BJ Jones
Timothy J. Evans
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
presents
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DEVISED BY
David M. Lutken with Nick Corley and
Darcie Deaville, Helen Jean Russell, and Andy Teirstein DIRECTED BY
Nick Corley
Associate Director Music Director Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Production Dramaturg Production Stage Manager
Sherry Lutken David M. Lutken Luke Hegel-Cantarella, USA Jeffrey Meek Chris Binder, USA Rick Sims Dr. Kristin Leahey Rita Vreeland, AEA
OPENING NIGHT: SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 At the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
Originally produced as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007, by The Melting Pot Theatre and Paul Lucas Productions, by special arrangement with Mary and Pierre Cossette. First American production at the Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma City, 2009. West End premiere, The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square, London, January 13, 2011, by Mary Cossette Productions.
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ARTS MIDWEST This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest, is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council.
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CAST COMPANY David M. Lutken* Darcie Deaville David Finch* Helen J. Russell* Understudies: Emily Casey (Women), Kevin Barry Crowley (Men) 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. Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie will be performed with no intermission.
SPECIAL THANKS We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mary Jo Guthrie-Edgmon, Nora Guthrie, Michael Kleff, Anna Canoni, Tiffany Collanino, Michael Smith, Larry Richmond, Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook, Tamsin Rose, David and Mary Lou Wertz, Patrick Flaherty, Tom Wirtshafter, Murray Biedenharn and Denis Brown, to Louis Tyrrell, Tom Gabard, Paula Stover, Paul Lucas, Julia Schafranek and V.E.T., Gene Jones, Laurie Gamache, Kate Weeden, Jerry Silverman, Maurice Simpson, Larry Kartiganer, Brannon Wiles, Larry Hirschhorn, John Lahr, the indefatigable Helen Russell, and especially to Sam Ellis, Ruth, Pete and Sherry Lutken. Woody Sez would not have been possible without Mary Cossette. Her encouragement and generosity brought this project to life. Thanks also to the Chicago History Museum and the Skokie Public Library.
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PROGRAM NOTES FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Recently the staff here at Northlight went out to Ravinia for an evening of folk music by Arlo Guthrie and his family. The son of Woody Guthrie, much of his set was derived from Woody’s music and lyrics with some new music written by him, Janis Ian or other members of the family. One of the things that struck me as we listened under the stars was the resonance of Woody’s music and the inherent patriotism inviting the listener to share his peace and the pride of being an American. Certainly Woody was a rabble rouser, his guitar had the legend “This Machine Kills Fascists” emblazoned on it. But he was also deeply in love with his country and its diversity, and the source of his protests were borne I think from this love. Woody said of his work, “I am out to sing the songs that make you take pride in yourself and in your work.” It also struck me that what Woody Guthrie was singing about was not divisiveness, but unity. I think he wrote music that celebrated the founding fathers’ vision for this country. I cannot think of a more important time in our history to reach out to all our constituencies in an effort for nationwide peace and collaboration. “Left Wing, Chicken Wing, it don’t make no difference to me.” Underneath his wry humor was a serious American. I thought about programming a play about politics, something that would speak to the national struggle we are experiencing. But we are living that on a daily basis, at our dinner tables, at work, at family reunions. The media is fueling the fire of this turbulence and it’s exhausting our spirits. It struck me that the spiritual side of theatre might be called upon to revive our weary spirits and to remind us that in crisis we must all work together to rebuild this great land. And this was always Woody’s message. Arlo ended the evening in Ravinia’s bucolic setting with a song of peace written by his father. It was unadorned and stirringly simple and as unlikely an encore as anyone could imagine. My peace, my peace is all I’ve got and all I’ve ever known My peace is worth a thousand times more than anything I own I pass my peace around and about ‘cross hands of every hue; I guess my peace is justa ‘bout all I’ve got to give to you. Happy 100th birthday Woody.
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PROGRAM NOTES SONGS THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY ............................................................................. Company WHY DO YOU STAND THERE IN THE RAIN.......................................................................David NICKEL, NICKEL ..........................................................................................................Darcie & Helen THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND ......................................................................................................David THE BALLAD OF TOM JOAD...................................................................................................Darcie GYPSY DAVEY .............................................................................................................. Helen & David JACKHAMMER JOHN .................................................................................. Finch, Darcie & Helen I RIDE AN OLD PAINT ................................................................................................ Finch & David CURLY HEADED BABY ...............................................................................Helen, David & Darcie MULE SKINNER BLUES ................................................................................David, Helen & Finch OKLAHOMA HILLS ............................................................................................................... Company SO LONG IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YUH ............................................................. Company TALKIN’ DUST BOWL .................................................................................................................. Finch DUST STORM DISASTER.............................................................................................................David THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY (Reprise) ......................................................... Company DO RE MI .................................................................................................................................. Company JOLLY BANKER ...........................................................................................................David & Darcie INTERNATIONALE ............................................................................................................... Company I’VE GOT TO KNOW / WHY DO YOU STAND THERE IN THE RAIN (Reprise) ......................... David & Company I AIN’T GOT NO HOME ...............................................................................................................David I RIDE AN OLD PAINT (Reprise) ............................................................. Finch, Helen & Darcie COLUMBUS STOCKADE ..........................................................................................Helen & Darcie GOING DOWN THAT ROAD FEELIN’ BAD ......................................... Helen, Darcie & Finch PASTURES OF PLENTY...................................................................................... David & Company GROUNDHOG ........................................................................................................................ Company VIGILANTE MAN .......................................................................................................... Finch & David UNION MAID ........................................................................................... Darcie, Helen & Company SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES ................................................................................ Company TALKING MERCHANT MARINE ..............................................................................................Darcie BIGGEST THING THAT MAN HAS EVER DONE ........................................................ Company RIDING IN MY CAR............................................................................................... David & Company THEM OLD COTTONFIELDS BACK HOME................................................................... Company THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (Reprise) .......................................................... David & Company THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY Adapted by Woody Guthrie. © 1958 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. | WHY DO YOU STAND THERE IN THE RAIN Words & Music by Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1975 by Ludlow Music, Inc. | NICKEL, NICKEL By Alan Bradley Kent & Austen Herbert Croom-Johnson. © 1939 General Publishing Group, Los Angeles, CA | THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1956, 1958 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | THE BALLAD OF TOM JOAD By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | GYPSY DAVY New Words and Music Adaptation by Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | JACKHAMMER JOHN By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | I RIDE AN OLD PAINT Traditional. Words adapted by Woody Guthrie | CURLY HEADED BABY By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1956, 1958 (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. | MULE SKINNER BLUES Traditional. Arranged by David M. Lutken | OKLAHOMA HILLS By Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie. © 1945 (renewed) by Michael Goldsen Music, Inc. | SO LONG IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YUH By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1940, 1950 (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. | TALKIN’ DUST BOWL By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | DUST STORM DISASTER By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | DO RE MI By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | JOLLY BANKER By Woody Guthrie. © 1964 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. | INTERNATIONALE Words by Eugene Pottier. Music by Pierre Degeyter. © Alistair Hulett | I’VE GOT TO KNOW Words and Music by Woody Guthrie. © 1963 (renewed) by TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. | I AIN’T GOT NO HOME Words and Music by Woody Guthrie. © 1961 (renewed) and 1963 (renewed) by TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. | COLUMBUS STOCKADE Adapted by Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1974, 1977 by Ludlow Music, Inc. | GOING DOWN THAT ROAD FEELIN’ BAD By Woody Guthrie and Lee Hays. TRO © 1960 (renewed) by Hollis Music, Inc. | PASTURES OF PLENTY By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1960, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | GROUNDHOG Traditional. Arranged by David M. Lutken | VIGILANTE MAN By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961, 1963 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | UNION MAID By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES By Woody Guthrie. © 1942 (renewed) by MCA Music Publishers c/o Universal Music | TALKING MERCHANT MARINE By Woody Guthrie. © 1958 (renewed) by Sanga Music, Inc. | BIGGEST THING THAT MAN HAS EVER DONE By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1961 (renewed) by Ludlow Music, Inc. | RIDING IN MY CAR By Woody Guthrie. TRO © 1948 (renewed) by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. | THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME By Huddie Ledbetter. Published by TRO—The Richmond Organization Quotes by Woody Guthrie. (c) 1958 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. Excerpts taken from Woody Sez, American Folk Song and Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie and From California to the New York Island by Millard Lampell. WOODY SEZ is fully protected by copyright. It may not be acted by professionals or amateurs without formal permission and the payment of a royalty. All rights, including professional, amateur, stock, radio and television, broadcasting, motion picture, recitation, lecturing, public reading, recording and the rights of translation into foreign languages are reserved. All inquiries should be sent via e-mail to: WoodySezNYC@aol.com or mbw@mbwent.com.
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PROGRAM NOTES POLITICS AND POETRY: VOICE OF WOODY GUTHRIE by William Glick, Dramaturgy Intern
Joan Baez with Bob Dylan at the 1963 march on Washington, D.C.
Woody Guthrie’s ascent to fame in the 1930s coincided with a growing populist movement that emphasized the power of the masses over the elite. The stock market crash of 1929 propelled The Great Depression, which left 20% of Americans unemployed. Meanwhile, years of drought contributed to the Dust Bowl, which affected 100,000,000 acres of farmland and left 500,000 farmers homeless by 1935. The dust storms and a rapid decline in crop prices displaced farmers, many of them from Guthrie’s native Oklahoma. Guthrie himself was uprooted, and his personal experience and the state of the country inspired him to write songs focusing on the poor and their struggle to overcome hardship, such as “Do Re Mi”, a song about migrant farm workers looking for jobs in California: “Lots of folks back east, they say, is leavin’ home every day/ Beatin’ the hold dusty way to the California line.”
Woody with his famed guitar during the war years.
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Guthrie became known as the “hobo advocate” and the “Dustiest of the Dust Bowlers.” His songs told stories of the marginalized and satirized bankers, lawyers, businessmen, and politicians, who Guthrie painted as callous enemies of the underprivileged in songs such as “The Jolly Banker”: “When money you’re needing, and mouths you are feeding/I’m a jolly banker, jolly banker am I.” Soon, Guthrie’s political activism began to extend beyond songwriting. He wrote articles for magazines like People’s World, a journal supporting the American Communist Party (ACU), and his column “Woody Sez” appeared in The Daily Worker, another procommunist periodical.
Woody playing for African American GI’s during the war, 1943.
Writing from a self proclaimed “hillbilly perspective,” Guthrie spoke out against political oppression by adopting an exaggerated rural persona, purposely misspelling words (e.g., the title of the column) and writing in an informal style. In his very first “Woody Sez” article, he introduced himself to readers with an “awtowbyografie.” Guthrie continued to write for socialist papers for much of his life. He formally joined the Communist Party in 1936 but never directly spoke of communism in his music. Popular songs like “This Land is Your Land,” subtly echoed socialist ideals.
PROGRAM NOTES POLITICS AND POETRY: VOICE OF WOODY GUTHRIE (cont.) Woody Guthrie, a pioneer for progressive causes, gave a voice to millions of voiceless Americans through his music and writing. He also served as an important spokesperson for government programs designed to provide jobs and security for those in need. Guthrie’s interest in unions, the power of big banks, and the inequity of class systems
continue to concern our country. These issues resonate from the seats of power of Washington to the union halls of Wisconsin to folk festivals throughout the land. His legacy lives on through the work of artists such as Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, and the Dixie Chicks, who continue to use music to inspire social change
“I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world and that if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are built…And the songs that I sing are made up for the most part by all sorts of folks just about like you.” (Woody Guthrie on WNEW Radio Show, 1944)
GUTHRIE AND THE AMERICAN FOLK REVIVAL by Brandy Reichenberger, Dramaturgy Intern
Passed down generationally, folk music conveys a message or a lesson which reflects the people and the places of its origin, yet is universally accessible to play and to sing. An American folk revival emerged starting in the 1940s, when musicians like Woody Guthrie began to adapt old time songs and traditional folk tunes accompanied by new, socially relevant lyrics. The genres of Bluegrass, Cajun, Appalachian, and country influenced its sound. For the first time, folk musicians wrote their own material, as well as played traditional songs, thus adding to the folk music canon. In the 1940s Guthrie served as one of the primary songwriters for The Almanac Singers, a loosely affiliated group of folk musicians, including Lead Belly Ledbetter, Pete Seeger, and Lee Hayes. They helped popularize the “hootenanny”—a large and informal folk music
celebration where singers musicians play for their enjoyment.
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Poster announcing Woody’s performance at Towne Forum, Los Angeles, 1941.
Some members of The Almanac Singers went on to form the more organized band The Weavers (1948-64), which performed many of Guthrie’s songs. After Pulitzerwinning poet Carl Sandberg made the famed comment, “When I hear NORTHLIGHT THEATRE |
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PROGRAM NOTES GUTHRIE AND THE AMERICAN FOLK REVIVAL (cont.) to play at alternate venues such as college campuses, thus spreading folk music to the youth generation.
Woody with The Almanac Singers, 1941. Woody, Millard Lampell, Bess Lomax, Pete Seeger, Arthur Stern, and Sis Cunningham.
America singing, the Weavers are there,” the band gained greater popularity. They became one of the first folk groups to reach the top of the pop charts with songs such as Lead Belly’s “Goodnight Irene” and Woody Guthrie’s “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You.” A leader in the folk revival movement, Guthrie pioneered the use of traditional folk music as a political tool. In the 1950s, McCarthy’s administration named many left-wing and communistaffiliated artists, including Pete Seeger (a close friend and colleague of Guthrie’s). These artists were called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, and blacklisted artists from many venues and performance opportunities. Though this impeded the folk music scene, it also inspired these artists
1960s folk musicians and Guthrie enthusiasts, such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Belafonte, and Seeger, played integral roles in the civil rights movement and the protests against McCarthyism and the Vietnam War. Joan Baez sang “We Shall Overcome” at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Other folk musicians in attendance included Dylan, Belafonte, and Odetta. Woody Guthrie immeasurably influenced the 1960s folk revival and the folk scene of today.
Woody (far left) with the Pampa Junior Chamber of Commerce Band, 1936
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PROFILES DARCIE DEAVILLE is a Toronto native and longtime Austin resident, Darcie has played on over 200 recordings, combining her signature style with the likes of Ani di Franco, Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Mary Gauthier and Tom Paxton. Currently a band member in The Austin Lounge Lizards, Darcie also has five of her own CDs, the latest being Livin’ on the Lucky Side. She’s toured Canada, the USA, Mexico, Germany, Austria, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Darcie’s theatre work includes the 2001 debut of her musical Tornado in Slo Mo, Oil City Symphony, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Back Bog Beast Bait, Cotton-patch Gospel and Always, Patsy Cline. She is proud to have originated her role in Woody Sez. DAVID FINCH is an actor and musician specializing on strings and horns, Finch has played beside Alan Cumming, Serj Tankian, Tony Bennett, Amanda Palmer and Dee Snider. On Broadway he did the Tony Award-winning revival of Cabaret and has performed Woody Sez in London’s West End, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Glasgow Celtic Connection Festival, the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City (U.S. premiere) as well as A.R.T. and the Adirondack Theatre Festival. OffBroadway: Fame, Spring Storm. National/International tours: Cabaret, Fame. Regional: Prometheus Bound, Hank Williams’ Lost Highway, Grapes of Wrath, 1940’s Radio Hour, Fiddler on the Roof and Buddy. Finch was an Associate Producer at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in NYC from 2004–2006. His recently released CD is called the fiddle made me do it.
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DAVID M. LUTKEN (Devisor/MusicDirector) Broadway: Inherit the Wind (’07 revival), Ring of Fire, The Civil War, The Will Rogers Follies. NY City Opera: Paul Bunyan. Off-Broadway: Southern Comfort, Stars in Your Eyes, The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Winter Man. Regional: Man of La Mancha, Elmer Gantry, Finian’s Rainbow, Big River, Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Love List, Death in England, On Golden Pond, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Fire On The Mountain, Stand By Your Man, In the Deep Heart’s Core. HELEN JEAN RUSSELL grew up making music. After relocating from a small town in Maryland to New York City, she switched her focus to acting, which led to producing variety shows that featured The City Singers, an a capella choir that she cofounded and directed. Helen is an original cast member of Woody Sez and was part of its 2007 debut in Edinburgh, as well as subsequent tours throughout the UK and Europe, the American debut at the Lyric in Oklahoma, the Arts Theatre in London’s West End, and at A.R.T. in Boston. At home in Manhattan, she works as an actor, musical director and publishing technology consultant. Her debut CD, Holly Days, was released in 2008, and she is currently working on a second. NICK CORLEY (Director/Co-Devisor) made his West End and American Repertory Theater directing debut with Woody Sez, which he also co-wrote. (Evening Standard Award “Best Musical” nom.) Other directing credits include the NYC productions of Tall Grass; Flight (Callaway nom.); About Face (NYMF Best Direction nom.); Mother Russia (Carnegie Hall); Fables In Slang; Tim and Scrooge; The Overcoat. As director and co-author: premieres of A Young Lady of Fashion (Fulton Opera House); Eliot Ness…in Cleveland (Denver Theatre
PROFILES Centre). Regionally he has worked at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (former artistic director), Houston’s Alley Theatre, Adirondack Theater Festival, St. Louis Rep., Vermont’s Commons Group. As performer: Broadway (current revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol, She Loves Me), off-Broadway, regional theatre, film (Kissing Jessica Stein), television. SHERRY LUTKEN (Associate Director) Off–Broadway and Regional musical staging, choreography and directing credits include: The Bourgeois Gentleman, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Stars in Your Eyes and Anything Goes. Sherry was part of the regional reinvention of Ring of Fire in 2009 at North Carolina’s Flat Rock Playhouse. She directed subsequent productions at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and in Ivoryton, Connecticut. She has danced in New York at the Duke on 42nd (Tap City), Town Hall (with Bill Irwin), at the Joyce Soho and many others. Her acting credits include: Crimes of the Heart (Babe), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Lala), Brighton Beach Memoirs (with Robert Sean Leonard), and Abigail in the 2008 Off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. LUKE HEGEL-CANTARELLA (Set Design) designed Woody Sez for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. New York: The Atlantic Theatre Company, Lucille Lortel, the 2004 Whitney Biennial. International: Blue Shade (Rozentheatre, Amsterdam) and Redwood Curtain (American University-Cairo). Regional: Yale Repertory, Pittsburgh Public, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Adirondack Theatre Festival, the Prince Music Theatre. Designs for Opera: La Clemenza di Tito (Wolftrap), Cosi fan Tutte (Curtis Opera), La Traviata (Opera at Peabody). He was art director for a season of the hit FX show Damages and was a set designer on the films Julie & Julia, State of Play and The Accidental Husband. Luke is head of the set design program at the University of California-Irvine and a Yale School of Drama graduate.
CHRISTINE A. BINDER (Lighting Designer) has designed for Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Court, Redmoon, About Face, and Lookingglass. Designs for Opera: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theatre, San Diego Opera, New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Houston Grand Opera and San Francisco Opera. Recent designs include: [title of show] (Northlight), Disgraced (American Theatre Company), Eastland (Lookingglass) Ms. Binder has been Jeff-nominated for work with Court, Northlight and Lookingglass. She is an Artistic Associate with Lookingglass and is the Head of Lighting for The Theatre School at DePaul University. RICK SIMS (Sound Design) Rick has composed and designed sound for numerous Lookingglass productions and many other Chicago area theatres such as Steppenwolf, Congo Square, Writers, Lifeline, Griffin, The House, Court, ATC, Victory Gardens, The Raven, Steep, Northlight and About Face. Out of town credits include Icarus at the Getty in L.A. with Lookingglass, and Gary at Boston Playwrights. Rick has won a Jeff Award
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PROFILES for lyrics in Hepheastus and a BTAA award for Congo Square’s Brothers In the Dust, and has received several more nominations for both awards. Rick is an artistic associate of Lookingglass Theatre Company and an associate designer with Aria Music Designs (Ray Nardelli and Josh Horvath). Rick also wrote the book, music and lyrics for Lookingglass’ Hillbilly Antigone. JEFFREY MEEK (Costume Designer) has been Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s Resident Costume Designer for 12 years, has designed the last six years of the OKC Philharmonic’s “A Very Merry Pops”, and was The Ohio Light Opera’s Principal Costumer for nine seasons. Jeffrey has worked with The Point Theatre, Jewel Box Theatre, Carpenter Square, The Eastman School of Music, Colossal Studios, Reduxion Theatre Company, Casa Mañana Theatre, Tulsa Opera and Stage One. Most recently he has branched into the world of film, designing wardrobe for Pearl Carter Scott with Media 13 and Fingerprints. Jeffrey is a proud graduate of Oklahoma City University.
RITA VREELAND (Production Stage Manager) Northlight: [title of show], Black Pearl Sings!, Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, The Outgoing Tide, A Civil War Christmas, Daddy Long Legs, Low Down Dirty Blues, Awake and Sing!, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Miser and Gee’s Bend. Recent credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Theatre at the Center); The Christmas Schooner (Mercury); A Twist of Water (Route 66); El Nogalar (Goodman); We Are Proud to Present... (Victory Gardens); and productions at Marriott, Famous Door, and Apple Tree. Rita was the set designer at Harold Washington College from 20012012 and is a member of the Route 66 Theatre Company in Chicago. She is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and a proud member of Actors Equity. Love to Tom. DR. KRISTIN LEAHEY (Production Dramaturg) is the Resident Dramaturg at Northlight Theatre and formerly the Literary Manager at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC. Her dramaturgical credits include
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PROFILES productions with the Goodman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Victory Gardens Theater, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Collaboraction, Teatro Luna, Teatro Vista, Eclipse Theatre Company, Redmoon Theater, Next Theatre Company and A Red Orchid Theatre, among others. Her publications include articles in Theatre Topics, Theatre History and Theatre Studies. Her teaching credits include courses taught at The University of Texas, Lake Michigan College, DePaul University, and Columbia College. She received her doctorate in dramaturgy and performance studies at The University of Texas at Austin. BJ JONES (Northlight 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 and Sky Girls, as well as productions of 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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ABOUT NORTHLIGHT OUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT Founded in 1974, Northlight is one of the largest and most long-standing theatre companies in the Chicago area. Now at the start of our 38th Season, Northlight has mounted nearly 200 productions, including over 40 world premieres! We are so fortunate to be part of this vibrant community: we still hear fond stories from you, our patrons, reminiscing about our journey from our years on Green Bay Road at the building that is now Kingsley Elementary, to the Coronet Theatre, through our itinerant years in Evanston, to our home here, as the resident producing company at the North Shore Center. You tell us, over and over, how proud you are to have Northlight as an integral part of your cultural and community history. Through the years, the change of venues and the evolution of our work, our mission has always remained at the heart of what we do. WHAT IS OUR MISSION Northlight Theatre aspires to promote change of perspective and encourage compassion by exploring the depth of our humanity across a bold spectrum of theatrical experiences, reflecting our community to the world and the world to our community. WHAT DOES OUR MISSION MEAN FOR YOU? You already know that it means that you see a variety of shows each season that entertain, excite, challenge, and inspire. But it also means that we work, now more than ever, to offer a full spectrum of events, lectures, readings, and activities that extend beyond our stage and into our community HOW DO WE DO THIS? Our 2012-13 Season has generated a lot of interest from other wonderful organizations in the community, wanting to partner with Northlight to provide activities and experiences that promote a change of perspective and encourage compassion. The Skokie Public Library is hosting a series of Woody Sez-related events. From a family story hour, to a film screening, to an appearance from our own Woody Sez cast, these free programs will bring Woody Guthrie’s message of social consciousness, political expression, and courage in the face of tough economic times to community members young and old, that may not otherwise be exposed to Woody’s lasting ideals. Our first-time partnership with the Chicago Humanities Festival will feature a conversation between The Whipping Man playwright Matthew Lopez and Northwestern University professor E. Patrick Johnson on the subject of the Civil War and Jewish slave owners in 19th-century America. The Whipping Man sheds a new light on issues of race and religion through its portrayal of a Confederate soldier and his former slaves, united by their Jewish faith. We’re eager to explore this alternate perspective of American history with our own audience, and with the wider audience we’ll be able to reach thanks to our collaboration with the Chicago Humanities Festival. 14 | NORTHLIGHT THEATRE
ABOUT NORTHLIGHT Of course we host many of our most popular events right here at Northlight Theatre. Backstage with BJ, beloved by many of our subscribers, is an informal behind-the-scenes discussion with Artistic Director BJ Jones and guest artists from each production. Delightfully different every time, discussion topics range from the casting process, to lighting demonstrations, to colorful anecdotes from BJ’s decades in the Chicago theatre. This intimate discussion series introduces patrons to various artists and artistic elements of the creative process, providing a glimpse of each production from a slightly different point of view. “Arts Midwest is proud to support Northlight Theatre in their engagement of David Lutken and Woody Sez. In these economically trying times, arts events like this not only provide uplifting experiences for audiences, they also create meaningful jobs for those employed in the arts industry - thus amplifying the effectiveness of our funding.” -Arts Midwest Executive Director David J. Fraher Northlight’s Salon Series takes another approach, delving into thematic elements such as historical context or literary influences for select productions each season. This event brings together a panel of local experts drawn from Chicago’s wealth of academic and cultural institutions, placing our shows in a broader framework and giving audiences access to a unique level of expertise. Thank you for continuing to embrace us and demonstrate how much you value Northlight. Whether informal or academic, onsite or off, Northlight continues to develop new ways to demonstrate our passion and commitment to the community. We sincerely hope that our community is inspired to continue the conversations we begin onstage: to explore the ideas we present, and to engage in meaningful discussions about the topics themselves. That is our mission, and we challenge you to accept it. Only then can we say our mission has been accomplished.
SCHEDULE OF FALL EVENTS For additional information about the events described here, including how to register, and for more opportunities throughout the season, visit northlight.org/events. Sunday, September 16 - 1 pm : Woody Guthrie Family Storytime at the Skokie Public Library Sunday, September 16 - 2 pm : The Musical Legacy of Woody Guthrie, performance at the Skokie Public Library Thursday, September 27 - 3 pm : A Conversation with the Cast at the Skokie Public Library Tuesday, October 9 - 7 pm : PBS American Masters: Woody Guthrie, Ain’t Got No Home documentary screening at the Skokie Public Library Sunday, October 14 - 3:30pm : The Whipping Man Playwright Matthew Lopez at Chicago Humanities Festival’s Evanston Day Friday, October 26 – noon : Backstage with BJ, The Odd Couple
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NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS LEADERSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ADVISORY BOARD
Timothy P. Sullivan, Chairman Susan Karol, President Gerhard Bette, Vice President Daniel B. Peterson, Secretary Eileen Frank, Treasurer Michael R. Callahan* Timothy J. Evans Howard A. Feinstein Freddi Greenberg Michael Guerra BJ Jones Paul Lehman* Jennifer Newton Merril Prager Rahul Roy Evelyn Salk* Robert S. Silver Thomas D. Stringer Greg Taubeneck Matthew Udoni Michael Pauken, ex officio Norman Rosen, ex officio
Joan Barr Smith*, Co-Chair Wendy Irwin, Co-Chair Steven J. Bernstein Karl Berolzheimer 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 Sandra Rosenbloom Esther Saks* David Seidman* Susan Van Dusen
Patricia Vile Bernice Weissbourd George Wendt ASSOCIATES BOARD
Jennifer Newton, Chair Noah Eisner Ross Erlebacher Randal Hamburg Lesli Jennings Hannah Olsen Leslie Schreiber Abby Strauss Chris Walsh *denotes past President/Chairperson
DONORS Northlight Theatre is deeply grateful to all contributors for their generous support. This list reflects gifts received June 1, 2011 through August 1, 2012. If you would like to 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 & above ComEd Edgerton Foundation BMO Harris Bank The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Offield Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Timothy & Susanne 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 Ernst & Young Evanston Community Foundation The Homestead & Quice at the Homestead Mid-Atlantic Foundation USArtists International Sanborn Family Foundation Tom Stringer Design Partners Lead Sponsors || $2,500 $4,999 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Bloomingdales Fund of the Macy’s Foundation 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.
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NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS 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 & above Anonymous Gerhard & Kathy Bette Paul & Mary Finnegan Elliot & Frances Lehman Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Dan and Melanie Peterson Merle Reskin Evelyn Salk Timothy & Susanne Sullivan Family Foundation Producers $10,000 - $24,999 Michael & Joan Callahan Freddi Greenberg & Daniel Pinkert BJ Jones & Candy Corr Robert S. & Sandra G. Silver Greg & Anne Taubeneck Family Fund Matt & Christine Udoni Playwrights $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Nick Alexos Sandra Barnett-White & Jim White Julie & Josh Chernoff Robert & Maurita Freas Carole & Joseph Levy Hugo & Lois Melvoin Carol & Steve Mullins M. J. O’Brien Family Foundation Rahul & Anuradhika Roy Thomas D. Stringer & Scott E. Waller Gloria Yuen Directors || $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (1) Joyce Chelberg Richard & Catherine Corr Kathy & Stuart Edwards Howard Feinstein & Brenda Hansen Eileen & Peter Frank in memory of Arthur Klawans The Friedland Family in memory of Waldo & Lucille Friedland
Samuel and Ann Mencoff Merril Prager & John Levine Carol Saunders & Greg Harbaugh Designers || $1,000 - $2,499 Ellen & Richard Anderson Wayne & Joan Barr Smith Larry & Mary Boeder Lynne Curtis Bernard Dowling Shirley M. Evans Timothy & Jane Evans Chris and Karen Felix Cameron & Emily Jones Suzanne & Jim Kenney Linda Kimbrough Klaff Family Foundation Colon McLean and Matthew Holt Charlie & Nancy McPike Elyce & Mark Metzner Audrey & Robert Morris Ellen K Munro in honor of John Mahoney Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Jennifer Newton Tom and Karen O’Keefe Sam and Marianne Oliva Norma Olsen Sanford and Jody Perl Frank Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Joel Radakovitz Mimi & Craig Roeder Colleen Hughes & Donald Rothschild in honor of BJ Jones Valerie M. Rothschild Esther S. Saks in honor of Evenly Saks and Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Susan & Tim Salisbury Francis Sheahen Andrew and Rosemary Thomas Jim Thompson Jim and Kim Walsh Betsy Ziegler INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL FUND DONORS Partners || $500 - $999 Anonymous (2) A.R.T. League, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Baade Diane & Karl Berolzheimer Frank & Barb Brady Douglas R. Brown Mary Anne & Joe Cappo Lloyd & Monica Cassidy Mr. Frank Cella & Mr. Trev Minnaert in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Colleen and Joe Chappelle John Cialone and David Seleb Erica Regunberg and Rob Dann
Barbara & Peter DeBerge Roz & Seth Eisner in honor of Noah Eisner Stephen & Betsy Engelman Ross & Susie Erlebacher Bruce Ettelson P.C. and Missy Bundy Mark Evans & Maureen Moran Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flynn Thomas & Patricia Gahlon Eleanor Northrop Hall Molly & Scott Hansen Lynn Hiestand Janet & Brian Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Horner Vivian S. Kaplan Kennedy Family Foundation Dennis & Barbara Kessler Bonnie & Jay Lytle Ms. Libby Adler Mages Ted & Almeda Maynard Peter McGuire & Kate Briand Bill & Maureen McInerny John & Linnea Mead Robert & Linda Meyers Bill & Pepe Miller Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Mike and Gina Moorman Adele & Seymour Neems Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Nocchiero Joe O’Leary Hon. Sheila O’Brien & Hon. Wayne Andersen in honor of BJ Jones Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rosen Jonathan & Piper Rothschild Stan & Kay Schlozman in honor of Paul Lehman Dr. G. Stephen & Ellen Scholly David & Christine Seidman Anita & Praba Sinha Diane Sobel Eleanor Springer Neal & Trimmy Stamell Abby Strauss Carole Takiff William Vickers Patricia Vile Seymour Zitomersky & Barbara LaSpesa Advocates || $250 - $499 Robert & Barbara Agdern in honor of Freddi Greenberg & Daniel Pinkert Eve & Maurice Alfille Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Allen in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Judith & Trent Anderson Lois M. Berman Wally Bobkiewicz Woods & Michelle Bowman Robert & Sara Brenner
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NORTHLIGHT SUPPORTERS Greg Cameron & Greg Thompson in honor of Thomas D. Stringer & Scott E. Waller Richard Campbell Ron & Mary Charles Lynn & Robert Clark Marvin R. Cohen & Jane Richman in honor of Paul Lehman & Ronna Stamm Ellen Collar Mr. & Mrs. David Cudnowski John Dainauskas Natasha Deutsch Mr. & Mrs. Eldred DuSold Mr. & Mrs. Albert Erlebacher Maurice & Ruth Ettleson Roy & Marta Evans Raymond Fessler Jerome Fitzgerald Margaret & Joe Flanagan Robert and Jessica Freas Janet Freund & Jo Mathews in honor of Merril Prager & John Levine William & Lynda Frillman Linda and Hal Gerber Frank Godchaux & Mark Murashige in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Robert & Nancy Goldin Diane Gottlieb Nan & Wally Greenough Emily & Kevin Hansen Elbrey Adair Harrell & Mary McDonald Badger Tim & Trude Harrington Becky Harris Mitchell Hertz and Anne Carlucci Judy & Jay Heyman Don and Betsy Hohman Donald Honchell & Susan Horn Donna and Steven Horwitz Karen & David Hughes Lesley Hyatt & Bernard Friedman William Ibe in honor of Lillian Ibe Chad Jennings Michaela Jones Mel & Annie Kahn Carol Karlin Mary King Dr. & Mrs. Barry Kirschenbaum Marcia & Tom Korman in honor of BJ & Candy Martin J. & Susan B. Kozak Fund Mark and Stephanie Layden Tom & Joan Lindsey Laura Glenn & John Lister Ms. Ethel Liten in honor of Evelyn Salk David & Karen Mattenson Joe McInerney Sheila & Harvey Medvin Alice Merrick Kristin & Scott Miller in honor of Evelyn Salk Donald & Mary Ellen Newsom Bill & Jean O’Neill Wallace & Sarah Oliver Jim Ossyra & Carol Remen Heidi & Greg Peterson Richard Porter
Sally Prager Clay and Sharon Purdy Jeffrey Richards Marilyn Melvoin Richman Roberta & Howard Rosell Ira Rosenthal Anthony Salk Keith & Ann Sarpolis Alan & Roslyn Schwartz Bruce & Sarane Siewerth Margaret & Alan Silberman Nancy & Tom Silberman Shirley & Lawrence Solomon Sydelle Sowa Donna Suhey Edward Swan Thomas & Beverly Tabern Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor III Ms. Karen Teitelbaum Betsy E. Tolstedt Carol & Larry Townsend Vicki Truax Lois & Sye Unell James & Mary Ellen Van Ness William & Barbara Welke Avers & Gloria Wexler Alan Wolf Julie Womack Supporters || $150 - $249 Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. Alberti Moreen Alexander Robert & Joan Beaubaire Anne Berkeley in memory of Alice W. Berkeley Suzanne Berkson Debbie & Elliot Berman Patricia C. Birk John Blanchard Carol & Roger Brice Steven & Phyllis Brody Margo & Paul Brown Jacqueline M. Brumlik in memory of George Brumlik Bill & Helen Burns, Jr. Peter Carideo & Mark Zancanaro Ian & Kathy Carrus Robert & Patricia Cavallino Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Cohen Michael Connolly & Gae Whitener Mary Alice & Peter J. Costello David & April Deming Deanna Dunagan David Dziedzic Noah & Gillian Eisner Jamie & Sam Evins John & Katherine Fox Sono Fujii & Claudio Katz Carol B. Gage Dawn & Todd Gale Susan Mabrey Gaud Eibhlin Glennon Anneliese & Howard Glick Ethel & Bill Gofen John & Angela Graham Mary Ann & David Grumman Joan & Bill Haase Katherine & Ray Haase John & Suzanne Hales Del and Ginger Hall
Tom & Jan Hazlett Barbara & Jim Herst Elaine & Richard Heuberger Allen & Nancy Hirschfield Al & Yetta Hoffman Gitta K. Jacobs Patricia Jiganti Barbara Keeley Neil & Diana King in honor of Evelyn Salk Dalia Kleinmuntz Sandy & Saul Klibanow Lynn Kopon Karen Kuehner Karen Leonard Elaine & Steve Lev Charles MacKelvie Lillian & Jerry Mann in honor of Lillian R. Mann Charlie & Liz Martin Brad & Sue Matson Margaret F. May Mark & Kathy McCarville Helen Meyer Mara & Bob Mihlfried Ed Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Monahan Dennis & Lisa Myers P.C. Howard & Marlene Nagle Patrick & Eileen O’Sullivan Sheldon Patinkin Chad Peterson & Emjoy Gavino in recognition of BJ Jones, Tim Evans & the Northlight Staff Helen Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Plotkin Mary Kay Conlon & Chip Plumb Marion Porento Phyllis & Melvin Potash Louise Lee Reid in honor of John Mahoney Sandi Riggs Edwin & Susan Ritts James & Cynthia Rowe Sue & Mike Rubnitz Penelope & Toby Sachs Warren & Beatrice Saunders Al & Carol Schectman Julie Schmidt Margot Sersen Bruce Sheridan & Toni Nealie Harry and Louis Simon Donald Simpson Pamela & Charles Smith Samuel Solomon Janet Sorensen Elyssa Joy Springer Fredric & Nikki Will Stein Ann Stevens J.R. Stewart Dorothy Swartz Mrs. Vernon B. Thomas Lori Tuffield Mark Verschuur in honor of Neal Moglin & Mark Tendam Mrs. Hempstead Washburne J & JR Weertman Lorrayne & Steve Weiss Don Wiener & Mike Thallmer Sheldon Wigod Linda & Payson Wild NORTHLIGHT THEATRE | 19
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NORTHLIGHT STAFF Artistic Director
BJ Jones
Executive Director
Timothy J. Evans
ARTISTIC Artistic Administrator/Casting Lynn Baber Resident Dramaturg Dr. Kristin Leahey Interns William Glick Tommy Holmberg Sydney Patrick Brandy Reichenberger Ariel Trocino EDUCATION Director of Arts Education Devon de Mayo Education Associate and Performing Arts Camp Director Amanda Jane Dunne Educators Philip Dawkins Joanne Dubach Matt Farabee Sarah Rose Graber Kristyn Hegner Michael Leon Diane Mair
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ADMINISTRATION General Manager Janet Mullet Director of Development Emily Hansen Development Manager Carrie Cole Director of Marketing & Communications Mara Mihlfried Marketing Associate L. Corwin Christie Director of Finance Lisa Stern Group Sales Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant Michelle Blendermann Public Relations Cathy Taylor PR, Inc. Usher Coordinator Vicki Weisberg, The Saints Legal Counsel Schiff Hardin LLP Insurance Robert Nichols
PRODUCTION Production Manager Christopher J. Fitzgerald Company Manager/Assistant Production Manager Victoria Martini-Rosowicz Production Assistant Victoria Jeans Technical Director Malcolm Brown Master Electrician/Light Board Operator Paul Doran Sound Engineer/Sound Board Operator Jennifer Udoni-Sharp Wardrobe Mistress Jessica Korpela Floor Manager Jason Shivers Scenic Charge Joanna Iwanicka Carpenters Ray Fitzgerald Nate Crawford
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 679-9501 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-1879 BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 673-6300 BOX OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-3704 www.northshorecenter.org General Manager .................................................................................................................. Michael Pauken Box Office Manager .................................................................................................................... Ron Weaver Box Office Assistant Manager ............................................................................................... Heather Packard Box Office Staff .....................................................Paul Adams, Tricia Bulaclac, Jessica Hester, Kaurryne Lev, Myra Levin, Daniel McGrath, Maegan Rose, Cyndi Stevens, Director of Marketing and Sales ......................................................................................................David Vish Education and Outreach Manager....................................................................................... Gina M. Martino Events Manager ....................................................................................................................... Betty Boduch Events Supervisor/Concessions Manager ...................................................................................Anthony Marte House Managers ..................................................................... Yuri Lysoivanov, Susan Robinson, Sherrie Witt Marketing & Communications Manager ................................................................................. Joseph Alaimo Office Manager ...................................................................................................................... Carolyn Adams Operations Manager ..............................................................................................................Ardelle Winston Operations Staff ....................................................................................Melvin Berkowitz, Christopher Jones Luis Narvaez, Hector Perez, Gary Sapperstein, Larry Williams Receptionist .................................................................................................................................Jean George Technical Director ........................................................................................................................ Frank Rose Technical Staff ...................................................................Dustin L. Derry, Jake Reich, Jay Stoutenborough Ushers provided by the Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts. For information call (773) 529-5510. Administrative Office Hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Box Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or until curtain; Saturday, Noon–5 p.m. or until curtain. Sunday: Opens two hours prior to curtain. (summer hours may vary)
The NorTh Shore CeNTer for The PerformiNg ArTS iN Skokie opened in 1996 and operates as part of the Village of Skokie’s plan to provide cultural, literary, and educational programs, benefiting the citizens of Skokie and the North Shore communities. The North Shore Center is perfect for performances, social occasions and corporate events. For information on space availability and catering options, please contact the Events Manager at (847)679-9501 ext. 3005. The NorTh Shore CeNTer for The PerformiNg ArTS iN Skokie fouNdATioN was established to support the ongoing programming and capital needs of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. The mission of the Foundation is to create and sustain the North Shore Center as a preeminent venue for the arts and as a major asset to the communities it serves.
IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PATRONS • Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management.
• Portable telephones, pagers, cameras, and re cording devices are not allowed inside the theater. Please check them with the house manager.
• Infrared assisted listening devices are available from the house manager. A valid driver’s license, state identification, or major credit card will be requested.
• Lost and Found: please call (847) 679-9501 ext. 3202 for lost items.
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HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL HALBERSTAM
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4
PERFORMED AT 325 TUDOR COURT, GLENCOE
Featuring KAREEM BANDEALY*, MICHAEL CANAVAN*, SHANNON COCHRAN*, BILLY FENDERSON, WITOLD HUZIOR, TIMOTHY EDWARD KANE*, ROSS LEHMAN*, LIESEL MATTHEWS*, JULIAN PARKER, SCOTT PARKINSON* AND LARRY YANDO* *Denotes Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
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