F r o m t h e T h e at r e Welcome to The 39 Steps, the first production of Actors Theatre’s 53rd Season! A strong and vital presence in the community, outstanding talent and design on our stages, and an array of stories that inspire and entertain—that’s Actors Theatre! We are incredibly excited to share this new season of imaginative theatre with you, and we’re delighted to kick off the season with the hilarious noir adventure The 39 Steps. This fast-paced spectacle, based on Hitchcock’s iconic film and the classic spy novel, features a talented cast of four comic actors who bring to life myriad colorful characters, including a familiar face in the role of Richard Hannay: David Ryan Smith (Fifth Third Bank’s A Christmas Carol, The Grown-Up, The Glory of the World). We are also pleased to welcome back the talented Nathan Keepers for his Actors Theatre directing debut. You might remember Keepers as the unscrupulous and blundering Black Stache in last season’s family favorite, Peter and the Starcatcher. Needless to say, we think you will have quite an entertaining time! Our Brown-Forman Series showcases dynamic and notable voices, such as Dominique Morisseau and her timely drama Detroit ’67, as well as Annie Baker’s beautifully crafted comedy, Circle Mirror Transformation, which touches at the heart of human relationships and the importance of community. Associate Artistic Director Meredith McDonough will be at the helm of Baker’s acclaimed play. And this fall, we dive deep into the world of the supernatural, as Artistic Director Les Waters directs Shakespeare’s Macbeth, part of our Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series, which will run alongside Louisville’s favorite vampire hunt, Fifth Third Bank’s Dracula. With so much to experience this season, Season Ticket Holders play an essential role in supporting the work we do. If you, a friend or a family member are still considering purchasing season tickets, we encourage you to do so. Flexible dates and savings make it so easy to enjoy world-class theatre in your own backyard. You can even apply the cost of your ticket to The 39 Steps toward a Season Ticket package. Visit ActorsTheatre.org or call 502.584.1205 for more information. Thank you again for supporting all we do. We hope you enjoy The 39 Steps as much as we have enjoyed producing it. Keep in touch and let us know what you thought of the show by emailing les_and_kevin@actorstheatre.org.
Les Waters Kevin E. Moore Artistic Director Managing Director A U D I E N C E
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The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow directed by Nathan Keepers August 30–September 18, 2016 FEATURING Carter Gill*, Jesse J. Perez*, David Ryan Smith* and Zuzanna Szadkowski*
Scenic Designer William Boles† Costume Designer Alison Siple† Lighting Designer D.M. Wood† Sound Designer Stowe Nelson† Production Stage Manager Paul Mills Holmes* Assistant Stage Manager Jessica Kay Potter* Dramaturg Jessica Reese Production Sponsor:
Production underwritten by Mrs. Edith S. Bingham and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Davis. Director underwritten by Thomas and Mary Jo Mueller and Debra and Ronald Murphy. Lighting Design underwritten by Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Callen. The 39 Steps is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. From the novel by John Buchan From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers of the United States. † Designers that are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA – 829 of the IATSE. A U D I E N C E
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Production Credits The Cast of Characters (in order of appearance)
Richard Hannay Clown 1 Clown 2 Annabella Schmidt/Margaret/Pamela
David Ryan Smith* Jesse J. Perez* Carter Gill* Zuzanna Szadkowski*
Set ting London and Scotland, 1935.
I n t e r m issi o n There will be one 15-minute intermission.
Additional Production Credits
Dialect Coach D’Arcy Smith Casting Zan Sawyer-Dailey Directing Assistant Lila Rachel Becker+
+ Member of the Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre.
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P l ay NOt e s A Century of The 39 Steps The story of The 39 Steps has captivated readers since 1915. It’s also inspired countless adaptations, each version bringing this classic tale of espionage and adventure to new audiences. Below are a few highlights from the long life of The 39 Steps, from its first iteration as a serial in a magazine to Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic film and the play you’re watching today.
1914–1915: The First Modern Spy Novel The 39 Steps began as a work of fiction, created in 1914 by Scottish writer and statesman John Buchan. The story was inspired by Buchan’s love of “shockers,” or dime novels— adventure stories in which, he wrote, “the incidents defy the probabilities, and march just inside the borders of the possible.” Buchan was already a well-known writer when, while recovering from an ulcer, he ran out of shockers to read and decided to write one himself. The result is widely considered to be the first modern spy novel, full of international intrigue, vivid characters, and evocative descriptions of Buchan’s homeland. First published as a magazine serial in the summer of 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps (its original title) was released later that year as a book that sold 25,000 copies in six weeks. Writing at the beginning of World War I, Buchan understood that he was living in extraordinary times, in which “the wildest fictions [were] so much less improbable than the facts.” Surprising and suspenseful, The Thirty-Nine Steps tapped into the anxieties of the era and fulfilled a need for stories of ordinary people stepping up to become heroes. Still popular today, the book has never been out of print.
1935: The Master of Suspense John Buchan was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite writers, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the British filmmaker adapted Buchan’s most famous novel for the screen. Set in the 1930s, Hitchcock’s version of The 39 Steps departs significantly from the book, but keeps its Scottish setting and the premise of an innocent man on the run. The 1935 film became part of a series of six British thrillers Hitchcock directed in the years leading up to World War II, including The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and The Lady Vanishes (1938). Calling this series a “dream portrait of Britain on the cusp of war,” writer David Cairns notes that the films “capture the zeitgeist, with their sinister intrigues simmering beneath calm domestic scenes and their sudden plunges into panic and peril.” A-6
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P l ay NOt e s By the time he made The 39 Steps, Hitchcock was a popular director in Britain, but when the movie became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, American producers started paying attention too. Soon, Hitchcock was directing in Hollywood, where his prolific output would include such classics as Rear Window, North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. Although his American movies are perhaps better-known, The 39 Steps is an excellent example of Hitchcock’s early British work, showcasing his unique visual style, an ironic sense of humor, and the gift for orchestrating thrills that earned him the nickname “the Master of Suspense.”
1996–present: “Four People Attempting the Impossible” In the mid-1990s, British theatre artist Nobby Dimon came up with the idea to stage the epic story of The 39 Steps with only four actors (and a stuffed dog). Co-written with Simon Corble, this funny, inventive take on Buchan’s novel and Hitchcock’s film premiered in 1996. After a producer bought the rights to Dimon and Corble’s script, writer and actor Patrick Barlow was invited to re-adapt the story, keeping the small-cast concept. Barlow’s version, which he’s described as “four people attempting the impossible,” premiered in 2005 and has been produced all over the United States and the world, earning a Tony nomination for Best Play and many other accolades. Before Barlow’s adaptation was published in 2009, Deborah Buchan reflected on the enduring legacy of her grandfather’s work: My grandfather, John Buchan, would be amazed and delighted that a play of his novel The Thirty-Nine Steps is being published as a script nearly a century after he wrote it for his own amusement. JB was never proprietorial about his work—for example, he loved the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of the book—and the more people who feel they want to put on and perform what was possibly the first spy thriller, the more delighted he would be. On a serious note, two themes JB was anxious to convey in his novels were, firstly, that the veneer of civilization is very thin, easily exposing the horrors beneath and, secondly, that evil comes in very attractive forms, making it all the harder to resist. […] Despite the deft and funny way the action in [The 39 Steps] is portrayed on stage, those themes are not lost. I think my grandfather would have been very proud. ~ Jessica Reese, dramaturg A U D I E N C E
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Biographies THE ACTING COMPANY Carter Gill (Clown 2) is pleased to make his Actors Theatre debut. Regional Theatre: Allentown Shakespeare Festival, Berkshire Theatre Group, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory Theatre and Lake George Theatre. New York Theatre: The Flea Theater, Lincoln Center Theatre, Soho Rep, Studio42 and The Women’s Project. Original & CoCreated Theatre: Commedia dell’Artichoke and Even Maybe Tammy (Frances Black Projects). Film & Television: Couch (Matt Moses), Law & Order (NBC) and Person of Interest (CBS). Directing Credits: A Doctor in Spite of Himself and Ubu Roi, original adaptation (Rider University); and Ruzante (Asst. Dir. to Christopher Bayes/ Theatre for a New Audience). Additional Credits: Gill serves as a physical comedy and acting professor at Pace University and Rider University. He is trained in Clown & Commedia by Christopher Bayes, spending five years as a student and apprentice, and trained in Clown & Le Jeu at École Philippe Gaulier in France. He holds a B.F.A. in directing from Southern Methodist University and an M.F.A. in acting from Yale School of Drama. For more information, please visit www.cartergill.com, Instagram: @thecomicperformer. Jesse J. Perez (Clown 1) At Actors Theatre: The Hard Weather Boating Party (2009 Humana Festival). Regional: The Taming of the Shrew, The Cherry Orchard, Lulu, A A-8
Servant of Two Masters, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Caucasian Chalk Circle at Yale Repertory Theatre; Argonautika, Arabian Nights, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Party People at Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Pericles and Candide at Goodman Theatre. OffBroadway: The Father and A Doll’s House at Theatre for a New Audience; Informed Consent at Primary Stages; The Triple Happiness at Second Stage Theatre; Recent Tragic Events at Playwrights Horizons; In the Penal Colony at Classic Stage Company; Up Against the Wind at New York Theatre Workshop; Lucia di Lammermoor at The Metropolitan Opera. Internationally, he has worked at the Venice Biennale in Italy and at the Salzburg Festival in Austria. David Ryan Smith (Richard Hannay) At Actors Theatre: The Glory of the World and Joshua Consumed an Unfortunate Pear (2015 Humana Festival), The Grown-Up (2014 Humana Festival), A Christmas Carol. Regional Theatre: Barrington Stage Company, American Conservatory Theater, Triad Stage, Crossroads Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, California Shakespeare Theater, Cincinnati Shakespeare and Magic Theatre, among others. Broadway: One Man,Two Guvnors and Passing Strange. Off-Broadway: Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, Cymbeline and Pericles at The Public Theater/NYSF; The Steadfast at Slant Theatre Project; Marat/Sade at Classical Theatre of Harlem; The Rover at New York Classical Theatre; and #9 at 59E59. Film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Bee Season, Medal of Victory. Additional
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Credits: Smith received his B.F.A. from the University of Evansville and his M.F.A. from American Conservatory Theater. Zuzanna Szadkowski (Annabella Schmidt/ Margaret/Pamela) Regional: Olly’s Prison at American Repertory Theater. Off-Broadway: The Comedy of Errors at The Public Theater; Nora and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss and What I Wore. Film: Loserville, Growing Up and Other Lies and Butterflies of Bill Baker. Television: Dorota on the CW series Gossip Girl; Nurse Pell on Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series The Knick; also Girls, The Good Wife, Elementary, Guiding Light, The Sopranos, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Education: B.A. from Barnard College, M.F.A. in acting from the A.R.T./ MXAT Institute at Harvard.
DIRECTOR Nathan Keepers At Actors Theatre: Peter and the Starcatcher, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Noises Off, Fissures (2010 Humana Festival), A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Miser. Regional Theatre: South Coast Repertory, American Repertory Theater, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Folger Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, Children’s Theatre Company and Shakespeare Theatre Company, D.C. Additional Credits: Keepers served 11 seasons as a company member with Theatre de la Jeune Lune (2005 Tony Award), and is co-artistic director of The Moving Company, Minneapolis. His educational background includes Ecole Philippe Gaulier, The Burlesk Center with Pierre Byland and Théâtre du Soleil.
DESIGNERS William Boles (Scenic Designer) is a Chicago-based scenic designer. Chicago Theatre: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Second City, Lyric Opera, Victory Gardens Theater, The Hypocrites (Community Member), American Theater Company, TimeLine, A Red Orchid Theatre, About Face Theatre (Associate Artist), Chicago Children’s Theatre, Sideshow (Associate Artist), Steep Theatre, Step-Up Productions (Jeff-nominated design for Barefoot in the Park), First Floor Theater, Opera Northwestern. Regional: Children’s Theatre Company, Wolftrap Opera, Minnesota Opera, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Arizona Broadway Playhouse. International: Stockholm Vocal Academy and Opera Siam in Bangkok. Boles has assisted on Broadway productions, including Scandalous (Designer—Walt Spangler) and Of Mice and Men, This Is Our Youth and Fish in the Dark (Designer—Todd Rosenthal). Upcoming productions include The Sneetches at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis and King of the Yees by Lauren Yee at Goodman Theatre. M.F.A., Northwestern. See more of Boles’ work at williambolesdesign.com. Stowe Nelson (Sound Designer) is a sound designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Actors Theatre: 4000 Miles. Regional Theatre: Clarkston at Dallas Theater Center; An Iliad at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare & Company; Blithe Spirit, Ghosts and Deathtrap at Everyman Theatre. New York: Iphigenia in Aulis at Classic Stage Company; The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek and The Wayside Motor Inn at Signature Theatre Company; Small Mouth Sounds at Ars Nova; Verite at LCT3; Buyer & Cellar at Barrow Street Theatre;
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16 Words or Less and Phoebe in Winter at Clubbed Thumb; The Essential Straight & Narrow and Samuel & Alasdair with The Mad Ones. Additional Credits: Proud member of USA 829 and Wingspace Theatrical Design. For more information, see wingspace.com/stowe. Alison Siple (Costume Designer) Recent Projects: The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window at Goodman Theatre, The Yeomen of the Guard at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Flick at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Jungle Book at Children’s Theatre Company, All Our Tragic at The Hypocrites, Angels in America at Kansas City Repertory; Our Town at The Hypocrites, Almeida Theatre in London, Kansas City Repertory, Huntington Theatre Company, Broad Stage and Barrow Street Theatre. Upcoming Projects: The Royale at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Cinderella at the Theatre of Potatoes at The Hypocrites, The Magic Play at Goodman Theatre and Las Meninas at The Hypocrites. Affiliations: Siple is a community member with The Hypocrites, an artistic associate with Lookingglass Theatre Company and an artistic associate with Steep Theatre. She is a graduate of Northwestern University. For more information, visit alisonsiple.com. D.M. Wood (Lighting Designer) Wood’s work includes designs for The Young Vic, American Repertory Theater, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Royal Opera House–Covent Garden, The Bolshoi, Bergen Nasjonale Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opèra national de Lorraine, Northern Ireland Opera, Wexford Festival Opera, Oper Graz, Savonlinna Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Lyric Opera and Bard Summerscape. Upcoming designs include: L’heure espagnole/Gianni Schicchi at the Opèra national de Lorraine, Star Wars en Concert at the Orchestre national A-10
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DRAMATURG Jessica Reese is in her second season as the literary associate at Actors Theatre. Actors Theatre dramaturgy credits include Wondrous Strange (2016 Humana Festival) and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2011). Prior to arriving in Louisville, she was a Chicago-based freelance dramaturg and a company member of The Ruckus. Chicago dramaturgy credits include Matawan, Heist Play and Facing Angela with The Ruckus, and Mnemonic and The Skriker with Red Tape Theatre. Reese previously worked at Actors Theatre as the Humana Festival literary assistant during the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Festivals. She is a proud alumna of Davidson College and Actors Theatre’s Professional Training Company (2010–2011).
PRODUCTION Paul Mills Holmes (Production Stage Manager) is in his twenty-fifth season at Actors Theatre. At Actors Theatre: Holmes has stage managed more than 120 productions in the regular season, including productions for 23 Humana Festivals. Regional Theatre: Girlfriend at Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles; The Glass Menagerie, Betsey Brown, Indians and Three Sisters at McCarter Theatre Center. Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Smile and Oh! Calcutta! Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias and Oil City Symphony. Additional Credits:
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Directed Little Shop of Horrors in Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Thirty-eight seasons at Pennsylvania’s Totem Pole Playhouse. Jessica Kay Potter (Assistant Stage Manager) At Actors Theatre: For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday, The Ten-Minute Plays, Peter and the Starcatcher, Seven Guitars, Luna Gale, The Glory of the World, At the Vanishing Point, The Last Five Years, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Christians, Noises Off, Appropriate, The Whipping Man, True West, Romeo and Juliet, The Veri**on Play, ReEntry, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The End, Fissures (lost and found), Heist!, A Christmas Carol, Dracula and Absalom. Other Theatre: Uncharted Realms at the Louisville Ballet; Much Ado About Nothing at Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. Additional Credits: Potter holds a B.S. in theatre arts from the University of Louisville, where she graduated cum laude.
CASTING Zan Sawyer-Dailey served as associate director at Actors Theatre from 1985 until June 2016. Her responsibilities involved coordinating artistic resources and personnel, including casting for all productions and readings. She also advised departments involved in education and community outreach, professional theatre training, casting and company management. She has been a master teacher for the Professional Training Company. She currently teaches a class in arts administration at Indiana University Southeast as well as advanced
acting at the University of Louisville. She teaches audition technique and business protocol, and holds a B.A. in theatre arts from Butler University and an M.F.A. in arts administration from Florida State University.
Adaptor Patrick Barlow is the adaptor of the hit show The 39 Steps which has played in over 40 countries worldwide. The play was nominated for a Tony Award and won an Olivier Award for Best Comedy and Helpmann and Molière Awards for Best Play. The 39 Steps made Barlow the most produced playwright in America in 2012. His adaptation of A Christmas Carol began life Off-Broadway in 2014 before Sonia Friedman brought it to the UK in a new production at the Noël Coward Theatre in December 2015, directed by Phelim McDermott and starring Jim Broadbent as Ebenezer Scrooge. Barlow’s version of General Lew Wallace’s timeless classic Ben Hur opened to critical acclaim at The Tricycle Theatre in 2015. Barlow is also most notably renowned for the National Theatre of Brent, which he created in 1980 and in which he plays Artistic Director and Chief Executive Desmond Olivier Dingle. The company’s legendary two-man epics have been performed on stage, on television and on the radio. They have been nominated for an Olivier, and awards include two Sonys, a New York Festival Award and Premier Ondas for Best European Comedy.
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E x e c u t i v e Offi c e r s Les Waters Artistic Director
Kevin E. Moore Managing Director
Obie Award winner Les Waters has directed Sarah Ruhl’s For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday, Charles Mee’s The Glory of the World, Rebecca Gilman’s Luna Gale, Naomi Iizuka’s At the Vanishing Point, Lucas Hnath’s The Christians, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Will Eno’s Gnit, Todd Almond’s Girlfriend and Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night at Actors Theatre. Waters also previously directed Big Love by Charles Mee at the Humana Festival in 2000, and the site-specific production of Naomi Iizuka’s At the Vanishing Point at the 2004 Humana Festival. From 2003 to 2011, he served as associate artistic director at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. In the last ten years, his shows have ranked among the year’s best in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time Out New York, Time Magazine, The Guardian and USA Today. His productions have been seen in New York at Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre Company, The Public Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Connelly Theater, Clubbed Thumb and Soho Rep., and regionally at theatres such as the Mark Taper Forum, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, La Jolla Playhouse and American Repertory Theater. In 2009, he made his Broadway debut with In the Next Room, or the vibrator play. He led the M.F.A. directing program at University of California, San Diego from 1995 to 2003.
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Moore joined Actors Theatre as Managing Director in July 2016. Previously, he had been the Managing Director of Theatre Communications Group since 2010. Prior to joining TCG, Moore was with Arizona Theatre Company, where he worked for ten years in various capacities, ultimately serving as Managing Director. In addition to Arizona Theatre Company, Moore is also a founding board member and former Board President for Alliance for Audience/ShowUp.com in Phoenix, a service organization for the arts in the Valley. Moore has also served on panels for the Arizona Commission on the Arts and Theatre Communications Group, and has served on several planning committees for biannual meetings for the League of Resident Theatres. Mr. Moore has also served on the negotiating committee for contract negotiations between the League of Resident Theatres and United Scenic Artists, and has been on the Executive Committee for the League of Resident Theatres. He currently serves on the inaugural board of the National Center for Arts Research, headquartered at South Carolina Methodist University. Moore is a graduate of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Alex Alvarez John Bajandas Nathan Bayne† Turney P. Berry Neville Blakemore iii Jeffrey P. Callen, MD Carolle Jones Clay William W. Crawford, Jr. Kirsten Ford Jan M. Grayson Lena Hamel Ingrid Johnson
Barbara W. Juckett Christopher Kay Mary Korfhage† Stewart Lussky Theodore H. Nixon Al Paradis Lindsey Ransdell† Theresa Reno-Weber Theodore S. Rosky‡ Marsha Beck Roth‡ Bob Saunders† Marilyn Schorin, PhD RD
Matt B. Schwartz John E. Selent Ken Selvaggi Wendy Sirchio Allan Tasman, MD‡ John L. Tate Mac Thompson Linda Valentine Roanne H. Victor‡ Karen Wunderlin
John J. Buchino, MD Mary Beth Clark Irwin H. Cutler, Jr. Gayle S. Dorsey Jane Driskell Douglass Farnsley Mrs. Harry S. Frazier, Jr. Clarence E. Glover Jack Guthrie
Ian Y. Henderson Frank B. Hower, Jr. Christine Johnson David M. Krebs Eleanor Bingham Miller Steven J. Paradis Donna King Perry Benjamin K. Richmond Donna Burks Sanders
Rev. Alfred R. Shands W. Kennedy Simpson Kathi Stearman Sherry Steinbock William M. Street Amanda Foard Tyler Ann C. Wells Jessica White
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Barbara Ketchum Robert Lutz Pennie Miller Nancy Mitchem Tom Morton Carol Pye Sheldon Rifkin Patti Slagle Val Slayton
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T e a c h e r A d v is o ry C o m m i t t e e Jenni Aberli, JCPS Literacy Specialist; Faith Anderson, Ballard High; Katie Blackerby Weible, YPAS; Hillary Boles, Louisville Collegiate School; Brent Braun, Pleasure Ridge Park High; Sylvia Bruton, Spalding University; Judy Chandler, Bullitt East High; Terrilyn Fleming, Central High; Jennifer Girardin, Oldham County High; Kevin Gose, Valley High; Amy Harpenau, New Albany High; Tom Hayes, Bardstown High; Kyrstin Johnson, KY School for the Blind; Kim Joiner, Noe Middle; Georgette Kleier, YPAS; Alison Lambert, Oldham County High; Tiffany LaVoie, Western Middle; Amanda McFarland-Smith, Southern High; Patti Miller, Jeffersonville High; Kate Nitzken, Louisville Archdiocese; Andy Perry, Atherton High; Steven Rahe, Western Middle; Marsha Roth, Board of Directors; Amanda Simmons, Mercy Academy; Patti Slagle, Louisville Writing Project; Tiffany Smith, Eastern High; Robbie Steiner, Floyd Central High; Carol Stewart, Bellarmine University; Frank Ward, Actors Associate/ Trinity High; Amy Zuccaro, Trinity High A U D I E N C E
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I n d i v i d ua l S u pp o r t WORLD PREMIERE CIRCLE Visionary Circle Anonymous Christina Lee Brown Mrs. Harry S. Frazier, Jr. Producer Circle Sandra Frazier Todd P. Lowe and Fran C. Ratterman Mary and Ted Nixon Jacqueline R. and Theodore S. Rosky Ms. Elizabeth Rounsavall Director Circle John and Natalie Bajandas Brooke and Matthew Barzun Turney P. Berry and Kendra Foster Mrs. Edith S. Bingham Mr. and Mrs. David Daulton Laura M. Green Douglas Augusta and Gill Holland Mary Gwen Wheeler and David A. Jones, Jr.* Michael and Elizabeth Keyes Bruce Merrick and Karen McCoy Thomas and Mary Jo Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Murphy* J. A. Paradis III Marsha and David Roth John E. Selent Bill and Lindy Street Mr. and Mrs. Mac Thompson Designer Circle Lynn Allen and Pete Walton Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Callen Sarah and Peter Fuller Roanne Victor Playwright Circle Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ballard Jr. Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Bonnie Meredith Wilson Brown Victoria and Paul J. Diaz Nana Lampton Fairleigh and Abby Lussky Paradis Foundation Carol and Charlie Pye Jonathan and Julie Roberts* Dr. Peter and Margaret Fife Tanguay Cathy and Allan Tasman, MD John L. Tate and Phyllis McMurry-Tate Linda and Chris Valentine Jim and Marianne Welch The Wunderlin Company Dramaturg Circle Jesse and Kim Adams Rachel and Michael Adkins Keith Auerbach, M.D. Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson Dr. Joseph J. Buchino COL. Ishmon Burks
Madelyn Buzzard Mees Heather McHold and Stephen P. Campbell Charles and Mary Beth Clark Ken and Carolle Jones Clay Ann and Stewart Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Costel Crawford Charitable Fund Nancy L. Doctor Mr. and Mrs. Donald Finney Ken and Judy Handmaker Bill and Joyce Holmes Dan and Lisa Jones Barbara and Bill Juckett Paul and Tracy Klein Ms. Stewart Lussky and Mr. Bob Jones Mr. and Mrs. Holland N. McTyeire IV Susan S. and Robert H. Means Dr. Catherine Newton and Dr. Gordon Strauss Rick and Becky Reed Matt and Cindy Schwartz Kris and Wendy Sirchio Habdank Foundation David and Melissa Weedman L. David Wilson Ed and Anne Wunsch Stage Manager 3 Anonymous Actors Associates Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Arnold Dr. S.P. Auerbach Rita Jane Bell Sharon and Stephen Berger Robin Berrington Jody and John Bilney Neville Blakemore, Jr. and Gray Henry Maggie Brandt and Bert Lyons Norma B. Braver Dr. and Mrs. John J. Buchino William Burbank Dr. Phil Cochran and Ms. Marie B. Hertzman-Cochran Joan and Gregg Coleman Terry Conway Kevin and Mera Cossey Corlett Brad Asher and Susan Coventry Irwin and Carol Cutler Linda and Gordon Dabney Catherine Davidson and Hal Burgiss Dr. Richard Edelson and Donna Smith Fr. John G. Eifler Ewing Fahey Daniel and Kirsten Ford Nancy Forsha Randy and Ginny Fox Emily and Bob Gable Jan M. Grayson Mr. John R. Gregory Scott and JoAnn Haner Michelle and Michael Hanington Barbara B. Hardy A U D I E N C E
Jane Hardy and David Schmidt Arvida and Edward Harris Hood and Heather Harris Anna Hitron and Thomas Johnston Laura and Michael Jones Steve Knight Mary Korfhage David and Carol Krebs Mr. Robert E. Kulp, Jr. Melony J. Lane Susan McNeese and Phil Lynch Adam Jalil Maamry Memorial Fund Robert T. and Eleanor Maddox Mr. and Mrs. John Mann Jr. Miriam Spectre Marcus and Jerome Hutton Kauper Caroline Martinson Bill and Michelle Mudd Sean Muldoon Duane and Anne Murner Edmund G. Nasief Al and Jamie Paradis Chris Price George W. Rapp Jr. and Lynne Meena Adam and Lauren Rogers Jaewon and Sarah Ryu Barbara Sandford Mr. Robert S. Saunders Ken and Anne Selvaggi Kennedy and Sara Simpson Patti Slagle and Steve Zimmerman Mary Ann Smania Mrs. James W. Stites, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bodley Stites Glenn and Ann Thomas Rose Mary Rommel Toebbe Terry and Amanda Tyler Patricia M. Varga Porter Watkins and George Bailey John Weeter, MD and Linda Weeter Sarina and Robert Weiss Will and Becky West Jaleigh and Michael White Paul and Carrie Widman Stephen and Coretta Wolford PRODUCTION CIRCLE Principal Artist Connie Back Tim and Kathy Hess Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Tindall* Supporting Role Anonymous Sarah Ahmad and James Wilson Dr. Frederick Albrink and Ms. Tanja Eikenboom Michael Alt Maureen Awbrey and Diane Kyle Chase Barmore and Jamie Isenberg Mr. and Mrs. W. Robinson Beard David and Regina Beckman Dale Boden and Ceci Conway Boden Ryan Bodman and Mary Clay Boland Stephen and Jeannie Bodney Christen and Mike Boone A-19
I n d i v i d ua l S u pp o r t Bethany Breetz and Ronald Loughry Tom and Sylvia Brite Kathy and Dean Bryan Stephen and Katie Bush Doug and Jamie Butler Charles and Robyn Kane Gail and Lawrence Caruso Paul and Karen Casi Helen Cohen Drs. Larry and Christine Cook Steve and Lynn Cooper Gayle and Earl Dorsey Tawana Edwards Susan E. Ellison Ron and Hulyn Farr Teresa Flynn and Philippe Glaude Jack E. Francis Daniel and Lisa Gunther Clark Sonya and Ara Hacet Hollie Hopkins Cindy and Dwayne Jarboe Dr. Surinder K. and Susan L. Kad Shannon and David Kisselbaugh Henry and Marty Kuehn Charles and Donna Lavelle Rabbi Laura Metzger and Cantor David Lipp Sally and Stanley MacDonald Steve and Martha Makela Boyce Martin III & Melea East Marty McClelland and Lori Warren Meredith McDonough Colin McNaughton and Anne Speed McNaughton Sally and Charlie Moyer Ellen Ballard, MD and Dennis Neyman, PhD Lue and John Peabody Donna M. Peak Laura Petry Melissa Richards-Person Janet and Richard Rink Bonnie and John Roth Kevin and Cheryl Sandefur John and Amanda Schriber Peggy and Phillip Shake*
Ellen and Max Shapira Darrell and Nancy Shelton Dr. and Mrs. Roger J. Shott Mrs. Yandell R. Smith Ilam E. Smith Jane O. Smith Dr. John Roberts and Dr. Janet L. Smith Vertner Smith and Barbara West Tom and Cara Solley Sarah and Wright Steenrod Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Cindi Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Margaret Walker David and Shiela Wallace Mr. and Mrs. James Ward Les Waters Beth Welch Lawson and Debbie Whiting Rev. and Mrs. James Wilson Mark F. Wood Ms. Ruth Wukasch Craft Artisan Anonymous Mary Alexander and John Downard Bill and Carlyn Altman Patricia Chervenak Richard and Barbara Conklin Vicki Coombs Dr. Keith P. Cross Drs. Michael and Anita Barbee Cunningham William Curley and Linda Huss Leonidas Deters and Penelope Shaw Mary Diebold David & Paulette Dubofsky Dr. and Mrs. Walter Feibes Bill and Kathy Fensterer Greg and Kristi Fiscus Drs. Karen and Brennan Fitzpatrick Mr. Douglas D. Ford Gregg and Leslie Fowler Clarence and Bettie Glover Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldwin
Dr. and Mrs. Diller B. Groff Tony and Allison Hammons* Chris and Marcia Hermann Lawrence and Renate Herzog Louis Hettinger H. Edgar Hill and Karen R. Hill Fritz Hilton Joyce Smith Honaker Dr. Arthur H. Isaacs Breck and Rhonda Jones Donna Y. Kays Ed Kruger and Jeff Rodgers Dr. and Mrs. Forrest Kuhn Warner and Willie Ann Lansing Bob and Bo Manning Mary Lou and Bill Marzian Mr. Neil E. Mellen and Dr. Mavin H. Martin Claire Alagia and Creighton Mershon, Sr. Patrick and Pam Michael Guy E. and Elizabeth S. Montgomery Christopher P. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neumayer Tanya Parke Lindsey Ransdell Drs. Tiffany Rieser and Steven Heilman Scott Schaftlein Kurt Scharfenberger Paul Seigel Lee Smith Marian Spencer Dr. J. C. States and Ms. G. R. Russo Col (Ret.) Richard R. Stevens, Ph.D. Kirk Strack* Carrie Syberg Alyssa Toerne Dr. Corazon Veza Mr. and Mrs. William W. Weber Don and Mary Wells Alice and Crawford Wells Deborah Wexler and John Nutt Carol and Bill Young Dr. Kenneth and Shelly Zegart
* This gift was made possible in part or in full through a Fund for the Arts Partnership Grant
S TA F F DONOR S Sara Durham Allison* and Tony Hammons Melissa Hines Shannon* and David Kisselbaugh Steve Knight
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Liz Magee Meredith McDonough Erin Meiman Julie Roberts Ed Kruger and Jeffrey S. Rodgers*
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Peggy Shake Carrie Syberg Les Waters * Designates current staff member
Services & Amenities TICKET INFORMATION Box Office Hours (During Performances) Subject to change. Monday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Order by phone (502) 584-1205 ■ 1-800-4ATL-TIX Phone orders are subject to a $2 per ticket processing fee. All orders subject to a $1 per ticket Historic Landmark Fee. Online fees may apply. Order Online: ActorsTheatre.org Address: 316 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202-4218 USA special offers Season Ticket Packages Discounted ticket packages are available, including a range of shows and benefits. Call our Box Office for options or visit ActorsTheatre.org/SeasonTickets. Groups Discounts ranging from 5% to 20% are available to groups of ten or more. Call (502) 585-1210 for details. Ages 60+, Military, Students and Patrons with Disabilities 60+, military, students (full-time with valid ID) and patrons with disabilities receive 10% off single tickets. Day of Performance: Patrons with disabilities and students $19. Gift Certificates Perfect for all occasions, gift certificates are available in any amount and can be purchased at the Box Office or online at actorstheatre.org. Ticket Exchange Ticket holders may exchange their tickets either by phone or in person. As soon as possible after exchange needs are known, please call or visit our Box Office to make arrangements. Ticket exchanges may be made until 5 p.m. the day of the date on the tickets or one hour in advance of a matinee—only for another performance of the same play. Upgrade fees may apply. PLEASE NOTE Ticket discounts subject to availability, cannot be combined with other discounts, and are not valid on previously purchased tickets. Historic Landmark and phone fees apply. Not valid during blackout performances. Seating restrictions may apply. Visit ActorsTheatre.org/TicketOptions for more information. GALLERY HOURS (During Performances) Tuesday - Friday: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday - Sunday: 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. Closed Mondays and non-performance days
FOOD & BEVERAGE Food is not permitted in the theatre. Beverage Service Beverage service is available on the Mezzanine Level Tuesday–Sunday, one hour before all shows and at intermission. Post-performance beverage service is available at MilkWood. Beverages can be pre-purchased for intermission at the Mezzanine bar before all performances. MilkWood Open Tuesday-Sunday at 5:30 p.m. MilkWood, a restaurant operated by Chef Edward Lee, is located on the lower level of Actors Theatre. Food is available at the bar in the restaurant without reservations; however, reservations are recommended for table service. For reservations, please call (502) 584-MILK (6455) or visit MilkwoodRestaurant.com. Late Arrival Policy Late Seating in the Pamela Brown Auditorium or the Bingham Theatre is at the discretion of the House Manager, who can be located in the lobbies upon your arrival. Due to the intimate nature of the Victor Jory Theatre, latecomers will not be seated. Parking Accessible parking is available on the Mezzanine Level of the Actors parking garage and on the Ground Floor Level for vans. There are additional marked spaces next to the Main Street elevators on Levels 3 through 6. The Actors parking garage elevators, located along Main Street, provide direct access to theatre lobbies. For information on discount parking for theatre events or traffic updates and alerts, please visit our website at ActorsTheatre.org or contact our Box Office at 502.584.1205. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE In the event of a fire, a severe storm or an earthquake, you will be instructed by an announcement from the stage indicating the best method of exit. Please notice the multiple red exit signs in the theatre. For your safety, please exit in a calm and orderly manner. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Please silence your phone or watch alarm so it will not disrupt the performance. Use of cellular phones, pagers, cameras, recording devices or any device that will light up the rows behind you are strictly prohibited in the auditorium. If you feel you may need to be contacted in case of an emergency, check your phone or pager with the house manager. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. NO Firearms Firearms are strictly prohibited on these premises. CHILDREN
Children under age four are not permitted unless the production specifically appeals to very young children. All children attending an event, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Because it can be distracting to others in the theatre, if your child is disruptive or excessively restless, you may be asked to step outside.
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This is a smoke-free facility. Thank you for not smoking.
ACCESSIBILITY Accessible ramps, elevators, parking, restrooms, water fountains and wheelchair seating are available for patrons with disabilities. Parking is located on levels M and 3–6 of the garage. Accessible restrooms are located on the first floor and Mezzanine Level. Sound Enhancement All theatres are equipped with an FM wireless system for hearing enhancement. Lightweight receivers with earphones or magnetic induction loops are available free of charge, with a refundable deposit, at Coat Check (October–April) or the Box Office. Audio-Described Performances Selected performances, generally during a weekend matinee, are audio described for patrons who are blind or have low vision. Describers provide a live, objective, and descriptive delivery of the visual elements of the performance in between the dialogue. A schedule is available at the Box Office. Provided by The Kentucky Center. Caption Theatre Caption Theatre is provided for selected performances for patrons who have hearing loss and may not benefit from hearing amplification. The audible elements are shown on an LED sign, in real time, as each line is spoken or sung. Reservations for this service should be made at the time of ticket purchase to ensure the best seating for this service. Provided by The Kentucky Center. LARGE-PRINT PROGRAMS Large-print programs are available at the entrance to all theatres on both levels. VOLUNTEERS Volunteer opportunities are available as a member of Actors Associates or the Usher Corps. Call (502) 584-1265. RENTALS Looking for a unique space to hold an event? Actors Theatre boasts a variety of different spaces for events ranging from meetings to conferences. Call (502) 584-1265 for details. BACKSTAGE TOURS Backstage Tours arranged by advance request. Call (502) 584-1265.
All programs, activities and services are provided equally without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. A-22
Actors Theatre Gallery
Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists August 30–October 31, 2016
Founded in 1995, the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA) is an organization of more than eighty local visual artists whose work encompasses an array of surface design and construction techniques, including hand and machine embroidery, quilting, weaving, beading, batik and shibori dyeing, paperand felt-making, and basketry. Designed to provide a forum for general exchange of ideas and opportunities for networking, LAFTA is also active in the community, providing artwork to Home of the Innocents, The Family Place, and the Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center. The 2016 LAFTA Juried Exhibition will be displayed during the months of September and October in Actors Theatre galleries. The show opens to the public on Tuesday, August 30. Receptions will be held during Friday Night Gallery Hops on September 2 and October 7 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Participating artists will be present at those times to discuss their work in a casual environment with both art and theatre patrons. Visit Actors ActorsTheatre.org for more information.
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T h e at r e S ta ff Artistic Director, Les Waters • Managing Director, Kevin E. Moore ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director...........................Meredith McDonough Arts Administration Coordinator...................Zachary Meicher-Buzzi Company Manager....................................Dot King Literary Director............................................. Amy Wegener Literary Manager.........................Jenni Page-White Resident Dramaturg..... Hannah Rae Montgomery Literary Associate................................Jessica Reese Education Director...............................................Jane B. Jones Education Manager................ Betsy Anne Huggins Education Associate........................... Lexy Leuszler Teaching Artists.............. Liz Fentress, Keith McGill, Talleri McRae, Letitia Usher ADMINISTRATION General Manager........................ Jeffrey S. Rodgers Human Resources Manager................... Marie Tull Systems Manager.................................Dottie Krebs Executive Assistant............................. Janelle Baker Administrative & IT Services Coordinator......................................Alan Meyer AUDIENCE SERVICES & SALES Ticket Sales Director.......................Kim McKercher Season Tickets Manager....................Julie Gallegos Box Office Managers............................. Steve Clark, Kristy Kannapell Customer Service Representatives.......................... Cheryl Anderson,LaShana Avery, Matthew Brown, Marty Huelsmann, Deva North, Chandler Smith, Veronica Thomas Volunteer and Audience Relations Director..........................................Allison Hammons House Managers..............Jeanne Becker, Tiffany Bush, Jordan Kelch, Betsy Ruck, Marianne Zickuhr Lobby Manager................................... Tiffany Walton DEVELOPMENT Director............................................... Julie Roberts Associate Director of Development...................Shannon Kisselbaugh National Philanthropy Manager................................. Justin Williamson Community Philanthropy Manager...........................................Carrie Syberg Annual Fund Manager.............................Liz Magee Donor Relations Coordinator............ Susan Creech FINANCE Director................................................Peggy Shake Accounting Coordinator....................... Jason Acree Accounting Assistant............................ Jillian Innes MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Director............................................... Steve Knight
Public Relations Manager................. Sara Durham Marketing Manager...........................Melissa Hines Festival & Events Manager.................Erin Meiman Marketing & Communications Coordinator................................ Laura Humble Graphic Designer...........................Mary Kate Zihar Assistant Graphic Designer................. Amie Villiger Group Sales Manager...........................Sarah Peters Group Sales Associate.........................Chris O’Leary OPERATIONS Director.............................Mike Schüssler-Williams Operations Manager............................... Barry Witt Building Services Supervisor..............Ricky Baldon Building Services.......... Joe Spencer, Jeramaine Spain Receptionist................................Amanda Marshbanks PRODUCTION Production Manager............................Paul Werner Assistant Production Manager.....Michael Whatley Production Stage Manager........ Paul Mills Holmes Resident Stage Managers.............Stephen Horton, Katie Shade Resident Assistant Stage Manager....... Jessica Kay Potter Production Assistant.......Codey Leroy Butler, Leah Pye Scenic Technical Director.......................... Justin Hagovsky Assistant Technical Director...........Braden Blauser Scenic Charge...................................Rachel Claxton Scene Shop Manager.............. Javan Roy-Bachman Master Carpenter....................................Alexia Hall Carpenters.....................Elliot Cornett, Eric Kneller, Matt Krell, Nikolas Mikkelsen, Pierre Vendette Scenic Painter............................................Liv Joyce Deck Carpenters........................... Caitlin McCarthy, Peter Regalbuto Costumes Director........................................ Kristopher Castle Costume Shop Coordinator........ Tamara Langman Costume Design Assistants......... Maggie McGrann, Adrienne Nixon Crafts Master..................................... Shari Cochran Wig and Makeup Supervisor.......... Jehann Gilman Wardrobe Supervisors..................... Emily Astorian, Molly Herman Draper/Tailor........................................Jeffery Park First Hand.....................................Natalie Maynard Stitcher Captain..............................Elizabeth Hahn Stitchers......... Faith Brown, Christina Marcantonio Lighting Supervisor........................................Jason E. Weber Assistant Lighting Supervisor............. Dani Clifford Master Electrician............................ John Newman Pamela Brown Lighting Technician............Jacqueline Malenke Bingham Lighting Technicians............ Carly Shiner Swing Lighting Technician........Oliver Kassenbrock
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T h e at r e S ta ff Sound Supervisor.............................................. Paul Doyle Assistant Sound Supervisor.............. Jessica Collins Sound Technicians..... Rachel Regan, Rachel Spear Properties Director..............................................Mark Walston Assistant Properties Master...........Heather Lindert Carpenter Artisan..............................Karl Anderson Soft Goods Artisan...........................Jessie Combest General Artisan..................................... Brad Baute Props Artisans....................Rachel Wynne Dawson, Sidney Martin Video Media Technologist..........................Philip Allgeier Professional Training Company Director...............................................Michael Legg Associate Director............................... John Rooney 2016–2017 Apprentices Acting....................................................................... Carter Caldwell, Andres Chaves, Andrew Cutler, Jenn Geiger, Abby Leigh Huffstetler, Daniel Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Elijah Jones, Kevin Kantor, Sam Kotansky, Anna Lentz, Kathiamarice Lopez, Laakan McHardy, Alexandra Milak, Regan Moro, Grace Palmer, Jake Sabinsky, Anne-Marie Trabolsi, Sam Wisenden, Alice Wu Arts Administration............................Katie Foggiano Communications....................................Kate Leggett Company Management/ Hospitality................................... Chandler Smith
Development................................... Rachael Everson Directing..............Lila Rachel Becker, Sammy Zeisel Dramaturgy/Literary Management..... Bryan Howard, Paige Vehlewald Education/Teaching Artists......................................... Victoria Marie Masteller, Elliott Talkington Events and Festival Management.......................Allison Paige Gilman Lighting/Electrics.................................. Natasha Bray Marketing.................................................Jenny Wilde Production Management..................... Hannah Cava Scenic Painting................................ Hannah Allgeier Stage Management..............................Alexis Breese, Michael Donnay, Emily Pathman, Katherine Thesing Usher Captains Alex Ackerman, Dolly Adams, Star Adams, Shirley Adkins, Marie Allen, Katherine Austin, June Blair, Libba & Chuck Bonifer, Tanya Briley, Maleva Chamberlain, Donna Conlon, Terry Conway, Laurie Eiden, Doris Elder, Reese Fisher, Joyce French, Carol Halbleib, LuAnn & Tom Hayes, Barbara Nichols, Teresa Nusz, Judy Pearson, Beth Phipps, Nancy Rankin, Bob Rosedale, Tim Unruh, Joshua Van Nort, David Wallace, Megg Ward Actors Theatre’s Company Doctor Dr. Andrew Mickler, F.A.C.S. Members of the Professional Training Company receive additional training at the Louisville Ballet School.
Actors Theatre of Louisville was founded in 1964 by Richard Block in association with Ewel Cornett. Jon Jory was Producing Director from 1969 to 2000. Alexander Speer was Executive Director from 1965 to 2006.
Artists under Commission In addition to reading script submissions from around the country, Actors Theatre of Louisville builds relationships with playwrights and encourages the creation of new work by commissioning plays from artists whom we admire. A new play commission engages a writer to pen a piece specifically for Actors Theatre of Louisville and allows us to support the work’s development from the earliest stages of inspiration onward. Some notable past full-length plays commissioned by Actors Theatre and produced in the Humana Festival of New American Plays include The Christians by Lucas Hnath, For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday by Sarah Ruhl, Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo, Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison (co-commission with Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Big Love and The Glory of the World by Charles Mee, and Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies (winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama).
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Ramiz Monsef Molly Smith Metzler A. Rey Pamatmat Mark Schultz Naomi Wallace & Ismail Khalidi