Alison C. Vesely Artistic Director
David Rice Executive Director
by David Rice (Based on the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe) Directed by Michael Goldberg Scenic Designer – Kyle Gettelman Lighting Designer – Michael McNamara°, USA Sound Designer – Christopher Kriz°, USA Costume Designer – Rachel Lambert Stage Manager – Kate Danziger°, AEA Asst. Stage Manager – Beth Zupec The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe premiered in 2006, under the direction of Alison C. Vesely First Folio Theatre is in residence at Mayslake Hall on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook. The Estate is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. This program is provided by First Folio Theatre, a not-for profit organization. This program made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency). First Folio Theatre is a member of the League of Chicago Theaters and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre. Major Corporate Sponsorship Provided By: Hinsdale Bank & Trust Co., the Saints, and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
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cast The Bells (Poe’s Study in his final home, Fordham, New York) Edgar Allan Poe....................................................................................................................Christian Gray°* Virginia Poe..................................................................................................................................... Diane Mair Ever Peaceful and Blissful (The Poe Home, Fordham, New York) Virginia Poe..................................................................................................................................... Diane Mair Ligeia (St. Mary’s Abbey, England) Verdon Fell.............................................................................................................................Christian Gray°* Ligeia.....................................................................................................................................Annelise Lawson Rowena............................................................................................................................................ Diane Mair The Tell-Tale Heart (The Garrett of a Home, Baltimore, Maryland) The Narrator...............................................................................................................Robert Allan Smith* The Constable.........................................................................................................................Daniel Gilbert Monk ........................................................................................................................................Bobby Arnold The Pit and the Pendulum (A Dungeon, Toledo, Spain) The Prisoner................................................................................................................Robert Allan Smith* Jailer/French Soldier....................................................................................................... Michael Holding The Masque of the Red Death (Prince Prospero’s Castle, Italy) Fortunato....................................................................................................................Robert Allan Smith* Luciana..............................................................................................................................Annelise Lawson Angelo................................................................................................................................ Michael Holding Prince Prospero..................................................................................................................Christian Gray°* Helena....................................................................................................................................Megan Ingram Montressor..............................................................................................................................Daniel Gilbert Isidore.......................................................................................................................................... Erica Bittner A. Gordon Pym.......................................................................................................................Bobby Arnold *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Understudies Poe – Daniel Gilbert; Virginia – Erica Bittner; Madman/Prisoner/Fortunato – Michael Holding; Policeman/Guard/Montressor – Bobby Arnold; Ligeia/Luciana – Megan Ingram This show will be performed without intermission. The use of cameras, videotape recorders, or audio recorders during this performance is strictly prohibited by copyright laws. First Folio Theatre is a professional theatre employing members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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pl ay wright’s note Throughout our school years, most of us are taught that Edgar Allan Poe was a literary figure to be slightly ashamed of. While our teachers acknowledged the skill of Poe the Author and were grateful for the ability of Poe the Storyteller to hold students’ interest (as all things macabre tend to do), they never failed to communicate a slight distaste for Poe the Man. Their voices would often drop when describing Poe’s marriage to his young cousin Virginia or the circumstances of his death in the gutters of Baltimore (a fascinating subject for another play). However, as with the tales of so many great literary figures from Homer to Hemingway, the legend often outshines the facts. Or as that great writer Anonymous once said, “The truth never got in the way of a good story.” In my investigation of Poe, however, I found that the facts of Poe’s life make a much more fascinating, and melancholy, tale than the fictions that have grown up around him. Thus, I have tried to tell Poe’s story in a way that reveals his fears and hopes, his dreams and failures through his tales. The journey into Poe’s world has been a fascinating one. Thank you for coming along for the ride.
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The Tempest A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Taming of the Shrew Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing Macbeth; As You Like It Antigone; Twelfth Night (Jeff Recommendation) The Comedy of Errors Hamlet; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2 Jeff Nominations); Staged Reading Series (Indoor space premiere) The Importance of Being Earnest (Jeff Nomination); The Taming of the Shrew; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Private Lives (Jeff Nomination); The Tempest; The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (Jeff Nomination) Angel Street (Jeff Recommendation); Richard III (Jeff Nomination); The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe Jeeves Intervenes (Jeff Nomination); Driving Miss Daisy (2 Jeff Nominations); Much Ado About Nothing (2 Jeff Nominations, 2 After Dark Awards); The Passion of Dracula Design for Living, A Moon for the Misbegotten (4 Jeff Nominations, 1 Jeff Award), Macbeth, The Castle of Otranto Jeeves in Bloom (1 Jeff Nomination); Will Rogers: An American Original; Twelfth Night (2 Jeff Nominations); The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe Blithe Spirit (Jeff Nomination); The Woman in Black; Romeo and Juliet (2 Jeff Nominations); Tea at Five (Jeff Recommendation) Unnecessary Farce (Jeff Recommendation); The Turn of the Screw (2 Jeff Nominations); The Merchant of Venice; Shylock and His Daughter More information can be found at www.firstfolio.org
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cast Christian Gray happily makes his 15th appearance at First Folio, where previous roles include Bertie Wooster in Jeeves Intervenes and Jeeves in Bloom, Jim Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten (Jeff Nomination – Best Production), and recently as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (2011). Last season, he played Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (Oak Park Festival Theatre), Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Androcles in Androcles and the Lion (ShawChicago, ensemble member), Paris in Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare Project), and appeared in the short film The Gasoline Party (Standoff Productions). He has performed with 20 Chicago area companies, including Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo, and Writers’ Theatre. Regional credits include Fort Worth Shakespeare (TX), Kentucky Repertory, and Pennsylvania Stage Company. Film/internet/commercial credits include Plastic (FPPI Films, Indie Horror Film Festival Award – Best Supporting Actor), Reclamation (NTG Productions), and Normal (Rule 42 Productions); a webisode series Classholes (Red City Productions); Horseshoe Casino, Stein Garden and Gifts, Sprint/Nextel (spec). He is giddy to return to First Folio this winter to reprise the role of Bertie Wooster, and to share the stage with his newlywed wife and fellow Artistic Associate, Lydia Berger Gray, in Jeeves Takes a Bow!
Night Blue Theatre and is a proud member of TASK Clown Theatre. She has worked regionally with The Long Wharf, Michigan Opera Theatre and the New York Fringe Festival, and internationally at the Festival Theatre d’Avignon, France. Her film credits include The Preacher, Shock, The Clockmaker’s Revelation and The Race. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she teaches Acting for Film for the NHSI Summer Program. Robert Allan Smith (Madman/Prisoner/ Fortunato) returns for his fourth romp through the halls of Mayslake in this production of Madness, and marks his eleventh mainstage production with First Folio overall. Previous performances include Trinculo in The Tempest, Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet and two productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other Chicago credits include his performance as Hugh Forbes in the World Premiere Jeff-Nominated production of The Quiet Man Tales at the Chicago Theatre Downstairs, the role of Jerry in Apple Tree’s production of Pen, and performances with TimeLine, Noble Fool, Bailiwick and Illinois Theater Center, among others. Regionally, he has toured in productions of Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, and as Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Iowa Shakespeare Project), and played Bottom (Midsummer) and LeBret (Cyrano de Bergerac) for Door Shakespeare in Door County, WI. Film credits include “The Art of Stalking”, which won Best Short at the Boston Film Festival.
Diane Mair (Virginia/ Rowena) is pleased to be returning to The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe. Recent Bobby Arnold (Monk, A. credits include Lucy Gordon Pym) is overjoyed Steele in Sense and to be making his First Sensibility (Northlight Folio premier with this Theatre and Actors fantastic production. He Theatre of Louisville), Rayna in Northwest has been seen in the Highway (The Gift) and Jennie Comstock in famous cult classic, Reefer State Street (City Lit). She has worked locally Madness, and as the with Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, eccentric Tiny Tom in the Jeff AwardAppletree, Dog & Pony, Redmoon, The winning Urinetown (Circle Theatre); Young Actors Gymnasium, Light Opera Works and Ebenezer/Nephew in Scrooge, the Musical The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe
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(Steel Beam Theatre); several roles under the direction of David Zak, From Generation to Generation (Genesis Theatricals) and Under A Rainbow Flag (Pride Films and Plays); and, most recently, in An Evening of Beckett with (re)discover theatre, where he will be seen as Silvius in As You Like It for their winter production. Bobby is also a proud founding company member of (re) discover theatre in Chicago. Much love to his ever-supportive family: Mom, Dad, Jason, Amanda, and his (re)crew.
Nebraska-Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of theatre and film. He would like to thank his wife for all of her support, Michael, David, and Alison for this wonderful opportunity and his fellow cast and crew for all of their talent and hard work.
Michael Holding (Guard/ Angelo) returns to First Folio for his second production where he was last seen in The Merchant of Venice. Elsewhere in Chicago, Michael has Erica Bittner (Isidore/ performed at Gorilla Ensemble) is very excited Tango Theatre. Favorite roles include Dr. Joe to be working with First Cardin in The Children’s Hour, Hal in Proof, Folio for the first time! and Manus in Translations, all performed at Her recent Chicago credits include Peer Gynt Illinois Wesleyan University, from which he recently graduated from with a B.F.A. in (Solveig) at the DCA Storefront Theatre; Love’s Acting. He would like to thank his ma for Labour’s Lost (Katharine) at Oak Park Festival her continual support for him and the arts. Theatre; The BFG (Sophie), The Giver (Lily), and Number the Stars (Kirstie) at GreatWorks Megan Ingram (Helena) is Theatre Company; and Hello Dolly! at Light delighted to make her Opera Works. She has also worked on Chicago debut in First various projects with Redmoon Theater, Folio’s The Madness of including this past summer’s Urban Edgar Allen Poe: A Love Intervention series in Dis/Replacement. She Story. Megan is a recent holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the graduate of North Central Chicago College of Performing Arts. College where she was seen in productions such as Quake (That Daniel Gilbert (Policeman/ Woman), Women and Madness (Emma), Our Town (Mrs. Gibbs), The Diary of Anne Frank Montressor) is thrilled to (Miep), The Phantom of the Opera, The be making his First Folio debut. He was last seen as Crucible, and Guys and Dolls. Noah in BoHo Theatre’s Jeff Recommended Annelise Lawson (Ligeia/ production of The Luciana) is thrilled to be Rainmaker. Other appearing in her first First Chicago credits include Adam in The World Folio production. Over (The State Theatre) and David in Life Annelise has recently Separates Us (Oracle Theatre). Outside of been seen as Tinker Bell in Chicago, Daniel has appeared as Mentheith Peter Pan’s Shadow parts 1 in Macbeth (Nebraska Shakespeare Festival) & 2, Audience Annihilated: and in numerous roles with Oklahoma Women Only Train, Ismene, and The Grisly/ Shakespeare in the Park including; Christian Glorious Adventures of Christopher Robin, in Cyrano de Bergerac, Lucius in Titus Winnie-the-Pooh, and Billy Moon (Dream Andronicus and the title role in Romeo & Theatre Company). She was named “Best Juliet. Daniel holds a B.F.A in theatre from Actress” in the 2012 Best of Chicago the University of Central Oklahoma and an Reader’s Choice Awards. M.F.A. in theatre from the University of The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe
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p r o d u c t i o n s ta f f Alison C. Vesely (Artistic Director) is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder (with her husband David Rice) of First Folio Theatre where she most recently directed The Merchant of Venice, Shylock and His Daughter, The Turn of the Screw, Unnecessary Farce, Tea at Five, The Woman in Black and Blithe Spirit. Other First Folio credits include the world premieres of The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, Will Rogers: An American Original and The Castle of Otranto, as well as the Chicago premieres of Jeeves in Bloom, Jeeves Intervenes, and The Passion of Dracula. In 2009, she was nominated for a Jeff Award for her direction of A Moon for the Misbegotten, which was also nominated for Best Production. Other First Folio directing credits on the indoor stage include Design for Living, Driving Miss Daisy, Angel Street, Private Lives, A Connecticut Yankee…, and The Importance of Being Earnest. On the outdoor summer stage Alison has directed Richard III, The Tempest (1997 & 2006), The Taming of the Shrew (1999 & 2005), Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Antigone, As You Like It, Macbeth (2001), Much Ado About Nothing (2000), Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1998). Before founding First Folio, Alison was the Classics Project Director for Footsteps Theatre, a women’s theater company specializing in all-female productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Alison worked as the Folio Director and Dramaturge on many productions at Footsteps, including Romeo and Juliet, A Midsommer Night’s Dreame, and Macbeth. She also performed in these productions, earning an After Dark Award for the title role in their production of Macbeth. Other directing credits include Twelfth Night (Wayne State Univ.), Richard III (Hilberry Theatre, Detroit), Richard III (Footsteps and Shakespeare’s Herd at the Chicago Cultural Center), Real Human Dialogue, Riders to the Sea, Kiss Me Kate, and Scrooge. Alison has been an adjudicator for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and the Irene Ryan Awards as well as serving a three-year term on the Theater Program Grants Panel for the Illinois Arts 8
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Council. She is a proud graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and a member of the Society for Directors and Choreographers. David Rice (Playwright, Executive Director) is co-founder (with his wife Alison C. Vesely) of First Folio, where he has produced over 40 shows. The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe was his first play and received a Jeff Award Nomination for New Adaptation in 2007. His other plays include adaptations of The Castle of Otranto and of Dean Monti’s Why Dogs Don’t Talk, which was chosen for City Lit Theater’s first annual Art of Adaptation Festival. He is currently working on a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, which will also include songs written by David and First Folio composer Michael Keefe. As an actor he recently appeared in My Fair Lady, the inaugural production of the new Broadway Series at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. First Folio acting roles include Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy, Chris the Sly in The Taming of the Shrew, Egeus and Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Aegeon in The Comedy of Errors, Feste in Twelfth Night and Friar Francis in Much Ado About Nothing. David has also appeared as Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy with Charlotte Rae (Briar Street Theatre); George Reed in 1776 (Marriott’s Lincolnshire); Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened... (Kinetic Theatre); and in numerous other plays and musicals, including Follies (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse), Kuni-Leml (Illinois Theatre Center), and Room Service (Bailiwick). David originated the role of Mr. Toad of Toad Hall in Doug Post’s musical version of The Wind in the Willows at the Organic Theater. Die-hard trivia fans might be interested to know that David was a 4-time winner on Jeopardy! David has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity Assn. since 1991. Michael Goldberg (Director) returns to First Folio where he was recently seen as Shylock in the critically acclaimed production of The Merchant of Venice. Previously, he has directed First Folio productions of Twelfth Night; Much Ado About Nothing; A Midsummer Night’s Dream;
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and The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (2010 production). Michael has also directed movement and fight choreography on many of Chicago’s stages including the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Court Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, American Theatre Company, Shattered Globe Theatre, and Wisdom Bridge Theatre. Mr. Goldberg also directed the English touring musical productions of Casper, Spiderman, and The Mask, and was the associate director, fight director and special effects designer for the London West End production of Casper. As an actor, Michael has performed in First Folio’s productions of The Tempest and Macbeth. Chicago credits include: King Lear (Goodman Theatre), Kabuki Lady Macbeth (Macbeth), As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing and The Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Metamorphosis and Hamlet (Lookingglass Theatre); Kabuki Macbeth and Ryujin-no Mai (Art Institute of Chicago); Action Movie: The Play and Ubu Raw (Defiant Theatre); The Midnight Circus (The Midnight Circus); The Flight of the Phoenix (American Blues Theatre); and Kabuki Medea (Wisdom Bridge). Regional credits include Achilles: A Kabuki Play (The People’s Light & Theatre Company, Pennsylvania and European tour); Achilles, Ryojin-no-mai (Japan tour). Television credits include Early Edition (CBS). He has studied Kabuki Theatre and Dance under Shozo Sato (Nakamura Kanzo IV) for over 20 years and has toured Japan and Europe performing in Sato’s Kabuki plays as well as performing solo Kabuki dance. Noreen Heron & Associates (Press Representative) is a full service PR, Marketing, & Advertising agency. National Tours: The Singalong Wizard of Oz and the current National Tour of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Numerous concert engagements at arena theaters representing such artists as Jerry Seinfeld, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Wynonna Judd, Louis CK, The Beach Boys, Linda Eder, Michael Feinstein, Jewel, Andre Rieu, and Linda Ronstadt. Clients have also included
Sesame Street Live, the ‘04/’08 Olympic Superstars, the ‘11 Champions Challenge (McEnroe, Bjorg, Agassi), Barney Live!, the Highland Games, and the Harlem Globetrotters. Additionally, they represent regional theaters including Drury Lane, First Folio, Marriott Theatre and Theatre at the Center as well as Freud’s Last Session at the Mercury Theatre. Other corporate clients have included Hyatt Hotels, Massage Envy, and Smirnoff. Kate Danziger (Stage Manager) is excited to return to First Folio for her thirteenth production with the company. She has also stage managed The Merchant of Venice, The Turn of the Screw, Unnecessary Farce, Tea at Five, Romeo and Juliet, The Woman In Black, Twelfth Night and Macbeth and assistant stage managed Angel Street, The Tempest, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and The Taming of the Shrew at First Folio. Other Chicago credits include Escanaba in da Moonlight and The House of Bernarda Alba (Circle Theatre); Blancaflor (tireswing theatre); Siskel and Ebert Save Chicago (Factory Theater); and Being 11 (Serendipity Theatre Collective). Kate toured nationally as the stage manager and company manager for the world premiere Ralph Lemon dance/multimedia performance piece, How Can You Stay In The House All Day And Not Go Anywhere? Kate has a MFA in Stage Management from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Kyle Gettelman (Scenic Design) returns to First Folio for the first time as scenic designer and his fourth production with the company. He previously served as Technical Director for First Folio’s Merchant of Venice, Turn of the Screw, and Tea at Five. Kyle has also served as Technical Director in Chicago for Sideshow Theatre Company’s Heddatron as part of the 2011 Steppenwolf Theatre Garage Rep, Theories of the Sun, and Everything Freezes: Another Winter’s Tale. Kyle is Technical Director for the Theatre Department at North Central The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe
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College in Naperville, Illinois. He holds an MFA in Technical Direction from the University of Virginia and is also a sound designer and audio engineer. Christopher Kriz (Sound Designer) works nationally as a composer and sound designer and is pleased to be working with First Folio again, having recently designed The Merchant of Venice (for which he also composed the music), The Turn of the Screw (Jeff Nomination), The Woman in Black and many others. In Chicago, Chris has designed for companies including Northlight, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Victory Gardens and TimeLine. Recent Chicago credits include The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Steppenwolf Theatre), Black Pearl Sings (Northlight Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Lifeline Theatre), I Am Going To Change The World (Chicago Dramatists), After The Revolution (Next Theatre), Crooked (Rivendell Theatre) Opus (Redtwist), Festen (Steep Theatre) and The Count Of Monte Cristo (Lifeline Theatre). Regional credits include Fall Of The House (Theatre Squared), The Nerd (Peninsula Players) and the national tour of America Amerique (Jena Company). Upcoming productions include The Letters (Writers Theatre), The Whipping Man (Northlight Theatre) and Creditors (Remy Bumppo). Chris is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Chris is an Artistic Associate with First Folio. To hear more of his work, please visit www. christopherkriz.com Rachel Lambert (Costume Designer) is pleased to be working again with First Folio, where she has designed costumes for both The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet (Jeff Nomination). Other Chicago credits include Ah, Wilderness!, After the Fall and The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (Eclipse Theatre), Peer Gynt (Polarity Ensemble), Sketchbook 12 (Collaboraction) and Salt of the Earth (Ka-tet Theatre). She has also designed costumes for the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, the Texas Shakespeare Festival and Purdue University. 10
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Michael McNamara (Lighting Design) first designed with First Folio in 2009 and was quickly named an Artistic Associate in the spring of the following year after designing the lighting for The Turn of the Screw (Jeff Nomination), The Castle of Otranto, Jeeves in Bloom, Will Rogers: An American Original and the last incarnation of The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe – A Love Story. Michael has been the faculty lighting designer for Purdue Theatre since 2007. Previous productions include Six Degrees of Separation, The Underpants, You Can’t Take It With You and The Seagull. For eight years he was a Resident Assistant Lighting Designer with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He has also served at the Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Dallas Opera companies, the Royal Opera in London and the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv. Michael is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. Beth Zupec (Asst. Stage Manager) is excited to be returning for her ninth production with First Folio where some of the shows she previously assisted on include Unnecessary Farce, Romeo & Juliet, Blithe Spirit and Twelfth Night. Previous Chicago credits include stage manager/ assistant director for Apocalypso (Point of Contention) stage manager for The Wind in the Willows (City Lit) The Miracle Worker (Village Players Theatre) rehearsal asst. stage manager/youth supervisor for It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Fox Valley Repertory) assistant stage manager for One Flea Spare (Eclipse) The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Village Players) and stage manager intern for Funk It Up About Nothin’ and Willy Wonka (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Beth also served as the casting intern at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Beth is a graduate of The University of Kansas.
a r t i s t i c a s s o c i at e s u p dat e Lydia Berger Gray married fellow artistic associate Christian Gray earlier in June! Their first date was 6 years ago at First Folio’s The Tempest! Lydia has just finished performing the role of Vivian Duckworth with Artist Ensemble’s world premiere of Jeeves Takes a Bow, a role which she is thrilled to play with First Folio later this season. Kate Danziger – See Staff Biography Michael F. Goldberg – See Staff Biography Christian Gray – See Cast Biography. Elsa Hiltner is spending the fall designing costumes for Night Over Erzinga (Silk Road Rising) and looking forward to designing Jeeves Takes a Bow at First Folio this winter. Her past credits with First Folio include the Jeff Nominated costume designs for Driving Miss Daisy. Shelley Holland After a very busy spring, it is a gloriously slow summer for Shelley. She is hanging out with her family and trying to do as many home projects as possible before the fall craziness begins! Beginning in August Shelley will be teaching theatre classes at South Suburban College and at Indiana University Northwest. Shelley will also be designing lights for Urinetown at Homewood Flossmoor High School, Eurydice at IUN and Plaid Tidings at the Center in Munster, Indiana. Melanie Keller was most recently seen as Portia in The Merchant of Venice and earlier this summer won a Jeff Award for Best Principal Actress for her work in East of Berlin and The Russian Play with Signal Ensemble Theatre. Coming up, she will appear in Jeeves Takes a Bow this winter right here at First Folio. Christopher Kriz – See Staff Biography Kevin McKillip After finishing the successful run of The Merchant of Venice, Kevin’s one-man-show Will Rogers: An American Original was presented by ShawChicago in a special event at the end of September. He will next appear in The Gifts of the Magi with Porchlight Music Theatre this holiday season, and return to Folio in 2013 for Jeeves Takes a Bow. www.kevinmckillip.com Michael McNamara – See Staff Biography Angela Miller designed this summer’s production of The Merchant of Venice and will be back for Jeeves Takes a Bow and Underneath the Lintel after the new year begins. She most recently designed A Class Act for Porchlight Music Theatre and Seascape for Remy Bumppo Theatre which both opened in September. Hayley L. Rice XXXXXXX
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Nick Sandys is busy settling in as the new Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo Theatre and planning to direct their season opener, Edward Albee’s Seascape. He recently choreographed fights for The Iceman Cometh and Immediate Family at Goodman Theatre, Hamlet for Lakeside Shakespeare, as well as Camelot for Light Opera Works, in the last of which he also appeared as Arthur. He is also missing spending his summer outside at First Folio, for the first time since 2006. First Folio Theatre
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f i r s t f o l i o b oa r d o f t r u s t e e s President......................................................................................................................................... Alan Becker Vice-President................................................................................................................................ John Bauer Secretary.................................................................................................................................... Patricia Noska Treasurer.................................................................................................................................... Chris Beaulieu Trustees.................................................................... Susan Becker Margaret Bennett, Richard Berman, Barbara Disko, Brian McKillip, David Rice, Alison C. Vesely, Theresa Wilkie Advisory Board Robert J. Schillerstrom (DuPage County Board Chairman) D. Dewey Pierotti (Forest Preserve Board Chairman) Dr. Richard Strier (Professor of English, University of Chicago) Dr. Michael Shapiro (Professor of English, Loyola University) Dr. Peter Kanelos (Professor of Dramatic Literature, Loyola University) David LaBrash (President, Clarendon Hills Bank) Melissa LaBrash (CPA) First Folio invites all persons interested in joining our Board of Trustees, our Board of Advisors, the Folio Society, or our staff of volunteers to contact us at (630) 986-8067 for more information on how you can become a part of the Western Suburbs premier professional theater!
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donors (Donations received between Sept. 1, 2011 and Sept. 1, 2012) Bob Jones Memorial Fund Donors Heinz & Ellen Brisske Joanne Daubner Gayle Engels Teresa Fearer Margaret Greene Sharon & James Huck, Jr. Huck Bouma PC Keith & Bonnie King Kenneth J. Kolnicki LInda & Rich Krubeck Gary & Nancy Kurtz Donna McClean
Jeff & Allison Bennett Irene Staleny Leslie & Tyrone Jacobson Jane & Kirk Grimm Paul Keller Kenneth J. Kolnicki Marilyn Longwell Cathy & John Machota Ms. Audrey Muschler Nick Pullin Bibi & Greg Rosner Kristine Schnacke Susan Tolin Joan & Raymond Wielgos
Lifetime Bard’s Club Members (For Outstanding Support) Anonymous Susan & Alan Becker JeanE Charnas Joyce Chelberg Meg & Jim Fletcher Brian McKillip Susan & Brian (Coach) O’Connor John Plosnich
LADY MACBETH ($250+) Anonymous (3) Karen Bender Ronald & Wendie Benton Patrica Brandin In memory of John R. Buckley Susan Buresh Lynn Burgoyne Bob and Kay Carlson Betty & Joel Chrastka Newenka Dumont John Eagelston Mary Ann Flynn D’Anna & Gregg Gugerty In Memory of Karen Liffring Hill Art and Nancy Hirsch Anita & Terry Hunt Walter & Susan Jay Robert & Lynn Jones Judith Keller Jacqueline & Martin Koranda In Memory of Walter Kulivowski Linda & John Larson James Lenc Fran & Chuck Licht Lise & Mark Lutz Mr. & Mrs. Carl Manofsky Patrick & Mary Mauro Gil & Yvonne Meyer Jeff & Barb Modlin Joeanne & Jeffrey Monroe Daniel Nowaczynski Frank & Mary Nowinski Lucy Pillinger S. & C. Polychronopoulos Joy Ransdell Dorothy & Stephen Richmond Teri-Ellen Rogers Chet & Pat Rozanski Pat Schultz Donald & Anita Shotola Jeanne Smith Lisa Super & Nathan Brown Barbara Voorhees John Weinberger, Jr. Robert & Cindy Wunderlich
BARDOLATOR ($5,000 +) Anonymous Illinois Arts Council Alan & Susan Becker Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation HAMLET ($1,000+) Anonymous (2) Bank of America Chris Beaulieu Bennett Law Firm, LLC Rick Berman Dr. & Mrs. John Buntrock Clarendon Hills Bank Jac Cotiguala Marie & David Dickson Barbara Disko Ron & Judy Eshleman Rita Getz Huck Bouma PC Lottie & Shadow Kowalski Brian McKillip Mary Meekly Patricia Noska Sue & Robert Sanford Coleman & Deborah Tuggle KING LEAR ($500+) Anonymous (2) Ms. Irene Antoniou The Arch Charitable Trust Anita & John Bauer 14
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Holly Yanaga George Zahrobsky Mary & James Zajac PROSPERO ($100+) Anonymous (4) Vanda Alekna Donald Babo Steven & Rosemary Belling Gene & Helen Benes Suzanne Bessette-Smith & David Smith Roberta Birmingham Carol Black Jim & Sandy Boves Ray Burkhardt Barbara Burns Ira & Rita Charak Joel & Betty Chrastka Liz Collins Kim Coogan-Rogers Joe & Judy Cosenza Karen Cullinane Rachel Daugherty & Michael Guenther Marie DiGiacomo Jane & Bernard Dudek Sheila Dunteman Daniel E. Efner Gayle Engels Takashi & Angie Nishida Paul & Judy Farber Bridget Farrelly George & Marie Forster Tom & Anne Fuelling Don & Jan Geesaman Mararete Gross In Memory of Louisa DeLuca Vida Hotchkiss Lewis & Marilyn Huntley Jorge & Beatriz Iorgulescu Ann Boisclair & Jeff Jens Beverly Kurasz-Johnston Jennifer Karabetsos Mark & Ruth Karasek Melanie Keller Virginia Klingsporn JoAnn C. Klug Christa Koerner Larry & Melanie Krupp Leo Krupp Kathryn Kubis David & Melissa LaBrash Cynthia Laughlin Richard & Linda Lauterbach Donna & Ira Leavitt Patricia & Richard Loechl The Lofchy Family Kimberly Ludwikowski Mark & Kathleen Lundberg Shari & Larry Lutey
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George Mahoney Stephen & Joyce Maly Robert & Linda Manski Sharon Manuel Roland & Julie Marshall & Family Nancy Martin Michael & Sheila Maschek Mr. & Mrs. Judson McCarthy, Jr. Nancy McDaniel Mark & Barb Miner Tom & Olga Mosillo Janet M Nelson Patricia Norman Magne B. Olson Ray & Esther Paice Vicky & Tom Pate John Pizzo Mary Plunkett Steven Radwany John & Lisa Roche Elaine Ryba Kathleen & David Ryding James & Margaret Schlegel Doris Shepherd Judith & Garth Smith Randy Sparks Connie Sprovieri Tom & Jan Szot In Honor of Chelsea White James Whitehead Mary Wiesen In Honor of Theresa Wilkie Ellen & John Wright John Wright OTHELLO ($25+) Anonymous (3) Richard Albright Kay & Bob Antonio Marsha Babka Kristine & Peter Baldo Elizabeth & Edward Barrow In memory of Thomas & Marie Bednar-Garhofer Robert Behling Roy Benedek Jane Berryman Kris Biendarra Arlene Birkhan John & Stephanie Blaser Ellen Bocock Marilyn Bogetich Elizabeth Fuller Bonovitz Bill & Madeline Bowman Anthony Brady Sandra Brennan William Brice Heinz & Ellen Brisske Alan & Linda Burke Sally Burson Laurel Carlson & David Hersemann Susan Chemler Penny Choice
Bernadette R. Christian Arlene Cleary Elaine Cook Donald & Louise Craigmile MaryHelen Crispo Mary Crois Kate Danziger Joanne Daubner Judy DeGarmo Major & Mrs. George F. Dempsey, USAF (Ret.) Bruce DeViller Carol Doyle Grace Dumelle Lynda Einspar Dan Ellig Jolene Emery James Engling Rita & Einar Ericksen Charles & Donna Everett Erin Faulkner Blanche Fawell Teresa Fearer Anita Field Marilyn Fors Earnest & Beverly Fortney Rick & Lucinda Foulke Mimi & Paul Francis Neva Frank Richard Gallicchio Alex Gasiel John & Gail Goles John & Olivia Gow Joann Gras & Robert Partyka Margaret Greene Maureen F Greene Elisabeth & Mark Grzywa Lynn Guptill Barbara Gwodz Debra Hamilton Julie Hammerschmidt David Harper In Honor of Philip and Barbara Voorhees Earl & Jane Henrickson Gwendolyn Henry Catherine Hermes Goluboff Patricia Hirsch Pat Holman Patricia Houle Bridget Houlihan Sharon & James Huck, Jr. Linda Huege Shirlee Jecmen Kenneth Jensen Jewel Osco Cheri Jones Mike Kalasunas & Kathleen Conlon Denise Karczewski John Kay Annette Keefe Michael Kennedy Michael Kielar
Keith & Bonnie King Jeffrey A. Koblish, D.D.S. Bobbie Kocim Cynthia Koehler Virginia Kott LInda & Rich Krubeck Gary & Nancy Kurtz Elizabeth Larkin Carol Larson Sandra Leonard Caryl E. Lezatte Janis Licari Louis Licastro Barbara Linduska Marlene Liss & James Danziger Larry & Dolores Long Laurita Lukas Mary Ellen Lukavsky B.A. & Janice Mack Cheryl Maibusch Alexandra Maka Inga Markus Chris & Cynthia Marler Pamela McCabe Mr. & Mrs. Charles McCormack Dan McDonell Patricia McGinnis-Scheaffer John McGleam Lynne A. McGurr Terry & Kathy McKillip Michael McKillip Kevin McKillip Kathleen McKillip Donna McLean Michael McNamara Patricia & Ray Mehler Angie Miller Marvin Mirsky Joeanne & Jeffrey Monroe Gale Morgan-Williams Richard Morton Jill & Roger Mueller Colleen M Murphy Janice Murray Bob & Joan Nejdl Anonymous Bill & Judy Nosek Mila Gloria Novak Carol O’Toole James & Mary Ocasek Beverly Offen Jane Pajor Richard Palicka Bobbie Parkhill Diane Paulini Mary Pavia Joy Peters R. Phillips Kitty Picken Barbara Plona Dragomir Propadovich Dennis & Sharon Reagan Jim & Maureen Reichardt The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe
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Jim Rendel Sally Roberts Virginia Rogodzinski Deborah Ryan Daniel & Marina Salinas Celinda & Alan Sankowski Julie Schneider Cathy & Paul Schultz Charles Sexton Carol Sheppard Renee & Geoff Silver Paula & Craig Sjogerman Michael Sloan Jackie Smith Dale Starr Dolores Stauss Donna Steele Michael Stemberk April & Preston Stosur Dawn Sullivan Monica Szaflik Frank & Nina Thorp Jeanne Tilton Jacqueline & Myles Tlusty Elsa Toledo Raymond & Carol Tuman Wilma Tunick Brian & Carolyn Turcotte Mary Vilim D. Vilmin Suzanne Voss Ken Wendorf
Judith Werner Kris West Mary Williams In Memory of Blaine Lee Willey Barbara Willson Roseann & Stephen Milie Wostratzky Andrew Wycislak Dennis & Laura Zimmer Sharon Zurek Matching Grant Donors Aetna Foundation Allstate Bank of America McMaster-Carr Supply Co. Nicor Energy Northern Trust SAP In-Kind Donors Anita & John Bauer Chris Beaulieu Mr. and Mrs. Alan Becker Bennett Law Firm, LLC Lydia Berger Belinda Bremner Clarendon Hills Bank Clarke Environmental Jim Cunningham Nancy Davidson Diane Eleveld
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Caitlin Hart Marian Hebenstreit Inn at Irish Hollow Connie & Dennis Keller Cheryl Maibusch Anonymous Patricia Miller Debbie Miller Jim Moran Mueller Broadcast Design Patricia Noska Flo Orlik Physicians Sports and Injury Center Pizzazz Promotional Products Pompei Restaurant Quality Tire and Auto In Honor of Theresa Wilkie Patty Richard Mary & John Rooks Kristine Schnacke Stan’s Village Cleaners Threaded Marketing Tree of Life Chiropractic David & Alison Vesely-Rice Gert Vutz Leah Wagner Leonard Carlotta Wing
First Folio makes every effort to accurately acknowledge all of our wonderful donors. If have made any errors or omissions, please let us know by contacting us at 630-986-8067 so that we may make the correction for future programs. SPECIAL THANK YOU Our wonderful Board of Trustees; Chrissie Howorth, Janneke Fowers, Taip Bashir, Sherry Brooks, Kathryn Leatherwood, Sam Madan, & the entire staff and Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County; Paczolt Insurance; Apprize Promotional Products of Hinsdale; Village Cleaners of Clarendon Hills; Purdue University Dept. of Theatre First Folio has lots of ways for you to join in on the fun! FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT 630-986-8067 or visit www.firstfolio.org WISH LIST: New or Gently Used iPads Knaack Box or other Tool Storage Containers Vintage dresses, tuxedoes, and hats Any antiques that can be used for props Bolts of fabric (especially muslin) Design & Printing services Accounting services for annual audit First Folio is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donation of services and goods are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. 16
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