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FROM THE DESK OF DAVID ARMSTRONGEXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies. Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form – The Musical. We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 17 new works, nine of which have subsequently opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin, First Date, A Christmas Story, Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, and Best Musical Tony Award®-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.
We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of musical theater lovers.
The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series and pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians and arts professionals working for us each season.
As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater subscriptions in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our performances each year.
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A beautiful Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for decades as Seattle’s favorite movie palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for musical theater.
The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals.
ABOUT5THAVENUE THEATRE
THEBOARD OFDIRECTORS Wanda J. Herndon Chairman
Stephen P. ReynoldsPresident
Sterling WilsonTreasurer
Margaret C. InouyeSecretary
Barbara L. Crowe B Immediate Past Chairman
Kenny AlhadeffAnn ArdizzoneClodagh AshLes BillerRobert R. Braun, Jr.Margaret ClappLarry EstradaMaria P. FerrerGary J. FullerSarah Nash GatesCyrus Habib Christopher HemanRandy HodginsRichard KaganSaSa KirkpatrickElizabeth LundJohn OppenheimerLlewelyn G. PritchardGordon ProutyDavid QuinnAnn Ramsay-JenkinsNorman B. RiceRobert A. SextonElliot SilversKirk A. SoderquistHeather Sullivan McKayBonnie TowneEric TrottTom WalshTracy WellensKenneth Willman
PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDBarbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011)Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004)Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002)John F. Behnke (1998-2000)Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98)Donald J. Covey (1994-96)Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94)John D. Mangels (1990-92)Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88)Robert F. Buck (1988-90)R. Milton Trafton (1983-86)W.J. Pennington (1981-83)D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81)
Founding Managing DirectorMarilynn Sheldon
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FROM THE DESK OF DAVID ARMSTRONGEXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The principal mission of The 5th Avenue Theatre is to celebrate America’s great indigenous art form, The Musical—past, present, and future. We celebrate the past through productions of classic musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” such as our recent production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel, and modern classics like our current production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris. We celebrate the present by bringing to our stage current Broadway hits like next season’s Matilda, The Musical and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love And Murder.
Perhaps most important, we celebrate the future of The Musical through our development and production of new musicals. I am proud to report that since 2001 The 5th Avenue Theatre has produced 17 new musicals. To date, nine of those musicals have moved from our stage to Broadway including two that received the coveted Tony Award® for “Best Musical.” This is an incredible track record of which we are very proud.
These achievements, however, represent only the tip of the iceberg in regards to our commitment to creating the future of the musical theater. Our extensive New Works Program is dedicated to early-stage development of new musicals through a variety of initiatives including writer’s retreats, staged readings and developmental workshops. We currently have a host of exciting projects in various stages of incubation including three brand new musicals that we have commissioned. Much of this work will be showcased this summer in our first ever NextFest. You can find more information about this new event on page 24 of this playbill.
By the time you read this, Jasper in Deadland will have gone through four weeks of rehearsals in our rehearsal hall (lovingly known as Downstairs At The 5th or DAT5) and two additional weeks of technical rehearsals on the stage. The actors will have spent many intense weeks mastering the words, music, staging and choreography. Meanwhile our design and production teams have been creating and installing the sets, props, costumes, lighting and sound equipment. Throughout all of this the authors and creative team have been constantly rewriting and reworking the book, music, lyrics and staging as they endeavor to find the show’s most perfect form.
Now we add the final and most important collaborators in this process—you the audience. It is impossible to create a new musical without the active participation of a live audience. In fact, we could rehearse this show everyday for a year in the empty theater and not learn in all that time what we will in just one performance with you in attendance. You are crucial to the process and you can be certain that the show will evolve and change and grow based on your reactions and responses.
We invite you to share with us your responses to our latest new work by visiting our website (www.5thavenue.org) where you will find an email link on the Jasper in Deadland show page. That email address is [email protected]. These types of responses have proved to be invaluable to us in developing previous new works.
This commitment to new work is only made possible through the support of our large subscription audience and the generous contributions of our 5th Avenue donors, especially the members of our Creativity Circles. This important “research and development” activity would simply not be possible without their vision and support.
And you are about to see proof that the future of The Musical is alive and rocking here at The 5th!
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presents
Book by
HUNTER FOSTER & RYAN SCOTT OLIVERMusic and Lyrics by
RYAN SCOTT OLIVER
SYDNEY SHEPHERDANDI ALHADEFF
KYLE ROBERT CARTER FREDERICK HAGREEN
CAETY SAGOIAN
KYLE BERNBACHTARYN DARRDIANA HUEY
JARED MICHAEL BROWNSARAH ROSE DAVIS
BRANDI CHAVONNE MASSEYEVAN WOLTZ
starring
Choreography by
LORIN LATARRODirection by
BRANDON IVIE
MATT DOYLEin
LOUIS HOBSONand
Orchestrations
JOHN CLANCY Vocal Arrangements
RYAN SCOTT OLIVERAssociate Sound Designer
KEVIN HEARD Resident Music Supervisor
IAN EISENDRATH
Music Supervision by
WILL VAN DYKE Music Direction by
R.J. TANCIOCO
Set Design
JASON SHERWOODLighting Design
ROBERT J. AGUILARCostume Design
PETE RUSHSound Design
JUSTIN STASIWPuppet Design & Creation
KYLE LOVENHair & Makeup Design
MARY PYANOWSKI JONESProduction Stage Manager
AMY GORNETDirector of Production
JULIA L. COLLINSTechnical Director
ERIK HOLDEN
JASPER IN DEADLAND was originally commissioned by the Pasadena Musical Theatre Company (2011).JASPER IN DEADLAND Premiered at Prospect Theatre Company, New York City (2014).
In order of appearanceJasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATT DOYLE* Messenger and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIANA HUEY*Persephone and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANDI ALHADEFF*Pluto and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EVAN WOLTZ*Virgil and others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KYLE ROBERT CARTER*Sisyphus and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KYLE BERNBACH*Osiris and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FREDERICK HAGREEN* Hel and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SARAH ROSE DAVIS*Gretchen and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYDNEY SHEPHERD* Sec. Hathaway and others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TARYN DARR* Mr. Lethe and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOUIS HOBSON*Beatrix and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAETY SAGOIAN*Little Lu and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JARED MICHAEL BROWN*Ammut and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRANDI CHAVONNE MASSEY*
UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific
announcement is made at the time of the performance.Jasper Understudy: FREDERICK HAGREEN*
Dance Captain: KYLE BERNBACH*Fight Captain: JARED MICHAEL BROWN*
STAGE MANAGEMENTProduction Stage Manager: AMY GORNET*Assistant Stage Manager: RACHEL BURY*
Assistant Stage Manager: LISA ARMSTRONG
ORCHESTRAConductor/Keyboard 1: R.J. TANCIOCO
Keyboard 2: MICHAEL MATLOCKGuitar: GREG FULTONDrums: BEN MORROW
Violin: JO NARDOLILLOCello: REBECCA CHUNG FILICE
Bass: DAVE PASCAL
Additional Music StaffMusic Coordinator: DANE ANDERSEN
Rehearsal Pianist: CHRIS RANNEYRehearsal Drummer: BEN MORROW
Copyist: SUSAN PASCALKeyboard Programming: DAVE PASCALMusic Assistant: MICHAEL NUTTING
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with
or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
Please turn off your cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the
performance.
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* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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ACT ONECircle 1: The River Lethe
“Goodbye, Jasper!”
Circle 2: The Gates“What is Life?”“The Killing”
Circle 3: City Circle“Jasper in Deadland”“The Forgetting”“Living Dead”“Hungry for Your Heart”
Circle 4: The Great Gulf“Stroke by Stroke”
ACT TWO“Something for Real”
Circle 5: The Wasteland
Circle 6: The Steel Circle“Beat and Broken Spirits”“Awful People”
Circle 7: Elysium“Lifesong”“The Swim”
“One More Day of Snow”
SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS
CONTENTS
Myths Made Modern ..................10Mythology 101 ............................12A Chat with Ryan Scott Oliver ....14Who’s Who .................................15One Rising Star’s Road to Grease ..........................21Why Art?: The Case for Arts Learning ...........................23NextFest at The 5th .....................24
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AUDIENCES ARE RAVING ABOUT Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris
“Outstanding in all aspects of theater.”
“I am new to Jacques Brel and now i’m hooked.”
“Magnifique!”“Amazing performers–They were all STUNNING!”
“What voices–the spirit of Jacques Brel really
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MYTHS MADE MODERNBy ALBERT EVANS, Music & Artistic Associate
JASPER IN DEADLAND is a new take on the Greek myth of ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE—the story of a living man who penetrates the afterlife to bring back his love.
A quick refresher: ORPHEUS—whose lute-playing has magical powers—dearly loves his wife, EURYDICE. When she is bitten by a viper and dies, he is inconsolable. He resolves to seek her in the Underworld, where he will ask HADES and PERSEPHONE—the king and queen—to allow him to take her back to the land of the living. He sets off on his “impossible” journey, protected by his music from the many horrific obstacles placed in his way.
Hades and Persephone are impressed by his courage and his love. They grant his request on two conditions: Eurydice must follow Orpheus in silence and he must not turn around to make sure she is behind until they have escaped. But, unable to help himself, he looks over his shoulder just as they are about to reach the upper world.
The ancient myths, including this one, had no single author. They began as attempts to explain otherwise unaccountable facts of life: rain, thunder; the movement of the sun, the moon, the stars; birth, love, war, illness, death. They were told and retold, reshaped and refined until they transcended mere explanation and corresponded to the deepest structures of the human psyche. That’s why they endure, long after science has shown to most people’s satisfaction that the sun is not, in fact, a flaming chariot driven by the god Helios.
Jasper in Deadland takes many liberties with the Orpheus myth. The hero is now a twenty-first-century teenager with a dysfunctional family; his girlfriend seems to lead a perfect life but hides many troubling secrets.
It’s a hip, thoroughly contemporary reboot, but in telling it the authors have employed time-honored dramatic practices, some dating back to the theater of the Romans and Greeks.
When choosing Jasper’s Deadland denizens, the authors cast their net wide. Greek and Roman deities rub shoulders with more obscure gods and monsters from Egyptian and Norse legends, as well as a dash of Dante (turn the page for more on that). Each of these fabulous characters had to be designed and costumed for quick identification. You may not know Hel and Loki, but when they enter the story you’ll grasp who and what they are (And you will rock the Sunday Times crossword puzzle.)
Deadland is a vast realm. The designers decided to think of the whole stage as a playground for actors. Scenes would be defined not by full sets, but by lighting, allowing the dreamlike story to shift instantly from place to place.
Jasper’s creators have combined all their theatrical elements, old and new, into a unique and thrilling experience. According to director Brandon Ivie, Jasper in Deadland has a funny-dark tone that seeks a balance between Monty Python-style irreverence and an emotionally compelling Hero’s Journey.
Ivie says, “We were inspired by certain contemporary artists (like Tim Burton), but in the end our goal was to create our own weird little world and invite the audience to visit.”
Orpheus and Eurydice by Edward Poynter, 1861
Eurydice cries: “ORPHEUS! What ruin hath thy impatience wrought on me and thee?Dark sleep closes my swimming eyes, and I am borne away.”
She spoke and, like smoke dissolving into empty air, passed from his sight. - VIRGIL
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MYTHS MADE MODERNBy ALBERT EVANS, Music & Artistic Associate
JASPER IN DEADLAND is a new take on the Greek myth of ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE—the story of a living man who penetrates the afterlife to bring back his love.
A quick refresher: ORPHEUS—whose lute-playing has magical powers—dearly loves his wife, EURYDICE. When she is bitten by a viper and dies, he is inconsolable. He resolves to seek her in the Underworld, where he will ask HADES and PERSEPHONE—the king and queen—to allow him to take her back to the land of the living. He sets off on his “impossible” journey, protected by his music from the many horrific obstacles placed in his way.
Hades and Persephone are impressed by his courage and his love. They grant his request on two conditions: Eurydice must follow Orpheus in silence and he must not turn around to make sure she is behind until they have escaped. But, unable to help himself, he looks over his shoulder just as they are about to reach the upper world.
The ancient myths, including this one, had no single author. They began as attempts to explain otherwise unaccountable facts of life: rain, thunder; the movement of the sun, the moon, the stars; birth, love, war, illness, death. They were told and retold, reshaped and refined until they transcended mere explanation and corresponded to the deepest structures of the human psyche. That’s why they endure, long after science has shown to most people’s satisfaction that the sun is not, in fact, a flaming chariot driven by the god Helios.
Jasper in Deadland takes many liberties with the Orpheus myth. The hero is now a twenty-first-century teenager with a dysfunctional family; his girlfriend seems to lead a perfect life but hides many troubling secrets.
It’s a hip, thoroughly contemporary reboot, but in telling it the authors have employed time-honored dramatic practices, some dating back to the theater of the Romans and Greeks.
When choosing Jasper’s Deadland denizens, the authors cast their net wide. Greek and Roman deities rub shoulders with more obscure gods and monsters from Egyptian and Norse legends, as well as a dash of Dante (turn the page for more on that). Each of these fabulous characters had to be designed and costumed for quick identification. You may not know Hel and Loki, but when they enter the story you’ll grasp who and what they are (And you will rock the Sunday Times crossword puzzle.)
Deadland is a vast realm. The designers decided to think of the whole stage as a playground for actors. Scenes would be defined not by full sets, but by lighting, allowing the dreamlike story to shift instantly from place to place.
Jasper’s creators have combined all their theatrical elements, old and new, into a unique and thrilling experience. According to director Brandon Ivie, Jasper in Deadland has a funny-dark tone that seeks a balance between Monty Python-style irreverence and an emotionally compelling Hero’s Journey.
Ivie says, “We were inspired by certain contemporary artists (like Tim Burton), but in the end our goal was to create our own weird little world and invite the audience to visit.”
Orpheus and Eurydice by Edward Poynter, 1861
Eurydice cries: “ORPHEUS! What ruin hath thy impatience wrought on me and thee?Dark sleep closes my swimming eyes, and I am borne away.”
She spoke and, like smoke dissolving into empty air, passed from his sight. - VIRGIL
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VIRGIL Ancient Rome’s greatest poet (“Love conquers all”) who returned 1400 years later as a tour guide through Hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
JasperOur hero.
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Deadland is a multicultural realm, populated with mythical gods, monsters, heroes and lovers from around the globe. If it’s been a while since you’ve had a class in world mythology, consider this your refresher course!
Orpheus (Greek) Literally a rock star—a musician so captivating he could charm rocks! After lulling Cerberus to sleep, Orpheus led his dead wife Eurydice almost out of Hades but, forgetting the rules, looked back at her and was doomed to eternal non-existence.
Eurydice (Greek) The daughter of Apollo, she was catnip to the boys. During one amorous chase, she was killed by a viper and sent to the Underworld. Because her pretty-but-dumb husband couldn’t follow directions, she’s still there. (See Orpheus).
Cerberus (Greek) The loyal and not-to-be-messed-with watchdog who guards the gate to Hades. His three fearsome heads represent the past, present, and future. Hercules did manage to capture Cerberus without any weapons but, you know, he was Hercules.
Lethe (Greek) Stuffy professors pronounce it LEE-THEE, but in this show, it rhymes with “death.” One of five rivers that circle Hades, including its better-known sibling, the River Styx. Lethe is a precursor to a good anesthesiologist. Drink from it and you will forget everything about your past. (This could come in handy for former college students.)
Elysium or the Elysian Fields(Greek) If you have to visit the Underworld (also called Hades), this is the place to go. A paradise-like area reserved for the righteous and heroic who spend the afterlife enjoying their favorite work and pastimes. Sort of like an eternal trip to Maui.
Ammut (Egyptian) A female deity with the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion, and the hips of a hippopotamus—Beyoncé couldn’t pull off this look! She is known to friends as “Devourer of the Dead.” Ammut eats the hearts of the impure, leaving them with eternally restless souls, aka “James Franco Syndrome.”
Loki and Hel (Norse) Dysfunctional father-daughter team. Papa Loki is a shape-shifting Norse god, both a hero and a prankster (think Robert Downey Jr.). Daughter Hel rules over the Underworld, which both took her name and gave us all a place to send people who text at the theater.
Sisyphus (Greek) A greedy king who angered the gods once too often. His punishment was to roll an enormous stone up a hill only to have it roll back down at the end of each day. This work schedule was later adopted by modern employers.
Daughters of Danaus (Greek) All but one of these 50 daughters killed their husbands on their wedding night. As a punishment, 49 of them were sentenced to forever trying to fill a tub with water using sieves. Another popular modern workplace model (see Sisyphus).
Pluto/Hades (Roman/Greek) Not to be confused with the adorable Disney dog, Pluto was one of three brother gods who divvied up the universe. Pluto took the Underworld, Poseidon took the seas, and Zeus took everything else, including all the women (see Zeus and Leto, Zeus and Europa, Zeus and Io, etc, etc.).
Persephone (Greek) The daughter of Ceres (Roman goddess of the harvest and supermarket breakfast foods), Persephone is the lovely goddess of the spring. Pluto kidnapped Persephone and Ceres refused to allow anything to grow on earth until her daughter was returned. As in-laws do, they struck a deal: Persephone now stays with Hades for half the year (fall-winter) and joins her mother for the other half (spring-summer). There’s also a pomegranate involved, but that’s a long story…
Beatrix (Italian poetry) Dante saw eight-year-old Beatrice at a party and became obsessed with her. Not as creepy as it sounds—he was nine. Though they rarely met after that, he immortalized her as the guide through Paradise in his “Divine Comedy.” Our Jasper authors prefer the Latin form “Beatrix,” as did the astronomers who named an asteroid after her: 83 Beatrix.
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MYTHOLOGY 101REFER TO THIS DURING INTERMISSION OR AFTER THE SHOWTO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD OF DEADLANDBy ALBERT EVANS Music & Artistic Associate & KELLY ALLEN PR & Communications Coordinator
CIRCLE SIXElysium, a paradise where fortunate souls spend eternity.
JASPER’S 6 CIRCLESOF THE UNDERWORLD
CIRCLE ONEThe River Lethe, which the newly-dead must cross by ferryboat.
CIRCLE TWOThe Beach, where stand the Gates of the City, guarded by the monstrous three-headed dog, Cerberus.
CIRCLE THREEThe City, controlled by Mr. Lethe, a ruthless businessman. Souls can’t leave the City til their time comes to move on to Elysium. Demoness Ammut guards the exit.
CIRCLE FOURThe Great Gulf, a chasm impossible to cross. Fall into it, and you wind up in The Wasteland…
CIRCLE FIVEThe Steel Circle, a mysterious zone no one knows anything about, save for the plumes of tar-colored smoke that rise above.
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Little Lu(Judao-Christian) A reference to the angel Lucifer who, in Milton’s Paradise Lost, led a rebellion against God and lost. Big time. Nerdy facts: The word Lucifer means “bringer of light” and is another name for non-safety (strike anywhere) matches.
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VIRGIL Ancient Rome’s greatest poet (“Love conquers all”) who returned 1400 years later as a tour guide through Hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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Deadland is a multicultural realm, populated with mythical gods, monsters, heroes and lovers from around the globe. If it’s been a while since you’ve had a class in world mythology, consider this your refresher course!
Orpheus (Greek) Literally a rock star—a musician so captivating he could charm rocks! After lulling Cerberus to sleep, Orpheus led his dead wife Eurydice almost out of Hades but, forgetting the rules, looked back at her and was doomed to eternal non-existence.
Eurydice (Greek) The daughter of Apollo, she was catnip to the boys. During one amorous chase, she was killed by a viper and sent to the Underworld. Because her pretty-but-dumb husband couldn’t follow directions, she’s still there. (See Orpheus).
Cerberus (Greek) The loyal and not-to-be-messed-with watchdog who guards the gate to Hades. His three fearsome heads represent the past, present, and future. Hercules did manage to capture Cerberus without any weapons but, you know, he was Hercules.
Lethe (Greek) Stuffy professors pronounce it LEE-THEE, but in this show, it rhymes with “death.” One of five rivers that circle Hades, including its better-known sibling, the River Styx. Lethe is a precursor to a good anesthesiologist. Drink from it and you will forget everything about your past. (This could come in handy for former college students.)
Elysium or the Elysian Fields(Greek) If you have to visit the Underworld (also called Hades), this is the place to go. A paradise-like area reserved for the righteous and heroic who spend the afterlife enjoying their favorite work and pastimes. Sort of like an eternal trip to Maui.
Ammut (Egyptian) A female deity with the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion, and the hips of a hippopotamus—Beyoncé couldn’t pull off this look! She is known to friends as “Devourer of the Dead.” Ammut eats the hearts of the impure, leaving them with eternally restless souls, aka “James Franco Syndrome.”
Loki and Hel (Norse) Dysfunctional father-daughter team. Papa Loki is a shape-shifting Norse god, both a hero and a prankster (think Robert Downey Jr.). Daughter Hel rules over the Underworld, which both took her name and gave us all a place to send people who text at the theater.
Sisyphus (Greek) A greedy king who angered the gods once too often. His punishment was to roll an enormous stone up a hill only to have it roll back down at the end of each day. This work schedule was later adopted by modern employers.
Daughters of Danaus (Greek) All but one of these 50 daughters killed their husbands on their wedding night. As a punishment, 49 of them were sentenced to forever trying to fill a tub with water using sieves. Another popular modern workplace model (see Sisyphus).
Pluto/Hades (Roman/Greek) Not to be confused with the adorable Disney dog, Pluto was one of three brother gods who divvied up the universe. Pluto took the Underworld, Poseidon took the seas, and Zeus took everything else, including all the women (see Zeus and Leto, Zeus and Europa, Zeus and Io, etc, etc.).
Persephone (Greek) The daughter of Ceres (Roman goddess of the harvest and supermarket breakfast foods), Persephone is the lovely goddess of the spring. Pluto kidnapped Persephone and Ceres refused to allow anything to grow on earth until her daughter was returned. As in-laws do, they struck a deal: Persephone now stays with Hades for half the year (fall-winter) and joins her mother for the other half (spring-summer). There’s also a pomegranate involved, but that’s a long story…
Beatrix (Italian poetry) Dante saw eight-year-old Beatrice at a party and became obsessed with her. Not as creepy as it sounds—he was nine. Though they rarely met after that, he immortalized her as the guide through Paradise in his “Divine Comedy.” Our Jasper authors prefer the Latin form “Beatrix,” as did the astronomers who named an asteroid after her: 83 Beatrix.
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MYTHOLOGY 101REFER TO THIS DURING INTERMISSION OR AFTER THE SHOWTO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD OF DEADLANDBy ALBERT EVANS Music & Artistic Associate & KELLY ALLEN PR & Communications Coordinator
CIRCLE SIXElysium, a paradise where fortunate souls spend eternity.
JASPER’S 6 CIRCLESOF THE UNDERWORLD
CIRCLE ONEThe River Lethe, which the newly-dead must cross by ferryboat.
CIRCLE TWOThe Beach, where stand the Gates of the City, guarded by the monstrous three-headed dog, Cerberus.
CIRCLE THREEThe City, controlled by Mr. Lethe, a ruthless businessman. Souls can’t leave the City til their time comes to move on to Elysium. Demoness Ammut guards the exit.
CIRCLE FOURThe Great Gulf, a chasm impossible to cross. Fall into it, and you wind up in The Wasteland…
CIRCLE FIVEThe Steel Circle, a mysterious zone no one knows anything about, save for the plumes of tar-colored smoke that rise above.
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WHERE DID THE IDEA FOR JASPER IN DEADLAND COME FROM? RSO: I originally wrote the show for a young theater company, Pasadena Musical Theater Program, and needed a show with lots of roles for teenagers. I knew I wanted to have a male protagonist and even thought about a new take on “Jack and the Beanstalk.” But ultimately, I’ve always loved mythology, and in particular, “Orpheus and The Underworld” is an amazing story. And from there, the show developed around this creepy crawly artistic sensibility I have —I’m all about Danny Elfman and Tim Burton and Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas. I think Deadland really fits into that kind of world.
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THE PAGE TO THE STAGEA CHAT WITH RYAN SCOTT OLIVER ABOUT THE CREATION OFJASPER IN DEADLAND AND HOW THE SHOW HAS GROWN
by KELLY ALLEN, PR & Communications Coordinator
HOW HAS THE SHOW CHANGEDSINCE YOU STARTED WORKING ON ITSIX OR SO YEARS AGO?
RSO: At each different stage, the show just ripens. We started with actors aged 12 to 18. Now we are working with more mature performers and we are approaching bigger heavier issues like sex and suicide.
When Hunter Foster came on to take over the book, he brought a maturity to the script. He and I are in different places in our lives, and as a result, he was able to bring the weight and gravity the show needed. I created the wonderland and he created the emotional core.
IT’S A VERY SERIOUS EMOTIONAL CORE!
RSO: What I want to say about that—as someone who has run a camp for young performers for the past 10 years—is that most parents don’t want to believe their kids are experiencing a lot of darkness.
We joke about it as a society, but it’s not a joke to teens. They are becoming young men and women and are confronted with huge issues. And as a result, they don’t want a “youth show,” they want to taste adulthood. Jasper speaks to all of these issues in the same way Into the Woods deals with infidelity, death and pain.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT WORKING ON THISSHOW AT THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE?
RSO: The 5th has been so good to me. Alhadeff Family Director of New Works and Music Supervisor Ian Eisendrath has made me feel what every writer wants to feel: that someone sees you and your writing just as you are and understands YOU. The 5th Avenue is really becoming a home for me.
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MATT DOYLE (Jasper) 5th Avenue and Seattle debut! Doyle most recently starred as Trey in the new musical Brooklynite at The Vineyard Theater in NYC, directed by Tony-winning Michael
Mayer. Broadway: The Book of Mormon (Elder Price), War Horse (Billy Narracott), Spring Awakening (Hanschen), Bye Bye Birdie (Hugo Peabody). National Tour: Spring Awakening (Melchior). Off-Broadway: Jasper in Deadland (Jasper). Regional: Giant at Dallas Theater Center (Jordy Jr). Film/TV: Gossip Girl (Jonathan) and Private Romeo (Glenn). Recordings: Bare (Peter). Doyle’s solo EPs, Daylight and Constant (co-written by Will Van Dyke), are available on iTunes. Attended The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
SYDNEY SHEPHERD (Gretchen and others) 5th Avenue Debut! Broadway: First Date (Standby for Casey, Lauren, Allison). Shepherd has been in many staged readings and Broadway
developmental labs including: August Rush (Lyla), Alice By Heart (Magpie, Cheshire Cat) Paris Through The Window (Gabrielle), 17 Again (Britney #1) and Dawn (Dawn). Shepherd plays a myriad of instruments and is the cellist/singer/sometimes banjo player of the band Bandits on the Run (their EP can be found at banditsontherun.bandcamp.com!) Shepherd holds a BFA in Acting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. For Roy and Clarissa, who let their Jellyfish swim off for a moment.
LOUIS HOBSON (Mr. Lethe and others) Eighteen 5th Avenue productions including: Jacques Brel…, A Room with a View, Spamalot, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Cabaret, Hair, My Fair Lady. Original
Broadway casts: Next to Normal, Bonnie & Clyde, Leap of Faith and The People in the Picture. Local & Regional: Les Misérables (Balagan, Gregory Nom), Evita (Village), Stupid Kids (Empty Space), Sweeney Todd (PCS), Next to Normal (Arena Stage). Film/TV: Lucky Them, C.O.G., Laggies, Captain Fantastic, The Man in the High Castle.
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ANDI ALHADEFF (Persephone and others) is thrilled to be returning to the world of Deadland in this incredible production. At The 5th: RENT (Joanne); Oliver!, and The Sound of Music. Off-Broadway: Jasper In
Deadland. Workshops/Readings: Eastland (NAMT), The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes (NAMT), We Foxes and A Single Girl’s Guide. Alhadeff is excited to be returning to The 5th Ave this summer to play Cha-Cha in Grease. Thank you to friends and family. Go NU!
KYLE BERNBACH (Sisyphus and others, Dance Captain) 5th Ave: A Chorus Line (Dance Captain/Cut Dancer), Carousel (Dance Captain/Ensemble). Broadway: Memphis (Ensemble). 1st National
Tour: Memphis (Dance Captain/Swing). Bernbach is delighted to join The 5th once more with Jasper. Enjoy the show!
JARED MICHAEL BROWN (Little Lu and others, Fight Captain) is thrilled to be back at The 5th for this incredible show. After attending The University of Evansville, Indiana, he hightailed it back to
Seattle five years ago where he’s been lucky to work with some of the most creative and generous artists at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT, Showtunes, and The Endangered Species Project. Proper thanks to Ma & Pa, Steph & Jas, Bill & David.
KYLE ROBERT CARTER (Virgil and others) Thrilled and thankful to be making his 5th Ave Debut! National Tour: In The Heights (Benny). Regional: In The Heights (Benny – Village
Theatre). Off-Broadway: Storyville (Butch “Cobra” Brown), Deployed (Cooper). NYC Readings: Sweetie (Cat Jones), 21 (Roberto Clemente), Sweethearts of Swing (Willy). B.A., University of Notre Dame. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass. www.kyle-r-carter.com.
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TARYN DARR (Sec. Hathaway and others) 5th Avenue favorites: A Chorus Line (Val), White Christmas (Judy), Catch Me If You Can, Spamalot, and more. Village Theatre: Chicago (Roxie, Gregory Award
Nominee), South Pacific (Nellie Forbush), and Grease (Sandy). Regional: North Shore Music Theater in Legally Blonde (Brooke), La Jolla Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, NYMF, among others. Proud UW/AEA.
SARAH ROSE DAVIS (Hel and others) is excited to be working on this brand new musical! Recently at The 5th: Carousel, A Christmas Story. Favorite 5th Ave Credits: A Chorus Line (Maggie), RENT, ELF,
Pirates.., Cinderella, Spamalot, Hairspray in Concert, Beautiful Poison (NAMT Festival). Last season Davis starred as Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s production of Funny Girl. Next up, you can see her as Frenchie in Grease! Thank you to her family and Calvin.
FREDERICK HAGREEN (Osiris and others, Jasper understudy) is elated to be back at The 5th where he previously appeared in The Pirates of Penzance. Other Seattle credits include Mary Poppins and
Les Misérables at Village Theatre. Thanks to L-Dawg, Nay, Kels, and the fam.
DIANA HUEY (Messenger and others) is overjoyed to be home after moving to New York! 5th Avenue Theatre: RENT, AMT and Mame. Regional: Signature Theatre (Helen Hayes Award: Lead
Actress, Miss Saigon), Seattle Children’s Theatre, Village Theatre and ACT. TV: Leverage and The Glee Project. Thanks to Brandon, RJ, Jasper team and my family! www.DianaHuey.com
BRANDI CHAVONNE MASSEY (Ammut and others) is thrilled to be back at The 5th Avenue Theatre where she performed in Broadway-bound Saving Aimee. Her Broadway leading lady roles include: The
Color Purple; Wicked; Caroline, Or Change; Jekyll and Hyde. West End: The Lion King. Regionally her favorites are Ain’t Misbehavin’ directed by Hunter Foster, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wiz and Dreamgirls. TV and film credits include: Grey’s Anatomy, Honey 2 and Black Nativity.
CAETY SAGOIAN (Beatrix and others) is thrilled to be making her 5th Avenue debut. Regional: Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Children’s Theatre
Company in Minneapolis. Film & TV: BizKids, The 206, Saturday Night Live and Portlandia. Sagoian is also the voice of Bowser Jr. from the popular Mario Bros video game series. Love to her amazing friends and family who have supported her and many thanks to the creative team and Brandon Ivie for this opportunity! #UMBUKU
EVAN WOLTZ (Pluto and others) is thrilled to pieces to be making his 5th Ave debut with Jasper. New York: ThanksKilling the Musical (Festival of the Offensive). Regional: Peter Pan (Arizona
Broadway Theatre). Select Seattle credits: The Yellow Wood; A New Brain (Contemporary Classics). Jerry Springer: The Opera; Spring Awakening; Full Monty (Balagan Theatre). Bat Boy the Musical; Gutenberg! The Musical! (ArtsWest). Thank you to Mom, Dad and Erin (I love you!). www.evanwoltz.com
HUNTER FOSTER (Book) is an artistic associate at the Bucks County Playhouse where he has directed Summer of ‘42, The Rocky Horror Show, National Pastime, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and later this spring, Company. He also wrote the books to the Off-Broadway musicals Jasper in Deadland and Summer of ‘42 (Outer Critic nomination for best musical). Other book writing credits include The Circus in Winter which premiered at Goodspeed
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Musicals last fall, Clyde and Bonnie: A Folktale, which premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and then at Aurora Theatre in Atlanta, and The Hollow which premiered at Signature Theatre in Virginia. He wrote comedy sketches for the “Rosie Live” show on NBC starring Rosie O’Donnell. As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County, Hands on a Hardbody, Million Dollar Quartet, The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors (Tony® nomination), Urinetown, Les Misérables, Footloose, Grease, King David. Hunter is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BFA in theatre, 1992).
RYAN SCOTT OLIVER (Book, Music, Lyrics) has been called “the future of Broadway… a major new voice in musical theatre” (Entertainment Weekly). He is the winner of a Jonathan Larson Grant, a Richard Rodgers Award, a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, an ASCAP Harold Adamson Award and New Musicals Awards from Weston Playhouse and Pace University. He wrote the music and lyrics for 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (licensed by Samuel French, original cast recording on Ghostlight Records), Darling (workshopped at ACT, featured on NBC’s The Apprentice), Mrs. Sharp (Playwrights Horizons July 2009 starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif ), Out of My Head (licensed through Steele Spring Stage Rights) and We Foxes (Broadway Across America, commission) among others. He is currently at work on the new musical Rope, a commission for Grove Entertainment. Find out more at www.ryanscottoliver.com; and follow his morbidly optimistic musings @ryanscottoliver.
BRANDON IVIE (Director) Directed Jasper in Deadland off-Broadway. Ivie last directed holiday hits A Christmas Story and Cinderella (Footlight Award) at The 5th. A Seattle native, Brandon spent four seasons as casting associate and artistic projects manager at The 5th. He is the Gregory Award-winning artistic director of Contemporary Classics where he has directed or produced Seattle premieres of Next to Normal (Gregory nom); Zanna, Don’t! (Footlight Award); The Yellow Wood; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; john & jen; The Last Five Years; A New Brain and the New Voices series. Seattle area: Lizard Boy at Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at Village Theatre. Regional: Gigi at The Kennedy Center. Broadway assisting: First Date, Next to Normal, A Christmas Story, and Catch Me If You Can. NYC: Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater/Joe’s Pub, Signature Theatre, HERE Arts Center, NYMF, 54 Below. Guest artist at NYU, Ohio Northern University and Pace University.
LORIN LATARRO (Choreographer) returns to The 5th after choreographing Saving Aimee. Broadway: Waiting For Godot with Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen, Beaches (upcoming), Scandalous, Curious Incident…, American Idiot, Hands on a Hard Body (Assoc). NYC: Queen of the Night, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Ira Glass’s 21 Chump Street, Peter and the Wolf (BAM), Fanny (Encores), Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera - Assoc), Songs For A New World, Pretty Dead Girl, Band Geeks (Below 54), The Best Is Yet To Come (Drama Desk Award). Regional: The Rocky Horror Show, Ain’t Misbehavin’, World Goes ‘Round (Bucks County Playhouse), Kiss Me Kate (Barrington Stage). TV: Live From Lincoln Center (PBS). As a performer, Latarro was in 14 Broadway shows including lead roles in Fosse, Swing, A Chorus Line, Movin’ Out, Spamalot, and toured internationally with Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp and MOMIX. She holds a BFA and is an adjunct professor at The Juilliard School.
WILL VAN DYKE (Music Supervisor) 5th Avenue debut! Will is a NY based composer/lyricist and music director. Broadway/NYC: Kinky Boots, Annaleigh Ashford: Lost In The Stars, RENT, The Addams Family, Grease and Wicked. Compositions include: Winnie The Pooh Kids, The Lion King Jr. & Kids, The Devil’s Bitch and One Small Step For Melvin. Upcoming: Magnificent Climb (with Rick Elice), Imagine Harry (with Jeff Talbott) and Writing Kevin Taylor (with Josh Halloway). Recordings: Chasing the Day, Writing Kevin Taylor and Another Time available wherever digital music is sold. With Matt Doyle: Daylight, Constant and Make The Season Bright. Love to AF. www.willvandyke.com
R.J. TANCIOCO (Music Director) is thrilled to be joining this epic journey through Deadland! Select favorite musical directing and conducting credits: Grease (Summer 2015), Little Shop of Horrors, RENT, Hairspray in Concert, First Date, Joseph…, Cabaret, Dreamgirls, Smokey Joe’s Café and HAIR (The 5th Avenue); No Way to Treat a Lady, In the Heights, Les Misérables, Trails, Annie Get Your Gun (Village Theatre); Bat Boy (ArtsWest); Making Tracks (San Jose Rep); The Wedding Banquet for 2G (Second Generation); Carrie (Balagan Theatre), Next to Normal, A New Brain, Yellow Wood and New Voices (Contemporary Classics). Music Supervisor: Lizard Boy (Seattle Rep), Cloaked (Village Originals), Spring Awakening (Balagan Theatre). A 2010 Gregory Award recipient, 2011/2014 Gypsy Rose Lee award recipient, Tancioco is a vocal coach, arranger, composer, and enjoys educating youth for theatre and
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cultivating new musicals. Thank you, Brandon. “I think we don’t slow down enough…” RSO.
JOHN CLANCY (Orchestrations) 5th Avenue debut. Broadway: Fun Home, Shrek the Musical (Tony and Drama Desk Nom. w/Danny Troob) Alliance Theater Atlanta: Tuck Everlasting, Public Theater, NYC: Fortress of Solitude, Fun Home (Drama Desk Nom.) String Arranger for Rhianna: NBA All-Star Game performance, Goodspeed/North Shore Theater: Just So. As a drummer and/or music director, Clancy has played with Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Corey Glover, Chrissy Amphlett, Kasim Sulton, Danielia Cotton, Alexa Joel, Constantine Maroulis (American Idol), music directed two Kidz Bop Live! national tours, and worked with Bono and The Edge of U2 on Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark.
JASON SHERWOOD (Set Designer) 5th Ave debut. Recent designs include The Circus in Winter (world premiere) at Goodspeed Musicals; The Mysteries (world premiere) at the Flea Theatre; CA Lyons Project (world premiere) at the Alliance Theatre; Choir Boy at Studio Theatre. Upcoming: Company at Bucks County Playhouse; the world premiere of Cake Off at Signature Theatre; Silence! The Musical at Studio Theatre; associate design for Living on Love (Broadway). Jason is the LiveDesign Magazine “Young Designer to Watch” and a USITT Rising Designer Award Finalist. NYU grad. Always, for Mom and Dad. www.jasonsherwooddesign.com
PETE RUSH (Costume Designer) At The 5th: RENT, Spamalot, Cinderella, Hairspray In Concert, Little Shop of Horrors. Seattle designs include: Rapture, Blister, Burn for ACT; Hamlet, Electra, Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, Henry V and A Doll’s House for Seattle Shakespeare Company; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Cider House Rules, Sense and Sensibility, Truth Like The Sun for Book-It Repertory; The Adding Machine for NCTC; Sprawl, Sextet, BedSnake and Tall Skinny Cruel Boys for Washington Ensemble Theatre. Regional: Hangar Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
ROBERT J. AGUILAR (Lighting Designer) At The 5th: Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray in Concert, and Titanic: The Concert. Seattle area: Lizard Boy, Dear Elizabeth, The Vaudevillians, Bo-Nita, I Am My Own Wife, Of Mice and Men, The K of D, and boom! (SRT); Three Sisters (The Seagull Project); Angels in America (Intiman Theatre); Trails (Village Theatre); The Lady with All the Answers (ACT); If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Seattle Children’s Theatre);
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Next to Normal, The Yellow Wood, The 25th Annual... and Zanna Don’t! (Contemporary Classics). Regional: 7 Spots on the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse).
JUSTIN STASIW (Sound Designer) Returns to The 5th after designing A Christmas Story and the ACT/5th co-production of Little Shop of Horrors. Broadway: Something Rotten!, Side Show and It’s Only a Play (as Associate), Casa Valentina and Outside Mullingar (as Assistant). NYC: Bad Evidence and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (as Designer). Regional: Best of Both Worlds (American Repertory Theatre) and The Last Goodbye (San Diego’s Old Globe) (as Associate). Tours: Jekyll and Hyde, Billy Elliot, A Chorus Line, and The Wizard of Oz (as Engineer). Justin is a proud member of IATSE and of USA/829.
MARY PYANOWSKI JONES (Hair & Makeup Designer) World premieres of Secondhand Lions (Hair Design), Aladdin (Make-up Design), Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Lone Star Love, Princesses, Memphis, Hairspray, The Wedding Singer. Twenty-four seasons of 5th Avenue Theatre production designs, including the Ivey Award-winning Cabaret. Design credits for national and international productions of opera, operettas, ballet, theater, and musicals. U.S. wig supervisor for the Madness of George III tour. Memorable film and TV credits include Northern Exposure, Orleans, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Assassins, White Dwarf, and Book of Stars. IATSE member Local 706 and 488.
KYLE LOVEN (Puppet Designer and Creator) is delighted to be making his 5th Avenue debut with Jasper in Deadland. As a performance and visual artist, Loven creates works that emphasize visual and non-verbal storytelling. His original productions have been seen in Amsterdam, Taipei, New York and other U.S. cities, with recent projects including Moon Show 143, Loss Machine and the upcoming Retraces. Loven has received grants from the Jim Henson Foundation and numerous Seattle-based arts organizations. Awards include the Innovation in Puppetry Award at the 2013 National Puppetry Festival and a 2011 Spotlight Award from Seattle Magazine.
KEVIN HEARD (Associate Sound Designer) is thrilled to be making his 5th Ave debut! Previous designs include: Broadway: All The Way (Associate), The Country House (Associate). Off-Broadway: Long Story Short, The Underclassman, Jasper in Deadland (Associate). He has sound designed or engineered over 100 productions regionally with companies from coast to coast including ACT Theatre, Book-It
Rep, The Guthrie, Intiman Theatre Festival, On the Boards, The Ogunquit Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Teatro ZinZanni and Village Theatre. HeardAudio.com
DANIELLE FRANICH (Assistant Director) 5th Ave debut. Regional: ArtsWest, (Dogfight) Balagan Theatre (Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Spring Awakening) and Contemporary Classics. She is the Production Manager at ArtsWest and Contemporary Classics. She also works in education for Seattle Theatre Group. Thanks to The 5th, Brandon, Robert, the cast and production team for the opportunity.
TRINA MILLS (Assistant Choreographer) Born and raised in Seattle, Mills’ choreographing experience includes RSP Spamalot, RSP Carousel, Dogfight at ArtsWest and the Seattle Sea Gals. She is extremely excited about the opportunity to work with Lorin Lattaro on this incredible new work and honored to be back at the gorgeous 5th Avenue Theatre!
BOB FRANKLIN (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer for theatre and dance. This is his second adventure with The 5th Ave after Little Shop of Horrors. ALD credits include Kate Weare Company (BAM), and Angels in America (Intiman Theatre). He is currently designing a new ballet with Ballet Hispanico at the Joyce.
PETER DONNELLY (Costume Design Assistant) is thrilled to be working with The 5th Avenue Theatre again after joining the costume shop as a stitcher on Carousel. He has worked at many regional theatres around Seattle including the Seattle Opera, Cornish Opera, Book-It Theatre, Intiman Theatre, and Teatro Zinzanni.
AMY GORNET (Production Stage Manager) 5th Avenue Theatre/Broadway/ National Tour: A Christmas Story, the Musical. 5th Avenue Theatre: Carousel, A Room with a View, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Music Man, Damn Yankees!, Guys and Dolls, On the Town, Sunday in the Park…, Catch Me If You Can, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Mame. Other credits include: Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT, Intiman, Village Theatre, The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, and Stages St. Louis.
LISA ARMSTRONG (Assistant Stage Manager) 5th Avenue: Carousel, RSP Carousel, A Christmas Story, A Chorus Line, A Room with a View, Spamalot, RSP Spamalot, Oliver!, Grey Gardens (co-production with ACT). Other Seattle credits include: Intiman, Seattle
ADDITIONAL STAFF for JASPER IN DEADLAND
Danielle Franich ............................... Assistant DirectorGeoffrey Alm .............................Fight & Fall ConsultantTrina Mills .............................Assistant ChoreographerBob Franklin ..................... Assistant Lighting DesignerPeter Donnelly .....................Costume Design AssistantRachael Dorman .......................... Production AssistantChrista Smith ............... Stage Management ApprenticeEd Lammi ...................................... Production Runner
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
Scenery, stage, and costume work is performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. Locals Number 15, 488, and 887
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
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.
Musicians playing this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, AFL-CIO/CLC.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national
service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs and individual producers.
Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Pacific Northwest Ballet.
RACHEL BURY (Assistant Stage Manager) 5th Avenue: Carousel, A Christmas Story, Spamalot, Oliver!, Secondhand Lions, The Pirates of Penzance, Hairspray in Concert, The Music Man, RENT, Damn Yankees, Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Saving Aimee, Aladdin, Guys and Dolls. Broadway: Scandalous. Other credits: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman, Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
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Of The Oklahoma! Project, Gula says, “It didn’t hit me until tech that we were actually going to perform onstage at The 5th Avenue Theatre. I thought ‘wow, this is going to change my life.’” The Oklahoma! Project led to a small part in The 5th Avenue’s production of RENT, and another turn in the Rising Star Project: The Music Man. Gula is now a junior at the UW studying informatics. He has a blossoming start-up company—an app that allows you to trade gift cards electronically—where he uses the skills he learned from Rising Star Project. “The production team taught us a collection of habits,” he says. “We learned patience, focus, keeping a level head, working diligently, and to avoid getting distracted by the small stuff.”
These habits were also valuable for a recent appearance he made in front of a crowd of venture capitalists and wealthy investors. “Whenever you get to present in front of a huge group of smart people, performance skills are very important.”
And this summer, he is rolling back onto the 5th Avenue stage, this time starring as the high school dreamboat Danny Zuko in Grease. “I couldn’t be more excited!” he says.
ONE RISING STAR’SRoad From The Oklahoma! Project to Grease
WhyBy KELLY ALLEN, PR & Communications Coordinator
As a high school junior, Bryan Gula achieved the dream of a lifetime—a professional part in The 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! But when one of the performances conflicted with a planned college visit, Gula had to drop out and the dream collapsed.
“They asked if I would be interested in this other project—a full production of Oklahoma! performed and produced by high school students,” Gula explains. “I said ‘sure,’ but thought it would probably be presented in a rehearsal hall or something.”
He was signing on to The Oklahoma! Project, the very first version of what would become the Rising Star Project.
As a child from Gig Harbor, Gula made his first visit to The 5th at the age of eight and developed what would become a life-long passion for the arts. As a teenager, he became very active with a number of theaters in the Tacoma area, especially Tacoma Musical Playhouse (TMP) and its summer youth theater camps.
“That really became a home for me,” he said. “We got to do great shows like Guys and Dolls, Seussical and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” At 13, he played Curly in TMP’s youth production of Oklahoma!, the role he would re-create 5 years later for The Oklahoma! Project.
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Recently, the cast of The 5th’s Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company (AMT) snapped a photo of a sign at Wing Luke Elementary, a public school in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood. The sign was hand-written on poster board, taped to the wall of the cafeteria and simply read: “Why Art? The arts reveal who we are. The arts are a means of communication. Arts learning fosters critical thinking & creativity. Central to life.”
AMT was at Wing Luke Elementary to perform this year’s production of Baseball Saved Us, an original musical based on an award-winning book that tells the story of a young Japanese-American boy who, along with his family, is sent to an internment camp as a result of Executive Order 9066 after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. For many of the students at Wing Luke Elementary, and for the over 46,000 students who will see Baseball Saved Us this spring, AMT will be their very first experience with live theater.
But back to the sign. When I first saw this simple sign hanging in a school that many would consider “high needs,” my heart jumped. As more and more schools are faced with budget cuts and demand to improve test scores, or are simply struggling to survive, the arts have been increasingly phased out. Schools are cutting theater programs, music teachers are being laid off and you’d be hard−pressed to find a visual arts classroom that is utilized every hour of the school day. But the arts are what students need most. And Wing Luke Elementary gets it.
Current educational practices emphasize “21st century skills,” preparing students for the increasingly high-tech, global world. These skills include collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and self-expression. When
students are actively engaged in arts learning, they are gaining all of these skills. When students study a play, they explore text and understand empathy (“The arts reveal who we are”). When they study music they learn a new language (“The arts are a means of communication”). When they study dance or visual art, they learn rhythm, pattern and shape (“Arts learning fosters critical thinking & creativity”).
I once was an elementary school theater teacher in Los Angeles. I taught in some of the toughest public schools in LA’s inner-city and I saw firsthand the power of arts learning in the classroom. I heard repeatedly from classroom teachers that after theater class with me, students would head back to the classroom focused and ready to learn whatever topic the teacher was covering. Their minds were open and they understood challenging concepts in new and exciting ways.
I am happy to say that the trend in thinking about the value of arts education is shifting. Increasingly school administrators are understanding the importance of arts learning. Through our numerous education programs such as Adventure Musical Theater, The 5th Avenue remains committed to providing arts learning opportunities to students in Washington State, reaching over 80,000 students statewide in the last year. We are working to increase that number each year because, as the staff and students at Wing Luke Elementary say, the arts are “central to life.”
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Adventure Musical Theater cast performing at The Seattle Public Library.Photo Credit: Jeff Carpenter.
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creators and work together in one concentrated time and location, building an intensity and synergy that will allow everyone involved to challenge and inspire rich and exciting new stories, songs and characters.”
This year’s festival will feature three new musicals created within our Pacific Northwest Writer’s Group (a culmination of a two-year program supporting local writing teams) as well as a four-week developmental lab of Paint Your Wagon (part of our 2015/16 season, presented with a new book). The festival includes a variety of 29 hour readings, including a new musical called Beatsville by Glen Slater and Wendy Wilf (lyrics for Disney’s Tangled). Additionally, a number of early-stage table reads are taking place, including a new musical called Something Wicked This Way Comes by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, based on the Ray Bradbury novel.
When creating a new musical, there is nothing like that intimate moment in the rehearsal hall when new words and music are heard aloud for the first time. It is something that only happens once, and can only exist when a group of creative artists have room to collaborate. NextFest will celebrate those moments in abundance.
NextFest will not be open to the general public. However, festival passes are a benefit of an Artist’s Circle Membership. To learn more about becoming an Artist’s Circle Member, please call 206-625-1418 and ask for the Circles Office.
NextFest:A Festival of New Musicals at The 5th Avenue Theatre
WhyBy BRIDGET SUMMERS, PR & Communications Manager
With the development of new musicals embedded in the DNA of The 5th, the theater’s burgeoning two-year-old New Works Program is graduating to the next level. This summer, July 20 - August 15, the New Works Program is launching NextFest: A Festival of New Musicals, presented in the studios and rehearsal halls of The 5th Avenue Theatre.
“The festival is a concentrated month of developing new works of all shapes and sizes,” says 5th Avenue Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry. “Seattle is fertile ground for this. We have the resources and the artistry here to bring a show to life from the kernel of an idea to a full-scale production. NextFest focuses those resources.”
The development of new musicals is one of the most important investments we can make in this art form. The 5th Avenue Theatre believes in nurturing and developing tomorrow’s artists and saw a need create a pipeline for new musicals. While a novelist may be able to write in isolation, musical theater does not exist until the words are spoken and sung aloud. Writers for the theater need development processes in order to create and finesse their work.
“It is this concept that actually led us to adding a festival to our new works activities,” says The 5th Avenue’s Alhadeff Family Director of New Works and Music Supervisor Ian Eisendrath. “Throughout the year The 5th produces isolated writing residencies, retreats and readings. NextFest is the perfect forum to bring the
SPECIAL THANKS to our Festival Creators for their leadership support of NextFest:Beth and Buzz PorterCynthia StroumBonnie and Jim Towne
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What do you enjoy most about The 5th?In this digital age every live performance is exhilarating. We relish the fact that with live theater there are no second takes, on-stage and back-stage, and that the presence and energy of the audience can create a synergy with the performers.
Why do you support The 5th?We support the 5th’s education and outreach mission because we want all children to be exposed to the beauty and the magic of live musical theater. We especially applaud the Adventure Musical Theater’s state-wide reach.
What has been your favorite musical at The 5th?It is impossible for us to pick just one show! Here are two: First Date and Monty Python’s Spamalot.
Eric Blom is an electrical engineer working on mixed-signal systems-on-chip. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Eric has fond memories of grade school musicals with his father and sisters.
Min Park is a medical oncologist specializing in sarcoma at the Swedish Cancer Institute – First Hill Campus. Min grew up playing piano and flute and has sung in several choirs.
Min was introduced to The 5th by Eric on their second date.
Min Park, Malachi & Eric Blom
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Becoming a member ensures The 5th has the resources it needs today. Making a planned gift helps ensure The 5th has the resources it will need in the future.
Most planned gifts are “deferred,” meaning you arrange them now but they benefit The 5th sometime in the future. Your assets remain under your control should you need them but, if not, your final gift will help keep the magic of
The 5th alive for generations to come. Your options include the following:
For more information, or to let us know if you have already arranged a deferred gift to The 5th, please contact Michelle Moga, Vice President of Philanthropy, at [email protected] or (206) 625-1418.
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Thank you to all our donors for sharing and supporting our vision of a community with a dynamic and world-class arts and cultural sector where the arts are accessible to all and valued as central and critical to a healthy society.
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DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for both its development and production of new works and its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has created memorable 5th Avenue productions of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, Room with a View; Oliver!; Candide; Hello, Dolly!; Sweeney Todd; White Christmas; Hair; Mame; A Little Night Music; The Secret
Garden; Anything Goes; Company; The Rocky Horror Show; Pippin; Vanities; Yankee Doodle Dandy!; and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!
BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing Director) first joined The 5th Avenue in 2002 as director of theater advancement and development. She was appointed managing director in January 2010 and is responsible for the administrative, fundraising, information services and facility operations, as well as oversight of all activities related to the Board of Directors. During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management
experience. Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member of Theater Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a board member of Seattle Rotary #4. She has also served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Griffin was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán G. Griffin.
BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The 5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s directing work has been seen at theaters across the country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse where
he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for The 5th Avenue’s education and outreach programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company throughout the Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
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Generosity in Full SwingUnited Way of King County cheers on these Pillar-level donors who give $200,000 or more each year. With their generosity, we’re building a better community – one where everyone has a home, students graduate and families are financially stable.
Gifts received July 1, 2103 through June 30, 2014.
Make the All-Star Softball Classic for Youth your next family event—and do your part to fuel great things in our community.
June 27, 2015 | Safeco Field
“United Way does a great job
raising awareness around key
issues. The All-Star Softball Classic
for Youth is an easy way for our
kids to get involved and learn
more about giving back.”
— Karen Marcotte Solimano
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EVENTSFriday, May 29, 2015 — Cirque du 5th: A Night at The 5th GalaMonday, June 8, 2015 — 5th Avenue Awards: Honoring High School Musical Theatre. Email [email protected] for more information.
TALKS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONSHere at The 5th Avenue Theatre we offer a variety of audience enrichment opportunities that bring patrons to a deeper level of appreciation for the shows they see here. Join us to learn more about what you see on our stage.
SHOW TALKS WITH ALBERT EVANSJoin us one hour before select performances for educational, enlightening and entertaining pre-show talks hosted by Artistic and Music Associate, Albert Evans. Show Talks are always free and open to all audiences.
Jasper Show Talks7:00 PM, Saturday, May 2, 20156:30 PM, Tuesday, May 5, 20156:30 PM, Wednesday, May 6, 20157:00 PM, Thursday, May 7, 20157:00 PM, Saturday, May 9, 20156:30 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 20156:30 PM, Wednesday, May 13, 20157:00 PM, Saturday, May 16, 20156:30 PM, Tuesday, May 19, 20156:30 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2015
SPOTLIGHT NIGHTHere is your opportunity to learn more about the shows on our stage. Hosted by Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong, Spotlight Nights give you a chance to learn more about how musicals get written and produced and who writes them. 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2015 – Grease and Matilda
SUNDAY NIGHT TALKBACKSWant to know more about a show you just saw? Join us on select Sunday evening performances for a free post-show talkback with the cast and creative team. Tickets for the evening’s performance are required.Sunday, May 10, 2015 – Jasper in DeadlandSunday, July 26, 2015 – Grease
THEATER TOURSEnjoy a guided tour and learn about the building’s ornate architecture and intriguing history. Tours are approximately 20 minutes with time for questions. If your group is interested in any specific topics, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate you. Tours are held most Mondays at noon. Advance registration is required. Sign up at www.5thavenue.org/about/faq#free-tours
YOUTH PROGRAMSWe pride ourselves at The 5th Avenue Theatre on our extensive education programs that reach over 70,000 young people across the Pacific Northwest each year. Through a variety of classes, programs and events, we teach students not only a passion for the arts, but valuable life skills.
TECH TUESDAYSHigh school students get the opportunity to learn about the process of creating live musical theater. The program engages students with access to behind the scenes technical theater professionals and techniques.5:30 PM, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 – Grease
FRIDAYS AT THE 5THHigh school students are invited to attend a themed master class with a theater professional before attending a 5th Avenue show. Teens are provided with a pizza party before the show, and attend an exclusive talk-back following the performance. 3:00 PM, Friday, May 15, 2015 – Jasper in Deadland3:30 PM, Friday, July 17, 2015 – Grease
MEMBERS ONLYMembers enjoy unique events all season long. We are excited to welcome new and long-time Annual Fund supporters to these special occasions. For more information about membership or upcoming events, contact Jeanne Thompson, Membership Manager at 206-971-9001 or [email protected].
BACKSTAGE TOURSFriends ($125+) join us for a guided tour of the theater, including backstage and onstage!Saturday, May 16, 2015 – Jasper in DeadlandSaturday, July 18, 2015 – Grease
SPOTLIGHT NIGHT FOR MEMBERSPartners ($300+) enjoy VIP treatment including a pre-show reception and reserved seating at Spotlight Nights all season long!6:00 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2015 – Grease and Matilda
TECH WEEK REHEARSALSFriends ($125+) experience working rehearsals in the theater and pre-rehearsal talks with artistic leadership.
Patrons ($600+) come early to enjoy a light supper before rehearsal begins.Wednesday, July 8, 2015 – Grease
Naomi Morgan leads student nominees during the 2014 5th Avenue Awards opening number.photo by Mark Kitaoka
Grease Show Talks6:30 PM, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:30 PM, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:30 PM, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 6:30 PM, Wednesday, July 22, 2015 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:30 PM, Tuesday, July 28, 2015 6:30 PM, Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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Bacon Family FoundationBallmer Family GivingCarl and Renee BehnkeJon and Bobbe BridgeJeffrey and Susan BrotmanBarney A. EbsworthLynn and Mike GarveyMelinda French Gates and William H. Gates III Theresa E. Gillespie and John W. StantonD. Wayne* and Anne E. Gittinger Joshua Green FoundationMatt Griffin and Evelyne RoznerGrousemont AssociatesLenore HanauerJohn C. and Karyl Kay Hughes FoundationCraig JelinekLinda and Ted JohnsonChristopher R. LarsonBruce and Jeannie NordstromStan and Michele Rosen, Herbert and Rita Rosen Family FoundationThe Schultz Family FoundationRobert L. and Mary Ann T. Wiley FundAnn P. Wyckoff*deceased
Generosity in Full SwingUnited Way of King County cheers on these Pillar-level donors who give $200,000 or more each year. With their generosity, we’re building a better community – one where everyone has a home, students graduate and families are financially stable.
Gifts received July 1, 2103 through June 30, 2014.
Make the All-Star Softball Classic for Youth your next family event—and do your part to fuel great things in our community.
June 27, 2015 | Safeco Field
“United Way does a great job
raising awareness around key
issues. The All-Star Softball Classic
for Youth is an easy way for our
kids to get involved and learn
more about giving back.”
— Karen Marcotte Solimano
Karen Marcotte Solimano and son Cole
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EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURESIn the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be available for assistance.
EMERGENCY NUMBER The theater’s emergency number in Coat Check is 206-625-1294. Leave your account number or exact seat location with your emergency contact in case they need to reach you.
SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theater or within 25 feet of entrance.
FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind areallowed in any part of the theater.
FOOD & UNCAPPED DRINKS are not allowedin the auditorium.
COAT CHECK is located on north side of lobby.
ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available.The theater is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available at Coat Check for use, free of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. Braille playbills are available at no cost from Coat Check. Elevator access is available with usher assistance.
The 5th Avenue offers American Sign Languageinterpreted, audio described, and open captioned performances.
For more information, call 206-625-1900 (voice) or email [email protected].
LOST & FOUND Call 206-625-1418 between10 AM and 4 PM on weekdays.
ADDRESS The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The Theatre Administrative Offices are located at 1326 5th Avenue, Suite 735, Seattle, WA 98101.
BOX OFFICE 206-625-1900.
GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save.Call 888-625-1418 or email [email protected].
ADMINISTRATION 206-625-1418.
FAX 206-292-9610.
WEBSITE www.5thavenue.org
THEATER RENTAL For information regardingbooking, please contact Cathy Johnstone at206-625-1418.
Stay Connected to The 5th!
Visit our YouTube Channel
Chats with visiting artists, David Armstrong’s Musical Theatre Factory, clips from Spotlight Night, rehearsals in progress. See what we’ve added to our video library on The 5th Avenue YouTube Channel.
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Follow us on Instagram
Post your photos at special events using #5thAvenue and tell us what you think of your favorite shows!
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Check Out Our Mobile Site and AppTake us with you!
Visit www.5thavenue.org on your mobile device to access our mobile site. Or visit your mobile app store and search for The 5th Avenue Theatre. (Mobile app is currently avail-able for iPhone and Android.)
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5TH AVENUE THEATRE Wish LISTAs a non-profit theater, we rely on the generosity of our community to help us present the best work possible. The 5th Avenue Theatre is currently in need of the following items. If you or your
company can help us, please contact Office Manager Kelly Radke at 206-625-1418.
Thanks to Ginger & John Weaver, as well as Shirley Ballard, for donating items from our last Wish List!
• 1 board-of-director-style conference table approximately 20’long x 5’wide• 1 conference table, 96” long x 36” wide• 8 padded arm/easy chairs
• 2 sofas, 7’ long• 4 sofas, 6’ or 7’ long• 14 armless, rolling task/office chairs
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David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic DirectorBernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director
ARTISTICIan EisendrathAlhadeff Family Director of New Works & Music Supervisor
Kat SherrellAssociate Music Supervisor
Albert EvansArtistic and Music Associate
Dane AndersenMusic Coordinator
Makaela PollockNew Works Associate
John CallahanMusic Apprentice
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIONSean GlynnExecutive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Griffin & Mr. Berry
COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICESPatrick HarrisonVice President of Marketing, Communications & Patron Services
Peggy BusteedDirector of Customer Service/Ticketing
Chris MarcacciDirector of Marketing
Marketing and Public RelationsJennifer Flood CarleSenior Marketing Manager
Bridget SummersPR & Communications Manager
Niklaus LopezCorporate & Group Sales Manager
Reesa NelsonMarketing Coordinator
Kelly AllenPR & Communications Coordinator
Carmel DunnSenior Graphic Designer
Jeff CarpenterGraphic Designer
Kevin HarrisGraphic Designer
Mary DellasegaPatron Relations
Customer Service/TicketingKhajha RogersCustomer Service Manager - Phones
Isabel DickeyCustomer Service Manager - Box Office
Martha McKeeAssistant Customer Service Manager
Customer Service AssociatesTalon Abernathy, Courtney Bennett, Shayna Boardman, Keeli Erb, Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine, Kasey Harrison, Kat LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Christina M., Melanie Owen, Andrew Rowland, Nick Spencer, Sascha Streckel, Pam Wagher, Patrick Walrath, Lily Warpinski, Rachel Zimmerman
Direct Sales/TelefundraisingChrista BondDirect Sales/Telefunding Manager
Edwin BoydAssistant Manager
Burt Bervar, Darren Camp, Boyé Coker, Judy Henceroth, Henriette Klauser, Jim Pennington, Gail Sage, Andrea Smith, Joseph Staub, Mark WilliamsRepresentatives
Front of HouseJaime WelkerFront of House Manager
Kelvin Jones, Ed Lammi, Sean Martin, Robin Obourn, Emma RuhlHouse Managers
Garth Ball, Mike Chang, Colin Chez, Frank Chinn, Alia Collin-Friedrichs, Dave Cusick, Stephanie Guerrero, Nancy Harris, Kelvin Jones, Casey Kaplowitz, Ed Lammi, Sean Martin, Tony Mazzella, Sue Moser, Robin Obourn, Liz Pyle, Emma Ruhl, Scott Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Kalia Towers-Thomas, Donald YatesHead Ushers
Kathleen Bryant, Barbie Denend, Karen Hall, Tony MazzellaCoat Check
DEVELOPMENTMichelle MogaVice President of Philanthropy
Christine AguonCircles Manager
Sarah McKee BednarCorporate Giving Manager
Amy ChasanovFoundation & Government Relations Manager
Camille GomezIndividual Giving Officer
Chelsea JuddDevelopment Coordinator
Desiree SaraspiDonor Information Services Manager
Jeanne ThompsonMembership Manager
EDUCATION AND OUTREACHAnya RudnickDirector of Education and Outreach
Orlando MoralesDirector of the Rising Star Project and Internships
Connie CorrickCommunity Programs Coordinator
Lauren RuhlAdventure Musical Theater Coordinator
FINANCEDean FrerkerVice President of Finance
Rory KroutController
Joanna McRhoAccountant
Ben LeiferHuman Resources Manager
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYJim CornelsonDirector of IT
Melisa BumpusIT Manager
Douglas DayHelpdesk Administrator
Maryke VanBeuzekomSenior Database Manager
Nichole MinesDatabase Manager
OPERATIONSCatherine JohnstoneDirector of Facility Operations
Alda ShepherdFacility Manager
Kelly RadkeOffice Manager/Volunteer Coordinator
STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFFMike Chang, Karen Hall, Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg Plimpton
ATTORNEYSFor The 5th Avenue Theatre:
Levin Plotkin & MeninLoren H. Plotkin and Susan MindellJohn W. Hanley, Jr.Sendroff & Baruch, LLP
PRODUCTIONJulia L. CollinsDirector of Production
Mo ChapmanProduction Logistics Coordinator
Erik HoldenTechnical Director
Lauren SmithAssociate Production Manager
Trisha HeinCompany Manager
Kelsey ThorgalsenCasting Associate & Artistic Assistant
Sean StelfoxProduction Department Accountant
Lisa Armstrong, Rachael DormanSeason Production Assistants
Shannin Strom-HenryCostume and Wardrobe Director
Laurel S. HortonHead Carpenter
Gregory L. DavisProduction Carpenter
John HudsonHead Flyman/Rigger
Dave McCawley Production Flyman
Sean CallahanHead Electrician
Stephen A. GrahamAssistant Electrician
Ross M. Brown, Noel ClaytonKey Electricians
Nate RedfordProgrammer
Karen Marta KatzHead Sound Engineer
James RudyAssistant Sound Engineer
Kelly MickelsonKey Sound Engineer
Diana J. GervaisProduction Property Master
Tristan E. HansenCreative Property Master
Alisha FlaumenbaumInterim Creative Property Master
Katy FoggAssistant Property Master
Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart, Patty KovacsProp Builders/Artisans
C. Luke MathisHead Builder
Brian AinslieAssistant Builder
Christopher MoadCostume Shop Manager
Deborah EngelbachCostume & Wardrobe Assistant
Rigmor VohraCutter/Tailor
Gillian PaulsonDraper
Robin Montero, Ruthie NicklausFirst Hands
Marlys McDonaldWardrobe Master
Randy WerdalAssistant Wardrobe Master
Jeanna GomezMaster Crafts
Patti EmmertAlterations Lead
Holly KippFirst Hand
Scott GraySecond Crafts
Teresa O’Leary, Kati Dawson, Maggie MelvinStitchers
Mary JonesHead Hair and Make-up
Jason GoldsberryAssistant Hair and Make-up
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