who's afraid of virginia woolf? (1984)
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Spring 1-1-1984
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1984) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1984)
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? regular by Edward Albee February 10-18 ticket prices Brilliantly original . . . excoriating . . scalding, revealing and completely engrossing . . . this story of human frailty ex Fri!Sat Wed!Thurs posed in one drunken evening. General
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The Winner of New York Drama Critics Circle and Tony Awards
February 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1984
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee Directed by Robert F. Jenkins
Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon Ronzana under the supervision of Donamarie Reeds
Costume, Hair and Make-up Design .. .. . Kathy Sue Neff under the supervision of Elizabeth M. Poindexter
Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth R. Dorst
Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Shanks
CAST Martha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Torres George . ...... ... ...... ..... . . .. Anthony D. Combs Honey . .... .. . . ... . .. .. ... . .... . .... Katy O'Shea Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Pate
THE SCENE The living room of a house on the campus
of a small New England college.
ACT ONE FUN AND GAMES
ten minute intermission
ACT TWO WALPURGISNACHT
ten minute intermission
ACT THREE THE EXORCISM
This play is produced in cooperation with the Dramatists Play Service.
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Technical Director . . .. .......... . .... . . Tom Corbett and James R. Earle, Jr.
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Walker Assistant to the Scene Designer .. .. . . .. . Kim La Shelle Scenery Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Placke Assistant Scenery Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . Carl Shanks Scenery Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Miller,
Heather Hudson Scenic Artists . . . . . . . . . . . Leon Ronzana, Kim La Shelle Property Crewheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammy Hunt
and Cathy Moser Costumer . .... .. .. . ......... . . . . . .. Kathy Sue Neff
assisted by Eliza Chugg First Hand .. . . ... ..... ... . . . ... . ... Audrey Walker Costume Construction . . ..... Pam Carlson, Lisa Colley,
Heather Hudson, Rhonda Roper Costume Running Crewhead . . . . . . . Elizabeth Medieros Hairstylist and Makeup Crew . ... . . .. ... . . . Kate Irvine,
Master Electrician Lighting Technician Sound Engineering Sound Technician
Rhonda Roper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ammerman
. . .... . .... . .... . .. Raul Ramirez
. . . . . . . Strange and Jenkins Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Touris
Prop Room Coordinator ... . .. . .. . . .. . . Shirley Benson Assistant Stage Manager .......... .. ... Tom Callahan House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather McAllister Box Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudia Borish Publicity and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Irvine
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Robert Lauritzen, John F. Osborn Lou Lewendowski of SJSU English Department Kelly Abella of Santa Clara University Palo Alto Community Theatre Navlet's Flowers and Gifts of San Jose
WHO'S WHO IN Virginia Woolf? TOM CALLAHAN, Assistant Stage Manager, is a senior at SJSU. Though usually involved as a performer, Virginia Woolf marks the second time he has been assistant stage manager, following The Good Woman of Setzuan. Some of his performance credits include: Danny and Kenickie in productions of Grease, Fyedka and a bottle dancer in Fiddler on the Roof, and Anansi in The Ghost Hour. This summer Callahan hopes to return to the Diamond Circle Theatre, a summer melodrama company in Durango, Colorado.
ANTHONY D. COMBS, George, is a Political Science senior. He has performed various roles at SJSU including: Russel in Loose Ends, Dr. Seward in Dracula, Avrahm in Fiddler on the Roof, The Carpenter in The Good Woman of Setzuan, and Carey in Mountain Meadows Massacre. Tony has worked for several theatres in the San Jose area and aspires to a career as a film actor. Tony wishes to dedicate his performance to his mother and father, both of whom he admires and loves dearly.
TAMMY HUNT, Property Designer, first started her theatre career in 1977 with a junior high production of Dracula, Baby. Her last completed show (ten productions later) was, ironically, the University Theatre's Dracula. Hunt operated a camera during Mountain Meadows Massacre, however she most often works as co-head of properties with Cathy Moser.
CATHY MOSER, Property Designer, is a sophomore at SJSU and a Theatre Arts Major. This is her fourth show at the University Theatre. Her work includes The Cherry Orchard, The Good Woman of Setzuan, and Dracula. Moser's college credits include only backstage work, however she has also performed in several productions.
KATHY SUE NEFF, Costume Designer, will graduate this June with a B.A. in Art and a minor in Theatre Arts. In the future she plans to work for a professional costume shop. Neff will represent SJSU at the University Resident Theatre finals in March. She has designed the costumes for Les Belles Soeurs at the San Francisco Repertory Theatre. Neff has worked for City College of San Francisco as costumer, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival as Design Assistant, and Stanford University as costume intern. Presently, Neff is the undergraduate assistant in the Costume Shop at SJSU; her work includes the armor for Ondine and tailoring for Mountain Meadows Massacre and The Cherry Orchard.
KATY O'SHEA, Honey, is in her second year at SJSU. Her performances include Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Volante in Ondine, and Mina in Dracula. Katy also dances and models when she can find the time. This summer she hopes to go to Durango, Colorado and perform in summer theatre. Next fall O'Shea plans to begin a two year program of performance studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.
RON PATE, Nick, is a sophomore pursuing a B.A.. in Theatre Arts. Pate's performances at SJSU include Colonel Cathcart in Catch 22, the Horseman/Nugget role in Equus, and Yang Sun in Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan. Off campus Pate has appeared in Dark of the Moon, Gypsy and Forum. Last summer he played the part of the Indian in San Jose Civic Light Opera's Fantasticks. His career goal, obviously, is performing.
LEON RONZANA, Scene Designer, graduated from SJSU in December 1983. While attending school he focused on acquiring acting and directing experience, however, he still found time to assist designer Dusty Reeds in two productions, The Good Woman of Setzuan and Fiddler on the Roof. Virginia Woolf is his first scene design. Many of our patrons will remember Ronzana as the Superintendent of the Theatre in Ondine, Mendal in Fiddler on the Roof, and Milo Minderbinder in Catch 22. Ronzana is looking forward to working in summer stock later this year and plans to study acting in New York beginning in the fall.
CARLL. SHANKS, Sound Engineer, is a Master's student in Theatre Arts with a concentration in technical theatre. His technical credits include: sound design for over twenty different shows, on campus and off, stage management for Danceworks, technical direction for Ghost Hour, recording and lighting for Bay Area bands, and set construction at SJSU. Shanks is currently concentrating his studies on the non-technical areas of advertising and public relations. Shanks has also demonstrated his acting ability in SJSU's Black Bart and Little Mary Sunshine.
DIANA M. TORRES, Martha, is Diana's first role at SJSU, although she has performed with other theatres in the area. Torres' last appearance was in San Jose Civic Light Opera's The Fantasticks as Luisa. She has played in several productions at the University of Santa Clara, including Anatol, Suicide in B Flat, Taken in Marriage and The Beggar's Opera. An accomplished musician, Torres has been piano accompanist for San Jose Civic Light Opera and Santa Clara University productions. She also moonlights as a singer in local lounges.
MEG WALKER, Stage Manager. Walker is a graduate student in Speech Pathology; she began her involvement in the Theatre Arts Department two years ago with the position as Assistant Stage Manager for Henry IV, Part 1, a job she also accepted for this season's opener Dracula. Walker appeared in Interview, an SJSU Studio Theatre production which was also performed at the On Broadway Theatre in San Francisco, however she prefers stage managing. After Virginia Woolf Walker wi ll be pursuing employment with Bay Area theatres and is making plans for a move to New York City next spring.
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DIRECTOR'S NOTES Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a love story which, on
the surface, appears to be an excoriating description of one drunken evening with two married couples, strangers, who reveal each other's deepest secrets; a confrontation between the sciences and the humanities; an expose of a failing marriage; a hard examination of tired college professors who have "come to rest"; a dramatic montage of alcoholism, infidelity, childlessness, fantasies and obsessions, but, most of all, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a love story.
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Director, Robert Jenkins has acted and directed with such groups as the Performing Arts Foundation of New York, the Gallivanting Inspiration Group, and the California Actors Theatre. As an actor, Jenkins has performed major Shakespearean roles of Oberon (Midsummer Nights's Dream), Richard Ill, and Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet) as well as numerous
'- ~~ roles ranging from Sophoclean Tragedy to
:-. ' ' ~· ..-.iAitti/ Pinter Absurdism. He received his Ph.D.
from Florida State University and has been on the faculty at San Jose State University since 1975. He is now also our Director of Theatre.