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From the Producing Director

WELCOME TO THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Carole Haber has impeccable theatrical taste.

While she is a close friend, she never forces her view on others.

However, when I learned that Carole and a group of producers were going to present Next Fall in New York, I was intrigued. This was the first full length play that the very talented actor/director Geoffrey Nauffts had written. So we got a copy of the script and fell in love with it.

It is certainly different from the first play of our season, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz. But, each playwright elects a different way to tell a story. It can be loud and ‘in your face’ or it can be subtle and entwining. Geoffrey Nauffts approaches his subject with a quiet humor and sensitivity that envelops the audience in an entirely different way and will not let us go. We are pleased to have done these plays side by side as they run the gamut of style and form and yet each delivers a wallop in its own right.

Further, Next Fall continues our mission to do second and third productions of new plays for the purpose of honing and supporting the ongoing artistic process. We are pleased to have the play’s original director Sheryl Kaller who has assembled another stellar cast, altogether different from her first go-round with the play. Achieving her ideal in casting, the play’s writer Geoffrey Nauffts has been cast in the role of Adam, one of the characters he so lovingly created. This opportunity to work with a new group of actors and apply what has been learned thus far is a crucial part of new play development.

In addition to a wonderful cast, Sheryl has also brought together worldclass designers. Wilson Chin (Scenic Designer), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Designer), Kate Bergh (Costume Designer), and John Gromada (Composer/Sound Designer) have contributed immensely to the fluidity of scenes that constantly shift in time and space.

Next Fall is part love story, part social commentary and very much a play that examines the lines of tolerance and intolerance that we all cross on a daily basis. It achieves all of this by asking two of the most fundamental questions — who do we love, and why do we love them?

At the end of the day, it really comes down to nothing more.

See you at the theater,

Gilbert Cates

Producing Director

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN FRANK G. MANCUSO

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the second show of our

2011/2012 season, Geoffrey Nauffts’ Next Fall. This poignant story of faith, love and redemption is deeply moving, as well as seasonally appropriate. Autumn marks many wonderful, fresh starts at the Geffen Playhouse, namely the beginning of our season and the launching of our Fall Campaign.

Our Fall Campaign is enormously important to the Geffen Playhouse, as it affords us the opportunity to reach out to our extraordinary supporters whose donations bring our education programs to the broader Los Angeles community. Every call we make during the Fall Campaign is a connection to our valued patrons who recognize the value of what our theater has to offer – and who are dedicated to bringing the magic of our stage to countless underprivileged youths who would not otherwise have access to it.

As one who is enamored and enthralled by the theater, I feel a deep personal commitment to bringing live performance to the tens of thousands of underprivileged students we reach every year. I was once one of those youths lucky enough attend a show that I found profoundly moving, and it is my recollections of theater visits as a child that resound with me when I consider how crucial it is that we continue to deliver exceptional performances to young Angelenos. It is your generosity that makes it possible.

With every donation, we know there is an immediate sense of gratification that comes from knowing you are making a huge contribution to scores of Angelenos, but we also look forward to rewarding our gracious benefactors in December with a special performance followed by a wine and dessert reception. It is always a pleasure to celebrate your generosity, and this event promises to be an extraordinary one.

Thank you for joining us this evening. Now, I invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy Next Fall.

Respectfully yours,

Frank G. Mancuso Chairman, Geffen Playhouse

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Frank G. Mancuso Chairman Gilbert Cates President Patricia Kiernan Applegate Randall Arney Gene Block Harold A. Brown Suzanne Deal Booth † Mary Ann Cloyd Kirsten Combs Robert A. Daly † Dennis Doty John Ebey P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

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Kathleen Turner January 3 — February 12, 2012 Molly Ivins was “feisty and controversial, a mix of bonhomie and sheer audacity.

In short, a character.” — The New York Times “See this play!” — Politics Daily talk back tuesday every tuesday after preview week

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Taking on a new role: Geoffrey Nauffts examines the difficulties of his protagonist by stepping into his shoes

Geoffrey Nauffts There are many stages in the development of a play, not the least of which is what actors do to create characters once they are in rehearsal.

Literary Manager Amy Levinson had the opportunity to sit down with Geoffrey Nauffts to discuss the creation of Next Fall, the painstaking work that went into crafting the story he hoped to tell, and how he is navigating the dual role of playwright and actor in this incarnation.

AL: I’d love to hear about the genesis and development process of Next Fall and the theater where it began, Naked Angels.

GN: Naked Angels is an off-Broadway theater company that has been around for over 25 years now. I have been with the company for much of that time. A group of young artists, many of whom were writers like Jon Robin Baitz, Kenneth Lonergan, Warren Leight — as well as directors and actors including Joe Mantello, Marisa Tomei, Matthew P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

Broderick, Rob Morrow, Nancy Travis and Lili Taylor came together to create an ensemble. It was very much in the vein of Steppenwolf. One of the great privileges of being part of an ensemble is that you get to try on many different hats. So, at a very early stage in my career, although I had come into the company as an actor, I was able to start producing, directing and writing, and was lucky enough to have some of my work staged, which doesn’t often happen as a young artist working in New York City. In addition to the workings of the ensemble, Naked Angels has a play development wing. It is designed as a three-tier process. The first tier, Tuesdays@9, is a weekly writers’ program, offered to the public, free of charge, in both New York and Los Angeles.

Writers submit ten minutes of their work, be it playwrighting, screenwriting, fiction, teleplays, songwriting or poetry, which is then read out loud, cold, and without any feedback. It’s a great way to gauge what’s working and what’s not. A lot of Next Fall was developed in this Tuesday night program. The next tier, First Mondays, is when a play is completed, and we do a reading of it in its entirety, for the first

time, in front of an audience. Next Fall continued into this tier of development. It was incredibly informative, and that was when Sheryl Kaller, our fearless leader, came on board.

AL: Had you worked with Sheryl Kaller (the director of Next Fall) previously?

GN: I had not worked with her, no.

Jenny Gersten, who was the Artistic Director at the time, had worked with Sheryl previously and thought we would be a good pairing. It was a wonderful collaboration right from the beginning.

Her compassion, intelligence, humor and sensitivity made her a really good fit for the play. Sheryl then helmed the third part of the development process, the workshop portion of the series known as Angels in Progress, when we really dug in and took it to the next level. These workshops are used in whatever way is most useful to the playwright. For me, I wanted to focus on the text, so it was a lot of me sitting around the table with a group of actors and Sheryl asking a lot of questions. I would go home and rewrite, and come in the next day with new pages, and by the week’s end we held two public readings.

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BY AMY LEVINSON AL: Did you read the role of Adam in the initial workshop?

GN: No. It was talked about, but Jenny (the Artistic Director at Naked Angels) really lobbied for me to solely focus on being the writer. I’m really grateful she did because I was able to put that hat on and really have that experience. And, I think the play benefited from that immensely. I see now the difficulties I might have encountered had I chosen to be in it at the time. Jumping back and forth from actor to writer in rehearsal at the moment can be a bit challenging, but the good news is that after all that development and both productions in New York, the piece is pretty much what it is. I’m not saying there won’t be a little rewriting, but my job as playwright is much easier than it was initially when the play was undergoing so much change.

AL: I have a question in regards to the characterizations of Adam and Luke.

Please feel free to disagree, but it seems as though you wrote Luke to be the more sympathetic member of the couple.

Was this intentional on your part, based on a liberal bent toward which theater audiences can lean?

GN: I think it’s an easy thing, as a liberal audience, to sympathize with Adam’s point of view and automatically side with him.

So I chose to make him opinionated, selfrighteous, and a little, frankly, annoying, as some of us liberals can be, particularly when we think we have all the answers.

My goal was to try and present a fair and balanced argument here. But the other mistake I could have made was to make the Luke character this vision of perfection, this beatific character, and I didn’t want to lean too far in that direction either. I think there are moments for Luke in the play where he shows what his belief system costs him. There’s a particular low point for Luke, when Adam says, “Look at you, you’re like an animal in a trap trying to gnaw your own leg off.” But on the flip side, Adam, with all of his atheistic, bombastic righteousness, experiences his own suffering for having no belief system. He’s a hypochondriac who falls into the depths of despair at one point in the play, admitting that, “You don’t have to believe in Hell to walk around feeling like you’re going to burn in it.” I personally relate to that because although I’m an agnostic, not an atheist, I didn’t grow up with any kind of faith, yet still carry a huge amount

of guilt and shame with me. For the most part I am glad not to have been saddled with the constraints that organized religion can impose, but there’s another part of me that feels like I lack a certain peace I might possess if I had a more defined set of beliefs in place.

AL: The play is very careful in its way to look at both sides of that argument. While the negative aspects are brought to light, so are the upsides of having a deep belief in something beyond what is known. There is an element of grace.

GN: I see the more challenging aspects of this role having to play it now. So many lines. I mean, come on, doesn’t this guy ever shut up? In all seriousness, I’m being reminded that when an actor has difficulty with a particular section of dialogue, the playwright really needs to pay attention to that and possibly fix something that isn’t working. I think it’s easy to sit on the other side, as the writer, and just say, “No, play it like this, this is really clear.” But in truth, actors can tell a writer so much about what works and what doesn’t. I had the great fortune of watching Naked Angels’ company member Patrick Breen create the role of Adam in New York. He is really one of the best actors I know, so I’m stealing all of his bits. In addition, because I wrote the thing, I have a pretty good understanding of who Adam is and how he operates. As with all of the characters in this play, I suppose there’s a bit of me in Adam, more than a bit if I’m being honest, and that certainly helps me figure things out. And, the good news is, I can rewrite it if it’s not working — I don’t have to deal with the playwright saying, “Just do it the way I wrote it!” I thought the toughest part would be not sitting next to Sheryl in the rehearsal room. We’re both very collaborative artists who’ve always lived by the idea that you never know where the good idea is going to come from.

We feed off of each other’s creativity. So we’ve been very much a team as writer/ director in developing this piece. There’s comfortable shorthand between the two of us that’s made the whole situation much easier than I expected. I mean, sure sometimes she’ll ask me after a scene, “What did you think?” and I’ll say, “I don’t know. I was in it! You tell me.” But for the most part, it’s been extremely easy. And my cast mates have been incredibly supportive and understanding of the process. Sheryl is an amazingly nurturing director, who understands the piece so well at this point, almost as if she’d written it herself, I feel completely safe and taken care of, both as actor and writer, with her at the helm.

GN: It was important to me not to indict Christianity but rather to point out the flaws I see in all organized religions. That’s one of the reasons I set the play in a Jewish hospital. There is hypocrisy in all religion, as well as great beauty. I am particularly fascinated by the manipulation of religion for our own purposes. In our world today, it seems to have strayed so far from the traditions that were originally intended, and that’s a little sad to me. I did have a surprising response to the play from some members of the gay community, who were frustrated that I was giving voice to the Christian, gay character, something that members of the community wanted to see left behind, a conversation that we no longer needed to have. They didn’t want to sympathize with Luke, they wanted him to get over himself and his religious roots as they themselves had. But to me, that’s the easy way out. These people are still out there … struggling to live their lives truthfully, while holding onto the beliefs that mean so much to them. I don’t see it as black and white, I think there’s a lot of grey there, and I wanted to give both characters a valid argument, one that is far bigger than gay or straight, religious or not. I had always hoped that the play would resonate on a global level in terms of how religion divides us and can often influence our political points of view. I thought if I could throw a microscope on these two guys who exist at the opposite ends of the spectrum and then throw love into the equation, we might see on a more global scale how we can coexist for the sake of others and ourselves.

AL: And she wanted you to play this role so much.

AL: I wanted to ask you about playing the role of Adam. As the writer, are you discovering new things in Adam as you play the role? How are you navigating the writer/actor aspect of this?

GN: She did — she dragged me kicking and screaming to it, and I’m really grateful she did. Fingers crossed, and a little divine intervention, and hopefully it will all go smoothly.

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Gilbert Cates PRODUCING DIRECTOR

Randall Arney ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Ken Novice MANAGING DIRECTOR

THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE presents

Written by

Geoffrey Nauffts Set Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Sound Design and Original Music by

Wilson Chin Jeff Croiter

Production Stage Manager

James T. McDermott

Kate Bergh

John Gromada

Assistant Stage Manager

Jennifer Brienen

Casting Director

Phyllis Schuringa

Directed by

Sheryl Kaller Next Fall was produced on Broadway by Elton John and David Furnish, Barbara Manocherian, Richard Willis, Tom Smedes, Carole L. Haber/Chase Mishkin, Ostar, Anthony Barrile, Michael Palitz, Bob Boyett, James Spry/Catherine Schreiber, Probo Productions, Roy Furman, in association with Naked Angels.

Geffen Playhouse gives special thanks to our favorite angel — Carole Haber.

Next Fall is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Opening Night: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 O P ENING NIGHT S P ON S ORED B Y :

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cast of characters (In order of appearance)

Brandon........................................................................................................................

Holly...............................................................................................................................

Arlene...........................................................................................................................

Butch.............................................................................................................................

Adam.............................................................................................................................

Luke...............................................................................................................................

Ken Barnett Betsy Brandt Lesley Ann Warren Jeff Fahey Geoffrey Nauffts James Wolk

understudies (In alphabetical order)

Adam/Butch............................................................................................................... Michael Leydon Campbell Luke/Brandon............................................................................................................ Wyatt Fenner Arlene/Holly............................................................................................................... Casey Siegenfeld

Time The action takes place in the present, as well as the five year period leading up to it.

PLACE Manhattan running time Approximately Two Hours There will be a 15 minute intermission

The Geffen Playhouse gratefully acknowledges the following media sponsors for their generous support of Next Fall.

The Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

This project was also funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The Geffen Playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ABOUT THE PLAYERS

Ken Barnett (Brandon) Ken Barnett is so happy to be back at the Geffen after appearing in Atlanta in 2007. Broadway: Wonderful Town, Julie Taymor’s The Green Bird. OffBroadway: Manon/Sandra, La Ronde (Outstanding Acting Award, 2009 NY Fringe), Debbie Does Dallas, Susan Stroman’s Christmas Carol, Whore of Sheridan Square (Nomination: Best Featured Actor — NYIT), Tales of the City (ACT workshop). Regional work includes: Burn This (Burton) at the Mark Taper Forum, Clear at the O’Neill, Glass Menagerie (Tom), Adam Guettel’s Myths + Hymns (Nomination: Best Actor — Philly Awards), Merrily We Roll Along (Frank) at the Guthrie, Balm in Gilead and Mame (opposite Christine Ebersole). Films: Welcome to People, Friends With Kids, Ira & Abby, Puccini for Beginners.

TV: Mad Men, In Plain Sight, Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, Monk, The Boring Life of Jacqueline (HBO), and lots of commercials. Barnett is a graduate of Wesleyan University. Upcoming: February House at the Long Wharf and the Public Theatre in NYC.

Betsy Brandt (Holly) Betsy Brandt is well known to television audiences and currently stars in AMC’s Emmy award-winning series Breaking Bad. Brandt has appeared in regional theatre companies across the country. Most recently, she originated the role of ‘Mary’ at the South Coast Repertory in the world premiere of Julia Cho’s The Language Archive and also P8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

appeared there in Ridiculous Fraud by playwright Beth Henley. She has starred in Royal Family and The Little Foxes at Intiman Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing for the Arizona Theatre Company, Control + Alt + Delete for the San Jose Repertory, as well as Thirst at A Contemporary Theater. Brandt’s film credits include Jeremy Fink and The Meaning of Life and will be seen in the upcoming film Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Brandt studied theater at Harvard University’s Moscow Art School and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In addition, she earned her BFA in Acting at Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

A native of Bay City, Michigan, Brandt now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Jeff Fahey (Butch) From an early age Jeff Fahey has been a seeker of knowledge and new experiences. Fahey began his study of the arts at the Gratowski experimental theatre and the Studio Arena in New York. He received his feature film break being offered the role of ‘Tyree’ in Silverado starring opposite Kevin Costner, Kevin Klein, and Danny Glover.

From his breakthrough in Silverado and continuing to the present day, Fahey has never experienced a lull in his acting career. He followed his many varied film roles with a hugely successful run on the stage in London in the production of Orphans starring opposite Albert Finney and Kevin Anderson. Fahey has also been involved in world causes for a number of years with a focus on issues in conflict and post conflict regions. He commuted back and forth from Afghanistan to Hawaii to star for three seasons on the hit television series Lost, and upon returning from the Western Sahara he starred in the film Machette opposite Robert DeNiro. Fahey has recently been named Global Ambassador for the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.

Geoffrey Nauffts (Adam/Playwright) Geoffrey Nauffts has acted on Broadway in A Few Good Men and Caine Mutiny Court Martial, as well as the national touring companies of Biloxi Blues and The Full Monty. Off Broadway, he’s appeared in June Moon, Maiden’s Prayer, Moonchildren, Snake Bit, and Everything Will Be Different.

Regionally, he’s played at the La Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, The Huntington, South Coast Rep., NY Stage and Film, and the Mark Taper Forum. Some of his film and TV credits include: Woody Allen’s Melinda and Melinda, Mississippi Burning, Field of Dreams, Six Feet Under, Lipstick Jungle, Homicide, Picket Fences, Murphy Brown, From Earth to the Moon, all three Law and Orders, and three seasons on The Commish. He directed Naked Angels’ critically acclaimed production of Stephen Belber’s Tape in New York, Los Angeles and London and wrote and directed the award winning short film, Baby Steps, starring Kathy Bates. He co-wrote the movie of the week, Jennifer for CBS, and was a writer on ABC’s Brothers and Sisters for the last two seasons. He is currently collaborating with Elton John on a score for Showstopper, a screenplay he co-wrote with Anthony Barrile for Ben Stiller’s company, Red Hour, and is writing 81 Words, a movie for HBO based on an NPR This American Life segment. His play Next Fall received the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Award in 2010 for “Best New American Play,” and was nominated for a Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Award for best play. He recently concluded a four-year stint as artistic director of Naked Angels where he’s been a proud member for over twenty-five years.

Lesley Ann Warren (Arlene) After winning “Most Promising Newcomer” at age 17 for her performance in 110 In The Shade on Broadway, Lesley Ann Warren then found stardom as the title role in Cinderella. Warren’s first film was Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire.

In Victor/Victoria she garnered Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She won the New York Film Critics Award and People’s Choice Award and another Golden Globe nomination for Songwriter, and a People’s Choice Award for Choose Me. Additional film credits include 10th and Wolf, Secretary, The Limey, Clue, Burglar, Pure Country, Cop, Life Stinks, and A Little Help. Warren won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 79 Park Avenue and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Family Of Spies and Baja Oklahoma.

She also won a Cable Ace nomination for 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Most recently Ms. Warren starred in the Broadway musical Dream. Warren had a recurring role on Will & Grace and continues to appear in Desperate Housewives and additionally the USA cable hit, In Plain Sight.

James Wolk (Luke) James Wolk made his debut in CBS/ Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Front of the Class as “Brad Cohen,” a man challenged with Tourette syndrome who defied all odds to become a gifted teacher. In 2009, he landed the title role in the ABC pilot Solving Charlie. Wolk later nabbed the lead role of “Robert/Bob Taylor” in the

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ABOUT THE PLAYERS 2010 FOX series Lonestar. He played a charismatic and brilliant con artist entangled in a deep, complex web and caught between two very different lives and women. That summer, he also starred alongside Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sigourney Weaver in the Disney film You Again.

Most recently, Wolk starred in the 2011 ABC pilot Georgetown and finished shooting a multi-episode arc on the second season of the hit Showtime series Shameless. He also wrapped production on the independent feature For a Good Time Call. Wolk resides in Los Angeles.

Sheryl Kaller (Director) Sheryl is thrilled to be at the Geffen Playhouse. She received a Tony Award Nomination for Best Director for the critically acclaimed Broadway production of Next Fall. Sheryl has directed at many theaters including New York Stage and Film (10 seasons), Naked Angels, Primary Stages, the New Group, A.C.T., Williamstown Theater Festival, Philadelphia Theater Company, Pasadena Playhouse, the York, Rubicon and American Music Theater Project. She has developed many new plays with writers including Christopher Durang, Peter Melnick, Regina Taylor, Dick Beebe, Daniel Beaty, Alan Menken and Geoffrey Nauffts. Greatest joys: Scott, Tobey and Tess.

Wilson Chin (Scenic Design) New York credits include Next Fall (Broadway and Naked Angels); 10 Things to Do Before I Die, Len Asleep in Vinyl and The Dear Boy (Second Stage Theatre); Dark Matters and Boise (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre); Boom and Holy Cross Sucks! (Ars Nova); Masked (Daryl Roth Theatre) and King of Shadows (Working Theatre). His opera designs include Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago), The Saint of Bleecker Street (Central City Opera) and Don Giovanni (San Francisco Opera Merola). Regionally, he has designed at American Conservatory Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Geva Theatre Center, Hangar Theater, Hartford Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, People’s Light and Theatre, Portland Stage Company, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, Two River Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse and

Yale Repertory Theatre. Upcoming projects include the American premiere of Conor McPherson’s The Birds (Guthrie Theatre), Eine Florentinische Tragodie and Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera Company) and Anna Christie (The Old Globe).

Wilson is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Yale School of Drama. www.wilsonchin.com.

Kate Bergh (Costume Designer) Kate Bergh comes to the Geffen Playhouse after having just designed Cabaret for Marcia Milgrom Dodge at Reprise Theater, The Real Love at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and South Street at the Pasadena Playhouse. Other design credits include: Gigi, They’re Playing Our Song, How to Succeed in Business… (also with Marcia Milgrim Dodge), I Love My Wife, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Fantasticks and for the Richard Rogers Dance Celebration. Kate also designed Prisoner of Second Avenue with Jason Alexander at the El Portal Theater and Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the Chicago Opera Theater, she designed costumes for Albert Herring, The Good Soldier Schweik, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Summer and Smoke, and The Mother of Us All. She also designed The Diary of Anne Frank for the Steppenwolf Theater; Moon for the Misbegotten for the Victory Theater in Dayton, Ohio; and Kiss Me Kate, The Impromptu at Outremont, and Les Belles Seours for the Northlight Theater in Chicago. She designed the Steven Carter plays produced at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago: Eden, Nevis Mountain Dew and Dame Lorraine. Other productions include The Baker’s Wife, She Loves Me, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, School for Wives, A Winter’s Tale, Richard II, and Open Heart at the Falcon Theater.

She has spent the last several years designing sets and wardrobe for commercials and print advertising, working on campaigns for AT&T, Marlboro, Toyota, Morgan Stanley, Disney, Blackberry, Target, and Coca-Cola. Her work has been seen on celebrities in Vanity Fair, Premier, People, Elle, Interview, Life, and Esquire magazines. Designing for the stage is her first love and she is thrilled to be working for the first time at the Geffen on this production of Next Fall.

Jeff Croiter (Lighting Designer) Broadway: Next Fall; The Peewee Herman Show; Kiki and Herb.

Other NYC includes: Peter and the Starcatcher; Silence! The Musical; Meet Vera Stark; Side Effects; A Lie of the Mind; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Ordinary Days; Streamers; Family Guys Sings; Jerry Springer: The Opera; Rufus Wainwright’s Judy Garland Concert at Carnegie Hall; Love Child; Adrift in Macao; The Voysey Inheritance; The Internationalist; Jacques Brel; Almost, Maine; The Dazzle; and Jennifer Muller The Works. Regional: The Shakespeare Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage, McCarter Theatre, Kennedy Center, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Huntington, Paper Mill Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Trinity Rep, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, and NY Stage and Film.

JOHN GROMADA (Composer/Sound Designer) John Gromada has composed scores and/or designed sound for more than 30 Broadway plays, including this season’s : Man and Boy, and Seminar, also for Next Fall, Proof, Prelude to a Kiss, A Bronx Tale, Well, Rabbit Hole, A Streetcar Named Desire, Twelve Angry Men, Sight Unseen, Enchanted April, A Few Good Men, and more. Other NY: The Orphans’ Home Cycle, Measure for Measure in Central Park, Shipwrecked!…, Clybourne Park, The Screwtape Letters (NY and national tour), By the Way Meet Vera Stark, many others. The Public Theater: The Skriker, Machinal, many more. Regional: more than 250 productions. Awards: Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Obie, Henry Hewes, Eddy, DramaLogue, NEA Opera Music Theatre Fellowship, Connecticut Critics Circle. Television: The Interrogators.

Original music from this show and others is available on iTunes or by visiting www.johngromada.com James T. McDermott (Production Stage Manager) Is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Jimmie is returning to the Geffen after doing The Escort this past spring and having successful Geffen runs in 2010

of Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne and The Female of the Species, starring Annette Bening.

He has also stage managed across the country at theaters in cities including New York, Princeton, Charleston, Washington D.C., Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. In Southern California he has stage managed at Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson, Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatres), Los Angeles Theatre Center, La Jolla Playhouse and South Coast Repertory. Jimmie is in his third five year elected term on the Council of Actors’ Equity Association, the governing body of his fellow actors’ and stage managers’ union. In 2001 he was the first stage manager to be named as the outstanding professional stage manager in whose name the USITT Outstanding Stage Manager Award was given. This 2011/2012 school year marks Jimmie’s 16th year on the faculty of California Institute of the Arts. Jimmie would like to thank his stage management partner Jennifer Brienen, production assistant. Chris Williams and many thanks to his life partner Pat Brymer.

Jennifer Brienen (Assistant Stage Manager) Geffen Playhouse: The Escort, The Break of Noon, Ruined, Thurgood, Nightmare Alley, Female of the Species, Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, Farragut North, The Seafarer, Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress, Atlanta, Third. The Kennedy Center: Thurgood. Center Theatre Group: Dead End (Ahmanson Theatre); Pippin, Yellow Face, 13, Water & Power (Mark Taper Forum); This Beautiful City, Of Equal Measure, Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet, Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Kirk Douglas Theatre). Other Los Angeles: Once on This Island (Reprise Theatre Company); Fallow, Nine Circles (Ojai Playwrights Conference); Stephen Sondheim’s 75th: The Concert (Hollywood Bowl); Rapture (Hysterica Dance Company); Paheliyan – The Story of Alice (blue13 Dance Company at the Ford Amphitheatre). Education: BFA, University of Southern California.

Phyllis Schuringa (Casting Director) Phyllis is in her ninth season as Casting Director at the Geffen Playhouse. Recent plays include: PErFORMANCEs MAGAZINE P9

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ABOUT THE PLAYERS The Escort, Ruined (LA Casting), Equivocation, Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, Farragut North, The Seafarer, Time Stands Still, By the Waters of Babylon, The Quality of Life and Third. Prior to the Geffen, Phyllis served as casting director for the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Her favorites include Frank Galati’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath (also La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre in London, and Broadway, where it received the Tony Award for Best Play), the original production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (and subsequent productions including Westwood Playhouse and Briar Street Theater in Chicago), Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow and Charles L. Mee’s Time to Burn.

Broadway transfers include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony for Best Revival) and The Song of Jacob Zulu. She teaches auditioning at Steppenwolf West.

GILBERT CATES (Producing Director) Gilbert Cates is recognized as a leader in television, film and theater. Currently presiding as the Producing Director of the Geffen Playhouse, he is dedicated to enriching the Los Angeles theatrical spectrum by presenting the finest in contemporary and classical theater.

In November 1996, Cates was the recipient of the Jimmy Dolittle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles Theater. He received the 1999 Ovation Award for best play for Collected Stories, starring Linda Lavin and Samantha Mathis, which he directed at the Geffen. The accolades for Cates expand into other areas of the entertainment industry. He produced and directed the 1970 film version of the Broadway hit I Never Sang for My Father, starring Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman and Estelle Parsons. The movie earned three Academy Award nominations. Cates also directed Joanne Woodward and Sylvia Sidney in the 1973 film Summer P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

Wishes, Winter Dreams, which received two Oscar nominations.

Other film directing credits include: The Promise, One Summer Love, The Last Married Couple in America, Oh! God Book II and Backfire. He further distinguished himself as director and/or producer of a number of television dramatic specials. These include NBC’s 1972 Emmy Awardwinning To all My Friends on Shore, starring Bill Cosby, ABC’s 1974 The Affair starring Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, NBC’s 1975 After the Fall starring Faye Dunaway and Christopher Plummer. Other credits include: Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, The Kid from Nowhere, County Gold, Faerie Tale Theater’s Rapunzel and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hobson’s Choice, Burning Rage, Consenting Adults, Fatal Judgment, Do You Know the Muffin Man, Call Me Anna, Absolute Strangers, In My Daughter’s Name, and Tom Clancy’s Netforce (Cates directed James Agee’s A Death in the Family for Masterpiece Theater’s American Collection of PBS and Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories for PBS Hollywood Presents). In September 2002, he directed David Eldridge’s Under the Blue Sky for The Geffen Playhouse and directed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 2005, the inaugural production in the newly-renovated Geffen Playhouse. In February 2007 he directed Jeffrey Hatcher’s A Picasso in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.

He served two terms as President of the Directors Guild of America from 1983 to 1987. In 1989, he received the Guild’s Robert B. Aldrich Award for extraordinary service and, in 1991, he received the DGA’s Honorary Life Membership. He also served as Dean of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television (which he founded) from 1990—1998. In 2008, Cates produced the 80th Annual Academy Awards show for ABC, his 14th occasion producing the Awards, for which he has already garnered 84 nominations and 17 Emmy Awards. Mr. Cates was born in New York City and attended Syracuse University. Married to Dr. Judith Reichman, he has four children, two stepchildren and six grandchildren.

directing at Columbia College in Chicago and Illinois State University.

He has also held master classes and workshops at Steppenwolf, around the U.S., and in Tokyo.

RANDALL ARNEY (Artistic Director) Randall Arney is known to Geffen audiences for his direction of Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, The Female of the Species by Joanna Murray-Smith; Speed the Plow

by David Mamet; All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, Stephen Jeffreys’ I Just Stopped by to See the Man, Rebecca Gilman’s Boy Gets Girl, David Rambo’s God’s Man in Texas and Conor McPherson’s The Weir and The Seafarer. He is an ensemble member and former Artistic Director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, where he directed The Seafarer; I Just Stopped by to See the Man; The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Death and the Maiden; Curse of the Starving Class; Bang; A Walk in the Woods; Killers and The Geography of Luck. In addition, he directed the world premiere of Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Steppenwolf, as well as the subsequent Los Angeles (Westwood Playhouse, Drama-Logue Critics’ Award), Off-Broadway, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Tokyo productions. In Chicago, he oversaw the design, creation and completion of a new state-of-theart theatre with a main stage and studio. Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice; The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations); and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award, Best Play). Mr. Arney’s acting credits with Steppenwolf include Born Yesterday (opposite Glenne Headly); Ghost in the Machine; The Homecoming; Frank’s Wild Years (with Tom Waits, directed by Gary Sinise); You Can’t Take it With You; Fool for Love; True West (directed by Gary Sinise); and Balm in Gilead and Coyote Ugly (both directed by John Malkovich). On film he has appeared in Normal and Weapons of Mass Distraction (HBO); Mystery, Alaska; The Out-of-Towners; Chain Reaction; The Color of Money and Miles from Home. Mr. Arney has an MFA degree in Acting and has taught acting and

KEN NOVICE (Managing Director) Prior to joining Geffen Playhouse Novice served as Managing Director and Director of External Affairs at Pasadena Playhouse. Prior to that he was Director of Marketing and Public Relations for San Diego’s Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theatre developing marketing and public relations programs for Jack O’Brien’s revival of Damn Yankees, the Tony Award-nominated musical The Full Monty, Henry IV starring John Goodman as well as the Tonynominated hit Play On! among many others. Novice’s credits also include marketing and public relations with the Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theater Company and New York’s Circle Repertory Company.

As Director of Programming for YouthStream Media Networks he developed national marketing and public relations programs for major motion pictures from Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks S. K. G. , Buena Vista Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Fox Broadcasting, 20th Century Fox, MGM, New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers Pictures. He also managed Ken Novice Entertainment Marketing, working with such clients as The Salvation Army, Sephra Fountains LLC, and promotional partners including Warner Brothers, American Express and Gelson’s among others.

Novice served as Head of Theatre Management for the California State University Long Beach theatre management M. F. A. / M. B. A. degree program and has been a guest lecturer at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. He holds a B. A. from the Pennsylvania State University and an M. B. A. from San Diego State University.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRODUCTION STAFF FOR NEXT FALL Assistant Costume Designer Rhea Bothe Associate Lighting Designer Grant Yeager Associate Sound Designer Rebecca Kessin Fight Director Ned Mochel Properties Master Rich Gilles Wardrobe Supervisor Leah A. Lewis Wig Designer Rick Geyer Wig Master/Dresser Byron J. Batista Master Electrician Darren Rezowalli Assistant Master Electrician Yelena Babinskaya Sound Master James Grabowski Production Assistant Christopher Williams Deck Supervisor Dwayne Barnes Stage Crew Gary Breitbach Stage Crew Boude Moore UCLA Directing Intern CAITLIN BOWER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Set provided by scenic highlights Lighting Equipment provided by Entertainment Lighting Services Sound Equipment provided by Jon Sound Inc. SPECIAL THANKS

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Scene, Prop, Sound and Costume Shops London Cleaners Suzi Dietz Dawn Steinberg Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Jess Goldstein, Patrick Huesinger, Chuck Means, Connie Ray, Cotter Smith UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as Donald Margulies, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Neil LaBute, John Rando, Terrence McNally, Alan Ayckbourn, David Mamet, David Ives and Jon Robin Baitz in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. The Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association; The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The director is a member of the society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

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extend the experience

For most first preview performances, the 4th Wall presents an evening of theater with a post-play party to mix and mingle with peers and meet the cast and crew.

Photos by Vivian Frerichs

Photos by Vivian Frerichs

Photos by Karen Gutierrez

Photos by Karen Gutierrez

For information on how to purchase tickets for these events, view photos, check out our sneak peek video and learn more about the talented and dedicated young professionals who make up the 4th Wall council, visit www.the4thWallgeffenplayhouse.com

Our heartfelt thanks to our generous season sponsors

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Photos by Nina Verano

The 4th Wall, in partnership with the Geffen Playhouse, provides and encourages experiences that enrich, challenge, inspire and motivate “young Hollywood” in both creation and patronage of the arts.

SIGNATURE SERIES SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

girls just wanna have fun!

Grab friends or bring a date and turn an ordinary Thursday evening into a scintillating, one-of-a-kind night out. Enjoy post show parties with a hosted bar, food buffet, our fun Girls Night Out photo booth plus a take-away gift bag at no additional cost! Look for the pink martini glass icon on our website and like Geffen Playhouse on Facebook for event updates and photos.

upcoming Girls Night Out events

Next Fall & Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie november 10, 2011

Photos by Vivian Frerichs

After-party at Palomino Restaurant & Bar featuring Midwest Maude vintage ornaments and Cayetano Legacy Collection jewelry.

Red Hot Patriot:

The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins

january 19, 2012 After-party at the Geffen Playhouse featuring Pixi Beauty “Red Hot Carpet” looks.

Good People

The Exorcist

april 19, 2012

july 19, 2012

Join boutique retailer Krickette at the after-party and browse handbags and accessories inspired from travels around the world.

After-party at the Geffen Playhouse featuring Pixi Beauty make up artists with bronzed looks for summer.

Our heartfelt thanks to our generous season sponsors

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SCENE AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Opening Night of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Sponsored by Audi of America, Inc. and Los Angeles magazine

Geffen Playhouse donors Jonathan and Mara Blum

Geffen Playhouse Advisory Board Member Valarie De La Garza and Advisory Board Chair Mike Centeno

Geffen Playhouse friend Michael Donaldson with Betty White and Geffen Playhouse Managing Director Ken Novice

Director of Development Regina Miller with Geffen Playhouse donor Bill Desser and his guest

Geffen Playhouse Producing Director Gil Cates with Geffen Playhouse Board member Herb Gelfand

The cast of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity with writer Kristoffer Diaz and director Edward Torres

find out how to attend geffen playhouse opening nights Call the Development Department at 310.208.6500 ext.128

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SCENE AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE On September 26th the Geffen Playhouse hosted a screening of The Ides of March based on the play Farragut North, which had its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. The evening benefited Children Mending Hearts, the Geffen Playhouse and Satellite Sentinel Project. Thank you to Sony Pictures, Microsoft, Beau Willimon, Grant Heslov and our many in-kind sponsors for a wonderful evening.

Geffen Board member Adi Greenberg with Lynn and Michael Heslov, Jerry Greenberg, Grant and Lysa Heslov and friend

Geffen Playhouse Producing Director Gil Cates with Geffen Playhouse Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso and his wife Fay

Farragut North playwright Beau Willimon and The Ides of March producer Grant Heslov

Montage Beverly Hills’ Charles Black and his guest

Geffen Playhouse Board member Fred Specktor and Nancy Heller

Geffen Advisory Board Chair Mike Centeno with Advisory Board Member Valarie De La Garza, Sony’s Janice Pober and friend

The Geffen Playhouse, host to The Ides of March screening

Chef Tanino Drago and Bob Prasad from Tanino who provided delicious food

find out more about this and other events at the Geffen Playhouse Call the Development Department at 310.208.6500 ext.128

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SATURDAY SCENE THEATER FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

announcing the 2011/2012 family season

saturday scene THEATER FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

Subscriptions for kids begin at $10 per ticket and include: Early seating • Preferred access to pre-show workshops Birthday cards for kids • Discounts on already low-priced tickets We are pleased to announce that Gelson’s Market and Pretzel Crisps are once again generously providing post-show snacks!

November 5, 2011

Theodore Boone and the Thrill of Rights! ages 5 to 11

Based on John Grisham’s #1 New York Times best selling children’s novel!

November 12, November 19, December 3, December 10 2011 Brilliance! (In the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater) ages 5 to 11

Bring the family and laugh while learning about the scientific mysteries of the universe! A perfect companion piece to Alan Alda’s Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie.

January 28, 2012

Silly Rabbit, Tricksters are for Kids ages 5 to 11

A humorous and magical journey with masks and languages from different cultures!

February 25, 2012

Tall Tales: Myths of Magical Trees ages 5 to 11

In partnership with UCLA - celebrate green tales about nature from around the world!

March 3, 2012

The Funky Punks! ages 5 to 11

Last season’s Saturday Scene hit returns with another delightful world of wonder and whimsy!

APRIL 14, 2012

Rock The Presidents! ages 10 to 14

A musical revue recounting the history of the office from George Washington to Barack Obama — in under and hour!

APRIL 21, 2012

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare ages 5 to 11

Shakespeare’s all-out comedy classic arrives with kid-friendly language and a running time of under an hour.

APRIL 28, 2012

Don’t Just Sit There!

An Interactive Musical for Toddlers and Big Kids ages 2 to 5 Perfect for the little ones who have problems sitting still!

JUNE 9, 2012

A T-Rex is Loose! ages 7 to 11 ROOOAAARRRR!

BUY TICKETS: 310.208.2028

geffenplayhouse.com/family

Donate Help our education programs and enjoy the benefits Director Gifts of $5,000 or more

Bring 300 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation)

Artistic Advocate Gifts of $500 or more Bring 30 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation)

All Sponsor benefits plus…

• Two (2) tickets to a five-play season of Geffen Playhouse Opening Nights, which are by invitation only and include valet parking, a pre-show cocktail reception and a post-show cast party

All Associate level benefits plus…

• VIP parking directly across the street from the Geffen Playhouse

• Access to our VIP Concierge Service, which will assist you with everything from dinner reservations to parking assistance when you attend a show

• A DVD of HBO’s airing of the Geffen Playhouse production of Thurgood starring Laurence Fishburne

• Two (2) house seats to all shows in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse • Ability to have the Geffen Playhouse donate a pair of tickets for one show in the Gil Cates Theater to the charity of your choice

Sponsor Gifts of $3,000 or more Bring 150 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation) All Education Advocate benefits plus…

• Two (2) house seats to the five-play season in the Gil Cates Theater • A unique behind-the-scenes experience for one show in the season – possibilities include attending a rehearsal, design presentation, set tour or meeting with the casting director • A signed copy of a Geffen Playhouse script from the current season • An exclusive invitation to “Artistic Happy Hour” with Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randy Arney (Dec 2011)

Education Advocate Gifts of $1,000 or more Bring 60 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation)

All Artistic Advocate benefits plus…

• Access to the Marcia Israel Curley Founders Room, featuring complimentary drinks, snacks and private restrooms

• Priority access to Backstage at the Geffen, the Geffen Playhouse’s annual sell-out gala

Associate Gifts of $250 or more Bring 15 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation) All Affiliate level benfits plus…

• Recognition in program • Season-long coffee card good for unlimited coffee and tea at the Geffen Playhouse bar • Four (4) tickets to see Story Pirates: The Flagship Show (at the Kinross Annex) and a chance for your child or grandchild to be a featured author at the show (Subject to timing and availability) • Two (2) complimentary glasses of wine at Tanino

Affiliate Gifts of $150 or more

Bring 10 students from a Title 1 school to a show at the Geffen Playhouse (includes pre and post-show workshops and free transportation) All Friend level benefits plus…

• Two (2) complimentary drinks at our Geffen Playhouse bar • A voucher for a complimentary treat or snack at the Geffen Playhouse

friend Gifts up to $149

• Receive our monthly donor newsletter, which includes exclusive offers from our luxury brand partners

• Access to our VIP theatrical concierge who can help book house seats at theaters nationwide • Recognition on a glass panel in our lobby • Personalized assistance with renewing your subscription from someone in our development office • Ability to exchange your subscription seats into house seats (Subject to availability) • An invitation to attend the season finale cocktail reception (Spring 2012)

to donate or for more information Please call development 310.208.6500 x128

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donor spotlight Many Thanks to Michael Centeno for his Leadership as Chairman of the Geffen Playhouse Advisory Board The Geffen Playhouse acknowledges Michael Centeno for his incredible support in advancing our education and outreach programs throughout Los Angeles as Chairman of our Advisory Board.

A respected businessman, Michael serves as Vice President of Transamerica Retirement Services, one of the oldest and most prestigious retirement planning and insurance corporations in the U.S. On top of his role at Transamerica, Michael devotes significant time and effort toward serving the Latino community and bringing arts to low-income Angelenos of all ages.

Michael’s other passion is his family, and he has three children with his wife Valarie De La Garza, also a member of the Geffen Playhouse Advisory Board.

Speaking about his volunteerism and community involvement, Michael has said, “I come from humble beginnings. I witnessed how hard my parents worked – year after year. As I grew older, I realized how fortunate I was to have both of my parents involved in my upbringing. My childhood helped to form my character. Upon college graduation, I knew that I had to give back to the community – specifically to kids from underserved communities. Today, I feel blessed with prosperity and believe it is my destiny to give back to those less fortunate. Year after year, as the economy prospers or rescinds, the underserved community continues to suffer with various setbacks or cutbacks from a variety of socio or economic conditions. As a full time executive at a financial institution and father of three boys, I believe if I can find the time to volunteer my time – anyone should be able to find time to volunteer and help others less fortunate.”

As Chairman of our Advisory Board, Michael has been instrumental in helping the Geffen Playhouse create lasting partnerships with individuals, corporations and foundations alike. For example, Michael recently helped expand Transamerica’s existing relationship with 20th Street Elementary School, located near Transamerica’s Downtown L.A. office, to secure funding to underwrite the Geffen Playhouse’s signature Story Pirates Play/ Write program at the school. It is campaigns like these that demonstrate Michael’s exceptional ability to P18 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe

leverage his personal and professional relationships for the betterment of the L.A. community.

Michael’s leadership of our Advisory Board has proven to be a tremendous asset to the Geffen Playhouse, and we’d like to acknowledge the other members of the Board for their gracious dedication of time and support: Annette Blum (International Consultant, Interface Programs); Stephanie Carson (Community Partner); Jo Champa (Actress); Debra Davis (President & CEO, Davis Communications Group, Inc./The Davis Group); Valarie De La Garza (President, De La Garza PR); Priscila Giraldo (Geffen Co.); Kirsten Hansen (Community Partner); Eric Heer (SVP, Personal Investment Management, Capital Guardian Trust Company); Lanre Idewu (Producer, Queen Nefertari Productions); Wendy Kurtzman (Casting Director); Adrian Pasdar (Actor); Rollin Ransom (Partner, Sidley & Austin, LLP); Allen Shay (The Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation); John Sonego (Associate Dean for Development and External Relations, USC School of Policy, Planning and Development); Miranda Tollman (Writer and Arts Activist); Laurie Ziegler (Branded Entertainment Marketing); Anthony P. Zinge (JP Morgan).

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annual donors The Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund.

Donors are listed at the Associate level and higher for gifts made between June 1, 2010 and September 15, 2011.

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $50,000+

Anonymous Patricia Kiernan Applegate Audi of America, Inc Ben/Joyce Eisenberg Foundation City National Bank ClearEdge Power Mary Ann Cloyd Creative Artists Agency Susan and John Ebey Edgerton Foundation Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer and Melvin Keefer Herbert M. and Beverly J. Gelfand Adi and Jerry Greenberg Carole and Bill Haber Martha Henderson Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Glorya Kaufman Keyes Automotive Group Latham & Watkins LLP Lincy Foundation Los Angeles County Arts Commission Fay and Frank Mancuso Donna McKenna and Flynn Chernos Ron and Kelly Meyer Ann and Jerry Moss Ralph M. Parsons Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers Madeline and Bruce Ramer Linda Bernstein Rubin and Tony Rubin Richard and Barbara Sherman Shubert Foundation Skirball Foundation Kate Capshaw Spielberg and Steven Spielberg DeeAnna Staats, Staats and Co. Cynthia P. Stafford and Lanre Idewu Jodi and Howard Tenenbaum Tropicana Las Vegas Judy and Chancellor Charles E. Young

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

$25,000 - $49,999 A&E Television Networks Stephanie and Jonathan Carson CBS Corporation Classic Party Rentals Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Dan Hartman Arts and Music Foundation Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort and Spa Marcia Israel Foundation, Inc. Los Angeles magazine Ginny Mancini Susanna Midnight and Charlie Midnight Montage Hotels and Residences Napa Valley Grille Nikki Beach Northern Trust, NA The Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation Judith and Bruce Stern The Lear Family Foundation The Walt Disney Company Universal Studios W Hotel Westwood Westime

PRODUCER

$10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous Ariel Investments, LLC Bacara Resort and Spa Charles A. Black, Jr. Evelyn and Stephen Block Annette Blum Brotman Foundation of California Eileen and Harold Brown Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Capital Group Companies City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Shelley Wike Cranley Carole Bayer Sager and Robert A. Daly Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Susan and Mark Fleischer Four Seasons Fox Entertainment Group G.E. Foundation Gagosian Gallery Inc Gang, Tyre, Ramer and Brown, Inc. Patty Glaser and Sam Mudie Gloria and Peter Gold Arthur Greenberg C. Curtis Grisham Guy D. Gundlach In Memory of Morrie Hazan Eric and Samantha Heer HBO Films Mellody Hobson InterActive Corp (IAC) JP Morgan Chase and Co. Dora and Neil Kadisha Joan Kaloustian Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Hope Mineo and Jeffrey Kitchen Michael Kong and Anastasia Twilley Yvonne and Jason Lee Leo S. Guthman Fund Carla Malden Mona Malden Malibu Family Wines Susan and Peter Mallory Nancy and Michael McClelland Sandra E. Milken National Endowment for the Arts Anna K. Nupson Occidental Petroleum Corp Christine Marie Ofiesh Lee and Lawrence J. Ramer Readers Fine Jewelers Resnick Family Foundation Ronen Levy Events Loren Rothschild and Hon. Frances Rothschild Richard Ruskell The Simms/Mann Family Foundation Sotheby’s Fred Specktor and Nancy Heller The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation The Vidal Sassoon Foundation Transamerica Insurance and Investment Group Union Bank W Fort Lauderdale Warner Bros. Entertainment Fred Willard William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Angela Wommack Anthony P. Zinge

DIRECTOR

$5,000 - $9,999 J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath Jehan F. Agrama and Dwora Fried Jack and Hilary Angelo Mara and Jonathan Blum Bobcat Productions, Inc Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer Marcy Carsey and Leo Yoshimura Jo Champa Creative Intelligence Incorporated Larry and Sophie Cripe

Bill and Kate In honor of Blanch Schimmel Valarie de la Garza and Michael Centeno John Dittmar DreamWorks Studios Fielding Edlow and Larry Clarke Entertainment Industry Foundation George Hoag Family Foundation Priscila Giraldo Jay Gordon and Meyera Robbins Barbara Grenell Hachette Book Group Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa Cindy and Alan Horn Vicki Iovine Wendell and Bernice Jeffrey Mannon Kaplan Sally and Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig L and N Andreas Foundation Jason and Yvonne Lee Paul Lester Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Meyer and Renee Luskin Barbara and Garry Marshall Todd M. Morgan Morris and Libby Singer Foundation Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy Pelican Hill Resort Rollin Ransom and Chris Lacroix Kay and Bob Rehme Pamela Robinson Hollander and Robert Hollander Monica and Phil Rosenthal Jay D. Roth and Sherry E. Grant Thomas L. Safran Steve Sauer Jody and Arthur Schmid Gussie Sitkin Sports Club LA St. Regis Princeville Resort Tanaz Assil Jewelry Tanino Ristorante Heather Thomas and Skip Brittenham David Tillman, MD and Karen Zoller, MD Miranda Tollman Tribune Direct U.S. Bank John and Marilyn Wells Richard and March Wiseley Elena and Drew Zager Gail Zappa Ruth and Stan Zicklin

EDUCATION ADVOCATE $1,000 - $4,999

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Robert E. and Maria H. Barron Jericho Poppler and Dr. Greg Bartlow Mike Baxter Rick and Shelley Bayer Norman Beil Shelly and Libby Bergen Wendy and John Bergquist Jason Berk MOCA Foundation Helen Bing Caron Block Chancellor Gene D. Block and Mrs. Carol Block Pamela and Bill Bohnert The Bordy and Leibovic Families Jeff Borris Greg and Elizabeth Borrud Brenda and Alan Borstein Deanne Bosnak Brentwood Gardens Brentwood School Dr. Wallace P. Brithinee Robert Broder Carolyn and Gerald Bronstein Robert Brook and Jacqueline Kosecoff James L. Brooks Wendy and David Brotman Mr. and Mrs. Todd Brown and Family Ross G. Brown Michael Bunin Dianne Burnett and Joan Minerva Jason Calacanis Canine Companions for Independence Cliff Cantor Henry Capanna Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale and Mrs. Robin Carnesale Dr. Fanya Carter and Dr. Harold J. Delchamps Josh Chait Lisa, Michael and Rachel Chalfin Cirque du Soleil Laurel and Aaron Clark Sandy Climan Jon Cohen Linda and John Coleman Lou Colen Terri Konheim Cooper Creative Brand Jeremiah Cuertas Nancy A. Cypert Daedalus Foundation, Inc Stephen Philibosian Foundation Sandy Daneshrad Shirley Lu and Norman Davidson Sky Dayton Deluscious Cookies Dawn DeNoon Jonathan DeRosa Dr. Udayakumar Devaskar Vin Di Bona and Erica Gerard Nicolina Clark and Robert Dinlocker Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty Steven Dubin Gerald and Sally Ducot Richard Duffy William Duncan Marilyn P. Dunn Rich S. Eisen Dr. and Mrs. Paul Eisenberg Colleen M. Ellis Kevin Watts and Christine Enlow Carl and Courtenay Enright Daniel Erickson Mica Ertegun Carol and J.B. Esterkin Bill Fagerbakke Mark Feldman Alex Ferrari Gloria and Morton Field Rabbi Harvey and Sybil Fields Robert Finkelstein Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle Fresh Tom Fuller Future Lighting Mike Gainey Lois and Gerald Gallop Kathleen Garfield

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Ken Novice Managing Director

ARTISTIC

PRODUCTION

Mary Garrett Artistic Manager Amy Levinson Literary Manager/Dramaturg Shannon Noel Webb Executive Assistant to the Producing Director Phyllis Schuringa Casting Director & Assistant to the Artistic Director Kristina Leach Literary Associate Jen Fingal Literary Intern

Daniel Ionazzi Jill Barnes Matthew Carleton Rich Gilles Dwayne Barnes James Grabowski Darren Rezowalli Leah A. Lewis

DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNICATIONS

Regina Miller Development Director Ellen Catania Director of Major Gifts & Corporate/Foundation Partnerships Jessica Brusilow Associate Director of Donor Relations Jamie Sherman

Development Manager Liz Sellier

Development Associate Scott Kriloff

Development Assistant

Allison Rawlings Chelsey Rosetter

EDUCATION Debra Pasquerette Education Director Connor White Resident Teaching Artist & Education Associate Michael Faulkner Education Coordinator

ADMINISTRATION Frankie Ocasio Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Maryam Kermani Staff Accountant Janet Huynh Staff Accountant Marguerite Harris Receptionist

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Miguel del Castillo Victor Cueva De Loera Mario Santillan-Perez

Facility Manager Maintenance Custodial

Behnaz Ataee General Manager

Production Manager Associate Production Manager Technical Director Properties Master Assistant Technical Director Sound Master Master Electrician Wardrobe Supervisor

Director of Communications Communications Coordinator

MARKETING & SALES Joseph Yoshitomi Marketing Director Karen Gutierrez Associate Marketing Director Mark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database Administrator Brian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Stephanie Strand Audience Services & Subscription Manager Paul Millet Group Sales Janice Bernal Associate Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Associate Box Office Manager Janet Huynh Assistant Box Office Manager Korie Benavidez, Audrey Cain, Zack Hamra, Richard Martinez, Lilach Mendelovich, Ryan Sandoval, Ben Seay Martin Wurst Box Office Staff

FRONT OF HOUSE Jeni Pearsons Events Coordinator Tyler Tangalin Supervising House Manager Jessica Kummer, Sarah Rosenbloom, Zack Schultz

House Managers Abdoulaye N’Gom Head Usher Adam Carr, Lindsey Cerny, Tiger Curran, Tommy French, Matt Jones, Sean Jones, Kimberly Legg, Katie Mitchell, Leah Munson, Jonathan Schwartz, Julianne Tveten Ushers

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. P24 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINe