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HARPER LEE’S

TO KILL A adapted by

CHRISTOPHER SERGEL directed by

DAREN A.C. CAROLLO

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2640 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 510.845.8542 info@berkeleyplayhouse.org berkeleyplayhouse.org Elizabeth McKoy

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Kimberly Dooley

associate artistic director

Rachel Eisner

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tim Choate president

Judith McKoy

Dakota Dry and Steve Rhyne as Scout and Atticus Finch.

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a special show for Berkeley Playhouse, as it marks the first non-musical play in our nine-year history. We chose this new American classic, published in 1960 by the late Harper Lee, not only because it fits in with our mission for intergenerational theatre, but because the story and the core issues it addresses are still deeply resonate with our community today. Even as we take on our first play, music still plays an integral role in our production. To Kill a Mockingbird features an original score by Don Tieck, keeping true to our belief in music as a universal language that humanizes us and transcends differences around us.

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Rajan Dev Thomas Edwards Dennis Erokan Joel Rubenzahl Gail Simpson Stephanie Wade

Scout and Atticus’ iconic story is poignantly timeless. It is about feeling empathy for others, standing up against injustice and being brave enough to do what’s right. Racial inequality, an issue still prevalent in the world today, is addressed frankly between a daughter and her father. As you walk in the shoes of Scout, Atticus and Tom, we hope these issues and their relevance are tangible and spark meaningful conversations.

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On top of being one of Director Daren A.C. Carollo’s and Founding Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy’s favorite plays, To Kill a Mockingbird is an important work, taught in schools across the country. With Harper Lee’s passing this past February, we are newly reminded of the significance of this powerful piece, and are honored to share it with our community.

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Jean Louise Finch..................................................... Laurie Strawn ♦ Atticus Finch............................................................... Steve Rhyne ♦ Scout............................................................................. Dakota Dry ▲ Charlotte Ying Levy ▼ Jem................................................................ Jacob Henrie-Naffaa ▲ Campbell Ives Zeigler ♦ ▼ Dill................................................................... Luka Henrie-Naffaa ▲ Leo Long ♦ ▼ Calpurnia.........................................................................Miia Ashley Tom Robinson.........................................................Branden Thomas Boo Radley, Mr. Gilmer......................................... David Bogdonoff ♦ Mr. Radley, Walter Cunningham......................................... John Hale Bob Ewell..................................................................... Danny Cozart Mayella Violet Ewell..................................................Amanda Leigh ♦ Sheriff Heck Tate.............................................................. Joel Roster Reverend Sykes...............................................Phillip Percy Williams Judge John Taylor..........................................................Jeff Larson ♦ Mrs. Dubose............................................................... Ann Kendrick ♦ [ UNDERSTUDIES ]

Sheriff Heck Tate, Bob Ewell............................................. John Hale

CREATIVE TEAM Director........................................................................ Daren A.C. Carollo Composer...........................................................................Donald Tieck ♦ Costume Designer..............................................................Michael Berg ♦ Set Designer......................................................................... Mark Thomas Lighting Designer......................................................................Adam Fry ♦ Sound Designer..................................................................Donald Tieck ♦ Wig Designer..........................................................................Lexie Lazear Dialect Coach.........................................................................Nancy Carlin Prop Master....................................................................... Debbie Shelley Assistant Director.............................................................. Roger Schrag ♦ Assistant to the Director...................................................... Julie Kennedy

PRODUCTION TEAM Production Stage Manager............................... Georgia Taylor Benedict Assistant Stage Manager..........................................................Daniel Hall Wardrobe Coordinator............................................ Leona Schrader-Dee Master Electrician........................................................ Brittany Mellerson

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♦ Berkeley Playhouse debut

BERKELEY PLAYHOUSE MISSION Our mission is to create theatre and programs that engage, ignite, and celebrate diverse Bay Area audiences through a thriving school of musical theatre, a professional main stage season, educational outreach, and a commitment to the development of new family musicals. In support of our mission, we maintain and enhance the historic Julia Morgan Theater. A commitment to community, diversity, inclusion and empowerment is at the heart of our work.

D O N AT E TO DAY

STAFF Founding Artistic Director......................................... Elizabeth McKoy Associate Artistic Director........................................ Kimberly Dooley Director of Education...................................................Rachel Eisner Business Manager............................................Christina Shonkwiler Production Manager.................................................. Brandon Davis Patron Services Manager................................................ Sean Griffin Conservatory Program Director................................Brittany Danielle Conservatory Producer............................................. Nayia Kuvetakis Facility Maintenance Manager....................................... Kathy Brown Marketing + Design Associate............................................ Nikki Johl Technical Director......................................................... Stewart Lyle Finance Manager............................................................. Tara Vargo Casting Director, Resident Music Director...........Michael Patrick Wiles Front of House Manager...................................... Maryanna Alderete Front of House ...............................Maryanna Alderete, Katie Basu, Jordan Battle, Kristina D’Amico, Louise Fisher, Torrey Hart, Jasmine Malone, Kiera Peacock, Allison Pemerl, Jamie Temple

PARTNERS IN ART AND EDUCATION Actors’ Equity Association, Aurora School, Berkeley Ballet Theater, Berkeley Repertory, Claremont Middle School, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Crowden School, Jefferson Elementary School, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Oakland Youth Chorus, Oakland Youth Orchestra, Park Day School, Peralta Elementary, Shotgun Players, Theatre Bay Area, Theatre Communication Guild, Town Hall Theater and Woodminster Summer Musicals Thank you to all the volunteers who help with the front of house. Thank you to Extreme Pizza, Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Madonna Estate, Beneficial State Bank, Sweet Adeline Bakeshop and Grand Bakery. Thank you, the audience, for supporting live theatre and our mission.

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April 28 to May 22, 2016 Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

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The performance runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. There will be one intermission.

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HENRIE-NAFFA, J.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES MIIA ASHLEY (Calpurnia) is excited

to be returning to Berkeley Playhouse. She recently moved back home to California from New York City where she received her MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School. Her recent credits include Bridges with Berkeley Playhouse, Elaine in the film WORDS (which has been accepted into three film festivals including Short Film Corner: Festival de Cannes), Kelly in the short film Jason and Kelly and Monica in Black and Blue with Harlem School of the Arts in New York. She would like to thank her family for all of their love and support. miiaashley.com ♦ DAVID BOGDONOFF (Boo Radley, Mr. Gilmer) is a Bay Area director, actor and long-time Berkeley resident. Credits include A Streetcar Named Desire, Saint Joan, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dracula and, most recently, To Kill a Mockingbird at Contra Costa Civic Theatre. He sits on the board of directors at CCCT and has a BA in theatre from CSU Sacramento. He is delighted to be making his debut appearance at Berkeley Playhouse with Daren and such a talented cast.

DANNY COZART ( B o b E w e l l ,

Percussion) has been active as an actor, singer and musician in the Bay Area for the past decade. He is excited to be back at Berkeley Playhouse after directing Avenue Q and playing drums in the Hairspray band. He recently served as assistant director to Joel Roster at Town Hall Theatre for their production of Angels In America (Parts I and II). Danny's acting highlights include Jan the Elder in Yeast Nation, Sam Byck in Assassins and Nick in Baby (Ray of Light Theatre), John Hinkley Jr. in Assassins (Shotgun Players), Franz Liebkind in The Producers and Man 2 in Songs for a New World (Diablo Theatre Company) and John Wilkes 4

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Booth in Assassins (Solano College Theatre). For Marisa, Sawyer and Emery.

DAKOTA DRY (Scout) is thirteen years

old and thrilled to be back at Berkeley Playhouse among her theater family. Past Professional Season performances here have included Jane in Mary Poppins, Sarah Crew in A Little Princess, Charlie in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Molly in Annie, Lucy in Narnia, and ensemble roles in The Wiz and Oliver! She also played the daughter in The Medea Hypothesis at Central Works. She is half of the folk duo Richard and Dakota Dry and is an eighth grader at Oakland School for the Arts.

JOHN HALE (Mr. Radley, Walter

Cunningham) is happy to be returning to Berkeley Playhouse after appearing as the Rabbi in Fiddler on the Roof and the Sultan in Disney's Aladdin. He has also worked with San Francisco Playhouse, Center REPertory Company, Marin Shakespeare Company, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Role Players Ensemble, Masquers Playhouse, Contra Costa Civic Theatre and Altarena Playhouse. Favorites roles include Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon, Lloyd in Noises Off, Eugene O'Neill's unforgettable Chris Christopherson in Anna Christie, an award-winning turn as Van Helsing in Dracula and Samuel Byck in Assassins (the last two directed by our own Daren A.C. Carollo). johnhale.tv

JACOB HENRIE-HAFFAA (Jem) is

a freshman at Berkeley High School and is excited to be back at Berkeley Playhouse. He made his musical theater debut at age seven as Michael Darling in the Playhouse’s first production of Peter Pan and has been performing here since. His most recent roles were John in the second production of Peter Pan, Kurt von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and in the Mary Poppins ensemble. He enjoys playing Ultimate

Frisbee, reading superhero comics, watching Star Wars and hanging out with his friends. He dedicates this performance to his friend Nicholas.

LUK A HENRIE-NAFFA A (D i l l )

is a fourth-grader at Washington Elementary and is thrilled to be in his third Berkeley Playhouse Professional Season production. He was first seen as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins and most recently as Michael Darling in Peter Pan. He enjoys performing in various school and community productions and his favorite things are school, art, Harry Potter, tracking dragons, playing the piano and spending time with his many wonderful friends. ♦ ANN KENDRICK (Mrs. Dubose) is making her debut with Berkeley Playhouse. She has also appeared at Diablo Actor's Ensemble, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Town Hall Theatre, Role Players Ensemble and AfricanAmerican Shakespeare Company. Ann reprised her San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle award-winning performance as Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy at Marin Theatre Company. Other favorite roles include Violet in August: Osage County, Grace in Grace and Glorie, Fonsia in The Gin Game, Hannah in The Spitfire Grill, Mrs. Baker in Butterflies are Free and Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace. A USO tour performing in Guys and Dolls is also part of her "song and dance" past! Huge love and appreciation to John and darling daughters Courtney and Morgan for their unending support! This is dedicated to Ryan. ♦ JEFF LARSON (Judge John Taylor) lives in Oakland but grew up in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire. He attended Augustana College and Northern Illinois University, where he earned his BA in theatre. Some favorite roles include A Streetcar Named Desire

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(Stanley), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Stanley) with Illinois Stage Company, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Arthur Pape) with New Conservatory Theater Center and Taking Sides (Helmuth Rode) with Pacific Alliance Stage Company. ♦ AMANDA LEIGH (Mayella Violet Ewell) is so excited to be making her Berkeley Playhouse debut! Amanda was last seen as Belle in Center REPertory Company's production of A Christmas Carol. Other theatre credits include The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty), Twelfth Night (Maria), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Florence Gill), Rumors (Officer Pudney) and Les Misérables (Featured Woman). Amanda’s true passion is teaching. She is the director of the performing arts studio, a theatre training program of The Ballet School Performing Arts in Walnut Creek, and is on the teaching staff of Young REP, Center REPertory Company’s summer theatre training program. Amanda is a proud member of Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble. She would like to thank everyone for coming to support the arts! Enjoy the show!

CHARLOTTE YING LEVY (Scout) is

thrilled to be back after performing in Shrek The Musical (Young Fiona), A Little Princess (School Girl) and The Sound of Music (Gretl). Charlotte also played the role of Jerome in the Youth Musical Theater main stage production of South Pacific. She has been in a number of Berkeley Playhouse Imagination Players productions including Mulan Jr. (Mushu), The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel) and Narnia (Lucy). Charlotte’s interests include soccer, cross-country, piano and singing. She is dedicating her performance to her biggest fans, her parents and two older brothers, Julien and Elijah. ♦ LEO LONG (Dill) is excited to be making his Bay Area stage debut in To Kill a Mockingbird. A fifth-grader at Edison Elementary in Alameda, he originally hails from Ohio where he was last seen

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as Michael Darling in Cincinnati Music Theatre's acclaimed production of Peter Pan. He is grateful for the opportunity to help bring this important literary classic to life at Berkeley Playhouse and thanks everyone for their support. Special shout-out to Dad, his very own Atticus, and to Skip, who truly made his dreams first take flight. ♦ STEVE RHYNE (Atticus Finch) lives in Oakland and grew up in five U.S. states, one U.S. territory and one foreign country. To Kill A Mockingbird marks his debut on the Berkeley Playhouse stage. Most recently, he played Elwood Dowd in Harvey at Town Hall Theatre and favorite projects include Doubt (Father Flynn) and Rabbit Hole (Howie) with Contra Costa Civic Theatre, The Trip To Bountiful (Ludie) with California Conservatory Theatre, Oklahoma! (Will Parker) and Urinetown (Lockstock) with Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Into the Woods (The Baker) with CTA Crossroads (SFBATCC Award nominee), fifteen lost, vintage American musicals with 42nd Street Moon (SFBATCC Award nominee for Out of This World) and Passion (Giorgio) and Love! Valour! Compassion! (Perry) with New Conservatory Theatre Center.

JOEL ROSTER (Sheriff Heck Tate,

Harmonica) is honored to return to Berkeley Playhouse for a third time after appearing in Jon Tracy's Fiddler On The Roof (Perchik) and Daren A.C. Carollo's Hairspray (Wilbur Turnblad/ Male Authority), for which he received a TBA Award nomination. A lifelong Bay Area resident, Mr. Roster has performed consistently as a director and actor for the last fifteen years, working with SHN, Center REPertory Company, Ray of Light Theatre, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Contra Costa Civic Theater and others. He is entering his third season as artistic director for Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette. He wishes to dedicate this performance to his decade-long colleague and friend Daren A.C. Carollo.

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♦ LAURIE STRAWN (Jean Louis Finch) is very pleased to make her Berkeley Playhouse debut, helping tell her favorite story. Other credits include Veta in Harvey (Town Hall Theatre), Nat in Rabbit Hole and Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Contra Costa Civic Theatre), Miss Hannigan on Annie, Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone, Madame Dilly in On The Town (Diablo Theatre Company), Germaine in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Belinda in Noises Off, Flo in Picnic (Sierra Repertory Theatre), The Colour of Justice (TheatreFIRST) and The Wind in the Willows (Shakespeare Santa Cruz). With love and thanks to Lee and Julia, my treasures and inspiration.

BRANDEN THOMAS (Tom Robinson)

started training in ballet and African dance. He began singing in 11th grade after he was admitted into Oakland School for the Arts and its awardwinning concert choir as bass singer and award-winning choreographer of vocal rush where he received vocal training in a choral setting. He progressed as a vocalist in high school and started to perform in musical theatre. Credits include Seussical (Sour Kangaroo), Wish Upon A Star (Ursula) and Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle). Branden desires to become someone who touches people through his work in theatre.

PHILLIP PERCY WILLIAMS (Reverend

Sykes) is a 2015 SFBATCC nominee for Principal Actor in a Musical and an eleven year veteran of Beach Blanket Babylon. He traveled with Carnival Cruises with his solo show, A Tribute to Nat King Cole. His most memorable roles include The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), [title of show] (Hunter), Impressionism (Chiambuane, Mr. Linder), Return to the Forbidden Planet (Captain Tempest), The Tempest (King Alonso), Grease (Johnny Casino, Teen Angel) and Big River (Jim). His jazz-R&B trio The Phillip Percy Pack 2016.04 • BAYSTAGES.COM

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can be seen throughout the Bay Area including at such noted nonprofit events such as Bread & Roses, The Valentines Ball, Spirit of Marin, and the Marin General Hospital Foundation Gala. phillippercysings.com ♦ CAMPBELL IVES ZEIGLER (Jem) is delighted to make his Berkeley Playhouse debut. A seventh-grader in Walnut Creek, Campbell has performed the roles of Boy Scrooge and Peter Cratchit in the American Conservatory Theater's production of A Christmas Carol, as Andrea Sarti in the Masquers Playhouse production of The Life of Galileo and recently in Who is Heiner Muller? Or the End of History at Cutting Ball Theater. An avid writer and presidential history buff, Campbell is currently laying the foundation for his 2038 presidential campaign.

DAREN A.C. CAROLLO (Director)

joined the Berkeley Playhouse family in 2014 and directed Hairspray and this season’s Peter Pan. He recently served as the executive director of Broadway By the Bay and the artistic director for Diablo Theatre Company. Daren was the production manager for Marin Theatre Company and Willows Theatre Company. Through Carollo & Palumbo, LLC, he recently produced the musical bare Off-Broadway and A Time to Kill on Broadway. He is an award-winning director with over 50 credits in the last decade including Rabbit Hole, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, Jekyll & Hyde, Forever Plaid, Noises Off (twice), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Trip to Bountiful, Dracula (twice), Peter Pan, Miss Saigon, The Drowsy Chaperone (twice), A Grand Night for Singing, Curtains, The Wizard of Oz and a sold-out production of Brigadoon in Concert. Daren has directed for Diablo Theatre Company, Solano College Theatre, Napa Valley Opera House, Ohlone College, Town Hall Theatre 6

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Company, DRAA’s On Broadway, El Campanil Theatre and Contra Costa Civic Theatre. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and Theatre Bay Area’s Theatre Services Committee. Upcoming productions include My Fair Lady for Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre and Assassins for Bay Area Musicals.

GEORGIA TAYLOR BENEDICT

(Production Stage Manager) is delighted to stage manage at Berkeley Playhouse for the first time. She has worked with Daren A.C. Carollo many times and is thrilled to be part of the team helping to create this exciting production. Georgia has recently stage managed several productions at Contra Costa Civic Theatre including The Clean House, Doubt, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Drowsy Chaperone. Georgia's stage management endeavors span over 25 years, having previously worked 22 seasons with Diablo Theatre Company and Contra Costa Musical Theatre at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek where she was honored with a Shellie Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts. She thanks Daren and the staff of Berkeley Playhouse for the opportunity to work on To Kill a Mockingbird.

MICHAEL BERG (Costume Designer) is

pleased to be making his design debut at Berkeley Playhouse with To Kill a Mockingbird. It is one of his favorite stories and close to his heart. Michael has been a member of the greater Bay Area theater community for over 35 years he has worked as a costume designer, scenic designer, director and, most favorite of all, as an actor. He has worked for such companies as Center REPertory Company, Theater Rhinoceros, Marin Shakespeare Company, College of Marin, Mountain Play, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Contra Costa Musical Theater and Shakespeare at Stinson.

ADAM FRY (Lighting Designer) has designed around the Bay Area for

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various theaters Masquers Playhouse and Pinole Community Players. He was the house lighting designer for Contra Costa Civic Theatre and designed Chicago and Big River there. More recently he has been working as a lighting designer for corporate events. He is very excited to be working with Berkeley Playhouse on such a great production and cast.

JULIE KENNEDY (Assistant to the

Director) is grateful for the opportunity to return to Berkeley Playhouse and assist Daren once again on another fabulous show. She previously worked with him on Peter Pan and Hairspray. She would like to thank Daren for including her in this amazing production and for giving her the chance to work with such an amazing cast and crew.

LEXIE LAZEAR (Wig Designer) has

been a theatrical hair and makeup designer in the Bay Area for many years, starting in 1999 as the resident designer for Alameda Civic Light Opera. Lexie works as a private makeup artist and provides lessons and classes. As always, she'd like to thank her husband and beautiful son for being the best family she could ask for.

ROGER SCHRAG (Assistant Director)

is excited to work with this talented cast and crew in his Berkeley Playhouse debut and is thrilled to once again assist director Daren A.C. Carollo. Roger assistant-directed Doubt at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, where he is also a member of the theater's Artistic Advisory Committee. As for appearing on stage, Roger hasn't done that since playing Charlie Brown in a Hebrew-language Peanuts production at a religious summer camp many, many moons ago.

MARK THOMAS (Set Designer) has

had his work seen all over the United States. Mark holds a BFA in lighting design from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. He designs for

theatre, concerts, dance and circus. Some of his more notable designs include Peter Pan and Avenue Q with Berkeley Playhouse, Barry Manilow at the Las Vegas Hilton, Teatro ZinZanni, State of Grace (a collaboration with visual artist Anne Patterson at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco), Letter from Birmingham Jail with Anna Deavere Smith, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Funny Girl, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Shop of Horrors, ODC Summer Sampler 2013, Seminar, Show Boat, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, West Side Story and The Wiz. mhproductions.com

DONALD TIECK (Composer, Sound

Designer) has written music for over sixty Bay Area plays. To Kill a Mockingbird marks his debut with Berkeley Playhouse. Original scores include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rabbit Hole (CCCT), Deuce (world premiere, Pear Avenue Theatre), Thunderbabe (world premiere, Altarena Playhouse), Dracula (Solano College Theatre) and A Few Good Men, The Glass Menagerie, Another Part of the Forest, A Flea in Her Ear, I Hate Hamlet, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Christmas Carol, Our Town and others (resident composer, Douglas Morrisson Theatre). Sound FX designs include Peter Pan, Man of La Mancha, The Will Rogers Follies, On the Town, Into the Woods, Annie, The Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde and Hello, Dolly! (Diablo Theatre Company).

ELIZABETH MCKOY (Founding

Artistic Director) founded and has led Berkeley Playhouse since its inception. She directed Peter Pan (2009), Cinderella: Enchanted, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Sound of Music and A Little Princess. Favorite Conservatory Imagination Players shows include Mulan Jr., Once on This Island, Into The Woods, Starmites, Zombie Prom

and 13. She has also commissioned and developed new musical theatre works for the Berkeley Playhouse including Born And Raised, Bravado, Just So Stories and Bridges. She helped start the Bay Area affiliate of New York’s Lincoln Center Institute for Arts Education in the Schools. As education director, she brought arts education to thousands of children and teachers in the Bay Area. Now, she is working to develop and sustain the Playhouse’s unique vision for musical theatre and theatre education.

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KIMBERLY DOOLEY (Associate

Artistic Director) has been directing, choreographing and teaching theater in the Bay Area for 15 years. She is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. At the Berkeley Playhouse, she has directed and choreographed Once on This Island, Seussical, Mary Poppins, The Wiz, Lucky Duck, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and several Youthstage and Teenstage productions. She's grateful to call this her creative home.

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Aaron Tveit, John Owen-Jones and others sing new Louis Bucalo score. (broadwayrecords.com)

RACHEL EISNER (Director of

Education) is thrilled to be returning to the Berkeley Playhouse family after her education fellowship at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She has worked as a teaching artist for the past four years in LA and the Bay Area, as well as the program director and drama specialist at Phoenix Ranch School & Camp. Before Rachel focused her passion on theatre and education, she worked in various aspects of theatre arts. Some of her favorite credits include directing in Cal Performance’s Zellerbach Hall, acting as the external affairs director for BareStage Productions and producing Berkeley Rep’s 13th annual Teen One-Acts Festival. Some of her favorite stage roles include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress and Ethel Savage in The Curious Savage. Rachel has a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in education from UC Berkeley.

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Ryan Scott Oliver's world premiere score has Matt Doyle visiting Hades. (sh-k-boom.com)

JULIAN OVENDEN | BE MY LOVE American songbook classics from the dashing Downton Abbey star. (julianovenden.com)

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DONORS A heartfelt thank you to all the donors who have contributed to Berkeley Playhouse in the past year! The lists below includes gifts received between March 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016.

[$15,000] Fleishhacker Foundation [$10,000+] Imagination Foundation [$2,500+] American Eagle Outfitters Foundation • The Dev Family • Gail Simpson + David Roberts

[$1,000+] David Bogdonoff + Susan Weeks • Daren A.C. Carollo • Kenneth Caruana • Ken Cerniglia + Adrien Lanusse • The Choate Family • Heather Kuiper + Loren Rauch • Laura Marlin • John McCarthy + Susie Fazlollahi • Lanette McClure • Judith McKoy • Richard Meyers • George + Mary Oram • David Roberts Joel Rubenzahl • Len Schneiderman • The van Lynde Family • The Walt Disney Company Foundation Mudd + Rena Wilson • Helga Ying + Jonah Levy

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[$250+] In honor of Elizabeth McKoy and the cast of 13: A New Musical • Larry Abel + Suzanne Grishman American Eagle Outfitters Foundation • Megan Atchley • Kelli Brown • Liza Brughera • James Carriere Charitable Adult Rides & Services Inc. • Ali Taylor Lange • In honor of the Narnia team • Dina Wolkoff Russell Vance + Sarah McWhirter

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