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Beginning October 17, 2014 • Opening Night October 23, 2014

CAST Sydney Andrews* Nina Cynthia Jones* Cassandra Marianne Owen* Sonia William Poole Spike Pamela Reed* Masha R. Hamilton Wright* Vanya

CREATIVE TEAM Kurt Beattie Director Carey Wong Scenic Designer Catherine Hunt Costume Designer Michael Wellborn Lighting Designer Brendan Patrick Hogan Sound Designer Jeffrey K. Hanson* Stage Manager Erin B. Zatloka* Rehearsal Stage Manager Ruth Eitemiller Production Assistant Evan Christian Anderson Assistant Lighting Designer Kathryn Stewart Directing Intern

Running Time: This performance runs approximately two hours. There will be one 15-minute intermission.

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Originally produced on Broadway by:Joey Parnes, Larry Hirschhorn, Joan Raffe/Jhett Tolentino, Martin Platt & David Elliot, Pat Flicker Addiss, Catherine Adler, John O’Boyle, Joshua Goodman,

Jamie deRoy/Richard Winkler, Cricket Hooper, Jiranek/Michael Palitz, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Radio Mouse Entertainment,Shawdowcatcher Entertainment, Mary Cassette/Barbara Manocherian, Megan Savage/Meredith Lynsey Schade, Hugh Hysell/Richard Jordan,

Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Ron Simons, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson in association with McCarter Theater Center and Lincoln Center Theater

Originally commissioned and produced by McCarter Center Theater, Princeton, N.J.Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director; Mara Isaacs, Producing Director;

and produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City under the direction of Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten in 2012.

“Here Comes The Sun”Written By George Harrison

Published By Harrisongs, Ltd. (ASCAP)Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved

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THEATRE AND SEASON SPONSORS:

A Contemporary Theatre Foundation

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich, Eulalie M. & Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi, Nancy Alvord, Betty Bottler, Gregory & Diane Lind, Chuck Sitkin, Chap & Eve Alvord, Brian Turner & Susan Hoffman

Audience members are cordially reminded to silence all electronic devices. All forms of photography and the use of recording devices are strictly prohibited. Please do not walk on the stage before, during, or after the show. Patrons wearing Google Glass must power down the device if wearing them in the theatre.

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Kurt Beattie

Chekhov’s “famous four”—Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, and The Three Sisters—are plays about the effect of historical change on people not prepared for it, environmental degradation, spiritual isolation, the insufficiencies of families, and regrets over the path not taken. Many of Chekhov’s characters are people of no exceptional distinction. Whatever stature they may or may not have in their professions or social circles, they are people who will not be remembered by history. And yet, the effect on the audience should be to think of ourselves like the characters think of themselves: as participants in a larger reality which is a bit absurd, and in which we are, to a greater or lesser extent, alone, yet which we know it is our responsibility to endure, sometimes without the solace of love. All of these elements and themes float amiably in the whimsical ether of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, without making themselves central to it or weighing down its buoyant comic energy.

Durang has contributed a significant body of work in the last 30 years to American theatre. Some favorites of mine are Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, Beyond Therapy, The Idiots Karamazov, Laughing Wild, The Marriage of Bette & Boo, and Miss Witherspoon (the latter two both produced by ACT). They are very funny, very dark, and their ironies spring from a heartbroken despair of human beings never being able to get it right. This play, however, is different. Anger drives satirical art, and Durang,

like most artists, has always had plenty of that to feed on—particularly when it comes to the Catholic Church—but Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike unfolds with an unsuspicious affection for its characters, and without a bit of the Pope in evidence. Chekhov said somewhere that one has to have faith in human beings, or life becomes impossible. He said this knowing full well what human beings are like in their most vulnerable moments, being, as he was, a doctor who confronted the daily truth of pain and fear and nakedness in his practice. Durang has been confronting something of the opposite in his work: the inability to have faith in anything to do with human beings. But in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Durang has found a way to visit with Chekhov, and as the play reveals its heart—still mad and absurd in a recognizably Durangian way—I think we can feel them, companionably and compassionately, smiling together.

This is our last production of the mainstage season this year, and I hope you all will join us for our season in 2015. It will be our 50th year of producing exceptional theatre for Seattle, and we are planning a great celebration that both embraces our amazing past list of plays, with revivals of a pair of wonderful shows we produced long ago by two acknowledged greats of 20th-century theatre, Tom Stoppard’s Travesties and Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and one of the greatest musical revues ever put together, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living



to ACTin Paris; and also honors our present and future with three plays by some of the brightest talents in 21st-century theatre, Yussef El Guindi, Anne Washburn, and Jeanne Sakata. This anniversary season has a special meaning for Yours Truly, who made his professional debut at ACT 40 years ago in Bertold Brecht’s remarkable The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui. I’m not sure I know that young guy playing the sinister gangster Givola with a lot of makeup on his face anymore. It was a long time ago. But ACT opened a big door for him, as it has for so many others, and as I hope it will for many more artists and audience members in the next 50 years.

So come. Be a part of this ever evolving enduring experiment in the heart of mankind since Thespis stepped out on the bare ground and starting singing. It has been for you and by you as Seattleites. You have made it possible, because you wanted it and needed it as much as the artists themselves, as people all over the world have always needed it and will always need it, to know who they were, and are, and will be.

Kurt Beattie, Artistic Director

In memory of Carolyn KeimThe ACT family experienced a tremendous loss this past September 10, when our beloved Carolyn Keim passed away after a long battle with acute pulmonary disease.

Together with her partner, Connie Rinchiuso, Carolyn arrived at ACT’s costume department in 1984, and dedicated her next thirty years to the success and vitality of this theatre. Carolyn helmed our Costume Department with great passion, ferocious wit and wisdom, a peerless attention to detail and design, and a respect and affection for her collaborators that made artists and craftspeople both colleagues and part of her family. While her leadership as Costume Director shaped and supported the work of hosts of designers over some 150 productions, she was also a talented costume designer in her own right, and shared her gifts in that role with ACT and beyond. Above all, Carolyn was fiercely proud of this theatre and served it with tireless dedication, in myriad ways. She seized opportunities to reach out to ACT’s extended family, particularly at donor Tech Talks where she offered insight and anecdotes about the costume process. Unforgettably, she shepherded her department and this theatre through the endeavor of creating 2007’s remarkable, feast-for-the-eyes costume extravaganza The Women, even as she recovered from a double-lung transplant in the middle of the yearlong design process. Carolyn was a force of nature and an inspiring ambassador for her art, and we are deeply grateful for her work and her spirit.

Carolyn and Connie observed their thirty-year ACT anniversary this spring, not long before they celebrated their wedding here in April. We will gather on November 3 to celebrate once more: to honor Carolyn’s life, and to dedicate The Carolyn Keim and Connie Rinchiuso Costume Shop. Carolyn was a champion for, and a celebrant of, many causes; and she’d invite you to join in the celebration by seeing plays, becoming an organ donor, or by making a donation to ACT or to the University of Washington Lung Transplant Program Fund.

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COMING SOON TO ACT THEATRE

Directed by John Langs

Nov 28–Dec 28

The Construction Zone Nov 18Join us for the final event of this year’s new play reading series, featuring The Whole Day Down or Our Town’s High School Our Town by Hans Vermy.

5 by Beckett Oct 30–Nov 9Sound Theatre Company presents a cycle of rarely-produced short plays exploring the theatrical and playful evolution of silence and language. Part of the Seattle Beckett Fest.

Ham for the Holidays: Fear the Bacon Dec 4–Dec 21Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (aka Dos Fallopia) return to ACT with their absurd, gender-bending holiday sketch romp (think Carol Burnett on crack).

Fail Better: Beckett Moves UMONov 13–23Using a giant teeter totter, ropes, pullies, and tin cans, five characters balance love, life, death, and carrying on in typical Beckett fashion; with humor, metaphor, stillness, and gross indecency. Part of the Seattle Beckett Fest.

The Great Soul of Russia Nov 4“Favorite Stories for an Autumn Evening” features stories since the Great Soul of Russia series began two seasons ago. This event promises to bring some Chekhovian warmth to a cool November night.

Endangered Species Project

Nov 10, Dec 1Explore the great plays you seldom see. November features Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal and December brings us S.J. and Laura Perelman’s The Night Before Christmas.

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From the PlaywrightExcerpts from Chris Durang interviews Chris Durang, 2005CHRIS: May I say you’re my very favorite writer?

DURANG: Thank you very much. That’s very nice.

CHRIS: I’ve read almost everything you’ve written. Indeed I’ve written most of it with you.

[…]

CHRIS: What’s your favorite play we’ve written?

DURANG: Um… Proof. No, Doubt. No, The Sisters Rosensweig.

CHRIS: We didn’t write those plays.

DURANG: Okay, so I answered wrong.

CHRIS: What is our writing process?

DURANG: Procrastination. Guilt. Giving up. Getting bored. Writing.

CHRIS: Really?

DURANG: I actually don’t like talking about process. But here goes. When I was young (by which I mean 8 to 27), I would just have these “impulses” to write a play that would descend on me with no warning, and I’d sit down and write. It could be any time of day or night, and I would just have an idea for a play pop into my mind. Now that I’m older, the impulse to write a play seems to happen less…there’s more time in between impulses. Sometimes I’ve forced myself to go on a schedule and write every day—I did that with Beyond Therapy and a little bit with Baby with the Bathwater. But I’m mistrustful of the people who write every day. I sometimes feel they need to have more life experience before they sit down and express themselves again. Or in any case, I don’t feel drawn to write every day.

CHRIS: I’m sorry, my mind wandered. Would you repeat your answer?

DURANG: Sure. I write every day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. I take breaks for coffee and brownies every 10 minutes. I basically write two plays a week.

[…]

CHRIS: […] Is theater dead? And will it be taken over by reality TV?

DURANG: When global warming or nuclear exchanges cause most of the world to be destroyed, the few people who are still alive will no longer have access to reality TV, though they will be living a version of it. Eventually, if they overcome their depression, they may start small theater companies, and will reinvent creation myths and act them out by the fireside. So theater is not dead. The planet may be, but theater will go on.

CHRIS: Do you think there is theater in heaven? And do you believe in heaven?

DURANG: I do think there is theater in heaven. I think St. Peter is a big fan of Eugene O’Neill and makes everyone up there listen to all of his longest plays. Strange Interlude is his favorite. And no, I don’t believe in heaven. Or rather I don’t believe in conventional heaven, where people are in their bodies wandering about in clouds and playing golf. I think some other kind of heaven may exist.

CHRIS: Miss Witherspoon is sort of about reincarnation. Do you believe in reincarnation?

DURANG: Okay.

Anton Chekhov

Christopher Durang

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

Sometimes the extremity of suffering, or the extremity of bad behavior, is so extreme that you see and feel the overview, and it’s awful and it’s funny.

Bucks County Country, Home of Pearl BuckA traditional Russian dacha

From Russia to PA with Love


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CHEKHOVIAN NAMESAKE

Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky (Uncle Vanya)

Sofia Alexandrovna Serebryakova(Sonya)

Maria Sergeyevna Kulygina (Masha), and Masha Andryevna Shamrayev

A wild card, as those named Spike are wont to be

Named, not for a Chekhovian character, but for Cassandra of Greek Mythology

Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya

PLAY AND YEAR Uncle Vanya (1897)

Uncle Vanya (1897)

The Three Sisters (1901), and The Seagull (1896), respectively

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013)

The Oresteia (458 BC)

The Seagull(1896)

BEST REMEMBERED FOR…

Being something of a curmudgeon, miserable with his wasted life on his brother-in-law’s estate.

Her plain face, her sense of duty, and her hopeless and unrequited love for Dr. Astrov.

Despite there being two namesakes for Masha, Durang himself says his Masha is most like Madame Arkadina of The Seagull (1896), an aging and narcissistic star of the stage, who is consistently rude and self-indulgent.

Being shirtless more often than any other character.

According to the most popular myth of Cassandra, she was given the gift of prophecy by the god Apollo as a seduction ploy, and when she then refused him, he cursed her with never being believed.

Her youth, dewiness, and desperate desire to be an actress. Being a great admirer of Madame Arkadina.

DURANG’S TAKE Durang says: “Vanya surprised me, he became somebody trying to be diplomatic and negotiate between [his] two [sisters], which is what I did with my parents when I was young […] In a certain sense, he seems a little more at peace than Sonia.” †

Durang says: “Sonia is a little bit like the Chekhov Sonia in that she has never found romantic fulfillment. She doesn’t have a specific character like the doctor to fixate on, but she’s kinda unhappy and bitter about things.” ‡

Durang says: “My Masha is actually not like the Masha in either of those plays. I just decided I liked the sound of Masha better. Truthfully, she’s a bit more like Madame Arkadina in The Seagull. She’s the one who has not stayed home her whole life. She has gone and become a famous actress, and it’s her country estate she’s thinking of selling. Even though Madame Arkadina wasn’t selling her home, she handled the purse strings.” ‡

Durang says: “Spike is the boy-toy of Masha. She’s had five unsuccessful marriages, and—a la Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore—she has taken up with a younger man for the first time. Usually, she married people her own age, but suddenly she’s with this (she says) 29-year-old. Vanya and Sonia think she’s probably added some time to him.” ‡

Durang says: “I just liked the idea of this cleaning woman, who just came in and, not only kept seeing things in the future, but spoke in these sort of Greek tragedy monologues, using words one wouldn’t usually use.” †

“In some ways, she’s like the nanny in [Uncle] Vanya, but she doesn’t reflect Chekhov as much.” ‡

Durang says: “[She] is maybe the closest to Chekhov. It’s Nina next door—definitely Nina of The Seagull in Act One when she’s still young and fresh and looking forward to life. She comes in because she’s such a big fan of Masha the movie star.” ‡

Another major Chekhovian allusion to note: There is discussion of a cherry orchard, which references Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, a play that centers on one family’s struggle over the impending sale of their beloved orchard.

The Seagull Project was formed out of a passion for the works of Anton Chekhov, particularly his play, The Seagull. Four enthusiastic Seattle actors founded the Project three years ago, under the flag of doing justice to Chekhov’s first play. Their aim was “to focus on process, not product,” and to “show that [Chekhov’s] work speaks to universal truths about humanity: our obsessions, our hopes, and our faults.” They began assembling a full ensemble in 2011, and finally completed their cast in spring of 2012. In December of 2012, the ensemble began working with their director and ACT Associate Artistic Director John Langs in daily sessions in preparation for the full production, which opened in January 2013 at ACT in Seattle. Together with John Langs, the company now plans to take on Chekhov’s full canon. Since its inception, The Seagull Project has made history, travelling to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2014 to perform in the work’s native country. Please join us in January 2015 when The Seagull Project will bring a newly ignited passion from their trip to Chekhov’s homeland to their

provocative production of Chekhov’s The Three Sisters!

Photo by Chris Bennion



VANY

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SONI

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MAS

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SPIK

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CASS

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NINA

CHEKHOVIAN NAMESAKE

Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky (Uncle Vanya)

Sofia Alexandrovna Serebryakova(Sonya)

Maria Sergeyevna Kulygina (Masha), and Masha Andryevna Shamrayev

A wild card, as those named Spike are wont to be

Named, not for a Chekhovian character, but for Cassandra of Greek Mythology

Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya

PLAY AND YEAR Uncle Vanya (1897)

Uncle Vanya (1897)

The Three Sisters (1901), and The Seagull (1896), respectively

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013)

The Oresteia (458 BC)

The Seagull(1896)

BEST REMEMBERED FOR…

Being something of a curmudgeon, miserable with his wasted life on his brother-in-law’s estate.

Her plain face, her sense of duty, and her hopeless and unrequited love for Dr. Astrov.

Despite there being two namesakes for Masha, Durang himself says his Masha is most like Madame Arkadina of The Seagull (1896), an aging and narcissistic star of the stage, who is consistently rude and self-indulgent.

Being shirtless more often than any other character.

According to the most popular myth of Cassandra, she was given the gift of prophecy by the god Apollo as a seduction ploy, and when she then refused him, he cursed her with never being believed.

Her youth, dewiness, and desperate desire to be an actress. Being a great admirer of Madame Arkadina.

DURANG’S TAKE Durang says: “Vanya surprised me, he became somebody trying to be diplomatic and negotiate between [his] two [sisters], which is what I did with my parents when I was young […] In a certain sense, he seems a little more at peace than Sonia.” †

Durang says: “Sonia is a little bit like the Chekhov Sonia in that she has never found romantic fulfillment. She doesn’t have a specific character like the doctor to fixate on, but she’s kinda unhappy and bitter about things.” ‡

Durang says: “My Masha is actually not like the Masha in either of those plays. I just decided I liked the sound of Masha better. Truthfully, she’s a bit more like Madame Arkadina in The Seagull. She’s the one who has not stayed home her whole life. She has gone and become a famous actress, and it’s her country estate she’s thinking of selling. Even though Madame Arkadina wasn’t selling her home, she handled the purse strings.” ‡

Durang says: “Spike is the boy-toy of Masha. She’s had five unsuccessful marriages, and—a la Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore—she has taken up with a younger man for the first time. Usually, she married people her own age, but suddenly she’s with this (she says) 29-year-old. Vanya and Sonia think she’s probably added some time to him.” ‡

Durang says: “I just liked the idea of this cleaning woman, who just came in and, not only kept seeing things in the future, but spoke in these sort of Greek tragedy monologues, using words one wouldn’t usually use.” †

“In some ways, she’s like the nanny in [Uncle] Vanya, but she doesn’t reflect Chekhov as much.” ‡

Durang says: “[She] is maybe the closest to Chekhov. It’s Nina next door—definitely Nina of The Seagull in Act One when she’s still young and fresh and looking forward to life. She comes in because she’s such a big fan of Masha the movie star.” ‡

†Denotes quotes from Interview Magazine interview with Chris Durang, Chris Durang’s Cherry Orchard, 2013

‡ Denotes quotes from Playbill Article, Christopher Durang, in a Russian Mood, Premieres a New Chekhov-Inspired Comedy, 2012 Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike photos by John Cornicello; Cassandra photo by Sebastien Scandiuzzi.


Who's Who in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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Sydney Andrews (Nina) is so happy to be returning to ACT! Most recently she was seen as the Ghost of Christmas Past in last year’s A Christmas Carol, which

she will be playing again this year. She has also worked with New Century Theatre Co. (The Trial), Seattle Shakespeare (Antony & Cleopatra), Seattle Children’s Theatre (Pippi Longstocking), Book-It Repertory (Jesus’ Son, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet), and the Annex (Undo). Sydney is a proud member of The Seagull Project and can be seen playing Irina in the company’s upcoming production of The Three Sisters at ACT this January. Other regional work includes: Zach Scott Theatre (Doubt, Fiction, Becky’s New Car, and Love, Janis), Austin Shakespeare Theatre (An Ideal Husband), the Berkshire Theatre Festival (James & the Giant Peach), and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (The Canterville Ghost). Sydney holds an M.F.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Cynthia Jones (Cassandra) is an award-winning actor/singer and voice-over artist. She has performed at ACT in Bethany (Toni), Menopause The Musical

(Woman #1), Omnium Gatherum (Joyce), and Blues For An Alabama Sky (Angel). Other favorite roles include The Queen in Cinderella, Store Manager in Elf, Motormouth Mabel in Hairspray In Concert (all at The 5th Avenue Theatre), Mrs. Muller in Doubt, Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Lorene/Lucky in The Time of Your Life, and Louise in Seven Guitars. Additional credits include Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Arizona Theater Company, and the Mark Taper Forum. She is the owner of Simply Speaking Studios and Mind of Madness Design. Live it! Live it! Live it!

Marianne Owen (Sonia) last appeared at ACT in Middletown, Assisted Living, One Slight Hitch, and many more shows over the past 28 years in Seattle. She was most

recently seen in Hound of the Baskervilles at Seattle Repertory Theatre, and has worked at Book-It, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Empty Space, Village Theatre,

and Intiman. A founding member of the American Repertory Theatre Company, she has also worked at N.Y. Public Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Playwrights’ Horizons, Guthrie Theatre, Goodman Theatre, the George St. Playhouse, and toured nationally in The Real Thing (directed by Mike Nichols). She earned an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and is also a weaver and fiber artist.

William Poole (Spike) is both excited and humbled to make his ACT debut in this fun and hilarious play. Since he graduated from the University of Washington

in 2012 with a degree in Biochemistry, William has been acting steadily around the northwest. Seattle credits include: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Pink and Say, both with Book-It Repertory Theatre, as well as Picnic and The Break of Noon with The Repertory Actors Theatre. In addition, William recently made his Portland, Oregon debut in defunkt theatre’s spring 2014 production of Betty’s Summer Vacation. William would like to give a big thanks to ACT Theatre for this amazing opportunity, and to the cast and crew of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike for their overwhelming professionalism and support.

Pamela Reed (Masha) last appeared at ACT in Other Desert Cities. Her credits on and off Broadway include Standing on My Knees, Getting Out (Drama

Desk Award), Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and the world premiere of Ezra Pound’s translation of Sophocles’ Elektra. At the New York Shakespeare Festival, Ms. Reed premiered Curse of the Starving Class (Drama Desk Nomination), Aunt Dan and Lemon, Fen, The Sorrows of Stephen, and All’s Well That Ends Well. Ms. Reed has received the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance in Theater. Selected films include Kindergarten Cop, The Long Riders, Bean, Junior, Melvin & Howard, The Best of Times, Cadillac Man, Rachel River, Proof of Life, and The Right Stuff. Reed has also been seen in many films for television; series credits include Parks and Recreation, Jericho, Grand, Home Court, and Robert Altman’s Tanner 88 (Cable Ace Award,

Best Actress). Since returning home to the Northwest, Ms. Reed has also had the pleasure of working with the Seattle Repertory Theatre, where she was recently seen as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. She was also just heard on PBS, as FDR’s mother Sarah, in The Roosevelts. Ms. Reed is a graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Drama.

R. Hamilton Wright (Vanya) was last seen on stage at ACT in Will Eno’s Middletown, directed by John Langs. Some of his other ACT favorites include Henry

Bell in Alan Ayckbourn’s The Revenger’s Comedies, Ariel in Martin McDonough’s The Pillowman, and George W. Bush in David Hare’s Stuff Happens. With David Pichette, he adapted James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity for the ACT stage in 2011 and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2013. His directing credits at ACT include this season’s An Evening of One Acts, as well as Assisted Living, A Christmas Carol, Souvenir, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr. Wright lives in a little brick house in North Seattle with his remarkably talented wife—Katie Forgette.

Christopher Durang (Playwright) Christopher’s work has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, across America, and around the world. His many

plays include A History of the American Film (Tony nomination, Best Book of a Musical), The Actor’s Nightmare, Baby with the Bathwater, Betty’s Summer Vacation (Obie Award), Beyond Therapy, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, Laughing Wild, The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Obie Award), Media Amok, Miss Witherspoon (Pullitzer Prize finalist), Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, Sex and Longing, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (Obie Award), Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them. Christopher earned the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical. He also wrote the book for Adrift in Macao. He co-wrote The Idiots Karamazov with Albert Innaurato, and co-wrote and performed the cabaret Das Lusitania Songspiel with Sigourney Weaver. He has an



M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. He has been co-chair of the Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School since 1994. Christopher was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. His other honors include the Dramatists Guild Hull Warriner Award, the Harvard Arts Medal, and the PEN/Laura Pels Award for a Master American Dramatist. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council.

Kurt Beattie (Director/Artistic Director) Please see below.

Carey Wong (Scenic Designer) Carey’s theatre credits include the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Tacoma Actors Guild, Arizona Theatre Company, Syracuse Stage, Phoenix Theatre, Childsplay, Prince Music Theater, and Hey City Theater. He has been Resident Designer for Portland Opera, Opera Memphis, and Wildwood Park for the Arts. Opera credits include Seattle Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, New York’s Valhalla Wagnerfest, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Carolina, Vancouver Opera, and the San Francisco Opera Center. Carey is a graduate of Yale University and attended the Yale School of Drama. Previous designs for ACT include Bethany, Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam, The Pitmen Painters, First Class, The Underpants, A Number, Good Boys, Going to St. Ives, Fish Head Soup, and Holy Ghosts.

Catherine Hunt (Costume Designer) is delighted to be back at ACT. Previous ACT productions include Bethany, Grey Gardens, The Pitmen Painters, In The Next Room or the vibrator play, Vanities, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and Becky’s New Car. Catherine’s work has been seen at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Opera, Intiman Theatre, and Village Theatre. Catherine is a Gregory Award winner, and also won a Los Angeles Theatre Drama Logue Award and a San Diego Theatre Critics Award for her production of The Women with Anne Bogart. She designed the computer game Riven, is a NEA/TCG design fellow, and a guest lecturer at both Cornish College of the Arts and the University of Washington.

Michael Wellborn (Lighting Designer) is pleased to return to ACT for this production. Other designs at ACT have included Eurydice, The Clean House, The Night of the Iguana, Bach at Leipzig, Avenue X, Das Barbecü (1995), and A Christmas Carol (every season

since 1996). Wellborn has also designed lighting for Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Tacoma Actors Guild, Tacoma Opera, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the American University in Cairo (Egypt). With Spectrum Dance Theater and the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, his work has toured the U.S., Mexico, Northern Europe, and Southeast Asia. Wellborn is the Production Manager at Seattle Children’s Theatre.

Brendan Patrick Hogan (Sound Designer) In his six years as the Resident Sound Designer, Brendan has designed over 50 mainstage and limited-run productions on ACT stages, including a number of world premieres. In addition to his work at ACT, other designs and compositions have been heard at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Arizona Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Brendan teaches sound engineering and sound design at Cornish College of the Arts.

Jeffrey K. Hanson (Stage Manager) Now in his 24th season at ACT, Hanson has stage managed more than 60 shows including Little Shop of Horrors, Sugar Daddies, The Pinter Festival; The Pitmen Painters; Double Indemnity; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Becky’s New Car; The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Das Barbecü; The Women; Stuff Happens; The Pillowman; Mourning Becomes Electra; A Skull in Connemara; Quills; Laughter on the 23rd Floor; The Gospel at Colonus; Halcyon Days; The Revengers’ Comedies; and Lloyd’s Prayer. At The 5th Avenue Theatre, he has been production stage manager for A Chorus Line, Oklahoma!, Candide, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Hello Dolly!, and Mame. He has stage managed at Seattle Repertory Theatre (Metamorphoses, The Cider House Rules, Parts One and Two), Seattle Children’s Theatre, Intiman Theatre, and Arizona Theatre Company.

Kurt Beattie (Director/Artistic Director) has been creating theater for Puget Sound audiences for over 40 years as an actor, playwright, and director. His productions at ACT

include Grey Gardens; Ramayana (with Sheila Daniels); The Pitmen Painters; Double Indemnity;

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Rock ‘n’ Roll; Becky’s New Car; Intimate Exchanges; First Class; The Pillowman; Mitzi’s Abortion; The Underpants; Bach at Leipzig; Vincent in Brixton; Black Coffee; Alki; Moon for the Misbegotten; Fuddy Meers; Fully Committed; Via Dolorosa; and the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Elsewhere, he has directed at Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Empty Space, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, University of Washington, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre in Houston, and Ojai Playwrights Festival. As an actor, he has appeared in leading and major roles at ACT (most recently as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol), Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, The Empty Space, Seattle Shakespeare Company, as well as many regional theatres throughout the country. Beattie is a recipient of the Theatre Puget Sound Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award, and the Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award from ArtsFund.

Carlo Scandiuzzi (Executive Director) is a founder of Agate Films and Clear Pictures, producing such films as Prototype, Dark Drive, Outpatient, and The

Flats, and Indieflix, a distribution company. In 1979, Scandiuzzi started Modern Productions, bringing to Seattle such legendary bands as The Police, Devo, Nina Hagen, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, John Cale, Robert Fripp, James Brown, Muddy Waters, and many more. He performed in several plays at The Empty Space including Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Return of Pinocchio, and Dracula. In the early ‘80s, he collaborated with many Seattle performance artists such as Norman Durkee, Alan Lande, and Jesse Bernstein. He also acted in various films including Bugsy, The Public Eye, Another You, Casanova’s Kiss, and Killing Zoe. He graduated from the Ecole Superieure D’Art Dramatique of Geneva. Carlo currently serves as a member of the Seattle Arts Commission.

ACT operates under agreements with the following:


Special Fund DonorsACT Endowment Donors ACT’s endowment is administered by A Contemporary Theatre Foundation.

Buster & Nancy Alvord • Joan & Larry Barokas • Michael Corliss-Investco • Katharyn Alvord Gerlich • Becky & Jack Benaroya • Charles Blumenfeld & Karla Axell • The Ewert Family • Bruce & Dawn Goto • William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education & Outreach Programs • Kreielsheimer Remainder Fund • Doug & Nancy Norberg • Sally Pence • Katherine & Douglass Raff • Brooks & Suzanne Ragen • Herman & Faye Sarkowsky • David E. & Catherine E. Skinner • Kayla Skinner • Estate of Stuart Smailes • John & Rose Southall • David & Joyce Veterane • The Peg & Rick Young Foundation • Anonymous

The ACT Legacy Society The ACT Legacy Society honors those who remember ACT in their wills or other estate plans. Legacy Society members ensure ACT’s ongoing tradition of presenting the best of contemporary theatre for future generations. Investments of all sizes can result in significant future gifts through tax-advantaged estate and financial planning techniques. Notify ACT of your arrangements by calling Rebecca Lane at (206) 292-7660 x1321.

Nancy Alvord • Laurie Besteman • Jean Burch Falls • Linda & Brad Fowler • Suzanne Howard • H. David Kaplan • David Mattson • Mike McCaw • Catherine & Barry McConnell • Dr. Arnie & Judy Ness • Lisbeth Pisk • Brooks & Suzanne Ragen • Teresa Revelle • Chuck Sitkin • GregRobin Smith • John & Rose Southall • Judith Warshal & Wade Sowers • Dorothy E. Wendler • Janet Westin

PATRON INFORMATION

Emergency Evacuation Procedures In the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be available for assistance.

Emergency Number The theatre’s emergency number in the Union lobby is (206) 292-7667. Leave your exact seat location with your emergency contact in case they need to reach you.

Smoking Policy Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theatre or within 25 feet of the entrance.

Firearms Policy No firearms of any kind are allowed in any part of the theatre.

Food Food is not allowed in the theatre. Tuxedos & Tennis Shoes is the preferred caterer of ACT Theatre.

Accessibility Wheelchair seating is available. The theatre is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available from the house manager for use, free of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. ACT Theatre offers American Sign Language interpreted and audio-described performances. For more information, email [email protected].

Lost & Found Call (206) 292-7676 between 12:00pm and 6:00pm, Tues-Sun.

Address & Website ACT Theatre is located at 700 Union Street, Seattle WA 98101. Ticket Office Phone: (206) 292-7676. Administrative Office Phone: (206) 292-7660. Fax: (206) 292-7670. Website: www.acttheatre.org.

Theater Rental For information regarding booking, contact [email protected].

Group Sales Groups of 10 or more can save. Call (206) 292-7676 or email [email protected].

Fragrance Please be considerate and keep personal fragrance to a minimum.

Special Thanks ACT gratefully acknowledges the following professionals and organizations who have helped make this season a success:

Keith Johnsen, Daqopa Brands LLC • Seattle Children’s Theatre • AJ Epstein • Seattle Repertory Theatre • UW Drama • Mike Dodge • Avast! Recording Co. • Serenza Salon & Spa • Intiman Theatre • Carlson Audio • Morgan Rowe • Julie Briskman

We’re Growing our Board The ACT Board of Trustees is a dynamo group of volunteers committed to making sure

ACT is strong, healthy, and on track to achieve our mission.

From young professionals

to established community

leaders, the ACT Board is a diverse

group sharing a common goal:

Support ACT Theatre!

If you are passionate about ACT

and interested in getting more

involved, this just might be a

great way to start!

Email Richard Hesik for more information: [email protected]

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ACT gratefully recognizes the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies for their generous support of our 2014

programs. Without such tremendous community support, ACT would not be able to offer outstanding contemporary theatre, in-school

educational programming, or community based outreach.

ACT Corporate, Foundation & Government Sponsors

ACT gratefully acknowledges the following for their contributions to this production and season:

THEATRE SPONSORS$100,000+ArtsFund

SEASON SPONSORS$50,000–$99,9994Culture*

The Boeing Company

Office of Arts & Culture, City of Seattle

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

SHOW SPONSORS$25,000–$49,999The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

John Graham Foundation

Joshua Green Foundation*

Nesholm Family Foundation

Tateuchi Foundation

Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes†

EVENING SPONSORS$10,000–$24,999Elizabeth George Foundation

Microsoft Corporation

TEW Foundation

Theatre Development Fund†

True Fabrications

The Peg & Rick Young Foundation

STAGE SPONSORS$5,000–$9,999Fran’s Chocolates†

Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.

Homewood Suites†

Nordstrom

RealNetworks Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

US Bancorp Foundation

Washington State Arts Commission

Wyman Youth Trust

SUSTAINING SPONSORS $1,000–$4,9992bar Spirits†

Alaska Airlines†

BNSF Railway Foundation

Carlson Audio Systems†

Charles Schwab

E & J Gallo Winery†

Fales Foundation Trust

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Glass Distillery†

HSBC

Loulay Kitchen & Bar†

Pike Brewing Company†

Traver Gallery†

Washington Holdings

MEDIA PARTNERSCity Arts Magazine†

KCTS 9†

KEXP†

KUOW†

KING FM†

Seattle Magazine†

* Denotes ACT for the Future Campaign Donor

† Support provided through in-kind contributions.

THE JOHN GRAHAM FOUNDATION


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Give to ACT Theatre’s Annual Producing Fund TODAY!Donate at acttheatre.org/donate, in one of our lobby donation boxes,

or call (206) 292-7660 x1330 to reach the ACT development office.

For our 50th Anniversary we’ll share new favorites and revisit old ones—like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof—but in order to make it the best year yet we need your help.

Gifts from individuals like you make up 25% of ACT Theatre’s annual budget, which means your gift, of any size, truly matters at ACT.

ACT Theatre is turning 50 — and what a year of celebration we’re about to have together! 1965–

2015

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ACT Theatre’s mission is to raise consciousness through theatre—a mission made possible by generous contributions from people in our

community. We would like to recognize and thank the many kind individuals who have partnered with A Contemporary Theatre this year.

You inspire us all. Thank you.

ACT Partners

ASSOCIATE$5,000–$9,999Sheena Aebig & Eric Taylor

Allan & Anne Affleck

Melinda & Walter Andrews

Joan & Larry Barokas

Benjamin & Marianne Bourland

Sonya & Tom Campion

Bob & Kristi Diercks*

Natalie Gendler

James & Barbara Heavey

John & Ellen Hill

Dr. Larry Hohm & Karen Shaw

Linda & Ted Johnson

McKibben Merner Family

Foundation

Nadine & John Murray

Dr. Greg Perkins*

Marie Peters

Eric and Margaret Rothchild

Charitable Fund

Ingrid Sarapuu & Michael

Anderson*

Herman & Faye Sarkowsky

Lisa Simonson*

Spark Charitable Foundation

Garth & Drella Stein

David & Shirley Urdal

Vijay & Sita Vashee

David & Joyce Veterane

Jean Viereck

Kären White*

FRIEND$2,500–$4,999Richard & Constance Albrecht

Kenneth & Marleen Alhadeff

Akhtar & Alka Badshah

Peter & Jane Barrett

Kurt Beattie & Marianne Owen

Don Beaty & Carrie Sjaarda

Peter & Fran Bigelow

Bruce Butterfield & Irene Stewart

Estate of George Carlson

Dennis & Deborah DeYoung

Betsy & Charles Fitzgerald

Thomas P. & Christine M. Griesa

Stephanie M. Hilbert*

Katherine Ann Janeway & H.S.

Wright III

Lisa & Norman Judah

H. David Kaplan

Karen Koon & Brad Edwards

Greg Kucera & Larry Yocom

Jane W. & James A. Lyons

Marcella McCaffray

Bill & Mary Ann Mundy

Sally Nelson

The Nordhoff Family

Brooks & Suzanne Ragen

Ann Ramsay-Jenkins

Donald & Jo Anne Rosen

Evelyne Rozner & Matt Griffin

Debra Sinick & David Ballenger

John & Rose Southall

Ron & Carol Sperling

Cathy & Ron Thompson

Mark & Arlene Tibergien

Annette Toutonghi & Bruce Oberg

Dirk & Mary Lou Van Woerden

Judith Warshal & Wade Sowers

Anonymous

SUSTAINING PARTNER$1,000–$2,499John Akin & Mary Stevens

Rhett Alden & Marcia Engel

Kermit & Danna Anderson

Jason Astorquia

Kendall & Sonia Baker

Marge & Dave Baylor

Eric Bennett

Sarika & Samir Bodas

June & Alan Brockmeier

Dr. William Calvin & Dr. Katherine

Graubard

Corinne A. Campbell

Midge & Steve Carstensen

Dennis & Aline Caulley

Donald Cavanaugh

Manisha Chainani

D.T. & Karen Challinor

Clement Family Foundation

Steven & Judith Clifford

Patricia & Theodore Collins

Steve Coulter

Craig Davis & Ellen Le Vita

Kathy & Don DeCaprio

Ben & Kathy Derby

James & Amanda Devine

Eva & Gary Dines

Michael Dupille

Lonnie Edelheit

Lori Eickelberg

A.J. Epstein

Anne Foster

Richard & Mary Beth Gemperle

Kelly & Jeffrey Greene

Charles & Lenore Hale

Lawrence & Hylton Hard

Peter Hartley & Sheila Noonan

Phyllis Hatfield

Rodney & Jill Hearne

Marjorie Kennedy Hemphill

Ross Henry

Vaughn Himes & Martie Ann Bohn

Nancy & Martha Hines

Dale & Donna Holpainen

Gary & Parul Houlahan

Susan & Philip Hubbard

Dan & Connie Hungate

Joseph & Linda Iacolucci

Victor Janusz

Steve Jensen

Judith Jesiolowski & David Thompson

Clare Kapitan & Keith Schreiber

Lura & David Kerschner

Abha Khanna

Dr. Edward & Mimi Kirsch

George & Linda Lamb

Steve Langs

Eileen Lennon

Steven & Anne Lipner

Jim Lobsenz & Elizabeth Choy

D.W. & Shirley Logan

Laura Lundgren

James Madison

Meg & Jake Mahoney

THEATRE SPONSOR $100,000+Nancy Alvord

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich

Eulalie M. & Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi*

SEASON SPONSOR $50,000–$99,999

Gregory & Diane Lind*

Chuck Sitkin*

Brian Turner & Susan Hoffman*

Anonymous

EVENING SPONSOR $10,000–$24,999

Laurie Besteman & Jack Lauderbaugh*

Colin & Jennifer Chapman*

Allan & Nora Davis

Linda & Brad Fowler*

Heather & Grady Hughes

Bill Kuhn & Patricia Daniels*

Linda & George Ojemann

Victor Pappas

Katherine & Douglass Raff*

Teresa & Geoff Revelle*

Barry & Colleen Scovel*

Margaret Stanley*

Robert & Shirley Stewart*

Jean Walkinshaw

Marcia & Klaus Zech

SHOW SPONSOR $25,000–$49,999Chap & Eve Alvord

Betty Bottler

Linda Brown & Larry True

Trevor Cobb & Cecilia Cayetano*

James Degel & Jeanne Berwick, Berwick Degel Family Foundation

Jean Burch Falls

Richard Hesik & Dr. Barbara Johns*

Yoshi & Naomi Minegishi*

May McCarthy & Don Smith*

Dr. Arnie & Judy Ness*


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Alice Mailloux

Eric Mattson & Carla Fowler

Peter & Kelly Maunsell

Ann McCurdy & Frank Lawler

Samuel B. McKinney

Joy McNichols

Frances Mead

Gail & John Mensher

Eugene & Donna Mikov

Mark & Susan Minerich

Dayle Moss & David Brown

John Muhic

James Nichols

Chris & BJ Ohlweiler

Sue Oliver

Kristin Olson

Hal Opperman & JoLynn Edwards

Don Oxford

Cynthia & Bruce Parks

Valerie D. Payne

Bill & Beth Pitt

Kate Purwin & Sergei Tschernisch

Alan & Andrea Rabinowitz

Richard Rafoth

Ken Ragsdale

Sharon & Paul Ramey

David and Valerie Robinson Fund

William & Rae Saltzstein

Barbara Sando

Terry Scheihing & Ben Kramer

M. Darrel & Barbara Sharrard

John Shaw

Judith Simmons

Jeff Slesinger & Cynthia Wold

Marianna Veress Smirnes

Sheila Smith & Don Ferguson

Kathleen Sneden-Cook & Jack Cook

Elaine Spencer & Dennis Forsyth

Kim Stindt & Mark Heilala

Jeffrey A. Sutherland

Christine Swanson

Tamzen Talman

Timothy Tomlinson

Tom & Connie Walsh

Nancy Weintraub

Mary & Donald Wieckowicz

Kathy & Chic Wilson

Cathy Woo

Kyoko Matsumoto Wright

Ann P. Wyckoff

Anonymous (6)

SUPPORTING PARTNER$500–$999Reham Abdelshahid

Monica Alcabin

Connie Anderson & Tom Clement

Richard Andler & Carole Rush

Bruce P. Babbitt

Diane & Jean-Loup Baer

Richard & Lenore Bensinger

Cleve & Judith Borth

Stanley & Barbara Bosse

Matthew Brantley

Margaret Bullitt

Martin Christoffel & Shirley Schultz

Clark Family Charitable Fund

Jack Clay

Ellen & Phil Collins

Jan & Bill Corriston

Chris Curry

Angela Davila

Patricia & Cor DeHart

John Delo

Carole Ellison

Steven Engle

Joanne R. Euster

Amy Faherty & Jeff Kephart

Jeannie Falls

Nancy Federici

Kevin & Tricia Fetter

Mrigankka Fotedar

Rick Freedman

Eleanor & Jeff Freeman

Lucy Gaskill-Gaddis & Terry Gaddis

Sergey Genkin

Genevra Gerhart

Boyd & Ann Givan

Hellmut & Marcy Golde

Claire & Paul Grace

Robert Greco

Rhonda & Jim Greer

Michael Greer, MD & Steve Bryant

Alexander Grigorovitch & Vera

Kirichuk

Meg & David Haggerty

Wier Harman & Barbara Sauermann

Diana & Peter Hartwell

Jim & Linda Hoff

Cynthia Huffman & Ray Heacox

Alice Ikeda & Philip Guess

Dean M. Ishiki

Ann Janes-Waller & Fletch Waller

David B. Johnson

Joan Julnes

Steven & Patricia Kessler

Deborah Killinger

Agastya & Marianna Kohli

Joanne M. Kuhns

Max Langley

Rhoda & Thomas Lawrence

Candy Lee & Rocke Koreis

Robert Lehman & Christopher

Mathews

Gary Lindsey

Loeb Family Foundation

Theodore & Mary Ann Mandelkorn

Bill & Holly Marklyn

Tony Martello

David Marty

Barbara Martyn

Maxine Mattson

David Meckstroth

Erika Michael

Lauren Mikov

Michael & Sarajane Milder

Michael Moody & Martha

Clatterbaugh

Adam & Shellie Moomey

Wesley Moore & Sandra Walker

Sallie & Lee Morris

Zack Mosner & Patty Friedman

Jim Mullin

Cynthia & Morris Muscatel

Sarah Navarre

Paul & Linda Niebanck

Cecilia Paul & Harry Reinert

Lisa & Cheri Perazzoli

Chuck Perry

Carol Pierce

Donald Pogoloff

Megan & Greg Pursell

Marjorie Raleigh & Jerry Kimball

Jeff & Pat Randall

Pamela Reed & Sandy Smolan

Craig & Melissa Reese

Cindy & Lance Richmond

Jeff Robbins & Marci Wing

Judy & Kermit Rosen

Marc Rosenshein & Judy Soferman

Marybeth & Jerry Satterlee

John Scearce & Nancy Buckland

Darshana Shanbhag

Michael C. Shannon

Barbara & Richard Shikiar

Peggy O’Neill Skinner & John Skinner

Don & Kathy Smith-DiJulio

Jeanne Soule

Helen Speegle

Jen Steele & Jon Hoekstra

Isabel & Herb Stusser

Sally Sullivan

Norm & Lynn Swick

Arthur & Louise Torgerson

Ellen Wallach & Tom Darden

Eric Weber

Robin Weiss

Dr. Sheree Wen

Janet Westin & Mike McCaw

Gregory Wetzel

Marjory Willkens

Dianne & Douglas Wills

Susan Wolcott & George Taniwaki

Maria & Michael Wolfe

Judith Wood

Josette Yolo

Joyce & Christian Zobel

Igor Zverev & Yana Solovyeva

Anonymous (4)

CONTRIBUTING PARTNER$250–$499 Renate & Croil Anderson

Jane & Brian Andrew

Basil & Gretchen Anex

Loren & June Arnett

Ronald & Marcia Baltrusis

John & Eva Banbury

Bob & Melisse Barrett

Carolyn Bechtel

Julie Beckman & Paul Lippert

Ruth & Greg Berkman

Dennis Birch & Evette Ludman

Siggi Bjarnason

Gail & Randy Bohannon

John Boling

Pirkko Borland

Jerome & Barbara Bosley

James Brashears

Karen Brattesani & Douglas Potter

Mark Brewster

Brad & Amy Brotherton

Dorothy A. Brown

Dr. James & Donna Brudvik

Val Brustad

Carol & Jonathan Buchter

Carl Bunje & Patricia Costello

Joel Buxbaum

Judith Callahan & John Van

Bronkhorst

John & Arlene Carpenter

Kathryn & Bill Carruthers

Christopher Chan

Nicole Boyer Cochran

Patrick & Jerri Cohen

Marc Coltrera & Anne Buchinski

Kevin & Lisa Conner

Judith & Thomas Connor

John & Catherine Crowley

Barbara & Ted Daniels

Emily Davis

Paul & Sandy Dehmer

Dottie Delaney

Ron & Jan Delismon

Mike Dey

Paula Diehr & Frank Hughes

Darrel & Nancy Dochow

Kristine Donovick & Jim Daly

Ellen Downey

Michael Dryfoos & Ilga Jansons

Kathryn Dugaw

Vasiliki Dwyer

Glenn & Bertha Eades

Suzanne Edison

Shmuel El-Ad

Constance Euerle

Thea & Alexander Fefer

Alicia Feichtmeir & David Krieger

Eric & Polly Feigl

Karen & Bill Feldt

Carol Finn

K. Denice Fischer-Fortier & James

M. Fortier

Rynold & Judge Fleck

Ricky Flickenger

Rob Folendorf

Mary Fosse

Andy Foster

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Jane & Richard Gallagher

Jean Garber & Clyde Moore

Jean Gardner

Bruce & Peggy Gladner

Carol & Tal Godding

Catherine Gorman

Dick & Jan Gram

Drs. Verena & Basil Grieco

Susan Griffith & Drew Fillipo

Joe & Nancy Guppy

Paul & Sheila Gutowski

Kevin & Molly Haggerty

Marja Hall

Libby Hanna & Don Fleming

Sharron & David Hartman

Hashisaki/Tubridy Family

Richard & Susan Hecht

Lisa Helker

Arlene & Doug Hendrix

Amy Henry

Pat Highet

Weldon Ihrig & Susan Knox

Joel Ivey & Sheryl Murdock

Wendy Jackson

Cathy Jeney

Mark Jenkins

Andy & Nancy Jensen

Paula Jenson

William & Sandy Justen

Nancy Karasan

Paul Kassen

Kay Keovongphet

Gary & Melissa Klein

Ursula Kuepfer & Jon Paddock

Jim & Jean Kunz

Jill Kurfirst

Edie Lackland

Bob & Janet Lackman

Sharon Lamm

Kathleen F. Leahy

Midge & Richard Levy

Arni Litt

David Longmuir

Mark P. Lutz

Jeffrey & Barbara Mandula

Lora & Parker Mason

Tim Mauk & Noble Golden

Arthur Mazzola

Carol McDonald

Mary Metastasio

Col. Norman D. Miller

Kelly Miller & Ruthann Stolk

Annette & Gordon Mumford

Robert Mustard

John Naye

Dan & Denise Niles

Craig & Deanna Norsen

Colette J. Ogle

Clarke O’Reilly

Tina Orr-Cahall

Mari Osuna & Adam de Boor

Angela Owens

Angela Palmer

John Peeples

Susan Perkins

Barbara Phillips

Greg & Sherre Piantanida

Judy Pigott

Judy G. Poll

Joan Potter

Sheila Preston Comerford

Darryn Quincey & Kristi Falkner

Carol Radovich

Charles & Doris Ray

Peg Rieder

Bruce F. Robertson

Drs. Tom & Christine Robertson

Richard & Nancy Rust

Stuart & Amy Scarff

Duane & Pat Schoeppach

Garreth Schuh

Sandra & Kenneth Schwartz

Karen & Patrick Scott

Ted & Patricia Scoville

Mike Scully

David & Elizabeth Seidel

Deborah Senn

Lynne & Bill Shepherd

Gursharan Sidhu

John Siegler & Alexandra Read, MD

Gail & Robert Stagman

Alec & Jane Stevens

Lisa & John Stewart

Margaret Stoner & Robert Jacobsen

Derek Storm & Cynthia Gossett

Stephen Strong & Lorri Falterman

Bill & Pat Taylor

Steven Thomas

Michael Thompson

Dennis M. Tiffany

Joan Toggenburger

Sarah & Russell Tousley

Andrew Valaas

Constance Vorman & Pres

Sloterbeck

Mary & Findlay Wallace

Vreni Von Arx Watt

Bruce Weech

Randall Weers

Jim & Sharron Welch

Leora Wheeler

Peggy & Dennis Willingham

Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Wilson

Becky & Rob Witmer

Marianne & Arnold Wolff

Nancy Worsham

Conrad & Glenna Wouters

Dadog Wriggley

Kairu Yao

Jan Zager

Anonymous (7)

*Denotes ACT for the Future Campaign Donor

Gifts in Tribute In honor of Joan Barokas: Judy &

Kermit Rosen

In honor of Kurt Beattie & Marianne

Owen: Dawn Maloney

In memory of Lana Denison: Dr.

Arnie & Judy Ness

In appreciation of Nicole Boyer-

Cochran: Mark Jenkins

In memory of Clayton Corzatte:

Anonymous

In honor of Richard Hesik & Barbara

Johns: Bob & Phyllis Hesik

In memory of Melissa Hines:

Martha & Nancy Hines

In honor of Carolyn Keim & Connie

Rinchiuso: Angela Owens

In memory of Carolyn Keim:

Jeff Robbins & Marci Wing

In honor of Teresa Revelle: Dr. Arnie

& Judy Ness

In memory of Patty Rose’s

mother, Marian: PCLELC Cameo

Subcommittee

In honor of Kyoko Matsumoto

Wright: Debra Corner

Matching GiftsACT would like to thank the

following corporations for their

contributions through Gift

Matching Programs. We greatly

appreciate the support of these

institutions and their employees.

Adobe Systems Inc,

Matching Gift Program

Alaskan Copper & Brass Company

Amgen Foundation

Applied Precision

Bank of America Foundation

Bentall Capital

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Boeing Company

Carillon Point Account

Casey Family Programs

CBIC Insurance

Chevron

The Chubb Corporation

CIGNA Matching Gift Program

Citibank, N.A./Citicorp

Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation

Expedia, Inc.

Google

Harbor Properties, Inc

IBM International Foundation

Key Foundation

Merck

Microsoft Corporation Matching

The Prudential Foundation

Matching Gifts

Puget Sound Energy

RealNetworks Foundation

Russell Investments

SAFECO Matching Funds

Satori Software

Starbucks Matching Gifts Program

Sterling Realty Organization

Sun Microsystems Foundation

United Way of King County

The UPS Foundation

US Bancorp Foundation

Verizon Foundation

Washington Chain and Supply, Inc

Washington Mutual Foundation

Matching Gifts Program

Zymogenetics Inc.

ACT works to maintain our list of donors as accurately as possible.

We apologize for any misspellings or omissions. Should you find any, please

contact our office so that we may correct any mistakes in future publications.

Email [email protected] or call (206) 292-7660 x1330.


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ACT A Theatre of New IdeasACT BoardOf TrusteesCharles SitkinChairman

Colin ChapmanPresident

Richard HesikVice President

Lisa SimonsonTreasurer

Bill KuhnSecretary

Joan BarokasEric BennettLaurie BestemanJacob BurnsTrevor CobbBob DiercksCharles FitzgeraldRoss HenryStephanie HilbertGrady HughesAbha KhannaDiane LindKyoko Matsumoto WrightMay McCarthyLauren MikovNaomi MinegishiJohn MuhicJudy NessGeorge OjemannDr. Greg PerkinsTeresa RevelleIngrid SarapuuBarry ScovelKaren ShawJohn SieglerGoldie Gendler SilvermanMargaret StanleyRob StewartLarry TrueBrian Turner

Advisory CouncilAubrey DavisDaniel D. EdererJean Burch FallsJeannie M. FallsJohn H. FarisBrad FowlerCarolyn H. GrinsteinSara Comings HoppinC. David HughbanksJonathan D. KleinKeith Larson*Jane W. LyonsLouise J. McKinney*Gloria A. MosesNadine H. MurrayDouglas E. NorbergKristin G. OlsonDonald B. PatersonEric PettigrewPamela PowersKatherine L. RaffBrooks G. RagenCatherine RoachJo Anne RosenSam Rubinstein*Faye SarkowskyDavid E. SkinnerWalter Walkinshaw*Dr. Robert Willkens*George V. WilloughbyDavid E. Wyman, Jr.Jane H. Yerkes

A Contemporary Theatre FoundationKermit AndersonPresident

Lucinda RichmondVice President

Katherine RaffSecretary

Catherine RoachTreasurer

Colin ChapmanBrad FowlerJohn SieglerLisa SimonsonCharles SitkinBrian Turner

ACT StaffEXECUTIVEKurt Beattie†

Artistic Director

Carlo ScandiuzziExecutive Director

Becky WitmerGeneral Manager

Robert HankinsExecutive and Artistic Manager

ARTISTICJohn LangsAssociate Artistic Director

Margaret Layne†

Casting Director & Artistic Associate

Anita Montgomery†

Literary Manager and Director of Education

Kenna KettrickEducation Associate

Nicky DavisLiterary Intern

Emily PenickArtistic Intern

ADMINISTRATIONAdam Moomey†

Operations Manager

Susanna PughVenue Manager

Robert McDonaldFacilities Maintenance

AC/R ServicesEngineer

Lawrence CuringtonIT Support Manager

Rica WolkenTessitura Manager

Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes CateringBar and Concessions

FINANCESheila SmithDirector of Finance

Tobi Beauchamp-LoyaPayroll & Human Resources

Manager

Ash HymanSenior Accountant

DEVELOPMENTMaria Kolby-WolfeDirector of Development

Rebecca LaneMajor Gifts and Campaign

Manager

Clare Hausmann WeiandAnnual Fund Manager

Angela PalmerDonor Relations Manager

Kyle ThompsonDevelopment Coordinator:

Operations & Research

Julia NardinDevelopment Coordinator:

Stewardship & Special Events

Charly McCrearyDevelopment Intern

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSKevin BoyerDirector of Marketing and

Communications

Aubrey ScheffelAssociate Director of Marketing

Karoline NaussMarketing Coordinator

Marissa SteinGraphics & Email Coordinator

Malie FujiiMarketing Intern

Mark SianoPublic Relations Manager

Sebastien ScandiuzziVideo Manager

Apex MediaAdvertising

Chris BennionProduction Photographic Services

Christa FlemingGraphic Design

SALES AND AUDIENCE SERVICESJessica HowardDirector of Sales

Ashley SchalowTicket Systems Associate

Lynch ResourcesTelemarketing

Montreux RotholtzTicket Office & Customer Service

Manager

Ada A. KaramanyanFront Office Representative

Megan TuschhoffTicket Office Lead

Jaron BoggsKelton EngleGracie LoesserCiara PickeringTicket Office Representatives

Jim MoranAudience Services Manager

Jeremy RupprechtHouse Manager

Kristi QuirozAssistant House Manager

Libby BarnardKatie BicknellTy BonnevilleDennis HardinRyan HigginsMonika HolmBecky PlantRobin ObournLuke SaylerAdam VanheeAudience Services

Christine JewAudience Services Affiliate

PRODUCTIONJoan Toggenburger†

Producing Director

Alyssa ByerCentral Heating Lab Production

Manager

Emily CedergreenProduction Office Manager

Skylar HansenProduction Runner

STAGE MANAGEMENTJeffrey K. Hanson†

Production Stage Manager

JR WeldenErin B. ZatlokaStage Managers

Ruth EitemillerProduction Assistant

COSTUME DEPARTMENTSCarolyn Keim†*Costume Director

Connie Rinchiuso†

Costume Shop Foreman

Candace FrankCostume Coordinator

Kim Dancy†

Cutter

Sally Mellis†

Wardrobe Master

Fawn BartlettAssistant to the Costume Director

Joyce Degenfelder†

Wig Master

SCENIC DEPARTMENTSSteve Coulter†

Technical Director

Derek BaylorAssistant Technical Director

Austin Smart†

Master Scenic Carpenter

Sean WilkinsLead Scenic Carpenter

Nick MurelScenic Carpenter

Jeff ScottScenic Charge Artist

Lisa Bellero†

Assistant Charge Artist

Marne Cohen-Vance†

Properties Master

Ken Ewert†

Master Properties Artisan

Thomas VerdosLead Properties Artisan

STAGE OPERATIONSNick Farwell†

Stage Operations Supervisor

James Nichols†

Master Stage Carpenter

Pam MulkernMaster Electrician

Max LangleyMaster Sound Engineer

Brendan Patrick HoganResident Sound Designer

Michael CornforthCentral Heating Lab Technician

FOR THIS PRODUCTIONHolly KippFirst Hand

Rebecca MaitenStitcher

Julia TrimarcoDresser

Greg MooreScenic Carpenter

Ron DarlingProperties Artisan

* Deceased

† Denotes staff member has worked

at ACT for 10 years or more

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