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AFFILIATIONS—TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) andoperates under agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actorsand stage managers in the United States. TheatreWorks is a constituent member of Theatre CommunicationsGroup, Inc., the national organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. TheatreWorks is a member of theNational Alliance for Musical Theatre, a national service organization for musical theatre. In addition,TheatreWorks is a member of Theatre Bay Area, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, and the Mountain ViewChamber of Commerce. TheatreWorks’ 2015/16 Season is presented in cooperation with the City of MountainView and the City of Palo Alto, Community Services Department, Division of Arts and Sciences.

The director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers,Inc., an independent national labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sounddesigners are members of United ScenicArtists. This season is supported in part byan award from the National Endowmentfor the Arts.

About TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyWelcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 46th season of award-winningtheatre. Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing DirectorPhil Santora, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a wide range of productionsand programming throughout the region.

Founded in 1970, we continue to celebrate the human spirit and the diversity ofour community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizing greatworks of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing new works for theAmerican theatre. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has produced 65 world premieresand over 150 US and regional premieres. In the 2015/16 season, we add theworld premiere of the musical Triangle and five more regional premieres to ourrésumé.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 2014/15 season included the world premiere of The Great Pretender, as well as regional premieres of Water by the Spoonful, The Lake Effect, and Fire on the Mountain. Last season’s holiday production,Peter and the Starcatcher, joined our January show 2 Pianos 4 Hands as the two highest-grossing plays in our history. In the course of the year, shows thatdebuted here were produced at theatres around the world, including our worldpremiere Memphis, which opened in London’s West End.

With an annual operating budget of $8 million, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Altoand the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Fifteen years ago, welaunched the New Works Initiative, rededicating ourselves to the development ofnew plays and musicals. The Initiative has since supported over 140 new worksthrough retreats, workshops, staged readings, developmental productions, and the annual New Works Festival, inspiring The Mercury News to call us “a premiere breeding ground for new musicals, which has put the company on thenational map.”

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley believes in making theatre accessible to the entireSilicon Valley community. Our Arts Education Department reaches more than25,000 students in 70 schools in 7 counties annually. It sponsors outreach programs that include the Children’s Healing Project at Lucile Packard Children’sHospital, the Young Playwright’s Initiative, specially-priced student matinees,extensive school tours, post-show discussions, and theatre camps, classes, andconservatories for youth.

For more information on our 2015/16 season, New Works Festival, andEducation Programs, please visit theatreworks.org or call 650.463.1950.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESBarbara Shapiro, Chair

Jayne BookerBill Coughran

Susan FairbrookCiro Giammona Anne Hambly Judy HeyboerLarry HortonRoy Johnson

Derry Kabcenell

Michael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley

Tom Kelley Ray A. RothrockAdam Samuels

Phil SantoraLoren Saxe

Nancy Ginsburg SternDebra Summers

Lynn Szekely-GoodeTzipor UlmanMark VershelHolly Ward

Lisa WebsterJane Weston

Gayla Lorthridge Wood

BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • LaurenBerman • Chuck Bernstein • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • BruceC. Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Michael R. Flicker •Peggy Woodford Forbes • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • MarciaGoldman • Emeri Handler • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones• Gina Jorasch • Roberta R. Katz • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman •Suzanne Martin • Patti McClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • LeslieMurphy-Chutorian • Eileen Nelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus •Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts• Denise Stanford • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Helaina Titus •Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson

From the Board ChairHow do you reimagine something you think you know? I alwaysthought that this would be a challenge, but it’s one thatTheatreWorks Silicon Valley happily tackles every year.

TheatreWorks’ seasons are diverse and often include somenew twist on an audience favorite. Last season, Artistic DirectorRobert Kelley moved the brilliant Sweeney Todd from the 19th century to the 1940s, to spectacular effect. This year, aided byclever scenic and lighting design, Kelley created a charming andintimate revival of Jane Austen’s EMMA. TheatreWorks Associate

Artistic Director and Casting Director Leslie Martinson retooled Proof and under-scored the universality and timeliness of its themes with the help of an all African-American cast. And now Kelley is back, working his inspired magic on Cyrano.

Cyrano de Bergerac is one of my husband’s all-time favorite plays, and when theseason was announced last year, he lobbied for us to make a major commitment andsign on as “Producers” of this classic—a departure from the new works or premieresthat we are typically inclined to sponsor. He said that, as an English teacher manyyears ago, he always delighted in introducing Cyrano to his students. He knew thatthe poetry, romance, and passion throughout the play—not to mention some greatsword fights—could win over even the most cynical high school student. Flashing forward to 2015, we knew that Kelley would bring a unique and fresh approach tothis 19th century treasure—and he did. He created a stylized “anywhere” world withboth modern and 17th century dress, reminding us that Cyrano’s themes of love, loyalty, and integrity truly do transcend time and space.

Which brings us to the upcoming 2016/17 season and another decision aboutwhich show Mark and I will produce. Included in the mix of new works and premieresare a couple of shows that TheatreWorks is reprising. Daddy Long Legs had a stellarworld premiere at TheatreWorks in 2010, and is a personal favorite of mine. And thetuneful musical Rags, which TheatreWorks first staged in 1989 at the intimate LucieStern theatre, will be reworked with a fully professional cast, orchestra, and crew onthe more expansive stage in Mountain View.

Whether on a small stage or large, in modern times or past, TheatreWorks successfully reprises great theatre experiences. Entrusting this innovative artisticteam with a treasured classic or a revival is clearly one surefire way to reimaginesomething you think you know.

Barbara Shapiro

In this Issue

2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

4 Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks

6 THE 2016/17 SEASON

9 Director’s Notes

10 Costuming CYRANO

12 CYRANO: The Play, the Legend, the New Translation

15 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents CYRANO

18 Who’s Who

23 Silicon Valley Gives

24 Contributors

27 TWSV Staff

28 TWSV General Information

Continue the conversation online!

Become our fan on Facebook!

Follow us onTwitter and Instagram

@TheatreWorksSV#Cyrano

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESBarbara Shapiro, Chair

Jayne BookerBill Coughran

Susan FairbrookCiro Giammona Anne Hambly Judy HeyboerLarry HortonRoy Johnson

Derry Kabcenell

Michael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley

Tom Kelley Ray A. RothrockAdam Samuels

Phil SantoraLoren Saxe

Nancy Ginsburg SternDebra Summers

Lynn Szekely-GoodeTzipor UlmanMark VershelHolly Ward

Lisa WebsterJane Weston

Gayla Lorthridge Wood

BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • LaurenBerman • Chuck Bernstein • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • BruceC. Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Michael R. Flicker •Peggy Woodford Forbes • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • MarciaGoldman • Emeri Handler • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones• Gina Jorasch • Roberta R. Katz • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman •Suzanne Martin • Patti McClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • LeslieMurphy-Chutorian • Eileen Nelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus •Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts• Denise Stanford • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Helaina Titus •Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson

From the Board ChairHow do you reimagine something you think you know? I alwaysthought that this would be a challenge, but it’s one thatTheatreWorks Silicon Valley happily tackles every year.

TheatreWorks’ seasons are diverse and often include somenew twist on an audience favorite. Last season, Artistic DirectorRobert Kelley moved the brilliant Sweeney Todd from the 19th century to the 1940s, to spectacular effect. This year, aided byclever scenic and lighting design, Kelley created a charming andintimate revival of Jane Austen’s EMMA. TheatreWorks Associate

Artistic Director and Casting Director Leslie Martinson retooled Proof and under-scored the universality and timeliness of its themes with the help of an all African-American cast. And now Kelley is back, working his inspired magic on Cyrano.

Cyrano de Bergerac is one of my husband’s all-time favorite plays, and when theseason was announced last year, he lobbied for us to make a major commitment andsign on as “Producers” of this classic—a departure from the new works or premieresthat we are typically inclined to sponsor. He said that, as an English teacher manyyears ago, he always delighted in introducing Cyrano to his students. He knew thatthe poetry, romance, and passion throughout the play—not to mention some greatsword fights—could win over even the most cynical high school student. Flashing forward to 2015, we knew that Kelley would bring a unique and fresh approach tothis 19th century treasure—and he did. He created a stylized “anywhere” world withboth modern and 17th century dress, reminding us that Cyrano’s themes of love, loyalty, and integrity truly do transcend time and space.

Which brings us to the upcoming 2016/17 season and another decision aboutwhich show Mark and I will produce. Included in the mix of new works and premieresare a couple of shows that TheatreWorks is reprising. Daddy Long Legs had a stellarworld premiere at TheatreWorks in 2010, and is a personal favorite of mine. And thetuneful musical Rags, which TheatreWorks first staged in 1989 at the intimate LucieStern theatre, will be reworked with a fully professional cast, orchestra, and crew onthe more expansive stage in Mountain View.

Whether on a small stage or large, in modern times or past, TheatreWorks successfully reprises great theatre experiences. Entrusting this innovative artisticteam with a treasured classic or a revival is clearly one surefire way to reimaginesomething you think you know.

Barbara Shapiro

In this Issue

2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

4 Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks

6 THE 2016/17 SEASON

9 Director’s Notes

10 Costuming CYRANO

12 CYRANO: The Play, the Legend, the New Translation

15 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents CYRANO

18 Who’s Who

23 Silicon Valley Gives

24 Contributors

27 TWSV Staff

28 TWSV General Information

Continue the conversation online!

Become our fan on Facebook!

Follow us onTwitter and Instagram

@TheatreWorksSV#Cyrano

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Upcoming TWSV EventsApril & May

4/5 @ 7:00pmCYRANO SNEAK A PEEKDonors of $150 or more are invited to a final dress rehearsalMountain View Center for thePerforming Arts

4/13, 4/20, 4/27CYRANO POST-SHOWDICUSSIONSQuestion and answer withthe cast and staff followingthe performance

4/15–4/161440 COUNTDOWN24-hour playwriting competitionfor students grades 8–12Sobrato Center for NonprofitsRedwood ShoresMore info: 650.463.7154 orkbartholomew@theatreworks.org

4/30 @ 5:30pmSPRING FUNDRAISERCARNIVALEIndividual tickets and sponsorships availableSobrato Center for NonprofitsRedwood ShoresContact 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org

5/3SILICON VALLEY GIVES(#SVGives)Join TWSV for the Bay Area’s 24-hour online fundraising event.Proceeds support TWSVeducation programswww.theatreworks.org/give

FUN, FRIENDS, AND FEATHERS….?

Let your skills shine while creating a new piece of theatre with friends!The Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks allows you to develop your craft as you adapt a classic piece of theatre, all while honing your skills andsharing your talent with friends.

Each year, Summer Studio puts a modern and hilarious spin on a classicplay that you help to write and perform—all the while learning new skil lsin acting, dance, and music from industry professionals. This year we re-imagine the wacky classic The Birds by Aristophanes. Don't just takethe summer off—make it a creative summer you'll never forget.

This is a great opportunity for middle and high school students to spenda fast-paced and immersive month writing, staging, and performing atruly original piece of theatre in the professional environment atTheatreWorks.

We look forward to growing artistically with your young artists this summer. For more information, please email learn@theatreworks.org, call 650.463.7146, or visit www.theatreworks.org/learn.

Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks

   

JOELLE WAGNER

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Upcoming TWSV EventsApril & May

4/5 @ 7:00pmCYRANO SNEAK A PEEKDonors of $150 or more are invited to a final dress rehearsalMountain View Center for thePerforming Arts

4/13, 4/20, 4/27CYRANO POST-SHOWDICUSSIONSQuestion and answer withthe cast and staff followingthe performance

4/15–4/161440 COUNTDOWN24-hour playwriting competitionfor students grades 8–12Sobrato Center for NonprofitsRedwood ShoresMore info: 650.463.7154 orkbartholomew@theatreworks.org

4/30 @ 5:30pmSPRING FUNDRAISERCARNIVALEIndividual tickets and sponsorships availableSobrato Center for NonprofitsRedwood ShoresContact 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org

5/3SILICON VALLEY GIVES(#SVGives)Join TWSV for the Bay Area’s 24-hour online fundraising event.Proceeds support TWSVeducation programswww.theatreworks.org/give

FUN, FRIENDS, AND FEATHERS….?

Let your skills shine while creating a new piece of theatre with friends!The Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks allows you to develop your craft as you adapt a classic piece of theatre, all while honing your skills andsharing your talent with friends.

Each year, Summer Studio puts a modern and hilarious spin on a classicplay that you help to write and perform—all the while learning new skil lsin acting, dance, and music from industry professionals. This year we re-imagine the wacky classic The Birds by Aristophanes. Don't just takethe summer off—make it a creative summer you'll never forget.

This is a great opportunity for middle and high school students to spenda fast-paced and immersive month writing, staging, and performing atruly original piece of theatre in the professional environment atTheatreWorks.

We look forward to growing artistically with your young artists this summer. For more information, please email learn@theatreworks.org, call 650.463.7146, or visit www.theatreworks.org/learn.

Summer Studio @ TheatreWorks

   

JOELLE WAGNER

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A HIGH STAKES POLITICAL DRAMA

ConfederatesBy Suzanne BradbeerDirected by Lisa Rothe

WORLD PREMIERE

Father’s running for President. Daughter’s running wild. Andthe press is running out of time. With the campaign in fullswing, someone unfurls a confederate flag and the scandalhits the fan. The provocative hit of TheatreWorks’ 2015 NewWorks Festival, this headline-hot political drama is a fresh,fascinating look at today’s muckraking media and the world itrelentlessly pursues. Contains mature language.

July 13–August 7, 2016 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

A CLASSIC AMERICAN COMEDY

Crimes of the HeartBy Beth HenleyDirected by Giovanna Sardelli

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeNY Drama Critics Circle Award

Three hard-luck Mississippi sisters are betrayed by their pas-sions in this Southern Gothic classic—a zany, warm-hearted,and brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships run amok anddreams gone awry. In a hurricane of hilarity and hurt, Lenny’sturning 30, Meg’s fresh from rehab, and Babe’s out on bail,testing the boundaries of sisterhood in a world full of pitfallsand a town without pity.

“Overflows with infectious high spirits.” The New York Times

January 11–February 5, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A JOYOUS MUSICAL REVUE

The Life of the PartyA Celebration of the Songs of Andrew LippaConceived by David Babani & Andrew LippaMusic & Lyrics by Andrew LippaDirected by David Babani

American Premiere

Reprising its hit run in London, this spectacular musical eveningstars renowned Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippaand friends in a sexy, tantalizing revue of hits from Broadway’shilarious The Addams Family and tender Big Fish, his award-winning The Wild Party, poignant I Am Harvey Milk, and manymore. Expect sensational surprises along the way in this laugh-filled evening of song and sophistication. Contains mature subject matter.

“Sexy, sophisticated, and funny. 5 Stars!” The Telegraph, London

August 24–September 18, 2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

AN EAST/WEST COMIC DRAMA

Calligraphy By Velina Hasu HoustonDirected by Leslie Martinson

Regional Premiere

Two continents, two cultures, two estranged sisters, and the two cousins determined to bridge the gap between them—allare boldly calligraphed in this international comic drama set in Los Angeles and Tokyo, past and present. East and West collideas biracial American Hiromi and Japanese free spirit Sayuri confront tradition, prejudice, and their heritage of filial duty inone final attempt to reunite their aging parents.

“Intimate, sensitive…the emotional stakes are high.” Los Angeles Times

March 8–April 2, 2017 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

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A WRY ROMANTIC COMEDY

Outside MullingarBy John Patrick ShanleyDirected by Robert Kelley

Tony Award Nominee, Best Play 2015 / Regional Premiere

With a touch of blarney and a wealth of heart, the Oscar,Pulitzer, and Tony Award-winning author of Moonstruck andDoubt conjures up a wry and wondrous romantic comedy witha dark Irish twist. Family feuds and rustic fences have kepttwo eccentric, lovelorn neighbors apart since childhood, butin this passionate, compassionate Broadway hit it’s never toolate to take a chance on love.

“Shanley’s finest work since Doubt.” The New York Times

October 5–30, 2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A MUSICAL SAGA OF IMMIGRANT AMERICA

RagsBook by Joseph SteinMusic by Charles StrouseLyrics by Stephen SchwartzDirected by Robert Kelley

America’s Greatest Unknown Musical

Hope, good will, and fierce determination light the ragtagjourney of Jewish immigrant Rebecca and her son fromEuropean persecution to new lives in the teeming, turn-of-the-century tenements of New York in this exhilarating musicalfrom the creators of Fiddler on the Roof and Wicked. A soaring, tuneful score highlights this sweeping saga of dreamsand disillusion, love lost and inspiration found, of the heartand soul of the American character.

“A winner, warm and witty. You are tempted to rise cheering.”The Mercury News

April 5–30, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A MUSICAL ROMANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Daddy Long LegsBook by John CairdMusic & Lyrics by Paul GordonBased on the 1912 novel by Jean WebsterDirected by Robert Kelley

Reprising TheatreWorks’ World Premiere

From the creator of Jane Austen’s EMMA and the adaptor ofLes Misérables comes an intimate musical valentine that capti-vated the Bay Area and has since charmed audiences in London,Tokyo, and New York. Its joyous return for the holidays is set insuffragette-era New England, where a spirited orphan girl issent to a prestigious college by a mysterious benefactor. Herheart-warming journey to independence, education, and romanceis chronicled in a wealth of witty letters and glorious songs.

“An absolute charmer suitable for the whole family.” The Mercury News

November 30–December 23, 2016 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL PLAY

Hershey Felder, BEETHOVENBy Hershey FelderMusic by Ludwig van BeethovenDirected by Joel Zwick

Regional Premiere

Following his triumph as Irving Berlin, the brilliant HersheyFelder now brings Ludwig van Beethoven to life through theeyes of a Viennese Doctor who as a boy spent Beethoven’slast years by the Maestro’s side. Featuring some of the composer’s greatest works, from the “Moonlight Sonata” tothe “9th Symphony” and the “Emperor Concerto,” this intense,illuminating, and unforgettable journey through time willimmerse you in the astounding life of the Maestro and hisgenius that transcended it all.

“A hypnotic production...a chamber music piece of exquisitebeauty.” Chicago Sun Times

June 7–July 2, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

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A HIGH STAKES POLITICAL DRAMA

ConfederatesBy Suzanne BradbeerDirected by Lisa Rothe

WORLD PREMIERE

Father’s running for President. Daughter’s running wild. Andthe press is running out of time. With the campaign in fullswing, someone unfurls a confederate flag and the scandalhits the fan. The provocative hit of TheatreWorks’ 2015 NewWorks Festival, this headline-hot political drama is a fresh,fascinating look at today’s muckraking media and the world itrelentlessly pursues. Contains mature language.

July 13–August 7, 2016 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

A CLASSIC AMERICAN COMEDY

Crimes of the HeartBy Beth HenleyDirected by Giovanna Sardelli

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeNY Drama Critics Circle Award

Three hard-luck Mississippi sisters are betrayed by their pas-sions in this Southern Gothic classic—a zany, warm-hearted,and brilliantly imaginative tale of relationships run amok anddreams gone awry. In a hurricane of hilarity and hurt, Lenny’sturning 30, Meg’s fresh from rehab, and Babe’s out on bail,testing the boundaries of sisterhood in a world full of pitfallsand a town without pity.

“Overflows with infectious high spirits.” The New York Times

January 11–February 5, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A JOYOUS MUSICAL REVUE

The Life of the PartyA Celebration of the Songs of Andrew LippaConceived by David Babani & Andrew LippaMusic & Lyrics by Andrew LippaDirected by David Babani

American Premiere

Reprising its hit run in London, this spectacular musical eveningstars renowned Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippaand friends in a sexy, tantalizing revue of hits from Broadway’shilarious The Addams Family and tender Big Fish, his award-winning The Wild Party, poignant I Am Harvey Milk, and manymore. Expect sensational surprises along the way in this laugh-filled evening of song and sophistication. Contains mature subject matter.

“Sexy, sophisticated, and funny. 5 Stars!” The Telegraph, London

August 24–September 18, 2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

AN EAST/WEST COMIC DRAMA

Calligraphy By Velina Hasu HoustonDirected by Leslie Martinson

Regional Premiere

Two continents, two cultures, two estranged sisters, and the two cousins determined to bridge the gap between them—allare boldly calligraphed in this international comic drama set in Los Angeles and Tokyo, past and present. East and West collideas biracial American Hiromi and Japanese free spirit Sayuri confront tradition, prejudice, and their heritage of filial duty inone final attempt to reunite their aging parents.

“Intimate, sensitive…the emotional stakes are high.” Los Angeles Times

March 8–April 2, 2017 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

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A WRY ROMANTIC COMEDY

Outside MullingarBy John Patrick ShanleyDirected by Robert Kelley

Tony Award Nominee, Best Play 2015 / Regional Premiere

With a touch of blarney and a wealth of heart, the Oscar,Pulitzer, and Tony Award-winning author of Moonstruck andDoubt conjures up a wry and wondrous romantic comedy witha dark Irish twist. Family feuds and rustic fences have kepttwo eccentric, lovelorn neighbors apart since childhood, butin this passionate, compassionate Broadway hit it’s never toolate to take a chance on love.

“Shanley’s finest work since Doubt.” The New York Times

October 5–30, 2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A MUSICAL SAGA OF IMMIGRANT AMERICA

RagsBook by Joseph SteinMusic by Charles StrouseLyrics by Stephen SchwartzDirected by Robert Kelley

America’s Greatest Unknown Musical

Hope, good will, and fierce determination light the ragtagjourney of Jewish immigrant Rebecca and her son fromEuropean persecution to new lives in the teeming, turn-of-the-century tenements of New York in this exhilarating musicalfrom the creators of Fiddler on the Roof and Wicked. A soaring, tuneful score highlights this sweeping saga of dreamsand disillusion, love lost and inspiration found, of the heartand soul of the American character.

“A winner, warm and witty. You are tempted to rise cheering.”The Mercury News

April 5–30, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

A MUSICAL ROMANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Daddy Long LegsBook by John CairdMusic & Lyrics by Paul GordonBased on the 1912 novel by Jean WebsterDirected by Robert Kelley

Reprising TheatreWorks’ World Premiere

From the creator of Jane Austen’s EMMA and the adaptor ofLes Misérables comes an intimate musical valentine that capti-vated the Bay Area and has since charmed audiences in London,Tokyo, and New York. Its joyous return for the holidays is set insuffragette-era New England, where a spirited orphan girl issent to a prestigious college by a mysterious benefactor. Herheart-warming journey to independence, education, and romanceis chronicled in a wealth of witty letters and glorious songs.

“An absolute charmer suitable for the whole family.” The Mercury News

November 30–December 23, 2016 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

AN EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL PLAY

Hershey Felder, BEETHOVENBy Hershey FelderMusic by Ludwig van BeethovenDirected by Joel Zwick

Regional Premiere

Following his triumph as Irving Berlin, the brilliant HersheyFelder now brings Ludwig van Beethoven to life through theeyes of a Viennese Doctor who as a boy spent Beethoven’slast years by the Maestro’s side. Featuring some of the composer’s greatest works, from the “Moonlight Sonata” tothe “9th Symphony” and the “Emperor Concerto,” this intense,illuminating, and unforgettable journey through time willimmerse you in the astounding life of the Maestro and hisgenius that transcended it all.

“A hypnotic production...a chamber music piece of exquisitebeauty.” Chicago Sun Times

June 7–July 2, 2017 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

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Cyrano lives every minute of every day toits fullest, with absolute integrity and full-blooded commitment. Being in his presenceshould make us want to strive harder,breathe deeper, dream bigger, dare moreboldly, and live more fully. This is a prettygood cue to take for the entire production. – From Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner’s “On Playing Our Cyrano.”

Cyrano again? It has been over three decades sincewe first produced this iconic classic—staged underthe stars in the FireCircle Theatre at Palo Alto’s LucieStern Center in 1983. It featured a cast of 25, swordfights in the aisles, soaring poetry, romance to diefor, and enough explosions to rock the neighbor-hood—a combination that attracted an eager, ifoccasionally terrified, audience. I loved the play, itsscope, its humanity, and its soaring language, butfeared we would never revisit it again given the economics of the fully professional company thatTheatreWorks has become. Imagine my delight when playwright Michael Hollinger dropped by todiscuss his new Cyrano collaboration with writer/director Aaron Posner—a intimate new adaptationthat featured only nine actors playing all the roles.

From that moment on I began following the play,even as we produced Hollinger’s brilliant string quartet drama Opus and Posner’s lovely adaption ofChaim Potok’s The Chosen. I knew these wonderfulwriters could create something very special. Whentheir Cyrano debuted in Philadelphia I was there,thrilled with the work and already imagining it on our stage. Once we announced it for this season, Ijourneyed to Portland Center Stage last spring forthe show’s West Coast premiere, which provedequally intriguing but completely different. Clearlythis was an adaptation that would revive the play at theatres throughout the country, fulfilling theauthors’ dream of “making it possible for every theatre to produce it without needing a prohibitivetwenty or thirty actors.”

Hollinger and Posner were clear in their intent:

   

Director’s Notes by Artistic Director Robert KelleyAWASH WITH PANACHEWe wanted to create a sharp, lean new version of this brilliant play that kept the poetry but lost the pretension; that embraced the specta-cular humanity of the central narrative without getting mired in the period accouterments; and that used a kind of starkand transparent theatricality that could allowus to hear the story with fresh ears.

Gone were the massive crowd scenes and 19th centuryspectacle. In their place was a focus on “the complex,contradictory, all-too-human and earthbound natureof all the major characters. None are entirely noble orbeyond reproach.” This new version respected thepoetry of Edmond Rostand’s original without seemingold-fashioned or overblown, bringing a contemporaryresonance, humor, and theatricality to a beloved classic.

But why is this 19th century tale of 17th century loveand loss so beloved in the first place? Yes, it is a theatrical trifecta: romantic, comic, and tragic at thesame time; yes, it is engaging, infuriating, heroic, and heartbreaking; and yes, it soars with a love of language that reflects both its hero and its author. But what truly defines Cyrano is its reflective quality,its ability to show us ourselves. For every character inthe play, and perhaps every one of us, reflects Cyranoin some way: his longing, pride, and passion; his physical imperfection and insecurity; his integrity off-set by self-deception; and in the end, his irrepressiblelove. Yet he is different from us as well, possessed ofone quality that makes him unforgettable, inimitable,and ever enduring: his panache!

If you look for the love and wonder in every-thing, you should not go far wrong.

Cyrano again? Of course!

* All quotations are from “On Playing Our Cyrano.” By Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner

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Cyrano lives every minute of every day toits fullest, with absolute integrity and full-blooded commitment. Being in his presenceshould make us want to strive harder,breathe deeper, dream bigger, dare moreboldly, and live more fully. This is a prettygood cue to take for the entire production. – From Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner’s “On Playing Our Cyrano.”

Cyrano again? It has been over three decades sincewe first produced this iconic classic—staged underthe stars in the FireCircle Theatre at Palo Alto’s LucieStern Center in 1983. It featured a cast of 25, swordfights in the aisles, soaring poetry, romance to diefor, and enough explosions to rock the neighbor-hood—a combination that attracted an eager, ifoccasionally terrified, audience. I loved the play, itsscope, its humanity, and its soaring language, butfeared we would never revisit it again given the economics of the fully professional company thatTheatreWorks has become. Imagine my delight when playwright Michael Hollinger dropped by todiscuss his new Cyrano collaboration with writer/director Aaron Posner—a intimate new adaptationthat featured only nine actors playing all the roles.

From that moment on I began following the play,even as we produced Hollinger’s brilliant string quartet drama Opus and Posner’s lovely adaption ofChaim Potok’s The Chosen. I knew these wonderfulwriters could create something very special. Whentheir Cyrano debuted in Philadelphia I was there,thrilled with the work and already imagining it on our stage. Once we announced it for this season, Ijourneyed to Portland Center Stage last spring forthe show’s West Coast premiere, which provedequally intriguing but completely different. Clearlythis was an adaptation that would revive the play at theatres throughout the country, fulfilling theauthors’ dream of “making it possible for every theatre to produce it without needing a prohibitivetwenty or thirty actors.”

Hollinger and Posner were clear in their intent:

   

Director’s Notes by Artistic Director Robert KelleyAWASH WITH PANACHEWe wanted to create a sharp, lean new version of this brilliant play that kept the poetry but lost the pretension; that embraced the specta-cular humanity of the central narrative without getting mired in the period accouterments; and that used a kind of starkand transparent theatricality that could allowus to hear the story with fresh ears.

Gone were the massive crowd scenes and 19th centuryspectacle. In their place was a focus on “the complex,contradictory, all-too-human and earthbound natureof all the major characters. None are entirely noble orbeyond reproach.” This new version respected thepoetry of Edmond Rostand’s original without seemingold-fashioned or overblown, bringing a contemporaryresonance, humor, and theatricality to a beloved classic.

But why is this 19th century tale of 17th century loveand loss so beloved in the first place? Yes, it is a theatrical trifecta: romantic, comic, and tragic at thesame time; yes, it is engaging, infuriating, heroic, and heartbreaking; and yes, it soars with a love of language that reflects both its hero and its author. But what truly defines Cyrano is its reflective quality,its ability to show us ourselves. For every character inthe play, and perhaps every one of us, reflects Cyranoin some way: his longing, pride, and passion; his physical imperfection and insecurity; his integrity off-set by self-deception; and in the end, his irrepressiblelove. Yet he is different from us as well, possessed ofone quality that makes him unforgettable, inimitable,and ever enduring: his panache!

If you look for the love and wonder in every-thing, you should not go far wrong.

Cyrano again? Of course!

* All quotations are from “On Playing Our Cyrano.” By Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner

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PENINSULA REGENTAD

FB: You said it! The quick changes in this play are ahuge challenge for all involved in the costume depart-ment: the designer, the shop and the dressers.

As a rule in the costume shop, when we mount a showwith multiple casting of roles and quick changes, westart with a costume breakdown spreadsheet to see theflow of the show. It gives us insight into what we canachieve within any given time and how to go about it.The majority of quick changes happen in Act 1.1, andmy plan is to achieve different looks with partial, ratherthan complete, changes, relying on things like hats,

cuffs and collars, and capes. In some other cases likethe Siege of Arras, the Guard’s costumes are distressedto show their dire situation. And in the final scene, 15years after the Siege, some characters wear costumesfrom a later period to show the passing of time.

In the end, I’m keeping the playwrights’ notes as myguide—“stark simplicity and elegance seem to be agood start,” and that’s what I’ve been hearing fromKelley as well.

Costume renderings by Fumiko Bielefeldt

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: How did you and Kelleydecide on the aesthetic for Cyrano: mixing period andnon-period costumes? Would you say it’s a 50/50 splitbetween the two? Or is it more heavily skewed to onesideor the other?

Fumiko Bielefeldt: I’d say that I didn’t set out to designthe costumes with any particular mixing ratio of periodand non-period. The starting point for me was, as statedin the script, “The play is designed for a kind of austereand transparent theatricality. The audience knows it iswitnessing a story being told by an ensemble of actors,led by the actor playing Le Bret…It could be done infully detailed 17th century garb or in barebones costumes…” Keeping with Joe Ragey’s theatrically austere set, Kelley and I imagined a troupe of actors intheir street clothes changing in full view on stage intoperiod costumes, but not entirely. I’d say some Brechtiantheatricality might have seeped into our concept.Basically, the actors change mostly the upper parts oftheir clothes, keeping their bottoms mostly modern.

TWSV: Is there any one character who you chose to costume more period than the others? Why?

FB: Comte de Guiche and Vicomte de Valvert, two aristocrats, are more period than, say, the GasconyGuards (Cyrano, Le Bret, Christian, and the rest of thecadets), and the female characters (Roxane, Desiree,etc) tend to be more period. The aristocrats’ clothesrequire embellishments—ribbons, buttons, etc.—in contrast to the soldiers’ muscular leather doublets,which are paired with modern cargo pants. I broughtmodern elements into Roxane’s costumes, mostly in her hairstyles when she’s in dresses; but in her Act 2.2disguise outfit, I used the same pairing (a leather jerkinand cargo pants) that I used for the cadets.

TWSV: What are the benefits of using some non-period pieces to help tell this story that is so classical?

FB: The playwrights intended that “however it is set, lit, and costumed, the audience should be very awarethat they are at a theatrical event,” and I think usingsome non-period pieces in the costumes serves this purpose well.

TWSV: Many of the actors have quickchanges, includingonstage changes. How are you dealing with this challenge? How are you working with props regardingthe costumes that are onstage as part of the show?

Costuming CYRANOAn Interview with Costme Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt

Fumiko Bielefeldt has designed costumes for over 60 TheatreWorks shows since 1983, and her eye for period costumes is unrivaled on our stage. Sheand Director Robert Kelley have collaborated onmany projects over the years, and Cyrano, their latest collaboration, will feature a mixture of periodand modern pieces, in a carefully cultivated look forthe ages.

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PENINSULA REGENTAD

FB: You said it! The quick changes in this play are ahuge challenge for all involved in the costume depart-ment: the designer, the shop and the dressers.

As a rule in the costume shop, when we mount a showwith multiple casting of roles and quick changes, westart with a costume breakdown spreadsheet to see theflow of the show. It gives us insight into what we canachieve within any given time and how to go about it.The majority of quick changes happen in Act 1.1, andmy plan is to achieve different looks with partial, ratherthan complete, changes, relying on things like hats,

cuffs and collars, and capes. In some other cases likethe Siege of Arras, the Guard’s costumes are distressedto show their dire situation. And in the final scene, 15years after the Siege, some characters wear costumesfrom a later period to show the passing of time.

In the end, I’m keeping the playwrights’ notes as myguide—“stark simplicity and elegance seem to be agood start,” and that’s what I’ve been hearing fromKelley as well.

Costume renderings by Fumiko Bielefeldt

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley: How did you and Kelleydecide on the aesthetic for Cyrano: mixing period andnon-period costumes? Would you say it’s a 50/50 splitbetween the two? Or is it more heavily skewed to onesideor the other?

Fumiko Bielefeldt: I’d say that I didn’t set out to designthe costumes with any particular mixing ratio of periodand non-period. The starting point for me was, as statedin the script, “The play is designed for a kind of austereand transparent theatricality. The audience knows it iswitnessing a story being told by an ensemble of actors,led by the actor playing Le Bret…It could be done infully detailed 17th century garb or in barebones costumes…” Keeping with Joe Ragey’s theatrically austere set, Kelley and I imagined a troupe of actors intheir street clothes changing in full view on stage intoperiod costumes, but not entirely. I’d say some Brechtiantheatricality might have seeped into our concept.Basically, the actors change mostly the upper parts oftheir clothes, keeping their bottoms mostly modern.

TWSV: Is there any one character who you chose to costume more period than the others? Why?

FB: Comte de Guiche and Vicomte de Valvert, two aristocrats, are more period than, say, the GasconyGuards (Cyrano, Le Bret, Christian, and the rest of thecadets), and the female characters (Roxane, Desiree,etc) tend to be more period. The aristocrats’ clothesrequire embellishments—ribbons, buttons, etc.—in contrast to the soldiers’ muscular leather doublets,which are paired with modern cargo pants. I broughtmodern elements into Roxane’s costumes, mostly in her hairstyles when she’s in dresses; but in her Act 2.2disguise outfit, I used the same pairing (a leather jerkinand cargo pants) that I used for the cadets.

TWSV: What are the benefits of using some non-period pieces to help tell this story that is so classical?

FB: The playwrights intended that “however it is set, lit, and costumed, the audience should be very awarethat they are at a theatrical event,” and I think usingsome non-period pieces in the costumes serves this purpose well.

TWSV: Many of the actors have quickchanges, includingonstage changes. How are you dealing with this challenge? How are you working with props regardingthe costumes that are onstage as part of the show?

Costuming CYRANOAn Interview with Costme Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt

Fumiko Bielefeldt has designed costumes for over 60 TheatreWorks shows since 1983, and her eye for period costumes is unrivaled on our stage. Sheand Director Robert Kelley have collaborated onmany projects over the years, and Cyrano, their latest collaboration, will feature a mixture of periodand modern pieces, in a carefully cultivated look forthe ages.

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Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist,novelist, and soldier. True to the legend, he was known for his skillsin dueling, his mastery of word play and, yes, even his big nose(though it certainly wasn’t as large as it is often depicted). He wasknown as an audacious freethinker whose works, and life, inspired a great many artists. Molière borrowed freely from his play Lepédant joué (The Pedant Tricked, 1654) that showcased his love for play on words, as well as his comic mastery. His two satiricalnovels—Histoire comique des États et Empires de la lune andHistoire comique des États et Empires du soleil, published togetherposthumously in 1687 as Voyages to the Moon and the Sun—wereexamples of early modern science fiction, skewering the church’sauthority and social norms of the day; and paving the way forfuture authors like Voltaire, Jonathan Swift, and Edgar Allen Poe.

Cyrano’s mastery of swordplay and language was the basis for thecharacter in the play created by French playwright EdmondRostand. The playwright also based the character of Roxane on thereal Cyrano’s distant cousin—but the romantic trials were Rostand’s

CyranoThe Man, the Legend, and the New Translation

Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, lithograph,after a painting by Zacharie Heince

own invention, elevating Cyrano to the romantic hero that is stillbeloved today. Cyrano de Bergerac was Rostand’s fourth, and easily his most celebrated, play. It was first produced in Paris at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin in 1897 to huge acclaim, playing for over 400 performances. Hundreds of translations andcountless derivative works have followed—novels, operas, ballets,poems, films, and even episodes of The Brady Bunch and Star Trek,among many others—keeping this romantic, quick-witted, large-nosed swordsman in our hearts. There is even as asteroid namedafter Cyrano.

Modern audiences might be most familiar with film adaptations ofthe tale. A 1950 film version, starring José Ferrer, Mala Powers, andWilliam Prince, earned Ferrer an Academy Award for Best Actor inthe title role (Ferrer also won a Tony Award for his portrayal ofCyrano on Broadway in 1946). The 1990 French film starring GerardDepardieu had subtitles from Anthony Burgess’ translation of theplay; a version first produced by Guthrie Theatre in 1970. The 1987modern spin on the tale, Roxanne, written by and starring the inimitable Steve Martin (alongside Daryl Hannah), earned Martin aWriter’s Guild Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material fromAnother Medium, along with a Golden Globe nomination for BestActor. The 1996 film The Truth About Cats and Dogs offered a gender reversal of the plotline, with Janeane Garofalo as a radiohost with low self-esteem who asks her model friend, played byUma Thurman, to stand in when a man wants to meet her.

The version of Cyrano you’ll see today is a new adaptation by long-time collaborators and friends, Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner.Their take on Cyrano transforms Rostand’s rhyming verse into livelymodern prose. Hollinger has said of the translation, “Language that is alive, that wakes the ear up, is more important to me thanstrict adherence to poetic form.” This fresh take on the play main-tains the essence of the original story—all of the scenes remain thesame—and also calls to mind the original setting and glorious costumes of 1640s France.

Cyrano certainly deserves to live on as a legend for modern times.To cheer for Cyrano is to cheer for the triumph of intellect overappearance; kind-heartedness over bullying; and panache over self-doubt. Cyrano is the hero for those who want to be accepted forwho they are and loved despite their imperfections. There is a littlebit of Cyrano in all of us.

By Claudie Jean FisherOriginally published by Portland Center Stage

Did You Know?Rostand's play is credited with introducing the word “panache” (with a positive connotation as beingflamboyant and courageous) into theEnglish language. “Panache” is aFrench word for “plume,” as in anornamental feather in a cap.

In TheatreWorks History...

Cyrano is based on the 1897 play byEdmond Rostand, translated byMichael Hollinger, and adapted byHollinger and Aaron Posner. You maybe familiar with all three of thesenames. Which of these shows inTheatreWorks’ history have you seen?

2010: Michael Hollinger's originalplay Opus, about a string quartetcaught up in sex, drugs, and classicalmusic, produced at the MVCPA.

2009: A highly-acclaimed productionof The Chosen, adapted by AaronPosner from the novel of Jewish heritage by Chaim Potok.

1983: Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac,presented in the FireCircle OutdoorTheatre at Palo Alto's Lucie SternCommunity Center. This productionfeatured flashpots that createdextremely realistic explosions for oneof the climactic scenes.

1974: Chantecler, a rarely-performedmusical by Rostand, also in the Fire-Circle Outdoor Theatre. Among itsstars was Zeljko Ivanek, later to winan Emmy Award and currently featured on television's MadamSecretary as White House Chief ofStaff Russell Jackson.

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Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist,novelist, and soldier. True to the legend, he was known for his skillsin dueling, his mastery of word play and, yes, even his big nose(though it certainly wasn’t as large as it is often depicted). He wasknown as an audacious freethinker whose works, and life, inspired a great many artists. Molière borrowed freely from his play Lepédant joué (The Pedant Tricked, 1654) that showcased his love for play on words, as well as his comic mastery. His two satiricalnovels—Histoire comique des États et Empires de la lune andHistoire comique des États et Empires du soleil, published togetherposthumously in 1687 as Voyages to the Moon and the Sun—wereexamples of early modern science fiction, skewering the church’sauthority and social norms of the day; and paving the way forfuture authors like Voltaire, Jonathan Swift, and Edgar Allen Poe.

Cyrano’s mastery of swordplay and language was the basis for thecharacter in the play created by French playwright EdmondRostand. The playwright also based the character of Roxane on thereal Cyrano’s distant cousin—but the romantic trials were Rostand’s

CyranoThe Man, the Legend, and the New Translation

Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, lithograph,after a painting by Zacharie Heince

own invention, elevating Cyrano to the romantic hero that is stillbeloved today. Cyrano de Bergerac was Rostand’s fourth, and easily his most celebrated, play. It was first produced in Paris at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin in 1897 to huge acclaim, playing for over 400 performances. Hundreds of translations andcountless derivative works have followed—novels, operas, ballets,poems, films, and even episodes of The Brady Bunch and Star Trek,among many others—keeping this romantic, quick-witted, large-nosed swordsman in our hearts. There is even as asteroid namedafter Cyrano.

Modern audiences might be most familiar with film adaptations ofthe tale. A 1950 film version, starring José Ferrer, Mala Powers, andWilliam Prince, earned Ferrer an Academy Award for Best Actor inthe title role (Ferrer also won a Tony Award for his portrayal ofCyrano on Broadway in 1946). The 1990 French film starring GerardDepardieu had subtitles from Anthony Burgess’ translation of theplay; a version first produced by Guthrie Theatre in 1970. The 1987modern spin on the tale, Roxanne, written by and starring the inimitable Steve Martin (alongside Daryl Hannah), earned Martin aWriter’s Guild Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material fromAnother Medium, along with a Golden Globe nomination for BestActor. The 1996 film The Truth About Cats and Dogs offered a gender reversal of the plotline, with Janeane Garofalo as a radiohost with low self-esteem who asks her model friend, played byUma Thurman, to stand in when a man wants to meet her.

The version of Cyrano you’ll see today is a new adaptation by long-time collaborators and friends, Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner.Their take on Cyrano transforms Rostand’s rhyming verse into livelymodern prose. Hollinger has said of the translation, “Language that is alive, that wakes the ear up, is more important to me thanstrict adherence to poetic form.” This fresh take on the play main-tains the essence of the original story—all of the scenes remain thesame—and also calls to mind the original setting and glorious costumes of 1640s France.

Cyrano certainly deserves to live on as a legend for modern times.To cheer for Cyrano is to cheer for the triumph of intellect overappearance; kind-heartedness over bullying; and panache over self-doubt. Cyrano is the hero for those who want to be accepted forwho they are and loved despite their imperfections. There is a littlebit of Cyrano in all of us.

By Claudie Jean FisherOriginally published by Portland Center Stage

Did You Know?Rostand's play is credited with introducing the word “panache” (with a positive connotation as beingflamboyant and courageous) into theEnglish language. “Panache” is aFrench word for “plume,” as in anornamental feather in a cap.

In TheatreWorks History...

Cyrano is based on the 1897 play byEdmond Rostand, translated byMichael Hollinger, and adapted byHollinger and Aaron Posner. You maybe familiar with all three of thesenames. Which of these shows inTheatreWorks’ history have you seen?

2010: Michael Hollinger's originalplay Opus, about a string quartetcaught up in sex, drugs, and classicalmusic, produced at the MVCPA.

2009: A highly-acclaimed productionof The Chosen, adapted by AaronPosner from the novel of Jewish heritage by Chaim Potok.

1983: Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac,presented in the FireCircle OutdoorTheatre at Palo Alto's Lucie SternCommunity Center. This productionfeatured flashpots that createdextremely realistic explosions for oneof the climactic scenes.

1974: Chantecler, a rarely-performedmusical by Rostand, also in the Fire-Circle Outdoor Theatre. Among itsstars was Zeljko Ivanek, later to winan Emmy Award and currently featured on television's MadamSecretary as White House Chief ofStaff Russell Jackson.

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April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month!

We owe big thanks to our volunteers year round: whether ushering, helping with auditions or other in-office work,

or representing the company at one of our many events, our volunteers are a force to be reckoned with.

We couldn’t do it without you, TheatreWorkers!

THANK YOU!

D F S C L S M W C N S A

TheatreWorksS I L I C O N V A L L E Y

presents the REGIONAL PREMIERE ofCyrano

By Edmond RostandTranslated by Michael Hollinger

Adapted by Michael Hollinger & Aaron Posner Directed by Robert Kelley Fight Director Jonathan Rider Scenic Designer Joe Ragey Costume Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt Lighting Designer Pamila Z. Gray Sound Designer Jeff Mockus Musical Director William Liberatore Wigmaster Sharon Ridge Casting Director Leslie Martinson New York Casting Director Alan Filderman Stage Manager Deirdre Rose Holland* Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf*

*Member of Actors Equity, the Union for Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Cyrano was originally produced by Folger Theatre, Washington, DC, 2011

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERCynthia Sears

PRODUCERSGayle & Steve BruglerSteven & Karin Chase

Dick & Cathy LampmanBarbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis

Harriet & Frank Weiss

SHOW SPONSORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation

SEASON SPONSORSGarden Court Hotel • J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines • Sobrato Philanthropies

SEASON MEDIA SPONSORThe Mercury News

Cyrano plays April 6 – May 1, 2016

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April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month!

We owe big thanks to our volunteers year round: whether ushering, helping with auditions or other in-office work,

or representing the company at one of our many events, our volunteers are a force to be reckoned with.

We couldn’t do it without you, TheatreWorkers!

THANK YOU!

D F S C L S M W C N S A

TheatreWorksS I L I C O N V A L L E Y

presents the REGIONAL PREMIERE ofCyrano

By Edmond RostandTranslated by Michael Hollinger

Adapted by Michael Hollinger & Aaron Posner Directed by Robert Kelley Fight Director Jonathan Rider Scenic Designer Joe Ragey Costume Designer Fumiko Bielefeldt Lighting Designer Pamila Z. Gray Sound Designer Jeff Mockus Musical Director William Liberatore Wigmaster Sharon Ridge Casting Director Leslie Martinson New York Casting Director Alan Filderman Stage Manager Deirdre Rose Holland* Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf*

*Member of Actors Equity, the Union for Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Cyrano was originally produced by Folger Theatre, Washington, DC, 2011

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERCynthia Sears

PRODUCERSGayle & Steve BruglerSteven & Karin Chase

Dick & Cathy LampmanBarbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis

Harriet & Frank Weiss

SHOW SPONSORWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation

SEASON SPONSORSGarden Court Hotel • J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines • Sobrato Philanthropies

SEASON MEDIA SPONSORThe Mercury News

Cyrano plays April 6 – May 1, 2016

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James Seol & Francis Jue PHOTO KEVIN BERNE

By Eric CobleDirected by Giovanna Sardelli

REGIONAL PREMIEREAn octogenarian artist has barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone, booby-trapped with enoughhomemade bombs to take out the neighborhood. In a wry, spirited quest to “not go gentle” into a retire-ment home, Alexandra battles both the fears of her family and the ravages of time, negotiating the termsof her future with a long-estranged son who has battles of his own. Contains mature language.

June 1 – 26 Mountain View Center for the Performing Artstheatreworks.org 650.463.1960

Next at TheatreWorks

“Wickedly funny and wonderfully touching.”Broadway World

THE CASTCyrano J. Anthony Crane*

Roxane et al Sharon Rietkerk*Christian et al Chad Deverman*

Le Bret et al Michael Gene Sullivan*De Guiche et al Peter James Meyers*

Bellerose et al Stephen Muterspaugh*Ragueneau et al Christopher Reber*De Valvert et al Kit Wilder*

Ligniere et al Darren Bridgett*Desiree et al Monica Cappuccini

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

PLACE and TIMEParis (and Arras), 1640; Paris, 1655.

“Gascony Guard Song” and “Behold the Bee”Words & Music by Michael Hollinger

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

SPECIAL THANKSOregon Shakespeare Festival, California Shakespeare Theater, Marin Theatre Company,

Lori Scheper and the Opera San Jose Props Department

Sharon Rietkerk, Chad Deverman, and J. Anthony Crane PHOTO KEVIN BERNE

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James Seol & Francis Jue PHOTO KEVIN BERNE

By Eric CobleDirected by Giovanna Sardelli

REGIONAL PREMIEREAn octogenarian artist has barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone, booby-trapped with enoughhomemade bombs to take out the neighborhood. In a wry, spirited quest to “not go gentle” into a retire-ment home, Alexandra battles both the fears of her family and the ravages of time, negotiating the termsof her future with a long-estranged son who has battles of his own. Contains mature language.

June 1 – 26 Mountain View Center for the Performing Artstheatreworks.org 650.463.1960

Next at TheatreWorks

“Wickedly funny and wonderfully touching.”Broadway World

THE CASTCyrano J. Anthony Crane*

Roxane et al Sharon Rietkerk*Christian et al Chad Deverman*

Le Bret et al Michael Gene Sullivan*De Guiche et al Peter James Meyers*

Bellerose et al Stephen Muterspaugh*Ragueneau et al Christopher Reber*De Valvert et al Kit Wilder*

Ligniere et al Darren Bridgett*Desiree et al Monica Cappuccini

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

PLACE and TIMEParis (and Arras), 1640; Paris, 1655.

“Gascony Guard Song” and “Behold the Bee”Words & Music by Michael Hollinger

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

SPECIAL THANKSOregon Shakespeare Festival, California Shakespeare Theater, Marin Theatre Company,

Lori Scheper and the Opera San Jose Props Department

Sharon Rietkerk, Chad Deverman, and J. Anthony Crane PHOTO KEVIN BERNE

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Who’s WhoDARREN BRIDGETT(Ligniere et al) wasmost recently seenat TheatreWorks inPeter and theStarcatcher. OtherTheatreWorks rolesinclude The Hound

of the Baskervilles; Twelfth Night(Aguecheek); The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue (Dicky); Nickel andDimed (Ensemble); Book of Days(Reverend); Far East (Sparky);Psychopathia Sexualis (Arthur); Oncein a Lifetime (George); As You Like It(Orlando); Nagasaki Dust (Ensemble);and Ah, Wilderness! (Richard). Hisregional credits include 15 seasonsat the Marin Shakespeare Company,and numerous appearances withMarin Theatre Company, MagicTheatre, Center REPertory Company,Orlando Shakespeare Theater, TheLaguna Playhouse, Aurora TheatreCompany, and American ConservatoryTheater. Film and TV credits include2013 Sundance Grand Jury Prizewinner Fruitvale Station. Mr. Bridgettis a graduate of UC Berkeley.

MONICACAPPUCCINI(Desiree et al) isdelighted to bemaking herTheatreWorks debut. Her Bay Areacredits include

Born Yesterday (Center REPertoryCompany), Show People (DragonProductions Theatre Company), The Coast of Utopia (ShotgunPlayers), Arcadia (Pear Theatre),Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet(African-American ShakespeareCompany), Master Class and Letticeand Lovage (Hillbarn Theatre), ThePlay about the Naked Guy (ImpactTheatre), Eurydice (Palo AltoPlayers), The Diary of Anne Frankand Top Girls (CustomMadeTheatre), Equus (City Lights TheaterCompany), and Lend Me a Tenor(Livermore Shakespeare Festival).

J. ANTHONYCRANE (Cyrano) is making hisTheatreWorks debut.He was recently seenin Ayad Ahktar’sDisgraced atBerkeley Repertory

Theater. Broadway credits include The Country House, Sight Unseen,Butley, and The Winslow Boy withRoger Rees. Off-Broadway andregionally, he has appeared in ModernOrthodox, directed by James Lapine;The Music Man at Theater Under TheStars; Disgraced at the Goodmanand Seattle Repertory Theaters; SightUnseen at The Old Globe; and in theFirst National Tour of The Lion King,as Scar. Other favorites includeFarragut North, 50 Words, All MySons, Spamalot, Our Country’s Good,Twelfth Night, The Taming of theShrew, The Glass Menagerie, andLong Day’s Journey Into Night. Hisnumerous film and TV credits includeElementary, Ugly Betty, The Practice,Frasier, CSI, and USA’s The Big Easy.He is a graduate of NorthwesternUniversity.

CHAD DEVERMAN(Christian et al)returns toTheatreWorks havingbeen previously seenin 33 Variations, Of Mice and Men,and The Sisters

Rosensweig. Recent credits include A Doll’s House (Krogstad), Dying City (Peter/Craig), and reasons to bepretty (Kent) with Capital Stage; theFrench tour of You Know When theMen Are Gone (Kit) with Word forWord; Titus Andronicus (Demetrius)with California Shakespeare Theater;Splitting Infinity (Robbie) with SanJose Repertory Theatre; and severalproductions with the San FranciscoPlayhouse. His film and TV appear-ances include NBC’s Trauma, the horror short Men of the Tree, and theindependent film The Delivery Man.Mr. Deverman earned a BFA at NewYork University and currently mentors

performing arts students through theEugene O’Neill Foundation.

PETER JAMES MEYERS (De Guicheet al) has appearedat TheatreWorks inThe Heidi Chronicles,The Old Boy, and Old Money. He hasperformed and

directed throughout the Bay Areaincluding Magic Theatre, MarinTheatre Company, Berkeley RepertoryTheatre, and American ConservatoryTheater. As artistic director of TheVector Theater Company, Mr. Meyersdirected world premieres of SeattleSpeaks, The Gypsy Marker, Museum,and a musical adaption of Ibsen’sPeer Gynt. He is the founder ofStand & Deliver—a global consultinggroup dedicated to inspiring greatperformances in organizations. He isthe author of the book As WeSpeak—How to Make Your Point andMake it Stick. Mr. Meyers has ledseminars for Fortune 500 Companiesin 31 countries bringing the art ofperformance to leaders and theirteams throughout the world.

STEPHENMUTERSPAUGH(Bellerose et al)appeared inTheatreWorks’ The Country House.Regional creditsinclude Southwest

Shakespeare Company, UtahShakespeare Festival, CreedeRepertory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, PowerhouseTheater, and Geva Theatre Center.He has appeared locally with JewelTheatre Company, San FranciscoShakespeare Festival, CaliforniaConservatory Theatre, Livermore’sShakespeare’s Associates, SecondWind Productions, and Marin Shakespeare Company. When notonstage, Mr. Muterspaugh serves as the Associate Artistic Director atSan Francisco Shakespeare Festival, teaching various programs and

Who’s Whodirecting their Shakespeare on Tourproductions. He is a graduate of thePacific Conservatory Theatre and aproud member of Actor’s Equity.

CHRISTOPHERREBER (Ragueneauet al) appeared inTheatreWorks’ Peterand the Starcatcher.New York creditsinclude Betty & theBelrays (Joe) at

Theater for a New City and The Time of Mendel’s Trouble (Murray) at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row.He has been seen at San FranciscoPlayhouse in Company (Harry, BATCCNominee) and Jerusalem (Wesley),and at San Jose Repertory Theatre inA Christmas Carol 2.0. He performedwith Jewel Theatre Company in Guysand Dolls (Nathan Detroit), PumpBoys and Dinettes (Jim), Arcadia(Chater), and Gunmetal Blues (Sam).He had the privilege of performingin Till We Have Faces (Bardia) atOxford and Cambridge. Film and TV appearances include The TigerWoods Story and 18 Wheels ofJustice. Mr. Reber earned his MFAfrom The Actors Studio DramaSchool and is a proud member ofActors Equity.

SHARON RIETKERK(Roxane et al)appeared atTheatreWorks inJane Austen’sEMMA, Triangle(Theatre Bay Areaand Bay Area Critics

nominee for Best Featured Actress),Marry Me a Little, Little Women(Meg), and The Secret Garden (Rose).Other regional credits include Elinorin Sense and Sensibility (ChicagoShakespeare Theater); Candida in AMinister’s Wife (San Jose RepertoryTheatre); Chaya/Cynthia in Triangle(Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); BilleDawn in Born Yesterday, Rumors,Xanadu (Center REPertory Company);The Blonde in Gunmetal Blues (NorthCoast Repertory Theatre); Mabel in

The Pirates of Penzance (SanFrancisco Opera Guild); Little Me,Nymph Errant, Strike up the Band(42nd Street Moon); Marian in TheMusic Man (South Coast Symphony);in concert with the Grammy-nominated Bay Brass, South Coast,and Bear Valley Symphonies, and inher two-woman show Julie & CarolLive at Feinstein's at the Nikko.

MICHAEL GENESULLIVAN(Le Bret et al) hasperformed withTheatreWorks inPeter and theStarcatcher, TheHound of the

Baskervilles, 33 Variations, TwentiethCentury, Twelfth Night, Violet, TwoGentlemen of Verona, and Once onThis Island. Other credits includeStage Kiss and Dogfight (SanFrancisco Playhouse); It’s a WonderfulLife (Marin Theatre Company);

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Tartuffe, Pecong, Machinal, and A Christmas Carol (AmericanConservatory Theater); DriftingElegant (Magic Theatre); as well aswork with Berkeley Repertory Theatre,Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, DenverCenter Theatre Company, and theSan Francisco Shakespeare Festival.He is a member of the Tony Award-winning (and despite its misleadingname never silent) San FranciscoMime Troupe, where he has acted in,written, and/or directed over 25shows; a Resident Playwright with the Playwrights foundation; and theauthor of the critically-acclaimedadaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.

KIT WILDER (DeValvert et al) is no stranger toTheatreWorks, as he has providedphysical violence and other mayhemfor numerous

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Who’s WhoDARREN BRIDGETT(Ligniere et al) wasmost recently seenat TheatreWorks inPeter and theStarcatcher. OtherTheatreWorks rolesinclude The Hound

of the Baskervilles; Twelfth Night(Aguecheek); The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue (Dicky); Nickel andDimed (Ensemble); Book of Days(Reverend); Far East (Sparky);Psychopathia Sexualis (Arthur); Oncein a Lifetime (George); As You Like It(Orlando); Nagasaki Dust (Ensemble);and Ah, Wilderness! (Richard). Hisregional credits include 15 seasonsat the Marin Shakespeare Company,and numerous appearances withMarin Theatre Company, MagicTheatre, Center REPertory Company,Orlando Shakespeare Theater, TheLaguna Playhouse, Aurora TheatreCompany, and American ConservatoryTheater. Film and TV credits include2013 Sundance Grand Jury Prizewinner Fruitvale Station. Mr. Bridgettis a graduate of UC Berkeley.

MONICACAPPUCCINI(Desiree et al) isdelighted to bemaking herTheatreWorks debut. Her Bay Areacredits include

Born Yesterday (Center REPertoryCompany), Show People (DragonProductions Theatre Company), The Coast of Utopia (ShotgunPlayers), Arcadia (Pear Theatre),Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet(African-American ShakespeareCompany), Master Class and Letticeand Lovage (Hillbarn Theatre), ThePlay about the Naked Guy (ImpactTheatre), Eurydice (Palo AltoPlayers), The Diary of Anne Frankand Top Girls (CustomMadeTheatre), Equus (City Lights TheaterCompany), and Lend Me a Tenor(Livermore Shakespeare Festival).

J. ANTHONYCRANE (Cyrano) is making hisTheatreWorks debut.He was recently seenin Ayad Ahktar’sDisgraced atBerkeley Repertory

Theater. Broadway credits include The Country House, Sight Unseen,Butley, and The Winslow Boy withRoger Rees. Off-Broadway andregionally, he has appeared in ModernOrthodox, directed by James Lapine;The Music Man at Theater Under TheStars; Disgraced at the Goodmanand Seattle Repertory Theaters; SightUnseen at The Old Globe; and in theFirst National Tour of The Lion King,as Scar. Other favorites includeFarragut North, 50 Words, All MySons, Spamalot, Our Country’s Good,Twelfth Night, The Taming of theShrew, The Glass Menagerie, andLong Day’s Journey Into Night. Hisnumerous film and TV credits includeElementary, Ugly Betty, The Practice,Frasier, CSI, and USA’s The Big Easy.He is a graduate of NorthwesternUniversity.

CHAD DEVERMAN(Christian et al)returns toTheatreWorks havingbeen previously seenin 33 Variations, Of Mice and Men,and The Sisters

Rosensweig. Recent credits include A Doll’s House (Krogstad), Dying City (Peter/Craig), and reasons to bepretty (Kent) with Capital Stage; theFrench tour of You Know When theMen Are Gone (Kit) with Word forWord; Titus Andronicus (Demetrius)with California Shakespeare Theater;Splitting Infinity (Robbie) with SanJose Repertory Theatre; and severalproductions with the San FranciscoPlayhouse. His film and TV appear-ances include NBC’s Trauma, the horror short Men of the Tree, and theindependent film The Delivery Man.Mr. Deverman earned a BFA at NewYork University and currently mentors

performing arts students through theEugene O’Neill Foundation.

PETER JAMES MEYERS (De Guicheet al) has appearedat TheatreWorks inThe Heidi Chronicles,The Old Boy, and Old Money. He hasperformed and

directed throughout the Bay Areaincluding Magic Theatre, MarinTheatre Company, Berkeley RepertoryTheatre, and American ConservatoryTheater. As artistic director of TheVector Theater Company, Mr. Meyersdirected world premieres of SeattleSpeaks, The Gypsy Marker, Museum,and a musical adaption of Ibsen’sPeer Gynt. He is the founder ofStand & Deliver—a global consultinggroup dedicated to inspiring greatperformances in organizations. He isthe author of the book As WeSpeak—How to Make Your Point andMake it Stick. Mr. Meyers has ledseminars for Fortune 500 Companiesin 31 countries bringing the art ofperformance to leaders and theirteams throughout the world.

STEPHENMUTERSPAUGH(Bellerose et al)appeared inTheatreWorks’ The Country House.Regional creditsinclude Southwest

Shakespeare Company, UtahShakespeare Festival, CreedeRepertory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, PowerhouseTheater, and Geva Theatre Center.He has appeared locally with JewelTheatre Company, San FranciscoShakespeare Festival, CaliforniaConservatory Theatre, Livermore’sShakespeare’s Associates, SecondWind Productions, and Marin Shakespeare Company. When notonstage, Mr. Muterspaugh serves as the Associate Artistic Director atSan Francisco Shakespeare Festival, teaching various programs and

Who’s Whodirecting their Shakespeare on Tourproductions. He is a graduate of thePacific Conservatory Theatre and aproud member of Actor’s Equity.

CHRISTOPHERREBER (Ragueneauet al) appeared inTheatreWorks’ Peterand the Starcatcher.New York creditsinclude Betty & theBelrays (Joe) at

Theater for a New City and The Time of Mendel’s Trouble (Murray) at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row.He has been seen at San FranciscoPlayhouse in Company (Harry, BATCCNominee) and Jerusalem (Wesley),and at San Jose Repertory Theatre inA Christmas Carol 2.0. He performedwith Jewel Theatre Company in Guysand Dolls (Nathan Detroit), PumpBoys and Dinettes (Jim), Arcadia(Chater), and Gunmetal Blues (Sam).He had the privilege of performingin Till We Have Faces (Bardia) atOxford and Cambridge. Film and TV appearances include The TigerWoods Story and 18 Wheels ofJustice. Mr. Reber earned his MFAfrom The Actors Studio DramaSchool and is a proud member ofActors Equity.

SHARON RIETKERK(Roxane et al)appeared atTheatreWorks inJane Austen’sEMMA, Triangle(Theatre Bay Areaand Bay Area Critics

nominee for Best Featured Actress),Marry Me a Little, Little Women(Meg), and The Secret Garden (Rose).Other regional credits include Elinorin Sense and Sensibility (ChicagoShakespeare Theater); Candida in AMinister’s Wife (San Jose RepertoryTheatre); Chaya/Cynthia in Triangle(Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); BilleDawn in Born Yesterday, Rumors,Xanadu (Center REPertory Company);The Blonde in Gunmetal Blues (NorthCoast Repertory Theatre); Mabel in

The Pirates of Penzance (SanFrancisco Opera Guild); Little Me,Nymph Errant, Strike up the Band(42nd Street Moon); Marian in TheMusic Man (South Coast Symphony);in concert with the Grammy-nominated Bay Brass, South Coast,and Bear Valley Symphonies, and inher two-woman show Julie & CarolLive at Feinstein's at the Nikko.

MICHAEL GENESULLIVAN(Le Bret et al) hasperformed withTheatreWorks inPeter and theStarcatcher, TheHound of the

Baskervilles, 33 Variations, TwentiethCentury, Twelfth Night, Violet, TwoGentlemen of Verona, and Once onThis Island. Other credits includeStage Kiss and Dogfight (SanFrancisco Playhouse); It’s a WonderfulLife (Marin Theatre Company);

GLEIM

Tartuffe, Pecong, Machinal, and A Christmas Carol (AmericanConservatory Theater); DriftingElegant (Magic Theatre); as well aswork with Berkeley Repertory Theatre,Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, DenverCenter Theatre Company, and theSan Francisco Shakespeare Festival.He is a member of the Tony Award-winning (and despite its misleadingname never silent) San FranciscoMime Troupe, where he has acted in,written, and/or directed over 25shows; a Resident Playwright with the Playwrights foundation; and theauthor of the critically-acclaimedadaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.

KIT WILDER (DeValvert et al) is no stranger toTheatreWorks, as he has providedphysical violence and other mayhemfor numerous

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the Park and the Repertory Theatreof St. Louis (Kevin Klein AwardsNominee). Her designs haveappeared at American ConservatoryTheater, Aurora Theatre Company,California Shakespeare Theatre,Magic Theatre, Marin TheatreCompany, San Jose RepertoryTheatre, and The Eureka Theatre,among others. She graduated fromWaseda University (Tokyo) and studied costume design at Stanford.Ms. Bielefeldt has received manydesign awards, including the 2004Barbara Bladen Porter SpecialAward, Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Awards, Dean GoodmanChoice Awards, and Back Stage West Garland Award.

PAMILA Z. GRAY (Lighting Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ Once onThis Island, Sense and Sensibility, TheLight in the Piazza, Tinyard Hill, BabyTaj, My Ántonia, Kept, and A CivilWar Christmas. Her work on Bingo!The Musical was seen in Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, and the Bay Area’sCenter REPertory Company. Herdesigns have also been seen in LosAngeles, Portland, Sacramento,Houston, Dallas, and Washington,DC. She has won seven Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Awards including her TheatreWorks designsfor Grey Gardens, Floyd Collins,Cabaret, and Almost September,which also garnered a Bay AreaDrama-Logue Award. She has wonfour Dean Goodman Awards, includ-ing both Ragtime and The Cripple of Inishmaan, at TheatreWorks. Ms.Gray is a graduate of NorthwesternUniversity.

DEIRDRE ROSE HOLLAND (StageManager) is thrilled to be back atTheatreWorks, having previouslyworked on 2 Pianos 4 Hands and the2014 New Works Festival productionof The Disappearing Man. Herregional theatre credits include Ah,Wilderness! and Let There Be Love(American Conservatory Theater);The Liar (Santa Cruz Shakespeare);Twelfth Night and Lady Windermere’sFan (California Shakespeare Theater);

Who’s WhoTheatreWorks productions over thepast several years. He also appearedas John Wilkes Booth in A Civil WarChristmas. Mr. Wilder has acted incountless Bay Area productions,most recently at Santa CruzShakespeare (and at ShakespeareSanta Cruz before that) and at CityLights Theater Company of SanJosé, where he serves as AssociateArtistic Director and grantwriter.Also a prolific director and fightdirector, he has received training inLondon from the Royal Academy ofDramatic Arts and with members ofthe Royal Shakespeare Company,and has taught master classes in acting, stage combat, Shakespeare,and musical theatre throughout theWestern United States.

EDMOND ROSTAND (Playwright,1868–1918) was a French poet anddramatist, known for his romanticwriting, which contrasted with thenaturalism that was prevalent duringthe late nineteenth century. His mostfamous play, Cyrano de Bergerac,was written in 1897 and has beenadapted countless times into stageplays, movies, ballet, opera, andbooks. In 1983, TheatreWorks produced the Anthony Burgessadaptation of the play in the Fire-Circle Outdoor Theatre at the LucieStern, with a cast of 25. Rostand alsowrote Les Romanesques (1894),which was adapted in 1960 into themusical comedy The Fantasticks,produced by TheatreWorks in 1977;and Chantecler: A Play in Four Acts(1910), which was produced byTheatreWorks in 1974.

MICHAEL HOLLINGER (Translationand Adaptation) has written Underthe Skin, Ghost-Writer, Opus(produced at TheatreWorks in 2010),Tooth and Claw, Red Herring,Incorruptible, Tiny Island, and AnEmpty Plate in the Café Du GrandBoeuf, all of which premiered atPhiladelphia’s Arden TheatreCompany and have since enjoyednumerous productions around thecountry, in New York City, andabroad. His new translation of

Cyrano (co-adapted with AaronPosner) premiered at the FolgerTheatre in Washington, DC, and hasbeen produced around the country.Recent work premiered elsewhereincludes Hope and Gravity atPittsburgh’s City Theatre and themusical A Wonderful Noise(co-authored with Vance Lehmkuhl)at Colorado’s Creede RepertoryTheatre. Mr. Hollinger workshoppedhis new musical TouchTones(co-authored with composer RobertMaggio) at the Arden Theatre inJanuary 2016.

AARON POSNER (Adaptation) is aplaywright and director. He has written and adapted over 20 plays,including Life Sucks and StupidF*cking Bird, both irreverent varia-tions on plays by Anton Chekhov; a new family musical called The Giftof Nothing; adaptations of ChaimPotok’s The Chosen (produced atTheatreWorks in 2009) and My Name is Asher Lev; and Who Am IThis Time? (And Other Conundrumsof Love), based on short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. He is a founder and former Artistic Director ofPhiladelphia’s Arden Theatre and hasdirected at major regional theatresfrom coast to coast including theFolger Theatre and MilwaukeeRepertory Theater (he is an ArtisticAssociate at both), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alliance Theatre,American Repertory Theater, ArizonaTheatre Company, CaliforniaShakespeare Theater, SeattleRepertory Theatre, and many others.

ROBERT KELLEY (Director) See bioon page 22.

FUMIKO BIELEFELDT (CostumeDesigner) has designed over 60 productions for TheatreWorks since1983, including Jane Austen’sEMMA, Fallen Angels, SweeneyTodd, Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, 33 Variations, Sense andSensibility, Snow Falling on Cedars, A Civil War Christmas, Yellow Face,Twentieth Century, and Emma, whichtraveled to Cincinnati Playhouse in

Who’s WhoNext Fall, Next to Normal, AChristmas Carol 2011 and 2012, and Spring Awakening (San JoseRepertory Theatre); the world premiere of Bonnie and Clyde andThe Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (La Jolla Playhouse); and theShakespeare Festival 2011, How theGrinch Stole Christmas! 2010, andThe Mystery of Irma Vep (The OldGlobe). Ms. Holland holds an MFA in stage management from theUniversity of California, San Diego.

WILLIAM LIBERATORE (MusicalDirector) is TheatreWorks’ residentmusical director and has conductedover 25 shows including JaneAusten’s EMMA, Sweeney Todd,Marry Me a Little, Once on ThisIsland, Little Women, Being Earnest,Big River, The Secret Garden, [titleof show], A Christmas Memory, Grey Gardens, Harold and Maude,Jane Eyre, Ragtime, and PacificOvertures. He was musical directorat American Musical Theatre of SanJose, conducting over 30 showsincluding Flower Drum Song, Gypsy,A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Follies,Children of Eden, and Crazy for You.He has won Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Awards for A Little NightMusic, South Pacific, and DamnYankees (AMTSJ), and Bat Boy: TheMusical; Into the Woods; Emma;Caroline, or Change; and The Lightin the Piazza (TheatreWorks). He isalso the director of the award-winning Gunn High School Choirs.

LESLIE MARTINSON (CastingDirector) is TheatreWorks’ AssociateArtistic Director and CastingDirector. Her many TheatreWorksdirecting credits include Proof, theregional premieres of Water by theSpoonful and Time Stands Still, andthe West Coast premieres of ThePitmen Painters and Superior Donuts.A graduate of Occidental College,she has been a Watson Fellow inpolitical theatre, a member ofLincoln Center Director’s Lab, amember of the La MaMa InternationalDirecting Symposium, and hasserved on Theatre Bay Area’s Theatre

Services Committee since 2002. Shewas awarded an Individual ArtistFellowship in Stage Direction fromthe Arts Council of Silicon Valley forartistic achievement and communityimpact. She leads master classes and audition workshops throughoutthe Bay Area, and is a PerformanceCoach in leadership communicationtraining with Stand and DeliverGroup.

JEFF MOCKUS (Sound Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ tokyo fishstory, Jane Austen’s EMMA,Sweeney Todd, Once on This Island,Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, Big River, Of Mice and Men,The Secret Garden, Fly By Night,Superior Donuts, and [title of show].His recent work includes CenterREPertory Company’s AnythingGoes and Tenderly: The RosemaryClooney Musical, The WesternStage’s The Producers, as well asSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s As YouLike It and Merry Wives Of Windsor.Mr. Mockus served as ResidentSound Designer for San JoseRepertory Theatre on over 70 productions. He has credits withAmerican Conservatory Theater,Berkeley Repertory Theatre,California Shakespeare Theater,Marin Theatre Company, and AsianAmerican Theater Company. Furtherafield, he has worked with Sledge-hammer Theatre, San Diego Rep,PCPA Theaterfest, A ContemporaryTheatre, Huntington Theatre, UtahShakespearean Festival, and OregonShakespeare Festival.

JOE RAGEY (Scenic Designer) has designed over 55 shows forTheatreWorks over the last 28 years.Some of his favorite TheatreWorksdesigns include Little Women, BigRiver, Sense and Sensibility, The 39Steps, A Christmas Memory, MerrilyWe Roll Along, Baby Taj, My Ántonia,Jane Eyre, Peter Pan, Triumph ofLove, You Can’t Take it With You,Equus, Conversations With MyFather, Nagasaki Dust, Honor Songfor Crazy Horse, La Bete, and PacificOvertures. He has received over a

dozen Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, LA Drama-LogueAwards, and Dean Goodman ChoiceAwards for shows he designed forTheatreWorks.

JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director)has been choreographing fightsnationally and internationally for over20 years, including TheatreWorks’Water by the Spoonful, Time StandsStill, Little Women, Of Mice andMen, Clementine in the Lower 9,Snow Falling on Cedars, The Houndof the Baskervilles, and SuperiorDonuts. For American ConservatoryTheater, most recently, he has directed fights for Between Riverside and Crazy; Ah, Wilderness!;Monstress; and The Orphan of Zhao,for which he received a Critics Circleaward. He was the Resident FightDirector for the San Francisco Opera for 12 years. He has directedfights for Gran Teatro Del Liceu inBarcelona, Spain (Tristan and Isolde);Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Italy(Faniciulla Del West); and Sante FeOpera (including Maometto II,Wozzeck, Tosca). Mr. Rider holds aBA from Santa Clara University.

EMILY ANDERSON WOLF(Assistant Stage Manager) has beenthe Assistant Stage Manager forTheatreWorks’ Jane Austen’s EMMA,Triangle, Fire on the Mountain, Peterand the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,The Hound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, Other Desert Cities, Wildwith Happy, and Being Earnest. Shewas also the Assistant Stage Managerfor threesixty Entertainment’s FirstNational Tour of Peter Pan; Journeyto the West at the New York MusicalTheatre Festival; and Flower DrumSong, Guys and Dolls, The King andI, and Gypsy with American MusicalTheatre of San Jose. Ms. Wolf alsoworks as a stagehand throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and is aproud member of the InternationalAlliance of Theatrical StageEmployees. She holds a BA inTheatre, Cum Laude from MountHolyoke College.

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the Park and the Repertory Theatreof St. Louis (Kevin Klein AwardsNominee). Her designs haveappeared at American ConservatoryTheater, Aurora Theatre Company,California Shakespeare Theatre,Magic Theatre, Marin TheatreCompany, San Jose RepertoryTheatre, and The Eureka Theatre,among others. She graduated fromWaseda University (Tokyo) and studied costume design at Stanford.Ms. Bielefeldt has received manydesign awards, including the 2004Barbara Bladen Porter SpecialAward, Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Awards, Dean GoodmanChoice Awards, and Back Stage West Garland Award.

PAMILA Z. GRAY (Lighting Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ Once onThis Island, Sense and Sensibility, TheLight in the Piazza, Tinyard Hill, BabyTaj, My Ántonia, Kept, and A CivilWar Christmas. Her work on Bingo!The Musical was seen in Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, and the Bay Area’sCenter REPertory Company. Herdesigns have also been seen in LosAngeles, Portland, Sacramento,Houston, Dallas, and Washington,DC. She has won seven Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Awards including her TheatreWorks designsfor Grey Gardens, Floyd Collins,Cabaret, and Almost September,which also garnered a Bay AreaDrama-Logue Award. She has wonfour Dean Goodman Awards, includ-ing both Ragtime and The Cripple of Inishmaan, at TheatreWorks. Ms.Gray is a graduate of NorthwesternUniversity.

DEIRDRE ROSE HOLLAND (StageManager) is thrilled to be back atTheatreWorks, having previouslyworked on 2 Pianos 4 Hands and the2014 New Works Festival productionof The Disappearing Man. Herregional theatre credits include Ah,Wilderness! and Let There Be Love(American Conservatory Theater);The Liar (Santa Cruz Shakespeare);Twelfth Night and Lady Windermere’sFan (California Shakespeare Theater);

Who’s WhoTheatreWorks productions over thepast several years. He also appearedas John Wilkes Booth in A Civil WarChristmas. Mr. Wilder has acted incountless Bay Area productions,most recently at Santa CruzShakespeare (and at ShakespeareSanta Cruz before that) and at CityLights Theater Company of SanJosé, where he serves as AssociateArtistic Director and grantwriter.Also a prolific director and fightdirector, he has received training inLondon from the Royal Academy ofDramatic Arts and with members ofthe Royal Shakespeare Company,and has taught master classes in acting, stage combat, Shakespeare,and musical theatre throughout theWestern United States.

EDMOND ROSTAND (Playwright,1868–1918) was a French poet anddramatist, known for his romanticwriting, which contrasted with thenaturalism that was prevalent duringthe late nineteenth century. His mostfamous play, Cyrano de Bergerac,was written in 1897 and has beenadapted countless times into stageplays, movies, ballet, opera, andbooks. In 1983, TheatreWorks produced the Anthony Burgessadaptation of the play in the Fire-Circle Outdoor Theatre at the LucieStern, with a cast of 25. Rostand alsowrote Les Romanesques (1894),which was adapted in 1960 into themusical comedy The Fantasticks,produced by TheatreWorks in 1977;and Chantecler: A Play in Four Acts(1910), which was produced byTheatreWorks in 1974.

MICHAEL HOLLINGER (Translationand Adaptation) has written Underthe Skin, Ghost-Writer, Opus(produced at TheatreWorks in 2010),Tooth and Claw, Red Herring,Incorruptible, Tiny Island, and AnEmpty Plate in the Café Du GrandBoeuf, all of which premiered atPhiladelphia’s Arden TheatreCompany and have since enjoyednumerous productions around thecountry, in New York City, andabroad. His new translation of

Cyrano (co-adapted with AaronPosner) premiered at the FolgerTheatre in Washington, DC, and hasbeen produced around the country.Recent work premiered elsewhereincludes Hope and Gravity atPittsburgh’s City Theatre and themusical A Wonderful Noise(co-authored with Vance Lehmkuhl)at Colorado’s Creede RepertoryTheatre. Mr. Hollinger workshoppedhis new musical TouchTones(co-authored with composer RobertMaggio) at the Arden Theatre inJanuary 2016.

AARON POSNER (Adaptation) is aplaywright and director. He has written and adapted over 20 plays,including Life Sucks and StupidF*cking Bird, both irreverent varia-tions on plays by Anton Chekhov; a new family musical called The Giftof Nothing; adaptations of ChaimPotok’s The Chosen (produced atTheatreWorks in 2009) and My Name is Asher Lev; and Who Am IThis Time? (And Other Conundrumsof Love), based on short stories by Kurt Vonnegut. He is a founder and former Artistic Director ofPhiladelphia’s Arden Theatre and hasdirected at major regional theatresfrom coast to coast including theFolger Theatre and MilwaukeeRepertory Theater (he is an ArtisticAssociate at both), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alliance Theatre,American Repertory Theater, ArizonaTheatre Company, CaliforniaShakespeare Theater, SeattleRepertory Theatre, and many others.

ROBERT KELLEY (Director) See bioon page 22.

FUMIKO BIELEFELDT (CostumeDesigner) has designed over 60 productions for TheatreWorks since1983, including Jane Austen’sEMMA, Fallen Angels, SweeneyTodd, Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, 33 Variations, Sense andSensibility, Snow Falling on Cedars, A Civil War Christmas, Yellow Face,Twentieth Century, and Emma, whichtraveled to Cincinnati Playhouse in

Who’s WhoNext Fall, Next to Normal, AChristmas Carol 2011 and 2012, and Spring Awakening (San JoseRepertory Theatre); the world premiere of Bonnie and Clyde andThe Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (La Jolla Playhouse); and theShakespeare Festival 2011, How theGrinch Stole Christmas! 2010, andThe Mystery of Irma Vep (The OldGlobe). Ms. Holland holds an MFA in stage management from theUniversity of California, San Diego.

WILLIAM LIBERATORE (MusicalDirector) is TheatreWorks’ residentmusical director and has conductedover 25 shows including JaneAusten’s EMMA, Sweeney Todd,Marry Me a Little, Once on ThisIsland, Little Women, Being Earnest,Big River, The Secret Garden, [titleof show], A Christmas Memory, Grey Gardens, Harold and Maude,Jane Eyre, Ragtime, and PacificOvertures. He was musical directorat American Musical Theatre of SanJose, conducting over 30 showsincluding Flower Drum Song, Gypsy,A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Follies,Children of Eden, and Crazy for You.He has won Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Awards for A Little NightMusic, South Pacific, and DamnYankees (AMTSJ), and Bat Boy: TheMusical; Into the Woods; Emma;Caroline, or Change; and The Lightin the Piazza (TheatreWorks). He isalso the director of the award-winning Gunn High School Choirs.

LESLIE MARTINSON (CastingDirector) is TheatreWorks’ AssociateArtistic Director and CastingDirector. Her many TheatreWorksdirecting credits include Proof, theregional premieres of Water by theSpoonful and Time Stands Still, andthe West Coast premieres of ThePitmen Painters and Superior Donuts.A graduate of Occidental College,she has been a Watson Fellow inpolitical theatre, a member ofLincoln Center Director’s Lab, amember of the La MaMa InternationalDirecting Symposium, and hasserved on Theatre Bay Area’s Theatre

Services Committee since 2002. Shewas awarded an Individual ArtistFellowship in Stage Direction fromthe Arts Council of Silicon Valley forartistic achievement and communityimpact. She leads master classes and audition workshops throughoutthe Bay Area, and is a PerformanceCoach in leadership communicationtraining with Stand and DeliverGroup.

JEFF MOCKUS (Sound Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ tokyo fishstory, Jane Austen’s EMMA,Sweeney Todd, Once on This Island,Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, Big River, Of Mice and Men,The Secret Garden, Fly By Night,Superior Donuts, and [title of show].His recent work includes CenterREPertory Company’s AnythingGoes and Tenderly: The RosemaryClooney Musical, The WesternStage’s The Producers, as well asSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s As YouLike It and Merry Wives Of Windsor.Mr. Mockus served as ResidentSound Designer for San JoseRepertory Theatre on over 70 productions. He has credits withAmerican Conservatory Theater,Berkeley Repertory Theatre,California Shakespeare Theater,Marin Theatre Company, and AsianAmerican Theater Company. Furtherafield, he has worked with Sledge-hammer Theatre, San Diego Rep,PCPA Theaterfest, A ContemporaryTheatre, Huntington Theatre, UtahShakespearean Festival, and OregonShakespeare Festival.

JOE RAGEY (Scenic Designer) has designed over 55 shows forTheatreWorks over the last 28 years.Some of his favorite TheatreWorksdesigns include Little Women, BigRiver, Sense and Sensibility, The 39Steps, A Christmas Memory, MerrilyWe Roll Along, Baby Taj, My Ántonia,Jane Eyre, Peter Pan, Triumph ofLove, You Can’t Take it With You,Equus, Conversations With MyFather, Nagasaki Dust, Honor Songfor Crazy Horse, La Bete, and PacificOvertures. He has received over a

dozen Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, LA Drama-LogueAwards, and Dean Goodman ChoiceAwards for shows he designed forTheatreWorks.

JONATHAN RIDER (Fight Director)has been choreographing fightsnationally and internationally for over20 years, including TheatreWorks’Water by the Spoonful, Time StandsStill, Little Women, Of Mice andMen, Clementine in the Lower 9,Snow Falling on Cedars, The Houndof the Baskervilles, and SuperiorDonuts. For American ConservatoryTheater, most recently, he has directed fights for Between Riverside and Crazy; Ah, Wilderness!;Monstress; and The Orphan of Zhao,for which he received a Critics Circleaward. He was the Resident FightDirector for the San Francisco Opera for 12 years. He has directedfights for Gran Teatro Del Liceu inBarcelona, Spain (Tristan and Isolde);Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Italy(Faniciulla Del West); and Sante FeOpera (including Maometto II,Wozzeck, Tosca). Mr. Rider holds aBA from Santa Clara University.

EMILY ANDERSON WOLF(Assistant Stage Manager) has beenthe Assistant Stage Manager forTheatreWorks’ Jane Austen’s EMMA,Triangle, Fire on the Mountain, Peterand the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,The Hound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, Other Desert Cities, Wildwith Happy, and Being Earnest. Shewas also the Assistant Stage Managerfor threesixty Entertainment’s FirstNational Tour of Peter Pan; Journeyto the West at the New York MusicalTheatre Festival; and Flower DrumSong, Guys and Dolls, The King andI, and Gypsy with American MusicalTheatre of San Jose. Ms. Wolf alsoworks as a stagehand throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and is aproud member of the InternationalAlliance of Theatrical StageEmployees. She holds a BA inTheatre, Cum Laude from MountHolyoke College.

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Who’s WhoROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) is a Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directed over 165 TheatreWorks productions, including many worldand regional premieres. He hasreceived the Silicon Valley ArtsCouncil’s Legacy Laureate Award;the Bay Area Theatre Critics CirclePaine Knickerbocker Award for life-time achievement; BATCC Awardsfor Outstanding Direction for hisproductions of The Hound ofBaskervilles; Into the Woods; PacificOvertures; Rags; Sweeney Todd;Another Midsummer Night; Sundayin the Park with George; Jane Eyre;and Caroline, or Change; and BackStage West Garland Awards for hisdirection of Side Show and Sundayin the Park with George. He recentlydirected Jane Austen’s EMMA, TheCountry House, Fallen Angels, Peterand the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,Marry Me a Little, The Hound of theBaskervilles, Once on This Island,Little Women, and Being Earnest.

PHIL SANTORA (ManagingDirector) joined TheatreWorks in2007. He has served as ManagingDirector of Northlight Theatre(Chicago) and Georgia ShakespeareFestival (Atlanta), as well asDevelopment Director for GreatLakes Theatre Festival (Cleveland)and George Street Playhouse (NewBrunswick). He holds an MFA inTheatre Administration from the YaleSchool of Drama and a BA in Dramafrom Duke University. He is VicePresident of the National Alliancefor Musical Theatre Board. Priorboard service includes the League ofChicago Theatres, Atlanta Coalitionof Theatres, and the executive com-mittee of the League of ResidentTheatres (LORT). He was named2000’s Best Arts Administrator byAtlanta Magazine and received theAtlanta Arts and Business Council’s1998 ABBY Award for ArtsAdministrator.

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When you participate in #SVGives, you’ll provide opportunites that inspirechildren of all ages to learn and create. Your gift will help our programsgrow and flourish, just like our young artists!

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Who’s WhoROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) is a Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directed over 165 TheatreWorks productions, including many worldand regional premieres. He hasreceived the Silicon Valley ArtsCouncil’s Legacy Laureate Award;the Bay Area Theatre Critics CirclePaine Knickerbocker Award for life-time achievement; BATCC Awardsfor Outstanding Direction for hisproductions of The Hound ofBaskervilles; Into the Woods; PacificOvertures; Rags; Sweeney Todd;Another Midsummer Night; Sundayin the Park with George; Jane Eyre;and Caroline, or Change; and BackStage West Garland Awards for hisdirection of Side Show and Sundayin the Park with George. He recentlydirected Jane Austen’s EMMA, TheCountry House, Fallen Angels, Peterand the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,Marry Me a Little, The Hound of theBaskervilles, Once on This Island,Little Women, and Being Earnest.

PHIL SANTORA (ManagingDirector) joined TheatreWorks in2007. He has served as ManagingDirector of Northlight Theatre(Chicago) and Georgia ShakespeareFestival (Atlanta), as well asDevelopment Director for GreatLakes Theatre Festival (Cleveland)and George Street Playhouse (NewBrunswick). He holds an MFA inTheatre Administration from the YaleSchool of Drama and a BA in Dramafrom Duke University. He is VicePresident of the National Alliancefor Musical Theatre Board. Priorboard service includes the League ofChicago Theatres, Atlanta Coalitionof Theatres, and the executive com-mittee of the League of ResidentTheatres (LORT). He was named2000’s Best Arts Administrator byAtlanta Magazine and received theAtlanta Arts and Business Council’s1998 ABBY Award for ArtsAdministrator.

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Dear Friend,

On May 3, TheatreWorks will once again participate in Silicon Valley Gives(#SVGives), the Bay Area’s 24-hour online giving event. This year, our fund-raising will focus on our education programs because the need is growing.

Did you know TheatreWorks education programs impact over 25,000 studentseach year? They do!

Student matinees allow us to reach hundreds of students at a time. On April28, this theatre will be packed with students for a special presentation ofCyrano. The Children’s Healing Project brings joy and laughter to patients atLucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Concepts at Play strengthens standards-based learning in the classroom through the integration of theatre into corecurriculum.

When you participate in #SVGives, you’ll provide opportunites that inspirechildren of all ages to learn and create. Your gift will help our programsgrow and flourish, just like our young artists!

Every dollar makes a difference because The Leonard C. and Mildred F.Ferguson Foundation will match all gifts, up to $12,500! For more information on the programs benefitting from this year’s #SVGives,visit theatreworks.org/give/SVGives.Thank you in advance. I hope to see you online on May 3.

With gratitude,

Amy Cole-FarrellDirector of Education

If you have further questions, please contact Hans Cardenas at hans@theatreworks.org or 650.463.7155.

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLEAnne & Larry Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chairs • Lynn Szekely-Goode, Gayla Lorthridge Wood, & Julie Kaufman, Producer Co-Chairs

TheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may selecta production to follow from “page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits.Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationRay & Meredith RothrockTheatreWorks Board Emeritus

Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)AnonymousBruce CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationPhil Kurjan & Noel ButlerMichelle & Michael KwatinetzMendelsohn Family FundCynthia SearsJanet Strauss & Jeff Hawkins

Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard GoodeMark & Teri VershelLisa Webster & Ted SempleGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood

Producers($10,000 to $24,999)AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerLois & Dr. Edward AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittJayne BookerBredt Family Fund at Truckee Tahoe Community FoundationSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Susan Diekman

Susan FairbrookDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstKathryn GreenRichard & Kathy HawesJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyWilliam J. HiggsLarry Horton & George WilsonLisa & Marc JonesMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyRobin & Don Kennedy Dick & Cathy LampmanDorothy LazierMark & Debra LeslieMark Lewis & Barbara ShapiroMarks Family FoundationThe Marmor Foundation/ Drs. Michael & Jane MarmorSuzanne Martin & John DoyleGillian & Tom Moran

THE INNER CIRCLEHolly Ward & Jayne Booker, Co-Chairs

Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoya variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases andexchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artistsevents. Contact Hans Cárdenas at 650.463.7155 or hans@theatreworks.org for moreinformation.

Associate Producers($6,000 to $9,999)AnonymousDavid & Ann CrockettDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaLarry Kramer & Sarah DelsonSue & Dick LevyRob & Ann MarangellBill & Janet NichollsJoe, Nancy, Sam & Sara RageyIn memory of Pearl ReimerNancy & Bart Westcott

Directors($3,000 to $5,999)Anonymous (2)Carol BacchettiPaul & Debbie BakerJoel & Wendy BartlettJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz Battle

Katherine Bazak & John DohnerThe BelleJAR FoundationDavid & Lauren BermanMarah & Gene BrehautBruce & Gail ChizenDean & Wilma ChuDiane & Howard CrittendenJeff & Amy CroweRandy Curry & Kay Simon John & Wynne DobynsRichard & Josephine FerrieGayle FlanaganPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondPeter & Rose FriedlandTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyCiro & Eileen GiammonaPeter & Laura HaasElaine & Eric HahnEmeri & Brad HandlerDavid & Noreen HenigJerre & Nancy HitzD & J Hodgson Family Foundation

Leslie & Douglas Murphy- ChutorianYvonne & Mike NevensAdam SamuelsPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeMartha Seaver & Scott WaleckaLeonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLarry & Barbara SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternDebra Summers & John BakerWatkins Family Charitable FundCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissJane Weston & J. HornBill & Janne Wissel

45 for 45CircleTheatreWorks 45 for 45 Circle members have made a multi-yearpledge of $45,000 or more to honor Robert Kelley and TW’s45th Anniversary. Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 orjfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Elaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerAnn S. BowersGayle & Steve Brugler Bruce CozaddGordon & Carolyn DavidsonSylvia & Ron GerstAnne & Larry HamblyJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyJulie KaufmanTom & Sharon KelleyPhil Kurjan & Noel ButlerMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDorothy LazierMark & Debra LeslieCarole & Michael Marks

Suzanne Martin & John Doyle

Mendelsohn Family FundRebecca & James MorganCynthia SearsBarbara Shapiro &

Mark LewisRick Stern &

Nancy Ginsburg SternMark & Teri VershelLisa WebsterWatkins Family Charitable

TrustCarol WattsJanne & Bill Wissel

Perry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineKen JaffeeBarbara JonesClaiborne S. JonesLouise KarrChris KenrickHal & Iris KorolJohn & Catharine KristianBill & Terry KrivanArlene & Jack LeslieJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallThe Merrimac FundBuff & Cindy MillerMyrna & Hy Mitchner, PhDRichard NiblockMargo & Roy OgusTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsMark & Martha RossRita & Robert RoveRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane SeamanBart SearsRon & Ellen ShulmanJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairLisa & Matthew SonsiniSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirAnthony & Rosina Lo Sun*Catherine & Jeff ThermondCraig & Susie ThomJan Thomson & Roy LevinBrent & Michèle TownshendTed & Betty UllmanHolly Ward & Scott SpectorGriff & Lynne WeberKaren Carlson White Mark & Sheila Wolfson

Players ($1,500 to $2,999)Anonymous (5)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredMary Ann Anthony & Ken FowkesPeter Bacchetti in memory of Ray BacchettiLisa Backus & Anthony Montefusco

Shirley BaileyDoug & Marie BarryPat Bashaw & Gene SegreMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelDon & Deborah BennettStuart & Marcella BernsteinDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenWendell & Celeste BirkhoferBob & Martha BowdenLauren & David BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunKathy BridgmanEllen & Marc BrownChet & Marcie BrownChristine B. Butcher+

Eric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerJeff & Deborah ByronCalvin & Jennifer CarrRon & Sally CarterJosephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonNancy M. CohenJodi Corwin & Irv Duchovny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackRichard & Anita DavisScott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterDennis & Cindy DillonMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyJack & Marcia EdelsteinSue & Jeff EpsteinFrances EscherichSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteKathleen FittsLynda & Steve FoxDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothJodye & Jonny FriedmanJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMarilee GardnerNancy & Charles Geschke

Renee & Mark GreensteinNancy & Bill GroveBarbara GuntherJim & Linda HaganRussell & Debbie HallKovin HaganJane Hamlin & Steven SchowHelen HelsonSusan HellerCraig & Deborah Hoffman in memory of Susan WoodsAnne & Emma Grace HolmesDavid Hornik & Pamela Miller-HornikSusan M. HuchSudhanshu & Lori JainLeigh & Roy JohnsonCraig & Gina Jorasch Family FundJack JorgensonMr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaThomas Kailath & Anu MaitraRuth Ann & David KeeferCynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzMarcia & Henry LawsonLinda LesterDonald & Rachel LevyDan’l & Susan LewinRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDDrs. John & Penny LoebTom & Sally LogothettiThe Kohls-Lunt FamilyMalcolm MacNaughtonRichard & Charlene Maltzman in memory of Carol AdlerJoe MargeviciusAnne B. McCarthyPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKevin McCoyPatricia McGuiganGerald & Betty McIntyreDave & Carolyn McLoughlinRani Menon & Keith AmidonShauna Mika & Rick CallisonSondra Murphy & Jeremy PlattMelinda Nasif & Michael ScruggsEileen Nelson & Hugh FranksJames Niemasik

Lynn & Susan OrrEllice & Jim PappRichard PartridgeDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthBeth & Charlie PerrellCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerCarey & Josh PickusJohn & Valerie PoggiKathy & Gary RebackKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Ed JonesEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatAlicia Rojas & Howard LyonsBetsy Boardman RossRobert & Suzanne RubensteinAlan Russell & Fred ThiemannEllen & Jerry SalimanJim & Maureen SansburyJoseph & Sandy SantandreaElizabeth & Mark ScharTom & Hilary SchroederLee & Kim ScheuerCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorPamela & Rick ShamesJack & Dorothy ShannahanSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaMarge & Jim ShivelyCarolyn & Rick SilbermanGerry SipesEllen & Ed SmithPamela SmithDenise & Jim StanfordJim Stephens & Abraham BrownMark Stevens & Mary MurphyThe Sher-Right FundPolly TaylorHelaina TitusTzipor Ulman & Yigal RubinsteinRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneThomas VogelsangMargaret & Curt WeilPaul & Barbara WeissElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerKen & Ruth WilcoxBruce & Elinor WilnerNeil & Ann WolffBill & Sue Worthington

Benefactors($750 to $1,499)Anonymous • Sally Abel • Lynn Bahrych • Cheryl Booton & Robert Mannell • Marni Brown & Gabe Garcia • Lee & Amy Christel • Mary Lou Conragan • Robert A. Cook• Ursula & Paul Cooney • Anne Dauer • Mary David • Ronald Dickel • James J. Elacqua • Suzanne & Allan Epstein • Patrick Farris • Aaron & Julia Gershenberg • Shoshana& Martin Gerstel • Mark Gorenberg • Sue & Bill Gould • Kenneth & Susan Greathouse • Mary Ann & John Grilli • Laura Hale • Susan & Don Hanson • Tom & MaryHaverstock • Anna Henderson • Mitzi Henderson • In memory of Bridget Ross • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Laurie T. Jarrett • Dean & Patricia Johnson • Mary Louise Johnson• Eva L. Jones • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • Deborah Karlson • Professor & Mrs. David Kennedy • Bob & Edie Kirkwood • Brian Kleis & Jim Lock • Michael & Ina Korek• Jim & Marilyn Lattin • Stephen & Nancy Levy • George & Ann Limbach • Robert & Paige Locke • Alexander & Anne Long • Anders & Juneko Martinson • Karen & BobMcCulloch • Nancy & Patrick McGaraghan • Linda & Tony Meier • Sharon & Harris Meyers • Gus Meyner in memory of Miriam • William & Sue Miklos • Vivian Nahimas• Heidi & Jorge Ochoa • Bob Rodert & Bev Kiltz • Mary Rodgers in memory of David Rodgers • Jill Sagner & Steve Lipman • Emil J. & Barbara Sarpa • Maria & MitchSegal • Perry Segal • Ursula Shultz • Sheri Sobrato • The Fred Terman & Nan Borreson Fund • Thomas Vogelsang • Arlene & Bruce S. White • Judith & Peter Wolken

Contributions listed were received between 2/19/2015 and 2/19/2016. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Michelle Piasecki at 650.463.7132 or giving@theatreworks.org.

* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLEAnne & Larry Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chairs • Lynn Szekely-Goode, Gayla Lorthridge Wood, & Julie Kaufman, Producer Co-Chairs

TheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may selecta production to follow from “page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits.Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationRay & Meredith RothrockTheatreWorks Board Emeritus

Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)AnonymousBruce CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationPhil Kurjan & Noel ButlerMichelle & Michael KwatinetzMendelsohn Family FundCynthia SearsJanet Strauss & Jeff Hawkins

Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard GoodeMark & Teri VershelLisa Webster & Ted SempleGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood

Producers($10,000 to $24,999)AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerLois & Dr. Edward AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittJayne BookerBredt Family Fund at Truckee Tahoe Community FoundationSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Susan Diekman

Susan FairbrookDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstKathryn GreenRichard & Kathy HawesJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyWilliam J. HiggsLarry Horton & George WilsonLisa & Marc JonesMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyRobin & Don Kennedy Dick & Cathy LampmanDorothy LazierMark & Debra LeslieMark Lewis & Barbara ShapiroMarks Family FoundationThe Marmor Foundation/ Drs. Michael & Jane MarmorSuzanne Martin & John DoyleGillian & Tom Moran

THE INNER CIRCLEHolly Ward & Jayne Booker, Co-Chairs

Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoya variety of benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases andexchanges, access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artistsevents. Contact Hans Cárdenas at 650.463.7155 or hans@theatreworks.org for moreinformation.

Associate Producers($6,000 to $9,999)AnonymousDavid & Ann CrockettDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaLarry Kramer & Sarah DelsonSue & Dick LevyRob & Ann MarangellBill & Janet NichollsJoe, Nancy, Sam & Sara RageyIn memory of Pearl ReimerNancy & Bart Westcott

Directors($3,000 to $5,999)Anonymous (2)Carol BacchettiPaul & Debbie BakerJoel & Wendy BartlettJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz Battle

Katherine Bazak & John DohnerThe BelleJAR FoundationDavid & Lauren BermanMarah & Gene BrehautBruce & Gail ChizenDean & Wilma ChuDiane & Howard CrittendenJeff & Amy CroweRandy Curry & Kay Simon John & Wynne DobynsRichard & Josephine FerrieGayle FlanaganPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondPeter & Rose FriedlandTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyCiro & Eileen GiammonaPeter & Laura HaasElaine & Eric HahnEmeri & Brad HandlerDavid & Noreen HenigJerre & Nancy HitzD & J Hodgson Family Foundation

Leslie & Douglas Murphy- ChutorianYvonne & Mike NevensAdam SamuelsPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeMartha Seaver & Scott WaleckaLeonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLarry & Barbara SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternDebra Summers & John BakerWatkins Family Charitable FundCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissJane Weston & J. HornBill & Janne Wissel

45 for 45CircleTheatreWorks 45 for 45 Circle members have made a multi-yearpledge of $45,000 or more to honor Robert Kelley and TW’s45th Anniversary. Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 orjfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Elaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerAnn S. BowersGayle & Steve Brugler Bruce CozaddGordon & Carolyn DavidsonSylvia & Ron GerstAnne & Larry HamblyJudy Heyboer & Brian ShallyJulie KaufmanTom & Sharon KelleyPhil Kurjan & Noel ButlerMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDorothy LazierMark & Debra LeslieCarole & Michael Marks

Suzanne Martin & John Doyle

Mendelsohn Family FundRebecca & James MorganCynthia SearsBarbara Shapiro &

Mark LewisRick Stern &

Nancy Ginsburg SternMark & Teri VershelLisa WebsterWatkins Family Charitable

TrustCarol WattsJanne & Bill Wissel

Perry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineKen JaffeeBarbara JonesClaiborne S. JonesLouise KarrChris KenrickHal & Iris KorolJohn & Catharine KristianBill & Terry KrivanArlene & Jack LeslieJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallThe Merrimac FundBuff & Cindy MillerMyrna & Hy Mitchner, PhDRichard NiblockMargo & Roy OgusTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsMark & Martha RossRita & Robert RoveRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane SeamanBart SearsRon & Ellen ShulmanJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairLisa & Matthew SonsiniSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirAnthony & Rosina Lo Sun*Catherine & Jeff ThermondCraig & Susie ThomJan Thomson & Roy LevinBrent & Michèle TownshendTed & Betty UllmanHolly Ward & Scott SpectorGriff & Lynne WeberKaren Carlson White Mark & Sheila Wolfson

Players ($1,500 to $2,999)Anonymous (5)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredMary Ann Anthony & Ken FowkesPeter Bacchetti in memory of Ray BacchettiLisa Backus & Anthony Montefusco

Shirley BaileyDoug & Marie BarryPat Bashaw & Gene SegreMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelDon & Deborah BennettStuart & Marcella BernsteinDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenWendell & Celeste BirkhoferBob & Martha BowdenLauren & David BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunKathy BridgmanEllen & Marc BrownChet & Marcie BrownChristine B. Butcher+

Eric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerJeff & Deborah ByronCalvin & Jennifer CarrRon & Sally CarterJosephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonNancy M. CohenJodi Corwin & Irv Duchovny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackRichard & Anita DavisScott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterDennis & Cindy DillonMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyJack & Marcia EdelsteinSue & Jeff EpsteinFrances EscherichSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteKathleen FittsLynda & Steve FoxDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothJodye & Jonny FriedmanJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMarilee GardnerNancy & Charles Geschke

Renee & Mark GreensteinNancy & Bill GroveBarbara GuntherJim & Linda HaganRussell & Debbie HallKovin HaganJane Hamlin & Steven SchowHelen HelsonSusan HellerCraig & Deborah Hoffman in memory of Susan WoodsAnne & Emma Grace HolmesDavid Hornik & Pamela Miller-HornikSusan M. HuchSudhanshu & Lori JainLeigh & Roy JohnsonCraig & Gina Jorasch Family FundJack JorgensonMr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaThomas Kailath & Anu MaitraRuth Ann & David KeeferCynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzMarcia & Henry LawsonLinda LesterDonald & Rachel LevyDan’l & Susan LewinRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDDrs. John & Penny LoebTom & Sally LogothettiThe Kohls-Lunt FamilyMalcolm MacNaughtonRichard & Charlene Maltzman in memory of Carol AdlerJoe MargeviciusAnne B. McCarthyPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKevin McCoyPatricia McGuiganGerald & Betty McIntyreDave & Carolyn McLoughlinRani Menon & Keith AmidonShauna Mika & Rick CallisonSondra Murphy & Jeremy PlattMelinda Nasif & Michael ScruggsEileen Nelson & Hugh FranksJames Niemasik

Lynn & Susan OrrEllice & Jim PappRichard PartridgeDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthBeth & Charlie PerrellCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerCarey & Josh PickusJohn & Valerie PoggiKathy & Gary RebackKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Ed JonesEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatAlicia Rojas & Howard LyonsBetsy Boardman RossRobert & Suzanne RubensteinAlan Russell & Fred ThiemannEllen & Jerry SalimanJim & Maureen SansburyJoseph & Sandy SantandreaElizabeth & Mark ScharTom & Hilary SchroederLee & Kim ScheuerCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorPamela & Rick ShamesJack & Dorothy ShannahanSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaMarge & Jim ShivelyCarolyn & Rick SilbermanGerry SipesEllen & Ed SmithPamela SmithDenise & Jim StanfordJim Stephens & Abraham BrownMark Stevens & Mary MurphyThe Sher-Right FundPolly TaylorHelaina TitusTzipor Ulman & Yigal RubinsteinRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneThomas VogelsangMargaret & Curt WeilPaul & Barbara WeissElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerKen & Ruth WilcoxBruce & Elinor WilnerNeil & Ann WolffBill & Sue Worthington

Benefactors($750 to $1,499)Anonymous • Sally Abel • Lynn Bahrych • Cheryl Booton & Robert Mannell • Marni Brown & Gabe Garcia • Lee & Amy Christel • Mary Lou Conragan • Robert A. Cook• Ursula & Paul Cooney • Anne Dauer • Mary David • Ronald Dickel • James J. Elacqua • Suzanne & Allan Epstein • Patrick Farris • Aaron & Julia Gershenberg • Shoshana& Martin Gerstel • Mark Gorenberg • Sue & Bill Gould • Kenneth & Susan Greathouse • Mary Ann & John Grilli • Laura Hale • Susan & Don Hanson • Tom & MaryHaverstock • Anna Henderson • Mitzi Henderson • In memory of Bridget Ross • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Laurie T. Jarrett • Dean & Patricia Johnson • Mary Louise Johnson• Eva L. Jones • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • Deborah Karlson • Professor & Mrs. David Kennedy • Bob & Edie Kirkwood • Brian Kleis & Jim Lock • Michael & Ina Korek• Jim & Marilyn Lattin • Stephen & Nancy Levy • George & Ann Limbach • Robert & Paige Locke • Alexander & Anne Long • Anders & Juneko Martinson • Karen & BobMcCulloch • Nancy & Patrick McGaraghan • Linda & Tony Meier • Sharon & Harris Meyers • Gus Meyner in memory of Miriam • William & Sue Miklos • Vivian Nahimas• Heidi & Jorge Ochoa • Bob Rodert & Bev Kiltz • Mary Rodgers in memory of David Rodgers • Jill Sagner & Steve Lipman • Emil J. & Barbara Sarpa • Maria & MitchSegal • Perry Segal • Ursula Shultz • Sheri Sobrato • The Fred Terman & Nan Borreson Fund • Thomas Vogelsang • Arlene & Bruce S. White • Judith & Peter Wolken

Contributions listed were received between 2/19/2015 and 2/19/2016. Program deadlines and space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Michelle Piasecki at 650.463.7132 or giving@theatreworks.org.

* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.

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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The Garden Court Hotel*The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines*The Mercury News*The David & Lucile Packard FoundationThe Shubert FoundationThe Sobrato Family Foundation*

Presenting Sponsor($25,000 to $49,999)Avant! FoundationHarrell RemodelingNational Endowment for the ArtsSand Hill FoundationSAPStephen Silver

Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Applied MaterialsCarla Befera Public Relations*Fenwick & West LLPThe Kimball FoundationMicrosoft CorporationThe Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)Adams Wine Group*Aeris Communications, Inc.The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationGerstcoHeising-Simons FoundationHengehold Motor Company*Silicon Valley BankTarlton Properties

Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Bloomingdale’sDodge & Cox Investment ManagersHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsNordstromPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Palo Alto Community FundPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankCooley LLP*S. H. Cowell FoundationThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationPalo Alto Weekly*

Perkins Coie LLPSynapticsTiffany & Co.*Wells Fargo

Friends($1,000 to $2,499)AnonymousApplied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, a program of Silicon Valley CreatesChaseVP*DES Architects + EngineersThe Dramatists Guild FundGoodwin Procter LLP*International ProInsurance Services LLCLuther Burbank SavingsNikon Precision, Inc. Peter Michael Winery*Piacere Restaurant & Chef Miriam Russell-Wadleigh*The Law Office of Nanette S. StringerTBS Construction

Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple theiremployees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift toTheatreWorks go further at no extra cost.Call 650.463.7160 for more information.

* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.

CORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Jayne Booker, Chair

Foundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Marsha & Bill Adler • William C. Anderson • Ann S. Bowers • Polly & Tom Bredt • Bruce Cozadd & SharonHoffman • Peter & Melanie Cross • Yogen & Peggy Dalal • Carl H. Feldman • Kathryn Green • The John &Marcia Goldman Foundation • Emeri & Brad Handler • Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts • Charles & RobertaKatz Family Foundation • Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan • The Rathmann Family Foundation • EddieReynolds • John & Diane Savage • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode

ENDOWMENT FUNDTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.

Anonymous (6) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • Pauline Berkow& Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker • James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve& Gayle Brugler • The estate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin• Bruce Cozadd & Sharon Hoffman • George & Susan Crow • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • SusanFairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & CarolynGannon • Ed Glazier • Marcia & John Goldman • Kathryn Green • Lorie Griswold • Maureen Hoberg • Anne &Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sam & Elaine Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia• John W. & Nancy Lee Jalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Dr. Steve Kelem • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • Woof Kurtzman • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mangelsdorf •Steve Mannshardt • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Cynthia S. Miller • Tami &Craney Ogata • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora &Cristian Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Edward & Jane Seaman • Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis• Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Gerry Sipes • Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam •Cherrill M. Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens • Mark Stevenson • Carol Watts •Renee & Herman Winick

FUTUREWORKSFutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of life insurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

VISIONARY SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

SPONSORS

TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Managing Director Phil Santora

SCENERY

Technical Director

Frank Sarmiento

Lead Scenic Artist /CraftsmanTom Langguth

Master Carpenter

Bill Roberts

Carpenters

Esteban Calvillo, Andrew Clark,

Rodrigo Frausto, Henry Ing

PROPERTIES

Properties Master

Christopher Fitzer

Properties Stock ManagerAlfred Rudolph

COSTUMES

Costume Director

Jill Bowers

Assistant CostumerNoah Marin

Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong

Costume Rentals ManagerConni Edwards

Wardrobe ManagerSarah Hatton

Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney

Stitchers

Nhan Thi Luu, Son Pham

Resident WigmasterSharon Ridge

Hair Stylist

Jeanne Naritomi

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Resident Stage ManagerRandall K. Lum

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Advancement

Jodye Friedman

Associate Director of

Individual Gifts

H. Hans Cárdenas

Events Manager

Jodi Corwin

Development Operations Manager

Michelle Piasecki

EDUCATION

Director of Education

Amy Cole-Farrell

Associate Education Director

Katie Bartholomew

Education Associate

Lauren Berman

Master Teaching Artist

Piper LaGrelius

Teaching Artists

Brittany Caine

Maggie Cole

Jennifer Debevec

Martin Rojas Dietrich

Vicki Graff

Meghan Hakes-Booth

Aja Houston

Josh Marx

Michileen Oberst

Stephanie Owen

Kelly Rinehart

Cassie Rosenbrack

Elissa Stebbins

Kristina Sutherland

Maryssa Wanlass

MARKETING

Director of Marketing

Lorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez

Art Director

Ev Shiro

Associate Director of Marketing

Syche Phillips

Box Office Manager

Alix Josefski

Sales Manager

Sarah Benjamin

Digital Media Manager

Jennifer Gosk

Tessitura Specialist

Andrew Skelton

Patron Services Coordinator

Tracy Hayden

Ticket Services Representatives

Megan Bartlett, Laura Henricksen,

Bill McFarland, Heather Orth,

Margaret Purdy, Pamela Rosen,

Michelle Skinner

Graphics Assistant

Katie Dai

Public Relations & Advertising

Carla Befera & Co.

Carla Befera, Molly Kullman

Company Photographers

Kevin Berne

Alessandra Mello

ADMINISTRATIVE

General Manager

Scott DeVine

Database Administrator

Ken Maitz

Bookkeeper

Jason Hyde

Staff Accountant

Barbara Sloss

Front Desk Volunteers

Joan Doherty, Cindi Sears

And thanks to our fabulous

TheatreWorkers!

CYRANO ADDITIONAL STAFF

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic DirectorLeslie Martinson

Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli

Company Manager/Casting Associate

Jeffrey Lo

FutureWorks Fellow

Akemi Okamura

Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore

New Works Reading CommitteeBill Adler, Cristian Asher,

Elaine Baskin, Doug Brook,

Sue Krumbein, Shareen Merriam,

Patty Reinhart, Cindi Sears,

Amy Sundberg, Scott Walecka

PRODUCTION,

LIGHTING, & SOUND

Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan

Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov

Operations Manager/Master Electrician

Steven B. Mannshardt

Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt

Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller

Electricians

Justin Barnett, Rudy Chapman,

Steven Fetter, Carolyn Foot,

A.C. Hay, Cosmo Hom,

Dan Kaminski, Sean Kramer,

Nick Kumamoto, Kelly Jean Mack,

Harris Meyers, Gary Nelson,

Seth Tuthall, Alex Underwood,

Becca Van De Vanter,

Jarku Virtanen, Jackson Wijtman

Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter

Assistant Fight Director Danielle O’DayLight Board Operator Christopher H. TaniSound Engineer Quinn PierronBackstage Sound Janny Coté, Dimitri Wentworth

Show Carpenters Patrick Biggs, Megan HallProps Runner Ryan SealsDressers Anna Chalmers, Surafael Evar TewoldeRehearsal Assistant Cynthia Sears

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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The Garden Court Hotel*The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines*The Mercury News*The David & Lucile Packard FoundationThe Shubert FoundationThe Sobrato Family Foundation*

Presenting Sponsor($25,000 to $49,999)Avant! FoundationHarrell RemodelingNational Endowment for the ArtsSand Hill FoundationSAPStephen Silver

Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Applied MaterialsCarla Befera Public Relations*Fenwick & West LLPThe Kimball FoundationMicrosoft CorporationThe Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)Adams Wine Group*Aeris Communications, Inc.The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationGerstcoHeising-Simons FoundationHengehold Motor Company*Silicon Valley BankTarlton Properties

Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Bloomingdale’sDodge & Cox Investment ManagersHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsNordstromPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Palo Alto Community FundPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankCooley LLP*S. H. Cowell FoundationThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationPalo Alto Weekly*

Perkins Coie LLPSynapticsTiffany & Co.*Wells Fargo

Friends($1,000 to $2,499)AnonymousApplied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, a program of Silicon Valley CreatesChaseVP*DES Architects + EngineersThe Dramatists Guild FundGoodwin Procter LLP*International ProInsurance Services LLCLuther Burbank SavingsNikon Precision, Inc. Peter Michael Winery*Piacere Restaurant & Chef Miriam Russell-Wadleigh*The Law Office of Nanette S. StringerTBS Construction

Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple theiremployees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift toTheatreWorks go further at no extra cost.Call 650.463.7160 for more information.

* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.

CORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Jayne Booker, Chair

Foundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Jodye Friedman at 650.463.7135 or jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

Marsha & Bill Adler • William C. Anderson • Ann S. Bowers • Polly & Tom Bredt • Bruce Cozadd & SharonHoffman • Peter & Melanie Cross • Yogen & Peggy Dalal • Carl H. Feldman • Kathryn Green • The John &Marcia Goldman Foundation • Emeri & Brad Handler • Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts • Charles & RobertaKatz Family Foundation • Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan • The Rathmann Family Foundation • EddieReynolds • John & Diane Savage • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode

ENDOWMENT FUNDTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following lead donors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.

Anonymous (6) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • Pauline Berkow& Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker • James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve& Gayle Brugler • The estate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin• Bruce Cozadd & Sharon Hoffman • George & Susan Crow • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • SusanFairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • Gayle Flanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & CarolynGannon • Ed Glazier • Marcia & John Goldman • Kathryn Green • Lorie Griswold • Maureen Hoberg • Anne &Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sam & Elaine Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia• John W. & Nancy Lee Jalonen • Barry Lee Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Dr. Steve Kelem • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • Woof Kurtzman • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mangelsdorf •Steve Mannshardt • Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Cynthia S. Miller • Tami &Craney Ogata • Karen & John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora &Cristian Asher • Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Edward & Jane Seaman • Barbara Shapiro & Mark Lewis• Joyce Reynolds Sinclair • Gerry Sipes • Carol Snell & Mindy Rauch • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam •Cherrill M. Spencer • Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens • Mark Stevenson • Carol Watts •Renee & Herman Winick

FUTUREWORKSFutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of life insurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact jfriedman@theatreworks.org for more information.

VISIONARY SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

SPONSORS

TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Managing Director Phil Santora

SCENERY

Technical Director

Frank Sarmiento

Lead Scenic Artist /CraftsmanTom Langguth

Master Carpenter

Bill Roberts

Carpenters

Esteban Calvillo, Andrew Clark,

Rodrigo Frausto, Henry Ing

PROPERTIES

Properties Master

Christopher Fitzer

Properties Stock ManagerAlfred Rudolph

COSTUMES

Costume Director

Jill Bowers

Assistant CostumerNoah Marin

Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong

Costume Rentals ManagerConni Edwards

Wardrobe ManagerSarah Hatton

Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney

Stitchers

Nhan Thi Luu, Son Pham

Resident WigmasterSharon Ridge

Hair Stylist

Jeanne Naritomi

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Resident Stage ManagerRandall K. Lum

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Advancement

Jodye Friedman

Associate Director of

Individual Gifts

H. Hans Cárdenas

Events Manager

Jodi Corwin

Development Operations Manager

Michelle Piasecki

EDUCATION

Director of Education

Amy Cole-Farrell

Associate Education Director

Katie Bartholomew

Education Associate

Lauren Berman

Master Teaching Artist

Piper LaGrelius

Teaching Artists

Brittany Caine

Maggie Cole

Jennifer Debevec

Martin Rojas Dietrich

Vicki Graff

Meghan Hakes-Booth

Aja Houston

Josh Marx

Michileen Oberst

Stephanie Owen

Kelly Rinehart

Cassie Rosenbrack

Elissa Stebbins

Kristina Sutherland

Maryssa Wanlass

MARKETING

Director of Marketing

Lorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez

Art Director

Ev Shiro

Associate Director of Marketing

Syche Phillips

Box Office Manager

Alix Josefski

Sales Manager

Sarah Benjamin

Digital Media Manager

Jennifer Gosk

Tessitura Specialist

Andrew Skelton

Patron Services Coordinator

Tracy Hayden

Ticket Services Representatives

Megan Bartlett, Laura Henricksen,

Bill McFarland, Heather Orth,

Margaret Purdy, Pamela Rosen,

Michelle Skinner

Graphics Assistant

Katie Dai

Public Relations & Advertising

Carla Befera & Co.

Carla Befera, Molly Kullman

Company Photographers

Kevin Berne

Alessandra Mello

ADMINISTRATIVE

General Manager

Scott DeVine

Database Administrator

Ken Maitz

Bookkeeper

Jason Hyde

Staff Accountant

Barbara Sloss

Front Desk Volunteers

Joan Doherty, Cindi Sears

And thanks to our fabulous

TheatreWorkers!

CYRANO ADDITIONAL STAFF

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic DirectorLeslie Martinson

Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli

Company Manager/Casting Associate

Jeffrey Lo

FutureWorks Fellow

Akemi Okamura

Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore

New Works Reading CommitteeBill Adler, Cristian Asher,

Elaine Baskin, Doug Brook,

Sue Krumbein, Shareen Merriam,

Patty Reinhart, Cindi Sears,

Amy Sundberg, Scott Walecka

PRODUCTION,

LIGHTING, & SOUND

Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan

Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov

Operations Manager/Master Electrician

Steven B. Mannshardt

Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt

Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller

Electricians

Justin Barnett, Rudy Chapman,

Steven Fetter, Carolyn Foot,

A.C. Hay, Cosmo Hom,

Dan Kaminski, Sean Kramer,

Nick Kumamoto, Kelly Jean Mack,

Harris Meyers, Gary Nelson,

Seth Tuthall, Alex Underwood,

Becca Van De Vanter,

Jarku Virtanen, Jackson Wijtman

Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter

Assistant Fight Director Danielle O’DayLight Board Operator Christopher H. TaniSound Engineer Quinn PierronBackstage Sound Janny Coté, Dimitri Wentworth

Show Carpenters Patrick Biggs, Megan HallProps Runner Ryan SealsDressers Anna Chalmers, Surafael Evar TewoldeRehearsal Assistant Cynthia Sears

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TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963E-mail: boxoffice@theatreworks.org

TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box OfficeHours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket OfficeHours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000

WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.

PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8:00pmSunday Eve 7:00pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2:00pm

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES* Preview Prices:Adult: $54 Senior: $45Educator: $45 30 & Under: $25

OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Cyrano: 4/24 at 2pm and 7pm, 4/27 at 2pmThe Velocity of Autumn: 6/19 at 2pm & 7pm, 6/22 at 2pmFor more information about open captioning,please contact the box office at 650.463.1960 or boxoffice@theatreworks.org.

LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.

PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Cameras and recording devices of any kind are strictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Please ensure thatall electronic devices are set to the “off“ position while you are in the theatre.

Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.

Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.

Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.

Sections A / B / C:Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun Eves and Wed Matinee: Adult: $69/$61/$25 Senior/Educator: $56/$48/$25 30 & Under: $35/$25/$19Fri and Sat Eve, Sat and Sun Matinee: Adult: $74/$69/$25 Senior/Educator: $65/$58/$25 30 & Under: $42/$35/$25Opening Night:

All tickets: $80

*Prices do not include $6 per ticket convenience fee. Prices subject to change.

GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 8 or more. For more information, call Sarah Benjamin at650.463.7177 or email sbenjamin@theatreworks.org.

WHEELCHAIR SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons.Please telephone the Ticket Office in advanceso that special arrangements may be made.

LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.

AUDIO-CAPTIONINGTheatreWorks Silicon Valley productions have des-ignated performances where audio captioning isavailable for the visually impaired. Please call650.463.1960 for details.

A High-Stakes Political Drama

CONFEDERATESBy Suzanne BradbeerDirected by Lisa Rothe

WORLD PREMIERE

July 13–August 7Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

theatreworks.org 650.463.1960

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TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963E-mail: boxoffice@theatreworks.org

TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box OfficeHours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 12pm-6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket OfficeHours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000

WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.

PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8:00pmSunday Eve 7:00pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2:00pm

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES* Preview Prices:Adult: $54 Senior: $45Educator: $45 30 & Under: $25

OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Cyrano: 4/24 at 2pm and 7pm, 4/27 at 2pmThe Velocity of Autumn: 6/19 at 2pm & 7pm, 6/22 at 2pmFor more information about open captioning,please contact the box office at 650.463.1960 or boxoffice@theatreworks.org.

LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.

PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Cameras and recording devices of any kind are strictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Please ensure thatall electronic devices are set to the “off“ position while you are in the theatre.

Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.

Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.

Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.

Sections A / B / C:Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun Eves and Wed Matinee: Adult: $69/$61/$25 Senior/Educator: $56/$48/$25 30 & Under: $35/$25/$19Fri and Sat Eve, Sat and Sun Matinee: Adult: $74/$69/$25 Senior/Educator: $65/$58/$25 30 & Under: $42/$35/$25Opening Night:

All tickets: $80

*Prices do not include $6 per ticket convenience fee. Prices subject to change.

GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 8 or more. For more information, call Sarah Benjamin at650.463.7177 or email sbenjamin@theatreworks.org.

WHEELCHAIR SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons.Please telephone the Ticket Office in advanceso that special arrangements may be made.

LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.

AUDIO-CAPTIONINGTheatreWorks Silicon Valley productions have des-ignated performances where audio captioning isavailable for the visually impaired. Please call650.463.1960 for details.

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MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540

TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) mvcpa.comperformingarts@mvcpa.comTicket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12 noonto 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time.Ticket Services also features a telephone informationhotline. Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727

GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900

FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit our web site mvcpa.com for the latest informationon events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight toget the special offers and event updates by email.

REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set bythe presenter of each event. For more information,please call Ticket Services at 650-903-6000.

LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hourafter curtain time.

EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.

ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances.Audio-described services for patrons who are visuallyimpaired are available at some performances. Patronswho are hearing impaired may request translation services (for information call 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices will be checked at the back of thetheater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.

VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docents and Office Volunteers. Join us, support

the arts and be a part of the Center! For more information, please call 650-903-6568.BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.

HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two Home Com panies: TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Theatre. These arts organizations perform a significantportion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to the overall success of the Center.

PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed

to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.

• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.

• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.

• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILPat Showalter, Mayor • Ken Rosenberg, Vice Mayor

Christopher Clark • John Inks • Michael KasperzakJohn McAlister • Lenny Siegel

Dan Rich, City Manager

PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEERaymond Chan • Carol Donahue

Ellen Murray • Daniel Palay

CENTER STAFFThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is a

division of the City of Mountain View’s Community ServicesDepartment, J.P. de la Montaigne, Director.

Executive Director W. Scott WhislerMarketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda Ranson

Business Manager Cindy MiksaBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret

Technical Services Manager Bernadette FifeTicket Services Director Liz Nelson

Senior Ticket RepresentativesMorry Goldstein • Carolyn Marie LenSenior Stagehand Steven Crandell

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SecondStage

Rotunda

MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540

TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) mvcpa.comperformingarts@mvcpa.comTicket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12 noonto 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time.Ticket Services also features a telephone informationhotline. Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727

GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900

FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit our web site mvcpa.com for the latest informationon events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight toget the special offers and event updates by email.

REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set bythe presenter of each event. For more information,please call Ticket Services at 650-903-6000.

LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hourafter curtain time.

EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.

ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances.Audio-described services for patrons who are visuallyimpaired are available at some performances. Patronswho are hearing impaired may request translation services (for information call 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices will be checked at the back of thetheater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.

VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docents and Office Volunteers. Join us, support

the arts and be a part of the Center! For more information, please call 650-903-6568.BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.

HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two Home Com panies: TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Theatre. These arts organizations perform a significantportion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to the overall success of the Center.

PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed

to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.

• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.

• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.

• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILPat Showalter, Mayor • Ken Rosenberg, Vice Mayor

Christopher Clark • John Inks • Michael KasperzakJohn McAlister • Lenny Siegel

Dan Rich, City Manager

PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEERaymond Chan • Carol Donahue

Ellen Murray • Daniel Palay

CENTER STAFFThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is a

division of the City of Mountain View’s Community ServicesDepartment, J.P. de la Montaigne, Director.

Executive Director W. Scott WhislerMarketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda Ranson

Business Manager Cindy MiksaBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret

Technical Services Manager Bernadette FifeTicket Services Director Liz Nelson

Senior Ticket RepresentativesMorry Goldstein • Carolyn Marie LenSenior Stagehand Steven Crandell

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MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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