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About TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyWelcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 50th season of award-winningtheatre! Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and ExecutiveDirector Phil Santora, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a wide range ofproductions and programming throughout the region.
Founded in 1970, we continue to celebrate the human spirit and the diversityof our community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizinggreat works of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing newworks for the American theatre. TheatreWorks has produced 70 world premieres and over 160 US and regional premieres. In June 2019,TheatreWorks received the highest honor for a theatre not on Broadway— the American Theatre Wing’s 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award®.
TheatreWorks’ 2018/19 season included the world premiere of HersheyFelder: A Paris Love Story, the West Coast premiere of Marie and Rosetta,and regional premieres of Hold These Truths, Native Gardens, TuckEverlasting, and Archduke. Our 2017 world premiere, The Prince of Egypt, is slated to open on London’s West End in February 2020.
With an annual operating budget of $11 million, TheatreWorks produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Eighteen years ago, welaunched the New Works Initiative, dedicating ourselves to the developmentof new plays and musicals. The Initiative has since supported over 160 newworks through retreats, workshops, staged readings, developmental productions, and the annual New Works Festival, inspiring The Mercury Newsto call us ”a premiere breeding ground for new musicals, which has put thecompany on the national map.”
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In this Issue2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
6 Gift Subscriptions
9 Young Playwrights Project
11 From Artistic Director Robert Kelley
12 A Special Brand of Storytelling
15 About Mark Twain
17 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG
20 WHO’S WHO
26 TWSV Contributors
29 TWSV Staff
30 TWSV General Information
Continue the conversation online!
@TheatreWorksSV
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, one of many great pas-sages is “There comes a time in every rightly-constructedboy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” TheatreWorks’ production ofMark Twain’s River of Song allows us to dig for the hiddentreasure of the songs of the mighty Mississippi. It’s a wonderful show full of great music and brilliant writing from
Twain himself, and TheatreWorks has put together an outstanding cast tobring it to life.
While most of us read Mark Twain’s most popular works in school, I havefound over the years a much broader range of work. He wrote wonderfultravel literature, scathing opinion pieces disguised as fiction, and a hugenumber of newspaper articles. Although famous for being from Missouri,Twain spent a fair amount of time in California, including the Bay Area. Hehad a great eye and a sharp pen and I often wonder what he would make of the world we live in now. Maybe The New Yorker’s satirical news column“The Borowitz Report” is 2019’s version of Mark Twain.
We are so pleased that you are with us for TheatreWorks’ 50th season.There are still many great shows to come and if you’re not already a subscriber, please consider a five-, four-, or three-play subscription for therest of the season. You won’t be disappointed.
Enjoy the show.
Roy Johnson
BOARD OF TRUSTEESRoy Johnson, Chair
Patricia BreseeDenise BrosseauCabell ChinnisBill Coughran
Sarah Donaldson Susan Fairbrook
Peggy Woodford Forbes Matt Fuller
Ciro GiammonaMark Greenstein
Anne Hambly Rose Hau
Ron HaydenJudy Heyboer
Charlotte JacobsDerry Kabcenell
Michael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley
Donald Matsuda
Ellice Papp Phil Santora
Barbara ShapiroNancy Ginsburg SternLynn Szekely-Goode
Kristina VetterHolly Ward
Lisa WebsterJane Weston
BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman •Chuck Bernstein • Jayne Booker • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C.Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R.Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • LarryHorton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • RobertaR. Katz • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • PattiMcClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • EileenNelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis •Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Loren Saxe • Denise Stanford• Debra Summers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Ewart Thomas • HelainaTitus • Tzipor Ulman • Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Mark Vershel • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson• Gayla Lorthridge Wood
From the Board Chair
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In this Issue2 About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
6 Gift Subscriptions
9 Young Playwrights Project
11 From Artistic Director Robert Kelley
12 A Special Brand of Storytelling
15 About Mark Twain
17 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG
20 WHO’S WHO
26 TWSV Contributors
29 TWSV Staff
30 TWSV General Information
Continue the conversation online!
@TheatreWorksSV
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, one of many great pas-sages is “There comes a time in every rightly-constructedboy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” TheatreWorks’ production ofMark Twain’s River of Song allows us to dig for the hiddentreasure of the songs of the mighty Mississippi. It’s a wonderful show full of great music and brilliant writing from
Twain himself, and TheatreWorks has put together an outstanding cast tobring it to life.
While most of us read Mark Twain’s most popular works in school, I havefound over the years a much broader range of work. He wrote wonderfultravel literature, scathing opinion pieces disguised as fiction, and a hugenumber of newspaper articles. Although famous for being from Missouri,Twain spent a fair amount of time in California, including the Bay Area. Hehad a great eye and a sharp pen and I often wonder what he would make of the world we live in now. Maybe The New Yorker’s satirical news column“The Borowitz Report” is 2019’s version of Mark Twain.
We are so pleased that you are with us for TheatreWorks’ 50th season.There are still many great shows to come and if you’re not already a subscriber, please consider a five-, four-, or three-play subscription for therest of the season. You won’t be disappointed.
Enjoy the show.
Roy Johnson
BOARD OF TRUSTEESRoy Johnson, Chair
Patricia BreseeDenise BrosseauCabell ChinnisBill Coughran
Sarah Donaldson Susan Fairbrook
Peggy Woodford Forbes Matt Fuller
Ciro GiammonaMark Greenstein
Anne Hambly Rose Hau
Ron HaydenJudy Heyboer
Charlotte JacobsDerry Kabcenell
Michael Kahn Julie KaufmanRobert Kelley
Donald Matsuda
Ellice Papp Phil Santora
Barbara ShapiroNancy Ginsburg SternLynn Szekely-Goode
Kristina VetterHolly Ward
Lisa WebsterJane Weston
BOARD EMERITUSNancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman •Chuck Bernstein • Jayne Booker • Sharon Anthony Bower • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Bruce C.Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R.Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Marcia Goldman • Emeri Handler • LarryHorton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • RobertaR. Katz • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • PattiMcClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • EileenNelson • Karen Nierenberg • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis •Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Loren Saxe • Denise Stanford• Debra Summers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Ewart Thomas • HelainaTitus • Tzipor Ulman • Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Mark Vershel • Ronni Watson • Elissa Wellikson• Gayla Lorthridge Wood
From the Board ChairPE
TER
CHEN
OT
Mark Twain
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Palo Alto’s best address.Located steps from downtown Palo Alto and University Avenue and just blocks from Stanford, Webster House offers you world-class community living. The area is perfect for exploring by foot with museums, performances, dining, shopping, and galleries all close at hand.
An intimate Life Plan Community, Webster House makes it easy for you to stay connected to the culture, academia, and vibrancy of Palo Alto while enjoying convenient services and security for the future.
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In this edition, we bring you our Young Playwrights Project, in which students write their stories, in theirown voices, regardless of their experience in theatre. What makes this truly amazing for the students isthe opportunity to work with professional theatre artists to create their own 10-minute plays.
Here’s the process: • Students build skills in character creation, dialogue development, and scene and story structure • Students practice standards for scriptwriting • Students learn to give and receive constructive feedback • Each student writes an original 10-minute one-act play deepening their storytelling skills • Professional actors and directors bring the students’ plays to life for a presentation staged for friends, family, and school community
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Spotlight on TheatreWorks Education
Young Playwrights Project: Write. Rehearse. Perform.
In this edition, we bring you our Young Playwrights Project, in which students write their stories, in theirown voices, regardless of their experience in theatre. What makes this truly amazing for the students isthe opportunity to work with professional theatre artists to create their own 10-minute plays.
Here’s the process: • Students build skills in character creation, dialogue development, and scene and story structure • Students practice standards for scriptwriting • Students learn to give and receive constructive feedback • Each student writes an original 10-minute one-act play deepening their storytelling skills • Professional actors and directors bring the students’ plays to life for a presentation staged for friends, family, and school community
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AN ICONIC AMERICAN JOURNEY
“I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”
Mark Twain
I love Mark Twain. Irascible, satirical, witty, and always wise, he is the most distinctive American voice ofthe 19th century. Twain brilliantly defined pre-Civil War America, and ultimately the American characterin general, taking on the injustice of slavery, the hypocrisy of government, and the foibles of humanitywith both insight and humor.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Mark Twain
When I heard last January that old friends Randy Myler and Dan Wheetman were at MilwaukeeRepertory Theatre working on a cabaret show about Twain and his world on the Mississippi in the 1850s,I called immediately. The two writers and composers had brought TheatreWorks their hit Broadway showIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues in 2009. An exhilarating exploration of the roots of the blues, it soared onour stage and was a hit all over again! Then in 2015 we joined them in the coalmines of Appalachia forFire on the Mountain, a poignant and moving musical celebration of a region and time in America thatfew of us knew much about. Their blend of live onstage music and engaging human drama enthralled allof us once again.
“The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise...”
Mark Twain
But now they were taking on an American icon, a giant, and I was eager to find out why. Turns out theywere both Twain fans, every bit as devoted as I was. Independently, both had done pieces based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—and so had TheatreWorks, three times! We produced the musicalDown River in 1982, and two productions of the Broadway smash Big River in 1990 and 2012. Myler andWheetman were looking for a place to expand and develop their three-man cabaret show into some-thing new, adding three more characters, more Mark Twain, and more songs to define a full riverboatjourney down the Mississippi, from far North to deep South. It would explore the pilots and gamblers,farm wives and field hands, lumberjacks and boatmen who made the riverbanks their home. When Iheard the beautiful original songs that Wheetman had composed to enrich a wealth of period pieces, I knew this would be a perfect addition to TheatreWorks’ landmark 50th season, summing up our longtime fascination with America’s history and music. We are proud to share in its development. ThisRiver of Song celebrates the cultural and musical landscape of our past even as it captures the voice,inspiration, and humor of an American original who knew our potential and our prejudices only too well.
Robert Kelley
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Longtime collaborators Randal Myler and DanWheetman are master storytellers, creators of worksthat celebrate and illuminate various aspects ofAmerican culture and music onstage. TheatreWorksaudiences first became acquainted with their work in2009 when we mounted a production of their hitBroadway revue It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. In 2015we revisited Myler and Wheetman’s work, this timetransporting audiences to the coalmines of Appalachiain Fire on the Mountain. Their newest piece, MarkTwain’s River of Song, is everything we’ve come to loveabout Myler and Wheetman’s work, but this time witha literary bent.
Myler and Wheetman’s story begins in 1985 whenMyler, who was directing a tour of Quilters for theDenver Center, found himself in need of a fiddler. He was pointed toward Wheetman, who had justcome off of eight years playing in John Denver’s band, and the rest is history. That production markedWheetman’s theatrical debut and the start of adecades-long collaboration between the two men.
Myler and Wheetman’s body of work focuses on themusic and cultural landscape of America, as well as anumber of American musical icons. Together withthree other authors they penned It Ain’t Nothin’ Butthe Blues, a sung history tracing the roots of the Bluesgenre, which made its way to Broadway in 1999 andearned four Tony nominations. Myler and Wheetmanalso collaborated on Appalachian Strings, Fire on theMountain, Low Down Dirty Blues, and Mama HatedDiesels, all of which employ the duo’s unique formatthat weaves together music, oral storytelling, and history in order to educate and entertain. In addition,Myler is the author of the musical biographies HankWilliams: Lost Highway, and Love, Janis, based onJanis Joplin’s letters to her sister, which ran for over700 performances off-Broadway from 2001 to 2003.Together, Myler and Wheetman also created BackHome Again: On the Road with John Denver, aboutWheetman’s time touring with the legendary musician.
Riffing on their signature format, Myler and Wheetmanturned their attention to the literary world for MarkTwain’s River of Song. Interestingly, both men had previously worked on adaptations of Twain’s mostfamous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.The Actors Theatre of Louisville staged Myler’s adaptation in 1996, and Wheetman wrote originalmusic for a different adaptation at Book-It RepertoryTheatre in Seattle in 2013. So perhaps it is no surprisethat when Myler and Wheetman decided to meanderdown the mighty Mississippi, they chose America’sforemost humorist as their guide. As in their previousworks, Myler and Wheetman have collected a bevy oftoe-tapping, traditional tunes, and supplementedthem with original songs by Wheetman to help tell thestory of “America’s first superhighway.” Much of thedialogue from the play is spun from Twain’s ownwords, from familiar quips you may not have realizedwere Mark Twain’s at all to some of the most iconicscenes in American literature.
Mark Twain’s River of Song had its world premiere atMilwaukee Repertory Theatre in January 2019. Theirswas a three-man, cabaret version of the show in which
A Special Brand of StorytellingLongtime collaborators’ unique format educates as well as entertains.
MAR
K KI
TAO
KA
Ambition Facing West (2007), Twentieth Century(2009), The 39 Steps (2011), Upright Grand (2012), andThe Pitmen Painters (2012), and he will be featured inThey Promised Her the Moon later this season. Thosewho really know their TheatreWorks history will recallthat Valisia LeKae played Emmie, the title character’sspirited teenage daughter, in our 2008 production ofCaroline, or Change before going on to a nationalcareer that included a Tony Award nomination for herrole as Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical. Roundingout the cast is TheatreWorks newcomer RondrellMcCormick, who will no doubt feel like an old friendbefore the play is through.
All together, Mark Twain’s River of Song takes audi-ences on the kind of journey Myler and Wheetmanhave made their own, one that explores America’s cultural landscape, bringing its people and stories tolife in brilliant song—not unlike the work of Mark Twain himself. It is a TheatreWorks show through andthrough: one that educates, entertains, and celebratesthe human spirit, capturing the voice and spirit of anAmerican literary icon. – Katie Dai
one of the players switched in and out of Mark Twain’spersona. In the months since, the creators have revisited the script, expanding it to showcase a spectacular six-person cast. TheatreWorks’ productionmarks the premiere of this new, fuller version.
If Myler and Wheetman’s works sometimes feel like a gathering of old friends, it’s for good reason—the creators themselves are often personally involved inthe productions, and there are a number of brilliantlytalented actors and musicians whose résumés boastrepeat performances in Myler and Wheetman shows.For TheatreWorks’ production of Mark Twain’s River of Song, Myler is the director and Wheetman is musical director and is featured in the ensemble. Inaddition, Chic Street Man, a friend of the creators who frequently appears in their work, was in TheatreWorks’ production of It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues. Multi-instrumentalist Tony Marcus was also inthat production and was featured in TheatreWorks’Fire on the Mountain as well.
Audiences may also recognize veteran actor Dan Hiatt,who embodies the famous Mark Twain himself. Hiatthas also appeared in TheatreWorks’ productions of
The cast of TheatreWorks’ 2015 production of Fire on the Mountain. Previous page: Chic Street Man in TW’s 2009 production ofIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.
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Longtime collaborators Randal Myler and DanWheetman are master storytellers, creators of worksthat celebrate and illuminate various aspects ofAmerican culture and music onstage. TheatreWorksaudiences first became acquainted with their work in2009 when we mounted a production of their hitBroadway revue It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. In 2015we revisited Myler and Wheetman’s work, this timetransporting audiences to the coalmines of Appalachiain Fire on the Mountain. Their newest piece, MarkTwain’s River of Song, is everything we’ve come to loveabout Myler and Wheetman’s work, but this time witha literary bent.
Myler and Wheetman’s story begins in 1985 whenMyler, who was directing a tour of Quilters for theDenver Center, found himself in need of a fiddler. He was pointed toward Wheetman, who had justcome off of eight years playing in John Denver’s band, and the rest is history. That production markedWheetman’s theatrical debut and the start of adecades-long collaboration between the two men.
Myler and Wheetman’s body of work focuses on themusic and cultural landscape of America, as well as anumber of American musical icons. Together withthree other authors they penned It Ain’t Nothin’ Butthe Blues, a sung history tracing the roots of the Bluesgenre, which made its way to Broadway in 1999 andearned four Tony nominations. Myler and Wheetmanalso collaborated on Appalachian Strings, Fire on theMountain, Low Down Dirty Blues, and Mama HatedDiesels, all of which employ the duo’s unique formatthat weaves together music, oral storytelling, and history in order to educate and entertain. In addition,Myler is the author of the musical biographies HankWilliams: Lost Highway, and Love, Janis, based onJanis Joplin’s letters to her sister, which ran for over700 performances off-Broadway from 2001 to 2003.Together, Myler and Wheetman also created BackHome Again: On the Road with John Denver, aboutWheetman’s time touring with the legendary musician.
Riffing on their signature format, Myler and Wheetmanturned their attention to the literary world for MarkTwain’s River of Song. Interestingly, both men had previously worked on adaptations of Twain’s mostfamous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.The Actors Theatre of Louisville staged Myler’s adaptation in 1996, and Wheetman wrote originalmusic for a different adaptation at Book-It RepertoryTheatre in Seattle in 2013. So perhaps it is no surprisethat when Myler and Wheetman decided to meanderdown the mighty Mississippi, they chose America’sforemost humorist as their guide. As in their previousworks, Myler and Wheetman have collected a bevy oftoe-tapping, traditional tunes, and supplementedthem with original songs by Wheetman to help tell thestory of “America’s first superhighway.” Much of thedialogue from the play is spun from Twain’s ownwords, from familiar quips you may not have realizedwere Mark Twain’s at all to some of the most iconicscenes in American literature.
Mark Twain’s River of Song had its world premiere atMilwaukee Repertory Theatre in January 2019. Theirswas a three-man, cabaret version of the show in which
A Special Brand of StorytellingLongtime collaborators’ unique format educates as well as entertains.
MAR
K KI
TAO
KA
Ambition Facing West (2007), Twentieth Century(2009), The 39 Steps (2011), Upright Grand (2012), andThe Pitmen Painters (2012), and he will be featured inThey Promised Her the Moon later this season. Thosewho really know their TheatreWorks history will recallthat Valisia LeKae played Emmie, the title character’sspirited teenage daughter, in our 2008 production ofCaroline, or Change before going on to a nationalcareer that included a Tony Award nomination for herrole as Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical. Roundingout the cast is TheatreWorks newcomer RondrellMcCormick, who will no doubt feel like an old friendbefore the play is through.
All together, Mark Twain’s River of Song takes audi-ences on the kind of journey Myler and Wheetmanhave made their own, one that explores America’s cultural landscape, bringing its people and stories tolife in brilliant song—not unlike the work of Mark Twain himself. It is a TheatreWorks show through andthrough: one that educates, entertains, and celebratesthe human spirit, capturing the voice and spirit of anAmerican literary icon. – Katie Dai
one of the players switched in and out of Mark Twain’spersona. In the months since, the creators have revisited the script, expanding it to showcase a spectacular six-person cast. TheatreWorks’ productionmarks the premiere of this new, fuller version.
If Myler and Wheetman’s works sometimes feel like a gathering of old friends, it’s for good reason—the creators themselves are often personally involved inthe productions, and there are a number of brilliantlytalented actors and musicians whose résumés boastrepeat performances in Myler and Wheetman shows.For TheatreWorks’ production of Mark Twain’s River of Song, Myler is the director and Wheetman is musical director and is featured in the ensemble. Inaddition, Chic Street Man, a friend of the creators who frequently appears in their work, was in TheatreWorks’ production of It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues. Multi-instrumentalist Tony Marcus was also inthat production and was featured in TheatreWorks’Fire on the Mountain as well.
Audiences may also recognize veteran actor Dan Hiatt,who embodies the famous Mark Twain himself. Hiatthas also appeared in TheatreWorks’ productions of
The cast of TheatreWorks’ 2015 production of Fire on the Mountain. Previous page: Chic Street Man in TW’s 2009 production ofIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.
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columns were widely popular, valued for their humorand interesting observations.
In 1870, Clemens wed Olivia Langdon, with whom he would have three daughters and a son. Sadly,
Clemens’ son died at the age of two, buthis three daughters survived to adult-
hood. After a short time living inBuffalo, New York, the Clemens
family relocated to Hartford,Connecticut, where Mark
Twain would pen his mostfamous novels, includingThe Adventures of TomSawyer, The Adventuresof Huckleberry Finn,and Life on theMississippi. The familyenjoyed many years of prosperity while liv-ing in Hartford, but itdidn’t last. A series ofbad business invest-
ments left the Clemensfamily destitute. Finally,
in 1896, the tragic death of the eldest Clemens
daughter forced the family toabandon Hartford permanently.
What followed was a dark time forSamuel Clemens, and it showed in his
work. Some of his anti-government writing between1900 and 1910 was labeled as traitorous and many ofhis works were never published during his lifetime.Clemens’ wife Olivia passed away in 1904, as did hisyoungest daughter in 1909. In 1910, the legendaryMark Twain passed away in Redding, Connecticut atthe age of 74. – Ashleigh Hill
ark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemenson November 30, 1835 in Missouri. He spent hisearly childhood in Hannibal, a town right on
the Mississippi River, and dreamt of being a pilot on a riverboat. At the age of 21, Clemens fulfilled his dream and began training on theMississippi. It was there that he createdthe pseudonym Mark Twain—on ariverboat, “mark twain” is a termto mark when the depth of the water is two fathoms,meaing the vessel is on safewater.
Unfortunately, Clemens’time on the river wasshort, as river trade wasbrought to a standstillby the outbreak of theCivil War in 1861. Tofind work, he traveledwest in the summer of1861 to Nevada, wherehis brother was Secretaryof the Nevada Territory.After trying his hand at silver prospecting (at whichhe failed), Clemens beganworking as a journalist for anewspaper in Virginia City, Nevada,called Territorial Enterprise. Thusbegan his long career as the writer knownas Mark Twain.
Working for newspapers took Clemens all over theworld, and in the next ten years he traveled from theSandwich Islands (now Hawaii) to the pyramids ofEgypt, sending back reports on his adventures andlocal culture as seen through his humorous eyes. His
About Mark TWainM
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columns were widely popular, valued for their humorand interesting observations.
In 1870, Clemens wed Olivia Langdon, with whom he would have three daughters and a son. Sadly,
Clemens’ son died at the age of two, buthis three daughters survived to adult-
hood. After a short time living inBuffalo, New York, the Clemens
family relocated to Hartford,Connecticut, where Mark
Twain would pen his mostfamous novels, includingThe Adventures of TomSawyer, The Adventuresof Huckleberry Finn,and Life on theMississippi. The familyenjoyed many years of prosperity while liv-ing in Hartford, but itdidn’t last. A series ofbad business invest-
ments left the Clemensfamily destitute. Finally,
in 1896, the tragic death of the eldest Clemens
daughter forced the family toabandon Hartford permanently.
What followed was a dark time forSamuel Clemens, and it showed in his
work. Some of his anti-government writing between1900 and 1910 was labeled as traitorous and many ofhis works were never published during his lifetime.Clemens’ wife Olivia passed away in 1904, as did hisyoungest daughter in 1909. In 1910, the legendaryMark Twain passed away in Redding, Connecticut atthe age of 74. – Ashleigh Hill
ark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemenson November 30, 1835 in Missouri. He spent hisearly childhood in Hannibal, a town right on
the Mississippi River, and dreamt of being a pilot on a riverboat. At the age of 21, Clemens fulfilled his dream and began training on theMississippi. It was there that he createdthe pseudonym Mark Twain—on ariverboat, “mark twain” is a termto mark when the depth of the water is two fathoms,meaing the vessel is on safewater.
Unfortunately, Clemens’time on the river wasshort, as river trade wasbrought to a standstillby the outbreak of theCivil War in 1861. Tofind work, he traveledwest in the summer of1861 to Nevada, wherehis brother was Secretaryof the Nevada Territory.After trying his hand at silver prospecting (at whichhe failed), Clemens beganworking as a journalist for anewspaper in Virginia City, Nevada,called Territorial Enterprise. Thusbegan his long career as the writer knownas Mark Twain.
Working for newspapers took Clemens all over theworld, and in the next ten years he traveled from theSandwich Islands (now Hawaii) to the pyramids ofEgypt, sending back reports on his adventures andlocal culture as seen through his humorous eyes. His
About Mark TWainM
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Book, music, and lyrics by Paul Gordon
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Robert Kelley
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“We are all fools in love.”
Jane Austen
present
Mark Twain’s \
River of SongBy Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
Directed by Randal Myler Musical Director Dan Wheetman
Scenic and Media Designer David Lee Cuthbert Costume Designer Jill C. Bowers Lighting Designer Steven B. Mannshardt Sound Designer Jeff Mockus Casting Director Jeffrey Lo Stage Manager Taylor McQuesten Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG was first produced atMilwaukee Repertory Theater
as part of theJohn D. (Jack) Lewis New Play Development Program
Mark Clements, Artistic Director Chad Bauman, Managing Director
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York NY 10036.
PRODUCERSGeorge & Susan CrowHarriet & Frank Weiss
SEASON SPONSORSJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines • San Francisco Chronicle • Sobrato Family Foundation
VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG PLAYS OCTOBER 2 –27, 2019.
Robert Kelley, Artistic Director Phil Santora, Executive Director
16 THEATREWORKS
present
Mark Twain’s \
River of SongBy Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
Directed by Randal Myler Musical Director Dan Wheetman
Scenic and Media Designer David Lee Cuthbert Costume Designer Jill C. Bowers Lighting Designer Steven B. Mannshardt Sound Designer Jeff Mockus Casting Director Jeffrey Lo Stage Manager Taylor McQuesten Assistant Stage Manager Emily Anderson Wolf
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG was first produced atMilwaukee Repertory Theater
as part of theJohn D. (Jack) Lewis New Play Development Program
Mark Clements, Artistic Director Chad Bauman, Managing Director
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York NY 10036.
PRODUCERSGeorge & Susan CrowHarriet & Frank Weiss
SEASON SPONSORSJ. Lohr Vineyards & Wines • San Francisco Chronicle • Sobrato Family Foundation
VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG PLAYS OCTOBER 2 –27, 2019.
Robert Kelley, Artistic Director Phil Santora, Executive Director
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SETTING The timeless Mississippi River
The spoken word in Mark Twain’s River of Song comes directly from Twain’s many novels, lectures, andessays—and also from actual 1800s oral histories of lumbermen, farmers, dock workers, and enslaved
people, who toiled on the banks of the mighty Mississippi.
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
THE CAST Mark Twain Dan Hiatt Ensemble Valisia LeKae Tony Marcus Rondrell McCormick Chic Street Man Dan Wheetman
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SONG LISTACT 1
Crow Black ChickenTraditional
Don’t She Roll Dan Wheetman
She’s Comin’ to TownDan Wheetman
King of the RiverDan Wheetman
Big Boat’s Up the RiverTraditional
Shanty BoysTraditional
The Wild LumberjackTraditional
The Farmer Is the ManTraditional
Little Old Sod ShantyTraditional
One Thin DimeDan Wheetman
Half a Mile a DayDan Wheetman
Boatman DanceTraditional
ACT 2Goin’ Up RiverDan Wheetman
Markin’ on the TwineTraditional
Rovin’ GamblerTraditionalStackoleeTraditional
Levee BluesDan Wheetman
Up Round the BendDan Wheetman
Follow the Drinkin’ GourdTraditionalCatfish
Dan WheetmanRiver
Dan WheetmanDreamin’ of the Delta
Dan Wheetman
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SETTING The timeless Mississippi River
The spoken word in Mark Twain’s River of Song comes directly from Twain’s many novels, lectures, andessays—and also from actual 1800s oral histories of lumbermen, farmers, dock workers, and enslaved
people, who toiled on the banks of the mighty Mississippi.
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
THE CAST Mark Twain Dan Hiatt Ensemble Valisia LeKae Tony Marcus Rondrell McCormick Chic Street Man Dan Wheetman
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SONG LISTACT 1
Crow Black ChickenTraditional
Don’t She Roll Dan Wheetman
She’s Comin’ to TownDan Wheetman
King of the RiverDan Wheetman
Big Boat’s Up the RiverTraditional
Shanty BoysTraditional
The Wild LumberjackTraditional
The Farmer Is the ManTraditional
Little Old Sod ShantyTraditional
One Thin DimeDan Wheetman
Half a Mile a DayDan Wheetman
Boatman DanceTraditional
ACT 2Goin’ Up RiverDan Wheetman
Markin’ on the TwineTraditional
Rovin’ GamblerTraditionalStackoleeTraditional
Levee BluesDan Wheetman
Up Round the BendDan Wheetman
Follow the Drinkin’ GourdTraditionalCatfish
Dan WheetmanRiver
Dan WheetmanDreamin’ of the Delta
Dan Wheetman
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Who’s WhoDAN HIATT (MarkTwain) most recentlyperformed atTheatreWorks asTom in TheImperialists in thisyear’s New Works
Festival. Other favorites in hisTheatreWorks career include: The 39Steps, Upright Grand, The PitmanPainters, Twentieth Century, andAmbition Facing West. Other BayArea credits include: Vanity Fair,Father Comes Home from the Wars,and The Birthday Party at AmericanConservatory Theater; NicholasNickleby, Hamlet, Pastures of Heaven,Arms and the Man, and many othersat California Shakespeare Theater;Wittenberg at Aurora Theatre Co.;Joe Turner’s Come and Gone andDinner With Friends at Berkeley Rep;and Anne Boleyn at Marin TheatreCo. Additional regional theatre cred-its include: Yale Rep, ShakespeareTheatre Co. DC, Theatre Calgary,Seattle Rep, Arizona Theatre Co.,Pasadena Playhouse, HuntingtonTheatre Co., and Ford’s Theatre inWashington DC.
VALISIA LEKAE(Ensemble) is aGrammy and Tonynominated actress.She previouslyappeared as Emmiein TheatreWorks’
Caroline, or Change. Since then shehas been on Broadway in a multitudeof Tony-nominated productions suchas The Three Penny Opera, 110 inthe Shade, Ragtime, and The Bookof Mormon. National tours: All ShookUp (Lorraine), Mamma Mia! (Lisa).Off-Broadway and regional: AlmostHeaven, Rock and Roll Man (LavernBaker), Oklahoma (Laurey), Dreamgirls(Deena Jones), Godspell (Joanne),and more. TV: The Blacklist, BlueBloods, and the 60th and 67th
Annual Tony Awards. She hasreceived Grammy, Tony, TheatreWorld, Drama League, and OuterCritics Circle nominations. Ms.LeKae is an ovarian cancer survivorhonored by the National OvarianCancer Coalition, Ovarian CancerResearch Alliance, and Look GoodFeel Better. She is a graduate of theUniversity of Tenessee, Knoxville.Love to Ash, BRS/Gage, my familyand friends. twitter @valisialekaewww.valisialekae.com.
TONY MARCUS(Ensemble) hasbeen playing musicon many instrumentsfor 50 years. HisTheatreWorks credits include It
Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues and Fireon the Mountain (as well as manyother productions of the latter). Hehas performed in Woody Guthrie’sAmerican Song at Berkeley Rep, SanJose Rep, and Marin Theatre Co.;Lost Highway at Center REP; AlmostHeaven and Appalachian Strings atDenver Center Theatre Co. Musicaladventures have included perform-ing with acts such as The Cheap Suit Serenaders, Cats & Jammers,Geoff Muldaur, The Royal SocietyJazz Orchestra, The Sons of the San Joaquin, and many more. He currently performs with Patrice Haanin the vocal duo Leftover Dreamsand with the band Crying Time.
RONDRELLMcCORMICK(Ensemble) isthrilled to throwpaint on the wallwith TheatreWorks.Mr. McCormick’s
theatre credits include As You Like It(Oliver/Corin– SF ShakespeareFestival), Between Riverside andCrazy (Junior–San Jose Stage Co.);Graveyard Shift (Kane –SF Playhouse);Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian–Center
REP); All’s Well That Ends Well (Dukeof Florence– Shakespeare and Co.);and A Christmas Carol (Businessman–American Conservatory Theater). His TV credits include February One(PBS) and Channel 00 (Spike). Creatorof The Wesley’s, Black WomenTalking, and Highway Theater’s Vol. 1A Post Racial America, he is an alum-nus of Sundance’s Theater Lab atMASS MoCA (Bella: An American TallTale). Mr. McCormick studied theatreat North Carolina Agricultural andTechnical State University and earnedan MFA in acting at AmericanConservatory Theater.
CHIC STREET MAN(Ensemble) has composed the musicand starred in theOff-Broadway hitshow, Spunk, adapted by George
C. Wolfe; Berkeley Rep’s productionof The Caucasian Chalk Circle, andCleveland Playhouse’s world premiereof Touch the Names. He was a contributing author and performerfor the Denver Center Theatre Co.’sIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.Arranger, Musical Director andComposer for McCarter Theatre andBerkeley Rep’s production of PolkCounty. He played the role of “SlowDrag” in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomat Seattle Rep, Professor Slick inPullman Porter Blues at Seattle Rep,Arena Stage in DC, and GoodmanTheatre in Chicago, and Rev. GaryDavis in the Vineyard Playhouse pro-duction of Search: Paul Clayton, andhas starred in Low Down Dirty Blues.www.chicstreetman.com
DAN WHEETMAN(Ensemble) Pleasesee bio on nextpage.
Who’s WhoRANDAL MYLER (Co-Author andDirector) previously directed and co-authored both Fire on theMountain and It Ain’t Nothin’ Butthe Blues at TheatreWorks. Mr.Myler was nominated for a TonyAward for It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues (Lincoln Center/AmbassadorTheater) and his numerous success-ful Off-Broadway credits includewriting and directing Hank WilliamsLost Highway (Little Shubert) andLove, Janis (Village Gate). His dozensof regional theatre directorial creditsinclude The Kennedy Center, ArenaStage, Seattle Rep, Actors Theatreof Louisville, Mark Taper Forum, TheOld Globe, Milwaukee Rep, DenverCenter Theatre Co., The Grand Ole Opry, Arizona Theatre Co.,Bucks County Playhouse, CincinnatiPlayhouse, Kansas City Rep,Coconut Grove Playhouse, NorthlightTheatre, and many others.
DAN WHEETMAN (Co-Author,Musical Director, Composer, andEnsemble) is very happy to bereturning to TheatreWorks. Lasttime he was here was with his production of Fire on the Mountain.He is a playwright, a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter,actor, and award-winning musicaldirector. His plays, Mama HatedDiesels; Back Home Again; Fire on the Mountain; and the Tony-nominated, It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues, have been produced in theatres throughout America. Hewas a member of John Denver’sband, opened for two years forSteve Martin, recorded a 78rpmrecord with R. Crumb, and wrote aChristmas song for Kermit the Frog.He recently released his 3rd CD,The Road Home.
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Who’s WhoDAN HIATT (MarkTwain) most recentlyperformed atTheatreWorks asTom in TheImperialists in thisyear’s New Works
Festival. Other favorites in hisTheatreWorks career include: The 39Steps, Upright Grand, The PitmanPainters, Twentieth Century, andAmbition Facing West. Other BayArea credits include: Vanity Fair,Father Comes Home from the Wars,and The Birthday Party at AmericanConservatory Theater; NicholasNickleby, Hamlet, Pastures of Heaven,Arms and the Man, and many othersat California Shakespeare Theater;Wittenberg at Aurora Theatre Co.;Joe Turner’s Come and Gone andDinner With Friends at Berkeley Rep;and Anne Boleyn at Marin TheatreCo. Additional regional theatre cred-its include: Yale Rep, ShakespeareTheatre Co. DC, Theatre Calgary,Seattle Rep, Arizona Theatre Co.,Pasadena Playhouse, HuntingtonTheatre Co., and Ford’s Theatre inWashington DC.
VALISIA LEKAE(Ensemble) is aGrammy and Tonynominated actress.She previouslyappeared as Emmiein TheatreWorks’
Caroline, or Change. Since then shehas been on Broadway in a multitudeof Tony-nominated productions suchas The Three Penny Opera, 110 inthe Shade, Ragtime, and The Bookof Mormon. National tours: All ShookUp (Lorraine), Mamma Mia! (Lisa).Off-Broadway and regional: AlmostHeaven, Rock and Roll Man (LavernBaker), Oklahoma (Laurey), Dreamgirls(Deena Jones), Godspell (Joanne),and more. TV: The Blacklist, BlueBloods, and the 60th and 67th
Annual Tony Awards. She hasreceived Grammy, Tony, TheatreWorld, Drama League, and OuterCritics Circle nominations. Ms.LeKae is an ovarian cancer survivorhonored by the National OvarianCancer Coalition, Ovarian CancerResearch Alliance, and Look GoodFeel Better. She is a graduate of theUniversity of Tenessee, Knoxville.Love to Ash, BRS/Gage, my familyand friends. twitter @valisialekaewww.valisialekae.com.
TONY MARCUS(Ensemble) hasbeen playing musicon many instrumentsfor 50 years. HisTheatreWorks credits include It
Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues and Fireon the Mountain (as well as manyother productions of the latter). Hehas performed in Woody Guthrie’sAmerican Song at Berkeley Rep, SanJose Rep, and Marin Theatre Co.;Lost Highway at Center REP; AlmostHeaven and Appalachian Strings atDenver Center Theatre Co. Musicaladventures have included perform-ing with acts such as The Cheap Suit Serenaders, Cats & Jammers,Geoff Muldaur, The Royal SocietyJazz Orchestra, The Sons of the San Joaquin, and many more. He currently performs with Patrice Haanin the vocal duo Leftover Dreamsand with the band Crying Time.
RONDRELLMcCORMICK(Ensemble) isthrilled to throwpaint on the wallwith TheatreWorks.Mr. McCormick’s
theatre credits include As You Like It(Oliver/Corin– SF ShakespeareFestival), Between Riverside andCrazy (Junior–San Jose Stage Co.);Graveyard Shift (Kane –SF Playhouse);Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian–Center
REP); All’s Well That Ends Well (Dukeof Florence– Shakespeare and Co.);and A Christmas Carol (Businessman–American Conservatory Theater). His TV credits include February One(PBS) and Channel 00 (Spike). Creatorof The Wesley’s, Black WomenTalking, and Highway Theater’s Vol. 1A Post Racial America, he is an alum-nus of Sundance’s Theater Lab atMASS MoCA (Bella: An American TallTale). Mr. McCormick studied theatreat North Carolina Agricultural andTechnical State University and earnedan MFA in acting at AmericanConservatory Theater.
CHIC STREET MAN(Ensemble) has composed the musicand starred in theOff-Broadway hitshow, Spunk, adapted by George
C. Wolfe; Berkeley Rep’s productionof The Caucasian Chalk Circle, andCleveland Playhouse’s world premiereof Touch the Names. He was a contributing author and performerfor the Denver Center Theatre Co.’sIt Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.Arranger, Musical Director andComposer for McCarter Theatre andBerkeley Rep’s production of PolkCounty. He played the role of “SlowDrag” in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomat Seattle Rep, Professor Slick inPullman Porter Blues at Seattle Rep,Arena Stage in DC, and GoodmanTheatre in Chicago, and Rev. GaryDavis in the Vineyard Playhouse pro-duction of Search: Paul Clayton, andhas starred in Low Down Dirty Blues.www.chicstreetman.com
DAN WHEETMAN(Ensemble) Pleasesee bio on nextpage.
Who’s WhoRANDAL MYLER (Co-Author andDirector) previously directed and co-authored both Fire on theMountain and It Ain’t Nothin’ Butthe Blues at TheatreWorks. Mr.Myler was nominated for a TonyAward for It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues (Lincoln Center/AmbassadorTheater) and his numerous success-ful Off-Broadway credits includewriting and directing Hank WilliamsLost Highway (Little Shubert) andLove, Janis (Village Gate). His dozensof regional theatre directorial creditsinclude The Kennedy Center, ArenaStage, Seattle Rep, Actors Theatreof Louisville, Mark Taper Forum, TheOld Globe, Milwaukee Rep, DenverCenter Theatre Co., The Grand Ole Opry, Arizona Theatre Co.,Bucks County Playhouse, CincinnatiPlayhouse, Kansas City Rep,Coconut Grove Playhouse, NorthlightTheatre, and many others.
DAN WHEETMAN (Co-Author,Musical Director, Composer, andEnsemble) is very happy to bereturning to TheatreWorks. Lasttime he was here was with his production of Fire on the Mountain.He is a playwright, a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter,actor, and award-winning musicaldirector. His plays, Mama HatedDiesels; Back Home Again; Fire on the Mountain; and the Tony-nominated, It Ain’t Nothin’ But theBlues, have been produced in theatres throughout America. Hewas a member of John Denver’sband, opened for two years forSteve Martin, recorded a 78rpmrecord with R. Crumb, and wrote aChristmas song for Kermit the Frog.He recently released his 3rd CD,The Road Home.
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Critics Circle, Theatre Bay Area, andDean Goodman Choice Awards forhis work. His regional design creditsinclude Long Wharf Theatre, NewHaven; A Contemporary Theatre,Seattle; American RepertoryTheater, Cambridge; Studio ArenaTheatre, Buffalo; Magic Theatre; andPasadena Playhouse. Mr. Mannshardtcurrently teaches lighting designand stage management at San JoseState University and previouslytaught lighting design at Santa RosaJunior College. He also runs anorganization dedicated to improvingthe education system for both children and adults in Nepal.www.nepal.wwep.org
JEFF MOCKUS (Sound Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ TuckEverlasting, Native Gardens, TheBridges of Madison County, TheFour Immigrants, Rags, Crimes ofthe Heart, Daddy Long Legs, tokyofish story, Jane Austen’s EMMA,Sweeney Todd, Once on This Island,Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, Big River, Of Mice andMen, The Secret Garden, Fly ByNight, Superior Donuts, and [title of show]. His recent work includesAfrican American Shakespeare Co.’sMacbeth, Center REP’s Murder ForTwo, and The Western Stage’s OfMice and Men, a musical drama. He served as Resident SoundDesigner for San Jose Rep on over70 productions, and has credits with American ConservatoryTheater, Berkeley Rep, CaliforniaShakespeare Theater, Marin TheatreCo., Asian American Theater Co.,Sledgehammer Theatre, San DiegoRep, PCPA Theaterfest, AContemporary Theatre, HuntingtonTheatre Co., Utah ShakespeareFestival, and Oregon ShakespeareFestival.
JEFFREY LO (Casting Director) directed TheatreWorks’ productionsof The Language Archive and TheSantaland Diaries. A Filipino-
American director and playwright,his additional directing creditsinclude Vietgone at Capital Stage,Between Riverside and Crazy at SanJose Stage Co., and Noises Off andPeter and the Starcatcher at HillbarnTheatre. He is the recipient of theLeigh Weimers Emerging ArtistAward, the Arts Council SiliconValley Emerging Artist Laureate, andTheatre Bay Area Director’s TITANAward. In addition to his work onstage, Mr. Lo does work nationallypromoting equity, diversity, andinclusion in the arts. He is a graduateof the Multicultural Arts LeadershipInstitute and a proud alumnus of theUC Irvine Drama Department.JeffreyWritesAPlay.com
TAYLOR McQUESTEN (StageManager) currently splits her timebetween the Bay Area and London,working as a proud AEA stage manager, production manager, master electrician, technician, andstuntwoman. Involved in theatre,film, music, live events, festivals, andpolitical conventions, past creditsinclude San Francisco Sketchfest(Assistant Technical Director),California Shakespeare Theater(Master Electrician), Legion A/V(Head of Lighting), DavenricheEuropean Martial Artes School(Swordswoman), The IndependentSF (Lighting Technician), HighlanderFilms (Production Assistant),American Conservatory Theater,Edinburgh Fringe Festival, CenterREP, Cabrillo Stage, HillbarnTheatre, Magic Theatre, and more.She has worked as a stage managerwith TheatreWorks since 2013, andis honored to be a part of the company’s landmark 50th season!
EMILY ANDERSON WOLF(Assistant Stage Manager) has beenthe Assistant Stage Manager forTheatreWorks’ Archduke,Frost/Nixon, Fun Home, Finks, ThePrince of Egypt, Rags, Crimes of theHeart, Jane Austen’s EMMA,
Who’s WhoJILL C. BOWERS (Costume Design)has designed costumes for manyTheatreWorks productions since1986, including Marie and Rosetta,Constellations, The Velocity ofAutumn, Fire on the Mountain, TheLake Effect, Marry Me A Little, TheMountaintop, Opus, Doubt, Into theWoods (2005), Heart Land (worldpremiere), Under Milk Wood, andInto the Woods (1990—Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Award). AsCostume Director at AmericanMusical Theatre of San Jose (1997–2004), she oversaw the creation ofmany new productions including TheMusic Man and 3hree Musketeers.She holds an MFA in Design fromUniversity of Minnesota and a BA inTheatre and Communication fromUniversity of Michigan.
DAVID LEE CUTHBERT (Scenic andMedia Designer) has designed previously for TheatreWorks: sceneryand media for The 39 Steps (2019),Frost/Nixon, media for Calligraphy,lighting for Third, and lighting/media for Wild With Happy. He litBilly Crystal’s 700 Sundays onBroadway and its subsequent US,Canadian, and Australian tours, aswell as the HBO film. Off-Broadway,his lighting and projections for TheSnow Queen won the award for bestoverall design at 2014’s New YorkMusical Theatre Festival, and hisscenic and lighting design for TheHistory (and Mystery) of theUniverse has been seen at majortheatres across the country. He was aregular collaborator at San Jose Rep,and is a frequent collaborator atOpera San José. Mr. Cuthbert is theTheater Department Chair and aProfessor of Design at UC Santa Cruz.
STEVEN B. MANNSHARDT(Lighting Designer) has been thelighting designer for over 70 productions at TheatreWorks, havingwon numerous Bay Area Theatre
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Who’s WhoTriangle, Fire on the Mountain, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,The Hound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, and Other Desert Cities.She was also the Assistant StageManager for ThreeSixty Entertainment’sFirst National Tour of Peter Pan;Journey to the West at the New YorkMusical Theatre Festival; and withAmerican Musical Theatre of SanJose. Ms. Wolf also works as a stage-hand throughout the San FranciscoBay Area and is a proud member ofthe International Alliance ofTheatrical Stage Employees. Sheholds a BA in Theatre, Cum Laudefrom Mount Holyoke College.
ROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) is a Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directed over 175 TheatreWorks productions, including many worldand regional premieres. He hasreceived a 2019 Avenidas Lifetimesof Achievement Award, the SiliconValley Arts Council’s Legacy LaureateAward; the Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Paine Knickerbocker Awardand Jerry Friedman Award forLifetime Achievement; BATCC Awardsfor Outstanding Direction for TheHound of the Baskervilles; Into theWoods; Pacific Overtures; Rags;Sweeney Todd; Another MidsummerNight; Sunday in the Park withGeorge; Jane Eyre; and Caroline, orChange; and the Theatre Bay AreaAward for Outstanding Direction of aMusical for Daddy Long Legs. Herecently directed Marie and Rosetta,Tuck Everlasting, Fun Home, and TheBridges of Madison County.
PHIL SANTORA (Executive Director)joined TheatreWorks in 2007. He hasserved as Managing Director ofNorthlight Theatre (Chicago) andGeorgia Shakespeare Festival(Atlanta), as well as DevelopmentDirector for Great Lakes Theater
Festival (Cleveland) and George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick). He holds an MFA in TheatreAdministration from the Yale School of Drama and a BA in Drama fromDuke University. He has served as Vice President of the NationalAlliance for Musical Theatre Board.Prior board service also includes the
League of Chicago Theatres, AtlantaCoalition of Theatres, and the executive committee of the Leagueof Resident Theatres (LORT). He was named 2000’s Best ArtsAdministrator by Atlanta Magazineand received the Atlanta Arts andBusiness Council’s 1998 ABBYAward for Arts Administrator.
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Critics Circle, Theatre Bay Area, andDean Goodman Choice Awards forhis work. His regional design creditsinclude Long Wharf Theatre, NewHaven; A Contemporary Theatre,Seattle; American RepertoryTheater, Cambridge; Studio ArenaTheatre, Buffalo; Magic Theatre; andPasadena Playhouse. Mr. Mannshardtcurrently teaches lighting designand stage management at San JoseState University and previouslytaught lighting design at Santa RosaJunior College. He also runs anorganization dedicated to improvingthe education system for both children and adults in Nepal.www.nepal.wwep.org
JEFF MOCKUS (Sound Designer)designed TheatreWorks’ TuckEverlasting, Native Gardens, TheBridges of Madison County, TheFour Immigrants, Rags, Crimes ofthe Heart, Daddy Long Legs, tokyofish story, Jane Austen’s EMMA,Sweeney Todd, Once on This Island,Silent Sky, Little Women, BeingEarnest, Big River, Of Mice andMen, The Secret Garden, Fly ByNight, Superior Donuts, and [title of show]. His recent work includesAfrican American Shakespeare Co.’sMacbeth, Center REP’s Murder ForTwo, and The Western Stage’s OfMice and Men, a musical drama. He served as Resident SoundDesigner for San Jose Rep on over70 productions, and has credits with American ConservatoryTheater, Berkeley Rep, CaliforniaShakespeare Theater, Marin TheatreCo., Asian American Theater Co.,Sledgehammer Theatre, San DiegoRep, PCPA Theaterfest, AContemporary Theatre, HuntingtonTheatre Co., Utah ShakespeareFestival, and Oregon ShakespeareFestival.
JEFFREY LO (Casting Director) directed TheatreWorks’ productionsof The Language Archive and TheSantaland Diaries. A Filipino-
American director and playwright,his additional directing creditsinclude Vietgone at Capital Stage,Between Riverside and Crazy at SanJose Stage Co., and Noises Off andPeter and the Starcatcher at HillbarnTheatre. He is the recipient of theLeigh Weimers Emerging ArtistAward, the Arts Council SiliconValley Emerging Artist Laureate, andTheatre Bay Area Director’s TITANAward. In addition to his work onstage, Mr. Lo does work nationallypromoting equity, diversity, andinclusion in the arts. He is a graduateof the Multicultural Arts LeadershipInstitute and a proud alumnus of theUC Irvine Drama Department.JeffreyWritesAPlay.com
TAYLOR McQUESTEN (StageManager) currently splits her timebetween the Bay Area and London,working as a proud AEA stage manager, production manager, master electrician, technician, andstuntwoman. Involved in theatre,film, music, live events, festivals, andpolitical conventions, past creditsinclude San Francisco Sketchfest(Assistant Technical Director),California Shakespeare Theater(Master Electrician), Legion A/V(Head of Lighting), DavenricheEuropean Martial Artes School(Swordswoman), The IndependentSF (Lighting Technician), HighlanderFilms (Production Assistant),American Conservatory Theater,Edinburgh Fringe Festival, CenterREP, Cabrillo Stage, HillbarnTheatre, Magic Theatre, and more.She has worked as a stage managerwith TheatreWorks since 2013, andis honored to be a part of the company’s landmark 50th season!
EMILY ANDERSON WOLF(Assistant Stage Manager) has beenthe Assistant Stage Manager forTheatreWorks’ Archduke,Frost/Nixon, Fun Home, Finks, ThePrince of Egypt, Rags, Crimes of theHeart, Jane Austen’s EMMA,
Who’s WhoJILL C. BOWERS (Costume Design)has designed costumes for manyTheatreWorks productions since1986, including Marie and Rosetta,Constellations, The Velocity ofAutumn, Fire on the Mountain, TheLake Effect, Marry Me A Little, TheMountaintop, Opus, Doubt, Into theWoods (2005), Heart Land (worldpremiere), Under Milk Wood, andInto the Woods (1990—Bay AreaTheatre Critics Circle Award). AsCostume Director at AmericanMusical Theatre of San Jose (1997–2004), she oversaw the creation ofmany new productions including TheMusic Man and 3hree Musketeers.She holds an MFA in Design fromUniversity of Minnesota and a BA inTheatre and Communication fromUniversity of Michigan.
DAVID LEE CUTHBERT (Scenic andMedia Designer) has designed previously for TheatreWorks: sceneryand media for The 39 Steps (2019),Frost/Nixon, media for Calligraphy,lighting for Third, and lighting/media for Wild With Happy. He litBilly Crystal’s 700 Sundays onBroadway and its subsequent US,Canadian, and Australian tours, aswell as the HBO film. Off-Broadway,his lighting and projections for TheSnow Queen won the award for bestoverall design at 2014’s New YorkMusical Theatre Festival, and hisscenic and lighting design for TheHistory (and Mystery) of theUniverse has been seen at majortheatres across the country. He was aregular collaborator at San Jose Rep,and is a frequent collaborator atOpera San José. Mr. Cuthbert is theTheater Department Chair and aProfessor of Design at UC Santa Cruz.
STEVEN B. MANNSHARDT(Lighting Designer) has been thelighting designer for over 70 productions at TheatreWorks, havingwon numerous Bay Area Theatre
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Who’s WhoTriangle, Fire on the Mountain, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sweeney Todd,The Hound of the Baskervilles, LittleWomen, and Other Desert Cities.She was also the Assistant StageManager for ThreeSixty Entertainment’sFirst National Tour of Peter Pan;Journey to the West at the New YorkMusical Theatre Festival; and withAmerican Musical Theatre of SanJose. Ms. Wolf also works as a stage-hand throughout the San FranciscoBay Area and is a proud member ofthe International Alliance ofTheatrical Stage Employees. Sheholds a BA in Theatre, Cum Laudefrom Mount Holyoke College.
ROBERT KELLEY (Artistic Director) is a Bay Area native and StanfordUniversity graduate. He foundedTheatreWorks in 1970 and has directed over 175 TheatreWorks productions, including many worldand regional premieres. He hasreceived a 2019 Avenidas Lifetimesof Achievement Award, the SiliconValley Arts Council’s Legacy LaureateAward; the Bay Area Theatre CriticsCircle Paine Knickerbocker Awardand Jerry Friedman Award forLifetime Achievement; BATCC Awardsfor Outstanding Direction for TheHound of the Baskervilles; Into theWoods; Pacific Overtures; Rags;Sweeney Todd; Another MidsummerNight; Sunday in the Park withGeorge; Jane Eyre; and Caroline, orChange; and the Theatre Bay AreaAward for Outstanding Direction of aMusical for Daddy Long Legs. Herecently directed Marie and Rosetta,Tuck Everlasting, Fun Home, and TheBridges of Madison County.
PHIL SANTORA (Executive Director)joined TheatreWorks in 2007. He hasserved as Managing Director ofNorthlight Theatre (Chicago) andGeorgia Shakespeare Festival(Atlanta), as well as DevelopmentDirector for Great Lakes Theater
Festival (Cleveland) and George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick). He holds an MFA in TheatreAdministration from the Yale School of Drama and a BA in Drama fromDuke University. He has served as Vice President of the NationalAlliance for Musical Theatre Board.Prior board service also includes the
League of Chicago Theatres, AtlantaCoalition of Theatres, and the executive committee of the Leagueof Resident Theatres (LORT). He was named 2000’s Best ArtsAdministrator by Atlanta Magazineand received the Atlanta Arts andBusiness Council’s 1998 ABBYAward for Arts Administrator.
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November 2, 20195:00–8:00pm
Black-tie Cocktail Reception, Gourmet Dinner, and AuctionThe Computer History Museum
8:30pmStar-studded Celebration Concert
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLE Anne Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chair • Ron Hayden, Executive Producer Co-Chair
Jane Weston, Producer ChairTheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may select aproduction to follow from ”page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits. ContactRonnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information.
Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)
Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationCynthia Sears Lisa Webster & Ted SempleTheatreWorks Board Emeritus
Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous Bruce & Hala Kurdi CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationRon Hayden & Sherry DuszaPhil Kurjan & Noel Butler Dorothy LazierMendelsohn Family FundJanet Strauss & Jeff HawkinsLynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Producers($10,000 to $24,999)
AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerDr. Edward & Lois AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinJayne BookerTom & Polly BredtSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Wynne DobynsSarah DonaldsonHarriett FerzigerDr. David Gaba & Deanna MannDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstRenee & Mark GreensteinRose Hau & Jim HeslinDana & Tom HayseJudy Heyboer & Brian Shally
Jan Horn & Jane WestonLarry Horton & George WilsonEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaCharlotte Jacobs & Roderick YoungLeigh & Roy JohnsonMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman & Doug Klein Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyHal & Iris KorolMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDick & Cathy LampmanMark & Debra LeslieSue & Dick LevyMark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro Terry Maher & Echeyde Cubillo*The Marmor Foundation/Drs.Michael & Jane MarmorGillian & Tom MoranLeslie & Douglas Murphy- Chutorian
THE INNER CIRCLE Donnie Matsuda, Co-Chair • Kristina Vetter, Co-Chair Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoy a varietyof benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases and exchanges,access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artists events. ContactJulia Zarcone at 650.463.7126 or [email protected] for more information.
Directors($6,500 to $9,999)AnonymousCarol BacchettiKatherine Bazak & John DohnerCabell ChinnisRandy Curry & Kay Simon Gayle FlanaganLynda & Steve FoxPeter & Rose FriedlandDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeRob & Ann MarangellDonald MatsudaAnnie Nunan Holly Ward & Scott Spector
Associate Directors($3,500 to $6,499)Anonymous (3)Al Babbington in Loving Memory of Milt CorwinJoel & Wendy BartlettPat Bashaw & Gene SegreMarda Buchholz & Marcie BrownDean & Wilma Chu
Fran CodispotiClaudia & Bill ColemanRandy Curry & Kay Simon Katie & Scott Dai*Scott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterJohn & Susan DiekmanDennis & Cindy DillonSusan FairbrookPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondShoshana & Martin GerstelCiro & Eileen GiammonaNoble & Lorraine HancockMaren HitzLisa & Marc JonesJohn & Catharine KristianIrv Lichtenwald in honor of Michelle & Michael KwatinetzDrs. John & Penny LoebMalcolm MacNaughtonJanet & Vince MartinKevin McCoyIn memory of Pearl ReimerRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane Seaman
Eileen Nelson & Hugh FranksYvonne & Mike NevensBill & Janet NichollsEllice & Jim PappRichard Partridge & Rachel MichelbergRonnie PlastersJoe & Nancy RageyPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeLeonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLisa & Matthew SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirMark & Teri VershelDenise WatkinsCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissBart & Nancy WestcottBill & Janne WisselGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood
The Endowment FundTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following leaddonors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.
Marsha & Bill Adler William C. Anderson
Ann S. Bowers Polly & Tom Bredt
Bruce Cozadd Peter & Melanie Cross Yogen & Peggy Dalal
Carl H. Feldman Kathryn Green
The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Emeri & Brad Handler
Sharon Hoffman The Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation
Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan The Rathmann Family Foundation
Eddie Reynolds John & Diane Savage
Joyce Reynolds Sinclair Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Ron & Ellen ShulmanJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairEllen & Ed SmithJerry Strom & Marilyn AustinOdette & Ewart ThomasKristina VetterThomas Vogelsang
Assistant Directors ($1,500 to $3,499)Anonymous (9)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredRichard & Clarice AndersonKathleen Anderson & Jeffrey LipkinShirley BaileyPaul & Debbie BakerBrigid BartonJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz BattleMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelThe BelleJAR FoundationDon & Deborah BennettDavid & Lauren BermanCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenFumiko & Carl BielefeldtRobert & Letty BlockJoan BodenlosRichard & Audrey BojackCheryl Booton & Robert MannellRita BorenBob & Martha BowdenLauren & Darrell BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunMarah & Gene BrehautJames B. BrennockAnn BrownEllen & Marc BrownEric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerBud & Judy ButtrillJeff & Deborah ByronSusan CareyRon & Sally CarterJosephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonBruce & Gail ChizenLee & Amy ChristelNancy Mahoney CohenBill & Mary ComfortLarry & Sara ConditRobert A. Cook
Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackDiane & Howard CrittendenDavid & Ann CrockettJonathan & Anne CrossJeff & Amy Crowe Richard & Anita DavisRon & Marion DickelMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyLorry DrobnichWynne Segal DubovoyMr. & Mrs. Robert EnglishSuzanne & Allan EpsteinPatrick FarrisRichard & Josephine FerrieSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteSarah FlanaganKaren & Lorry FrankelDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothDeborah Freehling, MDJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMatthew Fuller & Monica WestTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyMarilee GardnerSue & Bill GouldKenneth & Susan GreathouseBarbara GuntherJim Hagan in memory of Linda J. HaganKovin & Toggle HaganElaine & Eric HahnRussell & Debbie HallEmeri & Brad HandlerD & J Hodgson Family FoundationCraig & Deborah HoffmanAnne & Emma Grace HolmesWayne & Judith HooperSusan M. HuchPerry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineSudhanshu & Lori JainDean & Patricia JohnsonMary Louise JohnsonClaiborne S. Jones in memory of Jane ChaiHardy & Jane Bryan JonesHilary Jones Mr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaLouise KarrRuth Ann & David Keefer
Cynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerRobin & Don KennedyChris KenrickLiz & Rick KnissBill & Terry KrivanWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzEileen Landauer & Mark MichaelJim & Marilyn LattinHenry Lawson & Marcia Wells-LawsonArlene & Jack LeslieJanet & Phil LevineDonald & Rachel LevyStephen & Nancy LevyDr. & Mrs. Bernard I. LewisGeorge & Ann LimbachChristine LingRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallTom & Sally LogothettiHoward Lyons in memory of Alicia RojasRichard & Charlene MaltzmanMarilyn Manning & Richard LonerganSuzanne Martin & John DoyleBob & Kathie MaxfieldPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKeith Amidon & Rani MenonGus Meyner in memory of MiriamShauna Mika & Rick CallisonWilliam & Sue MiklosBuff & Cindy MillerDrs. Jane Morton & Michael JacobsGordon MyersJan & Bob NewmanThe Niblock Charitable TrustJamie & Erin NiemasikJudy & Brad O'BrienMargo & Roy OgusLynn & Susan OrrDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthAmy Peabody & Brent Ingram Beth & Charlie PerrellCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerDean Philip & Peggy PizzoJohn & Valerie PoggiSusan Rabin Buchanan & David BuchananNeerja & Vas Raman
Advocates($1,000 to $1,499)Anonymous (3) • Doug & Marie Barry • Sharon & John Brauman • Steve & Shelley Brown • Gwen Crawford • John & Linda Elman • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis• Ann Griffiths in honor of Gayla Lorthridge Wood • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • Thomas Kailath & Anu Maitra • MichaelKalkstein & Susan English • Michael & Ina Korek • Steven Lever & Patti Sue Plumer • Cliff & Diana Lloyd • Bruce McLeod & Carla Befera • Dianne Morton • In mem-ory of Bridget Ross • Tom & Pat Sanders • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • Barbara & David Sloss* • Denise & Jim Stanford • Donald & Miriam Teeter • Les & Judy Vadasz• Diana & Chris Walsh • Dimitri Maxwell Wentworth • Barbara Zimmer & Kevin Mayer
Contributions listed were received between 8/14/2018 & 8/14/2019. Program deadlines & space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Jake Hurwitz at 650.463.7110 or [email protected].
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.
Karen Recht & Richard RechtRedwood Serenity FundKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Hernán CorreaEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsBob Rodert & Bev KiltzPatricia RohrsTom & Nan RyanEllen & Jerry SalimanJoseph & Sandy SantandreaSonya SchroederTom & Hilary SchroederCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorBart SearsPerry SegalPamela & Rick ShamesPeggy & Ron ShaperaSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaCarolyn SilbermanGeri SipesPamela SmithLaura & Russ SmithTodd & Sandy SmithThe Sher-Right FundCatherine & Jeff ThermondJan Thomson & Roy LevinMarilyn & Paul TinderholtHelaina TitusTed & Betty UllmanTzipor Ulman & Dan RubinsteinRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneLorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Fred C. RodriguezGregory & Kathleen WallaceBarry & Holly Bell WalterTom WangGriff & Lynne WeberMargaret & Curt WeilElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerArlene & Bruce S. WhiteKaren Carlson WhiteCarolyn & Nate WilsonNeil & Ann WolffMark & Sheila WolfsonBill & Sue WorthingtonDiane & Karl WustrackJulia Zarcone & David PatmoreVincent & Joyce ZarconeLinda & Joel Zizmor
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsTHE PRODUCER CIRCLE Anne Hambly, Executive Producer Co-Chair • Ron Hayden, Executive Producer Co-Chair
Jane Weston, Producer ChairTheatreWorks Producers have made a gift of $10,000 or more. They are invited to exclusive events with visiting artists, and on special theatre trips. Producers may select aproduction to follow from ”page to stage” by attending the design presentation, rehearsals, and opening nights. Producers also receive all Inner Circle benefits. ContactRonnie Plasters at 650.463.7135 or [email protected] for more information.
Visionary Producers($50,000 and above)
Ann S. BowersDr. & Mrs. W. M. Coughran, Jr.Anne & Larry HamblyThe Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell FoundationMorgan Family FoundationCynthia Sears Lisa Webster & Ted SempleTheatreWorks Board Emeritus
Executive Producers($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous Bruce & Hala Kurdi CozaddYogen & Peggy DalalThe John & Marcia Goldman FoundationRon Hayden & Sherry DuszaPhil Kurjan & Noel Butler Dorothy LazierMendelsohn Family FundJanet Strauss & Jeff HawkinsLynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Producers($10,000 to $24,999)
AnonymousMarsha & Bill AdlerDr. Edward & Lois AndersonPaul Asente & Ron JenksElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerLucy Berlin & Glenn TrewittDr. Barbara L. Bessey in memory of Dr. Kevin J. GilmartinJayne BookerTom & Polly BredtSteve & Gayle BruglerSteven & Karin ChaseGeorge & Susan CrowGordon & Carolyn DavidsonJohn & Wynne DobynsSarah DonaldsonHarriett FerzigerDr. David Gaba & Deanna MannDan & Catharine GarberSylvia & Ron GerstRenee & Mark GreensteinRose Hau & Jim HeslinDana & Tom HayseJudy Heyboer & Brian Shally
Jan Horn & Jane WestonLarry Horton & George WilsonEdward Hunter & Michelle GarciaCharlotte Jacobs & Roderick YoungLeigh & Roy JohnsonMike & Martha KahnJulie Kaufman & Doug Klein Robert Kelley & Ev ShiroTom & Sharon KelleyHal & Iris KorolMichelle & Michael KwatinetzDick & Cathy LampmanMark & Debra LeslieSue & Dick LevyMark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro Terry Maher & Echeyde Cubillo*The Marmor Foundation/Drs.Michael & Jane MarmorGillian & Tom MoranLeslie & Douglas Murphy- Chutorian
THE INNER CIRCLE Donnie Matsuda, Co-Chair • Kristina Vetter, Co-Chair Members of The Inner Circle contribute a minimum of $1,500 each season and enjoy a varietyof benefits including priority subscription seating, VIP ticket purchases and exchanges,access to house seats on Broadway, and invitations to Meet-the-Artists events. ContactJulia Zarcone at 650.463.7126 or [email protected] for more information.
Directors($6,500 to $9,999)AnonymousCarol BacchettiKatherine Bazak & John DohnerCabell ChinnisRandy Curry & Kay Simon Gayle FlanaganLynda & Steve FoxPeter & Rose FriedlandDavid E. Gold & Irene BlumenkranzLinda M. Hinton & Vince FoeckeRob & Ann MarangellDonald MatsudaAnnie Nunan Holly Ward & Scott Spector
Associate Directors($3,500 to $6,499)Anonymous (3)Al Babbington in Loving Memory of Milt CorwinJoel & Wendy BartlettPat Bashaw & Gene SegreMarda Buchholz & Marcie BrownDean & Wilma Chu
Fran CodispotiClaudia & Bill ColemanRandy Curry & Kay Simon Katie & Scott Dai*Scott & Edie DeVineDouglas DexterJohn & Susan DiekmanDennis & Cindy DillonSusan FairbrookPeggy Woodford Forbes & Harry BremondShoshana & Martin GerstelCiro & Eileen GiammonaNoble & Lorraine HancockMaren HitzLisa & Marc JonesJohn & Catharine KristianIrv Lichtenwald in honor of Michelle & Michael KwatinetzDrs. John & Penny LoebMalcolm MacNaughtonJanet & Vince MartinKevin McCoyIn memory of Pearl ReimerRon & Lila SchmidtEdward & Jane Seaman
Eileen Nelson & Hugh FranksYvonne & Mike NevensBill & Janet NichollsEllice & Jim PappRichard Partridge & Rachel MichelbergRonnie PlastersJoe & Nancy RageyPhilip Santora & Cristian AsherDorothy SaxeLoren & Shelley SaxeLeonard Shustek & Donna DubinskyLisa & Matthew SonsiniRick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg SternSusanne Stevens & Monte MansirMark & Teri VershelDenise WatkinsCarol WattsHarriet & Frank WeissBart & Nancy WestcottBill & Janne WisselGayla Lorthridge Wood & Walt Wood
The Endowment FundTheatreWorks Silicon Valley thanks the following leaddonors for their extraordinarily generous Endowment gifts.
Marsha & Bill Adler William C. Anderson
Ann S. Bowers Polly & Tom Bredt
Bruce Cozadd Peter & Melanie Cross Yogen & Peggy Dalal
Carl H. Feldman Kathryn Green
The John & Marcia Goldman Foundation Emeri & Brad Handler
Sharon Hoffman The Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation
Patricia McClung & Allen Morgan The Rathmann Family Foundation
Eddie Reynolds John & Diane Savage
Joyce Reynolds Sinclair Lynn Szekely-Goode & Dr. Richard Goode
Ron & Ellen ShulmanJoyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. SinclairEllen & Ed SmithJerry Strom & Marilyn AustinOdette & Ewart ThomasKristina VetterThomas Vogelsang
Assistant Directors ($1,500 to $3,499)Anonymous (9)Marc & Sophia AbramsonDouglas & Loretta AllredRichard & Clarice AndersonKathleen Anderson & Jeffrey LipkinShirley BaileyPaul & Debbie BakerBrigid BartonJim Bassett & Lily HurlimannAnne & Buz BattleMr. & Mrs. David W. BeachBetsy & George BechtelThe BelleJAR FoundationDon & Deborah BennettDavid & Lauren BermanCaroline BeverstockCharlotte & David BiegelsenFumiko & Carl BielefeldtRobert & Letty BlockJoan BodenlosRichard & Audrey BojackCheryl Booton & Robert MannellRita BorenBob & Martha BowdenLauren & Darrell BoyleMichael & Leslie BraunMarah & Gene BrehautJames B. BrennockAnn BrownEllen & Marc BrownEric Butler MD & Suzanne Rocca-ButlerBud & Judy ButtrillJeff & Deborah ByronSusan CareyRon & Sally CarterJosephine Chien & Stephen JohnsonBruce & Gail ChizenLee & Amy ChristelNancy Mahoney CohenBill & Mary ComfortLarry & Sara ConditRobert A. Cook
Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny in memory of Milt, Michael, & JackDiane & Howard CrittendenDavid & Ann CrockettJonathan & Anne CrossJeff & Amy Crowe Richard & Anita DavisRon & Marion DickelMonica DonovanPamela DoughertyLorry DrobnichWynne Segal DubovoyMr. & Mrs. Robert EnglishSuzanne & Allan EpsteinPatrick FarrisRichard & Josephine FerrieSheldon Finkelstein & Beatriz V. InfanteSarah FlanaganKaren & Lorry FrankelDiane & Bob FrankleBarbara Franklin & Bernie LothDeborah Freehling, MDJay & Joyce FriedrichsMarkus Fromherz & Heike SchmitzMatthew Fuller & Monica WestTerry & Carolyn Gannon in honor of Robert KelleyMarilee GardnerSue & Bill GouldKenneth & Susan GreathouseBarbara GuntherJim Hagan in memory of Linda J. HaganKovin & Toggle HaganElaine & Eric HahnRussell & Debbie HallEmeri & Brad HandlerD & J Hodgson Family FoundationCraig & Deborah HoffmanAnne & Emma Grace HolmesWayne & Judith HooperSusan M. HuchPerry A. Irvine & Linda Romley-IrvineSudhanshu & Lori JainDean & Patricia JohnsonMary Louise JohnsonClaiborne S. Jones in memory of Jane ChaiHardy & Jane Bryan JonesHilary Jones Mr. & Mrs. Abdo KadifaLouise KarrRuth Ann & David Keefer
Cynthia & Bert KeelyArthur KellerRobin & Don KennedyChris KenrickLiz & Rick KnissBill & Terry KrivanWoof Kurtzman & Liz HertzEileen Landauer & Mark MichaelJim & Marilyn LattinHenry Lawson & Marcia Wells-LawsonArlene & Jack LeslieJanet & Phil LevineDonald & Rachel LevyStephen & Nancy LevyDr. & Mrs. Bernard I. LewisGeorge & Ann LimbachChristine LingRobert J. Lipshutz & Nancy Wong, MDJanet Littlefield & William CoggshallTom & Sally LogothettiHoward Lyons in memory of Alicia RojasRichard & Charlene MaltzmanMarilyn Manning & Richard LonerganSuzanne Martin & John DoyleBob & Kathie MaxfieldPatricia McClung & Allen MorganKeith Amidon & Rani MenonGus Meyner in memory of MiriamShauna Mika & Rick CallisonWilliam & Sue MiklosBuff & Cindy MillerDrs. Jane Morton & Michael JacobsGordon MyersJan & Bob NewmanThe Niblock Charitable TrustJamie & Erin NiemasikJudy & Brad O'BrienMargo & Roy OgusLynn & Susan OrrDavid Pasta in memory of Gloria J.A. GuthAmy Peabody & Brent Ingram Beth & Charlie PerrellCarrie Perzow & Von LeirerDean Philip & Peggy PizzoJohn & Valerie PoggiSusan Rabin Buchanan & David BuchananNeerja & Vas Raman
Advocates($1,000 to $1,499)Anonymous (3) • Doug & Marie Barry • Sharon & John Brauman • Steve & Shelley Brown • Gwen Crawford • John & Linda Elman • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Francis• Ann Griffiths in honor of Gayla Lorthridge Wood • James Heeger & Daryl Messinger • Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee • Thomas Kailath & Anu Maitra • MichaelKalkstein & Susan English • Michael & Ina Korek • Steven Lever & Patti Sue Plumer • Cliff & Diana Lloyd • Bruce McLeod & Carla Befera • Dianne Morton • In mem-ory of Bridget Ross • Tom & Pat Sanders • Emil & Barbara Sarpa • Barbara & David Sloss* • Denise & Jim Stanford • Donald & Miriam Teeter • Les & Judy Vadasz• Diana & Chris Walsh • Dimitri Maxwell Wentworth • Barbara Zimmer & Kevin Mayer
Contributions listed were received between 8/14/2018 & 8/14/2019. Program deadlines & space limitations prevent us from listing all of our greatly appreciated patrons. For corrections, or to make a contribution, please contact Jake Hurwitz at 650.463.7110 or [email protected].
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services. + Indicates members of the Encore Club, who make ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.
Karen Recht & Richard RechtRedwood Serenity FundKaren & John ReisEddie Reynolds & Hernán CorreaEdward & Verne RiceOrli & Zack RinatTom Rindfleisch & Carli ScottPaul & Sheri RobbinsBob Rodert & Bev KiltzPatricia RohrsTom & Nan RyanEllen & Jerry SalimanJoseph & Sandy SantandreaSonya SchroederTom & Hilary SchroederCharles G. Schulz & Claire E. TaylorBart SearsPerry SegalPamela & Rick ShamesPeggy & Ron ShaperaSarah Shema & Neyssa MarinaCarolyn SilbermanGeri SipesPamela SmithLaura & Russ SmithTodd & Sandy SmithThe Sher-Right FundCatherine & Jeff ThermondJan Thomson & Roy LevinMarilyn & Paul TinderholtHelaina TitusTed & Betty UllmanTzipor Ulman & Dan RubinsteinRobert J. Van der Leest, MDMimi & Jim Van HorneLorraine VanDeGraaf-Rodriguez & Fred C. RodriguezGregory & Kathleen WallaceBarry & Holly Bell WalterTom WangGriff & Lynne WeberMargaret & Curt WeilElissa Wellikson & Tim ShroyerArlene & Bruce S. WhiteKaren Carlson WhiteCarolyn & Nate WilsonNeil & Ann WolffMark & Sheila WolfsonBill & Sue WorthingtonDiane & Karl WustrackJulia Zarcone & David PatmoreVincent & Joyce ZarconeLinda & Joel Zizmor
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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines* The David & Lucile Packard Foundation San Francisco Chronicle*The Shubert Foundation Sobrato Philanthropies*
Presenting Sponsors($25,000 to $49,999)City National Bank Koret Foundation
Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Carla Befera Public Relations*The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationThe Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable TrustNational Endowment for the Arts
Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)The Applied Materials Foundation California Arts CouncilHeising-Simons Foundation
Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Robert E. & Adele M. Boydston Charitable FoundationChubb InsuranceDodge & Cox Investment ManagersFenwick & West LLP Gleim the Jeweler*Harrell RemodelingHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankGroupware Technology*Mayer Brown LLP*The Morrison & Foerster FoundationNational Alliance for Musical TheatreOpal Events Center*Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP*
Friends($1,000 to $2,499)Babcock And Brown*Chase VP*Goodwin Proctor*Isla Productions, LLC*Nikon Precision, Inc
Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple their employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Call 650.463.7135 for more information.
Amazon Smile FoundationAdobe SystemsAgilent TechnologiesAppleAvant! FoundationGoogleHewlett-Packard CompanyIBMJohnson & Johnson Family of Companies Microsoft NetflixRambus Inc.
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.
Anonymous (7) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • ElaineBaskin & Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker •James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Marda Buchholz • Carol Buchser • Theestate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny• James & Louise Dunaway • Bruce & Hala Kurdi Cozadd • George & Susan Crow • John & Wynne Dobyns• Mark Duncan • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • GayleFlanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & Carolyn Gannon • Ed Glazier • John& Marcia Goldman • Lorie Griswold • Ronald Hayden • Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally • Maureen Hoberg •Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sue Homestead • Judith & Wayne Hooper• Elaine & Samuel Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • Nancy Lee Jalonen • BarryLee Johnson • Stanley Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mary Frances Jourdan • Mike & Martha Kahn • JulieKaufman & Doug Klein • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • Bill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • WoofKur tzman & Liz Hertz • Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro • Marilyn & Robert Mangelsdorf • Steve Mannshardt• Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Buff & Cindy Miller • Tami & Craney Ogata• Richard Partridge & Rachel Michelberg • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen-Reiner • Karen & JohnReis • Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora & Cristian Asher• Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Cynthia Sears • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair •Mindy Rauch & Carol Snell • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M. Spencer • Rick Stern & NancyGinsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir • Laurie Waldman • Carol Watts • Karen Carlson White• Renee & Herman Winick
FUTUREWORKS Jayne Booker, Chair
FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of lifeinsurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact Ronnie Plasters at [email protected] more information.
VISIONARY SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
SPONSORS
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsCORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Ciro Giammona, ChairFoundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Lynn Davis at 650.463.7159 or [email protected] for more information.
TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Executive Director Phil Santora
SCENERY
Technical DirectorFrank Sarmiento
Lead Scenic Artist/CraftsmanTom Langguth
CarpentersAndrew Clark, Rodrigo Frausto,Henry Ing, Patrick McKenna
PROPERTIES
Properties MasterChristopher Fitzer
Properties Stock ManagerLogan Baker
Properties InternSofia Cassidy
COSTUMES
Costume DirectorJill Bowers
Assistant CostumerNoah Marin
Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong
Wardrobe ManagerMadison Miller
Costume Rentals ManagerMelissa Sanchez
Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney Roque
Hair StylistJeanne Naritomi
Costume Construction InternMariana Briskin
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Resident Stage ManagersRandall K. Lum, Taylor McQuesten
Resident Assistant Stage ManagersAmy Smith Goodman,
Emily Anderson Wolf
DEVELOPMENT
Director of DevelopmentRonnie Plasters
Associate Director of DevelopmentJulia Zarcone
Associate Director of InstitutionalPartnershipsLynn Davis
Stewardship & Individual GivingManagerJake Hurwitz
Events ManagerJodi Corwin
Development AssociateTracy Hayden
Telefunding Constance Gannon
Development InternJillian Bader
EDUCATION
Director of EducationLisa Edsall Giglio
Associate Education DirectorKatie Bartholomew
Teaching ArtistsStacey Ardelean, Kimberly Braun,Nicole Bruno, Jenni Chapman,Matthew Keuter, Kelly Rinehart,Martin Rojas Dietrich, Cassie Rosenbrock, Luisa Sermol,Adrienne Walters
MARKETING
Director of MarketingPeter Chenot
Art DirectorEv Shiro
Marketing & CommunicationsManagerHeather Orth
Digital Media ManagerJennifer Gosk
Systems AnalystAndrew Skelton
Patron Services ManagerElana Ron
Assistant Patron Services ManagerKate Dobbins
Front of House ManagerNancy Melmon
Patron Services RepresentativesKatherine Hamilton, Margaret Purdy,Cameron Wells
Graphics AssistantKatie Dai
Public Relations & AdvertisingCarla Befera & Co.Carla Befera, Lauren Goldfarb
Video Content ProducerErin Gould
Company PhotographersKevin Berne, Alessandra Mello
ADMINISTRATIVE
General ManagerScott DeVine
Business ManagerJason Hyde
Database AdministratorKen Maitz
Staff AccountantBarbara Sloss
Front Desk VolunteersJoan Doherty, Cindi Sears
ARTISTIC
Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli
Casting DirectorJeffrey Lo
Artistic Operations Manager/Company ManagerStephen Muterspaugh
Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore
FutureWorks FellowKatherine Hamilton
Artistic AssistantTracy Hayden
Volunteer Artist HospitalityCommitteeCindi Sears, Barbara Maher,
Terry Maher
PRODUCTION, LIGHTING, & SOUND
Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan
Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov
Operations Manager/Master ElectricianSteven B. Mannshardt
Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt
Sound SupervisorDimitri Wentworth
Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller
ElectriciansJake Bers, Justin Buchs,
Herb Evans, Steven Fetter,
Kendra Green, Steven Hennon,
Cosmo Hom, Anjali Jain,
Joe Krempetz, Kyle Langdon,
Mattias Lange-McPherson,
Noah Listgarten, Evan Lola,
Harris Meyers, Dylan Moreland,
Gary Nelson, Sean O’Connor,
Darbus Oldham, Chloe Schwitzer,
Carina Swanberg, Jarku Tang,
Henry Wilen, Alexandra Zvargulis
Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter
Lighting InternHannah Julie Yoon
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG ADDITIONAL STAFF
Light Board Operator Ryan HubbardFollow Spot Operator Madison ReillySound Engineer Rachel KatinBackstage Sound Karyn MortonShow Carpenters David Chambers, Lucas Hampton
And thanks to our fabulousTheatreWorkers!
Properties Runners Alison Froke, Chloe SchweizerWig Assistant Arina IzadiCostume Volunteer Barbara Kossy
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Visionary Sponsors ($50,000 and above)The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines* The David & Lucile Packard Foundation San Francisco Chronicle*The Shubert Foundation Sobrato Philanthropies*
Presenting Sponsors($25,000 to $49,999)City National Bank Koret Foundation
Supporting Sponsors($15,000 to $24,999)Carla Befera Public Relations*The Leonard C. & Mildred F. Ferguson FoundationThe Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable TrustNational Endowment for the Arts
Sponsors($10,000 to $14,999)The Applied Materials Foundation California Arts CouncilHeising-Simons Foundation
Benefactors($5,000 to $9,999)Robert E. & Adele M. Boydston Charitable FoundationChubb InsuranceDodge & Cox Investment ManagersFenwick & West LLP Gleim the Jeweler*Harrell RemodelingHurlbut-Johnson Charitable TrustsPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundThe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Supporters($2,500 to $4,999)AvidbankGroupware Technology*Mayer Brown LLP*The Morrison & Foerster FoundationNational Alliance for Musical TheatreOpal Events Center*Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP*
Friends($1,000 to $2,499)Babcock And Brown*Chase VP*Goodwin Proctor*Isla Productions, LLC*Nikon Precision, Inc
Matching GiftsMany companies will double or triple their employees’ contributions to nonprofits. It’s a great way to make your gift to TheatreWorks go further at no extra cost. Call 650.463.7135 for more information.
Amazon Smile FoundationAdobe SystemsAgilent TechnologiesAppleAvant! FoundationGoogleHewlett-Packard CompanyIBMJohnson & Johnson Family of Companies Microsoft NetflixRambus Inc.
* Indicates donors whose gifts include in-kind goods or services.
Anonymous (7) • Marc Abramson • The Estate of William C. Anderson • Ray & Carol Bacchetti • ElaineBaskin & Ken Krechmer • Pauline Berkow & Ronald Kauffman • David & Lauren Berman • Jayne Booker •James & Diane Bordoni • Ann S. Bowers • Steve & Gayle Brugler • Marda Buchholz • Carol Buchser • Theestate of Cathryn Z. Cannon • Eleanor W. Caughlan • Steven & Karin Chase • Jodi Corwin & Irv Duchowny• James & Louise Dunaway • Bruce & Hala Kurdi Cozadd • George & Susan Crow • John & Wynne Dobyns• Mark Duncan • John & Linda Elman • Frances Escherich • Susan Fairbrook • Harriett Ferziger • GayleFlanagan • Carole & David Florian • Peter & Rose Friedland • Terry & Carolyn Gannon • Ed Glazier • John& Marcia Goldman • Lorie Griswold • Ronald Hayden • Judy Heyboer & Brian Shally • Maureen Hoberg •Sharon Hoffman • Anne & Emma Grace Holmes • Kenny Hom • Sue Homestead • Judith & Wayne Hooper• Elaine & Samuel Housten • Susan M. Huch • Edward Hunter & Michelle Garcia • Nancy Lee Jalonen • BarryLee Johnson • Stanley Johnson • Claiborne S. Jones • Mary Frances Jourdan • Mike & Martha Kahn • JulieKaufman & Doug Klein • Robert Kelley & Ev Shiro • B ill & Terry Krivan • Phil Kurjan & Noel Butler • WoofKurtzman & Liz Hertz • Mark Lewis & Barbara Shapiro • Marilyn & Robert Mangelsdorf • Steve Mannshardt• Suzanne Martin & John Doyle • Leigh Metzler & Jim McVey • Buff & Cindy Miller • Tami & Craney Ogata• Richard Partridge & Rachel Michelberg • Joe & Nancy Ragey • Doris Gottsegen-Reiner • Karen & JohnReis • Eddie Reynolds & Ed Jones • Betsy Boardman Ross • Adam Samuels • Philip Santora & Cristian Asher• Dorothy Saxe • Loren & Shelley Saxe • Cynthia Sears • Joyce Reynolds Sinclair & Dr. Gerald M. Sinclair •Mindy Rauch & Carol Snell • Esther Sobel • Jim & Mary Southam • Cherrill M. Spencer • Rick Stern & NancyGinsburg Stern • Susanne Stevens & Monte Mansir • Laurie Waldman • Carol Watts • Karen Carlson White• Renee & Herman Winick
FUTUREWORKS Jayne Booker, Chair
FutureWorks members have made an estate gift from a will or living trust, a beneficiary designation in an IRA, a gift of lifeinsurance, a gift that returns lifetime income, or another planned gift. Contact Ronnie Plasters at [email protected] more information.
VISIONARY SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
SPONSORS
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley ContributorsCORPORATE CIRCLE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS Ciro Giammona, ChairFoundations and Corporate Circle members sponsor productions, support new works, and fund education programs for K–12 students. Sponsors may host events at the theatre, receive heightened community visibility, and enjoy other hospitality benefits.Contact Lynn Davis at 650.463.7159 or [email protected] for more information.
TheatreWorks SV Staff Artistic Director Robert Kelley Executive Director Phil Santora
SCENERY
Technical DirectorFrank Sarmiento
Lead Scenic Artist/CraftsmanTom Langguth
CarpentersAndrew Clark, Rodrigo Frausto,Henry Ing, Patrick McKenna
PROPERTIES
Properties MasterChristopher Fitzer
Properties Stock ManagerLogan Baker
Properties InternSofia Cassidy
COSTUMES
Costume DirectorJill Bowers
Assistant CostumerNoah Marin
Lead Cutter/DraperYen La Wong
Wardrobe ManagerMadison Miller
Costume Rentals ManagerMelissa Sanchez
Assistant Cutter/First HandMichelle Earney Roque
Hair StylistJeanne Naritomi
Costume Construction InternMariana Briskin
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Resident Stage ManagersRandall K. Lum, Taylor McQuesten
Resident Assistant Stage ManagersAmy Smith Goodman,
Emily Anderson Wolf
DEVELOPMENT
Director of DevelopmentRonnie Plasters
Associate Director of DevelopmentJulia Zarcone
Associate Director of InstitutionalPartnershipsLynn Davis
Stewardship & Individual GivingManagerJake Hurwitz
Events ManagerJodi Corwin
Development AssociateTracy Hayden
Telefunding Constance Gannon
Development InternJillian Bader
EDUCATION
Director of EducationLisa Edsall Giglio
Associate Education DirectorKatie Bartholomew
Teaching ArtistsStacey Ardelean, Kimberly Braun,Nicole Bruno, Jenni Chapman,Matthew Keuter, Kelly Rinehart,Martin Rojas Dietrich, Cassie Rosenbrock, Luisa Sermol,Adrienne Walters
MARKETING
Director of MarketingPeter Chenot
Art DirectorEv Shiro
Marketing & CommunicationsManagerHeather Orth
Digital Media ManagerJennifer Gosk
Systems AnalystAndrew Skelton
Patron Services ManagerElana Ron
Assistant Patron Services ManagerKate Dobbins
Front of House ManagerNancy Melmon
Patron Services RepresentativesKatherine Hamilton, Margaret Purdy,Cameron Wells
Graphics AssistantKatie Dai
Public Relations & AdvertisingCarla Befera & Co.Carla Befera, Lauren Goldfarb
Video Content ProducerErin Gould
Company PhotographersKevin Berne, Alessandra Mello
ADMINISTRATIVE
General ManagerScott DeVine
Business ManagerJason Hyde
Database AdministratorKen Maitz
Staff AccountantBarbara Sloss
Front Desk VolunteersJoan Doherty, Cindi Sears
ARTISTIC
Director of New WorksGiovanna Sardelli
Casting DirectorJeffrey Lo
Artistic Operations Manager/Company ManagerStephen Muterspaugh
Resident Musical DirectorWilliam Liberatore
FutureWorks FellowKatherine Hamilton
Artistic AssistantTracy Hayden
Volunteer Artist HospitalityCommitteeCindi Sears, Barbara Maher,
Terry Maher
PRODUCTION, LIGHTING, & SOUND
Production ManagerDavid A. Milligan
Assistant Production ManagerElizar Ivanov
Operations Manager/Master ElectricianSteven B. Mannshardt
Resident Lighting DesignerSteven B. Mannshardt
Sound SupervisorDimitri Wentworth
Production CoordinatorKaren Szpaller
ElectriciansJake Bers, Justin Buchs,
Herb Evans, Steven Fetter,
Kendra Green, Steven Hennon,
Cosmo Hom, Anjali Jain,
Joe Krempetz, Kyle Langdon,
Mattias Lange-McPherson,
Noah Listgarten, Evan Lola,
Harris Meyers, Dylan Moreland,
Gary Nelson, Sean O’Connor,
Darbus Oldham, Chloe Schwitzer,
Carina Swanberg, Jarku Tang,
Henry Wilen, Alexandra Zvargulis
Load-in/Strike VolunteersRick Amerson, Ed Hunter
Lighting InternHannah Julie Yoon
MARK TWAIN’S RIVER OF SONG ADDITIONAL STAFF
Light Board Operator Ryan HubbardFollow Spot Operator Madison ReillySound Engineer Rachel KatinBackstage Sound Karyn MortonShow Carpenters David Chambers, Lucas Hampton
And thanks to our fabulousTheatreWorkers!
Properties Runners Alison Froke, Chloe SchweizerWig Assistant Arina IzadiCostume Volunteer Barbara Kossy
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TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963Email: [email protected]
TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box Office.Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 12 noon–6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket Office.Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12 noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000
WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.
PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8pmSunday Eve 7pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES Starting at $30 (balcony).Discounts available for Seniors, Educators, Patrons35 & Under, and active military. For pricing, call650.463.1960 or visit theatreworks.org.
GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.
LOST AND FOUNDFor Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts lost and found, please call 650.903.6568.For Lucie Stern Theatre lost and found, pleasecall 650.463.1960.
PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Audio or video recording during the show isstrictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Lucie Stern Theatreonly allows cold beverages contained in the TWcovered cups available at concessions. Pleaseensure that all electronic devices are set to the”off” position while you are in the theatre.Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.
Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.
ACCESSIBLE SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons. Pleasetelephone the Ticket Office in advance so that special arrangements may be made.
LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.
AUDIO-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESAudio captioning for the visually impaired for Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/25 at 8pm; 10/26 at 8pm, 10/27 at 2pmPride and Prejudice: 12/27 at 8pm, 12/28 at 8pm, 12/29 at 2pmThe Pianist of Willisden Lane: 2/7 at 8pm, 2/8 at 8pm, 2/9 at 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/20 at 2pm & 7pm; 10/23 at 2pmPride and Prejudice: 12/18 at 2pm, 12/22 at 2pm & 7pmThe Pianist of Willisden Lane: 2/2 at 2pm & 7pm, 2/5 at 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCEFor Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/22 @ 6pm
EDUCATIONFor programs in schools, communities, and camps:theatreworks.org/education
A TRIUMPHANT TOUR DE FORCE
Hershey Felder presents Mona Golabek in
The Pianist of
Willesden LaneAdapted and Directed by Hershey Felder
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Laneby Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen
Jan 15–Feb 9, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
theatreworks.org 650.463.1960“An exceptionally heartfeltdaughter-to-mother tribute.”
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MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) [email protected]@mvcpa.comTicket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. TicketServices also features a telephone information hotline.Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727
GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900
FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get thespecial offers and event updates by email.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by thepresenter of each event. For more information, please callTicket Services at 650-903-6000.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hour after curtain time.
EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.
ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances. You may also bring your own headphones or earbuds toplug into a receiver to utillize the system. Audio describedservices for patrons who are visually impaired are available at some performances. Patrons who are hearingimpaired may request translation services (for informationcall 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices willbe checked at the back of the theater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docentsand Office Volunteers. Join us, support the arts and be apart of the Center! For moreinformation, please call 650-903-6568.
BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.
HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two HomeCompanies: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley andPeninsula Youth Theatre. We are also proud of ournew SecondStage Home Company, Upstage Theater.These arts organizations perform a significant portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to theoverall success of the Center..
PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed
to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.
• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.
• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.
• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILLisa Matichak, Mayor • Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Mayor
Christopher Clark • Allison Hicks • Ellen Kamei John McAlister • Lucas Ramirez
Dan Rich, City Manager
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEECarol Donahue, Chair • Beth Wise, Vice Chair
Hafsa Mirza • Alka Roy • Erin Brewster
CENTER STAFF
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is adivision of the City of Mountain View’s Community Services
Department, John Marchant, Director.
Executive Director W. Scott WhislerOperations Manager Justin Hall
Marketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda RansonMarketing Outreach Coordinator Susannah Greenwood
Business Manager Noelle MagnerBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret
Technical Services Manager Steven CrandellPatron Services Manager Orin Meadows
Ticket Services Manager Liz NelsonSenior Ticket Services Representative Bill McFarland
Senior Ticket Representative Carolyn Marie Len
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TheatreWorks SV General InformationCONTACT USMailing Address:PO Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0458Phone: 650.463.1950 Fax: 650.463.1963Email: [email protected]
TICKET SERVICESTickets to all TheatreWorks Silicon Valley performances are sold through the TheatreWorksSilicon Valley Box Office.Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 12 noon–6pmPhone: 650.463.1960Tickets may also be obtained through theMountain View Center Ticket Office.Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12 noon–6pmPhone: 650.903.6000
WALK-UP TICKET SERVICESThe walk-up ticket office will open one hourprior to each performance.
PERFORMANCE TIMES Wed, Thur, Fri Previews 8pmTuesday & Wednesday Eve 7:30pmThursday–Saturday Eve 8pmSunday Eve 7pmWednesday, Saturday, & Sunday Matinee 2pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES Starting at $30 (balcony).Discounts available for Seniors, Educators, Patrons35 & Under, and active military. For pricing, call650.463.1960 or visit theatreworks.org.
GROUP SAVINGSSavings are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers will not be seated until appropriateintervals, and may not be seated in their exactseat locations until intermission.
LOST AND FOUNDFor Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts lost and found, please call 650.903.6568.For Lucie Stern Theatre lost and found, pleasecall 650.463.1960.
PLEASE REMEMBERThere is no smoking in the theatres or lobbies.Audio or video recording during the show isstrictly prohibited. Neither food nor drink is permitted in the theatres. Lucie Stern Theatreonly allows cold beverages contained in the TWcovered cups available at concessions. Pleaseensure that all electronic devices are set to the”off” position while you are in the theatre.Children 5 and under are not permitted in the theatre. Persons 14 and under must beaccompanied by an adult. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket.Schedules, shows, casts, and ticket prices aresubject to change.Single ticket purchases are non-refundable, butare exchangeable for $15 per ticket. Some restrictions apply.
Visit theatreworks.org for detailed information or to purchase tickets.
ACCESSIBLE SEATINGSeating is available for wheelchair patrons. Pleasetelephone the Ticket Office in advance so that special arrangements may be made.
LISTENING SYSTEMS Both theatres are equipped with listening systems for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please see the house manager for details.
AUDIO-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESAudio captioning for the visually impaired for Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/25 at 8pm; 10/26 at 8pm, 10/27 at 2pmPride and Prejudice: 12/27 at 8pm, 12/28 at 8pm, 12/29 at 2pmThe Pianist of Willisden Lane: 2/7 at 8pm, 2/8 at 8pm, 2/9 at 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCESOpen-captioned performances for Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/20 at 2pm & 7pm; 10/23 at 2pmPride and Prejudice: 12/18 at 2pm, 12/22 at 2pm & 7pmThe Pianist of Willisden Lane: 2/2 at 2pm & 7pm, 2/5 at 2pmFor more information, please contact the box officeat 650.463.1960 or [email protected].
SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCEFor Mark Twain’s River of Song: 10/22 @ 6pm
EDUCATIONFor programs in schools, communities, and camps:theatreworks.org/education
A TRIUMPHANT TOUR DE FORCE
Hershey Felder presents Mona Golabek in
The Pianist of
Willesden LaneAdapted and Directed by Hershey Felder
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Laneby Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen
Jan 15–Feb 9, 2020 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
theatreworks.org 650.463.1960“An exceptionally heartfeltdaughter-to-mother tribute.”
Boston Globe
MainStage
SecondStage
Rotunda
MAILING ADDRESSMountain View Center for the Performing ArtsCity of Mountain ViewPost Office Box 7540, Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
TICKETS & INFORMATION650.903.6000 (24 hours) [email protected]@mvcpa.comTicket Office Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, noon to 6 pm, and one hour prior to event curtain time. TicketServices also features a telephone information hotline.Ticket orders may be placed 24 hours a day.Phone: 650-903-6000 Fax: 650-965-1727
GENERAL INFORMATION500 Castro Street, Mountain ViewAdministrative OfficePhone: 650-903-6565 Fax: 650-962-9900
FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENINGTo receive Preview Magazine by mail, call 650-903-6000.Visit mvcpa.com for the latest information on events at the Center and to sign up for eSpotlight to get thespecial offers and event updates by email.
REFUNDS AND EXCHANGESThere are no refunds unless a performance is canceledor rescheduled. Exchange policies vary and are set by thepresenter of each event. For more information, please callTicket Services at 650-903-6000.
LATE ARRIVALSLatecomers are seated at the discretion of the producingorganization. We recommend that patrons arrive at theCenter a minimum of 20 minutes prior to curtain time. If you are purchasing or picking up tickets, please allowadditional time. Our ticket office closes one half hour after curtain time.
EMERGENCY NUMBEROur House Manager has a cell phone (650-740-0093) to receive emergency calls during performances.
ADDITIONAL SERVICESThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is fullyaccessible. Patrons who require wheelchair seating orother assistance may make arrangements with TicketServices at the time of ticket purchase 650-903-6000.Notifying the Center in advance will make it possible tobetter serve your needs. Assistive listening systemheadsets are available in the lobby for performances. You may also bring your own headphones or earbuds toplug into a receiver to utillize the system. Audio describedservices for patrons who are visually impaired are available at some performances. Patrons who are hearingimpaired may request translation services (for informationcall 650-903-6000). Assistive ambulatory devices willbe checked at the back of the theater unless the device fits completely beneath the seats.
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTERThe Center owes a great deal of its success to its dedicated volunteer staff who serve as Ushers, Art Docentsand Office Volunteers. Join us, support the arts and be apart of the Center! For moreinformation, please call 650-903-6568.
BOOKING INFORMATIONThe Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ threetheaters and support spaces may be booked for perform-ing arts events, meetings, conferences and other events.For booking information, please call 650-903-6556.
HOME COMPANIESThe Center is proud to serve as host to two HomeCompanies: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley andPeninsula Youth Theatre. We are also proud of ournew SecondStage Home Company, Upstage Theater.These arts organizations perform a significant portion of their seasons in our theaters and contribute to theoverall success of the Center..
PLEASE NOTE• All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.• Due to contract restrictions and the dangers posed
to performers, cameras and recording devices areprohibited in the theaters during most events. Unauthorized cameras and recording devices will be removed and held by the Center until the close of the performance.
• Please do not bring food or drink (except bottledwater) into the theaters.
• To avoid disruption of the performance, please setpagers to vibrate and disengage alarmed watchesand cellular phones before entering the theater.
• Please become familiar with the exits. In an emergency, listen for instructions from Center staff.If instructed to do so, walk—do not run—to the exit. In the case of an earthquake, remain seated, orcrouch below seats, then listen for instructions from Center staff.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCILLisa Matichak, Mayor • Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Mayor
Christopher Clark • Allison Hicks • Ellen Kamei John McAlister • Lucas Ramirez
Dan Rich, City Manager
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEECarol Donahue, Chair • Beth Wise, Vice Chair
Hafsa Mirza • Alka Roy • Erin Brewster
CENTER STAFF
The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is adivision of the City of Mountain View’s Community Services
Department, John Marchant, Director.
Executive Director W. Scott WhislerOperations Manager Justin Hall
Marketing & Public Relations Manager Shonda RansonMarketing Outreach Coordinator Susannah Greenwood
Business Manager Noelle MagnerBooking Coordinator Jenn Poret
Technical Services Manager Steven CrandellPatron Services Manager Orin Meadows
Ticket Services Manager Liz NelsonSenior Ticket Services Representative Bill McFarland
Senior Ticket Representative Carolyn Marie Len
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