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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ............................................................................................. 5 Making the Most of Your Visit ......................................................... 7 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING ................................................. 9 CYMBELINE....................................................................................13 CYRANO ..........................................................................................17 INTO THE WOODS ......................................................................21 On Tour: JULIUS CAESAR ..........................................................25 Meet The Acting Company ...........................................................31 Café Menu ........................................................................................37 Season Calendar ........................................................................... 38 Special Events ................................................................................ 40 HVSF2 at the Depot Theatre.........................................................42 The Perfect Picnic .......................................................................... 44 Casting a Spotlight on Education .............................................. 46 Education Programs ...................................................................... 48 Supporting Non-Profit Theater.................................................... 50 About the Festival ...........................................................................57 A Brief History................................................................................. 58 Professional Training ..................................................................... 59 Leadership and Staff ..................................................................... 60 About Boscobel House and Gardens ...................................... 64 Meet the HVSF Team .....................................................................67

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DEAR FRIEND, Welcome to the 2019 Season of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival! Every spring for more than three decades, people in this community have welcomed the return of the HVSF tent to the magnificent grounds of Boscobel House and Gardens. Folks might catch a glimpse of it from the train, or spot it from across the river at West Point, or crane their necks while driving by on Route 9D. It’s an annual sign that another long winter is behind us, and that summer will soon be here. It’s also a perfect example of the ways in which this theater company has become an integral part of this community, and vice versa. This tent is a communal space, a place where we are present together. Take a moment right now and look around you. Throughout the performance, you will be sharing time and space with other audience members, measuring your own reactions against theirs, laughing together at the same jokes, or perhaps responding quite differently to certain moments. In this space, we are constantly reminded that no one is alone. Each person’s unique perspective is just one of many. We are each part of a larger whole. Our 2019 Season is bursting with humor and heart. These classic stories are not merely frivolous, nor are they all doom and gloom. Though centuries old, they speak to our current fraught American moment. What solace, inspiration, or wisdom might they offer us today? A wider perspective is often a powerful antidote to seemingly intractable problems. Or, at very least, is a reminder that others have been here before us, and we’re all in this together. On behalf of Managing Director Kate Liberman, our company of artists, our staff, and our Board, I want to thank you for joining us under this big, beautiful tent. Whether it’s your first time, or you’ve been a part of this community for decades, this theater belongs to you, and we are delighted you are here. Enjoy! Warmly,

Davis McCallum, Artistic Director

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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT We’ve assembled a few tips and tricks to help make your visit to the Theater Tent an enjoyable one… Actors enter and exit throughout the show

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Take the stairs at the back of your section to access the restroom REGROUP AREA

Store your picnic gear before showtime Load up on bug spray

Stash Your Stuff

No need to make the long trek to the parking lot. Storage space is available behind the Café Tent for all of your picnic items. Remember to pick them up after the show!

Unsavory Souvenirs

Though they are a natural part of life in the valley, we’d hate to see you leave covered in bug bites. Arm yourself with complimentary bug spray near the Café Tent.

Entrances and Exits

Watch your toes! Actors enter and exit from multiple points in the theater throughout the show.

Restrooms

Should you find yourself needing to leave the show for a trip to the loo, please make your way to the top of the stairs at the back of your section. Staff are available to guide you from there.

Late Seating and Reseating

Our staff will help you get to your seat at an appropriate break in the action.

RESTROOMS

SMOKING AREA

Intermission

Stretch your legs and find your Café favorites during our fifteen-minute intermission this evening. Staff will alert you when it’s time to return to your seat. (You can skip the line at the Café by pre-ordering your intermission drink before the show starts!)

A Helping Hand

Here at HVSF, we’ve seen (and handled) it all. Please don’t hesitate to alert a member of our CPR- and First Aid-trained staff if something feels amiss. Your comfort matters, and we’re ready to lend a hand!

Regroup or Take a Call

A quiet space is available behind the Café Tent for a sensory regroup or to take a private call. Let our staff know if you’d like access to our fidget collection.

Ask our staff about accessible seating. Ask our staff if a digital or print copy of the script is available for this performance. hvshakespeare.org

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE dIREctEd by MAy AdRALES** Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian McManamon Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Valérie Thérèse Bart+ Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oona Curley+ Sound Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan A. Roberts+ and Charles Coes+ Composer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie McKay Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Bersley** Fight Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rod Kinter Props Designer/Props Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua Yocom Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxana Khan* SDCF Observer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Strasser^ Voice and Speech Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alithea Phillips Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Klapper Casting th is production is su pporte d i n part by

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Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably. Benedick, Act 5, Scene II

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Don Pedro makes a triumphant return home from the war with two of his soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, in tow. When they attend a celebratory masked ball at the home of Duke Leonato, Claudio falls for the Duke’s daughter, Hero, and Don Pedro agrees to woo her in disguise on his behalf. Claudio and Hero’s marriage is soon arranged.

Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall Cafarocc

Hero’s cousin Beatrice and the dashing Benedick, on the other hand, are fiercely opposed to love, swearing off marriage and railing against courtship in all forms. The two resume their long-waged war of wits, and as insults fly, Benedick and Beatrice’s friends hatch a scheme to warm the hearts of the bantering foes.

Antonio, Sexton . . . . .Stephen Paul Johnson*

Meanwhile, the prince’s misanthropic brother Don John hatches a deceit of his own, leading Claudio to believe that his beloved Hero has been unfaithful on the eve of their wedding. As tensions rise and scandal abounds, the chaos created in pursuit of true love is exposed for all to see.

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Beatrice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Chilip* Ursula, Seacole . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Colemancc Messenger, Oatcake . . . . Jon Edward Cookcc Verges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Dialcc Leonato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Early* Claudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . José Gamo

Don Pedro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean McNall* Dogberry, Friar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Rhoads* Borachio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timiki Salinascc Benedick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Semine* Don John, Watchman . . . . . . Stephen Michael Spencer* Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Templer* Conrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Washingtoncc

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Director's Note One of my deepest, guiltiest pleasures is watching romantic comedies — When Harry Met Sally, Crazy Rich Asians — I’ve seen them all to the point of memorization. It’s a guilt-inducing pleasure because shouldn’t I as a strong, independent feminist be more interested in seeing a story about a woman achieving great feats instead of focusing on the whether or not she gets a man? It’s with this same torment that I approach Much Ado. I am entranced by this deliciously agonizing story of people so entrapped by their own foibles that the vulnerable act of falling in love seems out of reach. But how does one approach this romantic comedy when its primary plot hangs on an emotional and slanderous abuse in this era of #believewomen? ‘O God, that I were a man!’ cries Beatrice after her cousin, Hero, has been wrongly accused and slandered. Beatrice, our modern feminist heroine, cries out against a patriarchal system wishing that she were entitled to the same attributes that men are not only allowed to have but are celebrated for – vengeance, wit, intelligence, defiance, and sexual prowess. Shakespeare exposes the double standards of Elizabethan society, which still exist in to the present day. A woman is “too curst” if she is ambitious; “too contemptible” if more willing to choose what pleases her, rather than what pleases society. We set our production in our version of 1950s America — an era in which the burgeoning feminist movement clashes with the traditional idea of femininity. By setting it in a familiar time in American history, we aim to more deeply examine the larger theme of gender and power. With a veneer of levity and colorfulness of the time, the production aims to contrast with the darker underbelly of patriarchal culture. The controversy, or “much ado,” arises over a woman’s place in a world in which strict gender roles must be adhered to. Perhaps what keeps this Elizabethan romantic comedy relevant is the sly acknowledgment that the “much ado” is truly over “nothing,” and that the societal structures are indeed baseless, and can be challenged, even changed.

Director’s Bio May Adrales is a director, teacher, and artistic leader. She has directed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center, Signature Theatre, Second Stage, South Coast Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Goodman, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory, Syracuse Stage, Cleveland Play House, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Two River Theater. Recently awarded the TCG Alan Schneider Award, Josephine Abady Award, and Paul Green Directing award, she is the Associate Artistic Director at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. She has served as Director of Artistic Programs at Lark Play Development Center and Artistic Associate at The Public. fellowships: Drama League, NYTW, Van Lier, TCG New Generations. May is a faculty member at Yale. mfa: Yale School of Drama. mayadrales.net

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CYMBELINE by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE dIREctEd by dAVIS MccALLUM** Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Palmer-Lane+ Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oona Curley+ Sound Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan A. Roberts+ and Charles Coes+ Composer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond Bokhour Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Bersley** Fight Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rod Kinter Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxana Khan* Props Designer/Props Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua Yocom SDCF Observer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Strasser^ Voice and Speech Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alithea Phillips Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Klapper Casting th is production is su pporte d i n part by

Steven L. Holley Frederic C. Rich Ned Whitney and Martha Howell Anonymous

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Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer’d. Pisanio, Act 4, Scene III

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Princess Imogen, sole heir to Cymbeline, King of Britain, secretly marries Posthumus (a poor but worthy gentleman), without the King’s knowledge or blessing. Cymbeline is newly married to a wicked Queen, who is plotting to marry Imogen to her own son, Cloten, thereby setting him up to inherit the crown. Enraged by his daughter’s marriage, the King imprisons her and banishes Posthumus.

Posthumus’ Mother, Roman Senator . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall Cafarocc

Posthumus gives Imogen a bracelet to remind her of their love. In exile, he is baited into a wager by the villainous Iachimo, who is determined to prove Posthumus’s confidence in his wife’s fidelity is misplaced. Iachimo comes to Britain in a failed attempt to seduce Imogen, but succeeds in stealing her bracelet. He presents this to Posthumus to convince him of Imogen’s betrayal. Enraged, Posthumus tries to instigate her murder, but his servant Pisanio helps the Princess escape in boy’s attire under the name “Fidele.” Twenty years earlier, Cymbeline’s two sons (an infant and a toddler) were stolen from court by Belarius, a once-beloved, unjustly banished courtier. Long assumed dead, the trio have been living as hermits in the Welsh countryside, where “Fidele” must now travel to find Posthumus, trailed by Cloten… Confusion escalates before a divine power intervenes and all is revealed. 14

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Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina Chilip* Helen, Soothsayer . . . . . . . . Kayla Coleman cc Dutchman, Cornelius . . . . . .Jon Edward Cook Posthumus’ Father, Frenchman, British Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Dialcc Philario, Caius Lucius . . . . . . . . Michael Early* First Lord, Guiderius . . . . . . . . . . . . José Gamo Cymbeline . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Paul Johnson* Iachimo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean McNall* Belarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Rhoads* Spaniard, Arviragus . . . . . . . . . Timiki Salinascc Pisanio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Semine* Cloten, Posthumus . . . . . Stephen Michael Spencer* Imogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Templer* Second Lord British Captain . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Washington* Voice of Jupiter . . . . . . . . . Nance Williamson* All Other Parts Played by Members of the Company.

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States . cc Member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Conservatory Company

Director’s Note Cymbeline defies description and categorization. Combining elements of comedy, tragedy, and history, the play balances absurdity, horror, humor, and heart. As we shuttle back and forth between the British court, Imperial Rome, and the wilderness of coastal Wales, the audience is enlisted to help weave together a complex tapestry of action and event. At the very center is Imogen, the original rebel Princess, who kicks off the play by secretly marrying Posthumus, a poor but worthy gentleman. This radical act upends the world of the play, and sets the story in perpetual motion. So, it’s a kind of 17th century punk rock love story, even if the lovers spend almost the entirety of the play apart. Posthumus and his chief rival for Imogen’s attention, the dunderheaded Cloten, are at first glance polar opposites: one is the good guy and one is the bad guy. But under intense pressure, they are revealed to be cut from the same cloth of male insecurity. In our production, Posthumus and Cloten are played by the same actor. Confusing? Not really. Until it is. Even for Imogen. In the magnificent final scenes, Shakespeare seems to be asking: Are there some crimes that are beyond forgiveness? We are presented with a man who has done unforgiveable things, and yet is unexpectedly absolved of his crimes. The question for me is not should this man be forgiven (he should not), but rather: what makes possible this miraculous act of grace—forgiveness that is given, but not deserved—and how are we meant to feel about it? When Imogen goes into disguise, she adopts the name Fidele (“The Faithful One”). The play is deeply interested in questions of faith — not in the religious sense, but in the interpersonal sense. What does it mean to be faithful in love? How do we keep faith when all seems lost? What courage does it take to entrust another person with your whole heart? And how do you weather a crisis of faith when all that you’ve known to be true turns out to be false? At its heart, Cymbeline dramatizes the deep human need to believe in that which we cannot verify with our eyes, but still perceive all around us: faith, hope, charity… and the greatest of these is love.

Director’s Bio Davis McCallum is in his fifth season as the Artistic Director of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and has directed Richard II, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, and The Book of Will for the company. Notable productions in New York include Lewiston/Clarkston (Rattlestick – Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), The Harvest (LCT3); Stupid Fucking Bird (Pearl), Fashions for Men and London Wall (Mint — Drama Desk and Lortel nomination for Best Revival); The Whale (Lortel Award for Best Play, and Calloway nomination for Best Director) and Pocatello (Playwrights Horizons); Water by the Spoonful (Second Stage – Pulitzer Prize for Drama); and February House (The Public). Other NYC credits include Signature Theatre, 13P, Clubbed Thumb, Play Company, Page 73, and the New Victory. Regional credits include the Denver Center, Dallas Theater Center, Old Globe, Guthrie, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the O’Neill, Williamstown, Humana Festival, and others. CYMBELINE

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My heart will still be beating, stirring the soil, spinning the earth, for you. Cyrano, Act 5

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A revered soldier in the French army, Cyrano de Bergerac carries a rapier-sharp wit, passion for poetry, and outsized confidence… in most things. The wordsmith’s greatest weakness — his embarrassingly prominent nose – keeps him from telling his childhood friend, the brilliant and beautiful Roxane, how he really feels about her.

Deguiche, Montfleury . . . . . . George Merrick*

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Cyrano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason O’Connell* Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luis Quintero* Roxane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Britney Simpson* La Bret, Duenna . . . . . . . . Nance Williamson*

When Christian, a handsome new cadet, joins Cyrano’s regiment, Roxane falls for him immediately and asks Cyrano to watch over the young soldier. Meanwhile, Christian—as inarticulate as his supervisor is eloquent — asks for Cyrano’s help in crafting love letters for Roxane. A third suitor, the pompous Count DeGuiche, is enraged when Roxane rebuffs him, sending both men off to war. Months pass and, unbeknownst to Christian, Cyrano has continued writing to Roxane, criss-crossing the battlefield to hand-deliver notes. Roxane finds her way to the trenches, bringing hope and inspiration to the war-worn battalion. The men’s ruse is almost revealed in a moment of calm, but tragedy strikes, leading Cyrano to maintain the secret. Can the poet with panache ever find the courage to own his words?

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Playwrights’ Note Jason O’Connell I’ve always loved Cyrano. The notion of a hero whose brilliant wit and romantic soul are encased in a less-than-perfect physical package has always appealed to me. Perhaps this is because I was still a kid when I first encountered the character (via Derek Jacobi’s portrayal and Steve Martin’s Roxanne), and fantasies of taking out a hundred lesser men with gymnastics both physical and verbal were de rigueur for a teenage boy obsessed with superheroes and stand-up comedians in equal measure. I’ve always wanted to tell this story, and I’m so grateful the stars aligned to allow me and my dear friend Brenda to create our own small-cast, stripped down, gently irreverent, and deeply affectionate adaptation. So much of Cyrano is about the poetry of the individual soul, the artist inside each of us that yearns to create and express no matter our job, our background, or our appearance. Cyrano de Bergerac may have been a very real man, but Rostand’s (and Derek Jacobi’s, and Steve Martin’s, and our own) version of him is, at his core, Everyman. He contains multitudes – the power and beauty and insecurity and hope that lie within each and every one of our teenage fantasies.

Brenda Withers While putting together our Cyrano, Jason and I discovered that Edmond Rostand’s classic was an adaptation in its own right, a sort of fantasy biopic imagining the highs and lows of Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a celebrated figure known throughout Paris for his satires, swordplay, and yes, unusually large nose. Rostand mixed certain fact with probable fiction to sharpen his play’s stakes — the real-life swashbuckler did fight valiantly with the Gascony Guards at the siege of Arras and met his end in the way the playwright suggests, but the legend of his hidden love is likely an invention (albeit one a romantic like Cyrano might have enjoyed!). If adaptation is, as famously suggested, the highest form of flattery, we’re hopeful our reworking is as faithful to Cyrano’s spirit as our predecessor’s, and as affectionately imagined.

Director’s Bio Meredith McDonough was the Associate Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville for the past seven seasons where favorite directing credits included both parts of Angels in America, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Last Five Years. In the Humana Festival, she directed the premieres of Marginal Loss, Dot, brownsville song (b-side for trey), and Airness, among others. Regionally, favorites include The Lily’s Revenge with Taylor Mac (Magic Theatre), Noises Off (Guthrie), Fair Use (Steppenwolf), Eurydice (Williamstown), the musical Summer of ’42, and the US premiere of NSFW (Roundhouse). She was the New Works Director for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. education: Northwestern; mfa: UCSD.

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INTO THE WOODS music and lyrics by sTEPHEn sOndHEim bOOk by JamEs laPinE dirEcTEd by JEnn THOmPsOn** Originally dirEcTEd On brOadway by

JamEs laPinE

Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Jean Tosetti+ Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Richards+ Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Travis+ Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Morton Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhett Guter** Props Designer/Props Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua Yocom Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janelle Caso* Casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Klapper Casting th is production is su pporte d i n part by

Robin and Ralph Arditi

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INTO THE WOODS

You’ve changed. You’re daring. You’re different in the woods. The Baker’s Wife, “It Takes Two”

Synopsis

Cast

As The Narrator draws us into the woods, we meet familiar favorites: Cinderella wishing to attend the King’s festival; Jack wishing that his cow would produce some milk; Little Red wishing for bread to take to Grandmother’s house; the Wolf wishing for his next meal; Rapunzel wishing for her freedom; and two charming Princes wishing for their Princesses.

Rapunzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kendall Cafaro cc

We also meet new friends–The Baker and The Baker’s Wife–wishing for a child. Their neighbor, a vile old Witch, cursed the family with infertility after uncovering the sins of The Baker’s father. She agrees to lift the curse if the couple can supply the ingredients for a potion she’s cooking up in short order.

Rapunzel’s Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . Luis Quintero*

The Baker and his wife set off to assemble the materials, employing a bit of trickery at every turn and struggling to justify their deceits, while our fairytale favorites begin complicated journeys of their own. Wishes eventually come true and the promise of wealth, romance, or Happily Ever After seems near for all. But as the lights come up on Act II, everyone is jolted into the woods again and the community must unite to face the unimaginable consequences of their insatiable appetite for more.

Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Edward Cook cc Timiki Salinas cc

(in alphabetical order)

Little Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Coleman cc Cinderella, Granny . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Darrell* Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brandon Dial cc Cinderella’s Prince, Wolf . . . . . . . . Rhett Guter* Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Merrick* Narrator, Mysterious Man . . Jason O’Connell*

Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leenya Rideout* Baker’s Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Britney Simpson* Steward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Washington cc Jack’s Mother, Stepmother . . . . . . . . . . . . Nance Williamson*

Musicians

(in alphabetical order)

Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Evans Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Frankhuizen Piano-Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Morton (through Aug 18) Katya Stanislavskaya (Aug 21–Sept 8) Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Totora

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States . cc Member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Conservatory Company 22

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Song List Act I

Act II

Into The Woods

So Happy

Cinderella at the Grave

Agony (Reprise)

Hello, Little Girl

Lament

I Guess This is Goodbye

Any Moment

Maybe They’re Magic

Moment In The Woods

Our Little World

Your Fault

I Know Things Now

The Last Midnight

A Very Nice Prince

No More

First Midnight

No One is Alone

Giants In the Sky

Children Will Listen

Agony A Very Nice Prince (Reprise) It Takes Two Second Midnight Stay With Me On The Steps Of The Palace Ever After

Director’s Bio Jenn Thompson’s recent credits include The Music Man (Goodspeed), A Doll’s House, Part II (TheaterWorks), Shiller’s Mary Stuart (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Conflict (Mint Theater, NYC), Oklahoma! (Goodspeed), The Secret Garden (Denver Center), Miss Bennet, A Christmas at Pemberley (Rep Theatre of St. Louis). Jenn’s production of Women Without Men (Mint Theatre) garnered 2016 Lortel and Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominations for Outstanding Revival as well as 5 Drama Desk Award nominations including Outstanding Director and Revival. She is the former Co-Artistic Director of Off-Broadway’s TACT/The Actors Company Theatre. Jenn was a 2012 finalist for the SDC’s Joe A. Callaway Award, for excellence in New York City directing. jennthompsondirector.com

INTO THE WOODS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) . All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI . MTIShows .com INTO THE WOODS

Director’s Note “Witches can be right, giants can be good.” Once upon a time, it seemed I would always be Little Red Riding Hood. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. I loved her (being her, playing her). As a young actor, that precocious combo-platter of sass and “worldly” wisdom was my successful calling card. Disobedience and curiosity defined much of my early years — at least onstage. And Red was always there for me, my signature role. That cape as red as blood, that switch-blade, twitching in my pocket — ready and waiting for any wolf who dared to come my way. And then I grew up — or older, anyway. And found myself yearning for new adventures and responsibilities. I shifted professions and became a director. I became a mom. Now I was in charge of the storytelling, no longer skipping around the woods but expected to answer the questions, not ask them. To preside over the chaos, to manage, to plan, to execute. I loved that too. I never looked back. That is, until Davis so kindly asked me to direct Into The Woods here — in the woods. And then, it seemed, all I could do was look back. Even in my excitement and anticipation, this gorgeous, whip-smart, brilliant bricolage of a fairytale — that I’d known so well for so long — seemed suddenly, violently brand new. And newly terrifying. Sondheim’s familiar, diamond-sharp lyrics demanding fresh ears and a wide-open heart. Each iconic character vigorously reintroducing themselves to my softer, less certain, middle-aged self. Unexpectedly, it was the Witch’s alienation and moral skepticism that spoke the loudest, Cinderella’s self-aware ambivalence, The Baker’s relatable fear. My thuggish, confident inner Red; silent. Disappeared. And then I remembered; stories find us. The enduring, important ones crop up time and again at different stages in our lives. The bedtime story we were read is the one we are reading, or the one we still wish to be read. And maybe if we’re brave, we can meet these stories exactly where we are. Not looking back or ahead. Whatever age, whatever experience we bring, as long as we are armed with a few good friends we can take comfort in the knowledge that all paths through all woods weave together calamity and heartache with hope and humanity. And if we’re really paying attention, maybe a little magic, too. Meet you in the woods!

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ON TOUR THIS SUMMER

JULIUS CAESAR by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE dIREctEd by ILLANA StEIN Set Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diggle Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Paul-Cavaretta Movement and Fight Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis Black Composer/Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Titus Tompkins Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Denver th is production is su pporte d i n part by

Sheila and Marty Major This production is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

FREE Matinees at the Theater Tent July 23 and August 6 Turn the page for more information!

Although every familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tolerance for grown-up themes is different, we believe this production is appropriate for older children.

CAESAR

Men at some time are masters of their fates. Caesar, Act 1, Scene II

Inspiration A charismatic war hero on the brink of kingship, Caesar is celebrated by the people of Rome â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but mistrusted by some of his closest friends who fear his popularity will throw the country into chaos. In our immersive, 90-minute touring production, audiences will help bring this anachronistic tale of violent betrayal to vivid life, constructing a dystopian world of power and consequence.

Cast Christopher Robert Ellis Brutus, Cinna the Poet

Starr Kirkland Casca, Portia, Plebian 2, Octavius

Amanda Thickpenny Cassius, Flavius, Plebian 1 Voice and Text Captain

Understudies: Adam Rodriguez and Alex Lin 26

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Zoe Goslin Mark Antony, Trebonius, Soothsayer

Susana Montoya Quinchia^ Metellus Cimber, Calphurnia, Messenger, Plebian 4, Titinius Assistant Fight Director

Jovani Zambrano Caesar, Plebian 3, Messala, Pindarus

^Alumni of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Conservatory Company

The CAESAR company during a talkback with students

JULIUS CAESAR On Tour Free Matinees at the Theater Tent

Summer 2019 Regional Tour

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We’re taking JULIUS CAESAR on the road this summer to some of your favorite regional venues. Tickets for these performances are

Spring 2019 School Tour Between March 18 and May 3, JULIUS CAESAR traveled to regional middle and high schools in Annandale, Beacon, Bedford, Bronx, Chappaqua, Cold Spring, Dobbs Ferry, Hartsdale, Hopewell Junction, Jersey City, Nanuet, Newark, New Rochelle, Peekskill, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Ridgefield, Sleepy Hollow, Valhalla, Warwick, White Plains, Yonkers, and beyond. Our tours and in-school programming reach over 50,000 students throughout the region annually. Turn to page 48 to learn more.

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• Saturday, July 6, 8:00pm Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY • Wednesday, July 10, 7:00pm Crestwood Park, Allendale, NJ (Hosted by Lee Memorial Library) • Thursday, July 11, 7:00pm (Free) Turnure Park, White Plains, NY • Saturday, July 13, 6:00pm Bannerman Island, Beacon, NY • Sunday, July 14, 6:00pm Bannerman Island, Beacon, NY • Saturday, July 20 Lewisboro Department of Parks and Recreation, Lewisboro, NY • Saturday, July 27 Untermyer Park, Yonkers, NY • Saturday, August 3 Mamaroneck Arts Council, Mamaroneck, NY • Sunday, August 4, 2:00pm Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT Tour details subject to change . CAESAR

Director’s Note “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” Julius Caesar, Act III, Sc ii I am thrilled to bring this power play of politics off the page and into schools and venues for an immersive theatrical experience where audiences are encouraged to actively participate. Julius Caesar takes off like a runaway freight train. After Caesar’s murder, the mob has taken over. Who’s there to stop them from burning Rome to the ground? And whose side are you on? In this dystopian setting, a fragile Rome feels like it is on the brink of collapse. It is a world of secrecy and fear where the walls have ears. Layered costumes allow weapons to be easily hidden and dark hoods cover true identities. Rebellion happens in the dead of night, and secret greetings and coded language distinguish camps. A line is drawn. By encouraging active participation, this production challenges the audience to be complicit in the storytelling. Driving, percussive live-foley and stylized choreography give a powerful presence to the mob and protestors, while bold flashes of red bring the play’s brutal themes to the surface. The conspirators’ brand themselves murderers as they pour into the streets — red-handed — proclaiming, “Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!” For me, this story has never been about good versus evil, but about testing our moral convictions. Caesar explores the ambition of power and what this ambition may drive us to do. I began my own investigation of Shakespeare’s text by asking many questions: Who holds power in this world? Who inherits power? And how is Caesar’s world different at the end from when the play began? I invite the audience to ask themselves the same questions as they embark on Caesar’s journey with us.

Director’s Bio off-broadway: Associate Director: Tamburlaine the Great (dir. Michael Boyd), Pericles (dir. Trevor Nunn) at Theatre for a New Audience. regional: Associate Director: Fingersmith (dir. Bill Rauch) at American Repertory Theatre. assisting: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Signature Theatre, Yale Rep, Pearl Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse and over 20 productions at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She won an Overall Award for Excellence in directing for or what she will by Charly Evon Simpson (FringeNYC ‘12), was the recipient of a 2018 Drama League First Stage Residency, and was a member of the 2012 Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. illanastein.com

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MEET THE ACTING COMPANY

(In alphabetical order)

KENDALL CAFARO CC

KAYLA COLEMAN CC

Margaret (MUCH); Posthumus’ Mother, Roman Senator (CYMBELINE); Rapunzel, Ensemble (WOODS)

Ursula, Seacole (MUCH); Helen, Soothsayer (CYMBELINE); Little Red, Ensemble (WOODS)

Kendall is so excited to be making her Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival debut! She is a New York City based actor and singer, originally from Southeast Michigan. She is an alum of Fordham University’s Theatre program and of the NTI Moscow Art Theatre Semester. new york credits include: The Ugly Kids (The Wild Project), As You Like It (The Brick Theater) regional: Shrew! (Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival) She’d like to thank the team at HVSF for this incredible opportunity as well as her parents, family, and friends for their unwavering support. kendallcafaro.com

Kayla is ecstatic to be making her Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival debut with the Conservatory Company. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, PA, Kayla is a NYC based actor, singer, writer, and activist. Kayla is a May 2018 graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Drama. She completed her training at the New Studio on Broadway, and at NYU’s campus in Accra, Ghana. Kayla was most recently seen in the Argyle Theater’s production of Hairspray as a Dynamite. Many thanks to Stephanie Klapper, Mom, Bobo, family, and my chosen community. instagram: @kayycole. kaylaccoleman.com

TINA CHILIP*

JON EDWARD COOK CC

Beatrice (MUCH); Queen (CYMBELINE)

Messenger, Oatcake (MUCH); Dutchman, Cornelius, (CYMBELINE); Ensemble (WOODS)

Fiasco Theatre’s Twelfth Night (Classic Stage Company), Golden Child (Signature Theatre), House Rules (Ma-Yi), A Dream Play (NAATCO). selected regional credits: Song of Summer (Trinity Rep), All The Roads Home (Cincinnati Playhouse), Curious Incident… (Actors Theatre of Louisville), after all the terrible things I do (Huntington Theatre), Tokyo Fish Story (Old Globe), Chinglish (Portland Center Stage), Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide… (Berkeley Rep), M. Butterfly (Guthrie). tv: Netflix’s “Marvel” Series, “Elementary,” “Deception,” “Madam Secretary,” “Royal Pains,” “Mysteries of Laura.” training: MFA, Brown/Trinity Rep. Member of The Actors Center. off-broadway:

Jon is thrilled to be under the tent this summer! In 2017 he played Friar Lawrence and Benvolio in Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s 2017 School Tour of Romeo & Juliet, and has been a teaching artist with the Festival’s education arm ever since. Back in the city he’s a proud company member of the Flea Theater in TriBeCa, where you can see him on stage this coming Fall. thejoncook.com

*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States cc Member of the HVSF Conservatory Company ^ Alumni of the HVSF Conservatory Company hvshakespeare.org

LAURA DARRELL*

JOSÉ GAMO^

Cinderella, Granny, Ensemble (WOODS)

Claudio (MUCH); First Lord, Guiderius (CYMBELINE)

Laura’s Off-Broadway credits include Sweeney Todd (Johanna/Pirelli/BW Standby, Barrow St Theater), Kid Victory (Suze, Vineyard Theater, Official Cast Album Released), Encores! The Golden Apple (Ensemble, NY City Center), Far From the Madding Crowd (Liddy, Signature), Ten Ways on a Gun (Kate, Theatre for the New City), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia, Boomerang Theatre Co.). regional: Laura originated the role of Princess Anna in Frozen Live at DCA, directed by Liesl Tommy. Other credits include Last Five Years (Portland Stage), Fun Home (Baltimore Center Stage), Signature Theatre (DC), Bridge Rep of Boston, Mile Square Theatre, Ogunquit Theatre, LA Rock Opera Co., Good Theater, MSMT, among others. film: Creedmoria (Eileen, Cinequest Best Comedy, Dir. Alicia Slimmer), City of Angers. tv: “Happy!” (Sister Lee, Recurring, SYFY), “Dietland,” (Anna/ Recurring, AMC), “A Very Special Christmas” (PBS, nominated for N.E. Emmy Award). sketch/improv: UCB. undergrad: USC (LA), NYU Tisch, and BADA (UK). Love to M, D, and K. instagram: @lauraedarrell lauradarrell.com

BRANDON DIAL CC Verges (MUCH); Posthumus’ Father, Frenchman, British Lord (CYMBELINE); Jack, Ensemble (WOODS) Brandon is an NYC-based actor. He is absolutely pumped to be joining HVSF as a member of the Conservatory Company! Past credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Smith Street Stage), Selah (NYNW Fest.), Liz Swados’ The Golem (NYU StageWorks) and Trojan Women (The Hangar Theater, Wedge Series). bfa: NYU Tisch, Stella Adler/Classical Studio/ETW.

MICHAEL EARLY* Leonato (MUCH); Philario, Caius Lucius (CYMBELINE) In a career spanning more than thirty years, Michael has distinguished himself in a variety of roles Off-Broadway, in regional theatre and on television. He most recently appeared as the Stage Manager in Our Town at Triad Stage. His television appearances include “Forever,” “Royal Pains,” “Damages,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Early Edition,” “One Life to Live,” “All My Children,” and “Another World.” Mr. Early is a graduate of Yale School of Drama.

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José returns to the tent after serving in the 2018 HVSF Conservatory Company. His New York credits include Forbidden Colors (La Mama), Elected Remains and Doris and Cleveland (Dixon Place), Poor Boys’ Chorus (Broadway Bound Theater Festival), and The Clockwork Boy (Hudson Guild Theatre). educational: The Orphan of Zhao (dir. Ralph Peña), The Fork (dir. Will Davis), and Measure for Measure (Claudio). He is also a frequent volunteer with the 52nd Street Project. education: Fordham University at Lincoln Center, London Dramatic Academy. jose-gamo.com

RHETT GUTER* Cinderella’s Prince, Wolf (WOODS) Rhett’s other credits include Curly in Oklahoma and Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie (Connecticut Critics Circle Award) at Goodspeed Opera House; Mr. Darcy in Christmas at Pemberley at St. Louis Rep; Gaby in On the Town and Bert in Mary Poppins at the Olney Theater; Tulsa in Gypsy at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; The Boy in Peter and the Starcatcher at the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Action in the International Tour of West Side Story; Al in A Chorus Line and Munkustrap in Cats at the Paramount Theatre; Harry Beaton in Brigadoon at the Goodman Theatre; Riff in West Side Story, Older Billy in Billy Elliot, Slank in Peter and the Starcatcher at Drury Lane Oakbrook. Rhett is an alumnus of Southern Utah University. rhettguter.com

STEPHEN PAUL JOHNSON* Cymbeline (CYMBELINE); Antonio, Sexton (MUCH) 2019 marks Stephen’s twentieth season with HVSF, where some favorites among his more than 50 roles include King Lear, Prospero, Shylock, Titus Andronicus, Angelo, Capulet, Malvolio, Pandarus, Enobarbus, and Mr. Ford. Other regional venues include A.C.T., The Shakespeare Theatre, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare, The Asolo, Arkansas Rep., Alabama Shakespeare, six years as artist-in-residence at California’s PCPA/Theatrefest, and two international tours of West Side Story. Television appearances include “Boardwalk Empire,” “Law & Order,” and “Law & Order: SVU.”

SEAN MCNALL*

LUIS QUINTERO*^

Don Pedro (MUCH); Iachimo (CYMBELINE)

Christian (CYRANO); Rapunzel’s Prince (WOODS)

Sean returns to HVSF, having appeared most recently in The Heart of Robin Hood, Rip Van Winkle, Twelfth Night, The Book of Will, Our Town, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure, and A Winter’s Tale. Before joining HVSF in 2014 as Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education, he spent 13 years as a member of The Pearl Theatre Acting Company in New York City, where he appeared in over 40 productions, receiving an OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance and a Drama Desk Award. His recent productions include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Terrence McNally’s And Away We Go, Shaw’s You Never Can Tell, and Henry IV, Part One, directed by Davis McCallum. He and his wife, Abigail, have a wonderful son named Declan.

GEORGE MERRICK* Deguiche, Montfleury (CYRANO); Baker (WOODS) George has appeared on Broadway in Honeymoon in Vegas, South Pacific, and High Fidelity. Off-Broadway, he starred alongside Marlo Thomas in Clever Little Lies, and at City Center in Ring Twice for Miranda. Recent regional appearances include leading roles in 1776, Bye Bye, Birdie, Singin’ in the Rain, and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. George’s TV credits include guest starring roles on “Blue Bloods,” “The Blacklist,” “Madam Secretary,” “Rise,” and “Fosse/Verdon.” He is also an award-winning lyricist and member of the famed BMI Musical Theater Writing Workshop.

JASON O’CONNELL* Cyrano (CYRANO); Narrator, Mysterious Man (WOODS) This is Jason’s 10th season with HVSF, and his first as both actor and playwright under the tent. Off-Broadway credits include Happy Birthday, Wanda June (Wheelhouse Theater, The Duke on 42nd St), Pride and Prejudice (HVSF/Primary Stages), The Saintliness of Margery Kempe (The Duke), Sense and Sensibility (Bedlam, Gym at Judson), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (HVSF/ The Pearl), The Seagull (Bedlam), and Jason’s own solo show, The Dork Knight (Abingdon Theatre Company, Joe’s Pub, etc). nyit award: Outstanding Lead Actor — Don Juan in Hell (Phoenix Theatre Ensemble). regional: Two River Theater, American Players, Great Lakes Theater, Peterborough Players, Florida Studio, Arkansas Rep, etc. tv: “Law & Order: SVU” and “Criminal Intent.” jason-oconnell.com

Luis is thrilled to be returning to the tent after serving in the 2017 HVSF Conservatory Company! Recent credits include: The River Bride (Stages Rep), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Man of La Mancha (Triad Stage), Around the World in 80 Days (A.D Players), American Mariachi (Denver Center for the Performing Arts/Old Globe San Diego), Love’s Labour’s Lost (HVSF/The Acting Company), Twelfth Night, The Book of Will, and Pride and Prejudice (HVSF), A Midsummers Night’s Dream (N.C Symphony), The Lightning Thief, A Christmas Carol (Theaterworks USA), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Our Town (Generations, A Theater Company). bfa: University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

KURT RHOADS* Dogberry, Friar (MUCH); Belarius (CYMBELINE) Kurt returns for his 22nd season at HVSF. Last season: York in Richard II and Baptista/ Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew. Favorites at HVSF include: An Iliad, Tartuffe, Petruchio, Leontes, Macbeth, Iago, Launce, Antony, George Washington, and The Book of Will’s Henry. directing credits at HVSF: The Comedy of Errors (‘02, ‘11), The Taming of the Shrew (‘10), As You Like It (‘07), Two Gentlemen of Verona (‘05). At Westchester Community College: Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet. At the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore he has appeared as James Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night and as Stan in Sweat. At the Clarence Brown Theatre he has appeared as Titus in Titus Andronicus and Charles in King Charles III. Kurt was a company member at the Dallas Theater Center where he recently performed in White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. Kurt and actress Nance Williamson have worked together on 66 plays.

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LEENYA RIDEOUT*

BRITNEY SIMPSON*

Witch (WOODS)

Roxane, Ensemble (CYRANO); Baker’s Wife (WOODS)

War Horse, Cyrano de Bergerac, Company, Cabaret. off-broadway: Wild Abandon, (Irish Rep), Before Were Gone (13th St. Rep), Fire and Air and As You Like It (CSC), The Taming of the Shrew (The Public). regional: August Rush (Paramount), That Face (Baltimore Center Stage), Camelot and Secret Garden (Cap Rep), Man of La Mancha (Milwaukee Rep), On Golden Pond (Casa Manana), Fairfield (Cleveland Playhouse), Woody Sez (Westport Playhouse), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Hangar Theater), Holidays with the Chalks (Alliance Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along (Cincinnati Playhouse). film: Love, Repeat; Mona Lisa Smile; Loser. Love to Ted. broadway:

TIMIKI SALINAS CC Borachio (MUCH); Spaniard, Arviragus (CYMBELINE); Ensemble (WOODS) Timiki is thrilled to be at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival this summer. He is a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he co-founded The Bellwether Project. You can see him in their web series, “(in)alienable,” on YouTube. new york: Pop Punk High (Le Poisson Rouge) and Cindy (Project Y). tv: “Dickinson.” instagram: @ thedancingtiki. timikisalinas.com

CHARLIE SEMINE* Benedick (MUCH); Pisanio (CYMBELINE) broadway: Junk Dir. Doug Hughes (Lincoln Center Theater). regional: Black Snow, Dir. Evan Yionoulis (Yale Repertory), All My Sons, Dir. Ethan McSweeney (Chautauqua Theater). film: Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Friends and Romans. tv: “Braindead” (series regular), “Mercy” (series regular), “Smash,” “Elementary,” “Bull,” “Bluebloods,” et al. mfa: Yale School of Drama.

This is Britney’s second season with HVSF. She was in the 2018 productions of The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca) and Richard II (Queen Isabella). She’s performed in four seasons at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Mme. de la Grand Bouche in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Nausicaa and Ensemble in The Odyssey; Phœbe Meryll/ Krazy Kate in The Yeomen of the Guard; Dorothy, Glinda and Ensemble in The Wiz; Hot Box Girl and Ensemble in Guys and Dolls; Mopsa in Head Over Heels. other theatres: Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Myrtle Webb in Our Town, Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (PCPA Theaterfest); Nina in S’Wonderful (Oregon Cabaret Theatre). education: The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.

STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER* Don John, Watchman (MUCH); Cloten, Posthumus (CYMBELINE) This is Stephen’s HVSF debut! regional: Julius Caesar (Theatre for a New Audience); In four seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Sweat (Arena Stage), The Winters Tale, Hamlet, Timon of Athens, Julius Caesar, Off the Rails, Loves Labors Lost, Othello (the A.R.T); Yentl, Carol for Cleveland (Cleveland Playhouse); Tartuffe, The Legend of Georgia McBride [Ensemble Theatre Comany](Triad Stage); As You Like It, Clybourne Park, Comedy of Errors (Chautauqua Theatre Company). international: The Heart of Robin Hood with Mirvish Productions at the Royal Alexandria. training: B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.F.A. from Case Western Reserve Universty/Cleveland Playhouse. stephenmichaelspencer.com ig: stephen_spencer @StephenMSpencer

ALEXANDRA TEMPLER* Hero (MUCH); Imogen (CYMBELINE) theater: Arena Stage (Begotten), Williamstown Festival (Lempicka, Dir. Rachel Chavkin; …In the Berkshires, Fifth Planet, The Amish Project), 24-Hour Plays (Birth of Toby), NYU (An American Daughter, Henry V, Night of the Iguana, Shadow Play). television: “When They See Us” (Netflix, Dir. Ava DuVernay). Alexandra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Psychology from Georgetown University. She is a 2018 graduate of the NYU MFA Acting Program.

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NANCE WILLIAMSON*

Conrade (MUCH); Second Lord, British Captain (CYMBELINE); Steward, Ensemble (WOODS)

La Bret, Duenna (CYRANO); Jack’s Mother, Stepmother (WOODS); Voice of Jupiter (CYMBELINE)

Ryan is ecstatic to be cast as a member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Conservatory Company. He has worked with The Public Theater in Shakespeare in the Park’s productions of Twelfth Night and As You Like It. He is originally from Louisiana and very grateful to be able to work on his craft in NYC. He absolutely loves projects that will challenge and push his limits. He’s grateful to Christ, family, and friends who have been with him on this journey.

Nance happily returns for a 19th season at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Favorite Roles include Cleopatra, Tamora, Beatrice, Nurse, Lady M, Jacques, Dromio, Kate, and so many others. Since last summer Nance performed Clairey in Steel Magnolias at Dallas Theater Center and Camilla in King Charles III at Clarence Brown Theater in Knoxville. She has a 35 year acting career in film, television, commercials, and over 150 plays regionally, off-Broadway, and on Broadway in Broken Glass, Henry IV, Cyrano, and Romeo and Juliet. Nance and her husband Kurt Rhoads have done 66 plays together and celebrate 35 years married.

Understudies LUCY AUSTIN Lucy is a senior musical theater BFA student at Boston Conservatory, where she recently played Sally Bowles in Cabaret. others: The General From America (HVSF, U/S), Good Kids, Cagebirds, Sweeney Todd. Multiple appearances in Sondheim Unplugged at 54 Below. YoungArts winner. upcoming film: Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. Thanks HSVF!

EMMA MYERS Emma is thrilled to be in the tent again this summer after appearing in Our Town and Rip Van Winkle. Emma has an MFA from Brooklyn College and has appeared in Pericles, This, Julius Caesar, The Thugs and Dancing at Lughnasa. She has also appeared in Living Closely and Medea with the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Lab.

DANTE DE LEO Dante made his HVSF debut last summer as Dolph Heyliger in Rip Van Winkle. He’s thrilled to be back and is thankful for the support of his family, friends, and the HVSF community.

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CAFÉ MENU

Our nightly offerings and prices are subject to change. Stop by the Café to see what’s in stock this evening!

Sandwiches and Wraps .............. $10

Snacks .......................................................$3–6

• Turkey and Cranberry

• Bjorn Qorn Savory Popcorn

• Smoked Ham and Swiss

• Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels

• Grilled Chicken with Basil Mayo

• Lola Granola Plant Protein Bars

• Italian Combo

• Sweet Street Marshmallow Bar

• Veggie Combo

• David’s Gluten Free Cookies and Brownies

• Chicken Caesar (Wrap)

• Vicky’s Chips • Nuts and Candy

Salads....................................................... $8–13 Good Times Noodle* Macaroni, celery, green and red pepper, cucumber, red onion, mayo, mustard, vinegar, parsley

Frozen Treats .......................................$4–5

Spicy Peanut Noodle* Pasta, soy sauce, carrots, cucumbers, sesame oil, peanut butter, scallions, rice vinegar, sriracha

• Haagen Dazs Ice Cream Bar

Kale and Wild Rice* Kale, wild rice, cauliflower, sundried tomato, pumpkin seeds, lemon juice, olive oil, honey, dijon

• Go-Go Pops Fresh Fruit Ice Pops • Jane’s Single-Serve Ice Cream • Chipwich

Local Brews ............................. $6-8

Arugula Salad Arugula, walnuts, dried cranberries, gorgonzola, sun flower seeds, shallot red wine vinaigrette

Newburgh Brewing Co. • Newburgh Cream Ale, 4.2% abv • Purrfect Wheat Hefeweizen, 5% abv

Broccoli-Bacon Salad* Broccoli, peanuts, raisins, bacon, red onion, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, pepper

Industrial Arts Brewing Co. • Wrench NEIPA, 6.8% abv • Tools of the Trade Extra Pale Ale, 4.9% abv • Metric Pils German-Style Pilsner, 4.7% abv

*Lovingly prepared by Veggie Go-Go/Go-Go Pops

Summer Special................................. $13 The Cold Spring Cheese Shop Specialty Platter Featuring three different organic cheeses and a charcuterie from select Hudson River Valley makers

Seasonal Wines ....................... $8 • House-Made Sangria • Cabernet Sauvignon • Pinot Noir

• Pinot Grigio • Chardonnay • Rosé

Non-Alcoholic ........................$3–6 • Coffee and Tea (Hot/Iced) • House-Made Lemonade • Assorted Sodas, Seltzers, and Teas

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SEASON CALENDAR Reveler Night

NN Neighborhood Night

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JUNE

9 Much Ado preview 7:30p

MON

TU E S

WE D

11 Cymbeline preview 7:30p

18 Cymbeline preview 7:30p

2 Much Ado 7:30p

3 Cymbeline 7:30p

8 Much Ado 7:30p

9 Cyrano 7:30p

10 Cymbeline 7:30p

14 Cyrano 7:30p

16 Cymbeline 7:30p

17 Cyrano 7:30p

21 Cyrano 7:30p

23 Caesar free matinee 2:00p

24 Cymbeline 7:30p

NN putnam/dutchess 16 Much Ado preview 7:30p

NN ulster/orange

NN rockland & bergen 23 LGBTQ+ Night 6:00p

12 Much Ado preview 7:30p

NN westchester 19 Much Ado preview 7:30p

NN westchester

NN ulster/orange

Much Ado 7:30p

July

30 Cyrano 7:30p

Much Ado 7:30p 28

4 Much Ado 7:30p

5 Woods 7:30p

6 Caesar free matinee 2:00p

7 Woods 7:30p

Cyrano 7:30p HVSF2 hookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tale 11 Cyrano 7:30p

12 Much Ado 7:30p

Aug

HVSF2 face of it

13 Family Night

All-Ages Workshop 5:45p

14 Cyrano 7:30p

HVSF2 bewilderness

Woods 7:30p 18 Woods 7:30p

19 Cyrano 7:30p

20 Family Night

21 Woods 7:30p

All-Ages Workshop 5:45p Much Ado 7:30p 25 Cyrano 7:30p

26 Woods 7:30p

27 Cyrano 7:30p

2 Woods 7:00p Mid-Show Fireworks

3 Woods 7:00p

28 Much Ado 7:30p

4 Woods 7:00p

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What about Independence Day weekend fireworks? Our friends at Boscobel are cooking something up for this patriotic holiday. Explore their calendar at boscobel.org, and consider paying a visit to the Theater Tent on Labor Day (9/2) for another festive fireworks show!

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July Much Ado About Nothing

June 9

August

Sept. 8

Cymbeline Cyrano Into the Woods TH U R S 13 Cymbeline preview 7:30p

FR I 14 Prologue 6:15p

SAT 15 Much Ado preview 7:30p

Cymbeline preview 7:30p NN putnam/dutchess

NN rockland & bergen

20 Champagne Toast 7:00p 21 Prologue 6:15p

Much Ado opening 7:30p 27 Cyrano preview 7:30p

22 Champagne Toast 7:00p

Cymbeline preview 7:30p 28 Prologue 6:15p

Cymbeline opening 7:30p 29 Champagne Toast 7:00p

Cyrano preview 7:30p NN putnam/dutchess, westchester

4 Cyrano 7:30p

Cyrano opening 7:30p

rockland

& bergen

5 Prologue 6:15p

12 Prologue 6:15p

Box Office Hours

13 Cymbeline 7:30p

Much Ado 7:30p 18 Much Ado 7:30p

19 Prologue 6:15p

Talkback 10:00p 20 Much Ado 7:30p

Cymbeline 7:30p 25 Cyrano 7:30p

26 Prologue 6:15p

Talkback 10:00p 27 Bus from NYC 4:00p

Much Ado 7:30p

Champagne Toast 7:00p

Trivia Night 10:00p 1 Woods preview 7:30p

2 Prologue 6:15p

8 Cyrano 7:30p

9 Prologue 6:15p

Cymbeline closing 7:30p

Woods 7:30p

HVSF2 scarlet letter

Talkback 10:00p 17 Bus from NYC 4:00p

Much Ado 7:30p

Cyrano 7:30p Talkback 10:00p

22 Much Ado 7:30p

29 Woods 7:30p

23 Prologue 6:15p

24 Bus from NYC 4:00p

Woods 7:30p

Much Ado 7:30p

30 Prologue 6:15p

31 Closing Lawn Party 5:30p

Champagne Toast 7:00p

Much Ado closing 7:30p

Cyrano closing 7:30p 5 Woods 7:00p

6 Prologue 5:45p

Tuesdays: CLOSED Open 5:30pm through showtime on performance days

Woods opening 7:30p 10 Bus from NYC 4:00p

Much Ado 7:30p 16 Prologue 6:15p

Wednesday–Monday: 12:00–5:00pm Through showtime on performance days

3 Champagne Toast 7:00p

Woods preview 7:30p

15 Woods 7:30p

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NN ulster/orange,

Cymbeline 7:30p 11 Cyrano 7:30p

Get In Touch

Free Weekend Train Shuttle Catch our free round-trip shuttle from the Cold Spring Train Station parking lot on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Arrival trips run between 5:00pm and 7:30pm, and return trips for 30 minutes following each performance. Look for the HVSF van! No reservation required.

Woods 7:00p

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2018’s THE TAMING OF THE SHREW directed by Shana Cooper

SPECIAL EVENTS Spice up your summer at the Theater Tent with these pre- and post-show events, included with your purchase of the evening’s performance!

Champagne Toasts

Post-Show Talkbacks

Celebrate the work of our 2019 Company with an all-audience toast and treat before opening and closing performances this season:

Jul 13, 20 / August 10, 17; 10:00pm Enjoy a lively post-show discussion with cast members, offering engaging new perspectives on what you’ve just experienced.

Opening Night Toasts, 7:00pm June 20, 22, 29 / August 3 Closing Night Toasts, 7:00pm July 27 / August 30/ September 8

LGBTQ+ Night June 23, 6:00pm WorldPride 2019 is here! Celebrate with complimentary drinks and light fare before the evening’s performance.

Trivia Night July 26, 10:00pm We challenge you to an after-hours battle of wits under the Tent covering history, pop-culture, literature and more! 40

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Family Nights + All-Ages Workshops August 13 and 20 (5:45pm Workshops, 7:30pm Showtime) Children and Students enjoy $10 tickets and interactive pre-show activities, making their earliest theater experiences unforgettable!

Closing Lawn Party August 31, 5:30pm Dine, drink, and dance to help us kick off the final week of performances!

Revelers and Teen Revelers The Revelers and Teen Revelers are free membership programs for theater lovers aged 16 to 35! Gain access to huge ticket discounts every Friday, invitations to special events, discounts at the HVSF Café, and more. 2018’s THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD directed by Suzanne Agins

Revel with us at hvshakespeare.org/revelers

Friday Night Prologues Settle in on Boscobel’s Great Lawn for thrilling pre-show discussions about our work and the theater world writ large. Friday Night Prologues are free and open to the public! • June 14, 6:15pm HVSF Artistic Director and CYMBELINE Director Davis McCallum with May Adrales, Director of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING • June 21, 6:15pm CYRANO Playwright and Company Member Jason O’Connell • June 28, 6:15pm CYRANO Director Meredith McDonough • July 5, 6:15pm Cast and Creative of HVSF’s Touring JULIUS CAESAR • July 12, 6:15pm Split Rock Books presents Benjamin Dreyer, Author of Dreyer’s English • July 19, 6:15pm HVSF Education Programs Manager Marie D’Apice with Cyrus Mulready, SUNY New Paltz Associate Professor of English • July 26, 6:15pm Dr. Seth Herbst, West Point Assistant Professor of English • August 2, 6:15pm INTO THE WOODS Director Jenn Thompson • August 9, 6:15pm HVSF2 Playwright John Leonard Pielmeier, Author of Hook’s Tale • August 16, 6:15pm Katharine Goodland, CUNY Professor of Literature and Drama • August 23, 6:15pm Speaker to be announced • August 30, 6:15pm Company Members José Gamo and Luis Quintero • September 6, 5:45pm Speaker to be announced

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HVSF 2 AT THE DEPOT THEATRE The tenth season of HVSF’s popular new works series kicks off in August! Discover new stories and old friends in an intimate theater setting: The Philipstown Depot Theatre inside Garrison Landing’s historic train station.

Hook’s Tale By John Leonard Pielmeier Directed by Anna Strasser

Tuesday, August 6 7:30pm

All Tickets $20. The Philipstown Depot Theatre 10 Garrison’s Landing Garrison, NY 10524 3 miles south of HVSF

The “Dastardly Villain” of Peter Pan fame gets his turn at the helm in John Pielmeier’s charming, coming-of-old-age tale. A host of characters lead our antihero, Captain James Hook, along life’s weighty arc–from Youth through Maturity and inevitable Mortality–and the notorious pirate’s story begins to look far different from that penned by J.M. Barrie. Hook’s Tale will have its world premiere in the Spring of 2020 at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, TX. This Presentation is made by Special Arrangement with Donald Corren.

Scarlet Letter By Kate Hamill Directed by Sarna Lapine

Friday, August 9 7:30pm

The Face Of It A Storyhorse Documentary Theater Piece Written by Jeremy Davidson Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson

As the adulterous Hester Prynne faces a raging public and a vengeful, long-lost husband, Hamill (Pride and Prejudice playwright and adapter extraordinaire) sheds new light and laughter on the sin, shame, and utter insanity of a puritanical society not far from our own mad, modern world. Adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Storyhorse Documentary Theater’s collection of three one-act plays was inspired by transcribed conversations, historical documents, and other primary sources, and focuses on the social, political, environmental, and medical issues faced by Hudson Valley citizens.

Sunday, August 11 7:30pm

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Did you know that Henry David Thoreau wrote a flop of epic proportions before penning his American masterpiece, Walden? In this buoyant new work, writer/actor/director and consummate clown Zachary Fine offers a hilarious celebration of one of America’s greatest authors, and the stunning, catastrophic failures we all must face on the road to our biggest creative revelations.

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Roald Dahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matilda, the musical July 25 - Aug 4

Little Shop of Horrors Oct 5 - Nov 17 Stage. Film. Music. Community. Performing year round since 1996.

Walter Garshagen

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THE PERFECT PICNIC Former HVSF board member Katherine Whiteside is an internationally published author and journalist. She and Peter Gergely (local pediatrician, artist, and HVSF Advisory Board member) have collaborated for eight years on “Gardening Gusto” a weekly, opinionated gardening and cooking column for The Putnam County Courier and The Putnam County News & Recorder.

Local journalist and longtime HVSF fan Katherine Whiteside loves a picnic, especially if it features the promise of a performance under the HVSF Theater Tent, a lazy sunset on Boscobel’s Great Lawn, and one of her mouthwatering recipes. Bring along this seasonal cocktail on your next visit!

Champagne Cocktail with Homemade Hibiscus Bitters To Make the Bitters

To Make the Cocktail

Do this two weeks in advance: Put ingredients listed below in a wide-mouth lidded jar. Screw on lid, shake until sugar dissolves, and store jar at room temperature.

Quickly, deftly dip a sugar cube into the bitters. Drop bittered cube into a Champagne flute. (Glamorous glass or picnic plastic? Your choice.) Fill the flute with chilled Champagne. The hibiscus bitters will tint the Champagne a pale-pink and add a refreshing zing as the sugar cube bounces up and down with joy.

• 1 c. Vodka • 1 Red Zinger tea bag (this Celestial Seasonings tea contains hibiscus) • 1 2-inch Cinnamon Stick • 3 tbs. Orange Peel, cut into chunks • 6 whole Cloves • ½ tsp. Ground Mace • 6 whole Cardamom (green) • ½ tsp. Ground Nutmeg • 1 2-inch Vanilla Pod • 8 whole Allspice • ½ Bay Leaf • 2 slices Ginger (fresh) • ½ tsp. Raw Sugar

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BIKING Plan Your Trip to Putnam County Today!

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES DINING

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CASTING A SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION Carl Howell, Actor and HVSF Teaching Artist who previously appeared under the Theater Tent in 2012 as Romeo, discusses the power of Shakespeare performance to ignite student imaginations… The Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program (CSSP) is a three-year, by-application-only summer school for motivated students from under-resourced New York City high schools. With a focus on academic and cultural enrichment, CSSP offers its students a wide array of creative experiences, including workshops led by HVSF teaching artists. In 2018, our program focused on The Taming of the Shrew, and I witnessed 22 students become more themselves. They found identity and ownership and community through the words, ideas, and themes set forth in the play.

I’ve devoted a large portion of my life to reading, performing, and teaching Shakespeare, and I’d love to share a little of what I’ve learned:

Reading it can be hard,

Shakespeare is science.

especially if you’re 15 and this is the first time you’ve ever looked at a Shakespeare play. It’s a bit like learning a new language.

Before you can act it, you need to investigate the words you’re actually saying.

It’s not boring at all.

Hamlet says, “suit the action to the word, the word to the action.” It’s not just your voice and some text; it’s a full-body expression of a feeling that’s so much larger than anything you’ve felt. It takes cardio, articulation, imagination, and energy!

Even though this is a common misconception by students (and some adults!). Here’s why…

Shakespeare is math. He writes in a rhythm, in a set structure. With practice and courage, if you allow your brain and heart to sync up with that rhythm, it immediately becomes more clear and more exciting.

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Shakespeare is gym class.

When you get it, you get it.

At CSSP this past July, they got it. I’m reminded of two students, Joshua Oppong-Peprah and Lisa Haye, who performed an amazing Kate/Petruchio exchange from The Taming of the Shrew in front of the class—with about 45 seconds of preparation. We read the scene once, gave them an overview of who they were and what they were trying to achieve, and they flew. Through their own instincts, intelligence, and courage, they perfectly embodied a sense of competition in the language, the need for listening before you can respond, and that words are full of power and possibility for change. The class went wild… the good kind of wild. They heard it, saw it, felt it, and were moved by it. There was shouting, cheering, real laughter. There were gasps. It was one of the best moments of my creative life. On the final day of the program, we performed for students’ host families and CSSP faculty. We also assigned third-year students to emcee, introducing themselves and their classmates, and leading a public discussion on the more complicated themes of the play: gender roles in marriage, a woman’s “duty” and obligation of “obedience” to her husband, a man’s tendency to “tame” a woman into submission. What initially frightened them (“what do you mean, our opinions on the play?!”) challenged them to speak up. What’s more, it forced them to make decisions about complicated issues and defend them against their classmates in a respectful, yet passionate, manner. I saw first-hand how Shakespeare’s body of work can teach, inspire, and ignite imaginations for good. Carl Howell with his then-Juliet and now-wife Angela Janas in HVSF’s 2012 production of Romeo And Juliet. Photo by William Marsh. hvshakespeare.org

EDUCATION PROGRAMS 85% of students show more confidence speaking in front of peers after participating in our programs. 73% of students had never performed a Shakespeare play before participating in our residencies.

Last year, HVSF served 53,000 people through in-school education and summer outreach programs through the tri-state region.

In-School Workshops conducted with students from Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;College

Water Balloons slung by 55 campers at Shakespeare Summer Camp

Educators Schools engaged in regional programming

In-School Performances of our innovative touring productions

Teaching Artists illuminated text for student audiences

Interns learned the ropes backstage and onstage

25% of our summer audience gains access to youth, senior, military, and veteran ticket discounts.

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In-school workshop led by HVSF Teaching Artist Monica Jones

We offer year-round programming for… Students & Families

Educators & Young Professionals

• Residency Programs

• Teachers’ Shakespeare Institute

• One-Day Workshops

• Workshops for Teachers

• Touring Productions

• Professional Development for Teaching Artists

• Shakespeare Summer Camp • Pre- and Post-Show Discussions

• Professional Training and Internships (see page 59)

• Free Family Matinees

• Directing Fellowships

To learn more about our work, visit hvshakespeare.org/education or contact Education Programs Manager Marie D’Apice: mdapice@hvshakespeare.org

We are grateful to the following supporters of Education programming at HVSF: The Louise Este Bruce Foundation

The Frog Rock Foundation

The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

The Heidtke Foundation

Community Grants Fund — Putnam County of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

The M&T Charitable Foundation

Crosswicks Foundation

Putnam Arts Council

Ann and Abe Effron Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

The SHS Foundation

Entergy

New York State Council on the Arts

Shakespeare in American Communities National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest hvshakespeare.org

While over 35,000 audience members join us each season, ticket sales only cover a portion of the cost of bringing world-class theater to our community. We depend on philanthropic contributions from friends like you! Please consider deepening your relationship with the Festival by becoming a supporter today. Your gift impacts not only those who see performances under the tent, but radiates out into our community, serving over 50,000 students, teachers, neighbors, and families through our Education programs.

SUPPORT THE VITALITY OF NON-PROFIT THEATER Whether you have been a fan for 20 years, or only recently discovered HVSF, whether you come to us from a neighboring state, a town along the Hudson River, or from the five boroughs, we’re glad you’ve chosen to make HVSF your theater home. In our third decade, we are more committed than ever to creating and supporting our community through live theater, and we need your help to carry this work forward.

Join the Saints & Poets Society With a fully tax-deductible annual gift of $100–$1,499, gain access to: • Advance Ticketing

• Seat Upgrades

• NEW Free Exchanges

• and more!

• Complimentary Drink Tickets

Join the Festival Circles Program Your generous investment of $1,500 or more is rewarded with the finest service we have to offer! Benefits include: • Complimentary House Seats and Advance Ticketing • Concierge Service and Free Ticket Exchanges • Invitations to Events and Opening Nights • Access and Insight into the Creative Process

Raise a Glass at the Summer Gala The Annual Summer Gala, held the first Saturday in June each season, is our largest fundraising event of the year. This celebratory evening of dining, drinking, and dancing on Boscobel’s Great Lawn features a live auction, reveling with the HVSF acting company, performance highlights from the coming season, and more.

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Company member Britney Simpson kicks back with 2018 Gala guests. Photo by Travis Magee.

You may encounter HVSF staff members selling raffle tickets during your visit. All proceeds support our yearround Education Programs and we welcome your donation! Connect with a staff member to purchase your tickets and you'll be entered to win a host of great local prizes. Annual drawing at season's end.

The Sheila Allen Colby Legacy Giving Program The Sheila Allen Colby Legacy Giving Program was established by and in honor of a dear friend and supporter of HVSF. Sheila and her husband Tuck traveled to the Hudson Valley for over 20 years where they hiked, climbed, and flew throughout the highlands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and made HVSF their theatrical home. Because of this, it was important to Sheila to recognize HVSF in a special way. If HVSF has made a difference to you and your family, we hope you will consider remembering the Festival in your estate with a legacy gift. Your support will ensure the vitality of theater in the Hudson Valley for years to come!

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SUPPORTERS OF THE 2019 SEASON The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival gratefully acknowledges the following generous donors to the 2019 Season (gifts from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019). If you would like to join our growing family of supporters, please contact Catherine Taylor-Williams, Director of Development, at 845-809-5750 x 12 or ctwilliams@hvshakespeare.org

Heroes Circle $50,000+ Christopher and Elizabeth Davis The Frog Rock Foundation Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham New York State Council on the Arts Frederic C. Rich The SHS Foundation

Friedrike Merck NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Shakespeare in American Communities National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest The Shubert Foundation Drs. Elliott and Anne Sumers Ned Whitney and Martha Howell Laura Jean Wilson and Mark Menting

Jim and Theresa Kilman Robert A. McCaffrey Robert A. McCaffrey Realty National Endowment for the Arts - Art Works New York State Council on the Arts Sarena Straus and James Gary

Insiders Circle $10,000–$14,999

Artistic Director’s Circle

Producers Circle

$25,000–$49,999

$15,000–$24,999

Robin and Ralph Arditi Jan and Suzanne Baker Mary Elizabeth and Jeffrey Bunzel Kimberly and Kim Engelbert Steven L. Holley Derrick and Heather Hopkins Alastair and Wing Keith Dan Kramer and Judy Mogul The Krupp Foundation Chip Loewenson and Susan Brune Martin and Sheila Major The KAM Foundation

Anonymous (1) The Scott B. and Annie P. Appleby Charitable Trust Marie Pantuosco Alpert Lee Balter The Louise Este Bruce Foundation The Bye Family The Educational Foundation of America Heidi Ettinger and Jonathan Reynolds Pepper Evans and Bob Lieber Natalie Fishman Les Kelley and Elizabeth Zieglmeier

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Anonymous (1) Gavin Baker Ruth Bilodeau Kim Conner and Nick Groombridge Christopher Buck and Dr. Hara Schwartz William H. Donner Foundation Entergy Alan Jones and Ashley Garrett Patricia King Joseph C. Mahon and Elizabeth Anderson Melissa Meyers and Wilbur Foster Kathleen and Michael Schoen The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

Opening Night Circle $5,000–$9,999 Meg Armstrong and Greg Lozier The Bogosian Quigley Foundation Crosswicks Foundation Damian and Ann Didden Anthony and Frances DiSarro Matt and Kelly Fairweather Louis Feeney Elizabeth and Irv Flinn The Heidtke Foundation Hitz Family Foundation Jolie Hunt and Will Potter IBM National Endowment for the Humanities/Humanities New York Red Crane Foundation Lauri Washington Sawyer Stephanie Wheeler and Chris Walker

Brian Keating and Stacy Styles Leonardo and Simone Kestelman David and Catherine Lilburne Lostand Foundation George and Judith Lowry John Mahedy Carol Marquand and Stan Freilich Davis McCallum Kristina McCormack Daniel and Cynthia McEvoy DJ McManus Foundation James Menick and Liz Pereira Tim Miller Christine and Rodman Patton The Peckham Family Rudolph and Sheila Rauch Tatiana Serafin and Mick Kalishman Ken Vittor and Judith Aisen Alan Winters Lloyd and Lisa Zeiderman

Tent Raisers Circle Actors Circle $2,500–$4,999 Ann and Abe Effron Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Sam Broe and Marcella Rodriguez Sara J. Cook Robert J. and Mary Beth Cresci Peter Davis and Martha Upton Dr. Patrick J. Driscoll and Marie Samples Engle Van Neil Charitable Fund Liz Frankel and Charlie Steinhorn Eva Marie Graham Anita and Robert Jacobson

$1,500–$2,499 Rachel Bernstein and Alan Milton John Beurket In Honor of Ruth Bilodeau William Burback and Peter Hofmann Thomas Byrne Sharon and Howard Charles Community Grants Fund — Putnam County of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley T. Jefferson Cunningham III Susan Davidson and Allen Miller The Walt Disney Company Foundation EASTER Foundation/Anne and

Fred Osborn III Anthony and Kelly Fischetti Lawrence Fossi and Juliet Gold Jay Francis and Elizabeth Bradford Bill and Anna Gannett Bruce and Diana Geller John T. Graham Greenway Heritage Conservancy HRV, Inc. Betty and Arthur Kowaloff Lars and Marit Kulleseid Marc Ladanyi and Maureen Zakowski Roger and Susan Lipsey Cristi A. Marchetti James McCarthy and Joan Pirics Belle and Blake Newton Nat and Anita Prentice Putnam Arts Council Paula and Gregory Powell Lynn and William T. Nolan Christopher Radko Christopher and Mary Ann Robinson Ellen and Merrill Roth Dr. Rajni Singh and Rajay Bagaria James and Kimberly Schwab Martha and Philip Scott Scott and Tinka Shaw Betsy and John Simons Kristin Sorenson and Eric Stark James and Kate Stanford Dr. Susan Stewart The Sumers Family Foundation The Stebbins Fund, Inc. Dennis and Linda Stillwell Pat Truscelli and Bud Ellis John and Anne Uglum The Greene Wiegand Charitable Fund Wong Family Foundation

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Saints & Poets Society $500–$1,499 Anonymous (1) Lydia Abrams Joan and Keith Austin Liza Bailey and Michael Musgrave Elizabeth Barrett and Lee Kyriacou Dolores Battalia Kerrin and Stephne Behrend Ethan Berman and Fiona Hollands Tom and Nancy Berner Bradley Family Fund Bethany Goldpaugh Brown Theodore Bunzel and Eaddy Kiernan Jennifer Carlquist Chevron Andrew Chmar and Gayle Watkins Hank and Susan Christensen John and Maureen Clancy Franklin Cole Foundation Joseph Conklin and Ms. Rita Kilduff James and Carolyn Copeland Wendy Cornell Nell DeVane Richard Donovan and Susan Fawcett Shari Eberts Will Felder and Kate Calligaro Larry and Wanda Finch Eli and Laura Fishman In memory of Franklyn D. Gardner

The Geer Family Libbie F. Gerry George Gilmartin and Suguru Miyagi Goldman Sachs and Co. Kyle Good and Gerry Singer Katharine Goodland Jerry Gretzinger and Meg Staley The Greystone Foundation Raj and Urmil Gupta Claire and Mark Hallock John Ham Jean Huang and Peter Barrett Anne E. Impellizzeri Investment Technology Group Stephen Ives and Anne Symmes Tracey Eve Johnson Samantha Kappagoda and David H.A. Mordecai Bernice Krupp Doug Land and Lynn Peebles Cloyd Laporte Candace Latham Katie Liberman and Eric Gershman Clara and Bevis Longstreth Arthur Lowenstein and Ann Patton Stephanie Lynn Jeremy Mahoney Christopher Mann and Claire Svetlik Mann Kenneth Margolis and Ellen Smithberg Maria Stein-Marrison and Chris Marrison Mastercard Doris and David May Dan and Faith McCready Barnabus and Bannon McHenry

Helena Meyer-Knapp Paul Michael B. Alex Miller and Cecilia Ramos O’Connor Davies LLP The O’Connor Family Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley Preston Pittman and Thomas Hayden Kathy and Joe Plummer Rajika and Anupam Puri Drs. Cynthia and William Roberts Jeff and Mai Yee Robins Barry and Mary Jean Ross Raymond and Kimber Sanseverino Betsey Nevins-Saunders and Jay Saunders Mark and Roberta Shapiro Maria and Brian Shydlo Jodie Staton Robin J. Stout and Elise Wagner Michael and Kathleen Stringer Marianne Sullivan and James Hoch Tim and Carolyn Tenney Margaret Tobin David and Carol Trower Betsy Turner Mike and Gail Twomey Peter Van Markwyk and Paige Flori Michael and Danielle Williams Mark Wilson and Denise Rempe Andrea P. Wood Roxanne Woodruff Jeanne Zunich and Richard Bowler Rafael and Dale Zaklad

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SPECIAL THANKS Actors’ Equity Association ArtsWestchester Assemblywoman Sandy Galef B&L Deli Bannerman Island Trust, Executive Director Neil Caplain Boscobel House and Gardens City of White Plains, Mayor Thomas Roach City of Yonkers and Untermyer Park Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Cold Spring Film Society Crestwood Park and Lee Memorial Library Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fabhaus, Ricardo Fuentes, Jr. Food in Motion FTL Studios Grey Printing Hawthorn Suites Homespun Foods Hudson River Museum Landmark Printing Lewisboro Department of Parks and Recreation Mamaroneck Arts Council Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP PCW Management Pepsi-Cola of the Hudson Valley, Tim Tenney PKF O’Connor Davies Polhemus Cold Spring PRG Lighting and Sound

Putnam County Executive Mary Ellen Odell Putnam County Legislator Nancy Montgomery Putnam County Visitors Bureau, Bruce Conklin Putnam History Museum and Sarah Johnson Representative Sean Patrick Maloney and Randy Florke Ridgefield Playhouse Robert A. McCaffrey Realty Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Sleepy Hollow Country Club Split Rock Books Stage Directors and Choreographers’ Society State Senator Sue Serino Stephanie Klapper Casting Texas Roundup BBQ The Drama League The Garrison The Main Course The Middle Company The Pantry The Philipstown Depot Theatre Tim Gnadt United Scenic Artists United State Military Academy at West Point Village of Cold Spring Trustees: Marie Early, Lynn Miller, Frances Murphy, Steve Voloto Village of Cold Spring, Mayor Dave Merandy Wharton & Garrison LLP White Plains Parks and Recreation Department

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ABOUT HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Our Mission

Now celebrating its 33rd summer season, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) is a critically acclaimed, professional, non-profit theater company based in Garrison, NY. The Festival has established a reputation for lucid, engaging, and highly inventive productions staged under this iconic, open-air Theater Tent overlooking the Hudson River at historic Boscobel House and Gardens. In recent years, the Festival has also ventured beyond the Tent, touring its work to other venues throughout the Hudson Valley, transferring productions to other theaters, engaging its community through radically participatory art-making, and reaching over 50,000 students and educators annually through its year-round Education programs. Over the years, HVSFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exuberantly irreverent productions have gained a devoted following. Critics from The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal have applauded the clarity, energy, wit, and imagination of our productions, and the unique and playful nature of the actor-audience relationship under the tent. Every summer, over 35,000 friends and supporters come together under this tent to enjoy vibrant productions of the greatest plays ever written in one of the most unusual and exciting performance venues in the American Theater. Thank you for being among them this year.

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The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival engages the widest possible audience in a fresh conversation about what is essential in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plays. Our theater lives in the here and now, at the intersection between the virtuosity of the actor, the imagination of the audience, and the inspiration of the text.

As a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and a public trust, our theater belongs to you.

A BRIEF HISTORY HVSF was founded by Melissa Stern and Terry O’Brien in September 1987 with an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Manitoga, home of industrial designer Russell Wright, in Garrison, NY. The following year, Boscobel House and Gardens agreed to host HVSF’s mainstage season on the estate’s expansive grounds, and that summer’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It was performed under a tent overlooking the Hudson River. Under O’Brien’s leadership, and with the enthusiastic support of our Board of Directors and community of patrons, HVSF grew dramatically. In 1994, we added a second show to our season. That same year, HVSF deepened its impact on the region by offering hands-on, performance-driven education programs to area schools. In 2004, we began to tour innovative Shakespeare productions to middle and high schools. In 2006, HVSF acquired a spectacular, custom-designed, open-air theater tent with seating for 540, establishing a performance venue unlike anything else in American theater. HVSF has served more than 500,000 patrons since our first season in 1987. Terry O’Brien led the theater for 27 years, directing more than 30 productions, and stepped down as Artistic Director in December 2013. After a nationwide search for his successor, HVSF’s Board appointed Davis McCallum as Artistic Director in May 2014.

Sean McNall and Kurt Rhoads in 2017’s TWELFTH NIGHT directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel

In 2015, HVSF’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream transferred to The Pearl Theatre Company in New York, where it earned rave reviews and garnered the company’s first-ever Drama League Nomination. In 2016, HVSF celebrated its 30th anniversary with its largest single project to date, a citizen-driven production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, followed two years later by a citizen-driven world premiere of Seth Bockley’s Rip Van Winkle; or, Cut the Old Moon Into Stars. In 2017, the Festival produced its first ever world premieres — Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice (a co-production with Primary Stages in New York) and Lauren Gunderson’s The Book of Will. This season, HVSF goes even bigger and bolder with its first-ever musical, Sondheim’s critically acclaimed Into the Woods (see pages 21-23).

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2017 Production Interns with their supervisors

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING HVSF’s professional training programs (“Generation Next”) are immersive, summer experiences for early-career performers, designers, technicians, and managers that emphasizes hands-on work, mentorship, professional development, and collaboration. Our ultimate goal is to create secure pathways to future employment for aspiring actors, production professionals, and administrators. And while most theater training programs are unpaid or charge tuition, participants receive an educational stipend and — in most cases — local housing, reducing barriers to employment in the arts for those in financial need.

INTRODUCING THE 2019 COMPANY Production Interns

Administrative Interns

Stage Management Amanda Erickson Tara King

Education Caitlyn Halvorsen

Company Management Amanda Anez Hannah Nies Lighting Madalena Medeiros Jonathan Nickens

Media and Marketing Eleanor Hobson A Development Internship is also offered annually.

Conservatory Company Kendall Cafaro Kayla Coleman Jon Edward Cook Brandon Dial Timiki Salinas Ryan Washington

Learn more and apply at hvshakespeare.org/training.

Sound Marie Murnane Wardrobe Cara Davis Lauren Hess Props Julia Rattenni Samantha Tutasi

“Generation Next” is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. hvshakespeare.org

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF Board of Directors

Advisory Board

Robin Shelby Arditi, President Laura Jean Wilson, Vice President Edward B. Whitney, Secretary Heather Hopkins, Treasurer Suzanne Baker Elizabeth Barrett Mary Elizabeth Bunzel Kimberly Engelbert Heidi Ettinger Pepper Evans Steven L. Holley Alastair Keith James Kilman Patricia King Daniel J. Kramer Chip Loewenson Nat Prentice Frederic C. Rich Lauri Washington Sawyer Byron Stinson Sarena Straus Dr. Elliott Sumers

Lee Balter Sarah Griffin Banker Nancy Meiselas Berner Patricia M. Cloherty Mary Beth Cresci Patrick J. Driscoll, Ph.D. Elizabeth Flinn Don Foster, Ph.D. Sarah Geer Peter Gergely, M.D. Jerry Gretzinger Marit Kulleseid Susan Landstreet Melissa Stern Lourie Carol Marquand Jason D. McManus Belle Blanchard Newton Anne Todd Osborn Katharine Plummer Sheila Rauch Betsy Simons Kristin Sorenson Jennifer Stebbins Carolyn Clark Tenney Terrence Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Founding Artistic Director

Administration Artistic Director ............................................................................................................................Davis McCallum Managing Director .........................................................................................................................Katie Liberman Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education ..............................................................Sean McNall Director of Finance .......................................................................................................................Linda Patterson Director of Development ..........................................................................................Catherine Taylor-Williams Director of Marketing and Communications............................................................................... Emma Corey Production Manager .................................................................................................................Mike Vandercook Business Manager ......................................................................................................................... Regina Boscia Box Office Manager ......................................................................................................................... Scotty Arnold Education Programs Manager .......................................................................................................Marie Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Apice Development Assistant ................................................................................................................... Cassie Traina

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Directors/Creative

Production

Directors May Adrales Davis McCallum Meredith McDonough Jenn Thompson Illana Stein

Facilities Manager Josh Foreman Production Stage Manager Roxana Khan*

Associate Director Brian McManamon

Stage Managers Roxana Khan* Janelle Caso* Christopher Denver

Directing Fellows Raz Golden Anna Strasser

Assistant Stage Managers Derek Rainey Julia Bates

Composers/Music Directors Raymond Bokhour Nellie McKay Amanda Morton Titus Tompkins

Company Manager Kate Ashworth

Choreographers Tracy Bersley Rhett Guter

Wardrobe Supervisor Claudia Stefany

Fight Directors Rod Kinter Alexis Black Voice and Speech Coach Alithea Phillips Assistant Fight Directors Brynn Knickle Susana Montoya Quinchia

Designers Costume Designers Valérie Thérèse Bart Charlotte Palmer-Lane Sara Jean Tosetti Jessica Wegener Shay Anthony Paul-Cavaretta Lighting Designers Oona Curley Matthew Richards Paul Toben Sound Designers Charles Coes and Nathan A. Roberts Palmer Hefferan Ken Travis

Associate Company Manager Hanna Brandow

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Shannon Johnston Stitchers Eleanor Burholt Zo Galarneau Grace Sgambettera Master Electrician Dan Mullins Lighting Supervisor Cassandra E. Zeugin Season Rep Lighting Plot Design Dan Mullins Cassandra E. Zeugin Audio Supervisors Ryan Burgdorf Production Manager (Seasonal) Kai Brothers

Professional Services Accounting PKF O’Connor Davis Casting Stephanie Klapper Casting Casting Director Stephanie Klapper Casting Assistants Lacey Davis Leah Shapiro Assistant to SKC

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Grant Writing Advance NYC Graphic & Web Design Ligature Creative IT Consulting Jeff Tighe/ Anura Technology Lighting/Sound Equipment PRG Photography T. Charles Erickson Richard Termine Gabe Palacio Ross Corsair Tony Brickner Press Representation Matt Ross Public Relations Ticketing Spektrix Videography Crystal Arnette/ Adventure We Can

Production Coordinator Maeve O'Neill Production and Administrative Interns See Page 59

*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Front-of-House

Set Designers Kristen Robinson Diggle

Audience Services Manager Lindsay Higgins

Concessions Manager Cole Crozier

Props Designer/Props Master Joshua Yocom

Box Office Manager Scotty Arnold

House Manager Allison Marino

Associate Costume Designer Andja Budincich Assistant Costume Designers Eleanor Burholt Aiden Griffiths Danica Martino

And a big thank you to our Front-of-House Support Staff!

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Summer Season June 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; July 28

July 26 Daniil Trifonov, piano

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DEAR HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FRIENDS, Welcome to Boscobel House and Gardens! I am happy to have you here at one of America’s most beautiful historic sites. From Wednesday through Monday, I invite you to enjoy Insider Tours of the Historic House Museum and explore 68 acres of grounds with our iconic view of the Hudson River, lush gardens, and a woodland trail. Through December, we also offer popular community events, innovative exhibitions, and engaging programs and activities for schools and families. Children are always welcome. Boscobel’s mission is to engage diverse audiences in the Hudson Valley’s ongoing, dynamic exchange between design, history, and nature. In addition, we serve the community by hosting fellow nonprofits, such as Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and the Cold Spring Farmers’ Market. I hope you come to consider Boscobel your home on the Hudson. Please visit again soon. Most sincerely,

Jennifer Jennifer Carlquist Executive Director, Boscobel House and Gardens

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MEET THE HVSF TEAM DAVIS MCCALLUM Artistic Director Davis is in his fifth season as HVSF’s Artistic Director, and is honored to lead the company alongside Managing Director Kate Liberman. Under their leadership, HVSF established HVStories, a multi-year programming initiative to tell the stories of the Hudson River Valley; and FULL CIRCLE, a year-round community engagement program inspired by 2016’s citizen-driven production of Our Town. His extensive background with Shakespeare and the classics includes productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie, The Old Globe, The Pearl, the American Shakespeare Center, and The Acting Company. A graduate of Princeton, he studied Shakespeare at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and trained as a director at LAMDA. He has taught acting and directing at Princeton and The New School for Drama. He is the father of two sons, Thomas and Angus.

KATE LIBERMAN Managing Director Kate joined HVSF as Managing Director in 2015. She is honored to lead HVSF in partnership with Davis McCallum. Previously, she served as General Manager at The Laguna Playhouse, where she worked on strategic planning, a fiscal turnaround, and capital improvements. Prior to The Playhouse, she served as Associate Managing Director at Yale Repertory Theatre, Managing Director of Yale Summer Cabaret, and Managing Director Fellow at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Kate was Associate Manager of Development at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC where she executed a successful $10M campaign for the 2008 festival, Arabesque: Arts of The Arab World. She holds an MFA in theater management from Yale School of Drama and an MBA from Yale School of Management, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude. At Yale, she was the recipient of the Morris J. Kaplan Prize for recognition in theater management. She is a recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship and served as President of the Truman Scholars Association. In 2017, Kate received the Business Council of Westchester’s 40 Under 40 Rising Star Award. She proudly serves as the immediate past president of the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce. Originally from the Boston area, Kate lives in Peekskill with her wonderful husband, Eric, and her son, Toby.

TERRENCE O’BRIEN Founding Artistic Director Terrence O’Brien co-founded HVSF with actress Melissa Stern in 1987, and for 27 years, O’Brien was HVSF’s artistic leader. During that time, he directed more than 30 of HVSF’s productions, garnered significant critical acclaim in major press nationally, and built a very loyal audience who enthusiastically returned to our tent theater year after year. He co-authored, with Stern, HVSF’s original Statement of Purpose, he developed and evolved HVSF’s signature performance style, and he remains deeply dedicated to the idea that Shakespeare’s plays can be made accessible without sacrificing any of their depth and integrity. O’Brien was instrumental in developing the design of the HVSF tent theater and in integrating HVSF’s acting style with the theater space. Over several years he developed an informal company of actors and artists, many of whom have developed lasting friendships, marriages, and in some cases, have had children. He performed his original one-man play, Popular Mechanics, for Bedlam in New York City, in Garrison, and in Gainesville, GA. Last May, he directed a cast of prisoners in his own adaptation of On The Waterfront at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. He is currently adapting Investigating Sex into a theatre piece, and he’ll be doing studio work on that project at the Baryshnikov Arts Center this summer. O’Brien is the director of the New World Shakespeare Lab in New York City, a group that seeks to evolve a more spontaneous style of acting Shakespeare. He and his wife, Jane Praeger, live in Manhattan with their daughter, Jenne, and son, Leo.

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SCOTTY ARNOLD Box Office Manager Scotty joined HVSF in 2018 after opening the box office of the Women’s Project in their new home, the McGinn/ Cazale Theatre. He has spent three summers as the resident composer at the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, and his musical When We’re Gone recently received its world premiere at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. scottyarnold.com

KATE ASHWORTH Company Manager Kate is excited to join HVSF this summer, after spending five seasons in Company Management at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She was previously the Company and Production Manager of Donald Byrd’s Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, Washington, and Technical Director for Spectrum’s DanceMotion USA tour to Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

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VALÉRIE THÉRÈSE BART Costume Designer (MUCH) Selected credits: Little Women (Primary Stages), Poor Yella Rednecks (South Coast Rep / MTC), Doll’s House Part 2 (Actors Theatre Louisville), Listen, Wilhelmina! (costumes/sets, Wolf Trap), Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera), The Great Leap (Denver Center / Seattle Rep), Too Heavy for Your Pocket (Roundabout), Vanity Fair (Pearl Theatre), The Servant of Two Masters (TFANA, Seattle Rep, Guthrie, Shakespeare Theatre Co, Yale Rep), Pop! (sets, Yale Rep). M.F.A. Yale School of Drama. valeriebart.com

JULIA BATES Assistant Stage Manager (CYRANO, WOODS) Julia is a current MFA candidate at the Yale School of Drama where her credits include The Seagull, Passion, and Slave Play. Other credits include Good Faith (Yale Repertory Theatre); Godspell and All Shook Up (New London Barn Playhouse); and Thaddeus & Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure (Lookingglass Theatre). Julia was previously the stage management intern at South Coast Repertory Theatre.

TRACY BERSLEY Choreographer (CYMBELINE, MUCH) Tracy Bersley has choreographed at HVSF, Lincoln Center, The Public, BAM, Lortel, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, The Civilians, and Red Bull. She is also a guest artist/faculty at Yale, NYU, Purchase College, Columbia, Princeton, and Juilliard. Tracy received her MFA in Directing (Syracuse), currently serves as head of movement for the MFA program at UNC/Playmakers Rep, is a member of SDC, and is a Drama League Fellow.

ALEXIS BLACK Movement and Fight Director (CAESAR) Alexis Black is thrilled to join the HVSC team for Julius Caesar. She has choreographed fights, movement, and/or intimacy for over 40 productions in regional theaters, NYC, Europe, and Asia, including assisting on 2015’s Fool for Love on Broadway. In NYC she has choreographed for Titan Theatre Company, Brick Theatre, NYCFringe and more. Regional favorites include The Three Musketeers (Birmingham Children’s Theatre) and Equivocation (Virginia Repertory Theatre). She is an Assistant Professor of Acting-Movement at Michigan State University.

RAYMOND BOKHOUR Composer (CYMBELINE) Raymond composed for HVSF’s Rip Van Winkle (2018), Twelfth Night (2008) and A Winter’s Tale (1998). He’s been recorded by the London Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic and Moravian Philharmonic. He’s co-author of The Glorious Death of Comrade What’s-His-Name, performed at Barrington Stage directed by John Rando. He currently plays Amos in Chicago on Broadway.

REGINA BOSCIA Business Manager Regina joined us mid-season 2012 as our Business Manager. After enjoying many HVSF shows over the years, she’s delighted to be a part of our mission. She came to us with more than 25 years’ experience in 68

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business, including 15 years in the non-profit industry. A resident of Cold Spring for 25 years, she and her husband have raised four children.

HANNA BRANDOW Associate Company Manager Hanna is a freelance stage and production manager based in NYC. Works include: Be More Chill (Broadway), Freestyle Love Supreme (Ars Nova), The Renovation of the Historic Greenwich House (ArsNova), The University of Central Florida Celebrates the Arts 2019 Festival (SenovvA, Inc.), A Letter to Harvey Milk (LDK Productions). SUNY New Paltz Class of 2017. This is Hanna’s third summer under the tent and she is delighted to return to her home in the scenic Hudson Valley.

ANDJA BUDINCICH Associate Costume Designer (MUCH) Andja is a freelance costume designer and assistant based in New York City. Most recently, she was the costume coordinator for “Madam Secretary” (S5). design credits include: The In[heir]itance Project: The Genesis Plays (NYC), And So We Walked (Portland Center Stage, OR), Lost & Found (Peppercorn Theatre, NC), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Palace Theatre, WI). mfa: Costume Design at UNC School of the Arts. andjabudincich.com

RYAN BURGDORF Audio Supervisor This is Ryan’s first season with HVSF and he is thrilled to be a part of the production team! Ryan has spent the past three summers working as audio technician at Bard College’s Summerscape Festival and is happy to be returning to the Hudson Valley again this summer. He hopes you enjoy the show!

ELEANOR BURHOLT Assistant Costume Designer (CYMBELINE) Eleanor is delighted to be returning to HVSF, having worked last year with Costume and Wardrobe for Richard II and Rip Van Winkle, among others. Previously, she was the wardrobe intern with Hudson Stage Company for Switzerland. Eleanor is a sophomore at FIT, majoring in Fashion Design.

JANELLE CASO Stage Manager (CYRANO, WOODS) the public: The Tempest, Wild Goose Dreams, Mlima’s Tale, Under the Radar Festival, Oedipus El Rey, Star Crossed. broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Noises Off. national tour: Evil Dead. regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Othello, The Comedy of Errors, Frost/Nixon, RFK, Hurlyburly, Fiddler on the Roof, Gypsy, Philadelphia Orchestra Valentine’s Day Concert. mfa: Columbia University.

CHARLES COES Sound Designer (CYMBELINE, MUCH) recent highlights: The Good Book (Berkeley Rep), Fun Home (Baltimore Center Stage), Natural Shocks (WP), and The Way the Mountain Moved (OSF). Charles has also collaborated on installations with artists Ann Hamilton, Abelardo Morel, and Luis Roldan. Faculty, Yale School of Drama.

EMMA COREY Director of Marketing and Communications Emma looks forward to sharing HVSF with over 40,000 new and returning audience members in her fourth season under the tent. She previously worked in marketing for Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts (Katonah, NY), ArtistTrust (Seattle, WA), View Arts (Old Forge, NY), and as a freelance designer. Emma received a BS in Visual Arts from SUNY New Paltz and completed a summer intensive in Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She lives in Newburgh with her fiance, Ricardo.

COLE CROZIER Concessions Manager Cole is excited to be back for his third season with HVSF. As a lifelong resident of Putnam County, he grew up attending HVSF productions and is overjoyed to be a part of the front of house team for another year. Enjoy the show, enjoy the view… and don’t forget to stop by the concessions tent for ice cream!

OONA CURLEY Lighting Designer (CYMBELINE, MUCH) Oona Curley is a lighting and scenic designer. Select work at BAM, ArsNova, The Atlantic, The Vineyard, The Guthrie, LongWharf, Trinity Rep, La MaMa, Joe’s Pub, Curtis Opera, The Arden. mfa: NYU/Tisch. Oona is Associate Artist with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret and Lightning Rod Special (creators of Underground Railroad Game). oonacurley.com

MARIE D’APICE Education Programs Manager Marie joined HVSF as the Education and Outreach Intern in 2015 and she stayed with the Festival as a Teaching Artist and Program Coordinator while receiving her Master’s Degree in English Literature (at SUNY New Paltz). She is thrilled to have this opportunity that connects community, empowerment, and of course… the limitless magic of Shakespeare.

CHRISTOPHER DENVER Stage Manager (CAESAR) upcoming: Spring Awakening with The Gallery Players, then Rusalka, Frida, and Hansel & Gretel with Opera Steamboat. selected: Appointment with Death; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Bohème; Broadway Bares; A Chorus Line; Dick Pix; Don Giovanni; Falstaff; Fiddler On the Roof; Die Fledermaus; Hamlet; Little Shop of Horrors; Les Mamelles de Tirésias; The Merry Widow; The Mikado; The Music Man; Le nozze di Figaro; Romeo & Juliet; Rumpelstiltskin; The Sound of Music; South Pacific; Die Zauberflöte. christopherdenver.com

DIGGLE Set Designer (CAESAR) off-broadway: So Long Boulder City, Across The Park; Red Emma & The Mad Monk (also ANT Fest); Molly Murphy & Neil DeGrasse Tyson On Our Last Day On Earth (ANT Fest); regional/international: Electra, Fade (Dallas Theater Center); 10 Out Of 12 (Undermain Theatre); Why Do You Stand There In The Rain? (Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland Tour); Martyr, The Necessities (Second Thought Theatre); current projects: Drama League’s Director Fest, Galveston

(collaboration with Molly Beach Murphy & Drama League); Associate Designer for Clint Ramos (various productions at The Public Theatre, The Alley, MCC, NYTW, Berkeley Rep) & David Korins (The Low Road, The Public Theatre); education: MFA Stage Design (SMU); BA Theatre Arts (Pepperdine University).

DANIEL FRANKHUIZEN Cello (WOODS) Daniel Frankhuizen has performed internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and in several pop groups. He has performed in a variety of venues from Alice Tully Hall to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and Storm King Art Center. He is an avid composer and electronic musician whose work has been shown at SXSW and Toronto Film Festival.

ZO GALARNEAU Stitcher Zo Galarneau is happy to be working as a stitcher with HVSF this season. As a rising sophomore at SUNY New Paltz, their interests lie with making anything they can get their hands on, and as of now they are focusing on carpentry, stitching, and costume crafts.

RAZ GOLDEN Directing Fellow Recent directing credits include East of the Sun, In the Same Space (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Assistant directing credits include Long Lost (dir. Daniel Sullivan), Dangerous House (dir. Saheem Ali), and Crowns (dir. Regina Taylor). He is the Drama League Classical Directing Fellow, a 2018 Williamstown Directing Corps member, and a Jonathan Alper Directing Fellow.

AIDAN GRIFFITHS Assistant Costume Designer (WOODS) Aidan Griffiths is a NYC based costume designer and assistant. past credits: LoveSick: A Rock Opera (National Sawdust), The Hound, the Hare and the Hallway (NYTF). UNC School of the Arts, ‘15 (BFA) Yale University, ‘22 (MFA)

RHETT GUTER Choreographer, Company Member (WOODS) Other choreography credits include West Side Story (Jeff nominationed) and Peter and the Starcatcher at Drury Lane Oakbrook; A Christmas Story at the Paramount Theatre; The Music Man, Anything Goes and Peter and the Starcatcher at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Other credits include Annie, How to Succeed... Trying, The Wizard of Oz, Chicago, and Portrait of a Plumber. Rhett received his BFA in Musical Theatre and a BS in Dance from Southern Utah University. Thanks to Jenn Thompson and Hudson Valley for this wonderful collaboration. rhettguter.com

PALMER HEFFERAN Sound Designer (CYRANO) On Broadway, Palmer designed this season’s The Lifespan of a Fact at Studio 54. Her designs have been heard Off-Broadway at MTC, Signature, Soho Rep, MCC, Roundabout, Second Stage, Primary Stages, and Rattlestick. She received a Drama Desk nomination and a Henry Hewes award for her work on Today Is My Birthday. hvshakespeare.org

LINDSAY HIGGINS

BRYNN KNICKLE

Audience Services Manager Lindsay is thrilled to be back with HVSF for her fourth season. Originally from Iowa, Lindsay has worked in theaters and dance programs on the East Coast in a wide variety of capacities. Her work with Musical Theatre Kids! in North Salem and High Definition Dance in New Windsor keeps her busy throughout the school year. Welcome to the tent and enjoy the show!

Fight Assistant (CYMBELINE, MUCH) Brynn graduated from AMDA (Studio), is a certified Advanced Actor Combatant (FDC) and has passed multiple weapons certifications with the SAFD. Currently a substitute faculty member of AMDA (stage combat), she has been blessed to be an Assistant Fight Director for Rod Kinter on multiple off and off-off Broadway productions.

SHANNON JOHNSTON

ALLISON MARINO

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Shannon is a recent graduate of SUNY New Paltz (English/Theater Arts). Theater has always been a big part of her life, and has shown her the lifelong bonds that can be made by working in such a collaborative environment. She can’t wait to see what this summer has in store for us here at HVSF!

House Manager Allison Marino is thrilled to be back for her fifth summer under the tent with the Front of House team. She is currently studying Civil Engineering at Catholic University and has been a House Manger at Folger Theatre for the past two years, as well as Box Office Manager at the Hartke Theatre.

ROXANA KHAN

DANICA MARTINO

Production Stage Manager (CYMBELINE, MUCH) hudson valley shakespeare festival: Richard II, The Taming of the Shrew, Pride and Prejudice, The General From America. off-broadway: The Dance of Death, Mies Julie (Classic Stage); Kings (The Public); Pride and Prejudice (Primary Stages). selected regional: Thousand Pines (Westport Country Playhouse); Shakespeare in Love, The Siegel, All the Way (South Coast Repertory); Head Over Heels, The Count of Monte Cristo, Guys and Dolls, The Cocoanuts, Into the Woods, King Lear, The Tenth Muse, Romeo and Juliet, Animal Crackers, Henry IV, Part II (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Actors Theatre of Louisville, Pasadena Playhouse, Wallis Annenberg Center, Laguna Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Boston Court Pasadena.

Assistant Costume Designer (CYRANO) assistant credits include: Lewiston/Clarkston (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Phantom of the Opera (Manila, East Asia tour), Public Works’ Twelfth Night (The Public Theater), La Traviata (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth (Playwrights Realm), The Low Road (The Public Theater).

ROD KINTER Fight Director (CYMBELINE, MUCH) hvsf: As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Arabian Nights. first national tour: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Off-Broadway credits include productions at The Lynne Redgrave, Lucille Lortel, Minetta Lane, The Mint, East 13th Street Playhouse, Pearl Theatre (Resident Fight Director ‘09-’16), New York City Opera (RFD ‘95-’10). regional: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Repertory Theatre, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Barter Theatre, Shakespeare on the Sound. Rod is on faculty at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. rodkinter.com

STEPHANIE KLAPPER Casting Director Stephanie is euphoric to return to Paradise at HVSF and continue the magic with Davis, Katie, Sean, and team. Her work is often seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. She continues her long collaborations with numerous companies such as Primary Stages, Mint Theatre, New York Classical Theatre, Masterworks, Resonance Ensemble, The Philadelphia Orchestra, FIAF, Capital Rep, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, American Players Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, amongst many others. She is a member of Casting Society of America. 70

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NELLIE MCKAY Composer (MUCH) Nellie McKay has released seven albums, won a Theatre World Award for her Broadway portrayal of Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, co-created/ starred in Old Hats, and written musical biographies of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, criminal underdog Barbara Graham, Joan Rivers, and Billy Tipton (A Girl Named Bill, named one of the Times’ Best Concerts of the Year), among others. A recipient of PETA’s Humanitarian Award, Nellie is an annoyingly vocal critic of endless war, capitalism and the two-party system that sustains it.

BRIAN MCMANAMON Associate Director (MUCH) Brian is an actor, director, acting instructor, and coach in NYC. He teaches acting at the Syracuse University Tepper Semester in New York City. From 2015-2018, Brian was Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Academy at Stratford. He has taught and/or directed at Juilliard, NYU, NTI, Columbia, Manhattanville College, and Vassar. mfa: Yale School of Drama.

SEAN MCNALL Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education; Company Member Before joining HVSF’s administrative staff in 2014, Sean spent 13 years as a member of The Pearl Theatre Resident Acting Company in New York City, where he appeared in over forty productions, receiving an OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance and a Drama Desk Award. His recent productions include Terrence McNally’s And Away We Go, Shaw’s You Never Can Tell, and Henry IV, Part One, directed by Davis McCallum. He and his wife, Abigail, have a wonderful son named Declan. Sean is a member of the Haldane School Board.

AMANDA MORTON

LINDA PATTERSON

Music Director, Piano-Conductor (WOODS) Amanda Morton has collaborated with The Wilma Theater (2018 Barrymore Award in Music Direction for Passing Strange), Theatre Horizon (2015 Barrymore Award in Music Direction for Into the Woods), Philadephia Theatre Company, Ars Nova, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Arden Theatre Company, and Merry Go Round Playhouse, among others. She has a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Ithaca College. Starting this Fall, she will go on the first national tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. TTBB234.

Director of Finance Linda has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years in all areas of finance management. Before joining HVSF in 2009, she worked as a Finance Manager and Coordinating Producer on dozens of critically-acclaimed, nationally-broadcast documentaries. Linda graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in English Literature, and holds an MBA in Accounting from the Fordham Graduate School of Business. She lives in Nelsonville with her two children, Alii & Mason.

DAN MULLINS

ANTHONY PAUL-CAVARETTA

Master Electrician, Production Electrician, Season Rep Plot Designer Dan is very pleased to be continuing his involvement with HVSF, returning for his eigth season under the tent. It has been a great pleasure to see this festival grow and develop over the years. Dan would like to extend his thanks to everyone who works so hard to bring these performances to the tent, as well as his wife, Katy, and kids, Lucy and Oliver, for all the support and laughs.

Costume Designer (CAESAR) Design credits include An Inspector Calls, Steel Magnolias (Peterborough Players); The Tempest (Titan Theatre Company); Hydrogen Jukebox (Chautauqua Opera); Mesquite, NV, Composure (Workshop Theater); Discover Opera Rapunzel, & The Magic Flute (Manhattan School of Music), Lake, The Iceman Cometh (Hudson Guild Theatre Company); Brundibar (Sarasota Youth Opera); Carmen, Rigoletto (Long Island Opera); Electricidad, Hamlet (Lehman College); Trojan Barbie, As You Like It, Othello, Big Love (Post Theatre Company). Film design credits include Camp Wedding (2018) and C.I.T. (short, 2016). M.F.A. Theatre (Purdue University). anthonypaulcavaretta.com

JASON O’CONNELL Co-Playwright (CYRANO) Jason’s first play, The Dork Knight, has enjoyed multiple NYC and regional productions, and his second solo show, Fat and Scant of Breath (or Stabbing at Hamlet), has been performed at TADA and The Wild Project in NYC. He is currently working on a third solo piece for the 2020 election season, as well as several other full-length plays. Jason directed the world premiere of Cyrano at Amphibian Stage (Dallas Critics Awards — Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Direction). Other directing credits include two productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for HVSF (under the tent and on tour), and Pride and Prejudice at Syracuse Stage.

MAEVE O’NEILL Production Coordinator Maeve is thrilled to be back for her second year under the tent after serving as one of the production management interns last summer. She has previously worked with Historic Hudson Valley, House of Mirth, Inc., Bedford Community Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre, and Axial Theater Company.

CHARLOTTE PALMER-LANE Costume Designer (CYMBELINE) hvsf: Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, Three Musketeers, Othello, The Winter’s Tale, An Iliad, As You Like It, Our Town, The General from America, Richard II. other credits include: Blithe Spirit (Pennsylvania Shakespeare), Rutherford & Son (Mint), Switzerland, You Will Remember Me (Hudson Stage Co.), Camping with Henry & Tom (Barrington Stage), Heisenberg, HIR (Shakespeare & Co.), As You Like It (Folger Shakespeare), Peter Pan, Pygmalion (Bedlam), Pride & Prejudice {Syracuse Stage). film and tv: “Dr. Who,” Miss Marple” (BBC), “Quiz Show,” “Sneaky Pete.” charlottepalmerlane.squarespace.com

ALITHEA PHILLIPS Voice and Speech Coach recent credits at hvsf: Richard II, The Taming of the Shrew, The Heart of Robin Hood, Rip Van Winkle. other coaching credits include: Troilus and Cressida, King Lear, Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Public); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (TFANA). She is the Head of Voice and Text at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

SUSANA MONTOYA QUINCHIA Fight Assistant (CYMBELINE, MUCH, CAESAR) Susana Montoya Quinchia studied at the American Music and Dramatics Academy where she gained experience in unarmed, single sword, rapier/ dagger, broadsword, and quarterstaff techniques. She has fight directed a production of Romeo and Juliet in Cold Spring, NY and has worked consistently as a fight assistant on regional and off-Broadway productions such as The Lightning Thief Musical, Macbeth, and Red Roses Green Gold (The Grateful Dead Musical). She is also a member of the all-female fight troupe, The Vixens En Garde. She is certified in unarmed and single sword techniques under the Society of American Fight Directors.

DEREK RAINEY Assistant Stage Manager (CYMBELINE, MUCH) Derek is pleased to return for a second season under the tent! hvsf: The Taming of the Shrew, Richard II. ny: Then She Fell, One More Time With Malice, Arden/ Everywhere: The As You Like It Project, Seeing You, Queen of the Night, Legacy Falls (NYMF). regional: Thousand Pines (Westport Country Playhouse). national tour: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. education: BA (Theatre Arts) University of Puget Sound ‘13.

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MATT RICHARDS

CLAUDIA STEFANY

Lighting Designer (WOODS) hvsf: Twelfth Night, The General From America. broadway: Ann. opera: Macbeth at L.A. Opera. off-broadway: Is God Is at Soho Rep; Absolute Brightness… and The Curvy Widow at Westside Arts; The Killer, Tamburlaine, and Measure For Measure at Theatre For a New Audience; The Atlantic; MCC; Playwrights Horizons; Primary Stages; Rattlestick. regional: Theater Under The Stars, Cleveland Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Westport Country Playhouse.

Wardrobe Supervisor Claudia is returning for her 2nd season with HVSF. A freelance Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor, Claudia has just returned from Belgium where she served as Associate Artistic Director at the SHAPE Performing Arts Centre located on a NATO base just outside of Brussels. An alumnus of the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and Baldwin-Wallace University in Cleveland, Ohio, Claudia is honored to be part of this remarkably creative and magically singular theatre company.

NATHAN ROBERTS

ANNA STRASSER

Sound Designer (CYMBELINE, MUCH) Nathan A. Roberts is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, instrument-maker, and sound designer who specializes in creating original music and soundscapes for plays. For HVSF, he designed the sound sculptures and composed the original score for An Iliad. He worked really hard on it. He has lots of composition and sound design credits, off-broadway, and at really cool theaters across the country.

SDCF Observer (MUCH, CYMBELINE), Director (HVSF2: Hook’s Tale) Anna Strasser is a director who has developed work with The Shelter, Fringe Festival, Fringe Encores, Pipeline Theater Company, Exquisite Corpse, Dutch Kills and others. Highlights include Jacob Marx Rice’s The Suicidal Comedies, Leni & Joseph and April Ranger’s Must Wash Hands. mfa: Directing, Brooklyn College. ba: Oberlin College.

KRISTEN ROBINSON

CATHERINE TAYLOR-WILLIAMS

Set Designer (CYRANO) Kristen Robinson is a New York City-based set designer. Her work ranges from site-specific installations to outdoor Shakespeare. A Princess Grace Fellow, she holds her M.F.A. from Yale University. USA 829. Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at Purchase College, SUNY. kristenrobinsondesign.com

GRACE SGAMBETTERA Stitcher Grace Sgambettera is a stitcher and costume design student at SUNY New Paltz (‘20). Previous credits include Pride and Prejudice (Syracuse Stage), The Servant of Two Masters (New Paltz), and For Colored Girls… (SUNY New Paltz). She’s honored to help “make magic happen,” and she hopes you enjoy the show.

JESSICA WEGENER SHAY Costume Designer (CYRANO) hvsf: The Sea-Maid’s Music, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. selected new york: Lewiston/Clarkston (Rattlestick), The Performers (Broadway), A Kid Like Jake, All-American (LCT3), Outside People (Vineyard), Suicide, Inc., The Dream of the Burning Boy (Roundabout Underground), OohRah! (Atlantic), Next Fall, Armed & Naked in America, The Mistakes Madeline Made (Naked Angels). Resident Designer (Vampire Cowboys). Costume Supervisor (Fordham University LC).

KATYA STANISLAVSKAYA Piano-Conductor (WOODS) Katya recent music director and/or pianist credits include productions at Prospect Theatre, ACT of CT, Connecticut Repertory Theater, and NYMF. She is an award-winning composer/lyricist (Resident Alien, Going South, Women on Love) and Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at SUNY-New Paltz. pitlight31.wixsite. com/mysite

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Director of Development Catherine joined HVSF in 2015. Formerly, she was the Director of Individual Giving at St. Ann’s Warehouse where she increased individual giving by 60% during a $31M capital campaign to build St. Ann’s home in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Catherine is a veteran of four Shakespeare festivals: Shakespeare & Company, Bard on the Beach, The Stratford Festival, and Shakespeare by the Sea. She previously held positions at the Atlantic Theater Company, was a Fellow at The John F. Kennedy Center and part of the Women’s Project Producers Lab.

PAUL TOBEN Lighting Designer (CYRANO) The Story of My Life (Broadway); Electra in a One Piece, The Realm (Wild Project); Cry it Out (Northlight); The Mystery of Love and Sex, Witch (Writers); The Wolves (Studio); Noises Off (Guthrie); Angels in America, Evocation to Visible Appearance, Airness, The Roommate (Actors Theatre); NSFW (Round House). paultoben.com

TITUS TOMPKINS Composer/Sound Designer (CAESAR) Recent acting credits include The Merchant of Venice (Yale’s Arts and Ideas Festival, and Peak Performances at Montclair, NJ); Off-Broadway performances in The Winter’s Tale (TFANA), and Peer Gynt and the Norwegian Hapa Band (MaYi); off-off: The Goree All-Girl String Band (NYMF at The Acorn Theater), Waterman (ANT Fest at Ars Nova), R&J: Star-Cross’d Death Match (Three Day Hangover). tv: TV Land’s “Younger.” Help him complete his mission in Red Dead Redemption 2!

SARA JEAN TOSETTI

JOSHUA YOCOM

Costume Designer (WOODS) The Heart of Robin Hood, Richard III (HVSF); Salome (LA Opera); Xerxes, Cato in Utica (Glimmerglass Festival), As One (BAM Premiere), Radamisto (Julliard), Carmen, Orpheus in the Underworld, Rinaldo, Cendrillon (Central City Opera); A Flea In Her Ear (Westport Country Playhouse), Manuscript, The Exonerated (Daryl Roth Theatre); The Maids, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore (Duke); West Side Story, Company, Much Ado About Nothing (Barrington Stage Company), Phoenix Rising (Complexions Inc), Sediment (Jacob’s Pillow). Princess Grace Award in Design, Bel Geddes Design Award. mfa: NYU. sarajeantosetti.com

Props Designer/Props Master Joshua Yocom is pleased to return to Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival after previously propping Pride and Prejudice. Some of his memorable New York premiers include The Humans (Roundabout and Broadway), Lazarus (NYTW), Secret Life of Bees, Guards at the Taj, The Mother, This Ain’t No Disco, Fireflies, Blue Ridge (Atlantic Theater Co.), Collective Rage (MCC), Do You Feel Anger (Vineyard), The Pain of My Belligerence (Playwright’s Horizons), and Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play. He is eternally grateful for the continued love and support of his husband Roberto.

JOSH TOTORA Percussion (WOODS) Josh Totora is an award-winning actor, musician, and composer based out of the Philadephia region. He was most recently seen in Once at the Arden Theatre Company and has performed at the Walnut Street, Wilma, People’s Light, and Pig Iron (among others). His TYA musical The Invisible Boy is premiering November 2019 at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. joshtotora.com

Lighting Supervisor, Season Rep Plot Designer Cassandra is excited to return for a 4th season at HVSF! She is a production electrician and lighting designer based in New Jersey. In the last year Cassandra served as the lighting and sound assistant at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. In previous years Cassandra worked on numerous Off-Broadway shows as an assistant lighting designer or electrician. BFA, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.

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TWO RIVER THEATER

Development Assistant Cassie joined the administrative staff in 2016 following her work in Front-of-House beginning in 2015. As Development Assistant she works closely with the Director of Development as well as the many interrelated departments of HVSF. She previously worked with The Philipstown Depot Theater in costume design and assistant-directing. She is a creative writing student at Sarah Lawrence college and a long time resident of Cold Spring. She is thrilled to be returning for another wonderful summer under the tent.

Co-Producer (CYRANO) Two River Theater, now celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season, annually produces 8+ productions (including classics, world premieres, musicals, and theater for families) and 40+ events that reflect its diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey. The theater has commissioned and premiered original works including Hurricane Diane by Playwright-in-Residence Madeleine George and Be More Chill by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz. Each year, we serve thousands of students and community members through arts and humanities programs at the theater, in schools, and throughout our region. Two River Theater is under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst. tworivertheater.org

KEN TRAVIS Sound Designer (WOODS) broadway: In Transit, Aladdin (UK, DE, JP, AU, US), Jekyll and Hyde, A Christmas Story the Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park and Steel Magnolias. Numerous regional theaters across North America and festivals world wide.

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MIKE VANDERCOOK Production Manager Mike has served as the Director of Operations for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; Technical Director for Dorset Playhouse, Elm Shakespeare Company, and Yale Repertory Theatre; Producer / Production Manager for the MFA program at Towson University, Baltimore Theatre Project; Technical Consultant for Eliza Jane Schneider and Lee Breuer. Mike was Producing Executive Director for Generous Company, Managing Director for WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory, and Producing Director for Raue Center for the Arts.

BRENDA WITHERS Co-Playwright (CYRANO) Brenda Withers is a writer, actor, and co-founder of the Harbor Stage Company. Her plays have been presented at Amphibian Stage Productions, Northern Stage, Performance Space NY, and Portland Stage, where she was awarded the Clauder Prize. She’s a playwriting fellow at the Huntington and a graduate of Dartmouth College.

This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League Of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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2019 Season Program

Articles inside

Meet the HVSF Team

Supporting Non-Profit Theater

Leadership and Staff

Professional Training

About the Festival

The Perfect Picnic

Casting a Spotlight on Education

A Brief History

CYRANO

Special Events

Café Menu

HVSF 2 at the Depot Theatre

On Tour: JULIUS CAESAR

Welcome

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