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SEP 6 - OCT 9
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TREVOR
Dámaso Rodriguez, Artistic Director
WRITTEN BY NICK JONES DIRECTED BY DÁMASO RODRIGUEZ
Dámaso Rodriguez, Artistic Director Sarah Horton, Managing Director
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Trevor....................................................................................................... John San Nicolas*^ Dámaso DámasoRodriguez Rodriguez Sandra Morris....................................................................................... Sarah Lucht*^ SEP 66 - OCT - Martin OCT 99* Ashley......................................................................................................SEP Vonessa Jim............................................................................................................. Jason Glick* Oliver........................................................................................................ Michael Mendelson*^ PA/Jerry................................................................................................... Joseph Gibson* Morgan Fairchild................................................................................. Jana Lee Hamblin*
CREATIVE TEAM Director................................................................................................... Dámaso Rodriguez ° Scenic Designer................................................................................... Susan Gratch Lighting Designer................................................................................ Kristeen Willis Crosser #^ Costume Designer.............................................................................. Gregory Pulver ^ Sound Designer................................................................................... Rodolfo Ortega ^ Props Master......................................................................................... Sarah Kindler Voice & Text Director......................................................................... Mary McDonald-Lewis ^ Dramaturg.............................................................................................. Luan Schooler Resident Fight Choreographer....................................................... Jonathan Cole Resident Stage Manager.................................................................. Michelle Jazuk*^ Assistant Stage Manager................................................................. D Westerholm* Assistant Scenic Designer................................................................ Adam Roy Production Assistant.......................................................................... Esther McFaden + ASL Coach.............................................................................................. Dot Hearn Board Op................................................................................................ David Petersen THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION SETTING: A HOME IN RURAL AMERICA, 2009 Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc., www.playscripts.com 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
° Stage Directors & Choreographer Society + Equity Membership Candidate
^ Artists Repertory Theatre Resident Artist
# The scenic, costume, lighting, projection and sound designers are represented by United Scenic Artists
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A MESSAGE FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DÁMASO RODRIGUEZ “I don’t know if it’s a good idea to try to understand what he did, in human terms.” –Ashley, from Nick Jones’ TREVOR Welcome to Artists Rep as we launch our 2016/17 season with the Northwest premiere of Nick Jones’ absurdly funny and humane play about Trevor, a chimpanzee. While the new theatre season is upon us, the master playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder, whose THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH just closed out our 2015/16 season, is still on my mind. It was Wilder who called theatre “the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” In TREVOR, playwright Nick Jones engages his audience in an act of shared imagination as we seek to understand what a chimpanzee might be going through by endowing him with human emotions, fantasies, ambitions and frustrations. TREVOR exemplifies the kind of storytelling experience that can only be
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achieved in the theatre: a bold marriage of comedy and tragedy, absurdity and realism that I hope will leave you with food for thought and discussion long after the final scene fades out. It’s this kind of provocative and entertaining work that you can always expect at Artists Rep. Every play in our season lineup presents compelling characters and a strong narrative drive, along with its own storytelling rules and unexpected theatrical conventions that engage your imagination. If you enjoy today’s show, and aren’t already a Season Ticket Holder, I invite you to make theatre-going at Artists Rep a regular part of your life by checking out our wide range of ticket options. Thanks for joining us today and sharing in the very human experience of live theatre! Warmly,
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Q&A WITH PLAYWRIGHT NICK JONES Artists Rep: What inspired you to write TREVOR? Nick Jones: I was instantly obsessed with the story of Travis the Chimp, who mauled his owner’s friend in 2009. I was fascinated with the details that came out, about Sandra and Travis’ life before the tragedy, more than I was interested in the horrible event itself. Here was a woman who had lost both her daughter and husband, and seemed to have nothing left but an overgrown animal... an animal she would eventually be forced to kill. That combined with the bizarre details: the show biz past, enjoying wine together out of longstemmed glasses, reports of Travis being allowed to drive the car... I knew I wanted to write about all of this immediately, but I wasn’t sure what tone or structure the play would take. It took a few years of gestation before I actually sat down to write it. AR: Do you have life experiences of your own that fed into any of the characters or conflicts? NJ: Although I wasn’t really aware at the time, I think I can look at the play now and say I was relating deeply to what Trevor goes through on an artistic level, of having been fluffed up to have huge expectations for himself—being promised the world—and slowly realizing that none of that will ever come to pass. For whatever reason (and I choose only to note this honestly, and not dwell on it), I really connect to stories of artistic mediocrities. I love Amadeus, but I’m on Team Salieri. Also, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, a documentary about a struggling Japanese artist in New York... really hit me hard. I found myself suddenly weeping. Trevor is in line with those stories, except for him the dream is even more unattainable,
Travis, the 10-year-old chimpanzee, pictured with his owner Sandra Herold in 2002. The playwright was inspired by the true story of Travis the Chimp. Photo Credit: NY Daily News.
because it’s something promised to another species, a club to which he will never, ever belong. AR: What do you think is the most challenging aspect of this play for audiences? NJ: Knowing something really bad is going to happen, and then seeing it happen. AR: In the play, only the audience fully hears what Trevor is thinking and what the human characters are saying—while the characters don’t understand what each other are saying —what are you trying to say with this incongruent communication about listening and hearing? NJ: We’re all in different plays. We take cues from each other, but we never really fully know what’s going on in another person’s head. That’s why when we do get close—when we feel intimately understood—it’s so powerful. But there will always be a gulf. And within that potential for misunderstanding, and confusion, you also find your comedy, and your tragedy.
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Q&A CONTINUED AR: Did you write TREVOR as a metaphor for something beyond the story presented? NJ: All the things we’ve already discussed. I mean, I didn’t sit down to write the play as a metaphor or allegory. But the conceit encourages a metaphorical reading, and the good thing about metaphors is that they can suggest multiple interpretations at once. It doesn’t really make sense on a naturalistic level. I can’t truly show you what’s going on in an animal’s mind, because I don’t know, and it’s foolish to think it could be fully expressed with only a human vocabulary. I am fully aware there is a contradiction, in that we’re showing an actor playing a chimp saying “you’ll never know what animals are really thinking, but here is what they probably are thinking.” It’s definitely not reportage. So please, if you could interpret it metaphorically, that would be great. AR: This play has been produced a few times. How have the productions differed from each other, and did those differences inform you in any way about your play? NJ: I haven’t been able to be involved in all the productions, but I was intimately involved in the New York premiere and the Los Angeles production. There is a lot of room for physical comedy and characterization, particularly from the actor playing Trevor. Actors tend to geek out early on studying primate behavior, then settle into something subtle. It works best that way. All you really need to do is find a few physical signifiers to remind us that the character is not human. We need to know that Trevor is dangerous, but it’s not because he’s waving his hand over his head. It’s because he’s frustrated, deeply, and because we are told that he is incredibly strong. That compresses the spring for the end of the play, when things actually do get incredibly physical. In a bad way.
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ANIMALS WITHOUT RIGHTS Do animals have legal rights? Currently, no, not if they aren’t human: only entities acknowledged as ‘persons’ can have rights. In the U.S., humans and corporations are granted ‘personhood’, with specific inalienable rights to pursue their interests; animals are legally equal to things and thus incapable of having rights. Of course there are legal protections—there are laws against cruelty (although animal testing is allowed) —but that is different from animals having the right to things like bodily integrity or liberty. There is a movement, led by the Nonhuman Rights Project, to pursue legal ‘personhood’ for animals that exhibit self-awareness, extraordinary cognitive capacity and autonomy. This is not to say that animals are people or that they should have the same rights as people, but to establish a legal basis to answer questions like: Does an elephant have the right to not be kept in chains? Does a tiger have the right to live in their natural environment? Does a gorilla have the right to live at all? —Luan Schooler, dramaturg for TREVOR
HOW FUN IS A BARREL OF MONKEYS? By Luan Schooler, Director of Dramaturgy and New Play Development Travis the chimpanzee was a popular figure in his hometown, Stamford, Connecticut. He was charming and playful, with an impish sense of humor. He dressed himself, opened doors with keys, drank wine from stemware, worked as an actor, and often posed for pictures with babies in town. Purchased for $50,000, and taken from his mother at three days, Travis was raised by Sandra and Jerry Herold as part of their family. He was loved and pampered, and they outfitted their home and their lives to accommodate their ‘son’. It was all lovely and fun …until one day when everything changed. Travis was just one of the estimated 15,000 non-human primates kept as pets in the U.S., along with 5,000–7,000 tigers, of which less than 400 are kept in accredited zoos. (The worldwide population of tigers living in their natural habitat is less than 4,000.) People keep exotic animals for a variety of reasons, including status, a desire to connect with the natural world, misguided ideas about preserving the species, and—particularly with chimpanzees and monkeys—to raise as surrogate children. Like puppies and kittens, baby chimpanzees are adorable. Curious, wideeyed, and beguilingly dependent, they are at once intimately familiar and a window to a strange, enchanting world. Didn’t most of us dream of having a chimp for a pal as a child? Young chimpanzees have long been used as actors and entertainers—Cheetah, Bonzo, J Fred Muggs, Bubbles, and Lancelot Link were all TV and film stars. Travis was also an entertainer, performing in several commercials, including one with Morgan Fairchild for Old Navy. But while cuddly and affectionate as babies, by the time they are five years old, chimps are much stronger than adult humans; by the time they reach
Travis the chimpanzee in 2009 shortly before his death.
adolescence at around 10 years, they can be 5–6 times stronger than a man. They may be irresistible dressed up as cowboys and riding tricycles, but they are also irresistibly strong—and are ultimately wild animals taken from their natural families and environment. Controlling them can be difficult and often leads to cruel or neglectful actions such as having their teeth removed, or keeping them chained up or caged. When people realize that their 150 pound ‘baby’ is beyond their control, there are few good solutions: the animal may be sold to a roadside zoo or breeder, or if they’re lucky, a sanctuary. However, chimps can live over 50 years and the former owners rarely take on the financial burden (roughly $20,000 per year) of supporting them. Twenty-one states, including Oregon, ban private ownership of primates entirely; limitations in other states range from requiring permits to no regulation at all. Still, it takes only a few seconds of Googling to find websites where one can buy monkeys and apes—sites that promise to ship anywhere. To look into the eyes of another species and feel a deep communion is profoundly moving. We may yearn for such connections to the natural world, but is it right to purchase it at the expense of a sentient, sapient animal?
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FROM INSIDE THE ROOM Artists Rep staff, supporters and Guild members gather for the first rehearsal of TREVOR when the cast, design team and stage crew read the script for the first time together. Photos by Owen Carey.
Jana Lee Hamblin (Morgan Fairchild)
John San Nicolas (Trevor)
Vonessa Martin (Ashley)
Michael Mendelson (Oliver)
Jason Glick & Sarah Lucht (Jim & Sandra)
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Joseph Gibson (PA/Jerry)
Dรกmaso Rodriguez (Director)
Sarah Lucht (Sandra) Set Model by Scenic Designer Susan Gratch
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DIRECTOR BIO DÁMASO RODRIGUEZ Director Dámaso is in his fourth year as Artistic Director of Artists Rep. In 2001 he cofounded the Los Angelesbased Furious Theatre Company, where he served as Co-Artistic Director until 2012. From 2007–2010 he served as Associate Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse. His directing credits include work at Artists Rep, the Pasadena Playhouse, Intiman Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, A Noise Within, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Naked Angels and Furious Theatre. Rodriguez is a recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the Back Stage Garland Award, the NAACP Theatre Award and the Pasadena Arts Council’s Gold Crown Award. His productions have been nominated for LA Weekly Theatre Awards and LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. In 2012, Rodriguez was honored by the Stage Directors and Choreographers
Foundation as a Finalist for the Zelda Fichandler Award. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Directing credits at Artists Rep include revivals of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder, THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson and THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J.M. Synge, the world-premiere musical CUBA LIBRE featuring the music of three-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre, the Portland premieres of David Ives’ adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s THE LIAR, Nina Raine’s TRIBES, EXILES by Carlos Lácamara, the U.S. premiere of Dawn King’s FOXFINDER, and the West Coast premieres of Dan LeFranc’s THE BIG MEAL and Jeffrey Hatcher’s TEN CHIMNEYS. Credits at other theatres include a mix of plays by contemporary and classic playwrights including William Shakespeare, Eugene O’Neill, Noël Coward, Bernard Shaw, Clifford Odets, Tennessee Williams and Lillian Hellman. www.damaso-rodriguez.com
PLAYWRIGHT BIO NICK JONES Playwright Nick Jones is a performer and writer for theatre, television and film. He is the author of the critically acclaimed play TREVOR, about a has-been show chimp and the woman who loves him. The Los Angeles Premiere of TREVOR, starring Jimmi Simpson and Laurie Metcalf, won the 2015 Ovation Award for Playwriting, as well as the LA Drama Critics Circle Award. Prior to this, Nick premiered two plays at Lincoln Center/LCT3: VERITE, starring Anna Camp; and THE COWARD, with Jeremy Strong and Kristen Schaal, which
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was nominated for four Lortel Awards (winning two). His show JOLLYSHIP THE WHIZ-BANG at Ars Nova, a puppet rock musical about pirates in which he also starred as a performer, premiered at Ars Nova in 2008, subsequently revived for the Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in 2010. He was a writer and producer on the first four seasons of the Netflix original series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, and is currently working on the upcoming series GLOW, about ’80s women’s wrestling. He is also developing a musical comedy series based on his play THE SPORTING LIFE with co-writer Rachel Shukert for Showtime, and an adaptation of THE COWARD for FX.
ACTOR BIOS JOHN SAN NICOLAS
SARAH LUCHT
Trevor
Sandra Morris
John is proud to be a Resident Artist at Artists Rep and has previously performed here in JACK GOES BOATING, THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT, EXILES, THE INVISIBLE HAND, THE LIAR and GRAND CONCOURSE. He will be returning this season as a member of the casts of A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS and THE TALENTED ONES. A native of San Diego, John has lived in Portland since 2005 and has performed with numerous local companies including Portland Center Stage (TWIST YOUR DICKENS: THE SECOND CITY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL and SHAKESPEARE’S AMAZING CYMBELINE), Portland Playhouse (BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, BINGO WITH THE INDIANS), Third Rail Rep (A NOBLE FAILURE, THE PAIN AND THE ITCH), Oregon Children’s Theatre (THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE PRESSURE POINT!), Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (THREE SISTERS), Badass Theatre Company (INVASION!), Miracle Theatre (ELLIOT: A SOLDIER’S FUGUE and SONIA FLEW), Anonymous Theatre (THE CRUCIBLE, THE GOOD DOCTOR, LEND ME A TENOR, RUMORS) and Shaking the Tree Theatre (FAR AWAY). He won a Drammy Award for his performance in REASONS TO BE PRETTY (CoHo Productions/Lucky Apple Productions). He recently starred in Fusion Theatre Company’s production of DISGRACED in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has also appeared on the television show LEVERAGE and has made several appearances on IFC’s PORTLANDIA. John is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Sarah is a Resident Artist at Artists Rep and first appeared here in THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE over 20 years ago. She has since appeared in numerous productions, including most recently, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH and TEN CHIMNEYS. Other Artists Rep credits include Liz in PRESENT LAUGHTER, Mrs. Bob Cratchit in MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE, Beth in DINNER WITH FRIENDS, Rose in ENCHANTED APRIL, Gilda in DESIGN FOR LIVING, Emilia in OTHELLO and Dolores/ Gloria in AND SO IT GOES... Sarah has also performed at Portland Center Stage (BUS STOP, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, GYPSY) as well as Profile Theatre (THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES); Lakewood Theatre (NOISES OFf and INSPECTING CAROL). She has taught for the Portland Actors Conservatory, Portland Center Stage and currently teaches Shakespeare, playwriting and scene study in area high schools. She is also a founding member of the Portland Shakespeare Project, and is a faculty member at the Haven Institute in British Columbia.
VONESSA MARTIN Ashley Vonessa was last seen on the Artists Rep stage in BLITHE SPIRIT by Noël Coward and locally in PLAY by DC Copeland at Shaking The Tree Theatre. Vonessa moved to Portland from Los Angeles where she co-founded Furious Theatre Company and is an ensemble member. Her previous credits with Furious Theatre: GIDION’S KNOT (with Paula Cale), HUNTER GATHERERS (LA Drama
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ACTOR BIOS CONTINUED Circle Award Winner), IMMEDIATE THEATRE, BACK OF THE THROAT by Yussef El Guindi, THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST PARTS I & II, TEARING THE LOOM, THE SHAPE OF THINGS, SCENES FROM THE BIG PICTURE, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, NOISE and MOJO by Jez Butterworth, which she directed. Other theatre credits: SICK (world Premiere) by Erik Patterson, THE PAIN AND THE ITCH with Scott Lowell (LADCC Award Nominated), RAMBLERS with Eric Stonestreet, BOTTLED UP by Erica Lipez (BATES MOTEL) and THIS WORLD WE KNOW by Kelly Younger (coproduced staged readings) with Naked Angels, FESTEN, UPTOWN by Dan Steele (FAKING IT) and IMAGINARY MAN with Pasadena Playhouse – Hothouse, and BASTARD CHILD at Second City ETC in Chicago. Vonessa’s TV and film credits include GRIMM, PURE SHOCK VALUE, FREAK STORM and A.G.A.N.G. by Matt Pelfrey (MTV SKINS), I AM THAT GIRL, THE FOODIE and SLEEPING DOGS LIE (winner LA COMEDY FESTIVAL). Vonessa is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
JASON GLICK Jim Jason is very grateful to return to Artists Rep and Dámaso’s direction for this production of TREVOR. He was last seen at Artists Rep as Joaquin in EXILES and previously as Schultz in CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION. Most recently, Jason played Ezra in Jewish Theatre Collaborative’s DAVITA’S HARP, where he had the honor of meeting Chaim Potok’s widow, Adena Potok. Favorite past roles include Adam in NEXT FALL
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with triangle productions!, Alan in BOYS IN THE BAND with Defunkt, Herbie in LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC with Jewish Theatre Collaborative, and Howard in END OF SEX at Theatre Vertigo. He has also worked with Lakewood, Bag&Baggage and Clackamas Repertory Theatre. Jason hails from the Chicago area, and favorite roles there were Baker in INTO THE WOODS and Charles in AN INFINITE ACHE. Special thanks to Dámaso for enabling him to become a member of Actors’ Equity with this production. Love and gratitude to his beautiful wife Kirsten, and his boys Leif and Ethan.
MICHAEL MENDELSON Oliver Michael is a Resident Artist here at Artists Rep. Recent credits include Cal in MOTHERS AND SONS, Walter in THE PRICE, Christopher in TRIBES, Charles in BLITHE SPIRIT, Neil in THE QUALITY OF LIFE, Felix Artifex in MISTAKES WERE MADE. Other Artists Rep productions include THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, TEN CHIMNEYS, RED HERRING, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MIRACLE WORKER, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, GOD OF CARNAGE, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, SUPERIOR DONUTS, OTHELLO, DESIGN FOR LIVING, HOLIDAZED, BECKY’S NEW CAR, THREE SISTERS, EURYDICE, ORSON’S SHADOW, MR. MARMALADE, THEATER DISTRICT, PRESENT LAUGHTER and LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!. Other local credits include Duke Orsino in TWELFTH NIGHT (Portland Shakespeare Project), KING LEAR and BETRAYAL (Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Portland), EYES
FOR CONSUELA, BURN THIS, THE LISBON TRAVIATA, KLONSKY AND SCHWARTZ, THE HEIDI CHRONICLES and THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Profile Theatre), Shylock in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Iago in OTHELLO (Northwest Classical Theatre Company), FUENTE OVEJUNA (Miracle Theatre), EDWARD II, BENT AND JEFFREY (triangle productions!), AS YOU LIKE IT and THE WINTER’S TALE (Tygres Heart Shakespeare), THE RIVALS, COMFORT AND JOY, MACBETH and MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION (Portland Center Stage), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (A Contemporary Theatre) and A HATFUL OF RAIN, LAUGHING WILD, WAITING FOR VERN and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (New Rose Theatre). New York credits include THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Revolving Shakespeare Co.), Leontes in THE WINTER’S TALE (Theatre 1010), THE NORMAL HEART (Lincoln Center/Clark Studio Theatre), BEHIND THESE EYES (Genesius Guild) and REBECCA IN WAITING (The Barrow Group). Regional credits include work at PCPA Theatrefest, Paper Mill Playhouse, Saint Michael’s Playhouse, Penobscot Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 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 Professional Actor Training Program. Michael is also the Artistic Director of Portland Shakespeare Project.
JOSEPH GIBSON PA/Jerry Joseph is excited to be back at Artists Rep where last season he was proud to be a part of WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT...
Past credits include COTTONWOOD IN THE FLOOD (Vanport Mosiac Festival), HOW WE GOT ON (Portland Playhouse), CYMBELINE (Anon It Moves), AMERICAN NIGHT (Teatro Milagro), MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (Shaking the Tree) and THE LION IN WINTER (Northwest Classical Theatre.) Joseph was grateful to be able to participate in JAW at Portland Center Stage this year, and is currently touring HANDS UP! with The Red Door Project. Joseph is a new member of Actors’ Equity.
JANA LEE HAMBLIN Morgan Fairchild Jana is thrilled to make her Artists Rep debut in TREVOR with this wonderful cast and crew. Portland theatre credits include ON THE PORCH ONE CRISP SPRING MORNING (Anonymous Theatre) and THE BLUE ROOM (Portland Actors Conservatory). Jana was an original cast member of the 3rd Floor Sketch Comedy Group. Some of her credits include SEASIDE, THE UNTITLED MACON BLAIR PROJECT, ZNATION, as a recurring cast member on PORTLANDIA, GRIMM, EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES, LEVERAGE, A WALK IN MY SHOES, E.R., FAMILY LAW, LINCOLN HEIGHTS, the American pilot FAWLTY TOWERS, and four seasons of THE WEST WING. Her list of independent films and commercials is extensive. You can see Jana next in REBORNING (Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project) opening in October. Jana’s other love is teaching at the ACT NOW STUDIO where she is also the founder and owner. Jana is a new member of Actors’ Equity. She would like to thank her mama, Darla, Chloe, and April for loving her no matter what! janaleehamblin.com. Artists Repertory Theatre | 13
CREATIVE TEAM BIOS SUSAN GRATCH Scenic Designer What an honor to be invited back to Artists Rep to work again with Dámaso Rodriguez (THE LIAR and THE BIG MEAL) Susan’s recent designs in Los Angeles include scenery for the world premiere of Stefanie Zadravec’ COLONY COLLAPSE, directed by Jessica Kubzansky at The Theatre @ Boston Court; THE STINKY CHEESEMAN (South Coast Repertory’s Theater for Young Audiences); MACBETH and Dámaso Rodriguez’ production of THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA, both at A Noise Within in Pasadena; puppet design (Ovation Honors Award) for THE CHILDREN and scenery for GOD SAVE GERTRUDE (Ovation Nomination for Scenic Design, Smaller Theater) at The Theatre @ Boston Court; and scenery for BREADCRUMBS and scenery and puppets for THE WINTER’S TALE for Theater 150 in Ojai. Other projects: The Theatre @ Boston Court (OTHELLO, BLEED RAIL, WINCHESTER HOUSE, MOTHER COURAGE, COLD TENDER), A Noise Within (GHOSTS, ARMS AND THE MAN), The Colony Studio Theatre (THE THOUSANDTH NIGHT, INDOOR/ OUTDOOR, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, PUTTING IT TOGETHER, HEARTBREAK HOUSE, COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE?), The Geffen Playhouse (WAR MUSIC), 24th Street Theatre (KATE CRACKERNUTS), International City Theatre (VISITING MR. GREEN, AMY’S VIEW, THE SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS, SWINGING ON A STAR), Los Angeles Theater Center (WAR MUSIC, Ian McKellen’s A KNIGHT OUT IN LOS ANGELES) and Bottom’s Dream Theatre Company (world premieres
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of Eric Ehn’s FIRE FLOW, CHOKE CHERRY, Ruth Margraff’s ELEKTRA FUGUES and Mac Wellman’s THE LESSER MAGOO). Susan’s non-theatrical projects include pageant puppet design development and execution for the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympics Closing Ceremonies and the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Susan is Professor of Theatre and head of design at Occidental College, recently stepping into the role of Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities.
KRISTEEN WILLIS CROSSER Lighting 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 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.
GREGORY PULVER Costume Designer 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 24 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 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&Baggage Theatre, and costumes for Broadway Rose Theatre, his Artists Rep credits include 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.
RODOLFO ORTEGA Sound Designer Rodolfo received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Arizona and his Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music where he studied piano and composition. He has composed music and designed sound for the recent productions of Artist Rep’s BROOMSTICK, THE UNDERSTUDY and THE LIAR. Additionally he has composed several musicals for Northwest Children’s Theater including HANSEL AND GRETEL, SNOW WHITE, PINOCCHIO, EL ZORRITO, LITTLE MERMAID and PETER PAN. Rodolfo has also composed the scores for THE MONSTER-BUILDER at Aurora Theater, TENTH MUSE for OSF, and ROMEO AND JULIET and THREE MUSKETEERS for Denver Center. He has also composed many of the productions at Santa Cruz Shakespeare where he is the Associate Artist in Composition, including their recent productions of HAMLET, MACBETH, MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and HENRY THE FOURTH PART ONE and PART TWO. Rodolfo is a Resident Artist here at Artists Rep.
SARAH KINDLER Props Master 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 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.
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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS CONTINUED MARY MCDONALD-LEWIS Voice & Text Director Mary McDonald-Lewis has been a professional artist since 1979. She resides in Portland, Oregon, and is an international dialect coach for film, television and stage. She also works as a voice actor, on-camera actor, stage actor and director. TREVOR is MaryMac’s 24th show with the company, and you can also hear her work at Portland Center Stage, where she is also resident dialect coach, and on other stages around town. She is deeply grateful to the patrons and audience members of Artists Rep, whose support allows the theatre to provide her services to the actors. MaryMac loves what she does, and she thanks Finnegan, Sullivan and Flynn for always wagging their tails when she comes home.
JONATHAN COLE Resident Fight Choreographer Jonathan has worked throughout the Northwest as a director, actor and fight director, and is a tenured faculty member of the Theatre Department at Willamette University. He is one of two Society of American Fight Directors Certified Teachers of stage combat in Oregon, and co-owns Revenge Arts, one of the largest stage combat consortiums in the United States. His choreography is most often seen on Artists Rep’s stage, where he recently choreographed fights for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, THE MIRACLE WORKER, THE UNDERSTUDY, THE LIAR, EXILES and THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, and on Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s stage, where he choreographed THE NIGHT ALIVE, BELLEVILLE, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, MIDDLETOWN and THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP.
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Jonathan’s choreography has also been seen at Portland Shakespeare Project, Clackamas Repertory Theatre and Profile Theatre.
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 last season served as dramaturg on THE MIRACLE WORKER, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT… and THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH.
MICHELLE JAZUK Resident 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. Some of which include Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Broadway Rose Theatre, Theatre Vertigo, Staged!, and also, Third Rail
Repertory. However, her usual home has always been 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, where she was 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.
D WESTERHOLM Assistant Stage Manager Artists Rep credits: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (ASM), THE PRICE (SM). Other Portland Stage Management credits: BLUE DOOR, THE CALL, 2013 Sam Shepard Season, 2014 Sarah Ruhl Season, THE ROAD TO MECCA (Profile Theatre); THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Portland Playhouse). Oregon Shakespeare Festival, non-equity Assistant Stage Manager: THE UNFORTUNATES (2013), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (2013), TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (2012), THE VERY MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, IOWA (2012), JULIUS CAESAR (2011), THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III (2011). BA in Theatre Management from Western Washington University, MFA in Stage Management from Columbia University.
ESTHER MCFADEN Production Assistant Esther is thrilled to be working on her second show at Artists Rep. She is excited to immerse herself in the Portland theatre
scene again after working on THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (PA) last season. She is a graduate of Emerson College with a BFA in Stage & Production Management and BA in Writing, Literature and Publishing. Recent credits include CARRIE THE MUSICAL (Stage Manager) with the Young Artists’ Ensemble, UPSIDE DOWN: A MUSICAL TALE AFTER THE CHRIST(ASM) with the Upside Down Theater Company, and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE, THE HEIDI CHRONICLES and JULIUS CAESAR (SM Intern) at Trinity Repertory Company. Philippians 3:7–14.
DOT HEARN ASL COACH Dot has been interpreting theatre in Portland since 1997 and coordinating performance interpreters since 2003. Dot interprets at other theatres in the area, but some of her favorite shows have been here at Artists Rep, including the passionate production of TRIBES, THE UNDERSTUDY, and the incredibly powerful WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT... She is also a writer, including short scripts, and brings a lifetime of theatre experience to her work as a theatrical interpreter. Dot holds dual national interpreter certification and participated in the 2001 “Interpreting for the Theater” training at Juilliard in New York City. She was on the national task force that developed a Standard Practice Paper on interpreting in the performing arts, which is available through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Dot is the founder of Performing Arts Interpreting Alliance, which provides training opportunities for interpreters and performance interpreting coordination services.
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ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE MISSION STATEMENT Portland’s longestrunning professional theatre company, Artists Repertory Theatre produces intimate, provocative theatre and provides a home for artists of varied backgrounds to take creative risks.
THE GEEZER GALLERY PRESENTS
REVERIE In conversation with the production of TREVOR, the Geezer Gallery presents an exhibition highlighting the comedy, tragedy, and magical realism illustrated in the performance through visual representation. Using painting and sculpture, featured artists Denise Sirchie scul and Devin Bernard explore the fantastical lens of warped detachment from the norm.
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STAFF Artistic Director: Dámaso Rodriguez
DEVELOPMENT
Managing Director: Sarah Horton
Development Director: Sarah Taylor
ARTISTIC
Annual Fund & Events Manager: Kisha Jarrett
Artistic Producer: Shawn Lee Associate Producer: Kristeen Willis Crosser Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy: Luan Schooler Resident Artists: Linda Alper, Ayanna Berkshire, Bobby Brewer-Wallin, Owen Carey, Kristeen Willis Crosser, 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
ADMINISTRATIVE Director of Finance & Administration: Jim Neuner Finance & Administrative Assistant: Vonessa Martin
MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES
Development Associate: Allie Rangel
PRODUCTION Production Manager: Kristeen Willis Crosser Company Manager & Casting Associate: Vonessa Martin Operations Supervisor: Jon Plueard Resident Stage Managers: Michelle Jazuk, Carol Ann Wohlmut Interim Technical Director/Scene Shop Foreman: Nathan Crone Master Carpenter: Eddie Rivera Scenic Charge: Sarah Kindler Voice & Text Director: Mary McDonald-Lewis Resident Fight Choreographer: Jonathan Cole
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marcia Darm, MD, Chair Mike Barr, Vice-Chair Jeffrey Condit, Treasurer
Director of Communication & Engagement: Nicole Lane
Patricia Garner, Secretary
Marketing Director: Sarah Bills
Julie Ball
Marketing & Publications Manager: Jessica Gleason
Andrew Glass
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: Jessie Duncan, Jessica Hillenbrand, Jack Ridenour House Managers: Jessie Duncan, Deborah Gangwer, Karl Hanover, Robyn Hodges, Valerie Liptak, Tara McMahon, Cecily Overman, Dayne Wedeking Concessions: Geraldine Gladden, Paul Jacobs, Jennifer Zubernick Resident Photographer: Owen Carey Video Designer: ShutterSky Pictures
Cody Hoesly, Past Chair Denise Frisbee Blake Johnson Susanne Kuhn Michael Parsons Andrea Schmidt Barbara Sepenuk Elisa Wickstrom
FOR THIS PRODUCTION Carpenters: Ben Serreau-Raskin, Charlie Capps Electricians: Duncan Lynch, Alex Agnes, Connor Anderson, Zahra Garrett, Nathaniel Patterson, Trevor Sargent, Don Crossley Costumer: Clare Hungate-Hawk Wardrobe Crew: Will Bailey
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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 July 1, 2015 and August 1, 2016. Join this cast of characters with a gift today. Call Sarah Taylor at 503.972.3017 or visit www.artistsrep.org. PRODUCERS ($25,000+) The Estate of Patricia H. Beckman The Collins Foundation Susan Dietz Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation Fred W. Fields Creative Heights Initiative of the Oregon Community Foundation Ronni Lacroute/ WillaKenzie Estate Meyer Memorial Trust James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund Theatre Communications Group The Shubert Foundation Renaissance Foundation David & Christine Vernier The Estate of David Wedge PATRONS ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous (2) Ginger Carroll in memory of J. Michael Carroll KINK 101.9 FM The Kinsman Foundation The Estate of Jean B. O’Neill Rafati’s Catering Standard Insurance Company John & Jan Swanson Darci & Charlie Swindells Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees STAGEMAKERS ($5,000–$9,999) Anonymous (2) Banfield Charitable Trust
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Karl & Linda Boekelheide Robert & Janet Conklin Margaret Dixon Tom Gifford & Pat Fisher Arthur & Virginia Kayser Romy Klopper Hugh & Mair Lewis Charitable Fund of the Southwest Washington Community Foundation Maletis Beverage Mentor Graphics Foundation Opsis Architecture Oregon Arts Commission David Pollock Charlotte Rubin Marcy & Richard Schwartz Bill & Cornie Stevens Straub Collaborative Ed & Rosalie Tank Troutman Sanders Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust U.S. Bank Foundation OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation
SUSTAINERS ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous (2) Julia & Robert S. Ball Mike Barr Molly Butler & Robin Manning Jeffrey G. Condit Marcia Darm MD & Bruce Berning The Commerce Bank of Oregon Betty & Richard Duvall Denise & Robert Frisbee Patricia & Bennett Garner Diane Herrmann Cody Hoesly & Kirsten Collins The Jackson Foundation Blake Johnson & Mara Krinke Drs. Dolores & Fernando Leon Kristine Olson Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Jim & Eva MacLowry
Bob & Linda Palandech Kay Parr Michael Parsons & Katelyn Randall Lorraine Prince Alan Purdy Janet & Larry Richards Steve & Trudy Sargent Drea Schmidt & Emilee Preble Norm & Barbara Sepenuk Skelligs, Inc. James G. & Michele L. Stemler Faye & Lucille Stewart Foundation Elisa & Scott Wickstrom
BACKSTAGE PASS ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous (2) Asplund Tooze Foundation Kip Acheson & Elizabeth Carr Carole Alexander Ruth Alexander F. Gordon Allen & Janice M. Stewart Phyllis Arnoff Bruce Blank & Janice Casey Denise Carty & Roger Brown Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Michael & Lynne Chartier Nathan Cogan Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation The Collier Smith Charitable Fund Barbara & Tom Cooney Allison Couch & Tom Soals Chris & Nicole Dawson Sharon Fekety Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Carol Fredlund & John Betonte Free Geek Dan Gibbs & Lois Seed Kit Gillem & Deborah Horrell
Jane Goodwin Bob Hanson & Paula Brown Curtis Hanson Kregg & Andrea Hanson Pam Henderson & Allen Wasserman Dr. Kathleen P. Holahan Mark Horn & Mark Wilkinson Jim & Sue Kelly Bruce & Cathy Kuehnl Susanne Kuhn Leslie R. Labbe Kirsten & Christopher Leonard Leonard & Susan Magazine Robert Matheson & Kimberly Porter Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Carter & Jennifer MacNichol Laurie & Gilbert Meigs Don & Connie Morgan M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Deanne & Wilfried Mueller-Crispin Ken & Jane Myers 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 Bonnie & Peter Reagan Robert Reed Mary & Mark Roberts Richard & Mary Rosenberg Charlies & Miriam Rosenthal Dr. & Mrs. William Sack Marian & Elihu Schott Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Roy Schreiber & Carole Heath The Collier Smith Charitable Fund Marilyn & Gene Stubbs
Susan Studd & Robert McLaurin Marcia Truman & Allen Tooke Larry & Jane Viehl Elaine & Ben Whiteley
SUPERSTARS ($500–$999) Kirby & Amelia Allen Rachael & Scott Anderson Robyn & David Aoyagi Cheryl Balkenhol Patsy Crayton Berner Leslie & Richard Bertellotti Earle & Kathleen Bevins Lesley Bombardier Ellyn Bye Douglas Campbell Ellen Cantwell Cecile Carpenter Charles & Barbara Carpenter Richard & Nancy Chapman Judy Collins Jim & Vicki Currie Edward & Karen Demko Cheri Emahiser Peg & John Espie Bill Failing & Michele Bowler-Failing Vladimir Fiks Larry & Marilyn Flick Chris & Julie Fredericks Carol Fredlund & John Betonte Kyle & Charles Fuchs David Giramma & Carrie Hooten Don Girard Susan & Dean Gisvold Lois Gold Lynn Marchand Goldstein George Goodstein Penny & Alan Greenwood Paul Harmon Stephen K. Hillis Kirk Hirschfeld Mike & Judy Holman Sarah & Alan Horton Jessie Jonas Douglas & P.J. Jones Judith & Gregory Kafoury Beth & Chris Karlin Keeton Corporation Edward & Elaine Kemp Carol Kimball P.J. Kleffner Jody Klevit Nick & Patty Knapp David & Susan Kobos Leslie Kolisch & Roland Haertl Charles & Cheryl Kozloff
Linda Lamb Lawrence Levy & Pamela Lindholm-Levy Roberta Mann Kathleen McCarthy Dan McKenzie Robert & Jessica McVay Dolores & Michael Moore Kenneth & Katherine Moss Ted Olson & Linda Nelson Robert & Melinda Newell Barry & Jane Newman David & Anne Noall Alfred & Eileen Ono Olliemay Phillips Sue Pickgrobe & Mike Hoffman Bernie & Pamela Pliska John Ragno Brennan P. Randel Julia Rea & James Diamond Scott & Kay Reichlin Vern Rifer Marilynn & Richard Rytting Dámaso Rodriguez & Sara Hennessy The Carol Schnitzer Lewis Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Wayne D. Schweinfest Ursula Scriven Alice & Bill Sibley Elizabeth Siegel Nick & Sandra Snell Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation Teresa St. Martin & Dan Brook Marilyn Stribling Greg & Martha Struxness Peter Suriano & Helen Suriano-Williams Donald & Roslyn Sutherland Sarah & Robert Taylor Paul Thompson & Portia Sipes US Bancorp Matching Gifts Karen Whitaker Carole Whiteside Pam Whyte & Ron Saylor Andrew Wilson & Ronnie-Gail Emden Carl Wilson Cynthia Yee Jo & Steve Zimmerman
INSIDERS ($250–$499) Anonymous (4) Amelia Albright Meg & Chuck Allen Bob Amundson & Sully Taylor
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Michael Mase & Alan Winders Anne Matson Ellen Mayock & Marvin Monk Meg McGill & Mark Ramsby Debbie & Scott McGraw, in honor of Art & Trudy Kayser Ruth Medak Judy & Steven Miller Paul Miller David & Anne Munro Stephanie Oliver Oregon Shakespeare Festival Senator Bob Packwood Ron & Shirley Pausig Janet Plummer & Donald Rushmer Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Helen Richardson & Don Hayner Dianne Sawyer & Pete Petersen Erika Schuster & Clay Biberdorf Peter & Jeanette Scott Mary Ann Seth-Wish & John Wish Peter Shinbach Jinny Shipman & Dick Kaiser Jon & Ann Sinclair Scott Stephens & Leslie Houston Studio Blue Pilates David & Rosemarie Sweet John & Sandra Swinmurn Diane Taylor triangle productions! Chris Ullom Barbara Van Fleet Tony & Gail Vander Heide Phil VanderWeele & Joan Snyder Warship Rum Edward Wells Patricia White & Rick Wallace Anthony Wilcox Maureen Wright & Lane Brown Helen Youngelson-Neal & Art Neal Alan & Janet Zell
FRIENDS ($100–$249) Anonymous (8) Barbara Allan & Mel Dyck Michael Allen & Anne Schagen Ted & Fran Ames Thomas Robert Anderson Kristin Angell Ruby Apsler
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OUR SUPPORTERS CONTINUED Ernest & Tina Argetsinger Herman Asarnow & Susan Baillet Susan Bach & Douglas Egan Dean Backus Bag & Baggage Theatre Dale Bajema & Diana Coleman Ann Balzell & Joe Marrone In memory of Deforest Arn Piper Phil & MaryAnn Barnekoff Linda Barnes & Robert Vanderwerf Paul & Sybil Barnum Zemie Barr George Bateman Suzanne Benton Pamela Berg Annis & George Bleeke Catherine Blosser Winhard Bohme Evan P. Boone Betty & Fred Brace Teresa & James Bradshaw James Breedlove Dan Brook & Teresa St. Martin Gerry & Nancy Brown Jim Brunke Carolyn Buan Sharon & Duane Buckmaster A. Sonia Buist, M.D. David & Phyllis Burks Lauretta Burman Carol Burns Marlene Burns & Jon Dickinson Thomas A. Burns Alana & Grant Byington Sherry Cadsawan Cambia Health Foundation Sue Cameron & Jane Goeth Janis & Dunbar Carpenter Michael Carter & Teresa Ferrer Jean Carufo & Barbara Engelter Tom & Anne Caruso Lou & John Chapman Russ & Mary Chapman Nancy & Larry Church Clackamas Repertory Theatre Rebecca Clemens Molly Cochran & Sam Ellingson Coco Donuts Ilaine Cohen Mary Cohen Rick & Jean Collins Abigail & Michael Corbet Marie-Jose & Martyn Corden
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Corrib Theatre Marilyn Couch Susan Cowles John Crabbe & Jeri Jenowsky Bruce Croffy Graham & Peggy Crow Fran & Roddy Daggett Ann Dart & Ralph Beaumont Barbara & George Dechet Carolyn DeLany-Reif Wolfgang Dempke & Alise Rubin Becky Denham Jewel Derin Elaine & Bill Deutschman Janice Dolan De & Donald Doorlag Ed Doyle & Judy Posey Lynn Drake Jessica Duncan Ross Dwinell K. Eaton Heather Eberhardt Laury Ellis & Kathy Fode Myron D. Filene Greg & Carol Flakus Kathleen Flynn Heidi Franklin Marc Franklin Chris & Julie Fredericks Rhonda & David Frick-Wright Dwain & Judith Fullerton Kay Gage & Ketan Sampat Alice Galloway Neely John & Chris Gardner Andy Ginsburg & Danielle L. Erb Linda Gipe Patrick Gleason & Susan Gratch Gwendolyn & Bruce Graff Rob & Amanda Gratchner Gretta Grimala Guayaki Yerba Mate Candace Haines John Hall & Jean Jensen Hall Dick Hamlet & Corinne Williams John & Judie Hammerstad Meredith Hartley & Jeremiah Pyle Brian Hefele Thomas Hellie & Julie Olds Laura Henderson Joe & Rita Henery Dean & Jen Hess Hewlett Packard Charles & Margaret Hickman Barbara & Ron Higbee Amanda Hinsdale Lorill Hirschberger Barbara Holisky
John & Judy Hubbard Kristine & Steve Hudson Carol & T.A. Hull Gary & Joy Hunt Robert & Cecilia Huntington Deborah Indihar Intel Involved Volunteer Matching Grant Lois Isbell Constance Jackson & Xavier Le HĂŠricy Alice Jacobson & A.J. Arriola David & Colleen Jannuzzi Katharine Jansen Betsy & Jerold Jeronem Colleen & Jeff Johnson Phyllis Johnson Lynne Johnston Erika & Tom Kane Steve & Anita Kaplan Ron & Ruth Katon Karen Kemper Nancy G. Kennaway Janice Kettler Heather Kientz Doris & Eric Kimmel Larry King & Daniel Hutchison Frederick Kirchhoff Tom & Judy Kovaric Norman Krasne & Sarah Duvall Louise Kurzet Ted Labbe & Kelly Rogers Robert & Helen Ladarre Cathy & Loran Lamb-Mullin Storm Large Elyse & Ron Laster Susan Lavin Kelly & Brenda Lawrence Mary Lawrence Brenda Lee Mark J. Lee Molly Lee & Tad Craig Richard Lewis & Meg Larson Literary Arts Ralph London Mary E. Hay Long Jane Luddecke & Robert Anderson Glenn & Rhee Luft Dr. Christine Mackert Jim & Midge Main Caroline Mann John & Renee Manson Michael & Deborah Marble Ellen Margolis Susannah Mars & Gary Johnson Stacey Martinson & Brad Sealy Ms. Nancy Matthews Lynn Mayer
Robert McAdams Carla McKelvey Anne McLaughlin Katie McRae Deb & Erich Meihoff Mariellen Meisel Jeannette & Bill Meyer Michael & Denise Millhollen in memory of Bertha Millhollen J.J. Miner Monique’s Boutique Don & Connie Morgan Nancy & Art Moss Muscadine Restaurant Bennie Norris Patricia Oldham Bob & Bonnie Olds Carlton & Roberta Olson Oregon Symphony Pairings Portland Nancy Park Judy Parker & Albert Passadore Katherine Patricelli & Dennis Reichelt Gordon & Sondra Pearlman Jan & Bill Perry Marilyn & Gaynor Petrequin Kevin Phaup Donna Philbrick Scott Phinney & Mona Clair Roger Porter Terrance & Barbara Porter Portland Actors Conservatory Portland Center Stage Portland Shakespeare Project Dee Poujade Carole Quick Ana Quinn Jay & Barbara Ramaker Dick & Linda Reedy Ed Reeves & Bill Fish Isaac Regenstreif Betty & Jacob Reiss Jim & Judy Rice Martha & David Richards Rebecca Robinson, In memory of Gary D. Robinson Charles & Judith Rooks Ms. Cara Rozell Laurens & Judith Ruben Joanne & James Ruyle Darrell Salk & Tricia Knoll John T. Sarr Sasquatch Brewing Company William & Meredith Savery Sheldon & Jean Schiager Luan Schooler Jean Scott & Myrth Ogilvie
Joyce Semradek David & Frances Sessions Gil Sharp & Anne Saxby Laurel & Dan Simmons Skamania Lodge Constance Smith Judy Snider Sniff Dog Hotel Barbara & Bill Stalions Phil Stanton Marcia D. Starr Marc Stein Robert & Veronika Stein Kathleen & Leigh Stephenson-Kuhn Fran Storrs Milan & Jean Stoyanov Pat & Larry Strausbaugh
Scott Stuart & Brenda Meltebeke Vicki L. Barron Sumann Ruthe Taber Gary Taliaferro Roberta Taussig Bahram & Susan Tavakolian Theatre Vertigo Margaret Thompson Marilee Thompson Tracy Thornton Karen Tobin Pam Triplett Don & Sue Trotter University of Portland Theatre Department Roberta & Ward Upson Stephen Urion
Kathy & Ron Varekamp David & Julie Verburg Pamela Vohnson & David Streight Voicebox Karaoke Sue & Jim Walcutt Marilyn Walkey & Mike McClain Judi & J. Wandres Janet F. Warrington Robert & Ann Watt George Weghorst Barbara Wegner Mike & Linda Wells Victoria Wetle Kristin Wheary David Wheeler Karen Whitaker
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STARTS OCT 4 • TICKETS ON SALE NOW When the American Dream is dashed, try making a sandwich! A trio of disparate and desperate ‘sandwich artists’ find themselves abandoned by their fast-food franchise and left to their own devices in this utterly amusing and ridiculously believable story of making ends “meat and cheese.” This postrecession, comedic commentary embraces the humor in misery, the creativity in despair, and the ingenuity of the human spirit as this indomitable group bands together to succeed on their own damned terms.