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ABOUT US LEADERSHIP
Robert M. Rechnitz Executive Producer John Dias Artistic Director Joan H. Rechnitz Associate Producer Michael Hurst Managing Director
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ann Unterberg President Anne Luzzatto Vice President Susan Olson Secretary Marilyn Broege Amanda Butterbaugh Robert Butters Carolyn Cushman DeSena Gale Grossman Todd Herman Caroline P. Huber Mary Jane Kroon Honorable Edward J. McKenna Jr. Nyire Melconian Adam Rechnitz Joan H. Rechnitz Robert M. Rechnitz Mary Carol Stunkel Webster Trammell Thomas Unterberg Richard Worley
Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, produces American and world masterpieces, and new plays and musicals. We are recognized in the national theater community for our new-play commissioning program, launched in 2010 to create a pipeline for developing work that contributes to the vitality and future of the American theater. Each season, the theater hosts numerous artist residencies, workshops, and readings, and presents an annual Cabaret of New Songs for the Musical Theater in association with NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program. The Crossing Borders Festival and Nosotros program foster a closer relationship between the theater and Latino artists and audiences, and Two River cultivates a new generation of theatergoers through innovative arts education programs that introduce young people to the theater and create opportunities for them to engage with renowned theater artists. Two River Theater was founded by Joan and Robert Rechnitz in 1994. For more information, visit tworivertheater.org or call 732.345.1400. Â
TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 Patron Services 9 Title Page 11 A Note from Our Artistic Director, John Dias 13 Cast of Characters 15 Bios 19 In Memoriam: Hugh Hardy & Neil V. DeSena 22 Interview with Playwrights Madeleine George and Tony Meneses 25 Nosostros: Engaging Latino Artists and Audiences 28 Up Next: The Ballad of Little Jo 31 Education Spotlight: 2017 30 Coming Soon: The Way Back Summer Home forCamp Ages 4-8 34 2017/18 Season Announcement 31 Education Spotlight: 2017 Summer Camp 38 Individual Donors 34 41 38 46
2017/18 Season Announcement What Your Donation Gives Individual Donors Scene at Two River
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Robert M. Rechnitz Executive Producer
THE WOMEN OF PADILLA
John Dias Artistic Director Joan H. Rechnitz Associate Producer Michael Hurst Managing Director
By Tony Meneses
WITH Karina Arroyave Paloma Guzmán
Helen Cespedes Keren Lugo
Jacqueline Correa Elizabeth Ramos
Daniella De Jesús Jeanine Serralles
SCENIC DESIGNER.......................................................................Arnulfo Maldonado COSTUME DESIGNER...............................................................Oana Botez LIGHTING DESIGNER................................................................Yuki Nakase SOUND DESIGNER.......................................................................Jane Shaw PUPPET DESIGNER.....................................................................James Ortiz PUPPET DIRECTOR....................................................................Will Gallacher CASTING.................................................................................................Heidi Griffiths & Kate Murray PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER................................Alison Hassman
Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll
OPENING NIGHT: APRIL 14/2017 JOAN AND ROBERT RECHNITZ THEATER Two River Theater is supported in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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laywright Tony Meneses often says that the Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca has been his inspiration and has had a huge influence on his work. That influence is most clearly seen in Tony’s latest play, The Women of Padilla.
Born in 1898, Lorca began his artistic life as a poet and, as a young man of twenty-one, befriended and then held his own in the company of two of Spain’s great 20th century artists: the painter and provocateur Salvador Dalí and the avant-garde filmmaker Luis Buñuel. His poetry brought him fame and recognition but not the intimate engagement with his fellow humankind that he so craved. He took a job with a traveling theater company and that all changed. He said, “Outside Madrid, the theater is almost dead and the people suffer accordingly, as they would if they’d lost their two eyes, or ears, or a sense of taste. We are going to give it back to them.” Having discovered theater, he wrote less poetry, declaring: “Theater is poetry that rises from the book and becomes human enough to talk and shout, weep and despair.” Lorca is probably best known throughout the world for his “rural trilogy” of plays: Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba. But in all his plays, Lorca uses the immediacy and poetry of a heightened theatrical experience to shine a light on the inner workings of the heart and soul of his people. His plays challenged the accepted rigidity of class and gender roles. He gave voice to the “everyday people”—the rural poor and urban working classes, the gypsies and other outsiders, and especially the women whom tradition held ought remain silent. For General Francisco Franco and his fascist government, who were hell-bent on protecting their notion of traditional Spain and Catholic purity, there was no room for poetry or dissent. On August 18, 1936, Franco’s militia captured Lorca at his home in Granada and the next day shot him on the side of a road just outside the city.
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t always strikes me as ironic (among other things) how much a repressive government feels the need to suppress its artists. The pretense usually goes: art is a luxury and in times of trouble a nation must focus on defending its security and traditional way of life. A strong military is necessary, for sure—there are crazy and evil people out there. But art is a defense too, against, as Lorca says “the loss of eyes, ears and taste.” What’s ironic is that those governments who seem to say that art isn’t necessary are only ever proving its power. Like our current government in Washington who seek to undermine and limit the press and do the same to programs that support the arts and humanities, it’s clear some politicians are as well aware as we are of the impact of the writer’s pen, the actor’s voice and the artist’s inspiration. García Lorca’s poems, plays and life inspire us all to celebrate and defend the hearts and souls of our fellow mankind. And as Tony proclaims in his Women of Padilla, a nation that will send its young men and women to fight its battles in foreign wars needs it poets back home to make some sense of the horror and see hope for humanity.
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Carmen, the one who drinks.......................................................Jeanine Serralles Mari, the one who quietly leads...............................................Jacqueline Correa Marta, the one with faith.................................................................Keren Lugo Alejandra, the one who’s expecting.....................................Paloma Guzmán Cristina, the one who’s young....................................................Elizabeth Ramos Fidela, the one who’s taciturn....................................................Daniella De Jesús Lucha, the one with poetry..........................................................Helen Cespedes
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SETTING Mexico, in a time with some sense of the past
The Women of Padilla will be performed without an intermission.
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SPECIAL THANKS FROM TONY MENESES To the real women of Padilla, my mother and my aunts, for inspiring this play and inspiring me in general. To Ken and this amazing group of women, who inspire me to make the kind of theatre I've only ever dreamed of. To this beautiful and creative design team, my mind is blown by the work you do. To Two River for being my artistic home, your support means the world to me. To my actual family and created one, you're the reason I wrote this. And lastly, to stories about women. Let there be more.
PRODUCTION CREDITS Assistant to the Director: Genevieve Hoeler Assistant Costume Designer: Daniel Caleb Krieg Assistant Lighting Designer: Peter W. Mitchell The Actors and Stage Manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTOR SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE
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Karina Arroyave (Blanca) is best known for her role as ‘Jamey Farrell’ in the FOX TV show 24 and also appeared in 2005’s Best Picture winner Crash. Other film/TV credits include Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Bull, Mysteries of Laura, Blue Bloods, 187, Flawless, Falling Down, Lean on Me, NYPD Blue, As the World Turns (1988–1994), Law & Order, All My Children, The Practice, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, Touched by an Angel, and Without a Trace. Theater credits include Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Quiara Alegria Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful at Arden Theatre, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Motherfucker with the Hat and Adam Bock’s Swimming in the Shallows at Kitchen Theatre, Tony Glazer’s Stain on Theater Row, José Rivera’s School of the Americas at The Public Theater, Eduardo Machado’s Once Removed at both Long Wharf and Merrimack Rep, and José Rivera’s Marisol at Louisville’s Humana Festival. She made her Broadway debut as ‘Frederica’ in Jane Bowles’ In the Summer House at the Vivian Beaumont. Recent films include The Karma Club, Lost Cat Corona, Holy Rollers, Adam, Adrift in Manhattan, and the Academy Award-qualifying short film Family on Board.
Jacqueline Correa (Mari) has appeared regionally in Macbeth (Arkansas Rep), Hamlet (The Guthrie/The Acting Company), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (The Guthrie/The Acting Company), Confluence (The Guthrie Theater), On the Verge (CATF), American Tet (CATF), Macbeth (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival). Other stage credits include: Peter Pan directed by Mark Lamos, The Cradle Song directed by Jonathan Bank, Three Sisters, Tartuffe, Heartbreak House, Much Ado About Nothing, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Shakespeare’s Women. Jacqueline has appeared in the film The Dog Days and holds an MFA from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware. A very special “thank you” to her family, friends and M, whose love and support makes it all possible. Esto es para mi nana y mi mamá.
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Daniella De Jesús (Fidela) is an actor, playwright, and poet from Bushwick, Brooklyn. Television: Orange Is the New Black (Netflix), Blue Bloods (CBS). Film: Ash, Coco. NY Theater: Take Me Home (Incubator Arts Project) and The Thief Cometh (United Solo Festival), an original one-woman show, written by Daniella. Her poetry can be found in Young, Colored & Angry, Vagabond City Literary Journal, Chiflada Magazine, and the upcoming film Coco. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. Paloma Guzmán (Alejandra) Off-Broadway: Boys’ Life at Second Stage. New York: The Red Umbrella (Drama League), Restoration Comedy, Arok of Java (EPBB). Television credits include: The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Law & Order: SVU, Shades of Blue, Atlanta, The Detour, Pretty Little Liars. Film credits include: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Certainty, And So It Goes (dir. Rob Reiner). Upcoming: Broad City on Comedy Central and “Dive” campaign for Cartier. Training: Carnegie Mellon. Keren Lugo (Marta) Theater credits: Scenes from Court Life (Yale Rep), Privacy (Public Theater), Our Town, Henry V (Chautauqua Theater Festival), DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story (GALA Hispanic Theater). Puerto Rico: Volpone (Francisco Arriví Theater), The Balcony, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Widows (UPR Theater). Keren was born and raised in Puerto Rico and holds an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. Some NYU credits include Caucasian Chalk Circle; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; and After the Fall. Elizabeth Ramos (Cristina). Two River Theater debut. OffBroadway: The Surgeon and her Daughters (Cherry Lane Theatre, dir. Adrienne Campbell-Holt); The Idea of Me (Cherry Lane Theatre, dir. Jose Zayas); A Month in the Country (Classic Stage Company, dir. Erica Schmidt); and Bikeman (Tribeca Performing Arts Center, dir. Michael Bush). Regional: Deferred Action (Dallas Theater Center, dir. David Lozano); Sleep Rock Thy Brain (Actors Theatre of Louisville, dir. Amy Attaway). Previous credits include Romeo and Juliet; Odilia; and Sonnets for an Old Century. Training: Actors Theatre of Louisville Apprenticeship and California State University, Fullerton. 16
Jeanine Serralles (Carmen) Selected NY credits include: Don’t You F***ing Say a Word (59E59); Gloria (Vineyard - Drama Desk nomination, Lucille Lortel nomination, Featured Actress), Verité (LCT3); Dying for It (Atlantic); The Muscles in Our Toes (Labyrinth Theater); The Jammer (Atlantic); Paris Commune (The Civilians); The Maids (Red Bull Theater); Maple and Vine (Playwrights Horizons); Stunning (LCT3); The Black Eyed (New York Theatre Workshop, Drama League nomination), Hold Please (Drama Desk nomination - Featured Actress). Selected regional credits include: Gloria (Goodman); These Paper Bullets (Yale Rep, Connecticut Critics Circle nomination - Outstanding Actress in a Play); Tartuffe (Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut Critics Circle Award - Featured Actress). Film & TV: Cubby (upcoming); Approaching a Breakthrough (upcoming); Hot Summer Nights (upcoming); Inside Llewyn Davis; The Abolitionists; No Pay, Nudity; Two Lovers; Across the Universe; The Path; Person of Interest; The Good Wife. MFA: Yale School of Drama. Tony Meneses (Playwright) was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and raised in Albuquerque and Dallas. His play Guadalupe in the Guest Room had its world premiere at Two River Theater and is now published by Dramatists Play Service. He was a 2015/2016 Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab member, a 2015/2016 Ars Nova Resident Playwright, a 2016 Playwright Fellow at the Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat at Ucross, a 2014/2015 Playwrights Realm Writing fellow, and has been previously developed at the LARK Playwrights’ Week. He is also the recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center ACTF Latino Playwriting Award. Alumni: Youngblood at EST. MFA: Iowa Playwrights Workshop. BA: UT Austin. He is currently under commission from the Denver Center Theatre and Two River Theater. Upcoming: Between Here and the City of Mexico at the Berkeley Rep Ground Floor, summer 2017. Ken Rus Schmoll (Director) directed Madeleine George’s Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England at Two River Theater. Recent credits include Annie Baker’s John at the American Conservatory Theater, a workshop of Anne Washburn’s 12-hour play The Octavia at the University of Washington School of Drama, MJ Kaufman’s Sagittarius Ponderosa for the National Asian American Theatre Company, Lucas Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton at the Philadelphia Theatre Company, and Anne Washburn’s Antlia Pneumatica at Playwrights Horizons. He is a usual suspect at New York Theatre Workshop, an affiliated artist with Clubbed Thumb, a co-mentor of the Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship, a three-time Sundance Theatre Institute alum, a former co-chair of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, and the recipient of two Obie Awards. Arnulfo Maldonado (Scenic Designer) is a New York City-based set and costume designer. Previously at Two River with Ken Rus Schmoll: Madeleine George’s Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England. Also with Schmoll: the east coast premiere of Lucas Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Judy (Page 73); Iowa (Playwrights Horizons); the New York premiere of Grounded (Page 73); Not What Happened (BAM
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James Ortiz (Puppet Designer) Based in New York City, James Ortiz is an established director, actor, writer, designer, and puppeteer. Most recently, James was the recipient of the 2016 Obie Award for Puppet Design for his critically acclaimed Off-Broadway show, The Woodsman. Regionally, on, and Off-Broadway James has designed for: Theatre for a New Audience and The Public Theater (King Lear), Shakespeare Theatre of DC (The Tempest) and The New Group (Mercury Fur) among others. As a director, his work has been seen at New World Stages, Ars Nova, 59E59 and others. As an actor, credits include The Woodsman (New World Stages), El Gato Con Botas (Tectonic Theater Project), On the Head of a Pin (Strangemen), Rhinoceros (UglyRhino), Wanda’s Monster (Making Books Sing). He is the recipient of the 2014 Jim Henson Foundation grant, was the 2015 resident artist at The New Victory Theatre and recently became the 2017 Eugene O’Neill residency recipient. James is also the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of the devised theatre group, Strangemen & Co. www. strangemencompany.com Will Gallacher (Puppet Director) Film/TV: Winter Rye (winner, Garden State Film Festival, dir. Victoria DeMartin), A Crime to Remember (Investigation Discovery). Theater: The Woodsman, On the Head of a Pin (Strangemen & Co.), Twelfth Night (Libra Theater Co.), Henry V and The School for Husbands (NY Classical Theatre), Associations of Hip (Overturn Theater Ensemble). He comes from Rochester, NY, via SUNY Purchase Conservatory. Heidi Griffiths (Casting) has worked for more than 25 years at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in NYC, where she has cast over 200 productions Off-Broadway and at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, including Shakespeare, new plays, and musicals. On Broadway: Sweat; Shuffle Along; The Crucible, Eclipsed; A Delicate Balance; A Raisin in the Sun; Lucky Guy; Chinglish; The Motherf**ker with the Hat; The Merchant of Venice; Hair; Passing Strange; Caroline, or Change; Take Me Out (Tony Award, Best Play 2003); Topdog/ Underdog (Pulitzer Prize, 2002); The Wild Party; Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk; On the Town; and The Tempest. She also cast the films The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love, MURDER and murder, and Saving Face. The Women of Padilla is her eighth collaboration with Two River Theater. Kate Murray (Casting) Two River Theater: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Seven Guitars, Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine, and The School for Wives. Broadway (as Casting Associate): The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A Delicate Balance, A Raisin in the Sun, Lucky Guy (Casting Assistant). Additional casting credits include work with The Cherry Lane Theater, Bedlam Theatre, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Throughline Artists, and UglyRhino Productions. Film: Across the Sea, My First Kiss and the People Involved. Kate is the Casting Associate at The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival. Alison Hassman (Production Stage Manager) Two River: Ropes, Pinkolandia, Crossing Borders Festival. New York: Hamilton, The Nutcracker (New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Cherry Lane, Westside Theatre, 59E59, the York, 24 Hour Play Company. Regional: McCarter, Theater Horizon, Trinity Rep, Bristol Riverside, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Premiere Stages, Philadelphia Theatre Company. Huge gratitude to Jean and Nicole. As always, for CW and AS.
IN MEMORIAM
Hugh Hardy, July 26, 1932 – March 17, 2017 Legendary architect Hugh Hardy—whose firm, H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, designed Two River Theater and numerous other landmark performance spaces—died on March 16 in Manhattan of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 84. Hardy began his career as an assistant to famed theatrical set and lighting designer Jo Mielziner and theater remained his “great love,” Architectural Record wrote in its obituary. “If Hardy had never designed anything but theaters—his specialty during a 50-year career—he would still be known as an architect of extraordinary range. “ Among the buildings he designed, restored, or renovated are Brooklyn’s Polonsky Theatre Center, built for Theatre for a New Audience; Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater; the New Amsterdam and New Victory Theatres; Radio City Music Hall; and the Joyce Theater, a venue for dance performances. Two River Theater was honored to have been among his clients. In 2004, when our two-theater arts complex opened, David Barbour wrote in Lighting and Sound America that “the finished theater is a modestly scaled, but beautifully equipped, venue placed inside a building that fits neatly into the Red Bank landscape—even as it positions the theater company as a player in the town’s social life.”
Neil V. DeSena, November 6, 1964 – February 11, 2017 Two River Theater mourns the passing of Neil V. DeSena, husband of Trustee Carolyn C. DeSena. Neil was Managing Partner of SenaHill Partners, the merchant bank he cofounded in 2013, after an impressive career on Wall Street that spanned three decades. A visionary thinker, he helped transform how people transact business in the 21st century. He was also a gardener, and in that spirit planted seeds that helped both people and their work blossom and bloom. The Two River family extends its condolences to his family, including Carolyn and their three children, his friends; and his colleagues.
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LEADERSHIP BIOS JOHN DIAS (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) assumed his position as Artistic Director of Two River Theater in August 2010 after working as a producer and dramaturg in New York for 20 years. In partnership with Managing Director Michael Hurst he has brought new vitality to the 20-year-old Red Bank theater, including producing subscription shows on two stages for the first time; launching the theater’s first literary department and commissioning program for new plays; presenting annual events such as a musical theater cabaret in collaboration with New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and the Crossing Borders festival of Latino plays; and developing numerous arts-education initiatives for young people including A Little Shakespeare, an annual production of one of Shakespeare’s plays performed by high-school students. Throughout his career, John has been a leading advocate for bold new American plays and stimulating productions of the classics, including the Broadway productions of Lisa Kron’s Well and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. For 12 seasons, he worked in a variety of capacities at The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, including Associate Producer and Associate Artistic Director. During much of his tenure at The Public, working for Producer George C. Wolfe, he was responsible for all aspects of play production on the theater’s six stages and the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. He also ran the theater’s literary department, overseeing new-play workshops and productions of classics by Shakespeare and other writers, and he directed and taught in the Shakespeare Lab, a professional actor-training program. Previously, John was dramaturg at Hartford Stage Company, and co-founded and led Affinity Company Theater, a production company dedicated to bringing daring new works from around the world to New York, and The Playwrights Realm, an off-Broadway company that produces new plays by emerging artists. He has been a Tony Award nominator, a consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous other organizations, and he has taught at New York University and Yale University. John currently teaches in the graduate school at Columbia University. He received his BA from George Washington University and his MFA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
MICHAEL HURST (MANAGING DIRECTOR) joined Two River Theater as Managing Director in 2011, bringing 20 years of theater and non-profit experience, including 16 years at The Public Theater. Under his joint leadership with Artistic Director John Dias, Two River has experienced ambitious growth and enjoyed new recognition in the national theater community. During his tenure, Two River has embarked on a new Strategic Plan; began producing subscription shows on two stages for the first time; and launched the theater’s first commissioning program for original plays, as well as numerous new community and education programs. Prior to coming to Two River, Michael was on the staff of The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival for 16 years, including four years as General Manager and six as Managing Director, overseeing budgets that ranged from $16 to $20 million. Michael was responsible for all financial aspects of the productions at The Public Theater and Central Park’s Delacorte Theater. During his tenure at The Public, he oversaw the Broadway transfers of many productions, including Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Take Me Out, winner of the Tony Award for Best Play; and Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, or Change. Michael was also part of all strategic planning for the theater, including its artistic leadership transition and the opening of Joe’s Pub, now considered one of the country’s best small venues for music and performance. Most recently, Michael was Chief Operating Officer of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which presents the prestigious New York Film Festival. At the Film Society, he oversaw the building of a new three-theater, $40-million facility that opened in June 2011, and he managed the organizational growth necessary to support the facility. His work in the commercial theater includes serving as Executive Producer for San Francisco-based producer Carole Shorenstein Hayes, starting her New York office and creating a strategic plan to develop new theatrical work. Michael served as Vice President for The Off-Broadway League and was a member of The Broadway League for 14 years. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the Advisory Board of the Indie Street Film Festival.
ROBERT M. RECHNITZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) founded Two River Theater Company in 1994. An educator, writer, and director, he is one of New Jersey’s most esteemed theater leaders. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado and was a professor of American Literature at Monmouth University for 35 years, contributing scholarly articles and short stories to various academic journals. As Two River’s Executive Producer, he oversaw the theater’s move from Monmouth University in West Long Branch to the Algonquin Arts in Manasquan. While the company was in residence in Manasquan, he planned for and oversaw the building of a state-of-the-art, two theater complex in Red Bank as Two River’s permanent home. He directed the opening production in the new building, the classic American comedy You Can’t Take It With You, in 2005. Among the other notable productions he has directed at Two River are Curse of the Starving Class (for which he received The Star Ledger’s nomination for Best Director of a Comedy), True West, A View from the Bridge, The Glass Menagerie, Thieves’ Carnival, Uncle Vanya, American Buffalo, and Barefoot in the Park. He has been honored with Monmouth University’s 2001 Maurice Pollak Award for Distinguished Community Service, and the 2007 Celebration of Excellence Award from the Monmouth County Arts Council. At the start of the new century, the Star-Ledger named him one of the “20 New Jerseyans to Watch.” He is the author, with Kenneth Stunkel, of Lives of Reason, which had its world premiere at Two River in 2016.
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ASKING PEOPLE T O CA R E : TONY MENESES AND T WO RIVER’S PL AYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE MADELEINE GEORGE TALK ABOUT WRITING FOR THE THEATER AND THE WOMEN OF PADILLA
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Why does a promising young person like yourself want to write plays? Why would you do something like that with your life? [Laughter]
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TO N Y: Great question. Every playwright I know, including myself, is starting to dip their toes into writing for television. So I’m working on something there, sure. But there’s something about writing for the theater where I feel, “I know this. This is my skin.” It’s nice to feel good about the work, and the words, and the actors in the room and how they’re doing their work and how Ken’s doing his work. It feels like it is sort of selfless, that you as the writer just go, “remove me from this,” and they get to do their thing. And how lovely is that? How great that they have this platform to do their craft, and their work, and their art that they bring to it. It feels like this is the point of what we all talk about when we talk about collaboration.
And the other thing that keeps me coming back to the theater is the audience. Whatever kind of play you are doing—whether its experimental theater or traditional realism—we are asking the audience to care and to feel. And right now, we’re putting on a play with eight Latina women on stage in a moment where being Latino, Mexican, is in contention. MA DELEIN E : I love that idea. I love the thought of asking people to care. That just by being there, actors— and all the people that brought the actors there—are asking the audience to care. That’s nice. TONY: It’s very sentimental, and I know that. I think my work has a level of sentiment to it that I’m always watching out for, in that it’s more interesting when we’re trying to get there than just being there the whole time. MA DELEIN E : One of my favorite quotes is by the writer William Kittredge: “If you’re not risking sentimentality, you’re not close to your inner self.” But this play doesn’t feel that way to me. It’s lyrical and it’s imagistic, and those are sophisticated modes of delivery of feeling. TONY: You want to avoid the trappings of poetry. You know? It’s been fun seeing how the actors have keyed into avoiding the trap of playing it poetically. The most exciting kind of work that I’ve seen is when they just spoke the words. Had the conversation. Talked. MA DELEIN E : How is it different working in the Rechnitz Theater? It’s a much bigger space than the Marion Huber Theater, where your play Guadalupe in the Guest Room premiered. Does it change the tempo of the play? Is it different dramaturgy working in a big space verses working in a small space? TONY: It certainly feels traditional with that proscenium. It harkens back to, “this is how theater began.” Especially with a story that I am pulling from roots of Greek tragedy in some way. MA DELEIN E : Can you say more about that? TONY: It’s an inspiration point. We’re not actively trying to recreate a Greek tragic story, but it’s very Trojan Women-esque. [Note: The Trojan Women, a tragedy by Euripides that is considered the first anti-war play in the Western canon, follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been destroyed and their husbands killed.] I’ve used that as a sort of inspiration point and done my own thing with it. But in that way it does feel like this belongs in a proscenium theater like the Rechnitz.
M A DE LE IN E : Did you set out to write an old-fashioned play? TO N Y: In some ways, yes. I wanted to use a narrative structure that feels familiar, and add a Lorcaesque aspect—which is the lyrical nature of the play—and then give those things a spin and a contemporary feel that would speak to the active moment of what now feels like. M A DE LE IN E : Say more about that. TO N Y: When I wrote the play we were very much in the moment of the Iraq War. I was observing a lot of what my peers were doing in grad school, and I was reading what was coming from New York, a lot of soldiers’ stories. And I thought, “Alright, if I’m going to tell the story of this ethos, how am I going to make it my own? What can I pull from?” And at that point, I was going back to where I’m from, Guadalajara, a lot, and I was hanging out a lot with my cool-ass aunts. So I thought “Let me just combine these things.” And so I thought, “Alright. A woman on the homefront story.” M A DE LE IN E : My last question for you, is there one of these eight women who you feel the closest to in some way? TO N Y: Well, also in the etymology of this play, these are my aunts. They’re named after all of them. Literally, these are my aunts. M A DE LE IN E : Wait literally? Wait, so one of them [Carmen] is the heavy drinker? TO N Y: Yeah. M A DE LE IN E : No way! TO N Y: I had to tell her, and she’s like “Wait, I’m a drunk?” And I was like, “No you’re the life of the party whether you’re drunk or not.” When my mom tries to recount their past she’s like, “our youth was very innocuous” and my Aunt Carmen is like, “we were drunk all the time! What are you talking about? Don’t lie to your son.” So she is sort of the more blunt of the women. I love her. She’s great. But Mari is the one who’s my mom in real life. She’s the one who’s had to be this sort of unspoken leader in that world. In Mexican culture you don’t announce when you’re coming over; you just knock on the door. And they always come to her whenever I’m at her house. All day long. She’s the matriarch.
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NOSOTROS:
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n addition to producing plays by Latino writers, Two River engages Latino artists and audiences through an ongoing initiative called Nosotros, which launched with our 2014 production of Tony Menses’ play Guadalupe in the Guest Room. Originally built around a series of storytelling workshops created and led by playwright Tanya Saracho and director Jerry Ruiz, Nosotros has evolved and expanded to include Spanish-language programming and family events at the theater throughout each of our seasons.
2016 Crossing Borders Festival. Photo by Teja Anderson.
In connection with The Women of Padilla, we curated three special events for both Spanish-speaking and English-speaking audiences. n On SATURDAY, MARCH 25 we hosted Family Day at the Theater: A Salute to our Troops. Event activities included writing letters to our troops, arts and crafts, face painting, theater games, and more! Complimentary lunch was provided by Urban Coalhouse. Crossing Borders Festival. Photo by Teja Anderson.
n On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, we presented “Beauty in Two Language: An Evening of Spanish-Language Poetry in English Translation.” Poems by noted Spanish writers including Federico García Lorca and Pablo Neruda were read by artistic staff members and members of the Two River community. n On MONDAY, APRIL 17, we are pleased to bring audiences a special Spanish-language reading of The Women of Padilla (Las Mujeres de Padilla), free and open to the public. Directed by Leyma López (who directed in our 2015 Crossing Borders festival of plays by Cuban and Cuban-American playwrights), the reading will feature cast members from our production of The Women of Padilla and special guest actors from New York. Reserve your free ticket today at 732.345.1400 or tworivertheater.org.
Mark your calendars now to join us August 2-6 for our 2017 Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) festival of new Latino plays. Since Crossing Borders launched in 2011, the annual five-day festival has featured free readings of more than two dozen plays. Today, it attracts more than 700 people annually and includes English-language readings of four plays (one of which is also read in Spanish), conversations with artists following every reading, a keynote address from a leader within the Latino arts community, and a free outdoor neighborhood party with live music. A company of actors, writers, directors, and other artists are invited to be in residence throughout the festival. Crossing Borders is curated by Stephanie Ybarra, who serves as the Director of Special Artistic Projects at The Public Theater in New York, where she leads the Mobile Unit and Public Forum programs. 25
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Based on a film of the same name and set in the late 19th century, The Ballad of Little Jo is inspired by the remarkable real-life story of a woman named Josephine Monaghan. Originally from Boston, Josephine lived in a tough Idaho mining town for nearly 20 years, disguised as a man called “Jo.” Brought to life with a melodic, moving, and hauntingly beautiful score, The Ballad of Little Jo features folk-ballad infused songs by Grammy Award-winning Nashville songwriter Mike Reid (whose many hits include “I Can’t Make You Love Me”) and lyricist Sarah Schlesinger. Mike and Sarah’s previous collaborations include Two River’s much-loved productions of In This House and A Wind in the Willows Christmas. Artistic Director John Dias is co-writing the book and making his Two River directorial debut with this production. Little Jo had its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2000, in a production that prompted John Lahr to call it “the best piece of musical storytelling I have seen in a decade” in The New Yorker. This gorgeous musical is epic in its sweep, intimate in its relationships, and sure to touch the heart. The Ballad of Little Jo will feature Jane Bruce (Elf, Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical) as Sarah, Daniel K. Isaac (According to My Mother, Billons) as Tin Man Wong, Eric William Morris (Be More Chill, Mamma Mia!) as Jordon, and Teal Wicks (Finding Neverland, Wicked) as Jo. The company also includes Cole Burden, Brian Flores, Leenya Rideout, Christopher Russo, Perry Sherman, Kristin Stokes, Ian Michael Stuart, and Barbara Tirrell.
INSIDE TWO RIVER EVENTS FILM SCREENING: The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) From Screen to Stage Friday, May 5 at 7:00PM Join us for a screening of Maggie Greenwald's 1993 film that inspired our musical, The Ballad of Little Jo. Hear from the musical's creative team on how they translated this story from screen to stage and how they captured pivotal moments and emotions of the film through song.
OPEN REHEARSAL: Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00PM Get a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of The Ballad of Little Jo as director John Dias and the cast explore select scenes and songs from the production. The rehearsal will close with a short Q&A session, followed by dessert and coffee in the lobby.
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“Summer Theater Camp is my favorite time of year,” Kate Cordaro, Two River’s Director of Education, says exuberantly. “Every inch of this building is filled with kids working together, learning new skills, creating something out of nothing, building a community of theater makers and lovers. I can’t wait for us to get started again!”
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eared toward students ages 8-18, our Summer Theater Camp focuses on developing the artist inside every child. By creating a supportive ensemble, we teach children theater skills, but they will gain far more than just knowledge of the arts. They will learn courage, kindness, confidence, and how to take creative risks. We don’t mount a fully-staged production at the end of each week – that approach focuses solely on product rather than skill building. Instead, we structure our camp around three words: SPARK, CREATE, SHARE.
“We are proud to offer Spectrum Theater Classes for the first time,” Kate says. “Theater helps students on the autism spectrum with social interaction and self-confidence, and play! Everyone should have a space to express themselves creatively, and we look forward to sharing our theater with a new audience.”
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BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY DIRECTED BY CARL COFIELD R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
Two River favorites Brandon J. Dirden (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Crystal A. Dickinson (Seven Guitars) have long been part of our family of artists. Next season, they return to Red Bank to play Walter Lee and Ruth Younger in one of the greatest family dramas ever written, A Raisin in the Sun—the play that “changed American theater forever” (The New York Times).
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Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for the classic American plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and one for his novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey. This quiet masterpiece—a dazzling rumination on the nature of love—will be brought to life on stage by one of the singular figures in the American theater: writer and actor David Greenspan, the winner of five Obie Awards.
BY OSCAR WILDE DIRECTED BY MICHAEL CUMPSTY R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
Propriety, society, family ties, love, and the perfection of cucumber sandwiches all hilariously combine in Oscar Wilde’s great comedy of manners. Michael Cumpsty, most recently seen on the Two River stage as King Henry in The Lion in Winter, will step behind the scenes to direct the classic satire of British Victorian society.
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BY BRIAN FRIEL DIRECTED BY JESSICA STONE R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
Brian Friel’s “ravishing memory play” (The New York Times) about five unmarried sisters on the west coast of Ireland in 1936 won the 1992 Tony Award for Best New Play—and the hearts of audiences. Directed by Jessica Stone (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Absurd Person Singular), Dancing at Lughnasa promises to cast a warm and luminous theatrical spell with its portrait of love, hardship, and, above all else, family.
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EL COQUÍ ESPECTACULAR AND THE BOTTLE OF DOOM WORLD PREMIERE JAN 6 - FEB 4/2018 BY MATT BARBOT DIRECTED BY JOSE ZAYAS M A R I O N H U B E R T H E AT E R
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a masked figure has been spotted: the Puerto Rican superhero, El Coquí Espectacular. In reality, it is out-of-work comic book artist Alex, who has been secretly dressing up as his favorite creation. As Alex learns that fighting crime is harder than it looks, his older brother Joe wants Alex to join him at his advertising agency, selling sugary soda to Latino consumers. Can El Coquí defeat his own self-doubt and be a hero for his neighborhood?
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JUNE 9 - JULY 1/2018 REGINA TAYLOR, PLAYWRIGHT
BY REGINA TAYLOR ORIGINAL MUSIC BY DIEDRE L. MURRAY DIRECTED BY RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
Oo-Bla-Dee paints a shimmering portrait of a female bebop band of African-American musicians traveling the country following the end of World War II. A sweeping and ambitious play-with-music, Oo-Bla-Dee will be brought to life by Golden Globe-winning actor and playwright Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away, Crowns), Tony Award winner Ruben SantiagoHudson (August Wilson’s Jitney at Two River and on Broadway), and Obie-winning jazz composer Diedre L. Murray (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess).
SKELETONS: A DAY OF THE DEAD BEDTIME STORY OCT 12 - 15/2017 TEATRO SEA
M A R I O N H U B E R T H E AT E R
BEST FOR AGES 7 AND UP
Skeletons is a lighthearted comedy about a boy, Jimmy, who is dealing with the loss of his best friend, his Grandfather. His parents try everything to help Jimmy cope, but nothing works, until the eve of Day of the Dead, when his Grandfather comes back to life for just one night to orchestrate an adventure! Performed in Spanish and English simultaneously.
THE RAINBOW FISH WORLD PREMIERE DEC 15 - 18/2017
BEST FOR AGES 3-7
BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARCUS PFISTER MERMAID THEATRE OF NOVA SCOTIA R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
With his silver scales and heart of gold, The Rainbow Fish will enchant even the youngest children in this adaptation of the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who learns to share his most prized possession. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings The Rainbow Fish to life with their enchanting puppetry.
A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE
BEST FOR AGES 9 AND UP
MARCH 6 - 11/2018 R E C H N I T Z T H E AT E R
Celebrating its 5th season as one of Two River’s most popular programs, A Little Shakespeare engages young artists and audiences with the work of the Bard. Led by a group of high school students, A Little Shakespeare is a professionally produced 75-minute adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s works.
THE YOUNG KING APRIL 20 - 22/2018
BEST FOR AGES 8 AND UP
BASED ON THE SHORT STORY BY OSCAR WILDE ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY NICKI BLOOM PRODUCED BY SLINGSBY, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA M A R I O N H U B E R T H E AT E R
What kind of King would you be? A naïve boy raised by goatherds is discovered to be the heir to the kingdom. Treasures and privileges are laid at his feet, but at what cost to others? The Young King is a coming-of-age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty,
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TURN YOUR THEATER AND DINING EXPERIENCE INTO A WEEKEND GETAWAY The Molly Pitcher Inn has collaborated with Two River Theater to create the “Play. Dine. Stay.” weekend package which is comprised of: • Two show tickets to a main-stage production at Two River Theater • A 3-course dinner for two at The Dining Room at The Molly Pitcher Inn • Overnight hotel stay at the Molly Pitcher Inn To book this package, please contact the Molly Pitcher Inn at 732.530.8200. Molly Pitcher Inn is located just three blocks away from Two River Theater. Onsite and valet parking is available. 88 Riverside Avenue Red Bank, NJ 07701 | 732.858.5502 themollypitcher.com *Valid for all Two River Theater shows, based on availability. Does not include rental events. 37
DONORS INDIVIDUAL
THANK YOU to the following generous individuals who made contributions to the theater! VISIONARY CIRCLE ($25,000+)
CHAMPION ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous Caroline P. Huber The Estate of Victoria J. Mastrobuono Joan and Robert Rechnitz Ann and Thomas Unterberg The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation
Howard P. Aronson Shirley S. Boll Rose Caiola Juliet Cozzi and Ronald Gumbaz Lynn and Jan Dash The Devon Group Joan Ellis Gale and Dr. Robert B. Grossman Christina Hewitt Maureen and James Hurst* Nancy Karpf and Scott Brady Cathy Larson Beth and Vinnie Mazza* Nyire and Gregory Melconian Shirley and Bob Neff Gloria Nilson Fund Allyn and Patrick Quagliano Patricia and Vernon Ralph Mary Carol and Ken Stunkel Susan E. Whyman Meta and Ralph Wyndrum Chryssa Yaccarino, Esq.
THE INNOVATOR CIRCLE ($10,000-$24,999) Jane Bergere Marilyn and Bob Broege Lanae and Todd Herman Mary Jane and Rick Kroon Helaine and Sid Lerner Anne Luzzatto and Gordon Litwin Victoria and William Marraccini Liz and Adam Rechnitz Anne and Sheldon Vogel BENEFACTOR ($5,000-$9,999) Sam Chevalier Marcia Sue Clever, MD and Jim Hickey Kelly and Brooks Cullen Carolyn and Neil DeSena Robert E. Evanson Ms. Joan Fishman and Dr. Paul Brown Guttenplan Family Foundation Joan and Paul Hamelberg Barbara and Jim Hrebek Phyllis Kinsler Joanna and Brian Leddin* Linda McKean The Honorable Edward J. McKenna, Jr. JP Nicolaides and The Honorable Ed Zipprich Sean O’Connell Susan and Ty Olson Mary Beth and Gerald Radke Anne Marie Schultz* Sheila Schwartz Elizabeth Tortorella and Ivan Polonsky Kathy and Webster Trammell
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PATRON ($1,000-$2,499) Jutta and George Aguilar Barbara and Andy Andres Marie and Robert Arbour Pat and Andre Archambault Betsy and Robert Barrett The Honorable William G. Bassler Lois and Marvin Broder Dennice and Ray Carey Barbara and Tom Carroll Tamara Casriel Jennifer and Tristram Collins Elizabeth Mihalyak Columbo Jennifer Colyer and Shemmy Mishaan Melissa and Joseph Del Broccolo III Nancy and Michael Del Priore Gail and John Duffy Linda and Bob Ensor Lorraine and Bob Henry Michael Hurst Paul and Melissa Hurst Jean Jaslovsky and Vincent Gifford Grace and Peter Kalac
Ginny Kamin Giovanna Kanu Sheila C. Labrecque Edward Madden The Wendy and Jerry Marks Foundation Kathleen and Arthur McConnell Aida and Brian Murphy Jean Pokress PWM Advisory Group Monica and John Ryan* Candy and Dr. Sigmund Sattenspiel Caryl and Charles Sills Kathryne and Richard Singleton Laura and Gregg Wallace* Cathy and Gene Weber* Catherine Weiss and Samuel Huber June and Morton Seligman Cynthia and William Wilby Joan Zakanych PRODUCER ($500-$999) Jennifer and Joe Anderson Kasandrea Banks Nancy and Ed Butler Jill and John Caddell Barbara and Harold Chafkin Patricia and Dr. E. F. Cheslock Stephanie and Kevin Christiano Barbara G. Fleischman Judy and Richard Fuller Margean Gladysz Barbara and Dr. Alan Haratz Eve R. Hershkowitz Ibby and Dan Hertz Gail Klein and Marc L. Harrison Drs. Sheela and Suresh Jain Patricia and William Jaeger Judith Laufer Barry V. Qualls The Craig and Flori Roberts Foundation, Inc. Daryl Roth Peter A. Schkeeper Bruce Sherrill and Robert Cordrey Maureen Silliman and William Parry Susan Stamler Anita and Robert Stix* Penny and Larry Turtel Margaret Warters
DIRECTOR ($250-$499) Anonymous (3) Lisa and Michael Absatz Meredyth Armitage Kathy and Joe Beggans Roxane Blount Sarah Bonello Lena and Vince Bono Barbara Boas and Stephen Hect Dr. Janice Breen Amanda Butterbaugh and Michael Mulheren Joseph Calabro The Carton Family Marjorie and Peter Cavalier Isabella and John Chiappanelli Susan and Alan Coen Roberta and Harvey Cohen Robert Connolly Joseph and Bonnie David Andrea and Thomas Fiest Barbara and Jonathan File Susan and Roy Gelber Thomas K. Hessman Kathleen A. Horgan Debra Lee Iapicco Dr. Barbara Jaye and Dr. William Mitchell Bobbi and Bob Krantz May Louie and Walter Graczyk Claudette Lupton Bob MacKasek Allan Mallach Renee R. Maxwell Val and Dave McClung Tamire McKenna Diane Mensanko Lauren Nicosia Karen C. Pajak Marion and Michael Portnoy Karen and David Rajala Ginger and Joel Richman Penney Riegelman Toni Rinella and Brian Compton Ann Roseman and Stan Lumish Lori and Geoff Sadwith Barbara Sager Peggy Sansone Linda M. Schottland William G. Shala Peter A. Schkeeper Vickie Snoy* Maria and George Staphos Karen and Joe Stein Carolanne Steinebach
The Strang Family Patrice Sullivan Diane and Marc Taranto Judith and Joseph Vassallo Corey and Philip Wagner Cheryl Wild Dee and Fred Williamson Sally and Marshall Wright Betty G. Young Marjorie and Zeke Zaccaro Barbara and Maurice Zagha MATCHING GIFTS The following have provided matching gifts to Two River on behalf of their employees. AT&T Matching Gifts (3) BlackRock CR Bard (2) Goldman Sachs Horizon Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts (1) JP Morgan Chase Foundation Morgan Stanley Prudential Financial, Inc. (2) TE Connectivity Verisk Analytics Verizon Wireless *Includes matching gift. TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS In Honor of Suzanne Allyn’s Mother: Barbara Kenas In Honor of Eileen Bassler: The Honorable William G. Bassler In Honor of John and Gail Duffy: Pamela and Richard O’Sullivan In Honor of Caroline Huber: Catherine Weiss and Samuel Huber In Honor of Mary Jane and Rick Kroon: Susan Stamler In Honor of Edward J. McKenna, Esq.: Lauren Nicosia In Honor of Mrs. Barbara Metcalfe: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gebhardt In Honor of Dorothy Nicosia: Phyllis Kinsler In Memory of Michael Shelle: Maureen Silliman and William Parry
EVENT SUPPORTERS Jennifer and David Anderson Maryann and Scott Baret Marilyn and Robert Broege Diane and Robert Butters Megan and David Carr Lauren and Augie Carton Jennifer and Adam Cavise Rino Ciampi Carolyn and Neil DeSena Central New Jersey Hand Surgery Susan and Brett Flynn Lambs & Wolves Hackensack Meridian Health Erika and Peder Hagberg Health Care Software, Inc. Lanae and Todd Herman Marcia Sue Clever, M.D. and Jim Hickey Barbara and Joe Hollander Caroline P. Huber Shea and Chuck Jones Sarah and JB Kiley The Kroon Foundation Gerri and Brett Lawrence Anne Luzzatto and Gordon Litwin Sharon and Jonathan Lustgarten Victoria and William Marraccini Lisa and Quinn McKean The Honorable Edward J. McKenna, Jr. Nyire and Greg Melconian Debbie and Dave Memmott Metrovation/The Grove Monmouth Medical Center/RWJ/Barnabas Health Monmouth University The Murphy Family Foundation The Honorable Ed Zipprich and JP Nicolaides Susan and Ty Olson Kathryn and Rob Patton* Liz and Adam Rechnitz Riverview Medical Center Karen and Omar Saad Linda and Andrew Safran Peggy Shafai Melissa Stark and Michael Lilley MaryAnne and Mark Strulowitz Ann and Thomas Unterberg VNA Health Group
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Your gift—every gift— makes a difference Developing and producing new work requires patience, hard work, and financial resources. Gifts to Two River support our current productions and invest in the future of American theater with productions like Hurricane Diane.
$15,000 commissions playwright Madeleine George
$5,000 creates hurricane effects
$1,000 composes the
$2,000 supports one
staged reading— Hurricane Diane had 4!
$250 creates the set
original music
model for rehearsals
$100 prints scripts for the cast
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From Left to Right (clockwise): Nikiya Mathis, Mia Barron, Danielle Skraastad, and Kate Wetherhead of Hurricane Diane. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.
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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
THE VISIONARY CIRCLE $25,000+
THE STONE FOUNDATION
INNOVATOR CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999 The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
BENEFACTOR $5,000 - $9,999
COMMUNITY PARTNERS DAVID SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION
The Merrill G. & Emita E. Hastings Foundation
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Your favorite Broadway musicals right here in Red Bank! April 29 – May 7
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MEET OUR STAFF & VOLUNTEERS! ARTISTIC Stephanie Coen Associate Artistic Director Anika Chapin Literary Manager Madeleine George Playwright in Residence Genevieve Hoeler Artistic Assistant ADMINISTRATION Kelvin Dinkins, Jr. General Manager Peggy Shafai Director of Finance Karen Pierce Staff Accountant AUDIENCE SERVICES, PR & MARKETING Courtney Schroeder Director of Marketing Jenna Rocca Associate Director of Marketing Alycia Yerves Multimedia Manager Jill Merriman Group and Advertising Manager Michele Klinsky Box Office Manager Adam Haratz Box Office Supervisor & Access Coordinator Kristina Marinos Box Office Supervisor Allison Angelou Evan Kudish Lynn Kroll Brianna Merriman Vernette Spicer Matt Yee Box Officers Angela White House Manager Carmen Balentine Doreen Fromage Julie Mullen Donna Stiles Assistant House Managers Briana Butler Colette Dante Raquel Diaz Thomas Dougherty Sophia Jackman Jonathan Jacob Daniel Pino Kayla Santry Matt Markowski Front of House Staff DEVELOPMENT Jennifer Anderson Director of Development Katherine Benson Events Associate Ellen Hahn Institutional Development Associate
Camille Susarchick Individual Giving Associate EDUCATION Kate Cordaro Director of Education Amanda Espinoza Education Assistant Karim Sekou Banks Erica Bradshaw Claro de los Reyes Livv DiMattio Tara Giordano Shamilia McBean Jessica Moretti Heidi Schoenenberger Nicole Serra Carolyn Vicari Teaching Artists Nicole A. Watson Adaptor/Director OPERATIONS Zeke Zaccaro Director of Operations Lamar Hicks William Hinton Donnie Quarles Wayne Van Sant Building Maintenance PRODUCTION Lauren Kurinskas Director of Production Will Cruttenden Associate Production Manager Lindsay Child Production Management Assistant Jacelyn Szkrybalo Company Management Assistant Jean E. Compton Production Assistant Nicole Richards Production Assistant Frank Meyer Technical Director Colleen Dolan Scenic Charge Artist Mark Molchany Assistant Technical Director Duane Noch Master Carpenter Christian Dilks Staff Carpenter David Slice Shop Assistant Jeena Yoon Properties Supervisor Victoria Schilling Assistant Properties Supervisor Katherine Browne Properties Assistant Lesley Sorenson Costume Shop Supervisor
Jill DiGiuseppe Draper Maggie Barnett Wardrobe Supervisor Becky Erlitz Costume Assistant Dan Montano Sound Supervisor Olga "Sue" Patino Lighting Supervisor Savannah Yost Lighting and Sound Assistant Neil Bearden Lighting and Sound Assistant SPECIAL SERVICES Gilda Rogers Community Relations Social Sidekick Press & Publicity Design Army Graphic Design Suzanne Anan Graphic Design Sean Dickinson Graphic Design Assistant T. Charles Erickson Production Photography Michael Boylan Pennant Collective, Production Video Trailers and Commercials Gordon N. Litwin, Esq., Litwin & Provence, LLC Legal Counsel WithumSmith + Brown Auditors VOLUNTEER GUILD Arthur Aaron Ronnie Aaron Suzanne Allyn Marlene Abelon Debbie Adamchak Juanita Agee Irwin Altschiller Maddy Altschiller Karen Anderson Cecelia Ambrosio Ellen Balthazar Gale Baran Paddy Barber Carl Battaglia Ellen Battaglia Joyce Becker Herb Bein Diane Bein Carmen Benimeli Barbara Berg Joan Blake Kathy Boushie Charles Blake Mercedes Brand Barbara Brodzinski Marti Bookstein Arlene Brown Robert Buchbinder April Bunn
Judith Carluccio Colleen Carroll Bob Cleary Kathleen Castore Rita Chiarini Dora Chu Bob Connolly Roslyn Cooper Lynda Crawford Judy Crosta Nancy Daley Elizabeth De Carvalho Ann Digiacomo Betty Dworkin Harriet & Joel Eisenberg Barbara Ely Eleanor Falcichio Ellen Falvo June Farkouh Robyn Flipse Arleen & Steve Faustina Kathy Feeny Kathy Ferris Bonnie Foerst William Fraser Judith Fraser Prudence Frechette Artie Freedman Bruce Freeman Judy Fuller Janet Garcia Nancy Gargan Sidney Gelbein Pat George Bill Gerdes Diane Grady Margaret Graf Marilyn Griffin Constance Gryczka Kathie Hari Helene Helgesen- Monserrate Jeri Held Greg Held Joe Hegnar Jodi Heinz Cynthia Hellman Robert Hespe Karen Hespe Karen Heyer Stephen Hirsekorn Marion Holinaty Caroline Huber Cecilia Jelic Shirley Johnson Bonnie Johnson Carol Johnson Thomas Johnson Virginia Kamin Barry Kaplan Dee Kaplan Karen Kelly Barbara Kenas Valerie Kilpatrick Phyllis Kinsler Karen Kirkwood Dottie Kirschenbaum Eleanor Kitzhoffer John Knodel Mavis Kolb Diane Kragh
Diane Kuriloff Harriet Kuropatwa Lois Kurz Betti Lane Mary Anne Lapiana Margaret Lelivelt Joan Leonard Bob Levine Carol Levine Dan Levine Joan & Al Levine Barbara Lipton Donna Lizotte Kathy Lloyd Diane Lopresti Frank Lopresti Brittany Lovely Donna Lovely Sharon Lucas Gay Lowden Mary Mahoney Robert Mallon Phyllis Marberry Janis Marano Libby Markowitz Lynne Martocci Pamela Marhan Mary Mason Kathryn Mazur Susan Mazur Vinnie Mazza Joan McCue Eileen McDermott Jo McKeon-Hutton Bill McMurray Mary Melosh Evelyn Mendelsohn Anne Messinger Dorothy Michels Carol Migliore Bernard Miller Carol Miller Susan Minehardt Roland Monserrate Linda Monti Marilynne Morley Gloria Moro Susan Moss Judith Mugrace Michele Mullin Leslie Nicholson Kathy Nielsen Eileen Nolan Maureen O'Connor Leach Olivia & Gerald Olson Linda Pacotti Dolores Palonetti Robert Palazzi Katherine Parisi Marilyn Pennell Art & Pat Perri Jeanette Peterson Tracy Peternich Terri Pinto Claire Planchere Terri Pontecorvo Philomena Porcello Michelle Priest Lois Priest Marion Quinn Moira Quinn
Judy Rector Lorri Reines Jill Reminick Fran Reinhold Susan Richman Ruth Rosencrown Carl Rosencrown Lori Sadwith Gil Saltzman Marcia Saltzman Gail Sanderson Gabby Scerbo Evelyn Schneider Connie Schulman Phyllis Searby Jeffrey Shepard Robin Siegel Deb Sieron Sharon Silver Judy Simmons-Bradshaw Arlene Smelson George Smith Denise Sobotka Bonnie Stahl Lona & Jerry Steiner Arthur Steinman Linda Stewart Carol Stewart Lorraine Stone Mary Carol Stunkel Rose Sullivan Martin Sulkes Leila Sulkes MicheleSusalis Lorraine & Mal Schwartz Cathy & Howie Stelzner Michele & Joe Sweifach Eunice Taylor Steve Tepperman David Tolleth Deborah Tolleth Lauren Tolleth Cassandra Thompson Brenda Tota Chris Wallace Patricia Walter Mollie Warar Deborah Wasserman Marvin Wasserman Deborah Wasserman Cheryl Weglarz Sabrina Weglarz Marty Weinstein Marla Weinstein Joy Weinstein Joyce and Shelly Weiner Gregory White Connie Wild Cheryll Willis Nina Willey Kirk Willey Joyce Wingerter Barbara Withers Mary Ellen Wirin Zina Wolin Martin Wolin Joan Zakanych Laura Zakanych Liz Zevallos Arlyne Sue Zinstein 45
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On Sunday, March 26, Two River Theater was one of 35 organizations that participated in the Red Bank Wedding Walk. Wedding Walk is a free, one-day event that introduces brides, grooms, partners, and their families to Red Bank as the one-stop shopping destination for weddings. Two River welcomed over 100 guests into the theater to promote available rental spaces for bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, and more. Wedding decorations were provided by Two River Theater’s very own Katie Benson through her company Table Setting is My Life. Food was provided by The Danish Café.
2017/18 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT On Sunday, March 26, Two River Theater’s board, staff and special guests attended the 2017/18 Season Announcement in the Rechnitz Theater. Alongside Artistic Director John Dias, artists Crystal A. Dickinson, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael Cumpsty, and Matt Barbot revealed Two River’s 10 production season! Following the announcement, refreshments were provided in the lobby.
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