In Loving Memory

Playwright
AYAD AKHTAR’s plays include Disgraced (Broadway,
P re s e n t s
DIS G R A C ED
By Ay ad Ak h ta r
D i rec te d b y J ac q u e l i n e Reid
LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, 2013 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama, 2013 Obie Award for Extraordinary Achievement, 2015 Tony Award-nominee for Best Play), The
Who & The What (LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater and
La Jolla Playhouse), and The Invisible Hand (New York
Theatre Workshop/The Repertory Theater of St. Louis).
Also a novelist, Akhtar is the author of American Dervish, published in 2012 by Little, Brown and Company,
published in 20 languages worldwide. He co-wrote
and starred in The War Within (Magnolia Pictures), which was released internationally and nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay. As
an actor, Akhtar also starred as “Neel Kashkari” in HBO’s adaptation of Andrew
Ross Sorkin’s book Too Big to Fail. He studied at Brown University and Columbia
University’s School of the Arts.
This play is presented without intermission
DISGRACED IS PR E SE N TE D B Y SPE CIA L A R R AN G E MEN T
WITH DRAM ATISTS PL AY SE R V ICE , IN C. , N EW Y OR K
director
JACQUELINE REID* is a founding member of FU-
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000
actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of
benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO,
and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence.
2015-16 Season Support Provided By:
WITH APPRECIATION
Albuquerque Academy
City Councilor
Isaac Benton
Andrew Connors
Ioana Engstrom
Justine Fox-Young
Fred Franklin
Gwendolyn Holmes
Natasha Isenhour
Maria Moya-Keller
Vanessa Roëves
Alan Vincioni
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Robert Martin and the entire Lensic Performing Arts Center staff.
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SION. Directing credits include the regional premieres
of Outside Mullingar and Doubt, Tribes, Freud’s Last
Session, Red, The Mandrake, Happy Days, Death of a
Salesman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Buried Child,
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Lie of the Mind, The
Unexpected Man, The Long Christmas Ride Home and
the world premieres of Mad Hattr and You Can’t Get a
Decent Margarita at the North Pole. Acting at FUSION:
Annapurna, The Other Place, Vanya & Sonia & Masha &
Spike, Humble Boy, Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Time Stands Still, Once
in a Lifetime, God of Carnage, The 39 Steps, August: Osage County, Overruled,
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, How the Other Half Loves, The Homecoming,
Parlour Song, Suddenly Last Summer, Private Lives, Hedda Gabler, The Glass
Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Taming of the Shrew, Closer, and
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Regional: Romeo and Juliet, Agnes of God, Crimes of the
Heart, Tribute. Film & Television: Heat Lightning (Best Actress: Bend, Oregon
Film Festival), Doc West, Triggerman, In Plain Sight, Unsolved Mysteries, and True
Confessions with Adam Arkin. She is a graduate of the North Carolina School of
the Arts. Jacqueline has been a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association
since 1983.
*Member Actors’ Equity Association
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cast
JOHN SAN NICOLAS* (AMIR) is an actor and
GREGORY WAGROWSKI* (ISAAC) has been
resident artist at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland,
OR, where he has performed in The Liar, The Invisible
Hand, Exiles, The Motherf#%ker With the Hat and Jack
Goes Boating. He has worked with Portland Center
Stage (Twist Your Dickens, Shakespeare’s Amazing
Cymbeline), Anonymous Theatre (The Crucible, The
Good Doctor, Lend Me a Tenor, Rumors), Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (Three Sisters), Badass
Theatre Co. (Invasion!) , Northwest Classical Theatre
Co. (Richard III), Third Rail Rep. (A Noble Failure, The Pain and the Itch), Portland
Playhouse (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Bingo With the Indians), Shaking the
Tree (Far Away), CoHo/Lucky Apple Productions (Reasons to Be Pretty), Action/
Adventure Theatre (Fall of the House, Captured By Aliens), Oregon Children’s
Theatre (The Pressure Point, Red Badge of Courage), Miracle Theatre (Sonia
Flew, Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue), and several others. He has also been featured on
the television series’ Portlandia and Leverage. He was born and raised in San Diego, is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York,
and has lived in Portland since 2005. He recently starred in the world premiere
production of Play by DC Copeland, which also marked his directorial debut.
John has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 2002.
ANGELA LITTLETON† (JORY) is an actress/ASL in-
CELIA SCHAEFER* (EMILY) is a New York-based
actress and delighted to be joining FUSION for the
second time (The Other Place). Her work in New York
City has included world premiere productions at Ensemble Studio Theatre, LAByrinth, Atlantic Theatre
Company and Soho Think Tank, and she most recently
appeared Off-Broadway in Right Down Broadway’s revival of Voices of Swords. Celia’s regional work includes
Stageworks/Hudson’s critically acclaimed Tomorrow in
the Battle, WTD Theater’s production of Virtue Desire
Death and Foolishness which later transferred Off-Broadway as Chekhovek, the
touring company of Chicago City Limits Improv, Arms and the Man at Long Island
Stage and, most recently, Exit the King at the Living Room Theatre, Vermont. Her
film work includes Detachment, Heterosexuals, Young Teamsters, and Little Pieces and she has appeared on television on NBC’s Conviction and CBS Daytime’s
As the World Turns. Celia is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is an alumna
of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Celia has been a proud member of the
Actors Equity Association since 1987.
working professionally as an actor and director for
over thirty years. He served as the Artistic Director for
both Smokebrush Theater and The Colorado Actors’
Theater. He has performed a variety of roles in theaters
across the country including the Public Theater in New
York, the St. Louis Repertory Company, the Magic Theater in San Francisco, the Mark Taper Forum, and the
Los Angeles Theater Center where he was an Artistic
Associate for seven years. He was a founding member
of two theater companies, The Old World Theater Company in Chicago and The
Noe Street Theater in San Francisco. He is proud to be working with FUSION
once again, where he has been seen in productions of Annapurna, Humble Boy,
Clybourne Park, Freud’s Last Session, Time Stands Still, You Can’t Get A Decent
Margarita At The North Pole, Once In A Lifetime, Talk To Me Like The Rain, and
August: Osage County. He has also worked extensively in both film and television, with credits including In Plain Sight, Odd Way Home, Mad Men, The Unit,
Criminal Minds, and ER. Gregory has been a proud member of the Actors’ Equity
Association since 1981.
terpreter who was born and raised in New York and
graduated with degrees in Theatre and Psychology from
Fordham University. She has acted in plays in NY, AK, HI,
OR and NM. Previous FUSION credits include: “Lena/
Francine” in Clybourne Park and “Mrs. Muller” in Doubt.
She has also been seen as “Medea”, “Shawna” in Coyote
on a Fence, “Brenda” in The Waiting Room, “Bernice” in
Member of the Wedding, and most recently as the “Reverend Mother Mary Regina” in Nunsense. She dedicates
this performance to her mom.
SAMUEL JAMES SHOEMAKER-TREJO† (ABE)
is happy to join FUSION for a second production. His
previous credit was in The Electrodynamics of Moving
Bodies in The Seven: Worlds Collide. Other credits include: Oliver, Bench at the Edge, Oklahoma!, The Birds,
Being Will: The Works of William Shakespeare (Albuquerque Academy), and Ashes Crossing Yellow Lines
(Linnell Festival of New Plays at UNM). Sam is a sophomore theatre major at the University of New Mexico.
† Equity Membership Candidate
*Member Actors’ Equity Association
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designers and crew
supporters
PRODUCER……………………………………………Dennis Gromelski
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER……………….Maria Lee Schmidt*
SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGNER.……………………...Richard K. Hogle
SOUND DESIGNER………………………………….……Brent Stevens
PROPERTIES MASTER/DECK CHIEF……………………Robyn Phillips
COSTUME DESIGNER………………………………….Laurie Thomas*
SET CONSTRUCTION/SCENIC ARTIST.……………….David Pearson
BOARD OPERATOR (ABQ)………………………………..Alex Paramo
THE CELL BOX OFFICE…………….……………………...Sherri Stone
LOGO DESIGN….….….….….….….….….….….………...Harrison Sim
PROGRAM DESIGN………………………….…………..Hannah Reiter
REPRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK...courtesy of Anne Korff
THE DIONYSIAN SOCIETY ($10,000 AND UP) American Theatre Wing, Anonymous,
Anonymous (II), City of Albuquerque, Cleveland & Associates, Dennis Gromelski, Jacqueline Reid, Shubert Foundation, Laurie Thomas, Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, Zygote ProCreations, Inc.
THE CASTING COUCH ($5000-$9999) Joann Albrecht, Anonymous, New Mexico Arts/
Arts.gov, Scott Family Foundation
THE BARD GUILD ($1000-$4999) AEA Foundation, Anonymous, Bernalillo County, Bob
Bosser, Justine Fox-Young, Ioana & Richard Engstrom, Gary Goodman, Gwendolyn Holmes,
Susan McLendon & Rick Hudson, Kelly Koepke & Don Pizzolato, Pamela & Don Michaelis,
Maria Moya-Keller, R.J. Reynolds Foundation, In Memory of Julia Wandrick, Peter & Tina
Watterberg, Dr. Dean Yannias, Wells Fargo
DIRECTOR’S CHAIR ($500-$999) Alice Bergman, Laura Brown, Charlie & Alicia Hawkins,
DENNIS GROMELSKI (PRODUCER) is a Co-Founder, Executive Director, and President
Richard Henry, Norty & Summers Kalishman, Gil & Kathryn Lazier, Faye & Chuck North, Michael Rising, Dr. Estelle Rosenblum, Brent & Maria Stevens
MARIA LEE SCHMIDT* (PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER) A native of New
THE ACTOR’S CIRCLE ($250-$499) Anonymous, Edward & Leslie Atler, Ron Bronitsky,
Nancy Burg, Frederick Chapman, Andrew Connors, Eiichi Fukushima, Gerald & Madelyn
Gold, Janet & Donald Harris, Nancy Kassner, Dawn Liberman, Beverly Rogoff, Betty Rosenberg, Floyd & Deborah Spencer, David & Wendy Stires, Laura Stokes, Robert & Shari Wightman, Ann & Peter Ziegler, Lucia Zimmitti
of the Board of the FUSION Theatre Company. Contact: [email protected]
Orleans, Maria graduated from USC in Los Angeles with a dual BA degree in Journalism and
Theatre. She stage-managed at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, Mark Taper Forum, Westwood Playhouse (now The Geffen Playhouse), and other theatres in the L.A. area for many
years. Maria has made Albuquerque her home since 1993 and began stage-managing for
FUSION during its inaugural season in 2002. Maria has been a proud member of the Actors’
Equity Association since 1986.
RICHARD K. HOGLE (SCENIC DESIGNER) is FUSION’s Resident Scenic and Lighting
Designer. Since 2005, Richard has designed over 35 productions for FUSION. Richard is the
Chair, Performing Arts, at Albuquerque Academy. Past professional credits include designs
for A Contemporary Theater, Albuquerque Civic Light Opera, The Bathhouse Theater, Camino Real Productions, Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Civic Light Opera, and Theatre Work.
BRENT STEVENS (SOUND DESIGNER) has been FUSION’s Resident Sound Designer
since the first season. Brent is the Program Director for Classical 95.5 KHFM and can be
heard weekdays from 6 – 10 am. Before returning to New Mexico, Brent was a resident sound
engineer at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and the Los Angeles Theatre Center and worked in
Public Relations at MCA INC. He engineers recordings and live broadcasts of local classical
music ensembles including The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus, New Mexico Philharmonic,
Albuquerque Youth Symphony, Albuquerque Chamber Soloists and others. Brent is married
to FUSION’s Stage Manager Maria Lee Schmidt; they have two teenage children who have
no interest in theatre or the performing arts.
ROBYN PHILLIPS (PROPERTIES MASTER) is FUSION’s Resident Properties Master. She
has worked on 53 shows since 2003 and considers The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Red and The
39 Steps to be her favorites. She received her theatre training from Idaho State University
and the University of New Mexico.
LAURIE THOMAS* (COSTUME DESIGNER) is a Co-Founder and Artistic Associate
of FUSION in addition to her work as an actor, writer and a member of Albuquerque Academy’s Performing Arts Faculty. Having designed costumes for several FUSION productions
including Outside Mullingar, Annapurna, The Taming of the Shrew and The 39 Steps, Laurie
is pleased to once again have the opportunity of collaborating with director Jacqueline Reid
and fellow designers. Ms. Thomas trained at The Drama Studio of London, and is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Laurie has been a proud
member of the Actors’ Equity Association since 1990.
*Member Actors’ Equity Association
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THE GREEK CHORUS (UP TO $249) Nancy Adam, Jeff Alexander, Jean Anderson, Mar-
tin Andrews, Anonymous, Susan Marie Bachechi, Sylvia Ball, Katherine Barit, Patricia Bartels,
Walton Beacham, William Becker, Harry & Carole Beckhoff, Robert Benedetti, Dr. Judith
Bissett, Alice Bodnarczuk, Ira Bolnick, Suzanne Bolton, Bradford Borman, Henry Botts, Sherri
Brueggemann, Meghann Brummett, Pat & Debbie Bryan, Ileana Buican, Elaine Burgess,
Janet Burroway, Marylyn Burridge, Robert Butler, James Caputo, James Carroll, Richard &
Karen Carruthers, Robyn Casaus, Jim Cebak, Jeannie Chavez, Leroy Clard, Ted Cloak & Laura White, Dinsdale Compton, Cheryle Costales, Dianne Cress, Susan Crow & Tom Steiner,
Lauretta Cubbin, Amy Lynn Cuomo, Stephen & Stefani Czuchlewski, Philip Dale, Margaret
Doberneck, Kathleen Doherty, Vivien Dorsey, Ellen Evans, Michael Evans, Gary Fishman, Barbara Folse, Valerie Ford, Wallace Ford, Sarah Gamoke, Rosa Gaston, Doug Gaylor, Alice
Geesey, Ava Geyer, Michelle Giusto, Marvin & Patti Gladstone, Gerald Gold, Dr. Irving Arthur
Greenfield, Gail Haft, Abby Harris, Chris Heimerl, Edith J. Henderson, Fred Hindel, Lynn
Hinrichs, Richard Hogle, Kristin Jackson, Frank Jerabek, Nancy Jeris, Judy Jones, Kurstin
Johnson, In Memory of Gil & Carol Kaleko, Mervyn Kaufman, Gayle Keenan, Wendy Keller,
Lee Kitchen, Joshua Klein, Barbara Kleinfeld, Evelyn Kloepper, Noel & Meredith Kopald,
April Kopp, Rebekah Krispinsky, Steve Lacey, Diane LeAnnais, Paul Lewis, Les Lipschutz &
Barbara Rifkin, Rosa Maria Lopez-Gaston, Susan Lucas-Kamat, Cynthia Lyman, Derek Maese,
Frederic March, Martha Marchand, Gerald Marconi, Laura Matter, Carolyn Meyer, Barbara
McGuire, Lenann McGookey, Nadine Miner, Carol Mitchell, Suzanne Mistretta, Carol Ann
Mullaney, Richard Neuman, David Nice, Joyce Neimanas, Paul Oostenbrug, Travis Parkin,
Ann & Jim Pedone, Madelyn Pons, Dixie Lee Prowell, Sherry Rabino Lewis, Roberta Ramo,
Joel Rathfon, Zane Reeves, George Richmond, Arun Rodriguez, Alice Rogers, Hilary Rogers,
Jo Rose, Arthur Rosenberg, Bernard & Ann Rubenstein, John Shannon & Becky Schreiber,
Myrtle Schmidt, Robert Schoenfeld, David Schott, Joan Scott, Valerie Scott, Marcia Ann Secord, Susan Shank, Barry Earl Simon, Dorothy Simpson, Lawrence Skrivseth, Matthew & Diane
Sloves, Harriett Smetters, Jeffrey Squires, Imogen Stein, Carole Sullivan, Bara Swain, Victoria
Teahan, Kristin Thompson, Nancy Traylor, Susan Trumbo-Forrer, Sally Van Nostrand, Laurel
Vander Velde, Julia Vertrees, Robert Wanderman, Jan Ward, Robert Glenn Webb, Linda Weil,
Janislee & Bill Wiese, James Wilterding, Charles & Danelle Winship, Kathryn Wissel, Hugh
Witemeyer, Carol White, Eric Woods, Sue Wright, Victor Yamada, Sandy & Bill Young
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In Loving Memory
John Hardman
1952 - 2015
FUSION CREDITS:
The Seven: Unfinished Business
The Seven: Failure to Communicate
The Seven: Nothing Is As It Seems
The Lost Ending
Happy Days
How the Other Half Loves
Death of a Salesman
The Seven: Something Left Unsaid
Seven at a Swat
The Seven: No Regrets
Mad Hattr
The Seven: Games People Play
A Lie of the Mind
Taming of the Shrew
A Streetcar Named Desire
Buried Child
You Can’t Take It With You