Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare June 13, 14, 29 at 8 p.m. June 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 at 2 p.m. in the Ford Studio The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare June 20, 21, 30 and July 1, 2 at 8 p.m. June 22, 28 and July 2 at 2 p.m. in Meek Hall Auditorium H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan June 26, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. June 29 at 2 p.m. on the Ford main stage
O
xford Shakespeare Festival is proud to announce our Summer 2008 ‘Fifth Anniversary Season’ as it continues the tradition of summer theatre at Ole Miss and Oxford. Last summer we presented ROMEO AND JULIET, AS YOU LIKE IT, and our Family Production, Gilbert and Sullivan’s THE MIKADO. This season we again proudly present three professional productions: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare; MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare; and our Family Production, Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. PINAFORE. 2006 and 2007 brought new major sponsors to OSF. Summer 2008 will build on the support from our new and continuing sponsors – the Department of Music, the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, the Department of Theatre Arts, the Oxford Tourism Council, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the Mississippi Arts Commission, and the Gertrude Castellow Ford Foundation. We thank all our sponsors and we ask that you give our business partners a look. This year we are also proud to announce significant management support from the Division of Outreach at UM and the addition of the Gertrude C. Ford Symposium as an additional scholarly event during the third week of productions. The Festival was created with you in mind. You are why we build, direct, design, and perform. Experience Shakespeare’s comedy and drama, Gilbert and Sullivan’s music and song, from June 13th through July 2nd, 2008, at the beautiful Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on the Ole Miss campus, as we celebrate Theatre Arts in Mississippi!
Joe Turner Cantú Artistic Director
110 Isom Hall, Theater Arts The University of Mississippi University, MS 38677 662•915•5745 or 662•915•5816 email: osf@olemiss.edu website: shakespeare.olemiss.edu
The University of Mississippi is profoundly grateful to The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation Tom Papa Leon Lewis Cheryl Sims for their support of
Oxford Shakespeare Festival and
The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts and
The Gertrude C. Ford Symposium –––––––––
g
About Gertrude Castellow Ford from the Ford Foundation Board
ertrude Ford was a gifted woman of the arts and letters. She was fluent in several languages, an illustrator and scholar of literature. She was keenly interested in and loved the Shakespearean canon. Ford always sought fresh insights into the plays and sonnets. So much so, that she tenaciously pursed the authenticity of the origin of the work attributed to Shakespeare. Yet always in this pursuit of the authenticity of “The Bard”, Mrs. Ford had an unflagging appreciation for the verses of the sonnets and the rendering of the plays on the stage. It is in this spirit that the Ford Foundation proudly supports the Fifth Anniversary Season of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.
The University of Mississippi
is proud to be a part of the
Oxford Shakespeare Festival BRAVO!
Congratulations on another outstanding season. http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu Community Education• Conferences•English as a Second Language Independent Study•K-12 programs•Media Productions•Ole Miss Online Professional Development• Study Abroad• Summer• Testing UM-Booneville•UM-DeSoto•UM-Tupelo
2008 on the Grove Stage
The 8th Annual LOU Summer Sunset Series takes place at 7 pm every Sunday in June in the Grove on the Ole Miss campus. Blues artist Kenny Brown will perform Sunday, June 8 and the Germantown Symphony Orchestra will close the Series on June 29th. The artists performing at the June 15th and 22nd shows will be announced soon.
“All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgement old, Your answer had no been inscroll’d: Fare you well; your suit is cold.
Photo: Ryan Whittington
Merchant of Venice 2.7.67
Oxford Shakespeare Festival Fifth Anniversary Season
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare directed by Joe Turner Cantu
_____
“In Belmont is a lady richly left, And she is fair, fairer than the word, Of wondrous virtues.� ___ Meek Hall Auditorium The University of Mississippi Summer 2008
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare A. L. Rowse edition Directed by Joe Turner Cantu In Venice, young Bassanio needs a loan of 3,000 ducats so that he can properly woo a wealthy heiress of Venice named Portia. To get the necessary funds, Bassanio entreats his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio’s money, unfortunately, is invested in merchant ships that are presently at sea; however, to help Bassanio, Antonio arranges for a short-term loan of the money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Shylock has a deep-seated hatred for Antonio because of the insulting treatment that Antonio has shown him in the past. When pressed, Shylock strikes a terrible bargain: the 3,000 ducats must be repaid in three months, or he (Shylock) will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. The merchant agrees to this, confident in the return of his ships before the appointed date of repayment. At this stage of the play, Portia is introduced: due to her father’s will, all suitors must choose from among three coffers—one of which contains a portrait of her. If a man chooses the right one, he may marry Portia; however, if he chooses wrong, he must vow never to marry or even court another woman. Princes of Morocco and Arragon fail this test and are turned away. As Bassanio prepares to travel to Belmont for the test, his friend Lorenzo elopes with Jessica, Shylock’s daughter (who escapes with a fair amount of Shylock’s wealth in the process). Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which is the correct one, and happily agrees to marry Portia that very night. In contrast to this happiness: Antonio finds himself in a pinch; Upon hearing bad news, Portia travels with her maid, Nerissa, disguised as a lawyer and clerk, respectively; Bassanio arrives when the loan is in default and Shylock demands his pound of flesh. The duke, who sits in judgment, will not intervene. Portia enters in her guise as a lawyer to defend Antonio. And the story progresses to a dramatic, humiliating,
There will be one 12-minute intermission.
CAST PORTIA, a rich heiress SHYLOCK, a rich Jewish man ANTONIO, a merchant of Venice BASSANIO, his friend NERISSA, Portia’s waiting-woman THE PRINCE OF MOROCCO, suitor to Portia THE PRINCE OF ARRAGON, suitor to Portia/ TUBAL, Shylock’s friend THE DUKE OF VENICE GRATIANO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio SALERIO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio SOLANIO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio LORENZO, in love with Jessica JESSICA, daughter to Shylock LAUNCELOT GOBBO, a clown, servant to Shylock OLD GOBBO, father to Launcelot FRANCHESCA, Attendant to Bassanio STEPHANIE, servant to Portia BALTHASAR, servant to Portia/ ATTENDANT TO ARRAGON/MAGNIFICO BASSANIO’S ATTENDANT/SINGER/MASQUER ATTENDANT TO MOROCCO/COURT OFFICER ATTENDANT TO MOROCCO/MAGNIFICO ATTENDANT TO ARRAGON/MAGNIFICO/MASQUER MASQUER/SINGER ATTENDANT TO PORTIA/MASQUER
Paige Mattox Peter Wirth Alex Mauney Alex Grubbs Dana Colagiovanni George Kehoe Clay Terry Peter Pinnow Brian Tichnell Derek Barham Jared Davis Ryan Dusek Mary Lane Haskell* Glen Wall Kevin Malloy Ashley Dulaney Anna Donnell Zach Murphy Briana Logan Jay Jurden Brittany Ray Betsy Morgan Alexis White Toby Douglas
SCENE: Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont, the seat of Portia; 1980s. * Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Union
DIRECTOR’S NOTES MERCHANT OF VENICE Oxford Shakespeare Festival Fifth Anniversary Season
Summer 2008
Photo: Milly West
“The quality of mercy is not strained [constrained]...” as Portia exclaims in The Merchant of Venice, except where Jewish culture is concerned. According to scholar Dr. Mary E. Cregan, the origins of the Venetian (Jewish) ghetto “can be traced back to the early 13th Century when Pope Innocent III decreed that Jews should be forbidden from holding public office, should have clothing that distinguished them from Christians, and should not appear in public during Easter week.” The world of Portia, Portia’s Belmont, is a world of opulence and excess. It is reminiscent of the 1980’s, easily recognized in popular television shows such as ‘Dynasty’ or ‘Falcon Crest’, both accented by an understandably attractive air of abandon. Affluence, overindulgence, and hubris – all marks of some Christian tele-evangelical beliefs which preach a message of “increase,” deserved greed – could easily be the “hypocrisy” that Shylock speaks of. Can we blame Shylock for wanting vengeance on the people who persecute him? Isn’t a pound of flesh a bit much? And Portia’s abandon, her willingness to party and wear disguises (as a man), to end up with the opportunistic Bassanio whom she ‘steals’ away from the merchant Antonio. Does it all point to a society that only uses its religious beliefs to achieve desired ends? Is this Belmont society run amok? Does Shylock recognize it and decide to use it as a means for his ends? Venice has been described as a city of “psychic dark corners” and no one in The Merchant of Venice is what he or she seems to be. Straddling the line between comedy and tragedy, with several seemingly conflicting plots, has lead many to call The Merchant of Venice a “problem play.” I seize this as an opportunity. When approaching the masterworks, it is best to dig deep into the language and come up for air with refreshing views that might speak to us uniquely.
Joe Turner Cantu
STAFF
Scene Shop Staff Wardrobe Master House Manager
Joe Turner CantĂş Matthew Zerangue Micheal Waid Dewey Douglas Blake McLemore Wesley McClain Lee Martin Danielle Wheeler Angela Golightly Brian Tichnell Briana Logan Jill Pugh Jenn Polkowski Pamela Bullock Greg Flaherty Kallie Rolison Christopher Raines Zach Murphy Pep Speed Amanda Malloy
Photo: Ryan Whittington
Director Scenic Designer/Painter Costume Designer Lighting Designer Technical Director Stage Manager Costume Shop Manager Prop Master Master Electrician Sound/Music Designer Composer Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Costume Designer/Staff Costume Shop Staff Costume Staff/Wigs and Makeup
T
his operetta gave Gilbert and Sullivan their first mega hit in 1878. As the action begins, rollicking sailors sing as they swab the deck of their saucy ship H.M.S. Pinafore in preparation for the arrival of Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Britain’s First Lord of the Admiralty. Buttercup, comes aboard to sell her “snuff and tobaccy” to the sailors. Ralph, a sailor, confesses to his mates that he has fallen in love with the captain’s daughter, Josephine. The Captain arrives to inspect his crew, and we learn that Buttercup hasBlow, a romantic interest in the Captain. blow, thou winter wind, Josephine is sought in not marriage Thou art so unkindby Sir Joseph, a As man’s ingratitude: cabinet minister, but she is secrely in love with Thy tooth is not so keen, a lowly sailor--Ralph Rackstraw! Because thou art not seen,The music and Although thy breath rude and rapture ation whirl to an ending withbe “joy unforseen,” for “he is an Englishman!” –––Shakespeare’s As You Like it
Illustrations for H.M.S. Pinafore: djt freeland
H.M.S. Pinafore
Or The Lass That Loved A Sailor Book by W. S. Gilbert Music by Arthur Sullivan
CAST Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., First Lord of the Admiralty Pep Speed
Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore Greg Flaherty
Ralph Rackstraw, An Able Seaman Clay Terry
Dick Deadeye, An Odious Seaman Kevin Webb
Bill Bobstay, Boatswain Neill Kelly
Josephine, the Captain’s Daughter Allison Stanford
Hebe, Sir Joseph’s Cousin Tiffany Gammell
Buttercup, A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman Briana Fae Logan
Sailors on the H.M.S. Pinafore:
Jason Bouldin, Christopher Clark, Sam Jacobs, Jay Jurden, Pete Raif
Sir Joseph’s Sisters, Cousins, and Aunts:
Jane Bunting, Dana Clark, Dana Colagiovani, Anna Donnell, Mary Lane Haskell*, Brittany Helmes, Anne Klingen, Diana Marino, Claire Taylor, Alexis White, and Elizabeth Williamson Scene: Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore, off Portsmouth Act I - Noon Act II - Night
H.M.S. Pinafore
Or The Lass That Loved A Sailor Book by W. S. Gilbert Music by Arthur Sullivan
STAFF Director Scenic Designer/Painter Costume Designer Lighting Designer Conductor Choreographer Rehearsal Pianist Technical Director Stage Manager Costume Shop Manager Prop Master Master Electrician Sound/Music Designer Assistant Stage Manager Costume Shop Staff Costume Staff/Wigs and Makeup Scene Shop Staff Wardrobe Master House Manager
Julia Aubrey Matthew Zerangue Jenn Polkowski Dewey Douglas Robert Aubrey RenĂŠ Pulliam Paul Brown Blake McLemore Cassie Daniel Lee Martin Danielle Wheeler Angela Golightly Brian Tichnell Jill Pugh Pamela Bullock Greg Flaherty Kallie Rolison Christopher Raines Zach Murphy Pamela Bullock Amanda Malloy
Additional costumes provided by COSTUME SPECIALISTS, Columbus,Ohio and Florida School of the Arts with special thanks to Lynsey Slanina.
H.M.S. Pinafore
Or The Lass That Loved A Sailor Music by Arthur Sullivan
Musical Numbers Overture Act I No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3a No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12
We sail the ocean blue I’m called Little Buttercup The nightingale A maiden fair to see My gallant crew Sorry her lot Over the bright blue sea Sir Joseph’s barge is seen Now give three cheers When I was a lad A British tar Refrain, audacious tar Can I survive this overbearing?
Sailors Buttercup Ralph and Sailors Ralph and Sailor Captain and Sailors Josephine Sisters, Cousins, Aunts Sailors and Relatives Captain and Chorus Sir Joseph and Chorus Ralph, Boatswain, Deadeye, Sailors Josephine and Ralph Ensemble
Entr’acte Act II No. 13 No. 14 No. 15 No. 16 No. 17 No. 18 No. 19 No. 20 No. 21
Fair moon, to thee I sing Things are seldom what they seem The hours creep on apace Never mind the why and wherefore Kind Captain, I’ve important information Carefully on tiptoe stealing Farewell, my own! A many years ago Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen!
Captain Corcoran Buttercup and Captain Josephine Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph Captain and Dick Deadeye Ensemble Ensemble Buttercup and Chorus Ensemble
There will be one 12-minute intermission.
H.M.S. Pinafore
Or The Lass That Loved A Sailor Music by Arthur Sullivan
Orchestra Conductor, Dr. Robert H. Aubrey** Pianist, Paul Brown Flutes
Andrew Gordon and Angie Wells
Clarinets
Deanna Nicholson, Amanda Ashmore and Michael Aubrey
Oboe
Jessica Crociata
Bassoons
Bryan Gaston and Jeff Tilghman
Cello
Susan Gaston*
Cornets
Jennifer Dickerson and Justin Wallace
Trombone
Jonathan Evans
Horn
Jeremy Smith
Percussion Paige Turner
*Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Union **Department of Music Faculty
DIRECTOR’S NOTES H.M.S. PINAFORE Fifth Anniversary Season
Summer 2008
H.M.S. Pinafore was Gilbert and Sullivan’s first commercial success. When it opened in Soho on May 25 in 1878, it ran for 571 performances. Its popularity abroad, albeit through illegal productions, led D’Oyly Carte to stage the first authorized performance in the United States on December 1, 1879. Perhaps the attraction of a nautical theme and these acts of “piracy” gave Gilbert the idea for their next opera, The Pirates of Penzance. Certainly the operetta with the most whistle-able tunes, H.M.S. Pinafore continues to enjoy the popularity begun over a hundred years ago. But why? In my opinion, the story of a lass whose sorry lot is to “love too well” and a sailor who “alas, loves a lass above his station” transcends time and place. All lovers can relate to a situation wherein their love is unrequited or societal expectations restrict romance. The drama is the struggle each pair of lovers experience, as they love above or below their class standing. The music appeals to the music aficionado as well as a general public. Ian Bradley tells us “Savoy Operas broke new ground in using the chorus to represent real people with a meaningful role in the action rather than just as a passive vehicle for stetting a scene or telling a story.” Sullivan also parodies Italian opera, writes traditional British hymn tunes, and provides his famous patter songs. The longevity of this operetta can be attributed not only to the historical musical importance, but also the fact that an audience just wants to sing along with these tunes. Gilbert names characters for parts of a ship such as Deadeye (a wooden block used for tightening the shrouds of a ship) or Bobstay (the loop of rope used for holding spars) and writes many, many jokes meant to poke fun at arch snobbery, solecisms, and archetypal characters. Again, we don’t have to know these details to understand the humor; we only have to observe,- “Things are seldom what they seem.”
Julia Aubrey
2008-09 Ford Serries Season Capital Steps Smokey Joe’s Café Sweeny Todd Hairspray Motown Review The Ahn Trio Russian National Ballet Theatre 5 Browns Robert Cray Drumline Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile The Ant and the Elephant Flat Stanley Gizmo Guys Mavis Staples Arlo Guthrie U. S. Navy Concert Band For information call 662•915•2787 www.olemiss.edu/fordcenter
2008-2009 Ole Miss Theatre Season WELL by Lisa Dron directed by Rhona Justice-Malloy CYRANO DE BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand and adapted by Anthony Burgess directed by Joe Turner Cantu 1940’s RADIO HOUR by Walton Jones directed by Dex Edwards FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS by Alan Ball directed by Valerie Wilson TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee and Dramatized by Christopher Sergel directed by Rory Ledbetter MISSISSIPPI: THE DANCE COMPANY directed by Jennifer Mizenko
T
he Department of Music at the University of Mississippi prepares students for careers as professional musicians and educators, provides every student at the University a chance to experience music, and serves as a center of musical art and culture for Oxford and the surrounding Mid-South area. Our students enjoy an academic and artistic environment in which scholarly and creative work is actively produced. In recent years, our students have achieved recognition by performing in such venues as the American Choral Directors Association National Convention; studying as a Fulbright scholar in Hungary, and as a Rotary International Scholar in New Zealand; winning National Association of Teachers of Singing competitions; presenting research at state, regional and national professional conferences. Ole Miss music alumni are performing on stages, composing award-winning music and teaching schools, colleges and universities throughout the country. Degrees offered to undergraduate students are: Bachelor of Arts in music (B.A.) and Bachelor of Music (B.M.) with emphases in music education and performance. The Department also provides numerous courses and performance opportunities for nonmusic majors, as well as opportunities for members of the community to learn about music as a part of human culture and experience. Graduate degrees include the Master of Music (M.M.) with emphases in choral conducting, music education, and performance, and the Ph.D. in music education. Our faculty includes performing specialists on all band and orchestral instruments as well as piano, voice, organ and harpsichord, and specialists in conducting, music education, music pedagogy, music history and literature, ethnomusicology, and music theory. In addition to teaching and performing, music faculty members contribute to the discipline of music as authors of journal articles, books or monographs. Faculty have also issued commercially available CD’s and delivered presentations and performances both on the national and international stage. For more information about The Department of Music at The University of Mississippi, please visit our web page at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/music/ including concert dates by faculty, students, ensembles and guest artists at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/music/concerts/ [updated throughout the year].
2008 “From Broadway to the Met and Back Again�
Opera and Musical Theatre Scenes October 24 and 25 at 8:00 p.m. October 26 at 3:00 p.m. Meek Auditorium
2009 Carmen by Georges Bizet March 27 and 28 at 8:00 p.m. March 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Company and Artistic Staff All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts’ – William Shakespeare
Glen Wall Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Glen is currently completing a MFA in Acting at Western Illinois University. His most recent roles include Michael in The Pillowman, Wesley in Curse of the Starving Class, and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet.
Peter Wirth Peter Wirth has played Larry Slade in The Iceman Cometh, Jean in Miss Julie, Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida, Jaques in As You Like It, Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Gloucester in King Lear, and Duncan in Macbeth.
George Kehoe was born in Dallas, grew up in New Orleans, and since 1982 has lived in Oxford, where he works as an actor, writer, and adjunct instructor in the Ole Miss English Department. He thanks his wife Deborah and his lucky stars for his fifth season with OSF.
Kevin Malloy is currently teaching speech at the Trent Lot Institute. He appears in the role of OLD GOBBO, father to Launcelot, in Merchant of Venice. His daughter Amanda is the house manager for the OSF.
Allison Stanford recently graduated from Arizona State University with a Master’s of Music Opera Performance. She won first place in the 2008 National Opera Association Vocal Competition, Scholarship Division. Favorite roles include Yum-Yum in The Mikado, and Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare.
Peter Pinnow has lived in Oxford for twelve years and taught at Oxford High since 1999. He is delighted to finally act in Shakespeare in addition to teaching him.
Alex Grubbs is from Jackson, MS. He recently graduated from Belhaven College where he starred in such shows as A Servant of Two Masters, Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night, and Scapino! He is attending the University of Virginia in the fall to pursue an MFA in Acting. Dana Colagiovanni graduated from Ole Miss this spring with a BFA in Musical Theatre, and as a member of the BFA Acting Studio. This is Dana’s third season with OSF, and is thrilled to be spending the summer in Oxford before heading out to pursue her dreams in the big, bad, REAL world of starving artists.
Kevin Webb is very excited about returning as an intern in the OSF company this summer. Last summer he was seen in As You Like It and The Mikado and has been involved in many UM Theatre and Opera Theatre productions in the past two years. And to those leaving after the summer, I love you! Especially you! Briana Logan recently graduated from Ole Miss with a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance. Her previous roles include Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro, Wendy Jo in Footloose, Dame Doleful in Too Many Sopranos. Ms. Logan is a member of the company in The Merchant of Venice and Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore.
Dana Clark is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major at UM. She has appeared in many productions with UM Theatre including Jenny in Company. This is her second summer with OSF and she looks forward to another enjoyable experience.
Alex Mauney while at Ole Miss: Sound Designer Mr. Marmalade, Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Orlando in As You Like It, Michal in The Pillowman, Preacher Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, Bobby Sands in George Kehoe’s Hungry. He is having an absolute blast! Jane Bunting, a proud Texan, is a Senior Musical Theatre Major at Oklahoma City University and is ecstatic to be a part of the festival. She was most recently seen as Little Sally in OCU’s production of Urinetown. Credits include Beth March in Little Women, Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, and the lead in the recent Indie film “Unsolved.” Love to Jesus and her family scattered all over the Western Hemisphere. Ryan Dusek is a recent graduate of Ole Miss and a second season veteran of the lovely Oxford Shakespeare Festival. He has thoroughly enjoyed his time with the university and the festival, making life-long friends along the way. He is soon to be headed to New York for Grad school. Derek Van Barham is very excited to be back with the festival. He recently graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BFA in Acting. This fall, he will enter the MFA Acting program at Roosevelt University in Chicago. In addition to OSF, Derek plans to spend his summer with Free Time?!?! Productions, Laff Co Improv & Sketch, and his significant other.
Jared Davis is currently a BFA acting student at Ole Miss. He appeared in last years Oxford Shakespeare Festival as Touchstone in As You Like It. He is from Bledsoe, TX and has been in Oxford for two years. Sam Jacobs This is my ďŹ rst year in OSF, and I am very excited to be working with the whole company. I recently was in a production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and will graduate from the University of Mississippi with a BA in Theatre in August. Ashley Dulaney is a senior in the BFA acting studio at Ole Miss. She will be playing Franchesca in Merchant and Masquer/Singer in Much Ado. This is her second year to return to the festival.
Clay Terry is a senior vocal performance major from Pia Ridge, Florida. During his time at Ole Miss Clay has had the privilege of several roles with the Ole Miss Opera Theatre including Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Nelson Deadly in Too Many Sopranos. This is his second season with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.
Pep Speed ( Wordrobe Master) is a senior earning his BFA in Musical Theatre at Ole Miss. Favorite roles include Harry in Company, Riff-Raff in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, King in The Cave Dwellers, and Mordred in Camelot. This is his fourth year with the festival, previously seen in The Mikado and Pirates of Penzance, and dressing every show in between. Danielle Wheeler (prop master/ Company Manger/ and assistant to the Director.) has just graduated with a B.F.A. in Theatre form Ole Miss. This is her third year with the Festival and has been seen in Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, and Pirates of Penzance. In her spare time she is a disc jockey for the 55 Drive at 5 on Rebel Radio. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their support. Brian Tichnell (Sound/ Music Designer) has worked three years with the festival. He has appeared in Romeo and Juliet as Mercutio, As You Like It as Silvius, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Lysander. This is Brian’s second year to work as the festival’s Sound Designer. Brian just recently graduated from Ole Miss with a BFA degree in Theatre Performance. This fall, Brian will start graduate school at the California Institute for the Arts, to pursue an MFA degree in Acting. Max Mc Donaldonson is the Assistant Technical Director for the Ford Center. He has been involved in theatre and live performances for over ten years. Originally from Harrisonburg, Virginia, Max started in community theatre as an actor, technician, and set builder. He also is a certified pyrotechnican who has worked NBA games, major concerts, and large fireworks displays. He joined the Ford Center crew in January 2007, and is happy to call Oxford home.
Paige Mattox (Celia in AS YOU LIKE IT, Chorus in THE MIKADO) is a senior B.F.A. Musical Theatre Major at UM where she most recently appeared as Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses. She is thrilled to be joining the Festival for a second summer. Greg Flaherty (actor/ Costume staff/ wigs and makeup) is a senior in the BFA acting studio at Ole Miss. He enjoys music, frisbee and wearing better clothes than you do. He feels very blessed to be given the role of the captain and wishes to thank those who helped him achieve his goals. Rock Opera! Mary Lane Haskell is thrilled to be a part of the festival. She is currently a sophomore at New York University studying drama at the Tisch School of the Arts, and this past November was a guest soloist at Carnegie Hall with Michael Fienstein and Elaine Stritch. Thanks to my family and everyone at the OSF for this amazing opportunity. Proud member of Actors Equity. . Neill Kelly is a BFA Musical Theatre major at Ole Miss. Past credits include Showstoppers, Company (Larry), Die Fledermaus (chorus), and Footloose (Gorvin). He is to be making his debut with the festival. Anna Donnell is a sophomore BA in the Ole Miss Theatre Department. She is excited to begin work with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Her Most recent roles include Angelina Jolie in Lysistrata and Mrs. Wainwright in The Grapes of Wrath. She owes so much gratitude to God, her parents, and wonderful teachers and friends.
Pamela Bullock (actor/Asst. Costume designer) is a senior BA in the Ole Miss Theatre Department. This is her first summer with the festival and she is looking forward to it. Her most recent work includes “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.” She would like to thank her family for traveling so far to see her work. Betsey Morgan is a student at Ole Miss. She is an Honors College and Pharmacy student who is actively involved in Rebels for Christ on campus. She hails from Philadelphia, MS where her parents, Kirk and Dayna Morgan, and siblings still reside. Though she has performed in many plays in high school, including her roles as Antonio in The Tempest and Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew, this is her debut on the stage in Oxford. Brittany Helmes is a sophomore BA in the Ole Miss Theatre Department. This year she played the role of Elsmene in Lysistrata. She served as Assistant Stage Manager for The Grapes of Wrath and was also a part of the Ole Miss Theatre film, Life and Death, directed by Dr. Jim Shollenberger. This is her first time to be a part of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. She is very excited to be a part of this season! Claire Taylor is a 2008 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and is from Booneville, MS. She has participated in many productions with Ole Miss Opera Theatre, most recently appearing as Just Jeanette in Too Many Sopranos. Brittany Ray is a Junior BFA acting student at UM. Pat credits include Mr. Marmalade, Grapes of Wrath, and Secret Histories: Oxford. She would like to thank her family, Joe Turner Cantu, and the Read family for all their support.
Anne M. Klingen is appearing in the festival for the first time after supporting it behind the scenes for several years. She is employed by the Division of Outreach at the University of Mississippi. Much love to Mom, Dad, Tom and Quincy who encourage me to try new things every day. Jason Bouldin returns to his third season with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. He lives and works in Oxford.
Gavin Douglas will be entering the sixth grade in Oxford. This represents his second season with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Gavin is actively involved with soccer and other mischie vous hobbies.
Jay Jurden from Canton, MS is a Theater-English double major at the University of Mississippi. Past credits include Grapes of Wrath. Jay is also a member of Oxford’s improve troupe Laff Co. This is his first Oxford Shakespeare Festival. Tiffany Gammell is a senior music major from Olive Branch, MS. She has participated in past Ole Miss Opera Theatre productions of La Cenerentola, Die Fledermaus, and La Nozze Di Figaro. She most recently appeared as Madame Pompons in the spring production of Too Many Sopranoes. Elizabeth Williamson is a sophomore Vocal Performance major at the University of Mississippi. She is a native Oxonian, and she is excited to be in her first show in the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.
Toby Douglas is going to be a sophomore at Oxford High School next year. This is Toby’s second season with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival and she is actively involved with the costume shop.
Pete Raif grew up on the MS Gulf Coast, and is a current student at Delta State University. He spent over ten years in the USMC, including a tour in Iraq, and has been in such shows as Evita and Bye Bye Birdie.
Caterer for the OSF
Henry V, III, 7: “Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils.”
Joe Turner Cantu (OSF Artistic Director, and Director of Merchant of Venice) An actor trainer, director and playwright, Joe is an Associate Professor and Head of the Acting Program at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Department of Theatre Arts. His teaching expertise is Acting process and Acting styles. His professional playwriting credits include several productions throughout the country of his play ROCK AND BETTY DANCE, winner of a Rockefeller playwriting grant award. His play, AMERICAN COWGIRLS, performed at a theatre festival in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Most recently, his play, GOD BLESS ELIZABETH TAYLOR, received a workshop performance. His play, CROWN OF THUNDER, will receive its world premiere at Ole Miss in April of 2004, under his direction. He served as director of two playwriting festivals, the New England Festival of New Works and the Texas Playwrights Festival. His artistic directing background includes Artistic Director of Penobscot Theatre Company in Maine in the early 1990’s and as Associate Artistic Director of a Houston equity theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, for four years in the 1980’s. Joe’s professional directing credits include such companies as Grand Canyon Shakespeare Festival, Capitol City Playhouse in Austin, the Latino Theatre Festival in Austin, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Stages Repertory Theatre and Penobscot Theatre Company. In July 1995, the North American Cultural Institute of Peru brought Joe to Lima to direct a professional Spanish-language production of Tennessee Williams’ LA NOCHE DE LA IGUANA at the Teatro Bi-Nacional. In 2003, Joe returned to Lima, Peru with a Spanish-translation production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams, which was invited to represent the U.S.A. at the International Theatre Festival in Lima. Joe’s list of directing credits is extensive. Joe has taught at Northern Arizona University, the University of Texas, the University of Michigan, and at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University, where he earned his M.F.A in Acting. Joe is a member of The Dramatists Guild, Inc.
Norm Easterbrook (Director of Ford Center for the Performing Arts) Easterbrook comes to UM from Americus, GA., where he directed The Rylander Theater, a restored 1921 vaudeville facility. There he was responsible for completing the restoration project, as well as coordinating programming during the theater’s first four years of operation. A Graduate of New York’s Ithaca College School of Theater, Easterbrook has directed and performed professionally in numerous film, video and stage productions. He received a master’s degree in theater from Florida State University in Tallahassee Julia Aubrey is an Associate Professor of Voice, Director of Opera Theatre and Vocal Area Head at the University of Mississippi. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and a Master of Arts in Theatre. Last year, Julia directed The Mikado for the Oxford Shakespeare Festival. As Director of Opera Theatre, professor Aubrey’s productions include Die Fledermaus, The Marriage of Figaro, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Tartuffe, The Magic Flute, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Street Scene, Cosi fan tutte, The Crucible, and Orpheus in the Underworld, as well as seven of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Other professional positions include three years as the Opera Stage Director for the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska; Musical Director for the Department of Theatre’s productions of Company, Footloose (Conductor), The Rocky Horror Show, Anything Goes, Chicago, Cabaret, Man of LaMancha, How to Succeed in Business, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and West Side Story; and Director of the Youth Music Theatre Workshop for the past twelve years in partnership with her husband, Robert Aubrey.
Rhona Justice-Malloy is Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts. She is editor of the scholarly journal Theatre History Studies and has published essays on Eastern European Theatre, Medicine and Theatre, and girl’s culture. She is a member of the National Theatre Conference; and on the board of directors of the Mississippi Theatre Association and the City Attic Theatre in NYC. Her book “Enacting History” with Scott Magelsson is forthcoming from the University of Alabama Press. Dr. Robert Aubrey Robert Aubrey has conducted and staged numerous opera and musical theatre productions in a variety of setting during his musical career. At the University of Mississippi, where he has been a member of the Music Department faculty for the past en years, his recent opera performances include The Ballad of Baby Does, Tartuffe, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Street Scene, Die Fledermaus, Too Many Sopranos, La Perichole, and many of the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. Dr. Aubry’s recent musical theatre contributions include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Man of La Mancha, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Company, Anything Goes, Chicago, and Cabaret. Don Howie is Director of Summer School and Intersession Programs with the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education having previously served as a French instructor in the Modern Languages Department. this is his first year to work with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.
Mathew Zerangue is a native of Opelousas, Louisiana. He is a U.S. Army Veteran. He earned a BFA from the University of Louisiana. He has held positions in virtually every aspect of Theatre Design and technical theatre, as well as performing on stage and commercial TV. Most recent scenic designs were the University of Louisiana Opera production of The Medium and the University of Mississippi Opera production of Die Fledermaus. Matt is husband to Michelle and father to Nathan, Noah and Jacob. Lee Alexander Martin is a Senior BFA student in the Ole Miss Theatre program majoring in Costume design and technolog. This season he designed the Grapes of Wrath for UM Theatre. He hails from Greensboro, North Carolina where he attained his AFA in theatre from Guilford Technical Community College. Last summer he worked as a wardrobe and makeup specialist for The Lost Colony in Manteo, NC. This is Lee’s second year with the festival and he is excited to manage the costume shop. Dewey Douglas is the Lighting Designer. This is Dewey’s third year with the festival. He lives in Hattiesburg with his wife Jill, their three dogs (Max, Luna, and Kenna), and various plants. Currently, Dewey is Assistant Professor of Theatre at William Carey University.
Blake McLemore is native to Mississippi, ahe now lives in Long Beach, CA. He works as a theatre technician in many theatres around L.A. This is his second Shakespeare Festival appearance, first as Technical Director.
Rene Pullium, associate Professor of Theatre, heads the BFA emphasis in Musical Theatre Emphasis at the University of Mississippi. She holds a BA in Music from Whittier College and an MFA in Choreography from Mills College. Her performancefor her work on No, No Nanette and Good News. Her performance credits include television (the Carol Burnette Show), commercials (Dr. Pepper), and touring companies.
Wesley McClain is in his second year with the festival. He is a Theatre major here at Ole Miss where he has worked on over 30 productions including the recent production of The Grapes of Wrath. He would like to thank you for coming.
Micheal H. Waid is a freelance costume designer from Phoenix, AZ. He has designed for the Southwest Shakespeare Company, Scottsdale Community College, Shreveport Opera, Louisiana State University Opera, and the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival. Micheal has his MFA in Costume Design from The University of Alabama. Angela Golightly is a recent BFA theatre design-lighting design graduate from The University of Mississippi. She is currently the master electrician for the Ford Center of Performing Arts. Some of her past lighting designs include Romeo and Juliet, Percy Sledge, and A Street Car Named Desire. Cassie Daniel is a graduate of Ole Miss and currently teaches English at Southaven High School. Cassie has been the Stage Manager for such productions as Pirates of Penzance, Die Fledermaus, and Oklahoma!. This is Cassie’s second time working with the festival. Jill Pugh (Assistant Stage Manager) is a design and tech major in theatre Arts at ole Miss.
Jenn Polkowski is from Gainesville, Florida and a graduate of Florida School of the Arts. She is currently attending the University of Mississippi.
Kallie Rolison (Costum Staff/Wigs and Makeup) is a recent graduate from the Ole Miss Theatre Department with a BFA degree in acting. This is her third summer with OSF. In her spare time, Kallie enjoys throwing parties, the Beatles, and improve comedy. Christopher Raines (Scene Shop Staff) I am from Myrtle, MS. I’m studying to be a set designer. I studied theatre at Northeast Mississippi Community College.
Zach Murphy (Scene Shop Staff) is a sophomore at Ole Miss and from Clinton, Mississippi.
Andy Douglas lives in Oxford. He is a local restaurateur, scientist and father of Toby and Gavin. This is his third year with the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.
Amanda Malloy (House Manager/publicity coordinator). This is Amanda’s second year with the festival. She is a Fine Arts major, minoring in Theatre, Art History, and Business. She is having a blast working with the festival again this summer as well as working at Rowan Oak and enjoying the Summer. Deborah Freeland (Senior Designer for the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, and Graphic Designer for the Oxford Shakespeare Festival) created the illustrations for the commemorative playbill cover, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Merchant of Venice. In 2008 she received 5 gold awards for graphic design from the UCEA.
Milly Moorhead West (photographer and coordinator of “Shakespeare Off Stage”) is a 1971 graduate of the Speech and Theater Department at Ole Miss. After years as an art dealer, and four years in Tulsa, OK she is back in Oxford and working with Mississippi Hand Made, a new gallery and Craft Space on the square. Mississippi Handmade is hosting the opening party/reception for the festival on June 12th. Ryan Whittington (publicity photographer, OSF) is a senior broadcast journalism major at The University of Mississippi from Oxford who owns his own photography business, Ryan Whittington Photography LLC, and has also been a photographer at the Division of Outreach for nearly 5 years. In addition to his photography, Ryan also serves as a sports play-by-play and color analyst for W07BN TV in Bruce, MS and a public address announcer for the Ole Miss softball and soccer teams. Ann Elize Waller ( Graphic Design Intern/illustrator for Much Ado About Nothing playbill) is from Gulfport, MS and for the past four years has hailed Oxford as her home. She will begin her final year at the University, pursuing a degree in Art. She currently enjoys spending time at home with her three month old cat, Tahir, who has become a steady inspiration for her artistic ability. Dianna Marino is delighted to join the Oxford Shakespeare Festival in their 5th season. Her New York credits include: The Just (Annenkov) with the 20% Theatre, The Cellar (Jenny) which performed at The Strawberry Festival and the Festival of Samhain. She also performed in Noises Off at the Far Rock Away Theatre. Dianna is the co-founder/co-artistic Director of the off-off Broadway theatre city Attic Theatre in which she has performed, produced, and is now directing. She received her MFA in Acting at Southern Methodist University and is currently a teacher in training to become a Designated hinklater voice teacher. Anna Sayre (Graphic Designer) earned a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Mississippi in 2002. She is currently a Web Designer and Graphic Designer with the Division of Outreach & Continuing Education and created the first OSF web site.
Earl of Oxford Circle $1500 and up (includes 8 season tickets)
Globe Circle $1000 to $1499 (includes 6 season tickets)
Bard’s Circle $500 to $999 (includes 4 season tickets)
Stratford Circle $100 to $499 (includes 2 season tickets)
Lord Chamberlain’s Circle $25 to $99 Sponsors/Patrons make check or money order to: University of Mississippi Foundation-Oxford Shakespeare Festival. IRS rules require that we subtract the value of complimentary tickets from your donation when reporting charitable contributions. MAIL TO: Central Ticket Office, 301-B Student Union, University, MS 38677 (Foundation Code: 04276)
Thank You For Supporting OSF Don Howie, Deborah Freeland, Eddie Upton, Larry Agostinelli Charles Gates, Janey Ginn
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on...” _____William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Earl of Oxford Circle
Gertrude Castellow Ford Foundation Mary and Samuel B. Haskell III (Lifetime Charter Sponsors) Ford Center for the Performing Arts — Norm Easterbrook, Director Division of Outreach & Continuing Education — Timothy Angle, Assistant Provost Department of Theatre Arts — Dr. Rhona Justice-Malloy, Chair Department of Music — Dr. Charlie Gates, Chair College of Liberal Arts — Dr. Glenn W. Hopkins, Dean Mississippi Arts Commission, Oxford Tourism Council Laurence G. and Bonnye A. Sampson John and Marty Dunbar Robert and Julia Aubrey Cynthia and Royce Linton Terry and Brenda Mansell Eddie J. Upton and Joe Turner Cantú
Globe Circle
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Brian Osborne
Bard’s Circle
Randy M. & Sherie B. Mayfield Barbara Purdon Marion and Byrnes Kuehnle
Stratford Circle
Mr. Colby Kullman Virginia D. Cantú Mr. & Mrs. Briggs Smith Associated Student Body Anne M. Klingen and Thomas R. Ayles Gerald C. and Laurie S. Richlovsky Mark A. McClain Dex and JoAnn Edwards Mr. Herbert K. Moore, Jr. Dr. Charles E. Noyes Rhona Justice-Malloy and Kevin Malloy Oxford Mississippi.com Donald and Sandra Howie James J. Turner Dr. Joyce Sidorfsky Dr. Carolyn J. Ross Mike and Melanie Murphy
Lord Chamberlain’s Circle Mr. Sherwood Harris Michael Landon Carol Sewell Ms. Mary Ann Reed Bowen Michael and Carole Landon Deborah and George Kehoe
Earl of Oxford (1550-1604) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was born on 12 April, 1550, at Castle Hedingham in Essex. Throughout the 1580s, De Vere maintained a band of tumblers as well as two theater companies, Oxford’s Boys and Oxford’s Men. The former company played at the Blackfriars Theater in London. Evidence of De Vere’s lifelong interest in learning were the numerous contemporary tributes to his patronage. A biography of Edward de Vere was written in 1928 by Bernard M. Ward. In 1920 the Earl of Oxford was put forward as the true author of the works of William Shakespeare by J. Thomas Looney in his Shakespeare Identified in Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. In 1975, the Encyclopedia Britannica (15th edition) commented that, “Edward de Vere became in the 20th century the strongest candidate proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays.”
The Globe Theater The original Globe opened in 1599. It burned down in 1613 and was immediately rebuilt. It was closed by the Puritans in 1642. Now, 200 yards from its original site, after almost 400 years, the Globe Theater has been opened to the public again: the rebuilt playhouse was officially inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on Thursday 12 June 1997, its Opening Season ran from 29 May to 21 September 1997, and every summer it now offers performances of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries on the type of stage they were written for, many of them in authentic clothing.
Bard of Avon A title given to William Shakespeare, who was born and buried in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. A bard is a poet.
Stratford
Stratford-upon-Avon is situated in the heart of the English midlands. A market town dating back to medieval times, Stratford is today most famous as the birthplace of the Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare.