The Drowsy Chaperone Playbill by Jewish Community High School of the Bay

JCHS Perfo rming Arts Theater

Jewish Communit y High School Of The Bay San Francisco , CA

J e wish Co m m unit y High Scho o l Of T he Bay J CHS Pe rf o rm ing Art s T he at e r PRESENTS

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Music and Lyrics by

Book by

Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

Bob Martin and Don McKellar with

Erez Putterman Emma Simonoff

Nate Kreeger Tessa Zitter Joseph Borison

Zola Rosenfeld Becky Grintsaig

Scenic Design Kate St. John

Musical Direct ion Natan Kuchar

Light ing Design Joe McDonald

Cost ume Design Morgen Warner

Choreography by Margery Fairchild

St age Manager Amanda Warner

Directed by Dylan Russell

Original Bro adway pro ductio n o f The Dro wsy Chapero ne pro duced by Kevin McCullum, Ro y Miller, Bo b Bo yett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman. The Dro ws y Chap e ro ne Is p re s e nte d thro ug h s p e c ial arrang e me nt with Mus ic The atre Inte rnatio nal (MTI). All autho riz e d p e rfo rmanc e mate rials are als o s up p lie d b y MTI. 421 We s t 54th Stre e t, Ne w Yo rk, NY 10 0 19 Pho ne : 212-541-46 8 4 Fax: 212-39 7-46 8 4 www.mtis ho ws .c o m

SONGS ACT I Pro lo gue Ove rt ure

Orchestra

To t t e ndale 's Ent rance Hall - Mo rning Fancy Dress

Co mpany

Ro be rt 's Ro o m - Mo rning Co ld Feets

Ro bert, Geo rge

To t t e ndale 's Po o l - Early Af t e rno o n Sho w Off

Janet, Co mpany

Ent rance Hall - Af t e rno o n J ane t 's Bridal Suit e - Af t e rno o n As We Stumble Alo ng

The Chapero ne

I Am Aldo lpho

Aldo lpho , The Chapero ne

To t t e ndale 's Garde n - Af t e rno o n Accident Waiting To Happen

Ro bert, Janet

Ent rance Hall - Af t e rno o n To ledo Surprise

Co mpany

Act I Finale

Co mpany

Int e rm issio n Mo no lo gue

ACT II Act II Int ro Mo no lo gue Co urt yard-Af t e rno o n Bride's Lament

Janet, Co mpany

Hallway - Lat e Af t e rno o n Lo ve Is Always Lo vely in the End

Mrs. To ttendale, Underling

To t t e ndale 's Garde n - Sunse t I Do , I Do in the Sky

Trix, Co mpany

Wrap Up As We Stumble Alo ng (Reprise)

Co mpany

THE ACTORS Cast Me m be rs (in o rde r o f appe arance ) Man In Chair

Nate Kreeger

Mrs. To ttendale

Becky Grintsaig

Underling

Laura Aucar

Ro bert Martin

Erez Putterman

Geo rge

Emma Simo no ff

Feldzieg

Yo nim Schweig

Kitty

Sasha Manus

Aldo lpho

Jo seph Bo riso n

Janet Van De Graaf The Dro wsy Chapero ne Trix

Tessa Zitter Zo la Ro senfeld Jo nes Bealum

Gangster #1

Ashley Aucar

Gangster #2

So phia Salesky

Repo rter #1 / Ensemble

Kayla Buki

Repo rter #2 / Ensemble

Ho di Miller

Superintendent / Ensemble

Luca Perr

Clarinet / Dro wsy Players

Avery Cruz

Cello / Dro wsy Players

Eva Adana

Keybo ard #1 / Dro wsy Players

Ben Michelso n

Keybo ard #2 / Dro wsy Players

Steven Lazarevsky

Bass / Dro wsy Players

Jo rdan Ko chavi

Drums / Dro wsy Players

Jo sh Burg

PRODUCTION / CREATIVE Cre w Me m be rs Directo r

Dylan Russell*

Musical Directo r

Natan Kuchar*

Cho reo graphy

Margery Fairchild **

Scenic Design

Kate St. Jo hn **

Lighting Design

Jo e McDo nald*

Co stume Design

Mo rgen Warner **

So und Design

Ophir Weisberg

Pro ductio n Stage Manager

Amanda Warner **

Scenic Artist

Jennifer Sturgill*

Assistant Lighting Designer

Sco ttie Hanna

Co nstructio n Adviso r Running Crew

Martin Pike ** Ari Denberg, Shayna Do llinger, Olivia Rudd, Max Simo n, Becca Wahba

Scenic Painters

* Indicates JCHS Professional

Lio ra Ami, Sara Carasso , Danielle Elbaz, Michael Go fman, Ro ni Greenbaum, Leeo r Israeli, Jo rdan Kimel, Abby Ko stuko vsky, Kayla Levy, Riana Io silevsky, David Marmer, Talya Sandel, Yo nim Schweig, Daniel Shapiro , Sydney Ticktin, Ali Zak ** Indicates Guest Artist

For Your Information The Drowsy Chaperone will be perfo rmed with o ne 10 -minute intermissio n. Lateco mers will be seated at a suitable break o r scene change. In the event o f an emergency, exits are lo cated at the rear o f the theater. Fo r everyo ne's safety please exit in a calm and o rderly fashio n. The use o f cameras (with o r witho ut flash), reco rders o f any type, o r o ther electro nic devices inside the theater is strictly pro hibited. Fo o d and drink (including water) are no t allo wed in the theater. The theater is equipped with an infrared listening system fo r listening enhancement. Lightweight, wireless handsets are available free o f charge fro m ho use management.

CAST WHO'S WHO Nate Kreeger

as Man In Chair

Nate (20 16 ) is so very excited to participate in “The Dro wsy Chapero ne” in the ro le o f Man. This is Nate’s eighth sho w at JCHS, after such ro les as Catherine in “Pippin” and Ro se in “Dancing at Lughnasa.“ He co uld no t have made it this far witho ut the aid o f his family, his friends, and the unending suppo rt fro m Ms. Russell and the rest o f this drama pro gram.

Becky Grintsaig

as Mrs. Tottendale

Becky (20 17) is excited to be o n stage in her seco nd sho w at JCHS after do ing tech fo r the o ther two o f her fo ur sho ws here. She wo uld like to thank her mo m and dad fo r driving her aro und and her sister fo r helping her learn lines.

Laura Aucar

as Underling

Laura (20 15) is excited to be perfo rming in her first JCHS pro ductio n. Aside fro m acting, Laura has been o n the tech crew fo r the last three JCHS sho ws: "Pippin," "Hearts Like Fists," and "Hedda Gabler." She is very appreciative o f the friends and family that enco uraged her to auditio n fo r the sho w and is happy to be a part o f the cast.

Erez Putterman

as Robert Martin

Erez (20 17) is new to the JCHS co mmunity and is very happy to be partaking in his first JCHS sho w, "The Dro wsy Chapero ne." He wo uld like to thank his entire cast and crew fo r being such a welco ming and talented gro up o f artists.

Emma Simonof f

as George

Emma (20 17) is excited to be in her third sho w at JCHS after being o n tech fo r o ne sho w. She wo uld like to thank the cast and crew fo r being suppo rtive and wo nderful.

CAST WHO'S WHO Yonim Schweig

as Feldzieg

"The Dro wsy Chapero ne" is Yo nim's (20 17) seco nd sho w at JCHS. Described by his peers as a wo rld-class lunatic, his last ro le wo n him a who pping 2.3 stars o ut o f 11 with the critics! He is very grateful to Ms. Russell and the JCHS theatre department fo r enduring the co ntinuo us challenge o f building an Ortho do x friendly theatre pro gram.

Sasha Manus

as Kitty

Sasha (20 17) is ho no red to be taking part in "The Dro wsy Chapero ne"! This is her third sho w at JCHS, where she has also appeared in "Hearts Like Fists" as Sally, and as a Player in "Pippin." She wo uld like to thank the cast and crew fo r crafting this amazing pro ductio n!

Joseph Borison

as Aldolpho

Jo seph (20 17) is very excited to be a cast member in "The Dro wsy Chapero ne." This is Jo seph's seco nd pro ductio n at JCHS, after his po rtrayal o f Theo in last year's "Pippin." Jo seph wo uld like to thank his fello w cast members fo r this amazing experience and lo o ks fo rward to many pro ductio ns in the future.

Tessa Zitter

as Janet Van De Graaf

Tessa (20 17) is excited to be perfo rming in her fo urth JCHS pro ductio n. Tessa’s previo us sho ws at JCHS include "Pippin," "Hearts Like Fists," and "Hedda Gabler." She has a lifelo ng interest in theater, particularly musicals. Her passio n fo r music and dance has led her to take classes in a variety o f styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, Israeli, and mo dern.

Zola Rosenf eld

as The Drowsy Chaperone

"The Dro wsy Chapero ne" is Zo la’s (20 18 ) first musical as well as her first pro ductio n at JCHS and it has been a great experience that she reco mmends everyo ne tries. She lo o ks fo rward to mo re theater pro ductio ns at JCHS, and ho pes that everyo ne will enjo y the sho w!

CAST WHO'S WHO Jones Bealum

as Trix

Jo nes (20 17) is really, really, really pumped to be in her seco nd JCHS musical. She wo uld like to thank Mr. McDo nald and Ms. Russell fo r being the Ko o l Katz who made this sho w po ssible. Wo w.

Ashley Aucar

as Gangster #1

Ashley (20 15) wo uld like to ho ller o ut to all o f her fello w castmates fo r being rad as hell and uber swell, her madre fo r her general patience and co nstant pick-ups, and mo st o f all Mr. McDo nald, Ms.Russell, the Warner twins, and Ms.Fairchild fo r their swaginfused co ntributio ns to the sho w.

Sophia Salesky

as Gangster #2

This is So phia's (20 18 ) début in the JCHS theater pro gram and she is very excited fo r the sho w. Befo re arriving at JCHS, So phia has been in o ver 20 musicals and is lo o king fo rward to participating in JCHS' Drama Department fo r the next fo ur years!

Kayla Buki

as Reporter #1 / Ensemble

Kayla (20 18 ) is very excited to be participating in her very first JCHS musical. She has been in a co uple o ther scho o l plays, but this is her first experience in a musical. She lo ves acting and singing, and has had a great time being a part o f the musical. She ho pes everyo ne enjo ys the perfo rmance as much as she and all the cast and crew do !

Hodi Miller

as Reporter #2 / Ensemble

Ho di (20 18 ) is excited to be perfo rming in her first JCHS musical. Befo re starting theatre at JCHS, she had been in o ther pro ductio ns including "Fiddler On The Ro o f" as Go lde, "Wizard o f Oz" as Do ro thy, and mo st recently played Belle in her scho o l’s pro ductio n o f "Beauty and the Beast." She lo ved wo rking o n this sho w and ho pes yo u all enjo y! Cheers!

CAST WHO'S WHO Luca Perr

as Superintendent / Ensemble

Luca (20 18 ) is excited to be in his first musical at JCHS. He has o nly been in o ne musical befo re, but has had excessive amo unts o f musical training. He enjo ys such ho bbies as eating, playing video games, pro crastinating, and sleeping. Luca wo uld like to thank all the peo ple that made this musical po ssible.

Avery Cruz

as Clarinet / Drowsy Players

Avery (20 18 ) has been playing the clarinet fo r almo st fo ur years and is currently seco nd chair in the Santa Ro sa Sympho ny fo r yo uth. This is his first year here at JCHS, and he is very excited to be playing in the ensemble. Enjo y the sho w!

Eva Adana

as Cello / Drowsy Players

Eva (20 16 ) has been playing the cello fo r seven years, and has enjo yed every mo ment o f it. Eva started playing cello with Jo hn Bennet, resident o f Vallejo , Califo rnia. She is very excited to be wo rking with the cast o f "The Dro wsy Chapero ne."

Ben Michelson

as Keyboard #1 / Drowsy Players

Ben (20 18 ) has been playing piano fo r abo ut two years no w. He lo ves all music - ro ck, po p, jazz, and even so me o ldies - but lo ves to play jazz the mo st. Aside fro m music, Ben is an avid spo rts fan and plays basketball and fo o tball, but fo llo ws everything! He's chatty and likes to talk, so feel free to say so mething to the gro up if yo u like.

Steven Lazarevsky

as Keyboard #2 / Drowsy Players

Steven (20 18 ) has been playing the piano fo r nine years no w. He mo stly plays classical with a little bit o f jazz. He thinks it has been a lo t o f fun wo rking in this ensemble, and ho pes yo u enjo y it.

CAST WHO'S WHO Jordan Kochavi

as Bass / Drowsy Players

Jo rdan (20 16 ) wo uld like to welco me everybo dy to "The Dro wsy Chapero ne"! While Jo rdan is mainly a guitar player, he has been playing bass fo r seven years. He spent five years playing in his middle scho o l band and two years in the Stanfo rd Jazz Wo rksho p. Jo rdan previo usly was in the o rchestra fo r "Into the Wo o ds."

Josh Burg

as Drums / Drowsy Players

This is Jo sh's (20 16 ) seco nd JCHS pro ductio n, having previo usly played in the "Into the Wo o ds" o rchestra. Jo sh has been playing drums since the first grade. Outside o f music, Jo sh enjo ys playing ho ckey. Jo sh wo uld like to thank his parents fo r enco uraging him to excel at all aspects o f his life. And lastly, Jo sh wo uld like to welco me everybo dy to the magic o f "The Dro wsy Chapero ne"!

DIRECTOR NOTES The musical as we kno w it to day is a specifically American art fo rm. While its DNA co mes fro m the Euro pean o peretta, the Seco nd Age o f the American Musical (19 20 – 19 6 0 ) to o k it a step further. Flo Ziegfeld bro ught the musical revue fro m France to NYC – the grandeur o f spectacle and variety o f perfo rmances – exo tic music and mo vement, co mic, dramatic and highly cho reo graphed dance numbers with a bevy o f beautiful wo men. With the rise o f so me o f the greatest co mpo sers o f po pular so ng – The Gershwins, Jero me Kern, Co le Po rter and Ro dgers and Hart – theatre artists began to envisio n a new fo rm that bro ught the rhythm and style o f Jazz and Harlem to the mainstream. Perfo rmers like Fanny Brice, Al Jo lso n and the Marx bro thers bro ught heightened perfo rmance energy and characterizatio n to the stage. Like America, it was a melting po t o f influences brewing to gether to create so mething wo nderful. "The Dro wsy Chapero ne" started o ut as a sho rt spo o f o f 19 20 s musical styles, created fo r the bachelo r party o f Ro bert Martin and Janet Van De Graaf. Yes, they are real peo ple! Mr. Martin jo ined his bachelo r party friends who had imagined the wo rk, Do n McKellar, Lisa Lambert, and Greg Mo rriso n, as co -writer and o riginato r o f the “Man in the Chair” ro le. Nine years and many versio ns later, it arrived o n Bro adway in May 20 0 6 and led all musicals in To ny no minatio ns with 13! The sho w wo n five awards, fo r Best Bo o k o f a Musical, Best Sco re, Best Scenic Design, Best Co stume Design, and Best Featured Actress in a Musical. "The Dro wsy Chapero ne" is a lo ve letter to musical theatre harkening back to the era and style o f "Anything Go es," which we perfo rmed three years ago . A bo o kend, if yo u will, fo r the class o f 20 15 and a wo nderful way to welco me the class o f 20 18 .

CREATIVE WHO'S WHO Dylan Russell*

Director

Dylan is a pro fessio nal directo r/acto r/playwright and teaching artist. She is chair o f the Visual and Perfo rming Arts Department at Jewish Co mmunity High Scho o l o f the Bay as well as head o f the Drama Department. At JCHS, she directs and pro duces three full pro ductio ns as well and teaches Theatre Lab and Playwriting/Screenwriting. She has taught at Cal Shakes, Acto rs Lab AZ, No rthwestern University's Natio nal High Scho o l Institute, Marin Theatre Co mpany and New Co nservato ry Theatre Center. Dylan has directed pro ductio ns fo r the American Co nservato ry Theatre Co nservato ry, TheatreFirst, Califo rnia Co nservato ry Theatre, Alchemy Wo rks, New Co nservato ry Theatre Educatio nal Pro grams, Cassandra’s Call, and Acto rs Lab Arizo na. Favo rite pro ductio ns include "Future Me" (TheatreFIRST), "Cassandra" (A.C.T. Co nservato ry), "Persistent Vegetative State" (Do g² Pro ductio ns), and "Speed-thePlay" (BRT). She is a pro ud member o f Acto rs' Equity, TCG and AATE.

Margery Fairchild **

Choreography

Margery is pro ud to be a part o f her seco nd JCHS pro ductio n! Ms. Fairchild is artistic directo r o f Dark Po rch Theatre (A Co mpany In Residence at the Exit Theatre) and has written and staged such o riginal wo rks as "Hen!," "Under the Bed…A Fairytale Set In Purgato ry," and "The In-Betweens, Co ckro ach and Eleano r," which wo n a BATCC award fo r Playwriting and a no minatio n fo r Best New Musical.

Kate St. John **

Scenic Design

Kate is a freelance scenic designer based in the Bay Area. Originally fro m No rth Caro lina, she is thrilled to have been welco med so warmly into the Bay Area theatre co mmunity. Her past pro ductio ns include "Venus," "Eurydice," "Julius Caesar," "Ho w I Learned to Drive," and "The Glass Menagerie." She is very grateful to JCHS, the cast, and the crew fo r giving her this o ppo rtunity.

Morgen Warner **

Costume Design

Mo rgen is a freelance co stume designer in the Bay Area, and a recent graduate o f Vassar Co llege majo ring in drama and co mputer science. This past summer, she was the co stume design Intern at CalShakes and she has also wo rked at Marin Theater Co mpany and Po rtland Stage Co mpany in Po rtland, Maine. She is thrilled to be wo rking at JCHS, and with the amazing cast and crew o f "The Dro wsy Chapero ne."

CREATIVE WHO'S WHO Amanda Warner **

Production Stage Manager

Amanda has been a freelance stage manager in the Bay Area fo r the last five years. After her graduatio n fro m UCLA TFT, she did the fello wship at Berkeley Rep. She has wo rked at many o f the theater co mpanies in the Bay, including ACT, MTC, Auro ra, and Berkeley Rep. She is excited to wo rk at JCHS again with the fabulo us Ms. Russell. After this she will be wo rking o n "X's and O's."

Ophir Weisberg

Sound Design

This is Ophir's (20 16 ) first JCHS pro ductio n. His passio ns are co mputer science, DJing and being a bum at the beach. He wo uld *no t* like to thank anybo dy! But he do es want yo u to enjo y the sho w.

Scottie Hanna

Assistant Lighting Designer

Sco ttie (20 16 ) is thrilled to be in his first JCHS pro ductio n. When he is no t spending way to much time learning and running lights fo r "The Dro wsy Chapero ne", yo u can find him o n the go lf co urse o r tennis co urts. He wo uld also like to thank his parents fo r enco uraging him to be the very best he can and Mr. McDo nald fo r this o ppo rtunity. He also gives a sho ut o ut to his do g Natalie.

Ari Denberg Ari (20 16 ) is pro ud to be wo rking o n her very first JCHS pro ductio n. She wo uld like to thank her parents fo r putting up with all the late nights o f rehearsal. She ho pes everybo dy enjo ys the sho w!

Shayna Dollinger Shayna (20 18 ) is super excited to be wo rking o n her very first JCHS pro ductio n. She wants to thank her family fo r all their suppo rt. Enjo y the sho w!

CREATIVE WHO'S WHO Olivia Rudd Olivia (20 16 ) is thrilled to be wo rking o n "The Dro wsy Chapero ne," which will be her sixth sho w at JCHS. She is excited to be explo ring mo re o f the technical aspects o f theater, and co ntinuing to learn fro m the wo nderful tech directo r Mr. McDo nald. She wo uld like to co ngratulate the cast, crew, and directo r o n a wo nderful sho w.

Max Simon Max (20 16 ) has either been o n stage o r o n tech crew fo r every sho w since he arrived here at JCHS. When no t in the theater department, yo u can find him playing vio lin o r slapping the upright bass!

Becca Wahba Becca (20 16 ). This is Beccaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth sho w. She has been o n tech crew since her freshman year. As always, she wo uld like to give a sho ut o ut to Mr. McDo nald and especially her grandmo ther who intro duced her into the magic that is theater. She ho pes everybo dy enjo ys the sho w!

* Indicat e s J CHS Pro f e ssio nal

** Indicat e s Gue st Art ist

Acknowledgement s We would like t o t hank t he f ollowing people and organizat ions who have assist ed us in our product ion of "The Drowsy Chaperone." Gary Crandell and Crandell Arts for lighting and sound equipment, Risa Lichtman and the JCHS kitchen professionals for snacks and dinners to keep us energized, Douglas Morrison Theatre for furniture, prop and costume rentals, Martin Pike for technical advice and assistance, Dan Sweeney and Hot Rod for railing fabrication, Jay Yamada for production photography, Jeremy Cole for being our Superman on a regular basis, Rudy Dumandan, Nate Green and Mitch Schlachterman for helping us on late nights, Flying Moose Video for all they do, and the entire JCHS community for their support and consideration of our production of "The Drowsy Chaperone."

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