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6th Street Playhouse presents

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Artistic DirectorCRAIG A. MILLER

Director

BARRY MARTIN

Scenic DesignPHOENIX RITCHIE

Lighting DesignAPRIL GEORGE

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The taking of photographs and the recording of this performance are strictly prohibited.

BECKY SHAWBy

GINA GIONFRIDDO

Costume Design, Sound Design & Properties MasterTAYLOR BARTOLUCCI DEGUILLIO

Production Stage ManagerDANA NELSON-ISAACS

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When the author says “every character in this play manipulates other people to get their needs met,” that’s a play I want to read. And after the first reading of Becky Shaw I knew it was a play I wanted to direct.

The manipulation author Gina Gionfriddo talks about is not always devious, or bitter, or even intentional. Don’t we all try to shape the world to our own ends day after day? Some of us do it purposefully, some unaware. But we all have needs and desires, and it’s the rare person who can subordinate what they want and give more than they take. And so we seduce, we demand, we wheedle, we bribe, we charm - we do our best to get through the day, and life, with some satisfaction. It’s that kind of hard, true kernel of human nature, explored by a brilliant author, that makes a great script.

Becky Shaw premiered at the Humana Festival in 2008 as a work commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville and ran off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre in 2009. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer prize. I am thrilled to have an outstanding cast to bring it to life here. I think you will find it to be one of those plays that will give you much to think about, talk about - even argue about - for days to come.

Barry MartinDirector

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

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Suzanna .......................................................................LC Arisman

Becky ....................................................Taylor Bartolucci DeGuillio

Susan ...........................................................................mollie boice

Max..........................................................................John Browning

Andrew ......................................................................Skylar Evans

Becky (Understudy)......................................... Shawna Eiermann

Time & Place:New York, Providence, and Boston, 2009

BECKY SHAWCASTAlphabetical by last name

ARTISTIC STAFFBarry Martin ................................................................................DirectorPhoenix Ritchie.............................................................Scenic DesignerTaylor Bartolucci DeGuillio .......................................... Sound DesignerApril George ................................................................ Lighting DesignerTaylor Bartolucci DeGuillio ...................................... Costume DesignerTaylor Bartolucci DeGuillio ........................................Properties MasterDana Neslon-Isaacs..................................... Production Stage ManagerBethany Cox....................................................Assistant Stage ManagerBailey Gray ........................................................................... Stage CrewVincent Mothersbaugh .............................................. Technical DirectorPhoenix Ritchie................................................................... Scenic ArtistSkylar Evans, Phoenix Ritchie, Rio Macchio & Kyle Nahas ... CarpentersTy Donaldson ..............................................................Graphic DesignerEric Chazankin .................................................................. Photographer


LC ARISMAN (Suzanna) LC transplanted to Sonoma three years ago from New York where she performed stand-up and taught dance in the public schools. Most recently she played

Suzy and choreographed The Marvelous Wonderettes at Napa Valley Playhouse after being Maggie in Book of Matthew (Leibowitz) with Spreckels Theatre Company. Local shows include Wonder of the World (Lois), Sister Cities (Austin), I Love You Because (Diana), and Legally Blonde (Brooke). Choreography credits include: Funny Girl (LPP), Smokey Joe’s Café (6SP), and I Love You Because (LPP/STC).

TAYLOR BARTOLUCCI DEGUILIO (Becky) Taylor has been performing since the age of four, trained at A.C.T. and holds a B.A. in theatre from Pepperdine University. At 6th Street,

she was last seen as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Gloria in Boeing Boeing, Victor(ia) in Victor/Victoria, Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (SFBATCC Nomination - Featured Actress in a Musical), and Pippi in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, among others. Other recent roles include Mama Rose in Gypsy (MST), Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (LPP), Maria in The Sound of Music (NVCT) and Marcy in I Love You Because (LPP/STC). Next, she is excited to reprise her dream role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on the G.K. Hardt stage, followed by her SF debut with 42nd Street Moon in Do I Hear a Waltz? this fall. She is a proud Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Lucky Penny Productions with Barry Martin, and by day works for her family winery,

Madonna Estate. Keep up with her at www.taylorbartolucci.com

MOLLIE BOICE (Susan) mollie has been an actor, director, scenic designer, playwright, painter and wrote trashy novels. As an actor she worked at Seattle Rep with the amazing Allen

Fletcher, worked at Ashland. Moved to Santa Rosa almost 40 years ago and has worked on over 200 plays. She was one of the co-founders of Actor’s Theatre whose aim was to produce contemporary theatre and worked for SRT for 30 years. She was in Charles Schulz’s “Girl In A Red Truck” and Sparky’s Ice Show when he decided to include Henry V in a Christmas Ice Show! Some of her favorite roles were: Eleanor in The Lion in Winter, Zelda Fitzgerald in Zelda, Vivian Bearing in Wit, Mary Tyrone in Long Days Journey Into Night, Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, and for 6th Street Ma in Hank Williams Lost Highway , Violet Weston in August: Osage County, Molly Sweeny, and Public Exposure.

JOHN BROWNING ((Max) John decided he was going to graduate with a BA in Theatre Arts in 2009 from Sonoma State University. And he did. His credits include directing Alice: The

Rebellion of Wonderland and House Full of Letters and acting in productions by Narrow Way Stage including Bug (Peter), Richard III (Duke of Gloucester) and Julius Caesar (Mark Antony). John was recently seen in 6th Street productions of Monty Python’s Spamalot (Ensemble), the One Act Play Festival and August: Osage County as Little Charles, in which he received a S.F. Bay

Acting Company

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Area Critics Award. He expresses his love and gratitude to his wife for all of her love and support. John dedicates this show to his grandmother.

SKYLAR EVANS (Andrew) This is Skylar’s acting debut at the playhouse. Recently, he has played Roy in The Miracle Junkie, Nikos in Big Love, and Freddy in Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

During the day, Skylar works with Vince & Phoenix, constructing the sets for 6th Street. He directed the ten-minute play Salvador in the Play Festival and assistant directed The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Spamalot. Past light design credits include: Boeing Boeing, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Grease (co-designed with Kyle Nahas) at the Playhouse, as well as Les Misérables at the SRJC, for which he won a Sonoma County Theatre Award for best lighting design in 2013.

SHAWNA EIERMANN (Becky understudy) Shawna comes from a long line of performers, artists, and musicians dating back to her great grandfather who was the piano and harp tuner

for the Marx Brothers. As an entertainer Shawna has performed in pubs, churches, theaters, and rooftops all over the world, with her most recent endeavors being featured in 6th Street Playhouse’s Grease and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She holds a BA in Drama & Music from San Francisco State University and a Masters in Music Industry Studies from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She is honored to be performing with such a talented cast, and hopes you enjoy her performance in her first play with 6th Street Playhouse.

production StaffTAYLOR BARTOLUCCI DEGUILIO (Costume Designer, Properties Master, & Sound Designer) Taylor has been performing since the age of four, trained at A.C.T. and holds a B.A. in theatre from Pepperdine University. At 6th Street, she was last seen as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Gloria in Boeing Boeing, Victor(ia) in Victor/Victoria, Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (SFBATCC Nomination - Featured Actress in a Musical), and Pippi in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, among others. Other recent roles include Mama Rose in Gypsy (MST), Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (LPP), Maria in The Sound of Music (NVCT) and Marcy in I Love You Because (LPP/STC). Next, she is excited to reprise her dream role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on the G.K. Hardt stage, followed by her SF debut with 42nd Street Moon in Do I Hear a Waltz? this fall. She is a proud Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Lucky Penny Productions with Barry Martin, and by day works for her family winery, Madonna Estate. Keep up with her at www.taylorbartolucci.com BARRY MARTIN (Director) Barry is pleased to be directing again in the 6th Street Playhouse studio where he spent so many happy hours with The Great American Trailer Park Musical. As the co-founder with Taylor Bartolucci of Lucky Penny Productions, Barry’s most recent directing project was Funny Girl in Napa in 2013, and he and Taylor are excited to bring that classic musical to the G.K. Hardt Stage in August 2014. He has also directed I Love You Because, Snowing at Delphi and other productions for Lucky Penny. He is also a produced playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild.

DANA NELSON-ISAACS (Production Stage Manager) Dana was recently seen at 6th Street as part of the Short Play Festival, and as Joanie in The Full Monty. Other favorite roles include Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town (for which she won the 2012 SF Broadway World award for best featured actress), Enid in Legally Blonde, Mrs. Gloop in Willy Wonka

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and Kate in Other People’s Money. She has assistant directed several SRJC shows as well as 6SP’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and is thrilled to support this amazing production. Thanks to Barry for his trust, the unbelievable Becky Shaw company for their support and enthusiasm, to several generous stage managers who offered wise counsel, and to Sky and Eliana, as always.

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VINCENT MOTHERSBAUGH Technical Director

CRAIG A. MILLERArtistic Director/Education DirectorJOSEPHINE (JO) MCCORMICKDevelopment DirectorNANCY MORGANBox Office Manager & Bookkeeper

EMILY SMITHBox Office & Production Assistant

NATALIE HERMANInterim Company Manager

SCOTT LUMMER President

BILL MORGAN TreasurerPAM ZAINER Vice-President

JENIFER COTÉ Secretary

Susane ByrneKathy HoranHeidi JacquinColeen Rothenberg

Jacque ScheibelSudha SchlesingerDwayne StincelliScott van der Horst

PAT FITZGERALDInterim Costume Shop Manager


Chapter Two by Neil Simon Sept. 13 - Oct. 13, 2013

2013 Fall RAW Festival Oct. 18-27, 2013

Harvey by Mary Chase Nov. 15 - Dec. 15, 2013

Journey’s End by R. C. Sherriff Jan. 17 - Feb. 16, 2014 West Coast Premiere!

Arms and the Man by G. B. Shaw March 14 - April 13, 2014

2014 Spring RAW Festival April 18-27, 2014

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