Ring of Fire: Project Johnny Cash (2016)

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Richard Maltby, Jr. William Meade

Adapted from the Broadway Production by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Jason Edwards Orchestrations by Steven Bishop and Jeff Lisenby Additional arrangements by David Abbinanti Ring of Fire was originally produced on Broadway by William Meade, CTM Productions, Bob Cuillo, GFour Productions, and James B. Freydberg

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Created by

Conceived by

Richard Maltby, Jr. William Meade Adapted from the Broadway Production by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Jason Edwards Orchestrations by Steven Bishop and Jeff Lisenby Additional arrangements by David Abbinanti Ring of Fire was originally produced on Broadway by William Meade, CTM Productions, Bob Cuillo, GFour Productions, and James B. Freydberg

Directed by Mark DuMez Original Musical Direction Zachary Stevenson Additional Musical Direction Kraig Waye Set & Projection Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design/Original Live Mix Live Mixer Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager Original Assistant Director

Players

T. Erin Gruber Alexander Baerg Crystal Hanson Timothy E. Brummund Rebekah Johnson Scott Carmichael Paul Tedeschini Andrea Cross Andrew Nicholls Samantha Currie Anne Taylor Daniel Kosub Linzi Voth Mark MacRae Melissa Young Jonas Shandel

Setting: The world of Johnny Cash.

Intermission: There will be one 20-minute intermission.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES MARK DUMEZ

“Johnny Cash was an American icon who was as unique as his career was long”

The American South and its icons hold a curious fascination for even those who live very far away from the Mason-Dixon Line. To me, there is something appealing about the contrasts and duplicity. Southern Gothic writers seem to put their finger on it - wild individualism set against the fabric of community, pious faith next to reckless abandon and the notion of fallen gentry. The Civil War, fought only 150 years ago, is an epic demonstration of a national divide fought to the death. In a former life I spent the better part of a year in and around Nashville and got to take it all in first hand – the magnolia blossoms, the thick heat and the many kindnesses of strangers.

It was thrilling and foreign, wonderful and weird and left a lasting impact. While it’s hard to sum up, you can feel it when you’re there and, the beauty of Johnny Cash is he let us hear it.

Johnny Cash’s music and life bring together so many strands of a growing nation finding its groove. He was a wild gentleman, a rustic poet, a saved sinner – call it what you might – Johnny Cash was an American icon who was as unique as his career was long. “The thing about Johnny Cash,” wrote Anthony DeCurtis in the Rolling Stone, “is he was both Saturday night and Sunday morning.” His music still kicks it today.

It’s been a thrill to work with such a talented and intuitive cast on this tribute to Cash. In it, there are Chemainus favourites that have thrilled us in years past, as well as new local sparks and some good old’ boys from the other side of Canada. Enjoy the show.

MARK DUMEZ Director Mark is a proud resident of Vancouver Island and has enjoyed directing Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves in Bloom, A Pretty Girl (A Shayna Maidel), Delicious Lies, Harvest, The 39 Steps and Amadeus for Chemainus Theatre. Other favourites include: A Christmas Carol, Strindberg’s Easter, Anne, Mr. Pim Passes By and Pet the Fish. He has collaborated with companies including Theatre X, Pacific Theatre and TheatreOne to develop over a dozen new plays. Favourite acting credits include: Mass Appeal, Enchanted April, Queen Milli of Galt and Streetcar Named Desire.

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ALEXANDER BAERG Alex is a singer, actor, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and has performed throughout the United States and Canada. This year, Alex spent the last two months in beautiful Chemainus performing in Million Dollar Quartet and last summer he performed in Chemainus Theatre’s Twist & Shout: The British Invasion. Alex also performed in the first national tour of Godspell. He is so excited to be a part of Ring of Fire!

Timothy E. BrummUnd Timothy is an accomplished theatre, voice-over and film/TV actor. He has previously appeared at the Chemainus Theatre Festival in Elf: The Musical, Delicious Lies, The 39 Steps and Guys and Dolls. Other highlights; Ring of Fire (Globe/Persephone Theatre/SK Tour), Mamma Mia, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Smallville (TV Series) Four Brothers (Film) and He-Man and Masters of the Universe (Animation). This one is for a young cowboy that left us way too soon...Eric Lehmann.

SCOTT CARMICHAEL Scott’s very happy to be back in Chemainus! He has previously been seen in Elf: The Musical and Million Dollar Quartet.

Selected theatre: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Arts Club, Stage West Calgary, Magnus Theatre, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Theatre Aquarius); Sleuth, 12 Angry Men, Blood Brothers, The 39 Steps (Rose Theatre); Doubt, Urinetown the Musical (Georgetown Globe). Favourite role: Father to his son, Jaden.

Andrea cross Andrea is thrilled to be back on stage with this amazing cast!

Most recently seen on stage at the Belfry Theatre in Gotta Get a Gimmick’s latest cabaret. Favourite theatre credits: Artistic Associate & Education Coordinator. She loves sharing her passion for theatre with children all over Vancouver Island.

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Samantha Currie Samantha is over the moon to be back on stage with this terrific group of people. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, favourite past credits include: Heidi (CTF), The Music Man (TUTS), Invisible Girl (Green Thumb Theatre), Munscha Mia (Carousel Theatre). A Director and Choreographer, she also teaches Acting at Kaleidoscope Theatre in Victoria. Special thanks to Mark and Kraig and among her klediments, her loving family.

T. ERIN GRUBER Set / Projection Designer T. Erin Gruber is an independent theatre designer with experience in set, lighting, costume and projected media design. She holds a degree in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta and is a founding member of the ShowStages video collective, a group expanding the boundaries of projected media’s role in theatre. (www.showstages.com). For more information: www.eringruber.com.

CRYSTAL HANSON Costume Designer Crystal is a graduate of the Fashion Design & Technology Program at Kwantlen University College. Past costume designs at the Chemainus Theatre Festival include Million Dollar Quartet, Grace & Glorie, Ring of Fire, Waiting for the Parade, All Shook Up (Gateway Theatre co-production), Countryside Christmas, and Ah, Wilderness! She would like to thank her parents for their support and encouragement.

REBEKAH JOHNSON Lighting Designer It is always a pleasure to work at Chemainus Theatre Festival.

Past favourites include Elf: The Musical and The Miracle Worker. Other recent work includes Macbeth for Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, and The Incompleat Folksinger for The Other Guys Theatre. Upcoming projects include A Long Day’s Journey into Night for BBRT, and Flotsam and Jetsam for OGTC. Rebekah has a BFA (Theatre) and an MFA (Visual Art) both from UVic.

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DANIEL KOSUB Daniel is thrilled to return to Chemainus after making his Chemainus Theatre Festival debut over a decade ago! Selected credits: Man 1, Songs for a New World; Schroeder, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Jack Chesney, Where’s Charley; Jerry Allison, The Buddy Holly Story. A CCPA graduate, Daniel resides in Toronto and is an acclaimed singer/songwriter starting a national tour at the end of April (dankosub.com).

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Mark MACRAE When he’s not singing about taxes on TV, Mark enjoys long nights of board gaming or sailing in circles around Toronto Harbour. He couldn’t be happier to be back in Chemainus reuniting with the incredible cast of Ring of Fire. Select Theatre: The Buddy Holly Story (Sudbury, Port Hope Festival), The Music Man (Port Hope Festival), Cabaret (Northern Stage); TV: Covert Affairs. Proud Member CAEA & ACTRA. Twitter: @Mark_MacRae

ANDREW NICHOLLS Live Mixer Andrew Nicholls has been a musician and sound engineer for over a decade, creating music for video games and independent films. As a stagehand, he has worked for the Nanaimo Port Theatre and Victoria’s Rifflandia music festival. He is the owner and proprietor of Permanent Records studio, which specializes in voiceover recording, audio restoration and repair, and multimedia sound design. Most recently Andrew did the live mixing for Million Dollar Quartet.

JONAS SHANDEL It’s great to be back as Johnny Cash! Jonas recently starred in Million Dollar Quartet and last year’s Ring of Fire. He has been working in Berlin on a musical project, where he will return after Ring of Fire. You can buy Jonas’ cd’s in the gift shop and lobby, including Six Days On the Road which features songs from Million Dollar Quartet and Ring of Fire. Stay in touch at jonasshandel.com

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ANNE TAYLOR Stage Manager Anne is delighted to be reunited with the cast of Ring of Fire and to be back in Chemainus. She spent last season Stage Managing Patrick Street Productions’ Best Laid Plans: A Musical and Out of a Dream and Assistant Stage Managing the Arts Club Theatre’s A Christmas Story, the Musical. Other favourite productions include The Light in the Piazza, with Persephone Theatre, and Café Daughter with Gwaandak Theatre.

PAUL TEDESCHINI Sound Designer / Original Live Mix Recent design credits include: Elf: The Musical, Twist&Shout: The British Invasion , Sherlock Holmes& The Case Of The Christmas Carol, Over The River, Through The Woods (Chemainus Theatre Festival), Vanya and Sonia, Masha and Spike, Home Is A Beautiful Word (The Belfry Theatre), he 39 Steps, Noises Off (Western Canada Theatre), Circle Mirror Transformation (Arts Club Theatre), Gaslight (Bluebridge Theatre), and Fresco (Shadbolt Centre / The Cultch).

LINZI VOTH Apprentice Stage Manager Linzi enjoys being part of the Chemainus Theatre Festival team and spending time on Vancouver Island. With a Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree & Musical Theatre Diploma (CapU) Linzi thrives as a multi-faceted performing arts addict.

Chemainus Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, Jeeves Intervenes, Over the River and Through the Woods. Next Linzi SM/ASMs 4 dance events in Vancouver, plans on traveling & riding her shiny new motorcycle. Linzi enjoys good coffee, mystery novels, cats, cooking and cycling.

KRAIG WAYE Musical Director Kraig is thrilled to be back in Chemainus after previously appearing in The Buddy Holly Story and Million Dollar Quartet.

He has appeared from coast to coast in productions such as Forever Plaid, Songs for a New World, The Wedding Singer, Buddy, and The Last Resort, to name a few. As a musician/ songwriter, he has worked with numerous bands/production orchestras for over 18 years. Much love and thanks to Stephanie, and “Baby Waye”, arriving in April 2016!

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Reignited by Foot-Stompin’, Crowd-Pleasin’ Demand Great music, memorable characters, and slice of life stories often win our favour, and hearts, at The Chemainus Theatre Festival. Imagine our thrill to discover that you, our patrons, feel the same way. Along with praise for the 2015 production of Ring of Fire, we received numerous requests and suggestions to honour the legendary Johnny Cash with a second run of the rockabilly musical about his life story.

For a show to take The Festival stage a second time it must offer a special kind of magic. It must be exquisitely performed, replete with emotion, and fondly remembered. Could this tribute to a wild, gentlemanly singer, songwriter, and rustic poet fit the playbill for a consecutive year?

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It was an easy decision. One listen to the deep throttling voice of the American music legend and we knew that the acclaimed Broadway show deserved a second time in the spotlight. Now the challenge was upon us: to relight the original spark of sensation.

Fortunately, the original production and artistic team also share our enthusiasm for Ring of Fire. We are excited to work with many of the cast and crew again, as well as welcome a few new talented people to the current production. Judging from their red-hot rehearsals, the best of the Man In Black is back. Thank you for joining us to relive the rowdiness, resilience, and iconic songs that punctuate the incredible life of Johnny Cash!

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