Production History

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1989-1990 | 1988-1989 | 1987-1988 | 1986-1987 | 1985-1986

1984-1985 | 1983-1984 | 1982-1983 | 1981-1982 | 1980-1981

1989-1990 Season

Fences
by August Wilson
Director: Kenny Leon
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Cassandra Carpenter
Lighting Designer: Robert Peterson
Music Director: Dwight D. Andrews

Cast:
Troy Maxson: John Cothran, Jr.
Jim Bono: Frederick Charles Canada*
Rose: Lizan Mitchell*
Lyons: Terry Alexander*
Gabriel: Josef Keyes, Jr.*
Cory: Bruce Beatty*
Raynell: NaIma Chapell

 

A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (Bay Area Premiere)
by Dick Vosburgh & Frank Lazarus          
Director & Choreographer: Pamela Hunt
Music Director: Tom Tomasello
Scenic Designer: Richard R. Goodwin
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Pamela Gray Bones
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Stage Manager: Lynn Johnson*

Company:
Mrs. Pavlenko: Celia Tackaberry*
Carlo: Don Stitt*
Gino: Cathy Susan Pyles*
Serge B. Samovar: Michael McGrath*
Nina: Lise-Marie Thomas*
Constantine: Peter Fitzgerald*
Masha: Jan Leigh Herndon*
Sascha: Omar w. Hester*

 

The Caretaker
by Harold Pinter
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: John Wilson
Costume Designer: B Modern
Lighting Designer: Timothy Wessling
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Stage Manager: Lynn Johnson*
Dialect Coach: Clive Chafer

Cast:
Mick: Francois Chau*
Aston: Lawrence Hecht*
Davies: Frank Savino*

 

Dracula
by Bram Stoker, John Balderstorn & Hamilton Deane
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Barbara Mesney
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Brenda Berry
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Dialect Coach: John Furse

Cast:
Lucy: Anne Darragh*
Renfield: Brian K. Jennings*
Van Helsing: Jacqueline Bertrand*
Butterworth: John Furse*
Miss Wells: Vilma Silva*
Harker: Francois Chau*
Seward: Chris Ayles*
Dracula: Jack Wetherall*

 

The School for Wives
by Moliere
English Verse Translation by Richard Wilbur
Director: John C. Fletcher
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Beaver Bauer
Lighting Designer: Michael A. Peterson
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Stage Manager: Richard Manfredi*

Cast:
Chrysalde: Robert Kempf*
Arnolphe: Charles Hyman*
Alain: W. Allen Taylor*
Georgette: Julia Fletcher*
Agnes: Vilma Silva (*?)
Horace: Scott Freeman*
Notary & Enrique: John Furse*
Oronte: Robert D. Rothrock*

 

The Geography of Luck(Bay Area Premiere)
by Marlene Meyer
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Cassandra Carpenter
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Stage Manager: Kathleen Cunneen*

Cast:
Dutchy: Douglas Markkanen*
Dixie: Randall King*
Maurice: Will Marchetti*
Felix: Henry G. Sanders*
Rex: John McCluggage*
Happy/Delight: Wendy Redford*
Teddy: Karen Landry*
Venus: Vilma Silva (*?)

1988-1989 Season

Arms and the Man
by George Bernard Shaw
Director:  Kent Stephens
Scenic Designer: Kate Edmunds
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Paulie Jenkins

Cast:
Raina Petkoff: Suzanne Irving*
Catherine Petkoff: Kate Williamson*
Louka: Amy Perry*
Captain Bluntschli: Robert Nadir*
Russian Officer: Peter Vilkin*
Nicola: David Pichette*
Major Paul Petkoff: Bill Striglos*
Major Sergius Saranoff: John Hertzler*

 

The 1940's Radio Hour (Bay Area Premiere)
by Walton Jones
Director:  Timothy Near
Music Director: Steve Zavodnick
Associate Musical Director: Tom Tomasello
Choreographer: Bick Goss
Scenic and Costume Design: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin                        
Sound Designer: Chris Thorne & Evan N. Williams
Musical Coordinator: Dwight Cannon

Cast:
Pops Bailey: Al Blair*
Stanley: Richard Sherman*
Clifton A. Feddington: John Hertzler*
Zoot Doubleman: Steve Zavodnick* & Tom Tomasello
Wally Fergusson: Michael J. Kay*
Lou Cohn: Skip Greer*
Johnny Cantone: Mark Lotito*
Connie Miller: Christa Germanson*
Neal Tilden: Will Leskin
B.J. Gibson: Jim Newman*
Ann Collier: Holly Near
Geneva Lee Brown: Baomi Butts-Bhanji*
Biff Baker: Mike Gurciullo*

Musicians:
Bandleader/Pianist: Steve Zavodnick & Tom Tomasello
Drums/Percussion: Joe Hodge
Woodwinds: Kris Strom
Bass: John Lester & John J. George
Trumpet: Mike Gurciullo
Trombone: Don Couch

 

Benefactors
by Michael Frayn
Director: Skip Foster
Scenic Designer: Joel Fontaine
Costume Designer: Deborah Weber Krahenbuhl
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte

Cast:
David: Lawrence Hecht*
Jane: Rosemary Smith*
Colin: Will Leskin*
Sheila: Tina Marie Goff*

 

Talley's Folly
by Lanford Wilson
Director: Steven Albrezzi
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Deboral Weber Krahenbuhl
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte

Cast:
Matt Friedman: Mitchell Greenberg
Sally Talley: Nancy Frangione

 

Burning Patience(Bay Area Premiere)
by Antonio Skarmeta
Translated by Marion Peter Holt
Director: Tony Curiel
Musical Director: David Silva
Scenic Designer: Joel Fontaine
Costume Designer: Cassandra Carpenter
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman

Cast:
Pablo Neruda: Mike Robelo*
Mario Jimenez: Kevin Sifuentes*
Beatriz Gonzalez: Vilma Silva*
Rosa Gonzalez: Anne Betancourt*
First Policeman: Cesar E. Flores (*?)
Second Policeman: Frank L. Lucero (*?)
The Singer: David Silva

 

A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
Director: Steven Albrezzi
Assistant Director: Skip Greer
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Beaver Bauer
Lighting Designer: Paulie Jenkins

Cast:
Jazz Woman: Baomi Butts-Bhanji (*?)
Eunice Hubbell: Kathleen Stefano (*?)
Stanley Kowalkski: Christopher Rich*
Harold Mitchell (Mitch): David Dunard*
Stella Kowalski: Katie Mitchell*
Blanche Dubois: Libby Boone*
Steve Hubbell: Steve Ewing
Pablo: Tony Becket Roque (*?)
Newsboy: Eric Caselton
Mexican Woman: Amelia Martinez Schumacher (*?)
Doctor: Skip Greer*
Nurse: Kate Brickley*

1987-1988 Season

The Rainmaker
by N. Richard Nash
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeff Struckman
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin

Cast:
H.C. Curry: Warren Frost*
Noah: David Dunard*
Jimmy: John McCluggage*
Lizzie: Jacqueline Knapp*
File: Brian Connors*
Sheriff Thomas: David Hayes (*?)
Bill Starbuck: Nick Corri (*?)

 

Relatively Speaking
by Alan Ayckbourn
Director: Skip Foster
Scenic Designer: Richard R. Goodwin
Costume Designer: Beaver Bauer
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte

Cast:
Greg: Christopher Grove*
Ginny: Brenda Daly*
Philip: Charles Lanyer*
Sheila: Joyce Harris*

 

Orphans
by Lyle Kessler
Director: Skip Foster
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Cassandra Carpenter
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin

Cast:
Treat: Peter Bradbury*
Phillip: David P. Whitehead*
Harold: Robert Darnell*

 

The Unexpected Guest
by Agatha Christie
Director: Timothy Near
Assistant Director: John McCluggage
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Dialogue Coach: Will Leskin

Cast:
Richard Warwick: David Nathan Schwartz*
Laura Warwick: Donna Snow*
Michael Starkwedder: Peter Webster*
Miss Bennett: Adele Proom*
Jan Warwick: Sean O’Brien*
Mrs. Warwick: Megan Cole*
Angell: Esther Scott*
Sergeant Cadwallader: David Nathan Schwartz*
Inspector Thomas: Skip Foster*
Julian Farrar: James Carpenter*

 

Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Devised by Athol Fugard, John Kani, & Winston Ntshona 
Director: Claude Purdy
Scenic & Costume Designer: Michael Olich
Lighting Designer: Joe Ragey
Casting Consultant: Toni Livingston

Cast:
Styles/Buntu: Kenny Leon*
Sizwe Bansi: Ron Canada*

 

All My Sons
by Arthur Miller
Director: Steve Albrezzi
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Thomas J. O’Neill
L.A. Casting: Ronnie Yeskal

Cast:
Joe Keller: Howard Witt*
Kate Keller: Joyce Van Patten*
Chris Keller: Christopher Rich*
Ann Deever: Tina Marie Goff*
George Deever: Charles Dean
Dr. Jim Bayliss & Frank Luby: Skip Foster*
Sue Bayliss: Kate Brickley*
Lydia Lubey: Cynthia Bassham*
Bert: Carlos-Antonio Colon* & Josh Ekblom*

1986-1987 Season

Godspell
Conceived by John-Michael Tebelak
by Stephen Schwartz
Director & Choreographer: David Lemos
Musical Director: Lem Jay Ignacio
Scenic Designer: David Lemos
Costume Designer: Ray C. Naylor
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Stage Manager: Ken Barton
Sound Consultants: Earwax Productions

Cast:
Jesus: Michael J. Levesque
John/Judas: Ennis Dexter Locke
The Other Players: J. Stephen Coyle, Cynthia Gates, Nancy Houfek, Linda Klett, Joanna Munisteri, Michael Nostrand, Sean Smith, Irene Soderberg

 

Vikings
by Stephen Metcalfe                                                    
Director: Kenneth Kelleher
Scenic Designer: William Bloodgood
Costume Designer: Cassandra M. Carpenter
Lighting Designer: John G. Rathman
Sound Designer: Earwax Productions

Cast:
Peter Larsen: James Edmondson
Yens Larsen: Larry Swansen
Gunnar Larsen: Skip Greer
Betsy Simmons: JoAnn Johnson

 

Translations
by Brian Friel
Director: James Edmondson
Scenic Designer: Richard R. Goodwin
Costume Designer: Frances Kenny
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Earwax Productions

Cast:
Manus: Kenneth Kelleher
Sarah: Joanna Munisteri
Jimmy Jack: Larry Swansen
Maire: Susan Marr
Doalty: Skip Greer
Bridget: Nancy Houfek
Hugh: Al Blair
Owen: James Coyle
Captain Lancey: Michael Perez
Lieutenant Yolland: James Bundy

 

The Very Last Lover of the River Cane
by James McLure            
Director: David Lemos
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Kate Irvine
Lighting Designer: John G. Rathman
Fight Choreographer: Christoperh Villa
Sound Designer: Earwax Productions
Assistant Director: James Bundy

Cast:
Carlyle Biggnes: Daniel Maloney
River Cane: Jeanne Paulsen
“Intercourse” Johnson: Michael Perez
Bonney McMasters: John Hertzler
Jeeter Moonhollings: Al Blair
Will Pike: Skip Greer
R.L. Totes: Larry Swansen
“Mange” Wheatley: James Coyle
Toinette: Susan Marr

 

Master Harold...and the Boys
by Athol Fugard
Director: Kenneth Kelleher
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Cassandra M. Carpenter
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Earwax Productions

Cast:
Sam: Wendell W. Wright
Willie: Steven Anthony Jones
Hally: James Bundy

 

Tintypes
by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin & Gary Pearle            
Director: Paul Barnes
Musical Director: J. Raoul Brody
Scenic & Costume Designer: Ray C. Naylor
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Earwax Productions
Choreographer: Michael Barnard

Cast:
Charlie: James Bundy
TR: Richard Elmore
Susannah: Baomi Butts-Bhanji
Anna: Maureen McVerry
Emma: Nancy Palmer Jones

1985-1986 Season

Quilters
by Molly Newman & Barbara Damashek
Music & Lyrics by Barbara Damashek
Director: David Lemos
Musical Director: Lem Jay Ignacio
Scenic Designer: Barbara J. Mesney
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Conductor: Melanie Sue Harby

Cast:
Sarah McKendree Bonham: Kenna Hunt
Jenny: Patti Appel
Margaret: Nancy Houfek
Lisa: Christianne Hauber
Jody: Joan Langley
Janie: Kathryn Nymoen
Dana: Judith Ann Miller

Musicians:
Donna Isaac, Cynthia Merrill, Kristina Lee Olsen, & Barbara Slade

 

Passion Play
By Peter Nichols
Director: Joy Carlin
Scenic Designer: Michael Olich
Costume Designer: Warren Travis
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Paul D. Haxo
Assistant Director: Kenneth Kelleher

Cast:
James: Jonathan McMurtry
Eleanor: Frances Lee McCain
Jim: Barry Kraft
Nell: Karen Ingenthron
Kate: Laura Ann Worthen
Agnes: Kenna Hunt

 

A Man For All Seasons
By Robert Bolt
Director: Kenneth Kelleher
Scenic Designer: John Bonard Wilson
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designers: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast

Cast:
The Common Man: Barry Kraft
Sir Thomas More: James Edmondson
Richard Rich: James Bundy
The Duke of Norfolk: Ivars Mikelson
Alice More: Kenna Hunt
Margaret More: Christianne Hauber
Cardinal Wolsey: Al Blair
Signor Chapuys: Will Huddleston
William Roper: Skip Greer
King Henry VIII: John Walcutt
The Woman: Joan Langley
Cranmer: Michael Danner

 

Strange Snow
By Stephen Metcalfe
Director: James Edmondson
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Karen Mitchell
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast

Cast:
Megs: Kenneth Kelleher
Martha: Nancy Houfek
David: Tom Ramirez

 

007 Crossfire
By Ken Jenkins
Director: Edward Hastings
Scenic Designer: John Bonard Wilson
Costume Designer: Eliza Chugg
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast
Computer Graphics by: Storz Studios/System 300

Cast:
Toby: James Tyrone-Wallace II
Bonnie: Joan Langley
Richard: James Bundy
Sue: Nancy Houfek
Pamela: Christianne Hauber
Tom: Barry Kraft
Wanda: Kathryn Nymoen
Eileen: Cecilia Jessica Pang
Litvanin: Michael Danner
Izolsky: Wes Finlay
Romanov: Tom Kinnegan
Reynolds: Kelvin Han Yee
Hamilton: Tom Ramirez
Brown: M.L. Owen
Chorus A: Joanne Munisteri
Chorus B: Ed Dubbs
Chorus C: Arthur Ward
Mr. Blusoot: Will Huddleston

 

Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmond Rostand
Director: Kenneth Kelleher & David Lemos
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer and Original Music Composed by: Earwax Productions
Fights Choreographed by: Christopher Villa

Cast:
Ragueneau: Al Blair
Valvert, Poet, Cadet: James Bundy
Citizen’s Son: Alberto Castano
Preciuse, Nun: Libby Dale
Ligniere, Poet, Cadet: Michael Danner
Roxane: Lynnda Ferguson
Lackey, Cook, Musician: Dexter Fidler
Cuigy, Cadet: James Fisk
Second Marquis, Spanish Officer: Norman Graham
Preciuse Nun: Kim Hogan
Lise, Sister Claire: Nancy Houfek
First Cutpurse, Cook, Poet, Cadet: Wm.  Leslie Howard
D’Artagnan, Cadet: Randall King
Cyrano de Bergerac: Barry Kraft
Eater, Cook, Cadet: Woof Kurtzman
Lackey, Cook, Musician, Spanish Officer: Kip Larsen
Brissaille, Cadet: William Leskin
Orange Girl, Sister Marthe: Laura Long
Christian de Neuvillette: David Maier
Porter, Cook, Cadet: Daniel Maloney
Le Bret: Gary Martinez
Montfleury, Capuchin: William McKereghan
Bellrose, Cadet: Raub McKim
Compte de Guiche: Bob J. Mitchell
Drinker, Cook, Spanish Soldier: Rob Muir
Second Cutpurse, Cook, Cadet: Scott Patterson
Lise’s Musketeer, Cadet: Michael Perez
Jodelet, Poet, Cadet: Kevin Reese
Duenna, Mother Marguerite: Damara C. Reilly
Soubrette, Nun: Carol Rosenberg
Citizen, Theophase Renaudot: Armon Stover
A Boy: Erik Walberg
First Marquis: Douglas Wiebe

1984-1985 Season

What I Did Last Summer
by A.R. Gurney, Jr.
Director: David Lemos
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer: Nat Fast & Terry Hunter

Cast:
Charlie: Bruce Gooch
Ted: John C. Cook
Grace: JoAnn Johnson
Elsie: Christianne Hauber
Bonny: Judith Miller
Anna Trumbull: Phyllis Courtney

 

The Servant of Two Masters
by Carlo Goldoni            
Director: Julian Lopez-Morillas
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Joe Driggs
Makeup: Kerry Rider

Cast:
Pantalone: J. Stephen Coyle
Dr. Lombardi: Al Blair
Clarice: Joan Langley
Silvio: John C. Cook
Smeraldina: Christianne Hauber
Brighella: Tom Ramirez
Truffaldino: Steve Hofvendahl
Beatrice: Brenda Hubbard
Florindo: Howard W. Swain
First Porter: Cal Schlesinger
Second Porter: Arthur Ward
First Waiter: Frank Widman
Second Waiter: Daniel L. Maloney
Violinist: Rudolph Foglia

 

Extremities
by William Mastrosimone           
Director: Tom Ramirez
Scenic Designer: John B. Wilson
Costume Designer: Frances Kenny
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer: Nat Fast & Terry Hunter
Fight Choreography: J. Stephen White

Cast:
Majorie: Kandis Chappell
Raul: Michael Santo
Terry: Christianne Hauber
Patricia: Brenda Hubbard

The Country Girl
by Clifford Odets            
Director: Joy Carlin
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Hope Hanafin
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Sound Designer: Nat Fast & Terry Hunter

Cast:
Bernie Dodd: Bruce Gooch
Larry: J. Stephen Coyle
Phil Cook: Al Blair
Paul Unger: John C. Cook
Nancy Stoddard: Christianne Hauber
Frank Elgin: Tom Ramirez
George Elgin: Megan Cole
Ralph: Daniel L. Maloney
Actors, Stagehands, etc.: Jane Chavis, Maureen Ellenberg, Noel Fish, Steve Hermosillo, Robbie McMinimy, Robyn Shotwell Metcalfe, Frank Widman

 

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
by Michael Brady
Director: David Lemos
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Karen Mitchell
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Nat Fast & Terry Hunter

Cast:
David: Tom Ramirez
Rachel: Laurel Moglen
Cindy: Deborah Ann Norman
Paul: Paul Laramore
Esther: JoAnn Johnson
Kevin: Christianne Hauber
Gillian: Nancy K. Houfek

 

Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
Director: Margaret Booker
Scenic Designer: Robert A. Dahlstrom
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Frederick
Music by: The San Jose Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by: George Cleve

Cast:
Antonio Salieri: Raye Birk
Venticelli, “Little Winds”: James Bundy, Paul Laramore
Salieri’s Valet: Paul Tracey
Salieri’s Cook: Michael Danner
Joseph II, Emperior of Austria: Tom Ramirez
Count Johann Killian Von Strack: Bob J. Mitchell
Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg: Ivars Mikelson
Baron Gottfired Van Swieten: Michael Flynn
Kappellmeister Bonno: Richard Esterbrook
Teresa Salieri: Jeanne L. Russ
Katherine Cavalieri: Andrea Bahman
A Priest: Daniel L. Maloney
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bruce Gooch
Constanze Mozart: Christianne Hauber
Constanze Mozart: Andrea Bahman, Libby Dale, Michael Danner, Wendy Howard-Genham, Daniel L. Maloney, James Reese, Jeanne L. Russ, Paul Tracey, Stewart Grinell Washington
Servants: Edward Dubbs III, Matt Gordon, David Letwin, Michael Neilond

 

Execution of Justice (World Premiere in collaboration with Berkeley Rep)
Written by: Emily Mann

1983-1984 Season

The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney, Jr.
Director: David Lemos & Peter Buckley
Scenic Designer: David Lemos & Peter Buckley
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Makeup by: Judith Miller of Bare Essentials
Incidental music provided by: The Cambriata Trio

Cast:
Bruce Gooch
Molly Mayock
Charles Martinet
Christianne Hauber
Jada Thoman
Tom Ramirez

 

The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson
Director: Tom Ramirez
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Poindexter
Lighting Designer: James Brentano
Sound Designer: Nat Fast & Terry Hunter

Cast:
A Doctor: Gale Engle
Kate Keller: Judith Miller
Captain Keller: Julian Lopez-Morillas
Helen Keller: Laurel Moglen
Martha: Safiya Mance
Percy: Michael Leal
Aunt Ev: Molly Mayock
James Keller: Patrick Lawlor
Anagnos: J. Stephen Coyle
Annie Sullivan: Christianne Hauber
Viney: Karmen Harris
Blind Girls: Rebecca Christensen, Cathy Moya, Stacy Schaulis, Victoria Vargas

Voices:
Asylum Registrar: Gale Engle
Jimmy: Brandon Moglen
A Man: George Spelvin
Asylum Voices: Dorothy Hadley, Katharyn Davies, Dicksi Metcalf
A Doctor: Bill Quinlan

 

How the Other Half Loves
by Alan Ayckbourn
Director: Peter Nyberg
Scenic Designer: Dennis Howes
Costume Designer: Barbara Bush
Lighting Designer: David Percival
Sound Designer: Danny Lemos

Cast:
Fiona Foster: Jeanne Paulsen
Teresa Phillips: Molly Mayock
Frank Foster: Tom Ramirez
Bob Phillips: J. Stephen Coyle
William Detweiler: Charles Martinet
Mary Detweiler: Christianne Hauber

 

Nuts
by Tom Topor                                                                
Director: Peter Buckley
Scenic Designer: Vicki Smith
Costume Designer: Sylvia Muzzio
Lighting Designer: Mickey White

Cast:
Officer Harry Haggerty: Arthur Ward
Aaron Levinsky: Tom Ramirez
Franklin Macmillan: Charles Martinet
The Recorder: Catherine L. Brown
Rose Kirk: Nani Kirk
Arthur Kirk: Wes Finlay
Dr. Herbert Rosenthal: Robert Hirshboeck
Judge Murdoch: Gale Engle
Claudia Faith Draper: Christianne Hauber

 

School for Scandal
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Director: Julian Lopez-Morillas
Scenic Designer: Ken Holamon
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: David  Percival
Sound Designer by: Terry Hunter and Nat Fast
Makeup by: Kerry Rider

Cast:
Sir Peter Teazle: Bruce Gooch
Lady Sneerwell: Jada Thoman
Snake: J. Stephen Coyle
Joseph Surface: Tom Ramirez
Maria: Susan Gundunas-Avery
Mrs. Candour: Molly Mayock
Crabtree: Bob Cohen
Sir Benjamin Backbite: Patrick Lawlor
Rowley: Robert Hirschboeck
Lady Teazle: Judith  Miller
Sir Oliver Surface: Jack Shearer
Moses: Arthur Ward
Trip: Ed Dubbs
Charles Surface: Charles Martinet
Careless:  Bill Quinlan
Sir Toby Bumper: Cal Schlesinger
Gentleman: Gale Engle
Servants: Anitra Squires, Catherine Moya, Valentine Miller

 

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Director: Dakin Matthews
Original Score by Jean Sibelius
Conucted by: George Cleve
Scenic Designer: Ariel
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Barbara Du Bois
Choreography by: Cliff Keuter

Cast:
Master of the Ship: Cal Schlesinger
Boatswain: Arthur Ward
Mariners: J. Stephen Coyle, Bill Quinlan, Patrick Lawlor
Alonso: Jack Shearer
Sebastian: Tom Ramirez
Antonia: Jada Thoman
Ferdinand: Michael Gough
Gonzalo: Drew Eshelman
Prospero: Sydney Walker
Miranda: Molly Mayock
Ariel: Julia Fletcher
Caliban: Luis Oropeza
Adrian: Gary Voss
Francisco: Robert Hirschboeck
Trinculo: Charles Martinet
Stephano: Howard Swain
Juno (vocalist): Susan Gundunas-Avery
Nymphs, Reapers and Other Spirits Attending on Prospero: Company San Jose, Candace Ammerman, Rolando Impuesto Go, Kristy Logan, Paul McNamara, Elina Mooney, Wendy Yabroff

1982-1983 Season

A Flea in Her Ear
by George Feydeau
adapted by Suzanne Grossman & Paxton Whitehead
Director: J. Steven White
Assistant Director: Peter Buckley
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Barbara Bush
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designers: J. Steven White & David Wood

Cast:
Camille: James Glossman
Antoinette: Kathleen Amorose
Etienne: J. Stephen Coyle
Dr. Finache: Steve Henry
Lucienne: Wendy Howard-Benham
Raymonde: Catherine Teleford
Victor: Charles Martinet
Tournel: Joe Olivieri
Carlos: Al Blair
Pinouf: Art Ward
Lisette: Susan Gundunas
Olympe Pinouf: Merilee Thompson Imamoto
Baptiste: Daniel Maloney
Hotel Guest: Lawrence Thoo
Poche: Charles Martinet
The Count: James Houghton
Adele: Gail Hamilton
Written by: Georges Feydeau

 

The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman
Director: Peter Nyberg
Scenic Designer: Ralph J. Ryan
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designers: Rod Marymor & David Schrader

Cast:
Henry II: Kevin Schwartz
Alais: Kathleen Amorose
John: James Houghton
Geoffrey: Randall King
Richard Lionheart: Arthur Ward
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Molly Mayock
Philip: Patrick Lawlor

 

The Philadelphia Story
by Philip Barry
Director: Will Huddleston
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designers: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast
Production Stage Manager: Peter J. Buckley

Cast:
Tracy Lord: Kandis Chappell
C.K. Dexter Haven:Tom Ramirez
Sandy Lord: Patrick Lawlor
Liz Imbrie: Wendy Howard-Benham
Mike Connor: Edward Dubbs
George Kittredge: Cbarles Martinet
Margaret Lord: Sarita Johnson
Dinah Lord: Madaline Fluhr
Seth Lord: Al Blair
Willie Tracy: Steve Henry
Thomas: Lawrence Thoo
May: Gail Hamilton
Elsie: Molly Sullivan
Mac: Phil Hammer/Matthew S. Schliesman
Dr. Parsons: Dennis Rossow

 

The Shadow Box
Written by: Michael Cristofer
Director: David Lemos
Assistant Director: Peter Buckley
Scenic Designer: John T. Murphy
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Sound Designers: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast
Stage Manager: Peter Buckley
Incidental Guitar Music: J. Stephen Coyle

Cast:
The Interviewer: J. Stephen Coyle
Joe: Tom Ramirez
Maggie: Kandis Chappell
Steve: Patrick Lawlor
Brian: Charles Martinet
Mark: Randall King
Beverly: Merilee Thompson Imamoto
Agnes: Wendy Howard-Benham
Felicity: Dorothy Hadley

 

The Importance of Being Earnest
Written by: Oscar Wilde
Director: Anne McNaughton
Scenic Designer: William Eddelman
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast
Stage Manager: Peter Buckley

Cast:                                                    
John Worthing: J. Stephen Coyle
Algernon Moncrieff: Charles A. Martinet
Rev. Canon Chasuble: Tom Ramirez
Merriman, Butler: Rick Singleton
Lane, Manservant: Edward Dubbs
Lady Bracknell: Kandis Chappell
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax: Kathleen Amorose
Cecily Cardew: Susan G. Avery
Miss Prism: Madaline Fluhr

1981-1982 Season

The Taming of the Shrew
Written by: William Shakespeare
Director: Anne McNaughton
Scenic Designer: Gary Daines
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter

Cast:
Battista: Drew Lubarsky
Vincenzo: Michael Orloff
Lucenzio: Patrick Lawlor
Petruccio: John Callahan
Gremio: Charles Martinet
Ortensio: Al Blair
Tranio: Scott Taylor
Biondello: Tim McGuinness
Grumio: Mark A. Castillo
Curtis: Robert Hall
Pietro: Barrie Ryan
Guiseppe: Bill Quinlan
Filippo: James Houghton
Nicola: Patsy Pellerin
A Mercatante or a Pedant: Arthur Ward
Caterina: Kandis Chappell
Bianca: Kathleen Amorose
A Widow: Wendy Howard-Garibaldi
A Tailor: Randy Haege
Gina: Susan Gundunas
Widow’s Children: Dena Martinez, Stephanie Martinez, Marty Rodriguez
A ‘G.I.’: Bill Quinlan
An Ice-Cream Vendor: Patsy Pellerin
Vincenzo’s Henchman: James Houghton

 

The Glass Menagerie
Written by: Tennessee Williams
Director: JD Trow
Scenic Designer: J’Te
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter

Cast:
The Mother: Kandis Chappell
Her Son: Tom Ramirez
Her Daughter: Kathleen Amorose
The Gentleman Caller: Charles Martinet

 

Candida
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
Director: Will Huddleson
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter

Cast:
The Reverend James Mavor Morell: Tom Ramirez
Miss Prosepine Garnett: Melissa Stern
The Reverend Alexander Mill: Charles Martinet
Candida Morell: Kandis Chappell
Mr. Burgess: Steve Henry
Eugene Marchbanks: Patrick Lawlor

 

Tartuffe
Written by: Moliere
Director: David Lemos
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Barbara Bush
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter & Nat Fast

Cast:
Orgon: Steve Henry
Damis: Scott Taylor
Elmire: Kandis Chappell
Mariane: Kathleen Amorose
Valere: John Callahan
Cleante: Drew Lubarsky
Dorine: Mellissa Stern
Mme. Pernelle: Joyce O’Neal
Tartuffe: Charles Martinet
Flipote: Susan Gundunas
M. Loyal: James Houghton
Police Officer: William Leslie Howard
A Valet, also a police officer: Bill Quinlan

 

Jesse and the Bandit Queen
Written by: David Freeman

 

Born Yesterday
Written by: Garson Kanin
Director: Bobby Pellerin
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: Kurt Landisman
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter
Production Stage Manager: J. Stephen Coyle 

Cast:
Billie Dawn: Wendy Howard-Garabaldi
Paul Verrall: Randall King
Harry Brock: Steve Henry
Ed Devery: Tom Ramirez
Mrs. Hedges: Joyce O’Neal
Eddie Brock: Charles Martinet
Helen: Susan Gundunas
Bellhops: Bill Quinlan, Barrie Ryan
Manicurist: Peggy Kramer
Waiter, Barber: Jim Houghton
Senator Hedges: Lee Carrau
Asst. Hotel Manager: Rick Singleton

1980-1981 Season

Private Lives
Written by: Noel Coward
Director: JD Trow
Choreographer: Diana Shuster
Scenic Designer: Gene Angell & Ron Pratt
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: J.C. Bennett
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter

Cast:
Victor Prynne: Charles Martinet
Amanda Prynne: Sally Smythe
Sibyl Chase: Beth Sweeny
Elyot Chase: Tom Weiner
Louise: Jane Hutzell

Miss Julie
Written by: August Strindberg A new American Version by Dakin Matthews
Director: Anne McNaughton
Scenic Designer: Michael Cook
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Poindexter
Lighting Designer: J.C. Bennett
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter

Cast:
Kristin: Jane Hutzell
Jean: Tom Weiner
Julie: Kandis Chappell

The Man of Destiny
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
Director: Richard E.T. White
Scenic Designer: Randy Richards
Costume Designer: Marcia Frederick
Lighting Designer: J.C. Bennett
Sound Designer: Terry Hunter
Production Stage Manager: Susan J. Butler

Cast:
Narrator: Mrs. Goldsmith
Napoleon Bonaparte: Richard Seyd
Giuseppe: Thomas Weiner
The Young Lieutenant: Charles Martinet
The Strange Lady: Anne Swift

Other Productions

San Jose Taiko
Concert presentation 1992, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02


The Bacon Brothers
Kevin and Michael Bacon Benefit concert 1996, 2000


Holly Near Winter Song concert
Concert presentation 1997, ‘99, ‘01


Street Sounds
Concert presentation 1998


Chris Cain Band
Concert presentation 1998


archytypes: the adventures of archy and mehitabel
Benefit 1997
Written by: Don Marquis, Judith Auberjenois
Performed by Rene Auberjenois and Timothy Near

Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert in Concert
Concert presentation 1996

Love Letters
Written by: A. R. Gurney
Benefit 1995, '96


Holly Sings Holiday Dreams
Benefit concert 1991
Performed by: Holly Near

Living Stage Theatre Company of Washington, D.C .
Arts Education Residency 1992


Remember or Repeat
Arts Education production 1990, '91, '92
Written by: John McCluggage


A More Perfect Union
Arts Education production 1988
Written by: Catherine Babcock Magruder and Timothy Near

YUP it UP!
Musical review 1986
Written by: Roy Zimmerman


Up the YUP!
Musical review 1985
Written by: Roy Zimmerman


YUP!
Musical review 1984, '86
Written by: Roy Zimmerman


In And Out Of Love...Again
Musical review 1984
Written by: Richard Dubin

Art for Pete's Sake
Student show 1983
Written by: Robin Frederick

Studio Stage 1983
The Orginal Cast
Written by: Roy Zimmerman, Susan G. Avery


Spoon River Anthology
Written by: Edgar Lee Masters

Journeys & Miracles
Written by: Richard Lewis

Pleasure & Repentance
Written by: Terry Hands


The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Written by: Daniel Berrigan
Apprentice show 1982


Dear Liar
Benefit 1981
Written by: Jerome Kilty