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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MATT SHAKMAN
WELCOME TO THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Photo by Jeff Lorch Photography
WELCOME TO OUR LAST PLAY OF THE SEASON IN THE
Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, Amanda Peet’s Our Very Own Carlin McCullough. This world premiere is a Geffen commission, and we are proud to have provided an artistic home as Amanda developed the piece with director Tyne Rafaeli. New plays have a unique ability to speak to the issues we face in society’s current moment. In following a tennis phenom whose mother and coach have very different opinions over how best to set her on the path to success, Our Very Own Carlin McCullough delves into the tricky territory of the lines between young athletes and the adults in their lives. The question of what constitutes an appropriate child/adult working relationship transcends the world of athletics, with particular relevance for the entertainment industry right here in Los Angeles. As we introduce Amanda Peet’s voice to our audience, we are thrilled to welcome Tyne Rafaeli back to the Geffen for a third time. Tyne and Amanda have brought together a remarkable team of actors and designers to bring this off-court story to life. Huge thanks to the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund for providing major support for this world premiere, to Mary Bianco at The MOCA Foundation for funding Amanda’s commission, and to you for joining us. We look forward to seeing you in the fall for an exciting season of resonant world premieres side by side with new spins on classic plays. Enjoy the show! Matt Shakman Artistic Director
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Howard Tenenbaum CHAIR
Ron Meyer
Patricia Kiernan Applegate
Leslie Moonves
Beth Behrs
Jerry Moss
Dr. Gene D. Block
Bruce M. Ramer
Kevin Bright
FOUNDING CHAIRMAN
Harold A. Brown
Victoria Mann Simms
Gil Cates Jr.
Andy Spahn
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg
Michael Centeno
Steve Tisch
Mary Ann Cloyd
BOARD CHAIR HOWARD TENENBAUM Photo by Jeff Lorch Photography
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Advisory Board and entire staff of the Geffen Playhouse, thank you for supporting the 2017/2018 season. We are delighted to have you join us for Our Very Own Carlin McCullough, the final show in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater this season! I’d like to offer my sincere gratitude to everyone who made Backstage at the Geffen back in May such a success. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to raise critical funds for this organization by honoring two of the most exceptional artists and human beings of our time: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dick Van Dyke. A huge thank you to Martha Henderson and our Title Sponsor City National Bank, as well as our Presenting Sponsors, Audi of America and K Period Media, for their leadership and generosity. Sincere thanks to the Board, Host Committee, Honorary Co-Chairs and Event Co-Chairs, Loretta Everett Kaufman, Adi Greenberg and Linda Bernstein Rubin, for their unending support and for inspiring so many others to give, and special thanks to Loretta Everett Kaufman & Victor Kaufman and Kimberly Steward for their Backstage leadership gifts. The Geffen is truly a treasure in the city of Los Angeles, and it is so special to my family and me. I am grateful to serve as Chair of the Board. Thank you for making my first year as Chair so exhilarating, from the powerful art onstage to the inspiring programs happening in our schools. We couldn’t do any of it without our incredible patrons, subscribers and donors. We are looking forward to our exciting next season and to a bright future ahead. Howard Tenenbaum Chair
Dr. Charles E. Young
Merle Dandridge
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Dr. Brad Edgerton Mark Fleischer
IN MEMORIAM
Sue Fleishman
Gilbert Cates
Patricia L. Glaser
FOUNDER
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Marcia Israel-Curley
Adi Greenberg
Audrey Skirball Kenis
VICE CHAIR
Charles Kenis
Arthur Greenberg
Karl Malden
Martha Henderson
Jerry Perenchio
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Loretta Everett Kaufman Jason Delane Lee Dr. Gerald S. Levey Carla Malden Susan Mallory
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LEGAL COUNSEL Peter Rosen LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Barry Meyer B. Scott Minerd Steven A. Olsen
ADVISORY BOARD
Holly Rice
Miranda Tollman
Pamela Robinson
CHAIR
CHAIR EMERITUS
Ali M. Banki
Linda Bernstein Rubin
Natasha Barritt
Teri Schwartz
Stephanie Carson
Matt Shakman
Lori Collins
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Richard Sherman Fred Specktor Lorraine Spurge Cynthia P. Stafford Kimberly Steward Marc Weinstock
Ellyce R. Cooper Debra Davis Ann Gianopulos Priscila Giraldo Kirsten Hansen Eric Heer Melina Kanakaredes
FOUNDING TRUSTEES
Laura Kennedy
Kirsten Combs
Yvonne Lee
Robert A. Daly
Hannah Linkenhoker
David Geffen
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CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
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Danny Passman Eric Rollins Allen Shay John Sonego Kevyn Wynn Laurie Ziegler GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 3
PLAYWRIGHT AMANDA PEET
DIRECTOR TYNE RAFAELI
SET FOR SUCCESS Putting the right players in the room — an interview with Amanda Peet and Tyne Rafaeli By Amy Levinson, Our Very Own Carlin McCullough Dramaturg
THE ALCHEMY INVOLVED IN NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT IS A FRAGILE BALANCE AND BEGINS WITH THE RIGHT COLLABORATORS. In the case of
Our Very Own Carlin McCollough, the first two elements include playwright Amanda Peet and director Tyne Rafaeli. I had the opportunity to sit down with them in the early part of their rehearsal process to discuss the art of creating a new play. Amy Levinson: How did the two of you meet and start the process of working on this play together? Amanda Peet: I feel like When Harry Met Sally! “I saw her across the campground…” Actually, MCC Theater put us together. I had started work on this play which, at the time, was a very different play. They paired me up with a director and luckily it was Tyne, so I won the lottery there. Once the Geffen decided to commission the work so I could finish the play, Tyne was absolutely the director for this project.
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Tyne Rafaeli: And we both come from an acting background. Amanda is still an actress—I am not, which is a good thing!—but that shared background is helpful. I feel like we both thrive in an intensely collaborative and open rehearsal process. We really treasure the actors’ insights and we think inside of characters in a similar way. AP: Yeah, we both feel that actors’ contributions make the work better, more real. The more we can dig into something with the people who are creating the characters, the better we’ll both end up looking. No point in trying to finalize and freeze something without their intense participation. AL: Which leads me to my next question. Because it’s a brand new play, now that you have the actors in the room, are they participating in the creation of these characters? AP: Yes, I think so. I mean, I’ll take anything. I’ll steal lines of dialogue they come up with. In my first play I stole things that Blythe (Danner) did and then took credit for them. (Tyne and Amanda laugh) Sorry Blythe! It’s an occupational hazard.
But yes, I’m constantly taking what the actors come up with and laying it into the play.
start? Can you ever truly act without self-interest when it comes to a child?
TR: I think Amanda’s writing is incredibly nuanced and human. It doesn’t feel contrived or “writer-ly”—we feel like we’re dealing with real human beings. It’s messy, not always linear and there’s a very particular rhythm to it. When actor and text meet, she has a incredible way of shaping the text towards that actor’s rhythm. She observes the way the actor hesitates or finds a thought or makes a joke or navigates a certain beat and absorbs all of that into her writing.
AP: Can you be devoid of narcissism?
AL: Amanda, the first part of this question is for you. What was the spark that made you want to write this play? AP: There are two things that I couldn’t stop thinking about. One was a very beautiful but somewhat inappropriate relationship I had with a camp counselor when I was thirteen. I think the relationship appeared to be far more inappropriate than it actually was and I was really fascinated by that. What happened between us would never be allowed in this day and age—times have changed and it’s a bit more of a scorched earth policy now. I’ve thought about that a lot. But I feel very grateful to have had that relationship because it was innocent and beautiful and really important for my confidence. Also, because I’m a middle-aged actress, I’m fascinated by the idea of the fall from grace. In sports, especially tennis, it’s very similar to the entertainment industry in that you can be wildly celebrated one minute and then thrown to the curbside the next minute. I’m interested in how a person handles that. To be celebrated and put on a pedestal at such a young age and get accustomed to that kind of attention and then have to start over—that idea really speaks to me. AL: And the second part of the question. Tyne, what was it about the play that drew you to the material? TR: Well, I was an Olympic track gymnast as a child from age six to fourteen so my initial reading of the play was very personal in terms of being a child athlete. In particular, being in such an intimate and complex relationship with a coach and how you have to completely give yourself over to that human being in order to be successful and cultivated in an effective way. And as I dug deeper into the play I became fascinated with the deeper question of what it is to parent and mentor and where one’s own self-interest comes into the equation. I continually ask the question, where does selflessness finish and self-interest
TR: Yes, exactly! Especially when you’re dealing with immense talent and potential success. AP: Or even if you’re just a plain old mother. (All laugh in agreement) TR: So I feel like initially it was personal because that’s lived experience but as I dug deeper I saw that it’s a way more universal experience and not just that of a star athlete. But as a parent or a mentor or a teacher, if you are in a relationship with a young person in any capacity, this play brings up very important and complicated questions. AL: Can you talk a bit about the “nuts and bolts” process of developing a new play in rehearsal? AP: I don’t know if it’s always this way, but Tyne runs a room that is effective and inspiring for me. I think that’s probably key because it keeps me rewriting. And the truth is, in other processes, you don’t always get good notes and it’s part of my job to jettison things that aren’t of use to the process. But I haven’t really had to do that in this process and I’m very aware of the fact that that is rare. The room is very loose—the actors can talk about their own characters, other characters, story points—they tell me when something feels too predictable or facile. TR: We also have actors who have great interpretive instincts and understand that every piece of writing has its own particular algorithm. So sometimes when Amanda wants to change something in order to make it easier for us, they encourage her to leave it in their hands to figure out how to make it work. Its not all on Amanda to figure everything out. Some things have to be figured out by them and me. We have to get inside of her brain! AP: Or sometimes we’re punting and saying we can’t figure that out around the table, we have to wait. We may cut it down the road but these actors are keen to make it work. TR: There’s an old saying, “you have to treat a new play like a classic and a classic like a new play.” And I think we are effectively finding the balance of investigating what is on the page before jumping to make changes. And if things need to change, Amanda can take the lead on that if we are asking the right questions. To read more about Our Very Own Carlin McCullough, please visit blog.geffenplayhouse.org. GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 5
THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION OF
WRITTEN BY
Amanda Peet SCENIC DESIGNER
COSTUME DESIGNER
Tim Mackabee
Elizabeth Caitlin Ward
LIGHTING DESIGNER
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY
Lap Chi Chu
Lindsay Jones
DRAMATURG
Amy Levinson
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
CASTING DIRECTOR
Cressa Amundsen
Phyllis Schuringa, CSA
DIRECTED BY
Tyne Rafaeli OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CIRCLE MEMBERS
Laurie & Bill Benenson • Martha Henderson • Pamela Robinson Hollander & Robert Hollander Loretta Everett Kaufman & Victor Kaufman • Jason & Yvonne Lee • B. Scott Minerd Linda Bernstein Rubin & Tony Rubin • Kimberly Steward & Josh Godfrey • Miranda & Brett Tollman 6 PLAYBILL
CAST OF CHARACTERS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) Cyn ............................................................................................. Mamie Gummer* Carlin at 10 ............................................................... Abigail Dylan Harrison* Carlin at 17 ....................................................................... Caroline Heffernan* Salif ............................................................................................... Tyee Tilghman* Jay ....................................................................................................... Joe Tippett* *Indicates member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SETTING A kitchen, motel rooms, tennis courts... USA
TIME 2011—Present
RUNNING TIME Approximately 2 hours. Including one 15 minute intermission.
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PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES
MAMIE GUMMER (Cyn) Mamie Gummer is currently in production for season three of HBO’s True Detective. Previously, she starred in the Amazon UK and BBC Worldwide eight-part series The Collection, was the lead of The CW series Emily Owens, M.D. and recurred on WGN’s hit series Manhattan and CBS’ The Good Wife. Her film credits include Ricki and the Flash, End of the Tour and Cake. Gummer made her Off-Broadway debut in 2005 with the premiere of Mr. Marmalade, for which she won a Theatre World Award. Additional theater credits include Classic Stage Company’s Uncle Vanya (Lucille Lortel nomination) and The School for Lies, Second Stage Theater’s The Water’s Edge (Lucille Lortel nomination) and the Tony-Award nominated revival of Les Liaisons dangereuses. She recently received rave reviews for her performance of Jess in Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Ugly Lies the Bone (Drama Desk nomination).
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ABIGAIL DYLAN HARRISON (Carlin at 10) Abigail Dylan Harrison is 12 years old and is thrilled to be returning to the stage this summer in Our Very Own Carlin McCullough. She began her career at age 10, when she starred as Tina Denmark in the Off-Broadway production of Ruthless, the Musical! She was honored to take part in the opening act at the 2016 Tony Awards. This past winter, she originated the role of Louise in A Christmas Story Live on FOX and has also guest-starred on Disney Channel’s hit series Bunk’d. Harrison can currently be seen as Stacey Solloway on Showtime’s Golden Globe-winning drama The Affair.
CAROLINE HEFFERNAN (Carlin at 17) Caroline Heffernan hails from Chicago and is making her Geffen Playhouse debut. Her credits include leading roles in world premieres by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-win-
ning playwrights Tracy Letts and David Rabe, Young Mary Page in Mary Page Marlowe and Frannie in Good for Otto. Other roles include Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Annie in Annie (Paramount Theatre), Young Kim (Chicago Lyric Opera), and roles in the regional Tony Award-winning theaters Lookingglass Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Writers Theatre. Her television and film credits include Teen Jesse in Lifetime Movie Channel’s My Daughter Was Stolen, Ariel Green in NBC’s Chicago Med and Ella in NBC’s Chicago Fire. Heffernan is an award-winning USAG gymnast, a Commended National Merit Scholar and a high school varsity cheerleader.
TYEE TILGHMAN (Salif) Tyee Tilghman is an actor, writer and storyteller making his Geffen Playhouse debut in Our Very Own Carlin McCullough. Television and film credits include Criminal Minds, The Young and The Restless, I’m Dying Up Here, A Trumped Birthday (short) and Mr. Malevolent. Regional credits include Skeleton Crew (Studio Theatre); Public Enemy: Flint, (a community engagement
PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES piece with M.A.D.E. Institute); Gem of the Ocean and Fences (Marin Theatre Company); Spunk!, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, Lady Windermere’s Fan and A Winter’s Tale (California Shakespeare Theater); A Raisin in the Sun (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Three Sisters (Chautauqua Theater Company); Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) and An American Daughter (Arena Stage). Tilghman holds an M.F.A. in acting from the American Conservatory Theater.
JOE TIPPETT (Jay) Joe Tippett can currently be seen as Coach Sam Strickland on NBC’s new hit show Rise. On Broadway, he appeared as Earl in the hit musical Waitress, which he originated at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, and starred in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s commission of Lisa D’Amour’s Airline Highway for Manhattan Theatre Club. Off-Broadway, he starred in Erica Schmidt’s All the Fine Boys for The New Group, the world premiere of Nicky Silver’s This Day Forward at Vineyard Theatre and Indian Summer and Familiar at Playwrights Horizons. Other New York
theater credits include Ashville, Seven Minutes in Heaven, Happy Birthday and A Thick Description of Harry Smith. Regional productions include Bull Durham: The Musical, The May Queen, Picnic, Three Sisters, The Corn is Green, Peter and the Starcatcher and Equus. On television, he has guest-starred on Chicago Justice, Bull, The Blacklist and Boardwalk Empire. Film credits include Monsters and Men, License Plates, Damascus Road and All Saint’s Day.
AMANDA PEET (Playwright) Amanda Peet was most recently seen in IFC’s Brockmire. Before that, she starred in the HBO series Togetherness, created by the Duplass Brothers, and Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. She appeared in the films Something’s Gotta Give, The Whole Nine Yards, Syriana, Please Give and Igby Goes Down, among others. Theater credits include Break of Noon and This Is How It Goes, both by Neil LaBute, as well as the Broadway revival of Barefoot in the Park. Her play The Commons of Pensacola, which was produced by Manhattan Theatre Club, starred Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker.
TYNE RAFAELI (Director) Tyne Rafaeli directs classics, new plays and musicals, including the recent Geffen Playhouse productions of Actually by Anna Ziegler and Ironbound by Martyna Majok. Her work has also been seen at Roundabout Theatre Company, Classic Stage Company, Playwrights Realm, Atlantic Theater Company, Two River Theater, California Shakespeare Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage & Film, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Goodspeed, Juilliard, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Great Lakes Theater, American Players Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, O’Neill Playwrights Conference and PlayPenn, among others. Rafaeli is a 2016-2018 Time Warner Directing Fellow at the Women’s Project Theater and was awarded the 2013-2014 SDCF Sir John Gielgud Fellowship for Classical Direction. She served as Associate Director to Bartlett Sher on multiple Broadway and West End productions. Upcoming work includes the world premiere of I Was Most Alive With You by Craig Lucas at Playwrights Horizons and Usual Girls by Ming Peiffer at Roundabout Theatre Company.
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PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES TIM MACKABEE (Scenic Designer) Geffen Playhouse: Ironbound, Actually. Broadway: The Elephant Man (starring Bradley Cooper), Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. Spike Lee). West End: The Elephant Man. Off-Broadway: Guards at the Taj (2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Set Design); Our New Girl (Atlantic Theater Company); Vietgone, Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (Manhattan Theatre Club); Heathers The Musical, Luce (Lincoln Center Theater); Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Public Theater). Regional: Geffen Playhouse, ACT San Francisco, Ford’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, Center Stage Baltimore, Denver Center Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, South Coast Repertory, Victory Gardens Theatre, Bay Street Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Arden Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, The Muny, Williamstown Theatre Festival. Dance: Doug Varone & Dancers, Cedar Lake Dance. Television: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, Gotham, Smash, The Today Show. Education: North Carolina School of the Arts, Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com ELIZABETH CAITLIN WARD (Costume Designer) Caitlin is thrilled to return to the Geffen Playhouse, work10 PLAYBILL
ing again with Tyne Rafaeli. Ms. Ward’s work has been featured at: Beijing Music Festival; London’s West End; English National Opera; 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – Opening Ceremonies for Eiko Ishioka; Cirque de Soleil; Royal Shakespeare Company, UK; Ferrari Museum, Abu Dhabi; Handel & Haydn Society; Lithuanian National Opera and The European Capital of Culture Festival, 2009; Carnegie Hall; Lincoln Center Festival; Guggenheim Museum; Public Theater; Brooklyn Academy of Music; New York City Opera; London International Film Festival; Sundance Film Festival; PBS – Great Performances; United Nations International School; Seattle Opera; SITI Company; Signature Theatre; Guthrie Theater; Pioneer Theater; Emerson Majestic; Intiman Theater; the New York Chocolate Show; various public art performance projects in Edinburgh, Scotland and Paris, France. LAP CHI CHU (Lighting Designer) Recent works include world premieres of Lynn Nottage’s Mlima’s Tale (Public Theater) and Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves (Playwrights Realm, Lincoln Center Theater). He has designed regionally for Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Berkeley Rep, American Contemporary Theater, Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center and Portland Center Stage. His New York
design credits include New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, Performance Space 122 and Kitchen Theatre Company. His awards include the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Angstrom Award for Career Achievement in Lighting Design, an Ovation Award, multiple Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, a “Drammy” for best lighting, as well as a Lucille Lortel Award nomination. Chu is on the lighting design faculty at California Institute of the Arts. www.lapchichu.com LINDSAY JONES (Original Music & Sound Design) Broadway: Bronx Bombers, A Time To Kill. Off-Broadway: Privacy, Dry Powder (Public Theater); Mankind, Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons); Rx (Primary Stages); Top Secret (New York Theatre Workshop) and many others. International: Royal Shakespeare Company (England), Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Canada). Regional: South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, The Old Globe, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lookingglass Theatre Company and many others. Film/television scoring work: The Brass Teapot for Magnolia Pictures, A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2006 Academy Award Winner, Best Documentary Short Subject) for HBO Films. Awards: seven Joseph Jefferson Awards and 24 nominations; two
PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES Ovation Awards and three nominations; LA and SD Drama Critics Circle Awards; two ASCAP Plus Awards; multiple nominations for Drama Desk, Barrymore, Helen Hayes and IRNE, among many others. Founding member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) and The Collaborator Party. www.lindsayjones.com AMY LEVINSON (Dramaturg) Amy is the Artistic Associate and Literary Director at the Geffen Playhouse. Dramaturgy credits include the commissions and world premieres of Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still and Coney Island Christmas, Jane Anderson’s The Quality of Life and The Escort and Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Wait Until Dark. Other dramaturgy credits include Extraordinary Chambers, Build, Equivocation, Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress, Guards at the Taj and Actually. At the Geffen she has helped to build programs for the purpose of fostering new work including the commissioning and development of plays. She holds an M.F.A. in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. CRESSA AMUNDSEN (Production Stage Manager) Cressa Amundsen is delighted to join the team at the Geffen. Previous credits include Persona, Song from the Uproar (LA Opera at REDCAT); Aging Magician, Dog Days (Beth Morrison Projects); Angel’s Bone, Kansas City Choir Boy (Prototype Festival); The In-
vention of Morel, Frida (Long Beach Opera); The Barber of Seville, Macbeth (Opera San Antonio); Faust (Tulsa Opera); Lost in the Stars (CAP UCLA); The Marriage of Figaro (Opera Memphis); La Traviata, The Mikado (Chautauqua Opera Company); Lips Together Teeth Apart (Second Stage Theater); John & Jen (Keen Company); The Road to Where (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company) and three seasons with the Brits Off Broadway Festival at 59E59 Theaters. Proud member of AEA. Love and gratitude to Erin. PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA (Casting Director) Phyllis is an Artistic Associate and the Casting Director for the Geffen Playhouse. Recent casting includes Constellations, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Guards at the Taj, Outside Mullingar, Bad Jews, The Night Alive, Switzerland and American Buffalo at the Geffen, and Shiv at The Theatre @ Boston Court. She has received 4 Artios nominations: Actually, Barbecue, Barcelona, The Country House. Before joining the Geffen, she was the Casting Director for Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago where 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 Award for Best Revival) and The Song of Jacob Zulu. She is a member of the Casting Society of America and the Ovation Rules Committee.
MATT SHAKMAN (Artistic Director) Matt Shakman was named Artistic Director of the Geffen Playhouse in September 2017, having previously directed three highly acclaimed productions for the theater: the West Coast premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation of Wait Until Dark and Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews. His theatrical work has also been seen at Primary Stages in New York and South Coast Repertory. Matt founded and was the artistic director of the Black Dahlia Theatre in Los Angeles, which was named “one of a dozen young American companies you need to know” by American Theatre magazine and “Best Small Theatre” by Los Angeles magazine. Under his leadership, the Black Dahlia garnered numerous GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 11
PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and LA Stage Alliance nominations and awards. In 2011, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awarded him the Milton Katselas Award for Career Achievement in Direction. Matt is also well-regarded for his achievements in television and film. He is a director and producer for FX’s long-running show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and has directed episodes of Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Fargo and The Good Wife. His feature film debut, Cut Bank, starring John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Dern, premiered at the Toronto International and Los Angeles Film Festivals and was released by A24. Shakman is a graduate of Yale University and holds a B.A. in History of Art and Theater.
GIL CATES, JR. (Executive Director) As Executive Director, Gil Cates, Jr. leads the Geffen Playhouse in its mission to inform, entertain and inspire diverse audiences with live theater of the highest caliber—both within and beyond the non-profit theater’s walls. He has proudly served on the Geffen Playhouse Board since 2012. Gil’s theater credits include the award-winning Names (Matrix Theatre Company) starring Dixie Carter
and Greg Mullavey and Three Sisters and David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre (both at Syracuse Stage). Gil’s film credits include The Surface (starring Sean Astin and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Chris Mulkey), Jobs (starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, as well as Geffen Playhouse alumni Matthew Modine and Ron Eldard) and the 2011 feature film Lucky (starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret and Golden Globe winner Jeffrey Tambor). In addition, Gil produced and directed the critically acclaimed Life After Tomorrow, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, which premiered on Showtime. His other films include Deal (starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Charles Durning), and The Mesmerist (starring Geffen
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PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES Playhouse alumnus Neil Patrick Harris). Gil’s television directorial debut was an episode of the NBC comedy Joey, starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc. He studied at the National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, and holds a B.F.A. in Drama from Syracuse University.
REGINA MILLER (Chief Development Officer) Regina Miller has advised non-profit institutions, foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and
fundraising. She has consulted for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Eastern Congo Initiative, Charlize Theron’s Africa Outreach Project and Kershaw’s Challenge, among others. Prior to the Geffen, Regina worked for the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance, where she produced an innovative human rights exhibition that traveled to 14 international destinations around Europe, Asia and the U.S. She also 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. Additionally, Regina 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 that incorporated dance therapy and creative movement into an early childhood curriculum as well as writing and producing 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.
THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Supporting artists is central to the mission of the Geffen Playhouse, and play commissions are a cornerstone of that support. To commission a playwright to write a play means making a commitment to their voice, craft and vision, with the hope of sharing the fruits of their work on our stage. The Geffen Playhouse’s New Play Development Program is made possible, in large part, through the leadership and generosity of donations from: The Edgerton Foundation, The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Fay & Frank Mancuso, Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald, Hilary & Jack Angelo, and Mary Bianco, The MOCA Foundation. We are proud to have the following writers under commission: Rachel Bonds Colman Domingo Lindsey Ferrentino Michael Golamco Meghan Kennedy Matthew Lopez
Martyna Majok Michael Mitnick Jiehae Park Amanda Peet José Rivera Robert Schenkkan
Shaka Senghor & Daniel Beaty Erika Sheffer Nick Stafford David Wiener Lauren Yee Anna Ziegler
For more information on this program, please visit geffenplayhouse.org/newplays. GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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PRODUCTION STAFF FOR OUR VERY OWN CARLIN McCULLOUGH Asstistant Director Micaela Brinsley Asstistant Lighting Designer Rose Malone Wardrobe Supervisor Audrey Lastar Automation Technician Alex Norkus Light Board Operator Ed Rehr Sound Board Operator Mario Gurrola Properties Artisan Devin Lennon-Davey Properties Artisan Cami Viand Stage Crew Tyler Brogla Production Assistant David Robinson Hicks Studio Teachers Mike Simon, Heather Siembieda, Sharon Flannery
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TWO NIGHTS ONLY! AUGUST 10 & 11
ANDY GARCIA AND
THE CINESON ALL STARS
Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winner Andy Garcia brings his Cuban musical group, Andy Garcia and The CineSon All Stars, to the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse for two exclusive concert nights.
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2018/2019 SEASON THE UNTRANSLATABLE SECRETS OF NIKKI CORONA Written by JOSÉ RIVERA Directed by JO BONNEY
SEPTEMBER 4 – OCTOBER 7, 2018
LIGHTS OUT: NAT “KING” COLE Written by PATRICIA McGREGOR & COLMAN DOMINGO Directed by PATRICIA McGREGOR Featuring DULÉ HILL & DANIEL J. WATTS
GIL CATES THEATER
FEBRUARY 5 – MARCH 10, 2019
THE CAKE
BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA
Written by BEKAH BRUNSTETTER Directed by JENNIFER CHAMBERS Featuring MORRISON KEDDIE, SHANNON LUCIO, ROD McLACHLAN, CAROLYN RATTERAY & DEBRA JO RUPP
Written by INDA CRAIG-GALVÁN Directed by ROBERT O’HARA
SEPTEMBER 10 – OCTOBER 21, 2018 AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
GIL CATES THEATER
MARCH 5 – APRIL 14, 2019 AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
ANTIGONE Directed by KATE WHORISKEY
APRIL 9 – MAY 12, 2019
CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted & Performed by JEFFERSON MAYS Directed by MICHAEL ARDEN
OCTOBER 30 – DECEMBER 2, 2018 GIL CATES THEATER
GIL CATES THEATER
INVISIBLE TANGO Created & Performed by HELDER GUIMARÃES Directed by FRANK MARSHALL
MAY 7 – JUNE 16, 2019 AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
HUGHIE & KRAPP’S LAST TAPE
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Hughie by EUGENE O’NEILL Krapp’s Last Tape by SAMUEL BECKETT Directed by STEVEN ROBMAN Featuring BRIAN DENNEHY
Written by MICHAEL MITNICK Inspired by The New Yorker article “Mysterious Circumstances: The Strange Death of a Sherlock Holmes Fanatic” by DAVID GRANN Directed by MATT SHAKMAN
NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 16, 2018
JUNE 11 – JULY 14, 2019
AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
GIL CATES THEATER
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Our deepest appreciation to those who generously joined the host committee and helped us honor Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dick Van Dyke.
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA EDUCATION IMPACT AWARD
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DISTINCTION IN THEATER AWARD
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ANNUAL DONORS 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 March 1, 2017 and May 1, 2018. In appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions and much more. For more information, please call Jamie Mikelich at 310.208.6500 ext. 128.
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ARTISTIC CIRCLE $25,000 - $49,999 Anonymous (2) Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Aegon Transamerica Foundation Hilary & Jack Angelo Robert C. Baral Laurie & Bill Benenson The Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation Valarie De La Garza & Michael Centeno City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Classic Party Rentals Dwight Stuart Youth Fund The Edward A. & Ai O. Shay Family Foundation Carol & Paul Frimmer The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission George Lucas Family Foundation Susan & Peter Mallory Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc. Sandra E. Milken Napa Valley Grille Holly Rice & Vince Gilligan Daryl & Steven Roth Samsung Electronics America STK Los Angeles Shel & Cynthia Stone Elaine Wynn
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Margery Nicolson Charna & Allen Nissenson Doreen & Donald Nortman Lawrence Ross & Linda Nussbaum Adrienne & Arthur Omansky Dr. Ronald & Iris Onkin Janie Orenstein Sharon Oxborough Ron Ozur Sylvia & Robert Paris Edward Parker Paul Pepperman Naidu & Jane Permaul Fran & Bruce Peters Berta & Lou Pitt Jack & Jane Pollock Zazi Pope Cheryl & Mel Posner Susan Poulson Lance Powell Philip Pritchett Neil & Lisa Greer Quateman Dr. Stephen & Lani Rabin Fred & Rebecca Raskin Michael & Gloria Rausch Marianne Reynolds Linda & Erin Rice Mara Richards In Memory of Robert J. Richards William & Polly Ridgeway Alan Robinson Barbara & David Rognlien Louis Rohl Amy Roland Robert Rosania Barry Rosen & Neil Bokal Mary Ann Rosenfeld & Sheldon Kadish Maxine & Gene Rosenfeld Priscilla Rosenfeld Beverly & Melvin Rosenthal Terry Ross Virginia Ross Michael, Michon & Jackson Roth Rand Rusher Terry Ryan Susan & Kenneth Sarno Maxine Savitz Linda & Cliff Schaffer Melanie Scher Chris T. Schmidt Malcolm Schneer & Cathy Liu Joel & Sonia Schneider Gary & Karen Schneider Stanley Schneider Christine Schultz Janet & Michael Schwartz Lester Schwartz Brandon Scott John H. Scott Marc Seltzer
Scott Shagrin Barbara Vickery & Martin Shapiro Melanie Sharp & Kevin Miller Tom & Judy Sharp Shelly & Greg Sherwin Steven & Annabelle Shulman Lisa Siegel Seymour & Dorothy Siegel Linda & Ronald Slates Diane Good & Frank Smith Barbara & Hal Smith Marcia L. & Mark J. Smith Ronald Smith Jean Smith-Moore Karen Smits Christine Sorgi Stephanie Sourapas Melvin Spears Bruce Spector Debra Spector M Leslie Stearns Irina & Alex Stavchanskiy Frances & Sy Strasberg Holly Strom Penny Strowger Alec Sulkin Mr. Kayser Sume & Dr. Renee Sabshin Miriam & Gene Summ Ann Sunderland Lance & Maureen Tan Phyllis & Franklin Tell Cathy Thomas Cathy & Asher Thompson Judy & Art Tompkins Joyce & Josh Trabulus Miriam Trogdon Brigitta Troy Richard Turner Dr. Harold Urman Deborah Valdez Anthony Vasek Carole Wagner-Vallianos & Peter Vallianos Ann W. Wang Marvin Wasserman Elisa Wayne Sherry Weinman & Michael Umansky Ben & Rose Weinstein Marsha & Steven Weiss Jacqueline Weitz Lawrence Will Rae Jeane Williams Karen & Gary Winnick Jan & Edward Woods Arnold & Tricia Zane Lynn & Meir Ziv Sandy Zwirn
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Matt Shakman
Gil Cates, Jr.
Artistic Director
Executive Director
ARTISTIC Amy Levinson Artistic Associate / Literary Director Phyllis Schuringa Artistic Associate / Casting Director Young Ji Artistic Coordinator / Company Manager Rachel Wiegardt-Egel Manager of New Play Development Maxwell Zupke Literary Intern Adrianna Ciscone Artistic Intern Megan Lorie Artistic Intern
PRODUCTION Daniel Ionazzi Production Manager Jill Barnes Associate Production Manager / Company Manager Sam Craven-Griffiths Technical Director Evan Friedman Associate Technical Director Rich Gilles Properties Master James Grabowski House Sound Supervisor Darren Rezowalli Lighting & Video Supervisor Ramine Ameli Assistant Lighting Supervisor Liz Rose Wardrobe Supervisor
ADMINISTRATION Behnaz Ataee Chief Financial Officer Peter Banachowski Staff Accountant Kisha Wilson Payroll Specialist & Staff Accountant Clay Dzygun Office Coordinator Marguerite Harris Receptionist
DEVELOPMENT Regina Miller Chief Development Officer Ellen Catania Senior Vice President of Development Jessica Brusilow Rollins Director of Education Partnerships & Donor Relations Jamie Mikelich Director of Individual Giving & Spotlight Manager
Mark San Filippo Associate Director of Planned Giving & Donor Relations Scott Kriloff Development Concierge & Database Manager Taylor Cerny Development Associate Jessie Sherman Development Assistant Annika Patton Development Intern Henry Fleishman Development Intern
Janice Bernal Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Box Office Manager Alyssa Tyson Assistant Box Office Manager Clifton Adams, Vaneh Assadourian, Britney Campbell, Zoe Halsne, Jenna Malatskey, Lexy McAvinchey, Sam Peurach, Cameron Reck, Celia Rivera, Bryn Woznicki Box Office Staff Sue Fleishman Communications Consultant
EDUCATION
FRONT OF HOUSE
Jennifer Zakkai Director of Education & Community Engagement Carolyn Marie Wright Manager of Education & Community Engagement Celia Rivera Community Engagement Coordinator Brian Allman, Darien Battle, Ramy El-Etreby, David Guerra, McKenna Kerrigan, Robert Paterno, Carissa Pinckney, Celia Rivera Teaching Artists Brian Majestic Mission Continues Fellow Alexis Lampo Education Intern
Jeni Pearsons Director of Special Events Amy Farkas Lead Concierge Isaac Jay, Sarah Lyddan, Nathaniel Meek, James Porter, Madison Shamoun, Cody Williams, Dennis Woullard House Managers Claudia Baffo, Kailey Bray, Evan Davis, Carly Feldman, Kelsey Gold, Danie Hakimi, Otniel Henig, Hunter Lowden, Olivia Lowe, Austin Merrill, Aaron Newman, JoJo Nwoko, Aubrey Peeples, Alec Shamas, Charmee Taylor, Adam Turney, Isaac Vaughn, Robin Vega, Jenna Wilcox Ushers Rob Mersola Bar Manager & Mixologist Manuel Mayorga Weekend Bar Manager Skylar Adams, Adam Carr, Brenda Davidson, Sarah Drescher, Ryan Turner Bartenders/Event Staff
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Jessica Buzzard Director of Marketing & Communications Karen Gutierrez Director of Advertising & Audience Development Brian Dunning Director of Content & Creative Ashley Bodul Director of Public Relations Zack Hamra Associate Director of Audience Services & Ticketing Kevin O’Brien Marketing Manager Quinn Francis Outreach Coordinator Ramon Garcia Video Producer Kristina Leach Social Media Associate Wendell Pascual Production Artist
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Karim Bouzzit System Administrator
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Miguel del Castillo Facility Manager Mario Santillan-Perez Custodial Juan Carlos UmaĂąa Cleaning Custodial Camerina Martinez Cleaning Custodial
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. Geffen Playhouse, a not-for-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.
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