Build Program by Geffen Playhouse

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THE AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

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From the artistic Director Welcome to the world premiere of Build by Michael Golamco, a wonderfully contemporary and complex piece to open our 2012/2013 season in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. In Build, Michael tackles an incredibly topical subject: the difficulty of maintaining human connection amidst our current age of pervasive technology and social media. With a keen insider perspective, he uses humor and pathos to sensitively explore the basic challenge of finding ways to stay connected to those we love. The result is a new topic confronted in a new way. With Build, we are delighted to introduce several artists who are new to our Geffen stages. The first, of course, is Michael, a playwright with a fast growing national reputation, yet a man so local to us that he literally walks to the theater. Joining Michael to helm the production is Will Frears, a director we have sought to collaborate with for many years. The happy coincidence that Michael and Will successfully teamed on Michael’s earlier play Year Zero seems a perfect confluence of artists coming together for the right play at the right time. Also deeply rewarding has been watching Will and Michael assemble an amazing cast and an incredible design team. As one, this artistic team has brought Build to life, uniting cutting-edge technology with basic human desire and, ultimately, creating a thrilling evening of theater. I hope you enjoy the show.

Randall Arney Artistic Director

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letter from the chaiRman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Frank G. Mancuso Chairman

Patricia Kiernan Applegate Randall Arney 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 I am delighted to welcome you back to the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse as we launch our 2012/2013 season, which promises to be an exciting and wonderful experience. We at the Geffen are thrilled to have you be a part of it. It is our particular pleasure to inaugurate the season with Build — a world premiere written by Michael Golamco and directed by Will Frears. We are proud that this show is a recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and as always, thank Dr. and Mrs. Edgerton for their support. I would like to take a moment to update you about our work in the community, a facet of the Geffen of which I am exceedingly proud. As you may know, our education and outreach programs, which serve more than 22,500 each season, include not only underserved students, but also low-income seniors and veterans from our community. We are committed to the mission of bringing theater into the lives of people who might otherwise not have access to it and believe it is our responsibility and privilege to afford the experience of live theater to all segments of our city’s population. For many, these programs have been a life altering experience. Without our donors we would not be able to continue and extend these vital programs. The Geffen Board of Directors joins me in thanking them for their generous support. If you are interested in supporting our community involvement, please contact Chief Development Officer Regina Miller at 310.208.6500, ext. 112. Thank you again for joining us here at the Geffen Playhouse. Now sit back, relax and enjoy Build. Respectfully yours,

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by amy levinson

“There has been no other invention of the human mind that simultaneously brings two people together, whilst reminding them how far apart they are.” — Salvador Dali

The above quote is said to have been Salvador Dali’s response when asked why the telephone played such a prominent role in his work. Just imagine what the artist would have had to say about Facebook, Skype, email, and the numerous ways that technology has advanced with the goal of bringing people closer together. And yet, with all of these developments designed to connect us, what Michael Golamco questions in his play Build, is their very ability to do so. As a result of increasingly more modern technology, has society begun to retreat into solitude, presenting an online version of themselves? Have we somehow traded in a human connection for a wireless connection? The examples of this are countless: emails versus lunch meetings; electronic birthday wishes versus a phone call, chats via skype versus chats over dinner, etc. One specific example of this disconnect is in the arena of online dating. A friend, who had ventured into this heavily utilized way of meeting new people summed-up the shortcomings of this strange process. He noted that while he might be a 98% match with someone due to algorithms based on a list of questions, that the numbers are worthless if chemistry is absent. To draw out his argument further, wouldn’t this mathematical matching also overlook the old adage that opposites attract? Certainly P3 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

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James Carville and Mary Matalin would have never been paired on match.com. And once that chemistry is found, one of the greatest ironies of online communication is the belief that we are somehow closer to each other because of technology. We may be in touch with people far more often and tend to know details about their lives based on status updates or photos, but none of these things create a feeling of closeness to those with whom we wish to stay connected. It is a constant stream of information, without the space for unplanned reaction. We edit and re-edit ourselves online, we portray ourselves as we wish the world to view us, and in that way, we become artificial versions of ourselves. This telecommunication also requires a constant exchange of information so that the most intimate aspects of our relationships: human contact, intonation and the comfortable silences that exist with those we love, are never available to us. The A.I. (artificial intelligence) created in the mind of Michael Golamco for the world of Build is a perfect representation of all these ideas. She encompasses the search for an ideal mate through technological means, but at what cost? And while technology is an extraordinary thing that does in fact simplify our lives in many ways, where is the tipping point at which our lives are in fact made more complicated by the very thing we purchased for ‘convenience’? Rest assured, I am not criticizing one’s dependence on their mobile devices or on the internet in all its rabbit-hole glory. I am able to see both the benefits and drawbacks of technological advances because I am a slave to them. As a dramaturg, my research used to involve microfiche and books that no one had touched in thirty years. Now I spend hours online culling the research of others. The research is easily accessible and therefore amassed in a far more timely way. The upside of this is that I have more time to cover more material — the downside is my source material is often three degrees removed from the original, and I am far less likely to find that precious footnote that can change the entire meaning of a Shakespearean soliloquy. I am also less inclined to interview subjects for information on a given topic, opting for a retelling of their stories. Unlike many other forms of entertainment, theater still requires live interaction — it is one of the most appealing aspects of the art. It changes form in every performance because it is ephemeral and the audience — a living, breathing entity — creates a different impact every night. As a playwright, Michael Golamco knows this, and specifically chose this collaborative, social medium to tell his tale of technology and its extraordinary impact on our culture, both good and bad. But just as in life, it is the human connection — the relationship between two old friends — that gives Golamco’s play its profound impact. No technology can replace the simplicity and complexities that exist between two people together in a room — and that is a good, good thing.

THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE presents

Written by

Michael Golamco Set Designer

Sibyl Wickersheimer

Lighting Designer

Young Ji

E. B. Brooks

Sound Designer

Daniel Ionazzi

Production Stage Manager

Costume Designer

Vincent Olivieri

Casting by

Phyllis Schuringa

Dramaturg

Amy Levinson

Directed by

Will Frears Recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award Build was originally commissioned by Daniel Dae Kim and Joel De La Fuente.

Opening Night: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 OPE N I N G N I G HT SPO N SOR s

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cast of characters (In order of appearance)

The A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) ��Laura Heisler Will..................................................................................................................................................Peter Katona Kip............................................................................................................................................. Thomas Sadoski

understudies The A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) �� Sasha Higgins Will / Kip........................................................................................................................ Scott Victor Nelson

Time September 21 — September 28, 20xx and one month later setting The kitchen of a single-level ranch home in Palo Alto, California running time 90 minutes There will be no intermission

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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production biographies producer: Ashton Kutcher). Awards: Oliver Thorndike Acting Award (Yale), Helen Hayes Nomination, Twelfth Night (The Shakespeare Theatre DC), Fox Foundation Fellowship (Ancient Italian Rapier Fencing/Peking Opera Martial Arts Sword Dancing/Acrobatics). MFA Acting (Yale School of Drama).

LAURA HEISLER (The A.I.) Laura Heisler is delighted to make her Geffen Playhouse debut with this production. She recently received Lucille Lortel and Drama League Award nominations for her work in Bathsheba Doran’s Kin at Playwrights Horizons, where she also previously appeared in Doris to Darlene and People Be Heard. Other theater credits include Broadway: Coram Boy (Imperial Theatre); The Mistakes Madeline Made (Naked Angels); Everything Will Be Different (Soho Rep); Top Girls, Bus Stop (Williamstown); The Language Archive (South Coast Rep); Stunning, Rocket to the Moon (Woolly Mammoth); A Seagull in the Hamptons (McCarter); title role in the world premiere of Eurydice (Madison Rep); Humana Festival; The Old Globe; The Shakespeare Theatre; Pacific Playwrights Festival and many others. TV and film credits include: Bones, The Defenders, Numb3rs, Ugly Betty, recurring role on The Middle, YellowBrickRoad, Coach, Cold Souls and Forged.

PETER KATONA (Will) Peter Katona is honored to be making his Geffen Playhouse debut. Peter last appeared as Joseph Percival in G.B. Shaw’s Misalliance (South Coast Rep). Theatrical credits: Twelfth Night (NYSF/Public Theater); Cyrano De Bergerac with Placido Domingo (Metropolitan Opera). Off Broadway: Big Trouble in Little Hazzard! (coproducer and co-writer, NYC Fringe Festival). Regional: A Feminine Ending (South Coast Rep); Hamlet, Twelfth Night (The Shakespeare Theatre DC); Our Town (Dallas Theater Center); The Imaginary Invalid, The Birds (Yale Rep); Hamlet in Hamlet and numerous other productions (YSD). Television: The Wedding Band (premieres November 10), Castle, How I Met Your Mother, Numb3rs, Deadly Honeymoon, Mama Flora’s Family and host of Pop Fiction (E! Network,

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THOMAS SADOSKI (Kip) Theater: Broadway and off-Broadway productions of both Other Desert Cities (Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards) and reasons to be pretty (Tony, Drama Desk Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations), The House of Blue Leaves, Reckless, Sam Mendes’s Bridge Project productions of As You Like It and The Tempest, Becky Shaw (Lucille Lortel Award nomination), This is Our Youth, Gemini, Where We’re Born, Stay, The Mistakes Madeline Made, Jump/Cut, The Waverly Gallery and David Sedaris’s Santaland Diaries at the Long Wharf Theatre. Television: currently stars on HBO’s The Newsroom, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Law & Order. Film: The New Twenty, Circledrawers, Loser, Happy Hour and Winter Solstice. A graduate of Circle in the Square Theater School in New York City, Sadoski has worked extensively in helping to develop new theatrical works at New Dramatists, The Lark, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center and the Sundance Institute. WILL FREARS (Director) Film: Coach, All Saints Day (Winner, Best Narrative Short, Savannah Film Festival) Beloved. Off Broadway: Year Zero (Second Stage Uptown); Still Life (MCC); Rainbow Kiss (The Play Company); The Water’s Edge (Second Stage); Pen (Playwrights Horizons); Terrorism (The New Group/The Play Company); Omnium Gatherum (Variety Arts); Where We’re Born and God Hates the Irish (both at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre); Get What You Need (Atlantic 453) and Kid-Simple (Summer Play Festival). Regional: Some Lovers at the Old Globe Theater, Romeo & Juliet, Bus Stop, The Water’s Edge and A Servant of Two Masters at the Williamstown Theatre Festival; The Pillowman at George Street Playhouse; Hay Fever and The Price at Baltimore CenterStage; Sleuth at the Bay Street Theatre; Our Lady of 121st Street (Steppenwolf Theatre); Omnium Gatherum (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville). Artistic Director, Yale

Cabaret, 1999-2000. He is a recipient of the Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller directing fellowships and a contributor to The Paris Review, New York Magazine, Harper’s and The London Review of Books. He is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Yale School of Drama and serves on the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College. MICHAEL GOLAMCO (Playwright) Michael Golamco is an Los Angeles based screenwriter and playwright. His critically-acclaimed play Year Zero has been produced at the Colony Theatre in Los Angeles, Second Stage Uptown in New York and Victory Gardens in Chicago, where it was the Grand Prize Winner of Chicago Dramatists’ Many Voices Project, as well as nominated for a Jeff Award - Best New Work. His play Cowboy Versus Samurai has had several productions since its premiere in NYC, including in Canada and Hong Kong. Michael is the recipient of the Helen Merrill Award and is a member of New Dramatists. He is currently working on new play commissions for South Coast Repertory and Second Stage Theatre. SIBYL WICKERSHEIMER (Scenic Designer) Regional theaters: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lookingglass Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory, South Coast Repertory, Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Utah Musical Theatre. International: The Actors’ Gang productions of 1984 directed by Tim Robbins, and The Trial of the Catonsville 9. Los Angeles Area Theaters: The Actors’ Gang, Boston Court, Circle X, EST, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Inside the Ford, Open Fist, CalRep. Opera: Crescent City, a hyperopera, INDUSTRY LA. Dance: Transit Space, Diavolo Dance Theatre. Other: What About Dick? at The Orpheum Theatre starring Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Tracy Ullman, Russell Brand and Tim Curry, Encounters stage for Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Toy Story, the musical, Disney Creative Entertainment for Disney Cruise Lines. Art exhibitions: RAID Projects, Hi-Lite, Weekend, The New Chinatown Barber Shop, Gallery 825, Shoshane Wayne Gallery, Andrew Shire Gallery, Hatch Gallery, Latch and the Pacific Asia Museum. Education: BA, Washington University in St. Louis, MFA, UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Sibyl is also an Assistant Professor in the USC School of Dramatic Arts. E. B. BROOKS (Costume Designer) Geffen Playhouse: Good People (costume designer) and The Exorcist (associate costume designer). Black Dahlia Theater: Hey Morgan!, Forgiveness, Finally, Secrets of the Trade and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directed by Matt Shakman. Center for New Performance/ RedCat: Brewsie and

Willie directed by Travis Preston (2010 LA Weekly Award for Best Production Design), What to Wear directed by Richard Foreman. A Noise Within: Blithe Spirit directed by Damaso Rodriguez (2010 Ticketholder Award Best Costume Design). East West Players: The Language Archive directed by Jessica Kubzansky. Celebration Theater: Take Me Out directed by Michael Matthews. Uncanny Valley by Hand2Mouth at the ART in Portland, Oregon. Her costumes have been on exhibit at the Hammer Museum and Machine Project alongside the film Fly Amanita directed by David Fenster. Other films include Three Nights in the Desert, Sawdust City, and The Murder of Hi Good. She received her MFA from California Institute of the Arts and currently designs and lectures at California Institute of Technology. DANIEL IONAZZI (Lighting Designer) Daniel Ionazzi is Production Manager for the Geffen Playhouse. He is also a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Director of Production for the Department of Theater. Mr. Ionazzi is the author of The Stage Management Handbook and The Stagecraft Handbook. Design credits include: WWII — Beyond all Boundaries for the National World War II Museum. For Arena Stage: Red Hot Patriot: The KickAss Wit of Molly Ivins. For Steppenwolf Theatre Company: The Seafarer. For South Coast Repertory Theater: In The Next Room. For the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts: Teatro alla Moda. For the Geffen Playhouse: The Jacksonian, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, Superior Donuts, A Step In Time; Nightmare Alley, The Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Atlanta, Speed-the-Plow, A Picasso, Wishful Drinking, All My Sons (Ovation nomination), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Paint Your Wagon, Take Me Out, I Just Stopped By To See The Man, Boy Gets Girl (Ovation nomination), Under The Blue Sky, Oscar & Felix, God’s Man in Texas, The Unexpected Man, The Weir, Defiled, Merton of the Movies and All in the Timing (Ovation nomination). For the Dance Company Diavolo: Catapult and Traajectorie. For the Denver Center Theatre Company: Henry IV Part I, The Three Sisters, The Night of the Iguana, Antigone. Additional design credits: The Ahkmatova Project, Amelia Lives, Telling Time, Othello, Trojan Women, Misalliance and Jenufa with Josef Svoboda. VINCENT OLIVIERI (Sound Designer) Broadway: High. Off-Broadway: The Water’s Edge, Omnium-Gatherum and Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy. Southern California work includes In a Garden, Emilie, Noises Off, The Heiress and A Feminine Ending at South Coast Repertory, Jitney at Pasadena Playhouse and Clownzilla: A Holiday Extravaganza at Rude Guerrilla. New

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YOUNG JI (Production Stage Manager) Geffen Playhouse: The Exorcist, The Jacksonian, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Extraordinary Chambers, In Mother Words, Love Loss & What I Wore, Ricky Jay: A Rogue’s Gallery; Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara. Other Los Angeles: Center Theatre Group: The Cherry Orchard (Taper); Wrecks, Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Pyrenees, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Kirk Douglas Theatre). Antaeus Company: Cousin Bette, King Lear, The Autumn Garden (Producer); La Ronde, The Glass Menagerie (Director); Tonight at 8:30, Phaedra (Getty Villa), Mother Courage and Her Children, Pera Palas, Chekhov X 4. PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA (Casting) Phyllis is in her tenth season as Casting Director at the Geffen Playhouse. Recent plays include: Good People, Superior Donuts, The Escort, Ruined (LA Casting), Equivocation, Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, Farragut North, Time Stands Still and By the Waters of Babylon. Prior to the Geffen, Phyllis served as casting director for the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Her favorites include Frank Galati’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath (also La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre in London, and Broadway, where it received the Tony Award for Best Play), the original production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (and subsequent productions including Westwood Playhouse and Briar Street Theater in Chicago), Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow and Charles L. Mee’s Time to Burn. Broadway transfers include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony for Best Revival) and The Song of Jacob Zulu. She teaches auditioning at Steppenwolf West and is a proud member of the Casting Society of America.

AMY LEVINSON (Dramaturg) Amy Levinson is the Artistic Associate and Literary Director at the Geffen Playhouse. As dramaturg, Amy has overseen over 40 productions including the commissions and world premieres of Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still and Jane Anderson’s The Quality of Life. She has also had the privilege of working with numerous writers on premiere productions including Neil Simon, Neil LaBute, Bill Cain, Joanna Murray-Smith and David Weiner, among others. Production dramaturgy credits include: The Weir, Boy Gets Girl, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Extraordinary Chambers, The Escort and Equivocation. As Artistic Associate and Literary Director, she has helped to build programs for new play development including the commissioning and development of emerging and established playwrights. Also a translator of Yiddish drama, she holds an MFA in dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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 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.

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. KEN NOVICE (Managing Director) Ken Novice’s career in the professional theatre spans 25 years and over 250 productions. Prior to joining Geffen Playhouse, he served as Managing Director and Director of External Affairs at Pasadena Playhouse where his credits include the revival of Fences starring Lauren ce Fishburne and Angela Basset 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 Award-nominated 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.

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.

Behnaz Ataee (General Manager) Behnaz Ataee is a financial professional with more than 25 years of experience in for-profit 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

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York and regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barrington Stage Company, Center Stage (Baltimore), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Juilliard School, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Portland Center Stage, The Public (New York), South Coast Repertory, Syracuse Stage, Theatre Novi Most (Minneapolis), Woolly Mammoth, Virginia Stage Company and Yale Repertory Theatre. Mr. Olivieri has created designs and music for world-premiere productions by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Kirsten Greenidge, Lauren Gunderson, Howard Korder, Matthew Lombardo, Charles L. Mee, Adam Rapp, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Treem and August Wilson. For three seasons, he was the Resident Sound Designer at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where he designed for the Humana Festival of New American Plays. International work includes productions in Romania, Italy, China, South Korea and the Czech Republic. Mr. Olivieri is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and serves on the faculty at University of California-Irvine.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRODUCTION STAFF FOR BUILD Properties Master Rich Gilles Properties Artisan Devin Lennon-Davey Sound Master Michael Gunderson Assistant Sound Designer Stephen Swift Wardrobe Supervisor Holly Victoria Production Electrician Dan Tuttle Production Assistant Leia Crawford Assistant Costume Designer Morgan DeGroff ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Set provided by Scenic Highlights Lighting Equipment provided by Entertainment Lighting Services Sound Equipment provided by Jon Sound Inc. SPECIAL THANKS UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Scene Prop, Sound and Costume Shops; London Cleaners; Peet’s Coffee & Tea 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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Bring 300 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation) All Sponsor benefits plus… • Two (2) tickets to a five-play season of Geffen Playhouse Opening Nights, which are by invitation only and include valet parking, a pre-show cocktail reception and a post-show cast party • Access to our VIP Concierge Service, which will assist you with everything from dinner reservations to parking assistance when you attend a show • Two (2) house seats to all shows in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse • Ability to have the Geffen Playhouse donate a pair of tickets for one show in the Gil Cates Theater to the charity of your choice

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STORY PIRATES rehearsal space thank you to our generous partners at westfield group

Help bring the power of theater and arts education to thousands of students and families this year. Please call development 310.208.6500 ext. 141 Schools and non-profit organizations served through Geffen Playhouse education and outreach programs in 2011-2012. strategic community partners STUDENT MATINEES in-school programs STORY PIRATES

Title 1, low-performing elementary schools served by the Geffen Playhouse Story Pirates

hemet high school

annual donors 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 April 1, 2011 and August 15, 2012. In appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions and much more. For more information, please call Jamie Sherman at 310.208.6500 ext. 128.

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $50,000+

Anonymous Patricia Kiernan Applegate Aria Resort & Spa Audi of America, Inc Ben/Joyce Eisenberg Foundation City National Bank ClearEdge Power Mary Ann Cloyd Creative Artists Agency Susan & John Ebey Edgerton Foundation Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer & Melvin Keefer Fox Entertainment Group Herbert M. & Beverly J. Gelfand 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 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 & 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

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$25,000 — $49,999 Anonymous A&E Television Networks Arlene & Alan Alda The Backyard Belvedere & Grand Marnier 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 Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation

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The Lear Family Foundation Los Angeles magazine Louis XIII de Remy Martin Susan & Peter Mallory Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc. Susanna Midnight & Charlie Midnight Montage Hotels & Residences Leslie Moonves & Julie Chen Napa Valley Grille Northern Trust, NA Sony Pictures Entertainment Judith & Bruce Stern Shel & Cynthia Stone Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group Universal Studios Vomo W Hotel Westwood Warner Bros. Entertainment

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$10,000 — $24,999 Ariel Investments, LLC Charles A. Black, Jr. Annette Blum James L. Brooks Brotman Foundation of California Eileen & Harold Brown Linda & Jerry Bruckheimer Mark Burnett & Roma Downey James Cameron Capital Group Companies Celine Dion Foundation Valarie de la Garza & Michael Centeno City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Shelley Wike Cranley Carole Bayer Sager & Robert A. Daly 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 Gagosian Gallery Inc Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Patty Glaser & Sam Mudie Arthur Greenberg C. Curtis Grisham, Jr. Guy D. Gundlach * In Memory of Morrie Hazan HBO Films Eric & Samantha Heer Mellody Hobson Cindy & Alan Horn InterActive Corp (IAC) Just for Kids Catering Joan Kaloustian Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation Jason & Yvonne Lee Leo S. Guthman Fund Peter & Janine Lowy LucasFilm LTD Carla Malden Mona Malden Malibu Family Wines Nancy & Michael McClelland Sandra E. Milken Hope Mineo & Jeffrey Kitchen Occidental Petroleum Corp Christine Marie Ofiesh Lee & Lawrence J. Ramer Rollin Ransom & Chris Lacroix Readers Fine Jewelers Dr. Judith Reichman

Resnick Family Foundation Pamela Robinson Hollander & Robert Hollander Ronen Levy Events Loren Rothschild & Hon. Frances Rothschild Richard Ruskell Patricia & Stanley Silver The Simms/Mann Family Foundation Sotheby’s Fred Specktor & Nancy Heller Tanino Ristorante Heather Thomas & Skip Brittenham David Tillman, MD & Karen Zoller, MD Steve Tisch Tribune Direct Union Bank The Vidal Sassoon Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Westime Fred & Mary Willard William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks Ruth Ziegler Ziffren Brittenham LLP Ken & Ellen Ziffren

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$5,000 — $9,999 Jehan F. Agrama & Dwora Fried Jack & Hilary Angelo Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media Neal Baer & Gerrie Smith Mara & Jonathan Blum Bobcat Productions, Inc. Creative Intelligence Incorporated Larry & Sophie Cripe Jeanne Cunicelli John Davis Bill & Kate In honor of Blanch Schimmel Directors Guild of America Fielding Edlow & Larry Clarke Nora Ephron Melinda & Peter Farrelly Eric Flamholtz & Yvonne Randle Four Seasons Lana’i at Manele Bay Four Seasons Maui at Wailea George Hoag Family Foundation Priscila Giraldo Gloria & Peter Gold Jay Gordon & Meyera Robbins Barbara Grenell Hachette Book Group Rabbi Uri D. Herscher & Dr. Myrna Herscher Lynne & Michael Heslov Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa Wendell & Bernice Jeffrey Mannon Kaplan Sally & Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig L & N Andreas Foundation Paul Lester Drs. Gerald & Barbara Levey Shawn Levy Michael Lewis Jennifer Lopata Lost Iguana Resort & Spa Marlene & Sandy Louchheim Frank Mancuso Jr.and Kim Mancuso Michael & Summer Mann Barbara & Garry Marshall MOCA Foundation Todd Morgan & Rosanna Arquette Morgan Stanley Morris & Libby Singer Foundation Neda Nobari Foundation Anna K. Nupson

Popland Studios Kay & Bob Rehme Mayor Richard Riordan Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer Jay D. Roth & Sherry E. Grant Paula & Allan Rudnick Thomas L. Safran Jody & Arthur Schmid Gabi & Lowell Sharron Sidley Austin LLP Simon Strauss Foundation Sondheimer Foundation St. Regis Princeville Resort Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor Tanaz Assil Jewelry Thomas L. Safran & Associates Miranda Tollman The Travel Company Daniel Truly U.S. Bank Tony & Tanya Vincent Richard & March Wiseley Gail Zappa Ruth & Stan Zicklin

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$3,000 — $4,999 Janis Adams & John Lyons Marcy Carsey & Leo Yoshimura Terri ann Cooper Konheim Christopher Gorelik Robin & Seth Kugler Pam, Amanda, Lianna and Eddie Robert Luketic Renee & Meyer Luskin Susan Bay Nimoy & Leonard Nimoy Thomas & Lisa Stern William & Karen Timberlake W Fort Lauderdale Leslie White & Al Limon Karen & Rick Wolfen Mimi & Werner F. Wolfen

EDUCATION ADVOCATE $1,000 — $2,999

Anonymous (3) 23rd Street Jewelers Dr. Richard Ackerman & Miriam Shakter Richard Acosta Tamara Aden-Llewellyn Miriam Aguiar Olga S. Alderson Richard Alonso Nicole Alpe Merryl & David A. Alpert Laura & Harvey Alpert Charitable Foundation Katherine Amber Amgen Foundation Patti & Harlan Amstutz Arizona Biltmore Margaret & Howard Arvey Asics Russ August & Kabat Avion Tequila Hank Azaria D.C. & Carol Ann Bakeman Heather Barlow Janet & Irwin Barnet Robert E. & Maria H. Barron Richard & Shelley Bayer Robert Beitcher Susan & Eric M. Bender Peter Benedek

Laurie & Bill Benenson Patricia Benjamin Shelly & Libby Bergen Wendy & John Bergquist Chancellor Gene D. Block & Mrs. Carol Block Pamela & Bill Bohnert 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 Mr. & Mrs. Todd Brown & Family Dianne Burnett & Joan Minerva Canine Companions for Independence Scott Carlberg Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale & Mrs. Robin Carnesale Dr. Fanya Carter & Dr. Harold J. Delchamps Gilbert Cates, Jr. Jane Cates Melissa Cates & Roger Claman Lisa, Michael & Rachel Chalfin Frank Chiocchi & Jessica Rich Linda & John Coleman Lou Colen Tim & Charlene Conway Donald & Zoe Cosgrove In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert Daedalus Foundation, Inc Stephen Philibosian Foundation Ruth Daugherty Shirley Lu & Norman Davidson Roger Davis Pam Dawber Gavin de Becker Deluscious Cookies Daniel & Gayle Devin Dennis & Jeralyn Doty Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones Dr. Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food Jan & Thea Drayer Gerald & Sally Ducot William Duncan Marilyn P. Dunn Dr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenberg Colleen M. Ellis Terri & David Elston Kevin Watts & Christine Enlow Carl & Courtenay Enright Mica & Ioana Ertegun Carol & J.B. Esterkin Stacey Feinberg Susanna Felleman & Erik Feig Gloria & Morton Field Michael Filerman Marjorie & Arthur Fine Burt & Nanette Forester Joan & Charles Fox Steve Freedman Fresh Tom & Kathy Freston Carol & Paul Frimmer Tomas Fuller & Bill Kelly Future Lighting Lois & Gerald Gallop Jim Garfield Kathleen Garfield Jeanne & Arnold Geffner Inez Gelfand Harry A. Gilbert Rose Gilbert Kiki & David Gindler Benita & Bert Ginsberg Cherna & Dr. Gary Gitnick

annual donors Melia Cozumel All Inclusive Golf & Beach Resort Dianne & Burton Merrill Mona Metwalli Tobias Meyer Andrew & Laura Mintzer G2 Graphic Service, Inc. Joanne & Joel Mogy Laurie & Chuck Mondrus Richard Morganstern Lowell & Jackie Morgen Gail Morino Garry Morris & Kent Harrison Hayes 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 Gerald & Gail Oppenheimer Steve & Judy Orich Ornest Family Foundation Carol & Bill Ouchi London, Alex & Marty Padilla Laurie MacDonald & Walter Parkes Michael Parks & Judith Hayward Philip & Leslie Paton Jennifer Peltz Julie Piepenkotter Herbert & Marilyn Piken In Memory of Michael Piller Paula, Lauren, Nicole, & Joseph Pinhas Robert Pisano Jack & Jane Pollock Ruth Popkin Popland Studios Jeanne McDonald-Powers & Travis Powers Pure Cheesecakes Daniel Rappaport Richard Rasiej & Joan Herman Harvey & Joyce Reichard Michele Reiner Donald B. & Susan F. Rice In Memory of Frances Richman Esther & Howard Richmond Linda & Manny Rider Beth Roberts & Warren Smith Ric Robertson Ron Robinson Dolores Rogers Brad & Nancy Rosenberg Kenneth & Rochelle Rosenberg Sue Weiss Rosenwasser Samantha Roth Lori & David Rousso David A. & Karen Richards Sachs Richard & Amber Sakai Daphna Salimpour Janet Salter In Memory of Hon. Maxwell Hillary Salter Mark San Filippo Barry & Nancy Sanders Wendy Schneider Joseph Schrage Jonathan Schwartz Steve & Paula Schwartz Screen Engine, LLC Lillian Seidman-Davis Michele & Peter Serchuk Alex & Danielle Shahidi Matthew Shakman Tony Shalhoub & Brooke Adams In Memory of Diane Barnett-Shapiro Traci Shelton Diane Sherman-Smith Showtime Networks Inc. Holly & Larry Shulman Rita & Jose Sigal Carol & Arthur F. Silbergeld Greg & Amanda Silverman Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross Ross G. Smith Snyder Family Foundation Trudy Sokol

Drs. Matthew & Marion Solomon Melvin Spears Bruce & Patti Springsteen Sprinkles Cupcakes Mitch & Sherry Stein Joannie Stern Barbra Streisand & James Brolin Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis Eric Suddleson Mr. Alec Sulkin Kathryn & Mark Sullivan Elaine & Radoslav Sutnar Judd Swarzman Fred Tatasciore Family Anne C. Taubman & David Boyle John Teeples & Nicolas Martinez, Jr. Larry & Barbara Tenan 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 Ira & Laurie Waldman Peter & Denise Walsh Craig Ali Sander Weiner & Marcia Gilbert Joanne & Ken Weinman Roberta Weintraub Gelena & Seth Weissman Pat West Alison Whalen & Steven Marenberg Sandy & Jon Willen Ms. Patricia Youngman Yves Saint Laurent Andrew & Kimberly Zakanych Debra Zavala & Alpha Zavala Marcie & Howard Zelikow Ellen & Arnold Zetcher David & Ellie Zuckerman

ARTISTIC ADVOCATE $500 — $999

Anonymous (3) Harry & Gay Abrams/ Abrams Artists Agency The Adams-Cohen Family Dale Adrion Geraldine & Harold Alden Charles & Annick Allen Robert C. Anderson Nancy Antoniou The Paul Apel Family Dr. Sandra & Dr. Charles Aronberg Barbara & Ethan Aronoff Dream Warrior Group Behnaz Ataee Lynne & Lee Babbitt Sheila & Raymond Bangs Irene Baron Cecile Bartman Ruthlee Becker Dawn & Marshall Bein Terry & Lionel Bell Roger P. Berg Stu & Lucy Billet Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bitzer Adrienne & Michael Blackman Ruth & Jake Bloom Frances & Thomas Booth Sherry Borkgren Deanne Bosnak Robert Boyne Paula Brand Janet & Mark Brown David & Kathy Burke Bush Gottlieb Singer Lopez Kohanski Adelstein & Dickinson Marlene & David Capell Bruce Carr Ms. Martha Chase David Copperfield

Ted Cordes Janine Cristiano Robert Cushnir & Perry Lewis Sharon Darnov Diana Davidow & Deborah Constance Jeffrey S. Davidson Kevin & Elizabeth Dill James Dixon Carol Jean Doehring Jonathan & Susan Dolgen Good Works Foundation Richard & Lauren Donner Fred & Marilyn Dorer Dee Dee Dorskind Daryl & Paul F. Doucette Paul Dowling The Milton L. & Betty J. Dranow Family Foundation Patricia L. Eisenberg El Cid Ceiba Beach Exxon Mobil Corporation/ Matching Gifts Programs Gladys Fellman Abby & Malcolm Field Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. Dr. Barbara Fish Meg Fisher Michael & Lynne Flynn Glenn & Jane Fowler Fran Fredella & Scott Rubin Lora Fremont Andrew & Jennifer Friedman Franky & Art Friedman Kenneth J. Friedman & Marilynn J. Friedman Family Foundation Helena Galatolo Sharlene & Sol Galper Lee Gardenswartz Brian & Pana-Louise Gelt Mr. & Mrs. Fereydoon Ghaffari Diane Glazer Richard & Lori Glucksman Dr. & Mrs. Lee B. Gold Lorain Goldberg Marilyn & Allen Golden Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman Susie & Bruce Goren Julie C. Graham, Olivia C. Zeiden, Liam D. Zeiden Diana & Ronald Granit In Loving Memory of Frank & Eileen Flood Eve Haberfield & David Johnson Ms. Linda Hanada Kay Harrington Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Haveson Salma Hayek Penny & Steve Held Murray & Gail Heltzer Jackson Henry Diana & Joe Hilberman Marion & Todd Hindin Cina Hodges Kelley M. Hogan Paula Holt Elayne Horton Ada & Jim Horwich Adrienne & Elliott Horwitch Carol Hove-Ahmanson Gerald Isenberg Robert & Gail Israel Fred & Nancy Jacobus Nancy & Len Jacoby Steve, Alex & Emma Jaffe Seymour Kahn Ruth & Marvin Kalin Drs. Elaine & Jeff Kamil Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kamine Susan & Greg Kay Milly & Robert Kayyem Mr. & Mrs. William Keast Mr. & Mrs. William King Ann & Jonathan Kirsch Irwin Kishner Annette & Charles Kleeman Phyllis Klein Suzanne Klein Laurie & Milton Klorman Andrew Knox

Donald Kottler Barbara & Stan Krasnoff Carol & Richard Kurland Rodger & Jennifer Landau Jill & Michael Lasky Jeanne & Christopher Lavagnino Bill & Tiiu Jacobson Alexandra Leichter Ann Leland Burton & Anita Levinson Jordan & Sheri Levy Lydia Levy Victor & Madeline Lindenheim Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya Leslie & Adam Lobel Lori & Tom Low Loris & Kory Lunsford Joann Magidow Messer Cindy Mediavilla Robert Mercer Philip & Joan Miller Allan M. Mohrman Jr. Trudy Monro Carol Moran Simona Morris Caroline Moss John & Sandy Murdock David Neilan Ms. Sherri Nelson Vicki Niemi Napoleon & Afra Nobay Timothy & Christina Noonan Shelby Notkin Dr. Ronald & Iris Onkin Orlando Hotel Allen Pack & Rikki Gordon Palace Head Foundation In honor of Eunice, widow of Art Director Ross Bellah Edward Parker Fran & Bruce Peters Frank J. Pfizenmayer & Josh Brown Carol F. Phillips Lisa Pierozzi Lou & Berta Pitt Peggy & George Polinger Lily & Rick Pollack Mildred Seigle Andrea Pourmoradi Philip Pritchett Mr. & Mrs. Howard Privette Gary & Gail Racheletsky Jeralyn Refeld Lynda Rick Ricki & Marvin Ring Carlene Ringer Richard Robertson Randy Rode Raymond Rogowski Ronda & Fred Rose Beverly & Melvin Rosenthal Joyce & Deane Ross In Memory of Gil Cates Blanche & Bruce Joel Rubin Terry Ryan Nancy & Ted Sanborn Karen & Nathan Sandler Charlene & Victor Sands Susan & Kenneth Sarno Maxine Savitz Nadine Schiff Malcolm Schneer & Cathy Liu Gary & Karen Schneider Jane & Bill Schopf Mr. & Mrs. John Schumann Susan & Peter Schwab David & Margaret Schwanke Dr. & Mrs. Jack Schwartz Bob & Susan Schwartz Arlene & Arthur Schwimmer Rodolfo Segovia John & Lori Shaw Dora R. Sher Danelle Sherrod Yossi Sidikaro Seymour & Dorothy Siegel Robin & Robert Sills Dr. Leigh Silverton

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Charlotte Gold Dr. Irene Goldenberg Marion Goldenfeld Louis & Linda Goldsman Abner & Roz Goldstine Lori & Robert Goodman Adrienne Grant & Paul Jennings Ken Greenblatt & Peter Walsh 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 David & Lisa Hernand Herradura Tequila Grant & Lysa Heslov Jean Himmelstein & David Coleman Stephen Sass & Steven Hochstadt Dr. John D. Hofbauer & Dr. Laura E. Fox Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson Gail & Stanley Hollander Roger & Linda Howard Toni Hoyt Thomas Pryor & Vincent Imhoff Vicki Iovine Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob Terry & Marc J. Jacoby Jerome & Linda Janger Lori Johnson Jack & Cindy Jones Mr. & Mrs. Vernon D. Jones Jordan Strauss Photography Joseph B. Gould Foundation Linda & David Kagel Carol Kahn Karney Guren Family Foundation Loretta Kaufman Julie & David Kavner Sabrina Kay Charitable Foundation Patricia Keating Lenny & David Kelton Tamara Keough Shelah Kidd Barbara & Stuart Klabin Kent Klavens Lisa Klingenberg Gwen & Jacob Friend Ron Kolar Leslie & Norman Koplof Thea & Neal Koss Carol Krause Krol Vodka Eric & Melissa Kurtzman Despina Gianopulos Landers & Jay Landers Helene & Arthur Laub Joyce Lederer Steven Lee Michael & Lorna Lembeck Phyllis & Ken Lemberger Pam, Amanda, Lianna & Eddie Mae & Hugh Lichtig John Liebes Christine & David Lindsay-Abaire Steven & Nancy Lippman Gerald & Dorothy Lipsky Elisabeth Lipsman Judith Locke & Dennis Massie Marcia E. Williams & Gene Lucero Neil L. & Ora D. Macfarlane Sacha Malin & Dori Levanoni The Jennifer & Greg Malins Foundation Brian & Renee Mann Marie Marciano Eric G.C. Mark Lesia & William Maxwell John McCrite & Juan Lopez Janis B. McEldowney Sue McHugh & Herb Seese

annual donors Ms. Gerry Sinclair Martin & Leah Sklar Diane Good & Frank Smith Dr. Jerry & Marci Smith Marcia L. & Mark J. Smith Karen Smits Michael & Millie Sondermann Debra & Bruce Spector Roberta Spero Ms. Rita Spiegel Staples Center Foundation Ron & Elaine Stein Cori Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stempel William Stringer Robert & Barbara Sugar Jerry & Diana Swartz Lance & Maureen Tan David & Patricia Tann Joyce & Josh Trabulus Brigitta Troy Pia & Steve Vai Deborah Valdez Daniel & Shauna Valenzuela Carole Wagner-Vallianos & Peter Vallianos Annette Weil Marsha & Steven Weiss Fred & Marlene Weissman Linda Wenglikowski Richard & Joyce Wickline Rae Jeane Williams Winnick Family Foundation Herb Wise Elaine & Donald Wolf Rowie & Jeffrey Wolf Cherie Wrigley Karen & Frank Wurtzel You Rock Guitar Ben & Anne Youngblood Barbara & Stanley Zax

ASSOCIATE $250 — $499

Anonymous (9) Herbert Ehrmann & Constance Abell Norman & Toshka Abrams Terry & Richard Abrams Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Drs. Helen & Marvin Adelberg Irwin & Helene Adler Elaine & Michael Agran In Memory of Malena Shladovsky Sylvia Almstadt Arthur Alper Jan Altemus Suzanne Altfeld Clayton Anderson Irving Anderson Elise Andrews Philip Angerhofer and Stephen A. Jones Eloise Appel Steven D. Arias Bert & Ruth Arons Charles & Kayatana Axelrod Marc & Betsy Axelrod L Mccoy Bacigalupo Deborah Baine Billie Baron & Edward Marcinko Anne Barry Patricia Barry James W. Baugh Arnold & Susan Becker Joanne Benickes Carole A. & Charles Bennett Barbara Bereny Richard N. Berger Ellen Bergeron & Gary Ottoson Karen Berko-Gibson James & Diane Berliner Paula Bernstein Beverly Bierer Joe Blackstone & Jamie Mohn Ronald & Jamie Blackstone Marjorie Blatt Toby Bornstein Mary Boulware Frances & Les Boxer

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Helen Breitwieser & James Jacks Shelli & Bill Broder Dennis & Bobbi Brown Lionel Brown Gerald Buckberg Suzanne Budd & Vicki Dellaverson Allen & Carola Bundy Marcia Burnam Arden Burstein & Todd Griffiths The Schifino Family Laura D. Campbell Andrew Carlberg Cindy Carlin & Jeff Rousso Jill Carmona Marlies & Oved Chalabi Barry Charles Marjore Chronister Wilma Chung Judy & Mike Fantasia Robert Cochran Ken Coelho Heather Cohen Dr. Judy Cohn David Conney, M.D. Dino Conte Susan Georgine Craig Valerie & Donald Cravitz Whitney Cummings Diana Cusumano Randall & Diane Daniel Sarah Daniels Hedva & Dudley Danoff Jaye T. Darby & David Foster Steven & Linda Darling Joel Davidman & Cheryl David Ruth B. Davis & Pearl Schultz Gregory Dawley Hal & Roberta Delevie Alan & Debbie Dr. Udayakumar Devaskar Susan Devlin Virginia DiBona Suzi Dietz Suzanne & Bruce Dodds Steven & Beverly Dorfman Drs. Don & Donna Dorsey Ms. Susan Downey Louise Earn Mr. Chris Easley Roni & Ethan Eller Pat & Marvin Elliot Mauricio & Lidia Epelbaum Allan Erdy Lisa Erspamer Norma Lorene Evans Phyllis Factor Alan & Barbara Faiola Justice & Mrs. Robert Feinerman AnonyMoose Foundation Earl I. Feldhorn Marc Feldman Mimi Feldman Arnold Anderson & Conchata Ferrell Mrs. Eva Field Lila & Fred Fink William & Elisabet Fleischman Edward Flores Janet Fourticq Lorraine Frankel Nadia & Ray Freed Norman Friedmann L.T. Friesen Ms. Laurelle Frome Yury & Yelena Furman Sandy Gage Ms. Kathy Garmezy Pamela Gerken EBS GGW Direct, LLC Karen Berko Gibson Laura Gibson Willie R. Gibson Allison Gingold Glaceau Water William & Charlene Glikbarg Ann M. Goldberg David & Denise Goldberg Sy Goldberg Patricia Goldman Dr. Peter Goldman Ellie Goodman Mrs. Mae Goodson

L. Newton Goodwell In Memory of Eugene S. Goodwin Jo-Ann Gordon Mark Gordon Roger Gordon Ruth & Alison Grabell In Memory of Jack Green Tiki Greenberg Alan Greenstadt Zelda & Bob Gregg Pam Grissom Marcy & Edgar Gross Jez Guito Lance Hagenbuch Ross & Lindsey Avner Mary & Alan Halkett Peter E. Hall Carolyn & Bernard Hamilton Cindy & Jason Harlem Ms. Tess Harper Sheila Hasday Lois Haytin Irene Hazon-Argamany Scott Shagrin & Dr. Jacqueline Heller Carla & Alan A. Herd Gunter Herman Robert Herman Neal Hersh & Lynda Klein Jackie & Dr. Irwin Hoffman Dr. Sharron Holman Dale & John Hopmans Susan Hull Harold & Evelyn Igdaloff Sarah Isaac & Mary Hooper Craig Jacobson In Memory of Roger Javor Marcia Jindal Daniel & Carolyn Jordan Nancy Josephson Joyce Kaiserman Trudy & Albert Kallis Joyce Kaplan Anita Karbelnig Harris Katleman Owen Kato Eleanor K. Kaufman William & Renee Kendall Kevork & Cecile Keshishian Nam Kim & Jeff Kateman Stuart Kessler Donna & Jeffrey Klein Phyllis Klein In honor of Leni Jane Knapp Judy Knapp Charles Kolstad Joan & Walter Kornbluh Richard Kraft Howard & Vivian Krepack Janice White & Eugene Krieger Seth Krugliak Christina Kummer Hardt Frumeh Labow Doctors Mark & Lena Labowe Manette LaChance Joan & Christopher Larkin Larry Layne & Sheelagh Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Eric Leibovitch Betty & Ron Leiter Gail J. Levine Jeff & Joyce Levine Marla E. Levine Sheldon & Marion Levy Nan Lewis David & Diane Licht Mr. Warren Lincoln Lee & Therese Linden Irma & Allen Lipin Donald Lipschutz Mrs. Monte E. Livingston Geri Loe Ann & Bill Lucas Dianne Lum Vincent Lupo

Liz Lytle Teresa L. Maguire Guillaume Maillet Mike & Millie Maloney Jeannette & Mervyn Mandelbaum Michelle Margules Lynn Marks Connie & Leslie Martinson Don & Terry Maxwell Stewart Mayeda Georgianna McBurney Cheryl McCormick Deborah & Stephen McGovern William E. & Marcela H. McKenna Betty & Estelle Mednick Dr. & Mrs. King M. Mendelsohn Kimberly Meye Bettina Michaels The Miles Family Barbara & Fred Miller Teddie J. Milner Pamela & Mark Mischel Jean Miyamoto Andrew Molasky Susan & Robert Morse Deborah Myman Catherine Nameth Bonnie Nash Drs. Ronald & Ariane Natale Dr. Deborah Natoli & Justin Natoli Mark & Diane Neubauer Lillian & Joseph Nizinski Nothing Bundt Cakes Elad Offer Adrienne & Arthur Omansky Martin Ordman Mr. & Mrs. David Ostrove Donald Ott Michael Pannullo Bob Paris Council Member Bernard C. & Bobbie Parks Mr. & Mrs. Herman Pass David Paymer Kathy & Jeff Perkins Michael & Leslee Perlstein Naidu & Jane Permaul Beverly Pine Gloria Pink Frank Piontek Dr. Ronald & Alyson Podell Ms. Kim Pompey Zazi Pope Nancy Porter Mr. David Posner Susan Poulson Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy Lisa Quateman Edward B. Rasch Mildred Reid Vicki Reiss Holly Rice & Vince Gilligan Linda & Steve Richman William Ridgeway Ellen Riley David Robbins Jill Schary Robinson Barbara & David Rognlien Mr. & Mrs. Avi Rojany Marie Rolf Barry Rosen & Neil Bokal Ruth & Larry Rosen Janet & Lenny Rosenblatt Kathleen & Dale Rosenbloom Dr. & Mrs. James Rosenblum Linda & Marvin Rosenfeld Adrienne Rosenthal Brendan & Jill Ross Lawrence Ross & Linda Nussbaum Ms. Francoise Rozzell Joyce Hokin Sachs June & Melvin Sattler Clifford Schaffer

Carole Scherzer Mr. Bernard Schiffer Steven & JoAnna Schilling Nancy & Steve Schneider Elaine Carey & Vincent J. Schodolski Stacy Schrier Mr. Charles Schwartz & Mrs. Carol Schwartz Elizabeth & Justin Schwartz Mary & Paul Shane Annette & Leonard Shapiro Thom & Judy Sharp Jill Shear Dorothy Shepherd Jeff Sherman Muriel F. Sherman Pearl Shultz Steven Siegel & Lily Carey Chuck Simon In Memory of Ross Hunter & Jacque Mapes Don & Marie Sirney Satori Communications Julie & Don Davis Fanya & Sidney Soll Kalee St. Clair Carol & Paul Stager Ms. M.L. Stearns Dorothy Steiner Arthur Stern Chambers Stevens Sally Stevens Edith L. Stoell & Linda Gach Ray Sybil Stoller Holly Strom Kayser & Renee Sume Katherine Sung John & Eva Sutton Robin & David Swartz Keith & Judy Swayne The Tauber Family Troy Thompson Cheryl Tiano & Frank Gerechter Mr. & Mrs. Art Tompkins Judith Toscano Joan Townsend Jean & Hal Trifon Beryl Turner Anthony Vasek Rita Vennari Studstill Andrew Kevin Walker William Walsh Ann W. Wang Berna Lynn Warner Marie Washington Marcia & Dr. Charles Wasserman Seymour Waterman Dr. George & Pat Watson Elisa & Brad Wayne Louise Weber & Sean Lavery Julie & Peter Weil Brian Weinstock Jackie & Fred Weintraub Donna & Jason Weiss Jacqueline Weitz Elayne & Walter Wentz The Wexler Family Dara & Greg Payne Linda A. Wilson David Wintroub Barry & Florence Wise George Wolfberg Kenneth & Teresa Worley Pam & Leo Wyler Thelma & Sam Yellen Mark Young & Patty Everett Arnold Zane Lynn & Meir Ziv Dayle & Abram Zukor Sandy Zwirn *In Memoriam

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PErFORMANCEs MAGAZINE P15

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 Scott Kriloff Development Associate & Database Manager Adam Carr Donor Annual Fund Support David Gerhardt Donor Annual Fund Support Jessie Sherman Donor Annual Fund Support

EDUCATION 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 Staff Accountant Janet Huynh Staff Accountant Marguerite Harris Receptionist

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Miguel del Castillo Victor Cueva De Loera Mario Santillan-Perez

Facility Manager Maintenance 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 Allison Rawlings Chelsey Rosetter

Director of Communications Communications Coordinator

MARKETING & SALES Joseph Yoshitomi Marketing Director Karen Gutierrez Associate Marketing Director Mark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database Administrator Stephanie Strand Audience Services Manager Brian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Jodi Feigenbaum Advertising & Promotions Assistant L.J. Stevens Group Sales Janice Bernal Associate Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Associate Box Office Manager Janet Huynh Assistant Box Office Manager Korie Benavidez, Audrey Cain, Zack Hamra, Richard Martinez, Lilach Mendelovich, Martin Wurst Box Office Staff

FRONT OF HOUSE Jeni Pearsons Events Coordinator David Gerhardt Supervising House Manager Michelle Cantrell, Adam Carr, Amy Farkas, Tommy French, Kimberly Legg, Julianne Tveten, Zack Schultz House Managers Abdoulaye N’Gom Head Usher Caroline Harrison, Sean Jones, Matt Jones, Lyndsi Larose, Rebecca Leigh, Nathaniel Meek, Katie Mitchell, Leah Munson, Lindsay Nyman, Erik Odom, Jonathan Schwartz 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