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In Memoriam<br />
All <strong>of</strong> us at Cape May Stage mourn <strong>the</strong> passing <strong>of</strong> Arthur Birsh at<br />
<strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> 88 at his home in Key Largo, Florida.<br />
Arthur was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most important supporters <strong>of</strong> our <strong>the</strong>atre donating<br />
<strong>the</strong> iconic yellow and black “Showbill” known to Broadway patrons from his<br />
publishing “<strong>Playbill</strong>” for decades. He was a member <strong>of</strong> our Producers Circle<br />
and his talented wife, Joan, donated her artwork for sale at our box <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
“May his memory be a blessing” is a phrase from <strong>the</strong> Jewish tradition.<br />
His memory brings a smile <strong>of</strong> gratitude even as we mourn his loss.<br />
“I loved Arthur Birsh for his taste and wit. He could be irascible at times but<br />
never failed to tell <strong>the</strong> truth. His support <strong>of</strong> my work was one <strong>of</strong> my<br />
treasured honors. He was my mentor as a producer and businessman. I<br />
loved his jokes – particularly <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>f-color ones. We shared a love for <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>atre and good food and poetry. I will miss him and feel blessed to have<br />
known his friendship.”<br />
- Roy Steinberg, Cape May Stage Producing Artistic Director
Welcome to Cape May Stage's 2021 Season!<br />
“Idleness gives one <strong>the</strong><br />
mood in which to write,<br />
isolation <strong>the</strong> conditions”<br />
<br />
– Oscar Wilde<br />
After months <strong>of</strong> quarantines and idleness for many, one could predict a<br />
plethora <strong>of</strong> new writings if Mr. Wilde’s musings have any merit. Indeed,<br />
we have been exploring new works during <strong>the</strong> 2020 season and some <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>m may be mounted in <strong>the</strong> future.<br />
As we enter back with caution for this 2021 season, we pay homage to<br />
<strong>the</strong> social justice personified by Ann Richards in “Ann”, seek solace in<br />
laughter with Neil Simon’s “<strong>Last</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> <strong>Lovers</strong>” and revel with<br />
a new play called “Adopt A Sailor – <strong>the</strong> Holiday Edition”.<br />
Live <strong>the</strong>atre is a hot medium. After countless hours <strong>of</strong> staring at video<br />
screens for zoom meetings and virtual plays that have a cool quality,<br />
<strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> living and breathing actors on a stage leading you<br />
and your neighbors in a collective response is a treasure.<br />
Roy B Steinberg<br />
Producing Artistic Director
2021 SEASON<br />
To book tickets:<br />
Call <strong>the</strong> Box Office at 609-770-8311 or<br />
visit capemaystage.org<br />
<br />
405 Lafayette Street, Cape May, NJ 08204<br />
Ann<br />
by Holland Taylor<br />
Directed by Marlena Lustik<br />
Jun. 30 - Aug. 22<br />
Tues. - Sun. | 7 PM<br />
ANN is an intimate, no-holds-barred<br />
portrait <strong>of</strong> Ann Richards, <strong>the</strong> legendary<br />
late Governor <strong>of</strong> Texas. This inspiring<br />
and hilarious play brings us face to face<br />
with a complex, colorful, and<br />
captivating character bigger than <strong>the</strong><br />
state from which she hailed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Last</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> <strong>Lovers</strong><br />
by Neil Simon<br />
Directed by Roy Steinberg<br />
Sept. 8 - Nov. 21<br />
Wed. - Sat. | 7 PM | Sat. & Sun. | 2PM<br />
Middle-aged and married,<br />
overworked and overweight,<br />
Barney Cashman wants to join<br />
<strong>the</strong> sexual revolution before<br />
it's too late...<br />
Just don't tell his wife!<br />
Adopt A Sailor:<br />
The Holiday Edition<br />
by Charles Evered<br />
Directed by Chris Dolman<br />
Dec. 8 - Dec. 30<br />
Thur. - Sat. | 7 PM | Sat. & Sun. | 2 PM<br />
A successful and artistic<br />
couple from NYC<br />
inadvertently "adopt a<br />
sailor" during <strong>the</strong> holidays &<br />
have <strong>the</strong>ir lives changed<br />
forever.<br />
Welcome<br />
Back!
Welcome Back to<br />
Cape May Stage!<br />
Please note <strong>the</strong> following guidelines from<br />
Actors' Equity Association:<br />
Patrons will be required to wear masks<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> performance.<br />
No visitors will be allowed backstage.<br />
Autograph signings are strictly prohibited.<br />
Thank you for following <strong>the</strong>se<br />
simple guidelines that enable<br />
our <strong>the</strong>ater to be re-opened!
Cape May Stage Staff<br />
BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
President Leslie Martel<br />
Vice Presidents Stephen Miller, Wendy Collins,<br />
Lynn Martenstein, Mary McKenney<br />
Secretary Lee Bellarmino Treasurer Fred May<br />
<br />
BOARD MEMBERS<br />
Janice Anania, Suzan Chmiel, Tom Cutler, Irene B. Darocha,<br />
David Green, Grete Greenacre, Kate Hathaway, Ken Kirby,<br />
Mark Kulkowitz, Marga Ma<strong>the</strong>ny, Roy Steinberg<br />
Producing Artistic Director Roy B. Steinberg +<br />
Marketing Director<br />
Denise Shutter<br />
Box Office Manager<br />
Courtney Davis<br />
Director<br />
Production Stage Manager<br />
Tech Director<br />
Set Design<br />
Costume Design<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
CREATIVE STAFF<br />
Roy Steinberg<br />
Amy Hadam*<br />
Seth Chaffin<br />
Spencer Potter<br />
Melanie Miles<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Finance<br />
Volunteer Coordinator<br />
Lighting Design<br />
Sound Design<br />
Props Master<br />
Artistic Associate<br />
Literary Manager<br />
PRODUCTION STAFF<br />
Production Manager<br />
Master Electrician<br />
Run Crew / Costumer / Props Coordinator<br />
Run Crew<br />
Amy Hadam<br />
Adele Marks<br />
Leah Nadolski<br />
Calista Ragland<br />
Mitchell Malnati<br />
Joan Flynn<br />
Roberta Aungst<br />
Zach Weeks<br />
Hao Bai<br />
Leah Nadolski<br />
Chris Dolman<br />
Shawn Fisher<br />
*Member <strong>of</strong> Actors’ Equity Association, <strong>the</strong> Union <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Actors and Stage Managers in <strong>the</strong> United States.<br />
+Member <strong>of</strong> Society <strong>of</strong> Stage Directors and Choreographers
Up Next<br />
Written by Charles Evered<br />
Directed by Chris Dolman<br />
<br />
He fell out <strong>of</strong> a<br />
plane and into<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir lives...<br />
Dec 8th - Dec 30th<br />
Thursday - Saturday @ 7:00 PM<br />
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 PM
Director's Note<br />
One should never make one’s debut with a scandal.<br />
should reserve that to give an interest to one’s old age.<br />
One<br />
– Oscar Wilde<br />
When my Aunt Molly invited me to her 90th birthday party, <strong>the</strong> invitation read “please come to my<br />
“special birthday” and I asked why she used <strong>the</strong> word “special” to which she replied “I have a<br />
gentleman friend who doesn’t know how old I am”.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> earliest recorded comedies, <strong>the</strong> central <strong>the</strong>me in comedy has been sexual infidelity or <strong>the</strong><br />
withholding <strong>of</strong> sex as in Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” (411 BC) or <strong>the</strong> Roman comedies <strong>of</strong> Plautus,<br />
Terence, Seneca, <strong>the</strong> Younger or Livius Andronicus. How does that play through <strong>the</strong> twenty-first<br />
century lens <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “Me Too Movement” and <strong>the</strong> redefining <strong>of</strong> gender and gender roles?<br />
Despite <strong>the</strong> fact that you’ll never hear <strong>the</strong> word “binary” or “empowerment” in this play, I find <strong>the</strong><br />
text amazingly current. The affair that Barney aspires to is less about sex and more to do with<br />
mortality.<br />
“Couldn’t I just once give in to my fantasies…I wanted to know what it was like with ano<strong>the</strong>r woman…<br />
a thousand questions that I’d never know <strong>the</strong> answer to if suddenly my name were in <strong>the</strong> obituary<br />
column tomorrow morning.”<br />
Our nation has lived through <strong>the</strong> sex scandals <strong>of</strong> our leaders from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump to <strong>the</strong><br />
point that it is no longer surprising. Why do people behave in a way that is hurtful to someone <strong>the</strong>y<br />
supposedly love? What are <strong>the</strong>y looking for?<br />
This production uses two comic actors at <strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir game to answer that question. We have <strong>the</strong><br />
same actor in three <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> female roles to suggest that Barney goes out with <strong>the</strong> same woman over<br />
and over again. Finally, he decides that his wife is <strong>the</strong> woman he wants in his secret fantasy room.<br />
Neil Simon writes with wisdom and compassion. His brilliance derives from drawing characters based<br />
on human weakness that informed <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> Shakespeare, Moliere and <strong>the</strong> lazzi <strong>of</strong> commedia del<br />
arte.<br />
After a year and a half <strong>of</strong> shuttering our doors, we could all use a communal laugh. It is said that<br />
laughter reduces tension and lowers one’s blood pressure. The very act <strong>of</strong> laughing pushes one’s head<br />
back and creates distance – we celebrate <strong>the</strong> dichotomy <strong>of</strong> distance bringing us closer toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
- Roy Steinberg, Director
Our Producers Circle: Janice & Joseph Anania, Bill & Tina Angstadt, Lee & Jill Bellarmino, Lenore & Martin<br />
Bowne, Tom & Sue Carroll, Suzan & George Chmiel, Ronnie & Barry Cohen, Wendy Collins & Laura Shaddock,<br />
Irene Darocha & Michael Picariello, Denise & Vincent Degiaimo, Ted Gettinger, David Green & Christine Petrik,<br />
Martyn & Greta Greenacre, Jennifer Harmon, Jerry & Kate Hathaway, Victor Keen & Jeanne Ruddy, Ken &<br />
Elaine Kirby, Jim & Theresa Knipper, Mark & Pam Kulkowitz, Teri & Bob Lamendola, Leslie & Myles Martel, Lynn<br />
Martenstein & Jorg Pawlik, Tedd & Mary McKenney, Stephen and Janet Miller, Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Rein, Fran Rixon,<br />
Meryl & Joe Rodgers, George & Theresa Schu, Sue & Steve Teitelman, and Hea<strong>the</strong>r Turner present:<br />
<br />
<strong>Last</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> <strong>Lovers</strong><br />
By Neil Simon<br />
Directed by Roy Steinberg +<br />
<br />
September 8 - November 21, 2021<br />
The Otto and Phoebe Haas Stage<br />
<br />
FEATURING:<br />
Barney Cashman....................Andy Prosky *<br />
Elaine / Bobbi / Jeanette...........Rita Rehn *<br />
Production Stage Manager<br />
Amy Hadam*<br />
Set Design<br />
Spencer Potter<br />
Costume Design<br />
Melanie Miles<br />
<br />
Lighting Design<br />
Zach Weeks<br />
<br />
Sound Design<br />
Hao Bai<br />
<br />
Props Master<br />
Leah Nadolski<br />
<br />
Production Manager<br />
Amy Hadam<br />
Tech Director<br />
Seth Chaffin<br />
<br />
Artistic Associate<br />
Chris Dolman<br />
<br />
Literary Manager<br />
Shawn Fisher<br />
<br />
Time: 1969 / Place: An apartment in New York's East 30's<br />
<br />
There will be two ten minute intermissions<br />
Special Thanks to: Out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Past Antiques<br />
<strong>Last</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> <strong>Lovers</strong> is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French<br />
*Member <strong>of</strong> Actor’s Equity Association<br />
+Member <strong>of</strong> Society <strong>of</strong> Stage Directors and Choreographers<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> any recording device, ei<strong>the</strong>r audio or video, and <strong>the</strong> taking <strong>of</strong> photographs,<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. All electronic devices such as beepers,<br />
tablets, cell phones, and watch alarms must be turned <strong>of</strong>f prior to <strong>the</strong> performance.
Cast Bio<br />
Andy Prosky (Barney Cashman) is thrilled to be returning to Cape<br />
May Stage where he has appeared in Social Security, The Glass<br />
Menagerie, Patsy Cline : A Portrait In Song, The Price, and Sylvia. In<br />
New York he has performed at Lincoln Center in King Lear and at<br />
The Delacorte Theatre in Titus Andronicus. Off-Broadway his<br />
credits include: Miles To Go at The Green Space and Romeo and<br />
Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Merchant Of Venice at The<br />
Pearl Theatre. Around <strong>the</strong> country Mr. Prosky has performed at St<br />
Louis Repertory Theatre (Harry Brock in Born Yesterday - Judy<br />
Award) Arena Stage, The Walnut Street Theatre, Fords Theatre,<br />
The Folger Theatre, The Pioneer Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse In<br />
The Park, and o<strong>the</strong>rs. His TV and film credits include, Fosse/Verdon<br />
on FX, The Path on Hulu, John Adams on HBO, ER and Law And<br />
Order on NBC, Blue Bloods, Taking Woodstock, The Land Of Steady<br />
Habits, A Birders Guide To Everything, Mrs. Doubtfire and Men In<br />
Black.
Cast Bio<br />
Rita Rehn (Elaine / Bobbi / Jeanette) has appeared in over one<br />
hundred pr<strong>of</strong>essional plays and musicals all around <strong>the</strong> USA<br />
including Heisenberg right here at Cape May Stage as well as<br />
dozens <strong>of</strong> commercials and voice over. TV credits include<br />
Chicago Fire, Blacklist, Law and Order, Discernment Book <strong>of</strong> Evil,<br />
Hello World. Much thanks to Bob Johnson for helping me<br />
learn this show and so many o<strong>the</strong>rs!! Enjoy this look back.
Crew Bios<br />
Roy Steinberg (Director) has directed classical and<br />
contemporary plays as well as world premieres all over<br />
<strong>the</strong> United States. He directed Ann Jackson, Kim Hunter,<br />
and Alvin Epstein in The Madwoman <strong>of</strong> Chaillot at <strong>the</strong><br />
Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. As a member <strong>of</strong><br />
Circle Repertory Company, he developed and directed<br />
The Marriage Fool with Lynn Cohen and Farley Granger.<br />
His production <strong>of</strong> O<strong>the</strong>llo played at <strong>the</strong> Intar Theatre on<br />
Theatre Row in New York and he directed Joan Copeland<br />
in a new play called Second Summer for <strong>the</strong> Colleagues<br />
Theatre Company. He was Theatre <strong>the</strong> Artistic Director <strong>of</strong> Theatre Matrix in New York and<br />
<strong>the</strong> John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin. He has directed touring<br />
companies <strong>of</strong> bilingual productions <strong>of</strong> Moliere’s The Miser and The Bourgeois<br />
Gentleman. As a Guest Artist he has directed college students throughout our<br />
nation in plays like American Buffalo, Our Town, The Importance <strong>of</strong> Being Earnest, and<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mr. Steinberg has also produced and directed film<br />
and television including Guiding Light, One Life To Live, Days Of Our Lives, Forensic<br />
Files, and Scandalous Art. He has four Emmy nominations for his work. He directed<br />
Jo Beth Williams in Life In General on strike.tv, which won five Spirit Awards. At<br />
Cape May Stage, Mr. Steinberg has directed Souvenir, Moon Over Buffalo, Bli<strong>the</strong><br />
Spirit, How to Make a Rope Swing, Say Goodnight Gracie, Social Security, Visiting Mr.<br />
Green, Pro<strong>of</strong>, Class, Steel Magnolias, The Understudy, I Hate Hamlet, Boeing Boeing,<br />
Happy Days, Freud’s <strong>Last</strong> Session, The Santaland Diaries, The Woolga<strong>the</strong>rer, Mistakes<br />
Were Made, This Wonderful Life, The Search for Signs <strong>of</strong> Intelligent Life in <strong>the</strong> Universe,<br />
Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Disgraced, Buyer and Cellar, The Tale <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Allergist’s Wife, The<br />
Gin Game, Outside Mullingar, The Ultimate Christmas Show, Chapter Two, The Shuck,<br />
An Actor’s Carol, Heisenberg, Sylvia and most recently Sidekicked. Roy Steinberg has<br />
an MFA from <strong>the</strong> Yale School <strong>of</strong> Drama. He also functions as <strong>the</strong> Producing<br />
Artistic Director. His proudest production is his daughter, Alexa Ca<strong>the</strong>rine.
Crew Bios<br />
Amy Hadam (Production Stage Manager) is so thrilled to be<br />
back for her fifth-ish season! Past Cape May Stage credits<br />
begin with The Whipping Man in 2016 all <strong>the</strong> through<br />
Murder For Two: The Holiday Edition in 2019. Amy has also<br />
been <strong>the</strong> Stage Manager for Dreamcatcher Repertory<br />
Theatre (Summit, <strong>the</strong>ater NJ) since 2013; recent virtual credits with <strong>the</strong>m include<br />
Everything Is Super Great and Holiday Bites, and <strong>the</strong> most recent in-person<br />
production with <strong>the</strong>m was Be Here Now in early 2020. O<strong>the</strong>r credits<br />
include: 21: The Musical (NYC), Jekyll & Hyde and Spamalot at Surflight<br />
Theatre (Beach Haven, NJ), A Piece <strong>of</strong> My Heart and Janey Miller's World<br />
Tour at Speranza Theatre Company (Jersey City, NJ), Miss Wi<strong>the</strong>rspoon<br />
and The Fur<strong>the</strong>r Adventures <strong>of</strong> Hedda Gabler at The Theater Project<br />
(Maplewood, NJ), and Talking to Westfield and At Liberty Hall at Premiere<br />
Stages (Union, NJ). Amy is a member <strong>of</strong> Actors' Equity Association.<br />
Spencer Potter (Set Design) is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Design and<br />
freelance costume/set designer working between <strong>the</strong><br />
Western and Mid-Atlantic regions. Spencer's design<br />
credits at Cape May Stage include: Ultimate Christmas<br />
Story...Abridged! Outside Mullingar, Billy Bishop Goes to War,<br />
Buyer and Cellar, buyer The Whipping Man, The Search for Signs <strong>of</strong> Intelligent Life,<br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> Patriot, Bli<strong>the</strong> Spirit, How to Make a Rope Swing, Erma Bombeck: At<br />
Wit's End, An Actor's Carol, Heisenberg, Sidekicked, Murder for Two: The<br />
Holiday Edition and assistant designer for Time Stands Still. O<strong>the</strong>r design<br />
credits include: Costumes- The Roads to Home, Die Fledermaus, The Odd<br />
Couple, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Scenery - Singin' in The<br />
Rain, Noises Off, And Then There Were None, Tons <strong>of</strong> Money, The Woman in<br />
Black and Steel Magnolias. In <strong>the</strong> past, Spencer has also worked as Cape<br />
May Stage's Production Manager/Technical Director and as <strong>the</strong> Resident<br />
Intern Program Coordinator.
Crew Bios<br />
Hao Bai (Sound Designer), a multidisciplinary designer in<br />
lighting, sound, and video projection for live and virtual<br />
performances. Hao’s work has been seen internationally<br />
at Asia Culture Center (South Korea), WuZhen Festival<br />
(China), in <strong>the</strong> states at CAC (Cincinnati), Stanford, Jone<br />
Hall (Houston), Hall Woolly Mammoth Theatre (DC), and in New York at The<br />
Public Theatre, NYU Skirball, The Shed, Bushwick Starr, La MaMa,<br />
JACK, Performance Space New York, New Stage Theatre, 59E59,<br />
A.R.T/New York Theatres, 14 Street Y, BAAD!, Stella Adler, The<br />
Performing Garage, The Gallery Players, The Tank, etc. Recent: Virtual:<br />
Final Boarding Call (Ma-Yi Theater+WP Theater); Nocturne in 1200s (Ping<br />
Chong). Lighting: Waterboy and <strong>the</strong> Mighty World (Bushwick Starr & The<br />
Public Theatre). Projection: Electronic City (NYIT Awards); Chronicle X (The<br />
Shed). Production Design: Where We Belong (Woolly Mammoth Theatre).<br />
Upcoming: Lighting: CHINOISERIE (Ping Chong). Production Design:<br />
This Isl is all(Harvard); Arden (Flea). Sound: The Lower Depth (NYU); Little<br />
Shop <strong>of</strong> Horrors (St. Louis Rep). https://www.haobaidesign.com<br />
Leah Nadolski (Props Master) is a graduate from DeSales<br />
University, class <strong>of</strong> 2017, with her degree in Theatre Tech<br />
and Design with a concentration on set design and props.<br />
Her past productions at Cape May Stage include<br />
Heisenburg, Sidekicked, The Taming, Slyvia, Murder for Two:<br />
The Holiday Edition, The and Ann. She would like to thank her family and<br />
friends for <strong>the</strong>ir love and support.
Crew Bios<br />
Zach Weeks (He, Him, His) (Lighting Design) is excited to<br />
be designing at Cape May Stage. Zach is a New York based<br />
designer whose designs have been seen all over New York.<br />
Selected credits include Peter and <strong>the</strong> Starcatcher, Little Shop<br />
<strong>of</strong> Horrors, You’re are a good man Charlie Brown, The Tempest,<br />
Little Prince (Epic Little Players), Pushkin (Sheen Center), Fall <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Usher<br />
(The New School). Regional Credits include Brigadoon & Love and <strong>the</strong> Law<br />
(Muhlenberg College), The Producers, Into <strong>the</strong> Woods, Hairspray, & Legally<br />
Blonde (White Plains PAC). Zach has worked as an Assistant Designer at<br />
Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, Plaza <strong>Hot</strong>el, and Theatre Row just<br />
to name a few. To learn more about Zach or to see more <strong>of</strong> his work<br />
please go to zwdesigns.net<br />
Melanie Miles (Costume Designer) received her<br />
undergraduate degree from Otterbein University and her<br />
MFA from Ohio University. Melanie has a wide spanning<br />
career that has included work in both academic and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>the</strong>atre. Past work has included: Costume<br />
Director at The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Costume Shop<br />
Manager/Designer at CATCO in Columbus, Ohio, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Costume Design at The University <strong>of</strong> Toledo. Recent work includes:<br />
Costume Designer at Lafayette College, Costume Designer for Dorney<br />
Park Haunt, freelance contracts at Bucks County Playhouse, The<br />
McCarter Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre <strong>of</strong> New Jersey and adjunct<br />
teaching at DeSales University, Centenary University, and Montclair<br />
State University. Melanie currently resides in a historic stone bank barn<br />
in Hunterdon County, NJ with her husband Tom.
Crew Bios<br />
Neil Simon (Playwright) is widely regarded as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most successful,<br />
prolific, and performed playwrights in <strong>the</strong> world. He is also responsible<br />
for many film adaptions <strong>of</strong> his plays as well as writing new works for<br />
television. Simon has received more Academy and Tony nominations<br />
than any o<strong>the</strong>r writer. Awards he has received include <strong>the</strong> Pulitzer Prize<br />
for Lost In Yonkers, Emmy Awards for The Sid Caesar Show and The Phil<br />
Silvers Show, Tony Awards for The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues, Lost In Yonkers<br />
and a special Tony Award For Overall Contribution To The Theatre. His<br />
nominations include Tony Award Nominations for Little Me, Barefoot in <strong>the</strong><br />
Park, Plaza Suite, Promises, Promises, The <strong>Last</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Hot</strong> <strong>Lovers</strong>, Brighton<br />
Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, Lost in Yonkers and The Goodbye Girl<br />
(musical).<br />
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American<br />
actors unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote, and foster <strong>the</strong> art <strong>of</strong> live<br />
<strong>the</strong>atre as an essential component <strong>of</strong> our society. Today, Equity represents more<br />
than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers, and stage managers working in hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>atres across <strong>the</strong> United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>atre as a pr<strong>of</strong>ession, upholding <strong>the</strong> highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates<br />
wages and working conditions and provides a wide range <strong>of</strong> benefits including<br />
health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this<br />
<strong>the</strong>atre has committed to <strong>the</strong> fair treatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actors and stage managers<br />
employed in this production. AEA is a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> AFL-CIO and is affiliated<br />
with FIA, an international organization <strong>of</strong> performing arts unions. For more<br />
information, visit www.actorsequity.org<br />
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) is <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>atrical union that<br />
unites, empowers, and protects pr<strong>of</strong>essional Stage Directors and Choreographers<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> United States. Our mission is to foster a national community <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional Stage Directors and Choreographers by protecting <strong>the</strong> rights, health,<br />
and livelihoods <strong>of</strong> all our Members.
READING SERIES<br />
readings at Cape May Stage are donation<br />
All<br />
and seating is general admission.<br />
based<br />
can be made in advance through<br />
Donations<br />
website capemaystage.org, through <strong>the</strong><br />
our<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice or can be made at <strong>the</strong> door on <strong>the</strong><br />
box<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reading.<br />
night
Generous Donations to Cape May Stage<br />
Representing January 1. 2020 - August 31, 2021<br />
MICHAEL LAIRD LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - $25,000 TO $74,999<br />
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation<br />
NJ State Council on <strong>the</strong> Arts / CARES Act<br />
The Shubert Foundation<br />
<br />
MARQUIS SOCIETY - $15,000 TO $24,999<br />
Robert Dixson<br />
Myles & Leslie Martel<br />
<br />
STANDING OVATION - $10,000 TO $14,999<br />
Lee & Jill Bellarmino<br />
Victoria Cumock<br />
Victor Keen & Jean Ruddy<br />
Kenneth & Elaine Kirby<br />
Jim & Teresa Knipper<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Rein<br />
Steve & Susan Teitelman<br />
<br />
LEAD PRODUCER - $7,500 TO $9,999<br />
The Nancy Friday Foundation<br />
<br />
PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE - $5,000 TO $7,499<br />
Irene Darocha & Michael Picariello<br />
Denise & Vince Degiaimo<br />
Mary & Ted McKenney<br />
Sue Priester, Community Foundation <strong>of</strong> Greenville, Inc.<br />
<br />
IN THE SPOTLIGHT - $2,500 TO $4,999<br />
Joan & Arthur Birsh<br />
Walter Bradhering<br />
Chris & Kit Marlowe<br />
Paul & Frances Rixon
Generous Donations to Cape May Stage<br />
Representing January 1. 2020 - August 31, 2021<br />
STARS OF THE SHOW - $1,000 TO $2,499<br />
Lester & Roberta Aungst<br />
Edward Breiner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Dickhart<br />
Jill Eikenberry & Mike Tucker<br />
Tanice & Dudley Fitzpatrick<br />
Barbara & Doug Gr<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Haldeman Family Foundation<br />
Gerald & Kate Hathaway<br />
Bob & Becky Kriebel<br />
Mark & Pam Kulkowitz<br />
Lynn Martenstein & Jorg Pawlik<br />
David Green & Christine Petrik<br />
George & Theresa Schu<br />
Woody Shackleton<br />
Jeremy T. Smith<br />
Matt & Mary Trella<br />
Lee & Marvin Zektzer<br />
<br />
LEADING ROLE - $500 TO $999<br />
Mary Burke<br />
John & Kathy Case<br />
Suzan & George Chmiel<br />
Scott & Diane Clemens<br />
Brad Gettelfinger<br />
Susan Greene<br />
Nancy & Dave Hanslow<br />
Pamela & Tom Harrison<br />
Philip Kellett<br />
Tricia Kraemer<br />
Bob & Terri Lamendola<br />
Brook & Cherry Landis<br />
John Leek<br />
Brian MacGeorge<br />
Belle & Thomas Maher<br />
Antonio & Gordon Mason<br />
Fred May & Sandra Bloodworth<br />
Paula Murray, The Bedford Inn<br />
Jane Robinson<br />
Dr. James & Marilou Rochford<br />
Robert Schwinger<br />
Lee & Roy Shubert<br />
Therese & Robert Smith<br />
Barbara St. Clair<br />
Stephen & Patricia Steinour<br />
Doreen Talley<br />
James & Jeanne Testa<br />
Chris & Rosanne Traficante<br />
Rob Wilson
Generous Donations to Cape May Stage<br />
Representing January 1. 2020 - August 31, 2021<br />
Leo & Sonya Amaker<br />
John & Nancy Bailey<br />
Thomas & Teresa Bocket<br />
Arlene Buchanan & James Imbriaco<br />
Nancy & Michael Childs<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine & Douglas Davis<br />
Dan & Mary Dewaters<br />
Glen Ebisch & Maureen Egan<br />
Mr & Mrs. David Eschback III<br />
Gail & Craig Fitz<br />
Kathleen Germann<br />
Bruce and Paula Greene<br />
Mary Beth Hager<br />
Bruce & Paula James<br />
Don & Tillie Jordan<br />
Virginia Anslinger<br />
James Anthony<br />
Joshua & Lauren Averill<br />
Michael & Amy Bellarmino,<br />
in Honor <strong>of</strong> Lee and Jill Bellarmino<br />
Jose & Manuela Blanco<br />
Edward Borer<br />
Debra Bosin<br />
Anne Burrows<br />
Sean Byrne<br />
Debra Card<br />
Sue & Tom Carroll<br />
Pat Carroll<br />
Richard and Marrie Cassidy<br />
Edward Castagnetta<br />
Tom Cavanaugh<br />
Bruce & Robin Corini<br />
Matt Palmer & Christine Cosenza<br />
Hutchie & Jeremy Cummin<br />
Susan & William Currie<br />
Marta Dabezies<br />
Francis Derose<br />
Teresa Dowe<br />
Morris Edelman<br />
Michael & Jane Egan<br />
Abigail Adams & Kathleen Emerson<br />
Gail Evans<br />
Thomas H. Fairchild Charitable Fund<br />
Kathleen & Robert Familetti<br />
Adele Faust<br />
Vicky Fiedler,<br />
In memory <strong>of</strong> Judith Fiedler<br />
William & Margaret Flanagan<br />
FEATURED ACTOR - $250 TO $499<br />
UNDERSTUDY - $100 TO $249<br />
Jim & Janine Foreman<br />
Donald Frigon<br />
William & Adrienne Gallagher<br />
Robert Gasalberti<br />
Linda Giann<br />
Steven and Lynne Glasser<br />
Gene Gniewyk<br />
Lorelei Goldstein<br />
Carol Gol<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Joyce and Alan Gould<br />
Stacie Gray<br />
RJ Scott Griffith<br />
James Haines<br />
Adam & Mary Hauser<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Hawkes<br />
Michael & Mary Lou Hayko<br />
Raymond Herman<br />
Sheila Horgan<br />
David Hutchinson<br />
Kathryn & William Hymans<br />
Connie Jannuzzi<br />
Richard Kallok<br />
John & Carol Kassay<br />
Maria Kastner<br />
Jeanne Kelly<br />
Kate and John Kerrigan<br />
Eileen Kirk<br />
Malcolm & Dottie Knapp,<br />
In Honor <strong>of</strong> Michael Zuckerman<br />
Deborah Kops<br />
Holly Krinsky<br />
Walt & Yvonne Kuemmerle<br />
Rena Laith<br />
<br />
David King<br />
Ron Kitlas<br />
Richard Klein<br />
Susanne & Alexander Kucsma<br />
Dale Mantell<br />
Shelley McShane<br />
Lisa Nelson<br />
Beverly Pattillo<br />
Joseph Rooney & Gabriella Calvi<br />
Donna & Craig Rothman<br />
Joel Rutenberg<br />
Ann Turnbull and Alice Hort<br />
Kerry Wagner<br />
Alice Washington<br />
Sheri Wolfe<br />
<br />
Dolores F. Lanzaro<br />
Roberta Rote & Martin Levitas<br />
Jon Lindstrom<br />
Donna Locke<br />
Roseann Luipersbeck<br />
Al & Martha Maffeo<br />
Suzie Maguire<br />
Barbara Mallaney<br />
Marikay & Jim Malley<br />
Ira L. Marks & Judith F. Marks<br />
Tom & Tina Mcandrews<br />
Robert Mcbride<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w McElwee<br />
Diane Mcfarlin<br />
Tom Ringe & Patricia McGuinn<br />
Debra Mcmahon<br />
Mary Millar<br />
Dana Welch Miller<br />
Paula Miller<br />
Lisa Monard<br />
Stephen Murray<br />
Carol Nick<br />
Richard and Kathryn Noble<br />
Connie Norteman<br />
Stephanie & Bryan Oscarson<br />
John Ounsworth<br />
Susan Panzarella<br />
Virginia & Theodore Passon<br />
Joanne Perry<br />
Robert & Geraldine Petrucelli<br />
Gary Platterspiel<br />
Michael Posner<br />
Linda & Armand Priore<br />
<br />
Mark Renna<br />
Adrienne Richlin<br />
Jeffrey Rights<br />
Octavio Rodriguez<br />
Lynn Romolini,<br />
In memory <strong>of</strong> Michael Rowinski<br />
Jim Salasin<br />
Ronald Salerno<br />
Joan Saylor<br />
Kristina Scanlon<br />
Madeline Schroth<br />
Katharine Schumacher<br />
David Schwartz<br />
Mary Claire Seider<br />
Edward Shakespeare<br />
Patricia & Jack Smyth<br />
Bill & Sherry Soutiere<br />
Brian Spadora<br />
Sharon Te<strong>the</strong>r & Joseph Stefanelli<br />
Roy B. Steinberg<br />
Rosalind Stern<br />
Stephen & Charlotte Todd<br />
Dr. Eileen Tyrala<br />
Alan Urek<br />
Jill & Budd Waisbren<br />
Susan Wiggins<br />
Bruce Wilson<br />
John Wright<br />
Lewis and Joy Wyatt<br />
Debbie Yeager<br />
Janet Yunghans,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Walter Casebeer<br />
Kim Zimmer