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My mistress with a monster is in love. Midsummer 3.2.6
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This passion, and the death of a dear friend, would go near to make a man look sad.
–A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Summer 2014:
A time of challenge and of unrest.
Shakespeare by the Sea
Staff
As we move into this 17th season, we cannot help but
feel a little dispirited. Financial struggles are usually
the most pressing issues as we undertake the incredible - presenting another season of Admission Free
Shakespeare. But this season is different. In April, we
lost a key member of our team to illness - long-time
webmaster, administrator and one of the triumvirate
that is SBTS – Katie Price.
Lisa Coffi
Founder & Producing Artistic Director
Suzanne Dean
Assoc. Artistic & Development Director
Stephanie Coltrin
Assocociate Producer
Since 1999, Katie was a rock to Lisa and then also to
Suzanne, providing clarity, patience, creativity and
buckets of wry humor. Over the years, volunteers and
company members all got to know Katie and her sardonic wit. (She was never one
to suffer fools gladly.) Our patrons saw her work on a regular basis, but didn’t know
it. She kept our website ever-changing. Those email blasts you received - they
came from Katie. You may have heard her voice on the other end of the phone. She
was the one who responded to questions about the website, Decadent Dining orders, schedule, locations and what to bring to the show. If you loved our King John
in 2013, you have Katie to thank, because she pestered Lisa for years to produce it!
Paul Vander Roest
Tour Manager
Linda Ellison
Director of Social Media
Board of Directors
Jeff Cozad, President
Attorney at Law
Toni Martinovich, Vice President
Community Advocate
Margaret Sullivan, Secretary
Retired City Of Los Angeles
If you attended any show at Little Fish Theatre, you likely exchanged emails and
text messages with her or actually met Katie when she was House Managing. If you
came to our Shakespeare Birthday Tea, you checked in with Katie and her buddy
Margaret Sullivan at the reception counter and, hopefully, you were lucky enough
to sit at their table for some lively conversation! To others, she was mother, wife,
sister, daughter, aunt, mother-in-law, artist, collaborator and friend. Sometimes
“Katie” and other times “Kaite”.
Our thoughts now filled with the loss of a loved one and the disorder resulting, we
return to two plays whose themes may provide us (and our audiences) illumination,
as well as entertainment: Hamlet – an examination of mortality, self and action,
and A Midsummer Night’s Dream – the restoration of the natural order through love,
creativity and harmony.
Jasna Penich
Malaga Bank
Ray Wolfe
Consultant, GMAC
Ex-Officios
Kathleen Cadien
Irene Mendoza
Liz Schindler-Johnson
Shakespeare by the Sea is a
member of
Without our friend, this season feels incomplete. Our lives are more chaotic and less
amusing. But Katie hated for the spotlight to be on her and so, in her honor, we will
get down to the business of THEATRE. Katie loved theatre.
which represents theaters
producing Shakespeare
across the globe.
www.stahome.org
Please join us as we dedicate this 17th season to our dearest friend, Katie Price.
Until we meet again.
Lisa Coffi
Producing Artistic Director
Suzanne Dean
Associate Artistic & Development Director
Our Mission
To create artistically expressive, theatrical
experiences for under-served audiences in
culturally diverse
communities.
To afford actors and audiences unique
opportunities to explore the depths of the
human spirit in unparalleled emotional
and intellectual encounters.
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She was a vixen when she went to school. Midsummer 3.2.324
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Enhance Your Shakespearience:
Decadent Dining
Celebrate in style for just $50 per person. Package includes: reserved festival seating,
gourmet picnic, dessert, and a commemorative program. Decadent Dining offered
at only four performances: June 14 and 21, and August 15 and 16.
Opening Toast - June 14
Celebrate the kick-off of our 17th season at Point Fermin Park. We serve the entire
audience sparkling cider and raise our glasses in one big giant TOAST!
Stageside Chats
Spend 20 minutes stage-side before the show for informal, open-forum chit-chats
with directors, designers, and members of the production team. Most Saturdays
(except for 6/14) approximately 1 hour prior to curtain.
Join Our Big Fish Family
Donate and become a member of our Big Fish Family!
Help ensure that Shakespeare by the Sea continues to present quality performances
each summer. Every donation makes a difference.
Grand Finale Candlelight Ceremony
Join us on August 16th when we return to Point Fermin Park for our Grand Finale
performance. We hand out over 500 candles to the audience at the end of the show,
turn off the lights and have a moment of silence to mark the closing of our season.
Sponsored by
Help us Spread the Word About our Performances
Join Club100
Join Club100 by distributing 100 (or more) flyers in your neighborhood. We’re touring all over LA and Orange Counties this
season and can’t spend a million dollars in advertising on tv
and radio -- even newspapers were out of our grasp this year
-- so we’d love to enlist you to get the word out about our free
performances. Simply email lisa@shakespearebythesea.org with
your address and she’ll send out a package of flyers.
Or save us the postage and pick them up tonight!
Wherever you go --coffee shops, cafes, doctors offices, salons -- leave some SBTS flyers behind. As a special “thank you” we’ll show our appreciation by reserving seats or
space on the grass for you at any one of our performances.
(Membership available while supplies last - or let us know for next year.)
Become an eFriend
Are you a Social Media Maven? A Meet-Up Mogul? A Facebook Fanatic? Even if
you’re an internet novice, you can help us reach your network of friends. Your friends
are our future friends. Just email linda@shakespearebythesea.org.
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The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Hamlet 3.1.58
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Fill the GAP
The difference between what the show actually costs to present per night and what cities are able to offer us as a stipend are
widely different. The cities who are able to offer us a stipend are
usually able to offer us anywhere between $500 to $3000 a performance. Some cities have zero funding but we love the park
and the audience so we book a performance there anyway, and
look to the community for support. This creates what we call
“The Gap”.
We still have a long way to go to make our budget this year.
Please help us pay for the productions we’re so passionate
about presenting for you, your family and friends by making a
donation today.
Donate and become a member of our BIG FISH family:
FREE IS NOT FREE
Without ticket income, we must rely on grants, merchandise
sales and donations to raise the funding needed to make these
performances possible.
How Much Would Make a Difference?
If we received just $10 from each audience member, we’d
reach our financial goal. Every donation, big or small, makes a
difference.
LOCATION.........AMOUNT STILL NEEDED TO MAKE BUDGET
San Pedro ........................................................................................ $20,460
Beverly Hills ......................................................................................$ 5,037
Encino . ...............................................................................................$ 7,907
Hermosa Beach ...............................................................................$ 4,722
Irvine Valley College . ....................................................................$ 4,005
Laguna Niguel ................................................................................$ 6,805
Lakewood .........................................................................................$ 7,047
Los Encinos State Historic Park .................................................$ 7,797
Manhattan Beach ...........................................................................$ 4,392
Newport Beach ................................................................................$ 2887
Oak Park . ...........................................................................................$ 8,797
RPV: Green Hills Memorial Park . ...............................................$ 7,797
RPV: Hesse Park ...............................................................................$ 3,752
RPV: Terranea . .............................................................................. $10,797
Rossmoor ..........................................................................................$ 1,220
Rowland Heights ............................................................................$ 7,862
Santa Ana ..........................................................................................$ 5,825
Seal Beach . .......................................................................................$ 8,297
South Pasadena ............................................................................ $10,347
Torrance ...........................................................................................$ 6,162
Whittier ..............................................................................................$ 8,002
Woodland Hills ................................................................................$ 7,997
SBTS is seeking Volunteer Board Members.
Do you love theatre arts and programming
that is designed for artistically underserved
communities?
SBTS is seeking Volunteer Board Members. SBTS has been
recognized as a valuable arts organization by California
State Senator Ted W. Lieu, former City of Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former City of Los Angeles
15th District Councilwoman (Congresswoman) Janice
Hahn, 4th District LA County Supervisor Don Knabe, and
Mayor Mike Gin of Redondo Beach for its commitment to
providing free arts programming to residents and visitors
in multiple communities throughout Southern California.
If you are interested in supporting our Admission Free
Community Shakespeare and our year-round Little Fish
Theatre, we want to hear from you. Your efforts can help
us build a more sustainable organization.
Skills in fundraising, marketing, event planning, accounting and/or non-profit management are most desirable.
We seek Board Members who are self-motivated, dependable, conscientious, with financial connections (corporate
or otherwise) within the community, an ability to make a
personal financial commitment to SBTS and who represent
a diversity of ages and ethnicities. Interested in joining our
team and making some magic happen in over 23 communities each year? Email SBTS Board President Jeffrey Cozad
at Jeff@shakespearebythesea.org for an interview.
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I am that merry wanderer of the night. Midsummer 2.1.43
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arts and cultural experiences for Los Angeles’ 4 million residents and
25 million annual visitors. DCA advances the social and economic
impact of the arts and assures access to arts and cultural experiences
through grant making, marketing, public art, community arts programming, arts education, and partnerships with artists and arts and cultural
organizations in neighborhoods throughout the City of Los Angeles.
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June 12 - August 16, 2014
Lisa Coffi
Producing Artistic Director
Suzanne Dean
Associate Artistic Director
Stephanie Coltrin
Associate Producer
Patrick Vest
Director
Artistic & Production Staff
Paul Vander Roest
Tour Manager
Aaron Jackson
Scenic Designer
Jamie Brown
Costume Designer
Trevor Craighead
Stage Manager
Steve Garbade
Composer
Patrick Vest
Fight Choreographer
Bill Ginder
Sound Technician
Andrew Jerry Sound Assistant
Linda Ellison
Director of Social Media
Natalie Given
Production Intern
Cast of Characters
Oberon / Theseus
B.J. Allman
Hippolyta / Titania
Kathryn Farren
Demetrius
Garret Replogle
Lysander
Robert McHalffey
Hermia
Olivia Schlueter-Corey
Helena
Bridget Garwood
Bottom
Patrick Vest
Puck / Philostrate
G. Anthony Joseph
Egeus / Mustardseed
Andy Kallok
Peter Quince
Michael Ring
Snug
Tyler Gray
Flute
Greg Prusiewicz
Snout
Nick Fawwaz
Starveling / Cobweb Nicole Knudsen
Peaseblossom
Olivia Delgado
Moth
Katelyn Spurgin
Special Thanks
Jade Sealey
Synopsis
The Duke of Athens, Theseus, announces that he will marry Hippolyta, the
Queen of the Amazons. This causes one of his subjects, Egeus, to complain
that his headstrong daughter Hermia has refused to marry his choice of suitors,
Demetrius, because she is in love with Lysander. The Duke pronounces that
Hermia must marry Demetrius or choose between death or joining a convent.
Lysander and Hermia run off to the forest, with plans to go on from there to
a neighboring land and be married. Hermia’s friend Helena, however, has
designs on Demetrius and tells him of the plan in hopes of winning his favor.
Demetrius loves Hermia, so he follows the lovers to the forest, with Helena pursuing him. There they encounter the King and Queen of the Fairies, Oberon
and Titania, who are in the middle of a quarrel. The fairies decide to use a love
potion to make Demetrius return Helena’s affection. Meanwhile, a troupe of
players enters the forest and provides Oberon, who is still angry with Titania,
the opportunity to play a cruel joke on her. A case of mistaken identities and
misplaced affection ensues, leading to much hilarity. Will Lysander and Hermia be married? Will Demetrius find love with Helena? And will Oberon and
Titania reconcile? Follow this play to its wacky conclusion and see!
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Synopsis
June 13 - August 9, 2013
Lisa Coffi
Producing Artistic Director
Suzanne Dean
Associate Artistic Director
Stephanie Coltrin Assoc. Producer & Director
Artistic & Production Staff
Paul Vander Roest
Tour Manager
Aaron Jackson
Scenic Designer
Christa Armendariz
Costume Designer
Clare Wernet
Stage Manager
Steve Garbade
Composer of Songs Sung
Patrick Vest
Fight Choreographer
Bill Ginder
Sound Technician
Andrew Jerry
Sound Assistant
Linda Ellison
Director of Social Media
Natalie Given
Production Intern
Cast of Characters
Hamlet
Cylan Brown
Gertrude
Kristina Teves
Claudius / Ghost
Jay Castle
Horatio
B.J. Allman
Polonius
Charles M. Howell
Ophelia
Olivia Delgado
Guildenstern Robert McHalffey
Rosencrantz Garret Replogle
Gravedigger / Player
Michael Ring
Gravedigger / Player
Chris Aron
Laertes / Player King Nick Fawwaz
Bernardo / Player Queen
Tyler Gray
Osric Greg Prusiewicz
Marcellus / Player
Andy Kallok
Old King Hamlet has died. His brother has become king and married his
widow, Gertrude. After the wedding, Laertes, son of courtier Polonius, departs
for France, warning his sister Ophelia against getting too romantically involved
with Prince Hamlet. Hamlet’s friend Horatio, having seen the ghost of Old King
Hamlet along with sentries Marcellus and Bernardo, decide to tell Hamlet and
agree to meet on the battlements to watch for the Ghost. The Ghost appears
to Hamlet and tells him that he was murdered by Claudius and asks his son to
revenge his death. Hamlet swears vengeance and his friends swear secrecy
as Hamlet decides to feign madness while he tests the veracity of the Ghost’s
revelations. Claudius and Polonius use Ophelia to spy on Hamlet, seeking
a reason for Hamlet’s sudden strange behavior. Claudius, determining that
it is not love that has caused Hamlet’s behavior, summons Hamlet’s friends
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and asks them to find the cause of Hamlet’s
melancholy. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hire a group of travelling actors to
cheer him up. Hamlet rehearses with the players and selects a play for them
to perform which includes scenes close to the circumstances of the old king’s
death. At the performance Hamlet observes Claudius’ reaction. Claudius is so
incensed by the performance that he stops the play and storms out. Hamlet is
summoned to his mother’s closet, and on the way, sees Claudius attempting to
pray. Hamlet thinks about killing Claudius then, before he realizes that killing
him in the act of prayer would send his soul to heaven, rather than to the hell
he deserves. He continues to his mother’s room, where he is being observed
by Polonius. When he upbraids his mother and she becomes afraid, Polonius
cries out for help, and Hamlet kills him, thinking he is Claudius. Hamlet tells his
mother that he is only feigning madness. After a chase, Hamlet is captured and
send to England. On the way, he discovers Claudius’ plan to have him killed,
and outwits him, boarding a pirate ship, and sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths in his stead. During Hamlet’s absence, Ophelia goes
mad as a result of her father’s death, and she is drowned. Hamlet returns to
Denmark and meets Horatio in the graveyard. During their conversation with
a gravedigger, the court arrives to bury Ophelia. Hamlet and Laertes confront
each other over Ophelia’s body. Claudius arranges a duel between Laertes and
Hamlet at which Claudius has plotted for Hamlet to die either on a poisoned
rapier or from poisoned wine. The plan goes wrong and both Laertes and
Hamlet are wounded, while Gertrude unwittingly drinks from the poisoned
cup. Hamlet kills Claudius and Horatio is left to explain the truth to the rest of
the world.
Special Thanks
Theresa Scarano, Howard Schmitt
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Angeles County. The Commission provides leadership in cultural services for the County, including
information and resources for the community, artists, educators, arts organizations and municipalities.
There are over 2,800 arts organizations and 150,000 working artists in the County of Los Angeles,
creating the largest concentration of arts activity in the United States.
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I did love you once. Hamlet 3.1.115
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Ever wonder what Shakespeare by the Sea does the rest of the year? In addition to working on the next SBTS season, we’re presenting a full year-round season of plays at Little Fish Theatre. Located in the heart of downtown San Pedro, our intimate 60-seat black
box theatre is a veritable beehive of activity. We invite you to come on down and see some fantastic up close and personal theatre.
Savannah has to get her mother from Alabama to California
for her brother’s wedding. But
there’s one problem — Mama
won’t fly. Savannah, Mama,
and the bride-to-be have only
4 days to make it to the ceremony. The trip is full of chaos,
including car theft, an incident
at an underwear museum,
and a fight with an ordained
minister-showgirl in Vegas.
“Mama... is escapist comedy at
its best.” – ORANGE LEADER
A moving story of relationships, mid-life crises and the
ties of friendship. After barely
surviving a bomb blast in Iraq,
photojournalist Sarah Goodwin returns home into the care
of her long-time lover James.
Sarah is caught off guard
by his desire for family and
amused by the simple domestic life pursued by Richard, her
editor, and his much younger
girlfriend Mandy. “Absorbing
and intelligent” – LA TIMES
Brash, straight-talking
hairdresser Rita seeks new
meaning for her life in Open
University. World-weary, alcoholic career academic Frank
is a failed poet, and a self-acknowledged “appalling teacher of appalling students.” In
need of extra cash, he agrees
to tutor Rita. The unlikely pair
form a life-changing bond.
Touching, life-affirming, and
very, very funny, Educating
Rita is a comic masterpiece.
Set in 1955, a blustery winter
storm has hit the Midwest,
and a busload of travelers
from Kansas City must stop
and spend the night at a small
diner. Two young lovers,
Cherie and Bo play out their
courtship and discover that
part of the journey is not knowing where you are headed.
Bus Stop is an American classic.
“….an uproarious romantic
comedy that never strays from
the truth.” – NY TIMES
Based on the bristling and
explosive actual interrogation
of Lee Harvey Oswald by Dallas Chief of Homicide, Captain
William J. Fritz. Oswald delivers one of the most engrossing battles ever brought to the
stage. A defiant, tight-lipped
young man goes up against
the best homicide detective
the Dallas Police Department
has to offer. “…adeptly crafted
work.” – ERNEST KEARNEY
Fans of old fashioned ghost
stories will enjoy this creepy
thriller. When two sisters
relocate from Manhattan to
an old farm house in upstate
New York, they soon realize
that they may not be alone in
the house. When the strange
occurrences continue they call
on the services of a psychic
colleague to try to quell the
restless spirits. “Delightfully
scary.” – TRICITIES.COM
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The Acting Company
B.J. Allman
(Oberon/Theseus |
Horatio)
BJ is a graduate of the
conservatory theater
program at Los Angeles City College who
has since performed
in fifteen Shakespeare
productions. Returning
for his fifth season with
Shakespeare by the Sea,
he’s had the
opportunity to play a
variety of roles:
Bassanio in Merchant
of Venice, Lucentio in
Taming of the Shrew, Octavius Caesar in Antony
and Cleopatra and King
Ferdinand in Love’s
Labor’s Lost.
Most recently he acted
and directed in the
Joseph Gillis Short Play
Festival and Bazaar,
Live! He’s a proud member of Collaborative Arts
LA (cARTel) and the Alto
Nido Arts Collective.
Chris Aron
(Gravedigger/Various)
Chris joins Shakespeare
by the Sea for his sixth
season. Beginning way
back in 2001, Chris
first performed in The
Tempest. In the last
four years, he has been
seen in King John, Julius
Caesar, Much Ado About
Nothing, King Lear,
and Romeo and Juliet.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
from the University of
Southern California,
and spends most of
his time as a junior
high school teacher in
Redondo Beach, where
he co-directs an annual
musical with his wife.
Cylan Brown
(Hamlet)
Cy returns to the
Shakespeare by the
Sea tour for a fifth
year, having last year
performed as Parolles
in All’s Well That Ends
Well and as Bastard/Falconbridge in King John.
He has also played
Romeo in Romeo and
Juliet, Edmund in King
Lear, Verges in Much
Ado About Nothing, and
the title role in Julius
Caesar. Other favorite
Shakespeare credits
include Dromio of
Syracuse in The Comedy
of Errors (LA Actors Theater Ensemble), Poins
in Henry IV (Kingsmen
Shakespeare co.) and
Sylvius in As You Like It.
Locals of the South Bay
Cities may recognize Cy
from his multiple appearances at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse
and Little Fish Theatre.
He has studied and
worked with the Antaeus Classical Theater
Company, and holds a
Bachelor of Science in
Theater from Northern
Arizona University.
Jay Castle
(Claudius/Ghost)
Jay hails from Paso
Robles, California,
and one of his career
goals is to appear at
least once in each of
Shakespeare’s plays.
He has performed in
thirteen of the plays so
far, some more than
once: Hamlet (this is
his fourth production),
Romeo and Juliet (three
times), The Taming of
the Shrew (also three
times), Love’s Labors
Lost (twice), King Lear,
Macbeth, A Winter’s
Tale, King John, Richard
II, Much Ado About
Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The
Merry Wives of Windsor and The Merchant
of Venice. He has also
directed productions
of Romeo and Juliet and
The Merchant of Venice.
Olivia Cristina Delgado
(Peaseblossom |
Ophelia)
Olivia is a native Angeleno. Since graduating
from L.A. City College’s
Theater Academy, she
has collaborated with
various artists and
companies, developing
and performing new
plays, and reinterpreting classics. Her stage
experience includes the
Latino Theater Company’s Ovation-recognized musical cycle, A
Mexican Trilogy; Theater
Movement Bazaar’s
action-packed de-/reconstruction Chekov’s
Sisters; and cARTel
Collaborative’s immersive environmental
theater experience, We
Are Gathered Here. With
Kaiser Permanente’s
Educational Theatre,
she performed with The
Amazing Food Detective, promoting healthy
eating and active living
in elementary schools
throughout So. Cal.
Oliva will be receiving
her B.A. in Psychology
from UC Irvine this year.
Kathryn Farren
(Titania | Hippolyta)
Kathryn is an actress,
writer and musician
born and raised in Los
Angeles. She studied
theater and film at the
University of Southern
California, and has
appeared in multiple
independent films.
Last year, Kathryn
produced, wrote and
starred in the short film
Without Words which is
a companion piece to
her 2008 short dreamtime. Both films were
accepted into multiple
film festivals. Without Words screened
at 2014’s Hollywood
Reel Independent,
Los Angeles Women’s
International and North
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Hollywood Cinefest. Kathryn is also an
accomplished singer/
songwriter and has
performed at local
venues all over L.A.
including the Troubadour, House of Blues
and Catalina Bar and
Grill. For more on
Kathryn, check out
kathrynfarren.com!
Nick Fawwaz
(Laertes | Player King)
Nick is a young actor
making his professional theatrical debut
with Shakespeare by
the Sea. He is currently
studying acting and
technical theatre at
Fullerton College. His
favorite credits include
Lucentio in The Taming
of the Shrew, Bottom in
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Laertes in Hamlet, Beast in Beauty and
the Beast and Albert
Dussel in The Diary of
Anne Frank. After he
receives his Technical Theatre certificate
from Fullerton College,
he plans to further his
studies in an Acting
BFA program.
Bridget Garwood
(Helena)
Bridget, originally from
the East Coast, majored
15
in theater performance
at the University of
Maryland. Some roles
she has had the pleasure of performing on
stage are Eleanor in
King John, Calpurhina
in Julius Caesar, the title
role in Evita, Lampito
in Lysistrata, the White
Witch in The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Gwendolyn
in The Odd Couple. After
moving to Los Angeles
three years ago she
began performing with
her sketch group Curly
Maple Surprise at venues such as the Improv,
iO West, and UCB. She
also enjoys performing on screen, and has
appeared in movies
such as House Hunting,
Hushed, and Haze.
Tyler Gray
(Snug |
Bernardo/Various)
Tyler joins Shakespeare
by the Sea for his
second season, having
played Chatillion and
Bigot in King John last
year. Originally from
Fresno, California, Tyler
is a graduate of Long
Beach City College
Theater Arts Program.
Previous roles include
Sonny in Grease, McCarthy in Time of Your
Life, Choice, and David
in Life’s Not a Party. Tyler loves to spend time
with his niece, Evie, and
is an avid sports fan.
Charles M. Howell IV
(Polonius)
Charles has cultivated
a specialty in Shakespeare, having delivered roles in Henry VI
Part I at the Lex in Hollywood, as well as The
Taming of the Shrew
and A Midsummer
Night’s Dream at the
Theatricum Botanicum.
His Barnardine in Measure for Measure was
hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a “first-rate
comic performance”.
He most recently
played Alfred Doolittle
in Pygmalion at the
Archway. As a writer/
producer for animated
series, he has won
three Emmys, as head
writer and producer
on Pinky and the Brain,
and as a writer on Animaniacs, both under
executive producer
Steven Spielberg. He
has written for many
other animated shows,
including Scooby
Doo, The Jetsons, and
Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles.
G. Anthony Joseph
(Puck / Philostrate)
G. Anthony, originally from Trinidad
and Tobago, continues
to kick up a storm in
Hollywood, CA. His
guest-starring credits
include the FOX/PBS
series American Family
and CBS hit shows The
District and JAG. He
also co-starred in the
PAX/A&E special In the
Footsteps of the Holy
Family. As a producer,
he received rave
reviews as the villain in
the action thriller film
Contract Killers, which
went on to receive a
string of awards. As of
this writing, G. Anthony
just wrapped a co-starring role in the feature
film Wizardreams, due
for release in 2014.
Andy Kallok
(Mustardseed/Egeus |
Marcellus/Various)
Not one to listen to
reason, Andy returns
after a two-year
absence for an eleventh
season with Shakespeare by the Sea.
During past seasons he
has played everything
from kings and princes
to drunks and fools.
While away, he has
appeared in Fortinbras
and Fiddler on the Roof
for Kentwood Players
and in the internationally acclaimed short
film Far. Look for
him in The Wisdom of
Children a web series
featuring adult actors
performing the words
of children at www.
nickmom.com. In the
upcoming horror film
Love in the Time of
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Monsters he gets eaten
alive by zombies.
Nicole Knudsen
(Cobweb/Starveling)
Nicole performs with
Shakespeare by the Sea
for the first time this
season! She received a
Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre from the
University of Southern
California, and has also
studied at the British American Drama
Academy. Past credits
include Isabella/Joyce/
Mrs. Kidd in Top Girls,
Maria in Yerma, Hero in
Much Ado About Nothing, and Apollo/Admetus in The Alcestiad.
More at nicoleknudsen.
weebly.com
Robert McHalffey
(Lysander |
Guildenstern/Various)
“I’m taking my talents
to Hollywood,” Robert
said as he waved goodbye to Cleveland, and
headed for greener
pastures. Upon arrival
in Los Angeles (where
there are no pastures),
Robert began acting
training at Independent Shakespeare
Company, The Elizabeth Mestnik Acting
Studio, and John
Rosenfeld Studios, to
name a few. Winning a
lead role in the original
theater production
Sacrifice, he went on to
play an ex-drug addict,
a gay kid from Brooklyn, a down-on-his-luck
actor, a boxer, a cop,
and a deity thrown
down to earth from
heaven. Robert currently lives in Toluca Lake
and, when not acting,
he enjoys a good book,
hanging out with his
friends, and eating
entire plates of Chicken
Parmesan by himself.
Greg Prusiewicz
(Flute | Osric/Various)
Greg is excited to
make his first appearance with Shakespeare
by the Sea!. A recent
graduate of Otterbein University with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Acting, some of his
favorite roles include
Tim in Noises Off!, King
Edward in Richard III,
Jacquot in Carnival! and
Thomas in Sister Mary
Ignatius Explains It All for
You. In addition, Greg
once portrayed all of
the Mechanicals in a
one-man performance
for the Magic Carpet
Theatre in Detroit. He
has appeared in the
pilot for HBO’s Hung
and the independent
film Win by Fall. Greg
has also trained at the
Moscow Art Theatre.
For more, please visit
gregprusiewicz.com.
Garret Replogle
(Demetrius |
Rosencrantz/Various)
Garret returns to
Shakespeare by the Sea
for his third season.
He has been seen in
previous seasons as
Louis the Dauphin
in King John, Tybalt
in Romeo and Juliet,
and Valentine in Two
Gentlemen of Verona.
Garret was last seen on
stage in the title role
of Frankenstein with
Theatrical Arts International. He has worked
with various companies in Los Angeles and
Orange County, including Little Fish Theatre
and Chance Theatre
Co. Last spring he was
privileged to direct The
Laramie Project at the
University Sioux Falls,
which he considers
one of his proudest
achievements. Garret
is a graduate of
California Baptist
University where he
earned a Bachelor of
Arts in Theatre. He is
also a three-time-nominee for the KCACTF
Irene Ryan Award.
Michael Ring
(Peter Quince |
Gravedigger/Various)
Michael is thrilled to be
taking part in his first
official season
with Shakespeare by
the Sea. Last seen at
Shakespeare by the
Sea as an understudy
for Louis in King John,
Michael received his
Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre from California Baptist University,
where he was seen in
such roles as Orsino in
Twelfth Night, Banquo in Macbeth, Dick
Deadeye in H.M.S.
Pinafore, Clem Rogers
in Will Rogers’ Follies,
C.S. Lewis in The Great
Divorce, Lendal/Dave
in Almost Maine, Ali
Hakim in Oklahoma!,
Hucklebee in The
Fantasticks, and
Officer Brophy in
Arsenic and Old Lace.
He also recently traveled to Ahmedabad,
India to perform in an
original piece called
Worked to Death, and
has participated in
the Ojai Shakespeare
Festival and the Ojai
Playwright’s Conference.
Olivia Schlueter-Corey
(Hermia)
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream is Olivia’s
Shakespeare by the
Sea debut. Theater
credits include: Bianca
in The Taming of the
Shrew, Emilia in Othello, Sampson and the
Friar John in Romeo
and Juliet; the title role
in The Nina Variations,
Jane and Laundress
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in A Christmas Carol,
Stage Manager in It’s
Important to Leave As
Well, Ruth in For Your
Amusement, Lola in
The Amaranthine
Thread, Lucifer and
Good Angel in Doctor
Faustus. Film Credits
include Piper in Unsustainable and Olivia in
Forest Falls, both for
Finite Films.
Katelyn
Spurgin
(Moth)
Katelyn makes her
Shakespeare by the
Sea debut this year in
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. She received
her Bachelor of Arts
in Theater Arts from
Vanguard University,
and spent a summer
studying Shakespeare
with the British American Drama Academy
in Oxford. This fall she
will be heading back
to the United Kingdom
to complete a postgraduate degree in
acting. Some of her
favorite past roles
include Beatrice in
Much Ado About Nothing, Princess Puffer in
Drood, Nurse in Romeo
and Juliet, Mrs. Gibbs
in Our Town and Mrs.
Bennet in Pride and
Prejudice.
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The Production Team
the newest addition to
the menagerie -- four
bee hives.
Kristina Teves
(Gertrude)
Kristina is huge fan of
Shakespeare, summer and the outdoors,
which explains her return this year for a third
season. A Bay Area native, Kristina moved to
Southern California to
attend UC Irvine, where
she received her Bachelor of Arts with special
Honors in Acting. Previous Shakespeare by the
Sea roles include Lady
Constance in King John,
Diana in All’s Well That
Ends Well, Julia in Two
Gentlemen of Verona,
and Lady Montague
in Romeo and Juliet.
Other Shakespeare
credits include the title
role in Hamlet, Juliet in
Romeo and Juliet, Lady
Macbeth in Macbeth,
Amiens in As You Like
it, and Quintus in Titus
Andronicus. Her nonShakespeare theatrical
credits are too numerous to mention here,
except to note that
she recently played
Valerie in Little Fish’s
production of The Weir.
When not performing,
Kristina is most often
found hanging out
with her awesome dog
(and former SBTS star)
Victor.
Lisa Coffi
(Founder & Producing
Artistic Director)
As founder of Shakespeare by the Sea, Lisa
is delighted to present the seventeenth
season of Shakespeare
plays, delivered under
the stars at locations
throughout Southern
California. She has a
Master of Fine Arts in
Theatre Management
from California State
University, Long Beach,
and a Bachelor of Fine
Arts from California
State University, Sacramento. Lauded as
“Pedro’s Playmaker” by
Random Lengths News,
Lisa is living up to her
moniker, producing
more than 100 plays
in San Pedro in the
past fifteen years. Her
proudest achievement
is Shakespeare by the
Sea, which has grown
into a mainstay of the
Southern California
summer experience.
In addition to SBTS’s
annual festival, she
manages and produces
at Little Fish Theatre,
which delivers critically-acclaimed comedy
and drama year-round
in an intimate space,
currently in its fourteenth season. Lisa
judiciously divides
her time between San
Pedro and Newcastle
(Sacramento) where
she resides with her
husband, two dogs,
two cats, two cows and
Suzanne Dean
(Associate Artistic &
Development Director)
Suzanne is a co-founder of Little Fish Theatre
and Associate Artistic
Director for the organization. Suzanne has
played numerous lead
roles for SBTS including
Cleopatra, Beatrice,
Olivia, Portia, Bianca,
Queen Elizabeth, Kate,
Mistress Page and
Prospero. At Little Fish
Theatre, she performed
in Veronica’s Room,
Hedda Gabler, Blithe
Spirit, The Lion in Winter
and originated roles in
the World Premieres
of Peg & Garrick, Jesus
Come/Jesus Go, and
The View from Anderson
Park. At CLOSBC, she
performed in Private
Lives, Sylvia, Taming of
the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and was named Best
Actress by Broadway
World for Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf. In
2005, she toured to
the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival alternating the
roles of Hannah Mae
and Maude in LFT’s A
Coupla White Chicks
Sitting Around Talking.
Other notable productions include Macbeth,
Les Parents Terrible, The
Lady’s Not for Burning
and Hay Fever.
Stephanie Coltrin
(Director, Hamlet and
Associate Festival
Producer)
With Hamlet, Stephanie
brings her fifth show to
the stage as Director for
Shakespeare by the Sea,
having directed King
John, Romeo and Juliet,
King Lear, and Julius
Caesar in summers
past. She also directed
Looking, Panache, Bach
at Leipzig, The Weir, The
Love List and Stones in
His Pockets at Little Fish
Theatre. Stephanie is
currently the Director of
Production at the Rubicon Theatre. An Ovation
Award winning Artistic
Director and Ovation
nominated Director for
CLOSBC’s production of
Miss Saigon, which won
Best Musical of the year;
she has also received
the Stage Scene LA
award for Director of
the Year, the Broadway
World award for Best
Director, and nomination for a Garland
Award. She served as
the Artistic Director for
both the Civic Light
Opera South Bay and
Hermosa Beach Playhouse for many years,
and has directed more
than 30 productions,
including Jesus Christ
Superstar, Oklahoma,
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, The Taming of
the Shrew, Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf, Blithe
Spirit, Steel Magnolias,
and Godspell.
Patrick Vest
(Director/Bottom
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream / Fight Choreographer)
Patrick is in the midst
of his eighth season
with Shakespeare by
the Sea, the second
season as a Director.
The first play he ever
saw was A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, and he
has been obsessed
with it ever since. He
has acted in the show
five times (playing
Demetrius, Oberon,
Theseus, Quince and
Lysander twice), but
this is his first time
directing it. Last year
he directed All’s Well
That Ends Well, and
played the title role in
King John. In previous seasons, Patrick
has played Macbeth,
Mercutio, Malvolio,
Shylock, Marc Antony,
Orsino, and Gloucester.
His previous directing
credits include Measure for Measure, It’s
Called the Sugar Plum,
several David Ives’
plays, The Wager and
Beyond Therapy. He
also directed Chapter
Two which played to
critical acclaim at Little
Fish Theatre last year,
and will be directing
Time Stands Still at Little
Fish, which opens later
this year in August.
Patrick blogs about his
experience directing for
SBTS this year at shakespearebythesea.org.
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Our 2014 Raffle
Win a 4-NIGHT Stay in a 4-Star HOTEL IN Honolulu or Kauai
There’s a winner every night - $5 tickets available at
every performance.
In addition to our Grand Prize, a 5-Night Stay in Hawaii, there
are lots of other great items to win. Thanks to the generosity
of our Raffle Donors, one lucky member in the audience will
win a prize every night!
Grand Prize
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Hotel options may include Sheraton Resort Kauai, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki or others
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*SBTS values prize at $2100, based upon September travel dates at time of printing. Other dates and/or upgrades in accommodations may be higher. SBTS will pay all costs up to $2100. Costs over that amount will be winner’s responsibility.
Second Grand Prize
LA Dodgers Dugout Club Tickets - for Saturday, August 23, 2014.
LA Dodgers vs. New York Mets
“The best premium seat in Major League Baseball...Fans who sit here typically say that once you’ve
sat in these seats for a game, sitting anywhere else just doesn’t seem to cut it.” - USA Today
The Dugout Club Experience:
• Two full bars and private restrooms
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• Personal concierge service
• The ultra-exclusive Dugout Club restaurant & lounge
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• Complimentary fine dining at the Dugout Club restaurant
Preferred parking in Lot G • Complimentary soft drinks
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• In-seat wait service
Join Our Ranks of Raffle Winners!
Angela Stryjewski won 6/24/13
Mr. Bethune won on 8/1/13
Bob Stanek won on 6/13/13
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Bob Zwissler won on 7/13/13
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Magic Castle VIPGuest
Pass
Highly sought after VIP
Guest Pass to the exclusive members only Magic
Castle. VIP Guest Pass
allows admission for you
and 7 of your friends. (park-
Third Grand Prizes
A two-night stay at Mammoth Lakes
Enjoy a 2 night stay in a fabulous
condominium at Mammoth Lakes,
one of California’s premier mountain resort towns. Mammoth
Lakes has it all - skiing, hiking,
fine restaurants and breathtaking scenery. (Sleeps six, walk to
shuttle bus, pet friendly, free
high-speed internet - Non-holiday, and subject to availability)
(Value: $600)
ing, door charge and dinner not
included)
(Value: $300)
Ocean Calling from the
Wyland Foundation
Signed & numbered lithograph.
Image size: 16” w X 23.75” h
(Value: $790)
!
every night
winner
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$5 Raffle Tickets available at each performance.
4th Place prize Raffle Donors
3D Theatricals
The Actors Gang
Admiral Risty Restaurant
Amalfitano’s Bakery
Angel Art Dreams
The Antaeus Company
Aquarium of the Pacific
Babouch Morrocan Restaurant
Bringelson Jewelers
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Science Center
Chicago for Ribs
The Colony Theatre
The Comedy & Magic Club
The Corner Store
Crafted
The Distinctive Edge
Festival of the Arts/Pageant
of the Masters
Golf N’ Stuff
Granny’s Yogurt
Hennessey’s Tavern
The Ice House
Improv Olympics
In-N-Out Burger
J. Trani’s Ristorante
La Mirada Performing Arts Theatre
Long Beach Museum of Art
Long Beach Playhouse
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc.
MaGriffe Galerie & Jardin
Medieval Times
The Merry Medium
Monte Carlo Pursuit Sportfishing
Mulligan Family Fun Center
Musical Theatre West
Pacific Symphony
Paintball USA
Parkhurst Art Gallery
Plaza Automotive Center
Point Fermin Lighthouse Assoc.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum
The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Santa Anita Park
Terranea Resort
Theatre 40
Townee Tours
USS Battleship Iowa
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Spirit Cruises
Wild Orchid Hair & Make-up Studio
Wyland Foundation
The Fine Print: Grand, 2nd, and 3rd Place Prize Winners will be announced on Shakespeare by the Sea’s Closing Night on August 16, 2014. One 4th Place Prize Winner will be
announced at each performance and MUST be present to win. Non-4th Place winning tickets go back into the drawing for the Grand Prizes (need not be present to win.)
Charla McNeff won on 7/28/13
Jeff Fox won on 7/26/13
Michael Silverman won on 7/21/13
Stephen Mirich won on 6/27/13
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Paul Vander Roest
(Tour Manager)
Paul holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Theatre Arts
from Eastern Michigan University. Paul
started his directing
career while still an
undergrad student
at EMU. He moved to
Long Beach in 1989,
and is currently the
Artistic Director for Act
Out Mystery Theatre in
Long Beach. Paul has
directed Act Out Mystery’s last seventeen
productions. Other regional directing credits
include: The American
Dream, America Hurrah!,
Bus Stop, Cinderella,
Charlotte’s Web, Heidi,
Many Moons, When You
Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?,
and Winnie The Pooh.
His directing credits
in the Los Angeles
area include: Honey, I’m
Home, Naked Deception,
With Friends Like These,
Character Assassin, The
Curtain Call Killer, Exit
Stage Death, and Wheel
of Misfortune. Paul is
also a playwright (with
over 30 produced
scripts) and a screenwriter. He co-wrote the
screenplay for the film
Homewrecker (2009).
Aaron Jackson
(Scenic Designer)
Aaron returns for his
tenth season with
SBTS. Television design
credits include ABC’s
Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition, plus WB
Television Network and
Cartoon Network. His
stage design credits
criss-cross the country, including: Lyle the
Crocodile, Miss Nelson
is Missing, Go Dog Go, I
Love a Piano and Almost
Maine in Arizona;
The Boys Next Door in
Texas; several theatrical companies in New
York; and numerous
productions for Little
Fish Theatre. In addition to Scenic Design,
Aaron also works as an
illustrator and concept
artist, with a client list
that includes Mercedes
Benz, Splashtacular
Inc, IMAG Productions,
Stiletto Entertainment
and Miley Cyrus.
Jamie Brown
(Costumer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
As a Freelance Costumer and member
of IATSE Local 768,
Jamie has worked with
many theatre companies throughout the
Los Angeles, Orange
County and Inland Empire area. In addition
to theatre, Jamie has
contributed to several
films and television
shows as a Costume
Assistant. Her current
favorite job is being the
Costume Designer for
a web series, The Most
Popular Girls In School.
Jamie is an advocate
for educational theatre,
and volunteers as the
Technical Coordinator
for the California State
Thespians (an honor
society for high school
theatre students) and is
a professional member
of the Educational Theatre Association. Jamie
enjoys working with
the Claremont High
School Theatre Department as their Resident
Costume Designer.
Christa Armendariz
(Costumer, Hamlet,
Prince of Denmark)
Back for her third season with SBTS, Christa
is a graduate of Fashion
Institute of Design &
Merchandising. She
spent six years touring
nationally and overseas
as a Wardrobe Supervisor for shows such as
Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers, Russian Ballet, Copacabana, Evita
and The Unsinkable
Molly Brown. She has
designed and coordinated costumes for
Civic Light Opera South
Bay and Little Fish
Theatre.
Steve Garbade
(Composer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Steve is a graduate of
Berklee College of Music and has composed
for over a dozen films
including The Immortal Edward Lumley,
which won Best Picture
at the 2013 Comic
Con Awards and the
California Film Awards.
Steve has composed
many original scores
for theater including
Ghosts, On Approval,
Betty’s Summer Vacation and Tick Tock. Steve
has composed original
scores for the films Slipping, Late Night Guest,
Imposters, The Immortal
Edward Lumley, and
the television pilot
Angels in Paradise. This
is Steve’s fifth year with
Shakespeare by the Sea,
previously having composed for Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much
Ado About Nothing, All’s
Well That Ends Well, and
Twelfth Night.
Trevor Craighead
(Stage Manager, A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
This is Trevor’s first
show with Shakespeare
by the Sea. He was
born and raised in Long
Beach, California. His
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previous works include
playing Sir Eglamour
in Two Gentlemen of
Verona with the Long
Beach Shakespeare
Company; Prince
Charming and the Fairy
Godmother in Here
Comes Cinderella!, and
James Reed in Donner
Party, The Musical at the
Found Theatre in Long
Beach. Before performing in Long Beach, he
worked on a dozen
shows – both on stage
and backstage – at the
University of Hawaii at
Manoa, where he was
a full-time student, and
worked part time building sets for the shows.
Clare Wernet
(Stage Manager, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark)
Clare is in her third year
at the University of
California, Irvine studying English and Drama
with an emphasis in
Stage Management.
She has worked on
many shows on and
off campus including
Helen at the Getty Villa,
an original production titled Far Flung
Follows Function, and
Mother Courage and
Her Children. This is her
first summer at Shakespeare by the Sea, and
her first production of
Hamlet.
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an Associate of Science
degree from El Camino
College.
Bill Ginder
(Sound Technician)
This is Bill’s eighth
season as part of the
engineering team for
Shakespeare by the
Sea. He has a lifetime
of audio experience,
having worked as a
sound engineer for
The Taste of San Pedro,
Music by the Sea, The
Norris Theater, and
the Warner Grand,
as well as many live
music performances
and live recordings of
local musicians. He
also builds and repairs
audio equipment, tube
theremins and tube
amplifiers. Bill has also
worked as a jazz and
blues drummer and has
Andrew Jerry
(Sound Assistant)
Andrew is currently a
student in the undergraduate Sound
Design program at the
University of North
Carolina School of the
Arts. Aside from working on sound, lighting,
and scenery crews
at school, he gained
theatrical experience
from working with a
non-profit production company called
The Mr. J Band. After
touring along the West
Coast for over three
years, he discovered his
passion for theatrical
production, specifically
live sound. After graduation, he plans to work
as a Sound Engineer
in live music. Andrew
currently lives with his
family in Torrance, CA.
Linda Ellison
(Director, Social & Print
Media)
Linda’s love for theatre
began at the age of
nine, when she played
Dorothy in The Wizard
of Oz in a summer
school production.
Community theatre
credits include Anybodys in West Side
Story, Lucy Brown in
The Three Penny Opera,
and Louisa in The Fan-
tasticks. Now more often found in corporate
offices than rehearsal
spaces, she brings a
wealth of experience in
growth strategies and
brand development
to SBTS, where she
conceives and executes
social media and public
relations efforts and
advises about marketing strategy.
Natalie Given
(LA County Arts Commission Intern)
Natalie is currently a
student at Occidental College studying
psychology and the
arts. Her passion for
Shakespeare stems
from childhood acting
and adult appreciation
of his many masterpieces. She has been a
consistent lover of theater, music, art, culture,
and travel since a very
young age and plans
to keep weaving these
activities into a colorful
life. Attending international high school
in Vienna, Natalie won
awards in debate and
oral presentation and
experienced many
performance venues,
festival productions,
and cultural celebrations throughout
Europe and the Middle
East. After learning the
basics of blacksmithing
last summer, Natalie is
excited to spend this
summer in southern
California learning the
ins and outs of stage
production and working with a great team
for a dazzling cause.
Established in 1984, Jerico Development is known for its fully restored, historic commercial
properties in San Pedro and Long Beach, California. We show our commitment to the community through quality,
integrity and responsive commercial leasing and commercial and residential property management.
www.jericodevelopment.com
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Thank You
These businesses and individuals have helped
make this season possible by making a financial
contribution. They are the BIG FISH in our little
sea. Shakespeare by the Sea is honored to have
earned their faith in our productions and hope that
we make them proud to be a part of our family.
Without them, we wouldn’t have made it to our
17th season.
Funds raised through the BIG FISH campaign are
used to cover the costs of creating the production
-- from directors and designers to the tour truck,
props, costumes, and our amazing sets.
BIG FISH dollars help keep Shakespeare by the Sea
admission-free.
Why are donors called Big Fish?
Back in 2002 Lisa Coffi and Jenny Myers were developing Shakespeare by the
Sea’s individual and corporate giving levels and perks. They researched what
other Shakespeare theatre companies were doing and noted that most carried
a theme, like “Juliet’s Bower” or “Hamlet’s Haven”. There were also names like
“Producer’s Circle” or “Spotlights”. Realizing that SBTS was just one of 800 or
so theatre companies in LA, we wanted to set ourselves apart. Also, as a newly
launched endeavor in a city rich with culture, we felt like guppies in an ocean.
After a few hours of going back and forth with some very stiff and staid sounding names, we started joking around about asking people to become Big Fish in
our little sea of Shakespeare in the South Bay. We decided to go for it and came
up with a slew of fish varieties that corresponded to the size of donations. Thus,
our first “Become a Big Fish” campaign was born and it’s been with us ever since.
Large or small - all our donors are Big Fish in our eyes!
Corporate, Foundation & Government BIG FISH
Individual BIG FISH
Dolphin
Gelson’s Supermarket
Mickey Elliot Photography
Taso Papadakis Photography
State Farm Insurance, Leslie Peterson
Viktor Bene’s Continental Bakery
Whale & Ale
2014 Honorary Producers
Performance Sponsors
Trigger Fish
LA County Arts Commission
Orange County Community
Foundation
Pacific Life Foundation
Mermaid
City of Los Angeles Department
of Cultural Affairs
LA City Department of
Recreation & Parks
LA County 4th District
Supervisor Don Knabe
Jerico Development
Macy’s
Norris Foundation
Trigger Fish
Toyota (TMS)
Angel Fish
Friedrich-Houston Enterprises
Golden West Realty
Hermosa Beach Kiwanis
Norbert’s Gymnastics
Northrop Grumman Political
Action Fund
Phillips 66
Swordfish
Boeing
California Sulphur Company
Castle Rock Winery
New Delta Media
ILWU Credit Union
SA Recycling
Stroh Orthodontics
Sunfish
Beacon House Association
of San Pedro
CalMet Services, Inc.
Crenshaw Lumber
Malaga Bank
Irvine Valley College
City of Beverly Hills
City of Hermosa Beach
City of Laguna Niguel
City of Lakewood Recreation
& Community Services
City of Manhattan Beach
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
City of Santa Ana Community
Services
City of Seal Beach
City of Torrance
Encino Chamber of Commerce
Friends of the Parks, Hermosa Beach
LA City Dept of Recreation & Parks
Los Encinos State Historic Park
Docent Association
Green Hills Memorial Park
Oak Park Unified School District
Newport Beach City Arts Commission
Port of Los Angeles
Terranea Resort
Valley Cultural Center
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park
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The time is out of joint. Hamlet 1.5.196
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I am but mad north-north-west. Hamlet 2.2.379
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Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania. Midsummer 2.1.60
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