PADDINGTON SAVES CHRISTMAS

Adapted by Doug Kmiotek Based on the book by Michael Bond Created by Jonathan Rockefeller Directed by Douglass Burks images: Courtesy of Rockefeller Productions. © P&Co Ltd 2019 Licensed on behalf of Copyrights Group.

DECEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 23, 2021

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Adapted by Doug Kmiotek Based on the book by Michael Bond Created by Jonathan Rockefeller images: Courtesy of Rockefeller Productions. © P&Co Ltd 2019 Licensed on behalf of Copyrights Group.

Directed by DOUGLASS BURKS* Scenic/Props Design by ROCKEFELLER PRODUCTIONS Dallas Scenic Adaptation by JOSH SMITH Lighting Design by LINDA BLASE Sound Design by MARCO SALINAS Costume Designer LYLE HUCHTON Stage Managed by ASHLEY NEWMAN*

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THE CAST MR. CURRY...............................................................DUKE ANDERSON* AUNT MATILDA.............................................................M. DENISE LEE* PADDINGTON ........................................................... TEDDY WARREN*

ZIGGY RENNER UNDERSTUDY: MR. CURRY & PADDINGTON................... DOUGLASS BURKS* UNDERSTUDY: AUNT MATILDA...................................................SALLY FIORELLO

*INDICATES MEMBER OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as fosters the art of live theatre asActors' anEquity essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, included health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.

THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

THE VIDEOTAPING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS A VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAW AND AN ACTIONABLE OFFENSE.

Dallas Children’s Theater is a proud member of TYA/USA, TCG and ASSITEJ, The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People.

PRODUCTION STAFF PRODUCTION MANAGER...................................JANEL VILLATORO

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT................................... MADDIE COLLINS

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR................................................JOSH SMITH

PUPPETRY CONSULTANT......................................SALLY FIORELLO

LEAD CARPENTER................................................. ISABEL MCNEIL MASTER ELECTRICIAN............................................TROY CARRICO

CARPENTERS.................... TROY CARRICO, BRIAN CHRISTENSEN,

JEREMY CLAYCAMP, LAZARUS SALINAS, KARL SCHAEFFER

SOUND ENGINEER........................................ BRIAN CHRISTENSEN

PRODUCTION APPRENTICE..............................CAITLYNE MARTIN

SCENIC ARTIST..................................................... EMILY HAUSEIN

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DUKE ANDERSON* Mr. Curry

Duke Anderson is delighted to return to the DCT stage! Previous theater credits include National Tours of Murder for Two (Marcus) and Sweeney Todd (Anthony). Regional credits include The Sound of Music at Paper Mill Playhouse; Les Misérables at The MUNY; Camelot at Casa Mañana; Fun Home, When Pigs Fly, and Nuncrackers: A-men! at Uptown Players; and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Lumière) at Dallas Children’s Theater! Happy Holidays, everyone!

M. DENISE LEE* Aunt Matilda

Denise Lee is thrilled to be back performing at Dallas Children’s Theater. In addition to acting, Denise is the Founder and Executive Producer of the Denise Lee Onstage Cabaret Series and the Dallas Cabaret Festival which is entering its 6th year. In addition to her career as an Artist, Denise Lee established ‘Community Conversation’ through her non-profit organization, Visions For Change, Inc. which brings people together for respectful, open, honest dialogue in order to heal racial and community tension. Denise also serves as the Sr. Social Justice Strategist for Dallas Children’s Theater.

She is represented by the Mary Collins Agency.

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ZIGGY RENNER Paddington

Ziggy is a veteran theatrical technician working with DCT, Shakespeare Dallas, DTC, and several companies around the country. Currently, Ziggy is a Service Technician (affectionately known as a “Dino Doctor”) for The Dinosaur Company/Billings Productions. Ziggy is excited to return to puppeteer again at DCT where he was trained by and puppeteered for Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts while at Dallas Children’s Theater. “I’m happy to be back home.”

TEDDY WARREN* Paddington

Teddy Warren is an Equity Actor originally from Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from SMU with a BFA in Theatre Studies and is happy to be back in Dallas to play with DCT again. Locally, Teddy has also worked with Shakespeare Dallas in Romeo and Juliet, Trinity Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Stage West in Murder for Two. He’s grateful that this will be the first show his daughter sees him in.

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DOUGLASS BURKS*

Understudy for Mr. Curry & Paddington A veteran of Dallas area theater, Mr. Burks has worked with Dallas Children’s Theater for many years as an Equity actor, stage manager, sound designer, and director. He is a founding member of the nationally acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts and has earned the distinction of Master Puppeteer. His directing credits are numerous and include: For DCT - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show; For KBTPA: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Snow Queen, Frosty & Friends, and Hoot Owl Hootenanny. Other directing credits include The Hound of the Baskervilles for Eastfield College and DCT’s national tour of Young King Arthur. Doug will be remembered for his many roles on the DCT stage, which include The Giver (The Giver), Goodnight Moon (Larry the Tooth Fairy), James and the Giant Peach (Old Grasshopper), Peter Pan (Captain Hook), Young King Arthur (Merlin), The Emperor’s New Clothes (the Emperor), The Mummy’s Claw (Sir Nevil Blore), Jungalbook (Baloo), Holes (Mr. Sir), and Treasure Island (Long John Silver).

He also portrayed the title characters in Frankenstein, The Reluctant Dragon, The Canterville Ghost, and the 2001 production of The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Mr. Burks was a member of the first graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.

SALLY FIORELLO

Understudy for Aunt Matilda Sally is a Master Puppeteer, director and designer with the critically acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts. She has designed and performed in over 45 original puppet productions including such DCT favorites as The Nutcracker and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. For Dallas Children’s Theater, she has served as a director, designer and consultant for numerous productions and performed roles in The Velveteen Rabbit (Mistress); The Mummy’s Claw (Rula); hard 2 spel dad (Mrs. Donahue) and many others. Sally is a recipient of the Dallas-Forth Worth Theatre Critics Forum Award.

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MEET THE ARTISTIC / PRODUCTION STAFF ROBYN FLATT DCT Founder and Executive Director Robyn Flatt co-founded DCT in 1984 with start-up funds of $500. Under her artistic leadership, the theater’s creative and operational stature has grown over the past 37 years to reflect its current annual budget of more than $4 million. Her theatrical career has brought her acclaim as a professional director, actor and lighting designer. During her tenure as a member of the Dallas Theater Center Resident Company, she served as Assistant Artistic Director and Director of Theater-inthe-Parks. She holds a MA degree from Baylor University and studied under Paul Baker, Juana Laban, and Hanya Holm. Ms. Flatt’s many acting credits include two roles she created for award-winning world premiere productions: Dewey Dell in Journey to Jefferson and Martha Ann Sickenger in Preston Jones’ The Oldest Living Graduate. Her directing credits at DCT include several world premiere adaptations by Linda Daugherty of Steven Kellogg’s stories which have also toured nationally. Other critically acclaimed productions include: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Miracle Worker, And Then They Came For Me, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, Treasure Island Reimagined!, and Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet. She has served on the boards of AATE, ASSITEJ/USA, and CTFA. She is a recipient of The 500, Inc.’s prestigious Ken Bryant Visionary Award, Dallas Historical Society’s 1999 Excellence in Community Service for Creative Arts, the 2002 Leon Rabin Standing Ovation Award, and the Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award. Ms. Flatt is a member of the College of Fellows of American Theatre and served 5 years as Treasurer of the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America. She was nominated by The Dallas Morning News arts staff for the Texan of the Year Award in both 2010 and 2015, and was honored in 2016 with the Orlin Corey Award for Artistic Excellence from the American Alliance for Theater and Education.

NANCY SCHAEFFER Artistic Director Nancy has directed numerous DCT productions including Schoolhouse Rock Live!; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens; Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; Teen Brain: The Musical; Skippyjon Jones; Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale; Go, Dog. Go!; Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat; Pinkalicious, The Musical; How I Became a Pirate; dont u luv me?; Madeline’s Christmas; EAT (It’s Not About Food); Goodnight Moon; The Secret Life of Girls; and 12 productions of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Nancy also directed DCT’s highly successful touring production of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales which toured the U.S. and then traveled to Shanghai, China, playing at the 2006 Shanghai International Children’s Culture and Arts Expo. Nancy has directed for The Dallas Opera and Shared Stories for the Sixth Floor Museum. She has also directed the Christmas Celebration for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She serves as DCT’s Education Director and Artistic Director.

JONATHAN ROCKEFELLER AND ROCKEFELLER PRODUCTIONS Creator/Scenic & Props Designer Jonathan Rockefeller and Rockefeller Productions have received global acclaim for their production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show based on the books of renowned author/illustrator Eric Carle. The production has performed in over 12 countries, garnering critical and audience acclaim. Its extended run in New York City, along with New York Times Critic’s Pick Paddington Gets In a Jam, both resulted in a Drama Desk and Off-Broadway Alliance nominations. Other projects include the forthcoming Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation, the UK tour of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, Mr. Men and Little Miss Show, and the awardwinning short film 10 Little Rubber Ducks written by preeminent author Eric Carle, featuring Bernadette Peters.

DOUGLASS BURKS* Production Director A veteran of Dallas area theater, Mr. Burks has worked with Dallas Children’s Theater for many years as an Equity actor, stage manager, sound designer, and director. He is a founding member of the nationally acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts and has earned the distinction of Master Puppeteer. His directing credits are numerous and include: For DCT - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show; For KBTPA: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Snow Queen, Frosty & Friends, and Hoot Owl Hootenanny. Other directing credits include The Hound of the Baskervilles for Eastfield College and DCT’s national tour of Young King Arthur. Doug will be remembered for his many roles on the DCT 8

MEET THE ARTISTIC / PRODUCTION STAFF stage, which include The Giver (The Giver), Goodnight Moon (Larry the Tooth Fairy), James and the Giant Peach (Old Grasshopper), Peter Pan (Captain Hook), Young King Arthur (Merlin), The Emperor’s New Clothes (the Emperor), The Mummy’s Claw (Sir Nevil Blore), Jungalbook (Baloo), Holes (Mr. Sir), and Treasure Island (Long John Silver). He also portrayed the title characters in Frankenstein, The Reluctant Dragon, The Canterville Ghost, and the 2001 production of The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Mr. Burks was a member of the first graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.

JOSH SMITH Dallas Scenic Adaptation Designer Josh Smith is a UT Arlington alumnus where he graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in design. He has been involved in the design and build of theatrical productions since 2003 with experience in a variety of styles from straight plays to surreal to light opera. He is proud to serve as part of this fantastic company and has been part of the DCT family since 2013.

LINDA BLASE Lighting Designer Linda has designed lighting for some 445 professional productions, many for Dallas Children’s Theater, including A Wrinkle in Time, The Island of the Skog, Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet, Charlotte’s Web, and Tuck Everlasting. She is also a professional theatre photographer whose photographs have been published in numerous national publications. She is happy to be working with DCT again.

MARCO SALINAS Sound Designer Marco has designed many, MANY shows for DCT over the last 22 years. He is also a recipient of numerous awards for his sound design work in the Dallas/Fort Worth theater scene, and has designed for shows as far away as New York City and even Ireland. He is also the Director of Educational Tours with Shakespeare Dallas where he writes and directs local area tours that teach children and teens about William Shakespeare.

LYLE HUCHTON Costume Designer Lyle has been a working costumer in the Dallas area for over 25 years. He has designed over 30+ shows for Dallas Children’s Theater. Some of his favorites include Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Treasure Island Reimagined!; Jungalbook; James and the Giant Peach; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane; Pinkalicious, The Musical; Tuck Everlasting; and Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale. Other regional credits include The Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, San Antonio Opera, and The Dallas Arboretum’s The 12 Days of Christmas. National tours for HIT Entertainment include Barney Live! and The Wiggles. He also worked on the locally produced PBS television show, Barney and Friends, receiving two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Costume Design/Styling. He is in his 8th year as the Resident Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager here at Dallas Children’s Theater.

ASHLEY NEWMAN* Stage Manager Ashley is a Dallas-based AEA Stage Manager. Credits in DFW include productions at Theatre Three, Lyric Stage, and Dallas Children’s Theater. Other credits include shows at The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, IL and onboard Royal Caribbean’s ships Oasis and Harmony of the Seas. Ashley is a graduate of Booker T. Washington HSPVA and holds a BFA from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, MO. Love to J & T. SALLY FIORELLO Puppetry Consultant Sally is a Master Puppeteer, director and designer with the critically acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts. She has designed and performed in over 45 original puppet productions including such DCT favorites as The Nutcracker and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. For Dallas Children’s Theater, she has served as a director, designer and consultant for numerous productions and performed roles in The Velveteen Rabbit (Mistress); The Mummy’s Claw (Rula); hard 2 spel dad (Mrs. Donahue) and many others. Sally is a recipient of the Dallas-Forth Worth Theatre Critics Forum Award.

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Listed are gifts received between September 1, 2020 to November 1, 2021.

On behalf of the 250,000+ children and families served annually, we gratefully acknowledge our donors who through their contributions made it possible for DCT to present over 500 performances of high quality, professional theater for youth and families. Although program space limits our ability to publicly recognize only donors of $500 and above, we deeply and sincerely appreciate every contribution. As ticket sales cover only half our costs, your annual financial support is critical to introducing North Texas children to the magic of live theater. Should you wish to be added to this extraordinary list of donors or suggest corrections to our list, please contact the DCT Donor & Corporate Relations Department at (214) 978-0110 and THANK YOU!

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $100,000 +

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PRODUCING PARTNER $50,000-$99,999

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A boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when a mind-blowing secret is revealed: Dragons love tacos! Chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, teeny tiny tacos, all kinds of tacos.

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DRAGONS LOVE TACOS logo: Courtesy of Penguin Group. Illustration: Daniel Salmieri, from the book Dragons Love Tacos © 2010. Photo by Karen Almond.

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One of the most celebrated books in children’s literature and the #1 most requested DCT play returns to the stage to create a remarkable world of magic.

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“Welcome to Dallas Children’s Theater. Enjoy the show!”

- Robyn Flatt, Executive cDirector

DCT BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT: Todd Ranta* CHAIR: Karen Travis* VP DEVELOPMENT: Michael DeLuke* VP EDUCATION: Helen Harris-Allen* VP FACILITIES: Everett Spaeth* VP FINANCE/TREASURER: Lauren Herrington* CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Camelia Shoemaker* CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Martha Barrios* CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Mar Howard* CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Stephanie Jeffery* SECRETARY: Julie Parolisi* ARTISTIC LIAISON: Emily Jefferson

Chuck Blanchard Sara Borrelli Shanti Shahani de Venegas Laura Jane Durfee Jennifer Fargo Christy Gammill Lara Wilhelm Harrison* Scott Hudson Vibeke Jarnum Josh Johnston Amanda Kendall Anna Kurian Lisa Lee Rafael Lizardi Corale Madden

Elissa M. McClure Adam Mora Leah Mora* Tim Mullins Stephanie Nelson* LaToyia Pierce Jennifer Garratt Saltsman Amanda Schnetzer Evan P. Singer Michael Stockham Kyle Turner Manuel F. Valencia Rachel Williams Lauren Yates

DCT BOARD OF ADVISORS Jennifer Altabef Lorlee Bartos Joan Becker Nancy Miller Blount Mickie Bragalone Nancy Carlson Cathy Corse Mary Covington Yvonne Crum Paul Daugherty Betsy Fijolek Kerrie Vaughan Forbes Jane Kennedy Greene Beverly Grogan Rocky Howard Sharron Hunt

Emily Jefferson Margaret Keliher Tara Lewis* Jim Markus Peter Martin Karol Omlor Teresa Parravano Christa Sanford Sally Schopmeyer Elizabeth Showalter Everett Spaeth Deborah Stanford Laurie-Jo Straty Craig Sutton Bill Travis Karen Travis*

EMERITUS MEMBERS CHAIR EMERITUS: Melissa Deakins CHAIR EMERITUS: Laurie Sands Harrison CHAIR EMERITUS: Julie Hersh CHAIR EMERITUS: Carole Jordan CHAIR EMERITUS: CAROL MARCH* BOARD LIAISON Mickie Bragalone – Office of Cultural Affairs

* - Executive Committee

DCT STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robyn Flatt ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Nancy Schaeffer ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Artie Olaisen SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY: Sandra Session-Robertson EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR: Coy Covington FINANCE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES: Janet Massey FINANCE MANAGER: Jim Amrhein FINANCE ASSISTANT: Donna Keeler DEVELOPMENT GRANTS MANAGER Joey Hamilton DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT: Brooke Given

NATIONAL TOUR PRODUCING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TOURS: Sally Fiorello EDUCATION EDUCATION DIRECTOR: Nancy Schaeffer EDUCATION COORDINATOR: Terry Feagin PROJECT INCLUSION COORDINATOR: Gina Waits MUSICAL THEATER CONSERVATORY: K. Doug Miller EDUCATION ASSOCIATE: Ryan Ramirez

PRODUCTION & FACILITIES PRODUCTION MANAGER: Janel Villatoro TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Josh Smith MARKETING RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER / & PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING: COSTUME SHOP MANAGER: Lyle Huchton Trish Long SOUND ENGINEER: DIRECTOR OF TICKETING Brian Christensen & PATRON SERVICES: RESIDENT SOUND DESIGNER: Steve Jones Marco Salinas BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATE: NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMIN. / Joanna Coogan IT/FACILITIES: BOX OFFICE: Aaron Rodriguez Rachel Wells MASTER ELECTRICIAN: Troy Carrico LEAD CARPENTER: Isabel McNeil ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ACTING / VIDEO: Karl Schaeffer

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RIDDLE ME THIS?

Take a moment to talk these through with your young guest(s) and see if you can figure out the answers.

Answers can be found at the bottom of the next page.

1 Get a pen and paper handy to find out Paddington’s favorite treat. Write down the first 3 letters of market, first 2 of magnify, first 3 of lady, and the first of elephant. Now sound it out. What did you get?

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A thriving and grand city On an island in the sea.

Paddington now calls it home; What could this city be?

Hint: It has a bridge that was always falling down.

3 Okay, sing this and fill in the blank: ‘Tis the season to be _________ .

4 I find trouble most places I go, but I always try to fix the messes I make. I have a cranky neighbor named Mr. Curry and a love for jam.

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5 Let’s make a poem: This sweet and festive treat might be fun to bake, But don’t let Paddington touch the Christmas ___________ ?

6 Okay, sing this and fill in the blank: Dashing through the ________ .

7 I rarely smile, I’m a stickler for tidiness, and I’m visiting my nephew, Mr. Curry, for the holidays.

Who am I?

8 Which is heavier: a pound of Christmas cake or a pound of marmalade?

Answer Key: 1: Marmalade 2: London, 3: Jolly (from the song Deck the Halls), 4: Paddington, 5: Cake, 6: Snow (from the song Jingle Bells) , 7: Great Aunt Matilda, 8: Neither; they both weigh a pound.

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