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A CHORUS LINE SEPT 3 - 28, 2014
KINKY BOOTS OCT 7 - 26, 2014
A CHRISTMAS STORY NOV 25 - DEC 30, 2014
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL FEB 5 - MAR 1, 2015
JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS MAR 7 - MAY 17, 2015 CO-PRESENTED AT ACT - A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE
SOMETHING ROTTEN! APR 29 - MAY 24, 2015
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Bring your whole family to this special holiday pops concert featuring Cirque’s acrobats, jugglers, dancers and mimes performing with the Seattle Symphony.
DECEMBER 8
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING’S SINGERSOne of the world’s most celebrated vocal ensembles, The King’s Singers perform for one night only in the acoustically spectacular Benaroya Hall.
Performance does not include the Seattle Symphony.
DECEMBER 13
A SPIRIT FOR THE HOLIDAYSStilian Kirov, conductor Magic Circle Mime Co.
Three mischievous holiday spirits have their own ideas of what a holiday concert should be. The orchestra is caught in the middle, and only the spirit of music can save them. This unusual holiday sing-along breaks the Grinch-like “curse of noise.”
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Medical science and skill saved Eli. A generous community saved his family.
Born with Down syndrome, Eli Harrington spent the first
days of his life in intensive care. Three months later, he
had major surgery to repair a defective heart. Then came
treatment for severe seizures. Most recently, he underwent
major skull surgery to correct a serious cranial condition.
Highly skilled specialists at Seattle Children’s have saved
Eli’s life more than once. Even with health insurance, the
Harrington’s medical bills were overwhelming. Once again,
Seattle Children’s was there to help—with financial relief
through uncompensated care. Thousands of families benefit
from the fund, which is supported by the generosity of
everyday people like you. To learn more or donate, visit
seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help. Eli thanks you.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wanda J. Herndon ChairmanStephen P. ReynoldsPresidentSterling WilsonTreasurerMargaret C. InouyeSecretaryBarbara L. Crowe Immediate Past Chairman
Kenny AlhadeffAnn ArdizzoneClodagh AshLes BillerRobert R. Braun, Jr.Margaret ClappLarry EstradaMaria P. FerrerGary J. FullerSarah Nash GatesCyrus Habib Christopher HemanRandy HodginsRichard KaganSaSa KirkpatrickWilliam W. Krippaehne Jr. John OppenheimerLlewelyn G. PritchardGordon ProutyDavid QuinnAnn Ramsay-JenkinsNorman B. RiceRobert A. SextonElliot SilversKirk A. SoderquistHeather Sullivan McKayBonnie TowneEric TrottTom WalshTracy WellensKenneth Willman
PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDBarbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011)Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004)Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002)John F. Behnke (1998-2000)Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98)Donald J. Covey (1994-96)Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94)John D. Mangels (1990-92)Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88)Robert F. Buck (1988-90)R. Milton Trafton (1983-86)W.J. Pennington (1981-83)D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81)
Founding Managing DirectorMarilynn Sheldon
The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies. Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form – The Musical. We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 16 new works, nine of which have subsequently opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin, First Date, A Christmas Story, Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, and Best Musical Tony Award-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.
We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of musical theater lovers.
The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series and pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians and arts professionals working for us each season.
As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater subscriptions in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our performances each year.
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A beautiful Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for decades as Seattle’s favorite movie palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for musical theater.
The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals.
THE 5THAVENUE THEATRE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wanda J. Herndon ChairmanStephen P. ReynoldsPresidentSterling WilsonTreasurerMargaret C. InouyeSecretaryBarbara L. Crowe Immediate Past Chairman
Kenny AlhadeffAnn ArdizzoneClodagh AshLes BillerRobert R. Braun, Jr.Margaret ClappLarry EstradaMaria P. FerrerGary J. FullerSarah Nash GatesCyrus Habib Christopher HemanRandy HodginsRichard KaganSaSa KirkpatrickWilliam W. Krippaehne Jr. John OppenheimerLlewelyn G. PritchardGordon ProutyDavid QuinnAnn Ramsay-JenkinsNorman B. RiceRobert A. SextonElliot SilversKirk A. SoderquistHeather Sullivan McKayBonnie TowneEric TrottTom WalshTracy WellensKenneth Willman
PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDBarbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011)Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004)Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002)John F. Behnke (1998-2000)Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98)Donald J. Covey (1994-96)Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94)John D. Mangels (1990-92)Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88)Robert F. Buck (1988-90)R. Milton Trafton (1983-86)W.J. Pennington (1981-83)D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81)
Founding Managing DirectorMarilynn Sheldon
The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies. Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form – The Musical. We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 16 new works, nine of which have subsequently opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin, First Date, A Christmas Story, Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer, and Best Musical Tony Award-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.
We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of musical theater lovers.
The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series and pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians and arts professionals working for us each season.
As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater subscriptions in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our performances each year.
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A beautiful Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for decades as Seattle’s favorite movie palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for musical theater.
The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals.
THE 5THAVENUE THEATRE
from the desk ofDavid ArmstrongExecutive Producer and Artistic Director
Home For The Holidays
David ArmstrongExecutive Producer and Artistic Director
Exactly four years ago the musical you are about to see was created here at The 5th Avenue
Theatre. Our artistic team spent much of 2010 working with the talented young songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and veteran playwright Joseph Robinette on adapting the popular film into the brand new musical that debuted on our stage that year in late November. It was abundantly clear that very first performance that we were onto something really special. A Christmas Story, The Musical was an instant hit and ended up drawing more than 72,000 people to Downtown Seattle that holiday season. And that was only the beginning!
The following year our new musical went out on a multi-city tour culminating in four sold-out weeks in Chicago. The Chicago Sun Times called the show an “altogether beguiling slice of high-spirited Americana,” and the Chicago Tribune said, “There’s no reason why A Christmas Story should not be on Broadway next season.” It was clear that our show was now ready for the big time.
In 2012 A Christmas Story, The Musical opened on Broadway to rave reviews and blockbuster box office. TIME Magazine named it one of the “Top Ten Plays and Musicals of 2012.”
The following spring A Christmas Story, The Musical received Tony® Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score, as well as Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Musical, Choreography, Score, Book, and Orchestrations.
New York apparently could not get enough of Ralphie and the gang. The next year the show returned for a smash engagement at the 5,500-seat Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Now we are thrilled to bring our Broadway baby back home where it all began. For thousands of Northwest families a trip to The 5th Avenue Theatre to see a spectacular Broadway musical has become a memorable part of their annual holiday tradition. Many audience members who first experienced one of our holiday productions as children now return each year with their children and grandchildren.
All of us here at The 5th — the staff, the cast, the crew, and the orchestra — are thrilled and humbled by the impact these productions have on our audience. We know
our holiday shows are often the first exposure many young people have to the wonder and joy of live theater, and to our great indigenous American Art Form — The Musical.
In addition to the children who attend this production as audience members, A Christmas Story will also have an enormous impact on the sixteen gifted young people who appear in it. The world of theater is one of the few professional endeavors that is truly multi-generational. For thousands of years the theater arts have been handed down directly from one generation to the next. As a young actor, I learned my craft from the consummate professionals I had the privilege of sharing the stage and rehearsal room with, and it is very gratifying to see this tradition continue here at The 5th.
And we believe that the traditions and values of the theater are well worth passing on. Hard work, discipline, teamwork, passion, commitment and striving for excellence are hallmarks of our profession.
Contrary to the stereotypes we have all seen of self-absorbed and indulgent actors, in my experience theater people are most often among the most generous and community-minded folks you will ever meet. They are trained to work together as a community of artists, honoring diversity while pursuing a common goal.
In that spirit, The 5th is once again partnering with three significant organizations to help spread the joy of the season as far and wide as possible.
We are collaborating with the Seattle Times Fund For The Needy and we have launched initiatives with Northwest Harvest and Treehouse. Through these great organizations our audience will make significant contributions of money, food and clothing that will truly make a difference to families in need throughout our region.
Whether this is your first or your hundredth visit to The 5th, we are thrilled you are here and we look forward to entertaining and delighting you, your friends and your family for many seasons to come.
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Creativity CIRCLES
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VISIONARIES
INVESTORS
CREATORS
Members of the Creativity Circles support the creative arc of the musical theater art form. They support The 5th’s investment in writers and artists, the creation, development and staging of new works, and help insure excellence in our service to this community, our children and this
magical art form. For your leadership, we applaud and thank you.
Sheri and Les Biller Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Stephen P. and Paula Rosput Reynolds
Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff
Barbara Crowe Wanda J. Herndon Bonnie and Jim Towne Connie and Tom Walsh
Glenna Kendall Julie and Richard Kagan Tiia-Mai Redditt Melinda and Sterling Wilson
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Music and Lyrics by
BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL
Music Direction by
KAT SHERRELL
Production Stage Manager
AMY GORNET Director of Production
JULIA L. COLLINS
Directed by
BRANDON IVIE
The 5th Avenue Theatre David Armstrong
Executive Producer & Artistic Director Bernadine C. Griffin Managing Director
Bill Berry Producing Artistic Director
with
TARYN DARR SARAH ROSE DAVIS STEPHEN DIAZ CHARLIE JOHNSON ULYBER MANGUNE McKAYLA MARSO TRINA MILLS RICHARD PEACOCK
MATTHEW POSNER AARON SHANKS JENNY SHOTWELL
NOAH BARR CALLAN BARTH MIKAELA BAUTISTA CADEN BRAUCH ELIANA COE KELSIE ENGEN JASMINE HARRICK KRISTOFFER HOLTAN BRYAN KINDER
QUINN MAXWELL LIEBLING LIAM LOUGHRIDGE TARA MEHRA PRIYA NIEHAUS AMELIA STILES
Resident Music Supervisor
IAN EISENDRATH
Choreography by
MARA NEWBERY
Hair & Makeup Design
MARY PYANOWSKI JONES
Costume Coordinator
MICHELLE TERESE GRIMM
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Scenic Coordinator
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Lighting Design
TOM STURGE Sound Design
JUSTIN STASIW
Book by
JOSEPH ROBINETTE Based upon the motion picture “A Christmas Story”
© 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros. written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark
and “In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash” by Jean Shepherd Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and Dalfie Entertainment, Inc.
Starring
DANE STOKINGER JESSICA SKERRITT
MARK JEFFREY JAMES WEBER BRANDON OKE
KURT BEATTIE ALLEN FITZPATRICK LIZ McCARTHY
Original Broadway Choreography by Warren Carlyle
Original Broadway Direction by John Rando
Scenic Design
WALT SPANGLER Costume Design
ELIZABETH HOPE CLANCY Animals by
WILLIAM BERLONI
Associate Music Director
CHRIS RANNEY
Production Sponsor
MARLEEN AND KENNY ALHADEFF, 5TH AVENUE PRODUCING PARTNER
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Executive Producer & Artistic Director BernaDine C. griffin Bill Berry
Managing Director Producing Artistic Director
THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
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* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Jean Shepherd ........................................................................................... KURT BEATTIE*Ralphie ........................................................................... MARK JEFFREY JAMES WEBER*Mother ................................................................................................ JESSICA SKERRITT*Randy ..................................................................................................... BRANDON OKE*The Old Man ..................................................................................... DANE STOKINGER*The Bumpus Hounds .................................................................................... PETE and LILYSchwartz ............................................................................................ LIAM LOUGHRIDGEFlick .......................................................................................................... BRYAN KINDEREsther Jane .......................................................................................................ELIANA COE Scut Farkus .............................................................................................. CADEN BRAUCHGrover Dill ..................................................................................... KRISTOFFER HOLTANOther Children ..........................NOAH BARR, CALLAN BARTH, MIKAELA BAUTISTA,
KELSIE ENGEN, JASMINE HARRICK, QUINN MAXWELL LIEBLING, TARA MEHRA, PRIYA NIEHAUS, AMELIA STILES
Miss Shields ................................................................................................LIZ McCARTHY*Fantasy Villain ....................................................................................MATTHEW POSNER*Delivery Men ............................................ ULYBER MANGUNE*, RICHARD PEACOCK*Policeman ................................................................................................ AARON SHANKS*Fireman ............................................................................................. RICHARD PEACOCK*Doctor ...............................................................................................MATTHEW POSNER*Nurse ............................................................................................................. TARYN DARR*Flick’s Mother .........................................................................................McKAYLA MARSO*Mrs. Schwartz .....................................................................................SARAH ROSE DAVIS*Santa Claus ...................................................................................... ALLEN FITZPATRICK*Chief Elves .................................................SARAH ROSE DAVIS*, CHARLIE JOHNSON*Nancy ................................................................................................. MIKAELA BAUTISTAGoggles Kid ....................................................................................KRISTOFFER HOLTANWaiters ................................................................CALLAN BARTH, ULYBER MANGUNE*Neighbors, Shoppers, Parents, Students, Townspeople, Elves and Others .................................
NOAH BARR, CALLAN BARTH, MIKAELA BAUTISTA, CADEN BRAUCH, ELIANA COE, TARYN DARR*, SARAH ROSE DAVIS*, STEPHEN DIAZ*, KELSIE ENGEN, ALLEN FITZPATRICK*, JASMINE HARRICK,
KRISTOFFER HOLTAN, CHARLIE JOHNSON*, BRYAN KINDER, QUINN MAXWELL LIEBLING, LIAM LOUGHRIDGE, ULYBER MANGUNE*,
McKAYLA MARSO*, TARA MEHRA, TRINA MILLS*, PRIYA NIEHAUS, RICHARD PEACOCK*, MATTHEW POSNER*, AARON SHANKS*,
JENNY SHOTWELL*, AMELIA STILES
UNDERSTUDIES & SWINGSStandbys and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless
a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance
Ralphie Understudy – NOAH BARR; Randy Understudy – CALLAN BARTHGirl Swing – KELSIE ENGEN; Boy Swing – QUINN MAXWELL LIEBLING
Dance Captain: TARYN DARR*Fight Captain: TRINA MILLS*
STAGE MANAGEMENTProduction Stage Manager: AMY GORNET*
Assistant Stage Manager: JESSICA C. BOMBALL*Assistant Stage Manager: RACHEL BURY*
Assistant Stage Manager: RACHAEL DORMAN*
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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT IOverture .............................................................................................................OrchestraPrologue: A street corner outside radio station WOR, New York City/the radio studio
desk – Christmas Eve, several years agoScene 1: The Parker Family House and Higbee’s Department Store – December 1, 1940
“It All Comes Down to Christmas” .....................Ralphie, The Parkers and Ensemble“Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun” ............................................. Ralphie and Jean“It All Comes Down to Christmas” (Reprise) ..........................Ralphie and Company
Scene 2: The Parker Family House – The Next Day“The Genius on Cleveland Street” ...........................................The Old Man, Mother
Scene 3: A Path Leading to School – Soon Afterward“When You’re a Wimp” ......................................................................................Kids
Scene 4: The Classroom – a Few Minutes Later“Ralphie to the Rescue!” ......................Ralphie, Miss Shields, The Old Man, Mother,
Randy and EnsembleScene 5: The Parker Family House – a Week Later
“What a Mother Does” ..................................................................................Mother“A Major Award” ............................................The Old Man, Mother and Neighbors
Scene 6: The Parker Family House – Early Evening of December 13Scene 7: On the Road – Immediately Following
“Parker Family Singalong” .......................................................................The ParkersScene 8: The Parker Family House – Late That Night
“Act I Finale” ................................Ralphie, Old Man, Mother, Randy and Ensemble
ACT IIEntr’Acte ............................................................................................................OrchestraScene 1: The Schoolyard and the Classroom
“Sticky Situation” ......................Ralphie, Flick, Schwartz, Kids, Miss Shields, Nurse, Flick’s Mom, Fireman, Policeman and Doctor
Scene 2: Fantasy 1930’s Speakeasy“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” ...................................................Miss Shields and Kids
Scene 3: A Path From School – Immediately FollowingScene 4: The Parker Family House – a Few Minutes Later
“Just Like That” .............................................................................................MotherScene 5: Santa’s Station at Higbee’s – Christmas Eve
“Red Ryder (Reprise)” ....................................................................................Ralphie“At Higbee’s ........................................................................................................Elves“Up on Santa’s Lap” .......................................Santa, Elves, Ralphie, Randy and Kids
Scene 6: The Parker Family House – Christmas Eve“Before the Old Man Comes Home” .......................................................The Parkers
Scene 7: The Boys’ Bedroom“Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana” .................................Ralphie, Randy and Kids
Scene 8: The Parker Family House, a Chinese Restaurant and the Town – Christmas morning
“Ralphie to the Rescue” (Reprise) ............................................ Ralphie and Ensemble“A Christmas Story” .................................................. The Parkers and Full Company
Conductor: KAT SHERRELLReed 1 (Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Soprano
Sax, Alto Sax): DANE ANDERSENReed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax):
BRUCE CARPENTERReed 3 (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet,
Tenor Sax): DEWEY MARLERReed 4 (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Eb
Contrabass Clarinet, Baritone Sax): DAVE LONG
Reed 5 (Bassoon): FRANCINE PETERSON
Trumpet 1: BRAD ALLISONTrumpet 2: MICHAEL VAN BEBBERTrombone 1: DAN MARCUSTrombone 2: KEITH WINKLETrombone 3: JEN HINKLEHarp: CATHERINE CASEKeyboard 1: CHRIS RANNEYKeyboard 2: DWIGHT BECKMEYERPercussion: PAUL HANSENDrums: CHRIS MONROEBass: JON HAMAR or
TODD GOWERS
ADDITIONAL MUSIC STAFF
Music Coordinator: DANE ANDERSENRehearsal Pianist:
DWIGHT BECKMEYERRehearsal Drummer: CHRIS MONROEKeyboard Programming:
JIM HARP/SYNTHLINK LLCKeyboard Coordinator: DAVE PASCAL
ORCHESTRA
CONTENTS
Ralphie’s America .......................10
Jean Shepherd ............................12
Who’s Who ................................13
Seattle by Design ........................28
Secrets of The 5th .......................30
RSP: A Mentor’s Tale ..................32
RADIO RULED!Television didn’t reach the mainstream until the 1950s. Before then,
families like the Parkers gathered around the radio to listen to news broadcasts, quiz shows, mysteries, and popular programs like “Little Orphan Annie,” a 15-minute daily radio serial – and one of the first shows created just for kids. It was based on the wildly popular comic strip by Harold Gray about the adventures of a young orphan girl, her dog Sandy, and her guardian, Daddy Warbucks.
OVALTINE & SECRET DECODER PINSThe chocolate drink mix Ovaltine was created in 1904 in
Switzerland, but its popularity soared when it became the sponsor of “The Little Orphan Annie Show” and offered Secret Decoder Pins in exchange for proofs of purchase. Each day, Annie would recite a coded message that contained a sneak preview of events from tomorrow’s program – which you could only decipher using the pin. (Some people
remember them as rings, but those didn’t come until the 1960s.) The scripts for the radio program weren’t based on the comic strip – they
were written by Ovaltine’s Chicago ad agency. Not surprisingly, Annie would often pause in the middle of the story to extol
the virtues of her favorite beverage.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE DOLLS Shirley Temple Dolls were among the most popular toys in America. Manufactured by Ideal Toys and Novelty
Company, they were modeled after the child star of the films Bright Eyes, Heidi, and The Little Princess. By 1941,
The world of Ralphie Parker in A Christmas Story, The Musical – America, circa 1940 – is very different from that of today’s kids. Yet some of its cultural icons still endure. Here are just a few
toys and popular items of the day…
sales of the doll reached $45 million and Ms. Temple’s annual income from licensed merchandise was double what she earned in films.
LIONEL TRAINSBefore air travel became affordable, America’s love affair with railroads was unchallenged. Nowhere was that more evident than in the popularity of Lionel toy trains and model railroads
– especially at Christmas. Elaborate train layouts were often featured in department store holiday displays and kids routinely found a Lionel Train Set under the tree on Christmas morning.
THE OPEN ROAD FOR BOYSThe Open Road for Boys was a popular boy’s outdoor adventure fiction magazine from 1919 to 1950. A favorite Open Road feature was a cartoon contest which showed a drawing of a problem or situation and invited readers to submit their own cartoons depicting the solution.
THE MOVIESBefore TV, most folks went to the movies at least once a week and there were special Saturday morning showings just for kids. Ralphie could see a double feature with newsreels and a cartoon – and get a candy bar – for only 15 cents! Low-budget adventure and sci-fi movies like Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe were edited into a dozen or more “chapters” that
each ended with a cliffhanger designed to lure the kids back for more the following week.
ROLLER SKATESRoller Skates were a popular way for kids to have fun and get around. But skates back then were very different. The most common kind were made of metal and strapped clumsily to your own shoes. You adjusted the “fit” with a key. Because they were small, they were a little too easy to leave lying around – like on the basement stairs.
JUJUBES Pronounced joo-joo-bees, these sweet treats are a candy drop created in 1920 and still available today. But in Ralphie’s day, it was a hard candy that you had to suck on. The first flavors were lilac, violet, rose, spearmint and lemon.
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Over several decades, Jean Shepherd perfected the art of spontaneous, storytelling jazz, spinning intricate monologues out of personal memories, philosophy and metaphor. Born and raised in Hammond, Indiana, Shepherd made his name on radio, hosting shows in the early ’50s on stations in Cincinnati and Philadelphia. In 1956, he made his way to New York where he
began a lengthy relationship with radio station WOR. In a series of shows that routinely ran late into the night, Shepherd created an astonishing series of monologues with a relaxed style, rambling down a thousand different alleyways before always circling round to the perfect conclusion. Growing up in a small town, army life, his travels, and his personal philosophy of life were some of his favorite subjects.
More than any other topic, Shepherd was fascinated with traditions. “I’ve tried in my writing to do something very few writers have tried to do, and that is to write about American traditions—rather than American sex, or problems, or traumas,” he said in an interview with Studs Terkel. “We all live a life apart from these problems—we have a race problem, we have this problem, we have that problem—but we all have a daily life: standing for ice cream at the Carvel’s, going into a drive-in at McDonald’s, being in the library and seeing that the book you’ve been waiting for has been stolen…We don’t recognize our own rituals, the two-week vacation, the graduation, the Sunday-afternoon dinner.”
Shepherd was also a playwright, essayist, actor stand-up performer and producer of a series of critically-acclaimed documentaries for PBS. He recorded a jazz single, “The Clown,” with legendary musician Charles Mingus, and hosted jazz festivals. But despite his cult following and acclaim, it wasn’t until the 1983 film of A Christmas Story, based on several of Shepherd’s humorous magazine essays, that he finally achieved both the wide acclaim and financial success he had hoped for.
Co-scripted and narrated by Shepherd, the film had only a moderate box office success upon release, but in the years since has become a fixture on television, often playing in 24-hour marathons. (Irwin Zwilling, Shepherd’s friend and the executor of his estate, said he was invited to take a small part in the film but declined. “He kept telling me ‘It’s going to be a classic!’ I told him he was being pompous. But you know what? He was right. He took a lot of satisfaction in being right about that.”)
Shepherd’s last years were spent living in seclusion with his wife in Florida, but for those who heard him in his glory years, and for the millions who’ve made A Christmas Story part of their Yuletide ritual, his growly, warm yet strangely self-mocking voice is as much a part of their lives as a family member or a good friend. Shepherd’s genius was to speak not only so that we feel we know him, but also in a way that suggests he knows us. He tells us that we are fellow passengers on the unexpected journey of life, with plenty of disappointments in store. But he also lets us know that every once in a great while there’s an unexpected delight waiting for us—maybe even something as glorious as a Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air Rifle.
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KURT BEATTIE (Jean Shepherd), Artistic Director of ACT Theatre, has worked for nearly 40 years throughout the country as an actor, playwright, and director. Favorite roles include Scrooge in A Christmas
Carol (ACT), Jack Tanner in Man and Superman , Vladimir in Waiting for Godot (Intiman), Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Macheath in Three Penny Opera (Indiana Rep), Lear in King Lear at Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Subtle in The Alchemist (the Empty Space). His ACT directing credits include Grey Gardens, Ramayana, Becky’s New Car, Moon for the Misbegotten, and Double Indemnity. This is his 5th Avenue debut!
DANE STOKINGER (The Old Man) is thrilled to be spending the holidays at The 5th! Previous 5th Avenue credits include Spamalot, Pirates of Penzance, Damn Yankees, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Candide, and
Guys and Dolls. Stokinger toured nationally and internationally with productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Miss Saigon and regionally with East LA Classic Theatre, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company and The Ordway. Locally Stokinger has also been fortunate enough to perform with Village Theatre and Seattle Children Theatre. All my love to Jess. And a special thanks to Bill, David, Ian and everyone at the 5th. This is one of the best Christmas gifts ever.
JESSICA SKERRITT (Mother) is overjoyed to be spending the holidays at The 5th! Previous 5th Avenue credits: ELF – The Musical (Deb), Hairspray in Concert (Amber Von Tussle) and Guys and Dolls. Skerritt
has also appeared in The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT’s co-productions of Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) and Grey Gardens (Young Little Edie). Additional credits: Xanadu (Kira/Clio) with Village Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company; The Producers (Ulla), Barefoot in the Park (Corie), and Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne) with Village Theatre; An Evening of One Acts with ACT. Endless gratitude to everyone at The 5th. Much love to her favorite leading man, Dane. This one’s for her Mother. Happy holidays!
MARK JEFFREY JAMES WEBER (Ralphie) Returning to The 5th after his 2013 debut as Oliver, Jeffrey’s thrilled and honored to be entertaining you again! ACS is an all-time Weber-family-favorite!
The King’s Schools’ 8th-grader keeps busy singing jazz/pop around town, writing songs/scripts, and studying. Thanks: GretaMatassa.com TheArtsManifest.com, Mom (Karen), the Old Man (Mark), Mackenzie, Allie, and The Man Upstairs! Let them eat FUDGE!
BRANDON OKE (Randy) is thrilled to debut at The 5th! A fourth grader from Everett (who actually likes to eat everything), he has been seen in Peter Pan with Lyric Light Opera, A Christmas Carol (Tiny
Tim) at Seattle Musical Theater, Willy Wonka Jr. (Augustus), Seussical and more. Love to Mom, Dad, Lauren, Kylie, and my puppy Coby!
LIZ McCARTHY (Miss Shields) happily returns to The 5th Avenue after an 8-year hiatus from the stage. Prior to that she appeared regularly at Seattle Repertory Theatre (Living Out, Boy Gets Girl, Wit), ACT Theatre
(Absurd Person Singular, Mourning Becomes Electra, The Odd Couple), Intiman (Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Private Lives, The Taming of the Shrew), and SCT (Junie B. Jones, Peter and the Wolf). This one’s for Rob, her patient, loving husband and biggest fan.
TARYN DARR (Nurse, Ensemble, Dance Captain) Happy Holidays! Most recently seen onstage shakin’ her T&A as Val in A Chorus Line. 5th favorites: White Christmas (Judy Haynes), Spamalot, ELF. Village Theatre:
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SARAH ROSE DAVIS (Mrs. Schwartz, Female Elf, Ensemble) recently starred as Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s production of Funny Girl. At The 5th: A Chorus Line (Maggie), Rent, Spamalot, ELF, and many more!
NAMT: Beautiful Poison (NYC). Thanks to Mom, Dad, Calvin.
STEPHEN DIAZ (Ensemble) Broadway: West Side Story (dir. Arthur Laruents), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (dir. Linda Haberman). Regional: A Chorus Line (5th Avenue), Aladdin a Musical Spectacular
(Disney’s Hyperion Theatre). Thanks Polaris Dance Theatre and CcurtisPAC. For You, Always.
ALLEN FITZPATRICK (Santa Claus, Ensemble) Ten Broadway shows. Twelve Off-Broadway shows. Twenty 5th Avenue shows. 230 regional theater productions. Scores of TV & film appearances, commercials
& corporate videos. 2014 Gregory nominee for “Arthur” in Spamalot.
CHARLIE JOHNSON (Male Elf, Ensemble) is elated to be spending the holidays here at The 5th Avenue! Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, and Flat Rock Playhouse. BFA:
Elon University. Thank you for supporting live theater! @charlie_rae_jepsen
ULYBER MANGUNE (Delivery Man, Waiter, Ensemble) Trained by Sheri Lewis at Westlake Dance Center, Marianni Groves through Core Theatrics, and Benjamin Bentler’s Bentler Music Studios, “UJ” would like
to thank them, his parents, and The 5th Avenue Theatre for this opportunity!
McKAYLA MARSO (Flick’s Mother, Ensemble), Tours: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Ensemble/us Lady of the Lake), The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble/us Glinda). Regional: A Chorus Line (Judy), Chicago (Velma), Cabaret
(Kit Kat Girl). Love to mom, dad, Nick and Liz.
TRINA MILLS (Ensemble, Fight Captain) From Seattle, Mills earned her BA in acting from WWU. 5th Avenue: West Side Story (Velma), Mame, Joseph..., White Christmas, Guys and Dolls, Cinderella, RENT, ELF, Oliver!,
Spamalot, A Chorus Line (Sheila). Love to Josh!
RICHARD PEACOCK (Delivery Man, Fireman, Ensemble) is ecstatic to be returning to The 5th Avenue Theatre. Previous regional theatre credits include Terpsichore in Xanadu and Richie Walters in A Chorus Line.
It has been a joy working with familiar faces, and meeting new ones.
MATTHEW POSNER (Fantasy Villain, Doctor, Ensemble) National Tour: Camelot (Lancelot); 5th: Damn Yankees (Smokey), Pirates of Penzance, Secondhand Lions, Oliver!; Village: Show Boat (Steve); Fiddler (Lazar); Regional:
Les Misérables (Valjean), Urinetown (Bobby), Cabaret (Cliff). Thanks Family, Matt #1 SHMILY www.matthewposneractor.yolasite.com
AARON SHANKS (Policeman, Ensemble) marks A Christmas Story as his fourteenth show at The 5th Avenue. Other recent credits include Singin’ in the Rain for Showtunes Theatre and The Producers at Village
Theatre. Proud Equity Member.
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JENNY SHOTWELL (Ensemble) is happy to be back kicking her leg lamp once again! 5th Avenue: A Christmas Story (OCR), A Room with a View, Pirates of Penzance, Music Man. Love to my favorite, Dalton.
NOAH BARR (Ensemble, Ralphie Understudy), age 13. Previously at The 5th: ELF (Michael Hobbs), Joseph..., A Christmas Story workshop in June 2010. Thanks to voice coach Kim Maguire and the teachers at Studio East in
Kirkland. In loving memory of Ray Guyll.
CALLAN BARTH (Waiter, Ensemble, Randy Understudy) is 10 years old and thrilled beyond the moon to be cast in his 2nd show at The 5th Avenue Theatre following his debut in Oliver! Love to Alexa and Nick and family!
MIKAELA BAUTISTA (Nancy, Ensemble) Age 10, attends Lakeside School. Interests include tap, soccer, reading, public speaking, and volunteering. Bautista dedicates her performances to Grandpa.
Special thanks to all her teachers for making her debut with The 5th Avenue possible!
CADEN BRAUCH (Scut Farkus, Ensemble) is excited to spend another winter at The 5th Avenue after Oliver! He is also involved with Village Theatre KIDSTAGE shows and Institute. Thanks to Mom, Dad and
Kennedy for all their support!
ELIANA COE (Esther Jane, Ensemble) is so excited to return to The 5th after appearing in last year’s, Oliver! Up next, Wizard of Oz at Village KIDSTAGE. Shout out to The 5th friends and family! Don’t shoot your eye out! Merry Xmas!
KELSIE ENGEN (Girl Swing, Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making her 5th Avenue debut this Christmas season! Favorite roles include Wendy (Peter Pan), Oliver (Oliver!) and Flounder (Little Mermaid Jr.). Thanks to Mom,
Dad, Trevor and special thanks to Lori Gilbert!
JASMINE HARRICK (Ensemble) 11, is elated to return to The 5th after Oliver! and The Music Man (Gracie Shinn). Recent: Annie (Annie) at Kitsap Forest Theater and Shrek (Young Fiona) at Edmonds Heights. Love
and gratitude to her parents and sister, Eliana.
KRISTOFFER HOLTAN (Grover Dill, Goggles Kid, Ensemble) 9, is thrilled to be making his 5th Avenue debut. He has performed with Village Theatre KIDSTAGE in Tarzan and is passionate about acting, baseball, and
creative writing. Thanks to M&D for encouraging me!
BRYAN KINDER (Flick, Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at The 5th. He was a Fagin’s gang member in last year’s Oliver! Peter Pan (Michael) Applause Players. Sideway Stories (Paul) SCT. Soloist with Alex Boye at Benaroya Hall.
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QUINN MAXWELL LIEBLING (Boy Swing, Ensemble) is a sixth grader at Sakai Intermediate School on Bainbridge Island. He is thrilled to be performing in his first 5th Avenue Theatre production! He would like
to thank Amy Duerr Day and his family.
LIAM LOUGHRIDGE (Schwartz, Ensemble) 5th Avenue Debut! 6th grade at Visitation Catholic STEM Academy in Tacoma. A big thanks to everyone at Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s Education Program.
Thanks to family and friends for all their constant love and support.
TARA MEHRA (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be in her first 5th Ave musical! An 8th grader at Forest Ridge, she has performed in many school musicals and most recently in Tarzan at Village Theatre. Love to all her family.
PRIYA NIEHAUS (Ensemble), 12, from Bainbridge Island, aspires to live in NYC and perform on Broadway. Past credits: Annie, Carnival, Brigadoon, Pirates of Penzance, My Fair Lady, Les Misérables,
Shrek the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar and Singin’ in the Rain.
AMELIA STILES (Ensemble) is 10. Her theatrical career started in 2013 at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse in WA. A big thank you to Brynn, Steve, Lexi, John and everyone at TMP. Amelia is ready to shine at The 5th.
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BRANDON IVIE (Director) was last at The 5th directing the holiday hit Cinderella (Footlight Award). Recent: Jasper in Deadland Off- Broadway, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at Village Theatre. A Seattle native, Brandon spent four seasons as Casting Associate and Artistic Projects Manager at The 5th. He is the Gregory Award-winning artistic director of Contemporary Classics where he has directed or produced Seattle premieres of Next to Normal (Gregory nom), Zanna, Don’t! (Footlight Award), The Yellow Wood, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, john & jen, The Last Five Years and A New Brain as well as the popular New Voices series. Broadway assisting: First Date, Next to Normal, A Christmas Story, and Catch Me If You Can. NYC: Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater/Joe’s Pub, Signature Theatre, HERE Arts Center, NYMF, 54 Below (Resident Director). Guest artist at NYU, Ohio Northern University and Pace University. Drama League Fellow, SDCF Charles Abbott Fellowship, Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Training: University of Washington School of Drama. Next up: Lizard Boy at Seattle Rep.
MARA NEWBERY (Choreographer) Credits: A Christmas Story, the Musical (Broadway); On Your Toes (New York City Center Encores); Shrek, the Musical (1st National Tour and London); Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl); 42nd Street (Anytime Annie); Cats (Rumpleteazer); Grease (Cha-Cha); Hello, Dolly (Ermengarde); Legally Blonde (Kate); Bye Bye Birdie (Ursula); Les Misérables; Oklahoma; The Full Monty; and Singin’ In The Rain. Regional Theaters: Paper Mill Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Cape Playhouse, Derby Dinner Playhouse, and Madison Square Garden. BFA University of Michigan. Wouldn’t be here without the love and support of her incredible husband, Mike. Proud AEA member. Thank you to The 5th Ave for this amazing opportunity! Jeremiah 29:11.
KAT SHERRELL (Music Director) is excited to be joining 5th Avenue as associate music supervisor. While in New York, she worked on a wide variety of projects including Broadway shows In the Heights, Bring It On, and The Book of Mormon, and NBC’s Smash. She believes in the role of the arts and arts education in serving the community, and is proud to have been associated with organizations such as the Diller-Quaile School of Music, Revolución Latina, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sherrell has music directed and written arrangements for numerous shows for readings and festivals, and was the music coordinator for the Songs of Love Foundation. She is the composer-lyricist for a musical in development, Sweethearts of Swing, and the author of the forthcoming book Experiencing
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WALT SPANGLER (Scenic Designer) Broadway: Desire Under the Elms; Hollywood Arms; Scandalous; A Christmas Story, The Musical and the upcoming Tuck Everlasting. New York: The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre Company, New Group and Lincoln Center Festival. Regional: Steppenwolf, Guthrie, Goodman, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, Centerstage, Hartford Stage, Yale Repertory, Long Wharf, American Conservatory Theater, 5th Avenue Theatre and Alley Theatre. Spangler received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
ELIZABETH HOPE CLANCY (Costume Designer) Broadway: A Christmas Story; Passing Strange; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?; Bobbi Boland; and The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. International: Death of a Salesman (Gate Theatre), A Few Good Men (Theatre Royal, Haymarket). New York: The Lady from Dubuque (Signature Theatre), Measure for Measure (Shakespeare in the Park),The Antigone Project (Henry Hewes nomination).
TOM STURGE (Lighting Designer) 5th Ave credits: A Chorus Line (2003 & 2014), A Room with a View, The Music Man, Oklahoma!, Cinderella (Gregory Award), Oliver! (Footlight Award), Pirates of Penzance, Cabaret, Hair and over 30 others. Village Theatre: The Foreigner, Les Misérables, Chicago (Gregory Award). ACT: Mojo and the Sayso. Seattle Children’s Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities. Broadway: Those Were the Days, Gypsy Passion. NY Public Theatre, Circle Rep, Circle-in-the-Square, Irish Arts, LaMama ETC, Huntington Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Goodspeed Opera House, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alvin Ailey Dance, Spectrum Dance, Denver Center, Papermill Playhouse and Spoleto Opera Festival.
JUSTIN STASIW (Sound Designer) is a NYC based sound designer and engineer. Selected recent design work includes Little Shop of Horrors for ACT in Seattle, Atlantis Theatre’s production of Ghost in Manila, PH, associate design for It’s Only a Play on Broadway and The Last Goodbye at The Old Globe in San Diego, as well as assistant design for the Broadway productions of Side Show, Casa Valentina, and Outside Mullingar. Justin mixes Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway.
MARY PYANOWSKI JONES (Hair & Makeup Designer) World premieres of Secondhand Lions (hair design), Aladdin (make-up design), Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Lone Star Love, Princesses, Memphis, Hairspray, The Wedding Singer. Twenty-four seasons of 5th Avenue Theatre production designs, including the Ivey Award-winning Cabaret. Design credits for national and international productions of opera, operettas, ballet, theater, and musicals. U.S. wig supervisor for the Madness of George III tour. Memorable film and TV credits include Northern Exposure, Orleans, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Assassins, White Dwarf, and Book of Stars. IATSE member Local 706 and 488.
WILLIAM BERLONI (Animal Trainer) 2011 Tony Honoree for Excellence in Theatre and 2014 Outer Critics Award for Special Achievement. Upcoming projects include NBC’s Peter Pan live broadcast and the remake of Annie. Recent Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, 25 other Broadway shows including A Christmas Story, hundreds Off-Broadway, regional theater, tours, television and movies. Author of Broadway Tails. Director of Animal Behavior at the Humane Society of New York. Follow Theatrical Animals, Inc. on Facebook and Twitter @BillBerloni. Please visit www.theatricalanimals.com.
ERIK HOLDEN (Scenic Coordinator) has toured with Cirque du Soleil, built shows for Richard Foreman and the Center for New Performance, created sculptures for PepeJeans/Sienna Miller storefronts and production managed Erik Ehn’s Soulographie Cycle at LaMama Theatre in New York. His work with Lillienthal|Zamora has been seen at The Frye Museum, The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and On the Boards. He is most proud of his amazing wife Echo, who still manages to put up with him.
MICHELLE TERESE GRIMM (Costume Coordinator) grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since relocating to Seattle she has worked in the costume shops at the Intiman, Seattle Opera, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Grimm has also been a technician and design advisor at Cornish College of the Arts since 2011. Recent 5th Avenue credits include the role of costume design coordinator for A Chorus Line, costume design assistant for ELF, The Music Man, Secondhand Lions, Oliver!, and A Room with a View in addition to working in the costume shop on Spamalot.
CHRIS RANNEY (Associate Music Director) is excited to revisit A Christmas Story after working on the Broadway production and National Tour. 5th Avenue: A Chorus Line, Come From Away, A Room with a View, Spamalot, Secondhand Lions, Hairspray in Concert, RENT, Oklahoma!, Loulou
the Acrobat, Klondike. Detroit: Wicked. ACT: Grey Gardens. Village Theatre: Funny Girl, Les Misérables. Numerous other productions with KIDSTAGE, SCT, Shoreline CC and Balagan. Proud graduate of the University of Michigan.
PAULS MACS (Assistant Director) has directed around Puget Sound at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Seattle Musical Theatre, and The University of Washington. Favorites include Urinetown, The Musical of Musicals and The Prince and The Pauper. Macs holds a B.A. in Drama/Comparative Literature from UW. Huge thanks to Brandon! Love to Sarah and his family!
MICHAEL GREER (Associate Choreographer) is thrilled to be working at The 5th Avenue alongside his beautiful wife, Mara. He is currently on tour with You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! (Next stop Phoenix!) He has choreographed and performed with many regional theaters including Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, and Kansas City Starlight.
TRISTAN ROBERSON (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a theatrical designer based in Seattle, and is delighted to be returning to The 5th Avenue Theatre. He has worked around Seattle with companies such as New Century Theatre Company, ArtsWest, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, and Sandbox Artist Collective. He is currently the resident lighting designer at Washington Ensemble Theatre.
AMY GORNET (Production Stage Manager) Broadway 2012/ National Tours 2011 and 2013/ 5th Avenue 2010: A Christmas Story, The Musical. 5th Avenue Theatre: A Room With A View, Spamalot, The Music Man, Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls, On the Town, Sunday in Park with George, Catch Me If You Can, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Mame. Other credits: Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman, Village Theatre, The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre and Stages St. Louis.
JESSICA C. BOMBALL (Assistant Stage Manager) is proud to have worked on eighteen 5th Avenue productions over the past 12 years. Favorites include Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Music Man, Aladdin, A Christmas Story, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and Sweeney Todd. Regional: Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Seattle Shakespeare Company.
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RACHEL BURY (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Scandalous; 5th Avenue: Spamalot, Oliver!, Secondhand Lions, The Pirates of Penzance, Hairspray in Concert, The Music Man, RENT, Damn Yankees, Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Saving Aimee, Aladdin, Guys and Dolls; Other credits: Intiman, Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
RACHAEL DORMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on this holiday show. 5th Avenue: A Chorus Line, A Room with a View, Spamalot, RSP Spamalot, Oliver!, Secondhand Lions, The Pirates of Penzance, The Music Man, RSP Music Man, ELF, AMT , Cinderella. Other credits: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Intiman, Taproot Theatre.
JOHN RANDO (Original Broadway Direction) Broadway credits include On The Town, A Christmas Story, The Wedding Singer, Urinetown (Tony and Outer Critics Circle Award), A Thousand Clowns and Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. He directed the Encores! productions of Little Me, It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, On the Town, Damn Yankees, Face the Music, Strike Up the Band, Do Re Mi, The Pajama Game and Of Thee I Sing. At the New York Philharmonic he directed Carousel. John’s many Off-Broadway credits include All in the Timing at Primary Stages (2013 Obie Award); The Heir Apparent at Classic Stage Company (2014 Joe A. Calloway Award).
WARREN CARLYLE (Original Broadway Choreography) Broadway: director/choreographer of After Midnight (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Astaire Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography 2014, Tony Nomination Best Director 2014), Chaplin, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, Finian’s Rainbow (two Drama Desk nominations) and A Tale of Two Cities; choreographer of Follies (Drama Desk nomination), The Mystery of Edwin Drood and A Christmas Story The Musical (Drama Desk nomination). Off-Broadway: Carousel (New York Philharmonic, Emmy nomination), On Your Toes (City Center Encores!), Cotton Club Parade (Jazz at Lincoln Center and City Center), Girl Crazy, On The Town, Finian’s Rainbow, Juno and Stairway to Paradise (all Encores! at City Center).
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or IATSE). Stagehands represented by IATSE Local #15. Wardrobe staff represented by IATSE Local #887. Hair and Makeup staff represented by IATSE Local #488.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
Musicians playing this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, AFL-CIO/CLC.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national
service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs and individual producers.
ADDITIONAL STAFF for A CHRISTMAS STORY
Assistant Director ..................................... Pauls MacsAssociate Choreographer.......................Michael GreerAssistant Lighting Designer ............... Tristan RobersonAnimal Handler .................................Schuyler BeemanProduction Assistant .......................... Rachael DormanProduction Assistant/Child Supervisor ...Lisa ArmstrongChild Supervisor ................................Rebecca RowlettDialect Coach ..........................................David HsiehDance Camp Instructor ...............................Taryn DarrDance Camp Pianist ............................... Chris RanneyProduction Runner ................................... Erik Knauer Stage Management Intern .........Aaron-Jeramee Alonso
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The 5th Avenue Theatre produces shows from the ground up. These shows are made just for you. Every element is created for 5th Avenue audiences and is hand-crafted, one of a kind, labor intensive and unique to the production. Designers have made deliberate choices about what the show will look like, how it will feel, and how an audience will see and experience it. The creative process is remarkable and quite beautiful in and of itself, and also bears the fruit of the extraordinary shows on the magnificent 5th Avenue stage. As RENT and Little Shop of Horrors costume designer Pete Rush described, “The role as a designer is as a storyteller. As a designer I have my piece of it. How can my work illuminate the story? It’s a joy to take a story and write the hidden chapter.”
I sat down with some of Seattle’s best theater designers to find out more about their work.
Scenic DesignersOne of the challenges in scenic design is creating a set that will house multiple scenes in different locations. As Grease scenic designer Christopher Mumaw explains, “You’re trying to find similarities in dissimilar things. At looking at vastly different places—what’s similar to all of them to tie them together.” The nice thing about theater is that it can be abstract. “I try not to mimic life too much because it doesn’t leave room for the imagination,” says Mumaw, “It’s amazing what your mind will see when you put shapes in an empty space. What is that going to read as to an audience? We’re not trying to describe everything. It’s about what’s not there sometimes.” Carousel scenic designer Martin Christoffel takes it further saying, “The beauty of theater is that a chair doesn’t have to be a chair. It can be a crate, a stool, maybe even an actor.” Beyond creating a believable, engaging space that will set the place of the story, the scenic designer needs to decide how the actors will live in the space. Where will they enter and exit? What pathways will there be around sets and props on the stage for the performers to travel around? Scenic and lighting designer (Oliver! and Pirates of Penzance) Tom Sturge explains that, “the scenic designer’s role is to block the show and create traffic patterns that can be used in the show. Making the basic layout where actors can go. Where they can get off and on stage.” It’s a delicate balance that Grey Gardens and Oklahoma scenic designer Matthew Smucker articulates, “Design needs to be both a surprise and inevitable at the same time. It’s a paradox of sorts, seeming effortless, yet also the only unique solution. It’s a good thing when you don’t think of the designer.”
CUSTOM MADE For You
Carousel Scenic Design
Left: Nettie Fowler’s Spa
Middle: An Amusement Park on the New England Coast in May
Right: Base Set
© Martin Christoffel 2014
Lighting DesignersAs Tom Sturge explains, “Beyond the basic job of illumination and visibility, the lighting designer plays the role that a cinematographer would in a film. You can’t zoom in, but through lighting, you can create a sense of a close up and focus on specific things.” He went on to explain how the job of a lighting designer is to create the environment and specific time of day. For example, in Pirates of Penzance, Act 1 is set in the day and Act 2 takes place at night. The lighting designer has to make that work—creating the sense of day and night, all the while maintaining good visibility. In Shakespeare, tragedies are set at night, and comedies are set during the day. This is all taken into consideration in the lighting, clueing the audience into when the events are occurring. “Theater as an art form is so vital. To be able to create an environment on stage—getting people to believe they’re somewhere they’re not and becoming a part of it,” Sturge explains, “Getting to create this is awesome. I feel honored to have been doing this for 30 years.” It’s not as simple as setting up lights and walking away. Sturge explained that, “every minute of a show that you see takes at least an hour of work.”
Costume Designers“You see a lot of information immediately when an actor walks on stage. Based off of what they’re wearing, you can tell more about who they are, where they’re coming from, where they’re going, what they’re doing,” explains Pete Rush. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris costume designer Harmony Arnold explains the magic of costume, “Clothes carry a kind of personal history, memory and emotion. The frayed edges of Grandpa’s flannel? Magical.” Beyond the magic in the details of costumes, there are some physical and practical implications. Arnold goes on to explain, “My medium is a living, breathing, sweating human being. Being aware of an actor’s high arch or back issue are all considerations.” It’s important to realize these costumes just don’t appear. Oliver! and Carousel costume designer Sarah Nash Gates explains, “The average person doesn’t realize how much research goes on. We aim to use authentic pattern shape and fabric. You can’t just buy this stuff. The designer has a vision, and a lot of talented people create it.” She went on to tell me that at The 5th, “100 costumes is nothing. 150 to 200 costumes is normal. Think about how many times the chorus changes!” Pete Rush explains further, “It takes a couple of weeks to build one dress, and for every one garment, chances are we’ve tried four others. Not to mention, every single item on stage has been in my hands at least five times—stockings, gloves, everything. It takes an extraordinary amount of time.”
Process and CollaborationAs 5th Avenue Producing Artistic Director, Bill Berry says, “the friend of creativity is time.” So, at The 5th, the creative team is selected and hired a year before the production begins. This allows time for percolation of ideas. Each one of the designers I talked with spoke to the importance of research and taking time for ideas to grow and develop. Harmony Arnold takes an unstructured approach. “People are so overscheduled,” she says, “Unstructured time gives freedom to be creative. So, I like to secure myself some wandering time. The idea is not to get inspiration, just to wander. I go to antique stores, the Frye Art Museum, troll along Madison Valley. I’m usually out and about and off the internet.” Martin Christoffel says, “I prefer to read fiction than non-fiction for my research. It exercises the imagination.” Collaboration is also key in the process. Christoffel explains, “Collaboration goes beyond director and designer. Scenic designers have to work with the lighting designer and costume designer. They all need to live in the same world with the same colors and influences, or at least play well together.”
Martin Christoffel’s scenic design and Sarah Nash Gates’ costume design for the upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.
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THE DOME ROOMSTEP BACKSTAGE AT THE 5TH AVENUE THEATREIt’s one of the most prominent features of The 5th Avenue Theatre: the golden dome suspended above the audience, where the giant dragon (symbolizing the emperor of China) dangles a pearl of perfection from his mouth. But just above the dome you will encounter a vast liminal space between the ceiling of The 5th Avenue Theatre and the 7th floor of the Skinner Building where the theater’s administrative offices are located. This is known at The 5th as the “Dome Room.”
BRIDGET SUMMERS Public Relations ManagerPhotos by Jeff Carpenter
Suspended from a seeming jungle of cables, a series of planks create narrow foot paths circling the dome and crisscrossing the space. The cables suspending the plaster ceiling keep the ceiling separate from the side wall, thereby protecting it from earthquake damage. The theater experienced only minor damage to the ornate ceiling following the 2001 earthquake. However, an elaborate series of additional cross cables supporting the dome were installed in 2003 when the building underwent its seismic retrofit.
While most of the Dome Room remains as it was when the Skinner Building was constructed in 1926, a few modifications have been made. A giant I-beam protrudes from the center of the proscenium wall above the auditorium with a series of supports both on the proscenium wall and suspended from 7th floor above. This reinforcement was added in 1992 to support the chandelier the first time that The Phantom of the Opera played in Seattle. The bulk of this modification was done by 2 people. They cut a hole in the proscenium wall and moved the I-beams from the stage into the Dome Room, cut into 10 foot lengths to maneuver around the cables from which The 5th Avenue ceiling is suspended.
So take the time to look up tonight at the ornate ceiling of The 5th Avenue Theatre. The artistry of the ceiling is a wonder in and of itself, but there is a whole world of magic and engineering protecting it from above.
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This year’s Rising Start Project production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel marks a fourth year of bringing local teens into the theater to produce and perform a full-length musical on the 5th Avenue stage. ORLANDO MORALES, director of Rising Star Project and internships, is proud to have been on the team that first put the program on its feet in 2011. “When we started this project there was a moment when I paused and wondered if we were a little crazy for wanting to do this. We were basically saying we’d bring high school students into our theater, throw them the keys, and start teaching them how to drive it.”
Logistic challenges aside, an effort like this had never been attempted before and there was a bit of apprehension that came along with the excitement of entering unknown territory.
“But then I thought, no,” he continues. “We’re not crazy for doing this. We love this theater, we love what we do and we want to make sure all of it gets passed on in the best way possible. Most of us are fortunate to have been taken under someone’s wing at some point in our lives—or at one point, somebody reached out and helped to put us on the path that got us to where we are today.”
Throughout the course of this season, more than fifty 5th Avenue professionals in every department will take on the job of Rising Star Project mentor. They are tasked with a lead role in the mission of the program: imparting their
years (often, decades) of theater industry expertise to every high school student involved and inspiring student achievement through direct mentorship.
“My introduction to theatre was in junior high,” remembers DANE ANDERSEN, music coordinator and veteran pit musician. “This was in Fresno, California—there was a big touring house where shows would come through. And my band teacher at the time was playing for a tour of A Chorus Line. “
Recognizing Dane’s aptitude and potential, his band teacher (also a woodwind player) invited Dane to sit in the pit. In a similar way, Dane now identifies, recruits, and guides young people in the Rising Star Project orchestra.
“A Chorus Line was the first time I experienced musical theater and it was the first time I saw that it’s very different playing a show than it is a symphony or a concert band piece. It wasn’t concert band, it wasn’t jazz band—it was everything in one experience. And it just really got me excited about theater.”
For MARY JONES, head of hair and makeup for over twenty years, the most important aspect of the program is giving the students real-life responsibilities and putting important tasks in their hands.
“My favorite part is watching the students take ownership of their tracks and their roles in the production. It feels great having a student request to return to our department for another RSP show—and listening to their
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pride of accomplishment as they explain what they contributed to their parents and friends.”
She adds, “Musical theater is an integral part of understanding theatrical history. It imparts a non-virtual, interactive experience. My advice for students interested in a career in musical theater is always, ‘do it! All aspects of it—as much as you can, and wherever you have the opportunity!’”
As the program has grown, the opportunities that Rising Star Project strives to create have also found avid supporters and allies in the larger community.
“We have witnessed firsthand how the Rising Star Project teaches students relevant skills and challenges them in an authentic way,” note presenting sponsors Sheri and Les Biller of the Biller Family Foundation. “These experiences prepare them for careers not only as theater performers, but also as lighting technicians, costume designers, fundraisers and stage managers. We are delighted to partner with The 5th Avenue Theatre to provide this opportunity for young people in our community.”
When asked about her goals for working with this season’s batch of students, LAUREL HORTON, head carpenter and technical student mentor, waxes nostalgic:
“My roots are in community children’s theater—at first I thought theater was just something you did as a kid. But what I want them to know from me (an adult) is that I’ve been doing this since I was eight years old, and I’m
fifty-one now… And I still love it! It’s really hard work. It’s not always a whole bunch of fun, but it’s something that you really can do your whole life long. You can have a career in the theater.”
For MO CHAPMAN, production logistics coordinator and stage management mentor, more than twenty-five years of stage management experience fuels her eagerness to share her enthusiasm for musicals and show RSP students how our productions require a diverse team with an array of skills and talents.
“Musical theater is such an important form for telling stories. And musicals are terrific because you will use your skills to tell the story. People know you can be a performer, but did you also know that you could use skills as a math major to look at all the technical elements in a logical way, or work in lighting, or to be a stage manager and ‘call’ a show—or that you can put your programming skills to work and design sound systems? In the theater, everyone becomes a storyteller.”
“And it’s fitting that the story we’re telling this year is Carousel,” adds Orlando Morales. “I feel like this particular play asks us what we hope to pass on to the next generation. In my favorite scene, one character takes a star from the sky and gives it to his daughter—who’s at a point in her life when she’s not quite sure which direction she needs to go. It’s a beautiful gesture and it’s symbolic of how we can all help a young person realize his or her potential. On our opening night, I look forward to seeing our students shine.”
For more information about The Rising Star Project, visit our website:
https://www.5thavenue.org/education/youth
Photo Credit: Jeff Carpenter
The Rising Star Project
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We would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $600 level and above as of October 31, 2014. Through their gifts, donors become
partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education, and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can
support The 5th, please contact Development at 206-625-1418.
NEXT GENERATION FOUNDERS
ArtsFundThe Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Ann Ramsay-JenkinsStephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds
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For more information on how you can become a Circles member, please call Christine Aguon at 206-260-2171
On November 3, the Board of Directors of The 5th Avenue Theatre hosted the inaugural Honors Dinner celebrating the recipients of the Subscriber Choice Awards. Circles members were invited to help celebrate the honorees at a festive dinner in the theater lobby. Among the honorees were some of The 5th’s favorite faces – Robert Aguilar, Greg McCormick Allen, Bill Berry, Patti Cohenour, Allen Fitzpatrick, Richard
Gray, Laura Griffith, Louis Hobson, Suzy Hunt, David Anthony Lewis, Matt Owen, Grayson Smith, and Dane Stokinger. It was a wonderful evening enjoyed by all.
What does coming to The 5th mean for you?
Coming to The 5th Avenue gives me time with friends and family while enjoying an excellent theater experience. As a season subscriber, my horizons are broadened by occasionally seeing a show I wouldn’t have necessarily bought tickets for, but am almost always happy to have seen.
What do you enjoy most about The 5th?I love the beautiful historic theater that is the home of great entertainment.
Why do you support The 5th?
I support The 5th Avenue Theatre, because I appreciate a theater that supports the local artists, rather than one that only does touring shows. We are able to make connections with actors we see repeatedly at The 5th Avenue as well as at other local theaters.
What has been your favorite musical at The 5th?I like the old standards, but my favorite 5th Avenue musical is Les Misérables.
I have lived in Seattle for 47 years and have two grown daughters. I retired five years ago after
20 years as an elementary school librarian. In my spare time I volunteer at West Side Baby, a
nonprofit organization that provides essential items for local children in need. Of course I enjoy
reading, as well as travelling the world with my daughters and going to The 5th Avenue Theatre.
Judith LybeckerDirector's Circle Member
and Subscriber since 2001
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Circles Members Anton and Karen Gielen with Richard Gray, recipient of Best Production Number in A Room With a View, Outstanding Ensemble Performance in Monty Python’s Spamalot and Outstanding Featured Actor (tie) in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
Laura Griffith, recipient of Best Musical Performance in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
Matt Owen, recipient of Best Production Number in A Room With a View and Outstanding Ensemble Performance in Monty Python’s Spamalot; Jessica Skerritt; Dane Stokinger, recipient of Outstanding Ensemble performance for Monty Python’s Spamalot; and Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director.
Circles Members Laura and Jim Mendoza.
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Kathleen and Bill CollinsWilliam and Leanne ColwellBill and Ellen ConnerConsumer PerspectivesDavid CoonsSheila and Michael CoryJim and Nancy CrimKaren Derrey and FriendsRobert DeVinckRichard and Elizabeth DobesTambra DugawRobert J. and Olga T. EarleLeo Eberle and Lisa VivianRobert and Jane EhrlichThomas and Ruth-Ellen ElliottJanie and Ray EngleJennifer and Michael FaddisJuli FarrisJanet FaulknerMaria FerrerJonathan FineFirstline Communications +Gene and Judy FlathLarry FletcherForrest FoltzAlvin and Mary FormoBrian and Windy Autumn FosterLinda M. Fox and Monica FoxSteve FreimuthDerek and Karol Jamison
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HackettChuck and Kathy HamiltonJohn and Laura HammarlundCece HawJohn and Cheryl HendricksAllyson HenryPaul HenselVaughn Himes and Martie BohnRod and Nancy HochmanKim and Melinda HollandJames HolmesDorothy Sloan Huey and Marilyn
Lee HueyLaurin C. Huffman IIMeredith and Jim HutchinsSamsara and Jeremy IrishMarilyn IversonKathy and Michael JacksonMarlene and William JenkinsFrederick M. JohnsonWalter and Cindy KaczynskiBruce and Linda KilenMerle and Joanne KirkleyChris Knoll and Cheryl DobesSteve and Carol KoehlerJudith A. KramerTracy and Hugh LabossierMarian E. LackovichDawnell Lamb
Robert LandPerry and Lynnda LangstonThe Latimer FamilyStacy Lawson and Steven
SarkowskyPatrick and Cheryl LaymanBenjamin LeiferFlorence Leonard and Lynn HolmsMark Levine and John KeppelerStanley and Delores LittleSue and Bill LoweryGary LynchScott and Julie LynchAntoinette MalveauxJennifer and Douglas MainesMarcella McCaffrayMay McCarthy and Don SmithChriste McMenomyJim and Laura MendozaIn Memory of Our Daughter
Elizabeth Ann MichelmanChie MitsuiMichelle Moga and Jean-Francois
PeyrouxRobin and Bill MonteroJeffery C. Morris - The Happy
CookerRon and Maria MurphreeDenise I. NelsonWilliam and Denise NielsenNancy S. NordhoffJohn E. NortonSteven and Victoria OddenKenneth OlsenChristina Cyr and Alan PageConnie and David ParkerAnnette and Bob ParksGayle PeachShelley and Gregg PercichRosemary PetersonBarbara PhillipsKaren E. PhillipsJudy PigottMike and Wendy PopkeRussell PowellTracy Premo and Seth
AdamsDaintry PriceGordon ProutyRichard E. PyleBecky and Sean QuinlanFred and Anne RobersonJoe and Linnet RobertsMarilyn and Patrick RobertsDoug and Lori RosencransSkip SampelayoFrederick and Katherine
SandsDesiree SaraspiTerry Scheihing and Ben KramerJohn and Beth SchleckJohn and Anne SearingDarren and Anne Shakib
Susan and Fred ShanafeltRobert and Mary SheehanEdward and Kathleen SherryJoe and Lynetta ShowakerZelma SimmonsLeigh and Susi StevensTodd and Jane SummerfeltJeffrey SutherlandRita and Arlie SwansonIn Memory of Jackie TaylorTed TaylorTodd ThompsonLawrence and Patricia TimmonsJerome and Faye TruskowskiJanet TurpenThe Twilight ExitSita and Vijaykumar VasheeMark and Kathy WagnerShanna and Ryan WaiteMark and Christina WalkerKaren and Mark WeberRudy WellsD.R. WhitsonAmy Whittenburg and Stephen RattnerJohn and Darlene WilczynskiMadeline Wiley and Bob SmithingJim and Deanna WilsonAndrew and Jennifer WolfeMark WonWayne and Kelly WrightLee and Jeanne Zehrer6 Anonymous
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Tom Walsh and wife Connie with Kinky Boots stars Steven Booth (left), Kyle Taylor Parker (center), Jeffrey Kishinevskiy (front left),
and Andrew Theo Johnson (front center).
Jerry and Judy Karwhite take a moment from perusing the costumes during the
Warehouse Tour to smile for the camera.
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PATRONA. Michael AdamsMiller Adams and Cheryl RobertsSteve and Nance AdlerRay and Carol AironeDonald and Eathel AllynIan AndersonRon Anderson and Mary HawkinsAnnie's Art & Frame+Susan and Heather AnsteadJohn and Karen ArbiniRichard and Dianne ArensbergJohn and Joyce ArnoldGlenn BafiaLaura and Kerry BaileyDenise BakkenEarl and Marilyn BarkerWallace and Joyce BarnettTom and Kris BassettJack and Patricia BishopPenny BlairMarcie BlakesleyLeslie BlossShane BoehmJohn BolingDaniel and Janet BolongCleve and Judith BorthZach, Rebecca, and Abi BrittleMr. and Mrs. H.L. BrodDeryl Brown-ArchieEdward CallarEd CallawayJohn and Arlene CarpenterMike and Linda CaseyDennis and Aline CaulleyJennifer CearleyNorman ChamberlainSusan CheneyTina Riss ChristiansenBob and Linda CornynMaureen and Kevin CrawfordAlan W. Crawshaw +Stacey Crawshaw Lewis and
Jeff LewisRichard and Cheryl CuthbertJill and Don DayBob and Elaine DeLappeMike and Maggie De LaurentisTelved DevletCindy and Bill DickeyRosemary DoneganRobert and Alexandra DunnGregg DuPont and Linda
DebowesJerry and Julie ElkingtonCraig E. ElkinsRamona Emerson and Brian
McMullenVicki FabreFales Foundation TrustGary and Jennifer FancherJack and Jeanne FankhauserJoyce Farley and Tom Steele
Nyle and Terri FarmerPatty and Steven FleischmannMicki and Bob FlowersLauren FosterEleanor and Jeff FreemanErin FryTheresa Gallant and Ed BulchisNan and Bill GarrisonSteve Gattis and Sue NevlerRobert Gay and Heather
ChristiansonCarmen and Carver GaytonDavid and Kathryn GodwinBarbara Goesling and Jay
RockeyTheresa GoletzLaura B. GowenTed and Sandy GreenleeWendy HalpinHelen and Adam HarmetzDeb and Tod HarrickRandi and Andy HedinMary and Tom HercheDavid and Sandry HertzRichard and Sheila HessHarold and Mary Frances HillKathy J. HillKaren and Paul HoglePaul Hollie and Lynne VarnerJack K. HoltmanClarence HopsonMark and Trisha HubbardRichard HuffDiana HughesPeter and Winfred HusseyKai Ichikawa and Brad DavisStuart Iley and FamilyLarry and Carol JergensScott JohnsonRuth KagiTravis and Suzanne KeelerHarold and Ruth KephartSaSa and Ken KirkpatrickCindy A. KlettRoger Klorese and David HaneyKonstantin KomissarchikTeri Kopp and Walt WeberMike and Shari KoppelJeanette Kors and Joshua
BaileyGeorge and Laura Kreitzberg
FoundationHarvey and Bea KriloffJune KuboPriscilla and Ned LangeRobert and Joan LawlerJim and Christine LearyJohn LengenfelderGary and Mona LockeDavid and Charlotte LometFloyd and Kimberly LorenzKen and Darlene LoweDavid and Karen LyonsMurry and Agnes MacPherson
Kelly MaloneTimothy Malone and Suzanne
JonesGlenn and Jeanne MalubayMark and Tracy MasonConnie K. McKinleyGina MeyersCarol and Hart MillerTerry MinnihanConnie and David MiserJonathan Mooneyham and
Samantha DayleyThe Morgan FundMitzi and John MorrisJoseph MulcahyMulvihill Insurance ServicesGregg and Judy NelsonRobert and Claudia NelsonPaul and Charlene NeussJanice NishimoriNorthwest CPA Group PLLCDuane and Bonnie OlsonJohn OneillSusan and Michael OttenDebbie and Rick PabstMichael Parham and Hyeok
KimKimberly and Mark ParrisBrian PaulsonRobert and Steffi PencovicKent and Kelley PhillipsGwen PiloGuy and Nancy PinkertonSuzanne and Lee PintarGwenn and Dean PolikEleonore and Ed PottengerWilliam S. and Linda A. PotterRobin and Ric PradelNoel and Marti PriceLlewelyn and Jonie PritchardDick and Alice RapaskyJohn E. RasmussenAngela RatcliffRaven FoundationDennis ReichenbachRella and Ronald ReimannDavid and Barbara RepanichRichard and Sharon ReuterPamela RhodesJan and Kerry RichardsBetty and Wayne RobertsonThe Robinson FamilyJoyce E. RoetherTodd and Donna RosenbergCurtis and Myrna RoslerCara Rudd and Mercy StoneShannon SakshaugChristopher SantiniCathy SarkowskyC. Michael SaundersonJasper SchneiderSteve and Jane SchwartzMichelle SeibelJoan Shalikashvili
Robert and Kathlyn ShawDaniel ShihNeal and Linda ShulmanDon and Marilyn SidelFloyd SmithRobert L. Smith
The Sorensen FamilyThe StandardJim StanfordAnne and Mark StantonJohn StephanusAnn and Ron SuterMatt and Kristi SweeneyDave and Brenda TerrillEric TeshimaBrian ThomasStephen and Terri ThomasJeanne ThompsonTodd Thompson and Jackie
SmithPam ThorstensonRoseanne and William
TorgersonRonald TorrenceTerrence TurnerWilliam and Ruth VanceMarka and John WaechterBetty WellerDavid Werblow and Greg
LewrenzBen and Barbara WhislerCharles and Barbara WhitePatty and John WhiteRobert and Sara WickleinAnn WilliamsVic and Janet WilliamsFlora J. WongMargaret Yekel8 Anonymous
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Ann Ramsay-Jenkins strikes a pose with fabulous Kinky Boots cast member
J. Harrison Ghee.
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Please join us in thanking our corporate and institutional sponsors for their generous support of The 5th Avenue Theatre!
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS & PROGRAM SPONSORS
For more information about corporate sponsorships, please contact Sarah McKee Bednar in Corporate Giving at (206)260-2185 or email at [email protected]
SEASON SPONSORS
Loeb Family Charitable Foundation
Peoples Bank is once again a proud sponsor of The 5th Avenue Theatre. As a locally owned, community bank, Peoples Bank sees the arts as an essential part of those things that bring us together, and our support is just another aspect of our commitment to a higher level of service for the communities we serve.
Anthony Repanich, Executive Vice President
Enjoy the show and celebrate the contribution The 5th Avenue Theatre brings to each of our lives.
Welcome to The 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of A Christmas Story.
Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
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DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for both its development and production of new works and its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has created memorable 5th Avenue productions of A Room with a View; Oliver!; Candide; Hello, Dolly!; Sweeney Todd; White Christmas; Hair; Mame; A Little Night Music; The Secret Garden; Anything Goes; Company; The Rocky Horror
Show; Pippin; Vanities; Yankee Doodle Dandy!; and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!
BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing Director) was appointed managing director in January 2010 and is responsible for the administrative, fundraising, information services and facility operations, as well as oversight of all activities related to the Board of Directors. Griffin first joined the Theatre in 2002 as director of theater advancement and development. During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management experience.
Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member of Theater Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a board member of Seattle Rotary #4. She has also served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Griffin was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán G. Griffin.
BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The 5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s directing work has been seen at theaters across the country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Play house where
he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for The 5th Avenue’s education and outreach programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company throughout the Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
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David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic DirectorBernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director
ARTISTICIan EisendrathAlhadeff Family Director of New Works & Music Supervisor
Kat SherrellAssociate Music Supervisor
Albert EvansArtistic and Music Associate
Dane AndersenMusic Coordinator
Makaela PollockNew Works Associate
John CallahanMusic Apprentice
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIONSean GlynnExecutive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Griffin & Mr. Berry
COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICESPatrick HarrisonVice President of Marketing, Communications & Patron Services
Peggy BusteedDirector of Ticketing & Customer Service
Chris MarcacciAssociate Director of Marketing
Marketing and Public RelationsJennifer FloodSenior Marketing Manager
Reesa NelsonMarketing Coordinator
Niklaus LopezGroup Sales Manager
Bridget SummersPublic Relations Manager
Heidi StaubPR & Communications Associate
Carmel DunnSenior Graphic Designer
Jeff CarpenterGraphic Designer
Kevin HarrisGraphic Designer
Mary DellasegaPatron Relations
Customer Service/TicketingMaryke VanBeuzekomSenior Database Manager
Nichole MinesDatabase Manager
Khajha RogersCustomer Service Manager
Christina Moon Customer Service Manager - Box Office
Martha McKeeAssistant Customer Service Manager
Isabel DickeyAssistant Customer Service Manager
Customer Service AssociatesCandis Anderson, Courtney Bennett, Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine, Kasey Harrison, Evan Jones, Kelsey Kelmel, Kat LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Sascha Streckel, Jesse Summers, Pam Wagher, Patrick Walrath, Rachel Zimmerman
Direct Sales/TelefundraisingChrista BondDirect Sales/Telefunding Manager
Edwin BoydAssistant Manager
Burt Bervar, Darren Camp, Boyé Coker, Judy Henceroth, Henriette Klauser, Jim Pennington, Gail Sage, Joseph Staub, Mark WilliamsRepresentatives
Front of HouseJaime WelkerFront of House Manager
Lauren Ruhl, Emma Ruhl, Robin Obourn, Sean Martin, Kelvin Jones, Ed LammiHouse Managers
Sean Martin, Ed Lammi, Emma Ruhl, Lauren Ruhl, Mike Chang, Sean Martin, Garth Ball, Mike Chang, Colin Chez, Frank Chinn, Alia Collin-Friedrichs, Dave Cusick, Stephanie Guerrero, Nancy Harris, Tony Mazzella, Sue Moser, Robin Obourn, Liz Pyle, Scott Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Kalia Towers-Thomas, Kelvin JonesHead Ushers
Kathleen Bryant, Barbie Denend, Karen Hall, Tony Mazzella Coat Check
DEVELOPMENTMichelle MogaVice President of Philanthropy
Christine AguonCircles Manager
Sarah McKee BednarCorporate Giving Manager
Chelsea JuddDevelopment Coordinator
Desiree SaraspiDonor Information Services Manager
Molly SuhrGrants Manager
Jeanne ThompsonMembership Manager
Kaitlin O’NeilSpecial Events Manager
EDUCATION AND OUTREACHAnya RudnickDirector of Education and Outreach
Orlando MoralesDirector of the Rising Star Project and Internships
Connie CorrickCommunity Programs Coordinator
Lauren RuhlEducation Associate
FINANCEDean FrerkerVice President of Finance
Rory KroutController
Joanna McRhoAccountant
Grace KangAccounts Payable Coordinator
Sean StelfoxAccounting Associate
Ben LeiferHuman Resources Manager
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYJim CornelsonDirector of IT
Melisa BumpusSystems Administrator
Douglas DayHelpdesk Administrator
OPERATIONSCatherine JohnstoneDirector of Facility Operations
Alda ShepherdFacility Manager
Kelly RadkeOffice Manager/Volunteer Coordinator
STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFFWarren Bohner, Mike Chang, Karen Hall, Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg Plimpton
ATTORNEYSFor The 5th Avenue Theatre:
Levin Plotkin & MeninLoren H. Plotkin and Susan MindellJohn W. Hanley, Jr.Sendroff & Baruch, LLP
PRODUCTIONJulia L. CollinsDirector of Production
Mo ChapmanProduction Logistics Coordinator
Erik HoldenTechnical Director
Lauren SmithAssociate Production Manager
Allyson KolanCompany Manager
Patricia Hein Interim Company Manager
Kelsey ThorgalsenCasting Associate & Artistic Assistant
Lisa Armstrong, Rachael DormanSeason Production Assistants
Aaron-Jeramee AlsonsoStage Management Intern
Linnea IngallsProducing Intern
Shannin Strom-HenryCostume and Wardrobe Director
Laurel S. HortonHead Carpenter
Gregory L. DavisProduction Carpenter
Jason BalterAssistant/Production Carpenter
Ken BergAutomation Carpenter
John HudsonHead Flyman/Rigger
Dave McCawley Production Flyman
Sean CallahanHead Electrician
Stephen A. GrahamAssistant Electrician
Ross M. Brown,Sal PonceKey Electricians
Craig BradshawProgrammer
Karen Marta KatzHead Sound Engineer
James RudyAssistant Sound Engineer
Kelly MickelsonKey Sound Engineer
Diana J. GervaisProduction Property Master
Tristan E. HansenCreative Property Master
Katy FoggAssistant Property Master
Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart, Patty KovacsProp Builders/Artisans
C. Luke MathisHead Builder
Brian AinslieAssistant Builder
Christopher MoadCostume Shop Manager
Deborah EngelbachCostume & Wardrobe Assistant
Rigmor VohraCutter/Tailor
Gillian PaulsonDraper
Robin Montero, Ruthie NicklausFirst Hands
Marlys McDonaldWardrobe Master
Randy WerdalAssistant Wardrobe Master
Jeanna GomezMaster Crafts
Patti EmmertAlterations Lead
Holly KippFirst Hand
Teresa O’Leary, Kati Dawson, Maggie MelvinStitchers
Mary JonesHead Hair and Make-up
Heather SincicAssistant Hair and Make-up
SERVICESAAA Pest Control • ACCO • Alphagraphics • Capital Grille • Dennis Warshall Art and Events • Eden Pest Control • Evergreen Fire and Safety • Firstline Communications • Ivar’s and Kidd Valley Restaurants • Mailhandlers • Mark Kitaoka and Tracy Martin • Mayflower Park Hotel • McCallum Print Group • McKinstry • Minuteman Press • Pacific Furniture Installation • Pacific Office Automation • Palomino • Penske • Prime Electric • Promotion Arts • Rainier Building Services • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery • Servicemark LLC • Standard Parking • Topper’s English Floral Design • Unico Properties • Union Square Garage • Walter E. Nelson Co. • Washington Graphics LLC • Whitman Global Carpet Care • Zee Medical Service
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PATRON INFORMATION
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES In the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be available for assistance.
EMERGENCY NUMBER The theater’s emergency number in Coat Check is: 206-625-1294. Leave your account number or exact seat location with your emergency contact in case they need to reach you.
SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theater or within 25 feet of entrance.
FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind are allowed in any part of the theater.
FOOD & UNCAPPED DRINKS are not allowed in the auditorium.
COAT CHECK is located on north side of lobby.
ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available. The theater is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available at Coat Check for use, free of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. Braille playbills are available at no cost from Coat Check. Elevator access is available with usher assistance.
The 5th Avenue offers American Sign Language interpreted, audio described, and open captioned performances. For more information, call 206-625-1900 (voice) or email [email protected].
LOST & FOUND Call 206-625-1418 between 10 AM and 4 PM on weekdays.
ADDRESS The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The Theatre Administrative Offices are located at 1326 5th Avenue, Suite 735, Seattle, WA 98101.
BOX OFFICE 206-625-1900.
GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save. Call 888-625-1418 or email [email protected].
ADMINISTRATION 206-625-1418.
FAX 206-292-9610.
WEBSITE www.5thavenue.org
THEATER RENTAL For information regarding booking, please contact Cathy Johnstone at 206-625-1418.
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