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Kurt Beattie
Artistic Director
Carlo Scandiuzzi
Executive Director
ACT – A Contemporary Theatre presents
Beginning October 17, 2014 • Opening Night October 23, 2014
CAST
Sydney Andrews*
Cynthia Jones*
Marianne Owen*
William Poole
Pamela Reed*
R. Hamilton Wright*
Kurt Beattie
Carey Wong
Catherine Hunt
Michael Wellborn
Brendan Patrick Hogan
Jeffrey K. Hanson*
Erin B. Zatloka*
Ruth Eitemiller
Evan Christian Anderson
Kathryn Stewart
Nina
Cassandra
Sonia
Spike
Masha
Vanya
CREATIVE TEAM
Director
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Rehearsal Stage Manager
Production Assistant
Assistant Lighting Designer
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
PRODUCTION SPONSOR:
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
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In memory of Carolyn Keim
to ACT
in 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.
The 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-theeyes 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.
Kurt Beattie, Artistic Director
The Women, 2007
PHOTO BY CHRIS BENNION
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COMING SOON TO ACT THEATRE
Directed by John Langs
5 by Beckett
Oct 30–Nov 9
Fail Better: Beckett Moves UMO
Nov 13–23
©Michelle Bates
Sound 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.
Using 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
The Construction Zone
Nov 18
Endangered Species Project
Nov 10, Dec 1
Ham for the Holidays: Fear the Bacon
Dec 4–Dec 21
“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.
Explore 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.
©Chris Bennion
Nov 28–Dec 28
Join 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.
Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (aka Dos Fallopia)
return to ACT with their absurd, gender-bending
holiday sketch romp (think Carol Burnett on
crack).
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From Russia to PA with Love
A traditional Russian dacha
Bucks County Country, Home of Pearl Buck
From the Playwright
Excerpts from Chris Durang interviews Chris Durang, 2005
CHRIS: 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
What a fine weather
today! Can’t choose
whether to drink tea
or to hang myself.
Anton Chekhov
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.
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.
Christopher Durang
CHRIS: Miss Witherspoon is sort of
about reincarnation. Do you believe in
reincarnation?
DURANG: Okay.
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Photo by Chris Bennion
MASHA
SONIA
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!
VANYA
The Seagull Project
CHEKHOVIAN
NAMESAKE
Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky
(Uncle Vanya)
Sofia Alexandrovna
Serebryakova
(Sonya)
Ma
(M
An
PLAY AND YEAR
Uncle Vanya
(1897)
Uncle Vanya
(1897)
Th
an
res
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.
De
nam
him
mo
of
ag
the
rud
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.” ‡
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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.
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NINA
CASSANDRA
SPIKE
MASHA
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
The Three Sisters (1901),
and The Seagull (1896),
respectively
Vanya and Sonia and Masha
and Spike (2013)
The Oresteia
(458 BC)
The Seagull
(1896)
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 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.” †
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.” ‡
“In some ways, she’s like the
nanny in [Uncle] Vanya, but
she doesn’t reflect Chekhov as
much.” ‡
†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.
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Who's Who in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
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 awardwinning 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 cowrote and performed the cabaret Das Lusitania
Songspiel with Sigourney Weaver. He has an
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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:
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Special Fund Donors
PATRON INFORMATION
ACT Endowment Donors
Emergency Evacuation Procedures
ACT’s endowment is administered by A Contemporary Theatre Foundation.
In the event of an emergency, please wait for
an announcement for further instructions.
Ushers will be available for assistance.
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
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.
The ACT Legacy Society
Firearms Policy
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.
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.
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
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].
Special Thanks
ACT gratefully acknowledges the following professionals and organizations who have helped
make this season a success:
Lost & Found
Call (206) 292-7676 between 12:00pm and
6:00pm, Tues-Sun.
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
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
We’re Growing our Board
For information regarding booking, contact
[email protected].
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.
Group Sales
Groups of 10 or more can save.
Call (206) 292-7676 or
email [email protected].
From young professionals
to established community
leaders, the ACT Board is a diverse
group sharing a common goal:
Support ACT Theatre!
Fragrance
Photo by LaRae Lobdell
Please be considerate and keep personal
fragrance to a minimum.
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 Corporate, Foundation
& Government Sponsors
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.
THEATRE SPONSORS
STAGE SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
$100,000+
$5,000–$9,999
City Arts Magazine†
ArtsFund
Fran’s Chocolates†
KCTS 9†
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.
KEXP†
Homewood Suites†
KUOW†
Nordstrom
KING FM†
RealNetworks Foundation
Seattle Magazine†
SEASON SPONSORS
$50,000–$99,999
4Culture*
The Boeing Company
Office of Arts & Culture, City of Seattle
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
SHOW SPONSORS
$25,000–$49,999
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
John Graham Foundation
Joshua Green Foundation*
Nesholm Family Foundation
Tateuchi Foundation
Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes
†
EVENING SPONSORS
$10,000–$24,999
Elizabeth George Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
US Bancorp Foundation
* Denotes ACT for the Future Campaign Donor
Washington State Arts Commission
† Support provided through in-kind contributions.
Wyman Youth Trust
SUSTAINING SPONSORS
$1,000–$4,999
2bar Spirits†
Alaska Airlines†
BNSF Railway Foundation
Carlson Audio Systems†
Charles Schwab
E & J Gallo Winery†
Fales Foundation Trust
Foster Pepper & Shefelman
Microsoft Corporation
Glass Distillery†
TEW Foundation
HSBC
Theatre Development Fund†
Loulay Kitchen & Bar†
True Fabrications
Pike Brewing Company†
The Peg & Rick Young Foundation
Traver Gallery†
Washington Holdings
ACT gratefully acknowledges the following for their
contributions to this production and season:
THE JOHN GRAHAM
FOUNDATION
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1965–
2015
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.
Photo: Greg Gilbert
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.
Photo: John Cornicello
ACT Theatre is turning 50 —
and what a year of celebration
we’re about to have together!
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.
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ACT Partners
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.
THEATRE SPONSOR
$100,000+
SHOW SPONSOR
$25,000–$49,999
Nancy Alvord
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich
Eulalie M. & Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi*
Chap & 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*
SEASON SPONSOR
$50,000–$99,999
Gregory & Diane Lind*
Chuck Sitkin*
Brian Turner & Susan Hoffman*
Anonymous
ASSOCIATE
$5,000–$9,999
Sheena 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–$4,999
Richard & 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
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
Annette Toutonghi & Bruce Oberg
Dirk & Mary Lou Van Woerden
Judith Warshal & Wade Sowers
Anonymous
SUSTAINING PARTNER
$1,000–$2,499
John 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
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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–$999
Reham 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
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*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 BoyerCochran: 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 Gifts
ACT 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
ACT Board
Of Trustees
A Theatre of New Ideas
Charles Sitkin
Chairman
Colin Chapman
President
Richard Hesik
Vice President
Lisa Simonson
Treasurer
Bill Kuhn
Secretary
Joan Barokas
Eric Bennett
Laurie Besteman
Jacob Burns
Trevor Cobb
Bob Diercks
Charles Fitzgerald
Ross Henry
Stephanie Hilbert
Grady Hughes
Abha Khanna
Diane Lind
Kyoko Matsumoto Wright
May McCarthy
Lauren Mikov
Naomi Minegishi
John Muhic
Judy Ness
George Ojemann
Dr. Greg Perkins
Teresa Revelle
Ingrid Sarapuu
Barry Scovel
Karen Shaw
John Siegler
Goldie Gendler Silverman
Margaret Stanley
Rob Stewart
Larry True
Brian Turner
Advisory Council
Aubrey Davis
Daniel D. Ederer
Jean Burch Falls
Jeannie M. Falls
John H. Faris
Brad Fowler
Carolyn H. Grinstein
Sara Comings Hoppin
C. David Hughbanks
Jonathan D. Klein
Keith Larson*
Jane W. Lyons
Louise J. McKinney*
Gloria A. Moses
Nadine H. Murray
Douglas E. Norberg
Kristin G. Olson
Donald B. Paterson
Eric Pettigrew
Pamela Powers
Katherine L. Raff
Brooks G. Ragen
Catherine Roach
Jo Anne Rosen
Sam Rubinstein*
Faye Sarkowsky
David E. Skinner
Walter Walkinshaw*
Dr. Robert Willkens*
George V. Willoughby
David E. Wyman, Jr.
Jane H. Yerkes
A Contemporary
Theatre
Foundation
Kermit Anderson
President
Lucinda Richmond
Vice President
Katherine Raff
Secretary
Catherine Roach
Treasurer
Colin Chapman
Brad Fowler
John Siegler
Lisa Simonson
Charles Sitkin
Brian Turner
ACT Staff
EXECUTIVE
Kurt Beattie†
Artistic Director
Carlo Scandiuzzi
Executive Director
Becky Witmer
General Manager
Robert Hankins
Executive and Artistic Manager
ARTISTIC
John Langs
Associate Artistic Director
Margaret Layne†
Casting Director & Artistic
Associate
Anita Montgomery†
Literary Manager and Director of
Education
Kenna Kettrick
Education Associate
Nicky Davis
Literary Intern
Emily Penick
Artistic Intern
ADMINISTRATION
Adam Moomey†
Operations Manager
Susanna Pugh
Venue Manager
Robert McDonald
Facilities Maintenance
AC/R Services
Engineer
Lawrence Curington
IT Support Manager
Rica Wolken
Tessitura Manager
Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes
Catering
Bar and Concessions
FINANCE
Sheila Smith
Director of Finance
Tobi Beauchamp-Loya
Payroll & Human Resources
Manager
SALES AND AUDIENCE
SERVICES
Jessica Howard
Director of Sales
Ashley Schalow
Ticket Systems Associate
Ash Hyman
Senior Accountant
Lynch Resources
Telemarketing
DEVELOPMENT
Montreux Rotholtz
Ticket Office & Customer Service
Manager
Maria Kolby-Wolfe
Director of Development
Rebecca Lane
Major Gifts and Campaign
Manager
Clare Hausmann Weiand
Annual Fund Manager
Angela Palmer
Donor Relations Manager
Kyle Thompson
Development Coordinator:
Operations & Research
Julia Nardin
Development Coordinator:
Stewardship & Special Events
Charly McCreary
Development Intern
MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Kevin Boyer
Director of Marketing and
Communications
Aubrey Scheffel
Associate Director of Marketing
Karoline Nauss
Marketing Coordinator
COSTUME DEPARTMENTS
Carolyn Keim†*
Costume Director
Connie Rinchiuso†
Costume Shop Foreman
Candace Frank
Costume Coordinator
Kim Dancy†
Cutter
Sally Mellis†
Wardrobe Master
Ada A. Karamanyan
Front Office Representative
Fawn Bartlett
Assistant to the Costume Director
Megan Tuschhoff
Ticket Office Lead
Joyce Degenfelder†
Wig Master
Jaron Boggs
Kelton Engle
Gracie Loesser
Ciara Pickering
Ticket Office Representatives
Jim Moran
Audience Services Manager
Jeremy Rupprecht
House Manager
Kristi Quiroz
Assistant House Manager
Libby Barnard
Katie Bicknell
Ty Bonneville
Dennis Hardin
Ryan Higgins
Monika Holm
Becky Plant
Robin Obourn
Luke Sayler
Adam Vanhee
Audience Services
SCENIC DEPARTMENTS
Steve Coulter†
Technical Director
Derek Baylor
Assistant Technical Director
Austin Smart†
Master Scenic Carpenter
Sean Wilkins
Lead Scenic Carpenter
Nick Murel
Scenic Carpenter
Jeff Scott
Scenic Charge Artist
Lisa Bellero†
Assistant Charge Artist
Marne Cohen-Vance†
Properties Master
Ken Ewert†
Master Properties Artisan
Christine Jew
Audience Services Affiliate
Thomas Verdos
Lead Properties Artisan
PRODUCTION
STAGE OPERATIONS
Joan Toggenburger†
Producing Director
Nick Farwell†
Stage Operations Supervisor
Sebastien Scandiuzzi
Video Manager
Alyssa Byer
Central Heating Lab Production
Manager
James Nichols†
Master Stage Carpenter
Apex Media
Advertising
Emily Cedergreen
Production Office Manager
Chris Bennion
Production Photographic Services
Skylar Hansen
Production Runner
Christa Fleming
Graphic Design
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Marissa Stein
Graphics & Email Coordinator
Malie Fujii
Marketing Intern
Mark Siano
Public Relations Manager
Jeffrey K. Hanson†
Production Stage Manager
Pam Mulkern
Master Electrician
Max Langley
Master Sound Engineer
Brendan Patrick Hogan
Resident Sound Designer
Michael Cornforth
Central Heating Lab Technician
JR Welden
Erin B. Zatloka
Stage Managers
FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Ruth Eitemiller
Production Assistant
Rebecca Maiten
Stitcher
Holly Kipp
First Hand
Julia Trimarco
Dresser
Greg Moore
Scenic Carpenter
Ron Darling
Properties Artisan
* Deceased
†
Denotes staff member has worked
at ACT for 10 years or more
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