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presents
by
William Shakespeare
adapted for Butterfield 8 by
Maureen-Theresa Williams
directed by
John Butterfield
at Cue Productions Live
March 15 through April 7, 2012
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Butterfield 8 Theatre Company presents
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
adapted for Butterfield 8 by Maureen-Theresa Williams
Featuring
Donald L. Hardy
Nathalie Archangel
Terry Downward
Edwin Peabody
Molly Kate Taylor
John Butterfield
Beth Chastain
David Hardie
Alexander Murphy
Becky Potter
Daniela Quinones
Maureen-Theresa Williams
Scenic Design
Properties
John Butterfield &
Jean Butterfield
Jean Butterfield &
John Butterfield
Lighting & Sound Design
Costumes
John Butterfield &
Kathleen MacKay
Liz Martin,
Pink Depford Design Studio
Sound & Light Operations
Kathleen MacKay
Directed by John Butterfield
Director’s Notes
S
hakespeare’s Prospero and his books are not confined to the stage
alone. They have been the subject of fiction and film as well. It is
his books that draws him away from running his own state, and it is
his books that give him the skills to survive and control all the wild
on the island. They are the source of his power and the seed of his
banishment. As best we can we have incorporated his books into the
work — all of the sound design is influenced by the sound of books
and paper. His lust for vengeance (supported by the magic from his
books) fuels a tempest within and without his mind, so strong that it
pulls the queen's ship and all its crew to him, but in the end it is his
humanity that wins out.
T
he Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream are the two
Shakespeare plays in which immortals or other worldly beings
partake in the action. There are plenty of deus ex machina throughout
the cannon, but they usually appear at the end of the play to resolve
the improbable events. These two plays have the interaction carry
throughout the work, and like Midsummer, The Tempest is built on
fantasy. The island itself is fantastical; what was the island like before
Sycorax and Prospero arrived? What is Ariel? Who was Caliban's
father, or — more to the point — what was his father? Caliban is
described as a moon calf, a fish, a monster, but that is only through the
eyes of the mortals who look on him as a wonderment or a slave. Ariel
is a being that can shift into many things; he and his cohorts are the
true natives of the island: they inhabited the island before the mortals
arrived, and will remain when the mortals finally leave.
A
ll in all it is Shakespeare's last fairytale — one with shipwrecks,
monsters, princes, and magic. We hope that you enjoy it.
The Cast
Living on the Island
PROSPERO, rightful Duke of Milan ................................Donald Hardy
MIRANDA, his daughter ...................................................Becky Potter
CALIBAN, a deformed and savage slave ..................... Edwin Peabody
ARIEL, an airy spirit ................................................Alexander Murphy
Ariel’s MINION .............................................................John Butterfield
Travelers Shipwrecked on the Island
ALONZA, Queen of Naples .......................................Daniela Quinones
FERDINAND, her son.................................................. E. Ellsworth, III
SEBASTIANE, sister to the Queen ..................................Beth Chastain
ANTONIA, usurping Duchess of Milan ......Maureen-Theresa Williams
GONZALA, advisor to the Queen ........................... Nathalie Archangel
ADRIENNE, attendant on the Queen.......................... Terry Downward
TRINCULA, a jester .................................................Molly Kate Taylor
STEPHANO, a drunken butler ..........................................David Hardie
BOATSWAIN .............................................................. Terry Downward
Setting
An island, somewhere between Tunis and Naples
There will be one fifteen-minute intermission
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About The Cast
N
athalie Archangel (Gonzala) is performing for the third time with
Butterfield 8, having previously appeared in the all-female cast
of Twelfth Night, and in Lady Windermere’s Fan. Since moving from
Los Angeles in 2008, Nathalie has appeared in East Bay productions
of Spitfire Grill, Harvey and Cotton Patch Gospel among others. A
recording artist for most of her adult life, Nathalie invites you to Google
her for at least two minutes of entertainment. If that is not sufficient,
do feel free to “Like” her Facebook page entitled Nathalie Archangel
:), which was created by her stunning 14 year old daughter Isabella.
Nathalie dedicates this performance, and all of her other mortal acts, to
her daughters Isabella, (and the equally fabulous) Wren and Olivia, and
her righteously supportive husband Mark.
J
ohn Butterfield (Director; Minion) is the founder and Artistic
Director of Butterfield 8 Theatre Company, now in its sixth season
in residence at Cue Productions Live, and has been directing and
choreographing productions in the Bay Area for many years. He studied
directing at Toi Whakaari/Victoria University in New Zealand, and
while there performed in Shifting; a devised work at BATS theatre in
Wellington. In 2009 he returned to New Zealand where he staged Mates
and Lovers to critical acclaim at BATS. He has taught theatre and dance
locally at CTA and San Ramon Dance Academy and is currently teaching
at Berkeley Ballet. As a dancer he has toured the US with Dance
Through Time and ODC, and was a member of Company Chaddick for
8 years. He is a LEAP graduate from St. Mary’s College, and in addition
to directing and choreographing continues to perform both locally and
in New Zealand. John recently appeared on the B8 stage as Gaveston in
Edward II and Viola in the all-male cast of Twelfth Night. To his whanau
in NZ “Haere taka mua, taka muri; kaua e whai.”
B
eth Chastain (Sebastiane) is thrilled to be making her third
appearance with Butterfield 8, having been seen last season as the
Duchess of Berwick in Lady Windemere’s Fan, and earlier this season
as Baldok/Matrevis in Edward II. She has been performing in the Bay
Area for over 10 years working with companies such as Role Players,
Masquers, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, Act Now! and Onstage. She is
a company member and casting director of Woman’s Will, the all female
About The Cast
(cont’d)
Shakespeare troupe. As always, she wishes to thank her husband Paul for
his everlasting love and support, without which life is not possible.
T
erry Downward (Adrienne/Boatswain) was previously seen with
Butterfield 8 as Antonio in the all-female version of Twelfth Night
and as Kitty in the world premiere of Pride and Prejudice. She is a sassy
waitress by day and an actress by night who manages to fool people into
thinking she knows what she’s doing. Well-versed in Shakespeare, she
has been doing Renaissance Pleasure Faires since she was little (read not
born). She also performs with the Broadside Music Hall as Miss Kitty
Purrswell at the Charles Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco. She
is especially grateful to her mother and father for staying awake to come
get her from the BART station after late-night rehearsals, and would like
to thank her wonderfully supportive boyfriend, Alejo. Thanks for helping
me run lines. You rock!
E
. Ellsworth, III (Ferdinand) is happy to be involved with this
production. He’s a trust fund baby who tried acting on a dare, once.
In 1991. He hasn’t appeared on stage since then, but loves theatre for all
its strange twists of fate.
D
avid Hardie (Stephano) is honored to be back with Butterfield 8,
having performed in the past in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in
2002, Twelfth Night in 2004, Blithe Spirit in 2006, Romeo and Julian
and Much Ado About Nothing in 2007, The Importance of Being Earnest
and The Merchant of Venice in 2008, Cymbeline and As You Like It in
2009, and Arcadia and Hamlet in 2010. Last year he reprised his role
of Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the all-male cast of Twelfth Night, created
the roles of Mr. Collins and Mr. Gardiner in the world premiere of Pride
and Prejudice, and played the Earl of Kent in Edward II. This, and every
performance he gives, is dedicated to the memory of his BEST friend
Terri “Buster” Bischel, who passed away from cancer in 2006. Love you,
miss you! Giddy Up!
About The Cast
(cont’d)
D
onald L. Hardy (Prospero) has appeared in theatrical productions
on both the East and West coasts, performing The Normal Heart,
Dancing at Lughnasa, The Secret Garden, and Falsettos. In October of
2006 he first appeared with Butterfield 8 as Charles Condomine in Noel
Coward’s Blithe Spirit. He followed as Benedick in Much Ado About
Nothing, created the role of Mr. Kale in the B8 workshop production of
The Bird House, and took an unexpected turn as Bottom in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream. Last year he created the role of Francis in Virago Theater’s
premiere production of Jennifer Robert’s Beekeeper. Other roles at
Butterfield 8 include Prince Escalus in Romeo and Julian, Antonio in The
Merchant of Venice, the title role in Cymbeline, Duke Senior and Duke
Frederick in As You Like It, and Bernard Nightingale in Tom Stoppard’s
Arcadia. Last summer his adaptation of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
premiered to critical and popular acclaim at B8, and this January he adapted
and directed An Evening of Saki: the Short Stories of H. H. Munro. This is
his second production of The Tempest.
A
lexander Murphy (Ariel) is excited to be working with Butterfield
8 again! He was last seen onstage as Spenser the Younger in Edward
II with B8, and will be reprising his role as Mr. Bingley in Pride and
Prejudice this summer. Backstage, he just finished assistant directing Babes
in Arms with Center Stage of Diablo Valley, and last January directed The
Glass Menagerie with Contra Costa Christian Theatre. He has performed
extensively in the Bay Area for nearly a decade. Highlights include:
Godspell (Jesus), The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (William Barfée), High
School Musical (Ryan Evans), Fiddler on the Roof, Seussical (Cat in the
Hat u/s), and Brigadoon. In addition to theatre, he plays piano and ukulele,
collects mardi gras masks, and has unhealthy obsessions with Rubik’s
Cubes and Doctor Who. He would like to thank his family, God, and the
rest of his support group for helping him get to where he is today!
E
dwin Peabody (Caliban) is thrilled to be appearing in another
Butterfield 8 production with such a strong cast and director. He
has appeared with B8 in Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, As You Like It,
Pride & Prejudice, Arcadia, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Twelfth Night, and
Steampunk Hamlet, to name a few. A graduate of AADA Hollywood, he
has been acting locally for the past 20 years. He dedicates his performance
to his beautiful wife and furry children.
About The Cast
(cont’d)
B
ecky Potter (Miranda) is grateful and honored to be a company
member of Butterfield 8. As an actor with the company she has
been seen onstage in Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merchant of Venice,
Zelda’s Mama’s Cookin’, Cymbeline, Arcadia, Hamlet, Twelfth Night,
Lady Windermere’s Fan, Pride and Prejudice, and Edward II. Becky has
also performed with Galatean Players, Diablo Theatre Company and the
Willows Theatre Company. Becky received her B.A. in Drama from UC
Irvine, and her M.A. in Drama from SF State. She is now serving on the
theatre department faculty at Oakland School for the Arts where she is
co-directing Les Miserables this spring. This summer she is thrilled to be
reprising the role of Elizabeth Bennet in B8’s remounting of Pride and
Prejudice. Don’t miss it!
D
aniela Quinones (Alonsa, Queen of Naples) studied acting with the
2006 conservatory at The Actors Center, New York, and with Jim
Kirkwood at Diablo Valley College. She has a B.A. in English Literature
from U.C. Berkeley with an emphasis on Shakespeare’s works. Daniela
and her husband David welcomed their son Max to the family in 2009.
He is a wonderful boy, and it has been an amazing experience. She is
excited to be back in the Bay Area and working with Butterfield 8 again,
having performed previously with the company as Titania in the 2002
prodction of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as the Exercise Instructor,
Helene, and the Cigarette Girl in The Women, and most recently as Celia
in As You Like It.
M
olly Kate Taylor (Trincula) thinks she may have been typecast,
but is thankful nonetheless. Molly was a student and intern for
Center REP’s Young REP program for seven years and also studied
clowning and physical theatre at The Flying Actor Studio. Past shows
that she enjoys to reminisce include Hamlet (Gertrude), Saint Joan
(Joan), Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), and Much Ado About Nothing
(Beatrice). With Butterfield 8, she was Sebastian in the female cast’s
Twelfth Night and more recently Mrs. Hurst and Charlotte Lucas in Pride
and Prejudice. She sincerely hopes you laugh at least once during this
production; it’s good for the soul.
About The Cast
(cont’d)
M
aureen-Theresa Williams (Antonia) is a founding member and
Co-Artistic Director of Butterfield 8. Previous roles with the
company include Ruth in Blithe Spirit, Beatrice in Much Ado About
Nothing, Zelda in Zelda’s Mama’s Cookin’, Edith Potter in The Women,
Hannah Jarvis in Arcadia, and Mrs. Bennet in the world premiere of
Pride and Prejudice. Other favorite roles include Dotty Otley in Noises
Off and Veta in Harvey (Contra Costa Civic Theatre), Miss Maudie in
To Kill a Mockingbird (Antioch Rivertown Theatre), Queenie in Bell,
Book and Candle (Chanticleers), and Mrs. Pert in Look Homeward,
Angel (Willows Theatre Company). She was recently seen as Amanda
Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (Contra Costa Christian Theater),
and Mrs. Cratchit in Scrooge – The Musical (Bay Area Stage). Maureen
has been privileged to also perform over the past thirty-plus years with
Act Now!, Angry Reynolds Productions, Arclight Repertory Theatre,
Civic Arts Rep, Odyssey Players, Onstage, Subterranean Shakespeare,
Theatrefest, Dramateurs/Town Hall Theatre Company, as well as for
Diablo Valley College and Cal State East Bay (Hayward).
Production Staff
Stage Manager - Ali Arman
House Management - Kathleen MacKay
Properties - Jean Butterfield, John Butterfield, Donald Hardy,
Kathleen MacKay
Wardrobe Mistress - Jennifer Dougherty
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Assistant Costume Designer - Eliza Washington
Cutter - Kimberly Wright
Stitchers - Emily Clark, Janice Gartin, Narae Kim,
Kimberly Liljequist, Joyce Liu, Hyo Namgung, Cathryn Reynolds,
Hilary Seeley, Janice Sellers
Artistic Staff
J
ean Butterfield (Set Design/Props/Masks) has performed, designed,
and constructed props, masks, and set pieces for both NUDC and
Butterfield 8 theatre companies. In May 2007 her play, The Raft, was
chosen as a finalist in Reverie Productions Next Generation Playwriting
Contest and was presented as a staged reading in New York City. Jean is
a graduate of Mills College in Oakland, California where she earned a
Bachelor’s Degree in Book Arts. Currently she works in publishing as a
freelance graphic designer and production artist.
J
im Lively (Sound Effects) has previously designed sound effects and
soundscapes for Butterfield 8’s productions of Hamlet and Twelfth
Night.
L
iz Martin (Resident Costume Designer) has been involved in
theater for over 25 years. Her custom design business, Pink
Depford Design Studio (www.pinkdepford.com) has built costumes for
actors, re-enactors, wineries, and a squirrel. In addition to her prior work
with Butterfield 8 (Edward II, Pride and Prejudice, Lady Windermere’s
Fan, Twelfth Night, Hamlet) she has worked with several theater
companies in the Bay Area: Ross Valley Players (The Miracle Worker),
Vagabond Players (Sound of Music) & Martinez Opera (Madame
Butterfly). She spends her winter holidays as the Costume Director for
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair (www.dickensfair.com). She gives
thanks everyday that she has the opportunity to make her living doing
two the things she enjoys the most: costuming and nails.
E
liza Washington (Assistant Costume Designer) was raised in the
charming seaside dell of West Marin where she learned how to
do very important things like peeling avocados, avoiding mountain
lions, befriending strange horses and body-surfing on moonless nights.
She spent two years at FIDM learning how to measure twice and cut
once and stitch as many times as it takes to get it right, damn it. For
approximately fourteen months, three weeks and two days Eliza has
been happily working with Liz Martin at Pink Depford Design on
everything from highly sequined dance costumes to sparsely sequined
harpy costumes.
The Director Thanks
Pat Church and Judy & Jerry Potter — as always,
for all the little and big things you do for us
Jim Lively for the sound design
Jean, my sister, for taking the time off her own work to build
three amazing masks and book pieces for the production
Don Hardy for once more tackling this role, and for spearheading and scripting Saki while I was away.
It was good to know things were in good hands
Alan Beatts for the donation of the book case
and the loan of the casters
Michael Cawelti for the generous loan of the cutlasses
Liz Martin and her amazing crew — this was a tough one,
and once again you came through and challenged us to
look at the world we make a little differently
The company, you band of merry few, thank you for
pulling together while I was away and
for showing me again how much this means to you
and to all of us
All of you that came to Saki and donated to our fund-raisers —
you keep us going
B8 Needs You!
Butterfield 8 productions are made possible in part by
contributions from the the Bank of America Matching Gifts
Program, Kaiser Permanente Matching Gifts Program, Kennedy
Jenks Consultants, Inc., Lucky stores S.H.A.R.E.S program,
and patrons like you.
We’d like to thank our individual donors who have have
contributed more than $5,000 to Butterfield 8
since December 1, 2011:
Dorothy Anderson
Donald Hardy
Paula Bakalar
Richard Louis James
Pat Church
Maya Kennedy
Bruce & Christine Clegg
Julia Gilliland Liu
Deborah Doyle
Anne Matthew
William Egli
Sheilah Morrison
Martha & Stephen Emry
Jerry & Judy Potter
Timothy & Pamela Duncan
Bharat & Usha Srinivasan
Jill Gelster & David Dierks
Claudia Waite
Clifford & Diana Goldbeck
Alexandra Wentworth
Kerry Gudjohnsen
David Williams
Does your company have a matching grant program? Won’t
you consider a donation? Butterfield 8 is the theatrical branch
of New Urban Dance Company, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, tax ID# 94-3148473. All donations to NUDC are
fully deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Coming up Next
Lettice and Lovage
by Peter Shaffer
directed by Alan Cameron
produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
“Enlarge! Enliven! Enlighten!”
Lettice Duffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and medieval weaponry,
is an indefatigable but daffy enthusiast of history and the theatre. As a tour
guide at Fustian House, one of the least stately of London’s stately homes, she
theatrically embellishes its historical past, ultimately coming up on the radar of
Lotte Schoen, an inspector from the Preservation Trust. Neither impressed nor
entertained by Lettice’s freewheeling history lessons, Schoen fires her. Not one
to go without a fight, Lettice engages the stoic, conventional Lotte in a battle to
the death of all that is sacred to the Empire and the crown.
Lettice and Lovage previews May 3, 2012 and runs through May 27
Later in the Season
Pride byand
Prejudice
Jane Austen
adapted for the stage by Donald L. Hardy
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a
good fortune must be in want of a wife.”
So begins Jane Austen’s enduring tale of manners, upbringing, morality,
education and marriage among the
landed gentry of early 19th century England.
This revival of Butterfield 8’s critically acclaimed production
is presented in two parts.
August 1 through August 26, 2011
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T
he Mission of Butterfield 8 Theatre Company is to provide audiences
a fresh take on classic plays, and foster the creation of new works.
O
ur Vision is to present audiences with examples of both ends of the
theatrical spectrum: new productions of classic works, focusing in
particular on text-driven plays (such as the works of Shakespeare), and
new works devised by the company or written by local playwrights. Our
work often examines perceptions of gender, both within the context of
the play and the larger context of society as a whole. We strive to create
an immersive environment, believing the audience’s experience starts
when they buy the ticket, and shouldn't end when they leave the theatre.
We honor that the audience has come for a live theatre experience to
engage with a story or an idea; to be taken on a journey. This is our
responsibility, and our craft.
W
e are always looking for people to be active members of our Board
of Directors. The job requires people who have experience living
and working in the world, with an interest in helping us grow as a theatre
company. If you would like to help us achieve our vision, please contact
John Butterfield at (510) 282-6174 or [email protected].
www.theatrebayarea.org