The 39 Steps at Scripps Ranch Theatre

Oct. 27 - Nov. 19, 2023 Fri & Sat 7:30pm • Sun 2pm

THEATRE FOR THE HEART AND MIND

A PLAY BY PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HELP TEXTS.

(858) 598-7620 | moxietheatre.com

DIRECTED BY

Nov 17 – Dec 10, 2023

Fri & Sat at 8 pm | Sun at 2 pm Saturday Matinees Nov 25 & Dec 9 at 2 pm!

In the Heart of Poway PHOTO: STEVE MURDOCK

A zany holiday farce dealing with the inflated egos and issues of a financially threatened mid-Western regional theater company. This is one wacky production!

–Anonymous

13250 Poway Road (858) 679-8085 TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE

www.PowPAC.org

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UPCOMING SHOWS

D i r e c t o r ’s N o t e s It seems we all have so much on our plates these days. Ever since Covid and before that, we’ve had a lot in front of us. I’m a very firm believer in the power of comedy to lighten our loads, and to give us, even if momentarily, a brighter outlook. SRT gave me a previous chance to do that last year with their “I Hate Hamlet”.

The 39 Steps is originally an Alfred Hitchcock movie from 1935. The men who have written this version have changed it into a brilliantly funny, inventive, and nostalgic piece that has traveled the world over. It is full of lightning fast references, hilarious 30s movie characters and situations, inventiveness and clowning like you’ve never seen before. In this hilarious remake with great love for 1930s mysteries and spy stories, Richard Hannay discovers that his life isn’t really worth much, until he says yes to an adventure that opens his eyes and makes him see that a life of saying ‘No, thank you.’ can lead to a life always lived in beige and gray.

Enjoy this hilarious cast in one of the funniest plays I’ve ever worked on.

–Phil Johnson 2

Chapatti AN UNLIKELY LOVE STORY

Chapatti

by Christian O’Reilly Directed by Christopher Williams February 2 – February 25, 2024 Preview performance: February 2 Opening Night: February 3

Romance is a distant memory for two lonely animal-lovers living in Dublin. When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about two people re-discovering the importance of human companionship.

Chapatti is a moving story demonstrating that love and romance can happen again even after many years. This wonderfully charming two-hander is both hopeful and uplifting.

Stew co-production with Common Ground Theatre

by Zora Howard Directed by Yolanda Marie Franklin

STEW

by Zora Howard

directed by Yolanda Marie Franklin

co-production with

March 29 – April 21, 2024 Preview performance: March 29 Opening Night: March 30

Mama is up early to prepare an important meal and, even with her family on hand to help, time is running short. Tensions simmer with three generations of Tucker women under one roof, but things come to a boil as the violence hovering around the periphery of their lives begins to intrude. The kitchen becomes a microcosm of the family, a protection from outside traumas with the making of the stew a challenging task (it gets ruined twice) and a group activity needed to keep the family together.

(STRONG LANGUAGE)

Vanity Fair Written by Kate Hamill Directed by Jacquelyn Ritz May 24 – June 16, 2024 Preview Performance: May 24 Opening Night: May 25 Becky is “bad.” Amelia is “good.” But in an unfair world, it isn’t always that simple…Two women—one born into privilege, another straight from the streets—attempt to navigate a society that punishes them for every misstep. Clever Becky’s not afraid to break the rules; soft-hearted Amelia’s scared to bend them.

Both strive for what they want—but neither can thrive without the other. Through Becky and Amelia’s victories and losses, this thrilling, highly theatrical (im)morality play explores how flexible our morals can become when the wheel of fortune turns…Bold, wickedly funny, and shockingly relevant, VANITY FAIR demands that we face our own hypocrisy. After all…who are we to judge? A brilliant adaptation of the classic novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

(858) 395-0573 | scrippsranchtheatre.com/tickets

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adapted by Patrick Barlow From the novel by John Buchan

From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon Produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Photo by Cristyn Chandler

Photos by Ken Jacques

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SETTING 1935. London & Scotland.

ACT 1 Scene 1: Hannay’s Flat. London.

Scene 10: Forth Bridge. Night.

Scene 2: Cockney Music Hall. London.

Scene 11: On the Moors.

Scene 3: Hannay’s Flat. Night.

Scene 12: Crofter’s Cottage. Outside.

Scene 4: Hannay’s Flat. Very Late.

Scene 13: Crofter’s Cottage.

Scene 5: Lobby. Morning.

Scene 14: Crofter’s Cottage. Midnight.

Scene 6: Hannay’s Flat. Morning.

Scene 15: Scottish Moors. Dawn.

Scene 7: Edinburgh Train. Day.

Scene 16: Alt Na Shellach.

Scene 8: Edinburgh Station. Day.

Scene 17: Alt Na Shellach. Interior.

Scene 9: Highland Train. Day.

Scene 18: The Professor’s Study.

ACT 2 SCENE 19: Sheriff’s Office.

SCENE 27: Hotel Bedroom.

SCENE 20: City Streets.

SCENE 28: Hotel Lobby. Night.

SCENE 21: Assembly Hall.

SCENE 29: Hotel Bedroom.

SCENE 22: Assembly Hall. Foyer.

SCENE 30: London Palladium Stage.

SCENE 23: Police Car. Night.

SCENE 31: London Palladium Backstage.

SCENE 24: Police Car/Moor.

SCENE 32: Outside Palladium.

SCENE 25: The Dark Moors.

SCENE 33: Hannay’s Flat. Night.

SCENE 26: McGarrigle Hotel.

The show will run approximately 2 hours with one 15-minute intermission.

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CAST RICHARD HANNAY

Marley Bauer

ANNABELLA SCHMIDT/ PAMELA/MARGARET

Melanie Mino

CLOWN

Katelyn Slater

CLOWN

Chris Braden

PRODUCTION TEAM DIRECTOR

Phil Johnson

PRODUCER

Ruth Russell

STAGE MANAGER

Jessamyn Foster

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Alli Brown

SOUND DESIGN

Patrick J. Duffy

SCENIC DESIGN & SET DRESSING

Yi-Chien Lee

PROPS DESIGN

Justin Magallanes

LIGHTING DESIGN

Michelle Miles

COSTUME DESIGN

Caprice Shirley

SET CONSTRUCTION

Paul Morgavo, John Owen, Neal Soderberg, Carson Barnhart

SCENIC PAINTING

Heather Larsen, Carson Barnhart

Photos by Cristyn Chandler

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CAST Marley Bauer (Richard Hannay) is thrilled to be making his debut with Scripps Ranch Theatre. He has been previously seen in San Diego at Trinity Theatre, and as Lenny in Lamplighters’ production of Rumors. Other previous credits include Mal in The Addams Family, and Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap.

He graduated from CSU Long Beach in 2021 after studying Theatre with an emphasis in Performance. He also enjoys reading and writing (when he is not acting, eating, sleeping, or working at his day job).

Melanie Mino (Annabella Schmidt/Margaret/Pamela) is grateful to be performing at SRT again! You may have seen her as Gert in Lost in Yonkers at the end of last season. Melanie’s other favorite credits include Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Lamplighters), Christa in The Lobster Man (Trinity), Margie in The 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol and Jaqueline De Severec in Murder on the Nile (PowPAC). A big thank you to the cast, crew, designers and director of The 39 Steps and to her family and friends who never stop supporting her love of theatre.

Katelyn Slater (Clown) is excited to be part of this fabulous production. Her past credits include Romeo and Juliet (Nebraska Shakespeare Fall Tour), In the Heat of the Night, Bullshot Crummond, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

When not on stage, she teaches acting at a local university, as well as to children.

She thanks Jackie, Phil, and praises God for his beautiful plan!

Chris Braden (Clown) is is a native San Diegan and a graduate from Mira Costa with an AD in Dramatic Arts. This will be Chris’s debut with Scripps Ranch Theatre.

Previous, notable performances include 9 to 5, Macbeth, Prairie Lights, 1940’s Radio Hour (Patio Playhouse); The 39 Steps (Lamplighters); A Christmas Carol (PowPac); As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing (Coronado Playhouse).

When Chris is not performing around San Diego, he is practicing martial arts and improv.

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS John Owen, Neal Soderberg, Carson Barnhartfor saving the set Kate Rose Reynolds - for a ridiculous number of things

Jay Sarno - for helping with lights Clay Greenhalgh - for being a great body in space Ellery Lea - for hanging posters

Pam Stompoly-Ericson and Lamplighters Theatre - for lending costumes and space

Ken Jacques - for amazing photos

Tim Benson - for being a go-to problem solver

Gwenmarie Hilleary - for keeping costumes clean

Scripps Ranch Theatre welcomes you and thanks you for your support of live theater. We acknowledge that this land where we currently sit is Kumeyaay land. We are grateful to use this land to tell stories of all people and to build a strong and welcoming community.

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PRODUCTION TEAM Phil Johnson (Director) is Artistic Director/ founder of The Roustabouts Theatre Co. He directs for The Roustabouts (The Savoyard Murders), Scripps Ranch Theatre (I Hate Hamlet), and started the new ‘Great Jewish American Playwright Series’/ JPlays at the JCC. He’s appeared at most San Diego theaters and numerous original solo shows including A Jewish Joke Off-Broadway in NYC 2019. As actor, he’s played in Les Misérables on Broadway and on tour; Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard; and the 1st National Co. of Miss Saigon. A two-time winner of the SD Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for acting, and a founder of the San Diego Theatre Alliance.

Ruth Russell (Producer) is SRT’s resident Producer. Credits include: Lost in Yonkers, Neat, Extreme Home Makeover, The Outsider, The Dining Room, and The Taming.

Ruth studied acting at the University of St. Thomas and has trained locally with Jacquelyn Ritz, Justin Lang and Jo Anne Glover. Ruth’s current acting project is Ira Levin’s Deathtrap, showing at Lamplighters until Nov. 5. Outside of theatre, Ruth is a communications professional and occasionally spends time with her husband and adorable dogs.

IG: @theruthrussell and @citydoggossd.

Jessamyn Foster (Stage Manager) has a BFA in Stage Management from Boston University and an MA in Arts Administration from University of Kentucky. Her credits in San Diego include No Way Back, Roosevelt: Charge The Bear (Roustabouts), Sapience, Fade, The Diary of Anne Frank, Ironbound, The Kid Thing, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, The (curious case of) Watson Intelligence (MOXIE), Something Rotten (TYP), Bring it On!, The Arsonists (SWC), Brooklyn! (Leigh Scarritt Productions), and Gideon’s Knot (Innermission). She is currently the Production & Operations Manager for the San Diego Youth Symphony.

Alli Brown (Assistant Stage Manager) is delighted to be working on The 39 Steps at Scripps Ranch Theater. She is very grateful for the opportunity to share their combined love of theater with the world. Alli believes that theater is a powerful force for good, and she’s committed to making it accessible to all audiences. Some of Alli’s Stage Management experience include: The Colored Museum with Common Grounds, A 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol with PowPac, and Sense and Sensibility with Patio Playhouse.

Patrick J. Duffy (Sound Design) works at Lambs Players Theatre (LPT) as a resident Sound Designer, occasionally performing on stage, stage managing, helping with sets, or managing their Touring Company, since 2004. Favorite performance roles: Bernardo in West Side Story (LPT), MacDuff in Macbeth (Intrepid), and Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Ion). Favorite Sound Design credits: Once (LPT), Mixtape (LPT), and Les Miserables (LPT) for which he received the Craig Noel Outstanding Sound Design award. Patrick wishes to thank you for your patronage, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Heather Larsen (Scenic Painting) is a third-year graduate student at San Diego State studying Scenic Design. Scenic design credits include: A Raisin in the Sun, The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, Mr. Burns, Sabrina Fair and Beau Jest (The Master’s University). Heather also did production design for the 2021 feature film “The Man From Nowhere.” In conjunction with her design experience, she has worked professionally as a scenic carpenter with Scenic Highlights, a company with clients such as The Academy Awards, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Disneyland.

Website: heatherlarsendesign.com (continued)

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PRODUCTION TEAM (continued)

Yi-Chien Lee (Scenic Design & Set Dressing) is a San Diego-based theatre set designer. Credits include This Side of the World (East West Players); Sharon, Life Sucks, El Huracán, Water by the Spoonful, The Great Leap (Cygnet); Future is Female (Flint Rep); King of the Yees (Sierra Madre Playhouse); The Great Khan (SD Rep); Dragon Mama, Eighty-Sixed, Girlfriend, A Kind of Weather (Diversionary); Mother of the Maid, The Pleasure Trials (Moxie); God of Carnage, October Night of Jonny Zero (Backyard Renaissance).

Portfolio: yichienlee.com Justin Magallanes (Props Design) is a propmaster, filmmaker, puppeteer, writer, and lyricist from Temecula, CA. He is a Sophomore at San Diego State University, pursuing a major in Film Production and a minor in Theatre. Justin’s previous work includes PHOBOS and Dreamy Drive, an original musical series and horror film respectively, as well as assistant directing The Weight of Dreams at SDSU. He is currently developing an original comedy musical, and will be providing props for the upcoming Hand to God. Justin is thrilled to be working on The 39 Steps and collaborating with its brilliant team, and equally thrilled to be given the chance to brag in third-person.

Michelle Miles (Lighting Design) has served San Diego local theatre for over a decade, having started her career as a Master Electrician and Asst. Stage Manager.

Past design favorites include: The Savoyard Murders, gUnTOPIA! (Roustabouts); Addams Family, Urinetown, Spelling Bee, Young Frankenstein (SDMT); Cotton Patch Gospel, An American Christmas (Lamb’s Players); Steel Magnolias (Backyard Renaissance); Sunday in the Park with George (California Center for the Arts).

When she’s not tinkering with electronics, scaling the walls and vigorously tapping keys on the light board, she can be found somewhere in the wilderness - searching for that moment where the world feels big and she feels small. Unending love and respect to her family, the Longfellow Clan, the Peirsons and her Motley Crew.

Caprice Shirley (Costume Design) is a graduate of UC San Diego and is making her Scripps Ranch Theatre debut. Her notable credits include: Boxed (UCSD), Baal (UCSD), It’s a Wonderful Life (VVC), and Go, Dog. Go! (VVC).

Please turn off all cell phones and noise-making devices during the performance.

No photography or videography is allowed during the show.

Thank you.

GIVING BACK TO THE ARTS A law went into effect in 2020 (AB-5) that impacts the way theatres throughout California pay performers and production teams. As a result of this, plus inflation, our production costs have skyrocketed. Please consider making a donation or choose to sponsor one of our actors or crew members. Visit scrippsranchtheatre.org/donate for more information.

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SRT BOARD OFFICERS PRESIDENT

Casey Tibbitts

MANAGING DIRECTOR

George Moy

TREASURER

Nick Torres, CPA

SECRETARY

Gwenmarie Hilleary

SRT BOARD MEMBERS Tim Benson, Tom Daugherty, Anthony Hamm, Alyssa Kane, Ted Leib, Tom Splitgerber, Judy Splitgerber

SRT STAFF BOX OFFICE/PATRON SERVICES/ MARKETING MANAGER

Cristyn Chandler

PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT

Susan Clausen

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Jill Drexler

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Jacqueline Gregory

TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR

Ted Leib

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Caitlyn McTaggart

OPERATIONS MANAGER

George Moy

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Jerry Neimark

PRODUCTION MANAGER (PRODUCER)

Ruth Russell

LIGHTING TECH CONSULTANT

Mitchell Simkovsky

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THANK YOU, SRT DONORS!

Your support makes our theater-making possible! We extend our sincere gratitude to all of our donors for their support and commitment to bringing high-quality productions to the SRT stage. It is the generosity of these individuals that allows SRT to continue bringing incredible performances and impactful outreach programs to our community. Visit scrippsranchtheatre.org/donate to donate.

Thank you!

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SRT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

D i r e c t o r ’s N o t e s It seems we all have so much on our plates these days. Ever since Covid and before that, we’ve had a lot in front of us. I’m a very firm believer in the power of comedy to lighten our loads, and to give us, even if momentarily, a brighter outlook. SRT gave me a previous chance to do that last year with their “I Hate Hamlet”.

The 39 Steps is originally an Alfred Hitchcock movie from 1935. The men who have written this version have changed it into a brilliantly funny, inventive, and nostalgic piece that has traveled the world over. It is full of lightning fast references, hilarious 30s movie characters and situations, inventiveness and clowning like you’ve never seen before. In this hilarious remake with great love for 1930s mysteries and spy stories, Richard Hannay discovers that his life isn’t really worth much, until he says yes to an adventure that opens his eyes and makes him see that a life of saying ‘No, thank you.’ can lead to a life always lived in beige and gray.

Enjoy this hilarious cast in one of the funniest plays I’ve ever worked on.

–Phil Johnson 2

Chapatti AN UNLIKELY LOVE STORY

Chapatti

by Christian O’Reilly Directed by Christopher Williams February 2 – February 25, 2024 Preview performance: February 2 Opening Night: February 3

Romance is a distant memory for two lonely animal-lovers living in Dublin. When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about two people re-discovering the importance of human companionship.

Chapatti is a moving story demonstrating that love and romance can happen again even after many years. This wonderfully charming two-hander is both hopeful and uplifting.

Stew co-production with Common Ground Theatre

by Zora Howard Directed by Yolanda Marie Franklin

STEW

by Zora Howard

directed by Yolanda Marie Franklin

co-production with

March 29 – April 21, 2024 Preview performance: March 29 Opening Night: March 30

Mama is up early to prepare an important meal and, even with her family on hand to help, time is running short. Tensions simmer with three generations of Tucker women under one roof, but things come to a boil as the violence hovering around the periphery of their lives begins to intrude. The kitchen becomes a microcosm of the family, a protection from outside traumas with the making of the stew a challenging task (it gets ruined twice) and a group activity needed to keep the family together.

(STRONG LANGUAGE)

Vanity Fair Written by Kate Hamill Directed by Jacquelyn Ritz May 24 – June 16, 2024 Preview Performance: May 24 Opening Night: May 25 Becky is “bad.” Amelia is “good.” But in an unfair world, it isn’t always that simple…Two women—one born into privilege, another straight from the streets—attempt to navigate a society that punishes them for every misstep. Clever Becky’s not afraid to break the rules; soft-hearted Amelia’s scared to bend them.

Both strive for what they want—but neither can thrive without the other. Through Becky and Amelia’s victories and losses, this thrilling, highly theatrical (im)morality play explores how flexible our morals can become when the wheel of fortune turns…Bold, wickedly funny, and shockingly relevant, VANITY FAIR demands that we face our own hypocrisy. After all…who are we to judge? A brilliant adaptation of the classic novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

(858) 395-0573 | scrippsranchtheatre.com/tickets

Oct. 27 - Nov. 19, 2023 Fri & Sat 7:30pm • Sun 2pm

THEATRE FOR THE HEART AND MIND

A PLAY BY PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HELP TEXTS.

(858) 598-7620 | moxietheatre.com

DIRECTED BY

Nov 17 – Dec 10, 2023

Fri & Sat at 8 pm | Sun at 2 pm Saturday Matinees Nov 25 & Dec 9 at 2 pm!

In the Heart of Poway PHOTO: STEVE MURDOCK

A zany holiday farce dealing with the inflated egos and issues of a financially threatened mid-Western regional theater company. This is one wacky production!

–Anonymous

13250 Poway Road (858) 679-8085 TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE

www.PowPAC.org

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