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December 4 - 18, 2015
Theatre on San Pedro Square
29 N. San Pedro Street • Downtown San Jose
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Welcome
The Tabard Theatre Company
From Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Artistic Director
Presents
hank you for “Coming Home to Tabard for the Holidays”! Theatre on San
Pedro Square truly is a fun and exciting place to be, and we’re greatly
pleased you’ve chosen to spend some of your time with us.
We follow our run of Miracle on 34th Street with three exciting concerts of holiday
music on December 19th (3 p.m. & 8 p.m.) and 20th (2 p.m.) done Big Band
Style by the always-fabulous Nineteen Jazz Orchestra. These concerts typically sell
out, so I encourage you to get your tickets sooner than later.
Looking for a different way to spend New Year’s Eve? Will Durst will be performing
two shows that night: 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., leaving you plenty of time to end the year
with a hearty laugh and still get home safely before the ball drops.
The designated nonprofits for our holiday shows are Loaves & Fishes for Miracle on
34th Street and St. Paul’s Food Closet for Big Band Christmas. Each has been
chosen for the work they do to help those in need in our community.
All of us in the Tabard family wish you and your family the most blessed, gracefilled, and loving holiday season you can imagine.
For now, let’s all enjoy the magical mystery of Miracle on 34th Street.
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From Nick Nichols, Executive Director
appy holidays and thank you for being with us for this spirited
production of Miracle on 34th Street. As we enter this season of giving,
I want to offer an idea that will greatly ease your shopping experience
and give your friends and loved ones a gift that will continue to give far into the
New Year. Give the gift of theatre! There is still time to purchase a three- or
even four-production subscription to the remaining shows in this, Tabard’s 15th
season. You need not worry about schedule because, as our subscribers well
know, once you join our family of subscribers you get to choose what
performance you attend for each production. You can also purchase gift
certificates to Tabard plays if that better suits your gift-giving needs. This
season, give a gift that is unique, economical, and plain fun! For information
on subscription packages, go to www.TabardTheatre.org or give us a call at
408-679-2330. To buy Tabard gift certificates, please give us a call. Thank you
for being here and enjoy the show!
Explore new horizons. Tabard.
Adapted by Hayley Lovgren
Based on The LUX Radio Theatre broadcast originally
aired December 20th, 1948
© 2015 Hayley Lovgren
Experience the magic. Tabard.
Production Staff
Miracle on 34th Street
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
Christmas Eve, 1948
New York City — Broadcast Studio of WBFR
Producer
Director
Music Director
Jingle Composer
Brian Ingalls
Libby Collins (Cleo, Mothers, Mrs. Shellhammer, et al).......................Karen DeHart
Technical Director Joe Cassetta
Charlie Maxwell (WBFR studio stage manager)............................... Patrick DeRosa
Production Associate
James Creer
James Douglas (Fred Gailey).................................................................. Kevin Kirby
Stage Manager
Joyce Taylor
Shirley O’Brien (Susan Walker).............................................................. Claire Lentz
Lighting Designer Nick Nichols
Janet Davies (Doris Walker)................................................................ Mary Melnick
Sound Designer
John DiLoreto
Buddy Schlubman (WBFR studio sound engineer)........................Nicolae Muntean
Costume Designer Assistant Costume Designer
Scenic Painters
Properties
Carols in the Courtyard Director
Program Layout
Jay Manley
Catherine Snider
Melissa Sanchez
Marilyn Watts
Migi Oey, Alexis Snyder
Cast
Rosie O’Hara (WBFR studio pianist).............................................Catherine Snider
Milton Keighley (Announcer, Judge, Macy, Pierce, et al)........................... Bob Visini
Baxter Greenstreet (Shellhammer, Sawyer, Gimbel, et al).................... Gregg Zigler
Shirley Benson
Emily Anne Goes
Director’s Note
Barbara Reynolds
Christmas means many things to different people. For some, it is a sacred religious
observance, for others it is a welcome excuse for family gatherings; still others may
see it almost as an intrusion because they do not share the same spiritual beliefs. As I
have grown older, and especially with children grown and often away at the holidays,
Christmas seems to rush around with increasingly alarming rapidity. Wasn’t it just
Christmas 2014?! Do we have to do this again so soon?!
Tabard offers its sincere and grateful appreciation to...
Esther Goes, Harley Goes, Lyric Theatre,
propEARLYdone by Ruth E. Stein, and all our season
subscribers, donors, sponsors, and community partners
who helped make this production possible.
We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.
There will be a 15-minute intermission.
Whatever take on Christmas anyone has, it is certain that the commercialization
of the holiday has also grown with alarming rapidity. Christmas decorations once
were rarely seen before December; then Thanksgiving; then early November; now
Costco sports displays in September. There is no bigger opportunity “to sell” than
this holiday. And so it is refreshing to revisit this holiday classic, Miracle on 34th
Street, with its reminder that Christmas, regardless of anyone’s religious beliefs, is
fundamentally about generosity, openness and kindness. Our Kris Kringle is fighting
the forces of disbelief with his presence — a metaphor, really for imagination and
playfulness, wonder and astonishment — even against a backdrop of an often cynical
world around him... and us.
So, please join us — and Kris — in affirming belief! ...in the Tinker Bells and Kris
Kringles and magic spirits of the world! Have we ever needed them more?
A portion of Tabard’s
concession proceeds from this
production will be donated to
Happy holidays!
Jay Manley
Journey of the heart. Tabard.
Theatre for All Ages. Tabard.
Meet the Artists
Meet the Artists
Karen DeHart (Libby Collins) has performed on many of our local
stages, including Tabard, City Lights, Broadway by the Bay, Foothill
Music Theatre, and South Bay Musical Theatre. Favorite roles include
Mama in Distracted, Reno in Anything Goes, Adelaide in Guys and
Dolls, and Roxie Hart in Chicago, among many others. She has a B.A.
in theater from Santa Clara University, and also trained at the Circle in
the Square in New York. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Ken, and
Kameron for their love and support.
Nicolae Muntean (Buddy Schlubman) is thrilled to be in his first
Tabard show. Nic has been seen in many Bay Area productions over the
years; recent roles include House and Garden (Warn Coucher) and
Arcadia (Jelleby/Richard Noakes) at The Pear, Smash (Lumpkin) at
Dragon Productions, and The Assembly Women and Ring Round the
Moon (Messerschmann) at Foothill College. Favorite roles include
Faustus in Dr. Faustus at Foothill, Claudius in Hamlet with Shady
Shakespeare, and Leon Schwab in Voice Of The Prairie at City Lights.
Patrick DeRosa (Charlie Maxwell) is a multi-talented performer. He
is credited with a broad range of character roles performed throughout
the Bay Area. At Tabard Patrick last performed as Father in The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever, as well as two roles in 10 in 10: Perspective
(the Mugger in Family Jewels and Tuesday in Day after Day). Patrick
completes his artistry as a musician and professional visual artist. His
current passion is the pursuit of 3D printing for sculpture and industrial
practices. Patrick graduated from UCSC with a B.A. in theater arts.
Catherine Snider (Rosie O’Hara, Music Director) is pleased to be
making her Tabard debut, though this is her 21st show with Jay
Manley! Catherine has music directed all over the Bay Area; she has
received nine Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nominations and is
honored to have won four. She has also received eight Dean
Goodman awards. By day, Catherine works at The Harker School
and directs the music for their award-winning Conservatory, which
has taken three shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kevin Kirby (James Douglas) returns to Tabard after appearing in
Making God Laugh, Follies Concert Version, and The Story of My Life
and serving as the voice of Charles Loring Brace in Homeward Bound.
Favorite roles elsewhere include Kipps in The Woman in Black
(Dragon Theatre), Jules in Sunday in the Park with George (Foothill
Music Theatre), George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Palo Alto
Players), Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (West Valley Light Opera), and
Roy Cohn in Angels in America (City Lights), among many others.
Bob Visini (Milton Keighley) is thrilled to return to Tabard. Credits
with South Bay Musical Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre, Broadway by
the Bay, Foothill Music Theatre, and Hillbarn include Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels (Lawrence Jameson), Promises, Promises (Dr. Dreyfuss),
The Producers (Roger DeBris), The 1940s Radio Hour (Clifton), Beauty
and the Beast (Lumiere), Bye, Bye, Birdie (Mr. MacAfee), La Cage aux
Folles (Georges), The Pajama Game (Prof. Hines) and Annie (Daddy
Warbucks). Bob is a marketing executive and lives in Sunnyvale.
Claire Lentz (Shirley O’Brien) is 15 years old and is delighted to be
performing with Tabard Theater. She has recently been seen in Peter
Pan (Michael) and The Sound of Music (Brigitta) with The Mountain
Play, Les Misérables (Young Cosette) with South Bay Musical Theater,
Gypsy (Baby June) with Symphony Silicon Valley, as well as The
Music Man (Amaryllis), Gypsy (Baby June), and Annie (Molly) with
Broadway by the Bay. She loves to spend her free time drawing,
painting, writing, and reading.
Gregg Zigler (Baxter Greenstreet) is making his Tabard debut with
this production of Miracle. Previous productions include Promises,
Promises (South Bay Musical Theatre), Curtains, Spelling Bee, My
Fair Lady, Pippin, and Urinetown (Foothill Music Theatre), and The
Pajama Game (Saratoga Drama Group). He also sings in the 12-man
a cappella choir Keynote Vocal Group with some of the best friends
you can imagine. The snow outside is so bad, Gregg is just delighted
that you made it here to share in our heartwarming miracle.
Mary Melnick (Janet Davies) is excited to return to the Tabard stage
after playing John Adams in the all-female version of 1776. She
wouldn’t miss an opportunity to work with Jay Manley once again
after many great shows at Foothill Music Theatre: Anything Goes
(Erma; Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nominee for Best Supporting
Actress), Ragtime (Mother; Dean Goodman Choice Award), Carousel
(Julie Jordan), and How to Succeed… (Rosemary). By day, Mary
“performs” for a kept audience of middle school science students.
Shirley Benson (Properties) returns to Tabard after doing props for Tabard’s first “live
radio play” a few years ago, It’s a Wonderful Life. As resident props designer Shirley will be
working on Lyric Theatre’s A Little Night Music and West Bay Opera’s Yevgeny Onegin early
next year. She has also performed and worked backstage for San Jose Children’s Musical
Theater, Santa Clara Musical Theater, and Mission City Opera. She has sung in Baha’i choirs
and will again be performing with the Coventry Carolers at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair.
Meet the Artists
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta (Producer) is a theatre/television veteran and
entrepreneur who created/produced/co-hosted the weekly TV program Theater This
Week in the 1990s before founding Tabard in 2001. She has created and/or written and
directed a handful of productions for Tabard, including the most recent Homeward
Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. Cathy spends her non-theatre time training to be a
certified yoga instructor through Almaden Yoga, with a focus on yoga for seniors.
Joe Cassetta (Technical Director) continues to lead Tabard’s technical team, which he
has done since the company was founded in 2001. With a B.S. in mechanical engineering
and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University, Joe’s steady and skilled leadership has led to
Tabard’s increased ability to explore and expand what we do technically.
John DiLoreto (Sound Designer) is Tabard’s chief audio engineer and has designed
sound for many Tabard shows as well as for TheatreWorks, City Lights, South Bay Musical
Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Players, and various clubs and
bands for over 30 years. He is also a former record producer, recording studio owner,
and keyboardist in numerous rock bands and in theatre orchestras. While at M.I.T. he
studied acoustics with Professor Bose, and he holds a M.Eng. from U.C. Berkeley and an
MBA from Stanford. By day, he is Tabard’s operations director.
Hayley Lovgren (Playwright) was born and raised in the Bay Area and received a B.A. in
theatre arts from Santa Clara University. She has performed with Tabard (A Taffeta
Wedding, The World Goes ‘Round, 1776), Cabrillo Stage, Bus Barn Stage Company, and
as a founding member of The Cardboard Box Theatre Project, before moving to Boston to
receive an M.F.A. in musical theatre from The Boston Conservatory. Since returning to the
Bay Area she has performed in SF Sketchfest and Chicago Sketchfest with 3 Woman Show
and most recently in Paul Dresher Ensemble’s Max Understood and Fogg Theatre’s world
premiere of The Cable Car Nymphomaniac.
Jay Manley (Director) is delighted to return to Tabard after directing last season’s Violet
(Theatre Bay Area 2015 Best Ensemble and Best Musical nominee). Jay is an award-winning
director whose musicals and plays throughout the Bay Area have garnered numerous nods
from the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Theatre Bay Area, and Dean Goodman Choice
Awards. For 30 years with his spouse Vance Martin, Jay has led popular theatre tours to
New York, Ashland, and other major theatre production centers, through their company
New York Theatre Tour (www.nytheatretour.com). Next up for Jay: Arches, Balance and
Light, a world premiere for Ross Valley Players in February, and a return to the 4,000 seat
Mountain Play, high atop Mount Tamalpais, with West Side Story in May. Special thanks to
this outstanding community of artists who have created our Miracle on 34th Street.
Nick Nichols (Lighting Designer), Tabard’s executive director, is also the resident
lighting consultant for Tabard and Theatre on San Pedro Square, designing lighting for
many of Tabard’s productions since he joined Tabard in 2014. Before moving into arts
management, Nick spent 20 years working as a lighting designer and/or technical
director for Villanova Summer Shakespeare, Princess Cruise Lines, Ballet San Jose, and
American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Nick holds an M.F.A. in technical direction/lighting
design from Temple University and has taught lighting and technical theatre at Santa Clara
University, San Jose State, and U.C. Santa Cruz.
Meet the Artists
Migi Oey (Scenic Painter) has been part of Tabard’s technical team since Bandstand
Beat in 2011. She designed the set for the award-winning Trying. Her knowledge of the
performing arts stems from photographing musicians to working with local theatres,
schools, and corporate events. She is skilled at drawing, painting large-scaled murals and
faux finishes, photography, floral design, textiles, and graphics.
Melissa Sanchez (Costume Designer) received her B.A in technical theater with an
emphasis on costume design from San Francisco State University. Productions there
included Chess, A Streetcar Named Desire, Barber of Seville, Spring Awakening, and
Tartuffe. Other work includes References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Wallflower,
and La Llorona. She recently costumed West Side Story and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for
City Lights. She joins Tabard this season as resident assistant costumer and assisted with
costumes for our recent production of Death Takes a Holiday.
Joyce Taylor (Stage Manager) appeared in Tabard’s recent Homeward Bound, as well
as in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever where she was also assistant to the director.
Joyce has been part of Cathedral of Faith’s World of Arts ministry for 20 years, where she
has performed in a variety of roles from narrator to demon. For the last nine years, she
has been the Drama Ministry Director where she directs and manages Christmas and
Easter productions, dramas, and scripture readings.
Marilyn Watts (Assistant Costume Designer) has been Tabard’s resident costume
designer since the company’s second season and designed the costumes for the
award-winning Trying. Marilyn is also Tabard’s audience services director and is
costumer for several theatre/dance companies. What brings an even bigger smile to her
is anything related to I Love Lucy.
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The Tabard Theatre Company is grateful for the support provided, in part,
by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose
and a Regional Arts Fund grant from Silicon Valley Creates.
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Joan & Lori Bartmess
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Mark Baushke
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Caldwell
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Hare
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Adele Danielson
Dave Daviar
Victoria Deggs &
Howard Taub
Martie Degutis
Karen DeHart
Minnette Diamond &
Myron Tygar
Sheri Doyle
Christine Driedger
Harry Durrie
Bob & Becky
Durstenfeld
Elaine Elkins
Carol & Kevin
Emmons
Cyril & Didi Esty
Adriana Farkouh
Phyllis Faxon
Susie & Jerry
Ferguson
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Rich Flynn
Jim & Carole
Fogelstrom
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Anna Furneri
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Carol Gage
Nancy Girton
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Amy Griffith
Elizabeth Guichard
Lucy Haab
Greg & Bunny Hacker
Deborah Halford
Phyllis Hall
Dori & Bud
Hambleton
Marilyn Hasler
Marie Headley
Charles & Shirley
Heger
Rich & Marj
Hemmerling
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Herrington
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Hewett
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Richard & Lynn
Hillebrecht
Ginny Hoffman
Patricia Houston
Marjorie Howard
Kristy & Norma
Hughes
Marilyn Jackson
Patricia Jackson &
Dana Timbrook
Barbara & Dick Jarvis
Bruce & Jeane
Johnson
Mona Johnson
Grace Johnston
Elizabeth Jones &
James Holm
Jerry & Janice Keifer
Elaine Keiser
Shirley Keller
Ann & Jim Kilty
Richard & Leslie
Kramer
Butch & Claire Kruse
Gerald Kuszak
Michael Landis
Robert & Clare
Landry
Carol Lanoie
Natalie Lasher
Susan Latshaw
Carol Laucella
Judy Lawrence
Patricia Lawrence
Marcia Lawson
Mary Ann & John
Lemons
Daphne Lester
Nicole Letellier
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Carol Littleton
Linda Loew
Bobbi Lotman
Mary Lund
Shirley Lynn
Joan MacKay
Jeanne Mackie
Mayvid Maclay
Donna Marencia
Ron & Carol Marks
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Doris Martinez
Larry & Maxine
Martinson
Austin Marx
Pat Mascarin
Don Masuda
Mac & Pat
McCaughey
David & Claire
McFeely
Michelle & Darin
McGrew
David & Helen
McGuigan
Michael & Peggy
McNutt
Deb McQueen
Theresa Meditch
Bob & Karol Meeks
JoAnne Merkley
Gordon & Patricia
Mickelson
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Susan Miller
Arline Mix
Doreen, Janice &
Diane Morgan
Jo Ann Moritz
Helene Morley
Irma Morris
Conrad & Beth Mukai
Carol Neill
Nancy Nelson
Michele Neuhaus &
Ardella LaPointe
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O’Leary
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Oliverio
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Jill Peter
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Jim & Adrianne
Phipps
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Bob & Lois Rew
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Jeff & Diane Ridley
Terry Riley
James & Ginny
Roach
Lawrence Roben
Hugh Roberts &
Kathleen Shaw
Nancy RobertsCollins
Raul & Cathy Rocha
Robert & Jenny Ross
Suzanne
Rostamizadeh
John & Vittoria Rubbo
Jay Rubenstein
Karin Rumstedt
Toni Rusich
Linda Saltman
Connie Samples
Donna Sanchez
Bob & Winnie
Schlossareck
Paula Schulte
Jerry & Elaine Shaffer
Debra Shahmirza
Joe & Carol Silveria
Sharen Six
Jacqueline & Pieter
Smith
Laurel Smith
Fred & Marion
Sotcher
Caroline Spangler
Dick & Joan Spencer
Jack & Sally Stallard
Jay Steele
Eleanor Steinert
Cotton Stevenson &
Maura Donohue
Craig & Kathy
Sutherland
Martin & Julia Talmon
Marvin & Ina Tanner
Rosalie Thimann
Shirley Tibbs
Lynn Timbrook
Peter & Kathy Tobias
Jack & Lillian
Trageser
Lane & Nancy
Tronson
Claudia Unger
Jim & Grace Vaccaro
Harold Vann
Carol & Sarah Vogel
Joan Wagner
Mitsu Wasano
Donald & Gloria
Weddington
Melanie Weil
Loretta Welch
Anne & Bob Welker
Judy West
Dave & Carolyn
Westcott
Marilyn & Merryle
Wiese
Marianne Wilcox
Ana Williams
Ted & Marianne
Williams
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Paddy Wray
Linda & Brian York
Sue Yoshida
Jerry & Kay Young
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2014 – 2015 Season
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Kathy Higgins
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Butch & Claire Kruse
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Mary Ann & John Lemons
John Leslie
Daphne Lester
Nicole Letellier
Dan Lutchansky
Ron & Carol Marks
Terry Martin
Doris Martinez
Salina Martinez
Michael & Peggy McNutt
Deb Mcqueen
Janet Miller
Michele Neuhaus &
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Ed & Carol Neumann
Catalina Nichols
Richard & Grace O’Leary
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Robert & Jenny Ross
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Homeward Bound, An
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Thank you for joining our journey.
We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.
Making memories. Tabard.
Executive Director
Founder and Artistic Director
Operations Director
Associate Artistic Directors
Resident Music Director
Audience Services Director
Marketing / Communications Director
Engagement Coordinator
Social Media Advisor
TOSPS Guest Company Liaison
Designated Nonprofit Liaison
Technical Director Production Associate
Lighting Consultant
Head Audio Engineer
Costume Designer
Assistant Costume Designer
TOSPS Mixologist
Web Master
Graphic Artist
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Tabard Website
Tabard Buttons
Nick Nichols
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
John DiLoreto
Doug Baird, Leslie Lloyd
Samuel Cisneros
Marilyn Watts
Ed Sengstack
Irene Trapp
Ruby Stone (StoneMediaConsulting.com)
Jeanie Burgess
Sharon Lea
Joe Cassetta
James Creer
Nick Nichols
John DiLoreto
Marilyn Watts
Melissa Sanchez
Josh Salans
Betty Gott
Kymberli Brady (sanjosestock.com)
Don Barnes (cellarideas.com)
Mike English
Gott Design? (gottdesign.net)
Harley Goes
Board of Directors
President Joe Cassetta
Vice President
Rich Hemmerling
Treasurer
Keith Thomas
Secretary
Patricia Burleigh
Recording Secretary
Marj Mancuso
Members Harriet Arnold, Vicky Deggs,
Robert Lewis, Nick Nichols,
Kathy Sutherland
Board Member Emeritus
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Founder
Advisory Board
Ed Correia, Jonathan Jackel, Jim Kabel, Butch Kruse,
Jason Minsky, Lorrie Wernick
Tabard Audience Advisory Panel (TAAP)
Sherry Bevis, Harley & Esther Goes, Clare Landry, Marcia Lawson,
Nicole Letellier, Suzanne Rostamizadeh, Bob & Winnie Schlossareck,
Jack & Sally Stallard, Grace Vaccaro
Inspiration and imagination found here. Tabard.
‘tab’ard: \’tab- erd also -ärd\ n: 1. An ancient
e
London inn featured in Chaucer’s C­ anterbury Tales, from
which pilgrims began their journey to Canterbury Cathedral
and at which the innkeeper offered a free meal to the best
storyteller. 2. A tunic worn by a knight over his armor
and e­ mblazoned with his sovereign’s arms. 3. The name
appropriated by numerous contemporary collegiate
literary fraternities. 4. A dynamic and imaginative
theatre company in Silicon Valley, CA
Administrative Office:
5663 Chambertin Drive
San Jose, CA 95118
408-979-0231
nick@tabardtheatre.org
www.tabardtheatre.org
A 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation
Executive Director: Nick Nichols
Producing Artistic Director: Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
Our Mission Statement: Founded in 2001, The Tabard Theatre Company is the
managing and resident theatre company of Theatre on San Pedro Square. Tabard
is committed to making a difference in the community through the arts by
providing enlightening theatre experiences that are appropriate and affordable
for audiences of all ages. Tabard is an inclusive environment where the
community can participate in every area of the plays, musicals, educational
programs and music concerts we produce. We champion new works, innovative
interpretations and unique works rarely produced. With a specific focus on
altruism and philanthropy, Tabard reaches out to the under-served, such as the
blind/visually impaired and children in low-income areas, and donates a
portion of each production’s concession proceeds to a designated local charity
whose work is thematically related to each show.