The Humans

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HUMANS

By Stephen Karam

Directed by Lily Tung Crystal

A COMPLEX FAMILY FOR A COMPLEX WORLD Families are complex, to say the least! In Stephen Karam’s The Humans we witness one family’s relationships and dynamics as they jostle, wheel, and stomp between two floors of a New York Chinatown duplex on Thanksgiving day. Park Square’s production brings an additional layer of nuance with the two daughters, Aimee and Brigid, cast as Korean adoptees.

As a Korean adoptee whose parents are Caucasian, it’s gratifying to finally see a family onstage that looks like my own. Although not addressed in the dialogue, the underlying adoptee stories come through. For instance, Aimee has ulcerative colitis, a painful inflammatory bowel disease. For adoptees, having a medical issue of any kind can bring up many painful, unanswered questions. Did someone in my birth family have this same ailment? Could I have done something about it had I known sooner?

There is a specific loss and grief that is felt when one is completely disconnected from their biological relatives with no health or history roadmap at all.

Throughout the show, we see how close the Blake family is with one another and how disappointment, fear, and grief influence this closeness. At the beginning of rehearsals, we talked about how adoption could have contributed to this tight family bond. Questions like: were Deirdre and Erik unable to have children biologically? Did they try for a long time? Was there an intense desire to have children, and how much did this desire play into adopting from Korea? Again, none of these questions are addressed in the play itself, but they deepen the play in a different way than if Aimee and Brigid were their biological children.

Casting the two Blake daughters as Korean adoptees is a new concept, but director Lily Tung Crystal did not just drop people of color into the cast without any deliberation. Minnesota has the highest concentration of Korean adoptees of any state, and by portraying the Blakes as a multi-racial adoptee family, this production allows the audience to ask deeper questions, while giving the resident adoptee community in the Twin Cities visibility and representation on stage. When I hear people say, “Oh, that character couldn’t be related to that character - they look nothing alike,” I want to invite them to dinner at my parents’ house. Adoption does not define the Blake family, but it exists quietly among all of their complexities.

KATIE BRADLEY Dramaturge

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A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Oh, friends! I am filled with such hope and joy as we come together to continue Park Square’s tradition of summertime mysteries.

In the midst of all the uncertainties we have shared, it is strangely reassuring to know that, in the end, tonight’s riddle will be solved!

When we come together to make theatre, we offer our imaginations, our generosity of spirit, and our willingness to be in community in ways that are truly present. We know, after all, that we are not really on a remote island like the one where Holmes and Watson takes place. Rather, we come together to laugh, to wonder, to shed a tear, and to lean into the story unfolding before us. This is balm for our socially isolated and culturally divided souls. For a brief moment we are together, making worlds in our mind’s eye, and allowing our flights of fancy to run free.

So, let’s have some fun and let our imaginations and spirits expand!

In our summer camps, young artists are inventing fantastical worlds together while creating friendships and discovering how much they can imagine into existence. I hope you will find the same joy as we join together to solve the mystery of what has happened to the great detective!

I am so thrilled to be back at Park Square with you.

MARK FERRARO-HAUCK Executive Director, Park Square Theatre Artistic & Exec. Director, SteppingStone Theatre hauck@parksquaretheatre.org

Park Square Theatre excites generations of artists and audiences through vibrant theatre that elevates our community’s multiplicity of voices.

SteppingStone Theatre for Youth ignites belonging, generosity, mastery, self-advocacy, and inspiration by creating art with young people to share with the world.

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SYNOPSIS A stunning portrayal of the human condition told in real time. At Thanksgiving, the Blake family gathers at the run-down New York apartment of Brigid Blake and her boyfriend, Richard. Brigid’s parents, Erik and Dierdre, have driven in from their home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, along with Erik’s elderly mother, Momo, while their other adult daughter, Aimee, is visiting from Philadelphia. Together they attempt to focus on the positive while wrestling with basic human challenges including aging, illness, and economic insecurity.

The Humans was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play.

Stephen Karam is the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans, Sons of the Prophet and Speech & Debate. For his work he’s received two Drama Critics Circle Awards, an OBIE Award and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Stephen recently directed his first feature film, a rethought version of The Humans for A24 films, to be released in 2021. He wrote a film adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull starring Annette Bening, which was released by Sony Picture Classics. His adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard premiered on Broadway as part of Roundabout’s 2016 season. Recent honors include the inaugural Horton Foote Playwriting Award, the inaugural Sam Norkin Drama Desk Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, Drama League Award, and Hull-Warriner Award.

Stephen teaches graduate playwriting at The New School. He is a graduate of Brown University and grew up in Scranton, PA.

The video and audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. †Member, USA Union 829 Park Square Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre.

THE HUMANS had its world premiere in November 2014 at American Theater Company, Chicago, Illinois (PJ Paparelli, Artistic Director) The Original Broadway Production of THE HUMANS was produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roundabout Theatre Company, Fox Theatricals, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Roy Rufman, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Eli Bush, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman, Amanda Lipitz, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, Lauren Stein, and the Shubert Organization; Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner and John Johnson, executive producers Commissioned and Originally Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Managing Director: Julia C. Levy, Executive Director, Sydney Beers, General Manager)

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HUMANS CREATIVE TEAM Lily Tung Crystal.................................. Director Roshni Desai . ..................................... Assistant Director Erik Paulson......................................... Set Designer Matthew Lefebvre†............................. Costume Designer Katharine Horowitz............................ Sound Designer Karin Olson.......................................... Lighting Designer John Novak.......................................... Properties Designer Andrea Moriarity................................. Wig Designer Katie Bradley....................................... Dramaturge Isabella Dawis..................................... Music Director Shae Palic* ......................................... Intimacy Director Keely Wolter ....................................... Dialect Coach Lyndsey R. Harter*............................. Stage Manager Em Friedman....................................... Assistant Stage Manager

CAST John Middleton*................................. Erik Blake Charity Jones*..................................... Deirdre Blake Laura Anderson*................................ Aimee Blake Darrick Mosley*.................................. Richard Saad Angela Timberman*........................... Fiona “Momo” Blake Dexieng “Dae” Yang............................ Brigid Blake Understudies: Lori Constable, Gary David Keast, James Rodriguez, Janet Scanlon Setting: Chinatown in New York City Performance Time: Approximately 95 minutes with no intermission.

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CHARITY JONES*

CAST LAURA ANDERSON*

(she/her) Aimee Blake Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Theater Mu: Kung Fu Zombies vs.

Cannibals; Red Fern Theatre Company: A Shot Away; The Guthrie: A Christmas Carol; Children’s Theatre Company: Linnea in Monet’s Garden; The Ordway: Music Man; Theatre de la Jeune Lune: Germinal TV/Film Person of Interest (CBS); SouthLAnd (TNT); Law & Order: SVU (NBC); Sugar & Spice (New Line Cinema) Awards/Other Proud Korean Adoptee, Award Winning TV/ Film Producer, Member of the Television Academy Training B.F.A., Drama, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Upcoming Projects: Feature Film: BODY SHOP (development) More At imdb.me/LauraAnderson

LORI CONSTABLE

(she/her) Understudy Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Theatre 55: Rocky Horror Show; Children’s Theatre Company: Madeline’s Rescue; Lakeshore Players: The Boyfriend; Unicorn Theatre: Entertaining Mr Sloane; Theatre in the Round: A Comedy of Errors Awards/ Other Drama Education representative for the National Connected Arts Network Training MA, Media, Performance and Education, University of New South Wales (Australia); BS, Education in Theatre Arts and English, University of Wisconsin Madison; Training with Frantic Assembly; Punchdrunk; Out of Joint (UK); L’Ecole...du Jacques LeCoq (France); Tectonic Theatre Upcoming Projects (as director) Chaska High School: Manhattan Project’s Alice in Wonderland

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(she/her) Deirdre Blake Park Square Calendar Girls, Sexy Laundry, Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club, The Sisters Rosensweig Representative Theatre Various productions at Guthrie Theater, History Theater, Jungle Theater, American Conservatory Theater, Shakespeare Theater Company, Mixed Blood Upcoming Projects Guthrie Theater: A Christmas Carol

GARY DAVID KEAST (he/him)

Understudy Park Square The O’Conner Girls, The Diary of Anne Frank, Of Mice and Men, Biography Representative Theatre Theatre 55: Jesus Christ Superstar, Sanguine Theatre Company: Alligator Summer; Oxford Comma Theatre Collective: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; Stray Cat Theatre: Hir; Southwest Theatre Company: Hamlet, Frank Theatre: The Cradle Will Rock TV/Film Come Out Fighting (Schuetzle Company Productions), The Lumber Baron (Scene & Hurd Productions) More At garydavidkeast.com

JOHN MIDDLETON* (he/him) Erik Blake

Park Square Henry & Alice: Into the Wild, Calendar Girls, Romeo and Juliet, Sexy Laundry, The School for Lies, American Family, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Becky’s New Car; with Theatre Pro Rata: UP: The Man in the Flying Chair; with Girl Friday Productions: Idiot’s Delight Representative Theatre Theater Latté Da: Six Degrees of Separation; Six Points Theater: Groupthink; Jungle

Theater: In the Next Room; Theatre Pro Rata: 1984; Torch Theater: Prints; Gremlin Theatre: The Petrified Forest; Girl Friday Productions: Our Town

DARRICK MOSLEY*

(he/him) Richard Saad Park Square Aubergine, A Raisin In The Sun Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater: A Raisin In The Sun; History Theatre: Parks: A Portrait Of A Young Artist; Yellow Tree Theatre: Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood; Pillsbury House Theatre: What To Send Up When It Goes Down; Springer Opera House: Fences; Penumbra Theatre: Benevolence Training B.A., Speech & Theatre, Grambling State University Upcoming Projects Children’s Theatre Company: Locomotion

JAMES RODRIGUEZ

(he/him) Understudy Park Square with Prime Productions: Marjorie Prime; Amy’s View, Of Mice and Men, Ragtime Representative Theatre Jungle Theater: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley; Yellow Tree Theatre: In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play; Dark & Stormy Productions: Fool For Love; Theater Latte Da: Peter & The Starcatcher; Ten Thousand Things Theater: Pericles; Children’s Theater Company: Peter Pan TV/Film Theater People Season 2 (Various streaming platforms) Awards/ Others Member of the Artistic Cohort at Jungle Theater Training B.F.A., Music Theater, College of Santa Fe Upcoming Projects Jungle Theater: Kitty & Georgiana: Christmas at Pemberley; (as director) Jungle Theater: The Courtroom: A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings

JANET SCANLON

(she/they) Understudy Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Theater Mu: Man of God Training B.A., Human Physiology, University of Minnesota

ANGELA TIMBERMAN*

(she/her) Fiona “Momo” Blake Park Square (as director) Airness, Sometimes There’s Wine; (as actor) The Realistic Jones, Sons of the Prophet, Good People, The Sisters Rosensweig Representative Theatre (as actor) Guthrie Theater: The Tempest; Jungle Theater: A Doll’s House, Part 2; Children’s Theatre Company: The Magical Mrs. Piggle Wiggle; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts: Ruthless; Chanhassen Dinner Theatre: Easter Parade; Artistry: Noises Off!; History Theatre: Hormel Girls; (as director) Artistry: Shrek; Lyric Arts: Steel Magnolias; Yellow Tree Theatre: Cry It Out Awards/Other Member of the Artistic Cohort at Jungle Theater Upcoming Projects Park Square Theatre: ANN

DEXIENG “DAE” YANG (she/her)

Brigid Blake

Park Square with Theater Mu: The Last Firefly, The Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to losing Your Virginity Representative Theatre Theater Mu: Man of God, Pillsbury House Theater: Breaking Ice, Six Point Theater: Shul Training B.A., Theatre in Dramaturgy, Directing and Playwriting, Augsburg University

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Sept 14 – Oct 9, 2022 | Proscenium Stage

By Stephen Karam

The Tony Award-winning play about a family at its best...and worst.

FIRE IN THE NEW WORLD with Full Circle Theater Company

Oct 19 – Nov 6, 2022 | Proscenium Stage

By R.A. Shiomi

A world premiere detective comedy with plenty of sly intrigue and a dash of social commentary.

THE SNOWY DAY*

DEC 1-23, 2022 | Proscenium Stage Script by Jerome Hairston Based on the books by Ezra Jack Keats

Celebrate the joy in the seasons of a child’s world!

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Jan 18 – Feb 12, 2023 | Proscenium Stage

By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

On stage at Park Square for 25 years. Now, an all-new telling of history we must never forget.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM* FEB 8 – MAR 5, 2023 | Boss Stage

By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s classic comes alive for young people!

THE REVOLUTIONISTS with PRIME Productions

Mar 29 – Apr 16, 2023 | Proscenium Stage

By Lauren Gunderson

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

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

May 24 – Jun 18, 2023 | Proscenium Stage

By Stephen Adly Guirgis

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize – a rich comedy-drama about fatherhood and justice.

ANN

Jun 7 – Jul 2, 2023 | Boss Stage

By Holland Taylor Directed by Ellen Fenster

A hilarious no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary 45th governor of Texas.

HOLMES/POIROT

Jul 19 – Aug 20, 2023 | Proscenium Stage

By Jeffrey Hatcher and Steve Hendrickson

World premiere mystery! Not one but two of the greatest detectives of all time take the stage!

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CREATIVE TEAM TEAM CREATIVE LILY TUNG CRYSTAL (she/her)

Director Lily Tung Crystal is a director and actor and the artistic director of Theater Mu. She is grateful to be collaborating with such talented and generous artists.

In the Twin Cities, she has directed Jiehae Park’s peerless, Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, and the live film-theater production of Susan Soon He Stanton’s Today Is My Birthday at Mu and Art is a Verb (Harrison Rivers, librettist) at MNOpera. Other shows include David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish and Flower Drum Song at Palo Alto Players, and the world premiere of Leah Nanako Winkler’s Two Mile Hollow at Ferocious Lotus. For all three shows, she was named a Theatre Bay Area Award Finalist for Outstanding Direction. As an actor/singer, Lily has performed at theaters across the country, including Cal Shakes, Crowded Fire, Magic Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, New World Stages, Playwrights’ Center, Portland Center Stage, SF Playhouse, and Syracuse Stage. She is a YBCA 100 honoree, named by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a “creative pioneer making the provocations that will shape the future of culture.” More At theatermu.org; lilytungcrystal.com

KATIE BRADLEY (she/her) Dramaturge

Park Square (as actor) with Theater Mu: Flower Drum Song Representative Theatre (as dramaturg) History Theatre: Wilson’s Girl (workshop); (as actor) Guthrie Theater: Guys and Dolls, A Christmas Carol (20162019), South Pacific; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: The Cocoanuts, Into the Woods; Indiana Repertory Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express; Theater Mu: Today Is My Birthday, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ching Chong Chinaman, and others Upcoming Projects (as actor) Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Murder on the Orient Express 10

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ISABELLA DAWIS (she/her)

Music Director Park Square Debut Representative Theatre 5th Avenue Theatre: Half the Sky (radio musical); Theater Mu: peerless; Center for Contemporary Opera: Sweat; New Ohio Theatre: Icons/ Idols; Theater Mu & Skylark Opera: The Mikado; Minnesota Opera: Doubt Awards/Other (as librettist/lyricist) Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre, Fred Ebb Award, Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award Training B.M., Piano Performance summa cum laude, University of Minnesota; Diploma, Vocal Performance, New England Conservatory Upcoming Projects Guthrie Theater: A Christmas Carol; Round House Theatre: Half the Sky More At isabelladawis.com

ROSHNI DESAI (they/she)

Assistant Director Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Jungle Theater: The Wickhams; Nebraska Shakespeare: Othello; Great River Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice Awards/Other Artistic Apprenticeship at The Playwrights’ Center Training University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program

EM FRIEDMAN (they/them)

Assistant Stage Manager Park Square Aubergine Representative Theatre Collide Dance Theatre: Class of ‘85; Theatre Mu: TwentyPho Hour Playfest; Macalester College: Twelfth Night; Penumbra Theatre: Brothers Paranormal Awards/Other Stage Management Fellow, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2022-2023 Season Training B.A., Theatre and Dance, Macalester College

LYNDSEY R. HARTER* (she/her)

Stage Manager Park Square Agatha Christie: Rule of Thumb, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Agitators, Cardboard Piano, The House on Mango Street, With Theater Mu: Flower Drum Song Representative

Theatre Guthrie Theater: A Christmas Carol; Minnesota Opera: Fellow Travelers; Theater Mu: Man of God and others; Pillsbury House + Theatre: What to Send Up When It Goes Down; Theater Latté Da: Man of La Mancha; Collide Theatrical Dance Company: Class of ‘85 Training B.A. ,Theatre Arts, summa cum laude, Hamline University Upcoming Projects History Theatre: The Root Beer Lady; Guthrie Theater: A Christmas Carol, Shane

KATHARINE HOROWITZ (she/her)

Sound Designer Park Square Romeo and Juliet, The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, Calendar Girls, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Sons of the Prophet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, My Children!

My Africa!, Sexy Laundry, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Stick Fly, Doubt, A Parable, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The School for Lies, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Agnes of God Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Theater Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival Awards/Other 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center Training B.A., Theatre Arts, University of Iowa Upcoming Projects History Theatre: Root Beer Lady; Diesel Heart; Children’s Theatre Company: An American Tail

MATTHEW LEFEBVRE † (he/him)

Costume Designer Park Square Holmes and Watson, Cyrano de Bergerac, Retreat from Moscow, ART, Romeo and Juliet, Three Days of Rain, The Waiting Room Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater: 20+ productions since 1998 including A Christmas Carol; Penumbra Theatre: 20+ productions since 2000 including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Jungle Theater: A Doll’s House, Part 2, Minnesota Opera: Das Rheingold; Milwaukee Rep: Cyrano de Bergerac; New York Theatre Workshop: Bach at Leipzig Awards/Other 2014-2015 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellowship; 2012 TDF Irene Sharaff Award; 2015 Ivey Award; Professor of Costume Design: University

of Minnesota Upcoming Projects Portland Playhouse/ Penumbra Theatre: What I Learned in Paris; Penumbra Theatre: Sugar in Our Wounds

ANDREA MORIARITY (she/her)

Wig Artisan Park Square Holmes and Watson, The Color Purple Representative Theatre Jungle Theater: A Doll’s House: Part 2; Penumbra Theatre: Girl Shakes Loose; Theater Latté Da: Peter and the Starcatcher Awards/ Other Andrea’s wig work, along with her colleagues’ at Guthrie Theater, appeared in the August/ September 2019 issue of American Craft Magazine Training M.F.A., Theatre Design and Production, University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music

JOHN NOVAK (he/him)

Properties Designer Park Square Debut Representative Theatre Jungle Theater: over 100 productions, most recently Every Brilliant Thing, Redwood, and Cambodian Rock Band; Skylark Opera Theatre: Eugene Onegin Upcoming Projects Ten Thousand Things: Iphigenia at Aulis; Jungle Theater: 2022-23 Season

KARIN OLSON (she/her)

Lighting Designer Park Square: 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: 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 Cleveland Playhouse: Antigone; Jungle Theater: Redwood; Guthrie Theater: Valor; Ordway Center presenting Taiko Arts Midwest: HERbeat; Trinity Rep: A Christmas Carol; Walker Arts Center:

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CREATIVE TEAM TEAM CREATIVE Jason Moran, The Last Jazz Festival TV/Film HandPrints: (Cineplay w/ Ten Thousand Things) Upcoming Projects Artistry: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Stages Theater Company: A Different Pond; MN Opera: The Song Poet More At karinolsonlighting.com

SHAE PALIC (she/her)

Intimacy Director Park Square (as actor) Airness, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth Representative Theatre (as intimacy director) Guthrie Theater, MN Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, The University of Minnesota/ Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Program and Opera Program, An Opera Theatre, Lyric Arts, Macalester College, Mixed Precipitation TV/Film Intimacy Coordinator for Marmalade, a SAG Feature film Training Over 70 hours of training with IDC Professionals (formerly IDI); in the process of applying for her Intimacy Coordinator certification; Mentee of certified intimacy director Doug Scholz-Carlson; B.F.A., Acting, University of Minnesota/Guthrie; PCPA, 2 year Vocational Actor Program Upcoming Projects (as intimacy director) The University of Minnesota/Guthrie B.F.A. Actor Training Program; Exposed Brick: Through Our Eyes; The University of Minnesota’s Opera program

ERIK PAULSON (he/him)

The Turn of the Screw; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis: The Comedy of Errors; Great River Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; History Theatre: Tyrone and Ralph; Nautilus Music-Theater: Man of LaMancha Awards/Other 2009 Ivey Award for Overall Excellence, History Theatre’s Tyrone and Ralph (Scenic Design) Training B.S., Speech Communication-Theatre Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Upcoming Projects Old Log Theatre: Once Upon a Mattress More At erikepaulson.com

KEELY WOLTER (she/her)

Dialect Coach ​​Park Square Holmes and Watson, Romeo and Juliet, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Amy’s View, Calendar Girls, The Diary of Anne Frank Representative Theatre Guthrie Theater: Sweat, Noura, The Great Leap; Jungle Theater: Is Edward Snowden Single?, Miss Bennet, The Wickams; Penumbra Theatre: Wedding Band; Theater Latté Da: Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Artistry: Awake and Sing!; Old Log Theatre: Guys and Dolls Training M.A., Voice Studies, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama B.A., Theater Performance, Viterbo University Accolades 2018 Lavender Magazine “Best Vocal Dialogue Coach” Upcoming Projects Guthrie Theater: Vietgone, Sally and Tom

Set Designer Park Square Holmes and Watson, The Snow Queen, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Representative Theatre Old Log Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; Madison Opera:

*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. † Member, USA Union 829

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PRODUCTION STAFF & CREW Stage Management Swing: Keara Lavandowska Substitute Electrician Supervisor: Alex Clark Electricians: Dylan Payne, Noah Hynnick Wardrobe/Dresser: Phoebe Rodriguez Carpenters: Kristin Bryan, Roan Childress, Pierce “Peaches” Hastings, Eric Lucas, Will Marsh Sound Operator: Olivia Nyman Covid Compliance Officers: Joe Burch Lighting Programmer: Garvin Jellison

Our Contributors

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

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

John Larsen Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation

Boss Foundation

Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation

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

Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts

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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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

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Park Square Theatre Information

STAFF

Mark Ferraro-Hauck Executive Director Artistic Ansa Akyea Artistic Associate Ellen Fenster Artistic Associate Mark Ferraro-Hauck Artistic Associate Rick Shiomi Artistic Associate William Edson Executive Administrator Production Meghan “Mac” McLaughlin Production Manager Austin Stiers Technical Director Garrett Conard Assistant Technical Director

Hannah Mahr Education Program Coordinator Teaching Artists: Ansa Akyea, Pedro Bayón, Alessandra Bongiardina, Jack Bonko, Abigail Chagolla, Laurie Dehmlow, Isabella Dunsieth, Kristin Fox, Jane Froiland, Gretchen Grunzke, Kristi Johnson, Dominique Jones, Christopher Kent, Kivan Kirk, Clay Man Soo, Sylvia Michels, Mikaela Moe, Leslye Orr, Shae Palic, Aaron Preusse, Dominic Rodgers, Taj Ruler, Doug Scholz Carlson, Jen Scott, Kiyoko Sims, Alli St. John, Dane Stauffer, Kiera Stegall, Emily Villano, Terrell Woods

Brent Anderson Electrician Supervisor

External Relations Emily Halstead External Relations Director

Alexi Carlson Assistant Electrician Supervisor

Rachel Wandrei Interim Marketing & Communications Director (Happy trails!)

Richard Graham Sound Supervisor

Victoria Dobias Digital Marketing Manager

Meghan Kent Costume Supervisor

Marcie Berg Development Manager

Erin Gustafson Carpenter Supervisor

Lynne Beck Development Consultant

Jeni Raddatz Tolifson Scenic Paint Charge

Shelley Johnson Webmaster

Nina Broberg Production Intern

Mike Hanisch Videographer

SteppingStone Creative Learning Megan Flød Johnson Interim Director of Education

Dan Norman, Tomas Leal Photographers

Erin Granger SteppingStone Youth and Family Program Manager Amanda Hestwood School & Community Program Manager

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Finance and Operations Christopher Taykalo Interim Finance and Operations Director Bethany Gladhill Finance Consultant

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Dave Peterson Facility and Events Director Ben Cook-Feltz Ticket Office Manager Jiffy Kunik Performance Manager Morgan Gray Box Office and Database Coordinator Emma Swain Ticketing Associate Front of House Staff: Mariah Christensen, Claire Chwalek, Charlotte Deranek, Lauren Everett, Eva Gemlo, Robby Miller, Alicia Pedersen, Steve Sell, Laura Topham, Tammie Weinfurtner, Sophie Wozniak 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.

Learn more about becoming a volunteer usher at parksquaretheatre.org/ about/employment

Board of Directors Dr. Paul Sackett (Chair) University of Minnesota Susan Rostkoski (Vice Chair) Consultant

Shwetha Vijayakumar (Secretary) Ecolab Andrea Trimble Hart (Treasurer) Trimble Hart Consulting, Inc. Mike Erlandson (Past Chair) Aurora Strategic Advisors

Kristin Berger Parker Stinson, Leonard, Street Tamra Davis Cownie Hardenbergh Foundation Nancy Feldman UCare, Retired Mark Howlett 3M Paul Johnson Xcel Energy Jared Kemper Schwan’s Company Paul Mattessich Wilder Research Foundation Paul Stembler Consultant Pondie Taylor St. Paul City School Anna Tobin Greene Espel PLLP

Park Square Theatre Information Educator Advisory Board Ben Carpenter South High School Heather Klug Park Center High School Jack Schlukebier Central High School, retired Jill Tammen Hudson High School, retired Kate Schilling Teacher & Designer Marcia Aubineau University of St. Thomas, retired Tanya Sponholz Prescott High School

We are currently searching for educators to serve on the Educator Advisory Board. Learn more at www.parksquaretheatre. org/education/advisoryboard Theatre Ambassadors Keena Dietz, Homeschool Elle Hinds, Centennial High School Spencer Lilla, Jefferson High School Iris Luz Hernandez, Nova Classical Academy

Theodore Fabel South High School Lanka Liyanapathiranage, Educator Barbara Hynes-Tomczyk, Educator and Freelance Director

Kinsey Peterson, Prescott High School Sam Wiesner, Irondale High School Sydney Horsman, Roseville Area High School

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

Contact Information & Ticket Office Hours Contact Mailing Address: 408 St. Peter Street, Suite 110 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

The 2021-2022 Harris Family Season is made possible with extraordinary support from the John W Harris Family.

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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It has been such a privilege to welcome audiences back to our stages this summer! You made this safe and joyous return possible.

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