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Directed by This production is made possible in part by contributions from
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A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear friend of Olney Theatre Center, Lacerating wit, hot-button topics, overweening ambition and hyperarticulate characters: sounds like a recipe for one of off-Broadway’s hottest shows last season, and winner of the first Laurents-Hatcher award, The Submission by Jeff Talbott. The Submission, with its daring mix of contemporary themes and provocative subject matter, represents one stream of important programming for Olney Theatre Center: providing our audience with the most adventurous theater being written by a new generation of American playwrights. As the former Executive Director of the National New Play Network, I believe that playwrights are the chroniclers of our time: they view the world in a unique way and engage us in conversation about what they see through their artistry. Our fall play, the World Premiere of Rancho Mirage by Steven Dietz, is the next installment in this stream of programming. If your taste runs more towards the traditional, you’ll be particularly excited by what comes next: Patrick Hamilton’s Victorian-era thriller, Angel Street (which is the basis of the movie Gaslight) and our summer musical – DC’s first major revival in years of one of the most extraordinary musicals in history, A Chorus Line. We at Olney Theatre Center want to make sure everyone in our community has access to the best work, produced at the highest-level, from every corner of the theater world. I’m so glad you’re with us for The Submission and look forward to hearing what you think at Jason@olneytheatre.org. We’re going to start posting patron reviews on our website and I’d love to include your thoughts. All best and onward!
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OPENING NIGHT: MAY 11, 2013
Jason Loewith, Artistic Director
Amy Marshall, Managing Director
presents
THE
SUBMISSION by Jeff
Talbott
featuring
Ari Butler Frank DeJulio
Craig Dolezel Kellee Knighten Hough
Scenic & Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Bill Clarke
Chris Dallos
Max Krembs
Production Stage Manager
Director of Production
Renee E. Yancey
Dennis A. Blackledge
Technical Director
Company Manager
Costume Shop Manager
Stephen M. Greene
Mackenzie Douglas
Jeanne Bland
Director
David Elliott This production is made possible in part by contributions from
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Up Next: June 20 - July 14
ANGEL STREET (GASLIGHT)
By
PATRICK HAMILTON Directed by
JOHN GOING
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he Victorian Thriller, first produced on the West End under the title Gaslight and filmed twice, Angel Street focuses on a seemingly normal couple, the Manninghams. Is the handsome Jack Manningham a caring husband – or is he discreetly trying to drive his young wife Bella into insanity under the guise of kindness? It takes an extraordinarily dedicated Scotland Yard detective, the aptly named Inspector Rough, to unravel this delightfully twisted thriller. (Recommended for ages 13 and up.)
This production is made possible in part by contributions from Kathleen Quinn.
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CAST Danny......................................................FRANK DeJULIO*
Trevor......................................................CRAIG DOLEZEL* Pete..........................................................ARI BUTLER*
Emilie......................................................KELLEE KNIGHTEN HOUGH* *Member, Actors’ Equity Association
SCENES AND SETTINGS Scene 1: A Coffee Chain
Scene 2: Danny and Pete’s Apartment Scene 3: Another Coffee Chain
Scene 4: Danny and Pete’s Apartment Scene 5: Another Coffee Chain Scene 6: A Hallway
Scene 7: Danny and Pete’s Apartment
Scene 8a: Danny’s Hotel Room/Emilie’s Hotel Room Scene 8b: Emilie’s Hotel Room/A Coffee Chain
Scene 8c: Danny’s Hotel Room/Emilie’s Hotel Room Scene 8d: A Coffee Chain
Scene 8e: The Same Coffee Chain Scene 9: A Microphone
Scene 10: Danny’s Hotel Room Scene 11: A Coffee Chain
THE SUBMISSION will be performed without an intermission.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Please silence all cellular phones and personal paging devices before the performance begins.
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FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT One of our jobs in society is to lead with empathy when dealing with each other. In crafting the relationships in the play, I hope the characters fight for as long as humanly possible to understand the other person. Speaking optimistically, I think it’s human nature that, on an individual basis, we tend to consider ourselves good people. And truly good people will, as long as they possibly can, think the best of the other person. The path of least resistance, of course, is to not fight that fight - and we see plenty of examples every day of that fight being lost. Right now it seems that television was invented as a delivery device to display that battle being lost on a minute-by-minute basis. But I believe in that fight. I honestly believe that making the effort to see the best in each other, making the effort to find the best way to articulate our point of view to whomever we are speaking in the kindest, clearest, most thoughtful way possible, is one of the only ways true progress can occur. And to keep the playing field level by also listening in the same way. Conflict breeds conflict. Empathy and clarity can only breed forward motion. It’s the only effective way to use our words to make things better - and better should always be the goal. It’s very Pollyana-ish, no question, and maybe not always possible, but what the heck? Let’s give it a shot. – Jeff Talbott, Playwright, The Submission
DRAMATURGICAL NOTES “Find better words.” This line cuts to the heart of Jeff Talbott’s The Submission, which challenges us to consider the importance of empathy in effective communication. One of the purposes of theatre is to foster understanding, to encourage spectator and actor to practice compassionate communication. As a longtime actor and an emerging playwright, Mr. Talbott has an intimate understanding of the theatre world and he uses it to his advantage in The Submission. Mr. Talbott tells the story of struggling playwright, Danny Larsen, who writes a poignant, honest play about a black family living in the projects. But Danny is a gay, middle-class, white man, who fears the disconnect between writer and subject will overshadow, and ultimately invalidate, his script. So what does he do? He submits the play under an “African-sounding” pen name. When it’s accepted for production at the Humana Festival—an American cornerstone of new works—issues of authenticity and cultural appropriation loom ominously. To avoid them, Danny hires a black actress, Emilie, to be his authorial stand-in. Suffice it to say, the plan doesn’t go well. Tensions mount between Danny and Emilie, who is offended by Danny’s theory that he can empathize with the black community based on his experience as a gay man. As their scheme unfolds, incendiary language and rising resentment build to an inevitable breaking point. Mr. Talbott asks difficult and uncomfortable questions: Is a rich, white male unqualified to write about a poor black female? Does the writer of a novel, film, or play need to be of the same racial, ethnic, or sexual background as his or her characters in order to write about them truthfully? The play provokes debate about unconscious racism and homophobia, and confronts timely issues—the limits of political correctness, the value of competing claims of victimhood, the question of whether bigotry is buried within all of us. At its core, The Submission is about language—the way words can get in the way of communication, and the power words can have, especially when used as weapons. As Danny says, “The world is a place that gets described by the words we create, the ways we put those words together to help ourselves and to, you know, hurt each other. But they are just words.” Rather than sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, this play compels us to lean forward, engage, and start listening to one another. – Meghan Twible, Education Fellow 301.924.3400
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Ms. Ilona Kessell Bob and Leslie Kim Elizabeth S. King Mr. and Mrs. Jason King Jones Ms. Amy R. Knowlton Ms. Nina M. Koenick Ms. Anya Kornilova Stephen and Katharine Kovarcik Eugenia Krasner Mr. David Landstrom John and Jeanine Lee Cindy R. Lefkowitz Carol M. and Michael B. Lehan Mr. James H. Leith Bob and Ellen Lent Ms. Judy Levinson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Libman Paul and Susan Linz Laurie Weker Lipton Marcia Litwack Betty Long Mr. Richard M. Loughlin Ms. Marina A. Lowen Marina Lowen Patricia Lydon and Family Rosemary A. MacDonald Donna K. Malarkey Brent and Sharon Malcolm Ms. Liz Mamana Ms. Sherryl Marshall – in memory of Bette Marshall Ron and Ingrid Masi The Matathias Family Pat and Stan Mayers Mr. and Mrs. Brent McIntosh John and Rita McKee Ms. Claire McLaughlin Laurel and Bob Mendelsohn Ms. Pauline Mendo Ms. Donna Merson Blanche Messerly Robert and Susan Meyer Frances Michelsen Ms. Enid Miles Nancy Cox Mills and Edward W. Mills Bruce and Janet Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Forest Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Lance Morrell Nancy Morrison O’Connor
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Patricia and Ronald Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toperzer Mr. and Mrs. James Torri Kevin Townsend & Jane Pesci-Townsend Carrie and John Trauth Debby Vivari Ms. Sarah P. Vollmer John and Charlotte Walker Marc Walton and Toni Stifano-Walton Jean Warner Drs. Nabila and Momtaz Wassef Mr. Ethan Watermeier Brad Watkins Professor and Mrs. Peter P. Weidenbruch, Jr. Mr. David W. Weiss Ms. Kaissa Wetcher Iris Wilder D. Leonard Ms. Frances Woodrow David Mendick and Naomi Yadin-Mendick Ms. Renee E. Yancey Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zimmerman
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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.........................................................................................Anthony Morella Assistant Secretary.............................................................................. Amy Marshall Chairman Emeritus.............................................................. William H. Graham, Sr. President Emeritus.............................................................................Gene Counihan
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STAFF Artistic/Production
Administration
Artistic Director
Jason Loewith
Managing Director
Amy Marshall
Associate Artistic Director
John Going
Associate Producer, Musical Theatre
Assistant to Managing Director
Maureen Estrin
Christopher Youstra
Finance
Director of Production
Dennis A. Blackledge
Finance Director
Pauline Mendo
Company Manager
Mackenzie Douglas
Casting Apprentice
Michelle Muntifering
Finance Office
Nene Keita Chyeslan Buso
Business Assistant
Michael Silard
Business Manager
Kynda Reid
Facilities Manager
Mark Quackenbush
IT Manager
Dean Marshall
Technical Technical Director
Stephen M. Greene
Assistant Technical Director
Charlie Olson
Scene Shop Forman
William Yarbrough III
Scenic Artist
Fred Via
Costume Shop Supervisor
Jeanne Bland
Communications Sales Director
Weldon C. Brown
Marketing Manager
Heather Latiri RMR & Associates, Inc.
Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor
Seth Gilbert
Public Relations
Master Electrician
Marc Hurst
Sound Engineer
Max Krembs
Social Media & Marketing Associate
Sonie Mathew
Properties Master
Rachael Erichsen
Graphic Designer
JJ Kaczynski
Production Apprentices
David Ash, Rebekah Baumgartner, Skyler Broughman, Chelsea Cranshaw, Stephanie DeHart, Angela Plante, Emily Price, Sarah Scafidi, Brian Shaw, Ben Walsh
Patron Services Manager
Michael R. Burgtorf
Rentals Coordinator
Fred T. Paul
Box Office Manager
Henriette Mendo
Show Staff Assistant Director
Michelle Muntifering
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben Walsh
Wardrobe
Brian Shaw
Light Board Operator
Stefanie DeHart
Dramaturg
Meghan Twible
Casting Director
Barbara Pinolini
New York Casting
Stephanie Klapper (Klapper Casting)
Education Director
Jason King Jones
General Manager
Kevin Hasser
Education Apprentice
Meghan Twible
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.
Assistant Box Office Manager
Marie Henry
Box Office Supervisor
Shanna Chuenyane
House Managers
Lucirae Cooley, Lina Al Dajani, Megan Eng, James Gormly-Rack, Seth Ghitelman, Brittany Graham, Joy Hugo, R. Wesley Meekins, Will Richardson, Khris-Ann Small
Box Office Associates
Adisa Aboagye-Marfo, Judy Abrams, Arash Bahari, Vince Constantino, Kelly Craig, Kara Fannon, Ashley Grant, Nicole Jennings, Leah Keilsohn, Chisomo Maluwa, Will Richardson, Joshua Rose, James Gormly-Rack, Rachel Spory-Harper, Emily Townsend, Alex Xourias
Development Director of Development
David Frankenberger, Jr.
Development Assistant
Maureen Estrin
Development Associates
Lacey Burbage, Joe Rossi
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.
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