SEPTEMBER 2018 September 11–16, 2018 September 2018 Volume 23, No. 1 WELCOMEFrom Seattle Theatre Group, a non-profit arts organization Paul Heppner President Mike Hathaway Vice President Welcome to tonight’s performance of the irresistible new hit Waitress— Kajsa Puckett the second show of our 2018/2019 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount Vice President, season! Marketing & Business Development As we move into the fall and look ahead to the varied selection of art we Genay Genereux Accounting & Office Manager are presenting in the coming months, we are thrilled to invite you to join us for a dynamic piece of international theater coming to The Moore this Production November. Susan Peterson Design & Production Director On November 1-3, we will present—in association with On the Boards— Jennifer Sugden Barber Shop Chronicles. A Fuel, National Theatre of Great Britain, and Assistant Production Manager West Yorkshire Playhouse co-production, this critically-acclaimed play Ana Alvira, Stevie VanBronkhorst leaps from a barber shop in London to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Production Artists and Graphic Designers Lagos and Accra to examine the intergenerational role barber shops have played in the lives of African men. Sales Amelia Heppner, Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed Acting as newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives preacher-pulpit and football stadium, these shops have provided a space Joey Chapman, Brieanna Hansen, for generations of African men to gather and discuss the world. The Ann Manning, Wendy Pedersen production examines the exchanges that take place within the walls of Seattle Area Account Executives these shops and the effects of these interactions, where the banter can Carol Yip be barbed and the truth is always telling. Sales Coordinator After successful runs at the National Theatre and West Yorkshire Marketing Playhouse, STG now proudly welcomes this production to Seattle for four Shaun Swick Senior Designer & Digital Lead performances only. We encourage you to secure your tickets now so as not to miss out on this exceptional work, which is sure to be a highlight Ciara Caya of our offerings this fall. Marketing Coordinator You can check out the many exciting performances we are bringing Encore Media Group to our theaters this season by viewing our full Performing Arts Season Corporate Office schedule at stgpresents.org/season/byo. 425 North 85th Street And now, we hope you enjoy tonight’s performance of Waitress! 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Orange International Peter May Michael Roiff Ken Schur Marisa Sechrest Jam Theatricals 42nd.club/Square 1 Theatrics Benjamin Simpson & Joseph Longthorne/Shira Friedman AND The American Repertory Theater PRESENT BOOK MUSIC & LYRICS Jessie Nelson Sara Bareilles Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly Desi Oakley Charity Angél Dawson Lenne Klingaman Bryan Fenkart Jeremy Morse Nick Bailey Larry Marshall Ryan G. Dunkin Madelyn Carlson Mark Christine Rheaume Crenshaw Bailey Gonzales Jim Hogan David Hughey Emily Koch Max Kumangai Tatiana Lofton Gerianne Pérez Brad Standley Grace Stockdale Alex Tripp SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Scott Pask Suttirat Anne Larlarb Ken Billington Jonathan Deans WIG & MAKE UP DESIGN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC COORDINATOR MUSIC DIRECTOR Richard Mawbey Nancy Harrington Abbey O’Brien John Miller Joey Joseph PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER TOUR BOOKING AGENCY ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS NETworks Presentations Nicole Olson The Booking Group Brett England & Daniel M. Posener Jason Juenker Meredith Blair CASTING BY TELSEY + COMPANY ADVERTISING PRESS AND MARKETING COMPANY MANAGER Patrick Goodwin, C.S.A. RPM Anita Dloniak & Associates, Inc. Hilary Hamilton EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GENERAL MANAGER Alecia Parker B.J. Holt ORCHESTRATIONS Sara Bareilles & The Waitress Band MUSIC SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS Nadia DiGiallonardo CHOREOGRAPHER Lorin Latarro DIRECTOR Diane Paulus Original motion picture produced by Michael Roiff / Night & Day Pictures World premiere produced by the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, August 2, 2015 Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer encoremediagroup.com/programs 5 SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP CORPORATE SPONSORS Cast in order of appearance Jenna.....................................................................................................................................DESI.OAKLEY Cal................................................................................................................................. RYAN.G..DUNKIN Dawn..................................................................................................................... LENNE.KLINGAMAN Becky......................................................................................................... CHARITY.ANGÉL.DAWSON Joe................................................................................................................................LARRY.MARSHALL Earl.........................................................................................................................................NICK.BAILEY Mother.....................................................................................................................GRACE.STOCKDALE CATERING & EVENTS Father.......................................................................................................................................JIM.HOGAN Nurse.Norma...................................................................................................RHEAUME.CRENSHAW Dr..Pomatter.................................................................................................................BRYAN.FENKART Ogie.................................................................................................................................. JEREMY.MORSE Francine.................................................................................................................................. ALEX.TRIPP Lulu.(Tues.,.Weds.,.Sun..mat.,.Sun..eve.)...........................................................BAILEY.GONZALES Lulu.(Thurs.,.Fri.,.Sat..mat.,.Sat..eve.).............................................................MADELYN.CARLSON Ensemble..........................................MARK.CHRISTINE,.RHEAUME.CRENSHAW,.JIM.HOGAN, MAX.KUMANGAI,.GERIANNE.PÉREZ,.GRACE.STOCKDALE,.ALEX.TRIPP SWINGS DAVID.HUGHEY,.EMILY.KOCH,.. TATIANA.LOFTON,.BRAD.STANDLEY DANCE CAPTAIN Pours on Pine Sponsor MAX.KUMANGAI PROGRAM SUPPORTORS UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance. For Jenna—EMILY.KOCH,.GRACE.STOCKDALE; for Becky—RHEAUME.CRENSHAW,.TATIANA. LOFTON;. for Dawn—EMILY. KOCH,. GERIANNE. PÉREZ;. for Dr. Pomatter—JIM. HOGAN,. BRAD.STANDLEY; for Earl—JIM.HOGAN,.BRAD.STANDLEY;.for Joe—DAVID.HUGHEY,.MAX. KUMANGAI; for Ogie—MARK.CHRISTINE,.JIM.HOGAN;.for Cal—MARK.CHRISTINE,.DAVID. HUGHEY The Bradley Family Foundation 6 SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP Musical Numbers Join us for a post-show ACT ONE snack or a cocktail. “What’s.Inside”........................................................................................................Jenna.and.Company “Opening.Up”........................................................................ Jenna,.Becky,.Dawn,.Cal.and.Company Our full menu is “The.Negative”...........................................................................................................Jenna,.Becky,.Dawn “What.Baking.Can.Do”.....................................................................................................................Jenna available until 1am “Club.Knocked.Up”.......................................................................................................................Women “When.He.Sees.Me”............................................................................................... Dawn.and.Company every night! “It.Only.Takes.a.Taste”......................................................................................Dr..Pomatter.and.Jenna.