Chance Theater proudly presents

Fancy Nancy, The MusicalText Copyright ©2009 by Jane O’Connor. lllustrations Copyright ©2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by Robin Preiss Glasser, Used with the permission of HarperCollins Children’s Books

Book and Lyrics by Susan DiLalloMusic and Lyrics by Danny AboschBased on the book “Fancy Nancy” by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss GlasserDirected by Kelly Todd*Musical Direction by Robyn Manion*Associate Director Alex Bueno*Original Orchestrations by Danny Abosch Set Design by Megan HillLighting Design by Jon HyrkasSound Design by Joshue CardenasCostume Design by Christina M. PerezStage Manager Lindsay Marsh

CASTNancy ................................................................... Jillian BattLionel .................................................................... Andrew PuenteBree ...................................................................... Felicia FairleyRhonda/Wanda ..................................................... Monika PenaRhonda/Wanda ..................................................... Megan MaxwellMrs. Clancy ........................................................... Amy Bolton

Setting: Ohio. Present Day.Running Time: 55 minutes.

World Premiere Commissioned by Vital Children’s Theatre, October 2012Stephen Sunderlin, Artistic Director

* Chance Resident Artist

Execut ive ProducerROBERT BERMAN

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A special message from Nancy’s artistby Robin Preiss Glasser, illustrator of the Fancy Nancy book series

“Who is Fancy Nancy based on?” is the first question everyone asks Jane O’Connor, the author of the Fancy Nancy books, and me.

Jane tells this story: When she was a little girl, her grandma and aunt would come for Sunday dinner, and Jane would clomp in wearing her mom’s high heels, tutu, and long red cape and she felt she was thus properly attired (that’s a fancy word for dressed) to receive her guests. Jane says that even though she grew up to be an understated (which is fancy for plain) adult, Nancy is based on her as a child.

Here’s my story: When I received the manuscript for the first Fancy Nancy book, I saw that Jane had written some directions in the margin of the first page: “Illustrator to draw bedroom with canopy bed handmade from a mop, broom, and sheet.” This note made me realize immediately that Nancy wasn’t a fancy princess-y girl, but sort of a young Martha Stewart -- a DIY child, like I had been! When I was a child my favorite doll was a hot pink-haired troll for whom I made a sparkly tutu and a troll mansion out of shoe boxes. Nancy was DIY me! So I based the look of the character on my favorite doll, and if you ask my husband, he’ll tell you, like Nancy, I am a drama queen too!

Once that first book came out, Jane and I went on a national tour together, and little girls came to our book signings wearing tiaras, tutus, butterfly wings, and every other manner of dress-up clothes. Jane and I were amazed to find that there was a bit of Fancy Nancy in a whole lot of other girls, too!

Ten years, 70 books, plus dolls, toys and mobile apps later, and then Vital Theater in New York created the enchanting musical you will see today. We never imagined that Nancy would come alive to sing and dance her way into our hearts across a live stage!

This show brings my husband, Robert Berman (the Executive Producer of this show) and me full circle. Both of us have always been “stage people.” When we discovered Chance Theater, we experienced the youthful passion and talent here that is palpable. It is the integration of so many of our pleasures to be able to bring, with the Chance, Fancy Nancy to our town.

One of my earliest memories is going to see a children’s theater group with my three sisters in Poughkeepsie, New York, where we grew up. At each show, an elf-like hostess named Pockets would prepare us for the stories we were going to watch by pulling pertinent items from the many pockets on the front of her costume. Sometimes, by mistake, she would pull out a rubber chicken! It was fun and it was magical. This was the beginning of my enchantment with live theater.

We hope you and your children feel the magic and impact of live theater today and enjoy this splendiferous (that’s a fancy word for wonderful) production along with us.

ask your favorite characters for their autograph after the show and take home a special memory

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Jillian Batt (Nancy) is thrilled to be joining the talented cast of Fancy Nancy in the reprisal of her role from last year as Nancy. Jillian is a Sophmore at Orange County School of the Arts, in the musical theater

conservatory, where she trains in acting, voice, and dancing. She is honored to be doing her 4th show at the Chance! Some of her favorite roles ever include Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Mary in The Secret Garden, Nancy in Fancy Nancy, The Musical, Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods, among others. Jillian would like to thank her Mom, Dad, her sister Maddy, and her friends for their love and support. She would also like to thank director Kelly Todd, everybody at the Chance, and the cast of Fancy Nancy for this memorable experience.

Andrew Puente (Lionel) A proud graduate of Cal State Long Beach where he received his BA in Theater Arts, Andrew is now a member of Chance Theater’s very first “Fellows Class”, and is thrilled to be returning

for his fourth show with the company (Dogfight, After the Revolution, In the Heights). You can find out more about him on his website, andrewpuente.com or by following him on Twitter: @andrew_puente or Instagram: @andrewpuente.

Felicia Fairley (Bree) is delighted to be returning to Chance Theater. She is a graduate from the University of Kansas where she majored in Theater and Broadcast Communication. Recent credits include National

Commercials, Print Ads and a role on the Second City stage. Her one woman show, Love Dorothy Dandridge premiers in August. Thankful for the opportunity to play on this stage again. “I can do anything & do it well, any good thing I can do it.” God Bless!

Monika Pena (Rhonda/Wanda)most recently appeared in Chance Theater’s OC/LA premiere of Dogfight (Peggy/Suzette) as well as last summer’s Hairspray (Brenda/Beatnik)! Her previous works include

in Godspell (Robin/“Day by Day”), In the Heights (Ensemble), Funny Thing…Forum (Philia), Anything Goes (Angel Virtue), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Ensemble), and Annie Get Your Gun (Winnie Tate/Annie Understudy). When she’s not on stage, Monika enjoys helping backstage and on the technical side with set construction and lighting and is currently finishing her last year at Cal Poly Pomona for her Bachelor’s in Zoology. She would like to thank her mother and loving boyfriend for all their support in her endeavors, as well as her enormous theater family for

all the love and positive support they give from near and far.

Megan Maxwell (Rhonda/Wanda) was born and raised in the small town of Lake Los Angeles in California. She went on to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she majored in Musical

Theatre. She was most recently seen in Celebrate You!, a traveling musical revue with Musical Theatre West. Past productions have included Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle) and Winter Wonderettes (Cindy Lou) at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. She’s excited to be joining Chance Theater for this fun production of Fancy Nancy!

Amy Bolton (Mrs. Clancy) is currently a 2nd year graduate student at UC Irvine and she’s delighted to be returning to Chance Theater! Most recently Amy has been on stage in Irvine at The Barclay Theatre as

Aldonza (Man of La Mancha) and also Circe/Penelope (The Odyssey) with the Counter-Balance Theatre Company. Amy has performed at PCPA Theaterfest as Annie (The Real Thing) and Angelique (The Imaginary Invalid). Other roles include Mary Beth (Happy Days the Musical) Tibbie’s Center Stage, Rizzo (Grease) Inland Theatre Company and Gladys McGlone (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) Performance Riverside. Other companies include Artist Repertory Theater, Zombie Joe’s, The Long Beach Playhouse, Glendale Center Theatre and this summer, Amy will be performing with the New Swan Shakespeare Festival. Bolton is also a video game voiceover talent and can be heard as Minfilia in Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn. Amy would like to dedicate this performance to her Mom who has given her endless love and support!!!!

Susan DiLallo (Book & Lyrics) is a recipient of the coveted Kleban Foundation Award, given annually to “the most promising librettist in musical theater,” as well as a 2008 Jonathan Larson Award.She wrote

book and lyrics to an original comedy, Once Upon a Time in New Jersey, which won a Richard Rodgers Award, given by the American Academy of Arts & Letters (Stephen Sondheim, Chairman), as well as The Global Search for New Musicals Competition, Cardiff 2005. It has had several regional and international productions. Other credits include: book and lyrics for the Mattel/Clear Channel production of Barbie Live! In Fairytopia (based on the best-selling DVD); lyrics for That’s Life (Outer Critics Circle nominee); book and lyrics for Pinocchio, a Family Musical About Adoption (winner, KIDDSTUFF New

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Play Competition, 2003); and the librettos for Hear Our Song (Harmony Entertainment Group) and Iron Curtain (2006 NYC Innovative Theater Award, Best Production of a Musical), which was just selected to be part of the 2008 O’Neill Music Theater Conference.She is currently working on the libretto for the Broadway-bound A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Susan has taught classes in creative writing (for children) and presentation techniques (for adults). She has worked as a dramaturge and editor for several playwrights and authors, was a humor columnist for The Rye (New York) Record, and has won various Clios, Effies and Andys for her work in advertising.

Danny Abosch (Music & Lyrics) is a composer/lyricist whose musicals include Fancy Nancy The Musical (Off-Broadway 2012-2014, National Tour 2013-2015, Cast Recording available on Ghostlight Records),

Placebo (winner of the 2012 PMTP Development Award, fully produced workshop at the Pasadena Playhouse directed by Ryan Scott Oliver, additional workshops at the University of Michigan, Oklahoma City University, Emerson College, and Pace University), Off The Wall (First Prize winner of NMI’s 2014 Search for New Musicals, upcoming workshop and concert in Los Angeles), and Miles & Me (2014 workshop at the Musical Theatre Factory in NYC). Originally from Deerfield, IL, Danny is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.M. in Music Education), and of NYU’s M.F.A. Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Danny studied musical theatre writing as one of twelve participants in the Johnny Mercer Songwriter’s Project at Northwestern University, where he worked closely with Broadway composers Lin-Manuel Miranda and Craig Carnelia. Three of Danny’s songs have been chosen by William Finn for his concert series Songs By Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know, But Should. Danny’s music has been featured on the TV shows Dance Moms and Last Call With Carson Daly as well as in the films Waiting in the Wings and Missed Connections. His songs have been performed in many concert venues, including Joe’s Pub and 54 Below. Danny lives in New York City and is currently working on two new musicals. www.dannyabosch.com

Jane O’Connor (Fancy Nancy Author) is an editor at a major publishing house and has written more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series,

which is comprised of over 50 titles so far. She resides (that’s a fancy word for lives) in Manhattan with her husband, Jim. Her two grown sons have fled New York, however, and are both living in Los Angeles.

Robin Preiss Glasser (Fancy Nancy Illustrator), a former professional ballet dancer, has illustrated more than 50 children’s picture books, most notably the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane O’Connor. Launched

in 2005, the series has been on the New York Times Bestsellers List for over 330 weeks and has sold 28 million volumes in 20 different languages. Disney is creating an animated TV movie and television series of Fancy Nancy to be released in 2017. Robin has two grown children, Sasha and Ben, and lives in San Juan Capistrano with her husband, attorney Robert Berman.

Kelly Todd (Director), has been a proud resident artist at the Chance for 12 years. She is the 2014 Ovation Award Winner for Best Choreography for her work on Lysistrata Jones at Chance Theater. Some of her favorite

credits there have been West Side Story, for which she received the LA Drama Critic’s Circle 2012 Special Award for Fight Choreography, and Triassic Parq, in 2013 and Jerry Springer: The Opera, in 2011 which both won the Ovation Award for Best Musical in an Intimate Theater and garnered her Ovation Award Nominations for Best Choreography. She was named Southern California’s Choreographer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by Stage Scene LA. Other credits include Light in the Piazza, Ivy and Bean, The Musical, Peter Pan and Seussical at South Coast Repertory, The Who’s Tommy at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and two world premieres, Keep Movin’ On, featuring the music of Sam Cooke, and What’s Going On, featuring the music of Marvin Gaye. She is thrilled to be remounting Fancy Nancy with this cast and thanks Robyn for all the support.

Robyn Manion (Music Director) is so very honored to be working with this incredible cast and creative team in bringing you this special story. Her past work at the Chance includes musical directing for In The Heights,

Robert Berman (Executive Producer) Despite studying everything from acting, dance, and mime, to tax law, and receiving two undergraduate degrees, two masters, and a

doctorate, plus working most of his adult life as an attorney, Bob is still trying to figure it all out. Recently retired, he is turning once again to his love of the performing arts by supporting the great talent at the Chance. He has recently joined the Board of Directors, and is happy to be returning as the executive producer of Fancy Nancy, The Musical.

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Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, West Side Story (LADCC Award nominee - Best Revival), and Rooms: A Rock Romance. She is a California State University, Fullerton graduate, with her degree in Theater Arts, emphasis in Directing. During her time as a student, she was given the opportunity to develop her craft as a musical director on shows like I Love You, Because, and the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revue, A Grand Night for Singing. Robyn works full time teaching piano in Orange County. She considers herself so blessed to be able to bring music into the lives of her wonderful students and watch them grow as musicians! She recently received a Sage Award from ArtsInLa.com for her accomplishment in musical direction. Special thanks to her fellow creative team and cast members for their passion working on the show!

Alex Bueno (Associate Director) is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful musical. She is so grateful to Kelly Todd for allowing her to partake in such a fun project. This is definitely a stretch from directing The Eight:

Reindeer Monologues. Alex would like to thank the cast and crew for their openness and willingness to play, Kelly who is one of the strongest women she knows, and finally to her fiancé Nate -- “Here’s to the incredible journey we are about to take in September!” Now enjoy the glittery fabulousness that is Fancy Nancy!

Megan Hill (Set Designer) 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 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, Passion Play at Chance Theater, Sans Merci at The Garage Theatre, Long Beach, Is He Dead? At CSU Fullerton, and Paloma at LATC.

Christina M. Perez (Costume Designer) is very excited to be a part of this fun show, Fancy Nancy!! Since graduating San Diego State University she has worked for Long Beach Opera, The Western Stage

in Salinas, PCPA Theaterfest in Santa Maria, and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. In addition to designing for various theatres she is currently working towards her Masters of Fine Arts degree at California State University Fullerton. Some of Christina’s design work includes Real Women Have Curves, Little Shop of Horrors, Bugsy Malone Jr. and One Flew Over the

Cuckoo’s Nest at The Western Stage, Legally Blonde and The Merry Widow at Cal State Fullerton, and In the Heights here at the Chance. Christina would like to give a BIG thank you to her amazing family for all their love and support. Without it she would not be able to follow her bliss.

Jon Hyrkas (Lighting Designer) has been a designer and a professional in the entertainment industry for over 12 years. He has designed at many schools, small theatres and corporate events throughout the years. Some

of his favorite design credits include: Evita, Violet, Company, Urinetown, Damn Yankees, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Joseph..... Plus many more. He is also a professional musician and played his first musical at the Chance for their production of Company over ten years ago. He would like to thank the cast, crew, designers and the company of the Chance for this opportunity.

Joshue Cardenas (Sound Designer) is an American sound engineer, composer, record producer, and musician. He studied sound engineering at Cerritos College and The Los Angeles Recording School.

He has worked with the likes of Hilary Swank and Sal Lopez at The Los Angeles Theater Center. He has also worked on Lysistrata Jones, Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, In The Heights, and several other projects for Chance Theater. Josh’s silly behavior hides the fact that he is an engineer of extraordinary skill. He spends most of his time traveling from theater to theater, getting in and out of trouble and making sure every show survives, often hindered (and sometimes helped) by his fearsome reputation.

Lindsay Marsh (Stage Manager) is elated (that’s fancy for “really happy”) to be doing her first show with Chance Theater. She would like to thank the cast and crew for all of their hard work, her family and friends for their

patience and understanding, and the Chance for this opportunity.

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” 2014 series and OC Weekly’s 2014 People Issue, inducted into Anaheim High School’s Hall of Fame and recently was the commencement speaker to the 2014 graduation class of 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, multiple SDC committees and grant panels for 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. Casey is a graduate of the Leadership Anaheim program, Annenberg Foundation’s Alchemy training, and the Fieldstone

Foundation Leadership program. Recent Chance acting credits include Samuel Hunter’s A Bright New Boise, the Orange County Premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, Southern California Premiere of Reborning, and Nerve. He would like to thank you all for being here to support local artists and our mission.

Erika C. Miller (Development Director) is a Chance Founding Artist alongside husband, Oanh Nguyen. 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 solist at Steamers Jazz Club, Old Town Music Hall, and the Muckenthaler Cultural Center. Backup singer for local Celtic band Craic in the Stone, and featured on their 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 Honorable Mention),

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).

Masako Tobaru (Technical Director) has been with the Chance since 2003, and also serves as 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.

Teodora Ramos (Master Carpenter) is a proud Chance Resident Artist. She earned her BA in Theater - Technical Production and Design from Cal State Fullerton. Credits include Anne of Green Gables

(Stage Manager), world premiere of The Boy in the Bathroom (Master Carpenter), The Secret Garden (Stage Manager), Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Master Carpenter, Back Stage Critic’s Pick and LA Times Critic’s Choice), The Who’s Tommy (Master Carpenter), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Master Carpenter), Merrily We Roll Along (Assistant Stage Manager), Little Women (Assistant Stage Manager), The Seagull (Master Carpenter), Hair (crew), Guys and Dolls (Assistant Technical Director), and Noises Off (Stage Manager). She would like to thank Calvin for his constant love and support.

Bebe Herrera (Production Manager) is delighted to be working with Chance Theater. A member of Theatre of NOTE in Los Angeles, some previous stage management credits include Chance’s Maple and

Vine, the world premiere of Pat McGowan’s FILM, regional premiere of 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.

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

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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) produces the Chance’s On The Radar Series -- a collection of intimate readings and workshops. Chance directing highlights include The Artist as a part of the Chance’s

“On The Radar” Series, Evita, Never In My Lifetime (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Big Love, and The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly Best Direction nomination). Chance acting highlights include Blitzen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, the Witch in Into The Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Back Stage Garland nomination for Best Actor), Nancy in Closer Than Ever (LA Times Critic’s Choice), and Ann in Goodnight Children Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Female Lead Performance). Outside of the Chance, Jocelyn teaches at Laguna Hills High School, is earning her Masters in Education, runs around after two toddlers, Kyden and Torin, and on occasion sees her loving husband, Kirk.

Jennifer Ruckman (Literary Manager) is endlessly proud to be a Resident Artist here at the Chance. Since joining this amazing group of artists, she has appeared in the Southern California

premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Ovation Recommended), the West Coast Premiere of Jesus Hates Me (Chancie Award - Best Supporting Actress), Rabbit Hole (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), and Frozen (Garland Award Honorable Mention: Performance). You may also have seen her deflecting bullets as Wonder Woman in the West Coast Premiere of The Superheroine Monolgoues. Additionally, Jennifer has performed at The Oval Theatre in London and in the remounting of Jesus Hates Me at South Coast Repertory. She studied at USC and the British American Drama Academy and has lent her face to Smallville and her voice to the Bratz Babyz.

Darryl B. Hovis (Co-Education Director) earned his MA in Theatre Production at Central Washington University and studied acting at the Professional Conservatory at UCSD under Anna Shapiro (Steppenwolf) as

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 high 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), Rent and The Threepenny Opera (Samohi Theatre), Machinal and Resurrecting Antigone (UniTheatre), and The Miracle Worker and Treehouses (AVPA).

Karen O’Hanlon (Co-Education Director) received her B.A. in Theatre from East Stroudsburg University. She has worked as a teaching artist, actress and director throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

and New York, including and most notably at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. Previous performances include Cinderella Waltz, Are the Lights Still on in Paris, Great Western Wanderlust, Coyote Ugly, Slaughter City and Tony and Tina’s Wedding. She would like to thank her family and friends for their ongoing support, especially her loving and patient husband Nick for being her rock.

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

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California Adventure. Come by and say “hi” the next time you visit the happiest place on earth.

Courtny Greenough (Company Manager) is a Resident Artist and Company Manager at Chance Theater. Previous shows with the Chance: Lysistrata Jones (Ovation nominee - Best Musical), In The

Heights (Ovation Recommended), The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, 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 Space), Welcome Home Jenny Sutter (Southern California Premiere), Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (Stage Manager, five Ovation Award nominations, including Best Musical, and six LADCC Award nominations), the West Coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch and The Goat (Rehearsal Stage Manager). Graduate of Concordia University.

Crystal Phillips (Casting Associate) stays quite busy at the Chance in a variety of ways: Chance-a-thon, the Gala, community outreach, auditions, On The Radar, and more in-between… She is always interested in

finding ways to increase engagement. You may even catch her doing the curtain speech before the show. What she loves more than just about anything else is

to engage in conversations about how theater honestly relates to our own lives and how we’re affected by our experiences. So, be sure to strike up a conversation with her before you leave. She is grateful for her husband: Steve and mom: Melody, who ceaselessly stand by her with love and support. :)

Chance Theater is proud to be one of the leading ensemble-driven theatre companies in Southern California. We have won five Ovation Awards (including two for Best Production of a Musical for Triassic Parq -- The Musical and Jerry Springer: The Opera). The Chance also received an LADCC Award for our reimagined revival of West Side Story. Anaheim City Council named us “the official resident theater company of Anaheim”. Twice named “Outstanding Arts Organization” by Arts Orange County, Chance Theater is also a recipient of the LADCC’s Polly Warfield Award for Excellence. Founded in 1999, we are focused on the goal of being Orange County’s premiere mid-size contemporary theater by 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.

Additional Production Credits Booth Operator Lindsay MarshFront of House Mixer Adam NelsonMaster Carpenter Teodora Ramos*Casting Associate Crystal PhillipsLoad-In Crew Aaron McGee, Jennifer Pershon, Barrett Roseman, Marc Sanford*Scenic Painters Nita Faulkner, Elizabeth Jones, Dennis O’ConnellBooks supplied by A Whale of a Tale Book Shoppe and Alex UhlArtwork hung by Chemers Gallery

Special ThanksFrome Enterprises, The City of Anaheim, Cal State Fullerton, and, of course, Jim Book.

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Argyros Family FoundationMartin & Wendy BensonVictor & Marnie Ceporius

David Emmes & Paula TomeiLynn Gold & Karen “Jade” Martner

Gail & Ernie DoeFred Kinney

Pamela 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)

2016 Season v 11

THIS SUMMER

In an empty theater, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It’s what they’ve worked for�with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It’s the one opportunity to do what they’ve always dreamed�to have the chance to dance.

This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. Funny and exhilarating, yet raw and personal at its core, we are going to bring new life to this groundbreaking show that lifted the veil on the anonymous faces behind the stars, and uncovered a heart�rending truth about what drives artists yesterday and today.

Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas DanteMusic by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban

$15 OFFCODE: KICKLINE

Any performance before July 22Limited amount so reserve earlyCannot be combined with other offers. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.

One singular sensation...

July 1 - 31, 2016

12 v 18th Anniversary Season

�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 Erika C. Miller at (714) 970-0592.

VISIONARY CIRCLE

Angel ($2,500-$4,999)

Disney EARS to YOU Joyce Givens & Leslie HaymanBruce Goodrich

Nancy JohnsonAndy & Judith LambShannon C. Lamb, APC

Diamond ($5,000-$7,999) The Allergan FoundationJocelyn & Kirk BrownNexgen PharmaCapital Group Companies Charitable FoundationElizabeth George FoundationGuy W. Marr

Robert J. & Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts and MusicJennifer Ruckman & Ken Favell

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

City of AnaheimArgyros Family FoundationMartin & Wendy BensonSteve BrownGoogle, Inc.Scott & Sandra Graham

Wendy HooperRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerLaurie Smits StaudeScott & Georgia Well

Emerald ($25,000+)

Bette & Wylie Aitken

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

Larry & Sophie CripeMary Kay Fyda-MarRobin Glasser & Robert BermanGFS, Inc.Tod & Linda WhiteKC Wilkerson

2016 Season v 13

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($600 - $1,199)

Ashleigh Aitken & Michael PennAngels Booster ClubAnaheim City Council Member Jordan BrandmanJoe Dale & Judy FlindtSheryl D. DoncheyAlisa & Jay DuffeyMary Jane FosterChelle FriedmanRoger FriedmanLynn Gold & Jade MartnerCamille GouletCourtny GreenoughPatti Howard & Carol HellebrandKris Huston

Interior Office Solutions, IncSam Joslin & Max EspinosaDeirdre Kelly & Howard PrivetteKiwanis Club of Greater AnaheimLaguna PlayhouseLorin E. LiesyPamela J. Lorenz, CFPRobyn ManionAdrienne McCambridgeDeborah & John MontevideoRachel MountAnaheim City Council Member Kris MurrayRey O`DayCrystal Phillips

M. J. PoptanichTom & Amy PrenovostPRP Wine International, Carole MarkeeFran & Leonard RichFrances RiggsMichael J SalimbeniRick & Cheri SmetankaSteve & Linda SundvoldMayor Tom Tait & Julie TaitWhale of a TaleAnaheim City Council Member James VanderbiltLisa & Tom Zaradich

ADVOCATES ($300 - $599)

Susan & Thomas AlexanderKatheryn BakerBarbara & Don BarkemeyerBroadway KnightsLeslie & David BrownCarolyn CarpenterLewis & Marty CrouseKim DaltonTravis K. DonnellyKerry DrakeSarah DuValKathy EsfahaniStephen & Susan FaesselRobert ForanMargaret GatesElaine & Nathan GochmanBen Green

Lisa HaleLaura M. HathawayJeff HellebrandOlivia A. JohnsonDavid & Judy JossMarcia & Bernard KamineLisa KeatingDenis & Barbara KitayamaJohn LaneKeith & Elizabeth McDonaldAngeline MirendaIrina MorrisBoroka NagyAshley Nelson & Miguel CardenasKaren O`HanlonMaureen Peltzer

Carol & Mike Penn Sr.Charlie & Kristi ProctorNohely QuirozTeodora Isabelle RamosMarilyn & Ronald RiceDick Roberts & Maria RigattiJanet RiggsNicole & Jeremy SchlittDoug & Hannah SchroederSegerstrom Center for the ArtsKathy Coyle Smith & Stephen SmithJudy SmithTaylor StephensonRosalynn & Bill StronginMasako Tobaru

Kelly Todd & John RobinsonDavid Emmes & Paula TomeiTotal Wine & MoreKaren WebsterRobert WeirBruce L. WilkinsonNancy Nguyen-Witlin & Scott WitlinLaura & Will YoungThe Zotovich Family Trust

SUPPORTERS ($150 - $299)

Barbara & Don BarkemeyerReynolds Family FoundationFredrick M. BorgesAutumn Browne & Michael BussAlex BuenoJosh L CableBailey CastleCenter Club Orange CountyChemers GalleryGlenn Chitjian3D TheatricalsCarolina De La TorreMs. Donna Di CesareGail & Ernie DoeSherry & Jean DomeregoKerry & David Drake

Kelly EhlertAl EnderleJeffery FronteaMichael Garcia & Burt VosburghJune GlennTrish GoffLynn Gold & Jade MartnerMr. Irwin GoldbergJanet GreenPeggy Grover-CourtneyEmily & Niles GuichetCharlotte Hemme & Peter H. TannerBebe HerreraJon M. HyrkasBonnie Kent

Glenn KoppelKroger FoodsSunjay KumarDon Laffoon & Grace SongoloMichael & Cheryl LavenAlan LawsonDoris LongmeadPat & Jolynn MahoneyAdrienne McCambridgeMike & Lindy MichaelisLeslee MiddlebrookM R MountMargi & John MurrayMichael OppenheimMary OttmanArthur PartridgeIrmagaard Rawyler-Waltz

Michael SalimbeniMarc SanfordSanta Ana Zoo at Prentice ParkWalter & Joann ShaferLori ShapiroGlenn ThomasMitchell TurnerMichael VuRobert WaltersKai WilbanksBruce WilkinsonWade WilliamsonPeter WilsonHoward & Sumi Yata

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

Jean & Michael AbdallaAnaheim Community FoundationAnaheim Arts CouncilDiane & Chimo ArnoldRob BlaneyBristol Consulting GroupCraig BrownRachel Oliveros Catalano & Tim CatalanoMarnie & Victor CeporiusAlan & Theresa CorcoranSusie DittmarDramatists Guild FundGregory Heiertz & Carollyn Lobell

Liz Jones & Dennis O`ConnellYvonne & Damien JordanBradley KayeMaddy & Tommy LongOanh Nguyen & Erika C. MillerJolene PerezTerry & Michelle SchomburgRobin ShorterWendy & Jac TobiskaJudith Todd & Dan KeeRobin WaltonHeather M. Young

List as of April 18, 2016

Producer’s Circle�ese are the individuals who have stepped forward to publicly a�liate their name with our theater company. While they enjoy a one-of-a-kind VIP all-access, they are also providing vital support for the artists, the productions, the organization, and their community. We can’t thank them enough.

Committed to signi�cantly increasing the support to

our theater artists, including directors, designers, actors,

stage managers andEquity contracts.

Martin & Wendy Benson

Wendy Hooper

Rachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerLaurie Smits Staude

Robert BermanSophie & Larry CripeMary Kay Fyda-MarGFS, Inc. & Sammy PierceScott & Sandy GrahamTod & Linda White

Season Producers Bette & Wylie Aitken

ArtistsCircle

OTRCircle

Speak UpCircle

Bruce Goodrich

Georgia & Scott Well

Allergan Foundation

Orange County Community Foundation, Robert J. &

Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts & Classical

Music

AssociateProducers

ExecutiveProducers

PROGRAM SPONSORS

Committed to creating a home for the hottest new

voices in American �eater through our new works program, On �e Radar

(OTR).

Committed to broadening the reach of our company

into the community through summer youth workshops,

veteran programs, free performances and more.

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

Tod & Linda WhiteMAJOR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

Diane & Chimo ArnoldRobert E. CampbellSophie & Larry Cripe Camille Goulet

DEFERRED ESTATE GIFTSTo find out more

or to make a donation

Call Erika at(714) 970-0592

Official Chance Photographer since 2005

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Official Chance Catering Partner since 2013

Long-Time Friends of the Chance

16 v 18th Anniversary Season

STAFF

Oanh Nguyen, Artistic DirectorCasey Long, Managing DirectorErika C. Miller, Development DirectorMasako Tobaru, Technical DirectorTeodora Ramos, Master CarpenterBebe Herrera, Production ManagerJeff Hellebrand, Box Office AssociateJocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic DirectorJennifer Ruckman, Literary Manager Courtny Greenough, Company ManagerDarryl B. Hovis, Co-Education DirectorKaren O’Hanlon, Co-Education DirectorMarc Sanford, Assoc. House ManagerRobin “George” Shorter, Assoc. House Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott B. Well, ChairLarry Cripe, Vice-ChairAndy Lamb, TreasurerMary Kay Fyda-Mar, Immediate Past Chair

Jocelyn A. Brown, councilAlex Bueno, councilCourtny Greenough, councilLaura M. Hathaway, councilJeff Hellebrand, councilBebe Herrera, councilCasey Long, councilErika C. Miller, councilOanh Nguyen, councilTeodora Ramos, councilJennifer Ruckman, councilMarc Sanford, councilBill Strongin, councilMasako Tobaru, council

Kelly Todd, councilKaren Webster, councilSherry DomeregoRobert ForanRobyn ManionJames McHaleKaren O’HanlonSarah PierceNicole SchlittDavid McCormick, member emeritusMyrna Niles, member emeritus

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 connected, compassionate and creative community.

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 2015 - Best Musical (Loch Ness, a new musical) and Best Play (Maple and Vine)29 Ovation Award nominations15 LADCC Award nominationsWinner of Robby Award for Best Choreography (Lysistrata Jones), plus 5 more nominationsRecipient of National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Grant Two “Outstanding Arts Organization” Awards from Arts Orange County

RESIDENT ARTISTS

Bette AitkenMartin BensonRobert BermanSusie DittmarBruce GoodrichSandy GrahamWendy HooperCasey Long Guy W. Marr

Rachelle MenakerOanh NguyenTerry SchomburgLaurie Smits StaudeGeorgia Well