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Music by Leonard Bernstein • bOOK AND LyRics by Betty Comden AND adoLph GreenbAseD ON AN iDeA by Jerome roBBins • MusicAL DiRecTiON by Christopher yoUstra

cHOReOGRAPHeD by tara Jeanne VaLLee • DiRecTeD by Jason Loewith

Onward!

Jason Loewith Artistic Director

a note From the artistiC direCtor

shortly after D-Day in June 1944, my 17-year old Dad enlisted in the army (that’s his Army photo in place of my own). As he was donning a uniform for the first time, a bunch of talented 25-year olds – Leonard bernstein, betty comden, Adolph Green and Jerome Robbins – were working on their own war effort: writing a broadway show about three sailors on 24-hour liberty in New york. by the time my Dad finished training less than six months later, On the Town had opened to rapturous reviews, catapulting the foursome to the top of American musical theater.

On the Town celebrated the freedom that millions of Americans were fighting for in europe and the Pacific. The script doesn’t mention the carnage Gabey, Ozzie, and chip might have witnessed before sailing into the brooklyn Navy yard (though we know Gabey received a medal for saving his two pals, who now consider him a hero). Whatever darkness they encountered, though, evaporates with the show’s first pizzicato chord. Riding the waves of bernstein’s sublime score, the boys plunge into the city looking for love, and a reminder of why they’re fighting. As bernstein said, “the subject matter was light, but the show was serious.”

As i look back on this, our 80th season, so many of the shows we’ve shared – Our Town, Every Brilliant Thing, In the Heights among them – asked us as audience members and creators, what do you do with the precious time you’re given? On the Town answers with brash ebullience: pursue a human connection, and when you find it, hold onto it tightly for as long as you can.

i’m thinking about this lesson a lot since my Dad passed away last month, at the age of 91. He was a Depression baby, attended college through the Gi bill, and raised a family working six days a week as an accountant. When we kids found our careers, my Dad and stepmother moved to Arizona where, for the better part of eleven years, he lived his best life, taking advantage of every precious moment he was granted. so i’m dedicating my work on this show to his memory, in hopes i’ll learn to do the same every day.

This production commemorates two other precious moments: we’re celebrating Olney Theatre center’s 80th birthday with this show, and the world is celebrating what would have been bernstein’s 100th birthday. it’s right we should honor these milestones with On the Town, a gift of maximum delight to its audience.

i’ll close by saying that i wanted this show to be a gift to myself, too! Not only is this the 50th show i’ve produced at Olney, but i turn 50 this summer! so i gathered some of my favorite artists in Dc (who also happen to be close friends) to bring this wonderful script to life. in addition to beloved collaborators chris youstra, Tara Jeanne Vallee, and the rest of the creative team, we have a murderer’s row of local stars: evan casey, sam Ludwig, Donna Migliaccio, Tracy Lynn Olivera, bobby smith, and Rachel Zampelli are just six of the amazing twenty-two actors with whom i’m blessed to work. i hope the joy and delight of our time together communicates to you across the footlights.

Olney’s 80th birthday is an amazing milestone that you’ve helped us to reach (you can join us for our free open-house-birthday-party, summerFest, on July 28). in the meantime, let’s remember to make the most of every precious moment we’re given. i look forward to hearing what you think about On the Town and your favorite shows of the 80th season at [email protected].

Bud Loewith and friends arriving in New York Harbor after serving in World War II.

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Onward!

Jason Loewith Artistic Director

OLNEY THEATRE CENTERDebbie Ellinghaus,

Managing DirectorJason Loewith,

Artistic Director

presents

Opening Night: Saturday, June 23, 2018

New york casting

Pat McCorkle, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSAMcCorkle Casting Ltd.

Wig Designer

Alexandra PohankaDialect coach

Zach Campion

costume Designer

Rosemary Pardeescenic Designer

Court WatsonLighting Designer

Colin K. Bills^sound Designer

Roc Lee

Production stage Manager

John Keith Hall*Director of Production

Dennis A. BlackledgeAssociate Artistic Director-Director of Music TheatreReorchestrations/Additional Vocal Arrangements

Christopher Youstra

there wiLL Be one 15-minUte intermission.The use of recording (audio and video) or photographic equipment during the show is strictly prohibited.

Please silence all electronic devices before the performance begins.

featuringRonald Bruce Evan Casey*^ Ian Anthony Coleman Jennifer Flohr

Rhett Guter* Lance E. Hayes Amanda Kaplan Ashleigh King*Suzanne Lane Sam Ludwig* Emily Madden Donna Migliaccio*^

Robert Mintz* Alan Naylor Tracy Lynn Olivera*^ Claire Rathbun*Connor James Reilly Bobby Smith*^ Ron Tal* Shawna Walker*

Taylor J. Washington Rachel Zampelli*

Director

Jason Loewith

choreographer

tara Jeanne Vallee^

Music Director

Christopher youstra

*Member of Actors’ equity Association ^Olney Theatre center Artistic Associate

On The Town is presented through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, inc.560 Lexington Avenue, New york, Ny 10022

ON THE TOWNMusic by Leonard Bernstein

book And Lyrics by Betty Comden and adolph Greenbased on an idea by Jerome robbins

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Flute, Piccolo, clarinet, and Tenor sax ................................................................................................... ANDReW AxeLRAD

clarinet, Oboe, and Alto sax .......................................................................................................................Lee LAcHMAN

clarinet, bass clarinet, and bari sax..........................................................................................................ROGeLiO GARZA

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Trumpet ................................................................................................................................................. bReNT MADseN

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Trombone ............................................................................................................................................DAN HAVeRsTOcK

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Violin ...............................................................................................................................................MADeLiNe WATsON

Violin/Viola .......................................................................................................................................... ANDReA VeRcOe

cello ............................................................................................................................................. cATHeRiNe MiKeLsON

upright bass ........................................................................................................................................ cHRis cHLuMsKy

Percussion ................................................................................................................................................ eDWARD FAsT

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Cast oF ON THE TOWN (in order of appearance)

Workers’ Quartet .................................................................................................... TRAcy LyNN OLiVeRA, bObby sMiTH,DONNA MiGLiAcciO, iAN ANTHONy cOLeMAN

chip ...........................................................................................................................................................eVAN cAsey

Ozzie ........................................................................................................................................................ sAM LuDWiG

Gabey ....................................................................................................................................................... RHeTT GuTeR

Flossie ................................................................................................................................................... AsHLeiGH KiNG

Flossie’s Friend .................................................................................................................................... AMANDA KAPLAN

bill Poster ................................................................................................................................................ bObby sMiTH

Little Old Lady .................................................................................................................................. DONNA MiGLiAcciO

Miss Turnstiles Announcer .......................................................................................................................... bObby sMiTH

ivy ......................................................................................................................................................cLAiRe RATHbuN

Policeman .................................................................................................................................................ALAN NAyLOR

Mr. s.uperman ......................................................................................................................................... bObby sMiTH

Hildy esterhazy ..............................................................................................................................TRAcy LyNN OLiVeRA

Waldo Figment ................................................................................................................................. DONNA MiGLiAcciO

claire DeLoone ....................................................................................................................................RAcHeL ZAMPeLLi

Lonely Town couple ....................................................................................... cONNOR JAMes ReiLLy & sHAWNA WALKeR

Madame Maude P. Dilly ..................................................................................................................... DONNA MiGLiAcciO

Pitkin W. bridgework ................................................................................................................................. bObby sMiTH

Lucy schmeeler .......................................................................................................................................suZANNe LANe

Diamond eddie’s, congacobana, and slam bang club Master of ceremonies ................................................... bObby sMiTH

club Dancing Girls ................................................AsHLeiGH KiNG, JeNNiFeR FLOHR, AMANDA KAPLAN, & sHAWNA WALKeR

Diana Dream .................................................................................................................................... DONNA MiGLiAcciO

Dolores Dolores ................................................................................................................................ DONNA MiGLiAcciO

Diana Dream impersonator .........................................................................................................................ALAN NAyLOR

Rajah bimmy ............................................................................................................................................ bObby sMiTH

ensemble ...............................................................................iAN ANTHONy cOLeMAN, JeNNiFeR FLOHR, LANce e. HAyes,AMANDA KAPLAN, AsHLeiGH KiNG, suZANNe LANe, RObeRT MiNTZ, ALAN NAyLOR,

cONNOR JAMes ReiLLy, RON TAL, sHAWNA WALKeR, TAyLOR J. WAsHiNGTON

Production stage Manager – JOHN KeiTH HALL

Dance captain – RObeRT MiNTZ

UnderstUdiesUnderstudies never appear for a listed player unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Gabey - RON TAL and LANce e. HAyes; chip - iAN ANTHONy cOLeMAN; Ozzie - ALAN NAyLOR;

ivy - AMANDA KAPLAN; Hildy - TAyLOR J. WAsHiNGTON; claire DeLoone - suZANNe LANe;

Roles played by Donna Migliaccio - AsHLeiGH KiNG

Roles played by bobby smith - RObeRT MiNTZ

swings - RONALD bRuce, eMiLy MADDeN

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ON THE TOWN sCenes and mUsiCaL nUmBers

The Place: New York City The Time: June 1944

aCt iOVeRTuRe scene 1: the Brooklyn navy yardi FeeL LiKe i’M NOT OuT OF beD yeT .................................................................................................... Workers’ QuartetNeW yORK, NeW yORK ................................................................................................... Ozzie, chip, Gabey & companyscene 2: A subway train in Motionscene 3: A new york streetGAbey’s cOMiNG .........................................................................................................Ozzie, chip, Gabey & secretariesscene 4: presentation of Miss turnstilesPReseNTATiON OF Miss TuRNsTiLes ............................................. Miss Turnstiles Announcer, ivy smith & Dance ensemblescene 5: A taxicabcOMe uP TO My PLAce .............................................................................................................................. Hildy & chipscene 6: the Museum of natural historycARRieD AWAy ....................................................................................................................................... claire & Ozziescene 7: A Busy new york city streetLONeLy TOWN ....................................................................................................................................................GabeyLONeLy TOWN PAs De Deux ....................................................................................................................... Gabey & ivyscene 8: A corridor and studio in carnegie hall cARNeGie HALL PAVANe ............................................................................Madame Dilly, ivy & students in carnegie Hallscene 9: claire’s Apartmenti uNDeRsTAND ....................................................................................................................................................Pitkinscene 10: hildy’s Apartmenti cAN cOOK TOO ...................................................................................................................................................Hildyscene 11: times squareLucKy TO be Me .........................................................................................................................Gabey, ivy & ensembleTiMes sQuARe bALLeT ....................................................................................................................................company

aCt iieNTR’AcTe .....................................................................................................................................................companyscene 1A: Diamond eddie’s clubsO LONG, bAby ............................................................................................................................ Diamond eddie’s Girlsi WisH i WAs DeAD .................................................................................................................................. Diana Dreamscene 1B: the congacabanai WisH i WAs DeAD (sPANisH) ...............................................................................................................Dolores DoloresyA GOT Me ............................................................................................................................ Hildy, claire, Ozzie & chipscene 1c: the slam Bang clubi WisH i WAs DeAD (RePRise) ................................................................................................Diana Dream impersonatori uNDeRsTAND (RePRise) .....................................................................................................................................Pitkinscene 2: the subway train to coney IslandsubWAy RiDe AND iMAGiNARy cONey isLAND ............................................................... Gabey, ivy & coney island swellsscene 3: the Dream coney IslandPAs De Deux ............................................................................................................................................. Gabey & ivyscene 4: Another subway train to coney IslandsOMe OTHeR TiMe ................................................................................................................. claire, Hildy, Ozzie & chipscene 5: the Real coney IslandRAJAH biMMy’s HARuM scARuM .............................................................................................................. Rajah bimmyscene 6: the Brooklyn navy yardFiNALe ...........................................................................................................................................................company


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ronald Bruce (Male swing). Ronald is excited to be returning to Olney Theatre center this summer. Previous credits include: Mary Poppins (Male swing), Evita (ensemble), Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical (ensemble). isaiah 40:31

evan Casey (chip) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q, 39 Steps, Camelot, Fiddler On The Roof, Lend Me A Tenor. OFF-bROADWAy: Elephant and Piggie’s We Are In A Play (New Victory Theatre). ReGiONAL: North carolina Theatre, everyman Theatre, New London barn Playhouse. Dc AReA: Kennedy center, Ford’s Theatre, shakespeare Theatre company, signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, studio Theatre secondstage, Rep stage, 1st stage. FiLM: 10-42, Of Dice and Men, The Phages. TV/Web: House of Cards, Missing Persons Unit, Thurston, Stage Fright. AWARDs: Five-time Helen Hayes Award Nominee, indie series

Award best ensemble Nomination (Thurston), indiecapitol Award best Actor Nomination (Of Dice and Men). TeAcHiNG: National conservatory of Dramatic Arts, signature Theatre, Adventure Theatre-MTc. OTHeR: capitol steps, GraphicAudio.

ian anthony Coleman (ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre center after appearing in My Fair Lady last summer. credits include - Arena stage: Oliver!; Round House Theatre: Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3); imagination stage: Wiley and The Hairy Man [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding TyA Production], Beauty and the Beast; constellation Theatre company: Peter & The Starcatcher [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding ensemble], The Wild Party; Rep stage: Dorian’s Closet; creative cauldron: Once On This Island; The Keegan Theatre: HAiR!, A Few Good Men (irish National Tour). ian holds a b.s. from carnegie Mellon

university and completed the Overtures Musical Theatre institute at signature Theatre. He is a proud company member of Only Make believe. www.ianAnthonycoleman.com, instagram: @yunguptown.

Jennifer Flohr (ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Olney Theatre center debut in On The Town. ReGiONAL: Fulton Theatre: A Chorus Line (Lois); Totem Pole Playhouse: Jesus Christ Superstar (co-choreographer, ensemble), A Christmas Carol (Fred Party Guest), Grease (cha-cha DeGregorio); Washington county Playhouse: Legally Blonde (choreographer), The Addams Family (Ancestor), The Producers (ensemble). cRuise: M/S Carnival Paradise, M/S Carnival Pride, M/S Carnival Miracle (Production Dancer). FiLM: Almost Spies (beki). TV: Copycat Killers, Evil Stepmothers, Deadly Affairs. eDucATiON: university of the Arts (Dance certificate Program). For my beautiful ina.

rhett Guter (Gabey) returns to Olney Theatre center, where he was last seen as bert in Mary Poppins. iNTeRNATiONAL TOuR: West Side Story (Action). ReGiONAL: Goodspeed Musicals: Oklahoma (curly), Bye Bye Birdie (conrad birdie); st. Louis Rep: Miss Bennett (Mr.Darcy); Goodman Theatre: Bridagdoon (Harry beaton); chicago shakespeare Theater: Follies (Kevin), Gypsy (Tulsa); utah shakespeare Festival: Peter and the Starcatcher (The boy), [Michael & Jan Finlayson Award] The Music Man (Tommy Djilas), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute), Pericles (Lysimachus); Pioneer Theatre company: White Christmas, Elf. cHicAGO AReA: Drury Lane Oakbrook: West

Side Story (Riff), Billy Elliot (Older billy), Hazel (Rocco); The Paramount Theatre: A Chorus Line (Al), The Music Man (Tommy Djilas), Cats (Munkustrap). Rhett graduated from southern utah university with degrees in Theatre and Dance. Rhettguter.com.

Lance e. hayes (ensemble) is back again for his fourth show with Olney Theatre center. Previous OTc credits include: Mary Poppins, The Producers, and The Little Mermaid. TOuRs: West Side Story (centennial World Tour - Riff) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. ReGiONAL: Gateway Playhouse: A Chorus Line (Don); studio Theatre: Carrie: The Musical (George); infinity Theatre company: Dames at Sea and Sisters of Swing. Other favorite credits include dancing at the John F. Kennedy center with chita Rivera and Rita Moreno.

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amanda kaplan (ensemble) is thrilled to return to Olney Theatre center after performing in Mary Poppins, The Producers and Guys and Dolls. ReGiONAL: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Hairspray (Penny, ensemble), Memphis [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble and musical], Spamalot [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble and musical], South Pacific, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, In The Heights, Grease, Shrek, Joseph…, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, The Pirates of Penzance, The King and I. ccTA: Anne Frank (Anne Frank). ATMTc: 42nd Street (Peggy

sawyer). TAP: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales). Dc AReA: Chicago, Cabaret, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Aida, Parade, Les Miserables, Crazy For You. eDucATiON: bFA in Dance Performance from east carolina university. uPcOMiNG: Olney Theatre center: South Pacific.

ashleigh king (ensemble) she has previously appeared at Olney Theatre center in: Joseph..., Grease, How to Succeed..., Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Godspell, Evita, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, In The Heights and Annie. NATiONAL TOuR: Elephant & Piggie’s: We Are in a Play! Dc AReA: The Kennedy center: Debbie Allen’s Brothers of the Knight, Dreams, Pearl, Pepito’s Story, Elephant & Piggie; studio Theatre: Torch Song Trilogy, The Rocky Horror Show; signature Theatre: Hairspray, Dreamgirls; Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime.

suzanne Lane (Lucy schmeeler and others) previously appeared at Olney Theatre center in Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Carousel. Dc AReA: shakespeare Theatre: The Tempest; studio Theatre: Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love (Mary-Kate); Adventure Theatre MTc: James and the Giant Peach (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding ensemble), Junie B. Jones, Knuffle Bunny; The in series: Don Pasquale (Norina), The Magic Flute (Papagena), Jerome Kern Revue, Operetta Holiday; Monumental Theatre: Urinetown (Hope); Nextstop Theatre: Into the Woods (Rapunzel); Arts on the Horizon: Sunny & Licorice. uPcOMiNG: Rep stage: Sweeney Todd (Johanna). eDucATiON: bM in Vocal Performance from The university of Oklahoma.

sam Ludwig (Ozzie) Previous Olney Theatre center credits: How to Succeed... (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical), Avenue Q, Big River, 1776. ReGiONAL: Theater J: Sons of the Prophet; signature Theatre: A Little Night Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, Midwestern Gothic, Titanic [Helen Hayes Nomination For Outstanding supporting Actor in a Musical], [title of show], Sweeney Todd, Show Boat, Les Misérables; Ford’s Theatre: 1776; 1st stage: The Farnsworth Invention, Proof; Rep stage: Speech and Debate; Metrostage: Jacques Brel is Alive…; creative cauldron: Monsters of the Villa Diodati [Helen Hayes Nomination

for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical].

emily madden (swing) is thrilled to back at Olney! ReGiONAL: Olney Theatre center: Annie, Mary Poppins, The Producers; imagination stage: The Princess and the Pauper; Keegan Theatre: Big Fish, American Idiot [Helen Hayes Nomination for best ensemble & Musical]; Nextstop Theatre: Urinetown; constellation Theatre: Urinetown [Helen Hayes Nomination for best Musical]; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Anything Goes, 42nd Street, Hairspray. eDucATiON: bFA in Musical Theatre from university of Miami.

donna migliaccio (Madame Maude P. Dilly and others) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: Bakersfield Mist (Maude Gutman), The Little Mermaid (ursula), Cinderella (stepmother), The Sound of Music (sister berthe). bROADWAy: War Paint, Ragtime (2009 revival). NATiONAL TOuR: Guys & Dolls. ReGiONAL: John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts: Sunday in the Park with George, OLIVERio: A Brazilian Twist, The Brand New Kid. signature Theatre: Sweeney Todd, The Threepenny Opera, Gypsy, Assassins, Girlstar, Silver Belles; Arena stage: The Music Man; Ford’s Theatre: Liberty Smith, Sabrina Fair; Alabama shakespeare Festival: The Little Mermaid. Two-time

Helen Hayes Award winner, eleven additional nominations. Author of Kinglet, Fiskur and StoneKing, books 1-3 of The Gemeta Stone epic fantasy series. www.donnamigliaccio.com

robert mintz (ensemble) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: Mary Poppins, Evita, The Producers (carmen Ghia), The Little Mermaid (Jetsam). NeW yORK: Actors Fund: Miracle on 34th Street; NyMF: Seeing Stars, Shine! ReGiONAL: The Fulton: The Nutcracker; Gateway Playhouse: West Side Story; The Growing stage: Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz. Dc AReA: The Kennedy center: Children of Eden, Broadway: Three Generations (Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, Sideshow); Arena stage: My Fair Lady; signature Theatre: Crazy For You, The Visit; Rainbow Theatre Project: YANK! Toby’s Dinner Theatre: High School Musical, Kiss Me, Kate; Adventure Theatre: What’s a Wolf to Do? eDucATiON: bM from cuA.

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alan naylor (ensemble) Previous Olney Theatre center credits include: Annie (bert Healy) and Sweeney Todd (ensemble). OFF-bROADWAy/NATiONAL TOuR: Caps For Sale. ReGiONAL: signature Theatre: A Little Night Music; creative cauldron: Jacques brel [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical, nomination for Outstanding ensemble], Monsters of the Villa Diodati, Ruthless!, Wizard of Oz; studio: Silence! [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble]; WNO: Proving Up; Nextstop: Godspell, Boeing Boeing; Theatre Alliance: Going to a Place Where You Already Are; Adventure Theatre: Caps For Sale, Petite Rouge, The Wonderful

Wizard of Oz; sONOVA: Les Misérables; 1st stage: Bat Boy [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble]; Monumental Theatre: Urinetown. eDucATiON: M.M. in Opera from Washington university in st. Louis, b.M. in Voice from st. Olaf college.

tracy Lynn olivera (Hildy esterhazy) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: Rancho Mirage, Cinderella, The Sound of Music, Carousel, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Grease. bROADWAy: Ragtime (bridget, 2009 Revival). ReGiONAL: The Goodman/shakespeare Theatre: Candide (World Premiere, adapted/directed by Mary Zimmerman). studio Theatre: Bachelorette. signature Theatre: A Little Night Music [Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding supporting Actress in a musical], Titanic, The Boy Detective Fails, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Merrily We Roll Along, Les Miserables. The Kennedy center: Me, Jane, Ragtime, Sunday In The Park, Passion. Ford’s Theatre:

110 in the Shade [Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical], Ragtime, Hello Dolly. Arena stage: Fiddler on the Roof, Damn Yankees. Folger Theatre: Comedy of Errors. Metrostage: The Last 5 Years, Closer Than Ever. imaginationj stage: A Year With Frog and Toad. Rorschach Theatre: company Member emeritus: JB,Rough Magic. RecORDiNGs: “Because” (solo LP), “Me, Jane” original cast recording.

Claire rathbun (ivy) is delighted to be making her Olney Theatre center debut! Theatre credits include: bROADWAy: Cats (Victoria) OFF-bROADWAy/LAb: Little Dancer (chantal, Marie u/s) Rathbun was a member of Washington ballet in D.c. from 2014-2016, where she performed at the Kennedy center. in 2014, she won silver in the Pas de Duex category in yAGP, and performed at Lincoln center. Also in 2014, she won bronze at the World ballet competition as a soloist. Rathbun is on the permanent faculty of syracuse city ballet, and is a Principal Guest Artist with the company.@clairerathbun

Connor James reilly (ensemble) is thrilled to make his Olney Theatre center debut! ReGiONAL: barter Theatre: The Music Man, Mamma Mia!; White Plains Performing Arts center: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (choir bass); Thin Air Theatre company: The Foreigner (ellard simms), Pippin; Dollywood entertainment: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Ralphie); The Waterside Theatre: The Lost Colony; Dc AReA: Wsc Avant bard: Beowulf (young beowulf); TV: TURN: Washington Spies; Capturing Oswald; JAMes MADisON uNiVeRsiTy: The Wild Party (Jackie), Assassins (Leon czolgosz), First Lady Suite (bess Truman), Cabaret (bobby), Sweet Charity (Lead Frug Dancer); eDucATiON: bA in Musical Theatre from James Madison university

Bobby smith (Pitkin W. bridgework and others) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: Little Shop of Horrors; Annie; Sound of Music. He directed: Grease, Forever Plaid, Cinderella and choreographed Avenue Q. bROADWAy: Crazy for You. OFF-bROADWAy: Forever Plaid,The World Goes ‘Round, Of Thee I Sing. NATiONAL TOuRs: Brigadoon,The World Goes ‘Round. siGNATuRe: 20 shows, A Little Night Music, Titanic, Simply Sondheim, Company, Midwestern Gothic, Road Show, The Threepenny Opera, Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Cage aux Folles [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor], and Spin [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding supporting Actor]. sTuDiO THeATRe: A Class

Act; The Long Christmas Ride Home; Reefer Madness; Jerry Springer: The Opera; FORD’S THEATRE: Elmer Gantry, Liberty Smith, 1776, A Christmas Carol, Violet; MeTROsTAGe: Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, Musical of Musicals, Jacques Brel, (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor) ROuND HOuse THeATRe: A Year With Frog and Toad. KeNNeDy ceNTeR: The Happy Prince, Peter and the Wolf with the National symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Ben Bagley’s Rogers and Hart Revisited and Disney’s Freaky Friday. Mr. smith is an artistic associate at Olney Theatre center.

ron tal (ensemble) is thrilled to make his debut at Olney Theatre center. National Tour: Fiddler On The Roof. Regional credits include: Greg in A Chorus Line, A Christmas Carol (Arvada center), Jekyll & Hyde, Legally Blonde (Westchester broadway Theatre), smudge in Plaid Tidings (Weathervane Playhouse), Frank Wyman in Mack & Mabel (broward stage Door), sir Galahad in Spamalot (Pagosa springs cPA). Training: b.M. in Vocal Performance from Nyu-steinhardt. Ron is a certified Pilates instructor and lives in Nyc. Love to Russell, Family, Dana, and Avalon Artists Group.

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shawna walker (ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre center. Previous Olney Theatre center credits include: Mary Poppins (ensemble). ReGiONAL: Ogunquit Playhouse: Guys and Dolls (ensemble), All Shook Up (ensemble), Chicago (Annie/ensemble). Dc AReA: signature Theatre: West Side Story (Pauline/u/s Graziella). DiNNeR THeATRe: Riverside center for the Performing Arts: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Featured Dancer). Alhambra Theatre: White Christmas (ensemble), Seussical (Dance captain/bird Girl/ensemble). choreographer: Riverside center for the Performing Arts: My Fair Lady (2016) and West Side Story

(2014). Associate choreographer: Alhambra Theatre: Joseph…Dreamcoat, 9 to 5, Anything Goes. Riverside center for the Performing Arts: White Christmas.

taylor J. washington (ensemble) is blessed to be make her debut at Olney Theatre center. she attended berklee college of Music and is founder of her company Queens sing. Past credits include Brooklyn (Paradice), Madagascar A Musical Adventure (Gloria), Lysistrata Jones (Hetaira), Dreamgirls (ensemble/effie u/s), Jarene/Daisey in The Color Purple (regional), Aida (Aida). she would like to thank God for her talents. Find her at Queenssing.com.

rachel zampelli (claire DeLoone) Previous Olney Theatre center credits: The Crucible, Annie, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Godspell, Avenue Q. Other Dc AReA credits: Kennedy center: The Gift of Nothing, Lost in the Stars (Washington National Opera). Folger shakespeare Theatre: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Comedy of Errors, Orestes: A Tragic Romp, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ford’s Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Shenandoah. signature: Midwestern Gothic, The Gulf, The Fix, Dying City, Brother Russia, Chess, See What I Wanna See, The Happy Time. studio Theatre (secondstage): Bloody, Bloody Andrew

Jackson, POP! [Helen Hayes Nomination- supporting Actress], Jerry Springer: The Opera, Reefer Madness the Musical. imagination stage: Beauty and the Beast. No Rules Theatre company: Stop Kiss. Adventure Theatre MTc: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. uPcOMiNG: Heisenberg, signature Theatre, Into the Woods, Ford’s Theatre.

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Leonard Bernstein (Music) composer, conductor, author, teacher and recording artist, bernstein transformed the way Americans and people everywhere hear and appreciate music. A few of his many compositions include the symphonies Jeremiah, The Age of Anxiety and Kaddish; the theatre piece Mass; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento; the film score for On the Waterfront; the ballets Fancy Free and Dybbuk; and the operas Trouble in Tahiti and A Quiet Place. He was music director of the New york Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969 and conducted many of the major orchestras of the world. in addition to On The Town, his broadway musicals include Wonderful Town, Candide, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and West Side Story. His young People’s concerts with the New york Philharmonic established him as a leading educator. Mr. bernstein was the recipient of the Tony® Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Theatre, 11 emmy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award and the Kennedy center Honors.

Betty Comden & adolph Green (book and Lyrics), in a partnership spanning nearly 60 years, received Tony® Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Applause, Wonderful Town, Hallelujah, Baby!, On the Twentieth Century, and The Will Rogers Follies. Other broadway credits: On the Town, Peter Pan, Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Subways Are for Sleeping, and A Doll’s Life. They wrote the screenplays and/or lyrics for the motion pictures Good News, On the Town, Singin’ in the Rain, The Band Wagon, It’s Always Fair Weather (Academy Award Nomination) and Auntie Mame, among others. Among their many tributes, comden and Green were inducted into the songwriters Hall of Fame and received the Kennedy center Honors in 1991.

Jerome robbins (concept) was a world renowned choreographer of ballets as well as a choreographer/director in the theatre, movies, and television. His broadway shows include On The Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, Peter Pan, The King and I, West Side Story, Gypsy, Funny Girl, and Fiddler on the Roof. His last broadway production, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, won six Tony® Awards, including Mr. Robbins for best Director and best Musical. Among the more than 60 ballets he created are Fancy Free, on which On The Town is based, Afternoon of a Faun, The Concert, In G Major, Other Dances, Glass Pieces, A Suite of Dances for Mikhail baryshnikov and West Side Story Suite, which are in the repertories of New york city ballet and other major dance companies throughout the world. Mr. Robbins won two Academy Awards for West Side Story, four Tony® Awards, five Donaldson Awards, an emmy Award, the screen Directors Guild Award, and the New york Drama critics circle Award. He was a Kennedy center Honors recipient and was awarded the chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur.

Jason Loewith (Artistic Director/Director of On The Town) grew up in Fairfield, connecticut, and on weekends he took the train to New york with his family to see shows. His dad was the comptroller of a Formica manufacturing company, and his mom was the first woman in the state to be president of a conservative synagogue. After her parents became ill, she took over their dress shop in a now sadly derelict part of bridgeport. Jason particularly enjoyed hiding in the poufy dresses on the rack, and selling costume jewelry during the store’s annual sidewalk sale. He inherited his father’s love of numbers, working part-time as a bank teller, and leading Math Team in high school and as a bookkeeper for various nonprofit organizations as an adult. From his mother he inherited a dedication to Jewish causes, joining the international board of united synagogue youth and working at the Jewish Home for the Aged during high school, and serving as chair of brown university’s committee for soviet Jewry as an undergraduate. Jason seriously considered studying to become a rabbi, but the theater intervened, taking him to santa barbara, Los Angeles, New york city, chicago, and finally the Washington, Dc region, where he’s been for eight years. Jason has directed some 30 plays, written a handful, managed or produced hundreds, and done just about every other job there is to do in a theater--all of which has helped him learn the value of a dollar, the importance of honesty, and the fact that you do not put a silk suit in either the washing machine or the dryer. On days off, Jason loves to cook (ask him how he learned to make bouillabaisse), hang out with his twelve nieces and nephews, play Civilization, bike and jog (just don’t ask the last time he did either), vacation in faraway places, and listen to music written between 1950 and 1986. He volunteers for local and national arts organizations, and has just begun volunteering for a youth mentoring organization in Dc. He lives on capitol Hill with his partner Ned and their dog Mortimer in a teeny but charming Victorian row house that is majority-owned by citibank. Jason has been the Artistic Director of Olney Theatre center since 2013.

tara Jeanne Vallee (choreographer) is happy to return to Olney Theatre center, where her work on The Producers and The King and I received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding choreography. Her choreography has been seen on broadway with Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, and on the National Tour/Grand Ole Opry productions of Cirque Holidaze, where she also served as Associate Director. Other regional credits include: The Little Mermaid (Olney), Guys and Dolls (Argyle Theatre), The Sphinx Winx (Theatre Row, Nyc), Triumph of Love (OTc), Annie (TuTs, Houston), Mary Poppins (OTc), and They’re Playing Our Song (surflight, NJ). you can also see her work onboard NcLs Getaway in Cirque Dreams and Steam. Associate credits: Singin in the Rain and 42nd Street (Goodspeed Opera House), the National Tour of The Music Man and White Christmas (Denver center). Proud Dance break alumni and sDc member. www.tarajeannevallee.com



Christopher youstra (Music Director/Associate Artistic Director - Music Theater) As the past resident music director, Mr. youstra has music directed and conducted around 40 musicals at Olney Theatre center, including In the Heights, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical, Carousel, Godspell, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and Avenue Q. He has also music directed at many of the other local theaters including Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime; studio Theatre 2nd stage: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Passing Strange; studio Theatre: Adding Machine: A Musical; Round House Theatre: Once on This Island, A Murder A Mystery A Marriage, The Summer of ‘42, and The World Goes ‘Round; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Les Misérables, The Color Purple, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast; imagination stage; The Kennedy center Theatre for young Audiences; Arena stage; burn brae Dinner Theatre; Montgomery college; American university; Musical Theatre center; signature Theatre; and columbia center for the Theatrical Arts. Mr. youstra has been nominated for ten Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Music Direction and received the award for Titanic. He is director of music at st. John the evangelist Parish in columbia, has worked with both Phoenix Productions and Troika entertainment national touring company and toured both europe and Korea with Smokey Joe’s Café. As a composer, Mr. youstra’s music has been heard throughout the area, including The Dancing Princesses at imagination stage, Big Nate: The Musical (with Jason Loewith), the Helen Hayes Awards, the 2014 Summer Hummer, and the opening gala of the ATLAs center.

Colin k. Bills (Lighting Designer) is an Olney Artistic Associate, where he has previously designed Sweeney Todd, Mary Poppins, Evita, Guys and Dolls, Marjorie Prime and Colossal, among others. He is a company Member at Woolly Mammoth where he has designed over forty-five productions, including Stupid Fucking Bird, Clybourne Park and The Convert. As a conspirator with the devising company dog & pony dc, he has collaborated in the writing, direction and design of A Killing Game and Beertown. His designs have been seen at Arena stage, The berkshire Theater Festival, centerstage, contemporary American Theatre Festival, Dallas Theater center, everyman Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Forum Theatre, imagination stage, intiman Theatre, The Kennedy center, Marin Theatre company, Metrostage, Opera Lafayette, Opéra Royal Versailles, Portland center stage, Round House Theatre, The smithsonian, signature Theatre, studio Theatre, synetic Theatre, syracuse stage, Theater J, The Washington Revels, The Wilma Theater, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. colin has won three Helen Hayes Awards and is a recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship in Theater. He is a graduate of Dartmouth college.

zach Campion (Dialect coach) is a freelance voice, speech and dialect coach from san Antonio, Tx. Recent credits at Olney Theatre center include coaching dialects for The Invisible Hand, Aubergine, Annie, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, Angels in America (Parts 1 & 2), Dial ‘M’ for Murder, and coaching voice for National Players Tour 68, 69, and the upcoming 70th. Other Dc credits include coaching dialect for Vietgone, Hand to God* and Terminus* at studio Theatre, Sovereignty, The Price and Smart People at Arena stage, The Wiz at Ford’s Theatre and the world premiere of The Gulf* at signature Theatre. Mr. campion is a certified teacher of Fitzmuarice Voicework® and is a member of the studio Theatre Acting conservatory faculty. eDucATiON: MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia commonwealth university, bFA in Performance and Production from Texas state university. Voicecoachdc.com. *denotes Helen Hayes nominated productions.

John keith hall (Production stage Manager) OLNey THeATRe ceNTeR: The Crucible, Annie, Sweeney Todd, Mary Poppins, The Producers. ReGiONAL: Virginia Musical Theatre: Miss Saigon, White Christmas. shadowland Theatre: The Good German, Lend Me A Tenor, The Drawer Boy. barter Theatre: 40 + productions including: The Lion In Winter, Mother Courage and Her Children, Gypsy, The Odd Couple, The Mousetrap, Steel Magnolias, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Tempest, The Memory of Water, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Macbeth, Godspell, She Loves Me, Wit, My Fair Lady, and Falsettos. Dc AReA: Woolly Mammoth Theatre company: Familiar, Hir, An Octoroon, The Nether. signature Theatre: Soon, SCKBSTD, West Side Story. studio Theatre: Skeleton Crew, Choir Boy, Bad Jews, Water By The Spoonful, Tribes, Torch Song Trilogy, 4000 Miles, The Aliens, Invisible Man, Sucker Punch, Venus In Fur, The Walworth Farce, Legends!, American Buffalo, In The Red And Brown Water, Adding Machine: A Musical, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Grey Gardens, The Road To Mecca, The History Boys. eDucATiON: bFA in stage Management from Longwood university.

On the Town is Jason Loewith’s 50th production in 5 years at Olney Theatre Center as Artistic Director! And, on August 24, 2018, Jason will celebrate his 50th birthday!

Under Jason’s leadership, we’ve garnered 62 Helen Hayes nominations, 9 Helen Hayes Awards, produced 7 world premieres, and seen a 30% increase in memberships. Help us celebrate Jason by making a gift to the theatre for his birthday! Visit olneytheatre.org/birthdayfund.

Happy Birthday Jason!

WISH JaSON a HaPPy BIrTHday!



roc Lee (sound Designer) is a Dc based composer/sound Designer. He holds a Master of Music in stage Music composition from cuA. credits include: Arena stage: The Price, The Year of Magical Thinking, Mother Courage; Mosaic Theater company: CHARM, Hooded: Or Being Black for Dummies, Ulysses On Bottles; Olney Theatre center: The Invisible Hand, Aubergine, Annie, Thurgood, Fickle: A Fancy French Farce, Dial ‘M’ for Murder; The Welders: Hello My Name Is...; studio Theatre: Curve of Departure; Forum Theatre: Love & Information; Faction of Fools: Our Town; GALA Hispanic Theater: Seneca El Raton de Biblioteca, In the Heights. roclee.net.

rosemary pardee (costume Designer) is delighted to be returning home to Olney Theatre center where she was the resident costume designer from 1987 until 1999. A member of united scenic Artists, Ms. Pardee’s career has spanned over 40 years and more than 500 productions, and has included artistic associations with dozens of theatre and film companies. in the Washington, Dc region, her work has been seen at Arena stage, The National Theatre, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre company, the smithsonian institution, and The Kennedy center, where she was a member of the artistic team for the award-winning Sondheim Celebration. A nine-time nominee and recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding costume Design, Ms. Pardee has served on the Washington Theatre society’s board of Directors and was recently recognized as one of the outstanding women in American Theatre by Stage Directions Magazine.

alexandra pohanka (Wig and Hair consultant) is delighted to return to Olney Theatre center. Previous Olney Theatre center credits: Annie, My Fair Lady. ReGiONAL: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Big Fish; Annapolis Opera: Faust, South Pacific, Little Women; Round House Theatre: Caroline, or Change. eDucATiON: b.A. in Art History from Oberlin college.

Court watson (scenic Designer) returns to Olney Theatre center after designing Avenue Q. international: Sound of Music, Spamalot, Annie (salzburg), Contes d’Hoffmann (beijing), Jekyll & Hyde, West Side Story (Magdeburg). Regional: Samson & Dalila (Virginia Opera),La bohème (Wolf Trap), Annie Get Your Gun (Glimmerglass), One Man, Two Guv’nors, EVITA (ZAcH Theater), Spelling Bee, Liberty Smith, Little Shop of Horrors (Ford’s Theatre), All’s Well that Ends Well (shakespeare Theatre), Good News!, Meet John Doe(Goodspeed Musicals). Off-broadway: It Must Be Him, Dear Edwina. broadway Assistant Design: Guys & Dolls, Mauritius, Coast of Utopia, Cry-Baby, South Pacific, Grease!, Lestat, Little Women, High Fidelity.

mcCorkle Casting Ltd. Pat Mccorkle (csA), Katja Zarolinski (csA) (New york casting) broadway: Over 50 productions; Amazing Grace, On The Town, End of the Rainbow, The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, The Glass Menagerie, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus, Blood Brothers, A Few Good Men. Off broadway: Over 60 original productions; Clever Little Lies, Tribes, Our Town, Toxic Avenger, Freud’s Last Session, Almost Maine, Driving Miss Daisy. Feature film: Senior Moment, Year by the Sea, Premium Rush, Ghost Town, Secret Window, Tony and Tina’s Wedding, The Thomas Crown Affair, Madeline, Die Hard with a Vengeance, School Ties, etc., Television: Humans for Sesame Street, Californication (emmy nomination), Hack (cbs), Max Bickford (cbs), Chappelle’s Show, Strangers with Candy, Barbershop (comedy central) and series’ for showtime, HbO. www.mccorklecasting.com.

debbie ellinghaus (Managing Director) was born in Washington, Dc. Her mother was a Montgomery county Public school math teacher and her dad was a college professor. she can trace her mother’s family back to the 1500’s when they were ousted from spain because they were Jewish. Other family ancestry connects her to eastern europe. in 1976, her parents moved to columbia, MD, where she was raised in the “new planned city” built to encourage racial, ethnic and religious harmony in a suburban utopia. Debbie, the eldest of two, did not inherit her dad’s speed on the football field, her mom’s quick serve on the tennis court, or her sister’s strength in the swimming pool; instead she found her feet in the theater, thanks in large part to her grandmother, who took her to see Annie at the Kennedy center in 1978. but also thanks to her parents, who spent sunday mornings listening to broadway show-tunes on the record player before turning on the football game. Despite her suburban upbringing, Debbie longed for the city life. so, upon graduating from the university of Maryland, she moved to New york. in the big Apple she had many jobs and met many interesting people, including Andrew, whom she married. After getting hitched, they moved to New Haven, connecticut, where they had their kids, Madeline and Griffin, and spent some years enjoying life in New england. career and family twists and turns eventually brought them to Howard county where they now live in an old farmhouse with a backyard view of a cornfield. Debbie volunteers in the community where she lives: as chair of the Downtown columbia Arts and culture commission; and in the community where she works: as a member of the board of Medstar Montgomery Medical center and the Olney chamber of commerce. she’s frequently found applauding loudly for her daughter, who’s got the “performing bug”; cheering wildly for her son at track meets; grooving to her husband’s music (he’s a drummer in a band); and spoiling her dog, a 75 lb pit-bull rescue. in her down-time she likes to run, swing kettlebells, and do the occasional yoga from the privacy of her own home. Also, thanks to her kids’ interests, she’s attempting to learn to bake and build cities with legos. she’s been employed since age 12 when she had a paper route; thankfully, gigs at universities and non-profit organizations followed. she’s been Managing Director of Olney Theatre center since August 2014.


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it’s summertime at Olney Theatre and that means hot and fun (and funny) musicals, bbQ’s on the patio, celebrations on the plaza, and a new crop of emerging theater professionals descending on our campus as we welcome the company of National Players Tour 70 and the Apprentice class of 2018 - 19! This summer is also about major milestones. in July, OTc will celebrate its 80th birthday and 40th year as a state of Maryland Designated Theatre. As we look back on our history, we are humbled by legends whose shoulders we stand on and who inspire us to look ahead to an exciting future. speaking of our future… we are so grateful to the state of Maryland, particularly our District 14 team in Annapolis, and Montgomery county for providing grants to improve our infrastructure and increase our capacity to serve our community. you will have the opportunity to be the first to hear a special announcement about our upcoming plans at our July 28th summerFest. Please mark your calendars for

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Finally, i want to wish my favorite artistic director a very happy 50th birthday! Jason and i are approaching our 4th year working together (another milestone!) and i am honored to work alongside him. There are many reasons to celebrate with Olney Theatre this summer and many ways you can show your support. Please visit www.olneytheatre.org/donate to learn how you can make a difference.

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On The TOWNin October 1943, Jerome Robbins approached Leonard bernstein with the idea of making an “immediately American” ballet. A twenty-five year old dancer for the American ballet Theatre, Robbins had been approved to choreograph the story of three sailors on leave, but he needed a score. bernstein, also twenty-five, was a composer and conductor (who would, in just a few months, skyrocket to fame after stepping in to conduct a live broadcast of the New york Philharmonic with no rehearsal when the primary conductor took ill). Robbins told bernstein the story he was pondering, based on Paul cadmus’ painting The Fleet’s In!, to which bernstein responded by humming a tune he’d written on a napkin at the Russian Tea Room earlier that afternoon. As bernstein says, “We went crazy. i began developing the theme right there.” bernstein called this meeting the beginning of “the year of miracles.”

it certainly was a year of miracles for these two artists. Robbins’ story and bernstein’s music became the ballet Fancy Free, which opened on April 18, 1944 to rapturous reviews, just six months after they first met. Robbins immediately realized the theatricality of the piece and thought of reshaping it as a combination of dance, singing, and acting, but scenic designer Oliver smith was the first to suggest that it could become a broadway musical.

A musical of that scale, naturally, needed other collaborators, so bernstein and Robbins sought out a comedic writing team: betty comden and Adolph Green, who had seen moderate success as part of The Revuers, a group of satirical writers whose shows, composed of songs, dances, and skits, were a precursor to Saturday Night Live. The following December, six months after their collaboration began, bernstein, Robbins, comden, and Green attended the opening night for their new musical on broadway: On the Town.

The average age of the four writers of the hit musical was twenty-seven, and the piece crackles with youthful energy, from Robbins’ choreography to bernstein’s score to the witty banter of comden and Green’s book and lyrics. Robbins described bernstein’s music as always having “a kinetic motor… a power in the rhythms… which had a need to be demonstrated by dance.” it is a piece in motion, as the sailors travel around New york city on their twenty-four hours of shore liberty, and all of the elements of the show worked “as an integrated unit, with story, song, and dancing all growing out of one another,” as Green’s son says.

On the Town set the stage for more and more fruitful collaborations. comden and Green became an exclusive writing team, penning the book and lyrics for musicals on stage and screen, most famously the 1952 classic, Singin’ in the Rain. in 1953, they approached bernstein with an “impossible” task: they had a story and part of a score, but needed a new composer. The impossible part? The show was set to open in four months, a challenge which bernstein readily accepted. Wonderful Town opened on broadway right on schedule. bernstein and Robbins had similarly been collaborating on another project: a contemporary Romeo and Juliet. After several attempts, this piece became West Side Story, arguably the most famous piece of musical theatre of the twentieth century.

These artists each were geniuses in their own right: bernstein’s conducting and composing career covered opera, chamber pieces, orchestral music, and more; Robbins choreographed ballets and musicals until he was nearly eighty; and comden and Green wrote more than a dozen musicals. but their careers began in collaboration, as artists in their late twenties who believed they could make something truly magnificent.

Olney Theatre center celebrates this youthful energy. This current class of National Players, our acclaimed touring company, marks its 70th tour, each with their own team of early career artists taking theatre to communities across the nation. OTc also houses sixteen apprentices, who work together in a variety of departments to contribute to and ensure the success of the theatre as a whole. These artists, of similar age to bernstein, Robbins, comden, and Green, are also at the beginning of their decades-long collaborations. Perhaps for them this, could be the beginning of their “year of miracles.”

– Timothy Huth, Dramaturg

Timothy Huth: Leonard Bernstein is one of the most prolific composers of the twentieth century. What do you think contributed to that success?

Christopher Youstra: Bernstein was a clas-sical composer who tapped into the Ameri-can common man. He was able to straddle into popular music with songs that were on the charts. Though European and Russian composers were heavily influential to him, he was very American. At the same time, he was doing a pastiche of Latin rhythms, French impressionism, Russian romanti-cism, all with an American twist.

Without West Side Story, we’d probably be talking more about him as a conduc-tor and an educator. He really caught lightning in a bottle with West Side Story though. At least half a dozen songs from it are in the American canon. Even people who don’t often go to theatre know “I Feel Pretty,” “America,” even “The Jets Song” and “Officer Krupke.” West Side Story brings up everything around it: Candide, On the Town retroactively, Fancy Free and some of the ballets.

1002018 marks the centennial of two artistic geniuses: Leonard bernstein, born August 25, 1918, and Jerome Robbins, born Octo-ber 11, 1918. Their careers start-ed when they collaborated on Fancy Free (which became On the Town) in 1943. Dramaturg Timothy Huth sat down with Mu-sic Director Christopher Youstra and Choreographer Tara Jeanne vallee to discuss the impact and legacies of bernstein and Rob-bins’ decades-long careers.

Bernstein (top) and Robbins in 1980.By Martha Swope/Billy Rose Theatre Collection,The New York Public Library.

TH: On the Town was Bernstein’s first musi-cal. Later in his career, as you mentioned, he caught lightning in a bottle with West Side Story. How do you see this show as a pre-cursor to that?

CY: You see so many motifs, rhythms, and styles in On the Town that he fleshes out in West Side Story. For a modern compari-son, you see so much of Hamilton in In the Heights. Hamilton doesn’t happen without In the Heights; Lin Manuel Miranda had to learn what he could do, infusing the differ-ent rhythms: hip hop, Latin, samba, all of that. It’s the same thing with Bernstein.

This is one of the first really jazzy scores. With this show, he was like, “This is how I can use swing, this is how I can use sax-ophones.” He’s starting to tiptoe around with swing, boogie-woogie rhythms, blues; he’s fleshing out those different mid-twenti-eth century popular music styles and put-ting them into a score, which you see more in West Side Story. It’s not like this was a dress rehearsal; it was him just starting to test the waters.

TH: Speaking of musical styles, you have the gargantuan task of orchestrating this score. What were some of the things you learned or were surprised by?

CY: There are so many polyrhythms in this show. Traditionally, all the pit is in one rhythm, but in this, there are all sorts of things going on, so many independent pieces at the same time. It makes it difficult for the piano to capture them all, because you don’t have a full pit to do it. That’s been the most interesting thing, the rhythmic com-plexity of it.

TH: This was also Jerome Robbins’ first Broadway musical, followed by many more. Why do you think Robbins was so influential in the choreography world?

Tara Jeanne Vallee: He brought a style that was more relatable. It’s a bit more pedes-trian, a heightened reality, which he uses here and again in West Side Story. He was one of the first people who really came from the ballet world and brought that into his choreography.

TH: At our first rehearsal, you mentioned that you’ve been inspired by the city, by what you see on the subway. Can you elab-orate on how the city inspires your work on this piece?

TJV: This show is a Valentine to New York, so I would be remiss if I didn’t pay homage to that. I love living in the city, I love the ener-gy of it, the drive of it all. There is a treasure trove of rich inspiration from just observing the city. You can sit in a Starbucks, watch people walk by, and witness the tempo, the character of the city, or sit on a subway and watch the way people react to movement in our everyday lives. The characters in On the Town ride the subway and walk the streets; what does that look like? That is often harder to choreograph than actual steps. You have to create the reality of New York.

TH: In addition to the city, of course, Robbins’ original choreography is iconic. How much of that has inspired you over this process?

TJV: All of it. I studied Fancy Free and I’ve seen many different productions of this show, some of which used Robbins’ choreography and some of which didn’t. When I did The King and I, I learned that you have to bow to the original and do some of the things that

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people expect: they expect to see the sailors with their arms open, there are pictures they want to see. If you don’t fulfill that, whatever they have in their mind, then you’ve failed. But you also want to make it your own. You have to adapt it for this stage, for this au-dience, and for this time. Our tastes have changed over time. People have so many distractions now; they’re used to TV cul-ture and instant gratification, so you have to work harder to keep people’s attention. Jerome Robbins could hold the audience’s attention with those traditional 1940s mu-sical things, meaningful looks and the like. The style needs to be a bit snappier than it used to be.

I take Robbins’ choreography as gospel. Not the steps, necessarily, but the energy. And On the Town is such an open script; it gets to a dance number and there’s really nothing written. The “Times Square Ballet,” which is like a six minute song, gets four lines of stage directions. I’m like, “Six min-utes and that’s all you’re going to give me?” You have to write your own story in a lot of ways, which makes this show so different every time I see it. I’m trying to tell a story like Robbins did. He was very much a writer

in his own respect. I think really good chore-ography equates to telling a story. You have to serve what is happening on the stage and not interrupt it.

TH: In classical 1940s musical theatre, there’s all sorts of choreography, including the famous dream ballets. Building off your last point, how do you shape those stories?

TJV: There’s no ABC in choreography. Per-sonally, I work better when I have a story. When I’m just doing steps, it feels empty to me. I would much rather come up with some-thing in my head. The more specificity I have in that story, the easier it is to create. Looking at that “Times Square Ballet,” for in-stance, what I’ve come to is that “New York, New York” is the city happening around them, but by this finale of Act One, they’re with the city. That’s the story that I’ve creat-ed, that they’re now pulsing with the city. At the same time, I’m bringing back the char-acters and bits we’ve seen, bringing back elements from Act One. These boys are cen-tral in New York now, and all these people have become connected to their story. Even in a crazy big city like New York, we are all connected.


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National Players, a program of Olney Theatre Center are about to begin rehearsals for their 70th tour, which will take their three-play repertory of Around the world in 80 Days, the crucible, and twelfth night all around the country to schools and universities, perform-ing arts halls, community centers, and correctional facilities. The ensemble of 10 theatre-makers will not only perform these three, very different plays, they will also drive thousands of miles, load in-and-out their own sets, set-up their own lights, run post-show discussions, lead workshops, and masterclasses. Through their tour, National Players will continue empowering learners of all ages to build stronger communities through artistic collaboration, and bring the mission of Olney Theatre Center across the country. We’re thrilled to welcome the new class of Players to campus as they take the first steps in their year-long journey.

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Olney Theatre center is an award-winning, nonprofit, equity theatre. Our mission is to produce and present extraordinary theatre and performance on our four-theatre campus for an ever-more diverse set of audiences in our community, and to educate the next generation of theatremakers to follow in our footsteps. We strive every day to unleash the creative potential of our artists and audiences, and in so doing, become Maryland’s premier center for theatre performance and education. in the past five years, Olney Theatre has produced ten world

or regional premieres, including Andrew Hinderaker’s Colossal (2015 charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical), and Jennifer Hoppe-House’s Bad Dog (2015 steinberg Award nominee). Olney’s shows and educational activities are accessible and affordable, and we strive to provide a thought-provoking and enjoyable theatrical experience.

Olney Theatre center is situated on 14 wooded acres in the heart of the beautiful Washington-baltimore-Frederick “triangle,” within easy access to all three cities, and is also home to National Players, America’s longest-running touring company. Olney Theatre center is led by Artistic Director Jason Loewith and Managing Director Debbie ellinghaus. For more information, please visit www.olneytheatre.org.

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eXeCUtiVe Committeestephen Klein ........................................................................................................................................ President susan Finkelstein ................................................................................................................................board chairRobert e. Hebda ..............................................................................................................................Vice PresidentLinda e. Rosenzweig ........................................................................................................................Vice PresidentJames D. Warring ...........................................................................................................................Vice Presidentclifford L. Johnson .................................................................................................................................TreasurerRobert Mitchell ......................................................................................................................................secretarycharles s. Mack .............................................................................................................. immediate Past President

direCtorsMargery Arnold • Phyllis bottegal • George bradford • Debbie ellinghaus • Rhonda Friedman

cordy Galligan • suzanne Glassman • Jennifer Kneeland • Jason Loewith • Helen Marshall • William Meekinssteven schupak • Thomas J. senker • Ken ulman • Andrea urciolo • Alan Wade • irene White • Tom Zutic

honorary Board memBersstephen Kaufman • Anthony Morella • Mita M. schaffer • Patricia Woodbury

William H. Graham, sr. (in memoriam)

oLney theatre Corporation Board oF direCtors

oLney theatre Center artistiC assoCiates

aCtorsevan casey • Julie-Ann elliott • Rick Foucheux • Helen Hedman • Valerie Leonard • susan Lynskey • Donna Migliaccio

Paul Morella • Jon Hudson Odom • Tracy Lynn Olivera • Michael Russotto • bobby smith • stephen Gregory smith

direCtors, ChoreoGraphers, and mUsiCaL direCtorsMichael J. bobbitt • John e. Going • Derek Goldman • eleanor Holdridge • Tara Jeanne Vallee • Mark Waldrop

desiGners and staGe manaGerscolin K. bills • James Fouchard • Misha Kachman • Pei Lee

Josiane M. Lemieux • Milagros Ponce de León • ivania stack


artistiCArtistic Director Jason Loewithsenior Associate Artistic Director Jason King JonesAssociate Artistic Director/ Director of Music Theater christopher youstraAssociate Artistic Director/ casting Director Jenna DuncanArtistic Apprentice Rachel Grandizio

prodUCtionDirector of Production Dennis A. blackledgeAssociate Production Manager/ company Manager Josiane JonesTechnical Director stephen M. Greeneinterim Assistant Technical Director Abby bendershop Foreman sarah splainecarpenter benjamin Ramos, Frank Gauthier scenic Artist Fred Viacostume shop supervisor Jeanne blandResident costume Designer/ Assistant costume shop supervisor seth GilbertWardrobe supervisor/ costume Associate Melissa GilbertMaster electrician Tyler J. bristowAssociate Master electrician samantha brewerProperties Master Kate brittinghamsound and Projections supervisor Ryan Gravettcarpentry Apprentice Audra Guiliano, Michael Tsaltas, Peter yincostume Apprentices Daisy Howard, elizabeth Morton, Janice Rabian, Jordan Watsonelectrics Apprentices Doug Del Pizzo, Annie LewisProduction Management Apprentice Mehgan McVann company Management Apprentice samantha Williams sound Apprentice Kaitlyn sappstage Management Apprentices Theo Adelberg, Dayna svobodaProperties Apprentice Grisele Gonzalez

show staFFAssistant Director carl RandolphAssociate choreographer Rhett GuterNyc Dance Assistant Danielle sue JordanAssistant Lighting Designer Doug Del PizzoAssistant stage Managers Theo Adelberg, Dayna svobodaWardrobe supervisor Melissa GilbertDeck chief sarah splaineWardrobe elizabeth Morton, Jordan WatsonProp crew Grisele Gonzalezsound engineer Ryan GravettA-2 Kaitlyn sappLight board Operator Doug Del PizzoProps Artisans Jason Dearing, Grisele Gonzales, Jimmy stubbs, Pam Weinerscenic Draughtsman bradley Wehrlescenic Design intern sebastian DillinghamRun crew Rebecca silva, Michael Tsaltas, Peter yinFollow spots Ruby berlin, Annie LewisRehearsal Pianist steve PrzybylskiAdditional costumes Josh KellyAdditional sound Tosin OlufolabiAdditional electrics Dylan Arredondo, stefanie DeHart, curtis Haflett, Alaska Harris, Norah MatthewsAdditional scenic Jessica bittorf, stephanie Jo clark, John Traub, Trevor WinterAdditional Painter Anna Mihm

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administrationManaging Director Debbie ellinghausGeneral Manager Fred T. PaulHR/Finance Manager sean M. GriffinDirector of Finance chyeslan busoFacilities Manager Michael Plater

deVeLopmentDirector of Development Maureen McNeill individual Giving Manager R. Wesley MeekinsManager of special events and Donor Relations colleen Robinson Marketing and Development Apprentice emily Vokal

CommUniCationsDirector of Marketing and communications Joshua Fordsales Director Weldon c. brownbrand Director/ Graphic Designer JJ KaczynskiMarketing Associate Kristina erwinPatron services Manager Julie Viabox Office supervisors Jessica comstock, chisomo Maluwa, Deisi PerieraFront of House Managers Nic Lopez, Renee Nyack, Lacey Talero, Desirée Wardbox Office Associates Judy Abrams, Asha Fowler, shayla Garfield, Jasper Lambert, Marion Levy Qualls, Rachel spory-Harper, Joshua Rose, emily Townsend

edUCationArtistic Director, National Players Jason King Jonescommunity Outreach and Touring coordinator Rebecca DzidaArts integration Manager sara Qureshi Dramaturgy Apprentice Timothy Hutheducation Administration Apprentice Turner Hitt, chris Pinto

nationaL pLayersJamie boller, David Reece Hutchison, Josh bierman, Hugh Raup, Zoe Wohlfeld, Alanna McNaughton, Alice Kabia, benjamin Decamp cole, cedrick L. Riggs Jr., Deidre staples

speCiaL thanksbella Faccia and Paul Falcon, The clarice smith Performing Arts center at uMD, Ford’s Theatre, Montgomery college, Our Lady of Good counsel High school, The shakespeare Theatre company, signature Theatre, studio Theatre

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a professional theater employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization representing the not-for-profit American theater; the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; the League of Washington Theatres; and the Baltimore Theatre Alliance.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the

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MedStar Montgomery Medical Center will bring a variety of health and wellness events to the Olney Farmers & Artists Market each Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. between May 13 and August 26.

MedStar Wellness Weekends, will offer fi tness, nutrition, safety, activity and health and wellness zones to provide fun, free activities for everyone from children, to teens, to adults and seniors.

Join us as we partner with local organizations and businesses all summer long, along with MedStar’s own doctors, to provide useful everyday medical expertise and fun activities for people of all ages.

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Join us every Sunday through September for free activities including:

Fitness classes

Health & Wellness information

Nutrition demos

Safety workshops


Safety workshops


Fitness classes


Fitness classes




Visit medstarmontgomery.org/wellnessweekends

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