in partnership with present An ILIADby Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare based on Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles Directed by CATCO Artistic Director Leda Hoffmann BROWNING AMPHITHEATRE JULY 15–25, 2021 A NOTE FROM CATCO’S ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ColumbusMakesArt.com #artmakescbus Hello! Thank you for joining us for our first in-person, live theatre production since March 2020! We are so glad to be here with you in this beautiful outdoor amphitheatre Photo: Purple Star Photography on a summer evening. For those of you joining us virtually, we’re glad to have been wars since the beginning be able to transport you here to join of time. Since this play premiered us. With evolving Covid guidelines, in 2012, there have been even more. we decided to produce outdoors this Right now, as we emerge from a life summer—something CATCO is not changing year, we are all figuring out known for doing. After we fell in love who we are, who we trust, what we with this historic space, we found a value, and what we fight for. Our hope terrific partner in the Wexner Center is this play is a chance for us to reflect for the Arts who have helped us bring on our common humanity and the “I have learned not to be afraid of the dark places, but to write about them and to the play to this stage. We are grateful trajectory of our own human rage. share with the world that you can overcome. The Columbus arts community is so diverse for their assistance. and always thriving. I am inspired by so many young people in this community who are “Everytime I sing this song, I hope truly dedicated to their art and always striving to grow and go deeper and soar higher.” We’ve been planning for months I am Barbara Fant, poetry is my art and there’s no place I’d rather make it. it’s the last time,” the Poet says. about the best way to welcome Maybe, if we keep telling this story, Learn more about Barbara’s story and other Columbus artists, performances, you back to in-person, immersive exhibitions, concerts, public art and more at ColumbusMakesArt.com. violence might end. One can hope that theatrical storytelling. An Iliad is a someday that will be true. Until then, celebration of the communal act of we’ll keep singing. telling stories. With one actor and one musician, we turn this stage into a Thank you for sharing in this story battlefield, a city, a home. with us. CATCO is a contemporary theatre. We define contemporary as a theatre that Supporting and advancing engages with the current moment. the arts and cultural fabric An Iliad is an old story and here it Leda Hoffmann Christy Farnbauch is retold for this specific moment. Artistic Director Executive Director of Columbus. The play puts Homer’s tale into a contemporary context, reminding us GCAC.org of the vital necessity of this tale. There 2 Studio Design: Formation 3 CATCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS CATCO STAFF Dr. Krista Hazen, President Leda Hoffmann, Artistic Director Ed Hofmann, Vice President Christy Farnbauch, Executive Director Josh Halter, Treasurer Andrew Protopapas, Interim Education Director Teri Berliner, Secretary Caroline Dittamo, Interim Production Manager Rowan Winterwood, Casting Coordinator Jacqueline S. Bates, House Manager Sarah Mills Bacha, Press Representative Donna J. Anderson Brent Badger Dustin Ashley Beam, Victoria Boone, Quinton Jones, Sonya M. Brown Jamie Pavlofsky, Krista Lively Stauffer, Steven Fields Patricia Wallace-Winbush, Kathleen M. Fox Artist Educators Sylvia Garrett Kenneth Brown, Angela Iannone, Krista Pojman, Michael C. Griffaton Summer Camp Instructors John Hart Andy House Dr. Jeff S. Keyes Alexa Konstantinos Brad Richey Joshua Schonauer CATCO/CAPA Michael V. Wible ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT Barbara Markus, Director of Development Beth Graham, Annual Fund Manager Susan Ropp, Director of Grants MARKETING Scott Vezdos, Marketing Manager Jennifer Nodjak, Digital Marketing Manager Sara Maassel, Art Director TICKETING Rhea Shaffer, Director of Ticketing Allison Walker, Shared Services Ticketing Specialist FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES Michael Daniels, Senior Accountant Hillary Thompson, Director of Human Resources Lauren Paxton, Human Resources Manager Chris Wallace, Payroll & Benefits Accountant 4 5 CAST The Poet ...........................................................................Angela Iannone* The Muse ................................................................. Stephen Spottswood PRODUCTION STAFF Director ...............................................................................Leda Hoffmann Lighting Design ............................................................AntiShadows LLC DIRECTOR Sound Design ............................................................... Keya Myers-Alkire Leda Hoffmann Costume Design .................................................................Tabitha Abney Props Design .........................................................Edith Dinger Wadkins LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Stage Manager ....................................................................Rachel Heine* AntiShadows LLC Keya Myers-Alkire Production Coordinator .............................................. Caroline Dittamo COSTUME DESIGN PROPS DESIGN Movement Consultant ...................................................Christopher Elst Tabitha Abney Edith Dinger Wadkins STAGE MANAGER Rachel Heine PRODUCTION COORDINATOR MOVEMENT CONSULTANT Caroline Dittamo Christopher Elst SPECIAL THANKS The Wexner Center for the Arts: Johanna Burton, Lane F. Czaplinski, AN ILIAD was originally developed as part of Katie Laux, Holly Leber, Erik Pepple, John Smith, Zach Skinner the New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspects Program, Off-Broadway premiere produced by New York Theatre Workshop (Jim Nicola, Artistic Director; William Russo, Managing Director) in 2012. BESA, Jevon Collins, King Arts Complex, Aldo Yannon AN ILIAD was originally produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre (Jerry Manning, Producing Artistic Director; Benjamin Moore, Managing Director). It was subsequently produced by McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton, NJ (Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director; Mara Isaacs, Producing Director). AN ILIAD was developed in part with the assistance of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program. AN ILIAD is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association SEASON SUPPORT Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. 6 7 CAST BIOS PRODUCTION STAFF BIOS ANGELA IANNONE* (The Poet) STEPHEN SPOTTSWOOD (The Muse) LEDA HOFFMANN (Director) has Mudlark Theater, Northbrook Park returns to her hometown of Columbus, is native of Silver Spring, MD, moved been Artistic Director of CATCO since District, and Skyline Studios. and is pleased to be working with to Columbus, OH to study music July 2020. Previous CATCO directing www.ledahoffmann.com CATCO. Credits include Maria Callas education at Capital University. He credits include the virtual production in Master Class, Kate Hepburn in Tea proceeded to inspire students and of A Columbus Christmas Carol and ANTISHADOWS LLC (Lighting at Five, Brutus in Julius Caesar, Diana communities as the musical director the reading of George and the Hidden Design) has consumed mass quantities Vreeland in Full Gallop, Medea in of the inner-city youth orchestra, Dragon. An Iliad is Leda’s in-person of electricity all over the country Medea, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Urban Strings Columbus. Upon CATCO directing debut. Before coming bringing illumination solutions to Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir, Queen completion of his undergraduate to CATCO, Leda was the artistic plays, musicals, operas, ballet, videos, Margaret in Richard III, Ariel in The studies, Stephen went on to start his director of Chicago-based Strawdog concerts, and corporate settings. Global Tempest, Lady Bracknell in The solo career performing as a hip-hop Theatre Company and, before that, was touring experience includes lighting Importance of Being Earnest, and and jazz violinist, while simultaneously a member of Milwaukee Rep’s artistic for the magician David Copperfield Mattie Fae in August, Osage County. working as a middle school orchestra staff for seven years, working in the and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Theatres include Titan Theatre, NYC, teacher at Reynoldsburg City Schools. education and literary departments and Theatrical designs include multiple Hope Summer Repertory, InTandem Stephen has worked to inspire African founding Milwaukee Rep’s community shows for American Players Theatre, Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, American classically trained musicians engagement department. Her work as The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The Door Shakespeare, Utah Shakespeare, to incorporate contemporary a director has been seen nationwide Milwaukee Ballet, First Stage Children’s Optimist Shakespeare in the Park, Oak genres in their performance. In at Milwaukee Rep, Illinois Shakespeare Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Park Shakespeare, Resident Ensemble