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Shakespeare Santa Cruz Names New AD
Marco Barricelli
S h a k e s p e a r e
Santa Cruz, based
i n S a n t a C r u z ,
Calif., has named
Marco Barricelli
as its incoming
artistic director.
Barricelli, a nationa
l l y a c c l a i m e d
actor, director and educator will succeed
Paul Whitworth, who came to
SSC from Britain’s Royal Shakespeare
Company in 1984, and has held the
position of artistic director of SSC
since September 1995. Whitworth
joins the Asolo Theatre Company
in Florida in February 2008 to play
the role of Dysart in Equus by Peter
Shaffer. Barricelli will take the reins
as artistic director on Jan. 1, 2008.
Of his successor, Whitworth says,
“The art of the actor is central to an
understanding of Shakespeare. I am
thrilled that Marco Barricelli has been
appointed to be the next artistic
director of SSC.”
Dámaso Rodriguez Joins
Pasadena Playhouse
As Associate Director
Dámaso Rodriguez
P a s a d e n a
P l a y h o u s e
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Rodriguez to the
n e w l y c r e a t e d
position of associate
artistic director
of the theatre.
Rodriguez is an award-winning director,
co-founder and resident director
for the Furious Theatre Company,
which is in residence at Pasadena
Playhouse. He will report directly to
Artistic Director Sheldon Epps. As
associate artistic director, Rodriguez
will be responsible for overseeing the
relationship with the Furious Theatre
Company and will continue to provide
leadership to the resident theatre
company. He will also help support
Epps with the programming of
Pasadena Playhouse’s main stage.
Gerarda Pizzarello
Joins Rose Brand
Gerarda Pizzarello has joined Rose
Brand, provider of theatrical supplies
and fabrications. Pizzarello has been
a resident scenic artist at the Julliard
School and the charge scenic artist at
the McCarter Theater. Pizzarello was
on the faculty of The Studio School
of Stage Design where she taught
design and perspective drawing.
Pizzarello graduated with honors
from Rutgers University, Douglass
College, with two Bachelor of Arts
degrees in English and sociology and
also studied fine art painting and
sculpture with Jacques Fabert and
theatrical painting and design at the
Studio School of Stage Design.
14 November 2007 • www.stage-directions.com