program 2.pmd - Shakespeare by the Sea

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Dynamic Duo
Takes Annual
Leap of Faith
Producing an admission free
festival is no small task. Lisa
Coffi, Producing Artistic Director
and Suzanne Dean, Development
Director work on securing the
needed funding year round.
Lisa Coffi & Suzanne Dean
Together, they raise the money, plan the season, create the marketing pieces,
coordinate with volunteers, write the press releases and take care of all the day
to day administrative duties that come with putting together productions each
year. And it doesn’t end when the show opens.
Our 2006 opening night still finds us $40,000 short of making our budget.
Suggestions have been made to convert to a ticketed event, but the duo is
determined to continue the program in the spirit in which it was created:
admission free.
Coffi and Dean take an annual leap of faith that you, our audience members, will
show your support by donating and becoming members of our big fish family.
To donate, simply fill out the enclosed remittance envelope and return.
Your donations are what keep Shakespeare by the Sea alive.
Sincerely,
Lisa Coffi
Producing Artistic Director
Suzanne Dean
Development Director
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Where Your Donations Go
$$$ BIG FISH $$$ = PRODUCTION
Donations received prior to and throughout the season in response to our
“BECOME A BIG FISH” mailers and emails help pay for our production
expenses. This includes designers, directors, set materials, props,
costumes, lights, sound, insurance, printing, postage, tools, truck rental,
storage bins, batteries,
envelopes, signage, and all
the other things we need to
make the show successful.
These dollars are what help
us keep the show
ADMISSION FREE. Become
a member of our BIG FISH
FAMILY by filling out the
envelope provided.
We can’t do it without you!
Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach, 2005
DONATION BOX = GAS MONEY FOR THE ACTORS
Donations that are placed in the metal box at the end of the show go directly to
the actors. We split them up amongst the cast, using a share system, like in
Shakespeare’s days.
They rehearse for 5 weeks, and perform for
8 weeks, traveling from all over Los
Angeles and Orange Counties to do so on
their own dime. (Gas isn’t cheap these
days!)
Please let them know how much you enjoyed
their performance.
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WIN - RAFFLE - PRIZES - WIN - RAFFLE - PRIZES
$5 RAFFLE TICKETS - Get ’em online or at any performance!
Grand Prize
Rancho Mirage Vacation for 4
Includes a one-week stay in this spectacular
lake view 2 bedroom/2 bath condo at
Southern California’s premiere vacation
destination, Mission Hills Country Club.
Amenities include 2 king beds plus sofa
sleeper, 2 fireplaces, 50" plasma TV, beautiful
granite and cherry wood kitchen. Stay
includes access to country club, fitness
center, spa, pool and golf course (greens
fees not included). Available September 1,
2006 – August 31, 2008. Week to be mutually
agreed upon with owner. Winner must be over
25, families ok.
Generously donated by Dennis &
JoEllen Stork
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more!
one-week
stayy, yyou
receive:
• Palm Springs Aerial Tramway tickets for 4
• The Living Desert tickets for 4
• A fine dining gift certificate for $100
Estimated value: $2,000
THE FINE PRINT
Grand, 2nd and 3rd Place Prize Winners will be announced on Shakespeare by the Sea’s Closing Night,
August 12, 2006. One 4th place prize winner will be announced at each performance.
Non-4th place prize winning tickets will go back into the drawing for the grand prizes. (Need not be
present to win.)
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WIN - RAFFLE - PRIZES - WIN - RAFFLE - PRIZES
2nd Place Prizes
San Diego Old Globe Experience for 2
• $250 Marriott Gift Card
• 2 San Diego GO Passes for free admissions
around town
• $50 Gift Certificate to The Prado Restaurant
• Tickets for 2 to the Old Globe Theatre
Elite e.Chair - Executive Task Chair
Patented height and width arm adjustment, and adjustable/
active lumbar support. Rubber suspension, pneumatic height
adjustment, and synchronized tilt.
Generously donated by Cheaper Office Furniture
3rd Place Prizes
• Marina Sailing - Sailing Lessons for 2
uises - Harbor Dinner Cruise for 2
• Spirit Cr
Cruises
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• Two Thea
heatr
tree West 2006 Season Subscriptions
4th Place Prize Donors
Acme Comedy Theatre • The Actor’s Gang • Aqua Dulce Winery • Aquarium of the Pacific • Babouch
Restaurant • Cabrillo Marine Museum • Carpenter Performing Arts Center • Chicago for Ribs • Cold
Stone Creamery #138 • Coronet Theatre • Craft Tique & Etc. • Creative Cakery • Dodgers • DuBunne
Day Spa and Massage Centre • East West Players • Endangered Species Antiques • Ford Theatre • Golf
N’ Stuff • Hollywood Wax/Guinness World Records • Ice Dogs • Ice House • Improv West • La Mirada
Theatre • Laugh Factory • Long Beach Playhouse • Long Beach Symphony Orchestra • Los Angeles
Cultural Affairs Department • Los Angeles Zoo • Ma Griffe • Mimi’s Café • Mulligan Family Fun Center •
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble • Outback Steakhouse • Pacific Repertory Theatre (Carmel, CA) • Paintball
USA • Palos Verdes Ice Chalet • Petersen Automotive Museum • Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum •
See’s Candies • Six Flags Magic Mountain • Skin Aura Day Spa • Southwest Airlines • Sunset Ranch •
Taxco Restaurant • The Colony Theatre Company • The Comedy and Magic Club • The Groundlings • The
Huntington • The Walt Disney Company • The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum • Think Café • Vince’s •
Williams’s Bookstore
4TH PLACE PRIZE TICKET HOLDERS MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!
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presents
June 22 - August 12, 2006
L I S A C O F F I , Producing Artistic Director
D A R I N A N T H O N Y , Director
D A V I D S V E N G A L I S , Production Manager
V A L E R I E W R I G H T , Costume Designer
A A R O N J A C K S O N , Scenic Designer
S C O T T W A L E W S K I , Scenic Construction
S H A U N M I C H A E L P A G E , Prop Master
S A M A N T H A H E A T H , Stage Manager
A D A M K I N S I N G E R , Assistant Director
A Q U A C A T L I N , Costume Crew
M E A G E N H E N S L E Y , Costume Crew
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Antipholus of Ephesus ................. John E. Farrell
Antipholus of Syracuse ................. Don Formaneck
Adriana ......................................... Jill Cary Martin
Luciana ......................................... Rachel Levy
Dromio of Ephesus ....................... Jim Van Over
Dromio of Syracuse ....................... Michael Irish
Aegeon, Pinch .............................. Andy Kallok
Abbess, Officer ............................. Toni Trenton
Angelo, 2nd Merchant .................. Rebecca Lincoln
Balthazar, 1st Merchant, Servant .. Corina Bowler
Courtesan ..................................... Barbara Suiter
Duchess........................................ Natalie Howe
Special thanks to The Blank Theatre, Adam Kinsinger, Art Manke and Mrs. Denise.
S Y N O P S I S by Diana Tallie
A wacky tale of two sets of twins separated at an early age and
reunited later in life in an unlikely site. Egeon and Emilia have twin
sons, Antipholus by name. They are attended by twin servants named
Dromio. The family is separated at sea during a storm. Egeon, one of
the Antipholuses and one of the Dromios survive together and grow
up in Syracuse. Emelia survives with the other Antiphoulus and
Dromio, only to have a rude fisherman steal the boys from her. In
sorrow, she becomes a nun in the town of Ephesus. By fate, her
Antipholus and Dromio move to Ephesus also, but they don’t know
she is there. As fate and luck would have it, both sets of twins and
both parents end up in Ephesus and confuse the town completely as
they operate outside of each other’s sphere of influence and
knowledge of each other. A wild time of mistaken identities ensues,
until the family is finally reunited and all is revealed.
Please turn off all cell phones and other ringing devices prior to curtain. As a courtesy
to the actors and your fellow audience members, flash photography is prohibited.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
front pocket area
“T
he Pla
y’
“The
Play’
y’ss the Thing” Beefy Tee – 100%
Pre-shrunk cotton. M, L, XL, XXL. $12 each
Pine Heavyweight Sweatshirt
with Hood –9 Oz., 80/20
hooded pullover sweatshirt,
Hidden fly placket with buttons.
Front pouch pockets. Hidden
adjustable bungee drawcord at
bottom. SBTS logo embroidered
in navy & white over left breast.
S, M, L, XL. $35 each
Microfleece ¼ Zip Sweatshirt
- Elasticized drawcord inside hem
and black accent tipping. SBTS
logo embroidered in gold & white
over left breast. Royal S, M, L, XL
or Merlot M, L, XL. $35 each
Embroidered Round
Neck Tee – 100%
cotton desert wash
tee with SBTS logo
embroidered center
front. Mountain Laurel
M, L or Poppy M, L,
XL. $18 each
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Embroidered V-Neck
Tee – 100% cotton
fitted v-neck tee –
super comfortable;
easy to wash and
wear. Melon M, L, XL
or Banana S, M, L,
XL. $18 each
All the World’s a Stage
Jigsaw Puzzle - 1500
pieces. $15 each
Box of 3 Soaps
Lavendar scented. Images
won’t wash off. $10 each
Shakespeare Magnet
Add some class to your
fridge door. $2 each
Shakespeare Memo Game
A game of memory similar
to the game show
Concentration. $15 each
Shakespeare Rubber Duck
you’ve got to see it to
believe it. $10 each
Shakespeare Bookmark
$2.50 each
Fandex - Family Field Guide
Shakespeare facts and trivia in the
palm of your hand. $15 each
Single Deck Playing
Cards - Your very
own lucky deck of
cards. $8 each
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Red Travel Mug
Perfect for travel. Keep
your coffee hot at our
performances. $8 each
presents
June 29 - August 11, 2006
L I S A C O F F I , Producing Artistic Director
J O S H C O S T E L L O , Director
D A V I D S V E N G A L I S , Production Manager
V A L E R I E W R I G H T , Costume Designer
A A R O N J A C K S O N , Scenic Designer
S C O T T W A L E W S K I , Scenic Construction
J O S H C O S T E L L O , Sound Design
S H A U N M I C H A E L P A G E , Prop Master
M A R T I N N O Y E S , Fight Director
C O R I N A B O W L E R , Fight Captain
J A S M I N E J O H N S O N , Stage Manager
A Q U A C A T L I N , Costume Crew
M E A G E N H E N S L E Y , Costume Crew
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Gertrude, the Queen, Hamlet’s mother ......... Jill Cary Martin
Claudius, the King, Hamlet’s uncle ................ Don Formaneck
Ghost, Player King, Gravedigger ..................... John E. Farrell
Ophelia .......................................................... Rebecca Lincoln
Laertes/Third Player ....................................... Aaron Sherry
Polonius, father of Ophelia and Laertes ........ Chris Roberts
Horatio .......................................................... Crystal Sershen
Guildenstern/Priest/Fortinbras ...................... Jim Van Over
Rosencrantz ................................................... Barbara Suiter
Player Queen/Servant .................................... Corina Bowler
Osric .............................................................. Michael Irish
Marcellus ....................................................... Andy Kallok
Special thanks to Sadie Cash, Lucas Krech, Oanh Nguyen and Suzanne Dean.
SYNOPSIS
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Old King Hamlet was
murdered by his brother, who then married the Queen and took the
throne. Prince Hamlet, son of the old King, is commanded by his
father’s ghost to take revenge. Instead of quickly killing his uncle,
Hamlet puts on an act of madness. No one is able to help him, not
his mother, his girlfriend Ophelia, nor his old friends Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern. Eventually Hamlet’s delay leads to a series of
tragic deaths, and the world keeps moving into the future despite
Hamlet’s best attempt to stop it.
Please turn off all cell phones and other ringing devices prior to curtain. As a courtesy
to the actors and your fellow audience members, flash photography is prohibited.
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C A S T
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ............................ Mark Joseph
C A SO
T FO C
F HCAHRAARC AT CE TR ES R S
HAMLET
THE CAST
CORINA BOWLER - 1 st Merchant , Player Queen
Born and raised in John Day, Oregon. She was last seen playing six
roles in Parallel Lives at Southern Oregon University where she
received her Bachelor of Ar ts in Theater. During the last year she
enjoyed being an assistant teacher at Los Angeles Theater Academy
for a character analysis class.
JOHN E. FARRELL - Antipholus of Ephesus, Ghost
John, a theatre artist and educator, is grateful for the opportunity to act
in support of SBTS. A member of several theatre companies and
professional theatre associations; he writes, produces, directs and
acts. John has enjoyed the privilege of working with members of the
RSC, the Globe of America Academy, and the Stratford Festival of
Canada. He is a mentor for Shakespeare text analysis and teaches an
introduction to Shakespeare class, Elizabethan scene study, acting and
voice development for the stage. Among the many Shakespearian roles
he has performed, he includes among his favorites, The Fool in King
Lear, Touchstone in As You Like It and Nick Bottom in A Mid Summer
Night’s Dream. John has also been artistic director of two professional
touring theatre companies for which he adapted and staged the writings
of over 70 different authors.
DONALD FORMANECK - Antipholus of Syracuse, Claudius
This is Don’s first outing with SBTS and he is thrilled to be a part of this
production. Don has just completed his first year of the MFA program in
acting at Cal State Long Beach where he recently took part in (M)asking
questions, an original piece conceived and created by California Repertory members themselves. A few of Don’s previous roles were Uncle Peck
in How I learned to Drive, Clive/Cathy in Cloud Nine, Argon in The Imagi-
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nary Invalid and the Stage Manager in Our Town and other notable
productions including Cabaret, Bleacher Bums, and The Importance of
Being Earnest.
NA
WE - Duc
hess
NATTALIE HO
HOWE
Duchess
This is Natalie’s first production with SBTS. She is a recent transplant from
New York where she was very active in theater, including the Off-Broadway
shows Shakespeare in Concert and Birdy’s Bachelorette Party, which was
produced by the creators of Tony and Tina’s Wedding. Since moving to LA,
she has played Desdemona in Othello at the Stella Adler Theater and is a
member in the improv troupe, The Omlettes. Other favorite projects
include Chapelle’s Show on Comedy Central, the films, Cupidity and
Timeless, directed by John Gallagher, and Eleanor in Henry VI, Part II at the
American Theater of Actors. A graduate of Georgetown University, she is
currently a student in the professional track at the Groundlings.
MICHAEL IRISH - Dromio of Syracuse, Osric
Michael was recently see as Matt in The Fantasticks at The Curtis Theater in
Brea. He is a company member of the Chance Theater in Anaheim Hills, where
he has been seen in many shows, including Oedipus at Colonus, Company, The
Eight: Reindeer Monologues, The Diary of Anne Frank, Fig: R.O., and Cabaret.
He has also performed Poona the Mad F***dog and Other Plays for Children at
Rude Guerilla Theater, Gypsy, Follies and The Philadelphia Story at No Square
Theater, Oliver!, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Working at the Laguna Playhouse,
Cinderella, Coriolanus, and Gretel & Hansel at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and The
Caucasian Chalk Circle, and A Christmas Carol at South Coast Repertory. He
appeared in several shows at U.C. Santa Cruz including Ah, wilderness!,
Translations, and Art, where he earned his BA in theater in 2003.
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MARK JOSEPH - Hamlet
Mark holds a BA from Yale University where he sang his way around the
world as a Yale Whiffenpoof. He holds a Certificate of Training from
Circle in the Square’s acting conservatory, an MFA from California State
University Long Beach and is a member of the California Repertory
Theatre. He is the resident director/playwright for Little Fish Theatre
and producer/director of Pick of the Vine. His play, Inside My Father’s
Apple Tree, received a successful production at Little Fish in 2004.
Mark’s favorite directing credits include West Side Story at Musical
Theatre West; The Ladies Not For Burning, Blithe Spirit, and
Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief at Little Fish Theater; and
Richard III and Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare by the Sea. Mark
has been teaching acting for over ten years and teaches the Meisner
technique at The Acting Corps in Los Angeles.
ANDY KALLOK - Aegeon, Marcellus
Now in his fifth season with SBTS, Andy has performed in Macbeth, Much
Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Richard III, Two
Gentlemen of Verona, Othello and Merry Wives... At Little Fish, he has
acted in three consecutive Pick of the Vine one-act programs and the
world premiere of Mark Piatelli’s Inside My Father’s Apple Tree. He is
currently filming an independent film short about movie extras.
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Presents 8 Weeks of Admission Free Theatre
SAN PEDR
O Point Fermin Park
PEDRO
807 Paseo Del Mar, 90731
Every Thu, Fri & Sat at 8pm,
Jun 22 - Jul 15
TOUR SCHEDULE*
RANCHO PPAL
AL
OS VERDES Hesse Park
ALOS
29301 Hawthorne Blvd., 90275
Sunday, Jul 16, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
Sunday, Jul 23, 7pm - Hamlet
LOMIT
A City Hall
OMITA
24300 Narbonne Ave., 90717
Wed, Jul 19, 7pm - Hamlet
Point Fermin Park, San Pedro 2005
CARSON Carson Community Center
701 E Carson Ave, 90745
Thu, Aug 3, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
SOUTH PPASADEN
ASADEN
A Garfield Park
ASADENA
1000 Park Ave., 91030
Thu, Jul 20, 7pm - Hamlet
LAKEW
OOD Del Valle Park
LAKEWOOD
5939 Henrilee St, 90713
Fri, Aug 4, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
MANHA
TT
AN BEA
CH Polliwog Park
MANHATT
TTAN
BEACH
1601 Manhattan Bch Blvd., 90266
Fri, Jul 21, 7pm - Hamlet
Sat, Jul 22, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
NEWPOR
CH Grant Howald Park
NEWPORTT BEA
BEACH
Iris & 5th Ave, 92625
Sat, Aug 5, 7pm - Hamlet
Sun, Aug 6, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
HERMOSA BEA
CH Valley Park
BEACH
Valley & Gould, 90254
Wed, Jul 26, 7pm - Hamlet
Thu, Jul 27, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
LA
WND
ALE Jane Addams Park
LAWND
WNDALE
15114 Firmona Ave, 90260
Wed, Aug 9, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
TORRANCE Wilson Park Gazebo
2200 Crenshaw Blvd, 90501
Fri, Jul 28, 8pm - Hamlet
Sat, Jul 29, 8pm - Comedy of Errors
EL SEGUNDO Library Park
MarIposa & Main, 90245
Thu, Aug 10, 7:30pm - Comedy of Errors
LA
GUN
A NIGUEL Crown Valley Park
GUNA
LAGUN
29751 Crown Valley Pkwy, 92677
Sun, Jul 30 - 7pm - Comedy of Errors
GRAND FINALE!
REDONDO BEA
CH Veteran’s Park
BEACH
309 Esplanade, 90277
Wed, Aug 2, 7pm - Comedy of Errors
SAN PEDR
O Point Fermin Park
PEDRO
Fri, Aug 11, 8pm - Hamlet
Sat, Aug 12, 8pm - Comedy of Errors
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Preshow entertainment begins 1/2 hour prior to curtain.
Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach 2005
*subject to change without notice
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CORPORATE BIG FISH
MARLIN
Jerico Development
DOLPHIN
Rob & Helen Simmins McMillin
MERMAID
Boeing Employees Community Fund
The Community Foundation, Florida
Department of Recreation and Parks,
City of Los Angeles
Norris Foundation
Port of Los Angeles
Random Lengths
TRIGGER FISH
ConocoPhillips
Daily Breeze
Department of Cultural Affairs,
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
15th District Councilwoman Janice Hahn
Safeco Insurance
S’Pacific Image
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ANGEL FISH
Advent Resources
Cheaper Office Furniture
Coastal San Pedro
Neighborhood Council
Copley Foundation
ERA Goldenwest Realty
Find Your Way Around LA
Godmother’s
Sam’s Club
Southwest Airlines
SWORDFISH
Davies Medical Group
Northwest San Pedro
Neighborhood Council
Rich Development
Valero
SUNFISH
Bubulubu Creations
Coast Christian School
The Copper Room
Liana Delikyan, Psychologist
The Marine Exchange
Medawar Fine Jewelry
Northrop Grumman
INDIVIDUAL BIG FISH
By donating, these individuals have helped make this season possible. 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 2006 season.
Funds raised through the BIG FISH campaign are used to cover the costs of creating the
production—from buttons and hinges to extension cords and gallons of paint. BIG FISH
dollars are what helps keep Shakespeare by the Sea admission free.
ANGEL FISH
Ken & Jane Krick
Tom & Lynne Woike
GOLDFISH
Ricardo, Lynn & Ariel Aguero
Martin Anderson
Margaret Avineri
SWORDFISH
Angeline Barnes
Larry Burks
David Bence
Helen Jaskoski & Dan Brown
Kathleen Bursley
Paul & Rosalind Bump
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Cobb
Tim & Tracy Burke
Bruce Heath
Joseph & Phyllis Pellezzare David & Linda Cheek
George Bair & Pat Collins
Ralph J. Staunton
Richard Murphy & Lucia Coulter
Margaret Sullivan
Nissen Davis
Charlie Dodson
SUNFISH
J.D. & Ann Donigan
Ronald & Joan Arias
Jim & Mary Essman
Joe Cain
Geneva Martin & Patrick Garvey
Dave Campbell
George & Barbara Gleghorn
John & Debra Evans
Eric Gonzales
Jackie Grabarsky
Mr & Mrs Joseph Good
Pam Hornsby
Shirley Ritter & Cameron Hatton
Cindy Kohlmiller
Roderick & Crystal MacDonnell Andrea Hegybeli
Helen Hemmingsen
Lorraine McKinney
Keith Jones
Pat Mills
Steve & Florence Kleinjan
Maggie Moir
Geralynn Krajeck
Dr. Max Negri
Jeff Lester
Victor & Linda Reinhardt
Otis Ginoza & Michele Reniche Dorothy & Matt Matich
Diana Tallie
Dorothy Knox & Sherie Tyler
Ray & Lee Wolfe
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Dana McLemore
Bernie & Elaine Mendes
Christa Morris
Doug & Kim Muise
Bobby Munoz
Paul & Kay Nibarger
Brandea Hill & Karen Papdakis
Tom & Deni Pulte
Mario, Traci & Matthew Rada
Kim Reynolds
M. Richards
Mike Rose
Bruce Ross
Tony & Deb Salvaggio
Jeff & Julie Schneidewind
Lesley Sirianni
Don Stanchfield
Ed & Jennifer Stapleton
Bob Tappan
Don & Marilyn Terrill
John & Kathy Tipich
Joni & Stanley Tom
Bruce & Dolly Weiner
Joy Weston
Richard Wolf
Roxanne Wong
Bonnie Wyckaert
Herb & Arlene Zimmer
FLYING FISH
Sarah Adams
Rod Asis
Al & Karen Basiulis
Cynthia Brannon Interiors
Maria Cardinale
Susan Davis
Lawrence & Shirley De Graaf
Louis & Suzanne Dominguez
Cynthia Freeman
Fulton-Parszik Family
Elayne Gray
Carl & Ruth Green
The Hargrave Family
Chuck & Sylvia Hart
Chuck & Anna Hawley
Michael & Theresa Hernandez
Anne Fay & Frances Hocutt
David Kalian
Shirley Kalland
Derek & Mary Ann Kendall
Chuck & Marie Lamb
Heriberto & Lucia Linares
The Linker Family
Steve Lipschultz
Robert & Marilyn Lockney
Deeder & Karen McDaniel
Al & Kathleen McGowan
Andrew & Ellen Munoz
Dency & Moira Nelson
Richard & Sandy Nichols
Sherry Silver & Chris O’Shea
Mike & Laurie Paolozzi
Bill & Marge Pawlak
Dr. Hugh Pendleton
Robert & Mona Reddick
Jonathan Resnick
Rick & Judy Richter
Robert & Ann Rosado
The Rosenfeld Family
James, Julia, & Luke Scognamillo
Siegemund-Broka Family
Merrilee Snell
Ray & Cecelia Urwin
Tony & Erica Vickers
Jessica Wertel
Ann, Garrett & Ian Wittkopp
STARFISH
Joseph Albrecht
Thomas & Mary Andrusky
Celina & Miyuki Avila
Gina Awtry
Steve & Namele Baker
Tom & Jennifer Barrett
Cindy & Jeff & Stephanie Blumberg
Ross & Jennifer Bolton
Mike & Pam Brady
Dr. Sharon Bruce
Sandy Canter
Beverly Celentano
Jan Christena
Paul & Kathy Cohen
Lawrence & Anna Collins
Matt & Katie Covill
John, Peggy & Sean Crawford
Richard & Patricia Dangelo
Gertrue Davis
Laurel & Gillain Dreher
Barry & Sheba Faust
Suzanne & Erwin Fishman
Dawn Fite
Ger Fore
Ken & Karen Frey
Darlene & Jeremy Galindo
Brian & Pat Gibson
Liz Giffen-Glad
Robin & Carroll Gordon
Zack & Marilyn Gourley
Alvin Hall
Tim & Angelea Harrison
Paul & Irene Henrikson
Meria Holden
William Horlocher
Albert & Miranda Jelenic
Lynda Jenkins
Steve & Beatrice Johnson
Tom & Sonja Kalman
Bernard & Janice Kenner
Gregg Kovacevich
Don & Lynn Kusar
John Leslie
Isela Lopez
Ron & LaVon Malin
John Miller
Dwight & June Moberg
Cecelia Moore
Marilyn Montenegro
Mary Murphy
Ingrid Neat
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Denis O’Callaghan
Shelley Perpall
Pamela Persaud
Susan Prichard
Guillermo Quinones
Ludwig & Dorothea Rattelmeier
Kristine Rickerl
Norie Roeder
Ilse Roffler
Lisa Ruiseco
Paula Owens Salazar
Elisa Sanchez
Lisa J. Salas
Gemma Scharfenberger
Eric & Diane Schott
Dolores Sharp
Ann Shaw
Adina Silo
Joy Slothower
John & Mary Steinkamp
Rod Stephens
Lee & Lynda Strand
Victor Tanaka
Joan Thompson
Joyce Tindall
Sandra Tofflemire
Ray & Cora Vasquez
Westerly Charters
Beth Wiley
Lulu Yu
Julian & Kathleen Zajkowski
SEA HORSE
Betsy Crossen
Cadrin Gill MD
Jay Goudey & Hollie Nawa
Gerard Griffin
Sue Grosdidier
Dan & Nancy Harris
Heather Heenan
Eugene & Marilyn James
Florence Kerechuk
Deborah & Yvette Kolodji
Rob & Janice Lee
Ted Lester
Anne E. Moore
Richard & Sandra Moore
Gabrielle Pedersen
Florence Swiger
Nori Uldrich
Monroe & Ida Weinstock
Tom, Anita & Peter Winfrey
RACHEL LEVY - Luciana
Rachel originally hails from Seattle and is excited to return to SBTS. Rachel
was most recently seen onstage in Pick of the Vine at Little Fish Theatre.
She was also seen on Comedy Central’s sketch show The Hollow Men as the
nursing mother. She has a BA in Drama from the University of Washington
and has also studied theatre in England. Other recent productions include
the 2003 and 2004 SBTS Seasons, The Lady’s Not for Burning as Margaret,
a featured reader in Grace & Competra’s Speaking of Stories in Santa
Barbara, and the beglittered Good Fairy in the Holiday Panto at the Lobero
Theatre for two years. Other favorite stage projects include Cloud Nine,
Sincerity Forever and Cymbeline.
REBECCA LINCOLN - Angelo, Ophelia
This is Rebecca’s first season with SBTS, having only recently relocated to
beautiful Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s
undergraduate theater program, and holds master’s degrees in acting from
both Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theater. A Shakespeare
devotee, she has performed the Bard’s work both indoors and out across the
country and even abroad. In fact, shortly after SBTS, she will be catching a
plane to New York to appear as Mistress Ford in an American Studio Theater
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production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Rebecca is also proud to be a
founding member of Chicago’s Dream Theatre Company.
JILL CAR
TIN - Adriana, Ger tr
ude
CARYY MAR
MARTIN
trude
Jill is delighted to be making her debut with Shakespeare by the Sea. Most
recently she appeared as a guest artist in the title role in Medea at Golden
West College. She counts numerous credits throughout the OC and bits of
LA including Three Sisters, A View from the Bridge, Heartbreak House,
Talley’s Folly, The Crucible, Hedda Gabler, A Shayna Maidel, The Lady’s Not
for Burning and Much Ado About Nothing at the Vanguard Theatre
Ensemble; Some Explicit Polaroids, Handbag, The History of the Devil, and
Search and Destroy at Rude Guerrilla Theatre; and Molly Sweeney at The
Chance Theatre. She collected an OC Weekly award for her work in Insurgo
Theatre Movement’s Wuthering Heights, where she also performed in
Richard III. She has also appeared in roles at Long Beach Studio Theatre,
The Theatre District, and Shakespeare Orange County. She holds a Master’s
in Theatre from California State University Fullerton.
CHRIS ROBERTS - Polonius
This is Chris’ third season with SBTS. He played Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night,
Lord Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Desdemona’s father in Othello. Chris
directed the gripping dramas Oleanna and The Beauty Queen of Leenane at
Little Fish Theater. He is also active with the Kentwood Players at the
Westchester Playhouse where he was recently voted best director for Blood
Brothers. Chris enjoys “gutsy” theater, so he feels right at home in Hamlet.
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CR
AL SERSHEN - Hor
CRYYST
STAL
Horaa tio
Crystal Sershen fled Hop Bottom, PA at the age of fifteen and worked as a
seamstress, Bingo attendant, forklift driver, sailor, bartender, word
processor, and clown (the latter two being virtually interchangeable),
eventually landing in New York. There she studied cinema and theatre at
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, earned her second-degree black belt in
Shotokan karate, and worked as a stage manager and assistant director.
After a stint in story editing and screenwriting, Crystal moved to LA to fully
pursue acting and now works in film, television and theatre. She is a
company member and manager of The Will Geer Theatricum, where classical
theatre has seeped into her bones.
AAR
ON SHERR
AARON
SHERRYY - Laer tes
Starting in commercials as a child and raised in TV station hallways, acting,
producing and voiceover is all Aaron knows. Aaron earned a BFA from the
University of Michigan where he studied with world-renowned artists
including Athol Fugard, Arthur Miller, Lanford Wilson, Mark Lamos and the
Royal Shakespeare Company. Currently, Aaron is producing a feature
called Dead and Gone with rock stars Ben Moody (Evanescence) and Kyle
Gass (Tenacious D), is continuing voiceover work, and is gearing up to
play in another feature called Zombie TV. His films include Nightmare Man,
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Channels, and Pretty Cool 2. Stage credits include Into the Woods,
Compleat Female Stage Best and Romeo & Juliet.
BARB
ARA SUITER - Cour tesan, RRosencr
osencr
antz
BARBARA
osencrantz
Barbara just returned to LA after playing Lady Macbeth with the Utah
Shakespearean Festival’s Educational Tour. She performed for and taught
Shakespeare to high school students across the West. She is happy to be a
part of SBTS and to return to San Pedro after playing Celimene in Little Fish
Theatre’s production of The Misanthrope. Other recent credits include
Christine Scott in Murder By the Book at the Long Beach Playhouse, Wilmore
in The Rover at The Chance Theatre, and Audrey in As You Like It at California
Shakespeare Company. Barbara received her degree in Drama from the
University of Washington School of Drama.
TONI TRENTON - Abbess
Toni has trained with Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Milton Katselas
among others and has taught acting at the Strasberg Institute and New
York Film Academy. Some of Ms. Trenton’s television and film credits
include multiple appearances on General Hospital, independent films
and commercials. Theatre credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs at West
Coast Ensemble, two recent Ray Bradbury plays at Theatre West and many
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Shakespeare productions. Toni is excited to be playing the Abbess in The
Comedy of Errors with this remarkable theatre company.
JIM VAN OVER - Dromio of Ephesus, Rosencrantz
Around Los Angeles, Jim has been seen as Romeo in The Theatre
at Boston Court’s Romeo and Juliet and Orlando in The Gardner Stages’ As
You Like It. In the two years as an acting company member with The Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, Jim enjoyed the opportunity to play Adrian in The
Tempest, Menelaus in Troilus and Cressida, Antonio’s Man in The Merchant
of Venice, Peter Simple in The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Joseph in The
Taming Of The Shrew, and Peter in Stop Kiss. He can also be seen as Lt.
Jose Tyler in Star Trek: New Voyages. Jim’s training includes a BFA in acting
from Southern Oregon University and certification from Mike Nichols’ New
Actors Workshop in New York.
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T H E PRODUCTION TEAM
LISA COFFI - Pr
oducing Ar tistic Dir
ector
Producing
Director
Founder and creator of Shakespeare by the Sea, Lisa is happy to be
producing her 9th season. She holds an MFA in Theatre Management
from CSU, Long Beach and a BFA in Ar t from CSU, Sacramento. Lauded
as “Pedro’s Playmaker” in 2003 by Random Lengths , Lisa is living up
to her moniker. Not only does she produce the free festival each
summer, but she manages the Little Fish Theatre, San Pedro’s intimate
indoor 50-seat theatre, currently in its 5th season. Between yearround demands of SBTS and Little Fish, she works as a graphic
designer and splits her free time between Redondo Beach and
Newcastle (Sacramento).
JOSH COSTELL
O - Dir
ector
COSTELLO
Director
ector,, Hamlet
Josh has directed dozens of plays up and down the West Coast, including
an award-winning new play at The Magic in San Francisco. He adapted and directed
Aphra Behn’s The Rover for Chance Theater in Anaheim, and remounted the
production for a live television broadcast on KOCE, Orange County’s PBS affiliate.
Recent productions include The Misanthrope at Little Fish (named a top ten
production of 2005 by the Daily Breeze), Macbeth at The MET Theater in
Hollywood, and an OC Weekly award-winning production of The Eight: Reindeer
Monologues at the Chance. Josh was founder and first artistic director of Impact
Theatre in Berkeley, California. He teaches acting at UC Riverside and Cal State
Long Beach, and has taught Shakespeare and acting at South Coast Rep, the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood, the California and San Francisco
Shakespeare Festivals, and the American Conservatory Theater. Josh holds an MFA
in Directing from the University of Washington, Seattle, and was a participant in
the Lincoln Center’s Directors Lab West 2004.
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DARIN ANTHONY - Dir
ector
Director
ector,, T he Comed
Comedyy of Er
Errr or s
The Comedy of Errors makes Darin’s first time directing Shakespeare,
although he has appeared in a number of productions. Darin was the
director of the runaway hit The Book of Liz at the Blank Theater in
Hollywood. Other credits with the Blank include the LA Times Critic’s
Choice A Hole in the Dark, the world premiere of American Way, Fill in
the Blank, as well as Shock Therapy, Castles Made of Sand, Something
Good and Algor Mortis for the Blank’s Young Playwrights Festival. Darin
is also the Artistic Director of the Living Room Series at the Blank
Theatre. Other LA credits include the revival of Loot for Theatre East,
Tape at the Lounge Theatre, Heathen Valley at the Elephant Asylum,
Absence of Angels and
Mileage for Write Act
Repertory and Comedy with a
Twist for the Colony Theater.
His next project is Tally’s
Folly for The Syzygy Theatre
Group this September.
ADAM KINSINGER Assistant Dir ector
ector,, T he
Comed
Comedyy of Er r or s
Adam is honored to be working
with such a talented cast and
creative team. Most recently he
assisted directed the hit
musical The Breakup Notebook.
In addition he was the AD on Joe
Orton’s Loot also directed by
Darin Anthony. His past plays
include Noel Coward’s Ways and
Means and Woody Allen’s Don’t
Drink the Water. He’s also
worked on An Evening with Paul
Lynde and Alison Arngrim’s
Prairie Bitch.
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DA
VID SVENGALIS - Pr
oduction Mana
DAVID
Production
Managg er
This is David’s first year with SBTS. Since moving to Los Angeles five years
ago from the University of Iowa, he has worn many hats in order to pursue
acting, a calling he has had since he was six years old. Recently, He
graduated valedictorian of a two-year Meisner program in Santa Monica. He
has been seen as Capt. Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Fagin in Oliver!,
Judas is Eyes of the Blind, and Guildenstern in Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead. David has also been the stage manager of many
plays including Eden at the Elephant Asylum, Speaking in Tongues at the
Powerhouse Theater, The Monster Under My Bed Drank My Vodka, and
Precious Piglet and Her Pals at the Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks.
AARON JACKSON - Scenic Designer
Aaron joins SBTS for his second season after designing Othello and Merry
Wives of Windsor last year. Originally from the LaCrosse area in WI, Aaron
received his Masters in Set Design from Rutgers University and has
worked in theatres across
the country as a designer
and/or scenic artist.
Recent design credits
include: I Love a Piano
for the Phoenix Theatre,
(Phoenix, AZ) The Boys
Next Door for Texas Star
Theatre, (Granbruy, TX) A
Room of One’s Own for
Amphibian Productions,
(Ft. Worth, TX) as well as
work for the WB
Television Network. New
York credits include Box
at Genesius Theatre
Guild, Spooge; The Sex
and Love Monologues at
the Riant Theatre, and A
Leopard Complains of Its
Spots with Amphibian
Productions. Aaron also
freelances as an
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illustrator, creating concept art and storyboards for film, television, theater
and theme park design.
VALERIE WRIGHT - Costume Designer
Valerie Wright has a BFA in fashion design from the Otis Art Institute. This is
her third year with Shakespeare by the Sea. She just recently finished
Romeo & Juliet for the Westchester Playhouse and Ba Ba and the Windigo
for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia. Her other works include
Androcles and the lion, Coupla White Chicks..., Hello Dolly, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, a Civil War reenactment, and her favorite: Othello. She has
also designed gowns for the Grammy and Academy awards, and her private
clients include The Brethren of the Coast, Cree Summer and Amy Smart.
CHUCK STOLAREK - Costume Assistant
Chuck is a freelance designer living in Los Angeles. After receiving a BFA
from Rhode Island School of Design in 2002, he moved to Los Angeles to
build his clothing line Wooden Mustache from the ground up. Wooden
Mustache is a line of contemporary sportswear separates with the idea that
nothing is ugly if approached and presented from the right perspective.
Chuck will be attending Central St. Martins in London next year to continue
his evolution as an artist. In addition to cutting things out and sewing them
together, Chuck enjoys biking, Panda Express, and slot machines.
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SHAUN MICHAEL PAGE - Prop Master
No stranger to design, Shaun recently marked his debut as a Theatrical
Prop Master in Shakespeare by The Sea’s productions of Hamlet & Comedy
of Errors. He has a diverse design background ranging from art direction
and fashion ylist to jewelry and clothing design. Other credits include
Wheel of Fortune (art department), Jennifer Lopez Music Videos (art
department/ shopper) and Fred Segal Beauty (fashion stylist), just to
name a few. Shaun’s work has been featured in a variety of publications
throughout the world. He is proud to be a part SBTS’s amazing company.
SAMANTHA HEA
TH - Sta
HEATH
Stagg e Mana
Managger
er,, T he Comed
Comedyy of Er
Errr or
orss
Samantha has been involved in theater throughout California and Nevada
for 14 years. She has had a torrid love affair with Shakespeare’s work
ever since she read As You Like It for a high school assignment. The
Comedy of Errors is her first collaboration with Darin Anthony and
Shakespeare by the Sea.
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JASMINE JOHNSON - Sta
Stagg e Mana
Managg er
er,, T he Comed
Comedyy of Er
Errr or
orss
Jasmine Johnson has a BFA in Theatre from New York University, where she
focused on stage management, directing, set and costume design. She is
working towards becoming a unit production manager for film, and owning
her own production company. This is Jasmine’s first year working with
Shakespeare by the Sea, and she is looking forward to an amazing summer.
MARTIN NOYES - Fight Director
His most resent credit is the American Premier of Hitchcock Blonde at South
Coast Repertory, in which he also played the Husband. Other credits include
The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabbler (South Coast Repertory), I’m not
Rappaport (Little Fish Theatre Company), Big Love, Cabaret, Hot ‘N’ Throbbing, A Christmas Story, and Never in My Lifetime (The Chance Theatre), The
Grapes of Wrath (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Martin received his BFA
from Southern Oregon University and his MFA from the University of Alabama
both in theatre with an acting emphasis. Martin is also a member of the
Society of American Fight Directors.
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