Twelve Angry Men - The Pasadena Playhouse

dear Playhouse friends,
Sheldon Epps
Artistic Director
Elizabeth Doran
Executive Director
IrecentlytookmykidsonatriptoBogotá,
Colombiaforatheatrefestival.OneSunday
morning,theyplayedforanhourorsoonan
old,beat-upplaygroundwithfourorfivelocal
kids.Allofusmomsanddadssatquietlynearby,
smilingpolitelyateachother.Wedidnotsharea
languagebutthatdidnotsilencethechildren—
theyhadfiguredouthowtocommunicateloudly
throughplayandwerewhoopingitupasusual.
Theagesofthechildrenvaried,theirclothesimpliedeconomicdifferences,one
localkidwasoncrutches,andbeyondlanguage,thebrightCaliforniablondmopson
myboys’headscertainlycouldhaveidentifiedthemas“other.”However,differences
simplydidnotmatterinthegamesourkidshadinventedtogether.Ireflectupon
thatbeautifulmorningfrequentlywhenIencounterthecomplexitiesofmodern
adultdiscrimination.
InAmerica,discriminationisaboutperceiving,sometimesinventing,and
thenassigningmeaningtodifferences.AsAmericaisalsoaplacethatvalues
transformation,peoplecanchangebytakingactiontoalterperceptionand
meaning.MyIrishancestorsdidthiswhentheybecame“white”inthe1800’s.This
transformationwashardfought.TheIrishwhocametoAmericaduringthefamines
understoodthatwhiteAmericaconsideredtheIrishtobesociallyequaltoblacks(or
evenbeneath,asshownbyracistreferencestoblacksas“SmokedIrish”).Although
theIrishactedinpositivewaystojoinmainstreamU.S.society(throughhardwork
andcommunityinvolvement),theyalsobecame“white”bysubjugatingblacks.Irish
immigrantsterrorizedblacksthroughphysicalviolence(usingfistsandguns)and
politicalforce(stuffingballotboxeswithpro-slaveryandthenpro-segregationist
votes).Theirtransformationto“whiteness”wassopronouncedthatIreland’sgreat
leader,theabolitionistDanielO’Connell,declaredthem“NotIrish”forthesinsthey
perpetratedagainstblackpeopleintheUnitedStates.
AsIlookedatmyhappilyplayingchildren—whoareIrish,Italian,Hungarian,Native
American,andahodgepodgeofotherethnicities—Iwonderedhowlongthisword
“white”wouldlastanyway.Whatpositivemeaningshouldbeattachedtoitthatwill
providevaluetomydescendants?Beyondrace,howlongwillconceptsof“other”
colorthemyriadchoiceswemake?AssowellexaminedinthisgreatAmerican
play,Twelve Angry Men,perceptionplaysapowerfulroleinhowindividuals,
communities,andsocietiesjoin,divide,andactonsomanycriticalissues.These
importantissuesincludehealthcare,governmentspending,environmentalissues,
employmentpolicies,schoolbullying,genderequality,foreignpolicy,andthetragedy
surroundingTrayvonMartin,bothhisdeathandhowitwasperceived.Conversation
isoneoftheonlywaystotranscendmisconceptionsanddiscernbetween
convictionandprejudiceandbetweenperceptionandreality.Theatrecanand
shouldtakestands,evencontroversialones,butitalsoservesauniqueroleinraising
questions,promptingcollectiveexploration,andleadingconversations.
Bycomingtothisshow,andinsupportingThePasadenaPlayhouseasadonor,
avolunteer,asubscriber,oraticketbuyer,youareopeningyourselfandyour
communitytothrillingentertainment,andalsotoconversationsthathelprevealthat
theperceptionsandmeaningsplacedonourdifferencescanneverfullyeclipsethe
truebondsofcommonhumanity.
Enjoytheshow!
Elizabeth Doran
ExecutiveDirectorofThePasadenaPlayhouse
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Sheldon Epps
ArtisticDirector
a NOtE FROM tHE DIRECtOR
Elizabeth Doran
ExecutiveDirector
presents
CONVERSATIONS AND DIALOGUE...
Iamwritingthisattheendofourfirstweekofrehearsal.Thankstoagifted,
smart,andgenerouscast,ithasbeenagoodweek.TodayIthinkonceagain
ofhowmuchtherehearsalprocessisakintowhattakesplaceinajuryroom,
thesettingoftheactionforTwelve Angry Men.Inbothsituationsadisparate
groupwithlittledeepknowledgeofeachotherentersaroom,andthrough
conversationanddialogue,themembershopefullycometoaconsensus.
By
Reginald Rose
starring
(inalphabeticalorder)
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Barry Pearl
Robert Picardo
Jason George
Scott Lowell
Adam J. Smith
Jacques C. Smith
Adolphus Ward
Ellis E. Williams
Gregory North
Bradford Tatum
Jeff Williams
Scenic/CostumeDesigner
LightingDesigner
SoundDesigner
Stephanie kerley Schwartz
Brian L. Gale
Jon Gottlieb
CastingDirector
ProductionStageManager
AssistantStageManager
Michael Donovan, CSA
Hethyr “Red” Verhoef
Jessica R. Aguilar
GeneralManager/ProductionManager
TechnicalDirector
CompanyManager
Joe Witt
Brad Enlow
kristen Hammack
Ratherthanjumpingtoourfeetrightaway,wespentourfirstfewrehearsal
daysaroundatablereadingtheplayandengaginginconversations.Wetalked
abouttheplayandthecharacterscreatedbyReginaldRose,ofcourse.Butwe
alsodiscussedourownlives,ourhistories,politics,racerelations,andboththe
advantagesandtheoccasionalfailuresoftheAmericanjudicialsystem.Theseconversationsalternatedwith
constantreadingsandrereadingsofscenesfromtheplay.Ourtalksbegantoinfusethedialogueonthepage
withsubtextsandmeaningsthatwereentirelypersonaltothisgroupof12actors.Thedialoguebeginstotakeon
uniquevitalitybecauseofthecompany’swillingnesstoengageinthesehonest,probing,andsometimespainful
conversations.Slowly,justasjurorsdo,webegintoconcuronourapproachtothework.Almostsubliminally,the
companybeginstocometoanagreementabouthowwearegoingtodothisplay.Whenartistsallowthemselves
torevealthecharactersofaplaythroughwhotheartistsareandwhattheyfeel,notjustaboutthecharacters
butaboutthemselves,thenthedialoguereallybeginstoliftoffofthepagewithagenuinesenseofLIFE.A
directorhopesandpraysthatthiswillhappen.Andinthiscase(anotherironicword),Ibelievethatithas.
Adirectoralsohopesthatthedialoguethatyouhearasanaudiencememberwillinspireyourownconversations.
Wesincerelyhopethattheworkonstagewillstaywithyouafterthefinalcurtain.Wewantthedialogueto
continueasyouexitthetheatreandasyoumakeyourwayhome.TheissuesthatMr.Rosebroughtforward
manyyearsagoareallstillapartofourdailylives.Raceandprejudicehavealwaysbeenattheheartofthe
deliberationsofthedozenmenofthisjury.Forthisproduction,Ihavechosentoheightenthoseprovocative
issuestoinstigatestill-neededconversationsonthosesubjectsthatareasrelevantrightnowastheywerewhen
theplaywaswritten.Sadanddisturbing,tobesure.Buttheplaynow,asitdidthen,offersthehopethatthrough
conversationanddialogue,wecanworkthroughthesechallengesandcometoaconsensusabouthowwe
managetosurviveinthesameroomtogether.Ifthatcanhappen,asitdoesinTwelve Angry Men,thenourjoint
effortwillbewellworthit.Iamgratefulthatyouhavechosentocomeintothisroom,intothistheatre,toengage
inthatconversation.
Directedby
Sheldon Epps
Twelve Angry MenispresentedbyspecialarrangementwithSAMUELFRENCH,INC.
Sheldon Epps
DirectorandArtisticDirectorofThePasadenaPlayhouse
ThisproductionismadepossibleinpartbythesupportoftheWellsFargoTheatricalDiversityProject.
OPENING NIGHT November 10, 2013
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Cast OF CHARACTERS
FOREMAN OF THE JURY ...........................................................................................Scott Lowell*
JUROR TWO ....................................................................................................................Jeff Williams*
JUROR THREE .............................................................................................................Gregory North*
JUROR FOUR .............................................................................................................. Robert Picardo*
JUROR FIVE . ...........................................................................................................Jacques C. Smith*
JUROR SIX . ................................................................................................................. Ellis E. Williams*
JUROR SEVEN . .................................................................................................................. Barry Pearl*
JUROR EIGHT . ..............................................................................................................Jason George*
JUROR NINE .............................................................................................................. Adolphus Ward*
JUROR TEN . ............................................................................................................... Bradford Tatum*
JUROR ELEVEN .......................................................................................Clinton Derricks-Carroll*
JUROR TWELVE ..........................................................................................................Adam J. Smith*
*Appearing through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
TIME
Then...and Now
REGINALD ROSE
(1920–2002)
Reginald Rose is most famous as a television writer, acclaimed for his teleplays in the “Golden Age”
of television. Born and raised in New York City, he lived there until he enlisted during World War II,
returning to pursue a career in writing.
Among other awards, Rose won three Emmys in his lifetime and was nominated for a total of six. Rose is
most well known for writing teleplays. However, he also found success writing for the stage, as well as for
regular television programming.
Rose notably wrote teleplays for CBS’s “Studio One.” Plays include The Bus to Nowhere, 12:32 A.M., An
Almanac of Liberty, Crime in the Streets, and Twelve Angry Men, Rose’s most known teleplay. Twelve
Angry Men continued to have a remarkable life as a landmark film, greatly expanded upon from the
original teleplay, and a successful stage play.
Rose’s plays are known for their direct handling of social problems and the political arena,
uncharacteristic of a medium usually preoccupied with private, interpersonal relationships. Rose’s work
was unapologetic, confronting these issues
directly.
While dealing with social issues, Rose was
known as a master craftsman for television,
as displayed by his incredible mastery of
naturalism in this “slice of life” medium.
Twelve Angry Men’s success as a movie
marked a major contribution of Rose and
television for film, influencing the future of
American cinematography.
Drohan, Sean P. GradeSaver Classic Notes: 12 Angry
Men. N.p.: Gradesaver LLC, 2012. PLACE
A Jury Room
Twelve Angry Men will be performed with
one 15-minute intermission.
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who’s who
who’s who
CLINTON DERRICKSCARROLL (Juror Eleven)
Broadway: I Have a
Dream, Your Arms Too
Short to Box with God,
Dreamgirls, and But
Never Jam Today. TV:
“Sanford,” “Highway
to Heaven,” “The Steve Harvey Show,”
“Sliders,” “Any Day Now,” “Hill Street
Blues,” and “Wally Brown.” Film: “The
Ambush Murders,” “Introducing Dorothy
Dandridge,” and “The Sky is Gray.” West
End: Five Guys Named Moe, Time, Miss
Saigon, and Grand Hotel. Trained at HB
Studios, Urban Arts Studio, and Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art. Trained with
Michael Shurtleff, David LeGrant, and Joan
Darling. Author of Buy Golly!: A History of
Black Collectables. Clinton is pleased to
return to The Pasadena Playhouse.
JASON GEORGE (Juror
Eight) is excited to make
his Pasadena Playhouse
debut. He is currently
on television’s “Grey’s
Anatomy,” “Mistresses,”
and “Witches of
East End.” Jason has
appeared in over 50 guest star roles
and has been a series regular on eight
different series. Jason was last on an
LA stage leading the Fountain Theatre’s
production of the Oedipus Rex-inspired
Darker Face of the Earth, written by US
poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner
Rita Dove. He received his M.F.A. in Acting
from Temple University. Special shout-out
to the Collaborations Workshop actors he
coaches and love to his Punjabi Princess
and their three little blindians.
SCOTT LOWELL (Foreman
of the Jury) LA: Blithe
Spirit (A Noise Within),
The Pain and the
Itch (Furious Theatre
Company/Boston
Court Performing
Arts Center), and
Orson’s Shadow and Present Laughter
(The Pasadena Playhouse). Regional: The
Big Meal (Artists Repertory Theatre),
The Elephant Man (Williamstown Theatre
Festival), The Heidi Chronicles (Berkshire
Theatre Festival), Light Up the Sky
(Goodman Theatre), and Picasso at the
Lapin Agile and Twelfth Night (Steppenwolf
Theatre Company). TV: “Queer as Folk”
(5 seasons), “Bones,” “American Dad!,”
“CSI: NY,” “NCIS,” “Criminal Minds,”
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“The Defenders,” “Heroes,” “Frasier,” and
“Leverage.” Film: “The Chicago 8,” “Ping
Pong Playa,” and “Trapped Ashes.” GREGORY NORTH (Juror
Three) Playhouse debut.
Broadway: Grand Hotel
opposite Cyd Charisse,
Into the Woods, A
Christmas Carol, and
The Secret Garden.
Tour: The Phantom of
the Opera, Les Misérables, and Showboat.
Film: “In Good Company,” “Zombie Prom,”
“Virtually Heroes,” and “Elizabethtown.”
TV: “ER,” “Frasier,” “Ally McBeal,” “Judging
Amy,” and “Law & Order.” Regional:
Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Actors
Theatre of Louisville, ACT Theatre, Studio
Arena Theatre, International City Theatre,
Rubicon Theatre Company, Ensemble
Theatre Company, Music Circus, Reprise!,
3-D Theatricals, Laguna Playhouse, Mark
Taper Forum, and South Coast Repertory.
Proud Actors’ Equity Association member.
Thanks Sheldon and Ms. Marty. For Dad.
BARRY PEARL (Juror
Seven) returns to The
Pasadena Playhouse
after playing Bernie
Greenberg in Baby
It’s You!, leading to
Broadway. (Thanks deep
friend, Sheldon Epps.)
Other Broadway: Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver!,
A Teaspoon Every Four Hours, Lenny’s
Back, and The Producers. National Tours/
Regional: Happy Days: A New Musical, The
Odd Couple, Grease, Anything Goes, The
Immigrant, Talley’s Folly, Guys and Dolls,
Chapter Two, etc. TV: “Criminal Minds,”
“House,” “ER,” “Days of Our Lives,” “C.P.O.
Sharkey,” etc. Film: “Grease” (Doody),
“Avenging Angel,” and “My Favorite
Martian.” Awards: Drama-Logue, SB
Playbill, SD Indie Press, and Scenie. Ovation
Award nominee. B.F.A.: Carnegie Mellon
University. Michael Donovan, you rock!
Cindy and Poo, “IAY!” www.barrypearl.com ROBERT PICARDO (Juror
Four) lives in Pasadena
and is delighted to
return to The Playhouse
stage (Lend Me a Tenor,
A Class Act, and It’s a
Wonderful Life). LA:
Caberet and On the
Twentieth Century (Reprise!) – LA STAGE
Alliance Ovation Award nomination,
Broken Glass (Victory Theatre Center),
The Waiting Room (Mark Taper Forum),
The Normal Heart (Berkeley Repertory
Theatre), and Beyond Therapy and
Geniuses (Coronet Theatre). On Broadway
he created leading roles in Tribute
(opposite Jack Lemmon) and Gemini.
Over two dozen feature films. Television
credits (regular): “Stargate Atlantis,” “Star
Trek: Voyager,” and “China Beach.” Emmy
nomination for “The Wonder Years.”
ADAM J. SMITH (Juror
Twelve) Theatre:
Intimate Apparel and
Matter of Honor (The
Pasadena Playhouse),
Private Lives and
How the Other Half
Loves (International
City Theatre), Three Sisters and Family
Planning (Chalk Repertory Theatre), Beauty
(La Jolla Playhouse), and The Music of
Strauss and Mozart (Walt Disney Concert
Hall, “Mozart”). TV: “Scandal,” “90210,”
“Medium,” “Castle,” “Without a Trace,”
“Numb3rs,” “Victorious,” and “As the World
Turns.” 2006 Emmy Award: “When Things
Get Small.” Voiceovers: Discovery Channel
and Grand Theft Auto V. Faculty member:
California Institute of the Arts. M.F.A.:
University of California, San Diego/La Jolla
Playhouse, B.A.: Duke University (magna
cum laude). Love to Annie!
JACQUES C. SMITH
(Juror Five) returns
to The Pasadena
Playhouse where he
was in Cuttin’ Up,
Purlie (FRED Award,
NAACP Theatre Award
nomination), and Blue.
He appeared on Broadway as Benny in
Rent. He has performed at numerous
regional theatres, including The Old
Globe, South Coast Repertory, Goodman
Theater (Black Theater Alliance Award,
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination),
Cleveland Play House, La Jolla Playhouse,
Paper Mill Playhouse, Illinois Theatre
Center, Arizona Theatre Company, and
Celebration Theatre. His television credits
include “Eagleheart,” “General Hospital,”
“CSI: Miami,” “American Masters,” regular
on “Oz” (HBO), “Law & Order,” and “The
Division.” M.F.A.: University of California,
San Diego. B.A.: Princeton University.
BRADFORD TATUM (Juror Ten) is a graduate
of The Neighborhood Playhouse School
of the Theatre, where he was taught by
the legendary Sanford Meisner. He has
appeared in films
including “Down
Periscope” and
“Powder” and television
shows including
“NYPD Blue, “CSI:
Miami,” and “Criminal
Minds.” As a writer, he
worked for Dick Wolf on the NBC series
“Deadline.” His independent novel I Can
Only Give You Everything won a 2011 Next
Generation Indie Book Award as well as a
2011 Independent Publisher Book Award.
He lives in Los Angeles with his actress wife
Stacy Haiduk and daughter.
Ensemble Studio
Theatre, New York
Stage and Film, and
Naked Angels, where
he is also a member.
Some television credits
include “Bent,” “NCIS,”
“The Mentalist,”
“Desperate Housewives,” “The West Wing,”
“Law & Order,” and “Birdland,” in which he
appeared regularly. He has also appeared
in films including “Simone” (directed by
Andrew Niccol), “A Perfect Murder” (by
Andrew Davis), as well as “Funny People”
(by Judd Apatow).
ADOLPHUS WARD (Juror
Nine) is thrilled to be
back at The Pasadena
Playhouse where he
was in Cuttin’ Up. After
receiving the offer
for the Twelve Angry
Men role, Adolphus
screamed with delight—both for the work
and the benefit of creating with Sheldon
Epps. Adolphus recently trod the boards
at the Fountain Theatre’s The Train Driver
by Athol Fugard. He had fun in a parody on
“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and in a
role as a blind harmonica player in the film
“Holla II.” “I love The Pasadena Playhouse
and the People who keep it alive.”
STEPHANIE KERLEY SCHWARTZ (Scenic/
Costume Designer) As Resident Designer at
Rogue Machine Theatre, she has designed
Scenery and/or Costumes for One Night
in Miami…, Falling, Three Views of the
Same Object, The New Electric Ballroom,
Blackbird (L.A. Weekly Theater Award),
Monkey Adored, Treefall (L.A. Weekly
Theater, Backstage Garland, and Backstage
Critics Pick Awards), The Sunset Limited,
Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Backstage
Garland Award, LA STAGE Alliance Ovation
Award nomination), and American Dead,
among others. Center Theatre Group’s
Mark Taper Forum: Costume Design for
The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Randy
Newman’s Harps and Angels. Recently in
Los Angeles: Scenery and Costumes for
Tomorrow (by Donald Freed and directed
by Damian Cruden), a collaboration
with Rogue Machine Theatre, Skylight
Theatre, and York Theatre Royal. Scenery
for Absolutely Filthy at Sacred Fools
Theater Company and Paradise – A Divine
Bluegrass Musical Comedy at Ruskin Group
Theatre. Scenery and Costumes for Rank
at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. For Moving
Arts at [Inside] the Ford, she designed the
set for Song of Extinction by EM Lewis,
which won the 2009 L.A. Weekly Theater
Award for Production of the Year. She has
designed for theatres including Matrix
Theatre Company, Inkwell Theatre, Pacific
Resident Theatre, and The Colony Theatre.
Production Designer and/or Costume
Designer for Kingdom County Productions
in Vermont. Television (selected): Costume
Design for TNT’s “The Wizard of Oz in
Concert: Dreams Come True” at Avery
Fisher Hall (Jewel as Dorothy). Films
(selected): “Where the Rivers Flow North”
and “A Stranger in the Kingdom.”
ELLIS E. WILLIAMS (Juror
Six) Broadway: Once
on This Island, The
Pirates of Penzance,
and Requiem for a
Heavyweight. National
Tour: Driving Miss Daisy
with the late great Julie
Harris and Brock Peters. Performances at
the Free Shakespeare in the Park festival
in New York, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta,
Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre,
South Coast Repertory, Kennedy Center,
and the famed Negro Ensemble Company.
Winner: 1994 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation
Award for Featured Actor in a Play
(Distant Fires, Ebony Repertory Theatre/
Kirk Douglas Theatre). Winner: 2013 Los
Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for
Featured Performance (Jitney, South Coast
Repertory/The Pasadena Playhouse). Jeff Williams (Juror Two) has credits
at many venues, including Long Wharf
Theatre, Passage Theatre Company,
Theatre Virginia, Ojai Playwrights Festival,
The Actors Gang, The Met Theatre, The
Freud Playhouse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
BRIAN L. GALE (Lighting Designer) The
Pasadena Playhouse: Lighting Design for
Sleepless in Seattle – The Musical, Intimate
Apparel, and The Heiress. Recently: Lighting
and Projection for Waiting for Godot at
the Mark Taper Forum, Lighting for The
Lieutenant of Inishmore and Harps and
Angels at the Mark Taper Forum. A Noise
Within: Projection Design for Eurydice and
Lighting Design for The Doctor’s Dilemma.
Matrix Theatre Company: Lighting for
All My Sons. Previously: Lighting and
Projection for LA Opera’s mounting of
Wagner’s Ring cycle. Numerous productions
for The Public Theater, Berkeley Repertory
Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and
South Coast Repertory. After 24 years with
The Walt Disney Company, he continues to
consult on Theme Parks, Shows, and Special
Events worldwide. Mr. Gale just completed
Theatrical Lighting codesign for the film
“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” Mr.
Gale is a member of IATSE United Scenic
Artists, Local USA 829.
JON GOTTLIEB (Sound Designer) is resident
sound designer for Center Theatre Group
at Mark Taper Forum/Ahmanson Theatre
and heads the Sound Design program at
California Institute of the Arts. Recent
Broadway designs: QED (Lincoln Center),
Terrence McNally’s Master Class, and
Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. Recent LA
credits: King Lear (Center for New Theater
at CalArts), Oscar and Felix, A New Look at
the Odd Couple (Geffen Playhouse), and
The Moliere Comedies (Mark Taper Forum).
L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, DramaLogue Awards, and L.A. Weekly Theater
Awards. Career achievement awards from
the Los Angeles Theatre Alliance, L.A.
Weekly, and The Los Angeles Theatre
Center. The Distinguished Artist Award
from Club 100 of The Music Center in Los
Angeles. Created original sound effects
and design for two Walt Disney World
attractions.
MICHAEL DONOVAN (Casting Director)
Previously at The Pasadena Playhouse:
Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and
Stoller, Sleepless In Seattle – The Musical,
Fallen Angels, Intimate Apparel, Under My
Skin, The Heiress, Blues for an Alabama Sky,
South Street, Camelot, Baby It’s You!, The
Night Is a Child, Crowns, The Little Foxes,
Mauritius, Stormy Weather, The Lady With
All the Answers, Looped, Of Mice and Men,
Mask: A New Musical, Orson’s Shadow,
RAY CHARLES LIVE! – A New Musical,
Matter of Honor, Can-Can, Fences, The
Constant Wife, Cuttin’ Up, Defiance, SISTER
ACT – The Musical, The Marriage Musicals,
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, It’s a
Wonderful Life, and Open Window. Michael
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who’s who
is the recipient of 6 Casting Society of
America Artios awards. Credits include
shows produced at the Hollywood Bowl,
the La Jolla Playhouse, the Kirk Douglas
Theatre, the Shakespeare Festival/L.A.,
the International City Theatre, the Ebony
Repertory Theatre, the Falcon Theatre, the
Colony Theatre, the Celebration Theatre,
The Theatre @ Boston Court, the Laguna
Playhouse, the San Francisco Symphony,
the Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara,
the Intiman Theatre, the Arizona Theatre
Company, the Cleveland Play House, and
the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. Tours
include Aida, Buddy - The Buddy Holly
Story, Peter Pan, and the currently playing I
Love Lucy Live On Stage. Michael has cast
numerous films, over 1,200 commercials,
and his TV credits include the series “Blood
Relatives.”
HETHYR “RED” VERHOEF (Production
Stage Manager) Hethyr has always been
entranced by the power of art and all
the elements it takes to create it. Over
the years, she has worked on numerous
productions as lead flyman/rigger, deck
crew, and stage manager. Hethyr just
returned from the Regional Tour of One
Night with Janis Joplin and is thrilled to be
back at her mother theatre working with
Sheldon Epps and Company. “Para mí sólo
recorrer los caminos que tienen corazón.”
Actor’s Equity Association member, Local
33.
JESSICA R. AGUILAR (Assistant Stage
Manager) After touring with the preBroadway engagement of A Night with
Janis Joplin, Ms. Aguilar is thrilled to return
to her home in sunny California for Twelve
Angry Men. Selected previous works
include The Pasadena Playhouse: Intimate
Apparel and Blues for an Alabama Sky; Los
Angeles Theatre Center: Devil’s Advocate
and Dementia; Center Theatre Group: Ken
Roht’s Nutcracker (workshops); Geffen
Playhouse: By the Waters of Babylon;
Reprise!: Once on This Island; Marin
Theatre Company: Tiny Alice and In
the Red and Brown Water; and Cygnet
Theatre: Man of La Mancha and Hedwig
and the Angry Inch. She is a graduate of
UCLA, a proud member of Actors’ Equity
Association, a fitness enthusiast, and an
avid San Francisco Giants fan. Many thanks
to her F&F, HW, PA, ML, MQH, and JK2.
Kisses to TB!
JOE WITT (General Manager/Production
Manager) is in his third season at The
Pasadena Playhouse. Other credits include
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Eric Idle’s An Evening Without Monty
Python (LA and NY), Mr. Idle’s What
About Dick?, and the original production
of Baby It’s You! (before it moved to The
Pasadena Playhouse, then Broadway). He
managed the stage of the music/standup venue Largo at the Coronet, working
with artists such as Eddie Izzard, Sarah
Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Louis C.K., Fred
Armison, Fionna Apple, Jackson Browne,
and Aimee Mann. He helped develop
Will Farrell’s Broadway debut in You’re
Welcome, America. A Final Night with
George W. Bush, and was involved with the
incredibly puppeteered Stuffed & Unstrung
with the Jim Henson Company (LA and
NY). Stage Management credits include
George Gershwin Alone (Broadway) and the
original New York productions of Hedwig
and the Angry Inch, Four Guys Named
José, Stonewall Jackson’s House, and Blown
Sideways Through Life. LA credits include
The Pee-wee Herman Show Live, The
Vagina Monologues, Culture Clash’s Zorro
in Hell, Mask (The Pasadena Playhouse),
Lydia (Mark Taper Forum), Much Ado About
Nothing (featuring Lyle Lovett and Helen
Hunt), and the original LA production of the
Off-Broadway hit Jewtopia.
BRAD ENLOW (Technical Director) hails
from Cleveland, Ohio, which is where
he began his career in technical theatre.
His experience has taken him across the
country to theatres throughout. He worked
as the TD for the University
of the Pacific for six years and was the
TD at several other theatre and opera
companies before moving to LA three
years ago. In LA, he became the TD for
several small companies, including Reprise!
Broadway’s Best. He has been here at the
historic Pasadena Playhouse since January
2012 and is excited to return for his second
full season. He wishes his family well and
hopes you enjoy the show.
KRISTEN HAMMACK (Company Manager)
is in her fourth season at The Pasadena
Playhouse. Kristen holds her bachelor’s
degree in Theatre Arts from California
State University, San Bernardino, and has
stage managed in Hollywood and Los
Angeles. Credits include RENT: Downtown
L.A. (Over the Moon Productions), Room
Service (Open Fist Theatre Company),
The Limitations of Genetic Technology
(Theatre of NOTE), The Position (Asylum
Lab), and Phenomenon of Decline (Son of
Semele). Other productions include The
Woman in Black, Expressions, Scapin, The
Wiz, and Barefoot in the Park. In memory
of William R. Hammack Sr., who worked
for The Pasadena Playhouse for 15 years
(1944–1959). To The Dash!
SHELDON EPPS (Director, Artistic Director)
has been Artistic Director of the renowned
Pasadena Playhouse since 1997. Before
beginning his tenure at The Playhouse, he
served as Associate Artistic Director of
the Old Globe Theatre for four years. He
was also a co-founder of the Off-Broadway
theatre The Production Company. Mr.
Epps has directed both plays and musicals
at many of the country’s major theatres,
including Roundabout Theatre Company,
Manhattan Theatre Club, Guthrie Theatre,
Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory
Theatre, Arena Stage, and Goodman
Theatre. He conceived the highly acclaimed
musicals Play On! and Blues In the
Night, which both received Tony Award
nominations. He directed productions
of both of those shows on Broadway, in
London, and at theatres throughout the
world. Mr. Epps also has had a busy career
as a television director, helming episodes
of shows such as “Frasier,” “Friends,”
“Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Girlfriends,”
and many others. For more than a decade,
he has served as a member of the Executive
Board of the Society of Stage Directors and
Choreographers. Mr. Epps received the
James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award
for his efforts and accomplishments at The
Pasadena Playhouse. Under his leadership,
The Playhouse has earned distinction for
productions of artistic excellence, critical
and box office success, and highly praised
theatrical diversity. He also Co-Directed
the Broadway production of Baby It’s You!,
which premiered at The Playhouse.
HISTORY
Twelve Angry Men has had a long history of production and revision, from short teleplay to major
Broadway productions. Reginald Rose first found inspiration for Twelve Angry Men when he served
on a jury in a manslaughter case, over which the jurors fought bitterly for some eight hours. This
became the impetus for the teleplay, Twelve Angry Men, which aired on CBS as a live one-hour
drama. It was immediately successful and led to further development, culminating in its film version
in 1957, starring Henry Fonda and directed by Sidney Lumet. It was first produced for the stage in
1964. It was filmed again for television in 1997, starring George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon, and first
appeared on Broadway in 2004.
Dramatically, Twelve Angry Men is an excellent example of the mid 20th-century American style
of socially conscious, psychologically driven realism, depicting everyday individuals in everyday
situations. In form, the play is a perfect piece of naturalism, occurring in real time and running
continuously, even between acts, for the length of the drama.
Historically, we can look at the play in the context of its original film release date, 1957. The United
States was in a politically transitional time. The Civil Rights Movement was well underway with the
Brown vs. Board of Education decision passed in 1954 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1956.
Many of the themes of racial and social inequity being played out in the drama were being played out
on the national scene.
Drohan, Sean P. GradeSaver Classic Notes: 12 Angry Men. N.p.: Gradesaver LLC, 2012. ELIZABETH DORAN (Executive Director)
hails from Patchogue, New York, where
she began her career in theatre as a writer
and performer. After earning her B.A. in
theatre arts at SUNY Fredonia, she became
interested in building and sustaining great
theatre companies. She earned her M.B.A.
in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at
Rensselaer in Troy, NY. She has served as
Director of Finance and Planning for the La
Jolla Playhouse, was Managing Director for
Capital Repertory Theatre (a LORT regional
theatre in Albany, NY), and most recently
was Managing Director of Los Angeles’ own
The Actor’s Gang. She and her husband,
Kwinn Doran, a college professor and
historian, have made themselves at home in
South Pasadena with their two young sons,
Giacomo and Ely, and welcomed a third
child, Calypso.
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DIVERsItY PROJECt sPOtLIGHt
WREN T. BROWNAfourthgenerationAngeleno,Wrenisalsoafourthgeneration
theatrical.HeisveryproudtobeinhisthirddecadeasanActor,Producer,and
Director.AmongWren’sfilmappearancesare“WaitingtoExhale,”“HeartandSouls,”
“UnderSiege2:DarkTerritory,”“TheDinner,”“HollywoodShuffle,”“BikerBoyz,”“The
ImportanceofBeingEarnest,”“MidnightClear,”andDavidMamet’s“Edmond.”On
television,WrencostarredasWhoopiGoldberg’sbrotherandcomicfoilinNBC’s
“Whoopi”andwasaregularin“Flipper:TheNewAdventures”aswellasCBS’s“Bless
ThisHouse.”Hehasalsogueststarredorrecurredon“TheWestWing,”“ThePractice,”
“TouchedbyanAngel,”“Frasier,”“Seinfeld,”“Charmed,”“StarTrek:Voyager,”andas
ProfessorWilkinson“Half&Half.”WrenalsostarredoppositeJohnLarroquettein
Hallmark’s“McBride:TuneinforMurder.”Mostrecently,Wrenhasalsobeenseen
on“EliStone,”“CurbYourEnthusiasm,”“Women’sMurderClub,”“EverybodyHates
Chris,”“The Game,” “Grey’sAnatomy”(recurring), andasthevoiceofVirgilSimpson
on“TheSimpsons.”SomeofhistheatrecreditsincludeShakespeare’sAs You Like It
(Drama-LogueAwardwinner),On Borrowed Time,Burning Hope,andhisNAACPImage
Award-nominatedperformanceinJeffrey’s Plan.Wrenhasabroadrangeofcommercial,voice-over,andspokenword
projects,includingbeingtappedbyacclaimedpianistBillyChildstorecitetheclassicLangstonHughespoem“TheNegro
SpeaksofRivers”onChilds’GRAMMYAward-nominatedalbum“I’veKnownRivers.”HenarratedTheHistoryChannel’s
“USSConstellation:BattlingforFreedom,”TheLearningChannelseries“SceneoftheCrime,”andE!Entertainment
Television’s“E!TrueHollywoodStory”
onthelifeofDianaRoss.Healsovoiced
Disney’sBr’erRabbitforvariousprojects.
Inhisdirectorialdebut,hedirectedover
35actorsandactressesinInspired By . . .
The Bible Experience,winnerofthe2007
AudieAwardforAudiobookoftheYear.
Forthatproject,Wrenalsonarratedthe
bookofMatthew.In1999,Wrenmadehis
debutasaproducerwiththecritically
acclaimedfeaturefilm“Boesman&Lena,”
starringDannyGloverandAngelaBassett,
followedbyDianneReeves’concertfilmof
herGRAMMYAward-winningCD“Inthe
Moment:LiveinConcert.”Heproduced
theplayThe Confessions of Stepin
Fetchitaswellasanarrayofshortfilms
fornewdirectors.Hehasalsoproduced
eveningscelebratingMr.LloydRichards
andComplexionsContemporaryBallet.In
2008,WrenbecameFounder/Producer
oftheaward-winningEbonyRepertory
SAVE THE DATE
Theatre(ERT),thefirstAfrican-American
Saturday,
professional(Actors’EquityContract)
April
26, 2014
theatrecompanyinLosAngeleshistory.
EbonyRepertoryTheatreInc.isthe
residentcompanyandoperatoroftheNate
HoldenPerformingArtsCenter,where
Wrenservesasthecompany’sProducer.
Initsfirstthreeproductions,ERTwon
twoOvationAwardsforBestPlay(Large
Theater),aswellasmanyotherOvation
andNAACPTheatreAwards.
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DavidDiCristofaro*
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*DiversityCommitteeMember
on behalf of the diversity Committee and the Wells
fargo Theatrical diversity Project,
itismypleasure—andhonor—towelcomeyoutoThe
PasadenaPlayhouse.Thankyouforjoiningustoseethe
AmericanclassicTwelve Angry Men,directedbySheldon
Epps,theacclaimedArtisticDirectorofThePlayhouse
andafellowcommitteemember.I’mparticularly
pleasedthatourcommitteeissupportingthisplaywith
amultiracialcast,whosemembersbringtolifethis
enduringstoryaboutjusticeandthepowerfulimpact
madebyonepersonwiththeconfidencetospeakhis
truth.
Inthisspecialproductionwitharaciallydiversegroup
of12jurors,thistimelesstalegetsanewtwistandcould
easilyberippedfromtoday’sheadlines,whereraceand
discriminationareonceagaindebated.Conversationsaboutrace—nodoubtinfluenced
byrecenthigh-profilecourtcases—occureverydaythroughoutourcountry:inprivate
behindcloseddoors,inthejusticesystemwithincourtroomsandjuryrooms,andin
publicthroughfilms,televisionshows,andonlineforums,especiallyinsocialmedia.
Onceagain,weseethepoweranddynamicsofgroupthinkregardingraceintheUnited
States.Andwecanonlyhopethat,asintheplayyouseetoday,therewillalwaysbeat
leastonecourageouspersonwhodarestodefyexpectations,questionassumptions,
andpersuadeotherstolookwithinthemselvesandchallengetheirownbiasesand
preconceptionsaboutpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem.
Weinviteyoutositbackandenjoyourperformanceforitstheatricalartandthe
incrediblytalentedcast.Butwealsohopeyoutaketheshow’sthemeshomewithyouand
continuethedialogueaboutraceanddiversitywithfamily,friends,andothers.Ourgoalis
thatyouleaveourtheatretodaywithanewandmoreprofoundappreciationofdiversity,
theincrediblepowerofoneindividualtomakeawide-reachingdifferencebychallenging
thestatusquoandconvincingotherstodothesame,andtheimportanceofcontinuing
fairandjustconversationsaboutraceinAmerica.
OurDiversityCommitteeisdevotedtomakingdiversityinallforms,bothonandoff
ThePlayhousestage,asourceofprideforthecommunity.Wearedeeplygratefulto
thosewhohavesupportedourannualfundraisingcelebrations,outreachprograms,and
specialevents,andweencourageeachofyoutogetmoreinvolvedasweworktomake
ThePlayhouse“TheBestPlacetoBe”forcompelling,thought-provoking,andfirst-class
theatricalproductionsthatembracethediversitywithinourcommunity.
Withsincerethanks,
Darrell D. Miller
Chair,DiversityCommittee
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SheilaGrether-Marion
Chair of the Board
DavidDiCristofaro
Vice-Chair of the Board
C.AnthonyPhillips
Treasurer
LindaBoydGriffey
Secretary
LenoreAlmanzar
ValerieAmidon
SheriBall
DarrellG.Brooke
ElizabethDoran
PeggyEbright
SheldonEpps
GeorgeA.Henning
TeenaHostovich
BradKing
DarrellD.Miller
MichaelA.Persaud
AbelRamirez
BingoRoncelli
LilahStangeland
CorkyHaleStoller
MikeStoller
MarthaWilliamson
Dear Playhouse Friends,
dear Playhouse friends,
Whataremarkablestarttothe2013–2014Seasonandour
96thyear!Ihopeeveryonehadachancetoexperience
thefoot-stomping,hand-clappingpartyatSmokey Joe’s
Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller,Broadway’slongestrunningmusicalrevue.AndnowIwelcomeyouallback
toexperienceanightofengagingandthought-provoking
theatre:ourproductionofTwelve Angry Men.
TrayvonMartin,GeorgeZimmerman,PattyHearst,
andOscarGrantIII:Allwereinvolvedinreal-life
incidentswheretheirfateswerepermanently
affectedbyrace,gender,oreconomicclass.Twelve
Angry Menexaminestheissuesconfrontingallof
usonadailybasisasiftheyhadjumpedoffthe
frontpageofthenewspaper.
TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsreportedthat
theatreattendanceisdownthroughouttheUnited
States,butthatisnotthecasewithyourtheatre!Our
subscriptions and overall attendance continue to
increase.Thatisbecausewearecommittedtoproducing
high-qualityproductions,creatinganddevelopingnew
worksthroughourHOTHOUSE newplaydevelopment
program,makingourtheatreaccessibletoallthroughour
outreachprojects,anddevelopingnewtheatreaudiences
withourNewGenerationsandeducationinitiatives.
AdriannaRoseLyonsshimmies
inSmokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs
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thatfamilieswithyoungchildrenwillenjoy.Comingupthis
DecemberisoursecondPanto,Aladdin and His Winter
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Productions,creatingafunholidayshowstarringBen
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Sowhateveryoufeelyoucancontribute,wesincerely
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Thankyouallforjoiningustonight.Ifyouarealreadya
donor,THANKYOU!
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ThePasadenaPlayhouseistheonlyregionaltheatreservingthegreaterSanGabrielValley.
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2013-2014 DONOR BENEFIts
Warmwishesforaveryhappyholidayseason,
Sheila Grether-Marion
ThePasadenaPlayhouseBoardofDirectorsChair
ThisPlayisastudyofourlives.
Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller,
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areallexamplesofexcellenceonourPasadena
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GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS
Our thanks to the following individuals and companies who donated gifts-in-kind to The Playhouse since November 1, 2012.
Any gifts-in-kind received after September 23, 2013, will be acknowledged in the next program.
Brett Achorn
Gail Adams
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Karen H. Ballenger
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Bittersweet Treats
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Bluelounge Design
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Arts at the University of
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Pasadena Playhouse
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Outreach, Education & Audience Engagement
TA Q&A: ALL ABOUT NEW GENERATIONS AT THE PLAYHOUSE
Nicole Erb, Teaching Artist – Jacey Erwin, Ph.D., Dramaturg – Tann Moore, Teaching Artist – Robert Paterno, Teaching Artist
Courtney Harper, Outreach & Education Manager/Artistic Associate, Interviewer
What is New Generations at The Playhouse and how are you a part of that program?
Tann - New Generations is a program that introduces theatre arts to traditionally underrepresented community groups that may otherwise
never attend live theatre. As a Teaching Artist, I act as a guide who will usher them into this new experience.
Jacey - I collect background information that gives a historical/social context for the play, production information and history, and
interviews to create an Education Guide [available on our website] that enables the Teaching Artists to lead New Generations audiences
into thinking more deeply about the play and production.
Nicole - As a Teaching Artist, my job is best described as Edu-tainment! We would love it if New Generations participants understood
the historical context, the jobs of everyone at the theatre, something about the playwright, and the process for designers, but it’s equally
important that they have so much fun that they want to come back.
Why is New Generations important?
Tann - I’m a huge fan of the New Generations program because people need the arts in their lives to broaden their horizons and highlight
the things we can all relate to despite external differences.
Jacey - It’s essential for theatres to cultivate and welcome new audiences to remain vital and relevant.
Nicole - And New Generations doesn’t just bring “butts in seats,” it gives participants context and an experience. We create a space where
it’s safe to ask questions, analyze, compare, and express opinions.
Robert - As a Teaching Artist, I get to create interactive educational experiences specific to each show, giving our guests a more immersive
theatre experience. And it’s so much fun!
How can The Playhouse community support New Generations?
Nicole - New Generations has only been able to grow because of the generosity of donors, foundations, volunteers, staff, and our
community. Donations of any size go a long way to significantly increase the number of participants who can see a show and support the
availability of trained Teaching Artists who are able to meet with groups.
Jacey - The Pasadena Playhouse’s commitment to diversity is an extremely important mission. We don’t have a history in this country of
significant public/government support of the arts, so it’s important for individuals to support the organizations that are important and
valuable to them—like The Pasadena Playhouse and our New Generations program.
Tann - Please encourage interested groups to reach out to New Generations. And when you have a free moment, stop by to tell the
groups what happens in the Box Office or what a stage manager does before, during, and after a show.
Nicole - And it’s totally OK if you see a group and want to listen to what they’re talking about. It’s really great for the participants to see
other people showing interest in what they’re learning about.
What do you have planned for Twelve Angry Men?
Tann - As I study people and how they process the world around them, I’ve learned to better understand individuals and why we do what
we do as people and as artists. I know this analytical and creative approach will come in handy when we discuss a few popular homicide
trials, real and fictional, and what seems to influence a verdict.
Nicole - I can imagine you’ll see some serious mock trials in the courtyard during the month of November!
Robert - I’m excited to put our groups in the jurors’ shoes. Mock Trials for everyone!
For more information, please contact Outreach & Education Manager/Artistic Associate Courtney Harper at
charper@pasadenaplayhouse.org or 626-204-7388.
Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates
Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman met as students at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts in the
1950’s, but it wasn’t until the 2003 motion picture “Runaway Jury” that they appeared onscreen opposite each other. Alumni Henry Darrow (’56) and Elliott Street (’69) also appeared in the film. If you dig deep in the special features
section of the DVD version of that film, you will find an extended interview with Hackman and Hoffman as they
discuss their time at our College of Theatre Arts.
Though the school has been closed for many years, Pasadena Playhouse Alumni & Associates is still a vital organization with nearly
300 members around the world. PPA&A publishes a quarterly newsletter to help our members stay in touch with their classmates
and keep up to date with the events at The Playhouse. Following our 60th Diamond Jubilee brunch meeting on June 9, 2013, a
bronze plaque commemorating our school was dedicated in the courtyard of The Playhouse.
PPA&A is most proud of our scholarship program for theatre students with financial needs. Thanks to a generous endowment from
alumnus Henry Sumid (’40), PPA&A has bestowed college scholarships with an aggregate value of $155,000.
Please visit www.sumidscholarship.com for more information on our scholarship program for theatre students.
www.ppa-a.org
AMBASSADORS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
At our Ambassadors meeting in September, Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps spoke about his decision to present the classic
play Twelve Angry Men. Epps said Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton was to be postponed and he wanted to
offer an equally topical and exciting production in its place. He awoke one morning with almost a vision and Twelve Angry Men
became the clear path ahead. We have often compared Epps to Playhouse Founder Gilmor Brown, and now we wonder if they are
communicating!
As we anticipate this great play, we also look forward to greeting many new ticket holders. Our subscriber family has grown over 25%
and we are thrilled to heartily welcome each and every guest.
Contact Peggy Ebright at pebright33@aol.com to learn more about the Ambassadors.
Friends of The Pasadena Playhouse
In addition to volunteering their time and contributing money, the Friends of The Pasadena Playhouse purchase necessary items for
The Playhouse staff. During 2013, purchases included a new refrigerator for Concessions, a new camera for the Lobby monitor, a new
video camera, new carpeting for the Box Office, a new iPad for the Company Manager, and refurbished Listening Devices. These
items all help enhance the theatre experience.
On October 12, 2013, the Friends held their third annual Bazaar and generated money to help make purchases like these. An
enthusiastic crowd bought jewelry, holiday pieces, white elephant items, and baked goods in the Courtyard.
The funds from the Donation Box in the Lobby also help the Friends buy items for The Playhouse. Your donations are always
appreciated.
Please visit our website at www.friendsofthepasadenaplayhouse.org for more information on how to become a Friend.
Wednesday, November 6,
7:00–7:30 p.m.
Join us prior to the Wednesday
performance for a very special
Twelve Angry Men event.
Wednesday, November 20,
7:00–7:30 p.m.
Come watch as a Twelve Angry Men
special guest is put on the HOTSEAT.
Sunday, November 24,
after the 2:00 p.m. showing
of Twelve Angry Men
Join us for a talk-back, question-andanswer session with members of
Twelve Angry Men.
For more information, please contact
Chief Experience Officer Stacey Castillo at scastillo@pasadenaplayhouse.org.
The Pasadena Playhouse’s Outreach, Education & Audience Engagement programs and events are supported in part by the Wells Fargo
Theatrical Diversity Project and by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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Backstage Tours
There are two sides to every play: what you see as an audience member and what’s hidden on the other
side of the curtain. Take a fascinating Playhouse Backstage Tour and learn the backstage secrets. See what
it takes to get a play from script to stage.
For additional information or to book your tour, contact Ellen Bailey at tours@pasadenaplayhouse.org
or 626-921-1162.
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PICS AT THE PLAYHOUSE
Smokey Joe’s Cafe:
The Songs of
Leiber and Stoller
Opening Night
The Pasadena Playhouse hosted the outdoor street event
Playhouse Rock on El Molino, celebrating the opening of
Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller.
In the Makineni Library
Los Angeles Councilmember Tom LaBonge,
Mike Stoller and Corky Hale Stoller, Pasadena
Mayor Bill Bogaard, Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps, and Playhouse Executive Director
Elizabeth Doran.
Barbara and Playhouse Treasurer of the Board
Tony Phillips.
Mary Lea Carroll, Shannon Miller, and Playhouse
Board Member Darrell D. Miller.
Eric Sigg, Michael Mackness, and Playhouse
Major Gifts Officer Christine Franke.
PLAYHOUSE ROCK ON EL MOLINO
The community twisted the night away during a 50’s dance
party as Arthur Murray Dance Centers helped teach that era’s
most popular dances. Afterward, the crowd sat back to watch
a free screening of Elvis Presley’s hit film “Jailhouse Rock,”
which features the title song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
And the rockin’ evening culminated in an exciting dance-off
contest with great prizes for the winners, including a pair of
iPad minis as Grand Prizes.
Brett Stangeland, Playhouse Board Member
Lilah Stangeland, Playhouse Secretary of the
Board Linda Boyd Griffey, and Playhouse
Artistic Director Sheldon Epps.
Photos by Clarence Alford.
Behind the Scenes at
The Pasadena Playhouse
In the Green Room
with Jeffrey Polk,
Director of
Smokey Joe’s Cafe:
The Songs of
Leiber and Stoller
Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps with
Vivien and Bill Foran.
Marcia Garcia, Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs
of Leiber and Stoller Director Jeffrey Polk, and
Rose Ann Hall.
Henri and Donna Ford with Playhouse Executive
Director Elizabeth Doran.
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Barbara Coleman and Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The
Songs of Leiber and Stoller Director Jeffrey
Polk.
Marilyn and Corky Conzonire.
Photos by Clarence Alford.
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ONE NIGHt WItH EVERCLEaR
EverclearrockedThePlayhouse!Fansoftheband,alumnifromLAMACollegeforMusicProfessionalsinPasadena,
studentsfromPasadenaCityCollege,andsupportersofThePlayhousecameouttocelebrateThePlayhouse’s
presentationofOne Night with Everclear,whichispartoftheOne Night With...musicseries.LAMAalumniband
TheFetchingopenedforEverclearandmembersofPCC’smen’schoirjoinedasEverclear’sbackupsingers.During
theVIPMeetandGreetintheMakeniniLibrary,membersoftheband,includingfrontmanArtAlexakis,metlongtime
fansandmadenewfriends.AportionoftheproceedsfromthisconcertbenefitedThePlayhouse’sWellsFargo
TheatricalDiversityProject.
TofindoutmoreaboutThePlayhouse’sconcerts,pleaseemailusatconcerts@pasadenaplayhouse.org.Youremail
willautomaticallyenteryouinacontesttowinafreepairofconcerttickets!
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Sheldon Epps
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Artistic Director
Artistic
Director
Elizabeth
Doran
Charles
Dillingham
Executive Director
Interim Executive
Director
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Controller...................................................StephanieSurabian
Interactive Technology
Producer ............................................... LemuelH.ThorntonIII
Executive Assistant...............................WhitneyFortmueller
Accounting Associate........................................AnnaPanoian
Union Liaison..........................................................AngelaSidlow
Accounting Consultant......................MaryAnnHeidsman
IT Consulting Firm...............................................TechFirmation
DEVELOPMENT/OUTREACH & EDUCATION
Major Gifts Officer...................................................ChristineFranke
Outreach & Education Manager/
Artistic Associate .............................................CourtneyHarper
Special Events Coordinator......................JuliaFitzgibbons
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Marketing & Communications Director........PattyOnagan
Subscriptions Manager..................................JonathanWhite
Subscriptions Services Manager ........FrankEnsenberger
Chief Experience Officer ............................... StaceyCastillo
Group Sales Associate..................................SusanVonTress
Marketing Assistant/Copy Editor............. NicoleFanning
Marketing & Communications
Assistant ................................................................KareemCervantes
Press Representative .................Davidson&ChoyPublicity,
TimChoy,PeterGoldman
Urban Press & Marketing
Representative.....................................................LindaStewart/
ItIsDoneCommunications
Broadcast Advertising.............................Nancy’sMediaBuys,
NancyPank
Production/Subscription
Graphic Designer....................................HalogenDesignLab
Program Design ...................................................... JessicaSmith
Production Photography ............................................JimCox
Telemarketing ........................................................TheatreDirect
PATRON SERVICES
Patron Services Manager ..................LouisDouglasJacobs
Front of House Manager ........................................BenTorres
Patron Services Assistant Manager......WhitneyLaBarge
Patron Services Senior Associates.......................EliasFeghali,
ShelbyPage
Patron Services Associates..... DavidS.Blair,KeniaBrown,
KareemCervantes,RafaelGoldstein,RandyWadeKelley,
BrettNewton,ColbySalmon,BonnieWilliams
House Managers................................. LenoreBondAlmanzar,
SueHaynie-Horn,PatrickJ.Oliva
FRIENDS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
Executive Board
President .................................................LenoreBondAlmanzar
1st Vice-President............................................SueHaynie-Horn
2nd Vice-President ............................................. NancyAshcraft
Treasurer ........................................................................NolaWidin
Recording Secretary .........................................SharonZaslaw
General Board ......................EugeniaAmodei,DorisArima,
EllenBailey,MaryBasile,EveyBrown,ChipBrowning,
VirginiaBrowning,BonnieDavis,BobDeWees,
EvaHanloser,RutheKilburn,YvonneLai,PattiLaMarr,
BeverlyMeissner,ShirleyMiller,PatrickOliva,
BettyParnell,BeverlySimone,JayneThomas
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE ALUMNI & ASSOCIATES
Executive Board
President................................................................ ValerieAmidon
1st Vice-President...................................................AnneLaRose
2nd Vice-President ................................................BridgetFuriga
Administrator ....................................................RJMuehlhausen
Corresponding Secretary......................Charlynd’Anconia
Interim Recording Secretary..............................MarjeCates
Treasurer ..........................................................................EricJohns
Board of Directors .......... LenoreAlmanzar,EllenBailey,
RossClark,JaclynPalmer,JackScott
Emeritus - Past Presidents .............RossEastty,JimKent,
JohnMcElveney,PeteParkin
TWELVE ANGRY MEN PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Stage Manager..............Hethyr“Red”Verhoef
Assistant Stage Manager ............................JessicaR.Aguilar
Company Manager ........................................ KristenHammack
Casting Assistant .....................................................RichieFerris
Moving Light Programmer ...................................SeanMeyer
Production Assistants............SarahPerez,DanielTrostler
Assistant Scenic Designer .........................NicholasSantiago
Assistant Costume Designer .............................SusanWilder
Deck Head..................................................................... MattPetosa
Scenic Artist ........................................................JohnnyLeBlanc
Props Master ...................................................ShannonDedman
Master Electrician ............................................ ChrisOsborne
Light Board Operator....................................MarkDougherty
Riggers ............................... MikeAskew,TimMoore,JoeRoss
Production Sound Engineer ..........................EricThompson
Wardrobe Supervisor ......................................MarieGrowden
Dresser..................................................................... JanaMorimoto
Master Carpenter ................................................. IsaMitsuharu
Carpenters ................................. ChrisCook,JuanG.Holguin,
Takuji“Clutch”Kuramoto,SeanLewellyn,
JoelSchlessinger,RyanShull
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General Manager/Production Manager ............JoeWitt
Associate General Manager ....................BrandonDobbins
Technical Director................................................... BradEnlow
Company Manager ........................................KristenHammack
Master Electrician ............................................ ChrisOsborne
Props Master ...................................................ShannonDedman
Sound Engineer....................................................EricThompson
Crew Chief ...................................................................MattPetosa
Wardrobe Supervisor ......................................MarieGrowden
Facilities/Maintenance Manager...........MarkMaldonado
Facilities/Maintenance................................................SalFariaz,
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