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DECEMBER 2013
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SECONDHAND LIONS SEPT 7 - OCT 6, 2013
ANYTHING GOES OCT 15 - NOV 3, 2013
OLIVER! NOV 29 - DEC 31, 2013
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT JAN 30 - MAR 2, 2014
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS MAR 8 - JUNE 15, 2014
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH ACT - A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE
A ROOM WITH A VIEW APR 15 - MAY 11, 2014
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Chairman
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Treasurer
Margaret C. Inouye
Secretary
Barbara L. Crowe
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Kenny Alhadeff
Linda Anderson
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Kenneth Willman
Michael Zyskowski
PAST CHAIRMEN
OF THE BOARD
Barbara L. Crowe (2011-2013)
Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011)
Norman B. Rice (2007-2009)
Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007)
William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004)
Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002)
John F. Behnke (1998-2000)
Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98)
Donald J. Covey (1994-96)
Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94)
John D. Mangels (1990-92)
Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88)
Robert F. Buck (1988-90)
R. Milton Trafton (1983-86)
W.J. Pennington (1981-83)
D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81)
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Founding Managing Director
THE 5AVENUE
TH THEATRE
• The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies.
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Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 15 new works, eight of which have subsequently
opened on Broadway. They include First Date, A Christmas Story The Musical,
Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, and the Best Musical
Tony Award-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.
• We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the
“Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals
enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new
generations of musical theater lovers.
• The 5th is committed to acheiving the highest standards of artistic excellence by
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artists and technicians.
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pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans, and Curtain Up! -- our annual
community open house.
• We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800
actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians, and arts
professionals working for us each season.
• As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the
patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater
subscription bases in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our
performances each year.
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Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original
splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for
musical theater.
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6 5 T H A V E N U E M U S I C A L T H E A T R E C O M P A N Y
from the desk of
Tis’
the
David Armstrong
Season….
Executive Producer and Artistic Director
O
ver the past 34 years, it has become an annual
holiday tradition for thousands of Northwest
families to make a trip to The 5th Avenue Theatre to
see a spectacular Broadway musical. Many theatergoers
who first experienced one of our holiday productions as
children now return each year with their children and
grandchildren.
All of us at The 5th – the staff, the cast, the crew and
orchestra – are thrilled and humbled by the impact that
these productions have on our audience. We know that our
holiday shows are often the first exposure that many young
people will have to the wonder and joy of live theater and
to our great indigenous American art form – The Musical.
Every year, we endeavor to select a show that will be
equally entertaining to multiple generations of audience
members. I believe that Lionel Bart’s Oliver! fits that bill to
perfection. It is without a doubt one the greatest Broadway
musicals of the 1960s, with a timeless story inspired by
Charles Dickens’ classic novel and a tuneful score filled
with more hits than most composers have in a lifetime.
I was 10 years old when the Academy Award-winning film
adaptation of this musical opened in 1969, and I can still
feel the thrill and excitement that ran through me as the
story and songs danced across the screen. The fact that the
stars of the film were two boys of just about my age only
made the experience even more memorable for me.
In addition to the children who attend this production of
Oliver! as audience members, it will also have an enormous
impact on the 48 gifted young people who appear in it
(36 perform at each performance). The world of theater is
one of the few professional endeavors that is truly multigenerational. For thousands of years, the theater arts have
been handed down directly from one generation to the
next. As a young actor, I learned from the consummate
professionals with whom I had the privilege of sharing the
stage and rehearsal room. It is most gratifying to see this
tradition continue here at The 5th. And the traditions and
values of the theater are well worth passing on to the next
generation. Hard work, discipline, teamwork, passion,
commitment and striving for excellence are hallmarks of
our profession.
Both the young people in our cast as well as those in our
audience will certainly also be affected by the compassion
of Charles Dickens. His great humanity shines brightly
in Oliver! and in all of his works. He was an early and
influential advocate for the poor and the disenfranchised,
and it was his belief that much of the joy we feel during the
holiday season comes from giving generously to those less
fortunate than ourselves.
In that spirit, The 5th is partnering with three social service
organizations to help to spread the joy of the season as far
and wide as possible.
For more than 25 years, we have collaborated with the
Seattle Times Fund for The Needy; proceeds from our
November 29 performance will go to this very worthy
cause. We also have launched initiatives with Northwest
Harvest and Treehouse. Through these great organizations,
our audience will make significant contributions of money,
food and clothing that will truly make a difference to
families in need throughout our region. Thank you for
your participation.
Whether this is your first or your one-hundredth visit to
The 5th, we are thrilled you are here. We look forward to
entertaining and delighting you, your friends, and your
family for many seasons to come.
David Armstrong
Executive Producer and Artistic Director
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OPEN FOR JOY
BELLEVUE SQUARE • 425 453 0991
THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
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Avenue Theatre
Executive Producer
& Artistic Director
David Armstrong
Bernadine
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Bernadine
Griffin
Managing Director
Managing
Director
BBill
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Berry
Berry
Producing Artistic Director
Producing
Artistic Director
Executive Producer & Artistic Director
Presents
DAVID PICHETTE
MERIDETH KAYE CLARK
HANS ALTWIES
GRAYSON J. SMITH
in
Book, Music, and Lyrics by
LIONEL BART
Based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
with
JEANNETTE d’ARMAND
ANDREW DAVISON
ALLEN FITZPATRICK
HUGH HASTINGS
CHERYL MASSEY-PETERS
NAOMI MORGAN
MATTHEW POSNER
KAREN SKRINDE
CAROL SWARBRICK
KEATON WHITTAKER
ANDI ALHADEFF SCOTT BRATENG BLAINE BOYD JARED MICHAEL BROWN
TY CHENG GABRIEL COREY SARAH ROSE DAVIS PAUL FLANAGAN
CAYMAN ILIKA MALLORY KING ROBERT KRAHEN TRINA MILLS RILEY NELDAM
ALANA PETERS AARON SHANKS INDEAH THOMAIER BILLIE WILDRICK
ELI BARNETT CALLAN BARTH AMALYA BENHAIM TYLER BOCOCK JADEN BOLIBOL CADEN BRAUCH
GAVYN BRAYMAN ABI BRITTLE BENICIO BRYANT TRUETT BURNETT JAKE CARLOS TAYLOR CLARK
ELIANA COE CHRIS COON GAGE DeSOTO MONTSERRAT FLECK DANIEL GEISZLER ELIJAH JOSEPH GOODMAN
DELANEY GUYER ELIANA HARRICK JASMINE HARRICK DEXTER JOHNSON BRYAN M. KINDER
JARYN LASENTIA ETHAN LECH ELI LOTZ BOAZ MALAKOFF ABIGAIL McDANIEL DEREK MULKINS
ELLA MURPHY CHRISTOPHER MURRAY ERNIE MUSSER SOPHIE POOLE SAM PRICE LAUREN RAABE
SETH REMINGTON ANTHONY ROSENTHAL NATHANIEL SHIPLEY NAEEM SHOOK SOREN SMITH
CAMERON SUPPLEE CHRISTIAN WEST MATT WILES KYAN ZIELINSKI SKYLER WYATT ZIMMERMAN
and
JACK FLEISCHMANN
or
MARK JEFFREY JAMES WEBER
as Oliver Twist
Scenic & Lighting Design
TOM STURGE
Costume Design
SARAH NASH GATES
Production Stage Manager
JEFFREY K. HANSON
New Orchestrations
BRUCE MONROE
Sound Design
DREW LEVY and TONY SMOLENSKI IV
Production Manager
JULIA L. COLLINS
Associate Music Director
CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD
Hair & Makeup Design
MARY PYANOWSKI JONES
Resident Music Supervisor
IAN EISENDRATH
Associate Lighting Design
CHRISTIAN DeANGELIS
Music Direction by
JOEL FRAM
Choreography by
BOB RICHARD
Directed by
DAVID ARMSTRONG
Licensed by arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd. And Oliver Promotions Ltd.
Presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022
MARLEEN AND KENNY ALHADEFF, 5TH AVENUE PRODUCING PARTNER
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CAST
Oliver Twist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JACK FLEISCHMANN or MARK JEFFREY JAMES WEBER
AT THE WORKHOUSE
Mr. Bumble, the Beadle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HUGH HASTINGS*
Widow Corney, the Matron (Mrs. Bumble). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHERYL MASSEY-PETERS*
Old Sally, a pauper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAREN SKRINDE*
AT THE UNDERTAKER’S
Mr. Sowerberry, the Undertaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLEN FITZPATRICK*
Mrs. Sowerberry, his wife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAROL SWARBRICK*
Charlotte, their daughter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAOMI MORGAN
Noah Claypole, their apprentice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDREW DAVISON
AT THE THIEVES’ KITCHEN
Fagin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID PICHETTE*
The Artful Dodger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRAYSON J. SMITH
Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MERIDETH KAYE CLARK*
Bet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEATON WHITTAKER*
Bill Sikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HANS ALTWIES*
AT THE BROWNLOW’S
Mr. Brownlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLEN FITZPATRICK*
Dr. Grimwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATTHEW POSNER*
Mrs. Bedwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAROL SWARBRICK*
Denizens of London. . . . . ANDI ALHADEFF*, SCOTT BRATENG*, BLAINE BOYD, JARED MICHAEL BROWN*,
TY CHENG, GABRIEL COREY*, JEANNETTE d’ARMAND*, SARAH ROSE DAVIS*, ANDREW DAVISON,
PAUL FLANAGAN, CAYMAN ILIKA*, MALLORY KING, ROBERT KRAHEN*, TRINA MILLS*,
NAOMI MORGAN, RILEY NELDAM, ALANA PETERS, CHERYL MASSEY-PETERS*, MATTHEW POSNER*,
AARON SHANKS*, KAREN SKRINDE*, INDEAH THOMAIER, BILLIE WILDRICK*
FAGIN’S GANG
11/29, 12/3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28 evening; 11/30, 12/8, 14, 15, 19, 26, 28 matinee
ELI BARNETT, GAVYN BRAYMAN, CHRIS COON, DANIEL GEISZLER, BRYAN M. KINDER, CHRISTOPHER MURRAY,
SETH REMINGTON, NAEEM SHOOK, SOREN SMITH, CAMERON SUPPLEE, CHRISTIAN WEST
FAGIN’S GANG
11/30, 12/1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 26, 30 evening; 12/1, 7, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31 matinee
CALLAN BARTH, TYLER BOCOCK, JADEN BOLIBOL, CADEN BRAUCH, JAKE CARLOS, TAYLOR CLARK,
DEXTER JOHNSON, JARYN LASENTIA, ELI LOTZ, DEREK MULKINS, ANTHONY ROSENTHAL
WORKHOUSE BOYS/CHILDREN OF LONDON
ELI BARNETT, CALLAN BARTH, GAVYN BRAYMAN, AMALYA BENHAIM, TYLER BOCOCK, JADEN BOLIBOL,
CADEN BRAUCH, ABI BRITTLE, BENICIO BRYANT, TRUETT BURNETT, JAKE CARLOS, TAYLOR CLARK,
ELIANA COE, CHRIS COON, GAGE DeSOTO, DANIEL GEISZLER, MONTSERRAT FLECK, ELIJAH JOSEPH GOODMAN,
DELANEY GUYER, ELIANA HARRICK, JASMINE HARRICK, DEXTER JOHNSON, BRYAN M. KINDER, JARYN LASENTIA,
ETHAN LECH, ELI LOTZ, BOAZ MALAKOFF, ABIGAIL McDANIEL, DEREK MULKINS, ELLA MURPHY,
CHRISTOPHER MURRAY, ERNIE MUSSER, SOPHIE POOLE, SAM PRICE, LAUREN RAABE, SETH REMINGTON,
ANTHONY ROSENTHAL, NATHANIEL SHIPLEY, NAEEM SHOOK, SOREN SMITH, CAMERON SUPPLEE, CHRISTIAN WEST,
MATT WILES, KYAN ZIELINSKI, SKYLER WYATT ZIMMERMAN
UNDERSTUDIES & SWINGS
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. Understudy for Fagin/Bill Sikes: JARED MICHAEL BROWN*
Understudy for Bumble/Brownlow/Sowerberry: MATTHEW POSNER*
Understudy for Nancy: CAYMAN ILIKA*; Understudy for Bet: ANDI ALHADEFF*
Swings: BLAINE BOYD, ALANA PETERS
Dance Captain: TRINA MILLS*
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Production Stage Manager: JEFFREY K. HANSON*
Assistant Stage Managers: RACHEL BURY*, SHELLIE STONE*
10 5 T H A V E N U E M U S I C A L T H E A T R E C O M P A N Y
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Setting: North England and London, about 1850
ACT ONE
Food, Glorious Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver and the Boys
Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Bumble, Widow Corney and the Boys
Boy for Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Bumble
Where Is Love?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver
Consider Yourself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodger, Oliver and Company
You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin and Fagin’s Gang
It’s a Fine Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy, Bet and Fagin’s Gang
I’d Do Anything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodger, Nancy, Oliver, Bet, Fagin and Fagin’s Gang
Be Back Soon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin, Dodger, Oliver and Fagin’s Gang
ACT TWO
Oom-Pah-Pah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy and Company
My Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Sikes
As Long as He Needs Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy
Where Is Love? (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bedwin
Who Will Buy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver and Company
It’s a Fine Life (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy, Bill Sikes, Fagin and Dodger
Reviewing the Situation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fagin
Oliver (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Widow Corney, Mr. Bumble
As Long as He Needs Me (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy
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ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Joel Fram
Associate Conductor: Christopher D. Littlefield
Reed 1 (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Sax): Dane Andersen
Reed 2 (Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet): Dave Long
Reed 3 (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Bass Sax): Jay Easton
Horn 1: Andre Goodrich; Horn 2: Jill Jaques
Trumpet 1: Brad Allison; Trumpet 2: Michael Van Bebber or Paul Baron
Trombone: Doug Nierman; Keyboard: Michael Nutting
Percussion: Paul Hansen; Drums: Chris Monroe
Violins: Jo Nardolillo (Concertmaster), Eugene Bazhanov, Winnie Dungey
Viola: Laurie Wells; Cello: Traci Hoveskeland; Bass: Todd Gowers
ADDITIONAL MUSIC STAFF:
Music Coordinator: Dane Andersen
Additional Incidental and Dance Arrangements: Albert Evans, Joel Fram,
Christopher D. Littlefield, Bruce Monroe, Michael Nutting
Copyist: Susan Pascal
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Charles Dickens was the first pop culture celebrity, and 200
years after his birth his star has hardly dimmed. His name is still
better known than any other 19th-century novelist (although Jane
Austen is nipping at his heels). Even his physical image is so widely
recognized that he can appear in one of Doctor Who’s time travels
and need little introduction.
His 15 novels, written from 1836 to 1870, have never gone out
of print and have inspired more than 200 movie and television
adaptations. Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and
Great Expectations are included in lists of the greatest novels, and
A Christmas Carol never loses its hold on the public’s imagination. It is, in fact,
largely responsible for our modern ideal of a benevolent, family-centered Christmas. Even the inescapable phrase
“Merry Christmas” owes its popularity to Dickens and his little book for the holiday trade.
Dickens loved the theater, sometimes attending every night of the week. He was an enthusiastic and, by all reports,
sensationally good amateur actor, and his novels are essentially theatrical. Dickens’s major characters are unforgettable,
but even the “bit players,” who appear for a scene, a paragraph, or only a single line, are brought to vivid life by some
peculiarity of manner, speech or dress. There are nearly a thousand named characters in his work (and hundreds more
nameless), and they all have the actor’s knack of making their moment in the limelight “tell.”
His novels were first serialized in magazines and only later issued in book form. This allowed him to gauge the public’s
response and make adjustments as he wrote, much as the direction of a television series today will respond to the allimportant ratings. Most installments ended in a cliff-hanger, leaving the audience in suspense and eager to come back
for more. Movie and television serials have borrowed this trick. Downton Abbey, anyone?
Even modern character comedy owes an enormous debt to Dickens, with his emphasis on the accents and mannerisms
of real people – their slang, their dress, the way they interrupt each other. Character observation wasn’t invented by
Dickens, but he raised it to the level of art and let his characters speak through him, even improvising his dialogue
while looking in a mirror.
But his legacy goes far beyond his literary achievement. In his self-imposed role as the conscience of Victorian England,
Dickens was one of the first to take an unflinching look at the horrific misery of the London slums. In an age when
poverty was essentially criminalized, he was a public figure who vigorously promoted social reform, shaming the
government and setting a strategy for activism that endures today.
Oliver Twist was only his second novel. It was a risky move to follow the jolly high spirits of The Pickwick Papers with
the crusading and compassionate story of Oliver, but Dickens did so without losing his audience. Dickens used laughter
not as a means to ignore the Mr. Bumbles of the world but to shine a light on their absurdities. From then on, his books
were always a mixture of light and dark. Maybe it’s that tension, that marriage of incompatibles that keeps them alive,
eternally modern.
This past year, two movies took a fresh look at the novels: Great Expectations, with Jeremy Irvine as Pip, and Olivia
Twist, a modern take on the classic story, its female protagonist an orphan from Afghanistan. And in December,
Dickens himself (played by Ralph Fiennes) will appear as a character in The Invisible Woman, the story of his secret
love affair with actress Ellen Ternan (Felicity Jones). After 200 years, his hold on our imagination continues unabated.
He is — in a phrase he himself loved — The Incomparable!
Albert Evans, Artistic & Music Associate
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Dickens was a tireless walker, often covering 25 to 30 miles a day. He knew intimately every
corner of his beloved London, including the dangerous slums even the police hesitated to
enter. Much of Oliver Twist is set in neighborhoods posh and perilous, just a few streets
away from Dickens’ own house in Doughty Street, both as detailed on this map.
1.
Oliver runs away from an unnamed town in Northampton and walks 70
miles to London. He meets the Artful Dodger north of Regent’s Park and is
taken to Fagin’s den in Holburn. The 3 Cripples Pub is also in Holburn.
2.
Mr. Bumble’s grim workhouse is based on one in London, located near
Dickens’ childhood home on Norfolk Street.
3.
4.
5.
Mr. Brownlow’s house is in Bloomsbury, near the Dickens’
Doughty Street home.
Nancy meets Mr. Brownlow on London Bridge (now moved to Arizona).
Bill Sikes meets his end on Jacob’s Island in the Thames River.
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WHO’S WHO
JACK
FLEISCHMANN
(Oliver Twist) is very
excited to return to
The 5th Avenue Theatre
after performing here
last winter in ELF The
Musical. A sixth grader
at Seattle Academy, he
began performing at the age of four. Some of
his selected credits include: Willy Wonka
(Charlie), Shrek The Musical (Lord Farquaad),
Peter Pan (Michael), and Cinderella (Prince).
Film credits: Switchmas (Von Piglet
Productions), Committee for Children PSA.
You can see him next at Book-It Repertory
Theater in Frankenstein. Love to Mom and
Dad, and my big sister Hannah.
MARK JEFFREY
JAMES WEBER
(Oliver Twist) is ecstatic
to appear in his first
major musical at
The 5th. A 7th grader at
King’s Schools, he has
sung with jazz diva
Carmen Bradford,
Dove-winner Brandon Heath, Seattle
Children’s Chorus, and at the Hampton and
DiMiero Jazz Festivals. Big shout out to God,
Mom, Dad, Mackenzie and Allie.
DAVID PICHETTE
(Fagin) has appeared at
The 5th in 1776
(John Adams), My Fair
Lady (Higgins),
Candide (Pangloss/
Voltaire), Wonderful
Town (Apopolous),
Oklahoma!
(Ike Skidmore), and most recently in The
Pirates of Penzance (Major-General Stanley).
He has been seen regularly at ACT Theatre,
Seattle Rep, Intiman, Seattle Children’s
Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, and, in times
gone by, at the late, lamented Empty Space
and Tacoma Actors Guild. He recently
portrayed Ludwig van Beethoven with the
Seattle Symphony’s Beyond the Score series.
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MERIDETH KAYE
CLARK (Nancy)
5th Avenue debut!
Originally from Kansas
City, Missouri, Clark
studied neuroscience at
Emory University
before earning an MFA
in musical theater at
San Diego State University. Her credits
include major roles at NY Theatre Workshop,
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Old
Globe, Northern Stage, Irish Repertory,
Portland Center Stage, and the Goodspeed
Opera House. She has participated in
numerous developmental readings and has
originated roles in two Off-Broadway
musicals. Clark performed the role of Elphaba
in the first national tour of the Broadway
musical Wicked more than 150 times in 35
major US cities.
GRAYSON J. SMITH
(The Artful Dodger) 12,
is excited to spend
another Christmas with
The 5th! His 5th
Avenue credits include
Secondhand Lions as
Walter Understudy/
Ensemble, and ELF
The Musical as Michael Hobbs. Theater:
The Sound of Music as Kurt and Friedrich in
Leavenworth Summer Theater, Peter Pan and
A Christmas Carol at Central Washington
University. Film: 3 Gobblers as Ralph. This
performance is dedicated to the memory of
my Grammy. Love to my whole family and
a big thank you to my sister Victoria.
Merry Christmas!
HANS ALTWIES
(Bill Sikes) Recent
credits include American
Buffalo (Teach, Seattle
Repertory Theatre),
Antony and Cleopatra
(Antony, Seattle
Shakespeare), and
Damn Yankees (the
Devil, here at The 5th). Other credits: world
premiere production of An Iliad (the poet,
Gregory Award), God of Carnage,
The Seafarer, and This (all at the Seattle Rep).
Romeo and Juliet, Othello (Iago), Macbeth
(Macbeth), Henry V (Henry V), all at Seattle
Shakespeare. Altwies recently directed his first
film, Taste, with MJ Sieber. He is the proud
father of Charlotte and Stella and married to
actor Amy Thone. Altwies is the owner of
LCM Builders, LLC.
ALLEN
FITZPATRICK
(Mr. Sowerberry,
Mr. Brownlow) Allen’s
ten Broadway shows
include Les Misérables;
42nd Street; Memphis;
and The Scarlet
Pimpernel. 5th Avenue:
Sweeney Todd; Hairspray; ELF The Musical;
Damn Yankees; Titanic The Concert;
Oklahoma!; Cinderella; Candide; On the Town;
Sunday in the Park with George; Cabaret;
Memphis; Into the Woods. Other Seattle
appearances include Grey Gardens; Mary
Stuart; Opus; Romeo and Juliet; Private Lives;
Christmas Carol; Uncle Vanya. National Tours:
Six Degrees of Separation; Aspects of Love;
Guys and Dolls; Sunset Boulevard. Numerous
films/commercials/TV. Fourteen OffBroadway plays. allenfitzpatrick.weebly.com
CAROL SWARBRICK
(Mrs. Sowerberry, Mrs.
Bedwin) Broadway: Side
By Side By Sondheim,
42nd Street and the
revivals of Eddie
Cantor’s Whoopee! and
Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes. The 5th
Avenue Theatre: Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett),
Sunday in the Park with George (George’s
Mother), Mame (Vera Charles), White
Christmas (Martha Watson), Damn Yankees
(Sister), the concert version of Titanic: The
Musical (Mrs. Ida Strauss), the world premiere
of A Christmas Story The Musical
(Miss Shields) and many more.
HUGH HASTINGS
(Mr. Bumble, The
Beadle, Ensemble) has
previously been seen at
The 5th Avenue as
Olin Britt in The Music
Man, Joe Boyd in
Damn Yankees, Isidore
Strauss in the concert
version of Titanic, Jacob in Joseph…, and
Dr. Lyman Hall in 1776. Other recent Seattle
roles include James Watt in Village Theatre’s
production of Watt?!?, and Capt. Longstocking
in Pippi Longstocking at SCT (one of many
pirates he has played there).
CHERYL MASSEYPETERS (Widow Corney,
Ensemble) is happy to be
spending the holidays
with her 5th Avenue
family. Last seen as Alma
Hix in The Music Man,
she has also performed at
Village, SCT, ACT and
the Seattle Rep.
KEATON WHITTAKER
(Bet) is thrilled to return
to The 5th! Broadway:
A Little Night Music,
Off-Broadway: Camp
Wanatachi, A Tree Grows
in Brooklyn. Regional:
Carrie The Musical, Next
to Normal (Balagan),
Sunday in the Park with George, Whistle Down
the Wind, White Christmas (5th Avenue), To Kill
a Mockingbird (Intiman). Love and thanks to
the fam and Sam.
MATTHEW POSNER
(Dr. Grimwig, Ensemble,
Bumble/Brownlow/
Sowerberry Understudy)
5th Avenue: Secondhand
Lions, The Pirates of
Penzance, Damn Yankees.
BA, Musical Theatre,
PSU. Credits: Fiddler on
the Roof, Show Boat, Saint Heaven, Gypsy King
(Village Theatre); Camelot (National Tour);
Rocky Horror (SSR). Thanks Matt #1 and
SHMILY. www.matthewposneractor.yolasite.com.
NAOMI MORGAN
(Charlotte Sowerberry,
Ensemble) Excited for
Oliver! 5th Avenue: RENT
(Mimi), Cinderella,
West Side Story (Rosalia).
Village Theatre: The Full
Monty, The Gypsy King.
Always grateful to The 5th
for the opportunities! Love to Jamison and RJ!
KAREN SKRINDE (Old
Sally, Ensemble) Past
shows at The 5th include
Mame, Sweeney Todd,
Candide, and The Music
Man. She is the company
manager for the Icicle
Creek Theatre Festival,
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WHO’S WHO
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts
(www.icicle.org).
ANDREW DAVISON
(Noah Claypole,
Ensemble) was most
recently seen in
The Pirates of Penzance
here at The 5th Avenue
Theatre (it’s great to be
back!) and in (dis)Order,
created by Mirum
Mirum Productions, of which he is a
co-founder.
ANDI ALHADEFF
(Ensemble, Bet
Understudy) is thrilled
to be in Oliver!. She
played Joanne in The
5th Avenue’s RENT.
Readings: LouLou,
The Giver, Island Song,
Chasing the Song, JIMB,
and Eastland. Thank you to friends and
family. Go NU!
SCOTT BRATENG
(Ensemble) New York/
Tours: Sugar Babies
(2012 workshop), White
Christmas. Favorite
regional credits include
Secondhand Lions,
Damn Yankees,
Spamalot, Hello Dolly,
Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story (A-rab),
Cabaret (Two Ladies), Best Little Whorehouse
in Texas, Evita. Training: BFA NYU/Tisch/
CAP21.
BLAINE BOYD
(Ensemble, Swing) is
thrilled to be returning
to The 5th Avenue
stage. Previous credits
include The Pirates of
Penzance, Music Man,
ELF The Musical,
Damn Yankees,
Oklahoma! (5th Avenue), Johnny Baseball
(Village Theatre New Works), Jekyll & Hyde
and The Light in the Piazza. BFA: Wright
State University. Endless love and gratitude to
my mom and dad.
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JARED MICHAEL
BROWN (Long Song Seller,
Ensemble, Fagin/Sikes
Understudy) 5th Avenue
Theatre: Secondhand Lions,
The Pirates of Penzance,
First Date, Oklahoma!,
Cinderella, Saving Aimee,
A Christmas Story The
Musical, Journey West and Northwest Bookshelf.
Love and thanks to my family and The 5th.
TY CHENG (Ensemble)
Former principle artist for
the Spectrum Dance
Theater. Trained at the
Alvin Ailey School of
Dance. He danced globally
with MOMIX Dance
Theater. 5th Avenue:
West Side Story, On the
Town and Oklahoma. Seattle Opera: Julius Caesar
and Aida.
GABRIEL COREY
(Ensemble) is thrilled to be
part of the amazing cast
and crew of Oliver! Past
5th Avenue shows include
ELF The Musical, Damn
Yankees, Guys and Dolls
and The Music Man
(Tommy Djilas). Love to
family and friends.
JEANNETTE
d’ARMAND (Old Lady,
Rose Seller, Ensemble)
Credits: Cirque du Soleil’s
Mystére, 5th Avenue’s
Oklahoma!, Sweeney Todd,
and The Sound of Music,
Village Originals, Balagan
Theatre’s Spring
Awakening. Founding member of female vocal
trios The Daffodils and The Riveting Rosies.
BFA/NYU. www.jeannettedarmand.com.
SARAH ROSE DAVIS
(Milkmaid, Ensemble)
5th Avenue: RENT,
Oklahoma, ELF The
Musical, Hairspray, The
Pirates of Penzance,
Secondhand Lions. Next up
at The 5th: Spamalot.
Village: Trails. Davis will
be starring as Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s
production of Funny Girl this spring. Thanks to
The 5th and her family!
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WHO’S WHO
PAUL FLANAGAN
(Ensemble) is ecstatic to
be making his 5th
Avenue debut! National
Tours: A Chorus Line
(Al), The Backyardigans
Live (Pablo). TV:
The Backyardigans
(Pablo). Village Theatre:
Fiddler on the Roof (Fiddler), Chicago. Love to all.
CAYMAN ILIKA
(Milkmaid, Ensemble,
Nancy Understudy)
5th Avenue: The Pirates
of Penzance, Saving
Aimee, Candide, Buddy.
Other favorites include
Vanities (Kathy) at
ACT, The Gypsy King
(Anastasia) and Show Boat (Julie, Footlight
Award) at Village Theatre. Love to Teddy.
RILEY NELDAM
(Ensemble) is proud to
be back at The 5th after
a fantastic summer with
The Pirates of Penzance.
Regionally, he has
appeared onstage at
Balagan Theatre, Seattle
Shakespeare Company,
Taproot Theatre, Wooden O, and Book-It
Repertory.
ALANA PETERS
(Ensemble, Swing) is
ecstatic to be back at
The 5th! Previous
shows: The Music Man
and West Side Story. She
has also performed at
Village, SMT and SSR.
Blessed to have another
opportunity to perform with Mom!
MALLORY KING
(Ensemble) considers
herself blessed to be
amongst such fine
people. Previous
5th Avenue credits:
Oklahoma!, The Music
Man. Recently seen as
Mary Poppins at CST.
Training: PNB, BFA at BYU. Up next:
Funny Girl at Village!
AARON SHANKS
(Ensemble) 5th Avenue:
13 productions
beginning with
Me and My Girl in
1996 and most recently
The Pirates of Penzance.
Regional: WWU, TIO,
Kenyon Hall, SCT,
SSR, Showtunes, Tacoma Opera, and Village
Theatre. For Micheal always.
ROBERT KRAHEN
(Ensemble) Many
thanks to everyone at
The 5th Avenue for this
opportunity. Previous
credits include
Broadway/National
Tours of Jekyll and
Hyde, Joseph… and
The Who’s Tommy. Love to Jerry and all of the
Trappers!
INDEAH
THOMAIER
(Ensemble) is stoked to
be back with The 5th
Avenue. Previous
productions include
Secondhand Lions,
Cinderella (5th Avenue),
Chicago, Big River
(Village Theatre), South Pacific and The Music
Man (LLO). Thank you family, friends, Ryan,
and the Lord.
TRINA MILLS
(Ensemble, Dance
Captain) From Seattle,
Mills earned her BA in
acting from WWU.
5th Avenue: West Side
Story, Mame, Joseph...,
White Christmas, Guys
and Dolls, Cinderella,
RENT, ELF The Musical. Love to Josh Perry!
BILLIE WILDRICK
(Strawberry Seller,
Ensemble) There once
was an actress named
Billie/Whose bios were
never too frilly/Only
thirty-five words,/she
said, Is for the birds./
My website is MUCH
more fun, silly! www.billiewildrick.com.
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WHO’S WHO
Eli Barnett, Gavyn Brayman, Chris Coon, Daniel Geiszler,
Bryan Kinder, Christopher Murray, Seth Remington, Naeem Shook,
Soren Smith, Cameron Supplee, Christian West
Callan Barth, Tyler Bocock, Jaden Bolibol, Caden Brauch,
Jake Carlos, Taylor Clark, Dexter Johnson, Jaryn Lasentia, Eli Lotz,
Derek Mulkins, Anthony Rosenthal
FAGIN’S GANG
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11/30, 12/1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 26, 30 evenings
12/1, 7, 21, 22, 24, 29, 31 matinees
ELI BARNETT is making his 5th Avenue debut. He will be seen
next as Randolph in Bye Bye Birdie (Ballyhoo Theatre).
CALLAN BARTH is 9 years old and enjoys singing, dancing,
musicals and being a little sneaky pickpocket in Oliver!
GAVYN BRAYMAN is thrilled to be part of Oliver! at The 5th
Avenue. Thanks to family and friends for their support.
TYLER BOCOCK is excited to be in this 5th Avenue production!
Thanks Mom, Dad, Tessa, Ms. Arnold, Mrs. DeLeon and Jessi.
CHRIS COON is thrilled to be in this production of Oliver! Many
thanks to Mom, Dad, Shileah, Jeff, and The Rock.
JADEN BOLIBOL 11, from Woodinville, WA. Jack in the Beanstalk
(Jack, Missoula Theater Company). Loves music, singing, sports,
family, and God.
DANIEL GEISZLER is excited to be part of The 5th Avenue’s
production of Oliver! and is thankful to God and his family!
BRYAN M. KINDER is 9, attends Crystal Springs Elementary,
Turning Pointe Dance Center, and Applause Studio. Loves karate,
soccer, and drums.
CHRISTOPHER MURRAY has performed in various school
musicals. Special thanks to God for this opportunity to debut at
The 5th Avenue.
SETH REMINGTON is excited to join the cast of Oliver! He has
done community theater for three years.
NAEEM SHOOK is making his professional debut. Previous
experience includes school productions such as The Wizard of Oz and
Beauty and the Beast.
SOREN SMITH is excited to perform at The 5th! He enjoys
geography, rollerblading and hockey. Member of NWBC. Thanks to
Mom and Dad!
CAMERON SUPPLEE is 11 and loves to sing, act, dance, travel,
snowboard, skateboard, surf, play soccer, baseball, parkour, trumpet
and drums.
CHRISTIAN WEST 5th Avenue: The Music Man, Cinderella
(delighted to be back!). SSR: Shrek, The Hi-Liners, A Christmas Carol.
Love to family!
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CADEN BRAUCH has performed in shows with Evergreen Family
Theatre and Studio East. He is excited to be part of Oliver!
JAKE CARLOS is excited for his 5th Avenue debut! Recently seen as
Gavroche in Les Misérables (Studio East). Love to family and friends!
TAYLOR CLARK is thrilled to be in his first performance at The 5th!
He would like to thank Studio East and his family.
DEXTER JOHNSON, age 15, attends Juanita HS and is an avid
Ultimate player (Go Gents!) Thanks to family, 5th Avenue, and
Studio East.
JARYN LASENTIA is thrilled to be here! He would like to thank
Alina Gibitz and Kenneth Martinez for their support.
ELI LOTZ Credits include A Christmas Carol at ACT and Joseph...
at The 5th. Thanks to Shileah, Mariah, Grandma, Mom, Dad, and
brothers.
DEREK MULKINS is excited to be making his 5th Avenue Theatre
debut. Special thanks to family, friends, and teachers for their
support.
ANTHONY ROSENTHAL is in fourth grade, attends Pacific
Northwest Ballet, loves musical theater and is thrilled to make his
5th Avenue debut.
WORKHOUSE BOYS/
CHILDREN OF LONDON
Amalya Benhaim, Abi Brittle,
Benicio Bryant, Truett Burnett, Eliana Coe,
Gage DeSoto, Montserrat Fleck,
Elijah Joseph Goodman, Delaney Guyer,
Eliana Harrick, Jasmine Harrick,
Ethan Lech, Boaz Malakoff,
Abigail McDaniel, Ella Murphy,
Ernie Musser, Sophie Poole, Sam Price,
Lauren Raabe, Nathaniel Shipley,
Matt Wiles, Kyan Zielinski,
Skyler Wyatt Zimmerman
AMALYA BENHAIM is thrilled to debut here! Favorite role: Golde
(Fiddler on the Roof, BBCT). Love and gratitude to family and friends.
BOAZ MALAKOFF makes his 5th Avenue debut. He thanks his
family, cast and crew. He couldn’t have done it without them.
ABI BRITTLE returns to The 5th after appearing as Amaryllis in The
Music Man. She humbly considers herself “part of the family.”
ABIGAIL McDANIEL is thrilled to be in her first theater production
at The 5th! Lots of love to my family.
BENICIO BRYANT is 9 years old and in 3rd grade at Lake
Wilderness Elementary School in Maple Valley, WA. He loves to sing,
play drums and is thrilled to be part of the Oliver! cast!
ELLA MURPHY has acted since the age of five and dances with
Kaleidoscope Modern Dance Company. She is grateful and thrilled to
be in Oliver!
TRUETT BURNETT is a fifth-generation Seattle native. He is in
7th grade and loves skiing, fly-fishing, and performing on stage.
ERNIE MUSSER is excited to be in his first 5th Avenue production.
Special thanks to my family and Kelly Willis.
ELIANA COE is a 6th grader at Highland Middle School, active in
choir. Credits include The Sound of Music, Annie, and Wicked.
SOPHIE POOLE is thrilled to be in her first show at The 5th
Avenue! She loves being part of Village Theatre KIDSTAGE shows
and Institute and lives for musical theater!
GAGE DeSOTO New to the theater, he is thrilled with Oliver! He
loves horses, scuba diving, documentaries, comedy and being free.
MONTSERRAT FLECK is delighted to be performing at The 5th.
Previous credits: Grey Gardens and A Christmas Carol (ACT),
Anna Karenina (Book-It).
ELIJAH JOSEPH GOODMAN loves the outdoors and dogs, and is
thrilled to be making his theatrical debut at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
DELANEY GUYER was last seen as Fiona in Shrek The Musical at
Village Theatre KIDSTAGE. Love and thanks to M, D, L, and A!
ELIANA HARRICK 8, is stoked to sing about saveloys in her
5th Avenue debut. Love to Mom, Dad and sister, Jasmine.
JASMINE HARRICK 10, is honored to return to The 5th after
The Music Man (Gracie Shinn). Recent: The Secret Garden (Mary
Lennox) at Kitsap Forest Theater.
ETHAN LECH is making his 5th Avenue debut. Credits:
A Christmas Carol (SecondStory Repertory), Twilight Zone Live
(Theater Schmeater). Love to sister, Savannah.
SAM PRICE Oliver! is his Seattle debut. Smaller Stages: Peter Pan,
Caractacus Pott. He embraces acting, singing, reading, swimming, his
family and dog.
LAUREN RAABE is 8 and excited to be in Oliver! She is a
competitive gymnast and loves to sing and dance.
NATHANIEL SHIPLEY has performed with Seattle Children’s
Theatre, Lyric Light Opera, Everett KIDSTAGE, and META. He is
excited to be part of Oliver!
MATTHEW WILES Theater: The King and I, The Music Man,
The Sound of Music, The Miracle Worker. Film: The Rogue Saints.
KYAN ZIELINSKI is excited for his 5th Avenue debut following four
years at Village Theatre KIDSTAGE! Love to all family and friends!
SKYLER WYATT ZIMMERMAN, 13, enjoys voice lessons with
Troy Fisher, basketball, and friends. Credits include Oliver! (Oliver)
and Les Misérables (Gavroche) in Olympia.
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WHO’S WHO
DAVID ARMSTRONG (Director) is the
executive producer and artistic director
of The 5th Avenue Theatre where he has
directed acclaimed productions of Candide,
Sweeney Todd, HAIR, Hello, Dolly!, Mame,
White Christmas, A Little Night Music,
The Secret Garden, Company, The Rocky Horror
Show, Pippin, Vanities and Anything Goes.
His direction and choreography have been
seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many
leading regional theaters including
The Kennedy Center, Berkshire Theatre
Festival, Ordway Center, Cincinnati
Playhouse, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera,
St. Louis Rep, Ford’s Theater and Paper Mill
Playhouse. In 2012, Armstrong made his
Broadway debut as director of Scandalous
(formerly Saving Aimee). As a playwright, he
created the book for The 5th’s world premiere
musical Yankee Doodle Dandy!, and for two
musicals for Theatreworks/USA:
Gold Rush!, which premiered at New York’s
Kaye Playhouse, and A Christmas Carol,
which ran Off-Broadway at New York’s
Lucille Lortel Theatre. His Cole Porter revue,
Hot N’ Cole, which he devised and directed,
has been produced by scores of theaters
throughout America.
BOB RICHARD (Choreographer) is thrilled
to be returning to Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre
after his wildly acclaimed production of
The Music Man. Richard has staged more than
35 productions as the resident choreographer
at Sacramento Music Circus. Richard’s work
won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award and
Ivey and Houston Area Theatre Awards.
Tours: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The
Musical! and the 50th Anniversary National
Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring Sally Struthers.
Television: LazyTown, Season 3, by Turner
Network Television, The Tonight Show,
The Today Show, and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade. Other notable theaters: The Pioneer
Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, The
Old Globe Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars,
Ordway Performing Arts Center. Richard
and his wife are the founding artistic directors
of The American Musical Theatre Dance
Company. He is excited about premiering new
work in 2014. Thank you David and Bill and
all my love to Diane and Robert Henry!
of Wicked; and Forbidden Broadway at the
Menier Chocolate Factory. He created musical
arrangements for the ballet Pictures from an
Exhibition at both the Young Vic and Sadler’s
Wells Theatre. U.S. national tours and regional
credits include Falsettos, Cats, A…My Name Is
Alice (cast album) and the world premiere of
two Andrew Lippa musicals, The Little Princess
(cast album) and john & jen (cast album). At
New York’s Symphony Space, he created the
award-winning New Voices concert series and,
for Stephen Sondheim’s 75th birthday, coproduced and curated the 12-hour marathon
Wall to Wall Stephen Sondheim. Most recently,
he co-produced and conducted the Broadway
cast album of Scandalous.
TOM STURGE (Scenic and Lighting Design)
is pleased to continue his collaboration with
David Armstrong and The 5th Avenue Theatre
after designing the recent smash production
of The Pirates of Penzance. 5th Avenue scenic/
lighting designs include Cabaret, Pippin,
On the Town, The Rocky Horror Show,
Wonderful Town, and Hair! Lighting designs
include Oklahoma!, Cinderella (Gregory
Award) and Candide. Recent: Scenic/
lighting design for Chicago (Village Theatre/
Gregory Award), lighting for White Christmas
(Denver Center) and Carrie The Musical
at the Moore. Other design credits include
Papermill Playhouse, ACT, Seattle Children’s
Theatre, Spectrum Dance, Those Were the
Days (Broadway), Gypsy Passion (Broadway),
NY Public Theatre, Circle Rep, Circle-in-theSquare, Irish Arts, LaMama ETC, Huntington
Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public,
Goodspeed Opera House, Cincinnati
Playhouse, Alvin Ailey Dance and Spoleto
Opera Festival. He lives in Issaquah with fine
artist Istara Freedom and son Dylan.
SARAH NASH GATES (Costume Design)
has served as executive director of the School
of Drama at the University of Washington
for 20 years, where she leads an exceptional
faculty and a program that offers BA, MFA
and PhD degrees. Gates is a costume designer
and member of United Scenic Artist Local
829. Her designs have been seen at Seattle
Opera, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, ACT, and Seattle Children’s Theatre
among others. She served as president of the
JOEL FRAM (Music Director) has worked
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
extensively in New York and London,
(USITT), the first woman to hold that
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productions
Scandalous, Wicked, Sweet Smell of Success,
University/Resident Theatre Associate
The Music Man, James Joyce’s The Dead,
(U/RTA). She currently serves on The 5th
Jumpers, and Cats; the West End company
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Avenue Theatre’s Board of Directors and is
thrilled to make her 5th Avenue design debut.
TONY SMOLENSKI IV (Sound Design)
Selected design credits include Broadway’s
Cymbeline and off-Broadway’s 10x25,
The Adding Machine (Drama Desk
Nomination), Dutchman (AUDELCO
Nomination), Everything Bad & Beautiful,
Measure for Pleasure, Almost Maine,
Mr. Marmalade. Regional work includes
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum (Williamstown Theater Festival),
Working (Old Globe), She Loves Me
(Huntington). Associate design work spans
more than 20 Broadway shows, including Billy
Elliot, The Coast of Utopia, and Bobbi Boland.
DREW LEVY (Sound Design) Broadway:
Chaplin (Drama Desk Award), The Importance
of Being Earnest, Present Laughter.
Off-Broadway: Why Torture is Wrong…,
Emergence-See!, Dutchman, The Mistakes
Madeline Made. Regional: Williamstown
Theatre Festival, Arena Stage, Westport
Country Playhouse, Two River Theatre Co.,
McCarter Theatre, Huntington Theatre,
Long Wharf. Additional credits: Pippin (Tony
nomination), Lucky Guy, Ghost, One Man Two
Guvnors (Tony nomination), Rock of Ages,
That Championship Season, Women on the Verge
of a Nervous Breakdown, Everyday Rapture
(Drama Desk nomination), The 39 Steps (Tony
Award), South Pacific.
MARY PYANOWSKI JONES (Hair and
Makeup Design) World premieres of Aladdin
(make-up design), Secondhand Lions,
Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Lone Star Love,
Princesses, Memphis, Hairspray, The Wedding
Singer. Twenty-four seasons of 5th Avenue
Theatre production designs, including the
Ivey Award-winning Cabaret. Design credits
for national and international productions of
opera, operettas, ballet, theater, and musicals.
U.S. wig supervisor for the Madness of George
III tour. Some memorable film and TV
credits include Northern Exposure, Orleans,
Mr. Holland’s Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen
Rimbauer, Assassins, White Dwarf, and Book of
Stars. IATSE member Local 706 and 488.
BRUCE MONROE (New Orchestrations)
For The 5th Avenue, credits include new
orchestrations for The Pirates of Penzance,
Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret,
My Funny Valentine, and the 75th Anniversary
Gala, as well as dance music and special
material for countless shows since 2000. As a
conductor: Cinderella, Yankee Doodle Dandy,
and The Wizard of Oz. Regional credits include
New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse,
The Ordway in Saint Paul, TUTS in Houston,
AMT in San Jose, the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, and Issaquah’s Village Theatre. Special
thanks to Ian Eisendrath and the ringleader
Moira Macdonald.
CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD
(Associate Music Director) is the new associate
music supervisor for The 5th. National Tours:
The Addams Family, 9 to 5. Off-Broadway:
Naked Boys Singing, Shout! Television: My Time
(Oprah Winfrey Network). Recordings:
Glory Days (Original Broadway Cast),
Home (Nikki Renee Daniels), What I Wanna
Be When I Grow Up (Scott Alan). Regional:
Hairspray (Cape Playhouse), The Fantasticks
(Barrington Stage), Falsettos (George St.
Playhouse), Williamstown Theatre Festival,
Texas Shakespeare Festival. Educational:
Juilliard, NYU, University of Rochester.
Collaborative: NYC Gay Men’s Chorus,
Alamo City Men’s Chorale, William Finn,
Cyndi Lauper, Rue McClanahan. Nonprofit:
Artists Striving to End Poverty
(www.asteponline.org). S&A.
CHRISTIAN DeANGELIS (Associate
Lighting Designer) Recent credits: The Pirates
of Penzance, The Music Man, ELF The
Musical, RENT, Damn Yankees, Oklahoma!,
Cinderella, Saving Aimee (5th Avenue);
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Bonnie and
Clyde, 33 Variations (La Jolla Playhouse);
Bonnie and Clyde (Schoenfeld Theatre);
Other Desert Cities (Lincoln Center); Grease
(Troika Entertainment); Through the Night
(Union Square); Guys and Dolls (Nederlander
Theatre). MFA, University of California,
San Diego.
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PAULS MACS (Assistant Director) has directed
around Puget Sound at Tacoma Musical
Playhouse, Seattle Musical Theatre, and the
University of Washington. Favorites include
Urinetown, The Musical of Musicals, and
Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal. Macs holds a
B.A. in drama/comparative literature from
UW. Huge thanks to Bill and David and love
to Sarah and his family!
MATHEW WRIGHT (Assistant Director)
Director: Wisemen (Rosenstock Productions),
Little Women (ArtsWest). 5th Avenue Theatre:
The Rising Star Project: The Music Man,
The Oklahoma! Project, AMT
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TRINA MILLS (Assistant Choreographer)
Born and raised in Seattle, Mills’
choreographing experience includes the
Seagals and Holy Names Academy. She is
extremely excited about this experience and
honored to be back at The 5th Avenue. She
couldn’t be happier about this opportunity
to work with Bob Richard again! Heel pops
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KATHERINE STROMBERGER (Assistant
Set Designer) is delighted to work with
The 5th again! Stromberger has worked with
several local theaters, including Seattle Public
Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop,
Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Sandbox One
Act Play Festival, and Washington Ensemble
Theatre. She is a paint and props supervisor at
her alma mater, Cornish College of the Arts.
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JEFFREY K. HANSON (Production Stage
Manager) Previously at The 5th, Hanson was
the production stage manager for
The Pirates of Penzance, Grey Gardens,
Oklahoma!, Candide, Mame, Hello, Dolly!
and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Hanson
has also been stage manager for more than
70 productions at ACT Theatre since 1990.
Other regional credits include productions at
Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory
Theatre, Intiman, and the Arizona Theatre
Company.
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Broadway: Scandalous. 5th Avenue:
Secondhand Lions, The Pirates of Penzance,
Hairspray in Concert, The Music Man, RENT,
Damn Yankees, Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Saving
Aimee, Disney’s Aladdin, Guys and Dolls.
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Lyle the Crocodile (SCT); La Cenerentola
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CURTAIN UP!
A CELEBRATION OF
MUSICAL THEATER AT THE 5TH
In celebration of
American Musical Theater
(past, present and future), The 5th Avenue
Theatre opens its doors to the community with
Curtain Up! on February 1 and 2, 2014. This
weekend of FREE, educational and familyoriented events will take place at
The 5th Avenue Theatre.
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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR
OLIVER!
Assistant Director........................................ Pauls Macs
Assistant Director................................... Mathew Wright
Assistant Choreographer................................ Trina Mills
Assistant Set Designer................ Katherine Stromberger
Second Assistant Set
and Lighting Designer.......................Tristan Roberson
Costume Design Assistant........... Michelle Terese Grimm
Dialect Coach.......................................... Gin Hammond
Production Assistant/Child Supervisor....Rachael Dorman
Production Assistants............................. Lisa Armstrong
Becca Rowlett
Child Supervision Assistants.........................Blaine Boyd
Alana Peters
Production Runner.....................................Jen Seleznow
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in
this production are members of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers of the United States.
Backstage employees are represented by the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
The Musicians employed in this production
are members of the American Federation of
Musicians.
The Director is a member of the Society of
StageDirectors and Choreographers, Inc., an
independent national labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and
scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of
the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.
Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national
service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre.
Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of
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theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs
and individual producers.
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In March 2012, the Rising Star Project was
launched. Designed to teach young students skills
in all areas of theater production, the Rising Star
Project offers its participants an insider’s look into
the real life of a working theater professional. Under
the guidance of 5th Avenue staff and professional
technical crew, students recreate a 5th Avenue
production on the main stage. Students perform all
the roles, play the instruments, and run all technical
aspects of the production. In addition, students
work in the administrative office to help fund-raise,
market and produce the show. “Theater is one of
those careers that is passed down from generation
to generation,” says Executive Producer and Artistic
of Musical Theater
Director David Armstrong. “I was fortunate to learn
the craft from many theater artists and with the
Rising Star Project, 5th Avenue professionals are
teaching the young artists of the future.”
While participating in a Rising Star Project
production, students are engaged in learning that
is robust, as well as relevant to the real world. They
gain valuable skills in critical thinking and creative
problem-solving while learning how to work
effectively as part of a team. For some students the
Rising Star Project is a life-changing experience.
Participants
ShareTheir
Experiences
Abbagail
2013 Participant,
Development Team
Gomez
I can distinctly remember the day I fell in love
with musical theater. I was six and I was sitting
in the audience of my future high school’s
auditorium. I remember being amazed by the
glamour of the stage: the lights, the music,
and the applause. Little did I know that
behind all of the glamour onstage there was
a completely separate production going on
backstage starring the technical crew. Then,
years later, when I applied for the
Rising Star Project, I learned that yet another
“crew” of people worked on a production: the
administrative team.
As a part of the Rising Star Project I was able
to see firsthand what it is like to work for a
major theater like The 5th Avenue Theatre.
If you are a singer, writer, dancer, public
speaker, musician, or technician, there is a
place for you.
I left the project feeling accomplished,
confident, and driven. Empowered to use my
new skills to better myself in education and
in life. I was encouraged to dream big and to
achieve great things. I left with the knowledge
that there is a group of professionals who
support me in my future endeavors, no matter
what happens.
One of the most memorable, emotional, and
personal moments for me occurred on the first
day of crew rehearsal. I began removing the
light boards from the booth and setting them
up in the house on tech tables, It was similar
to what I had done before in my high school.
My mentor and I worked on the board making
sure that everything was working correctly.
I was using top-of-the-line equipment, but I
was still doing the same things I’d done at my
school.
Nicholas
Lai
2013 Participant,
Technical Team
But when I sat down, it hit me. The theater that I had long idolized (and still do) had opened its
doors to me and warmly invited me in. I sat there among the empty seats, with the stage in front
of me and the lighting console practically in my lap. It was in that moment I realized that there
was nowhere on Earth I would rather be, and nothing I would rather be doing.
Photos by Mark Kitaoka
Tobias
McCurry
2013 Participant,
Performance Team
Being a part of Rising Star Project allowed
me to broaden my horizons in the theatrical
community. As a high school student, one
doesn’t expect the opportunity to be seen
as a professional in most environments,
let alone be given the respect to be one.
This program allowed students from myriad
backgrounds to really understand what it
means to be involved in the theater, and
it thoroughly influenced my future. There’s
nothing like being a part of a community
where you’re all present to contribute to
a single piece of art, and even after the
curtain falls, everyone involved supports one
another in their ventures for years to come.
Additional support for the Rising Star Project provided by:
In
Seattle’s
tHEATRICAL
Royalty
Their
Own Words
We asked some of our
local theatrical royalty to
share favorite memories
and give us their first-hand
perspective about working
at The 5th.
Here’s what they had to say:
Allen
Fitzpatrick
This Season at The 5th:
Oliver!, Spamalot, A Room with
a View
Our 2013/14 season features a number of performers who we like to call
members of Seattle’s “Theatrical Royalty” – world-class talents who, season
after season, create memorable performances on our local stages.
Many of these performers have appeared in film and television and
on Broadway, as well as at regional theaters across the country. But they
make their homes here, and our theaters and audiences are much the
richer for it.
Most major metropolises have first-class symphony, ballet and opera
companies (although few would rank with Seattle’s). But almost no other
cities offer the quality and quantity of theater that we have here. Seattle is
truly one of America’s three great “theater towns” (the other two being New
York and Chicago). With four major producing companies (The 5th, Seattle
Rep, ACT, and Seattle Children’s Theatre), plus a number of dynamic midsized organizations, and dozens of exciting “fringe” theaters, it has been said
that per-capita Seattle offers more theater than even New York. And the
quality of that stage work is undisputed. Seattle is widely acknowledged as
an exciting hotbed of theatrical activity and innovation.
The principal secret to the area’s success is that the Puget Sound is home
to one of the most accomplished communities of professional actors,
singers, and dancers that can be found anywhere in the world. More than
500 members of Actor’s Equity Association – the union for professional
stage actors -- make their homes here, along with hundreds of other young
performers looking to make their theatrical marks.
This wealth of talent provides all of our resident theaters with an amazing
resource – a “virtual” repertory company of actors. Like artists who have
worked together for years in an actual repertory company (such as
London’s Royal National Theater or the Oregon Shakespeare Festival), our
Seattle actors have spent countless hours together on stage in hundreds of
performances all over town. This connectedness means that even on the
first day of rehearsal, a cast of Seattle actors will already share an incredible
wealth of mutual experience. The instant rapport they have with each other
brings tremendous depth and texture to a show and is a significant reason
that theater in our region is so good.
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Broadway: Les Misérables, Driving
Miss Daisy, Memphis, Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes, The Scarlet Pimpernel,
Damn Yankees, The Boys From
Syracuse, 42nd Street, Sweet Smell
of Success
5th Avenue Theatre: Damn Yankees,
Oklahoma!, Titanic The Concert,
Cinderella, Candide, Grey Gardens,
Sweeney Todd, Cabaret
Other Northwest Theaters:
ACT, Seattle Repertory Theatre
What primarily struck me
when I first came here to
play “Sweeney” was the
professionalism, talent, and
skill of the actor-singers, the
musicians, the designers, the
technicians, and the creative
team. They were ALL on a par
with every Broadway team
with which I’d worked in my 20
years on Broadway. I found
that startling, amazing, and
thrilling. I love The 5th because
it has shown its commitment
never to cut corners in bringing
superb, absolutely top-drawer
theater to local audiences.
The 5th continues to challenge
and inspire me and keeps me
working at my very best.
Carol
SwarbriCk
least delay the start for weeks. We opened on schedule. I
realized this was going to be
a great place to work – they
could handle ANYTHING.
This Season at The 5th:
Oliver!
Broadway: Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes, Whoopee!, Side by Side
by Sondheim
5th Avenue Theatre: Sweeney Todd,
Damn Yankees, White Christmas,
Sunday in the Park with George
First and foremost, I enjoy
working at The 5th Avenue
Theatre because our work
there is still “An Art”! Sad to
say, but in many regional and
NYC theaters, “The Bottom Line”
has become more important
than the expression and
creativity. The appreciation
from and for the people who
are at The 5th Avenue makes
the experience more rewarding
than any paycheck -- and we
get those too!
DaviD
PiChette
This Season at The 5th:
Oliver!
5th Avenue Theatre: The Pirates
of Penzance, Candide, My Fair Lady,
1776
Other Northwest Theaters:
ACT, Book-It Repertory Theatre,
Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Intiman Theatre, Seattle
Shakespeare Company
My first job at The 5th was in
1776. Thirty minutes into our
first tech rehearsal onstage,
the earthquake hit. When it
was over, there was extensive
damage to the ceiling, with
plaster and decorative filigree
covering the entire seating
area. I think most of us in
the cast thought we would
cancel the run or at the very
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Gray
This Season at The 5th:
Monty Python’s Spamalot,
A Room with a View
5th Avenue Theatre: Hello, Dolly!,
On the Town, Sunday in the Park
with George, Wonderful Town,
ELF The Musical, The Music Man
Other Northwest Theaters:
Village Theatre, TAG, ACT
What’s best about working at
The 5th? Opportunity and
trust. Over the years, I have
been cast in a wide variety
of roles – each of which
surprised me, stretched me
and made me a better actor.
In addition, I have been hired
as a musical director, director
and composer. The 5th is truly
an artistic home for me and I
am so grateful for the variety
of challenges. I have also seen
the actors at The 5th become
almost a repertory company –
a core group of actors forming
working relationships that
simply make the shows better.
This can only work with a circle
of trust – an artistic team that
trusts their acting company
to rise to the occasion and a
company of actors that respect
and admire the work of the
artistic staff. It is rare, but really
cool when it happens.
Matt
owen
This Season at The 5th:
Monty Python’s Spamalot,
A Room with a View
5th Avenue Theatre:
ELF The Musical, Oklahoma!,
On the Town, Sunday in the Park
with George, Mame, Hello, Dolly!,
Grey Gardens
Other Northwest Theaters:
ACT
It is impossible to adequately
express my love and gratitude
to The 5th Avenue Theatre,
which has been my home
away from home for the past
13 years. From the crew, to
the orchestra, to the creative
team, to management, The
5th Avenue Theatre is unlike
any other because of the
care, attention to detail, and
the passion they bring. This
results in an unparalleled
theater experience for Seattle
audiences as well as its
performers. Love you guys!
laura
Griffith
This Season at The 5th:
Monty Python’s Spamalot,
A Room with a View
Broadway: South Pacific, The Light in
the Piazza, Oklahoma!, Sweet Smell
of Success
5th Avenue Theatre: Candide,
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,
The Rocky Horror Show, A Little Night
Music, The Secret Garden,
The Music Man
I love working at The 5th
because I know I will be
supported at the highest level
by their incredible team of
artists, staff, and crew. I have
worked at some of the best
theaters in the country, and
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YOU
M O R E
The 5th holds the distinction
of being at the top of the
game for producing quality
work while offering a feeling
of family and community
that you don’t often find
at this level. I cherish my
memories of shows like
Candide where we sang that
glorious Bernstein score with
an incredible full orchestra,
which you would be hard
pressed to find even on
Broadway these days. In a
time when many theaters are
struggling, The 5th is growing
and reaching more people
through their unparalleled
education program and their
commitment to giving Seattle
audiences the best work out
there. I am thrilled to be a
part of that work.
Patti
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Cohenour
This Season at The 5th:
A Room with a View
Broadway: The Light in the Piazza,
The Phantom of the Opera,
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Big River
5th Avenue Theatre:
Grey Gardens, Damn Yankees,
Sunday in the Park with George,
The Most Happy Fella,
The Secret Garden, The Wizard of Oz
smile. Favorite moment? Being
left in my Glinda bubble up
in the rafters for at least a half
hour during a Wizard of Oz
technical rehearsal. It was
the most peaceful, enjoyable
tech rehearsal moment of
my career. Of course, after
everyone realized that I was still
up there, I was safely retrieved
and greeted by all of those
wonderful smiles!
Suzy
hunt
This Season at The 5th:
A Room with a View
5th Avenue Theatre: Grey Gardens,
On the Town, Cabaret, Singing in
the Rain
Other Northwest Theaters:
ACT, Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre
I got to fall in love, have an
onstage kiss, and get my heart
broken in Cabaret. I fairly raced
to the theater each night to
play Fraulein Schneider and be
a part of that world. Singing on
stage to an enormous house
is thrilling; don’t let anyone tell
you any different. In a theater
town as wonderful as Seattle,
working at The 5th is the
frosting on the cake.
Other Northwest Theaters:
Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Intiman Theatre, ACT
I’ve been honored to perform
onstage at The 5th Avenue
Theatre for the last 14 years,
and each and every time was
a special experience. What
sets The 5th apart? Without
hesitation, I would say the crew
that CHH
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backstage.
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and every one of them
ensure my safety, make me
look fabulous up there, and
always accomplish it with a
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Photos by Mark Kitaoka & Tracy Martin
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UPCOMING
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GIVE MY
REGARDS
TO OFFBROADWAY:
Where Little Shop and Other
Unlikely Hits Got Their Start
In the spring of 1954,
a shoestring production
of Brecht and Weill’s
masterpiece The Threepenny
Opera opened at the Theatre
de Lys on Christopher Street
in Greenwich Village. It had
to close soon after to make
way for a previously booked show, but it re-opened the
following year and played continuously until December,
1961 — a record-setting run for a New York musical.
This wholly unanticipated success brought to the
attention of producers and writers the scrappy
network of storefront theaters, artists’ cafés, and ad hoc
performance spaces hidden in the maze of Village
streets, and before long more commercial productions
dared to venture below 14th Street. Traditionally a venue
for experimental and avant-garde presentations, the
area became home to small musicals and satirical
revues and was a proving ground for new writing and
acting talent. (Among Threepenny’s cast members were
Bea Arthur, John Astin, Jo Sullivan, and Charlotte Rae.)
Soon the area had an official name: Off-Broadway.
Working conditions could be rough, even dangerous,
and pay was low or non-existent. But young artists can
live on dreams, at least for a while, and there was a
palpable excitement in the air. Composer Jerry Herman
got his first break there, as did playwright Lanford
Wilson. The Fantasticks opened in 1960 and ran for the
next 42 years. As the downtown theaters unionized,
“Off-Broadway” came to refer officially to venues with
a seating capacity of 100 to 499. (Smaller spaces are
informally called “Off-Off-Broadway.”)
Beginning around 1970, musicals with uptown
aspirations began to try out in and around the Village.
Broadway musicals that began Off-Broadway include
Hair, Godspell, A Chorus Line, Sunday in the Park with
George, RENT, Grey Gardens, Urinetown, Avenue Q,
In the Heights, Next to Normal, and our upcoming
co-production with ACT, Little Shop of Horrors.
BEFORE
SPAMALOT:
The Monty Python Phenomenon
The subtitle of the musical Monty Python’s Spamalot
(which runs from January 30 through March 2 in
an all-new 5th Avenue production) tells us that the
show is “lovingly ripped off from the 1975 film Monty
Python and the Holy Grail.”
But the fantastical world created by the irreverent
British comedy troupe goes back to its beginnings,
not on the stage or on film, but on British television.
From 1969 to 1974, Monty Python’s Flying Circus was
shaking up the air waves, delivering satirical, quirky
comedy unlike anything television viewers had
seen before. The show blended live-action sketches
brilliantly written and performed by an exceptional
group of comedians (Graham Chapman, John
Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones)
with the often surreal, cut-out style animation of
Terry Gilliam. The result was a non-stop, stream-ofconsciousness cascade of comedic ideas, images,
and non-sequiturs. The programs were chaotic,
surprising, audacious, and very, very funny.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus hit American television
in 1974 and became an instant cult favorite.
Many of the troupe’s sketches have become so
well-known that merely mentioning “Dead Parrot,”
“Cheese Shop,” “Nudge, Nudge,” “The Spanish
Inquisition,” or “The Lumberjack Song” will have
die-hard fans quoting the material and singing the
songs word-for-word.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus ran from 1969 to 1974.
In 1971, a collection of sketches from the television
series was recreated for the troupe’s first film And
Now for Something Completely Different. But it was
the second film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
which debuted in 1975, that vaulted the troupe to
even greater fame and recognition. Rather than
a series of sketches, this film took a single familiar
story – King Arthur’s search for the Holy Grail – and
gleefully skewered it. And of course this is the film
that later became the source for the Tony Awardwinning Broadway hit.
Three more films followed: Monty Python’s Life of
Brian (1973), Monty Python Live at the Hollywood
Bowl (1982), and Monty Python’s The Meaning of
Life (1983), which would mark the last time the
Pythons appeared on screen together. Though
they all moved on to separate projects and other
adventures, the Pythons left their indelible footprint
on comedy to come. Saturday Night Live, The
Simpsons, and South Park are just a few of the
shows that owe a big debt of gratitude to the
fearless, absurdist, and inspirational genius of
Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
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Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
THE CREATIVITY FUND
Members of The Creativity Fund make gifts of $100,000 or more in support of the development of
new musicals and their premiere production on The 5th Avenue Theatre mainstage.
Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Barbara L. Crowe
Wanda J. Herndon
Richard and Julie Kagan
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Bonnie and Jim Towne
Tom and Connie Walsh
Sterling and Melinda Wilson
ANNUAL FUND
We would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $300 level
and above between November 1, 2012 and November 1, 2013. Through their gifts, donors
become partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education,
and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can support The
5th, please contact Development at 206-625-1418.
NEXT GENERATION FOUNDERS
$100,000 - $249,000
ArtsFund
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds
DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS
$50,000 - $99,999
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
The Boeing Company
Delta Air Lines +
National Endowment for the Arts
Safeco Insurance
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
The Seattle Times +
Bonnie and Jim Towne
Unico Properties +
U.S. Bank
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCERS
$20,000 - $49,999
4Culture
Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff
Barbara L. Crowe
Wanda J. Herndon
Richard and Julie Kagan
Glenna Kendall
McCallum Print Group +
Peoples Bank
Snoqualmie Tribe
Heather Sullivan-McKay and Mike McKay
Tom and Connie Walsh
Wells Fargo
Sterling and Melinda Wilson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
David Armstrong
Robert R. and Renee Braun, Jr.
Expedia
Rick and Kandy Holley
Peter and Peggy Horvitz
Benjamin Leifer
The Loeb Family Charitable
Foundation
Macy’s
Valorie and Larry Osterman
Buzz and Beth Porter
Puget Sound Energy
RealNetworks Foundation
Tiia-Mai Redditt
Russell Investments
Faye and Herman Sarkowsky
The Seattle Foundation
Ann and Arthur Thomas - In Memory
of Nancy Ann Meagher Hicks
R. “Porky” Thomsen and Terri
Stephenson
Bruce and Peggy Wanta
+In-kind
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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $9,999
Aegis Living
Linda Anderson
Apex Foundation
Ann and Joe Ardizzone
ArtsFund/John Brooks
Williams & John H. Bauer
Endowment for Theatre
Robert and Clodagh Ash
Rex and Angela Bates
Andrew and Shayna Begun
Becky Benaroya
Sherry and Larry Benaroya
Maureen and Joel Benoliel
Bill Berry
Eric Blom and Min Park
Debby L. Carter
Margaret Clapp
The Coca-Cola Company
Larry and Brittni Estrada
Mona and John Fandel
Gary J. Fuller and Randy L.
Everett
Travis and Christy Gagnier
Jean Gardner
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Bernadine C. and Sean G.
Griffin
John and Sondra Hanley
Mary Ellen and Lawrence
Hughes
Margaret C. Inouye
Nicholas and Amanda Jones
Lisa Kroese
Jean K. Lafromboise
Foundation
Roger S. Layman
Myron and Shirley Lindberg
Thomas and Juli Lindquist
Twyla and Tom Lucas
Lucky Seven Foundation
William J. and Nancy F.
Nichols
Marvin Parsons and Jeanne
Sheldon
Perkins Coie - Kirk Soderquist
Poncho
ProMotion Arts +
David and Hillary Quinn
Tom and Teita Reveley
Norman and Constance Rice
James and Bet Schuler
Rob and Jan Sexton
Jean Sheridan
Elliot and Lauren Silvers
Bob and Lynne Simpson
Thomas E.and Nita F. Sitterley
Brad and Kathy Smith
Marilyn and Doug Southern
Linda and David Stahl
Cynthia Stroum
Gary and Elizabeth Sundem
Robert F. and Karen R. Trenner
Eric and Julie Trott
Rodger and Tonica Voorhies
Dale and Lynda Wagner
Washington State Arts
Commission
Karla and Gary Waterman
Tracy Wellens
Becca and Bill Wert
Rosemary and Kenneth
Willman
1 Anonymous
+In-kind
Members Enjoy Tours of the Warehouse and Backstage!
On October 19, members explored
The 5th Avenue Theatre’s two warehouses
in Kent. Guided by Production Manager
Julia Collins and Technical Director Erik
Holden, members tried on hats from past
shows, dug through the prop bins, and
got up close and personal with the sets
of previous productions. The following
weekend, donors went behind the scenes
of Anything Goes at our Fall Backstage
Tour. Members walked the stage, learned
about the history of The 5th, and visited
the trap room.
We wanted to share their
kind words:
“We really enjoyed the
warehouse tour! It is
so nice for you to put
together that type of
program. We just love
the “behind the scenes”
events and also the Albert
Evans before the show
talks. We love The 5th
and are so glad to be able
to attend “the magic”.
Thank you so much!”
Photo credits: Staci Towne
Members pose in the Ocean warehouse before touring the sets with
Technical Director Erik Holden and Production Manager Julia Collins.
Janine and Bill Zeitler
Susan Anstead tries on a beautiful hat from Hello, Dolly!.
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Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
ARTIST’S CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Michael Amend and Jeff
Ashley
Ernie and Pam Ankrim
Geoffrey Antos
ArtsFund/Peter F. Donnelly
Merit Fund
Edith and Ray Aspiri
John DeVore
Dennis and Deborah
DeYoung
Sharon and Burrard Eddy
James R. Ellis
Joyce Farley and Tom Steele
Richard and Maude Ferry
Composers/Lyricists of A Christmas Story, Justin Paul (left) and
Benj Pasek (right) with Board Member, Steve Reynolds (center) who
hosted The Creativity Fund event on November 9, 2013.
Keith and Sheri Bankston
Adam and Maura Barr
William Bartholomew and
Lauren Taylor
Lynn and Howard Behar
Theresa Binger
Eileen and Donald Bowman
Thomas L. Button
Steve and Georgene Camp
Hope and Peter Cochran
Kevin and Lisa Conner
Ronald Corbell and Martha
Dawson
The Covey Family
Steve and Kim Cowman
Tom and Carol Fleck
Sarah Nash Gates
Lynn and Colleen Giroir
The Greco Family
Sandra and Bob Guiley
David and Cheryl Hadley
CeCe Haw
Bart and Toni Heath
Mindy and Brady Hill
Steven and Susan Horton
Hal and Donna Howard
Carolyn and George
Hubman
Christian Huitema and
Neige Gil
Interior Environments+
Derek and Karol Jamison
Danuta Kasprzyk and Daniel
Montano
Jeffrey and Barbara King
Kenneth Kluge and Susan
Dogen
Karen Koon and Brad
Edwards
Bill and Michelle Krippaehne
Chris and Christy Lane
Stefan Lewis
Maureen and Jim Lico
Marty and Sharon Lott
Jeff and Lydia Lukins
Judith Lybecker
The Mailhandlers +
Mary and Ann Mangels
May McCarthy and Don
Smith
Michael and Nikki
McCormack
Jennifer McGetrick-Swan
Erika and Ernest Michael
Steve and Barbara Moger
Mardi Newman
Gregory and Marta Oberg
Scott and Laurie Oki
Pacific Office Automation
Arthur and Rachel Patterson
The Peach Foundation
Nancy and Dale Peinecke
Walt Pisco
Puget Sound Business
Journal - Gordon Prouty +
Bruce and Celia Pym
Ken Ragsdale
R.B. and Ruth H. Dunn
Charitable Foundation
Ronald & Deborah Reed
Sandi and James Reed
Samuel J. Rentfro
Ansel Rognlie and David R.
Steindl
Don and Bev Schmidt
Arjuna Shunn and Sarah
Kennedy
Peggy and Greg Smith
The Standard - Rick Rocco
Gary and Barbara Stone
Jeffrey Sutherland
Pamela and Rick Trujillo
Jim and Kathy Tune
David Wang
John and Ginny Wells
Dennis and Jo Anne White
Allen and Janice Wiesen
Arlene A. Wright
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Board Members Steve Reynolds
and Ann Ramsay-Jenkins at
The Creativity Fund event.
PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
$1,250 - $2,499
A+ Storage Container and
Modification, Inc.
Kathy Aaron and Roger
Samples
Ione Adams and Erik and
Abigail Senuty
Albert Lee Appliance
Michelle Ammenwerth In Memory of Michael
Verdone
Stephen and Rita Anderson
Susan and Heather Anstead
Baby Pictures Ultrasound
Janine Baldridge and Suzy
Wahmann
Julie and Kristen Barclay
Michael Bauer
Maria Bayer
Don W. Beaty
Ellen Beauchamp
Tanya Bednarski and Greg
Johnson
Charlotte Behnke
Lani Bertino
Deidre J. Blankenship
Glen and Sherri Bodman
Neal and Katherine Booth
Cleve and Judith Borth
Catherine Boshaw and
Doug Edlund
Donald and Susan Bressler
Bob and Bobbi Bridge
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Scott and Margaret Bright
Sandee Brock
Michael and Janelle
Brookman
Alice M. Brown
Kerry Burger
Susan Buske
Sherry Carman and Patrick
Burns
Douglas and Mary Casady
Brian Chang, Kristine Chan,
and Arthur Carre
Judith A. Chapman
Sandra B. Chivers
Bob Clark
Barbara Clinton
Matthew and Catherine
Coles Tedesco
Kathleen and Bill Collins
Bill and Ellen Conner
Consumer Perspectives, Inc.
Kevin and Cheryl Cooney
David Coons
Bob and Linda Cornyn
Sheila and Michael Cory
Jim and Nancy Crim
Kate Curtis
Christina Cyr and Alan Page
Martha Dawson and Ron
Corbell
Brian and Laura Denault
Robert DeVinck
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Tambra Dugaw
Robert J. and Olga T. Earle
Leo Eberle and Lisa Vivian
Robert and Jane Ehrlich
Craig E. Elkins
Thomas and Ruth-Ellen Elliot
David and Linda Ernst
Jennifer and Michael Faddis
Janet Faulkner
Lauren and Rod Fisher
Gene and Judy Flath
Forrest Foltz
Alvin and Mary Formo
Priscilla Fortiner
Brian and Windy Foster
William Foulk
Steve Freimuth
Gene and Vallie Jo Fry
Gerry and Linda Gallagher
Brian Gartner
Deborah Gates
Erich Gauglitz
Robert Gay and Heather
Christianson
Michael J. Gazarek
Heinz Gehlhaar and Eileen
Bear
Anton and Karen N. Gielen
Ginny Gilder
David and Kathryn Godwin
Kathy and Kelly Graffis
Keith and Susan Gray
Jan and Rich Green
Marilyn Green
Garrett Greer
Dona and Gary Gresham
Marie Gunn
Mike Hackett and Cherie
Lenz-Hackett
Chuck and Kathy Hamilton
John and Laura
Hammarlund
Elizabeth Hammonds
John and Katherine Harnish
Judy and Tom Harris
John and Cheryl Hendricks
Mary and Tom Herche
Vaughn Himes
Rod and Nancy Hochman
Diane and David Hoff
Ken and Melinda Holland
James Holmes
Dorothy Sloan Huey and
Marilyn Lee Huey
Laurin C. Huffman II
Meredith and Jim Hutchins
Samsara and Jeremy Irish
Marilyn Iverson
Kathy and Michael Jackson
Marlene and William
Jenkins
Norman Jenks
Frederick M. Johnson
David and Riofelia Jones
Judy and Bill Jurden
Walter and Cindy Kaczynski
Nick and Michele Keller
Teddi Kendall
Bruce and Linda Kilen
Merle and Joanne Kirkley
Chris Knoll and Cheryl
Dobes
Robert Koehler
Steve and Carol Koehler
Judith Kramer
Scott and Sandra
Kurtzeborn
Marian E. Lackovich
Dawnell Lamb
Perry and Lynnda Langston
Patrick and Cheryl Layman
Grace and Franz Lazarus
Florence Leonard and Lynn
Holms
Director’s Circle Donors, Tom and Twyla Lucas pose for a photo with
Pasek and Paul.
Board Member Bill Nichols and wife Nancy with Pasek and Paul.
Ross and Mary Jo Leventhal
Mark Levine and John
Keppeler
Sue and Bill Lowery
Gary Lynch
Antoinette Malveaux
Joan A. Martin
Marcella McCaffray
Connie K. McKinley
Christe McMenomy
Dianne McMullin
Jim and Laura Mendoza
J. Keith Michel and Hanjun
Chen
In Memory of Elizabeth Ann
Michelman
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Michelle Moga and JeanFrancois Peyroux
Kim Moger
Stephan Mollman
Robin and Bill Montero
Jeffrey C. Morris - The
Happy Cooker
Mitzi and John Morris
Ron and Maria Murphree
Gregg and Judy Nelson
Rebecca and Rod Nelson
Robert Nelson
William and Denise Nielsen
John E. Norton
Tom and Linda Norwalk
Steven and Victoria Odden
Kenneth Olsen
Rick and Amy Ouhl
In Memory of Beloved
Partner - Bart A. Paff
Connie and David Parker
Annette and Bob Parks
Stan and Sharon Parry
PCL Leasing Corporation
Ovidio Penalver
Robert and Steffi Pencovic
Shelley and Gregg Percich
Karen E. Phillips
Judy Pigott
Marcia Pirnie
Guy and Nancy Pinkerton
Mike and Wendy Popke
Linda and Bill Potter
Dintry Price
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Richard E. Pyle
Becky and Sean Quinlan
Paula Raschko
Richard and Sharon Reuter
Carrie Delaney Rhodes
Joe and Linnet Roberts
Marilyn and Patrick Roberts
Doug and Lori Rosencrans
Janet Ryan
Skip Sampelayo
Frederick and Katherine
Sands
Desiree Saraspi
Terry Scheihing and Ben
Kramer
Margaret Scheyer
John and Beth Schleck
John Searing
Seattle Mariners RBI Club
Seattle Rotary Service
Foundation
Michelle Seibel
Darren and Anne Shakib
Robert and Mary Sheehan
Dick and Pat Shinstrom
Joe and Lynetta Showaker
David Showalter
Catherine and David Skinner
Beth Smith
Christy and Brian Smith
Trish and Bob Stanton
Gladys Steele
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Leigh and Susi Stevens
Susie and Phil Stoller
Helen R. Stusser
Todd and Jane Summerfelt
The Sunada Family
Alison and Doug Suttles
Nadyne Tauscher
In Memory of Jackie Taylor
Todd Thompson
Russ and Pat Thurman
Jerome and Faye Truskowski
The Twilight Exit
Ronniel Valdez and Dustin
Clewell
Cornelis Van Rij
Mark and Kathy Wagner
Mark and Christina Walker
Tom and Valerie Wall
Mary Washer
Mary Jo Wertheimer
Patty and John White
D.R. Whitson
John and Darlene
Wilczynski
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Smithing
Christine Wiltz
Andrew and Jennifer Wolfe
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The Zyskowski Family - In
Loving Memory of Jerry
and Betty Mae McBride
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Jack and Bea Baker
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Tom and Kris Bassett
Wallace and Joyce Barnett
Thomas Becker and Cheryl
Hart
Linda Betts
Barbara and Ben Whisler took a
moment to smile for the camera before
Oliver! Spotlight Night.
Dave Black
Penny Blair
Marcie Blakesley
Leslie Bloss
Shane Boehm
Milton and Ann Bohart
John Boling
Lindsay Bosch
Rich and Kathleen Bray
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Linda M. and Monica Fox
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Nan and Bill Garrison
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To our friends at The 5th Avenue Theatre
and patrons, as a locally owned community bank,
Peoples Bank’s support for local businesses, the neighborhoods
we serve and of course, the arts has been steady and purposeful
since we first opened our doors in Lynden, Washington.
As a continuation of that commitment, Peoples Bank is proud to be
a sponsor of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s holiday production, Oliver!.
For all of the magic The 5th Avenue brings to our lives,
each and every year, we say take a bow.
Anthony Repanich
Executive Vice President
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Please accept our sincere and heartfelt thanks.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic
Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has
guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the
nation’s leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for
both its development and production of new works and
its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he
has created memorable 5th Avenue productions of
Candide, Hello, Dolly!, Sweeney Todd, White Christmas,
Hair, Mame, A Little Night Music, The Secret Garden,
Anything Goes, Company, The Rocky Horror Show, Pippin,
Vanities, Yankee Doodle Dandy!, and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway
debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to
The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and
librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading
regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s Theatre,
Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990
through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY.
Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner
of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!
See It Again for $25*
*Bring paid ticket stub to The 5th Avenue Box Office on day of performance.
One stub per customer. $25 tickets subject to availability. Not valid for
Prime/Pearl seating, with other offers or on previously purchased tickets.
BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing
Director) was appointed managing director in January
2010 and is responsible for the administrative,
fundraising, information services and facility operations,
as well as oversight of all activities related to the Board of
Directors. Griffin first joined the Theatre in 2002 as
director of theater advancement and development.
During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a
$10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to
her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management experience. Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development
for the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna
Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served
at the Seattle Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that
built Benaroya Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony
Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National
Actors Theatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey
Washington and is proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla,
Washington. She is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and
a board member of Seattle Rotary #4. Most recently, she served as a grants
panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts. She is married to awardwinning actor Seán G. Griffin.
BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The
5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and
casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that
time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle
Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times
Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He
recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the
hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s
directing work has been seen at theaters across the
country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill
Playhouse where he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town.
Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St.
Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and
Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and
RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for
The 5th Avenue’s education and outreach programs. During that time he
significantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including
spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards,
honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially
increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company
throughout the Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000
students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen
the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Berry
was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
April 15 - May 11, 2014
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on the classic E. M. Forster novel that
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If you love Downton Abbey,
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5TH AVENUE THEATRE STAFF
David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director
Bernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director
Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director
EXECUTIVE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Sean Glynn
Executive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong
& Mr. Berry
Jessica Alberg
Executive Assistant to Ms. Griffin
ARTISTIC
Ian Eisendrath
Alhadeff Family Director of New Works
& Music Supervisor
Frank Lott
Associate Producer
Christopher D. Littlefield
Associate Music Supervisor
Lauren Smith
Company Manager
Albert Evans
Artistic and Music Associate
Dane Andersen
Music Coordinator
Makaela Pollock
New Works Associate
Logan Skirm
Music Apprentice
Kelsey Thorgalsen
Casting Assistant
COMMUNICATIONS,
MARKETING AND TICKETING
Patrick Harrison
Vice President of Marketing and
Communications
Gretchen Douma
Director of Marketing
Peggy Busteed
Director of Customer Service
Marketing and Public Relations
Chris Marcacci
Associate Director of Marketing
Jennifer Flood
Marketing Manager
Steve West
Marketing Manager
Jeramy Sewer
Marketing Associate
Niklaus Lopez
Group Sales Manager
Bridget Summers
Public Relations Manager
Heidi Staub
PR & Communications Associate
Carmel Dunn
Senior Graphic Designer
Robin Herbst
Graphic Designer
Jeff Carpenter
Graphic Designer
Mary Dellasega
Patron Relations
Customer Service/Ticketing
Maryke VanBeuzekom
Senior Customer Database Manager
Nichole Mines
Customer Database Manager
Khajha Rogers
Customer Service Manager
Christina Moon
Customer Service Manager - Box Office
Martha McKee
Assistant Customer Service Manager
Isabel Dickey
Assistant Customer Service Manager
Customer Service Associates
Candis Anderson, Misha Dumois,
Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine ,
Kasey Harrison, Kelsey Kelmel, Kat
LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Caleb Miller,
Sean Murphy, Meghan Nash, Sascha
Streckel, Tenille VanHollebeke, Pam
Wagher, Patrick Walrath
Direct Sales/Telefundraising
Patrick Connor
Direct Sales/Telefunding Manager
Christa Bond
Assistant Manager
Michael Blue, Ed Boyd, Darren Camp,
Camille Cornacchia, Wilda Heard,
Henriette Klaus, Irwin Michelman, Jim
Pennington, Gail Sage, Mark Williams
Representatives
DEVELOPMENT
Michelle Moga
Vice President of Philanthropy
Christine Aguon
Circles Manager
Sarah McKee Bednar
Corporate Giving Manager
Chelsea Judd
Development Assistant
Madison Murphy
Donor Relations and Events Manager
Maddie Scheutzow
Development Intern
Molly Suhr
Grants Manager
Justin Sundberg
Donor Information Services Manager
Jeanne Thompson
Membership Manager
Staci Towne
Development Assistant & Intranet
Administrator
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Anya Rudnick
Director of Education and Outreach
Connie Corrick
Community Programs Coordinator
Mathew Wright
Education Programs Coordinator
Lauren Ruhl
Education Associate
Karin Redden
Education Intern
Rosalie Hitch, Sophia Kowalski, Nancy
La Roque, Emily LaVassar, Tony
Mazzella, Sue Moser, Angela Neice,
Robin Obourn, Sue Pozo, Liz Pyle,
Scott Seramur, Meadow Swanson,
Kalia Towers-Thomas, Paula Wharton
FINANCE
Dean Frerker
Vice President of Finance
Rory Krout
Controller
Joanna McRho
Accountant
Grace Kang
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Ben Leifer
Human Resources Manager
Sean Stelfox
Accounting Associate
Kelly Radke
Office Manager
STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFF
Warren Bohner, Jessica Davis, Karen
Hall, George James, Christine Jew,
Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg
Plimpton
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Jim Cornelson
Director of IT
Melisa Bumpus
Systems Administrator
Douglas Day
Helpdesk Administrator
OPERATIONS
Catherine Johnstone
Director of Facility Operations
Alda Shepherd
Facility Manager
Jaime Welker
Front of House Manager
Alicia Hall, Lauren Ruhl, Donald Yates
Assistant House Managers
Van Pham, Erin Pike, Markus
Polendey, Bobby Manuva, Sean
Martin, Ed Lammi, Emma Ruhl
Head Ushers
Mike Chang, Sean Martin, Van Pham
Assistant Head Usher
Sue Campbell, Barbie Denand,
Kathy Parker, Paula Wharton, Lisa
Brooks
Concierges
Christine Jew
Usher and Stage Door Scheduler
Jim Malatak
Volunteer Coordinator
USHER STAFF
Barth Ball, Lisa Books, Kathleen
Bryant, Sue Campbell, Mike Chang,
Colin Chez, Frank Chinn, Alia CollinFriedrichs, Dave Cusick, Jessica Davis,
Barbie Denend, Josh Downs, Chip
Edwards, Stephanie Guerrero, Karen
Hall, Chris Halstead, Nancy Harris,
ATTORNEYS
For The 5th Avenue Theatre:
Levin Plotkin & Menin
Loren H. Plotkin and Susan Mindell
John W. Hanley, Jr.
Sendroff & Baruch, LLP
PRODUCTION
Julia L. Collins
Production Manager
Mo Chapman
Production Logistics Coordinator
Erik Holden
Technical Director
Lisa Armstrong, Rachael Dorman
Season Production Assistants
Cristian Lopez, Laurel Johnston
Production Interns
Shannin Strom-Henry
Costume and Wardrobe Director
Laurel S. Horton
Head Carpenter
Jason Balter
Production Carpenter
Ken Berg
Assistant Carpenter
John Hudson
Head Flyman/Rigger
Dave McCawley
Production Flyman
Sean Callahan
Head Electrician
Stephen A. Graham
Assistant Electrician
Ross M. Brown,
Sal Ponce
Key Electricians
Craig Bradshaw
Programmer
Karen Katz
Head Sound Engineer
James Rudy
Assistant Sound Engineer
Kelly Mickelson
Key Sound Engineer
Diana J. Gervais
Production Property Master
Tristan E. Hansen
Creative Property Master
Ron Darling
Assistant Property Master
Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart, Patty
Kovacs
Prop Builders/Artisans
C. Luke Mathis
Head Builder
Brian Ainslie
Assistant Builder
Christopher Moad
Costume Shop Manager
Deborah Engelbach
Costume & Wardrobe Assistant
Rigmor Vohra
Cutter/Tailor
Gillian Paulson
Draper
Rita Brown, Robin Montero, Teresa
O’Leary, Ruthie Nicklaus
First Hands
Marlys McDonald
Wardrobe Master
Randy Werdal
Assistant Wardrobe Master
Michelle Terese Grimm
Costume Design Assistant
Patti Emmert
Alterations Lead
Holly Kipp, Maggie Melvin, Kati
Dawson
Stitchers
Jeanna Gomez
Master Crafts
Miriam Goodman-Miller
2nd Crafts
Mary Jones
Head Hair and Make-up
Heather Sincic
Assistant Hair and Make-up
Aime Palmer
Charge Artist
SERVICES
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Services • ACCO • Alphagraphics •
Capital Grille • Dennis Warshall Art
and Events • Eden Pest Control •
Evergreen Fire and Safety • Fantasy
Finishes • Interior Environments, Inc
• Justin Orvold Home Renovation
• Mailhandlers • Mark Kitaoka and
Tracy Martin • Mayflower Park Hotel
• McCallum Print Group • McKinstry
• Minuteman Press • Pacific Furniture
Installation • Palomino • Penske •
Prime Electric • Rainier Building
Services • Servicemark LLC • Standard
Parking • Topper’s English Floral
Design • Unico Properties • Union
Square Garage • Walter E. Nelson Co.
• Whitman Global Carpet Care • Zee
Medical Service
PATRON INFORMATION
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES
In the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be
available for assistance.
EMERGENCY NUMBER The theater’s emergency
number in Coat Check is: 206-625-1294. Leave your
account number or exact seat location with your
emergency contact in case they need to reach you.
SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in
any part of the theater or within 25 feet of entrance.
FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind are
allowed in any part of the theater.
FOOD & UNCAPPED DRINKS are not allowed
in the auditorium.
COAT CHECK is located on north side of lobby.
ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available.
The theater is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening
System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available
at Coat Check for use, free of charge, with a valid ID
and subject to availability. Braille playbills are available at no cost from Coat Check. Elevator access is
available with usher assistance.
ADDRESS The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at
1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
The Theatre Administrative Offices are located at
1326 5th Avenue, Suite 735, Seattle, WA 98101.
BOX OFFICE 206-625-1900.
ADMINISTRATION 206-625-1418.
FAX 206-292-9610.
WEBSITE www.5thavenue.org
The 5th Avenue offers American Sign Language
interpreted, audio described, and open captioned performances. For more information, call 206-625-1900
(voice) or email [email protected].
THEATER RENTAL For information regarding
booking, please contact Cathy Johnstone at
206-625-1418.
LOST & FOUND Call 206-625-1418 between
10 AM and 4 PM on weekdays.
GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save.
Call 888-625-1418 or email [email protected].
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