PITTSBURGH IRISH & CLASSICAL PITTSBURGH THEATRE Generously sponsored by: The Charity Randall Foundation THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Lee Hall Henry Heymann Theatre Professional Theater in Residence at the University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre presents The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall inspired by the book by William Feaver directed by Andrew S. Paul Robert Lyon Brad Heberlee* Oliver Kilbourn Simon Bradbury* Jimmy Floyd Daryll Heysham* Harry Wilson Alan Stanford* George Brown Larry John Meyers* Young Lad Bernard Balbot Helen Sutherland Linda Kimbrough* Susan Parks Rachel McKeon Ben Nicholson Sean Sears Saturday Night at the Club, Oliver Kilbourn (1936) Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Gianni Downs Jim French Rachel Parent Sound Designer Properties Projection Designer Chris Rummel George DeShetler Jessi Sedon-Essad Production Manager Stage Manager Technical Director Gianni Downs Cory Goddard* Aaron Bollinger Master Carpenter Assistant Stage Manager Scenic Charge Artist Jesse Poole Van-Swol Jessica Wasserlauf Lori Lynn Bollinger Master Electrician Dialects Scott Conklin Natalie Baker Shirer THE PITMEN PAINTERS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York Pitmen Painters’ images © Ashington Group Trustees. Images reprinted by permission. This production runs *member of Actors’ Equity approximately two hours and thirty Association, the Union of Professional Actors and minutes, with one Stage Managers in the 15-minute intermission Wartime Wedding, Harry Wilson (1940) United States. Light Board Operator: Matthew Shearer Sound Engineer: Stephen Tipton Sound Board Operator: Stephen Tipton Projectionist: Patrick Dudiak Deck Crew: John Forton 12 Wardrobe: Jordan Peterson Electricians: JC Bardzil, Jordan Walsh, Louis Costanzo Professional Theatre in Residence Stage Management Apprentice: Jessica Wasserlauf at the University of Pittsburgh Carpentry Apprentice: John Forton Scenic Paint Apprentice: Sarah Leonard Electrics Apprentice: Matthew Shearer Costume Apprentice: Jordan Peterson Stage Management Intern: Angela Trovato would like to thank Carpentry Intern: Steven Lau Lighting Interns: Patrick Dudiak, Harrison Smith our 2012 Media Sponsors! Scenic Art Intern: Grace McConnell Box Office: Helen Radkoff SPECIAL THANKS: Joe Pino, Chris McGinnis, Beth Lawry, Rebecca Fink PLEASE NOTE: The video and/or audio recording of any of the performances in The Pitmen Painters by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. We appreciate your support! Daryll Heysham (Jimmy Floyd) is delighted to return to PICT for The Pitmen Painters Acting Company a third time. He played Inspector Lestrade in last December’s box- office hitThe Mask of Moriarty and appeared as Montano in Othello, Bernard Balbot (Young Lad) is thrilled to return to his hometown to directed by Andrew Paul. This past April, he performed the role of Max collaborate on this production with PICT! Chicago credits include: We Tarasov in Geva Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Superior Are Proud to Present a Presentation… (Victory Gardens); Far Away Donuts. At the Pittsburgh Public Theater, Daryll originated the role of (Winterfall Chicago); Short Shakespeare! Macbeth, En Route (Chicago Sammy Carducci in the world premiere of Harry’s Friendly Service. Shakespeare Theater); She Loves Me (Writers’ Theatre); Yeast Nation, He also appeared at the Public as Gil Marshall in The Royal Family The Original Grease, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play (American and as Luther Flynn in Superior Donuts. Other Pittsburgh credits Theater Company); A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Oakbrook). Other include Phil Romano in That Championship Season for The REP, and Regional credits: Blood Brothers (Farmers Alley Theater); Cyrano de Monsieur Pierre in The Clockmaker for City Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include roles Bergerac, Othello, Two Gentleman of Verona (Utah Shakespearean in Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding and Much Ado About Nothing. Daryll played opposite George Festival); Hair, Romeo & Juliet, Androcles and the Lion (Hangar Peppard and Susan Clark in a national tour of The Lion in Winter and he logged over Theater). Training: Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama and Moscow Art Theater 1,000 performances of Shear Madness in the original Philadelphia production. Favorite School. Film: “Warrior.” Endless love and gratitude to my family. roles include Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman (opposite Harold Gould), Milo Tindle in Sleuth, Bernard Nightingale in Arcadia, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and Toby Belch in Simon Bradbury (Oliver Kilbourn) is pleased to return to PICT Twelfth Night. Daryll has appeared at the Walnut Street Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Florida and Pittsburgh, his second home. Previous PICT credits include Will Stage, and Iowa’s Riverside Shakespeare Festival. He has taught acting and voice and Mossop in Hobson’s Choice, which earned him Performer of the Year speech at Cornell University, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, and AMDA in New from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the title role in Chaplin, Ariel in The York City. A native of Great Britain and trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Pillowman, Clov in Endgame, the title role in The Shaughraun, the Art, Daryll holds a BFA from The Ohio State University and received his MFA from Point Fool in King Lear, director of What the Butler Saw and the Interrogator Park University. He resides in Manhattan with his lovely wife, Christine. and Nigel in Rock and Roll. He was a long standing member of the Shaw Festival where he appeared for 16 seasons. His play Chaplin Linda Kimbrough (Helen Sutherland) previously appeared at PICT inauguated the new mandate at Shaw to incorporate plays written by as Mrs. Lintott in The History Boys and Lady Catherine in Pride and living playwrights. Other appearances in Canada are Stratford for 4 Prejudice. Since then, she played Hattie in Ten Chimneys at Northlight seasons, Citadel, Edmonton, Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Theatre New Brunswick, Canadian Theatre in Chicago. Regional credits include Marie in The Gospel Stage Toronto, Vancouver Playhouse and the Arts Club where he just played Chausable According to James (at Indiana Rep, and Victory Gardens in Chicago), in The Importance of Being Earnest. Dottie in Noises Off (The Cleveland Play House and Maltz Theatre), and Julia in The Fourth Wall (Alliance Theater). She has originated Brad Heberlee (Robert Lyon) Off-Broadway: The Bald Soprano roles in four of David Mamet’s plays: Edmond, Reunion, The Water (Pearl Theatre Company), Dada Woof Papa Hot (Atlantic Theater Engine, Squirrels, and as Charlotta in his adaptation of Chekhov’s Company), This Beautiful City (Vineyard Theatre/The Civilians), The The Cherry Orchard. Movies include “Homicide,” “State & Main,” Thugs (Soho Rep), (I am) Nobody’s Lunch (The Civilians), Man Is “Spartan” (with Val Kilmer), “Redbelt,” and the upcoming HBO movie “The Phil Specter Man (Prospect Theater Company). Regional: In The Next Room or Story” with Al Pacino. the vibrator play (PICT), Frost/Nixon (Arkansas Rep), This Beautiful City (Humana Festival/Center Theatre Group/Studio Theatre), The Rachel McKeon (Susan Parks) is so thrilled to be collaborating Sweetest Swing In Baseball (Denver Center Theatre Company), 36 with PICT on this stunning new play. Locally, she has worked with Views (Huntington Theatre), Hay Fever (Baltimore Centerstage), Pittsburgh Musical Theater (Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening), City Serious Money (Yale Rep), I Am My Own Wife and David Copperfield Theatre (Young Playwrights Festival), and toured on behalf of the (Weston Playhouse), A Thousand Clowns (Two River), Amadeus (Syracuse Stage/Virginia Pittsburgh CLO (The Amazingly True Adventures of Nellie Bly). Other Stage/Geva Theatre). Television: “Unforgettable.” Brad is a graduate of the Yale School credits: New York: P.S. 122 (Welcome to Nowhere), The Debate Society (You’re Welcome), Temporary Distortion (Welcome to Nowhere). of Drama. Regional: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (Tartuffe, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Henry VI, pt I). Rachel will be starring in an independent feature film, “Homemakers,” shooting in Pittsburgh and Austin, TX this summer, before spending next season with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Endless thanks to Andrew and the rest of the cast! BFA: NYU/Tisch. The Pitmen Painters Acting Company Lee Hall (Playwright) was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1966. He studied English Literature at Cambridge University and has worked as a writer in theatre, TV, radio and Larry John Meyers (George Brown) returns to Pittsburgh Irish film. He has been writer-in-residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Live Theatre, & Classical Theatre for his eleventh season, where his most recent Newcastle Upon Tyne. Theatre credits include Wittgenstein On Tyne, Live Theatre, 1996; roles were in Othello and the Pinter Celebration. A “regional artist” Bollocks, RSC Fringe, 1998; Genie, Paines Plough, 1998; Cooking With Elvis, Live who has called Pittsburgh “home” for most of the past thirty years, Theatre/West End, 1999 (nominated for an Oliver Award for Best Comedy); Spoonface Mr. Meyers has a long and sundry list of credits in theater, television, Steinberg, Ambassadors Theatre, London 2000; Two’s Company, Live Theatre/Bristol and film. A proud member of Actors’ Equity and the newly merged Old Vic, 2001; Billy Elliot the Musical, 2004 (Oliver Award Best Musical); The Pitmen SAG-AFTRA, he is currently pondering a memoir, Slow from Bates Painters, Live Theatre/Royal National Theatre,