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Entr'acte

Toreadorables /TogetherWhereverWe GoYou Gotta Have a Gimmick

Small World RepriseGypsy's StripIn the Dressing RoomRose's Turn

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A note on music: recorded music used in the production was performed live by the Legacy Band ofCoronado -- Everett Crouse, band leader -- conducted by Francis Thumm. The session was recorded

by company member Melanie Chen. The live trumpet is played by Eric Hellmers. Thank you all!

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This production of Gypsy is dedicated in memory of , '"Arthur Laurents \L.,.and ion's indefatigable Mama ... Elaine Lipinsky .....................................................................................................................................

Putting together a project as ambitious as this one was no small feat, despite the small footprint.However, ion theatre is particularly indebted to several people who made ion's first-ever musicalpossible. FrancisThumm, who served as more than rehearsal accompanist (but who respectfullywould like to be identified as such), devoted many hours to the mounting ofthis production. His

wisdom, humor and boundless musical talent infused every minute of our journey. The entire ionfamily and company of Gypsy gratefully acknowledge his important and invaluable contributions.Also, Ali Whitman, choreographer, connected us with several resources that pushed us forwardimmeasurably in our pursuit of certain costume items and props. We send her a thousand hugs forher efforts. Finally, The Old Globe Theatre once again came heroically to our aid in securing certain

hard-to-find costume pieces and props -- in particular, men's suits and coats. We are indebted onceagain to Lou Spisto, Marie Jezbera and the properties and costume departments at The Globe fortheir graciousness, selflessness and devotion to our fledgling cause.

We also gratefully acknowledge: Mark Robillard (Associate Producer), Collura Properties, LLC(Corporate Sponsor), Temecula Valley Players, Lamb's Players Theatre, Bonnie Durben, KateMcKnight and the Coronado School of the Arts, Lon & Denise Bevers, Gail Ebner, Mario Ortego/

I RevivalsThrift Store, FrockYou!, BretYoung/DiversionaryTheatre, Carlsbad Community Players,l Pam Stompoly /The Costume Shop, Mission Outreach Thrift Store, Adam Lindsay and the wizard

I technical team at the San Diego RepertoryTheatre, Melanie Chen, Joe Huppert, Andy Cameron,Tom Eaton / Eaton Electric, The Civic Theatre, JuniorTheatre, Cygnet Theatre, Hillcrest Dry Cleaners,

Sue Mercier, Jeffrey Jones, lola Batson, Stan Young, Greg and Suzanne Strassburger, Legacy Band,Mark Serbian, Phil Imming and Blair Crossman ... and the Gypsy cast for their help with everything!

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Let Me Entertain You ..Jocko's Kiddie Show, Seattle

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Some People ..At home in Seattle

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Seattle to LA (Some People Reprise) ..On the road to L.A.

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Small World ..Backstage in an L.A. Theater

5·Bab~ June & Her Newsboys / Military

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6.Mr. oldstone / Little Lamb ..Akron, Ohio

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You'll Never Get Away From Me ..Chinese restaurant in NYC

8.Farm Routine / Broadway ..Grantziger's Palace, NYC

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If Mama Was Married ..Grantziger's Office, NYC

10.Alii Need is the Girl ..In an alleYi Buffalo, NY

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ChoreographerAli Whitman

Lighting DesignKarin Filijant

Costumes

Joan Hanselman-WongScenic/Sound/Projections

Claudio RaygozatScenic Construction

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Approximate running time: 2 hours, 35 minutesThere will be one 10 min. intermission

directed by Claudio Raygozat& Kim Strassburgert

Mark RobillardAssociate Producer

Collura Propertim~. LtCCorporate 5POIIIH"

Gracie Lee Brown

Jordan Bunshaft

Gigi Coddington

Andy Collins

Betsy Dunbar

Emily GordonEric Hellmers

Ralph Johnson

Linda Libby I ,~

Justin Wa •.•.on Martin

Bon Shaffer

Kalio Whalley

Holena Marie Woods

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Mancha (Lyric Opera San Diego), Mrs. Pugh inAnnie (Moonlight). Other credits include: Rose

Seller in Oliver (SCT), Oklahoma (Starlight), Mariain Man of La Mancha (Lyric Opera San Diego),

Jekyll & Hyde, Marie in The Scarlet Pimpernel

(Tantallon Players). Education: Carnegie MellonUniversity School of Drama Jinx :)gigicoddington.com.

: : Herbie: :

ion theatre: Parasite Drag.

Andy Collins is thrilled to havethe opportunity to be part ofthis American musical classic.He was last seen at ion in their

critically acclaimed pro­duction of Parasite Drag.

Other credits include Cabaret, The Matchmaker,

My Fair Lady, Pageant (Cygnet Theatre), The Full

Monty, Bye Bye Birdie (SD Musical Theatre), Break

Up Notebook, Twist, Falsettos, Valhalla, Jeffrey, The

Rocky Horror Show, The Daddy Machine(Diversionary Theatre), La CageAux Folies, Me andMy Girl, Oklahoma, Once Upon a Mattress

(Starlight), Storyville (The Rep), Moon Over

Buffalo (North Coast Rep).

From theatre.revolution: SO, Kim, whyshould people come and see thisplay?" For an in-depth interview with the actors,visit iontheatre.com and click on video or checkout ion theatre on Facebook

BETSY DUNBAR

, : : Agnes, etc. : :

'ion theatre: Debut. BetsyDunbar is very excited to

make her Ion debut in Gypsyafter just graduating fromCoronado School of the Arts.

Her previous work includes

25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee (Coronado School of the Arts)j

Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast, Fame, Ragtime,

Antigone, Les Miserables (San Diego JuniorTheatre). She would like to thank her parents andfriends for the constant love and support.

GIGI CODDINGTON

.~-. GRACIE LEE BROWN

: : Mazeppa, etc. : :

ion theatre: debut. This is

Gracie's first time working withIon Theatre and she couldn't bemore thrilled. Gracie is a San

Diego native and graduated fromSan Diego State University with aBA in Theatre Performance. Her

SDSU credits include Eurydice (Loud Stone),

Paradise Hotel (Angelique), A Midsummer Night'sDream (Titania), Clean House (Lane), Good Person

of Szechwan (Second God), and Musical ofMusical's: The Musical (Fraulein Abby). Other SanDiego Credits: North Coast Repertory Theatre: Five

Course Love (Female Understudy). Onstage

Playhouse: Arsenic and Old Lace (Elaine). SpotlightTheatre Arts Rep: Little Women (Aunt March). You

can also hear Gracie on the original cast recordingof Underground, a song cycle with Music/ Lyrics/Book by Thomas Hodges, soon to be available oniTunes.

JORDAN BUNSHAFT

: : Uncle Jacko, etc. : :

ion theatre: Debut. Previouslywith ion: assistant director for Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. An Old GlobeHonors winner and National

Youth Theatre Artist of the Year,Jordan performed on the stage

-. - ~.~.- . of the Marquis Theatre in New

York last year as a participant in the National HighSchool Musical Theatre Awards. Select San Diegocredits include: Fiddler on the Roof (Lyric OperaSan Diego)j Hairspray, Rosencrantz ... Dead, TheDiary of Anne Frank, Into the Woods, You're... Charlie

Brown, Ragtime, Chicago (SD JuniorTheatre)jHello, Dolly! (Coronado School of the Arts).

: : Tessie, Cratchitt, etc. : :

ion theatre: debut. Gigi is thrilledto be part of lon's Inauguralmusical. Credits: Texas in

Storyville, Princess and the Black­

eyed Pea (San Diego Rep)j EmmaGoldman in Assassins, On the

Twentieth Century, Fosca's

mother in Passion (CygnetTheater), Julie LaVerne in Showboat, Petra in ALittle Night Music (Riverside Center), Sarah

in Raotime (Arlinqton Players), Maria in Man 01La

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: : Costumer: :

ion theatre: debut. Joan Hanselman-Wong began

costuming in 1981 while working in the dance

community. Her credits include The Little Match

Girl and Romeo and Juliette (Stage Seven Dance

Theatre) and Amahl and the Night Visitors and

Handel's Variations (Three's Company). With

Southeast Community Theatre, subsequently

Common Ground Theatre, her credits include Guys

and Dol/s, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Black

Nativity, Messiah, A Joyful Celebration, Amahl and

the Night Visitors and Josephine Tonight. With

DiversionaryTheatre, she costumed As Much As

You Can. She is very pleased to be working with ion

theatre on this exciting production of Gypsy. As

always, she dedicates her work to Dr. Floyd

Gaffney and McKeiver.

: : : : : : Production: : : : : :

JOAN HANSELMAN-WONG

MEGAN BARAHURA

; ; Associate Stage Manager; ;

ion theatre: Debut. Megan Barahura is very happy

to be back in theatre after a three year break. She

was the assistant stage manager for several

productions including Macbeth and SomeAmericans Abroad (CSU Fresno). SM credits include

Prisoner of Second Avenue, Social Security (OnStage

Playhouse), Fritz Blitz 2004 (Lyceum), Lend Me A

Tenor, The Dininers (Hilltop High). In high school,

she performed in Little Shop of Horrors;

Rosencrantz ... Dead; I Do, I Do; Bang, Bang, You'reDead; Once Upon A Mattress.

MICHAEL BARAHURA

: : Stage Manager: ;

ion theatre: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Elsewhere: Lastof the Red Hot Lovers, A Delicate Balance (OnStage

Playhouse), Fame, Seussical, Les Miserables (Globe

Honors Award forTechnical Theatre), Stone Soup

Feeds the World (West Coast premiere), Into the

Woods (SDJT). Lighting Design credits: TheCrucible, The Matchmaker, (Hilltop High), The

Crucible, Zanna Don't!, Lucky Stiff, Ragtime, Dames

at Sea, Chicago, Chorus Line, Romeo & Juliet (SD

JuniorTheatre), Foggerty's Fairy (Talent to aMuse)

as well as the 2009 and 20:n NationalYouth

Theatre Awards Shows. Love to Mum and Megan.

KATIE WHALLEY

: ; Louise / Gypsy: :

ion theatre: Debut. San Diego"credits: Fritzie in Cabaret

(Cygnet Theatre)j Hello,

j Dolly! (Starlight Theatre).

,Regional credits: White'Christmas (Judy Haynes/Dance

_ ,_--- Captain), Secret Garden

(Martha), Big River (Mary Jane), The

Producers (Asst. Choreographer), Once on This

Island (Musical Theatre of Georgia)j Rivets

(Galatean Players)j A Wonderful Life (Janesville

ArmorY)j Nunsense (Sister Robert Anne),

Thoroughly Modern Millie (McLeod Playhouse);

Oklahoma (Gertie/Laurey u/s), Seven Brides for

Seven Brothers (Discoveryland). University

credits: The Glass Menagerie(Laura), Into the

Woods (Little Red Ridinghood), Of Thee ISing (Emily Benson/Dance Captain). Education:

BFA in MusicTheatre from Illinois Wesleyan

University. www.katiewhalley.com

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Les

Miserables, Hairspray, Oliver, Zanna Don't, TheCrucible (San Diego JuniorTheatre)j 13 (American

Rose), Seussical (ACT San Diego), High School

Musical (San Diego Civic). Here's to Vaudeville!

I HELENA MARIE WOODS

; ; June: ;

ion theatre: Debut. Helena is

thrilled to make her debut at

ion theatre co.! Recent stagecredits include: Natalie in AI/

·Shook Up (Edinburgh Fringe

Festival)j Gertie

in Oklahoma! (Saddleback CLO)j Meg Giry

in Phantom of the Opera (Saddle back SymphonY)j

Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella,Wendy Darling in Peter Pan(Moonlight '

Amphitheater)j San Diego Opera's Turandot, LaBoheme (San Diego Civic Theatre)j Hairspray

(Penny Pingleton); Little Shop of Horrors (AudreY)j

Taming of the Shrew (Katherina)j ThoroughlyModern Millie (Miss Dorothy Brown). She is the

winner of San Diego County Fair SuperStano:n

and was a top finalist for Best Leading Actress at

Old Globe Honors. Helena plans to study musical

theater in New York after high school. Love youMomma! www.HelenaMarieWoods.com

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(Associate Artist) and The Crucible with Moxie

Theatre/Intrepid Shakespeare Company. Many

thanks to Claudio and Kim for this opportunity.

What a journey. What a ride.

LINDA LIBBY t*

: Rose:;

ion theatre: Body Awareness,Request Programme (2008

Craig Noel Award, Outstanding

Solo Performance). Elsewhere:

Cabaret, Man From Nebraska

(Cygnet)j Little Women (NCRT)j

The Butcher of Baraboo(Moxie)jThe Good Body (SDRep). She appeared in the TV

pilot for Terriers, and in the film Box of Moonlight

opposite John Turturro. Linda is a proud ion

company member, a longtime member of Actors

Equity and a founder of the San Diego ActorsAlliance.

BENJAMIN SHAFFER

: : L.A., etc. : ;

ion theatre: Debut. Benjamin

Shaffer is thrilled to be a part

of this mystical retelling of

Gypsy. THEATRE: Romeo &

,Juliet (National Youth Arts

;Award), To Kill a Mockingbird----- - -. 11 reading (Intrepid Shakespeare)j

Nine, Aida (Starlight Bowl)jPhoenician Women(Theatre, Inc.)j How the Grinch Stole Christmas

(The Old Globe)j The King & I (Welk Resort)j

Shakespeare's Brother (Encinitas Theatre

Consortium)j Peter Pan (Performance

Riverside)j The Daddy Machine (Diversionary)

'JUSTIN WARREN MARTIN

; : Yonkers, etc. : :

'ion theatre: Debut. On the

20th Century, Passion (Cygnet

Theatre)j Parade, I Love You

Because, Metamorphoses,Blood Brothers, Sweet

il Charity (Stagehouse__ ,~- .,-- ,-..' Theatre)j Aladdin's Oasis,

Playhouse Disney Live On Stage! (The

Disneyland Resort) The Rocky Horror Show,Broadway Under the Stars with Daphne Rubin-Vega

& Liz Callaway (Camino Real Playhouse)j Bat

Boy (Stages Theatre)j Side Show (Westminster

Playhouse) My One & Only, The Wizard of Oz (San

Diego Civic Light Opera).

ERIC HELLMERS

I: : Pops, Cigar, etc. ; :

ion theater: Debut. Ralph

,iJohnson is very pleased to makehis ion theatre debut in this

"production of Gypsy. In the last

j year he has appeared in Annie

with Moonlight Stage

.._- ,) Productions, OurTown with

Cygnet Theatre, Hamlet with Grossmont College,

Barefoot In The Park with Moonlight At The Avo, AnAmerican Christmas with Lamb's Plavers Theatre

,: : Electra, etc. : :

ion theatre: Debut. Emily

Gordon is excited to be makingher Ion debut with such a

fantastic cast and creative team!

,She was last seen as Vicki/JudyUnderstudy in A Chorus

-- Line (San Diego Musical

Theatre). Other credits include: Paradise Hotel

(Victoire) and A Midsummer Night's

Dream (Mustardseed) at San Diego State

University, and Into the Woods (Snow White)

and Beauty and the Beast (Napkin) at Starlight

Musical Theatre. Emily holds a B.A. in Theatre,

Performance Emphasis from San Diego State

University.

~: : Tulsa, etc. : :

ion theatre: Debut. Cygnet,Theatre: On the 20th

'I Century (Porterj Various

, Roles), Cabaret (Victor)j San

.Diego Theatre: Songs ForA New

, World (Man 2), Lyceum

-- ---'--- ~Theatrej Sweeney Todd (Sweeney

Todd), Arts Off BroadwaYj Moonlight

Amphitheatre: Annie (Burt Healy), Phantom (Insp.

Ledoux), Children of Eden (Story teller/

Soloist), Annie (Warbucks) for which he won a Billie

Award. Elsewhere: Arsenic & Old Lace (Mortimer)j

Into the Woods (Baker); Once Upon A Mattress

(Dauntless)j West Side Story (Riff)j Cat On A Hot TinRoof (Gooper)j The Real Inspector Hound (Magnus)j

Wizard ofOz (Tinman/Wizard)j Les Miserables(Javert). Eric teaches children's theater and directs

shows for CCT. He also has a Rat Pack act and a CD

of standards.

KARIN FILlJANt

: : Lighting Design: :

ion theatre: Grace, Body Awareness, The

Woolgatherer, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Wonder

Wounded Heroes, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Song of

Extinction. Karin has an MFA in lighting designfrom UCSD and teaches theatre arts at Cal State

University San Marcos. Recent lighting design:

Eleemosynary (Moxie)j [Title of Show], Moscow,

Speech & Debate(Diversionary)j Summer & Smoke

(New Village Arts)j Plays by Young Writers '09,'lO(Playwrights' Project)j North Coast Repertory

Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, Renaissance Theatre Co.,

6th@Penn Theatre, Lamb's Players Theatre, Avo

Playhouse, Scripps Ranch Theatre. Karin has beenhonored with a KPBS Patte Award forTheatre

Excellence. ion company member.

GLENN PARISt

: : Producer: :

ion Producing Artistic Director/Co-founder with

Claudio Raygoza of BLKBOX. Most recently

directed Grace, The Woolgatherer and bash:

latterday plays 'u, Wonder Wounded Heroes,

Parasite Drag & Hurlyburly (Craig Noel, Ensemble)

and produced The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Song of

Extinction,)ack Goes Boating, Frankie & Johnny inthe Clair de Lune, GAM3RS, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,

The Trojan Women, U.S. Drag and The Human

ACTion Festivalfor ion. Other ion directing credits

include: Bent (co-production with Diversionary

Theatre) Speed-the-Plow, In a Dark Dark House,

bash: latterday plays ('08), The Cripple ofInishmaan, Request Programme, La Gaviota,

Punks (Patte for Outstanding Ensemble), Krapp'sLast Tape & Not I, The Glass Menagerie, and a

revival of All in the Timing, '07/'10 co-directed with

Claudio Raygoza. Also in San Diego: Adam Baum(6th@Penn)j Step Into the Night (Playwrights

Project). In NYC (Director): Recovering the Dark at

The Kitchenj Two Women Write (for the theatre) at

Tribeca Film Centerj Second Coming at Bank Street

Theatre. HB Playwrights (former Artistic Director):

The Flip Side, After All, The Roadblock. Carnegie

Mellon University (MFA Directing): The Servant ofTwo Masters. ion (Actor): Mud, The Chairs. Mr.

Paris was named Producer of the Year 2010 by the

San Diego Critics Circle.

CLAUDIO RAYGOZA t: : Co-Director I Scenic I Sound I Projections: :

For ion: (Director & Design) Body Awareness, The

Lieutenant of Inishmore, Jack Goes Boating, Song ofExtinction, Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune,

U'-' ••".,Bent (with Diversionary), Frozen, The Trojan

Women, U.S. Drag, A Streetcar Named Desire, The

Pillowman (Patte, Outstanding Direction), Mud, All

in the Timing '06/,o7/'~o, The Grapes of Wrath(Patte, Outstanding Direction), The Chairs, Maratj

Sade, Saturday Night at the Palace (Patte,

Outstanding Direction), A Raisin in the Sun (Patte,

Outstanding Direction) and ion theatre's Human

ACTion Festivalj (Design) Grace, The Woolgatherer,

Wonder Wounded Heroes, Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,

Parasite Drag, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Request

Programme, bash: latterday plays '08 & 'H,HurlyburlYj (Actor/Design): speed-the-Plow, In a

Dark Dark House, Krapp's Last Tape (Patte,

Outstanding Performance), Not Ij (Playwright/

Design) Punks, La Gaviota. Elsewhere: The Perils ofPoliteness (LATC), boom (San Diego REP)j Birdbath,A Tempest, Endgame, The Hamletmachine (Iris)j

Arcadia (CygnetTheatre)j Happy Endings are Extra(DiversionarY)j In Arabia We'd All be Kings. (Lynx

Performance/ Patte, Ensemble)j Glass Cord (USD)j

For Reasons ... , Young Lady from Rwanda(6th@Penn)j When the World Was Green

(Sledgehammer) Les Cenci (LA/Paris, France).

KIM STRASSBURGERt

: : Co-Director: :

ion theatre: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Elsewhere:

Passion, Assassins (concert stagings) at Cygnet

Theatrej Romeo, Romeo, and Juliet at Vox Nova

Theatre CompanYj Mary and Myra with Write Out

Loud. Dramaturgy credits include: Cabaret,

Sweeney Todd, The History Boys at Cygnet

Theatre; The Grapes of Wrath, The Glass Menagerie,Marat/Sade at Ion Theatre; Little Women at North

Coast Rep. Kim also teaches acting at theCoronado School of the Arts where she most

recently directed The Laramie Project and wasawarded a 2010 Bravissimo Award.

All WHITMAN

: : Choreographer: :

ion theatre: Debut. Ali Whitman is a National

Award Winning Choreographer who freelances

throughout the Southern California area. She has

worked with manyYouth and Professional Theatre

companies including: Encore, Pacco Arts, CCT,

Temecula Valley Players, and Ion Theatre in San

Diego. She is thrilled to be working with Claudio

Raygoza and Kim Strassburger with their talented

cast on this innovative production of Gypsy.

t ion company member

• Member Actors' Equity Association