In the desolate future, a fam ily unw raps unexpected gifts Novelnber 16 - DeCelnber 2 Mustard Seed Theatre • Fontbonne Fine Arts 6800 Wydown Blvd. • St. Louis, Missouri 63105 THANKS FOR.. HELPIN~ US ~R..OW! ROOTS (up to $99 or 20 hours of volunteer work) William & Mary Abkemeier, Ph .D. Bob & Kathy Kosson Donald Burgo, Ph.D. Lois Lingenfelter Rev. Ian Morgan Cron & Anne Cron Dr. William J. Rothwell Bill Grivna Patricia & William Rudolph Dr. Bill Freeman James & Sheila Sommer Tim & Michelle Hand John Stark & Lori Adams David & Sarah Hotaling Greg Taylor Linda Jenkins Ray & Bridget Dillard Delwin & Donna Johnson Agnes Wilcox Julie Jordan & Declan Fitzpatrick Marjorie Williamson & Scott & Jennie Iverson Steve Callahan SEEDLINGS ($100-$249 or 50 hours of volunteer work) Gordon and Joan Ballam Mont and Karen Levy Nancy Blattner, Ph.D. Richard and Nancy Lewis Denise Cross and Larry Hightower Jim & Paula Murphy Grace Cross Martin & Julie Rubio Bob and Marti Fowler Loyd and Linda Shantz Julia Hampton and Trish Loomis Resident Artists of Mustard Linda Hess Seed Theatre Theresa Jeevanjee, Ph.D. Bill and Kathleen Sitzer Steve and Deanna Jent Sports Car Centre, Inc. Susan Lenihan, Ph.D. Mike and Sue Wallace VINES ($250 - $999 or 100 hours of volunteer work) -- William Biedenstein Clay and Theresa Grumke Ted and Nancy Koplar Jim & Ruth Muskopf BR..ANCHES ($1000-$4999 or 250 hours of volunteer work) Jim & Paula Murphy BLOOMS (Over $5000 or over 400+ hours of volunteer work) Anonymous B'O~R..APH'E5 Jerry Vogel (Barlow Show'r) is a St. Louis based professional actor and director. Most recently, he performed the one-man show Via Dolorosa (The Riverfront Times Best One-Man play of 2006) at the New Jewish Theatre where he also performed as Shylock in the Kevin Kline nominated production for Best Play, Merchant of Venice. This last spring Jerry performed as Don Pedro in the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis production, Much Ado About Nothing. Jerry just returned from the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre where he directed Children of a Lesser God. Other recent credits include: Pirandello's Henry IV at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Alma En Venta for Upstream Theatre, and Amadeus for the Great Lakes Theatre Festival. In addition to over 30 productions at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, he has also worked with Cincinnati Playhouse, The St. Louis Black Repertory, Great Plains Theatre Festival, and the dearly departed Theatre Project, New Theatre and Historyonics. Jerry also performs in commercial venues, teaches, plays Franz Joseph Haydn and Beethoven with the Quartet Seraphin in schools around the region, just completed performing as Richard III for his MFA Thesis, and de-stresses in the award­ winning Dogtown Community Garden, co-founded with his wife Elizabeth. SPECIAL THANKS TO Taylor Auto Salvage 6898 8t. Charles Rock Road 8t. Louis, MO 63133 314-726-6181 and The New Jewish Theatre Ray and Bridget Dillard Michael Swanson The Mustard Seed Theatre is located at Fontbonne University 6800 Wydown Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 314-719-8060 www.mustardseedtheatre.com B'O~~APH'ES Robert A. Mitchell (Loner) is proud to make his Mustard Seed debut in the kickoff production of Remnant. It is a pleasure to be surrounded with such terrific talent, on the boards and off. You've seen him onstage with such companies as Shakespeare Festival of SI. Louis, The Black Rep, Slightly Askew, HotCity and many others. He is Artistic Director and co-founder of The NonProphet Theater Co., where he garnered a 2006 Kevin Kline Award nomination for his role in Girl Gone, and will appear in this season's Second and Laura's Bush. Bob is a very proud member of the Slightly Askew Theater Ensemble. Thanks to Deanna and the cast, and to his lovely wife, Kirsten Wylder, and kids T and Boo, for sharing him with the SI. Louis theater community. Ron Reed (Playwright) is the Artistic Director of Pacific Theatre, which he founded in Vancouver in 1984 after graduating from the MFA (Acting) program at the California Institute of the Arts. His performances in Cotton Patch Gospel, God's Man In Texas and Shadowlands have received Jessie Richardson Award nominations. As a playwright, Ron received the Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1997 for Book Of The Dragon. Other scripts include A Bright Particular Star, Tent Meeting, Refuge Of Lies, The Furniture Of Heaven and The Top TenThousand Of All Time. Ron was nominated for the 2007 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Jesse Russell (Video Design) has been a Tech Director for over ten years. He has worked on the Soundstage Productions' of Rounding Third, An Evening with Harold Pinter, and The Woolgatherer. Jesse is the Technical Director of Theatre and the Grand Potentate of "The Secret Order Of Light And Sound" at McCluer High School. Jesse thanks his lovely and awe-inspiring wife, Carmen for her unfathomable support and love. Kelley Ryan (Delmar Nu1) is a Resident Artist for Mustard Seed Theatre and proud to be a part of our first full production. As an actor, she was last seen as Mabel Tidings in Off-Center's production of Pride's Crossing. As a director and playwright, Kelley's play And Carl Laughed premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this past summer and earned a nomination for Amnesty International's Freedom of Expression Award. You can see Kelley in The Non-Prophet's upcoming play, Second. For Jimma. Andrea Smith (Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior at Fontbonne, where she has stage managed a multitude of productions and will appear onstage in Mustard Seed Theatre's spring production of Measure for Measure. Michael Sullivan (Technical Director) is an Associate Professor in the performing arts program at Fontbonne. In addition to being Technical Director, he is also the resident Lighting Designer. Since 1984, Michael has built the scenery and provided the lighting for nearly 90 productions at Fontbonne. Some of his favorites have been King Lear, Bat Boy - the Musical!, and The Seagull. Recent professional credits include lighting designs for Enchanted April and The Man with a Load of Mischief for ACT INC , and Fat Pig for HotCity Theatre, along with set construction for the Shakespeare Festival of SI. Louis production of Much Ado About Nothing. Michael sends his love to Jane, his ever understanding wife; and to Mark and Zoe, his ever invigorating teenage children. BI0~R..APHIE5 Michelle Hand (Annagail Booker) is so grateful to Deanna for allowing her the opportunity to share in Mustard Seed's debut production and to work alongside a group of actors and designers she's long admired. She is co-founder and co-artistic director of Orange Girls and could most recently be found (under a wig of a different color) in their October production of Playhouse Creatures. She has been fortunate enough to appear with many of the other great local companies here in St. Louis, including the NJT, Echo Theatre Company, Stray Dog Theatre, Hothouse, and ACT Inc, where she won a Kevin Kline award for her performance in Separate Tables. Thanks to her friends and family for their support, to Tim and Liv for their love, and to Mr. Welch for starting it all. Emily Immer (Dramaturg) will graduate from Fontbonne in December but will continue her role as a student in the Master's program in Theatre Education. Emily was the Dramaturg for the Orange Girls recent production of Playhouse Creatures and will be the dramaturg for Mustard Seed Theatre's spring production of Measure for Measure. Recent onstage appearances include roles in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress and 'Night Mother. Last year at Fontbonne Emily directed Welcome to the Moon and other Plays. Indira Jackson (Assistant Director) is a senior at Fontbonne University maJonng in Performing Artsl Directing. She made her directing debut on the Fontbonne stage with the One-Act Festival this fall, directing Tough Choices for the New Century. Indira would like to thank Deanna for allowing her the opportunity to be a part of such a remarkable experience with the Mustard Seed Theatre and for allowing her to witness outstanding work from an amazing cast. Deanna Jent (Director) holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from Northwestern University and is a Professor of Theatre at Fontbonne University, where she has been teaching for 12 years. Remnant is the 6th professional show she's done in 2007, following Standing on My Knees and Playhouse Creatures for the Orange Girls, Women's Minyan for the New Jewish Theatre, You Can't Take it With You for Stray Dog Theatre, and Enchanted April for Act Inc. Production number seven will open a week after Remnant closes: Second for the NonProphet Theatre Company. Projects in 2008 include Cherry Docs for the New Jewish Theatre and two Mustard Seed shows - a staged reading of The Unseen (February) and a modern-dress production of Measure for Measure (April). She sends thanks to all the supporters of Mustard Seed Theatre, and as always, sends her love to Steve, Chris, Lindzey and Andy. Peggy Knock (Props) is excited to be working on Mustard Seed 's production of Remnant. Peggy has work both in community theatre and professionally as a properties master around the St. Louis Area. Recent credits include Broadway Bound for The New Jewish Theatre, Enchanted 1 April and Man With a Load of Mischief with ACT INC, and Pride's Crossing 1 with Off Center Theatre. When not working in theatre Peggy is the assistant .~;t.]§j director and a classroom teacher at Shaw Avenue Children's Center. Lorraine liCavoli (AEA Stage Manager) is excited to be taking part in the first season of Mustard Seed Theatre.