The Revolutionists - Park Square Theatre

An assassin, a spy, a playwright, and of course, Marie Antoinette!

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REVOLUTIONISTS

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Shelli Place MAR 29 – APR 16

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book & additional lyrics by KATIE KA VANG music & lyrics by MELISSA LI directed by NANA DAKIN

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WELCOME BACK TO THE THEATRE! It’s been two years in the making, but finally an assassin, a Caribbean spy, a playwright and a Queen walk into a revolution and onto Park Square’s stage.

We are excited to welcome you to PRIME Productions and Park Square’s co-production of THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson. Set during the French Revolution, this play is both a true story and a dream fugue by a talented quartet, but most of all it’s a comedy in which cooler heads don’t always prevail, but instead roll.

We are grateful for Park Square Theater’s continued faith in us and this project as we waited for live theater to return, and for all of you who have joined us here tonight. Some stories are meant to be told from a stage to a live audience, and THE REVOLUTIONISTS is certainly one that genre.

Since its inception in 2016, PRIME’s mission has been to expand opportunities for the Twin Cities’ mature female artists to tell stories that portray women over 50 in a 3-dimensional way. We’re attracted to stories of strong women who are changing the world or changing themselves and others, while living in interesting times.

THE REVOLUTIONISTS accomplish this handily. This production allows PRIME to expand our mission by telling stories from diverse cultures and further the narrative that mature women are not only thought-provoking, they also can be bad-ass! We want 17-year-old boys to be in awe of their grandmothers; 30-year-old women to see 50 can be a new beginning, not a finale; and for women over 50 to be so proud of their age that when they look in the mirror they see their wisdom, not wrinkles. We constantly aim for the journey of mature female characters to appeal to both men and women.

Thank you, Park Square Theater, for this collaboration and the opportunity to share this historical, hilarious play with both our audiences.

So, sit back and enjoy as Marie Antoinette, Charlotte Corday, Olympe De Gouges and Marianne show the boys how revolutions are done!

- The Ladies of PRIME

SHELLI PLACE

ALISON EDWARDS Park Square Theatre celebrates our community’s many voices, inspires creativity across generations, and ignites our shared sense of belonging, exploration, generosity, and self-reflection.

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SYNOPSIS Four women find themselves caught up in the French Revolution: an assassin, a spy, a playwright, and, of course, Marie Antoinette.

They plot murder, find friendship (and do some good writing), in this irreverent, poignant, rebellious comedic romp that considers how we go about changing the world.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Lauren Gunderson has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping the list thrice including 2022/23. She is a two-time winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is a playwright, screenwriter, musical book writer and children’s author who lives in San Francisco. She graduated from NYU Tisch as a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. LaurenGunderson.com

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR When I first read The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, I thought, “wow” this is a play I have to direct. I love period pieces (plays, novels, cable series) that are rooted in history, with notable people of the era, but whose story and dialogue is accessible. This play is all that and more. The combination of 18th century pathos and 21st century dialogue is something new and refreshing. This comedy is about “real women, real transcripts and real executions”. These women are fighting for their rights, their souls, and their survival. Any woman who has marched in a rally for their own rights owes a debt of gratitude to brave women in history. Written by a millennial, it is smart, snappy, witty, and wise, with morsels of real history spread throughout. It’s a wild ride, so buckle up, keep your ears and eyes open and enjoy the experience!

The video and audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

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REVOLUTIONISTS CAST

Alison Edwards*................................. Olympe de Gouges Tia Marie Tanzer................................. Marriane Angelle Jasmine Porter.................................... Charlotte Corday Jane Froiland*..................................... Marie Antoinette Laini Beth Devin.................................. Understudy Julie Ann Nevill.................................... Understudy

CREATIVE TEAM

Shelli Place* . ...................................... Director MJ Leffler . ...........................................Set Designer Sonya Berloviz..................................... Costume Designer Karin Olson.......................................... Lighting Designer Anita Kelling......................................... Sound Designer Bee Tremmel....................................... Wig Designer Marc Berg............................................ Properties Designer Lily Isaacson........................................ Projection Designer Andrew Isaacson................................ Projection Supervisor Ashley Raper*..................................... Stage Manager Keara J Lavandowska......................... Assistant Stage Manager Megan West-Sharp*........................... Producer Performance Time: Approximately 100 minutes with a 10 minute intermission Setting: Paris, the Reign of Terror (1793). A safe place, a study, a prison cell, the Tribunal. Then the scaffold.

Commissioned and first produced by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

The Revolutionists is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For information, visit www.actorsequity.org.

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THE WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION ALISON EDWARDS* (she/her) Olympe de Gouges

Park Square Debut Representative Theatre National Tour: Wit; PRIME Productions: The Roommate; Rochester Civic Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest; Sidekick Theater: Ripcord; Repertory Theatre of St Louis: The Royal Family; Fulton Theatre: The Lion in Winter TV/Film Girls (HBO), In An Instant (ABC), Canusa Street (pilot), Farmer of the Year, Miles Training MFA School for the Arts, Boston University Upcoming Projects Jungle Theatre: The Courtroom More at alisonedwardsonline.com OLYMPE DE GOUGES (174 8 – 1793) was a French playwright and political activist whose writings on women's rights and abolitionism reached a large audience in various countries. She began her career as a playwright in the early 1780s. As political tension rose in France, Olympe de Gouges became increasingly politically engaged.1

TIA MARIE TANZER Marianne Angelle

Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Birth Play Project: Aquellares; Theatre Unbound: The Penelopiad; Sod House Theater: Enemy of the People; Lumin Theatre Lab: Twelfth Night; Madison Shakespeare Company: Richard II

MARIANNE ANGELLE is an invented amalgamation of historical figures. The historical Olympe De Gouges would not have known any San Dominguean / Haitian freedom fighters so she invents one. Thankfully we are starting to have much more scholarship on the critical and inspiring role Black women played in the Haitian Revolution. When writing Marianne’s character, playwright Lauren Gunderson “looked mostly to the little we know about Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture, wife of Toussaint Louverture.”2

1: Wikipedia contributors. (2023, February 11). Olympe de Gouges. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympe_de_Gouges 2: T. (2022, July 9). Great Question: Why is Marianne Invented? The Revolutionists. https://therevolutionists.tumblr.com/ post/689333661381869568/great-question-why-is-marianne-invented 3: Wikipedia contributors. (2023b, February 27). Charlotte Corday. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Corday 4: Wikipedia contributors. (2023b, February 18). Marie Antoinette. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette

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"Women, wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights." - Olympe De Gouges JASMINE PORTER (she/her) Charlotte Corday

Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Lakeshore Players Theater: The Niceties; Zephyr Theater: A Comedy of Errors; The Guthrie: Cyrano de Bergerac; Theatre Unbound: The Clean House; Youth Performance Company: Just Before Sleep

Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (1768 – 1793), known as CHARLOTTE CORDAY, was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed by guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat, had played a substantial role in the political purge of the Girondins, with whom Corday sympathized. In 1847, writer Alphonse de Lamartine gave Corday the posthumous nickname l'ange de l'assassinat (the Angel of Assassination).3

JANE FROILAND* (she/her) Marie Antoinette

Park Square The Diary of Anne Frank, Of Mice and Men, The Realistic Joneses, To Kill a Mockingbird, Rock n Roll Representative Theatre Children’s Theatre: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Yellow Tree Theatre: The Miracle Worker; Mixed Blood Theatre: An Octoroon; Walking Shadow Theatre: Marie Antoinette; Dark and Stormy Productions: The Norwegians; Zephyr Theatre: A Streetcar Named Desire TV/Film Documentary Now! (IFC/Netflix), Fun-Raiser Awards/ Other Best Actress in a Drama, Lavender Magazine for Rocket to the Moon; Ivey Award for Outstanding Overall Production for Doubt; Compleat Female Stage Beauty Training B. A. Theatre Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Upcoming Projects Guthrie Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express More at janefroiland.net MARIE-ANTOINETTE, (1755 – 1793), was Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France. Her name is associated with the decline of the French monarchy. Her rejection of reform provoked unrest, and her policy of court resistance to the progress of the French Revolution finally led to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792.4

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CREATIVE TEAM TEAM CREATIVE LAINI BETH DEVIN (she/her) Understudy Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Children’s Theatre Company: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Lyric Arts: Something Rotten; MN Opera: Rigoletto; Lakeshore Players Theatre: Singin’ in the Rain; Zephyr Theatre: Mamma Mia!; Actors Theatre of MN: All The Great Books (abridged) TV/Film In An Instant (ABC); I was There (History Channel) Training B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Minnesota Upcoming Projects Lakeshore Players Theatre: La Cage aux Folles More at lainidevin. com; @laini_beth (Instagram)

JULIE ANN NEVILL

(she/her) Understudy Park Square The Diary of Anne Frank, Melville Slept Here, Dracula, Ten Little Indians, Lady Windermere’s Fan Representative Theatre DalekoArts: Native Gardens; Acadia Repertory Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest; Freshwater Theatre: The Bucket List of Booze Club; Walking Shadow Theatre Co.: The Ugly One; Six Points Theater: Hershel and the Hannukah Goblins; Theatre Pro Rata: The Knight of the Burning Pestle TV/Film In An Instant (ABC); Lady Dynamite (Netflix); Undercurrent (Cybick Productions); In the Kitchen With (Killing Joke Films); Theater People (Metasynthesis Films); Herman, USA (Herman Films, LLT) Awards/Other Performed in Ivey Award winning production of Julius Caesar with Theatre Unbound; Mock Trial/ Deposition witness for Faegre & Benson; Mock Patient Exercises for Augsburg College Training B.A., Theater Arts, University of Minnesota-Morris; Mask training from In the Heart of the Beast 8

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SHELLI PLACE*

(she/her) Director Park Square With PRIME Productions: Debut (as director) Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater with PRIME Productions: Two Degrees; Mixed Blood with PRIME Productions: Little Wars; Hennepin Theater Trust with Theatre Unbound: The How and the Why (Best Director Nomination, BroadwayWorld. com); Old Log Theater: Life Could Be a Dream (as choreographer); Six Points: Hanukkah Lights in the Big Sky; SOAR Arts: Steel Magnolias Awards/Other Disney Business Productions: Creative Director/Producer; Los Angeles County of Museum of Art (LACMA) Costume Council; Director/ Live Shows; NFL Association: Director/ Player of the Year Awards Training BFA, Acting, Southern Methodists University Upcoming Projects PRIME Productions: PRIME Voices: a Staged Reading Series More at PRIME Productions - primeprods.org

MJ LEFFLER (they/them) Set Designer

Park Square (as scenic designer) Airness; (as director/playwright) Antigone; (as actor) A Midsummer Night’s Dream; (as props designer) Henry and Alice; (as Interim technical director) Sometimes There’s Wine; Part of over 20 productions between 2016 - 2019 as staff/ crew member Representative Theatre Guthrie: Lashed but Not Leashed; Yellow Tree Theater: Passing Strange; Theater Pro Rata: By the Bog of Cats; Lyric Arts: Little Women; Umbrella Collective: JUNE Training B.A., Minnesota State University, Moorhead; A.A., Central Lakes College Upcoming Projects Theater Pro Rata: By the Bog of Cats, Scenic Design

SONYA BERLOVIZ (she/her)

Costume Designer Park Square Pride and Prejudice, Rule of Thumb, Great Expectations Representative Theatre Actors Theatre of Louisville: Loves Labour’s

Lost; The Guthrie Theatre: Refugia; Ten Thousand Things: Into the Woods; South Coast Repertory: Tartuffe; The Moving Company: Speechless; Theatre Latte Da: Peter and the Starcatcher TV/Film Ida’s Story Awards/Other Familie, original creation Training BFA., Fashion & Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Upcoming Projects History Theatre - The Defeat of Jesse James; Pillsbury House Theatre - Passage (Exposed Brick Theatre) More at sonyaberlovitz.com

KARIN OLSON (she/her)

Lighting Designer Park Square The Humans, Pride and Prejudice, Aubergine, Well; With SteppingStone Theatre: Princess Nightingale, Ruby!, Jack and the Beanstalk, Four Little Girls, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Tom Sawyer, Pinocchio, Little Princess, Magic Bus to Asian Folktales, Stinky Cheese Man, My Grandmother’s Tchotchkes, Petite Rouge; With Full Circle Theater: Fire in the New World, Atacama, The Empathy Project; With Collide Dance: The Picture of Dorian Gray; With Theater Mu: The Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity, Tot, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods Representative Theatre MN Opera: The Song Poet (world premiere); Cleveland Playhouse: Antigone; Jungle Theater: Redwood; Guthrie Theater: Valor; Ordway Center presenting Taiko Arts Midwest: HERbeat; Trinity Rep: A Christmas Carol TV/ Film HandPrints: Cineplay w/ Ten Thousand Things Upcoming Projects History Theatre: The Defeat of Jesse James; Mu Performing Arts at the Luminary: Kung Fu Zombie Saga: Shaman Warriors and Cannibals More at karinolsonlighting.com

ANITA KELLING (she/her)

Sound Designer Park Square The Snowy Day, The Diary of Anne Franke, Idiot’s Delight with Girl Friday Productions, Might As Well Be Dead, The Snow Queen, Murder for Two, Shooting Star, The House on

Mango Street, 33 Variations, The Red Box Representative Theatre Prime Productions: The Roommate; Six Points Theater: Trayf; Stage North Theater: King of the Kosher Grocers; Artistry: Tinker to Evers to Chance; Theatre Mu: Two Mile Hollow Training B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Minnesota

BEE TREMMEL (she/they) Wig Designer Park Square Debut Representative Theatre as performer: Wildwood Theater: Next to Normal; Inver Grove Community Theater: RENT; as hair and makeup: Theater Latte Da: 12 Angry Men; Guthrie Theater: 12th Night; Artistry Theater: Mary Poppins; James Sewell Ballet: Nutcracker Not so Suite Training Theater training at Three University of Northern Iowa, hair and makeup training at the Aveda Institute and the Guthrie Theater wig shop Upcoming Projects Working on some drag and burlesque around town as Misfit! More at Misfit.hair

MARC BERG (he/him)

Properties Designer Park Square with Full Circle Theatre: Fire in the New World Representative Theatre Phantom Chorus Theatre: Victor Invictus; The Matchbox Theater: Razia’s Shadow: A Puppet Rock Opera; Prime Productions: The Roommate; Classical Actors Ensemble: Hamlet; Stages Theatre Company: A Different Pond; Old Log Theatre: The Reluctant Dragon Awards/Other Co-Artistic Director of Phantom Chorus Theatre Training B.A.,Theatre Arts, University of Wisconsin - River Falls. A.A.S., Graphic Design, Minneapolis Community and Technical College Upcoming Projects Phantom Chorus Theatre: CHROMA, at Dreamland Arts; Stages Theatre Company: Raymie Nightingale, at Stages Theatre; ISD 194: Little Shop of Horrors, at Lakeville North High School More at www.phantomchorus.com

LILY ISAACSON (she/her)

Projection Designer Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Eden Prairie Performing Arts:

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Company Director for PST 2006-2016 Representative Theatre Guthrie Theatre, Illusion Theatre, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Prime Productions (debut)

ANDREW ISAACSON (he/him)

PRODUCTION STAFF & CREW

Projection Supervisor Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Guthrie: Two Degrees TV/Film Live Events: Prince Tribute Halftime Show, Minnesota Vikings, Field Projection; NCAA Final Four Intro, CBS Sports, Court Projection; NFL Draft, Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Fountain Projection

ASHLEY RAPER* (she/her)

Stage Manager Park Square Airness, The Diary of Anne Frank, Face to Face: Hmong Women’s Experiences , Paige in Full, The Rocky Horror Show Representative Theatre Dark and Stormy Productions: God of Carnage; Artistry: Shrek the Musical; Sod House Theater: Arla Mae’s Booyah Wagon; Kentucky Opera: Rigoletto; CommonwealthTheatre Center: The Ugly Duckling; Triad Stage: The Price Training BFA, Drama, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

KEARA J LAVANDOWSKA (she/they)

Assistant Stage Manager Park Square Airness; Holmes and Watson; The Humans; with Full Circle Theater: The Empathy Project; ATACAMA Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater: The Little Prince; Gremlin Theatre: The Boy’s Room; Theatre at Monmouth: Murder For Two; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville Renegade Theatre Company: Bright Star; The Meeting; The Children’s Theatre Company: Matilda the Musical; Duluth Playhouse: Sweet Charity; The Music Man; Clown Bar; Jekyll and Hyde; University of MN Duluth: Dear Finder 2018; Antigone; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged); Charlotte’s Web; Constellations

MEGAN WEST-SHARP*

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Meghan “Mac” McLaughlin Production Manager

Austin Stiers Technical Director Garrett Conard Assistant Technical Director Kurt Jung Lighting Supervisor Richard Graham Sound/ Video Supervisor Meghan Kent Wardrobe Supervisor Jeni Tolifson Paint Charge Erin Gustafson Carpenter Supervisor Charlie Diefenbach Dresser/ Laundry

SPECIAL THANKS to all who have

helped make this production possible.

Thank you to Michael-jon Pease for providig the invitation, Mark Ferraro-Hauck for shepherding the process and the enire Park Square Theatre staff for this collaboration and the opportunity to share this historical, hilarious play with both our audiences.

Nora Reimemschneider-St. Paul Gov., Laurie Fitz-980 AM, Buer Carlie-Lavender Magazine, Dennis and Nancy Monroe-Chloe by Vincent, CJ Davis and Paul Rodriguez-The Famous Group, Neal Beckman & Friends of the Actors Workout, Michelle Klein-MIA Events, Sulia Altenberg-PRIME Development Manager, Matt Bivens-CaptionPoint Creator,Miriam Monasch, Robbie Mancina & Beth DesotelleCaptionPoint Operators,& Lars ThomsonVideo Archivist To PRIME’S Board of Directors for their guidance and governance - Susanne Egi, Anne Marie Gillen, Nancy Monroe, Saray GarnettHochuli, Grace Heatherington-Tilka and Susan Eder And our Advisory Council for their continuing support and advice - Marcia Stout, Rose McGee, Pat Milan, Michelle Caron, Kim Greene, Robbye Lewis, Eric “Pogi”Sumangil, Julia Weiler, Fawn Wilderson, Michael Shann, Sharon Bialy, and Charles Randolph-Wright

PRIME PRODUCTIONS The PRIME Journey Continues…

Now that we’ve got your attention with The Revolutionists, we’d love to see you back as part of the PRIME family as we craft nuanced perceptions of mature women and make sure that it not only includes, but fully embraces and celebrates all cultures of womanhood.

Here are some of our upcoming plans: PRIME Productions plans to continue with PRIME Voices: A Staged Reading series that focuses on stories about mature women. The series includes three play readings presented in three consecutive months at 3 separate venues, each for one night only and offered for free! These plays allow us to employ a myriad of Twin Cities’ valuable female theater artists and explore new, as well as classic plays, shedding light on different nuanced versions of mature womanhood.

Emerging from its “online” reading in the 2021 PRIME Voices Series, PRIME is now working in tandem with the Playwrights Center to develop Abuelita by Nathan Yungerberg. Set in Spanish Harlem in the 1990s during a historic heatwave, the play includes four fabulous roles for mature women and the “coming of age” of two mixedrace teens.

And last but not least, PRIME is now on a national search to commission a playwright to develop a play based on the struggles of mothers and grandmothers in the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. We can’t wait to discover what a new voice at PRIME could craft to represent richer, deeper stories about mature women and their worlds.

Thanks to all of the people who’ve helped us to sustain and grow PRIME. Here’s how you can be a part of the PRIME family: The greatest way to keep in touch with PRIME is to join the mailing list.

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Thank you and enjoy The Revolutionists!

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COSTUMES MAKE THE CHARACTER Humorist Mark Twain once remarked that “Naked people have little or no influence on society,” which is how he came up with his oft repeated line: “Clothes make the (wo)man.” The four women in The Revolutionists are undeniably intent on influencing their French society, which is why what they wear on stage sends an important message to the audience about who they are and what they stand for.

It’s the costume designer, along with the wig designer, who is charged with creating this nonverbal communication that complements the actors’ words and actions.

The designer’s job starts with conversations with the director to get a sense of what they want to say about the play, including “their slant, their sense of aesthetics, colors, character analysis…,” says Sonya Berlovitz, who has designed the costumes for more than 50 productions during her career, starting with plays and operas for the former Theatre de la Jeune Lune.

Once the two are on the same script, Sonya refers to her research on the period and the characters, who in this case are based on actual people. The play’s four main characters have varying economic levels, she says, and color is one way to suggest “a mood that’s symbolic of a quality” they possess.

For instance, red, white, and blue are prominent to signify the French Revolution and are referenced in the costumes of Charlotte Corday and Marianne Angelle, while Marie Antoinette is elegantly dressed in pink and apricot, and Olympe de Gouges wears a green leather jacket and a vest with the wording of the playwright’s Declaration of the Rights of Women written on it.

Hairstyles, hats and headwraps also offer a window into who a character is.

“Audience members may not say, ‘You know, that wig made the show,’” says Bee Tremmel, who is designing three wigs for the production (Marianne is wearing a head wrap with wisps of hair sewn in). But if the wig doesn’t fit the head or the character, it can be a disconnect that audiences sense but may not always be able to put their finger on.

Costumes need to fit just right, so the actor is free to strut and fret onstage unencumbered, just as wigs have to be balanced so they’re not too heavy, too hot or too wonky. Which is why Marie Antoinette won’t be wearing the sky-high updo that turns up in her Google searches.

Period pieces often incorporate a nod to the present taste in fashion, both designers say, because what was deemed attractive in the 1700s, or even early 2000s, isn’t always seen as flattering to a modern audience.

Bee, who is a performer as well as a hairstylist/wig designer, started with human hair wigs which were hand colored and cut. They then worked from a detailed sketch Sonya provided of the characters’ costumes. “My boss is always the costume designer,” Bee says.

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Wigs and costumes for the understudy also are on the designers’ to-do list. “It’s a nice perk when the actor and understudy are close to the same size,” Sonya says. For Bee, the texture and length of both the actor’s and understudy’s hair have to be taken into consideration, as well as facial structure. For instance, Bee explains, they once designed a wig with a chin-length bob, only to discover that the actor and the understudy had different chin lengths.

Wigs are an affordable luxury, Bee points out. A good wig ensures a consistent look night after night, but also saves the actor’s own hair, plus time sitting in the makeup chair before each production.

Wigs and costumes aren’t only for the audience’s experience, Bee and Sonya agree. Donning the costume and the wig completes the transformation in their minds from an actor in 2023 to queen, spy, assassin, and playwright from several lifetimes ago.

- Article written by Nancy Monroe

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Greta Grosch Peter Haakenson Sue and Jan Halverson Paul Hamre Anne Hanley Jonathan Hill Sandra Hitch Mary Hoopman Margaret Hornbacher Harriet Horwitz Jamie Jachimiec Mary Lynn Jahnke Peggy Jondahl Gayle Junnila Miriam Kelen Jenny and Dan Keyser Ann Kincaid Carol King Kathy Kowl Anita Kurth Sande and Robert Lee Walter Lentz Eleanor Leanord Robbye Lewis Dorothy Lilja Sue Magdalene Margot McKinney Brad McNaught Ronald and Dore Mead Annie Miners Kristen and Paul Montag Christine and Rick Moulder Mary Ann and Christopher Nord Deloris Ouren Teri Parker-Brown Kathryn and Lori Perich Nancy and James Proman Rebecca Ramsden Judy Reeve Aaron Rehm Ember Reichgott Junge Margaret Rejto Mary Robischon Paul and Ellen Schoenack Bill Schoppert Stephen Schwartz Kristin Seterdahl Connie Shaver Sara Shives Wendy Short-Hays Kristin and Suzann Siegesmund Larisa and Walter Somsel Laura Stearns Sandy and Lynn Stearns Glen Stone and Casey Franklin Eric ‘Pogi’ Sumangil Suzanne Van Horne Amy Warner Susan Wehmann Mark Whitacre Jennifer and Kevin Whitlock Fawn Wilderson Kay Witherspoon Ann Wynia

$50-99 Marcia Abineau Elizabeth Anderson and Heather Clark Judith Bonhiver Liz Brady Jean and Carl Brookins Josh Campbell Carol Chomsky Kathy Cobb Jacqueline Cruz Shanan Custer Rita Dibble Elizabeth Docherty Peggy Endres Maureen Englehardt Laura Esping Lee Fabel Lolly Foy Penelope Gardner Hans Gasterland Elena Giannetti and David Pacheco Roberta Gibbons Delta Giordano Kathryn Guentzel & John Catron Mary Harrison Janine Hegarty Harriet Horowitz Micheal Horvath & Robert Patrick Stacie Jablonecki Beverly Jacobson Mike Norman and Jan Davies Guy and Jean Johnson Heather Kutzler Johnson Robert Lee Joan Lentz Desiree Long Mary Lou Burdick Teresa Lumley Charlene Lund Catherine Lundoff Rhoda and Don Mains Nancy Marvy Ruthie and James McGrath Charissa Menefee and K.L. Cook Chuck Mersereau

Bob Moilanen and and Marlene Senechal Miriam Monasch Wendy Morris Marysue Moses Ron Nicodemus Connie O’Sullivan Daniel Pinkerton Debra and Lawrence Que John Quinn Robert Salter Eric Schotz Barb Schultz Candy Simmons Molly Smith Jeanette Sobania Elizabeth Steblay Suzanne and Ivan Stagic Cindy and Greg Stiever Sue Talley Rita THofern Pat Treseler Daniel Vogel Barbara Wakefield John Woehrle Susan and Terrence Wolkerstorfer Francis and Nancy Zebot $1-49 Bob Allen Jim and Jacky Sherohman Katherine and James Lee Joan Bachman Adam Barenfeld-Engel Diana and Philip Berbig Adyln Carreras Marisha Chamberlain Patrick Coyle Janette Davis Kevin Drew Chari Eckmann Susan Elsner Darcey Engen Jeff Erager Holly Erickson

Patricia Eversman Laurie Flanigan-Hegge and Jon Hegge Janet Frisch Amanda Fuller Jan Gillen Helen Grice Erika Grossman Marilyn Haight Kay Harris Laura Hillman Carol Jackson Camille Kolles Kim Kotzen Wear Ruth Ladwig Loretta Larkey Karen Lawson Michelle Lichtig and Kevin Byrne Crystal Manich Audrey Nelson Julie Ann Nevill Amanda Nickerson Peggy O’Connell Rachel Parker Paula Pfaff Sue Miller Jack Reuler Jodene Riha Erin Roberts Ruth Rogers Gidalia Rothman Carolyn Sandgren Jill Schafer Kurt Schulz Taylor Shann Mark Sieve Nancy and Keith Sjoquist Linnea Solem Timothy Stolz Laura Tahja Johnson and Tony Johnson Gudrun Wurm Nathan Yungerberg David Zander

This activity is supported, in part, by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program.

This organization supports the efforts of MNTAC and endorses The MN Theater Foundational Standards for Safety and Accountability.

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Individual Giving FOUNDERS SOCIETY - Planned Estate Gifts

The Founders Society recognizes individuals who have made a future gift to the Theatre through their wills or other estate plans. These gifts literally lay the foundation for the next generation of theatre goers – making each donor a founder of Park Square’s future.

You don’t need to be rich to leave a lasting legacy. You can provide for your heirs, gain important tax benefits, and even receive an income now by making a thoughtful planned gift.

Planned Gifts include: A Bequest in Your Will; Retained Life Estate; Gift of Retirement Plan Assets; Charitable Remainder Trust; Gift of Life Insurance Policy; Charitable Lead Trust; Charitable Gift Annuity For more information about planned gifts and their potential tax advantages, please contact Marcie Berg: 651.767.8486 | berg@parksquaretheatre.org Betty Anderlik+ Anonymous Marcia Aubineau Robert Baker & Margo Mickelson John & Barbara Balfanz Corrie Ooms Beck Dennis Brennan & Dan Bundy Steven Lockwood & Richard Cook Margaret Durham Mary Ebert & Paul Stembler Dianne & Jim Falteisek Nancy Feldman Hilde & John Flynn John Gillen In Memory of Lawrence E Pierson

Jewelie Grape The John W. Harris Family Sheila Henderson+ Dennis & Mary Kelly William & Janice Kimes Jack & Jeanne Matlock Sue McAllister Dick Morrison+ Ronald Parker & Janet Houck Michael-Jon Pease & Christopher Taykalo James Persoon & Barbara Schmidt Persoon Scott T & Jennifer Norris Peterson Mackenzie & Steve Romenesko

Susan Rostkoski Mr. Ken Rothchild Berneen Rudolph Paul & Pat Sackett Laurie Simon+ Joan T. Smith+ Sarah Stevenson in Memory of Gary Berggren Doris Swenson+ Randall & Cynthia Thoen John & Sandra White Kate Wolfe-Jenson & Ralph Jenson (+ - in remembrance)

Special Thanks to the Historic Hamm Building

For their investment in the vibrant cultural life in downtown Saint Paul, a warm welcome to the new building owners, Halverson and Blaiser Group, LTD.

Park Square Theatre Lead Funding Partners: Hugh J. Andersen Foundation The Anderlik Family Foundation

Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts

Sarah J. Andersen Fund of the Hugh J. Andersen Foundation

John Larsen Family Foundation Boss Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Edelstein Family Foundation The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation

Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation

Willis Towers Watson

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

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Individual Giving INDIVIDUAL GIVING 30+ Years of Giving: Howard Ansel David E. Feinberg Benedict & Rita Olk Sigrid Johnson Scott T & Jennifer Norris Peterson Janice Kimes Thomas & Nancy Rohde 25-29 Years Giving: The Crabb Family, Ken, Gwen, Casey & Rachael Margaret Osborne James Rustad & Kay Thomas Hilde & John Flynn Michael & Carol Garbisch Jenifer Wagner & James Vogel Richard & Joan Newmark Paul & Pat Sackett 20-24 Years Giving: Edward Fox & Lori Belair Donald & Mary Ellen Olson Mr. Ken Rothchild Peter Maye & Betsy Cobb Elizabeth Docherty Margaret Michaelson Summer Seidenkranz & Clark Schroeder John & Sandra White Caroline Foster & H Dutton Foster John & Jeanne Lefevre Janice & Louis Leichter Eric & JoAnn Pasternack Jeanne Corwin Trudy Dunham Nancy Feldman Mary A. Jones Gerald & Beth Voermans Helen Wagner Elizabeth Andrews James & Kathy Andrews Laura Cochrane Susan Flynn Thomas Gifford & Jean Heidenreich Robyn Hansen Wesley & Deirdre Kramer Ruth Ladwig Richard & Marina Morey Jack & Judy Schlukebier John & Nan Steger 15-19 Years Giving: Anonymous Linda Boss Cathryn & Robert Burrell C.C. & Dawn Clawson Mary Dawson Jack & Jeanne Matlock Kathleen McLeod & Eric Hepp Sarah Stevenson in Memory of Gary Berggren John Sullivan Rolf & Christi Bolstad Burle & Louetta Gengenbach Michael Mallory & Catherine Gray

Laurel Severson Tim & Sara Beckstrand Wendy Lane & Judith Fairbrother John & Karen Larsen Mary Ann Ogden Bruce A. Lilly & Paula Schad Lilly Charity Tahmaseb Wendy Worner Jane Carlstrom & Dave Decker John Fisch & Judith Halabrin Mary Jacobs Alfred & Sharon Kauth Thomas & Mary Krick Robert & Barbara Kueppers Laura McCarten Laurie Rose Simon & Carol Hohenstein Peg & Doug Wangensteen Robert Baker & Margo Mickelson Joan & Arnold Feinberg Annamary & Jim Herther Jeff & Kathy Johnson Bruce Jones & Joann Nordin 10-14 Years Giving: Suzanne Ammerman Jane Helmke & Teresa Sterns Carol & Joseph Incremona Mike & Lorinda Jackson Art Kaemmer Thomas Kleinschmit & Liana Magee David & Karen Minge Theresa Mish Rosanne Nathanson Michael-Jon Pease & Christopher Taykalo Catherine & Ferrol Robinson William Zimmermann Marcia J. Aubineau Lynne Beck Paul & Tina Casey Barb Davis Carol Freeman Tom & Kristy Griep Suzanne Jebe Patricia Mitchell Ronald Parker & Janet Houck Chuck & Terri Roehrick Rebecca Shockley Kay A. Thomas Frank & Barbara Abramson William Anderson David Freier Nancy Jones Sara Kuether Bev Montgomery Susan Reese George Skinner & Anne Hanley Michael & Sherry Spence Stanley & Connie Suchta Andrea Trimble Hart Nell Ytsma & Mark Sauer Arnold & Judith Brier Terri Cavanaugh Jonathan T Despotes-Tourdot Howard Fink & Stephanie Bell Jennifer Gross

The John W. Harris Family William & Linda Holley James & Gail Lafave Gayle & Timothy Ober Russell & Kathryn Rhode Connie & Wally Shaver Bob Thompson Dale & Judy Tucker Dale & Judy Tucker Rick & Barbara Whiting Jeanne & Richard Lemberger Kay Robinson Susan Rostkoski Miriam & James Stake Keith Thorkelson Georgia Wegner Terry & Susan Wolkerstorfer Sheri Zigan 5-9 Years Giving: Janet Albers Robert & Mary Beck Pam & Mark Bintzler Mary Ebert & Paul Stembler Dianne & Jim Falteisek Robert & Becky Glesne David & Ann Heider Todd & Mary Jacobson Laurel Krause & Ross Collins Mary Martin Paul & Tara Mattessich Sharon Radman Jane Schmidt Emily & Dan Shapiro Mary Wingfield Burdick Family Fund David & Michelle Christianson Michael & Sharon Conley Casey & Rachael Crabb Fran Davis Jewelie Grape Jim & Judy Haigh Patricia Koors Ms. Sharon Lewis Nancy & Kevin Rhein Ute & Chuck Buehler David & Joan Ciminski Jay & Page Cowles Ferris Fletcher Jeffrey Hatcher Mary Kay Hicks John Jesmok Paul & Renee Johnson Kent & Diane Krueger Al Kvaal Cheryl Laurent Ken & Diana Lewis Elizabeth Martin Michael & Connie O`Sullivan John Orbison & Holly MacDonald Karna Peters & George Perez Brad & Linda Quarderer George & Janet Stevens Janet & Thomas Walker John Williams Jeanne Winiecki Francis Zebot & Nancy Wiggers

Support from Individuals giving $100 and above between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022”

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Park Square Theatre Information Mary Beth Brody & Richard Crowell Lois Carolan & Ronald Marquis Steve Colton Jeffrey & Debra Erager Steven Euller & Nancy Roehr Jerri & Dan Freier Beth Iseminger Michael Kruempel David & Pamela Lande Catherine Loye Steve & Rita Mattaini Pondie Nicholson Taylor & Mark Taylor Richard Osborn Anton Rang

Scott Roste Stephen & Dana Strand Robert Warde Michael & Martha Willett Herbert & Lynne Benz Faith Clover Rita Dibble Ann Jalonen Pamela & Doug Johnson Charles Keyes Joseph & Kathy Kovarik Susan Maples Ron & Mary Mattson John Moulder Dean & Rita Nelson

Carol Perkins Michele Ione Pierce Trudy Richter & Alan Kamrath Greg & Dianne Robinson Annemarie Solon Daniel & Jennifer Tenenbaum Ella Thayer David & Rita Thofern

Program Coordinator

Victoria Martynko Marketing Intern

For a full list of Park Square supporters, please visit parksquaretheatre.org/ contribute/individualsupport/

STAFF Rachel Murch-D’Olimpio Interim Executive Director Artistic Ansa Akyea Artistic Associate Ellen Fenster Artistic Associate Rick Shiomi Artistic Associate Production Meghan “Mac” McLaughlin Director of Productions Austin Stiers Technical Director Garrett Conard Assistant Technical Director Kurt Jung Electrician Supervisor Richard Graham Sound Supervisor Meghan Kent Costume Supervisor Erin Gustafson Carpenter Supervisor Jeni Raddatz Tolifson Scenic Paint Charge

Teaching Artists: Ansa Akyea, Pedro Bayón, Alessandra Bongiardina, Jack Bonko, Abigail Chagolla, Laurie Dehmlow, Isabella Dunsieth, Kristin Fox, Jane Froiland, Dominique Jones, Clay Man Soo, Sylvia Michels, Mikaela Moe, Shae Palic, Aaron Preusse, Dominic Rodgers, Taj Ruler, Doug Scholz Carlson, Jen Scott, Kiyoko Sims, Alli St. John, Dane Stauffer, Kiera Stegall, Terrell Woods External Relations Taylor Rowekamp Marketing & Communications Manager Victoria Dobias Marketing & Design Lead Marcie Berg Development Manager Lynne Beck Development Consultant Shelley Johnson Webmaster

SteppingStone Mike Hanisch Creative Learning Videographer Megan Flød Johnson Interim Director of Education Dan Norman, Tomas Leal Photographers Morgan Gray Emma Swain Registrar and School Ticketing Associate

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Front of House Staff:

Mariah Christensen, Claire Chwalek, Lauren Everett, Eva Gemlo, Robby Miller, Alicia Pedersen, Steve Sell, Laura Topham, Tammie Weinfurtner, Sophie Wozniak

Finance and Operations Amanda Hestwood Internal Relations and Operations Manager Access Services Staff Audio Description: Laurie Pape-Hadley, Laura Wiebers ASL: Terryann Nash, Theresa DuBois Open Captioning: Shelia Bland Volunteers Susan Adix, Doreen Aszmus, Judy Bartlett, Sue Bjerke, Diane Blaiser, Carolyn Brown, Pat Dalluhn, Jo and Ernie Frankovich, Monica Fritzen, Lynn Harris, Nan Jahnke, Lucy and Rick Olsen, Pat Sackett, Anne Supplee Thank you to all of our Volunteer Ushers.

Park Square Theatre Information Board of Directors Dr. Paul Sackett (Chair) University of Minnesota Pondie Taylor (Vice Chair) St. Paul City School Shwetha Vijayakumar (Secretary) Ecolab Andrea Trimble Hart (Treasurer) Trimble Hart Consulting, Inc.

Paul Stembler Consultant

Adam Arnold, MA, LMFT, LADC- Mental Health Professional

Anna Tobin Greene Espel PLLP Educator Advisory Board Ben Carpenter South High School Heather Klug Park Center High School

Mike Erlandson (Past Chair) Aurora Strategic Advisors

Jack Schlukebier Central High School, retired

Kristin Berger Parker Stinson, Leonard, Street

Jill Tammen Hudson High School, retired

Tamra Davis Cownie Hardenbergh Foundation

Kate Schilling Teacher & Designer

Nancy Feldman UCare, Retired Mark Howlett 3M Paul Johnson Xcel Energy

Marcia Aubineau University of St. Thomas, retired Tanya Sponholz Prescott High School

Jared Kemper Schwan’s Company

Theodore Fabel South High School

Paul Mattessich Wilder Research Foundation

Lanka Liyanapathiranage, Educator

Susan Rostkoski Consultant

Barbara Hynes-Tomczyk, Educator and Freelance Director

Theatre Ambassadors Keena Dietz, Homeschool Elle Hinds, Centennial High School Spencer Lilla, Jefferson High School Iris Luz Hernandez, Nova Classical Academy Kinsey Peterson, Prescott High School Sam Wiesner, Irondale High School Sydney Horsman, Roseville Area High School

Contact Information & Ticket Office Hours Contact Mailing Address: 408 St. Peter Street, Suite 110LL Saint Paul, MN 55102 Street Address: 20 West 7th Place Saint Paul, MN 55102 Ticket Office: 651.291.7005 tickets@parksquaretheatre.org

Ticket Office Hours Wednesday–Friday* 12:00-5:00pm *Or by emailing tickets@parksquaretheatre.org Performance Days 6:30-8:30pm for 7:30 evening performances 1:00-3:00pm for 2:00 matinee performances Hold times may be longer due to in-person customer service before performances

Education: 651.291.9196 education@parksquaretheatre.org

Proscenium Stage seats 348. Andy Boss Thrust Stage seats 203.

The Historic Hamm Building is a smoke-free facility.

Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

Restrooms and water fountains are on the main floor and lower level.

Donor Development: 651.767.8486

Cameras/audio/video equipment and laser pointers are prohibited.

Audience Services: 651.767.8489 BRAILLE

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

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