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A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear friend of Olney Theatre Center, A little girl cries out in fear, her screams piercing the wind and storm of a violent hurricane blowing through the Gulf of Mexico. The adults sheltering with her – relatives, friends of her family, and even perfect strangers caught in the tempest – gather around to give her comfort. And how do they comfort her? They begin to dance. And they begin to sing: There is an island where rivers run deep. Where the sea – sparkling in the sun – earns it the name, Jewel of the Antilles … So begins the joyful, life-affirming musical you’re about to see: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Caribbean masterpiece, Once On This Island. The little girl’s guardian angels, magically transformed into the gods of the island, weave the tale of the beautiful peasant Ti Moune and her love for a grande homme from the other side of the island, Daniel. Like so many great loves, it is a passion broken apart by hurricane-strength forces: in this case, class and race. But like any great story, their tragic love becomes the seed of an incredible hope that brings the island – and us – together. I chose this Tony-nominated musical to launch our new Family Series for a number of reasons. First, I think it’s a superb piece of theater. Second, it’s a musical that audiences of any age – as long as they have an open heart – can enjoy. And third, it gives us at Olney an opportunity to work with some stellar artists: Director Alan Muraoka, Music Director Darius Smith, Choreographer Darren Lee, and some of the area’s most extraordinary performers. But the most important reason I chose Once On This Island ? Because it celebrates how powerful storytelling can heal a community. Of all art forms, I believe theater has the greatest capacity to bring people of differing backgrounds and differing opinions together… and in so doing, remind us of all that binds us together. At a time in American history when politics and other media compete to drive us apart, Once On This Island ennobles all that unites us. The rest of our Family Series (The Tempest and Disney’s The Little Mermaid: coincidentally, also stories of young women caught between land and sea!) shares Once On This Island’s themes of forging community and finding redemption through love. I hope you’ll join us for them, and for the other theatrical adventures in our 76th season. I’m delighted to have met many of you in person and via email, and want to meet more of our amazing audience. Will you drop me a line at Jason@olneytheatre.org and let me know what you think of the show? Onward!
Jason Loewith Artistic Director Contributing Editor: JJ Kaczynski Ad Sales: 301.924.4485 x105 Copyright by Olney Theatre Center. All editorial and advertising material is fully protected and must not be reproduced in any manner without written permission.
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Opening Night: April 12, 2014
Jason Loewith,
Amy Marshall,
Artistic Director
Managing Director
presents
Book by
Music by
Lynn Ahrens
Lyrics by
Stephen Flaherty
Lynn Ahrens
Based on My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy featuring
Eymard Cabling Shelby Renée Fountain Jessica M. Johnson James T. Lane Duyen Washington
Theresa Cunningham Aisha Jackson Kellee Knighten Hough Nicholas Ward
Ariel Cunningham Fahnlohnee Harris-Tate Wendell Jordan David Little Stephen Scott Wormley
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Milagros Ponce De León
Helen Huang
Marc Hurst
Jeff Dorfman
Production Stage Manager
Director of Production
Josiane M. Lemieux
Dennis A. Blackledge Musical Director
Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Music Theater
Christopher Youstra Choreographer
Darius Smith
Darren Lee Director
Alan Muraoka This production is made possible in part by contributions from Artist Sponsors Andrea Drimmer, Mike Fannon, and Bob Roberts. ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 42 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 • Fax: 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows.com
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CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) THE STORYTELLERS: Daniel............................................................................................................................ EYMARD CABLING* Little Ti Moune................................................................. ARIEL CUNNINGHAM/SHELBY RENÉE FOUNTAIN+ Asaka, Mother of the Earth......................................................................................THERESA CUNNINGHAM Erzulie, Goddess of Love...................................................................................FAHNLOHNEE HARRIS-TATE* Ti Moune............................................................................................................................AISHA JACKSON* Tonton Julian................................................................................................................ WENDELL JORDAN+ Andrea/Madame Armand..................................................................................KELLEE KNIGHTEN HOUGH* Papa Ge, Demon of Death....................................................................................................JAMES T. LANE* Agwe, God of Water......................................................................................................... NICHOLAS WARD* Mama Euralie........................................................................................................... DUYEN WASHINGTON* Armand............................................................................................................ STEPHEN SCOTT WORMLEY* SWINGS................................................................................................JESSICA M. JOHNSON, DAVID LITTLE *Member Actors’ Equity Association +Equity Membership Candidate
Place: An island in the French Antilles Time: Night, in a storm
UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never appear for a listed player unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
Mama Euralie, Asaka, Erzulie – KELLEE KNIGHTEN HOUGH*; Tonton Julian, Daniel Beauxhomme, Armand, Papa Ge, Agwe – DAVID LITTLE; Ti Moune, Andrea – JESSICA M. JOHNSON Dance Captain – JAMES T. LANE*
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION The use of recording (audio and video) or photographic equipment during the show is strictly prohibited. Please silence all cellular phones and personal paging devices before the performance begins.
SPECIAL THANKS Michael Baron, Matt Boethin at Music Theatre International, and Mr. & Mrs. Waala
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ADDITIONAL SHOW STAFF Shadow Puppet Designer...............................................................................................................Jim Napolitano Dialect Coach ....................................................................................................................................Nancy Krebs Assistant Stage Manager.................................................................................................................. Claire Carden Assistant Costume Designers............................................................................ Aryna Petrashenko, Tyler Gunther Assistant to the Costume Designer........................................................................................................ Kate Fulop Crafts Artisan..........................................................................................................................Deborah Lynn Nash Mask Artisan...................................................................................................................................... Kelsey Hunt Textile Artisan.......................................................................................................................................... Qiang Li Assistant Lighting Designer.................................................................................................... Samantha Campbell Casting Associate............................................................................................................................ Jenna Duncan Deck Chief ......................................................................................................................................Sarah Splaine Follow Spot Operators.............................................................................. Claire Kennedy, Mike “Angus” Vaughan Light Board Operator............................................................................................................. Samantha Campbell Properties Master............................................................................................................................. Katie Mikula Sound Engineer............................................................................................................................... Brian Chismar Wardrobe........................................................................................................................................ Mollie LaTorre Dramaturg.............................................................................................................................. Maegan Clearwood Additional Scenic Construction..............................................................................Mark Hawkinson, Sarah Splaine Master Electrician..........................................................................................................................Laurie Bautista Assistant Master Electrician............................................................................................... Mike “Angus” Vaughan Additional Scenic Staff...................................................................................................................... Gracie Jones
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MUSICAL NUMBERS WE DANCE....................................................................................................................................... Storytellers ONE SMALL GIRL................................................................................................... Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Ti Moune, Storytellers WAITING FOR LIFE........................................................................................................... Ti Moune, Storytellers AND THE GODS HEARD HER PRAYER................................................................... Asaka, Agwe, Papa Ge, Erzulie RAIN...................................................................................................................................... Agwe, Storytellers PRAY.................................................................................................... Ti Moune, Tonton Julian, Mama Euralie, Guard, Storytellers FOREVER YOURS....................................................................................................... Ti Moune, Daniel, Papa Ge THE SAD TALE OF THE BEAUXHOMMES............................................................................... Armand, Storytellers TI MOUNE.............................................................................................. Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Ti Moune MAMA WILL PROVIDE........................................................................................................... Asaka, Storytellers WAITING FOR LIFE (reprise)................................................................................................................. Ti Moune SOME SAY........................................................................................................................................ Storytellers THE HUMAN HEART..............................................................................................................Erzulie, Storytellers PRAY (reprise)................................................................................................................................. Storytellers SOME GIRLS............................................................................................................................................. Daniel THE BALL................................................................................................ Andrea, Daniel, Ti Moune, Storytellers FOREVER YOURS (reprise)..................................................................... Papa Ge, Ti Moune, Erzulie, Storytellers A PART OF US...................................................................................................... Mama Euralie, Little Ti Moune, Tonton Julian, Storytellers WHY WE TELL THE STORY................................................................................................................. Storytellers
ORCHESTRA Conductor/Piano............................................................................................................................ Darius Smith Keyboard........................................................................................................................................ Jacob Kidder Alto Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo, Soprano Sax.......................................................................................Chris Reardon Acoustic and Electric Guitars................................................................................................................ Kim Spath Bass.............................................................................................................................................Yusef Chisholm Percussion........................................................................................................................................ Alex Aucoin Music Supervisor - Christopher Youstra Percussion chair generously sponsored by Mike Fannon • Guitar chair generously sponsored by Bob Roberts
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MAY 7 – JUNE 1 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab
by August Wilson directed byJamil Jude
“...a savory theatrical feast” - The New York Times
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This 1990 Pulitzer-winner weaves the powerful tale of an African-American family in 1936 Pittsburgh struggling to face its past and move into the future. Boy Willie, Bereneice, Doaker, and Wining Boy are among the most enduring characters yet written for the American stage. Recommended for ages 12 and up. August Wilson
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DRAMATURGICAL NOTES For those of us from the East Coast, the enormous damage that nature can wreak on a community needs little introduction. We are all-too-familiar with over-dramatized media coverage, images of storm-ravaged neighborhoods that clog our Facebook feed for days on end – stories that sometimes spur us to donate a few dollars to the Red Cross, but more often than not disappear from our consciousness as soon as we flip off the TV. And then Sandy happened. For many, it was the first time that those images became more than just pictures on a screen. This was a story that transcended geographic, social, and economic boundaries; the same winds that blazed through Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti toppled buildings and trees along the U.S. coastline, making us all part of one story. The numbers speak for themselves: Sandy caused $65 billion in wreckage; at least 650,000 homes were damaged; and 159 people were killed, hundreds more injured. Out of this destruction, however, came something truly magical: communities flourished. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the immense devastation, neighborhoods, towns, and cities came together for the sake of recovery. Neighbors who had never met created makeshift families in storm shelters, and thousands volunteered their time, money, and homes to help total strangers. Again, the numbers are enough: 507 agencies volunteered to help with recovery; more than 1.6 million meals were distributed; 182,000 survivors received financial aid; and more than 23,000 people found refuge in temporary shelters. This unexpected silver lining is one that researchers have identified time and again. According to Rebecca Solnit, author of the book A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, these outwardly insurmountable events rarely result chaos, as the media likes to portray. “Most people in disasters, in fact, are altruistic, generous, brave, improvisational, deeply communitarian – and even though it’s terrible, even though there’s been loss of life and everything’s been disrupted, they find a sense of community and purpose and agency … When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers.” If any country can understand this paradox, it is Haiti. Once dubbed the Jewel of the Antilles, this tropical backdrop for Once On This Island went from being the most lucrative colony in the world and home of the only successful slave rebellion in history to the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Over the last two centuries, Haiti has been plagued by disaster – political insurrections, hurricanes, and most recently, earthquakes – and yet, somehow, it has managed to retain a remarkably vibrant culture. Storytelling is at the heart of this cultural resilience; despite years of hardship, Haitians continue this narrative ritual, retelling stories of magic and realism, triumph and defeat, life and death. Olney Theatre Center’s production of Once On This Island brings together two seemingly unrelated worlds: a displaced American community, and the ever-struggling island of Haiti. As the characters weave a story out of these two landscapes, they explore a human connectedness that transcends even the most insurmountable of walls. Telling stories cannot rebuild houses or undo the damage caused by gale-force winds; as the narrators in Once On This Island reveal, however, something as simple as a fairy tale can yield incredible power – to remember, entertain, and even heal. To read more of Sonit’s research, and to explore the world of the play more fully, please pick up a context guide in the lobby or visit our dramaturgy blog at http://olneyonceonthisisland.wordpress.com. – Maegan Clearwood, Dramaturg
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WHO’S WHO - CAST Eymard Cabling (Daniel) Many thanks to Olney Theatre Center for the opportunity to be with family once again. Eymard was last seen as Lun Tha in The King and I. TOURS: Miss Saigon (The Engineer) in the North American Tour, international Asian tour of The King and I (The Kralahome) REGIONAL: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney), Mary Poppins, Starlight Express, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Bun Foo) at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Jane of the Jungle at South Coast Repertory, The Romance of Magno Rubio (Atoy), Year Zero (Glenn), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus), She Loves Me (Arpad) at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. EDUCATION: BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. Ariel Cunningham (Little Ti Moune) is thrilled to have her on-stage debut at Olney Theatre Center. Her professional experience includes: U.S. Army training film, Company Command (Korina); Online P.S.A., President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (Student); Online P.S.A. MyWireless.org, Digital Goods (Daughter); Baltimore County Public Schools Educational TV Talk Show Kid’s Conversation, Topic of Respect (Interviewee). Theresa Cunningham (Asaka) is excited to make her debut at Olney Theatre Center. REGIONAL: Atlanta Lyric Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Café (BJ); Musical-Dramatic Arts: I Dream (Ensemble); Horizon Theatre: Three Sistahs (Olive), Madeline’s Christmas (Mrs. Murphy); Springer Opera House: Member of the Wedding (Berenice), Seussical: the Musical (Sour Kangaroo); Synchronicity Theatre: Alice Thru the Wonderglass (Red Queen); Aurora Theatre: Heartbeats (Woman #2). DC AREA: Riverside Center: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Armelia); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Les Miserables (Mme. Thenardier), The Color Purple (Sofia) [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical]. EDUCATION: Musical Theatre, Syracuse University. Shelby Renée Fountain (Little Ti Moune) Olney Theatre Center debut. Although new to Olney Theatre Center, Shelby is a veteran to the performing arts. Shelby has nine years of dance experience with the Studio of Ballet Arts in Sandy Spring, MD, where she is classically trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, acrobatics, and is member of a dance competition team. She also studies dance at the City Dance Conservatory at Strathmore Music Center where studies ballet, pointe and jazz. Shelby has been invited to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s intensive classes this summer. Shelby has performed with the world-renowned Kenny Rogers Christmas Concert, the Moscow Ballet in The Nutcracker and had a leading role in the winning commercial for Tokyo Olympics 2020 to the International Olympic Committee. She has performed in numerous community and church productions, and has trained with the Adventure Theatre-MTC, Round House Theatre, and Drama Kids International. Shelby’s voice teacher is Debbie Kirkland. When she is not dancing, singing, or acting Shelby loves competitive soccer and gymnastics. Her agent is Linda Townsend and her manager is Bruce Henry Johns. She is in the 7th grade at Westland Middle School in Bethesda. She lives locally in Silver Spring with her Mom, Dad, her older brother, and sister. Fahnlohnee Harris-Tate (Erzulie) is excited to make her debut performance at Olney Theatre Center. REGIONAL TOUR: Porgy and Bess as Bess and a one woman show entitled A Celebration In Song with the New Orleans Opera’s Metropelican Opera Assoc. REGIONAL: A few of her regional theater performances include Southern Repertory Theatre: The Lesson Before Dying (Vivian Baptiste), In Walks Ed (Darlene); Le Petit Theatre: Master Class (Sharon Graham), Little Shop Of Horrors (Ronnette); Company OnStage: Godspell (Sonya); Shakespeare Festival At Tulane: Measure for Measure (Isabella), Love’s, Labour’s, Lost (Rosaline & Katherine), Twelfth Night (Olivia). DC AREA: The Studio Theatre & Round House Theatre: For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf (Lady In Red). FILM: The Great Debaters, Skeleton Key, Ray, Runaway Jury, Bolden. TV: K-Ville (premiere episode), Louisiana Jukebox (host), Unsolved Mysteries. EDUCATION: Vocal Performance at Loyola University and Theatre Arts/Communication Major at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA. Aisha Jackson (Ti Moune) is overjoyed to be a part of this production! REGIONAL: American Repertory Theatre: Witness Uganda (Ensemble); Arvada Center: Legally Blonde (Pilar); Arvada Center: Hairspray (Little Inez); Little Theatre of the Rockies: Chicago (June). EDUCATION: BA in Musical Theatre from University of Northern Colorado. Luke 1:37.
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WHO’S WHO - CAST Jessica M. Johnson (Swing) is beyond humbled by the opportunity to work with Olney Theatre Center. She is a Virginia native and a graduate of James Madison University. Her regional credits include Walnut Street Theatre: Elf, The Musical, (Ensemble u/s) A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Past), and Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly (Butterfly); The Eagle Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Brenda). Favorite credits: Servant of Two Masters (Beatrice), The Scottish Play (Banquo), Bobrauschenbergamerica (Susan), and An Oak Tree (Second Actor). Wendell Jordan (Tonton Julian) grew up in NW Washington, DC and attended Howard University at which he attained a BFA in Musical Theatre. He has performed at many area theaters such as the Source Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, and The Kennedy Center, in many productions including Kerouac, Oliver!, Hair, Gospel According to Fishman, and Open The Door Virginia. Area television work includes reenactments on America’s Most Wanted, Homicide, and The Wire. He then moved to New York where he was the lead in an Indie Film called Tangle Eye Blues, and worked in television on shows like Golden Boy, Person of Interest, and Blue Bloods. Upon his return to the area, Wendell had the amazing opportunity to work at the Clarice Smith Performance Arts Center in Noland Williams Christmas Gift. This is his second time performing at Olney Theatre Center and he is so grateful for the opportunity. He would like to dedicate his performances to his son Fate Jordan and his wife Melissa Phillips Jordan. With a special mention of Charles Eichler, with whom he worked with here at Olney Theatre Center, on Oliver!, and has since passed on. Continue to make beautiful music in the clouds my friend. Kellee Knighten Hough (Andrea/Madame Armand) is happy to return to Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits: The Submission. NATIONAL TOURS: Fame the Musical. REGIONAL: Flat Rock Playhouse: For the Glory; Merry-Go-Round Playhouse: Little Shop of Horrors; North Shore Music Theatre/ Goodspeed Opera House: Abyssinia. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: Violet, Our Town, A Christmas Carol, Parade, Presidential Gala, The Civil War [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress]; Signature Theatre: Xanadu, Music in the Movies II (Cabaret); Shakespeare Theatre: Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Rock Opera. EDUCATION: AMDA (NYC); Xavier University of Louisiana, BS, Biology Pre-Med (New Orleans). Ms. Knighten
Hough is generously sponsored by Andrea Drimmer. James T. Lane (Papa Ge) From Philadelphia. BROADWAY: The Scottsboro Boys (Ozie Powell/Ruby Bates), Chicago (Aaron), A Chorus Line (Richie Walters). WEST END/LONDON: A Chorus Line and The Scottsboro Boys at The Young Vic. National Tours: Jersey Boys (Barry Belson), Fame the Musical (Tyrone Jackson), Cinderella (Ensemble). REGIONAL THEATRE: American Conservatory Theatre and The Old Globe’s co-production of The Scottsboro Boys, MetroStage (Josephine Tonight!), Dallas Theatre Center (The Wiz as the Scarecrow), Walnut Street Theatre (Finian’s Rainbow), and The Prince Musical Theatre (Dreamgirls). CONCERTS: Soloist with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Indianapolis Pops, Ottawa Symphony, Naples Symphony, and the Cincinnati Pops. TV: James Brown Las Vegas Impersonator/Minister on One Life to Live, dance performances on the 2007,2008 and 2010 Tony Awards, The 2013 Olivier Awards, Dancing With The Stars, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The View. David Little (Male Swing) Olney Theatre Center debut. OFF-BROADWAY: The New Victory Theater: Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre Company: Measure for Measure; The Studio Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Musical]; Adventure Theatre MTC: Three Little Birds [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding TYA Production], Big Nate; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Color Purple [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical], Smokey Joe’s Café, Hairspray, Dreamgirls; Signature Theatre: The Break 21/24 Workshop; ArtsCentric: Delilah, The Black Nativity. FILM: Toe to Toe. TV: House of Cards. EDUCATION: James Madison University, BM Voice. Nicholas Ward (Agwe)is so thrilled to be joining the Olney Theatre Center family in this beautiful production of Once On This Island. Nicholas grew up in a small town called Niceville, FL and currently resides in NYC. Some of his favorite roles include: New York City Center’s Encores! Pipe Dream, National Tour of Show Boat, European Tour of Porgy and Bess, Booker T. Washington in Ragtime, The Voice of the Plant in Little Shop of Horrors, Judah in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Tenorio in Man of LaMancha, and Fred in Smokey Joes Cafe’. Sending Love and Thanks to Friends and Family for their endless support.
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WHO’S WHO - CAST Duyen Washington (Mama Euralie) is excited to make her first appearance in an Olney Theatre Center production. Previous credits: NATIONAL TOUR: TheaterWorksUSA: The Jungle Book (Mama Wolf); Reading Rainbow (Multiple Characters). DC AREA: MetroStage: Gee’s Bend (Asia) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble]. EDUCATION: BS in Radio/TV/Film and Certificate in Musical Theatre from Northwestern University; MA in Producing for Film and Video from American University. Stephen Scott Wormley (Armand) Olney Theatre Center debut! OFF-BROADWAY: Black Nativity Now!; INTERNATIONAL TOUR: Disney on Classic with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Sebastian). NYC WORSHOPS: Blink (Jeff). REGIONAL: Barter Theatre: Les Miserables (Marius), Tarzan (Terk), Zombie Prom (Jonny); Spirit of Broadway: Snow (Milton) (World Premiere) [S.A. Outstanding Actor Nomination]. DC Area: Signature Theatre: Hairspray (Duane) [2011 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble]. EDUCATION: Marquette University. To Mom: Everything for you! www.StephenScottWormley.com
WHO’S WHO - CREATIVE Lynn Ahrens (Book and Lyrics)is the recipient of the Tony Award, the Emmy, London’s Olivier Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award and a Gold Record. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, three Grammys and four Emmys. For Broadway, she wrote lyrics for Ragtime, My Favorite Year, Chita Rivera:The Dancer’s Life, and both book and lyrics for Once On This Island, Seussical, and A Christmas Carol (Madison Square Garden). Off-Broadway: Lyrics for A Man of Importance and book and lyrics for Dessa Rose and The Glorious One (all produced by Lincoln Center Theater), and Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons). Feature film: Lyrics for Anastasia (Twentieth Century Fox), Camp, After the Storm and others. Television: Mainstay songwriter and singer for the renowned animated series, Schoolhouse Rock; musical teleplay, A Christmas Carol (Hallmark Entertainment/NBC); she has created, written and produced many network shows for young audiences. Publishing: Her short stories and essays have appeared nationally and have been nominated for Best American Essays and the Pushcart Anthology. She serves on the Dramatists Guild Council of America and co-chairs the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program for emerging writers. 2008 marked her twenty-fifth year of collaboration with composer Stephen Flaherty. Stephen Flaherty (Music) writes music for theater, film, recordings and the concert stage. He is perhaps best known as the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy and Drama Desk nominations), Once On This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award for London’s Best Musical) and also contributed music to Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life (original songs) and Neil Simon’s Proposals (incidental music). He has also written four musicals which have been produced at Lincoln Center Theatre: The Glorious Ones (Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations), Dessa Rose (Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations), A Man of No Importance (Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, Drama Desk nomination) and My Favorite Year. Other theater scores include Lucky Stiff and Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (Chicago’s Jefferson Award for Best New Musical). Film credits include Anastasia (Academy Award nominations for Best Score and Best Song, two Golden Globe nominations and a gold record for its soundtrack), Bartok the Magnificent (original score and songs) and the documentary After The Storm. Concert work includes commissions from the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. “The Ahrens and Flaherty Songbook,” a print anthology, is available through Alfred Music. His songs have been recorded by Aaliyah, Johnny Mathis, Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, Renee Fleming and Bryn Terfel, Donny Osmond, Thalia and Deana Carter, among others. Mr. Flaherty serves on the Dramatists Guild Council, where he co-chairs the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program for emerging writers with Lynn Ahrens, his longtime writing partner.
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WHO’S WHO - CREATIVE Alan Muraoka (Director) is thrilled to be debuting at Olney Theatre Center with this production. New York credits include: Kung Fu (Signature Theatre, Assistant Director), Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), The King and I (Harbor Lights Theatre Company), Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Below), Who Loves Ya’ Baby? (Laurie Beechman Theatre), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), Falsettoland (NAATCO), John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty (Joe’s Pub) Karaoke Stories (IMUA Theater Company), Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve 1,2, & 3 (BC/EFA Benefits at the Midtown Theatre), Empty Handed (Musicals Tonight), and cabarets for Tony-nominated actress Stephanie D’Abruzzo and Ann Harada. REGIONALLY: At the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, he has directed The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s High School Musical, and Disney’s High School Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney’s High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate Director for Up In The Air (The Kennedy Center). TELEVISION: Alan has directed for Sesame Street and for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. He is a member of SSDC and an alumni of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. Current projects in development include a musical version of Steven Kluger’s The Last Days Of Summer, an original song cycle of composer Jason Loffredo called Turning The Page. As an actor, Alan has been a cast member of the Emmy-winning television series Sesame Street for the past 16 years, where he plays Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store. Alan is a graduate of UCLA, where he received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award for performance. He was also the 2004 recipient of the APEX Inspiration Award and the FCC’s 2007 Role Model of the Year Award. Thanks to Jason and everyone at the Olney for this wonderful opportunity. www.alanmuraoka.net. Darren Lee (Choreographer) BROADWAY: Pacific Overtures (associate choreographer) OFF BROADWAY: Dixon Place, Herringbone; Prospect Theatre: The Hidden Sky. INTERNATIONAL: Japan, Turandot, 10,000 Person Show, Bryant Park, Takarazuka Revue Company. CRUISE LINE: Disney Fantasy, Wishes; Holland America Eurodam, Tableau, Soundstage, Playback, EverAfter, All For Love. REGIONAL: McCarter/La Jolla Playhouse: Herringbone; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: The Music Man; The Kennedy Center: Up In The Air; Glimmerglass Opera: Kiss Me Kate; PaperMill/MUNY/Music Theater of WTW: Miss Saigon; Riverside: Chicago; Westchester Broadway, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; North Shore/Atlanta Alliance/Cincinnati Playhouse, Pacific Overtures; La Comedia: High School Musical; Lyric: High School Musical, High School Musical 2; Trinity University: Guys and Dolls; UNLV: Carnival; MUNY: Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Fantasticks, Aida, Little Shop of Horrors. www.darrenlee.com. Darius Smith (Music Director) is thrilled to be joining the wonderful folk at Olney Theatre Center with this fabulous show! OFF-BROADWAY: Three Little Birds. REGIONAL: Carrie: The Musical (Studio Theatre, upcoming), Dreamgirls (Signature Theater, Assoc. MD), Glimpses of the Moon (MetroStage), Big, the Musical (Adventure Theater-MTC), Wind in the Willows (Imagination Stage), and many others. ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS: The Snowy Day (Helen Hayes nomination for Best TYA Production), U.G.L.Y. (Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage), Songs in the Key of Chocolate (54 Below, NYC). CABARETS: With Helen Hayes Award-winners Nova Y. Payton and Natascia Diaz, also with Helen Hayes Award nominee Jobari Parker-Namdar. www.dariussmithmusic.com. Jeffrey Dorfman (Sound Designer) is a freelance sound designer based in Washington, DC. He has studied theater at SUNY Buffalo and University of Maryland, College Park. Jeff utilizes his background in music performance, composition, and theater arts in order to immerse the audience in worlds of imagination. Recent work includes Studio Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show; Olney Theatre Center: Cinderella, Over The Tavern, Sleuth, The Sound Of Music, Witness for the Prosecution, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Angel Street, The King and I; UMD: Sandwalk, Fall Maryland Dance Ensemble, MFA in Performance Festival of New Work, Way In Dance Thesis; UMBC: OTMA, The Laramie Project; DC Fringe; Gypsy & The Bully Door, Stopgap. Helen Q. Huang (Costume Designer) MD/DC AREA: The Washington Ballet, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Studio Theatre, Folger Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arena Stage. REGIONAL: The Guthrie Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Disney Creative Entertainment, The Classic Stage Company New York, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, The Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Playmakers Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Arden Theatre. INTERNATIONAL: National Opera House of China, and the Central Television of China. Ms. Huang is the recipient of a Helen Hayes Award and an Ivey Award for her design work. Her work has been exhibited at the Prague
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WHO’S WHO - CREATIVE Quadrennial, Lincoln Center and the New York Public Library: “Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance”. She has served as an expert judge at the Beijing Figurative Design Training Consortium, China. Marc Hurst (Lighting Designer) returns to Olney Theatre Center where he last designed the lights for Bedlam’s productions of Hamlet and Saint Joan. Marc received his BA in Theater from SUNY Geneseo and is a few thesis pages away from earning his MFA in Lighting Design from the University of South Carolina. For the last few years, he has worked at The Lost Colony ,working with designers Paul Gallo and William Ivey Long. Other design work includes working with Al Crawford at Arc3 Design in New York acting as an associate designer. Some of his favorite projects include Language of Angels at USC, Assassins with Trustus Theatre, and The Ailey at the Apollo Gala with Arc3 Design. Upcoming projects include Don Quixote with the Columbia Classical Ballet. Nancy Krebs (Dialect Coach) is very happy to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Angel Street, Witness for the Prosecution, Misalliance, Charlie’s Aunt, Blithe Spirit, Carousel, Lend Me a Tenor, Morning’s at Seven, Oliver!, Doubt, and Of Mice and Men. Her other credits include: Studio Theatre, DC: The Habit of Art, (American Premiere) The Enda Walsh Festival: The Walworth Farce & The New Electric Ballroom, Look Back in Anger; Rep Stage: Boeing, Boeing, Home, Mary Rose, The Temperamentals, Yellowman, Or, Barrymore, Two by Barrie; The Theatre Alliance: The Woman Who Amuses Herself; Everyman Theatre: The Crucible, Red Herring, My Children! My Africa!, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Watch on the Rhine, Cripple of Inishmaan, Candida, Betrayal, Sight Unseen, Turn of the Screw, I Am My Own Wife, Our Town (Choral director and composer); Bay Theatre: Master Harold and the Boys, The Norman Conquests. She is a Voice Instructor in the Theatre Department of the Baltimore School for the Arts, operates her own voice studio, The Voiceworks, and is a member of AFTRA, AEA, and SAG. Josiane M. Lemieux (Production Stage Manager) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include Sleuth, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Sound of Music, Witness for the Prosecution, Opus, Dinner with Friends, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She was the Production Stage Manager for the national tour and Off-Broadway production of The Acting Company’s Jane Eyre, as well as Stage Manager for their Murder By Poe and Richard III. REGIONAL: She has production stage managed for 10 years at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, most recently Oliver Twist, The Taming of the Shrew, The Grapes of Wrath, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Other credits include The Huntington Theatre Company: Circle Mirror Transformation and Stick Fly; Crossroads Theatre Company:One Mo’ Time and Yo Soy Latina; In Actu Theatre: Murdering Marlowe; Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey: Whores; and Shakespeare Festival/LA: Twelfth Night. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Jim Napolitano (Shadow Puppet Designer) is a native of Milford, CT, and a graduate of the University of Connecticut’s Puppet Arts Program. After completion of his degree, Jim worked with Bits and Pieces Puppet Theater. He has performed around the country and around the world, including The National Culture Center in Japan and The National Theater in Taiwan. Jim is now working as a freelance artist and performer. Jim’s work can be seen on the PBS show Between The Lions. Other television credits include The Book Of Pooh, The Weinerville Chanukah Special, A Show of Hands, and Stick Stickly. Milagros Ponce de León (Scenic Designer) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include sets for Anna Karenina, Necessary Targets, In the Mood, and Carousel. REGIONAL/DC credits include designs for Penn State Centre Stage, Everyman Theatre, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Imagination Stage, The Kennedy Center/Theatre for Young Audiences, Rep Stage, Round House Theatre, Theatre Alliance, and Studio Theatre 2ndStage, among others. INTERNATIONAL credits include Long Day’s Journey into the Night in Lima, Peru. Milagros has received two Helen Hayes nominations in scenic design. She holds MFA degrees in Fine Arts and Scenic Design from the University of Maryland, is a faculty member for the School of Theatre at Penn State, and a member of USA-829. 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WHO’S WHO - CREATIVE Punishment, and Working It Out (CENTERSTAGE, Baltimore), Adding Machine: A Musical (Studio Theatre, DC), and a dozen plays for Chicago’s Next Theatre Company, where he served as Artistic Director from 2002-08. Those credits include the Chicago area premieres of Dying City, Defiance, The Long Christmas Ride Home, and Fabulation. He conceived and directed the world premiere of The American Dream Songbook, wrote and directed the world premiere of War With the Newts, and produced Chicago premieres by Caryl Churchill, Suzan-Lori Parks, Carson Kreitzer, Sam Shepard, Dael Orlandersmith, and many more. He is a three-time grantee from the NEA for Artistic Excellence, a recipient of support from the Rockefeller MAP Fund and MacArthur’s International Connections Fund, and a TCG New Generations Future Leaders grant. Jason joined Olney as Artistic Director in 2013 after serving four years as Executive Director of the National New Play Network. Amy Marshall (Managing Director) joined Olney Theatre Center in October of 2007. Ms. Marshall graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University in 1991 and joined the staff of the Florentine Opera that same year. During her seven years as Production Director at the Florentine, she maintained a balanced production budget every year. In the summer of 2000, she accepted a position with the Milwaukee Ballet. Her enthusiasm for the art form led to her eventual promotion to Executive Director. Under Ms. Marshall’s leadership, the Milwaukee Ballet achieved a balanced budget for the four years she served as Executive Director. That trend has continued as she has lead Olney Theatre Center to a balanced budget for the past three years. In addition, due in large part to Ms. Marshall’s leadership, The Gazette for Politics and Business recognized Olney Theatre Center as one of the top 53 businesses in the state of Maryland in 2011 and 2012.
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OLNEY THEATRE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS President...............................................................................................................................Jennifer L. Kneeland Board Chair................................................................................................................................Susan Finkelstein Vice President......................................................................................................................Megan Davey Limarzi Treasurer..................................................................................................................................Patricia Woodbury Secretary...................................................................................................................................... Robert Mitchell President Emeritus.........................................................................................................................Gene Counihan
BOARD MEMBERS Arthur Holmes Stephen Kaufman Jason Loewith Amy Marshall Helen Marshall Anthony Morella
Phyllis Bottegal Frances H. Glendening John E. Going W. E. Gregory Robert E. Hebda
Nancy Nelson Ortiz Sandeep Saggar Mita M. Schaffer Nicole T. Totah Alan Wade
William H. Graham, Sr. (in memoriam)
AUDIENCE SERVICES Theatre Policies Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the house manager. Please do not bring food into the theater (beverages are allowed) and all buildings are smoke-free. The use of recording or photographic equipment during the show is prohibited. Olney Theatre Center is not responsible for any items left on our campus. All children, including babies, require a ticket. We will ask parents to take their children to the lobby if their behavior is disturbing patrons. Please turn off your cell phone in the theaters. Sign-Interpreted Performances Sign interpretation is available for the third Thursday evening during a show’s run. [The service must be reserved two weeks in advance and is based on the availability of qualified interpreters.]
Post-Show Discussions Join the artistic staff and/or invited guests after Saturday matinees for AfterWords. Please call the Box Office at 301.924.3400 for more information on these events. Listening Assistance We offer devices that amplify sound free of charge in exchange for identification. Please ask the house manager for assistance. (This service is not available on the third Wednesday evening of a show’s run.) Audio-Described Performances Audio-described performances are offered on the third Wednesday evening during a show’s run, which include preshow program notes and descriptions of the action, scenery, and costumes during pauses in the dialogue. [Metropolitan Washington Ear can provide an escort to audio-described performances for patrons who are visually impaired.]
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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIFTS
This list consists of Annual Fund contributions for the 12-month period ending March 15, 2014
Angel $100,000+
Director’s Circle $1,000+ America’s Charities Creative Floral Design Fern Eisner Photography Martha Washington Straus-Harry A. Straus Foundation, Inc. Hospice Caring, Inc. Saggar & Rosenberg Verizon Foundation
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Artist’s Circle $500+ The Ansary Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Kang’s Black Belt Academy OBA Bank Old Brick Inn Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving
Leader $10,000+ The William S. Abell Foundation and Margaret Abell Powell Fund
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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROSITY
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
This list consists of Annual Fund contributions for the 12-month period ending March 15, 2014
Angel $100,000+ Mr. Robert Dohmen Bob and Eveline Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Mulitz – In honor of the Mulitz-Gudelsky Family Miss Gertrude L. Poe Mrs. Maggi Root
Champion $50,000+ Anonymous Helen Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Z. Kaufman
Leader $10,000+ Joan E. Dubinsky and Craig N. Packard Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gregory In Memory of Ms. Shirley S. Platt Kathleen Quinn Mr. Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. Patricia Woodbury
Mr. and Mrs. David Bottegal Robert Burk Mrs. Melissa Collins The Honorable Gene and Mrs. Cindy Counihan Mrs. Frances Hughes Glendening Max Jacobs John and Kathy Lyons Bob and Marlene Mitchell Stuart and Margaret Natof Daniel and Christine Powers Margaret T. Roper and Mr. Clifford L. Johnson Robert and Lelia Russell Mr. and Mrs. Sandeep Saggar Charles and Mary Solla Sandy and Alan Wade
Director’s Circle $1,000+
Ms. Jeanne Brush Ned Cramer Richard and Joan Curtis Enthusiast $5,000+ Steve Danielson and Dr. Kenneth Hoyle Kay and Paul Deerin Eileen and Paul DeMarco Susan and Jay Finkelstein M. Charlene Dorrian The William H. Graham, Sr. Family Ms. Miriam Dubin Robert E. Hebda Edith L. Embrey Mrs. Reba Heyman Maureen and Tom Estrin In Memory of Mr. Jacob M. Jaffe Berdie and David Firestone Jennifer and Scott Kneeland Senator Jennie M. The Honorable Sidney Kramer and William Forehand Paul and Pat Mangus Hal and Karen Gordon Alan L. and Amy Meltzer Margaret and Jim Johnston James Pape The Honorable Benjamin F. Kramer and Nancy Newman-Pape Jane Thérèse Larsen Kevin White & Rossana Salvadori – Evlyn D. Latimer In honor of our parents, Anson Jason Loewith & Marge, Dilvo & Dina Charles S. Mack Carol Trawick and Alice Barrett Mack and Tico McCready Believer $2,500+ Maggie Lester R. and Helaine G. Morss Eleanor Clain-Stefanelli Robert W. Neighbors Linda A. Dawkins Nancy and Hector Ortiz Gordon and Margot Dibble Victor Shargai and Craig Pascal Michael and Michelle Fannon Chris and Chris Youstra Barry and Marie Fleishman Ms. Winifred E. Herrman Artist’s Circle $500+ Nettie Horne JoAnn and Dean Aulick Amy and Dean Marshall Harold M. and Christine A. Bartlett The Honorable Barbara Baumann Karen S. Montgomery Dennis and Holly Blackledge and Mr. Harry Montgomery Frederick Denecke Tony and Connie Morella Ms. Andrea Drimmer W. and Laura G. Fetters Friend $1,500+ Matthew Robert and Carole Fontenrose Anonymous Mr. David Frankenberger, Jr. Anonymous – In memory Tom and Peg Gibian of Kate Gibson Mr. John E. Going
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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER STAFF ARTISTIC
ADMINISTRATION
Artistic Director Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Special Programs
Jason Loewith
Managing Director
Amy Marshall Maureen Estrin Dean Marshall
John Going
Assistant to Managing Director
Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Music Theater
Christopher Youstra
Facilities Manager/ IT Manager
Artistic Apprentice
Jenna Duncan
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PRODUCTION Director of Production
Dennis A. Blackledge
Company Manager/ Associate Production Manager
Director of Accounting and Financial Services Senior Accountant
Nene Keita Chyeslan Buso
Fred T. Paul
Business Manager
Kynda Reid
Technical Director
Stephen M. Greene
Assistant Technical Director
Matthew Robert Mills
COMMUNICATIONS
Scene Shop Foreman
W. M. Yarbrough III
Sales Director
Weldon C. Brown
Carpenter
David Ash
Resident Scenic Artist
Fred Via
Marketing Manager/ Public Relations
Heather Andrews
Costume Shop Supervisor
Jeanne Bland
Social Media/ Marketing Associate
Sonie Mathew
Graphic Designer
JJ Kaczynski
Patron Services Manager
R. Wesley Meekins
Box Office Manager
Henriette Mendo
Box Office Supervisors
Shanna Chuenyane, Kara Fannon
House Managers
Lucirae Cooley, Kelly Craig, Lina Al Dajani, Jake Fullmer, R. Wesley Meekins, Ricardo Melendez, Barbara Scanlan, Khris-Ann Small, Desiree Ward
Box Office Associates
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Seth Gilbert
Master Electrician
Marc Hurst
Properties Master
Rachael Erichsen
Resident Sound Engineer
Elvin J. Crespo
Production Management Apprentice
Sarah Tomberlin
Company Management Apprentice
Claire Kennedy
Production Apprentices
Samantha Campbell, Claire Carden, Lauren E. Chilton, Brian Chismar, Brendan Gregg, Mollie LaTorre, Vincent Loucks, Katie Mikula, Mandy Schultz, Mike Vaughan
EDUCATION Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Education
DEVELOPMENT Jason King Jones
National Players General Manager
Kevin Hasser
National Players Apprentice
Dorothy Noel
Education Apprentice
Maegan Clearwood
Director of Development
Loretto McNally
Development Assistant
Maureen Estrin
Development Associate
Lacey Burbage
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a professional theater employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. The Director and Choreographer are members of the
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization representing the not-for-profit American theater; the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; the League of Washington Theatres; and the Baltimore Theatre Alliance.
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