Welcome to the new Fox Valley Repertory (formerly Noble Fool Theatricals) – the largest professional, award-winning theater in the Fox Valley area. After several years of growth, we have expanded our vision to represent you and our community. From outstanding productions to the area’s largest Performing Arts Academy, Fox Valley Repertory will continue to create memorable moments for you, provide significant opportunities for youth in our area to explore the power of theatre and use that power to improve their lives and prepare them to be successful, contributing members of our community. We are off to a great start this season after our first two shows (Leaving Iowa and Always Patsy Cline) proved to be very popular. I am excited for you to experience our upcoming collaborative effort; the inaugural St. Charles Summer Theater Fest with participation from several local arts and business organizations— www.summertheaterfest.org. Part of our contribution to the Fest will be two area premiers: Around the World in 80 Days and Bad Dates. We have added outstanding community members to our Board of Directors, and both our corporate sponsors and individual donors have seen increases. It’s thrilling to see our community make a commitment to the arts. You too can play a part. Consider making a tax deductible donation at www.foxvalleyrep.org/support.htm. We need your support! As a non-profit, ticket sales only account for 70% of our budget. We must rely on grants, sponsorships and donations to make up the rest. Each show is a chance for us to create a shared moment with you. In that moment, we hope to connect to the human experience. A community with a strong emphasis on the arts is a healthy community, one that is constantly moving forward and sharing stories that build bridges between generations. We look forward to your continued support as we strive to share these stories with you.
All the Best,
John Gawlik Artistic Director Fox Valley Repertory
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Proudly Presents
June 9th – July 31st, 2011 Written by
Mark Brown Director John Gawlik Video Designer Liviu Pasare
Lighting Design Charles Cooper**
Costume Design Kimberly G. Morris
Scenic Design Stephen H. Carmody
Sound Design Christopher Kriz**
Fight Choreographer John Tovar, SAFD
Stage Manager Nancy Staiger* Casting by Becca Knights, Casting Associate, Claire Simon Casting *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
**Denotes member of United Scenic Artists 829
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Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED 2 Fox Valley Repertory
CAST Actor 2......................................................................................................................... Peter DeFaria* Actor 5......................................................................................................................Brian Hamman* Actor 1.............................................................................................................Sean Patrick Fawcett Actor 4..............................................................................................................................Lauren Pizzi Actor 3................................................................................................................Matthew Sherbach The Boy.................................................................................................................... Caden Bohmer The Boy............................................................................................................................ Colin Steele Understudy.......................................................................................................................Laura Korn Understudy....................................................................................................... Eric Ryan Swanson *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors & Stage Managers P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager............................................................ Melanie Zastrow Floor Manager...............................................................................................................Laura Eilers Properties Master........................................................................................................Joel Lambie F O X VA L L E Y R E P E R TO R Y S TA F F Artistic Director........................................................................................................... John Gawlik Managing Director...................................................................................................Colleen Tovar Production Manager...................................................................................................Tim Stadler Assistant Production Manager................................................................................Laura Eilers Marketing Manager ................................................................................................ Audra Sybert Development Manager...............................................................................................Scott Piner Company Manager ....................................................................................................Morgan Ball Education Manager............................................................................................ Tracy Whiteside Guest Services Manager...........................................................................................Morgan Ball House Managers.............................................................................Meghan Dale, Kate Schultz Assistant House Manager................................................................................. Katherine Minix Wardrobe Mistress......................................................................................... Kimberly G. Morris Sound Board Operators..................................................................Daniel Link, Isaac Mandel Master Electrician..............................................................................................Charlotte Rathke Ushers..............................................................................................Katie Beeks, Nancy Edwards, Amber Mack, Douglas A. Porter P H E A S A N T R U N R E S O R T C A L L C E N T E R S TA F F Director of Transient Sales......................................................................................Jeanne Hahn Director of Entertainment..................................................................................... Cyndi Nelson Call Center Director.............................................................................................. Anna Pecoraro Group Sales Manager..............................................................................................Maggie Cross Call Center Supervisor.......................................................................................Barbara Splinter Call Center Agents.......................................................................Anne Ringrose, Julie Phillips, Angie Rosochacki, Katie Cluff, Elise Gagliardi, Dawn Bosman, Sarah Divelbiss, Mary Gallo, Sandra Moment
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SPECIAL THANKS Pheasant Run Resort, Means of Production, Oakbrook Hotels Inc., Penske West Chicago, McArdle Enterprises Inc.
Board of Directors David Hayes, President Dan Hayman, Secretary David White, Treasurer Paul Botts, Katherine Cornell, Kevin Hewitt, Mike Penny, Jeff Meyer, Stephen Healey Tamara Sims Community Advisory Council Ron Koeppl is a proud supporter of For more information about the Saints & to join in, please call 773-529-5510, email office@saintschicago.org, or visit www.saintschicago.org or www.foxvalleyrep.org/saints P R O F I L E S O F AC T I N G C O M PA N Y PETER DEFARIA* (Actor #2) is proud to return to Fox Valley Repertory, where he was seen last year in Red Herring. Recent Chicago credits include Joey in A Steady Rain at Chicago Dramatist and Friar Lawrence in Romeo & Juliet at TUTA. Regional credits: Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire at Clarence Brown Theater in Knoxville, TN., Porfiry in Crime and Punishment at Indiana Repertory Theater. Film: The Dark Knight, Public Enemies, The Last Rites of Joe May. Television: The Chicago Code. He studies with Maryann Thebus. He is married to Maria Stevens. BRIAN HAMMAN* (Actor #5) is excited to be working with FVR for the first time and happy to be returning to the theatre where he started his professional career. He spent two years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he appeared as Oswald in Ghosts, Curly in Of Mice And Men, 4 Fox Valley Repertory
Mikhail Czaba in Pentecost as well as appearing in Othello, Coriolanus and Much Ado About Nothing. Chicago credits include: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf Garage, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre and Next Theatre. Regional credits: Ford’s Theatre, Folger Shakespeare in Washington DC and Indiana Rep in Indianapolis. He would like to dedicate this show to his newborn son Finnegan and beautiful wife Raquel. SEAN PATRICK FAWCETT (Actor #1) is thrilled to be returning to Fox Valley Rep after last being seen in Leaving Iowa. Since his appearance here, Sean was seen in The Hypocrites production of Woyceck. He appeared earlier in their season as well in K. Other favorite productions include The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theatre,The Man Who Was Thursday and Six Years, both with New Leaf Theatre, The Food Chain with Mason Street Warehouse, The Pull Toy (And His Paisan) with Collaboraction, Hunger and Thirst with A Red Orchid
P R O F I L E S O F AC T I N G C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) Theatre, and American Rock Anthem with Sans Culottes Theatre. Sean is still enjoying his 1st year of marriage and thanks his wife Christine for all her love and support. Thanks to the Reverend C. Mitchell Turner for his friendship and help as well. LAUREN PIZZI (Actor #4) is thrilled to be making her Fox Valley Rep debut. She is a native of San Francisco, California and a founding member of the four actor improv ensemble, Revolving Madness. She recently received her M.F.A. in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Theatre School credits include: Gale in Life During Wartime (Robin Witt, director), Agave in The Bacchae (Krissy Vanderwarker, director) and Abuela in Electricidad (Lisa Portes, director). Lauren originated the role of Alex in Mayday Mayday Tuesday by Carlos Murillo written for the M.F.A class of 2011 and directed by Dexter Bullard. Special thanks to Kimberly, John and Reshmi. MATTHEW SHERBACH (Actor #3) makes his Fox Valley Rep debut with Around the World in 80 Days. Chicago credits include Pony with About Face, Auctioning the Ainsley’s and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (NonEquity Jeff nomination for Best Supporting Actor) with Dog and Pony, Red Noses with Strawdog, The Taming of the Shrew and Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Chicago Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew with Theo Ubique, The Misanthrope and Life in the Country with Greasy Joan, and Half Magic with Lifeline.
CADEN BOHMER (The Boy) is an eight-year-old second-grader at Grace McWayne in Batavia. This is Caden’s first professional production. Caden has participated in the following FVR Arts Academy classes: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, iCarly/Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana: The Movie. Caden went on to play the role of Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty, Doc in Snow White as well as Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Caden is looking forward to performing in his biggest role yet, as The Boy! Caden enjoys modeling, playing baseball, soccer, swimming and performing with his twin brother, sister and cousins in at-home productions! COLIN STEELE (The Boy) lives in Batavia, IL with his parents, three brothers and one sister. He will be in the 5th grade next fall at Hoover-Wood Elementary. Colin loves karate and gymnastics, playing the piano and taking art classes. When he grows up, Colin wants to be an actor and an art teacher. Colin has been in several acting camps/children’s performances, including Peter Pan as Mr. Smee and Wicked as Boq but this is his first role as a professional actor. LAURA KORN (Female Understudy) is excited to work with Fox Valley Rep for the first time. Laura graduated from Columbia college Chicago with her BFA in acting and has since then started her own theater company, Ensolo, with other Columbia alumni. She has also had the pleasure of working with Fox Valley Repertory 5
P R O F I L E S O F AC T I N G C O M PA N Y ( c o n t .) companies like Hell in a Handbag productions, The Factory Theater and City Lit Theater where she played Celia in Volpone directed by Sheldon Patinkin. She thanks her family for their loving support! ERIC RYAN SWANSON (Male Understudy) is thrilled to be working with Fox Valley Repertory on their production of Around the World in 80 Days. Other recent credits include Quiet Killers with Point of Contention’s Chaos Festival (Christian), The Ghosts of Atwood with MPAACT Theatre (Finnegan), Jackie and Me with
Chicago Children’s Theatre (Understudy Joey and Ant), A Memory of Two Mondays with Eclipse Theatre (Willy), The Winter Pageant 09 with Redmoon Theatre (Ensemble), Prom Night with Red Tape Theatre (Buffoon), Born Yesterday with Peninsula Players Theatre in Door County, WI (Bellhop), and Moss Lady with The Inconvenience (David). Independent films include Neurosis (Shaun), Two Brothers (Jeff ), and Text Me Back (Andy). Eric is a recent graduate of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Theatre Conservatory where he earned his B.F.A. in acting. Many many thanks to Becca and John for this wonderful opportunity.
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F JOHN GAWLIK (Director) An AEA actor/director, John has appeared with or helmed productions for many Chicagoland companies. Recently he performed in The Lonesome West with The Gift Theatre. Recent directing credits include Over the Tavern and Red Herring for Fox Valley Rep. Additional directing credits include The Ruby Sunrise for The Gift Theatre Company, which was named one of the Top Ten shows of 2009 by TimeOut Chicago Magazine and was remounted in July, 2010 at Theater on the Lake, A Christmas Story for Fox Valley Rep, the Jeff Nominated production of W;t for The Gift Theatre and Dated: A Cautionary Tale for Facebook Users for Collaboraction’s Sketchbook Festival (Festival Best Director). As an actor, some of John’s favorite productions include: Beauty Queen of Lennane with the Gift Theatre, A Skull in Connemara at Northlight (After Dark Award, Ensemble), The Great Society with Famous Door, and The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild with Collaboraction (Jeff Award for Ensemble), and the world premier of Rosemary with Prop Theater. John is the Artistic Director of Fox Valley Rep. Television/ Commercials/Voiceovers include: Officer 6 Fox Valley Repertory
Collins on ER, Dennis Carr for Planters Peanuts, Casio, Navy Pier, Sears, Chicago Sun-Times, Caterpillar and the voice of Bruno Bataglia for Midway Games “Blitz The League” video game. STEPHEN H. CARMODY (Scenic Designer) Design credits include: A Twist of Water for Route 66, Nunset Boulevard for Theatre at the Center, Reasons to be Pretty for Profiles Theatre, Kingsville for Stage Left, and Man from Nebraska for Redtwist. Assistant design credits include: Detroit for Steppenwolf and A Life for Northlight Theatre. Stephen has worked in the scenic design studio of Todd Rosenthal, Jack Magaw and Kevin Depinet, interned with Tony Award winning designer Derek McLane in New York, and is currently assisting scenic designer Walt Spangler in Chicago. In 2010, Stephen was a prop master for Steppenwolf’s First Look series. Stephen Graduated from The Theatre School of DePaul University with a BFA in Scenic Design and received The John Murbach Scholarship for Collaborative Design, presented at The 2009 Michael Merritt Awards. www. stephenHC.com
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F ( c o n t .) CHARLES COOPER (Lighting Designer) makes his Fox Valley Rep debut. Recent credits include Around the World in 80 Days at Indiana Repertory Theatre; Do the Hustle, Old Glory, As You Like It, Another Part of the Forest, Seagull and The Doctor’s Dilemma at Writers’ Theatre; Curtains at Drury Lane Oakbrook; Of Mice and Men and First Look Repertory of New Work at Steppenwolf Theatre; Tree, Blue Door; The Defiant Muse, The Court Marshal at Fort Devens at Victory Gardens; Eclipsed, She Stoops to Conquer and The Chalk Garden at Northlight; To Master the Art, All My Sons, and Weekend at TimeLine Theatre (Associate Artist); Soul Samurai for Infusion Theatre; Thieves Like Us for The House Theatre; Welcome to Arroyos, True West, Top Dog/Underdog, Speech and Debate, Half of Plenty, Heritage and Orpheus Descending at American Theater Company, Well and The Overwhelming at the Next Theatre, A Few Good Men at Peninsula Players, and Pitmen Painters at TimeLine. Charles has received five Jeff nominations and two After Dark Awards. Please visit his Web site at www.cooperportfolio.com
JOEL LAMBIE (Properties Master) comes from Paso Robles, California. He received his theatrical education at The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. He has worked as a prop master and instructor at SRT of Santa Rosa, California where he worked on Mame, The Full Monty and Peter Pan. Before arriving in Chicago, he was with PCPA Theaterfest where he worked on Les Miserables, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Since arriving in November 2009, he has been the prop designer for TUTA’s, The Wedding and Baal (Chopin Theatre), Drury Lane Oakbrook’s assistant props designer for Ragtime and prop designed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Spamalot. He did What Once We Felt and Sweet Tea with About Face, and he was the prop master for Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Hephaestus (Goodman). He was also recently the prop designer for the The Big Meal and Mamet Rep with ATC and Redtwist Theatre’s production of Lobby Hero. Upcoming shows include The Great Fire with Lookingglass and Sweeney Todd at Drury Lane Oakbrook.
CHRISTOPHER KRIZ (Sound Designer) is pleased to be working with Fox Valley Rep for the first time. Most recent Chicago credits include Eclipsed (Northlight), Festen (Steep Theatre), Bug (Redtwist), Conquest Of The South Pole (Strawdog Theatre), Precious Little (Rivendell Theatre), This (Theatre Wit), Madagascar (Next Theatre), Dead Pile (XIII Pocket) and Big Love (Chicago Fusion). Recent credits include the national tour of America Amerique (Jena Company), Open Systems (Goodman Theatre/WBEZ), Man From Nebraska (Redtwist), Aiming For Sainthood (Victory Gardens), Thieves Like Us (House Theatre), The Invasion Of Skokie (Chicago Dramatists), Baal (TUTA), Master Harold and The Boys and All My Sons (TimeLine). Upcoming productions include Romeo and Juliet (First Folio), Cloud 9 (The Gift Theatre) and The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Steppenwolf Theatre). To hear more of his work, please visit www.christopherkriz.com
KIMBERLY G. MORRIS (Costume Designer) is pleased to be working again with Fox Valley Repertory. Based in Chicago, she freelance designs and builds costumes, wigs, makeup, props, puppets and special effects for numerous venues around the country such as the Chicago Children’s Theatre, Babes with Blades, Shedd Aquarium, Stage Left Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, The Griffin Theater, American Shakespeare Center (VA), Theatre West Virginia (WV), Denison University (OH), Virginia Commonwealth University (VA), and Tecumseh!(OH). Upcoming projects include Little Shop of Horrors for Fox Valley’s Youth Ensemble and props design of They’re Playing Our Song with Fox Valley Rep. LIVIU PASARE (Projection Designer) is an artist who works with video and new media. He has produced, directed and performed for live multimedia experiences in collaboration with Fox Valley Repertory 7
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F ( c o n t .) many artists and theaters. Among those there are DePaul Theater School, Theater Seven, Improvkitchen, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Children’s Theater, Victory Gardens Theater, Maria Marshall, Takao Kawaguchi, Otto, Tiesto, ATB, Carl Cox, Cosmic Gate, Lange, Aly & Fila. Current involvements include Porchlight Musical Theater, The Gift Theater and Fox Valley Repertory. He is a Collaboraction Theater company member and has ongoing relationship with Redmoon Theater and Blue Man Group. He can be contacted by visiting www.stoptime341.com
Ensemble); and Beggars in the House of Plenty (Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.). He is a member of the theatre faculty at College of DuPage, and is a Society of American Fight Directors Certified Fight Director and Teacher, currently serving as their Vice President.
NANCY STAIGER* (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be spending her summer here with Fox Valley Repertory. For the past two theatrical seasons Nancy was the Resident Stage Manager for Next Theatre in Evanston. Productions at Next include Boom, End Days, Return to Haifa , War With The Newts, Madagascar, and The JOHN TOVAR, SAFD (Fight Metal Children. Before moving to the Choreographer) is thrilled Chicago area, Nancy served as the to be working with Fox Valley Resident Production Stage Manager Repertory again, having previously at Laguna Playhouse, a LORT theatre choreographed violence for their in Southern California. Of the nearly productions of Red Herring, Accomplice, forty productions stage managed Ruthless: The Musical, The Mystery of there, favorites include: The Romance Edwin Drood, A Funny Thing Happened of Magno Rubio, The Woman in Black, on the Way to the Forum and A Christmas American Buffalo, Rounding Third, The Story. Other productions John has Shape of Things, Shear Madness, Forever choreographed violence for include Plaid, Always… Patsy Cline (with Sally Of Mice and Men (Steppenwolf for Struthers) and the Playhouse produced Young Audiences); Seven Brides for national tours of Copenhagen, and Seven Brothers and Ragtime: The Musical The Belle of Amherst (with Julie Harris). (Drury Lane Oakbrook); The Lonesome Nancy moved to Chicago to be with West, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, family, enjoy the “great weather” and Summer People and Streamers (The participate in exciting theatre. So far Gift Theatre Co.); McMeekin Finds Out there are no regrets! (Route 66 Theatre Co.); Private Lives, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Moonlight and *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Magnolias, A Coupla White Chicks…, Association, the Union of Professional Sleuth, Communicating Doors, Noises Off! Actors & Stage Managers and Temporary Help (Buffalo Theatre
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NEXT on the MAINSTAGE
Based on the real life love story of
Marvin Hamlisch
Carole Bayer Sager
Book by Neil Simon Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Directed by Jonathan Berry
“One of Chicago's most talented young directors” - Chicago Tribune
AUGUST 18 - OCTOBER 9, 2011 BOX OFFICE 630-584-6342
Proudly Presents
July 7th – August 7th, 2011 Written by
Theresa Rebeck Director Kimberly Senior Associate Director Reshmi Hazra
Lighting Design Charles Cooper**
Costume Design Kimberly G. Morris
Scenic Design Stephen H. Carmody
Sound Design Christopher Kriz** Stage Manager Nancy Staiger*
Casting by Becca Knights, Casting Associate, Claire Simon Casting *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
**Denotes member of United Scenic Artists 829
Production Sponsors
Bad Dates is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED 10 Fox Valley Repertory
CAST Haley................................................................................................................................Lauren Pizzi Understudy.......................................................................................................................Laura Korn P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager............................................................ Melanie Zastrow Floor Manager...............................................................................................................Laura Eilers Properties Master........................................................................................... Kimberly G. Morris P R O F I L E S O F AC T I N G C O M PA N Y LAUREN PIZZI (Haley) is thrilled to be making her Fox Valley Rep debut. She is a native of San Francisco, California and a founding member of the four actor improv ensemble, Revolving Madness. She recently received her M.F.A. in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Theatre School credits include: Gale in Life During Wartime (Robin Witt, director), Agave in The Bacchae (Krissy Vanderwarker, director) and Abuela in Electricidad (Lisa Portes, director). Lauren originated the role of Alex in Mayday Mayday Tuesday by Carlos Murillo written for the M.F.A class of 2011
and directed by Dexter Bullard. Special thanks to Kimberly, John and Reshmi. LAURA KORN (Understudy) is excited to work with Fox Valley Rep for the first time. Laura graduated from Columbia college Chicago with her BFA in acting and has since then started her own theater company, Ensolo, with other Columbia alumni. She has also had the pleasure of working with companies like Hell in a Handbag productions, The Factory Theater and City Lit theater where she played Celia in Volpone directed by Sheldon Patinkin. She thanks her family for their loving support!
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F KIMBERLY SENIOR (Director) has worked professionally in Chicago in a variety of positions for the past 16 years. Most recently, Kimberly directed Madagascar at Next Theatre, where she is an Artistic Associate and previously directed The Overwhelming and The Busy World is Hushed. Kimberly also recently directed Conquest of the South Pole at Strawdog, where she is also an Artistic Associate, and previously directed Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, Fuddy Meers, and Knives in Hens. In addition, Kimberly recently directed The North Plan for Steppenwolf Theatre, All My Sons for TimeLine Theatre, Thieves Like Us for the House Theatre, Mauritius
for TheatreSquared (Fayetteville, AR) and The Pillowman for RedTwist. She is the founder and company member emeritus of Collaboraction Theatre Company, where she directed and/ or produced over 30 plays and theatrical experiences, most notably the company’s lauded Sketchbook festival for seven years. Kimberly also serves as an Artistic Associate with Chicago Dramatists (Feast, world premiere). Other directing credits include Dolly West’s Kitchen at TimeLine; Young Playwrights Festival at Pegasus Players; Narnia for Emerald City Theatre Company; the world premiere musical Electronic Baby, BobKat Productions; Bold Girls, Seanachai; the midwest Fox Valley Repertory 11
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F ( c o n t .) premiere of Patty Red Pants, Blackbird Productions; and the world premiere of Mouse Cop, Fox Valley Rep. She has directed for Silk Road, University of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Adventure Stage Chicago, Estrogen Fest, Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Shakespeare’s Motley Crew, Northlight Theatre, Roadworks Productions, Northwestern University, College of DuPage, Oakton Community College, National Louis University, and WFMT Radio, among others. As an educator, Kimberly spent ten years as both an administrator and Resident Artist with Steppenwolf for Young Adults. Kimberly has served as Program Director and as a dramaturg for Steppenwolf’s First Look Repertory of New Work. Kimberly has been nominated by the Jeff Committee for Excellence in Directing five times and ten of her productions have been awarded in different areas including Ensemble, Acting, and Design. In addition, Kimberly either ran programs or taught for Court Theater, Northlight Theater, Redmoon Theater, Roadworks Productions, Victory Gardens, Metropolis, Act One Studios, and Acting Studio Chicago. Currently she is adjunct faculty at DePaul University where she teaches Theatrical Collaboration, University of Chicago where she teaches Advanced Scene Study and Columbia College where she teaches Chekhov, Dramaturgy and Text Analysis. She is the recipient of Columbia College’s 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award. RESHMI HAZRA (Associate Director) is an MFA director at DePaul University. She has her BFA in drama from NYU. Her DePaul productions include Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, Normal by Anthony Neilson, The Underpants by Steve Martin, and Inky by Rinne Groff. Past productions include Monster by Neal Bell, Mud by Maria Irene Fornes and What Will I Do 12 Fox Valley Repertory
When You’re Gone? by Neal Bell. She has been part of the development process on numerous new plays in the form of readings and productions. She will be directing Venus by Suzan Lori-Parks next season. STEPHEN H. CARMODY (Scenic Designer) Design credits include: A Twist of Water for Route 66, Nunset Boulevard for Theatre at the Center, Reasons to be Pretty for Profiles Theatre, Kingsville for Stage Left, and Man from Nebraska for Redtwist. Assistant design credits include: Detroit for Steppenwolf and A Life for Northlight Theatre. Stephen has worked in the scenic design studio of Todd Rosenthal, Jack Magaw and Kevin Depinet, interned with Tony Award winning designer Derek McLane in New York, and is currently assisting scenic designer Walt Spangler in Chicago. In 2010, Stephen was a prop master for Steppenwolf’s First Look series. Stephen Graduated from The Theatre School of DePaul University with a BFA in Scenic Design and received The John Murbach Scholarship for Collaborative Design, presented at The 2009 Michael Merritt Awards. www.stephenHC.com CHARLES COOPER (Lighting Designer) makes his Fox Valley Rep debut. Recent credits include Around the World in 80 Days at Indiana Repertory Theatre; Do the Hustle, Old Glory, As You Like It, Another Part of the Forest, Seagull and The Doctor’s Dilemma at Writers’ Theatre; Curtains at Drury Lane Oakbrook; Of Mice and Men and First Look Repertory of New Work at Steppenwolf Theatre; Tree, Blue Door; The Defiant Muse, The Court Marshal at Fort Devens at Victory Gardens ; Eclipsed, She Stoops to Conquer and The Chalk Garden at Northlight; To Master the Art, All My Sons, and Weekend at TimeLine Theatre (Associate Artist); Soul Samurai for Infusion Theatre; Thieves Like Us for The House Theatre; Welcome to Arroyos, True West, Top Dog/Underdog, Speech
P R O F I L E S O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F ( c o n t .) and Debate, Half of Plenty, Heritage and Orpheus Descending at American Theater Company, Well and The Overwhelming at the Next Theatre, A Few Good Men at Peninsula Players, and Pitmen Painters at TimeLine. Charles has received five Jeff nominations and two After Dark Awards. Please visit his Web site at www.cooperportfolio.com CHRISTOPHER KRIZ (Sound Designer) is pleased to be working with Fox Valley Rep for the first time. Most recent Chicago credits include Eclipsed (Northlight), Festen (Steep Theatre), Bug (Redtwist), Conquest Of The South Pole (Strawdog Theatre), Precious Little (Rivendell Theatre), This (Theatre Wit), Madagascar (Next Theatre), Dead Pile (XIII Pocket) and Big Love (Chicago Fusion). Recent credits include the national tour of America Amerique (Jena Company), Open Systems (Goodman Theatre/WBEZ), Man From Nebraska (Redtwist), Aiming For Sainthood (Victory Gardens), Thieves Like Us (House Theatre), The Invasion Of Skokie (Chicago Dramatists), Baal (TUTA), Master Harold and The Boys and All My Sons (TimeLine). Upcoming productions include Romeo and Juliet (First Folio), Cloud 9 (The Gift Theatre) and The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Steppenwolf Theatre). To hear more of his work, please visit www.christopherkriz.com KIMBERLY G. MORRIS (Costume Designer & Properties Master) is pleased to be working again with Fox Valley Repertory. Based in Chicago, she freelance designs and builds costumes, wigs, makeup, props, puppets and special effects for numerous venues
around the country such as the Chicago Children’s Theatre, Babes with Blades, Shedd Aquarium, Stage Left Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, The Griffin Theater, American Shakespeare Center (VA), Theatre West Virginia (WV), Denison University (OH), Virginia Commonwealth University (VA), and Tecumseh!(OH). Upcoming projects include Little Shop of Horrors for Fox Valley’s Youth Ensemble and props design of They’re Playing Our Song with Fox Valley Rep. NANCY STAIGER* (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be spending her summer here with Fox Valley Repertory. For the past two theatrical seasons Nancy was the Resident Stage Manager for Next Theatre in Evanston. Productions at Next include Boom, End Days, Return to Haifa , War With The Newts, Madagascar, and The Metal Children. Before moving to the Chicago area, Nancy served as the Resident Production Stage Manager at Laguna Playhouse, a LORT theatre in Southern California. Of the nearly forty productions stage managed there, favorites include: The Romance of Magno Rubio, The Woman in Black, American Buffalo, Rounding Third, The Shape of Things, Shear Madness, Forever Plaid, Always… Patsy Cline (with Sally Struthers) and the Playhouse produced national tours of Copenhagen, and The Belle of Amherst (with Julie Harris). Nancy moved to Chicago to be with family, enjoy the “great weather” and participate in exciting theatre. So far there are no regrets! *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors & Stage Managers
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FACILITIES AND SERVICES THEATER BOX OFFICE The box office at Pheasant Run Resort is open seven days a week. Call (630) 584-6342. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Closed on major holidays. Tickets may also be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet or online at www.ticketmaster.com. GROUP SALES Special group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more, including dinner packages. Call Maggie Cross at (630) 524-5071. OVERNIGHT RESORT-THEATER PACKAGES are available starting as low as $174 for two people. Call the box office or visit www.pheasantrun.com for more information.
CHILDREN age 8 and older are welcome in the two live theaters at Pheasant Run Resort. However, some productions may not be suitable for all age groups. Call the box office for information about the content of a specific play. REFRESHMENTS may be purchased at the Lobby Bar, Harvest Lounge, Jambalaya and The Golf Bar. Drinks purchased at the resort may be brought into the Mainstage and Preservation Hall during any performance. Please turn off all ELECTRONIC DEVICES that may ring, beep, or otherwise produce a sound that would disrupt the performance. This includes cell phones, pagers, PDAs, and watches. SMOKING is strictly prohibited in our theaters.
WHEELCHAIR SEATING AND ASSISTED HEARING DEVICES are available in the Mainstage theater. Please notify the box office when ordering tickets.
The use of CAMERAS or VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING EQUIPMENT is strictly prohibited in our theaters.
RESTROOMS are located in the upper and lower Mainstage theater lobby and on Bourbon Street.
TICKET POLICY no refunds will be granted for theater tickets purchased via Ticketmaster or at the box office.
GIFT CARDS Give the memory of an exciting evening of dinner and a show! Gift cards in any amount are available at the box office.
LOST AND FOUND items may be turned in to the theater staff or the hotel’s front desk. Items lost or presumed stolen are not the responsibility of Fox Valley Repertory or Pheasant Run Resort. To inquire about lost items, visit the hotel front desk and ask for a member of the security staff.
MAINSTAGE THEATER SEASON SUBCRIPTIONS Discounted subscription packages for the 2011 season are available! Subscribers have access to a variety of discounts on Pheasant Run Resort amenities. Call the box office or visit www. foxvalleyrep.org for more information.
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