Valley of the Heart at Center Theatre Group, Performances magazine November 2018 by Center Theatre Group

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Welcome to Center Theatre Group If you’ve never been here before, I want to welcome you to what I hope will be a wonderful experience. For those of you returning…it’s nice to have you back here with us! At Center Theatre Group, we believe theatre creates an extraordinary connection between artists and audiences, and helps to create an energy that feeds a city, a culture, and a society. Theatre, at its best, reflects the community it serves. As one of the nation’s most influential nonprofit theatre companies, we proudly continue our 52-year tradition of using the art of theatre to broaden horizons and illuminate new perspectives. All three of this month’s shows do just that. Dear Evan Hansen is a Broadway phenomenon that has just launched its national tour to 50 cities around the country. We feel very lucky to be presenting this production—with beautiful music, a top-notch company, and an important message—in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre. Valley of the Heart is a masterful play from writer/director Luis Valdez, who returns to the Mark Taper Forum after last season’s triumphant revival of Zoot Suit. Set in what’s now Silicon Valley during World War II, it’s an epic love story and a moving reminder of a shameful chapter in American history. And at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, Quack is a brand-new play by the wonderfully talented playwright Eliza Clark. It is a play that began its life in our L.A. Writers’ Workshop, a program that supports a group of local playwrights in the creation of new works over the course of a year. It’s a very sharp, very funny piece of theatre that also adds to the bigger conversation we’re having right now about privilege and power in America. These three productions show you just a little bit of the breadth of the shows we present and produce at Center Theatre Group. And these are only a small fraction of our work, which also includes programs engaging artists, community members, and theatre’s next generation. If you are entertained, excited, or enlightened by your experience at the theatre, please consider coming a little deeper into the fold of the Center Theatre Group family by becoming a subscriber, making a tax-deductible donation to support our nonprofit mission, or just returning for more theatre. We’ll be happy to welcome you back! See you soon. Sincerely,

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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP DONORS GO BACKSTAGE FOR AIN’T TOO PROUD How many trucks do you need to move a show from Washington, D.C. to L.A. to Toronto to Broadway? What did it take to install a treadmill onstage at the Ahmanson? How many actors can quick-change at once in a teeny, tiny backstage dressing area? Only members of the Center Theatre Group Inner Circle, whose donations support our nonprofit theatre company, know. Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations Stage Manager Jay Carey led an intrepid group of donors backstage on September 22, 2018 to find out how the theatre magic gets made. Want to get in on the secrets behind some of the greatest shows in the world? Visit CTGLA.org/Donate.

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SWEAT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: SURVIVING DAY TO DAY IN L.A. Our Community Conversations bring renowned experts, community opinion-makers, and cultural thought-leaders in dialogue about the context, issues, and ideas finding voice on our stages. With Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat onstage at the Taper depicting the struggles of a group of factory workers, we brought together (L–R) Chrysalis CEO Mark Loranger, USC sociologist Manuel Pastor, and SEIU California Executive Director Alma Hernández to talk with Chapman University theatre professor and moderator Jocelyn L. Buckner about the economic issues facing many Angelenos. Watch the conversation and read more at CTGLA.org/Blog.

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ON OUR STAGES

OCT 17 – NOV 25 Photos by Cristi Burgos/CBGRAPHY.

Playwrights in Conversation Recently minted MacArthur “Genius” Dominique Morisseau (left), book writer of Ain’t Too Proud—The Life & Times of the Temptations, and Jocelyn Bioh (right), writer of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, came together for a free, special event on September 19, 2018 at Center Theatre Group’s rehearsal space at The Music Center Annex. They talked about what it takes for a new work to connect with a community and find its audience—and where they see theatre going next. Watch the discussion at Facebook.com/CTGLA.

STUDENTS TAKE A CRASH COURSE IN VALLEY OF THE HEART

OCT 30 – DEC 9

On three Wednesday evenings this fall, high school students worked with professional artists to dive into Valley of the Heart in a series of totally free workshops designed to introduce them to the elements that go into a professional production. Students got hands-on experience and instruction in costume, lighting, and scenic design, as well as acting and directing— then presented scenes and design concepts to family, friends, and peers.

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BEFORE NOON ON THREE WEEKDAY MORNINGS IN SEPTEMBER, CENTER THEATRE GROUPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE WAS PACKED TO THE RAFTERS AND BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT. Despite the early hour, the crowd was ready and the actors were pumped. And anyone standing at the back of the house would have been surprised and delighted to learn that many of the audience members in attendance were at their first professional production. They are among the thousands of young people from across Southern California who take part in our STUDENT MATINEE PROGRAM. Students and teachers enter the world of the production weeks before the performance with educator workshops, resource materials, and classroom visits from Center Theatre Group Teaching Artists. Interactive engagement activities at the theatre, a full performance, a post-show question-and-answer session with the cast and creatives, and follow-up activities in the classroom complete this immersive educational experience.

We loved bringing over 800 high school and middle school students and educators to School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Special Thanks

The Student Matinee Program also receives generous support from Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, Renee & Meyer Luskin, Deena & Edward Nahmias, Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation, the Artists & Educators Forum, and Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation. 10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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A NEW PLAY DEBUTS IN BOYLE HEIGHTS

LUIS ALFARO’S

L.A. STORY COMES TO OUR LIBRARY READING SERIES AS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS The Mama of the Row team. Photo by Cristi Burgos/CBGRAPHY.

A TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN SEPTEMBER FOUND PLAYWRIGHT AND MacARTHUR “GENIUS” LUIS ALFARO REWRITING HIS NEWEST WORK IN AN AT ONCE UNLIKELY AND COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE SETTING: A LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY PARKING LOT IN BOYLE HEIGHTS. The play is Mama of the Row or Who Raised the Rent? (A Los Angeles Vaudeville of Tragic Proportions) A Displacement of Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children,” and it’s the story of a family living on the streets of Downtown L.A.’s Skid Row.

Mama of the Row is one of about two dozen new works currently under commission by Center Theatre Group. But unlike most of our commissions, it made its first public debut as part of our free Library Play Reading Series—just a few miles away from where the piece is set. And so Alfaro—whose works have appeared on stages around the world, and who was a longtime member of Center Theatre Group’s artistic staff—found himself doing rewrites in a Boyle Heights parking lot, surrounded by director Nancy Keystone, a small company of local actors and collaborators, and the three-woman, mariachi-inspired band La Victoria. The group had spent the previous week in your more typical regional theatre new play development setting: Center Theatre Group’s rehearsal rooms.

“It was so much fun, and I have to say part of the journey was that we created together,” said Alfaro. “It was so amazing that we were able to bring all the collaborators into the room, and that I was able to bring in scenes every day.” But with just moments before the reading was to take place, with Benjamin Franklin Library already packed with patrons of all ages there for the play— mostly local but at least one person had come from as far away as Simi Valley—Alfaro had realized he needed to add a new scene. After a quick rehearsal in the lot, followed by an introduction from Center Theatre Group Community Partnerships Director Jesus Reyes, the band began to play, and the actors took the floor. The group of elementary school-age girls in the front row stopped giggling, and the entire audience spent the next hour enraptured—laughing, gasping, and occasionally tearing up—by the struggles of Mama and her children. The next two evenings, the scene was similar at Malabar and Robert Louis Stevenson Libraries. For the past five years, these three libraries have hosted regular bilingual play readings—generally monthly, with a Spanish reading followed by an English reading—for a multigenerational audience Continues on page 14

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Alfaro was equally appreciative of his audience. “I can’t imagine a more diverse audience. It was so cool—even having the little kids. It was fun to track it with the audience, to hear where they were plugging in and out,” said Alfaro. “You’re writing about a community and you have the community judge you and give you affirmation or criticism—it’s a kind of guide. The opportunity to have that kind

of community with you is very rare. It was all very positive and very fun. We got better and better every night. I did about 30 pages of changes through the second reading, and by Thursday, I thought we had gotten a rough draft of what we wanted.” Alfaro will continue to work on and refine Mama of the Row over the coming months with the continued support of Center Theatre Group. And the readings—which generally are presented in partnership with local Los Angeles theatre companies—will continue at the libraries. Special thanks to the California Arts Council for their support of our Library Play Reading Series.

“You’re writing about a community and you have the community judge you and give you affirmation or criticism—it’s a kind of guide. The opportunity to have that kind of community with you is very rare.” —Luis Alfaro

Photos by Cristi Burgos/CBGRAPHY.

of grandparents, parents, and children. “Some of our largest audiences turn out for Center Theatre Group’s plays,” said Benjamin Franklin Branch Senior Librarian Connie B. Topete. “There is so much enthusiasm when a play reading is held here. You can feel the excitement. Live theatre is not something that most people in Boyle Heights have access to, and the community is very appreciative of that fact.”

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the idea that this is where western society had ended up. For this new work, “they were obsessed with aging and beauty,” said Rodriguez. “And what better place than Los Angeles to explore that?” With the help of Center Theatre Group, they interviewed “people who are a lot older than us—senior citizens—and people who are lot younger than us—late teens, early 20s,” said Gob Squad. They focused on people who have spent time onstage and in the public eye (dancers, singers, magicians, models). “The exciting thing about this residency is meeting these people,” said Gob Squad. “How people are with their bodies and how they present themselves is very inspiring. The people we meet always bring an element of ‘place’ into the work; they represent Los Angeles.”

WORKS-IN-PROGRESS AT THE LAX FESTIVAL Three other L.A. artists received support and a platform from Center Theatre Group this fall thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. We partnered with the 2018 Los Angeles Exchange [LAX] Festival to present a Worksin-Progress Series featuring new theatre from Edgar Arceneaux, Tiffany Lytle, and Estela Garcia. The series was designed to provide a critical opportunity for local theatre artists to develop their work, with an emphasis on pieces that reflect and connect to the unique histories, environments, communities, issues, and artistic legacies that define our contemporary moment. Learn more at PerformancePractice.la.

They also appeared in the piece alongside Gob Squad, who have been performing around the world together for 25 years, and represent middle age. “It’s a lovely, emotional show about people in the middle who see their youth quickly fading and their age creeping up on them,” said Rodriguez. “Is there a better place? Is the middle better? Is it all good? They’re asking all of those questions.” The White Album is onstage at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance April 5–7, 2019, and also finds inspiration from a seminal work of literature: Joan Didion’s essay about 1960s California. Jan first read the essay at 16, and “it’s the piece of writing I’ve returned to most in my life,” he said. “I used to feel like I was embracing the first sentence, ‘We tell ourselves stories in order to live,’ as a mantle under which I worked, and it sort of spoke to the power of artists and art to create meaning out of the incomprehensible world that surrounds us all. As I’ve aged, that sentence has taken on a different hue, and I’ve realized its double-edgedness, in the sense that, ‘We tell ourselves stories in order to live’ can be understood as, ‘We create illusions in order to get by.’” The White Album explores this double edge, as well as Jan’s relationship to the piece and to the audience, with two performances in one. “It features an audience that’s actually sitting in the theatre in the seats, and then there’s another smaller audience, which receives free tickets, that will be inside of a really unique soundsealed room onstage,” he explained. “That second audience is going to experience a different dramaturgy, a different storyline, a much more interactive experience, but Continues on page 66

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TO FIRST PREVIEW PERFORMANCES FOR PLAYGOERS 25 AND UNDER We’re excited to share a new initiative for young theatregoers that launched with the beginning of the 2018/19 Season. FreePlay invites Angelenos 25 and under to attend our first preview performances at the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre for free. We want a new generation to be a part of the art, conversation, and change that starts on our stages, and to help us ensure the future of live theatre.

“CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S MISSION FOCUSES ON INTRODUCING THE LARGEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCES, FROM ALL ACROSS LOS ANGELES, TO THEATRE,” said Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. “Through programs like FreePlay, we are making a direct effort to welcome new theatregoers by lowering any perceived barriers of our organization or live theatre overall. It’s imperative that we strive to create a more vibrant Los Angeles with a stronger cultural fabric that supports such accessible experiences.”

FreePlay tickets are available by phone, online, and at the Center Theatre Group Box Office approximately two weeks before the performance, up until 30 minutes before showtime, pending availability. Reservations are free if made in-person at the box office. There will be a $5 per ticket handling fee to reserve online or by phone. Learn more, see the full 2018/19 performance schedule, and sign up for our mailing list to be notified of on-sale dates at

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FreePlay is part of a major effort to welcome new theatregoers through performances, events, and programs designed to communicate the accessibility of our organization and our art. Initiatives that introduce young people to theatre include Student Matinees, which offer free tickets and an immersive educational experience to thousands of students around Southern California each year; the Disney Musicals in Schools program, which helps elementary schools teach musical theatre; and workforce development programs that help students of all backgrounds learn about and begin their careers in the arts. New programs like our Community Conversations, which connect the art onstage to real-life issues, and our Spanish Open Caption performances, are also aimed at welcoming new faces at the theatre. In addition, we’ve recently launched subscriptions for teens—our Backstage Club—and for young people under 40—The Crew—to help build younger audiences. We’re excited to have FreePlay join this robust slate of programs, which has been core to the organization’s nonprofit mission since our founding. FreePlay has been an instant success, with demand so high for the first preview of School Girls at the Douglas (on September 2, 2018) that we made FreePlay tickets available to the second preview as well. We have reserved a block of FreePlay tickets to every Taper and Douglas production this season, which includes plays by Zoot Suit writer/director Luis Valdez, August: Osage County writer Tracy Letts, and A Doll’s House, Part Two writer Lucas Hnath. We are also planning to include select Ahmanson shows in the program.

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GO BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE

OUR ARTIST SERIES Explores the Inspiration and Craft that Gets the Art Onstage

The Center Theatre Group rehearsal rooms have been the site of many thrilling artistic breakthroughs over the past five decades, but audience members generally have had to use their imagination if they want to know what really happened there. Luckily for our patrons, we offer at least one opportunity to visit the room where it happens and get a glimpse behind the scenes for every production at the Mark Taper Forum. Before second Saturday matinee performances, our free, open-to-the-public Artist Series bring together artists and artisans—from playwrights, directors, and actors to designers and production crew members—with audiences for up-close conversations in the rehearsal rooms of The Music Center Annex. What today we call the Artist Series was founded in the 1970s by UC Santa Barbara theatre professors who wanted to bolster the interest of young theatregoers. They invited Southern California alumni and other subscribers to join them before the show for discussions about the work onstage, often with members of the creative team. After the matinee and before the evening performance, the group would gather again for a potluck dinner to which they invited the cast. Over the years, the potluck was dissolved, and Center Theatre Group took over the programming, inviting any audience member who wanted to attend.

Genni Klein has been attending the program since 1975. She recalled highlights including director Warner Shook giving a talk about The Kentucky Cycle and co-director Oskar Eustis discussing Angels in America, as well as more recent programs featuring Archduke and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo playwright Rajiv Joseph. “They are absolutely wonderful. I have appreciated them very much,” said Klein of the discussions. The program “has given me some very interesting insight into certain pieces, particularly new works. It’s always interesting to hear somebody’s point of view on the artistic choices.” Subscribing for so long has also created community for Klein. “There are several people from that original program who still attend, and it’s a way we keep up with each other,” she added. “The Artist Series is another chance for us to highlight the caliber of artists we work with,” said Audience Engagement Director Tyrone Davis. “But more importantly, it’s a chance for our community— not just patrons but also students and people at home, who can listen to recordings of the conversations on our podcast—to find out about the creative spark behind the work, to deepen their engagement with the productions, and to be inspired by theatre in a new way.” The 2018/2019 Artist Series kicked off on September 8, 2018 with actor John Earl Jelks, who reprised his Broadway and Off-Broadway role in Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat at the Taper.

ARTIST SERIES CALENDAR

12pm, 12pm, 12pm, 12pm,

November 10 | Valley of the Heart January 19 | Linda Vista March 16 | Lackawanna Blues May 25 | Happy Days

“Theatre is ultimately about building community— and exploring and sharing our human experiences,” said Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact Leslie K. Johnson. “What better way to do that than to bring together the two most important human elements of theatre—our artists and our audience—in intimate ‘get to know you’ conversations?”

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THE MIX OF BUSINESS, ARTISTRY, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY that comes with a creative career in theatre can be tricky to master, especially for young, emerging professionals. As part of our efforts to support an ever-growing and increasingly diverse theatre community in Los Angeles, Center Theatre Group hosted our first Workforce Readiness Symposium on September 22, 2018 at East Los Angeles College, our official higher education partner. More than a dozen colleges and universities were involved as planning partners for the event, and over 30 higher education institutions from across L.A. were represented among the educators and administrators who attended. The goal, explained Center Theatre Group Next Generation Initiatives Director Camille Schenkkan, was to provide a time and place for this group to gather and “have a robust conversation about the hard and soft skills students need to succeed in professional theatre.”

Educators and Theatre Professionals Come Together at Center Theatre Group’s WORKFORCE READINESS SYMPOSIUM

The event began with opening presentations from theatre artists, professors, career center representatives, and others, all focused on what theatre students need before graduation. Speakers included Celebration Theatre Co-Artistic Director Michael A. Sheppard, who spoke on representation and diversity, and Chapman University Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies Dr. Jocelyn L. Buckner, who provided a snapshot of the university’s senior theatre seminar. Playwright Luis Alfaro delivered a keynote reflecting on his experience as both a practicing artist and university educator. Representatives from Center Theatre Group provided an employer perspective, discussing hiring trends and fieldwide needs. Attendees also reviewed the results of the Southern California Theatre Alumni Survey, conducted by Center Theatre Group this summer, which asked local theatre alumni to weigh in on the career training they received, as well as what training would have been helpful to them as they embarked on their careers. Continues on page 59

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A MAJOR PILLAR OF CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S MISSION IS TO FOSTER NEW PLAYS AND SUPPORT LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS FROM CONCEPTION TO PRODUCTION. The ideal example is Quack, a World premiere onstage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre October 21 – November 18, 2018. Playwright Eliza Clark wrote the piece during her residency in the 2016/17 Center Theatre Group L.A. Writers’ Workshop. Just two years later, Clark is hard at work along with Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director and Quack director Neel Keller bringing the piece from script to stage. Clark explained that the beginnings of what would eventually become Quack began long before the Writers’ Workshop. “The play came out of an idea I had been mulling for a few years,” remembered Clark. “I wrote the first scene five years ago.” Though she had begun working on another piece for the Workshop—which brings together a cohort of local writers who each spend the year creating a new play—Clark found new inspiration to build off the old scene. “I’m interested in the wellness industry and was interested in writing a play about vaccines because I had just had a baby,” Clark explained, “and then the play became about something else.” At the end of the Workshop, professional actors come in to read the plays for the playwrights and Center Theatre Group Artistic staff. As Keller recalled, everyone was immediately intrigued by what they heard. “It was a joyous, happy thing to hear a play that was so funny, that was so dramatically alive,” he said. “I was fascinated by

how the scenes played out and how I never knew exactly what was going to happen next.” Almost immediately, Keller and other members of the Artistic staff conferred and offered to work with Clark on developing the play with an eye toward a production at the Douglas. Clark spent another year refining and developing the play further, drawing from even more inspiration and subject matter in the national news. Quack follows a medical talk show host who faces scrutiny and professional turmoil after a critical hit piece on him is published. “I had been thinking a lot about privilege and entitlement, and also the scary forces in our country that are coming out of the woodwork,” Clark said. “I was also thinking about what it meant to be a woman in the workplace—I think men and women are shamed differently. It just felt like I couldn’t write about anything else.” Throughout the year, Keller kept in close touch with Clark as the play was refined through a series of workshops and revisions. “Having the time to have those conversations, to learn about the play by hearing it at different stages and seeing where the writer’s going, was incredibly helpful,” explained Keller. “It is wonderful that Center Theatre Group can provide that sort of home base to writers.” Since the first reading, Center Theatre Group has held several more readings and workshops, offered dramaturgical support, and gotten feedback from Continues on page 63

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2018/19 SEASON FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION

SWEAT

By Lynn Nottage Directed by Lisa Peterson August 29 – October 7, 2018

SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION

VALLEY OF THE HEART

Written and Directed by Luis Valdez October 30 – December 9, 2018 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

LINDA VISTA

By Tracy Letts Directed by Dexter Bullard January 9 – February 17, 2019

FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following donors who have made extraordinary investments in Center Theatre Group’s future. Their support will ensure that Center Theatre Group—and Los Angeles audiences and artists— enjoy another 50 years of theatrical excellence.

GIFTS OF $5,000,000 AND ABOVE Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Kirk & Anne Douglas Ahmanson Foundation GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (2) Edgerton Foundation Kiki & David Gindler Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Sue Tsao The Annenberg Foundation Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. The Louis and Harold Price Foundation GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE Deena & Edward Nahmias Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser Elliott Sernel Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl Louise Moriarty Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton GIFTS OF $250,000 AND ABOVE Joni & Miles Benickes Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation

Anonymous Cindy & Gary Frischling Center Theatre Group Affiliates Nancy & Eric Garen Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jody & David Lippman Thomas Beers Vicki King Thomas Safran Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation Matt & Dana Walden GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE The Campagna Family Deidra Norman Schumann Donna & John Sussman Yvonne & Derek Bell Mara & Joseph Carieri Friars Charitable Foundation Manuela & James Goren Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs Cheryl A. Shepherd GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon Carol & Stephen Rountree Sunshine Stone Peter & Iona Tompkins Hope Landis Warner

Center Theatre Group would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50TH Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment:

Legacy Gifts $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Judith & Thomas Beckmen Martin Massman Diane & Leon Morton Peter & Susan Van Haften $500,000 AND ABOVE Richard & Norma Camp Susan A. Grode Linda S. Peterson $250,000 AND ABOVE Pamela & Dennis Beck Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Maggy Simon I.H. Sutnick

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OTHER LEGACY GIFTS Maynard & Linda Brittan–TraubBrittan Family Trust Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino Renee & Robert Nunn Nan Rae Randy & Bruce Ross Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace Margaret White

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

In association with El Teatro Campesino Presents

Written and Directed By

Luis Valdez Associate Director

Kinan Valdez With

Mariela Arteaga Randall Nakano Christy Sandoval

Moises Castro Joy Osmanski Scott Keiji Takeda

Justin Chien Melanie Arii Mah Michael Naydoe Pinedo Rose Portillo Daniel Valdez Lakin Valdez

Scenic Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

John Iacovelli

Lupe Valdez

Pablo Santiago

Philip G. Allen

Projections Designer

Fight Director

Casting

David Murakami

Edgar Landa

Rosalinda Morales Pauline O’con, CSA

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Daniel Valdez

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Executive Producer El Teatro Campesino

Production Stage Manager

Kelley Kirkpatrick

Phillip Esparza

David S. Franklin

OCTOBER 30 – DECEMBER 9, 2018 MARK TAPER FORUM Valley of the Heart workshop production at El Teatro Campesino, 2013/14 World premiere at San Jose Stage Company, 2016 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3

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CAST

(In Alphabetical Order)

Kurogo.................................................................................. MARIELA ARTEAGA Ernesto “Tito” Montaño............................................................. MOISES CASTRO Joe “Yoshi” Yamaguchi.................................................................. JUSTIN CHIEN Thelma “Teruko” Yamaguchi.................................................. MELANIE ARII MAH Ichiro Yamaguchi................................................................... RANDALL NAKANO Hana Yamaguchi......................................................................... JOY OSMANSKI Kurogo...................................................................... MICHAEL NAYDOE PINEDO Paula Montaño........................................................................... ROSE PORTILLO Maruca Montaño................................................................. CHRISTY SANDOVAL Calvin Sakamoto, Benjirou...................................................SCOTT KEIJI TAKEDA Cayetano Montaño.......................................................................DANIEL VALDEZ Benjamin Montaño........................................................................LAKIN VALDEZ UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for a listed performer unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. Hana Yamaguchi, Thelma “Teruko” Yamaguchi, Kurogo—MELODIE SHIH Benjamin Montaño, Ernesto “Tito” Montaño, Cayetano Montaño—MICHAEL URIBES Paula Montaño, Maruca Montaño, Kurugo—NATALIE CAMUNAS Ichiro Yamaguchi, Joe “Yoshi” Yamaguchi, Calvin Sakamoto, Benjirou—RICKY PAK STAGE MANAGER SUSIE WALSH TIME AND PLACE Valley of the Heart takes place between the winter of 1941 and the fall of 1945 in California’s Santa Clara Valley, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp in Wyoming, and in the memories of Benjamin Montaño in the fall of 2001. INTERMISSION Valley of the Heart will be performed with one intermission. VALLEY OF THE HEART ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS FOR EL TEATRO CAMPESINO MARILYN ABAD CARDINALLI and JOE CARDINALLI

Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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WHO’S WHO MARIELA ARTEAGA (Kurogo) most recently played the role of Mimi in the TUTS production of Guys and Dolls. She is thrilled to be returning to the Mark Taper Forum in Valley of the Heart. Born in Miami, FL, Mariela graduated from the prestigious New World School of the Arts. Some of her additional credits include, stage: Zoot Suit (Mark Taper Forum); Steve Wynn’s ShowStoppers (Encore Theater). TV: Jane the Virgin, General Hospital, Harry’s Law, and Deal or No Deal. She would like to thank her family, friends, and everyone involved in making this dream a reality. Follow Mariela on Instagram @theofficialmariela.

utmost gratitude to Luis Valdez for once again asking her to be a part of the powerful world he has envisioned and created. Her performance is dedicated to her late grandfather, Mamoru “Mum” Arii, Staff Sergeant: Easy Company, 442ND RCT. And to Daddy and Mommy: I miss you every day, and hope I am making you proud.

MOISES CASTRO (Ernesto “Tito” Montaño). As an L.A. native, Moises is excited to be part of this beautiful and timely play at the Taper! Recent credits: Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe (About Productions), Brown & Out (CASA 0101), The Hotel Play (Playwrights’ Arena), Guards at the Taj (A.C.T.), Milton (PearlDamour), Brooklyn Bridge (Seattle Children’s Theatre), The Motherf**ker with the Hat (WET), and John Baxter Is a Switch Hitter (Intiman). Education: UW, NYU, and AMDA. themoisescastro.com. Instagram @themoisescastro. Thanks to all. RISE UP.

RANDALL NAKANO (Ichiro Yamaguchi) is a San Francisco/Bay Area-based actor. He originated the role of The Monk/ Dreamer with the San Francisco Opera in the World premiere of Bright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s Dream of the Red Chamber. In the Bay Area, he has performed with Campo Santo, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Aurora Theatre, Magic Theatre, TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley), Central Works, El Teatro Campesino, San Jose Stage Company, Theatre of Yugen, Asian American Theater Company, and the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. He has participated in the development of new plays with American Conservatory Theater’s New Strand Festival and Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor project. He taught drama for 24 years in the San Francisco Unified School District. He was a founding faculty member at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.

JUSTIN CHIEN (Joe “Yoshi” Yamaguchi) is ecstatic to be making his Los Angeles stage debut. He is an actor, writer, and director hailing from Taipei, Taiwan, and recently graduated with a BFA in acting from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He has appeared in Punk Rock, The Kentucky Cycle, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Get. That. Snitch., and The Rimers of Eldritch, among others. As co-founder of Rogue Shore Productions, he has variously written, acted in, and directed the awardwinning short films Tiger of the White Sun, Reverallium, and Continuum. justin-chien.com

JOY OSMANSKI (Hana Yamaguchi) is thrilled to be working with Luis Valdez at the Mark Taper Forum. Theatre: Our Town (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Matchmaker, Major Barbara (San Jose Rep), Be Aggressive (La Jolla Playhouse), Romeo and Juliet (A Noise Within), and Three Sisters (Chalk Repertory Theatre). Film and television: Dead Night, Shot, Wedding Palace, Shameless, Will & Grace, Santa Clarita Diet, The Fosters. Joy is a proud graduate of the University of California, San Diego MFA acting program. Love to C+C+S+W+A+60,000 bees. joyosmanski.com

MELANIE ARII MAH (Thelma “Teruko” Yamaguchi) is honored to be making her Center Theatre Group debut in Valley of the Heart. Off-Broadway: 4,000 Miles (Lincoln Center Theater). Regional: Valley of the Heart (El Teatro Campesino and the San Jose Stage Company). Education: BFA from Boston University School of Theatre. She wishes to express her

MICHAEL NAYDOE PINEDO (Kurogo) is a Los Angeles-native performer and actor represented by Go 2 Talent Agency. His talents have brought him to stages with Toni Braxton and Ariana Grande, as well as national commercials for McDonald’s and Apple, and to television shows such as The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2017, Pinedo PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5

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had the privilege and honor to act and dance in the revival hit show Zoot Suit under the direction of legendary Luis Valdez and his son Kinan Valdez. He has also worked on theatrical shows They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They? and Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe. When Mike isn’t dancing alongside major artists and captivating audiences, he travels nationwide, helping enrich various youth programs by teaching hip hop dance. Pinedo also endeavors to create opportunities for blooming artists with other like-minded individuals at Boogiezone Utopia. Together, working alongside Elm Pizarro and Knicole Haggins, Mike and his production team at Boogiezone have successfully created programs such as Developing Next Artist (DNA) and interactive theatrical shows Speakeasy 360, Dystopia, and ZirQus. Mike is grateful to hit the stage once again at the Mark Taper Forum. He is excited to bring yet another meaningful piece of art to life. Valley of the Heart knocked on Michael Pinedo’s door at the right time in his life. He would like to remind us that “WAR IS OVER, if you want it” and that love will always prevail. ROSE PORTILLO (Paula Montaño). Center Theatre Group: Zoot Suit (Della), Zoot Suit (revival, Dolores Reyna), The Wood Demon (Sonia), The Traveler, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, The Day You’ll Love Me; About…Productions (co-author/ director/actor): They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They? (revival), Properties of Silence, Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe, They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They?, Memory Rites, Vox, Bleeding Through, Correct Posture of a True Revolutionary, L.A. Real, Know Your Place. Regional: Death and the Maiden (San Diego Rep); The Granny (The Old Globe); Man of the Flesh (South Coast Rep); Spinning into Butter (director); Maria, Maria, Maria, Other People’s Money, Cyrano, One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mixed Blood Theatre). Broadway: Zoot Suit. NY Public: L.A. Real. Film: …and the earth did not swallow him, Zoot Suit, Mean Season, Where the Buffalo Roam, The Heretic/Exorcist II. Television: Starz’s Vida, Hulu/Marvel’s Runaways, and other stuff. Voiceover: Netflix’s upcoming anime series Seis Manos (as Danny Trejo’s mother), Hulu’s upcoming Undone. Playwrights’ Arena Lee Melville Award for Outstanding Contributions to L.A. Theater. Faculty: Pomona College.

CHRISTY SANDOVAL (Maruca Montaño) is delighted at the opportunity to continue the journey with Valley of the Heart after being part of the workshop and World premiere production in Northern California. As an 11-year company member of El Teatro Campesino (ETC), Christy has directed, produced, choreographed, and performed in numerous productions with the company, some of which include Zoot Suit, La Carpa de los Rasquachis, La Pastorela, La Virgen del Tepeyac, Corridos: Tales of the Mexican Revolution, Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven, and ¡Viva La Causa!: A Teatro Retrospective. Christy also currently serves as El Teatro Campesino’s General Manager and Education Director, and holds a BA in Latin American and Latino studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. SCOTT KEIJI TAKEDA (Calvin Sakamoto, Benjirou) is thrilled to be making his Center Theatre Group debut! Previous theatre credits include Calvin/Benjirou in Valley of the Heart (El Teatro Campesino), Henry in Next to Normal (East West Players; Ovation Award for Best Production of a Musical, Large Theater), Lucas (U/S) in Laughter on the 23RD Floor (Garry Marshall Theatre), Setsuzo Kotsuji in Fugu (Pico Playhouse), Upton in Ching Chong Chinaman (Artists at Play), and Brian in Mysterious Skin (East West Players). Film credits include MDMA; Carrie Pilby; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible…; and Eat with Me. Scott will also be starring opposite Gad Elmaleh in the upcoming Netflix series Huge in France. Much love to his family, friends, and Andrea for all their   love and support. scottkeijitakeda.com DANIEL VALDEZ (Cayetano Montaño, Music Consultant) is best known for roles in the movies La Bamba, Zoot Suit, The China Syndrome, Which Way is Up?, and Born in East L.A. As an actor, composer, and musician, Daniel co-founded El Teatro Campesino with his brother Luis Valdez. He has written original music for films and plays, including Zoot Suit, and was producer, researcher, and driving force behind La Bamba. Currently, Daniel is working with Su Teatro in Denver, Colorado. He is currently collaborating with Tony Garcia on several projects and original material as well.

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LAKIN VALDEZ (Benjamin Montaño) is thrilled to make his debut at the Mark Taper Forum with Valley of the Heart. Born and raised in the extended family of El Teatro Campesino, Lakin served as the company’s Associate Artistic Director from 2000–2005. He has performed with Portland Center Stage and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Mojada), San Jose Stage (Valley of the Heart), Goodman Theatre (Mother Road/New Stages), American Conservatory Theater (Between Riverside and Crazy), San Diego Repertory Theatre (Oedipus El Rey), La Jolla Playhouse (El Henry), Marin Theatre Company (Lydia), and El Teatro Campesino (Victor in Shadow). Film and television credits: The Brave (NBC), Slice (A24), The Narc (Prospect Films), The Cisco Kid (TNT), and Crisis (NBC). Visit @otrosol. NATALIE CAMUNAS (Understudy for Paula Montaño, Maruca Montaño, Kurogo). As a native Angeleno, Natalie is thrilled to be making her Center Theatre Group debut. Recent theatre credits: originated the role of Gabby Orozco in the World premiere co-production of American Mariachi at the Old Globe and Denver Center for the Performing Arts; West Coast premiere of Seven Spots on the Sun at The Theatre @ Boston Court; World premiere of DJ Latinidad’s Latino Dance Party at Mixed Blood Theatre and MACLA, World premiere of Pang! at Legion Arts and 24TH STreet Theatre. TV/film: Goliath; Speechless; Major Crimes; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn; Bright (Netflix, dir. David Ayer); Bruising for Besos (Adelina Anthony); Detained in the Desert (Iliana Sosa). Training: BA, University of Southern California/XRT Studio Conservatory/Upright Citizens Brigade Improv. nataliecamunas.com RICKY PAK (Understudy for Ichiro Yamaguchi, Joe “Yoshi” Yamaguchi, Calvin Sakamoto, Benjirou). As well as being an actor, Ricky Pak is the Artistic Director of the Circle Squared Collective, a Los Angeles-based theatre company interested in exploring the intersection between traditional storytelling and avant-garde experimental theatre techniques to bring theatre to a new generation of audience members. He is also a teaching artist for the New York City-based Tectonic Theater Project (AD Moisés Kaufman), creators of

The Laramie Project. Ricky holds an MFA in performance for theatre, film, and TV from California State University, Los Angeles; is a member of AEA & SAG/AFTRA; and has appeared on numerous TV shows, films, and theatre productions, most recently with East West Players in Los Angeles. TheRickyPak.com MELODIE SHIH (Understudy for Hana Yamaguchi, Thelma “Teruko” Yamaguchi, Kurogo). Raised in the backwoods of Orange County, Melodie grew up in a Chinese immigrant family. She developed a deep love for acting while getting her degree in counseling and social work at Cal State Fullerton. Her love for storytelling led her to Beverly Hills Playhouse in 2015, where she diligently studies character work and script analysis. She also recently performed in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face under the Firescape Theatre Company, which was touring in Los Angeles. Melodie also enjoys going back to her roots through her classically trained dancing and singing background. If you ever have trouble finding her, she’s probably at a dance studio or singing her heart out at a local open mic. Melodie also loves dogs. Like a lot. MICHAEL URIBES (Understudy for Benjamin Montaño, Ernesto “Tito” Montaño, Cayetano Montaño) is originally from San Jose, California. He is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts West Coast campus. Theatre credits: the title role in Hamlet for the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company, Zoot Suit (El Pachuco), Man of La Mancha (The Duke), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Picasso), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Guildenstern), Twelfth Night (Tranio), Camino Real (Kilroy), Oedipus El Rey at The Theatre @ Boston Court (Choro), Candida (Eugene). He was nominated for the Valley Theatre League Award for his performance in the World premiere musical Musical Chairs, written by Academy Award-winning composer Joel Hirschhorn. Film and TV credits: Goliath, Harry’s Law, America’s Most Wanted, Dick Night. He is thrilled to be making his debut at the Mark Taper Forum.

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LUIS VALDEZ (Playwright and Director) founded the internationally renowned and Obie Award-winning El Teatro Campesino (The Farm Workers’ Theater) in 1965 during the United Farm Workers (UFW) struggle and the Great Delano Grape Strike in California’s Central Valley. His involvement with Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the early Chicano Movement left an indelible mark that remains embodied in all his work. Valdez’s screen credits include Zoot Suit, La Bamba, The Cisco Kid, and Corridos: Tales of Passion and Revolution. Awards include LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, Bay Area Critics Awards, the George Peabody Award for excellence in television, the Presidential Medal of the Arts, the Governor’s Award from the California Arts Council, and Mexico’s prestigious Aguila Azteca Award. He was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In 2007, he was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship as one of 50 artists so honored across the United States. Valdez was recently inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as a director. In September 2016, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama at the White House. KINAN VALDEZ (Associate Director) is an ensemble member of El Teatro Campesino (ETC). Reared in the collective milieu of the famed social justice theatre company, Kinan served as ETC’s Producing Artistic Director until 2016. As a director, Kinan explores the intersections between the mundane and the mythic. Recent credits: La Esquinita, USA (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), Lydia (2017, Miracle Theater), The River Bride (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), and Zoot Suit (2017, Associate Director, Center Theatre Group). Aside from his theatre work, Kinan is an educator at the University of California, Santa Cruz and a national advisor for the Latinx Theatre Commons. JOHN IACOVELLI (Scenic Designer). Broadway: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Emmy Award), The Twilight of the Golds. National tour: Camelot. Regional: over 300 productions—Steppenwolf, Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, McCarter, Denver Center, Long Wharf,

and Seattle Rep. Center Theatre Group: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Immediate Family, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Waiting for Godot, Temptation, Largo Desolato, The Dream Coast, and Making Noise Quietly (Mark Taper Forum); Endgame (Kirk Douglas Theatre). International: A Slight Ache in Barcelona, Casablanca in Beijing, and Oedipus in Colonus in Delphi. Film: production designer on Ruby in Paradise starring Ashley Judd. Art director on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. TV: Beckett Directs Beckett: Endgame, The Old Settler starring Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen, The Gin starring Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke, Babylon 5, Ed, Resurrection Blvd., Lincoln Heights. MFA: NYU Tisch. Awards: LADCC for Career Achievement. iacovelli.com LUPE VALDEZ (Costume Designer) joined El Teatro Campesino as a full ensemble member in 1968 and has served as the company’s Resident Costume Designer since 2000. Notable productions for the company: Ballads of the Borderlands (2006); Zoot Suit (2007); Sam Burguesa and the Pixie Chicks (2009); Corridos: Tales of the Mexican Revolution (2010); Canción de San Juan (2012); La Pastorela (2013); La Virgen del Tepeyac (2014); and the World premiere of Valley of the Heart (2016). Most recently, she designed the World premiere of The Sweetheart Deal at the LATC (2017). Film credits: Amor y Tomates (2012), Supernova (2017). PABLO SANTIAGO (Lighting Designer) is originally from Mexico and the winner of the 2017 Richard E. Sherwood Award and 2015 Stage Raw Award. He was nominated for an Ovation Award in 2018 and 2014. Pablo is honored to return to the Taper after working on Zoot Suit. His work has been seen at Arena Stage, ArtsEmerson, and Skirball Cultural Center. Recent credits include Proving Up and The Wreck (ONE Festival/Opera Omaha and Miller Theatre); The Threepenny Opera (Boston Lyric Opera); Destiny of Desire (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre); Ne Quittez Pas: A Reimagined La voix humaine (OperaPhila/O18 Festival); War of the Worlds (Los Angeles Philharmonic and The Industry); Breaking the Waves (OperaPhila and Prototype Festival); Flight (Opera Omaha); Boris Godunov, On the Town, Das klagende Lied (San Francisco Symphony); The Mexican Trilogy (Los Angeles Theatre Center); Good Grief and Citizen (Kirk Douglas Theatre); I Am My Own Wife (Laguna Playhouse

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and EST Santa Barbara); Skeleton Crew and The Cake (Geffen Playhouse). Upcoming projects include Schoenberg in Hollywood (Boston Lyric Opera), Prism (Los Angeles Opera and Prototype Festival), Macbeth, and Mother Road (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). PHILIP G. ALLEN (Sound Designer). Broadway: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. Select credits: national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar (2002–2005); Oklahoma! at the Denver Center; Annie, Mamma Mia!, A Chorus Line, Spamalot, Hair, Chicago, and The Producers at the Hollywood Bowl; Deaf West’s Spring Awakening; The Ten Commandments at the Dolby Theatre; Zoot Suit (revival), Harps and Angels: The Music of Randy Newman, Pippin, The House of Blue Leaves, The Talking Cure, Like Jazz, Big River, and Flower Drum Song at the Mark Taper Forum; and the first 15 seasons of Reprise Theatre Company shows at UCLA. Mr. Allen created and oversees the BFA program in sound design at USC. DAVID MURAKAMI (Projections Designer) is a projection designer and film director focused on the union between the cinematic and theatrical. Past designs include Minnesota Opera’s Das Rheingold; Opera Parallèle’s Dead Man Walking, Champion, Les Enfants Terribles, Flight, and Little Prince, with the American premieres of Anya 17 and Heart of Darkness; and the World premieres of Jake Heggie’s Out of Darkness and the original production of Valley of the Heart in San Juan Bautista. Other companies include the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Enacte Arts, SFJazz, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Arizona Opera, Opéra de Montréal, El Teatro Campesino, Music of Remembrance, and Sun Valley Summer Symphony. In Los Angeles, recent credits include LA Opera’s production of Gordon Getty’s Scare Pair at The Broad Stage, Sense and Sensibility at South Coast Repertory, and Zoot Suit at the Mark Taper Forum. In addition to his work as a designer, David directs independent films with the 4TH Hallway Film Studio, and currently teaches projection design at the University of California, Irvine. davidmurakami.com

EDGAR LANDA (Fight Director) is an actor/ director, and creates fights and violence for theatres large and small. Recent fight credits include Geffen Playhouse, San Diego Rep, South Coast Repertory, The Wallis, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Son of Semele, Fountain Theatre, Sacred Fools, and Playwrights’ Arena. Edgar serves on the faculty of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, and is a long-time collaborator of Son of Semele Ensemble. He is an AEA member and supporter of intimate theatre in Los Angeles. edgarlanda.com ROSALINDA MORALES AND PAULINE O’CON (Casting) met at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. Joining their varied experiences in independent film, network television, studio casting, and their professional relationships in the agency management community, they formed Morales/ O’con Casting. Their passion and knowledge of actors, writing, and the casting process showcase the diverse and progressive culture of today’s audiences. In 2018, they were honored to receive the CSA Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting—Regional Theatre West for the revival of Zoot Suit for the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. PJ & ROY HIRABAYASHI (Original Compositions & Arrangements). Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of San Jose Taiko (SJT) recently celebrated 45 years of playing taiko. For their years of community-building through SJT, they were awarded the 2011 National Endowment of the Arts National Heritage Fellowships, the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. Roy & PJ have also received the SV Creates Legacy Laureate, San Jose Arts Commission Cornerstone of the Arts, Bunka Hall of Fame, and both have been mentors in the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Master Program. In 2017, they performed at the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival and the Library of Congress Noontime Series and remain active performing and conducting workshops internationally. PJ’s current project is TaikoPeace, an extension of her Peace Ambassadorship with the Shift Network’s Summer of Peace and Karen Armstrong’s Charter for Compassion. PJ seeks to inspire personal, social, and global change through the art of taiko. She is President for Kodo Arts Sphere America. Recent awards include the Arts Council of Silicon Valley Artistic Fellowship for Music Performance, and the US/Japan Creative Arts Fellowship. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9

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Roy remains active in the national arts community and has served on the Japantown Community Congress of San Jose Board, School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza Board, and is a founding member of 1stACT Silicon Valley, the Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute, and the Taiko Community Alliance. He is an American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley John W. Gardner Leadership Awardee and a member of the 2017 US-Japan Council Japanese American Leadership Delegation. NOÉ YAOCOATL MONTOYA (Additional Arrangements) has been a member of El Teatro Campesino (ETC) since 1970, while a sophomore in high school. He’s served as musician and actor, and appeared in numerous productions of ETC, including La Carpa de los Rasquachis, Popul Vuh, Corridos, and La Virgen del Tepeyac, and toured with the company on several national tours that included the Midwest and Southwestern United States and a two month, seven country European tour. He performs Mexican folk music, as well as Chicano music, and is currently studying native pre-Columbian instruments. He takes pride in preserving his cultura. PHILLIP ESPARZA (Executive Producer, El Teatro Campesino) has nearly 50 years of experience in the performing arts as an actor, technical director, media production specialist, and producer. He is a founding member of El Teatro Campesino (ETC) and has coordinated and managed regional, national, and international theatrical tours for ETC. He assisted on the film producing teams for Zoot Suit, La Bamba, La Pastorela, and The Cisco Kid, to name a few. He has produced work at the Aratani Japan America Theatre, the Marines’ Memorial Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, the Winter Garden Theatre, The Old Globe, and numerous small and community based theatres. He currently serves on the Board of El Teatro Campesino, Digital Media Foundation (president), and the Conexiones Committee of the Western Arts Alliance, and works as the Operations Manager of CSU Monterey Bay World Theater. EL TEATRO CAMPESINO. Founded in 1965 by American playwright Luis Valdez as a means of organizing the nation’s agricultural workers, El Teatro Campesino (ETC)—literally “the Farm Workers’ Theatre”—has been at the forefront of using theatre as an artistic generator of social change for 53 years now. From flatbed trucks to the Broadway stage, ETC built its reputation as the premier Chicano/Latino theatre

company during its first two decades of extensive touring. Traveling the world from its rural base in San Juan Bautista, CA, the company became world-renowned for its exuberant image-fueled work and music based productions that dynamically explore the cultural fusions of the continental Americas. Under the direction of its visionary founder, the company also developed “Theatre of the Sphere”— a theatrical training method based on the thought and culture of ancient America and built on the nexus between artistic excellence and community activism. ETC’s work has impacted and influenced several artists and cultural institutions with its aesthetic, acting technique, and narrative of Latinos’ pursuit of social justice in the United States and internationally. DAVID S. FRANKLIN (Production Stage Manager). Center Theatre Group highlights: An Enemy of the People, Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème, Art, Romance, The Cherry Orchard, Curtains, Nightingale, The History Boys, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Parade, The Subject Was Roses, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Randy Newman’s Harps and Angels, God of Carnage, Vigil, Waiting for Godot, Los Otros, Red, Seminar, Tribes, Humor Abuse, The Steward of Christendom, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Bent, The Christians, Disgraced, A View From The Bridge, Zoot Suit, Archduke, King of the Yees, Head of Passes, Water by the Spoonful, Sweat, and had the pleasure of assisting on Soft Power. Other Los Angeles: Los Angeles Theatre Center in its heyday from 1985–1990, Pasadena Playhouse, and the Geffen Playhouse. Regional: Seattle Rep, Intiman Theatre. New York: Public Theater. Tours: Europe— Quotations from a Ruined City, Law of Remains (with Reza Abdoh’s Dar a Luz company). SUSIE WALSH (Stage Manager). In Los Angeles, Susie has stage managed over 150 shows at theatres such as the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre, the Geffen, LATC, the Wallis, the Laguna Playhouse, and Pasadena Playhouse. Favorites include Zoot Suit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Waiting for Godot, Flower Drum Song, Stuff Happens, Arcadia, The Drowsy Chaperone, Minsky’s, The Price, and Endgame. In New York, Susie stage managed Putting it Together with Carol Burnett. She loves Ken.

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Center Theatre Group KELLEY KIRKPATRICK (Associate Artistic MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) is TH Director). Since arriving at Center Theatre in his 14 season as Center Theatre Group in 2005, Kelley has produced over Group’s Artistic Director, and has led over 60 productions at the Ahmanson Theatre, 200 productions to the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre, many of which have gone on to Theatre stages, including the premieres future lives on Broadway, Off-Broadway, of six musicals that moved to Broadway— and beyond. In addition to producing The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, 13, 9 to shows across Center Theatre Group’s three stages, he has 5: The Musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Leap of had the privilege of collaborating with numerous local and Faith—and the Pulitzer Prize in Drama finalist Bengal Tiger at national artists to commission and develop new works. the Baghdad Zoo. STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE (Managing Director) joined Center Theatre Group in 2014 as Managing Director. He was previously the President and CEO of The Music Center (2002–2014) and concurrently the CEO of the Los Angeles Opera (2008–2012). He served the J. Paul Getty Trust for 22 years, starting in 1980 as Deputy Director of the Getty Museum, then Director of the Getty Center Building Program, and in 1998, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Getty Trust. He currently serves as a trustee of Occidental College, The Ahmanson Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and Polytechnic School.

NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre) has worked professionally supporting artists in theatres of all shapes, sizes, and locales including many seasons at Center Theatre Group as General Manager and, previously, as Audience Development Director. She oversees mainstage productions at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new play commissions and developmental productions through Center Theatre Group’s New Play Development. Nausica has taught at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, and advises and works with local nonprofits including Hollywood Orchard.

DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director) is now in his 29TH season at Center Theatre Group. He is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network, and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. In May 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.

GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR VALLEY OF THE HEART

Production Assistant................................................................ Nidia Flores Resident Assistant Lighting Designer............................. Ginevra Lombardo Assistant Sound Designer.................................................. Stephen Jensen Audio Engineer.................................................................... Dante Carballo Assistant Projections Designer.......................................... Elizabeth Barrett Assistant Costume Designer................................................... Kat Patterson Assistant Set Designers........... Robert Frye, Chad Dellinger, Yuki Izumihara Tailor.................................................................................Swantje Touhino First Hand..................................................................... Stephanie Molstad Master Stitcher........................................................................Mary Bergot Stitchers...........................Cosmo Martinelli, Jodessa Pressler, Manee Leija Prop Lead...................................................................Kitty Murphy-Youngs Assistant Prop Lead...................................................................Erin Walley Prop Carpenter......................................................................Ryan Howard Prop Artisan................................................................................Eric Babb Casting Associate...............................................................Vanessa Helton Puppet Artisan....................................................................Sean Purucker

CREDITS Costumes and props provided by the Center Theatre Group Shop. Scenery constructed by F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. Wig for Ms. Portillo by Rick Geyer. Rehearsal and production photography by Craig Schwartz. Heart Mountain photographs from “Colors of Confinement” by Bill Manbo. Fair Play Committee photographs courtesy of the Densho Digital Repository, Frank Abe Collection. Additional featured content from Dorothea Lange, Daniel L. Lu, and David Monniaux.

THANK YOU Rosamaria Escalante, Gustavo Mellado, Anita Garcia, Louisa Munoz, Patricia Casado, Jose Delgado, Anita Garcia, Richard F. Vasquez, Anahuac Valdez, Patricia Perez, Francisco Hernandez, Jay Africa, and Joe Luis Cedillo. The OBI Group.

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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Local Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829. The Press Agents, Company, and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union. Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

In the rehearsal room for

Top (L-R): Randall Nakano. Melanie Arii Mah. | Middle (L-R): Rose Portillo. Kinan Valdez, Daniel Valdez, Luis Valdez, Lupe Valdez, Lakin Valdez. | Bottom (L-R): Moises Castro, Christy Sandoval. Justin Chien. Joy Osmanski. Photography by Craig Schwartz.

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Zoot Suit Creator Luis Valdez Plants New Seeds at the Taper with Valley of the Heart IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT LESS THAN A GENERATION AGO, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA WAS AN AGRICULTURAL TOWN. Today, it is home to Apple Inc.’s headquarters—a vast, ring-shaped structure made of glass and steel—and one of the wealthiest cities in the country. Yet for playwright, director, and El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez, Cupertino will always be known for the rich land that once grew an abundance of crops and fruit trees. “I remember it as the ‘Valley of the Heart’s Delight,’” said Valdez, who lived in the area shortly after World War II. “Back in the ’40s, no one knew it was going to become Silicon Valley.” As a child of Mexican farmworkers who had immigrated to California, Valdez grew up around intersecting cultures, which inevitably inspired his stories about America’s cultural diversity. His landmark play Zoot Suit reimagined Los Angeles’ 1942 Sleepy Lagoon trial—which unjustly convicted a group of young Latino men of murder—and the racially charged riots that followed. Zoot Suit made its World premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in 1978, just a few decades after the events it portrayed had taken place, and went on to become Broadway’s first Chicano play.

“I feel a sense of basic responsibility as a playwright born and raised in California to reflect [our] reality to the rest of the world,” Valdez said, “to say, ‘Look we’re all the same. We’ve all had our common struggles.’ I use the theatre not just to enlighten but to touch the hearts of people. If we can touch the heart, maybe we can do something to bring justice to our lives.” Valdez’s broad and highly celebrated body of work— which also encompasses films such as La Bamba and the screen adaptation of Zoot Suit—has not only contributed to greater representation of Latinos in entertainment but spurred a theatre movement, with a new generation of Latino theatre groups springing up on college campuses and in communities throughout the country since the 1970s. In honor of his accomplishments and historic cultural influence, Valdez has been awarded the Governor’s Award from the California Arts Council, the George Peabody Award for excellence in television, and the National Medal of the Arts from President Obama. Like Zoot Suit, his latest play, Valley of the Heart, uses California history as a jumping-off point to tell an important story. Its roots also lie in Valdez’s

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personal history, from his memories of growing up on ranches and farms in the Central Valley. His father had worked for a Japanese American farmer until the attack on Pearl Harbor. After President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, the Japanese American farmer and his family were forcibly relocated to one of 10 internment camps in the Western states.

As a “homegrown product” of El Teatro Campesino— which was founded in 1965 as a “farm workers’ theatre” with the support of Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers—the play has come full circle. Valley of the Heart was workshopped and performed at El Teatro Campesino’s theatre in Northern California’s San Juan Bautista in 2013 and moved to the San Jose Stage Company in 2016 for its World premiere. Some of the original company and creative team members followed the production to reprise their roles for the Taper stage, including many of Valdez’s family members. Luis Valdez’s brother, Daniel Valdez—who wrote music for Zoot Suit and appeared in both the original production and last year’s revival—is one of them. Rose Portillo, who also appeared in both productions of Zoot Suit, is also back.

With unoccupied farmlands on their hands in the midst of a major war effort, the Farm Security Administration encouraged and supported remaining farmworkers—like Valdez’s father—to tend the farms in the Japanese American owners’ absence. Although Valdez’s family prospered with this opportunity, it all came to a halt when the war ended. Valdez was a child at the time, and he hadn’t realized that the farm “The Taper was my introduction to the whole belonged to another family. professional theatre world, where I went from arts “I still feel a sense of guilt, a sense of disappointment, activism among farmworkers to the more commercial about the fact that it wasn’t our farm,” he said. “All of aspect of theatre,” said Valdez. “L.A. is where my the [Army] support fell apart; the whole agribusiness audience is. I’m talking not just about Latinos but fell apart. My dad’s lease was out, and we couldn’t about people who are conscious of this changing afford to buy the place.” world. The cultural fusion we see in L.A. is the wave By 1946, the Valdez family found themselves “in of the future. It’s a place where you see people a worn-out pick up truck traveling up and down being accepted for who they are and being allowed California, working as migrants.” At one point while to contribute what they can give from their souls. In they were living in a small Central Valley town near that sense I’m overjoyed to be coming back to the Delano, another family of migrant farmworkers Taper with a new play, and to continue to reflect our moved down the street from them. Valdez befriended commonalities and our experiences as Americans.” the son, Esteban, whose mother was a Japanese American woman named Thelma. Esteban’s father, Benjamin, was Mexican American. Later, this couple “I feel a sense of basic responsibility as would inspire the star-crossed lovers in Valley of playwright born and raised in California the Heart. “I never forgot Thelma and Benjamin and my friend Esteban,” said Valdez. At the same time, “the story of Valley of the Heart is really universal in the sense that it is common to all the Japanese American families during that period.”

a to reflect [our] reality to the rest of the world,” Valdez said, “to say, ‘Look we’re all the same. We’ve all had our common struggles.’ I use the theatre not just to enlighten but to touch the hearts of people. If we can touch the heart, maybe we can do something to bring justice to our lives.”

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER...............................................................Associate Artistic Director KELLEY KIRKPATRICK................................................. Associate Artistic Director DIANE RODRIGUEZ..................................................... Associate Artistic Director LINDSAY ALLBAUGH.............................................................. Associate Producer PATRICIA GARZA ...................................Artistic Development Program Manager ANDREW LYNFORD ...................................................................Casting Associate IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ....................................Program Coordinator, Block Party TIFFANY SLAGLE ...................................................................... Literary Assistant MATTHEW BOURNE, DANAI GURIRA, ANNA D. SHAPIRO ......................................................................Associate Artists DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), LUIS ALFARO, JON ROBIN BAITZ, SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), STEVE CUIFFO, LISA D’AMOUR, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, ALESHEA HARRIS, LARS JAN, NANCY KEYSTONE, LISA KRON, KIMBER LEE, YOUNG JEAN LEE, TREY LYFORD, RICHARD MONTOYA, JANINE NABERS (FADIMAN), QUI NGUYEN, LYNN NOTTAGE, MARCO RAMIREZ, AL SMITH, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, GEOFF SOBELLE, MARIKE SPLINT, GOB SQUAD, LUIS VALDEZ, PAULA VOGEL, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN), KAREN ZACARÍAS (FADIMAN)............................................Commissioned Artists JEFF AUGUSTIN, MARCUS GARDLEY, ALESHEA HARRIS, LAURA JACQMIN, MOLLY SMITH METZLER, MATTHEW PAUL OLMOS, JIEHAE PARK ............L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members HANA S. KIM......................................................Sherwood Award Recipient, 2018 EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LESLIE K. JOHNSON............. Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact KATHRYN MACKENZIE ................................................ Director of Administration TYRONE DAVIS.....................................................Audience Engagement Director TRACI KWON.................................................. Arts Education Initiatives Director JESUS REYES...................................................Community Partnerships Director CAMILLE SCHENKKAN..................................Next Generation Initiatives Director JAQUELYN JOHNSON...........................................Audience Engagement Manager SONDRA MAYER............................Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ADAM NICOLAI.................................................Arts Education Program Manager FELIPE M. SANCHEZ............................................................Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals Program Manager JENNIFER HARRELL.......................................................Administration Assistant DEBRA PIVER................................................................. Resident Teaching Artist MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION NAUSICA STERGIOU................................................................... General Manager JEFFREY UPAH ...........................................................................General Manager KATIE SOFF.................................................................Associate General Manager ERIC SIMS..................................................................Associate General Manager CASEY MCDERMOTT..................................................Associate General Manager MEGAN ALVORD....................................................................... Company Manager ALANA BEIDELMAN.......................... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director EVELYN STAFFORD....................... Executive Assistant to the Managing Director PRODUCTION JOE HAMLIN........................................................................ Director of Production KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO.......................................................... Production Manager CHRISTOPHER REARDON......................................................Production Manager KATIE CHEN...........................................................Assistant Production Manager ERICA LARSON..................................................................Production Coordinator SHAWN ANDERSON.................................... Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) JAMES WRIGHT.......................................... Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH.................................................Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre) SHANE ANDERSON............................................Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTA ARMENDARIZ..................... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) MARY WARDE......................................................... Hair and Make-up Supervisor .............................................................................................. (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTINE L. COX.......................................House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) EMMET KAISER............................................Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) MARY ROMERO........................................... Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum) AARON STAUBACH......................................Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) BONES MALONE................................................ Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum) DENNIS SEETOO.................................. Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) RICK GEYER.............................. Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) LINDA WALKER ........................................... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) ADAM PHALEN .............................................. Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SEAN MEYER .......................................... Light Board Programmer and Operator ...........................................................................................(Kirk Douglas Theatre)

CAMBRIA CHICHI............................Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) BEN GRAY..............................................Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CHAD SMITH............................................................ Associate Technical Director LEE O’REILLY........................................................... Associate Technical Director SEAN KLOC...................................................................................... Shop Foreman MERRIANNE NEDREBERG................................................... Interim Prop Director KATE REINLIB..................................................................Associate Prop Manager CANDICE CAIN........................................................................... Costume Director BRENT M. BRUIN..............................................................Costume Shop Manager MADDIE KELLER..................................................................... Costume Generalist WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER..........................Resident Assistant Costume Desginer SWANTJE TUOHINO........................................................................................Tailor OPERATIONS DAWN HOLISKI............................................ Director of Operations and Facilities PETER WYLIE................................................................. Office Services Manager ELIZABETH LEONARD................................................... Senior Facilities Manager MAX OKEN................................................................................ Facilities Manager DONAVAN MARTINELLI........................................................... Facilities Assistant JULIO A. CUELLAR.......................................................................Driver/Custodian JOSEPH HALLAM, CURTIS GAVIN...............................................................Drivers FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND HUMAN RESOURCES CHERYL SHEPHERD...........................................................Chief Financial Officer SARAH STURDIVANT.................................... Director of Finance and Technology SUZANNE BROWN...................................................................................Controller DANNY LAMPSON OPSTAD...................................................Accounting Manager NAKISA ASCHTIANI......................................................... Senior Staff Accountant ALEGRIA SENA........................................................................... Staff Accountant XOCHITL RAMIREZ.................................................. Accounts Payable Supervisor KERRY LARICK.....................................................................Accounting Assistant JESSICA HERNANDEZ................................................................. Payroll Manager JUAN MARTINEZ......................................................................... Payroll Specialist STAN GRUSHESKY............................................ Director of Information Systems ASH LEWIS......................................................................Help Desk Administrator JODY HORWITZ........................................................Director of Human Resources PJ. PHILLIPS.................................................Senior Human Resources Generalist MELISSA MCCAFFREY...........................................Human Resources Generalist MOSS ADAMS............................................................................................. Auditor MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF..................................... Legal Counsel GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER......................................................... Legal Counsel INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL..........................Director of Institutional Advancement TYLER ENNIS................................ Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement JASON CABRAL....................... Director of Advancement Operations & Analytics LOUIE ANCHONDO............................... Director of Events & Corporate Relations ASHLEY TIERNEY.......................................................Director of the Annual Fund TERRA GOULDEN..........................................................Senior Major Gifts Officer KATY HILTON...............Associate Director of Foundation & Government Support LAURA HITE............................Associate Director of Gift Operations & Reporting MANDI OR.....................................................Associate Director of Special Events RYAN WAGNER...............................................Associate Director of Donor Data & .......................................................................................Communication Strategy VANESSA WHEELER..............................Associate Director of Prospect Research MOLLY COTTEN........................................................................ Major Gifts Officer CHRISTY LAMB..........................................................Corporate Relations Officer KIM OKAMURA............................................................................. Grants Manager ERIN SCHLABACH.......................... Donor Stewardship & Recognition Strategist DONALD JOLLY................................... Advancement Communications Specialist EDUARDO MOLLINEDO-PIÑÓN.......................... Advancement Database Analyst MIKE RATTERMAN........................................................ Donor Advisor Supervisor ERIC SEPPALA................................................Executive Assistant to the Director ................................................................................of Institutional Advancement MATTHEW SUTPHIN................................................... Special Events Coordinator OLIVIA BERUMEN......................................... Advancement Operations Associate SOHINI RISAM............................................ Institutional Advancement Assistant AL BERMAN, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, DAVID GARVER, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO, BILL WALTON ................. Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ................................ Donor Services Associates MURRAY E. HELTZER........................................................Development Volunteer

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts. MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..............................................................Director of Marketing KYLE HALL...................................................................................Creative Director GARRETT COLLINS.......................... Senior Marketing Manager, Strategy & CRM ARIE LEVINE..........................................Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & .................................................................................................. Mark Taper Forum KIYOMI EMI.........................................Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events EMYLI GUDMUNDSON.........................Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre LAUREN VAN VLEET............................................. Sales & Marketing Coordinator CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123............................................ Media Planning DEANNA McCLURE...............................................................................Art Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO....................................................... Senior Design Manager TARA NITZ.....................................................................................Senior Designer SANDI SILBERT............................................................................ Senior Designer JAVIER VASQUEZ............................................. Senior Designer-Digital Specialist COMMUNICATIONS JAMES SIMS..............................................................Director of Communications JASON MARTIN........................................................................... Head of Publicity KRISTI AVILA............................................................................................ Publicist KAREN BACELLAR.........................................................................Junior Publicist SARAH ROTHBARD.....................................................Associate Editorial Director TYLER EMERSON............................................................Digital Product Manager RUTH GUERRA........................................................Communications Coordinator REZA VOJDANI......................................................Communications Coordinator SAMMY LOPEZ...............................................................Social Media Coordinator HAL BANFIELD......................................................................Multimedia Producer TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SHAWN ROBERTSON............................................................ Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS............................................ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations NICOLE MEDINA.....................................................Ticket Operations Coordinator MICHAEL ZOLDESSY............................................Senior Manager, Account Sales SANDY CZUBIAK........................................................... Audience and Subscriber ....................................................................................................Services Director JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE.......................................... Audience Services Supervisors ALICE CHEN................................................. Audience Services Asst. Supervisor GARY HOLLAND............................................ Audience Services Sales Associate SAM AARON, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, DAVID BETANCOURT, ALEJANDRA DE PAZ, MICHAEL ESPINOZA, KAITLYN GALVEZ, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, ELIANA HERNANDEZ-FAUSTO, CHRISTINE PEDROZA, EILEEN PEREZ, CHRISTIAN UNGER..............Audience Services Representatives DANUTA SIEMAK................................................ Subscriber Services Supervisor CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ........................... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor IRENE CHUANG, LIGIA PISTE, PETER STALOCH....................Subscriber Services ..........................................................................................Senior Representatives SARAH K. GONTA .................................................................. Box Ofﬁce Treasurer  ANGELICA CARBAJAL, KISHISA ROSS................................. Assistant Treasurers  MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, MICHAEL SALTZMAN, CRIS SPACCA........................................... Box Ofﬁce Staff KERRY KORF.................................................................. Priority Services Director SUSAN F. TULLER..................................... Priority Services Operations Manager CANDICE WALTERS............................................ Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN.................................................................. Priority Services Manager SOFIJA DUTCHER......................................Priority Services Assistant Supervisor ................................................................................................................................ BEALENE AHERN, REILLY ALLEN, CLAY BUNKER, RITA CANNON, MAGGIE DODD, NATALIE DRESSEL, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, FRANK ENSENBERGER, LOU GEORGE, BRAD GRIFFITH, CONSTANCE HARCAR, SHEP KOSTER, JULIANNA OJEDA, IAN PRICE, MICHAEL SMITH, BRITTANY VILLARS, DIANE WARD, HOLLY WOOD...............................Priority Service Representatives ALEXIS ACOSTA, KATHERINE BELTRAN, JACOB BOND, CRISTINA DELGADO, WYSPER ERIGIO, POE HARRISON, VERONICA HOLLEY, MARIANA CARREÑO KING, MAYRA LOZANO, LAUREN MELLINGER, COLETTE MENDOZA, LARSON RANIER..................Interns

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Artistic Director’s Circle ($33,000+) The Artistic Director’s Circle, founded by Brindell and Milton Gottlieb, is comprised of individuals supporting specific areas of Michael Ritchie’s artistic vision for Center Theatre Group. Since its founding in 2005, members have aligned their support with over 50 productions on our stages. (DONORS LISTED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018.) Anonymous (2)

Marvin Jubas & Janet Wald Jubas

Judith & Thomas Beckmen

Terri & Jerry Kohl

Thomas Beers

The Labowe Family Foundation

Gail Berman-Masters

The Eugene La Pietra Foundation

Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation

Jody & David Lippman

Susanne & Greg Daniels Cástulo de la Rocha & Zoila Escobar Erica & Vin Di Bona Kirk & Anne Douglas Louise & Brad Edgerton Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr

Renee & Meyer Luskin Ruth Flinkman-Marandy & Ben Marandy Lynn & Dreux McNairy Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack Deena & Edward Nahmias The Louis & Harold Price Foundation

Cindy & Gary Frischling

Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation

Eric & Nancy Garen

Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser

Kiki & David Gindler

Maggy & Jack Simon

Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie

Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

Eva & Marc Stern

Robert Greenblatt

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Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren

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Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Dana & Matthew Walden

June & Gareth Hughes

Sheila & Wally Weisman

Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark

Artists & Educators Forum ($20,000+) The Artists & Educators Forum, founded by Joni and Miles Benickes, is comprised of individuals dedicated to providing significant funding for Center Theatre Group’s New Play Production and Education and Community Partnerships programs. (DONORS LISTED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018.)

Anonymous (2)

Linda S. Peterson

Melissa & Bob Alvarado

Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs

Joni & Miles Benickes

Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer

Debra & Norris Bishton Joan & Rob Blackman Annette Blum Lynn Booth Marla S. Campagna Susan & Stephen Chandler Helen & Morgan Chu In Memory of Morris A. Hazan In Support of New Theatre Artists

Bruce & Randy Ross Joyce & Deane Ross Elliott R. Sernel Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg Eugene & Marilyn Stein Sunshine Stone Donna & John Sussman Anne C. Taubman Karen & William Timberlake

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Kehle

Peter & Iona Tompkins

Kelton Fund/Lenny & David Kelton

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For more information about leadership gifts, please call Terra Goulden at 213.972.3189. Donors who have made additional gifts to Center Theatre Group’s Endowment or Planned Gifts programs.

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DULÉ HILL IN LIGHTS OUT: NAT “KING” COLE. PHOTO BY MARK GARVIN.

In this highly theatrical exploration into the soul of an American icon, Tony and Olivier Award-nominee Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor imagine Nat “King” Cole as he faces the final Christmastime broadcast of his groundbreaking variety show and weighs the advice of his friend Sammy Davis Jr. to “go out with a bang.” Songs such as “Nature Boy,” “It’s a Good Day” and “Unforgettable” underscore this innovative look at one of America’s greatest talents. Starring Emmy Award-nominee Dulé Hill (West Wing; Stick Fly; Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk) as Nat “King” Cole and Daniel J. Watts (Hamilton, Memphis) as Sammy Davis Jr.

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The consensus among all presenters was the need to emphasize more general skills—especially financial skills, both personal and professional. They also agreed that there is a tremendous breadth of opportunities available to young people. Attendees then split into groups to discuss career training within specific theatre disciplines, such as acting, stage management, and design, and topics such as how best to support diverse students, as well as institutions’ hiring needs and requirements. Each group was tasked with creating a list of what a student studying a particular discipline would need to learn to prepare them for the professional world. Schenkkan said she is excited to share these lists, as well as the survey results and other findings from the day: “Rather than coming only from Center Theatre Group, these lists and consensus are coming from all of these schools and institutions collectively.”

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Center Theatre Group Affiliates The Affiliates have supported Center Theatre Group since 1971. Through volunteering and fundraising, members introduce young people to the magic of live theatre. Carmen Schaye, President EXECUTIVE BOARD Anne Bruner,* Ilene Eisenberg, Roberta Haft,* Christine Harte, Thea F. Koss, Diane Lesser, Jerri Nagelberg, Diane Neubauer*, Kim White Peterson*, Sheila Poncher,* Sharon Reisz, Marsha Tauber Sallai, June Sanders Sattler,*♦ Joyce Sheingold, Maggy Simon, Carole Solomon, Marilyn Stambler,* Janice Brock Wallace*, Janice Weiner, Rosalind Zane* | MEMBERS Gail Ann Andrews, Arthe P. Anthony, Sandy Avchen,♦ Tere Baker, Janet Barnet,*♦ Sue Bass, Judith Beckmen,*♦ Marjorie Bender, Marjorie Ann Beradino, Lanie Bernhard, Deena Blum, Lestrita Boardman,♦ Audrey L. Bornstein, Roanna Araneta Brown, Elnora Guerrero Campos, Marlene Theresa Charbonnet, Barbara Mansfield Cheyne,*♦ Jan Cobert, Victoria Cushey, Mary Levin Cutler,,♦ Judi Davidson, Cariline Davis Dyer, Babe Eagle, Gloria H. Ellwood,* Lynda Wolfson Fadel, Stephanie FisherWhite, Ruth Flinkman-Marandy,,♦ Joey Freed,♦ Carolyn H. Fried, Ava O. Fries,*♦ Myra Gabbay, Stephanie Germeraad, Carole A. Gillie, Linda Goldfein, Linda Goldman,♦ Dina Goldstein, Debra C. Gordon, Brindell Gottlieb, Carol Halperin, Stephanie J. Hibler, Audrey V. Jessup, Tobé Karns, Diane Kessler,* Barbara Krasnoff, Beau Lavine, Rita Lee, Annie Maria Lehrer, Marilyn Levin,♦ Helen Gordon Lowy, Dr. Elizabeth Lu, Marianne Mandel, Phyllis Massing, Ph.D, Leah Mendelsohn, Jacqueline Nach, Deena Nahmias, Olivia Neece, Phyllis Parvin, Gina Russ Posalski,*♦ Anne Reismann, Irene Ribner, Harriett Chatters Rose,♦ Lois Rosen,♦ Marla Rubin, Gaile Gray Ryan, Bonnie Sachs,♦ Carole Schiffer, Kelly Schiffer,* Zrelda Sealey, Robbie J. Solomon, Marilyn Lee Stark, Carol Stein, Debbie Stein, Judy Stone, Betsy Straszheim, Gloria Stroock-Stern, Donna Sussman,* Rosalyn Holt Swartz, Louise Taper, Phyllis Teller, Katherine L. Todd,* Sue Tsao,♦ Roberta Turkat, Elinor Turner, Carol Le-Veque-Uri, Barbara Van Orden, Donna Marie Venick,* Sue Wittner *Past Presidents | ♦Executive Board Members at Large

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Center Theatre Group is grateful to these donors, whose deferred estate gifts to our endowment ensure the organization’s financial well-being for generations to come.

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$1,000,000+ Shirley & Irving Ashkenas, Judith & Thomas Beckmen, Kirk & Anne Douglas, The Doug Jones and John Sanger Theater Ticket Fund, Richard & Julie Kagan, Martin Massman, Betty McMicken in honor of Jeanette Shammas, Diane & Leon Morton, Peter & Susan Van Haften, Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin | $500,000+ Richard & Norma Camp, Mary Levin Cutler, Susan Grode, Virginia Hayes, Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr., Merle & Peter Mullin, Linda S. Peterson, Sue Tsao, Magda & Frederick R. Waingrow | $250,000+ Pamela & Dennis Beck, Bill Cohn & Dan Miller, Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr, Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie, Edward L. Rada, Maggy Simon, I.H. Sutnick, Susan & William Weintraub | $100,000+ W. Lee Bailey, M.D., Angela Bardowell, Allan & Joan Burns, Deborah M. Hyde, Sarah & Andy Kane, Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh, The Paul Kowal Charitable Foundation, Darell L. Krasnoff, Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald, Joyce & Kent Kresa, Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D., Carol & Douglas Mancino, Nan Rae, Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross, Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace, Margaret H. White | $50,000+ The Moira Byrne Foster Foundation, Mr. Kim L. Hunter, Sally & Frank Raab, Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer | $25,000+ Charles Dillingham & Susan D. Clines, Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Grauman, Bob & Renee Nunn

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Theatre Forward Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading nonprofit theatres, including Center Theatre Group. Theatre Forward and its theatres are most grateful to the below funders. (DONORS LISTED AS OF JULY 2018.)

THEATRE EXECUTIVES ($50,000+) AT&T • Bank of America Citi ■ The Hearst Foundations •

The Schloss Family Foundation • ■ James S. & Lynne Turley • ■ Wells Fargo •

BENEFACTORS ($25,000-$49,999) Buford Alexander & Pamela Farr ■

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Steven & Joy Bunson ■

Foundation ■

Stephanie Scott ■

MetLife The Augustine Foundation• Morgan Stanley BNY Mellon Patti & Rusty Rueff

PACESETTERS ($15,000‑$24,999) American Express

The Music Man Foundation•

AudienceView

Meltwater

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Pfizer, Inc.

Paula A. Dominick ■

Thomas C. Quick ■

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Southwest Airlines•♦

Alan & Jennifer Freedman ■

George S. Smith, Jr.*■

Frank & Bonnie Orlowski ■ Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

TD Charitable Foundation• UBS

DONORS ($10,000–$14,999) Aetna

Anthony & Diane Lembke

Mitchell J. Auslander■

Lisa Orberg•

DELL

Presidio

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

RBC Wealth Management

Bruce R. & Tracey Ewing ■

Daniel A. Simkowitz & Mari Nakachi ■

Mary Kitchen & Jon Orszag*

S&P Global

KLDiscovery

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Isabelle Winkles ■

SUPPORTERS ($2,500‑$9,999) Joe Baio & Anne Griffin* Sheri and Les Biller Foundation Sue Ann Collins*

Jonathan Maurer & Gretchen Shugart ■ Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack*

Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Robin and Bob Paulson Charitable Fund Kevin & Anne Driscoll* Leslie C. Quick, Jr. and John R. Dutt* Regina A. Quick Charitable Lucy Fato & Matt Detmer* Trust Foundation Sarah Robertson Jessica Farr Foresight Theatrical Steven & Donna Gartner* Glen Gillen & Michael Lawrence

Elliott Sernel & Larry Falconio* Ten Chimneys Foundation Theatermania

Richard K. Greene ■

John Thomopoulos ■

Nancy Hancock Griffith*

Ubiñas Family Charitable Trust

Joyce & Gregory Hurst ■ Jujamcyn Rob Kauffman* Evelyn Mack Truitt*

Michael A. Wall* Terrence P. Yanni ■ Westlake Reed Leskosky• Mary Beth Winslow & Bill Darby

* National Society Member | ♦ Includes in-kind support • Educating through Theatre Support | ■ Advancing Strong Theatre Support

For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org

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it interlocks with the experience of the audience sitting in the theatre seats.” Center Theatre Group offered major technological assistance in addition to dramaturgical and material support. “We built a whole set for him in the rehearsal room,” said Rodriguez “We used as many tools as we had to make it as soundproof as possible, and we were able to help get the cost of creating the final set down. There’s many things that innovate in the piece, and one of them is the architecture of that room.” Although Jan has loved the essay for many years, “the Center Theatre Group commission launched the process” of creating the piece. “It was an amazing moment to really be asked what it was that I wanted to work on,” he said, adding “Center Theatre Group is a

Los Angeles institution, and it was a necessity to have an incredible partner in L.A. for the development and presentation of this work.” Partnerships—with these artists as well as REDCAT and UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance—are crucial to Center Theatre Group’s efforts to raise L.A.’s profile as a theatre destination. Our Off Center collaborations are designed to be exciting for everyone involved: artists, companies, and of course our audiences, who embrace Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Pope, James Harkness, Jared Joseph, and Derrick Baskin in Ain’t Too Proud— Thethe Life and Times of The Temptations at Berkeley Theatre. Photo by litwin. incredible diversity andRepertory breadth of the work we do.

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THIS STORY TOUCHED THE WORLD

AND CELEBRATES THE BEST THAT WE CAN ALL BE. It speaks to what people really feel in their hearts. I’ve seen Come From Away twice and I’m still very moved by it. We need it, especially right now.” TOM BROKAW

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COME FROM AWAY Book, Music and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley

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2018/2019 MUSIC CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Follow The Music Center on Facebook, and follow @MusicCenterLA on Instagram and Twitter. Support The Music Center (213) 972-3333 musiccenter.org/support (213) 972-7211 musiccenter.org

Jay Rasulo

Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs

Lisa See

Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer Diane G. Medina Secretary Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer

Joseph Rice Richard K. Roeder Catharine Soros Marc I. Stern Philip A. Swan Cary H. Thompson Walter F. Ulloa Timothy S. Wahl Alyce Williamson Jay Wintrob

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Rollin A. Ransom General Counsel

MEMBERS AT LARGE William H. Ahmanson

DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter K. Barker

Wallis Annenberg Jill Baldauf Phoebe Beasley Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford Kiki Ramos Gindler Maria Rosario Jackson Glenn Kaino Cary J. Lefton David Lippman

Leave of absence

Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle Amb. (ret.) John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Brindell Gottlieb Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Amb. (ret.) Glen A. Holden Stuart M. Ketchum

Richard Lynn Martinez

Amb. (ret.) Lester B. Korn

Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy Mattie McFaddenLawson

Kent Kresa Robert F. Maguire, III

Elizabeth Michelson

Edward J. McAniff

Darrell D. Miller Shelby Notkin Michael Pagano Cynthia M. Patton Karen Kay Platt Rory Pullens Max Ramberg ^

Ginny Mancini Walter M. Mirisch Fredric M. Roberts Claire L. Rothman Joni J. Smith Cynthia A. Telles James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp* Paul M. Watson Thomas R. Weinberger Rosalind W. Wyman

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Los Angeles —the cultural hub of the country—is home to America’s most diverse population and more entertainment options and venues than anywhere else in the U.S. A s one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers, and as a cultural anchor in Los Angeles County, The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of enriching the lives of every resident. To help realize its vision, The Music Center is poised to become a multidisciplinary arts center for the 21st century, not only as a home for classical art forms, but also as a driving artistic voice for diversity and inclusion that reflects and responds to the ever-evolving landscape of Los Angeles. Through compelling programs that are relevant to a range of audiences, serving Los Angeles in all its breadth, The Music Center is both the home and the force behind some of the greatest creative expression today.

OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

* Chairman Emeritus

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NOVEMBER THU 01 NOV / 7:30 p.m. Satyagraha LA OPERA @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 11/4 THU 01 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Mälkki, Reich & Mahler LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall THU 01 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Dear Evan Hansen CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 11/25 THU 01 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Valley of the Heart CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Mark Taper Forum Thru 12/9 THU 01 NOV / 8:30 p.m. Margaret Leng Tan REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater THU 01 NOV / 11:00 a.m. Grand Park’s LUNCH À LA PARK: Food Trucks @ Grand Park Every Tue/Wed/Thu SAT 03 NOV / 11:00 a.m. Grand Park’s Downtown Dia De Los Muertos: Altars + Arts GRAND PARK Thru 11/4 FRI NOV 01 / 12:15 p.m. Grand Park’s LUNCH À LA PARK: Yoga reTREAT @ Grand Park Every Wed/Fri SAT 03 NOV / 3:00 p.m. The 2018 Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater SUN 04 NOV / 7:30 p.m. L’Arpeggiata LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SAT 17 NOV / 7:30 p.m. Hansel and Gretel LA OPERA @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 12/15

MON 05 NOV / 8:30 p.m. Raha Raissnia: Expanded Film Performances REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

SUN 18 NOV / 7:00 p.m. Bach’s Magnificat LA MASTER CHORALE @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 06 NOV / 7:30 p.m. Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration Live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion THE MUSIC CENTER Thru 11/07

FRI 23 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Stanley Kubrick’s Sound Odyssey LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 11/25

THU 08 NOV / 8:00 p.m. The Tempest LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 11/10

SAT 24 NOV / 11:00 a.m. Toyota Symphonies for Youth: Brahms and His First Symphony LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/1

FRI 09 NOV / 8:30 p.m. Carmina Escobar: Pura Entraña REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 11/10

MON 26 NOV / 5:00 p.m. L.A. County Tree Lighting GRAND PARK

SUN 11 NOV / 7:30 p.m. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 28 NOV / 7:30 p.m. Music 101: A Symphonic Spectacular LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

MON 12 NOV / 8:30 p.m. Vivian Ostrovsky: L’humour du geste REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater

WED 28 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Come From Away CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 01/06/19

TUE 13 NOV / 8:00 p.m. European Avant-Garde LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 29 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Ellen Reid: p r i s m REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 12/02

THU 15 NOV / 8:30 p.m. Kaneza Schaal: JACK & REDCAT @ Roy And Edna Disney / CalArts Theater Thru 11/17

FRI 30 NOV / 8:00 p.m. “Pathétique” with MTT LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/02

FRI 16 NOV / 8:00 p.m. Cameron Carpenter Plays Saint-Saëns LA PHIL @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 11/18

2018 Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events. facebook.com/MusicCenterLA

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Experience the Magic! The Music Center brings back the best holiday tradition to Los Angeles with George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® by Miami City Ballet. Balanchine’s iconic choreography and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score are paired with whimsical sets and costumes by award-winning artists Isabel and Ruben Toledo.

NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 2, 2018

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Miami City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.Choreography by George Balanchine© The George Balanchine Trust. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JANICE HAHN, Fourth District; KATHRYN BARGER, Fifth District; SHEILA J. KUEHL, Third District, Chair; HILDA L. SOLIS, First District; and MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Second District

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