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LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSandMCCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENTpresentby<strong>MICHAEL</strong> <strong>FRAYN</strong>StarringANNIE ABRAMS RONA BENSON LELAND CROOKEJOE DELAFIELD BO FOXWORTH JAMES LANCASTER LORI LARSENMATTHEW MILLERMAURA VINCENTScenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound DesignJOHN IACOVELLI ROSE PEDERSON YORK KENNEDY JOSH BESSOMProduction Manager Technical Director Publicist Assistant Stage ManagerBUCK MASON DAVID CRUISE DAVID ELZER/DEMAND PR TERRY HANRAHANCasting Production Stage Manager General ManagementJULIA FLORES LISA PALMIRE MCCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENTDirected byRICHARD SEYDNOISES OFF is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.OPENING NIGHT SEPTEMBER 23, 2011LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !/


Farce is <strong>the</strong> placing of ordinary people insituations in which <strong>the</strong>ir world has gone out of control.In this sense, farce is closer to tragedy than to what wenormally call comedy. When you watch<strong>the</strong> great silent film comics you can see how easilythose same situations that have you rolling in <strong>the</strong>aisle could also be very poignant. Farceenables us to laugh at our own nightmares. In doingNoises Off we proudly present some of our profession’sgreatest nightmares.– Richard SeydDirector!0+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+


CAST(in order of appearance)Dotty Otley ...................................................................................................................................................... LORI LARSENLloyd Dallas .............................................................................................................................................. BO FOXWORTHGarry Lejeune ..................................................................................................................................... MATTHEW MILLERBrooke Ashton ......................................................................................................................................... ANNIE ABRAMSPoppy Norton-Taylor.............................................................................................................................. RONA BENSONFrederick Fellowes ...........................................................................................................................JAMES LANCASTERBelinda Blair ........................................................................................................................................... MAURA VINCENTTim Allgood................................................................................................................................................JOE DELAFIELDSelsdon Mowbray ...............................................................................................................................LELAND CROOKEProduction Stage Manager ....................................................................................................................LISA PALMIREAssistant Stage Manager ............................................................................................................. TERRY HANRAHANACT ONEThe living room of <strong>the</strong> Brent’s country home. Wednesday afternoon.(Grand <strong>Theatre</strong>, Weston-Super-Mare, Monday, January 14th)ACT TWOThe living room of <strong>the</strong> Brent’s country home. Wednesday afternoon.(<strong>Theatre</strong> Royal, Goole, Wednesday matinee, February 13th)ACT THREEThe living room of <strong>the</strong> Brent’s country home. Wednesday afternoon.(Municipal <strong>Theatre</strong>, Stockton-on-Tees, Saturday, April 6th)There will be one 15-minute intermission.McCoy Rigby Entertainment is a professional <strong>the</strong>atre company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, <strong>the</strong>union of professional actors and stage managers in <strong>the</strong> United States.The video and/or audio recording of <strong>the</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Please turn offall wireless phones and pagers prior to <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance. <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong> isequipped with Automated External Defibrillators (AED).On <strong>the</strong> first Friday of October, <strong>the</strong> annualcelebration of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Arts</strong> Day takes place incities across <strong>the</strong> State. This year it’s October 7.Noises Off is a special Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Arts</strong> Day event.!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !1


B I O G R APHIESNOISES OFFANNIE ABRAMS (Brooke Ashton)! isthrilled to be in her first show at <strong>La</strong><strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong>.Recent <strong>the</strong>ater credits include: Philiain A Funny Thing Happened on <strong>the</strong> Wayto <strong>the</strong> Forum with Reprise <strong>Theatre</strong>Company, Luciana in The Comedy ofErrors at A Noise Within, Clea in TheScene with <strong>the</strong> Ensemble <strong>Theatre</strong>Company, Curley’s Wife in Of Mice andMen and Third Witch in Macbeth at<strong>Theatre</strong> Banshee, Estella in Great Expectations at <strong>the</strong> Odyssey <strong>Theatre</strong>,Sybil Vane in A Picture of Dorian Gray and Aura in Paradise Lost: Shadowsand Wings at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> @ Boston Court, Serenity in And <strong>the</strong> WinnerIs… at <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse, Ela in Charley’s Aunt at <strong>the</strong> InternationalCity <strong>Theatre</strong>, Cécile in Les Liaisons Dangereuses with <strong>the</strong> Blank <strong>Theatre</strong>Company, and Myrrhine in Lysistrata at <strong>the</strong> Stan<strong>for</strong>d Summer Theater,among o<strong>the</strong>rs. Recent TV credits include roles on “Veronica Mars,” “Joanof Arcadia,” “The King of Queens,” “Cold Case,” “How I Met Your Mo<strong>the</strong>r,”and “Without a Trace.” Annie graduated from Stan<strong>for</strong>d University witha B.A. in Drama and is a native of Los Angeles. Love to my family, andmuch gratitude to my manager, Nick Campbell.RONA BENSON (Poppy Norton-Taylor)is delighted to be making her debutat <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>. Rona’s <strong>the</strong>atrecredits include <strong>La</strong>la in The <strong>La</strong>st Night ofBallyhoo at <strong>the</strong> Alabama ShakespeareFestival, Thomasina in Arcadia andMuriel in Ah, Wilderness! both at SouthCoast Repertory, Teenage Greek Chorusin How I Learned to Drive at <strong>the</strong> MarkTaper Forum, Little Sally in Urinetownand Little Red Ridinghood in Into <strong>the</strong>Woods both with Interact <strong>Theatre</strong> Company, and Kaja in The MasterBuilder at A Noise Within. TV credits include recurring as Joni on“Gilmore Girls,” a brief stint as a switchboard operator on “Mad Men,”“Popular,” “Strong Medicine,” “Kenan & Kel,” and “Providence.” Filmcredits include Jurassic Park 3, Psycho Beach Party, and a few short filmsincluding <strong>the</strong> mute lead in Within, produced at The Academy of Art inSan Francisco. www.ronabenson.comLELAND CROOKE (Selsdon Mowbray) isthrilled to make his debut at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong><strong>Theatre</strong> in Noises Off. He was last seen at<strong>the</strong> Ensemble <strong>Theatre</strong> Company of SantaBarbara as Henry in The Fantasticks. InLos Angeles he was last seen at <strong>the</strong>Odyssey <strong>Theatre</strong> as Kaufmann in BachAt Leipzig. He also starred as WilhelmFurtwangler in Taking Sides <strong>for</strong> which hereceived a Garland Award, and DramaCritics Circle and Ovation nominations.He created <strong>the</strong> role of Dandy in <strong>the</strong> Olivier Award Nominated 900Oneonta, winning a Garland Award and <strong>the</strong> LA Weekly <strong>Theatre</strong> Award<strong>for</strong> Best Actor. He also appeared in <strong>the</strong> New York production at CircleRep, and <strong>the</strong> London production at <strong>the</strong> Old Vic and <strong>the</strong> West End’sAmbassadors <strong>Theatre</strong>. Leland starred in all 13 episodes of <strong>the</strong> short livedFOX series “Key West,” and has had recurring roles on “Alias,” “Charmed,”“Angel,” “Melrose Place,” and “Star Trek Deep Space Nine.”JOE DELAFIELD (Tim Allgood) hasper<strong>for</strong>med on Broadway as Damis inTartuffe (Roundabout) and off-Broadwayin Outward Bound, The Breadwinner, andTheophilus North. Regional: RichardMiller in Ah, Wilderness!, Charlie inDa (both at <strong>the</strong> Guthrie), Raleigh inJourney’s End (Alley <strong>Theatre</strong>), Valerein School <strong>for</strong> Husbands (WestportPlayhouse), Timmy Cleary in The SubjectWas Roses (Pittsburgh Public), Romeo inRomeo and Juliet (Virginia Stage Company), Tom in The Glass Menagerie(Ensemble <strong>Theatre</strong> Co.), and several roles in Photograph 51 (FountainTheater). Joe is a member of LA’s Antaeus Company, where he wasrecently seen in The Autumn Garden. TV/Film credits include “TheSopranos,” “All My Children,” Filmic Achievement, and Company K. Joeholds a BA from Columbia University and an MFA from NYU.BO FOXWORTH (Lloyd Dallas) recentlyper<strong>for</strong>med <strong>the</strong> title characters in TheMalcontent with Antaeus and RichardIII with Southwest Shakespeare. LA<strong>the</strong>aters he’s per<strong>for</strong>med with include:<strong>Theatre</strong> @ Boston Court, LATW, <strong>La</strong>gunaPlayhouse, Shakespeare Orange County,Disney Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, TheGeffen, and A Noise Within where hereceived an Ovation nomination <strong>for</strong>Measure <strong>for</strong> Measure. New York andRegional <strong>the</strong>aters include: The off-Broadway hit, As Bees in Honey Drownat The Lucile Lortel; The Century Theater, HERE, The Pearl Theater, TheShakespeare Theater in Washington D.C., Vienna’s English Theater inVienna, Austria, The Long Wharf, Baltimore Center Stage, PlaymakersRep, The Old Globe, The Yale Rep, and many o<strong>the</strong>rs. Bo has numerousfilm and television credits most recently appearing in “Castle,” “CriminalMinds,” and “The Wizards of Waverly Place.” He is a member of AntaeusTheater Company and is a graduate of UCLA and received his Masters atYale School of Drama.JAMES LANCASTER (Frederick Fellowes)recently appeared in The Weir at SouthCoast Repertory where his previouscredits include Dancing at Lughnasa andThe Caretaker. He began his <strong>the</strong>atricalcareer with The Dublin UniversityPlayers at Trinity College and in fringe<strong>the</strong>atre in Dublin. He was a member ofThe Abbey <strong>Theatre</strong> Company <strong>for</strong> twoyears and toured extensively with <strong>the</strong>Irish <strong>Theatre</strong> Company. Since his moveto <strong>the</strong> U.S., he has appeared in Rat in <strong>the</strong> Skull at The Wisdom Bridgeand Galileo and Christmas Carol at The Goodman <strong>Theatre</strong> in Chicago.He played <strong>the</strong> title role in The Hostage at <strong>the</strong> Irish <strong>Arts</strong> Center in NewYork and also appeared in Twelfth Night <strong>for</strong> The New York ShakespeareFestival in Central Park and Fighting Chance at <strong>the</strong> Long Wharf <strong>Theatre</strong>in New Haven. In Los Angeles he played Ripley in Hapgood <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>Centre <strong>Theatre</strong> Group at <strong>the</strong> Doolittle. He also appeared in A NightingaleSang at <strong>the</strong> Old Globe <strong>Theatre</strong> in San Diego. His film credits includeTitanic, Pirates of <strong>the</strong> Caribbean II, The Prestige, Spanglish, Lost Soulsand Gettysburg. His many TV appearances include “King of Queens,”“Numb3rs,” “CSI NY,” “Judging Amy,” and “Even Stevens.”!2+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+


NOISES OFFB I O G R APHIESLORI LARSEN (Dotty Otley), a Seattlenative, is pleased to reprise <strong>the</strong> role ofDottie, having played it at RedondoBeach Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong> and Seattle Rep.In Seattle, recent credits include ParadiseLost, The Year of Magical Thinking, All<strong>the</strong> King’s Men, Uncle Vanya, To Kill aMockingbird, and Cymbeline at Intiman;Private Lives, Noises Off, The Time of YourLife, The Constant Wife, and The Beard ofAvon at Seattle Rep; Frozen, The PsychicLife of Savages, Great Men of Science #21 & 22, and The Perfect Ganesh atEmpty Space; and Quills and Fuddy Meers at ACT. Regionally, Futura atPortland Center Stage, Agripinna in You, Nero at South Coast Rep andBerkeley Rep, The Underpants at Alliance <strong>Theatre</strong> in Atlanta, MadameArcati in Bli<strong>the</strong> Spirit at ACT in San Francisco and Wit at Madison Rep.Lori is a 2004 Fox Fellow and has been a proud member of Equity <strong>for</strong> 35years. Lori played Mrs. LeFleur on “Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Exposure” and Eleanor in <strong>the</strong>independent feature William Never Married, which won this year’s award<strong>for</strong> best cinematography at LA’s Downtown Film Festival.MATTHEW MILLER (Garry Lejeune)appeared on Broadway in Not AboutNightingales directed by Trevor Nunn atCircle In The Square and in The Inventionof Love at Lincoln Center Theater. Hisoff-Broadway credits include Ano<strong>the</strong>rPart of <strong>the</strong> Forest with Peccadillo TheaterCo., Of Mice and Men at Urban Stages,Letters From Cuba at Signature <strong>Theatre</strong>Co., and The Seagull with NYU Director’s<strong>La</strong>b. His regional <strong>the</strong>ater work includesPhileas Fogg in Around The World In Eighty Days and Private Lives at<strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse, Jan in Tom Stoppard’s Rock’n’Roll and Katurian in <strong>the</strong>acclaimed production of The Pillowman both at A Contemporary <strong>Theatre</strong>in Seattle, Salvador Dali in Hysteria at The Wilma, Around The World InEighty Days and Desire Under The Elms <strong>for</strong> which he received a Bay AreaDean Goodman Choice Award both at San Jose Rep, The Bald Sopranoat Shakespeare <strong>Theatre</strong> of New Jersey, <strong>the</strong> one-man This WonderfulLife at Portland Center Stage, <strong>the</strong> world premiere of Theophilus Northin <strong>the</strong> title role at Arena Stage and Geva Theater Center, MidsummerNight’s Dream at The Old Globe, and many o<strong>the</strong>rs. His film and TV creditsinclude Pop Rocks, which won <strong>the</strong> Audience Award at BreckenridgeFilm Festival, End of <strong>the</strong> Line, with Jon Polito, All Good Things and “<strong>La</strong>w& Order” in which he had a big bushy moustache! He received his MFAfrom NYU’s Graduate Acting Program.!MAURA VINCENT (Belinda Blair) isthrilled to be working at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong>once more where she was last seenas Agnes in Dancing at Lughnasa. Hermost recent <strong>the</strong>atre credits include:Bright Ideas (<strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse); Light!(<strong>Theatre</strong> @ Boston Court); Noises Off(San Jose Rep, Pasadena Playhouse& Marines Memorial – SF); WonderfulWorld (<strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse); Sir PeterHall’s productions of Measure <strong>for</strong>Measure & A midsummer Night’s Dream (Ahmanson <strong>Theatre</strong>); ThePresentment (Pasadena Playhouse); Mrs. Warren’s Profession & O<strong>the</strong>llo(American Conservatory <strong>Theatre</strong>); Urban Folk Tales (Coast Playhouse);Romeo & Juliet (San Francisco Shakespeare); A Midsummer Night’s Dream,Anthony & Cleopatra & King Lear (Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Shakespeare); & Skylight (U/S –Mark Taper Forum). Television credits include: “King of Queens,” “StrongMedicine,” “Judging Amy;” “The Practice,” “Family <strong>La</strong>w,” “Fantasy Island,”“Almost Perfect,” and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Film credits include: When Billie Beat Bobby,Bad News Bears (remake), & <strong>La</strong>nsky. Maura can be heard as <strong>the</strong> voice <strong>for</strong>many commercials and promos including National Geographic, NationalPork Association of America, Target, & University Hospital. Maura receivedher MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and her BA in Drama from CatholicUniversity of America. Her real accomplishment is her life with husband,Richard, and daughters, Raina & Keira.<strong>MICHAEL</strong> <strong>FRAYN</strong> (Playwright) was born in London on September 8,1933. After two years of National Service, during which he learnedRussian, he read Philosophy at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He <strong>the</strong>nworked as a reporter and columnist <strong>for</strong> The Guardian and The Observer,publishing several novels including The Tin Men (1965), winner of aSomerset Maugham Award; The Russian Interpreter (1966), which won<strong>the</strong> Hawthornden Prize; and Towards <strong>the</strong> End of <strong>the</strong> Morning (1967). Morerecent novels include A <strong>La</strong>nding on <strong>the</strong> Sun (1991), which won <strong>the</strong> SundayExpress Book of <strong>the</strong> Year and Headlong (1999), <strong>the</strong> story of <strong>the</strong> discoveryof a lost painting by Bruegel, shortlisted <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Booker Prize <strong>for</strong> Fiction.His latest novel, Spies (2002), a story of childhood set in England during<strong>the</strong> Second World War, won <strong>the</strong> 2002 Whitbread Novel Award and <strong>the</strong>2003 Commonwealth Writers Prize (Eurasia region, Best Book), and wasshortlisted <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Whitbread Book of <strong>the</strong> Year. Michael Frayn is also<strong>the</strong> recipient of <strong>the</strong> 2002 Heywood Hill Literary Prize. His plays includeAlphabetical Order (1975), Clouds (1976), Donkeys’ Years (1977), Make orBreak (1980), Noises Off (1982) and Benefactors (1984). Copenhagen (1998),about <strong>the</strong> 1941 meeting between German physicist Werner Heisenbergand his Danish counterpart Niels Bohr, first staged at <strong>the</strong> Royal National<strong>Theatre</strong> in London, won <strong>the</strong> 1998 Evening Standard Award <strong>for</strong> Best Play of<strong>the</strong> Year and <strong>the</strong> 2000 Tony Award <strong>for</strong> Best Play (USA). His play Democracy(2003) is set in 1960s Berlin. His latest play <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Royal National <strong>Theatre</strong> isAfterlife (2008). Recent books are Stage Directions: Writing on <strong>Theatre</strong> 1970-2008 (2008), and Travels with a Typewriter (2009). A book of memoir, MyFa<strong>the</strong>r’s Fortune: A Life, was published in 2010, was shortlisted <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2010Costa Biography Award, and won <strong>the</strong> 2011 PEN/Ackerley Prize. He has alsotranslated a number of works from Russian, including plays by Chekhovand Tolstoy. His films <strong>for</strong> television include First and <strong>La</strong>st (1989), <strong>for</strong> whichhe won an Emmy, and an adaptation of his 1991 novel A <strong>La</strong>nding on <strong>the</strong>Sun. He also wrote <strong>the</strong> screenplay <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> film Clockwise (1986), a comedystarring John Cleese. Michael Frayn is married to <strong>the</strong> biographer andcritic Claire Tomalin.RICHARD SEYD (Director) is currently developing a new rock musicalcalled The Twelve. His most recent <strong>the</strong>atre credits include The Watersof Babylon (Geffen Playhouse and Seattle Rep <strong>Theatre</strong>), a new play byPulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Robert Schenkkan (The KentuckyCycle). Richard has directed many productions of Noises Off includingSan Jose Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, and Marines Memorial (SanFrancisco). He won acclaim <strong>for</strong> his successful production of A Reckoningstarring Jonathan Pryce at <strong>the</strong> Soho <strong>Theatre</strong> in London’s West End. O<strong>the</strong>rregional <strong>the</strong>atre productions include: A Feast of Fools (starring GeoffHoyle) at <strong>La</strong> Jolla Playhouse & Marines Memorial; Berkeley Repertory<strong>Theatre</strong>, Dinner with Friends (Bay Area Critics Circle Award); The BeautyQueen Of Leenane (Bay Area Critics Circle Award), Collected Stories(Garland Award from Backstage West); Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf andA View From The Bridge. He has also received Drama-Logue, Backstage!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !3


B I O G R APHIESNOISES OFFWest and Bay Area Critics Circle Awards <strong>for</strong> his direction of Cloud Nine,About Face, Noises Off, Oleanna, A View From The Bridge, Rosencrantz AndGuildenstern Are Dead, and A Streetcar Named Desire. From 1992 - 1997he served as Associate Artistic Director of <strong>the</strong> American ConservatoryTheater in San Francisco. For ACT he directed The Learned <strong>La</strong>dies, DarioFo’s The Pope And The Witch, Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Oleanna,Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, O<strong>the</strong>llo, The Matchmaker, and AStreetcar Named Desire. In <strong>the</strong> 1980’s Richard was Associate ProducingDirector of <strong>the</strong> Eureka <strong>Theatre</strong>, and directed many productions <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>company including Cloud Nine (which ran commercially in San Francisco<strong>for</strong> a year and a half at <strong>the</strong> Marines Memorial Theater), The Wash,Threepenny Opera, and Dario Fo’s About Face. O<strong>the</strong>r directing creditsinclude The Pickle Family Circus (London Tour), King Lear at <strong>the</strong> OregonShakespeare Festival, As You Like It <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> San Francisco ShakespeareFestival, A Midsummer Nights Dream <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia ShakespeareFestival, The Lion In Winter at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>, Present <strong>La</strong>ughter andThe Presentment <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pasadena Playhouse, and productions at <strong>the</strong>Classic Stage Company and <strong>the</strong> Wonderhorse <strong>Theatre</strong>’s in New York.He has also directed an award-winning 35 mm short film entitled BrassTacks. Richard holds classes <strong>for</strong> professional actors in San Franciscoand Los Angeles at Richard Seyd Acting Studios. He can be contacted <strong>for</strong>in<strong>for</strong>mation or comments at seydir@hotmail.com.JULIA FLORES (Casting Director) This marks <strong>the</strong> start of our 18 th seasonwith McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Projects include <strong>the</strong> current nationaltour of our personal favorite, Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby and pasttours Happy Days, <strong>the</strong> Musical, Camelot starring Lou Diamond Phillips andJesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson. Additional credits includeproductions <strong>for</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>Works, Boston Court, Los Angeles Philharmonic,Universal Studios, B Street <strong>Theatre</strong>, San Jose Repertory <strong>Theatre</strong>, PortlandCenter Stage, Reprise!, The Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals,LA Opera, The Goodman <strong>Theatre</strong>, Denver Center <strong>Theatre</strong>, Lincoln Center<strong>Theatre</strong>, Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Repertory <strong>Theatre</strong>, Arizona<strong>Theatre</strong> Company, The Long Wharf <strong>Theatre</strong>, San Francisco Opera, AContemporary <strong>Theatre</strong>, Coconut Grove, The Paper Mill Playhouse, andMilwaukee Repertory <strong>Theatre</strong>.JOHN IACOVELLI (Scenic Designer) designed this set <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> SeattleRep production of this play and on several previous productions of thisshow, which have also been directed by Richard Seyd. He designed asimilar set to this <strong>for</strong> South Coast Rep. Broadway: Peter Pan, The Twilightof The Golds; National Tour: Camelot. Regional: Over 200 productions at<strong>the</strong>atres including The Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, PasadenaPlayhouse, The Globe, Berkeley Rep, Magic, Dallas <strong>Theatre</strong> Center,Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Stage, San Jose Rep, San DiegoRep, Walnut Street <strong>Theatre</strong>, Philadelphia <strong>Theatre</strong> Company. Film:Production Designer on Ruby in Paradise starring Ashley Judd in her filmdebut. Art Director on Honey, I Shrunk <strong>the</strong> Kids! TV Production Design:Beckett Directs Beckett: Endgame with The San Quentin Drama Workshop,The Old Settler starring Philycia Rashad & Debbie Allen, The Gin Gamestaring Mary Tyler Moore & Dick Van Dyke, O<strong>the</strong>r TV: “Ed,” “Babylon 5,”“Resurrection Blvd.,” “Lincoln Heights.” Awards: Emmy Award <strong>for</strong> PeterPan Starring Cathy Rigby (on A&E), LA Drama Critics Circle <strong>for</strong> LifetimeAchievement in Scenic Design. He is on <strong>the</strong> Design Faculty, Departmentof <strong>Theatre</strong> & Dance, UC Davis and is a visiting professor at <strong>the</strong> ShanghaiDrama School. Website portfolio: www.iacovelli.comROSE PEDERSON (Costume Designer) has designed costumes <strong>for</strong> morethan one hundred professional productions at <strong>the</strong>aters from Broadwayto Seattle. On Broadway, she designed <strong>the</strong> costumes <strong>for</strong> Bill Irwin’sTony Award nominated play <strong>La</strong>rgely, New York. She has designedmany productions <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Seattle Repertory Theater, including <strong>the</strong>original workshop productions of three plays by Wendy Wasserstein:An American Daughter with Meryl Streep; The Heidi Chronicles, and TheSisters Rosenzweig, with Mary Tyler Moore. O<strong>the</strong>r productions at <strong>the</strong> Repinclude Jar <strong>the</strong> Floor, Oleanna, Substance of Fire, Marvin’s Room, LisbonTraviata, That’s it Folks, Frankie and Johnny in <strong>the</strong> Clair de Lune, The BeautyPart, The Understanding, <strong>La</strong>ndscape of <strong>the</strong> Body, Happy Days, August Snow,and The Nice and <strong>the</strong> Nasty. At A Contemporary Theater in Seattle she hasdesigned, among many o<strong>the</strong>r plays, Polish Joke, The Notebooks of Trigorinand The Nina Variations, Hapgood, Sunset and Glories, Eleeomosynery,Shadowlands, My Children, My Africa and The Odyssey. At Intiman Theatershe has designed costumes <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir productions of Electra, A ChristmasSampler, Intimate Exchanges and Ghosts. She has also designed <strong>for</strong> NewCity Theater, The Empty Space, Tacoma Actor’s Guild, Portland CenterStage, The Arizona Theater Company and The Berkley Repertory Theaterwhere her work was nominated <strong>for</strong> a Bay Area Drama Critics Award.She is resident designer at Seattle University’s Drama Department. Inaddition to frequent television commercial and corporate video work,Rose also has a design and consulting business serving individualand corporate clients in a variety of areas, from interior design anddecorating to clothing and fabric design.YORK KENNEDY (Lighting Designer) Mr. Kennedy’s designs have beenseen in <strong>the</strong>atres across America and in Europe including Arena Stage,The Old Globe, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Repertory, American Conservatory<strong>Theatre</strong>, Sacramento Opera, The Alley <strong>Theatre</strong>, Dallas <strong>Theatre</strong> Center,Yale Rep, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Goodspeed Musicals and <strong>the</strong>Denver Center. Awards <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>atrical lighting include <strong>the</strong> Dramalogue,San Diego Drama Critics Circle, Back Stage West Garland, Arizoni <strong>Theatre</strong>Award and <strong>the</strong> Bay Area <strong>Theatre</strong> Critics Circle Award. In <strong>the</strong> dance worldhe has designed <strong>for</strong> Malashock Dance, Brian Webb and Tracey Rhodes.As an architectural lighting designer he has designed both nationallyand internationally numerous <strong>the</strong>med environments, <strong>the</strong>me park,residential, retail, restaurant and museum projects including <strong>the</strong> SonyMetreon Sendak Playspace in San Francisco, Warner Bros. Movie Worldin Madrid, Le Centre de Loisirs in Morocco and The LEGO Racers 4Dattraction in Germany, Denmark, England and <strong>the</strong> U.S.A. He is a graduateof <strong>the</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Institute <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> and <strong>the</strong> Yale School of Drama.JOSH BESSOM (Sound Designer) is pleased to design his 15th show <strong>for</strong>MRE as a designer partner with Sound Advice, LLC. Recent designshave included The Tale of <strong>the</strong> Allergist’s Wife & Little Shop of Horrors,as well as associate design <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> national tour of Peter Pan starringCathy Rigby. Josh is also <strong>the</strong> Audio Engineer <strong>for</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong>. In his spare time he runs <strong>the</strong> independentrecord label Organik Records and plays bass and flute in <strong>the</strong> band<strong>La</strong>zy Preacher. Josh would like to thank Julie Ferrin and his gal Jane<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir encouragement and support. www.joshuabessom.com -www.soundadvicedesigns.comTERRY HANRAHAN (Assistant Stage Manager/Properties Coordinator)MRE is truly “home” to Terry, and she is thrilled to be back <strong>for</strong> yet ano<strong>the</strong>rchallenging show in her 12th year with <strong>the</strong> company. Among prioroutings have been Little Shop of Horrors, The Tale of <strong>the</strong> Allergist’s Wife,Steel Magnolias, Driving Miss Daisy, and lots more. She is very proud ofrecently having helped on <strong>the</strong> production team that sent Cathy Rigbyflying to <strong>the</strong> third star to <strong>the</strong> right once again as Peter Pan. (ThanksTom and Cathy <strong>for</strong> that, <strong>the</strong> house flight still brings tears to my eyes).When not in <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong>, Terry is also happy to be very involved with3D Theatricals, in a variety of capacities, in <strong>the</strong>ir inaugural season atFullerton’s Plummer Auditorium. Remember, all <strong>the</strong>atre is good <strong>for</strong> all<strong>the</strong>atre! Thanks <strong>for</strong> coming, we hope you enjoy “<strong>the</strong> sardine play.” ProudMember of Actors Equity.!4+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+


IUNITED SCENIC ARTNOISES OFFB I O G R APHIESJASON BIEBER (Associate Lighting Designer) Jason is thrilled to return toNoises Off <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> fourth time, having worked on previous productions at<strong>the</strong> Pasadena Playhouse, Marines Memorial <strong>Theatre</strong> in San Francisco, and<strong>the</strong> Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities in Redondo Beach. Jason lives inSan Diego, where he has designed <strong>for</strong> such companies as <strong>the</strong> Old Globe<strong>Theatre</strong>, San Diego Repertory <strong>Theatre</strong>, and Starlight Musical <strong>Theatre</strong>. Heholds a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University.DONNA ROSE FLETCHER (Consultant) During her 30-year career asa stage manager, Donna has repeatedly returned to her two favoriteshows. The first is Little Shop of Horrors, starting with <strong>the</strong> originalWPA workshop followed by five years with <strong>the</strong> original off-Broadwayproduction and three European tours. The second is Noises Off, directedby Richard Seyd, <strong>for</strong> his 1989 San Francisco production, a remount in2003 <strong>for</strong> San Jose Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, and ano<strong>the</strong>r extended SanFrancisco run, followed by a completely new production at Seattle Repin 2004. There have been o<strong>the</strong>r highlights (and a few low) at numerousBay Area <strong>the</strong>atres including American Conservatory Theater, BerkeleyRep, <strong>the</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Shakespeare Festival, and <strong>Theatre</strong> on <strong>the</strong> Square.DAVID CRUISE (Technical Director) has tech directed many a productionin <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cali<strong>for</strong>nia area, but his favorites on <strong>the</strong> ever growing listare still McCoy Rigby’s Johnny Guitar & Ring of Fire and <strong>Theatre</strong> League’sBurt Bacharach musical revue tour Love Sweet Love. He would like tothank Tom <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> opportunity to “put <strong>the</strong> flinge above <strong>the</strong> flange next to<strong>the</strong> tuba-four” and <strong>the</strong> entire LMT staff <strong>for</strong> making <strong>the</strong> job in ’11as fun asit was in ’00, and Megan too.DAVID ELZER (Publicist) is <strong>the</strong> Ovation Award-winning <strong>the</strong>atricalproducer <strong>for</strong> The Marvelous Wonderettes (Los Angeles, <strong>La</strong>guna, Off-Broadway), Winter Wonderettes (El Portal Forum <strong>Theatre</strong>), <strong>the</strong> Broadwayproduction of Sister Act: The Musical, Jewtopia (Off-Broadway), The <strong>La</strong>ramieProject (at <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse), also produced <strong>the</strong> award-winning,smash-hit production of Life Could Be A Dream, which recently played at<strong>the</strong> Hudson <strong>Theatre</strong> in Hollywood and <strong>La</strong>guna Playhouse (and this Fall at<strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong>). His most recent production is <strong>the</strong> critically-acclaimed HavingIt All. Through his publicity company DEMAND PR, David represents <strong>the</strong>Rubicon <strong>Theatre</strong> Company, Cabrillo Music <strong>Theatre</strong>, Celebration <strong>Theatre</strong>,Colony <strong>Theatre</strong> Company, Furious <strong>Theatre</strong> Company, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong>, NoHo <strong>Arts</strong> Center, Open Fist <strong>Theatre</strong> Company,<strong>Theatre</strong> of NOTE, Road <strong>Theatre</strong> Company, <strong>Theatre</strong> Tribe and West CoastEnsemble. Thanks to Tom, Cathy and Brian <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> opportunity and toyou <strong>for</strong> supporting <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>!ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in 1913, is <strong>the</strong> labor unionthat represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in <strong>the</strong>United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster <strong>the</strong> art oflive <strong>the</strong>atre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiateswages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits,including health and pension plans, <strong>for</strong> its members. Actors' Equityis a member of <strong>the</strong> AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an internationalorganization of per<strong>for</strong>ming arts unions.BRIAN KITE (Producing Artistic Director, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong>) has directed across <strong>the</strong> United States and abroad. He is<strong>the</strong> Producing Artistic Director at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming<strong>Arts</strong> where his credits include <strong>the</strong> critically acclaimed productions ofLittle Shop of Horrors, Dinner With Friends, Steel Magnolias starring CathyRigby, Driving Miss Daisy starring Michael Learned and David Auburn’sProof. He recently helmed a production of Cabaret in Bermuda under<strong>the</strong> patronage of <strong>the</strong> Queen’s Governor and directed a productionof Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie at The Actors Co-op inHollywood. Be<strong>for</strong>e that he directed two Los Angeles revivals, J.B. byArchibald MacLeish, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and <strong>the</strong> West Coastpremiere of Václav Havel’s The Beggar’s Opera. He directed <strong>the</strong> Philadelphiaproduction of Glenn Wein’s Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral and worked withTony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan on The Geffen Playhouse’sproduction of Hedda Gabler starring Annette Bening. He directed over20 productions at French Woods Festival in New York where he was <strong>the</strong>Director of Theater Programs <strong>for</strong> over 7 years. Brian is currently a memberof <strong>the</strong> directing faculty at U.C.L.A.’s School of Theater, Film and Television,serves as <strong>the</strong> Chair of <strong>the</strong> LA Stage Alliance’s Board of Governors, and is <strong>the</strong>Artistic Director of <strong>the</strong> award-winning Buffalo Nights <strong>Theatre</strong> Company.McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (Tom McCoy & Cathy Rigby McCoy,Executive Producers)Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby are beginning <strong>the</strong>ir18th season as Executive Producers of <strong>the</strong> McCoy Rigby EntertainmentSeries at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Per<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>Arts</strong>. Since <strong>the</strong> 1994/95Season, McCoy Rigby has produced over 75 plays, musicals, concerts,dramas, and comedies. MRE has also produced several Broadwayproductions and National Tours including Peter Pan, Seussical <strong>the</strong> Musicalboth starring Cathy Rigby, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson,Camelot <strong>for</strong>merly starring Michael York and through 2008, starring LouDiamond Phillips, and Happy Days, The Musical. Since 1990, Peter Panstarring Cathy Rigby has made 4 stops on Broadway, garnering four TonyNominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in aMusical. O<strong>the</strong>r credits include <strong>the</strong> A&E Television Network Premiere of“Peter Pan,” which received 4 Emmy Award Nominations and one EmmyAward; “The Historic All Star Concert <strong>for</strong> Pope John Paul II” at <strong>the</strong> LosAngeles Coliseum, and <strong>the</strong> award-winning documentary on balancingwellness, titled “Faces of Recovery.” Coming in <strong>the</strong> 2011-2012 SeasonMcCoy Rigby will produce <strong>the</strong> Broadway series at <strong>the</strong> Fox <strong>Theatre</strong> inRiverside Cali<strong>for</strong>nia. www.mccoyrigby.comLA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (Brian Kite,Producing Artistic Director) Now in its fourth decade, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> hasbeen hailed by <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles Times as “…one of <strong>the</strong> best Broadway-stylehouses in Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cali<strong>for</strong>nia.” This beautiful, state-of-<strong>the</strong>-art <strong>the</strong>atre hasbeen producing quality productions <strong>for</strong> its Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cali<strong>for</strong>nia audiencessince 1977. The <strong>the</strong>atre has produced several national tours and is <strong>the</strong>recipient of many accolades including Ovation and Emmy Awards andTony Award nominations and in addition to <strong>the</strong> McCoy Rigby Series, alsoproduces many special events and a children’s series, Programs <strong>for</strong> YoungAudiences. The <strong>the</strong>atre is also home to Upright Cabaret, Phantom Projects<strong>Theatre</strong> <strong>for</strong> Teens, and <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> Symphony. <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> is ownedand operated by <strong>the</strong> City of <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong>. www.lamirada<strong>the</strong>atre.com.AITIASETHE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT THISTHEATRE ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION.THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGEMANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.STSThe Designers at this <strong>Theatre</strong>are Represented byof <strong>the</strong> International Alliance of Theatrical Stage EmployesLOCAL USA 829 United Scenic Artists Local USA 829!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !5


LA MIRADA CITY COUNCILSTEVE JONES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ MayorGABRIEL P. GARCIA ...............................................................................................................................................................................................Mayor Pro TemPAULINE DEAL .................................................................................................................................................................................................... CouncilmemberSTEVE DE RUSE, D. MIN. .................................................................................................................................................................................. CouncilmemberLAWRENCE P. MOWLES ................................................................................................................................................................................. CouncilmemberTHOMAS E. ROBINSON .........................................................................................................................................................................................City ManagerSPECIAL THANKSCity of <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong>, Friends of <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>, Myllie Taylor, Donna Rose FletcherLA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS STAFFBRIAN KITE ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Producing Artistic DirectorDEBBIE J. WALKER .....................................................................................................................................................................................Ticket Services ManagerDEVIS ANDRADE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... House ManagerLAURA MOORE .................................................................................................................................................................................. Rentals/Contracts ManagerDAVID CRUISE .........................................................................................................................................................................................................Technical DirectorJANE LYNCH .........................................................................................................................................................Assistant to <strong>the</strong> Producing Artistic DirectorROBERT FELIX ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................Master ElectricianJOSH BESSOM ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................Audio EngineerGRANT CORNISH, DOUG GILDNER ........................................................................................................................................................................StagehandsHELENE DUARTE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................Rental AssistantMARY DILENA ....................................................................................................................................................................................Patron Services CoordinatorADRIENNE MEDRANO .........................................................................................................................................................................................Graphic DesignerJENNIFER ANDERSON, MARILYN HOLLAND,JENNIFER ANDERSON, MARILYN HOLLAND, BEVERLY KIRTON, KIMBERLY OLSON ...................................................... Box Office StaffJUSTIN MURPHY, DYLAN PURKISS, MEGAN WOLFF ....................................................................................................Assistant House ManagersKAM ANDRESEN, BETTY BENKE, SCARLETT BRAIS, JUDY BUUCK,LORRAINE CANADA, BARBARA CAPEN, NORRIE FAULKNER,ADRIANA GARNICA, JANET IVERSON, TOMMIE LANOUX,WANDA MCGUIRE, DIANE MARKWELL, JUSTIN MURPHY,DYLAN PURKISS, GINGER REYNOLDS, DONNA THEECK,DESIREE VIERA, MEGAN WOLFF ...........................................................................................................................................................................................UshersSHIRLEY COBBLE, GINGER REYNOLDS, DONNA THEECK ........................................................................................................Customer RelationsKAM ANDRESEN, NORRIE FAULKNER,JIMMY FLORES , TIMOTHY HILL, JEREMY HUME, MARTIN IACOBUCCI,JUSTIN MURPHY, MICAH MOEGELIN, DYLAN PURKISS ..................................................................................................... <strong>Theatre</strong> MaintenanceVisit www.<strong>La</strong><strong>Mirada</strong><strong>Theatre</strong>.com or call us at 562/944-9801MCCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION STAFFTOM MCCOY AND CATHY RIGBY ...........................................................................................................................................................Executive ProducersANA LARA .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................Office ManagerTHERESA FLEMMING .......................................................................................................................................................................................Managing DirectorBUCK MASON ........................................................................................................................................................................................... Production ManagerGINA FARINA ................................................................................................................................................................................Associate Production ManagerDONNA ROSE FLETCHER ............................................................................................................................................................................................... ConsultantJASON BIEBER ................................................................................................................................................................................... Associate Lighting DesignerWILL LEONG ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ Stunt CoordinatorANDY TAYLOR ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dialect CoachTERRY HANRAHAN ................................................................................................................................................................................... Properties CoordinatorHELEN BUTLER ............................................................................................................................................... Costume Coordinator/Wardrobe Supervisor<strong>MICHAEL</strong> LAMONT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Photographer!6+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+


2011-2012 FRIENDS OF THE LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSMary AbbottMary Grace FayeBarbara LeonJose RodriguezElaine ToddPat AguirreDottie FrancisEvelyn LevinDonna RoefsJack ToddIngemar AhlbergPhyllis FryeSally LindenskovPeggy RomanAnita TuasonDiane AlbertCharlotte FugateThelma MadisonRay RomeroLorraine TunbergMarlin AlbertJeannette GennaweyMichele MakagonBill RoutledgeCarol VegaArline Arnold<strong>La</strong>urel Gif<strong>for</strong>dPat MarchantPhyllis RoutledgePixie WeickMargaret BaiesAngela GleasonMary MattsonMary RubioDonald WeinerMadeline BarefootArmando GomezBeverly MayerMaria RuizDenise WhistonJoe BatistelliMaggie GonzalesJoy McQueenVangie RuizSylvia WilligerYolanda BatistelliDor<strong>the</strong>a GoodwinMarta MelaraBea SandersEvelyn YingShirley BlackJames GreenspanAnn Moorman-FerrisMarjorie SandersSandra BlochGloria BoyarskyBrigid GreenwayGudrun GreinkeMuriel MorganRenee MotolaArlene SangerDolores SansonePresidentDottie FrancisAlyce BuffingtonGordon BuffingtonMariann HamptonKen HardyNewland, GailBetty NielsenHelen SassSkarleth Sauceda1st Vice PresidentJudy SmithHazel BuscainoShirley BushKay CassellMary HerdtPatricia HernandezBarbara HerronDennis NishidaIlona NovakDean OlsonVicky SauterMollie SchartoffCarol Schweibinz2nd Vice PresidentJanet KrabbenhoftCheryl CoatsLucy CrabbGeri HunterNola JohnsonHarlene OlsonCecilia OportotAmalia ShebbyKathy SillaTreasurerRay RomeroArlyne CramerSonja JohnsonDevora PattersonKathleen SkresvigSecretaryGene DavenportPeggy KavanaghMarie PerezJudy SmithDevora PattersonGloria DavidsonFran KiehlMichele Pisa-JonesRod SpottenMaria DigheraLillian KingJudie QuinlanRon StallcupMona DiNataleJoan KottmannSherry RasmussenBetsy StanfieldBecky DitterJanet KrabbenhoftSharon RicelyVivian StoutPat DrazanLilly KramerCharlene RickerSara SultzeAnnMarie EffertSally <strong>La</strong>gosBetty RobertsonMyllie TaylorBarbara EppsLorenza <strong>La</strong>zheztterMarie RodarteDoris ThompsonThe Friends of <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> is a nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to support <strong>the</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> in <strong>the</strong> areas of ushering andfundraising. If you would like to volunteer to be part of this invaluable group, please call House Manager Devis Andrade at 562/944-7977.!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !7


SUPPORTERS OF OUR 2011-2012 SEASON$5000 & AboveThe John W. Adams TrustEd & Betsy LevineTom & Bonnie Poff<strong>La</strong>rry ReddelJohn & Betty RobertsonRonald & Joyce RunyanJohn H KendallDonald J KrokusBud KronbeckJonathan <strong>La</strong>ndworth<strong>La</strong>wrence WhiteGwen V WoirhayeRichard & Carol FieldsGeorge BaturevichRobert ByersSally CabreraNorma J CarlsonKen Cas<strong>for</strong>d$2,000 & AboveFriends of <strong>the</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>Los Angeles County <strong>Arts</strong>CommissionFrederick & Doris SchofieldRobert & Kandice SherwoodMichael & Hilda SugarmanMyllie TaylorFrank MarshallJannette McGaheyElaine, Joanne & Virginia MillerAlan & Joann MiyamotoPatsy ShusterDon L BrookoverCarol <strong>La</strong> RockKathy SongerDiane C CatlinDoris ChappellRhonda CohenSandra Cohick$250 & AboveCarole FukurokuChristine ZukowskiVirginia CzarneckiRon & Jeannette Tozaki$50 & AboveRobert & Maralys WillsKathleen HarlanJohn & Joan MorencyRobert & Cheryl NayGardnar & Casey O’BrienBarbara O’HaraJohn & Antoinette PalazzoRoy & Jean StewartAntoinette ThomasSheldon CanterMaria Flores<strong>La</strong>ura GreicoRichard & Patricia ConlinTom & Sue CopseyGay CorbettDonna L CormaciJames A Corpus$100 & AboveKarla MancinelliFrank MichelettiJames & Barbara WilliaKeith KatoGlenn OsborneJames AllenFrederic & Karen SteinkeEric & Betsy AzariahFrank & Susan BeigbederRosa Carrillo-CoronadoLisa CorriganLeslie L DamewoodDon & Connie DeMateYtzhak & Rhona GewelberDot HamblinNina IachelliSidney & JoAnn KahnJames & Carolyn KlomanJoel & Sheila KushellMireya <strong>La</strong>ngeJoan LewisHerbert & Shirley MartianEdgar & Shirley MooreIrene MunsonPatrick OwenBetty JacksonGlaitis BootsKermit & Willo RosenthalKara SchillingBeverly YamagataJames E Lukens JrTom RathmanJohn & Jean SelveyJerrold W ArnoldSusan M BaumerJ V & Pat Eon BoescheGC Braf<strong>for</strong>dJoAnna BuckinghamJoan CainEvelyn J CassellDennis & Yvonne CattellJoan ChoiceElmer & Barbara CluteBetty De GarmoSam & Dar DelucaMichael DodsonJohn & Gloria FreemanLori HarrisAllan & Kathy HartDavid JohnsonGeorge & Lindi JuddUrsula PiotrowskiNancy S PowerSusan P RayKenneth & Gloria ReidPhil & Marilyn ShirreffsSue L RobinsonAnnette S RosenowLinda SandsStephen & Fran ShermanFred SimpsonAllan StarkMilon & Mary StegmairJan TurnerBernard & Hildegard WeissJames & Lynnette WeissMark & Shelby Young$26 & AboveFred E ParkerLois BredewegDorothy <strong>La</strong>uterbornGraham W GoslingPat & Karen HofererMarilyn Mc NultyCraig MozleyJean TsunekawaRichard & Wynora MacDonaldJohn SingerUp to $25Richard AbramRod & Jane AdaKarl & Patricia AndersonEllen ArdmanRay AyalaSandra BabcockJanet BachmanBarbara BaernsteinBob & Linda BarredaMae BarrettRobert BarrettJohn & Sharon BeaumanDonna BeckFrank & Shirley BellLois BeyerDana BivinsDavid & Cheryl BlankmeyerRobert & Bonnie BowmanJanet L BradburyJon & Sandra BrooksCol & Ronald BurrMarilyn & Bob ButnerLisa CourtemarcheGerald CoxJames CreedFran DaileyLee & Carol DavisStephanie DavisRobert & Lee Joy DawDaniel & Norma DeboisJohn & Florence DemmanKen & Alma DesowitzJacqueline DiPintoFrank & Jeanne DiGregorioBob DixsonForrest & Gerry DoolittleWally & Harriet DrazbaKenneth & Stacy DuranMichael S DyottNoreen EdgeJack & Judith ElderGerald & Marjorie ElmerEileen ErnestJacque EvansThomas A EwaldJeanne FarinaRaymond & Judy FergusonJerry & Sharron Fisher!/8+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+


SUPPORTERS OF OUR 2011-2012 SEASONSylvia FoltzDaniel JohnsonJohn & Barbara O’DowdCathleen L StearnsWilliam & Colleen IngallsMary Anne FoxJames & Ruth JohnsonRichard OrcuttHarward & Barbara StearnsGeorgine IseliJohn & Sharon FrazierMary JonesRichard & Harriet OttavianoDexter Straw<strong>the</strong>r IIINadine JuarezGail FreemanCarolyn M JosephLee & Bonnie PanagosCarol Tom SullivanMary Jo MizierRichard FreymondSusan KeeEdward & Beverly PatrickKen & Ann Su<strong>the</strong>rlandMike & Donna MuleadyHelen GalanteTroy KibbeeHoward & Kay PeaseJeanette SvetEugene A & Lois O’HernRosemary GaudiosoPalmer & Angie KingmaHenry PeauroiJean SwansonOlga PargaWilliam & Sharon GibsonBarbara KleinRichard PepinMelissa D SyncoDorothy ProcterArthur & Felicia GillettEloise KlineGreg & Michelle PetersJohn & Joy TaylorElaine D RomanDavid & Martha GishJoan KlopfensteinTom PottsTed & Mildred TaylorKeith <strong>La</strong>rsenLynne GlasgowDudley KohlBurton & Marylou PowellPauline Ted<strong>for</strong>dRobert & Lindi SmithGilbert & Deena GomezWesley & Louise KruseMichael & Susan PursellJanice TeraokaDale BradleyRoger GrazianiRoberta L LeeDeliadee A QuebecAnn ThomasClif<strong>for</strong>d & Kathleen L CritesMartha GuerreroDonald & Donnell LewisGrover RainsNorman TraubAl & Mavis EthansEvangeline MartinezRandall & Janell LewisRichard & Joan RedmayneJeff TrentiniRichard & Roberta FratelloEvelyn HambeltonEs<strong>the</strong>r E LLoydRalph ReesJerome UbertTheresa KeyzersBeverley HampsonLloyd & Nancy LogarDennis ReppArt & Linda Van EppsElaine MannehMichael HannaDoreen LorandCarl RiceGeorgia VauseLulu MeyerChristine HarkerAnonymousRebecca RobertsMaura VollArt & Barbara MoncriefIris HarrisDoug & Tricia MarquetteGary & Christy RoeberJack & Velma Von Bloeker IIIRose NakamuraCarolyn A HaukPatricia MartzenAnita RuchtiBob & Susan WeaverDeann Radecke<strong>La</strong>nny & Pat HawkinsonKathleen JaniecLois RueckartBrigitta WegerJerrold M WolfGrace V HeggieMarylynn BladeBarbara Bernice RushBarbara WhelptonGilbert & Cheryl AguilarJeane HeinArt & Jill Mc CauleySusan RyanDavid & Rosemarie WhitakerShirley FieldBlayne HentonSharon Mc KayThomas & Joy RyboltDavid & Annette WhiteKaren M TineyDon & Sandra HerronJulie Mc Williams-SmithAnthony & Shelli SantosJames & Nora WhitehouseCynthia VanasseJudith HerzHelen McCoyWilliam & Loretta Schumacher<strong>La</strong>wrence WhittallConnie WoodsGordon HillCharles & Lynne MerkelJoann SeditaBarry & Joan WillettRonald & Grace HindersJudy MeyerAnne ShawLiliana Witz-HancsakCarl & Donna HindsTom & Cheryl HobanJim & Marjorie HowardGary & Karla HufenbachCharles & Margie HughesNancy MeyerSteve MillerSam & Rosanna MistrettiD J & Ralph MoxleyMaitland MullerJoseph SiegelJean SiglerRoy & Janet SlickCurtis & Carole SmithDonna SmithLeonard & Paula WooCarol WrightRaymond R & Shirley WrightRuth WrightThomas D WrightThank you<strong>for</strong> yourgeneroussupport!Ellen HuizengaDiane NagleDavid & Linda SmithBruce & Elizabeth YoungLois HuntStanley & Phyllis NathansonStephen & Daphne SmithOphelia AragonJames & Patricia HyattBarbara NavarroDonald SouzaElizbeth DamianakesRoberta InnesJoe & June NicholsRichard StahlDougls HallidayStan & Sandra JamiesonRobert & Marge O’BrienDoretta StankovichRobert & Barbara Hunter!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !//


LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSMC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT2011/2012 SEASONWINNER! LA DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS! BEST PRODUCTIONOF THE YEAR, ENSEMBLE and MUSICAL DIRECTION!WINNER! LA WEEKLY AWARD! BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR!WINNER! BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARDS - BEST PRODUCTION OFTHE YEAR, ENSEMBLE and MUSICAL DIRECTION!OCT 28 - NOV 20, 2011Written and Created by ROGER BEANSH-BOOM! From <strong>the</strong> “marvelous” mind ofcreator Roger Bean, comes ano<strong>the</strong>r trip toSpringfield where we meet <strong>the</strong> CrooningCrabcakes, <strong>the</strong> boy group banned from<strong>the</strong> Springfield High School prom, whichmade it possible <strong>for</strong> The MarvelousWonderettes to per<strong>for</strong>m <strong>the</strong>re. Now inan era be<strong>for</strong>e “American Idol” and “StarSearch,” <strong>the</strong> guys get one more chanceat fame and <strong>for</strong>tune as Denny and hisfriend Eugene <strong>for</strong>m a singing group so<strong>the</strong>y can enter and win <strong>the</strong> local radiocontest on Big Whopper Radio and realize<strong>the</strong>ir dreams of making it to <strong>the</strong> big time!Featuring such classic songs as “Stay (Justa Little Bit Longer),” “Runaround Sue,” “TheGreat Pretender,” “Tears On My Pillow,”“Unchained Melody,” “Earth Angel,” “LittleDarlin’,” “The Glory of Love,” and of course<strong>the</strong> title song, “Life Could Be A Dream” isano<strong>the</strong>r musical trip down memory lanethat will leave you laughing, singing andcheering - let’s hear it <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> boys!!/0+ !"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spynovel, add a dash of Monty Python and youhave The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit <strong>for</strong>anyone who loves <strong>the</strong> magic of <strong>the</strong>atre! This2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winningtreat is packed with nonstop laughs, over150 zany characters (played by a ridiculouslytalented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash,handcuffs, missing fingers and some goodold-fashioned romance! A riotous blend ofvirtuoso per<strong>for</strong>mances and wildly inventivestagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to anun<strong>for</strong>gettable evening of pure pleasure!HITCHCOCK MEETSHILARITY“THE MOSTENTERTAINING SHOWON BROADWAY!”- The New York PostJAN 20 - FEB 12, 2012Adapted by PATRICK BARLOWFrom <strong>the</strong> novel by JOHN BUCHANFrom <strong>the</strong> movie of ALFRED HITCHCOCKAPR 13 - MAY 6, 2012Music byCLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERGLyrics byRICHARD MALTBY, JR.and ALAIN BOUBLILAdapted from <strong>the</strong> original French lyrics byALAIN BOUBLILAdditional Material byRICHARD MALTBY, JR.Orchestrations by WILLIAM D. BROHNA classic love story is brought up-to-date inone of <strong>the</strong> most stunning <strong>the</strong>atrical spectaclesof all time. In Miss Saigon, Alain Boublil andClaude-Michel Schönberg (<strong>the</strong> creators of LesMisérables), along with Richard Maltby, Jr., bringPuccini’s Madame Butterfly to <strong>the</strong> modern worldin a moving testament to <strong>the</strong> human spirit anda scathing indictment of <strong>the</strong> tragedies of war.In <strong>the</strong> turmoil of <strong>the</strong> Vietnam War, an Americansoldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, onlyto be separated during <strong>the</strong> fall of Saigon. Theirstruggles to find each o<strong>the</strong>r over <strong>the</strong> ensuingyears ends in tragedy <strong>for</strong> her and a fightingchance <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> child he never knew he had. Rawand uncompromising, Miss Saigon is an intenselypersonal story of <strong>the</strong> losses we suffer and <strong>the</strong>sacrifices we make in a world gone mad.“GRIPPING ENTERTAINMENT.”-The New York Times


“PETER PAN SPARKLES WITH FAIRY DUST! RIGBY HASMASTERED THE SINGING, DANCING AND AERIALSHENANIGANS, BUT HAS ALSO GOTTEN TO THE COREOF THE BOY WHO WOULDN’T GROW UP.”- The Washington PostMusical Production of <strong>the</strong> Play bySIR JAMES BARRIELyrics by CAROLYN LEIGHMusic by MOOSE CHARLAPAdditional Lyrics by BETTY COMDENand ADOLPH GREENAdditional Music by JULE STYNECathy Rigby flies again as Peter Pan, <strong>the</strong> boy who will never grow up!Peter Pan recounts <strong>the</strong> adventures of <strong>the</strong> three Darling children as <strong>the</strong>yfly away from <strong>the</strong>ir nursery into <strong>the</strong> magic and wonder of Neverland. Itis in Neverland that <strong>the</strong>y encounter <strong>the</strong> cunning and evil Captain Hook,villainous pirates, a crafty crocodile and a sprightly fairy, Tinker Bell. Thescore, a joint ef<strong>for</strong>t by Moose Charlap, Carolyn Leigh, Jule Styne, BettyComden and Adolph Green, remains a favorite of children and adults alike.Peter Pan features such classics as “I Gotta Crow,” “Neverland” and “I’m Flying.”Bring a whole new generation of children to experience <strong>the</strong> magic of CathyRigby as Peter Pan!JUNE 1-24, 2012Singing sensation Debby Boone earned instant fame in 1977 when “You Light Up My Life”became an overnight hit. The song went on to win an Academy Award® <strong>for</strong> Best Song ina Motion Picture, and Debby received <strong>the</strong> Grammy® Award <strong>for</strong> Best New Artist of <strong>the</strong> Year.Since <strong>the</strong>n, she has won two additional Grammy Awards and has received seven Grammynominations. Debby Boone’s Reflections of Rosemary is an intimate, deeply heartfelt tributeto her late mo<strong>the</strong>r-in-law, <strong>the</strong> legendary singer Rosemary Clooney. The show is a touchingmusical portrait filled with a collection of standards chosen <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir significance in Boone’slife with Clooney, led by her and Clooney’s Musical Director, John Oddo. “I wanted to selectsongs that would give an insight into Rosemary from a family perspective, and from <strong>the</strong> morethan thirty years that I spent with her,” says Boone. In addition to her incredible recordingcareer, Debby’s starring roles on Broadway include Seven Brides <strong>for</strong> Seven Bro<strong>the</strong>rs, Rizzo inGrease, and Maria in Lincoln Center’s 30th Anniversary production of The Sound of Music. Afterdelighting audiences across <strong>the</strong> United States., Debby Boone comes to <strong>La</strong> <strong>Mirada</strong> <strong>for</strong> twomemorable per<strong>for</strong>mances.SPECIAL BONUS EVENT! TWO CONCERTS ONLY!"##$%%%%%&''("Reflections of RosemaryMAY 19, 2012All seats now on sale! Become a subscriber today and save big!!"#$%#&'()"*+ &','-.("+ !/1


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