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Theatre on San Pedro Square29 N. San Pedro Street • Downtown San Jose

January 20 – February 5, 2017

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Presents

The Tabard TheaTre company

From Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Artistic Director

Wlelcome to Tabard’s production of 10 in 10: 2017! This project has been exciting in every way.

We began last spring with an invitation to local emerging artists of all ages to submit two-dimensional work from which 16 pieces would be selected by a panel of judges to be available to local early career playwrights as inspiration for a new ten-minute play. 35 works of art were submitted. In June we had an artists reception attended by artists, playwrights, directors, actors, arts patrons, theatre patrons, and other folks who were just plain curious about what we were doing, at which we displayed all 16 pieces.

In July, we received 42 ten-minute plays that were reviewed by a panel of judges. In July we also received applications from early career directors. The 10 directors were selected in August, auditions were in September, and directing workshops were offered in October. Rehearsals for some of the plays began in November. Others began their process in January. The result: seven paintings, 10 plays, 17 actors. An exciting aspect that evolved is that of the final selected plays: three of them were inspired by the same art piece, and two others had another artpiece in common as inspiration. It will be fun to see very different plays inspired by the same works of art. Art inspires Art inspires Art.

Of our 35 submitted works of art, two were created by men and women of Elmwood Correctional Facility; both pieces were part of the 16 semi-final works. One of them, Metamorphoses, inspired Richard Lau to write Butterflies. The cast of this play had the privilege of performing this work at Elmwood in early January, a rewarding experience for us as well as for the Elmwood artists who collaborated to create Metamorphoses. The designated non-profit for 10 in 10: 2017 is the Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy Art & Spirit program through which Metamorphoses was created. This program provides the creative opportunity for inmates to explore their imagination as well as to work collaboratively with others.

From Nick Nichols, Executive Director

As you sit back in your comfortable chair to watch this performance of 10 in 10: 2017, I’d like to remind you that you can hold your next business lmeeting, birthday party, anniversary, or event in this charming and intimate

theatre. Every year many corporations, groups, and individuals rent Theatre on San Pedro Square for its great location, ambiance, and reasonable rates. We offer full catering and bar service as well as great lighting, sound, and projection capabilities. Our helpful staff will ensure your event is just perfect! For information on renting Theatre on San Pedro Square, go to our website at www.TabardTheatre.org or contact Tabard’s Guest Company Liaison, Jeanie Burgess, at Jeanie@tabardtheatre.org. Thank you for being with us and enjoy the show!

Journey of the heart. Tabard.

This production of 10 in 10: 2017 is dedicated to Joyce Taylor, who unexpectedly passed away in late November. Joyce was the original director for the ten-minute play The Water Temple and had already begun rehearsals with her cast. Concurrently, she was stage-managing Tabard’s production of A Dickens of A Christmas Mashup. Although she stage-managed four Tabard productions (A Dickens of A Christmas Mashup, Crowns, Swift Justice, Miracle on 34th Street),

assistant stage-managed one (Memphis), and had a supporting role in another (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Tabard audiences may remember her most from her touching portrayal of the matron in Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. In addition to her work at Tabard and her day job at IBM, Joyce was part of Cathedral of Faith’s World of Arts ministry for 20 years, where she performed in a variety of dramas with roles from narrator to demon. For the last 10 years, she was the Drama Ministry Director, directing and managing COF’s large-scale Christmas and Easter productions, as well as dramas and scripture readings for weekend services. Joyce was the consummate professional: detail-oriented, firm, responsible — I could go on. She was also kind, generous, and able to extend compassion to everyone with whom she interacted. Joyce knew time was precious and used every minute she had. She lived life to the fullest every day, every hour, every minute with activities that filled her life and heart and, thus, touched the lives of everyone she met. Few things, though, sparked the light in her eyes like theatre. All of us at Tabard are grateful she chose to play with us. We are each better for having had Joyce choose to be part of our lives. — Cathy Spielberger Cassetta

In Memoriam: Joyce Taylor Actor, Director, Stage Manager

1965 – 2016

Producer Cathy Spielberger Cassetta

Directing Mentors Doug Baird, Cathy Spielberger Cassetta

Lighting Designer Nick Nichols

Sound Designer John DiLoreto

Stage Manager / Board Operator Hannah Thrasher

Asst. Stage Manager / Board Operator Josie Burgin Lawson

Costume Coordinators Esther Goes, Marilyn Watts

Artwork Judges Harriet Arnold, Doug Baird, Kymberli Brady, Samuel Cisneros, Vicky Deggs, Esther Goes, Charlynn Knighton, Marcia Lawson, Nicole Letellier, Leslie Lloyd, Mayvid Maclay, Grace Vaccaro

Script Judges Doug Baird, Kathy J. Bullock, Joe Cassetta, Samuel Cisneros, Anne Hallinan, Robert Lewis, Leslie Lloyd, Darin McGrew, Nick Nichols, Karen Altree Piemme, Scott Sublett

Program Layout Barbara Reynolds

producTion STaff 10 in 10: 2017List of Plays

(in performance order)

Adventure Awaits Artist: Lacey Bryant

Playwright: Andrew Marshall Director: Emily Anne Goes

Cast: Chloe Allen, Camille Bayer, Ava Mracek; Samantha Goes (understudy)

Walk On Artist: Alexis Snyder

Playwright: Jeff Swan Director: Angela Cesena

Cast: Peter Spoelstra, Amanda Vogel

The Water Temple Artist: Masha Schultz

Playwright: Richard Lau Director: Cast, Cathy, & Doug, in the spirit of Joyce

Cast: Chloe Allen, Christian Hosler, Mike Hugill, Regina Kohl, Steven Guire Knight, Jenafer Thompson

Anniversary Portrait Artist: Alexis Snyder

Playwright: Richard Lau Director: Morgan Dayley

Cast: Mariana Arôxa, Yousuf Fauzan

Muse Artist: Joan Spencer

Playwright: Craig S. Engen Director: Craig S. Engen

Cast: Becky White Brownson, Caitie Clancey

Intermission

Tabard offers its sincere and grateful appreciation to... Campbell United Methodist Church, Joe Cassetta, Harley Goes, TheatreWorks,

and all our season subscribers, donors, sponsors, and community partners who helped make this production possible.

We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.

A portion of Tabard’s concession proceeds from this production will be donated to:

Correctional Institutions ChaplaincyArt & Spirit Program

There will be a 15-minute intermission.

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Chloe Allen is excited to be performing two roles in 10 in 10, her fourth Tabard production! Recent local performances include A Dickens of a Christmas Mashup (Sydney) and Homeward Bound (Angelina) with Tabard, The Music Man (Zaneeta) with Lyric Theatre of San Jose, Sunday in the Park with George (Louise) with Foothill Music Theatre, Falstaff (Pageboy) with Opera San José, and several musicals with Roberta Jones Junior Theater and Starting Arts. She enjoys playing guitar, ukulele, and percussion.

Mariana Arôxa is a Brazilian actor whose professional background includes theatre, film, and television. Her biggest breakthrough as an actor was in Babilônia (Babylon), a Brazilian soap opera produced by the prestigious Globo Network in 2015 in Rio de Janeiro. Love has led her to move to California, where she continues to pursue her professional acting career. She appears in two of this year’s 10 in 10 plays at Tabard: The Guardians and The Anniversary Portrait.

Camille Bayer is a second-grader at Schallenberger Elementary. Camille developed a love of theater thanks to her big brother, Miles. Favorite past roles include Disney’s 101 Dalmatians (Pepper), Disney’s Cinderella (Perla the Mouse), Pinocchio (Daughter/Narrator), and The Nutcracker Ballet (Cherub). In her free time, Camille likes to read, do gymnastics, take part in Brownies and play with friends. Camille is performing in her second Tabard production, following A Dickens of a Christmas Mashup.

Becky White Brownson appears in her second show with Tabard; her first was our all-female production of 1776. Becky began doing theater in the Bay Area when she moved here from New York in the early 1980s. She has appeared with San Jose Civic Light Opera, TheatreWorks, Saratoga Drama Group, West Valley Light Opera, Lyric Theater, and Sunnyvale Community Players. She was most recently seen as Mrs. Paroo in Lyric’s The Music Man. She is grateful for the support of her husband Don.

Caitie Clancey is excited to return to Tabard in her second 10 in 10! She has enjoyed being on stage since the age of five and graduated from Sonoma State University with a B.A. in theatre arts with an emphasis in acting. Previous roles include Young Woman Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Northside Theatre Company, Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa, Dr. Purgeon in The Imaginary Invalid, and Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Yousuf Fauzan is excited to make his American stage debut with Tabard’s production of 10 in 10: 2017. Previous experience includes work with Banjara Theatre Group in Mumbai, India. An engineer by day, he is a theatre enthusiast who especially enjoys the production process and being around creative people, noting that, “One learns so much in a very short span.”

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The Great Relative Artist: Thong Le

Playwright: Richard Lau Director: James Creer

Cast: Nora Rousso, Peter Spoelstra, Jenafer Thompson, Amanda Vogel (February 4 & 5)

The Red Hallway Artist: Alexis Snyder

Playwright: Vijay M. Rajan Director: Jenafer Thompson

Original Music: Elizabeth McClelland Cast: Christian Hosler, Elizabeth McClelland

Besties Artist: Teague Shattuck

Playwright: Richard Lau Director: Vijay M. Rajan

Cast: Samantha Goes, Ava Mracek

The Guardians Artist: Teague Shattuck

Playwright: Kelly Endersby Director: Janet Miller

Cast: Mariana Arôxa, Christian Hosler, Mike Hugill, Regina Kohl

Butterflies Artists: Inmates of Elmwood Correctional Facility

Playwright: Richard Lau Director: Charlynn Knighton

Cast: Steven Guire Knight, Peter Spoelstra

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Samantha Goes is in the fifth grade and has been in 11 shows. Her recent roles include: Pip (Dickens of A Christmas Mashup), Ti Moune (Once on This Island Jr.), and Xiao Fu (Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey) at Tabard, and Anita (101 Dalmatians) and White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland) at Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. Samantha will be on stage again at Mitty as Young Cosette/Eponine in Les Misérables.

Christian Hosler is proud to make his debut with Tabard. He recently returned to theatre, after a long hiatus, as Willie Conklin in Woodside Community Theatre’s Ragtime. Other past credits include Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, Roger in Grease, and Schroeder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Christian has his degree in environmental studies from U.C. Santa Barbara and works at a cleantech incubator in San Jose. He would like to thank his family for their love and support.

Mike Hugill is honored to be part of this production! Back for his third show with Tabard following Memphis and Babes in Hollywood, Mike has also performed with South Bay Musical Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre Company, and Tada Productions. Since retiring, Mike spends time with grandkids, collector cars, golf, and his wife, Debi, with whom he just celebrated his third anniversary after having been reunited with her at a high school reunion.

Steven Guire Knight at Tabard: A Dickens of a Christmas Mashup (Mr. Weg), Memphis (Ensemble), Death Takes a Holiday (Fidele). Cabrillo Stage: Urinetown (Senator Fipp), Oliver! (Mr. Brownlow), Lunch (Robert Lerner), Anything Goes (Henry T. Dobson). Jewel Theatre: Enter the Guardsman (Wigs). Ex Machina (Minnesota): authentic baroque recreations of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (Curio) and Scarlatti’s Cunegonda (Aladino). Choral: ensemble Sequentia, the Rose Ensemble, the Dale Warland Singers, Ariose Singers.

Regina Kohl returns to Tabard after appearing in Edith Stein. She trained at the Drama Studio London, UK. She discovered her love for acting whilst studying for her master’s degree in history and English at the University of Vienna, Austria, her home country. After treading the boards in the UK, Ireland, and Austria, she recently moved to the States and is delighted to be part of this show. In her spare time she loves exploring culinary delights from across the globe.

Elizabeth McClelland is excited to make her Tabard debut in 10 in 10! Favorite roles include Rosa in Drood (Sunnyvale Community Players), Lucinda in Into the Woods (Theatre in the Mountains), Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly!, and Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (South Bay Musical Theatre). Elizabeth holds an M.A. in theatre arts from San Jose State and works as an instructor and director for Peninsula Youth Theatre. She thanks her husband, Scott, for his love and encouragement!

Ava Mracek is thrilled to be in her first Tabard production. Ava is in sixth grade and loves being on stage and performing. Ava has also performed with Starting Arts, Dream Team 2, and the Peninsula Youth Theatre. When she is not performing on stage, she enjoys science, camping, Girl Scouts, and hanging out with friends. Ava would like to thank Tabard for this opportunity. Enjoy the show!

Nora Rousso is delighted to return to Tabard after her debut playing Hannah the Yenta in Crossing Delancey. She also played “Pick-a-Little Lady” Alma Hix in The Music Man for the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center. Other roles include Althea, a Native American, in The Desert Quilt and ensemble member/Foley artist in War of the Worlds for Foothill College Radio. In her real life, Nora is a trial lawyer here in Silicon Valley.

Peter Spoelstra is thrilled to be coming to the stage at Tabard for the first time, and honored to be bringing to life these fantastic plays. Peter most recently appeared as George in Foothill Theatre’s production of Our Town, and as Lennox in Agatha Christie’s Appointment with Death. Peter would like to thank all the directors for this wonderful opportunity, and would also like to thank his family and his girlfriend for always supporting him.

Jenafer Thompson is a San Jose State alum with a B.A. in theatre arts, with a goal to complete an M.F.A. in acting. A Vallejo native, she has been directing children’s theatre for the past four summers and currently directs shows in Tabard’s education program, including Aladdin, Mulan, and Alice in Wonderland. As an actress, her past shows include Crowns (Tabard), I Love You Because, Into the Woods, Marat/Sade, The Tempest, Zoot Suit, and 1940s Radio Hour.

Amanda Vogel is thrilled to be making her second appearance on the Tabard stage! Her previous appearance was in Love, Laughter, and Linguine. Most recently she played a Hollywood Blonde in South Bay Musical Theatre’s Gypsy. Her favorite role to date was playing Patsy in Crazy for You (WVLO Musical Theatre), and her favorite show was WVLO’s Sugar where she met the love of her life, David. When not performing, she works as a receptionist for Apple, enjoys chilling with her cat, and is a nap enthusiast.

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Lacey Bryant is an oil painter and scenic artist working in the Bay Area. She has been painting for about 10 years. She paints stage sets and haunted houses for Great America and spends the rest of her time working on oil paintings which she displays at galleries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and beyond.

Elmwood Correctional Facility Inmates created the work for Butterflies, titled Metamorphosis, through the Art and Spirit program offered by Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy. In three two-hour sessions focused on transformation, approximately 60 men and women collaborated to transform pages from the California Penal Code into origami butterflies, then collaged and painted new, colorful, life-filled entities. “This Transformation theme helped me put a lot of things into perspective. I feel so much more hopeful and positive about my future. If an ugly caterpillar can transform into a butterfly, I feel empowered, inspired, and humbled. It makes me believe I, too, can transform from a lost soul and live my life with purpose,” said one Elmwood participant.

Thong Le is an impressionist painter and portraitist who paints landscapes, still life, abstract, and portraits using oils and canvas. He especially likes portraits because he enjoys watching human faces and translating emotion. His work has won numerous awards from art associations across the Bay Area. He has sold his work through Zatista, Saatchi, Fine Arts America, and local galleries. He still considers himself a student and labors to find new modes of expression daily.

Masha Schultz is an international artist from the USSR. She attended art school in Moscow and is consistently taking art classes in the Bay Area where she has lived for the last 20 years. Using the vibrant colors and contrast of light and shadow, she is an emerging artist expressing perceptions before nature, especially landscapes.

Teague Shattuck is a 16-year-old artist and aspiring animator. She spends seven hours every day drawing and hopes to be the best she can! She would love to be admitted to CalArts in the future and work as a storyboard/conceptual artist for Disney or Cartoon Network. Teague’s favorite media are watercolor and water-soluble pencils. Her art piece for this production is very close to her, and she’s thrilled to have it be a part of Tabard’s 10 in 10: 2017. Enjoy the art and the show!

Alexis Snyder, a local artist, began practicing art as a child when her mom threw all her toys away and replaced them with art supplies. In high school, she began to work with acrylic paints. A year ago, after a four-month hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, she began pursuing her art career painting theater sets and selling personal artwork as prints, commissions, and original paintings. Tabard audiences have seen her art on many of Tabard’s sets.

Joan Spencer is a fabric artist with a degree from San Diego State. She has begun a second career after retiring as a teacher. Eight years ago she learned to quilt and has shown her designs in fabric art work in several exhibits and has shown her series “Quilts of Faith” in different venues.

Kelly Endersby is delighted to be making her debut with Tabard Theatre as the playwright of The Guardians. Recent writing credits include four short plays for Foothill College’s Brown Bag Theater as well as the novel The Fifth Sun, which is published by Trail Media under her pseudonym K.S. Miranda and available at Amazon.

Craig S. Engen produced his original play Shakespeare Three Ways at Theatre on San Pedro Square and had four original one-act plays produced in California. He has performed twice at Tabard, in The Elves and the Shoemaker and It’s a Wonderful Life. He has directed two staged readings (Six Plays in Search of an Actor and Sing Brightly from a Dark Space), one-acts entitled Amallama and Low Down Uptown, Acts I and II of his three-act radio play, and a workshop of his selected works; he is currently directing the one-act On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco by Chekov.

Richard Lau, having just started playwriting, has had two of his ten-minute plays performed as readings and one ten-minute play produced. He would like to thank Tabard for this wonderful program and the directors, actors, and crew for the opportunity to see his plays on stage.

Andrew Marshall has worked on several Tabard productions. As a stage manager and technical director, he has worked on The Elves and the Shoemaker; 1776; Farewell, Fitzgerald; Love, Laughter, and Linguine; and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. As a playwright, his previous play was I of the Beholder, part of Tabard’s 10 in 10: Perspective in 2014. He is also the writer-director of the short film Savepoint. He is currently working on a novel.

Vijay M. Rajan has been writing and directing films (short and feature), commercials, and corporate videos for the past 15 years. He has always loved theater, and saw 10 in 10 as an opportunity to try his hand at being a playwright and stage director. His play The Red Hallway is based on the struggles of many artist friends, and he brings his love of working with child actors to his direction of Besties.

Jeff Swan is excited to see the words of Walk On brought to life on stage. His play HOV POW was performed with Piedmont Players and Friends of the Library, Guerneville. Jeff is just finishing up his first full-length play, A Man’s Man. Last seen at Tabard on stage in Swift Justice and several years ago in Antigone in the Oval Office, Jeff thanks his amazing proofreader, Beth, for all of her help and support.

Angela Cesena has directed several children’s productions at Tabard, including summer theater camp for Disney’s Cinderella and Disney’s Aristocats, and Tabard’s Boys & Girls Club of San Jose program productions of Disney’s Cinderella and Disney’s The Jungle Book. Angela directed and produced at Los Gatos Christian School, including Jonah and the Whale, Christmas Around the World, Christmas Nativity, and Dinner Theater Puss In Boots. She also vocal-directed for Christian Youth Theater Santa Cruz’s production of The Jungle Book.

Playwrights

Directors

Artists

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James Creer is familiar to Tabard audiences for his many appearances on the Tabard stage. As Tabard associate producer, he has assisted producing Tabard main stage shows since October 2015 and produced Tabard’s 2016 summer youth/mentor production Alice in Wonderland. He is excited to be venturing into the world of directing with this ten-minute play. With a background in music, James leads the choir at Campbell United Methodist Church.

Morgan Dayley is excited to be directing with Tabard! Previously, Morgan directed and produced Almost, Maine with Stagelove Productions. She has also choreographed for numerous places including San Francisco Playhouse, Pacifica Spindrift Players, and South Bay Musical Theatre. Morgan earned her M.F.A. in musical theatre performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is a theatre-dance educator in East Palo Alto. Catch her directing My Fair Lady this spring with South Bay, and follow her adventures on www.morgandayley.com.

Craig S. Engen - See playwright biographies above.

Emily Anne Goes, a senior at Archbishop Mitty High School, was last seen at Tabard as Yuen Mei in Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. After her involvement in A Dickens of a Christmas Mashup as a playwright, she is very excited to be making her debut as a director in this production. She studies voice and music theory with Brigitte Doss-Johnson, and enjoys assisting dance classes at Marie Stinnett Dance Studio. Emily looks forward to directing in the future.

Charlynn Knighton most recently directed Tabard’s production of A Dickens of a Christmas Mashup. With a B.S. in music and theatre, Charlynn has worked across the U.S. and the Bay Area with Millbrook Playhouse, TheatreWorks, Broadway San Jose, San Jose Rep, West Valley Light Opera, and Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory in a variety of technical and creative positions. A Tabard associate artistic director and production manager, she thanks her family for their constant love and support along this journey!

Janet Miller is making her directorial debut with The Guardians and thanks Doug Baird and Cathy Cassetta for their mentorship with this project. Janet has been active both on stage and off working with Tabard, South Bay Musical Theatre, and Lyric Theatre. Most recently she served as assistant stage manager for Tabard’s production of Edith Stein and assisted with Tabard’s summer youth acting workshop. Janet is District Instructional Coach for Literacy for the San Jose Unified School District.

Vijay M. Rajan - See playwright biographies above.

Jenafer Thompson - See cast biographies above.

Doug Baird (Directing Mentor) previously directed Tabard’s I Do! I Do!; Tuesdays With Morrie; Starting Here, Starting Now; Making God Laugh; Looking Over the President’s Shoulder; and Driving Miss Daisy. Other recent directing credits include Irene; Bells Are Ringing; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; and My Fair Lady at WVLO Musical Theatre. Doug is also an award-winning actor, having appeared in Cabaret; Hello, Dolly!; South Pacific; The Pajama Game; Pippin; and 42nd Street.

Cathy Spielberger Cassetta (Producer, Directing Mentor) is a theatre/television veteran and entrepreneur who created/produced/co-hosted the weekly TV program Theater This Week in the 1990s before founding Tabard in 2001. She has created and/or written and directed a handful of productions for Tabard, including the most recent Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. In her non-theatre time, Cathy teaches yoga for seniors at Joint Venture Churches in Almaden, The Sea Ranch, and periodically in Anchor Bay.

John DiLoreto (Sound Designer) is Tabard’s chief audio engineer and has designed sound for over 30 Tabard shows since 2008. He has also designed sound for TheatreWorks, City Lights, South Bay Musical Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Players, and various clubs and bands for over 30 years. He is also a former record producer, recording studio owner, and keyboardist in numerous rock bands and in theatre orchestras. While at M.I.T., he studied acoustics with Professor Bose, and he holds an M.Eng. from U.C. Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Stanford. By day, he is Tabard’s operations director.

Esther Goes (Costume Coordinator) is a retired QA engineer who now enjoys spending her time, along with her husband Harley, helping with set construction, costumes, props, and ushering for Tabard. In addition, Esther also enjoys working with WVLO Musical Theatre, sometimes simultaneously and occasionally with South Bay Musical Theatre. She began working with theatre, assisting in costumes, when her granddaughters started at Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. She enjoys being part of what local theatre provides for the community.

Josie Burgin Lawson (Assistant Stage Manager, Board Operator) is a relatively recent transplant to the Bay Area, having worked in the Atlanta theatre community for several decades. A Tabard associate artistic director, she is excited to expand her theatre experience by being part of this production’s technical staff. Tabard audiences may remember her from her performance in last season’s production of Death Takes A Holiday.

Nick Nichols (Lighting Designer), Tabard’s executive director, is also the resident lighting consultant for Tabard and Theatre on San Pedro Square, designing lighting for many of Tabard’s productions since he joined Tabard in 2014. Before moving into arts management, Nick spent 20 years working as a lighting designer and/or technical director for Villanova Summer Shakespeare, Princess Cruise Lines, Ballet San Jose, and American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Nick holds an M.F.A. in technical direction/lighting design from Temple University and has taught lighting and technical theatre at Santa Clara University, San Jose State, and U.C. Santa Cruz.

Hannah Thrasher (Stage Manager, Board Operator) has a B.A. in radio/TV/film from San Jose State and is happily making her Tabard debut. The resident technical director at San Jose Improv since fall 2015, her stage-management credits include Once Upon A Mattress (Peninsula Youth Theatre), The Other Place (Dragon Productions Theatre), Into The Woods and Bang Bang You’re Dead (Magic Carpet Theatre), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (West Valley College), and many shows with Ohlone College. She thanks friends and family for their love and support.

Marilyn Watts (Costume Coordinator) has been Tabard’s resident costume designer since the company’s second season and designed the costumes for the award-winning Trying. Marilyn is also Tabard’s audience services director and is costumer for several theatre/dance companies. What brings an even bigger smile to her is anything related to I Love Lucy.

Production Staff

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KinnedgeDavid & Sharon

ArmstrongJohn & Harriett ArnoldElaine AumanCarla AurakamiNancy BackmanTerri BalandraNancy Jo BankoFaith BarbaBeverly BassettMark BaushkeCharlene BautistaPaul & Rosalind Bene Mike & Jan BergkampJim Beseau &

Kathy KesslerTodd & Sherry BevisAnna BolhorstClell & Jan BontragerJack BorokFrank & Karen BowerMargie BrooksKathy BullockRaymond & Patricia

BurleighBob & Nancy CaldwellIda CarbullidoBarbara CarneyKaren CarterPhyllis ChaiJan CharginGeraldine ChartrandNoelia ChionoLonnie & Debbie

ChrismanNancy ClevelandBarbara ConantToby Cordone Brenda CorralTeri CosentinoEsther Crawford Kathleen CroweRich & Nancey

CrowleyRamin DanielsDave DaviarVictoria Deggs &

Howard TaubMartie DegutisKaren DeHartWendy Dewell Minnette Diamond &

Myron TigerPat Diamond Joann DolciMaura Donohue &

Cotton StevensonJohn Dovano Dot Dowling

Sheri DoyleChristine DriedgerHarry DurrieBob & Becky

DurstenfeldJulie EasleyStephen & Linda

EckstoneMuria EgleshaNuria EgleshaElaine ElkinCarol & Ken EmmonsCyril & Didi EstyBarbara FairliePhyllis FaxonSusan FeachenSusie & Jerry

FergusonThomas & Connie

FernandesSusan Karen

FettchenhauerRosemary FinnertyJanet FischerGeorge & Gilda

ForresterClaudia FrenchAnna FurneriNancy GirtonJanice Goertz Esther & Harley GoesAmy GriffithNaomi Grubb & Steven

LinhoffAlain & Elizabeth

GuichardLucy Haab & Larry

CarothersGreg & Bunny HackerDiana HallPhyllis HallDori & Bud HambletonCharles & Nancy

HarperJoe HartmanMarilyn Hasler &

Norman Shapiro Bruce & Carol HawleySusan Hayes Marie HeadleyCharles & Shirley

HegerRich Hemmerling &

Marj MancusoKay HendersonDoug Hendricks &

Kathy WhiteKathleen HerringtonJack & Barbara HewettKathy HigginsLoretta HiligRichard & Lynn

HillebrechtBarbara HoffPatricia Houston

Marjorie HowardKristy & Norma

HughesPeg HylbertPatricia JacksonRoss & Marilyn

JacksonBernita JohnstonGrace JohnstonWilkes JoyJason Kazarian Jerry & Janice KeiferElaine KeiserShirley KellerJim & Ann KiltyButch & Claire Kruse Marlene Lamb Mike & Marcia Landis Robert & Clare LandryMillie Lang Ardella LaPointeNatalie LasherGary & Susan LatshawDon & Carol LaucellaLarry & Jill LauroJudith Lawrence Bruce & Pearl

LawsonHank & Marcia LawsonGeorge Lechner John & Mary Ann

LemonsNancy LeonardDaphne LesterNicole LetellierRobert & Carol LewisCarol LittletonLinda LoewAnnette LorenzBobbi LotmanAndrew & Christina

LowdMary Lund ‘Peggy’ Margaret

LundieGeorge & Thomasene

LuzzattiJoan MackayRichard & Jeanne

MacKieMayvid MaclayDonna MarenciaRon & Carol MarksTerry MartinDoris MartinezLarry Martinson &

Maxine AmundsonAustin MarxDon MasudaWilliam McCraw &

Janet MuscioDavid & Claire

McFeelyPatricia McGarvin

Darin & Michelle McGrew

David & Helen McGuigan

Linda McMullenMichael & Peggy

McNuttScott & Deb McQueenVirginia MearsTheresa MeditchBob & Karol MeeksJanet MillerLarry & Susan MillerArline MixMarti MordecaiDoreen MorganJo Ann MoritzHelene MorleyCarol NeillElaine NelsonNancy NelsonMichele NeuhausEd & Carol NeumannRichard & Grace

O’LearyJoseph & Pamela

OliverioShel & Mona Onstead Cathleen OrlowskiCarol PalmerJanet Paterson Nancy Pedigo Les & Louise PerssonJill PeterJoanne PeytonJim & Adrianne PhippsLarine PitcherMargo PizzoSandra PlymireLilly PumphreyCarol ReberSuzanne RegulJames & Ginny RoachLawrence & Monica

RobenHugh Roberts &

Kathleen ShawNancy Roberts-CollinsRaul & Cathy RochaAgnes RogersLinda RomanoRobert & Jenny RossSuzanne

RostamizadehJohn & Victoria RubboJay RubensteinKarin RumstedtToni RusichConnie SamplesDonna SanchezBob & Winnie

SchlossareckDale & Diane

SchoutenPaula Schulte

Jerry & Elaine ShafferDebra ShahmirzaRichard & Masel

SheehanJerry SilvaJoe & Carol SilveriaPieter & Jacqueline

SmithFred & Marion SotcherCaroline SpanglerDick & Joan SpencerJohn & Sally StallardJay Steele Bob & Michele

Sundstrom Craig & Kathy

SutherlandMartin & Julia TalmonMarvin & Ina TannerPatricia TappanTony & Diane TaylorDana & Lynn TimbrookPeter & Kathy TobiasDoug Tomm & Paula

Daccarett Jack & Lillian TrageserLane & Nancy TronsonCarol TurnerJohn & Claudia UngerJim & Grace VaccaroJoseph & Elaine VargaEvelyn Vigil Joan WagnerLaura Warner Mike & Laurie WarnerMitsu WasanoDonald & Gloria

WeddingtonMelanie WeilLoretta WelchJudy WestMaureen WestDave & Carolyn

WestcottMerryle & Marilyn

WieseDennis & Marianne

WilcoxAna WilliamsTed & Marianne

WilliamsConnie WolffPaddy WrayBrian & Linda York Sue YoshidaJerry & Kay YoungRichard & Sharon

ZechesRobert ZeiherNeil Zimmerman

Making memories. Tabard. Experience the magic. Tabard.

Partnering through Business SponsorshipsfriendS of Tabard friendS of Tabard

Partnering through Community Partnerships

The Tabard Theatre Company is a proud and active member of:

The Tabard Theatre Company is grateful for the support provided, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose

and a Regional Arts Fund grant from Silicon Valley Creates.

Explore new horizons. Tabard.Time well spent. Tabard.

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2016 – 2017 SeasonPartnering through Donations and Grants

Executive Director Nick Nichols Founder and Artistic Director Cathy Spielberger Cassetta Operations Director John DiLoreto Associate Artistic Directors Doug Baird, Charlynn Knighton, Josie Burgin Lawson, Leslie Lloyd Resident Music Director Samuel Cisneros Audience Services Director Marilyn Watts Education Director Tunuviel Luv Rental Sales Manager Shane Costa Social Media Advisor Ruby Stone (StoneMediaConsulting.com) TOSPS Guest Company Liaison Jeanie Burgess Designated Nonprofit Liaison Edie Fehling Production Manager Charlynn Knighton Technical Director Joe Cassetta Lighting Consultant Nick Nichols Head Audio Engineer John DiLoreto Costume Designer Marilyn Watts Assistant Costume Designer Melissa Sanchez TOSPS Mixologist Josh Salans Web Master Betty Gott Graphic Artist Kymberli Brady (sanjosestock.com) Tabard Logo Don Barnes (cellarideas.com) TOSPS Logo Mike English Tabard Website Gott Design? (gottdesign.net) Tabard Buttons Harley Goes

Sherry Bevis, Clare Moore Landry, Andrew Lowd, Christy Lowd, Suzanne Rostamizadeh

Tabard Audience Advisory Panel (TAAP)

Board of Directors President Joe Cassetta Vice President Rich Hemmerling Treasurer Keith Thomas Secretary Jack Borok Members Harriet Arnold, Niki Canotas, Vicky Deggs, Nicole Letellier, Robert Lewis, Darin McGrew, Nick Nichols, Grace Vaccaro Board Member Emeritus Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Founder Recording Secretary Marj Mancuso

Thank you for joining our journey. We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.

Susan Adams Karen AdkinsRobert Baines Nancy Jo BankoGwendolyn BarryJames & Janice Bartolotta Mark BaushkePaige Bayer Mike BergkampSusan BigelowMichael Bobadilla Joan Bose Frank & Karen BowerKathy J. BullockRaymond & Patricia BurleighMartha BurnsKaren CarterAnne Cashman Glenn Castleman Marilyn Clawson Vic & Bev Clifford Toby Cordone Brenda CorralEdward Cristal Lorraine D’ambruoso Dave DaviarDaryl Davis Jane DeckerVictoria Deggs & Howard

TaubKaren DeHartMinnette DiamondMargaret Donohoe Michael Downey Skeeter & Christine DriedgerJohn Dunning David Eisbach Ken & Carol EmmonsFrank FarrisPhyllis Faxon Jerry & Susie FergusonThomas & Connie FernandesSusan Karen FettchenhauerJanet FischerDarlene Frick Carol & Ken Fukui Monique Funnie Ryan Gallagher Janice Goertz Olivia GoesBarbara Goldstein Amy GriffithMary Grindeland Lucy HaabCharles Nancy HarperHugh HarrisRich Hemmerling Kathleen HerringtonKathy HigginsBrian HungerfordSuzette JacksonTammy & Jeff Janosik

Priscilla JereElizabeth JonesRose KakimotoJason Kazarian Jerry & Janice KeiferEdward & Eleanor Kiss Arleen KlugerLarry & Sara LagierKaren Lassman Don & Carol LaucellaBruce & Pearl LawsonJohn & Mary Ann LemonsNicole LetellierEllen Loebl Lisa, Gabi & Veronica LopezBobbi LotmanMegan LovelaceAndrew & Christina LowdKathleen LuckBarbara Lymberis Ron & Carol MarksDoris MartinezLarry MartinsonAnthony MastrobertoGrace Masuda William McCraw & Janet

MuscioDavid & Claire McFeelySheila McGann-TiedtMichael & Peggy McNuttDeb McQueenTheresa C. MeditchBob & Karol MeeksSusan Merrill Larry & Susan MillerGayle Moore Marti MordecaiTina MorrillJudy Mui Elizabeth Myers-Buhite Nancy A. NelsonMichele Neuhaus &

Ardella LaPointeBetty Newton Doug NewtonCatalina & Nick NicholsJohn Noon Richard & Grace O’LearyDorothy Pancoast Galina Pappu Janet Paterson Jill M. PeterSusan Rabin Buchanan Gerald Reaven Suzanne RegulRobert & Betty RenferGary & Vanessa ResslerLaura RichardsonTerry Riley Renee Romo Robert & Jenny RossGary Rovai

Karin Rumstedt Rudolf Sandmeier In honor of Norman Shapero Lynn SheehyDori Shimer Susan SilverEleanor SmithLaurel Smith Pieter & Jacqueline SmithSue SmithFred & Marion SotcherCaroline SpanglerJohn SparacinoJack & Sally StallardEvan Stanley Jay & Marcia Sternin Craig & Kathy SutherlandMarvin & Ina TannerTony & Diane TaylorH. James TellefsonKeith Thomas Georgina ThompsonNicholas Tindall Jack & Lillian TrageserLane & Nancy TronsonBetty TurnerJoan WagnerBenjamin WalterMike & Laurie WarnerMitsu WasanoCharlene WatkinsMelanie WeilLoretta Welch Judy WestDave & Carolyn WestcottMerryle & Marilyn WieseTed & Marianne WilliamsSandhya Yadav Jerry & Kay YoungRoderick Young Robert ZeiherAnonymous

In-Kind DonationsJack C. BorokKathy BullockJoe & Cathy CassettaVictor & Beverly Clifford Shirley ConnorVicky DeggsEsther & Harley GoesKatie HassettHank & Marcia Lawson Dottie Lester-WhiteRobert LewisDarin McGrewJanet MillerNick & Catalina NicholsGrace VaccaroGwendolyne WagnerAFK Gamer LoungeCadence Design Systems

Cafe Stritch City Lights Theater Company Delta Queen Car Wash Farmer’s Union Gingerbread on the Go Hotel DeAnzaJoseph George WinesLos Altos Stage Company Olla Cocina Pat Paulsen Vineyards San Francisco Giants San Jose Stage CompanySan Jose Symphonic ChoirSan Jose Wind Symphony Santa Clara Players Silicon Valley Gay Men’s

Chorus South Bay Musical TheatreSymphony Silicon Valley West Valley Light Opera

Arts Education DonationsVicky Deggs & Howard Taub Janet MillerNicole Letellier Darin & Michelle McGrew Pauline MooreFrances Rushing Pieter & Jacqueline Smith Seunghee SonGwendolyne WagnerSan Jose Water Company

New Stage DonationsFarrington Historical

FoundationMelissa Greer – CAFN8RX.

comMarcia & Hank LawsonMcEnery FamilyMarvin & Ina TannerCASE Design/RemodelingPine Cone LumberAnonymous

Matching GrantsAdobeDeVos Institute General ElectricGoogleIBMIntel Microsoft

Grants City of San Jose Office of

Cultural AffairsDeVos Institute Knight FoundationSilicon Valley CreatesThe Donor Circle for the Arts -

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Theatre is more than a show. Tabard.Be a part of it. Tabard.

‘tab’ard: \’tab- erd also -ärd\ n: 1. An ancient London inn featured in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, from which pilgrims began their journey to Canterbury Cathedral and at which the innkeeper offered a free meal to the best storyteller. 2. A tunic worn by a knight over his armor and emblazoned with his sovereign’s arms. 3. The name appropriated by numerous contemporary collegiate literary fraternities. 4. A dynamic and imaginative theatre company in Silicon Valley, CA

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Administrative Office: 5663 Chambertin Drive San Jose, CA 95118408-979-0231

nick@tabardtheatre.org www.tabardtheatre.org

Our Mission Statement: Tabard’s mission is to provide enlightening theatre experiences which are appropriate and affordable for audiences of all ages. We champion new works, innovative interpretations, and unique plays rarely produced. Tabard is an inclusive environment where the community can participate in every area of the plays, musicals, educational programs, and music concerts we produce. With a focus on altruism, Tabard reaches out to the under-served, such as the blind/visually impaired and children in low-income areas, and donates a portion of each production’s concession proceeds to a designated local charity.

A 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation

Executive Director: Nick Nichols Founder, Artistic Director: Cathy Spielberger Cassetta