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AFFILIATIONS—TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) andoperates under agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actorsand stage managers in the United States. TheatreWorks is a constituent member of Theatre CommunicationsGroup, Inc., the national organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. TheatreWorks is a member of theNational Alliance for Musical Theatre, a national service organization for musical theatre. In addition,TheatreWorks is a member of Theatre Bay Area, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, the Mountain ViewChamber of Commerce, and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. TheatreWorks’ 2018/19 Season is presentedin cooperation with the City of Mountain View and the City of Palo Alto, Community Services Department,Division of Arts and Sciences.
The director is a member of the Society ofStage Directors and Choreographers, Inc.,an independent national labor union. The scenic, lighting, costume, and sounddesigners are members of United ScenicArtists.
This season is supported in part by anaward from the National Endowment forthe Arts.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is a proudhome company of the Mountain ViewCenter for the Performing Arts.
About TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyWelcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 49th season of award-winningtheatre! Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and ExecutiveDirector Phil Santora, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a wide range ofproductions and programming throughout the region.Founded in 1970, we continue to celebrate the human spirit and the diversityof our community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizinggreat works of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing newworks for the American theatre. TheatreWorks has produced 70 world premieres and over 160 US and regional premieres. In June 2019,TheatreWorks received the highest honor for a theatre not on Broadway— the American Theatre Wing’s 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award. TheatreWorks’ 2017/18 season included the world premieres of The FourImmigrants: An American Musical Manga and The Prince of Egypt—slated toopen in London’s West End in February 2020—as well as regional premieresof Constellations, Our Great Tchaikovsky, Skeleton Crew, and Finks. In thecourse of the year, shows that debuted here were produced at theatresaround the world.With an annual operating budget of $9 million, TheatreWorks produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto and theMountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and a special add-on holidayproduction at the Lohman Theatre on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos. Seventeen years ago, we launched the New Works Initiative, dedicating ourselves to the development of new plays and musicals. TheInitiative has since supported over 160 new works through retreats, work-shops, staged readings, developmental productions, and the annual NewWorks Festival, inspiring The Mercury News to call us ”a premiere breedingground for new musicals, which has put the company on the national map.”
TheatreWorks believes in making theatre accessible to the entire Silicon Valleycommunity. Our Education Department reaches on average 20,000 studentsfrom 70 schools in 7 counties annually. It sponsors outreach programs thatinclude the Children’s Healing Project at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital,the Young Playwrights Project, specially-priced student matinees, extensiveschool tours, post-show discussions, theatre camps, and programs for youth.
For more information on our 2019/20 season, New Works Initiative, andEducation programs, please visit theatreworks.org or call 650.463.1960.
J. Lohr is the official wine of TheatreWorks.
The Mercury News is TheatreWorks’2018/19 Season Media Sponsor.
Hengehold Trucks is the official trucking provider of TheatreWorks.
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In this Issue2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
6 TW’s 50th Anniversary Season
9 From Artistic Director Robert Kelley
10 About the Play & Playwright
11 Setting the Stage for WWI
12 Director’s Notes
13 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents ARCHDUKE
14 Who’s Who
18 Contributors
21 TWSV Staff
22 TWSV General Information
Continue the conversation online!
@TheatreWorksSV#ArchdukeTWSV
It’s certainly fitting that Rajiv Joseph’s Archduke ends our 2018-19 season. For me, this has been a year of learning, laughing, andrecognizing that our humanity encompasses more questions thananswers. Rajiv always explores many themes; in this case, he gives us social justice, economic inequality, gender differences,pleasure and pain, the attraction of “meaning,” the drive of ego.While we know the historical outcome even before the playbegins, as it progresses we still hope for a better ending,
convinced that beneath the confusion, the human spirit of these boys is basicallygood, and might remain so if the right influences prevail. So I come away from this play, and this amazing season, with hope intact, and with great pride thatTheatreWorks has fulfilled its commitment to celebrate the human spirit, in all itsjoy, sorrow, and complexity.This is my last letter to you, as my term as Board Chair ends and I leave thisresponsibility in the very capable hands of incoming Chair, Roy Johnson. It hasbeen a pleasure and privilege to share my thoughts with you as well as my joy in being affiliated with this truly wonderful theatre company. Thanks so much to those of you who took the time to tell me you actually read and enjoy these letters! It’s been an exciting year full of great plays, beautiful music, and newopportunities, and now the thrill and pride of being here as TheatreWorks receivesthe Regional Theatre Tony Award. I’ve been inspired by the careful thought andtrue passion that goes into putting each production on the stage, and gratified by the engagement of you, our audience. While Archduke ends this 49th season, so much excitement lies ahead! As we celebrate our 50th season, we have great things planned: another exciting NewWorks Festival, a very special season that revels in our theatrical capabilities, anda wonderful celebratory concert honoring TheatreWorks and Artistic DirectorRobert Kelley in November. I look forward to being in the audience with all of you,savoring every minute of every show. See you there!Sincerely,
Judy Heyboer
BOARD OF TRUSTEESJudy Heyboer, Chair
Cabell ChinnisBill Coughran
Sarah Donaldson Peggy Woodford Forbes
Matt FullerCiro GiammonaAnne Hambly
Rose HauRon Hayden
Charlotte JacobsRoy Johnson
Derry KabcenellMichael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley
Ellice Papp Phil SantoraLoren Saxe
Barbara ShapiroNancy Ginsburg SternLynn Szekely-Goode
Ewart ThomasKristina Vetter
Holly WardLisa WebsterJane Weston
Gayla Lorthridge Wood
BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman •Chuck Bernstein • Jayne Booker • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C.Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R.Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • LarryHorton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • RobertaR. Katz • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • PattiMcClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • EileenNelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis •Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Denise Stanford • DebraSummers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Helaina Titus • Tzipor Ulman •Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Mark Vershel • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson
From the Board Chair
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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In this Issue2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
6 TW’s 50th Anniversary Season
9 From Artistic Director Robert Kelley
10 About the Play & Playwright
11 Setting the Stage for WWI
12 Director’s Notes
13 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents ARCHDUKE
14 Who’s Who
18 Contributors
21 TWSV Staff
22 TWSV General Information
Continue the conversation online!
@TheatreWorksSV#ArchdukeTWSV
It’s certainly fitting that Rajiv Joseph’s Archduke ends our 2018-19 season. For me, this has been a year of learning, laughing, andrecognizing that our humanity encompasses more questions thananswers. Rajiv always explores many themes; in this case, he gives us social justice, economic inequality, gender differences,pleasure and pain, the attraction of “meaning,” the drive of ego.While we know the historical outcome even before the playbegins, as it progresses we still hope for a better ending,
convinced that beneath the confusion, the human spirit of these boys is basicallygood, and might remain so if the right influences prevail. So I come away from this play, and this amazing season, with hope intact, and with great pride thatTheatreWorks has fulfilled its commitment to celebrate the human spirit, in all itsjoy, sorrow, and complexity.This is my last letter to you, as my term as Board Chair ends and I leave thisresponsibility in the very capable hands of incoming Chair, Roy Johnson. It hasbeen a pleasure and privilege to share my thoughts with you as well as my joy in being affiliated with this truly wonderful theatre company. Thanks so much to those of you who took the time to tell me you actually read and enjoy these letters! It’s been an exciting year full of great plays, beautiful music, and newopportunities, and now the thrill and pride of being here as TheatreWorks receivesthe Regional Theatre Tony Award. I’ve been inspired by the careful thought andtrue passion that goes into putting each production on the stage, and gratified by the engagement of you, our audience. While Archduke ends this 49th season, so much excitement lies ahead! As we celebrate our 50th season, we have great things planned: another exciting NewWorks Festival, a very special season that revels in our theatrical capabilities, anda wonderful celebratory concert honoring TheatreWorks and Artistic DirectorRobert Kelley in November. I look forward to being in the audience with all of you,savoring every minute of every show. See you there!Sincerely,
Judy Heyboer
BOARD OF TRUSTEESJudy Heyboer, Chair
Cabell ChinnisBill Coughran
Sarah Donaldson Peggy Woodford Forbes
Matt FullerCiro GiammonaAnne Hambly
Rose HauRon Hayden
Charlotte JacobsRoy Johnson
Derry KabcenellMichael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley
Ellice Papp Phil SantoraLoren Saxe
Barbara ShapiroNancy Ginsburg SternLynn Szekely-Goode
Ewart ThomasKristina Vetter
Holly WardLisa WebsterJane Weston
Gayla Lorthridge Wood
BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman •Chuck Bernstein • Jayne Booker • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C.Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R.Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • LarryHorton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • RobertaR. Katz • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • PattiMcClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • EileenNelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis •Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Denise Stanford • DebraSummers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Helaina Titus • Tzipor Ulman •Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Mark Vershel • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson
From the Board Chair
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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AN UPROARIOUS SPOOF
THE 39 STEPSAdapted by Patrick Barlow
Based on the book by John BuchanFrom the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Directed by Leslie MartinsonOLIVIER AWARD—LONDON’S BEST NEW COMEDY
TheatreWorks’ acclaimed hit comedy returns in a hilarious, high-speed spoof of Alfred Hitchcock’s silver-screen classic. Minglingmystery and laughter, this irresistible Broadway smash hurtles a notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde from a raucousLondon music hall to Scotland’s most remote highlands—and a den of devious spies. Along the way it creates trains, planes, moors, and more in a wildly funny flight to the heights oftheatrical invention.
“Absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical.” –The New York Times
Aug 21–Sept 15, 2019Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Subscribe today!theatreworks.org 650.463.1960
A WHIMSICAL PARABLE
THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVEBy Julia Cho
Directed by Jeffrey Lo SUSAN SMITH BLACKBURN PRIZE FOR WOMEN
PLAYWRIGHTSA quirky, comic drama about communication—its potential and itslimits—this romantic parable for our times features a linguist at aloss for words, especially the vocabulary of the heart. Balanceddelightfully between affection and adversity, it is the whimsical,life-affirming chronicle of a brilliant scientist who fights to preserve the dying languages of far-flung cultures, only to neglectthe promise and passion of his own.
“Passionate. Wise and wonderful.” –Talkin’ Broadway
July 10–Aug 4, 2019 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
2019 TONY AWARD WINNER
A ROLLICKING MUSICAL JOURNEY
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONGBy Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
Directed by Randal MylerWEST COAST PREMIERE
Book passage on a riverboat down the mighty Mississippi,teeming with rousing traditional songs and the poignantstories of the Big Muddy’s favorite son, Mark Twain. Toldwith wry humor and surprising emotion, played on a paradeof guitars, banjos, and harmonicas, this music-filled journeywill have you tapping your feet as it warms your heart. Fromthe creators of TheatreWorks hits Fire on the Mountain andIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.
“Infectious, moving and merry!” –BroadwayWorld
Oct 2–27, 2019Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
A TRIUMPHANT TOUR DE FORCEHershey Felder presents
Mona Golabek in
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANEAdapted and Directed by Hershey Felder
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane byMona Golabek and Lee Cohen
Holding fast to dreams of concert success, a young Jewish pianistescapes Vienna via the Kindertransport, arriving in England at the outset of World War II. In a stunning, nationally-acclaimed performance, concert pianist Mona Golabek recounts her mother’spoignant saga of hope and resilience, underscored with extraordi-nary music from Bach, Beethoven, and many more. Created byTheatreWorks favorite Hershey Felder, it celebrates the power ofmusic to transcend even the darkest of times.
“Astonishing. Stunningly good!” –San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 15–Feb 9, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
A CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
RAGTIMETHE MUSICAL
Book by Terrence McNallyMusic by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
From the novel by E. L. DoctorowDirected by Robert Kelley
TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICALThis timeless musical masterpiece celebrates the soaring soundsand hopeful spirit of America at the dawn of the last century. To the syncopated rhythms of an optimistic new age, this unfor-gettable theatrical tapestry interweaves the delights of vaudeville,baseball, and nickelodeon with the hurly-burly of labor rallies andracial unrest, tracing the lives of an enterprising Jewish immigrant,a courageous Harlem pianist, and an upper-class wife brilliantlycombined in a jubilant, melting pot tribute to the American Dream.
“A colossal hit!” –New York Post
Apr 1–26, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
AN EXHILARATING MUSICAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PRIDE AND PREJUDICEBook, music, and lyrics by Paul Gordon
Based on the novel by Jane AustenDirected by Robert Kelley
THEATREWORKS’ 70TH WORLD PREMIERETo ring in the holidays, the Tony-nominated creator of Theatre-Works hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Jane Eyre debuts anunforgettable musical of Jane Austen’s beloved classic. Thisromantic comedy for the ages brings a witty, satirical edge and acontemporary beat to its engaging score. Let the battle of thesexes begin as a delightfully liberated Lizzie Bennet and a dashing,disdainful Mr. Darcy discover the irresistible power of love.
“We are all fools in love.” –Jane AustenDec 4–29, 2019
Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
A FIGHT TO FLY
THEY PROMISED HER THE MOONBy Laurel Ollstein
Directed by Giovanna SardelliNORTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
The space race, 1962. With the sky no longer the limit, astronautscircle the heavens and a world record-holding pilot stands ready tojoin them, forever altering the course of history. If only America willlet her. This fascinating theatrical hit from our New Works Festivalchronicles the incredible true story of Jerrie Cobb, a woman whodreamt of stars, only to wake in a country that couldn’t see the light.
“I tumbled out of that airplane... with the stars in my eyes.” –Jerrie Cobb, The Mercury 13
Mar 4–29, 2020 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
A LOVE LETTER TO THE THEATRE
THE BOOK OF WILLBy Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Robert Kelley STEINBERG/ATCA NEW PLAY AWARD
REGIONAL PREMIEREWhat if Shakespeare’s lines had disappeared forever? Amidst theclamor and color of Elizabethan London, this touching celebrationof the theatre is a funny, heartwarming tale of lifelong collabora-tors struggling to assemble and publish the Bard’s life’s work—alasting memorial to a lost friend. Facing a devious publisher, a cantankerous competitor, and their own insecurity, they illuminatethis tale of love, loss, and laughter, the soaring finale of ArtisticDirector Robert Kelley’s 50th season at TheatreWorks.
“Hilarious and poignant.” –ChicagoOnStage
June 3–28, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
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AN UPROARIOUS SPOOF
THE 39 STEPSAdapted by Patrick Barlow
Based on the book by John BuchanFrom the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Directed by Leslie MartinsonOLIVIER AWARD—LONDON’S BEST NEW COMEDY
TheatreWorks’ acclaimed hit comedy returns in a hilarious, high-speed spoof of Alfred Hitchcock’s silver-screen classic. Minglingmystery and laughter, this irresistible Broadway smash hurtles a notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde from a raucousLondon music hall to Scotland’s most remote highlands—and a den of devious spies. Along the way it creates trains, planes, moors, and more in a wildly funny flight to the heights oftheatrical invention.
“Absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical.” –The New York Times
Aug 21–Sept 15, 2019Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Subscribe today!theatreworks.org 650.463.1960
A WHIMSICAL PARABLE
THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVEBy Julia Cho
Directed by Jeffrey Lo SUSAN SMITH BLACKBURN PRIZE FOR WOMEN
PLAYWRIGHTSA quirky, comic drama about communication—its potential and itslimits—this romantic parable for our times features a linguist at aloss for words, especially the vocabulary of the heart. Balanceddelightfully between affection and adversity, it is the whimsical,life-affirming chronicle of a brilliant scientist who fights to preserve the dying languages of far-flung cultures, only to neglectthe promise and passion of his own.
“Passionate. Wise and wonderful.” –Talkin’ Broadway
July 10–Aug 4, 2019 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
2019 TONY AWARD WINNER
A ROLLICKING MUSICAL JOURNEY
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONGBy Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
Directed by Randal MylerWEST COAST PREMIERE
Book passage on a riverboat down the mighty Mississippi,teeming with rousing traditional songs and the poignantstories of the Big Muddy’s favorite son, Mark Twain. Toldwith wry humor and surprising emotion, played on a paradeof guitars, banjos, and harmonicas, this music-filled journeywill have you tapping your feet as it warms your heart. Fromthe creators of TheatreWorks hits Fire on the Mountain andIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.
“Infectious, moving and merry!” –BroadwayWorld
Oct 2–27, 2019Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
A TRIUMPHANT TOUR DE FORCEHershey Felder presents
Mona Golabek in
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANEAdapted and Directed by Hershey Felder
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane byMona Golabek and Lee Cohen
Holding fast to dreams of concert success, a young Jewish pianistescapes Vienna via the Kindertransport, arriving in England at the outset of World War II. In a stunning, nationally-acclaimed performance, concert pianist Mona Golabek recounts her mother’spoignant saga of hope and resilience, underscored with extraordi-nary music from Bach, Beethoven, and many more. Created byTheatreWorks favorite Hershey Felder, it celebrates the power ofmusic to transcend even the darkest of times.
“Astonishing. Stunningly good!” –San Francisco Chronicle
Jan 15–Feb 9, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
A CELEBRATION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
RAGTIMETHE MUSICAL
Book by Terrence McNallyMusic by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
From the novel by E. L. DoctorowDirected by Robert Kelley
TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICALThis timeless musical masterpiece celebrates the soaring soundsand hopeful spirit of America at the dawn of the last century. To the syncopated rhythms of an optimistic new age, this unfor-gettable theatrical tapestry interweaves the delights of vaudeville,baseball, and nickelodeon with the hurly-burly of labor rallies andracial unrest, tracing the lives of an enterprising Jewish immigrant,a courageous Harlem pianist, and an upper-class wife brilliantlycombined in a jubilant, melting pot tribute to the American Dream.
“A colossal hit!” –New York Post
Apr 1–26, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
AN EXHILARATING MUSICAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PRIDE AND PREJUDICEBook, music, and lyrics by Paul Gordon
Based on the novel by Jane AustenDirected by Robert Kelley
THEATREWORKS’ 70TH WORLD PREMIERETo ring in the holidays, the Tony-nominated creator of Theatre-Works hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Jane Eyre debuts anunforgettable musical of Jane Austen’s beloved classic. Thisromantic comedy for the ages brings a witty, satirical edge and acontemporary beat to its engaging score. Let the battle of thesexes begin as a delightfully liberated Lizzie Bennet and a dashing,disdainful Mr. Darcy discover the irresistible power of love.
“We are all fools in love.” –Jane AustenDec 4–29, 2019
Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
A FIGHT TO FLY
THEY PROMISED HER THE MOONBy Laurel Ollstein
Directed by Giovanna SardelliNORTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
The space race, 1962. With the sky no longer the limit, astronautscircle the heavens and a world record-holding pilot stands ready tojoin them, forever altering the course of history. If only America willlet her. This fascinating theatrical hit from our New Works Festivalchronicles the incredible true story of Jerrie Cobb, a woman whodreamt of stars, only to wake in a country that couldn’t see the light.
“I tumbled out of that airplane... with the stars in my eyes.” –Jerrie Cobb, The Mercury 13
Mar 4–29, 2020 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto
A LOVE LETTER TO THE THEATRE
THE BOOK OF WILLBy Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Robert Kelley STEINBERG/ATCA NEW PLAY AWARD
REGIONAL PREMIEREWhat if Shakespeare’s lines had disappeared forever? Amidst theclamor and color of Elizabethan London, this touching celebrationof the theatre is a funny, heartwarming tale of lifelong collabora-tors struggling to assemble and publish the Bard’s life’s work—alasting memorial to a lost friend. Facing a devious publisher, a cantankerous competitor, and their own insecurity, they illuminatethis tale of love, loss, and laughter, the soaring finale of ArtisticDirector Robert Kelley’s 50th season at TheatreWorks.
“Hilarious and poignant.” –ChicagoOnStage
June 3–28, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
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CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
On April 26 the American Theatre Wing notifiedTheatreWorks that we had won the 2019 Tony Award forRegional Theatre. Things have been crazy since—a whirl-wind of interviews, articles, and cross-country expeditions.Lost in the shuffle may be the actual words the American
Theatre Wing used to describe TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: “The workthey produce celebrates the human spirit, they have helped develop hundreds of vibrant new plays and musicals that are now being performedin theatres across America, and they have pioneered education programsthat inspire thousands of students each year.”
How appropriate that Archduke is our first production since this unexpected honor came our way. It was nurtured in our New WorksFestival in 2016, went on to premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, and nowits significantly revised version debuts here at TheatreWorks. It is the latest reward of an artistic relationship between TheatreWorks and twoexceptional artists, Director Giovanna Sardelli and Pulitzer Prize nomineeRajiv Joseph. We developed his brilliant play The North Pool in our 2009Festival, premiered it in 2011, and delighted when it won the Bay Area’sprestigious Will Glickman Playwright Award. Rajiv’s The Lake Effect wasanother TW hit, and his Describe the Night electrified our Festival in 2014.Directed by Giovanna off-Broadway, it won last year’s Obie Award for Best New Play. Such artistic relationships define a commitment to newwork that has been both the dream and reality of TheatreWorks through-out our 49 years. There are many more—look no further than Joe DiPietroof Memphis; or Paul Gordon, whose musical Pride and Prejudice will beour 70th world premiere; or Stephen Schwartz, whose Prince of Egypt will be our third World Premiere to open in London’s West End. Our TonyAward has come in recognition of these relationships and the outstanding theatre they have produced.
Some events change your perspective: like a start-up suburban theatregrowing to win the American theatre’s ultimate award.
Some events change the world: like a trio of desperate loners manipulatedinto an act that altered the course of the last century. With a darkly satirical sense of humor, Archduke focuses on that critical moment, wellaware that another such event might be just ahead in today’s world ofinternational tension and fear. How easy it is, Rajiv shows us, for a seemingly insignificant individual to trigger unimaginable results. Thehuman spirit has its weaknesses, sometimes comical, sometimes tragic;unless we understand our failings we may never be able to fully celebrateour potential. And that celebration has been the mission of TheatreWorksfor almost 50 years.
Robert Kelley
From the Artistic Director
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CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
On April 26 the American Theatre Wing notifiedTheatreWorks that we had won the 2019 Tony Award forRegional Theatre. Things have been crazy since—a whirl-wind of interviews, articles, and cross-country expeditions.Lost in the shuffle may be the actual words the American
Theatre Wing used to describe TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: “The workthey produce celebrates the human spirit, they have helped develop hundreds of vibrant new plays and musicals that are now being performedin theatres across America, and they have pioneered education programsthat inspire thousands of students each year.”
How appropriate that Archduke is our first production since this unexpected honor came our way. It was nurtured in our New WorksFestival in 2016, went on to premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, and nowits significantly revised version debuts here at TheatreWorks. It is the latest reward of an artistic relationship between TheatreWorks and twoexceptional artists, Director Giovanna Sardelli and Pulitzer Prize nomineeRajiv Joseph. We developed his brilliant play The North Pool in our 2009Festival, premiered it in 2011, and delighted when it won the Bay Area’sprestigious Will Glickman Playwright Award. Rajiv’s The Lake Effect wasanother TW hit, and his Describe the Night electrified our Festival in 2014.Directed by Giovanna off-Broadway, it won last year’s Obie Award for Best New Play. Such artistic relationships define a commitment to newwork that has been both the dream and reality of TheatreWorks through-out our 49 years. There are many more—look no further than Joe DiPietroof Memphis; or Paul Gordon, whose musical Pride and Prejudice will beour 70th world premiere; or Stephen Schwartz, whose Prince of Egypt will be our third World Premiere to open in London’s West End. Our TonyAward has come in recognition of these relationships and the outstanding theatre they have produced.
Some events change your perspective: like a start-up suburban theatregrowing to win the American theatre’s ultimate award.
Some events change the world: like a trio of desperate loners manipulatedinto an act that altered the course of the last century. With a darkly satirical sense of humor, Archduke focuses on that critical moment, wellaware that another such event might be just ahead in today’s world ofinternational tension and fear. How easy it is, Rajiv shows us, for a seemingly insignificant individual to trigger unimaginable results. Thehuman spirit has its weaknesses, sometimes comical, sometimes tragic;unless we understand our failings we may never be able to fully celebrateour potential. And that celebration has been the mission of TheatreWorksfor almost 50 years.
Robert Kelley
From the Artistic Director
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n a career spanning little more than a decade, prolific
playwright Rajiv Joseph’sworks have taken audiences from a viceprincipal’s office to war-torn Iraq, from an Indianrestaurant in Clevelandto the Taj Majal. Alongthe way he has received countless accoladesincluding a Lucile Lorteland two Obie Awards,
and was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his Broadwayplay Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. From one workto the next, Joseph finds new ways to keep audienceson their toes, layering one idea on top of the next incomplex and unexpected ways. In the case of Archduke,even as the plotline builds toward one of the mostimportant moments in world history, in his telling thestory is anything but predictable. Perhaps his ability tosurprise audiences stems from the way his scriptsevolve—from draft to draft Joseph’s plays expand andcontract, moving in new and unexpected directions,each new iteration informed by the last.
TheatreWorks audiences are fortunate to share a window into Joseph’s creative process, and have seenfirsthand how his works take shape. In 2009, The NorthPool was featured at our eighth annual New WorksFestival, a cat-and-mouse thriller that left audienceswanting more. Two years later it had its World Premiereon TheatreWorks’ stage, winning the Bay Area’s prestigious Will Glickman Playwright Award. Josephwas in residence during rehearsals, continuing to honethe script throughout the process. In an interview conducted at the time Joseph confessed, “I like towrite. I love to rewrite.”More recently, early drafts of his Describe the Nightwere workshopped in our 2014 New Works Festival.That play later premiered at Houston’s Alley Theatrebefore going on to an Obie Award-winning productionat the Atlantic Theater Company last year. Our 2014/15season featured Joseph’s The Lake Effect, and in 2016,Joseph was both the keynote speaker and a featuredplaywright during the New Works Festival, giving audiences their first look at Archduke as it continued its development.
Commissioned by Center Theatre Group, Archdukeevolved from an idea for a very different play.
Originally, Joseph set out to write about a pair of composers, one of them the brother of Archduke FranzFerdinand’s assassin. As he wrote, he found the story ofthe assassin to be much more compelling, and so thecomposers went by the wayside. Instead, Joseph crafteda tale about the radicalization of young men, offeringbackstories for historical figures few have sought tounderstand. Somehow he managed to find comedy inits telling.
Research for the play took Joseph all the way to Belgradeand Sarajevo, accompanied by director and longtimecollaborator Giovanna Sardelli, TheatreWorks’ Directorof New Works. Sardelli has helmed every TheatreWorksproduction of Joseph’s work, and they have workedtogether at theatres around the country since 2006.That trip to Eastern Europe, as well as readings at theLark Play Development Center, TheatreWorks, and RoadLess Travelled Productions helped Joseph shape thescript prior to its World Premiere.
Archduke was first produced at Center Theatre Group’sMark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in April of 2017.Typically, the playwright lays down his or her pen once aplay has opened. But Joseph wasn’t quite finished withArchduke—or maybe, Archduke wasn’t quite finishedwith him. Although the CTG production received greatacclaim, TheatreWorks’ regional premiere features anew script that Joseph has continued to revise while inresidence during rehearsals.
TheatreWorks is proud to present this newest version ofArchduke, and grateful to be a part of the evolution ofRajiv Joseph’s exceptional work. – Katie Dai
About the Play and Playwright
Playwright Rajiv Joseph
“Centuries, like men, only learnof themselves after eighteen,
nineteen, maybe twenty years...What will happen this year ornext that shapes a century?
So much, I bet.Everything is about to happen.Everything is about to change.”
– Gavrilo, ARCHDUKE Act 2, Scene 5
I
PHO
TO O
F HE
RSHE
Y FE
LDER
BY
CHRI
STO
PHER
ASH
Winner of the2019 Regional Theatre
TONY AWARD®
We’re thrilled to share this honor with the entire community.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Setting the Stage for World War I
he assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is widely considered to be the inciting incident thatplunged Europe into the First World War. That
shot may have been the spark that ignited the blaze, butthe world wouldn’t have caught fire if conditions weren’talready ripe for conflict. In truth, by 1914 Europe waspoised for war; it was almost inevitable after years ofgrowing imperialism, industrialism, militarism, nationalism,and a series of mutual defense alliances.
For centuries, European nations had been expandingtheir territories. The British Empire spanned the globe,and France had taken hold of much of Africa. Growingindustrialization throughout the nineteenth century onlyfueled imperialist tendencies, as European countriessought to gain both raw materials and new marketsthrough colonization.
Germany’s expansion lagged behind its European peers,having joined the scramble for territories somewhat latein the game. Prior to the Franco-Prussian War, Germanyhad been a fractured network of principalities. WhenGermany was unified in 1871, it emerged as a powerfulnew player on the world’s stage, one that earned the ire of the French when it annexed the regions of Alsace-Lorraine.
With tensions high, European nations embarked on anarms race, with rapid military expansion in France andGermany especially—both countries doubled the size oftheir armies between 1870 and 1914. Germany also setout to eclipse Great Britain as the world’s greatest navalpower. Unwilling to let that happen, Britain expandedits already vast navy, and introduced the Dreadnought,a battleship of unprecedented strength, in 1906.
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand with his wife Sophie walkingto their automobile in Sarajevo minutes before the shooting. ( AP )
Continued on page 22
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n a career spanning little more than a decade, prolific
playwright Rajiv Joseph’sworks have taken audiences from a viceprincipal’s office to war-torn Iraq, from an Indianrestaurant in Clevelandto the Taj Majal. Alongthe way he has received countless accoladesincluding a Lucile Lorteland two Obie Awards,
and was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his Broadwayplay Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. From one workto the next, Joseph finds new ways to keep audienceson their toes, layering one idea on top of the next incomplex and unexpected ways. In the case of Archduke,even as the plotline builds toward one of the mostimportant moments in world history, in his telling thestory is anything but predictable. Perhaps his ability tosurprise audiences stems from the way his scriptsevolve—from draft to draft Joseph’s plays expand andcontract, moving in new and unexpected directions,each new iteration informed by the last.
TheatreWorks audiences are fortunate to share a window into Joseph’s creative process, and have seenfirsthand how his works take shape. In 2009, The NorthPool was featured at our eighth annual New WorksFestival, a cat-and-mouse thriller that left audienceswanting more. Two years later it had its World Premiereon TheatreWorks’ stage, winning the Bay Area’s prestigious Will Glickman Playwright Award. Josephwas in residence during rehearsals, continuing to honethe script throughout the process. In an interview conducted at the time Joseph confessed, “I like towrite. I love to rewrite.”More recently, early drafts of his Describe the Nightwere workshopped in our 2014 New Works Festival.That play later premiered at Houston’s Alley Theatrebefore going on to an Obie Award-winning productionat the Atlantic Theater Company last year. Our 2014/15season featured Joseph’s The Lake Effect, and in 2016,Joseph was both the keynote speaker and a featuredplaywright during the New Works Festival, giving audiences their first look at Archduke as it continued its development.
Commissioned by Center Theatre Group, Archdukeevolved from an idea for a very different play.
Originally, Joseph set out to write about a pair of composers, one of them the brother of Archduke FranzFerdinand’s assassin. As he wrote, he found the story ofthe assassin to be much more compelling, and so thecomposers went by the wayside. Instead, Joseph crafteda tale about the radicalization of young men, offeringbackstories for historical figures few have sought tounderstand. Somehow he managed to find comedy inits telling.
Research for the play took Joseph all the way to Belgradeand Sarajevo, accompanied by director and longtimecollaborator Giovanna Sardelli, TheatreWorks’ Directorof New Works. Sardelli has helmed every TheatreWorksproduction of Joseph’s work, and they have workedtogether at theatres around the country since 2006.That trip to Eastern Europe, as well as readings at theLark Play Development Center, TheatreWorks, and RoadLess Travelled Productions helped Joseph shape thescript prior to its World Premiere.
Archduke was first produced at Center Theatre Group’sMark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in April of 2017.Typically, the playwright lays down his or her pen once aplay has opened. But Joseph wasn’t quite finished withArchduke—or maybe, Archduke wasn’t quite finishedwith him. Although the CTG production received greatacclaim, TheatreWorks’ regional premiere features anew script that Joseph has continued to revise while inresidence during rehearsals.
TheatreWorks is proud to present this newest version ofArchduke, and grateful to be a part of the evolution ofRajiv Joseph’s exceptional work. – Katie Dai
About the Play and Playwright
Playwright Rajiv Joseph
“Centuries, like men, only learnof themselves after eighteen,
nineteen, maybe twenty years...What will happen this year ornext that shapes a century?
So much, I bet.Everything is about to happen.Everything is about to change.”
– Gavrilo, ARCHDUKE Act 2, Scene 5
I
PHO
TO O
F HE
RSHE
Y FE
LDER
BY
CHRI
STO
PHER
ASH
Winner of the2019 Regional Theatre
TONY AWARD®
We’re thrilled to share this honor with the entire community.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Setting the Stage for World War I
he assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is widely considered to be the inciting incident thatplunged Europe into the First World War. That
shot may have been the spark that ignited the blaze, butthe world wouldn’t have caught fire if conditions weren’talready ripe for conflict. In truth, by 1914 Europe waspoised for war; it was almost inevitable after years ofgrowing imperialism, industrialism, militarism, nationalism,and a series of mutual defense alliances.
For centuries, European nations had been expandingtheir territories. The British Empire spanned the globe,and France had taken hold of much of Africa. Growingindustrialization throughout the nineteenth century onlyfueled imperialist tendencies, as European countriessought to gain both raw materials and new marketsthrough colonization.
Germany’s expansion lagged behind its European peers,having joined the scramble for territories somewhat latein the game. Prior to the Franco-Prussian War, Germanyhad been a fractured network of principalities. WhenGermany was unified in 1871, it emerged as a powerfulnew player on the world’s stage, one that earned the ire of the French when it annexed the regions of Alsace-Lorraine.
With tensions high, European nations embarked on anarms race, with rapid military expansion in France andGermany especially—both countries doubled the size oftheir armies between 1870 and 1914. Germany also setout to eclipse Great Britain as the world’s greatest navalpower. Unwilling to let that happen, Britain expandedits already vast navy, and introduced the Dreadnought,a battleship of unprecedented strength, in 1906.
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand with his wife Sophie walkingto their automobile in Sarajevo minutes before the shooting. ( AP )
Continued on page 22
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Director’s Notes by Giovanna Sardelli
e’re standing under our umbrellas on thestreet corner in Sarajevo where ArchdukeFerdinand was shot a little over 100 years ago.
Across the street is a tourist center advertising “TheAssassination Tour.” We sign up.
Playwright Rajiv Joseph and I had been in Moscow on atheatre project when we decided to extend our trip toBelgrade and Sarajevo, hoping to learn more aboutGavrilo Princip, the young man whose “shot heard roundthe world” was the spark that ignited World War I. Youwill meet him tonight. It was October 2016 and theworld was a much different place. News of the Trump“Access Hollywood tape” broke while we were inMoscow and messages from home told us people wereconfident in Hillary Clinton’s victory. But we were off towork on a new play and explore another, older politicalmoment.
In the taxi from the Belgrade airport we asked our driverwhat he thought of Gavrilo Princip. He lit up as heturned around to show us a Gavrilo medallion hangingaround his neck. Gavrilo was his hero, he told us, as ifdescribing a rock star. We drank in the bar where Gavriloand his comrades had plotted, a shabby, slightly roughplace that has changed little in the course of a century.Pictures of Gavrilo hang on the wall along with his oldreport card.
The Syrian Refugee Center is a block from our hotel. On every walk we pass families selling their remainingbelongings on sheets spread out on the ground. Oneblanket has some old clothes, pornography, a doll, andan arm from a skeleton. It’s an odd, random, yetbizarrely comforting array of items for me; only the night
before I had prayed that we were on the right path forour play, that we would meet the kind of people wehoped to meet and hear the stories we needed to hear.You’ll see today why I took this strange collection ofitems as a sign that we were on the true path.
As we walk to Gavrilo’s bar, Rajiv and I ponder howyoung men become radicalized and ask ourselves howpatriotism morphs into fanatic nationalism. We worrythat the question is being answered before our eyes inthe groups of displaced men and boys huddled withtheir few belongings and even fewer prospects.
Three days later, in Sarajevo, we meet our tour guide, ayoung Muslim man named Riyad. His opening remarks,“700 years ago…” launch a four-hour excursion throughthe ancient city that touches upon much more than theassassination. Our tour ends at a little museum on thesame corner we’d visited before, where Gavrilo actuallyshot the Archduke. Riyad takes us through the events ofthat fateful day and all the ways in which the plot failed.Certainly it should not have succeeded, and yet all theplayers inevitably bumbled and blundered their waytowards each other and their awful fate. Finally Riyadturns, looks at us and concludes the tour, “I mean, theseguys, it was like a farce.”
I’ve since used Riyad’s remarkable tour as a reminder topay attention to those who seem too insignificant orridiculous to have any impact on our lives. How easilythey may change history.
Playwright Rajiv Joseph and Director Giovanna Sardelli in Sarajevo, atthe location of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
Fresh flowers are left at the final resting place of the assassins ofArchduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. To many they are still considered major heroes.
W
PHO
TOS
COUR
TESY
OF
GIO
VANN
A SA
RDEL
LI AN
D RA
JIV JO
SEPH
presents the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
of
ARCHDUKEBy Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Giovanna Sardelli Scenic Designer Tim Mackabee Costume Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt Lighting Designer Dawn Chiang Sound Designer Teddy Hulsker Fight Director Jonathan Rider Casting Director Jeffrey Lo Stage Manager Randall K. Lum Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf
ARCHDUKE was originally commissioned and produced by Center Theater Group / Mark Taper Forum
Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Charles Dillingham, Managing Director; Los Angeles, CA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERSYogen & Peggy Dalal
PRODUCERSMarsha & Bill Adler • Steve & Gayle Brugler
Larry Horton & George Wilson • Theresa Maher & Echeyde CubilloThe Marmor Foundation / Drs. Michael & Jane Marmor
Eileen Nelson & Hugh Franks • Dorothy SaxeRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Mark & Teri Vershel
Jan Horn & Jane Weston • Bill & Janne Wissel
SPECIAL THANKSEric Babb and the Center Theatre Group Prop Shop
Brent Bruin, Director of the Center Theatre Group Costume Shop
VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.ARCHDUKE PLAYS JUNE 5–30, 2019
2019 TONY AWARD WINNER
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S C L S F C S A
Director’s Notes by Giovanna Sardelli
e’re standing under our umbrellas on thestreet corner in Sarajevo where ArchdukeFerdinand was shot a little over 100 years ago.
Across the street is a tourist center advertising “TheAssassination Tour.” We sign up.
Playwright Rajiv Joseph and I had been in Moscow on atheatre project when we decided to extend our trip toBelgrade and Sarajevo, hoping to learn more aboutGavrilo Princip, the young man whose “shot heard roundthe world” was the spark that ignited World War I. Youwill meet him tonight. It was October 2016 and theworld was a much different place. News of the Trump“Access Hollywood tape” broke while we were inMoscow and messages from home told us people wereconfident in Hillary Clinton’s victory. But we were off towork on a new play and explore another, older politicalmoment.
In the taxi from the Belgrade airport we asked our driverwhat he thought of Gavrilo Princip. He lit up as heturned around to show us a Gavrilo medallion hangingaround his neck. Gavrilo was his hero, he told us, as ifdescribing a rock star. We drank in the bar where Gavriloand his comrades had plotted, a shabby, slightly roughplace that has changed little in the course of a century.Pictures of Gavrilo hang on the wall along with his oldreport card.
The Syrian Refugee Center is a block from our hotel. On every walk we pass families selling their remainingbelongings on sheets spread out on the ground. Oneblanket has some old clothes, pornography, a doll, andan arm from a skeleton. It’s an odd, random, yetbizarrely comforting array of items for me; only the night
before I had prayed that we were on the right path forour play, that we would meet the kind of people wehoped to meet and hear the stories we needed to hear.You’ll see today why I took this strange collection ofitems as a sign that we were on the true path.
As we walk to Gavrilo’s bar, Rajiv and I ponder howyoung men become radicalized and ask ourselves howpatriotism morphs into fanatic nationalism. We worrythat the question is being answered before our eyes inthe groups of displaced men and boys huddled withtheir few belongings and even fewer prospects.
Three days later, in Sarajevo, we meet our tour guide, ayoung Muslim man named Riyad. His opening remarks,“700 years ago…” launch a four-hour excursion throughthe ancient city that touches upon much more than theassassination. Our tour ends at a little museum on thesame corner we’d visited before, where Gavrilo actuallyshot the Archduke. Riyad takes us through the events ofthat fateful day and all the ways in which the plot failed.Certainly it should not have succeeded, and yet all theplayers inevitably bumbled and blundered their waytowards each other and their awful fate. Finally Riyadturns, looks at us and concludes the tour, “I mean, theseguys, it was like a farce.”
I’ve since used Riyad’s remarkable tour as a reminder topay attention to those who seem too insignificant orridiculous to have any impact on our lives. How easilythey may change history.
Playwright Rajiv Joseph and Director Giovanna Sardelli in Sarajevo, atthe location of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
Fresh flowers are left at the final resting place of the assassins ofArchduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. To many they are still considered major heroes.
W
PHO
TOS
COUR
TESY
OF
GIO
VANN
A SA
RDEL
LI AN
D RA
JIV JO
SEPH
presents the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
of
ARCHDUKEBy Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Giovanna Sardelli Scenic Designer Tim Mackabee Costume Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt Lighting Designer Dawn Chiang Sound Designer Teddy Hulsker Fight Director Jonathan Rider Casting Director Jeffrey Lo Stage Manager Randall K. Lum Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf
ARCHDUKE was originally commissioned and produced by Center Theater Group / Mark Taper Forum
Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Charles Dillingham, Managing Director; Los Angeles, CA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERSYogen & Peggy Dalal
PRODUCERSMarsha & Bill Adler • Steve & Gayle Brugler
Larry Horton & George Wilson • Theresa Maher & Echeyde CubilloThe Marmor Foundation / Drs. Michael & Jane Marmor
Eileen Nelson & Hugh Franks • Dorothy SaxeRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Mark & Teri Vershel
Jan Horn & Jane Weston • Bill & Janne Wissel
SPECIAL THANKSEric Babb and the Center Theatre Group Prop Shop
Brent Bruin, Director of the Center Theatre Group Costume Shop
VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.ARCHDUKE PLAYS JUNE 5–30, 2019
2019 TONY AWARD WINNER
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TIME AND PLACE 1914
Zemun, Belgrade, Sarajevo, and points betweenARCHDUKE WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
THE CAST Gavrilo Stephen Stocking Nedeljko Adam Shonkwiler Trifko Jeremy Kahn Dragutin “Apis” Dimitrijevic Scott Coopwood Sladjana Luisa Sermol
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Who’s WhoSCOTT COOPWOOD(Apis) Regionalfavorites include titleroles in Hamlet,Macbeth, Cymbeline,King John, Edward III,and Cyrano DeBergerac. Other
favorites: Othello, King Lear, Measurefor Measure, Lonely Planet, The Scene,Take Me Out, The Merchant of Venice,As You Like It, The Seagull, Much AdoAbout Nothing, The Taming of theShrew, Julius Caesar, Born Yesterday,Frost/Nixon, Someone Who’ll WatchOver Me, and Groundswell. Regionaltheatres: Arkansas Rep; Artists Rep;Capital Rep; San Jose Rep; CenterRep; Berkeley Rep; Capital Stage; theUtah, Colorado, Orlando, and LakeTahoe Shakespeare Festivals; ArizonaTheatre Co.; Sacramento Theatre Co.;Marin Theatre Co.; Portland CenterStage; Seattle Shakespeare Co.; ProfileTheatre Project; Shotgun Players; SFPlayhouse; Jewel Theatre Co.; andwork with the Toronto, Windsor, andOregon Symphony Orchestras.
JEREMY KAHN(Trifko) returns toTheatreWorks wherehe previouslyappeared in Peter andthe Starcatcher as wellas the New WorksFestival readings of
Laugh, The Disappearing Man, andBorn in East Berlin. Other theatrework includes: Office Hour (BerkeleyRep/Long Wharf Theatre co-produc-tion), Everything is Illuminated, DryPowder, Wittenberg (Aurora TheatreCo.), peerless (Marin Theatre Co.),Bad Jews (Capital Stage), TortillaCurtain (San Diego Rep), The Liar,Baskerville, It Shoulda Been You(Center Rep), Another Way Home(Magic Theatre), 1 2 3, Tigers Be Still,The Fantasticks (SF Playhouse), RedVelvet (Jewel Theatre Co.), and TheRover (Shotgun Players). Film/TV:Looking (HBO), Unleashed (Netflix),The Etruscan Smile, and Dirt. Heholds a BFA from The Theatre Schoolat DePaul University.
LUISA SERMOL(Sladjana) is delighted to makeher TheatreWorksmainstage debutafter appearing inthe 2018 New WorksFestival (They
Promised Her the Moon). NY creditsinclude Broadway: RoundaboutTheatre (Hamlet), Lincoln Center(Tennessee and His Women), ClassicStage Co. (Macbeth). Regional workincludes: Portland Center Stage (AMidsummer Night’s Dream);Williamstown Theatre Festival(Romeo and Juliet, A Little Night
Music, The Maids); and ArtistsRepertory Theatre (The Humans,Cuba Libre, The Goat, Sideman,Three Sisters, Master Class, Night ofthe Iguana). Recent Bay Area creditsinclude: City Lights Theater Co. (TheSiegel) and Hillbarn Theatre (NoisesOff). Film/TV include: Grimm,Leverage, Zero Effect, and InsectPoetry. Ms. Sermol is a graduate ofThe Juilliard School, holds a MAT,and is proud to be a teaching artist.
ADAM SHONKWILER(Nedjelko) is happyto return to theTheatreWorks mainstage after appear-ing as John Birt inFrost/Nixon this
winter. Regional: Boy in Peter andthe Starcatcher, Fun Home (WestonPlayhouse), Red (Goodman Theatre),Mordred in Camelot (GoodspeedMusicals, Theatre Under The Stars),and Luke in Next Fall (San JoseRep). National Tour: Andrew LloydWebber’s Whistle Down the Wind.Film/TV: The Private Lives of PippaLee, NBC’s The Playboy Club. He isa graduate of The School atSteppenwolf in Chicago andMountview Academy of Theatre Artsin London, England. www.adamshonkwiler.com
Who’s WhoSTEPHEN STOCKING (Gavrilo)is happy to be making hisTheatreWorks debut.His New York andregional creditsinclude Rajiv Joseph’s
Obie-winning play Describe the Nightat Atlantic Theater Co. and AlleyTheatre (Feliks); the World Premiereof Archduke at the Mark Taper Forum(Gavrilo); Great Expectations (Pip) atPortland Center Stage; A MidsummerNight’s Dream (Lysander) forShakespeare Theatre Co. in DC andMacau, China; Flood in the Valleywith Gung Ho Productions inLiangshan, Chengdu, and Beijing,China; the Aspen Ideas Festival withdirector Lonny Price; Every Good GirlDeserves Fun at Walkerspace. TVcredits include: The Good Fight (CBS)and Z: The Beginning of Everything(Amazon). Mr. Stocking earned hisMFA from NYU Graduate Acting.www.stephenstocking.com
RAJIV JOSEPH (Playwright) is theauthor of Broadway’s Bengal Tiger atthe Baghdad Zoo (Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Obie Award-winningplays Guards at the Taj and Describethe Night. Other works include AllThis Intimacy, Animals Out of Paper,Gruesome Playground Injuries, TheNorth Pool (TW World Premiere2011), The Monster at the Door, TheLake Effect (TW 2015), and Mr. Wolf.He wrote the libretto for the operaShalimar the Clown, as well as worksfor film and television. Mr. Josephreceived his BA in Creative Writingfrom Miami University and his MFA inDramatic Writing from New YorkUniversity’s Tisch School of the Arts.He served for three years in thePeace Corps in Senegal and now livesin Brooklyn, NY.
GIOVANNA SARDELLI (Director) is TheatreWorks’ Director of NewWorks, and has directed Finks, Crimesof the Heart, The Velocity of Autumn,The North Pool, The Lake Effect, andSomewhere. She recently directed
Describe the Night (Obie Award BestNew Play, TW New Works Festival2014) at Atlantic Theater Co., theWorld Premiere of Archduke (TWNWF 2016) at Mark Taper Forum, and Guards at the Taj (2017 OvationAward for Best Production of a Play)for Geffen Playhouse. Off-BroadwayWorld Premieres include LittleChildren Dream of God (RoundaboutTheatre), Wildflower, Animals Out ofPaper, and All This Intimacy (SecondStage). Her production of An
Entomologist’s Love Story (TW NWF2014), had its World Premiere at SFPlayhouse. Regional credits include:Describe the Night (TW NWF 2014;Alley Theatre), The Whipping Man(The Old Globe), and numerousshows at Dorset Theatre Festival,Cleveland Play House, andBarrington Stage Co. She recentlydirected the regional premiere ofThey Promised Her the Moon at TheOld Globe, and will direct it for TWin March 2020.
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TIME AND PLACE 1914
Zemun, Belgrade, Sarajevo, and points betweenARCHDUKE WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
THE CAST Gavrilo Stephen Stocking Nedeljko Adam Shonkwiler Trifko Jeremy Kahn Dragutin “Apis” Dimitrijevic Scott Coopwood Sladjana Luisa Sermol
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Who’s WhoSCOTT COOPWOOD(Apis) Regionalfavorites include titleroles in Hamlet,Macbeth, Cymbeline,King John, Edward III,and Cyrano DeBergerac. Other
favorites: Othello, King Lear, Measurefor Measure, Lonely Planet, The Scene,Take Me Out, The Merchant of Venice,As You Like It, The Seagull, Much AdoAbout Nothing, The Taming of theShrew, Julius Caesar, Born Yesterday,Frost/Nixon, Someone Who’ll WatchOver Me, and Groundswell. Regionaltheatres: Arkansas Rep; Artists Rep;Capital Rep; San Jose Rep; CenterRep; Berkeley Rep; Capital Stage; theUtah, Colorado, Orlando, and LakeTahoe Shakespeare Festivals; ArizonaTheatre Co.; Sacramento Theatre Co.;Marin Theatre Co.; Portland CenterStage; Seattle Shakespeare Co.; ProfileTheatre Project; Shotgun Players; SFPlayhouse; Jewel Theatre Co.; andwork with the Toronto, Windsor, andOregon Symphony Orchestras.
JEREMY KAHN(Trifko) returns toTheatreWorks wherehe previouslyappeared in Peter andthe Starcatcher as wellas the New WorksFestival readings of
Laugh, The Disappearing Man, andBorn in East Berlin. Other theatrework includes: Office Hour (BerkeleyRep/Long Wharf Theatre co-produc-tion), Everything is Illuminated, DryPowder, Wittenberg (Aurora TheatreCo.), peerless (Marin Theatre Co.),Bad Jews (Capital Stage), TortillaCurtain (San Diego Rep), The Liar,Baskerville, It Shoulda Been You(Center Rep), Another Way Home(Magic Theatre), 1 2 3, Tigers Be Still,The Fantasticks (SF Playhouse), RedVelvet (Jewel Theatre Co.), and TheRover (Shotgun Players). Film/TV:Looking (HBO), Unleashed (Netflix),The Etruscan Smile, and Dirt. Heholds a BFA from The Theatre Schoolat DePaul University.
LUISA SERMOL(Sladjana) is delighted to makeher TheatreWorksmainstage debutafter appearing inthe 2018 New WorksFestival (They
Promised Her the Moon). NY creditsinclude Broadway: RoundaboutTheatre (Hamlet), Lincoln Center(Tennessee and His Women), ClassicStage Co. (Macbeth). Regional workincludes: Portland Center Stage (AMidsummer Night’s Dream);Williamstown Theatre Festival(Romeo and Juliet, A Little Night
Music, The Maids); and ArtistsRepertory Theatre (The Humans,Cuba Libre, The Goat, Sideman,Three Sisters, Master Class, Night ofthe Iguana). Recent Bay Area creditsinclude: City Lights Theater Co. (TheSiegel) and Hillbarn Theatre (NoisesOff). Film/TV include: Grimm,Leverage, Zero Effect, and InsectPoetry. Ms. Sermol is a graduate ofThe Juilliard School, holds a MAT,and is proud to be a teaching artist.
ADAM SHONKWILER(Nedjelko) is happyto return to theTheatreWorks mainstage after appear-ing as John Birt inFrost/Nixon this
winter. Regional: Boy in Peter andthe Starcatcher, Fun Home (WestonPlayhouse), Red (Goodman Theatre),Mordred in Camelot (GoodspeedMusicals, Theatre Under The Stars),and Luke in Next Fall (San JoseRep). National Tour: Andrew LloydWebber’s Whistle Down the Wind.Film/TV: The Private Lives of PippaLee, NBC’s The Playboy Club. He isa graduate of The School atSteppenwolf in Chicago andMountview Academy of Theatre Artsin London, England. www.adamshonkwiler.com
Who’s WhoSTEPHEN STOCKING (Gavrilo)is happy to be making hisTheatreWorks debut.His New York andregional creditsinclude Rajiv Joseph’s
Obie-winning play Describe the Nightat Atlantic Theater Co. and AlleyTheatre (Feliks); the World Premiereof Archduke at the Mark Taper Forum(Gavrilo); Great Expectations (Pip) atPortland Center Stage; A MidsummerNight’s Dream (Lysander) forShakespeare Theatre Co. in DC andMacau, China; Flood in the Valleywith Gung Ho Productions inLiangshan, Chengdu, and Beijing,China; the Aspen Ideas Festival withdirector Lonny Price; Every Good GirlDeserves Fun at Walkerspace. TVcredits include: The Good Fight (CBS)and Z: The Beginning of Everything(Amazon). Mr. Stocking earned hisMFA from NYU Graduate Acting.www.stephenstocking.com
RAJIV JOSEPH (Playwright) is theauthor of Broadway’s Bengal Tiger atthe Baghdad Zoo (Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Obie Award-winningplays Guards at the Taj and Describethe Night. Other works include AllThis Intimacy, Animals Out of Paper,Gruesome Playground Injuries, TheNorth Pool (TW World Premiere2011), The Monster at the Door, TheLake Effect (TW 2015), and Mr. Wolf.He wrote the libretto for the operaShalimar the Clown, as well as worksfor film and television. Mr. Josephreceived his BA in Creative Writingfrom Miami University and his MFA inDramatic Writing from New YorkUniversity’s Tisch School of the Arts.He served for three years in thePeace Corps in Senegal and now livesin Brooklyn, NY.
GIOVANNA SARDELLI (Director) is TheatreWorks’ Director of NewWorks, and has directed Finks, Crimesof the Heart, The Velocity of Autumn,The North Pool, The Lake Effect, andSomewhere. She recently directed
Describe the Night (Obie Award BestNew Play, TW New Works Festival2014) at Atlantic Theater Co., theWorld Premiere of Archduke (TWNWF 2016) at Mark Taper Forum, and Guards at the Taj (2017 OvationAward for Best Production of a Play)for Geffen Playhouse. Off-BroadwayWorld Premieres include LittleChildren Dream of God (RoundaboutTheatre), Wildflower, Animals Out ofPaper, and All This Intimacy (SecondStage). Her production of An
Entomologist’s Love Story (TW NWF2014), had its World Premiere at SFPlayhouse. Regional credits include:Describe the Night (TW NWF 2014;Alley Theatre), The Whipping Man(The Old Globe), and numerousshows at Dorset Theatre Festival,Cleveland Play House, andBarrington Stage Co. She recentlydirected the regional premiere ofThey Promised Her the Moon at TheOld Globe, and will direct it for TWin March 2020.
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Who’s WhoFUMIKO BIELEFELDT (CostumeDesigner) feels as if this seasonmarks the completion of a cycle ofher work at TheatreWorks, which began in 1983 when Robert Kelleyhired her as the Resident CostumeDesigner. She has designed over 60productions (garnering over 25awards) for TheatreWorks, includingTuck Everlasting; The Bridges ofMadison County; Rags; Daddy LongLegs; Cyrano; Fallen Angels;Sweeney Todd; Silent Sky; LittleWomen; 33 Variations; Sense andSensibility; The Light in the Piazza;Caroline, or Change; M Butterfly; andEmma. Ms. Bielefeldt has designedextensively throughout the Bay Areaand regionally. She graduated fromWaseda University (Tokyo) and studied costume design at Stanfordunder Douglas Russell. Designawards include: 2004 Barbara BladenPorter Special Award, Bay Area
Theatre Critics Circle Awards, DeanGoodman Choice Awards, and BackStage West Garland Award.
DAWN CHIANG (Lighting Designer)designed the lighting forTheatreWorks’ tokyo fish story. OnBroadway, she designed lighting forZoot Suit and was co-designer forTango Pasion. Off-Broadway, she hasdesigned for Roundabout Theatreand Manhattan Theatre Club. Shewas resident lighting designer forNew York City Opera, where herdesigns included A Little Night Music.Her designs for regional theatresinclude: Oregon ShakespeareFestival, Denver Center Theatre Co.,San Jose Rep, Mark Taper Forum,Ahmanson Theatre, Milwaukee Rep,Arizona Theatre Co., Guthrie Theater,and Arena Stage. Awards include two Dramalogue Awards, twoSyracuse Area Live Theater Awards,and nominations for the AmericanTheatre Wing/Maharam Award, LADrama Critics’ Award, and a Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Award.
TEDDY HULSKER (Sound Designer)is a San Francisco Bay Area bornmultidisciplinary theatre artist andprogram director of the artist ensem-ble Klanghaus. Specializing in soundand projection design, recent designcredits include Yoga Play (SFPlayhouse), Eureka Day (AuroraTheatre Co.), The Diary of AnneFrank (Center Rep) and In Case ofMoon Disaster (Mugwumpin). Hereceived the Landisman Fellowshipfor Emerging Designer in 2012, andwas awarded Bay Area TheatreCritics Circle Awards for his sounddesign work on Warplay (NewConservatory Theatre Center), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ray of LightTheatre), and for his projectiondesign on Sunday in the Park WithGeorge (SF Playhouse.) In addition to his theatre work Mr. Hulsker hascreated original installations and performances that have been seenand heard in San Francisco, Oakland,Berlin, New York, Detroit, and LA.
JEFFREY LO (Casting Director) directed TheatreWorks’ TheSantaland Diaries, and wrote Waiting
For Next, which was part of the 2017New Works Festival. He was theassistant director for TW’s The FourImmigrants, Water by the Spoonful,and Superior Donuts. A graduate ofUC Irvine, he is the recipient of theLeigh Weimers Emerging ArtistAward, Arts Council Silicon Valley’sEmerging Artist Laureate, andTheatre Bay Area’s Titan Award.Directing credits include Vietgone atCaptial Stage, Between Riverside andCrazy at San Jose Stage, and YellowFace and The Crucible at Los AltosStage. In addition to his work as aplaywright and director, he is analumnus of the Multicultural ArtsLeadership Institute and works as anadvocate and educator on issues ofequity and diversity throughout thecountry. JeffreyWritesAPlay.com
TIM MACKABEE (Set Design)Broadway: The Elephant Man(starring Bradley Cooper), MikeTyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. SpikeLee). West End: The Elephant Man.Off-Broadway: Heathers The Musical,The Last Match (RoundaboutTheatre); Vietgone, Important Hats ofthe Twentieth Century (ManhattanTheatre Club); Guards at the Taj(Lucille Lortel Award), Describe theNight, The Penitent, Our New Girl(Atlantic); Luce (LCT), Gigantic(Vineyard); Much Ado About Nothing(Public). TV: Amy Schumer: Live atthe Apollo (HBO); Mike Tyson:Undisputed Truth (HBO); Gotham,Smash, The Today Show. Education:North Carolina School of the Arts,Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com, @timmackabeedesign.
RANDALL K. LUM (Stage Manager)has stage managed TheatreWorks’Fun Home, Hold These Truths, Prideand Prejudice (New Works Festival),Finks, Skeleton Crew, Around theWorld in 80 Days, The Prince ofEgypt, Constellations, Rags, OutsideMullingar, Confederates, The Velocityof Autumn, Jane Austen’s EMMA,The Country House, Fallen Angels,The Lake Effect, Peter and theStarcatcher, Time Stands Still, OtherDesert Cities, Once on This Island,and Little Women. Other credits
Who’s Whoinclude: Oregon ShakespeareFestival, Denver Center Theatre Co.,La Jolla Playhouse, Center TheatreGroup, The Old Globe, AmericanConservatory Theater, Berkeley Rep,California Shakespeare Theatre,Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse,Pasadena Playhouse, and 18 seasonsand over 90 productions as ResidentStage Manager at South Coast Rep.
JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director)has been choreographing fightsnationally and internationally for over20 years, with 12 productions atTheatreWorks, including: Cyrano,Around the World in 80 Days, ThePrince of Eygpt, The Four Immigrants,Water by the Spoonful, and TheHound of the Baskervilles. ForAmerican Conservatory Theater, mostrecently, he has directed fights forHamlet, A Thousand Splendid Suns,and The Orphan of Zhao, for which hereceived a Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Award. He was the ResidentFight Director for the San FranciscoOpera for 12 years. He has alsodirected fights for Gran Teatro DelLiceu in Barcelona, Spain (Tristan andIsolde); Teatro Massimo in Palermo,Italy (Faniciulla Del West); and SanteFe Opera (including Maometto II,Wozzeck, Tosca). Mr. Rider holds aBA from Santa Clara University.
EMILY ANDERSON WOLF (AssistantStage Manager) has been AssistantStage Manager for TheatreWorks’Frost/Nixon, Fun Home, Finks, ThePrince of Egypt, Rags, Crimes of theHeart, Jane Austen’s EMMA, Triangle,Fire on the Mountain, Peter and theStarcatcher, Sweeney Todd, TheHound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, Other Desert Cities, andWild With Happy. She was also theAssistant Stage Manager for threesixty Entertainment’s FirstNational Tour of Peter Pan; Journeyto the West at the New York MusicalTheatre Festival; and with AmericanMusical Theatre of San Jose. Ms.Wolf also works as a stagehandthroughout the San Francisco BayArea and is a proud member of the
International Alliance of TheatricalStage Employees. She holds a BA inTheatre, Cum Laude from MountHolyoke College.
ROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) isa Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directedover 175 TheatreWorks productions,including many world and regionalpremieres. He has received the SiliconValley Arts Council’s Legacy LaureateAward; the Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Paine Knickerbocker Award andJerry Friedman Award for LifetimeAchievement; BATCC Awards forOutstanding Direction for The Houndof the Baskervilles; Into the Woods;Pacific Overtures; Rags; SweeneyTodd; Another Midsummer Night;Sunday in the Park with George; JaneEyre; and Caroline, or Change. Herecently directed Marie and Rosetta,Tuck Everlasting, Fun Home, TheBridges of Madison County, Aroundthe World in 80 Days, Constellations,Rags, and Daddy Long Legs (Theatre
Bay Area Award for OutstandingDirection of a Musical, 2017).
PHIL SANTORA (Executive Director)joined TheatreWorks in 2007. He has served as Managing Director of Northlight Theatre (Chicago) andGeorgia Shakespeare Festival(Atlanta), as well as DevelopmentDirector for Great Lakes TheatreFestival (Cleveland) and GeorgeStreet Playhouse (New Brunswick).He holds an MFA in TheatreAdministration from the Yale Schoolof Drama and a BA in Drama fromDuke University. He has served asVice President of the NationalAlliance for Musical Theatre Board.Prior board service also includes the League of Chicago Theatres,Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, andthe executive committee of theLeague of Resident Theatres (LORT).He was named 2000’s Best ArtsAdministrator by Atlanta Magazineand received the Atlanta Arts andBusiness Council’s 1998 ABBYAward for Arts Administrator.
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Who’s WhoFUMIKO BIELEFELDT (CostumeDesigner) feels as if this seasonmarks the completion of a cycle ofher work at TheatreWorks, which began in 1983 when Robert Kelleyhired her as the Resident CostumeDesigner. She has designed over 60productions (garnering over 25awards) for TheatreWorks, includingTuck Everlasting; The Bridges ofMadison County; Rags; Daddy LongLegs; Cyrano; Fallen Angels;Sweeney Todd; Silent Sky; LittleWomen; 33 Variations; Sense andSensibility; The Light in the Piazza;Caroline, or Change; M Butterfly; andEmma. Ms. Bielefeldt has designedextensively throughout the Bay Areaand regionally. She graduated fromWaseda University (Tokyo) and studied costume design at Stanfordunder Douglas Russell. Designawards include: 2004 Barbara BladenPorter Special Award, Bay Area
Theatre Critics Circle Awards, DeanGoodman Choice Awards, and BackStage West Garland Award.
DAWN CHIANG (Lighting Designer)designed the lighting forTheatreWorks’ tokyo fish story. OnBroadway, she designed lighting forZoot Suit and was co-designer forTango Pasion. Off-Broadway, she hasdesigned for Roundabout Theatreand Manhattan Theatre Club. Shewas resident lighting designer forNew York City Opera, where herdesigns included A Little Night Music.Her designs for regional theatresinclude: Oregon ShakespeareFestival, Denver Center Theatre Co.,San Jose Rep, Mark Taper Forum,Ahmanson Theatre, Milwaukee Rep,Arizona Theatre Co., Guthrie Theater,and Arena Stage. Awards include two Dramalogue Awards, twoSyracuse Area Live Theater Awards,and nominations for the AmericanTheatre Wing/Maharam Award, LADrama Critics’ Award, and a Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Award.
TEDDY HULSKER (Sound Designer)is a San Francisco Bay Area bornmultidisciplinary theatre artist andprogram director of the artist ensem-ble Klanghaus. Specializing in soundand projection design, recent designcredits include Yoga Play (SFPlayhouse), Eureka Day (AuroraTheatre Co.), The Diary of AnneFrank (Center Rep) and In Case ofMoon Disaster (Mugwumpin). Hereceived the Landisman Fellowshipfor Emerging Designer in 2012, andwas awarded Bay Area TheatreCritics Circle Awards for his sounddesign work on Warplay (NewConservatory Theatre Center), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ray of LightTheatre), and for his projectiondesign on Sunday in the Park WithGeorge (SF Playhouse.) In addition to his theatre work Mr. Hulsker hascreated original installations and performances that have been seenand heard in San Francisco, Oakland,Berlin, New York, Detroit, and LA.
JEFFREY LO (Casting Director) directed TheatreWorks’ TheSantaland Diaries, and wrote Waiting
For Next, which was part of the 2017New Works Festival. He was theassistant director for TW’s The FourImmigrants, Water by the Spoonful,and Superior Donuts. A graduate ofUC Irvine, he is the recipient of theLeigh Weimers Emerging ArtistAward, Arts Council Silicon Valley’sEmerging Artist Laureate, andTheatre Bay Area’s Titan Award.Directing credits include Vietgone atCaptial Stage, Between Riverside andCrazy at San Jose Stage, and YellowFace and The Crucible at Los AltosStage. In addition to his work as aplaywright and director, he is analumnus of the Multicultural ArtsLeadership Institute and works as anadvocate and educator on issues ofequity and diversity throughout thecountry. JeffreyWritesAPlay.com
TIM MACKABEE (Set Design)Broadway: The Elephant Man(starring Bradley Cooper), MikeTyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. SpikeLee). West End: The Elephant Man.Off-Broadway: Heathers The Musical,The Last Match (RoundaboutTheatre); Vietgone, Important Hats ofthe Twentieth Century (ManhattanTheatre Club); Guards at the Taj(Lucille Lortel Award), Describe theNight, The Penitent, Our New Girl(Atlantic); Luce (LCT), Gigantic(Vineyard); Much Ado About Nothing(Public). TV: Amy Schumer: Live atthe Apollo (HBO); Mike Tyson:Undisputed Truth (HBO); Gotham,Smash, The Today Show. Education:North Carolina School of the Arts,Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com, @timmackabeedesign.
RANDALL K. LUM (Stage Manager)has stage managed TheatreWorks’Fun Home, Hold These Truths, Prideand Prejudice (New Works Festival),Finks, Skeleton Crew, Around theWorld in 80 Days, The Prince ofEgypt, Constellations, Rags, OutsideMullingar, Confederates, The Velocityof Autumn, Jane Austen’s EMMA,The Country House, Fallen Angels,The Lake Effect, Peter and theStarcatcher, Time Stands Still, OtherDesert Cities, Once on This Island,and Little Women. Other credits
Who’s Whoinclude: Oregon ShakespeareFestival, Denver Center Theatre Co.,La Jolla Playhouse, Center TheatreGroup, The Old Globe, AmericanConservatory Theater, Berkeley Rep,California Shakespeare Theatre,Seattle Rep, Laguna Playhouse,Pasadena Playhouse, and 18 seasonsand over 90 productions as ResidentStage Manager at South Coast Rep.
JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director)has been choreographing fightsnationally and internationally for over20 years, with 12 productions atTheatreWorks, including: Cyrano,Around the World in 80 Days, ThePrince of Eygpt, The Four Immigrants,Water by the Spoonful, and TheHound of the Baskervilles. ForAmerican Conservatory Theater, mostrecently, he has directed fights forHamlet, A Thousand Splendid Suns,and The Orphan of Zhao, for which hereceived a Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Award. He was the ResidentFight Director for the San FranciscoOpera for 12 years. He has alsodirected fights for Gran Teatro DelLiceu in Barcelona, Spain (Tristan andIsolde); Teatro Massimo in Palermo,Italy (Faniciulla Del West); and SanteFe Opera (including Maometto II,Wozzeck, Tosca). Mr. Rider holds aBA from Santa Clara University.
EMILY ANDERSON WOLF (AssistantStage Manager) has been AssistantStage Manager for TheatreWorks’Frost/Nixon, Fun Home, Finks, ThePrince of Egypt, Rags, Crimes of theHeart, Jane Austen’s EMMA, Triangle,Fire on the Mountain, Peter and theStarcatcher, Sweeney Todd, TheHound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, Other Desert Cities, andWild With Happy. She was also theAssistant Stage Manager for threesixty Entertainment’s FirstNational Tour of Peter Pan; Journeyto the West at the New York MusicalTheatre Festival; and with AmericanMusical Theatre of San Jose. Ms.Wolf also works as a stagehandthroughout the San Francisco BayArea and is a proud member of the
International Alliance of TheatricalStage Employees. She holds a BA inTheatre, Cum Laude from MountHolyoke College.
ROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) isa Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directedover 175 TheatreWorks productions,including many world and regionalpremieres. He has received the SiliconValley Arts Council’s Legacy LaureateAward; the Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Paine Knickerbocker Award andJerry Friedman Award for LifetimeAchievement; BATCC Awards forOutstanding Direction for The Houndof the Baskervilles; Into the Woods;Pacific Overtures; Rags; SweeneyTodd; Another Midsummer Night;Sunday in the Park with George; JaneEyre; and Caroline, or Change. Herecently directed Marie and Rosetta,Tuck Everlasting, Fun Home, TheBridges of Madison County, Aroundthe World in 80 Days, Constellations,Rags, and Daddy Long Legs (Theatre
Bay Area Award for OutstandingDirection of a Musical, 2017).
PHIL SANTORA (Executive Director)joined TheatreWorks in 2007. He has served as Managing Director of Northlight Theatre (Chicago) andGeorgia Shakespeare Festival(Atlanta), as well as DevelopmentDirector for Great Lakes TheatreFestival (Cleveland) and GeorgeStreet Playhouse (New Brunswick).He holds an MFA in TheatreAdministration from the Yale Schoolof Drama and a BA in Drama fromDuke University. He has served asVice President of the NationalAlliance for Musical Theatre Board.Prior board service also includes the League of Chicago Theatres,Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, andthe executive committee of theLeague of Resident Theatres (LORT).He was named 2000’s Best ArtsAdministrator by Atlanta Magazineand received the Atlanta Arts andBusiness Council’s 1998 ABBYAward for Arts Administrator.
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLE Anne Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chair • Lynn Szekely-Goode, Executive Producer Co-Chair
Ron Hayden, Producer Co-Chair • Jane Weston, Producer Co-ChairTheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may select aproduction to follow from ”page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits. ContactRonnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information.
Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)
Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationCynthia SearsLisa Webster & Ted SempleTheatreWorks Board Emeritus
Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous (2)Bruce & Hala Kurdi CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationRonald Hayden & Sherry DuszaPhil Kurjan & Noel Butler Dorothy LazierMendelsohn Family FundJanet Strauss & Jeff HawkinsLynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Producers($10,000 to $24,999)
AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerDr. Edward & Lois AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinJayne BookerTom & Polly BredtSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseFran CodispotiGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Wynne DobynsSarah DonaldsonMark DuncanDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstEmeri & Brad HandlerRose Hau & Jim HeslinJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyWilliam J. HiggsJan Horn & Jane Weston
Larry Horton & George WilsonEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaCharlotte Jacobs & Roderick YoungLeigh & Roy JohnsonMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman & Doug Klein Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyHal & Iris KorolMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDick & Cathy LampmanMark and Debra LeslieSue & Dick LevyMark Lewis & Barbara ShapiroTerry Maher & Echeyde Cubillo*The Marmor Foundation/ Drs. Michael & Jane MarmorGillian & Tom MoranLeslie & Douglas Murphy- ChutorianEileen Nelson & Hugh Franks
THE INNER CIRCLE Kristina Vetter, ChairMembers of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoya variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases andexchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artistsevents. Contact Julia Zarcone at 650.463.7126 or [email protected] for moreinformation.
Directors($6,500 to $9,999)AnonymousCarol BacchettiKatherine Bazak & John DohnerCabell ChinnisJohn & Susan DiekmanRichard & Josephine FerrieGayle FlanaganLynda & Steve FoxPeter & Rose FriedlandDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeLisa & Marc JonesRob & Ann MarangellBill & Janet NichollsAnnie NunanMatt OrbanHolly Ward & Scott Spector
Associate Directors($3,500 to $6,499)Anonymous (3)Dot AllenPaul & Debbie BakerJoel & Wendy BartlettDavid & Lauren Berman
Marah & Gene BrehautMarda Buchholz & Marcie BrownBruce & Gail ChizenDean & Wilma ChuClaudia & Bill ColemanDavid & Ann CrockettRandy Curry & Kay SimonKatie & Scott Dai*Scott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterDennis & Cindy DillonSusan FairbrookAV Flox & Yonatan ZungerTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyCiro & Eileen GiammonaKenneth & Susan GreathouseIn Memory of Lorie GriswoldMaren HitzD & J Hodgson Family FoundationClaiborne S. Jones in memory of Jane ChaiJohn & Catharine KristianBill & Terry KrivanArlene & Jack LeslieJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallDrs. John & Penny Loeb
Yvonne & Mike NevensThe Niblock Charitable TrustEllice & Jim PappRichard Partridge & Rachel MichelbergRonnie PlastersJoe & Nancy RageyPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeMartha Seaver & Scott Walecka Leonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLisa & Matthew SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirMark & Teri VershelDenise WatkinsCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissBart & Nancy WestcottBill & Janne WisselGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood
The Endowment FundTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donorsfor their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.
Marsha & Bill Adler William C. Anderson
Ann S. Bowers Polly & Tom Bredt
Bruce Cozadd Peter & Melanie Cross Yogen & Peggy Dalal
Carl H. Feldman Kathryn Green
The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Emeri & Brad Handler
Sharon Hoffman Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts
Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan The Rathmann Family Foundation
Eddie Reynolds John & Diane Savage
Joyce Reynolds Sinclair Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Malcolm MacNaughtonSuzanne Martin & John DoyleKevin McCoyMyrna & Hy Mitchner, PhDMargo & Roy OgusBeth & Charlie PerrellRedwood Serenity FundIn memory of Pearl ReimerRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane SeamanBart SearsJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairEllen & Ed SmithJerry Strom & Marilyn AustinOdette & Ewart ThomasKristina VetterThomas VogelsangMark & Sheila Wolfson
Assistant Directors ($1,500 to $3,499)Anonymous (6)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredRichard & Clarice AndersonKathleen Anderson & Jeffrey LipkinMary Ann Anthony & Ken FowkesShirley BaileyPat Bashaw & Gene SegreJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz BattleMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelThe BelleJAR FoundationDon & Deborah BennettCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenFumiko & Carl BielefeldtRobert & Letty BlockRichard & Audrey BojackBob & Martha BowdenLauren & Darrell BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunJames B. BrennockEllen & Marc BrownEric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerJeff & Deborah ByronRon & Sally CarterRaymond & Patti Chan
Josephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonLee & Amy ChristelNancy Mahoney CohenBill & Mary ComfortLarry & Sara ConditRobert A. CookJodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackDiane & Howard CrittendenJeff & Amy CroweRichard & Anita DavisMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyWynne Segal DubovoyMr. & Mrs. Robert EnglishSuzanne & Allan EpsteinPatrick FarrisSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteSarah FlanaganPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondKaren & Lorry FrankelDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothDeborah Freehling, MDJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMatthew Fuller & Monica WestMarilee GardnerRachel GoldeenSue & Bill GouldRenee & Mark GreensteinBarbara GuntherJim Hagan in memory of Linda J. HaganKovin & Toggle HaganElaine & Eric HahnRussell & Debbie HallSusan HellerDavid & Noreen HenigCraig & Deborah HoffmanAnne & Emma Grace HolmesWayne & Judith HooperSusan M. HuchPerry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineSudhanshu & Lori JainDean & Patricia JohnsonHardy & Jane Bryan Jones
Hilary Jones Mr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaThomas Kailath & Anu MaitraStuart & Helen KaneLouise KarrRuth Ann & David KeeferCynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerRobin & Don KennedyChris KenrickAkiko Kiyama Kenichi KiyamaLiz & Rick KnissWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzEileen Landauer & Mark MichaelJim & Marilyn LattinHenry Lawson & Marcia Wells-LawsonElizabeth LeepJanet & Phil LevineDonald & Rachel LevyStephen & Nancy LevyDr. & Mrs. Bernard I. LewisGeorge & Ann LimbachChristine LingRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDTom & Sally LogothettiHoward LyonsRichard & Charlene MaltzmanMarilyn Manning & Richard LonerganPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKeith Amidon & Rani MenonGus Meyner in memory of MiriamShauna Mika & Rick CallisonWilliam & Sue MiklosBuff & Cindy MillerJane Morton & Michael Jacobs Gordon MyersJamie & Erin NiemasikJudy & Brad O’BrienLynn & Susan OrrDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerDean Philip & Peggy PizzoJohn & Valerie PoggiSusan Rabin Buchanan & David BuchananNeerja & Vas Raman
Advocates($1,000 to $1,499)Anonymous (2) • Doug & Marie Barry • Brigid Barton • Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Benjamin • Joan Bodenlos • Cheryl Booton & Robert Mannell • Rita Boren • Sharon & JohnBrauman • Jack & Lois Brownson • Burke Family Trust • Tom Coates & Kris Bobier • Gwen Crawford • Ron & Marion Dickel • Rosa & Arthur Feldman • Roy & EleanorFerrari • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis • Ann Griffiths in honor of Gayla Lorthridge Wood • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Mary Louise Johnson • Carl Jukkola &Desmond Lee • David & Joyce Kim • Michael & Ina Korek • Steven Lever & Patti Sue Plumer • Cliff & Diana Lloyd • Bob & Kathie Maxfield • Bruce McLeod & Carla Befera• Dianne Morton • Dayne Nicholls • Sharon & John Patterson • James & Alma Phillips • In memory of Bridget Ross • Mr. & Mrs. John Rudolph • Tom & Nan Ryan • Nancy& Magnus Ryde • Tom & Pat Sanders • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • David & Harriet Schnur • Barbara & David Sloss* • Laura & Russ Smith • Denise & Jim Stanford • Donald& Miriam Teeter • Holly & Jeff Ullman • Diane & Chris Walsh • Barry & Holly Walter • Dimitri Maxwell Wentworth
Contributions listed were received between 4/23/2018 and 4/23/2019. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Jake Hurwitz at 650.463.7110 or [email protected].
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.
Karen Recht & Richard RechtKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Hernán CorreaEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsBob Rodert & Bev KiltzAlan Russell & Fred ThiemannEllen & Jerry SalimanJoseph & Sandy SantandreaLee & Kim ScheuerSonya SchroederTom & Hilary SchroederCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorCarolyn Schutz*Perry SegalPamela & Rick ShamesJack ShannahanSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaUrsula ShultzCarolyn SilbermanGeri SipesPamela SmithTodd SmithThe Sher-Right FundCatherine & Jeff ThermondJan Thomson & Roy LevinMarilyn & Paul TinderholtHelaina TitusTed & Betty UllmanTzipor Ulman & Dan RubinsteinLes & Judy VadaszRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneLorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Fred C. Rodriguez*Gregory & Kathleen WallaceTom WangGriff & Lynne WeberMargaret & Curt WeilElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerArlene & Bruce S.WhiteKaren Carlson WhiteKen & Ruth WilcoxLynn Wilson & Howard RobertsNeil & Ann WolffJudith & Peter WolkenBill & Sue WorthingtonDiane & Karl WustrackLinda & Joel Zizmor
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLE Anne Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chair • Lynn Szekely-Goode, Executive Producer Co-Chair
Ron Hayden, Producer Co-Chair • Jane Weston, Producer Co-ChairTheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may select aproduction to follow from ”page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits. ContactRonnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information.
Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)
Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationCynthia SearsLisa Webster & Ted SempleTheatreWorks Board Emeritus
Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous (2)Bruce & Hala Kurdi CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationRonald Hayden & Sherry DuszaPhil Kurjan & Noel Butler Dorothy LazierMendelsohn Family FundJanet Strauss & Jeff HawkinsLynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Producers($10,000 to $24,999)
AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerDr. Edward & Lois AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinJayne BookerTom & Polly BredtSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseFran CodispotiGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Wynne DobynsSarah DonaldsonMark DuncanDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstEmeri & Brad HandlerRose Hau & Jim HeslinJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyWilliam J. HiggsJan Horn & Jane Weston
Larry Horton & George WilsonEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaCharlotte Jacobs & Roderick YoungLeigh & Roy JohnsonMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman & Doug Klein Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyHal & Iris KorolMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDick & Cathy LampmanMark and Debra LeslieSue & Dick LevyMark Lewis & Barbara ShapiroTerry Maher & Echeyde Cubillo*The Marmor Foundation/ Drs. Michael & Jane MarmorGillian & Tom MoranLeslie & Douglas Murphy- ChutorianEileen Nelson & Hugh Franks
THE INNER CIRCLE Kristina Vetter, ChairMembers of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoya variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases andexchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artistsevents. Contact Julia Zarcone at 650.463.7126 or [email protected] for moreinformation.
Directors($6,500 to $9,999)AnonymousCarol BacchettiKatherine Bazak & John DohnerCabell ChinnisJohn & Susan DiekmanRichard & Josephine FerrieGayle FlanaganLynda & Steve FoxPeter & Rose FriedlandDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeLisa & Marc JonesRob & Ann MarangellBill & Janet NichollsAnnie NunanMatt OrbanHolly Ward & Scott Spector
Associate Directors($3,500 to $6,499)Anonymous (3)Dot AllenPaul & Debbie BakerJoel & Wendy BartlettDavid & Lauren Berman
Marah & Gene BrehautMarda Buchholz & Marcie BrownBruce & Gail ChizenDean & Wilma ChuClaudia & Bill ColemanDavid & Ann CrockettRandy Curry & Kay SimonKatie & Scott Dai*Scott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterDennis & Cindy DillonSusan FairbrookAV Flox & Yonatan ZungerTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyCiro & Eileen GiammonaKenneth & Susan GreathouseIn Memory of Lorie GriswoldMaren HitzD & J Hodgson Family FoundationClaiborne S. Jones in memory of Jane ChaiJohn & Catharine KristianBill & Terry KrivanArlene & Jack LeslieJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallDrs. John & Penny Loeb
Yvonne & Mike NevensThe Niblock Charitable TrustEllice & Jim PappRichard Partridge & Rachel MichelbergRonnie PlastersJoe & Nancy RageyPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeMartha Seaver & Scott Walecka Leonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLisa & Matthew SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirMark & Teri VershelDenise WatkinsCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissBart & Nancy WestcottBill & Janne WisselGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood
The Endowment FundTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donorsfor their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.
Marsha & Bill Adler William C. Anderson
Ann S. Bowers Polly & Tom Bredt
Bruce Cozadd Peter & Melanie Cross Yogen & Peggy Dalal
Carl H. Feldman Kathryn Green
The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Emeri & Brad Handler
Sharon Hoffman Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts
Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan The Rathmann Family Foundation
Eddie Reynolds John & Diane Savage
Joyce Reynolds Sinclair Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Malcolm MacNaughtonSuzanne Martin & John DoyleKevin McCoyMyrna & Hy Mitchner, PhDMargo & Roy OgusBeth & Charlie PerrellRedwood Serenity FundIn memory of Pearl ReimerRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane SeamanBart SearsJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairEllen & Ed SmithJerry Strom & Marilyn AustinOdette & Ewart ThomasKristina VetterThomas VogelsangMark & Sheila Wolfson
Assistant Directors ($1,500 to $3,499)Anonymous (6)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredRichard & Clarice AndersonKathleen Anderson & Jeffrey LipkinMary Ann Anthony & Ken FowkesShirley BaileyPat Bashaw & Gene SegreJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz BattleMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelThe BelleJAR FoundationDon & Deborah BennettCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenFumiko & Carl BielefeldtRobert & Letty BlockRichard & Audrey BojackBob & Martha BowdenLauren & Darrell BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunJames B. BrennockEllen & Marc BrownEric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerJeff & Deborah ByronRon & Sally CarterRaymond & Patti Chan
Josephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonLee & Amy ChristelNancy Mahoney CohenBill & Mary ComfortLarry & Sara ConditRobert A. CookJodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackDiane & Howard CrittendenJeff & Amy CroweRichard & Anita DavisMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyWynne Segal DubovoyMr. & Mrs. Robert EnglishSuzanne & Allan EpsteinPatrick FarrisSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteSarah FlanaganPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondKaren & Lorry FrankelDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothDeborah Freehling, MDJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMatthew Fuller & Monica WestMarilee GardnerRachel GoldeenSue & Bill GouldRenee & Mark GreensteinBarbara GuntherJim Hagan in memory of Linda J. HaganKovin & Toggle HaganElaine & Eric HahnRussell & Debbie HallSusan HellerDavid & Noreen HenigCraig & Deborah HoffmanAnne & Emma Grace HolmesWayne & Judith HooperSusan M. HuchPerry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineSudhanshu & Lori JainDean & Patricia JohnsonHardy & Jane Bryan Jones
Hilary Jones Mr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaThomas Kailath & Anu MaitraStuart & Helen KaneLouise KarrRuth Ann & David KeeferCynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerRobin & Don KennedyChris KenrickAkiko Kiyama Kenichi KiyamaLiz & Rick KnissWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzEileen Landauer & Mark MichaelJim & Marilyn LattinHenry Lawson & Marcia Wells-LawsonElizabeth LeepJanet & Phil LevineDonald & Rachel LevyStephen & Nancy LevyDr. & Mrs. Bernard I. LewisGeorge & Ann LimbachChristine LingRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDTom & Sally LogothettiHoward LyonsRichard & Charlene MaltzmanMarilyn Manning & Richard LonerganPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKeith Amidon & Rani MenonGus Meyner in memory of MiriamShauna Mika & Rick CallisonWilliam & Sue MiklosBuff & Cindy MillerJane Morton & Michael Jacobs Gordon MyersJamie & Erin NiemasikJudy & Brad O’BrienLynn & Susan OrrDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerDean Philip & Peggy PizzoJohn & Valerie PoggiSusan Rabin Buchanan & David BuchananNeerja & Vas Raman
Advocates($1,000 to $1,499)Anonymous (2) • Doug & Marie Barry • Brigid Barton • Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Benjamin • Joan Bodenlos • Cheryl Booton & Robert Mannell • Rita Boren • Sharon & JohnBrauman • Jack & Lois Brownson • Burke Family Trust • Tom Coates & Kris Bobier • Gwen Crawford • Ron & Marion Dickel • Rosa & Arthur Feldman • Roy & EleanorFerrari • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis • Ann Griffiths in honor of Gayla Lorthridge Wood • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Mary Louise Johnson • Carl Jukkola &Desmond Lee • David & Joyce Kim • Michael & Ina Korek • Steven Lever & Patti Sue Plumer • Cliff & Diana Lloyd • Bob & Kathie Maxfield • Bruce McLeod & Carla Befera• Dianne Morton • Dayne Nicholls • Sharon & John Patterson • James & Alma Phillips • In memory of Bridget Ross • Mr. & Mrs. John Rudolph • Tom & Nan Ryan • Nancy& Magnus Ryde • Tom & Pat Sanders • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • David & Harriet Schnur • Barbara & David Sloss* • Laura & Russ Smith • Denise & Jim Stanford • Donald& Miriam Teeter • Holly & Jeff Ullman • Diane & Chris Walsh • Barry & Holly Walter • Dimitri Maxwell Wentworth
Contributions listed were received between 4/23/2018 and 4/23/2019. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Jake Hurwitz at 650.463.7110 or [email protected].
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.
Karen Recht & Richard RechtKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Hernán CorreaEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsBob Rodert & Bev KiltzAlan Russell & Fred ThiemannEllen & Jerry SalimanJoseph & Sandy SantandreaLee & Kim ScheuerSonya SchroederTom & Hilary SchroederCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorCarolyn Schutz*Perry SegalPamela & Rick ShamesJack ShannahanSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaUrsula ShultzCarolyn SilbermanGeri SipesPamela SmithTodd SmithThe Sher-Right FundCatherine & Jeff ThermondJan Thomson & Roy LevinMarilyn & Paul TinderholtHelaina TitusTed & Betty UllmanTzipor Ulman & Dan RubinsteinLes & Judy VadaszRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneLorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Fred C. Rodriguez*Gregory & Kathleen WallaceTom WangGriff & Lynne WeberMargaret & Curt WeilElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerArlene & Bruce S.WhiteKaren Carlson WhiteKen & Ruth WilcoxLynn Wilson & Howard RobertsNeil & Ann WolffJudith & Peter WolkenBill & Sue WorthingtonDiane & Karl WustrackLinda & Joel Zizmor
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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The Giving Code Fund at Los Altos Community FoundationThe William Randolph Hearst FoundationThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines*The David & Lucile Packard FoundationThe Shubert FoundationSobrato Philanthropies*
Presenting Sponsor($25,000 to $49,999)Koret Foundation Sand Hill Foundation
Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Carla Befera Public Relations*National Endowment for the Arts The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)Adams Wine Group*The Applied Materials Foundation The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationHeising-Simons Foundation
Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Robert E. & Adele M. Boydston Charitable FoundationCalifornia Civil Liberties Public Education ProgramChubb InsuranceDodge & Cox Investment ManagersFenwick & West LLP (logo)Gleim the Jeweler*Harrell RemodelingHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsThe Merrimac FundPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankCooley LLP*Groupware Technology*The Morrison & Foerster FoundationNational Alliance for Musical TheatreOpal Events Center*Peninsula Endowment FundPerkins Coie LLP*Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP*
Friends($1,000 to $2,499)Babcock and Brown*Chase VP*Goodwin Proctor*Isla Productions, LLC*Nikon Precision, Inc
Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple their employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Call 650.463.7135 for more information.
Amazon Smile FoundationAdobe SystemsAgilent TechnologiesAppleAvant! FoundationGoogleHewlett-Packard CompanyIBMJohnson & Johnson Family of Companies Microsoft NetflixRambus Inc.
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.
Anonymous (7) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • ElaineBaskin & Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker •James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Marda Buchholz • Carol Buchser • TheEstate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny• Howard & Diane Crittenden • James & Louise Dunaway • Bruce & Hala Kurdi Cozadd • George & SusanCrow • John & Wynne Dobyns • Mark Duncan • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook• Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & CarolynGannon • Ed Glazier • John & Marcia Goldman • Lorie Griswold • Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally • MaureenHoberg • Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sue Homestead • Judith & WayneHooper • Elaine & Samuel Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • Nancy LeeJalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Stanley Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mary Frances Jourdan • Mike &Martha Kahn • Julie Kaufman & Doug Klein • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan &Noel Butler • Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz • Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro • Marilyn & Robert Mangelsdorf• Steve Mannshardt • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Buff & Cindy Miller •Tami & Craney Ogata • Richard Partridge & Rachel Michelberg • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen-Reiner • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • PhilipSantora & Cr istian Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Cynthia Sears • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair& Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair • Mindy Rauch & Carol Snell • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M.Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir • Laurie Waldman • CarolWatts • Karen Carlson White • Renee & Herman Winick
FUTUREWORKS Jayne Booker, Chair
FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of lifeinsurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact Ronnie Plasters at [email protected] more information.
VISIONARY SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
SPONSORS
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsCORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Ciro Giammona, ChairFoundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Lynn Davis at 650.463.7159 or [email protected] for more information.
TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Executive Director Phil Santora
SCENERY
Technical DirectorFrank Sarmiento
Lead Scenic Artist/CraftsmanTom Langguth
Master CarpenterBill Roberts
CarpentersAndrew Clark, Rodrigo Frausto,Patrick McKenna
PROPERTIES
Properties MasterChristopher Fitzer
Properties Stock ManagerLogan Baker
COSTUMES
Costume DirectorJill Bowers
Assistant CostumerNoah Marin
Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong
Costume Rentals ManagerMelissa Sanchez
Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney Roque
Resident WigmasterSharon Ridge
Hair StylistJeanne Naritomi
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Resident Stage ManagerRandall K. Lum
DEVELOPMENT
Director of DevelopmentRonnie Plasters
Associate Director of DevelopmentJulia Zarcone
Associate Director of InstitutionalPartnershipsLynn Davis
Stewardship & Individual GivingManagerJake Hurwitz
Events ManagerJodi Corwin
Development AssociateTracy Hayden
Telefunding/TelesalesConstance Gannon
EDUCATION
Director of EducationLisa Edsall Giglio
Associate Education DirectorKatie Bartholomew
Master Teaching ArtistPiper LaGrelius
Camp DirectorClara Walker
Teaching ArtistsStacey Ardelean, Kimberly Braun,Nicole Bruno, Jenni Chapman,Matthew Keuter, Jed Pasario, Kelly Rinehart, Martin Rojas Dietrich, Cassie Rosenbrock, Adrienne Walters,Maryssa Wanlass
MARKETING
Director of MarketingPeter Chenot
Art DirectorEv Shiro
Marketing & CommunicationsManagerHeather Orth
Digital Media ManagerJennifer Gosk
Systems AnalystAndrew Skelton
Box Office ManagerElana Ron
Front of House ManagerNancy Melmon
Ticket Services RepresentativesAndrée Beals, Kate Dobbins,Margaret Purdy, Cameron Wells
Graphics AssistantKatie Dai
Public Relations & AdvertisingCarla Befera & Co.Carla Befera, Lauren Goldfarb
Video Content ProducerErin Gould
Company PhotographersKevin Berne, Alessandra Mello
ADMINISTRATIVE
General ManagerScott DeVine
Business ManagerJason Hyde
Database AdministratorKen Maitz
Staff AccountantBarbara Sloss
Front Desk VolunteersJoan Doherty, Cindi Sears
ARTISTIC
Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli
Casting DirectorJeffrey Lo
Artistic Operations Manager/Company ManagerStephen Muterspaugh
Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore
Artistic AssistantTracy Hayden
PRODUCTION,
LIGHTING, & SOUND
Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan
Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov
Operations Manager/Master ElectricianSteven B. Mannshardt
Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt
Sound SupervisorDimitri Wentworth
Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller
ElectriciansGrace Berger, Jake Bers,
Sam Coleman, Herb Evans,
Steven Fetter, Kendra Green,
Cosmo Hom, Ryan Hubbard,
Sean Kramer, Joe Krempetz,
Kyle Langdon,
Mattias Lange-McPherson,
Noah Listgarten, Eric Liu,
Evan Lola, Harris Meyers,
Dylan Moreland, Gary Nelson,
Sean O’Connor, Darbus Oldham,
Emma Pernudi-Moon,
Chloe Schwitzer, Jarku Tang,
Henry Wilen
Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter
Lighting InternJason Vinson
ARCHDUKE ADDITIONAL STAFF
Understudy for Gavrilo, Nedeljko, & Trifko Max Tachis Assistant Director Matt McGillRehearsal Stage Management Intern Chloe SchweizerAssistant Lighting Designer Najomi BrezinaLight Board Operator Ryan Hubbard
And thanks to our fabulousTheatreWorkers!
Sound Engineer Dimitri WentworthShow Carpenters Megan Hall, Darrell HubbardDeck Crew Chloe SchweizerProperties Runner Alison FrokeWardrobe Supervisors Grace Ramona Robertson, Sarah Weatherford
Dresser Andy SandovalDraper Marina AgabekovStitcher Lisa ClaybaughCrafts Nina Parker, Nika CassaroCostume Volunteer Barbara Kossy
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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The Giving Code Fund at Los Altos Community FoundationThe William Randolph Hearst FoundationThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines*The David & Lucile Packard FoundationThe Shubert FoundationSobrato Philanthropies*
Presenting Sponsor($25,000 to $49,999)Koret Foundation Sand Hill Foundation
Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Carla Befera Public Relations*National Endowment for the Arts The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)Adams Wine Group*The Applied Materials Foundation The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationHeising-Simons Foundation
Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Robert E. & Adele M. Boydston Charitable FoundationCalifornia Civil Liberties Public Education ProgramChubb InsuranceDodge & Cox Investment ManagersFenwick & West LLP (logo)Gleim the Jeweler*Harrell RemodelingHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsThe Merrimac FundPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankCooley LLP*Groupware Technology*The Morrison & Foerster FoundationNational Alliance for Musical TheatreOpal Events Center*Peninsula Endowment FundPerkins Coie LLP*Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP*
Friends($1,000 to $2,499)Babcock and Brown*Chase VP*Goodwin Proctor*Isla Productions, LLC*Nikon Precision, Inc
Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple their employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Call 650.463.7135 for more information.
Amazon Smile FoundationAdobe SystemsAgilent TechnologiesAppleAvant! FoundationGoogleHewlett-Packard CompanyIBMJohnson & Johnson Family of Companies Microsoft NetflixRambus Inc.
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.
Anonymous (7) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • ElaineBaskin & Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker •James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Marda Buchholz • Carol Buchser • TheEstate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny• Howard & Diane Crittenden • James & Louise Dunaway • Bruce & Hala Kurdi Cozadd • George & SusanCrow • John & Wynne Dobyns • Mark Duncan • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook• Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & CarolynGannon • Ed Glazier • John & Marcia Goldman • Lorie Griswold • Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally • MaureenHoberg • Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sue Homestead • Judith & WayneHooper • Elaine & Samuel Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • Nancy LeeJalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Stanley Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mary Frances Jourdan • Mike &Martha Kahn • Julie Kaufman & Doug Klein • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan &Noel Butler • Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz • Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro • Marilyn & Robert Mangelsdorf• Steve Mannshardt • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Buff & Cindy Miller •Tami & Craney Ogata • Richard Partridge & Rachel Michelberg • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen-Reiner • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • PhilipSantora & Cristian Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Cynthia Sears • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair& Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair • Mindy Rauch & Carol Snell • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M.Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir • Laurie Waldman • CarolWatts • Karen Carlson White • Renee & Herman Winick
FUTUREWORKS Jayne Booker, Chair
FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of lifeinsurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact Ronnie Plasters at [email protected] more information.
VISIONARY SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
SPONSORS
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsCORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Ciro Giammona, ChairFoundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Lynn Davis at 650.463.7159 or [email protected] for more information.
TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Executive Director Phil Santora
SCENERY
Technical DirectorFrank Sarmiento
Lead Scenic Artist/CraftsmanTom Langguth
Master CarpenterBill Roberts
CarpentersAndrew Clark, Rodrigo Frausto,Patrick McKenna
PROPERTIES
Properties MasterChristopher Fitzer
Properties Stock ManagerLogan Baker
COSTUMES
Costume DirectorJill Bowers
Assistant CostumerNoah Marin
Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong
Costume Rentals ManagerMelissa Sanchez
Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney Roque
Resident WigmasterSharon Ridge
Hair StylistJeanne Naritomi
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Resident Stage ManagerRandall K. Lum
DEVELOPMENT
Director of DevelopmentRonnie Plasters
Associate Director of DevelopmentJulia Zarcone
Associate Director of InstitutionalPartnershipsLynn Davis
Stewardship & Individual GivingManagerJake Hurwitz
Events ManagerJodi Corwin
Development AssociateTracy Hayden
Telefunding/TelesalesConstance Gannon
EDUCATION
Director of EducationLisa Edsall Giglio
Associate Education DirectorKatie Bartholomew
Master Teaching ArtistPiper LaGrelius
Camp DirectorClara Walker
Teaching ArtistsStacey Ardelean, Kimberly Braun,Nicole Bruno, Jenni Chapman,Matthew Keuter, Jed Pasario, Kelly Rinehart, Martin Rojas Dietrich, Cassie Rosenbrock, Adrienne Walters,Maryssa Wanlass
MARKETING
Director of MarketingPeter Chenot
Art DirectorEv Shiro
Marketing & CommunicationsManagerHeather Orth
Digital Media ManagerJennifer Gosk
Systems AnalystAndrew Skelton
Box Office ManagerElana Ron
Front of House ManagerNancy Melmon
Ticket Services RepresentativesAndrée Beals, Kate Dobbins,Margaret Purdy, Cameron Wells
Graphics AssistantKatie Dai
Public Relations & AdvertisingCarla Befera & Co.Carla Befera, Lauren Goldfarb
Video Content ProducerErin Gould
Company PhotographersKevin Berne, Alessandra Mello
ADMINISTRATIVE
General ManagerScott DeVine
Business ManagerJason Hyde
Database AdministratorKen Maitz
Staff AccountantBarbara Sloss
Front Desk VolunteersJoan Doherty, Cindi Sears
ARTISTIC
Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli
Casting DirectorJeffrey Lo
Artistic Operations Manager/Company ManagerStephen Muterspaugh
Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore
Artistic AssistantTracy Hayden
PRODUCTION,
LIGHTING, & SOUND
Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan
Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov
Operations Manager/Master ElectricianSteven B. Mannshardt
Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt
Sound SupervisorDimitri Wentworth
Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller
ElectriciansGrace Berger, Jake Bers,
Sam Coleman, Herb Evans,
Steven Fetter, Kendra Green,
Cosmo Hom, Ryan Hubbard,
Sean Kramer, Joe Krempetz,
Kyle Langdon,
Mattias Lange-McPherson,
Noah Listgarten, Eric Liu,
Evan Lola, Harris Meyers,
Dylan Moreland, Gary Nelson,
Sean O’Connor, Darbus Oldham,
Emma Pernudi-Moon,
Chloe Schwitzer, Jarku Tang,
Henry Wilen
Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter
Lighting InternJason Vinson
ARCHDUKE ADDITIONAL STAFF
Understudy for Gavrilo, Nedeljko, & Trifko Max Tachis Assistant Director Matt McGillRehearsal Stage Management Intern Chloe SchweizerAssistant Lighting Designer Najomi BrezinaLight Board Operator Ryan Hubbard
And thanks to our fabulousTheatreWorkers!
Sound Engineer Dimitri WentworthShow Carpenters Megan Hall, Darrell HubbardDeck Crew Chloe SchweizerProperties Runner Alison FrokeWardrobe Supervisors Grace Ramona Robertson, Sarah Weatherford
Dresser Andy SandovalDraper Marina AgabekovStitcher Lisa ClaybaughCrafts Nina Parker, Nika CassaroCostume Volunteer Barbara Kossy
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TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963Email: [email protected]
TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box OfficeHours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket OfficeHours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000
WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.
PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8pmSunday Eve 7pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES Starting at $35 (balcony).Discounts available for Seniors, Educators, Patrons35 & Under, and active military. For pricing, call650.463.1960 or visit theatreworks.org.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.
LOST AND FOUNDFor Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts lost and found, please call 650.903.6568.For Lucie Stern Theatre lost and found, pleasecall 650.463.1960.
PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Audio or video recording during the show isstrictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Please ensure that allelectronic devices are set to the ”off” positionwhile you are in the theatre.Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.
Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.
GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
ACCESSIBLE SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons. Pleasetelephone the Ticket Office in advance so that special arrangements may be made.
LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.
AUDIO-CAPTIONINGAudio captioning for the visually impaired forArchduke: 6/28 @ 8pm, 6/29 @ 8pm, 6/30 @ 2pmThe Language Archive: 8/2 @ 8pm, 8/3 @ 8pm, 8/4 @ 2pmThe 39 Steps: 9/1 @ 2pm; 9/8 @ 7pm; 9/11 @ 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Archduke: 6/23 @ 2pm & 7pm; 6/26 @ 2pmThe Language Archive: 7/28 @ 2pm, & 7pm; 7/31 @ 2pmThe 39 Steps: 9/13 @ 8pm, 9/14 @ 8pm, 9/15 @ 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
Setting the Stage for WWIContinued from page 11
Germany followed suit, as both countries vied for dominance of the seas.
Simultaneously, a rise in nationalism occurred through-out Europe. As powerful nations carved up territories,those whose lands were taken from them were understandably displeased, while those gaining groundfelt buoyed, secure in their nation’s superiority.Significantly, Serbians didn’t take kindly to the annexa-tion of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary in 1908, and were further angered by Austria-Hungary’s intervention in theBalkan Wars.
Tensions between individual nations could not havepulled the entire world into conflict if it hadn’t been forthe formation of several mutual defense alliances. Thelate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw severalnations enter into agreements to support each other incase of threat by a common enemy. Allegiances shiftedoften, but by the time 1914 rolled around, the majorplayers were the Triple Alliance, made up of Germany,Austria-Hungary, and Italy, and the Triple Entente, madeup of Great Britain, France, and Russia. Serbia had
aligned itself with Russia, and so when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary,was killed by Serbian terrorists, the act had globalimplications.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28,1914, exactly one month following the assassination oftheir would-be monarch. Their allies quickly joined thefray: When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia,Russia supported the Serbs. Germany declared war onRussia, and within weeks they were fighting France aswell. Soon Great Britain, then Japan, and eventuallythe United States joined in, and the so-called “war toend all wars” became a global conflict.
A hundred years later, it is plain to see how easily thedominos fell, lined up as they were, plunging the worldinto the greatest war it had ever seen. In Archduke,though, we see only what the world looked like to onegroup, a band of Serbian nationalists in June of 1914,before the real conflict erupted. It is frighteningly easyto imagine how justified they must have felt in theiractions, oblivious to the consequences. And frightening,too, is the eerie feeling of this play’s timeliness, anecho from the past as we confront the perils of a newcentury. – Katie Dai
MainStage
SecondStage
Rotunda
MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) [email protected] Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. TicketServices also features a telephone information hotline.Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727
GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900
FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get thespecial offers and event updates by email.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by thepresenter of each event. For more information, please callTicket Services at 650-903-6000.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hour after curtain time.
EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.
ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances. You may also bring your own headphones or earbuds toplug into a receiver to utillize the system. Audio describedservices for patrons who are visually impaired are available at some performances. Patrons who are hearingimpaired may request translation services (for informationcall 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices willbe checked at the back of the theater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docentsand Office Volunteers. Join us, support the arts and be apart of the Center! For moreinformation, please call 650-903-6568.
BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.
HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two HomeCompanies: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley andPeninsula Youth Theatre. We are also proud of ournew SecondStage Home Company, Upstage Theater.These arts organizations perform a significant portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to theoverall success of the Center..
PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed
to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.
• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.
• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.
• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILLenny Siegel, Mayor • Lisa Matichak, Vice Mayor
Margaret Abe-Koga • Christopher ClarkJohn McAlister • Ken Rosenberg • Pat Showalter
Dan Rich, City Manager
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEEKathleen M. Branyon • Carol DonahueHafsa Mirza • Daniel Palay • Beth Wise
CENTER STAFF
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is adivision of the City of Mountain View’s Community Services
Department, J.P. de la Montaigne, Director.
Executive Director W. Scott WhislerMarketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda RansonMarketing Outreach Coordinator Susannah Greenwood
Business Manager Noelle MagnerBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret
Technical Services Manager Steven CrandellOperations Manager Justin Hall
Senior Ticket Services Manager Hope GarzaTicket Services Manager Liz Nelson
Senior Ticket Representative Carolyn Marie Len
22 THEATREWORKS
TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963Email: [email protected]
TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box OfficeHours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket OfficeHours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000
WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.
PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8pmSunday Eve 7pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES Starting at $35 (balcony).Discounts available for Seniors, Educators, Patrons35 & Under, and active military. For pricing, call650.463.1960 or visit theatreworks.org.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.
LOST AND FOUNDFor Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts lost and found, please call 650.903.6568.For Lucie Stern Theatre lost and found, pleasecall 650.463.1960.
PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Audio or video recording during the show isstrictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Please ensure that allelectronic devices are set to the ”off” positionwhile you are in the theatre.Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.
Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.
GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
ACCESSIBLE SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons. Pleasetelephone the Ticket Office in advance so that special arrangements may be made.
LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.
AUDIO-CAPTIONINGAudio captioning for the visually impaired forArchduke: 6/28 @ 8pm, 6/29 @ 8pm, 6/30 @ 2pmThe Language Archive: 8/2 @ 8pm, 8/3 @ 8pm, 8/4 @ 2pmThe 39 Steps: 9/1 @ 2pm; 9/8 @ 7pm; 9/11 @ 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Archduke: 6/23 @ 2pm & 7pm; 6/26 @ 2pmThe Language Archive: 7/28 @ 2pm, & 7pm; 7/31 @ 2pmThe 39 Steps: 9/13 @ 8pm, 9/14 @ 8pm, 9/15 @ 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
Setting the Stage for WWIContinued from page 11
Germany followed suit, as both countries vied for dominance of the seas.
Simultaneously, a rise in nationalism occurred through-out Europe. As powerful nations carved up territories,those whose lands were taken from them were understandably displeased, while those gaining groundfelt buoyed, secure in their nation’s superiority.Significantly, Serbians didn’t take kindly to the annexa-tion of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary in 1908, and were further angered by Austria-Hungary’s intervention in theBalkan Wars.
Tensions between individual nations could not havepulled the entire world into conflict if it hadn’t been forthe formation of several mutual defense alliances. Thelate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw severalnations enter into agreements to support each other incase of threat by a common enemy. Allegiances shiftedoften, but by the time 1914 rolled around, the majorplayers were the Triple Alliance, made up of Germany,Austria-Hungary, and Italy, and the Triple Entente, madeup of Great Britain, France, and Russia. Serbia had
aligned itself with Russia, and so when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary,was killed by Serbian terrorists, the act had globalimplications.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28,1914, exactly one month following the assassination oftheir would-be monarch. Their allies quickly joined thefray: When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia,Russia supported the Serbs. Germany declared war onRussia, and within weeks they were fighting France aswell. Soon Great Britain, then Japan, and eventuallythe United States joined in, and the so-called “war toend all wars” became a global conflict.
A hundred years later, it is plain to see how easily thedominos fell, lined up as they were, plunging the worldinto the greatest war it had ever seen. In Archduke,though, we see only what the world looked like to onegroup, a band of Serbian nationalists in June of 1914,before the real conflict erupted. It is frighteningly easyto imagine how justified they must have felt in theiractions, oblivious to the consequences. And frightening,too, is the eerie feeling of this play’s timeliness, anecho from the past as we confront the perils of a newcentury. – Katie Dai
MainStage
SecondStage
Rotunda
MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) [email protected] Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. TicketServices also features a telephone information hotline.Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727
GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900
FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get thespecial offers and event updates by email.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by thepresenter of each event. For more information, please callTicket Services at 650-903-6000.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hour after curtain time.
EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.
ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances. You may also bring your own headphones or earbuds toplug into a receiver to utillize the system. Audio describedservices for patrons who are visually impaired are available at some performances. Patrons who are hearingimpaired may request translation services (for informationcall 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices willbe checked at the back of the theater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docentsand Office Volunteers. Join us, support the arts and be apart of the Center! For moreinformation, please call 650-903-6568.
BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.
HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two HomeCompanies: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley andPeninsula Youth Theatre. We are also proud of ournew SecondStage Home Company, Upstage Theater.These arts organizations perform a significant portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to theoverall success of the Center..
PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed
to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.
• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.
• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.
• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.
u u u u u u u
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILLenny Siegel, Mayor • Lisa Matichak, Vice Mayor
Margaret Abe-Koga • Christopher ClarkJohn McAlister • Ken Rosenberg • Pat Showalter
Dan Rich, City Manager
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEEKathleen M. Branyon • Carol DonahueHafsa Mirza • Daniel Palay • Beth Wise
CENTER STAFF
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is adivision of the City of Mountain View’s Community Services
Department, J.P. de la Montaigne, Director.
Executive Director W. Scott WhislerMarketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda RansonMarketing Outreach Coordinator Susannah Greenwood
Business Manager Noelle MagnerBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret
Technical Services Manager Steven CrandellOperations Manager Justin Hall
Senior Ticket Services Manager Hope GarzaTicket Services Manager Liz Nelson
Senior Ticket Representative Carolyn Marie Len
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