Chance Theater proudly presents

VioletLyrics and Book by Brian Crawley Music by Jeanine TesoriBased on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris BettsDirected and Choreographed by Kari HayterMusical Direction by Robyn Manion* Scenic Design by Fred KinneyLighting Design by Nick van Houten Sound Design by Kenji KangCostume Design by Elizabeth Cox Props Master Megan HillDramaturg Sophie Hall Cripe Stage Manager Wade Williamson* Dialect Coach Wyn Moreno

CASTViolet .......................................................................... Monika Peña* Monty ......................................................................... Jordan SchneiderFlick ........................................................................... Taylor FaginsFather ........................................................................ Johnny FletcherYoung Violet............................................................... Rebeka HoblikPreacher .................................................................... Chris KerriganOld Lady .................................................................... Janet McGregorVirgil ........................................................................... Brian WiegelLeroy ............ ............................................................. Devin CollinsLula Buffington ........................................................... Natasha ReeseMusic Hall Singer ....................................................... Jade TaylorPreacher Understudy ................................................. Wyn Moreno

Setting: September 4-6, 1964, Greyhound bus from Spruce Pine, NC to Tulsa, OKRunning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes with no intermission.

VIOLET is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th St., New York, NY, 10019www.MTIShows.com | Tel: (212) 541-4684 | Fax: (212) 397-4684

* Chance Theater Resident Artist

Season ProducersBETTE & WYLIE AITKEN

Execut ive ProducersSOPHIE & LARRY CRIPE

Associate Season ProducerLAURIE SMITS STAUDE

Associate ProducersSUSAN BOWMAN & FREDDIE GREENFIELD and RACHELLE MENAKER & EDDIE SCHULLER

Musical Numbers“Water in the Well” – Young Violet and Violet“Surprised” – Violet“On My Way” – Violet and Company“M&M’s” – Company“Luck of the Draw” – Father, Young Violet, Violet, Flick, and Monty“Question ‘n’ Answer” – Violet and Monty“All to Pieces” – Violet, Flick, Monty, and Young Violet“A Healing Touch” – Preacher, Young Violet, Violet, and Company“Let it Sing” – Flick“Anyone Would Do” – Hotel Hooker and Flick“Who’ll Be the One (If Not Me)” – Radio Trio“Last Time I Came to Memphis” – Monty“Lonely Stranger” – Monty, Flick, Music Hall Singer, and Hotel Hooker“Lay Down Your Head” – Violet“Hard to Say Goodbye” – Flick and Violet“Promise Me, Violet” – Violet, Monty, and Flick“Raise Me Up” – Preacher, Choir, and Lula“Down the Mountain” – Young Violet and Father“In the Chapel” – Violet“Raise Me Up (Reprise)” – Violet and Preacher“Look At Me” – Violet, Young Violet, and Father“That’s What I Could Do” – Father“Surprised (Reprise)” – Violet“M&M’s (Reprise)” – Violet and Company“Promise Me, Violet (Reprise)” – Violet, Flick, and Young Violet“Bring Me To Light” – Flick, Violet, and Company

MusiciansPiano Robyn Manion*Drums Jorge ZunigaBass Guitar/ Keyboard Jimmy BeallGuitar and Banjo Curtis Humphrey

Additional Production CreditsBooth Operator Wade Williamson*Audio Engineer James MarkoskiRunning Crew Kayla PajaritoMaster Carpenter Teodora Ramos*Load-In Crew Jay Ballard, Danny Barba, James Book, Hannah Bozman,

Kayla Pajarito, Marc Sanford*

Special ThanksFrome Enterprises, The City of Anaheim, Cal State University Fullerton Properties and Theater Department, Cal State University Northridge, Fullerton College Theater Department, Bob West, Roger Pullis and Felix Lighting, 3D Theatricals, and, of course, Jim Book.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

* Chance Theater Resident Artist

2018 Season v 3

1964… A Year of Changeby Dramaturg, Sophie Hall Cripe

Violet begins on September 4, 1964 when Violet Karl boards a bus in Spruce Pine, North Carolina bound west for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her 900-mile journey will take her across the American South during the cultural revolution of the 1960’s. Civil Rights, the Vietnam War, and Women’s Liberation were among the issues beginning to reshape America.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed into law on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. It outlawed segregation in places of public accommodation such as buses, restaurants, hotels, and businesses. However, challenges to its enforcement, and to entrenched segregation and racism, remained. For example, it was illegal in September 1964 for a black person to marry a white person in all of the states Violet travels through.

At the same time, the US involvement in the Vietnam War began to escalate. On September 4, the day Violet begins, Assistant Secretary of Defense John McNaughton recommended to his superior, Robert McNamara, that the U.S. consider sending a significant number of combat troops to South Vietnam and provoke actions to justify an air war against North Vietnam. Thus began a steady increase in troops from 23,000 in 1964 to a height of 536,000 in 1968. In addition, in September 1964, the 5th Special Forces Group was formed exclusively to conduct operations in Vietnam. Thus the Green Berets officially entered Vietnam.

The Civil Rights Act also enhanced the Woman’s Liberation Movement as it protected women from discrimination based on gender in employment. Prior to this, women were effectively shut out of many professions and sometimes prevented from certain courses of study in universities. At this time, 37% of women worked outside the home, and they earned about 60% of what men earned with just a high school diploma.

Monika Peña (Violet/Marketing Associate) is a Chance Resident Artist and CPP Zoology graduate. Previous Chance roles include the butt-kicking, Princess Fish in Claudio Quest (West Coast Premiere), The Eight:

Reindeer Monologues (Dancer), Fancy Nancy: the Musical (Rhonda; 2016 & 2017), A Chorus Line (LA Times Critic’s Choice), Dogfight (LA/ OC Premiere), Hairspray and In the Heights. Some favorite credits include Spring Awakening (Ilse), Beauty & the Beast (Babette), ...Forum (Philia), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), and Anything Goes (Angel Virtue). When she’s not on stage performing, Monika enjoys working with the technical and construction crews in the surrounding Orange County areas. She would like to thank her generous friends & family for all the loving support they give from near and far. www.monikapena.wixsite.com/info

Jordan Schneider (Monty) is ecstatic to be making his Chance Theater debut in this production. He is finishing up his senior year at Chapman University pursuing a BFA degree in Theatre Performance.

Credits include: Regional: The Little Mermaid (Cabrillo Music Theatre), Other favorite credits include: Cabaret (Hans/Gorilla), The Who’s Tommy (Captain Walker), Hair (Berger), Spring Awakening (Melchior), and Rent (Mark). Jordan was also a featured performer in last year’s Chapman Celebrates in the roles of Willy Wonka and Sir Dennis Galahad from Monty Python’s Spamalot. Visit www.jordanschneider.me or follow him on Instagram @jschneid23 for more info.

Taylor Fagins (Flick) Recently a UC Irvine graduate in Musical Theater, he has performed in many productions at the institution over the last four years. His most recent, and favorite, honor was playing the role of Jim Conley in

Parade. Other roles include Dan in Next To Normal, John Brooke in Little Women, and many others. After taking part in this amazing production of Violet, Taylor will be moving to New York as an actor and a writer. He is overjoyed to spend his last months in California playing Flick in this wonderful production at Chance Theater.

Johnny Fletcher (Father) is elated to be working with Chance Theater again! Here are some of the shows and roles he has performed at throughout California: The Secret Garden (Major Holmes), Chicago

(Billy), Titanic (Murdoch), Anything Goes (Billy), Shrek (Farquaad), Sunset Blvd (Manfred), Legally Blonde (Kyle), Addams Family (Gomez), Grease (Danny), Joseph (Joseph), Oklahoma! (Curly), Spamalot (Sir

Robin), Chorus Line (Al), and JC Superstar (Peter). Here are some of the venues you might have seen him in: Moonlight, Performance Riverside, Musical Theater West, SDMT, Sacramento Music Circus, Disneyland, Curtain Call Dinner Theater, YLCLO, Center Stage, TVP, Star Theater, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Gem Theater, Rose Center Theatre, Fine Arts Network. Johnny would like to thank Kari, Chris, Robyn and the rest of the creative staff, for giving him the opportunity to be a part of this production. He would also like to thank his friends and family, for all their love and support.

Rebeka Hoblik (Young Violet) is currently a freshman at the Orange County School of the Arts in the Musical Theater Conservatory. She is thrilled to begin her second show with Chance! She dances in various

styles such as ballet en pointe, jazz, tap, and lyrical. Some of her past roles include Wendy in Peter Pan, JoJo in Suessical, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Jr., and Pinocchio in Shrek. She has also participated in Chance Theater’s production of Annie as a part of Broadway in the Park, playing an Orphan. Rebeka also enjoys cooking, and painting in her free time. She would like to thank her family for the constant support they provide.

Chris Kerrigan (Preacher) is a Los Angeles native. This is his second show at Chance Theater after appearing as Prosecutor Dorsey in last summer’s Parade. Chris has done a healthy amount of theatre and

musical theatre, including Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), American Idiot (Tunny), Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), Merrily We Roll Along (Franklin Shepard), Avenue Q (Brian), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Thomas/Sigmund Freud), Geography of a Horse Dreamer (Beaujo), The Who’s Tommy (the guy who sings “Pinball Wizard”), and the world premiere of The Underground Woman (David) with The Michael Chekhov Studio. He is a piano/keyboard player and singer/songwriter playing in various bands around town. He would like to thank everybody who let him be in this show for letting him be in this show.

Janet McGregor (Old Lady) is thrilled to be making her Chance debut in Violet! Most recently she played Joanne in Company. Other favorite roles include, Roz in 9 to 5, Miss Jones in How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying, Madeline True in Wild Party and Domina in Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (excited to be sharing the stage with you once again, Monika!). Thank you to Kari, Robyn, and the rest of the cast, crew and staff at Chance Theater! Enjoy the ride!

Artist Biographies

Brian Wiegel (Virgil) is excited to be back working at Chance Theater. Past credits include West Side Story (Tony), Les Miserables (Marius), Hairspray (Link Larkin), Anne of Green Gables (Charlie), Beauty and

the Beast (Lumiere), Boy at the Edge of Everything (Artie/Louie), and All Shook Up (Dean). He’d like to thank the cast and crew, his friends and his family for their support. Enjoy the show!

Devin Collins (Leroy) is pleased to return to The Chance after appearing last summer in Parade (Judge Roan/Old Soldier) . Select San Diego County credits include The Secret Garden and Oklahoma! with New

Village Arts in Carlsbad; My Fair Lady, Fiddler On The Roof , The King and I , ...Forum , and The Producers at the Welk Resort Theatre; The Music Man, My Fair Lady, and Annie for Moonlight Stage Productions; The Fantasticks Scripps Ranch Theatre; Damn Yankees , Sweeney Todd, The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Urinetown , Oklahoma!, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, and Hello Dolly for Starlight Musical Theatre. Other favorites include Godspell (Judas/JTB), You’re a Good Man… (Charlie Brown), A Year With Frog and Toad (Toad), and Urinetown (Officer Barrel) with The Barn Stage Company. Devin holds a BA in Theatre from USC. Thanks to Kari and everyone at the Chance

for this wonderful opportunity.

Natasha Reese (Lula Buffington) is excited to be making her Chance debut in Violet. She was previously seen this summer as the Witch in Into the Woods at the La Habra Depot. Some of her other credits include;

Joanne (RENT), Sr. Chontel (BARE), Mother Wolf (The Jungle Book), Dynamite (Hairspray), Star to Be (Annie) and as Dionne in HAIR, for which she won an ITL award. Natasha would like to thank her family and friends for all of their love and support. And hugs and kisses to the cast and crew for making this such a wonderful experience.

Jade Taylor (Music Hall Singer) is honored to be making her Chance Theater debut! Past credits include The Last Five Years (Catherine Hyatt), Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad) & Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick). Thank you to

Kari, Robyn, Wade & Christopher for the opportunity, to friends and family for their endless support, and to her incredible husband for backing every whim and dream she’s ever had.

Wyn Moreno (Preacher Understudy/Dialect Coach) grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduated with a BS in Art Education from Utah State University, continued his artistic endeavors at CSUF where he received his MFA in

Acting, where he has taught; Acting, Intro to Theatre, Voice and Movement, and Theatre and Cultural Diversity as a part-time lecturer. In addition to acting, Wyn is a fight choreographer and dialect coach, most recently at Concordia University and Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana. Past acting credits include: Srgt. Carlino in Wait Until Dark, Pap Finn in Big River at The Old Lyric Repertory in Logan UT, Westmoreland in Henry V, Snout the Tinker in (the Broadwayworld.com nominated) A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company in Thousand Oaks CA, The Father in The Best of Enemies (The Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA), The Priest in Grant and Twain at Salt Lake Acting Company in Salt Lake City, UT. As well as a number of academic credits from Cal State Fullerton: Tallgrass Gothic, Pride and Prejudice, Anna in the Tropics, The North Pool, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Dancing at Lughnasa, and many more.

Brian Crawley (Book & Lyrics) is a playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the book and lyrics for A Little Princess (composer Andrew Lippa) which debuted at Theatreworks of Palo Alto in the summer of 2004.

Other musicals he has written include Evangeline with Ted Dykstra, and Down There with composer Lewis Flinn. He appears in the documentary One Night Stand, in which he writes a short musical in 24 hours with composer Gabriel Kahane. Brian’s plays have

Bette & Wylie Aitken (Season Producers) Bette is a community, civic and arts leader, recently featured in the Orange County Business Journal’s Giving Guide as one

of the Top Philanthropists in Orange County. Bette first happened upon Chance Theater a few years ago and has been at the forefront of its growth and expansion ever since and now is serving on its board. In January of 2014, Chance Theater became part of the Bette Aitken theater arts Center. Wylie, better known as Bette’s husband, is a nationally recognized civil trial lawyer and founding partner of the firm Aitken Aitken Cohn in Santa Ana, representing individuals and companies harmed by the bad conduct of others. An avid supporter of the arts, he was a past chairman of the State of California’s Arts Council and serves on various theater and film boards. By supporting the 2018 season, Anaheim residents Wylie and Bette are excited to contribute to the growing impact Chance Theater makes in the community at large both in Anaheim and all over Southern California. Violet is an inspiring production that tells of courage, self-love, and healing. This bold produciton highlights why we all should be part of “the Chance Family”.

6 v 20th Anniversary Season

been developed or staged at Lincoln Center, New York Theater Workshop, the National Alliance of Musical Theatre, and the Eugene O’Neill summer theater conference. He majored in Theater Studies at Yale and has an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Brian is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Jeanine Tesori (Music) won the Tony Award for Best Original Score with Lisa Kron for the musical Fun Home, which is currently playing on Broadway. She has also written Tony-nominated scores for Twelfth Night at

Lincoln Center; Thoroughly Modern Millie (lyrics, Dick Scanlan); Caroline, or Change (lyrics, Tony Kushner); and Shrek The Musical (lyrics, David Lindsay-Abaire). The production of Caroline, or Change at the National Theatre in London received the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Opera: A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (libretto, Tony Kushner; Glimmerglass) and The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me (libretto, J. D. McClatchy, Kennedy Center). Music for plays: Mother Courage (dir. George C. Wolfe, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline), John Guare’s A Free Man of Color (Lincoln Center Theater, dir. George C. Wolfe), and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Gala). Film scores: Nights in Rodanthe, Every Day, and You’re Not You. Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild and was cited by the ASCAP as the first female composer to have two

new musicals running concurrently on Broadway. She is the founding artistic director of Encores! Off-Center at New York City Center, and is a lecturer in music at Yale University. Most of all, she is the proud parent of Siena Rafter.

Kari Hayter (Director/Choreographer) is thrilled to return to the Chance after directing the Ovation nominated Parade and Lysistrata Jones, Hairspray, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Ovation Recommended, LA

Times Critics’ Pick). Some of Kari’s favorite directing projects include Urinetown the Musical (Coeurage Theatre: Ovation, Stage Raw and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for Direction), Rock of Ages (Summer Repertory Theatre), The Diary of Anne Frank and A Streetcar Named Desire (CSUF), the one man show adaptation of Judevine (Vine Theatre, San Diego), and the award-winning remount of 365 Days, a historical account of medics and their patients during Vietnam. Most recently, Kari directed The Laramie Project at Citrus College, In the Heights and Edges at California State University Northridge, and assistant directed Once at South Coast Repertory. www.karihayter.com

Robyn Manion (Musical Director) is a musical director and piano teacher based in Orange County. She is a resident artist at Chance Theater and considers herself incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to

create art with such an amazing company. Robyn graduated from California State University, Fullerton with her Bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts and an emphasis in Directing. While she was a student there, she worked on shows such as Violet, I Love You, Because, and the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revue A Grand Night for Singing. After graduating, Robyn’s relationship with Chance Theater began, and she has since had the privilege of Musical Directing shows such as Rooms: A Rock Romance, West Side Story, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, In the Heights, Hairspray, Fancy Nancy, and most recently, the Ovation nominated show, Parade. Her work has also been heard at Chapman University, where she musical directed their production of Cabaret and a remount of Chance Theater’s award winning production, The Who’s Tommy. Outside of musical directing, Robyn’s career revolves mostly around children. She teaches piano full time to thirty-five wonderful students! Robyn recently took over as owner of Heavenly Voices Productions, a company that features two musical groups: The Nightengals, who provide vocal entertainment in the same vein as The Andrews Sisters, and The Christmas Belles, a caroling group that has been a holiday favorite in Orange County for over 25 years!

Sophie & Larry Cripe (Executive Producers) are avid theater goers and first went to the Chance nine years ago. Larry has served on the Chance Board for four years

and currently serves as Board Chair. Sophie is Past President of the Board of South Coast Repertory (SCR). This is the eighth time Sophie and Larry have been Chance producers, having previously sponsored The Laramie Project Cycle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, In The Heights, Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Parade, and Tribes. Sophie has a BA and MA in Speech and Theater from the University of Illinois. Her second career was as a professional fundraiser. Larry graduated from Newport Harbor High School and earned his BA at Cal State Fullerton majoring in Business Administration. At one time Larry was co-owner of a martial arts studio and an interactive murder mystery dinner theater. (Some may remember the Play Mystery company that staged productions at South Coast Village). Both are “retired” and, when not traveling or going to theater, Sophie assists the Chance as dramaturg (this is her tenth show), while Larry plays soccer.

2018 Season v 7

Fred Kinney (Scenic Designer) This is Fred’s seventh production at the Chance. Past productions: Parade, Claudio Quest, A Chorus Line, Loch Ness, a new musical, Passion Play, and The Laramie Project & Laramie

10 Years Later. Other recent designs include: Ordinary Days, Sight Unseen, Robin Hood, A Wrinkle in Time, A Year with Frog & Toad, and Sunlight (South Coast Repertory). Intimate Apparel (San Diego Repertory Theater); End Game and Taming of the Screw (Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco) Peter Pan and Wendy (Prince Music Theater); A Picasso (Pittsburgh City Theater); The Price and Old Wicked Songs (Vienna’s English Theater); The Good Daughter, The Adjustment, Color of Flesh, Winterizing a Summer House (New Jersey Repertory). He is recipient of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

Nick Van Houten (Lighting Designer) is excited to be joining The Chance with this production of Violet. Credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mamma Mia (Tuacahn Center for the Arts) Camp Rock

and Seussical (Norris Theatre), Shakespearience (Theatrical Education Group) and Crazy for You (Candlelight Pavilion). Nick is a staff lighting designer with Disney Parks Live Entertainment in Anaheim with recent projects including Disney Junior Dance Party, Avengers Training Initiative, and Frozen Live at the Hyperion. Nick is a graduate of the nationally-ranked College of the Arts at Cal State Fullerton. www.NickVanHouten.com

Kenji Kang (Sound Designer) has designed sound for Hansel & Gretel (Cal State Northridge), Little Shop of Horrors (NoHo Performing Arts Center) and Simple Lives for The Secret Rose Theatre. While

earning his Bachelor’s degree in Theatre, at Cal State Northridge, he was recognized by the Kennedy Center for his sound design work on Batboy. This is his debut at the Chance Theater!

Elizabeth Cox (Costume Designer) is glad to be returning to work at the Chance again, after having designed Parade this summer. She has designed costumes for Measure for Measure (Independent Shakespeare

Company), Pocatello, A Permanent Image, Falling (Rogue Machine Theatre), Trevor (Circle X Theatre Co.) In the Heights, The Drowsy Chaperone & Carmen (The Valley Performing Arts Center), Symphonie Fantastique (the Los Angeles Philharmonic), It’s Only Life, A Delicate Balance (The Rubicon Theatre) At Traction, A Holtsville Night’s Dream, 3-7-11, (Cornerstone Theatre) & Richard III for Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Regionally her costume designs have been seen at South Coast Repertory’s Youth Conservatory, Cincinnati Playhouse, New York Music Theatre Festival (Journey to the West) and Music Theatre of Wichita. She is a lecturer Cal. State University Northridge & Santa Monica College. She has also designed costumes for several other Southland colleges & universities.

Megan Hill (Props Master) is thrilled to be working with everyone at Chance Theater and has truly enjoyed being a part of this project. Megan’s past design credits include The Little Prince, The Stinky Cheese Man and

Fancy Nancy at Chance Theater, SMASH, Beyond Walls, and Six Locks at CSU Fullerton. Co-designer on Loch Ness at Chance Theater. Assistant Set Designer of Amadeus and Looped at The New Vic in Santa Barbara, Annual Dinner at South Coast Repertory, Claudio Quest and Passion Play at Chance Theater, Sans Merci at The Garage Theatre, Long Beach, Is He Dead? At CSU Fullerton, and Paloma at LATC.

Sophie Hall Cripe (Dramaturg) thanks Kari Hayter for asking her to be a part of this exciting production. Sophie has a BA and MA in Speech and Theater from the University of Illinois and she taught theater at

the high school level. She has also been an actor/dancer and director/choreographer for musical theater productions. She served as President of the Board of the Laguna Playhouse and South Coast Repertory. She is a Member of the National Council of the American Theater and the Literary Managers

Laurie Smits Staude (Associate Season Producer) I am thrilled to have the opportunity, this 2018 Season, to be Associate Season Producer.

Chance Theater is unique in the quality of its productions, in its many outreach programs to the community, and in its choice of themes that the plays convey. Serving for a fifth year on the Chance’s Board and being Trustee Emeritus at South Coast Rep, I know the Chance’s plays are a gift to the world of theater and to the Orange County Community. The Chance is like a family. Can I entice you to becoming more involved? We have great fun here. Please bring your family and your friends. Will you consider becoming a “Member”? “Membership” has many benefits. Please enjoy with me Chance’s 20th season of provocative and entertaining theater.

8 v 20th Anniversary Season

and Dramaturges of America. She thanks her family (especially her husband, Larry Cripe, Chance Theater Board Chair) for their ongoing support.

Wade Williamson (Stage Manager) recently appointed Resident Artist as Stage Manager, has been active in the local Orange County theater scene for the past 30 years. He has stage managed the staged “singing” of L.A.

VIDA and the mainstage productions of SEMINAR, as well as TRIBES at Chance Theater. A graduate of Cal State Fullerton’s acclaimed School of the Arts Department of Theatre & Dance, he has served as an actor, stage manager, director, technician, designer, producer, and even artistic director. In 2017, he directed both Beyond Therapy and Barefoot in the Park at Modjeska Playhouse in Lake Forest. Recent acting credits at Chance Theater include various roles in The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Other roles include Michael Novak in God of Carnage (Modjeska Playhouse), Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing and Oliver in As You Like It (Alchemy Theatre Company-Huntington Beach), Robert Lee in The North Plan & various roles in The Twilight Zone (STAGESTheatre), Agent Polk in The Sting (Maverick Theater), Security Guard in The Rothko & Clark in Spoken Allowed (Chapman University’s OC-Centric New Play Festival).

Christopher M. Albrecht (Associate Choreographer) is so happy to be back at The Chance and working with the incredible Kari Hayter and this phenomenal team and cast. Past Chance credits include:

Lysistrata Jones (Assistant Choreographer); In The Heights (Assistant Choreographer); She Loves Me (Choreographer) and Hairspray (Co-Choreographer.) Other credits include: Urinetown with the Couerage Theater Company (Better Lemon’s Award for Best Choreography); Rock Of Ages at Summer Repertory Theater in Santa Rosa, The Drowsy Chaperone, Urinetown, and In The Heights at CSUN; and Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Sister Act with Torrance Theater Company. Thank you to Kari and the entire Chance family!

Mauri Anne Smith (Associate Scenic Designer) is excited to be working on Violet! She is a graduate from California State University Fullerton where she received her Master of Fine Arts Degree. She previously

worked here at the Chance on Alice in Wonderland, The Legend(s) of Sleepy Hollow, The Little Prince and Claudio Quest.

Oanh Nguyen (Artistic Director) has been serving as Chance Theater’s founding Artistic Director since 1999. Oanh is a recipient of TCG’s New Generations Grant and the TCG Nathan Cummings Young Leaders of

Color Fellowship. He was awarded the Outstanding Artist Award by Arts Orange County, profiled in Orange County Register’s “Most Influential People” series and OC Weekly’s People Issue, inducted into Anaheim High School’s Hall of Fame and was a commencement speaker for Chapman University College of Performing Arts. Oanh was Producing Associate at South Coast Repertory for four years. He also served on the advisory board of the Anaheim High School Performing Arts Conservatory, the board of Network of Ensemble Theatres, LA’s 99-seat Transitional Committee and OC Theatre Guild, multiple committees for the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and grant panels for the likes of the National Endowment for the Arts and Theatre Communications Group. Oanh is a proud member of SDC and SAG-AFTRA. His directing credits include productions at Chance Theater, East West Players, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and South Coast Repertory, and served as the Associate Director for the international tour of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish (Berkeley Repertory, South Coast Repertory, Hong Kong Arts Festival). His selected film credits include Two Brothers directed by Jean-Jacques Annaude, Rush Hour 3 directed by Brett Ratner, and Lonely Boy directed by Dale Fabrigar (Best First Feature Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Louisiana International Film Festival and Audience Award Winner at the 2013 BolderLife Festival).

Casey Long (Managing Director) is proud to be a Chance Resident Artist and co-founder. Past directing credits at the Chance include Anne of Green Gables and Little Women - The Broadway Musical. Recent

Chance acting credits include Theresa Rebeck’s Seminar, Samuel Hunter’s A Bright New Boise,

Susan Bowman & Freddie Greenfield (Associate Producers) have developed their passion for Chance Theater thanks to good friends who introduced them to the

magic of theater at the Chance. Their first play was the Chance’s performance of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and from that time they were hooked. Susan joined the Chance Board in 2016 and they are delighted their first opportunity as Associate Producers is Violet with its message of hope and healing.

the OC Premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, Southern California Premiere of Reborning, and the West Coast Premiere of Nerve. Casey is a graduate of the Leadership Anaheim program, Annenberg Foundation’s Alchemy training, and the Fieldstone Foundation Leadership program. He would like to thank you all for being here to support local artists and the Chance’s mission. For Dork.

Erika C. Miller (Development Director) is a Chance Founding Artist alongside husband, Oanh Nguyen. She is a graduate of the Fieldstone Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Group, a recipient of the

Annie Anaheim Accolades Award for her service to the community, and was a member of the Anaheim Arts Council Board of Directors from 2007-2012 (where she served as president for two years). She began singing professionally with The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus where she was privileged to perform with Peabo Bryson, Barry Manilow, Andre Previn, Yo-yo Ma, Doc Severinsen, Luther Vandross, among others. She can be heard on the soundtracks of “Hero”, “The Dark Half” and “Merry Christmas from Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Orchestra”. Opera credits: Die Frau Ohnne Schatten and El Gato Montez with Placido Domingo at The Music Center, Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl, and The Magic Flute at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Ragtime soloist at Steamers Jazz Club, Old Town Music Hall, and the Muckenthaler Cultural Center. For two years, she was a backup singer for local Celtic band Craic in the Stone, and featured on their first two albums. Favorite Chance roles include: She Loves Me (LA Times Critic’s Choice), Little Women (remounted at La Mirada Theatre in 2013), The Laramie Project Cycle, Jerry Springer: The Opera (Ovation Award for Best Musical, LA Times Critic’s Choice), title role in Evita, Into the Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick and Garland Award nominee), Cabaret (Garland Award nominee: Best Actress), Closer Than Ever (LA Times Critic’s Choice), and Lee Miller: The Angel and The Fiend (OC Weekly Award). Erika is also the resident costume designer and has been nominated for two Ovation Awards for The Who’s Tommy and Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. In August of 2016, Erika and Oanh became the proud parents of twins. Life will never be the same for them again!

Masako Tobaru (Technical Director) has been with the Chance since 2003, and also serves as the Technical Director, a resident stage manager and lighting designer. Her Chance Theater credits include Little

Women, Anne of Green Gables, Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, and Evita, among others. Her credits outside the Chance include Ganga…Life as a River, Much Ado About Nothing, Cabaret, Medea, Patient A and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Masako received her

BA in Theater and Communications from Concordia University, Irvine.

Bebe Herrera (Production Manager) is delighted to be working with Chance Theater. Some previous stage management credits include Chance’s Maple and Vine, the world premiere of Pat McGowan’s

FILM, regional premiere Holy Ghost by Jon Tuttle, B. Walker Sampson’s Alceste, and The Pity of Things, an evening of one-act plays. Hailing from the South Bay, she has worked with theatre companies from Hollywood to Anaheim and back including Rangeview Productions, the University Players, Movimiento Estudiantil de Teatro y Artes and Moveable Piece. She would like to thank Chance Theater for making every time working with them such memorable experiences.

Teodora Ramos (Master Carpenter) is an architect of imaginary places; her hands realize dreams. When she first held lumber up to her ears, she heard the forest . . . Teodora Ramos earned a BA in Theater - Technical

Production & Design from Cal State University, Fullerton and has worked as a freelance carpenter for multiple theatrical venues in Orange County. Outside of theater, she constructs custom pieces for local high profile events. Her work has taken her to Utah, Texas, New York, and Alaska. Special thanks to Mr.

Rachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller (Associate Producers) The relevant bio is simple: we love theater, and after nearly 9 years of membership, we are well into an extreme love

affair with the Chance, and rejoice in being part of the Chance family. Rachelle has served on the Board since 2015, and just started her 2nd year as “Chair of Vice.” (She hopes not to be kicked off for advocating too many vices.) Producing has become something of a (healthy) addiction. The ability to participate on a deeper level with the creative process and the artists is both rewarding and educational. Associate Producing for Violet gives us another opportunity to observe the talents of an amazing Director, Choreographer and Musical Director, not to mention another extraordinary cast. The themes of Violet invite us to examine how we may misperceive ourselves, and get hung up in being convinced that we have some imagined flaws that prejudice others against us (and us against ourselves). Moving beyond these fallacious assumptions and imagined problems, and instead living life to the fullest awaits us. As does some GREAT music and performances! ENJOY!

Neubauer, Mrs. Seeley, multiple guys named John, Masako, Oanh, and everyone and everything else that has letad her to this point. Lastly, thanks to Calvin, professional dreamer and wordifier, who writes stories . . . and edits bios.

Jeff Hellebrand (Box Office Associate) co-founded Chance Theater in 1999 in his native Orange County. He received his degree from Cal State Fullerton and additional training at Cal State Chico and The

Professional Actors Conservatory. He has worked on both sides of the curtain in venues throughout California. He currently sits on the Stagecraft Technology advisory committee for North Orange County Regional Occupational Program. Chance Theater acting credits include Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), The Stroop Report, Therese Raquin, The Diary of Anne Frank (O.C. Register Best Ensembles), Memories on the Wind and the O.C. entry in 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks. Script writing credits dear to his heart are Is Pepperoni a Vegetable? And Other Mysteries of Love, But I Don’t FEEL Grown Up, and The Beach... Without Leo.

Jocelyn A. Brown (Associate Artistic Director) has been a Resident Artist since 2001 and Associate Artistic Director since 2011. Chance directing highlights include: in a word, The Big Meal, various new works through

Chance’s On The Radar series, Evita (Chancie Award for Best Production), Never In My Lifetime (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly nomination for Best Direction), and Big Love. Chance acting highlights include: writing and performing in A Celtic Holiday with Craic in the Stone (Best Special Event by Examiner.com), portraying Reggie Fluty and Dave O’Malley in The Laramie Project and Ten Years Later (Ovation Recommended), Blitzen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, the Witch in Into the Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick, Chancie Award for Best Actress), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Back Stage Honorable Mention for Actor), Nancy in Closer Than Ever (L.A. Times Critic’s Choice), and Ann in Goodnight Children Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Acting). Jocelyn received an Outstanding Individual Artist nomination in 2003 by Arts Orange County. Outside of the Chance, Jocelyn teaches at Laguna Hills High School where she was an honoree for the California League of High Schools “Teacher of the Year” in 2012 for OC and served as the band leader and lead singer for the Celtic folk band Craic in the Stone from 2013 to 2015. Jocelyn double majored in Theatre and Biology at the Univ. of California San Diego, studied theater at the Univ. of East Anglia in England, and earned a Masters in Education from Vanguard University.

Jennifer Ruckman (Literary Manager) is proud to be a Resident Artist at Chance Theater. As Literary Manager, she has assisted in the selection of the subscription seasons and the On the Radar (OTR) New

Works Program seasons. Additionally, she helped create the Resident Playwright program and has been the OTR Producing Associate since 2014. Performances at the Chance include The Big Meal, Samsara, Maple and Vine (OC Weekly Best Of Award), Time Stands Still, Reborning (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Ovation Recommended), Jesus Hates Me, Rabbit Hole (Back Stage Critic’s Pick) and Frozen. Additionally, she has performed at The Oval Theatre in London and in the remounting of Jesus Hates Me at South Coast Repertory. She is also thrilled to be a member of Sword Fights, Inc. in Los Angeles. She lives with her husband, Ken, who makes all things possible.

James McHale (Interim Literary Manager) is a Resident Artist and Artistic Council Member of Chance Theater where he recently performed as John Dodge in the SoCal Premiere of Middletown, and as the titular

character in The Little Prince. He has appeared in many other Chance productions including Dogfight (LA/ OC Premiere), Samsara (West Coast Premiere), Maple and Vine (OC Weekly’s Best Play of the Year), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Ovation Recommended; LA Times Critic’s Choice), and The Laramie Project & Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (LA Stage Times’ Top 10 of 2013). Recently, he played Hamlet in Hamlet and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead in repertory at American Coast Theater Company where his theater credits also include All My Sons, and the West Coast Premiere of The Hiding Place. James received his B.A. in Theater Arts Performance from CSU Long Beach, and has studied with the Michael Chekhov Association and The Actor’s Center (NYC). James also works as a director and teaching artist. His recent directing credits include the World Premiere of Comedy of ERRORS (ACTC), and The Eight: Reindeer Monologues (Chance Theater). He has taught and directed for local middle-schools, Musical Theater Playground, and for Chance Theater’s Speak Up youth program.

Karen O’Hanlon (Education Director) is delighted to be a Chance Resident Artist who previously appeared on the Chance Stage in The Laramie Project & Laramie Project: 10 years later (LA Stage Times’ Top Ten of

2013) , Passion Play (Orange County Premiere) and The Eight: Reindeer Monologues. As the Education Director, she is incredibly proud of her work with Veterans in the Veterans Initiative Program and Chance Theater’s Youth and Teen programs that focus on empowering artists through creative expression

while building empathy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theater from East Stroudsburg University. She would like to thank her husband Nick for his endless support.

Darryl B. Hovis (TYA Producing Associate) earned his MA in Theatre Production at Central Washington University and studied acting at the Professional Conservatory at UCSD under Anna Shapiro (Steppenwolf)

well as South Coast Repertory under Karen Hensel. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the Culver City Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, where he developed an intensive arts program for his school students in theatre, film, music, and art, and has gone on to develop theatre programs at other Southern California high schools, as well as Theatre International at Leysin American School in Leysin, Switzerland. Some of his favorite shows that he has directed include Therese Raquin (Chance Theater), The Little Prince (Chance Theater), Rent, and The Threepenny Opera (Samohi Theatre), Machinal and Resurrecting Antigone (UniTheatre), and The Miracle Worker and Treehouses (AVPA). His biggest inspirations constantly remain his wife Angela, and their children Dylan, Andrew, and Julia.

Sarah DuVal (House Manager) Ten years ago my good friend Heather invited me to her theater to see I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Before the show even started, the actors started mingling and interacting

with the audience. Not entirely sure that it was part of the show, slightly panicked, I turned to Heather and asked if they were supposed to be doing that. She laughed and said yes. Two years later, I became a sustaining member and started helping building sets and hanging lights, which continued into 2014 when we opened our current space. Little did I know, at that time, that I had met a group of people that would soon become a second family. Ten years later, I’m super excited and proud to say that I’m the House Manger here at the Chance. Previous experience includes working in the ticketing department at SCFTA and working in the Chance office.

Courtny Greenough (Company Manager) is a Resident Artist and Company Manager of Chance Theater. Previous shows with the Chance: Dogfight, Hairspray, In the Heights, Lysistrata Jones, Bloody

Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Laramie Project & The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, West Side Story, Reborning (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Ovation Award - Best Musical, Intimate Theater), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (So Cal Premiere), HAIR: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (Stage Manager, five Ovation nominations, and six LADCC Award nominations), the West Coast

premiere of The Girl, The Grouch and The Goat (Rehearsal Stage Manager).

Marc Sanford (Associate House Manager) is very happy to be a Chance Theater Resident Artist. In 1994, Marc did a production of Little Shop of Horrors at Rancho Santiago College (now known as Santa Ana

College), where he met future Chance founders Oanh Nguyen and Jeff Hellebrand. Marc first performed at the Chance in A History of the American Film as Mickey (plus 4 other characters) and soon became a Resident Artist. In 2004, Marc had to drop out of the company due to the discovery of a tumor about the size of a ping-pong ball on his optic nerve. His surgery was successful, but he moved up to the Seattle area to stay with family to recuperate. While he was up there,he attended the Seattle Film Institute where he received a Filmmaking Certificate. Marc has been a Resident Artist since June 2008.

Robin “George” Shorter (Associate House Manager) is very excited to be working with the Chance. She has been very involved since 2012’s 24hr Chance-a-thon, where she stayed up all night with some

Chance staff members. Since then, she has built sets, ushered people, but you’ll recognize her most as the person who’s usually behind LindaBAR. When not volunteering her time at the Chance, “George” (as she’s lovingly known at the Chance) hands out caffeine drinks at Starbucks in Disneyland and California Adventure.

Chance Theater is proud to be one of the leading ensemble-driven theater companies in Southern California. Recently, we’ve received a National Theatre Company grant from American Theatre Wing, won six Ovation Awards, including two for Best Production of a Musical – Intimate Theater for our West Coast premiere of Triassic Parq – The Musical and Southern California premiere of Jerry Springer – The Opera, as well as four LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season. The Anaheim City Council named Chance Theater “the official resident theater company of Anaheim,” and Arts Orange County has twice named the Chance as “Outstanding Arts Organization.” Known for using bold and personal storytelling to promote dialogue and connection within the Southern California theatrical landscape, the Chance is committed to contributing to a more compassionate, connected and creative community. As a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Network of Ensemble Theaters, and the LA Stage Alliance, Chance Theater continues to bring national attention to the Southern California and Orange County theater scenes.

�anks to our Annual Fund Donors�e following provide outstanding support to the Chance, and enjoy a host of special bene�ts, including meet-the-artists receptions, behind-the-scenes access, and much more. For information, call Casey Long at (714) 900-3284.

VISIONARY CIRCLE

ANGEL ($2,500-$3,499)

Ashleigh Aitken & Michael PennRachel Oliveros & Tim CatalanoDeirdre Kelly &Howard PrivetteRachel KnappDavid & Danice LimbergTommy & Madeleine Long

Molly Mahoney & John Dominquez Bill & Kathie MalcombSmall Business Development Corporation of Orange CountyRobin Walton

DIAMOND ($3,500-$7,999)

Bryan & Katheryn BakerDisneyland ResortAlisa & Jason DuffeyWilliam & Eva Fox FoundationBruce GoodrichGregory Heiertz & Carollyn LobellNancy Johnson

Andy & Judith LambRobert & Doreen Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts & Classical MusicSarah K. PierceRoger Pullis and Felix LightingJennifer Ruckman & Ken Favell

SAPPHIRE ($8,000-$14,999)

The Boeing CompanyScott & Sandra GrahamGFS, Inc.Elizabeth JonesSally Ann CateringScott & Georgia Well

EMERALD ($25,000+)

Bette & Wylie AitkenSteve BrownSophie & Larry CripeMary Kay Fyda-MarRobert Berman & Robin Preiss GlasserRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerLaurie Smits StaudeLinda & Tod White

RUBY ($15,000-$24,999)

Martin & Wendy BensonSusan Bowman & Freddie GreenfieldGuy W. MarrSave The Princess, LLC

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($600 - $1,199)Phyliss AlexanderDiane & Chimo ArnoldAlex BuenoEloise CoopersmithRobert DaileyFrank Deptola & Associates Charitable Giving FundDeutsche Bank Americas FoundationSarah DuValKelly EhlertBahram & Kathy EsfahaniIn memory of Mary Kay Fyda-MarJoyce GivensElaine & Nathan GochmanCamille GouletBreath of FireRon & Susan HornJonathan Josephson & Katy MuzikarSam Joslin & Max EspinozaBobi KeenanKiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim

Anaheim Council Member Lucille KringCathy & Tom KroopfLorin LiesyCasey & Camryn LongDoris LongmeadRobyn ManionElizabeth & Keith McDonaldLaurie & Lesley McKinnellCharles & Lindy MichaelisStefan MillerRachel MountRey O’DayMichael & Carol PennCrystal PhillipsMJ PoptanichHannah SchroederJoanne & Walter ShaferStarbucks Coffee CompanyDr. Danielle & Dr. Chris WeilerKC Wilkerson & Robert Hahn

ADVOCATES ($300 - $599)Brent & Jeanne AdamsAdvanced Smile DesignThomas & Susan AlexanderAnaheim Community FoundationAnonymousBarbara & Don BarkemeyerReynolds Family FoundationCate CaplinGlenn ChitjianLewis & Marty CrouseBob & Sue CrowsonBarbara DelgadoErnie & Gail DoeSherry DomeregoDavid & Kerry DrakeNeil & Sharon Edlin

June GlennRobert Dailey & Veronica GrayJanet GreenBen GreenCourtny GreenoughJeff HellebrandSusan K. HoriOlivia JohnsonDamien & Yvonne JordanKathleen KingKings MMAKohl’s Department Stores, IncBroadway KnightsSunjay KumarCharles & Lindy MichaelisAnna Miles

Marilyn MountMargi & John MurrayKaren O’HanlonMichael R. OppenheimHerb & Jan ParksArt PartridgeCharles & Maureen PeltzerRachel Saiz & Shannon MurphyMichael & Monika SargentSue & William ShapiroMichael & Peggy SloanStephen & Kathy Coyle SmithSodaro Estate WinerySojourn CellarsBill & Rosalynn StronginLinda & Steve Sundvold

Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait & Julie TaitMayor Pro Tem James VanderbiltMichael Vu Ashley Wagner ArtsRobert WaltersChad WeberKaren WebsterDr. Danielle & Dr. Chris WeilerJohn Wells IIIBruce WilkinsonTotal Wine & MoreIn Memory of May WongHoward & Jane YataYoga Sol Studio

SUPPORTERS ($150 - $299)3-D TheatricalsMarsha AdamsRay & Jan AkinAmazon SmileAnonymousBilha & Michael BenderJoanna & Rob BlaneyBrea Improv Comedy ClubCleopatra HeppeKristianne ClarkeDr. Robert E. Downs, O.D.Fred EhlertDr. John Mosher & Diana Esch-MosherFestival Ballet TheatreRobert & Jennifer ForanBryan & Nancy FosterMary Jane Foster

Gallileo Innovation Camps for KidsMarie GleerupGreg Hammer & Louis PardoThe Hannaway FamilyWilliam HansenLaura Hathaway & Matt TakahashiLeslie HaymanDaniel & Mario Romero - Healing HandsHirschl School Of Dance ArtsSara HunnelJon HyrkasDina JabajiDan Kee & Judith ToddJoanne & Dennis KeithGlenn Koppel

Kroger CompanyErin KruseJohn LaneAlan LawsonJason LiebsonLux SalonBrendan MahoneyJames MarkoskiFred Kinney & Lori MonnierNetwork for GoodThe Old GlobeMary OttmanMonika PenaMyriam PerezRichard & Suzanne PriebeAndrew PuenteTeodora RamosGoldie Roe

Jimmy SaizMarc SanfordSCATS GymnasticsJeremy & Nicole SchlittDoug & Hannah SchroederRobin “George” ShorterSix Flags Magic MountainKaren Smits Staude - In honor of Laurie StaudeMasako TobaruIrmagaard Rahwyler WaltzWade WilliamsonLisa & Tom ZaradichJ. L. Zlaket

PATRON CIRCLE ($1,200-$2,499)

Jean AbdallaAnaheim Arts CouncilAssistance League of AnaheimRyan Brodkin & Bebe HerreraJocelyn & Kirk BrownVictor & Marnie CeporiusJoseph Dale & Judy FlindtSusie DittmarErnie & Gail DoeClimb D’VinePaula Tomei & David EmmesAnaheim Council Member Stephen & Susan FaesselRoger FriedmanChelle FriedmanRob & Audrey GreenfieldChristi GuardiolaDavid & Gail Hirstein

Carol Hellebrand & Patti HowardDavid & Judy JossBradley KayeLisa KeatingPamela LorenzJolynn & Patrick MahoneyMark & Liza MaughanOanh Nguyen & Erika C. MillerJolene PerezPRP Wine InternationalFran & Leonard RichFrances RiggsMichael SalimbeniTerry & Michelle SchomburgWendy & Jac TobiskaDan Kee & Judith Todd

List as of January 22, 2018

Producer’s Circle

Susan Bowman & Freddie GreenfieldRachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller

Robert BermanSteve BrownSophie & Larry CripeMary Kay Fyda-MarElizabeth JonesGuy W. MarrRachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller Scott & Georgia WellTod & Linda White

SEASON PRODUCERS Bette & Wylie Aitken

ASSOCIATE

PRODUCERS

EXECUTIVEPRODUCERS

Linda & Tod WhiteLINDA & TOD WHITE ARTISTS FUND

In memory of Bill Apsey The Boeing CompanyErnie & Gail Doe

Frank Deptola & Associates Charitable Giving FundChristi Guardiola

David & Judy JossAndy & Judith LambLaurie Smits Staude

Martin & Wendy BensonSteve BrownScott & Sandra GrahamMary Kay Fyda-Mar

Elizabeth Jones Diane & Chimo Arnold

Anaheim Arts CouncilAshleigh Aitken & Michael Penn

Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim

Jolynn & Patrick MahoneyLinda & Tod White

Bryan & Katheryn BakerMary Kay Fyda-MarOrange County Community Foundation, Robert & Doreen Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts & Classical Music

Anaheim Community FoundationErnie & Gail Doe

AnonymousMaddy & Tommy Long

Deirdre Kelly & Howard PrivetteIn Memory of May Wong

Bryan & Nancy Foster Frances Riggs Laurie Smits Staude

Martin & Wendy BensonSophie & Larry CripeDramatists Guild FundBruce Goodrich

Veronica GrayCarol Hellebrand & Patti HowardGuy W. Marr

Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationMary Kay Fyda-Mar

Frances Riggs Laurie Smits Staude

�ese sponsors have stepped forward to publicly a�liate their name with our theater company. While they enjoy one-of-a-kind

VIP all-access, they are also providing vital support for the artists and our programs. We can’t thank them enough.

ASSOCIATE SEASON PRODUCER

Laurie Smits Staude

David & Danice LimbergRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerSusan Bowman & Freddie Greenfield

EDUCATION & OUTREACH FUND

2018 PRODUCERS

NEW WORKS FUND

What do you get when you cross a marathon with live theater?

24hr Chance-a-thonMarch 24th & 25th, 12-11pm

A fun weekend immersed in over 24 hours of live performances, where small actsmake a BIG impact on the continued success of our artistic and education programs.

Support the Chance’s mission by sharing your passion for the arts and gathering pledges from your friends, family, and co-workers.

2 Ways to Join the Chance-a-thon

Sign up to participate in the lobby or atChanceTheater.com/24hr

Become a MARATHONERInstead of 20 miles, we have 20 hours of live entertainment. Get your friends

to support your mission to see up to 20 hours in one weekend, and support the

Chance in the process!

Become a FUNDRAISERChance-a-thon Fundraisers help get donations towards the event and in

return, they open the door to receive the same benefits as if they made the

donation themselves.

Bedlam is a look at the prejudices that divide us, and the craziness of trying to make connections in spite of our differences.

Reserve in the box office or visit ChanceTheater.comLimited amount so reserve early. Discount applies to full-price single tickets. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.

directed by elina de santos

$10 TIXCODE: ZAYD

ON THE RADAR NEW PLAY READING SERIES presents a staged reading of

ONE NIGHT ONLY!Tue, Feb 28 at 7:30pm

20% OFFCODE: CENTIPEDE

Theater for the whole family...

Good for any performanceLimited amount so reserve earlyCannot be combined with other offers. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.

February 16- March 4, 2018on the Fyda-Mar Stage

A musical adaptation of the classic adventure, featuring

original musical from the Tony and Academy Award-winning

songwriters of Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land

CREATIVE DRAMATICSApr 16 - May 21Mon 4-6pm, $175 per student

20% OFF

Spring Session of

YouthWorkshops

Register for any class by April 2nd! Today: Register in the lobbyVisit: ChanceTheater.com/education

Email: karen@chancetheater.com

[Grades 1-3]

MUSICAL THEATERApr 17 - May 22Tue 4-6pm, $175 per student

[Grades 4-6]

18 v 20th Anniversary Season

ENDOWMENT FUND DONORSThe endowment fund ensures the future of the Chance for years to come.

Linda & Tod WhiteMAJOR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

Diane & Chimo ArnoldRobert E. CampbellSophie & Larry Cripe Camille GouletLaurie Smits Staude

DEFERRED ESTATE GIFTS

To find out moreor to make a donation

Call Casey at(714) 900-3284

Visit us at www.SallyAnnCatering.com801 S. Lakeview Ave, Ste B, Placentia 92870

Phone 714.779.1260 FAX 714.779.7629info@SallyAnnCatering.com

OFFICIAL CHANCE CATERING PARTNER SINCE 2013

You are more than a photo... you are a work of artTrue Image Studio

Proud supporter of the Chance Theater since 2005

www.trueimagestudio.com (949) 878-3701

I save you time and money by bringing the studio to your business.

Thank you to all ourCapital Campaign Donors

Naming Donor ($285,000)

Bette & Wylie Aitken Naming Donor ($100,000) Naming Donor ($87,500)

Sophie & Larry Cripe Linda & Tod White

Naming Donor ($70,000) Naming Donor ($25,000)

Mary Kay Fyda-Mar Yvonne & Damien Jordan

Naming Donor ($20,000)

Naming Donors ($10,000-$19,999)

Premium Chair Donors ($5,000)

Founding ArtistsChance Resident Artists

Dr. Michael & Jean AbdallaRobert Berman & Robin Preiss Glasser

Lily M. FanFoundationAC

Camille GouletBradley Kaye

David & Danice LimbergSammy Pierce

Eddie Schuller & Rachelle MenakerScott & Georgia Well

AJIS LambChapman University

Susan Carol CarpenterSusie Dittmar

Kathy & Bahram EsfahaniStephen & Susan Faessel

Michael Garcia & Burt VosburghThe Hamman Family

Jeffrey HellebrandPatti Howard & Carol Hellebrand

Nancy JohnsonElizabeth Jones

Dan Kee & Judy ToddJoanne & Dennis Keith

In Honor of Don Laffoon & Grace Songolo

James & Marsha Lindsey (2)Casey Long

Tommy & Madeleine Long (2)Jolynn & Pat Mahoney

Christina MarIn Memory of Judy Martin

Marc MastersonBryan McCormick & Gary Kuwahara (2)

In memory of David McCormick Bill & Jane McDonald

Drs. Pauline Merry & John GoodmanDr. and Mrs. Eberhard S. Neutz

Oanh Nguyen & Erika C. Miller (2)Pacific Western Bank (2)

Muriel Pollia Foundation (2)Ron & Marilyn Rice

Michelle & Terry SchomburgLeonard & Susan Silberman (2)

Karen SmitsTom & Julie TaitThe Well Family

In Memory of Howard WellTod & Linda White (2)

Lisa C. & Thomas E. ZaradichContributors ($150-$2,499)

Argyros Family FoundationMartin & Wendy BensonVictor & Marnie Ceporius

David Emmes & Paula TomeiGail & Ernie Doe

Lynn Gold & Karen “Jade” MartnerWendy Hooper

Fred KinneyPamela J. Lorenz, CFPManny & Betsy Porto

Frances RiggsEddie Schuller & Rachelle Menaker

Laurie Smits StaudeZeinab H. Dabbah &

Daniel Temianka

AnonymousAT&T Pioneers

The Boeing Company

Alan & Theresa CorcoranJohn Lane

Guy W. Marr

Irina MorrisJohn & Margi Murray

Rey O’Day

Marshall Pailet & Kellie SpillHerb & Jan Parks

Fran & Leonard Rich

In-Kind DonorsCity of Anaheim John Dominguez Roger Parkman Ken & Kristi Wilcox KC Wilkerson

Scott & Sandra Graham

Priority Chair Donors ($2,500)

20 v 20th Anniversary Season

STAFF

Oanh Nguyen, Artistic DirectorCasey Long, Managing DirectorErika C. Miller, Development DirectorMasako Tobaru, Technical DirectorBebe Herrera, Production ManagerTeodora Ramos, Master CarpenterJeff Hellebrand, Box Office AssociateJocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic DirectorJennifer Ruckman, Literary Manager Karen O’Hanlon, Education DirectorDarryl B. Hovis, TYA Producing AssociateSarah DuVal, House ManagerCourtny Greenough, Company ManagerMarc Sanford, Assoc. House ManagerRobin “George” Shorter, Assoc. House ManagerMonika Peña, Marketing Associate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Cripe, ChairRachelle Menaker, Vice-ChairSusie Dittmar, TreasurerScott B. Well, Immediate Past Chair

Jocelyn A. Brown, councilAlex Bueno, councilCourtny Greenough, councilLaura M. Hathaway, councilJeff Hellebrand, councilBebe Herrera, councilCasey Long, councilErika C. Miller, councilOanh Nguyen, councilKaren O’Hanlon, council Teodora Ramos, council

Jennifer Ruckman, councilMarc Sanford, councilBill Strongin, councilMasako Tobaru, councilKelly Todd, councilKaren Webster, councilJocelyn L. BucknerSherry DomeregoRobert ForanDarryl B. HovisRobyn Manion

James McHaleRachel Oliveros CatalanoMonika PeñaAndrew PuenteNicole SchlittWade WilliamsonDavid McCormick, member emeritusMyrna Niles, member emeritus

RESIDENT ARTISTS

Bette AitkenMartin BensonRobert BermanSusan BowmanBruce GoodrichElizabeth JonesAndy Lamb Casey Long

M I S S I O N Chance Theater seeks to create exciting theatrical experiences that will engage, surprise and unite our audiences, our artists, and our community.The mission of the Chance is to contribute to a more compassionate, connected and creative Orange County.

We do this by:• producing powerful, socially-conscious, provocative, intimate theater experiences• generating participation and dialogue between our diverse communities• nurturing and supporting local artists• inspiring and empowering creative young minds

R E C E N T H O N O R S / A W A R D SNamed official “Resident Theater of Anaheim”Winner of 6 Ovation Awards, including 2 for Best Musical (Triassic Parq and Jerry Springer: The Opera) Winner of 5 LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Excellence for Outstanding SeasonOC Weekly’s Best of OC 2017 - Best Musical (Parade)OC Weekly’s Best of OC 2015 - Best Musical (Loch Ness, a new musical) and Best Play (Maple and Vine)30 Ovation Award nominations15 LADCC Award nominationsWinner of Robby Award for Best Choreography (Lysistrata Jones), plus 5 more nominationsRecipient of American Theatre Wing’s 2016 National Theatre Company GrantRecipient of National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Grant Two “Outstanding Arts Organization” Awards from Arts Orange County

Guy W. Marr Oanh NguyenTerry SchomburgLaurie Smits StaudeGeorgia WellMary Kay Fyda-Mar, member emeritus