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Great
E xpectations
By Charles Dickens | Adapted by Hugh Leonard
Directed by Alan Stanford
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PICT Classic Theatre
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
THE POWER OF A GREAT
PERFORMANCE.
presents
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Hugh Leonard
Directed by Alan Stanford
Lily Davis
Dylan Marquis Meyers
Joe Godley
Mary Rawson*
Larry John Meyers*
Elliot Pullen
Karen Baum*
David Whalen*
Simon Colker
Martin Giles*
Jordon Ross Weinhold
Charity Hipple
Ken Bolden*
Linda Froehlich*
Carolyn Jerz
James FitzGerald* Mark Conway Thompson*
UPMC is proud to support the PICT Theatre.
Scenic Designer
Michael Thomas Essad
Lighting Designer
Andrew David Ostrowski
Costume Designer
Joan Markert
Sound Designer
Steve Shapiro
Production Manager /
Technical Director
George DeShetler, Jr.
Props Master
Johnmichael Bohach
Stage Manager
Cory F. Goddard *
Assistant Stage Manager
Andrew Swackhamer
Master Carpenter
Samuel Karas
Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
UPMC is ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Assistant Stage Manager
Connor McCanlus*
Master Electrician
Nathaniel Siebert
Scenic Artist
Assistant Master Electrician Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Regina Tvaruzek
Dramaturg
Sound Engineer
Tyler Crumrine
Kevin Rudolph
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
CAST
Pip ................................................................... Dylan Marquis Meyers
Estella ............................................................. Lily Davis
Miss Havisham .............................................. Mary Rawson*
Mrs. Joe / Biddy ............................................ Karen Baum*
Joe Gargery ................................................... Martin Giles*
Wemmick ....................................................... James FitzGerald*
Pumblechook.................................................. Ken Bolden*
Magwitch........................................................ Larry John Meyers*
Jaggers............................................................ David Whalen*
Herbert Pocket............................................... Jordon Ross Weinhold
Molly / Miss Skiffins...................................... Linda Froehlich*
Aged Parent ................................................... Mark Conway Thompson*
Drummle......................................................... Joe Godley
Young Pip........................................................ Elliot Pullen or Simon Colker
Young Estella.................................................. Charity Hipple or Carolyn Jerz
SETTING: England, Early 19th Century
GREAT EXPECTATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED IN TWO HOURS AND
THIRTY MINUTES INCLUDING ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States.
PICT Classic Theatre receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
SPECIAL THANKS: Mona Rush, Sara Steelman, Scenic Artists: Lindsay Coda
and Jacquelyn Gutierrez, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, The Pittsburgh Playhouse,
University of Pittsburgh Stages, Nick Wright, Jon Ward, Carnegie Mellon School of
Drama, Pittsburgh Opera, Kathleen Crocker Perry, Kate Bagin, Don Difonso and
Richard Teaster (Music Director, Pitt Men's Glee Club).
LETTER FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL!
2014 has been a remarkable year at PICT Classic Theatre! Our plays have brought
laughs, tears, gasps, few gaffes, suspense (literally waiting for the shoe to drop)
and, at the end of every show, cheers and rave reviews. As another beloved Dickens
character would say, “Bless us, everyone,” and we are truly blessed by the dedication
to excellence exhibited by our actors, directors, designers, production team, box office
staff and our many volunteer ushers who greet with a welcoming smile.
As with Pip, PICT Classic Theatre is on a journey. This year was our first season of
plays chosen by Alan Stanford. His mastery of direction and acting was evident. Our
record-breaking audiences, including over 1,400 school children attending Macbeth,
would suggest that PICT’s journey is headed in the right direction. It will not be
without some trial and error, some bumps in the road, some impatience and waiting,
and some challenges to make ends meet. We are waiting not just for Godot, but for
the generosity of a Magwitch, too! I welcome your feedback on how our journey is
progressing, and encourage you to write a happy ending to this season’s book through
your year-end contributions.
I suspect, too, that you will agree with me that we should flip Dicken’s title when
describing PICT Classic Theatre: let’s say “Expect Greatness.” I do. Every member of
PICT Classic Theatre and our family of actors do. We have set a high bar for ourselves,
because we know that you come to every show with great anticipation.
Next season will soon be here. We are starting the season in February with a world
premiere by an inspiring Pittsburgh playwright at a new downtown venue, followed
by a musical favorite in April (yes, we can sing for our supper, too)! UnCommon
Pleas will return next March for an evening of lawyerly antics and revelry, premised
on The Tempest. Then we will return to Stephen Foster Memorial for Ayckbourn,
Shaw, Shakespeare, Dickens, and a brilliant, contemporary Irish playwright. It is an
all-star line-up!
So, please relax and enjoy the holidays. Get rested. Then come back in February with
your family, friends, and colleagues for more provocative and entertaining theatre,
when the Saints (and Sinners) come marching on our stage! Thank you for your
attendance and support this year.
Sincerely,
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,
either with or without flash, are strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices
such as cellular phones, beepers, and watches.
Chuck Moellenberg
PRODUCTION TEAM
The world turns to Elliott.
www.elliott-turbo.com
Director............................................................ Alan Stanford
Scenic Designer............................................... Michael Thomas Essad
Costume Designer............................................ Joan Markert
Lighting Designer............................................ Andrew David Ostrowski
Sound Designer................................................ Steve Shapiro
Props Master.................................................... Johnmichael Bohach
Production Manager / Technical Director........ George DeShetler, Jr.
Stage Manager................................................. Cory F. Goddard *
Master Electrician............................................ Nathaniel Siebert
Assistant Stage Manager.................................. Connor McCanlus*
Assistant Stage Manager.................................. Andrew Swackhamer
Scenic Charge Artist........................................ Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Assistant Master Electrician............................ Regina Tvaruzek
Master Carpenter.............................................. Samuel Karas
Dramaturg........................................................ Tyler Crumrine
Sound Engineer................................................ Kevin Rudolph
Sound Board Operator..................................... Kristopher Buggey
Light Board Operator....................................... Liam Nute
Wardrobe ......................................................... Cassidy Adkins
Deck Crew....................................................... Jessica Savitz
Drew Palajsa
Carpenters........................................................ James Thome, Frank Noll
David Bielewcz, Travis Kerr
James D. Lanzey, Drew Palajsa
NOTES FROM THE DRAMATURG
by Tyler Crumrine
Growing up is rarely a solitary experience. Friends, family, coworkers and acquaintances
all play significant roles in shaping the people we eventually become—even if the role
they play in our lives only determines the kind of person we choose not to be. Life’s
largely a sifting process—with people picking and choosing which advice to follow and
which to avoid on their own path towards self-discovery.
And there are few better examples of the influence people can have than Great
Expectations. It’s a story all about inheritance. Financial, yes, but even more so social. It’s
about the qualities we pick up from the people surrounding us, for better or worse. It’s also
about the obligations we feel towards those who raise us, which inheritances we choose to
collect on, and which inheritances are better left ignored.
Dickens is a master of the coming-of-age tale, and one of the places his talent shines
most is in his ability to draw clear lines of influence for his characters. Rather than let
protagonists mature in a vacuum, he provides them with a number of role models—both
positive and negative—to help or hinder them along their way. And, as in good drama,
Dickens also reveals character development through interaction. Audiences are able to
track changes in character opinions and demeanor—or lack thereof—with each new voice
present in the character’s life.
The difficult decision, however, is often determining whom to listen to. Throughout Great
Expectations, each character has their own idea of how things should be, and—whether
actively or passively—each uses the people around them to pursue their own satisfaction.
What’s more, each character is completely justified in their own eyes. They think their
vision of the future is genuinely the best one. The question is whether or not characters’
dreams align, and whether or not manipulated parties can realize the path they’re being
guided down before it’s too late.
The most striking example of this is Estella. While Pip is at least seemingly given freedom
to make his own choices on his journey towards becoming a gentleman, Estella remains a
second-class citizen simply by virtue of her sex. Her wealth is seen only as a dowry, and her
expectations are limited to becoming a bride. She’s rarely even brought up in conversation
beyond her marital status. Rather than encourage Estella to break out of the cycle she’s
inherited, however, Miss Havisham reinforces it. She trains her to break men’s hearts,
continuing to reduce Estella to a determinant of men’s happiness—or unhappiness—
rather than encouraging her to become her own woman. Havisham confounds others’
expectations, but insists on her own. The question becomes whether Estella can break out
of her influence, or if it’s already too late.
aSANDY WILSON kJACK ALLISON
FEB 27-MAR 15, 2015
Ronald Allan-Lindblom artistic director
Earl Hughes producing director
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chose for you?
WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
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Karen Baum (Mrs.Joe/Biddy) is honored to return to PICT as a featured
artist this season. PICT credits: Hecate in Macbeth, Scarecrow in Woman
and Scarecrow, Edith in Blithe Spirit, Don Juan Comes Back from the
War, King Lear, The Shaugraun, and Boston Marriage. Pittsburgh
Credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater (most recently Poppy in Noises Off ),
St. Vincent Summer Theatre, Off the Wall, Playhouse REP, No Name
Players, Bricolage, UnSeam'd Shakespeare, Squonk Opera, University of
Pittsburgh's Shakespeare in the Schools, and CMU Interactive. Regional
credits: Public Theatre of KY, Theatre54 NY, and various Chicago
venues. Film credits: Promised Land, The Road, My Bloody Valentine 3D,
KillPoint (Spike TV), The War That Made America, the pilot cast for the
series Ghosthunters, PSI, and A Fancy Piece of Homicide (due out 2015).
As a B.F.A. graduate of Point Park, Karen also teaches for PICT, The Public, Civic Light Opera, and
Hope Academy. Karen would like to thank her team, family and PICT audiences.
Ken Bolden (Mr. Pumblechook) is in his fourth season with PICT. PICT
credits: Lucky in Waiting for Godot, Basil Hallward in The Picture of
Dorian Gray, the ensemble in Julius Caesar, Mardian in Antony and
Cleopatra, and Major Ross in Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood.
Pittsburgh credits: Pittsburgh Public Theater (most recently as Prof.
Williard in Our Town), Quantum Theatre (Spindler in Mnemonic, Fodol in
John Gabriel Borkman and De Spiga in Tamara), Off the Wall (Henry in
The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs), City Theatre, Barebones, Bricolage
and the Rep. Film credits: Sorority Row and Fathers and Daughters. He
trained at LAMDA, and is a grateful member of Actors' Equity Association
and SAG/AFTRA.
WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
Simon Colker (Young Pip) is pleased to be in his first season with PICT.
He is an eighth-grade theatre major at Pittsburgh CAPA. Simon would like
to thank his teacher, Jennifer Lybarger, his parents, Madeline, Jacob, and
his all of his grandparents for their love and encouragement.
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Mark Conway Thompson (Aged Parent) is in his fifth production with
PICT after having previously acted in Julius Caesar and having worked on
Salomé, Our Class and Macbeth as movement consultant/choreographer.
Pittsburgh credits: Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, City
Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Playwrights' Theater, No Name
Players, Saints and Poets, and Unseam'd Shakespeare Company. Other
credits: Mummenschanz on Broadway, and principal soloist for six years
with Ella Jaroszewicz's movement theater company Le Théâtre Magenia in
Paris. He has appeared in films with Kevin Spacey, Richard Crenna, Tyne
Daley, Walter Matthau, and Harry Morgan. He is delighted to be a member of
this marvellous cast of Great Expectations.
Lily Davis (Estella) returns to PICT after playing a Witch 2 in Macbeth.
Other PICT credits: Mrs.Cowper in Lady Windermere’s Fan. Pittsburgh
Playhouse Credits: Lady Teazle in The School For Scandal, Elizabeth
Proctor in The Crucible, Cherry Valance in The Outsiders, Cassie in A
Chorus Line, and Her Sidekick in The Time of Your Life. New Jersey
credits: Polly Baker in Crazy For You, Go To Hell Kitty in Chicago, The
Girl in the Green Dress in Singin’ in the Rain, and Princess Maria in Call
Me Madam (Ocean Professional Theatre Company). Lily has a B.F.A. from
Point Park University. Since her performance at PICT last summer, Lily has
moved to NYC where she has started making her way in the commercial/
print world, working for names such as Pantene, Neutrogena, Matrix,
Belvita, Hermes, and AT&T. Lily would like to thank her Mom, Dad, and
Jenny for endless love and support.
James FitzGerald (Wemmick) is a featured artist for the 2014 season
and is in his seventeenth production for PICT. Recent PICT credits: Didi
in Waiting for Godot, Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit, Ross in Macbeth,
and Him in Woman and Scarecrow. Other Pittsburgh credits: Charles
Ives in Charles Ives Take Me Home (City Theatre), End of the Affair and
Mouth to Mouth (Quantum Theatre), 1776, Royal Family, Born Yesterday,
Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Our Town (Pittsburgh Public Theater),
Candide (Opera Theatre), and Heads (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Chicago
credits: Marriot’s Lincolnshire Theater, Chicago’s Second City, ETC.,
The Royal George, Apple Tree, and other Chicago venues including 16
seasons with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Regional credits: Cape
May Stage, Milwaukee Rep, the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, North
Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. Off Broadway: Rose Rage, directed
by Edward Hall. Awards: Recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Best Supporting Actor), a Jeff
Citation (Best Actor), and an OE Award Nomination (Best Supporting Actor).
WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
Linda Froehlich (Molly/Miss Skiffins) is making her PICT debut. She
has appeared in numerous Off Broadway productions and regional theaters.
Previous theater credits: Off-Broadway production of The Legend of
Sharon Shashanovah, the tour of Twelfth Night and Gridlock, a comedy
review written and produced by her. Film & TV credits: Saturday Night
Live, All My Children, Law and Order, and New Jack City. She has also
been featured in numerous TV and print commercials. Recently new to
Pittsburgh, Linda lives with her husband in Squirrel Hill and spends much
of her time exploring this great city.
Martin Giles (Joe Gargery) is in his thirteenth season with PICT and
most recently played Porter/Old Siward/Murderer in Macbeth. Other
PICT credits: Kenneth Pyper in Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching
Towards the Somme, Gogo in Waiting for Godot, Beautiful Dreamers
(playwright and director), Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Kreutzer Sonata,
The Gigli Concert, Uncle Vanya, and Beckettfest. Other Pittsburgh
credits: John Gabriel Borkman and Parlour Song (director, Quantum
Theatre), Dream of Autumn (actor, Quantum Theatre), Ariadne on Naxos
and The Fantasticks (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh). Awards: 2002
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Performer of the Year.
Joe Godley (Drummle) is making his PICT debut. Other credits:
reSOUNDing Courage (No Name Players), Rocky in Rocky Horror Picture
Show (Barebones), Franz Liebkind in The Producers, Moses in The School
for Scandal, John Calhoun in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Marvin
Hudgens in Dark of the Moon, Antonio in Illyria, and The Diary of Anne
Frank (Pittsburgh Playhouse). Tune in toMost Evil this December on
Discovery ID to see him lurk about as Harvey Robinson, and check the
internet for Great Responsibility - Joe's upcoming cartoon. Point Park B.F.A.
"Thanks to Alan for bringing me back to the 'Burgh'!" www.joegodley.com
Charity Hipple (Young Estella) is very excited to be in her first PICT
production. She has been in numerous community theater productions
including Tessie in Annie, Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol,
and Kendra in 13, The Musical. Charity is a freshman at Saltsburg High
School, and enjoys dancing and singing.
Carolyn Jerz (Young Estella) is thrilled to be making her first appearance
at PICT. She has performed regionally with Stage Right! (Greensburg),
Apple Hill Playhouse (Delmont), the Geyer Performing Arts Center
(Scottdale) and Seton Hill University. Favorite roles include Mary Lennox
in The Secret Garden, Annie in Annie, Young Fiona in Shrek (Stage Right
Theatre Company), Patrice in 13, Lucy in Narnia, Peter Pan, Puss-inBoots, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Carolyn is a twelve-year-old
homeschooler from Greensburg.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
Dylan Marquis Meyers (Pip) is grateful to be in his third season with
PICT. PICT credits: Macbeth, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching
Towards the Somme, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and The Importance of Being
Earnest. Pittsburgh credits: Saudade: a senseplay (co-director) and Ubu
King (Alarum Theatre), and I am Nothing (Unlisted: Second Steel). Dylan
is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, having played a number
of roles over the past four years; favorites include Edward Kynaston in
Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Lover in Machinal, Peter 1 &2 in Bedtime
Stories, and most recently Chorus 1 in Agamemnon.
Larry John Meyers (Magwitch) returns to PICT for his twelfth season.
His most recent roles were in Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters and The
Chekhov Celebration (2012). Other 2014 credits: J.T. Rodgers' Madagascar
(Quantum Theatre), Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park (Florida Rep, Ft. Myers),
Caryl Churchill's A Number (Chester Theatre, Massachusetts), and Theresa
Rebeck's O Beautiful (Centre Stage, State College). 2014 Film credits:
Low Tide in Serf City, Arms and the Man, The Race, Final Greetings, and
Concussion. Larry is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and
SAG/AFTRA.
WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
Elliot Pullen (Young Pip) is in his first season at PICT. PICT credits:
the Boy in Waiting for Godot. Other credits: Wally Webb in Our Town
(Pittsburgh Public Theater), Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory (Little Lake Theater), The Tempest (Pittsburgh Shakespeare in
the Park), Young Company Ensemble, and various performances with
Pittsburgh Youth Shakespeare Troupe Falstaff's Fellows. Awards: 2012
finalist, 2013 honorable mention, and 2014 winner of Pittsburgh Public
Theater's Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest (lower division scene).
Elliot is 12 years old, and he is a homeschooled seventh grader from Mt.
Lebanon. He would like to thank his family, friends, and theatre mentors
for their love, support, and encouragement.
Mary Rawson (Miss Havisham) was recently seen at PICT as Madame
Arcati in Blithe Spirit. Previous PICT seasons include Izzie in House &
Garden, Mrs. Marchmont in An Ideal Husband, Margrethe in Copenhagen
and Pauline in Thomas Kilroy's adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull.
Other Pittsburgh credits: Aiofe in Outside Mullingar (City Theatre),
Mrs. Young in Honus and Me (City Theatre), Micheleine in Splendour
and Elizabeth in When the Rain Stops Falling (Quantum Theatre) and
Mom in True West (Pittsburgh Public Theater). World premieres: Amy
Hartman's Chicken Snake and Tammy Ryan's In the Shape of a Woman
and FBI Girl (Playhouse Rep). Television: Cousin Mary on Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood (her favorite role). Awards: 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Performer of the Year for her role as Violet in August: Osage County
(Playhouse Rep).
Jordon Ross Weinhold (Herbert Pocket) is in his second season at PICT.
He graduated from Point Park University and is an actor, music arranger and
orchestrator. PICT credits: Guy Berkeley in Lady Windermere's Fan. Other
Acting credits: Teazle in The School For Scandal (dir. Alan Stanford), Roger
DeBris in The Producers, Baker in Into The Woods, Sweeney in Sweeney
Todd, Matt in The Fantasticks, and Manuel Puig's Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Orchestration credits: Toulouse! The Musical and the world premiere of
Ed Dixon's Cloak & Dagger (Signature Theatre, dir. Eric Schaeffer). Jordon
has two original orchestrations in development, including the Drama Desknominated musical Shylock (an opera) and A Park Avenue Christmas. Please
visit: www.jordonrossweinhold.net.
David Whalen (Jaggers) is in his ninth season & twenty-second production
for PICT, where he recently played Macbeth. Other Pittsburgh credits:
Pittsburgh Public Theater (7 productions), City Theatre (6 productions),
The Rep (recently played Of Mice & Men), Kinetic Theatre (recently played
Romance), Quantum Theatre, Barebones Productions (played Joey in A
Steady Rain and directed Take Me Out). New York credits: The Roundabout.
Regional credits: South Coast Rep (10 productions), Alley Theatre,
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Arden Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Folger
Theatre, Everyman Theatre, The Roundhouse, Center Stage, Huntington
Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Repertory
Theatre of St. Louis, Peoples Light & Theatre, Venice’s Biennale Festival,
and Playmakers Rep. Film & TV credits: Southpaw, The Fault in Our Stars,
The Last Witch Hunter, The Last Samaritan, The First Seal, Jack Reacher, 61*, Paper Umbrellas, The
Christmas Tree, Black Dahlia, My Bloody Valentine, True Blue, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Without
Warning, Three Rivers, Pensacola, Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis: Murder, All My Children, and The Guiding
Light. Awards: 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Performer of the Year, Barrymore Awards for Take Me Out
and OPUS, Helen Hayes Award for Hamlet, Kevin Kline Award for The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Please
visit: davidwhalenactor.com.
WHO'S WHO ON THE PRODUCTION TEAM
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Johnmichael Bohach (Props Master) is now in his second season with PICT as props master and has also
provided the set designs for Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Blithe Spirit and
Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood. Other design credits: The Devil's Arithmetic, The Importance
of Being Earnest, Turn of the Screw, The Great Gatsby, The Elephant Man, The Glass Menagerie, Tuesdays
with Morrie (Prime Stage Theatre); Riders to the Sea, Lizbeth, Three Decembers (Microscopic Opera);
Dido and Aeneas (Renaissance City Choirs); and Letters to Sala, Tartuffe, Bare, Jekyll & Hyde, The Wild
Party, Nine, and Rent (Stagedoor Manor, Lock Sheldrake, NY). Johnmichael is a graduate of the University
of Pittsburgh with BAs in theatre arts and architectural studies. www.jmbsetdesigns.com.
Tyler Crumrine (Dramaturg) is in his first season at PICT. He is a Pittsburgh-based dramaturg and the
founding editor of Plays Inverse Press, a small press publisher of plays and play-like literature. His writing
on Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has been recognized nationally by the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, where he also studied as a New Play Dramaturgy Intensive fellow. Other dramaturgy credits
include Bricolage Production Company's In the Raw: (R)evolution new play festival and City Theatre’s 2014
Young Playwrights Festival.
George DeShetler, Jr. (Production Manager / Technical Director) is in his third season at PICT. He began
at PICT as the props master in 2012 and came on in July 2013 as production manager. Other Pittsburgh
credits: Production manager at Prime Stage Theatre and temporary staff carpenter at CMU School of
Drama. Regional credits: Arena Stage, Imagination Stage, Contemporary American Theater Festival, and
Indiana Repertory Theatre. George graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, with a BFA in
theatre design and technology.
Michael Thomas Essad (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be back for a second season at PICT. PICT credits:
Macbeth and Lady Windermere's Fan. Pittsburgh credits: Pittsburgh Playhouse (technical director for over
130 shows and resident scenic designer for over thirty shows, e.g. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Oklahoma
and The School for Scandal), and Pittsburgh Public Theater (three years as technical director). Other credits:
Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami (six years, during which he sent several shows to Broadway), Berkeley
Repertory Theater, California Shakespeare Festival, Actors Playhouse in Miami, San Jose Repertory Company,
Asolo Theater in Sarasota (contact), and the California Theater Center in Sunnyvale, Calif. Michael has been
working as a theater professional for thirty-four years. He has designed over eighty shows. He also designs and
builds furniture for both theatrical productions and the private sector as well. Michael would like to dedicate
each and every show he creates to the love of his life, wife and soul mate Jessi.
Cory F. Goddard (Resident Stage Manager) is in his tenth season with PICT. PICT credits: Macbeth,
Heartbreak House, Stuff Happens, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, House & Garden, Salome, In the Next Room
or the vibrator play, and the Beckett, Synge, Pinter, and Chekhov festivals, among others. Other Pittsburgh
credits: Quantum Theatre, Bricolage, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, and The REP. Cleveland credits: Parade,
The Laramie Project, Grey Gardens, and the non-Equity premieres of Brooklyn, Phantom of the Opera, and
[title of show]. Cory is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College. He would like to thank Rebekah, George,
Vicky, Phill, Alicia, Liz, and the Wetness.
Samuel Karas (Master Carpenter) is in his first full season at PICT Classic Theatre. PICT credits: PICT
intern 2011, Young Katurian in Pillowman, and Lucius in Julius Caesar. Academic credits: scenic designs
for The Fantasticks, Noises Off, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. He is also acting as the technical
director for Opera Theater of Pittsburgh for the 2014 Summer Festival. Samuel graduated from California
University of PA with a BA in theater and a BS in technology education.
Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,
UPMC is ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Jennifer Kirkpatrick (Scenic Charge Artist) is in her second season at PICT. PICT credits: Macbeth,
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Woman and Scarecrow, Waiting for Godot, Blithe
Spirit, Sherlock Holmes & the Crucifer of Blood, A Skull in Connemara, Don Juan Comes Back from the
War, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Other credits: scenic artist for Seven Guitars, The Trojan Women: A Love
Story, Lives of the Saints and You Can't Take It With You (Carnegie Mellon University) and scenic artist for
Stage Door (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center). Jennifer is a graduate of Ohio University with a BFA in
production design and technology.
WHO'S WHO ON THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Joan Markert (Costume Designer) is in her sixth season at PICT. PICT credits: Observe the Sons of Ulster
Marching Towards the Somme, Blithe Spirit, A School for Scandal, An Ideal Husband, Othello, Hobson's
Choice, The Mask of Moriarty, A School for Lies, Lady Windermere's Fan, Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer
of Blood and The Importance of Being Earnest (remounted from the Abbey Theater production). Other
credits: All four Pittsburgh Playhouse companies, including International Summer Dance (33 lessons),
Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh and Prime Stage. In her spare time, Joan grows orchids, enjoys her cats and
is working on programs for inventorying and tracking costumes and props cryptically titled CODpiece
(costumes)? and WIMP? (where is my prop?). Joan graduated from CMU with an MFA in costume design.
Connor McCanlus (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be back at PICT after starting as a production
intern in 2009. PICT credits: Macbeth, House and Garden, What The Butler Saw, and Doubt. Pittsburgh
directing credits: Senioritis (The Maker Theater), Irony City Reunion Christmas Spectacular (Arcade
Comedy Theater), the That's What Jeanne Said series (Steel City Improv Theater), HELLO DONNY SingAlong! (Backstage Bar and Cabaret at Theater Square). Other directing credits: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
and Lives of the Great Waitresses (Clarion University Second Series). Connor is also an actor, improviser,
and the current coach of Point Park University's Slow Clap Improv Squad.
Andrew David Ostrowski (Lighting Designer) is in his eighteenth production at PICT. He has designed
over 150 productions in Pittsburgh for many of the companies there. Pittsburgh credits: Pittsburgh Public
Theater, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera, and Pittsburgh CLO. Other national credits: The Asolo, Virginia
Stage Company, North Shore Music Theatre, George Street Playhouse, TheatreWorks, Philadelphia Theatre
Company, New York Theater Institute, Merrimack Repertory Company, The Arden Theatre Company,
The Blumenthal Center in Charlotte NC, Spoleto Festival USA, Madison Opera, Dallas Summer Musicals,
Theater of the Stars at the fabulous Fox Theater as well as others. Internationally his designs have appeared
in France, Sweden, Scotland, and Ireland. Awards: Frankel Award (City Theatre, 2010), National Merit
Award (Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2002), The National High School Musicl Theater Awards
(NYC). Andy resides in Pittsburgh and is an adjunct instructor for Point Park University as well as a
freelance Lighting Designer for hire. Please visit: www.tfpld.com.
Steve Shapiro (Sound Designer) returns to PICT after acting as Sound Designer for Lady Windermere's
Fan. He currently serves as resident sound designer and engineer for The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park
University, where he has designed almost every production since his arrival in 2010, including The School for
Scandal, directed by Alan Stanford. Other credits: Over 85 productions with the Coconute Grove Playhouse
in south Florida, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Syracuse Stage, The 92nd Street Y in NYC, The Cleveland
Playhouse, The Caldwell Theater, and The George Street Playhouse. National Tours: Menopause The Musical
from 2006 to 2010, he also toured with The Ramones, The Replacements, and Pia Zadora. International
credits: Russian language premiere of The Skin of Our Teeth in Novosibirsk, Russia, and the 1995 South
American Tour of Phatom of The Opera. He also created the score composition and sound design of Alan
Ginsburg's only play, Plutonian Ode.
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WHO'S WHO ON THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Nathaniel Siebert (Master Electrician) is happy to be returning to PICT after acting as an electrician for
Macbeth this October and Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood last December. Nathaniel received a BA
in theatre design & technology from Penn State University in 2008.
Alan Stanford (Director) is in his seventh season at PICT. He was for more than thirty years a principal and
leading actor with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin, where he recently directed his adaptation of Pride
and Prejudice. He founded Ireland's Second Age Theatre Company. PICT credits: Woman and Scarecrow,
Macbeth, Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, Blithe Spirit, Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Lady Windermere's
Fan, and The Kreutzer Sonata. Other credits: The School for Scandal (Point Park Conservatory), works by
Shakespeare, Molière, Noël Coward, Oscar Wilde, Shaw, Beckett, and Brecht.
Andrew Swackhamer (Assistant Stage Manager) is in his first season at PICT. PICT credits: Blithe
Spirit. Acting credits: Mr. Carter in Our Town (Pittsburgh Public), Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance
of Being Earnest and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (Prime Stage), Dancin's Eddie Danson in Viva
Los Bastarditos! and Ed in Evil Dead (No-Name Players), Jim-Jim in The Truth About Santa and Andrew
Swackhamer's Toy Story.
Regina Lee Tvaruzek (Assistant Master Electrician) is in her second season at PICT. PICT credits:
Macbeth, Blithe Spirit and Waiting for Godot and lighting intern for The Kreutzer Sonata, Lady Windermere's
Fan, A Skull in Connemara, and Don Juan Comes Back from the War. Other Pittsburgh credits: Assistant
light designer for Pittsburgh Opera's La Boheme and Prime Stage Theater's The Devil's Arithmetic. She
designed for the Young Playwrights Festival at City Theater, and in NYC for Middle Voice Theater Company's
workshop of Room For One by Alec Silberblatt. Regina holds a BA from Seton Hill University and thanks her
professors, family, colleagues, and friends for being the greatest teachers there are.
Shakespeare Gets Justice!
PICT UnCommon Pleas
March 19, 2015 at The Duquesne Club
In Support of PICT and PICT’s Educational Outreach Programming.
Make plans now to join PICT Classic Theatre at its
2nd Annual Shakespearean Legal Romp.
A Taste of the Tempest. Dinner. Open Bar.
Crimes against Man, Nature, and Humanity.
Argued with wit before local Federal and State judges.
A great evening out for clients, friends of the Bar,
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Make your Memories with PICT Classic Theatre.
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PICT STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Officers
Charles Moellenberg, President
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Robert Levin
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Alan S. Baum
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This study edition is shelved in non-fiction because, in addition to the complete text of the novel,
it contains a comprehensive study guide, including scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and
discussions of the plot, a Dickens biography, list of characters and more. A staff pick of Carnegie
Library’s senior librarian literature specialist. Reserve your copies now at www.carnegielibrary.org!
Dickens's Great Expectations: A Reader's Guide. Ian Brinton
Great Expectations (1861) is not only one of the last great novels to be written by Dickens but is also one
which centers on his primary themes: the importance of childhood in relationship to adult life, concepts
of guilt and imprisonment and an analysis of individualism as opposed to the increasing bureaucracy
of nineteenth-century England. This guide is an ideal introduction to the text including its contexts,
Dickens's style and imagery, its critical reception from the time of publication to the present, a guide to
illustrated editions and film adaptations and a guide to further reading.
Annoying the Victorians. James R. Kincaid
What happens when bad criticism happens to good people? With a chapter devoted to Great
Expectations, Annoying the Victorians sets the tradition of critical discourse and literary criticism on its
ear. James Kincaid brings his witty, erudite and thoroughly cynical self to the Victorians, and they will
never read (or be read) quite the same.
Beyond Great Expectations…
Great Expectations: The Graphic Novel
Charles Dickens; script by Jen Green; adapted by Brigit Viney
This graphic adaptation of Great Expectations encourages readers to enjoy classical literature while
remaining faithful to Dickens' original work. The striking color artwork captures the ambiance of
Victorian life and makes the story more accessible than ever.
Grave Expectations. Charles Dickens; Sherri Browning Erwin
This entertaining novel combines Dickens’ classic work of fiction with the horror genre, into a single
narrative. Pip is an unlikely werewolf, Estella an aloof slayer, and Miss Havisham a brokenhearted
vampire. Library Journal highly recommends this mashup as astounding great fun.
Havisham. Ronald Frame
Before she became the immortal and haunting Miss Havisham of Great Expectations, she was Catherine,
a young woman with all of her dreams ahead of her. In Havisham, Frame unfurls the psychological
trauma that cursed her to a life alone, roaming the halls of the mansion in the tatters of the dress she
wore for the wedding she was never to have.
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Mister Pip. Lloyd Jones
This prizewinning novel by New Zealand author Jones is an eloquent homage to the power of
storytelling. Thirteen-year-old Matilda is at a loss to understand the violence that has torn apart her
tropical island. Her village, caught in the crossfire of the conflict between government troops and local
armed rebels, has lost its teachers. The eccentric Mr. Watts, married to a local woman who is generally
thought to be mad, takes over the post as teacher and begins to read to the class from his favorite novel,
Great Expectations. The accessible narrative, with its direct and graceful prose, belies the sophistication
of its telling as Jones addresses head-on the effects of imperialism and the redemptive power of art.
See the Film…
Visit the Music, Film & Audio Department at CLP – Main for various filmed versions of Great
Expectations available to check out.
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SEASON SPONSOR:
Philip Chosky Charitable & Educational Foundation
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Health Plan, American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
For information on the benefits of sponsorship, please contact Ryan Ferrebee,
Development Manager, at 412.561.6000 or email [email protected].
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Hanna Gruen
Mark & Helen Gup
Joseph Gurski
John L. Haer & Joni Rabinowitz
Patricia Halverson
Judith & Gerald Hamill
Susan Hamilton
Jamie Haney
Michele Haney
Harold & Ruth Hansen
Marlene & Charles Haus
Janet Heidet
Dan & Dawn Heilman
Sarah Heppenstall
Richard & Carol Heppner
Michelle Herwald
Arlan Hess
Janet Hilderbrand
Cindy Judd Hill
Marianne Hooker &
Philip Tramdack
Patrick Irwin
Kenneth & Leota Jones
Foster & Barbara Jones
George Kasich
Lorna & Kevin Kearns
Ranika Kejriwal
Amy Kellman
Nancy Kenny
Claire Keyes
Gloria & Alfred Klein
Mark Klopfer
Linda Korczynski
Landau Building Company
Bernadette & Tom Landon
Patty & Stanley Levine
Bernice Levine
Alex Lipput
Maryanne Loebig
Peter Longini & Margie Lubet
Barbara Love
Carolyn Ludwig
Corinn M. Lyon
Helen & Mike Mabry
Joyce Magill
David & Kathia Marks
Eleanor Mayfield
Kellen & Michele McClendon
Patricia McElligott
Heather McElwee
Maureen McHugh & Fran Barret
Rosemary Mendel
Richard & Christine Michaels
Margaret Mima
Ann Miner
Kathleen & Windle Mook
Gregory Murman
Charles & Eloise Neiss
Daniel & Shiela Nery
Fred Noel & Rick Fredin
Nancy Noyes
Kristen L. Olson, Ph.D
C. Prentiss Orr
Hannah Palmer
Catherine Parham
Suzanne Powell
William J. & Kathryn Powell
Dennis Rea & Joan Butterfield
Billie J. Reinhart
Liz Roberts
Dante & Sarah Romito
Deborah Rosen
Reva Rossman & Joseph Furman
Selma Ryave
Sylvia Sachs
Elayne M. Saltzman
Sheila & Thomas Savits
Adrienne & Larry Savitz
Colleen Scanlon
Dianna Scansaroli
Nancy Schaefer
Virginia W. Schatz
James Schran
Andy & Mary Lou Schreffler
Tony Sciullo
Colleen Shaffer
Vira Shao
Cynthia Sheehan
Roz Sherman
Ms. Eleanor Shoenberger
Francis B. Simko, Jr.
Stella L. Smetanka &
Kemal L. Mericli
Arleen Smigielski
Keith Somers & Deborah Moss
Ingrid Sonnichsen
Stage 62 Theater - The Welsh's
Stuart & Mary Staley
Lorraine Starsky & Peter Oanes
Faith Stenning
Margie & William Strait
Thomas & Carolyn Taylor
Betty Thomas
Ryan Thurman
Mary Treganowan
Jennifer Trehar
Steven Ursiny
William Wagg
Carrie L. Washington
Michael & Deborah West
Peggy & Fred Whelan
Barbara Widdoes
Megan Wieder
Merlyn & Jim Williams
Rev. Philip Wilson
Wanda Wilson & Patrick Hughes
Barbara & Marc Yergin
Marilyn Zawoyski
William Zeiger
Maurice & Catherine Zeldman
Janet Zubik
Special Gifts:
Mary Davitt & Mitchell Tublin, in memory of my father, J. Alan Davitt
The Fezzywig Fund- In honor of Alan Stanford's Osher Class
Ellen Wilson & Fredric V. Price M.D, in honor of Alan Baum
Grambrindi Davies Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Carol & Sean Hughes
Michelle & Frank Domeisen, in Honor of Erin Shannon-Auel
Anchor Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, in honor of Cindy Berger & Larry Green
William R. Shipley, in honor of Gene O'Sullivan
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Many thanks to the following companies for supporting PICT by matching their employees’ contributions: Bank of
America, BNY Mellon, The Buhl Foundation, Chevron, Computer Associates Inc., Gap Stores, Google, HJ Heinz Co.
Foundation, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, IBM, Macy’s Foundation, Microsoft Corp., PNC Foundation, PPG
Industries, Inc., UBS.
Contributions are cumulative totals from July 1, 2013 - November 18, 2014. For corrections or information about making a taxdeductible gift to PICT, call Ryan Ferrebee at 412-561-6000. Don’t forget to see if your employer has a gift-matching program.
SAVE THE DATES
What's the BIG DEAL... about GREAT EXPECTATIONS?
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The 2015 Season
What if health insurance
was smart enough to
help save lives?
Now it is. People expect their health insurance companies
to pay for their care. They don’t expect them to improve their
care. To lower the cost. And to make it easier. But that is
exactly what Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is doing. We’re
bringing doctors, hospitals and specialists together to
reduce life-threatening infections and medication errors.
That’s why for better care, you’re Better with Blue.
Downtown Series
Our Quality Blue Hospital Program is working
with hospitals to achieve the highest safety
standards, reduce infections, and save lives.
FOR THE TREE TO DROP
By Lissa Brennan
February 19-28 | Peirce Studio, Downtown
JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND
LIVING IN PARIS
By Jacques Brel, English lyrics and additional
material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
April 29 - May 9 | Peirce Studio, Downtown
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is an independent licensee of the Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association. Subject to the terms of your benefit
plan. Quality Blue Hospital Infection Prevention Results (2007-2013).
Better with Blue.
2015
Season
WHERE WILL YOU SIT?
EXPECT
MORE.
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