FROM THE DIRECTORS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015-2016 SEASON
HAPPY 25TH, LIVE ARTS-ERS! A N D W E L C O M E T O A S E A S O N O F C E L E B R AT I O N !
DIRTY BLONDE, Oct 9–Nov 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CITY OF ANGELS, Dec 4–Jan 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 THE OTHER PLACE, Feb 5–27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Mar 11–Apr 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 HUNTER GATHERERS, Apr 15–May 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DREAMGIRLS, May 20–Jun 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SUBSCRIPTIONS A Letter from Darryl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Subscription Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Season Subscription Packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Become a Friend of Live Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING The Foundry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pay-What-You-Can Wednesdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Education for Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Education for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Gala 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Live Arts Birthday Bash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Live-Arts-A-Thon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L I V E A R T I FAC T S : C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 Y E A R S ! Poster Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Live Arts Newsletter, vol. 1, issue 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 NO EXIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Our People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Our Founders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Live Arts by the Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Photo Gallery 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Live Arts Board of Directors, 1990–Present . . . . . . . . . . 38 Live Arts Staff, 1990–Present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Live Arts Season History, 1990-2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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e’re gobsmacked to think that a small tribe of intrepid artists with a dream has evolved over the past twenty-five years to become a deeply respected and widely celebrated Arts institution in Central Virginia. Our community of over 700 theater making company members and more than 14,000 supportive and adoring fans gather at 123 E. Water Street to revel in seven fully realized productions made right here in our town each and every year. Add to that our cadre of education seekers & mentors as well as our Foundry artists & enthusiasts and the result is that our newly renovated theater is bursting at the seams nearly every day and night of the year. What may be even more astonishing is what has not changed in the past 25 years. We recently revisited Live Arts’ very first newsletter. There’s a call for volunteers, of COURSE. There’s also a welcoming spirit, an underground vibe, and a clear understanding that making high quality art takes time and commitment. We also found that many who slung paint, hung lights, and made magic happen in the beginning are still here, still making magic. Fran Smith, our first Artistic Director, directs TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD this season, bringing over 40 years of theatrical know-how to our stage. Founder, Will Kerner not only shepherded our recent renovation, he also continues to shoot our archive photos. The newsletter mentions Larry Goldstein, then a key collaborator, and Larry just rounded out our 14/15 Season by directing the groundbreaking FIGHT NIGHT. On and on it goes. Those that helped forge Live Arts are still working proud and strong, like Mark Schuyler and Betsy Tucker and Clinton Johnson and Grady Smith and Susan Jacobson and Howard Pape and Ike Anderson and Steve Tharp and Linda Zuby and Ray Nedzel and Bill LeSueur and Joel Jones and Geri Schirmer and Chris Courtenay… (we have to stop while there’s still room on the page). Amazing, right? For our 25th Anniversary Season, we think we’ve created just the right celebratory mix to intrigue and delight you. From the quirky Mae West impersonator-love fest, DIRTY BLONDE, to the tightly woven emotional thriller, THE OTHER PLACE, this is the year of The Mystery. Our holiday musical is a slinky film noir whodunnit of a show called CITY OF ANGELS, with hot licks and cool private dicks. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD holds the enigma of Boo—the mystifying neighbor not seen for ages. In the black comedy HUNTER GATHERERS, the mystery seems to be, ‘has humankind come to this?’ And finally, we couldn’t help ourselves: we simply had to produce the smash-hit musical, DREAMGIRLS in the Anniversary season. What’s the mystery in that one? Why haven’t we done this splashy, powerful Motown musical before now? Join us to celebrate our anniversary year of laughter and triumph, mystery and mayhem. Come honor the forging of theater and community for the past 25 years. Come to reflect upon the changes you’ve made and celebrate the many roles that you’ve played. Right here. At YOUR theater.
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DIRTY BLONDE w r i t t e n by
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ABOUT THIS PL AY
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West. Fate intervenes when they meet at West’s
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gravesite and forge an unlikely friendship. Laden with one-liners, sexual innuendo, and alluring
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come-hither glances, DIRTY BLONDE is a comedy
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the era. Scenes of West’s bombastic life are interwoven
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with the developing molecules of Jo and Charlie’s
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chemistry. And what we are left with is a story that is
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compelling, touching, and dramatically over the top.
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Much like Mae West herself. IN TH E FO U NDERS TH EATER DIREC TED BY P H IL H O RST
When I’m good, I’m ver y good. W h e n I ’ m ba d , I ’ m b e t t e r. —MAE WEST
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
CITY OF ANGELS m u s i c by
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ABOUT THIS MUSICAL
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typewriter before him. He has been hired by a movie studio to adapt his novel, CITY OF ANGELS, into a
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Stine’s newfound Hollywood lifestyle. INT. INT. Stone [our protagonist’s protagonist] is a tough, wise-cracking private detective that is hired to find a beautiful young woman. He gets mixed up in a topsy-turvy, gritty world of tough guys, backstabbing dames, and cheap bars.
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As the parallel stories intertwine, one in black & white, IN TH E GIB SO N TH EATER DIREC TED BY MAT T JO SLY N MU SIC A L DIREC TIO N BY K RISTEN BA LTES
the other in color; it actually unravels to reveal how similar Stine is to his anti-hero. Its film noir-style evokes the feeling of Classic Hollywood with songs that’ll have you crooning like a gumshoe. FADE OUT.
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
THE OTHER PLACE w r i t t e n by
SHARR WHITE
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ABOUT THIS PL AY
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Memories. Sometimes that’s all we have to cling to.
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But what happens when your memories betray you and are no longer there? Or what if the memories that seem so vivid and tangeable aren’t really yours? Juliana Smithton, a brilliant and ambitious neurologist, struggles to discern between truth and fabrication as her life continues—seemingly without her. Weaving in
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moments of unexpected humor and heart, THE OTHER PLACE is a penetrating drama where a mystery unravels;
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and where truth, invention, love, and loss vie for Juliana’s mind. After completing its Broadway Run in 2013, this play will make its Regional Premiere at Live Arts.
N o t b e i n g m y s e l f i s , o d d l y, w h o I a m . —J U L I A N A S M I T H TO N
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD w r i t t e n by
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ba s e d o n t h e n ov e l by
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MAR 11 – APR 3
ABOUT THIS PL AY
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Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is captured
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journeys from innocence to understanding in this beloved classic.
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injustice of the depression-era South as seen through the eyes of a young girl. It’s a story of inequality, courage, and the very definition of compassion. Above all, it’s a
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD reveals the racial tension and
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profound treasures.
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MENTOR-APPRENTICE SHOW.
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks. — S CO U T F I N C H
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
HUNTER GATHERERS w r i t t e n by
P E T E R S I N N N AC H T R I E B
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ABOUT THIS PL AY
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Wrestling, red wine, and animal sacrifice. And that’s all
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before dinner. Pam and Richard are hosting their dual-anniversary dinner party with their best friends, Tom and Wendy. Over the course of the night, we are treated to an entrée full of lust and candor, primal and carnal in nature. Insults and hormones abound and the payoff is deliciously and satirically sexy.
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Darkly humorous and scathingly bitter, HUNTER
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denotes that we are nothing, in our purest forms,
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but animals.
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M m m . N u t t y fa b u l o u s . F r e s h . B l o o d y. B l o o d y and fresh. That brings back memories. —W E N DY
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
DREAMGIRLS m u s i c by
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ly r i c s a n d b o o k b y
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o r i g i n a l b r o a d w ay p r o d u c t i o n d i r e c t e d a n d c h o r e g r a p h e d b y
MICHAEL BENNETT
MAY 20 – JUN 11
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rise of a female trio of black singers is as fresh and
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charismatic now as it was over 30 years ago. As The
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Dreamettes gain in popularity, the group’s manager
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decides to replace their overweight lead singer with a
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more glamorous and svelte prospect.
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Loosely based on The Supremes and set amid the turrbulance of the 1960s culture wars, this show sizzles
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Featuring the songs that launched the careers of
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Jennifer Holliday, Loretta Devine, and Sheryl Lee Ralph;
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DREAMGIRLS fills the soul and heart with love, laughter,
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and music.
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N o m i n a t e d fo r 2 4 To n y Awa r d s !
A SSO C IATE DIREC TO R & C H O REO GRA P H ER IK E A NDERSO N
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
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Hi Friends, It’s our 25th Anniversary Season and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with you all year! I hope you’ll renew your subscription and be a part of Live Arts history by helping us reach 500 subscribers for our anniversary season. Do you remember the first season of Live Arts; which saw NO EXIT, the first of the COFFEEHOUSE series, and THE BELLE OF AMHERST, amongst others? How thrilling it was to be part of something new and special that brought theater magic to Charlottesville? We strive to keep that magic alive and your subscription helps us do that. Convince your family members, friends, and co-workers to subscribe. Why wouldn’t they, once you tell them that subscribers are the only people at Live Arts who get reserved seats all season long? Subscribers also save big dollars on every ticket! And then there’s the coveted Live Arts t-shirt for all subscriptions purchased before the end of June. So get in here and bring your friends for the momentous 25th Anniversary year at Live Arts. See you soon!
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DARRYL SMITH
Box Office Manager 14 LIVE ARTS 2015 — 2016
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25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
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Entertaining. Exciting. Boundary-pushing, the Live Arts FOUNDRY is the place to stretch your mental
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muscles and let your imagination run wild. Dedicated to developing untested theatrical experiments
Wednesday night Pay-What-You-Can is a long-standing tradition here at Live Arts.
and nurturing new works; the FOUNDRY is the place to explore opportunities to participate in ways
We scrimp and save to keep ticket prices as low as possible, and we absolutely believe
beyond the Mainstage season. So what are you waiting for? Get in here!
that our shows are worth every penny. But we get it. Sometimes you’re torn between
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going to the theater and paying the phone bill. We know how hard it is. We’ve been there. That’s why we have Pay-What-You-Can Wednesdays. Designed for all those people who want to support live theater but might be a little tight this month. Pay-What-You-Can tickets are available the day of the show only, in person, at the N E W WO R K S O N F I R E
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24/7
How do you embolden new work, nurture collaboration, and ignite the imagination of the community? By bootstrapping artists with 2–3 weeks of rehearsal space plus support to workshop their piece, culminating in an open presentation. Proposals for New Works on Fire are encouraged from artists of every stripe.
Melanin is our home-grown group of multi-ethnic artists dedicated to exploring diversity on the stage. Artist curated and company member driven, this ever-expanding cadre presents everything from readings of classic theatrical pieces through an ethnic lens, to interactive musical events all through the season.
Readings take place on Mondays at 7pm on 11/16, 1/11, and 4/4.
m ela n in @ l i vea r ts .o rg
I n th e G i b so n Th eate r J a n u a r y 2 3, 7 p m & 9 : 30 p m Pre se nte d by Wh o l e Th eatre Never has tradition been so spontaneous! It’s real fast theater with seven brand new plays created and presented in just 24 hours. Experienced and novice writers, directors, and performers entertain the masses and leave us all saying, ‘how did they do that in just twentyfour hours?’
S A L O N -A- G O - G O
P L AY W R I G H T S ’ L A B
Ever pleasing and always entertaining, Salon-A-Go-Go is the opportunity for a director and actors to work on a script that’s a little more out there than Live Arts gets a chance to produce during our Mainstage season.
The Playwrights’ Lab is a free forum for writers of every experience level to share, read, hear, and discuss their work with our community. It’s dedicated to developing the work of local writers in a fun, creative, supportive setting. Whether you’ve been writing for years or are just getting started, your voice can be nurtured in the Lab.
Readings take place on the 3rd floor lounge on 3/29 and 4/26.
Box Office. Subject to availability.
The Lab meets every 1st and 3rd Monday at 6:30 PM CROOKED (2015)
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CABARET (1996)
CHICAGO (1994)
I n t e l l i g e n ce p l u s c h a ra c t e r — t h a t i s t h e g o a l o f t r u e e d u c at i o n .
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
— M A R T I N L U T H E R K I N G, J R .
CLASSES
CO M PA N Y WO R K S H O P S
TA L K B AC K S
READERS’ CIRCLE
Live Arts is committed to providing year-round
Throughout the year, Live Arts offers training
Get an inside view of your favorite shows at
Readers’ Circle is a free monthly play-reading
classes, workshops, and discussion groups led
and intensives and weekend workshops in
Live Arts! Following the first Sunday matinee
group, curated and led by our dramaturgical
by experienced theater artists to students
all areas of theater, on and off the stage.
performance of every main stage production,
doyenne, Carol Pedersen. Join the circle
of all levels. Whether you are aching to get
Workshops are FREE for active Company
Live Arts hosts a Talkback.
on the third Sunday of each month to read
back into your tap shoes, stretch your muscles
Members and give you everything you need
with the members of the Performance
to take your next step towards being as
Exchange Project, or just want to discover
amazing as we know you are.
the fundamentals of the actor’s craft, we’ve got you covered. Previous classes have included: Improv and Telling True Stories with Joel Jones, Actor’s Lab with Carol Pedersen, Tap with Kristen Spatz, and the Alexander
P L AY W R I T I N G I N T E N S I V E JA N UA RY 8 – 9 T E C H I N T E N S I V E F E B R UA RY 1 2 – 1 3 AC T I N G I N T E N S I V E M A R C H 1 8 – 1 9
We invite everyone from the audience to stay and take part in a conversation with the actors, director, designers and crew from the show. Come with a question, or just sit back and
and discuss great plays, from the famous to the obscure, and enjoy refreshments, good company, and fascinating discussions. All readings are free of charge.
listen to what is always a fascinating discussion about the process of creating theater from script to stage.
Look for more information about these incredible opportunities throughout the season at livearts.org.
Technique with Brad Stoller.
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EDUCATION FOR YOUTH C L A S S E S F O R YO U T H
TEEN APPRENTICESHIPS
Live Arts has been a force for performing arts
The Live Arts Mentor/Apprentice Program
education in Central Virginia for over twenty
provides a unique, hands-on opportunity
years. Education is part of everything we do.
for teens to learn the crafts of theater
Every actor on stage, every spotlight operator,
design, directing, and stage management
technician, costumer, stage manager, usher…
while working on a mainstage production
everyone is constantly learning and growing.
alongside experienced artists. To learn
We believe that the arts have a unique ability
more, read about our upcoming production
to influence positive human development.
of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD on page 9.
Meaningful exposure to the arts increases academic performance, expands career success across all disciplines, and builds empathy skills. When we come together to
2 0 1 5 L I V E A R T S T E E N - I S H T H E AT E R WO R K S H O P P R O D U C T I O N
make connections and challenge ourselves to
Title to Come! Directed by Miller Murray Susen
express and create, astounding things happen.
Teen-ish peoples, have you ever watched a sketch comedy show or a funny one act, and thought, “I could make that!” No? Well,
T H E AT E R S U M M E R C A M P S
you totally could, so you should have more
Every room, every theater, and every studio
confidence. And you should join Miller
comes alive during the summer months with
Susen, whose name is not backwards (no
the most impressive teaching faculty around
really, Miller is the first name) for TITLE TO
to challenge students to push themselves to
COME! Auditions are September 9 and 10,
achieve impossible breakthroughs. We offer
but “audition” in this case is a strong word
several weeks of intensives and week-long
for “information session.” We will rehearse
camps for wee ones.
twice a week for 8 weeks, and at the end we will present... whatever it is we made! A few short plays? One longer play? Some sketch
F R O M T O P TO B O T TO M : LATTE, MARCH 1999 THE KISSING SCENE (SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL, 2001) LATTE, NOVEMBER 1998
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T E E N T H E AT E R F E S T I VA L
comedy and one really intense monologue
Once every winter, we open our doors to
with super dramatic shouting at the end?
area tweens and teens to spend a whole day
Who knows! But it will be 100% ours, and
at Live Arts. This year, on November 20th,
1,000% entertaining and original. Contact
they will participate in acting workshops,
Miller Susen at miller@livearts.org for more
technical theater master classes, and special
information. Open to actors age 11 and up!
performances. It’s the reason why this festival has grown bigger and better year after year!
AU D I T I O N S S E P T E M B E R 9 & 1 0 P E R F O R M A N C E S N OV E M B E R 1 8 , 1 9 & 2 0 a n d a s a p a r t o f t h e Te e n T h e a t e r F e s t i va l
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FAR FUTURE DAYS OF LIVE ARTS PAST:
LIVE ARTS BIRTHDAY BASH
LIVE-ARTS-A-THON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015, 7PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016, 10AM
We’re throwing a party on twenty-five years
IT’S A THON! It’s Live Arts’ gargantuan 25th
(plus one day) to the date that the first
Anniversary celebration of performing talent
production under the Live Arts banner opened
right here in Charlottesville. With twelve
Fran (Sackett) Smith’s production of Sartre’s
hours of more than twenty-five acts of
NO EXIT on September 25, 1990. We’re calling
mischief, mayhem and magic—it’s the city’s
on Live Arts-ers from across the years to
finest actors, magicians, dancers, improv-ers,
assemble for the first ever FAMILY PHOTO.
playwrights, new-vaudevillians, musicians,
We want to pack the theater for a legendary
stand-ups, un-classifiable-provocateurs, circus
photograph to be taken by Founder Will
folk, and more! We’ll have goodies in the lobby
Kerner for each of us who has contributed
and yummy drinks too. It’s a marathon. It’s a
to create this spectacular organization over
happening. It’s community. It’s Live Arts.
the years, including staff members, board members, volunteers, company members, actors, designers, painters, dressers, costumers, ushers, subscribers, donors, audience members, collaborators, and adoring fans. It won’t be a party without YOU!
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME GALA 2015: 10/24 TICKETS ON SALE NOW GALA TICKET $250 A F T E R G LO W $ 5 0
GA L A C H A I R : R O B E R TA B E L L W I L L I A M S O N P R O D U C E R : M AT T J O S LY N DIRECTOR: JULIE HAMBERG
Photo: WINTERTIME (2004) 27 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Happy Birthday, Live Arts! Looking younger and more handsome than ever, but wiser with age. Stay true, stay strong, forge ahead. L O T TA LÖ F G R E N
Happy 25th Birthday! THE SCENIC GUILD
Congratulations Happy 25th
on twenty-five years
to Live Arts!
of forging theater and
Here’s to 25 more.
community. You have made
Your Bestie, THREEPENNY CAFÉ
The BEST
impossible things. Here’s
is yet to come!
to another 25 years of
Happy Birthday! BETSY & CHIP TUCKER
to Live Arts! Here’s to many more. Cheers, ERIN HALL
M A R TA K E A N E
BIRTHDAY
incredible things,
possible! Love,
So glad to be a part of it,
HAPPY, HAPPY
Together we accomplished
making the impossible
a difference in our lives!
Happy 25th
Live Arts, from a family that grew up with you. M A RY, DA N N Y, F R A N K I E , C A S E Y, E L L E N , A N D PAU L WAG N E R
Bravos to Live Arts
JOHNS GIBSON & BLUHM—
verse, verve, and vibe of Live
you vast tribe, tiny room,
Arts. Onward into the next
spiritual home, naughty
twenty-five years.
fab years! Happy
on its Silver Anniversary.
Birthday Live Arts,
Here’s to at least 25 more years
Jewel of C’ville!
of sterling performances.
S U S A N JACO B S O N
B I L L & A N T O I N E T T E G R AY
& NORM OLIVER
Happy Birthday! Here’s to the next 25! With Love, Your neighbors at AN GELO
With wonder and deep gratitude, J U LI E HA M B E RG & SHAW N HI RA BAYA SHI
Congratulations to Live Arts, our theater and community! Forge ahead for another 25 years, and another...
Happy Birthday, Live Arts!
S CO T T & K A R E N , D U C A R D V I N E YA R D S
Cheers to 25 years! AU G U S T, B R E E , DA R RY L , G E O F F, KISHA, KIM, LEO L I N DA , M I L L E R , S A R A H & T R AC I E
The happiest birthday looks to the future. Go for it, Live Arts. J O H N CO N OV E R
Thanks to all the Volunteers and Staff for the devotion over these twenty-five years. A tribute to our community that will live on and on. T H E B L A N TO N FA M I LY M A RY, JAY, A D E L E , A N D DAV I D
M AT T & M O R AY J O S LY N
Twenty-five
Forge on, Live Arts!
BRIAN MENARD
We applaud the voice,
and alma mater.
and congratulations to
LIVE ARTS!
Birthday love from
monkey, island of misfit toys,
Happy 25th Birthday
Happy Birthday, Live Arts! Living large for twenty-five years, and forging on for many more! PAT & G R AC E S I M P S O N BERNIE MURPHY
Here’s to 25 more years of home-grown creativity and talent! ERIC HURT
F R O M TO P TO B OT TO M : FIRST-EVER LIVE ARTS REVIEW (1990) STAGE PHOTO: GARCIN & THE VALET FIRST-EVER LIVE ARTS TICKETS & PLAYBILL STAGE PHOTO: ESTELLE & INÈS
FIRST-EVER LIVE ARTS NEWSLETTER (1990)
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OUR PEOPLE B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
L I V E A R T S S TA F F
Paul Wagner, President
Leadership
Karen Pape, Vice President
Julie Hamberg
Betsy Rudelich Tucker, Secretary Sara Whiffen, Treasurer
Artistic Director julie@livearts.org Matt Joslyn Executive Director
Mary Blanton
matt@livearts.org
Pam Friedman
The Team
Jeff Goldsmith
Leo Arico
Erin Hall
Housekeeping Manager Kim Beard
Eric Hurt
Database Coordinator
Marta Keane
kim@livearts.org
Will Kerner
August Givens
Brian Menard
Assistant Technical Director
Norman Oliver
august@livearts.org
Karen Pape
Education Director bree@livearts.org Sarah Morris Development Manager sarah@livearts.org Miller Murray Susen Associate Education Director
Dan Epstein
Tim Gould
Bree Luck
Kisha Jarrett
miller@livearts.org Geoff Otis Director of Production geoff@livearts.org Tracie Skipper Director of Engagement tracie@livearts.org Darryl Smith Box Office Manager darryl@livearts.org
Pat Simpson
Marketing &
Stephanie Snell
Communications Manager
Bookeeper
Roberta Bell Williamson
Fringe Coordinator
zuby@livearts.org
kisha@livearts.org
Linda Zuby
OUR FOUNDERS
Ethan & Atticus Morale Officers
The Founders Theater is named in honor of the original founders of Live Arts, pictured here in front of the company’s first home at 609 E. Market Street. From left to right, front row: Bill Thomas, Cate Andrews, Mark Schuyler; back row: Francine (Sackett) Smith, Michael Parent, Will Kerner, Thane Kerner. Live Arts was founded in September, 1990 to be a place where serious theater artists could produce challenging work in Central Virginia. The first production was Sartre’s NO EXIT, directed by Francine Smith and featuring Gabe Pratt, Dan Scott, Lisa Newman, and Mary Morris-Brookman. Also considered by many to be founders of the company, but not pictured here, are Larry Goldstein and Wyn Owens.
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600 POUNDS OF SCREWS
675 GALLONS OF BLACK PAINT
150 SCREW GUNS KILLED
M Y NA M E IS HENALLMO,E IS O,MME YIS LL HE NA Y M O, HE LL
42.72 PEOPLE NAKED AT GALA
78 AERIALISTS AT GALA
12,332 SECRETS ABOUT GALA
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LIVE ARTS BY THE NUMBERS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EQUALS... E IS HE LL O, M Y NA M
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7,200 PIZZAS E IS CONSUMED HE LL O, M Y NAHEMLL O, M Y NA M E IS
4,200 MEALS ORDERED FOR BUILDS
570 PEOPLE FED BY ROBERTA LAST SEASON
1,790 NEW FACES LAST SEASON
E IS HE LL O, M Y NA M E IS HE LL O, M Y NA M
M a r iu s P . M a r iu s P .
1.32 MILLION NON-BUILD VOLUNTEER HOURS
7,500 BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE
M a r iu sMPa. r iu s P . 34 LIVE ARTS 2015 – 2016
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F R O M T O P T O B O T TO M : FLYIN’ WEST (2008) THE VIBRATOR PLAY (2013) HOW I GOT THAT STORY (1993) THE OLD LADY BEHIND THE WALL (1993)
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F R O M TO P TO B OT TO M : THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT (2013) SWEENEY TODD (2008) THE COUNTRY WIFE (1994)
37 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 1990—PRESENT
LIVE ARTS STAFF, 1990—PRESENT
Cate Andrews, 1990–2005
Eric Hurt, 2013–Present
Ron Reyes, 1996–2000
Leo Arico
Bill Atwood, 2011
Floyd Hurt, 2007–2008
Todd Ristau, 2002–2003
Susan Bacik, 1993–1997
Bonnie Jackson, 1993
Colin Rolph, 1998–2008
Onnie Baldwin, 2005-2012
Clinton Johnston, 2002
Jane Scatena, 2001–2003
Si Becker, 2002-2012
Marta Keane, 2013–Present
Karen Schuyler, 1993–2000
James Bell, 2001
Thane Kerner, 1990–2000,
Mark Schuyler, 1990–2011
George Beller, 1998–2005
2001–2006 (ex officio)
Housekeeping Manager, 2015–Present Chris Barrett Marketing Director, 2008 Kim Beard Database Manager, 1998–Present
Tyler Sewell, 1996–2000
Deborah Booth
Roz Berne, 2005
Will Kerner, 2010–Present
Carolyn Shears, 2001–2003
David Black, 2010-2012
Jay Kessler, 2004–2011
Barbara Shifflett, 2002–2003
Jeanne Blake, 2009–2013
David Kudravetz, 2001–2003
Jude Silveira, 2005–2010
Production Manager,
Mary Blanton, 2010–Present
Lynelle Lawrence, 2002–2006
Karen Silverman*, 1992–1995
Fringe Coordinator, 2011–2014
Katherine Brooks, 2002–2004
Amy Lemley, 1996
David Simpson*, 1994–1995,
Caroline Brown, 1993–1995
Allison Linney, 2006–2012
Roger Burchett, 2006–2007
Lotta (Casteen) Lofgren, 1996-2013
Bob Button, 2006–2013
Cat Maguire, 1996–2000
Johanna Chase, 2003–2006
Mary Maher, 2002–2005
Dan Smith, 1996–2001
Charles Cheeseman, 2004–2007
Stefanie Marshall, 2008
Fran (Sackett) Smith, 1990–2004
John Conover, 2004–2011
Donna McAdams, 2001–2013
Ray Smith, 2010–2014
Lisa Drake, 2001–2006
Sandy McAdams, 1992–1997
Stephanie Snell, 2009–Present
Jeff Dreyfus, 2008–2012
Bob McKee, 1994–2000
Brooke Spencer, 1993–1997
Lynn (Kassell) Easton, 1994–1997
Tom McQueeney, 1993–2002
Martha Stafford, 2010
Dan Epstein, 2010-Present
Brian Menard, 2009–Present
Sondra Stallard, 1992
Howie Evergreen, 1992
Tim Michel, 1993–2000
Sandy (Connolly) Stamp, 1993–1995
Temple Fennell, 1996–2001
Patty Myatt, 2008–2012
Steve Tharp, 2007–2010
Kay Leigh (Bechtel) Ferguson,
Jessica Nagle, 1994–2003
Bill Thomas*, 1990
Anne Nelson, 2012
Betsy Rudelich Tucker, 2013–Present
Cecilia (Hernandez) Nichols,
Susan Vernon, 2008–2013
1999–2001 Baylor Fooks, 2006–2008 Daniel Fort, 2003–2004
2004–2006
Box Office Manager, 1998–1999
2006–2011
Jeremiah Brophy
Allyn Chandler Artistic Director, 1995
Pat Polk Simpson, 1996–1997, 2013–Present
Holly Conway Box Office Manager, 1999–2001 Kristina Dobervic–Beard Finance Assistant, 2011–2013 Lisa Drake Development Director, 1996–1999 Carin Edwards–Orr Assistant Technical Director, Fringe Coordinator, 2004–2008 Addison Ely Technical Director, 1993–1995 Carrington Ewell Executive Director, 1999–2000 Sara Genthner
Cynthia Viejo, 2002–2004
Executive Director, 1996
Pam Friedman, 2009–Present
Norman Oliver, 2012–Present
Paul Wagner, 2012–Present
Ed Garris, 2003–2010
Beatrix Ost, 1993–1999
Paden Waldruff, 2008–2014
Artistic Director,
Joe Geller, 2003–2005
Wyn Owens, 1993–2006
Lewis Warren, 2009
Executive Director, 1992–2010
Lynne Goffinet, 1993–1995
Kelli Palmer, 2011–2013
Bitsy Waters, 2011
Pynke Gohaner-Lyles, 2002–2003
Howard Pape, 2007–2010
Sara Whiffen, 2012–Present
Beth Golden, 1993–1995
Karen Pape, 2013–Present
Agnes White, 1998–2000
Jeff Goldsmith, 2014–Present
Michael Parent, 1990
Roberta Bell Williamson, 2001,
Tim Gould, 2012–Present
Boomie Pedersen, 1995
Erin Hall, 2013–Present
Karl Pfefferkorn, 2001–2003
Alana Woerpel, 2007–2010
Kendra Hamilton, 2008–2010
Ann Porotti, 2010
Thomas Woltz, 2002–2007
Rebecca Haydock, 2013–Present
W. Tony Powell, 2000
Shannon (Chapman) Worrell,
Jim Heilman, 1999–2005
Earl Pullen, 1992
Sandra Higgins, 1998–2001
Ernie Reed, 2001–2005
Ashley Yancey, 2005–2008
Marketing Director, 2001–2007
Marty Hightower, 1993
Sue Reed*, 1996–1999
Aaron Zatcoff, 1990
Education Director, 2008–2010
Simona Holloway-Warren, 2006–2007
Betsy Respess, 1993–1996
Linda Zuby, 2003
August Givens, Assistant Technical Director, 2014–Present
2011–Present
Rowena Halpin
1998–2001
Marketing Director, 2008–2012 Lydia Horan Education Director, 1998–2002 Satch Huizenga
Miller Murray Susen Association Education Director, 2014–2015 Geoff Otis Technical Director,
Producing Artistic Director,
Direction of Production,
Artistic Director, 2008–2010
2011–Present
Susan Jacobson Development Director, 2002–2009 Kisha Jarrett Marketing & Communications Manager, Fringe Coordinator, Executive Assistant, 2013–Present Joel Jones Education Director, 2002–2004 Ben “Jigsaw” Jones Social Media Manager, Executive Assistant, 2010–2013 Matt Joslyn Executive Director, 2010–Present Scott Keith Assistant Technical Director, Fringe Coordinator, 2009–2010 Will Kerner, Executive Director, Executive Producer, 1990–2000 Jennifer Lindsay Development Director, 1999–2001 Bree Luck Education Director, 2010–2015 Lea Marshall Fringe Coordinator, 2003 Thadd McQuade Fringe Coordinator, 2003 Margaret Moore
Jennifer Peart Education Director, 2004–2007 Rob Petres Fringe Coordinator, 2003 Technical Coordinator, 2004 Kent Raine Technical Director, 2001–2004 Michelle Rzewnicki, Housekeeping Manager, 2014 Mark Schuyler Technical Director, 1990–1993 Tracie Skipper Director of Engagement, 2010–Present Darryl Smith Box Office Manager, 2001–Present Fran Smith Artistic Director, 1990–1996 Grady Smith Technical Director, 2005–2011 Roy Smith, Housekeeping Manager, 2015 Bill Thomas Bookkeeper, Box Office Manager, 1990–1997 Danielle Zirkle, Housekeeping Manager, 2010–2014 Linda Zuby
Production Manager,
Technical Director, 1995–2001
Executive Director, 1997–1998
Volunteer Coordinator, 2002–2010
Fringe Coordinator, 1998–1999
Finance Manager, 2014–Present
Julie Hamberg Artistic Director, 2011–Present Ronda Hewitt
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John Gibson
Sara Holdren
Sarah Morris Development Manager, 2013–
Mieke Zylstra Development Director, 2009
Present Matthew Muccia, Assistant Technical Director, 2013-2014
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*Deceased
25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
LIVE ARTS SEASON HISTORY, 1990—2015 1990–1991
1 9 93 – 1 9 9 4 CO N T I N U E D
1 9 96 – 1 9 9 7 CO N T I N U E D
NO EXIT, Jean Paul Sartre TALLEY’S FOLLEY, Lanford Wilson COFFEE HOUSE 1–3 THE WOOLGATHERERS, William Mastrosimone THE BELLE OF AMHERST, William Luce THE BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFÉ, adapted by Edward Albee from Carson McCullers
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Doris Bailey from Charles Dickens HAMLET MACHINE, Heiner Muller WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE, adapted from Raymond Carver FIRST ANNUAL THEATER PLAYOFFS
RHINOCEROS, Eugene Ionesco CABARET, John Kander et al. A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Doris Bailey from Charles Dickens DANCE TALK GREATER TUNA, Jason Williams & Joe Sears NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
1994–1995 1 9 9 7– 1 9 9 8 1991–1992 SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS (A FINAL EVENING WITH THE ILLUMINATI), Larry Larson & Levi Lee DUMB ANDY, Maria Edgeworth THE FANTASTICKS, Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt THE GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY RACE, adapted by Alan Broadhurst COFFEEHOUSE 4–6
OFF THE MALL, Live Arts Collaborators COFFEEHOUSE 10: FIRESIGN THEATRE MORE FUN THAN BOWLING, Steven Dietz THE ODD COUPLE, Neil Simon REDWOOD CURTAIN, Lanford Wilson ALL IN THE TIMING, David Ives WALK, Catherine Cunningham-Huston LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Harvey Fierstein & Jerry Herman SECOND ANNUAL PLAYOFFS
1 9 9 5 – 1 9 96
FALSETTOS, James Lapine & William Finn COFFEEHOUSE 11: MONSTER THERAPY THE SECOND SHEPHERD’S PLAY, Anonymous & Foolery THE SEAGULL, Anton Chekhov EDGAR, Martin Hennessy THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK, Ensemble THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, Lily Tomlin ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
1992–1993 THE MAIDS, Jean Genet SPEED THE PLOW, David Mamet LEFTHANDED FREE THROWS, Michael Parent & Philip Kerl A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Doris Bailey from Charles Dickens A GIRL’S GUIDE TO CHAOS, Cynthia Heimel HOW I GOT THAT STORY, Amlin Gray THREEPENNY OPERA, Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill COFFEEHOUSE 7–9
BORDERLANDS, Mona Z. Smith CONFESSIONS OF A NIGHTINGALE, Charlotte Chandler & Ray Stricklyn GERTRUDE STEIN GERTRUDE STEIN GERTRUDE STEIN, Marty Martin THIRD ANNUAL PLAYOFFS ASSASSINS, Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman ENDGAME, Samuel Beckett THE VISIT, Friedrich Durrenmatt WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Edward Albee A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Doris Bailey from Charles Dickens
1993–1994 1 9 96 – 1 9 9 7 SNOW WHITE & THE SEVERAL DWARVES, adapted by Peter Ryan from John Casey MARVIN’S ROOM, Scott Mcpherson BURN THIS, Lanford Wilson THE COUNTRY WIFE, William Wycherley ROAD SONGS, Savitri Durkee CHICAGO, John Kander & Fred Ebb ONE ACTS, Anton Chekhov
*A LATTE Production
THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO, Christopher Durang THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, Charles Ludlam GRANDPAS BIRTHDAY and NO REDEEMING VALUE, Michael Parent THE ROAD TO MECCA, Athol Fugard THE WAITING ROOM, Lisa Loomer
1998–1999 A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, Tony Kushner MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION, George Bernard Shaw THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, John Kander & Fred Ebb SEVEN GUITARS, August Wilson HUMAN INTEREST, Jeanmarie Williams SOMETHING WANTING, Foolery PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, Steve Martin JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice LATTEHOUSE I
1 9 9 9 –2 0 0 0 HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, Paula Vogel THE WAY OF THE WORLD, William Congreve THE WINTER’S TALE, William Shakespeare
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG (2004)
1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 CO N T I N U E D
2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 2 CO N T I N U E D
2003–2004
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, Martin McDonagh CANDIDE, Leonard Bernstein & Richard Wilbur LOOT, Joe Orton VINEGAR HILL, Teresa Dowell-Vest THE CHEMISTRY OF CHANGE, Marlane Meyer LATTEHOUSE II
THE COMMON GOOD, Live Arts Collaborators EDWARD II, Christopher Marlowe CLOUD NINE, Caryl Churchill THE WIZ, Charle Smalls & William F. Brown CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Tennessee Williams FLOYD COLLINS, Tina Landau & Adam Guettel SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL LATTEHOUSE IV
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD*, Tom Stoppard THE GRAPES OF WRATH, Frank Galati TOPDOG UNDERDOG, Suzan-Lori Parks COPENHAGEN, Michael Frayn NINE, Arthur Kopit & Maury Yeston JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN, Stephen Adly Guirgis THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY, Edward Albee ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 1, Tony Kushner SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL
2 0 0 0 –2 0 0 1 CLOSER, Patrick Marber PRIMER, Zen Monkey Project THE WOMEN, Clare Boothe Luce THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Richard O’Brien & Jim Sharman VENUS, Suzan-Lori Parks THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Oscar Wilde TRAVESTIES, Tom Stoppard SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL, Live Arts Collaborators LATTEHOUSE III
2001–2002 WIT, Margaret Edson
2002–2003 LOST IN YONKERS, Neil Simon ROMEO & JULIET*, William Shakespeare THE WILD PARTY, Michael John Lachiusa & George C. Wolfe AH, WILDERNESS!, Eugene O’Neill A SUMMER EVENING IN DES MOINES, Charles L. Mee BURIED CHILD, Sam Shepard BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, Laurence O’Keefe et al. SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL COFFEEHOUSE 13 LATTEHOUSE V
2004 –2005 ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 2, Tony Kushner SUBURBIA, Eric Bogosian CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE*, Bertolt Brecht WINTERTIME, Charles L. Mee THE UNDERPANTS, Steve Martin THE DAZZLE, Richard Greenberg EVITA, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice FAR AWAY, Caryl Churchill MOMENT OF FLIGHT/ROPE, Ground Zero Dance
2 0 0 9 –2 0 1 0
2011–2012
2013–2014
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet GYPSY, Arthur Laurents et al. OUR AMERICAN ANN SISTERS, Performers Exchange Project INTIMATE APPAREL, Lynn Nottage MOTHER HICKS, Suzan L. Zeder HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, Randal Myler & Mark Harelik HENRY IV, PARTS 1 & 2, William Shakespeare LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES, Christopher Hampton 13, Jason Robert Brown et al. 24/7
SUPERIOR DONUTS, Tracy Letts THE PRODUCERS, Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan THIS IS NOT A PIPE DREAM, Barry Kornhauser CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, Annie Baker ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, Joshua Schmidt & Jason Loewith HE WHO GETS SLAPPED, Leonid Andreyev HAIRSPRAY, Marc Shaiman et al. MELANIN PLAYWRIGHTS’ LAB: SUMMER SHORTS 24/7
THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT, Stephen Adly Guirgis THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, Philip Barry GETTING NEAR TO BABY, Y. York GREY GARDENS, Doug Wright et al. THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE, Julie Cho THE MASTER & MARGARITA, adapted from Mikhail Bulgakov LATE NIGHT! MELANIN NEW WORKS ON FIRE SHUT UP AND LISTEN…, Border Project 24/7
2010–2011
2 0 1 2 –2 0 1 3
THE DISHWASHERS, Morris Panych THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Bob Martin & Don Mckellar THE GIVER, Eric Coble THE MEMORY OF WATER, Shelagh Stephenson MAPPING THE DARK, inspired by Rosamond Casey THE LIVE ARTS SHORTS FESTIVAL SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, John Guare ZOMBIE PROM, Dana P. Rowe & John Dempsey DIRTY BARBIE, Denise Stewart PLAYWRIGHTS’ LAB: SUMMER SHORTS 24/7
CLYBORNE PARK, Bruce Norris A CHORUS LINE, Marvin Hamlish et al. SPEECH & DEBATE, Stephen Karam IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY), Sarah Ruhl OR, Liz Duffy Adams AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Tracy Letts LEGALLY BLONDE, Nell Benjamin et al. BARHOPPERS LATE NIGHT! MELANIN NEW WORKS ON FIRE THAT NIGHT THAT FOLLOWS DAY 24/7
2014 –2015
ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART 1 (2004)
LIVE ARTS SEASON HISTORY, CONT. 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 CO N T I N U E D
2006–2007
2 0 0 7– 2 0 0 8 CO N T I N U E D
RAISIN IN THE SUN, Lorraine Hansberry TOM JONES, David Rogers & Henry Fielding SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL
AMADEUS, Peter Schaffer HELEN, Ellen McLaughlin AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, Fats Waller et al. A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES*, Dylan Thomas THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING), Will Eno THE PILLOWMAN, Martin McDonagh THE VIOLET HOUR, Richard Greenberg THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME, Lynda Barry THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, Carlo Goldoni A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Tennessee Williams OLD TIMES, Harold Pinter
THE GOAT, or WHO IS SYLVIA?, Edward Albee IN THE BLOOD, Suzan-Lori Parks LYSISTRATA, Aristophanes MOTHER COURAGE & HER CHILDREN, Bertolt Brecht A COMIC BALLAD OF MISFORTUNE, LATTE THE BEARD OF AVON, Amy Freed STRING OF PEARLS, Michele Lowe HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, David Simpatico et al.
2 0 0 5 –2 0 0 6 NOISES OFF, Michael Frayn HAVING OUR SAY, Emily Mann MACBETH, William Shakespeare HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH, John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask METAMORPHOSES, Mary Zimmerman WORLD’S WIFE, Carol Ann Duffy OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET, Stephen Adly Guirgis THE TALE OF PEARL & EDMOND*, adapted from The Brothers Grimm ALL MY SONS, Arthur Miller URINETOWN, Mark Hollman & Greg Kotis SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL LATTEHOUSE VII
2 0 0 7–2 0 0 8 THE CLEAN HOUSE, Sarah Ruhl AMERICAN BUFFALO, David Mamet A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Stephen Sondheim et al. THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL*, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen
2008–2009 DOUBT, John Patrick Shanley FLYIN’ WEST, Pearl Cleage SWEENEY TODD, Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET, Gore Vidal THE MATCHMAKER, Thornton Wilder TARTUFFE, Molière EURYDICE, Sarah Ruhl FOOTLOOSE, Tom Snow et al. THE GARDEN, Peter Gunter 24/7 CLOSER (2000)
THE SUGAR, Denise Stewart LES MISÉRABLES, Claude-Michel Schönberg et al. CROOKED, Catherine Trieschmann VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, Christopher Durang THE MOUNTAINTOP, Katori Hall GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, Rajiv Joseph FIGHT NIGHT, The Border Project XANADU, Douglas Carter Beane et al. LATE NIGHT! MELANIN NEW WORKS ON FIRE SALON-A-GO-GO TOO MUCH LIGHT…, Neo-Futurists 24/7
HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY, LIVE ARTS!
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