BJ Jones
Timothy J. Evans
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
presents
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
by arrangement with PAUL ELLIOTT, ADAM KENWRIGHT & PAT MOYLAN
BY
Marie Jones DIRECTED BY
J.R. Sullivan
Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Production Stage Manager
Scott Davis, USA David Kay Mickelsen, USA Casey Diers Lindsay Jones, USA Christine D. Freeburg, AEA
OPENING NIGHT: MARCH 15, 2013 At the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
Stones in His Pockets is presented in association with Utah Shakespeare Festival
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTION SPONSORS CAROL & STEVE MULLINS THE SULLIVAN FAMILY FOUNDATION GREG & ANNE TAUBENECK MELANIE & DAN PETERSON ROBERT S. & SANDRA G. SILVER MICHAEL & JOAN CALLAHAN LISA & BOB SILVERMAN
CORPORATE PRODUCTION SPONSORS
To learn about becoming a Production Sponsor, please contact Andria Venezia, Associate Director of Development, at 847.324.1613 or avenezia@northlight.org
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CAST & PRODUCTION CAST David Ivers*....................................................................................................... Jake Quinn Brian Vaughn*............................................................................................ Charlie Conlon Jake and Charlie play all the other characters in the play. Understudies: Pete Rosemeyer (Jake), Chris Daley (Charlie) Understudies will not substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. *Member of the Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Stones in His Pockets will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF Musical Staging........................................................................................ Kristen Sham Draper........................................................................................................Thomas Bernard First Hands........................................................Jack Schmitz and Christine Leinicke Costume Supervisor...................................................................................Jennifer Back Costume Director....................................................................................... Jeffrey Lieder Costumes through special arrangement with Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.
SPECIAL THANKS MEDIA SPONSOR
ARTISTIC CIRCLE RECEPTION SPONSOR
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PROGRAM NOTES FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Stones in His Pockets, Marie Jones’ warm and wonderful two-hander, comes to life through the extraordinary versatility of a pair of actors who populate the stage with an entire town. I am honored to have David Ivers and Brian Vaughn on our stage tonight, giving two virtuosic performances filled with lilting laughter and aching heartbreak. Brian and David are the Artistic Directors of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, both nationally recognized performers, and are directed by J.R. Sullivan, a Northlight veteran who began his career in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois. J.R. and I go back to 1976 when, during a season of productions at Wisconsin’s Court Theatre, he asked me to direct him at his own New American Theatre in Rockford. In a very real sense, J.R.’s decision that I be a director began the journey to my 15th Anniversary as Artistic Director here at Northlight. For that I will always be grateful to him. J.R. is also responsible for introducing me to David and Brian at Utah Shakes, where I have directed and will return to direct The Tempest this summer. He is now the celebrated Artistic Director of New York’s The Pearl Theatre, which is settled in its new home on 42nd Street. If you’re counting, that gives us four Artistic Directors involved with this production, and I would argue that the audience is the beneficiary. We have considered producing this play for a while, and are delighted to bring these talented artists together to present this charming and thoroughly entertaining piece to Northlight. Some wonderful things are coming full circle for me with this production and I hope you will relish it as much as I do.
BJ Jones, Artistic Director
FROM THE DIRECTOR When a couple of “Irish nobodies” sign on as bit players for an on-location, star-vehicle Hollywood romantic epic called The Quiet Valley, they are advised by their superiors and fellow extras alike to stay in line, keep their heads down, take their pay at the end of each day, and like it while it lasts. But as events always should in a good play, things take a surprising turn for the nobodies in question. Occurrences in the compressed chaos of the American film shoot push Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn into the foreground and as a result they both come out of their three weeks in the movies with something far more valuable than forty quid per day. Playwright Marie Jones knows the terrain of her work very well. As an actress she has appeared in several big-budget films shot on one or other 4
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PROGRAM NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR cont. of the “forty shades of green” her Ireland offers the camera eye. As a playwright she provides a uniquely authentic view in this comic-tragic story presenting the disintegration of rural Ireland in modern times. To do it, Jones offers two characters – two everyman types - played by two actors who also depict a baker’s dozen of others in the town or around the shoot. As Charlie and Jake they are, of course, more than themselves-and the playwright’s method makes the most of that. And so, despite intimidation, challenge, bad luck, personal demons and long odds, the nobodies prevail. Hollywood does take to a story like that. But as for myself I’m glad this one lives in the theater. It’s the place for the authentic, and the tale told in Stones in His Pockets has everything to do with just that. J. R. Sullivan, Director
SOME TERMS TO KNOW Coddin’: slang, to joke. To “have someone on,” as in: “Aw, g’wan, yer only coddin’ me.” Cunas: also spelled ‘ciunas.’ An Irish Language (Gaelic) word meaning, ‘be quiet.’ Haring off: Running off quickly Hures: a slang term also spelled ‘hoor.” It is an all-purpose word referring to a person, usually male. Can be used to suggest disapproval, or in some cases, grudging respect.
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PROGRAM NOTES CHARACTERS
Courtesy of Utah Shakespeare Festival Charlie Conlon: In his mid-thirties and one of a number of extras hired in the filming of a Hollywood movie being shot in rural Ireland, Charlie is the former owner of a failed video store. He has a movie script in his back pocket that he hopes will win some consideration from the movie people. Jake Quinn: One of a number of extras hired in the filming of a Hollywood movie being shot in rural Ireland, Jake has recently returned from a short and very unsuccessful stay in New York. Jake has the notion that he might become a film star. Instead, as an extra, he is relegated to digging turf as a “background bog man.” His attempts at winning the favors of the film’s female star by pretending to be a poet don’t go much better. He is a cousin of Sean Harkin. The actors playing these two roles also portray the rest of the characters in the play. These include: Simon: The first assistant director on the set, Simon is just trying to get the film shot on time. Aisling: The third assistant director, Aisling is young, pretty, and anxious to impress those above her, especially Simon and Clem. She has no interest in those beneath her, especially the local extras. Mickey Riordan: A local in his seventies, Mickey is one of the few surviving extras from The Quiet Man, John Wayne’s seminal Hollywood-in-Ireland movie shot in this same region of the country many years ago. As such, he thinks he knows best how the extras should act to keep their jobs and their “forty quid per day.” Clem: The movie director, Clem is a stuffy Englishman with little or no understanding of the local community. Sean Harkin: A dreamy, local lad, Sean’s dreams are continually dashed. Fin: Another young local, Fin is Sean’s friend. Caroline Giovanni: The beautiful but flighty American star, Caroline thinks she understands Ireland and its people, but it soon becomes evident that her knowledge and caring are about as real as her poor accent. John: Caroline’s accent coach. Brother Gerard: A local teacher. Dave: A Cockney crew member. Jock Campbell: Caroline’s Scottish security man.
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PROGRAM NOTES MARIE JONES, AN IRISH PLAYWRIGHT by Dr. Kristin Leahey
As a playwright, Marie Jones is strongly connected to her Irish roots. Born and raised in Belfast, she attributes her love of storytelling to visiting her aunt with her mother when she was a young girl. She said in a 2004 interview with The Guardian, “We would laugh, we would cry. And although they were the same stories, they were told differently every time. I couldn’t get enough of them. If anything turned me into a playwright, it was those visits with my aunt.” As a child, Jones loved attending pantomimes presented by the Belfast Opera House; at fifteen she wrote to the company to ask for an opportunity to participate in their next production, which began her life in the theatre. In 1983, in response to the scarcity of roles for women in Belfast, she and four other actresses founded the Charabanc Theatre Company. She recalls, “We were in our thirties and widely experienced, but whenever a Belfast theatre put on a classic it would get young English actresses just out of drama school to play the roles” (The Guardian). Around the same time, Jones attended a performance of Dockers by Martin Lynch, an exploration of the harsh realities of life at the Belfast docks set in the early 1960s with a primarily male cast. Jones marveled at the play’s enthusiastic response from audiences. She loved the work so much that she approached Lynch after the show and asked him to 8
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write an analogous piece depicting arduous working conditions for Irish women. Lynch encouraged her to write the play herself. In response, Jones in collaboration with the Charabanc Theatre Company wrote their first play Lay Up Your Ends, which depicts the Belfast mill strike of 1911. As a result of the play’s great success, Charabanc became one of the most important theatre companies in Ireland. As Charabanc began to produce more plays, Jones emerged as the company’s leading playwright. In 1987, she wrote her first play without the collaboration of the ensemble, which is entitled Somewhere Over the Balcony. Eventually Jones left Charabanc in 1991 to co-found DubbelJoint Theatre, an edgy and now leading Irish company that develops new writing concerning west Belfast. In 1999, Jones wrote with Lynch and DubbelJoint the well-received Wedding Community Play, a sitespecific work about the marriage between a Protestant and a Catholic. Also in 1999, she wrote an extensive revision of her work Stones in His Pockets, which was originally created in collaboration with DubbelJoint. The new 1999 version of Stones in His Pockets was produced at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast that same year, and it went on to become an international hit with subsequent productions throughout Ireland, the United States, England, and Canada, among other countries.
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PROGRAM NOTES THE PLIGHT OF TWENTIETH CENTURY IRISH CINEMA by Brandy Reichenberger
One of the most iconic ‘Irish’ films of all time is the 1952 Hollywood classic The Quiet Man, directed by John Ford and written by Frank Nugent. The American-made film centers on an Irish-born American boxer, played by John Wayne, who returns to the small town of Innisfree, his birthplace and where he falls in love with a local girl, played by Maureen O’Hara. The Quiet Man’s success influenced the aesthetic of countless subsequent films depicting Irish culture. Many Irish criticized the film and its successors for its stereotypical depiction of rural Ireland. During the 20th century, Ireland’s film industry never comparatively generated the wealth or output of the Hollywood machine. The few Irish filmmakers who actively made work lacked the resources and support to create movies about Irish culture—or, for that matter, any subject. As a result of these economic limitations, few productions helmed by Irish filmmakers about Ireland exist before 2000. In order to increase the number of Irish-made films, The Irish Film Board (IFB) was founded in 1980 and then almost immediately closed because of financial instability. The critical and box-office success of the Hollywood-financed films My Left Foot (1989), directed by Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, and The Crying Game (1992), written and directed by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan, inspired the eventual reinstatement of the IFC in 1993 and increased the visibility of Irish filmmakers.
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In 2012, the IFB’s annual budget was $17,705,160. In comparison, the budget for a single Hollywood film can run upwards of $30,000,000. Despite the continual scarcity of The Quiet Man (1952), funding, Starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, is the IFB led set in Ireland to growth of more opportunity for Irish filmmakers to present authentic renderings of Ireland. The IFB aided in the creation of a number of wellreceived Irish-made films, including John Crowley’s 2003 Intermission. Additionally, many Hollywood-made ‘Irish’ films have begun to rely on the expertise of Irish directors. While in the 1980s and 1990s there were few well-known Irish directors, such as Jim Sheridan and Neil Jordan, in the last two decades filmmakers such as Conor McPherson, Martin McDonagh, John Crowley, Kirsten Sheridan, Frank McGuinness, Pat O’Connor, and John Carney have become leaders in the domestic and international film industries. These artists frequently produce screen adaptations of Irish plays such as Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), directed by Pat O’Connor, and Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs (2000), helmed by Kirsten Sheridan. These Irish filmmakers are heavily defining 21st century cinema and Irish culture.
PROGRAM NOTES ALL’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
Excerpt of the article by Daniel Frezza for Utah Shakespeare Festival The most unusual aspect of Stones in His Pockets is how it works. Only two actors play all the characters. This play, however, doesn’t rely on quick offstage costume changes as does the evergreen 1982 hit Greater Tuna, where the two actors who play all the characters alternate leaving the stage to return dressed as their next character. In Stones in His Pockets the two actors remain on stage, instantly shifting back and forth among more than a dozen characters with only a change of voice, stance, gesture, and perhaps the aid of a costume piece or a prop. The roots of Jones’s approach might be traced to the type of storytelling where the speaker doesn’t simply relate what the characters say but impersonates the characters. The play’s construction, too, shares a characteristic of the genial storyteller: looping back to fill in needed detail. This is, of course, the flashback, familiar in movies and television but not often used on stage.
asks what he should do to break into the movies. Caroline tells himmost emphatically—“You don’t want to get into the movies.” We sense that her outburst stems from genuine disillusionment with her profession. This is a possibility that Jake can’t quite comprehend and that Charlie flatly rejects when told about it later. Since one of the themes of Stones in His Pockets is disappointment, it is fitting to remember Pam Brighton and Tim Murphy, respectively the director and the actor who played Jake in the original 1996 Belfast production of Stones in His Pockets. Both were replaced for the completely revised 1999 version which was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival then London, New York, and now around the world. Though Brighton and Murphy weren’t involved in shaping David Ivers and Brian Vaughn in Stones in His Pockets. Photos by Karl Hughes courtesy of Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Stones in His Pockets explores parallels as well as differences between the movies and life. “Showbiz” is such an unstable mix of hard-headed business, artistry, greed, skill, ego, imagination, estimating (or underestimating) the public’s tastes and interests, and sheer luck that fame and financial success are rare. “Talent is talent. . . . It wins through in the end,” says Charlie; and Jake retorts: “You don’t believe that do ya?” Nor, when fame and success come, are they a sure indicator of what’s true and valuable. Chatting up the film’s star, Caroline, Jake NORTHLIGHT THEATRE |
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PROGRAM NOTES ALL’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD cont.
the play that became so successful and even though Brighton lost her court case in which she claimed part copyright ownership in Stones in His Pockets, their work on the earlier version almost certainly contributed something to the later version, if only by helping to reveal what didn’t work well. Stones in His Pockets allows - in fact, calls for - wide latitude in production. The script grew out of collaboration between Jones and her director and actors. As she put it: “I had no idea how I would have staged it. In a funny way, it’s like radio: nothing there but words and a few signs.” Thus, a truly alive production will draw afresh on the collaborative inventiveness of its director and performers to an unusual degree and any two productions are likely to vary a good deal. For example, a row of old shoes against the back wall was featured in the 2001 New York production. They aren’t called for in the script, however, and may not show up in other productions. Or
they just might; theatre artists have been known to recycle appealing ideas. Even if you’ve seen this show before, expect to find a lot that’s new in this production.
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PROFILES David Ivers (Jake) is co-artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival with Brian Vaughn, and has appeared in thirty productions over sixteen seasons, including Much Ado about Nothing, The 39 Steps, As You Like It, Stones in His Pockets, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Servant of Two Masters, and The Tempest. He directed Cyrano de Bergerac, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), and Romeo and Juliet for the Festival. He was a resident company member at the Denver Center Theatre Company where he appeared in A Prayer for Owen Meany, Noises Off! and The Pillowman, and has worked with the Oregon, Alabama, Idaho Shakespeare festivals; Portland Center Stage; Portland Repertory Theatre; ACT; and Seattle Repertory Theatre. He is the recipient of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Michael and Jan Finlayson Award and has taught as a guest artist, faculty, director at universities and conservatories, including Southern Oregon University, University of Michigan, and National Theatre Conservatory. Brian Vaughn (Charlie) is co- artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival with David Ivers, where he has appeared in over 50 roles in 18 seasons including the title roles in Hamlet, Henry V, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Other festival credits include Javert in Les Miserables, Harold Hill in The Music Man, Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Benedick in Much ado About Nothing, Prince Hal and Hostpur in Henry IV pt. 1 (1996, 2004) and Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps. Regional credits include The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (Resident Company Member 1996-2010 (Amadeus, Bach at Leipzig, Doubt, Proof, The Voysey Inheritance,Beauty Queen of Leenane, A Skull in Connemara, The Lonesome West, The Shaughraun), Arizona 14
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Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, PCPA Theatrefest, Renaissance Theatreworks, and Skylight Opera. His directing credits include Othello for Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and Dial M for Murder, Greater Tuna, and the regional premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher (summer 2013) for Utah Shakespeare. J.R. Sullivan (Director) previously directed Northlight’s Benefactors and The Last Survivor. He has been the artistic director of The Pearl Theatre Company in New York City since 2009, directing six shows for the company’s three-season residency at New York City Center, including Moon for the Misbegotten, Richard II, Wittenberg, and Hard Times. For seven seasons, Sullivan served as associate artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, directing productions there of Henry V, Hamlet, King Lear, Gaslight, ‘Art,’ and Stones in His Pockets among others. J.R. Sullivan’s work has also been seen at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, American Players, The Arden in Philadelphia, The Studio Theatre in Washington DC, and Delaware Theatre Company, among many others. His 1995 production of Faith Healer was a great success for the Turnaround Theatre Company located at Halsted and Belmont, garnering critical acclaim and later continuing in an extended run at Steppenwolf and a remount at the Den in 2012. Marie Jones (Playwright) is a playwright whose work has been produced around the world. Her play Stones in His Pockets was produced on Broadway in 2001. She founded the Charabanc Theater Company in 1983 and later co-founded DubbleJoint in 1990. Other Credits: A Night in November; Convictions; Don’t Look Down; Eddie Bottom’s Dream; Gold in the Streets; Hang All the Harpers; Hiring Days; It’s a Waste of Time Tracey; Now You’re Talkin’; Oul Delf and False Teeth; Ruby; Somewhere over the Balcony; Stones in His Pockets; The Blind Fiddler of Glenadauch; The Cow, the Ship and the Indian; The Girls in the Big Picture;
PROFILES The Hamster Wheel; The Terrible Twins’ Crazy Christmas; Under Napoleon’s Nose; Weddin’s Wee’ins and Wakes; Women on the Verge of HRT; Yours, Truly; book for the musical The Chosen Room. Awards: TMA Award, Glasgow Mayfest Award, Irish Times/ESB Award, three Tony Award nominations for Stones in His Pockets, John Hewitt Award, Special Judges Award, Belfast Arts Award in 2000, the Order of the British Empire in 2002. Scott Davis (Set Design/Props) Chicago credits include productions with: Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Court, Victory Gardens, Drury Lane, American Theater Company, Griffin and Northwestern University. International credits include productions with: Shakespeare’s Globe, The Market Theater, and The Edinburgh Festival. Regional credits include productions with: Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Rep Stage and Dallas Theatre Center. Mr. Davis serves as adjunct faculty at Columbia College having received degrees from the University of Maryland College Park and Northwestern University. www.scottadamdavis.com David Kay Micklesen (Costume Design) Previous Northlight credits include: Marvelous Party, The Immigrant, Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues. New York credits: Irish Repertory Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre, Theater of the Open Eye. Regional: Over 300 productions at various theaters including: The Guthrie Theater; Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Arizona Theatre Company; Pioneer Theatre Company; Geva Theatre; Ford’s Theatre; The Old Globe; The Pasadena Playhouse; Geffen Playhouse; Laguna Playhouse; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Cleveland Play House; Hampton Playhouse; Timber Lake Playhouse; Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, and Utah Shakespeare Festival; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Seattle Repertory Theatre; South Coast Repertory; Tennessee Repertory Theatre; Missouri Repertory Theatre; San Diego Repertory Theatre; New
Mexico Repertory Theatre; The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Williamstown Theatre Festival; Sundance Institute Theatre Program; Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis; A Contemporary Theatre; Florida Stage; Portland Center Stage; Pennsylvania Center Stage. www.davidkaymickelsen.com. Casey Diers (Lighting Design) Recent lighting design credits include Speaking in Tongues (MPAACT) [Black Theatre Alliance Award – Best Lighting Design], Pretty Ballet (Joffrey Ballet), What Once We Felt (About Face Theatre), Black Nativity (Congo Square Theatre) and Brothers of the Dust (Congo Square Theatre). Associate designs include Chesapeake Bay (Remy Bumppo), The Farnsworth Invention (Timeline) and War With the Newts (Next). Other credits include assistant and associate work for The Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Northlight’s The Outgoing Tide at the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland, Steppenwolf, the TV shows The Playboy Club, Mob Doctor, Chicago Fire, Chicago Code and others. For more information visit: www.CaseyDiers.com Lindsay Jones (Sound Design) Northlight credits include: Snapshots, A Life, The Miser, Lady, Bee Luther Hatchee and Rounding Third. OffBroadway credits include: Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, Vineyard Theatre, Pearl Theatre and Primary Stages. Regional credits include: Center Stage, American Conservatory Theatre, Hartford Stage, South Coast Repertory, Alliance, Goodman, Arena Stage, Yale Repertory, The Old Globe, Chicago Shakespeare, Alley, Steppenwolf and Lookingglass. International credits include: Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Canada), Royal Shakespeare Company (England), as well as productions in Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Scotland. Jones has received six Joseph Jefferson Awards and 16 nominations, two Ovation Awards and three nominations, LA Drama Critics Circle Award, two ASCAP Plus Awards and two Drama Desk Award nominations. Film scores include The Brass Teapot NORTHLIGHT THEATRE |
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PROFILES for Magnolia Pictures (opens April 7) and 2006 Academy Award-winning A Note Of Triumph for HBO Films. www.lindsayjones.com Christine D. Freeburg (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to finally be working at Northlight Theatre. Steppenwolf credits include The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Good People, The March, Penelope, Sex with Strangers, A Parallelogram, American Buffalo (also at McCarter Theatre), The House on Mango Street, The Tempest, The Seafarer, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Good Boys and True, The Diary of Ann Frank, Sonia Flew, LoveLies-Bleeding, after the quake, and Cherry Orchard. International credits include The Outgoing Tide with John Mahoney and Rondi Reed (Northlight Theatre at the Galway Arts Festival in Galway, Ireland). Other Chicago credits include The Vanishing Twin, In the Eye of the Beholder, Arabian Nights (Lookingglass); Hamlet, Fraulein Else, Scapin (Court); Once on This Island, Madame Butterfly, Old Wicked Songs, Violet (Apple Tree). Christine also spent nine summers stage managing at the Weston Playhouse. Chris is happily married to Thom Cox and the proud mother of Joan Marie. BJ Jones (Artistic Director) is in his 15th season as Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre where he directed the world premieres of The Outgoing Tide (Jeff Nomination – Best Director), Lady, Better Late, Rounding Third with George Wendt, and Sky Girls, as well as productions of The Odd Couple, Grey Gardens, Season’s Greetings, The Lady with All the Answers, A Skull in Connemara, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He has guided the world premieres of The Last Five Years, The Gamester, and
Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’. Other Chicago directorial credits include: Pitmen Painters (Jeff Nomination – Best Director, Timeline), A Number (Next), 100 Saints You Should Know (Steppenwolf), The Dresser (Body Politic). Regional: Glengarry Glen Ross (Suzie Bass Nominee - Best Director, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre), Enchanted April (Asolo Theatre), and productions at Cherry Lane Theatre NY, Galway Arts Festival, Baltimore Center Stage, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. As a performer, Mr. Jones is a two-time Jeff Award winner and has appeared at Northlight, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, and other theatres throughout Chicago. Film/TV credits include The Fugitive, Body Double, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Early Edition, Cupid and Turks, among others. Timothy J. Evans (Executive Director) Prior to his arrival at Northlight, Tim spent a 20-plus year career at Steppenwolf Theatre where he served in management and producing positions. He created, curated and produced Steppenwolf’s acclaimed TRAFFIC Series, which included a partnership with Chicago Public Radio for subsequent broadcasts. Tim founded Steppenwolf Films, of which he is still a partner with Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry, to develop film and television projects. He produced the feature films Diminished Capacity with Matthew Broderick (premiered 2008 Sundance Film Festival) and The Last Rites of Joe May with Dennis Farina (premiered 2011 Tribeca Film Festival). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the League of Chicago Theatres, previously served on the board of the Independent Film Project (IFP) and was a charter member of the Governor’s Task Force for Media Development.
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NORTHLIGHT BOARDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Timothy P. Sullivan, Chairman Susan Karol, President Dan Peterson, Vice President Rahul Roy, Secretary Eileen Frank, Treasurer Michael R. Callahan* Timothy J. Evans Howard A. Feinstein Michael Guerra Freddi Greenberg BJ Jones Paul Lehman* Jennifer Newton Evelyn Salk* Robert S. Silver Bob Silverman Thomas D. Stringer Greg Taubeneck Matthew Udoni Michael Pauken, ex officio Norman Rosen, ex officio
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ADVISORY BOARD Joan Barr Smith*, Chair Steven J. Bernstein Karl Berolzheimer Gerhard Bette H. Woods Bowman Margo Brown Joe Cappo Jack Crocker Stephen Engelman Paul Finnegan* Craig Golden Eleanor Hall Lynn Hiestand Harry J. Lennix James Lytle Max McGee Steve Mullins* Mike Nussbaum Sheldon Patinkin Merril Prager Sandra Rosenbloom Esther Saks* David Seidman*
Trimmy Stamell* Susan Van Dusen Patricia Vile Bernice Weissbourd George Wendt ASSOCIATES BOARD Jennifer Newton, Chair Noah Eisner Ross Erlebacher Randal Hamburg Hannah Olsen Lesli Jennings Leslie Schreiber Abby Strauss Chris Walsh *Past President/Chairperson
NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS DONORS Northlight Theatre is deeply grateful to the following contributors for their generous support. This list reflects gifts received November 1, 2011 through February 1, 2013. If you would like your name to appear differently or prefer to remain anonymous, please contact Carrie Cole at 847.324.1616 or ccole@northlight.org. CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Premiere Sponsors $20,000 and above ComEd Edgerton Foundation BMO Harris Bank The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Offield Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. The Sullivan Family Foundation Executive Sponsors $10,000-$19,999 Draftfcb Chicago Illinois Arts Council Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Madison Dearborn Partners North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Nuveen Investments The Pauls Foundation The Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation Presenting Sponsors $5,000-$9,999 The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Clune Construction Ernst & Young Evanston Community Foundation The Homestead/Quince at The Homestead Mid-Atlantic Foundation USArtists International Sanborn Family Foundation Tom Stringer Design Partners The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Lead Sponsors $2,500-$4,999 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation Cramer-Krasselt First Bank & Trust of Evanston McKinsey & Company Chicago Room and Board The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation Sponsors $1,000 - $2,499 The Allyn Foundation
Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, LLP Florida Association of Medical Staff Services Gand Music and Sound The Irving Harris Foundation The Joyce Foundation Modestus Bauer Foundation Polk Bros Foundation Skokie Fine Arts Commission Target Under $1,000 Francis Beidler III and Prudence R. Beidler Foundation GoodSearch Illinois Risk Management Services Massachusetts Association of Medical Staff Services Mole-Richardson Co. Morrisey Associates, Inc. NAMSS New York State Association of Medical Staff Services North Shore Community Bank & Trust Professional Facilities Management, Inc. Matching Gift Companies Bank of America Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc. Markel Corporation Nuveen Investments Océ North America, Inc. PepsiCo Foundation Polk Bros Foundation NORTHLIGHT ARTISTIC CIRCLE Executive Producers $25,000 and above Anonymous Gerhard & Kathy Bette Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Melanie & Dan Peterson Evelyn Salk The Sullivan Family Foundation Producers $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Nick Alexos Michael & Joan Callahan Freddi Greenberg & Daniel Pinkert BJ Jones & Candy Corr Carol & Steve Mullins Robert S. & Sandra G. Silver
Thomas D. Stringer & Scott E. Waller Greg & Anne Taubeneck Family Fund Matt & Christine Udoni Playwrights $5,000 - $9,999 Sandra Barnett-White & Jim White Julie & Josh Chernoff Robert & Maurita Freas The Friedland Family in honor of Waldo & Lucille Friedland Carole & Joseph Levy Hugo & Lois Melvoin M.J. O’Brien Family Foundation Merle Reskin Directors $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Joyce Chelberg Richard & Catherine Corr Bernard Dowling Kathy & Stuart Edwards Howard Feinstein & Brenda Hansen Susan Karol & Glenn Warning Samuel & Ann Mencoff Sam & Marianne Oliva Merril Prager & John Levine Rahul & Anuradhika Roy Carol Saunders & Greg Harbaugh Bob & Lisa Silverman Gloria Yuen Designers $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Larry & Mary Boeder Frank & Barbara Brady in honor of BJ Jones Douglas R. Brown Colleen & Joe Chappelle Lynne Curtis Joseph Danno Timothy & Jane Evans Chris & Karen Felix Paul & Mary Finnegan Eileen & Peter Frank in memory of Arthur Klawans Thomas & Patricia Gahlon Colleen Hughes & Donald Rothschild in honor of BJ Jones Cameron & Emily Jones Vivian S. Kaplan Suzanne & Jim Kenney NORTHLIGHT THEATRE |
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NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS Klaff Family Foundation John Mahoney Colon McLean & Matthew Holt Charlie & Nancy McPike Audrey & Robert Morris Ellen K. Munro in honor of John Mahoney Jennifer Newton Tom & Karen O’Keefe Norma Olsen Sanford & Jody Perl Frank Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Joel Radakovitz Susan & Tim Salisbury Francis Sheahen Neal & Trimmy Stammel Lynn & Douglas Steffen Avy & Marcie Stein Andrew & Rosemary Thomas Jim Thompson Jim & Kim Walsh Bernice Weissbourd INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL FUND DONORS Partners $500 - $999 Anonymous (2) Ellen & Richard Anderson A.R.T. League, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Baade Mary Anne & Joe Cappo Lloyd & Monica Cassidy Mr. Frank Cella & Mr. Trev Minnaert in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam John Cialone & David Seleb Roz & Seth Eisner in honor of Noah Eisner Mark Evans & Maureen Moran Janet Freund & Jo Mathews in honor of Merril Prager & John Levine William & Lynda Frillman Eleanor Northrop Hall Emily & Kevin Hansen Molly & Scott Hansen Lynn Hiestand Janet & Brian Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Horner Donna & Steven Horwitz Kennedy Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Barry Kirschenbaum Ted & Almeda Maynard Peter McGuire & Kate Briand Bill & Maureen McInerny John & Linnea Mead Robert & Linda Meyers Bill & Pepe Miller Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Mike & Gina Moorman Adele & Seymour Neems Hon. Sheila O’Brien & Hon. Wayne Andersen in honor of BJ Jones Joe O’Leary Erica Regunberg & Rob Dann 20
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Norman & Sally Rosen Ira Rosenthal Jonathan & Piper Rothschild Valerie M. Rothschild Esther S. Saks in honor of Evelyn Salk Keith & Ann Sarpolis in memory of Richard Sarpolis Stan & Kay Schlozman in honor of Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Dr. G. Stephen & Ellen Scholly David & Christine Seidman Margaret & Alan Silberman Anita & Praba Sinha Diane Sobel Eleanor Springer in memory of Jack Springer Abby Strauss Julie Womack Seymour Zitomersky & Barbara LaSpesa Advocates $250 - $499 Anonymous (8) Robert & Barbara Agdern Moreen Alexander Eve & Maurice Alfille Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Allen in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Peggy Bagley & Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer Robert & Joan Beaubaire in honor of Robert & Sandra Silver’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Diane & Karl Berolzheimer Ted & Barbara Buenger Richard Campbell Lynn & Robert Clark Marvin R. Cohen & Jane Richman in honor of Paul Lehman Ellen Collar Michael & Brenda Corr David & Kathy Cudnowski Barbara & Peter DeBerge Mr. & Mrs. Eldred DuSold Noah & Gillian Eisner Mr. & Mrs. Albert Erlebacher in honor of Robert & Sandra Silver’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Bruce Ettelson P.C. & Missy Bundy Maurice & Ruth Ettleson Raymond Fessler Jerome Fitzgerald Kenneth E. Frazee Robert & Jessica Freas Linda & Hal Gerber Laura Glenn & John Lister Diane Gottlieb Nan & Wally Greenough Elbrey Adair Harrell & Mary McDonald Badger Tim & Trude Harrington in honor of Michael Callahan Mitchell Hertz & Anne Carlucci Judy & Jay Heyman
Don & Betsy Hohman Anne & Mike Houghton Karen & David Hughes Lesley Hyatt & Bernard Friedman Michaela Jones Mel & Annie Kahn Dr. Claudia Katz in honor of Dorothy Swartz Dennis & Barb Kessler Sandy & Saul Klibanow Martin J. & Susan B. Kozak Fund Rachel Kraft in honor of Tim Evans Mark & Stephanie Layden Elaine & Steve Lev Tom & Joan Lindsey Ms. Ethel Liten in honor of Evelyn Salk Bonnie & Jay Lytle David & Karen Mattenson Joe McInerney Sheila & Harvey Medvin Alice Merrick Donald & Mary Ellen Newsom Bill & Jean O’Neill Wallace & Sarah Oliver Jim Ossyra & Carol Remen Sheldon Patinkin Heidi & Greg Peterson Richard Porter Sally Prager Clay & Sharon Purdy Jeffrey Richards Marilyn Melvoin Richman Sandi Riggs Roberta & Howard Rosell Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill Anthony Salk Bruce & Sarane Siewerth Nancy & Tom Silberman Elyssa Joy Springer in memory of Jack Springer Fredric & Nikki Will Stein Harriet C. Stone in memory of Norman A. Stone Donna Suhey Edward Swan Thomas & Beverly Tabern Ms. Karen Teitelbaum Vicki Truax William Vickers Patricia Vile Stephen & Alice Vile Lorrayne & Steve Weiss William & Barbara Welke Avers & Gloria Wexler Robert White Alan Wolf Supporters $150 - $249 Anonymous (7) Mr. & Mrs. Alberti Patricia Anderson Suzanne Berkson Debbie & Elliot Berman Lois M. Berman
NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS John Blanchard Wally Bobkiewicz James & Jaclyn Boyle Carol & Roger Brice Steven & Phyllis Brody Margo & Paul Brown Ruth & Ronald Buchanan Allen & Barbara Bullard Ron & Mary Charles Bradley & Jennifer Cohen Michael Connolly & Gae Whitener Mary Alice & Peter J. Costello John Dainauskas David & April Deming Maria Depa Mary Louise Devens Joseph E. & Ruth B. Doninger Deanna Dunagan David Dziedzic Ross & Susie Erlebacher Roy & Marta Evans Mr. & Mrs Robert Flynn Sono Fujii & Claudio Katz Dawn & Todd Gale Susan Mabrey Gaud Anneliese & Howard Glick Nancy & James Golding Sally & Ralph Goren John & Angela Graham Roz & David Greenstein Mary Ann & David Grumman Susan & Harlan Haimes John & Suzanne Hales Del & Ginger Hall Becky Harris George & Marianne Hartnett Tom & Jan Hazlett Elaine & Richard Heuberger Allen & Nancy Hirschfield Packy Hyland Judith Ivey in memory of Martin Pakledinaz Gitta K. Jacobs Mary King Dalia Kleinmuntz Lynn Kopon Marcia & Tom Korman Karen Kuehner Robert & Sherry Labate Jules H. & Marilyn R. Last Fund Marianne & Michael Lembeck Karen Leonard Charles MacKelvie Lillian & Jerry Mann James & Barbara Marran Brad & Sue Matson Margaret F. May Martin & Laurie Merel Mara & Bob Mihlfried Ed Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Monahan Dennis & Lisa Myers P.C.
Howard & Marlene Nagle Roberta Nichols Don Perille Chuck & Judy Piper Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Plotkin Evelyn Rainwaters in honor of Evelyn Salk Edwin & Susan Ritts Jeff & Lisa Rosenkranz James & Cynthia Rowe Jane G. Rozoff Sue & Mike Rubnitz Penelope & Toby Sachs Warren & Beatrice Saunders Julie Schmidt Margot Sersen Art & Jan Sherman Lois Simon Pamela & Charles Smith Lisa & Paul Stern Ann Stevens Arthur Styzen Gail & Bernard Talbert Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor III Mrs. Vernon B. Thomas Lori Tuffield Lois & Sye Unell James & Mary Ellen Van Ness Mark Verschuur in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Mrs. Hempstead Washburne J & JR Weertman Diane & Sandy Whiteley Nancy M. Williams Bruce Winograd Sylvia Wolfson & Seymour Nordenberg Laura & Bruce Zimmerman IN KIND Anonymous Abt Electronics Christine & Dave Alexander Eve J. Alfille Gallery & Studio Emily Berezowsky Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano The Blendermann Family Bloomingdale’s Old Orchard Blue Plate Catering BMO Harris Bank Buona Terra Ristorante Michael & Joan Callahan Charcoal Oven Restaurant Julie & Josh Chernoff Chicago Public Media - WBEZ Carrie & Andrew Cole The Doubletree Hotel Draftfcb Chicago Timothy & Jane Evans Father and Son Italian Kitchen Howard Feinstein & Brenda Hansen
Francesca’s North Gand Music and Sound GAVIN Evanston Hecky’s Barbecue Hertz Corporation Hilton Garden Inn The Homestead Hota Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center JetBlue Airways The Joffrey Ballet Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee Justin’s Bar Chicago Kabul House Tim Kazurinsky Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Libertad Restaurant Lisa Lukas Bonnie & Jay Lytle Maggiano’s Maplewood Hotel Marigold McGaw YMCA Mole-Richardson Co. Mumbai Indian Grill New Prospects Boutique Jennifer Newton Errol & Fran Pearlman Dan & Melanie Peterson PRP Wine International Quince at The Homestead Relevant Theatricals Rahul & Anuradhika Roy Room & Board Sage Products Carol Saunders & Greg Harbaugh Schaefer’s Fine Wines & Spirits Neal & Trimmy Stamell Steppenwolf Theatre Company Thomas D. Stringer and Scott E. Waller Sullivan Family Foundation Sutton Studios Sweety Pies Bakery George & Susan Van Dusen Vermilion Kimberley Vuitel Weber-Stephen Products George Wendt Whole Foods Market Downtown Evanston Whole Foods Market Northbrook Wicks Park Bar & Grille Williams Next Door Harry Wojcik
To Make Your Gift Today Contact Andria Venezia at 847.324.1613 or avenezia@northlight.org, or donate online at northlight.org. NORTHLIGHT THEATRE |
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NORTHLIGHT STAFF Artistic Director BJ Jones
Executive Director Timothy J. Evans
ARTISTIC Artistic Administrator/ Casting Director
ADMINISTRATION General Manager
PRODUCTION Production Manager
Director of Development
Company Manager/Assistant Production Manager
Janet Mullet
Emily Hansen
Christopher J. Fitzgerald
Victoria Martini-Rosowicz
Associate Director of Development
Production Assistant
Andria Venezia
Kelly Crook
Development Manager
Technical Director
Director of Marketing & Communications
Master Electrician/Light Board Operator
Jerico Boling Brandy Reichenberger
Marketing Associate
EDUCATION Director of Education
Sound Engineer/Sound Board Operator
Director of Finance
Lynn Baber
Resident Dramaturg
Kristin Leahey, Ph.D.
Interns
Carrie Cole
Mara Mihlfried
L. Corwin Christie
Malcolm S. Brown
Paul Doran
Jennifer Udoni-Sharp
Wardrobe Mistress
Mechelle Moe
Lisa Stern
Education Associate and Performing Arts Camp Director
Group Sales Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant
Amanda Jane Dunne
Michelle Blendermann
Educators
Public Relations
Scenic Charge
Usher Coordinator
Carpenters
Joanne Dubach Matt Farabee Sarah Rose Graber Kristyn Hegner Michael Leon Diane Mair Sam Roberson Jeff Trainor
Cathy Taylor PR, Inc.
Intern
Gina Giametti
Vicki Weisberg, The Saints
Insurance
Jessica Korpela
Floor Manager Jason Shivers
Joanna Iwanicka Kevin Biel Nate Crawford
Robert Nichols
Intern
Anslee Burns
Performing Arts Camp SUMMER 2013 Professional theatre training combined with timeless summer camp traditions. JUNIOR CAMP GRADES 3-6
SENIOR CAMP GRADES 7-10
Two 4-week Sessions
June 17-July 12 | July 16-August 9
1-week “Adventures in Playmaking” August 12-16 (Grades 2-6 only)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: visit northlight.org/camp or call 847.324.1608 22
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