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PRESENTS

ENGLISH

by Sanaz Toossi

Directed by Melory Mirashrafi Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland** Costume Design by Nina Vartanian Lighting Design by Amanda E. Fallon Sound Design by Ash Dramaturgy & Cultural Consulting by Vahdat Yeganeh Dialect Coaching & Design Cultural Consulting by Donya Pooli Yeganeh Deirdre Benson*, Production Stage Manager Ross Gray, Assistant Stage Manager WITH

Josephine Moshiri Elwood, Lily Gilan James, Deniz Khateri, Leyla Modirzadeh*, and Zaven Ovian* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States **Member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829

World Premiere Presented By Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company New York City, 2022 In 2020, English received the L. Arnold Weissberger Award for Playwrighting, jointly administered by the Anna L. Weissberger Foundations and Williamstown Theatre Festival

PRODUCERS Bernice Buresh

Andrew Fullem

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Cathy & Harvey Cotton Cathy Marotta - Sotheby's Real Estate

Kate & Steve Kelley Clea & Neal Winneg

This production is sponsored in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SpeakEasy Stage Company is built on the power of storytelling and the transformative way the arts can be used to amplify voices of those historically silenced. In that spirit, we would like to acknowledge that SpeakEasy Stage and the Calderwood Pavilion, which we call our artistic home, reside on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Massachusett people, whose name was appropriated by this Commonwealth.

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OUR MISSION SpeakEasy produces intimate, entertaining plays and musicals that are new to Boston and compel thoughtful conversation. We champion new talent and future arts leaders, alongside a diverse community of experienced local theatre professionals who share our devotion to excellence. We treat our artists, audiences, and supporters as collaborators, working with us to make Boston a city that is sustainable for artists.

OUR PROGRAMS SPEAKEASY MAINSTAGE We create dynamic seasons full of Boston-premiere musicals and plays.

CREATING CONVERSATIONS We keep the dialogue going after the house lights come up by providing audience discussions, post-show panels, and access to our artists.

CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSICAL INITIATIVE We excel in presenting unique musical theatre productions that are cutting-edge and relevant in both form and subject.

THE BOSTON PROJECT We commission and provide dramaturgical support for Boston-based playwrights to develop new plays that explore what it means to live in our great city today.

FELLOWSHIPS & TECHNICAL APPRENTICESHIPS We train tomorrow's arts leaders by providing real work experience for high school and college students as well as recent graduates.

LAUNCHING EMERGING ARTISTS We cultivate the next generation of theatre artists by hiring new talent to begin their professional careers, working alongside the best actors, directors, stage managers, designers, and technicians that Boston has to offer.

ACCESS PROGRAM We strive to make our programs accessible to Boston’s diverse and vibrant population through multiple community partnerships and collaborations.

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LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY 2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Appell Julita Bailey-Vasco Alex Baker Cathy Cotton Paul Daigneault, President Kerry A. Dowling Jonathan Dyer Andrew Fullem, Chair Constance Gist Guindo Susan Irvings Suzette Martin, Treasurer Joey Riddle Alejandro Simoes Ann Teixeira, Clerk Hannah Weisman Clea Winneg

BOARD OF ADVISORS Michael Appell, Chair Bob Band Gene Bauer & Ellen Shortell Susan Black Brian Bourquin & Paul Mataras Gregory Bulger & Richard Dix A. Joseph Castellana & Jim Seligman David Freeman Coleman Stacey & Chris Constas Anne d’Avenas Richard Davies Joe Gimbel & Jo Strobel Curly Glynn Laura Haas Ken Hirschkind Robby Morse Levy Keith MacDonald & Thomas Webber Jeffrey Mello Roberta Orlandino Jackie & Robert Pascucci Ellen Piccioli James Seligman Kenneth & Rise Shepsle Hal Tepfer Angela Yarde Julianne Yazbek

INSIDE SPEAKEASY DIRECTOR

MELORY MIRASHRAFI

When I first read English, it was the longest I’d gone without visiting Iran.

Three years. It doesn’t seem like much even when I write it now, but in three years, cousins grow taller, grandmothers grow older, the streets change. It was 2019, and every day there was talk of war with Iran, the Muslim Ban, and sanctions that were destroying the livelihood of everyday people, my family included. I remember reading English and having no choice but to cry.

But, to my surprise, I wasn’t crying because I was sad, not at all. I was crying because, until that moment, I had felt so indescribably lonely, and reading English had made me feel less alone.

The beautiful thing about this play is that it’s not explicitly about the political entity of Iran. It’s about five people, five varied and complex individuals, doing something as normal as taking a language class in one of the most politicized countries in the world. We see these people laugh, struggle, connect, breathe with one another, and know that the moment they leave the classroom, all that might change.

Learning a new language is hard, connecting with other people is hard, leaving your homeland is hard, no matter where you are. Here in the U.S., if you are not an English speaker, you are almost immediately stripped of your humanity, your ability to connect to others, your ability to be your full self. In this play, for a brief moment in a TOEFL classroom in Karaj, all that goes away. Five people get their humanity restored.

And for a little while, we get to watch those people just be together.

From here to Iran, I hope this play makes you feel a bit less alone. ‫برای آزادی‬

Young Melory and their grandfather praying together in Tehran, Iran

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Community Guidelines & Expectations At SpeakEasy Stage Company, we are grateful to be a part of a community that embraces the bold subject matter we explore on stage. We believe that the best conversations come from exposure to a wide breadth of experiences and points of view, and are passionate about facilitating discussions in a constructive and effective manner.

To ensure that the environment in which we do this work remains inclusive, accessible, and welcoming, we expect everyone at SpeakEasy Stage - audience members, subscribers, donors, artists, board members, and staff - to comply with the community expectations aligned with our mission and values.

All members of the SpeakEasy community are expected to agree with and adhere to the following at all SpeakEasy-sponsored performances and events: • We respect the cultural backgrounds and identities of everyone onstage and off.

• We understand that everyone has a right to be at the theater, and that enjoying the art may look different from one audience member to another.

• We agree to be mindful of our responses to those around us, leading with understanding and respect.

• We appreciate the space in which we gather, as well as those working within it.

• We respect the personal boundaries and safety of those with whom we interact.

If you experience any behavior that you believe is contrary to the above agreements and has negatively impacted your time at SpeakEasy Stage, we encourage you to locate the venue manager on site (usually located in the lobby of the theater), and also contact our Community and Artistic Programs Manager, Alex Lonati, at AlexLonati@SpeakEasyStage.com. We will take action - in the moment and/or afterwards - to continue the education of our community.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all those who join us in our efforts to create a better community at SpeakEasy and beyond.

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SETTING 2008. Karaj, Iran.

CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) Elham ......................................................................................... Josephine Moshiri Elwood Goli ................................................................................................................... Lily Gilan James Marjan ................................................................................................................... Deniz Khateri Roya ............................................................................................................ Leyla Modirzadeh* Omid ....................................................................................................................... Zaven Ovian* *Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR ENGLISH Props Designer ................................................................................................... Emme Shaw Lead Electrician .................................................................................................. Ryan Lemay Assistant Scenic Designer .......................................................................... Justin Lahue Wardrobe Supervisor .............................................................................................. E. Rosser Sound Board Op/Run Crew ........................................................ Coty Lennon Markee Audio Describers ............................................................. Cori Couture, Andrea Doane COVID Safety Managers ................ Dominique D. Burford, Jolie Frazer-Madge Scenery Constructed by ................... Wooden Kiwi Productions (Waltham, MA) Social Media Promoter/Community Liaison ............................................ Suraiya Ali Show Photographer ............................................................................. Nile Scott Studios Additional Photography ...................................................... Anabel Rios Photography

SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY STAFF Producing Artistic Director ..................................................................... Paul Daigneault Director of Marketing & Communications ................................................ Jim Torres Production Manager ..................................................................... Dominique D. Burford Community & Artistic Programs Manager .............................................. Alex Lonati General Manager ............................................................................................... Kyler Taustin Marketing & Creative Services Manager ............................................ Evan Turissini Development Coordinator ........................................................................... Jenna Rehrig Operations Coordinator ................................................................. Jolie Frazer-Madge Social Media Coordinator .................................................................... Christian Krenek Development Associate ..................................................................... Randy Biagas-Hill Associate Production Manager .......................................................... Claudia Bennett Artistic Fellows ............................................................. Alex Leondedis, Paulina Martz Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Consultant ...................................................... Kira Troilo Fall Intern ..................................................................................................... Josephine Glass

SPECIAL THANKS Boston College, Iranian Association of Boston, Westerman Prop Warehouse 8

ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMMING At SpeakEasy, we believe theater is for everyone. As part of our effort to make our work fully accessible to all those who want to experience it, we offer audio description and open captioning for select performances of all productions.

The dates for these services for the rest of the season are:

ENGLISH

Audio Description: Nov. 4 at 8pm, Nov. 12 at 2pm Open Captioning: Nov. 12 at 8pm, Nov. 13 at 3pm

FAIRVIEW

Audio Description: Mar. 3 at 8pm, Mar. 18 at 2pm Open Captioning: Mar. 4 at 8pm, Mar. 5 at 3pm

WILD GOOSE DREAMS

Audio Description: April 7 at 8pm, April 15 at 2pm Open Captioning: April 15 at 8pm, April 16 at 3pm

THE PROM

Audio Description: May 19 at 8pm, May 27 at 2pm Open Captioning: May 20 at 8pm, May 21 at 3pm

Since these performances include specific seating and/or equipment, reservations are required. If you plan to use these services, you can book $25 tickets by using the promo code SPKAUDIO for Audio Described performances and SPKCAPTION for Open Captioned performances.

More information can be found at SpeakEasyStage.com/Accessibility.

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Iran and Farsi In Context

an essay by Dramaturg Vahdat Yeganeh

“The Unconscious is structured like a Language.”

- Jacques Lacan

Language shapes our identity, desires, fantasies, and wishes. Not only does language structure our unconscious, it becomes a path to discovering that unconscious.

Sanaz Toossi’s English takes place in a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) classroom in Karaj, Iran, where as much as we see students struggle to learn new words and pronunciations, we see them struggle with their feelings around those words, and the dynamic that new language can create between friends, families, and the self.

Learning a new language creates a new identity; a new way of thinking and feeling. The words mom and maman mean the exact same thing, yet an Iranian mother may feel hurt being called mom. Not because she doesn’t know the word or its meaning, but because her identity exists in the word, sound, and culture of maman. Language opens a small window into a larger world of experiences and feelings that one may never know or experience until learning that language.

By learning a new language, we learn about the collective unconscious of a new world, new feelings, desires, fantasies and wishes. Language signifies the relationship one has with one’s imaginary others, the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious, reality and dreams. Language becomes critical to create dialogue between cultures.

English also takes place in 2008, a significant year in modern history of Iran.

In 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which time many students, activists, and journalists were arrested and tortured, professors were forced to early retirement or laid off, and artists were banned and censored.

“Morality Police” that were unseen for the past eight years began working again. Due to foreign policy and international sanctions, Iran’s economy was broken, and more Iranians were experiencing social and financial hardship than ever.

At the time, the U.S. had invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, and talk of war with Iran was daily news. As a result, the desire for change was everywhere. Many Iranians joined political campaigns with the hope that Ahmadinejad wouldn’t win his second term, famously culminating in the Iranian Green Movement and protests of 2009 and 2010. Others were taking English classes as a necessary step to leave the country. In 2008, the number of Iranian immigrants was at its highest point since the revolution of 1979.

English Rehearsal Photos by Anabel Rios Photography.

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WHO'S WHO - PLAYWRIGHT SANAZ TOOSSI (Playwright) is an Iranian-American playwright from Orange County, California. Her plays include English (co-production Atlantic Theater Company/Roundabout Theatre Company; NYT Critics Pick; Weissberger New Play Award) and Wish You Were Here (Playwrights Horizons; Williamstown/Audible, released 2020). She is currently under commission at Atlantic Theater Company (Launch commission; Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation grant), Roundabout Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (American Revolutions Cycle). In television, Sanaz recently staffed on Invitation to a Bonfire (AMC); A League of Their Own (Amazon); Five Women (Marielle Heller/ Big Beach); and sold an original idea, The Persians, to FX with Joe Weisberg & Joel Fields attached as Executive Producers. Sanaz is a member of Youngblood and the Middle Eastern American Writers Lab at the Lark, and an alum of Clubbed Thumb’s Early Career Writers’ Group. She was the 2019 P73 Playwriting Fellow and a recipient of the 2020 Steinberg Playwright Award. MFA: NYU Tisch. (she/her)

WHO'S WHO - DIRECTOR MELORY MIRASHRAFI (Director) is a first-generation IranianAmerican theatre artist based in Portland, Oregon, where they work as the Artistic & Producing Associate at Artists Repertory Theatre. Melory was the 2019-2020 Literary Apprentice at the Huntington Theatre Company, and is grateful to be back in Boston to work on a play so close to her heart. Selected directing credits: The God Cluster (Fuse Theatre Ensemble); The Music Man (Third Rail Repertory Theatre); Shahmaran (Shaking the Tree Theatre); Abundancia (Matchbox Theater Company); Pygmalion: A Tall Tale (Artists Repertory Theatre); The Little Prince (Opera Theater Oregon). Melory’s writing can be found in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays and Routledge’s Troubling Traditions: Canonicity, Theatre, and Performance in the US. (they/she/‫) او‬

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WHO'S WHO - CAST JOSEPHINE MOSHIRI ELWOOD (Elham) returns to SpeakEasy having previously appeared in People, Places and Things; Hand to God; and The Whale. Other Boston credits include Vanity Fair (Central Square Theater); Onegin, Gabriel (Greater Boston Stage Company); Old Money (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Othello, God’s Ear (Actors’ Shakespeare Project). BFA Acting: Emerson College.

For Mama Joon. (she/her) LILY GILAN JAMES (Goli) is so excited to be making their SpeakEasy debut in English, and is honored to be a member of this company.

She is currently a senior at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, pursuing a BFA in Musical Theater. Previous credits include The Prince and The Painter (Moonbox Productions); Lord of The Flies (Boston Conservatory); and Dance Nation (EarthStone Theatre Company).

Thank you to Mom, Dad, Ava, and my incredible friends for their constant love and support. (she/they) DENIZ KHATERI (Marjan) is an actor, director, playwright, shadow puppetry artist, and animator based in Boston and New York. Her works experiment with form, and focus on memory, grief, immigration, and the concept of home. Deniz has performed extensively in Tehran, Boston, and New York, and her plays have been performed in several national and international festivals. Some of her Boston credits include Dark Room (Bridge Rep); The Three Sisters (Apollinaire Theatre); Kiss (ArtsEmerson); Arabian Nights (Underground Railway Theatre and Nora Theatre) Deniz has designed and directed shows and shadow puppetry visuals for several contemporary classical composers

and companies, including Guerilla Opera, Long Beach Opera, Chelsea Opera and New Gallery Concert Series. She holds an MA in Theatre from Hunter College of New York, and is recipient of the NYFA Award for her documentary animated web series Diasporan, which explores the daily struggles of immigrants. DenizKhateri.com (she/her) LEYLA MODIRZADEH* (Roya) is pleased to be making her SpeakEasy debut. Leyla has collaborated with Obie Award-winning theatre artist Ping Chong on projects for over 25 years as performer, co-writer, and director. Her one person shows, Lubbock or Leave It! and Together Tea, have also had successful national tours. Professional acting credits include shows at Lincoln Center, A Contemporary Theatre, The Group Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, La Mama ETC, and New York Theatre Workshop.

She has also enjoyed teaching acting at such institutions as the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and at UC Berkeley. (she/her) ZAVEN OVIAN* (Omid) is very happy to return to SpeakEasy, having previously appeared in Shakespeare in Love and Big Fish. This is his first performance since the pandemic began, and he is thrilled to end his three-year hiatus. Other Boston credits include Romeo & Juliet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (The Huntington); The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Water by the Spoonful (Lyric Stage). BoCo ’16! (he/him)

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WRITTEN BY AUGUST WILSON

DIRECTED BY LILI-ANNE BROWN

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Artwork by Ekua Holmes

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WHO'S WHO - PRODUCTION TEAM (cont.)

ASH (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be making their SpeakEasy debut! They are an active composer, arranger, songwriter, sound designer, and music director for choir and theater. Their theatrical credits include productions with Portland Actors Ensemble [2012 Outdoor Shakespeare Festival Award for Best Sound Design of Twelfth Night]; Milagro [2015 Drammy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music for ¡O Romeo!]; Oregon Children’s Theatre; and most recently, Portland Center Stage.

Ash serves as Artistic Director to Transpose PDX, a non-profit choral arts organization serving the transgender and non-binary community. musicbyash. com (they/she)

for contemporary American musicals. His work as a teacher has brought him to Boston College, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Emerson College, and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

He was honored in 2007 with the Boston College Arts Council's Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement and served as the college's 2011-2012 Rev. J. Donald Monan S. J. Professor in Theatre Arts. (he/him) ANDREA DOANE (Secondary Audio Describer) returns to SpeakEasy having been part of the audio description team for Heroes of the Fourth Turning this season, and for People, Places & Things; Once on This Island; and The Inheritance in 2021-22. Andrea has audio described productions at the Wang Center, The Opera House, The Huntington, Wheelock Family Theatre, and ArtsEmerson. In collaboration with the Cultural Access Consortium, she has also co-led training workshops for audio describers in the New England area. In addition, Andrea has been honored with the Bay State Council of the Blind’s Outstanding Service Award for her work in providing theatre access through audio description. (she/her)

DEIRDRE BENSON* (Production Stage Manager) returns to SpeakEasy having previously stage managed Once on this Island. She is a Boston-based stage and production manager whose recent credits include Pretty Woman: The Musical (1st National Tour); Blue Man Group (Charles Playhouse); and A Christmas Celtic Sojourn (WGBH). Deirdre has previously worked throughout the region with such companies as The Barnstormers, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Greater Boston Stage Company, Boston Circus Guild, and the Provincetown AMANDA E. FALLON (Lighting Designer) is pleased to return to SpeakEasy after assisting on Heroes Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. (she/her) of the Fourth Turning and People, Places & Things. A CORI COUTURE (Audio Description Coordinator/Pri- freelance lighting designer, educator, and director, mary Audio Describer) is overjoyed to return to Speak- Amanda has worked throughout New England for Easy after shepherding the company through its professional and educational institutions, including first audio described season last year, and most Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, University recently describing its production of Heroes of the of Massachusetts - Boston, Boston Playwrights' Fourth Turning. Cori has provided audio description Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, and Brandeis for TV, film, and about 100 Boston-area live shows. At University. Amanda holds an MFA in Lighting Design WGBH’s Descriptive Video Service, she has described from Boston University. (they/she) PBS shows, movies, and narrated description for Paramount, Disney Parks, NASA, and the 9/11 Museum. ROSS GRAY (Assistant Stage Manager) is pleased to Cori proudly identifies as a person with a disability be making his SpeakEasy debut, and is honored to (spina bifida). Her message: people with disabilities be a part of this timely and meaningful play. He is a graduate of Suffolk University, where he received a lead fulfilling lives and can have any job! (she/her) Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. A native of Tennessee, PAUL DAIGNEAULT (Producing Artistic Director) Ross has lived in Boston for the past five years. His was the recipient of the 2014 Elliot Norton Prize local credits include The Last Catastrophist (Fresh for Sustained Excellence, which is presented by the Ink Theatre); The Tempest (Commonwealth ShakeBoston Theater Critics Association. Since founding speare Company); I Am This Place (Plays in Place); the award-winning SpeakEasy Stage in 1992, he has and Black Super Hero Magic Mama (Company One). produced over 150 Boston premieres. As a director, Ross sends thanks to his friends and family for all he is especially proud of his projects that have of their support and love, especially Danny. (he/him) centered gay and queer stories as well as his passion 15

WHO'S WHO - PRODUCTION TEAM (cont.)

JANIE E. HOWLAND** (Scenic Designer) returns to SpeakEasy have previously designed Casa Valentina and The History Boys. Recent designs include Polaroid Stories (Northeastern University); 3 Decembers (Berkshire Opera Festival); West Side Story (Reagle Players); Greater Boston New Works Festival (Moonbox); Paradise Blue (Gloucester Stage). Venues include: NYC Dance Alliance, Lynn Redgrave Theatre (NY), New Rep, ASP, Lyric Stage, Odyssey Opera, Weston Playhouse (VT), Umbrella Stage, North Shore Music Theatre, Central Square Theater, Ohio Star Theatre, Company One, Merrimack Rep, and the NJ Shakespeare Festival.

Janie is a four-time Elliot Norton Award winner, a four-time IRNE Award winner, and adjunct faculty at Northeastern, Emerson, and Wellesley College. She also serves as a StageSource Board member, is the founder of the Prop Co-Op, and is a member of USA Local 829. JanieHowland.com (she/her) JUSTIN LAHUE (Asst. Scenic Designer) is excited to be making his SpeakEasy Stage debut. Previous collaborations include work with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Hub Theatre Company, Seacoast Rep, The Players’ Ring Theatre, New Hampshire Theatre Project, and StageWright Films. As a production designer, Justin has worked on several multi-award winning independent films, earning a 2022 Cannes Film Award and regional Emmy nomination in art direction for Not on This Night. He is a graduate of Suffolk University with a BA in Theatre. JustinLahue.com. (he/him) RYAN LEMAY (Lead Electrician) returns to SpeakEasy having previously worked as lead electrician on their production of Heroes of the Fourth Turning, and as assistant lead electrician on their production of The Inheritance. He is a freelance theatre electrician in the greater Boston area, and holds a BA in Theatre from the University of New Hampshire. (he/him) COTY LENNON MARKEE (Sound Board Operator/Run Crew) is pleased to return to SpeakEasy, having worked on Heroes of the Fourth Turning and all of last season’s shows. Most recently, Coty served as the Assistant Production Manager for Can I Touch It? with Company One. Other local credits include productions with Central Square Theater, Gloucester Stage, Seacoast Rep, Wheelock, and The Huntington!

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E. ROSSER (Wardrobe Supervisor) is thrilled to be working with SpeakEasy for the first time! Rosser moonlights as a backstage wizard and freelance designer in the Boston theater scene, saving daytime for mundane things like engineering and science writing. She's worked with Moonbox Productions, Company One, the A.R.T., the Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Company, and various other local theatre groups. Among her favorite creations are 8-foot-tall giraffe puppets, hospital gowns (think "evening," not "surgical"), rococo zombies, and retro prom kings who are secretly fish.

MachinationsByRosser.weebly.com (she/her) EMME SHAW (Props Designer) is thrilled to be back at SpeakEasy, having worked on the Elliot Norton Award-winning BLKS. Recent regional credits include Paradise Blue, Reparations [Broadway World Award] (Gloucester Stage); and Miss Holmes Returns (acting and designing - Greater Boston Stage Company).

Emme is a classically trained actor from CMU, and the props supervisor for the Boston College Theater Department. She thanks her daughter Phoebe for her kindness and patience. (she/her) NINA VARTANIAN (Costume Designer) SpeakEasy: debut. Nina is a New York-based costume designer whose work spans film, theatre, opera, and dance.

Recently, she designed costumes for a series of short films for Disney/ABC and for the Pulitzer Prize-nominated chamber opera Ispa Dixit, directed

by Ashley Tata. She also assisted on the recent Broadway production of West Side Story. Nina is also an adjunct teacher at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus. She received a BFA in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design/The New School and an MFA in Costume Design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. (she/her) DONYA POOLI YEGANEH (Design Cultural Consultant/ Dialect Coach) is honored to be making her SpeakEasy debut. She is a resident artist at the Boston Experimental Theatre Company, and has worked at educational institutions for the past 17 years. She also works at the American Repertory Theater and Cambridge Preschool of Art. Some of her productions include Zahhak (2021); M(O)ther (2020); IsNotThatAnymore (2019); and The Last Dream (2018). At the Iran National Theater Festival, Donya received the Best Stage Design and Best Production honors for

WHO'S WHO - PRODUCTION TEAM (cont.) her adaptation of King Lear in 2012, and was named Best Actor for Bemovazt in 2008. (she/her) VAHDAT YEGANEH (Dramaturg/Cultural Consultant) is honored to be making his SpeakEasy debut.

Founder of the Boston Experimental Theatre Company (BETC), Vahdat is also a Learning Lead at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.). At BETC, Vahdat created a laboratory to study and practice Towards a Theatre of Unknown and Dialogue of Civilizations, and produced and directed the first Iranian-American coproduction: Creatures in 2013. Vahdat has worked with the ART, Yale Rep, The Nora, Underground Railway Theater, New England Conservatory, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, and Boston University. (he/him) SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY operates under the NEAT rider to the Small Professional Theater contract with Actors’ Equity Association and is a member of NEAT (The Producer’s Association of New England Area Theatres). SpeakEasy is also proud to be the Pavilion Resident Company at the Boston Center for the Arts, and is a member of ArtsBoston, BAMA, StageSource, TAMA, and the Theatre Communications Group. www.SpeakEasyStage.com

THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (BCA) is a not-for-profit performing and visual arts campus that supports working artists to create, perform, and exhibit new works; develops new audiences; and connects the arts to community. For more information, visit bcaonline.org. *MEMBER OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote, and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 49,000 actors, singers, dancers, and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards.

Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production.

AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit actorsequity.org. **Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.

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We thank these members of the '92 Legacy Circle for their generosity and leadership: Gene Bauer & Ellen Shortell Fulton Charitable Trust ◆ Ken Hirschkind Pat PatriceIli ◆ Glenn Rigoff ◆ Robert Volante Hannah Weisman & Mike Peluse

BENEFACTORS - $25,000+ Paul Kastner

Institutional Donors $50,000+ Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative Boston Center for the Arts*

$20,000-$49,999 Massachusetts Cultural Council The Shubert Foundation

$10,000-$19,999 Bank of America Liberty Mutual Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000-$9,999 Berkshire Bank Boston Cultural Council Boston Veterinary Clinic George & Alice Rich Charitable Foundation Office of MassHousing

$2,500-$4,999 Biogen Matching Gifts Cathy Marotta, Sotheby's Real Estate Google Matching Gifts O'Brien Wealth Partners

$1,000-$2,499 AIG Matching Gift Program Barbershop Deluxe Bove & Langa, P.C. Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Glenn Rigoff - Glenn's Rentals John Snow, Inc. MIDA* Roberta L. Orlandino - Coldwell Banker Seligman Dental Designs

$500-999

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EXEC. PRODUCER - $10,000-$24,999 Alex Baker & Butch Chilton The Honorable Governor Charlie & Lauren Baker The Gregory E. Bulger Foundation/ Gregory Bulger & Richard Dix Stacey & Chris Constas Lucia & Bruce Field David S. Godkin & Pamela Haran Julie Hackett Keith MacDonald & Tom Webber Nick Scandalios Somerled Charitable/Macdonald CGF Sudarsky Family Foundation Robert Volante Paul & Jennifer Walsh Sam Yin Anonymous

PRODUCER - $5,000-$9,999 Catherine & Harvey Cotton Richard Davies & Alexander Albregts Carol G. Deane Sarah Delaney Kerry A. Dowling Jonathan Dyer & Thomas Foran Andrew Fullem David Halstead Ken Hirschkind Peter Hornstra Susan & Mark Irvings Suzette & Paul Martin Pete & Christine Palladino Ann B. Teixeira Stacie Simon & Hal Tepfer & the Puppies Jean Walsh & Graham Davies** Hannah Weisman & Mike Peluse Dana Wolf Julianne Yazbek & JD Paul

THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL FUND DONORS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - $2,500-$4,999 (CONT.) Susan Black & Richard O'Neal Pat & Mary Cogan Richard & Beth Compson Family Fund Anne d'Avenas & Jerry Brody Debby Doktor & Marc Fisher Constance Gist Guindo & Chirfi Guindo Betty Goldstein Mark Hickey & Jack Cornwell

Kate & Steve Kelley Matt Kelley Bill Kelly Jeanne Leszczynski & Diane Dicarlo Russell Lopez & Andrew Sherman Malcolm MacDonald, in honor of Keith MacDonald & Tom Webber Bill & Barbara Melone

Joan & Paul Nunes Faith & Glenn Parker Jackie & Bob Pascucci Erik & Ranesh Ramanathan Joey Riddle & Paul Miller Susan & Stephen Root Leah Rugen & Andy Boral Robert Siefert & Maureen Shea-Siefert Clea & Neal Winneg

PRODUCERS CIRCLE - $1,000-$2,499 Linda Aronson, in honor of Steven Aronson Julita Bailey-Vasco & Dale Vasco Jonathan Baker Bob Band Rick Bankhead & Kemper Thompson Gene Bauer & Ellen Shortell Bender Hatch Insurance Edward Boesel Jon & Dixie Lee Borus Dr. Brian Bourquin & Paul Mataras Kristina & Doug Brendel Bernice Buresh Gary Buseck Marianne Callahan Carol & William Carroll Lauren Case Margaret Crotty Blayne Cutler Paul Daigneault & Jeffrey Mello Dana Dilworth & Joseph O'Donnell Jeff & Erica Drazen Willis Emmons & Zach Durant-Emmons Mark Fitzforry FJN Charitable Foundation Tom Formicola & Lenny Goldstein

Matthew Fox Temple V. Gill & Christopher R. Yens Meegan Gliner Curly Glynn Suzanne Greenberg Garth & Lindsay Greimann Barbara & Steve Grossman Mark & Cynthia Haddad Wendy Bailey Hamilton Jay Hanflig & Donna Sinden Joy Howard & The Rev. Pamela Werntz William A. Korman Eric Levenson The Nathan & Leslie Levenson Charitable Fund Roberta & Geoffrey Levy Matthew & Andrea List Marianne Sarazen Lonati Cathy Marotta, Sotheby`s Real Estate Esther Messing Betsy Munzer Network for Good† Ann Noble & Valerie Grande Thomas Norris Derek Osterman & Erik Johnson Mark Ostrem Ross Ozer & Scott Gortikov Grace Parker

Margie & Richard Perse Ellen & Lou Piccioli Michael Roitman Betsy Rudnick & Bruce G. Posner Dawn & Doug Saglio Kenneth & Rise Shepsle Alejandro Simoes & Gigi Watson Mark Staloff & Greg Bowne Nancy Stavis, in memory of Edward Stavis Ellen Davis Sullivan & John Sullivan Richard G. Summers & Bill Thompson Bob & Nancy Tucker Carl & Sharon Turissini Tom Weisend & Daniel Faucher Jim Young Anonymous (3) The lists on Pages18-19 recognize donors with gifts of $1000+ to our Annual Fund and Event Sponsorships from 10/7/21- 10/7/22. **Contributors to the Thomas Derrah Emerging Artists Fund †Gifts made through Facebook to the Thomas Derrah Emerging Artists Fund

WE ARE BOSTON'S HOME FOR THE BOLD Here at SpeakEasy, you will find the most courageous and inclusive theatre in Boston.

We are driving Boston theatre forward and building community with productions that spark dialogue and inspire social change. And YOU make it possible.

Thank you, SpeakEasy donors, for generously supporting our mission. www.SpeakEasyStage.com/support

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THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL FUND DONORS FRIENDS CIRCLE

Thank you to these generous donors who have made a gift in the past year to support our season. We are inspired by their continued commitment to our mission.

SPONSOR - $500+ James Alexander & Thomas J. Stocker Mark Alpert, in memory of Bill Gustat Diane M. Austin & Aaron J. Nurick Margaret Avery Jeannine Ayotte Julie & Michael Bailit John Basile Lisa Beaulieu Kathy & Marshall Berenson Cindy Bero & Shawn Farrell Kevin Bleyle Drs. Paul Boutin & Rich Gurney Jim Bracciale & Richard Kestler Camilla Brinkman Mary Lou Buckley Don & Susan Casey Joe Castellana & Jim Seligman Miguel Cervantes Kristine Clerkin & Catherine Hay Christine Coakley & Michelle O'Connell Jim Connors Mindy d'Arbeloff & Jim Peyser The Daughters Fund Sarah deLima Frank DeSarbo Jim deVeer Joseph-Rocque Dion & David B. Wright Glenn Edelson Robert Eyre The Fife Family Foundation Mark L. Finklestein Charitable Gift Fund Hilary Forbes Rev. Gretchen Grimshaw & Thalia Meehan Steve Guariglia Rebecca Haag Todd Michael Hall J. William Harris & Terry Rockefeller Carolyn & Alden Hart Roz & Herb Hill Ilene & Richard Jacobs Peggy Johnson Phil Kluge Edgar Knudson & Louis Mula David Kronman Marion Kuntz John & Ann-Mara Lanza Sandra Larson Lois Lindauer & Bill Seltz Mark & Mary Lunsford Dr. Stuart Madnick Mike Maynard George & Jane Metzger Frédéric Nicol

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Jackie Norton Thomas Novak Mary E. O'Connor Richard Parritz Jill Pearson & Dan Ramirez Jim & Josh Peary-Freiman Lewis Perkins Suzanne Priebatsch Lee Ridgway & Donald Vaughan Larry Rosenberg Rol & W. Roy Dick & Dorothy Santos Ms. Judith W. Semonoff & Rabbi Alan C. Flam Andrea Shirley & Joyce Richmond Cindy Shulak-Rome Ellen L. Simons Mark Smith & John O'Keefe Jill Stauffer & Cyd Berry Martha Stearns Jim Stiles & Randy Bird Crystal Tiala Donna & Steve Tritman Patrick Turner Rob Wilson & Sergio Mazon Angela Yarde Anonymous PATRON - $250+ Sara & Stuart Altman Michael Appell & Guy Ronen Steve Avruch & Ed MacLean Kelly Aylward Rebecca Backman & Stephen Cotton Henry & Sue Bass Kathleen Beckman & Theodore Postol Ross & Midge Benjamin Bryan Bierman Paul Blackborow & Jessica Daniels Melanie Blower Denise Bordonaro & David P. Johst Don & Melinda Boroson Ken Brooks & Jim Ellis Kyle Brown H. Paris Burstyn Laura Carney & Andy Clarkson Bob Chabot & Glen Doerr Lee Chelminiak & Doug Herberich John Cini & Star Lancaster David Freeman Coleman Ellen Colton Ted & Carolyn Colton David Crowley & Fran Pelletier Paul Curtis Olivia D'Ambrosio David Dalena & Brian Patton Jon & Kim Davis Ken & Claire Edmondson Maggi Farrell

Harry Fatkin Allen Feinstein & Andrea Campbell Ricardo Ferrer Barry & Lisa Fireman Glenda & Bob Fishman Flier-Trueblood Spring Garden Fund Bruce Fortin Ouida & Brett Foster Arlene Franklin & Ray Jacques Shelly F. Greenfield & Allan M. Brandt Grace & Bill Gregor Eric R. Greimann Laura Haas & Richard Wood Jennifer Harris & David Condon Rob Harris Peter Haydu Kevin Hemenger Donovan Henry Chris Herring Megan & Chris Holding Ray Houle Dennis Humphrey Thomas H. Kean Karen Kelleher George Klauber & Jo-Ann Ross Stephen Knowlton & Joseph Pettigrew Nancy F. Korman Adrianne Krstansky & Ted Hewlett Will Lambert Stewart Landers Ginny Lima Danielle Maddon in honor of Ann Teixeira Michael McCay & Dan Salera Mark & Kate McKone-Sweet Lori & David McWeeney Peg Merzbacher Ellen & Jonathan Miller Helaine Miller Dyan Molina The Nix Family David O'Brien John Parisi Karen Perlow & Dale Place Marna Peters Norman Posner Sheila Rehrig Glenn Rizzo & Paul Simpson Pamela Roberts & Scott McInturff Chris Rocco, in memory of Kevin Forster Peter A. Rombult & Sean N. Murphy Jeff Rutledge & Tamara Joyce Ann Sanders & Deborah Heller Mark Saperstein & Eric Karnowski Sara Bravo Schauwecker Chuck Schwager & Jan Durgin Henry Servinskas & Roy Du Bois Tracy & Eric Sharakan

Risa & Neil Silverston Artan Simeqi Peter Simkin Douglas & Karen Skillins Ethie Slate Betty Smithline Laura Snow Paula Spencer Bob & Bobbie Steinbach Pamela (PJ) Strachman Kelly Sullivan Elizabeth Tapper & Peter Simkin Catherine Cote Tomey & David Tomey Troy Tomilonus Jim Torres & Bryce Avery in memory of Dottie Winer Teresa Turvey Lanci Valentine Pat & Steve Vinter Davin T. & David P. Wedel Gift Fund Kerry Weiss-Pena & Gustavo Pena Christine & Richard Wellman Frances & Richard Winneg Peter Wulsin & Michael Comey Paula & Simon Young Andrew Zucker Anonymous (2) FRIEND - $100+ Cindy Aber, in memory of Jack Aber Lenny Alberts & Abbas Khan Paul Alix Henry Allen Randi Alterman John Amodeo & Brian De Lorenzo Debbie Ankeles & Bob Freedman Diane M. Aramony Martin Arick Ben Asher Elizabeth Augustine Sharyn Bahn Rick Barber & Mark Renaud Denise Barreira Ben & Josette Blake Chris Blaser & Derrick Ingram Emma Blaxter Bonny E Boatman Daniel Borges Sandra Bower Paul Boynton & Michael Wynne Andrew & Nancy Branz Linda Breen Robin D. Redding Memorial Trust Fund The Bretschneider Family Jerry & Phyllis Briskin Peter Britton Barbara Brown Samantha Burns

THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL FUND DONORS Richard J. Carey John Carlow Cathy Carswell Elizabeth Castellana Stephanie Cave Chester & Carol Cekala Ms. Judith Chaffee F. Charnas David Clark Michele Clarke Bennie & Pat Brian Coffey Donna Cohen James Cohen & Amy Silberstein Nina Cohen & Craig Barrows Isaac Colbert & Thomas Bessette Tom Collings & Lyn Sprague Dave Connelly Beth & Linzee Coolidge Dr. Jennifer J. Coplon & Robert Frank Susan & Bill Cotter Harold S. Crowley Jenny Dahlstein Susan Daley Agus Darwanto Danné Davis Paula Dickerman Jason Dinges Glenn Dodge Terry Dolan Meghan Dorian Stephen Dreier Kristin Eifler Norma Elias Lee W. Ellenberg & Ken Mitchell Anne-Marie Enderby Kathleen C Engel Douglas Evans Judith Fanger Tim Feeley Kevin Fennessy Roger Ferguson, Jr. & Chris Gaucher Susan Fish Sydney Fisher Carol L. Fishman Ann & Stona Fitch Suzanne Fondriest Francis Fornaro Sandra Frawley David & Melissa Fristrom Joseph Frusciante Rolf Fuessler & Norman Goulet Lisa Furlong Bill Furmanski Terrance Gaetz Mary Gaffney Kelly Gardner Melissa Geddie Walter Gee Sterling B. Giles in memory of Rudy Kikel The Helen & Herman Gimbel Charity Fund, Inc. Virginia Golden Cindy & Roger Goldstein Mark Gonthier Robert Gordon

Barbara & Les Gore Frederic Graham Sandra Graham Charlene Grant & Carol Rosensweig Susan Grantham Sharon Grazioso & Paul Katz James Griffin Nancy E. Grissom Debra Grossman & Kate Tyndall Eric Hakansson & Phillip Perry Judy Hall Rona Hamada Mary Hamilton Geneviene Hammond Mary & Darrell Harmer Ellen & Mark Harmon Nancy P. Harris Timothy Harwood Jeremy P. Hayes Terrence Heinen Herbert Hershfang Deborah Hicks Robin Hicks Ellen Hilly Elvera Howard Chobee Hoy Amy Hwang Marianne Iacuzio Cathi Ianno Victor Ianno Leonard Inker Heidi Jaeger Seth Jaffe Dania Jekel John & Elaine Jepson Maureen Johnson Linda Jones Sondra Katz Mary Kelley Paul Kelly & Edward Dusek Susan Kinney Lee & Steve Kleinman Stanley Kramer Chet Kurpiel Charles Landraitis Melissa Langa & Jeff Wulfson Nancy Larkham Pam LaRue Christopher Lawrence & Philip White Daphne Layton & James P. Madigan Lynda Leahy Lisa Leavitt Jonathan Leavy James Lerner Brian Levin Randi & Paul Levine Rick & Wendy Levine Mira Levinson Lisette Beauregard Lewis Reuel & Malvina Liebert Barbara Lietzke Lisa Llorente Peter Loewinthan Marie Longo & Allison Bauer Carleen M. Loper

Robert Mack Paul Marchesiani Martha Markowitz Deena Matowik Nicki Mauro Bonnie McBride Mary McCarthy Tom McDonald Laura McEvoy Mary Beth McInerney & Susan Barclay Kathleen McIsaac Cheryl McMahon Todd McNeel Julia McVay & Stan Gross Karole Mendelsohn Stuart Mieher Cheryl Mitchell Katalin Mitchell Christopher Montani Daniel & Mayo Morgan Marian Z. Morrison Amanda Mujica & Kim Slack Elizabeth A. Murray Julie Nadal Peter Nessen Pam Noble Fran O'Reilly Margaret & Stephen Ober Kate Onyejekwe Joe Palombo Jim Paul April Peavey Elyssa Pellish Nicholas Pepe Jeff Perrotti Stephen & Mary Linton Peters Catherine Phillips Ted Pietras Judy Pike Anne Marie Plasse The PlayMates Paula Plum & Richard Snee Marion & David Pollock Mark J. Powers Allyson Preston Guy Pugh & Steven Yakutis Barbara Raab & Jeff Protentis Wendy & Robert Reasenberg Jody Renouf Judith Ribbler Judy Rice Barbara Richardson Ilyse Robbins & Glen Mohr Margaret Rocco Ann Marie Rocheleau Stephen Romano & Pat Capozzi Jean Rosenberg Robert Ross & John Argos Mark Rotundi Richard Rubinstein Debbie & Eric Ruder Bob Ruggiero & Bruce Law Josh Ruman Peter Sadow William J. Santoro Jean Scarrow Anne & Neil A. Schneider

Robert & Sylvia Scholnick Gerald Schwarz & Margery Kravitz Schwarz Mary Scott & John Dempsey Mary Scurio Mary-Margaret Segraves & Paul A. McLean Judith Selden Marci Shaw Rebecca Shepardson in memory of Jim Yeaton David Shuckra Norma Shulman Georgia & Christopher Smith James F. Smith Diane T. Spencer & Robert H. Scott Mark Spiegel & Faith Rafkind Kathy St. George Starr Coggeshall Household David Sternburg Cassie & David Stewart Shannon Stiles Barbara Stillman Eugene & Madeline Straussberg Dave Sullivan & Dave Nuscher John Talbot Douglas Talhelm & Ashley Eaton Rebecca Taylor Viola Thomas Barbara J. Torrey Carolyn Trees Jill L. Turk Donna Wade George Walmsley Gerard Walsh Melvin & Harriet Warshaw Charitable Giving Fund Michael Weingart Leah Weintraub Doug & Julie Weisman George & Gaby Whitehouse Jared Wolf David M. Young Joan Zahorjan William Zielinski Anonymous (8) The lists on Pages 20-21 recognize donors with gifts to our Annual Fund of $100-$999 from 10/7/21 - 10/7/22. **Contributors to the Thomas Derrah Emerging Artists Fund

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