A R T I S T S R E P E R T O R Y T H E AT R E
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Jordan Harrison Adriana Baer
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FEB 7 - MAR 5
OUR 2016/17 SEASON
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MARJORIE PRIME BY JORDAN HARRISON | DIRECTED BY ADRIANA BAER
Dámaso Rodríguez, Artistic Director | Sarah Horton, Managing Director
CAST Marjorie......................................................................................................Vana O’Brien*^ Walter.......................................................................................................... Chris Harder*^ Tess...............................................................................................................Linda Alper*^ Jon.................................................................................................................Michael Mendelson*^
CREATIVE TEAM Director.......................................................................................................Adriana Baer*** Scenic Designer.......................................................................................Kristeen Willis Crosser# Lighting Designer....................................................................................Jennifer Lin Costume Designer..................................................................................Gregory Pulver^ Sound Designer.......................................................................................Em Gustason Props Master.............................................................................................Kaye Blankenship Dramaturg..................................................................................................Luan Schooler Stage Manager.........................................................................................Michelle Jazuk*^ Assistant Director....................................................................................Matt Pavik Assistant Scenic Designer....................................................................Sarah Kindler Assistant Costume Designer...............................................................Melinda Roddy Production Assistant..............................................................................Karen Hill + Wardrobe...................................................................................................Will Bailey Costumer....................................................................................................Clare Hungate-Hawk Board Op....................................................................................................Jason Coffey SETTING: 2062, TESS AND JON’S HOUSE THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION. SHOW SPONSORS: ANONYMOUS | JON & JAN SWANSON MARJORIE PRIME was originally produced by Center Theater Group, Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director, and received its world premiere at the Marker Taper Forum in Los Angeles, CA in 2014. MARJORIE PRIME was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons in association with Theatre Masters and its Visionary Playwright Award, and with additional funds provided by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Commissioning Program. The play was written with the support of the Clubbed Thumb Writer’s Group. It was workshopped in the 2013 Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory, and was further developed with the support of the Roe Green Award at Cleveland Play House. MARJORIE PRIME is produced by special arrangement with Mark Sublas, United Talent Agency. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
* Member of Actors Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Actors Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org ^ Artists Repertory Theatre Resident Artist # The scenic, costume, lighting, projection and sound designers are represented by United Scenic Artists *** The Director and/or Choreographer is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
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A MESSAGE FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DÁMASO RODRÍGUEZ “When I think of you, I am aware of who you now are, your age, and your physical problems, but those perceptions are overridden by my knowledge of who you were 50 years ago.” –from Jordan Harrison’s MARJORIE PRIME Welcome to Artists Rep and to the Portland Premiere of playwright Jordan Harrison’s intricate, delicate and deeply moving MARJORIE PRIME. I first read this acclaimed new play just over a year ago while it was still enjoying its Off-Broadway run, and I jumped at the chance to produce it here in Portland. Over a series of quiet and deceptively simple two-person scenes, Harrison ambitiously explores themes as grand and challenging as our inevitable relationship to artificial intelligence technology, the ephemeral nature of memory and the stories we leave behind when we pass from life. Each time I experience the play, I’m moved by the notion that we human beings exist beyond our time on Earth only through the stories we tell, and those told about us by others, whether they are apocryphal or not. I’m reminded of the vital importance of telling and recording our stories for future generations and the need for the shared storytelling experience that is uniquely possible in the theatre. On stage today, you’ll be experiencing the work of some of Portland’s finest professional storytellers. Resident Artists Vana O’Brien (Artists Rep co-founder), Linda Alper, Michael Mendelson and Chris Harder represent several decades of experience and share a history of collaboration that imbues their performances with rich detail and honesty. They are guided by the sure
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hand of Adriana Baer (Artists Rep’s THE PRICE), former artistic director of Profile Theatre and currently one of Portland’s most skilled freelance directors. I also want to call your attention to the design and production team, which is comprised of a dynamic mix of Artists Rep veterans and newer guest artists whose work can be seen on stages across the city. It’s artists such as these, and many others, who make our city one of the country’s most lively theatre scenes. Thank you for joining us today! I look forward to welcoming you back to the theatre in March for the wildly theatrical and absurdly funny local premiere of Charise Castro Smith’s horror-film inspired FEATHERS & TEETH. Until then,
The 2016/17 Artists Repertory Theatre season PRESENTED BY
David & Christine Vernier
DIRECTOR’S NOTES BY ADRIANA BAER An obsession with uncovering the universal truth about the human condition is what’s driven playwrights since the days of Sophocles. But in MARJORIE PRIME, we are dealt this question in as frank a way as it can be dealt. And though this play is a clear quest to understand where we are now, and where we are headed, the answer is no more obvious than ever before. The character of Marjorie was born in 1977, which would make her 40 years old in 2017. What we see in this play is an idea of our current future. It is not purely science fiction—the inspiration for this play came from Jordan Harrison’s interaction with technology currently available. MARJORIE PRIME inspires audiences to consider our relationships with our devices—not in a negative, Luddite way, but in a curious, thoughtful way. What happens to the information we feed our phones, our computers, our Amazon Echo-Alexa? If the information we put out there somehow interacted back with us, became “in relationship” with us, would we like that entity? Would we trust
“And what if you could make a technological version of a lost loved one to live with you— wouldn’t you want that?” it and invite it into our home? What could it teach us about ourselves? And what if you could make a technological version of a lost loved one to live with you—wouldn’t you want that? (For those immediately screaming “no!” in your seats, I promise you I did, too. But simply consider: what positivity could it bring to your heart, and would that outweigh the negative implications of cheating biology?) It seems to me that one of the first steps to understanding our humanity is to examine our personal relationships. By thinking about what roles we play for others (mother, husband, friend) and how those roles give context to our lives, we might be able to identify who we are without any trappings at all: our pure, unadulterated selves. Through this small, intimate play, Jordan Harrison has thrown down a big, complex gauntlet. Let’s all take it up for a couple of hours and see what happens…
MAJOR FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE SUPPORT
Partial support for open captioning performances provided by Theatre Development Fund.
Artists Repertory Theatre is a participant in the Audience (R)Evolution Cohort Grants program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional not-for-profit American Theatre.
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HOMO SAPIENS Âť TECHNO SAPIENS By Luan Schooler, Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy
As the radius of knowledge expands, the circumference of ignorance increases. –Japanese saying
As our technological abilities continue to expand ever more rapidly, we have entered into entirely new ethical and moral territory. Human progress has always been driven by technological advancements, but it is only recently that we have had the ability to create beings that are not only like us but may indeed be better than us in terms of intelligence, strength and capability of many sorts. It is likely that revolutions now occurring in nanotechnology, genetic science, information technology and cognitive sciences will converge to alter the fundamental nature of being human, as well as our concept of what it is to be human. We have been improving human abilities with technology for centuries. For example, first we had spectacles, then contact lenses, then laser surgery, all to improve vision; now, with augmented reality eyewear, we have expanded what vision itself can be. How long will it be
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before something can be implanted in the body for this purpose? How many implants, genetic modifications or biomedical enhancements can we have before we are something other than human? On the other side of the issue are the machine-beings that we are creating: software programs that successfully mimic humans on the phone; robots that replace humans in many occupations (not only factory workers, but also lawyers, financial services, doctors and such); programs writing poetry that a majority of people cannot distinguish from that written by humans; computers that are smarter and faster than any human, etc. The ability of machines to learn and expand their own capabilities autonomously is growing rapidly, and at some point they may cross into territory we have considered exclusively human. If part of our human value comes from what we do—our actions, thoughts,
TEN ETHICAL ISSUES
RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • Labor: When many jobs can be performed through machine intelligence, employment for humans is reduced. How will unemployed humans earn a living? • Inequality: Wealth will be concentrated in the hands of the few with ownership of artificial intelligence. How can income be distributed fairly? • Humanity: We are already interacting with machines as if they are human in a variety of circumstances (e.g. tech support). What is the risk to blurring the lines between humans and non-humans? • Intelligence Errors: Machine learning is thus far limited by its design and input. How do we know programming is truly comprehensive?
judgments, creativity, etc.—then how do we relate to machine-beings that can functionally accomplish the same things? If a machine is more intelligent than a human being is, does it deserve more respect? Is biological ability necessarily better than technological? We have not yet created beings that are fully autonomous, that are curious or imaginative, that are guided by their heart, that suffer, that have faith. But we are trying. Perhaps by wrestling with the questions raised by technology’s advance, we will come to understand more deeply what it is to be human.
• Programmed Bias: When human programmers are unaware of their own biases, will they create programs that reinforce unfair policies, ideas and practices? • Cybersecurity: Systems are vulnerable to illicit infiltration and results can be manipulated. How can we trust the information? • Unintended Consequences: If a machine is given a goal to achieve without a complete understanding of the ramifications of each possible outcome, will the machine achieve the goal in an acceptable way? • Liability: If a machine goes awry, who is responsible? The system designer? The builder? The robot itself? • Greater Intelligence: If machines become more intelligent than we are, will we be able to control them? And to what degree will it be appropriate to follow their advice rather than our own? • AI Rights: When we create machines that have greater intelligence than our own, that learn from experience, that have their own reasons to carry on, will it be immoral or unethical to unplug them?
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FROM INSIDE THE ROOM Artists Rep staff, supporters and Guild members gather for the first rehearsal of MARJORIE PRIME when the cast, design team and stage crew read the script together for the first time. Photos by Owen Carey.
Chris Harder
Shawn Lee (Director)
Adriana Baer, Director
Linda Alper
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Vana O’Brien & Michael Mendelson
Michael Mendelson
Sarah Lucht (Sandra) Vana O’Brien Scenic design by Kristeen Willis Crosser. Set model by Sarah Kindler.
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MACHINE BEINGS & ELDER CARE By Luan Schooler, Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy The use of technology in elder care to augment and/or replace the human touch is rapidly expanding. There is a growing need for technology to help people remain independent as long as possible, as well as to provide ongoing, highly personalized attention to those who are infirm or suffer from dementia. Self-driving cars will be highly useful to seniors living independently. Losing the ability to confidently and safely drive is a great blow to many seniors, forcing them to depend on others for help shopping, going to the doctor or attending social events. Self-driving cars will help seniors retain their freedom and avoid isolation. Robotic cats are being used to comfort and engage patients with dementia in Memory Care units of several nursing homes around the country. The patients are sometimes aware that the cats are not real, but nonetheless cultivate important relationships with them. While it’s true that they might benefit more from personal, human contact, few facilities are
able to staff at levels to provide constant attention to each patient. Other products use artificial intelligence and voice recognition technologies to make daily calls to seniors living at home to check on their health and well-being. According to one such business: Care Angel revolutionizes the science of aging-in-place and the care of aging loved ones. The award-winning, patentpending intelligent virtual caregiving assistant technology, Smart Care 3.0, promises to deliver on high quality senior care, provide peace of mind for family caregivers and cost-savings, potentially in the billions of dollars, for the health care industry, especially for payers and providers. It is not a great leap from today’s technology to using machine-beings with artificial intelligence to care for and provide companionship to the elderly. Although the technology posited in MARJORIE PRIME is not yet fully realized, it is already nearly here.
Jim McGuckin and Alan the robotic cat. Photo by Dave Lee, BBC.
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PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR BIOS JORDAN HARRISON Playwright Jordan Harrison’s play MARJORIE PRIME, a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist, premiered at the Mark Taper Forum and recently had its New York Premiere at Playwrights Horizons. A film adaptation, directed by Michael Almereyda, will be seen in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Jordan’s play MAPLE AND VINE premiered in the 2011 Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville and went on to productions at American Conservatory Theatre and Playwrights Horizons, among others. His other plays include THE GROWN-UP (2014 Humana Festival), DORIS TO DARLENE, A CAUTIONARY VALENTINE (Playwrights Horizons), AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN (Clubbed Thumb), ACT A LADY (2006 Humana Festival, Portland Center Stage), FINN IN THE UNDERWORLD (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), FUTURA (Portland Center Stage/NAATCO), KID-SIMPLE (2004 Humana Festival), STANDING ON CEREMONY (Minetta Lane Theatre) and THE MUSEUM PLAY (WET). Jordan is the recipient of the 2016 Horton Foote Prize, Guggenheim and Hodder Fellowships, the Kesselring Prize, the Roe Green Award from Cleveland Play House, the Heideman Award, the Loewe Award for Musical Theater, Jerome and McKnight Fellowships, a NYSCA grant, and a NEA/TCG Residency with The Empty Space Theater. His children’s musical, THE FLEA AND THE PROFESSOR, won the Barrymore Award for Best Production after premiering at the Arden Theatre. A graduate of Stanford University and the Brown MFA program, Jordan is an alumnus of New Dramatists. He is an Affiliated Artist with Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians and The
Playwrights’ Center. Jordan is a writer/ producer for the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.
ADRIANA BAER Director Previously for Artists Rep, Adriana directed THE PRICE by Arthur Miller. Other Portland credits include DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE and IN THE NEXT ROOM… OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Sarah Ruhl, BURIED CHILD and TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard, and THE ROAD TO MECCA and MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard (Profile Theatre, Artistic Director 2012-2015). Other directing credits include WOYZECK (Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Best Direction), THE MAIDS and NO EXIT at The Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco (Associate Artistic Director, 2004–2007), and productions in New York including ROMEO AND JULIET, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE SEAGULL and THE HAIRY APE (Columbia Stages), and work at Atlantic Theatre Company Stage 2 and The Acting Company. New play development workshops and festivals include Profile Theatre’s In Dialogue Series, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, The Cutting Ball Theater, Primary Stages and The Lark Play Development Center. Additionally, Adriana has worked with Opera Boston, The Public Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, San Francisco Circus Center/ Pickle Circus, Theatre Communications Group, American Conservatory Theater, California Shakespeare Theater and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Adriana is an adjunct assistant professor of theatre at Portland State University. She holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University. Member SDC. Artists Repertory Theatre | 11
ACTOR BIOS VANA O’BRIEN Marjorie Vana co-founded Artists Rep in 1981 with a small group of fellow theatre artists in the Portland YWCA. Since that time, she has worked on several different Portland stages and seen Artists Rep grow to its current size and well-respected status. Favorite Artists Rep roles include SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU, LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, TOP GIRLS, ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, A PERFECT GANESH, SUPERIOR DONUTS, THE BIG MEAL, THE GIN GAME, 4000 MILES and BROOMSTICK. Vana joined Artists Rep’s Southeast Asia Arts America tours in 1991 and 1994. She is a Resident Artist at Artists Rep and a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
CHRIS HARDER Walter A Resident Artist here, Chris Harder is delighted to return to the Artists Rep stage. Theatre credits include THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, WE ARE PROUD..., INTIMATE APPAREL, TEN CHIMNEYS, THE HISTORY BOYS, CHASING EMPIRE’S SOUL (Artists Rep), HEAD. HANDS. FEET. (Shaking The Tree), CYRANO, OTHELLO, THE RECEPTIONIST, ANTIGONE, JAW (Portland Center Stage), MOTHER TERESA IS DEAD, ANGELS IN AMERICA, TWELFTH NIGHT (Portland Playhouse), THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Portland Shakespeare Project), FISHING FOR MY FATHER, THE CENTERING (solo works), THE SNOWSTORM (Many Hats/CoHo), THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, FOOL FOR LOVE (CoHo), SHINING CITY (Third Rail), ONE DAY (Sojourn.) Film/TV 12 | Artists Repertory Theatre
credits include Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS, EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES with Harrison Ford, EVERYMAN’S WAR, RID OF ME, RECOVERY, MUSIC WITHIN, THE LIBRARIANS, LEVERAGE and GRIMM. Chris was a founding member of the Sowelu Theatre Ensemble for seven seasons, he studied theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and trained with Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox, MA. He is a faculty member of Portland Actors Conservatory and offers private classes and coaching at Artists Repertory Theatre. www.chrisharder.com
MICHAEL MENDELSON Jon Michael is a Resident Artist with Artists Rep. Credits here include Oliver in TREVOR, Cal in MOTHERS AND SONS, THE PRICE, TRIBES, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, MISTAKES WERE MADE, TEN CHIMNEYS, RED HERRING, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL, GOD OF CARNAGE, SUPERIOR DONUTS, DESIGN FOR LIVING, HOLIDAZED, BECKY’S NEW CAR, THREE SISTERS, EURYDICE, ORSON’S SHADOW, MR. MARMALADE, THEATER DISTRICT, PRESENT LAUGHTER and LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!. Local credits include Portland Shakespeare Project, OSF/Portland, Profile Theatre, Northwest Classical, Miracle Theatre, triangle productions!, Tygres Heart Shakespeare, PCS, A Contemporary Theatre, New Rose, Portland Rep. NYC: Revolving Shakespeare Co., Theatre 1010, Lincoln Center/Clark StudioTheatre, Genesius Guild, The Barrow Group. Regional: PCPA Theatrefest, Paper Mill Playhouse, Saint Michael’s Playhouse, Penobscot Theatre, Arkansas Rep, First Stage Milwaukee, Idaho Rep, Attic Theater and Wisconsin,
Utah and Berkeley Shakespeare Festivals. Michael received a BFA from Wayne State University and an MFA from the University of Washington’s PATP. He is the Artistic Director of Portland Shakespeare Project.
LINDA ALPER Tess A Resident Artist at Artists Rep, Linda has appeared in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, THE PRICE, TRIBES, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, TEN CHIMNEYS, SUPERIOR DONUTS and THE CHERRY ORCHARD. She has also played leading roles at Portland Center Stage, Portland Shakespeare Project, Off Broadway, The Mark Taper Forum, The Intiman, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse and other
theatres, including 23 seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Linda has co-written adaptations and translations produced by OSF, ACT in San Francisco, Denver Theatre Center; Santa Cruz, Colorado and other Shakespeare festivals, as well as The Acting Company. She is currently under commission for a new play for Artists Rep’s Table|Room|Stage series, and is working on an international collaboration with Pakistani writers and actors, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, entitled ON COMMON GROUND. Linda has been chosen for critics’ awards for performance, a Fulbright Specialist Grant, Fulbright Travel Grant, National Science Grant for visiting artist to Taiwan and an Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she is a Fulbright Senior Scholar.
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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS KRISTEEN WILLIS CROSSER
GREGORY PULVER
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Kristeen received her BA from Centre College in Danville, KY and received her MFA in lighting design from Wayne State University, Hilberry Company in Detroit, MI. Previously, she designed lights for several Artists Rep productions, including AMERICAN HERO, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, THE MIRACLE WORKER, THE UNDERSTUDY, TRIBES, FOXFINDER, THE CHERRY ORCHARD and EURYDICE. She designed the set for WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT…, BROOMSTICK, 4000 MILES and FOXFINDER. She has designed scenery and/or lighting for several area theatres including Northwest Children Theatre’s SHREK THE MUSICAL; Profile Theatre’s TRUE WEST AND MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS (2013 Drammy) and THIEF RIVER; Coho Production’s FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE and THE OUTGOING TIDE; Miracle Theatre’s OEDIPUS EL REY (2012 Drammy); and Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s THE ALIENS, A BRIGHT NEW BOISE (2014 Drammy) and GIDEON’S KNOT (2014 Drammy). As always, she is grateful to her husband, Mike, for all of his love and support.
JENNIFER LIN Lighting Designer Jennifer is a freelance lighting designer and stage technician who has been working behind the scenes for Portland theatre, opera and dance since 2008. She attended Portland State University and in 2007 received The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s Achievement Award for her lighting design for PSU’s production of ELECTRA. Jennifer is a company member of Third Rail and a member of IATSE local 28.
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Gregory is currently Theater Program Director and Associate Professor of costume design, make up and choreography for the University of Portland Drama Department and one of Artists Rep’s Resident Artists. He moved to Portland after a successful run as an Associate Professor of Costume Design at Western Washington University for 12 years and Chair of the WWU Theatre Department for three and a half of those years. Mr. Pulver holds an MFA in costume design and choreography from Humboldt State University, CA. He is the 1993 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Costume Design Winner for his work on THE THREEPENNY OPERA. He is a member of the international board of advisors for The Last Frontier Theatre Conference and participates yearly as a guest artist, mentoring new American playwrights. Among designing both sets and costumes for Bag and Baggage Theatre, and costumes for Broadway Rose Theatre his Artists Rep credits include TREVOR, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, BROOMSTICK, CUBA LIBRE, FOXFINDER, GOD OF CARNAGE, RED HERRING and DESIGN FOR LIVING. Gregory has also designed for several short films and TV spots in Washington including a dance for the camera. Gregory is also an accomplished director, singer, actor and dog owner.
EM GUSTASON Sound Designer Em is delighted to be making his Artists Rep debut with MARJORIE PRIME alongside this stunning team of artists. Other recent Portland credits include JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH with
Oregon Children’s Theatre, THE FEW with Coho Productions, HOW WE GOT ON with Portland Playhouse and THE SWEATERMAKERS with Playwright’s West. He holds a BA in technical theatre and audio recording from The Evergreen State College.
KAYE BLANKENSHIP Props Master Kaye is a props, scenic and lighting designer originally hailing from Sammamish, Washington. She earned her BA in theatre from Lewis & Clark College, and after a year working in New York, she is back in Portland and excited to work with Artists Rep for the first time. Favorite past shows include AMERICA HERO (Artists Rep), THE ANTIGONE PROJECT (Profile), ANNAPURNA (Third Rail), DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE (Mills Entertainment), A WINTER’S TALE (Anon It Moves), STATIC (Third Rail), RAMONA QUIMBY (Oregon Children’s Theatre), SNOWSTORM (CoHo), IN THE NEXT ROOM (Profile Theatre), and Waxwing with String House Theatre, where she is also a founding member.
LUAN SCHOOLER Dramaturg Luan honed her dramaturgy chops at Perseverance Theatre in Alaska, working with then-artistic director Molly Smith on new plays and devised works with wide ranging artists including Paula Vogel, John Murrell, John Luther Adams and Darrah Cloud. As Literary Manager/Dramaturg for Berkeley Rep, she worked with many luminary writers, including David Edgar, Naomi Iizuka, Salman Rushdie, Dominique Serrand, Rinde Eckert and Robert Fagles, and astute directors Tony Taccone, Mark Wing-Davey, Stephen Wadsworth and
Lisa Peterson, among others. She has also worked at Denver Center Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (where she is turging Lisa Peterson’s translation of HAMLET for OSF’s Play On! project), California Shakespeare Festival, A Traveling Jewish Theatre and Shaking the Tree. Luan joined Artists Rep in April 2015 to lead the new play development program, Table|Room|Stage, and has served as dramaturg on A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS, AMERICAN HERO, TREVOR, THE MIRACLE WORKER, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT… and THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH.
MICHELLE JAZUK Stage Manager As a stage manager in Portland theatre for more than a decade, it has been Michelle’s pleasure to collaborate with several companies. She has worked with Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Broadway Rose Theatre, Theatre Vertigo, Staged!, and Third Rail Repertory. However, her usual home was always with Artists Rep where some of her favorite projects include CUBA LIBRE, TRIBES, THE BIG MEAL, TEN CHIMNEYS, GOD OF CARNAGE, THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE, ALL MY SONS, HOUSE, GARDEN, ORSON’S SHADOW and THEATRE DISTRICT. She is also proud to recognize her time with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a Stage Management Intern where some of her favorite projects included METAMORPHOSES, ONE, DRAWER BOY, SING HALLELUJAH! and ALWAYS PATSY CLINE. She is lovingly appreciative of the continued support from her family. Chelle is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS CONTINUED MATT PAVIK Assistant Director Matt has been making theatre in Portland since 2008. He has recently directed several site-specific Shakespeare productions including RICHARD III at the Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven, MACBETH in Lone Fir Cemetery, and ROMEO AND JULIET in wine country. Matt is also an actor who performs on many of our city’s stages. Artists Rep audiences might remember him as a lovable giant in SUPERIOR DONUTS. He’s happy to be back here. Thanks to Adriana and the team. Love to Anna.
SARAH KINDLER Assistant Scenic Designer Sarah has painted over 20 Artists Rep productions as Staff Scenic Charge, and was thrilled to work with Kristeen Crosser on 4000 MILES as assistant scenic
designer. She has also painted for Profile Theatre, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Broadway Rose Theatre Company and the Portland Revels, and was the Scenic and Properties Designer for Playwrights West’s production of DEAR GALILEO. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.
KAREN HILL Production Assistant Karen is happy to be back for another show with Artists Rep. She loves the opportunity to create thoughtful art with people who care about what they do. Karen has also worked with Oregon Children’s Theatre, Portland Shakespeare Project and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has a BFA in Stage Management from Southern Oregon University. Karen would like to thank her husband Mike for his continued support of this crazy lifestyle.
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it’s about time: the art works of 101-year-old Estelle Meadoff A unique element of this exhibition is that the featured collages and paintings are not what build the connection to MARJORIE PRIME - a drama about aging, memories and identity - but are a reflection of the artist herself.
Estelle Meadoff and her daughter Jan Baross, a past Artists Rep board member who frequently sketches our productions.
As memories fade, Estelle uses her painting to make her memories immortal, to document things that inspire her. Enjoy this moving collection of works in the Alder Lobby Enj through March. Artist Reception: Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:30pm. All artwork on sale through Geezer Gallery.
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STAFF Artistic Director: Dámaso Rodríguez Managing Director: Sarah Horton
ARTISTIC Artistic Producer: Shawn Lee Associate Producer: Kristeen Willis Crosser Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy: Luan Schooler ArtsHub Director: Jerry Tischleder Artistic Directing Fellow: Josh Kippy Resident Artists: Linda Alper, Ayanna Berkshire, Bobby Brewer-Wallin, Owen Carey, Chris Harder, Michelle Jazuk, JoAnn Johnson, Kevin Jones, Val Landrum, Sarah Lucht, Susannah Mars, Gilberto Martin Del Campo, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Michael Mendelson, Allen Nause, Amy Newman, Vana O’Brien, Rodolfo Ortega, Sharath Patel, Gregory Pulver, John San Nicolas, Vin Shambry, Andrea Stolowitz, Joshua Weinstein, Megan Wilkerson, Carol Ann Wohlmut
DEVELOPMENT Development Director: Sarah Taylor Annual Fund & Events Manager: Kisha Jarrett
PRODUCTION Production Manager: Kristeen Willis Crosser Company Manager & Casting Associate: Vonessa Martin Operations & Sound Technician: David Peterson Resident Stage Managers: Michelle Jazuk, Carol Ann Wohlmut Interim Technical Director/Scene Shop Foreman: Nathan Crone Master Carpenter: Eddie Rivera Master Electrician: Ronan Kilkelly Scenic Charge: Sarah Kindler Voice & Text Director: Mary McDonald-Lewis Resident Fight Choreographer: Jonathan Cole
ADMINISTRATIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director of Finance & Administration: Jim Neuner Finance & Administrative Assistant: Vonessa Martin Executive Assistant: Allie Rangel
Marcia Darm, MD, Chair Mike Barr, Vice-Chair Jeffrey Condit, Treasurer Patricia Garner, Secretary Cody Hoesly, Past Chair Julie Ball Michele Bowler-Failing Denise Frisbee Andrew Glass Blake Johnson Susanne Kuhn Michael Parsons Andrea Schmidt Elisa Wickstrom
MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES Director of Communication & Engagement: Nicole Lane Marketing Director: Sarah Bills Marketing & Publications Manager: Jessica Gleason Digital & Graphic Design Specialist: Jeff Hayes Music Events Specialist: Susannah Mars Audience Services Director: Karen Rathje Assistant Audience Services Manager: Christina DeYoung Box Office Manager: Jon Younkin Box Office Associates: Jessica Hillenbrand, Jack Ridenour, Dayne Wedeking House Managers: Deborah Gangwer, Karl Hanover, Robyn Hodges, Valerie Liptak, Tara McMahon, Cecily Overman, Miranda Russ Concessions: Geraldine Gladden, Paul Jacobs, Jennifer Zubernick Resident Photographer: Owen Carey Video Designer: ShutterSky Pictures
FOR THIS PRODUCTION Carpenters: Charlie Capps, Ben Serreau-Raskin, Michael Wax, Marx McNeill, Jason Sipe Painter: Kelly Tobuko Electricians: Zahara Garrett, Duncan Lynch, Nathan Quigley, Kelly Terry
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OUR SUPPORTERS We built the set, sewed the costumes, adjusted the lights, called the cues, and rehearsed, and rehearsed, and rehearsed. YOU GAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. TAKE A BOW. This list celebrates Artists Rep donors of $100 or more who gave between January 1, 2016 and January 5, 2017. Join this cast of characters with a gift today. Call Sarah Taylor at 503.972.3017 or visit www.artistsrep.org. GAME CHANGERS ($100,000+)
Anonymous (1) Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation Renaissance Foundation The Estate of David E. Wedge VISIONARIES ($50,000–$99,999)
The Collins Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Ronni Lacroute/ WillaKenzie Estate Meyer Memorial Trust The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund Theatre Communications Group David & Christine Vernier PRODUCERS ($25,000–$49,999)
Roy & Diane Marvin Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation The Oregon Community Foundation The Shubert Foundation William Swindells PATRONS ($10,000–$24,999)
Anonymous (3) Julia & Robert S. Ball The Boeing Company
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Ginger Carroll in memory of J. Michael Carroll Marcia Darm MD & Bruce Berning The Kinsman Foundation The Estate of Jean B. O’Neill Rafati’s Catering Marcy & Richard Schwartz John & Jan Swanson Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies & 2,000 employees
Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency David Pollock Charlotte Rubin Standard Insurance Company Bill & Cornie Stevens Straub Collaborative Ed & Rosalie Tank Troutman Sanders Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust US Bank Foundation OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation
STAGEMAKERS ($5,000–$9,999)
Anonymous (2) Mike Barr Molly Butler & Robin Manning The Commerce Bank of Oregon Betty & Richard Duvall Andrew & Eva Glass Diane Herrmann Cody Hoesly & Kirsten Collins The Jackson Foundation Drs. Dolores & Fernando Leon Mark Spencer Hotel Bob & Linda Palandech Kay Parr Michael Parsons & Katelyn Randall Lorraine Prince Alan Purdy Janet & Larry Richards Charlie & Miriam Rosenthal Steve & Trudy Sargent Drea Schmidt & Emilee Preble James G. & Michele L. Stemler Tom Trotter
Anonymous (2) Karl & Linda Boekelheide Jeffrey G. Condit Robert & Janet Conklin Margaret Dixon Denise & Robert Frisbee Patricia & Bennett Garner Tom Gifford & Pat Fisher Mark Horn & Mark Wilkinson Hotel de Luxe Arthur & Virginia Kayser Romy Klopper Hugh & Mair Lewis Charitable Fund of the Southwest Washington Community Foundation Intel Matching Gift Program Maletis Beverage Mentor Graphics Foundation Opsis Architecture
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999)
BACKSTAGE PASS ($1,000–$2,499)
Anonymous (2) Kip Acheson & Elizabeth Carr Carole Alexander Ruth Alexander F. Gordon Allen & Janice M. Stewart Phyllis Arnoff Asplund Tooze Foundation Bruce Blank & Janice Casey Nita Brueggeman Denise Carty & Roger Brown Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Cathedral Park Place Richard & Nancy Chapman Michael & Lynne Chartier Nathan Cogan Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Barbara & Tom Cooney Allison Couch & Tom Soals Susan Dietz Marc Franklin & Mary Lou Moriarty Free Geek Carol Fredlund & John Betonte Dan Gibbs & Lois Seed Bob Hanson & Paula Brown Curtis Hanson Kregg & Andrea Hanson Pam Henderson & Allen Wasserman Higgins Restaurant Dr. Kathleen P. Holahan Robert Holub Jessie Jonas
Bruce & Cathy Kuehnl Susanne Dziepak Kuhn Leslie R. Labbe Kirsten & Christopher Leonard Jim & Eva MacLowry Leonard & Susan Magazine Robert Matheson & Kimberly Porter Laurie & Gilbert Meigs Deanne & Wilfried Mueller-Crispin Nathan Family Charitable Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Allen & Frances Nause Duane & Corinne Paulson Joan Peacock, In Loving Memory of Ben Buckley Patricia Perkins Richard & Wendy Rahm Julia Rea & Jim Diamond Bonnie & Peter Reagan Robert Reed Richard & Mary Rosenberg Joanne & James Ruyle Dr. & Mrs. William Sack Marian & Elihu Schott Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Roy Schreiber & Carole Heath The Collier Smith Charitable Fund Faye & Lucille Stewart Foundation Marilyn & Gene Stubbs Tonkin Torp LLP Marcia Truman & Allen Tooke US Bancorp Matching Gifts Elaine & Ben Whiteley SUPERSTARS ($500–$999)
Anonymous (2) Kirby & Amelia Allen Rachael & Scott Anderson Cheryl Balkenhol Patsy Crayton Berner
Leslie & Richard Bertellotti Earle & Kathleen Bevins Winhard Bohme Lesley Bombardier Douglas Campbell Charles & Barbara Carpenter Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Jim & Vicki Currie Nancy & John Decherd Edward & Karen Demko Cheri Emahiser Leslye Epstein & Herman Taylor Peg & John Espie Sharon M. Fekety Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Vladimir Fiks Carol Fredlund & John Betonte Kyle & Charles Fuchs David Giramma & Carrie Hooten Susan & Dean Gisvold Paul Harmon Richard Hay Kirk Hirschfeld Mike & Judy Holman Sarah & Alan Horton Douglas & PJ Jones Judith & Gregory Kafoury Beth & Chris Karlin Keeton Corporation Edward & Elaine Kemp Carol Kimball PJ Kleffner Jody Klevit Kathleen McCarthy & Steve Scherr, in honor of Sarah Lucht & Don Alder Dan McKenzie Andy C. McNiece & Nancy L. Haigwood Robert & Jessica McVay Dolores & Michael Moore Don & Connie Morgan Katherine Moss Ken & Jane Myers Chris & Tom Neilsen Robert & Melinda Newell Barry & Jane Newman
David & Anne Noall Kristine Olson Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Ted Olson & Linda Nelson Alfred & Eileen Ono Olliemay Phillips Bernie & Pamela Pliska John Ragno Brennan P. Randel Scott & Kay Reichlin Mary & Mark Roberts Dámaso Rodríguez & Sara Hennessy Marilynn & Richard Rytting William & Meredith Savery Dianne Sawyer & Pete Petersen The Carol Schnitzer Lewis Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Wayne D. Schweinfest Ursula Scriven Jinny Shipman & Dick Kaiser Elizabeth Siegel Nick & Sandra Snell Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Darsee Staley & Dave Linder Scott Stephens & Leslie Houston Greg & Martha Struxness Donald & Roslyn Sutherland Paul Thompson & Portia Sipes Karen Whitaker Carole Whiteside Pam Whyte & Ron Saylor Andrew Wilson & Dr. Ronnie-Gail Emden Cynthia Yee INSIDERS ($250–$499)
Anonymous (2) Meg & Chuck Allen Ted & Fran Ames Bob Amundson & Sully Taylor Jane Bergin Rex & David Bills
Ann Brayfield & Joe Emerson A. Sonia Buist, M.D. Lauretta Burman Carol Burns Cambia Health Foundation Cecile Carpenter Tom & Anne Caruso Valri & Vince Chiappetta Molly Cochran & Sam Ellingson Joe Connors & Linda Schmidt Priscilla & Nick Cowell Deborah Correa Debbie Cross & Paul Wrigley Tonya DeCroce & Gary Weiss Linda Dinan Steven Dotterrer Carmen Egido & Abel Weinrib Elizabeth & John Ehrsam George & Donna Evans Jim & Betty Ferner Donna Flanders & Carl Collins, in honor of Cody Hoesly Larry & Marilyn Flick Don & Judy Fuller Paul Gehlar Melissa & Bob Good Roswell & Marilynn Gordon Barbara & Marvin Gordon-Lickey Paul & Theresa Graham Edward Hershey Stephen K. Hillis Barbara Holisky & Gary McDonald Leslie Homer Lynnette & Don Houghton Lois Hrella Gary & Joy Hunt Nancy & Marlin Icenogle Joni & Bill Isaacson Sally & Lucien Klein Leslie Kolisch & Roland Haertl Bill & Shelley Larkins Kelly & Brenda Lawrence Joy & Roger Leo Peter & Janice Linsky
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OUR SUPPORTERS CONTINUED Dorothy Lyman John Lynch Sheila Mahan Linda & Ken Mantel Earlean Marsh Anne Matson Meg McGill & Mark Ramsby Ruth Medak Bob Mensel Judy & Steven Miller David & Anne Munro Allen & Frances Nause Senator Bob Packwood Pacific Power Matching Gift Program Ron & Shirley Pausig Karen & John Rathje Helen Richardson & Don Hayner Vern Rifer Rebecca Ross Darrell Salk & Tricia Knoll Erika Schuster & Clay Biberdorf Peter & Jeanette Scott Mary Ann Seth-Wish & John Wish Jon & Ann Sinclair H. Joe Story David & Rosemarie Sweet John & Sandra Swinmurn Diane Taylor Sarah & Robert Taylor Chris Ullom Barbara Van Fleet Tony & Gail Vander Heide Patricia White & Rick Wallace Anthony Wilcox Helen Youngelson-Neal Alan & Janet Zell FRIENDS ($100–$249)
Anonymous (8) Barbara Allan & Mel Dyck Michael Allen & Anne Schagen Thomas Robert Anderson Kristin Angell Ruby Apsler Ernest & Tina Argetsinger Herman Asarnow & Susan Baillet
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Arlene Aschraft Nancy Ashton Ruth Beiser Bach Susan Bach & Douglas Egan Dale Bajema & Diana Coleman Ann Balzell & Joe Marrone, In memory of Deforest Arn Piper Linda Barnes & Robert Vanderwerf Zemie Barr Vickie L. Barron Sumann George Bateman Mary Beach Alan & Sherry Bennett Suzanne Benton Pamela Berg Catherine Blosser Betty & Fred Brace Teresa & James Bradshaw James Breedlove Peggy Bromley Dan Brook & Teresa St. Martin Gerry & Nancy Brown Jim Brunke David & Phyllis Burks Marlene Burns & Jon Dickinson Thomas A. Burns Alana & Grant Byington Don Caniparoli Janis & Dunbar Carpenter Michael Carter & Teresa Ferrer Jean Carufo & Barbara Engelter Tom & Anne Caruso Lou & John Chapman Russ & Mary Chapman Bradley Coffey Ilaine Cohen Mary Cohen Rick & Jean Collins Abigail & Michael Corbet Marie-Jose & Martyn Corden Marilyn Couch Bruce Croffy Fran & Roddy Daggett Ann Dart & Ralph Beaumont Elaine & Earl Davis
Marvin & Abby Dawson Barbara & George Dechet Carolyn DeLany-Reif Wolfgang Dempke & Alise Rubin Becky Denham Jewel Derin Elaine & Bill Deutschman Diana Dorney Ed Doyle & Judy Posey Anne Driscoll Ross Dwinell Laury Ellis & Kathy Fode Kathleen Flynn Heidi Franklin Rhonda & David Frick-Wright Dwain & Judith Fullerton Kay Gage & Ketan Sampat John & Chris Gardner Andy Ginsburg & Danielle L. Erb Linda Gipe Patrick Gleason & Susan Gratch Al & Penny Greenwood Gretta Grimala Candace Haines John Hall & Jean Jensen Hall Dick Hamlet & Corinne Williams John & Judie Hammerstad Gail & Irvin Handelman Ulrich Hardt Meredith Hartley & Jeremiah Pyle Brian Hefele Thomas Hellie & Julie Olds Joe & Rita Henery Hewlett Packard Charles & Margaret Hickman Barbara & Ron Higbee Mary Higgins Laurie Holland John & Judy Hubbard Kristine & Steve Hudson Carol & T.A. Hull Deborah Indihar Constance Jackson & Xavier Le Héricy
Alice Jacobson & AJ Arriola David & Colleen Jannuzzi Katharine Jansen Jeri Janowsky & John Crabbe Betsy & Jerold Jeronen Colleen & Jeff Johnson Phyllis Johnson Erika & Tom Kane Ron & Ruth Katon Karen Kemper Nancy G. Kennaway Heather Kientz Doris & Eric Kimmel Larry King & Daniel Hutchison Frederick Kirchhoff Anneliese Knapp Tom & Judy Kovaric Norman Krasne Gary & Martha Kruger Louise Kurzet Ted Labbe & Kelly Rogers Robert & Helen Ladarre Barbara LaMack Elyse & Ron Laster Kelly & Brenda Lawrence Mary Lawrence Mark J. Lee Richard Lewis & Meg Larson Ralph London Leslie Louderback Henry C. Louderbough Una Loughran Steve Lovett Jane Luddecke & Robert Anderson Glenn & Rie Luft Dr. Christine Mackert John & Renee Manson Michael & Deborah Marble Ellen Margolis Joann Marks Susannah Mars & Gary Johnson Ms. Nancy Matthews Lynn Mayer Robert McAdams Anne & Kathy McLaughlin Katie McRae Cynthia Meduri Deb & Erich Meihoff Mariellen Meisel Linda Meng
Monique’s Boutique Nancy & Art Moss Bennie Norris Patricia Oldham Carlton Olson Joan Oramas Pairings Portland Nancy Park Katherine Patricelli & Dennis Reichelt Jan & Bill Perry Marilyn & Gaynor Petrequin Kevin Phaup Donna Philbrick Scott Phinney & Mona Clair Sue Pickgrobe & Mike Hoffman Roger Porter Terrance & Barbara Porter Dee Poujade The Qualls Family Charitable Fund Carole Quick Ana Quinn
Jay & Barbara Ramaker Dick & Linda Reedy Betty & Jacob Reiss Bob & Marilyn Ridgley Mark Rittenbaum Rebecca Robinson, In memory of Gary D. Robinson Charles & Judith Rooks Ms. Cara Rozell John T. Sarr Curtis Schade Sheldon & Jean Schiager Jean Scott & Myrth Ogilvie Joyce Semradek David & Frances Sessions Gil Sharp & Anne Saxby Laurel & Dan Simmons Constance Smith Judy Snider Neil Soiffer & Carolyn Smith Barbara & Bill Stalions Marc Stein
Robert & Veronika Stein Kathleen & Leigh Stephenson-Kuhn Milan & Jean Stoyanov Pat & Larry Strausbaugh Scott Stuart & Brenda Meltebeke Julia Surtshin & Richard Sessions Gary Taliaferro Roberta Taussig Bahram & Susan Tavakolian Leslie Taylor & Doug Beers Robert Thinnes Margaret Thompson Marilee Thompson Tracy Thornton Steve & Linda Tubbs Roberta & Ward Upson Stephen Urion Kaye Van Valkenburg Kathy & Ron Varekamp David & Julie Verburg
Pamela Vohnson & David Streight Sue & Jim Walcutt George Waldmann Marilyn Walkey & Mike McClain Judi & J. Wandres Janet F. Warrington Laura Watson Robert & Ann Watt Mike & Linda Wells Ann Werner Walt & Kim Weyler Kristin Wheary Karen Whitman & Brad Shiley Pat & Frank Wilson Alan Winders & Michael Mase Carol Ann & Patrick Wohlmut John & Pat Zagelow Kurt & Heather Zimmer
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