Production History
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New Americas Playwright Festival 1995-2002 | Other Rep Productions
2004-2005 Season
Major Barbara
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: Timothy Near
Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by: Richard Stein
Sandra Tsing Loh in Sugar Plum Fairy
Written by: Sandra Tsing Loh
Directed by: David Schweizer
Enchanted April
Written by: Matthew Barber
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
Directed by: John McCluggage
Making Tracks
Written by: Welly Yang
Directed by: Jeff Steitzer
Hannah and Martin
Written by: Katherine Fodor
Directed by: David Schweizer
Avner the Eccentric in Exceptions to Gravity
Written and Performed by Avner
2003-2004 Season
Noises Off
Written by: Michael Frayn
Directed by: Richard Seyd
Mary’s Wedding (U.S. Premiere)
Written by: Stephen Massicotte
Directed by: Michael Butler
Wintertime (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Charles L. Mee
Directed by: Timothy Near
A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream (World Premiere of new interpretation by Anne Bogart & SITI Company, commissioned by San Jose Repertory Theatre)
Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by Anne Bogart
Rounding Third
Written by: Rich ard Dresser
Directed by: John McCluggage
Bad Dates (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Theresa Rebeck
Directed by: Timothy Near
The Underpants (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Carl Sternheim
Adapted by Steve Martin
Directed by: Jon Jory
2002-2003 Season
The Drawer Boy (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Michael Healey
Directed by: John McCluggage
The Wind Cries Mary (World Premiere)
Written by: Philip Kan Gotanda
Directed by: Eric Simonson
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Jeffrey Steitzer
Culture Clash in AmeriCCa (commissioned, in part, by San Jose Rep)
Created, Written and Performed by: Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, & Herbert Siguenza
Directed by: Tony Taccone
Humpty Dumpty (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Eric Bogosian
Directed by: John McCluggage
The Odd Couple
Written by: Neil Simon
Directed by: Timothy Near
Cookin' at the Cookery
Written and Directed by: Marion J. Caffrey
2001-2002 Season
By the Bog of Cats... (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Marina Carr
Directed by: Timothy Near
Starring: Holly Hunter
Ctrl+Alt+Delete (World Premiere)
Written by: Anthony Clarvoe
Directed by: Ethan McSweeny
A Flea in Her Ear
Written by George Feydeau
Directed by: John McCluggage
The Mandrake Root (West Coast Premiere)
Written by & Starring: Lynn Redgrave
Directed by: Warner Shook
Las Meninas (World Premiere)
Written by: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Michael Donald Edwards
'ART'
Written by: Yasmina Reza
Translation by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Timothy Near
2000-2001 Season
Side Man (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Warren Leight
Directed by: Michael Butler
Amy's View (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: David Hare
Directed by: Timothy Near
Enter the Guardsman (Bay Area Premiere)
Based on The Guardsman by Ferenc Molnár
Book by: Scott Wentworth
Music by: Craig Bohmler
Lyrics by: Marion Adler
Directed by: Lillian Garrett Groag
Aliens in America (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Sandra Tsing Loh
Directed by: David Schweizer
The Piano Lesson
Written by: August Wilson
Directed by: Kenny Leon
Cyrano
Adapted by: Frank Langella from Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac
Directed by: John McCluggage
1999-2000 Season
Over the Tavern (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Tom Dudzick
Directed by: John McCluggage
Desire Under the Elms
Written by: Eugene O'Neill
Directed by: Michael Butler
The Matchmaker
Written by: Thornton Wilder
Directed by: Timothy Near
Sons of Don Juan (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: John PiRoman
Directed by: Amy Gonzalez
Starring: Robert Cuccioli
Love in the Title (U.S. Premiere in collaboration with Abbey Theatre)
Written by: Hugh Leonard
Directed by: Patrick Mason
Having Our Say
Written by: Emily Mann, Sarah Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
Directed by: Tazewell Thompson
1998-1999 Season
Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "schmucks" (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by: John McCluggage
Three Days of Rain (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Richard Greenberg
Directed by: Timothy Near
12th Night, or “Flamenco what you will"
Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Michael Butler
Legacy (World Premiere)
A musical based on Coming of Age by Studs Terkel
Book by: Ronnie Gilbert, Jon Marans
Score by Jeff Langley, Henry Mollicone
Directed by: Timothy Near
Sisters Matsumoto (World Premiere)
Written by: Philip Kan Gotanda
Directed by: Sharon Ott
Communicating Doors(West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by: John McCluggage
1997-1998 Season
Nixon's Nixon (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Russell Lees
Directed by: Michael Butler
Thunder Knocking on the Door (West Coast Premiere)
Book by: Keith Glover
Directed by Timothy Near
World Premiere of Lyrics and score by
Chris Cain and Michael Butler
Choreographed by Keith Young
The Game of Love & Chance (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Marivaux
Adapted by Stephen Wadsworth
Directed by: Timothy Douglas
Old Wicked Songs (Bay Area Premiere)
Written by: Jon Marans
Directed by: John McCluggage
Sound Design : Jeff Mockus - Won BATTCC Award
Icarus(World Premiere)
Written by: Edwin Sanchez
Directed by: Melia Bensussen
COLE!
Written by: Cole Porter, Alan Strachan, Benny Green
Directed by: Bick Goss
1996-1997 Season
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
Written by: Herman Wouk
Directed by: Frank Dwyer
Holiday
Written by: Philip Barry
Directed by: Albert Takazauckas
Wallflowering (U.S. Premiere)
Written by: Peta Murray
Directed by: Timothy Near
Anna Christie
Written by: Eugene O'Neill
Directed by: Peggy Shannon
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (West Coast Premiere)
Written by: Neil Simon
Directed by: John McCluggage
The Lady's Not for Burning
Written by: Christopher Fry
Directed by: Timothy Near
1995-1996 Season
Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Scott Weldin
Costume Designer: Clare Henkel
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Design: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Edith: Adria Woomer-Stewart*
Charles: Charles Shaw Robinson*
Dr. Bradman: Soren Oliver*
Mrs. Bradman: Lynne Soffer**
Madame Arcati: Frances Lee McCain*
Elvira: Lise Bruneau*
La Posada Magica (Bay Area Premiere)
by Octavio Solis & Marcos Laya
Director: Norma Saldivar
Music Director: David Silva
Director of Children’s Chorus: Elena Robles
Scenic Designer: Michelle Riel
Costume Designer: Lydia Tanji
Lighting Designer: Ashley York Kennedy
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Horacio: Eduardo Robledo*
Consuélo, Widow: Wilma Bonet*
Caridad, Widow: Tessa Koning-Martinez*
Mom, Mariluz: Vilma Silva*
Refugio, Buzzard: Jesus Mendoza*
Papi, Josecruz: Soren Oliver*
Eli, Lauro, Bones: Phillip Rodriguez*
Gracie: Dena Martinez*
Musicians: David Silva & Russell Rodriguez
Children’s Dance Chorus: The Heritage Network/El Grito de la Cultura
Mirandolina (West Coast Premiere)
by Carlo Goldoni
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Michelle Riel
Costume Designer: B Modern
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Fight Choreography: John McCluggage
Cast:
The Marchese of Forlipopoli: Ken Grantham*
The Count of Albafiorita: Dan Hiatt*
Fabrizio: Jesus Mendoza*
The Cavaliere of Ripafratta: Kurt Rhoads*
Mirandolina: Melissa King*
The Cavaliere’s Servant: Luis Oropeza*
Ortensia: Kimberly King*
Desianza: Adria Woomer-Stewart*
The Count’s Servant/The New Boy: Josh Miyaji*
Serpetta: Jennifer Fagundes*
Other Servants: Alpha Schramm*& Michele M. Trimble*
The Sisters Rosensweig (West Coast Premiere)
by Wendy Wasserstein
Director: Joy Carlin
Assistant Director: Mary Gibboney
Scenic Designer: Richard Olmstead
Costume Designer: Pamela Lampkin
Lighting Designer: Jerald Enos
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Tess Goode: Jennifer Fagundes
Pfeni Rosensweig: Amy Resnick*
Sara Goode: Sheila O’Neill Ellis*
Geoffrey Duncan: Charles Shaw Robinson*
Mervyn Kant: Matt Gottlieb*
Gorgeous Teitelbaum: Barbara Sammeth*
Tom Valiunus: Andrew Benator*
Nicholas Pym: Charles Dean*
Miss Julie (West Coast Premiere of new adaptation by Emily Mann)
by August Strindberg
Original Music Composed by Baikida Carroll
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Michael Ganio
Costume Designer: Karen Lim
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Music Composed by: Baikida Carroll
Julie ’96 Prologue Music by: Love is God’s Mistake by Tears for Fears
Cast:
Miss Julie: Shannon Kenny
Jean: Leith Burke
Kristin: Valerie de Jose
Midsummer Revelers:
Mary Shaw
Cambron Williamson
Sylvia (Bay Area Premiere)
by A.R. Gurney
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Rob Hamilton
Costume Designer: B Modern
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Sylvia: Tina Jones*
Greg: Lawrence Hecht*
Kate: Michelle Morain*
Tom, Phyllis, Leslile: Dan Hiatt*
1994-1995 Season
Toys in the Attic
by Lillian Hellman
Director: Steven Albrezzi
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Carrie Berniers: Robin Groves*
Anna Berniers: Timohty Near*
Gus: Nicolas Bearde*
Albertine Prine: Wendy Radford*
Henry Simpson: Anthony J. Haney*
Julian Berniers: Edward Blatchford*
Lily Berniers: Alexandria Sage*
Taxi Driver: Raleigh Scovel
The 1940's Radio Hour
by Walton Jones
Director: Timothy Near
Music Director: Mel Nelson
Choreographer: Bick Goss
Scenic and Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Cast:
Pops Bailey: Al Blair*
Stanley: James Jack*
Clifton A. Feddington: J.G. Hertzler*
Zoot Doubleman: Billy Philadelphia
Wally Fergusson: Carl Danielson*
Lou Cohn: Skip Greer*/Soren Oliver*
Johnny Cantone: Joe Vincent*
Connie Miller: Kelley Raynes*
Neal Tilden: Robert Sicular*
B.J. Gibson: Don Burroughs*
Ann Collier: Mary Gutzi
Geneva Lee Brown: Baomi Butts-Bhanji*
Biff Baker: Jeff Lewis
The Musicians:
Pianist: Billy Philadelphia
Drums/Percussion: Joe Hodge
Bass: John Lester
Saxophone: Kristen Strom
Trombone: Bryce “Chip” Tingle
Trumpet: Jeff Lewis
Redwood Curtain (Bay Area Premiere)
by Lanford Wilson
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Rob Hamilton
Costume Designer: B Modern
Lighting Designer: Rick Paulsen
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Geri Riordan: Lucy Liu*
Lyman Fellers: James Carpenter*
Geneva Simonson: Anni Long*
The Elephant Man
by Bernard Pomerance
Director: Jenny Sullivan
Scenic Designer: Hugh Landwehr
Costume Designer: Clare Henkel
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Composer: Larry Delinger
Cast:
Frederick Treves: L. Peter Callender*
Carr Gomm: Michael Kevin*
Ross, Rish Walsham How, Snork: Douglas Markkanen*
John Merrick: James Patrick Kennedy*
Pinhead, Miss Sandwich, Duchess, Countess, Princess Alexandra: Catherine E. Coulson*
Pinhead, Mrs. Kendal: Angela Workman*
Pinhead Manager, London Policeman, Lord John: Brian Keith Russell*
Sleuth
by Anthony Shaffer
Director: Peggy Shannon
Scenic Designer: D. Martyn Bookwalter
Costume Designer: Pamela Lampkin
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Andrew Wyke: Michael Kevin*
Milo Tindle: Jarion Monroe*
Inspector Doppler: Zachary Wise*
Detective Sergeant Tarrant: Ezra Liter*
Police Constable Higgs: Douglas Bradford*
Later Life(West Coast Premiere)
by A.R. Gurney
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Michael Ganio
Costume Designer: Clare Henkel
Lighting Designer: Jerald Enos
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Cast:
Austin: Ken Ruta*
Ruth: Frances Lee McCain*
Other Women: Judy Jean Berns*
Other Men: David Cromwell*
1993-1994 Season
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Director: Joy Carlin
Associate Director: David Maier
Musical Composition: Larry Delinger
Scenic Designer: Joel Fontaine
Costume Designer: Beaver Bauer
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Sergio Avila
Cast:
Willy Loman: Ray Reinhardt*
Linda Loman: Joy Carlin*
Biff: Angelo Tiffe*
Happy: Soren Oliver*
Bernard: William Mendieta*
The Woman: Wendy Radford*
Charley: Joe Bellan*
Ben: Julian López-Morillas
Howard Wagner: John McCluggage*
Jenny: Miriam Babin*
Stanley: Justin Bloomer (*?)
Miss Forsythe/Letta: Jennifer Cachopo/Julianne Palma (*?)
Room Service
by John Murry & Allen Boretz
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Rick Goodwin
Costume Designer: Clare Henkel
Lighting Designer: Jerald Enos
Sound Designer: Sergio Avila
Cast:
Sasha Smirnof: Soren Oliver*
Gordon Miller: Michael McGrath*
Joseph Gribble: Julian López-Morillas*
Harry Binion: Skip Greer*
Faker Englund: Rod Gnapp*
Christine Marlowe: Rebecca Dines*
Leo Davis: Brian Backer*
Hilda Manney: Delia MacDougall*
Gregory Wagner: Will Marchetii*
Simon Jenkins: Mark Isaac Epstein*
Timothy Hogarth & Bank Messenger: Stuart Miller (*?)
Dr. Glass: Justin Bloomer*
Senator Blake: Al Blair*
Lonely Planet(Bay Area Premiere)
by Steven Dietz
Director: Steven Dietz
Scenic Designer: Scott Weldin
Costume Designer: Carolyn Keim
Lighting Designer: Rick Paulsen
Sound Designer: Sergio Avila
Stage Manager: Ben Kaplan*
Cast:
Jody: Michael Winters*
Carl: Laurence Ballard*
On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) (Bay Area Premiere)
by Eric Overmyer
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Beaver Bauer
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Sergio Avila
Choreographer: Bick Goss
Cast:
Fanny: Domenique Lozano*
Mary: Jessica Powell*
Grover, Alphonse, The Gorge Troll, The Yeti, Gus, Madame Nhu, Mr. Coffee, & Nicky Paradise: Robert Sicular*
Alexandra: Elaine Tse*
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
New Adaptation by Nicholas Saunders & Frank Dwyer
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Sergio Avila
Cast:
Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina: Judith Anna Roberts*
Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev: John McCluggage*
Pyotr Nikolayevich Sorin: Gerald Hiken*
Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya: Shannon Kenny*
Ilya Afanasyevich Shamrayev: Julian López-Morillas*
Polina Andreyevna: Sharon Lockwood*
Masha: Lise Bruneau*
Boris Alekseyevich Trigorin: Charles Shaw Robinson*
Yevgeny Sergeyevich Dorn: Will Marchetti*
Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko: Howard Swain*
Yakov: David Scott
Beehive: The 60's Musical (West Coast Premiere)
by Larry Gallagher
Director: Rick Seeber
Music Director: Mitch Samu
Scenic Designer: John Hickey
Costume Designer: David Dille
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Jeff Mockus
Design Associate: Rob Hamilton
Cast:
Natalie: Natalie Kaye Arazi*
Kelley: Kelley Gabriel*
Jennifer: Jennifer George*
Mary: Mary Louise Lee*
Cheryl: Cheryl Renée*
Liana: Liana Young*
Musicians:
Guitar: John Eric Imholz
Trumpet: Christopher Leaf
Bass: Mel Nalson
Saxophone: Jon Nordgren
Drums: Dodger Posey
Musical Director/Keyboard: Mitch Samu
1992-1993 Season
Banjo Dancing (West Coast Premiere)
by Stephen Wade
Director: Milton Kramer
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Milton Kramer
Starring: Stephen Wade
Woody Guthrie's American Song (West Coast Premiere)
In conjunction with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Woody Guthrie & Peter Glazer
Director: Peter Glazer
Musical Director: Tony Marcus
Choreographer: Krissy Keefer
Scenic Designer: Phillip Jung
Costume Designer: Susan Snowden
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Stephen LeGrand
Original Sound Tapes: Matthew Spiro
Music Supervisor: Jeff Waxman
Cast:
The Man: Roger Bearde*
The Woman: Lucinda Hitchcock Cone*
The Young Woman: Susan Emerson*
The Second Young Man: Brian Gunter*
The First Young Man: Robert Keefe*
Musicians:
Bass: Evan Dain
Fiddle, banjo, & mandolin: Tony Marcus
Guitar & harmonica: Mike Wollenberg
Harvey
by Mary Chase
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Kate Edmunds
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Jerald Enos
Sound Designer: Paul Preston Overton
Cast:
Myrtle Mae Simmons: Neva Hutchinson*
Veta Louise Simmons: Esther Scott*
Elwood P. Dowd: John Cothran, Jr.*
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet: Kenna Hunt*
Ruth Kelley, R.N.: Vilma Silva*
Duane Wilson: Chuck Hilbert*
Lyman Sanderson, MD: Stephen Paul Johnson*
William R. Chumley, MD: Al Blair*
Betty Chumley: Wendy Radford*
Judge Omar Gaffney: Kevin E. Jones*
E.J. Lofgren: Jack Dougherty*
The Baby Dance (Bay Area Premiere)
by Jane Anderson
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic & Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Paul Preston Overton
Stage Manager: Ben Kaplan*
Dialect Coach: Stephen Paul Johnson
Cast:
Wanda: Lorri Holt*
Al: Howard Swain*
Rachel: Kerrie Keane*
Richard: Ed Hodson*
Ron: Joe Vincent*
The Innocents
by Henry James & William Archibald
Director: John McCluggage
Choreographer: Jenny McAllister
Scenic Designer: Kent Dorsey
Costume Designer: Pamela Lampkin
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Paul Preston Overton
Music Composition: Larry Delinger
Cast:
Flora: Katherine O’Gara
Mrs. Grose: Lynne Soffer
Miss Giddens: Shannon Kenny
Miles: Mitchell John Allen
Rumors (Bay Area Premiere)
by Neil Simon
Director: Peggy Shannon
Scenic Designer: Joel Fontaine
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Benton Delinger
Cast:
Chris Gorman: Anni Long*
Ken Gorman: Charles Dean*
Claire Ganz: Billie Shepard*
Lenny Ganz: Ron Orbach*
Ernie Cusak: Jarion Monroe*
Cookie Cusak: Catherine E. Coulson*
Glenn Cooper: Peter S. Hadres*
Cassie Cooper: Lucinda Hitchcock Cone*
Officer Welch: Kurt Reinhardt(*?)
Officer Pudney: Laura Nicholls(*?)
1992: Red Ladder Theatre, San Jose Rep’s community outreach program, is founded by John McCluggage
1991-1992 Season
The Little Foxes
by Lillian Hellman
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: David J. Hoffman
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Ashley York Kennedy
Sound Designer: Brian Studler
Cast:
Addie: Venida Evans*
Cal: Kevin E. Jones*
Birdie Hubbard: Libby Boone*
Oscar Hubbard: Ken Granthan*
Leo Hubbard: John McCluggage*
Regina Giddens: Pat Nesbit*
William Marshall: C.R. Gardner*
Benjamin Hubbard: Jack Davidson*
Alexandra Giddens: Lori Putnam*
Horace Giddens: Jimmie Ray Weeks*
The 1940's Radio Hour
by Walton Jones
Director: Timothy Near
Choreographer: Bick Goss
Music Director: Steve Zavodnick
Scenic and Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Brian Studler
Cast:
Pops Bailey: Al Blair*
Stanley: James Jack*
Clifton A. Feddington: John Hertzler*
Zoot Doubleman: Steve Zavodnick
Wally Fergusson: Craig Waletzko*
Lou Cohn: Skip Greer*
Johnny Cantone: James Clow*
Connie Miller: Dawn Marie Church*
Neal Tilden: Marvin Greene*
B.J. Gibson: John DeLuca*
Ann Collier: SuEllen Estey*
Geneva Lee Brown: Baomi Butts-Bhanji*
Biff Baker: Mike Gurciullo
Musicians:
Band Leader/Pianist: Steve Zavodnick
Drums/Percussion: Joe Hodge
Woodwinds: Ylonda Nickell
Bass: John Lester
Trumpet: Mike Gurciullo
Trombone: Bryce “Chip” Tingle, Jr.
My Visits with MGM (My Grandmother Marta) (Bay Area Premiere)
by Edit Villarreal
Director: Peggy Shannon
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Martyn Bookwalter
Costume Designer: Victoria Petrovich
Sound Designer: Brian Studler
Stage Manager: Deborah Falb*
Cast:
Marta Grande: Renee Victor*
Marta Feliz: Jill Holden*
Florinda: Vetza Trussell*
Father Ernesto/Juan: Miguel Najera*
Marta Chica: Salomé Rodriguez*
Hay Fever
by Noel Coward
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Rick Goodwin
Costume Designer: Christine Dougherty
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Brian Studler
Stage Manager: Steve Login*
Cast:
Simon Bliss: Scott Freeman*
Judith Bliss: Megan Cole*
David Bliss: Ian Stuart*
Sorel Bliss: Julie Eccles*
Myra Arundel: Domenique Lozano*
Richard Greatham: Michael Santo*
Jackie Coryton: Susan Emerson*
Sandy Tyrell: Andrew Dolan*
Clara: Priscilla Alden*
The Master Builder
by Henrik Ibsen
Translation by Jerry Turner
Director: Libby Appel
Assistant Director: Meg Patterson
Scenic Designer: Kent Dorsey
Costume Designer: Deb Dryden
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Sound Designer: Benton Delinger
Composer: Larry Delinger
Cast:
Halvard Solness: Charles Lanyer*
Aline Solness: Katherine Conklin*
Doctor Herdal: Tobias Andersen*
Knut Brovik: Mark Issac Epstein*
Ragnar Brovik: John McCluggage*
Kaja Fosli: Neva Hutchison*
Miss Hilde Wangel: Shannon Kenny*
COLE! In the Still of the Night (West Coast Premiere)
Devised by Alan Strachman & Benny Green
Original Music Arrangement by William Roy
Director/Choreographer: Bick Goss
Music Director: Carl Danielsen
Scenic Designer: Kent Dorsey
Costume Designer: Christine Dougherty
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Michael Fergusson
Stage Manager: Ben Kaplan*
Cast:
Baomi Butts-Bhanji, Carl Danielsen*, Joseph Lustig*, Mandy Munnell*, Jim Newman*, & Cathy Susan Pyles*
1990-1991 Season
Oedipus the King (Bay Area Premiere of adaptation by Stephen Berg)
by Sophocles
Translation by Stephen Berg & Diskin Clay
Director & Prologue Writer: Timothy Near
Associate Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Joel Fontaine
Costume Designer: Warren Travis
Lighting Designer: Peter Maradudin
Music Composition: Ronnie Gilbert
Taiko Composition: San Jose Taiko
Cast:
Oedipus: Charles Brown*
Priest of Zeus & Shepard: William McKereghan*
Kreon: Eduardo Robledo*
Chorus of Theban Citizens: Michael Chinyamurindi* Diana Tanaka* PJ N. Hirabayashi, Roy Hirabayashi, Toni Yagami
Chorus Leader: John Rensenhouse*
Teiresias & Messenger from Corinth: Ronnie Gilbert*
Jocasta: Michele Shay*
Servant to Jocasta: Amy Resnick*
Children of Thebes: Honey Gholamipour, Chantell Pickett, NRaca Butts, Ellie Gholamipour, Andrea DeYoung, Patrick Grisby Michael Rodarte, & Caroline Roberts Mason
San Jose Taiko Understudies: Keith Morita & John Evan Tupper
Closer Than Ever (West Coast Premiere)
by Richard Maltby Jr. & David Shire
Director & Choreographer: Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Music Director: Gerald Sternbach
Scenic Designer: Philipp Jung
Costume Designer: Michael Krass
Lighting Designer: Kent Dorsey
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Assistant Director: Anthony Dodge
Cast:
Paul Binotto*, Michael Levesque*, Beth McVey*, Cheryl Stern*
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: John Bonard Wilson
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Stage Manager: Nancy Harrington*
Cast:
Amanda: Megan Cole*
Tom: Scott Freeman*
Laura: Amy Resnick*
The Gentleman Caller: Morgan Strickland*
Pick Up Ax (West Coast Premiere)
by Anthony Clarvoe
Director: John McCluggage
Scenic Designer: Tom Kamm
Lighting Designer: Jerald Enos
Costume Designer: Deborah Weber Krahenbuhl
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Cast:
Keith Rienzi: Sean Runnette*
Brian Weiss: Tony Soper*
Mick Palomar: Will Marchetti*
Fire in the Rain...Singer in the Storm (World Premiere)
by Holly Near
Director: Timothy Near
Scenic Designer: Kate Edmunds
Costume Designer: Sigrid Insull
Lighting Designer: Robert Peterson
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Copy Work & Photo Research: Ian Newman & Sharon Zipenovich
Keyboard Arrangements & Performance: John Bucchino
The Mousetrap
by Agatha Christie
Director: Edward Stern
Scenic Designer: Jeffrey Struckman
Costume Designer: Warren Travis
Lighting Designer: Derek Duarte
Sound Designer: Kim Foscato
Dialect Coach: Andrew Jack
Stage Manager: Leslie Woodruff*
Cast:
Mollie Ralston: Sarah Dacey*
Giles Ralston: Tony Soper*
Christopher Wren: John McCluggage*
Mrs. Boyle: Wanda McCadden*
Major Metcalf: Ken Grantham*
Miss Casewell: Christianne Hauber*
Mr. Paravincini: Will Marchetti*
Detective Sergeant Trotter: Will Leskin*
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*
1987: Timothy Near joins the Rep as Artistic Director
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
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
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
Chronology: New America Playwrights Festival from 1995-2002
2002
The Wind Cries Mary
Written by Phillip Kan Gotanda
I Worry
Written and performed by Sandra Tsing Loh
The Mystery of Sarah Winchester
Book and Lyrics by Mary Bracken Phillips
Music by Craig Bohmler
Four One Acts
Written and performed by: students of the
Foundry Alternative School
2001
Her Lightness
Written by: Polly Pen & James Milton
Las Meninas
Written by: Lynn Nottage
Garuda's Wing
Written by: Naomi Iizuka
2000
Lost Vegas Acts
Written by: Cherylene Lee, Donald Eldon Wescoat
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Day
Written by: John Henry Redwood
Is Life a Dream?
Written by: Tommy Shepherd, Dan Wolf
1998
Krisit
Written by: Y Yor
A Big Blue Nail
Written by: Carlyle Brown
Beatbox: A Raparetta
Written by: Dan Wolf and Tommy Shepherd
1997
The Road to L.A.
Written by: Oliver Mayer
Uncle Gunjiro's GirIý Tend
Written by: Brenda Wong Aoki
Icarus
Written by: Edwin Sanchez
1996
Song of the Rice: Song of the Life Tales of Japan
Written by: Karen Yamamoto Hackler
Miss Consuelo
Written by: Guillermo Reyes
The Sword of Cazaran
Written by: Keith Glover
Coming of Age (Later to be retitled “Legacy”)
Based on Coming of Age written by: Studs Terkel
Adaptation by: Ronnie Gilbert
Man with a Broken Nose
Written by: Paul D’Andrea
1995
Spirit Dancing
Written by: Jose Cruz Gonzalez
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