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As the Board President of Capital Repertory Theatre, I’m excited to welcome you to our 34th Season! For more than three decades we’ve created meaningful theatre with an authentic connection to the community. This season will undoubtedly be another great one that we look forward to sharing with you.

On behalf of our Board of Trustees, staff and actors, thank you for your continued support of our beloved artistic institution. TheREP plays a leading role in the ongoing revitalization of downtown Alba-ny and the Capital region. Your critical support makes this possible.

TheREP is one of the largest arts organizations in the region. We not only produce great theater but we are an economic asset that forms the bedrock of a success-ful community. Our diverse programming includes the subscription series, On-The-Go! Educational tours, and summer acting camps. We foster the creativity and innovation that is the foundation of our growing regional economy. With an annual budget over $2 million and a history of produc-ing more than 5,000 performances and employing more than 1,500 professional artists, theREP returns more than 83% of our budget directly back to the local community. We bring vitality and commerce to downtown Albany in the form of more than 75,000 diners, shoppers, and tourists. We’re an economic engine not only for the entertainment district on North Pearl Street, but for the City of Albany and the entire Capital Region.

It’s our hope that you enjoy a fantastic performance here at Capital Repertory Theatre. If you do, please consider a gift to our Annual Fund. Tell a friend, neighbor or business colleague about the great experience you had and remind them of the rich cultural offerings in our region. Ticket sales cover only a portion of the cost of bringing great professional performances to the stage and impactful educational programs to the classrooms. It’s through the generous support of patrons, subscribers, friends and donors like you that we are able to present the great art and entertain-ment to which you’ve grown accustomed.

On behalf of all here at the theatre, thank you again for your support. Enjoy the show, and come see us again soon!

Harold Iselin

President of the Board of Directors

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to Capital Repertory Theatre. We are thrilled to have world-class theater in the heart of downtown Albany thanks to theREP. The Theatre has a rich history of producing excellent entertainment, giving us more than 5,000 performances since its inception in 1981.

Oscar Wilde once said, “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”

This year, theREP will live up to our expectations, bringing fabulous theater to general audi-ences and students throughout the region. We’ll experience many human emotions as topnotch actors make situations come alive for us on stage, and we’ll enjoy shows from classics to a World Premiere! The lineup includes the comedy-drama OTHER DESERT CITIES, the enchanting and in-spiring THE SECRET GARDEN, the delightful comedy HOW WATER BEHAVES (World Premiere), the sidesplitting SOUVENIR, and an elegant and stirring rendition of HAMLET.

Please join me in applauding Capital Repertory Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill and the Capital Repertory Theatre Board of Directors for their dedication to theater and the arts in Albany. Thank you to all the audience members, actors, designers, directors, technicians, sponsors and friends for helping to make truly spectacular theater possible in the City of Albany. It couldn’t be done without all of you!

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Contact: Francesca Mancino, Corporate Advertising Manager (518) 382-3884 x135 • fmancino@proctors.org

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CENTER STAGE

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The MARQUEE NETWORK is a new corporate membership opportunity designed especially for small business and franchise owners. As a member you may gain access to our audiences, other corporate supporters, donors, and the true movers and shakers of the Capital Region!

The MARQUEE NETWORK is designed to provide a return on your investment while offering perks for employees and clients. All support is deeply appreciated.

OPPORTUNITY

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Benefits are based on donation level and may include:• Corporate listing in playbill and theatre lobby • Private Angel phone line for VIP ticketing• Complimentary show tickets, drink coupons, and/or parking passes• Advance purchase period• Invitation to special events• STAGES Newsletter

For more information and other corporate sponsorship opportunites, please contact: Siara Stinnett

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Brandon Jones & Liz Morgan The Mountaintop photo by Joe Schuyler

EDUCATION

Visit capitalrep.org for more info, or email Katherine Stephens, Education Program Manager at kstephens@proctors.org

“The production of AN ILIAD at Lenox was a resounding success. The production really opened up An Iliad for my students, made it more accessible, and made them appreciate it more.” – Jamie Keller, Latin Teacher, Lenox Memorial MS/HS, 2013

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Contact Amanda Jo Wilsey, Operations Manager awilsey@proctors.org • 518.462.4531 x 404

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Volunteers are invaluable to Capital Repertory Theatre, and we are looking for friendly, energetic people to become part of our team! Your time commitments will be minimal!

Volunteer opportunities available:• Bartending• Ushering• Will Call Attendants• Hospitality Squad• Cookie Brigade

photos by Joe Schuyler

Jenny Strassburg, Timothy Deenihan - Venus in Fur

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

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SUPPORTING EDUCATION SPONSORS

FOUNDATIONS

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Capital Repertory Theatre extends special thanks to the following Corporate, Foundation, and Government donors for their support of our 2014-2015 Season. Their generosity and participation in annual giving is an endorsement of our efforts to create the highest caliber of theatre for the Capital Region.

Actor’s Equity Foundation, Inc.Cohoes Savings FoundationCommunity Foundation of the Greater Capital Region

David & Candace Weir FoundationErie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

John D. Picotte Family FoundationM & T Charitable Foundation

Price Chopper’s Golub FoundationReview Foundation

Richenthal FoundationStewart’s Shops Foundation

The Lucille A. Herold Charitable TrustThe McCarthy Charities

The Michael Tuch FoundationThe Shubert Foundation, Inc.

The Sidney & Beatrice Albert FoundationThe Swyer Companies

William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation

This performance is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

SUPPORT

CORPORATE SPONSORS

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Albany Chefs’ Food & Wine Festival: Wine & Dine for the Arts

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Empire State Youth Orchestra

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SUPPORT

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MEMBERSHIP

Ticket sales alone only cover a portion of the costs to run Capital Repertory Theatre. You can help ensure live theatre for the Capital Region and help us bridge the gap by making a pledge of support to the Annual Fund.

As our way to thank you for your support, we offer a number of benefits.*

• Invitation to the annual Donor Sneak Peek Preview Party

• Recognition in all season playbills

• Complimentary tickets

• Recognition on the donor wall in the lobby

• A private, behind the-scenes tour of Capital Repertory Theatre for four

• A special dinner for two with the theatre’s Producing Artistic Director

*Donor benefits based on donation level

For more information on membership, please contact Carrie Kirkaldy • 518.382.3884 x 172 or email

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RECOGNITION

ABOUT US

34 YEARS YOUNGCapital Repertory Theatre - theREP which was established in 1981 as a not-for-profit, professional theatre in Downtown Albany, NY, Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) has produced more than 6,000 riveting performances, attracting 70,000 visits through its doors annually, creating a wide scope of work that speaks to the commonality of the human spirit, past, present and future. The only member of the League

of Resident Theatres (LORT) in the fourteen counties of upstate New York, theREP has produced 33 seasons drawn from contemporary and classic plays and musicals, including 23 world premiere productions. In 2012, in association with its managing partner Proctors, the theatre launched a new initiative, the NEXT ACT! New Play Summit, to further enhance its core mission to create new works that reflect the changing populations and values of upstate’s Tech Valley region. theREP has been recognized by the Times Union Best of the Capital Region Readers Poll as the “Best Theatre Company” in the Capital Region consecutively for the last six years.

BOX OFFICE & HOUSE INFORMATION111 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207 capitalrep.org

IMPORTANT NUMBERS: Administrative Office: 518.462.4531 Box Office: 518.445.SHOW (7469)

THREE WAYS TO BUY TICKETS• In person at the Box Office open 2 hours before all performances

• On the phone: Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm Sat - Sun 10am - 5pm

• Online at capitalrep.org

Recognizing that diversity increasingly defines our national culture, the theatre maintains vibrant arts-in- education programs that reach 16,000 young people each year, through the stories of people, events and phenomena that shape our contemporary lives.

BEST THEATRE COMPANY

Times Union Best of The Capital Region Reader’s Poll

Cast members of CROWNS photo by Joe Schuyler

MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE BETTERYOU

Group Rates: Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more for most performances. Please call 518-382-3884 x139 for details.

GIFT CERTIFICATES are available in any amount at the Box Office.

WEATHER Capital Repertory Theatre does not cancel or reschedule performances, nor offer refunds due to inclement weather.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES are available free of charge. We also utilize T-Coil technology. The Box Office or House Manager will be happy to help you find the best solution. Please let the Box Office know at time of purchase if you have any assisted listening device needs. DOCTORS AND PATRONS ON CALL,please leave your pager or cell phone with the House Manager, as well as your seat number, so that we may quickly locate you.

EMERGENCY EXITS are clearly marked by lighted red EXIT signs. Please note the nearest exit upon taking your seat. In the event of an emergency, please move to the nearest exit in a calm, orderly fashion.

SPECIAL SEATING is available for persons who require wheelchairs and others requiring non-step seating. Please advise the Box Office when ordering tickets. Upon arrival at the theatre, ask for the House Manager.

RUSH TICKETS may be available 15 minutes prior to curtain. A price seating can be available at the Smart Seat price, subject to change and availabilty.

LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. You may need to be seated in an alternate location from your ticketed seats until intermission.

YOUNG CHILDREN under the age of six are not allowed in the theatre.

COATS may be hung in the designated area inside the café and along the back hallway near the restrooms.

SMOKING is not permitted anywhere in the building.

RESTROOMS are located on the main floor and are handicap accessible. Additional facilities are located downstairs.

THE CAFÉ beverages and snacks are available one hour before the performance and during intermission.

SNACKS are not permitted in the theatre, beverages are allowed, hot beverages requre a lid. Alcoholic beverages purchased at the café may not be taken outside the building.

& ENJOY YOURSELF EVEN MORE!

We appreciate all who have generously supported Capital Repertory Theatre’s 2013-2014 Annual Fund. The following donors are recognized for contributions made July 1 2013 - July 31 2014.

ANGEL SOCIETYDIAMOND ANGELS $10,000+

PLATINUM ANGELS $5,000+

GOLD ANGELS $3,000+

SILVER ANGELS $1,500+

BRONZE ANGELS $1,000+

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Frieda & Prentiss CarnellJoseph M. ClementMichael & Constance Cunningham

ANNUAL FUND

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INNER CIRCLEBENEFACTOR $600+

INVESTOR $300+John & Helen ArticoloSharon C. AwramikLinda & Michael BarnasMark Barth & Sylvia PiraniRichard & Annick BellevilleGeorge & Michele Atallah BensonBarbara & John BeverleyCharles & Charlotte BuchananDr. Peter & Pat BurkartRichard & Judy CapulloJames & Kathleen CastracaneJames A. Chant & Kathleen Carrigan ChantMs. Alenore K. CusickDrs. John & Thea DalfinoDr. Jay & Tordis DewellCarole & R. Wayne DieselEdward & Barbara DoughertyMartin & Janis EngelsteinDr. Michael & Joanne EspositoSusan & Alex FilippCarol FischerMarvin GarfinkelDrs. David & Felice Gordis

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Bob & Johanna ShoganBruce & Mary Ann ShubertHerb & Cynthia ShultzMr. & Mrs. J. Spencer StandishMichael B. WhalenDee & Frank Wind

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Welcome to theREP!

What do opera and the Erie Canal have in common?

They are the subjects of the two shows currently being produced at theREP! On our main stage, you will find SOUVENIR: A FANTASIA ON THE LIFE OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, Stephen Temperley’s delightful play about the relationship between the infamously bad singer of great arias and her music teacher, Cosme McMoon. In communities throughout the Capital Region and Upstate, young people will discover the joy of live theatre and history in our touring production of THEY BUILT AMERICA: THE WORKERS OF THE ERIE CANAL.

Our core mission is really twofold: to create great theatre for all people of the Capital Region, and to ensure that every young person in the 14 counties that make up our community experiences live theatre before graduating from high school. Both of these principles guide the programming you will encounter from theREP.

As one of the anchor attractions in downtown Albany, we attract more than 60,000 visits annually through our doors, with more than 200 performances on our stage every year! That does not include our school touring performances or the many events that populate our lobby and café, which we make available to civic and other not-for-profit organizations. All of this activity is a part of our dedication to creating a “community living room,” where people can gather for entertainment, as well as social, civic and educational purposes.

Our On-the-Go! touring shows feature stories about New York State history and adaptations of great literature. This season, PURE POE and THEY BUILT AMERICA will be seen by more than 13,000 students in communities through the Erie Canal Corridor and travel as far as Harlem, where we will perform two shows at an elementary school. The stories illuminated by our scripts emphasize the perseverance of those who made our country into a nation, focusing on the diversity that is the legacy of our American heritage.

When you subscribe to our season or donate to our Annual Fund, you become an important part of sustaining the excellence on our stage and fostering pride in our region’s own stories and our role in history. When you join our family of patrons, you join the “community living room,” as someone who really understands what it means to have the arts as a vital part of our urban neighborhoods.

Thank you for being here tonight! We could not do what we do without you!

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BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Put a throng of opera buffs into a room and ask the question: “Who is the best soprano of all time?” and you will probably find yourself in the midst of a rather heated discussion. However, put the question “who is the worst opera singer?” and you might hear a resounding cheer of “Florence Foster Jenkins!”

Raised in a prominent Pennsylvania family by a loving mother and strict father, Florence showed great early promise as a pianist. As a child and young student, she gave several recitals, including one at the White House. Later, she hoped to study aboard to deepen her skills both as a musician and singer, but her father would have none of it. His objections may have propelled Florence into an impulsive marriage to Dr. Jenkins, an act that resulted in her disinheritance. The marriage was short-lived and Florence found herself on her own making a living giving piano lessons.

After her father’s death, Florence came into a healthy annual income and moved to New York City accompanied by her mother. There, she became involved in

numerous women’s social clubs of the day, raising money for charity by producing a variety of concerts and operas. To further her love of opera, she founded the Verdi Club, whose members included some of the greatest opera singers and conductors of the era. She became a spokesperson for music education, a sought-after fundraiser and the center of the Verdi Club’s elaborate pageants of opera tableaus, which always featured Florence in the finale, wearing the most spectacular costume.

In the 1930s, she performed fund-raising recitals in social clubs throughout the Northeast and eventually held a series of popular private recitals in the ballroom of Manhattan’s Ritz Carlton Hotel, where she kept a suite of rooms. Her records sold thousands of copies. At the age of 76, encouraged by her fan base, Foster Jenkins planned a grand public recital to be given at Carnegie Hall. Tickets for her concert sold out more quickly than any other event in the venue’s history. More than 5,000 people were turned away.

The concert became a legend. The reviews were at best short and at worst scathing. Five days after the concert, while purchasing sheet music in her favorite store, she suffered a heart attack and died three weeks later. What impact, if any, the reviews played upon her health is pure speculation.

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The diva was in the detailsTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

How could she not know that she sang badly? Some have suggested that medical treatments she received as a young adult may have damaged her hearing and perception of pitch. For certain, she never lacked confidence and truly loved music. Her producing activities over two decades provided work for hundreds of artists and raised thousands of dollars for social causes and the war effort.

Four plays have been written about her, and one can easily find her recordings on YouTube, where she is something of a cult celebrity. Additionally, there is a new biopic entitled Florence, starring Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, due out in 2015.

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SOUVENIR

PRESENTS

By Stephen TemperleyFeaturing

Georga Osborne*as Florence Foster Jenkins

andJonas Cohen*

* *Member of Actors’ Equity AssociationThe Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States

CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE

Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill Philip MorrisProducing Artistic Director Chief Executive Officer

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+ Member United Scenic Artists

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Ashley Dumas*Production Stage Manager

SOUVENIR: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins is presented by special arrangement with the Dramatists Play Service, Inc., Originally produced on Broadway by Ted Snowdon in

association with Janice Montana and by arrangement with the York Theatre Company

*member Actors’ Equity Association

Directed by

Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill

Jared W. Rutherford+Set Designer

Deborah Constantine+Lighting Designer

Thom Heyer+Costume Designer

Luke Krauss Sound Designer

A FANTASIA ON THE LIFE OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

SOUVENIR

SOUVENIRA FANTASIA ON THE L IFE OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

CASTIN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

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COSME McMOON ...................................................................................... Jonas CohenFLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS ...................................................................Georga Osborne

TIME/PLACE

1964, returning to 1932 through the ‘40’s

A supper club, the music room in Mrs. Foster Jenkins’ suite at the Ritz Carlton,

on stage and backstage at Carnegie Hall

There will be a fifteen minute intermission

SPECIAL THANKS

Our generous friends at Weston Playhouse

WIGS DESIGNED BY

J. Jared Janas

ASSISTANT SET DESIGNER

Seung Kyu Shin

PRESENTINGMUSIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

“One for my Baby” by Harold Arlen and Johnny MercerAll Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of Harwin Music Co.

“Crazy Rhythm,” by Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger KahnCopyright ©1928, 1933 (Renewed), Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)

All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” by Jule Styne, Sammy CahnCopyright ©1944 (Renewed), Producers Music Publ. Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

And Cahn Music Co. (ASCAP)All rights on behalf of Producers Music Publ. Co, Inc. administered by Chappell & Co., Inc.

All rights on behalf of Cahn Music Co. administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“It All Depends on You,” by Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, B.G. DesylvaCopyright ©1926 (Renewed), Chappell & Co., Stephen Ballentine Music, Ray Henderson

Music. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“Violets for Your Furs,” by Matt Dennis and Tom AdairCopyright ©1941, Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP) International.

All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

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GEORGA OSBORNE JONAS COHEN

JONAS COHEN is making his Capital Repertory Theatre debut. Off-Broadway: LOVE JERRY and MACCABEAT! (New York Musical Theater Festival),  MASTER CLASS (Gallery Players).  Regional: HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (New Harmony Theater),  END OF THE RAINBOW (Arvada Center), PAL JOEY(Arkansas Rep), SOUVENIR (Weston Playhouse and Theater Raleigh),  THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and TWELFTH NIGHT (Idaho Shakespeare and Great Lakes Theater Festivals), GLORIOUS! (Fulton Theater and American Heartland Theater), TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (Ivoryton Playhouse), TIN PAN ALLEY (Stamford Theaterworks),  OLD WICKED SONGS (Fulton Theater and Barrington Stage), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Gateway Playhouse); among others. TV: ALL MY CHILDREN. Jonas has worked as a pianist at NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama and most recently served on the faculty and as music director for Nebraska Wesleyan University.  Training: MFA University of Nebraska-Lincoln, William Esper Studio.

GEORGA OSBORNE is a two-time MAC Award Winner and recipient of the Back Stage Bistro Award for Musical Comedy Performer. She has appeared on Broadway in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (original cast), at Lincoln Center in SWEENEY TODD (with Patti

LuPone, George Hearn, Neil Patrick Harris and Audra McDonald [u/s]), and most recently as the Nurse in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (with Renée Fleming) at Carnegie Hall. Georga was featured in the US National Tour of the Cameron Mackintosh/National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of MY FAIR LADY and has been in 2 National Tours of THE SOUND OF MUSIC with both Debby Boone and Marie Osmond. A favorite at The Weston Playhouse (VT) for over 20 years, among many other roles, Georga played Florence Foster Jenkins in SOUVENIR there along with Jonas Cohen as Cosme McMoon. Other regional theatre includes MY FAIR LADY (Mrs. Higgins) at Capital Repertory (Albany), THE MUSIC MAN (Mrs. Paroo) at Chautauqua, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (The Ghost of Christmas Present) at Syracuse Stage among others. In addition to her recent stint at Carnegie Hall, Osborne also appeared there in many concerts including the 1991 Centennial Gala, the American Premiere of Sir Paul McCartney’s Standing Stone, and as soprano soloist in Disney’s Fantasia 2000, conducted by Maestro James Levine. As a classical artist, she has sung with Mobile Opera, Pittsburgh Opera Theatre, Cincinnati Opera and others. Georga’s recordings include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ALLEGRO (Mrs. Lansdale) and

PRESENTINGTHE CAST OF SOUVENIR

the original cast recordings of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS and THE LAST STARFIGHTER, in addition to others. Georga holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

STEPHEN TEMPERLEY (Playwright) Born in London, Stephen came to the U.S. as a teenager. After training as an actor in New York, he appeared in several plays for the Public Theatre before returning to the U.K. There he performed in the West End, on TV and in repertory. Since returning to the U.S. he has worked extensively in regional theatres, in stock, and both off and on-Broadway. His first play produced was BESIDE THE SEASIDE at the Hudson Guild. Plays that followed include MONEY/MERCY, DANCE WITH ME, THE PILGRIM PAPERS, KIND MASTERS, and NINE DAY WONDER. His most recent play is SONGBOOK, which he is currently adapting as a novel.

JARED RUTHERFORD (Set Design) is happy to be returning to Capital Repertory Theatre after serving as Assistant Scenic Designer on THIS WONDERFUL LIFE and THE SINGLE GIRLS GUIDE. He is a New York based Designer with an MFA from Indiana University.  Some recent designs include MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (SUNY New Paltz), CHICAGO (Maples Repertory Theatre) and the world premiere of TUNING IN (University of Akron). He was recently the Associate Designer for LITTLE DANCER (Kennedy Center), the National Tours of ANNIE and JOSEPH...DREAM COAT (Troika) and MURDER FOR TWO (Production Core). He is also an Assistant Designer for HAND TO GOD on Broadway. jwrsetdesign.com

THOM HEYER (Costume Design) is happy to be returning to theREP. Thom is an NYC-based designer and visual artist. He has designed costumes on and off-Broadway, for Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Regionally his work has been seen at Theatre Under the Stars (Houston), Paper Mill Playhouse (NJ), Columbia University, the Yale Dramat, Stamford Center for the Arts and Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Mass.) among others. Thom has assisted on various feature films (including THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, MARS ATTACKS, SUNSHINE STATE), television (LAW & ORDER SVU, SMASH, ZERO HOUR, ALL MY CHILDREN,

VIVA VARIETY, TV FUNHOUSE) and the upcoming television series ODYSSEY for NBC. Thom is also a visual artist whose paintings and collage work has been represented in New York, Miami, Dallas & Milan. He has also written and illustrated the children´s book PEPPERMINT BABIES.

DEBORAH CONSTANTINE (Lighting Design)  is pleased to be designing SOUVENIR at theREP. She most recently designed HORSEPLAY: OR, THE FICKLE MISTRESS for Theatre Askew at LaMama, NYC and is currently designing RAGTIME and ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE for Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, PA. Other designs include THE GOD GAME, the off-Broadway production of  THE BANANA MONOLOGUES, MARLA AND HER PRAYERS (New Perspectives Theatre, NYC), TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, LA TRAVIATA, PIRATES OF PENZANCE, RACE, LITTLE WOMEN (THE MUSICAL), JEKYLL AND HYDE, THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, A CHRISTMAS STORY, CROWNS, THE SCAVENGER’S DAUGHTER (New York City Fringe Festival); DIRTY BLONDE, THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, ANNA IN THE TROPICS, HANK WILLIAMS, CORNBURY THE QUEEN’S GOVERNOR, TARAGONA: THE BIG KNIFE, GOLDEN BOY, and MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS. Theatre companies for which she has designed include Gulfshore Playhouse (Naples, FL), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Hangar Theatre, Barrington Stage, Bronx Opera, Two River Theatre Company, Hartford Theatreworks, Blue Light Theatre Company, Theatre Askew, The Workshop Theater Company, New Perspectives Theatre Company, and Primary Stages. She also has designed lights for concerts and live presentations for Arts Brookfield in NYC, including New Sounds Live, Chanukah Bash, Kammeraku Concert, and Playing Moliere. DeborahConstantine.com.

LUKE KRAUSS (Sound Design) is a freelance Lighting and Sound Designer in the Hudson Valley/Northern New Jersey area as well as the house audio engineer for Capital Repertory Theatre. He is pleased to be designing SOUVENIR for theREP after designing SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ this summer. As the Sound Designer for four seasons at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, NY he has designed such shows as LEGALLY BLOND, KISS ME KATE, BRIGADOON and JEKYLL AND HYDE as well as many others. As the

PRESENTINGresident Lighting Designer at Pascack Valley High School in New Jersey, he has designed, CABARET, SWEENEY TODD, INTO THE WOODS, and SEUSSICAL, for which he won Outstanding Lighting Design from the Metropolitan High School Theater awards. He would like to thank all those who have helped him learn and hone his craft over the years, and  specifically  theREP and its staff for their support.

ASHLEY DUMAS (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be the Production Stage Manager at Capital Repertory Theatre! At theREP she was Stage Manager on HOW WATER BEHAVES, THE SECRET GARDEN, OTHER DESERT CITIES, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, THE GOD GAME, GYPSY, THE MOUNTAINTOP, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, VENUS IN FUR, THE SPARKLEY CLEAN FUNERAL SINGERS, RED, SINGLE GIRLS GUIDE, RACE, THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, PRIDE@PREJUDICE, ELLA, GOD OF CARNAGE, BLACK PEARL SINGS!, and THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG. Ashley was also the Assistant Stage Manager on AIN’T MISBEHAVIN, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, RENT, AVENUE Q and DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Weston Playhouse Theatre Company. Ashley was an Assistant Stage Management Apprentice at Capital Repertory Theatre for A CHRISTMAS STORY, SHIPWRECKED, CROWNS, and KINGDOM OF THE SHORE. After receiving a BFA in Stage Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she worked at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as a Stage Management Apprentice. Special thanks to Brady, Greg and my family for their constant support and love! She is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association.

Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill (Director, Producing Artistic Director) has directed more than 100 productions, including the World Premiere of William Kennedy’s GRAND VIEW as well as THE SECRET GARDEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, RACE, RED, MY FAIR LADY, HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, THE CRUCIBLE, INTIMATE APPAREL, METAMORPHOSES, TERRA NOVA, I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, NORA and A CHRISTMAS CAROL for theREP and such classics as CYRANO DE BERGERAC, MISS JULIE, DOCTOR FAUSTUS, THE SEAGULL, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and MOLIERE’S DON JUAN.  She has worked on, Off, and Off-Off

Broadway. Before assuming the role of Producing Artistic Director with Capital Repertory Theatre in 1995, Maggie served as Producing Director of Urban Stages in New York City, as Artistic Director for Theatre Under Glass in Denver, worked at Aspen’s Playwright’s Festival, Arena Stage in Washington D.C., Sierra Rep and Renegade Artists and on the staffs of The Women’s Project and Ensemble Studio Theatre in NYC. She taught acting at the National Theatre lnstitute at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut. Maggie received a Directors Project Fellowship from the Drama League of New York and holds an MFA in directing from Columbia University. She was honored by the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber’s Women’s Business Council as one of the 100 Women of Excellence, was awarded the “Distinguished Leadership Award,” by the Chamber and the National Association for Community Leadership and received the 2011 Norman S. Rice Award for Excellence in Arts, Culture and Education by the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District.

Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) Established in 1981 as a not-for-profit, professional theatre in Downtown Albany, NY. Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) has produced more than 6,000 performances, attracting 70,000 visitors through its doors annually, creating a wide scope of work that speaks to the commonality of the human spirit, past, present and future. Recognizing that diversity increasingly defines our national culture, the theatre maintains vibrant arts-in-education programs that reach 15,0000 young people each year, through the stories of people, events and phenomena that shape our contemporary lives.  The only member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) in fourteen counties of upstate New York, theREP has produced 33 seasons drawn from contemporary and classic plays and musicals, including 23 World Premiere productions.  In 2012, the theatre launched a new initiative, the NEXT ACT! New Play Summit to further enhance its core mission to create new works that reflect the changing populations and values of upstate’s Tech Valley region. TheREP has been recognized by the Times Union Best of the Capital Region Readers Poll as the “Best Theatre Company” in the Capital Region consecutively for the last six years.

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This performance is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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theREP ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFMargaret E. Hall, Assistant to the Producing Artistic DirectorKatherine Stephens, Education Program ManagerGreg Borucki, Company ManagerCharlie Owens, Assistant Company ManagerAmanda Jo Wilsey, Operations ManagerElise Charlebois, Marah Chabot, Kait VanHeusen, Ellen Lynette Williams, Assistant House ManagersTerry White, MaintenanceRoy Fowler, Window Artist

PRODUCTION STAFFBrandon Curry, Production ManagerJames A. Mallek, Technical DirectorLuke Krauss, Assistant Production Manager, Audio EngineerEthan Vail, Master ElectricianChristina Williams, Scenic Charge ArtistMargaret Ewart, PainterAubrey Ellis, Properties MasterCarolyn Walker, Costume Shop SupervisorEmily Wilson, Costume Shop AssistantCalley Parks, Wardrobe LeadMelissa Roa, WardrobeAllison Schmidt, StitcherKierian Cochran, Deck ChiefAshley Dumas, Production Stage Manager*Patrick Legacy, Run CrewTim Liden, Master CarpenterJared Barton, CarpenterJ. D. Falorico, CarpenterStephen Barretta, CarpenterKeegan Bushey, CarpenterLecco Morris, CarpenterPamela Fryer, Painter*member of Actors Equity Association

CASTINGStephanie Klapper, CastingLauren O’Connell, Casting AssociateAnna Ciamporcero, Casting Assistant

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