SEASON OF
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION By John
Guare
2
SUPPORTING
PA R T N E R S
2019
B E N E FAC TO RS
MEDIA
PA R T N E R S
MAJOR SUPPORTERS
P R I N C I PA L PA R T N E R
UNIVERSITY PA R T N E R
FUNDERS
PA R T N E R S
FUNDER
P R I N C I PA L
PRESENTING
CORE FUNDER
THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY
A fresh approach to ICT managed services
Telecommunications Partner
ATC PATRONS AND SUPPORTING ACTS
SEASON OF
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION By John
Guare
Originally produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc
CAST
Ouisa Kittredge — Jennifer Ward-Lealand | Flan Kittredge — Andrew Grainger Paul — Tane Williams-Accra | Kitty — Lisa Chappell Geoffrey/Dr Fine — Bruce Phillips | Doorman/Detective — Shimpal Lelisi Doug/Hustler — Matthew Moore | Larkin — Mark Wright Tess/Elizabeth — Brynley Stent | Ben/Trent — Joe Witkowski Woody/Rick — Leo Maggs
CREATIVE
Playwright — John Guare | Director — Colin McColl Set Designer — John Parker | Costume Designer — Lucy Jane Senior Lighting Designer — Jo Kilgour | Sound Designer — Sean Lynch Intimacy Coordinator — Jennifer Ward-Lealand
PRODUCTION
Production Manager — Andrew Malmo Company Manager — Elaine Walsh Company Manager (Maternity Cover) — Nicole Arrow Technical Manager — Kevin Greene Stage Manager — Kate Sibley Assistant Stage Manager — Debra Thomas Technical Operator — Ruby van Dorp Props Master — Selina Ershadi Wigs — Abi Taylor Laundry Maintenance — Sheridan Miller Set Construction — 2Construct AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS PRODUCTION: Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, M.A.C cosmetics. The MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation is the sixth Auckland Theatre Company mainstage production for 2019 and opened on August 16 at ASB Waterfront Theatre. The production is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes long and includes a 20-minute interval. Please remember to switch off all mobile phones and noise-emitting devices.
1
Welcome to the MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation. We are very happy to be associated with Auckland Theatre Company as a media partner for another season. It has been a pleasure to watch artistic director Colin McColl and ATC create thought-provoking theatre experiences that showcase the incredible talent that we have in this country. MiNDFOOD is proud to be part of this journey bringing theatre to life in such a beautiful, state-of-the-art building while supporting art and culture within New Zealand. MiNDFOOD is about smart thinking and the talented Jennifer Ward-Lealand has often featured throughout our pages over the years. Therefore, it seems fitting that MiNDFOOD is the proud sponsor and partner in this production where Ward-Lealand’s extraordinary talent will be showcased. Critically acclaimed Six Degrees of Separation has garnered various awards over the years and I am looking forward to seeing ATC’s unique take on it. There is nothing quite like going out and having a great night at the theatre. It is smart thinking indeed, much like MiNDFOOD and ATC. Enjoy.
Michael McHugh MiNDFOOD Editor-in-Chief
2
Colin McColl Artistic Director Auckland Theatre Company
Welcome to the MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation. John Guare’s wickedly funny comedy of bad manners was the toast of New York when it premiered there in 1990, winning an Obie Award, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award and an Olivier Award (for its subsequent London season). The play was also a finalist for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. While it’s particular to a time and place (precellphones, pre-internet), the play’s themes of self-delusion, art and artifice, and racial stereotyping still resonate for us today. And it’s based on a real-life story (check out the true story on page 14 in this programme). In a kind of synchronicity that often happens when we’re exploring a particular subject for performance, we’ve heard of two incidents that suggest that, (in New Zealand anyway) each of us may be fewer than six degrees of separation away from anyone else in the world. An Auckland Theatre Company Patron 4
actually shared digs with David Hampton (the real-life young con artist in which the play is based). The famous address book (which gave David Hampton entry into the lives of wealthy Upper East Siders) was stolen from a friend of a friend of Auckland Theatre Company. Also, within the play, there are lots of comedy moments around the impossible idea that the boy’s father is directing a film of the musical Cats. Now it turns out there will be a film of Cats – premiering this summer with a cast that includes Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Ian McKellen! Life imitating art! I would like to say a huge thank you to my lovely and very funny cast of young and not-so-young cats, to our stellar creative team and, of course, to everyone at Auckland Theatre Company who assists in getting the production up onto the stage. It’s been a huge buzz bringing the MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation to life for you. We hope you enjoy it.
A world first for New Zealand wine Villa Maria named in the
Top 3 brands globally Judged by 130 masters of wines, wine writers wine buyers, and journalists – this
is the first time ever a New Zealand wine brand has been named Top 3 in the world.
S E DDON VI NE YA R D, MA R L BOR OUGH5
Cast JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND Te Atamira Ouisa Kittredge Since training at Auckland’s Theatre Corporate, Jennifer Ward-Lealand has worked extensively in theatre, film, television, musicals and radio for more than 37 years. Jennifer was a founding board member of the Watershed Theatre and a cofounder of the drama school, The Actors’ Program. She is President of Equity New Zealand and Patron of Q Theatre, and serves as a trust board member of The New Zealand Actors Benevolent Fund. In the 2007 New Year’s Honours List, she was named an ONZM for services to theatre and the community. In 2018, she was named SPADA Industry Champion and, in this year’s New Year’s Honours List, she was named as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to theatre, film and television. Her stage work includes: Twelfth Night, August: Osage County, Lysistrata and Mrs Warren’s Profession for Auckland Theatre Company; and The Goat, Brel (Metro magazine’s #1 Cultural Experience 2012) and The Book of Everything (Best
6
Ensemble and Excellence Awards, Auckland Theatre Awards 2015) for Silo Theatre. She tours her Marlene Dietrich cabaret, Falling in Love Again, throughout New Zealand and Australia. Most recently, she performed in Here Lies Love for Silo Theatre and Delicious Oblivion for the Auckland Live Cabaret Season. Jennifer’s film work includes The Footstep Man, Desperate Remedies and new New Zealand feature film Vermilion (Best Actress award Los Angeles Film Awards and Award of Excellence: Actress in Accolade Global Film Competition). Television and web series include Full Frontal, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Auckland Daze, The Almighty Johnsons, Awkward Love, High Road, Friday Night Bites, The Ring Inz II and Dirty Laundry. www.jenniferwardlealand.com ANDREW GRAINGER Flan Kittredge Andrew Grainger’s career as an actor began in the 1980s in England. Highlights from the UK include: performing in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and South Pacific on London’s West End; appearing in
TV’s Pride and Prejudice, Heartbeat, Eastenders, The Bill and The Governor; appearing in feature films Mean Machine, In the Beginning and David Copperfield; and working alongside Robert Redford in Spy Game. After emigrating to New Zealand, Andrew has rapidly built up an impressive collection of credits, including The Brokenwood Mysteries, The Breaker Upperers, Westside, 6 Days, The Shannara Chronicles, When We Go to War, The Cult, Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, Spartacus, Super City, The Dark Horse, Ash vs Evil Dead, Meg, 25 April and Making of the Mob 2: Chicago. For Auckland Theatre Company, Andrew’s most-recent credits include Filthy Business, The Cherry Orchard, Nell Gwynn, Billy Elliot the Musical, The Ladykillers, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Awatea, Once on Chunuk Bair, Chicago, The Heretic, Anne Boleyn, Little Shop of Horrors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. TANE WILLIAMS-ACCRA Paul Actor Tane Williams-Accra is perhaps best known to New Zealand
JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND
ANDREW GRAINGER
audiences as ambo Ali Karim on Shortland Street; he played the role from 2016 to 2019. Directly after finishing on the show, he was cast in the feature film Fantasy Island – set for release in 2020. He will also appear in the Māori TV series Ahikāroa. Born in Brixton, UK, to Kiwi and Guyanese parents, he grew up in Wellington and is a graduate of Whitireia: Wellington Performing Arts Centre. His passion for theatre was sparked at drama school when he played Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors. He is excited to be back on the stage, making his professional theatre debut as Paul. Also a skilled musician and dancer, Tane records and performs music under the name Tane the Forest Kid and released the EP FOREST in 2018. LISA CHAPPELL Kitty Lisa Chappell is an actress, writer and singer, best known for her Logie Award-winning role as Claire McLeod in McLeod’s Daughters. Other television and film highlights include Gloss, Desperate Remedies, City Life and The Cult, for
TANE WILLIAMS-ACCRA
which she won Best Performance by a Supporting Actress at the Qantas Film and Television Awards. Lisa is a regular with Auckland Theatre Company and her theatre credits include Fallen Angels, The Importance of Being Earnest and Shortland Street – The Musical. Lisa has just written, directed and performed in The Next Step – a variety show for Healing Through Arts Trust whose aim was to raise funds for youth at risk. Lisa is a proud member of Equity New Zealand. BRUCE PHILLIPS Geoffrey/Dr Fine A veteran New Zealand actor with 44 years in the business, Bruce Phillips has been involved in acting, directing and writing in film, television, radio and theatre. He has appeared in more than 150 productions all over the country. Over the years, Bruce has appeared in many TV commercials, the last being NZTA’s ‘Less Speed’ campaign. For 22 years, he was a co-artistic director of Circa Theatre in Wellington. Bruce’s Auckland Theatre Company
LISA CHAPPELL
BRUCE PHILLIPS
appearances include Roger Hall’s Take a Chance on Me (2001), and Vivienne Plumb’s The Wife Who Spoke Japanese In Her Sleep (2009). He has appeared in many other Auckland productions since, including Theatre Stampede’s 360, Peach Theatre Company’s The History Boys, Bright Star, A Thousand Hills, A View fom the Bridge, Gwen in Purgatory, Death of a Salesman, Copenhagen and Thomas Sainsbury’s The Family Wilder. Bruce often works at The Court Theatre in Christchurch and his appearances there include A Shortcut to Happiness, August: Osage County, When the Rain Stops Falling, Le Sud, Easy Money and, this year, Elling. Films include Alex, Lord of the Rings 2 and 3, Out of the Blue and The Insatiable Moon. TV appearances include Country GP, Worzel Gummidge Down Under, Neighbourhood Watch, This Is Not My Life, Go Girls, Agent Anna, Blue Rose, The Brokenwood Mysteries and as Len Cooper in Shortland Street. Bruce is a member of Equity New Zealand and is represented by Gail Cowan Management.
7
SHIMPAL LELISI
SHIMPAL LELISI Doorman/Detective Shimpal Lelisi is a Niuean-born actor, director, writer and presenter, and is one of the original members of the The Naked Samoans comedy group. His theatre credits include Dawn Raids, Romeo and Tusi, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Nga Tangata Toa and The Good Soul of Szechuan. He is also one of the writers, creators and performers of Bro’town. Shimpal featured in Sione’s Wedding and Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business. He has also worked as a reporter and presenter on Tagata Pasifika, and currently contributes on TV2’s Pacific youth series Fresh and online channel Coconet.tv.
8
MATTHEW MOORE
MATTHEW MOORE Doug/Hustler Matthew Moore is an Aucklandbased contemporary dancer. He received his Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts degree, specialising in Contemporary Dance, from Unitec in 2012. Matthew has collaborated with many collectives, such as Atamira Dance Company, Black Grace, Out of the Box, Movement of the Human, World of Wearable Art, The Juniper Passion (Italy), Tanztheater (Liechtenstein/ Austria) and Vospertron (India). In 2015, he received the Eileen May Norris Dance Scholarship, for which he took part in a residency in Mexico City with Iratxe Ansa. In 2016, Matthew returned to Mexico and then to Spain, presenting works with Iratxe Ansa and the Metamorphosis dance collective.
MARK WRIGHT
MARK WRIGHT Larkin A graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, Mark Wright has worked extensively in professional theatre throughout New Zealand. Highlights include Bouncers, The Threepenny Opera, Foreskin’s Lament, Aunt Daisy, Judy, Othello, Suspect, The Rocky Horror Show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Way of Life and The Underwater Melon Man. Mark’s television career spans more than 30 different series. His impersonations of New Zealand politicians and personalities (the likes of Ruth Richardson, Richard Long and Mike Moore) on Issues and More Issues with McPhail and Gadsby, won him two New Zealand film and television awards. Mark’s recent stage credits include: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (The Court Theatre); Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography (Silo Theatre); Ropable (Centrepoint Theatre); The Dinner (Circa Theatre) and The Audience (Auckland Theatre Company).
BRYNLEY STENT
BRYNLEY STENT Tess/Elizabeth Brynley Stent is an actor, comedian and writer originally from Christchurch. Graduating from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2013, she quickly established herself in Auckland, working as both a writer and core talent of Three’s Funny Girls and Jono and Ben. You may have seen her in the Basement Theatre Christmas show Work Do or in her own Comedy Festival shows Escape from Gloriavale and Filthy Little Goblin. She has most recently appeared in Shortland Street and has been writing for new MediaWorks sitcom Golden Boy. She is a cast member of the longrunning, late-night comedy show Snort. This is Brynley’s second show with Auckland Theatre Company, having also performed as the droll Norwegian Huhu in Peer Gynt [recycled].
JOE WITKOWSKI
JOE WITKOWSKI Ben/Trent Joe Witkowski is a 2017 graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. His first professional theatre role was in Fortune Theatre’s Into the Woods. Joe has starred in various amateur theatre productions, including The Adding Machine, Lost Cause, Caucus, Caucus, Harvest, Dawn and Black Confetti. His screen work includes Saturn Sheets and An Arm and a Leg. Joe made his Auckland Theatre Company debut in Under the Mountain (2018) and followed in the same year with Filthy Business.
LEO MAGGS
LEO MAGGS Woody/Rick Born and raised in Wellington, Leo Maggs is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (2018) and Whitireia Performing Arts Centre (2016). Highlights of performances during his training include as the Station Master in The Visit, directed by Danny Mulheron and Miranda Manasiadis, and as Agwe in the musical Once on This Island. He also interned with Christchurch theatre company Two Productions. The MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation marks his professional theatre debut. He is represented by Gail Cowan Management.
9
behind the scenes
Image credit: Brad Fisher
10
10
FALL IN LOVE WITH AN ALL-NEW ARGAN OIL-INFUSED FORMULA THAT DELIVERS AN INSTANT HIT OF POWERFUL COLOUR AND ALL-DAY MOISTURE. LIGHT-AS-AIR AND SATIN-SOFT. LOVE ME LIPSTICK LOVES YOU BACK. WWW.MACCOSMETICS.CO.NZ 11
JOHN GUARE Playwright John Guare, born February 5 1938 in New York, is known for his innovative and often absurdist dramas. Guare produced his first play at the age of 11 for friends and family. He attended Georgetown University and the Yale School of Drama, graduating in 1962 with a MFA degree in Playwriting. He began staging short plays in New York in the ‘60s, with his first notable works including Obie Awardwinning Muzeeka and Cop-Out. In 1971, Guare earned critical acclaim for The House of Blue Leaves. In 1972, his co-written rock-musical modernisation of Shakespeare’s comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona won the Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best musical. Almost two decades later, Guare scored another major hit with Six Degrees of Separation in 1990, which enjoyed 485 performances on Broadway and won numerous awards, including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1990) and an Olivier Best Play Award (1993). 12
COLIN McCOLL Director Colin McColl has directed for the Norwegian National Theatre and the Dutch National Theatre, as well as leading New Zealand and Australian theatre companies. He is the only New Zealand director to be invited to present his work (Hedda Gabler) at the official Edinburgh Festival. The production played to great acclaim and also was presented at other festivals around the world. Colin has won Best Director at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards several times – including for his Circa Theatre production of A Doll’s House. In 2015, Colin directed Emily Perkins’ new version of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House for Auckland Theatre Company. Colin has been directing for Auckland Theatre Company since its inaugural season in 1993 and has directed more than 50 productions for the Company. His opera-directing credits include: Quartet (New Zealand International Arts Festival 2004); La Bohème (Wellington City Opera); and The Italian Girl in Algiers, The Marriage of Figaro and The Prodigal Child
JOHN GUARE
(NBR New Zealand Opera). In 2009, he remounted his production of The Italian Girl in Algiers for the Scottish Opera. In November 2007, Colin was honoured for his artistic achievements and excellence at the eighth annual Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards. He was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in June 2010. JOHN PARKER Set Designer John Parker is an award-winning set designer with a long history of designing for Auckland Theatre Company. His set designs include Shortland Street – The Musical, Red Speedo, Peer Gynt [recycled], Polo, A Shortcut to Happiness, Red, Mary Stuart, Stepping Out, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Wife Who Spoke Japanese in Her Sleep, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, End of the Rainbow, Sweet Charity, Doubt, Mum’s Choir, Taking Off, Equus, Caligula, The Bach, Middle Age Spread, The Rocky Horror Show, Noises Off, Waiting for Godot, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are
Image licence: David Shankbone [CC BY 3.0 (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Creative
COLIN MCCOLL
JOHN PARKER
Dead, Into the Woods and The Glass Menagerie. John has also designed for the Louis Vuitton Ball and the America’s Cup Ball, Bendon’s Next to Nothing, BellSouth Pharaohs, Precious Legacy and Peru: Gold and Sacrifice for the Auckland Museum. John was awarded a Waitakere City Millennium Medal for Services to the Community and, in 2010, he was honoured by being named as an Arts Laureate by the New Zealand Arts Foundation. LUCY JANE SENIOR Costume Designer Lucy Jane Senior is a fashion stylist by day and, on special occasions, is considered for the task of designing costumes for theatre productions, including Other Desert Cities, Polo, Boys Will Be Boys and A Streetcar Named Desire. “I AM lucky enough to join the design team for a contemporary play where shopping from the current market is more suitable than is the construction of costumes.” Her inspiration for the wardrobe in the MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation came from
LUCY JANE SENIOR
the fascinating state-of-the-art market in the late ‘80s and into the ‘90s and some of its iconic players. Lucy Jane lived in New York City during this time and can sympathise with Ouisa and Paul. The moral of the tale was reflected by how easily people were, at the time, lured by the seduction of old money/Europe/pedigree. “I THINK this is something that has certainly changed.” JO KILGOUR Lighting Designer Jo Kilgour is an Auckland-based lighting designer and technical/ production director with extensive experience both nationally and internationally. Her recent lighting design credits include: Once (Peach Theatre Company); Filthy Business; Under the Mountain; Nell Gwynn; Amadeus; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Auckland Theatre Company); Sigan; The Fibonacci; Matter; Brouhaha; Geography of an Archipelago; In Transit (The New Zealand Dance Company); Fringe Town, Rushes (Malia Johnston);
JO KILGOUR
SEAN LYNCH
Leeches ((Aloalii Tapu & Friends) and La Traviata (Festival Opera). Jo’s lighting design (along with Rowan Pierce’s AV design) for Malia Johnston’s Rushes won the Auckland Fringe 2017 Production Design (Lighting & AV) award. SEAN LYNCH Sound Designer Sean Lynch has been working in New Zealand professional theatre for more than 30 years. He is a musician, actor, and lighting and sound designer. Previous sound designs include Havoc in the Garden, Flintlock Musket, Yours Truly, I Love You Bro, Tribes, The Pitchfork Disney, The Heretic, Polo, Hir, Rendered, The Daylight Atheist and Joan. Previous lighting designs include Brel, Speaking in Tongues, Chicago, Angels in America, Belleville, A Streetcar Named Desire, Once on Chunuk Bair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hudson & Halls Live!, The Book of Everything, Live Live Cinema’s Little Shop of Horrors, Hir, Rendered, The Daylight Atheist, Joan, The Audience and The Wolves.
Take a bow... Recommended by New Zealand’s leading fashion designers.
NEWMARKET | EASTRIDGE | PONSONBY | TAKAPUNA www.regaldrycleaners.co.nz
ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE EVACUATION PROCEDURE Each theatre auditorium door at ASB Waterfront Theatre has its own separate emergency exit and route. In the event of an emergency, a staff member wearing a high-vis jacket would guide you to your closest emergency exit. These
routes are mainly through the back-of-house areas and are signposted all the way along with green emergency exit signs. To set your mind at ease, neither the spiral staircase nor the main staircase in the foyer is part of any
emergency evacuation route. Once you are clear of the building, a member of our staff will direct you to our assembly point. If you have any additional questions about this evacuation procedure, please contact us.
15
Six Degrees of
Some of the MiNDFOOD season of Six Degrees of Separation cast have links to Kevin Bacon themselves! Check them out… 16
d-L
ea l a n d Cl
Je n ni f
was in Desperate Remedies with
i f f Cu r t i s
ps was in Alex with
Eli z
B r u ce
Ph
i
lli
Hawth eth or ab
ne
3
el
is i was in Sione’s Wedding with
M
L
3 al
In a 1994 interview with Premiere magazine, Kevin Bacon mentioned that “he had worked with everybody in Hollywood or someone who’s worked with them”. Four college students claim to have invented the game that became known as Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon after watching two movies featuring Bacon: Footloose and The Air Up There. They began to speculate on how many movies Bacon had been in and the number of people with whom he had worked. The object of the game is to start with any actor or actress who has been in a movie and connect them to Kevin Bacon in the smallest number of links possible. Two people are linked if they’ve been in a movie together.
ar W
3
Shi mp
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six, or fewer, social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of ‘a friend of a friend’ statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It was originally set out by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and popularised in John Guare’s 1990 play, Six Degrees of Separation.
er
Kevin Baco
ad
e le ine Sa m
i
n
Jo
el E
d g e r to
Li s a C
n
ha
p pe
ll
was in Crossbow with
Jo
was in Blow with
y Dep p hnn
was in Black Mass with
Kevin Baco
was in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans with
M
2
was in Black Mass with
n
B ra
d Pi t t
was in Beyond All Boundaries with
ael Sheen ich
was in Frost/ Nixon with
An dre
w
G ra
ing
er
was in X-Men: First Class with
t
was in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans with
Hawth eth or ab
gh
M a rk W ri ne
ona Mitra Rh
2 was in Hollow Man with
Eli z
Mi c
el Fassbend ha
er
was in Slow West with
was in Spy Game with
was in Alex with
3 Image credits are listed on page 26.
17
TAKE YOUR BUSINESS
CENTRE STAGE
CONTACT WILL ROOKE qmsmedia.com
will.rooke@qmsmedia.com | 021 02612005
What’s on at ASB Waterfront Theatre Auckland Theatre Company presents the Kensington Swan season of
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead By Tom Stoppard 11 – 26 Sep
Oscar-winning screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard turns Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside out in this hilarious slapstick comedy. Delivered with wit and wisdom, this dazzlingly irreverent modern classic is a must-see for every theatre lover.
New Zealand Opera presents
The Turn of the Screw By Benjamin Britten. Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after a story by Henry James. Published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
18, 20, 23 October
A chilling ghost story, saturated with menace. Benjamin Britten’s haunting operatic version of Henry James’s famous novella The Turn of the Screw. A new production sung in English and accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Show Me Shorts Film Festival: Opening Night and Awards Ceremony October 5
Show Me Shorts is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. This event marks the opening of the nationwide festival. It brings together movie lovers and filmmakers to toast the community’s best and brightest.
Auckland Performing Arts Academy presents
The Addams Family Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams. By Arrangement With Origin™ Theatrical On Behalf Of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York
13 – 15 December
The Addams Family features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. 19
Support Us If you’re inspired by Auckland Theatre Company's commitment to the development of the arts and artists of all ages in our city, please consider making a gift to ATC to help us continue this invaluable work.
Supporting Acts.
20
ATC Patron.
ATC Legacy Gift.
Applause <$200 Take A Bow $200+ Curtain Call $500+ Standing Ovation $1,000+
ATC Patron $2,000+ (annual commitment)
ATC Legacy Gift $any
A one-off donation of any size can be made to ATC at any time, by completing the donation pledge, through our website, or by contacting ATCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Development team. Gifts of more than $200 are acknowledged annually in our subscription brochure. All donations of more than $5 are tax deductible.
ATC Patrons receive access to an annual programme of exclusive Patrons' events, VIP offers and priority ticketing.
An ATC Legacy Gift of any size can be left to us in your will, to help our team continue to create big-hearted theatre into the future.
To speak to us directly about becoming an ATC Patron or leaving a Legacy Gift, please contact Development Manager Emma Burton on emma@atc.co.nz or 09 309 0390 ext. 266. Together, we can create inspirational theatre experiences that touch lives!
EAT. MEET. PLAY. S TAGE YOUR NE X T E VENT IN ONE OF A SB WATERFRONT THE ATRE â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UNIQUE SPACES For enquiries, contact our talented team at events@atc.co.nz or visit asbwaterfrontheatre.co.nz
21
Production Suppliers BLACK
PMS 382
SET BUILDERS
■
STAGING
■
BUILDING SERVICES
matt munford 2construct.co.nz 021 554 078
mortimerhirst.co.nz
artandobject.co.nz
143A TARGET ROAD, WAIRAU VALLEY, NORTH SHORE CITY 0627, AUCKLAND POSTAL ADDRESS 71 SMALE STREET, PT CHEVALIER, AUCKLAND 1022 TEL 09 443 3099 EMAIL twoconstruct@ihug.co.nz www.2construct.co.nz
SET BUILDERS
■
STAGING
■
BUILDING SERVICES
chook birch 021 776 105 143A TARGET ROAD, WAIRAU VALLEY, NORTH SHORE CITY 0627, AUCKLAND POSTAL ADDRESS 71 SMALE STREET, PT CHEVALIER, AUCKLAND 1022 TEL 09 443 3099 EMAIL twoconstruct@ihug.co.nz www.2construct.co.nz
paynetailors.co.nz
lizmitchell.co.nz
MATT KLEINHANS FABRIC PAINTING FRA
Instagram: @o_so_quiet
22
Instagram: @search_and_destroy
NK
CAS
EY.
CO.
NZ
frankcaseysuithire.co.nz
sensoryjourney.co.nz
Beauty and Product Sponsors
Preferred Supplier
OFFICIAL MAKE-UP SPONSOR M.A.C cosmetics offers a large selection of make-up, skin-care products and nail-care items. Visit Smith & Caughey’s, St Lukes, Britomart or Botany Downs.
At Regal Drycleaners, our goal is to help you feel good by looking good. You can book a pick-up online with Regal Direct or find us in Newmarket, Ponsonby, Eastridge and Takapuna.
MAKE A NIGHT OF IT at Halsey St Kitchen, ASB Waterfront Theatre. Dine from our pre-show menu made with fresh, local ingredients.
PRE-SHOW DINING BEFORE EVERY EVENING PERFORMANCE | PHONE (09) 632 1962
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY Chief Executive Jonathan Bielski Artistic Director Colin McColl ONZM General Manager Anna Cameron Creative Development Associate Director: Lynne Cardy Literary Manager: Philippa Campbell Youth Arts Coordinator: Mile Fane Production and Premises Production Manager: Andrew Malmo Company Manager: Elaine Walsh Company Manager (Maternity Cover): Nicole Arrow Venue Technical Manager: Josh Bond Venue Technician: Johnny Chen Marketing and Communications Marketing and Communications Manager: Natasha Gordon Publicists: Siobhan Waterhouse and Vanessa Preston Graphic Designer: Wanda Tambrin Marketing Campaigns Manager: Nicola Brown Digital Marketing Coordinator: Brad Fisher Visitor Experience Ticketing and Front of House Manager: Gary Barker Food and Beverage Manager: Michael Hemmerde Arrieta Front of House Manager: Ralph Corke Ticketing Administrator: Joni Nelson Ticketing Executive: Melissa Handley Front of House Supervisor: Rachael Yielder Development and Venue Sales Development Manager: Emma Burton Development Coordinator: Simon Tate Events and Sales Manager: Tracey Rowe Event Coordinator: Camille Rees Business Development Manager: Geeling Ching Administration and Finance Finance Manager: Kerry Tomlin Senior Accountant: Nick Tregerthan Senior Accounts Administrator: Michelle Speir Company Administrator: Jan Pitout Administration Coordinator: Jade McCann Executive Administrator: Natasha Pearce Mana Whenua Cultural Advisor Herewini Easton
2424 24
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: Gordon Moller ONZM Vivien Bridgwater Karen Fistonich Isaac Hikaka Katie Jacobs Derek McCormack Graeme Pinfold Alison Quigan We acknowledge The Theatre Foundation Trustees for the philanthropic support provided to Auckland Theatre Company activities. CONTACT ATC 487 Dominion Road, Mt Eden PO Box 96002 Balmoral, Auckland 1342 P: 09 309 0390 F: 09 309 0391 atc@atc.co.nz atc.co.nz ATC PATRONS Margot and Alastair Acland Margaret Anderson John Barnett Mark and Louise Binns Michelle Boag Adrian Burr and the late Peter Tatham Paul and Barbie Cook Roger and Maryanne Dickie Guy and Nicole Domett Kim and Annette Ellis Trevor and Jan Farmer Stephen and Virginia Fisher Stuart Grieve and Antonia Fisher Cameron and Ali Fleming Rob Nicholson and Ruth Foreman Michael Friedlander Dame Jenny Gibbs Michael and Stephanie Gowan Ross and Josephine Green Sue Haigh Catherine and Michael Hapgood Allyson and Paul Harvey Jessica Miles and Isaac Hikaka Anne and Peter Hinton Ros and Greg Hinton Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Rod and Julie Inglis Sally and Peter Jackson Len and Heather Jury Simon Vannini and Anita Killeen Ross and Paulette Laidlaw Philippa Smith-Lambert and Chris Lambert Margot and Paul Leigh Sir Chris and Lady Dayle Mace Stella McDonald and the late Robert Johnston Jackie and Phillip Mills Andrew Gelonese and Michael Moore
Christine and Derek Nolan Denver and Prue Olde Peter Macky and Yuri Opeshko Heather Pascual Barby Pensabene Maria Renhart Robyn and Malcolm Reynolds Fran and Geoff Ricketts Mark and Catherine Sandelin Janmarie Thompson and Joanna Smout Lady Tait Julie and Russell Tills Pip Muir and Kit Toogood Susan and Gavin Walker Sir James Wallace Greg Blanchard and Carol Weaver Ian Webster Dona and Gavin White Fran Wyborn Annemarie Yannaghas ATC 2018/19 SUPPORTING ACTS Standing Ovation Brian and Pam Stevenson Matthew Olde and Jacqui Cormack Sandy and Alan Bulmer Scott and Louise Wallace Rob Nicoll Curtain Call Anonymous Take A Bow Paul and Bev Le Grice Sandra Greenfield Marianne Willison Nicola Jeffares Ian Forrest Mindy Levene Rosemary Langham Terry Hibbit Louise Mountfort Shane Compton Applause Selwyn Bennet Geoff Dalbeth Bernard Kendall Claire Abel John and Barbara Lindsay Lyndell Simmonds Don and Lyn Jaine ATC welcomes Supporting Act donations throughout the year. CONTACT BOX OFFICE ASB Waterfront Theatre 138 Halsey Street, Wynyard Quarter Subscriber Hotline: 09 309 3395 General Box Office: 0800 ATC TIX (282 849) boxoffice@atc.co.nz
GOLD PARTNERS
THE CHARTWELL TRUST LOU & IRIS FISHER CHARITABLE TRUST PUB CHARITY
SILVER PARTNERS
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
PROJECT FUNDERS
PROJECT PARTNERS
PLATINUM PARTNERS
MAJOR FUNDERS
FOUNDING CORPORATE PARTNERS
FOUNDATION PARTNERS
THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE
SIR JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELL RESIDUARY ESTATE SKYCITY AUCKLAND COMMUNITY TRUST
FOUNDING BENEFACTORS, PATRONS AND DONORS 25
S EASON OF
OPPARD T S M O T BY
11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26 SEP
0800 ATC TIX / atc.co.nz
PRINCIPAL FUNDERS: