Picasso Program

PICASSO AT THE

LAPIN AGILE

BY STEVE MARTIN

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April 19-29,2001 Campus Center Theatre

Cast (In order of appearance) FREDDY.................................................................................

GASTON................................................................................

GERMAINE..........................................................................

ALBERT EINSTEIN..........................................................

SUZANNE.............................................................................

SAGOT.....................................................................................

PABLO PICASSO.................................................................

SCHMENDIMAN................................................................

THE COUNTESS.................................................................

A FEMALE ADMIRER.......................................................

..... Jeremy Bobb ..... Scott Wilson Crystal Edwards ........ Ayler Evan ..... Liz Beckham ..... Tom Weaver .. Billoah Greene .. Robert Stretch .. Natalie Padula .... Liz Beckham

A VISITOR..............................................................................

.... Steve Sparks

Production Staff

Artistic Director................................................................................................................... DENNISROM Audience Services Director..................................................................... ELIZABETH MINNICH Production Manager/Technical Director..........................................................GREGORY BELL Assistant Technical Director............................................................... TIMOTHY D ALLWEIN Costume Shop Supervisor........................... .......................................................... MARCIA HAIN Stage Manager.......................................................................................................................JACLYNHOL Assistant Scenic Designer/Master Painter..................................................... ALISON ACIERNO Assistant Costume Designer............................................................................ HOLLY BARNETT Assistant Lighting Designer.................................................................................EDITH DINGER Assistant Stage Managers............................................. MEGHAN EVANS, AMANDA LYNCH Prop Master..................................................................................................................... JENNIFERWHI Master Carpenter................................................................................................................... FRANKCIRI Assistant to the Artistic Director............................................................................. MATT WOLFE Assistant Master Painter................................................................... BRYANNE E. BORNSTEIN Master Electrician...................................................................................................MARISA KEITH Assistant Master Electrician................................................................................KEVIN J. LOWRY Wardrobe Master.................................................................................................... CORA EVANS Sound Operator..............................................................................................STEVE SAKOWSKI Guest Professional Scenic Technician................................................ WILLIAM LEE CECIL III Dramamrg................................................................................................................. TAIBI MAGAR House Manager..................................................................................................... LESLIE MORAN Box Office Manager............................................................................................... ELLEN PARKE Graphic Designer............................................................................................ STACEY SINCLAIR SCENIC STUDIO ASSISTANTS Alison Acierno, Ray Auxais, Holly Barnett, Stefani Bergquist, Elizabeth Carroll, Frank Cirivello, Vince Cirivello, Abby Clark, Edith Dinger, Tom Draper, Mike Draper, Tim Fulton, Patrick Green, Marisa Keith, Kevin Lowry, Leah Turv)^ SCF:N1C studio participation STUDENTS David Beukema, Abby Christen, Taibi Magar, Jason Marion, EUen Parke, Kathryn Sanders, Adam Workman WARDROBE CREW Molly Barnes, Dan Kuntz ELECTRICS CREW' Meghan Evans, Tim Fulton, Brandon Huffman, Justin Leath, Kevin Lowry, Pamela McVeagh, Hillary Miller, Lorelei Moore, Samuel Ross, Michael Ruehrmund, Daniel Schwartz SET/PROPERTIES RUNNING CREW^ David Beukema, Jason Marion BOX OFFICE CREAV Krista Lively, Jason Marion, Pamela McVeagh, Paolo Reginaldo, Rebekah Sheldon

The Play The action of the play takes place in a bar in Paris, 1904. One year later, Albert Einstein published the Special Theory of Rela/ivify. Three years later, Pablo Picasso painted “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon.”

Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Tapin Agile was no accident; not in its choice of time, place nor characters. Though the circumstances of the play (a meeting between Picasso, Einstein and Elvis) never happened, Martin’s choices in the setting and the characters were well researched and very defined. Of course the characters of Picasso, Einstein and the Singer were real people, but so were Freddy and Germaine. Freddy, or Frede, was the real owner of the cabaret and a legendary figure in Montmartre, where the Lapin Agile is located. Germaine not only made appearances at the Lapin Agile but more importantly as a central and sensual figure in Picasso’s paintings at the time this play is set.

Beneath the play’s incredible wit (definitely a Steve Martin play) and intellectual discussions ccncerning the value of art and science, lies the extreme anticipation that encompassed the people of France at this time. As the 19^^ century drew to a close, Paris, the cultural and artistic center of the world until about the 1930’s, was the main focus of a profound change that shook the arts throughout Europe. Artists “created a great flowering of experimentation, as artistic change echoed the political upheavals, mainly the Dreyfus Scandal.”

The year 1904 was on the brink of two incredible revolutions in the worlds of science and art. There was Einstein’s development of the Theory of Relativity in 1907, which jolted the field of science and challenged old ways of thinking. In the same year came Picasso’s Tes Demoiselles eP Avignon (it appears at the end of the play) which he created in urgency against the success of his long-time rival Henri Matisse. This painting is one of the most important pieces in the genesis of modern art and the development of Cubism because of its radical departure from traditional modes of representation. It marked the end of Picasso’s Blue Period and the beginning of his Rose Period.

Picasso, along with many other famous artists and writers such as ApoUinaire, frequented the Lapin Agile, an actual cabaret centered in Montmartre which was the part of Paris that actually wore berets. It was home to numerous poets, writers and painters.

The atmosphere fostered an environment which encouraged lengthy discussions con­ cerning politics, philosophy, manifestos and most importantly the meaning of art which you will observe as Steve Martin “casually” hands you the beginning of the 20'^ century.

Production Notes hy Taibi Magar

Dr. James Martin David Stichweh

Picasso at the Lapin Agile is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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Katie Robbins (Costume Designer) is in her 15* season as Resident Costume Designer at Otterbein College Theatre. Some of her favorite OCT designs from the past include To KillA Mocking­ bird, Androcles and the Lion, Big River, and Hamlet. Katie is an active member of U.S.I.T.T. and is currendy serving as Secretary of U.S.I.TT./Ohio Valley Region. When not in the theatre, Katie spends her spare time at the gym, motorcycle riding, or scuba diving.

Over Buffalo, Yerma, Fever, 6Xlves, and Blood Brothers. Her greatest production memory is her own student directed workshop of Burn This. Liz recendy returned from her internship at Pat McCorkle Casting in New York. She thanks John Bain, the Burn This company, Matty D., and her two best friends in the world: Mom & Dad. Liz dedicates her performance to the graduating acting class of 2001. “ I love you!”

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Billoah Greene (Picasso) is a Senior BFA Acting major from Coral Springs, FL. He has been seen in seven Otterbein mainstage productions including Dealb of A Salesman, Twelfth Night, and West Side Story. Last quarter he had the joy of playing PFC Melvin Peterson in the CATCO production of A Soldier’s Play. Upon graduation, Billoah will discover the balance between love and career as he tackles the Silver Screen. Billoah would like to thank the spirit of Otterbein for giving him wonderful friends. Alpha Phi Alpha, true love, and four years of unforgettable growth; the theatre department for its money to come here, amazing training, and valuable lessons learned; and his mother for being Hercules, Albert Einstein, Daddy Warbucks, and Mommy all at once, love and thank you all....To the Future!”

Jaclyn Holsey (Stage Manager) is a Senior BA Stage Management major from Allentown, PA. She has stage managed many Otterbein shows including Our Country’s Good, Death of A Salesman, and the Otterbein Summer Theatre productions of Tongeviy Abbreviated and ONives. Jaclyn hopes to find an internship in Chicago or Philadelphia. She sends thanks to Mom for always standing by her, Simone, Gadget, Sartre, and Stinky.

Marisa Keith (Master Electrician) is a Sophomore BFA Design/Tech major from Columbus.

She was also the Assistant Technical Director for Our Country’s Good and the Assistant Scenic Designer for Charlotte’s Web. Off-campus, Marisa was the Scenic Designer for the Worthington Community Theatre production of Ljove, Sex, and the IRS. In the future, she hopes to work for the Big Mouse in Florida. Marisa sends love and hugs to Mom, Dad, Heather, Amanda, the three permanent roommates that she has acquired, and to Kevin for being such a wonderful assistant and friend.

Kevin J. Lowry (Asst. Master Electrician) is a Freshman Design/Tech major & Equine Science minor from Redlands, CA. In his short time here at Otterbein, Kevin has served as Deck Chief for Charlotte’s Web and Assistant Master Electrician for the Dance Concert. Kevin sends his thanks to his family, friends, Bryanne, and always to his mentor and friend, “G.” Amanda Lynch (Asst. Stage Manager) is a BA Theatre major with a concentration in Stage Management. She recendy served as Stage Manager for the 2001 Dance Concert and Assistant Stage Manager for Blood Brothers and Death of A Salesman. She was also the Assistant Stage Manager for the University of Louisville production of The Alusical Come^ Murders of 1940.

Amanda thanks everyone who has supported her, especially her parents.

Taibi Magar (Dramaturg) is a Freshman BA Theatre major from Durham, NC. In the last two quarters, Taibi was an actor in the workshop production of Tape and was a member of the running crew for Our Country’s Good. Taibi thanks the Internet (research was never made so easy).

Dr. James Martin, Dr. James Bailey, Dr. John Stefano, Jaclyn Holsey, Bob Moyer, Ed Vaughan for the opportunity, her friends, and most importandy, her mom.

Watalie Padula (The Countess) is a Senior Musical Theatre major from New York State. She has been seen many times on the Otterbein stage in shows that include Blood Brothers, Guys Dolls, Ginger, and West Side Story. She sends many thanks and love to her family and friends near and far, and to Dr. Laughlin for the class that was worth a milhon! Natalie sends her love to the Seniors — this is not good-bye or farewell, but a new road for us to traverse! “Love to you all in whatever path you find yourself skipping, tripping, or running in!” She also sends love to her brother and sister — “Though we are distanced, I hold you in my heart every minute! And to Jared — “Love to my best friend and feUow lover of chimps! XOXOXOXO” Steve Sakowski (Sound Operator) is a Sophomore BFA Design/Tech major from Detroit, ML Steve aspires to graduate on time and then to become an Otterbein professor. He thanks Biow for his hard work towards leveling the tilt, and all of his brothers in Pi Sig.

Steve Sparks (The Visitor) is a Junior Musical Theatre major from Jeffersonville, IN. His Otterbein College stage work includes the roles of Victor in Yerma, Rocky in Damn Yankees^ Cain/ Japheth in Children of Eden, Riff in West Side Story, Daniel in Finding the Sun, and as a dancer in the 2000 and 2001 Dance Concerts. His future goals include world domination, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also like to learn to surf. Steve sends a Big Arigaato Gozymusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Billoah, Micah, and Derek, his IHOP roomies. Matt (his younger, but taller brother), and of course, his ever supportive mom and dad.

Robert Stretch (Charles Dabernow Schmendiman) is a Junior BFA Acting major from West Chester, OH. He has performed in various workshops, and was also a dancer in the Dance 2001 stage combat piece. Rob wants to be an actor when he grows up, but since the close of Cats, he is vigorously pursing other options. Rob thanks his family for their support and encouragement, and his wonderful Katlyn and the brothers of Pi Beta Sigma.

Tom Weaver (Sagot) is a Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major from Camp HiU, PA. He has been seen on the Otterbein stage in numerous productions including the Dance Concert, Blood Brothers, Twelfth Night, and West Side Story. In the future, he hopes to own a 1968 Mustang Convertible. Tom would Hke to extend his gratitude to the cast and crew, and his family.

Jennifer Whitcomb (Props Master) is a Junior BA Theatre major from Columbia Station, OH. Most recently, Jennifer was the Wardrobe Master for Dance 2001, Stage Manager for Charlotte's Web, and Assistant Stage Manager for West Side Story. Last summer, she was a member of the scenic crew for the Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama and will return there this summer to be a Costume AT. Jennifer sends a great big thank you to Rob, Ed, Greg, Kim, and Nathan for all of their help and support Scott D. Wilson (Gaston) is a Junior BFA Acting major from Columbus. He has been seen in the Otterbein productions of Our Country's Good, Hay Fever, SXives, West Side Story, and Waitingfor Godot. His future ambitions include writing the great American novel, for example, a story involving two monkeys, farm equipment, and Count Chocula. Scott wishes to thank Dad, Mom, Penny, the brothers of Pi Beta Sigma, Ed Vaughan, and Steve Martin.

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