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T U E S DAY, M A R C H 1, 2 011 • 7 : 3 0 P M Matchmaker Touring, LLC presents
Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl. Book By Music By Lyrics By JOSEPH STEIN JERRY BOCK SHELDON HARNICK Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by
JEROME ROBBINS
Produced on the New York Stage by HAROLD PRINCE
with
Dave Adamick Frank Calamaro Jake Delaney Jason Garrison Julianne Katz Chelsey LeBel Lauren Nedelman Matthew Rickard Melanie Siegel Lighting Design by KEN BILLINGTON AND JASON KANTROWITZ
Kirk Bixby Andrea Spencer Christensen Aaron Dore Thomas Hallett Birdie Newman Katz Megan Mekjian Bob Pritchard Sarah Sesler Clay Smith Gerri Weagraff Costume Design by TONY RAY HICKS
Orchestrations LARRY BLANK On-Line Producer
Andrew Boza Patrick David Nancy Evans Kimberly Hirst Cort Larson Ben Michael Liam Quealy Dennis Setteducati Kevin Stangler
Scenic Design by STEVE GILLIAM
Musical Coordinator
Sound Design by DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS Music Director
TALITHA FEHR DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL Casting by
RANDALL A. BUCK
JOY DEWING, C.S.A. DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING
Assistant Director/Choreographer KEN DAIGLE
Mr. Robbins’ Original Choreography Reproduced by SAMMY DALLAS BAYES Directed by SAMMY DALLAS BAYES EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP MEREDITH BLAIR
Sponsored by This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. 2 Young Auditorium
CAST OF CHARACTERS TEVYE..................................................................... JOHN PREECE GOLDE.. ................................................................. NANCY EVANS TZEITEL.. .....................................................LAUREN NEDELMAN HODEL.................................................................JULIANNE KATZ CHAVA................................................................. CHELSEY L e BEL SHPRINTZE...................................................................KIMBERLY HIRST BIELKE.............................................................. MELANIE SIEGEL YENTE, THE MATCHMAKER......................BIRDIE NEWMAN KATZ MOTEL, THE TAILOR..................................................... ANDREW BOZA PERCHIK, THE STUDENT......................................... KEVIN STANGLER LAZAR WOLF, THE BUTCHER.............................FRANK CALAMARO MORDCHA, THE INNKEEPER..................... DENNIS SETTEDUCATI RABBI.........................................................................THOMAS HALLETT MENDEL,THE RABBI’S SON.............................. MATTHEW RICKARD AVRAM, THE BOOKSELLER.......................................DAVE ADAMICK NACHUM, THE BEGGAR...............................................JAKE DELANEY LABEL.....................................................................................CLAY SMITH GRANDMA TZEITEL.................................................MELANIE SIEGEL FRUMA-SARAH........................................................ MEGAN MEKJIAN CONSTABLE................................................................. BOB PRITCHARD FYEDKA............................................................................. BEN MICHAEL SASHA................................................................................LIAM QUEALY BORIS..............................................................................PATRICK DAVID THE FIDDLER........................................................... JASON GARRISON SON-SCHLOME..................................................................... KIRK BIXBY YUSSEL................................................................................ AARON DORE MAMA-SHANDEL..................................................... GERRI WEAGRAFF MAMA-SURCHA........................... ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN DAUGHTER-RIVKA........................................................ SARAH SESLER DAUGHTER-BLUMA................................................ MEGAN MEKJIAN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific notice is posted at the time of the performance.
DAVE ADAMICK • KIRK BIXBY • FRANK CALAMARO ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN • PATRICK DAVID JAKE DELANEY AARON DORE • KIMBERLY HIRST MEGAN MEKJIAN • LIAM QUEALY MATTHEW RICKARD • SARAH SESLER • CLAY SMITH GERRI WEAGRAFF
SWINGS
PATRICK DAVID • CORT LARSON
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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE
PROLOGUE TRADITION.. ............................................. Tevye, The Company Scene 1. Kitchen of Tevye’s House MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER.. .............Hodel, Chava, Tzeitel Scene 2. Outside Tevye’s House IF I WERE A RICH MAN.................................................. Tevye Scene 3. Inside Tevye’s House SABBATH PRAYER.. ........................ Tevye, Golde, The Company Scene 4. The Inn, the following evening TO LIFE.. ..........................................Tevye, Lazar, The Company Scene 5. Street Outside the Inn Scene 6. Outside Tevye’s Barn MIRACLE OF MIRACLES................................................Motel Scene 7. Tevye’s Bedroom THE DREAM.........................................Tevye, Grandma Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah, Golde, The Company Scene 8. Village Street and Motel’s Tailor Shop Scene 9. The Wedding Ceremony SUNRISE, SUNSET.......................... Tevye, Golde, The Company Scene 10. Tevye’s Yard BOTTLE DANCE, WEDDING DANCE.. ................. The Company ACT TWO PROLOGUE Scene 1. Outside Tevye’s House, afternoon NOW I HAVE EVERYTHING............................... Perchik, Hodel DO YOU LOVE ME?.. ............................................ Tevye, Golde Scene 2. Village Street Scene 3. The Railroad Station FAR FROM THE HOME I LOVE.. ..................................... Hodel Scene 4. Village Street, some months later Scene 5. Tailor Shop Scene 6. A Road, late afternoon CHAVA SEQUENCE................................... Tevye, The Company Scene 7. Outside Tevye’s Barn ANATEVKA......................................................... The Company Scene 8. Outside Tevye’s House FINALE............................................................... The Company
MUSICIANS
Music Director, Conductor DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS Associate Music Director NATHAN THOMAS Violin SUSAN COSCO • Flute, Clarinet DAVID D’ANGELO Trumpet I JOHN GUESS Guitar, Mandolin TOM GOSLIN • Bass MICHAEL EPPERHART Drums/Percussion CHRISTIAN DIONNE Keyboard Programmer NATHAN THOMAS Music Coordinator TALITHA FEHR (TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL) 4 Young Auditorium
Who’s Who JOHN PREECE (Tevye) With this his ninth National Tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, John has performed in the show over 3,100 times with more than 1,500 of those performances as Tevye. John has been involved in theatre for the past 40 years. Other roles he has enjoyed performing are Ben Franklin in 1776 and The Devil in Damn Yankees. John just completed a successful run as Quixote in The Man of La Mancha at the Candlelight Theatre in Wilmington Delaware. But John still remains best known throughout the United States and Canada for his portrayal as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. John has also been involved in producing and directing over 35 productions ranging from the classics to musical theatre. He has produced such shows as Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, and 42nd Street as well as the successful tour of Norman, Is That You? starring Don Knotts. Having spent most of his life in the Baltimore area, John and his wonderful wife Susie now reside in Springfield, IL. DAVE ADAMICK (Avarm, U/S Lazar Wolf, U/S Rabbi, U/S Mordcha) Credits include: National Tour: Bye Bye Birdie. Regional: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Barfee), The Fully Monty (Dave Bukatinsky), The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), Forever Plaid (Sparky), and Grease (Roger). KIRK BIXBY (Son-Schlome, U/S Mendel, U/S Avram, U/S Nachum) is a true Variety Entertainer. Credits include: Contemporary Dance, Party Clown/Magician, Sound Engineer, Color Guard, Voice Overs, Student Films, Children’s Assembly Programs, Regional Theatre, and a current interest in Fire Dancing. ANDREW BOZA (Motel) is elated to be making his National Tour debut! Credits include: Fiddler on the Roof (Motel, Olney Theatre), The Secret Garden, The Fantasticks, Baby, Into the Woods, 1776, Hello Dolly, and Godspell. FRANK CALAMARO (Lazar Wolf, U/S Tevye) National Tours: Victor/Victoria (Cassell/ Toddy). Regional: Cabaret (Herr Schultz); Zorba (Zorba); and Two by Two (Shem) directed by Martin Charnin to name a few.Thanks to God for his blessings, family, and friends for their encouragement, especially his wife, Charlene, and children, Brendan and Aubree for allowing him to “LIVE THE DREAM.” L’CHAIM!
ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN (Mama-Surcha, U/S Yente) is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York, and this is her very first National Tour! She is excited & thankful to be involved in this wonderful show. PATRICK DAVID (Co-Dance Captain, Boris, U/S The Fiddler, Swing) is a graduate from Wagner College. Credits include: Sugar (WBT); Billy Lawlor (42nd Street); Skimbleshanks (CATS); U/S and Nick Piazza (Fame); Chip (On the Town); Cabaret (Surflight). Love to his family. Fight the “R” word!!!! JAKE DELANEY (Nachum, U/S Perchik) loves his classical musicals! Past favorites: Billy Bigelow (Carousel), Laurie (Little Women), and John Truett (Meet Me in St. Louis). A graduate of the Hartt School, he thanks everyone who gets him through the day. AARON DORE (Yussel, U/S Motel, U/S Perchik, U/S Mendel) is a recent graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Favorite Regional Credits include Tick Tick Boom and Summer of ’42. Thanks to his friends and family for their support. NANCY EVANS (Golde) is thrilled to be on her first National Tour. Regional: Showboat, God’s Favorite, Something’s A Foot, Church Basement Ladies Second Helping, White Christmas, Meet Me in St. Louis, Steel Magnolias, Henry IV, Sound of Music, and a Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. Off Broadway: Affluenza. TV: “Cash Cab.” One woman show: Psychobabble. JASON GARRISON (The Fiddler) is so thankful to be part of this company! Credits: The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Rent (Mark), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), and Les Misérables (Marius). Much love and thanks to his family for their undying support. TOM HALLETT (Assistant Company Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Rabbi) Regional/Tours: Oklahoma! (First National), Baby, Titanic, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Two From Galilee. West Point Grad and proud husband of Karen who is serving in Afghanistan. Love to TJ, Tom and the VCA family. Jer. 29:11. KIMBERLY HIRST (Sprintz, U/S Chava) recently toured in AIM Management’s Fiddler on the Roof and American Family Theatre’s Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). Love and thanks to cast and crew, family and friends for your love and support! Young Auditorium 5
JULIANNE KATZ (Hodel) is making her National Tour Debut! Credits: Chava, Fiddler on the Roof (Sacramento Music Circus); The Who’s Tommy (Arkansas Rep); Lois, Kiss Me Kate and Polly, Crazy For You. BFA: Elon University. Love and thanks to Mom and Dad. BIRDIE NEWMAN KATZ (Yente) from Augusta, Maine, has been in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF productions since 1974. Favorite role: Peter Pan. TV/Film: HBO’s “Empire Falls.” National Anthems-Red Sox, Celtics; “At Home with the Singing Chefs.” Loves Roger, Jonathan, Shari, Mom, Noodle and Pupcorn. CORT LARSON (Swing) is thrilled to be joining the FIDDLER ON THE ROOF family. Recently seen in the National Tour of Oklahoma!, Cort has also danced with the Sarasota Ballet, the Sacramento Ballet and the Sierra Nevada Ballet. CHELSEY LeBEL (Chava) is pleased to make her National Tour debut with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. BFA Musical Theater, Emerson College. Credits include East Coast premiere of Esperanza Rising, Into the Woods, John& Jen, and Bare. MEGAN MEKJIAN (Fruma Sarah, DaughterBluma, U/S Tzeitel, U/S Mama-Shandel) Tour Debut! Favorite roles include: Peter Pan (Peter), Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), and West Side Story (Rosalia/Soloist). Recent NYU Tisch/CAP 21 graduate. Endless thanks to my family, friends, and teachers. BEN MICHAEL (Fyedka) a Philadelphia native, has appeared in: Fiddler on the Roof, Walnut Street Theatre; Little Women (John Brooke), Syracuse Stage; Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Theater at Monmouth. BFA Syracuse University. Love and Thanks to his family. LAUREN NEDELMAN (Tzeitel) would like to thank her family and friends for all their support. Thanks to Sammy Dallas Bayes for the opportunity to be a part of this beautiful production. BFA Musical Theater, The Boston Conservatory. L’Chaim! BOB PRITCHARD (Constable) Regional: Side Man (Gene), ART (Serge), It’s a Wonderful Life. Other: Company (Larry), The Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant), Annie (Daddy Warbucks), Deathtrap (Sydney), Frankie and Johnny (Johnny), and Tally’s Folly (Matt). LIAM QUEALY (Sasha, U/S Fyedka) Off Broadway: Bobby (Dear Edwina); Other: 6 Young Auditorium
Pippin (Pippin), Papageno (The Magic Flute), and Ken (Reasons to be Pretty). To my fam, my friends, and everyone else: Thanks. MATTHEW RICKARD (Co-Dance Captain, Mendel, U/S Motel) is thrilled to be joining FIDDLER ON THE ROOF for his first National tour! Credits include Benjamin (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Paul (A Chorus Line), and Jim (I Love a Piano). BFA Syracuse University. Many thanks to mom, dad and the class of ’09! SARAH SESLER (Daughter-Rivka, U/S Hodel) from Erie, PA, is making her touring debut. Credits: The Wild Party (Queenie), Show Boat (Julie) and Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/ Bianca). BFA: Shenandoah Conservatory. Love to mom, dad, Michael and Dr. Jones. DENNIS SETTEDUCATI (Mordcha) is thrilled to be joining the cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF having last appeared in the National Tour of The Drowsy Chaperone as Gangster #1. Other favorite roles include Sancho in The Man of LaMancha, Marcellus in The Music Man, and The Cowardly Lion. MELANIE SIEGEL (Bielke, Grandma Tzeitel) is excited to be making her National Tour debut. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch/ Stella Adler Studio. Thanks to teachers, family, and friends for their love and support. CLAY SMITH (Label, U/S Constable) holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from LSU. Roles include: Franz (The Sound of Music, Asian Tour), John Wilkes Booth (Assassins), Officer Lockstock (Urinetown, the Musical), Sweeney Todd, Father (Ragtime), and Captain Hook (Peter Pan). KEVIN STANGLER (Perchik) is happy to have wandered in to Anatevka. House Theatre of Chicago, Marriott Theatre, Metropolis, Connecticut Free Shakespeare, and The New Colony (company member). BFA, UW-Stevens Point. To my loves, love. GERRI WEAGRAFF (Mama-Shandel, U/S Golde, U/S Yente, U/S Fruma Sarah, U/S Grandma Tzeitel) is thrilled to be on her first National Tour, after 37 years of performing in the DE/PA region. Much love to Paul, Bekah, Jordan, Mom, and Dad! SAMMY DALLAS BAYES (Director, Choreographer) Mr. Bayes has staged and directed successful productions of numerous musicals in London’s West End, Sydney Australia and Melbourne, The Far East, as well as Europe.
Credits at home and abroad include: Fiddler On The Roof starring Chaim Topol (Tony Award Best Revival), West Side Story, Chicago, Oliver, Pippin, Annie, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Grease, Nunsense, Man of La Mancha, Canterbury Tales (Tony nomination) Lend Me a Tenor, I Hate Hamlet, Broadway Bound, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You and Last of the Red Hot Lovers. He has been recognized for his contributions to theater abroad and at home receiving numerous awards for outstanding work in the theater. Mr. Bayes has written three theatre pieces, two musicals and one dramatic play. One Man’s War a dramatic play based on the true-life story of one of the first Marines to land in Vietnam in 1965 was mounted in the New Play Festival at the University of Hartford in May of 2003 and had a two-month engagement at the Triad Theater in NYC. The musical Two Ladies On Stage, which received a top Japanese Theatre award was based on the lives of two female Japanese film stars and was produced for the KOMA Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Another musical currently in progress, Radio U.S. of A. Countdown, is a musical extravaganza centered around music, events and true life stories from the 50’s and 60’s, and is laced with powerful and dramatic episodes of the human experience. Mr. Bayes just returned from Dublin Ireland where he staged a Television Christmas Special for the renowned Irish vocal group “ANUNA” which has just completed a successful presentation at PBS Television stations across the United States. Sammy Dallas Bayes dedicates his work on this production to the memory and life of a dear friend and actor who he knew for over 40 years, David Masters...This one’s for you David.
Chaperone, Doctor Doolittle and Riverdance (lighting supervisor) to name a few. Other projects include New York’s Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular from 1979 to 2005, the Las Vegas spectacular Jubilee!, and Shamu Rocks! for Seaworld Orlando and San Diego. Ken is the recipient of Tony, NY Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Ace Award for Television lighting and The Lumen for his Architectural work.
KEN DAIGLE (Assistant Director/ Choreographer) Ken had the extreme pleasure of learning FIDDLER ON THE ROOF from Sammy Bayes and Jerome Robbins while performing in the 1990 Broadway Revival. Ken has since worked with the Robbins Trust directing and choreographing Fiddler on the Roof around the Country. Other credits include Damn Yankees, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Forum, Show Boat and Evita. Ken is currently studying Ministry at Unity Institute in Kansas City, MO. He and his husband JD Schramm make their homes in New York City and San Francisco.
DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS (Sound Designer) Selected theater designs include Bounce, Three, Cinderella, Parade, The Civil War, The Sound of Music, Floyd Collins, the National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof, High School Musical for Disney Theatricals, the Broadway production of LoveMusik for which he was a Drama Desk nominee, and Miss Saigon for which he received a Jeff Award for outstanding sound design in Chicago. Some of his New York theater designs include I Love You, Your Perfect...Now Change, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare For My Father starring the late Lynn Redgrave, The Food Chain, and The Last Five Years. In addition to theater, Duncan has designed many broadcast and special event systems including the studio sound systems for “Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno,” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” One of his most challenging projects was the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for which he was grateful for the
KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Designer) has 93 Broadway shows to his credit including such theatre milestones as Sweeney Todd and the current production of Chicago. Current touring productions Dreamgirls, Chicago (Worldwide), 9 to 5 and the seasonal White Christmas. Past touring productions have included High School Musical, The Drowsy
JASON KANTROWITZ (Lighting Designer) Jason’s designs include Broadway/New York productions of [title of show], Dame Edna, Starmites, The Syringa Tree and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tours of The Phantom of the Opera (Associate Designer), Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Harvey Fierstein, Annie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Olympic figure skating show Stars On Ice. International shows include Sweet Charity, The Producers, Besame Mucho, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Caravan, and for London’s Royal National Theatre, The Syringa Tree. As a preeminent designer of awardwinning themed attractions, his work includes Fantasmic! (Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea), Finding Nemo (Disney’s Animal Kingdom), Lion King (Disney’s Animal Kingdom & Hong Kong Disneyland), Playhouse Disney, Voyage of the Little Mermaid (Disney’s Hollywood Studios), Shamu Rocks! (SeaWorld Orlando & San Diego), Shamu Miracles and Believe (SeaWorld Orlando), IllumiNights, Emerald Beat, Irish Thunder, Kinetix (Busch Gardens Williamsburg).
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opportunity to design. He thoroughly enjoyed Andrea Bocelli’s South American and East Coast US tour. And one of his favorite ongoing projects has been the worldwide presentations of works by pulitzer winning composer Steve Reich. STEVE GILLIAM (Scenic Designer) A Professor of Drama at Trinity University, Steve owes his design career to a chemistry class he dropped in college. He changed his major and found his passion. Years ago and along the way to this production of Fiddler, Steve met his spouse, Sam, also on the faculty at Trinity, an Equity actress and visual artist. The Gilliams now partner as a husband and wife theatrical design team, having designed throughout the United States for over 25 years. Steve has been a resident scenic designer for the St. Louis MUNY for the past 17 years. The Gilliams have designed several National Tours of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Sammy Dallas Bayes, and starring Theodore Bikel, Topol, and Harvey Fierstein in the role of Tevye. Other notable associations include Chicago’s Light Opera Works, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, SeaWorld, Six Flags and the New York Toy Fair. The design you are seeing tonight stands on the shoulders of artist Marc Chagall and designer Boris Aronson. Steve and Sam thank Mr. Bayes for his continued support of the work they do, and his inspired collaboration with this production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, truly an American classic. DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS (Music Director, Conductor) is pleased to continue his association with Troika and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, having been Music Director and Conductor for their 2009/2010 tour starring Topol, Theodore Bikel and Harvey Fierstein. DAR was previously Music Director and Conductor for the Broadway National Tours of Les Misérables and Show Boat, and his other conducting experience includes the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Broadway National Tour of Phantom of the Opera, the North American Tours of Chicago and CATS, the ABC-TV special “In a New Light”, and over 150 hit productions in stock and regional theatre as well as numerous readings and workshops of new musicals. DAR’s concert appearances include New York’s Lincoln Center, Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theatre, and recording artist Deborah Gibson. Educated at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Oxford University in England, David is originally from Texas and now makes his home in New York City. 8 Young Auditorium
LARRY BLANK (Orchestrations) Larry did the Tony nominated orchestrations for The Drowsy Chaperone and White Christmas as well as Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me for composer Marc Shaiman. Larry is coorchestrator with Marc Shaiman for Catch Me If You Can. Larry has been orchestrator on many films for composer Marc Shaiman and has been arranger on four Academy Awards shows and most recently was conductor for Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli at the Grammys. Larry has had the pleasure of arranging/conducting for the following singers: Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley, Michael Crawford, Michael Feinstein and many others. He arranged/orchestrated Barbara Cook’s “Count Your Blessings,” “John Barrowman Swings Cole Porter,” and for Barry Manilow’s album “Greatest Hits Of The 50s,” the song “Rags To Riches.” Larry was Musical Director/ Conductor for They’re Playing Our Song on Broadway as well as several other far less successful musicals. In Los Angeles, Larry was the Musical Director/Conductor for Sugar Babies, La Cage Aux Folles, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Larry was also Music Director and Conductor for Michael Crawford’s tours of Australia. DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING (Casting) is Dave Clemmons, CSA, Joy Dewing, CSA, and Alan Lane. Current projects include: the Broadway premiere of Driving Miss Daisy, starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, the new musical Grumpy Old Men; National Tours: Legally Blonde, Cats, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, ‘Swonderful, Wizard of Oz; Regional: Flat Rock Playhouse, Drury Lane Theatre and Casa Mañana. Previous credits: Broadway: The Boy From Oz, Brooklyn, The Civil War, Dracula, Ring of Fire; Off-Broadway: Bare, Bat Boy, Dear Edwina, Zanna Don’t!. Tours: Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Movin’ Out, Sound of Music, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. TALITHA FEHR TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL (Music Coordinator) was founded by Talitha Fehr in 2010 to carry on the musical contracting traditions of her mentor Sam Lutfiyya. Talitha has worked on National tours of Mamma Mia!, Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Harvey Fierstein, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Ted Neeley, Cats, Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chita Rivera A Dancer’s Life, Movin’ Out, and 101 Dalmatians. International and Asian tours of West Side Story, Sound of Music, Swing!, Cinderella, and The King and I. Talitha has also had the privilege of working on Broadway’s The Pirate Queen, pre-production and development of Twyla Tharp’s Come
Fly Away, and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Manager) is excited to be embarking on her ninth year with Troika Entertainment. Prior to her current position, Ms. Roberts was Producer for the Cruise Line Entertainment Division of Paramount Show Services International where she produced and managed entertainment programs for numerous clients including Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Renaissance Cruises, Orient Lines and Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth II. A graduate of James Madison University, Roberta is grateful for a career that has taken her to more than 45 countries. Roberta’s most exciting production to date was her recent Panamanian wedding to husband, Yiannis Gianareas. GEOFFREY QUART (Technical Supervisor) Prior to his current position, Geoff spent three years as Project Foreman for Showman Fabricators, where he managed the build and installation of countless projects including the studio sets for CNN’s “American Morning,” “Paula Zahn Now,” and “ABC Nightly News.” Geoff began his career in Toronto, Canada as an Assistant Production Manager and Assistant Technical Director for Livent Inc. and Parallel Productions on productions such as Ragtime, Jane Eyre, The Vagina Monologues and The Lion King. Geoff and his wife Anne are enjoying life in blissful suburbia in New Jersey with their daughter Madelyn and their dog, Tucker. G CREATIVE ADVERTISING & DESIGN (Creative Services) Founded by Christopher and Gabrielle Howey in 2002, G Creative has grown into a full service agency specializing in print design and broadcast production. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, G Creative produces materials for clients in various industries including entertainment, real estate, automotive, gaming and consumer products. Chris and Gabbe are celebrating the success of their most ambitious project to date: Mimi-Charlotte Howey. THE PRODUCERS are in their third decade of producing touring shows of all sizes throughout North America and the world. NICHOLAS HOWEY (Executive Producer) has a Ph.D. in Theatre Arts and studied repertory theatre in Prague. Together with Kary Walker he founded the Harlequin Theater outside Washington DC, which enjoyed a 20 year run. Nicholas and the late Larry Shue were subjects of the play Wenceslas Square written by Shue, directed by Jerry Zaks and produced at The New York Shakespeare Theater. Together with Kenneth Gentry and Dallett Norris, Nicholas
founded Troika Entertainment. He is happily married to actress turned real estate agent, Mary Ellen Nester, the father of two grown kids “in the biz” (Jennifer & Christopher) and soon-to-graduate high-schooler Florin- all of whom remind him daily that life and the theater are as good as it gets. RANDALL A. BUCK (Chief Operating Officer) has produced over 50 productions all over the world as Troika Entertainment’s Chief Operating Officer. Before rejoining Dr. Howey at Troika in 1999, Mr. Buck was Vice President and General Manager for Livent in Toronto. While working for Livent Mr. Buck managed productions such as Fosse, Ragtime, Show Boat, Music of the Night, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Randy was a stage manager for over 20 years, opening The Phantom of the Opera Music Box tour and Show Boat! on Broadway. Since beginning as an apprentice with The Kenley Players in the late 60s, Randy has the privilege of working with directors such as Hal Prince, Joe Layton & Josh Logan and hundreds of stars. Mr. Buck had the privilege of recently serving on the board for the National Alliance of Music Theater. Randy is currently living happily-ever-after in southern Maryland with his wife Angela and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck. . DONALD KINDL (Chief Financial Officer) graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1982 and again in 1988 with his Masters in Business Administration. He began his career with Combustion Engineering in Windsor, CT in 1982, and moved to Maryland in 1992 to assume the position of Comptroller for various theatrical productions in association with Mr. Howey. In his current position he oversees the daily operations of all aspects of management information systems, finance and accounting. Mr. Kindl and his lovely wife, Cindy, are the proud parents of three wonderful children: Stephen, Stacey and Scott. JENNIFER HOWEY (Chief Strategy Officer) is proud to be working in the family biz beside her father Nicholas and brother Christopher. A graduate of Madonna University in Livonia, MI, Jennifer attended graduate school at The University of Detroit-Mercy and studied advertising and marketing at Oxford University. In the capacity of Press Rep Jennifer has worked with Michael Bolton, Barry Williams, Patrick Cassidy and Gladys Knight to name just a few. Previous positions include Brand Manager for Feld Entertainment and Producing Associate for Starlight Vegas Company. Jennifer is very proud to be the mother of Nicholas Anndrej Joseph Howey. Young Auditorium 9
STAFF FOR
PRODUCTION STAFF Associate General Manager.......................... Jaime Prine Technical Supervisor................................Geoffrey Quart Production Coordinator........................ Ryan P. Murphy Production Carpenter.................................... Sam Mahan Project Manager.......................................Michael Orsino Assistant to the General Manager............Steve Lisciani
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MATCHMAKER TOURING, LLC
GENERAL MANAGER Roberta Roberts COMPANY MANAGER Nicole McClendon PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.. . . . . . . . . Suzayn MacKenzie HEAD CARPENTER.. . . . . . . . . . Aaron A. Levy Assistant Company Manager/Assistant Stage Manager Tom Hallett Associate Scenic Designer.. . . . . . . . Sam Gilliam Assistant Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . Michael Riha Assistant Lighting Designer......Brandon Mitchell Production Electrician/Programmer Michael Brown Production Electrician.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Brown Additional Programming. . . . . . . . . . Sam Rembert Production Sound.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colle Bustin Assistant Production Sound.. . . . . Elle Xu Bustin Production Sound Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Norfolk, SAVI USA Production Properties.. . . . . . . Paige J. Zaloudek Assistant Carpenter.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Jordan Assistant Carpenter...................Joshua Townsend Head Electrician.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Blood Assistant Electrician.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Krohne Head of Sound.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deniz Akyurek Assistant Sound Engineer.. . . . . Crystal Edwards Head of Properties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Powers Production Wardrobe Supervisor.Tony Ray Hicks Head of Wardrobe.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay R. Cole Assistant Wardrobe.. . . . . . . . . . . Sonya Reynolds Production Assistants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caskey Hunsader, Rebecca Spinac
PRODUCERS
Nicholas Howey Executive Producer, CEO Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer Don Kindl Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Howey Chief Strategy Officer
COSTUME SHOP STAFF
Costume Director: Tony Ray Hicks Project Assistant: Alison Smith Work Room Manager: Helen Jones Lead Stitcher: Laura Browning Stitchers: Melanie Lester, Risa Ono, Pauline Senk, Kristina Lambdin, Kristen Czako, Melissa Daum Fitting Assistant: Ryan Richardson 10 Young Auditorium
Accounting........... Thomas J. Lydon & Associates, P.A. Accounting Clerk...................................Marite Espinoza Senior Booking Manager......................McKenna Kelly Booking Associate.......................................Greg Keenan Budgeting and Forecasting Manager ................................................................George Lamberty Comptroller..............................................Ryan Rudzinski Creative Services ...............................G Creative, Inc., Christopher Howey Employee Benefits.............................The Capital Group Insurance.....Lowe•Tillson Insurance & Associates, Inc. Legal.....................................................S. Jean Ward, Esq. Marketing Associate............................... Courtney Davis Office Manager........................... Anissa Hartline-Orsino Production Photography.............................Carol Rosegg Staff Accountant..................................Lourdes Castillo Warehouse Manager....................................Scott Garrish
TOUR DIRECTION The Booking Group
Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart, Laura Kolarik Mollie Mann, Brian Brooks, Richard Rundle www.thebookinggroup.com
CREDITS Hotel Booking and Travel by Road Rebel Entertainment Touring. Scenery Modifications by SHOWMAN FABRICATORS, Long Island City, NY, Elliot Bertoni; Original Scenery by GREAT LAKES SCENIC STUDIOS, Burlington, ON, Dave Stevens; Additional Scenic Painting by JAMES FOUCHARD; Tevye’s Cart Provided by THE MUNICPIAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS, Dennis M. Reagan; Soft Goods by I. WEISS & SONS, Fairview, NJ, Jennifer Tankleff; Lighting by CHRISTIE LITES ORLANDO, Orlando, FL, Larry Thomas; Audio Services by SPECIALIZED AUDIO-VISUAL, INC., Clifton Park, NY, Mark Norfolk; Backline by JONAS PRODUCTIONS, Indianapolis, IN; Footwear by LaDUCA SHOES, NYC; Trucking by JANCO, LTD., Wayne, NJ, Rick Rosenthal; Rehearsed at NOLA REHEARSAL STUDIOS and RIPLEY-GRIER STUDIOS. Musical Equipment provided by JONAS PRODUCTIONS. Drums by D DRUMS. Merchandising by CREATIVE GOODS MERCHANDISE, Pete Milano, 212-643-6535 The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, film, and television production. The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel, and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS
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BR A MBLETT INFO & DONORS The Bramblett Memorial Chamber Series was created in 1998 to honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague Jerry Earl Bramblett who served on the music department faculty from 1973-1994, the year he passed away. He was a vital force in the Music Department, not only throughout his many performances, but also in the musical excellence he expected from this students and from the department in general. As a solo pianist and chamber music collaborator, he presented over 300 recitals on campus, as well as throughout Wisconsin and elsewhere in the U.S. A dedicated teacher, he was greatly respected by his students. To those of us who knew and heard Jerry perform, it was when he was performing in the chamber music setting that his true genius as an artist was realized. With Jerry’s dedication and artistry as our inspiration, the series seeks to actively promote and bring high-level chamber music to the campus to enrich the cultural environment of the University and the community. Former chancellor Greenhill wrote: “He was a vigorous performer, teacher and scholar whose energies and musicianship provided a model of professionalism for his students.”
B R A M B L E T T 2 010 - 2 011 Samaritan John & Sandra Heyer Advocate Steve & Pam Barnes Barbara Bren Robert & Marion Burrows Ed & Kay Drexler Ann Bramblett Fowler David & Kathy Granum H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill Frank Hanson & Linda Kimball Geraldine & Robert Jennings Milo & Joan Jones
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Robert & Judith Knapp Carole Scharinger Richard & Ruth Schauer Betty Schoonover Chuck & Barb Taylor Dean & Shirley Taylor Richard & Veronica Telfer Patricia Townsend John Tuinstra Karen Wilberg Donor Frank & Carolyn Ferriano Dennis & Margaret Rohrs Susan & Thomas Stanley Carleen & Arthur VanderKoy
Friend Mike & Diann Allsen Lynn & Cheryl Binnie James R. Connor Rollin & Nancy Cooper Rick & Jeanine Fassl Glenn & Christine Hayes Mary Huismann Joan & Jack Malin Richard & Judy Owens Gordon & Helen Parks Cynthia Smith Robert Wright & Elizabeth Asher
F R I DAY, F E B R UA RY 4 , 2 011 • 7 : 3 0 P M Bramblett Chamber Series Presents
Borealis Wind Quintet
Katherine Fink, Flute Tamar Beach Wells, Oboe Kathryn Taylor, Clarinet Dan Culpepper, French Horn Wayne Hileman, Bassoon Quintet..........................................................................................................................George Onslow Allegro non troppo (1784-1853) Andante, Andante sostenuto Finale, Allegro spiritoso Variations sur un thème libre, Op. 42....................................................................Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) Intermission Quintet....................................................................................................................Manny Mendelson (b. 1953) Lincolnshire Posy........................................................................................................ Percy Grainger Lisbon (arr. Percy Grainger) (1882-1961) Horkstow Grange arr. P. Wharton Rufford Park Poachers The Brisk Young Sailor Lord Melbourne The Lost Lady Found Borealis Wind Quintet is managed by: JOANNE RILE ARTISTS MANAGEMENT, INC. 93 Old York Road, Jenkintown Commons Suite 222 Jenkintown, PA 19046 Tel: 215-885-6400; Fax: 215-885-9929 Email: artists@rilearts.com Web: www.rile.com www.borealiswindquintet.com This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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BIOGR APHIES The Borealis Wind Quintet, nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award in the Chamber Music Category, is acclaimed as one of America’s preeminent chamber ensembles. The highest musical integrity, irresistible energy and five-fold charisma distinguish Borealis in the chamber music field. Audiences love their exquisite programming that includes the finest of the classics, engaging commissioned works, opera arias and works for piano and winds. The Washington Post praised their “sensitive collaborations that have a sophisticated and cosmopolitan air.” Peter G. Davies of the New York Times described one concert as “a polished, elegantly turned performance... each work received lively, expert and musicianly treatment by this skilled and exceptionally talented chamber group.” Joseph Horowitz, also of the New York Times describes “lively communicative readings...the performance was a scintillating one.” The Philadelphia Inquirer writes, “They demonstrated the sort of rapport that characterizes the very best chamber playing.” Katherine Fink is principal flutist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the New York Pops and has been a featured soloist with these orchestras in Carnegie Hall and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She has been principal flute and soloist with the Eos Orchestra, the Colonial Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Philharmonia Virtuosi and member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the New York Chamber Symphony. Ms. Fink performs regularly with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and has been a guest principal flutist with the New Jersey Symphony, the American Symphony, and the Stamford Symphony. Ms. Fink has been featured in recital at the New York Flute Club, the Brooklyn Museum, the Yamaha Piano Salon in NYC, the New Jersey City University and the Mostly Mozart pre-concert recitals at Lincoln Center. She has recorded all of the flute 14 Young Auditorium
sonatas of Robert Baksa on the MSR label and has performed on recordings with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Eos, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, the New York Pops and on numerous commercial and film recordings. Ms. Fink received a Bachelors degree with honors from the Eastman School of Music and a Masters degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She teaches at New Jersey City University and at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. Tamar Beach Wells is a versatile soloist and orchestral musician. She is principal oboe with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and performs regularly with the Hartford Symphony. She performs with the American Composers Orchestra, the Berkshire Bach Ensemble and the Westchester Symphony. She has toured nationally with Andrea Bocelli and has been a member of the Springfield Symphony and the Goodspeed Opera. In addition to the oboe, she plays the English horn, oboe d’amore and bass oboe and frequently collaborates with vocalists, choruses and other artists in diverse settings ranging from traditional solo performances to recording sessions with pop singers. She holds degrees with highest honors in performance and education from the Hartt School of Music and Performing Arts and a Masters degree from the Juilliard School of Music. Tamar has been on the faculty of the Hartt School and the University of Connecticut and maintains a private studio in her Litchfield County home. Kathryn Taylor, clarinet, has performed across the US as a chamber and orchestra musician as well as a soloist. A resident of Connecticut, she is principal clarinetist of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and a member of Connecticut Grand Opera. She performs with the Stamford, New Haven and Hartford Symphonies. Ms.
B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) Taylor has performed in several festivals including the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, the Windham Festival in New York and the Newport Festival in Rhode Island. She has toured Europe as principal clarinetist with the American Symphonietta and performed in the orchestra of Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Ms. Taylor attended the Juilliard School where she studied with the legendary Leon Russianoff. Dan Culpepper is a very active freelance horn player in New York City. He performs with the New York City Ballet, New York Pops, Little Orchestra Society and at Radio City Music Hall. Mr. Culpepper’s career has been both diverse and eclectic. He has performed or recorded with Frank Sinatra, Elton John, James Taylor, Pavarotti, Sting and Yo-Yo Ma among others. His movie credits include Pocohontas and
Ransom. Mr. Culpepper has appeared on “David Letterman” and “Good Morning America” and has recorded numerous TV and radio commercials. He is currently principal horn of Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Wayne Hileman, bassoon, has performed with many orchestras including the New Haven, Stamford, American and Westchester Symphonies, and appeared as a chamber player, soloist or as continuo at many venues, including the Pro-Arte, Windham, Alliance Artist and New England Bach Festivals. In addition, he is an audio engineer, restoring historic recordings for major labels, producing live concerts for NPR, editing and mastering new releases for many classical artists and is a voting member of the Recording Academy (the Grammys). Mr. Hileman holds degrees from Potsdam College and Yale University.
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S U N DAY, M A R C H 6 , 2 011 • 3 : 0 0 P M Horizonz Family Series Presents
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Writer: Eric Carle Director/Production Designer: Jim Morrow Composer: Steven Naylor Narrator (English Version): Gordon Pinsent Performers: Mary Rebecca Russell, Dan Bates Stage Manager: Patti Neice
This program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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ABOUT About The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites: On tour continuously since 1999, Mermaid’s compilations of five Eric Carle stories have generated remarkable statistics and earned considerable praise from audiences on several continents. Featuring innovative black-light puppetry and evocative original music, the fifty-minute production includes three beloved stories: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, LITTLE CLOUD and THE MIXED UP CHAMELEON. To date more than 1800 performances have been presented to more than 1,300,000 spectators throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, Holland, Vietnam, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. To date, presentations have been offered in Dutch, English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean, with French to follow in the Fall of 2009. About Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Based in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Mermaid Theatre’s unique adaptations of children’s literature have delighted more than four million young people on four continents. Founded in 1972, the company ranks among North America’s most respected theatres for the young, and has won widespread recognition for its important ambassadorial role. Mermaid regularly crosses North America, and has represented Canada in Japan, Mexico, Australia, England, Northern Ireland, Holland, Scotland, Wales, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. Mermaid has earned Export Excellence Awards from both Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada (2001, 2005) in recognition for contributions to culture and the economy, and in 2008 received the Crystal Ambassador Award by the Tourism Industry of Nova Scotia. The company performs for 200,000 spectators annually, and is currently one of Canada’s most active touring organizations.
BIOGR APHIES Eric Carle, Writer Eric Carle, internationally acclaimed author and designer, has written and illustrated more than seventy books for young children. Born in Syracuse, NY, he spent his youth in Germany where he studied fine art in Stuttgart prior to returning to the US in 1952 to work as a graphic designer for The New York Times and later as art director of an international advertising agency. His delightful books, which combine stunning collage artwork with an imaginative approach to learning, have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. Eric Carle lives in Northhampton, MA. Jim Morrow, Director/Production Designer Jim creates puppets for stage, television and film. He’s directed numerous shows for the Theatre, including Very Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites, Guess How Much I Love You, I Love My Little Storybook, Swimmy, Frederick, Inch by Inch, Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny as well as designed many others. A gifted performer, Jim has toured extensively in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. He serves as director of puppetry for Symphony Nova Scotia’s production of The Nutcracker, and frequently conducts
master classes in puppetry in North America and abroad. Jim is Mermaid Theatre’s Artistic Director. Steven Naylor, Composer Steven has created the music for more than a dozen Mermaid shows, including Very Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites, Guess How Much I Love You , I Love My Little Storybook, Swimmy, Frederick, Inch by Inch, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. His many other professional activities include original film and television scores; contemporary music and ‘musique actuelle’ performance; university teaching and curriculum development; and a long-term international involvement with electroacoustic concert music. Steven is Mermaid Theatre’s Artistic Consultant for Music and Sound Design. Gordon Pinsent, Narrator Born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Gordon is an actor, director, writer and singer of great versatility, and one of Canada’s most beloved artists. His work for more than three decades in theatre, film, radio and television has earned him international recognition, as well as honorary doctorates from three universities. In 1999 he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest award of merit. Young Auditorium 17
A B O U T T H E C O M PA N Y Patti Neice, Stage Manager Patti was born in Stratford, ON, and received her technical training at Sheridan College. She’s worked for numerous Canadian theatre companies, including Theatre Beyond Words, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre North West, Ship’s Company Theatre, Mulgrave Road Theatre, Victoria Playhouse Petrolia and The Company Theatre, she has traveled to Singapore and South Korea with Mermaid. Patti joined Mermaid Theatre in January 2008. Mary Rebecca Russell, Performer Mary Rebecca is a native of Newfoundland and is based in St. John’s. She graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.A. Combined Honours in Music and Theatre, and undertook specialized training with the Mermaid Institute of Puppetry Arts ANIMOTION program. Mary Rebecca has performed with many professional and community theatres in Atlantic Canada,
including Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, the Norstead Theatre Festival, the Gros Morne Theatre Festival and Neptune Theatre. Directing credits include young people’s productions of with Timber Lake Camp in New York. This is Mary Rebecca’s first Dan Bates, Performer Dan was born in Wolfville, NS. A stint at the University of Waterloo saw him narrowly avoid a career as a biochemist as he headed farther west to study theatre at Studio 58 in Vancouver. Training with the Mermaid Institute of Puppetry Arts ANIMOTION program followed. He’s worked with a number of theatre companies and festivals across Canada including Family Life Theatre, Sault Theatre Workshop, and the PUSH Festival in Vancouver. Dan joined the distinguished roster of Caterpillar performers in the 2010/2011 season.
M E R M A I D T H E AT R E S TA F F Artistic Director................................................................................................................................ Jim Morrow Managing Director..................................................................................................................... Sara Lee Lewis Director of Youtheatre...................................................................................................... Christopher Heide Assistant to the Managing Director............................................................................................Lisa Gleave Institute of Puppetry Arts Director......................................................................................Jesse MacLean Administrator....................................................................................................................................Cathy White Office/Tour Manager.................................................................................................................... Karen Gasser Artistic Consultant for Music and Sound Design............................................................. Steven Naylor Production Manager......................................................................................................... Deborah MacLean Shop Manager............................................................................................................................. Jonathan Ford Technical Director............................................................................................................... Micheal Jamieson Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia is represented by Kids’ Entertainment Inc. For booking information, please contact them at: 19 Charlotte Street, Suite 404, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2H5 Tel: 416 971 4836 Fax: 416 971 4841 email: info@kidsentertainment.net website: www.kidsentertainment.net For general information, please contact: Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia P.O. Box 2697, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada BON 2T0 Tel: 902 798 5841 Fax: 902 798 3311 email: puppets@mermaidtheatre.ns.ca website: www.mermaidtheatre.ns.ca The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Copyright 1969 and 1987 by Eric Carle. All Rights Reserved., Published by Philomel Books. Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Copyright 1996 by Eric Carle All Rights Reserved. Published by Philomel Books. The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. Copyright 1975 by Eric Carle All Rights Reserved. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia is a member of the Professional Theatre Association of Canadian Theatres and engages professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement. 18 Young Auditorium
M E M B E R S 2 010 - 2 011 Director’s Council James R. Connor David & Lolita Kachel Francine L. Pease Director’s Circle Ron & Ann Abele James & Julie Caldwell Robert & Yvonne Fiskum David & Kathy Granum H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill John & Sandra Heyer Mitzi Joseph Ken Kohberger Craig Matzinger Julian & Anne Stinson Chuck & Barb Taylor Richard & Veronica Telfer Joyce Vande Bunt Ambassador Richard & Kathy Haven Dawn & Lyle Hunter Ken & Susie Kidd Rudy & Patti Korsmo Mark McPhail Kenneth & Dorothy Otting Earl & Susan Paddock Dennis & Margaret Rohrs Carole Scharinger William & Marlyne Seymour Richard & Judy Triebold Elmer Werhane Patron Craig & Bonnie Anderson Forrest Bright Robert & Marion Burrows Winona Campbell James Carlson Rollin & Nancy Cooper Jo Coulthart Jack & Betty Frawley Thomas Grotelueschen Ginny Hall Glenn & Christine Hayes Jean J. Hermsen John & Nancy Hoffmann Geraldine & Robert Jennings Doris Jones Mary Kenne Arthur Kolb & Dorothy Kopp Dr. Beverly Kopper Orville & Carol Larson Everett & Ellen Long Nels & Gloria Madsen Rowland & Audrey McClellan Michael & Jean Morrissey Margaret Mueller
Mark & Germaine Olm Terry & Arlene Ostermeier Jerry & Jan Palzkill Gordon & Helen Parks Anthony & Lenore Pavlick Lyn & Mary Kay Piatt Mary Hill-Roth & Ted Roth Rod & Sue Scherer Jim & Sue Schlough Jerry & Bunny Schoen Betty Schoonover Lewis & Kathleen Scott Cynthia Smith Ben Strand & Kari Borne Dean & Shirley Taylor Donald & Marjorie Triebold Pamela & David Van Doren David Veith Robert Wright & Elizabeth Asher Karl & Doris Zahn Supporter Curtis & Diane Abendroth Helmut & Martha Ajango Stanley & Ann Alger Rod Anderson Steve & Pam Barnes Bob & Cindy Barry Patricia & Thomas Bauhs Thomas & Christine E. Beckman Dale Benson Frank & Steph Beran Bruce Bertelsen James & Ginger Best Lynn & Cheryl Binnie Ron & Marilyn Binning Bryan Bishop Elizabeth Blumberg Bill & Karen Bohn Jean Bourenske Paul & Nancy Breitsprecher Myra Brien Merrilyn Britzke James Bronson & Peggy Kuchen Kevin Brunner & Nancy Blake Brunner Susan Burkhardt Patricia Caldwell Gerald & Lois Caslavka Peter & Ann Chester Marilyn & Richard Coogan Lou Ann Covi Antionette Czebotar Dean & Bonnie Dahnert Jacqueline Dailey Corey Davis Joan Dedolph Donna G. Fox Audrey & Christian Gatz
Nancy & Leo Geidel Mary Godfrey Kathy & Jim Gross Skip & Carna Grover Robert Gruber Carol Guequierre Mark Gustafson & Su Ash Gustafson Elizabeth Haenisch Hans & Carla Hahn Margaret Hancock Diane Hanson Marian A. Hanson John & Jean Henderson Susan Hiscox Gene & Charlotte Huntley Helene Hurdis Martha Johnson Richard & Susan Kaja Debra & Ken Kirkeby Sybil Klug Bob & Gloria Knipschild Paul & Sue Kremer Irene Labonne Leota & Steve Larson Laura Lester Luann Livingston Connie & Alan Marshall Tom & Donna Marshall Edwin Mathews Sandra Matson Jeffrey McKinney Rosemary Metzdorff Jim & Carol Miller Bob Mischka Charles & Carolyn Mowbray Barry Mullen John & Arlene Newhouse Marie Northey Lois O’Brien Kim & Denise O’Keefe Michael Olson Richard & Judy Owens Larry & Mary Peiffer Astrid Peterson Kirke & Elaine Plank Donna Rice Dale & Colleen Riggs John & Julie Ripley James Rogers Dick & Julie Ruhe Daniel Sable Dennis & Mary Salverson Kathleen Salzwedel Doug & Karen Saubert Alice Scherer Ervin Schlepp Jean Schollmeier Dennis & Evelyn Schulz Robert & Sharon Schweitzer Roger & Helen Shimon Tom & Sue Short Young Auditorium 19
M E M B E R S 2 010 - 2 011 ( c o n t .) Larry & Edie Simons Patrick & Frances Snyder Thomas Spiegelhof Barbara Stallman Dave & Bonnie Stanley Dennis & Eva Stanton David & Cheryl Stedman Ann & Howie Stiff Richard & Arlene Trewyn Angel & Chris Tullar Marc & Nancy Turner Ron & Sandra Van Able Carleen & Arthur VanderKoy John & Darlene Varnes John & Lila Waldman Vivian & Fred Welch Donald Werdin & Carol Christ Oneida L. Wheeler Eda Wilson Rod & LaVonne Wittwer Jack & Ella Woodbury James & Mary Jo Wooldridge
Mark & Peggy Wuenstel June Yantis Contributor Jackie Amundson & Dean Zweifel Julia Armstrong Michael & Karen Atwood Susan & George Bauer Donald & Constance Brick George & Harriet Christopherson Mr. & Mrs. Cohen John Finney Margaret & Dale Fose Barry & Margo Goldberg Edward Groshan Donna J. Heid Kristin Koeffler Steven Landfried Nancy Leinius Dr. Steven & Larissa Lyon Marie Martin Tom & Mary Oehler Thelma Robbins
James & Cheral Sadler Merle & Mary Lou Schinke Steve & Linda Steinhoff Miles A. & Nancy Stejskal David & Merri Stoneman Patricia Townsend Yvonne Treiterer Karolyn & Hugo Tscharnack Mary Ulrich Elsie Van Tassell Mary Lynn Vogel Daniel Yeazel Student Owen Kirkeby Gerald Roche Lisa Tessene-Martin Matching Gift USG Foundation, Inc. Wisconsin Energy Corporation
A N N UA L A P P E A L D O N O R S 2 010 -11 Anonymous Jackie Amundson & Dean Zweifel John Bauer & Sally VoglBauer Lynn & Cheryl Binnie Bill & Karen Bohn Tom & Tammy Bong Peter & Ann Chester Mario & Jean Cima Pamela Clinkenbeard Peter & Katherine Conover Rollin & Nancy Cooper Tom & Colletta Cornelius Ed & Kay Drexler Timothy Dunn
Ken & Robin Earle Len & Ann Marie Fabos Jackie & Dean Fischer Norm & Polly Godfrey H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill Mark Gustafson & Su Ash Gustafson Margaret Hancock Diane Hanson Jean & Wayne Hartwig Robert & Patricia Hawes Eleonora Jedrysek Geraldine & Robert Jennings
Kurt Kadow Dalee Water Conditioning James E Killian & Roberta Rohdin Killian Philip & Sharon Knobel Ken Kohberger Mary Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Augie Lehmann Saskia Lodder Richard & Donna Lubinski Bev Lukas Rev. & Mrs. John Lyford Alexander & Louise McGilvray Mary Kaye Merwin
Wednesday April 27 7:30 pm Celebrating 30 years of physically integrated dance in America!
Tickets 262-472-2222 20 Young Auditorium
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