Intimate Apparel Program

Intimate Apparel LynnNottage by

trinity repertory company THE STATE THEATER OF RHODE ISLAND

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 1

1/13/14 1:46 PM

This poster is number 4 in a series of 7. To see the complete gallery, go to deltadentalri.com/trinity.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd1 2 Delta Dental_INT.14.indd

1/13/14 1:46 12/31/13 1:04 PM

2013–2014 Season at the Lederer Theater Center under the direction of Curt Columbus and Michael Gennaro Executive Director The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director

trinity repertory

Intimate Apparel LynnNottage

company

by

THE artistic team Directed by Janice Duclos Set design by Patrick Lynch Costume design by Alison Walker Carrier Lighting design by John Ambrosone Sound design by Peter Sasha Hurowitz Speech & voice direction by Thom Jones Production stage managed by

Christopher Michael Borg* January 30 – March 2, 2014 in the Sarah and Joseph Dowling, Jr. Theater Sponsored by Supporting Sponsor Ruth’s Lingerie

THE CAST (in order of appearance) Esther Mia Ellis* Mrs. Dickson Barbara Meek* George Joe Wilson, Jr.* Mrs. Van Buren Angela Brazil* Mr. Marks Mauro Hantman* Mayme Shelley Fort Intimate Apparel is performed with one intermission.

Production Director Laura E. Smith * Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.

Commissioned and first produced by South Coast Repertory and Center Stage.

Originally produced in New York by Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Artistic Director.

Trinity Rep’s 50th season is sponsored by

This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Trinity Rep gratefully acknowledges the support of the B.B. Lederer Sons Foundation, the State of Rhode Island, and the City of Providence.ou

Many thanks to Rustigian Rugs for their assistance on this production.

PLEASE NOTE: Audience members are requested to turn off all cell phones, beepers, pagers, and watch alarms during the performance. Texting and other cell phone use is limited to intermission,

on the cover: Mia Ellis, photo by michael guy

TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY • 201 WASHINGTON STREET • PROVIDENCE • RHODE ISLAND • (401) 351-4242 • WWW.TRINITYREP.COM

1:04 PM

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 3

1/13/14 1:46 PM

“AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY AT

SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL,

EVERYDAY LIFE IMPROVED 100%.”

For years, Sandra Lato had severe hip pain. “I couldn’t go upstairs using both legs,” she says. “Bending was difficult, and walking was challenging.”

That all changed after Sandra underwent total hip replacement surgery using the surgeon-controlled robotic arm MAKOplasty™ system at the South County Hospital Orthopedics Center. Sandra’s surgeon, Dr. Robert Marchand, calls her specific procedure a “hip trifecta,” combining robotic precision, an anterior approach to spare muscles, and the use of a bone-preserving mini-stem hip implant. Following the surgery, Sandra returned to doing things that had been impossible for years. “Healing was faster than I expected,” she says, “and now I can walk upstairs using both legs and without pain. It’s a miracle.”

MAKOplasty Total Hip Replacement is planned to your unique anatomy for a new level of accuracy in implant positioning and alignment. And no one has more MAKOplasty experience than the surgeons at South County Hospital Orthopedics Center.

A partnership of South County Hospital, South County Orthopedics, and VNS Home Health Services www.schospital.com/orthopedics ~ www.scortho.com For our brochure, call 401 788-1700. For a consultation with a physician at South County Orthopedics, call 401 789-1422.

SC Hospital_INT.13.indd Intimate Apparel_2014.indd1 4

12/23/13 3:21 PM 1/13/14 1:46

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends, In this, our 50th anniversary season, I am thrilled to be taking on the role of director for this production of Intimate Apparel!

As many of you know, I have been a member of Trinity Rep’s resident acting company for the past 29 years. Prior to that, I was a member of Wickenden Gate Theater as both an actor and director. Here, in the Dowling, those of you who were around (gulp) 20 years ago might recall One for the Money, which I wrote and directed. More recently, I had a great time as co-producer and director of the Trinity Rep Radio Theater for RI Public Radio.

While acting is my first love, there are many actors who are also drawn to directing, myself included. As an actor, you make choices for your character, but ultimately you are serving the director’s interpretation of the play. When you direct, the vision is uniquely yours. You have input on every element from set to style, and it is artistic collaboration on a grand scale. Actors, designers, and the production staff bring their talents to the table, helping to realize and refine the “Big Picture.” It is challenging, nerve-wracking, surprising and fun! Our artistic director, Curt Columbus, always encourages us to broaden our vision of what we might contribute to the company. Because of his support and faith in me, I have the opportunity to direct this wonderful play, and I thank him.

Intimate Apparel was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, who drew on her own great-grandmother’s experiences. Like the main character, Esther Mills, she was a seamstress specializing in intimate apparel at the turn of the 20th century in New York City. Because of the personal nature of her work, and her discretion, Esther is able to cross social boundaries far more easily than most people at that time. This results in some

fascinating and unexpected relationships, all taking place in the most vulnerable of settings — the bedroom.

Among Esther’s clientele we meet a wealthy Fifth Avenue socialite struggling with her loveless marriage and a nightclub performer whose musical talents might have been better recognized in another time and place. Back then, the suffragette movement was in its infancy. Equal rights for women and a life outside marriage and motherhood were hardly to be imagined. All the women in this play are bound by society’s limited expectations. They might share the frustration of constrained lives, but things are also complicated by deep divisions of race and class.

Esther’s work also leads her into a wonderfully complex relationship with an Orthodox Jewish fabric trader from Romania.

The population of New York City was exploding with immigrants from Ireland, Italy and Germany. Eastern European Jews sought to escape the pogroms in their homelands.

In addition, African-Americans were fleeing to the North to escape the oppression of “separate but equal” laws and the threat of lynching in the South. They all came seeking — and competing for — some form of the American Dream.

It is in this setting, a city teeming with people, that Lynn Nottage has written a play she has described as “a meditation on loneliness.” As a single, illiterate, African-American woman, Esther has overcome many societal barriers in order to successfully provide for herself — but finds herself alone.

I believe this play asks each of us what we might be willing to sacrifice to find love.

Would we risk financial security, our spiritual beliefs, our dreams, our self-respect? Would we betray or deceive others? Ourselves? How far would we go not to be alone? With humor and compassion, Lynn Nottage reminds us who we were, who we are, and who we could be.

—Janice Duclos

Remembering Marion Simon Jus t as we were beginning work on this production, we received the news that an unforgettable woman near and dear to Trinity Rep had passed away. Marion Simon died on December 16 in New York City at the age of 90. Though her title was executive assistant to Trinity Rep’s artistic director, Adrian Hall (and

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 5

later Richard Jenkins), the work she did here for 27 years, beginning in 1966, encompassed nearly every aspect of producing theater, nurturing artists, and developing audiences. As her daughter Patricia Schwadron wrote in her obituary, “Hall was the well-regarded director of the theater; Simon was the driver. Actors, directors, critics, political figures and

LOOKING BACK/ looking forward above: Janice Duclos is a former Miss America in Trinity Rep’s 1992 production of One for the Money, which she also wrote and directed.

This hilarious comedy revolves around the struggles of the Fine Arts Repertory Theater to raise enough money to keep the doors open through a 24-hour telethon. Set design by Robert D. Soule, costumes by William Lane and lighting by Jeff Clark. Photo by Phyllis Belkin.

others said they knew that the route to successful relations with the theater went through her.” Marion’s importance to Trinity Rep in its first three decades cannot be overstated. After her family, one of Marion’s greatest loves was Trinity Rep. To a huge extent, it is because of her dedication, generosity, tenacity and wisdom that we are here to celebrate Trinity Rep’s 50th anniversary today. We will greatly miss and long remember her sharp and delightful wit, her strong opinions and her incomparable devotion to this theater.

—Michael Guy PHOTO BY JIM MANLEY

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Acr33532887039528-2877.pdf

1

7/25/13

12:40 PM

“We believe in Rhode Island” Sometimes it’s challenging to be a Rhode Islander. But we love our state because it’s our home. Taco has been a proud Rhode Island company for 73 years, and we believe in Rhode Island.

John Hazen White, Jr., Owner

Congratulations on

50 seasons of excellence from the folks at Taco.

www.taco-hvac.com

Taco Inc., 1160 Cranston Street, Cranston, RI 02920 Trinity_T&E 7/29/2013 9:54 AM Page 1

A good estate lawyer has all the right answers.

A great one has all the right questions.

Every client comes to us with a unique combination of financial assets, family circumstances and wishes for how they’d like their estate distributed. Only by knowing exactly which questions to ask can we ensure your estate planning matches your expectations while minimizing tax obligations and protecting the wealth you’ve worked so hard to build.

For further information, please contact one of our Trusts & Estates attorneys.

Trusts & Estates Team Kathleen A. Ryan, Chair • Melissa E. Darigan • Deborah DiNardo Lawrence D. Hunt • Michael A. Kehoe • Kristin N. Matsko • David C. Morganelli John J. Partridge • David S. Raymon • Marvin S. Silver • Steven E. Snow

www.psh.com 401-861-8200

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 6

CLOSER TO THE iSSuES

1/13/14 1:46 PM

onstage AT TRINITY REP

Complex, Engaging & Entertaining Women

S

ince the turn of the 21st century, there have been few playwrights as celebrated and universally adored by critics and audiences alike as Lynn Nottage. The winner of a 2007 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” as well as the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and with a number of high profile New York productions under her belt, Nottage has established herself as a powerful, original voice in the American theater.

Nottage began writing plays as an undergraduate at Brown University under the guidance of playwright Paula Vogel, and earned her MFA from Yale School of Drama. She spent the next four years working for Amnesty International, experiencing firsthand the human rights conflicts that would come to inform her work. In an interview for Guernica Magazine, Nottage describes the relationship between the two jobs: “Human rights reports, as important as they are, are very dry… They don’t give a full portrait of a human being… Theater can give threedimensions to two-dimensional stories.”

In 1993 she committed herself to writing full time, and has since authored a prolific string of widely produced plays, including Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Intimate Apparel; Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine; and, most recently, Ruined and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, both of which enjoyed extended Off-Broadway runs. Ruined, in fact, was extended nine times. Her plays have been produced throughout the U.S. and Europe at such venues as the Roundabout Theatre in New York, the Huntington Theatre in Boston, the Tricycle Theatre in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, among many others.

Raised in Brooklyn in a self-described “middle-class sometimes” family, Nottage grew up surrounded by people from diverse social, racial, and economic circumstances. “You could have a lawyer going to work on Wall Street living next to someone on food stamps,” she said of her childhood neighborhood. Nottage infuses her work with similar scenarios, interrogating the intersection of seemingly disparate cultures. Intimate Apparel, set in New York City in 1905, centers on Esther, a black seamstress, who is employed by women of all races, occupations and classes to create their undergarments. Through the unlikely relationships that blossom between seemingly dissimilar

characters, Nottage raises questions about historical as well as contemporary racial, cultural and religious expectations and taboos.

Nottage often draws inspiration from real life events when crafting her plays. In creating the character of Esther, for example, Nottage looked to her own family history, particularly her great-grandmother: a Barbadian seamstress who immigrated to New York City at the turn of the century and struck-up a pen-pal correspondence with a Barbadian laborer working on the Panama Canal, eventually leading to a short marriage. For her Pulitzer-winning play, Ruined, Nottage traveled to Uganda where she interviewed survivors of sexual violence in the war torn region, and the eponymous character in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark is a composite of a number of black actresses from the 1930s, such as Theresa Harris, Louise Beavers and Hattie McDaniel.

In an interview for the LA Times, Nottage described another commonality in her work as “…my focus on African-American women, or women from the African diaspora, who’ve been marginalized by circumstance and who are trying to assert their presence.” Her plays not only bring the experience of these women to audiences around the world, providing a glimpse into lives rarely seen on mainstream stages, but also provide fully-developed roles for black female actors.

Nottage’s exploration of human struggles, both personal and political, can be serious and thoughtful as well as light-hearted and hopeful. Her characters, especially her depictions of African-American women, are based on real-life people who fought racial and patriarchal oppression for respect, for dignity and to be heard — it is to Lynne Nottage’s enduring credit as a storyteller that she gives them a voice.

“My focus is on AfricanAmerican women, or women from the African diaspora, who’ve been marginalized by circumstance and who are trying to assert their presence.”

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 7

Please join us after the show for a 20-minute talkback.

The Civic Center Parking Garage at 165 Washington St. will stay open until the discussion ends.

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Fiduciary?

Means we’ve got your back.

Our fiduciary standard ensures we put your interests first. As our clients’ fiduciary, we subscribe to a code of ethical conduct that mandates we act for their sole benefit and interest at all times. Are your advisors held to the same standard? Don’t you deserve this added protection, especially in today’s complex financial markets? To learn more, call us at 401-348-1308 or visit www.washtrust.com.

Comprehensive Planning • Investment Solutions • Trust & Estate Services Non-deposit investment products are: Not deposits; Not FDIC insured; Not insured by any federal government agency; Not guaranteed by the Bank; and May go down in value.

T r u s t e d

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 8

A d v i s o r s

S i n c e

1 8 0 0

1/13/14 1:46 PM

L

OnsTagE aT TRInITY REP

Intimate Apparel: an alluring history in brief

by Rebecca Miller underwear is a great equalizer — everybody wears it. but that commonality does not make it a constant. over the last 200 years, women’s undergarments have undergone a radical transformation. We still talk about them in terms of what they can do for us: lift up, push forward, conceal, minimize, maximize, accentuate and shape. the meaning attached to these garments, however, is a constantly evolving reflection of the political environment of the women who wear them.

a woman could hope for, some workingclass women traded their physical mobility for social mobility with the aid of a corset. the paradox of the corset was that it provided support for the muscles of the back and abdomen atrophied by the garment itself. this dysplasia pushed organs down below their normal resting positions and often contributed to difficulties conceiving, perceived as one of a woman’s chief functions in the early 1900s. respiratory problems and difficulty with digestion were also common in the upper classes due to the greater tightness with which they wrapped themselves. in extreme cases, the most fashion-conscious upper-class woman would require a corset even in sleep, due to her atrophied back muscles. Despite these medical issues, the corset remained a mainstay of women’s fashion from the early 1800s through the 1920s. as the new century dawned, so did a new trend in corsetry. From 1901–1910, the s-bend corset, featuring a straight busk, replaced the curved busk corsets of the 1880s and 1890s. this pushed the breasts forward and the buttocks backward, creating a sway back and a straight line down a

corsets to meet this new demand in fashion. but, with new advancements in technology, corsets were made of much more comfortable materials such as lycra and spandex (in contrast to the metal and whale-bone of the bygone victorian era) and were worn for much shorter periods of time. the 1960s saw the rise of second wave feminism, with some women arguing that brassieres (as well as other emblems of femininity like hair curlers or eye lashes) were symbols of male oppression and patriarchal and should be completely done away with. today, women look to healthier, shortterm solutions to slim and shape their bodies to fit into ever-shrinking clothing: shape-wear. the appeal of the corset as a symbol of hyper-femininity has not escaped contemporary society however — what began as a respectable staple of everyday clothing in a sexually repressed society has become a symbol of fetish and desire (think of Madonna wearing a pointybreasted peach satin corset with a male-cut pin-striped suit designed by Jean-paul gaultier on her “blonde ambition” tour in the early 1990s).

Women today make their own choices

woman’s front. this “gibson girl” look was most popular in 1905: the time in which Intimate Apparel is set. While the straight line of the torso was surely better for the alignment of the inner organs, the pronounced s-curve of the spine was unnatural and difficult to hold. as the progressive 1920s rolled around, though, it was clear the times, they were a’ changin’. Women still continued to lace up, but this time in a different direction. the flapper silhouette was long, lean and flat. instead of pushing breasts up and forward, they were strapped down as not to disrupt the line of the body. younger women who participated in sporting activities did away with corsets and gravitated instead toward girdles and brassieres. perhaps not so coincidentally, most american women shed their corsets as they gained the right to vote. another contributing factor to the shifting female silhouette was that women were required to leave their tight-laced corsets at home as they entered the workforce during the upheaval of World Wars i and ii. in the 1950s, with the return of men from the war, corsetry and girdles made a resurgence. christian Dior’s “new look” idolized the victorian feminine silhouette and tiny waist. Women once again turned to

about what to wear under their clothing; some opt for full shape-wear and victoria’s secret push-up bras, others embrace their natural shape, and many find a happy medium. the pressures to look a certain way remain, however, and women still navigate an ever-present fashion industry and societal influence on what constitutes beauty.

L et’s talk intimates… at the beginning of the 20th century (the setting for Intimate Apparel), boned corsets were the most popular undergarment for women. since the early 1800s, corsets had been worn as an exoskeleton for the female form, shaping and providing support for the body. young girls started shaping their bodies at an early age — just like today’s training bras, a girl would wear a “training corset,” or “stay,” from as early as 10 or 11 years old. the idea was to mold her waist and hips, like clay, to specific proportions. she would then wear her corsets with a curved busk of whale bone or steel through young adulthood, motherhood and even into her late adult years. the discomfort of corsets was not only inflicted on the upper class during the victorian era. everyone participated in lacing up, but their reasons for doing so differed.

Middle- and upper-class woman used corsetry to display their class hegemony; their delicate constitutions and tiny, waif-like waists further separating them from their more robust working-class sisters, who did not have the luxury of lacing their corsets quite so tightly since factory jobs and other manual labor required a range of motion a corset couldn’t provide. in turn, at a time when marriage was seen as the best “career”

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 9

Peeling Back the Layers: An Intimate Look at Women’s Undergarments please join us on Monday, February 3, 2014 from 6-8pm, in the Dowling theater, as we further explore the underpinnings and meaning of women’s undergarments as they relate to themes of sexuality, gender, class and race with scholars and experts in a FREE panel discussion. the event will be recorded and be available on trinity rep’s website. to reserve a seat, email events@ trinityrep.com.

1/13/14 1:46 PM

AAA.com AA A N I O J 1-800

s r e b m e m r u o n i o j o t d u o Rep y Pr t i n i r T f port o in sup

ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE AD - TRINITY REP - AD1 Contact: Debra Page-Trim, Director of Communications unts P:401-246-1230, EXT. 3026, E: dtrim@standrews-ri.org e • Disco

otiv • Autom s e ic v r e S 1 Ad - Program Booklet cialdeep, TO RUN: 7.25” wide xn 4.75” Fina • l e v a r •T nsurance

I

AAA.12108.13

We Celebrate the Arts at St. Andrew’s!

• Award-winning Arts Program • Integrated Arts Curriculum • Graduates accepted at leading Arts Schools such as Pratt, Ringling, RISD, Parsons, Berklee, MassArt, and more...

ADMISSIONS OpeN HOuSe Musical production of Grease

Thursday and Friday February 20 & 21 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

63 Federal Road, Barrington, Rhode Island 02806 tel: 401-246-1230 • tty: 800-745-5555 • inquiry@standrews-ri.org Visit our Web site at www.standrews-ri.org or Facebook

Classes of 10 to 12 students • Grades 6 -12 & Postgraduate (PG)

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 10

1/13/14 1:46 PM

THE artistic team lynn nottage Playwright Lynn Nottage’s plays include Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, Obie, Lucille Lortel Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play); Intimate Apparel (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play); Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Obie Award); Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por’nockers; and Poof! She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2007 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant,” the National Black Theatre Festival’s August Wilson Playwriting Award, the 2004 PEN/Laura Pels Award for Drama, and the 2005 Guggenheim Grant for Playwriting, as well as fellowships from the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Dramatists, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Nottage is a member of The Dramatists Guild, an alumna of New Dramatists and a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama, where she is a visiting lecturer.

Janice Duclos Director Trinity Rep: As a resident acting company member for 29 seasons, favorite roles include: Rose, Dancing at Lughnasa; Sister Mary, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You; Miss Hannigan, Annie; Polonius, Hamlet; Melony, The Cider House Rules; Josie, A Moon for the Misbegotten; Wanda, The Waiting Room; Virginia, The Clean House; Henriette, Paris by Night; Beverly, The Receptionist; Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest; Fraulein Kost, Cabaret; Jean, Dead Man’s Cell Phone; Morgan Le Fay, Camelot; M’Lynn, Steel Magnolias; and One for the Money, which she wrote and directed. Other Theaters: American Repertory Theater, Arena Stage.

Other: She is a graduate of CCRI and URI. Patrick Lynch Set Designer Trinity Rep: Boeing-Boeing, A Christmas Carol (2010), Shooting Star. Brown/Trinity Rep: Middletown, Marisol, Rhinoceros, Waiting for Godot, Venus, Uncle Vanya, The Duchess of Malfi, Woyzeck, Much Ado About Nothing, The Learned Ladies, Figaro, The Cure at Troy, and Elektra. Other Theaters: Othello, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; The Real Thing, After The Revolution, Boom, Hamlet, A Doll’s House, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Glass Menagerie, and Mother Courage, Gamm Theatre; Mister Roberts and Exits and Entrances, New Rep. Other: MFA from Carnegie Mellon. Member of USA Local 829.

Lives in Providence. Drafts by hand.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 11

Alison Walker Carrier Costume Designer This is Alison’s 10th season in Trinity Rep’s costume shop, where she designed the costumes for It’s a Wonderful Life (2010 & 2011) and A Christmas Carol (2012 & 2013). She has designed for local theaters including 2nd Story, Providence Black Rep, Theatre By The Sea, and Barker Playhouse, and for university theaters including Syracuse, Bucknell, and Brown. She received her BFA in Theatre Design from Syracuse where she was named a Visual and Performing Arts Scholar and received the Arthur Storch Award for Theatre Design and Technology.

John Ambrosone Lighting Designer Trinity Rep: The Grapes of Wrath, BoeingBoeing, It’s a Wonderful Life, Absurd Person Singular, Twelfth Night, Shooting Star, A Raisin in the Sun, The Dreams of Antigone, Blithe Spirit, All the King’s Men, The Fantasticks, You Never Know, A Christmas Carol, The Henriad, Songs of Innocence/Songs of Experience, West Side Story, Proof, Stones in His Pockets, The Skin of Our Teeth, Sylvia. Broadway: The Old Neighborhood. Off Broadway: Nocturne.

National Tour: The King Stag. Regional: American Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Long Wharf, Prince Music Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Merrimack Repertory, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Royal George Chicago, Virginia Stage, PlayMakers Repertory. Other: Head of MFA/BA Lighting Design & Technology at Virginia Tech.

Peter Sasha Hurowitz Resident Sound Designer Peter Hurowitz has designed the sound for over 75 productions at Trinity Rep. Last season’s designs include Social Creatures, The How and the Why and House & Garden. This is his 18th season with the company, where he serves as sound engineer. Mr. Hurowitz also designed sound for the East Coast premiere of A Long Bridge Over Deep Waters at Emerson College and the world premiere of On the Line at the Cherry Lane Theatre, as well as for Perishable Theatre and the Brown New Play Festival.

Thom Jones Speech and Voice Director Fourteen seasons with Trinity Rep. He is also the Head of Voice and Speech for Brown/ Trinity Rep’s MFA program. Regional credits: Chautauqua Theatre Festival, The Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival,

Before the show starts…

Audience members are asked to turn off all cell phones, beepers, pagers, and watch alarms during the show. Texting and cell phone use is limited to intermission, outside the theater. Cameras (including cell phone cameras) and recording devices are not permitted.

Did you forget your reading glasses?

If you are having trouble reading this, please see our House Manager for a complimentary pair of Magnivision reading glasses, compliments of FGX International.

Want updates, behind-the-scenes info, and special offers by e-mail?

Join our e-mail list at trinityrep.com

Attention smokers:

For the comfort of all our patrons, we have designated a smoking area on the east side of the building along Adrian Hall Way.

We recycle!

If you are not adding this program to your collection, please recycle it in the bin in the lobby!

Trinity Rep Membership

Save money and be on the inside track ! W ith a ta x- de duc tible donation of $50 or more, you save 10% on tickets, and avoid handling fees. For more info, please call Kristen at (401) 453-9235.

For a memorable evening…

Consider making your next group outing a show at Trinity Rep! Affordable group rates are available for parties of 10 or more (20 or more for A Christmas Carol). Contact Group Sales at (401) 351-4242.

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Laurelmead Cooperative

Rhode Island’s ONLY resident-owned independent retirement community is now in our 20th year of operation. We free you from the burdens of home ownership and offer the advantage of time to build new relationships and experience new things.

If you are thinking about a retirement community consider Laurelmead. Our resident/owners are eager to share the many reasons why they’re delighted to call Laurelmead home.

Contact our Sales Department to begin the conversation.

355 Blackstone Boulevard Providence, RI

Laurelmead is…Experience, Excellence & Enrichment

401 273-9550 www.laurelmead.com sales@laurelmead.com

A Providence Original

Providing award-winning food & impeccable service for 11 years

• 7-time Winner of the Forbes Four Star Rating

• Providence Phoenix Best Steakhouse 2013 • Rhode Island Monthly Best Dessert 2012 • Complimentary Valet Parking • $29.95 3-course Tavern Menu

millstavernrestaurant.com 401.272.3331 101 N. Main Street

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 12

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Yale Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Huntington Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Long Wharf, Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

Film/Television: Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole (Academy Award nomination for Best Actress), The Paperboy, Grace of Monaco, Just Go with It, Trespass; Emma Watson, The Bling Ring; Sandra Bullock, The Heat; Alan Rickman, Vanessa Redgrave, Robin Williams, Minka Kelly, James Marsden, Alex Pettyfer, The Butler; Ben Mendelsohn, The Place Beyond the Pines, Trespass; Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Edge of Darkness; Brendan Gleeson, Melissa Leo, Black Irish; Brotherhood (Showtime pilot). additional staff Assistant Director James Palmer Assistant Lighting Designer Steve Williams Asst. to Costume Designer Gillian Green Wig Designer Michael Dates Music and Piano Consultant Vicki Dorazio

THE CAST angela brazil*

Tr i n i t y R e p : I n 13 seasons favorite roles include: Elizabeth Proctor, The Crucible; Hildy Johnson, His Girl Friday; Jane, Absurd Person Singular; Matilde, The Clean House; Samantha, Indoor/Outdoor; Julia, A Delicate Balance; Claire, The Long Christmas Ride Home; Edward and Victoria, Cloud Nine; Priscilla, Homebody/Kabul and Mom to Dash and Vivien. Other favorites: House & Garden, Cherry Orchard, The Henriad, and The Cider House Rules. Other Theaters: Dallas Theater Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Berkeley Rep, The Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble, Riverside Theatre. Other: Ms. Brazil teaches at Clark University and URI and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. mia Ellis*

Tr i n i t y R e p : M r s .

Wainwright, The Grapes of Wrath; The Ghost of Christmas Past, A Christmas Carol; Francine/ Lena, Clybourne Park.

Brown/ Trinity Rep: Eleanor Stoddard, U.S.A.; Minola McKnight, Parade; Stevie, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; Olga, Three Sisters; Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Valeria, The Rover; Wesley, The Time of Your Life; Synecdoche, Meronymy; Julia Roberts, O Guru Guru Guru. Other Theaters: Good People, The Gamm; Hamlet, Bread Loaf

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 13

Acting Ensemble; A Christmas Carol, New Stage Theatre. TV: What Would You Do?, ABC; Person of Interest, CBS. Other: Mia is a graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting Program. She received her BA in music and vocal performance from Tougaloo College.

She sends a special thanks to Mom, Semoune, and L.B., and is ecstatic to be a new member of the resident acting company.

Shelley Fort

Brown/ Trinity Rep: Ruth, He Is Here He Says I Say; Bully/ Welfare Woman, In the Blood; Dogberry, Much Ado About Nothing; Valentine, Twelfth Night; Thea Elvstead, Hedda Gabler.

Other Theaters: Blues Speak Woman, Spunk; Deborah, A Kind of Alaska; Ismene, Antigone; Hero, Much Ado About Nothing; Antoinette, A Flea in Her Ear; Molly, Love Song, O’Neill Theater Center. Film: Liberal Arts, Josh Radnor. Other: Shelley is a second-year student in the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting program and holds a BA in Acting from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Love and thanks to the Fort family for their support. mauro hantman* Trinity Rep: A company member since 1999, highlights include: Jack Burden, All the King’s Men; Cyrano, Cyrano de Bergerac; Hotspur, Henry IV; Peter Pan, Peter Pan; Steve, Clybourne Park; Stefan, Ambition Facing West; Hal, Proof; Rooster Hannigan, Annie; George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life; Wally, The Cider House Rules; Frank, Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Mr. Webb, Our Town; Shuman, Indoor/ Outdoor. Other Theaters: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Gamm, The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater. Other: Mr. Hantman is a founding member of local improv troupe Improv Jones.

Barbara Meek*

Trinity Rep: 45 years and more than 10 0 productions, including: Boesman and Lena, The Visit, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fires in the Mirror (16 roles), Having Our Say, Master Class, Our Town, The Threepenny Opera, Blithe Spirit, A Raisin in the Sun, The Syringa Tree, Steel Magnolias, House & Garden.

Other Theaters: Vienna’s English Theatre,

Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Hilberry Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Cleveland Play House, O’Neill Theater Center.

TV: Archie Bunker’s Place, See How She Runs, Big Brother Jake. Other: Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence, R.I. Pell Award, Motif, R.I. Black Heritage Society Bannister History Makers Award, RIFF Independent Voice Award, Honorary Doctor of Arts from URI. Proudest production: Leslie Molson.

Joe Wilson, Jr.*

Trinity Rep: In nine seasons, plays include: The Grapes of Wrath, King Lear, House & Garden, Boeing-Boeing, The Merchant of Venice, It’s A Wonderful Life, Clybourne Park, Camelot, Yellowman, Cabaret, Twelfth Night, The Odd Couple, A Raisin in the Sun, A Christmas Carol, Paris by Night, All The King’s Men, The Fantasticks, Cherry Orchard, Topdog/ Underdog (2005 IRNE Award), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (2006 IRNE Award), Hamlet. Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar. Off Broadway: Little Ham and Josephine’s Song. Other Theaters: Penumbra Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Alliance Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Guthrie Theatre, Ordway Music Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, New Repertory Theatre, and American Players’ Theatre. Other: MFA, University of Minnesota; BA, Notre Dame. christopher michael borg* Production Stage Manager Trinity Rep: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, House & Garden. Broadway: Sister Act. Other Theaters: Paper Dolls, Titus Andronicus, The Public Theater; 2013 Directors Lab, Lincoln Center Theater; The Container, The Wiz, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Let There Be Love, Around the World in 80 Days, The Importance of Being Earnest, Souvenir, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Fabulation…, Caroline, or Change, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Matchmaker, Center Stage; Heroes, Art, Sondheim Tonight!, Rodgers & Hart, The School for Scandal, Opus, Everyman Theatre. Other: Chris received his BA in Theatre from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.

This theater operates under agreements with The League of Resident Theatres Actors’ Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States), the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, and United Scenic Artists.

Trinity Rep is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for non-profit theater.

1/14/14 7:26 AM

up NEXT AT TRINITY REP

“It’s Our Artistic Home.”

Richard and Sharon Jenkins return to Trinity Rep to co-direct and choreograph Oliver!

L

by Myah Shein ooking ahead to Oliver!, it seemed natural to call on Trinity Rep veterans Richard and Sharon Jenkins. Presently the two are co-directing and Sharon is choreographing Oliver! Their shared history goes back to the 1970s when they were brought into the company by founding artistic director Adrian Hall. After leaving the company to pursue a career as an actor in films, Richard returned to serve as artistic director from 1990–1994. As an actor at Trinity Rep, Richard appeared in many productions and directed such productions as The Glass Menagerie, The Miser, Macbeth and Twelfth Night. With upwards of 100 film and television credits, Richard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Visitor (2008). Sharon’s work with the company includes Camelot, Cabaret, West Side Story and many productions of A Christmas Carol.

L TO R FROM TOP: Robert J. Colonna, Timothy Crowe, Janice Duclos & Olympia Dukakis in The Hope Zone by Kevin Heelan, directed by Richard Jenkins, 1993, photo by Mark Morelli; Cabaret by Masteroff, Kander & Ebb, directed

by Curt Columbus, choreographed by Sharon Jenkins, 2009, photo by Mark Turek; Timothy Crowe & Stephen Berenson in The School for Wives by Molière, directed by Richard Jenkins, 1991, photo by Mark Morelli; West Side Story

by Laurents, Bernstein & Sondheim, directed by Amanda Dehnert, choreographed by Sharon Jenkins, 2004, photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 14

Myah Shein: What excites you about working on Oliver!?

Sharon Jenkins: Working together.

That’s what excited us most. Oddly enough, this is the first time that’s happened.

Richard Jenkins: We’ve worked together, but never collaborated like this.

Myah: What is your Oliver! going to feel like?

Sharon: Gritty rather than glossy. It goes without saying.

Richard: I like to let it evolve. In movies you arrive on the set and everything has to be done. But in theater, if everyone is participating, it can evolve.

Sharon: It’s about what the actors bring to the piece.

Richard: If you feel like we’re interested in what you bring, you bring more. I want people to bring ideas; I want you to know more about your character than I do.

Myah: How do you approach the movement in a show like this?

Sharon: My feeling about musicals is that music and dance come because within the context of the scene, you get to a point where words can no longer suffice, and you go to the next level. So I hope the dance is connected to the scene, enhances the scene and makes the audience understand

it, pulling them into the moment. I would rather find a very human movement come out of a character and let that evolve rather than just, BAM… we’re in a number. It should be organic.

Myah: How do you approach working together on a project like this?

Richard: We always collaborate, whether we’re working together or not. There’s a shorthand, rules for what we like and what we don’t.

I think it has to do with being together for 44 years, and being artists for 44 years.

We started together, incredibly green.

Myah: What was it like working with Adrian Hall?

Richard: He nabbed Sharon very young, and I was right out of school. He loved the way she saw dance in the theater. I always loved him talking about theater and what it could do.

Sharon: He had the amazing ability to make you feel what you were doing could be the most important theatrical event of the year — that you were really breaking ground.

Richard: He made you feel this could be extraordinary. It was his passion.

Sharon: To be part of this in the early ’70s, watching Adrian and [set designer] Eugene Lee create a theater that we never knew existed, was mind blowing.

Richard: And then many years later, to get the chance to direct with Eugene as the designer was truly amazing.

Sharon: After all the shows we’ve done with Eugene, we still learn from him.

Myah: What does it mean for you to return to Trinity Rep in this milestone 50th season?

Richard: We’re excited that the community is so excited. I was terrified of it, I haven’t directed in a long time. But I’ll tell you, just to be here, back in the building… Yeah, we’re ready. It’s our home.

Sharon: It’s our artistic home.

PHOTO OF RICHARD & SHARON BY MICHAEL GUY

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Meet the Artful Dodger: noah Parets This winter, Trinity Rep welcomes Noah Parets to the cast of oliver! to play the role of the Artful Dodger, Oliver’s delightfully devious mentor and pal. noah is an actor, singer, dancer, and acrobat from Massachusetts. he most recently played the role of billy elliot in the national broadway tour of Billy Elliot the Musical. after touring to 41 cities, noah performed last summer in a new musical called The Dark I Know, which premiered in nyc at the Midtown international theater Festival. he also performed live at Broadway Under the Stars at the hudson river performing arts center and at the tommy awards at the 41st st. arena in nyc. a born entertainer, noah began dancing at age seven and studies tap, jazz, ballet, modern, acro and hip-hop. he has danced with the bolshoi ballet and boston ballet pre-pro companies and was offered scholarships with both programs. noah was also a company dancer at project Moves out of boston, where he was a soloist in the company’s premiere new york city show at the Joyce theater. noah has received many accolades including american Dance awards’ Junior Male Dancer of the year 2011. noah loves singing and acting just as much as dancing. he has sung the national anthem at both Miller park and Fenway park, and noah also appears in the music video “at Fenway” with singer brian evans and actor William shatner. the video has received more than 11 million hits to date.

When not performing, noah enjoys in-line skating, doing back flips around the house, reading, playing piano and the ukelele, riding his bike, playing Frisbee, and hanging out with his family and dog. read more about noah on his web site: www.noahparets.com

Conservatory training at a Tony Awardwinning regional theatre with an Ivy League degree

Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. Programs in Acting & Directing Brown University department of theatre Arts and Performance Studies Trinity Repertory Company Rhode Island’s world-class theatre company

For inFormation:

APPly now for September 2014 AuDitionS in new york City, Chicago, San Francisco and Providence

Jill Jann, Program Administrator 201 Washington St., Providence, RI 02903 (401) 521-1100 x271 jjann@trinityrep.com www.browntrinity.com clockWISe fRom toP left: house & garden, he Is here he says I say, machInal, BoIng!, machInal, And marIsol. PHotoS BY mARk tURek

Join us for the Winter/Spring 2014 Brown/Trinity Rep MFA performances FeB. 27 – mArCH 9

THE SKin oF ouR TEETH

by William shakspeare Directed by taibi Magar ’14

TWO PLAYs IN reP mAY 1–18

THE TooTH oF cRiME

by sam shepard Directed by Dan rogers ’15

STonE colD DEAD SERiouS

by adam rapp Directed by Flordelino lagundino ’15

TickETs The Skin of Our Teeth: $12 general admission, $6 students (with valid iD)and seniors (62 and older). The Tooth of Crime and Stone Cold Dead Serious: $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors. call (401) 351-4242 or visit trinityrep.com.

PErFormancEs at the citizens bank theater, pell chafee performance center, 87 empire st., providence.

photo by Kat hennessey

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 15

1/13/14 1:46 PM

ticketstimes & dates INTIMATE APPAREL • January 30 – March 2, 2014 SUNDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY

JAn. 26

27

2

7:30 3

SOLD OUT

WED.

THURS.

FRIDAY SATURDAY

30 31 $ FEB. 1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 4 5 2 PM 6 7 8 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

28

29

2 PM 10 7:30 PM

11 12 13 14 15 2 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

16 2 PM 17 7:30 PM

18 19 2 PM 20 21 22 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

23 2 PM 24

25

26

27 28 MAR. 1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2 & 7:30

2 PM 3 7:30 PM

4

5

6

9

2

7

8

OLIVER! • February 20 – March 30, 2014 SUNDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY

FEB. 16

17

23 7:30 24 SOLD OUT

2

2 PM 3

9

2 PM 10 7:30 PM

WED.

THURS.

FRIDAY SATURDAY

20 21 $ 22 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 25 26 2 PM 27 28 MAR. 1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2 & 7:30 18

19

4

5

7:30 PM

11 12 7:30 PM

6

7

8

7:30 PM

13 14 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

16 2 PM 17 7:30 PM 23 2 PM 24

18 19 20 21 22 2 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 25 26 2 PM 27 28 29 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

30 31 7:30 PM

APRil 1 2

3

4

5

TickETs for Intimate Apparel and Veronica Meadows previeWs: First thurs., Fri., sat. 7:30pm........ $22–$34 regular: Wed. matinee 2pm......................... $22–$58 sun.–thurs. 7:30pm ....................... $22–$58 Fri.–sat. 7:30pm............................... $22–$68 sat. & sun. matinees 2pm ............ $22–$68 TickETs for Oliver! previeWs: First thurs., Fri., sat. 7:30pm........ $30–$36 regular: Wed. matinee 2pm......................... $46–$60 sun.–thurs. 7:30pm ....................... $46–$60 Fri.–sat. 7:30pm............................... $56–$70 sat. & sun. matinees 2pm ............ $56–$70 children (age 14 & younger).................................. $22–$26 twelfth row bench seats ......................................... $15 AN ADDITIONAL $5.00 per ticket handling fee applies to phone and online orders.

DiscounTs: call the box office for discounts for educators, military, police, firefighters, students, and seniors. rush tickets ($22 main seating, $28 prime seating) are available at box office two hours prior to show (excluding Oliver!). subscribErs: save 20% on additional tickets with handling fees waived. call (401) 351-4243. mEmbErsHiP: save 10% on tickets with handling fees waived. call (401) 351-4242. grouP DiscounTs: call (401) 351-4242 boX oFFicE: (401) 351-4242 • Fax: (401) 831-1612 e-mail: boxoffice@trinityrep.com or subs@trinityrep.com Walk-up hours: noon–8pm, tuesday–sunday phone hours: noon–8pm, Monday–sunday 201 Washington st., providence, ri 02903 order online at www.trinityrep.com PRICES, TIMES AND DATES SuBJECT TO CHANGE. tickets subject to availability.

ProJEcT DiscoVEry: For reservations to student matinees, contact (401) 521-1100 x114 or education@trinityrep.com.

KeY TO CALeNDArs $ Pay What you Can: limited number of tickets on sale 1 hour before curtain, limit 1 per person

VEronica mEaDoWs • April 2 – May 4, 2014

First Look Thursday: talkback with the artists after play

SUNDAY

Open Captioned performance

MONDAY TUESDAY

MAR. 30 31 6

7:30 7

SOLD OUT

WED.

THURS.

FRIDAY SATURDAY

4$ 5 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 8 9 2 PM 10 11 12 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 1

2

3

13 2 PM 14 7:30 PM

15 16 17 18 19 2 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

20

22 23 24 25 26 2 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 29 30 2 PM MAY 1 2 3 2 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6 7 8 9 10

21

27 2 PM 28 7:30 PM 4 2 PM 5 7:30 PM

Dates anD tiMes subJect to change

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 16

Preview performance No performance

see more. spend less. special offers are now available for subscriptions to TrINITY reP! a season’s worth of great plays, plus insider subscriber perks, discounts for dinner on the town, and more are waiting for you — all at up to 30% OFF single ticket prices! call (401) 351-4242 today.

1/13/14 1:46 PM

at the at the

PPROVIDENCE ROVIDENCE P PUBLIC UBLIC L LIBRARY IBRARY

NOVEL EVENTS. INSPIRED CUISINE. EPIC SERVICE. NOW BOOKING EVENTS

401.487-6173 morins.com/providence-public-library/ Morin_2_GRAP.13.indd 1 17 Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd

8/19/13 9:20 3:01 AM PM 8/20/13

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 18 Untitled-5 1

8/20/13 4:09 9:20 PM AM 7/24/13

Your gift to Trinity Rep makes a difference… and you Compelling productions, engaging programs, and phenomenal arts education initiatives. All of the work that we do at the theater and in the community requires support. Some of that support comes from ticket sales, and some comes from foundations and businesses, but more than a million dollars of that support comes from individual donors. Without you, we couldn’t do what we do. If you like what you see, please applaud with a donation. Your gift makes a difference!

• Make your gift online at www.trinityrep.com/give, or call Kristen at (401) 453-9235.

• are you a united Way donor? Consider earmarking a portion of your contribution for Trinity Rep (#2900).

• Mail us your receipts! Eastside Marketplace will donate 1% of all receipts collected

by Trinity Rep.

Join Trinity Rep’s Community Ambassadors! do you love trinity rep? Community ambassadors are the ultimate trinity Rep insiders — passionate supporters who act as advocates for the theater in their communities and social circles, playing a key role in introducing people to our productions and programs. Benefits include special access to rehearsals and a newsletter with special insider information and opportunities. For more information, please contact Kate Kataja at (401) 521-1100 x172 or kkataja@trinityrep.com.

A

A providence’s Best prix fixe theater Menu

get great benefits!

Here are some highlights of what you can enjoy by supporting Trinity Rep’s Annual Fund.

Member: $50 or more 10% discount on single tickets, no handling fees* supporter: $100 to $249 25% discount on Trinity Rep merchandise, two complimentary cookies and beverages at concessions patron: $250 to $499 Listing in show programs, priority access to prime seating, private backstage tour Advocate: $500 to $749 Two tickets to any mainstage performance*, observe an Education Department class leader: $750 to $999 Tickets to a Project Discovery matinee, two tickets to an MFA production Join the Inner Circle with a gift of $1,000 or more for additional benefits! viP: $1,000 to $2,499 Concierge services for Trinity Rep and Broadway shows, invitations to Page to Stage events designer: $2,500 to $4,999 Free parking* and concessions, invitations to Inside the Company events director: $5,000 to $9,999 Seat plaque, autographed framed poster or signed script from the season *Some restrictions apply.

Casual, Fine & Private Dining • Seasonal Menu • Outdoor Courtyard Weekly Events • Live Music • International Wines Complimentary Valet Parking (retrieve your car after the play)

• Outdoor Courtyard

Aspire

Seasonal Kitchen

A

311 WESTMINSTER STREET, PVD two blocks from Trinity Rep

A

401. 521. 3333 • a s p i r e s e a s o n a l k i t c h e n . c o m

4:09 PM

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 19

And the benefits keep getting better! Check out the full list of individual donor benefits at www.trinityrep.com. for details or to make a gift, please call kristen orrall at (401) 453-9235 or donate 24/7 at trinityrep.com/give.

8/20/13 9:20 AM

Be inspired.

Discover Amica.

AmicaConnections.com 866-51-Amica (26422) Amica Mutual Insurance Company, Lincoln, Rhode Island

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 20

8/20/13 9:20 AM

Weddings • Corporate Events • Luncheons Cocktail Parties • Dinner Parties • Holidays

imagine directing a play with 110 actors, 65 speaking parts, and seven acts

welcome to Trinity Rep’s computer network Behind the scenes, Trinity has a complex 110-node computer network with 65 desktops, seven servers and — well, we could go on and on. Our job is to

make it all perform, and perform well, without a hint of drama.

Want to keep the drama out of your technology?

401.453.6900

info@stencon.com www.stencon.com Stenhouse Consulting is proud to be one of Trinity Rep’s supporting players.

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 21

Cloud Accelerate Silver OEM

8/20/13 9:20 AM

photo courtesy of RI Philharmonic - photographer Ray Larson

Shouldn’t all Rhode Islanders have access to the arts?

The arts are more than just an important part of our state’s economy.

For young people, the arts are a path to success.

The arts contribute to achievement in school, particularly among disadvantaged students. For cities and towns, the arts promote civic engagement and encourage neighborhood and downtown revitalization. They make our communities more liveable.

With all that’s good about the arts , shouldn’ t all Rhode Islanders be able to enjoy and participate in what our state has to offer?

That’s where we come in.

Rhode Island’s investment in the arts is small (just 7/100 ths of 1% of our state’s budget).

With that, we managed to reach over 1.2 million Rhode Islanders and visitors last year, including over 189,000 young people.

Let’s ensure that all Rhode Islanders can benefit from the arts in the Ocean State.

Support the Arts! www.arts.ri.gov

RISCA_GRAP.13.indd 1 Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 22

8/7/13 9:20 4:27 AM PM 8/20/13

From Backyard Gatherings to Galas...

Creating Stylish Events

Sister company of The Savory Grape Wine Shop

Visit us online to see what clients are saying. thesavoryaffair.com ~ 401.261.4966

4:27 PM

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 23

8/20/13 9:20 AM

COX_GRAP.13.indd 1 Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 24

8/12/13 8/20/13 11:06 9:20 AM

For Your Information • Trinity Repertory Company 201 Washington Street Providence, RI 02903 www.trinityrep.com info@trinityrep.com • Box Office (401) 351-4242 Noon–8:00pm Tuesday–Sunday Monday: phone service only • Subscriber Services: (401) 351-4242 subscriptions@trinityrep.com Noon–8:00pm daily • Administrative Offices (401) 521-1100 9:00am–5:00pm Monday–Friday • Our performances begin on time.

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of house management, and until then will be able to view video monitors in the lobby.

• Emergency Safety: The theater is protected by emergency lighting and sprinklers. Our house staff and security staff are experienced in first aid. In an emergency, please contact an usher or house manager.

• Assistive Listening Devices are available at the box office and reception desk at street level.

• Smoking is not permitted inside the building.

• Cameras (including cell phone cameras) and recording devices are not permitted. Please turn all cell phones and pagers to silent mode.

• Group Sales: For information on discounts and special services, call (401) 351-4242.

• Physicians and others who may need to be reached during a performance are asked to register their names and seat locations with a house manager.

Emergency contact numbers are (401) 521-1100 x241 (Dowling Theater lobby) and (401) 521-1100 x282 (Chace lobby).

• Children age four and over are welcome at performances — age two and over for A Christmas Carol. Younger children will not be admitted.

• Gift Cards: The perfect gift!

Available in any amount, at the box office, at www.trinityrep.com, or (401) 351-4242.

About Trinity Rep Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company — recently named the State Theater of Rhode Island — under the leadership of The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus and Executive Director Michael Gennaro, is thrilled to be celebrating their 50th Anniversary season.

From its humble roots in 1963 in the Trinity United Methodist Church, Trinity Repertory Company has undergone an incredible transformation in 50 years, becoming one of the most respected regional theaters in the country Featuring the last permanent resident acting company in America, Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works for an estimated annual audience of approximately 145,000. In its 50-year history, the theater has produced 62 world premieres which have gone on to have productions at other theaters throughout the country.

Local, national and international recognition has consistently come to Trinity Rep. In 1968, it was the first American theater company invited to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland and in 1981 it received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater Company.

Arts education at all levels is central to Trinity Rep’s mission. This season marks the 47th year of Project Discovery, Trinity Rep’s pioneering educational outreach program.

Last season, Trinity Rep’s educational programs reached over 16,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut students through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. The Young Actors Studio allows thousands of students participate in after-school enrichment activities at the theater as well as

in drama therapy programs designed for children on the autism spectrum. Brown University/Trinity Rep offers professional training for actors and directors in a three year MFA program which combines in-depth classroom curriculum with hands-on experience with a working professional theater.

Lifelong learning thrives in talkbacks after every performance, theater arts classes for adults and public forums.

In 1973, Trinity Repertory Company moved to its present home in the Lederer Theater Center at 201 Washington Street, downtown Providence. Formerly known as the Majestic Theatre, the historic building houses two performance spaces: the 500 -plus seat Chace Theater and the 300-seat Dowling Theater, as well as offices, production shops, and rehearsal halls.

The theater is wheelchair accessible and offers an Assistive Listening System for the hearing-impaired.

The Pell Chafee Performance Center, located at 87 Empire Street, is home to Brown/Trinity Rep’s MFA program and Trinity Rep’s educational activities for grades K–12, with classrooms and a flexible theater space.

As Rhode Island’s largest arts organization, Trinity Rep has a significant impact on the community, and is a linchpin of Providence’s arts and entertainment district.

The theater employs over 100 artistic and administrative staff and annually generates nearly $12 million in economic activity.

Curt Columbus became artistic director in January 2006, following Amanda Dehnert, Oskar Eustis, Richard Jenkins, Anne Bogart and Adrian Hall.

For more information, please visit www.trinityrep.com.

Trinity Rep’s

2013–2014 season

John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath adapted by Frank Galati directed by Brian McEleney • Sept. 5 – Oct. 6, 2013

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Adrian Hall & Richard Cumming directed by Tyler Dobrowsky • Nov. 9 – Dec. 28, 2013

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang Nov. 21 – Dec. 22, 2013

Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage • Jan. 30 – March 2, 2014 Oliver! book, music & lyrics by Lionel Bart • directed and choreographed

by Richard & Sharons Jenkins • Feb. 21 – March 30, 2014

Veronica Meadows by Stephen Thorne • directed by Michael Perlman • April 3 – May 4, 2014 A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard • directed by Brian Mertes • May 29 – June 29, 2014

11:06 AM

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 25

8/20/13 9:20 AM

TC & KRISTIN

in the Morning, 70’s & 80’s Hits All Day! WWW.B101.COM

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 26 B101_GRAP.13.indd 1

8/20/13 11:00 9:20 AM 8/16/13

Hampton Inn & Suites Providence Downtown

ACCEPT the CHALLENGE SEE things DIFFERENTLY Get Your HANDS Dirty FIND Your VOICE MAKE Some NOISE MAKE Something BETTER Fit in by STANDING OUT

Located in a historic building, the Hampton Inn & Suites is rich in architectural detail and charm, giving our guests an upscale and boutique hotel experience.

www.providencecountryday.org/admissions/accept-the-challenge

Free breakfast included with all reservations.

58 Weybosset Street â– Providence, RI, 02903

ph: 401/608-3515

college prep | arts | athletics summer programs | grades 6-12 | co-ed 660 Waterman Avenue | East Providence, RI 401.438.5170 | www.providencecountryday.org

www.providencedowntownsuites.hamptoninn.com

SUPPORTING TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY SINCE 1994

11:00 AM

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 27

8/20/13 9:20 AM

For the best seat in the house, call the box office.

For the best house, call us!

Thank you, Trinity Rep, for your dedication to the arts and your commitment to our community!

RHODE ISLAND’S REAL ESTATE COMPANY®

rifoodbank.org • facebook.com/RICFB

Barrington 401.245.9600

Cumberland 401.333.9333

East Greenwich 401.885.8400

Narragansett 401.783.2474

Providence 401.274.6740

Relocation 800.886.1775

Dramatic results through positive action.

401.274.7200 • www.apslaw.com PROVIDENCE

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 28

|

NEWPORT

|

BOSTON

|

NEW HAMPSHIRE

8/20/13 9:20 AM

shop shop local local cook american… cook american… with with a a french french soul soul

he Providence Biltmore - an iconic landmark hotel with an T illustrious past epitomizing gracious hospitality and authentic

he Providence Biltmore - an iconic landmark hotel with an T illustrious past epitomizing gracious hospitality and authentic character for today’s discerning business and leisure travelers.

Recognized among the most-coveted destinations in the city for character for today’s discerning business and leisure travelers. social and business gatherings for 90 years.

a a place place to to go, go, to to eat, eat, to see, to hang-out to see, to hang-out

Recognized among the most-coveted destinations in the city for A place where memories are made. social and business gatherings for 90 years.

A place where memories are made.

Rue Rue De De L’Espoir L’Espoir american american bistro bistro cooking cooking

open open daily daily breakfast, breakfast, lunch, lunch, dinner dinner 99 Hope St. Prov.

RI 02906 99 Hope St. Prov. RI 02906 info/reservations info/reservations 751-8890 751-8890 www.therue.com www.therue.com

11 Dorrance St. Providence, RI 02903 | 401.421.0700

11 Dorrance Dorrance St. 401.421.0700 11 St. Providence, Providence,RIRI 02903 02903 || 401.421.0700

www.providencebiltmore.com

Moses Brown School Early Childhood - 12th grade, Co-Ed

Where Quaker Education Builds

Confidence & Character

The Sound of Music, Spring 2013

250 Lloyd Avenue Providence, RI 02906 (401) 831-7350

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 29

Register today for a campus visit at mosesbrown.org FOR THE HONOR OF TRUTH

8/20/13 9:20 AM

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE ARTS IN RHODE ISLAND COVENANT MORTGAGE OFFERS:

Bravo!

Purchase & Refinance First Time Buyer Programs FHA

BNY BNY Mellon Mellon Wealth Wealth Management Management applauds applauds those those who who enhance our lives and communities through the arts. enhance our lives and communities through the arts.

FHA Streamline Refinance VA & USDA 100% Financing Jumbo Loans & More!

Call Me Today For All Your Home Financing Needs!

It It is is our our great great pleasure pleasure to to support support Trinity Repertory Repertory Company.

Company.

Trinity

Sarah “Sally” Herreid

Mortgage Banker, NMLS ID #1024008 Coming soon to Wayland Square Mobile: 401.965.5816 sherreid@covmort.com

bnymellonwealthmanagement.com bnymellonwealthmanagement.com cov-e-nant: (Noun) An agreement made between two parties based on trust ©2013 ©2013 The The Bank Bank of of New New York York Mellon Mellon Corporation.

Corporation.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Covenant Mortgage, LLC, NMLS ID 2963, 235 Littleton Rd, Ste 6 Westford, MA 01886 | Rhode Island: RI Lender & Broker # 20092618LL & 20092617LB

Bravo Brasserie OPEN 7 DAYS

AN American Bistro with a French influence Delicious food, friendly service and atmosphere All for a great price!

Complimentary Valet Parking During all Theater Performances - After 5pm • Catering Menu now Available • Downtown in the theater district • Brunch on Saturday and Sundays • Visit our website for Menus and Specials

• Private banquet facility overlooking Trinity Repertory Company • No Banquet Room Fees

p

• AV Equipment available for Free

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE DESSERT WITH SHOW TICKETS (401) 490-5112 www.BravoBrasserie.com 123 Empire Street Providence, RI Downtown Theater District

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 30

8/20/13 9:20 AM

Morin_1

fresh

innovative

established

providence’s top local caterer

www.morins.com 888.552.7822

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd Morin_1_GRAP.13.indd 1 31

8/20/13 9:20 PM AM 8/8/13 3:03

STAFF FOR TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY Curt Columbus The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus joined Trinity Rep as artistic director in Januar y 2006. His directing credits for Trinity Rep include His Girl Friday, The Merchant of Venice, Camelot, Cabaret, The Odd Couple, The Secret Rapture, The Receptionist, A Christmas Carol, Memory House, Blithe Spirit, Cherry Orchard and the world premiere of Stephen Thorne’s The Completely Fictional — Utterly

True — Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Social Creatures.

Three of his plays — Paris by Night, The Dreams of Antigone, and Sparrow Grass — premiered at Trinity Rep. His adaptation of Crime and Punishment (with Marilyn Campbell) is published by Dramatists’ Play Service. Curt’s translations of Chekhov’s plays are published by Ivan R. Dee, include a collection, Chekhov: The Four Major Plays.

The Dreams of Antigone and Sparrow Grass are published by Broadway Play Publishing.

Curt lives in Pawtucket with his husband, Nathan Watson.

Michael Gennaro Executive Director Michael joined Trinity Rep as executive director in 2007. He was executive director for eight years at Steppenwolf Theatre where Curt Columbus was associate artistic director. He has also been executive director at Pennsylvania Ballet, managing director at Ford’s Theatre and Producing Director and CEO at Paper Mill Playhouse. Michael has served on grant panels for the NEA, TCG and the Doris Duke Foundation and was a RI Foundation Fellow in 2011. He is also licensed in NY as an attorney and is currently a referee with the Providence Roller Derby. Michael’s wife Donna Lee is a special events coordinator and his son Brendan is a musician in Chicago.

Tyler Dobrowsky Associate Artistic Director Tyler has worked at Trinity Rep since 2003, where he has directed Its A Wonderful Life (2010, 2011), Love Alone (2012, co-directed with Deborah Salem Smith), A Christmas Carol (2012). As Trinity Rep’s Education Director, he was instrumental in the expansion of the Young Actors Studio after-school and summer arts programs, and helped to strengthen Trinity Rep’s landmark Project Discovery program. Tyler is the associate producer for Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep, and teaches for the Brown/ Trinity Rep MFA program as well as Trinity Rep’s educational programs for children and adults. Tyler received his MA from Brown University, and studied theater at Holy Cross.

Laura Smith Production Director Ms. Smith is in her 17th season with Trinity Rep. She was the associate production manager at Trinity Rep for six years and the capital projects manager for two years, overseeing the construction of the Pell Chafee Performance Center. In the past, she has been the production manager for the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance at Brown University and the Berkshire Opera Company. She has also stage managed for institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the Juilliard School.

Grapes of Wrath_2013.indd 32

8/20/13 10:02 AM

STAFF FOR TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY Stephen Berenson, Angela Brazil, Timothy Crowe, Janice Duclos, Mia Ellis, Rebecca Gibel, Mauro Hantman, Phyllis Kay, Brian McEleney, Barbara Meek, Anne Scurria, Fred Sullivan, Jr., Stephen Thorne, Charlie Thurston, Rachael Warren, Joe Wilson, Jr. ARTISTIC AND MABEL T. WOOLLEY LITERARY DEPARTMENT The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director................... Curt Columbus Associate Artistic Director.................................... Tyler Dobrowsky Resident Designer........................................................ Eugene Lee Associate Directors...........................Brian McEleney, Brian Mertes Resident Costume Designer.......................................William Lane Resident Artist.....................................................Michael McGarty Playwright in Residence ..............................Deborah Salem Smith Director of Voice & Speech...........................................Thom Jones Literary Intern...........................................................Lexi Diamond Artistic Management Intern......................................Molly Greene EDUCATION Education Programs Manager

& Teaching Artist.................................... Jordan Butterfield School Partnerships Manager.................................Matthew Tibbs Education Intern............................................... Zia Affronti Morter Education Associate & Teaching Artist..................... Rebecca Noon Teaching Artists..........................Jamie Arnold, Shura Baryshnikov Angela Brazil, Ted Chylack, Jackie Davis, Lexi Diamond Tyler Dobrowsky, Amanda Dolan, Billy Domineau Vicki Dorazio, Daniel Duque-Estrada, Mia Ellis, Rebecca Gibel Mauro Hantman, Anne Harrigan, Katie Leeman Zdenko Martin, Nikki Massoud, Mike Miele, Sophie Netanel Beth Nixon, Cari Platt, Barry Press, Dave Rabinow Matt Russell, Anne Scurria, Marcus Stacy, Fred Sullivan Jr. Linda Sutherland, Stephen Thorne, Charlie Thurston Hans Vermy, Rachael Warren, Joe Wilson Jr., Diana Young PRODUCTION Production Director..................................................Laura E. Smith Associate Production Director..................................... Mark Turek Asst. Production Director.....................................Anne L. Harrigan Production Assistants................. Meg Tracy Leddy, Carolyn Reich Sara Sheets Stage Management Intern.................................. Meagan E. Garcia SCENERY Technical Director...........................................................Karl Orrall Draftsman................................................................. Dylan Callery Charge Scenic Artist...................................................Philip Creech Carpenter..........................................................Christopher Levine Overhire Carpenters......Jason Inman, Jose Nunez, Timothy O’Neil Stage Carpenter................................................. Thomas Buckland LIGHTING Master Electrician....................................................... Ross Chabot Assistant Master Electrician..............................Matthew Donnelly First Electrician........................................................Steve McLellan Board Operator............................................................Kristen Roth Lighting Intern......................................................Virginia Herbert COSTUMES Costume Shop Director................................ Alison Walker Carrier Cutter/Draper....................................................... Kerry DeLaGarza Costume Technicians/Wardrobe................ Erin Meghan Donnelly Gillian Green, Rachel Dulude Costume Technician/Craftsperson .....................................Sylvi Re Costume Intern....................................................Patria Ferragamo Stitcher/Cutter........................................ Yvonne Henson Maloney PROPERTIES Master.................................................................... S. Michael Getz Artisan..........................................................................Molly Thuot AUDIO Sound Engineer............................................ Peter Sasha Hurowitz

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 33

Sound Technician.......................................Andrew Bradford Ferry Sound Board Operator................................................Brian Merckx Sound Intern...................................................................Sarah Jick ADMINISTRATION Executive Director................................................Michael Gennaro General Manager.........................................................Katie Byrnes Senior Accounting Assistant................................ Kathy Santagata Staff Accountant ..........................................................Cyndi Wood Executive Assistant.........................................Lauren Ustaszewski Business Assistant...................................................Camron Parker House Manager............................................................ Ted Chylack Assistant House Managers...................Ann Hayes, Stephen Lehrer Kelly McDonald, Karen Pigeon, Jennifer Wilson General Management Intern................................. Christian Leahy Receptionist...........................................................Kelly McDonald BUILDING OPERATIONS Director of Operations & Capital Projects............ Robert Whitney Facilities Supervisor..............................................Michael Beasley Maintenance Technician............................................ Kaii Almeida Security Supervisor...............................................Shawn Williams Security............................................Daniel Meath, Ian Sauvageau Marketing and Public Relations Director of Marketing & PR...................................... Marilyn Busch Creative Director........................................................ Michael Guy Director of Sales.........................................................Linda Barone Public Relations and Advertising Manager.................. Myah Shein Marketing Intern......................................................Corrie Ignagni

board of trustees BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jonathan Duffy Chair Paul Choquette Vice-Chair Barbara Schoenfeld Vice-Chair John S. Lombardo Treasurer Suzanne Magaziner Secretary Hannah Bell-Lombardo Richard Beretta Angela Brazil Acting Company Linda Cohen Curt Columbus The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Brian Daniels Tracey Daugherty Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. Michael Gennaro Executive Director Mark K.W. Gim Philip Gould William F. Greene Laura Harris Sally Herreid Elizabeth (Beppie) Huidekoper Deb Imondi Peter L. Lewiss Doris Licht Peter Lipman Gil MacLean Joseph Madden Chris Marsella Brendan McCarthy Jack McConnell

Brian McGuirk Heidi Keller Moon John Palumbo Marc Perlman Michael Prescott Donald R. Quattrucci Kibbe Reilly Kathryn Sabatini D’Anna D. Soehnge Allison Vareika Maribeth Q. Williamson Trustees Emeritus Richard L. Bready Arnold B. Chace, Jr. Johnnie C. Chace Liz Chace Michael Corrente Geoffrey B. Davis Sally T. Dowling Constance Evrard Rhoda Flaxman Frederick G. Frost III Leslie Y. Gutterman Louis Hafken John M. Harpootian Mary D. Higgins Robert J. Higgins Barry G. Hittner Michael E. Hogue John H. Howland Charles T. Hutchinson Eugene Lee Mayer A. Levitt Robert A. Reichley Myrna K. Rosen Lila Sapinsley

Graphic Design Intern...........................................Lauren Prospere DEVELOPMENT Director of Development................................... Kathryn A. Calnan Associate Director of Development....................... Jennifer Canole Manager of VIP Services & Special Events................. David Azulay Annual Fund & Database Manager............................Kristen Orrall Individual & Legacy Giving Officer........................ Carol E. Drewes Donor Programs & Individual Giving Officer.................Kate Kataja Grants Writer ..........................................................Emily Atkinson Development Intern................................................ Rebecca Miller BOX OFFICE AND AUDIENCE SERVICES Box Office Manager..................................................Brian Andrade Ticket Sales Supervisors...................Amanda Mann, Walter Prince Lead Ticket Sales Reps................. Daniel Meath, Katherine Rourke Lenny Schwartz, Evan Tessier Ticket Sales Reps.............................Dan Boucher, Stephanie Carey Joharlen Carvajal, Patricia Centofanti, Kat Harvey Jennifer Lagundino, Steven Lloyd, Theresa Rowland Kathleen Sands, Mary Staubitz, Corinne Southern Volunteer Coordinator............................................ Stephen Lehrer Audience Service Reps..................Desiree Clements, Mike Daniels Michael Grabosky, Deanna Marandola, Dale Murgo Dani Riley, Dan Rowland, Marybeth Rowland May Rowland, Meredith Wilcox Volunteers Many thanks to our dedicated volunteer ushers

Brown University/ Trinity Rep MFA PROGRAM The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director,

Trinity Repertory Company.......................... Curt Columbus Director, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs...... Stephen Berenson Head, MFA Acting................................................... Brian McEleney Head, MFA Directing.................................................. Brian Mertes Head, Voice & Speech...................................................Thom Jones Head, Movement & Physical Theatre.......................... Daniel Stein Chair, Department of Theatre Arts and

Performance Studies.............................................. Erik Ehn Director, Academic Graduate Studies.......................Spencer Golub Artistic Director, Rites and Reason Theatre......Elmo Terry-Morgan Program Administrator..................................................... Jill Jann Production Manager......................................... Margaret E. O’Neil PCPC Tech Supervisor............................................Jason Eckenroth Production Coordinator............................................ Cole Ratkoski Acting ............... Stephen Berenson, Lowry Marshall, Anne Scurria Directing.................................... Curt Columbus, Melissa Kievman Kym Moore, Joanna Settle Playwriting......... Erik Ehn, Marcus Gardley, Deborah Salem Smith Voice .................................................... D’Arcy Dersham, Carol Gill Singing..............................................................Kathryne Jennings Dance .......................Shura Baryshnikov, Michelle Bach-Coulibaly Julie Adams Strandberg Design.......................................................................... Eugene Lee Clown/Mask................................................................... Kali Quinn Alexander Technique........................................... Christine Stevens Yoga ................................................................. Olivia D’Ambrosio Professional Development................................... Tyler Dobrowsky Communications......................................... Barbara Tannenbaum Theatre History................................... Patricia Ybarra, John Emigh Performance Studies................ Eng Beng Lim, Rebecca Schneider Brown/Trinity Rep Intern...................................Christina Henricks

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Come be a Mountie!

Discover our Renowned Visual and Performing Arts Program Apply on-line today! www.theproutschool.org

We are a private, Catholic, college preparatory junior/senior high school committed to academic excellence, moral values, and well-rounded students.

Our commitment to caring means that each and every student is known, valued, and treasured.

Come be a Mountie!

ENTRANCE EXAM

Saturday March 1st 8:15am

Saturday May 3rd 8:15am

4C ad for Mount Saint Charles Academy for Trinity Rep 1/4 page vertical 3.5 x 3.75

AcAdemic AcAdemic

RAciAlly diveRse RAciAlly diveRse

child-centeRed child-centeRed

new open

open house house

• Performing Arts Center • Music Studio • Band Room Sept. 2014 • Dining Facility • After School Program Room opening saturday, november 2, 10am + thursday, January 23, 9am

saturday, november 2, 10am + thursday, January 23, 9am

www.gordonschool.org www.gordonschool.org Nursery Nurserytotoeighth eighthgrade grade East Providence, RI East Providence, RI

401-434-3833 401-434-3833

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 34

1/13/14 1:46 PM

LOOKING BACK/ looking forward

Lauren: How does it feel to be 50?

Barbara: I’m not 50 yet… (laughter) I haven’t been here 50 years!

Lauren: How long have you been here?

Barbara: Since 1968.

We had to look Providence up in the atlas because we didn’t know where it was, coming from Detroit. I certainly never thought I’d be here this long. Adrian talked about a company so that we wouldn’t have to be gypsies forever, a group of actors that could live in a town and do theater. The government was supporting it and [it felt like] everyone was supporting it. Fortunately all of the artistic directors since have kept me.

When I’ve had a television series or something more lucrative that came along, I’ve been able to go do that, and they’ve always kept a space for me here.

Lauren: Would you call it a home?

Barbara: Yes, absolutely, this is where the bulk of my work has been. There are many people that I miss dearly — Richard Kneeland, Dee Dee Cumming, Ed Hall, George Martin.

We’ve been a family. Also, I’ve done roles here that I wouldn’t have the opportunity to play

around, there were no dressing rooms, and we had honey wagons. We had to guard the door because cab drivers would drop people off thinking the train station was still open.

We did a lot of new plays, Son of Man and the Family, Cathedral of Ice, plays that were written for the company. Those are always fun because no one else has done them. We did House & Garden last year and that was fun, two shows running at the same time with one cast. But we’re repeating plays, and that’s how I know I’ve been here a long time.

Lauren: What has been your experience of returning to pieces you’ve done at Trinity Rep previously?

Barbara: My first response is, “Well we just did that play,” then someone will say, “That was 30 years ago.” We’re doing one this year, Lie of the Mind. Re-visiting a play is always different because it’s a different cast, different directors. But I feel like it’s all just yesterday.

It’s all very immediate. I may not be able to tell you the year, but I certainly remember

Lauren: Forty-five years. Wow! In your time here, how has Trinity Rep changed?

Barbara: Well, we’ve had four artistic directors. I’ve gotten older. We’ve done a lot of interesting plays. It’s always been exciting and busy. A lot of people have passed away, children have been born. It’s 50 years of life.

Lauren: What’s the most significant thing that has happened at Trinity Rep? Barbara: That we’re still here, that I’m still here! I’ve been other places and done other things and had a whole 45-year career in theater and television, and I’m still here.

Lauren: What brought you here?

Barbara: My husband and I auditioned for [Trinity Rep artistic director] Adrian Hall and Marion Simon in New York. I was seven months pregnant. We happened to be in New York and a friend told us to come in for some regional theater auditions, and Trinity Rep was one of them. Adrian and Marion were impressed and hired us both. We came two weeks after my daughter was born.

elsewhere. Adrian always picked the best actor for the role, as opposed to what the role traditionally called for.

Lauren: Would you say that’s something quintessentially Trinity Rep? Barbara: Yes, in all my travels it is. We’ve always done that. The first play I did at Trinity Rep was an Irish play, Red Roses For Me. I was Sharon Tate in Son of Man and the Family.

Adrian didn’t want somebody who looked like Sharon Tate. He always said, ‘You’re in a theater, you suspend your disbelief and if I say, “I’m your mother,’ I am!” I really hope we’ve enlightened our audiences that way. We’ve never been bound by the idea that because we’re family we all have to look alike. We were “in your face” — it was daring.

Lauren: What’s your fondest memory of Trinity Rep? Barbara: I’ve done some great plays.

We did The Visit at the train station, which was a very memorable adventure — just an abandoned train station. Pigeons flew

the fun we had working on it.

Lauren: What are you looking forward to in Trinity Rep’s next 50 years?

Barbara: I hope they keep hiring me! I’d love to see how it turns out. I think life is so beautiful and interesting and full of surprises.

But I think the future is going to be great.

I hope we keep doing exciting plays, and I hope we keep taking risks and continue to be daring.

Celebrating Our 50th Season with Barbara Meek Recently Trinity Rep’s Lauren Ustaszewski sat down to talk with the resident acting company member who has graced Trinity Rep’s stages for more seasons than any other actor.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 35

FROM LEFT: Barbara Meek in Aimee by William Goyan & Worth Gardner, directed by Adrian Hall, 1973, photo by William L. Smith; with Richard “Dee Dee” Cumming & Melissa A. D‘Amico in Master Class by Terrence McNally, directed by Brian McEleney, 1999, photo

by T. Charles Erickson; with Zakes Mokae in Boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard, directed by Larry Arrick, 1977, photo by Robert Emerson; with Rachael Warren in Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, directed by Brian Mertes, 2011, photo by Mark Turek.

1/13/14 1:46 PM

Adults Acting

LIFELONG LEARNING

Get into the Act with Classes for Adults

by Jordan Butterfield

You might know that Trinity Rep offers classes for children and teenagers, but did you know we have classes for adults too? No acting experience required! A series of adult classes starts in late February… and there’s something for everyone! Choose from Acting for Non-Actors, Audition Techniques, Shakespeare and Beyond the Stage. All classes are taught by Trinity Rep artists!

Actors are certainly magnetic people on stage, often able to command a room, sympathize with others, interpret emotions

doctors learning how to use their body and voice for a better bedside manner; recent college graduates looking to take a class after work; or anyone wanting to spice up their week! If you are hoping to build public speaking skills, physical awareness and confidence, this class is perfect for you. Through acting exercises and scene study, tap into the confident, self-assured person inside you in a fun, playful, and relaxed environment. Acting for Non-Actors develops the ability to speak and be heard.

and tell a great story. They are nothing if not self-confident… but they weren’t necessarily born that way! That’s why we have Acting for Non-Actors taught by our associate artistic director, Tyler Dobrowsky.

This introductory-level scene study class is perfect for just about anyone: executives looking to build their public speaking skills;

Classes are on Thursdays, 7-9pm, February 27 – April 17, 2014.

Audition Techniques is taught by resident acting company member Joe Wilson, Jr. (currently in Intimate Apparel).

Whether you’re getting back into acting, auditioning for graduate school, trying to land a role, or interviewing for a new job, we

can help you hone the techniques necessary to audition and interview successfully. We’ll help you select and perform monologues and short scenes, as well as give insight on what to wear, and how to introduce yourself so that casting and hiring agents will sit up and take notice. The class culminates in a mock audition with feedback from Trinity Rep artists. Audition Techniques is held on Mondays, 7-9pm, March 3 – April 21, 2014.

Honor the bard by taking Shakespeare with resident acting company member Fred Sullivan, Jr. This scene study-based class is for lovers of language, proponents of prose and people who just want to learn what “giglet” means (hint: It’s rude). Shakespeare takes place on Saturdays, 10am–12:30pm, March 1 – April 19, 2014.

If performing isn’t your thing, but you love talking about theater, we have Beyond the Stage: a workshop and conversation series. This spring, BTS is exploring “Fearless Smart Girls: Veronica Meadows and Girl

Power!” What did we learn from Nancy Drew, Princess Leia, Hermione Granger or Katniss Everdeen that helped get us through adolescence or taught us something about who we are today? BTS participants will explore versions of dynamic girl heroines in modern fiction, drama, and film by sharing favorite passages, visual art and music inspired by these characters. As a final project, we will collaboratively create a “Smart Girl” story for a staged reading for friends and family.

Can’t find a babysitter? That’s no problem because kids ages 8–18 take this class for free. Co-taught by teaching artist Linda Sutherland and resident acting company member — and “Veronica Meadows” herself — Angela Brazil. Discussions are on Saturdays, 10am–12pm, March 1 – April 19, 2014.

Don’t let the kids have all the fun. Try something new! For more information or to register, visit www.trinityrep.com.

PHOTOS BY JORDAN BUTTERFIELD

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 36

1/14/14 7:47 AM

An Very Friendly Performance of A Christmas Carol

by Jordan Butterfield

N

ovember 9 was a joyous day at Trinity Rep. Not only did we hold this season’s first public performance of A Christmas Carol, but that show happened to be our first-ever sensoryfriendly performance. People from all over Rhode Island joined us for this modified production and the house was filled with first-time theatergoers, their caretakers and families.

Sensory-friendly indicates modifications to fit the needs of people with autism spectrum disorders, sensory processing disorders, anxiety or sensitivity to sound, light or touch. A regular theater experience might be too loud, bright or over-stimulating for people with these disorders. We chose to describe the show as “sensory-friendly” instead of autism-friendly because it’s a broader term, open to people

The house-lights over the audience were raised during the entire performance to allow for safe passage in and out of the theater, while the actors saw the glowing faces of the audience. Loud sounds were softened to accommodate sensitive ears. Strobes and haze effects were removed. Trained staff occupied every corner of the theater to direct people to a quiet activity area in the lobby with books, tactile toys and coloring projects for those seeking a break from the play.

We received generous donations from Jim and Jonatha Castle, the Hearst Foundation and Perspectives Corporation which underwrote production expenses and ticket costs and allowed us to provide American Sign Language interpreters for the performance.

Many deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons joined us as well, and the donated tickets allowed families in need to attend.

Theater provides a forum for actors to interact with the audience in real time, engaging with the complex and exciting onstage relationships. It helps us to learn more about ourselves and to think about others and their experiences. A Christmas Carol reminds us of the importance of connecting with others. Charles Dickens describes Scrooge as, “secret and self-contained and solitary as an oyster.”

Scrooge’s transformative journey reminds us of the importance of loving our fellow man and finding a purpose beyond ourselves. All of us have “oyster” days and we can all use this reminder, but it’s particularly beneficial for this sensitive audience. Many people with

This sensory-friendly performance was the first of its kind in Rhode Island and allowed families who don’t often attend theater to enjoy the show without anxiety.

with all different abilities, as well as very young children who might be more sensitive to sound, light or scary things.

A Christmas Carol fit perfectly for this project. The fantastical production creates a magical experience for those attending theater for the first time. This sensoryfriendly performance was the first of its kind in Rhode Island and allowed families who don’t often attend theater to enjoy the show without anxiety. For parents of a special needs child, trips to the grocery store can be difficult due to over-stimulation in an uncontrolled environment. We wanted to make this theatrical experience as comfortable as possible, free from judgment from other theatergoers and catering to their needs, with special preparation from the theater beforehand to help them ease into the experience.

To help children who might be anxious, we welcomed families to join us an hour before the show for a “meet your seat” opportunity.

Actors in costume delighted children, greeting families as they entered the theater. Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and the Cratchits took photos with fans. This interaction eased nerves about the show being scary, as sweet bonds formed between the actors and audience.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 37

autism spectrum disorders appear internal and solitary. This story encourages empathy and caring about others. By presenting a sensory-friendly performance, we hope to raise awareness about the need for this type of theater experience. In turn, we hope our “typical” audiences will think before jumping to conclusions about a child — he or she may have extreme sensitivities. As Scrooge says, we must remember to, “Keep Christmas in our hearts, and try to keep it all the year!”

The sensory-friendly performance was a resounding success and we cannot wait to make this part of our holiday tradition year after year. It was not your typical crowd by any means: children talked back to the actors, repeated lines, sang and swayed to the music, and clapped with glee. We could not ask for a more honest, giving, and fun-loving audience!

ABOVE FROM LEFT: Actors Carisa Platt, Fred Sullivan, Jr. and Ben Chase introduced themselves to and chatted with audience members before the sensory-friendly performance of A Christmas Carol. Photos by Kate Kataja.

1/13/14 1:47 PM

Educational

Programs

for Lifelong

Learning

Trinity Rep offers a wide variety of courses for theater-lovers of all ages.

For students grades K-12, our Young Actors Studio offers year-round programming that ranges from Introductory Acting classes for beginners to Musical Theater classes.

For adults, we offer classes such as Audition Techniques, Comedy, Shakespeare and more, as well as Beyond the Stage, a lively conversation/workshop series that illuminates the artistic process of creating the work on stage.

Classes are taught by our education staff and resident acting company members. For details or to register, visit www.trinityrep. com or email education@trinityrep.com.

PHOTO BY MARK TUREK

Spring sessions for many classes start in March!

Trinity Rep

The Young Actors Summer Institute is one of the most c o m p r e hensive arts enrichment summer programs in New England. Taught by Trinity Rep’s professional acting company and education staff, students are able to choose from a variety of different classes, including musical theater, stage combat, improvisation, Shakespeare, puppetry and much more!

YASI 2014 runs from July 1 – August 2 for students entering grades 5–12. YASI Shakes: the Shakespeare extension week (high school only) is from August 4–9. Students in grades 1–4 can participate in YASI Jr., running from August 11–15. New! YASI Masters: Master classes for students in a variety of different concentrations.

Taught by our resident acting company members and other professionals in the field, during the week of August 11-15.

For details or to register, visit www.trinityrep.com or email education@trinityrep.com. Spaces fill quickly so don’t delay!

YOung actors summer

Institute

Enrollment is open now!

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 38

Meet us and see...

Meet us and see...

• Why, for over 200 years, our wonderfully diverse OPEN HOUSE community of learners has • Why, for over 200 years, Sunday, November 3 been unified by the preour wonderfully diverse Sunday, January 12 OPEN HOUSE mium families place on the community of learners has or Sunday, November 3 education of their children. been unified by the preTAKE-A-LOOK Sunday, January 12 • Why a challenging and mium families place on the Tuesdays or supportive environment education of their children. for informal tours TAKE-A-LOOK for learning gives students • Why a challenging and while school is Tuesdays the courage and confidence supportive environment in session for informal tours they need to think boldly for learning gives students while school is and take intellectual risks. the courage and confidence in session FRIENDS they need to think boldly ACADEMY & the Sally Borden Program and take intellectual risks. w w

An independent day school for early childhood-grade 8

FRIENDS ACADEMY & the Sally Borden Program Contact us today and arrange a visit!

An independent day school for early childhood-grade 8 1088 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, MA (508) 999-1356 www.friendsacademy1810.org

Contact us today and arrange a visit!

1088 Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, MA (508) 999-1356 www.friendsacademy1810.org

1/14/14 7:48 AM

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Trinity Rep gratefully acknowledges the donors who make our work possible. These listings reflect cumulative commitments of cash and in-kind donations valued at $250 or more for annual operations, programs, events or facilities received between December 1, 2012 and December 6, 2013. Please visit www.trinityrep.com for a complete listing of our donors.

Angel $25,000 and above The Estate of Victoria I. Ball Bank of America Company Mr. Richard L. Bready Mrs. Elizabeth Chace/The Chace Fund, Inc. The Champlin Foundations Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Choquette, Jr. Citizens Bank The Leading National Theatres Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation GTECH Corporation Mrs. Stephen Hamblett Laura H. Harris Mary and Robert Higgins Sharon and Richard Jenkins Jack and Sara McConnell + The Murray Family Charitable Foundation National Corporate Theatre Fund NCTF/Ford Foundation Fund for New Work National Endowment for the Arts Marc and Claire Perlman/ Ocean State Jobbers, Inc. Providence Journal Charitable Foundation Providence Tourism Council Rhode Island Foundation Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Hank and Peggy Sharpe/ Sharpe Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Taco / The White Family Foundation Textron Inc. Alan and Maria Weiss Mabel Woolley Trust The Yawkey Foundation Producer $15,000 to $24,999 Amgen Inc. James and Jonatha Castle Curt Columbus and Nathan Watson The Estate of Mr. Richard Cumming Philip Gould and Athena Poppas\ Gould Charitable Lead Unitrust The Perry & Martin Granoff Family Foundation Inc. June Rockwell Levy Foundation Jacqueline and Anthony Marro Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. McCulloch, Jr. Trustees for the McAdams Charitable Foundation National Grid Mrs. Nuala Pell Providence Department of Art, Culture & Tourism William J. and Paula H. Rooks Larry and Barbara Schoenfeld Mr. and Mrs William Vareika Otto H. York Foundation Associate Producer $10,000 to $14,999 Anonymous (1) Ann & Hope Curtain and Bath Outlet Brown University Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Dowling, Jr.

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 39

The Elms Foundation/ Merle & Stanley Goldstein, Larry & Jill Goldstein, Eugene & Melina Goldstein Bruce Hauben and Joyce Brinton/ Helen G. Hauben Foundation Betty Ann Hughson Heidi Keller Moon Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Nelson Christopher and Priscilla Nugent David and Janet O’Hara The Pacifica Foundation Maggie and Clark Rheinstein Arthur and Judy Robbins Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Rodi/ L.A. Theatre & Music Lila Sapinsley Kenneth Sigel and Sarah Kelly Jack and Maggie Skenyon Stenhouse Consulting LLC The Washington Trust Company Director $5,000 to $9,999 Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. Joan Allen Arden Engineering Constructors, LLC Marilyn and Steven Aronow Hannah Bell-Lombardo and John S. Lombardo Lenore L. Bunting Marilyn and Ted Colvin Sally S. Cross CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Tracy and Bill Daugherty Jon and Julie Duffy Polly Eddy Ms. Helen Euler Marjorie Jenckes Fleischmann Gilbane, Inc. Ernie Hadley and Annie Mullins Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harpootian/ Paster & Harpootian, Ltd. Hinckley Allen & Snyder Irvin E. Houck Charitable Trust Beppie Huidekoper Mrs. Andrew Hunt/ Meehan Fund Sally E. Lapides and Arthur P. Solomon/ Residential Properties Ltd. Monica and Scott Laurans Peter and Deborah Lipman Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust Suzanne and Ira Magaziner Alice M. Mailloux Judy and Robert Mann Joananne and Jack Marshall Ann Mason Merrill Lynch Investments Jill H. Nagorniak Joop and Ria Nagtegaal O’Halloran Family Foundation Theodora Oakes O’Hara Ellen J. Peters Herbert Rakatansky, MD and Barbara Sokoloff Kibbe and Tom Reilly Ruth’s Lingerie Tom and Cathy Ryan Jill Sapinsley Mooney Elizabeth Schaaf Els and Allan Shine Brenda Shore Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. C. Smith

Anne and Michael Szostak Jean Hallett Talbot Rosamond A. Talbot Daniel von Bargen Elizabeth W. Vorenberg Jim and Maribeth Williamson Mrs. Gloria Winston Ed and Linda Wood Designer $2,500 to $4,999 Susan and Robert Bahr Gussie Baxt + The John Bickford Foundation Scott and Cynthia Burns Joanna Coppola Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Carlucci Mr. Arnold B. Chace, Jr. Linda and Steven Cohen Loring and Louise Conant Robert and Polly Daly Ms. Edythe M. De Marco and Mr. Thomas W. Byrne Joseph and Laurie DiBattista + Duffy & Sweeney LTD Rick and Mary Engle/ J & L Engle Family Foundation Mary-Beth Fafard, Ph.D. Felice Forman Michael and Donna Lee Gennaro Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. W. Gim The Haffenreffer Family Fund/ Ms. Kristen Haffenreffer Moran Dr. Louis Hafken and Ms. Lee Ann Johnston Hasbro, Inc. Hayes & Sherry Real Estate Services Barry G. Hittner, Esq. and Kathleen Hittner John and Carol Howland Phyllis Kimball Johnstone & H. Earl Kimball Foundation Jonathan and Melissa Kaplan Les Keats Jeanne D. Keller Carl H. Knerem and Thomas F. Matt Nancy Lepper Gerry and Paula Levesque Barbara Levine Dr. Mayer and Judy Levitt Mary A. Majkut Pierre and Millicent S. Mali Brendan and Heather McCarthy Metropolitan Life Foundation Leonard and Nancy Nemon Providence Place Rhode Island Monthly Mary Ann Scott Merrill W. Sherman, Esq. Santina Siena, MD Walter and D’Anna Soehnge Alec and Susan Taylor United Way of S.E.N.E., Inc. Donna and Jack Vanderbeck Vigneron Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee VIP $1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous (2) Marla C. Angermeier, MD BankRI Mr. and Mrs. Greg Bennett Stephen Berenson and Brian McEleney Richard and Amy Beretta Bryna and Bruce Bettigole Harrison and Arria Bilodeau Dr. and Mrs. Jacques Bonnet-Eymard Mr. and Mrs. Russell Boss Patricia Brigham David A. and Susan O. Brown Greta Brown Nicholas and Julia Califano Michael and Kathryn Calnan Suzanne and David Cane Chestnut Hill Realty Corporation

David and Nancy Costantino Joan Countryman and Edward B. Jakmauh Timothy and Sandra Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Dain Brian M. Daniels Dr. Suzanne M. de la Monte Sarah Denby Mary and John Deyst Dimeo Contruction Company Barbara J. Dreyer David and Heidi Kirk Duffy Joan J. Eddy David and Judith Enstone Dr. Nathan B. Epstein Meg Ferguson Heather and Ronald Florence Fund Bill and Helena Foulkes David and Ellen Galkin Harris and Julie Galkin Anne and Walter Gamble Gail A. Ginnetty Jean and Frank Giorgio Sarah Godfrey Rose and John Goltman + Bill and Kira Greene Howard and Myrna Hall Sally and Matt Herreid Harold and Eileen Horwitz Deborah A. Imondi Douglas Jacobs and Connie Pemmerl Anne Jencks Phyllis Kay and Richard Donelly Marie J. Langlois Mr. William A. Larkin, Jr. and Mr. Paul F. Czachur Brooke and Eugene Lee Peter L. Lewiss Doris Licht and Ron Borod Judith Litchman Barbara Lynch Gil and Michelle MacLean Joseph and Michele Madden Ronald and Karen Markoff Ruth and Samuel Markoff Foundation Drs. Michael and Jean Marrapodi Jay and Lucia Marshall John and Rosalie Maxham William Lynn McKinney Barbara Meek Linda and Paul Miller Maureen and Tom Moakley Hon. Patricia D. Moore and Dr. Guy Geffroy Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Nathan Jane S. Nelson Mary C. O’Malley Joseph and Marianne O’Neill Charles Otto and Carol Grant Susan M. Pacheco Kathryn Palen John and Gail Palumbo Cynthia B. Patterson Heather K. Picerne Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pleskunas Dick and Judy Plotz Michael and Robin Prescott Karen and Stephen Prest Olive Higgins Prouty Foundation Dr. John J. and Janet C. Przygoda Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Quesenberry Don and Patsy Quattrucci Lynn Rakatansky Robert and Sara Reichley Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Rhode Island School of Design Museum Mrs. Marcia Riesman Roger Williams University Myrna K. and Harris N. Rosen Barbara Ruttenberg Bruce Ruttenberg, Esq. and Heather MacLeod Carole Ann Saracco and Tomás Fratini Monica and Frank Schaberg

1/13/14 1:47 PM

playbill trinity 2.3x3.75 7.0:Layout 1 8/12/11 9:58 PM playbill trinity 2.3x3.75 7.0:Layout 1 9:58 8/12/11 9:58 Page 1 playbill trinity 2.3x3.75 7.0:Layout 8/12/11 9:58 Page 1 playbill trinity 2.3x3.75 7.0:Layout 1 18/12/11 PM PM Page 1 PM

Page 1

Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken High School Bishop Hendricken Bishop Hendricken High School Bishop Hendricken High School High School High School

Discover our Arts Academy: Discover our Arts Academy: Discover our Arts Academy: An program An honors honorsour program Discover Arts Academy: An honors program for art scholars! for art scholars!

An honors program for art scholars! our Arts Academy: forDiscover art scholars!

Our $6 millionArts Artswing wingoffers offers Our $6 million Our $6 million Arts wing offers An honors program young men aashowcase showcasefor for young men Our $6art million Arts wing offers young men a showcase for for scholars! their talents inTheatre, Theatre,Music, Music, their talents in young men a showcase fortalents in Theatre, Music, their Media Arts Media Arts and andVisual VisualArt. Art. their talents in Theatre, Media Artsoffers and Visual Art. Our $6 million Arts Music, wing Media and Visual Art. Visit usArts today!

Visit us today! young men a showcase for Visit us today!

401.739.3450, ext.

162 their talents in162 Theatre, Music, 401.739.3450, ext.

Visit us today!

401.739.3450, ext. 162 or www.hendricken.com Media Arts and Visual Art. or www.hendricken.com 401.739.3450, ext. 162 or www.hendricken.com or www.hendricken.com

Visit us today!

401.739.3450, ext. 162 Bishop Hendricken_HGF.11.indd 1 8/23/11 or www.hendricken.com Bishop Hendricken_HGF.11.indd 1 Bishop Hendricken_HGF.11.indd 1

12:00:09 PM

8/23/11 12:00:09 PM

formerly BCLIR

Meet Your Tour Guide.

8/23/11 12:00:09 PM GuideRI.com for your smartphone, tablet or on your laptop.

Learn.

Discover. enjoy.

Get the inside scoop on the best dining, shopping and things to see and do in Rhode Island.

join

our stimulating community of 400 active learners for courses, cultural activities and social events.

enjoy new courses with our Partners in the Arts: The Gamm, Trinity rep, risD Museum, ri Philharmonic and ri chamber Music.

Meet active, intellectually curious adults from many career paths.

Learn more on our website.



INSIDER’S GUIDE TO RI eat

shop

see & do

events

tRIvia

deals Facebook Thumbs Up

SEARCH

CMYK / .eps

Search and sort your options by proximity, category, alphabetically, or by average entree price for restaurants.

Plus: menus, special offers, videos, mapping, directions and more.

Experience the best in lifelong learning! www.lifelonglearningcollaborative.org

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 40

1/13/14 1:47 PM

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! continued Michael and Karen Shell Richard and Deb Shell Sussannah Skinner Kelly Rita D. Slom Somerled Charitable Foundation Dennis E. Stark and Robert F. Amarantes Starkweather & Shepley, Inc. Judith B. Swaim Alicia Szendiuch Anne and Michael Szostak Target Flo Tilles United Way-Combined Federal Campaign United Way-State Employee Charitable Appeal Naida D. Weisberg Don and Kitty Wineberg Richard D. and Mary M. Worrell Janet and Mel Zurier Leader $750 to $999 Bottles Fine Wine Paul Brooks Mrs. Lucille W. Cameron and Mr. James R. Doris Tony Estrella and Jennifer Madden Tom and Leslie Gardner Roz and Larry Gibel James and Nancy Hagerty Lise M. Iwon Matthew and Paula Marcello Ms. Elizabeth Maynard Patricia Platt and Charles A. Hall, Jr. Ms. Martha P. Sherman Ms. Joanne Speroni-Woody and Mr. Michael M. Woody Walrus and Carpenter Oysters Edie and Jerry Weinstein Advocate $500 to $749 Anonymous (5) Marjorie and George Abbot Donald and Barbara Accetta Allen Farms & The March Hare CSA Tom and Linda Beall Howard Ben Tré Melvin and Patricia Blake The Boston Foundation Cheryl Britland Dr. Roger and Mrs. Carol Brotman Caroline Browne and Danielle Browne Donna and Gary Case Mr. Malcolm G. Chace, Jr. Yi-Hsin Chang and Eliot Morgan April and Jeffrey Chase-Lubitz The Honorable David Cicilline Raymond and Paulette Cieslak Civic Center Parking Associates LLC Ann and Floyd Clark Sam Coale Jonathan Cole Stephen Covill Karen L. Daigle, MD Dr. and Mrs. Ron DeLellis Helen Donnelly Down City Parking LLC Thomas M. Drew and Carolyn Benedict-Drew Dr. Judith Eaton Emma Fabulous Donald and Maia Farish Sue H. Fisher John and Diana Franchitto Ellie and Bud Frank Linda and Fred J. Franklin Matt and Sue Galbraith Joe and Helene Gemma Merri Gillan Joan and Stephen Glazer Luz Bravo-Gleicher

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 41

The Gertrude N. Goldowsky & Seebert J. Goldowsky Foundation Donald and Laureen Grebien Nancy Carolyn Greene Endowment Fund Elsa & Jerry Grieder Thomas A. and Patricia Gruppioni Rabbi and Mrs. Leslie Y. Gutterman Ms. Ann E. Hamm and Ms. Janice L. Grinnell Jo Ann Hewett and George Burger Lillian and Charles T. Hutchinson P. Wm. Hutchinson and Jeri McElroy Glenn Jackson and Stormy Martin Lois S. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. V. Duncan Johnson Peter Jordan and Barbara Palmer Jeff Kaplan and Ellen Cohen Kaplan Ellen and Jeff Kasle Mr. Leslie M. Kenney Virginia Kenney David and Susan Kertzer Cheryl Kingma and Raymond Taylor Mrs. Elizabeth C. Kingsley Azarig and Elizabeth Kooloian Michael and Ross Kraemer Linda and Harold Kushner Ken, Maryann and Philip Langley Michael Lally & Victoria Lechner Professor and Mrs. Lewis P. Lipsitt Caroline and Jim Lloyd John and Gail Lynch Winfield Major and Susan Starkweather Christopher Marsella Dr. and Mrs. Edward Martens Robert and Heather Mason Vincent Jude McNamara Charitable Fund Jim Meyer Bruce Murphy Dr. Kevin Murphy and Mr. Steven Scallon Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Nanian Joe O’Connor Keri Anne O’Donnell Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Page Barbara H. Palmer Christopher Graham and Jessica Pepitone Nina Berry and Dieter Pohl David and Isabel Pollack Providence Performing Arts Center Bonnie H. Reibman Mary Lou Riker Linda and Hays Rockwell Leonard and Esteruth Rumpler Family Fund David Schoenfeld and Ellen Schoenfeld-Beeks Dr. Robert Serinsky and Dr. Deborah Johnson Jane and Deming Sherman Pearle W. & Martin M. Silverstein Foundation Stephen Skuce and Raymond Schmidt Norma Smayda Staley Ann and Daryl Stahl Bill and Donna Templeton Marvin and Ellie Wasser David M. Wax and Elaine Arden Cali Connie Worthington and Terry Tulli David B. Green and Myrth York Ann S. Zartler Karl and Cecily Ziegler Patron $250 to $499 Anonymous (9) Christopher J. Almon Patricia and Melvin G. Alperin Fund Sumner Alpert and Joyce Rosenthal Karen Berman Jonathan and Melinda Birs Darlene L. Boroviak Andrew S. Brem, M.D. and Susan A. Oberbeck Ms. Winifred Brownell

Kay Ellen Bullard Maria Caliri Jennifer and Patrick Canole The Naomi and Walter Chucnin Foundation Ms. Candita Clayton Priscilla Cogan and C.W. Duncan Jules and Dede Cohen Devra Cohen-Tigor Annette and John Coleman Collette Vacations Mrs. Eliza Green Chace Collins Kay and Leon Cooper Kristen Coury Larry and Nancy Culpepper Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Dana Kristin A. DeKuiper Brenda and David Delasanta Delta Dental of RI Camilla Derochambeau George and Kathleen DiMuro Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiPalma + Carol E. Drewes Nancy and Charlie Dunn Eastside Marketplace Jean M. Edwards Pamela Nelson Erskine Robert F. Evangelista Barnaby Evans Barnet Fain Barry and Elaine Fain Jeanne and George Feldman Russell Field Dean and Janet Fisher Rhoda and B. Allen Flaxman Jay and Bonnie Fluck William and Patti Folsom Dick and Joan Frary Greg Frazier and Patricia M. Dwyer Bradford S. and Beverly J. Germain Louis Giancola and Pamela High Albert and Barbara Glucksman Kathleen Carney-Godley and Rick Godley, M.D. Carolyn Gorka The Rev. and Mrs. Everett H. Greene James B. Hall Ovsanna Harpootian Veitch Harrigans Eileen and John Harrington Mark and Heidi Harris Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harris Ms. Helaine Hartman Sam Havens and Audrey Kupchan Gary C. Hobel II Alan, Marilyn and Jason Hochman Robert and Laura Howe Dr. and Mrs. Francis M. James Simone P. Joyaux and Tom Ahern Andrew and Mary Ellen Kadak Kathleen P. Kandzierski Kane-Barrengos Foundation Marilyn and Stephen Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Keenan Fred and Lorraine Kelman Family Fund Daniel Kertzner Sameer V. Khan Richard H. Kuehl and Janet S. Comalli Maryalice and Susan Lampron Mrs. Jane Langmuir Rev. and Mrs. Richard T. Laremore David and Pat Lea Janice W. Libby Peter Lockey and Deborah Pierce Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Logan Beverly F. Lucas Marjorie Martiesian Joan D. Martin Jane and Jim McGuirk Mary and Bill McKenna John and Christine McLacken Peggy Melozzi and Dana Roszkiewicz + Myra and Thomas Mercier Dan and Joanna Miller Ellen S. Miller

Ms. Barbara Murray Mrs. Pearl G. Nathan Nick’s on Broadway M. Christine O’Connell + Lita Orefice and Jack Fracasso John and Sandra Owens Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Page Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Parker Elizabeth Paroli and Wayne Kezirian Dr. Steven Peligian Dennis Perrino and Rita Maher Elaine and Gene Perry Joan and Michael Pilson Al and Karen Pytka Douglas Rainey and Toshi Uchida Glen and Karen Ramsay Richard and Linda Rendine Craig and Sarah Richardson Thelma Rocha Marissa J. Roy Dr. Anne Sisson Runyan and Mr. Albert A. Kanters James J. Ryan Matthew and Jennifer Ryan Catherine Sabo William J. Sabo Nancy Safer Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Salmanson Melanie Saunders Chris Raether and Clark Schoettle Nancy K. Cassidy and Jeffrey Schreck Eunice and George Scotti Anne Scurria and Barry Press Roberto and Amy Serrano Kenath Shamir Rev. David and Caldy Shire Frances A. Shirley Mrs. Jillian Siqueland John Soares, Laura Pezzatti and William Woodroff Mary C. Speare Susan Steiner Nicholas M. Stephens Robert and Michele Stepto Bruce and Carol Stevens Caroline J. Stouffer Der-Fen Su George A. Sullivan + Luke and Linda Sutherland John and Susan Teal Ms. Susan E. Thomas and Mr. Michael D. Achey Donna Tilles Stahl Tanya Trzeciak Mr. and Mrs. George Vetter Scott and Carol Wang Kay Warren, Ph.D. Harold W. Watts Rich and Pat Wecker Emily Westcott Bob and Barbara Westlake The Wheeler School Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. White Donald A. Wilkinson Michael Williams Ms. Susan Woodcock Diana M. Worley Richard and Sarah Zacks + Donation made through United Way Campaign

1/13/14 1:47 PM

Visit the new RIMonthly.com

[now mobile friendly and populated with more content than ever]

FOR 25 YEARS...

YOUR LIFE. YOUR STATE.

REMINISCE WITH US! Share your feelings of nostalgia.

Pin your old photos and memories to our “401Love” board at Pinterest.com/RIMonthly Share your best Rhody memories with us using #401Love on Twitter

RIM Website_INT.14.indd 1

1/14/14 8:51 AM

IN MEMORIAM gifts reflect gifts received between December 1, 2012 & December 6, 2013 In memory of Robert E. Adamson, III Ellen Adamson In memory of Peter F. & Mary E. Almon Christopher J. Almon In memory of Veronica Berenson Anonymous Mary Lou Belli Angela Brazil & Stephen Thorne Jill Jann Phyllis Kay and Richard Donelly Stephen & Freda Lehrer MFA students Kevin Moriarty Helene & J. Michael Murphy & Myrtle Alexander Ms. Catherine Perri & Mr. Aron Pasternack Hope Day Pilkington Mr. & Mrs. William N. Platt Helene Robinson Cindy Rosenthal & Emanuel Levy Anne Scurria & Barry Press Julie & Josiah Strandberg Julio Vera In memory of Juanita Brown Barbara Meek In memory of Jim Carruthers Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Lillian C. Chason Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Gray Coale Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Corrina Cole Joanne Heffernan & Richard Hopper In memory of W. Scott Corbett Paul Brooks In memory of Richard “DeeDee” Cumming Paul Brooks Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Iona Dobbins Barbara Meek In memory of Anna & Philip Duclos Janice Duclos & Mark Peckham Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press Clint & Lolly Wardle In memory of Margaret “Peg” Deignan Barbara Meek In memory of Natalie Dwyer Charles K. Dwyer In memory of Sara Dwyer Pamela Reo In memory of Lawrence Eugene Gemma Alex Daunis Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School Dan & Tania Spring In memory of Robert Gentile Gary P. Nelson In memory of Robert Gershkoff Maggie & Clark Rheinstein In memory of John Gilbert Mary E. Paolino In memory of Ed Hall Paul Brooks Alan, Marilyn & Jason Hochman Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press Rev. David & Caldy Shire In memory of David C. Jones Paul Brooks Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Dr. Irving & Kay Kaplan Jeff Kaplan & Ellen Cohen Kaplan In memory of Richard Kavanaugh Howard & Myrna Hall Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 43

In memory of Fred, Lorraine & Gloria Kelman Daniel Kelman David Kelman John Kelman In memory of Richard Kneeland Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Bernard Kortick: Inspiring Father, Uncle, Teacher, Writer & Actor David & Marcia Gold In memory of Anthony Kortick: Actor, Singer & Consummate Artist David & Marcia Gold In memory of Paul Langmuir Richard D. & Mary M. Worrell In memory of Howard London Stephen Berenson & Brian McEleney Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Mina Manente Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of George Martin Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Edward A. Mason Ann Mason In memory of Derek Meader Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Philip Minor Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Martin Molson Barbara Meek In memory of Joan C. Murphy Bruce M. Murphy In memory of Senator Claiborne Pell Paul Brooks In memory of Nancy Rollins Bruce Rollins Joanna Wood In memory of Christine Sherren Nancy Sherren In memory of Olga Simonelli Donna Case In memory of Margo Skinner Anonymous Sussannah Skinner Kelly Barbara Meek Dr. Anne Sisson Runyan & Mr. Albert A. Kanters Anne Scurria & Barry Press Sarah Skinner Daniel von Bargen In memory of Steve Sorin Stephen Berenson & Brian McEleney Kathryn & Michael Calnan Jennifer & Patrick Canole Frank & Roberta Cook Ms. Edythe M. De Marco & Mr. Thomas W. Byrne Janice Duclos & Mark Peckham Charles Dwyer Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Barbara Meek Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Bobby Soule Anne Scurria & Barry Press In memory of Louise E. Spink Denise R. Spink-Morin In memory of Milton Stanzler Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Steven Pennell & Frank Toti Anne Scurria & Barry Press Flo Tilles David E. Wynne In memory of Mary Aylward Stewart Joseph & Janet Smith

In memory of Charles Sullivan Paul Brooks Kathryn & Michael Calnan Janice Duclos & Mark Peckham Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Maureen & Tom Moakley Nancy A. Potter Anne Scurria & Barry Press

In memory of Norman Tilles Donna Tilles Flo Tilles Sandra Tilles In memory of Theresa Troiano Iona & Vic Bonneville In memory of Lillian G. Weisberg Anonymous In memory of David Wickham Ms. Devra Cohen-Tigor

TRIBUTE GIFTS reflect gifts received between Dec. 1, 2012 & Dec. 6, 2013 In honor of Caroline Azano William & Nancy Azano In honor of David Azulay Anonymous Jane S. Nelson In honor of Stephen Berenson & Brian McEleney Ms. Catherine Perri & Mr. Aron Pasternack In honor of Angela Brazil & Stephen Thorne Anonymous In honor of Paul Brooks’ Birthday Jane S. Nelson, Simon Poodle & Abigail Peagle In honor of Dr. Sandra Carson Center for Reproduction & Infertility In honor of Nancy Chace Stephen Skuce & Raymond Schmidt In honor of Joseph A. Chazan, M.D. for receiving the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts Patricia & Melvin G. Alperin Fund Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Carlucci Jane S. Nelson In honor of Paul & Libba Choquette The Radvany Family In honor of David N. Cicilline Paul Brooks In honor of Curt Columbus Ms. Edythe M. De Marco & Mr. Thomas W. Byrne RIC Shinn Study Abroad In honor of Curt Columbus & Nate Watson Paul Brooks Jane S. Nelson Anne Scurria & Barry Press In honor of John Cunningham Anita M. Cunningham In honor of Clients of The De Marco Group Ms. Edythe M. De Marco & Mr. Thomas W. Byrne In honor of the Development Staff Past & Present Heather Brigham Tiffany & Josh Tiffany In honor of Tony Estrella receiving the Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts Collette Vacations Jane S. Nelson In honor of Alexandra Fortin Armand & Joan Fortin Christine & Todd Fortin Diane & Madeleine In honor of Clare R. Gregorian Vartan Gregorian In honor of Judy Gorton Stephen Skuce & Raymond Schmidt

In honor of Mauro Hantman & Rachael Warren Mary Ann Scott In honor of Phyllis Kay Alan, Marilyn & Jason Hochman In honor of Phyllis Kay & Richard Donelly Paul Brooks In honor of Marie J. Langlois Paul Brooks In honor of Gil MacLean & Michelle Collie Susanna R. Beckwith In honor of Judy & Robbie Mann Nicholas R. Wall In honor of Brian McEleney Mary Ann Scott In honor of Brother Michael McKenery, FSC Elizabeth Dawber In honor of Barbara Meek Paul Brooks In honor of Jonathan & Judy Nelson’s Anniversary Jane S. Nelson In honor of John O’Rouke Anita M. Cunningham In honor of Nancy Potter Paul Brooks In honor of the Project Discovery Alan, Marilyn & Jason Hochman In honor of Kibbe Reilly Anonymous In honor of Hank Sharpe’s 90th Birthday Dr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. In honor of Sally Skuce Judy Gorton In honor of Steve Skuce & Ray Schmidt Nancy Chace Judy Gorton In honor of Fred Sullivan Anonymous In honor of Nancy Sullivan Paul Brooks In honor of Write Here, Write Now! Michael Williams

1/13/14 1:47 PM

CAMPAIGN GIFTS

Join us in support of Theater for Every Generation!

In 2010 Trinity Rep launched the Theater for Every Generation Campaign to ensure that the unique vision and values that have carried us through the past 50 years are preserved for future audiences. We are deeply grateful to the following donors, who made leadership gifts and/or multi-year commitments to the campaign prior to December 6, 2013.

Anonymous Amica Ann & Hope Curtain and Bath Outlet Susan & Robert Bahr Victor & Gussie Baxt Hannah Bell-Lombardo & John S. Lombardo Lisa Bisaccia & Robert Naparstek Mr. & Mrs. Russell Boss Richard L. Bready Paul Brooks Scott & Cynthia Burns Cardi’s Furniture Letitia & John Carter/ Carter Family Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm G. Chace/ The Chace Fund Chase Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Choquette, Jr. Linda & Steven Cohen Curt Columbus & Nathan Watson Marilyn & Ted Colvin Frank & Roberta Cook Joan Countryman & Edward B. Jakmauh CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Tracy & Bill Daugherty Ms. Edythe M. De Marco & Mr. Thomas W. Byrne Sarah & Charley Denby James V. DeRentis & Brett P. Smiley Louise D. Dinsmore Edgar & Tracy Dobie Dr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. Angela Dowling Munro Jon & Julie Duffy David & Heidi Kirk Duffy The Elms Foundation/ Merle & Stanley Goldstein, Larry & Jill Goldstein, Eugene & Melina Goldstein Dr. Nathan B. Epstein The Norman & Rosalie Fain Family Foundation Patricia Farley Donald & Maia Farish Rhoda & B. Allen Flaxman Bill & Helena Foulkes Greg Frazier & Patricia M. Dwyer Joe & Helene Gemma Michael & Donna Lee Gennaro Mr. & Mrs. Mark K. W. Gim Gail A. Ginnetty Philip Gould & Athena Poppas/ Gould Charitable Lead Unitrust David B. Green & Myrth York Bill & Kira Greene Vartan & Clare Gregorian Elsa & Jerry Grieder GTECH Corporation Dr. Louis Hafken & Ms. Lee Ann Johnston Adam & Alicia Hamblett Mrs. Stephen Hamblett Mr. & Mrs. John M. Harpootian/ Paster & Harpootian, Ltd. Laura H. Harris Mary & Robert Higgins Barry G. Hittner, Esq. & Kathleen Hittner

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 44

Lillian & Charles T. Hutchinson Douglas Jacobs & Connie Pemmerl Mr. & Mrs. V. Duncan Johnson David Katzen, MD & Barbara R. Binder Susan A. Keller Lois Kelly & Greg Matta Carl H. Knerem & Thomas F. Matt Marie J. Langlois Sally E. Lapides & Arthur P. Solomon/ Residential Properties Ltd. Monica & Scott Laurans Gerry & Paula Levesque Dr. Mayer & Judy Levitt Peter L. Lewiss Doris Licht & Ron Borod Peter & Deborah Lipman Suzanne & Ira Magaziner Mandell Family Fund Judy & Robert Mann Emily A. Maranjian Ronald & Karen Markoff Ruth & Samuel Markoff Foundation Drs. Michael & Jean Marrapodi John & Rosalie Maxham Jack & Sara McConnell Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. McCulloch, Jr., Trustees for the McAdams Charitable Foundation Barbara Meek Maureen & Tom Moakley Dr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Montague Heidi Keller Moon The Murray Family Charitable Foundation National Grid The Pacifica Foundation Kathryn Palen John & Gail Palumbo Mrs. Nuala Pell Marc & Claire Perlman/ Ocean State Jobbers, Inc. George & Dominique Perrin Prince Charitable Trust/ Elizabeth Prince de Ramel/ Guillaume & Molly de Ramel Providence Journal Charitable Foundation Don & Patsy Quattrucci Herbert Rakatansky, MD & Barbara Sokoloff Lynn Rakatansky Kibbe & Tom Reilly Cathy & Tom Ryan Monica & Frank Schaberg Larry & Barbara Schoenfeld Hank & Peggy Sharpe/ Sharpe Family Foundation Els & Allan Shine Ruth J. Simmons The Rosalyn Sinclair Family Jack & Maggie Skenyon Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. C. Smith Walter & D’Anna Soehnge Selma & Milton Stanzler Dennis E. Stark & Robert F. Amarantes Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Walter Stone

Susan Symonds Alec & Susan Taylor Textron Inc. Flo Tilles Mr. & Mrs. William Vareika Vanessa Toledo-Vickers Bob & Grace Vincent Roger & Linda Warren The Washington Trust Company Alan & Maria Weiss Taco / The White Family Foundation Jim & Maribeth Williamson Don & Kitty Wineberg Richard D. & Mary M. Worrell Otto H. York Foundation

To coincide and commemorate our 50th Anniversary, we are seeking to raise $18 million in campaign and annual fund support by June 2014. Philanthropy now has a starring role and we invite you to step onto the stage and into the spotlight.

Won’t you join us? For more information or to make an online contribution, please visit theaterforeverygeneration.com or contact Kathy Calnan, Director of Development, at (401) 453-9238 or kcalnan@trinityrep.com.

legacy giving

Make a lasting impression with a legacy gift to Trinity Rep! We honor donors who support our endowment (Endowment Society) and who have included Trinity Rep in their estate plans (Stanzler Society) with society membership and benefits.

For more information, contact Individual and Legacy Giving Officer Carol Drewes at (401) 453-9285 or cdrewes@trinityrep.com.

AN ADVISOR WHO KNOWS YOUR PHILANTHROPIC

PASSION.

YOUR COMMUNITY. AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO BOTH.

MERRILL LYNCH IS PROUD TO SALUTE THE TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY. Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors are committed to helping those individuals and organizations who are making a difference in our community.

The De Marco Group Brendan P. McCarthy, CFP® Assistant Vice President Investment Associate (401) 863-8620 Merrill Lynch One Citizens Plaza, Suite 1000 Providence, RI 02903 http://fa.ml.com/demarco_group

The Bull Symbol, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and The Power of the Right Advisor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation.

CFP® is a certification mark owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and is awarded to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a registered broker-dealer and member SIPC, and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation. © 2013 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

AD-06-12-0939 AR75S0X5-07-12 444614PM-09/2013

1/13/14 1:47 PM

legacy giving The Stanzler Society,

named in honor of Milton Stanzler, one of Trinity Rep’s founders, recognizes those who have included Trinity Rep in their estate plans. Potential benefits of planned gifts include avoiding capital gains tax, increasing current income, reducing income tax, and making a commitment to the theater and community that can be celebrated during your lifetime. To learn more about the Stanzler Society or planned gifts, please call Carol Drewes at (401) 453-9285.

Anonymous (1) Dr. & Mrs. Reid Appleby, Jr. The Estate of Victoria I. Ball Victor & Gussie Baxt Thomas & Linda Beall The Estate of Anna H. Blankstein Luz Bravo-Gleicher & David Gleicher Mr. Paul M. Brooks Mrs. Frances Burrows Dennis & Adrianne Cady Mr. & Mrs. Arnold B. Chace, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Chace Linda & Steven Cohen Anne & Sean Connor Mr. W. Scott Corbett The Estate of Richard Cumming Joseph L. Dowling, Jr., M.D. & Sarah T. Dowling, Esq. The Estate of Ms. Jewel Drickamer The Estate of Miss Edith C. Erlenmeyer Gail A. Ginnetty The Estate of Rosa Goddard Sidney & Alice Goldstein Dr. Louis Hafken & Ms. Lee Ann Johnston Howard & Myrna Hall Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hamblett Barry G. Hittner, Esq. & Kathleen Hittner Betty Ann Hughson Simone P. Joyaux & Tom Ahern Herbert E. Kaplan & Christine Townsend Michael & Pamela Killoran Lisa Kogut Gerry & Paula Levesque Joananne & Jack Marshall Jack & Sara McConnell Ellen S. Miller Bruce Murphy Jane S. Nelson Connie Palagi The Estate of Mr. Donald I. Perry Miss Mary C. Petrella & Miss Ann Petrella Donald Ramos, MD Arthur Richter Martha P. Sherman Marion Simon Selma & Milton Stanzler Dennis E. Stark Sue Steiner Charles Sullivan Norman & Flo Tilles Marsha Welch Gloria Winston Mrs. Mabel T. Woolley Ann S. Zartler Anna Elsa Zopfi Janet and Mel Zurier

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 45

national corporate theatre fund The Endowment Society

recognizes donors to our endowment, which has been entrusted to the Rhode Island Foundation to invest and ensure the growth of Trinity Rep with annual disbursements to support our operating costs. Gifts to our endowment help us to secure a strong financial future.

Anonymous (1) Betsy Argo+ Barbara S. Cohen+ Devra Cohen-Tigor+ Joanna Coppola+ Sarah & Charley Denby+ Carol E. Drewes+ The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation* Bud & Ellie Frank Joe & Helene Gemma Elsa & Jerry Grieder+ Mr. & Mrs. John M. Harpootian Alan, Marilyn & Jason Hochman Lillian & Charles T. Hutchinson+ Sussannah Skinner Kelly+ The Kelman Family Barbara & George Levine Barbara Meek Heidi Keller Moon+ Kathryn Palen+ Mrs. Nuala Pell* Prince Charitable Trust* Family of Elaine Rakatansky* Dr. Anne Sisson Runyan & Mr. Albert A. Kanters+ Monica & Frank Schaberg Jack & Maggie Skenyon* Sarah Skinner+ Daniel von Bargen+ Eugene Weinberg Ed and Linda Wood+ Richard D. & Mary M. Worrell David Wynne+ + Made a gift to the endowment between December 1, 2012 and December 6, 2013. * Contributed $10,000 or more to Trinity Rep’s endowment.

Trinity Rep is proud to partner with the RI Foundation to provide legacy giving guidance. To learn more, contact Gail Ginnetty at the Foundation, (401) 274-4564.

Currently, the following named funds have been established as part of Trinity Rep’s endowment: Victoria Irene Ball Fund for Theater Education, Buff and Johnnie Chace Fund, Richard Cumming Endowment Fund for Musical Programming at Trinity Rep, Doris Duke Endowment Fund, Oskar Eustis Fund for New Play Development, Ed Hall Memorial Fund, Stephen Hamblett Memorial Fund, John and Yvette Harpootian Fund, Richard Kavanaugh Memorial Fund, Pell Fund for Arts Education, Elaine Rakatansky Memorial Fund, Margo Skinner Memorial Fellowship Fund, and Tilles Family Fund.

National Corporate Theatre Fu n d (NCT F ) i s a n o t- f o r profit created to increase and strengthen support from the business community for this country’s most distinguished professional theaters. The following donors support these theaters through their contributions to NCTF: CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $250,000+ Ford Foundation* The James S. and Lynne P. Turley Ernst & Young Fund for Impact Creativity** LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $100,000+ Clear Channel Outdoor**† CMT/ABC**† The Hearst Foundations** THEATRE EXECUTIVES $50,000-$99,000 AOL† Bank of America BNY Mellon Ernst & Young BENEFACTORS $25,000-$49,999 American Express Cisco Systems, Inc. Citi Goldman, Sachs & Co. MetLife Morgan Stanley Pfizer, Inc. Wells Fargo** PACESETTERS $15,000 $24,999 Acquis Consulting Group† Bloomberg Steven Bunson** McGraw Hill Financial Frank Orlowski** Southwest Airlines** Theatermania.com/Gretchen Shugart James S. Turley UBS DONORS $10,000 $14,999 James E. Buckley Christopher Campbell/ Palace Production Center† Datacert, Inc. Dorfman and Kaish Family Foundation, Inc. Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Pamela Farr Marsh & McLennan Companies New York Life Lisa Orberg** RBC Wealth Management** Sharp Electronics† Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLC The Schloss Family Foundation** George S. Smith, Jr.** John Thomopoulos** Time Warner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

SUPPORTERS $2,500 $9,999 Mitchell J. Auslander** Dantchik Family Datacert, Inc. Disney/ABC Paula Dominick** Dramatists Play Service, Inc. John R. Dutt** Christ Economos** Epiq Systems** Bruce R. and Tracey Ewing** Richard Fitzburgh John Gore for Broadway.com Jeffrey Gural/Newmark Holdings Mariska Hargitay** Gregory S. Hurst Howard and Janet Kagan** Joseph F. Kirk** Michael Lawrence and Dr. Glen Gillen Jonathan Maurer and Gretchen Shugart** The Maurer Family Foundation** John G. Miller John R. Mathena Ogilvy & Mather† Theodore Nixon** Edison Peres Thomas C. Quick** TD Bank Evelyn Mack Truitt Michael A. Wall Isabelle Winkles** * NCTF/Ford Foundation Fund for New Work † Includes In-kind support ** Impact Creativity is an urgent call to action to save theater education programs in 19 of our largest cities. Impact Creativity brings together theaters, arts education experts and individuals to help over 500,000 children and youth, most of them disadvantaged, succeed through the arts by sustaining the theaterarts education programs threatened by today’s fiscal climate. For more information on how “theater education changes lives,” please visit: www.impactcreativity.org List complete as of August 2013

1/13/14 1:47 PM

AROUND THE REP

Trinity Rep Donors Go “Inside” the Comedy of Vanya…

O

n November 13, Trinity Rep Trustee John Palumbo hosted an “Inside the Company” holiday party at the Providence Art Club (PAC) for some of Trinity Rep’s closest friends and supporters. Following a welcome from The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director Curt Columbus, associate artistic director Tyler Dobrowsky moderated a conversation with resident company member Phyllis Kay and Brown/Trinity Rep MFA ‘14 actor Tangela Large. They discussed their roles in Christopher Durang’s Chekovinspired comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and touched on the unique challenges and rewards of playing for laughs, as well as the parallel themes within the work of both Durang and Anton Chekhov. Guests mingled with members of Trinity Rep’s staff and resident acting company while enjoying fireside cocktails and a sneak peek at the PAC’s 109th Little Picture Show. For more information on how you can attend events like these, contact Donor Programs and Individual Giving Officer Kate Kataja at kkataja@trinityrep.com or (401) 521-1100, x172.

FROM TOP: Resident acting company member Phyllis Kay (far right) with

attendees Adrienne Drew (center) & Linda Noble (left); Annie and Jean Talbot and Anthony and Jacqueline Marro; Brown/Trinity Rep MFA ‘14 actor Tangela Large (center) with Trinity Rep’s donor programs and individual giving officer Kate Kataja & director of development Kathy Calnan. Photos by Jen Canole.

BELOW L TO R: Tangela Large & Phyllis Kay in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, directed by Curt Columbus, set design by Michael McGarty, costume design by Olivera Gajic & lighting design by Josh Epstein. Photo by Mark Turek.

Every Little Bit Counts: The $500,000 Challenge

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 46

IN CELEBRATION OF TRINITY REP’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY and the final months of our Theater for Every Generation campaign, an anonymous group of Trinity Rep’s board members have issued a $500,000 challenge matching every new dollar given to Trinity Rep between now and June 30, 2014.

How can you take advantage of this challenge and double your donation? If you are a new donor, your entire gift will be matched! If you haven’t made a gift in the last two seasons, your entire gift will be matched! If you’ve already made a gift this season, and give again, the increase will be matched!

The $500,000 challenge — it’s a big number, but every little bit counts.

Visit www.trinityrep.com/give, call Kristen at (401) 453-9235, or return the form on the opposite page to make your gift and help us take advantage of this magical, wonderful, marvelous, fabulous, beautiful, glorious match!

1/14/14 2:17 PM

IN THE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Local Intimates

Ruth’s Lingerie celebrates 60 years in RI While Intimate Apparel is set in 1905, the story of Ruth’s Lingerie began in March of 1954.

World War II had ended, and young mother Ruth Lubinsky had just opened the doors of Ruth’s Shop of Corsetry, assisted by her seamstress mother, Fannie Andelman.

As fashions changed, so Original 1954 hand-painted sign did the name — the store later became Ruth’s Intimate Apparel. Still located in the heart of Cranston’s Rolfe Square, the shop is now called Ruth’s Lingerie, but known to most Rhode Island women simply as Ruth’s.

Carol Schwebel, Ruth’s daughter, has been at the helm of the family business since 1995. The shop carries a full line of everyday and special occasion bras and shapeware, and earned Rhode Island Monthly magazine’s stamp of approval as the “Best Place in Rhode Island to Buy a Bra.” Like Esther in Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel, Carol and her staff take great pride in their work, are sensitive to their client’s needs, and have a keen attention to detail. It’s a testament to Ruth’s staff that women often walk out of the store wearing the bras they purchased, leaving their ill-fitting bras behind.

The necessity of supporting female-owned business prompted Carol to sponsor Trinity Rep’s production of Intimate Apparel. In an interview with the Providence Journal in 2009, she explained her personal commitment to women-owned businesses, “I never forget it’s my mother’s name on the door and this business will be run with integrity. It’s a women’s business: there aren’t many businesses that have been founded and operated over six decades only by women.”

Ruth’s Lingerie is located at 106 Rolfe Square in Cranston and can contacted at (401) 941-5155 or online at www.ruthsofri.com.

Brown’s 250th

A conversation with President Christina Paxson We’re delighted Brown University chose to sponsor Intimate Apparel. What motivated the sponsorship?

We were thrilled that Trinity Rep is producing Lynn Nottage’s award-winning play as part of its 50th season, which coincides with Brown’s 250th anniversary. Lynn is a Brown alumna, class of 1986, and we are so proud of all that she has accomplished in her distinguished career. Given the strong partnership that Brown and Trinity Rep enjoy, particularly the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program, and the fact that Mia Ellis, the play’s lead, is also an alumna (Brown/Trinity Rep MFA, class of 2012), sponsorship offered an exceptional opportunity to support the production and Trinity Rep. What are you hoping for as you begin your celebration of Brown’s 250th anniversary?

We hope to engage communities locally and globally as we examine the University’s past, celebrating its triumphs and reflecting on the complex and challenging issues that Brown has confronted over time. We will use this occasion to share a fuller and deeper understanding of Brown, including its historic partnership with Providence and Rhode Island, and seek to showcase our distinctive character, forged, like Rhode Island’s, in the values of liberty of conscience and independent thought. We will emphasize our commitment to academic excellence and reaffirm the enduring societal value of higher education — a liberal arts education in particular.

How will you commemorate Brown’s 250th anniversary?

From March 2014 through May 2015 we will have events in Providence and around the world. We begin March 7, 2014 welcoming to campus students from more than 30 middle schools throughout Rhode Island for a day of academic discovery. There will be an Ogden Lecture that afternoon featuring World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, a 1982 graduate of Brown, followed by a reception complete with a very large birthday cake. The weekend will continue with a celebration of arts, culture and performance as well as forums, programs and exhibitions. All Rhode Islanders are invited to attend the opening activities and events planned throughout the celebration. Please visit www.250.brown.edu to learn more about the anniversary.

I believe in Theater for Every Generation.  Enclosed please find my gift of $________ designated as follows: $_______ Annual Fund

$________ Campaign

 I’ve included Trinity Rep in my estate plans.  I’d like to learn more about legacy giving and The Stanzler Society.  My employer has a matching gifts program.  Form enclosed. Company name ________________________ NAME _________________________________________________________ (AS YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED IN DONOR LISTINGS) ADDRESS_______________________________________________________

 Enclosed is a check payable to Trinity Repertory Company.  Please charge my  Visa

 MC

 AmEx

 Discover

NAME ON CARD _________________________________________________ CARD # ________________________________________________________ SECURITY CODE__________EXP. DATE _____________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________________________

 Please bill me for the balance.  I would like to set up automatic payments. Please contact me.

I would like to take advantage of donor benefits:  Yes

 No

CITY____________________________STATE______ZIP _____________ PHONE____________________EMAIL _____________________________

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 47

Please return to: Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI 02903.

1/14/14 2:15 PM

Saint Raphael Academy Saint Raphael Academy

A C AT H O L I C , L A S A L L I A N , C O L L E G E P R E PA R AT O R Y S C H O O L W H E R E E AC H S T U D E N T I S W E LCO M E D, I N S P I R E D, A N D C H A L L E N G E D. A C AT H O L I C , L A S A L L I A N , C O L L E G E P R E PA R AT O R Y S C H O O L W H E R E E AC H S T U D E N T I S W E LCO M E D, I N S P I R E D, A N D C H A L L E N G E D.

The 19-time State Drama Festival The 19-time Festival winner gets State a newDrama place to call home. winner gets aofnew tospace callhere:home.

Follow the construction our new place performance SaintRays.org/News-Events/CoutuTheater Follow the construction of our new performance space here: SaintRays.org/News-Events/CoutuTheater

ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE Sunday, September 29, Noon to 3 p.m.

ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE JSunday, O S E P HSeptember & BLANC E COto U T3 Up.m.

T H E AT E R 29,HNoon GCATHOLIC R A NDecember D HS O7,PENTRANCE E Nto INoon N G TEST GALA Saturday, 8 a.m.

TEST FCATHOLIC E B R UA R Y 7 - HS 9 , 2ENTRANCE 014

Saturday, 7, please 8 a.m. to Noon Mr. Shawn McKay, For moreDecember information, contact For more information, please visit: Director of Admissions, at 401-723-8100, extension 116.

For more information, please contact Mr. Shawn McKay, SaintRays.org/News-Events/CoutuTheater Director of Admissions, at 401-723-8100, extension 116.

Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/SaintRays Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/SaintRays

Intimate Apparel_2014.indd 48 St 11 St Rays_INT.14.indd Rays_ACC.13.indd

Follow us on Twitter: @SaintRays Follow us on Twitter: @SaintRays

Visit our website: SaintRays.org Visit our website: SaintRays.org

1/13/14 1/2/14 1:47 9:32 AM 10/18/13 2:13PM PM