Shakespeare Festival08 BW Pages:program 5/28/08 5:32 PM Page 1 Welcome UPCOMING Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2008 Summer Shakespeare Festival! 2008 Summer We have three wonderful and varied productions for SHAKESPEARE you this year — the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, FESTIVAL the hilarious The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the June 14 - September 28, 2008 fascinating All’s Well That Ends Well. Lowell Davies Festival Theatre This is the fifth year that the Shakespeare Festival has ROMEO AND JULIET been presented in repertory format, and we’re THE MERRYWIVES OF WINDSOR honored,once again,to work with a resident group of ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL artists whose talents have been lauded by you and the critical community across the country. OOO The Shakespeare Festival also hosts many enrichment programs for adults and children. THE PLEASURE OF Our “Shakespeare in the Garden” talks bring a variety of artists and scholars to share HIS COMPANY their perspectives on the plays. The Insight Seminars offer a chance to hear from artists involved in each production, providing backstage insights into the creative process; and July 12 - August 17,2008 at Post-Show Forums,members of the cast return to the stage for an informal question- Old Globe Theatre and-answer session. I invite you to become closer to the work on stage and enrich your OOO theatre experience with these stimulating and informative events. For more information, please contact our Box Office or Education Department. SIGHT UNSEEN The Globe’s Education programs are an ideal way to introduce children to Shakespeare. August 2 - September 7,2008 Student groups of all ages attend the Festival at discounted prices. For these groups we The Old Globe Arena Stage also offer free interactive workshops presented by Globe Teaching Artists. A very at James S. Copley Auditorium exciting addition to our Shakespeare education efforts this year is our new Summer (San Diego Museum of Art) Shakespeare Intensive. Forty high school students from around the county will prepare and perform a Spanish/English production of Romeo and Juliet on the Festival stage. OOO Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to offer all 40 students full scholarships for this extraordinary opportunity. THE WOMEN We are looking forward to expanding our education programs when our new facilities September 13 - October 26, 2008 are complete.The new complex will include an education center featuring classroom and Old Globe Theatre performance/training spaces dedicated to education activities. With the help of donors to our Capital Campaign, Securing A San Diego Landmark, we will be able to reach even OOO more than the 50,000 education participants we now serve annually. To help us complete our campaign, please call our Development Department at (619) 231-1941 BACK BACK BACK x2317 to discuss the many ways you can participate. September 19 - October 26, 2008 The Old Globe Arena Stage There’s nothing better than Shakespeare under the stars on a wonderful San Diego at James S. Copley Auditorium evening! Thanks for joining us tonight and enjoy the show! (San Diego Museum of Art) Louis G. Spisto Executive Producer PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 Shakespeare Festival08 BW Pages:program 5/28/08 5:32 PM Page 2 Season Sponsors The Old Globe is deeply grateful to its Season Sponsors, each of whom has made an annual donation of $50,000 or greater. These gifts are critical to maintaining the Theatre’s high quality of artistic programming and award-winning work in the community. The LeglerBenbough Foundation Deni and Jeff Jacobs John A. Berol Joan and Irwin Jacobs Karen and Donald Cohn Las Patronas PeterCooperand Norman Blachford The Lipinsky Family Valerie and Harry Cooper Conrad Prebys Audrey S. Geisel Donald and Darlene Shiley Globe Guilders SupervisorPamSlater-Price and the County of San Diego SupervisorBill Horn and the County of San Diego Sheryl and Harvey P. White Anonymous To become a Season Sponsor, please contact Director of Development Todd R. Schultz at (619) 231-1941 x2310. P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Shakespeare Festival08 BW Pages:program 5/28/08 5:32 PM Page 3 Board of Directors Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2008 Summer Season! Our Shakespeare Festival is truly an international phenomenon. Last year, we welcomed visitors from 47 states and 14 countries, as well as thousands of San Diegans. At The Old Globe, art really does bring people together. The Globe’s Capital Campaign, Securing A San Diego Landmark, has entered its final and most challenging phase. With 25% of the goal still to raise,we need the participation of the entire community. Twice before in the Globe’s73-year history, San Diego has rallied to support the Theatre at pivotal moments. I know we can count on you to help us with the critical tasks of updating our facilities, enhancing our artistic programs and growing our endowment. One way to support the Campaign is through the purchase of individualized granite pavers for the newly-redesigned plaza, which will be complete in time for the Globe’s 75th anniversary in 2010. For this and other ways to help, please contact the Development Department at (619) 231-1941 x2317. Together, we can ensure that The Old Globe will be here in future generations for San Diego — and the world! Donald Cohn, Chair, Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS / OFFICERS Donald Cohn* Kathy Hattox* Anthony S. Thornley* SandraRedman* Susan Major* Harvey P.White* Chair Immediate Vice Chair Finance Vice Chair Vice Chair Secretary Past Chair & Treasurer Nominating Development DIRECTORS Martin Goodman Louis G. Spisto* Patsy Shumway Mary Beth Adderley-Wright Viviana Ibañez Daniel L. Sullivan, Ph.D. HONORARYDIRECTORS Joseph Benoit Deni Jacobs Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D. Mrs. Richard C. Adams Deni S. Carpenter Daphne Jameson Evelyn Mack Truitt (1912–2005) Robert Cartwright Mitzi Yates Lizarraga Debra Turner Clair Burgener (1921-2006) Peter J. Cooper Timothy A. MacDonald Crystal Watkins Mrs. John H. Fox (1908–2003) Valerie S. Cooper Fern Murphy Ruth Wikberg-Leonardi Audrey Geisel Stephen M. Cusato Marianne Nelson June Yoder Paul Harter Elaine Bennett Darwin Arthur Neumann Carolyn Yorston Gordon Luce (1925-2006) David W. Down Robin Nordhoff Deborah Young Dolly Poet (1921-2007) Joel Ewan Rafael Pastor* Tim K. Zinn Deborah Szekely Pamela A. Farr Conrad Prebys* Hon. Pete Wilson Jake Figi John Rebelo EMERITUS DIRECTORS Sally Furay, R.S.C.J. Sara Rosenthal, M.D. Garet B. Clark Harold W. Fuson, Jr.* Jeri Rovsek J. Dallas Clark (1913–2005) Victor P.Gálvez Jean Shekhter Bernard Lipinsky (1914-2001) Robert Gleason Nancy A. Spector Delza Martin (1915–2005) *Executive Committee Member Major funding provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. The Old Globe is supported in part by grants from Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and The County of San Diego. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 Shakespeare Festival08 BW Pages:program 5/28/08 5:32 PM Page 4 PRESENTS ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL BY William Shakespeare SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN & ORIGINAL MUSIC Ralph Funicello+ Linda Cho York Kennedy Christopher R. Walker FIGHT DIRECTOR DRAMATURGE VOICE & SPEECH COACH STAGE MANAGER Steve Rankin+ Dakin Matthews+ Claudia Hill-Sparks Mary K Klinger DIRECTED BY Darko Tresnjak Casting by Samantha Barrie, CSA + Associate Artist of The Old Globe P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Shakespeare Festival08 BW Pages:program 5/28/08 5:32 PM Page 5 Cast of Characters ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL In Rossillion: Countess of Rossillion, a widow...................................................................................................................................Kandis Chappell D+ Bertram, her son.........................................................................................................................................................Graham Hamilton D Helena, her gentlewoman ...................................................................................................................................Kimberly Parker Green ! Reynaldo, her steward..............................................................................................................................................Jonathan McMurtry D+ Parolles, a follower of Bertram ...............................................................................................................................................Bruce Turk D Lavatch, a servant of the Countess..................................................................................................................................Eric Hoffmann D Isbel, a servant of the Countess.....................................................................................................................................Barbra Wengerd ! In Paris: King of France...............................................................................................................................................................James R. Winker D+ Lord Lafew........................................................................................................................................................................Charles Janasz D+ Lord Dumaine, the Elder ...................................................................................................................................................Nat McIntyre ! Lord Dumaine, the Younger...........................................................................................................................................Kern McFadden ! French Lords ...........................................................................................................................................John