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HYPE MAN: a break beat play by Idris Goodwin directed by Jess McLeod
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Welcome to the 2019–2020 Season! I’m so pleased to welcome you to our theatre. Whether this is your first visit or you’re returning as a longtime subscriber, thank you for choosing to spend this season with us. We are delighted to share another year of inspiring stories and exhilarating theatre with you. Hype Man: a break beat play focuses on a trio of rap artists who are finally on the cusp of hip-hop stardom. The murder of an unarmed black teen complicates their quest for fame. The characters’ differing responses to the shooting prompt them to consider when and how they should use their platform to speak out for justice—inviting us as audience members to consider our own responsibility to use our voices for the greater good. With Hype Man, we are thrilled to welcome back playwright Idris Goodwin. Idris is a poet, playwright, speaker and educator based in Louisville, and in his current position as Artistic Director of StageOne Family Theatre, he empowers young people through the performing arts. Idris is also a very familiar face at Actors Theatre. He previously joined us for Remix 38 in the 2014 Humana Festival and How We Got On in the 2012 Humana Festival, which began his series of break beat plays and a commitment to writing about hip-hop. Hype Man fills our stage with explosive energy as well as electric beats, thanks to the compositions of local music collective Rhythm Science Sound. Hip-hop ultimately is a collective experience, a call and response that engages all in its storytelling. This play offers a rallying cry, impelling us to take action. We invite you, as an audience, to join together and connect with one another as you embark on this shared theatre experience. We are a community. Looking ahead, we hope you come back to join us for the next show in the Brown-Forman Series. Measure for Measure marks the return of the beloved Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series. Creative ensemble Fiasco Theater brings William Shakespeare’s provocative classic to life with music, comedy and a passion for language. Thank you again for joining us. I invite you to share your thoughts with us directly at Leadership@ActorsTheatre.org. Enjoy the show!
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Hype Man: a break beat play by Idris Goodwin directed by Jess McLeod September 11 – October 13, 2019
FEATURING Mykele Deville *, Shane Kenyon * and Angelica Santiago Scenic Designer Sara Ryung Clement † Costume Designer Melissa Ng † Lighting Designer Lee Fiskness † Sound Designer Patrick Bley Movement Director Steffan Clark Beats and Composition Rhythm Science Sound Stage Manager Katherine Thesing * Assistant Stage Manager Xavier Khan * Dramaturg Hannah Rae Montgomery First Produced in New York City by The Flea Theater Niegel Smith, Artistic Director; Carol Ostrow, Producing Director The World Premiere of Hype Man was produced by Company One Theatre, Shawn LaCount, Artistic Director, Boston, MA. It was awarded the 2017 Blue Ink Playwriting Award from American Blues Theater and received development at The Lark, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and La Jolla Playhouse. Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com) The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers of the United States. † Designers that are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA – 829 of the IATSE.
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PRODUCTION CREDITS THE CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of speaking) Verb Mykele Deville * Pinnacle Shane Kenyon * Peep One Angelica Santiago
SETTING A large American city, in the recent past.
INTERMISSION There will be no intermission.
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Q &A W I T H HY P E MA N’ S C R E ATOR , I DR I S G OOD WI N
Speaking Out and Taking a Stand Before rehearsals began, Resident Dramaturg Hannah Rae Montgomery sat down with playwright Idris Goodwin to talk about what compelled him to create Hype Man and why he’s thrilled to share it with Louisville audiences. Hannah Rae Montgomery: What inspired you to write Hype Man? Idris Goodwin: On a basic level, Hype Man is about a band. It’s a workplace drama, the business just happens to be rap music. Hype Man is the latest of my “break beat plays.” I made a commitment, starting with How We Got On (which premiered in the 2012 Humana Festival), to write a series of plays about hip-hop. And I don’t just mean that the plays feature rap. They’re also investigating how the invention of hip-hop has affected America, our relationships to one another around issues of race, and the importance of this music for young people trying to find a voice. Hype Man addresses questions like: what does it mean to be an ally? If you’re participating in an art form that came from protest movements and represented the disenfranchised, do you have a responsibility to honor those roots? The play is also exploring what it means to be a hype person. The role of the hype man/ woman/person in a hip-hop crew is to help the primary rapper express their message. The hype person is like a living exclamation point, an accelerator or engine to fuel what the main rapper’s trying to get out there. Hip-hop is about saying difficult things that no one wants to say, but doing it in such a slick way that people nod their heads in agreement. Through the working relationship between Verb and Pinnacle, the hype man and main rapper in this story, the play’s looking at hip-hop as a countercultural art form that’s become more mainstream. HRM: What do you hope audiences will take from the experience of seeing Hype Man? IG: I wrote this play during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement. The conversation around racially motivated police brutality, and black folks not A U D I E N C E
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Q &A W I T H HY P E MA N’ S C R E ATOR , I DR I S G OOD WI N feeling safe in all spaces, isn’t new. It’s been going on within the black community and in hip-hop for a long time. But the Black Lives Matter movement started mainstream discourse around this phenomenon. The immediate response from some was censorship, of denying that the black body exists under threat. A lot of people weren’t open to hearing what was being said. Hype Man is all about that tension around who has the privilege of remaining unaffected. The conflicts that emerge between Verb (who’s black) and Pinnacle (who’s white) in the wake of a police shooting in their city illustrate that black folks and white folks can share a space, we can consider ourselves friends, but there’s a disconnect in how we experience the world. Verb and Pinnacle have had a real connection since childhood, but there’s a fundamental difference in each character’s sense of urgency related to the shooting. For Pinnacle, the issue of police brutality gets to be more theoretical. For Verb, it’s like, “No, this could happen to me or my family at any time.” Hype Man exists in that intersection. It’s asking the audience to consider how we can find ways to say, “I may not completely know where you’re coming from, but I’m there for you, and that’s more important than whether I understand your experience on a personal level.” HRM: What excites you most about Hype Man being produced in Louisville? IG: Again, Actors Theatre is where the first break beat play premiered! If that hadn’t happened, I don’t know that I would’ve written this series. Also, until now, I’ve never lived in the same city where I’ve received a major production. And to have this production happen at the top of Robert Barry Fleming’s first season as the new Artistic Director of Actors, while I’m Artistic Director of StageOne Family Theatre, which has its offices in the same building—that’s incredibly exciting. It feels like being part of a greater theatre moment. It’s also exciting that Jess McLeod directed; she understands my work on a real molecular level. And there’s been great local collaboration. Steffan Clark, the movement director, is from Owensboro, Kentucky. Plus there’s a character in the show, Peep One, who’s a beatmaker, meaning she creates the tracks that Pinnacle and Verb rap over. So I roped in Rhythm Science Sound, a married couple who are anthropologists, DJs, and beatmakers here in town, to provide custom beats. In the script, I encourage theatres producing Hype Man to identify beatmakers in their communities and invite them to make new tracks specifically for those productions. That way, the sounds in every production will have a different flavor because they’re reflecting that region. Because theatre encompasses so many kinds of art—costume construction, dance, lights, music, painting, poetry—it’s important for us to reach out to artists beyond our usual collaborators. That allows us to learn from each other and make something new together.
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BIOGRAPHIES THE ACTING COMPANY Mykele Deville (Verb) Regional Theatre: Jackalope Theatre’s Octagon, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Heat Wave, Lifeline Theatre’s The Velveteen Rabbit and Lions in Illyria, Adventure Stage’s Spark and Chicago Children’s Theatre’s Bud, Not Buddy. Television: Showtime Network’s The Chi and Comedy Central’s Southside. Additional Credits: Deville is a mentoring member for The Yard. He received his B.F.A. in theatre performance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a locally signed hip-hop artist and published poet. For more information, please visit www.mykeledeville.com. Shane Kenyon (Pinnacle) is making his Actors Theatre debut. Regional Theatre: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare in Love and As You Like It at the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Hedda Gabbler at the Studio Theatre in Washington D.C. Select Chicago Credits: Buried Child at Writers Theatre; Buzzer at the Goodman Theatre; Hushabye, Where We’re Born and Sex with Strangers at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; The Who & The What at Victory Gardens Theater; Season on the Line at The House Theatre of Chicago; If There Is I Haven’t Found it Yet at Steep Theatre Company. Film: Olympia, Jessica and Dog Jack. Television: Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, Chicago P.D., Empire, The Chicago Code and Mind Games. Additional Credits: Kenyon received his B.F.A. from 12
the Chicago College of Performing Arts. He is a proud member of AEA and SAG. Angelica Santiago (Peep One) At Actors Theatre: Dracula (Vampire Bride), The Electric Harvest (Emma), A Christmas Carol (Belle u/s) and We’ve Come To Believe in the 43rd Humana Festival. Other Theatre: As You Like It (Phoebe), Henry IV Part I (Tavern Mistress and Davy) and King Lear (Doctor) with Kentucky Shakespeare; Pride and Prejudice (Charlotte Lucas), Jon (Carolin) and 99 Ways to F%^* a Swan (Leda). She received her B.F.A. in acting from Montclair State University.
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Jess McLeod is the Resident Director of Hamilton Chicago. Regional Theatre: There’s Always the Hudson (Woolly Mammoth, upcoming), Pride and Prejudice (Long Wharf Theatre, upcoming), L-vis Live! (Victory Gardens Theater), Venus (Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Next Up), Landladies (Northlight Theatre), Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Other Chicago: Wolf Play and Hang Man (The Gift Theatre), Fulfillment Center (A Red Orchid Theatre, Ensemble Member), Marry Me a Little (Porchlight Music Theatre), How We Got On (Haven Theatre), Season on the Line (The House Theatre of Chicago), Earth to Kenzie (Lyric Unlimited). New York: The Last Five Years and The Unauthorized Musicology of Ben Folds (New York Musical Festival, former Director of Programming). Additional Credits: M.F.A., Northwestern University. 2018 Artistic Fellow (Victory
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Patrick Bley (Sound Designer) Regional Theatre: Oslo and Sweat at Pioneer Theatre Company. Additional Theatre: The Humans (World Premiere) and The Projects at American Theatre Company; Bailiwick Chicago, Music Theatre Works, The Music Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre, Pride Films and Plays and more than 50 productions over five years at Timber Lake Playhouse. Bley holds a Bachelor of Science in Audio Arts and Acoustics from Columbia College Chicago. Sara Ryung Clement (Scenic Designer) Regional Theatre: Oregon Shakespeare
Festival: As You Like It, The Way the Mountain Moved and Vietgone (also at Seattle Repertory Theatre); Guthrie Theater: The Great Leap; South Coast Repertory: How the World Began, Absurd Person Singular; Denver Center Theatre Company: Sunsets and Margaritas; Folger Theatre: Henry IV, Part 1; Geffen Playhouse: The Thanksgiving Play (upcoming); East West Players: Kentucky; Baltimore Center Stage: Hearts; Yale Repertory Theatre: Miss Julie; and numerous costume design credits. Off-Broadway: Second Stage Uptown: Somebody’s Daughter (costume); Ma-Yi: Fruiting Bodies (costume). Additional Credits: Set design faculty at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; A.B. Princeton University. For more information, please visit www.sararyungclement.com.
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BIOGRAPHIES Lee Fiskness (Lighting Designer) Regional: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, People’s Light, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Two River Theater. Other Theatre: Chicago Children’s Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, House Theatre of Chicago, The Arsht Center of the Performing Arts, Drury Lane Theater, The Marriott Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre. Television: Fiskness has worked on the lighting teams for The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Fox Sports and The Chicago Bears Network. Opera: Kentucky Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Colorado, Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University. Additional Credits: M.F.A. in Design, Northwestern University. Fiskness was recently the Lighting Director at
The Santa Fe Opera, where he worked for 18 seasons. Melissa Ng (Costume Designer) is making her Actors Theatre debut. Regional Theatre: The Carpenter (Alley Theatre); The Chinese Lady (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); The Burn (Steppenwolf for Young Adults); Vietgone (Writers Theatre). Off-Broadway: The Bitter Game (Under the Radar, Public Theater), King Philip’s Head is Still on that Pike Just Down the Road (Clubbed Thumb). Additional Credits: B.A. University of Chicago; M.F.A. University of California San Diego. Proud member of Wingspace and USA829. To learn more, please visit www.melissaavang.com. Rhythm Science Sound (Beats and Composition) was founded in 2014 by Scz (pronounced “seize”) and Jared Zarantonello (Yared Sound). RSS is a
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BIOGRAPHIES Louisville-based music collective and social enterprise comprised of sound artists, deejays and music/tech educators who are working to preserve, develop and forward the culture of global dance music. They collaborate with various education, arts and youth organizations and institutions through their Mixing Matters dance music education program. Mixing Matters is made possible by Louisville Metro Government in partnership with Fund for the Arts. Recent collaborations include: StageOne Family Theatre, Jefferson Community and Technical College and the Latino Leadership and College Experience Camp. To find out more about Rhythm Science Sound’s work, please visit www.rhythmsciencesound.com.
CREATIVE STAFF Steffan Clark (Movement Director) At Actors Theatre: Skeleton Crew (2017). Other Theatre: American Tales at The Kentucky Center, Peer Gynt and August: Osage County at the May Studio Theatre, Wild Party and The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Shanklin Theatre, Zoo Story at the Trinity Center and Pride and Prejudice at the Empress. Additional Credits: Clark received his B.S. in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville.
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Xavier Khan (Assistant Stage Manager) is making his Actors Theatre debut. Regional: Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theater, Berkshire Theatre Group and Weston Playhouse. Off-Broadway: Atlantic Theater Company. Additional Credits: Carnegie Hall, Karamu House, Dobama Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and Cleveland Musical Theatre. Katherine Thesing (Stage Manager) At Actors Theatre: Ring of Fire, We’ve Come to Believe, You Across from Me, Pipeline, Fifth Third Bank’s Dracula (2016–2018), The Santaland Diaries (2017 & 2018), Airness, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Fifth Third Bank’s A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. Regional Theatre: Ring of Fire at Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Love’s Labour’s Lost at Montana Shakespeare in the Parks; Julius Caesar, Richard II and Much Ado About Nothing at Kentucky Shakespeare. Additional Credits: Thesing is a proud alumna of the Professional Training Company and Bellarmine University.
DRAMATURG Hannah Rae Montgomery is the resident dramaturg at Actors Theatre. Dramaturgy credits at Actors include
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BIOGRAPHIES Pipeline, The Magic Play, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, 4000 Miles, Luna Gale, At the Vanishing Point, The Mountaintop, True West, Romeo and Juliet and The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity in the Brown-Forman Series, and the world premieres of The Corpse Washer, God Said This, Airness, Cardboard Piano, Residence, That High Lonesome Sound, Remix 38, Cry Old Kingdom, The Delling Shore and How We Got On in the Humana Festival. She has also worked as a dramaturg at the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Yale Repertory Theatre and Yale Cabaret. Montgomery holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama.
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Idris Goodwin is a creative voice for change, impassioned by the power of art for social good. An award-winning playwright, break beat poet and Producing Artistic Director of Louisville’s StageOne Family Theatre, Goodwin uses story to inspire and incite new audiences across cultures and generations. His critically acclaimed plays like And In This Corner: Cassius Clay, How We Got On and Hype Man: a break beat play are widely produced across the country at professional theatres, college campuses and non-traditional spaces alike. He’s
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been honored to receive commissions and developmental support from institutions like The Kennedy Center, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions series, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Ground Floor Residency. He’s currently writing Scarfoot Lives, a new play co-commissioned by Arena Stage’s Power Plays initiative and the Playwrights’ Center’s McKnight Fellowship. In addition to the forthcoming poetry collection Can I Kick It?, he’s had several publications with Haymarket Books including Inauguration, Human Highlight: Ode To Dominique Wilkins and the controversial play This Is Modern Art, co-written with Kevin Coval. His words, voice and sometimes entire body have shown up on HBO’s Def Poetry, Sesame Street, NPR, BBC Radio and the Discovery Channel. A frequent public speaker at conferences and educational spaces, Goodwin is one of the leading voices in his field, committed to using art to cultivate more diverse and equitable spaces. For upcoming performances, content and creative writing tools visit www.idrisgoodwin.com.
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A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R Robert Barry Fleming Artistic Director Fleming served as Associate Artistic Director at Cleveland Play House from 2016-2019. Prior to Cleveland Play House, he served as the Director of Artistic Programming at Arena Stage; world premieres he commissioned, developed and championed during this tenure include the 2017 Best Musical Tony Award winner Dear Evan Hansen, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty, John Strand’s The Originalist, Katori Hall’s Blood Quilt, Karen Zacarías’ Destiny of Desire, and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, Sweat, by Lynn Nottage. Fleming was an Associate Producer for the OffBroadway premiere of The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams, starring Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif. He was also an Associate Professor (tenured) and Chair of the University of San Diego Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Department. His most recent directing and choreography credits include Next To Normal (Tantrum Theater), The Royale (Cleveland Play House), Destiny of
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Desire (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Caroline, or Change (Tantrum Theater) and Between Riverside and Crazy (Cleveland Play House). As part of the 2018 Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival, Fleming directed a reading of the new musical Minton’s Place by acclaimed contemporary music composer Nolan Williams, Jr., with libretto by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Nikkole Salter. His professional acting credits include stints on Broadway (Ragtime directed by Frank Galati, Stand-Up Tragedy directed by the late Ron Link), Off-Broadway (the leading role in Insurrection: Holding History by Robert O’Hara at The Public Theater), joining Actors’ Equity Association with the national tour of Cats (Original Bus and Truck), playing major regional theatres (The Old Globe, the Guthrie Theater, A Contemporary Theater, The Mark Taper Forum with the world premiere of George C. Wolfe’s Jelly’s Last Jam as Young Jelly) and appearing on television (Emmy-winning Disney Channel series Adventures In Wonderland, Family Matters, The George Carlin Show) and in films (Academy Award-winning L.A. Confidential and Twilight Of The Golds).
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Alex Alvarez * Turney P. Berry Colin Crawford William W. Crawford Jr. Angie M. Evans * Kirsten Ford Linda Gaines † Layla George Jan M. Grayson Lena Hamel Aaron Jahn
Barbara W. Juckett Jonathan Lowe Todd Lowe Stewart Lussky Jennifer Mackin Theresa Reno-Weber Theodore S. Rosky ‡ Marsha Beck Roth ‡ Bob Saunders † Scott Schaftlein * John E. Selent
Seema Sheth Wendy Sirchio Allan Tasman MD ‡ Mac Thompson Robbie Tindall * Karl N. Victor, III Karen Wunderlin
John J. Buchino, MD Mary Beth Clark Irwin H. Cutler, Jr. Gayle S. Dorsey Jane Driskell Douglass Farnsley Mrs. Harry S. Frazier, Jr. Clarence E. Glover Jack Guthrie
Ian Y. Henderson Frank B. Hower, Jr. Christine Johnson David M. Krebs Eleanor Bingham Miller Steven J. Paradis Donna King Perry Benjamin K. Richmond Donna Burks Sanders
Rev. Alfred R. Shands W. Kennedy Simpson Kathi Stearman Sherry Steinbock William M. Street Amanda Foard Tyler Ann C. Wells Jessica White
Vice President for Service Robert Lutz
Board Members Linda Cauble Wanda Cundiff Lew Ketcham Melanie Knight Tom Morton Val Slayton, M.D. Sue Terdan
‡ Denotes Sustaining Director † Denotes Ex-Officio * Denotes Executive Committee Member
ADVISORY COUNCIL Carolee Allen James B. Appleberry Lynn Ashton Irving W. Bailey Stanley Bayersdorfer Karen Bearden Winfrey Blackburn, Jr. Neville Blakemore, Jr. Cornelia W. Bonnie
ACTORS ASSOCIATES BOARD President Linda Gaines
Secretary Barbara Ketcham
Immediate Past President Caroline Martinson
Vice President for Communication Rita Bell
Financial Secretary Bill Bolte
Vice President for Fundraising Barbara Nichols
Treasurer Doris Elder
Coordinator, Gift Shop Operations Pennie Miller Service Coordinator Mary Korfage
Vice President for Hospitality Patti Slagle
Cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, 2018. Photo by Jonathan Roberts.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE THEATRE THAT ENRICHES LIVES.
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I N D I V I D UA L S U P P O R T VISIONARY CIRCLE
Christina Lee Brown Anonymous Crawford Charitable Fund Anonymous Mrs. Harry S. Frazier, Jr. Caroline Martinson Jacqueline R. and Theodore S. Rosky Ms. Elizabeth Rounsavall John E. Selent
PRODUCER CIRCLE Sandra Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Mac Thompson
DIRECTOR CIRCLE
John and Natalie Bajandas Brooke and Matthew Barzun Turney P. Berry and Kendra Foster Mrs. Edith S. Bingham Lena and Matthew Hamel Augusta and Gill Holland, Jr Mary Gwen Wheeler and David A. Jones, Jr. Todd P. Lowe and Fran C. Ratterman Bruce Merrick and Karen McCoy Thomas and Mary Jo Mueller J. A. Paradis III Marsha and David Roth Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall III Alfred Shands The Wunderlin Company
DESIGNER CIRCLE
Mr. and Mrs. David Daulton Sarah and Peter Fuller Jim and Marianne Welch
PLAYWRIGHT CIRCLE
Alejandro and Carol Alvarez Ms. Patricia W. Ballard Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Bonnie Bruce Broussard Meredith Wilson Brown Dr. Joseph J. Buchino Victoria and Paul J. Diaz Bill and Joyce Holmes Barbara and Bill Juckett Michael and Elizabeth Keyes Nana Lampton Anonymous Fairleigh and Abby Lussky Kevin E. Moore and Mike Porto Dr. Catherine Newton and Dr. Gordon Strauss Al and Jamie Paradis Carol and Charlie Pye Linda and Chris Valentine 22
DRAMATURG CIRCLE
Jesse and Kim Adams Keith Auerbach, M.D. Adam Beam Madelyn Buzzard Mees Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Callen Heather McHold and Stephen P. Campbell Mark B. Carter Ken and Carolle Jones Clay Michael and Gina Del Negro Nancy L. Doctor Mr. and Ms. Donald Finney Ken and Judy Handmaker Michelle and Michael Hanington Dan and Lisa Jones Jennifer Fortner Letcher Anonymous Holland and Sherry McTyeire Susan S. and Robert H. Means Anonymous Rick and Becky Reed Jonathan and Julie Roberts Kris and Wendy Sirchio Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Tindall Selden Y. Trimble V David and Melissa Weedman Jane Welch Will and Becky West L. David Wilson Phoebe A. Wood
STAGE MANAGER CIRCLE
Michael Alt Phillip Anderton Mr. James B. Appleberry Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Arnold Rita Jane Bell Sharon and Stephen Berger Neville Blakemore, Jr. and Gray Henry Mr. and Mrs. Neville Blakemore III Christen and Mike Boone Maggie Brandt and Bert Lyons Norma B. Braver Tom and Sylvia Brite Dr. and Mrs. John J. Buchino William Burbank John Burger Dr. Phil Cochran and Ms. Marie B. Hertzman-Cochran Larry Combs Kevin and Mera Cossey Corlett Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Costel Brad Asher and Susan Coventry Sherri and Chuck Crosby
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Irwin and Carol Cutler Jeffrey Eckmann Dr. Richard Edelson and Donna Smith Fr. John G. Eifler Daniel and Kirsten Ford Jan M. Grayson Mr. John R. Gregory Anonymous Scott and JoAnn Haner Arvida and Edward Harris Mrs. James C. Hennessy Dennis Hillen Anna Hitron and Thomas Johnston Jonathan and Janet Hodes Georg and Benita Hofstetter Koman Steve Knight Mary Korfhage David and Carol Krebs Mr. Robert E. Kulp, Jr. Rabbi Laura Metzger and Cantor David Lipp Jonathan Lowe Ms. Stewart Lussky and Mr. Bob Jones Susan McNeese and Phil Lynch Robert T. and Eleanor Maddox Sally and Charlie Moyer Duane and Anne Murner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Murphy Anonymous John Poole Chris Price George W. Rapp Jr. and Lynne Meena Theresa and Ben Reno-Weber Walter and Susan Sales Scott Schaftlein and Andrew Newton Dr. Marilyn Schorin Venkat Sharma Darrell and Nancy Shelton Kennedy and Sara Simpson Patti Slagle and Steve Zimmerman Larry Fleischer and Les Stanfield Mr. Sam Stewart Charlotte and John Clay Stites Mrs. James W. Stites, Jr. John L. Tate and Phyllis McMurry-Tate Kelly Terlau Rose Mary Rommel Toebbe Porter Watkins and George Bailey Dr. Melissa L. Weaver John Weeter, MD and Linda Weeter Sarina and Robert Weiss Thomas and Susan Wobbe Stephen and Coretta Wolford
I N D I V I D UA L S U P P O R T PRINCIPAL ARTIST Teresa Bridgewaters Beth Welch
SUPPORTING ROLE
Maureen Awbrey and Diane Kyle Mr. and Mrs. W. Robinson Beard Stephen and Jeannie Bodney Stanley Bond Charles and Robyn Kane Linda W. Cauble Helen Cohen Mr. Curtis R. Conlin and Mr. Chris Welsh Gayle and Earl Dorsey Susan E. Ellison Philip and Mary Eschels Ron and Hulyn Farr Robert Gable Vincenzo and Pat Gabriele Bill Goetz and Karen Williams Deborah Greenwald Sonya and Ara Hacet Cindy and Dwayne Jarboe Carol Jones Robert Knapp Ed Kruger and Jeff Rodgers Henry and Marty Kuehn Charles and Donna Lavelle Matt Linville and Kelly Will Mr. Joseph and Dr. Janine Malone Grodon McLeod Guy E. and Elizabeth S. Montgomery Mary J Oberst Patrick Owen and Norman P. Dixon Lue and John Peabody Laura Petry William A. Pierce Erik Prentice Russell and Betty Prough Janet and Richard Rink Arthur Shechet and Marilyn Robie Bonnie and John Roth Ron Rubin, in honor of Jeff Rodgers and Actors Theatre leadership Kevin and Cheryl Sandefur Beth Sarkar Mr. Robert S. Saunders Peggy and Phillip Shake
Ellen and Max Shapira Dr. and Mrs. Roger J. Shott Mrs. Yandell R. Smith Ilam E. Smith Dr. John Roberts and Dr. Janet L. Smith Vertner Smith and Barbara West Bob Sokoler Sarah and Wright Steenrod Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Stewart Jay Trumbo Brittany Vencill Melany Wessels
CRAFT ARTISAN
Imram Aslam Rebecca Begley and Robert Weekly Daniel Briscoe Rebecca S Brown Erin Burke and Chris Klein Ashley Novak Butler Tiffany Ramos Cardwell Tich Changamire Richard and Elizabeth Clay Melanie and Rowan Claypool Vicki Coombs Jane Cornett Thomas and Paige Cox Colin Crawford William Curley and Linda Huss Conrad Daniels Matt and Emilie Delahanty Leonidas Deters and Penelope Shaw Dr. and Mrs. Walter Feibes Bill and Kathy Fensterer Gregg and Leslie Fowler Layla K. George and Mike Clark Salem and LuAnn George Jr. James and Grace Giesel Mary Jane and Peter Glauber Jeffrey Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldwin Tyson and Suzanne Gorman Tara and Mike Guenthner Carrie Syberg Barbara B. Hardy Kathy and Shaun Herbig Louis Hettinger Hollie Hopkins
Rhonda and Steve Houghland Nick and Mica Jochim Donna Y. Kays Todd and Kim Kennedy Rob King Kevin Klein Melanie Knight Warner and Willie Ann Lansing John Littig Karen Long Joe Lyons John Maltby Alex Marti Stephen and Virginia Mattingly Mr. Neil E. Mellen and Dr. Mavin H. Martin Claire Alagia and Creighton Mershon, Sr. Mike and Lauren Minor Susan Moremen Joanna and Robert Myers Patrick and Natalie Oster Mr. G Paul Owen Jr. Dustin Page and Bryan Miller Patrice E. Paton Lisa Petry David Gerald Polston Dr. Trudi Rash Mr. C. Glenn Reid Taylor Rich Benjamin K Richmond Alex Roma Seema Sheth and Andreas Wokutch Ted and Rae Shlechter Mary Ann Smania Matthew and Amy Smith Dr. J. C. States and Ms. G. R. Russo Paul Stropkay and Katherine Firth Dr. Wayne Villanueva and Janet C. Witzleben Karl Victor Craig and Kelley Welch Mitzie and Jim Wittliff Ms. Ruth Wukasch Carol and Bill Young David and Bonnie Zepka Kelly Zullo
S TA F F D O N O R S Norman P. Dixon Carrie and Justin Hagovsky
Steve Knight Erin Meiman
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Jeff Rodgers Peggy Shake
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T H E AT R E S TA F F ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Robert Barry Fleming ARTISTIC
PRODUCTION
Artistic Producer ....................................................Emily Tarquin Artistic Manager ......................................Zachary Meicher-Buzzi Company Manager .........................................................Dot King
Production Manager ................................................ Paul Werner Assistant Production Manager ................................. Bryn Weiler Production Stage Manager ................................Stephen Horton Resident Stage Managers ................................Jessica Kay Potter, Katherine Thesing Resident Production Assistants ...... Andie Burns, Margaret Rial
LITERARY Literary Director .................................................... Amy Wegener Literary Manager ..............................................Jenni Page-White Resident Dramaturg ......................... Hannah Rae Montgomery Literary Associate ..................................................... Jessica Reese
LEARNING & CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT Learning & Creative Engagement Associates........Janelle Renee Dunn, Abigail Miskowiec Teaching Artists ................................. Liz Fentress, Claire Hagan, Alyssa Rae Hendricks, Keith McGill, Talleri McRae, Morgan Younge
ADMINISTRATION General Manager ............................................. Jeffrey S. Rodgers Human Resources Manager ........................................Marie Tull Systems Manager .......................................................... Dot Krebs Executive Assistant ............................................... Norman Dixon
AUDIENCE SERVICES & SALES Ticket Sales Director ............................................Kim McKercher Season Tickets Manager ......................................... Julie Gallegos Patron Services Managers ............ Steve Clark, Kristy Kannapell Patron Services Associates..... LaShana Avery, Sophia Bierman, Leah Boroff-Bodoin, Kristine Farley, Marty Huelsmann
VOLUNTEER & AUDIENCE RELATIONS Director of Volunteer & Audience Relations.. Allison Hammons House Managers ........Jesse Barfield, Tiffany Bush, Jan Hubert, Hilary Jones, Steve Renner, Abigail Rogers
DEVELOPMENT Director of Development .......................................Lori Kay Scott Director of Community Partnerships ...............Carrie Hagovsky Development Coordinator ................................ Matthew Brown
FINANCE Finance Director .......................................................Peggy Shake Accounting Manager ................................................. Jason Acree Accounting Assistant .......................................Christine England
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Marketing & Communications Director .................Steve Knight Marketing Manager ................................................Melissa Hines Festival & Events Manager .....................................Erin Meiman Public Relations & Communications Manager...............Elizabeth Greenfield Marketing & Communications Coordinator....Charlotte Stephens Graphic Designer ............................................ Mary Kate Grimes Assistant Graphic Designer ...........................Sheyenne Santiago Group Sales Manager ...............................................Sarah Peters Outbound Customer Service Representative ... David Meredith
OPERATIONS Operations Director ............................................... Carlo Stallings Building Services Supervisor ..................................Ricky Baldon Building Services ..........................Deonta Burns, Glen Gardner, Michael Sweatmon, Cedrick Yelder
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SCENIC Technical Director .............................................. Justin Hagovsky Associate Technical Director ...............................Braden Blauser Scene Shop Manager ...................................Javan Roy-Bachman Master Carpenter ......................................................... Alexia Hall Scenic Carpenters .................. Hannah Allgeier, Pierre Vendette Deck Carpenters ................. Gracie Lawson, Brooke McPherson Scenic Charge Artist ..................................................Colleen Doty
COSTUMES Costume Director .........................................................Mike Floyd Crafts Master .......................................................... Shari Cochran Draper/Tailor ..............................................................Jeffery Park First Hands ....................................Faith Brown, Allison McCann Stitchers .................................. Celeste Collado, Maureen Strobel Costume Design Assistant ................... Isabel Martin, Tiffany Yu Wig Supervisor .............................................................Katie Ward Wig & Makeup Assistant .................................... Rebecca Traylor Wardrobe Manager ....................................................Anna Jenny Wardrobe Assistant....Camila Benencia Courreges, Chloe Hixson
LIGHTING Lighting Supervisor ...............................................Jason E. Weber Associate Lighting Supervisor ..................................Dani Clifford Lead Lighting Technician ..............Wylder Cooper, Tyler Warner Lighting Technician ..........................Blake Anderson, Will Blair, Andy Glischinski, Troy Johnson, Lindsay Krupski, Steven York
SOUND Sound Supervisor ........................................................Paul Doyle Assistant Sound Supervisor ............................... Lindsay Burdsall Sound Technician ................... Marion Ayers, Victoria Campbell
PROPERTIES Properties Director .................................................Mark Walston Associate Properties Master ............................... Heather Lindert Assistant Properties Master ............................... Katelin Ashcraft Carpenter Artisan ....................................................Ryan Bennett Soft Goods Artisan ................................................Jessie Combest
VIDEO Media Technologist ............................................... Philip Allgeier
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COMPANY Director ....................................................Christine Albright-Tufts Artistic Coordinator ............................................... Jonathan Ruiz Acting................Michael Allyn, Kaitlyn Boyer, Aizhaneya Carter, Zoë DePreta, Christopher Garofalo, Jen Jarnagin, Noah Keyishian, Teresa Langford, Germainne LeBron, Alex Lin, Gabriela Llarena, Alex Might, Mollie Murk, Kat Peña, Andrew G. Rodriguez, Patrick Steadman Taylor, Ashtonn Thompson, Isaiah J. Williams Communications.....................................................Austin French Company & Artistic Management.......................Ellen Greetham Costumes...................................................................... Emily Brod Directing...................................................... Cara Hinh, Julia Rufo
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SERVICES & AMENITIES
T H E AT R E S TA F F Dramaturgy & Literary Management..........Kathryn de la Rosa, Liam E. Gibbs Festival & Events Management............................... Abby Tauber Learning & Creative Engagement.................. Michaela Barczak, Matthew Dryburgh Lighting..........................................................................Siena Wise Marketing............................................................ Sarah Jae Leiber Producing & Casting..................................................Sujotta Pace Production Management.......................................Carol Almonte Properties........................................................... Peter deGuzman Scenic.................................................................... Patrice J. Nelms Sound....................................................................... Joshua Brown Stage Management......................... Sophie Antovel, Julia Bregy, Connor Feagin, Maggie Hoffecker
USHER CAPTAINS Dolly Adams, Shirley Adkins, Marie Allen, Terryl Allen, Katherine Austin, Libba & Chuck Bonifer, Tanya Briley, Judy Buckler, Brenda Cease, Maleva Chamberlain, Donna Conlon, Terry Conway, Ella Cullen, Laurie Eiden, Doris Elder, Joyce French, Carol Halbleib, LuAnn & Tom Hayes, Candace Jaworski, Holly Kissel, Barbara Nichols, Teresa Nusz, Dalen Payton, Beth Phipps, Nancy Rankin, Tim Unruh, Lily Wobbe.
ACTORS THEATRE’S COMPANY DOCTOR Dr. Andrew Mickler, F.A.C.S.
Actors Theatre of Louisville was founded in 1964 by Richard Block in association with Ewel Cornett. Jon Jory was Producing Director from 1969 to 2000. Alexander Speer was Executive Director from 1965 to 2006.
ARTISTS UNDER COMMISSION In addition to reading script submissions from around the country, Actors Theatre of Louisville builds relationships with playwrights and encourages the creation of new work by commissioning plays from artists whom we admire. A new play commission engages a writer to pen a piece specifically for Actors Theatre of Louisville and allows us to support the work’s development from the earliest stages of inspiration onward. Some notable past full-length plays commissioned by Actors Theatre and produced in the Humana Festival of New American Plays include The Christians and The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath, Cry it Out by Molly Smith Metzler, For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday by Sarah Ruhl, Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo, Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison (co-commission with Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Big Love and The Glory of the World by Charles Mee, and Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies (winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama).
COMMISSIONED WRITERS CURRENTLY INCLUDE: Jeff Augustin, Lisa Sanaye Dring, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Sarah Gubbins, Jane B. Jones, Rajiv Joseph & Bill Sherman, and Alexis Scheer
TICKET INFORMATION Box Office Hours (During Performances) Subject to change.
Monday: Tuesday-Thursday: Friday-Saturday: Sunday:
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 12 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 12 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 12 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Order by phone: (502) 584-1205 • 1-800-4ATL-TIX Phone orders are subject to a $3 per ticket processing fee. All orders subject to a $2 per ticket Historic Landmark Fee. Online fees vary, based on ticket cost. Order Online: ActorsTheatre.org Address: 316 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202-4218 USA
SPECIAL OFFERS Season Ticket Packages A range of ticket packages are available, including incredible benefits. Call our Box Office for options or visit ActorsTheatre.org/SeasonTickets. Groups Discounts ranging from 5% to 20% are available to groups of ten or more. Call (502) 585-1210 for details. Ages 60+, military, students (full-time with valid ID), and patrons with disabilities receive 10% off single tickets. Day of Performance: Patrons with disabilities and students $24. Gift Certificates Perfect for all occasions, gift certificates are available in any amount and can be purchased at the Box Office or online at actorstheatre.org. Ticket Exchange Ticket holders may exchange their tickets either by phone or in person. As soon as possible after exchange needs are known, please call or visit our Box Office to make arrangements. Ticket exchanges may be made until 5 p.m. the day of the date on the tickets or one hour in advance of a matinee—only for another performance of the same play. Upgrade fees may apply. PLEASE NOTE Ticket discounts are subject to availability, cannot be combined with other discounts, and are not valid on previously purchased tickets. Historic Landmark and phone fees apply. Not valid during blackout performances or special programming. Seating restrictions may apply. Visit ActorsTheatre.org/ TicketOptions for more information. GALLERY HOURS (During Performances) Tuesday - Friday: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday - Sunday: 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. Closed Mondays and non-performance days
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SERVICES & AMENITIES NO SMOKING
FOOD & BEVERAGE Food is not permitted in the theatre.
No smoking of any kind is permitted within the facility.
Beverage Service Beverage service is available at the lobby bar TuesdaySunday, one hour before all shows and at intermission. Post-performance beverage service is available at MilkWood. Beverages can be pre-purchased for intermission at the bar before all performances.
ACCESSIBILITY
MilkWood Open Tuesday-Sunday at 5:30 p.m. MilkWood, a restaurant operated by Chef Edward Lee, is located on the lower level of Actors Theatre. Food is available at the bar in the restaurant without reservations; however, reservations are recommended for table service. For reservations, please call (502) 584-MILK (6455) or visit MilkwoodRestaurant.com.
LATE ARRIVAL POLICY Late Seating in the Pamela Brown Auditorium or the Bingham Theatre is at the discretion of the House Manager, who can be located in the lobbies upon your arrival. Due to the intimate nature of the Victor Jory Theatre, latecomers will not be seated.
PARKING Accessible parking is available on the Mezzanine Level of the Actors parking garage and on the Ground Floor Level for vans. There are additional marked spaces next to the Main Street elevators on Levels 3 through 6. The Actors parking garage elevators, located along Main Street, provide direct access to theatre lobbies. For information on discount parking for theatre events or traffic updates and alerts, please visit our website at ActorsTheatre.org or contact our Box Office at 502.584.1205.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE In the event of a fire, a severe storm or an earthquake, you will be instructed by an announcement from the stage indicating the best method of exit. Please notice the multiple red exit signs in the theatre. For your safety, please exit in a calm and orderly manner.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES Please silence your phone or watch alarm so it will not disrupt the performance. Use of cellular phones, pagers, cameras, recording devices or any device that will light up the rows behind you are strictly prohibited in the auditorium. If you feel you may need to be contacted in case of an emergency, check your phone or pager with the house manager. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.
NO FIREARMS Firearms are strictly prohibited on these premises.
CHILDREN Children under age four are not permitted unless the production specifically appeals to very young children. All children attending an event, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Because it can be distracting to others in the theatre, if your child is disruptive or excessively restless, you may be asked to step outside.
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Accessible ramps, elevators, parking, restrooms, water fountains and wheelchair seating are available for patrons with disabilities. Booster seats are available for check-out at the Box Office with a refundable deposit. Parking is located on levels M and 3–6 of the garage. Accessible restrooms are located on the first floor and Mezzanine Level. Sound Enhancement All theatres are equipped with an FM wireless system for hearing enhancement. Lightweight receivers with earphones or magnetic induction loops are available free of charge, with a refundable deposit, from the House Manager or an usher. Audio-Described Performances Selected performances, generally during a weekend matinee, are audio described for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Describers provide a live, objective, and descriptive delivery of the visual elements of the performance in between the dialogue. A schedule is available at the Box Office. Provided by The Kentucky Center. Caption Theatre Caption Theatre is provided for selected performances for patrons who have hearing loss and may not benefit from hearing amplification. The audible elements are shown on an LED sign, in real time, as each line is spoken or sung. Reservations for this service should be made at the time of ticket purchase to ensure the best seating for this service. Provided by The Kentucky Center. Sensory Friendly Sensory-friendly items such as noise-reducing headphones, fidgets and stress balls are available for check-out, with a refundable deposit, from the House Manager or an usher. A schedule of sensory-friendly and relaxed performances is available at the Box Office. Large-Print Programs Large-print programs are available at the entrance to all theatres on both levels. VOLUNTEERS Volunteer opportunities are available as a member of Actors Associates or the Usher Corps. Call (502) 584-1265 ext. 3072 or visit actorstheatre.org/participate. RENTALS Looking for a unique space to hold an event? Actors Theatre boasts a variety of different spaces for events ranging from meetings to conferences. Call (502) 584-1265 for details. BACKSTAGE TOURS Backstage Tours arranged by advance request. Call (502) 584-1265.
All programs, activities and services are provided equally without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
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KENTUCKY WOMEN: ENID YANDELL JULY 17, 2019 – JANUARY 12, 2020
To celebrate her 150th birthday, the Speed is presenting a fresh
look at Enid Yandell’s career, contextualizing the world in which she lived, as a young woman living and working in turn-of-the-century Louisville, Paris, and New York City.
Exhibition season support provided by: Dav Fam Art Fund Cary Brown and Steven E. Epstein Paul and Deborah Chellgren Debra and Ronald Murphy Eleanor Bingham Miller
speedmuseum.org
FRIDAY NIGHT HOURS
OPEN LATE ‘TIL A U D I E N C E
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