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LONE TREE STAFF LISTINGS Lisa Rigsby Peterson, Executive Director, helped open the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 as its first Executive Director. During her twenty-eight year career in performing arts management, she has worked for many of Colorado’s leading cultural organizations, including The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Opera Colorado, Curious Theatre Company, the Colorado Children’s Chorale, and PHAMALY. Lisa has served on the Board of Directors for Curious Theatre Company, the national Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres, and the national peer review panel for Theatre Communications Group’s Fiscal Survey Committee. She served as the International Tour Coordinator for the DCPA/Royal Shakespeare Company production of Tantalus, and worked with the London International Festival of Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Plymouth (UK). A Colorado resident since 1975, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the Yale School of Drama.
Paul Ackerman, Technical Director, is a native organizations as Nederlander Alliances, Center of Long Island, NY. Paul received his degree in Technical Theatre and Design from the University of Virginia. He has worked in Atlanta with The Alliance Theatre/Atlanta Children’s Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and the Georgia Institute of Technology where he participated in the 1996 Cultural Olympiad. Paul joined the team at the Lone Tree Arts Center prior to its opening in 2011 after serving as the Senior General Manager of Production for Blue Man Group.
Theatre Group, Alley Theatre, and Arts Club Theatre Company. Katie currently sits on the Public Awareness committee for the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District and is actively involved in the arts and cultural community here in Denver. Originally from the Midwest, Katie has lived in Colorado since earning her BA in Arts Administration & Theatre from Drury University in Springfield, MO.
Jeannene Bragg, Operations Director, has Stacie Cisco, Rentals and Events Coordinator over 20 years of experience in arts and local Lesley Colwell, Special Events Coordinator government administration in Colorado. Prior to joining the team at LTAC, she served as Director of Artistic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at the Colorado Symphony. She also worked for the Town of Parker for 18 years in a variety of roles including Town Administrator; she oversaw the planning, funding, design and development of the Parker Arts, Cultural and Events (PACE) Center. Jeannene holds an MA in Arts Administration and a BA in Theatre. She is a practicing theatre artist and writer whose work can be seen at The LIDA Project, a meta-media arts collective, in Denver.
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Children are one of the fastest growing audiences at LTAC. With most of our shows selling out and a seemingly insatiable appetite for quality children’s theater, we are excited to offer a variety of programs that cross into various age groups and curriculum to extend learning and fun from the classroom to the stage.
Seedlings On the first Tuesday of every month at 9:30am and 11am, we entertain little ones with everything from puppets to pigs and storytime to science! Open to Pre-K children and their caregivers, our programs aim to entertain and educate the youngest minds.
Passport to Culture You don’t need a plane ticket to help your school-aged children explore their world. We invite families to join us every month on Sunday afternoons to expand their horizons through art, science and culture. Gain some new perspective and take a trip with us!
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To make thousands of kids more excited about their schoolwork every year, we partner with local teachers to help select shows that fit into their curriculum. Working with national touring groups and performers like Buntport Theatre, we’re able to build performances that enhance the learning experience in subjects from language arts to history.
Public showings The Lone Tree Arts Center is the perfect place for families to enjoy more time together. Whether you’re joining us for fun or to learn something new, our performances bring new worlds to life and help ideas and books, like Fancy Nancy, jump off the page.
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Looking Forward To Each year, we ask the LTAC staff for the show they are most looking forward to in the coming season. We are always excited about the variety of shows picked and why everyone chooses what they do. Take a peek!
Stacie Cisco, Rentals & Sales Coordinator: I’m most looking forward to Yesterday & Today, the All-Request Beatles Tribute. While I’m not a huge Beatles fan, it was so much fun seeing our audience get completely into the performance and hooting and hollering and singing along. This is one show you don’t want to miss a second time around. Kathy Denzer, Administrative Assistant: Judy Collins is my pick this season. What a history this woman has! I have always been a Folkie and her tunes bring about some old yet fond memories for me.
Jeannene Bragg, Operations Director: I can’t wait to see Wonderbound perform at LTAC, especially in collaboration with local band Chimney Choir! Wonderbound is magical on stage and the combination of these two innovative organizations is sure to be fantastic!
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Jen Kiser, Assistant Technical Director: I’m most looking forward to The 39 Steps. Not only do I love Alfred Hitchcock, and think the script for the show is hilarious, but I can’t wait to produce the show ourselves! There are endless gimmicks and gags in the show, and I can’t wait to see everyone put their heads together and figure out how to get them all onstage and into a really fun show!
Songs of Love with Mark Masri
Ashley Loudermilk, Box Office Manager: This Texas girl is looking forward to Cowboy Christmas (as if I need another excuse to wear my cowboy boots to work that day)! Who doesn’t love to listen to your favorite Christmas songs with some country twang mixed in? Sons and Brothers with Poet Waddie Mitchell are just going to put on a great show… I think everyone will leave with warm hearts and ready to spend the holidays with their friends and family.
Lesley Colwell, Special Events Coordinator: This may be a little corny, but as a newlywed, I’m looking forward to Mark Masri’s Songs of Love on Valentine’s Day. Should be the perfect date for all couples and I’m a big fan of chocolate and champagne so count me in!
Thaddeus Valdez, House Manager and Box Office Representative: I’m most excited about
Wonderbound
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The musical is based on two short stories - ”The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” and “Blood Pressure” - by fabled New York writer Damon Runyon. Guys and Dolls was selected as the winner of the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. However, because of writer Abe Burrows’ troubles with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the Trustees of Columbia University vetoed the selection and no Pulitzer for Drama was awarded that year. When the first version of the show’s book, written by Jo Swerling, was deemed unusable, the producers asked radio comedy writer Abe Burrows to write a new version of the book. The character of Miss Adelaide was created specifically to fit Vivian Blaine into the musical after composer Frank Loesser said she wasn’t suited to play the conservative Sarah but the producers wanted the star to be in the show. The original Broadway production won every Tony Award it was nominated for, including Best Musical. An all-black cast staged the first Broadway revival of the show, which opened in 1976 at The Broadway Theatre. This production featured Motown-style musical arrangements by Danny Holgate and Horace Ott. The 1992 Broadway revival won seven Tony Awards and catapulted actors Nathan Lane (Nathan Detroit) and Faith Prince (Adelaide) to the Broadway stratosphere. Laurence Olivier wanted to play Nathan Detroit, and began rehearsals for a planned 1971 London revival of Guys and Dolls at his National Theatre Company’s Old Vic theatre. However, due to his poor health, the revival never happened. On November 3, 1955 the film version of the musical was released, starring Marlon Brando as Sky, Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit, and Jean Simmons as Sarah, with Vivian Blaine reprising her role as Adelaide. The concert version of Guys and Dolls was first produced in August 2009 at The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, starring Scott Bakula (Nathan Detroit), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Sky Masterson), Ellen Greene (Miss Adelaide), and Jessica Biel (Sarah Brown).
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Guys and Dolls in Concert Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Director Musical Supervisor Gavin Mayer & Conductor Susan Draus Audio Engineer Lighting Designer Wardrobe Coordinators Allen Noftall Jen Kiser Laurie Klapperich & Rae Klapperich
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Cast David Hess*........................................................................................ Sky Masterson Jennifer DeDominici*.............................................................................. Sarah Brown Scott Rathbun..................................................................................... Nathan Detriot Beth Byer.................................................................................................... Adelaide Colin Alexander*........................................................................Nicely Nicely Johnson Piper Arpan*........................................................................................... Hot Box Girl Rob Costigan*.................................................................. Narrator, Benny Southstreet Stephen Day*...................................................................................................Arvide Sam Garvin..............................................................................Angie the Ox, Gambler Thadd Krueger*....................................................................... Rusty Charlie, Gambler Heather Lacy*.............................................................................Hot Box Girl, Agatha Daniel Langhoff......................................................................................... Brannigan Sue Leiser*....................................................................................General Cartwright Emma C. Martin..........................................................................Hot Box Girl, Martha Andrew Russell*........................................................Harry the Horse, Calvin, Gambler Thaddeus Valdez*............................................................................Big Jule, Gambler Orchestra Rob Taylor.........................................................................................................Violin Naomi Sue Smith...............................................................................................Violin Beth Greenberg.................................................................................................Violin Natalie Hill.........................................................................................................Violin Anna Leavitt...................................................................................................... Cello Brian Knott........................................................................................................ Bass Art Bouton.........................................................................................................Reed Wil Swindler.......................................................................................................Reed Jaime Askvig.....................................................................................................Reed Mark Harris.......................................................................................................Reed Elijah Samuels...................................................................................................Reed Susan McCullough............................................................................................. Horn John King..................................................................................................... Trumpet Michael Hengst............................................................................................. Trumpet Chris Walters................................................................................................ Trumpet Andy Wolfe.................................................................................................Trombone Trent Hines................................................................................................. Keyboard Peter Cooper...............................................................................Drums / Percussion Art Bouton..................................................................................Orchestra Contractor * Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Mangers in the United States.
Gavin Mayer, Director, has an extensive catalog of directing credits, including the Arvada Center’s productions of Tarzan, Great Gatsby, Miracle on 34th Street: the Musical and Legally Blonde, which was recognized with the 2012 True West Award for Best Musical and Curtains, which earned a Henry nomination for Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical. Gavin currently serves as an adjunct professor of theatre at the University of Northern Colorado and holds a MFA in Directing from the School of Theatre at Florida State University.
Laurie Klapperich & Rae Klapperich, Wardrobe Coordinators, return to Lone Tree after designing for two seasons of Home for the Holidays. The mother-daughter team has also worked together on Bingo, Always Patsy Cline, and Little Shop of Horrors. Laurie has been designing costumes in Colorado for the past 30 years for The Arvada Center, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, Town Hall Art’s Center, PACE and Denver University among others. Rae is also a performer in the Denver area and has been seen on the LTAC stage as well as many others.
Susan Draus, Music Supervisor & Conductor, is taking a brief hiatus from her work as the Music Director and Conductor/Keyboardist for The Book of Mormon National Tour and is excited to return to the Denver area she calls home. She has conducted and music directed many Broadway shows and national tours, including Billy Elliot, Mama Mia, Sister Act, and Good Vibrations. Regionally and across the country she is the winner of several Los Angeles Dramalogue Awards, Denver Drama Critics Awards and Joseph Jefferson Awards, and was the Music Director/ Conductor for Jerry Mitchell’s Peepshow in Las Vegas. She has arranged for Henry Mancini, orchestrated for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and served as an arranging consultant for Walt Disney Imagineering. Locally, Susan has music directed several shows in at the Denver Center, Arvada Center, Littleton Town Hall, Denver Civic Theater.
Allen Noftall, Audio Engineer, is a freelance audio engineer, based in the Denver, CO since 1992. Allen works in a variety of local venues from Denver Botanic Gardens and Swallow Hill Music, to Pepsi Center and Ogden Theater as well as touring throughout the country and world with various artists. Allen is also the owner of Space Recording Live Sound, a full service event production company. Space Recording produces numerous types of events and handles all types of production services from staging and lighting, to sound and production management.
Jen Kiser, Lighting Designer, is also the Assistant Technical Director at LTAC. Previous designs have been seen at Goodspeed Musicals (Meet John Doe; Caraboo, Princess of Javasu and others), Hartford’s TheaterWorks (Fully Committed), Wadsworth Atheneum (Sister Mozart with Haley Mills), Lone Tree Arts Center (Big River; South Pacific in Concert; Bunnicula; Home for the Holidays; Sylvia; Hank Williams: Lost Highway; John Denver Holiday Concert; Alexander and the Terrible… Day and others), Arvada Center (How I Became a Pirate), Mizel Center (The Value of Names). She has worked for the Guggenheim Museum, and assisted designers at venues including Papermill Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Festival, and on Broadway’s By Jeeves.
Heidi Echtenkamp, Stage Manager, has recently returned from STAGES in St. Louis, MO where she was the Production Stage Manager for Always… Patsy Cline. Heidi has also been a production stage manager at Lone Tree Arts Center: Sylvia and Home for the Holidays, American Musical Theatre of San Jose: Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Christmas Dream Land, Carousel Dinner Theatre: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Vail International Dance Festival, Walden Family Play House: Merlin’s Apprentice and Holes. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: Putting it Together and Children of Eden. She has also production managed at Teatro ZinZanni San Francisco and venue managed at Teatro ZinZanni Costa Mesa.
Randy St. Pierre, Assistant Stage Manager, is a veteran of Colorado theatre. He has performed at LTAC in South Pacific in Concert (Lieutenant Cable), White Christmas (Bob Wallace) and Home for the Holidays (Soldier). Some of his Country Dinner Playhouse credits include Tommy in Brigadoon, The Phantom in Phantom, Barrett in Titanic and Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose: Denver Post Ovation award. He has also performed at the Arvada Center as Father in the musical Violet: Denver Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a musical. DCTC credits include, A Christmas Carol and Almost Heaven: Songs And Stories Of John Denver. Favorite roles include, Tony: West Side Story, Billy: Carousel, Erik: Phantom, and Che in Evita. He has performed regionally at the Ascot Theatre, Heritage Square Music Hall, Wayside Inn Dinner Theatre, and the Crystal Palace in Aspen. Randy is also a member of the stage crew here at LTAC. Colin Alexander, Nicely Nicely Johnson, is a long-time Denver favorite. Past performances include: A Christmas Carol (Denver Center); Tarzan, Mousetrap, Curtains, Miracle on 34th Street, Chess, Importance of Being Earnest, (Arvada Center); Scarlet Letter (PACE Theater); 1776 the Musical (Fine Arts Center); Sweet River County (National Tour); Marriage of Figaro, Merry Widow, Elijah (London). TV/Film: Emmy-nominated The Hiding Place. Awards: Henry Award, True West, Marlowe Award. Silver Angel Trophy Winner for The Mark. Colin trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, U.K. Piper Lindsay Arpan, Hot Box Girl, is back on stage at LTAC after previously performing as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime and Renee in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Some of her favorite credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot (Broadway and 1st National tour), The Producers Movie (2005), and Radio City Rockettes. Locally, you may have seen Piper as Holly in The Wedding Singer and Thalia in Xanadu (Aurora Fox), or the Female Authority Figure in Hairspray, Mary in Sunset Boulevard, Helga in Cabaret, Olga in Nine, and Tarzan (Arvada Center), to name a few. She is now a locally based
director, choreographer, performer and instructor after almost a decade in NYC. Beth Beyer, Adelaide, is happy to be performing in her home state once again after having spent 15 years in NYC. National Tours include Elsa in The Sound Of Music with Marie Osmond and Camelot with Robert Goulet. Some of her favorite roles include include Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway workshop), Pam in The Full Monty with Sally Struthers (Pittsburgh CLO), Lina in Singin’ In The Rain (Walnut St. Theatre, Barrymore Nomination), Adelaide in Guys & Dolls (International Music Festival, Macua China), Audrey in Little Shop Of Horrors (Maine St. Theatre). Local favorites include Nellie in South Pacific (Country Dinner Playhouse), Ilona in She Loves Me (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse) and Violet in 9 to 5 (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse). Rob Costigan, Narrator/ Benny Southstreet, was seen last season as Lafe/ Young Fool in Big River and Stewpot in South Pacific in Concert at LTAC. He has performed in thirty productions at The Arvada Center, including The Man of La Mancha, Ragtime, Hairspray, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Big River, Victor Victoria, Broadway Bound, and The 1940’s Radio Hour. Other local credits include Xanadu and The Wedding Singer (The Aurora Fox), Singin’ in the Rain, Beauty and the Beast, State Fair, 42nd Street, Hello, Dolly!, and Gypsy (Country Dinner Playhouse). He has received a Denver Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical and most recently a Henry Award nomination in the same category. Stephen Day, Arvide, has appeared in theaters across the US and Canada and has been nominated for several Denver Henry Awards, winning twice for Javert (Les Miserables) and Max (Sunset Boulevard), both at the Arvada Center. Concert work includes a soloist performance at Boettcher Hall with the CSO
conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. Recent roles: King Arthur (Spamalot), Captain Hook (Peter Pan), Ghost of Christmas Present (A Christmas Carol), Molokov (Chess), Man in Chair and Aldolpho (Drowsy Chaperone), Roger (The Producers), ZaZa (La Cage Aux Folles). Stephen trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music, the University of Windsor, and with the famed Second City Improv. Jennifer DeDominici, Sarah Brown, enjoys a career spanning musical theater, opera, and concert work. Some of her favorite roles include Carmen in Carmen, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Siebel in Faust, 3rd Secretary in Nixon in China, Maria in The Sound of Music, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, and Claudia in Nine. Other career highlights include soloist with the Cleveland Pops, various roles with Opera Colorado, Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Artist Program, EPCASO in Oderzo, Italy, first-place winner of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Auditions, NATS Singer of the Year, and a four-time Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She has numerous upcoming guest soloist engagements, including National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Central City Opera, the Colorado Springs Conservatory, San Diego Opera, and Fresno Philharmonic. Sam Garvin, Angie the Ox/ Gambler, is making is LTAC debut in this production. Some of his favorite roles include Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (Venice Theatre), Danny Zuko in Grease (Northglenn Players), Wolf/ Cinderella’s Prince in Into The Woods (Sarasota Visual and Performing Arts Center), and Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde (Firehouse Theatre Company).
David Hess, Sky Masterson, has an extensive career spanning stages all over the world. Broadway credits include the recent Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, covering the roles of Sweeney and Judge Turpin, and playing Frank Butler and Buffalo Bill opposite Reba McEntire in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun. He was Sweeney Todd in the First National Tour of Sweeney Todd, and played multiple roles in the First National Tour of Ragtime. David has performed in both Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall, playing the role of Daniel in Kristina and Bertie in the Lincoln Center’s production of Dessa Rose. A part-time director, David recently directed The 39 Steps at Theatre Aspen. Regional theater credits include Charlie in Shenandoah (Jefferson Award for Best Actor), and Rochester in Jane Eyre (San Francisco Bay Area Critics Award for Best Actor). Other nominated roles include the Baron in Grand Hotel and Vittorio in Sweet Charity. Recent TV appearances include The Americans, Elementary, The Good Wife and Royal Pains. David and his beautiful actress wife of 18 years, Joan Hess, also toured South Africa, Paris, Venice, and Great Britain for Travel Channel’s Fantasy Rails for Millionaires. www.DavidHess.info Thadd Krueger, Rusty Charlie/ Gambler, has appeared Off-Broadway in The Rose Project (Flea Theater), Nerds: A Musical Software Satire (New York Musical Theatre Festival), and Off-OffBroadway in The Book of the Dun Cow (Prospect Theater). Other New York credits: The Head of Mary (Ohio Theatre), Treaty 321 (FringeNYC), World’s Away (Producers Club), Sappho’s Kiss (The Cutting Room) and Frankenstein A Rock Opera (Ripley Grier). National Tour: A Christmas Carol. Since relocating from NYC to Denver, he most recently appeared at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in Forever Plaid, The Arvada Center in The Mousetrap and Curtains!, PACE Center in Scarlet Letter, Aurora Fox’s premiere While We Were Bowling, and two seasons with Theatre Aspen. Regional credits include: Steppenwolf Theatre, Virginia Musical Theatre, Millbrook Playhouse, Wagon Wheel Theatre and numerous productions throughout the U.S. www.thaddkrueger.com
Heather Lacy, Hot Box Girl, is returning to LTAC after playing Miss Watson/Joanna in this year’s production of Big River. She was seen as Lady Sybil in the Arvada Center’s production of Camelot. She also portrayed the troublemaking ghost, Elvira, in the Arvada Center’s production of Blithe Spirit, for which she received a Marlowe Award. You might have seen Heather in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, or in The Doyle and Debbie Show (Denver Center Attractions, Garner Galleria Theater). Other favorite regional credits include Anna in The King and I and Charlotte in A Little Night Music (Opus Award). Heather holds a B.A. in Theater and Music. Daniel Langhoff, Brannigan, has been performing in Denver for the past 15 years. Recent roles include: King Arthur (Spamalot, Backstage Theatre), Galahad (Spamalot, Aurora Fox), Mr. Grumps (Lyle the Crocodile, Arvada Children’s Theatre), Thief/ Reporter (See What I Wanna See), Oliver Warbucks (Annie, Town Hall Arts Center), Man 2 (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Garner Galleria), Younger Brother (Ragtime, Arvada Center), Man 1 (Five Course Love, Garner Galleria), and Panch (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Town Hall Arts Center). Daniel holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. Sue Leiser, General Cartwright, has enjoyed over forty years in radio, film, TV, and theater, appearing in over fifty theatrical productions in more than twenty-five theaters (many of which are now closed). Sue was a talent agent and casting director for years and is joining the LTAC stage for the first time. She has been nominated for several Denver Drama Circle awards and was awarded the Denver Post Ovation Award for “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy” and the Marlowe Award for “Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.”
Emma C. Martin, Mimi/ Hot Box Girl, is making her Lone Tree Arts Center debut with this show. Emma was last seen this fall at the Arvada Center in Memphis. Regional credits: Tarzan, Lyle, the Crocodile, Dividing the Estate (Arvada Center); Barefoot in the Park, Grease!, West Side Story, Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show (Forestburgh Playhouse); Cinderella (Studio Tenn). Local credits: Swing! (Town Hall Arts Center). Emma is a graduate of Belmont University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Music Business. Scott Rathbun, Nathan Detroit, is returning to the LTAC after performing here in the Arvada Center’s award winning production of Ragtime in 2011. Favorite credits include Max Bialystock in the Colorado premiere of The Producers, Dave Bukatinsky (Full Monty), Nicely (Guys & Dolls), Amos Hart (Chicago), Max (Lend Me a Tenor), and both “men” in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. He was nominated for a Denver Post Ovation Award for his portrayal of William Barfée in Town Hall Art Center’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and reprised the role in the Colorado touring production. Scott was also nominated for an Ovation Award for Best Performance in a Children’s Production for his portrayal of Toad in the Arvada Center’s A Year with Frog & Toad (winner, “Reader’s Choice” award). In addition, he originated the role of Cholly Butts in the World Premiere of Walton Jones’ The 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol. www.scottrathbun.com Andrew Russell, Harry the Horse/ Calvin/ Gambler, is making his LTAC debut! He was last seen at the Arvada Center, in the production of Tarzan as Terk. Other Arvada Center credits include The Great Gatsby, Lyle the Crocodile, and Legally Blonde. He holds a BA in Musical Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado.
Thaddeus Valdez, Big Jule/ Gambler, most recently appeared here at LTAC as Emile de Becque in South Pacific in Concert last season. A proud 26-year member of Actors’ Equity Association, his national regional credits include appearances at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse and Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. Symphony soloist appearances include Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Boise Symphony Orchestra, Portland Symphony and Colorado Chamber Players. Local appearances include Denver Center Theatre Company, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the Arvada Center. He is also a veteran of 23 productions at Country Dinner Playhouse. Thaddeus holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from University of Washington, School of Music. Jo Swerling, Writer, was born in Russia in 1897. Swerling was a playwright, screenwriter and vaudeville sketch writer. Swerling’s long career began as a reporter and feature writer in New York and Chicago. Abe Burrows, Writer, began his career studying to be a doctor and an accountant, then had a career in sales before becoming a successful radio script writer and writer/performer of musical parody numbers. His first Broadway libretto was Guys and Dolls. Among the musicals for which he provided librettos are Make A Wish, Can-Can and Silk Stockings (both with scores by Cole Porter), Say, Darling, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which he also directed; score by Frank Loesser). His non-musical plays include Cactus Flower (wrote and directed) and Forty Carats (directed). Frank Loesser, Composer & Lyricist, began his songwriting career during the Depression as a lyricist, contributing songs to Broadway revues
and nightclub acts. His work with composer Irving Actman in the 1936 revue The Illustrator’s Show led to a songwriting contract in Hollywood, where he spent the next eleven years working with such composers as Burton Lane, Jule Styne, Arthur Schwartz and Hoagy Carmichael. His Hollywood work after the war included the 1949 Oscarwinning song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” In 1948 Loesser was approached by fledgling Broadway producers Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin to write music and lyrics to George Abbott’s libretto for an adaptation of the classic Brandon Thomas play Charley’s Aunt. This led to Loesser’s next show, the hugely influential and successful Guys and Dolls. He continued his work in the theatre for many years, and in 1961, Loesser wrote the score for the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. Starkey Theatrix, co-producer, is a division of Starkey Productions and is a full service theatrical company serving south Denver. Previous shows include Peter Pan, Bingo…the Musical, Always… Patsy Cline, Little Shop of Horrors at the PACE Center and Big River, South Pacific in Concert, Sylvia, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Noises Off, Home for the Holidays (2012 and 2013), and White Christmas at LTAC. Starkey Theatrix also recently co-produced the children’s shows Alexander and the Terrible…Day and Bunnicula with the Lone Tree Arts Center.
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Michael Duran After just a few minutes sitting with Michael Duran, you learn something very key–this man is a theater nerd in the best sense. He can’t be contained in merely one box–scenic designer, director, actor, theater historian all seem to fit nicely. A Renaissance Man of Denver’s theater scene, Michael proudly says he has never earned a living doing anything other than theater. Never had to “subsidize” by waiting tables, never needed to “pick up a few shifts” to make rent. He is one of the few that jumped into theater young and never looked back–never had an escape lever to pull. This past season, LTAC audiences enjoyed Michael’s set design work on Sylvia, Home for the Holidays and Big River. When he was 15 years old, Michael wanted to be an artist, but his brother told him there was no money in that and he should do something else. But, as with many success stories, love (or maybe just a teenage crush) got in the way of finding that something else. The girl Michael was dating was in drama and needed help painting drops for the show. Michael ended up working on the scenery, then was cast in a walk-on role, then was promoted at the last moment to a lead role in Lil’ Abner when the General quit just two days before the show. From the first time he set foot on the stage, Michael was hooked. Today, Michael works primarily as a scenic designer and college professor. His work has been seen at various theaters throughout town including Curious Theater, The Aurora Fox, and Creede Repertory Theatre. In fact, one year Michael took on 27 different projects (which he says was “just too much”). It’s easy to see why Michael craved being an artist; when asked the best part of scenic design, Michael says, “In two months’ time, this is going to be a real-life sculpture on stage. [I’m the] first to see it, first to know it.” He begins each process with hand drawn sketches that no one gets to see until they are more fleshed out. That magical time
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LTAC’s Big River, 2014 when it’s all in his head is full of possibility and his creative sensibilities are drawn out. You’ll have the opportunity to see Michael’s work at LTAC several times this season. From children’s shows to plays to holiday trimmings, Michael has played an instrumental part in the LTAC family over the last two seasons. We know you’ll enjoy what he brings this year!
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NOVEMBER 30TH AT 7:30PM “I’ve looked at life from both sides now, From win and lose and still somehow, It’s life’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know life at all” Those words, from Judy Collins hit single “Both Sides, Now” were written by Joni Mitchell and earned Collins her first Grammy Award in 1967. A signature work and a staple of folk music, “Both Sides, Now” helped solidify Collins’ place in the vanguard of the folk scene of the late 1960s. Now, after five decades as a singer, songwriter, and performer, Collins continues to move and inspire audiences around the world. Born in Seattle, Washington in 1939, Collins was the oldest of five children born to a blind radio disc jockey and singer. The family moved to Denver in 1949 where Collins began studying classical piano. A prodigy, she gave her first public performance here at the age of 13, performing Mozart’s “Concerto for Two Pianos”. Her Colorado roots run deep, but it was the burgeoning American folk scene in the early 1960s that pulled at her heart and ultimately paved the way for her enduring impact as a recording
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artist. Today, Collins is recognized among the Who’s Who of the folk movement, including Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Joan Baez and Leonard Cohen among others. Judy Collins’ pure, soaring voice and her reputation as a dazzling interpreter of other’s lyrics have brought her great acclaim. One of her biggest hits came from the Broadway stage with Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns”. Recorded by Collins in 1975, it hit the Billboard charts immediately (and did the same in its re-release several years later). Her version of “Amazing Grace” in 1970 remains a standard. Her broad catalogue of influences extends beyond her own work: the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young hit “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” was written for Collins. Today, Judy Collins continues to be a figurehead in American music. She tours internationally, and produces albums for herself and others. She is also a passionate social activist, and focuses on important issues such as mental health and suicide prevention. www.judycollins.com
The Few. The Proud. The LTAC Ushers.
Mary McMillan, Betsy Schutte, Bonnie Staack, Brenda Vitaska, Lynda Meier
What happens when you put 150 willing people in green scarves and ties? They become the welcome wagon, safety team, and overall face of LTAC. And they do it all as volunteers! Last season, the LTAC usher corps donated over 7,500 hours of their time to ensure a safe and happy experience for our patrons, and boy, are we glad they did! Standing at the ready for everything from scanning tickets, seating patrons, and welcoming you as they point out the restrooms, the ushers make show nights flow seamlessly. Mary McMillan, who worked over sixty performances last season, says she loves to usher because the ushers and staff are all there for each other. “You can call on anyone for anything; it’s a great team!” says Mary, and she’s not alone. The primary reason most of our ushers joined (and stay) is because they enjoy meeting new people and making friends. Helping with children’s performances and getting children from buses to seats in follow-the-leader manner might just be one of the more humorous jobs our ushers
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undertake, but it’s also one of the group’s favorites! Mary says, “It’s so cool to see little people so excited! I love to hear their questions and see them really thinking after the performance ends when they come up with questions for the performers.” In the 2013-14 Season, Brenda Vitaska was named Usher of the Year for her outstanding work as a volunteer, giving nearly 300 hours of service! As a tribute to her, you can find a seat plaque in Brenda’s name in the Main Stage Theater. Brenda helps out with everything from school day performances to hanging artwork to Main Stage shows where you’ll often find her running around the balcony. As to why she volunteers, Brenda quotes Winston Churchill by saying “You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. I get a helper’s high… it’s fun and it makes me happy!” If you see a member of our team in green, please take a moment to tell them thank you. This group of dedicated volunteers help keep LTAC the welcoming and enjoyable place we all love to be.
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Donor Profiles CHARLES SCHWAB The Lone Tree Arts Center is proud to welcome Charles Schwab as a sponsor and a neighbor. The Charles Schwab Corporation is a leading provider of financial services. Schwab’s new Colorado campus at RidgeGate will consolidate and replace Schwab’s service center facilities. The new campus is designed to create a sustainable, visually appealing and strong identity within the community. Schwab strives to make positive social impact through support of employee volunteerism and philanthropy as well as through educational programs, initiatives and advocacy designed to improve financial literacy and capability for people at different stages of life. Educational programs include the Schwab Money Wise® website and workshops, designed to help families learn and teach money basics. The Money Matters: Make it Count program, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, teaches teens about personal finance. And a program in collaboration with AARP Foundation, Finances 50+, helps people 50 and older who are struggling to make ends meet. Schwab employees donate their time and talents throughout the year to charitable organizations and an annual event during the third week in May – “Schwab Volunteer Week” – brings a special focus to this effort. Throughout the week, employees from coast to coast receive paid time off to team up on community service projects.
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RidgeGate is a mixed-use sustainable community that will eventually span over 3,500 acres in Lone Tree, Colorado. What makes RidgeGate unique is the dynamic blend of urban and open - where the city meets the prairie. Over a third of RidgeGate’s acreage is dedicated to open space, parks, trails and preserved land. The community offers a healthy blend of residential neighborhoods and retail villages, office districts, corporate campuses and cultural amenities, including the world-class Lone Tree Arts Center. RidgeGate regularly sponsors community events ranging from concerts and festivals, to nature hikes and yoga in the park. The vibrancy of RidgeGate is growing, with the new building of state-of the-art homes and luxury apartment living. The commercial districts are expanding with new retailers and employment headquarters. In fact, more than 2,500 residents and over 3,000 workers are part of the daily rhythm of life in RidgeGate. The community is connected to the greater metro area via Lincoln Station with additional light rail access planned. RidgeGate’s West Village will be complete in the next few years and development on the east side of I-25 will begin in the near future. RidgeGate is growing methodically, with a commitment to what is smart, sustainable, and represents the best in mixed-use community design. Visit www.ridgegate.com for more information, or stay connected with the community on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Donor Profiles SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) is a polar bear at the zoo, a Van Gogh at the museum, a pirouette at the ballet, and Henry V at the theater. Over 300 cultural institutions in the Denver metro area receive support and funding via the SCFD. This creates a rich, robust landscape of cultural opportunities for our children and our neighbors. From a child on a field trip seeing a woolly mammoth to a grandfather showing his family what his aircraft looked like in WWII to a family celebrating the holidays together with live entertainment, the SCFD helps make the memories we cherish possible. One penny on every $10 purchase within the seven-county region (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties) is distributed via the SCFD. Since its inception in 1989, the SCFD has served a mission that enlightens and entertains the public. Annually distributing approximately $40 million, the Denver metro has been elevated to a world-class cultural center through the funding the SCFD provides to cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines. For information on free days and organizations, visit www.scfd.org.
LONE TREE ARTS CENTER GUILD Even before the Arts Center opened, the LTAC Guild was there and ready to help. Donating time and resources, this group of motivated women and men work behind the scenes to fundraise and bring awareness to LTAC year-round. One of the most important ways they support LTAC is by underwriting children’s access to theater. Each year, the Guild pays the ticket fees and bus fees for hundreds of children to attend live theater at LTAC. It’s exciting to see their faces light up when an actor comes on the stage - and the Guild makes that happen! The Guild also uses its fundraising reach for other projects around LTAC; they have provided booster seats for children in the Main Stage Theater and this year they paid for the installation of a permanent bar in the Terrace Theater. This dynamic group works hard year-round with fundraisers including a fashion show and autumn boutique. They also host fun meetings with behind-the-scenes info about LTAC and other exciting activities. The Guild started a community tradition in 2012, providing the giant holiday tree that trims our Terrace Theater each December. Each season’s Holiday Kick-Off is underwritten by the Guild, and features free cocoa, cookies, and lots of merriment are shared as carols ring out. Sound like too much fun to miss? Join this dynamic group today by visiting www.lonetreeartscenterguild.org.
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2014 PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS This list includes donors to the Lone Tree Arts Center from August 1, 2013 to August 1, 2014. If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please contact us at 720-509-1010 so that we can correct our listings. Thank you for your support.
$20,000+ Bellco Credit Union Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
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Andrews Winslow Foundation Colorado Creative Industries Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation Lone Tree Arts Center Guild Park Meadows Business Improvement District Sky Ridge Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
$5,000-$9,999 Linda Bjelland Janet and Joel Kaufman Scott Leonhart and Maggie Eichenlaub Peter and Virginia Loeffler Ralph and Trish Nagel Charles Schwab Developmental Pathways FirstBank KEZW 1430 RidgeGate Starkey Theatrix Vi at Highlands Ranch
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Theater Trivia What part of the theater constitutes the fourth wall?
Where in the theater will you find a barn door?
a) The wall farthest upstage b) The wall between the house & the lobby c) The imaginary line between onstage and offstage d) The imaginary line between the stage and the audience
a) The door through which scenery is loaded in b) On stage lights c) It is a nickname for the doors through which the audience enters d) Any door found on scenery
Answer d) In practical terms, the fourth wall is the wall that is missing from a three-walled or box set, often built to look like a realistic room. Obviously, this wall cannot exist if the audience is able to see the play—and yet, the performers act as if the wall is real. This term, popularized in the 19th century, came to represent the imaginary boundary between performers and audience in all styles of theater. Likewise, the illusion is shared by audience members, who suspend their disbelief for the duration of the play, and accept the “reality” of the world they witness. When performers “break” the fourth wall, they shatter the imaginary boundary, and directly speak to or acknowledge the presence of the audience. Suspension of disbelief among audience members is often so strong, that breaking the fourth wall can be quite dramatic—or comedic.
Answer: b) A barn door is a stage lighting
From where do we derive the term “slapstick?” a) Ancient Greek theater b) Vaudeville c) Italian theater d) Opera
Answer
c) Today, we use the term “slapstick” to describe physical, absurd and often violent comedy. An actual “slap stick” is a device made of two wooden slats that produces a loud sound. It was first used in commedia dell’arte, which is a style of theater performed in Italy in the 16th century. The phrase roughly translates to “comedy of craft,” and performances usually consisted of easily recognizable social archetypes.
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accessory used on a “wash” lighting fixture. The barn door is actually a set of four flaps (or “doors”) that can be attached to the front of the light. The flaps can be set in various positions in front of the beam of light, cutting the light off of anywhere it isn’t wanted.
What do the words “Austrian,” “Venetian,” “traveler” and “oleo” have in common? a) They are common character types from classic stage productions b) They are types of hardware frequently used in set construction c) They are pieces commonly found on costumes d) They are types of stage curtains
Answer: d) These are some of the many different types of curtains you may see in a theater. The name refers to the way in which the curtain is rigged, and how it moves. Austrian and Venetian curtains are elaborately rigged and pleated, and are raised vertically from many rigging points. A traveler splits in the center and opens and closes from the sides of the stage, rather than from above. An oleo is usually a painted drop with a tube attached to the bottom. It is rigged so that as the tube is raised, the drop rolls onto it, from the bottom up. Here at the Arts Center, we have two rigged full stage curtains, the main drape at the proscenium line, and one that can be hung from any lineset above our stage. Both can “travel” (move side to side) or “guillotine” (be raised and lowered).
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