The Power of Duff Program

GIL CATES THEATER AT THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

UPON READING THE POWER OF DUFF FOR the first time, I was struck in two ways. First, timeless struggles among nations and among individuals traverse generations. Depressing thought? Maybe. The second idea that struck me — the one that prompted the production you are about to experience — is that these very struggles lead people to seek out something better. This might be in the form of a person or an organized religion, a sense of spirituality, or simply in the way a person chooses to raise his/her children — all to make the world better in some small way. As members of a global community that faces adversity in a myriad of ways, we are united in our search for something better.

Enter Charles Duff. Stephen Belber has created a character who, lost in his own struggle, finds solace in prayer. But, as a public figure, his prayers are sent out over the airwaves, and his belief begins to permeate the beliefs of others. Belber has created a piece that examines our collective need to find peace, no matter the cost.

Peter DuBois, who previously directed Rapture, Blister, Burn, returns to helm The Power of Duff and, along with a first-rate cast and design team, has brought to life this wonderfully complicated and timely play.

The Power of Duff tackles large ideas. We hope you find the journey invigorating, revelatory, and redemptive.

Enjoy the show!

Randall Arney Artistic Director

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HELLO, FRIENDS OF THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE. Welcome to The Power of Duff, written by the phenomenal Stephen Belber and directed by our good friend, the renowned Peter DuBois. Thank you for joining us for the West Coast premiere of this witty new play that will surely move and captivate Los Angeles audiences.

We are moved by the extraordinary generosity of our Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors, Trustees, Advisory Board, major donors and sponsors of Backstage at the Geffen, which had a record-breaking year yet again. The March 22 event, honoring Mellody Hobson & George Lucas with the Distinction in Service Award and Sir Elton John & David Furnish with the Distinction in Theater Award, broke all records and exceeded expectations, thanks to the leadership of our Title Sponsor, City National Bank, and our Presenting Sponsors, Audi of America, Clay Lacy Aviation, Louis XIII and Robert K. Kraft. A special “thank you” to David Geffen for being our Honorary Chair this year.

We are grateful to everyone who joined our Host Committee and to those lucky few who were able to purchase mezzanine tickets before they were sold out! This kind of extraordinary support gives us the opportunity to explore new artistic territories while also prioritizing our service to the community through our education and outreach programs. We wouldn’t have this kind of artistic freedom without the generosity and commitment of our Geffen family.

Thank you for joining us today and for supporting our work on stage. We look forward to hearing from you, our loyal patrons and supporters, about your experience seeing this West Coast premiere. We hope you enjoy the show!

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Rebecca Haithcoat: Religion is a hot potato in today’s culture and you’ve stated it was of great interest to you. Even so, were you concerned that the word “prayer” might scare off audiences?

Stephen Belber: If I said that, I take it back, because I don’t have much interest in writing a play about religion. However, “faith” and “spirituality” are of interest to me, in part due to their inherent uncertainty, which often makes for good theater. (Uncertainty is dramatic in that we don’t know what the characters are capable of doing next.) Spirituality and faith differ extremely for each individual, whereas official “religion,” and the prayers that sometimes go along with it, can be prescriptive and, as we all know, dogmatic. Which is not to say I’m anti-“religion” — I simply prefer the drama that often accompanies subjectivity and doubt. Duff is the story of one individual’s subjective quest to define faith and spirituality for himself, which ironically leads him to a position of power, even as his own uncertainty increases. Hopefully the fact that he employs prayers along his search won’t scare people off.

The intersection of faith and news is new, too. Historically, anchors are supposed to be unbiased, almost blank slates. What prompted you to center the play around a TV news anchor?

It’s stating the obvious to say that cable TV news has decimated the supposed neutrality of TV journalism. Viewers gravitate to the channels that preach their preferences, so what Charlie Duff is doing isn’t that crazy. And yet by invoking God and appealing to a non-partisan “humanism” rather than political stance, he’s breaking a taboo we’re less used to seeing broken. And perhaps more interesting, he’s asking the viewer to activate, to do more than just shake or nod their head; he’s basically saying, “We are all accountable, and thus we must act.” And because he’s a TV news anchor whose job it is to “explain the world to us,” (rather than a televangelist or a pundit), what he’s doing from his anchor-pulpit still strikes me as dramatic and unique.

How did writing this play affect your own ideas about spirituality?

I’m not sure, actually. I do know it’s made me put my money where my mouth is in a more proactive way. Basically, the play is a note-to-self to try to live better, to listen, to engage, and to remember that a good life is made up of small but profound acts.

How involved do you like to be in the play once it is in the hands of an entire production team (director, actors, designers, etc.). Do you ever feel it’s, “out of your hands”?


BREAKING A TABOOSTEPHEN BELBER ON HIS PLAY AS A “NOTE-TO-SELF” BY REBECCA HAITHCOAT

Playwright Stephen Belber. Photo by Jeff Lorch Photography.


If I were smart, I’d fully let it go during the rehearsal process. I would trust more, I would be open to the obvious genius and creativity of all involved, I would welcome innovation and surprise, I would buy cookies and drop them off for the cast at the top of each rehearsal and then take a long walk while listening to Terry Gross on my iPhone so that the actors, designers and director can be left alone to do what they do best without a meddling and neurotic writer. I’m working on all that.

What other plays or books were important in your research of The Power of Duff?

Gosh I get nervous when people ask that because I like to think that everything I happen to be doing and reading and listening to and thinking about, and everyone who magically crosses my path or is invariably in my life, are finding their way into my brain as I work on any given piece. This includes my family, studio executives in Hollywood, my friend the Jesuit, my dead aunt the nun, my father the Jew, my 15-year-old son, the prisoners I’ve been interviewing at Pendleton Correctional Facility, the Atticus Lish book Preparation For The Next Life, Colum McCann’s Let The Great World Spin, various religion texts, Anand Giridharadas’ book The True American.

This script has changed significantly since its prior production. Unlike books, scripts continue to evolve, even after first productions. What’s the impetuous for these evolutions? Were there specific things you wanted to address in making them?

Coming off the last production, I knew I wanted the “spiritual obstacles” faced by Charlie to be more difficult and intense. I wanted to confront him with more intractable problems and less solvable situations. I even wanted to bludgeon him, Job-like, so as to more strenuously test his ill and un-defined faith. In part, this meant cutting two entire characters, adding a new one, and doubling down on and amping up the dilemmas he was already facing. Life is not easy; bad things happen to good people; lots of people die unhappy and without resolution; moments of profundity are generally fleeting; our deathbeds are most likely filled with doubt and regret, but hopefully elements of love, peace and fulfillment slide in and find their tiny place. I was going for a little more of all of that.

FIVE INFAMOUS INSTANCESOF VEERING OFF-SCRIPT WHILE ON-AIRWhen news anchor Charlie Duff goes off-script and offers a prayer at the end of his broadcast, he gains a crop of new followers. In real life, reactions to surprise on-air departures can be mixed. Below, five of the most infamous clips.

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ANDERSON COOPER GETS THE GIGGLES In a 2011 “Ridiculist” segment, the popular CNN anchor called out French actor Gerard Depardieu for urinating in the cabin of an airplane. But Cooper’s pun-laden monologue gets the better of him, and he dissolves into giggles for over a minute. Wiping tears out of his eyes, he says, “Sorry, this has actually never happened to me.”

NEWS ANCHOR CONFUSES ACTORSKTLA’s morning team is known for being chatty. But Sam Rubin shrinks away with egg on his face when he casually asks Samuel L. Jackson — who is on the program to promote a new film — about his Super Bowl commercial. Without changing his expression, Jackson replies, “What Super Bowl commercial?” Turns out, Rubin had confused him with Laurence Fishburne.

ANCHOR QUITS ON-AIR Instead of staying on script during a segment on an Alaskan cannabis club, news reporter Charlo Greene announces that she actually is the owner of the club in question. Considering the journalistic conflict, she quits — on air, and with an expletive.

BILL O’REILLY FLIPS OUT AT A TELEPROMPTERReading a teleprompter, a young Bill O’Reilly doesn’t understand the directive and gets so frustrated he stands up and rips off his suit jacket. Eventually, he delivers the line smoothly, but the minute the cameras stop rolling, he’s still visibly angry.

A COCKROACH CRAWLS UP A METEOROLOGIST’S LEGWhile delivering the forecast, Florida meteorologist Justin Mosley glances down, gasps and runs off camera. In the background, Mosley calls out that it was on his leg, and a woman concurs, “That thing is huge!”


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Opening Night: Wednesday, April 15, 2015

THE GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION OF

Directed by Peter DuBois

Scenic DesignerClint Ramos

Costume DesignerBobby Frederick Tilley II

Lighting DesignerRui Rita

Sound DesignerM.L. Dogg

Projection DesignerAaron Rhyne

Written by Stephen Belber

Production Stage ManagerKyra Hansen

Assistant Stage ManagerMichael Vitale

Casting DirectorPhyllis Schuringa, CSA

DramaturgAmy Levinson

Originally Produced by New York Stage and Film Company and Vassar at the Powerhouse Theatre in July 2012

Produced in November 2013 by Huntington Theatre Company Peter DuBois, Artistic Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director

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CAST OF CHARACTERS(In order of appearance)

Charlie Duff ........................................................................................................................... Josh Stamberg

John Ebbs ............................................................................................................................ Brendan Griffin

Sue Raspell ................................................................................................................. Elizabeth Rodriguez

Ron Fitzpatrick and Others ..................................................................................................... Joe Paulik

Scott Zoellner ................................................................................................................................ Eric Ladin

Ricky ................................................................................................................................... Tanner Buchanan

Casey .................................................................................................................................. Maurice Williams

SETTING/TIME Rochester, New York

Present Day

RUNNING TIME Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes

There will be one 15 minute intermission.

TANNER BUCHANAN (Ricky)Tanner is thrilled to be making his Los Angeles stage debut at the Geffen Playhouse. Having done local theater productions in his native Ohio, he moved to Los Angeles with his family at the age of nine to pursue his dream of becoming a professional actor. Since then, his credits include guest-starring roles on Major Crimes, Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family, The Goldbergs, Mixology, Growing Up Fisher, as well as a series regular role on the CBS pilot Home Grown. His feature film credits include Jake Squared (with Virginia Madsen) and The Real Saint Nick (directed by Penelope Spheeris). Tanner has a great passion for gymnastics, music (playing piano, guitar, singing and composing) and dance. He has won numerous awards in tap and jazz. He would like to thank Stephen Belber, Peter DuBois, Phyllis Schuringa, and the entire team at the Geffen for this incredible opportunity.

BRENDAN GRIFFIN (John Ebbs) Brendan is thrilled to be reprising his role of John Ebbs in The Power of Duff (IRNE Nomination). He

previously appeared in Clybourne Park at the Walter Kerr Theatre (Tony Award). His Off-Broadway credits include Bottom of the World (The Atlantic) and Clybourne Park (Playwright’s Horizons). Regionally he has worked at the Mark Taper Forum, Huntington Theatre Company, The Old Globe Theatre (Back Back Back, Cyrano de Bergerac, Coriolanus) and Chicago’s Dog & Pony Theatre Company (Clouds), of which he is a founding member. Film credits include Fathers & Daughters, Movement & Location, The Wolf of Wall Street, Return, Taking Chance, The Nanny Diaries. Television: Gotham, Unforgettable, The Black Box, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, Pan Am, The Good Wife, Generation Kill, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: SVU, etc. Brendan is a proud graduate of Kenyon College and a member of AEA.

ERIC LADIN(Scott Zoellner)Geffen Playhouse Debut. Film: American Sniper, Annabelle, Highland Park, Bar Starz and Cursed. Television: Series regular on The Brink (premiering on HBO in June), The Killing (AMC) and Generation Kill (HBO). Recurred on Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Mad Men (AMC) and Big Love (HBO). Other television credits include Justified, Suits, Dexter, Criminal Minds, Castle, Law & Order: SVU, and The Mentalist. Eric attended The University of

Southern California School of Dramatic Arts where he received a B.A. in theater. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Katy, their sons Maxfield and Stormy and dog, Chance.

JOE PAULIK (Ron Fitzpatrick and Others) Off Broadway: P.S. Jones and the Frozen City (New Ohio Theatre), Timon of Athens (The Public Theater/NYSF), A Feminine Ending (Playwrights Horizons), The Sporting Life (Vineyard Theatre), Measure for Measure (45 Bleecker Street Theater) and a staged reading of The Good Smoke with Meryl Streep (The Public Theater/NYSF). Regional: Bad Jews (Studio Theatre); The Power of Duff (Huntington Theatre Company); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Twelfth Night (Hartford Stage); Moonchildren (Berkshire Theatre Group, dir. Karen Allen); Major Barbara (Guthrie Theater); Old Wicked Songs opposite Michael Cristofer (Westport Country Playhouse); Eurydice, Cabaret & Main and Kilroy Was Here (Williamstown Theatre Festival). TV: Guiding Light, The Good Wife and Person of Interest. MFA from NYU; the Shakespeare course of study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Joe has created two solo shows, Me and the Moon and Time Man. He is a member of Get to the Chopper, a Los Angeles-based sketch comedy group. www.get2thechopper.com

ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ(Sue Raspell)Broadway world premiere of The Motherfucker With the Hat (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award, Theatre World Award). Other theater: three world premieres at NYC’s Public Theater—The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, A View from 151st Street, and Unconditional. Additional theater includes Beauty of the Father (Manhattan Theatre Club), Roger and Vanessa (Actors’ Gang), Den of Thieves (Black Dahlia), Robbers (American Place Theater), Unorganized Crime (Elephant Theater, Ovation Award nomination). Select television: Aleida Diaz on Orange Is the New Black (SAG Award, Best Ensemble), Power, Grimm, Prime Suspect, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, All My Children, The Shield, ER, Six Feet Under, Cold Case, Just Shoot Me, NYPD Blue. Select film: The Drop, Miami Vice, Tio Papi (Imagen Award nomination), Jack Goes Boating, Return to Paradise, Dead Presidents, Acts of Worship, Take Care, 11:55 Holyoke. Proud member of Labyrinth Theater Company.


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JOSH STAMBERG(Charlie Duff)Josh is thrilled to return to the Geffen where he appeared in Female Of The Species opposite Annette Bening. He co-developed and starred in Stephen Belber's Tape (productions in New York, Los Angeles and London). He has performed in many L.A. Theater Works productions including the international tour of Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers. Josh also loves being involved with the Ojai Playwright’s Conference. New York: Roundabout, Atlantic and MCC. Chicago: Steppenwolf and others. Television: regular roles include Showtime’s Golden Globe-winning The Affair and NBC’s Parenthood. Recurring: Six Feet Under, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Over There and Castle. Favorite guest roles: Justified, Sex and the City and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Upcoming film: Zoe Cassavetes’s Day Out of Days and Havenhurst with Fionnula Flanagan. Other roles: Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight, Scott Stewart’s Dark Skies and Legion and Stephen Belber’s Drifting Elegant. Josh lives in Los Angeles and New York with his wife, actress Myndy Crist, and their two daughters.

MAURICE WILLIAMS (Casey)Maurice is thrilled to be making his West Coast premiere in this intricate exploration of faith, bravery, family and the media. “I hope and pray our work brings you a step closer to your beliefs, whatever they may be. Thank you for coming!” NYC Off-Broadway: When January Feels Like Summer (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Pitbulls (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre). For every dream ever dreamed in a small apartment in Queens. Temple Made. UCSD Trained. Maurice offers the following as a tribute to those near and dear to him: J.MP.R - 1.Zr.iV - MyN.r .X. .doable.

STEPHEN BELBER(Playwright)Stephen Belber’s plays have been produced on Broadway and in over 25 countries. They include Match; Tape; Don’t Go Gentle; Dusk Rings a Bell; McReele; Finally; Geometry of Fire; Fault Lines; Carol Mulroney; A Small, Melodramatic Story; One Million Butterflies; The Power of Duff and The Muscles In Our Toes. He was an associate writer on The Laramie Project and co-writer on The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. Movies include Tape (directed by Richard Linklater), The Laramie Project (associate writer), Drifting Elegant, Management (starring Jennifer Aniston) and Match (starring Patrick Stewart), the last two of which he also directed. Television credits

include Rescue Me, Law & Order SVU, and pilots for F/X, FTVS and HBO.

PETER DuBOIS (Director)Peter DuBois is the Artistic Director at the Huntington Theatre Company. His West End/London credits include Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead Theatre); All New People with Zach Braff (Duke of York’s Theatre) and Becky Shaw (Almeida Theatre). New York credits include The Power of Duff with Greg Kinnear (New York Stage and Film/Powerhouse Theater); the premiere of Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights Horizons) and Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout Theatre Company); Modern Terrorism, Becky Shaw, Trust with Sutton Foster and All New People (Second Stage Theatre); Measure for Pleasure, Richard III with Peter Dinklage, Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?, and Biro (The Public Theater/NYSF); Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman and The View From 151st Street (LAByrinth Theater Company/The Public Theater). Regional US and UK credits include productions at American Conservatory Theater, Trinity Repertory Company, Humana Festival of New Plays, Manchester Opera House, and King’s Theater Glasgow. Before arriving at the Huntington, he served for five years as associate producer and resident director at The Public Theater, preceded by five years as artistic director of the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. Prior to his work at Perseverance, Mr. DuBois lived and worked in the Czech Republic where he co-founded Asylum, a multi-national squat theater in Prague. His productions have been on the annual top ten lists of The New York Times, Time Out, Boston Globe, New York Magazine,

The New Yorker, Newsday, Variety, Entertainment Weekly and The Evening Standard.

CLINT RAMOS (Scenic Designer)Geffen Playhouse debut. Broadway: costumes for Elephant Man (also West End), Violet. Off-Broadway: recent sets and/or costumes for Here Lies Love (Public Theater, NY and National Theatre, London); Punk Rock (MCC); Appropriate (Signature, NY); Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons); Cradle Will Rock, I’m Getting My Act Together…, tick, tick, BOOM!, Randy Newman’s Faust, Pumpboys and Dinettes (City Center Encores! Off-Center); many others. Regional: over 100 regional and international design credits including Kid Victory (Signature Theatre), The Colored Museum (Huntington), Five Guys Named Moe (Arena Stage and Cleveland Playhouse), One Night In Miami (Center Stage), Marie Antoinette (Steppenwolf). Awards: 2013 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence, three Lucille Lortel Awards, TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, two American Theater Wing Henry Hewes Awards, two Drama Desk Nominations, Craig Noel Award and Helen Hayes Award. Upcoming: Melancholy Play (Trinity Rep); After All The Terrible Things I’ve Done (Huntington); The Wild Party, Little Shop of Horrors and A New Brain (City Center Encores! Off-Center). MFA from NYU.

BOBBY FREDERICK TILLEY II(Costume Designer) Theater includes The Taming Of The Shrew (Virginia Stage Company); the world premiere of Open House (Signature Theatre); The Power Of Duff, Captors, Sons of the Prophet and Circle Mirror Transformation (The Huntington Theatre Company);


Chapter Two (Bucks County Playhouse); The Power of Duff (NYS&F); Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout); the world premiere of All New People (Second Stage); Proof (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); Thinner Than Water (LAByrinth Theater Company); The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The Pinter Plays: The Collection and A Kind Of Alaska, the world premiere of Annie Baker’s Body Awareness and Birth and After Birth (Atlantic Theatre Company); the world premiere of Annie Baker’s The Aliens (Rattlestick); The Aliens (Company One, Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design) and Body Awareness (Speakeasy Stage Company); Lizzie Borden (The Living Theater, Drama Desk Nomination); Top Girls (Act 1, MTC/Biltmore); Mel and El: Show & Tell (Ars Nova). Film includes Hello, I Must Be Going; The Green; Four Lane Highway; Little Kings; and Rubout.

RUI RITA(Lighting Designer)Broadway: Velocity of Autumn, The Trip to Bountiful, Present Laughter, Dividing the Estate, Old Acquaintance, Enchanted April, among others. Off- Broadway premieres: Just Jim Dale (Roundabout); Happiest Song Plays Last (Second Stage); Horton Foote’s The Old Friends and The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Hewes Award, Signature); Nightingale, Moonlight and Magnolias (Manhattan Theatre Club); Big Bill, Carpetbagger’s Children, Far East (Lincoln Center Theater); The Day Emily Married (Primary Stages); Dinner with Friends (Variety Arts Center). Off-Broadway revivals: Piano Lesson (Signature); Talley’s Folly and Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore (Roundabout); Engaged (Obie Award, Theatre for a New Audience). Regional credits: Alley Theatre, Arena

Stage, American Conservatory Theater, Center Stage, Center Theatre Group, Ford’s Theatre, Goodman, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, The Shakespeare Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Westport Country Playhouse and Williamstown Theatre Festival.

M.L. DOGG(Sound Designer)M.L. Dogg has designed for Long Wharf Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York University, Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Royal National Theatre, Debate Society, Ars Nova, Keen Company, Dorset Theatre Festival, Huntington Theatre, Joey Parnes Productions, American Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Signature Theatre, Pearl Theatre, Gingold Theatrical Group, Almeida Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Public Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Second Stage Theatre, New York Stage And Film, Playwrights Horizons, Waterwell Productions, Nicholas Ward Productions, Fordham University Theatre, Out Of Balanz, Shelby Company, Scott Sanders Productions, Why Not Theatre, Living Room For Artists, Inc., 13P, Two River Theater Co., Working Theatre, Epic Theatre Ensemble, fringeNYC, Stillpoint Productions, Women’s Project, Theatre B, Depot Theatre, Classic Stage Company, Shakespeare & Company, Clubbed Thumb, Wash And Fold Productions, and Monster(less) Actors, Inc. Drama Desk, IRNE and IT nominee; Lucille Lortel Award for Here Lies Love; fringeNYC award for Go-Go Kitty, GO!.

AARON RHYNE (Projection Designer)Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

(Drama Desk Award), Bonnie and Clyde. Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles (LA Opera), La Traviata (Wolftrap), Florencia en el Amazonas (Opera Colorado, Utah Opera), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House). Off Broadway: Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons); Appropriate (Signature); Water By the Spoonful; Lonely, I’m Not; The Blue Flower; All New People (Second Stage); Wild With Happy (The Public, Drama Desk Nomination); Graceland (Lincoln Center); Spirit Control (MTC); Taylor Mac’s Obie Award-winning The Lily’s Revenge (HERE); Dutchman (Cherry Lane). Regional: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Hartford Stage, Old Globe); Bonnie and Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse, Asolo Rep); The Power of Duff (Huntington); Strange Interlude (Shakespeare Theatre); Pericles (Chicago Shakespeare); The Rocky Horror Show, Welcome to Arroyo’s, Whisper House (The Old Globe). Additionally, Mr. Rhyne creates video content for various television projects, including Project Runway and NBC’s The Marriage Ref. www.aaronrhyne.com

KYRA HANSEN(Production Stage Manager)Past Geffen Playhouse credits include Choir Boy; Slowgirl; I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers; Play Dead; Good People; The Jacksonian; Radiance; Extraordinary Chambers; Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Coney Island Christmas. Other Los Angeles credits include Love Noël at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, The Barber of Seville, Cenerentola, Dulce Rosa and A Streetcar Named Desire at Los Angeles Opera, Tchaikovsky Secondary and Zappa’s 200 Motels at Los Angeles Philharmonic. Other credits include Beneath

the Veil at Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and Tosca, Arabella, Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale, La Grande Duchesse, La Donna del Lago, La Traviata, Elixir of Love, The Magic Flute, Oscar, Falstaff and La Boheme at The Santa Fe Opera. Kyra has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater design and technology from the University of South Dakota.

MICHAEL VITALE (Assistant Stage Manager) Michael is thrilled to be returning to the Geffen for his third production. He has been working professionally in the L.A. area for the past eight years. Some favorite productions include: The Simpsons Take the Bowl, Hair, Chicago, The Producers, Hairspray, Rent (Hollywood Bowl/LA Philharmonic); Alice in Wonderland (LA Philharmonic/Barbican, London); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Geffen Playhouse); The Black Suits, Race (Center Theatre Group); Cosi fan tutte, Le Nozze di Figaro (LA Phil); I Due Foscari, La Boheme (Los Angeles Opera). Michael holds an MFA in Stage Management and currently teaches at California State University, Fullerton.

AMY LEVINSON (Dramaturg)Amy is the Artistic Associate and Literary Director at the Geffen Playhouse. Dramaturgy credits include the commissions and world premieres of Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still and Coney Island Christmas, Jane Anderson’s The Quality of Life and The Escort and Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation of Wait Until Dark. Other credits include The Weir, Extraordinary Chambers, Build, Equivocation and Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress. At the Geffen she has helped to build programs for the purpose of fostering new work including the commissioning




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and development of plays. Also a translator of Yiddish drama, she holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

PHYLLIS SCHURINGA, CSA (Casting Director) Phyllis has been the casting director at the Geffen for 12 years and now is also an artistic associate. Recent plays are Reasons to Be Pretty; The Country House; Death of the Author; Wait Until Dark; American Buffalo; Yes, Prime Minister; The Gift; Coney Island Christmas; Build and the Los Angeles production of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Before joining the team at the Geffen, she was the casting director for Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago where her favorites include Frank Galati’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath (also La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre in London, and Broadway, where it received the Tony Award for Best Play), the original production of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (and subsequent productions including Westwood Playhouse and Briar Street Theater in Chicago), Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow and Charles L. Mee’s Time to Burn. Broadway transfers include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony for Best Revival) and The Song of Jacob Zulu. She teaches auditioning at Steppenwolf West and is a member of the Casting Society of America.

RANDALL ARNEY (Artistic Director)Randall Arney has been a theater professional for over

30 years and has served as artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse since 1999. In addition to his artistic programming and oversight at the Geffen, Arney has helmed more than 10 productions for the theater, most recently Reasons to Be Pretty, Slowgirl, American Buffalo, Superior Donuts, The Female of the Species, The Seafarer, Speed-the-Plow and All My Sons. Arney is an ensemble member and former artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre where his directing credits include: Slowgirl, The Seafarer, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the Maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, Killers and The Geography of Luck, among others. Arney also directed Steppenwolf’s world premiere of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, as well as the subsequent national and international acclaimed productions. Mr. Arney’s acting credits with Steppenwolf include Born Yesterday, Ghost in the Machine, The Homecoming, Frank’s Wild Years, You Can’t Take it with You, Fool for Love, True West, Balm in Gilead and Coyote Ugly. As the artistic director for Steppenwolf from 1987 to 1995, he oversaw the creation of a new state-of-the-art theater which is Steppenwolf’s current home. Broadway transfers under his leadership include The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Song of Jacob Zulu (six Tony Award nominations) and The Grapes of Wrath (1990 Tony Award, Best Play). Mr. Arney has an MFA degree in Acting from Illinois State University and has taught master classes and workshops at UCLA, Steppenwolf, around the U.S. and in Tokyo.

GIL CATES, JR. (Interim Managing Director)Gil Cates, Jr. has proudly served as Geffen Playhouse Board Vice Chairman since 2012 and has years of producing and directing experience in theater, film, and television. Gil’s theater credits include the award winning Names (Matrix Theatre) starring Dixie Carter and Greg Mullavey, The Night I Knocked Out Joe Frazer and Lost 90 Pounds (Gardner Stage Theater), as well as Three Sisters and David Mamet’s A Life In The Theatre (both at Syracuse Stage). Gil’s film credits include The Surface (starring Sean Astin and Geffen Playhouse alumnus Chris Mulkey), Jobs (starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, as well as Geffen Playhouse alumni Matthew Modine and Ron Eldard) and the 2011 feature film Lucky (starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret and recent Golden Globe winner Jeffrey Tambor). In addition, Gil produced and directed the critically acclaimed Life After Tomorrow, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, which won best documentary at the Phoenix Film Festival and later had its premiere Christmas Eve on Showtime. His other films include Deal (starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Charles Durning), The Mesmerist (starring Geffen Playhouse nus Neil Patrick Harris), and the critically acclaimed independent film Order of Chaos. Gil also made his TV directorial debut with an episode of the NBC comedy,

Joey, starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc. He studied at the National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, and holds a BFA in Drama from Syracuse University in 1991.

REGINA MILLER (Chief Development Officer)Regina has been a development professional for over 18 years, working with non-profit institutions, foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and fundraising. She has worked for Simon Wiesenthal Center, William J. Jefferson Clinton Foundation, Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative, Hank Azaria’s Determined to Succeed, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Kind Campaign, Jewish Museum of Prague, among others. Prior to the Geffen, Regina served as the Director of Partnerships for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire where she led strategic planning and development while executing policies that advanced the organization’s visibility and growth. Regina also has a strong passion for teaching. After graduating from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and touring the world as a professional dancer, she worked as a teacher in preschools and kindergartens in New York, as well as lecturing at numerous schools in the U.S. and abroad. Regina is also a published author and photographer with Tallefellow Press and Prometheus Books and is currently working on a book with her 11 year old son Jaden.


PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THE POWER OF DUFF

Assistant Set Designer Craig NapolielloAssistant Costume Designer E.B. BrooksAssistant Lighting Designer Jenna PletcherAssistant Projection Designer Ned Stresen-ReuterLight Board Operator Josiah DavisWardrobe Supervisor Carol Ann SparksProduction Assistant Jessica StandiferAutomations Operator Joel FullertonStage Crew Alexandre NorkusFollowspot Operator Jack Herndon

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Set provided by Scenic HighlightsLighting Equipment provided by Entertainment Lighting ServicesSound Equipment provided by Jon Sound Inc. Production Photographer Michael LamontMedia Filming Four Leaf Media

SPECIAL THANKS

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Scene, Prop, Sound and Costume Shops; London Cleaners; Keurig; Zoe Perry; Joe Crow; Soledad O’Brien

UCLA SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION

The Geffen Playhouse is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, specifically the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The Geffen Playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. Students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as Alan Ayckbourn, Jon Robin Baitz, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, David Ives, Neil LaBute, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Terrence McNally, John Rando and Kathleen Turner in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. The Geffen Playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors

and stage managers in the United States.

This theater operates under agreement between the League of Resident Theaters and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent

national labor union.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

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1. The cast of The Night Alive with director Randall Arney

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Hershey Felder brings to life the remarkable story of Irving Berlin, “America’s Composer.” From the depths of anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia, to New York’s Lower East Side, and ultimately all of America and the world, Berlin’s story epitomizes the American dream. Featuring the composer’s most popular and enduring songs from “God Bless America,” to “White Christmas” and beyond, Hershey Felder’s masterful creation of character and

musical performance makes this evening with Irving Berlin an unforgettable journey.

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CRITIC’S CHOICE!A “remarkable portrait … richly entertaining

and ultimately touching.”— Los Angeles Times

“Enriching, humorous and replete with most of the brilliant Berlin tunes … you do not want to miss a delicious moment of it!”

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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE LITERACY PROJECTCONGRATULATIONS TO MENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL 10TH GRADERS FOR COMPLETING THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM!Being able to pass the CAHSEE in the spring of their sophomore year can be a deciding factor in whether or not students drop out of high school. According to Mendez High School principals, the writing portion of the test is the toughest for their students. To help students succeed and stay in school, the Geffen Playhouse has been working closely with all 10th graders in an immersive program that is centered upon our season of plays and the rich opportunity to use our plays as highly captivating experiences in which to develop and sharpen their writing and critical thinking skills.


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“In the beginning of the year, I disliked writing a lot. The plays and learning how to write through them

and through our work with the teaching artists and writing coaches have opened

my eyes to a whole new perspective.” — Adriana

“This program helps us in ways that are hard to describe. It opens our minds. It

shows us that anything is possible with a little help! Without the people who give to make this program possible, I would

not have experienced any plays. I would not have explored all of the new ideas. I know I will be more successful in life

because of this program.”— Ashley

STUDENTS WORK WITH TEACHING ARTISTS BEFORE AND AFTER EACH Student Matinee to deepen their knowledge of theater, increase their understanding of the topics and themes of the plays and enhance their speaking skills. They write essays based on a theme from the play and receive individualized feedback from UCLA Center X Literacy Coaches, as well as their English teachers. In special small group sessions, the coaches and teachers advance students’ capacities to comprehend and analyze different ideas, express their own thoughts clearly and cohesively, and support their opinions with evidence.

In the inaugural year of the Geffen Playhouse’s collaboration with Mendez High School, the percentage of students who passed the CAHSEE on their first attempt increased by 11 % — breaking every previous record.

Mendez High School students with Jennifer Zakkai, Geffen Playhouse Director of Education & Community Outreach

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BACKSTAGE AT THE GEFFENTHANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS WHO HELPED

MAKE THIS A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR

THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 HONOREES

Distinction in Service AwardMELLODY HOBSON & GEORGE LUCAS

Distinction in Theater Award SIR ELTON JOHN & DAVID FURNISH

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The Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund andBackstage at the Geffen. Donors are listed at the Associate level and higher for gifts made between January 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015.

In appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions and much more. For more information, please call Jamie Mikelich at 310.208.6500 ext. 128.

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Arts Education at the Geffen PlayhouseJohn McCrite & Juan LopezDonna McKenna & Flynn ChernosKelly & Ron MeyerScott MinerdAnn & Jerry MossMoss FoundationParadigm Talent AgencyRalph M. Parsons FoundationPricewaterhouseCoopersMadeline & Bruce RamerPamela Robinson Hollander & Robert HollanderLinda Bernstein Rubin & Tony RubinRichard & Barbara ShermanShubert FoundationSkirball FoundationKaren & Vic SmithKate Capshaw Spielberg & Steven SpielbergDeeAnna StaatsCynthia P. StaffordJudith & Bruce SternJodi & Howard TenenbaumUCLAThe Walt Disney CompanyElaine Wynn Family FoundationJudy & Chancellor Charles E. YoungDirk & Natasha Ziff

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& Chancellor Gene D. BlockSusan Booth & Christopher WaddenRobert Brook & Jacqueline KosecoffDr. Fanya Carter, PhDLisa, Michael & Rachel ChalfinScott, Susan & Joshua CorwinPerry GoldbergYvonne & Damien JordanDora & Neil KadishaThea & Neal KossRenee & Meyer LuskinMerle & Jerry MeaserBenedicta & Geoffry OblathLori & David RoussoPaula & Allan RudnickJudy & Mike SapirAllen Blue & Kira SnyderVernon, Barry & Dale Tyerman

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DATES TO NOTE

APRIL 7 – MAY 17 GIL CATES THEATER

JUNE 9 – JULY 19 GIL CATES THEATER

THIS TIME IN GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

HISTORYAPRIL 2014

The West Coast premiere of Slowgirl (helmed by Geffen Playhouse

Artistic Director Randall Arney) extends in the Audrey Skirball Kenis

Theater at the Geffen Playhouse. The production would later receive multiple

Ovation nominations and be awarded the Ovation for Best Sound Design.

MARCH 2013 The world premiere of Nothing to Hide (featuring Derek DelGaudio and Helder

Guimarães, directed by Neil Patrick Harris) ends its record-breaking multi-

month extension in the Audrey.

APRIL 2012 The West Coast premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People opens and receives

a record eight Ovation nominations in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen

Playhouse. Director Matt Shakman will return this summer to helm the West Coast premiere comedy, Bad Jews.

the power of duff Opening Night 4/7/15Artists, donors, press and sponsors, including longtime supporter Audi of America, celebrate the West Coast premiere opening with a post-performance party at Napa Valley Grille.

switzerland Closing Night 4/19/15Joanna Murray-Smith’s anticipated co-world premiere and Geffen Playhouse commission closes in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.

the power of duff Talk Back Tuesdays 4/21/15 – 5/12/15Tuesdays only: Geffen Playhouse artists lead a post-performance discussion of The Power of Duff while guests enjoy complimentary beverages courtesy of Keurig.

the power of duff Girls Night Out 4/23/15The Geffen Playhouse’s popular after-party, held at Westwood’s stunning Skylight Gardens restaurant, features artist and author, Toula Mavridou-Messer plus DJ Mike, hosted bar and buffets, photo booth, a Keurig coffee and tea bar plus a Pixi Beauty take-away gift.

the power of duff ASL-Interpreted Performance 4/26/15Geffen Playhouse is fully committed to ensuring a satisfying theater experience for patrons with special needs or disabilities. Contact ticketing or usher staff at 310.208.2028 for details.

the power of duff Student Matinee 4/30/15Students from Mendez, Jordan, Santee, Roosevelt and Westchester High Schools attend a special matinee performance featuring a post-show discussion with Geffen Playhouse artists and staff.

bad jews First Rehearsal 5/12/15The “best new comedy of the season” (The New York Times) and West Coast premiere begins rehearsal in the newly named Jason & Yvonne Lee Geffen Playhouse Annex.

MAY 19 – JUNE 28 AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER

Randall Arney Artistic Director

Gil Cates, Jr. Interim Managing Director

ARTISTIC

Mary Garrett Artistic ManagerAmy Levinson Artistic Associate / Literary DirectorPhyllis Schuringa Artistic Associate / Casting DirectorYoung Ji Artistic CoordinatorNick Johnson Literary Associate

DEVELOPMENT

Regina Miller Chief Development OfficerEllen Catania Director of Major Gifts & Corporate/Foundation PartnershipsJessica Brusilow Rollins Director of Education Partnerships & Donor RelationsJamie Mikelich Associate Director of Individual GivingKristen Smith Eshaya Development & Education Programs CoordinatorScott Kriloff Development Associate & Donor Database AdministratorJessie Sherman Development AssistantAva Bogle Development Assistant

EDUCATION

Jennifer Zakkai Director of Education & Community OutreachConnor White Resident Teaching Artist & Education Associate

ADMINISTRATION

Behnaz Ataee Chief Financial OfficerFrankie Ocasio Executive Assistant to the Managing DirectorPeter Banachowski Accounting and Payroll ManagerDiana Chang Accounts PayableMarguerite Harris Receptionist

PRODUCTION

Daniel Ionazzi Production ManagerJill Barnes Associate Production Manager Matthew Carleton Technical DirectorEvan Friedman Assistant Technical Director Rich Gilles Properties MasterJames Grabowski Sound MasterDarren Rezowalli Master Electrician

MARKETING & SALES

Joseph Yoshitomi Director of Marketing & CommunicationsKaren Gutierrez Director of Advertising & SponsorshipsMark San Filippo Ticket Services Director & Database AdministratorStephanie Strand Audience Services ManagerBrian Dunning Graphics / Production Artist Jodi Feigenbaum Advertising & Promotions AssistantJanice Bernal Box Office Manager Bryan Martin Box Office Manager Korie Benavidez, Joshua Davis, Clay Dzygun, Natalie Gregory, Zack Hamra, Kaitlin Huwe, Richard Martinez, Celia Rivera, Celeste Russi Alyssa Tyson Box Office Staff

COMMUNICATIONS

Tim Choy, Peter Goldman, David Barber, Niki Blumberg Davidson & Choy PublicityRebecca Haithcoat Communications Editor

FRONT OF HOUSE

Jeni Pearsons Director of Special EventsDavid Gerhardt Supervising House ManagerMichelle Cantrell, Kevin Cernansky, Josiah Davis, Amy Farkas, Brennan Kelleher, Roxana Meyers, Erik Odom House ManagersSevana Baghdasarian, Kailey Bray, Christopher Caron, Taylor Cerny, Vianney Cossyleon, Brett Donaldson, Brigid Donovan, Dan Foote, Chelsea Fryer, Mariel Higuera, Netta Lee Joseph, Erica Keller, Caroline Harrison Kohler, Nathaniel Meek, Keith Mitchell, JoJo Nwoko, Chase O’Donnell, Cassandra Orrantia, Luis Ruiz, Jonathan Schwartz, Oliver Vaughn UshersRob Mersola Bar ManagerManuel Mayorga Weekend Bar ManagerAdam Carr, Brenda Davidson, Mariel Higuera, Lyndsi LaRose, Kimberly Legg, Bartenders

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Miguel del Castillo Facility ManagerMario Santillan-Perez CustodialJuan Carlos Umaña Cleaning Custodial


GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE STAFF

The Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

This project was also funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The Geffen Playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles.

Documents

The Power of Duff Program