sponsor since 2012 Sponsors since 2014 For additional information on how you may become a Season Sponsor, please contact Todd Schultz, Director of Development, at (619) 231-1941 x2310. Photo for Globe Guilders: Lee Aaron Rosen and Sarah Manton in Time and the Conways, 2014; for Edgerton Foundation: Nicole Parker and Jon Patrick Walker in Dog and Pony, 2014; for John A. Berol: the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2013. 4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 5 OUR THANKS THE PLAY We are delighted to kick off The Old Show us your commitment—your philanthropy can make a Globe’s 80th Anniversary with Murder difference. Your financial support of the Globe, San Diego’s largest for Two, a hilarious vaudevillian mystery not-for-profit performing arts organization, helps close the funding FROM THE musical featuring an energetic two-man gap between the costs of presenting each show and ticket sales. cast that sings, dances, and tickles the Special thanks to those who guarantee the Globe’s future for years ARTISTIC ivories with remarkable dexterity! to come through