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MATTHEW BALDIGA(Roderigo, Messenger, First Gentleman, Ensemble)Matthew is returning to Cal Shakes after his debut in You Never Can Tell. Regional: Ah Wilderness!, A Christmas Carol

(American Conservatory Theater); Our Town, Intimate Apparel, Henry V (Chautauqua Theatre Company); Hamlet, All’s Well That Ends Well (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville); 3:59am, BRINK! (33rd Humana Festival); Cyrano de Bergerac (PlayMakers Repertory Company). New York: Einstein and Mileva (Crosshatch Theatre Company); Pratfalls (GroundUP Productions); The Lady’s Not for Burning (Parenthesis); Twelfth Night (Fiasco Theatre). ACT-MFA: The Long Goodbye, The Cherry Orchard, Crazy for the Country, I Am My Own Wife, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, The Big Meal, The Rocky Horror Show. Training: MFA—American Conservatory Theater, Acting Apprentice Program—Actors Theatre of Louisville, BA—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

ALDO BILLINGSLEA(Othello, Ensemble)Aldo was most recently seen as Troy Maxson in Cal Shakes’ production of August Wilson’s Fences earlier this summer. Previously he’s performed at Cal Shakes in Spunk, A

Winter’s Tale, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and King Lear. A Professor of Theatre Arts at Santa Clara University, he teaches acting and directs plays. He serves on the advisory board of the Gritty City Youth Repertory Theatre and is Vice President of the 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley.

JAMES CARPENTER(Iago, Ensemble)James has appeared at Cal Shakes in many productions during his 14-year tenure as Associate Artist. His other Bay Area credits include: Berkeley Repertory Theatre,

American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Cutting Ball Theater, Magic Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Shotgun Players and TheatreWorks. His regional credits

include work at Arizona Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company, Intiman Theatre, the Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Yale Repertory Theatre. He is the recipient of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle’s Barbara Bladen Porter award for Excellence in the Arts and their Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2010 was named a Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. James’ film and TV credits include Nash Bridges, Metro, and The Rainmaker, and the independent projects Presque Isle, Singing, and For The Coyotes.

ELIZABETH CARTER(Duke, Second Gentleman, Bianca, Ensemble)Elizabeth Carter is delighted to be back at Cal Shakes after playing Mrs. Clandon in You Never Can Tell. She began her professional

career at Cal Shakes with Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, Richard II and The Winter’s Tale. Elizabeth’s Bay Area theatre credits include The Convert at Marin Theatre Co. where she was nominated for both SFBATCO and TBA Awards, Fences at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Nickel and Dimed at TheatreWorks, Merry Wives of Windsor at SF Shakespeare Festival, Trouble in Mind, Wittenberg where she was nominated for a SFBATCO Award and most recently The Heir Apparent at the Aurora Theatre Co. Elizabeth teaches Shakespeare performance at Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts and has directed for the Cal Shakes Summer Conservatory for nearly 20 years.

JULIE ECCLES(Second Messenger, Emilia, Ensemble)Previously at Cal Shakes: Twelfth Night, Pygmalion, Hamlet, Candida, John Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven, Romeo and Juliet, An

Ideal Husband, King Lear, As You Like It, The Importance of Being Earnest, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, and Love’s Labour’s Lost. Regional credits include: The House of Mirth, Dinner at Eight, and A Christmas Carol (A.C.T.); Our Town, An Ideal Husband, and The Beaux’ Stratagem (Berkeley Rep); Enchanted April, Holiday, and Hay Fever (San Jose Rep); Far East, Tally’s Folly, and The Heidi Chronicles (TheatreWorks); The Comedy of Errors and Much Ado About Nothing (SF Shakespeare Festival). She has also worked for Seattle Rep, Huntington Theatre, Geva Theatre, and Syracuse Stage. She received her B.A. in Drama from UC Davis, and trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

LANCE GARDNER(Cassio, Ensemble)Lance is a Bay Area native who recently returned to the stage after a four-year family-focused hiatus. He has appeared in all of Cal Shakes’ 2016 productions: You Never

Can Tell, August Wilson’s Fences and Much Ado About Nothing; and in the 2009 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has worked as an actor with TheatreWorks (Proof, Superior Donuts, Auctioning the Ainsleys, Anna in the Tropics, Intimate Apparel [u/s]), Marin Theatre Company (Equivocation, Fuddy Mears, A Streetcar Named Desire, Lovers and Executioners, A Brief History of Nearly Everything), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Yellowjackets, Passing Strange [u/s]), Magic Theatre, Climate Theatre, Just Theatre, City Lights and more. He has also directed locally, and was a teaching artist with Red Ladder Theatre Company. When he’s not acting, he’s either home with his two boys, out running Bay Area trails, or responding to 911 calls as an EMT in Santa Clara County.

LIZ SKLAR(Desdemona, Ensemble)Liz is thrilled be back at the Bruns where she was last seen in The Tempest. Most recently she played the title role in Anne Boleyn at Marin Theatre Company. Other MTC credits include The

Whale, Failure: A Love Story, Lasso of Truth, Othello (Aemilia), Seagull, and Bellwether. Around the bay she’s been seen in Trouble Cometh and Becky Shaw - SF Playhouse, Care of Trees - Shotgun Players, A Christmas Carol - A.C.T., King John and Winter’s Tale - Marin Shakespeare Company. She played Lady Macbeth and Titania (Midsummer) at Mortal Folly Theatre in NYC and co-starred with Stacy Keach in the film Imbued. Up next will be The Real Thing at Aurora Theatre Company. Liz holds a BA in Theater Arts from Brown University and an MFA in Acting from A.C.T.

MICHAEL STORM(Brabantio, Montano, Lodovico, Ensemble)Michael returns to Cal Shakes with this production of Othello, having appeared in The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, The Two Gentlemen of

Verona, and King Lear. Other regional theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Oedipus (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Pericles,


Prince of Tyre (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival), as well as Missing Persons (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). With Firenze Shakespeare in Florence, Italy he was extremely fortunate to play the title role in Macbeth. He was seen most recently at SF Playhouse originating the role of Stein in On Clover Road and he has also worked locally with TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage Company, Crowded Fire, Livermore Shakespeare Festival and TheatreFIRST, among others.

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ERIC TING (Director, Artistic Director)Eric is an Obie Award-winning director and was appointed Artistic Director of California Shakespeare Theater in November of 2015. He previously served for almost a decade as Associate Artistic Director at Long Wharf Theatre. Recent directing credits include the world premiere of Sam Hunter’s Lewiston (Long Wharf Theatre) and To Kill a Mockingbird (Cincinnati Playhouse), The World of Extreme Happiness by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig (Manhattan Theatre Club / Goodman), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate (Center Theatre Group), Kimber Lee’s Brownsville Song (Long Wharf / Philadelphia Theatre Co), Sam Hunter’s A Great Wilderness (Williamstown), Nora Chipaumire’s Miriam (BAM Next Wave), Jackie Sibblies Drury’s We Are Proud to Present a Presentation… (world premiere, Soho Rep / Victory Gardens) and Rising Son (world premiere, Singapore Rep). He is a founding member of the artists’ collective INTELLIGENT BEASTS. He recently relocated to the Bay Area with his wife, director and producer Meiyin Wang, and their baby daughter Frankie. Upcoming, Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and An Octoroon at Berkeley Rep.

NINA BALL (Scenic Designer)Nina’s designs have been seen here at Cal Shakes (Twelfth Night, A Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), American Conservatory Theater, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Aurora Theatre Company, Shotgun Players, SF Playhouse, Center REP, Z Space, Santa Cruz Shakespeare among many others. Recent honors include SFBATCC awards for My Fair Lady at SF Playhouse and Metamorphosis at Aurora Theatre; a Broadway World San Francisco Award for Care of Trees at Shotgun Players; and a Shelly Award for her design of Mirandolina at CenterREP. She is also a company member of Shotgun Players. In addition to theatre, Nina works as a production designer in film and television. Current and upcoming projects include The Baltimore Waltz at Magic Theatre, Baskerville at Center REP, and Shotgun Player’s full season of plays in repertory.

ALEXAE VISEL(Costume Designer)Alexae makes her Cal Shakes debut with Othello. Bay Area credits include the West Coast premiere of Steve Yockey’s Octopus at Magic Theatre (co-produced by Encore Theatre

Company); A Comedy of Errors, Cymbeline, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival; and The Coast of Utopia, Voyage, and Shipwreck at Shotgun Players. Regionally her designs include Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing at The Public Theater, Happy Days at Yale Repertory Theatre, and the world premiere of The Children at Yale School of Drama. Next spring she will design the remount of Happy Days (starring Dianne Weist) at Theatre for a New Audience in New York City. www.alexaevisel.com

RUSSELL CHAMPA(Lighting Designer) Previous shows at Cal Shakes include A Winter’s Tale, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Pericles, Man and Superman, The Tempest, and Henry IV Parts 1 and 2. Current and recent projects include: The Hard Problem (American Conservatory Theater), Rain (Old Globe Theater), The Unfortunates (American Conservatory Theater), The Light Years (NYSAF/The Debate Society), The Qualms (Playwrights Horizons), Brownsville Song (Long Wharf and Philadelphia Theater Company), Thresh:Hold (Pilobolus). Broadway: China Doll (Schoenfeld Theater), In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Lyceum Theater/Lincoln Center), and Julia Sweeney’s God Said “Ha!” (Lyceum Theater). New York Companies: Lincoln Center Theater, NYSF/The Public Theater, Second Stage, MTC, The Vineyard, New York Stage and Film. Regional: Steppenwolf, Arena Stage, Wilma, Trinity Rep, Mark Taper Forum, and Kennedy Center. Thanks J + J. PEACE.

BRENDAN AANES(Sound & Projections Designer)Brendan has designed sound for a variety of performances. Recent productions include The Unfortunates and Chester Bailey at A.C.T.; Triangle (Theatre Bay Area Award for Outstanding Sound Design), Life Of The Party, The Confederates, and The Lake Effect for TheatreWorks; Fire In Dreamland at Kansas City Rep; The Way West at Marin Theatre Company; Rapture, Blister, Burn at Aurora Theatre Company; The Hundred Flowers Project (Will Glickman Award for best new play) at Crowded Fire Theater; Mutt at Impact Theatre; and Abigail’s Party, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and The Aliens at San Francisco Playhouse. He also worked as the associate designer on Old Hats at Signature Theatre Company and Kneehigh Theatre’s Tristan & Yseult (national tour).

OLIVE MITRA(Composer)Olive is a Bay Area musician, composer, and actor. He has composed and performed original music for California Shakespeare Theater’s touring production of The Tempest and composed for this season’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. As a musician and performer, Olive has most recently worked with the San Francisco Symphony in their January Sound Box series, played “The Old One” in the We Players 2015 production of

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DAVE MAIER(Fight Director)Dave has most recently worked at Cal Shakes for August Wilson’s Fences and has been the resident fight director since the 2006 production of As You Like It. Other favorite Cal Shakes credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014), Romeo & Juliet (2013), Hamlet (2012) and Titus Andronicus (2011). Recent credits include Carmen and Sweeney Todd (SF Opera), Macbeth (Berkeley Rep), Dogeaters (Magic Theatre), and Born Yesterday (Center Rep). His work has also been seen at A.C.T., Central Works, Aurora Theatre, Cutting Ball, SF Playhouse, Berkeley Playhouse, Hope Mohr Dance Co., Shotgun Players, and Impact Theatre. He is a five-time recipient of the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for fight direction and an eleven-time nominee. He is


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DEIRDRE ROSE HOLLAND(Stage Manager)Deirdre is thrilled to be back for a fourth season at Cal Shakes, having previously worked on Twelfth Night, Mike Daisey’s The Great Tragedies and Lady Windermere’s Fan. Regional credits include: Cyrano and Two Pianos 4 Hands (TheatreWorks); Chester Bailey, Ah Wilderness, and Let There Be Love (American Conservatory Theater); The Big Meal, Game On, Next Fall, Next to Normal, A Christmas Carol (2011 and 2012), and Spring Awakening (San Jose Repertory Theatre); the World Premiere of Bonnie and Clyde and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (La Jolla Playhouse); the Shakespeare Festival (2011), How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and The Mystery of Irma Vep (Old Globe Theatre). She holds an MFA in Stage Management from the University of California, San Diego.

CHRIS WATERS(Assistant Stage Manager)Chris is thrilled to be back with Cal Shakes after Much Ado About Nothing earlier this season and King Lear last season. Locally, he has had the pleasure of working with American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Bay Area Children’s Theater, Cabrillo Stage, Magic Theatre, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, and Z Space. He holds an MA in theatre management from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Chris is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

CAL SHAKES STAFF

SUSIE FALK(Managing Director)Susie caught the theater bug at age ten playing Nana in Peter Pan on the stage of the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley and has never looked back. She has worked in Bay Area theaters supporting theater-makers and theater-making for more than two decades. She has served as Cal Shakes’ Managing Director since 2009, and prior to that, served as Marketing Director for five years. She previously worked at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. She served for seven years on the board (four as vice president) of Theatre Bay Area, the local service organization for theater companies and theater workers. She is a graduate of Vassar College and completed course work in organizational psychology at JFK University in Pleasant Hill. She lives in Berkeley with her husband, lighting designer York Kennedy, and their daughter Pippa.

CLIVE WORSLEY (Director of Artistic Learning)Mr. Worsley assumed the leadership of California Shakespeare Theater’s Educational programs in 2013, having been one of its premier Teaching

Artists since 2002. He was instrumental in the development of their Classroom Residency programs, has taught and directed at its Summer Shakespeare Conservatories and is the moderator of the popular Student Discovery Matinee program. He was formerly the Artistic Director of the Town Hall Theatre (2008-13), a company member at Shotgun Players (2000-05), TheatreFirst (2008-15), Aqueduct Theater Company (1994-98) and a founding member of Armitage Shanks sketch comedy troupe (1992-95). As an award-winning actor he has appeared on many Bay Area stages including Cal Shakes, Berkeley Rep, TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, Center REP, Shotgun Players, TheatreFirst, and many others.

JANET MAGLEBY(Director of Marketing and Communications)Janet came to Cal Shakes with over 25 years’ experience in radio broadcasting promotion and sports marketing expertise. She served as Director of Marketing for Bay Area radio stations KGO, KNBR Sports Radio 680/1050, 107.7 The BONE, as well as several Seattle-based stations. While in Seattle, Janet also managed marketing duties for the company’s NBA franchise, the Seattle Supersonics. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Janet has served in a variety of leadership roles in her church and for many non-profits including Outreach Homeless Project, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Breast Cancer Fund, and Special Olympics of Northern California. Janet is a graduate of Brigham Young University.

LISA EVANS(Associate Director of Artistic Engagement)Lisa is a qpoc actor, poet, and cultural worker based out of Oakland, CA. Lisa’s work in youth development at organizations such as Cal Shakes and Youth Uprising has focused on youth leadership development and on building more robust programming for LGBTQIA2-S youth. They most recently performed as a part of Queer Rebels Fest, Brouhaha: QTPOC Activist-Comics Rise Up, and in The Love Balm For My Spirit Child, based on the testimonies of Bay Area mothers who have lost children to violence, and in award-winning filmmaker Cheryl Dunye’s Black Is Blue. Lisa is also a 2016 YBCA Fellow and the co-founder of the How Spirit Moves Us Project, focused on using performance art to celebrate the struggles, resistance and resilience of Black Queer and Trans folks.

CLEA SHAPIRO(Casting Director/Intern Program Manager)Clea was born and raised in the Bay Area, and grew up attending California Shakespeare Theater performances with both her family and schools at Student Discovery Matinees. After earning her B.A. in French at New York University, she returned to California and soon began a casting internship at Cal Shakes. Clea took over as Casting Director at Cal Shakes in 2013, after previously serving as Artistic Coordinator. She’s a proud member of Cal Shakes’ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion workgroup and Theatre Bay Area’s Gender Parity Advisory Committee.

PHILIPPA KELLY(Resident Dramaturg)Dr. Kelly’s work has been supported by many foundations and organizations, most recently the HAAS Foundation, which awarded her a team grant for the Oakland Schools project, Making Shakespeare Real and Relevant (2016), and the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas which co-awarded her a Bly grant for Innovation in Dramaturgy (2014). She has also received fellowships and travel grants from the Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Walter and Eliza Hall Foundations, the Commonwealth Awards, and the Centre for Human Emotions. The best known of her several books is The King and I, a book critically acclaimed as dramaturging King Lear for Australia. She is married to composer Paul Dresher and mother to Cole.

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ELLEN & JOFFA DALE(Executive Producers)Long-time subscribers and donors, Ellen and Joffa Dale live in Orinda. Ellen is serving her second stint on Cal Shakes’ Board of Directors; she was also on the board in 1991 when the Bruns Amphitheater first opened. While Ellen and Joffa thoroughly enjoy picnics and performances at the Bruns, the primary focus of their donations is Artistic Learning. They believe that the lives of children reached by Cal Shakes’ education programs are enormously enriched and that these children are the artists and audiences of the future. Ellen and Joffa also helped establish the Moscone Permanent Endowment and are charter members of the Cal Shakes Legacy Circle. CRAIG & KATHY MOODY(Executive Producers)Craig & Kathy Moody love Cal Shakes. Craig is from a theatrical family; his mother and father both acted and directed professionally, and Craig acted through high school, college, law school, and summer stock. The Moodys first saw Cal Shakes’ production of The Taming of the Shrew 15 years ago, the same week as the RSC’s inferior production of Shrew at the Herbst. From that time on they have been ardent Cal Shakes supporters, ushering, donating, and bringing friends to every production. Craig joined Cal Shakes Board of Directors in 2012. They have one child, Ross, a recent graduate of UCLA (BA) and Cambridge (M.Phil) who, they are happy to say, works in San Francisco and lives eight blocks from them. They reside in Piedmont where Kathy was a teacher’s aide until last year. Craig recently retired from his antitrust litigation practice.

SHELLY OSBORNE & STEVE TIRRELL(Executive Producers)Shelly and Steve have been subscribers and donors to Cal Shakes for many years. They were long-time residents of Lafayette and now live in Rossmoor. They have donated to the Moscone Permanent Endowment for Artistic Learning and to the Cal Shakes Legacy Circle. Shelly spent many years teaching and using literature in a performance setting as students learned


tolerance, cooperation, and understanding of characters and themselves. Her main Board of Directors focus is Artistic Learning: school residencies, after-school residencies, providing for students to attend matinee performances, and professional development for teachers.

ERIN JAEB & KEVIN KELLY(Producers)Erin Jaeb and Kevin Kelly were drawn to the Cal Shakes community via their eldest child who relished seven summers participating in the Cal Shakes Summer Conservatory. They are subscribers and donors to the theater. Erin is a former board member of Cal Shakes. They’ve focused most of their giving on Artistic Learning’s In-School Residencies, supporting arts education in multiple schools and communities of the East Bay.

AFFILIATIONS

This Theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Directors and Choreographers are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The Scenic, Costume, and Lighting designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. California Shakespeare Theater is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest presents Shakespeare in American Communities. California Shakespeare Theater is one of 40 professional theater companies selected to participate in bringing the finest productions of Shakespeare to middle- and high-school students in communities across the United States. This is the thirteenth year of this national program, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history.


THANKS TO OUR DONORSINDIVIDUALSThese contributors made gifts between July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. Levels of support are based on cumulative gifts to our annual fund, tax deductible portions of gala purchases, and in-kind goods and services. Totals also include matching gifts from employers to multiply initial contributions. We strive to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If we have made an error or an omission, please accept our apologies and contact Stephanie Swide at (510) 548.3422 x107 or [email protected] so that we may correct our records.

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SEASON PRODUCTION

PARTNERS

STUDENT DISCOVERY

UNDERWRITER

PRESENTING

PARTNERS

$100,000 and aboveBARTDean and Margaret Lesher Foundation*The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation*The James Irvine Foundation*The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation*

$50,000-$99,999Meyer Sound

$25,000–$49,999AnonymousCity National Bank

National Endowment for the Arts/Arts MidwestNational Endowment for the Arts: Art WorksThe Shubert FoundationSan Francisco Magazine

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$5,000–$9,999Arts for Oakland KidsCalifornia Arts Council & the National Endowment for

the Arts: Artists Activating CommunitiesDodge & Cox Investment Managers

East Bay Community FoundationIda and William Rosenthal FoundationNorth Highland Worldwide ConsultingPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPRead InvestmentsSam Mazza FoundationThe Bernard Osher Foundation

Up to $4,999Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationBloomfield VineyardsCalifornia Arts Council & National Arts and Disability

Center (NADC)Frog Hollow LLCKiwanis Club of Moraga ValleyLafayette Community FoundationOrinda BooksTWANDA Foundation

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AdobeAppleAutodeskBank of AmericaBank of the WestCaterpillar FoundationCharles SchwabChevronClorox Company FoundationGartner Co.GoogleJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.SalesforceShellSidley AustinWells FargoVisa

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORTWe are grateful for the generous investment of the following foundations, corporations, and government agencies, which support our 2016 artistic and educational programs. Multiyear grants are designated with an asterisk (*).


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CONTACT US Box Office: 510.548.9666 (Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm; Sat, 10am–2pm; Sun 12-4)Mailing & Box Office Address: 701 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710Website: www.calshakes.orgSocial Media: @calshakes

Group Sales (10+): 510.809.3290General: 510.548.3422 or [email protected] Donations: 510.548.3422 x107 or [email protected] Advertising: Mike Hathaway, Encore Media Group, 800.308.2898 x105 or [email protected] Rental: 510.548.3422 x123Costume Rental: 510.548.3422 x111

TICKETS AND SEATINGTicket Exchange & Replacement: Subscribers and Flex Subscribers may exchange tickets at no cost up to 24 hours in advance of the time and date of their scheduled performance; single ticket holders may do so for a $10 fee. If you lose or misplace your tickets, the Box Office can arrange for replacements at no extra charge.Discounts: For information on discounted tickets for military, age 30 and younger, and student/senior rush, visit calshakes.org/discounts.20 for $20 Policy: We’ve set aside 20 $20 tickets for each performance this season, making it easier for more people to enjoy theater. Simply call the Box Office between noon and 2pm the day of the show and ask to purchase “20 for $20” tickets. (Subject to availability.)Terrace Seating: Chairs are pre-placed in all sections. If you’re seated in our Terrace or Terrace Preferred sections, you have the options of bringing your own chair. If you choose to bring your own, it must be a low-backed beach chair with a seat no more than six inches off the ground and a backrest no taller than shoulder height.

BRUNS AMPHITHEATER 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563Hours: Box office and grounds open two hours before performance time. Come prepared for the outdoors: Blankets are available to the right of the main Amphitheater entrance for a suggested $2 donation; please dress warmly for cold nights and bring sunscreen and a hat for matinees. To keep yellow jackets at bay, keep food covered whenever possible and promptly dispose of trash and recyclables. We’ve also found fabric softener dryer sheets work well to repel yellow jackets.Take BART and our free shuttle: Cal Shakes provides free, wheelchair lift-equipped shuttle service between the Orinda BART station and the Theater beginning 2 hours prior to and at the end of each performance. The shuttle runs approximately every 20 minutes; the final shuttle leaves the Orinda BART station approximately 20 minutes before curtain. Orinda BART pickup is in the BART parking lot to the right of the station exit; after the show, catch the shuttle on the Sue & George Bruns Plaza.

SHARON SIMPSON CENTER AMENITIESCafé by Classic Catering: Offering a wide selection of gourmet meals, wine, beer, Peet’s coffee and tea, hot cocoa, and desserts, the café opens two hours before the performance and at intermission. Catering is available for groups (10+) and special events; call 925.939.9224.Bar: In addition to beer and wine at the café, we are now serving hand-crafted cocktails at our new bar located next to the café.Gender-inclusive restrooms: Located to the left of the café. All are welcome to use the restroom that best fits their identity or expression. Single-stall portable restrooms are available in the Upper Grove.First Aid: For assistance, please go to the House Management Office, located inside to the left of the restrooms. Emergency Phone: Since we ask all patrons to silence cell phones during performances, you may leave the House Office phone number (925.254.2395) as your contact number during a performance.

ACCESSIBILITYWheelchair Lift-equipped Shuttle: See info above, under “Take BART and our free shuttle.” Wheelchair seating: Available in sections A, C, Terrace Rear, and Boxes.We can also book seats, adjacent to yours, for up to three companions. (Make sure to request this seating at time of purchase.)Assistive Listening Devices: Available at no charge from the blanket kiosk on a first-come, first-served basis.Open-captioned Performances: Cal Shakes is proud to provide open captioning for patrons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing during the four main stage shows over our regular season. Open captioning utilizes an unobtrusive screen at the front of the theater to display dialogue spoken during a performance. No special equipment is required by patrons; one can simply glance at the screen to read the text while watching the action on stage.

FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL Be respectful: Part of Cal Shakes’ mission is to inspire and cultivate diverse and inclusive theater experiences. We reserve the right to ask patrons to leave.Arrive on time: Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate interval at the House Manager’s discretion.Silence all electronic devices before the performance begins.Recording: Do not take photos of the performance. The use of any type of camera, video or audio recorder in the amphitheater is strictly prohibited. Such devices may be confiscated at the House Manager’s discretion.Keep the aisles clear during the performance. Observe all signage including directional signage on the grounds. It is posted for your safety.Smoking/Vaping is restricted to the designated area on the plaza. Electronic cigarettes fall under California’s comprehensive smoke-free laws and are now banned in all the same places as traditional cigarettes.Be scentsitive: Perfumes or scented lotions may cause discomfort to other patrons and may attract yellow jackets. Please keep use to a minimum. Picnicking: You’re welcome to enjoy food and beverages during the performance, but please be courteous to others. Unwrap all items before the performance begins or at intermission so as not to disturb your fellow patrons.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPOur Land: The Bruns is located on the East Bay Municipal Utility District’s watershed land. In agreeing to lease to the theater, EBMUD seeks to serve the public with a community facility while preserving the watershed with minimal disruption to the pastoral surroundings.Recycling: Please use the labeled recycling bins to discard glass, aluminum, plastic, and paper; a portion of the proceeds from the value of our recycled materials is donated to area schools.Solar: Cal Shakes is one of the largest solar-powered outdoor professional theaters in the country. The 144 260-watt panels and four 9000-watt inverters of our Turn Key 37.4 kilowatt DC solar electric system are designed to supply up to 98% of the power needs to the Bruns Amphitheater.Living Roof: Like much of the Bruns Amphitheater grounds, the Sharon Simpson Center’s living roof boasts native, drought-resistant plants.


2016 COMPANYEric Ting ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Susie Falk MANAGING DIRECTOR

2016 ARTISTIC COMPANYBrendan Aanes, SOUND &

PROJECTIONS DESIGNER

Patrick Alparone, ACTOR

Anaiya Asomugha, ACTOR

Nina Ball, SCENIC DESIGNER

Natalie Barshow, COSTUME DESIGN

ASSISTANT

Aldo Billingslea, ACTOR

Alina Bokovikova, COSTUME DESIGNER

Nancy Carlin, TEXT & VOCAL COACH

James Carpenter, ACTOR

Elizabeth Carter, ACTOR

Russell Champa, LIGHTING DESIGNER

Karina Chavarin, COSTUME DESIGNER

Khalia Davis, ACTOR

LeeAnn Dowd, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Julie Eccles, ACTOR

Regina Victoria Fields, ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR

Megan Finley, COSTUME DESIGN

ASSISTANT

Erik Flatmo, SCENIC DESIGNER

Safiya Fredericks, ACTOR

Anthony Fusco, ACTOR

Patty Gallagher, COMEDY CONSULTANT

Lance Gardner, ACTOR

Jackson Gay, DIRECTOR

Kailynn Guidry, ACTOR

Hamilton Guillén, ASSISTANT LIGHTING

DESIGNER

Margo Hall, ACTOR

Denmo Ibrahim, ACTOR, ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR

Guiesseppe Jones, ACTOR

Michael Kelly, ASSISTANT SOUND

DESIGNER

Philippa Kelly, DRAMATURG

York Kennedy, LIGHTING DESIGNER

Donald Lacy, ACTOR

Kenneth Lin, ADAPTOR

Michael Locher, SCENIC DESIGNER

Dave Maier, FIGHT DIRECTOR

Rami Margron, ACTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

Olive Mitra , SOUND DESIGNER/

COMPOSER

Raelle Myrick-Hodges, DIRECTOR

J. Alphonse Nicholson, ACTOR

Lisa Peterson, DIRECTOR

Xavier Pierce, LIGHTING DESIGNER

Paul James Prendergast, SOUND

DESIGNER/MUSIC DIRECTOR

Stacy Ross, ACTOR

Danny Scheie, ACTOR

Liz Sklar, ACTOR

Michael Storm, ACTOR

Mikaal Sulaiman, SOUND DESIGNER

Eric Ting, DIRECTOR

Melissa Torchia, COSTUME DESIGNER

Michael Torres, ACTOR

Sabina Zuniga Varela, ACTOR

Liam Vincent, ACTOR

Alexae Visel, COSTUME DESIGNER

Paul Whitaker, LIGHTING DESIGNER

TEACHING ARTISTSAnna Schneiderman, Heidi Abbott, Amelia Adams, Andy Alabran, Michael Barr, Amy Bobeda, Morgan Jade Booker, Ron Campbell, Nancy Carlin, Elizabeth Carter, Rebecca

Castelli, Michael Cavanaugh, Naya Chang, Scott Coopwood, Tristan Cunningham, Nara Dahlbacka, Kelsey Dickman, Justin DuPuis, Lisa Evans, Amber Flame, Stephanie Ann Foster, Britney Frazier, Gary Grossman, Susan-Jane Harrison, Mary Cait Hogan, Rei Jackler, Brett Jones, Thessaly Lerner, Amy Lizardo, Dave Maier, Laura Marlin, Nick Medina, Theresa Miller, Susan Morgan, Areyla Moss-Maquire, Carla Pantoja, Susan Pfeffer, Vanessa Ramos, Belgica Rodriguez, Stacy Ross, Patrick Russell, Dan Saski, Michael Shipley, Anna Smith, Lauren Spencer, Teddy Spencer, Michael Storm, Jacinta Sutphin, Tina Taylor, Cat Thompson, Trish Tillman, Simon Trumble, Maryssa Wanlass, Valerie Weak, Alison Whismore, Michael Ray Wisely, Wendy Wisely, Elena Wright, Kat Zdan

ARTISTICClea Shapiro, CASTING DIRECTOR/

INTERN PROGRAM MANAGER

Philippa Kelly, RESIDENT DRAMATURG

ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENTLisa Evans, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF

ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT

Tierra Allen, ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT

COORDINATOR

ARTISTIC LEARNINGClive Worsley, DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC

LEARNING

Indiia Wilmott, ARTISTIC LEARNING

PROGRAMS MANAGER

Jacinta Sutphin, ARTISTIC LEARNING

COORDINATOR

PRODUCTIONTirzah Tyler, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

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Jamila Cobham, PRODUCTION MANAGER

Camille Rohrlich, ASSISTANT

PRODUCTION MANAGER

STAGE MANAGEMENTLaxmi Kumaran, PRODUCTION STAGE

MANAGER

Deirdre Rose Holland, Leslie M. Radin, Daniel T. Schultz, STAGE MANAGERS

Nicole Langley, TOUR STAGE MANAGER

Deirdre Rose Holland, Chris Waters, ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Cheryle Honerlah, Celeste Jacobson-Ingram, Annette Koehn, Christina Larson, PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Kyle Cameron, Annette Koehn, JinAh Lee, Sofie Miller, DECK CREW

SCENERYColin Suemnicht, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Charlotte Wheeler, SHOP FOREMAN

Carrie Barnes, LEAD CARPENTER

Isabel Bump, CARPENTER

Jessica Tralker, SCENE SHOP ASSISTANT

Tanachie Rodriguez, CIVICORPS

FELLOW

SCENIC ARTLetty Samonte, SCENIC CHARGE

ARTIST

Anya Kazimierski, Randy Wong-Westbrooke, PAINT OVERHIRE

ELECTRICSTaylor Frampton, MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Luis Garcia, Lauren Wright, ASSISTANT

MASTER ELECTRICIAN

Shae Burnette, Celia Fogel, Claire Pearson, FOLLOWSPOTS

Annette Koehn, SHOW ELECTRICIAN/

CARPENTER

Kirt Siders, BOARD

PROGRAMMER

SOUNDBrendan Aanes, SOUND ENGINEER

Michael Kelly, Chris Lossius, Jessica Ripas, SOUND MIXERS

Kyra Little, Greg Smith, A2s

COSTUMES & WARDROBENaomi Arnst, COSTUME DIRECTOR

Jessa Dunlap, RENTALS MANAGER/

PURCHASING SPECIALIST

Karina Chavarin, ASSOCIATE COSTUME

DESIGNER

Dorothy Voelker, COSTUME DESIGN

APPRENTICE

Kitty Wilson, CUTTER/DRAPER

Tasa Gleason, FIRST HAND

Linda Ely, STITCHER

Nelly Flores, Milena Geary, Kyo Tia Yohena, OVERHIRE STITCHERS

Chris Denson, COSTUME SHOP

APPRENTICE

Megan Finley, CRAFTSPERSON

Marcy Frank, MILLINER

Jessica Carter, WIGS/HAIR

Natalie Barshow, WARDROBE LEAD &

MAKEUP

Belgica Rodriguez, DRESSER

PROPERTIESSarah Spero, PROPERTIES MASTER

Kirsten Royston, PROPERTIES ARTISAN

Megan Hillard, Brittany White, PROPERTIES OVERHIRE

OPERATIONSJamie Buschbaum, SENIOR

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Alexis Chamberlin, SENIOR FACILITIES

TECHNICIAN

Kyle Cameron, Jennifer Costley, Winter Ives, Morgan Penngrath, FACILITIES TECHNICIANS

Sheree Hunter, Porscha Owens, Reva Owens, SHUTTLE DRIVERS

Joe Fahs, IT SUPPORT (LINDE GROUP)

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONNoralee Rockwell, FINANCE DIRECTOR

Joyce Fleming, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN

RESOURCES

Brian P. Luce, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/

OFFICE MANAGER

Melissa Dimon, ACCOUNTING

ASSISTANT

DEVELOPMENTChapin Cole, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF

DEVELOPMENT

Andrew Page, GRANTS MANAGER

Jessie Backer, DONOR RELATIONS

MANAGER

Stephanie Swide, DEVELOPMENT

COORDINATOR

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSJanet Magleby, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

& COMMUNICATIONS

Den Legaspi, ART & WEB DIRECTOR

Marilyn Langbehn, MARKETING & PR

MANAGER

Alicia Coombes, PUBLICATIONS PROJECT

MANAGER

BOX OFFICEDerik K. Cowan, BOX OFFICE MANAGER

Kimberlee Hicks, ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE

MANAGER

David Chou, Vaughn Edwards, Rena Lourie, Charlie Manzano, Clio McConnell, K. Michelle Sellers, Thom Venegoni, BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATES

FRONT OF HOUSEJane Eisner, HOUSE MANAGER

John R. Lewis, Nicole Pena, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGERS

Claire Patterson, Maggie Wilson, LEAD

HOUSE ASSOCIATES

Jhanev Allen, Kristoffer Barrera, Shae Burnette, Marty Manuela, Brynn Ogilvie, Jaden Pratt, HOUSE ASSOCIATES

2016 PROFESSIONAL IMMERSION PROGRAMLeeAnn Dowd, ARTISTIC FELLOW

Regina Victoria Fields, ARTISTIC

ENGAGEMENT FELLOW

Morgan Steele, PRODUCTION FELLOW

Margaret Chambers, Natalie Farrell, Claire Ganem, Mimi Gilles, James Gregory, Kaylee Herling, Olivia Hytha, Cory Kennedy, Maddie Larson, Marshall Pangilinan, Sologne Patterson, Nick Whitlow, ARTISTIC

LEARNING INTERNS

Matthew Montane, ARTISTIC INTERN

Dorothy Voelker, COSTUME DESIGN

INTERN

Christopher Denson, Danielle Felten, COSTUME SHOP INTERNS

Wallace Yan, PROPERTIES INTERN

Lyzbeth Garcia Isidro, SCENIC INTERN

Emily Curley, SOUND DESIGN FELLOW

Julia Formanek, Michaela Rubinfeld, Kaz Valtchev, STAGE MANAGEMENT

INTERNS

All listings current as of August 30, 2016.

PRODUCTION PROGRAMVolume 25, No. 4Eric Ting, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFJanet Magleby, EDITORAlicia Coombes, EDITORDen Legaspi, ART DIRECTOR


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