Eureka Day Program by Asolo Repertory Theatre

MAY 11–JUNE 4, 2022

PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL DONALD EDWARDS MANAGING DIRECTOR LINDA DIGABRIELE PROUDLY PRESENTS

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SCENIC DESIGN

RIW RAKKULCHON HAIR/WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGN

MICHELLE HART

RESIDENT CASTING DIRECTOR

CELINE ROSENTHAL

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

DEVARIO D. SIMMONS

JAMES E. LAWLOR III MATTHEW PARKER

CHICAGO CASTING

NEW YORK CASTING

CLAIRE SIMON CASTING DIRECTING FELLOW

LAUREN ERICA JACKSON

TARA RUBIN CASTING GRADUATE COSTUME ASSISTANT

ANDREA HERRERA

PROJECTION DESIGN

PAUL DEZIEL

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

NIA SCIARRETTA*

STAGE MANAGER

KRISTIN LOUGHRY*

STAGE MANAGEMENT APPRENTICE LITERARY AND CASTING APPRENTICE

TARA TOLAR-PAYNE

CAILI CROW

Originally commissioned and produced by Aurora Theatre Company (Tom Ross, Artistic Director; Julie Saltzman Kellner, Managing Director), Berkeley, CA EUREKA DAY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Directors are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society; Designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Local USA-829; Backstage and Scene Shop Crew are members of IATSE Local 412. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.

CO-PRODUCERS Carol B. Camiener • Fr. Jeffrey Hamblin, MD and Mark-Alan • The Koffman Family • Nancy Markle • Richard and Gail Rubin^ ^in memoriam EUREKA DAY SPONSORS

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CAST (In order of appearance) PAUL SLADE SMITH*............................................................................................................................................ DON ANNE BOWLES*........................................................................................................................................... SUZANNE JASMINE BRACEY*........................................................................................................................................ CARINA CELIA MEI RUBIN*........................................................................................................................................... MEIKO CHRIS AMOS*.......................................................................................................................................................... ELI TREZURE COLES............................................................................................................................................ WINTER

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. For Don: MIKHAIL ROBERTS; For Suzanne: SHARON PEARLMAN; For Carina: TREZURE COLES; For Meiko: ZOË KIM; For Eli: JORDAN RICH; For Winter: JESSICA ECKENROD *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. THE SETTING The Eureka Day School Berkeley, California Fall 2017 There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

AFFILIATIONS

UNION CREDITS

Asolo Repertory Theatre is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for theatres. Asolo Rep is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the national association of non-profit professional theatres; Florida Professional Theatre Association (FPTA); the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County; the Manatee County Cultural Alliance; and the Sarasota, Manatee, and Longboat Key Chambers of Commerce.

Asolo Rep operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States; the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society; and the United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE Local 412 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Pictures Machine Operators of the United States and Canada.

Asolo Rep programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, handicap or age in accordance with federal law.

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OUR MISSION

Engage and inspire audiences with extraordinary theatrical experiences created with vision, passion and artistry and enhanced by deeply integrated education and community engagement programs.

COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS Asolo Rep is committed to becoming a more inclusive, diverse, and antiracist institution at all levels. In order to intentionally address injustice and racism we believe theatre must become a leading force in telling the stories of our time to inform and influence a better future. We will reflect upon our past, investigate our current course of action, and develop a responsive and sustainable plan to break down barriers to access and challenge racism and bias within our institution and our community. Our commitment to Anti-Racism and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) requires that we continue to actively listen, seek learning opportunities, create space for direct and open discourse and strive to meet people where they are—taking time to effect lasting change together. For more information on Asolo Rep’s IDEA commitment, visit asolorep.org/idea.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Asolo Rep acknowledges that we join together in the practice of theatre on the native lands of The Calusa People. As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with those Indigenous peoples, we honor with gratitude the land itself and the Calusa Tribe. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities but serves as a first step in honoring the legacy of the land.

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ASOLO REP 20 21-20 2 2 BOA RD OF DIREC TORS OFFICERS Carole Crosby | President Randell Johnson | Vice President/President Elect Joel Morganroth | Vice President Dennis Dirks | Treasurer Gigi Huberman | Secretary Tom McLaughlin | General Counsel Robert Baer Beverly Bartner Robert Bartner David I. Bavar Nancy Boxill-Thompson Terry O. Brackett Mary Braxton-Joseph Susan C. Buck Terrance Burzynski James R. Chandler III Ann J. Charters Warren J. Coville Jaime DiDomenico Susan Dweck Andrew Economos L’Tanya Evans Deborah A. Farrington Kathleen France Herman Frankel Teri A Hansen Lawrence Haspel Gary Heard Nona Macdonald Heaslip Beth Hirsch Judith Hofmann Charlie Huisking Mark Irwin

Caryl Barrie Kaplan Carolyn Keystone Beverly L. Koski Ruth Kreindler Lucie Lapovsky Nancy Markle Enid Marshall Elenor H. Maxheim L. Scott Merritt Melanie Natarajan Paul E. Nelson Joanne Powers Jules Price William Sandy Nikki Sedacca Stephanie L. Shaw Eva T. Slane William S. Villafranco Kirk Voelker James Wadsworth Marysue Wechsler Charlie Wilson Mary Lou Winnick Margaret Wise Joan H. Wood Geri J. Yonover

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Patricia Anderson President, Asolo Repertory Theatre Guild Richard McCullough President, Florida State University James Frazier Dean, College of Fine Arts, Florida State University

MICHAEL DONALD EDWARDS Producing Artistic Director

Michael Donald Edwards has served as producing artistic director of Asolo Repertory Theatre since 2006. He was previously the associate artistic director of Syracuse Stage and served as artistic director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz. A Garland Award and Drama Logue Award winning director, Edwards has directed at Cleveland Play House; Indiana Repertory Theatre; Geva Theatre; Syracuse Stage; The Shakespeare Theatre; San Jose Rep; Opera San Jose; the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; the Old Globe in San Diego; Virginia Stage Company; the Virginia Opera; the State Theatre of South Australia; Opera Australia; Victoria State Opera; and the Metropolitan Opera, where he staged revivals of Aida, The Barber of Seville, Porgy and Bess and Phillip Glass’ The Voyage. In previous seasons for Asolo Rep, Edwards has directed Disgraced; Our Betters; The Grapes of Wrath; Clybourne Park; My Brilliant Divorce; Hamlet, Prince of Cuba; Las Meninas; La Bête; The Last Five Years; The Life of Galileo; Perfect Mendacity; The Winter’s Tale; Equus; A Tale of Two Cities; Darwin in Malibu; Nobody Don’t Like Yogi; Amadeus; The Smell of the Kill and most recently The Crucible.

LINDA M. DiGABRIELE Managing Director

Linda DiGabriele has served as Asolo Rep’s managing director since 1989. Prior to that time, she held other positions with Asolo Rep, including director of touring programs and stage manager. During her 12-year tenure with the touring programs, Ms. DiGabriele orchestrated 26 regional and national tours for Asolo Rep’s mainstage and educational companies. She has served several terms on the board of directors for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a national organization of regional not-for-profit professional theatres. Ms. DiGabriele has been an advisory panel member for the National Endowment for the Arts and, for five years, the John F. Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences. She is a past president of the Florida Professional Theatre Association and has served the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs as a member of various panels including the Grant Awards Task Force, Theatre Grants, Arts in Educations Grants, and the Cultural Institution Programs review committee. Other boards of directors’ appointments include ASSITEJ/USA, an international theatre organization for young audiences, and the Florida Cultural Alliance. A graduate of Florida State University, Ms. DiGabriele’s professional theatre experience includes acting and directing. She is honored to have been recognized by the Florida Professional Theatre Association’s Richard G. Fallon Award for Excellence in Professional Theatre and the Florida Theatre Conference’s Lifetime Achievement Award. asolorep.org

CREATIVE TEAM PAUL DEZIEL, he/him SECOND SEASON (Projection Designer) is a New York & Chicago based projection designer. Selected Credits: The Great Leap (Asolo Rep), I Hate It Here (Goodman Theatre), Photograph 51 (Court Theatre), The Color Purple (Drury Lane Theatre), P.Y.G. or the Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle ( Jackalope Theatre), Tilikum (Sideshow Theatre), The Vagrant Trilogy (Mosaic Theatre Company), United Flight 232 (The House Theatre), Beauty’s Daughter (American Blues Theater), and Churchill (SoloChicago). Paul is the recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards, holds an MFA in Projection and Multimedia Design from the University of Maryland, and is an artistic affiliate with American Blues Theater. pauldeziel.com MICHELLE HART, she/her TWENTIETH SEASON (Resident Hair/Wig & Make-up Designer) designs for Asolo Repertory Theatre and FSU/ Asolo Conservatory. Other credits: Sarasota Ballet, Palm Beach Drama Works, freeFall Theatre, Urbanite Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Banyan Theatre, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Venice Theatre, Dorset Theatre, Barrington Stage, and Open Stage Theatre. She has also done hair and/or make-up for Joan Rivers, Doris Roberts, Martin Short, Jane Russell, Arlene Dahl, Soledad Villamil, Jane Pauley, Richard Dreyfuss, Castille Langdon, Christopher Higgins, Mary Mara, Heather Robb, Lauren Sweetser, Justin Long, Paul Downs, Douglas Sills, and Nia Hills. Music videos: “Second Chance” by Shinedown, “Reverse Cowgirl” by T-Pain. Film and television: Lady of the Manor; Paradise, FL; and The Real Stephen Blatt. LAUREN ERICA JACKSON, she/her FIRST SEASON (Directing Fellow) Multi-hyphenate artist Lauren Erica Jackson is above all, a storyteller. Currently based out of Baltimore, MD, she began laying roots in the city’s vibrant theatre scene while still a student at Towson University, where she earned a BFA in Acting and a BS in English. She is an ensemble member at Single Carrot Theatre, where she has been an actor, playwright, and director. BIANCA LAVERNE JONES SECOND SEASON (Director) was previously seen at Asolo Repertory Theatre as Jory in Disgraced by Ayad Aktar in 6 EUREKA DAY

2016. Broadway (Associate Director): Chicken & Biscuits. Associate/Assistant Director: Thoughts of a Colored Man (Syracuse Stages, Baltimore Center Stage), A Small Oak Tree Runs Red (Billie Holiday Theater/Brooklyn), BLKS (MCC/NYC), The First Noel (Classical Theater of Harlem, Apollo Theater/NYC). Regional: Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls (Baltimore Center Stage); The Gift of Mad Guys (Pittsburgh Public Theater/Pittsburgh); Othello (Opera); 5 Aspects for Bass and Chamber Orchestra (Newark Veterans Park/Newark, NJ). Film: The Gaze (a film quilt) Episodes 108 & 109 (Tell Me a Story Productions/ Los Angeles), Mother’s Milk (Powell of Love Productions/ NYC), Undercover Sidechick (Afro Goddess Productions/ NYC), Storkers (Script Supervisor/London). Training: NCSA, SUNY Purchase, Yale, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (MA-Directing). Awards: DC Black Theater Festival for Best One Act Play 2013, Broadway World 2019 Best Actress, AUDELCO for Best Ensemble 2018. biancalavernejones.com

JAMES E. LAWLOR III, he/him FIRST SEASON (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to make his Asolo debut! Jimmy is a Scorpio, new father, cat owner, and a music enthusiast, who enjoys scotch and bourbon. He only runs when chased. Jimmy designs lighting for opera, theatre, dance, corporate clients, architecture, interiors, and more. New York work includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, and beyond. Regional work includes opera, theatre, and dance. Jimmy’s work has been seen internationally in Abu Dhabi, Sydney, London, Mexico, Canada, Austria, and Germany. MFA from NYU Tisch. Member USA 829. lawlordesign.com KRISTIN LOUGHRY, she/her THIRD SEASON (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to sunny Sarasota! Previous Asolo Rep credits include Grand Horizons, The Cake, and the unopened 2020 production of The Great Leap. Additional credits include shows with Baltimore Center Stage, Hangar Theatre Company, Infinity Theatre Company, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, NewArts, Primary Stages, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Soho Playhouse, Virginia Stage Company, and 11 seasons with NYU Grad Acting. Proud AEA member and Ithaca College alum.

MATTHEW PARKER, he/him TWENTY-NINTH SEASON (Sound Designer) received his BFA in Theatre Production Design and Technology from Ohio University. He was the resident sound designer at Monomoy Theatre in 1990. He has worked sound and special effects at Flat Rock Playhouse in North Carolina on such shows as I Hate Hamlet, the world premiere of Gilligan’s Island: The Musical and others in the 1992 season. Since 1993, Matt has designed sound for most of Asolo Rep’s productions. In addition, he wrote and performed the musical scores for The Count of Monte Cristo and Nicholas Nickleby. Outside the theatre world he has designed and programed the show control system for Livingston's Amusements Bazooka Ball arena and produced Livestream expositions for the National Watercolor Society. RIW RAKKULCHON, he/they FIRST SEASON (Scenic Designer) is a set & costume designer, animator, and chef from Bangkok, Thailand. Selected Credits: Associate Set Designer (Pass Over on Broadway). He/They has worked at Yale Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Drury Lane Theatre, The Acting Company, 59E59, Edinburgh Fringe, Primary Stages, The Public Theatre, and others. He/They also works with designers Wilson Chin, Riccardo Hernandez, Jason Ardizzone-West, Donyale Werle, Santo Loquasto, Rachel Hauck, Clint Ramos, and Walt Spangler. Board member of WithAll, a non-profit organization on a fight to end eating disorders. BFA Ithaca College, MFA Yale School of Drama. Member of United Scenic Artists 829. IG: @riwrdesign CELINE ROSENTHAL, she/they SIXTH SEASON (Associate Artistic Director) is a Tonynominated producer and "Key" member of The Ring Of Keys. Celine has developed new work with Musical Theatre Factory, NYMF, Kidoons, Tamasha, and National Queer Theatre, as well as creating Asolo Rep’s premiere new work series, Asolo Rep: Ground Floor. At Asolo Rep, Celine directed Grand Horizons, Camelot, We Need A Little Christmas, The Lifespan of a Fact, Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Tempest. Other Recent Projects: Trayf (New Rep); Drowning in Cairo (N.Q.T); A Doll’s House (Studio Theatre); Motherf***er with the Hat (FSU/Asolo Conservatory); the award-winning indie short film Wildflower. Celine is a New Georges affiliated artist,

member of the 2018/19 MTC Directing Fellowship class, and was awarded an SDC Observership and Asolo Rep Directing Fellowship. Alumnus of CTI, BMI Lehman Engel Workshop, NYU Tisch (BFA), and The New School for Drama (MFA). celinerosenthal.nyc

NIA SCIARRETTA, she/her TENTH SEASON (Production Stage Manager) Favorite Asolo Rep credits include stage manager for last year’s Terrace Stage season as well as for The Sound of Music, Into the Breeches, The Music Man, Sweeney Todd, Sweat, Shakespeare in Love, Roe, and assistant stage manager for Rhinoceros, Guys and Dolls, All the Way, South Pacific, and Hero: The Musical. Previous Off-Broadway credits include work on Jesus Hopped the A Train, In the Blood, and The Wayside Motor Inn at the Signature Theatre. Nia has also worked with Creede Repertory Theatre, the Hangar Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Flea Theatre, and Penguin Rep. DEVARIO D. SIMMONS, he/him FIRST SEASON (Costume Designer) Broadway: Thoughts of a Colored Man; Off-Broadway: Tumacho, Between the Bars, Emergency, and P.S. Additionally, Devario has had the pleasure of working regionally at The Long Wharf Theatre, Jean’s Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, and Baltimore Center Stage. Other credits include Rustin (Netflix), three seasons of AMC’s television show Turn, the 2nd National Touring production of In the Heights, and two seasons of the PBS television series Mercy Street. Member of United Scenic Artists 829. devariosimmons.com IG: @devariosimmons JONATHAN SPECTOR, he/him (Playwright) is a playwright based in Oakland, California. His plays include Eureka Day (NY Times Critic’s Pick, Glickman Award, Theater Bay Area Award, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award, Rella Lossy Award), This Much I Know (Edgerton New Play Award), Best Available (Elizabeth George Commission), In From The Cold (Global Age Prize), Siesta Key, and Good. Better. Best. Bested. His work has been produced at theatres including Colt Coeur, Aurora Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Mosaic Theater, InterAct Theatre, The State Theatre of South Australia, Custom Made Theatre, and Just Theater. He has developed work with Manhattan Theater asolorep.org

CREATIVE TEAM Club, Roundabout Underground, South Coast Rep, Portland Stage, Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, New Harmony Project, PlayPenn, SF Playhouse, and Crowded Fire, among others. Jonathan is a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, a MacDowell Fellow, and a former Resident Playwright at Playwrights Foundation. He is currently under commission from La Jolla Playhouse, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Manhattan Theatre Club. He is an alumnus of New College of Florida and delighted to be back in Sarasota.

CSA TARA RUBIN/CLAIRE BURKE, CSA (Casting) Asolo Rep: Evita, Guys and Dolls, Beatsville, Living on Love (New York Casting), Luck Be A Lady, HERO: The Musical. Selected Broadway: King Kong, Ain't Too Proud, The Band’s Visit, Miss Saigon, A Bronx Tale, Dear Evan Hansen, Cats, Prince of Broadway, Bandstand, Falsettos, Sunset Boulevard, Disaster!, School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway, Aladdin, Les Misérables, Mothers and Sons, Big Fish, The Heiress, How to Succeed.., A Little Night Music, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Guys and Dolls, Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love; Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional: Yale Repertory Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, The Old Globe. SIMON CASTING (Chicago Casting) Regional credits include working with the Clarence Brown Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Guthrie Theatre, Indiana Rep, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Lyric Opera in Chicago, New Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Madison Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Paramount Theatre, Syracuse Stage, and Writers’ Theatre. Chicago theater credits: Broadway in Chicago’s Working; critically acclaimed The Doyle & Debbie Show; the Tony Award-winning Million Dollar Quartet; Show Boat, Carousel, and The King and I for the Lyric Opera; Old Jews Telling Jokes. TV: Empire, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Sense 8, Crisis, Betrayal, Detroit 1-8-7, Boss, Mob Doctor, Chicago Code. Recent film credits: Divergent, Contagion, Jupiter Ascending, Unexpected. Won the Artios Award for casting season one of Fox’s Prison Break. 8 EUREKA DAY

CAST CHRIS AMOS, he/him FIRST SEASON (Eli) is delighted to make his Asolo Rep debut. Based in Chicago, credits include Remy Bumppo, Northlight, BoHo, American Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare, Redtwist, and Broadway in Chicago. Regional credits include Twelve Angry Men at Indiana Repertory Theatre; Peter and the Starcatcher, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest at Illinois Shakespeare Festival; and The Comedy of Errors, Scapin, and Peter and the Starcatcher at Utah Shakespeare Festival. Television appearances include Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Empire, and The Chi. Chris trained in the graduate program at Roosevelt University in Chicago. All the everything to Pamela. chrisamos.net ANNE BOWLES, she/her FIRST SEASON (Suzanne) Broadway: Collected Stories, reasons to be pretty, Inherit the Wind. Off-Broadway: Make Believe (Second Stage). Regional: Shear Madness (Kennedy Center), Love Factually and Twist Your Dickens (Second City/Kennedy Center), Steel Magnolias, The Heiress (Pioneer Theatre), Picnic (Centerstage), Of Mice and Men (Cincinnati Playhouse/St. Louis Rep), The Wolves, Fat Pig, This is How It Goes (Studio Theatre), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), The Matchmaker (Ford’s Theatre), Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre), columbinus (Roundhouse Theatre), Hero’s Welcome, The Phlebotomist (1st Stage), The Last Schwartz (Theatre J). Television: The Good Wife, House of Cards, Turn. JASMINE BRACEY, she/her FIRST SEASON (Carina) is thrilled to be making her Asolo Rep debut. Currently based in New York City, when she's not teaching at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she's telling stories all around the country. Some theatres of note on her resume are: The Utah Shakespeare Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Resident Ensemble Players, and The Acting Company. She also has a few independent films, voice over projects, and television credits to her name. She is a proud graduate of FSU and the University of Delaware.

TREZURE COLES, she/her FIRST YEAR STUDENT, FIRST SEASON (Winter, u/s Carina) is a first-year FSU/Asolo Conservatory student from Newport News, Virginia. On the Asolo Rep stage, Trezure has performed in Our Town (Constable Warren/Joe Stoddard). Some of her previous professional work includes A Christmas Carol (Belle, Tiny Tim, Ghost of Christmas Future) and The Comedy of Errors (Luciana) with Virginia Stage Company. Some upcoming regional credits include Antony and Cleopatra, Lysistrata, Eurydice, and Amphitryon.

MIKHAIL ROBERTS, he/him FIRST YEAR STUDENT, FIRST SEASON (u/s Don) understudied Grand Horizons and Our Town at Asolo Rep, and made his FSU/ Asolo Conservatory debut in The Learned Ladies. Professional credits include the Equity tours of Stuart Little, By the Great Horn Spoon, and the opening cast of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan. On film, he has starred in The Monster's Mind, Saki the Killer, and the upcoming feature film And I Feel Fine.

ZOË KIM, she/her FIRST SEASON (u/s Meiko) is thrilled to be working with Asolo Repertory Theatre for the first time. Her recent credits include Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare’s Globe in London), 4000 Miles, The King’s Language (world premiere at Hollywood Fringe), and No Returns (AFI Film). Special thanks to Claire Burke at Tara Rubin Casting, HCKR Agency, Felicia Sager, and Bianca LaVerne Jones for this opportunity. thezoekim.com

CELIA MEI RUBIN, she/her FIRST SEASON (Meiko) is thrilled to be making her Asolo Rep debut. She has worked on Broadway in Matilda; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; A Christmas Carol. Her work on national tours includes Chicago, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls. She is a dual citizen of the US and UK and worked on London’s West End in Parade, Candide, Joseph...Dreamcoat. Her favorite regional work was playing Val in A Chorus Line at TUTS Houston. She can be heard on multiple original Broadway cast recordings and seen on multiple morning TV shows, Thanksgiving parade performances, and the Tony Awards. IG: @celia_mei

SHARON PEARLMAN, she/her FIRST YEAR STUDENT, FIRST SEASON (u/s Suzanne) is a first-year FSU/Asolo Conservatory student and is so excited to be understudying at Asolo Rep this year! Previous credits include Rudolph in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: the Musical (National Tour), Amber in Hairspray, and Crissy in Hair. Sharon also was part of the opening cast of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, Japan. sharonpearlman.com JORDAN RICH, he/him FIRST YEAR STUDENT, FIRST SEASON (u/s Eli) hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Jordan graduated from The University of Michigan’s BFA Acting program. Professionally, Jordan appeared in the Pete the Cat national tour and No Villain by Arthur Miller at the Public Theatre starring Judith Light. Regionally, Jordan appeared in three shows at Santa Rosa Repertory Theatre and has worked in many capacities at The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. For Mom, Dad, Z, Bub, Nan.

PAUL SLADE SMITH, he/him FIRST SEASON (Don) is making his Asolo Rep debut. His credits include the original Broadway casts of Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Lincoln Center’s revival of My Fair Lady, as well as national tours of Wicked (Doctor Dillamond) and The Phantom of the Opera. Paul was nominated for a 2019 Helpmann Award for his performance as Willy Wonka in the Australian premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His regional credits include The Goodman, Steppenwolf, American Repertory Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Paul is also a playwright; his plays The Outsider and Unnecessary Farce have received over 400 productions worldwide.

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HISTORY THE MUMPS

Etiology of mumps is discovered Various studies into the disease had been carried out across the 19th and 20th centuries, but the viral etiology of mumps was finally documented by Claud D. Johnson and Ernest W. Goodpasture.

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First written description of mumps The first written description of mumps was in the Corpus Hippocraticum. The passage reads: “Swellings appeared about the ears, in many on either side, and in the greatest number on both sides. They were of a lax, large, diffused character, without inflammation or pain, and they went away without any critical sign.” 1934

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VACCINE

The FDA approves a mumps vaccine! The FDA licensed Mumpsvax, a vaccine developed by Maurice Hilleman that was created from the mumps virus infecting his five-year-old daughter, Jeryl Lynn Hilleman. The Mumpsvax vaccine was recommended for routine use in the US in 1977.

An inactivated vaccine has been developed This version of the mumps vaccine only had short-term effectiveness, with subsequent preparations utilizing a live virus that has been weakened, rather than an inactivated variety.

The mumps virus is first isolated Development of the MMR vaccine The MMR immunization vaccine mixed the live attenuated viruses of measles, mumps, and rubella. Hilleman had also created the measles vaccine in 1963 and an improved version in 1968. The MMR vaccine was licensed in 1971, and a second dose was introduced in 1989. 1 0 EUREKA DAY

The MMR vaccine autism controversy Andrew Wakefield, at the time a British medical researcher, authored a research paper published in The Lancet medical journal claiming that there was a link between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism, as well as bowel problems. Wakefield’s study was merely a case report rather than detailed research and only involved 12 children – an incredibly small sample size. The study is now deemed incorrect and fraudulent, but at the time was widely reported on by the media, leading to a sharp drop in vaccination rates in the UK and Ireland, and catalyzing the anti-vaccination movement.

US court refutes claims of autism The US Court of Federal Claims ruled that no evidence had been found to support a link between autism spectrum disorders and vaccines, dismissing suits filed by more than 5,300 parents who claimed the MMR vaccine had caused autism in their children.

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Wakefield’s autism research is dismissed as “dishonest” Several researchers were unable to reproduce Wakefield’s results, following Sunday Times reporter Brian Deer’s discovery in 2004 that there had been manipulation of the study’s data and financial conflicts of interest.

The mumps today In the United States, cases of mumps have dropped by 99% since the introduction of a vaccine in 1967. Unlike measles and rubella, however, mumps has not yet been eliminated in the United States. Recent large outbreaks have occurred among college students (2006; more than 6,500 cases) and in a traditionobservant Jewish community, sparked by a boy who returned from a trip to the United Kingdom and began showing mumps symptoms while at a summer camp (2009-2010; more than 3,400 cases).

The US mumps resurgence There were several outbreaks of mumps in the US among populations that were already highly vaccinated against the disease, including at Harvard University, where more than 40 people contracted the virus. The researchers found that immunity derived from the vaccine lasts an average of 27 years after the final dose is administered, meaning that in addition to the two doses administered to individuals during childhood, a potential third dose at age 18 may be required to maintain immunity into late adulthood. asolorep.org

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STAFF ARTISTIC Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards Managing Director Linda DiGabriele Associate Artistic Director Celine Rosenthal Associate Artistic Director Greg Leaming General Manager Corinne G. Deckard Executive Assistant Tom Zerone Company Manager Cameron Thorp Assistant Company Manager Gabi Simon Artistic Administrator Jessica Cherry Company Management Apprentice Joseph LoCascio BUSINESS OFFICE Finance/Human Resource Director Gary Keehner Human Resource Manager Linda LaCaprucia Business Associate Ellen Dudley Systems Administrator Michael Altiero DEVELOPMENT Development Director Benjamin Luczak Associate Development Director Sarah Johnson Assistantships/Endowment Associate Angel Hissom Development Data Associate India Marie Paul Corporate Partnerships Associate Molly R. Maginn Foundation Relations & Individual Giving Associate Casey Murphy

Community Engagement Associate Gaby Rodriguez MARKETING Marketing & Communications Director Angela Lakin Associate Director, Marketing & Communications Tara McNamara Marketing & Communications Manager Kerri Martin Graphic Designer Wes Duvall Graphic Designer Joseph LaCrue Motion Graphics/Video Editor Sophia Marquart PATRON SERVICES Ticket Services Manager Katie Springer Assistant Ticket Services Manager Rachel Morris Assistant Ticket Services Manager Heidi Thomas House Services Manager Karen Collins House Manager Tom Aposporos Customer Service Representatives Terry Fazio, Savannah Heslep, Bryan Kaplan PRODUCTION Production and Operations Director Victor Meyrich

Audio 3 Samantha Rudy Master Electrician Ethan Vail Assistant Master Electrician Michelle Marcus Grips Geovi Urias, Vlastimil Valla Theatre Property Head Christy Perry Flyman/Automations Christian Wadman COSTUME SHOP Costume Shop Manager David M. Covach Assistant Costume Shop Manager Jordan Jeffers Wig Master Michelle Hart Wig Assistant Lisa Dufresne Wardrobe Supervisor Steve Hafliger Lead Draper Laine Marr Draper Jessica Hayes Lead Cutter/Firsthand Teresa Consolvo

Technical Director David Ferguson

Cutter/Firsthand Skyler Niedziela

Associate Technical Director Shane Streight

Lead Stitcher Maureen Klein

Shop Foreman Peter MacBeth

Stitcher June Elisabeth Taylor

Assistant Shop Foreman Mark Beach

STAGE MANAGEMENT Production Stage Manager Nia Sciarretta

Senior Properties Master Frank J. Paul Associate Properties Master Adam Spencer

Special Events Assistant Nicole Rosenberg

Charge Artist Jo Ann Waters-Atkins

EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT Muriel O’Neil Education & Engagement Director Sara Brunow

Master Scenic Artist Peter Everly

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Master Sound Engineer Matthew Parker Audio 2 Sean Robinson

Production Manager Mike Rodgers

Special Events Manager Meg Carlone

Education & Engagement Coordinator Elizabeth Guilbert

BACKSTAGE CREW Master Stage Carpenter Jeff Ellis

Scenic Craftsmen Rick Alley, Mike Donoho, Taj Medeiros

PATRON INFORMATION Box Office

During the season the box office is open Mondays from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday-Thursday 10am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday10am-8pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. Summer hours and non-performance dates: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.

Seating Policy

To avoid disrupting the performance, latecomers will be seated during an appropriate break, at the discretion of the management.

Hearing Loop System

Asolo Repertory Theatre is equipped with a hearing loop system in both the Mertz and Cook theatres to assist those with hearing aids or cochlear implants equipped with telecoils (t-coil). Sound is transmitted directly from our P.A. system without background noise or interference to better serve our patrons. By turning your hearing aid to “T” for reception, you will be able to hear our performances with improved amplification and clarity. Seats in the Mertz NOT equipped with the loop include Row A in the orchestra and Row F in the mezzanine. For those patrons who do not have the t-coil system, complimentary hearing amplification headsets are available in our lobby for both theatres.

Wheelchair Accommodations Wheelchair seating is available in all theatres and must be requested in advance. Please call the box office.

Cameras & Recording Equipment

In compliance with copyright laws and contractual arrangements, photographs and recordings may not be made during a performance. Please check your cameras and recorders with the house manager or an usher.

Electronic Devices

Please turn off all cell phones, beepers and wristwatch alarms.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is located at: 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243 Business Office: 941.351.9010 Box Office: 941.351.8000

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ASOLO REP’S 2021-22 SEASON! SEASON PRESENTERS Season Presenters contribute $25,000 or more annually to assist in underwriting the full season of Asolo Rep productions. Pat and Bob Baer Beverly and Bob Bartner Betty-Jean and David Bavar Susan and Jim Buck Don and Jo Ann Burhart Ann and Tom Charters Carole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation Andrew and Judith Economos Diane Taylor Foxman, in loving memory of Norman Foxman Larry and Debbie Haspel Charlie Huisking, Huisking Foundation Ivan and Marilyn Kushen Carolyn Keystone and Jim Meekison Drs. Joel and Gail Morganroth Mercedita OConnor Samowitz Foundation Trust, Paulette Samowitz and Lani Haynes Skip and Jan Swan Patricia White, Holmes Family Foundation Geri and Ron Yonover

CO-PRODUCERS Co-Producers support one or more productions throughout the performance season. Anonymous George Allison and J. Alan Watkins James and Maryann Armour Family Foundation Gerald and Sondra Biller Lynda and Brad Blaylock A. Scott Bushey Carol B. Camiener Kathy Cole, in loving memory of Trent Cole Even Collinsworth* Fund, in honor of Joan H. Wood Henny and Dennis Dirks Susan Dweck

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Annie Esformes Mike and Ellen Esposito Shirley Fein Wendy and Jerry Feinstein Kathleen France Ann and Larry Garberding Sandy and Jim Goldman Ron* and Rita Greenbaum Scott and Candy Greer Fr. Jeffrey Hamblin, MD and Mark-Alan Beth and Marc Hirsch George and Judith Hofmann Barbara Jacob Ken and JoAnn Johns Dr. Sidney Katz* and Elaine Keating The Koffman Family Beverly L. Koski David and Lucie Lapovsky India Benton Lesser Foundation, India B. Lesser and Bruce Lesser Nancy Markle Tom and Betsy Marshall John A. Matta Betty Menell Melanie and Sean Natarajan Dr. Stan Pastor and Stephanie Shaw Dr. Alan and Claudia Porter, Porter Radiation Oncology Peter and Joanne Powers Clyde Reed Bob and Sharon Reitsch Maurice Richards* and Jack Kesler Richard and Gail Rubin* Gail and Skip Sack Marge and Bill Sandy Molly Schechter, Marilyn Shuman, and Anne Virag Bud and Betty Shapiro Carol Siegler, in loving memory of Morton Siegler Alan and Cindy Silverglat Bunny Skirboll, in loving memory of Mort Skirboll Lois Stulberg Marty Tackel & Abbe Raven-Tackel Susan Talarico and Mike Sundermeyer Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain, in loving memory of Ethel and Ron Taub

Douglas Thweatt, in memory of Paul Grootkerk Jim and Michal Wadsworth Leon and Marysue Wechsler John and Myrna Welch Susan and Charles Wilson Mary Lou and Edward* Winnick Joan H. Wood Merrill and Sheila Wynne/Aprio

MAJOR SEASON SPONSORS In grateful recognition of our Foundation, Corporate, and Public Partners who make our season possible. Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation Trust

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