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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 • 7: 30 PM Cultural Affairs Presents
Professional Theatre from the Heart of the Rockies
A PA R A B L E By
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY Directed by GREG
JOHNSON
Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Alvarez Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Dean Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Cerovski Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Hartmann Associate Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Gibbons Associate Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey Sarno Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jadyn Velazquez Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Voss*
Cast Sister Aloysius Beauvier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzy Hunt* Father Brendan Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Shanahan* Mrs. Muller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarina Hart Sister James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin McRae
Setting St. Nicholas, a Catholic church and school in the Bronx, New York. 1964 Doubt is performed without an intermission, unless otherwise noted. Doubt, by John Patrick Shanley, is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association
This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Montana Repertory Theatre specializes in the great stories of our world. Often they are classic American dramas like Death of a Salesman or A Streetcar Named Desire. Sometimes we celebrate comedy with the likes of Neil Simon (Lost in Yonkers) or Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor). And occasionally we come upon a new American play that we feel will endure, becoming a classic in its own right. Such is the case with our 2012 selection, John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, Doubt provides that rare evening of theatre that thoroughly entertains and is altogether captivating emotionally, psychologically, and intellectually. The achievement of this play is considerable. In one evening Shanley tackles faith, trust, mendacity, friendship, and the Church with a deft and insightful touch. The battle between Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius is archetypal in its power and scope. This is theatre that brings audiences to the edge of their seats and introduces topics that will be discussed long after the final curtain. Shanley takes doubt very seriously, finding it a positive commodity in a world where talking heads are always so certain, often leading us into unfortunate consequences. Doubt is real. Doubt might, in fact, be healthy. In an extraordinary theatrical sleight of hand, Shanley leaves audiences no simple answers, no pat solutions, and no easy outs. This is playwriting on the highest level, rivaling Molière, Williams, and Shakespeare. Is it any wonder that Montana Rep is so thrilled to be presenting this great new American play? We invite you to join us for the always-incredible journey of live theatre. Greg Johnson Artistic Director Young Auditorium 3
THE REP’S CREW Company Managers.............................................................................Katie Hanson, Deborah Voss Assistant Director..................................................................................................................... Eric Hersh Assistant Stage Manager/Props..........................................................................Annie Rottenbiller Tour Technical Director......................................................................................................... Doug Dion Master Electrician................................................................................................................Adam Schuff Electrician...........................................................................................................................Russell Homan Audio Engineer........................................................................................................... Morgan Cerovski Wardrobe................................................................................................................................... Sarina Hart Costume Shop Manager......................................................................................... Lisa Marie Hyslop Costume Shop Staff...............................................................Michael Leu Becker, Emily Bosacker, Kesha Burres, Rebecca Louise Coleman, Paula Niccum Construction Technical Director....................................................................................... Doug Dion Scene Shop Manager..................................................................................................... Brian Gregoire Scene Construction Staff........................................................................Doug Dion, Matt Gibbons, Russell Homan, Zak King, Ryan Luwe, Trevor Muller-Hegel, Katie Querin, Eliza Warner Scenic Painter.................................................................................................................Alessia Carpoca Light Shop Manager...............................................................................................................Joey Sarno Prop Shop Manager......................................................................................................Jessica Goldade
T H E R E P ’ S S TA F F Artistic Director................................................................................................................ Greg Johnson Production Manager................................................................................................... Jason McDaniel Assistant to the Artistic Director............................................................................... Salina Chatlain Educational Outreach Coordinator.......................................................................... Teresa Waldorf Office Assistant............................................................................................................... Christian Zigler Playwright-in-Residence.............................................................................................. Roger Hedden Photographs and recordings are not permitted at any time.
T H E R E P ’ S E Q U I T Y C O M PA N Y SUZY HUNT* (Sister Aloysius Beauvier) This tour of Doubt is Ms. Hunt’s sixth tour with Montana Rep, and her fifth production with her friend and colleague Greg Johnson. She has appeared on Broadway in Execution of Justice, Off-Broadway in Steel Magnolias, The Rimers of Eldritch, and King Lear. Regional credits include work at the Spoleto Festival, The Guthrie Theatre, Peterborough Theatre Festival, Denver Center Theatre, Philadelphia Festival Theatre, The Alley Theatre, Seattle Rep, ACT, 5th Avenue Theatre, plus many more. Plum roles include the Countess in The Women, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, Stella in Light Up the Sky, and Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful. Ice storms in Ogdensburg, NY, tornadoes in Oxford, MS, great hikes in Kansas, Virginia, Kentucky and Georgia, friendly faces bearing hot dishes in Orange, TX, 4 Young Auditorium
and Plains, MT, gorgeous old theatres like the Mother Lode in Butte, MT, the Grand in Galveston, TX, and State Theatre in Uniontown, PA (boasting its own live-in ghost), all the great rivers we crossed and re-crossed in this wide, wonderful country, and most especially our glorious audiences who made me feel welcome whenever I stepped out on stage: I dedicate this tour to you and thank you for supporting live theatre. BRENDAN SHANAHAN* (Father Brendan Flynn) makes his home in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Spokane, WA, he began his professional career as Harry Bailey in Montana Repertory Theatre’s touring production of It’s a Wonderful Life. In the last two years he’s gone from a political sex farce to Dr. Treves in The Elephant Man to original one-acts to the title character
T H E R E P ’ S E Q U I T Y C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) in Dracula. He has also co-stared in the feature film Frozen in Fear and has appeared on ABC’s Desperate Housewives and FOX’s The War at Home. During his downtime, Brendan works on location for the reality television show Survivor and spends his Julys working with writers on new plays at The Missoula Colony: A Gathering of Artists in Support of the Writer’s Craft. A personal note: Thank you to Jeselle and McLure for all your love and support. DEBORAH VOSS* (Company Manager/ Stage Manager) is happy to be working with Montana Rep again. She has worked on various projects with the Rep, including assistant directing the national tour production of To Kill a Mockingbird, stage managing The Frybread Queen, and directing the Educational Outreach Tour of ThePoeProject. She graduated with her MFA in Directing from The University
of Montana. Deborah recently stage managed Alice in Wonderland, Gleeful, and Willy Wonka for Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote, and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
T H E R E P ’ S C O M PA N Y SARINA HART (Mrs. Muller) is thrilled to be in her first show with Montana Repertory Theatre and on the first theatrical tour of her career. Sarina is currently a student on the cusp of earning her BA in Theatre at The University of Montana. She has performed with several theatre companies in Montana along with Montana Rep, including Montana Actors’ Theatre and The Whitefish Theatre Company in roles as varied as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Gravedigger in Hamlet, Woman 1 in Samuel Beckett’s PLAY, to Ruth in Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit and Li’l Bit in Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive. This production of Doubt will mark her third time playing the role of Mrs. Muller. Thank you for supporting and sharing live theatre with us. I salute you!! CAITLIN McRAE (Sister James) is an acting student in the School of Theatre & Dance at The University of Montana. She has grown immensely through her roles in Medea, Hamlet, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Grace, or the Art of Climbing. She is a Christian who welcomes
any opportunity that will challenge her to think more deeply about her faith. For this reason and many others, she is overjoyed and thankful to be working on Doubt. The Artistic Director/Director GREG JOHNSON has served as artistic director of Montana Rep since 1990. He brought with him a commitment to excellence developed during years of experience in the New York theatre, where he worked with the best directors, choreographers, actors, designers, and playwrights in the country. From Neil Simon and Gene Saks to Hugh Leonard, Melvin Bernhardt, Elizabeth Ashley, Beth Henley, Christine Baranski, Andie MacDowell, and Barnard Hughes, Greg has been privileged to work with the finest. He brings his energy and expertise to every aspect of his involvement with Montana Rep. Greg’s Broadway credits include Biloxi Blues; Crimes of the Heart; Is There Life After High School?; Da; and Hide and Seek. National tours include the Broadway Young Auditorium 5
T H E R E P ’ S C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) productions of Steel Magnolias, Crimes of the Heart, and Biloxi Blues. Greg spent nineteen years working in professional theatre in New York City as an actor, stage manager, and director before coming to Montana to head Montana Rep. Since joining Montana Rep, Greg has directed and produced over 100 theatre events, including Broadway Bound; The Heidi Chronicles; Someone Who’ll Watch over Me; Lend Me a Tenor; Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll; The Real Thing; The Voice of The Prairie; Thom Pain; Ashes to Ashes; The Dumbwaiter; Anton in Show Business; Eating ’round the Bruise; and Antigone: 2026. He also directed the national tours of It’s a Wonderful Life, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Trip to Bountiful, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and To Kill a Mockingbird. In addition, he is responsible for the development of The Missoula Colony: A Gathering of Artists in Support of the Writer’s Craft at The University of Montana, and Montana Rep Missoula, which brings cutting-edge theatre to downtown audiences. Greg has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and, with the Rep, is a member of Theatre Communications Group, a national network of regional theatres. He serves on the faculty of The University of Montana College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Designers LAURA ALVAREZ (Costume Designer) has been involved with Montana Repertory Theatre off and on for twenty-two years as a stitcher, first hand, cutter/draper and designer. Past Rep shows include Romance, Romance; USA; Lend Me a Tenor; Voice of the Prairie; and Leading Ladies. Lost in Yonkers was Laura’s first costume design for Montana Rep, followed by The Frybread Queen and now Doubt. Laura returned to Missoula and UM after thirty-six years of costuming and tailoring experience. She worked in men’s specialty retail stores in Phoenix before moving to Los Angeles, where she had a steady and successful career in film, television, theatre, and opera. Laura was also an Imagineer at Disney Imagineering as a figure finisher. In addition, she worked in the costume shop for the Los Angeles 6 Young Auditorium
Opera. By the time Laura left Hollywood to return to her native Montana, she had spent six seasons as the Workroom Supervisor and Head Tailor for David E. Kelley Productions: Snoops, Ally McBeal, The Practice, and Boston Legal. Laura is now Assistant Professor of Costume Design/Technology in the School of Theatre & Dance and is truly grateful to be a continuing participant with Montana Rep. MARK DEAN (Lighting Designer), Professor of Theatre, serves as Director of the School of Theatre & Dance at The University of Montana, where he teaches Lighting Design and Computer Aided Drafting. A native Montanan, Mark earned a BFA in Design/Technology from UM in 1987 and an MFA in Sceneography from Wayne State University in 1991, where he was a member of the Hilberry Repertory Company. Mark has designed the lighting for numerous UM School of Theatre & Dance productions including The Grapes of Wrath, Sweeney Todd, Amadeus, A Christmas Carol, The House of Blue Leaves, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Eurydice, HAIR, and Crazy For You. He designed the lighting for Montana Repertory Theatre’s productions of The Glass Menagerie, Smoke on the Mountain, To Kill a Mockingbird, Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Frybread Queen, and Doubt, a parable. Mark has extensive design credits with companies throughout the West including Festival Opera, Western Washington University, Bigfork Summer Playhouse, and Missoula Children’s Theatre. MORGAN CEROVSKI (Sound Designer) is happy to be back with Montana Rep for his second national tour. After graduating from Capital High School in Helena, MT, he moved to Missoula, where his passion for live art and entertainment was discovered. In the spring of 2012, he will graduate from The University of Montana with a BFA in Design/Technology with emphases in lighting and sound design. He recently designed sound for Grace, or the Art of Climbing by Lauren Feldman, and is looking forward to engineering Chicago after this tour. In his free time, Morgan likes to be outdoors, play disc
T H E R E P ’ S C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) golf, hang out with friends and family, and take trips on his Harley-Davidson. In the summer of 2012, Morgan will work for Fort Peck Summer Theatre in Fort Peck, MT, as the lighting and sound designer. DAN HARTMANN (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be working with Montana Rep on his seventh national tour. A native of Sun River, MT, Dan began his career as a student at The University of Montana in 2002 as a vocal performance major and later changed emphases, studying sound design, lighting design, and technical direction as part of the BFA design/technology program. A tour veteran, Dan is busy throughout the year traveling with great projects including ‘S Wonderful: A New Gershwin Musical; Michael Bublé’s Crazy Love Tour; and as a dinosaur driver for Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular. Dan has also worked throughout Montana with Rocky Mountain Rigging and has served as audio designer and engineer for Headwaters Dance Company. Dan’s recent show credits include sound design for the Rep’s tours of To Kill a Mockingbird, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lost in Yonkers, The Trip to Bountiful, and The University of Montana productions of Bat Boy: The Musical; Evita; A Christmas Carol; and Picasso at the Lapin Agile, directed by Roger Hedden. Dan is ever grateful to Montana Rep for their continued support. The Assistant Director ERIC HERSH (Assistant Director) is an MFA Acting candidate originally from Bethlehem, PA. He received his undergraduate degree at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Recent acting credits include Henry in The Lion in Winter, Vice Principal Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Father in Eurydice. Eric has also directed, designed, and stage managed throughout the northeast states and in Missoula, including Dog Sees God. He would like to extend his gratitude to this skilled ensemble of which he has been happy to be a part. The Associate Designers MATT GIBBONS (Associate Scenic Designer) grew up in Montana. He acted,
directed, made student films and worked at hotels. One day, his girlfriend needed a scenic designer for her production of The Shape of Things, so he gave it a shot. About a year later, he became a graduate student at The University of Montana. He designed sets for Tongue of a Bird, HAIR, Fuddy Meers, and The Elephant Man at UM, and loved every minute of it. Montana Repertory Theatre also employed him as a summer carpenter during this time, which led to his position as Associate Scenic Designer for Montana Rep’s Doubt. He is profoundly grateful to the professors, designers, directors, and students who gave him their time, expertise, and humor these last few years. Thanks to Mom and Dad for always being there, and advising their son to try and have a little fun sometimes. And by the way, the girlfriend who gave him his first scenic design job somehow stuck with him on this long, strange trip. For that and so many other thing things he can never repay her. But he tries. Thanks, Kaci. JOEY SARNO (Associate Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be working with Montana Repertory Theatre again after designing the lighting for the 2010 Educational Outreach tour of The Real Legend of Sleepy Hollow. A North Carolina native, Joey is finishing up his MFA in Lighting Design at The University of Montana while simultaneously working as Light Shop Manager. He would like to express his thanks and appreciation for the constant love and support of his friends and family. The Rep’s Staff JASON McDANIEL (Production Manager) serves as production manager for both Montana Rep and The University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance. He has worked as a scenic designer, technical director, scene shop manager, automation technician, scene shop foreman, carpenter, and instructor. His experience includes work with community theatre groups, local and regional professional theatre, Broadway, and national theatrical tours. Jason received his BFA from the University of Memphis and his MFA from North Carolina School of the Arts. Before joining the Rep in 2010, he was a member Young Auditorium 7
T H E R E P ’ S C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) of the automation team for Le Rêve, the aqua theatre-in-the-round production at Wynn Las Vegas. SALINA CHATLAIN (Assistant to the Artistic Director) is thrilled to be part of the Rep family and enjoys her various responsibilities as paper-pusher, playwright-wrangler, spell-checker, and master coffee-maker. Salina earned a BFA in acting from UM in 2000 and spent a term studying at the Utrecht School for the Arts in Utrecht, Netherlands. She has appeared in productions with the Montana Rep Educational Outreach Tour as well as Montana Rep Missoula.
TERESA WALDORF (Educational Outreach Coordinator) In addition to her work with Montana Rep, Teresa serves as publicity coordinator and adjunct professor in the School of Theatre & Dance at The University of Montana. She earned her MFA in acting and directing from UM in 1991 and is an actress, director, wife, and mother. She has acted in Missoula for more than fifteen years and was recently seen in the Montana Rep Missoula productions of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You and Mrs. Farnsworth (in which she played the title roles). Her directing credits with The University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance include Still Life with Iris; Bat Boy: The Musical; Waiting for Godot; The Rocky Horror Show; and Gypsy.
T H E P L A Y W R I G H T / J O H N PAT R I C K S H A N E LY Born in 1950, John Patrick Shanley grew up the youngest of five children in an Irish-Catholic family in the Bronx neighborhood of East Tremont. His father, a meatpacker, was an Irish immigrant, and the neighborhood was home to similar working-class Irish and Italian families. “It was extremely anti-intellectual and extremely racist and none of this fit me,” the playwright revealed, recalling that he was “in constant fistfights from the time I was six,” though he asserted he rarely picked the fight himself. Shanley spent the first eight years of his formal education at a Catholic school run by the Sisters of Charity. He went on to the all-boys Cardinal Spellman High School, where he rebelled against strict, no-nonsense priests, spending time every week in after-school detention. He next attended a private Catholic school in New Hampshire, where he began to thrive as teachers encouraged his writing talents. After briefly attending New York University, Shanley enlisted in the Marine Corps. Following his service in the Vietnam War, he returned to NYU and graduated in 1977 as the valedictorian of his class. Shanley had already started writing plays. In his early twenties, he later recalled, “I tried the dialogue form, and it was 8 Young Auditorium
instantaneous. I wrote a full-length play the first time I ever wrote in dialogue, and it was produced a few weeks later.” By the early 1980s he had written a halfdozen works, and some of the one-act plays were staged together in a late 1982 production titled Welcome to the Moon. Featuring fanciful characters and props, the play explored themes of love and love’s absence. Critics were less than kind. He had somewhat better luck with Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, a play about two star-crossed lovers who meet in a seedy Bronx bar, which was produced in New York and London in 1984 and toured with the Louisville Festival. Next, Shanley turned to writing a screenplay based on his experiences with voluble Italian-American families. The resulting film, Moonstruck, starred Cher and Nicolas Cage. A strong supporting cast and interesting subplots centering on love and infidelity rounded out the work, which won Shanley the 1987 Academy Award for best screenplay. Following Moonstruck, Shanley had little success in Hollywood. The January Man and Joe Versus the Volcano, despite the presence of big-name stars, were panned by critics and did poorly at the box office. He was more successful with his script
T H E P L A Y W R I G H T / J O H N PAT R I C K S H A N E LY ( c o n t .) for HBO’s Live from Baghdad, which won a 2003 Emmy Award. Shanley’s playwriting during this time included Italian American Reconciliation (1988) and Beggars in the House of Plenty (1991), featuring the dysfunctional characters who had become the hallmark of his work. In 2001 Shanley became involved with New York’s LAByrinth Theater Company, where his play Where’s My Money? was staged. Doubt, a parable began its off-Broadway run in November 2004 and went on to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre the following March. The play earned outstanding praise from critics and the most impressive honors for which a playwright could ever hope: the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award
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for best play of the 2004-2005 season. Shanley adapted his play for the screen, and in 2008, the film, directed by Shanley and starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, was released to critical acclaim. The movie’s many awards included an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay and a Golden Globe for best screenplay. A world premiere, fully-staged production of Shanley’s new play, Pirate, was one of the highlights of Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater 2010 summer season. Sources: Encyclopedia of World Biography (notablebiographies.com) The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 • 7: 30 PM
Ballet Folklórico De Antioquia, Colombia
Sponsored by
Cumbia San Agustin San Juanero Tambora Cumbia Gozadera Mapalé Intermission
Guaneña Pasillo Vollao Macheteros No me Presionen Comparsa del Carnaval Cuando Llegue la Noche Balle del Porro Descarga Salsa
This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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P R O G R A M – M A PA L É Cumbia Choreography: Albeiro Roldán Penagos - Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia Composer: Wilson Choperena (La Pollera Colorá) – José Barros (Navidad Negra, El Pescador)
Pasillo Voliao Choreography: Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia Composer: del folclor colombiano – Luis Miguel de Zulategui (Cachipay – El Cafetero)
San Agustín Choreography: Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia Composer: Cesar Brand – Oscar Botero – Tierradentro
Macheteros Choreography: Mauricio Aristizábal, Hernán Darío Suaza Composer: Juan Pablo Acosta (Pilas con el Machete) - Liber Mateus (Pasillo Capilla)
San Juanero Choreography: Del Folclor Colombiano Composer: Anselmo Durán Plazas Joropo Choreography: Juan Camilo Maldonado Composer: Del Folclor llanero Tambora Choreography: Juan Camilo Maldonado Composer: Juan Pablo Acosta (La Hamaquita de Rayas)
No me Presionen Composer: Juan Pablo Acosta Comparsa del Carnaval Choreography: Hernán Darío Suaza Composer: Mi Comparsa (Juan Pablo Acosta) - La Mujer Amarilla (Folclor Atlántico) Cuando Llegue la Noche Composer: Juan Pablo Acosta
Cumbia Gozadera Composer: Juan Pablo Acosta
Baile del Porro Choreography: Edwin Valencia Composer: Lucho Bermúdez (Gaita de las Flores – Diana María)
Mapalé Choreography: Albeiro Roldán Penagos - Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia Composer: Lucho Bermúdez (Prende la Vela) – Juan Pablo Acosta (Oricamba)
Descarga Choreography: Juan Camilo Maldonado Composer: Orquesta Típica 73 (Descarga 73)
Intermission Guaneña Choreography: Albeiro Roldán Penagos - Ballet Folclórico de Antioquia Composer: Neftalí Benavidez – Nicanor Díaz
Salsa Choreography: Luis Eduardo Hernández “el Mulato Latino” Composer: Diego Galé (Hasta que se Rompa el Cuero) – Jairo Varela (Buenaventura y Caney)- Joe Arroyo (Rebelión) – Juan Pablo Acosta (Te Llama el Timbal) **PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
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M A PA L É Colombia is a land of mountains, valleys and plains that are home to great biodiversity. It’s a land of wonderful places that have been transformed into world heritage through their archaeological sites, populations and carnivals. Sites that tell stories of ancient indigenous traditions, populations that witnessed the Spanish conquest /colonization and carnivals highlight the joy the Colombian people. Colombia’s rhythms and traditional dances honor a multicultural wealth of indigenous, African and European origins. These come together into a fusion inspired by the customs of the places where these traditions take place. The weather and natural resources of these populations influence the way to dress, the food choices, the behavior of the natives and the way of live. In turn, all of which have become the source of inspiration for this magical Colombia. Thus, MAPALE was born. Along the Magdalena River, the fishermen in earlier times discovered a small fish which they called Mapalé, whose movements gave rise to a frenetic dance, characterized by the symbolic body movements of the fish when caught. Over time, this dance rhythm with a strong African influence executed with great speed, has been transformed. It has adopted a sensual and frenetic nature showcasing great physical skills. Being a typical dance of the Colombian Caribbean coast, it’s indicative of typical festivities and carnivals. MAPALE is a show that will let you connect with the indigenous origins of Colombia. MAPALE is an ancestry that tells the stories of the men and women who work the land, who celebrate slyly while showing a mastery of their instruments of tillage. It’s a story of a country that vibrates to the stomping of the Colombian cowboys in the plains. It’s an account of the singing that is evoked from the dancing traditions of the river folk. Moreover, it’s the story of the Cumbia that sounds like Colombia wherever it is heard and, as a result, makes it irresistable to dance to. Lastly, it’s a tale where the Carnival became heritage and Salsa dancing became the dressing of our Latin flavor; where sensuality and frenzied movements make everyone want to move their shoulders without stopping, resulting in a performance full of diversity, precision and feeling. C A S T O F DA N C E R S Erika Meneses Laura Cano Ana María Granados Marinella Buriticá Isabel Cristina Pérez Susana Osorio Cynthia Torres Natalia Pineda María Teresa Restrepo Isabel Perdomo Ramiro Velásquez
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Johan Exneyder Palacios Diego Londoño Edison Andrés Melchor Santiago Mesa Mauricio López Andrés Felipe Guerra Jhon Edison Arango Ismael Zamudio Luis Armando Viveros
MUSIC Musical Group ............................................................................................................Tierradentro Juan Pablo Acosta....................................................................................Music Director, Guitar Oscar Botero............................................................................... Assistant Music Director, Bass Diego Lopera............................................................................................................................ Piano Cristina Escamilla...................................................................................................... Main Vocalist Joe Rodríguez................................................................................................................. Percussion David Moná..................................................................................................... Battery, Percussion Arbey Valencia................................................................................Clarinet, Sax, Gaita-Clarinet Edwar Montoya................................................................. Bombardino-horn and trombone BALLET FOLKLÓRIO Tour Direction: COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT LLC Tim Fox/Alison Ahart Williams 1790 Broadway New York, NY 10019 www.cami.com Staff General Manager.....................................................................................Zuleima Asprilla Rojas General Artistic Director...................................................... Juan Camilo Maldonado Vélez Artistic Co-Director....................................................................Mauricio Aristizábal Ramírez Music Director................................................................................................. Juan Pablo Acosta Marketing Director............................................................................................ Lina Botero Villa Music and Sound Assistant....................................................................................Oscar Botero Sound Engineer.......................................................................................................Víctor Herrera Lighting..........................................................................................................Juan David Guerrero Music Arrangements.........................Juan Pablo Acosta / Diego Lopera / Tierradentro Rehearsal Instructors.....................................................Natividad Premier / Albeiro Quiroz Wardrobe Design........................................................................................... Roberto Sampayo, Gina Arango, Jairo González, Sandra Lora, Claudia Andrea Ospina, Carlos Arturo Reyes Faculty................................................................................. Natividad Premier, Tania Gutiérrez Oscar Córdoba, Norman Mejía, Ramiro Velásquez Sebastián Avendaño, Ismael Zamudio, Mauricio Segura Sports Medicine................................................................Emilio Cadavid/ CEMDE/ WAKEUP Nutritionist.....................................................................................................................Olga Quiroz ABOUT BALLET FOLKLÓRIO The entertainment corporation, Ballet Folklórico de Antioquia, Colombia, is a cultural organization with a 20-year trajectory that promotes the strengthening of Colombian cultural identities in national and international audiences through the enjoyment of dance and music as artistic expressions. We mean to be the best cultural ambassadors of our country. Diversity, precision, and emotion are the characteristics that shine through in each of the 60 choreographies that we present, all of which are compiled in the following shows: Baila Colombia, Colombia Cultura Milenaria, Colombia Viva, Tierra de Esperanza, Sabor Latino, Colombia de Fiesta y Carnaval, and Tierra de Tambores y Polleras. The ballet has been critically acclaimed for its professionalism, high technical Young Auditorium 13
A B O U T B A L L E T F O L K L Ó R I O ( c o n t .) level, and artistic quality; thus, it has been duly recognized within its field. Some of these awards and recognition include the following: awarded the “Cabe Citar” Gold Medal at the Stylized Folk Olympics in Dijon, France in 1998; granted the “Ugo Re Capriata” special recognition award at the International Folk Dance Festival in Agrigento, Italy in 2003; given special recognition for excellent participation at the International Festival of the Performing Arts in Tamaulipas, México in October, 2005 and October, 2009; granted the special recognition “Perfección” as a special guest at the 25th Annual International Festival in Drummondville in Quebec, Canada in 2006; recognized with excellence at the Folkmoot International Festival in North Carolina, U.S.A. in July in 2006; granted special recognition for the best Latin American company to participate at the cultural program of the Olympic Games in Beijing, China in 2008; and the ballet has also been recognized for its participation in the inauguration and closing events of the South American Games in Medellín, 2010. France has vibrated on various occasions to the impetuous movements of the “Mapalé” dance, and Italy has been easily seduced by the rhythms of the “Cumbia” dance. Canada has eagerly welcomed the flirty rhythms of the Colombian pacific coast into its theaters and festivals. Mexico has attentively heard the indigenous melodies of the Colombian high plains. Last but not least, China and Japan have experienced the sublime ritual of the “San Agustín” dance. Other countries like Spain, Belgium, Holland, Chile, Peru, and the United States have also discovered a creative, exuberant, and multi-cultural Colombia. The Ballet Folklórico de Antioquia, Colombia transmits its expressiveness, energy, and love for dance in every stage they visit. Twenty years have passed since the dream of one man, Albeiro Roldán Penagos, began to be realized in the city of Medellín. The day-to-day consistency and vision of the future have given shape to this artistic project that was born to be part of the world’s heritage. We welcome you into our dream. General Producer CORPORACIÓN BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE ANTIOQUIA
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012 • 7: 30 PM Cultural Affairs Presents
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Sponsored by
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Scott Tisdel, cello GEORGE M. COHAN (arr. BRUCE CHASE) George M. Cohan Medley Yankee Doodle Boy Harrigan Give My Regards to Broadway Mary’s a Grand Old Name Over There
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
FELIX MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides Overture, Opus 26, “Fingal’s Cave”
ANTONIN DVORÁK Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra Scott Tisdel ANTONIN DVORÁK Rondo in G minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 94 Scott Tisdel ----Intermission (20 min.)--- ANTONIN DVORÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, [old No. 5] “From the New World” Adagio - Allegro molto Largo Molto vivace Allegro con fuoco This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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P R O G R A M N O T E S B Y R O G E R R U G G E R I © 2 012 George M(ichael) Cohan (1878-1942) George M. Cohan Medley The “Yankee Doodle Dandy” of American theater in the early part of the 20thcentury, George M. Cohan long personified New York City’s music district known as “Tin Pan Alley.” A veritable “Mr. Show Business,” Cohan functioned successfully as a composer, lyricist, librettist, actor, director and producer. His brash style became a stereotype of the American spirit; his shows provided a nationalistic alternative to the sentimental European operetta style then prevalent. The late MSO violinist Bruce Chase arranged this set of five Cohan hits, beginning with the 1904 (I’m a) Yankee Doodle Boy. The 1907 Harrigan gives way to Cohan’s 1904 theme song Give My Regards to Broadway. A bit of sentiment emerges in the 1905 Mary’s a Grand Old Name, then the medley closes with that 1917 anthem of World-War-I-era America, Over There. Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)` Overture to “Candide” One of America’s most celebrated musicians, Bernstein was in constant demand as a composer and conductor. Compositionally, Bernstein was particularly effective at conveying the nervous intensity of modern life. Among his most scintillating orchestral works is the Overture to his 1956 Broadway production, Candide; the overture enjoyed its first concert performance on January 26, 1957, with the composer at the helm of the New York Philharmonic. Departing from Voltaire’s novel of 1759, Bernstein’s comic operetta is a tuneful satire of the overly optimistic belief that “all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.” Filled with vital rhythms and scintillating orchestral colors, Bernstein’s curtain-raiser provides a brilliant exposition of four of the show’s sparkling themes: Eldorado, What’s the Use?, Glitter and Be Gay and It Must Be So. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Overture, “The Hebrides” (“Fingal’s Cave”), Opus 26 The Romantic era’s fascination with Nature and natural subjects is embodied in Mendelssohn’s celebrated concert overture, The Hebrides. The overture is a product of the same trip to Scotland in 1829 that inspired the composition of the Scottish Symphony (No. 3). Mendelssohn and his friend, Karl Klingemann, took a boat to view the famed Fingal’s Cave, located on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides. In a letter, Klingemann recalled: “We were put out into boats and clambered past the hissing sea on stumps of columns up the odiously celebrated Fingal’s Cave. I must say, never did such green and roaring waves pound in a stranger cave. The many pillars make the inside resemble a monstrous organ. Black, resounding, and utterly without any purpose at all, it lies there, the broad gray sea inside it and in front of it.” Mendelssohn, however, was so moved by the grandeur of the cave that he allegedly sketched the first twenty-one measures of the overture while sitting in the bobbing boat. Like the Scottish Symphony, the overture was completed more than a year later while the composer was in Rome. The overture begins with an immediate presentation of the one-measure main motive in the low strings and bassoons. This melody is woven into a texture of changing harmonies. A second melody --one that had an enormous influence upon 19th-century European music-- rises and falls simply in the cellos, clarinets and bassoons. There is development of the materials and an exciting coda that brings to a close a work Wagner declared to be “one of the most beautiful pieces we possess.” Young Auditorium 17
P R O G R A M N O T E S B Y R O G E R R U G G E R I © 2 012 ( c o n t .) Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904) Silent Woods (Klid) for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 68, No. 5 Soon after accepting a two-year appointment as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, Dvorák agreed to a sort of farewell concert tour in the early months of 1892. Scheduled to perform concerts of his own music in thirty-nine cities in Bohemia and Moravia, Dvorák planned to tour as a pianist with two of his longtime friends and colleagues, violinist Ferdinand Lachner and cellist Hanus Wihan. While working out the actual programs, Dvorák suddenly realized that he had no music to feature Wihan as soloist. Immediately after Christmas 1891, Dvorák spent two days making arrangements for cello and piano of his Slavonic Dance No. 8 and the fifth movement, Silent Woods, from his evocative suite of piano four-hand pieces entitled From the Bohemian Forest. Wihan and Dvorák gave the first performance of this musical woodland scene in Prague on March 24, 1892. Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Opus 94 On Christmas Day 1891, Dvorák composed a concise piece that he referred to as the “Rondo for Professor Wihan.” The work’s folk-flavored rondo theme returns between virtuosic and melodic episodes before subsiding to a hushed conclusion. Wihan and Dvorák premiered the Rondo at Kladno on January 6, 1892. In October of 1893, midway in his American sojourn, Dvorák created orchestral accompaniments to both the Rondo and Silent Woods. (Two years later, Dvorák wrote his epic Cello Concerto for Wihan.) Antonin Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”), Opus 95 By the early 1890s Dvorák had achieved international recognition as a composer; among the fruits of his success was an offer to assume the directorship of the newly founded National Conservatory of Music in New York City. After some negotiation, an offer of a sum nearly thirty times his current salary prompted Dvorák to accept the post. With his wife and two of their children, the composer set sail for America. They arrived in September of 1892 and moved into a New York brownstone; within three months of his arrival, Dvorák began sketching a new work that was to be his last and most famous symphony, a work that gained the subtitle “From the New World.” He began to work on January 10 and completed the scoring on May 24, 1893. Many romantic myths have swirled around this piece, including the idea that it was a sort of rhapsody on American Black and Indian motives. These concepts were strongly rebuffed by Dvorák, who wrote: “Omit the nonsense about my having made use of ‘Indian’ and ‘American’ motives. That is a lie. I tried to write only in the spirit of those national American melodies.” While composing this symphony, Dvorák was being true to his own Czech muse; it is undeniable, however, that the work was generally influenced by his life in this country. In a letter to Bohemia written during the composition of the symphony, Dvorák said: “I should never have written the symphony like I have, if I hadn’t seen America.”
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BIOGR APHIES Francesco Lecce-Chong was recently appointed assistant conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2011.12 season. In addition to assisting Music Director Edo de Waart and guest conductors for all MSO subscription concerts, Mr. Lecce-Chong plays an active role in the orchestra’s community and educational programs. Mr. LecceChong has worked with many orchestras in North America and Europe including the Mannes Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, and Pitesti Philharmonic. Equally comfortable with the operatic repertory, Mr. Lecce-Chong served as principal conductor for the Brooklyn Repertory Opera during the 2009.10 season and has served as assistant conductor for several productions with Gotham Chamber Opera, the Mannes Opera, and Curtis Opera Theatre. A native of Colorado, Mr. Lecce-Chong began his conducting work at age 16 as assistant conductor of the Boulder Youth Symphony. He is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree with honors in both piano and orchestral conducting, and was also the recipient of the Alma Askin Award, the N.T. Milani Memorial Conducting Fellowship, and the George and Elizabeth Gregory Award for Excellence in Performance. Mr. Lecce-Chong also holds a diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with renowned pedagogue OttoWerner Mueller as the recipient of the Martin and Sarah Taylor Fellowship. Also trained as a pianist, Mr. LecceChong has performed as soloist with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, and Colorado Symphony Orchestra, as well as presented solo and chamber music recitals at the Young Musicians Forum Concert Series, Music in the West End, and the Curtis Institute of Music Recital
Series. He has studied at the Aspen Music Festival with Rita Sloan and the Music Academy of the West with Jerome Lowenthal, and participated in master classes with Richard Goode and Yefim Bronfman. In 2010, Mr. LecceChong made his Lincoln Center debut with the Mannes Orchestra, performing Bartok’s Third Piano Concerto in Alice Tully Hall. Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin. Since its inception in 1959, the orchestra has received critical acclaim for artistic excellence. The symphony’s 88 full-time professional musicians perform more than 135 concerts each season. A cornerstone organization in Milwaukee’s art community, the MSO provides enrichment and education activities for audiences of every age, economic status, and background. The MSO is recognized as a pioneer in the world of new music among American orchestras. For 42 years, the symphony’s nationally syndicated radio broadcasts have ranked among the nation’s largest collections, and are heard on more than 240 stations throughout the United States each year. In 2005, the MSO became the first American orchestra to offer its live recordings for download directly through online music stores including iTunes. MSO Classics, an e-label created specifically for digital distribution of its recordings, has a continually growing catalog of more than 30 live works. In December 2006, the MSO launched its own online store to sell digital recordings offering greater flexibility in pricing, scheduling, and formatting than other electronic media stores. On May 11, 2012, the MSO will participate in the second Spring for Music Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York. Spring for Music emphasizes creativity, variety and innovation in programming. The MSO’s standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and Young Auditorium 19
B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) into the community, reaching more than 40,000 children and their families through its ACE (Arts in Community Education) program, Youth and Teen concerts, Kinderkonzerts, Music for Me concerts, and Behind the Notes pre-concert talks. In its 22nd year, the nationally recognized ACE program integrates arts education into staterequired curricula, providing arts opportunities for students when budget cuts may eliminate music and arts
programming. Classrooms receive three visits per year by ensembles of MSO musicians and artists from local arts organizations as well as lesson plans and supporting materials. In addition, ACE students attend MSO concerts tailored to each grade level. This season, more than 7,200 students and 1,200 teachers and faculty in 21 Southeastern Wisconsin elementary and middle schools will participate in ACE.
O R C H E S T R A R O S T E R 2 011-12 Edo De Waart...........................................................................................................Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke–Music Director Chair Marvin Hamlisch...............................................................................Principal Pops Conductor Stein Family Foundation–Principal Pops Conductor Chair Francesco Lecce-Chong........................................................................... Assistant Conductor Lee Erickson........................................................................................................... Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins–Chorus Director Chair Timothy Benson................................................................................ Assistant Chorus Director Andreas Delfs................................................................................................Conductor Laureate FIRST VIOLINS Frank Almond, Concertmaster Charles and Marie Caestecker, Concertmaster Chair Ilana Setapen, Associate Concertmaster Jeanyi Kim, Associate Concertmaster Third Chair Karen Smith Anne de Vroome Kamerling, Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Michael Giacobassi Peter Vickery Dylana Leung Sang Shen* Lynn Horner Zhan Shu Andrea Wagoner Bridget Wang David Anderson Robin Petzold** SECOND VIOLINS Jennifer Startt, Principal Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal Taik-ki Kim Lisa Johnson Fuller Shirley Rosin Margot Schwartz Paul Mehlenbeck Janice Hintz Les Kalkhof Glenn Asch 20 Young Auditorium
Mary Terranova Laurie Shawger VIOLAS Robert Levine, Principal Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Wei-ting Kuo, Assistant Principal Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair Nathan Hackett Sara Harmelink Larry Sorenson Erin H. Pipal Norma Zehner David Taggart Helen Reich CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Peter Szczepanek, Assistant Laura Love, Assistant Gregory Mathews Peter J. Thomas Elizabeth Tuma Margaret Wunsch Adrien Zitoun Kathleen Collisson
O R C H E S T R A R O S T E R 2 011-12 ( c o n t .) BASSES Zachary Cohen, Principal Donald B. Abert Bass Chair Andrew Raciti, Assistant Principal Rip Prétat Laura Snyder Maurice Wininsky Catherine McGinn Scott Kreger Roger Ruggeri HARP Danis Kelly, Principal Walter Schroeder Harp Chair FLUTES Jeani Foster, Principal Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair Jennifer Bouton PICCOLO Jennifer Bouton OBOES Margaret ButlerActing Assistant Principal Martin Woltman Assistant Principal Emeritus ENGLISH HORN Margaret Butler, Acting Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin CLARINETS Todd Levy, Principal Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Kyle Knox, Assistant Principal Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair William Helmers E FLAT CLARINET Kyle Knox BASS CLARINET William Helmers BASSOONS Theodore Soluri, Principal Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair Martin Garcia, Assistant Principal* Aaron Apaza, Acting Assistant Principal** Beth W. Giacobassi
CONTRABASSOON Beth W. Giacobassi HORNS Matthew Annin, Principal Krause Family French Horn Chair Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal Dietrich Hemann Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair Darcy Hamlin Joshua Phillips William Barnewitz TRUMPETS Mark Niehaus, Principal Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair Dennis Najoom, Co-Principal Martin J. Krebs Co-Principal Trumpet Chair Alan Campbell TROMBONES Megumi Kanda, Principal Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair Kirk Ferguson BASS TROMBONE John Thevenet TUBA Randall Montgomery, Principal TIMPANI Dean Borghesani, Principal Thomas Wetzel, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Thomas Wetzel, Principal Robert Klieger, Assistant Principal PIANO Wilanna Kalkhof Melitta S. Pick Endowed Chair PERSONNEL MANAGERS Linda Unkefer Rip Prétat, Assistant LIBRARIAN Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair STAGE & TECHNICAL MANAGER Kyle Remington Norris * Leave of Absence 2011.12 Season ** Acting member of the Milwaukee Young Auditorium 21
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