Shakespeare in Hollywood | Antony & Cleopatra

By Ken Ludwig Directed by Doug Brook

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Antony & Cleopatra

By William Shakespeare Directed by Larry Barrott

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Angie Higgins....................................................................... Artistic Director Lisa De Leeuw.............................................................. Production Manager Paulino Deleal.................................................................. Technical Director Nick Kumamoto.................................................................Lighting Designer Jarku Tang Virtanen........................................................ Master Electrician Ron Gasparinetti.................................................................Scenic Designer Christina Sturken.......................................................... Properties Designer Melissa Weinstein...............................................Hair & Make-up Designer Doll Piccotto............................................................. Dramaturg / Wardrobe Jannette Cote......................................... Master Carpenter / Scenic Painter Louis Stone-Collonge............................ Scenic Build Crew / Intern Mentor Keenan Flagg................................................................... Scenic Build Crew Emily Grace Bordelon.................................................... Scenic Build Crew Kendall Goodin..............................Lighting Design Intern / Board Operator Amy Mullenex............................ Lighting Board Operator Intern (Alternate) Jackson Hoeke...............................................................Scenic Build Intern Keira Robinson................................................................Scenic Build Intern Caitlin Stone-Collonge..................................................Scenic Build Intern

Shakespeare in Hollywood Doug Brook.......................................................................................Director Shannon deMelo............................................................. Assistant Director Tonya Duncan......................................................................... Stage Manger Mara McLean........................................................Assistant Stage Manager Adam Weinstein................................................................. Sound Designer Mae Heagerty-Matos..................................................... Costume Designer Anjali Jain........................................................ Sound Board Operator Intern

STAFF Doug Brook executive director

Angie Higgins artistic director

Melissa Weinstein education director

Dinna Myers director of marketing and development

Antony and Cleopatra Larry Barrott......................................................................................Director Scott Ludwig..................................................................... Assistant Director Shelby Speer........................................................................ Stage Manager Will Galloway........................................................Assistant Stage Manager Kyle Hoffhines.................................................................... Sound Designer Anna Chase...................................................................... Costume Designer Amber Bucher...................................................... Hair & Make-up Assistant Larry Barrott...................................................... Fight/Dance Choreographer Alexandra Hoffman....................................... Sound Board Operator Intern

Ambera De Lash audience services manager

Doll Piccotto dramaturg

Tonya Duncan administrative assistant

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Old vs. new.

Classical vs. contemporary.

Shakespeare vs. Silicon Valley.

One may think that they are in opposition to one another. That one celebrates yesteryears, and the other revels in new discovery. That one, perhaps, fears change, and the other forgets to look to the wisdom of history. But at Silicon Valley Shakespeare, we embrace both the old and the new. We celebrate the rich artistry of the classics and also seek ways to present them with a contemporary lens to excite a modern audience. I believe that when we are at our best, both in creating art and living our lives to the fullest, we celebrate both sides of these proverbial coins. We remain “old souls” with a deep appreciation for the poetry of times gone by, while forging into the future with a youthful heart to discover new ways to see the world.

Join us at the 9th Annual

Arts Walk Santa Clara 2015

This year’s Sanborn park lineup is indeed a celebration of both old and new and how we value them equally. Shakespeare’s decadent, romantic tragedy, Antony and Cleopatra, plays on the SVS stage for the first time in our theatre’s history. With Artistic Director Emeritus Larry Barrott at the helm bringing the beauty and drama that this epic tale deserves to the stage, we are celebrating the classics being set in their original period (with one modern design element), as well as the rich history that Larry has in guiding SVS to where it is today.

While Antony and Cleopatra celebrates the roots of our company and the Bard’s work in its original form, Shakespeare in Hollywood, directed by our new Executive Director, Doug Brook, is a celebration of the new. This Ken Ludwig play that premiered in 2004 is a fun-filled Shakespeare-inspired romp through a 1930s Warner Bros. sound stage that merges classic Hollywood with Shakespeare’s world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Its clever mix of two iconic Shakespeare characters and old Hollywood personalities is a delight, and in producing it, SVS is celebrating a contemporary play that has been inspired by history.

Old and new.

Classic and contemporary.

Shakespeare and Silicon Valley.

We celebrate both sides of the coin. We are old souls who cherish the classics and are inspired by the contemporary… and this is what makes us Silicon Valley Shakespeare.

An old soul with a youthful heart,

- Angie Higgins Artistic Director

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE When thinking of Antony’s and Cleopatra’s love story, I am reminded of Edith Piaf’s “Hymn a l’amour (If You Love Me, Really Love Me)” where she declares that the world can drown or burn, so long as [our] love exists. Our lovers are a man and woman well into their middle years (53 and 39, respectively), a pair who have seen much and done more.

In the midst of political maneuvering, they, against all odds, have found true love – a love strong enough to make the loyal Antony overthrow honor and rebel against mother Rome, and Cleopatra to risk the ire of the invading Romans and their coldly rational leader, Octavian.

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It has been 14 years since the assassination of Julius Caesar. The Second Triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian Caesar (Augustus Caesar), and Lepidus is collapsing. Marc Antony, in open rebellion with Rome, remains in Egypt with his lover, Cleopatra VII. Meanwhile, Octavian, in order to secure his rule must bring Antony to heel or destroy him.

Set against this background of contending forces, Shakespeare – taking some license – gives us one of History’s most indelible love stories. Sexual and political power emanates from our lovers. It is not the naïve young lovers of Romeo and Juliet, nor the power-grasping hunger disguised as love that possesses the Macbeths, but rather the triumph of true love, even through death, over the absolute power that seeks to define Marc Antony and Cleopatra.

Antony and Cleopatra is an epic tragedy where love vies with an empire and its emperor, and in death both defeats and is defeated. Sit back and enjoy as SVS brings this not-oft seen tragedy to life.

- Larry Barrott

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Antony and Cleopatra

By William Shakespeare

CAST Joe Barra............................................................................................ Antony Stephanie Whigham.....................................................................Cleopatra Andrew Simchik.......................................................................... Enobarbus Alex Draa..........................................................................................Octavius James Lucas....................................................................Pompey, Dolabella Richard Lewis.................................................................................. Lepidus Akemi Okamura............................................................................ Charmian Valerie Peterson.................................................................................... Iras Drew Benjamin Jones...................................................................... Alexas Erik Browne................................................................................ Messenger Shawn Andrei................................................................................... Agrippa Roberta J, Morris..........................................................Soothsayer, Villager Nick Boucher.................................................................................. Mardian Keenan Flagg....................................................................................... Eros Sarah Galarneau.............................................................................. Octavia Syeda Huq...................................................................Cleopatra's Attendant Megan Mayekawa........................................................................ Attendant Joel Butler....................................................... Diomedes, Canidius, Thyreus Matt Regan....................................................................... Proculeius, Scarus Ella Tarczy.................................................................. Attendant, Euphronius Sarah Sinizer-Hopkins................................................. Octavia's Attendant

...and away we go...

SYNOPSIS Mark Antony, instead of ruling the Eastern Roman Empire, has been dallying in Egypt with Cleopatra. The death of his wife and the threat of war by Pompey bring him back to Rome. As a goodwill gesture, he marries Octavia, Caesarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister, but this only delays the inevitable.

Caesar and Antony begin to clash with their armies. Octavia tries to repair the damage, but Antony seizes the opportunity of her absence to return to Cleopatra. Octavius, now enraged at the dishonor of his sister, plans an attack. Cleopatra convinces Antony to do battle at sea rather than on land, where he has the advantage.

During the naval battle, Cleopatra flees. Antony follows her and the battle becomes a Roman victory. Caesar rejects any offer of peace and attempts to split Antony and Cleopatra. He tells Cleopatra that she will remain Queen of Egypt if she kills Antony. She refuses and the armies meet on land, ending in victory for Antony.

The two armies fight the next day and another Egyptian retreat secures the victory for Caesar. Antony accuses Cleopatra of treachery and threatens her. To save herself, she flees to her tomb and sends word that she has killed herself. In anguish, Antony falls on his sword and asks to be taken to Cleopatra. Before he dies, they profess their love one last time. Caesar promises mercy to Cleopatra, but she knows that he intends to parade her as a war captive, and uses a poisonous asp to end her own life. The lovers are buried together by Caesar as a final act of kindness.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE Ken Ludwig is the king of the modern American screwball comedy. Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, Leading Ladies, and the book for the Gershwin musical Crazy For You are just a few titles in his vast library.

Against his own norm, Ludwig was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to write Shakespeare in Hollywood, which ultimately premiered in 2004 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Inspiration came from recent films by Kenneth Branagh and Baz Lurhman, and particularly Tom Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love, which brought to the Bard a generation that often didn’t finish reading the Cliffs Notes, let alone the actual plays.

Shakespeare in Love’s portrayal of producers and writers in Shakespeare’s time was not unlike the internal lunacy that’s inhabited Hollywood since its inception. It reminded Ludwig of the infamous 1935 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This Midsummer was only the second non-silent Hollywood film of a Shakespeare play, though many silent films preceded it.

The film lives in infamy because the making of this Midsummer was nearly as epic as the film itself. It starred Victor Jory and the child star Mickey Rooney, plus James Cagney in a rare non-gangster role. It included Dick Powell, the 1930s heartthrob who had just appeared in 42nd Street, Joe E. Brown who had just made a trio of baseball films, and was the screen debut of Olivia de Havilland, who just turned 99 this year!

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Max Reinhardt, who escaped the Nazis in his native Austria, directed the film – his only Hollywood venture – after directing thirty stage productions of Midsummer worldwide.

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While some liberties are taken, much of what you see tonight actually occurred. Mickey Rooney did break his leg just after production began.

Many Shakespearean films were produced as a result of nepotism. The Hays Office had the exact objections to the film that you’ll hear – and there’s no explanation for why they were ultimately withdrawn.

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Ludwig said he might have enjoyed writing this play more than any other. A lover of research, it appealed to his Shakespearean addiction and love of 1930s Hollywood.

We hope that tonight’s unexpected arrival of Oberon and Puck on the scene will appeal to you, whether you know every shadow of Midsummer or don’t know Shakespeare from sheep dip.

- Doug Brook

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Ross Alexander, Dick Powell, Jean Muir and Olivia de Havilland in the film.

Shakespeare in Hollywood

By Ken Ludwig

CAST Walter M. Mayes...............................................................................Oberon Lucy Littlewood....................................................................................Puck April Culver.......................................................................................... Olivia Danielle Williams.................................................................... Lydia Lansing Roger Hooper.........................................................................Max Reinhardt Erik Browne.............................................................................Joe E. Brown Keenan Flagg....................................................................................... Daryl Alex Draa..................................................................................... Dick Powell Stephanie Crowley............................................................. Louella Parsons Shawn Andrei........................................................................ James Cagney James Lucas................................................................................... Will Hays Spencer Stevenson..................................................................Jack Warner Ella Tarczy......................................................................................Film Crew

SYNOPSIS SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: Duke Theseus of Athens’ impending nuptials are interrupted by Egeus, an irate citizen, whose daughter Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius, the man he has chosen for her. When the duke ignores her pleas to consider Lysander, the man she truly loves, Hermia defies both her father and the duke and runs away with Lysander into the woods, telling no one of their flight except Hermia’s best friend Helena.

Helena, hoping to win back the love of Demetrius, her former fiancé, tells him of their flight and an enraged Demetrius flies after them with Helena tagging along behind.

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Oberon and Puck, armed with this juice, cause Titania to fall in love with Nick Bottom, a weaver and amateur thespian who Puck has given the head of an ass. Puck, on his night’s wanderings has also caused complete chaos among the young lovers, at one point causing both young men to fall in love with Helena. However, in the morning, Jack has Jill, nought has gone ill, and it all seems like a dream - just in time for the wedding day.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

ANDREI

BARRA

BOUCHER

BALDWIN

SHAWN ANDREI (James Cagney) Shawn is excited to return to the Silicon Valley Shakespeare stage.

Favorite prior roles with SVS include Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew (2006) and Caliban in The Tempest (2007). Past directorial work with SVS includes The Imaginary Invalid, King Lear (assistant director under Angie Higgins), and Much Ado (About Nothing) (assistant director under Larry Barrott).

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BUTLER

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COURTNEY BALDWIN (Film Crew) Courtney is absolutely thrilled to be returning to the SVS stage this summer! Past acting credits with SVS include Georgiana Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet. Other favorite roles include Tragedian in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with Broadway West Theatre Company, and Narrator in A Christmas Carol with Northside Theatre Company. She most recently directed Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story at her school.

JOE BARRA (Antony) Joe has worked at Northside Theatre, Los Altos Stage Company, City Lights Theater Company, San Jose Stage Company, and recently in Broadway West Theatre Company’s productions of Social Security and It’s A Wonderful Life (playing George Bailey, his personal favorite). He’s acted in New York Off-Off-Broadway, and in films and commercials. In LA he studied under Michael Shurtleff, and spent a summer with Cal Shakes.

He is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful company and cast.

LARRY BARROTT (Director, Antony and Cleopatra) Fresh from treading the boards as Prospero in SVS's recent production of The Tempest, Larry returns to direct one of Shakespeare's epic, historical love stories, Antony and Cleopatra.

Larry appeared last summer as Mr. Bennet in SVS's production of Pride and Prejudice. His SVS directing credits include Romeo

and Juliet (2006), The Comedy of Errors (2008), Much Ado About Nothing (2010), Henry V (2012), and Tartuffe (2014). Larry serves as both an Artist in Residence and SVS's Fight Director.

NICHOLAS BOUCHER (Mardian) Nicholas is thrilled to be performing at Sanborn Park with SVS. Last summer he enjoyed starring as Captain Carter (Pride and Prejudice) and The Second Gentleman of Cyprus (Othello).

Other shows with SVS include Tartuffe (Loyal), The Tempest (Francisco, 2015), and The Taming of the Shrew (Pedant, 2014). He is still discovering how Antony and Cleopatra is truly about Mardian. Nicholas loves performing with SVS and hopes you enjoy the show!

D O U G B R O O K ( D i r e c t o r, Shakespeare in Hollywood) Doug recently directed SBMT’s Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Finian’s Rainbow, SCP’s Little Women, WCT’s The Sound of Music, and all four offerings at Theatre Chevruta in Los Gatos — where he is Artistic Director. He previously directed Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor and Crazy For You. A VP of the Association for Jewish Theatre, he has written twenty plays produced nationwide.

He studied writing and theatre at Carnegie Mellon University. [brookwrite.com] He is also SVS’s new Executive Director.

ERIK BROWNE (Messenger, Joe E. Brown) Erik has performed with SVS in such roles as Roderigo in Othello, Sir William and Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice, Boult in Pericles, Snout/Wall in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011), and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night (2008). Other roles he’s enjoyed include Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol and Teddy in Arsenic and Old Lace. In his day job as a software engineer, he makes smartphones perform tricks.

AMBER BUCHER (Hair and Makeup Assistant, Antony and Cleopatra) This is Amber’s second show with SVS and she is very excited to return to this talented team. Amber recently assisted with Hair and Makeup for SVS’s The Tempest and has performed in Beauty and the Beast and Guys and Dolls in past years.

Having recently graduated from SJSU with a BA in Creative Arts, Amber is passionate about costuming and hair and makeup design, and is thrilled to contribute to the show!

JOEL BUTLER (Diomedes, Canidius, Thyreus) Joel is glad to be joining SVS. Previous roles include Apostle in Jesus Christ Superstar, Sir Studley in Once Upon a Mattress, Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, Harold Bride in Titanic, and Gus in It’s Only a Play at Stage1. He also played Radioman in Diary of Anne Frank, Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, and Monster in Frankenstein at Broadway West. He thanks his husband for the love and support.

ANNA CHASE (Costume Designer, Antony and Cleopatra) This is Anna’s second production at SVS, having previously designed Twelfth Night in 2013. She has worked extensively in costumes, having worked on over fifty productions including two seasons as a Costume Technician at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Previous design credits include M. Butterfly and Exit, Pursued by a Bear (City Lights), Much Ado About Nothing (Gnosis Theater), and Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Romeo and Juliet (Rising Phoenix Theatre).

STEPHANIE CROWLEY (Louella Parsons) A lifelong theatre fan, Stephanie has enjoyed ‘stomping the boards’ in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, and California. She has been seen locally with Dragon Productions, Palo Alto Players, Pear Avenue Theatre, Los Altos Stage Company, and Santa Clara Players. Stephanie holds a BA in Theater from Dartmouth College, a course of study that included a

semester with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. She is also a certified yoga instructor.

APRIL CULVER (Olivia) April is ecstatic to return for her second show with SVS. April holds a BFA in Acting from Drake University.

Recent roles include Miranda (The Tempest, SVS), Desdemona (Othello, Iowa Shakespeare Experience), Ophelia (Hamlet, Little Apple Creek Theatre), and Viola (Twelfth Night, Drake University). She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love, humor, and support.

LISA DE LEEUW (Production Manager) Lisa has stage managed around the Bay Area and begins her production management career with Silicon Valley Shakespeare on tour.

Other companies she has worked for include Western Ballet, Los Altos Stage Company, Marin Theatre Company, The A.C.T. Conservatory, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Opera San Jose, San Jose Rep on Tour and San Jose Repertory Theatre. She received her BFA in Theatre Arts from the University of Arizona.

SHANNON DEMELO (Assistant Director, Shakespeare in Hollywood) Shannon is thrilled to be working with SVS for the first time. She most recently directed As You Like It for Sobrato High School and Much Ado About Nothing for her company, Savage Wilde Traveling Players. Favorite roles onstage include: Ophelia in Hamlet, the titular role in Pericles, and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

She holds an MLitt and MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College.

ALEX DRAA (Octavius, Dick Powell) Alex is delighted to make a return with SVS. He is an acting student at SJSU and has been acting for about 13 years. He recently played George Shearer in SJSU’s productions of Zoot Suit and Floyd Knowles in The Grapes of Wrath. Other previous roles include Doctor Zubritsky in Neil Simon’s Fools and Guy Montag

in Farhenheit 451 through the Las Positas College Theater program.

He would like to thank his family and friends for their incredible support.

TONYA DUNCAN (Stage Manager, Shakespeare in Hollywood) Tonya is super excited to be working on her first production with Silicon Valley Shakespeare. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Tonya graduated from Randolph Macon College with a BA in Theatre and a love for all things dramatic. After moving to California last year, she now finds herself lucky enough to work with such an amazing and dedicated group of artists and is excited about what the future holds with them.

KEENAN FLAGG (Eros, Daryl, Scenic Construction) Keenan is elated to be returning to the Sanborn stage.

He is playing Daryl in Shakespeare in Hollywood, and his role as Eros in Antony and Cleopatra marks his first Shakespearean performance with SVS. As well as working on stage, Keenan enjoys set-building and long-distance running. This is his third year working with Silicon Valley Shakespeare.

SARAH GALARNEAU (Octavia) Currently, Sarah is working in theatre and independent film throughout the Bay Area. As a recent graduate from San Francisco State University with a BA in Drama, Sarah is excited to make her Silicon Valley Shakespeare debut in Antony and Cleopatra. Some favorite past roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Adams in The Unmentionables, and Linda in The Wedding Singer.

WILLIAM GALLOWAY (Assistant Stage Manager, Antony and Cleopatra) Returning for his third season with Silicon Valley Shakespeare, William is excited to continue work as the assistant stage manager for Antony and Cleopatra this season. In seasons past, William has served as a technical intern for Twelfth Night (2013), assistant stage manager

for The Taming of the Shrew (2014), and lightboard operator for Othello. William is currently studying mechanical engineering at Santa Clara University.

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RON GASPARINETTI (Scenic Designer) Currently, Ron is the resident scenic designer at City Lights Theater Company in San Jose, where he counts the world premiere of Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War and the Bay Area premieres of Build and Spacebar as a few of his favorite creations. Amadeus at CLTC garnered him a nomination for the TBA Award for best scenic design.

To see more of Ron's work, visit his website at www.TheSetGuy.com KENDALL GOODIN (Lighting

GALLOWAY

GOODIN

HOFFHINES

GASPARINETTI

HEAGERTY-MATOS

HOOPER

Intern, Board Operator) Kendall is a sophomore at Leigh High School.

In the two years she has been at Leigh, she has been an active member of the drama department where she has mainly worked as the light board operator.

MAE HEAGERTY-MATOS (Costume D e s i g n e r, S h a k e s p e a r e i n Hollywood) Mae has a passion for historical costumes and has been a costume designer in the Bay Area for over 35 years, working at theatres such as Hillbarn, SBMT, Peninsula Center Stage, Los Altos Stage Company, Coastal Repertory, Dragon, Northside, Pear Avenue, Youth Actors Workshop, California Shakespeare Company, and Broadway by the Bay. She is a member of the Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild and Foster City Rotary Club. Mae lives in Pacifica with her husband Mike.

KYLE HOFFHINES ( S o u n d

HUQ

KUMAMOTO

JONES

LEWIS

Designer) Kyle is thrilled to be back working with SVS for his 6th and 7th shows with the company.

A senior at San Jose State University, Kyle is studying acting and directing, and hopes you enjoy the show.

ROGER HOOPER (Max Reinhardt) This is Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first show with SVS. He is a printed circuit board designer who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1973 with a

BA in Literature and Culture of the Ancient World. He has been involved in theatre for more than fifty years, and does Shakespeare whenever he gets the chance, including roles in Macbeth, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, and Titus Andronicus.

SYEDA HUQ (Attendant) Syeda is excited to be working with Silicon Valley Shakespeare. This is her first Shakespeare production. She holds a BA in English from Santa Clara University and is working on her MA in English Composition f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o St a t e University. In her free time, she likes to perform improv at various venues in the Bay Area.

DREW BENJAMIN JONES (Alexas) Antony and Cleopatra is Drew's third show with SVS, having previously performed as Caliban in The Tempest (2015) and Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew (2014).

Drew graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from San Jose State University and was awarded the Hal Todd Award for Excellence in Acting. Some of his favorite roles include Caleb in The Whipping Man, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors.

Thank you, SVS!

NICK KUMAMOTO (Lighting Design) Nick is a lighting and video designer working in the greater San Jose area. He is the resident lighting designer at City Lights Theater Company in downtown San Jose. A recent graduate of Santa Clara University, he also frequently designs for Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musical Theater San Jose and Palo Alto Players. Recent design credits include lighting design for Chinglish at Palo Alto Players, and Exit, Pursued by a Bear at City Lights.

RICHARD LEWIS (Lepidus) Richard is pleased to be returning to Sanborn Park with SVS for his third season. He previously appeared as The Earl of Gloucester in King Lear and The Duke of Gloucester in Henry V. He was last seen as Benny Van Buren in the Foothill Musical Theatre production of Damn Yankees.

Richard performed improvisation for 15 years with ComedySportz San Jose and also appeared in local commercials for KNTV 11.

LUCY LITTLEWOOD (Puck) Lucy is making her SVS debut. Some of her recent credits include; Pearl in House and Garden, Charlotte in The Real Thing (Pear Avenue Theatre), Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility (TheatreWorks), Sorel Bliss in Hay Fever, Margot Wendice in Dial M for Murder (Broadway West) and Harper Pitt in Angels in America (Bus Barn).

She is a graduate of the Foothill Theatre Conservatory and a proud member of Theatre Bay Area.

JAMES LUCAS (Pompey, Dolabella, Will Hayes) James is ecstatic to be returning to his home away from home on SVS’s stage after having to take the last year off. Previous credits include Antonio in SVS’s production of The Merchant of Venice, Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet at Broadway West, Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at City Lights Theater Company, and Actor/ Arthur Kipp In Northside Theatre Company's The Woman in Black.

SCOTT LUDWIG ( A s s i s t a n t Director) Scott has existed as a theatrical entity since the age of six with SJCMT. He began directing in high school and has received a BA in Drama from San Francisco State University. Scott has also worked as a designer of sets and puppets for Shotgun Players, Urban Opera, and Teatro Visión, among others.

Directing credits include The Three Sisters, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).

MEGAN MAYEKAWA (Attendant) This will be Megan’s first show as a directing intern for SVS. Last summer, Megan worked as a technical intern for SVS's The Taming of the Shrew (2014), and as a backstage hand and House Manager for Pride and Prejudice and Othello, and she is thrilled to be back on board with this wonderful company. Megan will be attending De Anza and Foothill

Colleges in the fall, discovering which passion in the performing arts is best for her.

WALTER M. MAYES (Oberon) Walter last appeared on this stage in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Recent appearances include Amadeus at City Lights, The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Sunnyvale Community Players, and as the despicable M. Thénardier in Les Misérables at South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT).

He works frequently as a director, most recently helming Hairspray for SBMT. Walter is the librarian at The Girls' Middle School in Palo Alto.

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PETERSON

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MARA MCLEAN (Assistant Stage Manager) Mara is a sophomore at New York University. Some highlights from her work in high school and college theatre include stage managing Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening, and assistant directing Macbeth, The Laramie Project, and The Three Musketeers.

This is her first production with Silicon Valley Shakespeare.

ROBERTA J. MORRIS (Soothsayer, Villager) Since moving to this area, Roberta has played various old women, including Grandma Gellman (Caroline, or Change, TheatreWorks), Grandma Emma (Over the River, Northside), Lady Wishfort (Way of the World, Pear Ave), and an aging Wonder Woman (24-Hour Playfest, PCSF). She transcends age/gender stereotyping by participating in playreading workshops. Last fall she directed one play in SVS’s 48-Hour Play Festival and is thrilled to work with this excellent company again.

AKEMI OKAMURA (Charmian) is delighted to return to SVS where past roles include Gonzala (The Tempest, 2015), Charlotte Lucas (Pride and Prejudice), and Lodovico/Senator (Othello).

Other Bay Area credits include Cassandra in Troilus and Cressida (Impact Theatre), Melissa in The Drunken City (Renegade Theatre Experiment), and a Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show (City Lights Theater Company). Akemi holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Puget Sound.

VALERIE PETERSON (Iras) Valerie is a student at West Valley College.

She performed with SVS as First Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011) and Biondello in The Taming of the Shrew (2014), and in various roles in every school production during her time at Saratoga High School. She also teaches dance (hip-hop, street jazz, and jazz). Some say she also appears as the Green Fairy at the annual Dickens Christmas Fair (at least, she appears to those who believe).

DOLL PICCOTTO (Dramaturg / Wardrobe) Doll has been with Silicon Valley Shakespeare since its first production, appearing as Feste in Twelfth Night. Since then you may have seen her as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Lady M in Macbeth, the Chorus in Henry V, or most recently as Antonia in The Tempest at SJSU. Doll has a BA in English from USCB and a Masters from SJSU where she emphasized Renaissance Drama.

MATTHEW REGAN (Proculeius, Scarus) Matthew is a local actor, student, and comedian. Matt has previously performed with Children’s Musical Theater in productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar (Priest) and Shrek the Musical (Shrek’s Father). Matt has also begun performing at San Jose State University in the recent productions of Marat/ Sade (Marquis de Sade) and The Giver (Giver). In his spare time, Matt enjoys performing stand-up comedy at downtown open mics and other school events.

ANDREW SIMCHIK (Enobarbus) This is Andrew’s first season with Silicon Valley Shakespeare, having debuted as Sebastian in The Tempest. Since 2002, Andrew has performed with ComedySportz San Jose, helping develop and direct several longform shows including Much Improv About Nothing, a fully improvised Shakespeare play. You may also have seen him in the title role of the Stanford Savoyards’ 2014 production of The Mikado, or performing with The Roughhouse, a San Jose-based sketch comedy group.

SARAH SINIZER-HOPKINS

CHRISTINA STURKEN (Property

(Attendent) This is Sarah’s first production with the SVS and she is thrilled to be part of such an experienced, and talented cast.

Most recently, Sarah has portrayed both the Queen and Soothsayer in Amherst College’s production of Cymbeline. In the fall, she will enter her junior year at Marymount Manhattan as a BFA Acting student.

Sarah has been a competitive ice skater since age 5, where her love of performing began.

Designer) Christina is returning for her fourth season with SVS. Recent Bay Area work includes prop designing for City Lights Theater Company's productions of Build and M. Butterfly, and Renegade Theatre Experiment’s world premiere of Perishable: Keep Refrigerated. She also serves as a resident Stage Manager for Red Barn Productions’ Great Dickens Christmas Fair.

Christina earned her BA in Theatre Arts from San Jose State University.

SHELBY SPEER (Stage Manager, Antony and Cleopatra): This is Shelby’s first production with SVS (other than directing in the 48Hour Play Festival). Though new to California; in Massachusetts she was a board member of the Gazebo Players of Medfield, for whom she directed (The Tempest, Love’s Labour’s Lost), stage managed (The Comedy of Errors), produced (Murder at the Library), and performed various roles, including La Matadorable (Sindapendence Day), Jugs Bunny (Atwitter or Terror), and Demetrius/Starveling (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).

ELLA TARCZY (Film Crew) Ella is thrilled to be a part of Silicon Valley Shakespeare’s Summer Acting Internship Program. Her favorite roles include Alice Miller in My Favorite Year, Rosie Alvarez in Bye Bye Birdie, and Dotty Otley in Noises Off. This past school year, Ella directed a one-act version of Spring Awakening that was chosen to perform at the 2015 California State Thespian Festival.

SPENCER STEVENSON ( Jack Warner) Having worked with SVS actors over the years, Spencer is excited to finally appear in an SVS production. Some of his recent roles include Inspector Thomas in The Unexpected Guest, Claudius/Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Drummond in Inherit the Wind, and Creature in Frankenstein.

Spencer received his theatre training at Studio A.C.T. in San Francisco.

LOUIS STONE-COLLONGE (Scenic Construction Intern Mentor) In his third year with SVS, Louis is supporting the growing internship program and building sets. When not working with his friends at SVS, he runs The Audacity Performing Arts Project (providing performing arts programs in local schools) and serves as Tech Director at Notre Dame High School in San Jose. Louis is an SJSU graduate in Religious Studies and loves Disneyland, naps, bad jokes, old-school punk rock and, most of all, his family.

JARKU TANG VIRTANEN (Master

Electrician) Returning for his second season with SVS, Jarku is delighted to electrify the parks of San Jose and Saratoga once again. Jarku is the resident lighting designer of the Cubberley Community Theater in Palo Alto; additionally, he freelances as a lighting designer, most recently with Renegade Theatre Experiment (The North Plan) and Starting Arts (Bring It On).

ADAM WEINSTEIN (Sound Design) Adam has worked as a sound designer with SVS since 2008.

Some of his favorite work with Silicon Valley Shakespeare includes Pride and Prejudice, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing, and As You Like It. Other productions he has worked on include Educating Rita at Northside Theatre, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Children's Hour at Broadway West.

He was recently seen onstage in Broadway West's It's A Wonderful Life.

MELISSA WEINSTEIN (Makeup and Hair Designer) Returning for her ninth season, Melissa’s SVS hats include makeup designer, actor, and Education Program Director.

Since receiving her BA in Theatre

(SJSU), she’s moonlighted as a makeup designer/ artist for SVS, Pixar, Disney Channel UK, West Bay Opera, Opera San Jose, and more. Favorite SVS acting roles include Dromio of Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors, 2015), Emilia (Othello), Oswald (King Lear), Hero (Much Ado), Phoebe (As You Like It), and Ariel (The Tempest, 2007).

STEPHANIE WHIGHAM (Cleopatra) Recent credits include Glad Hand in West Side Story, Don John in Much Ado About Nothing, and Midori in the three-part experimental improv play In Fertile Hands. Recent film credits include The Solipsist and Self in Silence and Solitude. She has been a stage manager for PacRep, San Jose Stage, and Opera San Jose, has worked in many other technical theatre roles, and is currently the graphic designer for San Jose Stage. [stephaniewhigham.com]

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DANIELLE WILLIAMS (Lydia Lansing) Danielle is thrilled to take the stage for the first time with SVS this summer! Her favorite past roles include Anne Dindon in La Cage aux Folles at Cabrillo Stage, Female Understudy in A Christmas Carol with San Jose Repertory Theatre, and Jean Louis Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and the title role in Emma at San Jose State University. Danielle thanks her wonderful family and friends for their support! Enjoy the show!

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Announcing Silicon Valley Shakespeare’s 2016 Season:

ALL IS FAIR IN

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War

Love's Labour's Lost

Julius Caesar

The Three Musketeers

By William Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare

By Ken Ludwig

Willow Street Park, San Jose

Sanborn Park, Saratoga

Sanborn Park, Saratoga

June 10 – 26

July 29 – Sept 2

Aug 5 – Sept 4

Stay Tuned for more information on our 48-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL this fall!

MEET OUR AMAZING DONORS KINGS AND QUEENS [$5,000+] William + Sherrie Millichap The Brett and Michelle Galloway Family Foundation The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation DUKES AND DUCHESSES [$1,000 – $4,999] Sasha Abrams + Paul D’Albora • Joe Collonge, In memory of Jean Collonge Tom Flynn • Cheryl Goodrich • Ross Harkness • Angie Higgins • Paul Hightower Kory Mingus • Jan Musson • Dinna Myers • Thomas + Lorraine Olson Bob + Bonnie Peterson • Kim + Bill Pfahnl • Rob + Anna Prestezog Kevin Reardon • Rose Steele LORDS AND LADIES [$500 – $999] David Grinstead • Randy Earle • Ed + Michelle Hunter • Tony Le Chris + Sandra Thomason • The Charles Schwab Foundation

MASTERS AND MAIDS [$100 – $499] Larry Abrams • Alicia Allen • Robert Anderson • Mark Andrew • Beverly Barkhau • Sharon Barrott • Brian Berg Charlene Morrison Bell • Miriam Billinger • Chris Boehner • Carolyn + Derek Cheng • Carolyn Compton • Odilia Cupp • Anthony DeLaurier • Patricia Diamond • Dox + Sarah Doxiadas • Virginia Drake • Deena Dudas • Townsend Duong • Margaret Elliott • Colleen Foraker • R.C. Harkness • Devorah Harris • Beth Herner • Sondra + Jodi Glider Susannah Greenwood • Catherine Grellet • Ward + Elaine Lindenmayer • Brian Link • Marie Lohrke • Lawrence Kahan • Lynn Kennedy + Michael Burke • Kathleen Kawakami • Mary Kathryn Lawton • Brian Link • Austin Marx Heather McAvoy • Tom + Jennings McCarthy • Ken Mignosa • Scott Monfort • Sondra Murphy • Bill Pfahnl • Betty Poindexter • Loinda Poncetta • John Pfahnl • Jeremy Platt • Mark + Valerie Publicover • Bob + Joyce Rhodes Kara Riordan • Janet Rohrer • Jennifer Saslaw • Stephanie Savage • David Scott • Leslie Siegel • Erin Smith John Straigis • Tim + Theresa Stewart • Deborah Stolle • Louis + Michelle Stone-Collogne • Arthur Thomas Angie Tsang • Joseph Weinstein • Gayle Wiesner • Michael Wunder • Evelyn Yoder

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