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2009

Bonnie & Clyde

Book: Ivan Menchell
Book by Ivan Menchell
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics by Don Black
Music Supervision and Direction by John McDaniel
Direction and Musical Staging by Jeff Calhoun
Scenic and Costume Design by Tobin Ost
Lighting Design by Michael Gilliam
Sound Design by Brian Ronan
Projection Design by Aaron Rhyne
Wig and Hair Design by Carol Doran
Orchestrations, Incidental Music, and Vocal Arrangements by John McDaniel
Associate Direction by Coy Middlebrook
Vocal and Dialect Coaching by Robert Barry Fleming
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Stage Management by Paul J. Smith
Assistant Stage Management by Sarah Marshall
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Casting by Telsey + Company
Local Casting by Marike Fitzgerald
With Leslie Becker, Courtney Corey, Daniel Cooney, Michael Covert, Wayne Duvall, Claybourne Elder, Victor Hernandez, Michael Lanning, Micheal Mulligan, Carly Nykanen, Laura Osnes, Chris Peluso, Stark Sands, Mike Sears, Melissa Van der Schyff, Jessica Watkins, and Mare Winningham
Performance Dates: November 10 – December 20, 2009, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Creditors

Based on the play by August Strindberg
Translation by Anders Cato
Adapted and Directed by Doug Wright
Scenic Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman
Sound Design by Jill BC DuBoff
Wig Design by Tom Watson
Composition by David Van Tieghem
Stage Management by Jennifer Teel Wheeler
Assistant Stage Management by Erin Gioia Albrecht
Dramaturgy by Shirely Fishman
Production Managed by Peter J. Davis
Casting by Telsey + Company
With Kathryn Meisle, Omar Metwally, and T. Ryder Smith
Performance Dates: September 29 – October 25, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Based on the book by John Buchan
Directed by Maria Aitken
Set and Costume Design by Peter McKintosh
Lighting Design by Kevin Adams
Sound Design by Mic Pool
Movement direction by Toby Sedgwick and Christopher Bayes
Stage Management by Harold Goldfaden
Assistant Stage Management by Sara Jaramillo
Dialect coaching by Stephen Gabis
Casting by Jay Binder and Jack Bowdan
With Claire Brownell, Ted Deasy, Eric Hissom, and Scott Parkinson
Performance Dates: August 11 – September 13, 2009, Mandell Weiss Theatre

THE EDGE: HOOVER COMES ALIVE!

Book: Sean Cunningham
Director: Alex Timbers
Music & Lyrics: Michael Friedman
Music Director/Conductor: Cris O'Bryon
Orchestra Contractor: Lorin Getline
Scenic Designer: Kristin Ellert
Sound Designer: Toby Algya
Costume Designer: Paloma Young
Lighting Designer: Stephen Sakowski
Projection Designer: Jake Pinholster
Dramaturg: Gabe Green
Stage Manager: Amy Blatt
Stage Manager Intern: Evangaline Whitlock
Stage Manager Intern: Julie Lorch
Performance dates: September 8-13, 2009, Mandell Weiss Forum

Herringbone

Book by Tom Cone
Music by Skip Kennon
Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
Based on the play by Tom Cone
Music Direction by Dan Lipton
Choreographed by Darren Lee
Directed by Roger Rees
Scenic Design by Eugene Lee
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Leon Rothenberg
Dramaturgy by Shirely Fishman
Stage Management by Anjee Nero
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
With BD Wong
Performance Dates: August 1 – 30, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

THE EDGE: Dogugaeshi

Created by: Basil Twist
Video Projection Designer: Peter Flaherty
Lighting Designer: Andrew Hill
Sound Designer: Greg Duffin
Puppeteers: Kate Brehm, Oliver W. Dazell, Jessica Scott
Technical Director: Mike Kerns
Tour Technical Director: Chelsea Mylett
Lighting Designer: Andrew Hill
Performance dates: June 10 - 14, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Restoration

Written by Claudia Shear
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Scenic Design by Scott Pask
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by David Lander
Composition and Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
Projection Design by Kristin Ellert
Wig Design by Mark Adam Rampmeyer
Vocal and Dialect Coaching by Eva Barnes
Stage Management by Lisa Porter
Assistant Stage Management by Hannah Wichmann
Dramaturgy by Gabriel Greene
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Casting by Heidi Levitt
With Alan Mandell, Natalija Nogulich, Daniel Serafini-Sauli, Claudia Shear, and Katie Shindle
Performance dates: June 23 - July 19, 2009, Mandell Weiss Forum

Unusual Acts of Devotion

Written by Terrence McNally
Directed by Trip Cullman
Assistant Direction by Milana Vayntrub
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Ben Stanton
Sound Design by John Gromada
Stage Management by Kelly Glasow
Assistant Stage Management by Jenny Slattery and Amy Bristol Brownewell
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Casting by Telsey + Company
With Maria Dizzia, Harriet Harris, Joe Manganiello, Evan Powell, Doris Roberts, and Richard Thomas
Performance Dates: June 2 – June 28, 2009, Mandell Weiss Theater

Continuous City

Book: Harry Sinclair
Director: Marianne Weems
Scenic Designer: Stewart Laing
Costume Designer: Chantelle Norton
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton
Sound Designer: Dan Dobson
Musical Composer: Dan Dobson
Dramaturg: James Gibbs
Video Designer: Peter Flaherty
Managing Producer: Claire Hallereau
Technical Director: Joseph Silvosky
Technical Director: Joshua Higgason
Executive Producer: Kim Whitener
Production Manager/Scenic Design: Neal Wilkinson
Assistant Lighting Designer: Laura Mroczkowski
Stage Manager: Kate Goodwin
Video Associate: Ed Purver
Additional Dramaturgy: Jessica Chalmers
Deb: Moe Angelos
Mike: Harry Sinclair
Samantha: Carolinre O'Neill
J.V.: Rizwan Mirza
Performance dates: March 19 - 22, 2009, Sheila Hughes Potiker Theatre

Peter and the Starcatchers

Book: Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics: Wayne Barker
Musical Director/Conductor: Marco Paguia
Director: Roger Rees
Director: Alex Timbers
Choreographer: Kelly Devine
Scenic Designer: Neil Patel
Costume Designer: Paloma H. Young
Lighting Designer: Jeff Croiter
Sound Designer: Phil Allen
Dramaturg: Ken Cerniglia
Dramaturg: Gabriel Greene
Stage Manager: Clifford Schwartz
Assistant Stage Manager: Annette Ye
Assistant Director: Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Associate Producer: Dana I. Harrel
Associate Sound Designer: Ian Burch
Performance dates: February 13 - March 8, 2009, Sheila Hughes Potiker Theatre

2008

33 Variations

Playwright & director: Moisés Kaufman
Composer: Beethoven
Scenic Design by Derek McLane
Costume Design by Janice Pytel
Lighting Design by David Lander
Sound Design by Andre Pluess
Wig Design by Charles LaPointe
Projection Design by Jeff Sugg
Production Dramaturgy by Mark Bly
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Stage Management by Linda Marvel
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Assistant Director: Luke Harlan
Performance Dates: April 8 - May 4, 2009, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Night Watcher

Playwright: Charlayne Woodard
Director: Robert Egan
Co-Scenic & Costume Design: Myung Hee Cho
Co-Scenic & Costume Design: Ann Sheffield
Lighting Design by Stephen Sakowski
Composer & Sound Design: Karl Lundeberg
Stage Manager: Kelly Glasow
Assistant Stage Manger: Meghan Bourdeau
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
With Don Amendolia, Jayne Atkinson, Zach Grenier, Susan Kellermann, Ryan King, Laura Odeh, Erik Steele, Diane Walsh
Performance Dates: July 1-27, 2008, Mandell Weiss Forum

Memphis

Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music and Additional Lyrics by David Bryan
Concept by George W. George
Director: Christopher Ashley
Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo
Musical Supervisor: Christopher Jahnke
Orchestrator: Darryl Waters
Music Director: Kenny Seymour
Scenic Design/Co-Projection Design: David Gallo
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Ken Travis
Co-Projection Designer Shawn Sagady
Wigs by Charles La Pointe
Vocal and Dialect Coach: Joel Goldes
Fight Director: Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by Gabriel Greene
Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein
Stage Manager: Kelly Martindale
Casting: Telsey + Company
Associate Producer: Dana I. Harrel
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
Directing Assistant: Adam Arian
Assistant Choreographer by Edgar Godineaux
Assistant Music Director, rehearsal: Clare Cooper
Assistant Music Director, performances: Kevin Toney
Assistant Scenic Designer: Steven C. Kemp
With Brad Bass, Tracee Beazer, Josh Breckinridge, J.Bernard Calloway, Lorene Chesley, Kevin Covert, Dionne, D. Figgins, Allen Fitzpatrick, Montego Glover, Steve Gunderson, James Monroe Iglehart, Lauren Lim Jackson, Chad Kimball, Cashae Monya, Cass Morgan, Jill Morrison, Irungu Mutu, Jiehae Park, John Eric Parker, Jermaine R. Rembert, Pearl Rhein, Melanie Vaughan, Michael Benjamin Washington, Daniel J. Watts, Charlie Williams, Megan Yelaney
Performance Dates: August 19 - September 28, 2008, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Third Story

Playwright: Charles Busch
Director: Carl Andress
Composer: Lewis Flinn
Scenic Design by David Gallo
Costume Design by Gregory Gale
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Walter Trarbach
Wig Design by Tom Watson
Voice and Dialect Coach: Eva Wielgat Barnes
Fight Director: Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Stage Manager: Lisa Porter
Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Glasow
Associate Producer: Dana I. Harrel
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
Assistant Director: Kendra Miller
Scenic Design Assistant: Tom George
Sound Design Assistant: Chris Luessmann
With Charles Busch, Rebecca Lawrence, Scott Parkinson, Mary Beth Peil, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Walker
Performance Dates: September 16 - October 19, 2008, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Tobacco Road

Playwright: Jack Kirkland
Based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell
Director: David Schweizer
Scenic & Costume Design: David Zinn
Lighting Design: Christopher Akerlind
Sound Designer and Composer: Shahrokh Yadegari
Voice and Dialect Coach: Annie Hinton
Dramaturgy by Gabriel Greene
Stage Manager: Anjee Nero
Assistant Stage Manager: Annette Ye
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
Casting: Telsley + Company
Directing Assistant: Isis Saratial Misdary
Assistant Lighting Designer: Stephen Sakowski
Scenic Design Assistant : Kristin Ellert
Costume Design Assistant: Rachel Shachar
With Lucy Ann Albert, Catherine Curtin, Kate Dalton, Mary Deaton, John Fleck, Joel J. Gelman, Jan Leslie Harding, Jess MacKinnon, Chris Reed, Sam Rosen, Josh Wade
Performance Dates: September 30 - October 26, 2008, Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre

Xanadu

Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by John Farrar and Jeff Lynne
Director: Christopher Ashley
Choreographer: Dan Knechtges
Music Supervisor/Arranger: Eric Stern
Music Director/Conductor: Jesse Vargas
Scenic Design by David Gallo
Costume Design by David Zinn
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
Projection Design by Zachary Borovay
Wig and Hair Design by Charles G. LaPointe
Dialect Coach: Eva Wielgat Barnes
Roller Skating Instructor: Brett Stang
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Stage Manager Allen McMullen
Assistant Stage Manager: Nathan Frye
Casting: Cindy Tolan
Associate Director/Associate Producer: Dana I. Harrel
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
Associate Director: Dana I. Harrel
Associate Choreographer: DJ Gray
Associate Scenic Designer: Steven C. Kemp
Associate Sound Designer: Joanna Staub
Associate Projection Designer: Austin Switser
Assistant Musical Director: Mark Danisovszky
Assistant Costume Designer: Amelia Dombrowski
Assistant Lighting Design by Ryan O'Gara
Second Assistant Lighting Design by Amanda Zieve
Stage Management Assistant: Sandra M. Kroll
With Tallia Brinson, Joanna Glushak, Amy Goldberger, Larry Marshall, Vincent Rodriguez III, Jason Michael Snow, Elizabeth Stanley, Kristopher L. Stock, Wayne Stribling, Jr., Julius Thomas III, Tiffany Topol, Max von Essen, Sharon Wilkins, JB Wing
Performance Dates: November 11-December 31, 2008, Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre

Peter and the Starcatchers

Book by Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Wayne Barker
Musical Director/Conductor: Marco Paguia
Directors: Roger Rees & Alex Timbers
Choreography by Kelly Devine
Scenic Design: Neil Patel
Costume Design: Paloma H. Young
Lighting Design: Jeff Croiter
Sound Design: Phil Allen
Dramaturgy by Ken Cerniglia
Dramaturgy by Gabriel Greene
Stage Manager: Clifford Schwartz
Assistant Stage Manager: Annette Ye
Assistant Director: Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Associate Producer: Dana l. Harrel
Associate Sound Design by Ian Burch
Performance Dates: February 13- March 8, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Continuous City

Book: Harry Sinclair
Director: Marianne Weems
Scenic Design: Stewart Laing
Costume Design: Chantelle Norton
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Sound Design: Dan Dobson
Dramaturgy/Scenic Design by James Gibbs
Video Design by Peter Flaherty
Managing Producer: Claire Hallereau
Technical Director: Joseph Silvosky and Joshua Higgason
Executive Producer: Kim Whitener
Production Manager/Scenic Design by Neal Wilkinson
Assistant Lighting Design by Laura Mroczkowski
Stage Manager: Kate Goodwin
Video Associate: Ed Purver
Additional Dramaturgy: Jessica Chalmers
Performance Dates: March 19-March 22, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

POP Tour: Miss Electricity

2007

Carmen

Book & choreography by Sarah Miles
Music by John Ewbank
Lyrics by Annmarie Milazzo
Directed by Franco Dragone
Music Direction, Dance Arrangements and Arrangements by Jeffrey Klitz
Orchestration by Doug Katsaros
Vocal Arrangements by Annmarie Milazzo
Scenic Design by Klara Zieglerova
Costume Design by Suzy Benzinger
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Francois Bergeron
Wig Design by Mark Adam Rampmeyer
Projection Design by Shawn Sagady
Associate Director: Terry Berliner
Assistant to the Director: Virginie Rouyere
Flamenco Specialist: Omayra Amaya
Spanish Music Consultant: Rouque Banos
Fight Director: Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman and Jean-Claude Carriere
Production Stage Manager: Phyllis Schray
Assistant Stage Managers: Justin Mabardi and Jenny Slattery
Production Manager: Peter J. Davis
Casting: Dave Clemmons Casting
Performance Dates: June 5 - 27, 2007, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Deception

After the Quake

The Adding Machine

Book by Elmer Rice
Directed by Daniel Aukin
Scenic Design by Andrew Lieberman
Costume Design by Maiko Matsushima
Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman
Sound Design by Colbert S. Davis IV
Original Music by Cassia Streb
Dialect Coaching by Robert Barry Fleming
Wig and Hair Design by Adam Rampmeyer
Fight Director: Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Stage Management by Anjee Nero
Assistant Stage Management by Heather Toll
Production Management by Linda S. Cooper
Casting by Bernie Telsey (Telsey Associates)
Directing Assistant: Sarah Rasmussen
Costume Design Assistance by Maggie Whitaker
Production Assistance by Paige Grant
Production Assistance by Isabelle Winter
Performance Dates: September 11 - October 7, 2009, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Most Wanted

A Page To Stage Production
Book by Jessica Hagedorn
Music by Mark Bennett
Lyrics by Mark Bennett and Jessica Hagedorn
Directed by Michael Grief
Orchestrator: Dan Lipton
Music Director/Arranger: Charlie Alterman
Choreography by Javier Velasco
Scenic Design: Steven C. Kemp
Lighting Design: Tom Ontiveros
Costume Design: Clint Ramos
Sound Design: Phil Allen
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Stage Manager: J. Philip Bassett
Assistant Stage Management by Heather Hogan
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Associate Costume Design by Michelle Hunt
Assistant Directed by Bruce Coughran
Assistant Music Director: Don York
Assistant Lighting Design by Steve Sakowski
Assistant Director: Robert Wood
Performance Dates: October 2 – 14, 2007, Mandell Weiss Forum

Cry Baby

Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Songs and Music by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Choreography by Rob Ashford
Music Direction by Lynne Shankel
Orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke
Dance/Vocal Arrangement by David Chase
Scenic Design by Scott Pask
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Peter Hylenski
Wig Design by Tom Watson
Make-Up Design by Randy Houston Mercer
Fight Direction by Rick Sordelet
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Stage Management by Mahlon Kruse
Assistant Stage Management by Richard Rauscher
Assistant Stage Management by Jenny Slattery
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
Casting by Bernie Telsey (Telsey Associates)
Associate Conductor: Henry Aronson
Associate Costume Design by Holly Cain
Assistant Director: Moritz Von Stuelpnagel
Assistant Music Director: Henry Aaronson
Assistant Scenic Designer: Orit Jacoby Carroll
Assistant Costume Design by Court Watson
Assistant Lighting Design by Ryan Ogara
With Cameron Adams, Ashley Amber, Nick Blaemire, Michael Buchanan, Eric L. Christian, Colin Cunliffe, Joanna Glushak, Chester Gregory II, Christopher J. Hanke, Harriet Harris, Stacey Todd Holt, Michael D. Jablonski, Carly Jibson, Lacey Kohl, Marty Lawson, Spencer Liff, Alli Mauzey, Courtney Laien Mazza, Mayumi Miguel, Cristen Paige, Richard Poe, Tory Ross, Eric Sciotto, Peter Matthew Smith, James Snyder, Allison Spratt, Elizabeth Stanley, Charlie Sutton
Performance Dates: November 6 – December 16, 2007, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Seven

POP Tour: ¡Salsalandia!

2006

The Farnsworth Invention

Page To Stage Workshop Production

Performance Dates: February 20 - March 25, 2007, Potiker Theatre
By Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Des McAnuff
Original Music by Andrew Lippa
Scenic Design by Klara Zieglerova
Choreography by Lisa Shriver
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Walter Trarbach
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Vocal Consultation by Ursula Meyer
Dramaturgy by Adam Greenfield
Production Stage Management by Rachel J. Perlman
Assistant Stage Management by Stephanie Atlan
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
West Coast Casting by Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas. C.S.A.
East Coast Casting by Tara Rubin CastinWith Jennifer Austin, Nadia Bowers, A.J. Ditty,
Ryan Drummond, Amy Ellenberger, Kyle Fabel, Maurice Godin, Morgan Thomas Hollingsworth,
Brian Howe, Stephen Lang, Joshua Everett Johnson, Bruce McKenzie, Spencer Moses, Jim Ortlieb, Michael Pemberton, Katharine Powell, Steve Rosen, Jimmi Simpson, James Sutorius and
Alexandra Wilson

The Wiz

Based On "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
Book by William F. Brown
Music And Lyrics by Charlie Smalls
Directed by Des McAnuff
Orchestration by Harold Wheeler
Scenic and Environmental Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald
Projection Design by Michael Clark
Music Direction by Ron Melrose
Choreography by Sergio Trujillo
Associate Choreography by Kelly Devine
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Stage Management by Frank Hartenstein
Stage Management by Kelly Martindale
Assistant Stage Management by Michelle Reupert
Assistant Direction by Holly-Anne Ruggiero and Robert O'Hara
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
With Charl Brown, Tituss Burgess, E. Faye Butler, Albert Blaise Cattafi, Courtney Corey, Mark Emerson, Dionne D. Figgins, Demond Green, David Alan Grier, Albert Guerzon, Nikki M. James, Dominique Kelley, Ron Kellum, Heather Lee, Orville Mendoza, Alan Mingo, Jr., Anisha Nagarajan,
Rashad Naylor, NRaca, Valarie Pettiford, Karine Plantadit, Tera-Lee Pollin, Liz Ramos, Keiana Richard, Marcos Santana and Michael Benjamin Washington
Swings: Jacqueline Maraya Griffin and Jonathan Taylor
Performance Dates: September 26 - November 26, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Culture Clash's Zorro in Hell

World Premiere, commissioned by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Zorro Productions, Inc.
Created, Written and Performed by Culture Clash (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza)
Directed by Tony Taccone
Set Design by Christopher Acebo
Costume Design by Christal Weatherly
Lighting Design by Alexander V. Nichols
Sound Design by Robbin E. Broad
Stage Management by Kimberly Mark Webb
Fight Direction by Dave Maier
Movement Direction by Marybeth Cavanaugh
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
With Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Herbert Sigüenza, Joseph Kamal and Sharon Lockwood
Performance Dates: September 30 - October 29, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

all wear bowlers

A Rainpan 43 Production
Created and performed by Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford
Directed by Aleksandra Wolska
Senic Design by Ed Haynes
Costume Design by Tara Webb
Lighting Design by Randy "Igleu" Glickman
Film production by Michael Glass
Sound Design by James Sugg
Film Score by Michael Friedman
Production Stage Management by Michelle Blair
Production Management by Peter J. Davis
With Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle
Performance dates: August 1 - September 3, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Mother Courage and her Children

Co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
By Bertolt Brecht
Adapted by David Hare
Music by Gina Leishman
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Assistant Direction by Gerardo J. Ruiz
Senic Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by David Zinn
Lighting Design by Marcus Dilliard
Sound Design by Jill BC DuBoff
Music Direction by Gina Leishman
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Stage Management by Lisa Porter
Assistant Stage Management by Anjee Nero
Production Management by Peter Davis
East Coast Casting by Tara Rubin Casting
West Coast Casting by Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas
With Katie Barrett, Ivonne Coll, Mark Danisovszky, Scott Drummond, James Eckhouse, Brent Hinkley, Brian Hostenske, Marc Damon Johnson, Patrick Kerr, Jonathan Piper, Ryan Shams, Hilary Ward
Performance Dates: June 20 - July 23, 2006, Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre

Zhivago

World Premiere
Book by Michael Weller
Music by Lucy Simon
Lyrics by Michael Korie and Amy Powers
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Heidi Ettinger
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
Music Direction by Eric Stern
Choreography by Sergio Trujillo
Dramaturgy by Allison Horsley
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Orchestration by Don Sebeskey
Speech and Dialect Coaching by Ursula Meyer
With Dominic Bogart, Matt Bogart, Jessica Burrows, Sandy Campbell, Edward Conery, Ryan Drummond, Mark Emerson, David Carey Foster, Jason Heil, Ivan Hernandez, Tom Hewitt, Melissa Hoff, Mackenzie Holmes Christopher Kale Jones, Rebecca Kaasa, Melina Kalomas, David Mcdonald, Spencer Moses, Eduardo Placer, Graham Rowat, Maureen Silliman, Tina Stafford, Rena Strober, Nick Ullett, Bibi Valderrama, Melissa Van Der Schyff
Understudies: Tom Zohar, Kurt Norby, Emily Kosloski, Graham Rowat, Ryan Drummond, Autumn Bodily, Tina Stafford, Graham Rowat, Melina Kalomas, David Foster
Performance Dates: May 10 - July 9, 2006, Mandell Weiss Theatre

2005

POP Tour: West of the 5

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Sunil Kuruvilla
Directed by Jackson Gay
Scenic Design by Takeshi Kata
Costume Design by Maria Zamansky
Sound Design by Peter Hashagen
Dramaturgy by Allison Horsley
Stage Manager: Heather Hogan
With Jeremiah Lorenz, Juan Manzo, Pauline Rulla, Sylvia Enrique
Performance Dates: January 23 - March 11, 2006

Much Ado About Nothing

Co-production with Aquila Theatre Company
Written by William Shakespeare
Created by Peter Meineck and Robert Richmond
Adapted by Robert Richmond
Directed by Robert Richmond
Composed by Anthony Cochrane
Production Design by Peter Meineck and Robert Richmond
Costume Supervisor: Megan Bowers
Lighting Design by Peter Meineck
Music Direction by Anthony Cochrane
Aquila Associate Producer: Todd Batstone
Stage Manager: Jenny Slattery
With Craig Wroe, Kathryn Merry, Jessica Boevers, Kenn Sabberton, Anthony Cochrane, Louis Butelli, John Lavelle, Kenn Sabberton, Marwa Bernstein, Louis Butelli, John Lavelle
Performance Dates: January 17 - February 19, 2006, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

The Miser

Co-production with Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Written by Moliére
Conceived by Steven Epp and Dominique Serrand
Adapted by David Ball
Directed by Dominique Serrand
Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design by Sonya Berlovitz
Lighting Design by Marcus Dillard
Sound Design by David Remedios
Production Stage Manager: Glenn D. Klapperich
With Steven Epp, Stephen Cartmell, Sarah Agnew, Jim Lichtscheidl, Natalie Moore, Robert Sonkowsky, Barbara Kingsley, David A. Tierney, Remo Airaldi, Nathan Keepers, Brianne Kostilney, Jeannine Marquie, Lance Rogers, Wendy Waddell, Jaysen Waller
Understudies: Jeannine Marquie, Wendy Waddell, Jaysen Waller, Janet Hayatshahi, Patrick McBride
Performance Dates: October 11 - November 13, 2005, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Scottish Play

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Melia Bensussen
Music by Michael Roth
Scenic Design by Judy Gailen
Costume Design by Christal Weatherly
Lighting Design by Daniel Katlowitz
Sound Design by David Remedios
Fight Direction by Bobby C. King
Dialect Coach: Eva Wielgat Barnes
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Production Stage Manager: Linda Marvel
Stage Manager: Misty Stay
With Peter Bartlett, Jere Burns, Robert Devaney, Erik Heger, Morgan Hollingsworth, Susan Knight, Bridget Regan, Diana Ruppe, John C. Vennema, and Rebecca Wisocky
Understudies: Michael Grant Hall, Patrick McBride, Autumn Bodily
Performance Dates: September 20 - October 23, 2005, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

I am My Own Wife

Written by Doug Wright
Directed by Moises Kaufman
Scenic Design by Derek McLane
Lighting Design by David Laner
Sound Design by Andre J. Pluess, Josh Bender Dubiel
Costume Design by Janice Pytel
With Jefferson Mays
Performance Dates: August 9 - September 11, 2005, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The Lyceum Theatre (opened December 3, 2003). Received two 2004 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Jefferson Mays).
Received 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Current Nobody

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written by Melissa James Gibson
Directed by Daniel Aukin
Original Music by Michael Friedman
Scenic/Projections Design by Jacob Pinholster
Costume Design by Paloma Young
Lighting Design by Jeff Fightmaster
With Quonta Beasley, Michael Friedman, Lisel Gorell-Getz, Genevieve Hardison, Christina Kirk, Teri Kretz, Ryan McCarthy, Bruce McKenzie, Nicole Monica, A.K. Murtadha, Samuel Stricklen, Emily Zimmer
Performance Dates: July 26 - July 31, 2005, Mandell Weiss Forum

Zhivago

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Book by Michael Weller
Music by Lucy Simon
Lyrics by Michael Korie and Amy Powers
Directed by Des McAnuff
Choreography by Kelly Divine
Music Direction by Eric Stern
Scenic Design by David F. Weiner
Costume Design by Emily Pepper
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Walter Trarbach and Tony Smolenski IV
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by Allison Horsley
With Brooks Almy, Dominic Bogart, Jessica Burrows, Ron Butler, Sandy Campbell, Jennifer Chang, Anthony Crivello, Christopher Eid, Mark Emerson, Heather Ferguson, Jason Heil, Chris Hoch, David McDonald, David Rossmer, Kelsey Smith, Rena Strober, Nick Ullett and Bibi Valderrama
Performance Dates: July 26 - August 21, 2005, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

Palm Beach, the screwball musical

World Premiere
Book by Robert Cary and Benjamin Feldman
Music by David Gursky
Lyrics by Robert Cary
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Klara Zieglerova
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Andrew Keister
Music Direction by Eric Stern
Choreography by Debbie Roshe
Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
With Anastasia Barzee, Matt Cavenaugh, John Alban Coughlan, Taryn Darr, Jay Douglas, Ryan Drummond, Jennifer Evans, Ryan Hilliard, Chris Hoch, Heather Lee, Spencer Moses, Erica Piccininni, Noah Racey, Clarke Thorell, Amanda Watkins
Understudies: Jeremiah Lorenz
Performance Dates: May 31 - July 17, 2005, Mandell Weiss Theatre

POP Tour: Bay and the Spectacles of Doom

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Julia Cho
Directed by Robert Castro
Set Design by Melpomene Katakalos
Costume Design by Mary Larson
Sound Design by Ed Barguiarena
Composed by Florence Yoo
Dramaturgy by Allison Horsley
With Rhys Green, Amir Khastoo, Danielle Kohne, Jeannine Marquie, and Ogie Aulueta.
Performance Dates: January 24 - March 12, 2005

2004

700 Sundays…Billy Crystal…A Life in Progress

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written by Billy Crystal
Directed by Des McAnuff
Additional Material by Alan Zweibel
Scenic Design by David F. Weiner
Lighting Design by David Lee Cuthbert
Sound/Projection Design by Chris Luessman
With Billy Crystal
Performance Dates: April 20 - May 2, 2004, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre (opened December 5, 2004). Won Tony for "Special Theatrical Event" in 2005.

Continental Divide:
Mothers Against and Daughters of the Revolution

Suitcase

West Coast Premiere
Written by Melissa James Gibson
Directed by Daniel Aukin
Scenic Design by Louisa Thompson
Costume Design by Maiko Matsushimo
Lighting Design by Matt Frey
Video Design by Elaine J. McCarthy
Sound Design by Shane Rettig
Composed by Michael Friedman
With Christina Kirk, Thomas Jay Ryan, Colleen Werthman, Jonathan M. Woodward.
Understudies: Susan Hammons, Tristan Poje
Performance Dates: July 6 - August 8, 2004, Mandell Weiss Forum

Paris Commune

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written by Steve Cosson and Michael Friedman
Directed by Steve Cosson
Music and Lyrics Adapted by Michael Friedman
Scenic Design by Kevin Judge
Costume Design by Emily Pepper
Lighting Design by Jennifer Setlow
Sound Design by Walter Trarbach
Choreography by Jean Isaacs
Musician: Luciane Cardassi
With Aysan Celik, Brad Fleischer, Stacey Fraser, Bruce McKenzie, Geno Monteiro, Katie Sigismund, Brian Slaten, Andrew William Smith, Dale Soules, Lisa Velten.
Performance Dates: July 27 - August 15, 2004, Mandell Weiss Forum Studio

The Love of Three Oranges

Freely adapted by Nona Ciobanu
From a scenario by Carlo Gozzi
American adaptation by James Magruder
Directed by Nona Ciobanu
Scenic and Costume Design by Iulian Baltatescu
Lighting Design by Iulian Baltatescu
Composed by Iulian Baltatescu
With John Altieri, Pascale Armand, Tina Benko, Donald Corren, Carmen Gill, Owiso Odera, Jim Parsons, Colette Sible-Beauvais, Time Winters.
Understudies: Jennifer Eve Kraus, Thomas Hall
Performance Dates: September 14 - October 17, 2004, Mandell Weiss Forum

Jersey Boys

World Premiere
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Directed by Des McAnuff
Scenic Design by Klara Zieglerova
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Projection Design by Michael Clark
Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
Music Direction by Ron Melrose
Choreography by Sergio Trujillo
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
With Sarah Avery, Titus Burgess, Marisa Echeverria, Peter Gregus, Steve Gouvea, Christian Hoff, Donnie Kehr, Jennifer Naimo Morales, David Norona, Daniel Reichard, Sean Smith, J. Robert Spencer. (replacement for Tituss Burgess by Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Performance Dates: October 5 - January 16, 2004, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre (opened November 6, 2005). Won Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actor and Best Musical in 2006.

Private Fittings

The Inaugural Production of the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre
World Premiere Adaptation by Mark O'Donnell
Written by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Des McAnuff
Scenic Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Walter Trarbach
Composer by Michael Friedman
With Jessica Boevers, Lucia Brawley, Kyle Fabel, Chris Hoch, Stana Katic, Chris Kipiniak, Joan Van Ark, and Eric Wippo
Performance Dates: February 22 - March 27, 2005, Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre

POP Tour: Guitar

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Julia Jordan
Directed by Daisy Walker
Set Design by Kevin Judge
Costume Design by Luisa Greenfield
Sound Design by Kurt Kellenberger
Composed by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Joe Jordan
Musical Direction by G. Scott Lacy
Dramaturgy by Allison Horsley
With Michelle DeFrancesco, Jeremiah Lorenz, Patrick McBride, Johanna Unger.
Performance Dates: January 26 - March 6, 2004

2003

Uncle Vanya

A Co-production with McCarter Theatre Center
Written by Anton Chekhov
Adapted and Directed by Emily Mann
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by Myung Hee Cho
Lighting Design by Nancy Schertler
Original Music by Baikida Carroll
With David Ari, Georgine Hall, Jonathan Hogan, William Biff McGuire, Amanda Plummer, Natacha Roi, Michael Siberry, Steven Skybell, Isa Thomas.
Understudies: Sherri Allen
Performance Dates: May 30 - June 29, 2003, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Fräulein Else

World Premiere co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Translated and Adapated by Francesca Faridany
Adapted from the novella by Arthur Schnitzler
Directed by Stephen Wadsworth
Set Design by Thomas Lynch
Costume Design by Anna Oliver
Lighting Design by Joan Arhelger
Sound Engineer: Bill Williams
With Mary Baird, Francesca Faridany, Julian López-Morillas, Lauren Lovett, Garrett Neergaard,
Michael Tisdale.
Understudies: Wendy Waddell, Adam Smith
Performance Dates: June 10 - July 13, 2003, Mandell Weiss Forum
*Subsequently produced at Long Wharf Theatre and McCarter Theater

The Burning Deck

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written by Sarah Schulman
Directed by Kirsten Brandt
Inspired by the novel Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac
Scenic Design by Ryan Palmer
Costume Design by Ivy Chou
Lighting Design by David Lee Cuthbert
Sound Design by Casi Pacilio
Fight Direction by Colleen Kelly
With Christine Albright, Jos Chavarry, Alex Cranmer, D.W. Jacobs, Makela Spielman, Lionel Mark Smith, Sandra Ellis-Troy, Diane Venora
Performance Dates: July 15 - August 3, 2003, Mandell Weiss Forum Studio

The Country

American Premiere
Written by Martin Crimp
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Joyce Kim Lee
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Mark Bennett
With Emily Bergl, Gary Cole, Catherine Dent.
Understudies: D. Candis Paule, John Nutten
Performance Dates: July 29 - August 31, 2003, Mandell Weiss Forum

Eden Lane

World Premiere
Written by Tom Donaghy
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Robbin E. Broad
Composed by Michael Roth
With Sarah Avery, François Giroday, Roxanne Hart, Rachel Jacobs, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Peter Paige.
Understudies: Colleen Kollar, Janene Possell, Michael Hricko
Performance Dates: August 12 - September 14, 2003, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Beauty

World Premiere
Written and directed by Tina Landau
Set Design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design by Melina Root
Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski
Original Music and Sound Design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
With David Ari, Corey Brill, Jason Danieley, Lisa Harrow, Simone Vicari Moore, Kelli O'Hara, Adam Smith, Amy Stewart, Richard Tibbitts
Performance Dates: September 16 - October 19, 2003, Mandell Weiss Forum

Comedy of Errors

West Coast Premiere
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Robert Richmond
Created by Peter Meineck and Robert Richmond
Production Design by Robert Richmond and Peter Meineck
Composed by Anthony Cochrane
With Louis Butelli, Lisa Carter, Heather Murdock, Andrew Schwartz, Lindsay Rae Taylor, Alex Webb, Richard Willis
Performance Dates: October 14 - November 16, 2003, Mandell Weiss Theatre

POP Tour: The Breeze, The Gust, The Gale, and The Wind

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Hilly Hicks
Directed by Dan Fields
Set Design by Ryan Palmer
Costume Design by Paula Peasley
Sound Design by Robbin E. Broad
Musical Direction by G. Scott Lacy
Dramaturgy by Carrie Ryan
With Linda Castro, Lisel Gorell-Getz, Rhys Green, Warren Nolan, Grandison Phelps.
Performance Dates: January 25 - March 15, 2003

2002

Tartuffe

Written by Moliére
English verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Sound Design by Robbin E. Broad
Movement Coach: Charlie Oates
Vocal and Text Coach: Eva Barnes
With Jonathan Adams, Nadia Bowers, Paget Brewster, John Campion, Mike Genovese, John Getz, Michael Keyloun, Dikla Marshall, Jefferson Mays, David McMahon, Jim Parsons, Klea Scott, Jimmi Simpson, Alex Smith, John Staley
Understudies: Michael Grant Hall, Kelli Ruttle
Performance Dates: May 14 - June 16, 2002, Mandell Weiss Theatre

A Feast of Fools

World Premiere
Written by Geoff Hoyle
Original Music by Gina Leishman
Directed by Richard Seyd
Scenic Design by Patrick Larsen
Costume Design by Mary Larson
Lighting Design by David Cuthbert
With Geoff Hoyle, Gina Leishman
Performance Dates: June 11 - July 14, 2002, Mandell Weiss Forum

When Grace Comes In

World Premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre
Written by Heather McDonald
Directed by Sharon Ott
Scenic Design by Daniel Ostling
Costume Design by Frances Kenny
Lighting Design by Michael Chybowski
Original Music and Sound Design by David Van Tieghem
With Jane Beard, Stephanie Berry, Anne Gee Byrd, Mark Chamberlin, Shannon Fitzpatrick, Tommy R. Fleming, Mark Alan Gordon, Mary Frances McClay
Understudies: Deborah Branch, Robert May
Performance Dates: July 30 - September 1, 2002, Mandell Weiss Forum
*Subsequently produced at Seattle Repertory Theatre

Wintertime

World Premiere co-production with Long Wharf Theatre
Written by Charles L. Mee
Directed by Les Waters
Scenic Design by Annie Smart
Costume Design by Christal Weatherly
Lighting Design by Robert Wierzel
Sound Design by Matthew Spiro
Movement Coach: Jean Isaacs
With Michi Barall, Randy Danson, Emily Donahoe, François Giroday, Daoud Heidami, Nicholas Hormann, Lauren Klein, Bruce McKenzie, Tom Nelis, Lola Pashalinski
Understudies: Anna Rosemore, Jeff Anthony Miller, Robert May
Performance Dates: August 13 - September 15, 2002, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequent production at Long Wharf Theatre

I Think I Like Girls

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski
Scenic Design by Ryan Palmer
Costume Design by Liam O'Brien
Lighting Design by David Lee Cuthbert
Sound/Video Design by Casi Pacilio
Movement Coach: Jean Isaacs
With Zina Camblin, Kathleen Mary Carthy, Dikla Marshall, Barbara Pitts, Amy Resnick, Kelli Simpkins
Performance Dates: September 3 - 21, 2002, Mandell Weiss Forum Studio

Adoration of the Old Woman

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Jose Rivera
Directed by Jo Bonney
Scenic Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Emilio Sosa
Lighting Design by Chris Akerlind
Sound Design by Darron West
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Cuatro Guitar Instructor: Gabriel Tenorio
Voice and Dialect Coach: Eva Wielgat Barnes
With Ivonne Coll, Tamara Mello, John Ortiz, Gary Perez, Marisol Padilla Sanchez
Understudies: Elsa Martinez, Arturo Medina
Performance Dates: September 17 - October 20, 2002, Mandell Weiss Forum

Mabou Mines' Peter & Wendy

San Diego Premiere
From the novel by J.M. Barrie
Adapted and produced by Liza Lorwin
Directed by Lee Breuer
Designed by Julie Archer
Music by Johnny Cunningham
Costume Design by Sally Thomas
Sound Design by Edward Cosla
Associate Lighting Designer: Steven L. Shelley
Fight Direction by B.H. Barry
Film Direction by Andrew Moore
Additional Puppetry Direction by Basil Twist, Jane Catherine Shaw
Featuring Karen Kandel
Master Puppeteers: Basil Twist, Jane Catherine Shaw
Puppeteers: Sam Hack, Preston Foerder, Sarah Provost, Lute Breuer, Jessica Chandlee Smith,
Jenny Subjack
Musicians: Johnny Cunningham, Jay Ansill, Lisa Moscatiello, Mirella Murray, Jay Peck,
Susan Craig Winsberg
Performance Dates: September 27 - November 10, 2002, Mandell Weiss Theatre

POP Tour: Ladybird: The Life and Time of a Roller Derby Queen

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Luis Alfaro
Directed by Robert Castro
Set Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Liam O'Brien
Sound Design by Casi Pacilio
Dramaturg by Shirley Fishman
With Linda Castro, Jennifer Cruz, Carmen Taylor
Performance Dates: January 25 - March 15, 2002

2001

Our Town

An American Classic by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Michael Greif
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Brandin Baron
Lighting Design by Jim Ingalls
Music Direction by G. Scott Lacy
Dialect Coach: Eva Barnes
With Lizan Mitchell, Jonathan Fried, Brian Bryson, Ian Bedford, Jeanne Paulson, Kate Fuglei,
Carson Elrod, Danielle Blum, Sidney Franklin, Emily Bergl, Christopher Wynkoop, Tom McGowan, Peter Bartlett, Susan Denaker, Hugh Bogan, Erik Johnson, Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, Alexandra Aufderheide, Jose Chavarry, Jim Chovik, Fred Harlow, David Johann Kim, Myra McWethy, Karen Schooley
Understudies: Ashley Bishoff, Scott Hanscom, Hugh Bogan
Performance Date: May 15 - June 17, 2001, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Collected Works of Billy the Kid

West Coast Premiere
Written by Michael Ondaatje
Directed by Kate Whoriskey and Des McAnuff
Music by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design by Rob Perry
Sound Design by Michael Roth
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin & Wayne Kohanek
With Brett Beardslee, Susan Berman, Sean Bridges, Gary Cole, Nicole DeHuff, Presciliana Esparolini, Mike Genovese, Steve Gouveia, Shawn Hatosy, Bill Mesnik, Brian Vander Ark
Understudies: Kathleen Carthy, Jon Erik
Performance Dates: June 12 - July 15, 2001, Mandell Weiss Forum

I am My Own Wife

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written and Directed by Doug Wright
Set Design by Paul Eric Pape
Lighting Design by Shaoann Yo
Sound Design by Casi Pacillo
Costume Design by Rebecca Lustig
With Jefferson Mays
Performance Dates: July 15 - July 29, 2001, Mandell Weiss Forum Studio
*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The Lyceum Theatre (opened December 3, 2003). Received two 2004 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Jefferson Mays).
Received 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Be Aggressive

World Premiere
Written by Annie Weisman
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Audrey Fisher
Lighting Design by Jim Ingalls
Sound Design by Laura Grace Brown
Cheer Consultant: Julie Compton
With Angela Goethals, Jennifer Cox, Mark Harelik, Linda Gehringer, Daisy Eagan, Joy Osmanski, Tamala Horbianski, Carly Kleiner
Understudies: Julie Compton, Jeff Anthony Miller
Performance Dates: July 24 - August 26, 2001, Mandell Weiss Forum

The Laramie Project

Written by Mois¨s Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, & the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project
Directed by Mois¨s Kaufman
Music by Peter Golub
Lighting Design by Betsy Adams
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Moe Schell
Video Design by Martha Swetzoff
With James Asher, Stephen Belber, Amanda Gronich, Mercedes Herrero, John McAdams, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts, Kelli Simpkins
Performance Dates: July 31 - September 2, 2001, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Diva

World Premiere
Written by Howard Gould
Directed by Neel Keller
Set Design by Andrew Jackness
Lighting Design by David Cuthbert
Costume Design by Candice Donnelly
Sound Design by Robbin Broad
With Susan Blakely, Jere Burns, Jonathan Hogan, Tim Maculan, Paul Provenza, Tim Warmen
Performance Dates: September 13 - October 14, 2001, Mandell Weiss Forum

Dracula, the Musical

World Premiere, based on the novel by Bram Stoker
Book & Lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Projection Design by Michael Clark
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Sound Design by Tom Clark and Mark Menard
Musical Direction by Constantine Kitsopoulos
Orchestration by Doug Besterman and Michael Starobin
Choreography by Mindy Cooper
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
With Joe Cassidy, Michael Cullen, Tom Flynn, Margaret Gates, Tom Hewitt, Chris Hoch, Emily Kosloski, Guy LeMonnier, Lynette Marrero, Tracy Miller, Lee Morgan, Jenn Morse, Amy Rutberg, Angelo Scolari, Jodi Stevens, Tom Stuart, Jenny Lynn Suckling, Sara Tobin, William Youmans
Understudies: Jodi Stevens, Guy Le Monnier, Joy Yandell, Christopher Nelson
Performance Dates: October 9 - November 25, 2001, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, opened August 19, 2004

POP Tour: The Origin of Corn / El Origen de maˆz

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Ralph Lee
Directed by Ralph Lee
Murals by Salvador R. Torres
Translation by Robert Laughlin
Costume Design by Suzanne Chesney
Craftsperson: Linda Black
With Raul Cardona, Augustin Castañeda, Walter Pagan, Anthony Perez, Nicolás Peters, Rose-Yvonne Urias, Amber Wolfe.
Performance Dates: January 26 - March 16, 2001

2000

Blood Wedding

Written by Federico García Lorca
Translation by David Johnston
Directed by Mark Wing-Davey
Set Design by Douglas Stein
Costume Design by Marina Draghici
Lighting Design by Michael Chybowski
Music Direction by Jeff Nevin
Music Coordinated and Compiled by Mark Wing-Davey
Movement Coach: Jean Isaacs
With Lina Acosta, Damian Baldet, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Christopher Burris, Ivonne Coll,
Jennifer Smith DeCastroverde, Jonathan Del Arco, Anthony Diaz-Perez, Lindsay Frame,
Maribel Gonzalez, Pietro Gonzalez, Robert Marcelo Jimenez, Maricela Ochoa, Bobby Plasencia, Winston J. Rocha, Onahoua Rodriguez, Jeanne Sakata
Understudies: Lorena Herrera
Performance Dates: May 30 - July 2, 2000, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Lifegame*

American Premiere
Keith Johnstone's Lifegame featuring Improbable Theatre
Direction and Design by Phelim McDermott, Lee Simpson and Julian Crouch
Lighting Design and Operation by Colin Grenfell
Consultant Director: Keith Johnstone
With Niall Ashdown, Angela Clerkin, Julian Crouch, Guy Dartnell, Stella Duffy, Phelim McDermott,
Toby Park, Lee Simpson and guests
Performance Dates: June 6 - July 9, 2000, Mandell Weiss Forum

Sheridan or Schooled in Scandal

World Premiere
Written by David Grimm
Directed by Mark Brokaw
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Annie Smart
Lighting Design by Mark McCullough
Sound Design by John Gromada
With Christopher Burris, Maria Dizzia, Bairbre Dowling, Francesca Faridany, Sherman Howard, Charles Janasz, Trey Lyford, Robert Machray, Ray Reinhardt, Jeremy Shamos, Sandra Shipley, Alison Weller
Performance Dates: July 18 - August 20, 2000, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman

American Premiere
Written by David Greig
Directed by Neel Keller
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Christal Weatherly
Lighting Design by Geoff Korf
Sound Design by Darron West
With Irina Bjorklund, John Feltch, Kurt Fuller, Gretchen Lee Krich, Mark Nelson, Jan Triska,
Neil Vipond
Performance Dates: August 1 - September 3, 2000, Mandell Weiss Forum

Going to St. Ives

Thoroughly Modern Millie

World Premiere Inspired by Richard Morris' Original Story and Screenplay
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Directed by Michael Mayer
Choreography by Rob Ashford
Set Design by David Gallo
Costume Design by Robert Perdziola
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Sound Design by Otts Munderloh
With Randl Ask, Kate Baldwin, Joshua Bergasse, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Zina Camblin, Pat Carroll, Julie Connors, David Eggers, Nicole Foret, Sutton Foster, Matther Gasper, Gregg Goodbrod, Harriet Harris, Chanet Johnson, Francis Jue, Marc Kudisch, Joe Langworth, Matt Lashey, Michael Malone, Yusef Miller, Anne L. Nathan, Tina Ou, Tonya Pinkins, Noah Racey, Stephen Sable, Megan Sikora, Jim Stanek, Leigh-Anne Wencker
Understudies: Rebecca Spear, Michael Tachaney, Michael Malone, Kat Baldwin, Joe Langworth, Noah Racey, Matt Lashey, Tina Ou, Gregg Goodbrod, Joshua Bergusse, Susan M. Haegner, Julie Connors, David Eggers, Megan Sikora, Matt Gaspar, Nicole Foret, Anne L. Nathan
Performance Dates: October 10 - December 10, 2000, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway, The Marquis Theater April 2002. Received six 2002 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress, Best Featured Actress, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, Best Costume Design.

POP Tour: Alice's Wild Ride

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Karen Hartman
Directed by Patrick McBride
Set Design by Alice Andreini
Costume Design by Brandin Baron
Sound Design by Paul Peterson
With Ayla Yarkut, Angela Farr, Don McClure, Terril Miller, Karla Kash, Lisel Gorell
Performance Dates: January 24 - March 10, 2000

1999

Oo-bla-dee

West Coast Premiere
Written by Regina Taylor
Directed by Regina Taylor and Susan V. Booth
Set Design by Donald Eastman
Costume Design by Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Design by T.J. Gerckens
Sound Design by Michael Bodeen
With Jimi Antoine, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Caroline Clay, Sabrina Le Beauf, Ernest Perry, Jr., Myra Lucretia Taylor, Jacqueline Williams
Performance Dates: May 18 - June 20, 1999, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Loot

Written by Joe Orton
Directed by Neel Keller
Set Design by Allen Moyer
Costume Design by Annie Smart
Lighting Design by Anne Militello
Sound Design by Jeff Ladman
With Fiona Gallagher, Trey Lyford, Nicholas Marcq, Tom McGowan, Matt McGrath,
Nick Ullett
Performance Dates: June 8 - July 11, 1999, Mandell Weiss Forum

Jane Eyre

American Premiere
Book and Additional Lyrics by John Caird
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Directed by John Caird and Scott Schwartz
Based on the Novel by Charlotte Brontë
Set Design by John Napier
Costume Design by Andreane Neofitou
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Sound Design by Tom Clark and Mark Menard
With Anne Allgood, Nell Balaban, James Barbour, Lauren Campbell, Elizabeth DeGrazia, Bruce Dow, Megan Drew, Kelly Felthous, Marguerite MacIntyre, Bill Nolte, Jayne Paterson, Don Richard,
Tiffany Scarritt, Marla Schaffel, Joelle Shapiro, Mary Stout, Rachel Ulanet, Christopher Yates,
Lee Zarrett
Understudies: Megan Drew, Nell Balaban, Kell Felthous, Lauren Campbell, Christopher Yates
Performance Dates: July 13 - September 5, 1999, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Pretty Fire

San Diego Premiere
Written and Performed by Charlayne Woodard
Production Supervised by Michael Greif
Set Design by Craig Siebels
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Tony J. Martin
Performance Dates: July 23 - August 29, 1999, Mandell Weiss Forum

Wonderland

World Premiere
Written by Chay Yew
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Joyce Kim Lee
Lighting Design by Geoff Korf
With Tsai Chin, Joel de la Fuente, Alec Mapa, Sab Shimono
Performance Dates: September 14 - October 17, 1999, Mandell Weiss Forum

Sweet Bird of Youth

Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Michael Greif
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Brandin Baron
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design and Incidental Music by Jeremy Grody
With Susan Denaker, Rosemary Garrison, Patricia Gebhard, Fred Harlow, Don Harvey, Jenni Kirk, Kyle Lemieux, Dohn Norwood, Pamela Payton-Wright, Grandison M. Phelps, lll, Elizabeth Reaser, Bridget Regan, David Riesenberg, Brian Sgambati, Michael Sullivan, Zander Teller, M. Emmet Walsh, Patrick Wilson, Willam Youmans
Performance Dates: October 12 - November 14, 1999, Mandell Weiss Theatre

POP Tour: The Flimflam Man

Adapted by Melanie Marnich, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Directed by Patrick McBride
Costume Design by Robin Roberts
Sound Design by Paul Peterson
With Donna Marie Cory, Fred Harlow, Ayla Yarkut, Stephanie Potts
Performance Dates: January 19 - March 12, 1999

1998

Nora

San Diego Premiere
Adapted by Ingmar Bergman
Translated by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker
Directed by Les Waters
Set and Costume Design by Annie Smart
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Sound Design by Jeff Ladman
With Bill Camp, Gail Grate, Philip Kerr, Kellie Overbey and Douglas Weston.
Understudies: Jennifer Kirk, David Kupchinsky
Performance Dates: May 19 - June 21, 1998, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Guitar Lessons: The Springhill Singing Disaster

West Coast Premiere
Written and Performed by Karen Trott
Directed by Lonny Price
Set Design by Derek McLane
Costume Design by Gail Brassard
Lighting Design by Phil Monat
Sound Design by Tony J. Martin
Based on Original Sound Design by Red Ramona
Performance Dates: May 26 - June 28, 1998, Mandell Weiss Forum

The Captain's Tiger: A Memoir for the Stage

West Coast Premiere
Written by Athol Fugard
Co-Directed by Athol Fugard and Susan Hilferty
Set and Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Malcolm Sturchio
Original Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy
Music Composed and Arranged by Lulu van der Walt
Sound Design by Tony J. Martin
With Athol Fugard, Felicity Jones and Tony Todd
Understudies: Rosemary Garrison, Bill Largess, Carol Monda, Regi Davis, Dohn W. Norwood Jr.
Performance Dates: July 7 - August 9, 1998, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Produced at the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. and at the Manhattan Theatre Club

Improbable Theatre's 70 Hill Lane

West Coast Premiere
Written by Phelim McDermott
Additional material by Guy Dartnell and Steve Tiplady
Directed by Lee Simpson
Designed by Julian Crouch
Lighting Design and Production Management by Colin Grenfell
Music Composed/Performed and Directed by Ben Park
Improbable Theatre Produced by Nick Sweeting
With Guy Dartnell, Phelim McDermott and Steve Tiplady
Performance Dates: July 21 - August 23, 1998, Mandell Weiss Forum

Light up The Sky

50th Anniversary Production
Written by Moss Hart
Directed by Neel Keller
Set Design by Allen Moyer
Costume Design by Michael Krass
Lighting Design by David Klevens
Sound Design by Jon Gottlieb
With Robert Ari, Michael Bakkensen, Peter Bartlett, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Dena Dietrich,
John Fiedler, Linda Gehringer, Richmond Hoxie, David Kupchinsky, Dohn Norwood, Angie Phillips and Barry Del Sherman
Understudies: Natalie Griffith, Jim Choryck, David Kupchinsky
Performance Dates: August 25 -September 27, 1998, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Dogeaters

World Premiere
Written by Jessica Hagedorn
Directed by Michael Greif
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by Brandin Baron
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner
Sound Design by Mark Bennett
Projection Design by Woo Art International
With Melody Butiu, Ricardo Chavira, Christopher Donahue, Seth Gilliam, JoJo Gonzalez,
Natalie Griffith, Alberto Isaac, Emily Koruda, Tess Lina, Alec Mapa, John-Andrew Morrison,
Sandra Oh, Ching Valdes-Aran, Bernard White and Lori Yeghiayan
Understudies: Gina Honda, Robert Dahey, Jessica Damrow,
Performance Dates: September 9 - October 11, Mandell Weiss Forum
Produced at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, February 2001

POP Tour: Maricela de la luz Lights the World

By José Rivera
Directed by Neel Keller
Set and Costume Design by Robin Roberts
Sound Design by Eric Ogilvie
With Deanna Driscoll, Calixto Hernandez, Patrick McBride, Walter Murray, Jeannine Torres
Performance Dates: January 21 -March 15, 1998

1997

The Importance of Being Earnest

Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Les Waters
Set and Costume Design by Annie Smart
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Peter Bartlett, Barnaby C. Carpenter, Veanne Cox, Christine Estabrook, Tom Fitzpatrick,
Aimée Guillot, Paul H. Juhn, Jefferson Mays, Ursula Meyer
Understudies: Jennifer Morris, Paul Juhn
Performance Dates: May 13 - June 15, 1997, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The School for Wives

Written by Moliere
Translated and Adapted by Paul Schmidt
Directed by Neel Keller
Set Design by Mark Wendland
Costume Design by Allison Reeds
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Original Music, Music Direction, and Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Michi Barall, Kevin Bernston, Mark Danisovszky, Louis Fanucchi, Katie Grant,
Rodney Scott Hudson, Ira Marks, Tom McGowan, Jacques C. Smith
Understudies: Mary Cathrine Garrison, Chris Johnson, Kevin Berntson
Performance Dates: June 10 - July 13, 1997, Mandell Weiss Forum

Rent

West Coast Premiere
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Michael Greif
Choreography by Marlies Yearby
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil
Music Direction by Robert Sprayberry
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson
Musical Arrangements by Steve Skinner
Set Design by Paul Clay
Costume Design by Angela Wendt
Lighting Design by Blake Burba
Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
With Carla Bianco, Kevyn Brackett, Sharon Brown, Hallie Bulliet, Wilson Cruz, Monique Daniels, Laura Dias, D'Monroe, Neil Patrick Harris, Leigh Hetherington, Sla Iwamatsu, Mark Leroy Jackson, Owen Johnston II, Christian Mena, Ron Christopher Patric, Kenna Ramsey, Julia Santana, Andy Señor, Curt Skinner, Paul Oakley Stovall, Brent Davin Vance
Swings: Sharon Brown, Paul Oakley Stovall, Carla Bianco, Hallie Bulleit, Monique Daniels, Laura Dias, Ron Patric, Brent Davin Vance, Andy Senor, Sala Iwamatsu, Kevyn Brackett, Owen Johnson II
Performance Dates: July 1 - September 14, 1997, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Model Apartment

Written by Donald Margulies
Directed by Mark Rucker
Set Design by Christopher Acebo
Costume Design by Katherine Roth
Lighting Design by Blake Burba
Music and Sound Design by Nathan Birnbaum
With George Coe, Akili Prince, Rosemary Prinz, Roberta Wallach
Performance Dates: July 22 - August 24, 1997, Mandell Weiss Forum

Having Our Say

Written by Emily Mann
Adapted from the book by Sara L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth
Directed by Loretta Greco
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by V. Nadja Lancelot
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music and Sound Design by Nathan Birnbaum
Projection Design by Marc I. Rosenthal
Slide Production by Personal Creations
Makeup Design by Molly O. McGrath
With Micki Grant and Lizan Mitchell
Understudies: Sylvia Thompson
Performance Dates: September 9 - October 19, 1997, Mandell Weiss Forum

Harmony

World Premiere
Music by Barry Manilow
Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman
Directed by David Warren
Choreography by Charles Moulton
With Danny Burstein, Mark Chmiel, James Clow, Trent DeLong, Thursday Farrar,
Christiane Farr-Wersinger, Pascale Faye, Steven Goldstein, Sean Grant, Rebecca Luker, Lisa Mayer, Janet Metz, Jennifer Morris, Casey Nicholaw, Arte Phillips, Scott Robertson, Scott Robinson, Jessica Sheridan, Jodi Stevens, Tom Titone, Kiersten Van Horne, Thom Christopher Warren, Patrick Wilson, Kurt Ziskie
Performance Dates: October 7 - November 23, 1997, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1997 Flash Performances

Victoria Chaplin and Jean Baptiste Thierree in The Invisible Circle/Le Circle Invisible
Performance Dates: December 10 - 21, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1996

2.5 Minute Ride

World Premiere
Written by Lisa Krion
Directed by Lowry Marshall
Set Design by Richard Ortenblad, Jr.
Lighting Design by Trevor Norton
Original Sound and Music by Dan Froot
With Lisa Kron
Performance Dates: September 24 - October 27, 1996, Mandell Weiss Forum
*Subsequently produced at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre, March 1999

Yanks & Frogs

Collaboratively produced, written, designed and directed by Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Music & Lyrics by Michael Koerner
Additional Music & Lyrics by Christopher Bayes & Steven Epp
Lighting Adapted for La Jolla Playhouse by Frederic Desbois
With Sarah Agnew, Patricia Buckley, Stephen Cartmell, Barbra Berlvoitz Desbois, Steven Epp,
Vincent Gracieux, Michel Lenz, Luverne Seiffert, Dominique Serrand, Joel Spence
Performance Dates: September 20 - October 20, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Happy Days

Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Robert Woodruff
Set Design by Douglas Stein
Costume Design by Jack Taggart
Lighting Design by John Phillip Martin
Sound Design by Michael McClung
With Tom Fitzpatrick, Ruth Maleczech
Performance Dates: August 6 - September 8, 1996, Mandell Weiss Forum
*Subsequently produced Off-Broadway at PS 122

The Green Bird

West Coast Premiere
Written by Carlo Gozzi
Translated by Albert Bermel, Ted Emery
Original Music by Elliot Goldenthal
Directed and Co-Designed by Julie Taymor
Music Director by Richard Martinez
Set Design by Christine Jones
Costume Design by Constance Hoffman
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Sound Design by Bob Bielecki
Wigs and Makeup by Steven W. Bryant
Mask and Puppet Design by Julie Taymor
With Reg E. Cathey, Patricia Dunnock, Ned Eisenberg, Jan Leslie Harding, Stephen Kaplin, Lee Lewis, Amy Elizabeth McKenna, Kristina Nielsen, Sebastian Roche, Mike Ryan, Sophia Salguero, Priscilla Shanks, Derek Smith, Bruce Turk, Erico Villanueva, Andrew Weems
Performance Dates: July 23 - August 25, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Produced on Broadway in 2000

Boy

World Premiere
Written by Diana Son
Directed by Michael Greif
Set and Costume Design by Mark Wendland
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Darron L. West
With Michi Barall, Kevin Berntson, Melody Butiu, Todd Cerveris, Robert Dorfman,
Alyssa Lupo, Cynthia Martells, Amy Elizabeth McKenna, Andrea Renee Portes, Mike Ryan,
James Saba, Damen Scranton
Performance Dates: June 11 - July 14, 1996, Mandell Weiss Forum

Valley Song

West Coast Premiere
Written by Athol Fugard
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by Norah Switzer
Lighting Design by Brian Macdevitt
Original Music by Didi Kriel
With Akosua Busia and Max Wright
Performance Dates: May 14 -June 15, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1996 Flash Performances

BILL MAHR - June 29, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Patrick Stewart in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Performance Dates: November 23 & 24, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Mump & Smoot in SOMETHING
Performance Dates: December 6 & 7, 1996, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1995

The Invisible Circus/le Cirque Invisible

West Coast Premiere
Created and Performed by Victoria Chaplin & Jean Baptiste Thierrée
Wardrobe & Properties by Chantal Ravaud, Olivier Ernoult
Lighting Operator: Laura de Bernardis
Sound Operator: Carole Groia
Performance Dates: May 4 - June 11, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Cloud Tectonics

West Coast Premiere
Written by Jos¨ Rivera
Directed by Tina Landau
Set Design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design by Brandin Baron
Lighting Design by Anne Militello
Sound Design by Mark Bennett
With Javi Mulero, Luis Antonio Ramos, Camilia Sanes
Performance Dates: June 20 - July 16, Mandell Weiss Forum

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Marion McClinton
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Michael Bodeen
Movement Coach: Marvette Knight
With Duane Boutté, Joshua W. Coleman, Kent Davis, Loretta Devine, Carla Harting,
Matthew Hoverman, Lisa Louise Langford, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Marissa Perez, Wendell Pierce, Akili Prince, Giovanni Pucci, Angela Reed, Erin Ryan, Keith Randolph Smith, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Performance Dates: July 11 - August 13, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems

of Virtue & Happiness
A Co-production with Mark Taper Forum
West Coast Premiere
Written by Tony Kushner
Directed by Michael Greif
Set & Costume Design by Mark Wendland
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Original Music by Jill Jaffe
Sound Design by Tony Martin & Jill Jaffe
With Robin Bartlett, John Campion, Randy Danson, Jonathan Fried, Cristina Hussong and Callie Thorne
Performance Dates: July 25 - August 27, Mandell Weiss Forum

An Almost Holy Picture

World Premiere
Written by Heather McDonald
Directed by Michael Mayer
Set Design by Michelle Riel
Costume Design by Norah L. Switzer
Lighting Design by Kevin Adams
Sound Design and Original Music by Mitchell Greenhill
With David Morse
Performance Dates: September 12 - October 15, 1995 Mandell Weiss Forum
*Subsequently produced in Baltimore February / March 1999 and on Broadway, Roundabout Theater, February 2002

Randy Newman's "Faust"

World Premiere
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Randy Newman
Directed by Michael Greif
Choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Music Direction by Joseph Church
Orchestration by Michael Roth
Set Design by James Youmans
Costume Design by Mark Wendland
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
Projection Design by Alex W. Papalexis
With H. Clent Bowers, Jonathan Brody, André Carthen, Joshua W. Coleman, Kurt Deutsch,
Shelley Dickinson, Brian Evers, David Garrison, Melissa Haizlip, Erin Hill, Michael Hune,
Melissa Jones, Ken Page, Marissa Pérez, Michael Potts, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Erin Ryan,
Lindsay Marie Sablan, Sherie Rene Scott, Christopher Sieber, Bellamy Young
Performance Dates: September 19 "" October 29, 1995, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced at Goodman Theatre in Chicago (September 20 -November 2, 1996)

1995 Flash Performances

Eric Bogosian in POUNDING NAILS IN THE FLOOR WITH MY FOREHEAD
Performance Dates: April 7 & 8, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Penn & Teller in PENN & TELLER
Performance Dates: November 28 - December 3, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Spalding Gray in Skiing to New England or It's a Slippery Slope (a work-in-progress)
Performance Dates: December 13 - 16, Mandell Weiss Theatre, and
Spalding Gray in Interviewing the Audience
Performance Dates: December 17, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1994

Harvey

La Jolla Playhouse presents The Seattle Repertory Theatre production
Written by Mary Chase
Directed by Douglas Hughes
Scenic Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by Greg Sullivan
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Steven M. Klein
With Katie Forgette, Avril Gentles, Kevin C. Loomis, Glenn Mazen, Peggy O'Connell, Marianne Own, Peggy Pope, Angela Reed, Tom Spiller, Rick Tutor, Jeff Weiss, Christopher Evan Welch
Performance Dates: May 17 - June 19, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Triumph of Love

West Coast Premiere
Written by Marivaux
A new translation by James Magruder
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Scenic Design by Marina Draghici
Costume Design by Jack Taggart
Lighting Design by Tim Becker
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Tony Amendola, Beth Dixon, Paul Giamatti, David Hunt, Silas Weir Mitchell, Angie Phillips, Laurie Williams
Performance Dates: June 14 - August 13, Mandell Weiss Forum. (in repertory with Thérése Raquin)

Théresé Raquin

West Coast Premiere
Written by Neal Bell
Based on the novel by Emile Zola
Directed by Michael Greif
Scenic Design by Marina Draghici
Costume Design by Mark Wendland
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner
Sound Design by Nathan Brinbaum
With Tony Amendola, Kent Davis, Beth Dixon, Paul Giamatti, David Hunt, Silas Weir Mitchell,
Angie Phillips, Laurie Williams
Performance Dates: July 5 - August 21, Mandell Weiss Forum. (in repertory with Triumph of Love)
*Subsequently produced at the Classic Stage Company in New York, Winter, 1997 - 1998

The Good Person of Setzuan

World Premiere
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Adapted by Tony Kushner
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Original Music and Lyric Adaptation by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez
Musical Direction by Doug Wieselman
Scenic Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Candice Donnelly
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Chris de Oni, Matthew Henerson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Diane Rodriguez, Maria Striar,
Alison Tatlock, Francine Torres, Ching Valdes-Aran, Gedde Watanabe, Isiah Whitlock, Jr.,
K. David Wiater, Charlayne Woodard
Performance Dates: July 26 - August 28, 1994, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Mump & Smoot in "Ferno"

West Coast Premiere
Written, Created, and Performed by Michael Kennard and John Turner
Directed by Karen Hines
Scenic Design by Campbell Manning
Lighting Design by Michel Charbonneau
Music and Sound Effects by David Hines
Movement Coach: Fiona Griffiths
Performance Dates: August 30 - October 2, Mandell Weiss Forum

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert
Based on the book by Shepherd Mead
Directed by Des McAnuff
Choreography by Wayne Cilento
Music Direction and Vocal Arrangements by Ted Sperling
Orchestrations by Danny Troob
Scenic Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Video Design by Batwin + Robin Productions, Inc.
Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy
With Randl Ask, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Kevin Bogue, Matthew Broderick, Maria Calabrese, Walter Cronkite, Tom Flynn, Jonathan Freeman, Jack Hayes, Rebecca Holt, Jay Aubrey Jones, Nancy Lemenager, Dawnn Lewis, Kristi Lynes, Robert Mandan, Luba Mason, Martin Moran, Megan Mullally, Aiko Nakasone, William Ryall, Ernie Sabella, Jerome Vivona, Lillias White, Carla Renata Williams
Performance Dates: October 22 - December 4, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (opened February, 1995), and on Broadway at the Richard Rogers Theatre ( March, 1995)

1994 Flash Performances

Patrick Stewart in A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Performance Dates: December 4 - 5, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Penn & Teller in PENN & TELLER
Performance Dates: March 21 - 22, Mandell Weiss Theatre
AVNER THE ECCENTRIC
Performance Date: April 10, Mandell Weiss Theatre
SANDRA BERNHARD
West Coast Premiere
Performance Dates: June 23 - 25, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Spalding Gray in GRAY'S ANATOMY
Performance Dates: September 8 -11, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1994 Production for Young Audiences: Boc'n!

Featuring CHILDSPLAY Children's Theatre Company
Performance Date: May 21, Mandell Weiss Forum

1993

Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream

West Coast Premiere
Collaboratively produced by Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Written by Steven Epp, Felicity Jones, Dominique Serrand and Paul Walsh
Based on the work of Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert
Directed by Dominique Serrand
Scenography by Vincent Gracieux
Music by Chandler Poling
Lighting Design by Frederic Desbois
Costume Design by Trina Mrnak
With Michael Collins, Sarah Corzatt, Barbra Berlovitz Desbois, John Clark Donahue, Darcey Engen, Steven Epp, Laura Esping, Vincent Gracieux, Nancy Hogetvedt, Aimée Jacobson, Eric Jensen, Felicity Jones, Ben Kernan, Angie Lewis, Daniel Nelson, Robert Rosen, Danny Schmitz, Charles Schuminski, Luverne Seifert, Dominique Serrand, Rachel Wapnick
Performance Dates: May 14 - June 13, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Arms and the Man

Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Christina Haatainen
Lighting Design by Chris Kortum
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Mario Arrambide, Ivonne Coll, Micha Espinosa, Chris Flanders, Mark Harelik, Sevanne Kassarjian, Cynthia Nixon, Jan Triska, Will Warren, Andrew Weems
Performance Dates: June 22 - August 15, Mandell Weiss Forum (in repertory with THE HAIRY APE)

The Hairy Ape

Written by Eugene O'Neill
Directed by Matthew Wilder
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Cynthia Bolin
Lighting Design by David S. Thayer
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
With Mario Arrambide, Ivonne Coll, Micha Espinosa, Chris Flanders, Mark Harelik, Sevanne Kassarjian, Jan Triska, Will Warren, Andrew Weems
Performance Dates: July 13 - August 22, Mandell Weiss Forum (in repertory with ARMS AND THE MAN)

Luck, Pluck & Virtue

World Premiere
Written and Directed by James Lapine
Based upon A Cool Million by Nathaniel West
Set Design by Adrianne Lobel
Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music Design by Allen Shawn
Sound Design by Michael Roth
With David Barrera, P.J. Brown, George Coe, Neil Patrick Harris, Adrianne Krstansky, Meg MacCary, Dan Moran, Marge Redmond, Ming-Na Wen
Performance Dates: July 27 - August 29, 1993, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Mission

Collaboratively produced by Culture Clash
Written by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, and Herbert Siguenza
Directed by Tony Curiel
Set Design by Victoria Petrovich
Lighting Design by José Lopez
Costume Design by Herbert Siguenza
Sound Design by Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas
Video by Culture Clash
With Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Herbert Siguenza
Performance Dates: September 7 - October 10, Mandell Weiss Forum

Sweet & Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen

West Coast Premiere
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Harold Arlen, Truman Capote, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Ted Koehler, Johnny Mercer,
Leo Robin, Billy Rose and Jack Yellen
Conceived and Directed by Julianne Boyd
Choreography by Hope Clarke
Musical Direction and Arrangements by Danny Holgate
Set Design by Kenneth Foy
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Stephen Erb
Produced in association with the Berkshire Theatre Festival
With Terry Burrell, Allen Hidalgo, Jacquey Maltby, Monica Pege, Brian Quinn, Lance Roberts
Performance Dates: September 21 -October 31, Mandell Weiss Theatre

** April 22, 1993, La Jolla Playhouse received the Tony Award for outstanding American regional theatre.

1992

The Glass Menagerie

By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Douglas Hughes
Set Design by Andrei Both
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
Dramaturgy by Elissa Adams
With Jane Adams, Randle Mell, Matt Mulhern, Marion Ross
Performance dates: May 5 - June 14, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Le Petomane — A Comedy of Airs

World Premiere
Conceived by The Flying Karamazov Brothers and Robert Woodruff
Written by Paul Magid
Le Petomane's Act Written by Howard Jay Patterson
Directed by Robert Woodruff
Set Design by Douglas Stein
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty and Candice Cain
Lighting Design by John Martin
Music Composed by Doug Wieselman
Sound Design by James LeBrecht
Ballet Choreography by Doug Elkins
Film Production by Barb Mikulak
With Paul Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Michael Preston, Sam Williams
Performance Dates: June 10 - July 12, 1992, Mandell Weiss Forum

The Who's Tommy

A New Theatrical Version
American Premiere
Composed and Written by Pete Townshend
Adapted for the Stage by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Des McAnuff
Choreography by Wayne Cilento
Musical Supervision and Direction by Joseph Church
Orchestrations by Steve Margoshes
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Frances Aronson
Sound Design by Steve Kennedy
Projections by Wendall Harrington
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Anthony Barrile, Nicky Carin, Michael Cerveris, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Rick Fitts, Tom Flynn, Dennis Fox, Cheryl Freeman, Trisha Gooch, David Harris, Christian Hoff, Paul Kandel, Donnie Kehr, Lisa Leguillou, Anthony Marciona, Marcia Mitzman, Lee Morgan, Hilary Morse, Nino Pamaran, Rain Pryor, Alice Ripley, Scott Ripley, Carly Jane Steinborn
Performance Dates: July 1 - October 4, 1992, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced on Broadway, St. James Theatre (opened April 22, 1993), and on a national tour (opened October 13, 1993). Received five 1993 Tony Awardsfor Best Director, Best Choreographer, Best Score (tie with Kiss of the Spider Woman), Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design.

What the Butler Saw

Written by Joe Orton
Directed by Michael Greif
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Janice Benning
Lighting Design by David S. Thayer
Sound Design by Jeff Ladman
Dramaturg by Elissa Adams
With Joel Brooks, Don Harvey, Kate Mulgrew, Bill Raymond, Kellie Waymire, Max Wright
Performance Dates: July 21 - August 30, Mandell Weiss Forum

Playland

American Premiere
A Co-productionwith Atlanta's Alliance Theatre Company
Written and Directed by Athol Fugard
Associate Director, Set and Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy
Sound Design by David Budries
With Larry Golden, Ben Halley, Jr.
Performance Dates: August 25 - October 2, La Jolla Playhouse downtown at the Lyceum Stage

Marisol

Written by José Rivera
Directed by Tina Landau
and THE SWAN
By Elizabeth Egloff
Directed by Lisa Peterson
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Janice Benning
Lighting Design by John Martin
Original Music and Sound Design by John Gromada
Dramaturgy by Elissa Adams and Robert Blacker
With Susan Berman, Micha Espinosa, David Fenner, Cordelia Gonzalez, Michael Harris,
Robert A. Owens, Amy Scholl, Esther Scott, Joseph Urla
Performance Dates (in repertory): September 8 - October 18, Mandell Weiss Forum

Much Ado About Nothing

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Bryan Bevell, David Brisbin, Michael Cerveris, Clarence Felder, David Fenner, Clement Fowler, Monique Fowler, Mark Harelik, David Harris, Rodney Scott Hudson, Laura Innes, James Jaboro,
Tim Perez, Scott Ripley, Tonia Rowe, Kellie Waymire
Performance Dates: October 20 "" November 29, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1991

Three Sisters

Written by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Jean-Claude van Itallie
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Kenneth Ted Bible
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Susan Berman, Phoebe Cates, Michael Constantine, George Hall, Michael Harris, Laura Innes, Bruce Ladd, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Jon Lovitz, Michael McGuire, Robert Picardo, Karenjune Sanchez, Josh Sebers, Nancy Travis, Kate Wilkinson
Performance Dates: May 7 - June 16, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Fortinbras

World Premiere
The Inaugural Production of the Mandell Weiss Forum
Commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music Composed and Performed by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Kenneth Ted Bible and Michael Roth
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Devon Allen, Ralph Bruneau, William Cain, James Crawford, Jonathan Freeman, Paul Gutrecht, Daniel Jenkins, James Kiernan, Laura Linney, Archer Martin, Jefferson Mays, Don Reilly, Josh Sebers, Kim C. Walsh
Performance Dates: June 18 - July 28, 1991, Mandell Weiss Forum

The Regard of Flight and the Clown Bagatelles

Written by Bill Irwin
in collaboration with M.C. O'Connor, Doug Skinner and Nancy Harrington
Original Music by Doug Skinner
Set Design by Vincent Mountain
Lighting Design by Nancy Schertler
With Bill Irwin, M.C. O'Connor, Doug Skinner
Performance Dates: July 2 - August 11, Mandell Weiss Theatre

The Heliotrope Bouquet

By Scott Joplin & Louis Chauvin
West Coast Premiere
Written by Eric Overmyer
Directed by Stan Wojewodski, Jr.
Set Design by Christopher Barreca
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow
Sound Design by Janet Kalas
Music Direction by Dwight Andrews
Choreography by Donald Byrd
Dramaturgy by James Magruder and Mona Heinze
With Ellen M. Bethea, Linda Cavell, SaMi Chester, John Cothran Jr., Denise Diggs, Judyann Elder, June Jones, Victor Mack, Robert A. Owens, F. William Parker, Keith Randolph Smith
Produced in collaboration with Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland
Perfomance Dates: August 6 - September 15, Mandell Weiss Forum

A Lesson from Aloes

Written and Directed by Athol Fugard
Set Design by Susan Hilferty and Douglas Stein
Costume Design by Andrea Singer
Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy
With Athol Fugard, Bennet Guillory, Maria Tucci
Performance Dates: August 20 - September 29, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Elmer Gantry

West Coast Premiere
Book by John Bishop
Music by Mel Marvin
Lyrics by Bob Satuloff
Based on the novel Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
Directed by Des McAnuff
Choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Music Supervisor & Direction by Ted Sperling
Orchestrations by Michael Gibson
Incidental Music by Wayne Abravanel
Set Design by Heidi Landesman
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Sound Design by Scott Lehrer
Fight Direction by Steve Rankin
Dramaturgy by James Magruder
With Adrian Bailey, Stephen Breithaupt, James Crawford, Lynette Dupre, Tom Flynn, Jody Gelb, Mark Harelik, Gordon G. Jones, James Kiernan, Bruce Ladd, Juliet Lambert, Heather Lee, Darlene Love, Kenneth Marshall, Judith Moore, Michael Mulheren, Michael O'Gorman, Sharon Scruggs, Josh Sebers, Douglas Sills, Barry J. Tarallo, Ross Wachsman, Kim C. Walsh, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Wade Williams
Performance Dates: October 15 - December 8, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1990

The Cherry Orchard

Written by Anton Chekhov
English Translation by Elisaveta Lavrova
Directed by Tom Moore
Set Design by Heidi Landesman
Costume Design by Robert Blackman
Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin
Music Composed by John McKinney and Mel Marvin
Sound Design by Stephen Erb and James LeBrecht
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
Choreography by Jean Isaacs
With Dion Anderson, William Ball, Robert Cornthwaite, Mia Dillon, Peter Frechette, Cheryl Giannini, Molly Hagan, Luther Hanson, Mark Harelik, Tracey Leigh, John McAdams, Zaraawar Mistry, Lynn Redgrave, William Youmans
Performance Dates: May 8 - June 17, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Life During Wartime

World Premiere
Written by Keith Reddin
Directed by Les Waters
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Stephen Strawbridge
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Tony Amendola, Josh Hamilton, Colette Kilroy, Leslie Lyles, Stephen Markle, Jefferson Mays, Kari McGee, Talbert Morton
Performance Dates: June 6 - July 29, 1990, The Warren Theatre

A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum

Co-produced with Orange County Performing Arts Center
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Based on the Plays of Plautus
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Des McAnuff
Choreography by Wayne Cilento
Musical Staging by Des McAnuff and Wayne Cilento
Musical Direction and Supervision by Ted Sperling
New Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Dance Music Arrangements by Mark Hummel
Incidental Music by Ted Sperling and Steven Freeman
Slapstick and Clown Coach: Jeff Gordon
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Brenda Berry
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Dramaturgy by James Magruder
With Fred Anderson, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Ralph Bruneau, Mindy Cooper, Wendy Edmead,
Pamela Everett, Jonathan Freeman, George Hall, Paul Keith, Cindi Klinger, Barry Lee,
George McDaniel, Pat Moya, Tom Nelis, Ernie Sabella, Liz Torres, Pamela Winslow,
Christina Youngman
Performance Dates: July 3 - August 12, 1990, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Moved to Orange County Performing Arts Center (August 17 - 26)

Don Quixote de La Jolla

World Premiere
Written by Eric Overmyer
Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote
Original Conception by Geoff Hoyle
Created in Collaboration with Robert Dorfman, Geoff Hoyle, Gina Leishman, Ellen McElduff,
Stan Wojewodski, Jr.
Directed by Stan Wojewodski Jr.
Set Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Christine Dougherty
Sound Design by James LeBrecht
Lighting Design by Stephen Strawbridge
Dramaturgy by James Magruder
With Robert Dorfman, Geoff Hoyle, Jonah Hoyle, Gina Leishman, Ellen McElduff
Performance Dates: August 7 - September 16, 1990, The Warren Theatre

My Children! My Africa!

Written and Directed by Athol Fugard
Set Design by Douglas Stein and Susan Hilferty
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy
Sound Design by James LeBrecht
With Sterling Macer, Jr., Brock Peters, Nancy Travis
Performance Dates: August 21 - September 30, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Moved to Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theatre and the Los Angeles Theatre Center

Twelfth Night

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Christina Haatainen
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music for Scenes Composed & Performed by Michael Roth
Music for Songs by Michael Roth & Des McAnuff
Sound Design by Stephen Erb
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
Vocal Coach: Catherine Fitzmaurice
Fight Direction by Peter Moore
With Mark Bramhall, Clarence Felder, Orna Gil, Molly Hagan, Ben Halley, Jr., Katherine Hiler,
Daniel Jenkins, Tracey Leigh, Evan MacKenzie, Jefferson Mays, Kari McGee, Zaraawar Mistry,
James Morrison, Shanga K. Parker, Lisa Pelikan, Dan Wingard, William Youmans
Performance Dates: October 9 - November 18, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1989

The Grapes of Wrath

A La Jolla Playhouse presentation of a Steppenwolf Theatre Company production
Based on the Novel by John Steinbeck
Adapted and Directed by Frank Galati
Set and Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Costume Design by Erin Quigley and Kevin Rigdon
Original Music Composed and Directed by Michael Smith
Sound Design by Rob Milburn
Dance Staging by Peter Amster
Fight Choreography by Michael Sokoloff
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Jessica Black, Robert Breuler, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Keith Byron-Kirk, Kevin Connell,
Ron Crawford, Nathan Davis, Mark W. Deakins, Marc Delin, Leelai Demoz, Jessica Grossman,
Tom Irwin, Terry Kinney, David Ledingham, Nancy Lollar, Terrance MacNamara, Sally Murphy,
James Moah, Lucina Paquet, Jeff Perry, Molly Powell, Rondi Reed, Theodore Schulz, Willy Schwarz, Eric Simonson, Gary Sinise, L.J. Slavin, Lois Smith, Michael Smith, Rick Snyder, Miriam Sturm,
Skipp Sudduth, Karen Tallerday, Jim True, Alan Wilder
Performance Dates: May 9 - June 17, 1989,Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequently produced at London's Royal National Theatre and at Broadway's Cort Theater; Broadway production presented on PBS's "American Playhouse" (March 22, 1991)

Nebraska

World Premiere
Written by Keith Reddin
Directed by Les Waters
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by David C. Woolard
Lighting Design by Stephen Strawbridge
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Robin Bartlett, Susan Berman, Adam Coleman Howard, Barbara Howard, Rob Knepper,
John Cameron Mitchell, James Rebhorn
Performance Dates: June 20 - July 30, 1989, The Warren Theatre
* Subsequently produced by Chicago's American Blues Theater and New York City's Naked Angels Theatre

Dangerous Games — Two Tango Pieces

World Premiere
A La Jolla Playhouse, American Music Theater Festival and Spoleto Festival U.S.A. production
Music by Astor Piazzolla
Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Jim Lewis & Graciela Daniele
Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Graciela Daniele
Set Design by Tony Straiges
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
Lighting Design by Peggy Eisenhauer
Sound Design by Otts Munderloh
Fight Direction by Tango by B.H. Barry and Orfeoby Luis Perez
With Ken Ard, Rene Ceballos, Adrienne Hurd, Philip Jerry, Diana Laurenson, John Mineo,
Gregory Mitchell, Dana Moore, Elizabeth Mozer, Roumel Reaux, Malinda Shaffer, Marc Villa,
Danyelle Weaver
Performance Dates: June 27 - August 6, 1989, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Moved to San Francisco (The Bayview Opera House, September 1989) and Broadway (October 10 - 21, 1989)

Down the Road

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin
Composed by Michael Roth
Sound Design by John Kilgore
With Susan Berman, Jonathan Hogan, James Morrison
Performance Dates: August 8 - September 17, 1989
* Subsequently produced by Humana Festival/Actors Theatre of Louisville (March 1991)

The Misanthrope

A La Jolla Playhouse and Goodman Theatre production
Written by Molière in a New Version by Neil Bartlett
Directed by Robert Falls
Set Design by George Tsypin
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Composition and Sound Design by Rob Milburn
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With William Brown, John Douglas Carlie, Kim Cattrall, Del Close, David Darlow,
Christina Haag, David Alan Novak, Peggy Roeder
Performance Dates: August 15 - September 24, Mandell Weiss Theatre
*Subsequently produced at Chicago's Goodman Theatre

Macbeth

Presented in association with the UCSD Deptartment of Theatre
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Deborah M. Dryden
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
Music and Sound Design by Stephen LeGrand and Eric Drew Feldman
Fight Choreography by Erik Fredricksen
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Vaughn Armstrong, Robert Beltran, Jessica Black, Danny Burstein, Mark W. Deakins, Marc Delin, Tracey Ellis, Philip Harrison, Dudley Knight, Peter Kybart, Donald Sage Mackay, Kate Malin, Jefferson Mays, Stuart McLean, Randle Mell, Patrick Miller, Tom Nelis, Steven Rider, Rebecca Schull, Louis Seitchik, Emilie Talbot, William Verderber, John Vickery, John Walcutt, Johnny Warriner, Barbara Williams
Performance Dates: October 10 -November 19, Mandell Weiss Theatre

La Jolla Playhouse receives special San Diego Theatre Critics Circle award "for Outstanding Achievement for choosing and sustaining a standard of artistic integrity invaluable as a catalyst in San Diego's emerging theatre renaissance"

POP Tour: THE MAN WHO HAD NO STORY

1988

Once in a Lifetime

Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Stephen Zuckerman
Set Design by Bob Shaw
Costume Design by Susan Denison Geller
Lighting Design by Richard Winkler
Music Design by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Michael Roth and Stephen Erb
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Ralph Bruneau, Marylouise Burke, William Duff-Griffin, David Marshall Grant,
Nicholas Hormann, Lisa Langlois, Jeri Leer, Gloria Mann, Gregory Millar, Natalia Nogulich,
Cristine Rose, Tavis Ross, David Wohl, Mary Catherine Wright, Ann Yen, Sonja Albrechtzen,
Mark Cherniack, Patrick Miller, Jim Morlino, Regina Byrd Smith, Margaret Stewart, Andrew Weems, Sean Whitesell
Performance Dates: May 17 - June 26, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Two Rooms

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Peter A. Kaczorowski
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Serge Ossorguine
Video Production by Dennis McNabb
Slide Photography by Harry Hendrickson
With Jon De Vries, Jo Henderson, Brent Jennings, Amanda Plummer
Performance Dates: June 21 - July 31, 1988, The Warren Theatre

Lulu

Written by Frank Wedekind
A New Translation and Adaptation by Roger Downey, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Directed by Sharon Ott
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Deborah M. Dryden
Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin
Music and Sound Design by Stephen LeGrand and Eric Drew Feldman
Dramaturgy by Walter Bilderback
With Humbert Allen Astredo, Elizabeth Berridge, Jessica Black, Ellen Crawford,
Robert Gray, William Newman, Phillip Reza, Peter Silbert, Lenny Von Dohlen, Harris Yulin,
Richard Zobel
Performance Dates: July 5 - August 7, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequently produced at Berkeley Repertory Theatre

The Fool Show

South Coast Premiere
Conceived, Written and Performed by Geoff Hoyle
Set Design by Rob Murphy
Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski
Sound Design by Stephen Erb
Performance Dates: August 9 - September 18, The Warren Theatre
* Subsequently produced in New York City and throughout the U.S. as FEAST OF FOOLS

80 Days

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Music and Lyrics by Ray Davies
Book by Snoo Wilson
Directed by Des McAnuff
Conceived by Ray Davies, Des McAnuff & Snoo Wilson
Inspired by Jules Verne's novel, Around the World in Eighty Days
Choreography by Dianne McIntyre
Musical Supervision by Danny Troob
Musical Direction by Jonny Bowden
Orchestrations by Robby Merkin
Vocal Arrangements by Danny Troob and Jonny Bowden
Incidental Music by Ada Janik
Set Design by Douglas W. Schmidt
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by David F. Segal
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Masks by Christina Haatainen
Mask/Movement Specialist: Jared Sakren
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Brooks Almy, Don Amendolia, Matthew Eaton Bennett, Stephen Bogardus, Yamil Borges,
Jay Garner, Randy Graff, Ernest Harada, Scott Harlan, Paul Kandel, Timothy Landfield,
Scotch Ellis Loring, Deborah Nishimura, Lannyl Stephens, Cynthia Vance, Matthew Wright,
Risa Benson, Kevin Connell, Karen Gedissman, Mindy Hull, Sylvia MacCalla, Jim Morlino,
Andrew Weems, Christopher Zelno
Performance Dates: August 23 - October 9, 1988, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1987

The Matchmaker

Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Serge M. Ossorguine
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Susan Berman, Ralph Bruneau, Michael Genovese, Barbara Howard, Linda Hunt,
Cheryl McFadden, Kenneth McMillan, Keith Reddin, Tavis Ross, Rebecca Schull, Rocco Sisto,
Arthur Wagner, Monica Buckley, Deryl Caitlin, Giovanni Felicioni, Craig Green, Corey Grindle,
Lisa Leaverton, John McAdams, Theresa McCarthy, Carolyn Sweeney, Matthew Wright
Performance Dates: May 26 - June 27, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Hedda Gabler

Written by Henrik Ibsen
A new translation by Gerry Bamman and Irene B. Berman
Commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Directed by Emily Mann
Set Design by Thomas Lynch
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth
Dramaturgy by Walter Bilderback
With Gerry Bamman, Nicholas Hormann, Natalia Nogulich, William Russ, Sylvia Short,
Margot Stevenson, Clare Wren
Performance Dates: June 30 - August 1, The Warren Theatre

A Walk in the Woods

Presented in association with The Yale Repertory Theatre
West Coast Premiere
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Bill Clarke
Costume Design by Ellen V. McCartney
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by G. Thomas Clark
Dramaturgy by Walter Bilderback
With Michael Constantine, Lawrence Pressman
Performance Dates: July 14 - August 15, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequently produced on Broadway at the Booth Theater (February - April, 1988), throughout the U.S., in Moscow and in Vilnius, Lithuania (January 1990)

School for Wives

Written by Moliere
English Verse Translation by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Mark Lamos
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design by Peter A. Kaczorowski
Sound Design by John Kilgore
With James Avery, Gerry Bamman, Robert Cornthwaite, Arthur Hanket, Olivia Virgil Harper,
Barbara Howard, William Roesch, Campbell Scott, Andrew Weems
Performance Dates: August 11 - September 12, The Warren Theatre
* Subsequently produced at Hartford Stage Company

The Tempest

POP Tour: Silent Edward

Book, Music, Lyrics by Des McAnuff
Directed by David Warren
Set Design by John Arnone
Music by Michael Roth
Costume Design by Suzanne Cranfill
A special La Jolla Playhouse engagement played Dec. 27 "" 31, 1987 in The Warren Theatre, UCSD. First tour in spring of 1988 played to more than 20,000 San Diego area school children, parents, teachers and friends. A second tour ran in the fall of 1988, and played to more than 10,000.

1986

Shout up a Morning

World Premiere
Music by Julian and Nathaniel Adderley
Lyrics by Diane Charlotte Lampert
Book by Paul Avila Mayer and George W. George
Based on a Libretto and Lyrics by Peter Farrow
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Susan Denison
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Musical Supervision and Arrangements by Danny Troob
Musical Direction and Vocal Arrangements by Charles H. Coleman
Orchestrations by Kirk Nurock
Incidental and Dance Music by Jonny Bowden
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Hair by Monica McGuire
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Edwin Battle, Michael Champion, Leila Danette, Mary Bond Davis, Michael Edward - Stevens, Ellia English, Tony Floyd, Cheryl Freeman, Leilani Jones, Nick LaTour, Michael Leslie, George McDaniel, Gordon Paddison, Stuart K. Robinson, Stewart Wilson - Turner, Charlayne Woodard, William Youmans, Demitri Maurice Corbin, Jennifer Gibson, Andrea Griffith, Dionne Lemons, Leah Maddrie, Reed C. Martin, George Morton III, Felicia Singleton, Ronn K. Smith, Jeff Sugarman, Angelic Nicol Willis, Thomas Mills Wood
Performing Arts Festival at the Kennedy Center, Summer 1986
Performance Dates: May 27 - June 28, 1986, Mandell Weiss Theatre
Moved to Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center

The Three Cuckolds

World Premiere Translation
Adapted by Leon Katz from a commedia dell'arte scenario
Adapted for the Playhouse by Bill Irwin with Michael Greif
Directed by Bill Irwin and Michael Greif
Set Design by Jill Moon
Costume Design by Deborah Dryden
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by Michael Roth and Rick Bidlock
With Amy Aquino, Ralph Drischell, Dann Florek, Bill Irwin, Kristine Nielsen,
Patrick O'Brien, Douglas Roberts, Deborah Rush
Musicians: Rick Bidlock, Eric Johnson, Michael Roth, Jay Sacks
Performance Dates: July 1 - August 2

Figaro Gets a Divorce

American Premiere
Written by Odon von Horvath
Translated by Roger Downey
Directed by Robert Woodruff
Set Design by Douglas Stein
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Stephen Strawbridge
Music by Paul Dresher
Sound Design by Jay Cloidt
With Christine Avila, Gregg Berger, Ellen Blake, Gin Bonati, Craig Green, Ivan G'ver, Shizuko Hoshi, Olek Krupa, Gloria Mann, Rick Najera, John Nesci, Bill Pearlman, Tony Plana, Mary Qualls, Triney Sandoval and Roxane Carrasco, Danika Hendrickson, Meekaame Houston, Anthony Long, Jenny Woo
Performance Dates: July 15 - August 16, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Gillette

West Coast Premiere
By William Hauptman
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Musical Direction by John Schimmel
Fight Coordinator: B.H. Barry
With Dean Abston, Susan Berman, William Brennan, Jere Burns, Deryl Caitlyn, Michael Genovese, Jim Haynie, Barbara Howard, Gloria Mann, Sierra Pecheur, Douglas Roberts, Campbell Scott
Musicians: Bill Coover, Tommy Rivers, John Schimmel
Performance Dates: August 19 - September 20, The Warren Theatre

Ajax

West Coast Premiere
New Translation
A La Jolla Playhouse presentation of an American National Theater production
Adapted from Sophocles by Robert Auletta
Directed by Peter Sellars
Set Design by George Tsypin
Costume Design by Dunya Ramicova
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Bruce Odland
With Charles Brown, Ben Halley, Jr., Brent Jennings, Ralph Marrero, Khin-Kyaw Maung,
Aleta Mitchell, Howie Seago, Lauren Tom and Ivan G'vera, Justin Kidwell, August Lobato, Bartlett Sher
Presented in association with the AT&T Performing Arts Festival at the Kennedy Center
Performance Dates: August 26 - September 27, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequently produced in Brussels, Belgium and Rotterdam, Netherlands

1985

Merrily we roll Along

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the original play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart
Revised from the original 1981 Broadway production by S. Sondheim and J. Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Set Design by Loren Sherman
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons
Music Direction by Michael Starobin
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Hair by Peg Schierholz
Projections by Wendall Harrington
Choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett
With Ralph Bruneau, Dick Decareau, Joy Franz, Ray Gill, Merwin Goldsmith, Heather Mac Rae, Marin Mazzie, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Stephen McDonough, Mary Gordon Murray, Rosalyn Rahn, Lawrence Raiken, John Rubenstein, B.J. Ward, Chip Zien
Performance Dates: June 11 - July 7, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequent productions based on this version at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage

A Man's a Man

Written by Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Gerhard Nellhaus
Directed by Robert Woodruff
Set Design by Doug Stein
Costume Design by Susan Denison
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Douglas Wieselman
Sound Design by Victor Zupanc
With Ray Barry, Maury Chaykin, Geoff Hoyle, Bill Irwin, Brandis Kemp, Felton Perry, Ebbe Roe Smith, John Vickery and Diana Berry, Mark Hallen, Steven Irish, Gloria Mann, Christopher Randolph, Douglas Roberts, Tisha Roth
Performance Dates: July 16 - August 10, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Ghost on Fire

World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse
Written by Michael Weller
Directed by Timothy Near
Set Design by Thomas Lynch
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by Kent Dorsey
Music by Michael Roth and Holly Near
Sound Design by John Kilgore
With Bill Cobbs, Hannah Cox, Holly Hunter, James Hurdle, William Russ, Helen Shaver,
Timothy Shelton, Jan Triska, Kary Lynn Vail, Brett Weir, Edward Zang, Peter Zapp
Performance Dates: August 6 - August 31, The Warren Theatre
* Subsequently produced at Chicago's Goodman Theatre

The Sea Gull

Written by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Jean "" Claude Van Itallie
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Wigs & Hair by Frank Bower
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Susan Berman, Phoebe Cates, Gillian Eaton, Peter Frechette, Penny Fuller, George Hall,
Corey Hansen, Marceline Hugot, Bill Irwin, John Nesci, John Vickery, Harris Yulin
Dianna Berry, Mark Hallen, Gloria Mann, Chris Randolph, Douglas Roberts
Performance Dates: August 20 - September 14, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1984

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

West Coast Premiere
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Heidi Landesman
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Music Direction by Jack Herrick
Music Arranged by Jack Herrick and Christopher Frank
Choreography by Patrice Soriero
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Toby Alexander, John Anderson, William Bartram, Susan Berman, Melanie Chartoff, Ron Faber, Dann Florek, Brenda Foley, John Goodman, Ben Halley, Jr., Kyra Hider, Dee Hoty, Leah Maddrie, Paul McCrane, Tuck Milligan, Jack Murdock, Geoffrey Nauffts
Music Performed by the Red Clay Ramblersby Clay Buckner, Mike Craver, Jack Herrick,
Tommy Thompson, Jim Watson, Christopher Frank
Performance Dates: June 19 - July 14, 1984, Mandell Weiss Theatre
* Subsequently produced on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Received seven 1985 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Director, Best Book, Best Score, Best Featured Actor, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design.

Maybe I'm Doing it Wrong

West Coast Premiere
A Cabaret of Songs by Randy Newman
Revised from a New York production
Directed by Susan Cox
Musical Direction by Michael Roth
Set Design by Jill Moon
Lighting Design by Mike Chybowski
Costume Design by Patricia Wolfe
With Melanie Chartoff, Dann Florek, Dee Hoty, Paul McCrane
Performance Dates: July 17 - August 11, The Warren Theatre
* Moved to Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre

War Babies

World Premiere
Written by Robert Coe
Directed by James Simpson
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Sound Design by James LeBrecht
Film Sequences by David Prittie
With Susan Berman, John Goodman, Jim Ishida, Stephen Mellor, Jack Murdock, Tegan West
Performance Dates: July 24 - August 11, Mandell Weiss Theatre

As You Like It

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by John Arnone
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Riddell
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Fights Coordinator: B. H. Barry
Choreography by Susan Cox
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With John Anderson, Susan Berman, Guy Boyd, Caitlin Clarke, Susan Cox, Ron Faber, John Goodman, Ben Halley, Jr., Paul McCrane, Tuck Milligan, Amanda Plummer, Saul Rubinek, Tegan West, Toby Alexander, William Bartram, Bindra Danks, Brenda Foley, Thomas Glynn, Kyra Hider, Leah Maddrie, Molly Matthiesen, Dean Miller, Geoffrey Nauffts, Robert Paredes, Jeff Sugarman, Robert Ward, Victor Zupanc
Performance Dates: August 21 - September 15, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1983

The Visions of Simone Machard

Written by Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Lion Feuchtwanger
Translated by Ralph Manheim
Directed by Peter Sellars
Set and Costume Design by Adrianne Lobel
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by John Kilgore
With Rosalind Cash, Sharon Corder, Robert Cornthwaite, Dann Florek, Thomas Glynn, Ben Halley, Jr., David Patrick Kelly, Werner Klemperer, Richard Lineback, Bill Raymond, Vyto Ruginis, Priscilla Smith
Performance Dates: June 24 - July 17, Mandell Weiss Theatre

A Mad World, my Masters

Written by Barrie Keeffe
Directed by Des McAnuff and Jack Blum
Set Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
Sound Design by John Kilgore
With Susan Berman, Susan Cox, Dann Florek, Peter Jobin, Kristen Lowman, Donnelly Rhodes,
Bill Saddler, John Vickery, Harris Yulin
Performance Dates: July 23 - August 14, Mandell Weiss Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Des McAnuff
Set Design by Heidi Landesman
Costume Design by Patricia McGourty
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
Fight Coordinator: B.H. Barry
Music by Michael Roth
Sound Design by John Kilgore
Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker
With Susan Berman, Susan Cox, Ralph Drischell, Gillian Eaton, Peter Jobin, Robert Joy,
David Patrick Kelly, Amanda Plummer, Bill Raymond, Vyto Ruginis, Bill Sadler, John Vickery,
John Walcutt, Harris Yulin and Charles Fee, Brenda Foley, Tony Forkush, Thomas Glynn,
Amy Herzberg, Molly Matthiesen, Mark Philpot, Anthony Peck, John Tucky, David Warner,
Gary Wright
Performance Dates: August 20 - September 18, Mandell Weiss Theatre

1959

Look Homeward, Angel

The Pulitzer Prize and N.Y. Drama Critics Circle Award Play for 1958
Written by Ketti Frings
Based on the Novel by Thomas Wolfe
Directed by Kermit Kegley
Set and Lighting Design by John Boyt
With Roy Roberts, Andrew Prine, James Hutton, Victor Kilian, Frances Helm, Philippa Bevans,
Howard Graham
Performance Dates: June 29 -July 11

Who was That Lady I saw you With?

Written by Norman Krasna
Directed by Oliver Cliff
Set and Lighting Design by John Boyt
With Wendell Corey, Phyllis Avery, Don Porter, Dan Tobin, Sandra Gould, Tom Newman, Don Shelton, Joel Mondeaux
Performance Dates: July 13 - July 25

Two for the Seesaw

Written by William Gibson
Directed by Oliver Cliff
Set Design by Marvyn Harbert
With Barry Sullivan, Patricia Huston
Performance Dates: July 27 - August 8

Once more, with Feeling

Written by Harry Kurnitz
Directed by Fernando Lamas
Set Design by Marvyn Harbert
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Fernando Lamas, Helen Walker, Henry Corden, Sam Hearn, Howard Wendell
Performance Dates: August 10 - 22

Too Many Husbands

A Farce by Somerset Maugham
Directed by Norman Morgan
Set Design by Marvyn Harbert
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
Special Music by Dick La Salle and Paul Atkerson
Additional Dialogue & Lyrics by William Okie
With Byron Palmer, Ann Lee, Oliver Cliff
With Special Guest Stars Estelle Winwood, Gale Gordon
Featuring Doro Merande, Burt Mustin
Performance Dates: August 24 - September 5

1958

Bell, Book and Candle

Written by John Van Druten
Directed by Alan Cooke
Set and Lighting Design by Zvi Geyra
Costume Design by Kay Rutherford and Robert Abel
With Felicia Farr, Scott Forbes, Darryl Hickman, Marga Ann Deighton, Sam Buffington
Performance Dates: July 14 - 26

A View from the Bridge

by Arthur Miller
Directed by Sherman Marks
Set Design by Zvi Geyra
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Martin Balsam, Rita Moreno, Jeff Corey, Mary Carver, Stephen Joyce, Robert Gist
Performance Dates: July 28 - August 9

Visit to a Small Planet

Written by Gore Vidal
Directed by Mr. Cooke
Set Design by Zvi Geyra
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Reginald Gardiner, Alan Reed, Les Tremayne, Ann Daniels, Burt Metcalfe, Meg Wyllie,
Michael Bradford, Alan Cooke
Performance Dates: August 11 - 23

1957

The Reluctant Debutante

Written by William Douglas Home
Directed by Reginald Gardiner and Randolph Hale
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Reginald Gardiner, Brenda Forbes, Lynn Bailey, Liam Sullivan, Ann Lee, Warren Frost,
Luana Anders
Performance Dates: June 25 - July 7

Paul and Constantine

A New Play by Dario Bellini
Directed by Harry Horner
Set Design by John Blankenchip
With James Mason, Pamela Mason, Taina Elg, Corey Allen, Otto Waldis, Robin Hughes,
Carol Ann Daniels
Performance Dates: July 9 - 21

The Potting Shed

Written by Graham Greene
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Set Design by John Blankenchip
With Gladys Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Tom Helmore, Cecil Kellaway, Stephen Bekassy, Marian Seldes, Nora O'Mahony, Carolyn Kearney, Hilda Plowright, Richard Peel, Paul Comi
Performance Dates: July 23 - August 4

Career

Written by James Lee
Directed by Andrew McCullough
Production Design by John Blankenchip
With Don Taylor, Una Merkel, Ray Danton, Maggie Hayes, Bethel Leslie, Ralph Neff, Jules Davis
Performance Dates: August 6 - 18

Androcles and the Lion & the Proposal

Written by George Bernard Shaw and by Anton Chekhov respectivelyDirected by Michael O'Herlihy
Set and Costume Design by John Blankenchip
With Leon Ames, Marilyn Erskine, Willard Waterman, Preston Hanson, Mike Mazurki, Nora O'Mahony, William Newell
Performance Dates: August 20 - September 1

1956

Bus Stop

Written by William Inge
Directed by Don Taylor
Set and Lighting by John Blankenchip
With Sally Forrest, Lee Marvin, Fred Clark, Benay Venuta, Frank Cady, Frank Sully, William Challee, Susan Kohner
Performance Dates: June 26 - July 8

King of Hearts

Written by Jean Kerr and Eleanor Brooke
Directed by David Orrick
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenship
With Jackie Cooper, Patricia Breslin, Dan Tobin, Theodore Newton, Lillian Randolph, Dicki Bellis, Michael Winkelman, Ch. Blue Baron, Jr.
Performance Dates: July 10 - 22

*The following two show programs indicated 1956 but not their performance dates. One of them was probably performed from July 24 - August 5, while the other one was performed from August 7 "" 19.

Miss Julie & The Stronger

Written by August Strindberg
Free versions by George Tabori
Directed by George Tabori
Assisted by Micky Knox
Set, Costume and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Viveca Lindfors, Stephen Bekassy, Eulalie Noble

Pal Joey

Book by John O'Hara
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Directed by Carl Shain
Musical Direction by Walter Ruick
Choreography and Musical Numbers by Gene Nelson
Set, Costume and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Gene Nelson, Benay Venuta, Sue Carson, George O'Hanlon, Peg La Centra, Betsy Duncan,
Mario Siletti, Arthur Lovejoy

The Little Hut

Written by Andre Roussin
Adapted by Nancy Mitford
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Set, Costume and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Marsha Hunt, Leon Ames, Patrick O'Neal
Performance Dates: August 21 - September 2

1955

The Rainmaker

Written by N. Richard Nash
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Teresa Wright, James Whitmore, Lee Marvin, Scott Forbes, Fay Roope, William Challee,
James Dobson
Performance Dates: June 28 - July 10

Native Uprising

World Premiere
Written by D. N. Roman
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Howard Duff, Marjorie Lord, Harvey Stephens, Diana Douglas, Linda Lowell,
Mary Lawrence Daves
Performance Dates: July 12 - 24

The Time of the Cuckoo

Written by Arthur Laurents
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With Claire Trevor, Stephen Bekassy, Benay Venuta, Peter Hanson, Pat Blake, Danny Richards, Jr.
Performance Dates: August 9 - 21

Oh, men! Oh, women!

Written by Edward Chodorov
Directed by Don Taylor
Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip
With John Sutton, Anne Kimbell, Katharine Bard, Steve Forrest, Sig Ruman, Ross Elliott, Jean Howell
Performance Dates: August 23 - September 5

1954

The Winslow Boy

Written by Terence Rattigan
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by Robert Corrigan
With Dorothy McGuire, Vincent Price, Eduard Franz, Sean McClory, Hilda Plowright, Richard Lupino, Christopher Cook
Performance Dates: June 29 - July 11

Anniversary Waltz

West Coast Premiere
Written by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by Robert Corrigan
With Howard Duff, Marjorie Lord, Willard Waterman, Helen Ford, Lillian Randolph, Pitt Herbert, Dorothy Patrick
Performance Dates: July 13 - 25
Exclusive first off Broadway production rights by arrangement with Joseph Hyman and Bernard Hart

Sabrina Fair

Written by Samuel Taylor
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by Robert Corrigan
With Joseph Cotton, Arleen Whelan, Robert Warwick, Louise Lorimer, George Chandler,
Maurice Marsac, Rose Hobart, Margaret Wells, Lamont Johnson
Performance Dates: July 27 - August 8

The Seven Year Itch

Written by George Axelrod
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set Design by Robert Corrigan
With Don Taylor, Kathleen Hughes, Willard Waterman, Catherine McLeod, George Neise
Performance Dates: August 10 - 22

The Vacant Lot

World Premiere
Written by Paul Streger and Berrilla Kerr
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set and Lighting Design by Robert Corrigan
With Alan Dinehart III, Eliot Englehardt, Brett Halsey, Cindy Robbins, Jeff Silver
Performance Dates: August 24 - September 5

1953

I am a Camera

Written by John Van Druten
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set Design by Bill Martin
Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins
With Dorothy McGuire, Don Taylor, Lee Patrick, Alan Hale, Jr., Edit Angold, Ruth Hill,
Lamont Johnson
Performance Dates: June 30 - July 5

Jane

Written by S.N. Behrman
Based on an original story by W. Somerset Maugham
Directed by Edna Best
Set Design by William Martin
Decor Consultant: Ross Thiele
With Edna Best, Howard St. John, Gale Gordon, Brenda Forbes, Richard Stapley, Sarah Marshall,
Fred Beir
Performance Dates: July 7 - 12

My 3 Angels

Written by Sam and Bella Spewack
Directed by Sam Spewarck
Set Design by William Martin
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Kurt Kasznar, Wilton Graff, Lamont Johnson, Byron Foulger, Dorothy Adams, Dolores Mann, Patrick O'Neal, Barbara Morrison, Gil Frye
Performance Dates: July 21 - August 2
THE DAZZLING HOUR
A New Play by Anna Bonacci
Adapted by Ketti Frings and Jose Ferrer
Directed by Jose Ferrer
Set Design by William Martin
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins
With Olivia de Havilland, Kent Smith, John Emery, Mary Sinclair, Jacques Aubuchon, Whit Bissell, Alan Hale, Jr., Mary Lawrence, Dolores Mann
Performance Dates: July 28 "" August 9
Produced in arrangement with Joseph Brandel

Stalag 17

Written by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski
Directed by Jose Ferrer
Assisted by Buford Armitage
Set Design by William Martin
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Aldo Ray, Robert Strauss, Sig Ruman, Edward Platt, Dan Barton, Patrick O'Neal, Robert Clarke
Performance Dates: August 11 - 16

You Never can Tell

Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set Design by William Martin
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Allyn McLerie, Ron Randell, Philip Tonge, J.M. Kerrigan, Queenie Smith, Raymond Greenleaf, Sean McClory, Richard Lupino, Mary Ellen Kay, Richard Lustig, Mary Hahn
Performance Dates: August 18 - 23

Dial "M" for Murder

Written by Frederick Knott
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set Design by William Martin
Lighting Design by Barry McGee
With Leora Dana, Douglass Montgomery, Alan Napier, Sean McClory, Brian Keith, Richard Lustig
Performance Dates: August 25 - 30

Don Juan in Hell

from MAN AND SUPERMAN
Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Robert Gist
With Jan Sterling, John Emery, Reginald Denny, Norman Lloyd
Performance Dates: September 1 - 6

1952

The Moon is Blue

West Coast Premiere
Written by F. Hugh Herbert
Directed by Otto Preminger
Set Design by Stewart Chaney
With Diana Lynn, David Niven, Scott Brady, Jack Shea, Patty O'Neill, Donald Gresham, David Slater, Michael O'Neill
By Special Arrangement with Richard Aldrich, Richard Myers and Otto Preminger
Performance Dates: July 1 - 6
**According to the article "La Jolla Playhouse to Offer Broadway hit, Moon is Blue by Edwin Martinby "This is the first time a play currently a hit on Broadway has been released to a summer theater, a fact reflecting on the reputation of the La Jolla Playhouse." This was also the top comedy hit of the year.

Remains to be Seen

Written by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse
Direction and Lighting Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Monica Lewis, Carlton Carpenter, Veronika Ptaky, Jesse White, Louis Jean Heydt, Wilton Graff, Barry Kelley, Robert Foulk, Dick Elliot, H.T. Tsiang, David Ralston, Allen Jenkins, Janis Sears,
Charles Bateman, Edward R. Moore, Jon Savage, Robert Cosner
Performance Dates: July 8 - 13

Time for Elizabeth

Written by Groucho Marx and Norman Krasna
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Groucho Marx, Peggie Castle, Mary Philips, Sig Ruman, Russell Hicks, Johnny Sands, Will Wright, Marie Lund, Eden Hartford, Claire Carleton, Madge Blake, Dick Elliott, Dayton Lummis, Leonard Mudie
Performance Dates: July 15 - 20
*Groucho"s return to the stage after a 22 - year absence.

Season in the Sun

Written by Wolcott Gibbs
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Terry Moore, Howard Duff, Nancy Kelly, Cora Witherspoon, Benny Baker, Robert Strauss,
Claire Carleton, Don Porter, Peggy Converse, Burt Mustin, David Stollery, Dona Barskin, Dikki Lerner
Performance Dates: July 22 - 27

Affairs of State

West Coast Premiere
Written by Louis Verneuil
Direction and Lighting Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Marsha Hunt, Tom Powers, Gloria Holden, Warner Anderson, Gordon Nelson, Leonard Carey
Performance Dates: July 29 - August 2

The Happy Time

Written by Samuel Taylor
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Fay Wray, Onslow Stevens, Suzanne Dalbert, Warren Berlinger, Raymond Greenleaf,
Maurice Marsac, Steven Geray, Edit Angold, Patricia Wright, Hans Herbert, James Hickman,
Robert Cornthwaite
Performance Dates: August 5 - 10

The Corn is Green

Written by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by Ariel Ballif
With Ann Harding, Diana Barrymore, Douglas Dick Larry Dobkin, Peggy Converse, Robin Camp,
Opal Euard, George Macready, Cora Witherspoon, Ann Harding, Dan Levin, Ed Martin, Mike Pierrefite, Don Cruikshank, Carolyn Olman, Susan Van Zandt, Marilyn Hedley, Bill Porter, Vicki Voll
Performance Dates: August 12 - 17

Strike a Match

A New Play by Robert Smith
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Set and Lighting Design by Ariel Ballif
With Eva Gabor, Richard Egan, Pat O'Brien, Tom Brown, Michael McHale, Rex Evans, Eddie Marr, William S. Meigs, John Downey, Alan Dexter, G. Pat Collins
Performance Dates: August 19 - 24

The Lady's not for Burning

Written by Christopher Fry
Directed by Norman Lloyd
Set, Lighting and Costume Design by Ariel Ballif
With Vincent Price, Marsha Hunt, Beulah Bondi, Lamont Johnson, Anne Kimbell, James Dobson,
Sean McClory, Philip Tonge, Milton Parsons, Walter Kingsford, J.M. Kerrigan
Performance Dates: August 26 - 31

1951

Ring Around the Moon

Written by Jean Anouilh
Translated by Christopher Fry
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Diana Lynn, Mel Ferrer, Florence Bates, Brenda Forbes, John Wengraf, Neva Patterson,
Milton Parsons, Lisa Ferraday, Mary Wickes, Raymond Greenleaf, William Allyn
Performance Dates: July 3 - 8

Second Threshold

Written by Philip Barry
with revisions by Robert E. Sherwood
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Raymond Massey, Adele Longmire, Arthur Franz, Lumsden Hare, Dorothy Whitney,
Lamont Johnson
Performance Dates: July 10 - 15

Susan and God

Written by Rachel Crothers
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Joan Bennett, Walter Coy, Neva Patterson, Craig Stevens, Catherine Craig, Melinda Markey,
Clark Howat, Bradford Hatton, Perdita Chandler
Performance Dates: July 17 - 22

The Voice of the Turtle

Written by John van Druten
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Special Lighting Effects Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Diana Lynn, Mel Ferrer, Vivian Vance
Performance Dates: July 24 - 29

Come Back Little Sheba

Written by William Inge
Direction and Lighting Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Una Merkel, Philip Ober, Marion Marshall, Vincent Edwards, Edit Angold, Robert Karnes,
Phil Tead, Will J. White
Performance Dates: July 31 - August 5

Room Service

Written by John Murray and Allen Boretz
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Barry Sullivan, Harry Carey, Jr., Fred Clark, Jane Nigh, Jesse White, Sig Arno, Bill Erwin,
Russell Hicks, Phil Tead, O.Z. Whitehead
Performance Dates: August 7 - 12

The Petrified Forest

Written by Robert E. Sherwood
Direction and Lighting Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Jan Sterling, Charlton Heston, Fred Clark, Griff Barnett, Lydia Clarke, Norman Budd,
O.Z. Whitehead
Performance Dates: August 21 - 26

On Borrowed Time

Written by Paul Osborn
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Harry Ellerbe, Whit Bissell, David Stollery III, Russell Hicks
Performance Dates: August 28 - September 2

1950

Born Yesterday

Written by Garson Kanin
Staged by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Marie McDonald, Robert Ryan, Tom Powers, Whit Bissell, Johnny Call, Paul Maxey,
Louise Lorimer
Performance Dates: July 4 - 9

Claudia

Written by Rose Franken
Directed by Frank Ross
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Joan Caulfield, Don DeFore, Ruth Clifford, Mary Drayton, Leeta Anderson, Edit Angold,
Fred Essler
Performance Dates: July 11 - 16

Summer and Smoke

Written by Tennessee Williams
Direction and Lighting Design by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Dorothy McGuire, John Ireland, Una Merkel, Robert H. Barrat, Hunter Gardner, Peggy O'Connor, John Mantley, Adrienne Marden, Naomi Stevens
Performance Dates: July 18 - 23

Arsenic and Old Lace

Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Richard Carlson, Florence Bates, Clara Blandick, Mike Mazurki, Helen Westcott, Howard Freeman, Sig Arno
Performance Dates: July 25 - 30

The Front Page

Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Pat O'Brien, Michael O'Shea, Elizabeth Fraser, Jo Carrol Dennison, Walter Baldwin,
Edgar Buchanan, Frank Conlan, Allen Jenkins, George stone, Johnny Call, James Flavin, Paul Maxey, Paul Picerni
Performance Dates: August 1 - 6

Our Town

Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Ann Blyth, Millard Mitchell, Marshall Thompson, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Esther Somers, Raymond Greenleaf
Performance Dates: August 8 - 13

The Silver Whistle

Written by Robert E. McEnroe
Directed by Jose Ferrer
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Jose Ferrer, Teresa Wright, Beulah Bondi, Ellen Corby, Raymond Greenleaf, John Hubbard,
J.M. Kerrigan, William Lynn
Performance Dates: August 15 - 20

Clutterbuck

Written by Benn Levy
Directed by Tom Helmore
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Arthur Treacher, Claire Carleton, Jacqueline de Wit, Mary Drayton, Dan Tobin
Performance Dates: August 22 - 27

Goodbye Again

Written by Allan Scott and George Haight
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee
With Wendell Corey, Audrey Totter, Leon Ames, Barbara Lawrence
Performance Dates: August 29 - Sept. 3

1949

Blithe Spirit

Written by Noel Coward
Directed by James W. Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Mildred Natwick, John Emery, Tamara Geva, Jacqueline de Wit, Ellen Corby, Warner Anderson, Mary Lawrence
Performance Dates: July 5 - 10

Here Today

Written by George Oppenheimer
Directed by James W. Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Eve Arden, Robert Alda, Dan Tobin, Marjorie Lord, John Hubbard, Claire Du Brey,
Conrad Binyon, Marietta Canty
Performance Dates: July 12 - 17

Arrangement for Strings

World Premiere and Pre - New York Opening
Written by Michael Clayton Hutton and Samuel Rosen
Directed by Samuel Rosen
Set Design by Bob Lee
Lighting Design by James Neilson
Music composed and produced by David Raksin
With Anne Revere, Tom Helmore, J.M. Krrigan, Mary Drayton
Performance Dates: July 19 - 24

Light up the Sky

Written by Moss Hart
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Jean Parker, Benay Venuta, Gregory Peck, Florence Bates, Fred Clark, Tom Powers, John Hubbard, John Hoyt, Toni Favor, Percy Hilton, Jack Mosher
Performance Dates: July 26 - 31

The Importance of Being Earnest

Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Dorothy McGuire, Jane Wyatt, Mildred Natwick, Mel Ferrer, Hurd Hatfield, Lillian Bronson,
Whit Bissell
Performance Dates: August 2 - 7

Art and Mrs. Bottle

Written by Benn Levy
Directed by Miss Jane Cowl
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Jane Cowl, Roland Winters, Paul Cavanagh
Performance Dates: August 9 - 14

Arms and the Man

Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by James Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Richard Basehart, John Ireland, Jean Parker, Joanne Dru, Rosalind Ivan, J.M. Kerrigan,
Ludwig Donath
Performance Dates: August 16 - 21

Command Decision

Written by William Wister Haines
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Set Design by Bob Lee
With John Lund, Ward Bond, Kent Taylor, Albert Dekker, Whit Bissell, Kenneth Tobey,
Russell Hicks, Harry Carey, Jr., Richard Crane
Performance Dates: August 23 - 28

Petticoat Fever

A Non - Tropical Farce in Three Acts by Mark Reed
Directred by James Neilson
Set Design by Bob Lee
With Robert Ryan, Ruth Warrick, Dorothy McGuire, Dan Tobin, Clifford Brooke, Chris-Pin Martin
Performance Dates: August 30 - September 4

1948

Kind Lady

Written by Edward Chodorov
Directed by William Spier
Set Design by John Boyt
With Sylvia Sidney, Tom Helmore, Dennis Hoey, Sig Ruman, Doris Lloyd, John Newland,
Virginia Keiley, Gerry Carr, Colin Campbell, Felippa Rock, Edith Tachna, Stasia Kos, Jack Little
Performance Dates: June 29 - July 4

The Road to Rome

The First Mrs. Fraser

Written by St. John Ervine
Directed by Jane Cowl
Set Design by John Boyt
Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
With Jane Cowl, Reginald Mason, Reginald Denny, Opal Euard, Clark Howat, Anne Meacham,
Felippa Rock, Roddy McDowall
Performance Dates: July 13 - 18

For Love or Money

Written by F. Hugh Herbert
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by John Boyt
Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
With June Lockhart, Leon Ames, Mark O'Daniels, Frank Conlan, Joan Miller, Maudie Prickett,
H.C. Rust, Margaret Wells
Performance Dates: July 20 - 25

The Glass Menagerie

Written by Tennessee Williams
Direction and Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
Set Design by John Boyt
With Ann Harding, Richard Basehart, John Ireland, Betsy Blair
Performance Dates: July 27 - August 1

Ultra-marine

Written by Peter Blackmore
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by John Boyt
Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
With Diana Lynn, Reginald Gardiner, Lillian Bond, Gar Moore, Ricki Soma, Clara Blandick,
John Rodney, Fiona O'Shiel
Performance Dates: August 3 - 8

Serena Blandish (the difficulty of getting married)

Written by S.N. Behrman
Directed by Richard Whorf
Set Design by John Boyt
Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
With Jennifer Jones, Constance Collier, Louis Jourdan, Christian Kelleen, Mildred Natwick,
Reginald Owen, Sig Ruman, Colin Campbell, Noel Drayton, Gar Moore, Kenneth Tobey,
Margaret Wells
Performance Dates: August 10 - 15

Rope

Written by Patrick Hamilton
Direction and Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
Set Design by John Boyt
With Roland Culver, Hurd Hatfield, John Ireland, Patricia Medina, Lumden Hare, Helena Grant,
Guy Kingsford, Tudor Hayes
Performance Dates: August 17 - 22

The Male Animal

Written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by John Boyt
Lighting Design by James W. Neilson
With Martha Scott, Gregory Peck, Harold Peary, Louise Beavers, Douglas Dick, Donald Curtis,
Cathy O'Donnell, Harry Carey, Jr., Clifford Brooke, Minna Phillips, Barbara Brown, Raymond Parker
Performance Dates: August 24 - 29

1947

Night Must Fall

Written by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Richard Whorf
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Dame May Whitty, Oliver Thorndike, Eileen Erskine, Gavin Muir, Patricia Hitchcock,
John Williams, Doris Lloyd, Julie Mitchum
Performance Dates: July 8 - 13

Dear Ruth

Written by Norman Krasna
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Diana Lynn, Guy Madison, Fred Clark, Dan Tobin, Gloria McMillen, Peter Perkins,
Barbara Brown, Marietta Canty, Judy Hall, Irving Sudrow
Performance Dates: July 15 - 20

The Hasty Heart

Written by John Patrick
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Richard Basehart, Beatrice Pearson, Henry Morgan, John Williams, Michael Garrison,
James Logan, Guy Kingsford, Emmett Smith, George Pelling
Performance Dates: July 22 - 27

The Guardsman

Written by Ferenez Molnar
Directed by Bernard Szold
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Ruth Hussey, Kent Smith, Beulah Bondi, Dan Tobin, Elizabeth Fraser, Leon Belasco, Janet Scott
Performance Dates: July 29 - August 3

Biography

Written by S.N. Behrman
Directed by Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Eve Arden, Barry Sullivan, Sig Rumann, John Hoyt, Russell Hicks, Leif Erickson, Patricia Medina, Edit Angold
Performance Dates: August 5 - 10

Tonight at 8:30 . . . the Astonished Heart, Fumed oak, Still Life

Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Edna Best and Harry Ellerbe
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Heather Angel, Richard Haydn, John Hoyt, Una O'Connor, Ann Richards, John Williams,
Dorothy McGuire, Thomas L. Brooks, Constance Cavendish, Elisabeth Fraser, George Pelling,
Ben H. Wright
Performance Dates: August 12 - 17

The Shining Hour

Written by Keith Winter
Directed by Axel Gruenberg
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Robert Walker, Beatrice Pearson, Karen Morley, Selena Royle,Colin Keith-Johnson, Sean McGlory
Performance Dates: August 19 - 24

Angel Street

Written by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Shepard Traube
Set Design by Robert Davison
With Laraine Day, Gregory Peck, Ernest Cossart, Elizabeth Patterson, Elisabeth Fraser
Performance Dates: August 26 -31