March 27-April 11 - Illusion Theater

Illusion Theater’s Producing Directors, Bonnie Morris & Michael Robins
And the Thurgood Host Committee:
Anthony Bohaty, Luz Maria Frias, Joan Humes, Val Jensen,
Velma Korbel, Kathy McGill, Christopher Madel, Bill Manning,
Ruth Mickelsen, Michelle Miller, Anita Patel ,
Therese Pautz, Sally Scoggin, Kesha Tanabe & Shelley Carthen Watson
Present
THURGOOD
Written by
George Stevens, Jr.
Directed by
Michael Robins
Featuring
James Craven*
Place : Howard University Law School
THURGOOD is performed without an intermission
Please no photography, audio/visual recording,
or cell phone use during the performance.
Production Company
Dean Holzman – Set Designer
Michael Wangen – Lighting Designer
Jon Carlson – Projection Designer
Mandi Johnson-Costumes
Roberta Carlson – Original Music & Arrangement
D. Marie Long*- Stage Manager
Per Greibrok -Production Manager/Technical Director
Sarah Salisbury - Props/ Q-lab Engineer/Video Programmer
James Harding - Sound Engineer
Benjamin Frey - Electricians
April Greibrok & Cody Sherlowsky– Carpenters
Derek Lee Miller & Terry Hempleman– Voiceover Artists
* Member, Actors’ Equity Association
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota States Arts
Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The generous support of our sponsors made THURGOOD possible
GOLD LEVEL
William Manning & Ruth Mickelsen
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BRONZE LEVEL
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The support of the following made THURGOOD possible
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS
Kesha Tenabe
SPECIAL SCHOOL SPONSOR
Illusion’s 40th Year Sponsors
PREMIERE LEVEL
PRODUCER LEVEL
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
RUBY LEVEL
THURGOOD: A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
In this anniversary year marking the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of
Education decision, it’s fitting that we celebrate the man behind the
decision that ended the legal segregation of black and white students
in the United States. Working on this play I was able to learn so much
more about the man, his times, and what drove him to dedicate his life
to justice. What a gift to have James Craven bring his artistry and his
life experience to the portrayal of Thurgood Marshall. Personally, as I
dug deeper into Thurgood’s story, I discovered that I had cousins who
went down to Mississippi with the Freedom Riders to register voters.
It is Bonnie’s and my hope that Thurgood’s story will inspire us all to
strive to reach for as Langston Hughes said
“The Land that never has been yetAnd yet must be- the Land where
-every man is free.”
I want to express my gratitude to my friend and Illusion Board Member,
Sally Scoggin, for introducing this play to Illusion. I also want to thank
the members of the Thurgood Host Committee for extending its reach
into our community and inspiring action beyond the close of the curtain.
~Michael Robins
A Very Special Thanks to Our Host Committee
Anthony Bohaty, Associated Bank, Illusion Board Member
Luz Maria Frias, Minneapolis Foundation
Joan Humes, Medtronic
Val Jensen, Diversity in Practice
Velma Korbel, Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights
Kathy McGill, University of Minnesota
Christopher Madel, Robins Kaplan LLP, Illusion Board Member
Bill Manning, Robins Kaplan LLP
Ruth Mickelsen, University of Minnesota
Michelle Miller, Medtronic
Anita Patel, YWCA of Minneapolis
Therese Pautz, NeuVest, Illusion Board President
Sally Scoggin, Briggs & Morgan, Illusion Board Member
Kesha Tanabe, ASK LLP
Shelley Carthen Watson, University of Minnesota
And a very special thank you to
The Honorable U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes
A MESSAGE FROM The President of the Board
How many businesses, partnerships and
friendships thrive for 40 years? This year
the Illusion Theater celebrates four decades of transformational art and awardwinning education work. We were so
proud when Illusion’s founders, Michael
Robins and Bonnie Morris, were honored
this year at the Ivey Awards with the
Lifetime Achievement Award. During
their acceptance, they asked those in
attendance to stand if they had ever worked with Illusion as an artist,
playwright, staff or board member and I’d estimate that half of the
people in the room stood! Over these 40 years, people have come to
the Illusion initially for many reasons. They have remained close
friends, collaborators, champions and supporters for many more reasons. A heartfelt wish of congratulations to Bonnie and Michael and
thanks to the wonderful staff, artists, board members—and YOU for
what has been, and what will continue for many more years, to be
inspiring art and education work that addresses important social issues and illuminates the realities and myths of these particular times.
Enjoy the show, come back for others, and please consider showing
your appreciation and support of the Illusion Theater with a financial
gift.
Therese Pautz
President, Illusion Theater Board of Directors
Some say “life begins at forty!”
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Bios
James Craven (Thurgood Marshall) James
returns to the Illusion Theater stage, after many
years. Being active with us early on, he was last
seen here in Miss Dessa. Since then, James has
been a long time and cherished company
member at Penumbra Theatre; where he has
performed in all 10 of August Wilson’s best
known plays, as well as an additional 30 other
plays. He shared a 2012 Best Ensemble, IVEY
Award for Driving Miss Daisy at Jungle Theater. Also, in 2012, he was
feature in The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry at Pillsbury House
Theater, Amen Corner at Guthrie Theater and Nellie at History Theater. Nationally, in 2013, he was lauded for his performance as Simon
in Milwaukee Reps production of Whipping Man and, again at
Geva Theater in Rochester, NY performing in Mat Smart’s Tinker to
Evers to Chance. James was the 2005 recipient of a Spenser
Chereshore Fellowship, a 2007 McKnight Fellowship and a 2011 Lunt
-Fountaine/Ten Chimney’s Fellowship.
Michael Robins (Director/Executive Producing Director) Michael founded Illusion Theater in
1974. Over the past 30+ years, he has guided
nearly 350 plays to production. Michael was
one of the team that created Illusion’s Education/ Prevention program in 1977 starting with
the award winning play and video Touch. Michael also directed Allison Moore’s Ivey Award
winning My Antonia, Bill W. & Dr. Bob by Samuel
Shem and Janet Surrey, and James Still’s I Love
to Eat: A Love Story with Food. Most recently, with Roberta Carlson,
Michael created the musicals Walking Across Poland and Love &
Marriage: What a Difference a Year Makes. This year he will direct
the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Hamlet and the world
premiere of Lee Blessing’s For the Loyal. Michael recently received
the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Ivey Award.
Bios
George Cooper Stevens, Jr. (Playwright) is a multiple awardwinning American writer, author, playwright, director and producer.
He is the founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the AFI
Life Achievement Award and instigator/producer of the Kennedy
Center Honors. Since 2009 he has served as Co-Chairman of the
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Accolades to
date for his professional career include seventeen Emmys, eight
Writers Guild awards, two Peabody Awards, the Humanitas Prize
and an Honorary Academy Award.
Dean Holzman (Set Designer) Illusion’s Resident Set Designer,
Dean has worked in theater for over 40 years and has had the honor to work with and design for many talented companies, including
Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square, History, Stepping Stone, Milwaukee Mask Puppet Theater, Ping Chong and Minnesota Opera
Company. In addition to his stage work, Dean is an accomplished
furniture designer and sculptor. Many of his designs can found in
public places including the Rochester BioBusiness Center and the
Edina Promenade. Among the awards he has received are the City
of Minneapolis Planning Department, the Committee on Urban Environment Award and the McKnight Artist Fellowship. Dean is also
an Illusion Theater Artistic Associate.
Michael Wangen (Lighting Design) Mike is a sought after lighting
designer who has worked at most Twin Cities’ theaters including:
Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theater Company, Pillsbury House Theatre, Penumbra, Pangea, and Frank Theater, Recent designs include
Othello at the Guthrie Theater and Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom at
Carlyle Brown & Co. Production at the Guthrie; Gidion’s Knot and
the road weeps, the well runs dry with Pillsbury Theatre. He designed These Old Shoes Ash Land, Ballad of the Pale Fisherman &
Red Resurrected for Transatlantic Love Affair at Illusion Theater. His
designs for Illusion include Jeffrey Hatcher's Hamlet, Bill W. & Dr.
Bob, Love & Marriage, Naked Darrow, A Number, Iron Kisses, and
Same Difference. Mike also serves as a lighting designer for Garrison
Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. He was recently honored as
the recipient of the 2012-2013 Playwrights Center McKnight Theater
Artist Fellowship.
Bios
Mandi Johnson (Costumes) Mandi is happy to be designing
her third show at Illusion Theater. Her past work has been seen at
7th House Theater (Jonah and The Whale), Live Action Set
(Crime & Punishment, Basic North, The 7-Shot Symphony), Park
Square Theatre (Doubt), Sandbox Theatre (Killer Inside, The Mad
Trapper of Rat River, Unspeakable Things, .faust), Old Log Theatre (Mr. Toad's Wild Adventure, Snow White, The Wind in the Willows) and Others. Mandi is a company member at Theatre Pro
Rata, and currently works as Head Costumer at Norcostco.
Jonathan Carlson (Projection Designer) Jon has been independent documentary filmmaker since 1973. He first collaborated with Illusion Theater in 1978, adapting No Easy Answers for
video distribution and directed the photography. He produced
War-torn Brother (2004), a portrait of refugee Iraqi artist Adnan
Shati, for Northern Lights: the 9-11 Plays. He has also produced
archival recordings of dozens of plays for Illusion. His company,
Epic Media, most recently produced River Revival : working together to save the Minnesota River (2011) with Ron Schara for
KARE-11 TV prime time. His most recent feature length documentary was Stop The Reroute: Taking a Stand on Scared Land
(2009).
Roberta Carlson (Original Composer & Arrangement) Roberta has written for many Twin Cities theaters, including Children’s Theatre Company, The Guthrie, Jungle Theater, Penumbra and Illusion. Nationally her compositions have been heard
at Arizona Theater Company, Seattle Rep, San Jose Repertory
Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Kansas City Rep, and many others. Roberta and Michael Robins have collaborated on the
score for Illusion’s productions of Bill W. & Dr. Bob and Love &
Marriage: What a Difference a Year Makes and Walking Across
Poland.
Bonnie Morris (Producing Director) Bonnie has been a part of
Illusion Theater’s remarkable history as an actor, writer, educator, and producer. Bonnie is passionate about new work and
new artists. Bonnie co-authored all of Illusion’s educational
plays, including Touch, For Our Daughters, Like Waters Rolling
Down, No Laughing Matter, Clear the Air, and most recently
Keepin’ it Real. Bonnie was recently awarded the 2014 Lifetime
Achievement Ivey Award.
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Coming soon to Illusion Theater:
FOR THE LOYAL
APRIL 23MAY 16
Also coming to ILLUSION THEATER this April:
The World Premiere of Lee Blessing’s FOR
THE LOYAL
Directed by Michael Robins
Set in a famous collegiate football program, Toby, a graduate assistant
coach, stumbles upon a secret that threatens his and his wife’s future, as
well as the future of the entire football program. Caught between loyalties,
is the only choice to do wrong in order to do right?
Preview April 23 $10 tickets
$20-$35 tickets illusiontheater.org 612.339.4944
March 27-April 11
“Brimming with affection and honesty, FRUIT FLY is sweet-spirited,
high-energy, crisp as can be and totally delightful." -- Pioneer Press
"What makes the bond between gay men and straight women so
special, so necessary, and SO fabulous? Sheena Janson and Max
Wojtanowicz, who grew up together in the St. Cloud area, present
their critically-acclaimed love letter to friendship, which features music by Michael Gruber. The show premiered at the 2012 Minnesota
Fringe Festival and was expanded at the Illusion's Fresh Ink Series.
Tickets $18-$25 Industry Night: Monday, March 30 Pay What You Can
Preview: March 26 $10 tickets
illusiontheater.org 612.339.4944
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ILLUSION THEATER
Board of Directors
Staff
Michael Robins
Therese Pautz
Christopher W. Madel
Executive Producing Director
President
Vivian Martin
Bonnie Morris
Susan Thurston
Bonnie Morris
Producing Director
Vice President
Danica Natoli
Katy Gaynor
Anthony Bohaty
Julia O’Brien
Individual Contributions Consultant
Amy Brenengen
Emily Lilja Palmer
Justin Grays
Willie Bridges
Jeffrey Rabkin
Asst. Audience Services Manager
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Michael H. Robins
Per Greibrok
Patrick Dunleavy
Sally Scoggin
Production Manager
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Jim Smart
Keith Gunderson
Keith Halperin
David Stamps
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Director of Education
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