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THE
NEW
A
T ARTS
R
E
VILLAGE
presents
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
By George Axelrod
Directed by Amanda Sitton*
Scenic Design
Bonnie
Durben*
Adam
Brick*
Tanner
Weston
Susanna
Jason
Bieber
Kurner
Properties
Design
Asst
Jenn
Stage
Tyrer
Manager
Stage
Manager
Lighting
Costume
Sound
Design
Design
CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Richard Sherman:
Miss Morris:
Daren Scott*/\
Lisa Dempsey
Elaine: Kelly Iversen
Marie Whatever-Her-Name-Was:
Helen Sherman: Melissa
Frances Regal
Fernandes
Ricky: Jonah Gercke
The Girl: Jacque Wilke
Dr. Brubaker: Eddie Yaroch
Tom MacKeT1zie: John DeCarlo*
This play is performed with one 15 minute intermission.
Setting; New York City, Summer 1959
Produced by special arrangement with Dramotists Play Service, Inc.
NOTE: The cigarettes used in the show are fake. They contain no "injurious tars and resins."
'Member of NVA's Ensemble
AMember of Actors Equity Association
New Village Arts Theatre
2787 State Street, Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.NewVillageArts.org
(760) 433-3245
CAST
FRANCES REGAL (Marie
PROFILESoooooooo
JOHN DECARLO (Tom MacKenzie):
NVA Ensemble Member.
NEW VILLAGE ARTS: Summer and
Smoke, The Heidi Chronicles, Julius Caesar, Golden Boy, Off the Ground; CYGNET THEATRE:
Man From Nebraska; Mauritius; Bug; DIVERSIONARY THEATRE: Beautiful Thing; LYCEUM:
Josephine Tonight; Foreign Bodies; TONIC: The Bear; Little Eyolf; 6th@PENN: Four Dogs and a
Bone; Echoes; Medea. John would like to thank Dani and Dyllan.
Couple, Beau Jest, and The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow; SCRIPPS RANCH THEATRE: All This
and Moonlight; SAN DIEGO ASIAN AMERICAN REP: The Joy Luck Club; PLAYWRIGHT'S PROJECT:
If I Were Your Super-Hero. Much Love to Justin and Sandy and her "other" family at Encinitas
Acupuncture
DAREN
production.
She was recently
seen on the New Village Arts stage as "Rosemary"
in Tennessee
Summer and Smoke. Some of her favorite roles include, "Ulla" in The Producers,
"I\delaide"
in Guys and Dolls, "The Spirit of Drancy" in The Children of Drancy, and "Audrey" in
LIttle Shop of Horrors. As an Equity Membership Candidate she hopes to continue to build her
Williams'
Clln~er in the beautiful
San Diego area and is grateful
IHlre. Nothing is possible without
e,IICceSS LInd day.
for the loving support
the grace of God and she continually
she has found
thanks
Him for every
and Massage without
SCOTT (Richard
III:ddng
her NVA debut
with
this
NEW VILLAGE ARTS: Debut.
dynamic
team
of artists.
Melissa is pleased to be
Select credits
include:
CYGNET
n II:I\TIIE (Resident Artist): A Little Night Music (Petra), It's a Wonderful Life (Violet/ Zuzu);
IJIVI;IISIONARY THEATRE (Associate Artist): Falsettos (Trina, SD Playbill Award- Lead Actress in
It
MllslcOlI), Fifth of July (June); NORTH COAST REP: Dancing at Lughnasa (Rose), Last Night of
!lollylwD
MOXIE THEATRE: Drink Me (Valentine),
Dog Act (Jo Jo u/s);
The Frankenstein Project (Mary), Sweet Charity (Ursula). Regionally, she has
in Sierra Rep's Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) and in Barry Manilow's Harmony at
(Sunny);
'~I WGEHI\MMER:
IIppu:lred
Ilw LOI Jolla Playhouse. Melissa holds an MFA in Musical Theatre
I1I~XtOIS the Baker's Wife in NVA's production of Into the Woods.
from SDSU and will appear
Sherman):
life would
NVA
have no flavor and way less joy.
Ensemble
Member.
Member
of Actors
Equity
Sisters, Crimes of the Heart, A Lie Of The Mind, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. CYGNET
THEATRE: Love Song, The Invention Of Love, Biedermann And The Firebugs, Las Meninas and
Shakespeare
in Old Town for Cygnet's education
program.
DIVERSIONARY: Execution Of
Justice and A Bright Room Called Day (co-produced
with Backyard Productions).
BACKYARD
PRODUCTIONS: Closer; WOMENS REP: Stop Kiss; ELEPHANT PRODUCTIONS: Fit To Be Tied;
RENAISSANCE THEATRE CO: Of Mice And Men: VANTAGE THEATRE: Frankie And Johnny In The
Claire De Lune (directed by DJ Sullivan). Daren has a recurring role on the upcoming Terriers
(F/X), was a regular recurring character on Fashion House (Fox) and was a co-star on The Ex
List (CBS). In addition to his work on stage, Daren is one of the most accomplished theatre
photographers
MI1I.1SSA FERNANDES (Helen Sherman):
whom
NEW VILLAGE ARTS: The Santaland Diaries, Be Aggressive, Humble Boy, Three
Association.
LISA DEMPSEY (Miss Morris):
NEW VILLAGE ARTS: Summer and Smoke. Lisa is a recent grad
from Northeastern
University,
Boston, MA, with a degree in theatre
performance
and
NEW VilLAGE ARTS: The Heidi Chronicles,
Whatever-Her-Name-Was):
of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress; CARLSBAD PLAYREADERS: The Odd
Playreading
in town
and has shot photos for NVA, Cygnet and Diversionary,
A special thank you to coach/Ma
DJ Sullivan,
and of course to Michael
Barnett,
among others.
who makes it
all possible.
JACQUE WILKE (The Girl): NEW VILLAGE ARTS: The Heidi Chronicles. DIVERSIONARY: Barbara
Ellen in The New Century; NORTH COAST REP:
Suzette
in Don't Dress for Dinner; BANG
PRODUCTIONS: Patsy in Side Man; LATERTHANEVER PRODUCTIONS: Helen/Terri/Hilda
We Talk about When We Talk about Love. Film credits
include:
in What
The Little Astronaut, Red Hot
and Bothered, A Promise, and Roll Over, Play Dead. Jacque graduated
Academy
of Dramatic
Upon graduation
Groundlings
Arts in 2006, and was a company
she received
the Charles Jehlinger
in Los Angeles, and has performed
JONAH GERCKE (Little Ricky): NEW VILLAGE ARTS: Summer and Smoke, Julius Caesar, Hamlet,
Ha Cafe, and locally at Tango Del Rey.
Gentlemen of Verona; staged readings of An Enemy of the People and Dark at the Top of
the Stairs. MIRACOSTA COLLEGE: Distracted. NORTH COAST REP THEATRE SCHOOL: A
MIdsummer Night's Dream and the One-Act Festival.
Boy (Roxy Gottleib).
member
from
the American
for the 2006-2007
seasons.
Award for best actress. She has studied
her stand-up
at
comedy at the LA Improv, the Ha
fWD
I(ELlY IVERSEN (Elaine/Understudy
Playreadings
to The Girl):
NEW VilLAGE
ARTS: The Heidi Chronicles,
of Picturing My Sister & Simply Maria, U/S & Assistant
Director
of Be Aggressive;
COMPASS THEATRE: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; DIVERSIONARY THEATRE: The Little Dog
/.(JlifJhcd; PALOMAR COllEGE: Lysistrata, The Rimers of Eldritch; CARLSBAD PLAYREADERS: The
Lost NIght of Ballyhoo, Lobby Hero.
EDDIE YAROCH (Dr. Brubaker):
Other
NEW VILLAGE ARTS: Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Gaston), Golden
San Diego
shows:
BANGI
At
DIVERSIONARY: Side Man (Gene
King John, The Taming of The Shrew, Macbeth (Banquo/Doctor);
Glimmer);
INTREPID:
LATERTHANEVER: Acts of Faith (Loren/Jack);
SCRIPPS RANCH THEATRE: The Shadow Box
(Brian); INUKSHUK at COMPASS: Terra Nova (Wilson);
FRITZ BLITZ: Isaac, I Am (Ben).
New York: NYC FRINGE FESTIVAL: Nobody Dies Forever (Felix Leiter).
CREATIVE TEAM
PROFILESoooooooo
GEORGE AXELROD (Playwright): From Broadway comedies like The Seven Year Itch (1952), Will
SuccessSpoil Rock Hunter? (1955) and Goodbye Charlie (1959) to adroit screen adaptations of
William Inge's Bus Stop (1956), Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Richard
Manchurian Candidate (1962), Mr. Axelrod was celebrated
for a quirky,
Condon's
sophisticated
during
sensibility
that always seemed slightly
the 50s and 60s, he was considered
ahead of the curve.
one of the
hottest
For about a decade
and most
prolific
writers
in
Phffft! (1956), Paris - When It Sizzles (1964), How
10 Murder Your Wife (1965), Lord Love a Duck (1966) and The Secret Life of an American Wife
(1968).
Hollywood.
I\MI\NDA
Additional
movie credits include
SITTON (Director):
NVA Ensemble
Chronicles for New Village Arts.
Member.
Amanda
She has won San Diego Theatre
previously
directed
The Heidi
Critics Circle Awards for her
:Icting for the past two years - for her work in San Diego Rep's Doubt and New Village Arts'
Gulden Boy. A founding member of NVA's Ensemble, she has appeared in the New Village Arts
productions
of Three Sisters, Crimes of the Heart, Sailor's Song, Golden Boy, Dancing at
l.ugllfJasa, BeAggressive and Four Dogs and a Bone.
TIM WALLACE (Scenic Designer):
NVA Ensemble
Member
and resident
set designer.
NVA:
Summer and Smoke, The Heidi Chronicles, The Man Who, The Santaland Diaries, Picasso ot the
Lapin Agile, Time Flies, Four Dogs and a Bone, Be Aggressive, Golden Boy, Scripps Ranch:
Shadowbox, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, They're Playing Our Song and Holiday Memories;
Backyard Productions:
Hysterical Blindness. Tim has enjoyed a 20 year career with the San
Diego Opera painting
scenery for productions
that have traveled
around the world.
Designer): NEW VILLAGE ARTS (as an actor/singer):
As You Like
It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Susanna previously assistant
costume designed Prelude to a Kiss. She is an accomplished musician and a certified Alexander
SUSANNA KURNER (Costume
Technique
country
As a singer, she is known for her retro
style, which she embodies
in her
band HELLO, TROUBLE and with various jazz bands.
teacher.
Susanna will be appearing
as one
of Cinderella's
evil step-sisters
in NVA's upcoming
Into the Woods. www.susannakurner.com.
Design): NEW VILLAGE ARTS: The Heidi Chronicles, The Man Who, A
Midsummer Night's Dream, Orphans, Prelude to a Kiss. DIVERSIONARY THEATRE: Facing East,
Bluebonnet Court, No Exit, Scrooge in Rouge. MOXIE THEATRE: Bleeding Kansas. NORTH
COAST REP: Talley's Folly (2009 Patte Award), Charlie's Aunt, A Christmas Carol. OLD GLOBE:
The Mystery of Irma Vep, Since Africa. OLD GLOBE MFA: Richard 11/, An Absolute Turkey,
Marat/Sade, Uncle Vanya, Two Gentlemen of Verona. MO'OLELO PERFORMING ARTS
COMPANY: Cowboy Versus Samuroi (2007 Patte Award), Permanent Collection, Night Sky
(2008 Patte Award).
SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE: Sweet 15 Quinceiiera. STARLIGHT
THEATRE: Annie, High School Musical, Nine, My Fair Lady. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: Picasso
JASON BIEBER (Lighting
at the Lapin Agile, Muertos, The Crucible, Songs for a New World, American Song, Einstein's
Dreams. Mr. Bieber holds a BFAfrom the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama.
ADAM BRICK (Sound Design): NVA Ensemble Member. Adam has been an Audio Engineer for
ten years. He splits his time between San Francisco and Oceanside, where he records local
bands at his studio, Brickhouse Recordings Studios. Previous sound designs for NVA include
Summer and Smoke, The Santaland Diaries, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Four Dogs and a Bone,
[Julrusher, Off the Ground, Fool For Love, Sailor's Song, The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (Abridged), This is Our Youth, True West, Crimes of the Heart and Three Sisters.
He is also seen frequently on the NVA stages, including roles in Things We Want, Time Flies,
Complete Works, Three Sisters and the upcoming Sweet Storm.
BONNIE DURBEN (Props): NVA Ensemble Member and resident props designer. Previous NVA
shows include: Summer and Smoke, The Heidi Chronicles, The Man Who, The Santaland
Diaries, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Things We Want, Time Flies, Sure Thing, Julius Caesar, Four
Dogs and a Bone. CYGNETTHEATRE:Private Lives,Sweeney Todd, Bed and Sofa, Noises Off and
Hedwig. NCRT:Don't Dressfor Dinner, Over the Tavern.
JENN TYRER (Stage Manager):
NVA: Debut. Jenn is so excited to finally be working at New
Village Arts! Having stage managed in and around San Diego for 20 years, some of Jenn's
favorite shows include Last Night of Ballyhoo at Scripps Ranch Theater, The 2007 Fritz Blitz,
State of the Art a Play in Two Acts at Twiggs, and The Patte Awards for the past three years.
She is thankful to Tim for suggesting her for The 7 Year Itch and Amanda for taking the chance,
and to the always supportive Charles, Guard the boat, mind the tide ... don't touch my dirt.
TANNER WESTON (Assistant Stage Manager): NVA: Prom Night (actor). Tanner would like to
thank the whole NVA family for this amazing opportunity. Thanks to the cast for being so
talented and good to work with. To the crew - I've never had so much fun on a show. Upon
returning to UCLA'sSchool of Theatre, Film and Television, Tanner will be a senior acting major
eagerly awaiting the real world and all it has to offer.
FOR THIS PRODUCTIONoooooooo
Box Office Manager: Carly Dellinger
Rachel White
Darin Hibi, Tim Wallace, Dylan Rogers & Jordan Hatch
Sound and light Intern, Light Board Operator: Daniel Peterschmidt
Electrician: Ramona Brooks
House Manager:
Set Construction:
Costume Assistant: Holiday Geiger
Volunteer Coordinator: Jules Schreiber