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Dear Friends, Sheldon Epps Artistic Director Elizabeth Doran Executive Director I am proud and happy to say that OUR theatre has been enjoying a tremendous run of artistic success over the past couple of seasons. We have touched a number of fascinating and eclectic theatrical bases with, I feel, great finesse and artistry. Our ongoing success is due to the wonderful artists who’ve been involved in creating the art on our stage, which in this current season has given us musical highs, thought-provoking drama, the merriment of the panto, and a fascinating and emotionally moving look at our national history. All of these productions have been theatrically rich and deeply satisfying. WE have much to be proud of. And now, for the first time in many years, the work of the great playwright George Bernard Shaw graces our stage. Many would call Pygmalion Shaw’s greatest play. When writers, be they Shakespeare, Noël Coward, August Wilson, Lillian Hellman, or Tennessee Williams, produce so much work of brilliance, it is probably a bit foolhardy and indeed unnecessary to identify a “best” or a “greatest.” In this case, I am sure that this designation is partially due to the fact that this Shaw play became the source material for a fairly successful musical, produced many years later. My Fair Lady fans (and who isn’t?) will be pleased to hear much that is familiar in today’s performance. I believe that you will find that this play sings and soars even without those fine Lerner and Loewe songs! Certainly the language here takes flight over and over again. For me, what is even more thrilling is the plethora of ideas that Mr. Shaw presents here, all cloaked and enhanced by a story that is highly personal and full of fascinating characters. With dazzling wit and stunning humor, Shaw addresses issues that include sexual politics, the value and importance of language, and class disparities. Deep and complex issues to be sure. But Shaw’s brilliance is to cloak all of these debates in the relationships that exist between the characters as they make their way through a dramatically entertaining situation that stimulates not just the mind, but our emotions as well. All of this accomplished with laser-sharp wit and dazzling dialogue. Handling such a work is a great challenge for those who must bring this play to life. Fortunately, Shaw’s work is in the hands of my dear friend Jessica Kubzansky, one of our theatre community’s most gifted directors, who has chosen a company of actors that is up to the challenge. The actors’ contributions are surrounded and enhanced here by the equal artistry of a fine design team. My gratitude to them all for the breath of life that they have given to this Pygmalion. And so this good season continues! Enjoy the play. And as always, my thanks to you as well for helping us to continue to bring such rich and wonderful theatrical fare to the stage of our deservedly cherished Pasadena Playhouse. Sincerely, Sheldon Epps Artistic Director of The Pasadena Playhouse PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 THE RELEVANCE OF PYGMALION IN OUR LIVES TODAY PYGMALION THROUGH THE AGES Language as a tool… Language as a weapon… Language as access… From our first conversations about her vision for this production, director Jessica Kubzansky and I talked about the language of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. We talked about our own impressions of the play, whether Shaw’s characters, observations, and suppositions about gender, class, and their intersections still resonate in the diverse urban sprawl of Pasadena and Greater Los Angeles. I appreciate her invitation to share my reflections on those conversations. Aritst’s interpretation of Pygmalion and Galatea. Piece by Elisabeth Caren. A production of Pygmalion starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Michelle Dockery. Photo by Tristram Kenton. Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in “My Fair Lady.” Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman.” Photo courtesy of Touchstone Pictures. Working on this production I realized that Shaw’s words first resonated with me as a local high school student and the eldest daughter of a Filipino-immigrant dad and a white Midwesttransplant mom. I had grown up hearing my father pay special attention to his pronunciation of certain sounds and syllables and to cultural nuances. I remember countless conversations where he overarticulated his words to make sure the other person not only understood him, but respected him. He even chose not to teach us his first language, Tagalog, so we’d fit in. Ironically, it was my lack of Tagalog skills that ostracized me from certain teenage social circles. Talk about ways that language can be a tool, a weapon, or a key to accessing new opportunities—just ask today’s youth about their own experiences. That’s the thing about this play: even over a century after Pygmalion first premiered, Shaw’s words and characters continue to be gritty and elegant, witty and relevant. Henry Higgins tries to convince other characters that to transform Eliza’s class status, he need only transform her speech. But Eliza challenges our assumptions about a person’s potential based on how he or she speaks. Despite people’s judgments and the ways that language is used as a weapon against her, Eliza is resilient, determined, persistent, and incredibly intelligent. We find value in exploring the play in the era in which it was set because societal norms and rules for women are part of what makes this play specific to its era. However, Jessica and our company still find it screamingly relevant to our world today. To wit: • Does how you communicate impact the way you are treated in the world? • Does language change according to neighborhood even if everyone is speaking English? • Is language intertwined with our experiences of gender and class? • Can language be violent? Can an accent be a stereotype? • Is language still a gift that provides access to opportunities or simply access to more constraints? • Have you ever changed the way you speak to impress, fit in with, or dissociate yourself from the group of people that you were with? What discoveries about language will Shaw and our production evoke for you? As Henry Higgins says, “Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech.” - Alison De La Cruz, Community Organizer Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in “She’s All That.” Photo courtesy of Miramax. P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Photo timeline inspired by Ali Laffer, Audience Engagement Officer. Produced by Kareem Cervantes. Elizabeth Doran Executive Director Sheldon Epps Artistic Director Presents Written by George Bernard Shaw Starring Ellen Crawford Stan Egi Sarah Hollis Alex Knox Mary Anne McGarry Lynn Milgrim Carolyn Ratteray Tom Shelton Bruce Turk Greg Watanabe Paige Lindsey White Time Winters Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Composer Stephanie Kerley Schwartz Leah Piehl Jaymi Lee Smith Bruno Louchouarn Wig/Hair Designer Animator Casting Director Dialect Coach Carol F. Doran Kaitlyn Pietras Julia Flores Nike Doukas Production Stage Manager Stage Manager Producing Associate/ Technical Director General Manager/ Company Manager Production Manager Hethyr “Red” Verhoef Jessica R. Aguilar Kristen Hammack Brad Enlow Joe Witt Directed by Jessica Kubzansky OPENING NIGHT March 22, 2015 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 with Op-ED Executive Director Elizabeth Doran I first saw Pygmalion at Yale Repertory Theatre when I was a high school student considering her critical next academic steps. As a child whose poor Irish relatives came to Brooklyn during the potato famine and whose working-class European relatives settled in Queens, even contemplating the jump to a high-class university like Yale sent me into a state of great wonder and agitation. I sat in the dark theatre and with rapt attention watched something relatively new to me: a great classic play. Sure, I loved theatre and had performed Shakespeare and in musicals throughout my school years, and I had visceral memories of my early Broadway show experiences, like grasping my grandmother’s gloved hand on the way to the subway to Manhattan, or the rough feel of the red velvet seats brushing up against my young cheek as I strained to stay alert for a late-evening performance. But Pygmalion stirred up in me great new feelings: a sense of recognition, understanding, and self-awareness. The play helped me see my own trajectory as a woman and gave me a sense of power about the changes I was facing. Eliza reminded me of my own grandmothers, and watching Eliza’s decisions unfold on the stage caused me to reflect upon the decisions the women in my own family have made over the years—decisions that essentially led to this moment of opportunity for me. I sat next to my mother at this production of Pygmalion and loved her for all she had done for me, including dragging us out to New Haven where she insisted to me that anything was possible. I knew a lot about my Hungarian grandmother, who was a big part of my younger life. She worked very hard (“I do the work of four men!” she was often heard saying) and was incredibly creative about carving out opportunities for my mom and uncle. I knew almost nothing about my Irish grandmother, beyond that she was funny and always loved to smile. Her young passing was a tragic one, something all too common in the lives of my immigrant ancestors. That night at Yale Rep, I wondered about what might become of Eliza someday, of her children and her grandchildren. Through some combination of incredibly hard work, education, and luck, my grandparents and parents got out of those class-stricken tenements of their youth. They propelled my brothers and me far, far away to the land of much-greater opportunity, where we now raise our own children. Ultimately, I left the theatre that evening committed to a professional path in the arts that I still tread today. I am proud, 20 plus years later, to be producing this show—connecting in a way to my own heritage, both personally and professionally, at the great Pasadena Playhouse. In the program, take a look at the long list of women working on this play—each of them has taken a daring leap into making a living in this great art form. Thank you ALL for supporting each of them by joining us today. If you know of any earnest youngsters considering that next big step, gripped in the awakening of selfawareness that accompanies “growing up”…send ’em our way. They’ll be glad you did. Sincerely, Elizabeth Doran Executive Director of The Pasadena Playhouse P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE CAST OF CHARACTERS HENRY HIGGINS ................................................................................................... Bruce Turk* ELIZA DOOLITTLE ................................................................................. Paige Lindsey White* COL. PICKERING ....................................................................................................... Stan Egi* MRS. HIGGINS . .................................................................................... Mary Anne McGarry* ALFRED P. DOOLITTLE ...................................................................................... Time Winters* MRS. PEARCE ................................................................................................ Ellen Crawford* MRS. EYNSFORD-HILL ...................................................................................... Lynn Milgrim* CLARA EYNSFORD-HILL .............................................................................. Carolyn Ratteray* FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL ....................................................................................... Alex Knox* ENSEMBLE ......................................................................................................... Sarah Hollis ENSEMBLE ........................................................................................................ Tom Shelton* ENSEMBLE ................................................................................................... Greg Watanabe* TIME AND PLACE London, England, 1912 Under the portico of St. Paul’s Church, Professor Higgins’s Laboratory, Mrs. Higgins’s Drawing Room Pygmalion is performed with one 15-minute intermission. *Appearing through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT PYGMALION Pygmalion and Galatea: The Greek myth from which George Bernard Shaw derived his title. Pygmalion was a Greek sculptor from Cyprus who vowed never to waste a moment of his life on women, finding them flawed creatures. He instead dedicated himself to the creation of Galatea, a beautiful statue of a woman chiseled out of marble. When he finished his creation, he fell in love with her, but since she was a statue, she would never be able to love him in return. Henry Sweet: The distinguished phonetics scholar after whom Shaw was said to have modeled Henry Higgins. Sweet invented the Broad Romic system of phonetic notation, not unlike “Higgins’s Universal Alphabet.” Sweet also sent postcards to friends in his phonetic script and included a shorthand translation. and intended to remain so. Later in the 20th century it came to be code for a homosexual who would never marry, but at the time of Pygmalion, it simply meant a man who had no interest in marriage. Gentleman and Lady: Terms used to describe the character of men and women of the upper class in British society, not just as a class designation but as a code of behavior. These titles demanded high expectations of reputable behavior, politeness, proper appearance, and adherence to a strict moral code. Hanwell: The village where the first insane asylum in England was built. Broad Romic: The phonetic alphabet Higgins uses to record the accents he hears. Every symbol represented a single sound. Missus: This term was used by the poor as a form of address for a woman, without necessarily having illicit implications. However, it could also mean a “mistress,” or a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship with a married man. Bell’s Visible Speech: A phonetic notation system developed by the famous teacher of speech and elocution, Alexander Melville Bell. It shows the position and movement of the throat, tongue, and lips as they produce different sounds. Public Houses: Licensed taverns that provided one of the few opportunities for the classes to mingle, as a man from any class could be found drinking there. Five Pounds: £5 in 1912 (England) = $770 in 2015 (United States). Slut: A term in this time period used to describe a dirty, slatternly woman, or a woman who didn’t keep her room tidy; it did not have sexually licentious implications. RECASTING OUR WORDS Tec: Cockney slang for a detective. Many words now used as slang in daily conversation have actually been around for decades; however, their meanings have morphed over time due to social, cultural, and aesthetic forces. Toff: Lower-class slang for the upper class. “Toff” derived from the reference to the tassel on the caps of aristocratic Victorian undergraduates. Confirmed Bachelor: Referred to a man who was unmarried Worrited: Cockney slang for being shoved around by authority or power. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 WHO’S WHO ELLEN CRAWFORD (Mrs. Pearce) Miracle on South Division Street (The Colony Theatre), Great Expectations – The Musical (Odyssey Theatre), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (La Mirada Theatre), and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, opposite husband Mike Genovese (San Diego Repertory Theatre and The Blank Theatre). The Cocktail Hour and On Golden Pond at Maine’s Public Theatre, which also initiated multiple productions of The Belle of Amherst. Broadway: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Off-Broadway: The Misunderstanding and A Touch of the Poet. Television: Lydia Wright on “ER” (1994–2009), “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “CSI.” Film: “Angel’s Perch” and “The Man from Earth.” Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. STAN EGI (Col. Pickering) most recently performed at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and La Jolla Playhouse in The Orphan of Zhao, directed by Carey Perloff. He performed on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning Anything Goes. Off-Broadway credits include The Public Theater (with director James Lapine), Manhattan Theatre Club (with director Oskar Eustis), and Playwrights Horizons (with director Sharon Ott). Regional theatres include Mark Taper Forum’s Taper, Too; South Coast Repertory; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Guthrie Theater; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and Yale Repertory Theatre. Film: “Rising Sun,” “Paradise Road,” “Come See the Paradise,” “Gung Ho,” “Boys on the Side,” and “Little Fockers.” TV: “CSI,” “Kickin’ It,” “Medium,” “Numb3rs,” and “JAG.” SARAH HOLLIS (Ensemble) is incredibly honored and excited to make her Pasadena Playhouse and theatrical debut in Pygmalion! TV credits: “The Unit,” “Lie to Me,” “24” (recurring), etc. Film credits: “Kill Your Darlings” and “From the Dead.” Sarah would P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE like to thank her family for their unwavering support: “Thank you for everything, Cammie, Ashley, mom, and dad!” http://sarahhollis16.wix.com/ sarahhollis ALEX KNOX (Freddy Eynsford-Hill) is making his Pasadena Playhouse debut. Regional theatre: Eurydice, A Christmas Carol (South Coast Repertory), Twelfth Night (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival), and Richard II (Yale Repertory Theatre). Los Angeles theatre credits include The Malcontent and Macbeth at The Antaeus Company. Alex wrote and performed No Static at All, a one-man play about finding enlightenment through the music of Steely Dan, and has brought the show to New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles, where it was awarded Best Solo Performance at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Yale School of Drama. MARY ANNE McGARRY (Mrs. Higgins) is an IrishAmerican actress/ director and writer/ producer who works in the United States and abroad. Acting/ directing credits include South Coast Repertory: Prelude to a Kiss, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Lost and Foundling, The Man Who Came to Dinner, April Snow, Cold Sweat, and A Chorus of Disapproval; Mark Taper Forum: Other Desert Cities; The Public Theater: Sonnets at a Sidewalk Café; Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Eden Court; and People’s Light & Theatre: Eden Court. TV: “Mad Men,” “Modern Family,” “Doll & Em,” “Major Crimes,” “ER,” “The Practice,” and “The Young and the Restless.” Film: “Terri,” “Post Grad,” “Hitchcock,” and “Red Dragon.” Upcoming film adaptation of her “Honeymoon in Galway” in development in the United Kingdom. LYNN MILGRIM (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill) Broadway: Otherwise Engaged, director Harold Pinter; Bedroom Farce, director Peter Hall; Charley’s Aunt; and Brighton Beach Memoirs (International Tour). OffBroadway: Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage Theatre, and the New York Shakespeare Festival, among others. Leading roles in regional theatres nationwide, including numerous plays at South Coast Repertory, such as The Trip to Bountiful and the World Premiere of Rest. She has guest-starred in many movies of the week and episodic television shows and has been a series regular in pilots for CBS and ABC. She is a member of The Antaeus Company, where she recently appeared in The Malcontent (StageSceneLA Award) and Wedding Band. CAROLYN RATTERAY (Clara Eynsford-Hill) is making her Pasadena Playhouse debut in Pygmalion. OffBroadway: Hecuba (The Pearl Theatre Company) and The Cherry Orchard (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Regional: The Importance of Being Earnest and Tartuffe (A Noise Within), Measure for Measure and The Merry Wives of Windsor (The Old Globe), How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found (The Theatre @ Boston Court), and Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It (American Shakespeare Center). Film/ TV: “Castle,” “NCIS,” “All My Children,” “Chemistry,” “The Young and the Restless,” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Education/Training: M.F.A., The Old Globe/University of San Diego; B.F.A., New York University. TOM SHELTON (Ensemble) is delighted to be back onstage at The Pasadena Playhouse, where he was last seen in 2011’s South Street. Tom has enjoyed long associations with L.A.’s Hillside Repertory Company (11 seasons), The Laguna Playhouse (over a dozen productions, including Travels with My Aunt, Red Herring, A Christmas Memory, and Company), South Coast Repertory (In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, Italian Straw Hat: A Vaudeville, Bunnicula, and many more), International City Theatre (Loot, Twentieth Century, and The Threepenny Opera), and more. Tom is a teacher, songwriter, and published playwright. His previous project, Silueta (with Christopher Shelton and Diana Burbano), was performed at the Great Plains Theatre Conference. WHO’S WHO BRUCE TURK (Henry Higgins) Broadway: The Green Bird (title role) and Juan Darien. OffBroadway: Pericles, King John, and Titus Andronicus. Regional: 15 productions of Shakespeare at The Old Globe in San Diego (Craig Noel Award), Hartford Stage (Resident Artist), Goodman Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Portland Stage, and many more. International: Tadashi Suzuki’s Acting Company Mito (Japan). TV: “Murder in the First,” “Numb3rs,” “ER,” and “Third Watch.” Education: Northwestern University and École Philippe Gaulier. Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Distinguished Achievement. GREG WATANABE (Ensemble) Greg has appeared off Broadway in the Ballad of Yachiyo (The Public Theater) and Golden Child (Signature Theatre Company). Regional appearances include The Summer Moon (A Contemporary Theater and South Coast Repertory), The Happy Ones (South Coast Repertory), and Extraordinary Chambers (Geffen Playhouse). Other appearances include Yellow Face and Milvotchkee, Visconsin (Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company), Maple and Vine (Cygnet Theatre), and 10,000 Years (written and produced by John Ridley). His television and movie credits include “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Reno 911!,” “Only the Brave,” “Americanese,” and “Mighty Warriors of Comedy.” Greg is an 18 Mighty Mountain Warrior. PAIGE LINDSEY WHITE (Eliza Doolittle) is thrilled to make her Pasadena Playhouse debut. Recent theatre credits include Trying and GhostWriter (International City Theatre), Other Desert Cities (Arizona Theatre Company and Indiana Repertory Theatre), The Children and Jessica Kubzansky’s RII (The Theatre @ Boston Court), Walking the Tightrope (24th Street Theatre), and The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (The Actors’ Gang). Television credits include “Shameless,” “Days of Our Lives,” and “TV Funhouse.” M.F.A. in acting from UCLA. Member of Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles, The Actors’ Gang, and Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble. Recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance. Nominated for Ovation and LA Weekly Theatre Awards. www.paigelindseywhite.com TIME WINTERS (Alfred P. Doolittle) performed in The Good Doctor and Equus and is happy to return to The Pasadena Playhouse. Broadway: Amadeus. Other theatre: The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll and The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder (The Theatre @ Boston Court); Cymbeline and The Beaux’ Strategem (A Noise Within); Camelot (with Michael York); Yes, Prime Minister (Geffen Playhouse); and How the World Began (South Coast Repertory). Films: “Lavalantula,” “The Runaways,” “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” “A Little Princess,” “Doc Hollywood,” “Defending Your Life,” “Sneakers,” and more. TV: “Shameless,” “About a Boy,” “Southland,” “Criminal Minds,” “Carnivàle,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and more. He is married to the brilliant actress Tracy Winters. STEPHANIE KERLEY SCHWARTZ (Scenic Designer) For The Pasadena Playhouse, she had the great pleasure of designing scenery and costumes for Twelve Angry Men. Recent credits: Scenery for Stupid Fucking Bird (The Theatre @ Boston Court, co-produced with Circle X Theatre Co.) and costume design for Reunion (South Coast Repertory). Resident Designer for Rogue Machine Theatre, designing scenery and/or costumes for many productions, including Penelope, Falling, One Night in Miami…, Three Views of the Same Object, The New Electric Ballroom, Blackbird, and Treefall, among others. For Center Theater Group/Mark Taper Forum: The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Randy Newman’s Harps & Angels. Winner of Ovation, LA Weekly Theater, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, and N.A.A.C.P. Theatre Awards. Currently running: Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea (Skylight Theatre Company) and Trevor (Circle X Theatre Co.). kerleydesign.com LEAH PIEHL (Costume Designer) The Pasadena Playhouse: Intimate Apparel (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Costume Design; N.A.A.C.P. Theatre Award nomination) and The Heiress (Ovation Award nomination). Race and A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens! (Kirk Douglas Theatre); The Steward of Christendom (Mark Taper Forum); The Most Deserving (Denver Center Theatre Company); The Motherfucker with the Hat and The Light in the Piazza (South Coast Repertory); The Dinosaur Within, Futura, Tartuffe, and The Pain and the Itch (The Theatre @ Boston Court); The Doctor’s Dilemma, The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, and Come Back, Little Sheba (A Noise Within); Satyr Atlas (Getty Villa); bobrauschenbergamerica and Tree ([Inside] the Ford); and Paradise Lost (Intiman Theatre). Professor: University of Southern California. B.A.: University of California, Berkeley. M.F.A. in costume design: California Institute of the Arts. www.leahpiehl.com JAYMI LEE SMITH (Lighting Designer) Jaymi is thrilled to be back at The Pasadena Playhouse after designing Mauritius in 2009. Other theatres she has worked at include Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Goodman Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theater Company, Dallas Theater Center, Hartford Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, LaJolla Playhouse, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theater, among others. She was the 2003 recipient of the Michael Merritt Award and was a recipient of a Jeff Award and an After Dark Award. Her work has been seen in Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, and China. She is currently the Associate Head of Design at the University of California, Irvine. Her work can be found at jaymismith.com. BRUNO LOUCHOUARN (Composer) Theatre, dance, and film credits include the futuristic cantina music in the film “Total Recall”; A Weekend with Pablo Picasso (San Diego Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Center REPertory Company in Walnut Creek, Denver Center Theatre Company, San Jose Stage Company, and Arizona Theatre Company); The Motherfucker with the Hat and Eurydice (South Coast Repertory); Surf Orpheus, a musical (Getty Villa); Courting Vampires (The Theatre @ Boston Court); Café Vida PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7 WHO’S WHO (Cornerstone Theater Company); Wrestling Jerusalem (Intersection for the Arts and PlayMakers Repertory Company); El Henry (La Jolla Playhouse/ San Diego Repertory Theatre); “Voices in the Dust,” an opera (Music @ Boston Court); “Sol Path,” an immersive installation (AxS Festival 2014); and “Cubicle,” with dance company Diavolo (The Broad Stage). CAROL F. DORAN (Wig/Hair Designer) The Pasadena Playhouse: Kiss Me, Kate; Above the Fold; Baby It’s You!; Stormy Weather; Mask: A New Musical; Sister Act: The Musical, and more. Los Angeles: Over 50 productions for Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Kirk Douglas Theatre) and productions at the Geffen Playhouse and Deaf West Theatre. Regional: Cirque du Soleil; South Coast Repertory; La Jolla Playhouse; Goodman Theatre, Chicago; Actors Theatre of Louisville; and Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota. Broadway: Big River, King Hedley II, and Seven Guitars. Television: “Fargo,” “Hell on Wheels,” “The Walking Dead,” “House,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Angel,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Six Feet Under,” and others. Over 80 feature films, including “American Sniper,” “Transcendence,” “Thor,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “The Blind Side,” “Eagle Eye,” “For Your Consideration,” and “Gods and Monsters.” KAITLYN PIETRAS (Animator) is a Los Angeles-based scenic and projection designer. New York: A Fable (Cherry Lane Theatre), The Gin Baby (IRT Theater), and Do Like the Kids Do and Shiner (IAMA Theatre Company). Los Angeles: The Noir Series (Heretick Theatre Lab), Melissa Arctic (The Road Theatre Company), A Nice Indian Boy (East West Players), RII (The Theatre @ Boston Court), Slipping (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), Wolves (Celebration Theatre), Sixty Miles to Silver Lake and Do Like the Kids Do (IAMA Theatre Company), and Tall Tales: Myths of Magical Trees (Geffen Playhouse). JULIA FLORES (Casting Director) Past productions for The Pasadena Playhouse include Diva, Purlie, A Life in the Theatre, The Good Doctor, Blue, Private Lives, Enchanted April, Talley’s Folly, Noises Off, Showtune, Star Quality, A Class Act, Blithe Spirit, Play On!, and How the Other Half Loves. Additional theatre credits include productions for The Theatre @ Boston Court, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, ONSTAGE Series, TheatreWorks, Denver P8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Center Theatre Company, B Street Theatre, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 24th Street Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, and Reprise! Broadway’s Best. A special and heartfelt thanks to Jessica K. (I would follow you anywhere!) and to my casting associate, the ever patient and amazing Emma Fassler. NIKE DOUKAS (Dialect Coach) As an accent coach: Many seasons at A Noise Within, The Theatre @ Boston Court, South Coast Repertory, The Colony Theatre, Rogue Machine Theatre, L.A. Theatre Works, The Antaeus Company, and Sacred Fools Theater Company. As an actress: The Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, PICT Classic Theatre, The Old Globe, A Contemporary Theatre (Seattle), Shakespeare Festival/LA, Mark Taper Forum, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and American Conservatory Theatre. M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theatre, 2012 recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship, and a member of The Antaeus Company. HETHYR “RED” VERHOEF (Production Stage Manager) Born in Southern California, Hethyr has been working as a Stage Manager and Flyman since the early ’90s. Hethyr continues to be deeply invested in the worlds of theatre and art and all the elements it takes to create them. Hethyr has enjoyed touring the country regionally as well as doing many fantastic productions here at The Pasadena Playhouse. “Para mí sólo recorrer los caminos que tienen corazón.” Proud Actors’ Equity Association member, Local 33. JESSICA R. AGUILAR (Stage Manager) is tickled to return to The Pasadena Playhouse for this witty production of Pygmalion. The Pasadena Playhouse: Stop Kiss, Twelve Angry Men, Intimate Apparel, and Blues for an Alabama Sky. Pre-Broadway tour: One Night with Janis Joplin, concluding at Arena Stage. Geffen Playhouse: Reasons to Be Pretty and Death of the Author. Marin Theatre Company: Fences and In the Red & Brown Water. Los Angeles Theatre Center: Devil’s Advocate and Dementia. Cygnet Theatre: Man of La Mancha and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, a fitness enthusiast, and an avid S.F. Giants fan. Many thanks to her F&F, Red, HW, PA, ML, MQH, and JK². JP. XO to TB! JESSICA KUBZANSKY (Director) is the Co-Artistic Director of The Theatre @ Boston Court and an award-winning director working nationally: Cherry Lane Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, South Coast Repertory, Geffen Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, The Antaeus Company, Aurora Theatre Company, Silk Road Rising, etc. Previously at The Pasadena Playhouse: Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius. She has many directorial passions: Classics, including George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House; Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, Camino Real, and The Night of the Iguana; Lillian Hellman’s Toys in the Attic; Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten; Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage (David Hare translation); Wedekind’s Lulu ( Peter Barnes adaptation); John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves; Václav Havel’s The Memorandum; Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love (Stephen Wadsworth’s adaptation); Corneille’s The Illusion (Tony Kushner’s adaptation); and more. Shakespeare: RII, her three-person reenvisioning of Richard II (The Theatre @ Boston Court), Hamlet with Leo Marks and The Winter’s Tale (Theater 150), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), Macbeth (The Antaeus Company), and more. Recent New Work: Sheila Callaghan’s New York premiere of Everything You Touch (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater/ Cherry Lane Theatre) and the World Premieres of Everything You Touch, Michael Elyanow’s The Children, Jordan Harrison’s Futura (all at The Theatre @ Boston Court), and many more. Recently elsewhere: James Still’s I Love to Eat (Portland Center Stage), The 39 Steps (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts), Julia Cho’s The Language Archive (East West Players), and more. JOE WITT (General Manager/ Production Manager) is in his fourth season at The Pasadena Playhouse. Other credits include Eric Idle’s An Evening Without Monty Python (Los Angeles and New York), Mr. Idle’s What About Dick?, and the original production of Baby It’s You! (before it moved to The Pasadena Playhouse, then Broadway). He helped develop Will Ferrell’s Broadway debut in You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush and was involved with the incredibly puppeteered Stuffed & Unstrung with the Jim Henson Company (Los Angeles and New York). Stage Management credits include George Gershwin Alone (Broadway) and the original New York productions of WHO’S WHO Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Los Angeles credits include The Pee-wee Herman Show Live, The Vagina Monologues, Culture Clash’s Zorro in Hell, Mask (The Pasadena Playhouse), Lydia (Mark Taper Forum), Much Ado About Nothing (featuring Lyle Lovett and Helen Hunt), and the original Los Angeles production of the Off-Broadway hit Jewtopia. BRAD ENLOW (Technical Director) hails from Cleveland, Ohio, which is where he began his career in technical theatre. His experience has taken him across the country to theatres throughout. He worked as the TD for the University of the Pacific for six years and was the TD at several other theatre and opera companies before moving to Los Angeles four years ago. In Los Angeles, he became the TD for several small companies, including Reprise! Broadway’s Best. He has been here at the historic Pasadena Playhouse since January 2012 and is excited to return for his third full season. He wishes his family well and hopes you enjoy the show. KRISTEN HAMMACK (Producing Associate/Company Manager) is in her fifth season at The Pasadena Playhouse. Kristen holds her bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, San Bernardino, and has stage managed in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Credits include RENT: Downtown L.A. (Over the Moon Productions), Room Service (Open Fist Theatre Company), The Limitations of Genetic Technology (Theatre of NOTE), The Position (Asylum Lab), and Phenomenon of Decline (Son of Semele). Other productions include The Woman in Black, Expressions, Scapin, The Wiz, and Barefoot in the Park. In memory of William R. Hammack Sr., who worked for The Pasadena Playhouse for 15 years (1944–1959). To The Dash! JUNE 2- JUNE 28 SHELDON EPPS (Artistic Director) has been Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse since 1997. Before beginning his tenure at The Playhouse, he served as Associate Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre for four years. He was also a co-founder of the Off-Broadway theatre The Production Company. Mr. Epps has directed both plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres, including Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Guthrie Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, and Goodman Theatre. He conceived the highly acclaimed musicals Play On! and Blues In the Night, which both received Tony Award nominations. He directed productions of both of those shows on Broadway, in London, and at theatres throughout the world. Mr. Epps also has had a busy career as a television director, helming episodes of shows such as “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Girlfriends,” and many others. For more than a decade, he has served as a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Mr. Epps received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for his efforts and accomplishments at The Pasadena Playhouse. Under his leadership, The Playhouse has earned distinction for productions of artistic excellence, critical and box office success, and highly praised theatrical diversity. He also Co-Directed the Broadway production of Baby It’s You!, which premiered at The Playhouse. SEEMA SUEKO (Associate Artistic Director) joined The Pasadena Playhouse staff in January 2014 as Associate Artistic Director, where she directed Stop Kiss earlier this season. For the past nine years, she served as the Executive Artistic Director of Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, a community-focused, socially conscious Equity theatre company she cofounded in San Diego. In addition to directing at Mo`olelo, Seema developed Mo`olelo’s greening initiative and consensus organizing methodologies. She led the company to its selection as the inaugural Resident Theatre Company at La Jolla Playhouse and to awards from the American Theatre Wing, the National Endowment for the Arts, Actors’ Equity Association, and the N.A.A.C.P. San Diego Branch, among others. Other directing and acting credits include The Old Globe, Yale Repertory Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, and Native Voices at The Autry, among others. She was the recipient of the inaugural Leadership U[niversity] grant from Theatre Communications Group/ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which took her to Arena Stage in 2013 as a Visiting Artistic Associate in mentorship with Molly Smith. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago. ELIZABETH DORAN (Executive Director) hails from Patchogue, New York, where she began her career in theatre as a writer and performer. After earning her B.A. in theatre arts at SUNY Fredonia, she became interested in building and sustaining great theatre companies. She earned her M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Rensselaer in Troy, New York. She has served as Director of Finance and Planning for La Jolla Playhouse, was Managing Director for Capital Repertory Theatre (a LORT regional theatre in Albany, New York), and most recently was Managing Director of Los Angeles’ own The Actor’s Gang. She and her husband, Kwinn Doran, a college professor and historian, have made themselves at home in South Pasadena with their two young sons, Giacomo and Ely, and welcomed a third child, Calypso. DO NOT MISS OUR GRAND FINALE! MUSIC BY ACADEMY AWARD WINNER DAVID SHIRE BOOK AND LYRICS BY TONY AWARD WINNER RICHARD MALTBY JR CHOREOGRAPHED BY TONY AWARD NOMINEE DAN KNECHTGES DIRECTED BY TAK VIRAVAN 626.356.7529 PasadenaPlayhouse.org PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David DiCristofaro Chair Brad King Vice Chair George A. Henning Acting Treasurer Linda Boyd Griffey Secretary Lenore Bond Almanzar Valerie Amidon Daisy Auger-Dominguez Sheri Ball Darrell G. Brooke Elizabeth Doran Peggy Ebright Sheldon Epps Sheila Grether-Marion George A. Henning Teena Hostovich Amy LoCascio Steve Mermell Darrell D. Miller Michael A. Persaud Abel Ramirez Bingo Roncelli Brett Stangeland Lilah Stangeland Corky Hale Stoller Mike Stoller Martha Williamson The following people have been elected by the Board of Directors to the Emeritus Board, in recognition of their extraordinary service as past members of our Board of Directors, and in many cases for their continued commitment and service to The Pasadena Playhouse. CHAIR EMERITI David M. Davis Michele Dedeaux Engemann Albert Lowe Kerry McCluggage Margaret Sedenquist BOARD MEMBERS EMERITI Kathy Arntzen Roat Carol Burnett Ralph Hirschmann Frank Kleeman Dennis Lowe Tad Lowrey Rao Makineni Lyn Spector Elliot Stahler Greg Stone Leslie Tolan James Watterson IN MEMORIAM David Angell Theodore Fitch Behr Betty Ann Koen Brooks Roger Stangeland P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE A NOTE FROM THE GALA COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Mark April 25 on your calendar for this year’s Gala, “Diamonds & Denim,” where we will celebrate the legendary Tena Clark, creator of our 2011 musical Twist – An American Musical, whose talents have taken her from Mississippi to Hollywood. Rising Nashville star Elizabeth Lyons (appearing at this year’s Country Jam music festival with Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum) will perform. The Kelly Rae Band, comprised of musicians whose credits include Rascal Flatts, Tanya Tucker, and Trick Pony, will keep your feet tapping and dancing all night long. The award-winning Impro Theatre will delight and amaze you with hilarious improv, and you will be among the first to set foot in the Playhouse Plaza, which will be transformed for one magical night with stunning views of our theatre. As you know, nonprofit theatres rely on donations that augment earned income in order to produce the kind of theatrical gems like today’s Pygmalion. We hope you will deck yourself out with your best bling, get out your dancing shoes, and join us for a fabulous evening of delicious food; great music; celebrities; a live auction featuring trips and priceless, one-of-a-kind experiences; and more! For tickets and information, contact Julia Fitzgibbons at jfitzgibbons@ pasadenaplayhouse.org or 626-204-7383. Tickets and tables may also be purchased online at www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/support-us/special-events.html. Sincerely, Sheila Grether-Marion and Brett Stangeland Gala Committee Co-Chairs DO YOU LOVE GREAT THEATRE? DO YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL? 2014–2015 DONOR BENEFITS Visionary’s Circle ($100,000+) • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? A special guest will attend a private event in your home • And all benefits listed below Executive Director’s Circle ($75,000–$99,999) • Access to the Green Room for a private event • And all benefits listed below Artistic Director’s Circle ($50,000–$74,999) • A commemorative souvenir from a Playhouse production • And all benefits listed below Director’s Circle ($25,000–$49,999) • A signed production poster • An invitation to an exclusive event celebrating the new season • And all benefits listed below Designer’s Circle ($10,000–$24,999) • An invitation to a private event hosted by the Board of Directors • A parking pass for every Mainstage production in the 2014–2015 Season • And all benefits listed below Playwright’s Circle ($5,000–$9,999) • Invitations to select events throughout the season • Invitations to a full season of Pasadena Playhouse Opening Nights for two people • And all benefits listed below Performer’s Circle ($2,500–$4,999) • Invitations to select Pasadena Playhouse Opening Nights for two people • And all benefits listed below Stage Manager’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499) • Personal VIP ticketing and subscription services • Season-long admission to the Makineni Library (aka the VIP Lounge), which offers complimentary snacks and beverages before the show and during intermission at every Mainstage performance • And all benefits listed below Supporter ($500–$999) • Treats in your seat throughout the season • And all benefits listed below Friend ($250–$499) • Donor recognition in the program throughout the season • And all benefits listed below Contributor ($1–$249) • Donor recognition on The Pasadena Playhouse website • Deep and heartfelt gratitude for your support! For more information, please contact the Development Office at 626-737-2852. For nearly 25 years The Pasadena Playhouse has partnered with Break-Away Tours to offer unique theatre packages to two destinations: London and New York. The tours are designed for people with a passion for theatre, not just a passing interest. Groups attend plays and lavish musicals and are delighted by behind-the-scenes tours led by professionals who lend valuable insider perspectives. In addition to great theatre, attendees visit museums and historical sites and enjoy fabulous cuisine. These travel experiences provide structured expeditions for theatre aficionados in the warm company of fellow Playhouse patrons. The Fall Theatre Tour (October 9–19, 2015) will take travelers to London for four productions, including the Royal National Theatre’s production of War Horse. The group will then travel to Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratfordupon-Avon and enjoy a production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The trip will culminate in the majestic Georgian town of Bath for a production at the Theatre Royal Bath. Playhouse supporter Barbara Sinclair has been to London twice with Break-Away Tours and intends to go again. She recently shared, “The trips are wonderful. I’ve told all my friends that it is something they definitely need to put on their Bucket List.” For more information, please contact Christine Franke at 626-737-2852 or [email protected]. WAYS TO GIVE CASH, CHECK, AND CREDIT CARD GIFTS The Pasadena Playhouse 600 Playhouse Alley, Suite 300 Pasadena, CA 91101 ONLINE DONATION Visit www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/support-us/annual-giving.html to make a gift. For more information about Playhouse events, please go to www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/supportus/special-events.html PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11 THANK YOU! Visionary’s Circle ($100,000+) The Ahmanson Foundation Anonymous Estate of Harriet L. Freeman James Irvine Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Executive Director’s Circle ($75,000–$99,999) Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Theatre Communications Group Sheila Grether-Marion and Mark Marion Artistic Director’s Circle ($50,000–$74,999) Avery and Andrew Barth Herbalife Julie and Don Hopf Teena Hostovich and Doug Martinet Terri and Jerry Kohl Los Angeles County Arts Commission The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Bingo and Gino Roncelli Lilah Stangeland S. Mark Taper Foundation Frank Williams, M.D. Director’s Circle ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous Darrell G. Brooke and Rosa Olivia Ayala The Green Foundation Gayle and Tad Lowrey Pacific Global Investment Management Company Pasadena Community Foundation The SahanDaywi Foundation The Shubert Foundation Art and Liz Silveri U.S. Bank Designer’s Circle ($10,000–$24,999) Milo W. Bekins Foundation Ms. Jane Carruthers Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Ann and Paul DeMartini Patti and Jim Dolan Michele and Roger Engemann Sheldon Epps Friends of The Pasadena Playhouse Ed and Connie Foster Brenda and Bill Galloway Jay and Linda Griffey David Lee Lindemann Foundation Michael Mackness and Eric Sigg Merrill Lynch Shannon J. and Darrell D. Miller The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Ann Peppers Foundation Marion R. Riley Michelle Tyson, M.D., and Family Cindy Vail and Greg Stone Judy and Robert Waller Jinny and Scott Wilcott Playwright’s Circle ($5,000–$9,999) Chantal and Steve Bennett Diane and Fred Blum John and Tamara Brown Keith and Debra Cantrell Bill and Mary Lea Carroll City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division El Portal Restaurant P12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Bernadette and Douglas Glenn Sumi and Bill Hughes Sally and Bill Hurt Harvey and Ellen Knell Amy and Anthony LoCascio Liz and David McFadzean Thomas N. Neff Nick Nichols Deidra Norman Schumann Elizabeth Pankey Kay and Bob Rehme Jennifer Gayle Rogers Paul and Cynthia Roye/The Capital Group Companies Betty Sandford Southern California Gas Company Elliot and Danielle Stahler Anne Taubman and David Boyle JoBeth Williams and John Pasquin Performer’s Circle ($2,500–$4,999) JoJeanne and Dann Angeloff Anonymous Aline and Danny Bakewell Sr. Cynthia Bennett and Ed de Beixidon Bhindi Jewelers Z. Clark Branson Charles Brewer Fiscus Foundation Lynn and Carl Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dencik Peggy Ebright Gail and Jim Ellis Henri and Donna Ford Fox Rothschild LLP Rose Ann Hall Ann and Robert Hamilton Dr. Stephen Henry and Rudy O’Claray Tracy and Richard Hirrel Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Marcia L. Hoffman The Hon. John J. Kennedy and Lena L. Kennedy Steven and Helen Kerstein Pam and Brad King Lauren and Matt Krieger Delilah Lanoix and John W. Harris Greta and Peter Mandell Diane and Craig Martin Susan McGuirl and Bob Musselman Stephanie and Greg McLemore Edith Mehlinger Lary and Mary Anne Mielke MonteCedro Inc. Ann Mulally Christine Marie Ofiesh Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates Michael Persaud Barbara and Tony Phillips Herbert and Marilyn Piken Greg and Louise Probert Dick and Sally Roberts Susan Stevens Foundation Ashana and Tom Thorman Martha Tolles Harold Wheeler and Hattie Winston Wheeler Molly Wolveck Stage Manager’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499) Gwen Abbott Sara and George Abdo Carol and Saleem Ahmed Nadia Allaudin Anonymous Selwyn Aronson Kathryn and Michael Balale Sheri and Andy Ball Monty Basile Richard and Shelley Bayer Meta and Jay Berger Barrett and Carol Bingaman LeeAnn Black/Latham & Watkins Lois and Robert Bloom Ronald Bloom The Hon. Bill and Claire Bogaard Robert Bozzani Lesley Brander Annette Brandin Break-Away Tours Deborah Carton George L. Cassat Catherine “Tink” Cheney and Barry Jones Jim and Marty Childs Karen and Tim Chrisman Dottie Clougherty Martin L. Cohen, M.D., and Sharleen Cooper Cohen Craig Colbath and Ann Voyer Barbara and Wes Coleman Carol Ann Collins William Cunningham Gary Dahle and Derek Whitefield April Danz and Kelly Johnson Fernando Diaz and Gary Petrisak Vin and Erica DiBona David DiCristofaro Elizabeth and Kwinn Doran Patti Johns Eisenberg Eleven Twenty Seven Foundation Sue and Jim Femino William F. Foran, M.D., and Vivien F. Stanley Jim Franke Bobbie and Jerry Furrey Beth Gertmenian Richard Gilman Kelly and Lou Gonda Susan Hoffman Preston Hopson Carolyn “Cece” Horne John and Barbara House Jonathan Jaffrey Jane Jelenko Paulie Jenkins Gregory and Samantha Jessner Marilyn Jones and Mitchell Kaplan Marcia and Gordon Kanofsky Richard Kaplan Lenny and David Kelton John and Nancy Killen Willette and Manu Klausner Patti La Marr Emilie and Allen Lanstra Sally Jean Lash Janet and David Lazier Ms. Donna Leonhard Linden Optometry, a P.C. Shelly and Dennis Lowe Becky and Kris Lythgoe Melba MacNeil Sandra Mader Vivian J. Matsushige David McAuliffe Joyce McGilvray Gloria and Accie Mitchell Cheryl and Judd Morris Ceil and Mort Mortimer Gordon and DeEtte Mountford Dega Nalayeh Michael Naples Pasadena Tournament of Roses Amy Pascal and Bernard Weinraub Diana W. Paul Julietta Perez Irwin Persaud Gloria and Don Pitzer Charlie Plowman Terrence and Rita Roberts Hilde and Irving Rosenbluth Helene Rosenzweig Virgil and Lynn Roth Jan Saiget and John Clouse John Sandoz and Beverly MorganSandoz San Marino Rotary Charities Sossi and Norman Sarafian Jean Scott and Kent Keller Alvan and Barbara Shane Joel and Jil Sheldon Judy and Bill Shupper Amy Singh Rabbi Lynn Brody Slome and Mr. Ansel Slome Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Smith Lew and Vicki Snow Dr. and Mrs. David and Gail Snyder SPARC Amy Stephens Jim Stone Seema Sueko and Troy Hirsch Susan Sullivan Philip V. Swan Stender and Polly Sweeney Laney and Tom Techentin Janet Thomasser Charla and Richard Tindall Roslyn Towler Betsey Tyler Mary and William Urquhart Sandy Valentine and Michael Matthews Andrea and John Van de Kamp Michele Vice-Maslin Sheran and David Voigt Richard von Ernst and Thomas Castaneda Marianne and Gary Wallace Dr. Nancy Warner J. Patrick Whaley and Lynda L. Jenner John C. 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Memos Jessie Milano Dr. Donna Mills Joy Moore Elly and Jim Morgan Skip and Jackie Morgen Larry and Donna Moulton Linda Moy Dr. and Mrs. Robert Nafie Kenneth and Richel Nash Lisa Nelson Janice Ohta June Thurner Paine and Garret Paine Edward Parker Pasadena Highlands Senior Center Lucile and John Penido Elizabeth and Tom Polenzani Andrea and Jeff Pomerance William Pounders Harvey Reichard Ed Richmond and Linda Hrovat Christy and Gary Roeber Mr. and Mrs. John H. Scott Bernadette and Russell Sherman Janis and Stuart Simon C. Edward Simpson Gail Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John D. Taylor Eileen T’Kaye and David Bischoff Janet and Robert Tranquada Vroman’s Bookstore James and Mary Weidner Jeph Willis Rosa Zee Friend ($250–$499) Mr. and Mrs. Arden Albee Patricia Aleman Anonymous (2) Ms. Doris Arima Ellen Bailey Rita Baker Robert and Josephine Barbera Michael and Janice Barker Chera Bashor Patricia M. Beauchamp Dennis Becvar Brad Blaisdell Paula Brand Tom Brosterman Jacqueline and Arthur Burdorf Norman Cadman Grace E. Carter James Cheng Jill and Riley Cole Laurie Cooper Rita Coulter Suzanne and Donald Deise John and Bonnie Dewitt Charles Dillingham and Susan Clines Tony Dinardo Barbara Diner Kay and Larry Driscoll Susan Edwards Daniel and Barbara Elman Martha Erdman Richard and Nancy Esbenshade Yvonne Flint George Forbes Carole Fritz Harry Gilbert Lovett Goode Robert Gotham Sharon Griffin Nancy and Raymond Guth Debra Hammond Tom Hatten Ferne Hayes Mary Ann Heidsman Lillian Heimer Reva Hicks Ms. Robin Hirabayashi Rena Hochleitner Janis and Samuel Holcman Isaac Hung Gary Hunter GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS Our thanks to the following individuals and companies that donated gifts-in-kind to The Pasadena Playhouse since December 25, 2013. Any gifts-in-kind received after February 17, 2015, will be acknowledged in the next program. Lenore Almanzar Bittersweet Treats Bob Bozzani Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine Ross Clark Easy Parking Service El Portal Restaurant Fox Rothschild LLP Friends of The Pasadena Playhouse Gelson’s Ann and Robert Hamilton Herbalife Teena Hostovich and Doug Martinet Kaiser Permanente Patti La Marr little junebugs Mary Falkingham Floral Designs Nescafé Dolce Gusto Nestlé O’Melveny & Myers LLP Pasadena Animal Hospital Pasadena City College Printefex Debby Prohias David Rambo and Ted Heyck redwhite+bluezz Robert and Carol Shapiro Stone Brewing Co. TechFirmation LLC Marie Ida Mr. and Mrs. George Inadomi Anne Ireland Harold A. Jackson Jr. and Agnes M. Jackson Donna and Jeff Jaffee Liz Jewkes Anne and Charles Johnson Rosa Johnson Suzette Johnston Suzanne and Michael Kahane Lilli Kalmenson Kathleen Kane Patricia Kapur Robert Karlin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kettle Dr. Edward Klein Leonard and Barbara Kolod Joanne Landa Xenophon Lang Jr. Ms. Mindy Lauerlevin Sandi Love Akiko Maeda Ms. Cierina Marks Sharon Marsh Phillip and Lois Matthews Jennifer May Annamarie Mitchell Richard and Chang Soon Moak Ms. Jodi Montgomery Esther Mott Alfred H. Muller Kimberly Muller Mr. and Mrs. Millard Murphy Dr. Ejike and Mrs. Victoria Ndefo Robert and Sharon Novell Patrick Oliva Thuy and Joseph Onstott Joan Wojslaw Oppenheimer Gina and James Pickens Jr. Leonard and Jennifer Pihlak Lucy Pliskin Denise Prew Florence Reese Barbara Rosenthal Mrs. Charon Sandoval Kate Vosburg Schlepp Lou and Nancy Schweiner Laurie and Robert Silton Rosemary Simmons Barbara Sinclair Grant and Liz Smith Judy Smith Lella Smith Sue Spence Brett Stangeland Ms. Maryan Stephens Ann Stewart Victoria Stratman Mrs. Linda Thomas Shari Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Traver Edward Washatka Ms. Robertine Weise and Mr. Alan Walker Edgar and Peggy Whitmore Women in Action Roxanne Wong All donors listed gave at least $250 since December 25, 2013. Contributions received after February 17, 2015, will be acknowledged in the next program. THE GILMOR BROWN SOCIETY The Gilmor Brown Society, dedicated to a legacy of live theatre and thus named after The Pasadena Playhouse founder, was established to recognize, honor, and thank individuals for provisions they have made through thoughtful estate planning to further the mission of The Playhouse: Anonymous Ellen Bailey Estate of Evelyn Bray Marjorie Cates Estate of Angus Duncan Estate of Shirley Filiatrault Estate of Harriet L. Freeman Estate of Ada Gory Sheila Grether-Marion Adele Morse Shirli Nielsen Estate of Charles Pierce Estate of Constance Ropolo Lyn Spector Lilah and Roger* Stangeland Estate of Bill Watters Jim Watterson *Deceased If you have included The Playhouse in your estate plans and your name is not currently listed, please notify the Development Office so we may acknowledge you for your support and add your name to The Gilmor Brown Society. For further information or other gift opportunities, please contact the Development Office at 626-737-2852. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P13 IN COMMUNITY WHY DO YOU DO THEATRE? At a recent senior staff meeting at The Pasadena Playhouse, we went around the room and asked each other, “Why do you do theatre?” The responses were illuminating. “Theatre has the power to change expectations and assumptions,” Artistic Director Sheldon Epps shared. “That’s why I do theatre.” Other thoughts people shared included: To discover; To belong; To experience, recognize, witness, and live magic; To make an impact; So all can find their artistry; To practice courage; To bring joy... Why do you do theatre? Email your thoughts to Associate Artistic Director Seema Sueko at [email protected]. NEW GENERATIONS THEATRE ACCESS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH “Our participation with The Pasadena Playhouse has been truly a gift to me and my students….You made us feel accepted and at home.” – Jessica Graeber, Canyon Oaks High School drama teacher As a professional regional performing arts organization, The Pasadena Playhouse takes very seriously the responsibility and privilege to cultivate the theatregoing audiences of tomorrow, while simultaneously providing youth the opportunity to experience world-class theatre through our New Generations program. For more information about our programs for youth, please contact Alexis Chamow at [email protected]. P14 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE DEEPEN YOUR EXPERIENCE OF PYGMALION “The discussion afterwards was par excellence…giving the audience [the opportunity] to examine themselves.” – A Playhouse patron Pygmalion Talkback Tuesdays are scheduled for March 24, March 31, and April 7, following the 8:00 p.m. performance. Enjoy a conversation with the actors and artists of Pygmalion on Sunday, March 29, following the 2:00 p.m. performance. MI HISTORIA, MI MANERA Mi Historia, Mi Manera is The Pasadena Playhouse’s initiative to increase arts participation among Latino communities in the San Gabriel Valley. Join us for the following Mi Historia, Mi Manera events: Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. – A reading of Stand and Deliver at Pasadena City College Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. – A reading of Kita y Fernanda at La Puente Valley Women’s Club For more information, contact Victor Vazquez at [email protected]. Mi Historia, Mi Manera is funded by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation and the Audience (R)Evolution Program, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional not-for-profit American theatre. GREENHOUSE AT THE PLAYHOUSE GREENHOUSE is The Pasadena Playhouse’s partnership program with the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California. Join us May 26–30 for USC’s New Works Festival III held at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at The Pasadena Playhouse, featuring three new plays written by three graduating students from the M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing program: Child’s Play by Lena Ford Scrambled Gambled Eggs by Victoria Moy Sentience by Tylar Pendgraft Contact [email protected] for more information. PASADENA PLAYHOUSE ALUMNI & ASSOCIATES Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman met as students at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts in the 1950s, but it wasn’t until the 2003 motion picture “Runaway Jury” that they appeared onscreen opposite each other. Alumni Henry Darrow (’56) and Elliott Street (’69) also appeared in the film. If you review the special features section of the DVD version of that film, you will find an extended interview with Hackman and Hoffman as they discuss their time at our College of Theatre Arts. Though the school has been closed for many years, Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates is still a vital organization with nearly 300 members around the world. A bronze plaque commemorating our school was dedicated in the courtyard of The Playhouse in 2013. www.ppa-a.org AMBASSADORS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE The Ambassadors started 2015 with the amazing production The Whipping Man. They were treated to an analysis of this play by teaching artist Robert Paterno and then enjoyed discussions with guests in the Library. Encouraging subscribers to take advantage of TalkBack Tuesdays also adds to the pleasure of the performances. And, most importantly, all this shared knowledge brings our subscriber family closer together! FRIENDS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE In March the Friends celebrated their services to The Playhouse with a Volunteer Recognition Lunch. Individual awards honored those who generously volunteered many hours. The event also celebrated the 34,030 hours the Friends collectively volunteered in 2014 and the numerous monetary donations given during the year, with The Friends presenting an annual donation to the theatre. The members were given a peek into the future of the Playhouse when staff members spoke about current and future events. The lunch also allowed the Friends to socialize and even make new friends. For more information on how to become a Friend, visit our website at www.friendsofthepasadenaplayhouse.org. BACKSTAGE TOURS Are you learning “theatre speak”? Everyday words sometimes mean something different in the theatre. There are seven theatre terms in the sentence below. Can you find them? How many do you know? Dolly put aside her apron. She had to go up on deck and welcome her special company. Learn more on a Backstage Tour! Visit the scene shop where magic is made, the Green Room where actors prepare, and more. Possibly meet the ghost of Gilmor Brown, the founder of The Pasadena Playhouse. Tours can be arranged for individuals and groups, the young and not so young. To schedule a tour or request more information, email [email protected] or call 626-921-1162. Donations are graciously accepted and much appreciated. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P15 Facilities/Maintenance Manager...................... Mark Maldonado Facilities/Maintenance.................................................. Sal Fariaz, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Danilo Ramos Sheldon Epps Artistic Director Elizabeth Doran Executive Director ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director....................................... Seema Sueko Community Organizers............. Alison De La Cruz, Peter J. Harris, Nijeul X. Porter, Victor Vazquez Education Programs Consultant . ....................... Alexis Chamow Producing associate/Company Manager ........ Kristen Hammack 2014–2015 Teaching Artists Corps....................... Daniel Chacon, Anastasia Coon, Kim Dilts, Tim Fannon, Deepti Gupta, Nedra Gallegos, Kate Jopson, Kellen Law, Joan McConacha, Robert Paterno, Michael Yurchak ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Director of Finance................................................ Meredith Min Controller . ............................................................ Anna Panoian Accounting Consultant................................ Mary Ann Heidsman Executive Assistant...................................... Whitney Fortmueller IT Consulting Firm................................................. TechFirmation DEVELOPMENT Director of Institutional Advancement .................... Jan Saiget Major Gifts Officer ........................................... Christine Franke Special Events Coordinator .............................. Julia Fitzgibbons Development Associate ...................................... Gretchen Reyes Donor Services Associates ................ Colby Salmon, Ben Torres, Tyler Ware MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & SALES Marketing, Communications & Sales Director......... Patty Onagan Marketing & Promotions Manager . ................. Jonathan White Subscription Services Manager.................................Elias Feghali Group Sales Associate . ....................................... Susan Von Tress Marketing & Communications Assistant.............................................................. Kareem Cervantes Press Representative........................... Davidson & Choy Publicity, Tim Choy, Peter Goldman Production/Subscription Graphic Designer....................................... Halogen Design Lab Broadcast Advertising . ................................. Nancy’s Media Buys, Nancy Pank Program Coordinator/Copyeditor . .................... Nicole Fanning Program Design............................................... Kareem Cervantes Audience Engagement Officers . ......... Ali Laffer, Robert Paterno Box Office Managers.............. Louis Douglas Jacobs, Shelby Page Senior Box Office Associates............................ Whitney LaBarge, Brandon Massey Box Office Associates............... Rafael Goldstein, Sophie Goldstein, Sara Kea, Robert Paterno, Nathaniel Peterson, Colby Salmon House Managers...................................... Lenore Bond Almanzar, Sue Haynie-Horn, Patrick J. Oliva, Steven M. West Telemarketing......................................................... Theatre Direct FRIENDS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE Executive Board President................................................... Lenore Bond Almanzar 1st Vice-President.............................................. Sue Haynie-Horn 2nd Vice-President................................................ Nancy Ashcraft Treasurer . ................................................................... Yvonne Lai Recording Secretary.............................................. Sharon Zaslaw General Board . ............................ Eugenia Amodei, Doris Arima, Ellen Bailey, Mary Basile, Virginia Browning, Bonnie Davis, Carolyn Di Pane, Jerri Faust, Patti La Marr, Beverly Meissner, Shirley Miller, Patrick J. Oliva, Frances Olson, Betty Parnell, Natalya Pashkova, Jayne Thomas, Grace Woo PASADENA PLAYHOUSE ALUMNI & ASSOCIATES Executive Board President............................................................... Valerie Amidon Vice President........................................................... Anne La Rose Administrator.................................................. R. J. Muehlhausen Recording Secretary.................................................. Marje Cates Treasurer . .................................................................... Eric Johns Directors.............................. Lenore Bond Almanzar, Ellen Bailey, Ross Clark, Charlyn d’Anconia, Ross Eastty, John McElveney, Jaclyn Palmer, Pete Parkin Emeritus - Past President............................................... Jim Kent PYGMALION PRODUCTION STAFF Production Stage Manager . .................... Hethyr “Red” Verhoef Stage Manager .................................................. Jessica R. Aguilar Production Assistants . ..... Kira Alemania, David Robinson Hicks Assistant to the Director ....................... Courtney Anne Buchan Assistant Scenic Designer .................................. Nicolas Santiago Assistant Costume Designer . .................................... Ashley Rigg Assistant Lighting Designer .................................... Brady J. King Assistant Wig/Hair Designer ................................. Cassie Russek Casting Associate ................................................... Emma Fassler Deck Supervisor ........................................................ Matt Petosa Deck Crew ............................................................. Michael Turner Riggers . .......................................... Gabe Holguin, Sean Lewellyn Rail ............................................................................... Chris Cook Props Master . ......................................................... Ralph Brekan Assistant Props Master ................................... Marissa Bergman Master Electrician . .............................................. Chris Osborne Associate Master Electrician/ Light Board Operator ............................................... Lauren Tyler Electricians .......................... Evan Drane, Hilda Kane, Sean Mayer, Darci Murphy, Johnny Park, Rich Peterson, Matt Severns, Michael Turner, Lauren Tyler Production Sound Engineer................................. Eric Thompson A2 ........................................................................... Joey Cleveland Wardrobe Supervisor ......................................... Marie Growden Wigs/Hair & Makeup Supervisor........................... Raenae Kuaea Master Carpenter................................................... Isa Mitsuharu Shop Foreman.......................................................... Gabe Holguin Carpenters . ....................................... Joey Cleveland, Chris Cook, Takuji “Clutch” Kuramoto, Sean Lewellyn, Joel Schlesinger, Ryan Shull The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. NI SCE C A UNITED •L O ISTS RT IA 29 • A T S E I P16 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE CONNECT WITH US! /PasadenaPlayhouse @PasPlayhouse pasadenaplayhouse LEGAL COUNSEL Pamela M. Golinski, Esq. Beigelman, Feiner & Feldman P.C. GENERAL MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION General Manager/Production Manager....................... Joe Witt Associate General Manager/ Human Resources Manager . ............................ Brandon Dobbins Technical Director ..................................................... Brad Enlow Producing Associate/Company Manager........ Kristen Hammack Associate Company Manager . .............................. 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