'Rhinoceros' at Booth Theatre - Program

by EUGÈNE IONESCO translated by MARTIN CRIMP Director Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Technical Director Stage Manager Production Manager

Clay Hopper Paul J. Dufresne Alyssa Korol Gifford Williams J. Collin Priddy-Barnum Jack Hammond Annie Zaruba-Walker Johnny Kontogiannis

CAST Jean Berenger Housewife Old Gent/Monsieur Papillon Botard Dudard Grocerman Grocer Woman/Madame Boeuf Logician Boss of Café/Fireman/Monsieur Jean Monsieur Jean’s Wife Daisy Waitress

Shawna M James Daniel Abbes Ellie Ricker Alfred Bardwell-Evans Derek Martinez Ben Murphy Linda Vanesa Perla Sophie Gore Anna Bortnick Tyler Hayes McMahon Dana DePirri Mackenzie Cala Emily Hentschel

Rhinoceros is presented by special arrangement with The Societe des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD) representing the author, and Judy Daisch Associates, Ltd., representing the translator.

This translation of Rhinoceros was first produced by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre on 21 September 2007.

DESIGN & PRODUCTION TEAM Assistant Director Fight Choreographer Fight Captains Assistant Stage Manager Associate Production Manager Production Assistant Run Crew

Assistant Scenic Designers Paint Charge Properties Master Assistant Technical Director Paints/Scenic Build Crew

Dana DePirri Mackenzie Cala Mackenzie Cala & Sophia Gore Jolie Frazer-Madge Jenn Ruygt Jonas B. Hayes Cagil Aydiner, Derek B. Crosby, Julia T. Goldberg, Chitra Jagannathan & Lauren Frances Leger Samantha Galvao & Jillian Tone Jackie Kempe Steven Doucette Gabi Scheinthal School of Theatre Technical Crew

Assistant Costume Designer Drapers First Hands Costume Crafts Head Costume Crafts Assistants Wardrobe Head Costume Build Crew Wardrobe Crew

Lauren Reuter Tazzy Cole & Vinnie Loucks Niko Cohen & Brittany Meehan Chloe Chaftez Amanda Miller & Whitney Vaughan AJ Jones School of Theatre Costume Shop Selah N. Boughner, Liam J. Krivcov & Emily Keebler

Assistant Lighting Designer Master Electrician Moving Lights Programmer Light Board Operator Follow Spot Operators

Mark Fortunato Zachary Sager Shannon Clarke Siena B. McMahon Yonina Brenner, Matan Horowitz, Jacob Kreiss & Samuel Orlov School of Theatre Lighting Dept.

Jonathan Beals Angelica Alvarez School of Theatre Sound Dept.

Lighting Crew Associate Sound Designer Sound Board Operator Sound Crew Audience Services Manager Box Office & Front of House

Brian Dudley Shannon Lee Carroll, Kegan G. Cole, Ryan V. Gold, Neil Kelly, Ying Tung Lin & Julian A. Manjerico

COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES Eugène Ionesco (Playwright) Martin Crimp (Translator) was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts (1985), Dealing with Clair (1988), Play with Repeats (1989), No One Sees the Video (1991), Getting Attention (1992), The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life (1997) and The Country (2000). He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs, 1997), Genet (The Maids, 1999) and Moliere (The Misanthrope, 1996).His work in the UK has been produced by the Orange Tree Theatre, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the RSC, the Young Vic and the Royal Court, where he was writer-in-residence in 1997. In New York his work has been seen at the Public Theater and the Classic Stage Company, as well as on Broadway.

Clay Hopper (Director) was formerly the Associate Artistic Director of Olney Theatre Center and Director of both the National Players and the Summer Shakespeare Festival at OTC. Directing credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Amadeus.

Hopper also directed Farragut North and Triumph of Love on Olney Theatre Center’s Main Stage and Call of the Wild, a musical adaptation of Jack London’s novel by Jon Lipsky, first as a workshop at Boston University, then as a touring production for The National Players on tour 59, culminating in the world premiere on Olney Theatre Center’s Main Stage in 2009. Other recent credits include On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning at Contemporary America Theatre Festival Actor’s Lab. In 2002, Hopper founded and produced a new play series called New Works/After Hours at Lincoln Center Institute’s Clarke Studio Theatre. Off-offBroadway: A Home Without by Robert Westfield, Different Zenby Clay Hopper with Third Eye Rep, Earthworms by Albert Innaurato with The Working Group, Triageby Chris Shiea with Miranda Theatre, and The Interrogation by Murphy Guyer with The Miranda Theatre. Hopper has formerly taught at Woolly Mammoth’s Theatre School and College of Wooster, where he directed King Lear and was visiting assistant professor in 2006. As assistant director, Hopper has worked at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Woolly Mammoth Theater Company.

BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts and MFA from Boston University College of Fine Arts.

Paul J. Dufresne (Scene Designer) is a second year MFA Scene Design student from Ventura, California. Selected credits include scene designs for Boston University Opera Institute's Le Nozze di Figaro (Boston University Theatre, 2017); Hydrogen Jukebox (2016); Additional credits include Cloud 9 (2017) Die Zauberflöte (Smothers Theatre, 2016); These Shining Lives (Lindhurst Theatre, 2015), a production at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival entitled Forget Fire (C Venue +2, 2014), Goodnight Don’t Be Afraid and Hamlet (Theatre Three, 2014); and associate scenic design for Class and Scott and Hem (Falcon Theatre, 2015). Paul was awarded the USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) young designers’ national undergraduate award for outstanding achievement in scenic design. pjdufresne.com Alyssa Korol (Costume Designer) earned her BA at the University of Vermont, and is now finishing her third year of her Costume Design MFA. Previous credits include: The Cradle Will Rock (BU), Frankenstein (Friends Seminary), Brecht on Brecht (New Rep), and Cloud 9 and God’s Ear (co-designed with Annalynn Luu).

Annie Zaruba-Walker (Stage Manager) is a senior Stage Management major, with an emphasis in production management. Though it’s bittersweet to be finishing up her time with the School of Theatre, she’s happy to go out with a bang with the stellar Rhinoceros cast and crew. She’d like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her.

Daniel Abbes is ecstatic to be preforming in Rhinoceros as his debut at Boston University School of Theatre. It has been such a privilege to work with such generous and talented mentors and actors. Originally from Oregon, his most recent high school and class productions include Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof (Corvallis High School) and Las Meninas (Boston University Sophomore Acting Project). Daniel will receive his BFA in Acting from Boston University in the spring of 2020.

Alfred Bardwell-Evans is a sophomore Acting major, and he is beyond thrilled to be taking part in his first production here at BU in the new Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. He would like to thank the entire cast and crew for what has been a truly wonderful experience.

Anna Bortnick is a senior at Boston University pursing a BFA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Art History. She also trained at The Eugene O’Neill National Theater Institute. Recent performances include, Dogberry (Much Ado About Nothing), Lily (Punk Rock), and Sister Mister (The Cradle Will Rock). Thank you to the entire Rhinoceros team!

Mackenzie Cala is thrilled to be rounding out her senior year with Rhinoceros. She is a Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Music Theatre and holds a minor in Arts Leadership. Some of her favorite past roles include Natalie (Next to Normal), Anna (Spring Awakening), and Yvette Pottier (Mother Courage and Her Children).

Dana DePirri is a sophomore Acting major in the School of Theatre. She could not be more thrilled to be assistant directing and performing in her debut at Boston University in Rhinoceros. She would like to thank the cast and crew of this production for such a fun and engaging experience!

Sophie Gore is thrilled to perform at the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre for her final show at BU. Her favorite credits include Maud/Victoria in Cloud Nine, Richard Gloucester in Richard III, and Fat Prince in The Caucasian Chalk Circle. After graduation, she plans on moving to New York City to pursue acting, songwriting, and theatre education.

Emily Hentschel is a sophomore Theatre Arts major at Boston University. Rhinoceros marks her debut performance with the SOT and she could not be more thrilled. She would very much like to thank the Rhinosquad from the bottom of her heart for all the love and hard work. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Shawna M James is thrilled to be in this production of Rhinoceros alongside the immeasurable talent of her fellow actors and production team. Shawna is a Bay Area, California, native. Recent credits include Cabaret and Mother Courage and her Children (Boston University), An Octoroon (Company One Theatre/regional premiere), and Hamlet (Interlochen Shakespeare Festival). Last spring, she received her semester diploma in Classical Acting from LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). This spring she will receive her BFA in Theatre Arts and minor in Arts Leadership from Boston University.

Derek Martinez is a sophomore BFA Theatre Arts major and BU Trustee Scholar.

Apart from acting, his passions include mime and mask work, circus performance (Aerial Fabric), and molecular biology. Recent BU performances include solo and ensemble pieces within BU’s 2017 Aurora Borealis: A Festival of Light and Dance.

Tyler McMahon is a sophomore Theatre Arts major at BU School of Theatre. Rhinoceros marks his performance debut with the School. Previous SOT productions include assistant directing These Three Sisters, and stage managing Eurydice, Fool for Love, and Shebang. Much love to the Rhino team & the McMahon fam.

Ben Murphy, a sophomore Acting major in the School of Theatre, is thrilled to be in his first production at BU! He'd like to welcome his Minneapolis, Minnesota family —Mom, Dad, Becca and Alana—to Boston for his first play. (I love you!)

Línda Vanesa Perla is a proud latinx artist in her last year at Boston University. Her plans for the future currently revolve around trying to respond to this phrase: any artist who is not an activist is a dead artist.

Ellie Ricker is a sophomore Acting major at Boston University. She is so excited to be involved with the first show in Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. Thank you to the Rhinoceros team for making this an incredible experience!

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