In Good Company Season 2 Program

NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER PRESENTS

A podcast for when life goes off-script.

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W E LCO ME

from the Founder & Artistic Director

When we launched our audio-serial In Good Company last year the world was in the middle of an existential reckoning. A global health pandemic was raging, “45” was flailing about pre-election, and civil unrest sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited a renewed call for anti-racism world-wide. Add to that, a lock-down of life as we know it along with casualties not seen since the 1918 flu contagion crisscrossed the continents.

Like so many artists around the planet we at NCTC felt an urgent call to action even though all theatres were shuttered. The question on our minds was dare we tell a story during an erratic storm that everyone was trying to weather simultaneously? There were far more questions than there were answers. We decided to lean into the questions by creating a cast of characters at a small theatre trying to figure out how to survive during highly uncertain times. The storytelling that emerged became a nimble, illuminating and surprisingly nourishing dance between fact and fiction.

In Good Company struck a chord that captured the imagination of international audiences including the US, UK, EU, Asia, Africa, New Zealand, South America, China, and even the Himalayas! In these places and many others, our podcast resonated with truth, some much needed humor, and empathy. The struggles of the Bay City Theatre were highly relatable and comforting during a time when all of us were searching for a way forward.

Enter Season Two. The way forward has arrived! Five brand new 20 minute episodes reunite us with our theatre denizens as they prepare to reopen in a changed world. Thankfully, this time around there are answers to some of the questions that loomed large last season. That said, the true to life situations in the continuing storylines are anything but predictable. Expect twists, turns, and many new ideas for you to ponder. Our characters, flaws and all, are still doing their best to understand, cope and lead the way.

It’s great to finally be planning the return to live theatre. But it will be more than just business as usual. Our homecoming is with a refreshed sense of purpose, community accountability, and boundless imaginations pointing us toward change. I take great comfort knowing that with all of you at our side we are In Good Company.

Founder & Artistic Director

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, if you are reading this program and listening to our podcast, we hope you and yours are well and safe.

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WRITING TEAM Story Consulting by Jewelle Gomez Eric Reyes Loo Laurel Ollstein Tim Pinckney Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder

CREATIVE TEAM Directed by Ed Decker Technical Direction by Carlos Aceves Production Management & Casting by Stephanie Desnoyers Sound Design by Kalon Thibodeaux

CAST Toni Lynn Guidry James Arthur M. Chris Morrell James Aaron Oh Francisco Rodriguez Desiree Rogers Elena Ruggiero Chris Steele

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NARRATOR ANDRE / DUGIE / AMIL SKIP MARKLEY / BRICK* KAISER THE PLAYWRIGHT JAVIER LOLA GRANT GABY / BRIDGET CONSTANCE / CJ

*Performer also provides the voice for additional role(s). See the full breakdown in the cast bios starting on page 6.

EPISODE GUIDE EPISODE 1: Miss Constance Regrets EPISODE 2: Home Shopping EPISODE 3: Meet Me In The Middle EPISODE 4: Pick a Little, Talk a Little EPISODE 5: Places, Please

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PRO F I L E S TONI LYNN GUIDRY (Narrator, pronouns: she/ her) is jazzed to return, virtually, to NCTC having stage managed The Book of Mountains and Seas, Head Over Heels, The Gentleman Caller, and many other favorites over the past five seasons. She’s worked with Cutting Ball Theater, Custom Made Theatre, EXIT Theatre, Merola Opera Program, and as a resident actor and teacher with California Theatre Center. Toni originally hails from South Louisiana and holds a BA in Music.

JAMES ARTHUR M. (Andre / Dugie / Amil, pronouns: he/him) is grateful to be home working with NCTC in these times when our stories must be told. Actor, Podcaster, Dancer, Comedian, and former co-host for Marvel Entertainment. TV: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), Tell Me A Story (CBS All Access). NYC: BENT (TOSOS), The Shakespeare Conspiracy (42nd Street Theater), 48 Hours In Harlem (National Black Theater). SF: Band Fags!, Shakespeare’s R&J (NCTC), Shit & Champagne, Facts of Life, Baloney, Mr. Irresistible (Club Oasis), Cinderella (African-American Shakespeare Company). mjamesarthur.com CHRIS MORRELL (Skip, Brick, Brandon, Warren, pronouns: he/him) is honored to work with this phenomenal cast and crew again to reach the ears of new audiences in a new world! A veteran of the NCTC stage, Chris has acted in 15 productions and served as Asst. Director and Puppetry Director for several productions of Avenue Q. He can also be seen in commercials through the Bay area and across the country.

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JAMES AARON OH (Kaiser the Playwright, pronouns: he/him) is stoked to be back with NCTC, in a project where his voiceover skills can be put to good use. Previous credits include The Book of Mountains and Seas at NCTC and understudying The Great Wave with Berkeley Rep. Due to quarantine, James has found himself being the best student he has ever been, studying and practicing acting as well as learning the Japanese language.

More on James @jamesaaronoh or jamesaaronoh.com DESIREE ROGERS (Lola Grant, pronouns: she/her) loves to do work that entertains & educates. She got that opportunity playing Victoria Dryer in Karani Leslie-Johnsons’ The Trial (African American Shakespeare Company), Deborah in Jordan Tannahill’s Late Company, Susan in Tim Pinckney’s Still At Risk (New Conservatory Theater Center), Deborah Lacks in Lauren Gunderson & Geetha Reedy’s Hela (TheatreFIRST), Alberta Hunter in Jewelle Gomez’s Leaving The Blues & three characters in Waiting For Giovanni (NCTC), Siara in Patricia Milton’s Enemies Foreign & Domestic (CentralWorks), understudying three roles in Naomi Wallace’s The Liquid Plain at OSF Ashland & playing six characters in Ed Decker & Robert Leone’s Rights Of Passage (NCTC).

FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (Javier, pronouns: he/him) is a theatre-maker, primarily as an actor and producer.

He has worked with a number of theatre companies and schools within the Bay Area as well as in Mexico. He is the founder and the Artistic Director of the Mexican American Conservatory Theatre; an international theatre company focussing on translating and producing works from Mexico and Latin America into English, with the intention of spreading and uniting their diverse and rich Theatrical art. FranciscoTeatro.com.

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ELENA RUGGIERO (Gaby / Bridget / HSN Host, pronouns: she/her) was thrilled to have the chance to reunite with NCTC’s amazing team of artists for Season 2 of In Good Company! For the past year, Elena has had the opportunity to participate in the Playwrights’ Center staged reading of Charles Darwin-Her True Story as well as focus on her training as a voice over actor.

She also continued her work as a teaching artist and choreographer for various enrichment programs throughout the Bay Area.

CHRIS STEELE (Constance / CJ, pronouns: they/she) is a queer trans nonbinary performance artist, writer, and activist. Their work centers on highlighting queer narratives throughout history and combating bigotry and white supremacy.

As an actor, they have performed with companies across the Bay including We Players, NCTC, Cutting Ball, SF Shakespeare Festival, and the SF Playwrights Festival. As a writer they premiered adaptations of Miss Julie and Troilus and Cressida with their queer collective: Poltergeist Theatre Project, of which they are co-founder (@poltergeist_ theatre_project). Their award-winning drag personas Polly Amber Ross and Peter Pansexual can be found on Instagram @ pollyandpeter, where they’ve been creating politically subversive video performance art throughout the Covid pandemic.

ED DECKER (Director, pronouns: he/him) is the Founding Artistic Director of New Conservatory Theatre Center which opened its doors in 1981. NCTC is a San Francisco cornerstone institution leading in the fields of arts education as well as Queer and Allied theatre production. A graduate of the SFSU Theatre Department, he is extremely honored to continue his work with a wide array of artisans, administrators, activists, as well as his husband and writing partner Robert Leone with whom he collaborated on the world premiere of Rights of Passage – a love story set against the backdrop of the struggle

for international human rights. Ed is looking forward to keeping the word “new” in the company’s namesake emblematic of fresh, vital, and transformative theatre.

STEPHANIE DESNOYERS (Production Management & Casting, pronouns: she/ her) has been stage managing in the Bay Area since moving here in 2008, working with companies such as Cutting Ball, SF Shakespeare Festival, and BrickaBrack.

Ten of her stage management productions have been with NCTC, including Everything That’s Beautiful, Salome, Dance for Me, Compleat Female Stage Beauty and Die, Mommie, Die!. Stephanie has also done some work in both costume and prop design. She began her career in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and traveling to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.

CARLOS ACEVES (Technical Director, pronouns: he/him) has lived and worked in the Bay Area for the past eleven years as a technical director and scenic designer.

Recently, he’s worked as a scenic designer for the Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland. Carlos worked as the scenic designer and technical director for The Awakening at the Breadbox Theatre, which received a Theatre Bay Area award for Outstanding Production of a Play.

He’s also received an award for excellence in stage management from the KCACTF, and the title of California Theatre Arts Scholar in 2005. Carlos loves being a part of the NCTC team and to champion their mission.

KALON THIBODEAUX (Sound Designer, pronouns: he/him) In Good Company marks Kalon’s 6th sound project with NCTC after working on You’ll Catch Flies, The Gentleman Caller, The Cake, Head Over Heels, and the world premiere of Del Shores’ This Side of Crazy. Over the last 30 years, Kalon has worked as an Actor, Director, and/or Designer for many theatrical companies throughout the Gulf South, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest including: Southern Repertory Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, Stone Soup Theatre, California Theatre Center, The Dixie Theatre and Le Petit Theatre de Vieux Carre. He recently stage managed the world premiere of Training Wheels at the RAVE 7 Theatre Festival in NYC.

PROF I L E S WRITING TEAM JEWELLE GOMEZ (Story Consultant, pronouns: she/ her) playwright, novelist and poet, is finishing Unpacking in P’town, which will premiere at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Previous plays also commissioned and premiered by NCTC are Waiting for Giovanni and Leaving the Blues, the last was winner of two AUDELCO Theatre awards. Her earlier play, Bones and Ash, is based on her award-winning novel “The Gilda Stories.” jewellegomez.com Instagram/ Twitter: @VampyreVamp ERIC REYES LOO (pronouns: he/him) is a television writer and playwright, having most recently written for Netflix’s A.J. and the Queen. His plays have been produced across the country and his play This is Only a Test will premiere in February 2022 at the Broken Nose Theatre in Chicago. He’s also part of the Artistic Circle at Chalk Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles.

LAUREL OLLSTEIN (pronouns: she/her) is a playwright/director based in Los Angeles plays include They Promised Her the Moon, Laughter, Hope and a Sock in the Eye; CHEESE; Esther’s Moustache; OPA! the Musical; Dorothy Parker Is in the Bath; The Dark Ages; Bias Cut; and Showing Our Age. They Promised Her the Moon had a critically acclaimed West Coast premiere production at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Laurel has written commissions for The Getty Villa, About Productions, New Jersey Repertory, and Playwrights’ Arena, and developed plays with The Actors’ Gang and Cornerstone Theatre Company. She is a recipient of Ovation, Garland, and LA Weekly Theater awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and California Arts Council. She directs playwriting programs, 8writing and arts education in schools, and

creates plays on social justice themes. She has been a faculty member with Cal Arts, UCLA, USC, and Otis College of Art and Design. More info: laurelollstein.com TIM PINCKNEY’S (pronouns: he/him) plays include Message to Michael (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), Still at Risk (world premiere at the New Conservatory Theatre, NYC premiere at Theater for the New City), Ever So Humble (world premiere Hangar Theatre, recently featured in the Plays in the House series as a benefit for The Actors Fund starring Michael Urie and Andréa Burns) Other plays include A Prehistoric Ritual, Stir Until Smooth, A Perfect Blendship and First Refusal. Also the stage adaptation for the world premiere of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol. TV: Halston on Netflix, starring Ewan McGregor. Tim is represented

by Charles Kopelman at A3 Artists Agency. timpinckney.com ELYZABETH GREGORY WILDER’S (pronouns: she/ her) plays include Gee’s Bend, Fresh Kills, The Flagmaker of Market Street, The Furniture of Home, White Lightning, Provenance,Everything That’s Beautiful, and Looks Like Pretty. Her plays have been produced at New Conservatort Theatre Center, the Royal Court (London), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, Cleveland Playhouse, KC Rep, Northlight, the Arden, B Street Theatre, and Hartford Stage, among others. She is the recipient of the Osborn Award given by the American Theatre Critics Association, a Sloan Commission, and has been featured on The Kilroy’s.

Elyzabeth is the current Tennessee Williams Playwright-in-Residence at Sewanee: The University of the South. wilderwriting.net

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Interlude

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Gently Down the Stream

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Getting There

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By Yilong Liu

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Salzman, Cesar Abella, Elie Abi-Jaoude, Sheri Ahl, John Alecca & Phill Barber*, Lada Alexeenko, Rox Allen, Paul Anderson, Bruce Antink, Dr. Demetry Apostle, Sharon & Alisha Ardiana, Renard Philippe Aron, Reagan Arthur, Danny Baker & Mike Russin, Roderick Baldwin & James Haas, Peter Balon, Jeremy Barcan, Walter N Barnes Jr. & Doug Lucas, Paul J Bell, William K. Benson, Wendy Bjorklund, Leanne Borghesi - in honor of Countess Auntie Katya, Brandon Bowen, Sean Bowman, Richard D Brabham - in memory of Thomas J Harrison, John Brandeau & Charles Eads, Harry Breaux, Sean Brient, Mark Briggs, Katrina Broomall, Patricia Byrne, Andre Camire, Steaven Campbell, Mackenzie Canniff & Susan Penelope Rix, John G. Capo - in memory of Earl Diskin, “Ellie Carhart”, Gina Cavellini - in honor of John Cavellini aka Summer Clearance, Judith Chachanidze, Dennis Fong, Andy Chen & David McCrory, Carol Chen, James Clarkson & Douglas Scott, Bill Clawson and Frank Benedito, Caitlin Clayton, Paul Colfer, Jose Colon, Victor Cordon, Robert Costello – in honor of Dusty Pörn, Jim Coursey, Martha Sue, & Lia Coursey, Donald Currie, Philip Dawkins, Mickey De La Rocha, Deana Deatherage, Arnold Dito - in memory of David Beery, David Doan, Kathryn Douglas, Roberta Drake, Gary Drew, Allyson Dwyer, Elana Dykewomon - in honor of Jewelle Gomez, Cheryl Eccles in honor of Eve Lynch , Mark Eden, Alisha Ehrlich, Claudia Ehrlich, Jessica Ellis, Anke Ente, Birgit Eschmann, J M Eskin, Beth Feingold - in honor of Maurice Kelly, Rochelle Felitti, Bonnie Feuer - in memory of Brenda Fahie, Duncan Findlay, Krystyna Finlayson, Ryan Fogarty, Wanda Fox, Mark Freeman, E. Frusztajer, Michael Fry, Jonathan Funk & John Arnold, Tamara Gagnidze, Davd & Kendall Galvez, Ilya Garelik, Susan Julian Gates, H. Gelfand in honor of Yilong Liu, Dorothy Giammona - in honor of William Giammona, Michaela Goldhaber, David Grabstald - in memory of Mrs. Ann Getty, Mary E. Grant, Karen Greig, Ray Grimsinger, Susan & Nasus Hansen, H. Adam Harris - in honor of Ed Decker, Jean Hartman, Michael Hathaway, Kevin Hazelwood, Judy Helfand, Tony Henderson, Sandrah Henry, Mark Hernandez, Amy Hillard, Colin Hodgen, Jeffrey Hoffman & Don Labit - in memory of Ms. Mildred Peveto, Dr. Jerry Hofkin & Ms Lynda Stotsky - in honor of Leah Hofkin, Sandy Holmes, Gregory Holmes, Katie Holt, Eric Hsu & James Chambers, Timothy Huls, Jan Hunter, Brandon Jackson, Jessica Jensen, Nola Jesenko, Jonckheer Family, Brandy Jones, Gregory Jurin & James McCrea, Rick Kaplowitz, Steve Kehrli & Pablo Patino, Yonju Kim, Cindy King,

O U R TH ANKS Victoria Kirby, Mike Klayman, Leonard Klosinski, “Julia Kochi”, Vivian Kramp, Gary Kukus, Thomas Lakritz, Roberta Langren, Casey Larson, Barry Lawrence, Kathleen Lee, Joan Lefkowitz & Stacey Shuster, Harris Lehrer, Joseph Leonardi*, Alison & Ron Limoges, Kuo-Hao Lo, Gary Lomax, Emmy Longo, Karen Lylis, Patricia K. Mack, Shai Malka, Peter Mao, Wennie Ji and Aimee Mao, Laura Marlin, Donna Giammona Mathison, Richard Mazzarisi, Michele McDonald - in honor of Katya and Summer, Georgia McNamara, Edward Melaika, Paul Melcon - in honor of Summer Clearance, Michael Melton, Betsy Mercer, Amy Meyers, Shannon A Miller, Katherine Mills, Frank Monti, Glen Moore & Bill Kaiser, Ryan Moore, Nicole Moreno-Deinzer, Patricia Morin, Richard Mosqueda, Scott Najima - in honor of Randy Nakano, Zolboo Namkhaidorj, Mike Nickel - in honor of my grandson, the one and only Jacob Thompson, Siobhan Noble, Ron Noriega, Christina O’Halloran - in honor of Andrea Partridge, Elizabeth O’Connell, Tania Odesho, Arthur Ong, Claudine Ozzello, Mary Padilla, Elaine Page, Maria Paulia Belgado, Robin Peterson, Susan Petit, Beth Phillips, Dixon Phillips, Robert P Pittman, Steven Polsky & Mark Oliver, Patricia Ponzini, Mike Popalardo, Anne Prewitt, Ora Prochovnick, Amy Prosser, Brian Quigley, Casey Quinn, Arianna Rice, Bryna Rifkind, Terry Rillera, Adele Rios, Robert Ripps & Steven Spector, Michael Rossman, Gordon Sakaue, Mary Jo Schaeffer, Nancy Cave, Ronald Schafranek, Annalee Schafranek & Sean Schafranek, Becca Schlichtig, Hope Schmeltzer, Joshua Grossnickle and Isaac Grossnickle, John Schrom, RS&JJ, Sachiyo Shelton, Karen Sheridan, Liz Sizenksy - in honor of Anne and Rodney Vaughan, Evelyn Smith, Lisa Soberanes, Isabel Sobozinsky-Wall - in memory of my mother, Marta Rangel, who was from Mexico City, Mexico, Elise Sommerville, James T. Sotiros, Arthur Bayol & Tony Spruill, Marc Stein & Jorge Olivares, Laurence R. Stevens - in memory of Peggy Cooper, Sandra Stober, Beli Sullivan, Anthony Swanner, Donna Telepak, Pamela Thornton, Lisa Wayne, Mary Tienken and Isaac Wayne, Jennifer Ting, Kathie Tompkins - in honor of John Cavellini, Francine Torres, Alina Trowbridge, Sue Trowbridge, Marcelle Trzcins-

ki, Judy Ung, Vahtang Tchatchanidze, Kathryn Vercillo, Rena Vilt, William Vilt, Annika Button & Sydney Button, Noel Viramontes, Yae Wada, Laurie Waldman, Harold Wasson, Ron & Sharon Waterhouse - in honor of Dana Zook, Matt Weimer, Wendy Weiner, Lori Whitney, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, LaDonna Willems, William F. Wilson, Timothy Wolfred, Lawrence & Hillary Wollin, Joyce Ycasas, Scott Yeats, May Young - in honor of Randall Nakano INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS New Conservatory Theatre Center is sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts. $50,000+ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation San Francisco Grants for the Arts $25,000 - $49,999 San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families The Shubert Foundation Small Change Foundation $15,000 - $24,999 California Arts Council Kimball Foundation Miranda Lux Foundation $10,000 - $14,999 Sheri & Les Biller Foundation Bernard Osher Foundation Centers for Disease Control & Prevention $2,500 - $9,999 Fleishhacker Foundation Horizons Foundation

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WAYS TO GIVE Support NCTC by making a secure donation online at NCTCSF.ORG/DONATE or mail a check to: NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER, 25 Van Ness Ave., LL, San Francisco, CA 94102 NCTC also accepts bequests, stock transfers and in-kind contributions. For more information about supporting NCTC, please contact Nora Segura-Barpal, Director of Individual Giving 415.694.6158 | nora@nctcsf.org

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NCTC THANKS THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS FOR MATCHING THEIR EMPLOYEES’ DONATIONS

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FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Ed Decker

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Barbara Hodgen

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Carlos Aceves

FRONT OF HOUSE & BAR MANAGER

Walt Anthony

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING & PRESS MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER & CASTING COORDINATOR CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS MANAGER BOX OFFICE & PATRON SERVICES MANAGER YOUTHAWARE PROGRAM DIRECTOR & CASTING ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING PHOTOGRAPHER CONSERVATORY DIRECTOR

Kate Jones Butler April Culver Stephanie Desnoyers Kathleen Lee Alessandro McLaughlin Nicole Meñez Brad Pence Vanessa Ramos Nora Segura-Barpal Lois Tema Stephanie Temple

B OARD OF DIREC TOR S Ed Decker - Artistic Director Larry Vales - Board Chair Eric Valko - Treasurer Eli Lazarus- Secretary Andrew Smith - Chair Emeritus J. Conrad Frank Leah A. Hofkin Robert Holgate Maurice Kelly Eve Lynch

Christopher Murriel Andrew Nance Melanie Nathan Charles Renfroe Desiree Rogers Renee Roux Stephanie Walker Nathan Williams Dana Zook

NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER 25 Van Ness Avenue at Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 BOX OFFICE: 415.861.8972 OFFICES: 415.861.4914 New Conservatory Theatre Center is a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the National Organization for ­American Theatre, Associate Member National New Play Network, and a company member of Theatre Bay Area.

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