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PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
FENCES
THE 2017–2018 SEASON IS PRESENTED BY Carol Streeter & Harold Goldstein
By August Wilson CAST
Directed by Lou Bellamy
Troy Maxson Jim Bono, Troy’s friend Rose Maxson, Troy’s wife Lyons, Troy’s eldest by first wife Gabriel, Troy’s brother Cory Maxson, Troy & Rose’s son
Lester Purry* Bryant Bentley
Erika LaVonn* Seth Rue* Bobby Bermea* La’ Tevin Alexander
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Raynell, Troy’s daughter
Imani Hill
Raynell, Troy’s daughter
Serelle Strickland
Assistant to the Director
Tina Mascaro
Stage Manager
David Levine*
Scenic & Lighting Designer Costume Designers
Lilo Alfaro Daniel Meeker Sydney Dufka Forchielli and Alex Wren Meadows
Sound Designer Properties Designer
Brian Jerome Peterson Evelyn D. Tyler
Master Carpenters
Brent Hall and Jen Levear
Master Electrician
Owen Walz
Sound Engineer
Rory Breshears
Scenic Artist
David Pritchard
SPECIAL THANKS TO Lagunitas Brewing Company, ME Fitness, Missionary Chocolates, Nossa Familia Coffee Roasters, Stumptown Coffee Roasters THANK YOU TO OUR SHOW SPONSORS Jon Betlinski, Karen Fink, Judy & Greg Kafoury, Steve & Mikki Lipsey, Newman’s Own, Oregon Cultural Trust OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY Jonathan & Deanne Ater, Mary & Don Blair, Ellyn Bye, Colas Construction, The Collins Foundation, Firstenburg Foundation, Greg Hinckley & Mary Chomenko Hinckley, Polly Grose, Jordan Brand, Marge & Stephen Kafoury, Kinsman Foundation, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, The Oregon Community
CREATIVE TEAM
Assistant Stage Manager
Ronni Lacroute
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Foundation, Roy & Diane Marvin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, James B Wiley Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, PGE Foundation, Raymond Family Foundation, SERA Architects, Shapiro Didway, Judy Shih & Joel Axelrod, The Shubert Foundation, The State of Oregon, Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Phillip Terranova, In Memory of Phyllis L. Weaver, Steve & Elsie Weaver, Wrather Family Foundation, The Wyss Foundation, Lynn Youngbar, Friends of Sandra Zickefoose
Portland Playhouse receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts. Portland Playhouse is supported by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access fund makes our work possible.
The photographic, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is prohibited. ^Former PPH Apprentice *Appears Courtesy Actors’ Equity Association. Actors Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. AEA negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org
AUGUST WILSON (Playwright) (April 27, 1945–October 2, 2005)
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR My relationship with the Wilson oeuvre is largely due to my friendship with the playwright as well as my role as founding artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As artistic director, I produced Mr. Wilson’s first professional production—Black Bart and the Sacred Hills in 1982. Penumbra Theatre continues to hold the record for having produced more of his work than any theater in the world. Mr. Wilson was a member of Penumbra Theatre Company and wrote Malcolm X, a one-man show, expressly for me to perform. I’ve had the honor of bringing several of his characters to life on the stage, including Troy Maxson, Wilson’s flawed hero in Fences. My professional aesthetic, my relationship with and interpretation of history, and the manner in which I present African American comportment and culture on stage is shaped by his work. I find the spaces Wilson has engineered in this work capable of being filled by authentic African American cultural rhythms and nuance. Fences remains perhaps August Wilson’s most accessible play. Maybe it’s the structure which weaves Wilson’s tale around a single “Lear-like” figure that at once engenders deep understanding, revulsion, and identification from audiences all over the world. Please enjoy the fruits of our labor (i.e. enjoy the show!) and experience the “thunder” that is Fences. –Lou Bellamy
Wilson authored Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf. These works explore the heritage and experience of AfricanAmericans, decade-by-decade, over the course of the twentieth century. His plays have been produced at regional theaters across the country and all over the world, as well as on Broadway. In 2003, Mr. Wilson made his professional stage debut in his one-man show, How I Learned What I Learned. Mr. Wilson’s works garnered many awards including Pulitzer Prizes for Fences (1987); and for The Piano Lesson (1990); a Tony Award for Fences; Great Britain’s Olivier Award for Jitney; as well as seven New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, and Jitney. Additionally, the cast recording of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom received a 1985 Grammy Award, and Mr. Wilson received a 1995 Emmy Award nomination for his screenplay adaptation of The Piano Lesson. Mr. Wilson’s early works included the one-act plays The Janitor, Recycle, The Coldest Day of the Year, Malcolm X, The Homecoming and the musical satire Black Bart and the Sacred Hills. Mr. Wilson received many fellowships and awards, including Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships in Playwriting, the Whiting Writers Award, 2003 Heinz Award, was awarded a 1999 National Humanities Medal by the President of the United States, and received numerous honorary degrees from colleges and universities, as well as the only high school diploma ever issued by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. He was an alumnus of New Dramatists, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a 1995 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and on October 16, 2005, Broadway renamed the theater located at 245 West 52nd Street—The August Wilson Theatre. Mr. Wilson was born and raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and lived in Seattle, Washington at the time of his death. He is immediately survived by his two daughters, Sakina Ansari and Azula Carmen Wilson, and his wife, Costume Designer Constanza Romero.
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FENCES | CAST & CREATIVE TEAM LESTER PURRY (Troy Maxson) Lester has graced numerous stages over his thirtyyear tenure in the business including The Guthrie Theatre’s national tour of Othello (as Othello), Baltimore’s Center Stage, The Philadelphia Theatre Company, Studio Theatre in Washington D.C., Arden Theatre in Philadelphia, Dallas Theatre Company, The Southern Appalachian Theatre Company, Savannah Theatre Company, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival and The Alabama Shakespeare Festival where he met his lovely wife Toni Johnson-Purry. As a long time Penumbra Theatre company member, Lester has played dozens of roles on Penumbra’s stage, many of which were characters in August Wilson plays including Cory Maxson in Fences with Lou Bellamy as Troy Maxson. BRYANT BENTLEY (Jim Bono) returns to the Portland Playhouse. You might remember him when he portrayed Boy Willie in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Other credits include Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Two Trains Running, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean, Fences, Between Riverside and Crazy, A Soldier’s Play, Detroit 67, Master Harold and the Boys, Blues for an Alabama Sky and many more. Some Film Credits include My Days of Mercy, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, All or Nothin’, and The Public, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, which is scheduled to be released in theaters later this year. ERIKA LAVONN (Rose) is grateful to make her Portland Playhouse debut as a Penumbra Theatre Company member in Fences. She counts this as her eighth production of an August Wilson play, and the fifth within his century cycle. Erika has had the privilege of working overseas at his Majesty’s Theatre in Perth, West Australia, as well as coast to coast stateside at theaters in Arizona, Portland, Denver, Louisville, New Jersey, Kansas, Minneapolis, Seattle, Baltimore, Delaware, Hartford, Boston, in D.C. at the Kennedy Center, and on New York’s Great White Way. Counted amongst favorite productions are, The Christians (Wilma Theater and Syracuse stage), What I Learned in Paris (Indiana Rep), The Mountaintop (The Guthrie, Blumenthal Center, Arizona Theater Company), and The Lion King (The New Amsterdam). Special thanks to A.M. for uplifting energy during this process. Blessings, Thanks & Gratitude 4 | PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE FENCES
for her two girls, and for the prayers from her ever supportive, ever loving family— her ultimate cheerleading team! SETH RUE (Lyons) Seth is so delighted to be back at the Playhouse, where it all began for him four summers ago. He is fortunate to be able to work with some of his most favorite people on such a tremendous achievement as Wilson’s Fences. Seth, a Drammy-nominated actor, studied at the American Conservatory Theatre and is based in NYC. He is grateful to his family, to Brian, Lou, and to this astounding cast. www.sethrue.com BOBBY BERMEA (Gabriel) This is Bobby Bermea’s fourth stint at Portland Playhouse where he previously appeared in Radio Golf, How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes and The Brother/Sister Plays, for which he won a Drammy for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role. Bermea is the co-artistic director of The Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project, a founding member of Badass Theatre Company, a proud member of Sojourn Theatre and a longstanding member of Actors Equity Association. He has also received a Drammy, for Supporting Actor in A Raisin in the Sun (Artists Repertory Theatre), another for Ensemble in The Set-Up (Cygnet Productions) and was a Drammy Finalist for lead actor for his work in that show. Bermea has literally appeared in theatres from coast to coast, among them being LaMama in New York, Centerstage in Baltimore, Vortex Repertory in Austin and Intiman, Kansas City Repertory in Kansas City, ACT, The Group, The Langston Hughes Cultural Center, A-Ha, The Empty Space and The New Mercury Theatre in Seattle. On the Portland stage Bermea has performed with Artists Repertory Theatre, El Teatro Milagro, Portland Center Stage, Cygnet Productions, Tygre’s Heart, the Jewish Theatre Collaborative and Sojourn Theatre. LA’ TEVIN ALEXANDER (Cory Maxson) With God as the owner of my team Having my family and friends as my teammates is a living dream My most recent play was And in This Corner: Cassius Clay I’m batting.880 on The Red Door Project’s Hands Up If that ain’t enough I’m stuffing the stat sheet with film stuff Homered Portlandia and Grimm And even RBI on a few other short films
My club is hungry Confrontation Theatre is its name Presenting work by and about the African diaspora is our aim Now I have to knock it over the Fences So tune in this summer so you can be a witness IG: @latevin_alexander Twitter: @LaTevin Ellis FB: www.facebook.com/LaTevinEllis IMANI HILL (Raynell) is a 7 year old 2nd grader who has been interested in performing arts since she could talk. She is a very bright and entertaining young lady and has been blessed with the gift of performing and making others laugh. Imani has worked with World Stage Theater for the past two years, where she most recently played the role of young Ruby Bridges. Imani hopes to one day become an actress so she can “be famous and pay her tithes.” Imani also loves to dance and is the youngest member of Highland Christian Center’s mime team. SERELLE STRICKLAND (Raynell) She started dancing, singing and loving the stage at the age of three-years-old. She wants to be a dancer, singer, actress and illustrator when she grows up. She wants to thank all of her teachers from Maryland Dance Academy and Mr. Bobby. She plans to continue her studies in the arts so that one day she can be on Broadway. She would like to thank God, family and friends for all of their support. Special thank you to Brian Weaver for always believing in me. LOU BELLAMY (Director) is the founder and artistic director emeritus of Penumbra Theatre. During his 40 year tenure, Penumbra has evolved into one of America’s premier theaters dedicated to dramatic exploration of the African American experience. Under his leadership, Penumbra has grown to be the largest theater of its kind in America and has produced 40 world premieres, including August Wilson’s first professional production. Penumbra is proud to have produced more of Mr. Wilson’s plays than any theater in the world. Bellamy is an OBIE Award-winning director, an accomplished actor, and for 38 years was appointed as an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. Mr. Bellamy most recently directed Penumbra’s production of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band. Selected directing credits
FENCES | CAST & CREATIVE TEAM include plays at Indiana Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Signature Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Kennedy Center, Kansas City Repertory, Gem Theater, Round House, and Hartford Stage. DAVID LEVINE (Stage Manager) is a lifelong Portlander and former teacher who comes from a long line of educators-turned-actors, dating back to 1950’s summer camp in the Catskills. Recent stage manager credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, How I Learned What I Learned, and A Christmas Carol at Portland Playhouse, and The Mermaid Hour at Milagro. LILO ALFARO (Assistant Stage Manager) Lilo is honored to be working with this cast and company. Previous performance credits include: singing Assistant Stage Manager in A Christmas Carol, princess character performer at childrens’ birthday parties, and class presentations in PSU’s business communications course. DANIEL MEEKER (Scenic and Lighting Designer) Recent Playhouse productions include: set and lighting for A Christmas Carol and The Language Archive and lighting for How I Learned What I Learned. In Portland: numerous productions with Portland Center Stage, Portland Opera, Artists Repertory Theater, Oregon Children’s Theater, CoHo, and Profile. Every August Daniel is the lighting director for the Pickathon Festival. He is a graduate of Ithaca College and The Yale School of Drama, and a member of United Scenic Artists. BRIAN JEROME PETERSON (Sound Designer) is happy to debut at Portland Playhouse. Currently he celebrates his 32nd season at ATC, where he has designed over 85 productions, including Low Down Dirty Blues, Outside Mulingar, Ring of Fire, Holmes and Watson, An Act of God, King Charles III, Fences, Disgraced, Five Presidents, and Around the World in 80 Days. His designs have been heard in many theaters including Geva, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, The Cleveland Play House, Northlight, Portland Center Stage, Actors Theatre, San Jose Rep, Milwaukee Rep, and Bay Street Rep. EVELYN D. TYLER (Properties Designer) is an assistant professor of theatre at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, where she is a theatre generalist. Tyler has
written articles for Black Masks magazine, and presented property workshops at the Florida Theatre Conference, the Southeastern Theatre Conference, and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. TINA MASCARO (Assistant to the Director) may have come to the apprenticeship from Virginia, but she’s originally from the North Hills in Pittsburgh, PA. Shout out to Passavant Hospital! She is so blessed to be involved in Fences. Favorite credits include Scarlet, A Christmas Carol (Portland Playhouse), Oklahoma!, Out West (Regent University), Elmo Rocks! (Busch Gardens Williamsburg), and many Superbook Academy music videos. Thanks to Lou, David, and Lilo for making this an awesome experience. Ephesians 6:19-20 SYDNEY DUFKA FORCHIELLI (Costume Designer) is a Portland-based costume designer and is excited to be designing her first production at Portland Playhouse. As a storyteller, Sydney is interested in exploring the intersection
of whimsy and sensibility. Sydney earned her B.F.A. from The Theatre School conservatory at DePaul in Chicago. Sydneydufkadesigns.com ALEX WREN MEADOWS (Costume Designer) recently relocated to Portland from Chicago and is thrilled to be co-designing costumes for Fences and his first production at Portland Playhouse. His previous design credits include Portland Center Stage, Timeline Theatre, Next Theatre, Organic Theatre, Famous Door Theatre, Shattered Globe Theater and Classical Kids Live. Alex received a Jeff Nomination for his costumes from General From America at Timeline Theatre. He has also designed for Shakespeare in the Parks in Montana and Monomoy Theater in Chatham, Mass. Alex is the costume shop manager at Portland Center Stage and holds an MFA in costume design from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a BA in Theatre Design from the University of Asheville NC.
P R ES EN TED A S PA RT O F TH E
2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival
LEFT HOOK
A timely drama about gentrification and community displacement in 1970s Portland, set in an Albina boxing club.
BY RICH RUBIN
May 24 - June 10 Thurs - Sat 7 pm / Sunday at 2 pm
DAMARIS WEBB
Please visit www.vanportmosaic.org for tickets to Left Hook and all Festival events.
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WAKEY, WAKEY BY WILL ENO Directed by Gretchen Corbett
SEPTEMBER 26–OCTOBER 21, 2018 What are we here for? Is time a friend or an enemy? Do we all eventually end up in the same place, but take different routes to get there? This funny, moving, and thought-provoking new play [...] challenges the notion of what really matters and recognizes the importance of life’s simple pleasures. (All of which might sound dreary, but there’s a chance this will be a really good experience.) (text courtesy of Signature Theatre)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS Adaptation and Original Lyrics by Rick Lombardo Original Music by Anna Lackaff and Rick Lombardo Music Arrangements by Anna Lackaff Directed by Brian Weaver and Cristi Miles DECEMBER 1–30, 2018
Join Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghostly spirits who visit on Christmas Eve and guide the grumpy miser through a redemptive and transformative journey towards friendship and love. Hopeful, musical, and above all fun; our production has won three awards, including: BEST PLAY, BEST ENSEMBLE, and BEST DIRECTOR.
NO CANDY BY EMMA STANTON Directed by Tea Alegic
JANUARY 16–FEBRUARY 10, 2019 At the center of No Candy is a multi-generational community of Bosnian Muslim women who run a gift shop near the Srebrenica memorial. The play follows how each woman copes, both privately and publicly, with the particular trauma she experienced during the war: She dreams of Julie Andrews; She dresses drag in her father’s clothes; She sings late-night karaoke; She allows the ghost of her husband to stay a little while longer in her home. No Candy is very much about how trauma inhabits the body and shapes a community. But it is also about the persistence of humor, art, and absurdity in an unimaginable time. (text courtesy of New Play Exchange)
CROWNS BY REGINA TAYLOR March 13–April 7, 2019
When Chicago-born Yolanda is sent down South after the death of her brother, she finds strength in the tales of the wise women who surround her—and the powerful rituals connected to their dazzling hats. This jubilant musical traces the roots of Gospel through contemporary hip hop, fusing rich storytelling with abundant “hattitude” into a stirring coming-of-age tale. Crowns is a not-to-be-missed celebration of song, dance, cultural history—and glamorous headwear. (text courtesy of Goodman Theatre) BOTTOM: Photo courtesy of Goodman Theatre. TOP: Photo courtesy of Emma Stanton