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THE AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
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the judy show — my life as a sitcom
From the artistic Director Judy Gold is a funny woman. First introduced to her as a stand-up comic and frequent guest on Colin Quinn’s Tough Crowd, I was immediately struck not only by her lightning-quick timing and wry wit but also by her ability to take down a group of crass, sexist, homophobic comics in a single blow. When she approached us about doing a show that weaves her present daydream of sitcom fame and the childhood that begat that dream, we simply could not resist. Having produced a number of one-person shows, we take a certain pleasure in the ones in which a performer plays her/himself, even an exaggerated version. More than a biographical account, these stories allow the audience to peel back a layer leading to the discovery of secrets we readily recognize in ourselves. While Judy Gold uses her life-long, passionate history with television as the frame that contains her life story, we identify with the story itself. And in this account, Judy asks much larger questions about where she fits into the family strata portrayed in most sitcoms. As we sit on the precipice of allowing the idea of family to have a much broader definition, the time seems perfect for Judy to talk to LA about her family values. As The Judy Show brings an end to our 2012/2013 season, I take this opportunity to thank you for joining us in the intimate Audrey. We have already begun the work of bringing you nine plays for 2013/2014. With a line up that runs the gamut, from classic thriller to comedy with a side of politics, the ride should be fun. See you next season.
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letter from the chaiRman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Frank G. Mancuso Chairman
Patricia Kiernan Applegate Randall Arney Behnaz Ataee dr. Gene d. Block Harold A. Brown Gil Cates jr. Mary Ann Cloyd Dennis Doty John Ebey Mark Fleischer Herbert M. Gelfand Chairman Emeritus
FRANK G. MANCUSO Hello, and welcome to the final show of the 2012/2013 season: The West Coast Premiere of The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom. We are excited to present this comedy written by Judy Gold & Kate Moira Ryan and starring the multitalented Judy Gold. The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom is a fitting conclusion to a diverse and wonderful season here at the Geffen Playhouse. This year in the Gil Cates Theater, we’ve featured the enthralling By The Way, Meet Vera Stark; enjoyed the holidays with Coney Island Christmas; beheld the wit of The Gift and enjoyed the company of American Buffalo closing with the hilarious Yes, Prime Minister. In our Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, we launched three new plays including The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom. We experienced life in a world of technology with Build and enjoyed the twenties with Miss Julie. Additionally, what started out as a special six week run for Nothing to Hide, magically played for 18 weeks. Off stage, our education and outreach programs have continued to grow. We are deepening the impact we have with programs including the Mendez Writing Project, our Veterans Nights, Lights Up, Story Pirates and student matinees. I am so proud of the work we are doing both on and off the stage. Speaking of being proud, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make 2013 another record-breaking year for our annual Backstage at the Geffen fundraiser, honoring Billy Crystal and Bruce Ramer, our Founding Chairman. This May 13th event raised over 1.2 million dollars in support of our artistic initiatives and our education and outreach programs. A feat of this magnitude would not be possible without the support of our creative community. This year our stage lit up with performances by Debbie Allen, Clint Eastwood, Carl Reiner, Morgan Freeman, Annette Bening, Rita Wilson, Carol Kane, Topher Grace, Bruce Vilanch, Mona Golabek, Jackson Browne and Josh Gad. Of course, nothing we do here at the theater would be possible without the incredible generosity of our patrons, and for that, I thank each and every Backstage at the Geffen participant. Thank you for being a part of another fine year at the Geffen Playhouse. I hope you have enjoyed yourself, and I hope to see you back at the Geffen Playhouse next season.
Patricia L. Glaser Adi Greenberg Arthur Greenberg Martha Henderson Pamela Robinson Hollander Joan Kaloustian Glorya Kaufman Loretta Kaufman Dr. Gerald S. Levey carla malden Susan Mallory Ginny Mancini barry meyer Susanna Midnight Regina Miller Ken Novice Steven A. Olsen Loren Rothschild Linda Bernstein Rubin Teri Schwartz Richard Sherman Fred Specktor deeanna staats Cynthia P. Stafford Howard Tenenbaum michael walsh
FOUNDING TRUSTEES Suzanne Deal Booth Kirsten Combs Robert A. Daly David Geffen Quincy Jones Jeffrey Katzenberg Ron Meyer Leslie Moonves Jerry Moss Jerry Perenchio Bruce M. Ramer Founding Chairman
Victoria Mann Simms Andy Spahn Steven Spielberg Steve Tisch Dr. Charles E. Young Chairman Emeritus
IN MEMORIAM
Now I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom.
gilbert cates
With warm regards,
marcia israel-curley audrey skirball kenis charles kenis Karl Malden lawrence j. ramer Edie wasserman lew wasserman
Frank G. Mancuso Chairman, Geffen Playhouse
founder
Peter rosen
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“Intensely smart and immensely funny!” — The New York Times
“Gionfriddo is some kind of genius!” — Variety
written by
gina gionfriddo directed by
peter dubois featuring
Amy Brenneman Beth Dixon Virginia Kull Kellie Overbey Lee Tergesen August 13 — September 22, 2013 west coast premiere in the gil cates theater at the geffen playhouse
Three generations of women share their raucous and refreshing approaches to navigating work, love and family. Rock star academic Catherine envies her friend Gwen who finds her domestic responsibilities less than satisfying. Meanwhile the witty and wry student Avery wonders whether she has more in common with Catherine’s aging mother than any of today’s modern feminists. This new comedy takes a sharp look at how women, and men, find happiness and conquer disappointment.
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The brady bunch
The mary tyler moore show
here’s a story of a lovely lady: An interview with judy gold by amy levinson
Amy Levinson: As someone who has done stand-up for most of your career, why did you decide to change it up and write a one-woman show? And do you feel like there is a significant difference between the two formats? Judy Gold: They are COMPLETELY different. When you do stand-up your entire life, you have to get a laugh every 20 or 40 seconds and you are dealing with blenders going off, and hecklers, and people paying their bill — essentially you have to fight to get and keep their attention. When you do theater, they come ready to see a show. There’s something so magical about a theater — the stage, the curtain, and these people waiting to be entertained. I think that stand-up is really who I am and how I make my living and how I cope with everything in my life but being able to tell a story and to have those moments that are not funny — that are instead completely, brutally honest and emotional-those are the things that make doing a one-person show so vastly different and so rewarding. Also, when I’m doing stand-up I can change course and go off on a tangent — talk about whatever is on my mind. And with theater, I am stuck to my script but want it to be as if I’m telling this story for the very first time every night. The first show I did, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, was based on interviews I did with Jewish mothers and it had a serious tone because there were stories of holocaust survivors included, but I sort of interwove my life because I had recently become a mother. And from a practical P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe
standpoint, I had a new baby, I didn’t want to be working the clubs, I wanted to stay in one place. But I was trying to figure out how I fit into this world — I’m a Jewish lesbian comic — and I was able to frame my story through the lens of the stories of these other mothers and find my place in all of it. This current show is so much more transparent and raw and it came about because I really wanted to tell the story of my desire to be on a sitcom. Sitcoms were my life growing up. When I think about my childhood — my formative years, it’s my mother, my father, my brother, my sister and my cousins. But it’s also the Brady Bunch, the Partridge Family, Mary Tyler Moore, Gabe Kotter, the Bunkers. I’m growing up in these suburbs of New Jersey and these people were my link to another world, other families. The thing is, I don’t think anyone ever thinks their own family is so great and when these shows were on — keeping in mind that these shows were on once, there was no DVR, we couldn’t watch it again later, so the family would sit and watch the show together and it would open a dialogue. Norman Lear, as the best example, made shows that were so socially relevant. Maude had an abortion and Edith Bunker was raped. The racism and antiSemitism that we dealt with in the character of Archie Bunker. Mary Tyler Moore was a single, working woman. One Day at a Time gave us a single mother bringing up two kids in a sort of “it takes a village” environment. These shows provided a way to see into the lives of others in a socially relevant way. I always
all in the family
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thought, as I became a stand-up, that my life was meant to be a sitcom — it had written itself. It’s been such a struggle because we’re gay, but we’re a family and we’re just like every other family. We’re two women, but it’s still two parents, and the crazy mother and the neighbors. I have pitched my life as a sitcom for most of my career and I’ve always been told time and again that America is not ready for a gay family. And people argue now, well there’s Modern Family but what I’m talking about is the main family on a show being gay. AL: Do you feel like in the time that you’ve been doing this show that this issue of the gay family has come into sharper focus — do you feel the difference? JG: Oh my god. You know what’s amazing — for about four or five years I have been talking about Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer in my act. I am an activist for gay marriage. I honestly don’t understand how Jerry Sandusky and the Menendez Brothers can get married and not me. So when I saw their story in the New York Times about them having been together for 40 years and having to fly to Canada with three aides because one of the two is a paraplegic — and go to an airport hotel in Canada to marry. They are successful, quality human beings who have been together for 40 years and they have to fly to Canada while meanwhile Britney Spears can get married for four hours in Las Vegas. I was so infuriated by all of this that I started talking about it at the end of my act, especially after Prop 8 passed. And it’s just amazing to me that Edie [Windsor] was the plaintiff in the defense of marriage case before the Supreme Court. The timing of this — the fact that the show will be running as the Supreme Court is making their decision, is incredible to me. AL: In other words the idea of your sitcom dovetails with these ideas exactly — the redefining of the traditional family. JG: We are a traditional family. We have all the same problems as a traditional family. It’s not like we wake up every morning and say, “good morning, we’re gay! Hey kids, come have breakfast with your gay parents and your gay parents will drive you to
the jeffersons
school!” Shows can still have the impact that Archie Bunker, or The Jeffersons had on our culture, how they were able to push through assumptions and stereotypes, and present something real. I really believe that television has the ability to change the world by opening our eyes. It’s a huge audience you are speaking to and I think it’s time they see a gay family portrayed in a real way. Kids are constantly having hate drilled into their heads with slogans like “one man, one woman” or “pray the gay away.” Something needs to serve as the counterpoint and I think humor has the ability to make any message palatable. You know, when I came out it wasn’t a ‘cool’ thing to do. I did stand-up for many years without ever talking about the fact that I’m gay, and I think it has affected my career in that it caused it to take a different trajectory. But once I had kids I felt like it was imperative to tell my whole story. And that’s what all comics do — we get our material from our lives and to leave that out would have been telling my kids that we have something to hide. AL: Coming up in stand-up, who were the comedians from whom you drew inspiration? JG: I have to say, Joan Rivers is such an inspiration. First of all, I think she’s hilarious. She works so hard and her jokes are amazing. She takes nothing for granted and she takes nothing seriously. So I love her. When I think about who I used to watch, Joy Behar and Susie Essman were like the queens of New York. They were always such great mentors to me. And then there were comics like Richard Pryor and George Carlin, the ones who took the risks, who were fearless. Lewis Black and Chris Rock — Chris Rock and I were what were called back ups at clubs. If a comedian who was booked didn’t show up or was late, we would fill in for them. He was amazing. AL: If you could have played any of those iconic women on a sitcom, who would you have chosen. JG: Maude. I’d have to go with Maude. As a girl, I wanted to be Rhoda, just like every other Jewish girl. But as an adult, I’d have to go with Maude. PErFORMANCEs MAGAZINE P5
THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE in association with Daryl Roth and Eva Price present
Starring
Judy Gold Written by
Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan Original Music
Lyrics
Judy Gold
Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan
Music Director
Scenic and Projection Design
Kris Kukul
Andrew Boyce
Production Stage Manager
Maggie Swing
Additional Material
Eric Kornfeld and Bob Smith Lighting Design
Darren Rezowalli
General Management
Maximum Entertainment Productions
Directed by
Amanda Charlton
running time Approximately 85 minutes There will be no intermission.
Opening Night: Wednesday, June 26,282013 Opening Night: Wednesday, November , 2012 OPENIN G NI G HT SPONSOR s
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production biographies
AMANDA CHARLTON (Director) The Jewdy Show at DR2, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Theatre J; Caroline in Jersey by Melinda Lopez, Dissonance by
KATE MOIRA RYAN (Playwright) Plays include: The Beebo Brinker Chronicles based on the pulp novels by Ann Bannon and written with Linda S. Chapman (Hourglass / 37 Arts produced by Harriet Leve, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner; GLAAD Media Award directed by Leigh Silverman published by Dramatists Play Service); 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (Ars Nova, St. Luke’s Theater) written with and for Judy Gold (GLAAD Media Award directed by Karen Kohlhaas.) The book version of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (Hyperion) was nominated for a Quill Award. OTMA (Atlantic Theater-dir Karen Kohlhaas, Powerhouse Theater/Vassar College, Yekaterinburg Theater, Russia published by Playscripts ); Cavedweller a stage adaptation of Dorothy Allison’s novel (New York Theater Workshop directed by Michael Grief published by Dramatists Play Service). Fellowships include; the Sundance Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Van Lier, Yaddo, MacDowell, Royal National Theatre, London, Australian National Playwrights Conference and five fellowships to Russia from the Center for International Theatre Group and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Winner of the Joe Callaway Award from New Dramatists and finalist for the Susan Blackburn Prize. ERIC KORNFELD (Book) Eric has been working with Judy since they both wrote on the Rosie O’ Donnell Show, for which they were nominated for Emmys. Last year, Eric was the writer on NickMom Night Out, which Judy hosted. He’s been Bette Midler’s head writer since 2001 and wrote Bette’s Las Vegas Extravaganza, The Showgirl Must Go On (including all original and parody lyrics) and her last touring show, Kiss My Brass. He was on staff for The Caroline Rhea Show and wrote Caroline’s Pulp Comics for Comedy Central. He wrote Deborah Voight’s Broadway debut, Opera’s Leading Lady Meets Broadway’s Leading Man, at The Ford Center for Broadway Cares as well as the sketches for the 20th Annual Broadway Bares also for BC/EFA. He’s currently creating an original Broadway musical (book and lyrics) with composer, John McDaniel, titled The Titans, which recently had its first readings. BOB SMITH (Book) Bob Smith is from Buffalo and was the first openly gay standup comic to appear on The Tonight Show and have his own HBO special. His first book of comic essays, Openly Bob won the Lambda Literary Award. His first novel, Selfish and Perverse, was one of three nominees for the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. His most recent novel, Remembrance Of Things I Forgot, was picked by Amazon as one of Ten Best Gay and Lesbian books of 2011, shortlisted for The Green Carnation Prize, won an Honor Award from the American Library Association and was nominated for the Ferro-Grumley Award. KRIS KUKUL (Music Director) Recent work includes The Last Goodbye (WTF/Joe’s Pub), In The Footprint (Civilians), Open the Dark Door (NYMF), Kaspar Hauser (The Flea), The Judy Show (WTF/Theatre J), Dispatches (Naked Angels), Gutenberg! The Musical! (The Actor’s Playhouse), God’s Ear (The Vineyard), Melissa Arctic (Two River), Books Cook (The Atlantic). Musical Director/Arranger for Elizabeth Swados. Projects together include; Jabu, Waiting for Lefty, The Journey To Benares, The Violence Project and Judith. Music Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival (6 Seasons) including the Late-Night Cabarets. He has composed music for Wing It! and Monster Camp
(WTF), Beauty Queen (3 Graces), Dash Dexter (MTC), Midsummer Night’s Dream (National Theatre of Greece). International work; Heracles (dir. Andre Serban), Bokan (Festival Iberoamericano Bogota), The Bacchae (Warsaw) and The Frogs (Epidauros Festival). Adjunct faculty NYU/Tisch. ANDREW BOYCE (Scenic Designer / Projections) Andrew is delighted to work on his fourth incarnation of The Judy Show — previously seen at Daryl Roth II (NYC), Williamstown, and Theatre J in D.C. Andrew is a NY based designer who works in Theatre, Opera, and Film. Recent credits include The Royale (Kirk Douglas), Buyer & Cellar (Rattlestick/Barrow Street — NYC), Red Handed Otter (Playwrights Realm/Cherry Lane), Dreams of Falling, Dreams of Flying (Atlantic Theatre Company). Regional credits at: The Alliance, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Curtis Opera Theatre, Williamstown, Des Moines Metro Opera, Westport Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Theatreworks (CA), Bay Street Theatre, Portland Center Stage, The Wilma, Marin Theatre Company, The Magic Theatre, & American Players Theatre, among others. Andrew is a graduate of Yale School of Drama, where he is currently on faculty in the design department. DARREN REZOWALLI (Lighting Designer) Darren Rezowalli currently serves as lighting supervisor for the UCLA School of Theater and master electrician for the Geffen Playhouse. Past credits include lighting design for the Brokechella Music & Arts Festival, assistant lighting design for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Reprise, and assistant lighting design for The Seafarer at the Geffen Playhouse. He is thrilled for The Judy Show to be his first lighting design credit at the Geffen Playhouse. Maggie Swing (Production Stage Manager) Geffen: American Buffalo. Off Broadway: Sorry, Love’s Labors Lost, Sweet and Sad, Knickerbocker, Compulsion, That Hopey Changey Thing (The Public Theater), Slowgirl (Lincoln Center), Blood Knot, The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Signature Theatre Company). Regional: Bell, Book and Candle (Co-Production with Long Wharf), The Orphans’ Home Cycle, Dividing the Estate, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, The Bluest Eye, Our Town (Hartford Stage Company).
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JUDY GOLD (Performer/Playwright) Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian, Judy Gold, was the star and writer of the critically acclaimed, long-running Off-Broadway show 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother for which she was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. In addition, the show won the 2007 GLAAD award for “Outstanding New York Theater.” The New York Times called this one-woman show, “fiercely funny, honest and moving.” A book based on the show was nominated for the prestigious Quill Award. Judy’s show, The Judy Show! My Life As A Sitcom, ran during the 2011 season at New York’s D-R-2 theater and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. Judy was also in the cast of Nora & Delia Ephron’s Off-Broadway play, Love, Loss and What I Wore. Judy recently appeared on 30 Rock, Showtime’s The Big C, Celebrity Chopped, The Wendy Williams Show, co-hosting Anderson Live and The Next Great Baker. Judy can be seen in the upcoming Tina Fey/Jason Bateman movie, This is Where I Leave You. She appears regularly on Tru TV’s World’s Dumbest, Say Anything with Joy Behar and The View. She was the host of HBO’s At the Multiplex with Judy Gold from 1999 — 2009, and also hosted Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Her stand-up specials include Wisecrack, Comedy Central Presents: Judy Gold, Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd Stands Up and Judy’s own HBO half-hour special, which received a Cable Ace Award. Gold was also seen in the smash hit film The Aristocrats and documentaries Making Trouble, All Aboard, I am Comic, and Showtime’s Why We Laugh: Funny Women. Gold won two Emmy Awards for writing and producing The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She was twice nominated for The American Comedy Award’s funniest female stand-up.
Damian Lanigan, Demon Dreams by Tommy Smith, The Witching Hour by Jason Cilo at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Twelfth Night, Big Love, Our Country’s Good, The Lover, and Nobody Here But Us Chickens at Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop; elemeno pea by Molly Smith Metzler and Who is PT Butterhouse? by Elizabeth Meriwether at Juilliard; Christmas Present by Amy Herzog at EST; Missing and Kissing, The Tanks Break by Anne Washburn at Naked Angels; Preserve by Courtney Baron, Pearl by Anne Washburn with Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre; The Poet and the Rent and Daniel Goldfarb’s Dulche De Leche (workshop) with the Atlantic Theatre Company; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Women and many one acts with Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School; Amanda has developed new work at Naked Angels, Cherry Lane, WTF, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, EST, Juilliard, Columbia and NYU Grad. Amanda assisted Woody Allen and Joe Mantello. Amanda was the Workshop Director and Artistic Associate at Williamstown Theatre Festival (20032011). Highlights included: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson directed by Alex Timbers and After The Revolution by Amy Herzog.
production biographies DARYL ROTH (Producer) Daryl Roth is proud to hold the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Anna in the Tropics, August: Osage County (2008 Tony Award), Clybourne Park (2012 Tony Award), How I Learned to Drive, Proof (2001 Tony Award), Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women and Wit. She has produced more than 75 awardwinning productions including Kinky Boots; Caroline, or Change; Curtains; The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; The Normal Heart (2011 Tony Award); One Man, Two Guvnors; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; and War Horse (2011 Tony Award). Current New York Productions: Kinky Boots, Annie, Asher Lev and Lucky Guy. Love to Steven, my wonderful family, and Lucy and Leo ever in my heart. www.DarylRothProductions.com. EVA PRICE (Producer) Broadway Credits include: Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher (5 Tony Awards), Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Lewis Black: Running on Empty, Kathy Griffin Wants A Tony, Colin Quinn Long Story Short directed by Jerry Seinfeld, The Merchant of Venice, A Life In The Theatre, The Addams Family, Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Touring credits include: The Magic School Bus, Live!, Ella, ‘S Wonderful, Strega Nona The Musical, I Love A Piano. Eva was named one of Crain’s NY 40 Under Forty Rising Business Stars for 2012 as well as one of Blouin Art Info’s Top 25 Under 35 Emerging Broadway Players. She is EVP of Maximum Entertainment Productions.
RANDALL ARNEY (Artistic Director) Randall Arney has been a theater professional for over 30 years, and has served as Artistic Director of the Geffen Playhouse since 1999. In addition to his artistic programming and oversight at the Geffen, Arney has helmed more than 10 productions for the theater, most recently Superior Donuts, The
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Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Speed-the-Plow and All My Sons. Arney is an ensemble member and former Artistic Director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre where his directing credits include: The Seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the Maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, Killers and The Geography of Luck, among others. Arney also directed Steppenwolf’s world premiere of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, as well as the subsequent national and international acclaimed productions. Mr. Arney’s acting credits with Steppenwolf include Born Yesterday, Ghost in the Machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take it with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in Gilead and Coyote Ugly. As the Artistic Director for Steppenwolf from 1987 to 1995, he oversaw the creation of a new state-of-the-art theater which is Steppenwolf’s current home. Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations) and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award, Best Play). Mr. Arney has an MFA degree in Acting from Illinois State University and has taught master classes and workshops at UCLA, Steppenwolf, around the U.S. and in Tokyo.
KEN NOVICE (Managing Director) Ken Novice’s career in the professional theater spans 25 years and over 250 productions. Prior to joining the Geffen Playhouse, he served as Managing Director and Director of External Affairs at Pasadena Playhouse where his credits included the revival of Fences starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett and the world premieres of Sister Act the Musical, Ray Charles Live, Stormy Weather starring Lesley Uggams and many others. He was Director of Marketing and Public Relations for San Diego’s Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theatre where his credits include Jack O’Brien’s acclaimed revival of Damn Yankees, the Tony Awardnominated musical The Full Monty,
Henry IV starring John Goodman and Sheldon Epp’s Tony-nominated hit Play On! among many others. His credits also include marketing and public relations for the Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theater Company and New York’s Circle Repertory Company. As Director of Programming for YouthStream Media Networks he developed national marketing and public relations programs for most of Hollywood’s major motion picture studios. Novice also served as Head of the Theatre Management MFA/MBA program at California State University, Long Beach and has been a guest lecturer at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. He holds a BA from the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from San Diego State University. Novice is a member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) Executive Committee and has served in various capacities including as a member of the negotiating team for the LORT/Actors’ Equity Association collective bargaining agreement.
BEHNAZ ATAEE (General Manager) Behnaz Ataee is a financial professional with more than 25 years of experience in forprofit and nonprofit financial management and auditing. Behnaz joined the Geffen Playhouse in 1999 and this marks her ninth season as the theater’s General Manager. She began her career in the Bay Area as a partner in a small family start-up before joining FBS Management where she acted as Director of Accounting, overseeing the finances of more than 25 non-profit organizations. Behnaz continued her work with non-profits as an auditor for Trump and Van Sloten CPA and then returned to the for-profit sector at Ultratech, before ultimately landing at the Geffen Playhouse. Behnaz has a Master’s degree from Pepperdine University.
REGINA MILLER (Chief Development Officer) Regina has been a development professional for over 18 years, working with non-profit institutions, foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and fundraising. She has worked for Simon Wiesenthal Center, The Clinton Foundation, Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative, Hank Azaria’s Determined to Succeed, The Millan Foundation and Whole Child International, among others. Prior to the Geffen, Regina served as the Director of Partnerships for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire where she led strategic planning and development while executing policies that advanced the organization’s visibility and growth. Regina also has a strong passion for teaching. After graduating from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she taught in preschools and kindergartens in New York. From the age of 13, Regina worked as a professional dancer on Broadway as well as with a number of prominent modern dance ensembles. Fusing two of her interests, she created a highly successful program which incorporated dance therapy and creative movement into an early childhood curriculum as well as wrote and produced a television show based on this concept. In addition to being a published author and photographer with Tallfellow Press and Prometheus Books, Regina has taught and lectured at numerous schools in New York, Los Angeles and abroad. MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS (General Management) Maximum Entertainment Productions is a producing, developing and management company founded in 2005 by Eva Price, Avram Freedberg and Mary Beth Dale. Associate General Manager, Holly Sutton, joined Maximum in 2009. Selected General Management credits include Forever Dusty, Colin Quinn Long Story Short, Voca People, Circumcise Me, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, The Magic School Bus, Live!, Ella, ‘S Wonderful, Strega Nona and I Love A Piano.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THE JUDY SHOW — MY LIFE AS A SITCOM Production Supervisor Libby Unsworth Production Assistant Leia Crawford Production Electrician Dan Tuttle Sound Board Operator Jackson Campbell Photography Carol Rosegg, T. Charles Erickson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Set provided by Scenic Highlights Lighting Equipment provided by Entertainment Lighting Services Sound Equipment provided by Jon Sound Inc. Production Photographer Michael Lamont
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SPECIAL THANKS From Judy Gold: Jason Cilo, Eric Kornfeld, Bob Smith, Meetinghouse Productions, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, Ari Roth, Theater J, Joe Plummer, Damon Arrington, Adam Dworkin, Ethan Heard, Janie Bullard, Alex Neumann, Marcus Doshi, Paul Toben, Nicole Smith, Glenn Schwartz, Eve Sadof, Kayla Pressman, & My incredible family — Henry, Ben and Elysa, and my constant muse — Ruth Gold. UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Scene Prop, Sound and Costume Shops; London Cleaners; Peet’s Coffee & Tea; Frontiers Magazine; Women on a Roll
UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as Alan Ayckbourn, Jon Robin Baitz, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, David Ives, Neil LaBute, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Terrence McNally, John Rando and Kathleen Turner in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. The Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research. The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association; The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The director is a member of the society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
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The Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. This project was also funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. The Geffen Playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.
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mendez learning center outreach
The Geffen Playhouse Mendez Writing Project Thank you to our Board, Advisory Board and
major donors for giving us the opportunity to pilot a brand new education program this year that has not been done anywhere else: the Geffen Playhouse Mendez Writing Project. Your leadership has inspired us to build innovative educational programming around our art that responds to urgent, specific needs in the community. Your support has made the Geffen Playhouse Mendez Writing Project possible.
Join us as we perfect this new model program so we can expand beyond the walls of the Mendez Learning Center and serve more high school students in need.
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todd robbins november 5 — december 15, 2013 west coast premiere in the audrey skirball kenis theater at the geffen playhouse
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CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $50,000+
Anonymous Patricia Kiernan Applegate Aria Resort & Spa Audi of America, Inc Ben/Joyce Eisenberg Foundation City National Bank Mary Ann Cloyd Susan & John Ebey Edgerton Foundation Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer & Melvin Keefer Fox Entertainment Group Herbert M. & Beverly J. Gelfand In Memory of Alice Ghostley & Felice Orlandi Jim & Ann Gianopulos Adi & Jerry Greenberg Guggenheim Partners Carole & Bill Haber Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Martha Henderson J.P. Morgan Private Bank Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg Glorya Kaufman Keyes Automotive Group Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald Latham & Watkins LLP Mr. and Mrs. Jason & Yvonne Lee Los Angeles County Arts Commission Ginny Mancini Fay & Frank Mancuso Donna McKenna & Flynn Chernos Ron & Kelly Meyer Ann & Jerry Moss Moss Foundation News Corporation OneWest Bank PricewaterhouseCoopers Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Madeline & Bruce Ramer Linda Bernstein Rubin & Tony Rubin Richard & Barbara Sherman Shubert Foundation Skirball Foundation Kate Capshaw Spielberg & Steven Spielberg DeeAnna Staats, Staats & Co. Cynthia P. Stafford & Lanre Idewu Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum The UCLA Dream Fund Deborah & Michael E. Walsh The Walt Disney Company Westfield Group Judy & Chancellor Charles E. Young Dirk & Natasha Ziff
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
$25,000 — $49,999 Anonymous A&E Television Networks The Backyard Robert C. Baral Belvedere & Grand Marnier Bulgari Corporation of America Stephanie & Jonathan Carson CBS Corporation Classic Party Rentals Dan Hartman Arts & Music Foundation The Douglas Foundation DreamWorks Animation The Edward A. & Ai O Shay Family Foundation Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Loretta & Victor Kaufman
The Lear Family Foundation Los Angeles magazine Susan & Peter Mallory Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc. Nancy & Sir Paul McCartney Susanna Midnight & Charlie Midnight Montage Hotels & Residences Leslie Moonves & Julie Chen Morgan Stanley Napa Valley Grille Northern Trust, NA The Richenthal Foundation Judith & Bruce Stern Shel & Cynthia Stone Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group Universal Studios Variety W Hotel Westwood Warner Bros. Entertainment
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$10,000 — $24,999 Ariel Investments, LLC Charles A. Black, Jr. James L. Brooks Brotman Foundation of California Eileen & Harold Brown Brunello Cucinelli Mark Burnett & Roma Downey Suzy & James Cameron The Capella Resorts Capital Group Companies Celine Dion Foundation Valarie de la Garza & Michael Centeno City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Destination Fit4LA Dean & Lisa Devlin Barry Diller DreamWorks Studios Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Electric Entertainment The Eli & Edythe L. Broad Foundation Susan & Mark Fleischer G.E. Foundation Patty Glaser & Sam Mudie Arthur Greenberg C. Curtis Grisham In Memory of Morrie Hazan HBO Eric & Samantha Heer Mellody Hobson Cindy & Alan Horn InterActive Corp (IAC) Joan Kaloustian Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation Leo S. Guthman Fund Peter & Janine Lowy Carla Malden Mona Malden Malibu Family Wines Nancy & Michael McClelland Sandra E. Milken Hope Mineo & Jeffrey Kitchen Occidental Petroleum Corp Christine Marie Ofiesh Paramount Pictures Lee & Lawrence* J. Ramer Rollin Ransom & Chris Lacroix Readers Fine Jewelers Dr. Judith Reichman Resnick Family Foundation Pamela Robinson Hollander & Robert Hollander Loren Rothschild & Hon. Frances Rothschild Richard Ruskell Pastries Ronen Levy Events The Simms/Mann Family Foundation Karen & Vic Smith Sony Pictures Entertainment Fred Specktor & Nancy Heller Tanino Ristorante
Heather Thomas & Skip Brittenham Steve Tisch Tribune Direct Union Bank The Vidal Sassoon Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks Ruth Ziegler Ziffren Brittenham LLP Ken & Ellen Ziffren
DIRECTOR
$5,000 — $9,999 Jehan F. Agrama & Dwora Fried Jack & Hilary Angelo Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media Neal Baer & Gerrie Smith Annette Blum Mara & Jonathan Blum Bobcat Productions, Inc. Jerry Breslauer, Mickey Rutman & Tammy Anderson Linda & Jerry Bruckheimer Creative Artists Agency Creative Intelligence Incorporated Jeanne Cunicelli John Davis Directors Guild of America Fielding Edlow & Larry Clarke Dr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenberg Nora Ephron* Mica Ertegun Melinda & Peter Farrelly Andrew Fickman Fisker Eric Flamholtz & Yvonne Randle Four Seasons Gary Sinise Foundation George Hoag Family Foundation Priscila Giraldo Gloria & Peter Gold Stanley & Ilene Gold Jay Gordon & Meyera Robbins Brian & Myra Greenspun Barbara Grenell Rabbi Uri D. Herscher & Dr. Myrna Herscher Lynne & Michael Heslov Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark Hugh Jackman & Deborra-lee Furness Wendell & Bernice Jeffrey Mannon Kaplan Wendy Kurtzman La Valencia David & Susan Leveton Drs. Gerald & Barbara Levey Shawn Levy Michael Lewis Lost Iguana Resort & Spa LuxFit Spa Marlene & Sandy Louchheim LucasFilm LTD Michael & Summer Mann Des & Bryna McAnuff Tobias Meyer & Sotheby’s MOCA Foundation Todd Morgan & Rosanna Arquette Morris & Libby Singer Foundation My Vienna Gelato Neda Nobari Foundation Carol & Bill Ouchi Kay & Bob Rehme Mayor Richard Riordan Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer Jay D. Roth & Sherry E. Grant Paula & Allan Rudnick Thomas L. Safran Safran & Associates Judi & Bruce Schindler Jody & Arthur Schmid
Gabi & Lowell Sharron Sidley Austin LLP Mr. & Mrs. Keong Sim Simon Strauss Foundation Sondheimer Foundation St. Regis Bora Bora Resort St. Regis Princeville Resort Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor Tanaz Assil Jewelry Larry & Kiki Taylor Larry & Barbara Tenan Thomas L. Safran & Associates David Tillman, MD & Karen Zoller, MD Miranda & Brett Tollman The Travel Company Daniel Truly Alice & Norman Tulchin UBS Private Wealth Management U.S. Bank US Playing Card Company Tony & Tanya Vincent Gail Zappa Robert & Leslie Zemeckis Ruth & Stan Zicklin
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$3,000 — $4,999 Janis Adams & John Lyons Chancellor Gene D. Block & Mrs. Carol Block Marcy Carsey & Leo Yoshimura Terri ann Cooper Konheim Dora & Neil Kadisha Sally & Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig Julie & David Kavner Thea & Neal Koss Robin & Seth Kugler Phyllis & Ken Lemberger Pam, Amanda, Lianna & Eddie Robert Luketic Renee & Meyer Luskin Michael & Cecil Pulitzer Anne C. Taubman & David Boyle William & Karen Timberlake Leslie White & Al Limon Karen & Rick Wolfen Uniworld River Cruises, Inc.
EDUCATION ADVOCATE $1,000 — $2,999
Anonymous (2) 23rd Street Jewelers Harry & Gay Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency Dr. Richard Ackerman & Miriam Shakter Richard Acosta Tamara Aden-Llewellyn Miriam Aguiar Olga S. Alderson Richard Alonso Nicole Alpe Merryl & David A. Alpert Amgen Foundation Patti & Harlan Amstutz Arizona Biltmore Margaret & Howard Arvey Asics Hank Azaria D.C. & Carol Ann Bakeman Robert E. & Maria H. Barron Battista Family Richard & Shelley Bayer Robert Beitcher Susan & Eric M. Bender Patricia & Mark Benjamin Shelly & Libby Bergen Wendy & John Bergquist Cathy & Bill Bindley Ruth & Jake Bloom
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The Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund and Backstage at the Geffen. Donors are listed at the Associate level and higher for gifts made between January 1, 2012 and May 15, 2013.
annual donors Susan Booth The Bordy & Leibovic Families Brenda & Alan Borstein Brentwood School Dr. Wallace P. Brithinee Carolyn & Gerald Bronstein Robert Brook & Jacqueline Kosecoff Wendy & David Brotman Janet & Mark Brown Mr. & Mrs. Todd Brown & Family Marcia Burnam Scott Carlberg Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale & Mrs. Robin Carnesale Dr. Fanya Carter & Dr. Harold J. Delchamps David Cates & Christine Vavak Gilbert Cates, Jr. & Elizabeth Lacey Jane Cates Jonathan & Elena Cates Melissa Cates & Roger Claman Lisa, Michael & Rachel Chalfin The Chatwal Sheldon Cherry & Carolyn Runowicz Rich-Chiocchi Family Roy & Dorothy Christopher Laurel & Aaron Clark Linda & John Coleman Lou Colen Tim & Charlene Conway Shelley Wike Cranley Janine Cristiano In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert Daedalus Foundation, Inc Ruth Daugherty Shirley Lu & Norman Davidson Roger Davis Gavin de Becker Deluscious Cookies Daniel & Gayle Devin Carolyn Dirks & Brett Dougherty Dennis & Jeralyn Doty Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones Dr. Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food Jan & Thea Drayer Dream Warrior Group Gerald & Sally Ducot Victoria Dummer William Duncan Colleen M. Ellis Terri & David Elston Kevin Watts & Christine Enlow Carl & Courtenay Enright Carol & J.B. Esterkin Fairmont Miramar Stacey Feinberg Marc Feldman Susanna Felleman & Erik Feig Gloria & Morton Field Lawrence N. Field Michael Filerman Burt & Nanette Forester Joan & Charles Fox Steve Freedman Tom & Kathy Freston Future Lighting G2 Graphic Service, Inc. Jim Garfield Kathleen Garfield Jeanne & Arnold Geffner Harry A. Gilbert Rose Gilbert Kiki & David Gindler Cherna & Dr. Gary Gitnick Charlotte Gold Dr. Irene Goldenberg Adrienne Grant & Paul Jennings Ken Greenblatt & Peter Walsh Jill Grey Jack Grossbart & Marc Schwartz Allen & Deborah Grubman Michael Grunwald The Guerin Foundation Madeline Gussman Andrea & Marc Guth Monty & Marilyn Hall Alan & Michelle Heilpern Mr. & Mrs. William Hellman Mel & Faith Henkin Hernand Family
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Grant & Lysa Heslov Heys USA Jean Himmelstein & David Coleman Stephen Sass & Steven Hochstadt Dr. John D. Hofbauer & Dr. Laura E. Fox Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman Gail & Stanley Hollander Roger & Linda Howard Vicki Iovine Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob Terry & Marc J. Jacoby Jerome & Linda Janger Lori Johnson Jordan Strauss Photography Joseph B. Gould Foundation Linda & David Kagel Carol Kahn Karney Guren Family Foundation Robert Katz Patricia Keating Lenny & David Kelton Tamara Keough Barbara & Stuart Klabin Kent Klavens Klingenberg Family Leslie & Norman Koplof Carol Krause Eric & Melissa Kurtzman Deborah Lacusta & Daniel Castellaneta Despina Gianopulos Landers & Jay Landers Las Ventanas al Paraiso Helene & Arthur Laub Joyce Lederer Lydia Levy John Liebes Steven & Nancy Lippman Gerald & Dorothy Lipsky Judith Locke & Dennis Massie Karen & Frederick Lorig William E. Low & Hana Ptacnikova Marcia E. Williams & Gene Lucero The Jennifer & Greg Malins Foundation Brian & Renee Mann Eric G.C. Mark John McCrite & Juan Lopez Janis B. McEldowney Sue McHugh & Herb Seese Melia Cozumel All Inclusive Golf & Beach Resort Dianne & Burton Merrill Barbara & Fred Miller Andrew & Laura Mintzer Joanne & Joel Mogy Laurie & Chuck Mondrus Richard & Kioko Morganstern Lowell & Jackie Morgen Bill & Gail Morino Garry Morris & Kent Harrison Hayes Greg Morrison In Loving Memory of Harvey S. Morse Rio & Frank Morse Lon Morse & Toni Hollander Morse Music Express, Inc. Joan & Fred Nicholas Albert & Barbara Nichols Occidental Grand Cozumel Steve & Judy Orich Ornest Family Foundation Guy Oseary London, Alex & Marty Padilla Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency Laurie MacDonald & Walter Parkes Michael Parks & Judith Hayward Philip & Leslie Paton Jennifer Peltz Amanda Crick and Glenn Pfeffer Herbert & Marilyn Piken In Memory of Michael Piller Paula, Lauren, Nicole, & Joseph Pinhas Jack & Jane Pollock Ruth Popkin Popland Studios Portico by Exclusive Resorts Jeanne McDonald-Powers & Travis Powers Pure Cheesecakes Gary & Gail Racheletsky Daniel Rappaport Richard Rasiej & Joan Herman Harvey & Joyce Reichard Donald B. & Susan F. Rice
In Memory of Frances Richman Esther & Howard Richmond Beth Roberts & Warren Smith Ric Robertson Ron Robinson Brad & Nancy Rosenberg Sue Weiss Rosenwasser Lori & David Rousso Russ August & Kabat Laura & John Saade David A. & Karen Richards Sachs Richard & Amber Sakai Daphna Salimpour Mark San Filippo Joseph Schrage Joanna & Jonathan Schwartz Steve & Paula Schwartz Screen Engine, LLC Lillian Seidman-Davis Alex & Danielle Shahidi Tony Shalhoub & Brooke Adams In Memory of Diane Barnett-Shapiro Traci Shelton Sherak Family Diane Sherman-Smith Showtime Networks Inc. Holly & Larry Shulman Rita & Jose Sigal Greg & Amanda Silverman Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross Snyder Family Foundation Drs. Matthew & Marion Solomon Bruce & Patti Springsteen Sprinkles Cupcakes St. Regis Monarch Beach St. Regis Punta Mita Mitch & Sherry Stein Joannie Stern Barbra Streisand & James Brolin Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis Kathryn & Mark Sullivan Elaine & Radoslav Sutnar Fred Tatasciore Family John Teeples & Nicolas Martinez, Jr. Audri & Stan Tendler Green Dot Films Daniel Tongbai Jenno Topping The Lodge at Torrey Pines Laura Trice, M.D. Peter & Susan Van Haften Alan Van Vliet Paula Wagner Peter & Denise Walsh Sander Weiner & Marcia Gilbert Joanne & Ken Weinman Roberta Weintraub Gelena & Seth Weissman Alison Whalen & Steven Marenberg Geoffrey & Susan Wharton Young Family Ms. Patricia Youngman Marcie & Howard Zelikow Ellen & Arnold Zetcher In Loving Memory of Herman Ziegler David & Ellie Zuckerman
ARTISTIC ADVOCATE $500 — $999
Anonymous Norman & Toshka Abrams Terry & Richard Abrams Dr. Sandra & Dr. Charles Aronberg Ross & Lindsey Avner Sheila & Raymond Bangs Janet & Irwin Barnet Dawn & Marshall Bein James & Diane Berliner Stu & Lucy Billet Joe Blackstone & Jamie Mohn Frances & Thomas Booth Deanne Bosnak Dr. R.W.G. Bugental David & Kathy Burke The Busch-Schifino Family Bush Gottlieb Singer Lopez Kohanski Adelstein & Dickinson
In Memory of Gil Cates Ms. Martha Chase David Copperfield Ted Cordes Donald & Zoe Cosgrove Cameron Crowe Robert Cushnir & Perry Lewis Jeffrey S. Davidson James Dixon The Milton L. & Betty J. Dranow Family Foundation Good Works Foundation Richard & Lauren Donner Paul Dowling Patricia L. Eisenberg Roni & Ethan Eller Mimi Feldman Abby & Malcolm Field Marjorie & Arthur Fine Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. Dr. Barbara Fish Michael & Lynne Flynn Glenn & Jane Fowler Fran Fredella & Scott Rubin Lora Fremont Gwen & Jacob Friend L.T. Friesen Lois & Gerald Gallop Sharlene & Sol Galper Benita & Bert Ginsberg Richard & Lori Glucksman Louis & Linda Goldsman Ellie & Barry Goldstein Abner & Roz Goldstine Ellie Goodman Lori & Robert Goodman Julie C. Graham, Olivia C. Zeiden, Liam D. Zeiden Diana & Ronald Granit Robert & Gabrielle Greenberg Lance Hagenbuch Mary & Alan Halkett Peter E. Hall Ronald Hansen Ms. Tess Harper Sheila Hasday Murray & Gail Heltzer Helene Hendrickson Andy Heyward Diana & Joe Hilberman Marion & Todd Hindin Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson Kelley M. Hogan Judith Hohman Paula Holt Carol Hove-Ahmanson Gerald Isenberg Robert & Gail Israel Bill & Tiiu Jacobson Edward & Aya Jakobovits Ruth & Marvin Kalin Trudy & Albert Kallis Drs. Elaine & Jeff Kamil Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kamine Roy Kaufman Susan & Greg Kay Milly & Robert Kayyem Ann & Jonathan Kirsch Kouy T. Kolar Ron & Joanne Kramar Carol & Richard Kurland Rick Kurtzman Jeanne & Christopher Lavagnino Peter Levin & Audrey Davis Levin Marla E. Levine Barry Levinson Jordan & Sheri Levy Donald Lipschutz Loris & Kory Lunsford Sacha Malin & Dori Levanoni Neil L. & Ora D. Macfarlane Cindy Mediavilla Robert Mercer Philip & Joan Miller Allan M. Mohrman Jr. John & Sandy Murdock Sherri & Arnold Nelson Vicki Niemi Mark Paluch & Bryan Ozamoto Dr. & Mrs. Emil & Dolores Pascarelli C. Alexander Payne Carol F. Phillips Lisa Pierozzi Lynda Rick
annual donors
ASSOCIATE $250 — $499
Anonymous (6) Herbert Ehrmann & Constance Abell Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Irwin & Helene Adler Elaine & Michael Agran Theo Alexander Charles & Annick Allen Sylvia Almstadt Arthur Alper Jan Altemus Clayton Anderson Irving Anderson Robert C. Anderson Elise Andrews Philip Angerhofer & Stephen A. Jones Nancy Antoniou Eloise Appel Barbara & Ethan Aronoff Marc & Betsy Axelrod Charles & Kayatana Axelrod Lynne & Lee Babbitt Irene Baron Anne Barry Cecile Bartman Randall C. Bassett Arnold & Susan Becker Terry & Lionel Bell Carole A. & Charles Bennett Barbara Bereny
Roger P. Berg Richard N. Berger Karen Berkowitz Mr. & Mrs. William Birnkrant Adrienne & Michael Blackman Pamela & Bill Bohnert Toby Bornstein Mary Bosak Paula Brand Mona Brandler Dennis & Bobbi Brown The Schifino Family Laura D. Campbell Marlene & David Capell Cindy Carlin & Jeff Rousso Barry Charles Marjore Chronister Wilma Chung David Conney, M.D. Dino Conte Gail Cottingham Susan Georgine Craig Whitney Cummings Randall & Diane Daniel Sarah Daniels Hedva & Dr. Dudley Danoff Jaye T. Darby Diana Davidow & Deborah Constance Debra Davis Ruth B. Davis & Pearl Schultz Gregory Dawley Hal & Roberta Delevie Dr. Udayakumar Devaskar Virginia DiBona Carol Jean Doehring Fred & Marilyn Dorer Steven & Beverly Dorfman Daryl & Paul F. Doucette Ms. Susan Downey Dr. & Mrs. William M Duxler Mr. Chris Easley David & Joyce Evans Phyllis Factor Alan & Barbara Faiola Carole Faxon Gladys Fellman Carolyn Fernandez Lila & Fred Fink William & Elisabet Fleischman In Loving Memory of Frank & Eileen Flood Edward Flores Janet Fourticq Francine Freid Kenneth J. Friedman & Marilynn J. Friedman Family Foundation Ms. Laurelle Frome Yury & Yelena Furman Sandy Gage Lee Gardenswartz Adleen & Richard Gibbs Karen Berko Gibson Diane Glazer Ann M. Goldberg Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman Marilyn & Allen Golden Dr. Peter Goldman Mark Gordon Roger Gordon Susie & Bruce Goren Tiki Greenberg Susan & Michael Gregory Marcy & Edgar Gross Eve Haberfield & David Johnson Mark & Monica Haloossim Carolyn & Bernard Hamilton Kay Harrington Salli Harris Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Haveson Penny & Steve Held Jackson Henry Carla & Alan A. Herd Gunter Herman Michael & Candice Herman Neal Hersh & Lynda Klein Cina Hodges Jackie & Dr. Irwin Hoffman Dr. Sharron Holman Ada & Jim Horwich Fred & Nancy Jacobus Daniel & Carolyn Jordan Nancy Josephson Seymour Kahn
Joyce Kaiserman Marlene Kane Anita Karbelnig Harris Katleman Owen Kato Claudia Kazachinsky & Richard A. Sherer Mr. & Mrs. William Keast William & Renee Kendall Jordan & Nicola Kerner Family Stuart Kessler Irwin Kishner Phyllis Klein Dr. Phyllis Klein Donna & Jeffrey Klein Annette & Charles Kleeman Laurie & Milton Klorman Judy Knapp Charles Kolstad Donald Kottler Richard Kraft Barbara & Stan Krasnoff Howard & Vivian Krepack Janice White & Eugene Krieger Charles Kristenson Doctors Mark & Lena Labowe Joan & Christopher Larkin Jill & Michael Lasky Dr. & Mrs. Eric Leibovitch Ann Leland Dr. Isaac & Barbara Levy Nan Lewis Mae & Hugh Lichtig Lee & Therese Linden Victor & Madeline Lindenheim Joanne Lindsay Irma & Allen Lipin Leslie & Adam Lobel Geri Loe Lori & Tom Low Ann & Bill Lucas Dianne Lum Anne L. Lynch Liz Lytle Teresa L. Maguire Guillaume Maillet Jeannette & Mervyn Mandelbaum Myrna & Irving Margol Connie & Leslie Martinson Phyllis & Bert Massing Stewart Mayeda David Israeli & Dr. Marie Mazzone Cheryl McCormick Kimberly Meye Bettina Michaels Teddie J. Milner Ankica Milosavljevic Thomas Mitchell Andrew Molasky Susanna Morgan John Moschitta Catherine Nameth Bonnie Nash David Neilan Mark & Diane Neubauer Sheila Newman Napoleon & Afra Nobay Shelby Notkin Elad Offer Sandy & Alan Olick Adrienne & Arthur Omansky Martin Ordman Judy Orlanski Donald Ott Allen Pack & Rikki Gordon Michael Pannullo Bob Paris Edward Parker David Paymer Dara & Greg Payne Kathy & Jeff Perkins Naidu & Jane Permaul William Pesetski Frank J. Pfizenmayer & Josh Brown Gloria Pink
Frank Piontek Lily & Rick Pollack Zazi Pope Nancy Porter David Posner Andrea Pourmoradi Philip Pritchett Mr. & Mrs. Howard Privette Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy Lisa Quateman Joan & Martin Ransohoff Edward B. Rasch Karen Reckamp Mildred Reid Vicki Reiss Linda & Steve Richman William Ridgeway Lee Rodgers Barbara & David Rognlien Mr. & Mrs. Avi Rojany Beverly & Melvin Rosenthal Adrienne Rosenthal Joyce & Deane Ross Blanche & Bruce Joel Rubin Terry Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sackheim Janet Salter In Memory of Hon. Maxwell Hillary Salter Charlene & Victor Sands Susan & Kenneth Sarno Maxine Savitz Carole & Michael Scheinberg Carole Scherzer Gary & Karen Schneider Nancy & Steve Schneider Jane & Bill Schopf Susan & Peter Schwab Dr. & Mrs. Jack Schwartz Mr. Charles Schwartz & Mrs. Carol Schwartz Arlene & Arthur Schwimmer John H. Scott Rodolfo Segovia Scott Shagrin Mary & Paul Shane Thom & Judy Sharp Madeline & Robert Sharples Seymour & Dorothy Siegel Marcia L. & Mark J. Smith Dr. Jerry & Marci Smith Diane Good & Frank Smith Fanya & Sidney Soll Michael & Millie Sondermann Debra & Bruce Spector Ms. M.L. Stearns Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stempel Holly Strom Mr. Kayser Sume & Dr. Renee Sabshin Katherine Sung Robin & David Swartz Cheryl Tiano & Frank Gerechter Jay Tobin Mr. & Mrs. Art Tompkins Joan Townsend David Trainer Pia & Steve Vai Anthony Vasek Carole Wagner-Vallianos & Peter Vallianos Jane Wang Elisa Wayne Annette & David Weil Julie & Peter Weil Marsha & Steven Weiss Richard & Joyce Wickline Bruce & Marci Wiseman Rowie & Jeffrey Wolf George Wolfberg Albert Wolsky Kenneth & Teresa Worley Karen & Frank Wurtzel Kevyn Wynn Barbara & Stanley Zax Lynn & Meir Ziv Dayle & Abram Zukor Sandy Zwirn
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Linda & Manny Rider Carlene Ringer Richard Robertson Randy Rode Dolores Rogers Ronda & Fred Rose Lawrence Ross & Linda Nussbaum Samantha Roth Paul A. Rudnick, M.D. Nancy & Ted Sanborn Nadine Schiff Malcolm Schneer & Cathy Liu Elaine Carey & Vincent J. Schodolski David & Margaret Schwanke Bob & Susan Schwartz Susan Schwarz Michele & Peter Serchuk Robert Shadur Annette & Leonard Shapiro Peggy & Robert Shapiro Danelle Sherrod Pearl Shultz Melinda & Yossi Sidikaro Steven Siegel & Lily Carey Significance Foundation Carol & Arthur F. Silbergeld Robin & Robert Sills Steven Sills Don & Marie Sirney Dione & Joe Smith Karen Smits Trudy Sokol Sold Out Crowd Melvin Spears Roberta Spero Ms. Rita Spiegel Staples Center Foundation Cori Steinberg Susan & Alfred Stern Thomas & Lisa Stern Sally Stevens Edith L. Stoell & Linda Gach Ray Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sugar Jerry & Diana Swartz Lance & Maureen Tan Mr. & Mrs. David Tann Brigitta Troy Deborah Valdez Anthony Vasek Ira & Laurie Waldman Marcia & Dr. Charles Wasserman Jay Weinstein & Lori Woldar Pat West Rae Jeane Williams Herb Wise Ben & Anne Youngblood Andrew & Kimberly Zakanych Arnold Zane
geffen playhouse staff Randall Arney Artistic Director
Ken Novice Managing Director
ARTISTIC
Behnaz Ataee General Manager
Regina Miller Chief Development Officer
PRODUCTION
Mary Garrett Amy Levinson Phyllis Schuringa Shannon Noel Kristina Leach
Artistic Manager Artistic Associate / Literary Director Artistic Associate / Casting Director Artistic Coordinator Literary Associate
DEVELOPMENT Ellen Catania Director of Major Gifts & Corporate/Foundation Partnerships Jessica Brusilow Rollins Associate Director of Donor Relations & Strategic Partnerships Jamie Sherman Associate Director of Individual Giving Kristen Smith Grants Manager & Major Gifts Executive Assistant Development Associate & Scott Kriloff Database Manager Ava Bogle Development Assistant Jessie Sherman Development Assistant Meg Burkart, Adam Carr, David Gerhardt, Afton Quast, John Ruegsegger, Jonathan Schwartz Donor Support
EDUCATION Jennifer Zakkai Education Projects Leader Connor White Resident Teaching Artist & Education Associate Benjamin Salka Story Pirates CEO Duke Doyle Story Pirates Producing Director Lee Overtree Story Pirates Artistic Director Quinton Johnson Story Pirates Education Director Gabe Jewell Story Pirates Producer
ADMINISTRATION Frankie Ocasio Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Maryam Meehan Accounting and Payroll Manager Francisca Lopez Accounts Payable Marguerite Harris Receptionist
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Miguel del Castillo Mario Santillan-Perez Juan Carlos Umaña
Facility Manager Custodial Cleaning Custodial
Daniel Ionazzi Jill Barnes Matthew Carleton Rich Gilles James Grabowski Darren Rezowalli Leah A. Lewis
Production Manager Associate Production Manager Technical Director Properties Master Sound Master Master Electrician Wardrobe Supervisor
COMMUNICATIONS Tim Choy, Peter Goldman Davidson & Choy Publicity
MARKETING & SALES Joseph Yoshitomi Marketing Director Karen Gutierrez Director of Advertising & Sponsorships Mark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database Administrator Stephanie Strand Audience Services Manager Brian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Jodi Feigenbaum Advertising & Promotions Assistant Group Sales L.J. Stevens Janice Bernal Associate Box Office Manager Associate Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Korie Benavidez, Audrey Cain, Zack Hamra, Richard Martinez, Lilach Mendelovich, Box Office Staff Martin Wurst
FRONT OF HOUSE Jeni Pearsons Director of Special Events David Gerhardt Supervising House Manager Michelle Cantrell, Amy Farkas, Tommy French, Matt Jones, Erik Odom, Julianne Tveten House Managers Abdoulaye N’Gom Head Usher Sevana Baghdasarian, Kevin Cernansky, Vianney Cossyleon, Josiah Davis, Caroline Harrison Kohler, Brennan Kelleher, Rebecca Zoe Leigh, Rebecca McGroerty, Nathaniel Meek, Roxana Meyers, Katie Mitchell, Lindsay Nyman, Jonathan Schwartz, Chelsea Smachetti Ushers Rob Mersola Bar Manager Manuel Mayorga Weekend Bar Manager Adam Carr, Jared White, Kimberly Legg, Lyndsi LaRose Bartenders
This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. P16 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe