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Resident ensemble PlayeRs2011-2012 Season

2011-2012 SeasonThe LiTTLe Foxes

Noises oFF

The CrippLe oF iNishmaaN

our CouNTry’s Good

The skiN oF our TeeTh

a season of celebRation, enteRtainment, and enchantment that will enthRall & delight!

Front Cover:Kathleen Pirkl Tague – THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Drew Brehl, Mic Matarrese – O BEAUTIFUL

Michael Gotch, Carine Montbertrand – PRIVATE LIVES

Elizabeth Heflin – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Joann Browning – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Inside Cover:Steve Tague, Deena Burke – THE GOOD DOCTOR

Andy Nagraj, Deena Burke, Sara Griffin, Michael Gotch – O BEAUTIFUL

Stephen Pelinski, Donte Fitzgerald, Michael Boudwyns, Erik Mathew, Andrew Goldwasser – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Stephen Pelinski as Bottom – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Photos: Paul Cerro

I hope you’ll join Emily and me in subscribing to the exceptional series of plays staged this season by the University’s Resident Ensemble Players (REP).

The REP is an enormous asset to the University, to Delaware and the region – a world-class professional acting company all our own. The

REP creates a vital space for important ideas, opinions, and perspectives to flourish, and showcases the extraordinary power of art and creative expression.

I know you’ll enjoy not only the productions but also the terrific conversations they spark long after the curtain drops. I look forward to seeing you at the theatre.

Patrick T. Harker President

REP’s season offers a year of exceptional scope and variety that includes one of the funniest plays ever written, an inspiring historical drama that will bring tears to your eyes and stir your soul, a dark comedy that delights and surprises, one of the greatest melodramas of all time, and a classic American play that is shockingly contemporary and more pertinent than ever before.

This season is a chance to be dazzled by the talent, depth, and virtuosity of the REP acting company as each of these brilliant actors creates a different human being (or, in some cases two or three) in each play. Also, REP audiences this year will enjoy the radiant creativity of guest artists that include some of America’s most admired directors and designers – artists whose work on Broadway and in leading theatres all over the country has them in constant demand.

And, what a bargain! Our commitment to affordable ticket prices means that you can have five magnificent REP theatre experiences for less than the price of a single Broadway ticket (and for far less than ticket prices at any professional theatre in the region).

Sanford Robbins Producing Artistic Director, Resident Ensemble Players

a season of celebRation, enteRtainment, and enchantment that will enthRall & delight!

the little foxesStealing, deceiving, cheating, and betraying. And that’s just before breakfast. Acclaimed an instant hit at its premiere, this tale of unbridled greed has thrilled audiences all over the world and has never been more timely. Meet the Hubbard family –devious and greedy Ben, haughty and cruel Oscar; and the wickedly glamorous Regina – as they plot to outwit and outmaneuver one another in their efforts to increase their wealth by millions of dollars, no matter what the cost to their lives and the lives of others.

Special School matinee on Wednesday, October 5 at 9:30 a.m.!

By Lillian Hellman | Directed by Leslie Reidel

SEPTEMBER 29 - OcTOBER 15

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The REP’s production of ALL THE KING’S MEN with Matthew Simpson and Elizabeth Heflin. Photo: Paul Cerro.

noises offThe new York Times critic Frank Rich called nOISES OFF “the funniest play written in my lifetime.”

Frayn’s brilliantly riotous romp cleverly follows both the backstage antics and onstage escapades of a woefully wretched theatre troupe attempting to perform a sex comedy called “nothing On.” Flubbed lines, missed cues, overblown egos, dropped trousers and the wonderful REP acting company deliver a madcap melee of theatrical shenanigans that will have you grasping your sides and gasping for air!

Special School matinee Wednesday Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m.!

By Michael Frayn | Directed by Gregory Boyd

nOvEMBER 16 - DEcEMBER 11

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The REP’s production of PRIVATE LIVES with Michael Gotch, Carine Montbertrand, Andy Nagraj, and Meaghan Sullivan. Photo: Paul Cerro.

the cRiPPle of inishmaanAnd…AcTIOn! Word arrives on the Irish isle of Inishmaan that a famed Hollywood director is coming to a neighboring island to shoot a film. cripple Billy, a bored and lonely orphan being raised by his eccentric aunties, would give anything to escape his tedious life by snagging a role in the movie. When Billy lands a screen test, the oddball citizens of Inishmaan mount a heartbreakingly hilarious front of resistance, bursting with dark madcap humor and touching devotion. Tony Award-winning McDonagh has created a masterpiece that is by turns quirky, sincere, and scathingly funny.

By Martin McDonagh | Directed by J.R. Sullivan

jAnUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 12

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The REP’s production of DANCING AT LUGHNASA with Sara Griffin, Meaghan Sullivan, and REP actor Kathleen Pirkl Tague. Photo: Paul Cerro.

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ouR countRy’s goodAn exciting and deeply moving tale of passion and redemption. In the early days of the settlement of Australia by British prisoners, supplies grow short and hope dwindles. A British lieutenant – convinced that art can revitalize and restore the human spirit – decides to raise morale by staging a comedy using the illiterate prisoners as actors. The project meets with powerful opposition from other officers as opening night nears and the lieutenant and his pitiful company of misfits struggle to ready the play. Our Country’s Good is a poignant love story and a stirring testament to the redeeming force of human creativity.

By Timberlake Wertenbaker | Directed by Joseph Hanreddy

MARcH 8 - 23

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The PTTP’s production of TRANSLATIONS with M. A. Taylor and Jeffery Hawkins. Photo: William Browning.

the skin of ouR teeth“It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” -R.E.M.

Wilder’s groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning satire is a wild and raucous tour of humanity through the ages. george Antrobus (inventor of the wheel), his devoted family, and his saucy maid find themselves facing one spectacular disaster after another – climate change, war, flood, famine, and economic collapse. From woolly mammoths to an Atlantic city beauty contest to the aftermath of global war, extinction and survival race to the finish line in a joyous, inspiring, and spectacular celebration of humanity’s resilience. Wildly entertaining, this American classic is shockingly contemporary and more pertinent than ever before.

Special school matinees on Wednesday, April 25 at 9:30 a.m. and Friday, May 4 at 9:30 a.m.!

By Thornton Wilder | Directed by Sanford Robbins

APRIl 19 - MAY 5

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The PTTP’s production of A FLEA IN HER EAR with William Elsman, REP actor Mic Matarrese, Gisela Chipe, and Sara Valentine. Photo: Paul Cerro

Join the conveRsation join us in the theatre forty-five minutes before the matinee curtain time of the following performances for a free and informal talk about the current production, designed to enhance patrons’ enjoyment and understanding of what they are about to experience.

join us immediately following a performance for a lively Q & A with our artists! It’s a forum for you to ask questions, offer insight, and engage the actors in conversation about the show.

Notice of Non-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative ActionThe University of Delaware does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and University policies. Inquiries regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and related statutes and regulations: Director, Office of Disabilities Support Services, 240 Academy Street, Alison Hall Suite 119, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-4643. Inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and to serve as the overall campus coordinator for purposes of Title IX compliance: Chief Policy Advisor, Office of Equity and Inclusion, 305 Hullihen Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-8063. Inquiries regarding Title IX: for Athletics – Vice President for Finance and Administration, 220 Hullihen Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-2769; and for Student Life – Dean of Students/AVP for Student Life, 101 Hullihen Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, 302-831-8939. Inquiries concerning the application of anti-discrimination laws may be referred to the Title IX coordinators or to the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education. For further information on notice of nondiscrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the U.S. Department of Education office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.

REP Prologue

Talk -Back: Chat with cast members after a show

MEET THE AcTORS AnD

PROlOgUE

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ALL THE KING’S MEN with Stephen Pelinski, Torrey Hanson, Andy Nagraj. Photo: Paul Cerro.

diRections & PaRking

vISIT www.rep.udel.edu or cAll (302) 831-2204 for directions to the center for the Arts.

The Roselle center for the Arts - 110 Orchard Road, newark DE 19716. Parking in the cFA Parking garage is strongly recommended.

M-F until 10:30 p.m. $.75 per 1/2 hour or part thereof. no maximum fee during these hours

M-F after 10:30 p.m. & Saturday-Sunday all day $.40 per 1/2 hour or part thereof. Maximum of $4.00 daily during these hours

lost tickets = $35.00 per day

The cFA garage accepts OnlY cASH and cHEckS for payment.

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The CFA PATron PArking CArd – Just for rEP subscribErs!

save time & avoid lines… announcing a sPecial ReP subscRibeR PeRk

We are constantly looking for ways to make our patrons’ experience at the center for the Arts more successful and satisfying. This year the REP has partnered with UD’s Parking Services to offer our REP subscribers the option of purchasing a special parking card to be used in the cFA garage during REP performances.

The CFA Patron Parking Card:• will allow REP Subscribers to swipe the card both entering and exiting the cFA garage, thus saving time and avoiding lines at the

cashiers window and kiosk.• is only valid in the center for the Arts parking garage and only available through the REP Box Office.• will only be valid for the number of productions for which it is purchased – FIvE productions or THREE productions. • will be activated OnlY during the dates/times of REP 2011-2012 performances.• will be deactivated after reaching the purchased limit. A FIvE Show card will be deactivated after five uses; a THREE Show card

will be deactivated after three uses.

fiVe sHow parking card: $27.00tHree sHow parking card: $17.00

Note: There is a $7 replacement fee for a lost card. One Parking Card per household.

FIll OUT THE APPROPRIATE SEcTIOn On THE SUBScRIPTIOn ORDER FORM AnD REcEIvE YOUR cFA PATROn PARkIng cARD WITH YOUR TIckET ORDER! saVe time anD aVoiD lines after a performance so you can Hurry Home to tell your frienDs about tHe wonDerful proDuction you just experienceD at tHe rep!

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THE GLASS MENAGERIE with Carine Montbertrand. Photo: Paul Cerro.

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Round up 10 friends and head over to the theatre. We’ll give you 20% off the ticket price. And YOU get your ticket for free! great idea for dorm floors, student organizations, study groups, fraternities and sororities, or just a group of friends looking for an entertaining romp and cheap night out!

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Andrew Goldwasser and Steve Tague. Photo: Paul Cerro.

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not all productions are appropriate for children. Please inquire at the box office. Tickets must be purchased for all persons attending a performance.

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The REP offers some of the finest quality theatre in the region at extraordinarily affordable prices.

We are committed to keeping our ticket prices reasonable in order to provide the surrounding community with the opportunity to discover or rediscover the magic, the passion, and the inspiration of live theatre.

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Jasmine Bracey – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Photo: Paul Cerro

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