45TH
NOV. 29 – DEC. 28, 2025
By Jerry Patch
Directed by Hisa Takakuwa
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Two Tony Award-winning plays performed in repertory, alternating nightly, with one set, overlapping casts and unlimited firepower!
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book & lyrics by Karen Zacarias
music by Deborah Wicks La Puma directed by Sara Guerrero
FEB. 20–MAR. 8, 2026 • Julianne Argyros Stage
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A Tradition 45 Years in the Making
Happy Holidays!
This season’s production of Charles Dickens’ masterwork A Christmas Carol marks the 45th year we’ve been producing Jerry Patch’s adaptation here at South Coast Repertory on the Segerstrom Stage. While things in the production have changed here and there (refreshed paint, a new hat for Scrooge, our first Tiny Tim is now 53 years old), many of the costumes, set pieces, props and, most importantly, the text remain intact in the original form from the opening night in 1980. It’s a production literally 45 years in the making and it lives, breathes and delights year after year. We love it. You love it. And if Dickens were alive today and had a really good agent, he’d love it, too. Thank you for being in attendance and adding to the significance of this special 45th anniversary. We are proud to be part of your Orange County holiday traditions.
This year, as I reflect on our work, I’m moved by what makes Charles Dickens so special. Last year, our Youth Conservatory beautifully produced Dickens’ David Copperfield . Like A Christmas Carol , it explores themes of redemption, courage, liberation and strength. Timeless and universal, Dickens writes of a man looking back on his life from birth to maturity and he contextualizes what he’s learned along the way. The play reminded me that so much of Dickens’ work is muscular and rich, evocative and ornate and then all at once, it cuts to the chase (“bah, humbug”).
Each time we experience Dickens’ work, a new layer, deeper and more personal, rises to the surface. Each year as we grow older, we identify with different characters than before and find new points of intersection that resonate with our own experiences. He plumbs the depths to create intimate portraits of people, illuminating the vastness of our shared experience. I love and admire this about Dickens’ writing and I love this about most classic literature.
This year as you enjoy the spectacle, revel in song and mimic the “humbugs,” I urge you to listen. Hear the play as you watch. Close your eyes every now and then and listen to Dickens’ (and Jerry Patch’s) language. Allow it to wash over you, move you—transport you. I can’t think of a better way to spend the holiday season.
By the way, I’d love to know if any of you have seen all 45 years of this show! Shoot me an email, and I promise I’ll get back to you!
David Ivers Artistic Director ivers@scr.org
45 Years of A Christmas Carol in Orange County
When my husband and I moved to Orange County last year, we were delighted to discover Southern Californian’s incredible joy in—and public displays of devotion toward—the winter holidays. I found myself mesmerized by twinkling lights wrapped around palm trees, covering vehicles and strewn across terraces. It was Christmas—just without the snow!
This year, in celebration of South Coast Repertory’s 45th Anniversary of A Christmas Carol , we’ve brought the snow and more holiday experiences to Ela’s Terrace and the lobby. We deeply appreciate the support of our A Christmas Carol sponsors for 18 years, Julia and George Argyros, Lisa Argyros and Stephanie Argyros, for helping us to make this an extra special anniversary. I hope you enjoy the hot chocolate bar, mid-week visits with Santa and photo opportunities created to enhance your theatre experience and extend our holiday welcome a little further. All of this was designed by H. Adam Harris, SCR’s Artistic/Audience Engagement Associate, alongside several members of our production, marketing and front-of-house teams. Don’t forget to tag @SouthCoastRep in your posts.
Many families in our audience have made SCR’s A Christmas Carol an annual tradition for multiple generations—if your family is one of them, thank you. If you are new to South Coast Repertory, welcome! We know that, like two generations of audiences before you, you’ll delight in this timeless tale of redemption through empathy, joy and generosity—the true spirits of Christmas.
Over 45 years, this uniquely Orange County version of A Christmas Carol has welcomed to the stage more than 700 young people from SCR’s lauded Theatre Conservatory. These avid students have played roles from Tiny Tim to Young Scrooge to Turkey Boy. They appear alongside our professional artists, and we hope that you see actors who represent the diversity of our OC neighbors. We know you’ll see their deep love of the theatre in the elation on their faces and feel it in your heart. In more ways than one, this is the theatre magic that sustains a production for 45 years.
Beyond A Christmas Carol we hope you’ll consider making theatre attendance a new year’s resolution. Much like the gym membership we’ll all likely commit to in January, making joy and connection at the theatre a family priority also creates a happier, healthier you—it’s just science. A 2017 University College London study found that watching theatre stimulated audience members’ cardiovascular systems to the same extent as a 28-minute workout! In addition, the same researchers found that audience members, with no previous social connection, synched up their heartbeats during the performance.
I look forward to seeing you back at the theatre in the new year!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Suzanne Appel Managing Director
SEGERSTROM STAGE / NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 28, 2025
David Ivers ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Suzanne Appel MANAGING DIRECTOR
David Emmes & Martin Benson FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
presents the 45th annual production of
CHARLES DICKENS’
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
adapted by Jerry Patch
Thomas Buderwitz SCENIC DESIGN
Dwight Richard Odle COSTUME DESIGN
Dennis McCarthy MUSIC ARRANGEMENT/COMPOSER
Sylvia Turner CHOREOGRAPHER with additional staging by Kelly Todd
Amy L. Hutto ADDITIONAL COSTUME DESIGN
Drew Dalzell SOUND DESIGN
Joanne DeNaut, csa CASTING
DIRECTED BY Hisa Takakuwa
based on the original staging of John-David Keller
Julianne and George Argyros
Lisa Argyros
Stephanie Argyros
Donna & Tom Ruzika LIGHTING DESIGN
David Nevell DIALECT COACH
Talia Krispel* STAGE MANAGER
45TH ANNIVERSARY HONORARY PRODUCERS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(In order of appearance)
THOMAS SHELLEY Nick Slimmer
OLIVER SHELLEY .................................................................................................. Beatrice Main, Natalie Yokota†
ELIZABETH SHELLEY ................................................................................................................. Awni Abdi-Bahri*
UNDERTAKER ........................................................................................................................................ Tommy Beck*
JOE, a cider salesman and a receiver of stolen goods Eduardo Enrikez*
YOUNG GIRL ABOUT TOWN, holly seller .............................................. Taylor Hershelman, Megan Chan†
TOY LADY ............................................................................................................................................ Erika Schindele*
SOLICITORS Sharon Omi*, William Francis McGuire*
TEEN GIRL ABOUT TOWN, laundress Fiona Nguyen, Presley Coogan†
RIBBON SELLER ............................................................................................................. Tessany Azizi, Aya Hanai†
FLOWER SELLER .................................................................................................................................... Rachel Bailey
CONSTABLE Larry Bates*
WREATH SELLER Richard Soto*
PUPPET SHOW ....................................................................................................................................... Tom Anawalt
BOB CRATCHIT, clerk to Ebenezer .................................................................................................. Louis Lotorto*
RICH BOY Isaac Person, Matthew Chan†
RICH GIRL .................................................................................................................... Yunah Choi, Penelope Main†
RICH WOMAN .................................................................................................................................. Diana Burbano*
CHIMNEY SWEEP ....................................................................................................... Elliot Lee, Thomas Lindley†
EBENEZER SCROOGE, a grasping, covetous old man Richard Doyle* FRED, nephew to Ebenezer ........................................................................................................................ Larry Bates*
JACOB MARLEY’S GHOST, a spectre of Ebenezer’s former partner in business .............. Michael Manuel*
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST, a phantom showing things past Jennifer Parsons*
EBENEZER AS A BOY Natalie Yokota, Beatrice Main† FAN, the sister of Ebenezer ....................................................................................................................... Rachel Bailey
MR. FEZZIWIG, a kind-hearted, jovial old merchant .............................................. William Francis McGuire*
MRS. FEZZIWIG Sharon Omi*
EBENEZER AS A YOUNG MAN Tommy Beck*
JACOB MARLEY AS A YOUNG MAN ................................................................................... Eduardo Enrikez* BELLE, sweetheart of Ebenezer ...................................................................................................... Awni Abdi-Bahri*
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a spirit of a kind, earthy and generous nature Richard Soto* “TINY” TIM CRATCHIT ...................................................................................... Ivy Granadino, Saher Chawla†
BELINDA CRATCHIT ............................................................................................. Yunah Choi, Penelope Main†
MRS. CRATCHIT Diana Burbano* PETER CRATCHIT Isaac Person, Matthew Chan†
MARTHA CRATCHIT ................................................................................................. Tessany Azizi, Aya Hanai†
PURSUED MAIDEN ............................................................................................................................... Rachel Bailey
SALLY, the wife of Fred Erika Schindele* MR. TOPPER, a bachelor Tom Anawalt WANT ................................................................................................................... Taylor Hershelman, Megan Chan†
IGNORANCE ............................................................................................................ Natalie Yokota, Beatrice Main†
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS YET-TO-COME, an apparition showing the shadows of things which may yet happen ................................................................. Nick Slimmer GENTLEMEN ON THE STREET ..................... Larry Bates,* William Francis McGuire*, Michael Manuel* THE SCAVENGERS ................................................................. Sharon Omi,* Jennifer Parsons,* Erika Schindele*
TURKEY BOY Elliot Lee, Thomas Lindley†
POULTERER ............................................................................................................................................ Tommy Beck*
STANDBY/UNDERSTUDIES
Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Cratchit, the Spirit of Christmas Past and Sally Kaci Hamilton*
Ebenezer Scrooge ......................................................................................................................................... David Nevell*
Bob Cratchit, the Spirit of Christmas Present, Fred and Jacob Marley’s Ghost Michael Polak*
SETTING
19th-Century London
LENGTH
Approximately two hours, including one intermission.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Director Lauren Dong
Assistant Stage Managers .............................................................................................. Jenny Ludwig*, Julian Olive*
Production Assistant Lyla Flashman
Dance Captain ....................................................................................................................................... Erika Schindele*
Choral Director Tom Shelton
Deck Crew ......................................................... Bruce Becker, Shayfair Dibbs Dibley, Mason Irwin, Ben Morrow
Follow Spot Operators Andre Lee, Adam Manning
Sound Engineer ..................................................................................................................................... Jordan Buckelew
Light Board Operator Hannah Gates-Ferla
Young Performers Supervisors ....................................................................... Zoë Kinne, Mady Lopez, Vita Muccia
Wig Technicians Alex Guerra, Jessa Pruitt
Wardrobe Supervisor .................................................................................................................................. Jillian Pricco
Dresser ............................................................................................................................................. Nawinda Chanmalee
Costume Design Assistant ............................................................................................................................ Sean Castro
Additional Costume Staff ........................... Nawinda Chanmalee, Savannah Flower, Pauline Good, Keiv Lam
Please note: Children’s roles are double cast. Actors with † appear Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at noon. Others appear in balance of performances.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Cellular phones, beepers and watch alarms should be turned off or set to non-audible mode during the performance. Please refrain from unwrapping candy or making other noises that may disturb surrounding patrons.
Photos may be taken before and after the show, and during intermission, but not during the performance itself. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theatre.
An Enduring Tradition
This season, we celebrate our 45th year of staging Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , adapted by Jerry Patch. N ot all 45 years have been consecutive (due to the pandemic in 2020), but the annual tradition marches on proudly. Over the years, the cast and crew have become a family, many returning each November to reprise their roles, tackle new c hallenges and welcome newcomers into the fold. By the first performance, we’ve created a tight-knit ensemble and the popular classic is not just re-invigorated
How it started...
through their hard work and spirit, but reborn as fresh, inspiring and evergreen. But we’re not complete until joined by SCR’s greater family—the audience. A few have seen the show every year since 1980. Many first came with their parents and now bring their own children or grandchildren. A Christmas Carol has endured because it brings us together. We are reminded to consider the lessons that lead to Ebenezer Scrooge’s redemption—that love, life, family and community should be appreciated and celebrated at this magical time of year.
How it’s going...
Pictured on the left as Ebenezer Scrooge is Hal Landon Jr. in the inaugural 1980 production of A Christmas Carol. He played the role for 40 years. On the right, Richard Doyle, now in his fifth year appearing in the role. Both are founding members of South Coast Repertory.
“A Christmas Carol” by the Numbers
When A Christmas Carol finishes its 45th year, Orange County’s longest running holiday show will have delighted nearly 625,000 audience members over more than 1,568 performances. Here are some other fun facts about the show:
• O ver the 45 years, 234 professional actors have played adult roles in the show.
• Each season 16 child actors from SCR’s Theatre Conservatory portray Tiny Tim, the Cratchits and others. While 720 children’s roles have been available, many children have returned to the same role or moved on to older roles, resulting in 574 child actors over the years.
• There have been roughly 6,075 hours of rehearsal time over the 45 years.
• Richard Doyle, who now plays Ebenezer Scrooge, also has portrayed six other roles—The Spirit of Christmas Past, Solicitor, Joe, Mr. Fezziwig, a Gentleman and even Scrooge’s nephew, Fred.
• Conservatory Director Hisa Takakuwa, who marks 33 years with the production this year, portrayed Sally and Toy Lady for 14 years.
• From the half-hour call (30 minutes until show time), until their parents take them home after the show, the kids in the cast are never alone backstage. SCR has a fun-loving staff member with the western-sounding title of “wrangler” to serve as backstage guide, friend, mentor and sounding board.
• There are 19 women’s and 33 men’s costumes, each consisting of approximately five pieces—290 adult costume pieces total.
• There are three original costumes still in the show: The Spirit of Christmas Present, The Spirit of Christmas Yet-to-Come, and Mrs. Shelley (it was originally Mrs. Cratchit’s costume).
• The number of children’s costumes changes from year to year, depending on sizes needed. The costume shop labels every item (including socks, scarves, hats, gloves), requiring more than 300 labels.
SCR Theatre Conservatory Students Shine on Stage
In today’s performance of A Christmas Carol, you’ll see young actors in the roles of Martha, Belinda, Peter and “Tiny” Tim Cratchit. And Turkey Boy. And the specters of “Want” and “Ignorance.” And the young people among the partygoers. All of them are students in SCR’s Theatre Conservatory who earned the roles through hard work, talent, rigorous auditions and the growth and promise they have shown in their classes.
“The students selected for A Christmas Carol show maturity, focus, confidence and an overall readiness to take on this exciting challenge. It’s a thrill for us to provide young actors this singular opportunity to perform and learn next to professional artists in this beloved classic,” says Conservatory Director Hisa Takakuwa, who portrayed Sally and Toy Lady in A Christmas Carol for 14 years, served as assistant director for 14 additional years and directs the production for the fifth consecutive year. “Each year’s cast of 16 young actors brings a new life and energy to this wonderful show.”
Many conservatory students between the ages of 9 and 17 audition each year for the annual holiday classic. They must be active students in our
training program, show strength in their class work and have the recommendation of their teacher.
“Our acting classes guide students toward understanding the artistic process, discovering their creativity and building their ability to work confidently with others,” explains Takakuwa. “Our students learn through their work in this production and when they resume classes, we see how much they have grown as artists.”
Above, Isaac Person, Richard Doyle, Penelope Main, Quinn Garcia and Natalie Yokota and below, Conservatory students dance at the Fezziwig party in the 2024 production of A Christmas Carol.
Artist Biographies
awni aBdi-BahRi
Belle/Elizabeth Shelley
is overjoyed to return to A Christmas Carol at South Coast Repertory, coming full circle to where she made her professional debut in 2008 as “Girl About Town.” A multidisciplinary actor, writer, and educator based bicoastally in LA and NYC, her credits i nclude Broadway’s POTUS (Shubert Theatre); Off-Broadway in Persian Pod (Ars Nova), Bismillah (wild project) and The Welcoming Committee (The Lark); and regionally in Wish You Were Here (South Coast Repertory, Yale Repertory Theatre). Her film and television credits incldue “Girls on the Bus” (HBO Max), “Evil” (Paramount+), “Ahamed’s Ramadan Diary” (Comedy Central) and Eradication ( Tubi). As a writer, her play Three Tall Persian Women premiered at Shakespeare & Company in 2024 to glowing reviews. She is a proud member of Peacedale Global Arts and a mentee of Writer’s Guild of America 2025 Mentorship Program. Abdi-Bahri currently teaches Youth Level 3 Acting here at SCR. She holds an MFA in Acting from Columbia University. @awni.joon for more updates.
Tom anawalT
Puppet Show/Gentleman/
Mr. Topper
is thrilled to return to SCR for a second year in the cast of A Christmas Carol. Other theater credits include The Miracle Project Live: Out of Our Heads (The Pico), Hans Christian Andersen's The Shadow (Mixed eMotion Theatrix workshop performance), The Outsider (International City Theatre), The Miracle Project’s Rehearsing for Life (The Wallis), Ken Ludwig’s ’Twas the Night (national tour), The Seagull and Rhinoceros (Red Monkey Theater Group, NYC), Julius Caesar (Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC), Odd Squad Live! (first national tour), Dunsinane (National Theatre of Scotland/Royal Shakespeare Company at The Wallis),
Einstein is a Dummy (Sierra Madre Playhouse) and The Threepenny Opera (A Noise Within). Anawalt stars in Flat-Earther, a short film directed by Chris Wronka, available on YouTube. He is a graduate of South Coast Repertory's Acting Intensive Program and has an MFA in acting from USC School of Dramatic Arts. IG:@tomanawalt
Rachel Bailey
Fan/Pursued Maiden/Flower Seller
is so excited to be re-joining the cast of A Christmas Ca rol after 10 years! After growing up in South Coast Repertory’s Youth Conservatory, Bailey graduated from the University of California, Irvine (Zot! Zot! Zot!) with a BA in Drama. She has worked for the past eight years with SCR’s Theatre Conservatory, and worked backstage for this production from 2022-2024 as the Youth Supervisor (a.k.a. “Child Wrangler”). She is a proud member of the Orange County Playwrights Alliance and a Resident Artist with The Larking House Theatre Company in Anaheim. Bailey would like to thank her parents, sister, bestie Jenelle, and boyfriend Geovanny, as well as the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol, for their unwavering support and encouragement. @rachelcbailey
laRRy BaTes
Constable/Fred/Gentleman
is happy to be back at SCR. Some SCR favorite roles are Martin Luther King Jr. in All the Way, Ralph D. in The Motherf**ker with the Hat , Happy in Death of a Salesman , Booth in Topdog/Underdog , Cactus in Mr. Marmalade and Youngblood in the SCR/Pasadena Playhouse production of Jitney, for which he won an NAACP Theatre Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor. Other theatre credits include Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Mark Taper Forum), Pedro Play
(Cornerstone Theater Company), Human Error (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), JQA (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Ah Wilderness! (Goodman Theatre) and Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop (The Matrix Theatre Company, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Hattiloo Theatre). His film and television credits include Miss Virginia , Lions for Lambs , “The Romanoffs,” “Seal Team,” “Sunnyside,” “NCIS,” “Big Little Lies,” and “American Born Chinese.” Bates is a Lunt-Fontanne Fellow and a graduate of The Theatre School, DePaul University.
Tommy Beck
Undertaker/Ebenezer as a Young Man/ Poulterer
is excited to be back at SCR having recently appeared as The Old Man in Outside SCR’s The Old Man and The Old Moon. His recent credits include The Explorers Club, A ll My Sons (Jewel Theatre Company); Marjorie Prime , Shakespeare in Love , Miss Bennet (Marin Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire (Kansas City Actors Theatre); Colossal (San Francisco Playhouse); The Real Thing, The Monster Builder, Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Aurora Theatre Company); A Few Good Men (Hillbarn Theatre); Pride & Prejudice, Pe rsuasion (Livermore Shakespeare Festival); Sleuth, Dracula (Center REPertory Company); Sense & Sensibility (TheatreWorks); Much Ado About Nothing (California Shakespeare Theater); Cymbeline (Marin Shakespeare Company); Hamlet , Compleat Female Stage Beauty , The Three Musketeers (City Lights Theater Company). Beck has worked extensively in performance capture, most notably with 2K Games, Hangar 13, Firaxis, Pixar, Epic Games, and Industrial Light & Magic. He received his BA from New York University and is a proud member of AEA & SAG/AFTRA. (she/ella), is a Colombian playwright and actor. N amed one of the Los Angeles Times ’ LA Vanguardia: Latino Innovators, she is a resident artist
w ith Center Theatre Group, The Latino Theater Company, and Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble. Her play Sapience p remiered at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland this year. Other plays include Ghosts of Bogotá , Crossings and Fabulous Monsters , about women in punk rock, featuring music by Chicana punk band FEA. She’s held commissions with Antaeus Theatre Company, Artists Repertory Theatre, Center T heatre Group, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Livermore Shakespeare Festival. Acting credits include Laughs in Spanish (Seattle Repertory Theatre), American Mariachi (South Coast Repertory/Arizona Theatre Company), La Ruta (Arizona Theatre Company) and Drunk at the Base o f the Bodhi Tree (Mile High Theater). You can also catch her as Viv the Punk in the cult musical Isle of Lesbos. Burbano serves on the Dramatists Guild Council, representing Southern California @ladianaburbano
RichaRd doyle Ebenezer Scrooge
diana BuRBano
Mrs. Cratchit/Rich Woman
is an SCR Founding Member playing Scrooge for the fif th season live and sixth overall. He played many different characters over his 38 seasons in the production. Before he debuted as Scrooge in 2021, Doyle was last seen at SCR in Outside Mullingar (2020) and previously in The Fantasticks , Kings , Rest , The Weir and more than 200 other productions. His other SCR favorites include Holy Days; The Beard of Avon; You, Nero; Men’s Singles; Unsuitable for Adults ; Playland ; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune ; The Crucible ; Intimate Exchanges ; Cyrano de Bergerac ; A View from the Bridge ; Of Mice and Men; and—from SCR’s Third Step Theatre—The Tavern by George M. Cohan. Live stage is his first love, but he has kept busy with film and television, including a regular role as Mr. Gaines on “Cheers”; several roles on “M*A*S*H”; his first feature, the Michael Crichton film Coma; Wolfgang Peterson’s Air Force One; and Mass Appeal. He has also appeared in many independent features, including The Western Heathens and Thieves and Abduction of Angie. Voice acting enhanced his love for live storytelling and Doyle’s work as an animation voiceover actor ranges from “Sky Commanders” “The Chimp Channel,” “Bat-
man,” “Ben Ten” and “Spiderman” to video and motion capture performances in dozens of video games like “MGS 3” as Big Boss, Moebius in “Legacy of Kane” and soon to be released new game “Icarus” where he returns as Moebius. He can also be heard on the podcasts “Exeter” as Capt. Woodruff, Gib Wilson on “Hunt for Red Gold” and Arthur on “Hoagies.” Richard's voice as The Maestro was also used in the amusement park ride Phantom Theater soon to be recreated as a new attraction for Six Flags. Fifteen years ago, Doyle joined The Pageant of the Masters as the narrator for this unique event, where he encourages people to “enjoy his storytelling surrounding this artsthemed show.” Here at SCR, he likewise hopes that you “Enjoy the Show” and have a wonderful holiday season.
eduaRdo enRikez
Joe/Jacob Marley as a Young Man
is excited to return to the Christmas Carol family. You recently saw him at SCR in La Havana Madrid , A merican Mariachi and Destiny of Desire. He was in the original London West End production of the musical, O n Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan (London Coliseum); he reprised his role as Emilio in a production at Moonlight Amphitheatre. West End/European credits include On Your Feet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Eating Raoul, Time Square Angel, Saturday Night Fever and Hair. Enrikez's regional credits include The Wedding Singer ; Destiny of Desire ; American Mariachi ; Miss Saigon ; Mother Road ; The Secret Garden; Into the Woods; Papi; Me and César Chávez; Sweet Charity; Cabaret; Blood Brothers; Is This Any Way to Start a Marriage; Ragtime; The Musical of Musicals, The Musical!; Love Songs—A Musical; Bat Boy, The Musical; Hercules On Normandie and Schoolhouse Rock. His film and television credits include Sin Frontera, Stigma, Emilio, Jornada al norte , Dog Tags , Immigrant , Infertile Hearts , “The Bridge,” “Locked up Abroad” and “Bluff.” He wrote the musical ILCAHUILIA (to forgive), which just had readings in New York and Los Angeles. @eduardoenrikez.
kaci hamilTon
Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Cratchit/Spirit of Christmas Past/Sally (Understudy)
is thrilled to be returning to the SCR stage. Most recently, she played Hermione and Paulina in backto-back productions of The Winter’s Tale (Antaeus Theatre Companyand Southern Shakespeare Company). Favorite credits include Crassis (Pacific Playwrights Festival), T he Little Foxes (SCR), Menstruation: A Period Piece (Big Little Theater Company), King Lear (staging), Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Julius Caesar (Warriors for Peace Theatre), He nry V (Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre/ World Shakespeare Congress in Brisbane, Australia), The Crucible (Perseverance Theatre) and The List (The Players Theatre). Currently, she can be seen in the short, In Foreign, which premiered at the 2024 AFI Fest, and Getaway, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto Black Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival and the Essence Festival. Hamilton is a graduate of the William Esper Studio in New York. Instagram @thesweetbacon.
louis loToRTo Bob Cratchit
an a ward-winning actor, voice-over artist, fight choreographer, verse/text teacher, and proud member of Actors’ Equity Association for 36 years, is thrilled t o return to SCR, having appeared as Richard Burbage in Shakespeare in Love; Alfie in One Man, Two Guvnors; Venticelli #1 in Amadeus; Osric and others in Hamlet; and Leslie in Taking Steps. Regional credits include the Royal National Theatre’s An Enemy of the People with Sir Ian McKellen at the Ahmanson Theatre; the Oregon Cabaret Theatre (Ashland, OR), playing famed Agatha Christie detective, Hercule Poirot, twice; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Theatre Company (D.C.); ACT in Seattle; Berkeley Shakespeare Festival; Berkeley Repertory Theatre;Ensemble Theatre Company (Santa Barbara); Rubicon Theatre Company; North Coast Repertory Theatre (San Diego); and six seasons at A Noise
Within, among others. This spring, Lotorto will appear in the world premiere of an original adaptation of The Maltese Falcon at Laguna Playhouse. louislotorto.com @shxpear37
michael manuel
Jacob Marley’s Ghost/ Gentleman
is happy to be returning to SCR, where he last appeared as Sam Phillips in M illion Dollar Quartet . Other SCR work includes Editor Webb in Our Town , Boris in Amos and Boris , Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe , Big Stone in Eurydice , Francis Flute/Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream , and in numerous readings in the HPP and PPF. He has worked in regional theatres across the country, including the Alley Theatre, The Empty Space, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company D.C., Group Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, and the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, among others. In L.A., he has worked with A Noise Within (Ovation, LADCC Awards for Frankenstein), Pasadena Playhouse (LADCC for T he Father ), Mark Taper Forum, Cornerstone Theater Company, Shakespeare Festival LA, Geffen Playhouse, Interact Theatre Company, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Main Street Players, and Impro Theatre, where he is a member of the Main Company. He has appeared in numerous television programs and films, including the upcoming feature film Redux Redux, directed by the McManus Brothers. Manuel is an Acting Coach and served as the coach and creative consultant for John Legend: An Evening of Songs and Stories , as well as writing the John Legend Christmas Show that toured the US in 2024. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and a 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.
william FR ancis mcGuiRe Solicitor/Mr. Fezziwig/ Gentleman
appeared at SCR previously in Shakespeare in Love , All the Way, A Midsummer Night’s Dream , A Wrinkle
in Time, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, A Christmas Carol and Tartuffe. He has also worked at Guthrie Theater ( The Rover , Naga Mandala , The Seagull, Electra, Iphigenia at Aulis, The Good Hope, Peer Gynt and Billy and Dago, among others), Shakespeare Theatre Company ( Henry V and Macbeth), Bay Street Theater Fest (Tropeano Paints), American Repertory Theater (Boys Next Door ), Yale Repertory Theatre ( Search and Destroy ) and many others. His film credits include The Day After Tomorrow and Mission: Impossible III. His television credits include “100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd” (series regular), “CSI,” “Castle,” “Justified,” “Eagleheart,” “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,” “The Mentalist,” “Saving Grace,” “ Weeds,” “Numb3rs,” “NCIS,” “Without a Trace,” as well as a number of Movies of the Week. He is Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College and a graduate of Yale School of Drama.
david nevell Ebeneezer Scrooge (Standby) and Dialect Coach
previously appeared at SCR in A Raisin in the Sun , Shakespeare in Love , Peter and the Starcatcher and Arms and the Man . Other Southern California appearances include A Man of No Importance at A Noise Within; Twelve Angry Men, Driving Miss Daisy and The Odd Couple at Laguna Playhouse; The Price, A Walk in the Woods and God of Carnage at International City Theatre; Twelfth Night at New Swan Shakespeare; The Morini Strad at The Colony Theatre; and The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and Romeo & Juliet at Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Regionally, Nevell appeared in The Scene at Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara; Amphitryon at Huntington Theatre Company; The Crucible at Pittsburgh Public Theatre; Henry VIII and The Tempest at Utah Shakespeare Festival; A Christmas Carol at Geva Theatre Center; Crazy for You, On Borrowed Time and My Fair Lady at La Mirada Theatre; The Game of Love and Chance at San Jose Repertory Theatre; and in numerous roles while a resident artist at Pacific Conservatory Theatre/ PCPA. Nevell earned his MFA in Acting at UC Irvine and his BA in Political Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. davidnevell.com
shaRon omi Solicitor/Mrs. Fezziwig/ Scavenger
returns to A Christmas Carol after 30 years—time flies! She is happy to rejoin old and new friends in this production. Recent shows at SCR include You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! and Galilee, 34. She has appeared in plays at Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, East West Players and Playwrights’ Arena, among many others. She starred in the film Eat with Me (streaming on Amazon/Peacock/ Tubi). She also appeared in the films Yellow, Terminal USA and Only The Brave. Her recent television credits include “Matlock”, “The After Party,” “Maggie,” and “I Think You Should Leave.”
JenniFeR PaRsons
The Spirit of Christmas Past/ Scavenger
returns to SCR for her 5th year as Spirit of Christmas Past and 23rd year in A Christmas Carol —17 as Mrs. Cratchit and one as Belle (back in the long ago). She has also appeared in the SCR productions of The Heiress, Cyrano de Bergerac, Getting Frankie Married—and Afterwards, Our Town , She Stoops to Folly , The Importance of Being Earnest, Buried Child, Flora & Ulysses, James and the Giant Peach, Anastasia Krupnik, The Borrowers, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business, Brand New Kid, The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), The Only Child and Bunnicula. Other recent SoCal performances include The Glass Menagerie, Silent Sky and Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike at International City Theatre. New York credits range from Broadway (Quilters) and Off-Broadway (Steel Magnolias, Smoke on the Mountain ) to several Off, Off Broadway shows. She’s performed in regional theatres across the country and done a bunch of plays at Theatre 40. Her current television credits include recurring gueststar roles on “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Proven Innocent” and guest-star roles on “All Rise,” “The Romanoffs,” “Longmire,” “Bones,” “Criminal Minds” and “Stalker.”
michael Polak
Bob Cratchit/Spirit of Christmas Present/Fred/ Jacob Marley’s Ghost (Understudy)
is thrilled to be back at SCR. His New York credits include Soldier’s Wife at the Mint Theatre. Regionally he has appeared at Rubicon Theatre Company, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Ensemble Theatre Company, La Mirada Theatre, International City Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Northern Stage, Delaware Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Caldwell Theatre Company (New Times Award winner and Carbonell Award nominee for the role of Shane Mungitt in Take Me Out), The Shakespeare Theatre, Hartford Stage, PlayMakers Repertory Company, American Conservatory Theater, The Cape Playhouse, PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre, San Jose Stage Company and the California, San Francisco, and Texas Shakespeare Festivals among others. Television and film credits include “Bel-Air,” Mid-Century, 86 Melrose Ave, and numerous soaps, web series, and shorts. Polak received his MFA from Pennsylvania State University and his BA from California State University, Fullerton. michaelpolakactorfd.com
eRika schindele
Toy Lady/Sally/Scavenger
is honored to celebrate the 45th anniversary of this beloved Christmas tradition. At SCR, she originated the role of Helen in the world premiere of An Italian Straw Hat, as well as performing in numerous Theatre for Young Audience productions. Recently, she originated another role in the world premiere of Perfect World at El Portal Theatre. Some favorite roles include Georgie Burns in Heisenberg, Stella Kowalski in the iconic A Streetcar Named Desire, (Jewel Theatre Company); and Lisa in Collected Stories (Coachella Valley Repertory; Desert Theatre League Award nomination for best actress). Other theatre credits include Emma (Ensemble Theatre Company ); I’m Still Getting My Act Together (West Coast premiere, starring Gretchen Cryer), The Odd Couple and Love, Loss and What I Wore (Laguna
Students in SCR’s Theatre Conservatory portray all the young characters in A Christmas Carol. Two teams alternate performances. Appearing Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at noon are (above, top row, left to right) Aya Hanai, Megan Chan, Presley Coogan, Matthew Chan,
Playhouse); Merrily We Roll Along and 1776 (Actors Co-op Theatre Company). Film and television credits include Emerald , “Ribbons” (of which she was a co-creator), “Criminal Minds” and “American Dreams.” Schindele also narrates audiobooks and can be heard on many titles wherever you get your audiobooks. Merry Christmas and love to Brent, Jack and my family. erikaschindele.com
nick slimmeR
Thomas Shelley/ The Spirit of Christmas Yet-to-Come
(he/him/his) is thrilled to be making his return to A Christmas Carol . He is a graduate of SCR’s Acting Intensive Program, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, United States University (MA) and Arizona State University (BA). He is also an integral member of South Coast Repertory’s Theatre Conservatory, serving as the Conservatory and Educational Programs Associate. Slimmer also serves as a company member of Modjeska Unscripted Theatre producing and performing in fully improvised, full-length plays in various genres (Murder Mystery, Hallmark Christmas, Screwball Comedy, etc.). Slimmer would like to thank his friends and family for their boundless support, and director (and mentor) Hisa Takakuwa for giving him the opportunities in London and beyond.
(bottom row) Penelope Main, Beatrice Main, Saher Chawla and Thomas Lindley. Appearing in the balance of performances are (above, top row, left to right) Tessany Azizi, Isaac Person, Taylor Hershelman, Fiona Nguyen (bottom row) Ivy Granadino, Natalie Yokota, Elliot Lee and Yunah Choi.
RichaRd soTo
Wreath Seller/The Spirit of Christmas Present/Rich Man
a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity, is grateful and overjoyed to be back a gain for a 17th year with the tradition of A Christmas Carol . His other SCR credits include Vecino in A Long Road Today/El Largo Camino de Hoy, SCR’s Dialogue/Diálogos project in Santa Ana. Other credits include Coriolanus, The School for Scandal and Romeo & Juliet at The Old Globe, and over 30 productions at A Noise Within, including All My Sons, Major Barbara , A Flea In Her Ear, The Comedy of Errors, So It Is! If So It Seems To You! and King Lear Soto has been a faculty instructor with SCR’s Theatre Conservatory for over 20 years, and is adjunct professor of stage combat at Vanguard University. As fight director, he has choreographed stage fights around the SoCal region, including SCR, Latino Theater Company, Native Voices at The Autry, Teatro Meta, American Coast Theater, Imagine Theatre, Vanguard University, Pomona College, and Actors Co-op, where he was recognized for his outstanding fight choreography. He is currently riding t he wild wave of life, and hustling to keep momentum behind projects involving his passions of people, h istory, art, education, and comic books. Follow him on Instagram @therichardsoto
J e RRy P aTch (Adapter) served as dramaturg on more than 150 new plays, including SCR's world premieres of Abundance , Freedomland , Golden Child, Intimate Apparel, Search and Destroy, Three Days of Rain, Ruined and Wit. He was the founding project director for South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival and artistic director of the theatre program of Sundance Institute. A professor of theatre and film, he was consulting dramaturg for Roundabout Theatre Company (New York) for nearly a decade and resident artistic director at The Old Globe in San Diego. He is now artistic consultant for Manhattan Theatre Club, where he served more than a decade as Director of Artistic Development, and is resident dramaturg at SCR.
hisa Takakuwa (Director) is a classically trained actor, director and educator. She has worked at many theatrical institutions around the country, including the Sundance Children’s Theatre, The Music Center on Tour and the Indiana Repertory Theatre. At SCR, she appeared in The Man Who Came to Dinner , and in fourteen seasons of A Christmas Carol, which she has now directed for the last five seasons, and 14 Education Touring Productions. She is the Director of SCR’s Theatre Conservatory and directed past Players productions of The Spongebob Musical , Metamorphoses , David Copperfield , Cinderella, Mansfield Park, Into the Woods, Snow Angel, Seussical, Annie, Bliss and Peter Pan just to name a few. While a longtime resident artist at the classical repertory company A Noise Within, she appeared in many productions, including The Triumph of Love, The Comedy of Errors , The Misanthrope , Another Part of the Forest, The Seagull and Our Town. She directed Henry V, Twelfth Night and Shooting Stars at the Actors Co-op Theatre Company in Hollywood. She holds a BA from Smith College and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.
Thomas BudeRwiTz (Scenic Design) previously designed Outside Mullingar , The Monster Builder , The Whipping Man , Tartuffe (co-design with Dominique Serrand), The Whale , The Prince of Atlantis, The Trip to Bountiful, Three Days of Rain, The Weir , Crimes of the Heart , Putting It Together, Collected Stories, The Heiress, Doubt, Pig Farm, Bach at Leipzig, Proof, A Delicate Balance, A Christmas Carol (22 previous seasons), But Not for Me and the 2007-16 Galas for SCR. His designs for
45th Anniversary Honorary Producers
Julianne & GeoRGe aRGyRos/lisa
a RGy R os / s T e P hanie a RGy R os have been leading supporters of South Coast Repertory since its earliest days. Highlights of their generosity include major contributions to the Next Stage Campaign, leading to the naming of the Julianne Argyros Stage, and to the Legacy Campaign to build the theatre’s endowment. Julianne is an Honorary Trustee and, in 2013, she served as Honorary Chair of SCR’s legendary 50th Season Gala, Theatrical Gold. This is the 18th year that the couple has been the Honorary Producers of A Christmas Carol . For the 45th Anniversary production, Julianne and George, together with their daughters, Lisa Argyros and Stephanie Argyros, have once again demonstrated their generosity by sponsoring the production and adding special holiday enhancements to create an unforgettable experience for families and audiences alike. SCR is deeply grateful to the Argyros Family for their extraordinary commitment to our theatre and the community.
other theatres include Seattle Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Kennedy Center, Portland Center Stage, Intiman Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Artists Repertory Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre Company, Chautauqua Theater Company, Reprise Theatre Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Boston Court Pasadena, A Noise Within, Antaeus Theatre Company, PCPA Theaterfest and San Diego Repertory T heatre. He has received six Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards and three Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. His television designs include specials and series for every major broadcast and cable network. He has been honored with three Emmy Award nominations and an Art Directors Guild Award nomination. He is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829, and part-time faculty at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts.
a my l . h u TT o ( Additional Costume Design ) has been managing the Costume Shop for South Coast Repertory for 28 seasons. Before her arrival in Costa Mesa, she managed shops in Northern California and North Carolina. In addition to designing additional costumes and maintaining the desig n integrity for A Christmas Carol, she designed costumes for a streaming version of Red Riding Hood, Lobby Hero and Oleanna at SCR. Hutto designed costumes for Man of LaMancha and To Kill a Mockingbird for Foothill Theatre Company; Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing for Sacramento Shakespeare Festival; and A Christmas Carol for Sacramento Theatre Company. In North Carolina, she designed both scenery and costumes for The Miracle Worker and Inherit the Wind ; and costumes for Oklahoma , Sweeney Todd, and Guys and Dolls among others for High Point Theatre Company. Hutto has taught classes ranging from public speaking to various theatre arts at Northern Kentucky University, Monmouth College, High Point University and University of North Carolina-Greensboro. On a personal note, she is an avid quilter as it offers another way to express her love of color, fabric and texture and has won her blue ribbons and honorable mentions at the Orange County Fair.
donna & Tom Ruzika (Lighting Design) celebrate their 45th year of designing for A Christmas Carol and 53 years of marriage. They have enjoyed collaborating on productions at SCR, the Hollywood Bowl and other regional theatres. Ms. Ruzika has designed 25 seasons for the Utah Shakespeare Festival and 30 seasons for Fullerton Civic Light Opera. She has also designed at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Laguna Playhouse, Ebony Repertory Theatre and Long Beach’s International City Theatre. Her work has also been seen in Cairo, Egypt, Bogotá, Colombia, and Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Ruzika’s designs have been seen on Broadway, in national tours, at major regional theatres and with many national and international dance and opera companies. His entertainment lighting can be seen at theme parks in six countries and his architectural lighting can be seen in prestigious hotels, casinos, restaurants, retail centers and performing arts centers across the nation and in Europe and Asia. The Ruzikas have received numerous awards for their contributions to the art and craft of lighting design. This year Tom celebrates his 50th year designing lighting for SCR.
d ennis m c c a RT hy ( Musical Arrangement/ Composer) previously composed music for An Italian Straw Hat , Getting Frankie Married—and Afterwards , Ben and the Magic Paintbrush , The Beard of Avon , Much Ado about Nothing and Of Mice and Men at SCR. During his career, he has written music for more than 2,000 films, television movies and series episodes including “Ancient Aliens,” “V,” “MacGyver,” “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” “Star Trek,” “Dawson’s Creek” and “Dynasty.” He won two Emmy Awards during his 18 years of music for “Star Trek” and composed the music for the series’ feature film, Generations. He was honored with ASCAP’s Golden Note Award. McCarthy is a Southern California native, a father of three and proud grandfather of nine beautiful grandchildren.
d R ew d alzell ( Sound Design ) is happy to be back at SCR, where he previously designed Cloudlands, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Putting It Together , An Italian Straw Hat , Imagine , A Little Night Music, A Christmas Carol, Bunnicula, The Hoboken Chicken Emergency , Intimate Exchanges and Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Other design work includes Toy Story: The Musical for Disney Cruise Lines; The Laramie Project at Laguna Playhouse; Fen (Garland Award) and As I Lay Dying (Ovation Award nomination) at Open Fist Theatre Company; Songs for a New World (Ovation Award) at Rubicon Theatre Company; Side Show (Ovation Award nomination), and Billy Bishop Goes to War (Ovation Award nomination), with the Colony Theatre Company; and Wicked Lit! 2012, 2013 (Ovation Award nomination), 2014 (Ovation Award), 2015 (Ovation Award), 2016 (Ovation Award nomination), 2017, and 2018 for Unbound Productions. He is the president of Diablo Immersive, which designs immersive experiences such as Delusion for 13th Floor, Stranger Things: The Drive Into, and Arcane with Secret Cinema and Netflix, and other clients around the world.
T alia k R is P el (Stage Manager) (she/her) is excited to be back at SCR, where her credits include A Christmas Carol (since 2014), Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical, Alice’s Wonderland , Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Abundance, Amadeus and Pinocchio. Her other credits include The Lonely Few starring Lauren Patten (Geffen Playhouse); Frozen, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Little Mermaid (McCoy Rigby/La Mirada Theatre); Into the Woods, Newsies! , Oliver! (Musical Theatre West); Dracula (Studio Tenn Theatre Company);
Aida (Stages St. Louis); Oliver!, The Addams Family starring Teri Hatcher, Newsies! , Something Rotten , The Music Man starring Adam Pascal, Mamma Mia!, West Side Story, Matilda The Musical, Shrek the Musical, Beauty and the Beast starring Susan Egan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Peter Pan (5-Star Theatricals); Inherit the Wind, Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance , How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Broadway workshop of Legally Blonde ; Newsies!, The Secret Garden (3-D Theatricals); Mamma Mia! (ACT of Connecticut); The Times They Are A-Changin’ (The Old Globe); and Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular (Radio City Music Hall). Additional: Sound Stage LIVE!, Geva Theatre Center, A Noise Within, Rubicon Theatre Company, Theatre By The Sea, Ocean State Theatre Company, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre and Paper Mill Playhouse. For Mychal Adair-Lynch, Mama and Dad. IG: @teekrisp. taliakrispel.com
J enny l udwi G ( Assistant Stage Manager ) is thrilled to be back for her fourth production of A Christmas Carol at SCR. Other credits include Production Assistant for SCR’s Million Dollar Quartet, You're Cordially Invited to The End of The World , Little Shop of Horrors, The Old Man and The Old Moon and Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical . She has stage managed Plaid Tidings for Enlightened Theatrics, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare Orange County and assistant stage managed The Tragedie of Macbeth and Twelfth Night, Or What You Will for Shakespeare Orange County. She has also worked as a Production Assistant for 3-D Theatricals’ Newsies!, Kinky Boots, Shrek The Musical, The Secret Garden , Once , A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Parade, 42nd Street, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Julian olive (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be back at SCR! His previous SCR credits include Alice’s Wonderland , Junie B. Jones is Not A Crook , She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd and A Christmas Carol Selected other credits include Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (national tour), Hello, Dolly! (Musical Theatre West), Am I Roxie? (Geffen Playhouse), Jersey Boys (CCAE Theatricals), The Little Mermaid, Jersey Boys (La Mirada Theatre), Newsies! (Musical Theatre West), The Lonely Few (Geffen Playhouse), Shrek, Matilda, West Side Story, The Music Man, Something Rotten!, The Addams Family, Oliver! (5-Star Theat-
ricals), Spamalot, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (Forestburgh Playhouse), Newsies! (3-D Theatricals) and The Honeymooners (Paper Mill Playhouse). Happy Holidays!
david iveRs (Artistic Director) is responsible for the overall artistic operation of the theatre. The 2019-20 season was the first he programmed for SCR and during that season, he directed She Loves Me. In addition, he directed the 2024 production of Joan—both the world premiere at SCR and the 2025 East Coast premiere at Barrington Stage Company—the 2021 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Coleman ’72 by Charlie Oh and the 2022 reading of Spenser Davis’ A Million Tiny Pieces. He spent August 2023 directing Guthrie Theater’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. He was last seen onstage at SCR as John in Richard Greenberg’s world premiere of A Shot Rang Out and as part of his SCR tenure, created the theatre’s Outside SCR program in partnership with Mission San Juan Capistrano. Prior to his appointment as Artistic Director, he directed the SCR-Berkeley Repertory Theatre co-production of One Man, Two Guvnors. Before arriving to SCR in his current capacity, Ivers was artistic director for Arizona Theatre Company and, before that, served more than 20 years as an actor and director at Utah Shakespeare Festival, with the last six as artistic director. He was a resident artist at Denver Center for the Performing Arts for a decade, acting in and/or directing more than 40 plays, and has helmed productions at many of the nation’s leading regional theatres, including the Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and South Coast Repertory. Ivers’ early career included serving as associate artistic director of Portland Repertory Theatre and appearing in productions at some of the nation’s most prestigious theatres, including Portland Center Stage and the Oregon, Alabama and Idaho Shakespeare festivals. He has taught at the University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Southern Utah University and Southern Oregon University. He earned his BA from Southern Oregon University and his MFA from the University of Minnesota.
suzanne aPPel (Managing Director). For more than two decades, Suzanne Appel has pursued a personal mission to bring people together through transformative experiences led by form-challenging artists. Working in partnership with Artistic Director David Ivers and reporting to the Board of
Trustees, Appel is responsible for providing strategic leadership for SCR’s long-term sustainability and growth. She oversees SCR’s business operations, including fund-raising, marketing and community relations. Her accomplishments as Managing Director of Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre (20172024) include expanding the revenue-generating capacity of the organization, bringing on seven new board members, negotiating a two-production, industry-first producing partnership with Audible (David Cale’s Harry Clarke and Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief), and transferring four Tony-nominated productions to Broadway. She is perhaps most proud of working with Artistic Director Sarah Stern to keep all Vineyard Theatre full-time staff employed during the COVID pandemic and developing a 2022-26 plan raising all arts worker wages. Appel joined The Vineyard after serving as Director of External Affairs for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Prior to her role at Hubbard Street, she served as Managing Director at Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco, where she nearly doubled the organization’s operating budget and built a two-plus-month operating reserve in four years. She was awarded the Alfred Drake Award from Brooklyn College, an honor given to an accomplished theatre professional who has made significant contributions to the American theatre. Her previous positions include roles with Dance Theater Workshop, Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Wesleyan University. Her volunteer work includes serving on the Board for Arts Orange County and South Coast Metro Alliance. Previously, she served as Chair of the Wesleyan Fund (2020-24). She is a graduate of Wesleyan University, Yale School of Drama and Yale School of Management (MFA/MBA).
m a RT in B enson (Founding Artistic Director), (Mar. 15, 1937-Nov. 30, 2024) co-founder of SCR, directed nearly one-fifth of SCR’s productions, including the 2020 production of Outside Mullingar In 2008, he and David Emmes received the Margo Jones Award for their lifetime commitment to theatre excellence and fostering the art and craft of American playwriting. They also accepted SCR’s 1988 Tony Award for Outstanding Resident Professional Theatre and won the 1995 Theatre LA Ova-
tion Award for Lifetime Achievement. Benson received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Directing an unparalleled seven times for George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara, Misalliance and Heartbreak House; John Millington Synge’s Playboy of the Western World; Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; Sally Nemeth’s Holy Days ; and the world premiere of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit, which he also directed at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Houston’s Alley Theatre. He directed American classics such as A Streetcar Named Desire, and distinguished himself in staging contemporary work, including the critically acclaimed California premiere of William Nicholson’s Shadowlands . He directed revivals of Beth Henley’s Abundance and Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful; and Samuel D. Hunter’s The Whale and Rest (world premiere); The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez; and The Roommate by Jen Silverman (West Coast premiere). Benson received his BA in Theatre from San Francisco State University.
d avid e mmes (Founding Artistic Director ) is co-founder of South Coast Repertory. He received the Margo Jones Award for his lifetime commitment to theatre excellence and to fostering the art of American playwriting. In addition, he has received numerous awards for productions he has directed during his SCR career. He directed the world premieres of Amy Freed’s Safe in Hell , The Beard of Avon and Freedomland; Thomas Babe’s Great Day in the Morning; Keith Reddin’s Rum and Coke and But Not for Me ; and Neal Bell’s Cold Sweat ; the American premieres of Terry Johnson’s Unsuitable for Adults; and Joe Penhall’s Dumb Show; and the Southland premiere of Top Girls (at SCR and the Westwood Playhouse). Other productions he has directed include Red, New England, Arcadia, The Importance of Being Earnest, Woman in Mind and You Never Can Tell, which he restaged for the Singapore Festival of Arts. He has served as a theatre panelist and onsite evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a panelist for the California Arts Council. After attending Orange Coast College, he received his BA and MA from San Francisco State University and his PhD from USC.
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
The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
The theatre is a member of Arts Orange County, the official local arts agency.
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2025–26 A RTISTS & STAFF
David Ivers, Artistic Director • Suzanne Appel, Managing Director
David e mmes & Martin Benson, Founding Artistic Directors
Maisie Chan, Production Manager • Clare Kiklowicz, Director of Development
Andy Knight, Director of The Lab@SCRu • Lori Monnier, General Manageru
Bil Schroeder, Marketing & Communications Directoru
Hisa Takakuwa, Conservatory & Educational Programs Directoru
Artistic
Joanne DeNaut, Casting Director for The Lab@SCRu
H. Adam Harris, Artistic/Audience Engagement Associate
Hattie Claire Andres, Artistic Producer
Rob Salas, Producing Associate
Natalie Figaredo, Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Jerry Patch, Resident Dramaturgu
Business
Hugo Sanchez, Finance Director
Dean Lissner, Information Technology Manager
Jyll Christolini, Associate General & Human Resources Manager
Nancy Levy, Company Manageru
Kim Fleming, Assistant to the Managing Directoru
Cathi Moore, Lead Accountantu
Martha Ruiz, Payables Accountant
Kathie Kuehnu, Sheila Lane, Jack Millis, Front Office Assistants
Kate Sheehan, UCI Arts Launch Intern
Front oF House
Angela Watson, Front of House Manager
Shay Dibley, Ana Flücku, Marita Navarrou, David Vien Nguyen, Zachary Goldsmith, Melanie Pyle, Vita Muccia, Kathy Young, House Managers
David Belowich, Marciano Ceballos, Angel Dumapias, Drew Hendricksonu, Denise Hughes, Troy Hughes, Katrina King, Eric Rodriguez, David Rusiecki, Stroller White, Bartenders
conservAtory And educAtion
Holly Van Holt, Conservatory Manageru
Nick Slimmer, Conservatory and Educational Programs Associate
Rachel Bailey, Lead Education Assistant
Awni Abdi-Bahri, Joe Alanesu ,
David Jayden Anthony, Greg Atkinsu, Jasmine O'Hea Bastian, Diana Burbanou, Julieta Garza, H. Adam Harris, Brenda Kenworthy, Kristina Leachu , Erin McNallyu, Martin Noyes, Erica Schaeffer, Jenny Schniepp, Tom Sheltonu, Richard Sotou , Christopher Sullivanu, Mercy Vasquezu , Conservatory Instructors
Mady Lopez, Madison Melendes, Vita Muccia, Finn Sullivan, Conservatory and Educational Programs Assistants
development
Shianne Gray, Assistant Director of Development, Events
Steven Garry, Annual Fund Manager
Kari Venaas, Development Coordinator
Emily Theys, Grantwriter
FAcilities & operAtions
Benny Verdugo, Facilities & Operations Manager
Javier Estrada, Assistant Facilities & Operations Manageru
Jenelle Huck, Facilities & Operations Coordinator
Aaron Cruz, Facilities & Operations Associate
Duane Boyleu, Marciano Ceballos, Dara Okamura, Nathan Swiderski, Operations Assistants
mArketing & communicAtions
Kat Alvarez, Assistant Director of Marketing
Heather Van Holt, Digital Media & Publications Manageru
Nicholas Pilapil, Social Media & Video Manageru
Ron Miranda, Graphic Designer
Margaret Jordan, Marketing Coordinator
ticket services
David Anis, Interim Ticket Services Director
Michael Cañas, Associate Ticket Services Director
Angel Dumapias, Kevin Garcia, Elise Lindenau, Montse Romero, Ticket Services Supervisors
Eileen Carrasco, CJ Lazatin, Cristina Matadama-Soto, Yasmine Reid, Collette Rutherford, Ticket Services Representatives production
Karlee Perego, Associate Production Manager
Gloria Perez, Production Coordinator scenery
Leo Surach, Technical Director
John Gaddis IV, Assistant Technical Directoru
Kelden Downs, Draftsperson/Scenic Technician
Matthew Mullin, Head Carpenter
Caleb McKinney, Scenic Carpenter
Ben Morrow, Automation Carpenteru Paints
Angi Grow, Scenic Charge Artist
Lisa Erickson, Assistant Charge Artist ProPs
Christopher R. Baab, Props Supervisor
Madi Joseph, Assistant Props Supervisor
Babs Radtke, Props Artisan costumes
Amy L. Hutto, Costume Shop Manageru
Sean Castro, Costume Supervisor
Laurie Donati, Full Charge Costumeru
Isabella Weiand, Cutter/Draper
Jillian Pricco, Wardrobe Supervisor
Wigs
Jenni Gilbert, Wig, Hair, & Makeup Supervisor
Alex Guerra, Wig, Hair, & Makeup Technician
electrics
Kara Ramlow, Lighting Supervisor
u 30 or more years of service u 20 or more years of service u 10 or more years of service. Full-time staff as of Sept. 1, 2025
Hannah Gates-Ferla, Electrician/Light Board Operator
Adam Manning, Electrician/ Light Board Operator sound and video
John Favreau, Sound & Video Supervisor
Jordan Buckelew, Audio Engineer/Board Op stage management
Jamie Berry, Lauren Buangan, Caleb Cook, Kathryn Daviesu, Kyrsten Goodrich, Talia Krispelu ,
Jenny Ludwig, Darlene Miyakawa, Julian Olive
Production assistants
Christine Antaramian, Gia Battista, Raven Chatt, Lyla Flashman, Jennifer Ludwig, Kiya Sakari
Brian Robin/BearTitan Publications, Media Representative
Haskell & White LLP, Auditors
Jones Day, Legal Services
ARTISTS IN THE 2025-26 SEASON
directors
Marco Barricelli • Lili-Anne Brown • Wiley DeWeese • Jennifer
Chang • Sara Guerrero • Kim Martin-Cotten • James Moye • Lisa Rothe • Caitlin Sullivan • Hisa Takakuwa • Deborah Wicks
La Puma • Joel Zwick
designers
Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz • Jos N. Banks • Melanie Chen Cole
• Thomas Buderwitz • Drew Dalzell • Efren Delgadillo, Jr.
• Brandon PT Davis • Josh Epstein • Melanie Falcon • Kish Finnegan • Elena Flores • Regina Garcia • Marissa Herrera • Amy Hutto • Alex Jaeger • Samantha C. Jones • Lee Kinney • Tim Mackabee • Nita Mendoza • Christopher Scott Murillo • David Nevell • Tanya Orellana • Kathy A. Perkins • Andre Pluess • Nicholas Ponting • Michael Polak • Jeff Polunas • Donna Ruzika • Tom Ruzika • Pablo Santiago • Anthony Tran
Actors
Awni Abdi-Bahri • Tom Anawalt • Rachel Bailey • Larry Bates • Tommy Beck • Doug Brown • Diana Burbano • Anne Gee Byrd • Chris Clark • JP Coletta • Richard Doyle* • Eduardo Enrikez
• Armando Gutierrez • Austin Gutierrez • Kaci Hamilton • Doshima Iyorlu • Stanley Andrew Jackson • Nicole Javier • Narea Kang • Louis Lotorto • Michael Manuel • Matthew MacNelly • Ana Marcu • Kim Martin-Cotten • William Francis McGuire • David Nevell • Sharon Omi • Jennifer Parsons • Wildlin Pierrevil • Michael Polak • Jeffrey Rashad • Rustin Cole Sailors • Erika Schindele • Nick Slimmer • Richard Soto • Sam Saint Ours • Brian Vaughn • Galen Williams • Wyatt Wireman
*Founding Artist
PLAYWRIGHTS & COMPOSERS CURRENTLY UNDER COMMISSION
2025– 26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Talya Nevo-Hacohen, President
Michael R. Hards, Vice President/Advancement
Timothy J. Kay, Vice President/Development
Bruce Wagner, Vice President/Finance
Giulia Newton, Vice President/ Community Relations
Suzanne Appel
Shauna Bradford
David Chase
Sophia Hall Cripe
Laura Cushing
David M. Emmes, PhD
Susan Hori
David Ivers
Lea Kong
Sarah McElroy
Tara Netherton
Regina Oswald
Mark Peterson
Susan Shieldkret
Tammy Tang
Ernesto M. Vasquez
Julia Voce
Nickie Williams
Felix Yan
PRESIDENTS CIRCLE
Wylie A. Aitken
N. Christian Anderson
Thomas W. Britton Jr.
Sophia Hall Cripe
Maury DeWald
J. Steven Duncan
J. Michael Hagan
Lawrence M. Higby
Mrs. Lawrence M. Higby
Damien M. Jordan
John P. Kensey
Ronald L. Merriman
Peter M. Ochs
Thomas D. Peckenpaugh
Thomas D. Phelps
Alan Slutzky
Geoffrey L. Stack
Thomas C. Sutton
Samuel Tang
Timothy Weiss
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Julianne Argyros
Timothy Weiss
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Barbara Glabman
Lydia Wang Himes
Betty Eu Huang
Olivia A. Johnson
Teri Kennady
Mrs. Ann L. Mound
Barbara Roberts
Laurie Smits Staude
Sue Stern
Mrs. Delane J. Thyen
Socorro Vasquez
Elaine J. Weinberg
Tod White
Since 1983, SCR has awarded 358 commissions to 245 playwrights, composers and lyricists. These are the theatre’s most effective means of supporting and developing long-term relationships with writers.
jose sebastian alberdi • Luis Alfaro • Aurora de Asua • Jane Bruce • Eleanor Burgess • Julia Cho • Mia Chung • Spenser Davis • Evelina Fernández • Lindsey Ferrentino • Selina Fillinger • Amy Freed • Daniel Goldstein • José Cruz González • Dipika Guha • Adam Gwon • Ike Holter • Naomi Iizuka • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins • Claire Kiechel • Michael John LaChiusa • Kimber Lee • Mike Lew • Shayan Lotfi • Martyna Majok • Molly Smith Metzler • Michael Mitnick • Ana Nogueira • Charlie Oh • Liliana Padilla • Eliana Pipes • Kemp Powers • Ankita Raturi • Eliana Theologides Rodriguez • Valen-Marie Santos • Madhuri Shekar • Octavio Solis • Susan Soon He Stanton • Sanaz Toossi • Sarah Treem • Mfoniso Udofia • York Walker • Emma Watkins • Else Went • Habib Yazdi • Lauren Yee • Karen Zacarías
LEADERSHIP GIVING
South Coast Repertory is pleased to recognize and thank our generous major donors. The following includes donors who have contributed $10,000 or more cumulatively to SCR’s Annual Fund, including special event fundraisers in the past year. Many donors listed below have served as Season Sponsors, Honorary Producers, New Work Sponsors, Playwrights Circle members and Education Sponsors.
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Apriem Advisors*
Julianne & George Argyros/ Argyros Family Foundation*
The Nicholas Endowment
Michael Ray
The Segerstrom Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Samuel & Tammy Tang*
$50,000 TO $99,999
Richard & Lisa de Lorimier
Laurie & Steve Duncan
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Talya Nevo-Hacohen & Bill Schenker*
Samueli Foundation
Elizabeth Segerstrom*
Susan Shieldkret & David Dull*
U.S. Bank
Socorro & Ernesto Vasquez
$25,000 TO $49,999
Anonymous
Leona Aronoff-Sadacca*
Bank of America
Sophie & Larry Cripe*
James & Rhonda Ducote
Office of Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley
Elizabeth George Foundation
Elaine & Mike Gray
Adrian & Kristen Griggs
Haskell & White LLP*
Susan K. Hori
Tim & Marianne Kay*
Sarah J. McElroy*
Stephen G. and Regina Oswald Foundation
Pacific Life Foundation
Sabra Health Care REIT
Peter & Joy Sloan
Julia Voce*
Jean & Tim Weiss
Judy & Wes Whitmore*
Nickie & Mickey Williams*
$15,000 TO $24,999
Anonymous
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Capital Group
Michael & Janet Hards*
Richard Hess
Patricia Houston*
Hans & Valerie Imhof
Schalon & Giulia Newton*
OneRoot Foundation
Kelly & Cor Ruiten
South Coast Plaza
$10,000 TO $14,999
Canterbury Consulting*
David & Kimberly Chase
David & Suzanne Chonette
Sandy Segerstrom Daniels*
Margaret M. Gates
S. Leslie Jewett & Patrick Paddon*
Scott Jordan
The Kobrin Family
Jolene & Mark Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Rende
Joel & Judy Slutzky
James Sommerville
John & Michelle Williams
Gregory Zaret
CORPORATE GIVING
CORPORATE HONORARY PRODUCERS ($15,000 AND OVER)
PARTNERS ($7,500-$14,999) Schweickert & Company
SPONSORS ($5,500-$7,499) Canterbury Consulting*
BENEFACTORS ($3,000-$5,499) Crowe LLP
Montauk TriGuard*
Synchrony
SUSTAINER ($1,500-$2,999) DMV, Inc.
*Opening Nights subscriber
ANNUAL FUND
South Coast Repertory is honored and grateful to have more than 2,000 Friends of SCR who support our Annual Fund. Every year, the Friends contribute critical dollars to help us make up the difference between the income we receive from ticket revenue and the actual cost of producing plays, commissioning new works, bringing theatre to school children and all the other services that SCR provides to Orange County and beyond. Friends’ gifts range from $75 to more than $100,000. Each and every Friend of SCR plays a valuable role in the life of this theatre.
PLATINUM PARTNERS
($8,000 and over)
Laurie & Steve Duncan*
Michael & Janet Hards*
Patricia Houston*
Ms. S. Leslie Jewett & Mr. Patrick Paddon*
Tim & Marianne Kay*
Talya Nevo-Hacohen & Bill Schenker*
Gail & Peter Ochs*
Jolene & Mark Peterson
Susan Shieldkret & David Dull*
Richard & Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund
Socorro & Ernesto Vasquez
Judy & Wes Whitmore*
Gregory Zaret
PLATINUM SPONSORS
($6,000 - $7,999)
Leona Aronoff-Sadacca*
Greg & Antje Campbell*
David Emmes & Paula Tomei
The Frome Family Foundation*
Nancy Handel
Susan K. Hori
Olivia & A. Andrew
Johnson
John Louis Lafleur
Soo Malchow
Kameel Renner
Nancy & Geoffrey Stack
Elie Weaver & Hilton
Weinberg
Marci Maietta Weinberg & William Weinberg
PLATINUM
BENEFACTORS
($3,000 - $5,999)
Anonymous (2)
Fernando H. Austin MD*
Adrienne Brandriss
David & Kimberly Chase
Sophie & Larry Cripe*
Ms. Kathryn Crown
Marjorie & Roger Davisson
Dr. Daniel P. Dennies
Karen & Gary Dickinson
The Dirk Family & Troy Group, Inc.
The D'Luna Family Foundation
James & Martha Freeman
Mark & Janice Halikis
Sharon & Terry Hartshorn
Dr. & Mrs. Art Helliwell
Jerry & Carol Jacoby
Joanne & Dennis Keith
Keller/Anderle LLP
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Labowe - Labowe
Family Foundation
Lakeview Professional Services Inc.
Alan Lawson & Max Schmidl
DECEMBER 6-28, 2025
Loss Family Fund
Goran Matijasevic
Mr. & Mrs. Scott
McFarlane
Carolyn Middlebrooks
Shaveen & Deepak
Nanda
Ginger Nelson*
Schalon & Giulia
Newton*
Susan Oka
Diana Putz
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory
Rende
Ryna H. Rothberg
Lance & Debi Slimmer
Alan & Olivia Slutzky
Dr. Vina Spiehler
Tom & Marilyn Sutton
Samuel & Tammy Tang*
Toni Tartamella & John Castelli
Peter & Mary Tennyson
Terry Theologides & Deb
Rodriguez*
Michael & Jean Toole
Bruce & Erin Wagner
John & Michelle Williams
Rich Wordes & Amy
Hitchcock
Felix & Edna Yan
Dean & Esther Zipser*
GOLDEN CIRCLE
($1,500 - $2,999)
Anonymous (2)
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Abbott
Fred & Kathleen Allen
Judith Barnes
Judy & Jim Bergman
Ellen Breitman & Brien
Amspoker
Twyla Briley
Denise B. Chilcote
THE HERITAGE CIRCLE
David & Laura Cushing
Jerry & Kathy Dunlap
Jim Frank
Peter & Kitty Fyfe
Cecilia & Richard
Goodman*
Mary Gilly & John Graham
Andrew & Loreen Guilford
Pauliana C. Hall
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard R.
Hannam
Gerald & Loretta Herter
Marilyn H. Hettick
Tina Huang
Becky Jones
Cherrill and Kyle Kawakami
Michael & Elaine Kleinman
Kathy LeClair
Susan & Milton Legome
Gael & Glenn Libby
Hugh & Caroline Logan
Molly Lynch & Alan Andrews
Sarah J. McElroy*
John & Jackie Melbon
Nancy & Mike Meyer*
Franz & Shannon Miller
The Miller Family
Denise Caciagli Moon & Michael J. Moon
Drs. John Mooney & Angela Tripoli
Ann Morris
John & Margi Murray
Robert & Christie Narver
Dr. & Mrs. Terence
O'Heany
Evelyn Parrella
Heather & Joseph Re
Jay Rojo
Ronna & Marshall Rowen
MD
Ruth & Ron Ruther
Jeff & Linda Schulein
The Schultz Family
Helen Schuster
Stephen & Kathy Smith
Laurie Smits Staude*
Sue & Ralph Stern*
Judy & Dave Threshie
The Heritage Circle comprises individuals who have included South Coast Repertory in their estate plans. Planned gifts from these visionary members are designated to SCR’s endowment*, providing financial stability and helping to ensure that SCR’s mission—onstage and in the community—is served at the highest level, now and into the future.
Members as of Oct. 31, 2025
Dr. & Mrs. Julio Aljure
The Argyros Family Trust
Adrienne Brandriss
Laurie & Bart Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Carroll D. Bryant
Carolyn Nelson Clark
Sophia Hall Cripe & Lawrence Arden Cripe
Peggy Day
Linda deVries
Gail & Ernie Doe
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Doyle
Irving & Miriam Farber Exemption Trust
Mr. & Mrs. R. Pat Gilliam
Nat & Lotte Hoffman
Phyllis & Larry Hogle
The Hyde Family Trust
Jerry & Carol Jacoby
Mrs. Bertram W. Justus
Mitchell Katz & Linda Scott-Katz
John C. Kennady Family Trust
Mr. John P. Kensey
Richard & Gerrie Leeds
Hedda Marosi
Carol J. McDonnell
Nancy & Michael Meyer
Denise Caciagli Moon & Michael J. Moon
Tom & Beth Phelps
Marjorie Reday
Eduardo & Teri L. Rodriguez
Carlene F. Rona
Ryna H. Rothberg
Malcolm Schneer
Ms. Nola Schneer
Jackie Singer & John Pope
Peter & Joy Sloan
Sue & Ralph Stern
Samuel & Tammy Tang
Richard P. & Jane Taylor
The Tepper Family Trust
Judy Teverbaugh
Julia Voce
Jean & Tim Weiss
Harriette F. Witmer
Gifts received by South Coast Repertory
Kurt & Alice Bergel Trust
Estate of Edra Brophy
Dolores Browning
Wayne Browning
Dona Burrell
Estate of Margaret Sue Denniston
Estate of Erika E. Faust
The William J. Gillespie Trust
Harriett Grant Charitable Trust
Kenneth J. & Barbara Gordon Revocable Inter Vivos Trust
Ms. Lois V. Hart
Estate of Robert Holcombe
Dr. Bertram W. Justus
Kershaw Family Trust
Leatherby Family Trust
Estate of Roberta Pearl Miller
Marjorie L. Phillips
J. and P. O'Donnell Revocable Trust
Randall Exemption Trust
Jerri Rosen Elinor V. Schmidt Trust
Richard & Elizabeth Steele Trust
Sternberg Family Trust
Estate of A.Z. Taft
The Williams Family Trust
For more information on becoming a member, visit our website at scr.org or contact Clare Kiklowicz, Director of Development, at (714) 708-5521 or clare@scr.org.
*Unless otherwise instructed
James Trolinger & Pauline
Abbott
John C. Turmes
Julia Voce*
Steven & Carolyn Watanabe
Susan White
Geof Wickett & Norm
Lessard
John Wierick
Nickie & Mickey Williams*
SILVER CIRCLE
($750 - $1,499)
Anonymous (2)
Olivia & Howard Abel
Charlie Abujudeh
Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Airth
Chris & Roberta Amy
Elaine Archer
Barbara D. Baranski
Sharon Barrett
Dr. Lori & Mr. Harley Bassman
John & Judy Bethe
Charles & Carol Betz
Chris Blank & Josie Badeaux
Howard & Margery Brief
Gary & Wendy Bryan
J.C. Calder
Jane Carlin
Linda & Robert Cassidy
From a vision that evolved from a small group of passionate parents more than 25 years ago, Sage Hill School has emerged as the leading independent high school in Orange County. The intention was to develop a school that would inspire innovative thinking, nurture creative thought and embrace community.
Inspired by the opportunity to expand on the mission and values of its founders, Sage Hill has launched a capital campaign with an ambitious goal of $25 million This campaign will enable more students to experience the impact of a Sage Hill education. As we become the first 7-12 independent school in Orange County, we seek philanthropic investment that will:
• Expand the Sage Hill program to include a middle school that educates 7th and 8th grade students
• Build a new academic and athletics facility that enhances the Sage Hill experience for all
• Strengthen the student body with increased commitment to financial assistance
Support the Campaign
We invite all who are interested to play a vital role in bringing this historic milestone to life. For more information on Sage Hill’s capital campaign, including potential naming opportunities for donors, please contact:
Matt Sahlin Director of Advancement sahlinm@sagehillschool.org (949) 219-1343
Sage Hill School www.sagehillschool.org 20402 Newport Coast Drive Newport Coast CA 92657
A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
Tom Clanin
August & Suzanne Coniglio
Charlotte Costello
Jerry & Bobbi Dauderman
Sam Dawson
Peggy Day & Kip Knight
Michael G. Ermer
Johanna & Gene Felder
John & Myra Firth
William & Cindy Fisher
Glenn & Jane Fowler
Margaret M. Gates
Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Gayron
Pam & Don Gilmour
Susan Glass
Dr. Sidney Glazer
Helene & David Gorevitz
Linda & Gary Greene
Eric & Terri Gritzmacher
Tim & Amy Guth
Kris Hagen
Denise C. Harden & Michael
J. Gentile
Sheri Hayes
Barbara & Burt Hechtman
Jan Heistermann
Mike & Marti Hood
Cordelia Howard
Thomas & Janet Hryniewicki
The Ivers Family
Charles & JoAnn Janneck
Douglas & Melissa Shaw Jones
Joe & Linda Jones
Fran Jutzi & Keith Otsuka
Donald Karon
Mitchell Katz & Linda ScottKatz
Dr. Ellen R. Ketels
Mariam Khosravani / IAW Foundation
Ms. Carol Kiser
Ms. Genni Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lester
Rachel Levin
Jay & Gail Lieberman
Gregory Lincoln & Cindy Brown
Claudia J. Lovelette
Paul & Sherry Main
David & Kirsti McCleary
Carol & Tim McMahon
Ken & Gisela Meier
Dr. Elliott & Joanne Mercer
Ellie Morison
Ann Levenstein Mound Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Murray
Lianne R. Oakes
Michael Oppenheim
Robert & Jane Parker
Tom & Barbara Peckenpaugh
Bill Pemberton
Peter B. Perrin
Joan Petty
Tom & Beth Phelps
Mr. Aaron Ray & Ms. Shelley Hayashi
Barbara U. Roberts
Rita & Bob Rubin
Michael Rudolph
Nanci & Stephen SchrieberSmith
Susan Schwarz Berton
Michael and Margot Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Sobel
The Sternshein Family
Dr. Linda Y. Stewart
Peter & Andria Strelow
Kathy & Bruce Stuart
Lucy Sun
Kathleen & Jerry Thode
Patricia Tisone
Jim Toledano
Edith Van Huss
Megan & John Waldeck
Stephen & Glenda Wilson
Jane Fujishige Yada
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Zevnik
GUARANTORS
($300 - $749)
Anonymous (9)
Julio & Edna Aljure
Margit & John Allen
Linda Barker
Barbara J. Benson
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Besley
Steve Bierlich
Sylvia & Mark Borovay
David Brownstone & Carole
Uhlaner
Mrs. Mary M. Bruce
Sondra Burgoyne
Cecily Burke & David Taussig
K.M. Busch
Daniel & Charlotta Butler
Constance Buzas
Valerie Cantwell
Dr. Virgina G. Carson
Dr. Tim & Mary Chin
Brad & Melinda Chisick
Jeffrey Clark & Michael Thorstensen
David & Cassie Conant
John & Denise Corcoran
Sue & Bob Crowson
Dr. David Davis & Dr. Robin Mintzer
Lauren Deeb
Gwen & Ruel del Castillo
June & Jeff Elsten
Tim & Dina England
Walt Fidler
Todd Firebaugh
Michael Fox
Ms. Linda Galloway
Carolyn C. Garrett
Mark S. Gaughan
Thomas & Carol Getz
Mark & Sharon Goldhamer
Johan Gout
Ursula Gries
Nancy Grossman-Samuel
Mark Guillod & Alan Miller
Greg & Kathie Guth
William & Bonnie Brittain Hall
Jim & Berri Harris
Mike & Barbara Hiehle
Patti Holiday & Bonni Pomush
Hosek-Larsen Family
Charles Hunter
Michael Huntley & Laura Forbes
Wendy Isbell
In Memory of Mrs. Annie R. Ivey
Beverly & Jake Jacobs
Steven & Kathryn Keefer
Kathie Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kelly
Karen Kewell-Jacoby
Clare & Doug Kiklowicz
Eugenia Tracy Kirchner
Brian Koch
Judith Koch-Jones
Dale & Lynda Laurance
John & Shari Lawrence
Martin Le
Roni Lebauer & Michelle Ryan
David & Gale Licata
Jacqueline Lombardi
Tom & Cathy Madigan
Mr. & Mrs. John Maglione
In Memory of C.D. Maitlen
Amira Mansour
Carolyn & Bill Marr
Susan L. McCormick
Dianne and John McGinnis
Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Sandy McHolm
Patricia M. McIntyre
Juan & Barbara Mendoza
Paul & Nancy Mitchell
Bill & Angela Montgomery
Susan Moore
Dr. Patricia Moulton
Ed & Betty Murphy
Donna Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Nelson
Mr. Mark Nelson
Donna G. O'Connell
Robert Penney
Ann Peterson
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Philipps
Bruce & Johni Pittenger
Brenda Poll
Anita & Pablo Prietto
Sally & Brian Rivera
John & Kristin Rowe
Joan Rutledge
Wayne & Madonna Saxton
Marilyn P. Schroeder
Clint & Sonja Scott
Mr. & Mrs. John Sears
Linda Shepard
Karen Smits
Beatriz Garcia Soto
Ms. Gai Spickard
Sid & Carole Spinak
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Stone
E. T. Strauss-Thacker
J.T. & Barbara Strout
Mr. & Mrs. T.W. Summerfield
James & Pamela Taylor
Tepper Family Trust
Nikki Tolt, Esq.
William Tran
Cynthia Tregillis
Triggs Family Trust
Donald & Rose Etta Tyssee
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Vickery
Benny Viloria
Ms. Barbara Voelkel
Bill & Evelyn Weisman
Andrea Wellman
Hope Sherwood & Jon White
Ann & Dr. Donald E. Williams
Timothy Williams
Barbara Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wing
Nancy & Dwight Yoder
Sherri & Mitchell Zack
Diana Zhang
We have made every effort to accurately list donors and sincerely regret any errors or omissions. If you have any questions or a correction, please contact Clare Kiklowicz at (714) 708-5521.
MEDIA PARTNERS
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Orange County Business Journal
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GIFTS IN KIND
Avenue of the Arts Hotel
Honey & Butter Macarons
Newport Rib Company
Sherry & Paul Main
Talya Nevo-Hacohen & Bill Schenker
The Park Club
Susan Shieldkret & David Dull
South Coast Plaza
Nickie & Mickey Williams
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