2 018 / 2 019 S E A S O N
SCENE IN AMERICA
IT’S AN EXCITING TIME HERE AT ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY as we embrace new opportunities, set new goals, and create new pathways to serve up the most dynamic professional theatrical productions in the region for our 52nd season. We have a host of nationally acclaimed artists on board to present what will certainly be an amazing, memorable experience for all of you! This new season offers you a kaleidoscope of reflections and explorations of the American experience, themes of literal and metaphorical family, and views of the world we live in. SCENE IN AMERICA, our season theme, resonates in each and every play in the 2018/2019 season. Billy and I are ecstatic about the six plays and the artists attached to them. You’ll find something for everyone and some new flavors added to the mix, including an American premiere! On and off stage you will find a myriad of events, all aimed at immersing you in an unparalleled theatrical experience. We hope you’ll take a look at how each of the plays listed below connects us through the shared experience of community and family. Come experience and embrace our new vision as we celebrate new voices, new programs, and new relationships that form our collective humanity.
IT’S ALL WAITING FOR YOU. Join us for the 6-show season and take advantage of frequent Post-Show Discussions, curated conversations with me (David) about the course of our theatre and amplified community collaborations. Join us for more before and after live events that will bolster your experience at ATC.
IT’S ALL HERE, WHERE YOU LIVE. We’re waiting for you. We’re invigorated. We’re grateful. Fondly,
David Ivers
Billy Russo
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DIVERS@AZTC.ORG BRUSSO@AZTC.ORG
WELCOME TO OUR 2018/2019 SEASON!
“The Arizona Theatre Company’s 2018/2019 season – the first selected by Ivers – is what he promised when he joined the Company as Artistic Director: A diverse offering that reflects the community and the world we live in.” KATHY ALLEN, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
“In his triumphant debut as the company’s new Artistic Director, David Ivers has stamped his signature and revealed his own distinctive artistic vision.” BROADWAYWORLD.COM
S U B S C R I B E T O D AY A N D S AV E U P T O 5 0 % O F F SINGLE TICKET PRICES!
PHOTO CREDITS – COVER: Illustration by Chris Nixon. INSIDE FRONT COVER: Photo by Tim Fuller PAGE 1: Amelia Moore, Michelle Dawson and Louis Tucci, Man of La Mancha – Photo by Tim Fuller. Larry Bull, Cassandra Bissell, Outside Mullingar – Photo by Tim Fuller. PAGE 14 TOP/MIDDLE: SOS Rehearsal – Photos by Saguaro Shadows. PAGE 14 BOTTOM: Cast of The Adams Family – Photo by Katie Christensen. PAGE 15 TOP/MIDDLE: Abe Jacob – Abe Jacob Collection. PAGE 15 BOTTOM: José Cruz González – Photo by Cory González. PAGE 17: Paula Rebelo, The River Bride – Photo by Tim Fuller. PAGE 20 TOP: Philip Hernandez, Mary Hamway, Donald and Leigh Conrad – Photo by Pauline Hechler. PAGE 20 BOTTOM: Linda Riordan and David Siegel with guests at the ATC Gala – Photo by Pauline Hechler. PAGE 21 TOP: SOS Rehearsal – Photo by Saguaro Shadows. PAGE 21 MIDDLE: Summer Backstage student – Photo by Stephen Wrentmore. PAGE 21 BOTTOM: Cast of Urinetown – Photo by Saguaro Shadows. BACK COVER: Amelia Moore, Philip Hernandez, Jose Luis Uz – Photo by Tim Fuller.
SEASON SPONSORS:
I. MICHAEL & BETH KASSER
NATIVE GARDENS KAREN ZACARÍAS DIRECTED BY JANE JONES BY
9/8–9/29 PHOENIX 10/4 –10/21
TUCSON
A HILARIOUS NEW COMEDY THAT’S ANYTHING BUT NEIGHBORLY! High-powered lawyer Pablo and his wife Tania, a doctoral candidate, are working toward the American Dream. They move into a well-to-do, mostly white neighborhood in our nation’s capital. The neighbors are an old-school, wellestablished D.C. couple with a prize-worthy English garden. A delicate disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out, ludicrously comic border dispute, exposing both couples’ notions of race, taste, class, and cultural privilege. This brilliant new comedy looks at the fast-receding ideal that we should all be able to live next door to each other, whatever our background, age, and politics – even as the play rightly observes that such harmony cannot exist without some willingness for self-examination, especially on the side of the fence where historical privilege has resided. “ Native Gardens is a true breath of comic fresh air. It’s a biting, perceptive, and ultimately hopeful sendup to our fraught relationships with those around us – even right next door...the play challenges audiences to look beyond petty differences and rediscover our shared decency.” – DC THEATRE SCENE
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FOR DETAILS ON UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES, SEE PAGE 16.
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ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END MARGARET ENGEL & ALLISON ENGEL DIRECTED BY CASEY STANGL BY
10/20 –11/10 PHOENIX 11/15 –12/2
TUCSON
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY… A loving tribute to the Ohio wife and mother turned longtime Arizona resident who made herself into a national superstar as a best-selling author and syndicated journalist lauded for opening up the secret world of the mother and housewife. A comic look at one of our country’s most beloved voices – a voice that reassures us that yes, the world is sometimes crazy, but if we look at it and laugh, we have most of it covered. A voice who captured the frustrations of her generation by asking, “If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?” Chock full of the wit and wisdom of the woman herself, this one-woman tour-de-force allows Erma to tell her own story, leading us through her years lampooning life in the suburbs in her nationally syndicated newspaper column called “At Wit’s End.” From her troubled childhood, where she found comfort in the words of Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley, through her rise to fame as a journalist and public figure, discover the story behind America’s beloved humorist who championed women’s lives with wit that sprang from the most unexpected place of all – the truth. “Immensely entertaining!” – THEATERMANIA
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CASEY STANGL DIRECTOR
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THE MUSIC MAN MEREDITH WILLSON BOOK BY MEREDITH WILLSON AND FRANKLIN LACEY DIRECTED BY DAVID IVERS MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
TUCSON
12/1– 12/30 1/5 –1/27
PHOENIX
TROUBLE’S COMIN’… The irresistible musical tribute to the power of make-believe marches onto the ATC stages – and into your heart – with trumpets blaring next season! Meredith Willson’s six-time Tony Award®winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957, regaling them with the story of Harold Hill – the double-shuffle, two-bit, thimble-rigger con artist who rolls into River City station one hot Iowa summer. Hill is intent on swindling the small-town simpletons by turning them against the new pool table at the local billiard hall – a problem that can, of course, only be solved by forming a boys’ band with a wagon full of horns supplied by the swindling salesman himself. Along the way, Hill must seduce the only person in River City smart enough to see through his scam – librarian and music teacher Marian Paroo. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic, and touching, The Music Man is American musical theatre at its best. “This quintessential American musical connects us to our communities in fresh and imaginative ways, and I cannot wait to share my favorite musical on our Arizona stages.” – DAVID IVERS PRODUCTION SPONSORS:
SHIRLEY ESTES - TUCSON JOANIE FLATT & MICHAEL FLATT
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*ARTISTIC DIRECTOR POST SHOW DISCUSSION MEREDITH WILLSON PLAYWRIGHT
DAVID IVERS DIRECTOR
FOR DETAILS ON UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES, SEE PAGE 16.
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TWO TRAINS RUNNING BY
AUGUST WILSON
TUCSON
DIRECTED BY
LOU BELLAMY
1/19 – 2/9 2/14 – 3/3
PHOENIX
THE CROSSROADS OF A REVOLUTION. There’s a new president in the White House. Racial tensions are on the rise. But no, it’s not 2018. It’s 1969 – and the Civil Rights Movement is sending tremors through Pittsburgh’s Hill District. At the center of the community is Memphis Lee’s diner, slated to be demolished – a casualty of the city’s renovation project, where urban planning is rapidly eating away at Memphis’ beloved neighborhood. Now he must decide if he should allow the government to take over his building or sell the property to a ruthless businessman, while the diner regulars fight to hang on to their solidarity and sense of community. For it is this diner – which seems to always be out of what’s promised on the menu – where they gather daily to gossip about the neighborhood, dream about their futures, and confront the brutal realities of the present. The seventh in his decade-by-decade saga of ordinary African Americans in the turbulent twentieth century, Two Trains Running explores a time of extraordinary change and the ordinary people who get left behind. “Mr. Wilson’s most adventurous and honest attempt to reveal the intimate heart of history.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Perfection…a work by a writer at the peak of his powers.” – VARIETY
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LOU BELLAMY DIRECTOR
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AMERICAN MARIACHI JOSÉ CRUZ GONZÁLEZ DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER ACEBO BY
3/9 – 3/30 PHOENIX 4 /4 – 4 /21
TUCSON
A VIBRANT NEW COMEDY from the mind of former Childsplay (Tempe, AZ) playwright-inresidence José Cruz González. Spending her days caring for her ailing mother, Lucha yearns to break her monotonous routine. Here’s a wild idea: an all-girl mariachi band! But it’s the 1970s, and girls can’t be mariachis...or can they? As Lucha and her spunky cousin hunt for bandmates, dodge disapproving relatives, and bring mom along for the ride, they wonder: Will the band actually come together? As they practice, perform, and break with tradition, their music sparks a transformation in the lives of those around them – especially Lucha’s parents. American Mariachi is a heartwarming and hilarious new comedy about music’s power to heal and connect, and the freedom to dream big. It features gorgeous live mariachi music that will send your heart soaring and put a bounce in your step. Share this show with the ones you love and let its vibrant music transform your lives too. “A big-hearted musical play. A tug at the heartstrings that will echo for days.” – DENVER POST
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FOR DETAILS ON UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES, SEE PAGE 16.
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THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE BY
ANDREW BOVELL
TUCSON PHOENIX
DIRECTED BY
MARK CLEMENTS
4/20 –5/11 5/16 – 6/2
AMERICAN PREMIERE PRODUCED BY ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY AND MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER. Can a parent love their children too much? Is it possible to not love them enough? These are questions that hover over Things I Know To Be True – a beautiful and painfully perceptive portrait of a family and the frictions that arise when grown-up children try to push beyond the confines of their loving parents’ expectations. Behind these apparently ordinary lives lie a million extraordinary details. Working-class parents Bob and Fran have scrimped and saved all their lives to give their four children the things that they never had. Those children are finally grown and ready to fly the nest. It might finally be time to relax and smell the roses. But the changing seasons bring home some shattering truths. Over the course of a year, regrets are exposed, missed opportunities are longed for, and small emotional cracks become chasms. A complex and intense study of the mechanics of a family and the dangers of unarticulated emotions, this gripping new play is both profoundly moving and brutally frank. “FIVE STARS! A thing of beauty. An absolute gem.” – DAILY TELEGRAPH PRODUCTION SPONSORS:
DOLLY & JIM MORAN
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FOR DETAILS ON UNDERSTANDING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES, SEE PAGE 16.
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AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE that prepares high school teens for a creative and engaged life in the arts – or in any field!
A SUMMER OF YOUTH UNHEARD 2018 6/25 – 7/29, 2018
POLAROID STORIES BY
NAOMI IIZUKA
SHOW DATES
DIRECTED BY
JASMINE ROTH
7/26 & 7/28, 2018
A visceral blend of mythological stories told through the eyes of American street youth, whose lives are continually threatened, devalued, and effaced. Will they transform their lives or fall victim to their realities?
AMERICAN IDIOT
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL MAYER GREEN DAY LYRICS BY BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG DIRECTED BY ISRAEL JIMÉNEZ BOOK BY
MUSIC BY
SHOW DATES
Summer on Stage and Summer Backstage are five-week immersive training programs in performance and technical theatre that culminates in two fully realized productions performed on the main stage at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson. ATC staff and ATC-selected professionals lead students through this intensive training program. Students develop performance skills, theatrical design, and stage management.
7/27 & 7/28, 2018
The rock opera based on Green Day’s concept album explores the struggles of American teens finding their way in a post-9/11 world. PERFORMANCES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE PROGRAM INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT ARIZONATHEATRE.ORG/SUMMER-ON-STAGE
“Everything I learned from this program makes me better in real life…I’m learning how to be a better person and a better adult.” – SOS STUDENT
INTRODUCING THE ARIZONA ARTISTS INITIATIVE
Arizona Theatre Company is proud to announce this new initiative that will include a commitment to artists who: – LIVE IN ARIZONA – WERE BORN IN ARIZONA – RETURN OR MOVE TO ARIZONA – WRITE ABOUT ARIZONA OR OUR SURROUNDING REGION Look for the Arizona Artists Initiative logo next to the names of those artists throughout the season.
ABE JACOB “As a native of Tucson, my first exposure to theater was as a member of Mary McMurtrie’s Children’s Theater and later as a child actor for Peter Marroney at the U of A. This start in Arizona, led to my continuing career as a Sound Designer on Broadway and around the world for which I am eternally grateful.”
JOSÉ CRUZ GONZÁLEZ “Arizona has been my artistic home for many years because of Childsplay. The desert is a magical place for me where stories emerge like the saguaro.”
A Tucson resident and sound designer for the original Broadway productions of Hair, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Evita and many more. He has also mentored many of today’s top Broadway sound designers.
Throughout the year, Arizona Theatre Company will step off our main stages and make appearances throughout our community. These events will be held in unconventional spaces, one-offs rather than part of a series, but trust us, they are completely in character. SET YOUR GPS AND JOIN US AS WE EXPAND THE EXPERIENCE OF THEATRE IN ARIZONA!
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6-PLAY SECTION III
5-4-3-PLAY SUBSCRIPTIONS 5-Play ($38 / SEAT*) 4-Play ($44.50 / SEAT*) 3-Play ($47.50 / SEAT*)
Weekday Matinée & Eve, Preview Weekend Matinée & Eve (Fri-Sun) Opening (Series 3) 6-PLAY SECTION II
6-PLAY SECTION III Weekday Matinée & Eve (Tue-Thu) Weekend Matinée & Eve (Fri-Sun) Previews (Series 1-5)
$367 $385 $445
6-PLAY SECTION I
6-PLAY SECTION II Weekday Matinée & Eve (Tue-Thu) Weekend Matinée & Eve (Fri-Sun) Previews (Series 1-5)
Weekday Matinée & Eve, Preview Weekend Matinée & Eve (Fri-Sun) Opening (Series 3)
5-Play ($43 / SEAT*) 4-Play ($47.50 / SEAT*) 3-Play ($53 / SEAT*)
$225 $200 $169
FLEX PASSES** $410 $352 $277 $200
10 FLEX ($44 / SEAT*) 8 FLEX ($47.75 / SEAT*) 6 FLEX ($51.50 / SEAT*) 4 FLEX ($54.50 / SEAT*)
$450 $392 $319 $228
*ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE INCLUSIVE OF A $10 HANDLING FEE. TICKET EXCHANGE POLICIES VARY BY PACKAGE. ALL SHOWS, DATES, AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. **FLEX PASSES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE PURCHASE. PLEASE CALL THE BOX OFFICE.
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T U C S O N S E AT I N G C H A R T TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART
BALCONY ROW FF, 1-25 ROW EE, 1-26 ROW DD, 1-30 ROW CC, 1-30 ROW BB, 1-30 ROW AA, 1-30 BALCONY ROW AA OVERHANGS ORCHESTRA ROW H
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WHEELCHAIR/COMPANION SEATS 1, 3, 31, 32 UNAVAILABLE, SEATS 1, 2, 33, 34 WHEELCHAIR/COMPANION SEATS 1, 3, 4, 5, 31, 32, 33, 35 WHEELCHAIR/COMPANION SEATS 1, 2
ADDRESS 330 South Scott Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85701
PARKING Street and metered parking is available near the Temple of Music and Art. Paid parking is also available in two lots near the Scottish Rite Temple on Scott Avenue north of the Temple of Music and Art, as well as at the Convention Center. CALL THE TUCSON BOX OFFICE AT 520-622-2823 OR VISIT ARIZONATHEATRE.ORG
ROW O, 1, 3-32* ROW N, 1-33 ROW M, 1-34 ROW L, 1-33 ROW K, 1-34 ROW J, 1-33 ROW I, 1-34** ROW H, 1-30 ROW G, 1-29 ROW F, 4-32*** ROW E, 1-30 ROW D, 1-28 ROW C, 1-26 ROW B, 1-23**** ROW A, 1-20
P H O E N I X S E AT I N G C H A R T H E R B E R G E R T H E AT E R C E N T E R
BALCONY ROW HH, 401-437 ROW GG, 401-438 ROW FF, 401-439 ROW EE, 401-440 ROW DD, 401-441 ROW CC, 401-440
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PREMIUM PREMIUM WHEELCHAIR SECTION I SECTION I WHEELCHAIR SECTION II SECTION II WHEELCHAIR SECTION III
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LIGHT RAIL
222 East Monroe Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004
The Light Rail stops just a few blocks from the Theatre.
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PARKING Street and metered parking is available near the Center. Pre-paid parking is also available (until 9/1/18). 6-Play subscribers get parking in the Chase Tower Garage right across from the Herberger for only $72 for all six shows! CALL THE PHOENIX BOX OFFICE AT 602-256-6995 OR VISIT ARIZONATHEATRE.ORG
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Join Arizona Theatre Company’s Inner Circle – invest in great theatre today! Elevate your ATC experience with opportunities to peek behind the curtain to see how our first-class productions are made right here in Arizona. Membership in the Circles of Giving Society starts with contributions at the $2,000 level with tiered benefits:
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investments to monthly
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LEARNING & E D U C AT I O N
INSPIRING CREATIVITY ACROSS THE STATE ATC delivers inspiring educational experiences in a number of ways, both connected to our stage and beyond our walls, in schools and across the state. These programs are supported in part by your generous donations. ATCTeen MEMBERSHIPS A new artistic leadership program that allows students ages 13-18 the opportunity to create their own projects, performances, and organize events to grow themselves as artists and people. STUDENT MATINÉE SERIES (for elementary, middle school, high school, and college groups) Student Matinées allow ATC to share the live theatre experience at low or no cost to young people throughout Arizona. TEACHING ARTISTS APPRENTICESHIPS Apprentices go through a 10-month process that includes individual and group training sessions, classes in drama pedagogy, shadowing, assisting, and co-teaching with ATC staff in the classroom.
YOUR SUPPORT MAKES THESE VITAL PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. To find out more about ATC Learning & Education: VISIT ARIZONATHEATRE.ORG/ EDUCATION-PROGRAMS OR CALL 520-884-8210 x7513
DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM Our Learning & Education staff and teaching artists travel all over the state to bring the professional live theatre experience to Arizona communities near and far during week-long residencies. VETERANS PLAYWRITING PROJECT Theatre Communications Group’s Veterans and Theatre Institute (VTI), in collaboration with Arizona Theatre Company, invites veterans and active military personnel in our communities to create and explore theatre together. This program is free to all veterans and active military personnel, ages 18 years and older. 21
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