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“ �e So Wise So Young program has been a tremendous addition to the curriculum for our second grade students. While experiencing the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, students not only enhanced their literacy skills and extended their spoken and written vocabulary, they also developed an understanding of and appreciation for works of Shakespeare. We are excited to continue this program with Livermore Shakespeare Festival.”

— Kelly Bowers, LVJUSD Superintendent

SO WISE SO YOUNG 2016/2017 PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY:

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So Wise So Young

A 10-week in-school early

literacy program in all of the 2nd

grade classrooms in the Livermore

Valley Joint Uni�ed School

District

Livermore Shakespeare Festival is proud to bring Shakespeare to life for all second graders in Livermore’s public school system as well as many high school classrooms in Livermore. �e company hopes to continue expanding its educational outreach to include all of Livermore’s youth in addition to communities beyond Livermore.

Peggy was a core member of the theater company, serving on the founding board of Shakespeare’s Associates, the dramaturg for all productions since 2004 until 2014, and a dear friend. She helped many artists to a deeper understanding of the text and to more vibrant performances.

She strengthened the company through her wisdom, leadership and many hours of “roll-up-your-sleeves” volunteering. And she hosted parties in her home, reminding us to celebrate our successes together. Peggy and her family generously supported our Apprentice Program.

To honor Peggy’s memory, we have created the “Peggy Riley Apprenticeship” for an outstanding apprentice who shows a deep commitment to honing their craft, mastering the text and who signi�cantly contributes to the whole of Livermore Shakespeare Festival.

LIVERMORE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2016 APPRENTICES

Brandon English Acting Saint Mary’s College of California

Teagan Fish Front of House/DramaturgyCalifornia State University - Northridge

Casey Hartman Stage ManagementUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

Ceilidh Morrison Concessions/UnderstudySan Francisco State University

Maya Sritharan ActingUniversity of the Paci�c

Wenona Truong Acting2016 Graduate, University of the Paci�c

Robert Wyllie Stage Management/Box O�ce2016 Graduate, California State University - Long Beach

APPRENTICE DIRECTOR

Deborah Lagin Acting/Management2015 Graduate, University of California - Irvine

HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS

Lamisa Ahmed

Lena Costello

Molly O’Donnell

Karlie Teruya

PHOTO: From left to right: Peggy Riley, dramaturg and Jonathan Singer, costume designer at �nal dress rehearsal for Pride & Prejudice, July 2014. Photo by Gregg Le Blanc, CumulusLight.com.

Peggy Riley [ 1937 – 2014 ]

LSF 2016 Peggy Riley Apprentice Teagan Fish

— Teagan Fish

It is with great pleasure that Teagan Fish begins her dramaturgical career with LSF. Her love for language and literature and her history with LSF (beginning in 2008 with an acting summer camp led by Russell Marcel) naturally brought her to the dramaturgy apprenticeship for LSF 2016. What makes Shakespeare a timeless favorite is his treatment of the human condition. Dramaturgy helps the actors and audience access his genius.

“Each de�nition, each insight into a phrase or action is a hidden gem waiting to be picked up. My favorite is discovering a joke that was hiding under dusty layers of Early Modern English.”

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P E R S UA S I O N

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Anne Elliot LILY NARBONNE

Lady Russell ALISON WHISMORE

Sir Walter Elliot MALCOLM RODGERS

Elizabeth Elliot LUCY LITTLEWOOD

Mary Elliot Musgrove CAITLIN EVENSON

Charles Musgrove PATRICK ANDREW JONES

Mr. Elliott THOMAS GORREBEECK*

Mrs. Clay LINDSEY MARIE SCHMELTZER

Mr. Shepard WILLIAM J. WOLAK+

Mrs. Musgrove JENNIFER MCGEORGE

Louisa Musgrove DEBORAH LAGIN

Henrietta Musgrove WENONA TRUONG^

Frederick Wentworth PATRICK KELLY JONES*

Admiral Croft MALCOLM RODGERS

Mrs. Croft ALISON WHISMORE

Capt. Harville THOMAS GORREBEECK*

Capt. Benwick PATRICK ANDREW JONES

Lady Dalrymple JENNIFER MCGEORGE

Mrs. Smith CAITLIN EVENSON

Valet BRANDON ENGLISH^

House Servants LAMISA AHMED√ MOLLY O’DONNELL√ MAYA SRITHARAN^

FESTIVAL UNDERSTUDIES

Lamisa Ahmed√, Brandon English ,̂ Deborah Lagin, Lucy Littlewood , Ceilidh Morrison ,̂ Molly O’Donnell√,

Lindsey Marie Schmeltzer, Maya Sritharan ,̂ Wenona Truong^

T H E T E M P E S T

INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND

Prospero – former Duke LAWRENCE HECHT* of Milan Miranda – his daughter LINDSEY MARIE SCHMELTZER Ariel – an airy spirit LUCY LITTLEWOOD Caliban – son of the BRIAN HERNDON* witch Sycorax

SHIPWRECKED RETURNING FROM TUNIS

Allona – Queen of Naples ALISON WHISMORE Ferdinand – the Prince, PATRICK ANDREW JONES her son Gonzalo – a wealthy Lord WILLIAM J. WOLAK+ & honest Counselor Antonio – usurping Duke of MICHAEL WAYNE RICE+ Milan & brother to Prospero Sébastienne – sister to MIRIAM ANI the Queen Stephano – the ship’s cook NAREA KANGTrinculo – the court jester BRANDON ENGLISH^ Boatswain BRIAN HERNDON*

GODDESSES & SPIRITS

Iris – the rainbow & DEBORAH LAGIN messenger of the Gods Ceres – Goddess of WENONA TRUONG^ agriculture & fertility Juno – Queen of the Gods MAYA SRITHARAN^ Ariel’s Sprites LAMISA AHMED√ MACKENZIE AMYX LENA COSTELLO BRANDON ENGLISH^ DEBORAH LAGIN MOLLY O’DONNELL√ MAYA SRITHARAN^ WENONA TRUONG^

^Apprentice Company√ Intern Company

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. +Associate Artist, Shakespeare’s Associates, Inc.

2016 CAST

THOMAS GORREBEECK (Mr. Elliot/Capt. Harville – Persuasion) is excited to be returning to LSF after appearing previously as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. He has performed locally at SF Playhouse, Aurora Theatre Company, TheatreWorks,

CalShakes, CenterRep, Marin Shakespeare Company, City Lights Theatre Company, and regionally at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City. He received his BA from New York University and is a proud member of both AEA and SAG/AFTRA.

LAWRENCE HECHT (Prospero – Tempest) is appearing with LSF for the �rst time in The Tempest. He has just recently returned to the Bay Area after teaching, acting and directing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for 18 years. Prior to Denver, he was

a company member at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco for 23 years. He will be joining the teaching faculty at Stanford University in the fall. Hecht is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

MIRIAM ANI (Sébastienne – Tempest) is a past company member of Hedgerow Theatre playing Ariel in The Tempest (with Robert Lanchester’s Prospero) and Rose in A Hotel on Marvin Gardens (dir. Nagle Jackson). Since relocating to the Bay, Miriam has played the title role

in The Heiress (PAP) and Irina in Three Sisters (DMT). She was recently honored to originate the lead in the West Coast Premiere of Jim Knable’s Green Man (STAGES Theatre). MFA, CUNY Brooklyn College. Next up Lady Macbeth (Half Moon Bay Shakes). www.miriamani.com.

CAITLIN EVENSON (Mary/Mrs. Smith – Persuasion) was recently part of LSF’s ShakesBeer and is delighted to participate in their summer season. Selected Bay Area theatres include California Shakespeare Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, the Breadbox, Cutting

Ball Theater, and Ragged Wing Ensemble. She holds an honors degree in History and a minor in Theatre and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and is a proud recipient of the TBA TITAN award.

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BRIAN HERNDON (Caliban/Boatswain – Tempest) appeared as Tranio in LSF’s The Taming of the Shrew and is thrilled to be back! With SF Shakes he’s been a Dromio, Launce, Dogberry, Iachimo and Trinculo. He has worked often at Marin Theatre Company and

TheatreWorks. He currently teaches theatre at Odyssey Middle School in San Mateo. Brian received his MFA from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and is a proud AEA member.

PATRICK ANDREW JONES (Capt Benwick/Chas Musgrove – Persuasion, Ferdinand – Tempest) is thrilled to be spending his second summer with LSF. He is a native North Carolinian and a recent East-Coast transplant. Some favorite recent roles

include Macbeth in Macbeth, Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, and KJ in The Aliens. Jones is pursuing his MFA at the American Conservatory Theater and is entering his �nal-year in the program.

PATRICK KELLY JONES (Wentworth – Persuasion) has appeared in Hamlet, and The Real Thing at Livermore Shakespeare. His most recent credits include The Heir Apparent and Detroit (Aurora Theater), Gem of the Ocean (Marin Theater Company), The Tempest (California

Shakespeare Theater), and Sister Play (The Magic). Mr. Jones holds an MFA in acting from the Cleveland Play House/Case Western Reserve University. www.patrickkellyjones.com

NAREA KANG (Stephano – Tempest) is thrilled to make her debut with LSF in The Tempest. Narea has worked as an actor, teaching artist, and producer in Seattle and San Francisco. She is entering her third year as an MFA candidate at the American Conservatory Theater. Recent

conservatory credits include Camila in Cardenio, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Lady Hardy in The Belle’s Stratagem. nareakang.com

DEBORAH LAGIN (Louisa – Persuasion, Iris/Ensemble – Tempest, Miranda/Anne u/s, Apprentice Director) is thrilled to be joining Livermore Shakes this summer after being a teaching assistant for their education program So Wise So Young. She graduated last year

from UC Irvine with a BA in Drama. Favorite credits include Thomasina in Arcadia (UC Irvine), Miranda in The Tempest (UC Irvine), and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare & Company Conservatory). DeborahLagin.com

LUCY LITTLEWOOD (Ariel – Tempest, Elizabeth Elliot – Persuasion) is making her LSF debut. Her most recent credits include; Mr. Hyde and other roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (City Lights Theater Company), Puck in Shakespeare in Hollywood (Silicon Valley Shakespeare) and

Alice Ayres in Closer (Northside Theatre). She has also worked with Pear Theatre, Broadway West Theatre Company, and TheatreWorks, among others. She is a graduate of Foothill Theatre Conservatory and is an Equity Membership Candidate.

JENNIFER MCGEORGE (Ms. Musgrove/Lady Dalrymple – Persuasion) is delighted to be back with the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. She was last seen at the Wente Winery as Mrs. Henry Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility. Recent Bay Area credits include Aubergine

at Berkeley Rep and An Ideal Husband at Marin Shakespeare Company. She has also worked with Women’s Will, New Conservatory Theatre Company and Shakespeare at Stinson among others. Jennifer holds a BFA in Acting from Emerson College in Boston.

LILY NARBONNE (Anne – Persuasion) is an incoming second year MFA Candidate at the American Conservatory Theater and is excited for her Livermore debut. Favorite work includes Simone in Cardenio, a workshop of her original musical about Joni Mitchell,

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CONGRATULATESProducing Artistic Director and Professor

LISA A. TROMOVITCH

as she completes her term as President of the world renown Shakespeare �eatre Association, and her 33rd year as a director of professional theater

LINDSEY MARIE SCHMELTZER (Mrs. Clay – Persuasion, Miranda – Tempest ) is thrilled to be back at LSF for a third season having previously played Marianne in Sense and Sensibility, and Phoebe in As You Like it. Other local credits include: 42nd Street

Moon, Sacramento Theater Company, Monday Night Playground, Shakespeare Napa Valley, and Aurora Theatre Company. Regional credits include: Texas Shakespeare Festival, Summer Repertory Theatre, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Lindsey is a teaching artist with LSF and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

ALISON WHISMORE (Lady Russell/Mrs. Croft – Persuasion, Queen Allona – Tempest) has performed on 3 continents and in 4 languages. While new to LSF, Alison’s local credits include Gertrude in Hamlet, Berthe in Boeing Boeing, Lady Catherine de Bourgh

in Pride and Prejudice, and Grace in What I Did Last Summer. She has worked as a Teaching Artist with SF Shakespeare Festival, Calshakes, Berkeley Playhouse, and B Street Theatre and the Ecole Francophone Oakland. Alison holds a BA Honors in Drama from Manchester University, UK, trained at Mountview Academy of Theater Arts in London, and is an Equity Membership Candidate. www.alisonwhismore.com

BILL WOLAK (Mr. Shepard – Persuasion, Gonzalo – Tempest) acted for LSF at the Bothwell Art Center as Robert in Auburn’s Proof, and Robert in Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre. Among the roles he played for the outdoor festival are Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet,

Polonius in Hamlet, Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew, Antonio and Verges in Much Ado About Nothing, and Adam and Corin in As You Like It. He has performed and/or directed at The Western Stage (Salinas), Sierra Repertory Theatre (Sonora), and the Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco). Dr. Wolak taught theatre at several universities for 43 years. He retired from the University of the Paci�c in 2007.

Constance in The Three Musketeers and teaching artist (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), and singing while swimming in site-speci�c Pool Play (This Is Not A Theatre Company). lilynarbonne.com

MICHAEL WAYNE RICE (Antonio – Tempest) has appeared in 7 shows with LSF, including Cymbeline, As You Like It and The Seagull. He has acted on stages in Missouri, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Michael is a graduate of the University of Missouri @ Kansas

City with an M.F.A. in Classical Stage Performance. Michael has taught acting at the University of the Paci�c, UMKC and the University of San Francisco.

MALCOLM RODGERS (Sir Walter Elliot/Admiral Croft – Persuasion, Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be making his debut on the LSF stage! Locally, he has performed with Custom Made Theatre, CCCT, Arabian Shakespeare, Napa Valley Shakespeare, and Ross Valley

Players. Next up for Malcolm, The Speakeasy, an “immersive theatre experience” in SF. Malcolm studied theater performance and design at SFSU, and received his conservatory training at PCPA.

MACKENZIE AMYX (Singer – Tempest) sang with the SF Girls Chorus for four years and with Cantabella Children’s Chorus for two years. She loves books and started a blog last year writing book reviews and �ction stories as well as documenting her international travel experiences. Her blog can be found on https://medium.com/ @MackenzieAmyx

STAGE MANAGER Robert Wyllie

PROPS MASTER Peta Grimes^

COSTUME DESIGNER Callie Floor

Setting: Somersetshire, Lyme and Bath, England | Time: Fall of 1814

Originally produced by San Jose Stage Company | Randall King, Artistic Director | Cathleen King, Executive Director

World Premiere opened at The Stage, San Jose, California, April 3, 2013 Directed by Kenneth Kelleher

FEATURING

Thomas Gorrebeeck*

Patrick Kelly Jones*

Lily Narbonne

directed by

MARY ANN RODGERS

adapted by

JENNIFER LE BLANC

SCENIC DESIGNMalcolm Rodgers

LIGHTING DESIGN Mike Rinaldi

SOUND DESIGNER Brad Davis

There will be one 15 minute intermission. No photography or recording devices of any kind allowed.*Member, Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager in the United States. / ^Associate Artist, Shakespeare’s Associates, Inc.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALLiverm�e

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

JANE AUSTEN’S Persuasion

STAGE MANAGER Casey Hartman

COMPOSER Ofer dal Lal

COSTUME DESIGNER Jonathan Singer

Setting: An enchanted island in the MediterraneanTime: A long time ago

FEATURING

Lawrence Hecht*

Brian Herndon*

Lucy LittlewoodLindsey Marie Schmeltzer

directed by

LISA A. TROMOVITCH

In association with University of the Paci�c Theatre Arts Department

SOUND DESIGNER Brad Davis

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Karen Riley

PRODUCTION MANAGER Christine Hornbaker

There will be one 15 minute intermission. No photography or recording devices of any kind allowed.*Member, Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager in the United States. / ^Associate Artist, Shakespeare’s Associates, Inc.

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALLiverm�e

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

JANE AUSTEN’S Persuasion

Casey Hartman (Stage Manager – Tempest) is returning to Livermore Shakes as an apprentice after completing its high school internship in 2014, where she appeared in Much Ado About Nothing and Pride and Prejudice. Casey is currently working on earning her BFA in theatre performance at the University of Colorado Boulder.

CEILIDH MORRISON (Front of House Manager, Understudy)is thrilled to be working with LSF again this summer. She has performed in both The Taming of the Shrew and The Liar, and spent last season working as concessions manager. Ceilidh currently studies theatre

performance at San Francisco State University.

MAYA SRITHARAN (House Servant – Persuasion/Hera/Ensemble – Tempest/Understudy) is a �rst time actor with Livermore Shakes. Having just completed her freshman year as a Theatre Arts major at University of the Paci�c, Maya

APPRENTICE COMPANY

BRANDON ENGLISH (Valet – Persuasion, Trinculo, Sprite – Tempest) is thrilled to be involved with LSF for the �rst time. He has performed in several Bay Area productions, including: Songs for a New World and Alamat. A recent Saint Mary’s College of California graduate

with a degree in Theatre/Communication, Brandon has acted in several mainstage productions, such as: Spring Awakening, Lysistrata, and Antigone(s). This fall he will be attending Stella Adler’s Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles.

TEAGAN FISH (Front of House Manager, Dramaturg) is happy to be returning to LSF for her second year. Last year, Teagan was the front of house manager for both productions: Sense and Sensibility and As You Like It. Teagan is currently studying for her undergraduate degree in Honors English Literature and American Indian Studies at California State University Northridge.

LAMISA AHMED (House Servant – Persuasion, Sprite – Tempest) is elated to be a new part of LSF. She has previously played Amy March in Little Women at Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory. Lamisa has also partaken in the musical Godspell and the short plays

The Unintended Video and Bite Me. She is involved with the International Thespian Troupe and does publicity for LVCP’s Drama Company.

LENA COSTELLO (Sprite – Tempest) was a member of Cantabella Children’s Chorus for �ve years. She recently graduated from Holy Names High School and will attend Susquehanna University this fall, studying vocal performance. Some of her favorite past roles

include Sara Crewe in A Little Princess and Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

MOLLY O’DONNELL (House Servant – Persuasion, ASM) will be having her debut with LSF, as she is a high school intern with the company. She will also be working as assistant stage manager for The Tempest. She has appeared in past productions at Starstruck

Theatre. Molly will be attending Ithaca College this fall as a Theatre Studies major.

KARLIE TERUYA (ASM) is excited to be interning with Livermore Shakes for her second year. She was the assistant stage manager for both Sense and Sensibilityand As You Like It last summer and is looking forward to learning from the Livermore Shakes cast and crew this season.

has appeared in UOP’s fall production All In The Timing, as well as their spring transmedia project, The New Antigone(s).

WENONA TRUONG (Henrietta Musgrove – Persuasion, Ceres/Ensemble, – Tempest, Understudy) was last seen in Delta Drama’s production, It’s a Wonderful Life as Clarence. This is her �rst summer at LSF as an apprentice and is very excited to start her career after

graduating as a theatre arts major at the University of the Paci�c with a concentration in Acting and a minor in Psychology.

ROBERT WYLLIE (Stage Manager – Persuasion, Box O�ce Manager) is eager to work for LSF for the �rst time. Some of Robert’s Stage Manager credits include Kiss me, Kate, Much Ado about Nothing, and Rimers of Eldritch. He recently graduated from San Joaquin

Delta College with an AA in technical theatre and will be transferring to CSU Long Beach in the fall to major in stage management and technical theatre. Robert thanks his previous directors/mentors Rich Harlow and Greg Foro for all that they have done for him.

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SYNOPSIS | THE TEMPEST

DIRECTOR’S NOTES | THE TEMPEST by Lisa A. Tromovitch

Prospero, a man obsessed with the power of magic, was once Duke of Milan. Distracted by his studies, he failed to prevent his brother Antonio, with the help of the Queen of Naples, from usurping the dukedom and banishing him and his 3 year-old daughter, Miranda. The compassionate lord Gonzalo outfitted a boat with supplies and they were set adrift, landing on an island inhabited by magic spirits, and an orphaned son of witch, Caliban. Twelve years later the heavens offer Prospero a 4-hour window during which rescue is possible. With the help of the powerful sprite Ariel, he raises a tempest bringing to shore his brother, the Queen, her son Ferdinand, her sister Sébastienne, and their entourage in an apparent shipwreck. Prospero works to bring his daughter and Ferdinand together, thereby making her future Queen. He exacts revenge on those who wronged him, and ultimately, both he and the other royals realize that personal transformation is possible. Life is short; perspective hard won.

“We are such stu� as dreams are made on.” The last of Shakespeare’s plays, The Tempest is often considered his farewell to the theater. When Prospero vows to drown his book and break his staff, we imagine Shakespeare committing to a return to rural life at Stratford-upon-Avon, leaving playwriting behind. In this magical play, a complexity of themes emerges. An artist embraces the seductive power of art. We explore the relationship of the colonist and the colonized. Leaders realize the inherent responsibility in invested power. Those wronged accept that while we might crave revenge, forgiveness may get us what we need. At the 2016 Shakespeare in Prisons: in Practice conference, I met formerly incarcerated men who have experienced deep personal transformations. They had time in prison to explore Shakespeare’s characters, and learned through the study of the plays to analyze their own reactions to the world and other possibilities to exercise power. They learned first to empathize with their characters, then to experience compassion for others, and ultimately to accept their own humanity. Their stories were inspiring. Knowing I was directing The Tempest, my mind moved to the experience of the incarcerated. Prospero is incarcerated on the island. He in turn enslaves Caliban and Ariel. “Victims victimize.” Yet, as with the men I met, he has had time to think, to read, to study. He resolves to relinquish his daughter to adulthood, marriage, and to return her to civilization. In the end, he releases Ariel, and I argue, Caliban. Early in the play, Prospero acknowledges his part in his predicament, the relinquishing of his leadership duties to his brother. Later, he better acknowledges and appreciates Ariel. Toward the end, he acknowledges the hand he played in raising Caliban. “This thing of darkness, I acknowledge mine.” (How does one expect a slave to respond to his world?) Prospero cannot be ready to return to civilization until he has made this transformation, from one seduced by power to a compassionate person, humane, mortal. He knows the appropriate exercise of power is within the law, with compassion for others, and he desires a return to his role in the community.

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SYNOPSIS | PERSUASION

DIRECTOR’S NOTES | PERSUASION by Mary Ann Rodgers

Sir Walter Elliot is forced to rent the family home due to the debts he has acquired by carelessly spending his income. He and his eldest daughter relocate to Bath leaving Anne to prepare the house for the new tenants and care for her sick sister, Mary. Anne discovers that the new tenants are related to a man to whom she was once engaged. She was persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth because of his lack of place in society. Brokenhearted and angry, he left town, joined the Royal Navy, and has returned a hero and wealthy man. When they meet, Captain Wentworth shows no interest in Anne, but does enjoy time with her young friends, Henrietta and Louisa Musgrove. Louisa Musgrove is lively and amiable, and all see the potential for a possible marriage. Anne returns to Bath where she is courted by her cousin and the man due to inherit Kellynch, Mr. Elliot. This is thought to be a good match by all of society. She discovers that Louisa has become engaged to one of Captain Wentworth’s friends. Captain Wentworth appears in Bath and discovers that Anne seems to be seriously involved with Mr. Elliot. Is it possible that Frederick and Anne will be given a second chance? Or will the reunion be impossible due to the influences of family, society, and “yielding to persuasion”?

Jane Austen and Jennifer Le Blanc are two very smart women. Jane Austen’s ability to capture the manners and customs of daily life, combined with her ability to draw characters so clearly that we simultaneously smile and cringe, are why we continue to read and reread her works. Jennifer Le Blanc’s ability to translate Jane Austen to the language of theater – and theater for today -- speaks to her equally incisive mind and wit. Both of these women function well in polite society and both, have no doubt, are astute social satirists. We are currently in rehearsals and hearing Jane’s and Jenn’s words out loud. We all have been struck by the beauty of the language and the subtlety of the wit. Everything in the script is intentional and playable. The cast of intelligent, skilled, dedicated, and witty actors you will see tonight have further illuminated the characters they play with their attention to the specifics and their quest for truth. The play is set in the fall of 1814 in Somersetshire, Lyme, and Bath, during the short peace that Great Britain had before Napoleon’s escape from Elba in 1815. The novel was completed in 1816 after the peace had been secured. The Captains of the Royal Navy were celebrities; Captain Wentworth, who joined the Navy without money or title, returns home successful and wealthy –albeit still without title. Of Anne Elliot, the heroine, Jane wrote, “She’s almost too good for me” and wrote a woman who is resilient and mature, the oldest of Austen’s heroines. But, as Lady Russell says, “…twenty seven is no age when you have such sense and gentleness of spirit to recommend you”. These two characters are surrounded by a colorful cast of family and friends each bringing their own commentary on the effects of “over-persuasion”. For many lovers of Austen, Persuasion is a favorite. It certainly has become mine. I want to thank the Livermore Shakespeare Festival and the dedicated team that works to mount the two summer shows. Lisa Tromovitch and Katie Marcel, along with everyone who supports their efforts, have put together an artistic organization that allows for the best creative work. Thank you to all of the actors, designers, and production crew who came together to tell this lovely story. It has been my pleasure and privilege.

LISA A. TROMOVITCH (Producing Artistic Director/Director – Tempest) founder of SA/LSF, has professional directing credits in six states. She is a Backstage West Garland and Indy Award winner for her direction of Amadeus at PCPA TheatreFest. Most recently

she directed Hamlet, Much Ado and As You Like It for LSF. She is a tenured professor and past chair of the Department of Theatre Arts at University of the Paci�c, and President of the international Shakespeare Theatre Association. MFA, Southern Methodist University; BA Dartmouth College; AEA.

KATIE MARCEL (Managing Director), treasurer of the founding board of SA, now serves as the Managing Director. She was formerly with Livermore Downtown Inc., spending six years assisting the downtown’s renaissance. Marcel also served as one of the original

members of the City of Livermore’s Commission for the Arts. In addition to her non-pro�t experience, she managed a bi-coastal talent management company

and performed in New York City. BA, Santa Clara University. Katie lives in downtown Livermore with her husband, Russ, and daughters, Zoe and Stella.

MARY ANN RODGERS (Director – Persuasion) is delighted to be working with LSF. Directing credits include: Our Town, As You Like It, with Persuasion’s adapter, Jennifer Le Blanc as Rosalind, (Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival). Anna in the Tropics, Persuasion, Rabbit

Hole, and The Cocktail Hour (Ross Valley Players) for which she won the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Mary Ann teaches theatre at The Bay School of San Francisco and is married to actor/scenic designer Malcolm Rodgers.

JENNIFER LE BLANC (Adaptor – Persuasion) adapted Jane Austen’s Persuasion (world-premiere at San Jose Stage Company), Defoe’s Moll Flanders (premiered at Paci�c Repertory Theatre), and We Made Bread (for the Arabian Shakespeare Festival).

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She is currently writing a play commissioned by Cerimon House. Last summer, Jennifer directed LSF’s Sense and Sensibility and she has acted in several plays with the company including Much Ado About Nothing. Her MFA is from the National Theatre Conservatory and her BA in English Literature is from U.C.Berkeley. She is an associate artist with the Arabian Shakespeare Festival and a teaching artist with LSF’s So Wise So Young program. www.facebook.com/PersuasionStagePlay

JANE AUSTEN (Novelist – Persuasion) was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England, in 1775. She began writing poems, stories and plays as early as 1787. Her six completed novels, including Pride and Prejudice, are literary classics, bridging the gap between romance and realism. Her works have never been out of print since they were �rst published.

LAURA BATTI (LSF Graphic Designer) is a graphic designer and co-owner of Metier Marketing Communications, Inc. She has worked with LSF since its inception, designing the logo, website, collaterals and the Shakespeare Festival programs. She currently serves on the board of SA/LSF. You can see more of her work at www.metiermc.com.

OFER DAL LAL (Music Director) �rst came into prominence as the musical director of Jerusalem

Oratorio Choir. He is currently the artistic director of the international award winning Cantabella Children’s Chorus of the Tri-Valley. He holds a master’s degree magna cum laude from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel-Aviv.

CALLIE FLOOR (Costume Designer – Persuasion) Recent projects include, Choir Boy at Marin Theatre Co. Floor is the resident designer for the California Revels and is the Costume Rentals Supervisor for A.C.T. She has a BFA from the University of Utah and a Higher Diploma in Theater Design from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.

PETA GRIMES (Props Master) grew up in England, but has lived in the Bay Area since graduate school at Berkeley. She has been volunteering with Livermore Shakes for about ten years in a variety of capacities, including serving as props designer for several shows, working in the front of house and producing management reports from the database.

MELINDA MARKS (Assistant to the Director – Tempest) has been involved in Bay Area Theater for close to 25 years in a variety of capacities, and she is happy to be working at Livermore Shakes for the �rst time. Melinda received her BA in Theater from UCSC, her MA from SJSU, and is currently an MFA Candidate in Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare and Performance program.

NEIRY ROJO (Assistant to the Director – Persuasion) is happy to be working with Livermore Shakes for the �rst time. She has directed productions with UCSC’s student-run theatre company, BarnStorm and Chautauqua Theatre Festival. She holds an MA in Theatre Arts from UC Santa Cruz.

JONATHAN SINGER (Costume Designer – Tempest) returns to Livermore Shakes to design The Tempest. He has designed, assisted and built for many Livermore productions, including Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet and Twelth Night. This will be his sixth season with LSF. Jonathan has an MFA from University of Minnesota.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Playwright – Tempest) is widely recognized as the greatest English playwright of all time. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564. By the end of 1592, he was an established actor and playwright in London, eventually becoming part-owner of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and, after 1603, the King’s Men. Shakespeare wrote at least the 36 plays published in the First Folio, as well as 154 sonnets and several long poems.

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KAREN RILEY (Associate Producer/Deck Manager) joined Livermore Shakes January 2008 as the Technical Director for Proof, has been the production manager on four other LSF shows, and �lled several di�erent technical positions in her eight years with the Company. She spent nine years building sets and working in a variety of back stage roles as a student and volunteer for Las Positas College’s Technical Theater Department. Karen retired from LLNL in 2015 after 23 years in the Environmental Field.

MALCOLM RODGERS (Scenic Designer) see bio in cast section.

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LIVERMORE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATES ADDITIONAL STAFF

A R T I S T I C / A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Lisa A. Tromovitch

MANAGING DIRECTOR Katie Marcel

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT Deborah Lagin

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Laura Batti^

PHOTOGRAPHER Gregg Le Blanc ,̂ CumulusLight.com

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT Rocky Laber, DSD Interactive

MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATES Kathryn Quinnell – Visual Displays Michael Wayne Rice^

Futures Explored, Inc., Hester Wagner & Keith Schikore

TEACHING ARTISTS Mary Fielding Deborah Lagin Cynthia Lagodzinski Jennifer Le Blanc^ Michael Wayne Rice^ Lindsey Marie Schmeltzer Elissa Stebbins Maryssa Wanlass

DRUNKEN SHAKESPEARE ACTORS Caitlin Evenson Gregg Le Blanc^ Nikolai Lokte� ^ David Schiller Understudy – Brandon English

SHAKESPEARE’S ASSOCIATES IS A PROUD MEMBER OF Theatre Bay Area Shakespeare Theatre Association Livermore Downtown, Inc. Livermore Chamber of Commerce Livermore Cultural Arts Council Institute of Outdoor Drama Visit Tri-Valley Tri-Valley Nonpro�t Alliance Tourism Attraction Professional Partnership

A D D I T I O N A L A R T I S T I C & P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F

STITCHERS Kathleen Lowe Kathryn Quinnell

DRESSER Jenni Edgar Pereyda

ASSISTANTS TO THE DIRECTORS Melinda Marks Neiry Rojo

TECHNICAL ADVISOR Gary Scheiding

SOUND CONSULTANT Grant Huberty

DRAMATURG Teagan Fish

PRE-SHOW MUSICIAN David Davisson

PAT R O N S E R V I C E S

BOX OFFICE MANAGERS Robert Wyllie Amy Bilroth-MacLurg

FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER Teagan Fish

CONCESSIONS MANAGER Ceilidh Morrison

FRONT OF HOUSE VOLUNTEERS National Charity League – Pleasanton and Livermore Chapters

SPECIAL THANKS Cathie McClellan Santa Clara University, Dept. of Theatre and Dance Ashland Springs Hotel Oregon Shakespeare Festival Mark Sheasley – San Joaquin Delta College Las Positas College Leslie Martinson Tracy Momaney Bernadette Cabuay-Kelly

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V O LU N T E E R S

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elizabeth E. Trutner/Chair Lisa A. Tromovitch/President Janet Lide/Secretary Sue Schorr/Treasurer Laura Batti Louise Gill Ellen Goold Robert Gundrey Heidi Kase� Deborah Munro Patricia Munro

ADVISORY BOARD Jim Ott Ken Schretzmann Lynn Seppala

PRODUCING ASSOCIATES Donna Blevins Judy Fenton Peta Grimes

GALA COMMITTEE LSF Board of Directors Cynthia Lagodzinski Mary Mele Linda Milanese Musician – Bronwyn Hagerty

VOLUNTEERS Jenna Gimenez, Harrison Goold, Jim Hartman, John Hogan, Marsha Howard, Les & Rena Leibovitch, Marti Muldoon, Don Milanese, Kyra Munker, Neil Riley, Rajir Vijayalcumar, Mary & Bill Zagotta

SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO ARE HOUSING OUR ARTISTS Laura Batti & John Hogan Joan Boer Ann Brown & Steve Ketzler Bob & Sue Carling Nan & Walter Davies Reggie & Jessie Gaylord Olive & Jim Greene Donna Heinle Je� & Loretta Kaskey Janet & Bill Lide Mary & Don Sweeney Pam & Stan Wheeler

TO VOLUNTEER CONTACT Katie@LivermoreShakes.org or call 925-443-2273

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Shakespeare’s Associates, Inc. Board of Directors sincerely thanks the Wente Family and the Wente Vineyards sta� for hosting Livermore Shakespeare Festival 2016.