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LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY
GUITEAU
ZANGARA
FROMME
HINCKLEY
MOORE
CZOLGOSZ
BOOTH
BYCK
ASSASSINS
A MUSICAL BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
SEPTEMBER 1 – 25, 2016
T
he mission of the Los Altos Stage Company is to engage the community and artists in creating and experiencing intimate, professional-quality theater. The Los Altos Stage Company is a quintessential neighborhood playhouse celebrating the full canon of American
theater. We strive to bring together a diversity of theater practitioners, enthusiasts, and supporters to create, explore and celebrate
musicals, comedies, dramas that together weave a rich tapestry of
American culture and experience.
Each season, the Los Altos Stage Company seeks to balance work
that entertains, engages, provokes and inspires our audience. Leveraging the special nature of our intimate 99-seat theater, we believe in building deep connections between artist and audience, in
offering high production values, and in creating an audience experience that is warm, welcoming, and personal.
Los Altos Stage Company plays an essential role in our community
by creating and presenting live theater in Los Altos, serving as a cultural hub for local residents, and inspiring a passion for the performing arts in current and future generations. By fostering a deep commitment and connection to the performing arts locally, we seek to
advance a more vibrant cultural community throughout our region.
Since our inception, the Los Altos Stage Company has produced
more than 120 productions.
Los Altos Stage Company
presents
ASSASSINS
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by John Weidman
ASSASSINS is based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
Directed by
Lee Ann Payne
Musical Director
Katie Coleman
Stage Manager
Aya Matsutomo
Lighting Designer
Carolyn A. Foot
Scenic Designer
Ron Gasparinetti
Sound Designer
Ken Kilen
Costume Designer
Y. Sharon Peng
Properties Designer
Ting-Na Wang
Playwrights Horizons, Inc. – New York City produced ASSASSINS
Off-Broadway in 1990.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
ASSASSINS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All Authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.MTIShows.com
THE CAST
Proprietor………………………………………………………………………..David Murphy
Leon Czolgosz………………………………………………………..…..Andy Cooperfauss
John Hinckley……………………………………………………………..........Conner Smith
Charles Guiteau……………………………………………………………........Ken Boswell
Giuseppe Zangara………………………………………………………..Anthony Stephens
Samuel Byck…………………………………………………...………..….........Todd Wright
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme………………………………….…………...........Alea Selburn
Sara Jane Moore………………………………………….....………........Philomena Block
John Wilkes Booth…………………………………………………………..Chase Campbell
Balladeer……….…………………………………………………………............Brian Palac
Ensemble/Herold/Lee Harvey Oswald ………………………………………....Drew Jones
Ensemble/Emma Goldman…………………………………………...…...Brittney Mignano
Ensemble/Blaine………………………………………………..…………………Jery Rosas
Ensemble/Billy…………………………………………………………………...Luca Paliska
Ensemble/Pres. Gerald Ford/Pres. James Garfield………………………….Aaron Hurley
Ensemble/Housewife…………………………………………………………….Chloë Angst
THE BAND
Keyboard – Katie Coleman
Woodwinds – Dana Bauer
Trumpet – Jesse Sanchez
Trombone – Jeremy Carillo
Bass – Michael Nitzberg
Drums – Lane Sanders
Keyboard programmer – Joshua Chiet
THE MUSICAL NUMBERS
Everybody’s Got the Right.................Proprietor, Czolgosz, Guiteau, Fromme,
Byck, Booth, Zangara, Hinckley, Moore
The Ballad of Booth…………………………...……………Balladeer and Booth
How I Saved Roosevelt…………………………………Zangara and Ensemble
Gun Song………………………………………Czolgosz, Booth, Guiteau, Moore
The Ballad of Czolgosz………………………....………Balladeer and Ensemble
Unworthy of Your Love……………………...……………Hinckley and Fromme
The Ballad of Guiteau………………………….…………Guiteau and Balladeer
Another National Anthem…...................................Proprietor, Czolgosz, Booth,
Hinckley, Fromme, Zangara, Moore, Guiteau, Byck, Balladeer
Something Just Broke………………………………...………………..Ensemble
Everybody’s Got the Right…………Moore, Byck, Czolgosz, Zangara, Fromme,
Hinckley, Oswald, Guiteau, Booth
ASSASSINS WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION
Special Thanks to Jesse Sanchez for assisting with Assassins vocal rehearsals.
THE ASSASSINS
John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865): Actor; in the words of one critic, “a star of the first magnitude,”
especially in the South… Brother Edwin, however, was a preeminent actor of the day… Passionate
supporter of the Confederate cause… Concocted a plan to kidnap Abraham Lincoln and exchange
his freedom for that of thousands of Confederate prisoners of war… Assassinated Lincoln at
Ford’s Theatre, April 14th, 1865, during a performance of Our American Cousin… Broke his leg as
he escaped… Finally run to earth in a Virginia tobacco barn, where he was either killed or killed
himself to avoid capture… Sent a letter to the newspapers the day of the assassination explaining
his motives; letter never published.
Charles Guiteau (1841-1882): Pursued various careers, from the law to evangelism, failing at all
of them… Published a volume of theology, The Truth, which was almost entirely a plagiarism…
Composed an unsolicited and barely coherent campaign speech for Republican presidential
candidate James Garfield, which he felt was responsible for Garfield’s election; expected as a
reward to be appointed Ambassador to France… Rebuffed, shot Garfield twice in the back, July
2nd, 1881, as the President prepared to board a train at the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
station, Washington, D.C…. On the morning of his execution, composed a poem, “I Am Going to
the Lordy,” which he recited from the gallows immediately before he was hanged.
Leon Czolgosz (1873-1901): Son of recently arrived Polish immigrants… Full-time laborer by age
12, first in a glass factory, later in a wire mill… Attended a number of Anarchist rallies and had a
brief meeting with Anarchist agitator Emma Goldman… Assassinated President William McKinley,
September 6th, 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo… “I killed the President because
he was the enemy of the good people- the good working people,” he said. “I done my duty.”
Guiseppe Zangara (1900-1933): Immigrant bricklayer from Calabria… Barely five feet tall…
Suffered burning pains in his stomach, which he blamed on the capitalist system that forced
his father to put him to work at age six… Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt, February 15th, 1933, as Roosevelt spoke to a group of supporters in Miami’s Bayfront
Park… Too small to see over the crowd, he stood on a chair, which wobbled, causing him to miss
Roosevelt and instead kill Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago.
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939-1963): Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of
the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, November 22nd, 1963.
Samuel Byck (1930-1974): Unemployed tire salesman… Sent long, rambling tape recordings to
various celebrities, among them Jonas Salk, Senator Abraham Ribicoff and Leonard Bernstein…
Convinced that the American political system was fundamentally corrupt, he picketed the White
House, Christmas Eve 1973, dressed in a Santa Claus suit… Attempted to assassinate President
Richard Nixon, February 22nd, 1974, by hijacking a commercial jetliner that he intended to crash
dive into the White House… Killed two before he himself was killed.
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme (1948-present): Middle-class childhood in Los Angeles suburbs;
cheerleader in high school… Met Charles Manson on the beach in Venice, California, 1967, and
became one of his disciples; believed Manson was the Messiah whose teachings could save
mankind… Planned to commit a crime for which she would be arrested and put on trial; Manson
would appear as a witness at the trial and preach to the world… Attempted to assassinate
President Gerald Ford, September 5th, 1975, as he left the Senator Hotel in Sacremento.
Sara Jane Moore (1930-present): Married five times, four children, entered and dropped out
of nursing school, joined the Women’s Army Corps, became a C.P.A…. At age 42, abandoned
marriage and career to immerse herself in the counter-culture lifestyle and revolutionary politics
of the day… Recruited as an informant by the F.B.I…. In an effort to reestablish her radical
credentials, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford September 22nd, 1975, as he left
the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.
John W. Hinckley, Jr. (1955-present): Son of a successful oil company executive; mother, a
self-styled model homemaker… Attended college for seven years without graduating, moved
back in with his parents… Developed an obsessive infatuation with movie actress Jodie Foster…
After several failed attempts to make contact with her, determined to attract her attention by
killing a prominent public figure… Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left
the Washington Hilton Hotel, March 30th, 1981, seriously wounding four people, including the
President.
THE ACTORS
Chloë Angst
Philomena Block
Ken Boswell
Chase Campbell
Andy Cooperfauss
Aaron Hurley
Drew Jones
Brittney Mignano
David Murphy
Braian Palac
Luca Paliska
Jery Rosas
Alea Selburn
Connor Smith
Anthony Stephens
Todd Wright
THE ACTORS
Chloë Angst (Ensemble/Housewife) Chloë is very excited to be performing in Assassins again,
after playing the role of Billy at Missouri Street Theatre when she was twelve years old. She holds
a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from California State University, Sacramento. She is
happy to be singing and acting throughout the Bay Area, most recently seen as ingénue Susan
Lawrence in the musical rendition of Big (Coastal Repertory Theatre). She also recently played
Leonie in La Vie Parisienne (Pocket Opera) and Martha in The Secret Garden (Contra Costa
Civic Theatre), earning herself a San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Award nomination. She
is excited to see where her musical career may take her and she wants to thank her husband for
being so supportive of her hectic endeavors and crazy aspirations.
Philomena Block (Sarah Jane Moore) Philomena is thrilled to join Los Altos Stage on this
fantastic production. Philomena just finished a summer in repertoire playing Rose in Cyrano and
Gwynne in Bells are Ringing (Davis Shakespeare Ensemble). Other Credits include: Agatha/
Hot Box Dancer in Guys and Dolls (The Jewel Theatre), Collete in La Cage Aux Folles (Cabrillo
Stage), Female Swing in Avenue Q (Berkeley Playhouse), Alex in On the Verge and Patsy in
Spamalot (CSU Chico). When not performing, Philomena works teaching creative writing to
elementary school students across the Bay Area with the nonprofit, Society of Young Inklings.
www.philomenablock.com
Ken Boswell (Charles Guiteau) It’s been four years since Ken has been on stage at the Los
Altos Stage Company (Bus Barn) and he is delighted to be back. Patrons of the LASC may
remember Ken from Sylvia (George), Little Shop of Horrors (Mushnik), Complete Works of
William Shakespeare(Abridged) and Leading Ladies (Jack/Stephanie). He’s also been keeping
busy performing with City Lights Theatre Company in Amadeus (Joseph) and Spamalot (Arthur).
Ken has also appeared recently with Foothill Music Theatre in The Producers (Franz Liebkind)
and with Broadway By The Bay in Kiss Me Kate (Gangster). When not performing, Ken teaches
theatre arts to young people in the Bay Area.
Chase Campbell (John Wilkes Booth) Chase is thrilled to be making his Los Altos Stage debut
in a show he has wanted to do since he was 14. Some of his favorite roles played include Brad
in Rocky Horror Show (City Lights), Dr. FrankenFurter in Rocky Horror Show (Gavilan College),
Dr. Parker in Bat Boy (CSUEB), Clerk in Pornozombies (RTE), and Bill/Lucentio in Kiss Me Kate
(DMT).He would like to thank all the people that have encouraged and supported him over the
years.
Andy Cooperfauss (Leon Czolgosz) Andy joins Los Altos Stage Company for the first time.
Favorite credits include Les Miserables and Hairspray with South Bay Musical Theatre, Picasso at
the Lapin Agile and Cahoots at Santa Clara Players, and Jesus Christ Superstar with West Valley
Light Opera. In real life, he works as Editor-in-Chief at gaming website and retailer ChannelFireball.
com.
Aaron Hurley (Ensemble/President Gerald Ford/President James Garfield) This is Aaron’s
third production on the LASC stage where he has previously appeared as Norbert in The Great
American Trailer Park Musical and Captain Black in last season’s Catch 22. Other Bay Area
credits include Dr. Orin Scrivello, DDS in Little Shop of Horrors at SVCP, SBMT’s Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels, Jason Green and Kevin in The Producers at WCT, and Sohovik in FMT’s production
of Damn Yankees. Other memorable roles from around the country include that of Geoffrey in The
Lion in Winter (Footlight Club, Boston) and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tampa, FL).
Drew Jones (Ensemble/Herold/Lee Harvey Oswald) Assassins is Drew’s first show with Los
Altos Stage Company. Drew graduated from SJSU with a degree in Theatre Arts and was awarded
the Hal Todd Award for Excellence in Acting. Some of his favorite productions include Twelfth Night
(Malvolio) with San Jose State, The Whipping Man (Caleb) with Renegade Theatre Experiment,
Matthew Briar (Raymond) with Epic Immersive, and The Tempest (Caliban) with Silicon Valley
Shakespeare.
THE ACTORS
Brittney Mignano (Ensemble/Emma Goldman) Brittney is proud to be performing in her
second production with the Los Altos Stage Company, following appearing in last season’s
Catch-22. Recent credits include: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet with the Festival Theatre Ensemble,
Shakespeare/Acting Teacher at Ambleside Silicon Valley, Directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream
with Ambleside Silicon Valley, Acting Coach for Pacific Arts Center and Dialect Coach for Billy
Elliot with All About Theatre. A California native, Brittney received her Associates Degree in Acting
from the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York. She loves working with children of all
ages teaching visual art, poetry and acting. When Brittney is not working in the arts she enjoys
teaching and yoga and meditation.
David Murphy (Proprietor) Favorite roles include Smudge (Forever Plaid, South Bay Musical
Theatre), Lurch (The Addams Family, Palo Alto Players and Berkeley Playhouse), Karl the Giant
(Big Fish, Palo Alto Players, regional premiere), Jud Fry (Oklahoma!, ERMA award for Best
Character Actor) and Caiaphas (Jesus Christ Superstar) at West Valley Light Opera, Olin Britt
(The Music Man, Broadway By the Bay), and Dr. Fogg (Sweeney Todd, Redwood Symphony).
In his few hours of free time each week, he’s also the production manager at Palo Alto Players
(and was formerly a board member and producer at South Bay Musical Theatre). Much gratitude
to LASC for giving him another shot at this incredible piece of work. You’ll next find him writing,
reporting the weather, and pining for love as Thomas Jefferson in South Bay Musical Theatre’s
1776 this winter. If you can’t shoot ‘em, join ‘em?
Brian Palac (Balladeer) This marks Brian’s debut at LASC and possibly his last show before
taking a long break from theatre. Among his favorite and well-received performances include
playing - Freddy in My Fair Lady (WVLO); Carmen Ghia in The Producers and Freddy in Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels (SBMT); Roger in Rent (CLTC); Cinderella’s Prince in Into The Woods (SVPA);
Jim Conley in Parade and Engineer in Miss Saigon (PAP); Enjolras in Les Miserables and
Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (Stage1) which earned him a TBA Awards 2015 nomination for
Outstanding Lead Male Performance in a Musical; Luntha in The King & I (TVR); Mitch Mahoney
in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Che in Evita (SCP); and recently as Thuy
in Miss Saigon (BBBay). Brian has an engineering degree and works at Lawrence Livermore
National Lab. He enjoys cleaning, washing dishes and doing laundry.
Luca Paliska (Ensemble/Billy) Luca is an 11 year old aspiring actor at the beginning of his
theater journey. His repertoire includes school plays like The Aliens are Coming! playing the part
of a southern sheriff and the role of Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods. He had an active role
in supporting the fundraising efforts for the Los Altos Stage Company and loves musical as well
as drama. His aspiration is to play on Broadway later in his career. Luca is also an avid musician
and plays piano as well as the trumpet. He currently attends the 6th grade at Bullis Charter School
in Los Altos.
Jery Rosas (Ensemble/James Blaine) Jery is ecstatic to be in his first LASC show! Recently
seen in Lend Me A Tenor (Max), Cahoots (Al), Boy From Oz (Chris Allen), and more. Top 5 fave
roles of all the shows on his resume: Boeing Boeing (Robert) Limelight Actors Theater, Crazy For
You (Bobby Child) WVLO, Evita (Che) Gavilan College Theater, Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas)
Sunnyvale Players, and Pippin (Leading Player) Sunnyvale Players. Next up is a VACATION! Big
Thank You to the production staff and cast for making this so much fun. Also gotta thank some
loved ones like the fam and friends and Lee Ann Payne, but most importantly, Perry, the hubs,
Sarah and Tom, the BFF’s, and the DiRossi family aka the Awesomes! Thanks for putting up with
my crazy schedule. And of course, thank YOU, faithful patron for supporting local theatre and the
Arts. #theatrewins www.jeryrosas.com
Alea Selburn (Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme) Alea is SUPER excited to be in Los Altos Stage
Company’s production of Assassins! She was born and raised in the Bay Area, and received a
degree in Vocal Performance with a Concentration in Music Theatre from NYU. Previous Bay
Area productions include Hairspray (Brenda/Beatnik Chick) and Gypsy (Hollywood Blonde), both
with SBMT, and How To Succeed in Business (Secretary) with Foothill Music Theatre. Previous
NYU productions include The Most Happy Fella (Sullivan), Oh! What a Lovely War (Newsie), and
Fiorello! (Striker). In her spare time, she loves to practice yoga and spend time with her friends
and family. She hopes you have a wonderful time, and thank you!!
Connor Smith (John Hinckley, Jr.) Connor is happy to be a part of a Los Altos Stage Company
project for the first time, and completely thrilled that it’s such a cool project as Stephen Sondheim’s
Assassins. This is in fact the second star turn on the Bus Barn stage for Connor, as his first play
ever was Los Altos Youth Theater’s 2000 production of The Miracle Worker. In the years since,
Connor grew several feet taller, earned a degree from Loyola Marymount University, and has had
the fortune to play roles like Grantaire (Les Miserables, Broadway By The Bay), Snowboy (West
Side Story, BBBay), a Knight of the Round Table (Spamalot, City Lights Theater Company), and
King Sharyar (The Arabian Nights, LMU). He is a Los Altos native who now lives in San Francisco,
and a proud Palo Alto Players staff member. Love everyone.
Anthony Stephens (Giuseppe Zangara) Anthony is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful company
and help bring this important show to life. Recent credits include She Loves Me (Arpad), A Funny
Thing...Forum (Hero), and Sunday in the Park with George (Boatman U/S) at FMT, Kimberly
Akimbo (Jeff) at The Pear Theatre, A View from the Bridge (Rodolpho) at Northside Theatre, Next
to Normal (Henry) at SVCT, Hairspray (Sketch) at SBMT, and Xanadu (Danny) at LGYT. He thanks
his family and friends for their love and support.
Todd Wright (Samuel Byck) Todd is delighted to return back to Los Altos Stage Company
where he has been seen in the shows Urinetown, Middletown, The Fantasticks and House
of Blue Leaves. Todd has worked all over the South Bay area, from Comedy to Drama, from
Musicals to Shakespeare. Some favorite roles include Georg Graupner in Bach At Leipzig at
Pear Avenue Theatre, Russ/Dan in Clybourne Park at Palo Alto Players, Senex in Funny Thing
Happened...Forum at Foothill Music Theatre, and Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew at the Los
Gatos Shakespeare Festival.
THE PRODUCTION STAFF
Lee Ann Payne (Director) Lee Ann is thrilled to have the opportunity to direct this thoughtprovoking theatre piece with LASC. She remembers (too many years ago!) when she appeared on
the LASC stage in Other People’s Money and she’s been a fan ever since. Most of Lee Ann’s work
here has been as a choreographer for Smokey Joe’s Café, Little Shop of Horrors, Great American
Trailer Park Musical, and as a movement maven for Dead Man’s Cell Phone and Catch-22.
Also a performer, Lee Ann earned an MFA in Musical Theatre from SDSU and has appeared in
professional theatres all over the country. She can be seen next in Jewel Theatre’s production of
Next to Normal in the fall. Thank you, Gary and Jeff, for your support. And, a special thank you to
Katie and Aya. Please enjoy this show with this talented cast!
Katie Coleman (Music Director) Assassins marks Katie’s sixth Sondheim show in two years!
She returns to LASC after working on Bat Boy, Man of La Mancha, Urinetown, Great American
Trailer Park Musical, and Company. Other recent credits include Sweeney Todd (PYT), Into the
Woods and Chicago (Palo Alto Players), Funny Thing... Forum and Sunday in the Park with
George (Foothill Music Theatre). She is a graduate of University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of
Music and the founder of www.KeepItRealFoodCompany.com.
Aya Matsutomo (Stage Manager) Aya returns to LASC after serving as stage manager for Man
of La Mancha. Other Stage Manager credits include Spelling Bee, To Kill A Mockingbird (HB),
Chinglish (PAP), and Cable Car Nymphomaniac (Fogg Theatre Company). Originally from Japan,
she received an M.A from San Jose State University, and currently serves as Master Electrician at
Hillbarn Theatre. Additionally, she enjoys working as Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager,
and Lighting Designer at theaters across the Bay Area, including: San Jose Stage Company, Palo
Alto Players, Peninsula Youth Theatre, and Los Altos Youth Theatre.
Ron Gasparinetti (Scenic Designer) Hailing originally from Newark, NJ, Ron has been a
resident of the Bay Area for 19 years. Currently, he is the production manager, technical director,
and resident scenic designer at City Lights Theater Company in San Jose. He has been a part of
nearly 500 productions in his 34 yearlong devotion to theatre and has designed many of LASC’s
shows. In April of 2016 he was honored by SVCreates with the title of Artist Laureate. Along with
The Clean Room, Camping with Henry and Tom, Almost, Maine and the TBA Award winning set
design for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf here at LASC, a few of his favorite creations are The
Humble Boy at Dragon Theatre Company, Metamorphosis at The Pear Avenue Theatre Company,
Harvey at Palo Alto Players, The Rocky Horror Show, the world premiere of Truce: A Christmas
Wish from the Great War, the Bay Area premieres of Build and Spacebar, Jekyll and Hyde, and the
TBA Best Scenic Design Award nominated Amadeus at City Lights Theater Company. His most
recent work includes Julius Caeser and The Three Musketeers at Silicon Valley Shakespeare
Company, American Idiot and I and You at City Lights Theater Company and Veils at The Pear
Theater Company. Please visit his website at: www.TheSetGuy.com.
Y. Sharon Peng (Costume Designer) Sharon is pleased to return to another season at Los Altos
Stage Company. She freelances full-time in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles
area as a costume designer, stylist, and makeup/hair artist for film, theater, and commercials. Her
past productions at Los Altos Stage Company include Catch-22, Man of La Mancha, Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf?, and Harold & Maude. Additionally, she key costumed the feature film Running
Wild, starring Sharon Stone, which is releasing in theaters this October. For more of her work, visit
Sharon’s online portfolio at ysharonpeng.net.
Carolyn A. Foot (Lighting Designer) As Production Manager for SCU Presents at Santa Clara
University, Carolyn spends her days assisting a variety of performances in making their way
to the stage. In addition to her day job, Carolyn finds time to do freelance lighting design for
a number of local companies. She has worked with Los Altos Stage Company on Man of La
Mancha and Bus Stop. Some of her other design credits include, Into The Woods, Addams Family,
Young Frankenstein, Parade, Sunset Boulevard, and King and I, (Palo Alto Players); Whipping
Man, Perishable: Keep Refrigerated, Killer Joe, and Right Place/Right Time (Renegade Theatre
Experiment.) She has also worked with Peninsula Youth Theatre, Children’s Musical Theatre of
San Jose, and Mission City Opera.
Ting Na Wang (Props Designer)Ting Na is a Taiwanese-native set designer, painter and
props designer in the Bay Area. She was inspired by the school plays she saw while she was
a student at San Jose State University. After graduating in 2013, with a background in fine art
and illustration, Ting Na started as a painter for CMT and Opera San Jose. She then applied her
crafting skills to props making, and has since designed props for many shows throughout the Bay
Area, including Los Altos Stage Company’s Dead Man’s Cellphone, Bat Boy the Musical, Pear
Theatre’s Uncle Vanya, Palo Alto Players’ Into The Woods, and their upcoming production
Disney’s The Little Mermaid. She also designed sets for Los Altos Stage Company’s Catch-22
and Silicon Valley Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost. Outside her life in the theater, she is a
collector and reseller of mid-century modern designs and furniture.
Ken Kilen (Sound Designer) Ken is excited to join the design team for his sixth LASC production.
He recently provided sound designs for LASC’s productions of Bat Boy, Man of La Mancha, and
Urinetown. Ken also provided sound consulting for past LASC productions of American Trailer
Park and Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other credits include sound designs for Foothill Musical
Theatre productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Spring Awakening, Damn Yankees, How to Succeed
in Business Without Really Trying, All Shook Up, Curtains and The Laramie Project. Ken’s outside
interests include producing and engineering recording projects with Bay Area artists and scenic
carpentry for LASC.
Circle
Mirror
Transformation
by Annie Baker
November 17 – December 11, 2016
In an artsy small town, an unlikely collection of strangers sign up for
Marty’s “Adult Creative Drama” class: a recently divorced carpenter, a
high school junior, a former actress, and Marty’s husband. Unfolding like
a charmingly funny indie film, the group plays Marty’s imaginative (and
sometimes awkward) theater games. But as their relationships develop
over the course of the summer, the seemingly silly games generate some
real-life drama.
CORPORATION, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT FUNDERS
Los Altos Stage Company gratefully acknowledges the many businesses,
corporations, and foundations whose generous support makes our productions
possible.
The City of Los Altos
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos Community Foundation
Silicon Valley Creates
Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund
Courtyard by Marriott, Palo Alto-Los Altos
Alain Pinel Realtors, Kathy Bridgeman
Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Charlene and Vicki Geers
Young, Craig and Company, LLP
DONOR CIRCLE MEMBERS
Los Altos Stage Company gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who
have joined our Donor Circle over the past year with a gift of $250 or more. Funding
from our Donor Circle members helps ensure that Los Altos Stage Company will
continue to provide accessible and affordable cultural enrichment for local residents
now and for generations to come. In return, they are invited to enjoy a richer theater
experience with expanded access to the artists and directors we work with each
season. To become a member of our Donor Circle, please contact Pat Kapp at (650)
941.0551 or [email protected].
PRODUCERS
($2,500 and above)
Cammie and Eb Bright
Nan and Chuck Geschke
Karla Lacey and
John Zoglin
Richard Lonergan and
Marilyn Manning
Vicki and Dave Reeder
Edward and Pamela Taft
STARS
($500 - $999)
Matt and Marcia Allen
Bob and Lois Adams
Marge and Mike Bruno
Bill and Claudia Coleman
James and
Dee Cunningham
Smriti Deokule
John and Stephanie Day
Betsy Fitch
DIRECTORS
Liz and Jerry Gard
($1,000 to $2,499)
Cheryl Holt
Eileen and Robert Eng
Jim and Virginia Lyons
Larry and Anne Hambly
Jean and Barbara Mordo
Jerre and Nancy Hitz
Clyde and Lois Noel
Steven and Michele Krisch Sinks, Rod
Sue and Peter LaTourrette David and Lenelle Smith
Penny and Roy Lave
Patti and Ed White
Mark and Candace Leonard Dennis and
Ann and George Limbach
Melissa Wilkinson
John Sylvester
Dennis and
Twila and Clay Woods
Roberta Young
ENSEMBLE
($250 - $499)
Chet and Pat Frankenfield
Lynn Gordon and David
Simon
Wayne and
Marlene Grove
Mady and Mel Kahn
Ken Kilen
Mark Lindberg
Petrita and David Lipkin
Mary Ellen McWilliams
Barbara Sarpa
ANNUAL FUND GIFTS
Los Altos Stage Company also gratefully acknowledges those individuals who gave
gifts of up to $250 to our annual fund campaign over the past 12 months.
Corinne Ainsworth
Scott Allaway
Juan Luis Alonso Mate
Rudy Arcelia
Emily Arcolino
Susan Barkan
John and Pat Blackie
Sophie Brown
Thomas Brunne
Myron and Felissa Cagan
June Casey
Dean and Linda Clark
Bill and Kathleen Cohen
Phil and Kathleen Creger
Joyce Doughtery
Charles Dressman
Alex & Loraine Drukarev
Pat Elson
Barbara Emerich
Vivian Euzent
Madeleine and Steve Fackler
John and Trish Files
Cathy Gates
Pamela Guillard
Mark Hammmers
Judy Hannemann
Jonathan Harvey
John and Janice Heidmiller
Helen Helson
Gloria Hom
Anne Houghteling
Joanne Jacobs
Janice Jones
Carol Kleyenteuber
Tomislav and
Marina Knezevich
Gary Landis and
Amy Baker
Betty Latta
Stephen Lazarus
Justin Lee
Leonard Lehmann
Linda Liles
Christina Lindstrom
Kirk Lindstrom
Robin Liston
Margaret Lord
Alice Loughry
Jule Lueders
Judith Manton
Rich and Beverly Marconi
Iain and Martha McClathie
Antoinette McMillin
Mc Betty Namara
Glenn and Gwen Meier
Sue Merriam
Francoise Miller
Susan Miller
Robert and Bonnie Mills
Zack Milousheff
June Neilson
Bert and Mary Nelson
Lisa Norquist
Myra and Carl Orta
Thomas Orvis
Heather Pertel
John Piscane
Leslie and Ros Pont
Price, John and Rosalie
Judie Ram
Marjorie Ann Rauch
Jerry Rawls
Janice Richards
Richards, Janice
Anthony Richmond
and Piler Parducci
Bee Robles
Heather Rose
Martha Rowe
Lynda Sanders
Richard and Carol Sarno
Daniel and Alys Shin
James and
Marge Shively
Michael Singleton,
Bill Statsky
Dian Stiver
Norelle Tavrw
James Thomas
Al and Nancy Traficanti
Stan Turnbull
Donna Verna
W Earl Hall
Susan Ware
Linda Wendt
Darlene Wigler
Nancy and
Robert Williams
Jane Willis
FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
Charles Angell, Nada Angell, Amy Ruth Baker, Jonah Kai Baker, Haley Barta,
Susan Buchs, Larry Condit, Linda Lukas, Valerie Zborowski
P.O. Box 151
Los Altos, CA 94023
650/941-0551
www.losaltosstage.org
STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gary Landis..........................Executive Artistic Director
Gary
Director
Gary Landis...............................Executive
Landis.........................................Executive Director
Jeff Clarke............................Associate Artistic Director
Daniel
ArtisticDirector
Director
Daniel P.
P. Wilson…............Associate
Wilson…............Associate Artistic
Shannon Stowe....................................Graphic Designer
Joyce
Goldschmid..........................Photographer
Joyce Goldschmid.....................................Photographer
Susan Buchs....................................Box Office Manager
Shannon
Stowe..........................GraphicDesigner
Designer
Shannon Stowe....................................Graphic
Pat Kapp.....................................Development Manager
Nada
Angell..........................Box Office
Office Manager
Manager
Lucy Littlewood.............................Box
Jillian Toby-Cummings...................Education Director
Richard Mayer...........................................Photographer
Abby
Althoff
Rob
Churchwell
Lucy Deokule
Carter
Smriti
Jeff Clarke
Eileen
Eng
Eileen
Eng
Betsy
Fitch
Ralph
Kuiper
Ralph
Kuiper
Karla Lacey
Karla Lacey
Roy Lave
Richard Lonergan
Vicki Reeder (President)
John Sylvester
GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUE: BUS BARN THEATER
97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
In the Hillview Community Center
BOX OFFICE
Is located next to theater. Tickets and Information: (650) 941-0551. Hours: Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, 3:00 - 6:00 pm. Will Call opens 30 minutes before curtain.
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 3 pm
unless otherwise noted.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES
Preview Thursday: $30
Opening Night: $36
Wednesday: $30
Thu/Fri/Sat: $36
Sunday: $32
Student price of $18, excluding Opening Night
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Are available to groups of 10 or more. Call the Box Office for details.
TICKET EXCHANGES
Only subscribers can exchange their tickets, free of charge. All exchanges are subject to
availability and we cannot guarantee the same assigned seats. Sorry, no ticket refunds.
WHEELCHAIR SEATING
Is available. Please notify the Box Office in advance when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE REMEMBER
There is no smoking in the theater. Cameras and recording devices are prohibited.
As a courtesy to other patrons, please turn off your pager, cell phone or watch alarm during the performance.
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2016–2017 Season
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