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FROM THE PRODUCING DIRECTOR
WELCOME TO THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE IT IS WITH ENORMOUS PLEASURE THAT WE WELCOME back our friend and member of the Geffen family, Hershey Felder. Having produced his trilogy from 2007 to 2009, which included George Gershwin, Alone; Monsieur Chopin and Beethoven, As I Knew Him; he has become a resident artist in our eyes.
Hershey Felder is a truly gifted musician, actor and writer who has built a unique artistic career on bringing to life composers whose music we all admire. Hershey conveys to us a personality built upon extensive research, personal accounts and musical intuition. It seems incredibly fitting then that he has decided to take on Leonard Bernstein as his newest subject. Bernstein, while probably most famous for the score of West Side Story, is also known as the conductor who made classical music popular through his television lectures on Omnibus. Bernstein broke down music for the masses in the same way that Felder breaks down these enigmatic characters for us — allowing greater understanding of the music they created based on glimpses of the men themselves. Felder’s thoughtful and heartfelt characterizations of these composers — Bernstein included — take us on a journey so engaging that we forget where Felder ends and the character begins. This combined with his virtuosic turns at the piano make for a great evening in the theater. Joining Felder once again — having directed the entire preceding trilogy — is Joel Zwick. Felder and Zwick have an artistic rapport that facilitates bringing these composers to life with deft precision and design. We are also pleased to have their elegant design team back: Francois Pierre Couture (scenic and lighting), Andrew Wilder (projections) and Erik Carstensen (sound). Felder’s plays require sets and lights that reflect many places as well as different times, and these designers create environments that are specific and reflect the soul of the men portrayed. We pride ourselves on being a theater that artists consider their home and Hershey Felder is just such an artist. He is also a dear friend. We consider ourselves invested in the development of his work and we are so pleased to have the world premiere of Maestro. Like Bernstein himself, Felder continues to open our eyes to the secret lives of composers we have always loved. See you at the theater,
Gilbert Cates Producing Director
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FROM THE CHAIRMAN FRANK G. MANCUSO
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO HERSHEY FELDER IN MAESTRO: The Art of Leonard Bernstein, the second show of what is already an incredible 2010-2011 season. The season opened with the Pulitzer Prize winning play Ruined, which I’m sure touched you as it did me. I am proud to share with you that we were able to educate and inspire hundreds of high school students from Crenshaw, Hamilton, Locke, North Hollywood and Venice High Schools through this powerful production. Students participated in pre-show workshops, attended a performance, and were invited to participate in post-show talk backs with the cast and Geffen staff. As one high school student shared after seeing the show, “If you ask me now what I want to become, I would say that I want to be a surgeon, so that I can help these victims of war. I am a pacifist by nature, but for me, pacifism is more than simple avoidance of violent conflict, it is also an active sentiment to reverse its effects on humanity. Once again, thank you for your invitation to this enlightening play.” I, of course, pass the gratitude on to you for helping us inspire these youth through your support, which helps bring our art to the stage and our work to the community. This is the fourth show Hershey has performed here at the Geffen Playhouse, and we are thrilled to welcome back this incredible artist to our stage. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and for being part of our Geffen family. Sit back, relax and let’s all welcome back Hershey Felder. Respectfully yours,
Frank G. Mancuso
Chairman, Geffen Playhouse
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Frank G. Mancuso Chairman Gilbert Cates President RANDALL ARNEY DONALD BERGHOFF GENE BLOCK HAROLD A. BROWN SUZANNE DEAL BOOTH † MARY ANN CLOYD KIRSTEN COMBS ROBERT A. DALY † DENNIS DOTY JOHN EBEY P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
MARK FLEISCHER DAVID GEFFEN † HERBERT M. GELFAND
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
PATRICIA L. GLASER ADI GREENBERG ARTHUR GREENBERG MARTHA HENDERSON PAMELA ROBINSON HOLLANDER QUINCY JONES † JOAN KALOUSTIAN JEFFREY KATZENBERG † GLORYA KAUFMAN MICHAEL B. KONG DR. GERALD S. LEVEY KARL MALDEN †*
SUSAN MALLORY GINNY MANCINI SUSANNA MIDNIGHT RON MEYER † LESLIE MOONVES † JERRY MOSS † KEN NOVICE STEVEN A. OLSEN JERRY PERENCHIO BRUCE M. RAMER †
VICTORIA MANN SIMMS † ANDY SPAHN FRED SPECKTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG † CYNTHIA P. STAFFORD HOWARD TENENBAUM STEVE TISCH † DR. CHARLES E. YOUNG
LAWRENCE RAMER LOREN ROTHSCHILD LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN TERI SCHWARTZ RICHARD SHERMAN
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† TRUSTEE * IN MEMORIAM
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SCENE AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Opening Night of Ruined Sponsored by Los Angeles magazine
Cast of Ruined with Producing Director Gil Cates
Lanre Idewu, Board member Cynthia Stafford, Board member Susanna Midnight and guest, Kouy Kolar and Managing Director Ken Novice
Board member Ginny Mancini, Robert Hollander, Board member Pamela Robinson Hollander and Dolores Nemiro
Stanley and Ruth Zicklin with the Ruined cake designed by Montage pastry chef Richard Ruskell
Producing Director Gil Cates with Board member Loren Rothschild Photos: Jordan Strauss
Artistic Director Randy Arney and Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso
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COMPOSING BERNSTEIN: HOW HERSHEY FELDER BUILDS A PLAY BY AMY LEVINSON
Leonard Bernstein, 1955. EACH TIME HERSHEY FELDER HAS set out to create a show he has done so with a vast musical library at his fingertips. These ‘musical scores’ as they were, helped to shape the stories he was choosing to tell. With Gershwin he embraced the songbook to not only tell the moving and poignant tale about genius cut down too early, but also of the magic that exists in a perfect artistic partnership such as the one between George and Ira. For Beethoven he utilized the composer’s haunting compositions to deconstruct an enigmatic soul whom we all revere. And he uncovered Chopin’s genius through the keys of his piano, recounting a life of a troubled man who expressed himself though his compositions. In each case, music was at the center of these troubled men’s lives, and so is the case with Leonard Bernstein. There is one distinct difference though. In Bernstein’s own mind, he never wrote a definitive P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
composition. He even believed that the best elements of West Side Story were removed for dramatic necessity. He wanted to live long enough to write the piece that would canonize him as a musical genius. He would claim that piece was never written. He is, however, remembered as one of the greatest musical minds of the last century and for that reason, he is the subject of Felder’s newest play, Hershey Felder in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein. Felder discovered early on in the process that Bernstein was going to be a difficult subject to convey. Being as beloved as Bernstein was, and a musical contemporary, Felder was able to draw from those who knew him best. In addition he could embrace such research tools as ‘you tube’ video of Bernstein for his physical characterizations — a luxury he hasn’t had on previous shows. But what Felder noted immediately was that this
was going to be a story that focused on a lack of the quintessential composition — at least Bernstein’s composition, as opposed to an abundance of them. As Felder’s writing process began and the story unfolded, his focus switched to Bernstein the teacher and conductor and less the composer. Through Omnibus, the legendary public arts show hosted by Alistair Cooke and featuring programming about science, the arts and the humanities, as well as the legendary Young People’s Concerts, Bernstein became a household name. His lectures on the great composers were a powerful tool for bringing a greater understanding of compositions to the masses. Felder incorporates these “lessons” into Maestro elegantly, allowing the audience to experience Bernstein as musicologist, as conductor and as teacher. But this was also Bernstein’s struggle. Felder believes that part of what inhibited
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Bernstein’s ability to breakthrough as a composer was that his understanding of music was so great, and such a part of his thinking, that his compositions couldn’t help but be derivative. But while Bernstein may have believed that he did not leave behind his greatest work, theater academics and musicoligists readily disagree. To some, West Side Story is the greatest piece ever written for the American stage. Joel Zwick, Felder’s longtime director and friend points out that at the time that Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein wrote West Side Story, only Robbins was well known. Imagine the lightning in that bottle… But what this show did to enhance and change the face of American musical theater cannot be underestimated even while Bernstein craved something more substantial for his repertoire. Felder is sure to be clear on this point. It isn’t that Bernstein didn’t think West Side Story was worthwhile, he simply did not want it to be the pinnacle of his career and it was, at least as far as compositions go. But there is the other side of Bernstein that Felder uncovers here, and as audience it is impossible not to draw a parallel between the art of Bernstein and the art of Felder himself. Bernstein excelled at making music — the most difficult and complex music, accessible to all. It is not dissimilar to what Felder does when he creates these rich characters from the lives of these composers. And that speaks volumes to Bernstein’s legacy — audiences crave to delve into and understand the art that goes into composing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” Chopin’s “Nocturne” and the score to West Side Story. Like Bernstein before him, Felder brings the audience into the world of the composer making our connection to their music evermore satisfying.
Leonard Bernstein, 1945.
A NOTE FROM HERSHEY FELDER JUST AS I WAS BEGINNING rehearsals for Maestro, I got an email from a friend on the classical side of the music business. “Lenny’s been dead for only twenty years. Even I met him. Why him? He hasn’t really been dead long enough. So what gives?” At first, I gave a light-hearted answer — something to do with “…theater directors, patrons… they’ve been asking me to portray this character even before I began the Gershwin project more than fifteen years ago. So here we are.” But the truth is that my friend’s question must be answered seriously. I think there is an important story to tell. As with Gershwin, Chopin and Beethoven, Bernstein’s story is one of a creative artist and his struggle. But what’s different about him is
that, because he has only been gone for twenty years, time hasn’t yet confirmed for us whether as a composer he is a Beethoven, Chopin or Gershwin. Or not. Since Bernstein spent his life studying the immortals and sharing with us what in fact makes them so, it is very interesting to try and understand his point of view, and how his understanding of great music affects his perception of his own place in the pantheon of the greats. In another twenty years, we’ll probably know where he belongs – but, at the moment, not knowing gives us something to ponder. I welcome you to the first presentation of this new work, I thank you for the many years that we have enjoyed music and theater together. — Hershey
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Gilbert Cates PRODUCING DIRECTOR
Randall Arney ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Ken Novice MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
THE EIGHTY-EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION OF
The Music of
Book by
Leonard Bernstein
Hershey Felder
Scenic Design/Lighting Design/Projection Design
Francois-Pierre Couture
Production Stage Manager
GiGi Garcia
Projection Design
Andrew Wilder
Production Associate
Lighting Director/Assistant Lighting Design
Brett Taylor
Production Consultant
Jeffrey Kallberg, Ph.D.
Margaret Hartmann
Production Management/Technical Direction
Matt Marsden
Directed by
Joel Zwick
Opening Night: November 10, 2010 OPENING NIGHT SPONSORED BY:
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Sound Design
Erik Carstensen
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CAST OF CHARACTERS Leonard Bernstein................................................................................................... Hershey Felder
SETTING
The action takes place on Sunday, October 14, 1990, in Leonard Bernstein’s last moments.
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 2 hours There will be no intermission
The Geffen Playhouse gratefully acknowledges the following media sponsors for their generous support of Maestro.
The Stage Manager employed by this production is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 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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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ABOUT THE PLAYERS
HERSHEY FELDER (Leonard Bernstein/Playwright) Broadway, London’s West End: George Gershwin Alone (Helen Hayes Theatre, Duchess Theatre). Regional and international appearances of Composers Sonata 1999 -2010 – George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, and Beethoven, As I Knew Him - include Old Globe Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, American Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Ravinia Festival, Chicago’s Royal George Theatre, Prince Music Theatre (Philadelphia), The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Uijeongbu Theatre Festival (South Korea) and many others. Command Performance of Monsieur Chopin for the Polish Ambassador to the United States, Polish Embassy, Washington. Winner of 2007 Los Angeles Ovation Awards, Best Musical and Best Actor for George Gershwin Alone. Compositions include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings, poetry by Vachel Lindsay; Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for Piano; Nine Hours on Tenth: The Unknown Story of Lincoln’s Last Day for actor and orchestra. Recordings include Love Songs of the Yiddish Theatre, Back from Broadway, George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin for the WFMT Radio Network Recordings label, Beethoven, As I Knew Him for the Eighty-Eight Entertainment label. Worldwide live broadcast, George Gershwin Alone, July 2005. Current projects include a new musical, Nine Hours on Tenth: The Unknown Story of President Lincoln’s Last Day, which had its world premiere in Los Angeles in November 2009. It was recorded with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, comprised of members of the Chicago Symphony and Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestras and conducted by Alan Heatherington. Mr. Felder has been a Scholar in Residence at Harvard University’s Department of Music and is married to Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada. JOEL ZWICK (Director) Joel Zwick directed My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, produced by Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Gary Goetzman. Recent films include Fat Albert (with Bill Cosby), and Elvis Has Left the Building, starring John Corbett and Kim Basinger. Mr. Zwick directed the Broadway production of George Gershwin Alone at
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the Helen Hayes Theatre, as well as all other productions. Mr. Zwick began his theatrical career at La Mama E.T.C., as director of the La Mama Plexus. He has directed on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Broadway touring companies. Currently, Mr. Zwick is recognized as one of Hollywood’s most prolific director of episodic television, having the direction of 525 episodes to his credit. These include having directed 21 pilots, which have gone on to become regular series. Television shows include: Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Bosom Buddies, Webster, Perfect Strangers, Full House, Step By Step, Family Matters, It’s a Living, Bros. Wayans, Joanie Loves Chachi, Jamie Foxx, Kirk, Parent ’Hood, Angie, On Our Own, Two Of A Kind, Love Boat, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, etc. Previous New York productions have included Dance With Me (Tony nomination), Shenandoah (Broadway national tour), Oklahoma (national tour) and Cold Storage (American Place Theater). He acted in the original New York production of MacBird. He directed Esther (Promenade Theater, NY), Merry-Go-Round (Chicago and Las Vegas), Last Chance Saloon and Woycek (West End, London). Mr. Zwick has taught drama at Yale University, Brooklyn College, Queens College, Wheaton College, and the University of Southern California. He is a graduate (B.A., M.A.) of Brooklyn College. He is currently in pre-production on Sleepless in Seattle the Musical, and Serrano. He is directing Jamaica Farewell for Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theater, and is busy directing TV shows for It’s a Laugh Productions. He is thrilled to be reunited with Hershey for Maestro, their fourth production together. FRANÇOIS-PIERRE COUTURE (Scenic/Lighting Design) François-Pierre moved from Montréal to UCLA to complete his master’s degree in scenic and lighting design in 2006. He then joined The Actors’ Gang Theatre and designed the scenery and lighting for the critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost. He was also nominated for an Ovation Award for his scenic design of A Picasso at the Geffen Playhouse, received a Garland Award for the scenery of The Quality of Life also at the Geffen Playhouse and was nominated for best scenic design at the 2010 LA Weekly Awards for Stranger at the Bootleg and received a Ticket Holder Award for best lighting design for Solitude at the LATC. Other productions he has designed include: Scenery for 1951-2006 written and directed by Donald Freed at the LATC; lighting for Dementia at the LATC; scenery for Beethoven as I Knew Him at the San Diego Old Globe, Geffen Playhouse, Chicago Water Tower; lighting for Porphyrion’s Revenge at Highways Performance Space; scenery and lighting for KLÜB at the Actors Gang Theatre; scenery and lighting for Wounded, Spring Awakening and Survived at the Power House Theatre. MARGARET HARTMANN (Assistant Lighting Design) Margaret has been designing in
Chicago for six years. She is a member of Plasticene Theatre Company and Big Picture Group Theatre Company and has designed at the Royal George Theatre, Provision Theatre Company, The Chicago Hip Hop Festival, Bailiwick Theatre, and CIRCA Theatre Company. She has also associate-designed Almost Maine at Milwaukee Repertory’s Stiemke Theater and assisted designers at The Goodman Theatre, Writers Theatre, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Company. ANDREW WILDER (Projection Design) Andrew is the kind of guy who likes to wear a lot of hats. His experience in lighting design, photography, and all things computerized have led him to the world of projection and media design. He is thrilled to be working with the Eighty-Eight Entertainment team once again, after having had such a great time designing for Beethoven, As I Knew Him. When not working in a theatre, Andrew spends his time writing about diet and nutrition at www.eatingrules.com. ERIK CARSTENSEN (Sound Design) Master Sound Technician at the Old Globe since 1997. Production Engineer on over 60 productions at the Globe, including Floyd Collins, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Full Monty, Dirty Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chita Rivera-A Dancers Life, Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven, As I Knew Him (sound design), A Catered Affair and Robin and the Seven Hoods. Erik is a member of IATSE Local 122. GIGI GARCIA (Production Stage Manager) GiGi is one of the original stage managers for George Gershwin Alone and has called well over 800 performances for Eighty-Eight Entertainment. She has been a resident artist at A Noise Within Theatre for fifteen years where she has worked as a production manager, stage manager and assistant director. Other theatres include: The Old Globe, Geffen Playhouse, Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower, The Laguna Playhouse, Ravinia Theatre Festival, The Cleveland Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, The Cuillo Center for the Performing Arts, L.A. Theatreworks, Tiffany Theatres, Occidental Theatre Festival, Bottom’s Dream, The Eclectic Theatre Company, The Virginia Ave. Project and Scottsdale Conservatory Theatre. GiGi currently leads the Drama Ministry for Montrose Church where she has produced and directed several plays and films. BRETT TAYLOR (Production Associate) Brett holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. In his young career, he has found success both on stage and behind the scenes. In between stage managing for shows such as The Wild Party,
Henry V, Scapino, Bat Boy, and Pericles, he has appeared in Urinetown, Big River, A Sondheim Celebration, and Oh Boy! When not onstage, he can be found working with Chicago Children’s Museum where he is the Special Projects Coordinator for the Office of the President. He is honored to be a part of Eighty-Eight Entertainment. MATT MARSDEN (Production Manager/Technical Director) Matt is Owner/President of Resolution Productions. While the Production Manager of Chicago’s Royal George Theatre, he was part of the production teams for HATS! The Musical; Forbidden Broadway: SVU; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Bleacher Bums; Graham Norton: Red Handed; and The Flying Karamazov Brothers. Working on his own for Resolution Productions, Matt has headed-up the Eighty-Eight Entertainment production team for the World Premieres of Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven, As I Knew Him, and Hershey Felder in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein. Resolution Productions has also been part of the teams for Chicago Children’s Theatre and Criterion Productions’ festival management in Chicago. Matt’s career has included working for Olympic City at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. As a Project Manager for Chicago’s Becker Studios, he has worked on feature film PR campaigns, national conventions and trade shows, and retail environments. In the theatre, Matt worked to open Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre (at Water Tower Place) and productionmanaged their inaugural show The Full Monty and then Mornings at Seven starring Katherine Helmond. He more recently managed The Million Dollar Quartet’s Chicago production for AWA Management and Don’t Dress For Dinner in Chicago for The British Stage Company. Thanks to all who make show biz fun, but especially my fantastic wife, Nettie. JEFFREY KALLBERG (Musical History Production Consultant) Jeffrey Kallberg (Ph.D., University of Chicago; Associate Dean for Arts and Letters and Professor of Music History, University of Pennsylvania) is a specialist in music of the 19th and 20th Centuries, editorial theory, critical theory, and gender studies. Kallberg has published widely on the music and cultural contexts of Chopin, most notably in his book, Chopin at the Boundaries: Sex, History, and Musical Genre (Harvard University Press). His critical edition of Luisa Miller, for The Works of Giuseppe Verdi, has been performed throughout the U.S. and internationally. His current projects include a book on Chopin and the culture of the nocturne, an examination of the convergences of sex and music around 1800, and a study of Scandinavian song in the first half of the twentieth century. Kallberg was elected Vice President of the American Musicological Society for the term 2004-2006. He served as Review Editor of the Journal of American
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ABOUT THE PLAYERS Musicological Society and is presently general editor of New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism (Cambridge University Press). He has won numerous awards for publications, and received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He has also twice been guest-of-honor at the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. In 2005, the Palmer Theological Seminary called upon Kallberg to identify and authenticate an autographed manuscript of Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge that was discovered in their library. The manuscript, one of the last that Beethoven completed, preserves fascinating evidence of his compositional thinking; its reappearance after some 115 years caused considerable excitement across the musical world. In December 2005, the manuscript sold at auction for nearly $1.9 million. SAMANTHA F. VOXAKIS (General Manager) Samantha is a proud native of Baltimore MD, where her twelve years with the Baltimore Orioles included a number of extraordinary events, including the opening of Camden Yards and Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2131 game. She now keeps busy with the day-to-day operations of Eighty-Eight LLC and with playing proud den mother on the road. Although there was a time she took great pleasure in playing the piano, she has given it up as comparisons to her boss are simply too painful. With special thanks to her eversupportive family, the auxiliary and, of course, Mr. Felder. EIGHTY-EIGHT, LLC (Producer) Eighty-Eight Entertainment was created in 2001 by Hershey Felder, and is devoted to the creation of new works of musical theatre. Eighty-Eight’s projects include the “Composer Sonata” featuring the lives and work of George Gershwin: George Gershwin Alone, Fryderyk Chopin: Monsieur Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven: Beethoven, As I Knew Him, and Leonard Bernstein: Maestro. Current productions include Nine Hours on Tenth: The Unknown Story of President Lincoln’s Last Day, recorded with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alan Heatherington, and scheduled for release in 2011. Other projects include artist promotion, as well as musical and film works in development. All members of Eighty-Eight LLC productions are creative artists in their own right, and all members are asked to advise and contribute on all aspects of production. PHYLLIS SCHURINGA (Casting Director) Phyllis is in her seventh season as Casting Director at the Geffen Playhouse. Recent plays include: Equivocation, Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, Farragut North, The Seafarer, Time Stands Still, By the Waters of Babylon, The Quality of Life and Third. 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. AMY LEVINSON (Dramaturg) Amy Levinson is the Literary Manager and Dramaturg of the Geffen Playhouse. Her dramaturgy credits at the Geffen Playhouse include The Weir, Looking for Normal, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Under The Blue Sky, Rose and Walsh, Boy Gets Girl, I Just Stopped By To See The Man, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Third, The Quality of Life and Equivocation among others. Also a translator of Yiddish drama, she holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she taught until 1997. She has worked in literary offices at Hartford Stage and The Mark Taper Forum.
GILBERT CATES (Producing Director) Gilbert Cates is recognized as a leader in television, film and theater. Currently presiding as the Producing Director of the Geffen Playhouse, he is dedicated to enriching the Los Angeles theatrical spectrum by presenting the finest in contemporary and classical theater. In November 1996, Cates was the recipient of the Jimmy Dolittle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles Theater. He received the 1999 Ovation Award for best play for Collected Stories, starring Linda Lavin and Samantha Mathis, which he directed at the Geffen. The accolades for Cates expand into other areas of the entertainment industry. He produced and directed the 1970 film version of the Broadway hit I Never Sang for My Father, starring Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons. The movie earned three Academy Award nominations. Cates also directed Joanne Woodward and Sylvia Sidney in the 1973 film Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, which received two Oscar nominations. Other film directing credits include:
The Promise, One Summer Love, The Last Married Couple in America, Oh! God Book II and Backfire. He further distinguished himself as director and/ or producer of a number of television dramatic specials. These include NBC’s 1972 Emmy Award-winning To all My Friends on Shore, starring Bill Cosby, ABC’s 1974 The Affair starring Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, NBC’s 1975 After the Fall starring Faye Dunaway and Christopher Plummer. Other credits include: Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, The Kid from Nowhere, County Gold, Faerie Tale Theater’s Rapunzel and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hobson’s Choice, Burning Rage, Consenting Adults, Fatal Judgment, Do You Know the Muffin Man, Call Me Anna, Absolute Strangers, In My Daughter’s Name, and Tom Clancy’s Netforce (Cates directed James Agee’s A Death in the Family for Masterpiece Theater’s American Collection of PBS and Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories for PBS Hollywood Presents). In September 2002, he directed David Eldridge’s Under the Blue Sky for The Geffen Playhouse and directed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 2005, the inaugural production in the newly-renovated Geffen Playhouse. In February 2007 he directed Jeffrey Hatcher’s A Picasso in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. He served two terms as President of the Directors Guild of America from 1983 to 1987. In 1989, he received the Guild’s Robert B. Aldrich Award for extraordinary service and, in 1991, he received the DGA’s Honorary Life Membership. He also served as Dean of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television (which he founded) from 1990—1998. In 2008, Cates produced the 80 th Annual Academy Awards show for ABC, his 14th occasion producing the Awards, for which he has already garnered 84 nominations and 17 Emmy Awards. Mr Cates was born in New York City and attended Syracuse University. Married to Dr. Judith Reichman, he has four children, two stepchildren and six grandchildren.
RANDALL ARNEY (Artistic Director) Randall begins his eleventh season as Artistic Director at the Geffen where he has directed The Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Atlanta, David Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, Stephen Jeffreys’ I Just Stopped by to See the Man, Rebecca Gilman’s Boy
Gets Girl, David Rambo’s God’s Man in Texas and Conor McPherson’s The Weir. An ensemble member of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1984, Arney also acted as the company’s artistic director from 1987 to 1995. 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 (Tony Award winner). 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, Coyote Ugly, True West and Balm in Gilead. Film/TV credits include Normal, Weapons of Mass Distraction (both for HBO), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) and Judging Amy (CBS).
KEN NOVICE (Managing Director) Prior to joining Geffen Playhouse Novice served as Managing Director and Director of External Affairs at Pasadena Playhouse. Prior to that he was Director of Marketing and Public Relations for San Diego’s Tony Awardwinning Old Globe Theatre developing marketing and public relations programs for Jack O’Brien’s revival of Damn Yankees, the Tony Awardnominated musical The Full Monty, Henry IV starring John Goodman as well as the Tony-nominated hit Play On! among many others. Novice’s credits also include marketing and public relations with 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 major motion pictures from Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks S. K. G. , Buena Vista Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Fox Broadcasting, 20th Century Fox, MGM, New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers Pictures. He also managed Ken Novice Entertainment Marketing, working with such clients as The Salvation Army, Sephra Fountains LLC, and promotional partners including Warner Brothers, American Express and Gelson’s among others. Novice served as Head of Theatre Management for the California State University Long Beach theatre management M. F. A. /M. B. A. degree program and has been a guest lecturer at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. He holds a B. A. from the Pennsylvania State University and an M. B. A. from San Diego State University.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MAESTRO Deck Supervisor Dwayne Barnes Master Electrician Darren Rezowalli Sound Master James Grabowski Wardrobe Supervisor Leah a. lewis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 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 and Tea, Manhattan Theatre Club and Goodman Theatre 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 Donald Margulies, Annette Bening, Terrence McNally, Alan Ayckbourn, David Mamet, David Ives and Jon Robin Baitz 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. SPECIAL THANKS Jamie Bernstein Thomas, Humphrey Burton, Matthew Burton, Craig Urquhart, Marie Carter, Lola Kavonic, Henry and Frances Fogel, Eleanor Sandersky, Richard Ortner, Michael Lewin, Dan Gustin, Dr. Jeffrey Kallberg, Ray White and the Library of Congress. Richard and Robin Colburn, Cindy and Rick Tennant, Welz Kauffman, Alan and Gayle Heatherington, Sheila and Doug Graves, Irv and Dena Schechter, Mona Golabek, Barbara DeVorzon, Jeff Wagner and Clavier Magazine, Ory Shihor and the Colburn School; Judith Haddon, James Gandre, Stacy Friedman, Susan Rowell, Milly Marmur, Denise Detrano; Cliff Chenfeld, Craig Balsam, and Razor & Tie Entertainment; Andrew Tenenbaum and MBST; Irene Wlodarski, Peter Goodrich, and Steinway Pianos, New York; David Ida, Jay Shields, Thomas Zoells; Steve Robinson, Beth Schenker, Eric Arunas, The WFMT Radio Network; Evan Stein, Yvonne Mejia, and Crest Digital; the Arthur Friedheim Library – Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore. Grosses bises à notre famille à Seine-Port— Pierre, Isa, Amandine. An important thank you to Lee and Claire Kaufman. A particular and heartfelt thank you to my team of devoted artisans, many of whom have been with me through dozens of productions all over the world—Matt Marsden, GiGi Garcia, François-Pierre Couture, Brett Taylor, Erik Carstensen, Andrew Wilder, Larry Blumenthal, Nettie Wasowski, Guy Casper —without whom none of our work would be possible; Gil Cates, Randall Arney, Ken Novice, Behnaz Ataee, Joseph Yoshitomi, and the entire staff of the Geffen Playhouse. A special thank you to Candice and Joel Zwick, and Joel Zwick “Alone” A very special and personal thank you to my Greek family—Samantha, Mom, Dad, and Chris Voxakis. As you have implied, “When my people were writing philosophy, your people were still swinging from trees.” (Gus, MBFGW) Without you, Eighty-Eight Entertainment would not exist. And many thanks to the rest of the auxiliary—Rosalinda, Sandy, and Cheryl—for their support over the years and across the miles. My father Jack and stepmother Lea, my sister Tammy and brother-in-law Kevin, and their dear children Avery and Kiley. And of course…Kim (xxoo). I dedicate this new work to our beloved Chance to whom we had to say goodbye just as I was writing it. Goodbye, dear soul, and thank you for fourteen and a half years of devotion, kindness and gentility. We miss you.
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SATURDAY SCENE
ENCOURAGE THE JUNIOR COMPOSER IN YOUR FAMILY!
BEETHOVEN’S WIG SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 AT 11AM! AGES 4-11
Beethoven once said, “If my music had words it’d be a lot more popular.” His wish has come true. Modern day “co-writer” Richard Perlmutter has added lyrics to Beethoven (and Bach, Mozart, et al) and has propelled the works of the old longhairs to the top of the charts! For tickets call 310.208.5454 Or go to geffenplayhouse.com/family to learn more about the Saturday Scene Season, prize giveaways, pre-show activities and more! PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11
Dear Geffen Playhouse Patron: We are teachers in two of the 44 schools the Geffen Playhouse was able to serve this past year because of your generosity. The Geffen didn’t ask us to write this letter. We insisted. We each have over 15 years of experience teaching in LAUSD. We both teach children who are full of promise but who face unbelievable challenges every day because of the socio-economic circumstances in which they live. We are stunned that because of the state budget crisis, severe cuts were made over the summer in the arts programming budget for LAUSD schools. Right now, there is only $7.00 left per child PER YEAR to spend on arts programming! We are infuriated by these cuts that will severely limit the creative experiences that we know have such a positive impact on student learning and achievement. Thanks to your generosity, the Geffen Playhouse is one of the very few arts organizations that brings FREE, high quality arts programming to Title 1 schools like ours. Even over the last two years, when the severe recession has forced so many nonprofit arts organizations to reduce or eliminate their outreach to schools, the Geffen has maintained and expanded its commitment to providing free arts programming to the most underserved, under-resourced schools across LA County. One program that the Geffen Playhouse recently brought to our schools and to our classrooms is called Story Pirates. This outstanding program utilizes a team of incredibly creative, enthusiastic and gifted actors who inspired and engaged our students like nothing we have ever seen before. In a series of one-of-akind assemblies and classroom workshops with the Story Pirates, our students experienced themselves in a whole new light. The Story Pirates taught them how to create a story. After each child had written his or her own story, the Story Pirates read each one and wrote every child a note with specific positive feedback. A few days later, they returned for an assembly where they performed a select group of the students’ stories. It was a huge celebration for every child, regardless of whose story is chosen. You would not believe how much the students got out of their time with the Story Pirates and what was ignited in them for the long-term: a much-needed foundation of self-confidence, a bold new desire to write and a refreshing new level of energy for learning. There is no way to capture in this letter our gratitude for what you have given our students and our schools through your support of the Geffen Playhouse’s education and outreach programs, including Story Pirates. We urge you to continue to support the Geffen Playhouse and the programs it brings to the community. We know you will be receiving a mountain of requests for your hard-earned money this time of year. We believe that there are few better ways than this to help a child succeed. Please continue to help bring quality arts programming to children across Los Angeles County. Many thanks for reading our letter. Best wishes to you and your family this holiday season. Sincerely,
Dennis Hagen-Smith Elizabeth Martinez Teacher, Fifth Grade Toluca Lake Elementary School
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Teacher, Third Grade
Lorena Street Elementary School
If you believe that arts programming in public schools is too important to be ignored, do your part to make a difference by supporting the Geffen Playhouse education and outreach programs. As a thank you for your support, you will receive the following benefits: $5,000
Brings free arts programming to TEN classrooms (300 youth)
$1,000
Brings free arts programming to TWO classrooms (60 youth)
• Two tickets to Geffen Playhouse main stage opening nights
• Recognition on the Herb & Beverly Gelfand Education wall and in the program
• Two orchestra tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday *
• Two orchestra tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday*
• Concierge services for house seats at other local and nationwide theaters
• Concierge services for house seats at other local and nationwide theaters
• 2010/2011 membership to the Marcia Israel-Curley Founders Room, recognition on the lobby glass wall and in program
• 2010/2011 membership to the Marcia Israel-Curley Founders Room and program recognition
$3,000
Brings free arts programming to five classrooms (150 youth)
• Parking vouchers for each main stage show
$500
Brings free arts programming to one classroom (30 youth)
• Two orchestra season tickets to 2010/2011 main stage productions
• Two orchestra tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday*
• Two orchestra tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday*
• 2010/2011 program recognition
• Concierge services for house seats at other local and nationwide theaters • 2010/2011 membership to the Marcia Israel-Curley Founders Room and program recognition • Parking vouchers for each main stage show
Neil Berg’s
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK! Broadway’s Finest Stars Broadway’s Greatest Songs An Unforgettable Holiday Musical Event
• Parking vouchers for each main stage show
$250
Brings free arts programming to 15 youth • Two rear orchestra tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday* • 2010/2011 program recognition • Two complimentary drinks at the Geffen Playhouse bar
$150
Brings free arts programming to 10 youth • Two mezzanine tickets to opening night of Broadway Holiday* • Two complimentary drinks at the Geffen Playhouse bar *December 18th, 2010. Non-exchangeable
for more information: Please call development 310.208.6500 x136
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT
THE S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION Across the country, a staggering and heartbreaking number of nonprofit arts organizations have been forced to eliminate or severely reduce their education and outreach programs in order to stay afloat during the economic storm. Ironically, at the very same time when more children and adults are in need of the inspiration and sense of connection that such programs uniquely bring to a community, fewer are available. It will take years, probably even decades to rebuild the programs and the funding that once supported them. We have always appreciated every dime contributed to support our Education and Outreach Programs — six programs that impact over 17,000 lives a year. But over these last two years, we have come to appreciate on an even deeper level the loyalty and philanthropy of those who continue to give to support our programs, knowing that everyone has significant challenges right now. Your continued support means the world to us, and will be remembered long after this recession is over, not only by us but by the people we were able to continue to serve during this time. Another big part of the story about these last two years that we will never forget are the new foundation and corporate funders who came forward to support our Education and Outreach Programs so that we could maintain them during the recession. One such funder is the S. Mark Taper Foundation. The Foundation recently awarded a major grant to support our CREATE Program – a program that we started 10 years ago that gives over 1,900 children, adults and senior citizens a year from 32 different social service agencies access to our mainstage plays and to highly interactive pre and post show workshops, many attended by representatives from all 32 groups in the program. Ray Reisler, Executive Director of this private family foundation, believes in the CREATE Program because “It brings together so many different groups of people and organizations and offers them an outstanding opportunity to experience theater at its best.” P14 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE
We recently received hundreds of letters from individuals and agency leaders, sharing their thanks to the S. Mark Taper Foundation and to all those who give to make the CREATE Program possible. Sample quotes from just a few of these letters: Without the Geffen’s CREATE Program, our community youth would never experience the multi-gifts of live theater. CREATE has given fuel to the dreams of multitudes. Students have experienced many positive alternatives to their bland experiences. — Sheenway School, South Los Angeles
“CREATE has made a difference in improving the quality of our residents’ lives. Attending the plays has added a richness and excitement to their lives that’s also had an uplifting and mind-expanding effect. We are forever grateful for our chance to participate in this fine program.” — Salvation Army Silvercrest Senior Residence, Santa Monica
The majority of our clients have not even been to a movie — let alone to a live play. Seeing live drama on stage in this historical setting is often the highlight of the ENTIRE YEAR for them.” — Step Up On Second, Santa Monica
Our most heartfelt appreciation to the S. Mark Taper Foundation for coming forward to support our CREATE Program this past year, and for all that it has given to people throughout Los Angeles for over 20 years.
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EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
THANK YOU TO OUR RUINED EDUCATION PARTNERS Edgerton Foundation
With your support, we were able to educate and inspire hundreds of underserved high school students through our powerful production of Ruined. These youth from CATCH Charter, Crenshaw, Hamilton, Locke Charter, North Hollywood and Venice High Schools participated in engaging pre-show workshops, attended a performance of Ruined, and were invited to participate in post-show Talk Backs with the cast and Geffen staff.
A special thanks to Facing History for sharing their expertise and guidance. Facing History and Ourselves delivers classroom strategies, resources and lessons that inspire young people to take responsibility for their world. Facing History’s work is based on the premise that we need to — and can— teach civic responsibility, tolerance, and social action to young people, as a way of fostering moral adulthood. Facing History’s work over the past 30 years demonstrates that effective teaching can cultivate the sense of civic responsibility needed to protect human dignity and prevent violations of human rights. The flow of people, ideas, capital, and images across borders opens new possibilities for tolerance and also new risks of misunderstanding. Facing History, informed by leading thinkers from the fields of philosophy, religion, and education, is a leader in educating for tolerance and understanding. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P15
SCENE AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Girls Night Out for Ruined and Love, Loss and What I Wore BLVD 16 at Hotel Palomar: September 23, 2010
Associate Amalia from FRESH – The Grove treating a Girls Night Out guest to a relaxing arm massage at the satellite FRESH station at Blvd 16 at Hotel Palomar.
Peter Jacobson from House, Ruined cast member Russell G. Jones, writer/director of Legion Scott Stewart and Female of the Species cast member/Drop Dead Diva’s Josh Stamberg.
Lovely ladies enjoying their Girls Night Out!
Friends toast a fun Girls Night Out!
Ruined cast member David St. Louis with guests.
Love, Loss and What I Wore cast members Jenny O’Hara & Maria Conchito Alonso with guests.
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Photos: Vivian Frerichs
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SCENE AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Opening Night of Love, Loss and What I Wore TENGU: September 30, 2010
Geffen Playhouse Managing Director Ken Novice, director Jenny Sullivan, cast members Glenne Headly, Winslow Corbett, Edie McClure, Jenny O’Hara, Erika Ash & Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney.
Social Toddler’s Rich Rotzgang, Sharon Rotzang from Ten/Four Pictures, Caitlin Murney from Ten/Four Pictures, Jeff Dix from Brentwood Consulting and Sage Shah from Imagine Entertainment.
Tengu server Kaiwi Lyman serves some of Tengu’s delicious sushi specialties to celebrate Opening Night of Love, Loss and What I Wore.
Malibu Family Wines’ Lisa Semler (center) with her guests.
Tengu sushi chefs Aki Okuma and Aba Bawanu prepare Tengu’s delicious Tuna a la Tostada for the Geffen crowd.
Photos: Kevin Sharp
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December 16, 2010 - January 2, 2011
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK!
Broadway’s Finest Stars Broadway’s Greatest Songs An Unforgettable Holiday Musical Event Vote for your favorite Holiday songs and showtunes to be performed LIVE! Visit geffenplayhouse.com/BroadwayHoliday
PROUDLY PROVOCATIVE January 25 – March 6, 2011
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march 29 – may 8, 2011
“My most
DANGEROUS WORK.” Written by Jane Anderson Directed by Lisa Peterson an explicit play for discriminating people
may 31 – july 10, 2011
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ANNUAL DONORS The Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund. Donors are listed at the Associate level and higher for gifts made between August 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER $25,000+
Anonymous (2) City National Bank Disney Worldwide Services, Inc Edgerton Foundation Herbert M. and Beverly J. Gelfand Adi & Jerry Greenberg Bora Bora Nui Hilton Resort & Spa The Dan Hartman Arts & Music Foundation Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc. Keyes Automotive Group Latham & Watkins Legendary Pictures Lincy Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission Mona & Karl* Malden Ginny Mancini Fay & Frank Mancuso Ron & Kelly Meyer Susanna Midnight & Charlie Midnight Napa Valley Grille Northern Trust, NA Ralph M. Parsons Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers Qantas Airways Lynda & Stewart Resnick Ronen Levy Events Cheryl and Haim Saban, Saban Family Foundation The Edward A. & Ai O Shay Family Foundation Shubert Foundation Skirball Foundation Kate Capshaw Spielberg & Steven Spielberg Cynthia P. Stafford Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Shel & Cynthia Stone S. Mark Taper Foundation Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum Warner Bros. Entertainment
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$10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous Agua Caliente Casino Resort & Spa Audi of America, Inc Bacara Resort & Spa Don and Vicki Berghoff Bioque Technologies, Inc. Charles A. Black, Jr. Evelyn and Stephen Block Annette Blum Suzanne Deal Booth & David Booth Brotman Foundation of California Harold & Eileen Brown Graham Burke Mark Burnett & Roma Downey Capital Group Companies Stephanie & Jonathan Carson CBS Television Network City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Mary Ann Cloyd Shelley Wike Cranley Carole Bayer Sager & Robert A. Daly Joseph Drown Foundation Susan and John Ebey Susan and Mark Fleischer Fox Entertainment Group Gang, Tyer, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Patty Glaser and Sam Mudie
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Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association Audrey* & Arthur Greenberg C. Curtis Grisham Leo S. Guthman Fund In Memory of Morrie Hazan HBO Eric & Samantha Heer Martha Henderson Jewish World Watch Glorya Kaufman Michael Kong & Anastasia Twilley Susan & Peter Mallory Nancy and Michael McClelland Sandra E. Milken Moss Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Occidental Petroleum Corp Richard D. Parsons Lee and Lawrence J. Ramer Loren Rothschild and Hon. Frances Rothschild Linda Bernstein Rubin and Tony Rubin The Simms/Mann Family Foundation Fred Specktor and Nancy Heller DeeAnna Staats Judith & Bruce Stern Heather Thomas & Skip Brittenham The Vidal Sassoon Foundation Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Ruth Ziegler
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$5,000 - $9,999 Jehan F. Agrama and Dwora Fried Jack and Hilary Angelo Bittersweet Butterfly Mara and Jonathan Blum Linda & Jerry Bruckheimer Louis Colen Alexander Conlin Creative Artists Agency Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Diageo Brands Carolyn Dirks Family Tremecca D. Doss Fielding Edlow Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer & Melvin Keefer Entertainment Industry Foundation Four Seasons G.E. Foundation Priscila Giraldo Joseph B. Gould Foundation Barbara Grenell George Hoag Family Foundation Cindy & Alan Horn Hotel Shangri-La Wendell and Bernice Jeffrey Jhpiego Dorothy & Allan Jonas Dora and Neil Kadisha Joan Kaloustian Mannon Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Karmin Katy Sweet and Associates, Inc. Sabrina Kay Charitable Foundation Hope Mineo & Jeffrey Kitchen Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Despina Gianopoulos Landers & Jay Landers Garry Marshall Donna McKenna Montage Hotels and Resorts Todd Morgan Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Christine Marie Ofiesh Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency Kay and Bob Rehme Jay D. Roth and Sherry E. Grant Charles Roven Paula and Allan Rudnick Richard Ruskell Jody and Arthur Schmid Showtime Networks David Tillman, MD & Karen Zoller, MD Universal Studios Jon Alon Walz Diane Warren John & Marilyn Wells Elizabeth & Jim Wiatt Gail Zappa Ruth & Stan Zicklin Candice & Joel Zwick
EDUCATION ADVOCATE $1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous (4) Harry & Gay Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency James Adams Aegon Transamerica Foundation Miriam Aguiar AIG Olga S. Alderson In Memory of Jack & Claire Alexander Michael Alexander Debbie Allen Merryl and David A. Alpert Patti and Harlan Amstutz Angell Foundation Angel’s Margaret & Howard Arvey Russ August and Kabat DC & Carol Ann Bakeman The Barron Family Jericho Poppler and Dr. Greg Bartlow Rick and Shelley Bayer Wendy and John Bergquist Moca Foundation Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles Pamela and Bill Bohnert The Bordy & Leibovic Families Greg and Elizabeth Borrud Brenda and Alan Borstein Dr. Wallace P. Brithinee The Eli & Edythe L. Broad Foundation Carolyn and Gerald Bronstein Wendy & David Brotman George & Nadine Buck Dianne Burnett and Joan Minerva Marlene Canter Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale and Mrs. Robin Carnesale Dr. Fanya Carter and Dr. Harold J. Delchamps Valarie De La Garza & Michael Centeno Laurel and Aaron Clark Sandy Climan Dr. Stephen & Trudi Cohen Nancy A. Cypert Daedalus Foundation Shirley Lu & Norman Davidson Jennifer and Jeffrey Denker Mark & Andrea DeWitt Kevin and Betsy Dill The Dillon Fund Wil* & Glorya Dixon DreamWorks Studios Gerald and Sally Ducot
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Eisenberg Colleen M. Ellis Kevin Watts & Christine Enlow Michael Filerman Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle Steve Freedman Carol S. Frimmer Tom Fuller Sharlene and Sol Galper Kathleen Garfield David Geffen Foundation Harry A. Gilbert Kiki and David Gindler Cherna & Dr. Gary Gitnick Gloria & Peter Gold Barbara Goldenberg Marion Goldenfeld Edith Gould Gwen and Albert Grabb Adrienne Grant and Paul Jennings The Guerin Foundation Madeline Gussman Monty & Marilyn Hall Mr. and Mrs. William Hellman Harriette Henderson Mel and Faith Henkin James Hliboki and Hildi Snodgrass Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman Jackie & Dr. Irwin Hoffman Gerald Hundert Troy Hutchinson Terry & Marc J. Jacoby Steve, Alex & Emma Jaffe Maria & Conrad Janis Jewish Community Foundation Jacqueline & Marvin Jubas Sally and Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig Karney Guren Family Foundation Julie and David Kavner Lenny and David Kelton Kent Klavens Patricia Klous & Roman Silberfeld Judy Knapp John & Sarah Kobara Leslie and Norman Koplof Thea and Neal Koss Carol Krause Helene and Arthur Laub J. Michael Lee and Layne Rainey Phyllis Lemberger Drs. Gerald and Barbara Levey Ed & Betsy Levine Levitt Pavilions Mae and Hugh Lichtig Joanne Lindsay Steven and Nancy Lippman Judith Locke & Dennis Massie Kalman and Eve Loeb Los Angeles Magazine Marcia E. Williams and Gene Lucero Vincent Lupo Meyer and Renee Luskin Malibu Beach Inn Malibu Family Wines Eric G.C. Mark Steve Markoff Maurice Amado Foundation Lesia & William Maxwell Karen Mbanefo Janis B. McEldowney Sue McHugh Alex Meneses Dianne & Burton Merrill The Miles Family Gloria Miller and Susan Sager Philip G. Miller Barbara and Fred Miller Ron & Lee Miller
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ANNUAL DONORS Nicole Behrstock-Miner In Memory of Rae Behrstock & Celia Law Andrew Mintzer Allison and Jeff Mirkin Rich & Michele Monosson Garry Morris and Kent Harrison Hayes Joan & Fred Nicholas Albert and Barbara Nichols Mike Nichols & Diane Sawyer Leonard and Susan Nimoy Steve & Judy Orich Carol and Bill Ouchi Philip and Leslie Paton Pelican Hill Resort Charles Phillips Herbert and Marilyn Piken The Pinhas Family Marilyn Pinzur Peggy & George Polinger Ruth Popkin Gail and Harold Provizer Pure Cheesecakes Edward C. Rainey, Jr. and Scott C. Britain Edward B. Rasch Richard Rasiej and Joan Herman Rob Reiner Felice Prieto Reyes Donald B. and Susan F. Rice Esther and Howard Richmond Linda & Manny Rider Jane Rissman and Richard Sondheimer Carol and Ward Ritter Brad and Nancy Rosenberg Lee Rosenblatt Sue Weiss Rosenwasser and Joseph Sinay Joyce & Deane Ross Marlene Rotblatt J. Nathan and Michele Rubin Thomas L. Safran Richard and Susan Sager Richard and Amber Sakai Jonathan Schwartz Jonas Scott George Shapiro John and Lori Shaw Diane Sherman-Smith In Memory of Gordon A. Smith Rita and Jose Sigal Dine with Nine Catering & Events Simon Strauss Foundation Snyder Family Foundation Drs. Matthew and Marion Solomon Mitch & Sherry Stein Cori Steinberg Joannie Stern SunAmerica Radoslav and Elaine Sutnar Dr. S. Jerome and Judith D. Tamkin Anne C. Taubman and David Boyle John Teeples Audri and Stan Tendler Tengu Jane Thomas William and Karen Timberlake Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group Shauna and Daniel Valenzuela United Talent Agency Josephine R. Walker Sheila Wasserman In Memory of Sylvia and George Weiner Werner Family Foundation Ellie & Tom Wertheimer Witt Thomas Harris Productions Karen and Rick Wolfen Mimi and Werner F. Wolfen Ms. Patricia Youngman Ahmet Zappa Fletcher Ozborne Mr. Stanley Zax Ellen and Arnold Zetcher
ARTISTIC ADVOCATE $500 - $999
Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. Norman Abrams Mr. & Mrs. Adamick Dale and Ruth Adams Sharon Hulse and Louis Adler Helen and Herb Allen Laura and Harvey Alpert Jan Altemus Renette Anderson Maria E. Avila Elizabeth Axelrod Ayres Films, Inc. Gerald Bagg and Pamela Stevens Charles Barker Janet and Irwin Barnet Anne Barry Dr. Greg & Sheila Spiro Laurie & Bill Benenson Aviva Bergman Larry and Julie Blivas In Memory of Maxine Handelman Nathalie Blossom Judy Boeken Reveta Bowers Carol J. Bradshaw Kevin Breen Lionel Brown Rebecca Brown Howard D. Browne Dr. R.W.G. Bugental Jolene and Robert Burk Bruce Carr Janet Regina Chapman Barry Charles Ms. Martha Chase Mark Clymer & Marc Mullendore Ken Coelho Ted Cordes Arline Covell Susan Georgine Craig Valerie & Donald Cravitz Hedva and Dudley Danoff Diana Davidow & Deborah Constance Shirley Davidson Celeste DeCuir Mrs. Dom DeLuise Dr. Udayakumar Devasker Richard & Lauren Donner Anne Dougherty and David Dobrikin William Duncan Christophe & Liz Dupin De Saint Cyr Tracy Williams Mike Elisofon Rebekah and Howard Farber Steven Rossi and Janette Webb Marjorie L. Fasman Dr. Helene W. Feldman Gloria and Morton Field Susan and Mark Fien Marjorie & Arthur Fine Michael and Lynne Flynn Burt and Nanette Forester J.D. Fox Rhonda Frances Mrs. Lorraine Frankel Michael Shaw and Janie Fried Douglas C. Frost Lois and Gerald Gallop Charles Gerber Jeff Gerber Pamela Gerken Fereydoon Ghaffari Karen Berko Gibson Peter Gilhuly Benita and Bert Ginsberg William and Charlene Glikbarg Dr. Lee B. Gold & Donna Gold Norman B. Goldberg Irene Goldenberg
Mark & Sharon Goldman Salach Fred and Gale Goldring Abner and Roz Goldstine Susie and Bruce Goren Simon Graty Alan Greenstadt Michael Gregory Eric Gritzmacher Gary Gross Neelam Gupta Louise Halevy and Kenneth Erlich Bruce & Martha Hanrahan Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Haveson Gary Hecker Murray and Gail Heltzer Rand Hoffman and Charlotte Robinson Stanley Hollander Angel Hovhanessian Marc & Michelle Howard Dorotea Humberstone Melissa Jaivin Argentum Photo Lab Vernon D. Jones Laurie Jones Trudy and Albert Kallis Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kamine Mr. Stephen Kandel Milton Kaplan Anita Karbelnig Linda and Michael Keston Nam Kim and Jeff Kateman Karen and Joe Knott In Loving Memory of Danny Rouzer Janice White and Eugene Krieger Frumeh Labow Steve Lappin & Andrea Spyros Jill and Michael Lasky Katie Lee & Brian Finck Burton and Anita Levinson Lydia Levy Carla J. Liber Sacha and Dori The Malins Family Alan Mandelberg Elizabeth Marcellino Richard A. Marcus Barry and Evie Marlin Jeanne McDonald-Powers and Travis McDonald-Powers Anne & Bedford Mcintosh Debra Michel Marshall & Shanna Mintz Lawrence Mirisch Simona Morris Lon Morse and Toni Hollander Morse Michael Mothner Wpromote Fran Neiman Janice B. Nelsen Ms. Sherri Nelson Mark & Diane Neubauer Betsy Newman John & Marian Niles Leila & Robert Noel O’Melveny & Myers LLP Laura Ornest Bob Paris Jo Anne Patterson Tiffany & John Plunkett Jack and Jane Pollock Lisa and Steven Pompan Nancy Porter Gail & Gary Rachelotsky Joyce Reed Rosenberg Carlene Ringer Terrence Roberts Dolores Rogers Raymond Rogowski Fred and Ronda Rose Ruth and Larry Rosen Alison Rosenthal Kelli Sager & Steven Rosenwasser Dr. Martin and Lorraine Ross Samantha Roth David Russell & Amy Gordon
David A. and Karen Richards Sachs Nancy and Ted Sanborn Charlene and Vic Sands Malcolm Schneer & Cathy Liu Susan and Peter Schwab David Schwanke Michele and Peter Serchuk Peggy Y. Shapiro Roman Silberfeld Ronald I. Silverman Leigh Silverton Marty and Leah Sklar Stacey and Katherine Williams-Sloan Michael Small Rita Spiegel Charlene & Burt Spurber Richard and Pamela Sterman Lana Stimmler Scott B. Stokdyk William Stringer Sharon Strong Keith and Judy Swayne Mr. and Mrs. David Tann Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Jane Thomas Dr. Anita F. Thompson Sabrina Wind & Scott Tobis David Tohl Jean T. Trueblood Bob Tuttle Kevin Van Belois Carole Wagner & Peter Vallianos Judge Joseph and Mickey Wapner Marcia & Dr. Charles Wasserman Seth Weissman & Gelena Nayberg Martin and Gloria Wertlieb Pat West Keith West Sandy and Jon Willen In Memory of Milton A. Williams, Jr. Herb Wise Robbie Work Isis and Michelle Youssef Andrew and Kimberly Zakanych Mr. & Mrs. Mark Zimmerman Dayle and Abram Zukor
ASSOCIATE $250 - $499
Anonymous (6) Constance Abell and Herbert Ehrmann Bob & Jan Ackerman Warren Adler & Bobbi Armbruster Sara Adler Elaine and Michael Agran Tony Albany Susan Allison Arthur J. Alper Robert C. Anderson Irving Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Anenberg Lisa & Fred Ansis Eloise Appel Barbara and Ethan Aronoff Mr. and Mrs. Bert P. Arons Donna Ashley Jonathon Aubry Lynne and Lee Babbitt Sarah Backus Janis Baer Madhavan Balachandran Don Banks Billie Baron & Edward Marcinko Patricia Barry Randall C. Bassett James W. Baugh Arnold and Susan Becker Terry and Lionel Bell Millie and Julius Bendat Joanne Benickes Alexander Berkeley & Sarah Clarke Beverly Bierer Judith Ann Billings
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ANNUAL DONORS Adrienne and Michael Blackman Ruth and Donald Blumkin, Pharm D. Barry W. Boehm Ludmila Bojman Thomas Booth Frances and Les Boxer In Memory of Evan Haight-Boyd Sandra Bradley and Shelagh Moriarty Paula Brand Bernardean Broadous Aaron and Merav Broder Ronald Brown Sue and Peter Bunzel Dick and Eleanor Burke Marcia Burnam CJ Burris Joann Busuttil Michael and Sandy Buttitta Jon Byk Marlene & David Capell Deborah Carabet Anthony Carbone Charles Carr Gift Garden Antiques Leigh Chapman and Peter Wilkinson Judy and Mike Fantasia Robert Cochran Lyn & Marc Cohen D. Conte Anthony and Kim Cookson Debra Colletti and Scott Cooper Zoe & Donald Cosgrove Doug Coss Dr. and Mrs. Earle E. Crandall Ely Dahan Stacy Dalgleish Jeff and Pat Dasteel Pamela Daves Jeffrey S. Davidson Ruth B. Davis and Pearl Schultz Hal and Roberta Delevie Dennis Dietz Carol Jean Doehring Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dooley Marlene Davis and David L. Dorsey Daryl & Paul F. Doucette N. R. Elson Valerie Entwell Amnon & Christine Hadani Elizabeth A. Evans Earl I. Feldhorn Gladys Fellman Larry Field Abby and Malcolm Field Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. Frances and Terry Flanagan Elisabeth Fleischman Sheldon Fogel Diana Gragson & Tom Fogelsanger Janet Fourticq Glenn and Jane Fowler Darryl Frank Dorothy Frazier Fran Fredella and Scott Rubin Richard Freeman Elaine and Larry Friedman Kenneth J. Friedman and Marilynn J. Friedman Family Foundation L.T. Friesen Yuki Fukumoto Howard Fulfrost and Tim Morneau Peggy N. Furman Yelena Furman Anya Epstein and Daniel Futterman Mike Gainey Lee Gardenswartz Diane Gardner Eugenia Gates Kim Gautier Robert & Esmeralda Gibson In Loving Memory of Captain Matthew Charles Ferrara Dennis Gimian Rachel and Jack Gindi Diane Glazer Edna Mae Glikmann
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Wendy Lewis Mrs. Monte E. Livingston Leslie and Adam Lobel Karen and Peter Locke Lori and Tom Low Dianne Lum Loris and Kory Lunsford Neil and Ora Macfarlane Joyce L. Mallean Connie and Leslie Martinson Cecile M. Matzkin Stewart Mayeda Bill McGill & Mary Anne McCarthy Kathleen McCarthy Monique McDavid Laura McGaughey Sean McGhee and Carol Fan William E. and Marcela H. McKenna Dr. and Mrs. King M. Mendelsohn Jean Midgley Teddie J. Milner Nicole Behrstock-Miner In Memory of Rae Behrstock & Celia Lew Marc Mitchell Gloria Mitchell Jean Miyamoto Laurie and Chuck Mondrus Janet Moore Sharon and John Morris Patricia Nettleship Alex Olivares & Susan Nickerson Shelby Notkin Burt & Bonnie Noveck O’Hagan Family Dr. Ronald and Iris Onkin Susan Ops The Topol-Ostroff Family Edward Parker Tracy Parsons and Keith Grossman Barbara and Peter Patman John K. Perkins Naidu Permaul Frank J. Pfizenmayer and Josh Brown Carol F. Phillips Joy and Gerald Picus Jeanne L. Pocras Gregory Poirier Lily and Rick Pollack Philip Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Howard Privette Jennifer & Ron Purisima Charlotte Rae Joan Ransohoff Robert Rechord Mildred Reid Judy L. Richman Lynda Rick Linda and Manny Rider Jill S. Robinson Barbara & David Rognlien Nadine & Fred Rosen Jacob & Lilly Rosenberg Linda and Marvin Rosenfeld Beverly and Mel Rosenthal Lisa M. Rowley Charles & Barbara Rubin Fred and Veronique Sabl Julie and Dennis Saffro Sandor Samuels Karen and Nathan Sandler Susan & Kenneth Sarno Maxine Savitz Jay Evan Schoenfeldt Jane and William Schopf Elizabeth and Justin Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Jack Schwartz Nadya Scott
Cynthia Sears Marc M. Seltzer & Christina Snyder Estelle Shane and Arthur Gelber Mary J. Shane Ted Shpack and Etiennette Lowen Dan Shuster Yossi Sidikaro Robin and Robert Sills In Memory of Ross Hunter & Jacque Mapes Ms. Gerry Sinclair Dr. Laura Caghan & Mark, Jonah & Sophia Sklan Donna Sloan Dr. & Mrs. Sylvain Smadja Donald Smiley Dr. Jerry and Marci Smith Marcia L. and Mark J. Smith Ronald Smith Karen Smits Trudy Sokol Melvin Spears Debra and Bruce Spector Elizabeth and Sidney Sperling Roberta Spero Alice Cortez and Richard Spitzer Michael & Victorina Sprout Carol and Paul Stager Christopher Stasi M.L. Stearns Arthur Stern Gloria Stroock-Stern and Leonard Stern Aaron D. Stroud William Stuart Robert and Barbara Sugar Kayser & Renee Sume John and Eva Sutton E. M. Sweeney The Mortimer Levitt Foundation Jesse and Theresa Thorn Pearl Tillipman Cristobal Tostado Brigitta Troy Antigoni Tsamparois Pia and Steve Vai Dr. David F. Vargas Anthony Vasek Miriam Vogel Laurie and Ira Waldman John J. Waller, Jr. Herb Wallerstein Peter and Denise Walsh Shirley Wargon Ernest E. Warsaw Elisa and Brad Wayne Annette Weil Roberta Weintraub Sheila Weisman Josh Weisman Marsha & Steven Weiss Matthew Weitzman Elayne and Walter Wentz The Whizin Foundation, Bruce Whizin Misty and Milt Widelitz Gareth* & Patricia Wigan John Willey Linda Wilson In Lovng Honor of Miki Lee Rosalie and Jeffrey Wolf Karen and Frank Wurtzel Mr. & Mrs. Sam Yellen Don & Anna Ylvisaker Joanne & Tom Zaccaro Arnold Zane Laurie Ziegler Lynn and Meir Ziv *In Memoriam
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE STAFF Gilbert Cates Producing Director
Randall Arney Artistic Director
Ken Novice Managing Director
ARTISTIC
PRODUCTION
Mary Garrett Artistic Manager Amy Levinson Literary Manager/Dramaturg Heidi Snoe Executive Assistant to the Producing Director Phyllis Schuringa Casting Director & Assistant to the Artistic Director Kristina Leach Literary Associate
Daniel Ionazzi Matthew Carleton Jill Barnes Dwayne Barnes James Grabowski Darren Rezowalli Leah A. Lewis
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
Regina Miller Development Director Ellen Catania Director of Major Gifts & Corporate/Foundation Partnerships Angela LaManna Annual Fund Manager Jessica Brusilow Associate Director of Donor Relations Ava Bogle Development Assistant Jamie Sherman Development and Events Manager
Allison Rawlings Tyler Tangalin
Behnaz Ataee General Manager
Production Manager Technical Director Production Coordinator Assistant Technical Director Sound Master Master Electrician Wardrobe Supervisor
Director of Communications Communications Intern
MARKETING & SALES
Frankie Ocasio Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Maryam Kermani Staff Accountant Janet Huynh Staff Accountant Maureen Lestelle Human Resources/Benefits Manager Marguerite Harris Receptionist
Joseph Yoshitomi Marketing Director Karen Gutierrez Associate Marketing Director Mark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database Administrator Ivy Khan Marketing Coordinator Brian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Stephanie Strand Audience Services & Subscription Manager Paul Millet Group Sales Janice Bernal Associate Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Associate Box Office Manager Janet Huynh Assistant Box Office Manager Korie Benavidez, Audrey Cain, Ariel Goldberg, Scott Kriloff, Richard Martinez, Lilach Mendelovich, Ryan Sandoval, Martin Wurst Box Office Staff Zack Hamra, Rodrigo Perez, Grace Resler, Ben Seay Audience Services
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
FRONT OF HOUSE
Miguel del Castillo Victor Cueva De Loera Mario Santillan-Perez
Jeni Pearsons Events Coordinator Tyler Tangalin Supervising House Manager Jessica Kummer, Sarah Rosenbloom, Zack Schultz House Managers Abdoulaye N’Gom Head Usher Beth Behrs, Adam Carr, Lindsey Cerny, Tiger Curran, Tommy French, Matt Jones, Sean Jones, Kimberly Legg, Katie Mitchell, Leah Munson, Jonathan Schwartz, Julianne Tveten Ushers
EDUCATION Debra Pasquerette Education Director Louise Hung Resident Teaching Artist & Education Associate Alex Rogals Education Coordinator
ADMINISTRATION
Facility Manager Maintenance Custodial
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. P24 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE