Wasatch Theatrical Ventures Presents

THEANDERSONVILLE

TRIAL

written by Saul Levitt

directed by Gary Lee Reed

Producer Associate Producer Racquel Lehrman, Victoria Watson,

Theatre Planners Theatre Planners

Set Designer Lighting Designer Gary Lee Reed Matthew Richter

Costume Designer Sound Designer Wendell C. Carmichael David B. Marling

Projection Designer Graphic Designer Troy Hauschild Kiff Scholl, AfK Design

Property Master Press Photographer Bonnie Bailey Reed Ed Krieger

Publicity Stage Manager Judith Borne Rita Cofield

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc.

CAST (in order of appearance)

Lon S. Lewi........................R.G. Kean, Court Clerk

Mark Belnick.................................................Chipman

Jan-David Soutar.........................................Hosmer

Joe Colligan......................................................Baker

Greg Allan Martin....................................Wallace

Edmund Wyson..................................................Bates

Ian Patrick Williams........................................Wirz

Jack Kennedy.............................................Chandler

Gary ClemMer...............................Spencer/Culver

Robbie Winston.............................Davidson/Gray

Setting

ACT ONEScene 1: A day in August, 1865

Scene 2: A week later

ACT TWOScene 1: The following morning

Scene 2: The next day

Moon Over Buffalo, 2014

All My Sons, 2010

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In the playhouses WTV chooses every seat is a “premium” seat. The

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All My Sons, 2010

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explorations of American life.

And so,with this production, we continue. The co-chairs of WTV’s

honorary board are the prize-winning American playwright David Feldshuh (Miss Ever’s Boys), Director Emeritus of Cornell University’s Department of Theatre Arts, and Alaine Alldaffer, the prize-winning chief casting director of New York City’s famed Playwrights

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Prisoner of Second Avenue, 2011

Prisoner of Second Avenue, 2011

Our House, 2012

Inherit the Wind, 2014

All photos by Ed Krieger

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” –Edmund Burke

Prior to making your reservation for the play you are seeing tonight…had you heard anything about Andersonville Prison? The prison at Andersonville Georgia is a part of our history that we have chosen not to talk about. Why is that? It’s an historical site right in the heart of the south and the civil war. It’s been swept under the historical rug that covers the atrocities of the civil war. We know about Gettysburg and Sherman’s “scorched earth” campaign. But, why not Andersonville? In the mid-’70s I was on a tour that traveled through the south and several members of our cast drove by Andersonville Prison. But we were told almost nothing about Andersonville other than, the public tour wasn’t very good. I always wondered why. As I began my research in preparation for directing this play and saw the images, some of which are used in this production, I came to understand why noone speaks of Andersonville. This play, in large part is taken from the actual court records of the 1865 trial where a single man was tried for the war crimes of an entire nation. There is a line from the play where the defense attorney says “Even the sight of a tattered Confederate blouse is enough to cause riots in the streets.” And that’s understandable, for the time of the play is fresh on the heels of the end of the civil war and four months after President Lincoln’s assassination. But here we are 150 years later and the sight of the Confederate war flag which still flies over the capitols of some of our states is enough to cause riots in the streets. How can we expect to learn from that part of our past if we don’t talk about the horrors we all, North and South, participated in? In our desire or need to cover or sweep our terrible history under the rug are we doomed to revisit the hurts and expose the scars that still remain from 150 years ago? Those sores were never allowed to heal. Hopefully this play will expose the hurt and conflict from what has been termed America’s original sin and pull back the band aid of time so that we might, in some small way, begin once and for all seek forgiveness, give forgiveness and move forward while looking back to say to ourselves… never again.

-Gary Lee Reed

CAST BIOS(in alphabetical order)

MARK BELNICK (Chipman)Mark has been involved with theatre since childhood. He is an actor, director & producer who splits time between his native NYC and LA. Although Theatre is his first love, it is his second career. After law school, Mark rose to Senior Litigation partner in one of the nation’s preeminent law firms (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison); served as Deputy Chief Counsel to the US Senate Iran/Contra Investigation, appearing frequently in the televised hearings; and handled numerous high profile cases. He returned to Theatre several years ago. He is a member of the Broadway partnerships that coproduced the Tony Award winners The Producers, Gypsy (rev.) & A Little Night Music (rev.). He recently directed an acclaimed LA production of The Diary of Anne Frank (Kesselman Adap.)(3 Broadway World noms.) Favorite NY and LA acting credits: All My Sons, A Few Good Men, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Inherit The Wind, Moon Over Buffalo, Sight Unseen, Confusions of Torless, Our House, The Lobos, Carapace Isle, Shakespeare in Concert, Ooh Vicar, Where’s Your Trousers. Films: “Lucretia” (HBO Latino Film Fest. Selection), “Edgar & Edna,” “Butterfingers,” & “The Millers”. TV: “Murder Book.” Mark is a University Lecturer in Politics at Princeton; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; and recently, Visiting Professor of Law at Pepperdine Law School. Training: Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Columbia Law School and The William Esper Studio. In loving memory of my mother.

GARY CLEMMER* (Spencer/Culver)Gary comes to this production fresh off of playing Bob Cratchit in the Rubicon Theatre Company production of A Christmas Carol in Ventura last December. Gary is a long time member of Actors Co op Theatre Company in Hollywood. Favorite productions there have been The Nibroc Trilogy, (including the world premiere of Gulf View Drive), Fools, A Tuna Christmas, The Crucible, The Philadelphia Story, 1940’s Radio Hour, The Devil’s Disciple, Man Of La Mancha, Most Happy Fella and 1776. Originally from Pennsylvania, Gary has been in regional productions of The Nerd, All In The Timing and Little Shop Of Horrors, and on TV in The District, Passions and Hung. Many thanks to Raquel and Gary Lee Reed for this opportunity to work with such a talented cast and crew!

JOE COLLIGAN (Baker)Joe has appeared in many L.A. Theatre productions including Timothy Mason’s The Fiery Furance, The Traveling Lady, at Actor’s Alley, Brendan Behan’s The Hostage, Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing, and most recently, To Kill a Mockingbird, at the Co op Theatre. Since coming to Los Angeles, he has Guest Starred in numerous TV Series from Cheers to Friends. He spent two years on NBC’s Days of Our Lives and had a recurring role on FOX’s Alley McBeal. Film Credits include Starchaser, Hadley’s Rebellion, and HBO’s Point of Origin. He has appeared in over 100 commercials. This play has a special significance for Joe; his mother’s Great great Uncle, James Milligan, of Freeport, PA, died at Andersonville in 1864.

JACK KENNEDY (Chandler)After being born with all his limbs, Jack felt an acting career was an obvious choice. Unfortunately, he was severely misled about West Point being a liberal arts college and got sidetracked with an Army career. He has since done time in the three great acting cities, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. His highly mediocre career includes doing some stage time with Martin Short and Jason Alexander and screen time with the likes of Forrest Whitaker and Ben Kingsley. He has been on several TV shows such as Ray Donovan, Castle, and NCIS: LA and in some really bad movies he will never admit to. He is currently producing a feature film he wrote, starring Judd Nelson. His dog’s name is Larry.

LON S. LEWI (R.G. Kean, Court Clerk)Lon S. Lewi was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in the San Fernando Valley with his start in children’s theatre. He began acting again 2 years ago and is known for his film and TV roles such as “Drunk and Disorderly”- Silo (Lead) and “Say No To Disco”- Chuck (Lead). This is his theatrical debut in more than 15 years. He would like to thank his parents, CKS, and his darling Renahy for their love and support.

GREG ALLAN MARTIN (Wallace)To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch), The Crucible (John Proctor), Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote), The Elephant Man (Dr. Treves), The Traveling Lady (Slim), The Miracle Worker (Captain Keller),The Foreigner (Charlie), Nebraska (Major Gurney), Devil’s Disciple (Anderson), Angel Street (Sgt. Rough). Television (partial): Mad Men, House, Scrubs, Shark, Heartbeat, Without a Trace, Eagleheart, Snoops, For the People, All My Children, One Life to Live, and two years as Dr. Alan Noah on The Young and the Restless. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Greg hones his acting skills daily before juries as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney.

JAN DAVID SOUTAR (Hosmer)Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Jan David Soutar has been described as a unique blend of southern hospitality with a bad boy intensity. He’s had leading & supporting roles in independent films “The Guide” and “Roulette” Network TV on Outsiders, Banshee and The Wire as well as writing, directing & producing his own projects. Jan David is also an amazing scavenger hunt planner & makes a mean earl grey sweet tea.

IAN PATRICK WILLIAMS* (Wirz)Mr. Williams is happy to be working again with Theatre Planners after appearing in their smash hit comedy CAFÉ SOCIETY at the Odyssey Theater last year. As a member of Chicago’s Organic Theater Co., Mr. Williams co authored and co starred in the play BLEACHER BUMS. He later received the Chicago Emmy award for acting in and adapting the play for PBS TV. He then recreated his role in Los Angeles, winning both the LA Weekly and Dramalogue awards for acting. Some of his other L.A. theater credits include JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG at the Santa Monica Playhouse (for which he won the Stage Scene L.A. award); COPS at the Pan Andreas Theatre opposite Joe Mantegna and Dennis Franz; and LAKEBOAT at the Tiffany Theater opposite Ed O’Neill and George Wendt. Upcoming films include “DELIRIUM”, “THE SOUND AND THE SHADOW” and “UNTOLD”. Recent co starring roles on TV include “MODERN FAMILY”, “RAY DONOVAN” and “RIZZOLI & ISLES”.

ROBBIE WINSTON* (Davidson/Gray)West Coast credits include Absolutely Filthy (South Coast Rep, Sacred Fools), Inherit the Wind (GTC), Johnny Tremain (B Street), Boys Next Door (Actors Co op), The Habitation of Dragons (Actors Co op), and The Cripple of Inishmaan (LBCC), where he earned their Best Actor award. He has also starred in several independent films such as “Power Poison”, “Counting the Days”, and “Propel”, which also earned him a Best Actor award at the 168 International Film Festival. East Coast credits include Absolutely Filthy (NYC Fringe), Hamlet, The Death of Bessie Smith, The Taming of the Shrew, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and Little Foxes. Robbie is also a published poet. His books, “From Thorns” and “The Release”, are available at www.warriorpress.us. He’d like to thank his wife always for her love and support!

EDMUND WYSON* (Bates)Edmund just finished three films “Essential Tremors,” playing Henry, a man with Tourette’s Syndrome, “Gumshoe,” a comedic homage to Film Noir, and “Merrily.” Los Angeles theater: Outspoken as Earl of Kent with Studio C Artists, Inherit the Wind as The Mayor with Wasatch Theatrical Ventures, The Gambler’s Daughter as Lloyd Pickering at The Eclectic Company Theatre, Unbroken Circles as Johnny Bill Crawford at the Odyssey Theater, Peaches en Regalia as Syd Barlow at Sacred Fools Theater. Regional credits: As You Like It at The Huntington Theatre Company Boston and Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Chicago credits include The Sea Gull as Trigorin at Chicago Actors Ensemble, American Enterprise as Beman/Jackson at Organic Theatre, Noises Off as Garry Lejeune at The Theatre Building. Film “Phantoms,” “Normal Life,” and “Thieves Quartet.” Television, “You’re Whole” (Adult Swim), “Bird Dog” (TNT), “12 Miles of Bad Road” (HBO) and Eleventh Hour & CSI.

PRODUCTION TEAM BIOS

SAUL LEVITT (Playwright)Saul Levitt (1911- 1977) was an American playwright who’s best known for his stage and screen versions of The Andersonville Trial. Additionally, he worked uncredited on the screenplay for The True Glory (1945), wrote the screenplay for Lamont Johnson’s A Covenant with Death (1967), one of Gene Hackman’s first films, and adapted Daniel Berrigan’s play The Trial of the Catonsville Nine into the 1972 film produced by Gregory Peck.

GARY LEE REED (Director and Set Designer)Most recently directed Villa Thrilla – the Madcap, Mod, Murder Mystery,(Atwater Village Theatre) and before that the hit musical I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change. (Crown City Theatre) He also recently directed the two world premiere plays, Shades by Paula Caplan(LATC). and HahNah (Lounge Theatre). He is thrilled to working again with Theatre Planners who also produced his critically acclaimed and successful revival of And The World Goes Round (NoHo Arts Center). For the 50th year anniversary of the novel Gary directed To Kill A Mockingbird (Critic’s Pick-Actors Co-op) to sell-out crowds. His Actors Co-op production of Godspell garnered 22 different nominations and awards including Critic’s Choice in the LA Times, Pick of the week in the LA Weekly and Critic’s Pick in the Daily Variety. Other directing credits include My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Bonnie & Clyde – the two fisted six gun musical (Innovation Theatre Works) The Most Happy Fella, (LA Weekly best musical nominee) 1776, Jerry’s Girls, The Woman In Black, Sentimental Journey and the world premieres Lights, Dancing With The Bad Man (ARC theatre company) and Soldiers Song. His production of Falling Lightly by D. Bennett Nelson won first place at the Annual Jerome Lawrence One Act Play Festival in Los Angeles. This is Gary’s first adventure with WTV and hopes it will be the first of many. Thanks Mark.

RACQUEL LEHRMAN, THEATRE PLANNERS (Producer)Racquel is the founder and managing director of Theatre Planners, her own theatre production firm which has been serving the Los Angeles theatre scene for almost ten years. She graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and lived in NY for many years producing theatre. Theatre Planners has since developed into a very busy and successful outlet for actors, writers, producers and theatre companies. Doing everything from producing, consulting, marketing and more. Racquel loves to make productions a reality and help to keep the theatre scene in LA alive and strong. Racquel is also the owner of the LOUNGE THEATRES in Hollywood on Theatre Row. To learn more about Racquel and Theatre Planners, go to www.theatreplanners.com

VICTORIA WATSON, THEATRE PLANNERS (Associate Producer)Victoria joined Theatre Planners after a successful career in large theater and tours. She was previously Operations Manager and Associate Producer at Pasadena Playhouse and has worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Pasadena Symphony & Pops among others. A performer from an early age, Victoria turned to production at Tulane University, and brings that merger of artist and business to all of her producing work. To learn more about Victoria and Theatre Planners, please go to www.theatreplanners.com.

MATTHEW RICHTER (Lighting Designer)Matt Richter is an award winning lighting designer based in Los Angeles. Recent designs include Hit The Wall, Stanley Ann, and D’Funqt (LA LGBT Center), Empire Burlesque (Broad Stage), AstroBoy and the God of Comics, and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Sacred Fools), Ghost Light, Backyard and Fireman (Echo Theatre) among others. He is designer in residence for the LA LGBT Center and Sacred Fools Theatre Company, of which he is also a member. He also serves as half of the experimental ambient folk duo Lanfair Field. For more information, please visit mattrichter.net or lanfairfield.com.

WENDELL C. CARMICHAEL (Costume Designer)Mr. Carmichael has worked in the Theatre for over three decades most recently for Azusa Pacific University, Ebony Repertory Theatre, The Eclectic Theatre, The Lounge Theater, Theatre Theatre, Odyssey Theatre, Theatre Planners, Secret Rose , Zephyr Theatre and most recently Actor’s Co-Op production of Hound of the Baskerville. Currently, Wendell is the In House Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor for the Ebony Repertory Theater. Carmichael is both a 2014 Ovation and NAACP nominee for his work. In addition Wendell has several Television and Film credits. I would like to thank Adleane Hunter and Mylette Nora, who have embraced my love and passion for the theatre. DAVID B. MARLING (Sound Designer)In my extensive body of Award Winning work, I have created audio environments such as the entire Australia Outback complete with flying incets, a busy city street, all the sounds of a rain forest, a large cave, the inside of a massive prison and as the actors talked there voices would echo. I love creating soundscapes of all sizes and love to be challenged by a production to come up with sounds that fit the action. To achieve this, I use sound effects, tones/drones even music under the scene to set a tone to complete the experience and make you “FEEL”. This is only a part of what I do as a Sound Designer. For information on my other audio services check out the website www.wavmagicaudio.com or you may call (818) 370 -8556 “Sound Changes the Way We See”.

BONNIE BAILEY REED (Property Master)An actress by trade, her prowess for props has come easy to her as she is a natural born “pack rat” and “junk collector”, plus, she loves to shop! Bonnie is happy to be working with Wasatch Theatrical Ventures once again, having been property master for Inherit The Wind here at GTC last year. She has worked in various other capacities here in Los Angeles from property master, costume designer and producer.

RITA COFIELD (Stage Manager)Rita is a native of Los Angeles. She graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture but gave the drafting table a rest over 15 years ago to pursue more hands on experiences, beginning with volunteering to help paint theatrical sets. She went on to assistant stage managing, then to stage managing. She has stage managed with Actor’s Co op, the Inkwell Theater Company, A Noise Within, Theatre 40, Academy of New Musical Theater, The Fountain Theatre, and frequently collaborates with Theatre Planners. She directed her first play, the world premiere of Madame President over at the historic El Portal. She frequently gives her time and energy to helping out with the Watts Village Theater Company in the roles of stage manager, artistic curator, and production and special projects manager. She gained a passion for maintaining the integrity of historic structures from her time maintaining the integrity of theatrical productions that has led to a Master of Heritage Conservation from USC. She is grateful for the opportunity to do theater on such a consistent basis, and with such stellar people.

SPECIAL THANKS

The Lounge Theater

GTC Burbank and Kevin Cochran

Map of Andersonville Prison