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Presents
November 6 - 28, 2015
Theatre on San Pedro Square
29 N. San Pedro Street • Downtown San Jose
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Welcome
The Tabard Theatre Company
From Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Artistic Director
Presents
hank you for joining us for Death Takes a Holiday, the second of six
productions in our 15th season, which we have themed “Coming Home.”
This romantic musical holiday joyously and passionately celebrates and
explores what home and family mean to us mortals deep to our core. This
musical is an adventure for the heart and spirit from beginning to end, a soaring
and impassioned ride.
Because this production is filled from the first note to the last with some of the
most beautiful vocal music ever written for the stage, the designated non-profit
for this production is the In-school Education Program of Opera San Jose, which
brings the rich experience of vocal music into our local schools.
We look forward to having you with us in December for two holiday treats:
Miracle on 34th Street, a world-premiere adaptation performed as a live radio
play with the sound effects created on stage right in front of our eyes — and ears!
Before each performance, we will present a hands-on sound effects
demonstration along with the opportunity to take a “selfie with Santa” and listen
to “carols in the courtyard” by young singers. Our second holiday treat is the
return of Nineteen’s Big Band Christmas for three performances! Tabard is
definitely the place to be this holiday season, and we look forward to sharing this
special time with you.
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan
But, now, sit back and enjoy the romantic and lyrical ride that is Death Takes a
Holiday.
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From Nick Nichols, Executive Director
ast year, The Tabard Theatre Company started a process to grow our
education program and more fully realize our mission to “...reach out to
the under-served, such as...children in low-income areas.” Thanks to
the leadership of our board, a significant grant from The Donor Circle for the
Arts and generous individuals who contributed, Tabard is now providing
after-school theatre programs at Empire Gardens elementary school and the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley. Over sixty children, grades K through 5,
are participating in these programs — free of charge. If you would like
to help Tabard expand these programs and bring theatre education to
school children in San Jose, I invite you to make a donation, of any size, at
tabardtheatre.org/donate. Thank you and enjoy the show.
Inspiration and imagination found here. Tabard.
Death Takes a Holiday (Musical) is presented
by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any
means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.
Theatre is more than a show. Tabard.
Production Staff
Producer
Director
Assistant to Director
Music Director
Assistant Music Director
Choreographer
Projections Coordinator
Technical Director Production Associate
Stage Manager
Lighting Designer Sound Designer
Costume Designer Assistant Costumer & Dresser
Costume Assistant
Wig Designer
Set Construction
Scenic Painters
Properties
Program Layout
Death Takes a Holiday
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
Karen Altree Piemme
Janet Miller
Lauren Bevilacqua
Samuel Cisneros
Claire Alexander
Doug Baird
Joe Cassetta
James Creer
Robert Lewis
Nick Nichols
John DiLoreto
Marilyn Watts
Melissa Sanchez
Esther Goes
Sharon Ridge
Joe Cassetta, James Creer, Harley Goes
Jeffrey Hatton, Migi Oey
“propEARLYdone” by Ruth E. Stein
Barbara Reynolds
Cast
Daisy .................................................... Rachelle Abbey
Death..................................................Stephen Boisvert
Sophia................................................Kimberley Cohan
Lorenzo.................................................. Michael Cuddy
Cora..................................................Barbara Heninger
Vittorio.........................................................Ryan Henry
Dario...................................................... Jeffrey Henson
Corrado...............................................Mohamed Ismail
Fidele............................................ Steven Guire Knight
Evangelina.................................... Josie Burgin Lawson
Fenton............................................................Will Perez
Alice........................................Beth Anne Wells Viloria
Stephanie......................................Gwendolyne Wagner
Grazia............................................. Jessica Whittemore
Tabard offers its sincere and grateful appreciation to...
City Lights Theater Company, Opera San Jose, South Bay Musical Theatre,
West Bay Opera, WVLO Musical Theatre Company, and all our season
subscribers, donors, sponsors, and community partners
who helped make this production possible.
We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.
Musicians
Piano: Lauren Bevilacqua
Keyboard: Samuel Cisneros
Reed 1: Asa Stern
Reed 2: Richard Krishnan & Kathy Switky
Bass: Ian Earley & Noah Sanchez De Taglr
There will be a 15-minute intermission.
Percussion: Curt Anderson
A portion of Tabard’s
concession proceeds from this
production will be donated to
Engaging theatre. Tabard.
Bring your imagination; we’ll do the rest. Tabard.
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
The Place: In and around the Villa Felicita, the home of Duke Vittorio Lamberti,
at the edge of the Lago di Garda in northern Italy.
The Time: A weekend in the summer of 1922.
Act Two (continued)
Act One
Scene 4: Another Section of the Garden
Scene 5: Outside the Grotto
More and More............................................................................................. Sirki & Grazia
Scene 1: The Automobile
Overture
Prologue: In The Middle of Your Life......................................................................Grazia
Nothing Happened................ Corrado, Grazia, Vittorio, Daisy, Alice, Stephanie & Lorenzo
Scene 6: The Salon.
Scene 2: Villa Felicita; the Salon
Scene 8: Sirki’s Bedroom
I Thought That I Could Live...................................................................................... Sirki
Scene 3: The Garden Outside the Salon
How Will I Know.......................................................................................................Grazia
Centuries...................................................................................................................Death
Scene 7: Grazia’s Bedroom in The Villa
Finally, to Know.................................................................................Grazia, Daisy & Alice
Scene 9: The Music Room
December Time....................................................................................Dario & Evangelina
Scene 4: Vittoro’s Study
Why Do All Men.........................................................................................................Death
Scene 10: The Moonlit Garden
Pavane................................................................................................................. Company
Scene 5: Entrance Hall of the Villa
Sirki’s Entrance....................................................Fidele, Vittoria, Stephanie, Dario, Grazia
Death is in the House.........................................................................Duke Vittorio, Fidele
Scene 11: Another part of The Moonlit Garden
More and More(reprise)..........................................................................................Grazia
In The Middle of Your Life (reprise).......................................................... Death & Grazia
Scene 6: Sirki’s Bedroom, Morning
Alive............................................................................................................................ Sirki
Scene 7: The Terrace, Overlooking the Lake
Life’s a Joy.............................................................................................. Dario & Company
Notes From Karen Altree Piemme, Director
Scene 8: The Shore of the Lake
What Kind of Girl/Who Is This Man?...............................................................Sirki, Grazia
Life is hard. But, apparently, Death is harder. And sometimes we all need a break. As we
struggle through our daily lives, it can often feel like there’s always someone else who has
it better than we do, and we can fantasize about spending some time walking in their
shoes. The challenge, though, is to consider the fact that there are a great many people in
our community who have far less than we do, and would give anything to be able to
switch places with us for a day — or a weekend.
Scene 9: Entrance of the Villa (Servants)
Life’s a Joy (reprise)..............................................................................................Servants
Scene 10: The Music Room
Shimmy Like They Do in Paree...................................................................... Alice & Sirki
Scene 11: Open-air Dining Room, The Villa
Roberto’s Eyes............................................................................................................. Eric
Scene 12: The Grotto
Alone Here With You.................................................................................... Grazia & Sirki
Act Two
Scene 1: The Villa; Various Locations
Entr’acte
Something’s Happened....................................................................................... Company
Scene 2: Upstairs Corridor, Roberto’s Bedroom
Losing Roberto......................................................................................Duchess Stephanie
Scene 3: A Grape Arbor in the Garden
What Do You Do....................................................................................... Daisy & Corrado
Experience the magic. Tabard.
Death Takes a Holiday allows us the opportunity to examine the strength of family, the
loyalty of comrades, the closeness of community, and the bonds of love. The characters in
this play celebrate each other’s milestones, mourn their losses, follow their hearts, and
share a mutual respect that is moving to witness. And all of this under the umbrella of an
age-old premise, a captivating story and a delightful score.
As the holidays approach, I hope you’ll take time out to spend with those who are close
to you. Bring them to the theatre with you, where together you can be spirited away on an
Italian holiday (or anywhere else your imagination takes you). It will give you the
opportunity to spend a few hours in someone else’s shoes; to realize that, “In the middle
of your life, anything can happen...” And, perhaps, as you head home together, you’ll
find you’re all the more grateful for what you have.
I’m grateful that you chose to spend a couple of hours here with us. I’m grateful for this
glorious cast and creative team. I’m grateful for the love of friends and family. And I’m grateful
for this opportunity to remember that, though it may sometimes feel hard, “Life’s a Joy.”
Time well spent. Tabard.
Meet the Artists
Meet the Artists
Rachelle Abbey (Daisy) is excited to be making her debut at
Tabard! Favorite roles include Penny in Hairspray (South Bay
Musical Theatre), Maisie in The Boy Friend (WVLO Musical Theater),
and Val in A Chorus Line and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
(Sunnyvale Community Players). When not on stage she enjoys forms
of social dancing such as Lindy hop and ballroom as well as tennis
and choir. She currently works in the Wyss-Coray lab at Stanford,
investigating rejuvenation in the brain.
Ryan Henry (Vittorio) is appearing in his first Tabard production
and he is ecstatic to be included in this amazing cast! He holds a B.A.
in theater but wasn’t actively involved as a performer until a couple of
years ago. Since beginning this journey, he’s performed with West
Valley Light Opera, Lyric Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, and Foothill
Music Theatre. During rehearsals for this production he married the
love of his life, Tony, and is grateful for all of his love and support! By
day, he’s a Realtor and licensed building contractor.
Stephen Boisvert (Death) has been performing in the Bay Area since
2001. Stage appearances include productions with City Lights Theater
Company, Opera San Jose, Lyric Theatre, West Bay Opera, Foothill Music
Theatre, Livermore Valley Opera, and San Francisco Opera. He has also
performed with Symphony Silicon Valley, American Canyon Singers, Bay
Choral Guild, and the San Francisco Festival Chorale in Wyoming’s Grand
Tetons Music Festival. In his spare time, he works 50 - 60 hours a week
at tech company NVIDIA, making sure your video games look amazing.
Jeffrey Henson (Dario) last appeared on this stage in Follies Concert
Version as impresario Dimitri Weissman. Jeffrey has created many
memorable characters for South Bay Musical Theatre: Ben Marino (Fiorello);
Wilbur Turnblad (Hairspray); General Harrison Howell (Kiss Me, Kate);
The Bishop of Digne (Les Misérables); The Tenor (Funny Girl); Arvide
(Guys and Dolls); Clem (The Will Rogers Follies); Maurice (Beauty &
the Beast); and Erronius (…Forum). Other local show credits include
Jesus Christ Superstar and Wonderful Town (WVLO Musical Theater).
Kimberley Cohan (Sophia) is excited to be performing with Tabard
for the first time. She earned bachelor’s degrees in music and
environmental studies/economics from UCSC and now works at
Theatre Bay Area. Recent performance credits include Sondheim in
Concert with SF Follies, Iolanthe (Celia) with Lyric Theatre, and Into
the Woods (Baker’s Wife). Kim would like to thank her parents,
sister, teachers, and friends for their infinite love and laughter — and
she hopes you enjoy the show!
Mohamed Ismail (Corrado) would like to thank his dad for
giving him the independence to pursue his dreams, his mom for
reminding him what endless love looks like, and his sister for
sitting him in front of a piano and patiently teaching him how to
sing when he turned thirteen. He would fly to the moon if he
could. Oh, and Mohamed has done theater in the past and will
probably do more in the future too.
Michael Cuddy (Lorenzo) returns for his second Tabard show
with Death Takes A Holiday, following his appearance in last
season’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and he is thrilled to
be back! A mild-mannered software engineer and father-of-four by
day, he was most recently seen as Morris in South Bay Musical
Theatre’s Fiorello. His favorite roles include Jack Point in The
Yeoman of the Guard and Rev. Crisparkle in The Mystery of
Edwin Drood.
Steven Guire Knight (Fidele) is delighted to make his San Jose
debut with Tabard. Cabrillo Stage: Urinetown (Senator Fipp), Oliver!
(Mr. Brownlow), Lunch (Robert Lerner), and Anything Goes (Henry
T. Dobson). Jewel Theatre: Enter the Guardsman (Wigs). Ex
Machina (Minnesota): authentic baroque opera recreations of
Handel’s Giulio Cesare (Curio) and Scarlatti’s Cunegonda (Aladino).
Choral: the Rose Ensemble (founding member), the Dale Warland
Singers, and currently performing with Ariose Singers.
Barbara Heninger (Cora) is delighted to return to Tabard after
appearing as Andrew McNair in Tabard’s all-female 1776. She’s appeared
with South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT), WVLO Musical Theatre,
Foothill Music Theatre, West Bay Opera, and Lyric Theatre, and serves
on SBMT’s board of directors. Favorite recent roles include the “female
authority figures” in SBMT’s Hairspray (including uptight Prudy
Pingleton) and Roz Keith in WVLO’s 9 to 5 (2013 ERMA Award). She
thanks her ever-patient husband Andy for supporting her theater habit!
Josie Burgin Lawson (Evangelina) is excited to make her California
debut with Tabard in Death Takes a Holiday! Favorite roles in
Georgia and Colorado include: Vivian Bearing, Wit; Pelonius & First
Gravedigger, All-Female Hamlet; Nat, Rabbit Hole; Nurse, Romeo
and Juliet; Mrs. Murphy, Madeline’s Christmas; Kate Jerome,
Broadway Bound; Yente, Fiddler on the Roof; Mephistophilis, Dr.
Faustus; Olivia, Sailing to Byzantium; and the one-woman shows
O’Keeffe: Paintings From the Faraway Nearby and My Left Breast.
Meet the Artists
Will Perez (Fenton) marks his fourth Tabard show here in his hometown of San Jose. Favorite roles include Victor (Smokey Joe’s Café),
Frankie (Forever Plaid), and The Del Tones (West Coast premiere of
Breaking Up is Hard to Do) for Bus Barn Stage Company; The Producers
for South Bay Musical Theatre; Young Joe Hardy (Damn Yankees) for
WVLO Musical Theatre, and The World Goes ‘Round for both Tabard
and Pear Avenue Theater. He would like to thank his family and friends
for their support and is honored to be part of such a talented cast!
Beth Anne Wells Viloria (Alice) is excited to join the cast for
her first production with Tabard Theatre. Originally from
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, she began performing professionally in
Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede. Favorite past roles include
Laurey in WVLO Musical Theatre’s Oklahoma!, Carrie in Carousel
with Lyric Theatre, Nellie in South Pacific with Woodside
Community Theatre, and Mona Murderess in Chicago at
Hillbarn Theatre.
Gwendolyne Wagner (Stephanie) is delighted to be
treading the boards for her Tabard Theatre debut in this Bay Area
premiere of Death Takes a Holiday. She has performed with
companies such as Foothill Music Theatre and Palo Alto
Players, and was last seen as Sister Berthe in Lyric Theatre San
Jose’s production of The Sound of Music. Life’s a joy with
Christopher and Maxine; thank you for all your love
and support.
Jessica Whittemore (Grazia) is thrilled to make her Tabard debut in
this Bay Area premiere. Favorite roles include Philia in A Funny Thing...
Forum (Foothill Music Theatre), Fantine in Les Misérables (Portola
Valley Theatre Conservatory), Sheila in A Chorus Line (Sunnyvale
Community Players), Inga in Young Frankenstein (Palo Alto Players),
and Ulla in The Producers (Woodside Community Theatre). Jessica
is a research analyst for the Stanford University Office of Medical
Education, and a graduate of USC and the University of Michigan.
Claire Alexander (Choreographer) grew up dancing at her mother’s studio in southern
California. After moving north to attend San Jose State and receiving her B.A. in modern dance,
she began teaching and choreographing for many Bay Area studios and schools. Claire has
directed, choreographed and performed in many shows throughout the bay area. She recently
had the privilege to attend the National Dance Institute’s teacher training program and
continues to find opportunities to further her education and training in dance and theater.
Doug Baird (Projections Coordinator) is a Tabard associate artistic director and
directed Tuesdays With Morrie; Starting Here, Starting Now; Making God Laugh;
Looking Over the President’s Shoulder; Driving Miss Daisy; and Hold On to Love, and
Meet the Artists
co-directed Love, Laughter & Linguine. Other recent directing credits include Irene,
Bells Are Ringing, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and My Fair Lady at
WVLO Musical Theatre. An award-winning actor, he will be remembered by Tabard
audiences for roles in Lady, Be Good; Hold On to Love; The Little Prince; More Than
Petticoats; and Fools.
Lauren Bevilacqua (Music Director) returns to Tabard, following her work on
Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. Having served as music and/or vocal
director for many local productions, she is an accomplished pianist, who has also played
for many other local musical theatre productions. With a bachelor’s degree in music,
specializing in music therapy, she is a Board Certified Music Therapist with the
Certification Board for Music Therapists, Inc. and maintains her own private practice.
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta (Producer) is a theatre/television veteran and entrepreneur
who created/produced/co-hosted the weekly TV program Theater This Week in the 1990s
before founding Tabard in 2001. For Tabard she has directed 10 productions including
the award-winning production of Trying. She created and co-wrote More Than Petticoats
and she both directed and wrote a handful of productions including the most recent
Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. Cathy spends her non-theatre time training
to be a certified yoga instructor through Almaden Yoga, with a focus on yoga for seniors.
Joe Cassetta (Technical Director) continues to lead Tabard’s technical team, which he
has done since the company was founded in 2001. With a B.S. in mechanical engineering
and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University, Joe’s steady and skilled leadership has led to
Tabard’s increased ability to explore and expand what we do technically.
Samuel Cisneros (Assistant Music Director) is a highly respected pianist and music
director who has worked with most of the theatre companies in the South Bay as well
as accompanying STOCtet. He returns to Tabard after music-directing Starting Here,
Starting Now and Violet (for which he has been nominated for a Theatre Bay Area
award for music direction) and accompanying Love, Laughter & Linguine. Later his
season he will music-direct I Do, I Do and Crowns.
John DiLoreto (Sound Designer) is Tabard’s chief audio engineer and has designed
sound for many Tabard shows as well as for TheatreWorks, City Lights, South Bay Musical
Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Players, and various clubs and
bands for over 30 years. He is also a former record producer, recording studio owner,
and keyboardist in numerous rock bands and in theatre orchestras. While at M.I.T. he
studied acoustics with Professor Bose, and he holds a M.Eng. from U.C. Berkeley and an
MBA from Stanford. By day, he is Tabard’s operations director.
Robert Lewis (Stage Manager) returns after stage-managing Homeward Bound, doing
sound design for Tuesdays with Morrie and The Immigrant, running the sound board
for Violet; 10 in 10: Perspective; and Starting Here, Starting Now, and working in
technical roles for most of the shows in the last two seasons. A New Jersey native and
electrical engineer by education, Robert is now a 27-year resident of the Bay Area (with
stops in Dallas, Boston, and Tokyo along the way) and software consultant. Happily
married for decades, he enjoys singing and playing mandolin with his church music group.
Meet the Artists
Meet the Artists
Janet Miller (Assistant to Director), last seen at Tabard as Caesar Rodney in the all-female
1776, has performed in a wide variety of shows, most recently as Sister Margaretta in
Lyric Theatre’s The Sound of Music and in South Bay Musical Theatre’s The Genius of
Leonard Bernstein. Favorite roles include Mrs. Paroo (Jewish Community Center’s The
Music Man); Carlotta (WVLO Musical Theatre’s Phantom; ERMA Award); Helena
Landless (WVLO’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood; ERMA nominee); and Trudy Heyman in
Social Security with Studio Theatre of California, where she is a 20-year member of
STOCtet. She is San Jose Unified School District’s Instructional Coach for Literacy.
Marilyn Watts (Costume Designer) has been Tabard’s resident costume designer since
the company’s second season and designed the costumes for the award-winning
Trying. Marilyn is also Tabard’s audience services director and is costumer for several
theatre/dance companies. What brings an even bigger smile to her is anything related
to I Love Lucy.
Nick Nichols (Lighting Designer), Tabard’s executive director, is also the resident
lighting consultant for Tabard and Theatre on San Pedro Square, designing lighting for
Tabard’s Violet; 10 in 10: Perspective; Love, Laughter & Linguine; and Farewell,
Fitzgerald. Before moving into arts management, Nick spent 20 years working as a
lighting designer and/or technical director for Villanova Summer Shakespeare, Princess
Cruise Lines, Ballet San Jose, and American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Nick holds an
M.F.A. in technical direction/lighting design from Temple University and has taught
lighting and technical theatre at Santa Clara University, San Jose State and U.C. Santa Cruz.
Migi Oey (Scenic Painter) has been part of Tabard’s technical team since Bandstand
Beat in 2011. She designed the set for the award-winning Trying. Her knowledge of the
performing arts stems from photographing musicians to working with local theatres,
schools, and corporate events. She is skilled at drawing, painting large-scaled murals and
faux finishes, photography, floral design, textiles, and graphics.
Karen Altree Piemme (Director) is delighted to return to Tabard after directing last
season’s production of The Immigrant, as well as one of the plays in 10 in 10:
Perspective. An accomplished director, actor, dramaturg, workshop facilitator, and acting
instructor, she specializes in social justice theatre and community access to the arts. She
is the director of the Red Ladder Theatre Company and has directed productions, taught
classes, and conducted workshops locally, nationally, and internationally for thirty years.
In 2011 she received the Champion of Arts Education Award from the City of San Jose,
and in 2012 she was named one of the “35 Faces” of Theatre Bay Area.
Melissa Sanchez (Assistant Costumer & Dresser) received her B.A in technical theater
with an emphasis on costume design from San Francisco State University. Productions
there included Chess, A Streetcar Named Desire, Barber of Seville, Spring Awakening,
and Tartuffe. Other work includes References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot,
Wallflower and La Llorona. She recently costumed West Side Story and Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde for City Lights. She joins Tabard this season as resident assistant costumer.
Thomas Meehan (librettist; 1929 – ) is best known for the Tony-award winning
musicals Annie, The Producers and Hairspray. Other stage credits include the book for
the musicals Young Frankenstein, Elf the Musical, and the recent Rocky. An Emmy
Award-winning writer of television comedy, he also collaborated on several screenplays,
including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and The Producers.
Peter Stone (librettist; 1930 – 2003), was the first writer to win the Oscar (Father
Goose), Emmy (The Defenders), and Tony awards (Titanic, Woman of the Year, 1776).
Other notable stage works include Skyscraper, Sugar, My One and Only, Two by Two,
The Will Rogers Follies, and Curtains.
Maury Yeston (music & lyrics; 1945 –) is a composer, lyricist, author, and teacher; he
moves easily between the worlds of theater, film, and academia, writing concert music,
Broadway shows, and holding teaching posts as a respected musicologist. Broadway
credits include Titanic (5 Tony Awards), Nine (4 Tonys), Grand Hotel (Tony nomination,
2 Drama Desk Awards), and Phantom.
The Tabard Theatre Company is a proud and active member of:
The Tabard Theatre Company is grateful for the support provided, in part,
by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose
and a Regional Arts Fund grant from Silicon Valley Creates.
Ruth E. Stein (Properties), has performed throughout the U.S. and extensively in the
Bay Area for over five decades. She was last seen at Tabard in Violet and as Ben
Franklin in our critically acclaimed all-female production of 1776. When not on stage,
she runs her own properties design and set dressing business, “propEARLYdone.” She
was recently honored with six Silicon Valley Small Theatre Awards, including “Actor/
Props Designer to Watch.”
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Bob & Winnie
Schlossareck
Paula Schulte
Jerry & Elaine Shaffer
Debra Shahmirza
Joe & Carol Silveria
Sharen Six
Jacqueline & Pieter
Smith
Laurel Smith
Fred & Marion
Sotcher
Caroline Spangler
Dick & Joan Spencer
Jack & Sally Stallard
Jay Steele
Eleanor Steinert
Cotton Stevenson &
Maura Donohue
Craig & Kathy
Sutherland
Marvin & Ina Tanner
Rosalie Thimann
Shirley Tibbs
Lynn Timbrook
Peter & Kathy Tobias
Jack & Lillian
Trageser
Lane & Nancy
Tronson
Claudia Unger
Jim & Grace Vaccaro
Harold Vann
Carol & Sarah Vogel
Joan Wagner
Mitsu Wasano
Donald & Gloria
Weddington
Melanie Weil
Loretta Welch
Anne & Bob Welker
Judy West
Dave & Carolyn
Westcott
Marilyn & Merryle
Wiese
Marianne Wilcox
Ana Williams
Ted & Marianne
Williams
Connie Wolff
Paddy Wray
Linda & Brian York
Sue Yoshida
Jerry & Kay Young
Robert Zeiher
Theatre for All Ages. Tabard.
Friends of Tabard
Friends of Tabard
Partnering through Community Partnerships
Partnering through Business Sponsorships
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Friends of Tabard
The Tabard Theatre Company
2014 – 2015 Season
Partnering through Donations and Grants
Harry Adams
Karen Adkins
John & Harriett Arnold
Nancy Jo Banko
Mark Baushke
Susan Bigelow
Kathy J. Bullock
Joe & Cathy Cassetta
Brenda Corral
Ramin Daniels
Adele J. Danielson
Dave Daviar
William B. Davis
Victoria Deggs
Julie Della Monica
Minnette Diamond
Mark Donnelly
Christine Driedger
Susan Dunn
Carol & Kevin Emmons
Judy Etherington
Beverley Fagundes
Susie & Jerry Ferguson
Janet Fischer
Julia Freeman
Mel Goertz
Kurt Gravenhorst
Melissa Greer
Amy Griffith
Greg & Bunny Hacker
Eileen Hamper
Marilyn Hasler
Barbara Heninger
Bill & Kathy Herrington
Kathy Higgins
James Kabel
Jerry & Janice Keifer
Butch & Claire Kruse
Mary Ann & John Lemons
John Leslie
Daphne Lester
Nicole Letellier
Dan Lutchansky
Ron & Carol Marks
Terry Martin
Doris Martinez
Salina Martinez
Michael & Peggy McNutt
Deb Mcqueen
Janet Miller
Michele Neuhaus & Ardella
LaPointe
Ed & Carol Neumann
Catalina Nichols
Richard & Grace O’Leary
Jill M. Peter
Margo Pizzo
Nancy Roberts-Collins
Jose Roldan
Robert & Jenny Ross
Joan Rubin
Bob & Winnie Schlossareck
Lynn Sheehy
Sharen A. Six
Laurel Smith
Collette Son
Caroline Spangler
Eleanor Steinert
Marvin & Ina Tanner
H. James Tellefson
Greg & Irene Trapp
Lane & Nancy Tronson
Claudia Unger
Joan Wagner
Benjamin Walter
Mitsu Wasano
Donald & Gloria
Weddington
Loretta Welch
Judy West
Jerry & Kay Young
In-Kind Donations
Judy Bingman
Jack C. Borok
Kathy Bullock
Karen Carter
Joe & Cathy Cassetta
Shirley Connor
Vicky Deggs
Esther & Harley Goes
Rich Hemmerling
Jan Keifer
Yara Khakbaz
Paul Kozal
Shelley Nealon
Nick & Catalina Nichols
Lynne Rice
Betsy Shoup
Kathy Sutherland
Vitos Trattoria
Bob & Sharon Visini
Christine Wait
Capital Club of San Jose
Chromatic Coffee
City Lights Theatre
Company
Dance Maven: Gina
Katigbak & David Galvin
Fontana’s Italian
Restaurant, Cupertino
Gingerbread on the Go
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
Joseph Gorge Wines
Loma Prieta Winery
Los Lagos Golf Course
Lunch With Tony
Lyric Theatre
NuLife Yoga
Opera San Jose
Orchard Supply Hardware
Peet’s Coffee, The Alameda
Store
Rancho Del Pueblo Golf
Course
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Museum of Art
SAP Center
Starbucks Coffee, Argonaut
Saratoga Store
Symphony Silicon Valley
Touch to Heal Spa
West Valley Light Opera
Arts Education Donations
Anonymous
David Cercone
Rocky Fagundes
Bill Herrington
Barbara Heninger
Robert Lewis
Catalina Nichols
Joseph Oliverio
Kraig Singleton
Pieter Smith
Allen & Chris Spielberger
Kathy Sutherland
Marvin Tanner
Bob & Sharon Visini
Mike Warner
Dottie White
Tom Wieske
Homeward Bound, An
Orphan Train Journey
Travel/Research Campaign
Kathleen Adams
Toni Allen
Chuck & Romona Allen
Penelope Barrett
Alex Bogorad
Patricia Burleigh
Cynthia Buse
Adele Danielson
Marcy Davey
Corinna Dixon
Susan Fairbrook
Carol George
Esther Goes
Kevin Haley
Anne Hallinan
Joe Hartman
Richard Hillebrecht
Dave Hurley
Edie & Doug Kerr
Andrew & Christy Lowd
Lourdes Martinez
Suzi Mauck
Tim Reynolds
Betsy Shoup
Marilyn Sotirhos
Shirley Tibbs
Gwendolyne Wagner
Linda Wilson
Mel Zucker
Matching Grants
Adobe
General Electric
Google
IBM
Intel
Microsoft
Grants
City of San Jose Office of
Cultural Affairs
Knight Foundation
Silicon Valley Creates
The Donor Circle for the
Arts - Silicon Valley
Community Foundation
Thank you for joining our journey.
We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.
Experience infinite possibilities. Tabard.
Executive Director
Founder and Artistic Director
Operations Director
Associate Artistic Directors
Resident Music Director
Audience Services Director
Marketing / Communications Director
Engagement Coordinator
Social Media Advisor
TOSPS Guest Company Liaison
Designated Nonprofit Liaison
Technical Director Production Associate
Lighting Consultant
Head Audio Engineer
Costume Designer
Assistant Costume Designer
TOSPS Mixologist
Web Master
Graphic Artist
Tabard Logo
TOSPS Logo
Tabard Website
Tabard Buttons
Nick Nichols
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
John DiLoreto
Doug Baird, Leslie Lloyd
Samuel Cisneros
Marilyn Watts
Ed Sengstack
Irene Trapp
Ruby Stone (StoneMediaConsulting.com)
Jeanie Burgess
Sharon Lea
Joe Cassetta
James Creer
Nick Nichols
John DiLoreto
Marilyn Watts
Melissa Sanchez
Josh Salans
Betty Gott
Kymberli Brady (sanjosestock.com)
Don Barnes (cellarideas.com)
Mike English
Gott Design? (gottdesign.net)
Harley Goes
Board of Directors
President Joe Cassetta
Vice President
Rich Hemmerling
Treasurer
Keith Thomas
Secretary
Patricia Burleigh
Recording Secretary
Marj Mancuso
Members Harriet Arnold, Vicky Deggs,
Robert Lewis, Nick Nichols,
Kathy Sutherland
Board Member Emeritus
Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Founder
Advisory Board
Ed Correia, Jonathan Jackel, Jim Kabel, Butch Kruse,
Jason Minsky, Lorrie Wernick
Tabard Audience Advisory Panel (TAAP)
Sherry Bevis, Harley & Esther Goes, Clare Landry, Marcia Lawson,
Nicole Letellier, Suzanne Rostamizadeh, Bob & Winnie Schlossareck,
Jack & Sally Stallard, Grace Vaccaro
Journey of the heart. Tabard.
‘tab’ard: \’tab- erd also -ärd\ n: 1. An ancient
e
London inn featured in Chaucer’s C­ anterbury Tales, from
which pilgrims began their journey to Canterbury Cathedral
and at which the innkeeper offered a free meal to the best
storyteller. 2. A tunic worn by a knight over his armor
and e­ mblazoned with his sovereign’s arms. 3. The name
appropriated by numerous contemporary collegiate
literary fraternities. 4. A dynamic and imaginative
theatre company in Silicon Valley, CA
Administrative Office:
5663 Chambertin Drive
San Jose, CA 95118
408-979-0231
nick@tabardtheatre.org
www.tabardtheatre.org
A 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation
Executive Director: Nick Nichols
Producing Artistic Director: Cathy Spielberger Cassetta
Our Mission Statement: Founded in 2001, The Tabard Theatre Company is the
managing and resident theatre company of Theatre on San Pedro Square. Tabard
is committed to making a difference in the community through the arts by
providing enlightening theatre experiences that are appropriate and affordable
for audiences of all ages. Tabard is an inclusive environment where the
community can participate in every area of the plays, musicals, educational
programs and music concerts we produce. We champion new works, innovative
interpretations and unique works rarely produced. With a specific focus on
altruism and philanthropy, Tabard reaches out to the under-served, such as the
blind/visually impaired and children in low-income areas, and donates a
portion of each production’s concession proceeds to a designated local charity
whose work is thematically related to each show.