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The
Mike Daisey Takes on Shakespeare
Created and Performed by Mike Daisey
Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory
2014 SEASON
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DIRECTOR.
Spending time with Mike Daisey is like being on the
most invigorating ride of your life. When I asked him
nearly a year ago if he’d be interested in grappling
with Shakespeare in his inimitable style as monologist, author, actor, and raconteur, he was beyond
excited. And I use the word “beyond” to mean this:
right off the bat, he started wrestling with Shakespeare, right there on the phone with me. He thinks
by talking, he creates by talking, and he discovers
meaning by talking.
At the end of our two-hour talk, I was breathless. What I thought was going to be a “get to know
each other” conversation turned into a ride through Mike Daisey’s brilliant mind. I felt myself
slightly dizzied by our conversation—indeed, I hadn’t thought about Shakespeare like that in a
long time: what he means to the world today, and why he is necessary to us as a society and as
individuals as we grapple with affairs of state, of nation, of community, of family, of ourselves.
Mike doesn’t write out his material for his
performances. He takes notes, he thinks it through,
and then gets on the ride and brings us with him.
Although he is talking to us, he is really in conversation with us. He was trained as an actor and
knows that the audience is always in conversation with the performer, even if the audience isn’t
“talking.” That’s probably why he doesn’t memorize and report. He reads the room, has ideas in
his head, and a great topic at stake—Shakespeare’s tragedies. And with that, he tells a story.
Mike provokes. He challenges. He questions. He entertains. He takes his audiences on a thrilling
ride. Enjoy.
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C A L I F O R N I A
JONATHAN MOSCONE
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SUSIE FALK
T H E AT E R
MAnAging Director
PRESENTS
The Great Tragedies:
Mike Daisey Takes on Shakespeare
Created and Performed by Mike Daisey
Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory
OCTOBER 2–12, 2014
BRUNS MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATER, ORINDA
PROPS DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
SOUND ENGINEER
STAGE MANAGER
SEREN HELDAY
KRISTA SMITH
CHRISTOPHER LOSSIUS
DEIRDRE ROSE HOLLAND
Mike Daisey will be tack ling the tr agedies in order of age of the tr agic hero:
Romeo & Juliet: Oc tober 2, 9
Hamlet: Oc tober 3, 10
Macbeth: Oc tober 4, 11
K ing Lear : Oc tober 5, 12
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: ELLEN & JOFFA DALE, MAUREEN & CALVIN KNIGHT, HELEN & JOHN MEYER, NICOL A MINER & ROBERT MAILER ANDERSON,
PETER & DEL ANIE RE AD, MICHAEL & VIRGINIA ROSS, JE AN SIMPSON, SHARON & BARCL AY SIMPSON, JAY YAMADA
PRODUCTION
PARTNERS
SEASON
UNDERWRITERS
MIKE DAISEY IS EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTED BY "OPUS 3 ARTISTS."
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Daisey
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BY ANY OTHER
MIKE DAISEY’S THEATRICAL DECONSTRUCTIONS
By Keith Spencer
What lines can we draw between Mike Daisey and Will
Shakespeare? Four hundred years, two nationalities, one
vast ocean, and iambic pentameter—a meter Mr. Daisey
isn’t known for speaking in, though he probably could—separate these two gentlemen of the theater. Shakespeare is
considered the father of modern English-language storytelling; Daisey has been called the modern-day Mark Twain.
Wherefore do we team them up?
When we write about Shakespeare as being the father of
modern English-language storytelling, it’s a hand-wavey
flourish of a statement, though there is a kernel of truth
within. Shakespeare stole his plot ideas from previous
playwrights, and even borrowed from himself. (The word
“plagiarism” didn’t exist until after Shakespeare’s time.)
In that sense, he was more like a DJ, remixing stories and
archetypes. Still, even if you’ve never read or seen a single
Shakespeare play, his ubiquitous influence trickles through
culture, slang, language, through stories and characters
adapted to other forms. Numerous English-language
phrases, many of which we now take for granted, originated with his work. Have you ever broken the ice at a party?
That’s Shakespeare (The Taming of the Shrew). Been eaten
out of house and home? Again, Shakespeare (Henry IV).
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Been sick at heart, or sent packing, or been in a pickle? Yup—
those are from Hamlet, Henry IV, and The Tempest. I’d go on,
but brevity is the soul of wit. (Hamlet, act II scene II).
Similarly, popular film and literature are infected with the plot
and character clichés innate to Shakespeare. The sitcom plot
standby of “mistaken identity” (think Parent Trap), or the shipwreck narrative (think Lost or Castaway), or the revenge story
(think every Tarantino film), or the Iago-esque, unremorseful,
cliché-evil bad guy (any superhero movie ever) all owe more to
Shakespeare than we realize.
Spotlight in the other corner: Mike Daisey.
Head-to-head, taking on the Bard, whose ghost may
walk on stage as in the opening scene of Hamlet.
BERNARDO
Who’s there?
FRANCISCO
Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself.
“Mike v. Will,” as we’ve been advertising this show. Indeed,
the head-to-head, protagonist/antagonist plot line runs through
a lot of Shakespeare’s plays, too: there’s Montague v. Capulet,
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Claudius v. Hamlet, and Antony v. Brutus.
What all these couples have in common
is that they defy one-dimensional opposition—they’re more than mere magnetic
poles. The Montagues and the Capulets are
actually very similar in lifestyle and values.
Claudius isn’t as evil as Hamlet thinks—after all, he catches him praying in a moment
of remorse. Brutus has weird ideas about
democracy, sure, but—like Robespierre—he
may have been swept up in forces much
greater than himself.
Enter Ghost
MARCELLUS
Peace, break thee off; look, where it
comes again!
When I tell people about this show, I’m often
met with confused reactions. Is it a one-man
Shakespeare play? What’s a monologist? Do
they study mono, the disease? Indeed, Mike
Daisey’s monologues defy easy description—he is constantly moving in and out of
genres, and defies being put into a box. In
the tiny overlap of Venn circles “comedians,”
“critics,” “journalists,” and “improv dudes,”
there sits Mr. Daisey, waving up at us from
the page.
Part of Mike Daisey’s wily indefinability lies
in his prolific nature. He has, since 1997—
he’s still quite young, mind you—produced
over 20 monologues. In 2013, his performance series All the Faces of the Moon
went up in New York. A 29-part, 44-hour
theatrical epic with an artist joining him
onstage to live-illustrate each monologue, it
was the longest continuous show in the history of theater. American Utopias, performed
earlier this year at Yerba Buena Center for
the Arts in San Francisco, drew on Daisey’s
experience at three different, distinctly
American pseudo-utopias: Burning Man,
Occupy Wall Street, and Disneyland.
In some ways, Daisey is an apt choice to
take on Shakespeare. Both Daisey and
Shakespeare are fascinated by theatrics;
Shakespeare loved using the “play within a
play” to illuminate, mock, and critique the
state of theater. Daisey rankled theaterati
with his one-man critique of the industry,
How Theater Failed America, a living,
breathing op-ed. Both figures are political;
Shakespeare, whom most scholars believe
was a closet Catholic, seems to have coded
his critiques of state and religion in his
plays. Daisey’s show The Agony and the
Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, produced over 150
times in 6 languages, was a damning
critique of gadget consumption, labor
practices, and corporate hypocrisy.
Of all arts, theater is perhaps the most
interpretative. Indeed, I’ve always marveled at how lonesome plays look on the
page, without actors, directors, designers,
audiences… the gap from script to show
is vast. And Shakespeare’s playwriting
was minimalist (by today’s standards) in
terms of stage notes and direction. They’re
basically tabulas rasa for creative expression. Hence, through the years, Cal Shakes
has brought hundreds of people together
to interpret Shakespeare. Why not bring in
Daisey to critique him, instead? To unravel
the mystery and magic of the theater, and
consider how we’ve been swept up, collectively, brought under the Bard’s spell—often without realizing it—and lived much of
our lives imagining and embodying these
Shakespearean clichés?
It’s fair to say, though, that Shakespeare
needs an interpreter. I mean this in the
sense of those who make his plays (like
Cal Shakes), and also those who analyze
them—whether academics or performercritic hybrids like Mr. Daisey. In college I had
an English professor who burst into class
one day and said, “if we could just understand the relationship between this—” he
pointed at his head— “and this—” and he
cast his hands around the room and toward
the window— “we wouldn’t need to study
English.”
It’s the same with playwriting. If we could
look at the text of Hamlet and just envision
every possible pronunciation, every staging,
every lighting and costume decision, well,
then we wouldn’t need productions—we
could “play the play” in our heads, and
that would be enough. And if we really
understood the relationship between the
theater and the mind, we wouldn’t need
someone like Mike Daisey to help us figure
it out.
MARCELLUS
It is offended.
BERNARDO
See, it stalks away!
HORATIO
Stay! speak, speak! I charge thee,
speak!
Exit Ghost.
About the author: Keith Spencer is the
publications manager for California Shakespeare Theater. His writing on culture and
politics has appeared in Full-Stop, Dissent,
and PopFront. He has listened to seven of the
29 episodes of the Daisey monologue All the
Faces of the Moon.
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honor those who have made Cal Shakes
part of their legacy. The Cal Shakes
Legacy Circle recognizes those individuals who have included the company in
their wills or estate plans—helping to
ensure that our future shines as brightly
as our past.
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WHO’S WHO
JEAN-MICHELE
GREGORY
(Director)
Jean-Michele Gregory
works as a director, editor,
and dramaturg, focusing
on extemporaneous
theatrical works that live
in the moment they are
told. Working primarily
with solo artists, for seventeen years she has
been Mike Daisey’s chief co-conspirator, staging
his monologues at venues across the globe
including the Public Theater, the Sydney Opera
House, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Spoleto
Festival, T:BA Festival, Woolly Mammoth Theatre,
Under the Radar Festival, and many more.
Notable works with Daisey include The Agony
and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, How Theater
Failed America, Great Men of Genius, The Last
Cargo Cult, American Utopias, and All the Faces
of the Moon, a 29-part epic story told over one
lunar cycle in collaboration with painter Larissa
Tokmakova as part of the Public Theater’s 2013
season.
Other notable collaborators include New York
storyteller Martin Dockery, whose shows she
has directed in New York and San Francisco
(Wanderlust, The Surprise); author and performer
Suzanne Morrison, with productions in London,
New York, Seattle, Atlanta, and Maui (Yoga Bitch,
Optimism); and most recently, Heather Marlowe’s
The Haze, which ran at the A.C.T. Costume Shop
this past September.
Her productions have received the Bay Area
Critics Circle Award (Great Men of Genius),
nominations from the Drama League and
Outer Critics Circle (If You See Something Say
Something), and six Seattle Times Footlight
Awards (21 Dog Years, The Ugly American,
Monopoly!, The Last Cargo Cult, The Agony and
the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, and Fucking Fucking
Fucking Ayn Rand).
She has taught the art of first person narrative
at Colby College and told her own stories onstage
with The Moth, The Liar Show, Women of Letters,
and Speakeasy. Her writing has appeared in
Brevity and in profiles for the New York Sun and
Barnard magazine. She is currently at work on a
memoir about her family’s exodus from Poland
and what it means to forgive.
MIKE DAISEY
(Creator, Performer)
Hailed as “the master
storyteller” and “one of
the finest solo performers
of his generation” by the
New York Times, Daisey is
the preeminent monologist
in the American theater
today. He has been
compared to a modern-day Mark Twain and
a latter-day Orson Welles for his provocative
monologues that weave together autobiography,
gonzo journalism, and unscripted performance to
tell hilarious and heartbreaking stories that cut to
the bone.
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Since his first monologue in 1997, Daisey
has created countless others, including the
groundbreaking The Last Cargo Cult, the
incendiary How Theater Failed America, the
Disney/Burning Man/Occupy mashup American
Utopias, the scathing Fucking Fucking Fucking
Ayn Rand, the twenty-four-hour feat All the Hours
in the Day, the international sensation 21 Dog
Years, and many more.
Last fall he performed the critically-acclaimed
monologue All the Faces of the Moon as a
29-night live theatrical novel at the Public Theater
in New York. At over forty hours in duration it is
the longest sustained theatrical narrative work in
the history of theater. You can listen to this entire
show and many of his other stories on his free
podcast, All Stories Are Fiction, available through
iTunes, Soundcloud, and at mikedaisey.com.
He has performed across five continents, from
Off-Broadway at the Public Theater to remote
islands in the South Pacific, from the Sydney
Opera House to abandoned theaters in postcommunist Tajikistan. He’s been a guest on
Real Time with Bill Maher, the Late Show with
David Letterman, a longtime host and storyteller
with The Moth, as well as a commentator and
contributor to The New York Times, The Guardian,
Harper’s Magazine, Newsweek, WIRED, Vanity
Fair, Slate, Salon, NPR and the BBC. In a brief,
meteoric career with This American Life, his
two shows are among the most listened to and
downloaded episodes of that program’s history.
As a playwright, his controversial work The
Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs was
downloaded over a hundred thousand times the
first week it was made available. It has seen more
than 150 productions around the world and been
translated into six languages. It has been adapted
into an opera, restaged with shadow puppets,
performed by ensembles of high school students,
and produced all over from France to Kazakhstan.
The first Chinese production opened last year in
Beijing, and is currently touring to Hong Kong,
Shanghai, and Shenzhen.
He is currently at work on his second book,
Here at the End of Empire, which will be
published next year by Simon and Schuster. He
stars in the Lawrence Krauser feature film Horrible
Child, and the film Layover, for which he wrote
the screenplay, was shown at the Cannes Film
Festival. He has been nominated for the Outer
Critics Circle Award, two Drama League Awards,
and is the recipient of the Bay Area Theatre
Critics Circle Award, six Seattle Times Footlight
Awards, the Sloan Foundation’s Galileo Prize, and
a MacDowell Fellowship.
DEIRDRE ROSE HOLLAND*
(Stage Manager)
Ms. Holland is thrilled to be back for a second
season at Cal Shakes, having previously worked
on Lady Windermere’s Fan. Her regional
theater credits include: The Disappearing
Man (TheatreWorks); Felix Starro (American
Conservatory Theater); The Big Meal, Game On,
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Next to
Normal, A Christmas Carol (2011 and 2012),
and Spring Awakening (San Jose Repertory
Theatre); the World Premiere of Bonnie and Clyde
and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (La Jolla
Playhouse); the Shakespeare Festival (2011),
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Brighton Beach
Memoirs/Broadway Bound, Lost in Yonkers, and
The Mystery of Irma Vep (Old Globe Theatre). Ms.
Holland holds an MFA in Stage Management from
the University of California, San Diego.
SEREN HELDAY
(Props Designer)
Seren Helday is Cal Shakes’ Prop Master and has
worked in the department since 2009. She has
also provided props for many Bay Area theaters
including Marin Theatre Company, A.C.T., Center
REP, New Conservatory Theatre Center, and SF
Playhouse.
KRISTA SMITH
(Lighting Designer)
Ms. Smith is pleased to have just completed her
fifth season with California Shakespeare Theater,
having worked on over a dozen productions as the
Assistant Lighting Designer. Recent design work
includes the World Premiere of Laura Gunderson's
Fire Work at TheatreFIRST, The Marriage of
Figaro at Cinnabar Theater, and productions
from American Conservatory Theater’s MFA
program and Young Conservatory. Ms. Smith’s
designs have also been seen at Aurora Theatre,
Marin Theatre Company, Custom Made Theatre,
SF Playhouse, Exit Theatre, Noh Space, Brava
Theater, Jewish Theatre San Francisco, Fort
Mason Southside Theater, and Boxcar Theatre.
Ms. Smith received her BA in Drama from San
Francisco State University.
CAL SHAKES PROFILES
JONATHAN MOSCONE
(Artistic Director)
Jonathan Moscone
is in his 15th season
as artistic director of
California Shakespeare
Theater, where he
most directed Shaw's
Pygmalion and Richard
Montoya’s American
Night: The Ballad of Juan José. His other credits
include Tribes at Berkeley Rep, and the World
Premiere of Ghost Light, which he co-created
and developed with playwright Tony Taccone for
Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Berkeley Rep.
In addition, he directed Bruce Norris’ Clybourne
Park for American Conservatory Theater (where
he is an adjunct professor). For Cal Shakes,
Jonathan has directed the World Premiere of John
Steinbeck's The Pastures of Heaven by Octavio
Solis, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickleby, Candida, Twelfth Night, Happy Days,
Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, and
The Seagull. He is the first recipient of the Zelda
Fichandler Award, given by the Stage Directors
and Choreographers Foundation for “transforming
the American theatre through his unique and
creative work.” His regional credits include
Intersection for the Arts, the Huntington Theatre,
Alley Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater,
Goodspeed Musicals, Dallas Theater Center, San
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Jose Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, and
Magic Theatre, among others. Jonathan has serves
on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts
and the Massachusetts Arts Council. He serves
as a board member of Theatre Communications
Group and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and
he is a current participant in the National Arts
Strategies' Chief Executive Program.
SUSIE FALK
(Managing Director)
Ms. Falk came to Cal
Shakes as marketing
director in 2004,
and was appointed
managing director in
2009, overseeing the
company’s administration
and operations. She
previously worked at Berkeley Rep, American
Conservatory Theater, Seattle Rep, and Berkshire
Theatre Festival. She served for seven years on
the board (four as vice president) of Theatre Bay
Area, the local service organization for theater
companies and theater workers. She is a graduate
of Vassar College and completed course work
in organizational psychology at JFK University.
She lives in Berkeley with her husband, lighting
designer York Kennedy, and their daughter Pippa.
REBECCA NOVICK
(Director of Artistic Engagement)
Ms. Novick was the founder of Crowded Fire
Theater Company and served as its artistic director
for 10 years, growing the company from an allvolunteer group to one of San Francisco’s most
respected small theaters. She has developed and
directed new plays for many theaters in the Bay
Area and elsewhere. Her directing work has been
recognized with a Goldie Award for outstanding
local artist, among other awards. Ms. Novick has
held a number of arts management and consulting
positions including serving as interim arts program
officer for the San Francisco Foundation, project
coordinator for the Wallace Foundation Cultural
Participation Initiative in the Bay Area, and
director of development and strategic initiatives
for Theatre Bay Area. She regularly writes and
speaks on issues relating to the arts sector; recent
publications include contributions to 20under40,
the GIA Reader, Counting New Beans, and Theatre
Bay Area Magazine. Ms. Novick has a BA from the
University of Michigan in drama and anthropology.
Cal Shakes, Berkeley Rep, TheatreWorks, Marin
Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, Center REP,
Shotgun, and others. Mr. Worsley brings to the
company a holistic philosophy and longstanding
passion for arts education. He believes strongly in
the power of theater to educate and enrich people
regardless of age or background and looks forward
to building upon the great success of the Artistic
Learning programs.
PHILIPPA KELLY
(Resident Dramaturg)
Dr. Kelly’s work has been supported by many
foundations and organizations, including the
Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Walter and Eliza Hall
Foundations. She publishes widely, from books
on Shakespeare (her latest being The King and I,
Arden Press, 2010, a meditation on Australian
identity through the lens of King Lear), to papers
on dramaturgy and topics of cultural engagement
(her most recent discussion of dramaturgy can be
found in the Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial
Inquiry, Spring 2014). Besides her work for Cal
Shakes, Dr. Kelly has also served as production
dramaturg for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and
Word for Word Theater Company. For the 2013–
2014 academic year she has been practicing and
teaching dramaturgy at the University of California,
Berkeley. She also teaches regularly for the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute in Berkeley. For most of
the summer she can be found here at Cal Shakes,
where she is a regular pre-show Grove Talk
speaker. She is married to composer Paul Dresher
and mother to Cole.
PRODUCERS
ELLEN & JOFFA DALE
(Executive Producer)
Long-time subscribers and donors, Ellen and Joffa
Dale live in Orinda. Ellen is serving her second
stint on Cal Shakes’ Board of Directors; she
was also on the board in 1991 when the Bruns
Amphitheater first opened. While Ellen and Joffa
thoroughly enjoy picnics and performances at
the Bruns, the primary focus of their donations
is Artistic Learning. They believe that the lives
of children reached by Cal Shakes’ education
programs are enormously enriched and that these
children are the artists and audiences of the future.
Ellen and Joffa also helped establish the Moscone
Permanent Endowment and are charter members
of the Cal Shakes Legacy Circle.
CLIVE WORSLEY
MAUREEN & CALVIN KNIGHT
(Director of Artistic Learning)
Clive Worsley assumed the reins as Director of the
Cal Shakes Artistic Learning Department in August
of 2013, and has been one of Cal Shakes’ premiere
Teaching Artists since 2002. He was instrumental
in developing some of the first integrated arts
public school residency programs, and is the
moderator of Cal Shakes’ popular Student
Discovery Matinee program. Clive is familiar to all
age groups at our popular Summer Shakespeare
Conservatories as both a Master Class Instructor
and Director. From 2008–2013, Mr. Worsley also
served as Artistic Director of Town Hall Theatre
in Lafayette, where he brought about both artistic
and fiscal success. As an award-winning actor he
has appeared on many Bay Area stages including
(Executive Producer)
Maureen & Cal Knight are recent transplants to
the Bay Area from Seattle. Cal came to join the
team at John Muir Health, where they met former
Cal Shakes Board Member David Goldsmith and
his wife Diane. The Goldsmiths introduced the
Knights to Cal Shakes and it was love at first play.
Maureen’s experience on the Board of the Seattle
Rep qualified her for a seat on the Board at Cal
Shakes, where she is about to start her second
term. Both Cal and Maureen believe strongly that
the arts make for vibrant, strong communities,
and are committed to help ensure that Cal Shakes’
artistic and education programs are accessible to
everyone.
OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS
BART
(Production Partner)
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a
104-mile, automated rapid transit system serving
over three million people. Forty-four BART stations
are located in Alameda, Contra Costa, San
Francisco, and San Mateo counties, and serve to
truly connect the Bay Area. BART’s mission is to
provide a safe, reliable, economical, and energyefficient means of transportation.
With gas prices climbing ever higher and
everyone looking to green their commute, BART
expects a lot more people will be looking to BART,
as riders get the equivalent of 250 miles to the
gallon. Don’t forget that you can BART to Bard—
Cal Shakes offers a free BART shuttle from the
Orinda BART station. BART... and you’re there!
SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE
(Production Partner)
San Francisco magazine is proud to celebrate
40 years of award-winning coverage of the Bay
Area lifestyle—from food, fashion, and culture
to politics, trends, and trendsetters. Through its
history, San Francisco has been honored with
more than 50 awards for editorial and design
excellence. In 2010, it won the most coveted
award in the magazine industry, the General
Excellence award given by the American Society
of Magazine Editors—and has been nominated
again this year. This recognition substantiates San
Francisco’s passion and commitment to publish
the Bay Area’s best magazine—as well as one of
the nation’s best.
AFFILIATIONS
This Theater operates under an agreement between
the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States. The
Directors and Choreographers are members of
the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society,
an independent national labor union. The scenic,
costume, and lighting designers are represented
by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the
IATSE. California Shakespeare Theater is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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THANKS TO OUR DONORS
INDIVIDUALS
These contributors made gifts between August 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014. Levels of support are based on cumulative gifts to
our annual fund, tax-deductible portions of gala purchases, and in-kind goods and services. Supporters noted with an asterisk (*)
used matching gifts from their employers to multiply their initial contribution. Supporters noted with a diamond (◊) donated at the
Benefactor level to our 2014 gala. We strive to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If we have made an error or omission, please
accept our apologies and contact Renee Gholikely at 510.899.4834 or [email protected] so that we may correct our records.
$25,000 and above
Anonymous in memory of
Juniper Marley Allen
Ellen & Joffa Dale◊
Erin Jaeb & Kevin Kelly◊
Helen & John Meyer◊
Nicola Miner & Robert Mailer Anderson◊
Michael & Virginia Ross◊
Sharon & Barclay Simpson◊
The Estate of Grace Williams
Jay Yamada◊
$10,000–$24,999
Anonymous (3)
James N. Cost Foundation◊
Henry & Vera Eberle◊
Nancy & Jerry Falk◊
Harvey & Gail Glasser◊
Maureen & Calvin Knight◊
Craig & Kathy Moody◊
Nancy Olson◊
Peter & Delanie Read◊
Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock
Miriam & Stanley Schiffman
William & Nathalie Schmicker
Jean Simpson
Frank & Carey Starn*◊
Buddy & Jodi Warner◊
George & Kathleen Wolf
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (3)
Simon Baker
Valerie Barth & Peter Wiley*
Michael & Phyllis Cedars◊
Phil & Chris Chernin◊
Josh & Janet Cohen◊
Mary Curran & John Quigley
Joe Di Prisco & Patti James◊
Bob Epstein & Amy Roth◊
Marilyn Freeman
Rena & Spencer Fulweiler
David & Diane Goldsmith◊
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hays◊
Ken Hitz
Mark Horowitz
Barbara E. Jones in memory of
William E. Jones
Nancy Kaible & David Anderson◊
John Kemp & Mary Brutocao
Daisy & Duke Kiehn
Ashley & Antonio Lucio
Richard Norris & David Madsen◊
Janet & Norman Pease◊ in honor of Patti
James, Dana Taylor, and
Midge Zischke
Ms. Janee Pennington-Watson &
Mr. Colin Watson
Noralee & Tom Rockwell
Jim & Nita Roethe◊
Michele & John Ruskin
Barbara Sahm & Steven Winkel◊ in
memory of Gene Angell
Monica Salusky & John Sutherland in
memory of Riley Goodness
Yvonne & Angelo Sangiacomo
Sondra & Milton Schlesinger◊
Alan Schnur & Julie Landres
Debbie Sedberry & Jeff Klingman
Julie Simpson
Charles & Heidi Triay
David & Maria Waitrovich
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Ann & Clifford Adams
Ann Appert
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bertero
Jeff Bharkhda
Nina & David Bond
Darryl Carbonaro & Jonathan Moscone◊
Wai & Glenda Chang
Ron & Gayle Conway
Jan Deming & Jeff Goodby
Donald Engle & Karen Beernink
Andrew Ferguson & Kay Wu
Stanlee Gatti
Patrick W. Golden & Susan Overhauser
Ardice Hartry & Paul Covey
Randy & Bev Hawks
Craig & Margaret Isaacs
Jean & Jack Knox
Lisa & Scott Kovalik
Gina & David Larue
Bill & Carol Leimbach
Fred Levin & Nancy Livingston◊, The
Shenson Foundation
Debby & Bruce Lieberman◊ in honor of
Sharon & Barc Simpson
Walter H. Moos & Susan M. Miller◊
Shelly Osborne & Steve Tirrell
Cindy Padnos & Jim Redmond
Mary Prchal
Paul A. Renard & John A. Blytt
Patti & Rusty Rueff
Tiffany Schauer in honor of Jonathan
Moscone
Judy & John Sears
Laura & Robert Sehr◊
Mary Jo & Arthur Shartsis
Maureen Shea & Allen Ergo
M.J. Stephens & Bernard Tagholm
Virginia & Thomas Steuber
Christine & Curtis Swanson
Barbara & Rich Thompson
Carol Jackson Upshaw◊ in honor of
Jonathan Moscone
Beverly & Loring Wyllie
Michael H. Zischke & Nadin Sponamore
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (3)
Frank & Loren Acuña
Claire & Kendall Allphin
Pat Angell
Melissa Allen & Elisabeth Andreason
Robin Azevedo
Eugene & Neil Barth
Megan Barton & Brian Huse in honor of
Sharon & Barclay Simpson
Stephanie & David Beach in honor of
Amanda Starr Mercer
Laura & Paul Bennett
L. Karin & Bob Benning
Judith Butler
Pamela & Christopher Cain
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Joe & Nicole Carberry
Steven & Karin Chase
Debbie Chinn in honor of the Staff of the
Carmel Bach Festival, Susie Falk, and
Megan Barton
Michael & Sandra Cleland
Frank Clifford
Alice Collins & Len Weiler
Tony Cone & Wendy Rader
Craig Congdon*
Debra Crow
Lina Jane Howard-Cygan & Herbert
Cygan
Lois De Domenico
Pam & Wayne Dewald
Ellen Dietschy & Alan Cunningham in
honor of Philippa Kelly
Margaret Doty
Linda Drucker & Larry Prozan in honor of
Maureen & Cal Knight
Barbara Duff in memory of George Duff
Susie Falk & York Kennedy
Mimi & Jeff Felson
Shelley & Elliott Fineman
Kevin Fitzgerald
Sally & Michael Fitzhugh
Dale & Jerry Fleming
Jessica & James Fleming
Vincent Fogle & Emily Sparks
Kathleen & Karl Geier
William & Vanessa Getty
Carol & Richard Gilpin
Judith & Alexander Glass
Robert J. Gleeson
Werner Goertz & Elizabeth Harvey
Pamela & John Goode
Janie & Jeff Green
Charles & Katherine Greenberg
Garrett Gruener & Amy Slater
Tish & Steve Harwood
Remy Hathaway
Joyce Hawkins & John W. Sweitzer
Chris & Marcia Hendricks
Paul Hennessey & Susan Dague*
Elizabeth & Thomas G. Henry
Jeanne Herbert◊
Bonnie & Tom Herman
Xanthe & James Hopp
Malcolm Jones & Karen Roche
Timothy Kahn & Anne Adams
Elizabeth Karplus
Bruce Kerns & Candis Cousins
Sheryl & Anthony Klein
Kim & Max Krummel
Jennifer Kuenster & George Miers
Jerry Kurtz
Dr. Todd & Pamela Lane
Adair & William Langston
Eileen & Richard Love
Elizabeth Lowe
Natalie Lucchese in memory of Sam
Lucchese
Robert Lynch
Eugene McCabe
Elaine & John McClintic
Kimberly & Jerry Medlin
June & Andy Monach
Linda & Chris Moscone
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Patricia & David Munro
Lizzie & John Murray
Lee Neely & Chelle Clements
Carol & Richard Nitz*
Deborah O’Grady & John Adams
Candace & Dick Olsen
Eleanor Parker
Carol & Mark Penskar
Dr. & Mrs. Irving Pike
Pauline Proffett & Matthew Fabela
Rachel Rendel
Velma & Hugh Richmond
Maria & Danny Roden
Lesah & Jeffrey Ross
Claire Roth
Rob & Eileen Ruby Philanthropic Fund of
the Jewish Community Foundation of
the East Bay
Patricia & Glenn Rudebusch
Barbara & Jerry Schauffler
Martha G. Schimbor
Jo Schuman Silver
Cathleen Sheehan & Kenneth Sumner
Jennifer & Will Sousae
Gail & Rick Stephens
Steven Sterns & Barry Klezmer
Sue & Terry Stiffler
Paul & Susan Sugarman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thieriot
Nancy Thomas
Drs. Oldrich and Silva Vasicek
Jennifer & Perry Wallerstein
Beth Ann & Michael Ward in honor of
Sharon & Barclay Simpson
Anne & Paul Wattis
Prentiss & Janice Willson
Muriel Fitzgerald Wilson
Drs. Bonnie Zell & Manuel Torres
Midge & Peter Zischke
$750–$999
Anonymous
William Anderson
Cindy & Robert Brittain
Jacqueline Carson & Alan Cox◊
Lori & Gary Durbin
Sharon & Leif Erickson
Gita & Louis C. Fisher
Nancy Francis
Laura Gorjance
Dan Henkle & Steve Kawa◊
Michael Huston & Marcia Cho
Mary Anna & Martin H. Jansen, M.D.
Eleanor & Richard Johns
Bill & Joey Judge
Arline Klatte & Jon Ennis
Michael & Samantha Leo
Joy Lienau-Armstrong
Connie & John Linneman
Randall & Rebecca Litteneker
Kheay Loke & Martha McGrady
Eileen & Peter Michael
Ronald Morrison
Nancy & Gene Parker
Mark & Claire Roberts
Jirayr Roubinian
Diana Sanson & Ben Compton in honor of
Jean Simpson
Joanne & Robert Schultz in honor of
the Bay Area Ghostbusters
Heidi Shale & Earl Cohen
James Shankland & Leslie Landau* in honor of
the Queen’s Own
David Shapiro, M.D. & Sharon Wheatley
Jeff & Gretchen Shopoff
Barbara Sklar
Robert St. John & M. Melanie Searle
Anne Marie & Tom Taylor
Jeff Wagner
Meredith & Jeffrey Watts
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
We are grateful for the generous investment of the following foundations,
corporations, and government agencies, which support our 2014 artistic and
educational programs. Multiyear grants are designated with a double asterisk (**).
PRESENTING PARTNERS
$500-$749
Anonymous (5) • Kay & David Aaker • Keren &
Robert Abra • Beth & Phil Acomb • Stephanie
& N. Thomas Ahlberg • Ann & Russ Albano •
Jose & Carol Alonso • Mary & Leland Anderson*
• Barbara Aumer-Vail & Steve Vail • Susan M.
Avila & Stephen Gong • Elizabeth Balderston •
Joyce & Charles Batts • Barbara & Walter Bell
• Barbara Beno & Peter Crabtree • Sara Benson
• Paula Blizzard & David Brown • Nancy &
Roger Boas • Liz & Richard Bordow in honor
of Dr. Michael Cedars • Jean & John Brennan
• Bronwyn & Kevin Brunner • Doree & Andrew
Burstein • Erin Bydalek & Patrick Bengtsson •
Joan Byrens • Jo Alice & Wayne Canterbury •
Katherine & Henry Chesbrough • Matt Ching •
Marty Collins • Jane & Thomas Coulter • Chris
& Lynn Crook • Jill & Chuck Crovitz • Theresa
Cullen • Diana & Ralph Davisson • Maria Dichov
• Frank & Margaret Dietrich • Eric Dittmar &
Gayle Tupper • Corinne & Michael Doyle • Karin
Eames • Nancy & Phil Estes • Lynn & Bill Evans
• Mary & Benedict Feinberg • Claudia Fenelon
& Mark Schoenrock • Scott & Joan Fife • Peter
Fisher • Kerry Francis & John Jimerson • Maribel
& Jack Fraser* • Doris Fukawa & Marjan Pevec •
Charla Gabert & David Frane • Gopnik & Lewinski
Family • Matthew Goudeau◊ • Kathleen & David
Graeven • Kristi & Arthur Haigh • George Haley
& Theresa Thomas • Harriet Hamlin & James
Finefrock • Sonny & Bruce Hanson • William
Hathaway • Phil Hunsucker & Kristi Helmecke •
Lisa & Michael Holmes • Ben & Sarah Holzemer
• Ellen Brody Hughes • Leslie & George Hume •
Ken Johnson • Karin & Patrick Johnston • Leslie
& Murray Kalish • Martin L. Kaufman • Abby
Kersh • Mr. Marshall Kido • Thomas Koegel &
Anne LaFollette • Tony & Kathy Laglia • Joseph
Lee • Susan & Donald Lewis • Kate & Thomas F.
Loughran • Jean & Lindsay MacDermid • Mary
& Howard Matis • Marsha Maytum & William
Leddy • Yvonne Clinton-Mazalewski & Robert
Mazalewski • Jacquelyn McCormick & Michael
Salkin • Will McCoy • Nion T. McEvoy • Paul &
Ellen McKaskle • Charlie & Casey McKibben •
Alex Miller & Leslie Louie • D. G. Mitchell • Pia
& Chris Mittlestaedt • Terri Mockler • Jennifer &
Brian Mosel • Marilyn & David Nasatir • Joseph
Navarro & Billie Jones • Rebecca Novick • Ann
& John Nutt • Rebecca O’Brien • Marie & Jim
O’Brient • Berniece & Charles Patterson • Carey
Perloff & Anthony Giles • Barbara Peterson, Ph.D.
& Michael Cochrane • Mary C. Powelson • Pam
Rafanelli • Joyce S. Ratner • Hillary & Jonathan
Reinis • Roberta Richards & Robert Semar •
Judith & William Roberts • Sean Rositano •
Alex & Tinka Ross* • Julie & Andrew Sauter •
Patti & Paul Sax • Joyce & Kenneth Scheidig •
Kary Schulman • Marcus Segal • Lucille & John
Serwa • Anne Siglin • Neil Sitzman • Eric &
Erica Sklar • Martha & Bill Slavin • Gary Sloan
& Barbara Komas • Betsy Smith • Carrie &
Jason Smith • H. Marcia Smolens • Stephanie &
Robert Sorenson • David Starke • Rick A. Suerth
• Teresa & Patrick Sullivan • Tony Taccone &
Morgan Forsey • Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie •
James Topic & Terry Powell • Dawson & Andrew
Urban • Jamie & Gerry Valle • William Van Dyk &
Margaret Sullivan • Janet & Christian von Doepp
• Jackie Wallace • Kelvin Wate • Doug Welsh •
Martha Truett & David White • Corinne & David
Whittall • Wendy & Mason Willrich • Joe Wynne
• Linda & Warren Zittel •
$100,000 and above
The William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation**
The James Irvine Foundation**
The Dean and Margaret Lesher
Foundation**
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation**
Meyer Sound
$50,000-$99,999
BART
Dale Family Fund
Otter Cove Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
SEASON PARTNERS
KBLX
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
McRoskey Mattress
National Endowment for the Arts:
Art Works
National Endowment for the Arts:
Shakespeare in American
Communities
The Shubert Foundation
Sound Associates
$10,000-$24,999
Chevron Corporation
City National Bank
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
John Muir Health
KCBS
MCJ Amelior Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
United Airlines
Meadowood Napa Valley
Mechanics Bank
Mimi & Peter Haas Fund
Moraga Rotary
Morgan Stanley
Muscardini Cellars
Oakland Museum of California
Oliver Ranch Foundation
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Pizzaiolo
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prima Ristorante
Ramen Shop
Range Restaurant
Rossmoor Rotary Foundation
Rotary Club of Lafayette
Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise
Rotary Club of Orinda
Safeway, Inc.
Schramsberg Vineyards
SFO Museum
The Shotgun Players
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
St George Spirirts
Swan’s Fine Books
TWANDA Foundation
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific
Film Archive
UC Berkeley Library
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
Waterbar
Westminster Kennel Club
The Whittier Trust Company in Honor of
Jonathan Moscone
TASTING PARTNERS
Baker Avenue Asset Management
Dodge & Cox
East Bay Community Foundation
Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Theatre Development Fund
Wells Fargo Foundation
Caravel & Outcast Wines
Coco Tutti
Crofter’s Organic
Mt. Beautiful
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Purity Organics
R&B Cellars
Upper Crust Pies
Urbano Cellars
Wedl Wine Cellars
Up to $4,999
MATCHING GIFTS
$5,000–$9,999
Amber Bistro
Anne Sylvain
Archer Norris
Aurora Theater
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Britex
Cafe Rouge
Caterpillar Foundation
Chihuly Studio
Clif Family Winery
Di Rosa Art Alive
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
Frances
The FruitGuys
Google Inc
Helicon Collaborative
Incredible Adventures
Independent Charities of America
Judd’s Hill
Kaur Photography
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley
Lamborn Family Vineyards
Linden Street Brewery
Marine Mammal Center
Classic Catering
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Apple Matching Gifts Program
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America
Caterpillar Foundation
Chevron Humankind Matching Gifts
Program
Google
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
The Gap Inc. Matching Fund
McKesson Foundation
Sidley Austin
Visa
Wells Fargo
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
East Bay Community Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Foundation Source
Jewish Community Federation
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
MISSION
With Shakespeare's depth of humanity
as our touchstone, we build character
and community through authentic,
inclusive, and joyful theater experiences.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Buddy Warner
PRESIDENT
Jean Simpson
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Susie Falk
VICE PRESIDENT* AND MANAGING
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Moscone
VICE PRESIDENT* AND ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR
Marshall Kido
VICE PRESIDENT
Alan Schnur
VICE PRESIDENT
Kate Stechschulte
VICE PRESIDENT
Ellen Dale
SECRETARY
Jay Yamada
TREASURER
*ex-officio
IN MEMORY
The Lt. G.H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater is named in memory of the late
son of George and Sue Bruns of Lafayette. Lt. George Bruns was born in Hollis,
NY, on December 14, 1942. He came to California with his family at the age
of seven, and attended Pleasant Hill High School, where he played football and
took the North Coast Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling. At the Air Force
Academy, he became the AAU wrestling champion. He earned a Master’s Degree
in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. George rode Brahma bulls
and saddle broncs, and loved to ride horses through the Siesta Valley where
the Amphitheater now sits. Lt. Bruns was killed in June 1967, in an automobile
accident just before he was due to ship out for service in Vietnam. California
Shakespeare Theater honors the memory of Lt. George H. Bruns III.
ABOUT THE BRUNS AMPHITHEATER
Siesta Valley (the home of the Bruns Amphitheater) is one of the original land holdings of the
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). In agreeing to lease to the Theater, EBMUD seeks
to serve the public with a community facility while preserving the watershed with minimal
disruption to the pastoral surroundings. This land may be open to the public for performances
and private events, but remains restricted private property at all other times.
PICTURED, TOP TO BOTTOM: TWELFTH NIGHT YOUTH UPRISING (PHOTO BY JAMIE BUSCHBAUM); SUMMER SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY STUDENTS
(PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA); LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA); LT. G.H. BRUNS; THE BRUNS AMPHITHEATER (PHOTO BY JAY YAMADA).
DIRECTORS
Jeff Bharkhda
Michael Cedars
Phil Chernin
Mike Cleland
Joshua Cohen
Sonny Hanson
Erin Jaeb
Tony Kallingal
Maureen Knight
Craig Moody
Richard Norris
Nancy Olson
Linda Clark Phillips
Jim Roethe
John Ruskin
Sharon Simpson
Frank Starn
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Wayne Canterbury
Bob Epstein
Peter Fisher
Allison Goldstein
Jeff Green
Anne Grodin
Nancy Kaible
Jennifer King
Lesa McIntosh
Tapan Munroe
Susan Rainey
Carole Rathfon
Peter Read
Hugh Richmond
John Sears
Francesca Vietor
Sarah Woodard
This series of eloquent,
expressive photographs made by
Anthony Friedkin between 1969
and 1973 chronicles gay life in
Los Angeles and San Francisco
at the dawn of the Gay Liberation
movement. The accompanying
exhibition catalogue includes
essays by Julian Cox and Nayland
Blake and newly commissioned
poetry by Eileen Myles.
Golden Gate Park • deyoungmuseum.org
Anthony Friedkin, Jean Harlow, Drag Queen Ball, Long Beach, 1971, from the series The Gay Essay.
Gelatin silver print. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, anonymous gift
FYI
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OUR PATRONS
CONTACT US
Box Office: 510.548.9666 or [email protected]
(Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm; Sat, 10am–2pm; Sun 12–4pm)
Mailing & Box Office Address: 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
Website: calshakes.org
Social Media: Facebook.com/calshakes Twitter.com/calshakes Pinterest.com/calshakes Instagram.com/calshakestheater
Group Sales (10+): 510.809.3290
General: 510.548.3422 or [email protected]
Program Advertising: Mike Hathaway, Encore Media Group, 800.308.2898
x105 or [email protected]
Facilities Rental: 510.548.3422 x123
Costume Rental: 510.548.3422 x111
TICKETS AND SEATING
Ticket Exchange & Replacement: Subscribers and Flex Subscribers may exchange tickets at no cost up to 24 hours in advance of the time and date of
their scheduled performance; single ticket holders may do so for a $10 fee.
If you lose or misplace your tickets, the Box Office can arrange for replacements at no extra charge.
Discounts: For information on discounted tickets for military, age 30 and
younger, and student/senior rush, visit calshakes.org/discounts.
20 for $20 Policy: We’ve set aside 20 $20 tickets for each performance
this season, making it easier for more people to enjoy theater. Simply call the
Box Office between noon and 2pm the day of the show and ask to purchase
“20 for $20” tickets. (Subject to availability.)
Terrace Seating: If you’re seated in our Terrace or Terrace Preferred sections,
you will need to bring your own chair or rent one from us. If you choose to
bring your own, it must be a low-backed beach chair with a seat no more
than six inches off the ground and a backrest no taller than shoulder height.
If you need to rent a chair from us, you’ll find them at the upper entrance to
the Terrace for just $3.
BRUNS AMPHITHEATER
100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563 (not a mailing
address)
Hours: Box office and grounds open two hours before performance time.
Come prepared for the outdoors: Blankets are available to the right of the
main Amphitheater entrance for a suggested $2 donation; please dress
warmly for cold nights and bring sunscreen and a hat for matinees. To keep
yellow jackets at bay, keep food covered whenever possible and promptly
dispose of trash and recyclables. We’ve also found fabric softener dryer
sheets work well to repel yellow jackets.
Take BART and our free shuttle: Cal Shakes provides free, wheelchair liftequipped shuttle service between the Orinda BART station and the Theater
beginning 2 hours prior to and at the end of each performance. The shuttle
runs approximately every 20 minutes; the final shuttle leaves the Orinda
BART station approximately 20 minutes before curtain. Orinda BART pickup
is in the BART parking lot to the right of the station exit; after the show,
catch the shuttle on the Sue & George Bruns Plaza.
SHARON SIMPSON CENTER AMENITIES
We can also book seats, adjacent to yours, for up to three companions.
(Make sure to request this seating at time of purchase.)
Assistive Listening Devices: Available at no charge from the blanket kiosk on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Open-captioned Performances: Cal Shakes is proud to provide open
captioning for patrons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing during the four main
stage shows over our regular season. Open captioning utilizes an unobtrusive
screen at the front of the theater to display dialogue spoken during a performance. No special equipment is required by patrons; one can simply glance
at the screen to read the text while watching the action on stage.
AMPHITHEATER ETIQUETTE
Be respectful: Part of Cal Shakes' mission is to inspire and cultivate diverse
and inclusive theater experiences. We reserve the right to ask patrons to
leave.
Arrive on time: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate interval at the
House Manager’s discretion.
Silence all electronic devices before the performance begins.
Recording: Do not take photos of the performance. The use of any type of
camera, video or audio recorder in the amphitheater is strictly prohibited.
Such devices may be confiscated at the House Manager’s discretion.
Keep the aisles clear during the performance.
Observe all signage including directional signage on the grounds. It is posted
for your safety.
Smoking is restricted to area designated: Look for the bench and ashtray
on the plaza across from the café. Electronic cigarettes are allowed in the
groves, plaza, and anywhere on the grounds with the exception of the Amphitheater.
Be scentsitive: Perfumes or scented lotions may cause discomfort to other
patrons and may attract yellow jackets. Please keep use to a minimum.
Picnicking: You’re welcome to enjoy food and beverages during the performance, but please be courteous to others. Unwrap all items before the performance begins or at intermission so as not to disturb your fellow patrons.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Recycling: Please use the labeled recycling bins to discard glass, aluminum,
plastic, and paper; a portion of the proceeds from the value of our recycled
materials is donated to area schools.
Solar: Cal Shakes is one of the largest solar-powered outdoor professional
theaters in the country. The 144 260-watt panels and four 9000-watt inverters of our Turn Key 37.4 kilowatt DC solar electric system are designed to
supply up to 98% of the power needs to the Bruns Amphitheater.
Living Roof: Like much of the Bruns Amphitheater grounds, the Sharon
Simpson Center’s living roof boasts native, drought-resistant plants.
EVACUATION PLAN
Café by Classic Catering: Offering a wide selection of gourmet meals, wine,
beer, Peet’s coffee and tea, hot cocoa, and desserts, the café opens two
hours before the performance and at intermission. Catering is available for
groups (10+) and special events; call 925.939.9224.
Restrooms: Located to the left of the Café. (Additional restrooms are located
in the Upper Grove.)
First Aid: For assistance, please go to the House Management Office,
located inside to the left of the restrooms.
Emergency Phone: Since we ask all patrons to silence cell phones
during performances, you may leave the House Office phone number
(925.254.2395) as your contact number during a performance.
STAGE
EXIT
EXIT
EXIT
P
EXIT
EXIT ROUTE
PRIMARY AREA OF REFUGE
(MEETING PLACE FOR ALL
AUDIENCE MEMBERS)
ACCESSIBILITY
Wheelchair Lift-equipped Shuttle: See info above, under “Take BART and
our free shuttle.”
Wheelchair seating: Available in sections A, C, Terrace Rear, and Boxes.
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THE SHARON SIMPSON
CENTER
UPPER
GROVE
SECONDARY AREA OF REFUGE
FIRE HYDRANTS
2014 COMPANY
Jonathan Moscone ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Susie Falk MANAGING DIRECTOR
2014 ARTISTIC COMPANY
TEACHING ARTISTS
SCENERY
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Rotimi Agbabiaka, ACTOR
Dede M. Ayite, SET DESIGNER
Nina Ball, SET DESIGNER
Ajani Barrows, ACTOR
Beaver Bauer, COSTUME DESIGNER
Maria Calderazzo, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
L. Peter Callender, ACTOR
Liam Callister, ACTOR
Ron Campbell, ACTOR
Nancy Carlin, VOCAL/TEXT COACH
James Carpenter, ACTOR
Catherine Castellanos, ACTOR
Nemuna Ceesay, ACTOR
Dan Clegg, ACTOR
Shana Cooper, DIRECTOR
Tristan Cunningham, ACTOR
David Cuthbert, LIGHTING DESIGNER
Mike Daisey, CREATOR/PERFORMER
Adrian Danzig, ACTOR
Julie Eccles, ACTOR
Lauren English, ACTOR
Caitlin Evenson, ACTOR
Anthony Fusco, ACTOR
Patty Gallagher, ACTOR
Ponder Goddard, ACTOR
Jean-Michele Gregory, DIRECTOR
Margo Hall, ACTOR
Marcus Henderson, ACTOR
Christina Hogan, ASSISTANT STAGE
Elizabeth Carter, Scott Coopwood,
Allysa Evans, Brett Jones, ZZ Moor,
Dan Saski, Anna Shneiderman, Lauren
Spencer, Jacinta Sutphin, Trish Tillman,
Marissa Wolf, Clive Worsley, Elena
Wright, CLASSROOM RESIDENCIES
Colin Suemnicht, ASSISTANT TECHNICAL
Janet Magleby, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING &
MANAGER
Cheryle Honerlah, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Howard Johnson Jr., ACTOR
Laxmi Kumaran, STAGE MANAGER
Charles Lewis III, ACTOR
Sharon Lockwood, ACTOR
Irene Lucio, ACTOR
Catherine Luedtke, ACTOR
Dave Maier, FIGHT DIRECTOR
Craig Marker, ACTOR
Gabe Maxson, LIGHTING DESIGNER
Will McCandless, SOUND DESIGNER
Patricia McGregor, DIRECTOR
Jonathan Moscone, DIRECTOR
Parker Murphy, ACTOR
Katherine Nowacki, COSTUME DESIGNER
Anna Oliver, COSTUME DESIGNER
Katherine O’Neill, COSTUME DESIGNER
Nicholas Pelczar, ACTOR
Chien-Yu Peng, ASSISTANT SCENIC
DESIGNER
Ryan Nicole Peters, ACTOR
Andre Pluess, SOUND DESIGNER
Paul James Prendergast, SOUND
DESIGNER
Elyse Price, ACTOR
Zion Richardson, ACTOR
Jake Rodriguez, SOUND DESIGNER
Travis Santell Rowland, ACTOR
Danny Scheie, ACTOR
Erika Chong Shuch, MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Annie Smart, SET DESIGNER
Krista Smith, ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER
Lynne Soffer, DIALECT AND TEXT COACH
Stephen Strawbridge, LIGHTING DESIGNER
Daisuke Tsuji, ACTOR
Liam Vincent, ACTOR
York Walker, ACTOR
Drew Watkins, ACTOR
All listings current as of August 25, 2014.
Molly Aaronson-Gelb, Heidi Abbott,
Elizabeth Carter, Allysa Evans, Brit
Frazier, Susan-Jane Harrison, Laura
Marlin, Erin Merritt, Ryan O’Donnell,
Carla Pantoja, Patrick Russell, Michael
Shipley, Clair Slattery, Anna Smith,
Anika Solvieg, Tommy Statler, Jacinta
Sutphin, Trish Tillman, Elizabeth Vega,
Maryssa Wanlass, Laura Wayth, Alison
Whismore, Wendy Wisely, Marissa
Wolf, Elena Wright, Kat Zdan, SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY DIRECTORS AND
TEACHERS Derek Fischer, Anna Smith, Jacinta
Sutphin, Trish Tillman, Elena Wright,
CLASSES & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Katy Adcox, Brett Jones, SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE CONSERVATORY COORDINATORS
ARTISTIC & DRAMATURGY
DIRECTOR
COMMUNICATIONS
Matthew Rohner, MASTER CARPENTER
Patrick Fitzgerald, C ARPENTER
Marilyn Langbehn, MARKETING & PR
Letty Samonte, SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST
Sophia Fong, Shannon Walsh, OVERHIRE
RELATIONS COORDINATOR
ELECTRICS
PATRON SERVICES
Del Medoff, MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Sarina Renteria, Kevin Sweetser, Ashley
Taylor-Frampton ASSISTANT MASTER
Clive Worsley, DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Aliya Charney, Nan Noonan, Rhoda
Slanger, Sheila Yee, PATRON SERVICES
Savannah Brandt, SEASON FOLLOWSPOT
Hamilton Guillén, LIGHTING RUN
ASSOCIATES
SUPERVISOR
BOX OFFICE
SOUND
Derik Cowan, BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Kelvyn Mitchell, ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE
Brendan Aanes, Lawton Lovely, Xochitl
Loza, M
IXERS
Christopher Lossius, Charles
Trombadore, SOUND BOARD OP
Will McCandless, AUDIO SYSTEMS
MANAGER
Diego Briones, Molly Conway, Kimberlee
Hicks, Mary Cait Hogan, Calvin McRoy,
Ethan Stan, B
OX OFFICE ASSOCIATES
CONSULTANT
FRONT OF HOUSE
COSTUMES & WARDROBE
CRAFTSPERSON
ARTISTIC LEARNING
Pam Webster, PATRON SERVICES MANAGER
Molly Conway, PATRON SERVICES
ELECTRICIANS
Rebecca Novick, DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC
COORDINATOR
WEBMASTER
Renée Gholikely, CORPORATE PARTNER
PAINTERS
ENGAGEMENT
Denise Jolly, TRIANGLE LAB COORDINATOR
Clea Shapiro, ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Philippa Kelly, RESIDENT DRAMATURG
Keith Spencer, PUBLICATIONS MANAGER
Callie Cullum, GRAPHIC DESIGNER/
SCENIC ART
Naomi Arnst, COSTUME DIRECTOR
Jessa Dunlap, RENTALS MANAGER/
Sonya Taylor, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
MANAGER
Michael Ross, HOUSE MANAGER
Jordan Battle, LEAD ASSISTANT HOUSE
MANAGER
Carolyn Arnold, Heidi Hayame, Mary
Cait Hogan, Calvin McRay, Adam
Navarrete, Charles RainingBird, Belgica
Rodriquez, H
OUSE ASSOCIATES
Molly Conway, Pam Webster, WELCOME
PROPERTIES
Seren Helday, PROPERTIES MASTER
Sarah Spero, PROPERTIES ARTISAN
Shaun Carroll, Manino Mendez, Kirsten
Royston, PROPERTIES OVERHIRES
CENTER COORDINATORS
Jenna Nilson, K.C. O'Keefe, T RIANGLE LAB
COORDINATORS
FACILITIES
LEARNING
Manino Mendez, Brittany White, FACILITY
Beverly Sotelo, ARTISTIC LEARNING
MANAGERS
PROGRAMS MANAGER
Patrick Fitzgerald, Erin Gibb,
Whitney Grace Krause, ARTISTIC
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
LEARNING COORDINATOR
Shirley Dunbar, Porscha Owens, Reva
Owens, S HUTTLE DRIVERS
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Carmen Morgan, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
CONSULTANT
Noralee Rockwell, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Joyce Fleming, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
Megan Barton, Jamie Buschbaum, Derik
Cowan, Susie Falk, Joyce Fleming,
Marilyn Langbehn, Jonathan Moscone,
Andrew Page, Clea Shapiro, Sonya
Taylor, Tirzah Tyler, Pam Webster, Clive
Worsley, TASK FORCE
PRODUCTION
Tirzah Tyler, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION &
FACILITIES
Jamila Cobham, ASSISTANT PRODUCTION
MANAGER
Chris Hammer, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Naomi Arnst, COSTUME DIRECTOR
2014 PROFESSIONAL IMMERSION
PROGRAM
Alex Higgins, DONOR ENGAGEMENT
RESOURCES
Jamie Buschbaum, OPERATIONS
MANAGER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Marivie Koch, BUSINESS OFFICE ASSISTANT
DEVELOPMENT
Megan Barton, DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT
Andrew Page, GRANTS MANAGER
Ian Larue, ANNUAL FUND MANAGER
Shelly Jackson, SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER
Renée Gholikely, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATOR
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Christina Hogan, Deirdre Rose Holland,
Laxmi Kumaran, Karen Szpaller, STAGE
MANAGERS
Cheryle Honerlah, Christina Larson,
Cordelia Miller, P RODUCTION ASSISTANTS
PRODUCTION PROGRAM
Volume 23, No. 5
Keith Spencer, EDITOR-IN- CHIEF
Callie Cullum, ART DIRECTOR
Janet Magleby, E XECUTIVE EDITOR
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