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by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Christopher Shinn Director – Azar Kazemi Dramaturgs – Mitchel Civello, Jacob Shuler Scenic Designer – Rachael Claxton Costume Designer – Cara Adams Lighting Designer – Noah Hayman Sound Designer – Mike Ross Stage Manager – Liz Fiala February 11 – 20, 2011

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CAST Mrs. Hedda Tesman..........................................................................................Bridget Schreiber Jorgen Tesman...........................................................................................................Adam Brown Mrs. Thea Elvsted..................................................................................................... Lisandra Tena Judge Brack....................................................................................................................Alex Seeley Ejlert Lovborg............................................................................................................ Joseph Flynn Miss Juliane Tesman...........................................................................................Allison Martone Berte.......................................................................................................................Aislinn Kerchaert Place: Tesman villa in the fashionable part of town Time: 1890s; autumn There will be one 10-minute intermission.

Gunshots will be used in this production.

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D E D I C AT I O N On January 5th, 2011 a Persian production of Hedda Gabler opened at the City Theatre in Tehran, Iran, and on January 12th, 2011, it was shut down by the Islamic Republic authorities. I dedicate this production of Hedda Gabler to director Vahid Rahbani. May our production do its best to honor yours.

SPECIAL THANKS Jason Beck, Barry Brunetti, Pamela Davis, Joseph Ettinger, Ian Frank, Keira Fromm, Reshmi Hazra, Chris Hoffman, Dr. Sean House, Dr. Donald Ilko, Neema Izadi, Sonaz Izadi, Jess Jung, Masoud Kazemi, Damon Kiely, Roya Lahijani, Patricia Lavery, Nikolas Maroulis,Sean Paris, Marc Piante, Leah Raidt, Ann Raymer, Jessica Raymer, Dr. Maria Sadieghi, Gary Schreiber, Azine Spalding, Melissa Tropp, Krissy Vanderwarker, Catherine Wiedner, and Mackenzie Yeager

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P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Faculty Advisor...............................................................................................................Lisa Portes Assistant Director.................................................................................................... Sarah Schultz Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................................. Sarah Geis Fight Choreographer.................................................................................................Nick Sandys Assistant Scenic Designer......................................................................................... Ross Hoppe Assistant Costume Designer................................................................................. Lissa Lamona Assistant Lighting Designer............................................................................... Joseph Watrach Production Coordinator......................................................................................Jeanne Williams Director of Production......................................................................................... Chris Hofmann Technical Director........................................................................................................ Tim Combs Student Technical Director................................................................... Todd Peacock-Preston Assistant Technical Director........................................................................... Claudia Peterson Reskin Technical Director................................................................................................Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director......................................................................Max Raynolds Technical Assistant........................................................................................................Jacob Josef Scene Shop Foreman ........................................................................................... Gerry Reynolds Properties Master.................................................................................................Wayne W. Smith Master Carpenter..........................................................................................................Sam Hillyer Carpenter........................................................................................................Seth Randall-Tapply Costume Shop Manager................................................................................... Deanna Aliosius Costume Shop Stitcher............................................................................................ So Hui Chong Assistant Draper/Cutter..................................................................................Jordan Wrobleske Make-up Crew..................................................................................................................Joe Keery Master Electrician..................................................................................................Garvin Jellison Scenery and Property Crew........................................................... Lucas Baisch, Daniel Lewis, Emily Marlatt, Alissa Sherwood, Megan Turner Costume Crew..............................................................Pauline Critch-Gilfillan, Kiandra Layne, Andrew Meyer, Laura Routh, Gilbert Tanner Lighting Crew................... Adam Elliott, Maura Locke Antas, Nicholas Falconer Fleming Sound Crew.......................................................................................................Rachel Boissevain Director of Marketing and Public Relations............................................................Anna Ables Manager of PR and Special Events....................................................................... Andrea Tichy Publicity/Production Photos.......................................................................................Anna Ables Poster Design......................................................................................................... Joseph Ettinger Publicity and House Crew..........................Vivian Ellis, Alexis Garwood, Megan Henricks, Alejandro Salinas, Zoe Leigh Tyson Box Office Manager.................................................................................................... Kim Van Tuyl House Manager.............................................................................................. Meghan McDonald Theatre Manager.........................................................................................................Leslie Shook

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D I R E C TO R ’ S N O T E

“You’re never as powerful as when you realize you’re powerless.” ~ Sarah Kane - Azar Kazemi, 3rd year MFA/Directing

D R A M AT U R G Y N O T E Spring in Norway, 1906. In a hospital, a nurse peers at the elderly patient lying in the bed. “You’re looking better today,” she says. “On the contrary,” responds the old man. And with that, Europe’s most celebrated living playwright died.

Ibsen’s famous last words are almost too good to be true. Was he waiting for the nurse to come in so that he could end his life on a great exiting line? Or was he simply answering a question, unaware that doing so would require the use of his last breath?

A similar enigma arises with Hedda Gabler, a play in which, while it’s easy to see what happens onstage, the plot becomes murkier when searching for motives.

When are the characters manipulating others and when are they making it up as they go along? When do the characters expose their true selves, and when are they masquerading around the room in tired roles?

Don’t be fooled by the sumptuous costumes and the exquisitely detailed period set; although people now prefer skinny jeans to corsets, the psyches inside remain the same. Just because we can text and update our Facebook page doesn’t mean it’s any easier or less risky to be open and vulnerable with another person.

The ending of Hedda Gabler isn’t any easier for audiences today, either. Some audiences didn’t like it when the play premiered in 1890, and we’re sure a few won’t like it in these two weeks. Yet, to dismiss the entire play on the grounds of the final few seconds dodges Ibsen’s intention. He never wanted his audiences to simply agree or disagree with his plays, leaving the theatre full of empty maxims and pat solutions; theatre isn’t a self-help seminar. Instead, Ibsen wants us to see his plays free of judgment—and, by doing so, to perhaps be conflicted, to possibly admit confusion, and maybe, to allow a piece of art to get under our skin.

As with Ibsen’s last words, each individual chooses whether they see life as predetermined, with the results inevitable, or as something much more complex, messy and, ultimately, worth living.

Each night, the actors in Hedda Gabler will start the play at the very beginning. If you do, too, you won’t get all the answers, but you’ll start asking questions.

- Mitchel Civello, 4th year BFA/Theatre Arts and Jacob Shuler, 3rd year BFA/Playwriting

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BIOGR APHIES ADAM BROWN (Tesman) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Theatre School credits include The Secret Garden, Story Theatre, The Lady in the Van, and Antigone. Regional credits include A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Tempest (Old Globe, San Diego) and Young American Shakespeare Festival (Walden Theatre). Produced and appeared in the 2009 Walden Theatre Alumni Company Summer Festival (Art, Betrayal, The Pavilion).

JOSEPH FLYNN (Lovborg) 2nd year MFA/Acting. Joseph received his BA from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, & Television. Some favorite roles have been Arthur Goring in Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband and John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, both produced in his hometown of Sacramento, California. Los Angeles credits includes productions of Irwin Shaw’s Bury the Dead and David Auburn’s Skyscraper. Theatre School credits include the world premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s The American in Me, directed by Anish Jethmalani.

AISLINN KERCHAERT (Berte) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Aislinn hails from West Hartford, Connecticut. She has appeared in Almost, Maine, The Importance of Being Earnest, Antigone, and The Skriker at The Theatre School.

ALLISON MARTONE (Aunt Julia) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Allison hails from Westlake Village, California.

Her Theatre School credits include Stephanie in Reasons to be Pretty, Sally in Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Patient in Coronado, and Helga in Cabaret.

BRIDGET SCHREIBER (Hedda) 4th year BFA/Acting. Bridget was born and raised in Chicago. Bridget’s Theatre School credits include Iff the Water Genie in Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Marjorie in Extremities, Joyce/ Isabella Bird/Mrs. Kidd in Top Girls, Grace in Bus Stop, and The Underground Lovers. She was most recently seen as Gertrude in The Underpants.

ALEX SEELEY (Judge Brack) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Alex hails from the great states of Connecticut and New York and is a graduate of The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in Hartford, Connecticut. His Theatre School Credits include Story Theatre by Paul Sills, Lips Together, Teeth Apart by Terrence McNally and Coronado by Dennis Lehane.

LISANDRA TENA (Thea) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Lisandra is proud to be from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Theatre School credits include The Bacchae, Antigone, Lips Together Teeth Apart, and Story Theatre.

AZAR KAZEMI (Director) 3rd year MFA/Directing. Azar Kazemi will be graduating from the MFA directing program this June. Most recently she assistant directed for Lisa Portes on The Piano Teacher at Next Theatre. In the fall she assisted Gale Edwards on Romeo and Juliet at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Last winter, she assistant directed for Ethan Hawke on A Lie of the Mind offBroadway at The New Group. Some of her directing credits include: Crave by Sarah Kane, Top Girls by Caryl Churchill, Dying City by Christopher Shinn, The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, and Tape by Stephen Belber.

Her last production at DePaul will be Sam Shepard’s Fool For Love, before she leaves for a directing internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

MITCHEL CIVELLO (Dramaturg) 4th year BFA/Theatre Arts. Mitchel Civello has previously served as dramaturg on Alice in Wonderland, Dying City, and Top Girls. Also, he assistant directed Don Ilko’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest last year. At DePaul, he works as a Writing Fellow for the History of Dramatic Literature classes.

JACOB SHULER (Dramaturg) 3rd year BFA/Playwriting. Jacob hails from Upstate New York. DePaul credits include assistant director for The Boys DePaul University 5

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) in the Band, assistant dramaturg for A Raisin in the Sun, and dramaturg for the upcoming production of Medea.

RACHAEL CLAXTON (Scenic Designer) 3rd year BFA/Scene Design. Rachael’s Theatre School credits include scenic designer for Waiting For Godot, assistant scenic designer for The Pillowman, as well as assistant scenic artist for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rachael has trained in scenic art at Cobalt Studios.

She has also worked as a scenic artist for TriArts Playhouse in Sharon, CT and The Contemporary American Theatre Festival outside of Washington, D.C. CARA ADAMS (Costume Designer) 3rd year BFA/Costume Design. Credits include Costume Design for The American in Me and Assistant Costume Design for The Pillowman, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Electridad.

NOAH HAYMAN (Lighting Designer) 4th year BFA/Lighting Design. Noah’s past design credits include 1001 and Romeo and Juliet at The Theatre School, The Exonerated (Medill Innocence Project) Four Women (Low Slung Productions) and The Last Five Years (Northwestern University). Noah has designed concert productions for Alchemy AVCS (Aspen, CO) and is a certified arena rigger.

LIZ FIALA (Stage Manager) 2nd year BFA/Stage Management. Liz is from St. Louis, Missouri. Her past credits at The Theatre School include Loose Knit (stage manager), A Raisin in the Sun (Asst. Stage Manager), and Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Asst. Stage Manager).

Community credits include St. Louis Dance Festival (Asst. Stage Manager), Avalon Theatre Summer Cabaret Series (Stage Manager), and Evanston Theatre Festival (Asst. Stage Manager).

TODD PEACOCK-PRESTON (Technical Director) 4th year BFA/Theatre Technology. Todd is from Jacksonville, Florida, where his family has been for seven generations.

Most recently at The Theatre School, he has worked as assistant technical director for A Raisin in the Sun and Master Carpenter for Holes. Todd has also worked for Williamstown Theatre Festival and Timeline Theatre Company.

HENRIK IBSEN (Playwright) was a 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. Often considered one of the most important playwrights since Shakespeare, his plays, including A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, and The Wild Duck, are performed around the world. Today considered one of the fathers of modern theatre, his work MIKE ROSS (Sound Designer) was considered scandalous to many 4th year BFA/Sound Design. The Theatre of his era, when European theatre School credits include sound designs was required to model strict mores of for The Pillowman, A Midsummers family life and propriety. Ibsen’s work Night’s Dream, and The Civic, and audio examined the realities that lay behind engineer for Cabaret and Urinetown. many façades, revealing much that was Mike is also employed as the Assistant disquieting to many contemporaries.

Sound Supervisor of the DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre. Other recent CHRISTOPHER SHINN (Adaptation) credits include sound design for Baby Plays include Now or Later (shortlisted (Actors Theatre Co.) and A2 for A Chorus for the Evening Standard Theatre Line and Fiddler on the Roof (Marriott Award for Best Play), Dying City Lincolnshire). Mike also actively works (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Where Do We as a freelance audio technician and Live (OBIE in Playwriting), Four, What engineer for many companies and Didn’t Happen, On the Mountain, Other organizations around Chicago.

People, and The Coming World. His adaptation of Hedda Gabler premiered at the Roundabout (American Airlines Theatre, NYC) and he has written short 6 DePaul University

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) plays for Naked Angels and the 24 Hour Plays. His work has been premiered

by Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, the Royal Court, and the Soho Theatre, and later produced around the world. His plays are published in collections from TCG and A&C Black. Awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting and a grant from the NEA/TCG Residency Program.

He currently teaches playwriting at The New School for Drama.

LISA PORTES (Faculty Advisor) serves as the Head of Directing and the Artistic Director of Chicago Playworks for Young Audience for The Theatre School. Recent projects include: After A Hundred Years by Naomi Iizuka at the Guthrie Theatre, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue by Quiara Hudes with Teatro Vista and Rivendell Theatre hosted by Steppenwolf Theatre, Spare Change by Mia McCullough at Steppenwolf’s First Look Series, Without by Sean Graney at the Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Series, El Grito del Bronx by Migdalia Cruz as part of the Goodman Theatre’s Latino Theatre Festival, Permanent Collection by Thomas Gibbons at Northlight Theatre, Far Away by Caryl Churchill and In the Blood by SuzanLori Parks at Next Theatre and the world premiere of Wilder: An Erotic Chamber Musical by Erin Cressida Wilson, Jack Herrick and Mike Craver at Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Her work has been seen regionally at the Kennedy Center, Guthrie Theatre, South Coast Repertory Theatre’s Hispanic Playwrights Project, McCarter Theatre Lab, A Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., the Cape Cod Theatre Project, the Santa Barbara Theatre Lab, and the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference.

Lisa is a resident director for Teatro Vista and an artistic associate at Next Theatre and Chicago Children’s Theatre.

Awards include the Drama League and NEA/TCG Directors’ Fellowships as well as a Fulbright/Hays Fellowship.

JOHN CULBERT (Dean) In Chicago, John has designed scenery and/or lighting for the Buckingham Fountain, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago Park District, Field Museum of Natural History, Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Looking Glass Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre and more than thirty productions at Court Theatre. At the Court Theatre, he received several Joseph Jefferson nominations and a Jeff Award for The Triumph Of Love. Other Chicago productions include Regina for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hughie for the Goodman Theatre, Glass Menagerie, Man Of La Mancha for Court Theatre and A Year With Frog And Toad for Chicago Children’s Theatre. John has designed scenery and/or lighting for the Boston Lyric Opera, St. Louis Opera, Baton Rouge Opera, Southern Repertory, Cleveland Orchestra, McCarter Theatre and Bristol Riverside Theatre. At The Theatre School he has designed productions of The Misanthrope, Streetcar Named Desire, The Rose Tattoo, The Women, The Snow Queen, Rip Van Winkle and Stage Door.

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T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L AT D E PAU L U N I V E R S I T Y Mission Statement The Theatre School at DePaul University educates, trains, and inspires students of theatre in a conservatory setting that is rigorous, disciplined, culturally diverse and that strives for the highest level of professional skill and artistry.

A commitment to diversity and equality in education is central to our mission.

As an integral part of the training, The Theatre School produces public programs and performances from a wide repertoire of classic, contemporary and original plays that challenge, entertain, and stimulate the imagination. We seek to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of our university community, our city and the profession. For admissions information, telephone (773) 325-7999 or 1-800-4-DEPAUL. Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Chicago Playworks offers a live theatre experience to students, teachers and parents in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is our mission to provide theatre for children that reflects their experiences in a contemporary, multi-ethnic, urban environment.

Founded as the Goodman Children’s Theatre in 1925, Chicago Playworks is the city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre. It has been the first theatre experience for audiences of Chicago’s young people for more than seven decades and was one of the first major theatres for children in the United States. In 1997 and again in 2003, Chicago Playworks was honored by the Illinois Theatre Association with the Children’s Theatre Division Award, for its outstanding longterm contribution to children’s theatre. In 1980, Chicago Playworks was awarded the prestigious Sara Spencer Award by the Children’s Theatre Association of America (now the American Alliance for Theatre and Education).

Chicago Playworks is a vital aspect of the training at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Students gain pre-professional experience in an extended run before a most demanding and appreciative audience. Chicago Playworks presents three unique productions to more than 35,000 young people each season and has entertained more than 1 million schoolchildren and families since 1925.

The Theatre School Showcase Contemporary Plays and Classics Presenting diverse and exciting productions, The Theatre School Showcase blends imagination and cultural impact with three plays, and rounds-out the season with a fourth production featuring the graduating MFA in Acting candidates. The Theatre School Showcase offers a unique opportunity to see tomorrow’s industry leaders today, by introducing the raw creativity and dedicated collaborations of artists at the beginning of their careers. Their work is powerful, imaginative, and new.

Merle Reskin Theatre Celebrating a century of performances this season, the Merle Reskin Theatre, built as the Blackstone Theatre in 1910, was designed by Chicago architects Marshall & Fox. The stone façade and mansard roof of the Beaux-Arts style building have been modified only slightly over the years. The interior finish of French walnut and gold was designed by Plamondon & Tetze to give the appearance of a European opera house. Prior to DePaul’s purchase of the theatre in 1988, it had been home to vaudeville, the Federal Theatre Project and the touring productions of the Shubert Organization. The Theatre School brings an audience of more than 35,000 people to the theatre each season.

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T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L B OA R D Sustaining Members Patricia Costello Slovak, Chair Sondra Healy, Chair Emeritus Joseph Antunovich Kathleen M. Bette Mary Spalding Burns Kyle DeSantis David Dunning James Fitzpatrick John M. Lenckos Catherine McBreen Don McLean Irene Michaels

Carol Morse Penny Obenshain Vonita Reescer Merle Reskin John Samolis Msgr. Kenneth Velo

Paula Lisbe Amy K. Pietz John C. Reilly Bernard Sahlins Charlayne Woodard Dennis Zacek

Professional Associates Scott L. Ellis, Hon. Co-Chair Samantha Falbe Scott Falbe Zach Helm Criss Henderson Paul Konrad

Honorary Board Dr. John Ransford Watts, Dean Emeritus Dr. Bella Itkin-Konrath, Faculty Emeritus Joseph Slowik, Faculty Emeritus Lord Piers Wedgwood

D E PAU L U N I V E R S I T Y A L U M N I The Office of Alumni Relations provides many opportunities to help graduates maintain a lifelong connection to classmates and the university. Alumni can connect with current students, participate in volunteer opportunities and attend a variety of events and programs throughout the year and across the country. For more information about the alumni community, please visit alumni.depaul.edu or call (800) 437-1898.

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President’s Club Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul’s honor society of donors. The President’s Club comprises giving circles named for former university presidents. *$1,000,000 lifetime giving + Donor has made a special philanthropic pledge to DePaul University between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 ~ Denotes President’s Club membership, Fr. Richardson Circle, for recent graduates $50,000 + Fr. McCabe Circle *Dr. Dominic Parisi & Helen Parisi *+Merle Reskin $25,000-$49,999 Fr. Levan Circle +Gerhard Bette & Kathleen Bette +Lawrence Bundschu *Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Geico *+ Sondra Healy, GSD ‘64 (Life Trustee) & Denis Healy +William Obenshain & Penny Obenshain Turtle Wax, Inc.

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+Power Construction Company, LLC +Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation John Samolis Gordon Segal & Carole Segal *+Father Charles Shelby, C.M., MS ‘72 $5,000-$9,999 Fr. O’Connell Circle Bank of America Barclays Bank PLC Bulley & Andrews, LLC Joseph Burns & Mary Burns Chicago Drama League The Cleveland Foundation James & Catherine Denny Foundation DePaul University 9

D O N O R S ( c o n t .) *+James Denny Sr. (Life Trustee) & Catherine Denny +David Dunning & Toni Dunning Edgewater Management, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Illinois Tool Works, Inc. John Lenckos Paul Mc Breen, JD ‘86 & Catherine McBreen, JD ‘86 Carol Morse Mortenson Construction Northern Trust Corporation Kathy O’Donnell R4 Services Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Foundation Andrea Saccone Sarah Siddons Society, Inc. Patricia Slovak Staples, Inc. Steppenwolf Theatre Co. Walsh Construction Co. of Illinois W. E. O’Neil Construction Co. $2,500-$4,999 Fr. O’Malley Circle Rochelle Abramson, MED ‘89 & Elliott Abramson David Blowers Emma Byrne Katherine Frekko Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Daniel Lyons, MUS ‘83; MM ‘91 & Monica Abramson-Lyons, THE ‘87 National Restoration Systems, Inc. Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program Ann O’Brien Terry Perucca Schiff Hardin, LLP Robert Segal Maureen Huntley, GSD ‘82 & Paul Sheahen Robert Shook, GSD ‘72 & Leslie Shook Richard Sieracki & Linda Sieracki Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc. $1,000-$2,499 Fr. Richardson Circle Teresa Aguilera, THE ‘98 Alpine Pictures, Inc. Suzanne Bizer Lois Brennan Broadway in Chicago Paul J. Byrne, MFA ‘99 & Jaime Byrne Ryan Carroll, GSD ‘82 Chapman & Cutler, LLP *Philip H. Corboy Foundation Tessa Craib-Cox John Culbert & Kitty Culbert Dell USA, LLP 10 DePaul University

*Mary Dempsey, JD ‘82 (Trustee) & Philip Corboy Sr. William Devers Ernst & Young Foundation William Ibe, LAS ‘80 J. C. Anderson, Inc. Anthony Johnson, THE ‘95 & Candace Johnson Jack Karp Bob & Linda Kozoman Larry Kugler James Luebchow Irene Michaels Millard Group, Inc. Susan & Bob Morrison Mason Parson Family Foundation Patricia Parson, SNL ‘78 (Trustee) The Peoples Gas Light & Coke, Inc. Phil Varchetta & Associates Roger Plummer (Trustee) & Joanne Plummer PSEG Thomas Reedy Bernard Sahlins & Jane Sahlins Rosemary Schnell Segal Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Shehorn Charles Smith Phil Varchetta, COM ‘49 Susan Vargo, THE ‘98 Monsignor Kenneth Velo Wedgwood USA Bonnie Zimmer $500-$999 Katherine Abelson Rosemary S. & John F. Bannan John Bowab John Bridges Russell Bruzek, GSD Child’s Play Touring Theatre Patricia Cox Joseph Cushing James Fitzpatrick Arny Granat Mark L. Hawkins, COM ‘01; MBA ‘06 John & Kelly Hoogenakker KI Mark Kijek, MD & Barbara Kijek, MD Kirkegaard Associates Virginia Larson Gerald McLaughlin Dr. Richard Meister & Joan Meister Elizabeth Soete & Raymond Narducy Henry Nord, JD ‘49 (Life Trustee) Professional Decorating & Painting, Inc. Schuler & Shook, Inc. Beverly Shaw Weiss & Company, LLP

$250-$499 Rebecca Borczon, GSD ‘78 Linda Buchanan Herbert Felsenfeld, GSD ‘63; GSD ‘65 Hobart Senior High School James Jensen BJ Jones Shane Kelly Donald Livesay Janet Messmer David Mold, MFA ‘97 Gregory Reger, COM ‘73 David Saltiel ~Ronald Seeley Jr., THE ‘06 Showtime Network Norbert Sieracki, COM ‘49 Stearns Family Charitable Fund Neele & Bonnie Stearns Joanne Velasquez (Trustee) & Arthur R. Velasquez Catherine Weidner Dennis Zacek, LAS ‘63 $100-$249 Anonymous (1) Linda Boskelly Nicholas Bowling, MFA ‘96 Jane Brody Jeffrey Bruckerhoff, THE ‘94 Mark & Linda Burns Dean Corrin Carole Doris, JD ‘76 & Dr. Peter Doris Dr. William Dumbleton & Susanne Dumbleton, PhD Charles Gerace, GSD ‘66 & Brigid Duffy, GSD ‘65 Gilbert Gonzalez & Anastasia Gonzalez Dr. Donald Ilko John Jenkins & Nan CibulaJenkins Anida Johnson Cohen Damon Kiely Yasmine Kiss, THE ‘98 David Lively & Elizabeth Gillette Lively William McKenna & Marilyn McKenna Dawn McKesey Zorine Morton, GSD Janine Poronsky, JD ‘86 Lindy Russell-Heymann, THE ‘00 Alan Salzenstein James Sieracki & Linda Sieracki Steven Sieracki & Mary Sieracki Joseph Slowik, GSD ‘53 & Patricia Slowik Jennifer Smith, THE ‘91 Carri Speicher Dr. John Ransford Watts & Joyce Watts Matching Gifts The Peoples Gas Light & Coke, Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation PSEG

T H E AT R E S C H O O L FAC U LT Y / S TA F F John Culbert – Dean Dean Corrin – Associate Dean Linda Buchanan – Associate Dean for Curriculum Christine Binder – Chair, Design and Technical Theatre Barry Brunetti – Chair of Theatre Studies Trudie Kessler – Chair, Performance Department ADMINISTRATION Anna Ables - Director of Marketing and Public Relations Jason Beck - Director of Admissions John Bridges - Assistant Dean, Director of Administration, Alumni Relations Tessa Craib-Cox – Director of Development Mitsu Gee – Executive Assistant Anastasia Gonzalez – Budget Manager Joshua Mangilia - Technical Operations Manager Meghan Beals McCarthy – Coordinator of Academic Services Andrea Tichy - Manager of PR and Special Events Melissa Tropp – Admissions Assistant Jeanne Williams – Production Coordinator Dexter Zollicoffer – Diversity Advisor ACTING & DIRECTING Dexter Bullard – Head of Graduate Acting, Artistic Director/The Theatre School Showcase John Jenkins – Head of Undergraduate Acting Lisa Portes – Head of Directing, Artistic Director/ Chicago Playworks Greg Allen Janet Louer Jennifer Avery Susan Messing Jane Drake Brody Matt Miller Linda Gillum Rachel Patterson Noah Gregoropolous Joseph Slowik, Bella Itkin, emeritus emeritus Nick Johne Ann Wakefield Damon Kiely Catherine Weidner MOVEMENT Patrice Egleston – Head of Movement Chuck Coyl Laura Dixon Gabriel Halpern Natasha Julius Neil Massey Alie McManus

Kimosha Murphy Julia Neary Nick Sandys Pullin Clifton Robinson Mary Schmich Natalie Turner-Jones

VOICE AND SPEECH Claudia Anderson – Head of Voice and Speech Eva Breneman Mark Elliott Phyllis E. Griffin Trudie Kessler

Kathy Keyes Jason Martin Diane Robinson Phil Timberlake

DESIGN Christine Binder – Head of Lighting Design Linda Buchanan – Head of Scene Design Nan Cibula-Jenkins – Head of Costume Design Victoria DeIorio– Head of Sound Design Nan Zabriskie- Head of Make Up Jeff Bauer Jack K. Magaw John Boesche Joe Nieminski Rachel Healy Birgit RattenborgTodd Hensley Wise Jason Knox Kimberly Senior TECHNICAL THEATRE Shane Kelly – Head of Theatre Technology Janet C. Messmer – Head of Costume Technology Frank Wukitsch – Head of Stage Management Claude Binder Russel Poole Jason Brown Michael Rourke Richard Bynum Jim Savage David Castellanos Alden Vasquez Kevin Depinet Laura Whitlock David Naunton THEATRE STUDIES Barry Brunetti – Head of Theatre Arts Carlos Murillo – Head of Playwriting Alan Salzenstein – Head of Arts Leadership Marcie McVay – Interim Head of Theatre Management Rachel Shteir – Head of Dramaturgy Neena Arndt Chris Jones Suzanne Bizer Jan Kallish Sharon Bridgforth Ernie Nolan Richard Corley Bill O’Connor Dean Corrin Tanya Palmer Alan Donahue Roche Schulfer Criss Henderson Sandy Shinner Jim Jensen Dan Smith LIBERAL STUDIES Bea Bosco Lou Contey Shanesia Davis Jen Goode Carolyn Hoerdemann

Reggie Lawrence Dan Moser Chris Peak James Sherman Rachel Slavick

TECHNICAL STAFF Deanna Aliosius – Costume Shop Manager So Hui Chong – Stitcher Tim Combs – Technical Director Chris Hofmann – Director of Production Tim Jarrell – Reskin Sound Technician Jacob Josef – Technical Assistant Jen Leahy – Reskin Technical Director Dawn G. McKesey – Assistant Costume Shop Manager Max Raynolds – Reskin Assistant Technical Director Gerry Reynolds – Scene Shop Foreman Ron Seeley – Master Electrician Wayne W. Smith – Property Master, Safety Officer Joanna White – Scenic Artist

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The Theatre School’s 2010-2011 Season THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare • directed by Catherine Weidner February 4 - 13, 2011 (previews 2/2 & 2/3) Medea

by Euripides • translated by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish directed by Damon Kiely April 15 - 24, 2011 (previews 4/13 & 4/14) Mayday Mayday Tuesday

by Carlos Murillo • directed by Dexter Bullard featuring the class of 2011 Master of Fine Arts in Acting candidates May 13 - 22, 2011 (previews 5/11 & 5/12) CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES The Monster Under the Bed

by Kevin Dyer • directed by David Catlin January 11 – March 1, 2011 Pinkalicious, the musical book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann • music by John Gregor, lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann based on the book “Pinkalicious” by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann musical direction by Mark Elliott • directed by Lisa Portes March 29 – May 21, 2011 NEW DIRECTORS SERIES Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen • adapted by Christopher Shinn directed by Azar Kazemi February 11 – 20, 2011 (previews 2/9 & 2/10) NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES The Ernie Play

by Melanie Plank, Class of 2011 directed by Shade Murray May 6 – 15, 2011 (previews 5/4 & 5/5)

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S C H O L A R S H I P I N F O R M AT I O N A priority at The Theatre School is to make sure any student who has the talent to be admitted to our conservatory training program, can attend regardless of their financial means. For the vast majority of our students, pursuing their passion for the theatre profession is a financial struggle. We work hard every year to make funding available to help our students reach their professional goals.

AWARD The Prize for Emerging Artists created through The Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation has been awarded to alum Rachel Walshe MFA ’08 Directing NEW ENDOWED AND EXPENDABLE SCHOLASHIPS The total in endowed scholarship accounts is $1,928,744.66. The following endowed scholarships were added this year: The Rev. Charles Shelby Scholarship The Bundschu –Snoddy Scholarship The David and Toni Dunning and Bill and Penny Obenshain Scholarship EXPENDABLE SCHOLARSHIPS The Gala Live Auction at The Theatre School Gala added another 7 expendable $10K scholarships to be awarded in the 2010-11 academic year: PNC Bank Joseph and Leslie Antunovich Sondra and Denis Healy A scholarship in memory of Deborah Ann Goldwater Ernie and Mimi Wish The Segal Family The O’Brien, O’Donnell and Perucca Scholarship Dominic G. And Helen T. Parisi made their 20th Charitable Remainder Gift Annuity Trust gift in the amount of $20,000.

DONATIONS TO EXISTING SCHOLARSHIPS Merle Reskin made a $15,000 pledge payment to the Merle Reskin Endowed Scholarship and to an expendable scholarship for 10-11.

John Bowab made an additional gift to the Lois Nettleton Memorial Scholarship.

Alum Scott Ellis made a pledge payment of $10,000 to the Joseph Slowik Scholarship and to an expendable scholarship for 10-11.

Alum Robert Shook and Leslie Shook made a pledge payment to the Lighting Design Scholarship.

John R. and Joyce L Watts made an additional donation to the John R. and Joyce L. Watts Endowed Scholarship for a playwriting student.

Andrea Ganzel Saccone made an additional gift to the Mark Ganzel Memorial Scholarship.

Gerald McLaughlin made additional gifts to the Michael Maggio Endowed Scholarship.

Alums Becky Borczon, David Mold and Herbert Felsenfeld made contributions to the Itkin and Slowik Endowed scholarships.

If you are interested in making a gift to support student scholarships or a program at The Theatre School, please call Tessa Craib-Cox, Director of Development at 773-325-7929

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A L U M N I FAC T S Participation: Over 700 alumni were listed in Theatre School News during its ninth year of production. TSN is an electronic alumni activity newsletter published monthly (except July).

Though originally created as a vehicle to communicate alumni activities among alumni, it is now also used for admissions, recruitment, fund raising, advertising and promotion. It is also responsible for gradually increasing the number of alumni within the school’s database with active electronic and snail-mail addresses and phone numbers. The statistics below are based on issues between August 2009 and June 2010. http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/tsn The listings included the following selected alumni activities: Alumni worked at 147 different Chicagoland area theatre companies including Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf, TimeLine, Next Theatre and The Second City.

Alumni worked at 58 different theatre and film festivals internationally including West Hollywood International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Humanities Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, NYC SketchFest, 2010 Latino Theatre Festival, Femme International Film Festival, San Francisco Film Festival and countless Shakespeare Festivals across the country.

Alumni have worked at 87 different schools including Yale, USC, Harvard, The Art Institute of Chicago, University of Michigan, Columbia University, NYU, Walter Payton College Prep, Columbia College, Notre Dame, Old Town School of Folk Music, SUNY Purchase, Steppenwolf School, and The American Film Institute Alumni worked on 35 Broadway/touring shows including Billy Elliot, The Addams Family, August: Osage County, Dreamgirls, Spider Man- Turn off the Dark, In the Heights, The Miracle Worker, Fences, The Lion King, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Xanadu, West Side Story, The Color Purple, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Jersey Boys Alumni worked at 61 other theatres in the New York area.

Alumni worked at 49 different theatres in California.

Alumni worked in 38 different states.

Alumni worked in 21 countries other than the United States including Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Holland, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Peru, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sweden Alumni worked on 104 films this year including 500 Days of Summer, Alice in Wonderland, Cedar Rapids, Cirque du Freak, Columbus Day, Familiar Strangers, Grown Ups, Hannah Free, International Departures, Lonely Street, Love and Other Drugs, Marmaduke, Moby Dick, Nine, Public Enemies, Step Brothers, Up in the Air Alumni worked on 394 theatre productions.

Alumni worked on more than 32 different television channels ABC, Bravo, CBS, NBC, VHI, HBO, CW, MTV, Showtime and Fox, on 85 different programs including 90210, All My Children, Bones, Burn Notice, Castle, Criminal Minds, CSI, Damages, Dexter, Flash Forward, Glee, Hannah Montana, Hawthorne, Heroes, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Lost, Modern Family, Nip/Tuck, Nurse Jackie, The Middle, The Office, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Real Housewives of NYC, The View, True Blood, Weeds Alumni have multiple television shows in syndication or online including Arrested Development, Mad About You, Babylon-5, Providence, Early Edition and The X-Files.

Alumni worked on 30 commercials or voiceovers for products including A1 Steaksauce, AT&T, Budweiser, Cold Stone Creamery, Comcast, Home Run Pizza, Johnsonville Sausages, KFC, Red Lobster, Target, Union Bank and Whirpool.

Alumni worked at more than 30 production companies including Fox Searchlight Productions, Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage, Showman, Spyglass Entertainment, Starmaker Group, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures.

55 alumni are Artistic or Co-Artistic Directors of theatres.

Alumni were featured in numerous articles in publications including USA Today, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Chicago SunTimes, Time Out Chicago, American Theatre Magazine, PerformInk and the Washington Post.

Alumni were recognized with 37 awards or award nominations, including GLAAD Media Award, Joseph Jefferson Awards, Emmy’s Awards, Joseph Jefferson Citations, J. Williams Fullbright Foreign Scholarship, Black Theatre Alliance Awards, The 1st Annual New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, and Tony Awards.

Mini Versions of Theatre School News: Mini versions of Theatre School News were created for each admissions‑related festival, conference and open house, and for the eight regional audition/interview locations.

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M E R L E R E S K I N T H E AT R E S TA F F Dean................................................................................................................................................... John Culbert Theatre Manager............................................................................................................................. Leslie Shook Director of Marketing and Public Relations................................................................................ Anna Ables Manager of Public Relations and Special Events................................................................... Andrea Tichy Marketing Assistants.......................................................................... Jake Kvanbeck, Meredith Matthews, Jenna Moran, Shannon Sullivan Webmaster.................................................................................................................................Joshua Maniglia Box Office Manager.........................................................................................................................Kim Van Tuyl Assistant Box Office Manager...............................................................................................Stefanie Rahaim Ticket Agents................................................................................................ Michael Herring, Brandon Mack, Meghan Owen, Anastasia Schriber, Tara Smithberger Group Sales Representative..................................................................................................... Linda RM Jones Group Sales Assistant.............................................................................................................. Shane Sweeney Administrative Assistant.................................................................................................................... Liz Calvert Office Assistant....................................................................................................................Meghan McDonald Chicago Playworks House Manager....................................................................................LaKisha Jackson Theatre School Showcase House Manager........................................................................ Juliet W. Trieloff Reskin Technical Director.................................................................................................................... Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director.......................................................................................... Max Raynolds Technical Assistant............................................................................................................................ Jacob Josef Master Electrician............................................................................................................................... Ron Seeley Reskin Sound Technician....................................................................................................................Tim Jarrell

T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L S T U D E N T WO R K E R S Faculty Assistants....................................................................................... Brent Beavers, Chris Brickhouse, Mitchel Civello, Reshmi Hazra, Jessica Jung, Constance Lee, A.J. Links, Kelly Montgomery, Lauren Pizzi, Nicole Prahin, Chris Rickett, Brae Singleton, Rose Streit Admissions Assistants............................................................................................... Anna Bosy, Chris Boykin, Azar Kazemi, Sally LaRowe Administration Assistants ........................................................................ Amanda Abney, Micaela Alaniz, Sasha Alekseyeva, McKenzie Chinn, Amy Eingold, David Daniels, Pamela Davis, Molly Hartman, John Kristoff, Jake Kvanbeck, Mark Lancaster, Brittany Squier, Shannon Sullivan Costume Shop............................................................................Cara Adams, Olivia Ball, Jessica Burgwald, Kara Dent, Camilla Hansen, Elizabeth Lamona, Constance Lee, Adrienne Littlefield, Kelly Neuls, Chloe Patten, Elise Petrucci, Molly Ryan, Megan Turner, Greta White Door Monitors........................................................................................................Jacob Abbas, Liz Dabulskis, Carmen Dutton, Lauren Genta, Lorena Gomez, Lauren Lundy, Morgan Madison, Dan Smeriglio, Tara Smithberger Make Up Shop............................................................................................ Carmen Briwa, Jessica Burgwald, Dan Dvorkin, Kelsey Jorissen, Taylor Payne, Colin Sphar, Kristy Staky, Rose Streit, Megan Truscott, Williams Wever, Sarah Jo White Mat Cleaners........................................................................................................ Jared Green, Patricia Lavery, Manuel Ortiz, Sean Parris Prop Shop.................................................................................... Charles Jarasek, Toni Kenrick, Tierra Novy, Thomas Peacock-Preston, Jillian Rothman, Megan Truscott Merle Reskin Theatre Crew.................................................................... Quentin A. Brown, Kelly Claussen, Will Deleguardia, Michael Dodge, Rachel Claxton, Mateusz Gajowniczek, Sam Hillyer, Kelly Montgomery, Thomas Peacock-Preston, Mike Ross, Sarah Schultz, Brae Singleton, Elizabeth Smith, Shawn Watson Scene Shop......................................................Ian Blinstrup, Kelly Claussen, Nickolas Falconer Fleming, Vanessa Fusi, Noah Hayman, Alex Long, Andrew McCarthy, John Ofori, Claudia Peterson, Seth Randall-Tapply, Anders Wahl, Jon Woelfer Studio Coordinator............................................................... Matt Baca, Nicole Prahin, Elizabeth Thomas DePaul University 15

G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N GREENHOUSE THEATER CENTER 773.404.7336 REGULAR BOX OFFICE HOURS Wednesday-Saturday: 12pm-8pm Sunday: 12pm-4pm PERFORMANCE BOX OFFICE HOURS Open until 30 minutes past curtain for all shows.

NO SMOKING In compliance with the City of Chicago Clean Air Ordinance, smoking is prohibited in the Greenhouse Theater Center. We appreciate your cooperation.

EMERGENCY EXITS Please note the location of emergency exits in the theatre.

CELLULAR PHONES, RECORDING DEVICES, PHOTOGRAPHY, PAGERS, OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGES All of the above are prohibited in the theatre building. You may check cameras and recording equipment with the House Manager who will secure them until final curtain. Water coolers are located in both lobbies.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located in the lower lobby. Restrooms are accessible.

LOST AND FOUND If you find an item or have lost an item, please contact the House Manager. You may also call 773.404.7336 the next day to determine if an item has been found.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS Patrons with electronic pagers are requested to either turn off their pagers in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to showtime. Should you need to give an emergency telephone number where you can be reached during a performance, please alert the House Manager of your seat location and give the Box Office telephone number for emergencies, 773.404.7336.

G R E E N H O U S E T H E AT E R C E N T E R S TA F F General Manager ................................................................................................Jennifer Kincaid Box Office Manager ......................................................................................... Maureen Strobel Box Office Staff ............................................................................................................Joe Wescott House Managers................................................................................. Ann Schumin, Chris Lysy Bartender .................................................................................................................. Avella Holling Theater Technician ..................................................................................................Jason Shivers Maintenance Engineer .................................................................................... Joseph Edwards Usher Coordinators......................................................................... Bobbie Heiman, Miram Ex

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