The Great Gatsby Program

April 29—May 25, 2014
Adapted for the stage by
Simon Levy
Directed by
Gavin Mayer
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Brian MallgraveVance McKenzie
Sound Design
Costume Design
Grant EvensonClare Henkel
Assistant Stage Manager
Lisa Cook*
Artistic Producer
Rod A. Lansberry
Casting by wojcik | seay casting, llc
World Premiere produced by the Guthrie Theater; Joe Dowling, Artistic Director; Thomas C. Proehl, Managing Director.
West Coast Premiere produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre; David Esbjornson, Artistic Director; Benjamin Moore, Managing Director.
The Great Gatsby is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
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Cast of Characters
Jay Gatsby................................................................................................ Anthony Bianco*
Daisy Buchanan...................................................................................Jamie Ann Romero*
Nick Carraway........................................................................................... Graham Ward*
Tom Buchanan................................................................................. C. Clayton Blackwell*
Jordan Baker................................................................................................ Audra Blaser*
Myrtle Wilson............................................................................................. Cailin Doran
George Wilson....................................................................................Steven Cole Hughes*
Meyer Wolfsheim....................................................................................... Steve Einspahr*
Mr. McKee, Policeman..................................................................................... Erik Tieze*
Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Michaelis.......................................................................Rachel Fowler*
Waiter....................................................................................................... Andrew Russell
Understudies
(Understudies never appear in place of principal actors unless an announcement has been made.)
Nick Carraway: Andrew Russell; Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Waiter: Nicholas Kemner;
Daisy Buchanan: Audra Blaser*; Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson: Bethany Eilean Talley;
George Wilson, Meyer Wolfsheim: Erik Tieze*; Mr. McKee, Policeman: Steve Einspahr*;
Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Michaelis: Adrienne Martin-Fullwood.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Time & Place
Summer 1922.
Long Island, New York.
— There will be an intermission —
Acknowledgments
Nikki Harrison, Ted Stark of the University of Colorado Department of Theatre and Dance,
the University of Northern Colorado School of Theatre, Brian Kelly D.D.S.,
Performing Arts Committee, and Arvada Center Volunteers.
Who’s Who In The Cast
Anthony Bianco (Jay Gatsby) was last
seen at the Arvada Center as Valentine
in Twelfth Night. Other credits include:
Death of a Salesman, Hamlet, Romeo
and Juliet, Three Musketeers (Denver
Center Theatre Company); Twelfth
Night (Feste Theatre); Richard III,
Treasure Island (Colorado Shakespeare
Festival); Bach at Leipzig (Boulder
Ensemble Theatre); The Zoo Story
(Permanent Transient Productions);
Red Light Winter, Bent, The Pillowman
(Armory Free Theatre); The Chosen (Theatre Or); The House of
Yes (Equinox Theatre Company); and Books on Tape (Vintage
Theatre). Training: Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois
at Urbana/Champaign; Bachelor of Fine Arts and Minor in
Shakespeare Studies, Southern Oregon University.
Jamie Ann Romero (Daisy Buchanan)
was last seen at the Arvada Center as
Fabian in Twelfth Night. Other credits
include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Richard II, Noises Off, Romeo and
Juliet, Hamlet (Colorado Shakespeare
Festival); The Seagull and BoeingBoeing (THEATREWORKS); and The
Legend of Georgia McBride, The Three
Musketeers, and Sunsets and Margaritas
(Denver Center Theatre Company).
She received her Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado.
Graham Ward (Nick Carraway) has
appeared at the Arvada Center as
Sergeant Trotter in The Mousetrap,
Passepartout in Around the World in
80 Days, and Thorpe/Riviere/Charlie/
King of France in Is He Dead?. Other
regional productions include: William
Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, Tamin’
of the Shrew, A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum, Mrs. Mannerly,
Harry the Great, and the improvised
comedy shows Boomtown!, and Pants
on Fire (Creede Repertory Theatre). He has a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Acting from Brigham Young University.
C. Clayton Blackwell (Tom Buchanan)
is making his Arvada Center debut.
He last appeared as Henry VIII in
A Man for All Seasons (Bowen Park
Theatre Company). Las Vegas credits:
Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding, and Star Trek:
The Experience. Other roles include:
Warden in Not About Nightingales,
Father in Six Characters in Search of an
Author, Duncan in Macbeth, Bosworth
in Theophilus North, and Ahab in Moby
Dick Rehearsed (Northern Illinois
University). Film credits: Two Hundred Thousand Dirty, and
My Blueberry Nights. Training: Master of Fine Arts (Northern
Illinois University). Member of Actors’ Equity Association,
and Screen Actors Guild.
Audra Blaser (Jordan Baker, u/s Daisy
Buchanan) is making her Arvada
Center debut. She has appeared OffBroadway in The Ruby Sunrise (Public
Theater). Regional credits include:
The Toxic Avenger (George Street
Playhouse); Happy Days, the Musical
(Falcon Theatre); and Hair (Pittsburgh
Musical Theater). Television: Lovebites
(TBS); Law & Order (NBC); Rules of
Engagement (CBS); Sherri (Lifetime);
3 Lbs. (CBS); and The Book of Daniel
(NBC). Film: Bandidas, Wedding Daze, Suburban Girl, and
A Novel Romance. Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Carnegie
Mellon University.
Cailin Doran (Myrtle Wilson)
is making her first regular season
appearance after performing last year
in the children’s theater production of
No Dogs Allowed. New York/Regional:
Othello (Julii Theatre); and 365
Plays/365 Days (Single Carrot Theatre,
Baltimore). Colorado: Boeing-Boeing,
Sweet Charity (Littleton Town Hall);
Assassins (Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center); Mallmart (Curious Theatre
Company); Hairspray (Aurora Fox Arts
Center); and educational tours with the Colorado Shakespeare
Festival. Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre,
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, University of Colorado.
Steven Cole Hughes (George Wilson)
previously appeared at the Arvada
Center in Blithe Spirit, Is He Dead?,
and A Man For All Seasons. Other
credits include: Is He Dead?, Harry the
Great, Unnecessary Farce, 39 Steps, and
cowboyily (Creede Repertory Theatre);
Just Like Us, Pride and Prejudice, All
My Sons, Measure for Measure, The
Misanthrope, Scapin, Blue/Orange, Love’s
Labour’s Lost, The Three Sisters, The
Lonesome West, Hamlet, and Tantalus
(Denver Center Theatre Company); A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Richard II, and Macbeth (Colorado Shakespeare
Festival); Mary Stuart (THEATREWORKS); and Lieutenant of
Inishmore (Curious Theatre Company). Television: Easy Money,
Law & Order, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Master of
Fine Arts, National Theatre Conservatory.
Steve Einspahr (Meyer Wolfsheim,
u/s Mr. McKee, Policeman) is making
his Arvada Center debut. Regional
credits include: A Christmas Story,
Things My Mother Taught Me (Circa
‘21 Dinner Playhouse); All Shook Up,
Greater Tuna (Texas Family Musicals);
House of Blue Leaves, The Bungler
(West Coast Ensemble); and Antony
& Cleopatra (Colorado Shakespeare
Festival). Television: Star Trek: The
Next Generation, Superman: The New
Adventures of Lois and Clark, and Days of Our Lives. Steve received
his Master of Fine Arts from CalArts in Valencia, California.
Erik Tieze (Mr. McKee, Policeman,
u/s Meyer Wolfsheim, George Wilson)
A Man For All Seasons, Second Tosca,
The Crucible, Hollywood Arms, As Bees
in Honey Drown, Moon Over Buffalo,
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Arvada
Center); World of Mirth (Primary
Stages, New York City); Vinegar Tom
(Westbeth, New York City); Iphigenia
(Elysium Theatre, New York City);
Macbeth, and Much Ado About Nothing
(New Jersey Shakespeare Festival);
Tartuffe (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Winter’s Tale, A
Christmas Carol, Kingdom, Macbeth, Gross Indecency, Travels
With My Aunt, Cyrano, Don Quixote, Tempest, Three Tall Women,
and Hamlet (Denver Center Theatre Company); and SpeedThe-Plow, and THOM PAIN (Modern Muse, 2007 Ovation
Award). Erik is a graduate of Dartmouth College and has a
Master of Fine Arts from Temple University.
Rachel Fowler (Mrs. McKee, Mrs.
Michaelis) Colorado stage credits
include: All My Sons (Denver Center
Theatre Company, Denver Post Ovation
Award); Rabbit Hole (Curious Theatre
Company, Denver Post Ovation Award);
Steel Magnolias (Senior Housing
Options); Noises Off and Twelfth
Night (Colorado Shakespeare Festival);
and Tomorrow in the Battle (GrantHumphreys Mansion), which she also
produced. New York credits include
The Pagans, Cloud 9, and Treason. She’s worked at Cincinnati
Playhouse, St. Louis Repertory, Playmakers Repertory,
Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The Old Globe. She co-founded
Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken, New Jersey, and now serves
as Producer for LOCAL in Boulder. Rachel received the 2012
CultureWest Award for Best Season by an Actress.
Andrew Russell (Waiter, u/s Nick
Carraway) was last seen in the Arvada
Center’s production of Legally Blonde.
In addition to The Great Gatsby,
Andrew can also be seen in Lyle
The Crocodile with Arvada Center’s
children theater. Andrew is a recent
graduate from the University of
Northern Colorado and holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre.
Nicholas Kemner (u/s Tom Buchanan,
Jay Gatsby, Waiter) is making his
Arvada Center debut. Local credits
include: The Rocky Horror Show,
Arcadia, The Pillowman (Wit Theatre
Company); and Hamlet, The Importance
of Being Earnest (73rd Avenue Theatre
Company). Nicholas is a graduate of
Whitworth University in Spokane,
Washington where he received his
Bachelor of Arts in General Theatre
and Theatre Performance.
Adrienne Martin-Fullwood (u/s
Mrs. McKee, Mrs Michaelis) was last
seen at Arvada Center in A Raisin in
the Sun as Ruth and as u/s Esther in
Intimate Apparel. Other credits include:
Hairspray (Venue Theatre); Tell Martha
Not to Moan (Aurora Fox Arts Center),
for which she was nominated Best
Actress in a Drama; The Container
(73rd Avenue Theatre Company);
Fences (Curious Theatre Company); and
Flyin’ West and Four Queens No Trump
(Shadow Theatre Company).
Bethany Eilean Talley (u/s Myrtle
Wilson, Jordan Baker) was last seen as
Maggie in Lend Me a Tenor (Vintage
Theatre). Other credits include: u/s
Aouda in Around the World in 80
Days, and u/s Marie in Is He Dead?
(Arvada Center); Lorina in Alice and the
Bookstore Palace, and Tintinabula in A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum (Creede Repertory Theatre); and
Frieda in Sunday in the Park with George
(Playhouse 22). She has a Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Acting from Brigham Young University.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald (Author, 1896-1940) was an American
author of novels and short stories, whose works are the
paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He
is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of
the 20th century and is considered a member of the “Lost
Generation” of the 1920’s. He finished four novels: This Side
of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby (his
most famous), and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished
novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously
after his death from a heart attack at age 44.
Simon Levy (Playwright) is an award-winning theater director
and playwright, who has been the Producing Director/
Dramaturg with the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles since
1993. He has taught Playwriting at University of California,
Los Angeles Writer’s Extension, served as a site evaluator for
the National Endowment for the Arts and the California
Arts Council, and is a member of numerous organizations,
including the Dramatists Guild, Society for Directors and
Choreographers, and Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the
Americas. His stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel,
The Great Gatsby premiered at the Guthrie Theater in 2006.
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Gavin Mayer (Director) Arvada Center: A Christmas Carol: The
Musical, Curtains, Miracle on 34th Street, and Legally Blonde
(True West Award Best Musical). Assistant Director: End of the
Rainbow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Chess. Arvada Center
Teen Intensive: Footloose, All Shook Up, and Hairspray. Other
selected credits include: Forever Plaid (Post Playhouse); Jesus
Christ Superstar, Bus Stop, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, The
Laramie Project, Noises Off, and Urinetown. Master of Fine
Arts in Directing from the School of Theatre at Florida State.
Brian Mallgrave (Scenic Designer) serves as Resident Scenic
Designer at the Arvada Center. Recent designs include Man
of La Mancha (2013 Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award
and 2013 Broadway World Denver Award), Camelot, The
Mousetrap, and Blithe Spirit (2013 Henry Award Nominee).
He was the recipient of Denver Post’s 2011 Award for Ongoing
Achievement in Scenic Design. Other companies for which
he has worked locally include Curious Theatre Company and
Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
Vance McKenzie (Lighting Designer) is a freelance lighting
designer working throughout North America. He recently
designed A Christmas Carol, A Musical for the Arvada Center,
It’s a Wonderful Life for THEATREWORKS and the regional
premiere of Jane Eyre at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Other
designs include: The 39 Steps at Breckenridge Backstage Theatre;
Carry On with Ballet Nouveau Colorado; A Journey of the
Human Spirit for the Newman Center; and Miracle on 34th
Street for the Arvada Center. Vance has his Master of Fine Arts
from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Grant Evenson (Sound Designer) has designed numerous
children’s theater productions for the Arvada Center,
including: A Year with Frog and Toad, Schoolhouse Rock Live,
and the currently running Lyle the Crocodile. For the latter
two he also engineered and mixed each show’s recorded music
accompaniment. Equally at home in the recording studio,
Grant has engineered for clients such as Hewlett Packard,
Gannett, and Fox’s King of the Hill. Combining studio and
stage disciplines, Grant’s sound designs are unique in that they
often feature a large number of sound effects and production
elements he recorded specifically for the production.
Clare Henkel (Costume Designer) designed costumes for Nine
(2011 Ovation Award), Miss Saigon, Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard,
Ragtime, Twelfth Night, Chess, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dividing
the Estate, Camelot, and End of the Rainbow. Also Denver Center
Theatre Company, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe
Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego and San Jose Repertory
Theatres, Aurora Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Dallas
Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Indianapolis Symphony’s Pops
Consortium (including Carnegie Hall), Sacramento Theatre
Company, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and Idaho Shakespeare
Festivals, and Maxim Gorky Theatre in Vladivostok, Russia.
Diana Ben-Kiki (Hair and Wig Designer) Arvada Center
credits include: The Lion in Winter, Chess, Twelfth Night, Legally
Blonde, Curtains, and End of the Rainbow. Diana has been the
Wig Master at Denver Center Theatre Company for the last 19
seasons, where her credits include: Sense and Sensibility, White
Christmas (Buell Theatre), A Christmas Carol, and Tantalus, to
name only a few. Other local design credits include: Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center, Garner Galleria Theatre, Lone Tree
Arts Center and other local theaters.
Lisa A. Kurtz (Production Stage Manager) has been at the
Arvada Center since 1995. She started on the running crew,
moved into stage management and has been in this position
ever since.
Lisa Cook (Assistant Stage Manager) has been involved in
consecutive Arvada Center productions since 2004.
Wojcik | Seay Casting (Casting) is Scott Wojcik & Gayle Seay.
Along with Erin Denman, they cast theater and commercials,
as well as television/film. Off-Broadway: Tennessee Williams’
The Two Character Play starring Amanda Plummer and
Brad Dourif, Triassic Parq, Handle With Care starring Carol
Lawrence, National Pastime, 666. Upcoming: Philosophy for
Gangsters. Tours: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, and A Chorus Line.
Regional theatres including: Riverside Theatre-FL, Theatre
Raleigh-NC, Stages St Louis-MO, Theatre Aspen-CO, and
Tuacahn Performing Arts Center-UT. Pilot: Upstate. Feature
film: Best Man In The Dark. Short Film: Prologue. Web Series:
Expert Witness.
Living the Dream
Living
the Dream
By Elizabeth Zurn, Dramaturg
By Elizabeth Zurn, Dramaturg
Anthony Bianco as Jay Gatsby
Photo: © P. Switzer
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ADMINISTRATION
Philip C. Sneed........................ Executive Director
Rod A. Lansberry........................ Artistic Producer
PRODUCTION
Production Staff
Lisa Hoffman..............................Artistic Associate
Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck.............Dance Sequences
Adam Stolte.......................... Production Manager
Jacob Kenworthy.....Assistant Production Manager
David Cimyotte.............. Lead Theater Technician
Brian Mallgrave.............. Resident Scenic Designer
Rob Reynolds....Design Associate/Scenic Carpenter
Lisa Cook*............................. AEA Stage Manager
Lisa A. Kurtz*......................... AEA Stage Manager
Scene Shop
Nick Cimyotte......................... Technical Director
Tim Krueger..................Master Carpenter/Welder
Jill A. Fives................................ Lead Scenic Artist
Korri Marshall....................................Scenic Artist
Jacob Auten.................................Scenic Carpenter
C. Cory Knutson........................Scenic Carpenter
Todd Malcolm............................Scenic Carpenter
Nathan Spurgeon........................Scenic Carpenter
Frank Cason..................................Stage Carpenter
Kyle Scoggins................................Stage Carpenter
Dusty Sloan...................................Stage Carpenter
Prop Shop
Meghan Markiewicz............... Prop Shop Manager
Melissa Green................................... Props Artisan
Liza Kelley........................................ Props Artisan
Costume Shop and Wardrobe
Chris Campbell................Costume Shop Manager
Liz Jasperse........ Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Crystal McKenzie................................. First Hand
Meredith Murphy.........................Costume Crafts
Andrew Ozbun.........Wig Maintenance Technician
Jessie Page.....................................Stitcher/Dresser
Kathy Page................................................ Stitcher
Jessica Schneider............................Stitcher/Dresser
Brooke Vlasich.......................................... Stitcher
Electrics
Jon Olson.................................. Master Electrician
Ronnie Daniel.......................................Electrician
Lucy Himsl...........................................Electrician
Bryan Hudson.......................................Electrician
Wesley Reeves.......................................Electrician
Tom Fletcher.........................................Electrician
Lauren Hergenreter...............................Electrician
Sound
Grant Evenson.................. Lead Sound Technician
Morgan McCauley.................... Sound Technician
Bryan Rothrock......................... Sound Technician
On this production, the Arvada Center Theater’s production staff and crew have created or coordinated
all elements of set, lighting, props, sound and costumes.
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E D U C AT I O N
Students on Stage
Summer Camps
Arvada Center Summer Camp 2014 is a fun and creative
way for children to explore dancing, acting, singing,
painting, drawing, and more throughout the summer.
We have almost 200 camp offerings this summer and
are sure to have the perfect drama, visual art, music or
dance camp for campers age 3 to 18.
Our drama camp students will be
performing in a variety of productions this summer. You don’t have
to be a parent or friend of these
young thespians to appreciate
these great performances.
Pinocchio
Saturday, June 28, 7:00, p.m. and
Sunday, June 29, 2:00, p.m.
Black Box Theater
Tickets $5
To get a copy of our entire summer camp brochure,
to register for a camp or to purchase tickets to one of
our drama camp performances, call our Box Office at
720-898-7200.
Much Ado About Nothing
Saturday, July 19, 7:00, p.m. and
Sunday, July 20, 2:00, p.m.
Black Box Theater
Tickets $8
Sound of Music
Saturday, July 26, 7:00, p.m. and
Sunday, July 27, 2:00, p.m.
Black Box Theater
Tickets $8
FAME
Wednesday and Thursday,
August 6 and 7, 6:00, p.m.
Black Box Theater
Tickets $8
Trifles, Light as Air
Saturday, August 16, 7:00, p.m.
and Sunday, August 17, 2:00, p.m.
Black Box Theater
Tickets $8
Urinetown
Saturday and Sunday,
August 16-17, 7:00, p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Tickets $15
Arvada Center Dance Academy Spring Dance Concerts
See the Arvada Center Dance Academy and Arvada Center Dance Theater perform this spring.
Babes in Toyland
Mixed Emotions
The Arvada Center Dance Academy presents their
annual spring ballet concert in the Arvada Center Main
Stage Theater.
The Arvada Center Dance Academy presents their
annual spring jazz dance concert on the Arvada Center
Main Stage Theater.
Friday & Saturday, May 30 & 31, 7:00 p.m. and
Sunday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Tickets $10
Friday & Saturday, June 13 & 14, 7:00 p.m. and
Sunday, June 15, 2:00 p.m.
Main Stage Theater
Tickets $10
YOU CAN HELP MAKE THE ARTS POSSIBLE!
Your support makes it possible for the Arvada
Center to ...
... offer 750 classes, camps
and workshops for 7,000
aspiring student artists.
The Center’s wide array of
programs in the performing
and visual arts provides
inspiring arts-based learning
opportunities for students of
all ages.
... remain firmly committed
to the cultural well-being of
the community. The Center
offers free and reduced
tickets to more than 20,000
low-income and underserved schoolchildren
throughout the year and
makes discounts and
free services available to
individuals with disabilities.