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Ju ly 8– August 21, 2016 | Sand Harbor | LakeTahoeShakespeare.com | 1 .800.74 .SHOWS

Charles FeeProducing Artistic Director

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BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDirected by Charles Fee

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Welcome to the 44th Season of Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Nevada’s largest professional, non-profit theater and provider of educational outreach programming! Forty-four years of Shakespeare at Lake Tahoe is a remarkable achievement made possible by the visionary founders and leaders of this company, upon whose shoulders we all stand, and supported by the extraordinary generosity of this community, our board of directors, staff, volunteers, and the many artists who have created hundreds of evenings of magic under the stars.

Following the great success of last season’s return to producing two plays in revolving rep, this summer we once again offer a masterpiece from the Shakespearean canon, The Comedy of Errors, playing with a great American, off-Broadway musical, Forever Plaid. In 2010, when we made the decision to scale production down to a single play, we set a goal to restore the Festival to a healthy financial position and a stable operating model. With the support of our community of patrons, donors, and ticket buyers, and the development of a unique producing model with our strategic partners, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater, we have stabilized our finances and are delighted to continue our two show season this summer. We hope you will find the combination of a single company of actors performing Shakespeare and a musical to be exciting and rewarding. After all, the two forms have so much in common: soliloquies and solos, the elevated language of Shakespeare’s poetry and the lyrical poetry of musical theater, the fluid movement from scene to scene and multiple locations, heightened emotions and grand spectacle! We sincerely encourage you to see both plays this season and let us know what you think of this continuing experiment.

Our work carries on year-round, beyond the setting of Sand Harbor, through our educational outreach programming. Our in-school residency program, InterACT, brings Shakespeare alive in the classroom for approximately 5,000 students each year with exciting interactive workshops. InterACT has become an essential part of arts education throughout our region’s schools. Along with InterACT, our D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program continues to bring free Shakespeare to over 3,500 children and their families each summer with performances throughout the region. For a full schedule of Young Shakespeare performance dates and locations, and to learn more about how you can support our educational programming, please visit our website.

Special recognition must be given to our partners at the Nevada State Parks who welcomed the company to Sand Harbor in 1976 and have worked with us ever since to develop one of the most beautiful settings for theater in the world, and to the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, who has provided our administrative offices within the Donald W. Reynolds Community Nonprofit Center since 2002.

There simply is not the time or space in this note to thank the thousands of people who have made this season a reality. As you look through our program and walk through the theater, you will see the names of many who have kept the lights on over the years; imagine that each name represents hundreds of others who have also given their time and passion to this company—to all, our deepest thanks and gratitude!

Above all, thank you for joining us this evening. We hope you will consider becoming a member of the Festival family by making a tax-deductible contribution to our annual fund. Memberships begin at $75 and support Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s productions at Sand Harbor and our educational outreach programming throughout northern Nevada.

We are delighted to share our work with you in this exceptional setting! – CHARL IE AND BOB

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Synopsis The play opens with the arrest of Egeon, a merchant from Syracuse. He has ventured into the town of Ephesus, where strict laws make it punishable by death for Syracusians to travel. Upon his arrest, Egeon tells the powerful Solinus, Duke of Ephesus, why he has journeyed into forbidden land. Many years ago, Egeon was shipwrecked while sailing with his wife, Emilia, and two pairs of identical twins––their twin sons, both named Antipholus, and their twin servants, both named Dromio. In the course of the storm, Egeon became separated from his wife, one of their sons, and one of their servants. He has not seen the trio since. Eighteen years later, Egeon allowed his remaining son and that son’s servant, Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse, to leave their town to search for their long-lost siblings. After many years of searching the globe, they had not returned, so Egeon went in search of them, subsequently arriving in Ephesus. The Duke, moved by the old man’s tale, postpones Egeon’s

sentence, giving him until nightfall to produce a thousand marks in ransom, or else be put to death. At this point in the action, Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, and the Shakespearean farce commences as everyone––including both sets of identical twins—confuse each others’ identities. Antipholus of Syracuse is invited to dinner at the home of Antipholus of Ephesus and unknowingly dines with his twin’s wife, Adriana. Angelo, a local merchant, mistakenly gives a gold chain commissioned by Antipholus of Ephesus to Antipholus of Syracuse, telling him he’ll return later for payment. When Antipholus of Ephesus refuses to pay for the chain unwittingly given to his brother, Angelo has him arrested. Meanwhile, given the men’s perplexing behavior, Adriana and her sister, Luciana, are convinced that Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus have gone mad, which leads them to forcibly restrain them and seek out a doctor. When Adriana later encounters Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse, she thinks they’ve

escaped, as the pair from Syracuse flee seeking refuge. Soon after, Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus actually do escape from the doctor and arrive to petition the Duke, just as Egeon is being led to his death. In the midst of everyone attempting to tell their varying accounts of the mystifying day, Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse arrive with the abbess––who turns out to be Emilia, Egeon’s long-lost wife. The twins quickly sort out their identities in the presence of the Duke, and in the end, Egeon is released from his sentence and reunited with his wife and sons; Antipholus of Ephesus is reconciled with his wife and reunited with his twin; Antipholus of Syracuse is betrothed to Adriana’s sister Luciana; and the twin Dromios reunite, completing the happy ending.

Director’s Note A Conversation with the Director Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee sat down with colleague Daniel Hahn to discuss his thoughts on directing The Comedy of Errors.

Daniel Hahn: I understand your production design has been inspired by images of Rio de Janeiro and Carnival. Can you talk about how you and the design team developed these ideas?

Charles Fee: I often begin my work on the Shakespeare plays by listening to music, trying to capture the mood and rhythm that I’m feeling in the text – and, on a really practical note, thinking through the inevitable scene shifts we will need onstage. Shakespeare sets The Comedy of Errors in Ephesus, a large and dangerous city on a bay, a truly exotic port where Antipholus and Dromio come ashore looking for their twin brothers. The first thing that struck me about the setting for this play was how vivid Shakespeare’s description of the city is in the text. Antipholus of Syracuse describes it very early in the first act of the play: They say this town is full of cozenage (cheating),As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye,Dark-working sorcerers that change the mind,Soul-killing witches that deform the body,Disguised cheaters, prating mountebanks,And many such-like libertines of sin:If it prove so, I will be gone the sooner.…I greatly fear my money is not safe.

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We’re in a town full of sorcerers, jugglers and witches—a city in which anything can happen—someone could steal your identity! At the same time there is a wildly romantic, sexy side to this play. All of this made me think of the first time I heard Bossa Nova—I was really young and my dad played the Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto recording of “The Girl From Ipanema” and it was so exotic and beautiful and . . . you get the point. So Bossa Nova led to Rio and Carnival and all of the pieces seemed to come together: the rhythm, the romance, the beach, the city.

DH: “The Girl From Ipanema” was released in the early 1960s, so is that the time frame for this production?

CF: Yes and no. I don’t like to be overly literal in our settings of the plays, so you’ll hear both contemporary Brazilian music and the ’60s stuff; and the clothes range from the late ’50s to today. In a sense, we’re using the same conventions that Shakespeare’s company would have, using anachronism to

Dramatis PersonaeSolinus, Duke of Ephesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mic Matarrese*Egeon, a Merchant of Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Ernst*Antipholus of Ephesus: twin brother, and son of Egeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Dyrud*Antipholus of Syracuse: twin brother, and son of Egeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey C. Hawkins*Dromio of Ephesus: twin brother, and servant of the Antipholus twins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeb Burris*Dromio of Syracuse: twin brother, and servant of the Antipholus twins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Odsess-Rubin*Angelo, a goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shad Willingham*Balthasar, a merchant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oge Agulué*Merchant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe AtackDoctor Pinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mic Matarrese*Emilia, Abbess at Ephesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heidi Dippold*Adriana, wife of Antipholus of Ephesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Partin*Luciana, her sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mandie Jenson*Luce, her maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie ProulxCourtesan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taryn Reneau*Nell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda AlveyHeadsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mack Shirilla*Jailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Penca*Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Kotzen*Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Ryan*

deliberately connect a contemporary audience to the text.

DH: Did the geographical similarities between Rio and Ephesus also seem important?

CF: Absolutely. The characters refer to the bay several times and ships waiting to depart—you have to justify that in any setting of the play…and it’s important to remember, while I am imagining Ephesus to be like Rio, the play and the text still refer to Ephesus, we haven’t changed the text. The Comedy of Errors was probably written by 1591, perhaps slightly earlier, so there’s a certain artistic satisfaction in knowing that the setting for our production is a city that was actually developing at the same time Shakespeare was writing his play.

DH: Will Rio’s famous Carnival atmosphere factor into your production in any way?

CF: Definitely. This is the ultimate play about mistaken identity, and a city filled with costumed, partying revelers allows for a lot of fluidity of identity. If you show up at a masked ball wearing

the same costume as someone else, no one is likely to think you’re actually twins, right? Again, this helps solve technical problems in the play and it supports the confusions or “errors” central to the plot.

DH: The early comedies of Shakespeare oftentimes are not given credit for their depth of emotion or the questions they raise for an audience. What issues in this play have a resonance with you as an artist?

CF: I don’t share that opinion of the early comedies by the way . . . The Comedy of Errors sets the emotional stakes very high with a shipwreck in which an entire family, lost at sea, become separated from each other— it is the most fundamental fear for all human beings, the fear of separation. From here the play explores one of Shakespeare’s constant themes: identity: who we are, and the tension between our public mask and the authentic self. The device of twins in The Comedy of Errors only serves to

amplify these themes. Antipholus gives voice to his anxiety in his first scene in the play:“I to the world am like a drop of water That in the ocean seeks another drop, Who, falling there to find his fellow forth, (Unseen, inquisitive) confounds himself. So I, to find a mother and a brother, In quest of them, unhappy, lose myself.”

It’s a moving speech and we’ll hear these ideas again in other Shakespeare texts, spoken by Romeo, Hamlet, Viola…on and on. The structure of The Comedy of Errors—with its relentless pace of comedic action— is bracketed by a deeply dramatic situation: the impending death sentence of the twins’ father, Egeon. The “tragic” frames the “comedic.” Shakespeare creates a world out of balance, out of harmony, only to correct it in the end (as he does in almost all of the comedies) by re-uniting the family, and re-establishing harmony through marriage. Quite honestly, I think it’s a beautiful play.

– CHARLES FEE , Director

Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Alvey, Joe Atack, Kate Atack, Heidi Dippold*, Andrew Kotzen*, James Penca*,

Katie Proulx, Taryn Reneau*, Mickey Ryan*, Mack Shirilla*

Understudies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Atack, Joe Atack, Greg Klino*, Andrew Kotzen*, James Penca*, Katie Proulx, Taryn Reneau*,

Mickey Ryan*, Mack Shirilla*

SceneThe bay, the beach, and the streets of “Ephesus”—during Carnival

Production StaffDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charles FeeScenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Russell Metheny Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte YetmanLighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick MartinSound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter John StillChoreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregory Daniels Assistant to the Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katie ProulxProduction Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey L. Hagwood*Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Kelso*

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Musical Director’s Note Stuart Ross, book writer and creator of Forever Plaid, was just a young boy of five years old in 1956 when his older brother went off to college and left him a collection of vinyl 45s. It included The Four Freshman, The Four Aces and the Four Lads. His parents also owned… wait for it… a diner! Who better to write a 1950s jukebox musical about a foursome of aspiring clean-cut, close-harmony singing, plaid-wearing young men?

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It’s important to remember that Forever Plaid is not a spoof or parody. It is truly earnest and sincere: it just happens to be funny along the way. There’s innocence and charm in the notion that 4 high school chums might rehearse in the family basement, might talk of young love and squabble about dance moves and harmony parts. The true joy of a jukebox musical is that you could strip the set and lights, and enjoy a concert of 28 nostalgic tunes that transport you to a bygone era of music. Forever Plaid is no exception.– DAVE PEP IN , Musical Director

The Songs (In alphabetical order) ANNIVERSARY SONG by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin. ©MCMXLVI Mood Music Co. Inc., New York, NY. Copyright renewed. Worldwide Copyright Administrator: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. Used by permission.

CATCH A FALLING STAR by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. Used by permission of Emily Music Corp.

CHAIN GANG Written by Sam Cooke. Published by Abkco Music, Inc. Used by permission.

CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY by Pat Barret and Rudi Maugeri. Used by permission of Wanessa Music Production, Co.

CRY by Churchill Kohlman. ©MCMLI Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., New York, NY. Copyright renewed. Used by permission.

DAY-O by Erik Darling, Bob Carey and Alan Arkin. Used by permission of Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc.

DREAM ALONG WITH ME by Carl Sigman. Used by permission of Major Songs Co.

GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT by Sonny Skylar. Used by permission of Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP), copyright owner.

HEART AND SOUL by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser. Used by permission of Famous Music Corp.

JAMAICA FAREWELL by Lord Burgess. Used by permission of Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc.

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Dramatis PersonaeFrancis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mack Shirilla*Sparky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Kotzen*Jinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mickey Ryan*Smudge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Penca*

Understudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeb Burris*

MusiciansAssistant Music Director / Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Van ReesemaPercussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Chavez Bass player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shayla Lewis

Production StaffDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria BussertChoreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregory DanielsMusical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave PepinAssistant Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Van ReesemaScenic & Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff HerrmannCostumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy Theatre Originals, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hampton, NHSound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David GotwaldProduction Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey L. Hagwood*Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Kelso*Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mack Shirilla*

KINGSTON MARKET by Irving Burgie. Used by permission of Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc.

LADY OF SPAIN by Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell and Henry Tilsley. Used by Permission of Sam Fox Publishing Co., Inc.

LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING by Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain. Used by permission of EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.

MAGIC MOMENTS by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Used by permission of Famous Music Corp.

MATILDA by Harry Thomas. Used by permission of MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA, Inc.

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER by Al Stillman and Robert Allen. Used by permission of Larry Spier, Inc.

NO, NOT MUCH by Al Stillman and Robert Allen. Used by permission of Kitty Anne Music.

PAPA LOVES TO MAMBO by Al Hoffman, Dick Mannning and Bix Reichner. ©MCMLIV Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. New York, NY. Used by permission.

PERFIDIA by Milton Leeds and Alberto Dominguez. Used by permission of Peer International Corp.

RAGS TO RICHES by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Used by permission of Major Songs Co.

SHANGRI-LA by Carl Sigman, Matt Malneck and Robert Maxwell. Used by permission of EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc.

SHE LOVES YOU by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Used by permission of Gil Music Corp.

SING TO ME MR. C by Charles Ray. Used by permission of Roncorn Music Company.

SIXTEEN TONS by Merle Travis. Used by permission of Unichappel Music, Inc.

TEMPTATION by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown. Used by permission of EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc.

THEME FROM THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY by Ennio Morricone. Used by permission of EMI Unart Catalog, Inc.

THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. Used by permission of WB Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.

UNDECIDED by Sid Robbin and Charles Shavers. Used by permission of MCA Music Publishing, a division of MCA, Inc.

SH BOOM Published by Warner/Unichappell Music, Inc.

Dedication Forever Plaid is dedicated to the “good guys”; to the guys who wheeled the projector carts, for the AV club; to the guys who saved their allowance to give their parents a special night on the town for their anniversary; to the guys who carried an extra handkerchief; to the guys who never went beyond first base, and if they did, they didn’t tell anyone. We Salute You!

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Forever Plaid is presented through special agreement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com


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2016 Acting Companypreviously performed in Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Select credits include: King Lear,The Nether, Clown Bar, Shiner, The House of Yes, Evil Dead: The Musical, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Stage Beauty, Love Song, The Tempest, Ubu the King, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Charm of Preparedness, Cahoots. Equity Membership Candidate with Actors’ Equity Association. Kate would like to dedicate her performance to the loving memory of Young Shakespeare actor Ethan McKinney.

JEB BURRIS*The Comedy of Errors / Dromio of EphesusJeb makes his Tahoe debut. Recent credits: American Players Theatre: Pride and Prejudice, The Game of Love and Chance, Othello, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Travesties, Romeo and Juliet, and Much Ado About Nothing. The Utah Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest, King John, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Titus Andronicus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Glass Menagerie, and Richard III. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre: Romeo and Juliet. Sacramento Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar. Jeb earned his MFA from Illinois State University and trained with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in the U.K. Love to Mel, always. John & Deb Iannucci

HEIDI DIPPOLD*The Comedy of Errors / Emilia, EnsembleHeidi is making her LTSF debut. Among some of Heidi’s theatrical credits: South Coast Repertory Theatre (SCR) Future Thinking, Mr. Marmalade and Smokefall—all world premieres. Last season she played Marilyn Monroe in the LA Theatre Works (LATW) world premiere production of Arthur Miller—A Life and prior to that, Mrs. Robinson in the LATW national tour of The Graduate. Other theatres: Long Wharf Theatre Company, New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Play House, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, to name a few. TV/FILM: The Sopranos, NCIS, Alias, 20 Good Years among others and numerous commercials. Heidi is an MFA graduate of Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts and is certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework®.Smallwood Family Trust

JONATHAN DYRUD*The Comedy of Errors / Antipholus of EphesusGreat Lakes Theater/ Idaho Shakespeare Festival: King Ferdinand Love’s Labors Lost, Anthony Marston And Then There Were None, Young Scrooge/Nephew Fred A Christmas Carol, Edmund King Lear, Lt. Wright The Secret Garden,

Tony Wendice Dial “M” for Murder, Antonio The Tempest. NYC: Proteus The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Caius Lucius Cymbeline (Hip to Hip Theater Company), Huck Minstrel Show (The Weasel Festival) Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Medvedenko The Seagull, Froth/Friar Peter Measure for Measure, Solomon Speech and Debate, and Marcus Gee Yellowface. TV/film: Bartender My Crazy Love, Pale Interviewee Redheads Anonymous and Verder Big House. Training: BFA Southern Oregon University�Atam & Margo Lalchandani

LEE ERNST*The Comedy of Errors / EgeonMacbeth Macbeth; Harry Roat Wait Until Dark; Clown The 39 Steps; Joxer Juno and the Paycock; Truffaldino The Servant of Two Masters; Captain Shotover Heartbreak House: (Resident Ensemble Players). Cyrano Cyrano de Bergerac; George Of Mice and Men; Richard Richard lll; The Emcee Cabaret; Vince Lombardi Lombardi; Norman The Norman Conquests; John Barrymore Barrymore: (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). Hamlet Hamlet; Caliban The Tempest; Cyrano Cyrano de Bergerac; King Lear King Lear: (American Players Theatre). Ernst also has worked with Arizona Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theater, Kansas City Rep, Madison Rep, and DARTS, in Tokyo, Japan. Lee holds an MFA from the PTTP at the University of Delaware. Thank you for having me!Anonymous

JEFFREY C. HAWKINS*The Comedy of Errors / Antipholus of SyracuseLTSF: Fantasticks, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Off-Broadway: Beyond Therapy, Three Men on a Horse, Memorandum, Incident at Vichy. NYC: Abingdon, TACT, ArsNova, Drama League, NY Theatre Ballet. Regional: Wait Until Dark, Mousetrap (REP), BookClub Play (Cincinnati Playhouse), Doubt (FlatrockPlayhouse), Fall of Heaven, Peter and the Starcatcher (RepTheatre STL), Funny Thing… Forum (Great Lakes Theater), Crucible (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), Roads that Lead Here (Guthrie), Boeing Boeing (Delaware Theatre Co). Other: PowderBurns, Elementary, Taxi: Brooklyn, Masters of Sex, Royal Pains, Blue Bloods, Smash, Gifted Man, Big C, Walking with the Enemy, Across the Universe, Rockstar Games. Training: PCPA; MFA–University of Delaware. Company:TACT. @JeffreyCHawkins Geno Menchetti

OGE AGULUÉ* The Comedy of Errors / Balthazar Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival debut! NYC: The d Life (SPACE on Ryder Farm), Self Portrait #7 (Lincoln Center). Regional: A Raisin in the Sun, The Tempest, Go West! (Chautauqua Theatre Company); Echo Location (B Street Theatre); Amadeus, King Lear, Henry IV, Part 2 (Utah Shakespeare Festival); The Odyssey, The Dwarf (Counter-Balance Theater); Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Twelfth Night (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (New Swan Shakespeare Festival); and Dedan Kimathi in the US premiere of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi (UC Irvine). MFA: University of California, Irvine. www.ogeagulue.com Dana & David Loury

AMANDA ALVEYThe Comedy of Errors / Nell, EnsembleAmanda has performed with NV Repertory Company as Nurse in Romeo and Juliet and Verges in Much Ado About Nothing, with Bruka Theatre as Lady Meresfale in Stage Beauty, Elizabeth in In the Next Room, and Witch in Macbeth. She was Sister James in TWNN’s production of

Doubt and originated the role of Tracy in Good Luck Macbeth’s Last Call at the Old Southwest. She’s on the board of GLM and a member of the Reno improv troupe The Utility Players. Endless love and thanks to family and friends. Neil… I love you always have.

JOE ATACKThe Comedy of Errors / Merchant, EnsembleJoe is excited for his 7th season in the acting company, having previously appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet. Joe trained at The Arden School of Theatre in Manchester, UK. Joe is an experienced teaching artist, having taught in the UK, Switzerland and US. Joe works for LTSF year round as director of education, is producing artistic director of Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Co. in Reno, NV and a musician. Joe would like to dedicate his performances this season to the loving memory of D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare actor Ethan McKinney.David and Susan Kelley

KATE ATACKThe Comedy of Errors / EnsembleKate is thrilled to be returning to LTSF for her fourth season, having


MANDIE JENSON*The Comedy of Errors / LucianaMandie is thrilled to be making her LTSF debut! Theater: Marya in The Government Inspector (Pearl Theater Company, NYC); Arabella in Animal Crackers, Isabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Kate Keepdown in Measure for Measure (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Idaho Repertory Theatre). TV: My Crazy Love (Oxygen Network), Suddenly Rich (TLC). Mandie has her BFA in musical theater from University of Idaho, and was Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2011 Rex Rabold Fellow. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Love to Jon, always.�Kelly McMillan & Sam Haugh

GREG KLINO*The Comedy of Errors / UnderstudyGreg is thrilled to be working with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. He has an AFA in Musical Theater and also dances professionally with the Reno Dance Company. He has previously worked with LTSF as Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet, acted with the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program, and also teaches Shakespeare to local students through the LTSF InterACT program. Favorite roles include: Fred Casely in

Chicago, Doug Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Garry/Roger in Noises Off.

ANDREW KOTZEN*The Comedy of Errors / Officer, EnsembleForever Plaid / SparkyAndrew is thrilled to be making his LTSF debut! Favorite credits include: Dogfight (Gibbs), A Chorus Line (Greg), Titanic (Fleet), 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor). Education: Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. Proud new member of AEA. Endless gratitude to the Kotzen clan, Anna, Vicky, Greg, King Pep, Charlie Fee, Revolution, and BWMT’15. For KJB, Gammy and Papa.�Cindy, Jim, & Allison Wetta

MIC MATARRESE*The Comedy of Errors / Solinus, PinchThis is Mic’s third season with LTSF where he was seen last summer as Lord Capulet (Romeo and Juliet), and before that Oberon (A Midsummer’s Night Dream). Favorite roles played along the road across the country are Stanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire), The Commandant (Way to Heaven), Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carole), Richard Greatham (Hay Fever), Willie Stark (All the King’s Men), Vanya (Uncle Vanya), Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment), Shannon

(Night of the Iguana), and Mephisto (Faust). Mic holds an MFA from the University of Delaware, where he is a founding member of the Resident Ensemble Players.Robert & Linda Pike

JOSH ODSESS-RUBIN*The Comedy of Errors/ Dromio of Syracuse Proud Lake Tahoe debut! Regional: When the Rain Stops Falling (Cygnet Theatre), My Name is Asher Lev (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati), A Christmas Carol (Sierra Rep), Richard II (Yale Rep), The Nina Variations (Cincinnati Playhouse), Theophilus North, Around the World in 80 Days (Winnipesaukee Playhouse), Feste in Twelfth Night, Edmund in King Lear, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (New Swan Shakespeare), and Rosalind in As You Like It (Shakespeare Orange County). NYC: Ars Nova, FringeNYC, HERE, Pulse Ensemble, Culture Project, Dixon Place, more. BA—Yale University, MFA—UC Irvine. Julie & Craig Rauchle

ERIN PARTIN*The Comedy of Errors / AdrianaErin (second season) was last seen on the Great Lakes Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival stage as the Princess of France in Love’s

Labor’s Lost, and here, at Lake Tahoe, as Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet. Regional credits with The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, The Shakespeare Theatre, The Resident Ensemble Players, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Favorite roles include Ophelia (Hamlet), Ariel (The Tempest), Isabella (Measure for Measure), Roxanne (Cyrano de Bergerac), Stella (A Streetcar Named Desire), Hermia (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Clarice (The Liar), and Ilona Szabo (The Play’s the Thing). Erin received her masters from the PTTP in 2007.Patricia Engels

JAMES PENCA* The Comedy of Errors / Jailer, EnsembleForever Plaid / SmudgeLake Tahoe debut! Selected NYC: The Artist and The Scientist (CAP21 Theatre Company) as Scientist, Save the Date (NYC Fringe) as Michael, The Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular ’13, ’14 and ’15 (54 Below) as Mr. Jensen-Myer. Selected Regional: The Fantasticks (ISF) as Mortimer, The Circus in Winter (Goodspeed) as Ollie, Nine Wives (Sharon Playhouse) as Henry. Proud member of Actors’ Equity and graduate of the Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Program where he helped found the annual Baldwin Wallace Beatles Festival. When not on stage, James pursues his lifelong dream of sailing on the Titanic. Peace and Love.jamespenca.com �Roger & Sarah Chrisman

KATIE PROULXThe Comedy of Errors / Luce, EnsembleLTSF debut! Credits with ISF/GLT include Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Comedy of Errors (Shakespearience 2015). Katie is a graduate of The New York Conservatory for the Arts. NY credits include Spike Heels, Wet: Shakespeare, The Art of Dining, and the independent film Nothing Phases Me. Regional roles: the Mute in The Fantasticks, title role in Aladdin, An Original Pantomime at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Meg in Little Women, Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story, Nancy D. in A New Brain, and Val in A Chorus Line. Love and thanks to Charlie, Chris, and Corrie.

TARYN RENEAU*The Comedy of Errors / Courtesan, EnsembleTaryn is thrilled to make her Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival debut! Chicago credits include: Unspeakable (Broadway Playhouse), Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet (First Folio Shakespeare Festival). L.A. credits include: The Life (JAXX Theatricals), A Chorus Line (Hollywood Court), and the workshop for Big Money (Pasadena Playhouse). Film/TV

★Thank you to our generous BenefACTORs for supporting the 2016 acting company.

credits include: 11 Minutes Ago, All That, and Artemis and Bow (2015 California Women’s Film Festival – Nominee, Best Supporting Actress). Taryn graduated from Northwestern University’s theatre department and The School at Steppenwolf. For more, please visit Facebook, Twitter or Instagram: @TarynReneau and www.TarynReneau.com. �Bently Enterprises

MICKEY RYAN*The Comedy of Errors / Officer, EnsembleForever Plaid / JinxLTSF debut! Mickey Ryan is beyond excited to be spending his first summer with LTSF. Mickey was recently seen as Joly in Les Misérables and Simple in The Merry Wives of Windsor at Idaho Shakespeare Festival/GLT. Other credits include Carousel (Enoch Snow), 25th APC Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), and Into the Woods (Jack). Mickey is a proud grad of BWU. Endless gratitude to all friends and family, BWMT ’15, Vicky, and Mom.�Ted & Joan Fuller


MACK SHIRILLA*The Comedy of Errors / Headsman, EnsembleForever Plaid / Francis

Mack couldn’t be more excited to join the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare family! Previous credits include: Huck Finn (Big River), Mike (Theory of Relativity), Cain/Japeth (Children of Eden), Chad (All Shook Up), Bobby C

(Saturday Night Fever), Lockwood (History Boys), and George (Spring Awakening). Mack is also the owner/creative director of his own design studio (bigstachedesign.com) and is a proud graduate of the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory. He sends his love to Mom, Dad, and Kristin, as well as his friends and everyone at Abrams Artists Agency for their never-ending support. @mackshirilllaMichael Schaufeld

SHAD WILLINGHAM*The Comedy of Errors / Angelo

Shad Willingham is a professor of acting with the California State University, Northridge. Some directing credits: Avenue Q, The Servant of Two Masters and Idiot’s Delight. Most recently Shad appeared as Bottom

in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival and Marc Antony in Antony and Cleopatra for Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. After receiving his Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington, Shad joined the acting company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for six seasons. Shad graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the British American Drama Academy and the Moscow Art Theatre training program. Love to H&T&A.Mary Ann & Lou Peoples

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VICTORIA BUSSERTDirector, Forever PlaidVictoria Bussert is thrilled to be back with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival for her second season. Victoria balances the professional and academic worlds working as an award-winning freelance director while serving as Director of Music Theatre for Baldwin Wallace University. Recent productions include the award-winning ISF/GLT Les Misérables, In The Heights for Baldwin Wallace/Beck Center for the Arts and The Theory Of Relativity for Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. Special thanks to Charlie, Greg, David, Sam and the entire LTSF family.

GREGORY DANIELSChoreographer, The Comedy of Errors and Forever PlaidGregory is thrilled to return to LTSF for a second season having previously choreographed The Fantasticks. Some credits include Cleveland premieres of In The Heights, Carrie, Spring Awakening, Lizzie and Sondheim on Sondheim; Cabaret (ISF); Les Misérables (ISF); The Secret Garden (ISF); Anything Goes (TUTS) and a brand new number for the Rockettes. Greg is head of the Dance Program at Baldwin Wallace University. Special

thanks to my creative collaborating partner Vicky, LTSF and especially to my husband, Jared, for always being there for me with a smile, support and inspiration.

DAVID GOTWALDSound Designer, Forever PlaidDavid has supervised and mixed the sound for numerous Tony Award-winning productions: A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Cabaret, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Crazy for You, Fosse, The Producers, Gypsy, The Addams Family and A Gentleman’s Guide. In 2006, David designed the Tony Award-winning Jay Johnson–The Two and Only and Off-Broadway The Musical of Musicals. He has worked as a concert sound engineer for Tommy Tune, Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone. Last season, David designed The Fantasticks at LTSF. Currently, he is teaching at Carnegie Mellon University and freelance designing in Pittsburgh.

JEFF HERRMANN Scenic & Lighting Designer for Forever Plaid A resident scenic designer of Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater, past designs include Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,

Into the Woods, Les Misérables, The Secret Garden, The Spitfire Grill, Little Shop of Horrors and Noises Off. Jeff is a professor of theater at Baldwin Wallace University and holds an MFA in scene and lighting design from Southern Illinois University. He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

RICK MARTINLighting Designer, The Comedy of ErrorsOpera: Mitridate, Re di Ponto (La Monnaie, Brussels—scenery and lighting), Le Diable dans le beffroi, La Chute de la Maison Usher (Opéra national de Paris—scenery and lighting); Pellèas et Mèllisande and To Be Sung (Opéra Français de NY); Dialogues des Carmèlites, Cenerentola (Opéra de Toulon); and Romèo et Juliette (Spoleto Festival USA). Concerts: Harawi (Opéra Comique, Paris—scenery and lighting), Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (Cité de la Musique, Paris), Orchestre national de Lyon and the Orchestre de Champs Élysées (Lyon, Poitiers, Montevideo, São Paulo). Member: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE.

RUSSELL METHENYScenic Designer, The Comedy of ErrorsFor Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Russell has designed The Two Gentlemen Of Verona and As You Like It. For Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater, Russell has designed The Tempest, Dial “M” for Murder, The Mousetrap, The 39 Steps, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Woman in Black, Othello, The

Seagull, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure, The Tempest, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Tuna Christmas, Greater Tuna, King Lear, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Julius Caesar. Mr. Metheny has designed for many regional theaters across the country including, Indiana Rep, Asolo Rep, Studio Theatre, ACT San Francisco, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Portland Stage.

DAVE PEPINMusical Director, Forever PlaidDave is excited to be making his Lake Tahoe debut with Forever Plaid. On Broadway, he was the music director/conductor of Bring It On: The Musical. Other Broadway credits as pianist or conductor include Wicked, Kinky Boots, The Addams Family and Shrek: The Musical. National Tours include Wicked, RENT and The Full Monty. He recently completed his second year as the music theater music director at Baldwin Wallace University. Dave shares a home in Brunswick, Ohio with the three coolest girls ever: Erin, Grace and Annabelle.

PETER JOHN STILLSound Designer, The Comedy of ErrorsPeter is happy to be back beside this spectacularly beautiful lake. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Twelfth Night and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Broadway: Golden Boy, Awake and Sing! Off-Broadway: Oslo. Drama Desk nomination 2002, Tony nomination 2013.

PETER VAN REESEMAAssistant Musical Director, Forever PlaidPeter is grateful to be making his LTSF debut this season as the assistant music director and conductor for Forever Plaid. A recent graduate from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, Peter holds a B.M. in Music Theory. Many thanks to David Pepin, Victoria Bussert, and Charles Fee for this incredible opportunity. All my love to Mom, Dad, and Frederik.

CHARLOTTE M. YETMANCostume Designer, The Comedy of ErrorsCharlotte is a professor at Baldwin Wallace University where she recently designed Carmen, and Eurydice. Among her professional credits are designs for The Secret Garden, Sweeney Todd, (Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater); Lady with All the Answers (Cleveland Play House); Frankenstein (Tennessee Repertory Theater); Silver Dollar, John & Jen (The Goodspeed Opera House); Conrack (Ford’s Theater); Widows (Williamstown Theater Festival); and Ballenchine’s Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 with Tulsa Ballet Theater. Charlotte received her BFA from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA from New York University and is a member of USA 829.

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BERNADINE COCKEYProps Master Bernadine Cockey is thrilled to be back in Lake Tahoe. She has served as props master at Boise

Contemporary Theater, ISF, and GLT. She has worked as a designer or artisan at Boise State University, the Alpine Playhouse, Opera Idaho, Zoo Boise, and The College of Idaho. Berni is also a playwright, who has spent many years working extensively in new play development. She works with Seven Devils Playwrights Conference in McCall, where she has thrice been selected as a featured playwright. She is a member of Dramatists Guild, International Centre for Women Playwrights, and Idaho Writers Guild.

MARK CYTRONTechnical Director: Scenic Build and InstallMark is returning for his seventh season at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Mark also holds the position of technical director at Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. He enjoys the opportunity to work here at Sand Harbor, in one of the most beautiful theaters in the world. He earned his BA in theatre from Beloit College.

CHRISTOPHER D.FLINCHUMProduction ManagerChristopher has served as LTSF’s production manager since 2010. He holds the same title for LTSF’s partner companies, Great Lakes Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. In this role, Christopher manages all aspects of production including oversight of scheduling, budgeting, contracting, and design implementation. Previously, Christopher served as director of production at Cleveland

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Opera. He also worked as an AEA stage manager for companies including: The Acting Company, Two River Theater Company, Elm Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theater, and Lincoln Center Institute. He earned his BFA from the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Christopher also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Kent State University, where he teaches production and stage management.

ANGI GROWCharge Scenic ArtistThis is Angi’s 6th season painting for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Angi Grow graduated from The College of Idaho in 2006 with degrees in art and theatre. Since then, Angi has also become charge artist for Great Lakes Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. In between, she has painted sets for Alley Rep, Boise Contemporary Theater, College of Idaho, Baldwin Wallace College, Boise State University, Ballet Idaho, Opera Idaho, Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakepearience.

ESTHER M. HABERLEN Costume Shop Manager Esther is thrilled to return to the shores of Lake Tahoe for her 7th season. Ten seasons with the Idaho Shakespeare

Festival and twelve seasons with the Great Lakes Theater as wardrobe supervisor, draper and resident designer. Esther holds a BFA in theater production and design from State University of New York—Fredonia . Other costume design and production work at: Cleveland Public Theater, Cleveland Opera Theater, Dobama Theater, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Beck Center for the Arts, The Cleveland Institute of Music, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and The Cleveland Play House/ Case Western Reserve University.

CASEY L. HAGWOOD*Stage Manager, The Comedy of Errors, Forever PlaidThis is Casey’s first season with LTSF. Previous stage management credits include: King Lear, The Tempest (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), Origin-8 (Barrow Group NYC), The Goddess (Looking Glass), Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett (The Palace, CT), High School Musical (TriArts), and three seasons with Seven Angels Theatre in Connecticut. Casey is in her third year as the resident production stage manager at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Massachusetts, where credits include: I and You, The Realness, The White Chip, Year Zero, and many other new plays. BA from UNCW, MFA from CCM. Proud member of AEA. For Mom.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CHARLES FEEDirector/ Producing Artistic Director2016 marks Charlie’s seventh season as producing artistic director of Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Charlie is producing artistic director of three, independently operated, professional theater companies, including Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise, Idaho (since 1991), and Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (since 2002). Prior to his work in Nevada, Idaho and Ohio, he served as artistic director of Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora, California. He has also worked with such companies as The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, the Milwaukee and Missouri Repertory Theaters, Actor’s Theatre of Phoenix, and the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. Charlie has garnered significant awards for artistic leadership in Boise and Cleveland. He shares his life with an incredibly supportive family, his wife Lidia and 21-year-old daughter, Alexa.

BOB TAYLORExecutive DirectorBob became executive director of Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in June 2010. In addition to his duties in Tahoe, he remains the executive director of Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland—a position he has held since 2003. He manages a number of areas including finance, development, human resources, planning, and general administration, for both companies. In addition, he is the director of finance for Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Prior to his work with our three partner theater companies, he worked as business manager for several for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Bob is a fellow of the 2004 Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders in the Arts, a program co-sponsored by National Arts Strategies and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a fellow of the 2013 Chief Executive Program, a multi-year program for arts leaders in the US and abroad who are working together to address the competitive challenges, financial health and continued relevance of the arts. Bob is an adjunct faculty member at Baldwin Wallace University, where he lectures on theater management and co-leads a bi-annual London theater seminar for undergraduates.

SARAH KELSO* Assistant Stage Manager, The Comedy of Errors, Forever PlaidSarah is thrilled to return to LTSF for her second season. Previous selected credits include: LTSF: Assistant Stage Manager: Romeo and Juliet, The Fantasticks. Idaho Shakespeare Festival: Stage Manager: The Fantasticks, Steel Magnolias; Assistant Stage Manager: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd; Production Assistant: Deathtrap, Noises Off, The 39 Steps, Cabaret, The Woman in Black. Boise Contemporary Theater: Stage Manager: A Skull in Connemara, No More Sad Things, Constellations, Margin of Error; ASM: The Fisherman and His Soul, Venus in Fur, This Wonderful Life, Gruesome Playground Injuries. Great Lakes Theater: Production Assistant: Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet.

PAUL MICHAEL MILLER Lighting SupervisorPaul Miller is excited to be back for his fourth year with LTSF. Paul has spent 11 years at Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and before calling Boise home worked for the Spoleto Festival, Technical Theater Solutions, Great Lakes Theater, Sonoma City Opera, and IATSE Local #578. He has a BFA in design and technology from West Virginia University, and is grateful for all the support from his wonderful wife Meghan.

Production CrewCorrie E. Purdum

Assistant Production Manager

Amy Essick Company Manager

Bill Langenhop Assistant Technical Director

Lindsay Loar Master Carpenter

Casey Burke-Ruhl Theater Carpenter / Changeover Manager

Richard Haberlen Carpenter, Welder

Nathan Glowacki Carpenter, Welder

Val Kozlenko Carpenter

Gary Zsigrai Carpenter

Angi Grow Charge Scenic Artist

Kaitie Branton Scenic Artist

Ruth Lohse Scenic Artist

Emily Peters Paint Intern

Carly Shiner Master Electrician

Maurice Epps Assistant Master Electrician

Brian Chismar Monday Night Series Manager and Audio Consultant

Patrick Kiernan Audio Supervisor, Lead Engineer

Christopher Marc Sound Engineer

Collin Ronsonette Sound/Electrics Assistant

Leah Parker Loar Assistant Costume Manager

Keri Fitch Costume Shop Foreman / First Hand

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Reno Philharmonic OrchestraBroadway on the Beach July 18, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $60-$130 Tables: $300-$600 (Tables seat 2 or 4)Join us at Sand Harbor for Broadway on the Beach—an annual celebration of Broadway favorites featuring award-winning vocalists and the Reno Philharmonic led by music director Laura Jackson. This year’s Broadway soloists are the fabulous Alli Mauzey and dynamic Nicole Parker from Wicked. Don’t miss out!

Sierra Nevada BalletCinderella July 25, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $25-$75 Tables: $150-$300 (Tables seat 2 or 4)The full-length love story of Cinderella, as told through dance and set to the romantic music of Sergei Prokofiev, is brought to life in an engaging new way by Sierra Nevada Ballet. Filled with romance, comedy and drama, the production features a full company of 45 dancers led by top professionals from around the country.

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Reno Philharmonic OrchestraOl’ Blue Eyes at the Beach August 15, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $60-$130 Tables: $300-$600 (Tables seat 2 or 4)Imagine Frank Sinatra singing in concert with a symphony orchestra! Steve Lippia performs live in concert with the Reno Philharmonic conducted by Jason Altieri. He sounds just like the legend himself. Spend the evening being serenaded by Sinatra classics surrounded by the picturesque beauty of Lake Tahoe.

InnerRhythmsMidsummer Nightmare: Totems Friday, August 26, 7:30 pm Saturday, August 27, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $32-$89 Tables: $178-$356 (Tables seat 2 or 4)Featuring cutting-edge guest artists, music, dance, shape shifting and stagecraft, InnerRhythms Dance Theatre proudly presents this primal journey of dance depicting humanity’s kinship with nature’s creatures and the power of the natural world. Totems explores our ill-fated destiny and the redemption that will ignite your spirit and capture your imagination.

Orchestra and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival actors present Such Sweet Thunder—an evening featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn infused with excerpts from the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare.

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Ann Hampton CallawayAn Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter August 8, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $32-$89 Tables: $178-$356 (Tables seat 2 or 4)One of the finest singer-songwriters of our generation, Ann Hampton Callaway inspired The New York Times to write, “For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway.” This statuesque performer dazzles music lovers and her talents have made her equally at home in jazz and pop as well as on stage, in the recording studio, on TV and in film. She is best known for starring in Broadway’s hit musical Swing! and for writing and singing the theme to the internationally successful television series, The Nanny. A devotee of the Great American Songbook—to which she brings fresh and original interpretations—her spontaneity, soulful charisma and spectacular voice will wow audiences this summer at Sand Harbor!

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Reno Jazz OrchestraMusic of the MastersSaturday, September 3, 7:30 pmSingle Tickets: $25-$75 Tables: $150-$300 (Tables seat 2 or 4)Performing the best of the Great American Songbook from Cole Porter to Stevie Wonder, the 17-piece Reno Jazz Orchestra will share the stage with distinguished vocalists Jamie Davis and Clairdee. Don’t miss this swinging night of Big Band music spiced with soul and blues..

Trails & VistasWorld Concert: A Peace Project of Truckee TahoeSaturday, September 10, 6:30 pmSingle Tickets: $24-$69 Tables: $138-$276 (Tables seat 2 or 4)Take a trip around the world with the Trails & Vistas World Concert, featuring Todo Mundo—the award-winning band from San Diego which blends rumba, reggae, samba, Caribbean and Latin influences. Opening performances also include the soulful blues of Peter Joseph Burtt, inspirational singer/songwriter Emily Tessmer, performance painting with Susie Alexander and other surprise guests.

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THE D.G. MENCHETTI YOUNG SHAKESPEARE PROGRAMSince 2002 the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program has entertained over 60,000 children and their families around the region.

Join us this summer as we present an hour-long adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors specifically designed for children and adults alike!

Join the cast of the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program as the cast of local professional actors team up with some of the area's middle and high school students to present Shakespeare's hilarious tale of mistaken identities and family reunited, The Comedy of Errors. This interactive hour-long adaptation of the Bard's riotous comedy is sure to entertain the whole family. Twenty-three years ago Syracusian, Antipholus, an identical twin and his companion Dromio, also an identical twin boy, were separated from their brothers in a storm at sea. At eighteen they set off in search of their lost brothers. Eventually they arrive in Ephesus, not knowing that their long lost twins live there. Hilarity abounds as mistaken identities and confusion lead to the unlikely reunion of a family.

All performances are FREE, but reservations are required due to capacity limits at each venue. Visit LakeTahoeShakespeare.com to reserve your tickets.

inTeraCT WORKSHOP SERIES Ages K-12Each school year our in-school residency program InterACT brings the wonderful world and works of William Shakespeare to life for thousands of students K-12. Rather than taking a cookie-cutter approach InterACT workshops are carefully crafted with teachers to meet the specific needs of their classes/groups, with workshops ranging from one day up to two-weeks in length. InterACT is available throughout the school year and on a range of subjects from studying a specific Shakespeare play, to dealing with and understanding Shakespeare’s language, to acting (beginner/intermediate/advanced). To find out more out the InterACT program please visit laketahoeshakespeare.com/education.

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07/26 Sand Harbor | Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park 10:00 AM



08/01 CVIC Hall | Minden, NV 10:00 AM

08/01 Robert Z Hawkins Amphitheatre Bartley Ranch, Reno, NV 7:30 PM




08/05 On the Lawn at Valhalla Tahoe Tahoe Tallac, CA 11:00 AM

08/05 On the Lawn at Valhalla Tahoe Tahoe Tallac, CA 3:30 PM

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