written by charles l. mee directed by eleni papaleonardos

BOBRAUS
CHENBERG
AMERICA
AVA I LA B L E
LIGHT
T H E AT R E
WRITTEN BY CHARLES L. MEE
DIRECTED BY ELENI PAPALEONARDOS
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
AVAILABLE LIGHT THEATRE
bobrauschenbergamerica
written by CHARLES L. MEE directed by ELENI PAPALEONARDOS
CAST
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Pam Decker........................................................................................................... Bob’s Mom
Acacia Leigh Duncan.................................................................................................. Susan
Drew Eberly......................................................................................................................Allen
Adam Humphrey.........................................................................................................Wilson
Keith Lamar Nolen.......................................................................................................... Carl
Weston Oberg........................................................................................ Bob, the Pizza Boy
Elena M. Perantoni................................................................................................Phil’s Girl
Amy Rittberger..................................................................................................Roller Skater
Ian Short............................................................................................................................. Phil
Ben Sostrom................................................................................................................. Becker
BEHIND THE SCENES
Jarod Wilson.............................................................................................Lighting Designer
Kat Barnes................................................................................................Costume Designer
Dave Wallingford...............................................Production Manager, Sound Designer
Jaylene Henderson..................................................................................... Stage Manager
Ben Jones.....................................................................................Assistant Stage Manager
Pam Welsh-Huggins.................................................................................... Music Director
Acacia Leigh Duncan..................................................................................Choreographer
Matt Slaybaugh...................................................................................Projection Designer
Joe Wolfle, Greg Latham, and Jon Baggs..................................................... Carpenters
RIFFE CENTER STUDIO TWO
77 S. High St. 4th Floor • Columbus, Ohio 43215
SEPTEMBER 5 - 21, 2O13
bobrauschenbergamerica will be performed in approximately 95 minutes, with
no intermission. Talkbacks will be held immediately following all Thursday and
Friday performances.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL NOISEMAKING DEVICES.
CAST & CREW AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
KAT BARNES (Costume Designer)
Why Pay What You Want?
Now more than ever, we all need great art. And now, more than ever, we can’t
let economic circumstances shut anyone out of the theater.
It’s simply a better world when we can all afford to see great shows, no
matter how much cash we’ve got in our wallets on any given day.
WHAT IS PAY WHAT YOU WANT?
You choose how much you pay for your tickets. Again, it’s about removing the
barriers between you and great art.
WHEN CAN I PAY WHAT I WANT?
With very rare exceptions, Pay What You Want is available at the door for
every ticket, for every show, for everyone.
SO HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY?
Well, we design the shows to be worth $30+ per seat. However, we want
that to be broad enough to include those who might not be able to pay as
such. So, our suggested price is $20. At that number you’re covering the cost
of your seat and throwing in a little extra to help support the Pay What You
Want program for everyone. The most popular choices are $20, $10, and $5.
CAN I DECIDE WHAT TO PAY AFTER I SEE THE SHOW?
You have to pay something to get in, but we do have a fishbowl to accept
additional support after the show.
DOES ANYONE REALLY PAY MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO?
Yes, we have many wonderful supporters who pay $30, $50, even $100
and much more every time they see a show. Their support is a large part
of how we’re able to continue this program. We could get really deep
and philosophical at this point about the actual value of money and the
psychological implications of paying more, but we’ll let you determine your
own views on that. We can say this: you will probably feel good doing it.
studied at the Ohio State University. She is very
happy to be back for her third show with AVLT.
Kat designed costumes for Bloody Bloody Andrew
Jackson and props for Jane Eyre, last season. A
former costume fellow with CATCO, Kat enjoys
lightheartedly critiquing runway fashion during
awards season, shopping for chicken suits, and
dreaming up new travel adventures. She would
like to thank her husband, Jonathan, for his
constant love, moral support, and delightfully
crafted cocktails; and Puck-the-Psycho-BorderCollie, for emanating joy and entertaining her
with his methodical and violent evisceration of
stuffed toys.
PAM DECKER
(Bob’s Mom) spent the
last seven years as a graduate student in theatre
at the University of Madison-Wisconsin (from
2006-2008) and at The Ohio State University
in Columbus (2008-present). While a graduate
student, she worked as an actor, director, and
dramaturg for various productions, and taught
classes within the OSU Department of Theatre.
This May, she successfully defended her
dissertation and will graduate in August! Pam’s
next step is to acclimate to non-graduate-school
life, which she is told involves less poverty and a
little more free time.
ACACIA LEIGH DUNCAN
(Susan, Choreographer) is a founding member of
Available Light Theatre. Favorite roles with AVLT
include those in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice,
John Cage 101, Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Hum,
The Life and Death of Richard the Third, Dirty
Math, Church, A Lonely Crowd, Dead City, and 33
Variations. Other favorites include The Rubenstein
Kiss (CATCO), Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, Tartuffe
(Actors’ Theatre), and All My Sons (Gallery Players).
Acacia studied at Miami University and the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
STAFF
artistic director
Matt Slaybaugh
production manager
Dave Wallingford
operations manager
Michelle Whited
box office manager
Megan Morelock
COMPANY
Carrie Cox
Acacia Leigh Duncan
Drew Eberly
Jordan Fehr
Ryan Osborn
Eleni Papaleonardos
Elena M. Perantoni
Michelle G. Schroeder
Ian Short
Matt Slaybaugh
Dave Wallingford
Michelle Whited
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Amy Hamm
Bridget Granger
Christian Long
Emily Rhodes
Will Saam
Melissa Weber
Ron Weber, president
Y.A.C.H.T. CLUB
( YOUNG ARTISTS CREATIVELY
HUSTLING FOR THEATRE )
Maria Archer
Ben Jones
Megan Morelock
MISSION
Available Light is a
fellowship of artists
dedicated to building
a more conscious and
compassionate world
by creating joyful
and profound theatre
and by serving our
community.
SPECIAL
THANKS
Demos Evans Bryan
CAPA
CATCO
Rebecca Daskalova
MacRorie Dean
Brad Steinmetz & Ohio
State University
Theatre Department
Kristen Cooperkline
Otterbein University
Theatre Department
Brad Steinmetz
Fred & Debbie Somerlot
Dave Ulmer
CAST & CREW AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
DREW EBERLY (Allen) has been an
artist and teacher in Columbus for ten years. As an
Available Light Company Member, he’s originated
roles in Skyscrapers of the Midwest, John Cage 101,
and Down & Out in the Magic Kingdom. He also
directed AVLT’s The History Boys. Prior to Columbus,
Drew lived in Philadelphia where he performed in
both regional and touring productions. His work in
theatre has been recognized by The Dorothy Haas
Fellowship, The American College Theatre Festival,
the Columbus Theatre Roundtable, and The Jebby
Awards, where he was named the 2012 Performer
of the Year.
JAYLENE HENDERSON (Stage
Manager) is happy to be back with Available
Light after stage managing Bloody Bloody Andrew
Jackson and John Cage 101 last season. She recently
designed lighting for Grandview High School and
last summer she was the lighting assistant for
the One Night With Janis Joplin Regional Tour in
Cleveland. Other AVLT credits include 33 Variations,
Sleeper, and Down and Out in The Magic Kingdom.
She also traveled to NYC and the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival in Scotland with the production
Unanswered, We Ride in 2011. Special thanks to her
fiancé Jeff and AVLT for the amazing opportunities.
ADAM HUMPHREY
(Wilson) is still
absolutely tickled to be doing what he loves in a
town he loves with people he loves. After growing
up here, then skipping town for a
to do theater with the Purple
MEET THE year
Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea,
COMPANY MI, he came back and re-discovered
and fell in with a crowd
AND OUR Columbus,
that consistently encourages him to
COLLABORATORS. BIOS, PHOTOS, be a better artist and a better person.
doesn’t get any better than that.
BLOG POSTS, AND MORE. ItThanks
to his family, friends, and
avltheatre.com/collaborators brothers, and especially his lovely and
long-suffering wife.
BEN JONES (Assistant Stage Manager)
graduated from Heidelberg University with a focus
on developing new work. In college, he directed
many new plays and interned with Available Light
Theatre and The Kennedy Center.
KEITH LAMAR NOLEN AKA
“Scooter” (Carl) originally from Boston, MA, is a
recent graduate of Denison University in Granville,
where he double majored in theatre arts and dance.
He is 22 years old and has a huge passion for the
arts and an unstoppable force to keep moving!
Keith can’t sit still for two seconds, and this energy
drives his acting and dancing. He says, “if I am not
moving, I am not living. This is my working attitude
and I do not feel shame in my joy.” Keith feels
proud and blessed to be a part of Available Light’s
2013-14 season.
WESTON OBERG (Bob, the Pizza Boy)
is a recent graduate of Miami University. His on
stage work at Miami included Our Town, As You
Like It, and Beyond Therapy. He also worked heavily
backstage at Miami as Assistant Scenic Designer for
Dead and Buried and Scenic Designer for 9 Circles.
Last December, Weston won the award for best
non-realized scene design for Spring Awakening at
the KCACTF region three festival. This is Weston’s
first show with Available Light and he’s extremely
excited to be a part of bobrauschenbergamerica.
In the future he hopes to move to L.A. to pursue
a career in acting and modeling. He would like to
thank his family for their consistent support and for
letting him live with them still. Love and Honor.
ELENI PAPALEONARDOS
(Director) is a teacher and theatre creator. She
studied theatre at the Ohio State University, Actors’
Theatre of Louisville, and was a member of the first
M.F.A. company in Contemporary Performance at
Naropa University where she studied with
2013-2014
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CAST & CREW AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
many prominent American theatre innovators.
Since returning to Ohio she has taught at Denison
University, Hocking College, and the Wellington
School, and led workshops at the Ohio State and
Otterbein universities. Most recently with AVLT
she directed 33 Variations and appeared as the
Storyteller in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. She
lives in Granville, Ohio, with her husband and son.
Eleni would like to thank this wonderful group
of artists for an experience that has been so
thoroughly joyful.
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ELENA M. PERANTONI (Phil’s
weekdays
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Girl) is a very proud Available Light company
member. Favorites with AVLT so far include Hum,
Skyscrapers of the Midwest, How To Live Safely in
a Science Fictional Universe, Down and Out in the
Magic Kingdom, Jane Eyre, and Bloody Bloody Andrew
Jackson. Some of Elena’s favorite things include
her hilarious husband, adorable cat, amazing
family, running long distances, and attempting to
bench press a bear. As always, she is incredibly
grateful that AVLT challenges her to create without
analyzing and to beat down resistance.
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WHAT’S
NEXT?
AMY RITTBERGER (Roller Skater)
is excited to be back at Available Light after
appearing in last season’s face-melting musical,
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel Jackson).
Other recent credits include Urinetown (Penny)
and Hairspray (Penny). Amy enjoys spending her
days as mommy to Isaac and wife to Jay. Special
thanks to Jay for running all of these lines with her.
As a child, Amy would often create roller skating
routines in the basement with her two sisters. She
is thankful that all the hard work has finally paid
off and she can now showcase those skills. Art was
a part of their life, and she will forever be grateful
to her parents for that!
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IAN SHORT (Phil) is a founding member of
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Available Light Theatre and was most recently seen
in John Cage 101. He graduated from Otterbein
University with a BFA in acting and directing and
then lived in New York City for about ten years,
doing stage, television and film work, including
a performance at the Lincoln Center and guest
spots on One Life to Live and the CBS series New
York News. Since moving back to Columbus, he has
worked with BalletMet, CATCO, Actor’s Theatre,
Gallery Players and has directed several musicals
for Gahanna Community Theatre. Some of his
favorite shows with Available Light include Church,
The Life and Death of Richard the Third, How to
Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, and Jane
Austen’s Pride & Prejudice.
BEN SOSTROM
(Becker) is excited
to be back with AVLT. This time, in a box! He’s
an OSU Theatre graduate and a CATCO acting
apprentice program alumnus. Recent roles include
Antonio in Actors’ Theatre’s Twelfth Night, various
roles in CATCO is Kids’ 2012-13 season, and John
Calhoun in AVLT’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,
where he wore a large neck ruff. He also serves as
executive producer for the film division of Offshoot
Productions LLC, a local production company.
MATT SLAYBAUGH
(Projection
Designer) is the Artistic Director of Available
Light Theatre. His writing and directing of
new plays and original works for Available
Light and the BlueForms Theatre Group has
been lauded by American Theatre magazine,
the National New Play Network, New York
Press, Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards, the
Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, NYtheatre
dot com, and many more. His adaptations of
sci-fi and graphic novels have been featured
by The Comics Journal and io9 dot com. Matt
has been known to perform poetry at special
events like TEDxColumbus and iCitizen,
and to teach at places like Otterbein and
CCAD. Look for him in the photo pit at music
festivals nationwide.
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Tim Weizer
Karen York
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CAST & CREW AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
DAVE WALLINGFORD (Production
Manager, Sound Designer) Dave’s work as a
sound designer has been heard in places such
as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Montreal,
Sacramento, Boston, and New York City. He was
the sound supervisor at the Tony Award-winning
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts
where he designed countless productions including
several world premieres. In Columbus, he has
worked with BalletMet, Opera Columbus, CATCO,
the Wexner Center, Red Herring, Phoenix Theatre
Circle, and Madlab. Dave received a DayTony award
for Excellence in Sound Design for his work on
Getting to Know You at the Human Race Theatre
Co.
PAM WELSH-HUGGINS (Music
Director) directed music for Available Light’s
three musicals, Merrily We Roll Along, Falsettos,
and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. She also wrote
and coached vocal arrangements for The History
Boys and Jane Eyre. Bob Rauschenberg once said
that “there was a whole language that [he] could
never make function for [him]self in relationship
to painting and that was attitudes like tortured
struggle, and pain.” Pam’s music-making life
similarly skews toward freedom, collaboration,
and joy – so she is grateful that Eleni invited her
along.
JAROD WILSON (Lighting Designer)
Melissa Muguruza, LMT
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is excited to once again be joining the AVLT
team, having previously designed The History
Boys and Sleeper. Originally from Colorado, Jarod
made Columbus his new home after completing
his M.F.A. in lighting design at the Ohio State
University. He works as a freelance designer and
technician in the Central Ohio region, and also
provides affordable moving light technology to
local theatre companies. Jarod has also designed
productions around the United States, as well as
in London and Hong Kong.
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Red Herring Productions
presents
ASSASSINS
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by
JOHN WEIDMAN
Featuring veterans of available light musicals:
Ian Short
KIm Garrison Hopcraft
Christopher Storer
Nick LingNofski
Scott wilson
Kate Lingnofski
Drew Eberly
Jay Rittberger
Danielle Mann
Director - John Dranschak
Musical Director - Pam Welsh-Huggins
Riffe Center - Studio One Theater
Performances: 10/31 - 11/9
Thu-Sat @ 8 PM
Sun 11/3 @ 2PM
Tickets: $20 in advance or
Pay-What-You-Want
at the Door
614-723-9116
Assassins Is presented through
special arrangement with
Music Theatre International.
All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI
www.MTIShows.com
421 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684
Fax: 212-397-4684
www.redherring.info