OutsideMuLlingarBy John Patrick Shanley

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Directed by Kathy Brombacher

sometimes love is closer than you think.

Kathy Brombacher(Director)

Ted Leib(Production Manager)

Stephen Schmitz(Anthony Reilly)

Dagmar Fields(Aoife Muldoon)

Jim Chovick(Tony Reilly)

Vanessa Dinning (Rosemary Muldoon)

SRT Presents

Kathy Brombacher, DirectorTed Leib, Production Manager

January 19 – February 18, 2018

Legler Benbough TheatreAlliant International University

Mailing Address10755-F Scripps Poway Parkway #187San Diego, CA 92131

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Outside Mullingar is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Originally commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) with funds provided by U.S. Trust, and received its world premiere there on January 3, 2014.

WARNING: E-cigarettes are used in this performance.

OutsideMuLlingarBy John Patrick Shanley

FROM THE DIRECTOR“Life holds its miracles, good erupting from darkness chief among them.” – John Patrick Shanley

Come with us to a small farming community down the highway from Dublin, Ireland, where the rain is as ever-present as are the sounds of the cattle and sheep in the pasture.

Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley is a contemporary romantic comedy about the heartfelt attractions of neighbors Rosemary and Anthony who live on neighboring farms and are now nearing the middle years of life. Their parents have superstitions, eccentricities, stubbornness, a pure Irish Catholic faith, and failing health. Anthony and Rosemary face the painful truth of their advancing years with fear, with a fighting spirit, and with humorous passion. In rehearsals these gifted actors and I have found that the playwright has given us a story about real people woven with magical elements. The way to love here is a thorny walk paved with Irish humor and spirited banter.

John Patrick Shanley is a celebrated playwright (author of the prize-winning Doubt, a Parable), and screenplay writer (Moonstruck, Doubt, and many others.)

Love. Takes. Time. Enjoy the Play!

Kathy BrombacherDirector

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Jim Chovick Tony Stephen Schmitz Anthony Dagmar Fields Aoife Vanessa Dinning Rosemary

SETTING A cattle and sheep farm outside Killucan, in Ireland.

The play takes place between 2010 and 2015.

CREATIVE TEAM

DIRECTOR Kathy Brombacher PRODUCTION MANAGER Ted Leib STAGE MANAGER Megan Ames ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER & PROPERTIES DESIGN Darcy Harman SCENIC DESIGN & SET CONSTRUCTION Bob Shuttleworth LIGHTING DESIGN Jennifer Edwards COSTUME DESIGN Renetta Lloyd SOUND DESIGN Violet Ceja STAGEHAND Jean Hammer PHOTOGRAPHY Ken Jacques

THE CASTVANESSA DINNING (Rosemary / Dialect Coach) English-born and professionally trained in London, Vanessa enjoyed a successful stage career in acting, directing, theatre education, cabaret and dialect work throughout the UK, working at the Royal National Theatre, Belgrade Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe in London and touring. Since moving to San Diego in 2007, she has worked with Cygnet Theatre, North Coast Rep Theatre School, Coronado Playhouse, Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego Musical Theatre, Write Out Loud, Welk Resort Theatre, San Diego Opera, Bodhi Tree Concerts, and Moonlight Stage Productions.

STEPHEN SCHMITZ (Anthony) SRT Debut. Credits include: Falling (Innermission Productions); To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (OnStage Playhouse); Fair Use (Diversionary); Red Light Winter (Triad); A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Hippodrome State Theatre); Proof, Equus (Florida Players); Side Man, American Western (UF); Angels in America, parts I and II, and The Laramie Project (SDSU). Directing credits include: Ragnarok (Circle Circle dot dot); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Triad); Next to Normal (Cabaret at the Merc). Stephen holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida, and a BA in Theatre from SDSU.

JIM CHOVICK (Tony) At SRT: Moonlight and Magnolias, Beau Jest. Other San Diego Theaters: Lamb’s Player’s Theatre (Associate Artist), Cygnet Theatre (Resident Artist), Intrepid Theatre (Resident Artist) North Coast Rep (Associate Artist), The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Moonlight Stage Productions, Sledgehammer Theatre, New Village Arts, Ion Theatre, Evoke Dance Theatre, Starlight Music Theatre, San Diego Musical Theatre, Playwrights Project, 6th @ Penn, The Ark, Vantage Theater, and The Fritz. Awards: San Diego Critic’s Circle, Backstage Dramalogue, KPBS Patté, Robbie.

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DAGMAR KRAUSE FIELDS (Aoife) is delighted to be working with Scripps Ranch Theatre again (last seen here in The Fantasticks). Most recently she appeared in The Secret Garden and Emelie (New Village Arts), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (New Fortune Theatre), The Elephant Man (Backyard Renaissance and Oceanside Theatre Company co-production), Unnecessary Farce (North Coast Rep), Lion in Winter (Moonlight Stage Productions), Regrets Only (Diversionary), I Hate Hamlet (Intrepid Shakespeare), Lost in Yonkers (Oceanside Theatre Company). Other appearances: Blithe Spirit, Morning’s at Seven, Amy’s View, Man of La Mancha, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Auntie Mame, Anything Goes, The Mousetrap, Crazy for You, Barefoot in the Park, The Foreigner, Magic Fire, Hay Fever, Radio Gals, Into the Woods, American Dream, Night Must Fall, and Hamlet. She teaches at Southwestern College. (Love to Marv, Eric, Khara, Matt, Taylor, Ava, and Ayden.)

THE PRODUCTION TEAMKATHY BROMBACHER (Director) is the Founding Artistic Director / Producer of Moonlight Stage Productions in Vista. She worked for the City of Vista’s Cultural Arts Program as a manager of Moonlight for 32 years, during which she implemented such milestones as the 2009 renovation of the Moonlight Amphitheatre’s stage house, and the 1995 renovation of the AVO Playhouse theatre. She has garnered three NEA grants for work at the AVO Playhouse Winter Season and holds a San Diego Critics Circle Award for Theatrical Trailblazer and a KPBS Shiley Patté Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Vista Chamber of Commerce. Recent directing projects include Tomfoolery (North Coast Repertory Theatre), Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Scripps Ranch Theatre), and My Fair Lady (Welk Resort Theatre). Gratitude is extended to Jill Drexler, Ted Leib, the design team and the incredible cast of this play.

MEGAN AMES (Stage Manager) is happy to be back working at SRT so soon. She is a graduate of San Diego State University where she received a BA in Design Technology for Theatre with an emphasis in stage management. Previous credits include Accomplice, Loves and Hours, The Liar, The Gift Teller, An Inspector Calls, Perfect Wedding and California Suite (Scripps Ranch Theatre), The Moors, When Last We Flew (Diversionary), Zanna, Don’t!, Doubt, A Grand Night for Singing (SDSU) and Dear Harvey (USD).

VIOLET CEJA (Sound Designer) earned her AA in Recording Arts Production at MiraCosta College where she is now pursuing an AA in Design and Technology. Her most recent sound design credits include James and the Giant Peach (Moonlight Youth); Heaven Can Wait, Waiting For Lefty, and Oklahoma! (MiraCosta College); and The Season of Love (Scripps Ranch Theatre). Outside Mullingar is her fourth production on the SRT stage.

JENNIFER EDWARDS (Lighting Designer) is so pleased to be back with the fantastic SRT family and the incomparable Kathy Brombacher. Recent lighting designs include: Kiss of the Spider Woman (Welk Resort Theatre), Tarzan, The Musical (Moonlight Amphitheater), Runaway Home (Fountain Theatre), Just Judy (Jackson Hole PAC), El GRANDE Circus de Coca Cola (Skylight and Colony), Broadway and Beyond (Alex Theatre), Step Up (Pasadena Playhouse), The Full Monty (Birch North Park Theatre), Dreamgirls (S.D. Lyceum), and others. Jennifer is also a proud AEA Stage Manager since 1994. Love to Marc and Mom!

DARCY HARMAN (Assistant Stage Manager / Props Designer) grew up in the community theatres of El Paso, Texas, and graduated from Mesa College Theatre Company. She trained in many aspects of theatre and worked as a theatrical services technician at SeaWorld for five years. At SRT she

performed in 2014’s Out on A Limb and was Assistant Stage Manager and Props Designer for The Season of Love.

TED LEIB (Production Manager) A native San Diegan, Ted has acted and directed for nearly 20 years in Southern California, including Moonlight Stage, San Diego Music Theatre, STAGESTheatre, Hunger Artists, Vanguard, and Orange County Pavilion. At SRT he directed The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and The Fantasticks, and acted in Good People. At Oceanside Theatre Company, he directed Same Time, Next Year, Picnic, Boeing Boeing, and The Musical of Musicals, where he is producing artistic director. Ted is excited to shepherd this SRT / OTC co-production, and for the opportunity to work with Kathy and this production team.

RENETTA LLOYD (Costume Design) is thrilled to be working with Kathy Brombacher and back at SRT. She has been costuming for over a decade in North County at Moonlight Stage Productions, MiraCosta College, North Coast Rep, and several other theatres. When not sewing for theatre, she keeps busy with other custom projects and is a full-time mom to her two young kids. She is thankful to her family who support her many creative endeavors. Enjoy the show!

BOB SHUTTLEWORTH (Scenic Designer) With Outside Mullingar, Bob continues his third season at SRT. He has designed and built sets nationally and internationally. While in the Marines he even designed a set in Okinawa, Japan. Hailing from New Jersey, Bob settled in Poway in 1988 when he worked on his first set at the Legler Benbough Theatre as Scene Shop Foreman for USIU. Bob holds a BFA degree in Theatre from Southern Oregon University, and spends his “spare time” as Theater Specialist for Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, designing sets and mentoring students in stagecraft and woodworking.

JEAN HAMMER (Stage Crew / Dresser) has worked at Moonlight Stage Productions including The AVO for 16 years and has been associated with Oceanside Theater Company at The Brooks since their beginning in 2011. She’s also had the opportunity to work at the Spreckels and North Park Theaters with SDMT and various other stages in the area. Jean would like to thank Scripps Ranch Theatre for the opportunity to work on this stage.

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SRT BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David McClure ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jill Drexler PRODUCING DIRECTOR Barbara Barber TREASURER Nick Torres, CPA SECRETARY Michelle Marie Trester BOX OFFICE Judy Splitgerber SEASON TICKET SALES Tom Splitgerber AUDIO SUPERVISOR Ted Leib OUTREACH Charles Peters AT-LARGE Eric Poppick

DIRECTORS EMERITUS Jim Caputo Sharon Hays Rick Parke John Simonds

BOARD ASsOCIATES HOUSE MANAGER Cindy Bassuk BANNERS Joe Casali PUBLIC RELATIONS Susan Clausen EDUCATION DIRECTOR Patrick Garcia NEW-PLAY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Robert May DEVELOPMENT Caitlyn McTaggart VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Jerry Neimark SOUND TECHNICAL CONSULTANT Mike Richards PUBLICATIONS MANAGERS Allan Salkin / Ron Logan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Ron Logan ADVERTISING SALES Barbara Wesser

OUR REMAINING SEASON 39 SHOWS

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Ken Ludwig (March 23 – April 22, 2018)

Get your deerstalker cap on – the play’s afoot! Comedic genius and Tony Award winner Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) turns Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir.

Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Join the fun and see how far from ‘elementary’ the truth can be.

For Better by Eric Coble (May 25 – June 24, 2018)

In this plugged-in world of email, text messaging, and camera phones, do a bride and groom really need to be in the same country to go on a honeymoon? Karen and Max are getting married – at least if their jobs will ever let them be in the same city at the same time.

A romantic comedy for the digital age, where the intricacies of overlapping calls, three-party conferencing, and concurrent instant messages and emails substitute for good old-fashioned human interaction.

“Eric Coble’s hilariously funny, psychologically astute portraits hit home with rib-tickling acuity.” – NY Times. “Coble’s work is a tour de force with physical and verbal comedy to spare.” – The New Yorker.

Out on a Limb: New Plays from America’s Finest City July, 2018 (Dates TBD)

Our 39th season concludes with the seventh edition of our dynamic new-play festival, featuring brand-new one-act plays by Southern California playwrights. Starting with a request for submissions of outlines in November of 2017, SRT fosters a development process resulting in original, diverse plays fully produced over two weekends in July of 2018. Attend one performance and you’ll see world-premiere plays on SRT’s stage!

Pick up a Season 39 brochure in the lobby.

2017-2018 DONORS

PLATINUM CIRCLE ($5,000+)

Len HirschRob & Joyce HolmesRobert J. Kilian & Kathleen M. SlaytonAllen & Lee Rachel

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Become one of our amazing donorsSRT welcomes your financial support. Your contributions make it possible for us to continue to bring outstanding directors, designers, and performers from throughout San Diego County. To make a donation, please visit www.scrippsranchtheatre.org.

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HOW YOUR DONATIONS HELP SRTWe at SRT are so very grateful to those generous donors who make our special OutReach programs possible. Here is a sample of the kind of support that your gifts can provide:

$150 makes it possible for one child to experience SRT’s one-week summer camp, held in conjunction with the YMCA.

$250 provide scholarships for two children to participate in SRT’s six-session Children’s Theatre program, held in conjunction with the YMCA.

$500 supports a playwright through New Works Studio and allows the play to be brought to the public

$1,000 allows SRT to take a one-act play to a local middle or high school at no cost to the school or students.

Thank you to those of you who support us with your donations. And if you are not yet a donor, please consider making a contribution. On behalf of the children, parents, playwrights and patrons impacted by SRT’s New Works Studio and OutReach programs, thank you for your support.

SRT’S OUTREACH PROGRAMThe SRT OutReach program is engaging, exciting and necessary. Each year we endeavor to extend our goodwill to local schools by presenting a short original play accompanied by a talk-back session and Q & A with the actors and director. This is an invaluable connection to the future of our community. And, most importantly, we give all of this to the schools for free! Donations help to fund this important work, as well as our summer camp and children’s theatre programs, and continue our investment in the future.

SRT’S NEW WORKS STUDIOScripps Ranch Theatre is providing an excellent opportunity for Southern California playwrights to develop new plays. New Works Studio is a nine-month-long, full-length play-development program, where a few playwrights meet in a peer group with a dramaturg to workshop, give feedback, and create in a non-judgmental, safe space. At the end of the nine months, each playwright receives a free public reading of their play at SRT. Your donations to New Works Studio will help to compensate the playwrights, dramaturg, director, and actors, and enable SRT to continue to be a leader in San Diego of new works for the stage.

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