CAST

	Joshua Jeremiah (THE YOUNG MAN) marks his debut with San Jose Rep in this production of The Last Romance, having performed its West Coast premiere at The Old Globe. Career highlights include Billy Bigelow (Carousel), The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center; Junior (A Quiet Place) — understudy with New York City Opera; Alidoro (La Cenerentola), Glimmerglass Opera; Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos), La Rocca (Un giorno di Regno), and the title role of Valpone with Wolf Trap Opera Company, which subsequently received a 2010 Grammy nomination; Silvio (I Pagliacci), Spokane Opera; and Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He holds an M.M. from Shenandoah University Conservatory, an A.D. from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and records on the Wolf Trap label.
	Sharon Lockwood (ROSE) returns to San Jose Rep where she last appeared in The Sea Gull. She has lived and worked in the Bay Area for over 30 years, during which time she has performed at California Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Marin Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, and The San Francisco Mime Troupe. She has also performed extensively at American Conservatory Theater and enjoyed a long-time association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Ms. Lockwood originated the role of the 200-year-old woman in the La Jolla Playhouse/Berkeley Repertory Theatre co-production of Culture Clash’s Zorro in Hell, for which she received the San Diego Critics Circle Award. Regional credits include Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Alley Theatre (Houston), Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Missouri Repertory Theatre, and the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Ms. Lockwood appeared as Barbara at the Mark Taper Forum in the world premiere of Nickel and Dimed, and her film and television appearances include Mrs. Doubtfire, Midnight Caller, and The Long Road Home.
	Will Marchetti (RALPH) was last seen at San Jose Rep in productions of The Seagull, Room Service, and the world premieres of Pick Up Ax, Sisters Matsumoto, and Execution of Justice. During his career, Mr. Marchetti has been privileged to originate roles in many world premiere plays, including Dr. Stoner in The Psychic Life of Savages and the Old Man in Fool for Love. Mr. Marchetti is also a playwright, two of his plays – The Agreement (Phoenix Theatre) and Lil’ Darlin’ (San Jose Stage) – having been produced in the Bay Area to positive acclaim. He is currently adapting his play, Warriors, into a screenplay, and he’s writing a new play based on his early years as an actor. Mr. Marchetti thanks his wife, Susan, and the rest of his family and friends who keep coming back for more. He also thanks San Jose Rep for the opportunity to work in The Last Romance with a terrific ensemble company.
	Kitty Winn (CAROL) while a student at Boston University, played Polly Peachum in the Beggar’s Opera directed by a young John Lithgow. In 1967, she joined the American Conservatory Theater, under the brilliant direction of William Ball, where she played over 20 roles, including the title role in George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan. On Broadway, she appeared as Irina in The Three Sisters. Regional credits include Emily in Our Town with Henry Fonda, Ophelia in Hamlet with Stacy Keach, and Isabelle in Ring Around the Moon with Michael York. Television credits include The House That Would Not Die with Barbara Stanwyck, The Last Hurrah with Caroll O’Connor, the title role in The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Rosamund in the CBS series Beacon Hill. Among her film credits are The Exorcist and The Panic in Needle Park (opposite Al Pacino), for which she won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Winn is delighted to resume her career under the masterly direction of Laird Williamson.
	Jupiter (PEACHES) is happy to make her acting debut at the San Jose Rep in this production of The Last Romance. She was born and has lived in San Jose for two years. She is not a formally trained actor, but rather self-taught as she has studied the works of other great canine actors that have come before her. A couple of the most influential doggie actors for her are Spike known for his role as Old Yeller and Moose of the television show Fraiser. When this ingénue is not busy at rehearsals she enjoys burying, digging up, and chewing on bones. On a hot day she indulges in her favorite Frosty Paws Ice Cream and on cold winter nights she can be found sprawled out in front of a roaring fire. Her journey from street urchin to actor has kept her humble and she plans to draw on her life experiences for her role as Peaches and future roles.

ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS

Joe DiPietro (PLAYWRIGHT) recently won two Tony Awards for co-writing Memphis, which also received the 2010 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. His other plays and musicals include, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (the longest-running musical revue in off-Broadway history); The Toxic Avenger, and The Thing About Men (both winners of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best off-Broadway musical); the much-produced comedy, Over the River and Through the Woods; The Art of Murder (Edgar Award winner for Best Mystery Play); and the Broadway musical, All Shook Up. His drama, Creating Claire, debuted this past spring at George Street Playhouse, and his newest musical, Falling for Eve, opened this summer at The York Theatre Company in New York. His work has received thousands of productions across the country and around the world.

Laird Williamson (DIRECTOR) has staged many productions for San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater, including The Little Foxes, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Glass Menagerie, Master Harold . . . and the Boys, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Machinal, Sunday in the Park with George, The Imaginary Invalid, A Month in the Country, The Visit, Pantagleize, and the original A Christmas Carol. He has directed the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s productions of Don Quixote, Coriolanus, On the Razzle, Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Pericles, his own adaptation of Calderon’s Life is a Dream, and productions for Western Opera Theater, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., Guthrie Theater, and The Old Globe.

Michael Ganio (SCENIC DESIGNER) rejoins San Jose Rep, having previously designed scenery for Later Life, Miss Julie, Thunder Knocking on the Door, and Old Wicked Songs. For American regional theatre, he most recently designed Red and Macbeth for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Ruined for Denver Center Theatre Company; Speaking in Tongues for Milwaukee Repertory Theater; The Pirates of Penzance for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; and Henry IV, Part 1 and The Three Musketeers for Shakespeare Santa Cruz. American opera designs include Agrippina for Chicago Opera Theater; Ship of Fools, Semele, and Les Bavards for the Mannes Camerata; and Fidelio, Tristan und Isolde, and Il Trovatore for Virginia Opera. A graduate of New York University, Mr. Ganio is a member of United Scenic Artists Union Local 829.

Elizabeth Poindexter (COSTUME DESIGNER) is pleased to join the San Jose Rep production team for The Last Romance. Professional credits include design work for Opera San Jose; Center REP; California Shakespeare Theater; American Musical Theatre of San Jose; The Western Stage; Alley Theatre (Houston); and The Jose Limón Dance Company. Additionally, she is a journeyman makeup artist, Local 706, IATSE and is a principal makeup artist at San Francisco Opera and Opera San Jose, as well as an instructor and consultant with Kryolan Corporation. Ms. Poindexter recently retired from San Jose State University’s Department of Television, Radio, Film and Theatre, where she taught costume and makeup for 30 years. University design credits number over 200 productions, including dance (modern and jazz), video and film, musical theatre, opera, as well as classic theatre repertory. Ms, Poindexter is an active member of the Costume Commission of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc., and a founding member of the Costumers’ Alliance of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Daniel Meeker (LIGHTING DESIGNER) returns to San Jose Rep, having previously designed lighting for Black Pearl Sings! and As You Like It. He has designed lighting and/or scenery for over 150 shows, both off-Broadway and regionally. Companies with whom Mr. Meeker has collaborated include Portland Center Stage, Portland Playhouse, Profile Theatre Project, Portland Actors Conservatory, Geva Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Actors Express, Yale Repertory Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Hangar Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Ordway Theater, Irish Arts Center, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and White Wave Dance. Mr. Meeker was a member of the design faculty at Ithaca College from 2000- 2005, is a graduate of Ithaca College and the Yale School of Drama, and is a member of United Scenic Artists.

Steve Schoenbeck (SOUND DESIGNER) is happy to return to San Jose Rep where his sound designs include Spring Awakening, The Dresser, Secret Order, Groundswell, The Foreigner, The Immigrant, Enchanted April, and Humpty Dumpty. Mr. Schoenbeck has also designed sound for TheatreWorks, American Conservatory Theater, SF Playhouse, Marin Theatre Company, Culture Clash, and Edinburgh’s Assembly Theatre, among others. He’s also designed sound for short films, animation, and mixed numerous musicals. Mr. Schoenbeck is currently the sound supervisor at San Jose Rep.

Joshua M. Rose (STAGE MANAGER) is excited to return to San Jose Rep after being the Equity stage manager for Secret Order, Groundswell, and Splitting Infinity. He has also worked with TheatreWorks, A Contemporary Theatre, Tacoma Actors’ Guild, Seattle Children’s Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, On the Boards, Fulton Opera House, Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company, and Minnesota Festival Theatre. He received his B.F.A. in stage management and theatre technology from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Mr. Rose would like to thank Jaimie for all her love and support.

Peter Royston (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) was ASM for Backwards in High Heels, Black Pearl Sings!, Rabbit Hole, and Triumph of Love at San Jose Rep. As stage manager, he’s worked on The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Santa Cruz), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Festival Opera Association in Walnut Creek), Said Saïd (Marin Theatre Company) and Doubt (CenterREP). ASM credits include, Titus Andronicus (California Shakespeare Theater); La Traviata (Opera Santa Barbara); Mother Courage (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Jacques Brel, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tartuffe, Old Wicked Songs, Killer Joe, and Splittin’ the Raft, among others (Marin Theatre Company); and Carmen, Manon, and La Cenerentola (Opera San Jose). Mr. Royston is a member of Carol Dijk Vocal Arts.