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The Warehouse Theatre
Presents
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by
Anne Kelly Tromsness
Sponsored by
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A Note From The Executive & Artistic Director
Welcome to he Warehouse heatre. It is because of you that we are able to enjoy a
vibrant Warehouse heatre dedicated to providing you with Intense, Intimate and
Unexpected theatre. You make possible the type of theatre that you have come to
expect from us; the kind of theatre you can only ind in an intimate space like he Jean
Pelham Stage at he Warehouse heatre.
We think theatre is best experienced up close and personal. here really is no bad seat
here at he Warehouse heatre and you will be almost as much a part of the action
as the characters themselves. Well, that’s not quite true -- you’re actually as much
a part of the action as the characters. he immediacy and ephemerality of theatre
and the magic of sharing a live, leeting experience with your friends and loved ones,
actors and strangers, make YOU the most important part of the theatrical process.
It all comes alive when you walk into the theatre. For the entire night, your presence
changes the show. See the same show twice in the same run -- even the next night -and I guarantee you will see a show with diferent nuance and subtleties that happen
because of you. It’s one of those magical things that happens between an audience and
those working on a performance. We all share in the event, and that event has real
magic.
I was, and think I still am, a student of theatre history. I studied under one of the
greatest theatre historians this country has ever produced. Dr. Brockett passed away
two years ago; he was one of the most important inluences on my career. Because
of him, I developed an intellectual and visceral love of theatre history and, perhaps
because of my Greek heritage, a fondness for the very beginnings of theatre, some
2500 years ago in ancient Greece. In just about every way, the ancients created
modern theatre. In my eyes, every not-for-proit theatre is a community theatre,
regardless of how many millions of dollars may or may not be in its budget. his didn’t
begin in the 1960s. It began in, more like, the 460s – BC.
he Greeks created an art form that had three purposes: honoring the gods, civic
pride and edifying human beings. I take this seriously. Sometimes during a play we
collectively experience a glimpse of the divine in the form of a sublime moment. We
work to open the door for those sublime moments and our souls need that experience.
We are dedicated members of our community and our city, and the iner our work,
the iner our city and our region’s quality of life. Our partnerships with like-minded
individuals, businesses and not-for-proits happen because we are proud of our
shared community and wish to make it an even better place to live, hoping to share
it with everyone who will listen. Oh, by the way -- that’s also one of the reasons big
corporations move to the area. And, inally, “what a piece of work is a man.” Of course
Shakespeare was speaking of mankind, and it is our hope that when you see a show at
he Warehouse heatre, you will not only enjoy yourself and lose yourself a little, but
also ind yourself a little. We do intend, as it were, to hold “the mirror up to nature;
to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of
the time his form and pressure.” You are continuing a proud Western tradition that
has continued proudly since its beginnings in the 5th century BC. (Well, there were a
couple of dark years in there, but that’s a diferent note.)
hank you for coming to the theatre, thank you for supporting the theatre and we
hope you will take an opportunity to learn more about us and plan on joining us next
season, for our 40th year of great theatre!
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Mailing address:
he Warehouse heatre
37 Augusta St.
Greenville, SC 29601
Website address:
www.warehousetheatre.com
Email:
info@warehousetheatre.com
Latecomers: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management and in seats that
avoid disrupting other patrons and the performance. Refunds are not available except in
the case of performance cancellation. If you cannot attend, we can accept your unused
ticket as a donation. Please return your ticket to the box oice to obtain a tax receipt.
Smoking: Smoking is NOT PERMITTED anywhere in the building. hose who must
smoke should do so on the public sidewalk away from the building, so as not to bother
other patrons. Please do not smoke just outside the doors as the smoke drifts back inside;
instead, go to the end of the ramp to the “patio” area.
Cameras and recording devices: It is ILLEGAL to record a performance, with any
media, in whole or in part. If you record a performance in whole or in part we will ask
you to stop recording during the live performance. You will be embarrassed.
Cell Phones, Beepers & Alarm Watches: Please turn them of BEFORE the performance
begins. Please do not use the vibrate option but, instead, turn them completely of.
Lost and Found: Found items should be given to the House Manager. Queries regarding
lost items may be made by calling 235-6948.
Recycling & Trash: Please help us keep the theatre clean by discarding trash in the lobby
trash cans or by handing it to us for recycling. hank you!
Your Image: Attendance at he Warehouse heatre is your tacit permission for us to use
your still image for marketing and/or fundraising purposes. Attendance at he Warehouse
heatre is your tacit permission for us to use your moving image and recorded comments
for marketing and/or fundraising purposes.
Attending he heatre:
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When coming to the theatre, at he Warehouse or anywhere else, you are taking
part in a 2500+ year old tradition that engages you with the community in which
you live. With this in mind, please be courteous to the other audience members.
You are part of their experience and they are part of yours.
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Watching a play requires you to think. Enjoy yourself with your brain ON. You can’t
go back if you miss something – this is live and in the lesh.
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here are many diferent types and styles of plays. We ofer you the opportunity to
attend a pre-show talk before our Sunday matinees which will put the play you are
about to watch into context, and we also have information about our production
available to you in our lower lobby, but do your own homework. You will enjoy the
experience more if you do a little bit of research into the play and the playwright.
he Internet is your friend!
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Don’t be afraid to laugh...there are laughs even in tragedies. Go ahead...it’s ok!
The Warehouse Theatre is sponsored in part by a grant
from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which receives
funding from the City of Greenville, SEW Eurodrive, BMW
Manufacturing Company, LLC, Michelin North America,
Inc., and the South Carolina Arts Commission with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
he setting: he world and the Underworld
here will be one ifteen-minute intermission
Cast
Eurydice
Orpheus
Eurydice’s Father
Nasty Interesting Man / Lord of the Underworld
Prentiss Standridge*
Christopher Joel Onken
Matt Reece
Jayce T. Tromsness
A Chorus of Stones: Big Stone
Little Stone
Loud Stone
Jason D. Johnson
Anne Pecaro
Elizabeth Finley
*Appears Courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association
Production Crew
Director
Anne Kelly Tromsness
Assistant Director / Movement Coach
Maegan McNerney Azar
Production Stage Manager
Jaime Keegstra
Set Designer / Scenic Charge
Shannon Robert
Lighting Designer
Tony Penna
Associate Lighting Designer
Ursula Finley
Technical Director
John F. Keenan
Costume Designer
Kendra Johnson
Props Designer
Morgan Blaich
Composer
Kelly Ward
Sound Designer
J. McCabe
Projection and Sound Engineer
Justin Ames
Assistant Technical Director
Henry Wilkinson
Dramaturg
Elisa Golden
Light Board Operator
Eric Waldron
Costume Assistant
Taylor Jackson
Running Crew
Will Hamilton, Kat Marchant, Henry Wilkinson
Set Crew
Christian Oehring, Kat Marchant, Erika Whately,
Hallie Gillett, Debra Strange, Terry Brannen
Teri Pena, Judy Verhoeven, Suzi Grow, Cherie Keese,
Stevie Keese, John Jeter, Lynne Junker, Adam Rudd,
Brandon Reser, Jeremy Otero, Diane Wallace, John Ball,
Will, Sherry, and Tabitha Ostrander, Emmie Watson,
Cecily Mango, Simon Crowe, Maxim Williams
Eileen Culbreth, Bill Burns, Nita Finley, Skip Farrell,
Alex Brady, Kelsey Bailey, Sarah Shealy, Ryan Wilson,
Kim Granner, Jim Grow, Eric Verhoeven, Maranda Debusk
Vocals and Guitar on “Reality”
Laine Pierce
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Special Thanks
Executive/Artistic Director
Paul Savas
Director of Development
Katie Leckenbusch
Director of Education
Anne Kelly Tromsness
Associate Artistic Director
Shannon Robert
Technical Director
John F. Keenan
Production Stage Manager
Jaime Keegstra
Box Oice/House Manager
Andy Croston
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Department
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Humanities
he Brooks Center for the Performing
Arts
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he Greenville News
James Keenan
CCES heatre Class, Spring 2012
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Debra Capps
Jennifer Gof
at The Warehouse Theatre
Pay What You Can
Sundays
Call 864-235-6948
or e-mail
volunteer@warehousetheatre.com
for more information.
Check warehousetheatre.com
for more information on this
special matinee performance the
irst Sunday of each mainstage
production.
Volunteer
Special privileges include invitation
to our 4th of July Party!
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The Medici Society
Your gift to he Medici Society, the Warehouse heatre’s annual fund, is an
altruistic act which supports our annual operations. he Medici Family of
15th century Florence was largely responsible for the lowering of arts during
the height of Florentine and European Renaissance. he Medicis gave ample
patronage to the arts and literature in order to encourage a prosperous city.
When you give to he Medici Society, you join a rich history of giving to the
arts which was born in ancient Greece, revived through the Medicis, and is
ours to perfect.
For more information please contact:
Katie Leckenbusch
Director of Development.
Katie@warehousetheatre.com
864.235.6948
Chairman’s Circle ($10,000+)
Lobby space donated to a charity of your choice for a reception
(some restrictions apply).
Producer’s Circle ($7,500 - $9,999)
(20) Tickets: Pick a show, or shows, invite your friends OR WHT will donate
tickets in your name to the charity of your choice.
Director’s Circle ($5,000 - $7,499)
Invitation for (2) to WHT Gala. January 26, 2013.
Playwright’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)
Reserved seating for you and a guest for the whole season!
(reservations required)
Grand Benefactors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Invitation to a design presentation and rehearsal of your choice.
Benefactors ($500 - $999)
Invitation for (2) to the Warehouse 4th of July Party.
Patrons ($250 - $499)
Invitation to heatre Appreciation Events.
Please check the website for dates and topics!
Partners ($100 – $249)
Recognition in the 2012-2013 season playbill and WHT website.
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The Medici Society Listing relects gifts received prior to January 1, 2013
Generous Support From:
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he Graham Foundation
Hollingsworth Funds, Inc.
he Jolley Foundation
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Season Tickets
A season subscription gives the lexibility to choose from ANY Main Stage
performance that its your schedule. For example: you can use one ticket on
each of our Main Stage shows –or- attend a single show and treat 6 of your
friends!
Please call the box oice, 864.235.6948, 11:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Friday, or
visit our website for more information. www.warehousetheatre.com
12-13 Adult Season Subscription
$195.00
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Playwright’s Bio
Sarah Ruhl (1974- ) has established herself as one of the leading American
playwrights. Her passion for writing began with poetry. She attended Brown
University and at the age of 20, published her irst book of poems, Death in
Another Country. It was her junior year at Brown when Ruhl enrolled in Paula
Vogel’s playwriting class. Paula Vogel is the Pulitzer winning playwright of
How I Learned to Drive, 1997. By becoming her theses advisor, Paula Vogel
encouraged Ruhl to change her concentration from poetry to playwriting.
After spending a year studying English literature at Pembroke College, in
Oxford, England, Ruhl returned to the states with a focus on playwriting.
At the age of 20, Sarah Ruhl lost her father to cancer. Many of her early works
relect the emotions of losing her father. Particularly Melancholy Play (2002),
which is about a woman who becomes so incredibly depressed that she
turns into an almond. Also Dead Man’s Cellphone (2005) treats the invisible
connections between the living and the dead. And then there is Eurydice, a
play about a woman who contemplates whether or not to return to the land of
the living once reunited with her father in the Underworld. Eurydice received
its premiere at Madison Repertory heatre.
Eurydice is not Ruhl’s only success tackling a Greek myth. Demeter in the City
focuses on the Greek igure Persephone and her mother, Demeter. Both plays
deal with a female as the protagonist and their relationship with a parental
igure.
For her powerful collection of plays, Sarah Ruhl has been honored with such
distinguished awards as a Helen Merrill
Award, Whiting Writers’ Award,
PEN/Pels Foundation Award, and a
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
Ruhl’s play, A Clean House, was
nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in
2005. Other noted plays include: Late:
a cowboy song, Orlando, Demeter
in the City (NAACP Image Award
nomination); Passion Play (Fourth
Forum Freedom Award from he
Kennedy Center); and Dead Man’s Cell
Phone (Helen Hayes Award). Her plays
have been performed at Steppenwolf
heater, Woolly Mammoth, Lincoln
Center heater, Second Stage heatre,
Playwrights Horizons, Goodman
heatre, Berkeley Repertory heatre,
in addition to other theaters across the
country. Her plays have been translated
into German, Polish, Korean, Russian,
and Spanish, and have been produced
internationally. She was a recent
recipient of the PEN center award for a
mid-career playwright in 2010. She lives
in Brooklyn with her family.
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Director’s Note
I have a good friend – we’ll call her M - who I met when we were both in
our early twenties. We met at a time when we were both trying to deal with
questions about romance, love, career, men, and our identities and who we
would be in the world as women.
She used to talk about how when she was a young child - there was no one that
she was closer to than her father. hey were inseparable. heir relationship was
based in unconditional love, playfulness, humor. She felt totally secure with
him, and the world was safe as long as he was in it and they were together.
hen, she described, came the crisis.
When she entered adolescence, M suddenly felt alone and abandoned by
her father. She was able to relect, in her twenties, that he had not really, or
purposely, abandoned her. But that is what it felt like and what it still felt like
when she described it.
As she grew to womanhood, distance grew between her and her father. hey
were not close in the same way that they had been when she was younger.
And while she had grown accustomed to walking hand in hand with him,
or being carried by him when she was tired or afraid, he could not now
accompany her on her new path.
She had to ind her own way as she entered a period of life marked by the
complexities of romantic relationships, sexuality, and the expectations of
womanhood.
She had to go alone into this unfamiliar place – just when she needed a guide
for the treacherous landscape, he could not accompany her. She was still
mourning this inevitable loss in her mid-twenties, despite a close relationship.
And even knowing that her father could not have done more than he did to
protect her, to stay as close to her as he could, she was still angry and sad.
Eurydice seems to play out this relationship’s dilemma, and more primarily, the
woman’s dilemma in this relationship.
As a feminist and a mom I don’t relish the image of women being “given away”
by their fathers in the wedding ceremony, and M would not be pleased to be
included in a piece of writing that equated her dilemma with that tradition.
But for Eurydice, this is the moment of crisis. She is giving herself away, which
is even more frightening, as it implies agency. Choice.
Fathers and daughters, sons, mothers, lovers, friends…It’s all one. All love,
idyllic or messy, and all complication. And no matter how strong the bonds,
there comes a moment when we irst walk alone. Or inally do…hese steps
can appear mundane to those who witness them from afar.
But inding our agency and making those choices is epic. With or without
Ovid to chronicle it…
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A Playwright’s Conversation with Her Father
Playwright Sarah Ruhl once remarked that she was “interested in anyone who
dies twice.” Ruhl’s inspiration for writing Eurydice was born out of a deeply
personal introspective journey to come to terms with the death of her father.
In many ways, her writing is as redemptive and profound as Michelangelo
painting a small self-portrait into a fresco in the Sistine Chapel. Ruhl’s
childhood memories take on a new life in this play. As the father in Eurydice
says, “How does a person remember to forget?” (II.iii.) Artists from time
immemorial have worked through their personal grief with the only tools they
have, their creative powers. Ovid’s classical myth of Eurydice is the vehicle by
which many artists and writers throughout history have chosen to breathe new
life into their art. In order to die twice, one must also live twice. herefore,
by writing in the character of Eurydice‘s father into this drama, Ruhl thus
gives new life to the father she lost to cancer when she was only 20 years old.
As Ruhl states in a 2007 interview, “We live in a culture that’s totally afraid
of death. But it does seem to be a preoccupation of mine, this tenuous link
between living people and dead people. I think most artists worth their salt
eventually grapple with questions of mortality. I started writing seriously when
my father got sick, and he died fairly young. hat was a crucible through which
a lot of my impressions were formed. When you have a loss like that, I think
you keep re-experiencing it until you inally just don’t.”
Sarah’s beloved father Patrick Ruhl instilled in his daughter an appreciation
of music and a love of words. he vocabulary lesson in Eurydice mirrors
Ruhl’s memory of going to the Walker Bros. Original Pancake House with
her father each Saturday morning and being taught a new vocabulary word,
replete with etymology. Instead of acts, this play has movements. he beauty
of music resonates throughout this play much like a comforting nursery
song. In addition to the handwritten letters Eurydice and her father use
to communicate between the two worlds, Eurydice’s father recalls how he
chose his beloved daughter’s name — “I heard your name inside the rain —
somewhere between the drops — I saw falling letters. ” (I.i.) As Eurydice‘s
father was not present at her marriage to Orpheus, so too was Sarah Ruhl’s
father absent for the playwright’s wedding. When, in the inal act, the father
is able to release Eurydice from his fatherly embrace and walk her towards
her betrothed, art is the conduit. By writing Eurydice, Ruhl appears to have
realized a wish that would otherwise have gone unfulilled---having her father
walk her down the aisle, albeit a igurative one. When asked about writing
Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl admitted, “In a way, I think I was trying to have more
conversations with my own father by writing this story.”
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Dramaturg
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Book, Music and Lyrics By Richard O'Brien,
Directed by Brian Haimbach
Starring Will Ragland as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
The classic campy B-movie for the stage! The Warehouse Theatre remounts its sold out run of the
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By David Mamet,
Directed by Jayce T. Tromsness, Starring Paul Savas as POTUS
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Two irreverent Holiday shorts by David Sedaris
Santaland Diaries: Directed by Matt Reece, Starring Ryan Bradburn. David Sedaris spent a
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Season Greetings: Directed by Anne Kelly Tromsness, Starring Kerrie Seymour. You know
those Christmas family “newsletters” that give you all the ins and outs of distant family friends and 3rd
cousins thrice removed? This is the dysfunctional version. Not for the kids.
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Anne Kelly Tromsness
Sarah Ruhl, one of our finest playwrights, brings the classic story of Orpheus and Eurydice to
life in a beautiful retelling – from Eurydice’s perspective. The New York Times describes the
play “Like all fine poems, songs and paintings, it’s a love letter to the world that deserves to
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Who’s Who
Prentiss Standridge (Eurydice) is thrilled to be back on stage in her home
town. A graduate of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities,
she went on to receive her BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota/
Guthrie heater BFA Actor Training Program. She has been between
Greenville and Minneapolis working as an actor and teaching artist, and
has performed with the prestigious Guthrie heater, and the Hudson Valley
Shakespeare Festival in New York.
Christopher Joel Onken (Orpheus) is thrilled returning he Warehouse
heatre, last seen in he Christmas hat Almost Wasn’t, he 39 Steps, he
Merchant of Venice, Cabaret and he Elephant Man. Other credits include
Learned Ladies (he Distracted Globe), My Fair Lady and Greater Tuna (hin
Air heatre Company). A Clemson graduate, he has acted in productions such
as Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, hese Shining Lives, he Glass Menagerie
and Betrayal. Love telling stories with this family!
Matt Reece (Eurydice’s Father) has been involved with he Warehouse for
the past 10 years. Recent performances include he Merchant of Venice, he
Elephant Man, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Amadeus, MacBeth and DG’s
summer production of Twelfth Night. He also directed this season’s production
of he Santaland Diaries. He has worked regionally with the Orlando
Shakespeare heatre and Birmingham Festival heatre. hanks to Chad for the
love and support. For my brother Alan- I still get your letters.
Jayce T. Tromsness (Nasty Interesting Man, Lord of the Underworld) is
an actor, director, playwright, and teacher. He is proud and honored to be
Playwright in Residence as well as a frequent director here at he Warehouse
heatre. He is a member of the drama dept. faculty at the South Carolina
Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. He is a co-artistic director
of the Distracted Globe heatre Company with his wife Anne. He has been
seen most recently at the Warehouse in: Hamlet, hree Cuckolds, and Cloud
Nine. For Distracted Globe he’s been seen in: 12th Night, Barefoot in the
Park, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Hay Fever, and Merry
Wives of Windsor. He’s grateful to Anne for casting him as a nasty, interesting,
downward growing lord of the underworld.
Jason D. Johnson (Big Stone) has appeared with WHT in Blood Wedding,
he Lion in Winter, Catish Moon, and most recently, Metamorphoses. Other
credits include performances with the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Highland
Repertory heatre, Southern Arena heatre, FRPR, National Audio heatre,
and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Jason received his MFA from the
University of Southern Mississippi. He thanks his great love Jen, Roy “Jeter”
Fluhrer, and Robby Davis for the road.
Anne Pecaro (Little Stone) can usually be found in her green studio, building
strange stories for people, puppets and inanimates. One of these stories,
Emmeline Mufet Gives Up Her Tufet, is set to be released on ilm this month.
Anne is pursuing her MFA in Playwriting at Spalding University and has
enjoyed several roles in traditional theater, among them Rosaura in Life is a
Dream, Sylvia in Two Gentlemen of Verona and Bianca in Othello.
Elizabeth Finley (Loud Stone) is thrilled to be part of the cast of Eurydice.
Sarah Ruhl is one of Liz’s favorite playwrights so when given the opportunity
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Who’s Who
to work on this piece she couldn’t say no. She had the pleasure of working on
he Clean House, also written by Sarah Ruhl, with he Warehouse heatre
in 2010 (as well as other performances). Since that time she has moved to
Chicago and back. While in Chicago she worked with a theatre company
named Wishbone heatre Collective which was comprised of fellow Clemson
University graduates. She is excited to be back in the south, and even more
excited to be working with the brilliant artists here at he Warehouse heatre.
Come see Liz at Zanti Power Yoga where she is a full time yoga instructor (her
other passion outside of the arts). his performance is dedicated in memory of
her mother, who would be glad to see Liz performing again after a long hiatus.
Be well!
Anne Kelly Tromsness (Director) serves as Director of Education for WHT.
For the WHT mainstage she has directed Stones in His Pockets and Season’s
Greetings. Recent acting roles have included: Bernstein in November, Nerissa
in he Merchant of Venice, Philadelphia in Something More han A Game,
Helena, Snout, Egeus and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ana in he
Clean House, Hecate and Lady Macduf in Macbeth. As co-Artistic Director
of he Distracted Globe heatre Company, Anne has directed A Tale of Two
Cities, he Bear, and Rainbow Annie is the Angel of Death. She teaches theatre
and speech at Christ Church Episcopal School, where she also directs the fall
drama. Love and thanks to all those involved in this production and to Paul
and he Warehouse heatre for the opportunity. It has been a great joy!
Maegan McNerney Azar (Assistant Director/Movement Coach) is
the Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing at Furman University. She
received her MFA in Acting Pedagogy
from he University of Alabama.
Maegan is happy to return to he
Warehouse this season! Previous
directing credits include: Furman
University’s he 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee and Lysistrata,
California heatre Center’s Twentieth
Century, Antigone, Joseph and the
Amazing Dreamcoat and Still Life
with Iris. Previous Greenville acting
credits include: he Warehouse
heatre’s he Merchant of Venice (Portia)
and Something More han A
Game (Boston/Katie) and Centre
Stage’s Identity Crisis (Marcia).
Kendra Johnson (Costume Designer) is
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Arts Department at Clemson University.
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Who’s Who
tenth collaboration with he Warehouse heatre. Johnson won several design
awards as a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of TennesseeKnoxville and received her degree in 1994. She earned her Bachelor of Arts
from James Madison University. Her academic research includes the historic
clothing of African Americans during the antebellum period.
Kelly Ward (Composer) is a graduate of Azusa Paciic University where
she earned a degree in Piano Performance. Kelly has composed 2 full length
albums available on iTunes and Amazon as well as an EP available at Summer
Rain Recordings. Kelly has taught music for private, semi private and group
lesson for over 10 years and is currently teaching at the Fine Arts Center of
Easley where she is currently accepting new students.
Justin Ames (Projection and Sound Engineer) is a technician, designer, IT
consultant, programmer and jack of all trades who has lived in the upstate
for eleven years. He is excited to return for his eighteenth production at he
Warehouse heatre, where he previously held the title of Technical Director.
He worked for 5 years in the Performing Arts Department at Clemson
University, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in Production Studies in
Performing Arts and Computer Science.
Jaime Keegstra (Production Stage Manager) graduated from Kalamazoo
College with a BA in Anthropology/Sociology and is now in the process of
earning an MA in Arts administration at Winthrop University. She has been
Stage Manager for many of the productions in the past two seasons, including
Cabaret, Merchant of Venice, and he Rocky Horror Show. When not in
rehearsal, Jaime is in the oice at WHT.
Shannon Robert (Set Designer/Scenic Charge) received an M.F.A. in scene
design from FSU and studied design at the Moscow Art heatre Conservatory.
A painter, designer, and teacher, she was Director of heatre at William Carey
University. She has designed internationally for venues in Edinburgh, Nairobi,
Bratislava and Moscow. She worked with KCACTF as Region IV design chair
and vice chair and served on the board of SETC. Shannon managed he Spoon
Group Productions in NJ/NY and worked on the Broadway productions of he
Grinch, Grease, Xanadu, Legally Blonde, Inherit the Wind, he Pirate Queen,
Coram Boy, Jersey Boys, Spamalot, Hairspray and he Color Purple. Shannon
is a member of the Clemson University Faculty.
John F. Keenan (Technical Director) is thrilled to join he Warehouse
heatre as the new Technical Director. John received his Bachelor of Arts
in heatre from Lander University and his Master of Arts in Design and
Technical heatre from Louisiana Tech University. Over the past decade,
John has worked professionally as a Technical Director at Louisiana Tech
University, Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, City Lights heatre Company
in San Jose and most recently as the resident Lighting Designer and Technical
Director at the California heatre Center in Sunnyvale. Other lighting design
credits include: he Santaland Diaries, he Grapes of Wrath, Around the
World in Eighty Days and Assistant Lighting Designer for Chestnuts Roasting
Over the Flaming Idiots—an Of-Broadway holiday spectacular at the New
Victory heatre.
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The Warehouse Theatre
Mission Statement:
he Warehouse heatre is a professional
live theatre dedicated to theatre as a
serious art form; to high-quality, diverse
and challenging productions; to training
theatre professionals; to community
outreach; and to student education.
he Warehouse heatre chooses plays that stretch the imagination of Upstate
audiences, energize and excite the community with Intense, Intimate and Unexpected
performances that explore and celebrate the complexities of our time. he Warehouse
heatre does this to encourage an adventurousness of spirit, and to develop a hunger for
the visceral impact of theatre, in the mind, heart, and soul.
Because of generous grants from he Metropolitan Arts Council, he
South Carolina Arts Commission and he Wachovia Foundation, he
Warehouse heatre proudly supplies its audience with assistive listening
devices free of charge. If you would like to use a device please return to the
box oice and check one out. Just leave your ID and listen to theatre afresh!
We have hearing aid loop devices, ear buds and headphones! We give you a
choice so you can be comfortable!
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Education at The Warehouse Theatre
A signiicant part of he Warehouse heatre’s vision and mission is education – in the
schools and in the community. Our educational oferings are designed to encourage
engagement, creativity and theatre that not only entertains, but elevates and celebrates
the community it serves. Here are some highlights:
his Wooden O, WHT’s nationally recognized actors-in-the-classroom program,
sends teams of teaching artists into middle, high and elementary school classrooms
to enhance students’ comprehension and appreciation of Shakespeare’s works. In
2011-12, WHT teaching artists worked with 24 area schools, in English, Drama and
Challenge Program classrooms, providing over 650 hours of instruction.
Applied heatre: Healthy Living debuted in 2011-12. Our new applied theatre
outreach programming gives youth a platform to explore not only choices and
dilemmas afecting their physical health, but encompasses their social well-being and
goal-setting as well. Emphasizing exploration and expression, we work in concert
with organizations who serve youth to identify issues and help them envision positive
possibilities. In inaugural year, we worked with over 175 youths, from organizations
such as Bridges to a Brighter Future, Sterling Teen Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters,
Greenville Hospital Systems and Communities in Schools, empowering youth through
theatre.
WHT’s Audience Enrichment Series includes pre-show talks with directors or
scholars in the genre or historical context of the play, talkbacks with actors, directors
and designers about the speciic production, lobby displays and forums. Last season, 3
of the forums had standing room only crowds; sparking discussions on topics ranging
from sustainable economic development, the role of story in our culture, distraction
and its implications in the digital age, and the functions and dysfunctions of family.
Forums are scheduled for the Wednesday before the opening of each mainstage
– and they are free and open to the public! Pre-show talk and talkback schedules
are on our website.
Performances for Students
In November, Lamplight and Shadow, a play about the relationship between the life
and literature of Edgar Allen Poe, written by playwright in residence Jayce Tromsness,
played to 1600 students as part of the Peace Center’s POP Series. he POP series will
also feature WHT’s production of Romeo and Juliet.
Student previews for plays at the theatre are the Wednesday before the opening of
many of our mainstage plays, and tickets for students in middle, high school and
college are only $5 ($10 for musicals).
For more information, a schedule of events or to bring a program to your school
or organization, contact Director of Education Anne Tromsness at
anne@warehousetheatre.com
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Board of Directors
Oicers
President
Bianca Walker
Vice President
Tom Strange
Treasurer
Susan Bichel
Secretary
Ingrid Erwin
Member-at-Large
Jackie Warner
Member-at-Large
Alan Weinberg
Program Manager, Global Visitors Center, Furman
University
Senior Director R&D, St. Jude Medical
Health Care Consultant
Attorney
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Board Members
Randy Bell
Mary Biebel
Claire Blake
Kathi Daniel
Don Faircloth
Roy Fluhrer
Suzie Grow
Wallace Lightsey
Ruth Mansure
George Maynard
Scott McMillan
Heidie Miller
Teri Pena
John Petrusick
Nicole Ream
Jon Rogers
Glenn Sawicki
Eric Schmid
John Scovil
David Sims
Tom Tiller
Pat Victory
Maxim Williams
Marsha White
Jim Whitten
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Past Presidents
1974-75 J. Lake Williams, Jr.
1975-76 Jourdan Jones Newton
1976-77 Aubrey Bowie
1977-78 Tom Brodnax
1978-79 Keller Freeman
1979-80 Bill Wheless
1980-81 Jane Mattson
1981-82 Don Koonce
1982-83 Brad Wyche
1983-84 John Huebner
1984-85 George Corell
1985-86 Rita McKinney
1986-87 George Fletcher
1987-88 Nancy Muller
1988-89 Bob Cooper
1989-90 Tom Bruce
1990-91 Rob Wagner
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1991-92 Jackie Warner
1992-93 Karen Lawton, Bond
Isaacson, Warren Mowry
1993-94 Warren Mowry
1994-95 Jan Bruning
1995-96 Susan Reynolds
1996-98 Brad Parham
1998-99 BJ Koonce
1999-00 Brad Parham
2000-01 Kelle Corvin
2001-02 Bill Pelham
2002-03 Sherm Rounsville
2003-04 Tami McKnew
2004-05 John Rose
2005-07 Wade Cleveland
2007-09 Travis Seward
2009-11 Nicole Pascoe-Ream
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Resident Companies of
The Warehouse Theatre’s Summer Season
Upstate Shakespeare Festival
The Upstate Shakespeare Festival
is a thriving part of he Warehouse
heatre’s summer programming and
community outreach. USF presents the
magic of Shakespeare and other classic
plays to the Upstate community in an
outdoor setting. Using actors from
all around the Upstate community,
USF presents entertaining, inclusive,
and family-friendly productions that
enhance Greenville’s calling card as a
summer destination.
Making their home at he Warehouse heatre, he Distracted Globe works
with he Warehouse to present entertaining and afordable productions of
classic comedies and comedy improv, workshops and other communityoriented programs, seeking to renew the vital connection between a theatre
and its community. DG presents at least one play during the summer
programming. During the regular season, you can catch a DG performance
of improv comedy after the main stage show on select nights of the run.
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Ar tists in Residence
Tony Penna - Lighting Designer in Residence
Tony Penna’s lighting credits at he Warehouse include he Rocky Horror Show,
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Amadeus, he 13th of Paris, he Diary of Anne Frank,
Tru and Topdog/Underdog. Other regional theatre credits include Centre Stage SC,
Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington heatre Company, Berkshire heatre Festival and
four seasons as resident lighting designer at Actors heatre of Louisville. Mr. Penna is
a member of United Scenic Artists, the theatre faculty at Clemson University, and the
resident design stafs of he Warehouse heatre, South Carolina Repertory Company
and the Eleventh Hour heatre Company in New York.
Shannon Robert - Set Designer in Residence
Shannon received an M.F.A. in scene design from FSU and studied design at the
Moscow Art heatre Conservatory. A painter, designer, and teacher, she was Director
of heatre at William Carey University. She has designed internationally for venues in
Edinburgh, Nairobi, Bratislava and Moscow. She worked with KCACTF as Region IV
design chair and vice chair and served on the board of SETC. Shannon managed he
Spoon Group Productions in NJ/NY and worked on the Broadway productions of he
Grinch, Grease, Xanadu, Legally Blonde, Inherit the Wind, he Pirate Queen, Coram
Boy, Jersey Boys, Spamalot, Hairspray and he Color Purple. Shannon is a member of
the Clemson University Faculty.
Elisa Golden - Dramaturg in Residence
Elisa is a native New Jerseyan, attended Kean University and graduated with a B.A.
in Visual Arts. She moved to Greenville in 1990 and received a master’s degree
in Education from Furman University. Elisa continues to pursue her art (mostly
watercolor and drawing) and has entered a number of juried shows in the area. Her
love of literature and theater brought her to he Warehouse heatre in 1999. She is
currently in her twelfth season as resident dramaturg. Elisa is often asked, “What is a
dramaturg?” She replies, “A dramaturg, or literary manager, is like an anthropologist–
digging, assessing and categorizing these rare theatrical artifacts known as plays.”
Jayce T. Tromsness - Playwright in Residence
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Jayce is a director and playwright. He earned a BA
in theatre from Western Washington University and received minor degrees in art
history and linguistics. He moved to South Carolina to attend USC, where he earned
his MFA in acting. Jayce has been a staf and company member of Trustus heatre in
Columbia, as well as resident voice coach for the SC Shakespeare Festival, Sewanee:
he University of the South and he Warehouse heatre. He was an associate
professor of theatre at USC, and Midlands Technical College. At USC he began
writing plays for young audiences as well as one-act plays for Trustus heatre. His
plays have been produced by USC, USC Aiken, Trustus heatre, he South Carolina
Children’s heatre, he Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Easley Foothills Playhouse,
he Warehouse heatre and he Distracted Globe. He is currently a faculty member
of the drama department at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and
Humanities.
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