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SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 22 The Fantasticks

DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER

s EPTEM s ER 23 -OCTOBER 23 Al.exander and the Teri ible Horrible No Good Ve, y Bad Day

NOVEMBER 18- DECEMBER 22 Madeline's Christmas NOVEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 22 The Nutcracker

DALLAS THEATER CENTER

OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 20 To Kill A Mockingbird

NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 24 A Christmas Carol

DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS

OCTOBER 4 - 23 West Side Sto1·y

EISEMANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM­

ING ARTS

OCTOBER 15 &nise: The Spanish Guitar

OCTOBER 17 Keyboard Conversations: A Beethoven Bonanza

OCTOBER 23 Thaddeus Rex with Rock- Read Like A Rock Star

OCTOBER 27 The Midtown Men

OCTOBER 29 Ci.rque Mechanic's "Boom Town"

NOVEMBER 5 The Dawn

NOVEMBER 12 & 13 Blast/

NOVEMBER 16- 20 Cocktails with Umy Miller-1.ittle League, Adultery. and Other Bad Tdecis

NOVEMBER 20 Pinkalicious The Musical

DECEMBER 7-11 A Kodacrome Christmas

FLOWER MOUND PERFORMING ARTS

THEATRE

DECEMBER 8 -18 Fo1ever Plaid

ICT MAINSTAGE

NOVEMBER 4-19 No Sex Please, We're British

JUBILEE THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 30-oCTOBER 30 TopDog/UnderDog

NOVEMBER 26- DECEMBER 30Acintie Explains Xmas

KITCHEN DOG THEATER

NOVEMBER 11 -DECEMBER 10 26 Miles

POCKET SANDWICH THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 20-NOVEMBER 12 Camp Death

STAGE WEST

OCTOBER 20- NOVEMBER 27 Anns andthe Man

SHAKESPEARE DALLAS

SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 16 Hamlet

UNDERMAIN THEATRE

OCTOBER 15 - NOVEMBER 12 Ages of the Moon

UPTOWN PLAYERS

OCTOBER 7 - 23 The Temperme11t,'1s

WATERTOWER THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 30-ocTOBER 30 Spring Awakening

NOVEMBER 28- DECEMBER 18 Rockin' Christmas l'a1ty

WINGSPAN THEATRE COMPANY

OCTOBER 6 -22 The importance of Being Famest

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CHAIR Sally Hansen

LIAISON, CITY OF DALLAS CULTURAL COMMISSION

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MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson

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Katherine Marchant

APPRENTICE STAFF

Nathan Mills, Gillian Salerno-Rebic

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A Catered Affair Music & LYRICS John Bucchino, soot< BY Harvey FiersteinProduced 111• p,•i'inl ilrm11grm�11r wlrli lll(H rl1�n1riclll<

ARTISTIC STAFF DIRECTOR

JacAlder MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Vonda K. Bowling SET DESIGN

(FROM A CON CE PT BY )AC ALDER)

David Walsh LIGHTING DESIGN

Sam Nance COSTUME DESIGN

Michael Robinson

CAST

MYRA

''"'Madelyn Brene MILKMAN/ARMY OFFICER/

COURTHOUSE CLERK

Randy Frank Eppes TOM HURLEY

*Sonny FranksJANEY HURLEY

''''Bailey LawrenceALICE/DRESS SALESWOMAN

Jill LightfootMRS. HALLORAN/PASHA

Delynda Johnson MoravecDOLORES/CATERER

Kelley MurphyMR. HALLORAN/SAM

Neil RogersAGGIE HURLEY

''Sally SoldoWINSTON

''Christopher Wagley RALPH HALLORAN

,',*Brandon Wilhelm

MUSICIANS

PIAN 1ST

Vonda K. Bowling PERCUSSION

Mike McNicholas BASS

Peggy Honea FLUTE, CLARINET, SAX

Ellen Kaner WIND SYNTHESIZER

Michael Dill

A Catered Affair is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky

·.'r indicates members working under Actors' Equity Association contracts in this production

*.;, indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA membership candidate program�

SCENE SYNOPSIS & MUSICAL NUMBERS

SETTING:

1953, The Bronx, New York

ACTI

"Partners" TOM, SAM, JANEY, & RALPH

"Ralph & Me" JANEY

"Married" AGGIE

"No Fuss" AGGIE

"Your Children's Happiness" MR. & MRS. HALLORAN

"Immediate Family" WINSTON

"Our Only Daughter" AGGIE

"One White Dress" JANEY & AGGIE

"Vision" AGGIE

ACT II

"Don't Ever Stop Saying 'I Love You"' JANEY & RALPH

';I Stayed" TOM

"Married" (reprise) AGGIE

"Coney Island" WINSTON

"Coney Island Finale" COMPANY

PRODUCTION STAFF

AEA STAGE MANAGER

,·,oarius Wanen TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Daniel Pucul SCENIC ARTIST

David Walsh PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Katherine Marchant PRODUCTION CREW

Mica Figueroa, Katherine Marchant, Nathan Mills, & GillianSalerno-Rebic

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Special program support provided by The 500 Inc

Special thanks to The Cupcakery, Two Corks and A Bottle, Latino Culinary Institute & Ashton's Bakery, this show's opening night restaurant sponsors

Please silence your cell phones and all electronic devices� No photography or videography is allowed without the consent of the theater

There will be one 15 minute intermission between Acts I & 11.

John Bucchino MUSIC & LYRICS

John Bucchino's songs have been performed and recorded by renowned pop (Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins), theatre (Liza Minnelli, Patti Lu Pone, Kristin Chenoweth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald), cabaret (Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein), and classical artists (Yo-Yo Ma, Deborah Voight, Nathan Gunn), as well as The Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philhar­monic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The Hollywood Bowl, The Sydney Opera House, London's 02 Arena and The White House.

He's written scores for the musicals Urban Myths, Lavender Girl, Broadway's A Catered Affair (wiriner of the Drama League Award for Best Musical), It's Only Life, and the Dreamworks animated filmjoseph, King of Dreams, and lyrics for the children's musical Simeon's Gift (with a book by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton). Some recordings of his work are: Grateful, The Songs ofjohn Bucchino (with compan­ion songbook), Solitude Lessons, On Richard Rodgers' Piano (solo piano interpretations of Rodgers' songs on the composer's own Steinway, voted Best Instrumental CD by Show Business Weekly), and the cast albums of It's Only Life (with companion songbook) and A Catered Affair. As part of their Julie Andrews Collection, Harper Collins published a children's book, based on John's song, called Grateful A Song of Giving Thanks.which was awarded the Parents' Choice Gold Award.

For more information, please visit www. johnbucchino.com.

Harvey Fierstein BOOK

Mr. Fierstein made his professional acting debut at La Mama ETC in 1971 in Andy Warhol's only play, Pork. He followed that with appearances in more than 60 off-off Broadway productions including work with The Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Negro Ensemble Company, WPA, and Theater Genesis. In Boston he starred in The Haunted Host, Dirtiest Show In Town and Madness Of Lady Bright. Mr. Fierstein began his playwrighting career with early plays like Flatbush Tosca, Cobra jewels, Freaky Pussy, International Stud, Fugue In A Nursery, and Widows and Children First. His underground hit, Torch Song Trilogy opened off-off Broadway in 1980, transferred to Off-Broadway in 1981, and then to Broadway in 1982, where it won the Best Play Tony Award as well as Drama Desk, Obie and Dramatist Guild awards. Fierstein also won Tony, Drama Desk, and Theater World acting awards for his portrayal of the lead. Harvey repeated hi's award winning performance in Los Angeles and London. Fierstein won his third Tony Award for the libretto of the musical La Cage aux Foiles in 1984. His other plays include Safe Sex, Spookhouse, Forget Him, A Catered Affair, and Legs Diamond. His television work includes Nurse Jackie, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. He was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the TV classic, Cheers. Films include Mrs. Doubt.fire, Independence Day, Death to Smoochy, Bullets Over Broadway, and Showtime's Common Ground (which he also wrote). His children's book, The Sissy Duckling is published by Simon & Schuster and the HBO film version won him the Humanitas Prize. Fierstein's starring role as Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray won him his fourth Tony Award as well as another Drama Desk Award, New York Magazine Award and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance of

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C A CATERED AFFAIR BIOCRAPHIES

Neil Rogers, Bailey Lawrence (top), and Sally Soldo (bottom)

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the Year. This made him the first person in history duties include heading the

to win Tonys as an actor as administrative and financial

well as a writer on both the team of the theatre, select-

dramatic and musical sides ing repertoire, and working

of the theaterworld. In 2005 in the community and in

Harvey spent a triumphant Texas for the promotion

year on Broadway as Tevye of the arts. In this latter

in a critically acclaimed capacity, he served on the

production of Fiddler on board ofTexas Non-Profit

the Roof, and then reprised Theatres, is a founding and

the role in 2009 and 2010 continuing member of the

on tour across America. Advisory Board of the Arts

Fierstein was inducted into Magnet High School, is on

the Theater Hall of Fame the KERA Advisory Board,

in 2008. As a social and and, through the Dallas

political commentator, Area Cultural Advocacy

Harvey's opinion pieces Coalition, is a member

and essays have been of the 2011 Advisory

featured as "Outtakes" on Committee for Dallas

the TV series In the Life, Arts Advocacy Day. He is

and on the Op-Ed page of supported in the mission

The New York Times, among of Theatre Three by many

other publications. artists, a hard-working and dedicated staff, and the energies of the theatre's

ARTISTIC STAFF generous and inventive Board of Directors. His

Jae Alder DIRECTOR» Mr. thanks to all, and to all of Alder serves Theatre Three Theatre Three's playgoers, as Executive Producer-Di- he extends his usual admo-rector. He is a co-founder nition: "Enjoy yourselves!" (in 1961) ofTheatre Three, following the leadership of Vonda K. Bowling MUSICAL

his late wife, Norma Young. DIRECTOR» Ms. Bowl-Jae directed and designed ing has been a musical Lost in the Stars, Amy's View, resource for T3 since 2008 33 Variations, Travesties and and this will be her tenth most recently See What I production. Past shows Wanna See. Additionally, include: The Drowsy he has also either directed Chaperone, Blankity-Blank, or designed many shows Songs From an Unmade on both stages. His other Bed, I Love You, You're

Perfect, Now Change (x2), A Dog's Life (Column Award Nomination), The Light in the Piazza, Lost in the Stars (DFW Theatre Critics Forum Award), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Another Night Before Christmas. She is the co-founder of Dallas Young Artists and is the Middle and Upper School Choir Director at Greenhill School. Vonda lives in Rowlett with husband Jeffrey and their two sons, Harrison and Mason.

David Walsh SET DESIGN

»Mr.Walsh joined our staff in 2007 as Technical Director and is a man of many talents. David's set designs have been seen in House & Garden, The Light in the Piazza, Pygmalion and A Dog's Life on the Norma Young Arena Stage and in Songs of the Redhead: The Music of Danny Kaye, Snake in the Grass, Look What's Happened to Pixie De Costa, Blind Date, Season's Greetings, The LaVidas' Landlord, and Mid-Life, the Crisis Musical in Theatre Too. Prior to this, he lived in Amarillo, TX, where he was the Assistant Techni-cal Director and Scenic Designer/Artist for Amarillo

L ittle Theatre (ALT). David was on the design team responsible for the design and execution of more than 80 productions in his eight years with ALT. Along with his design responsibilities, he also appeared in a number of productions: Gross Indecency (Oscar Wilde), Big River (King), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), and the Lonesome West (Valene). David resides in Dallas and has three children.

Michael Robinson COSTUME DESIGN» Mr. Robinson's recent assign-ments at Theatre Three include See What I Wanna See, and after The Roads to Home, The Drowsy Chap-erone; prior credits are The Royal Family, Bedroom Farce, Bill W al. Dr. Bob, Defiance, The Light in the Piazza and Lost in the Stars. He has designed many shows for Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Coppell Community Theatre, CrossRoads Theatre, Garland Civic

Theatre, Garland Summer Musicals, Kauffman Civic Theatre, Lyric Stage, Irving; Uptown Players, Dallas; and WaterTower Theatre, Addi-son. His Awards include

LEFT TO RIGHT: Randy Frank Eppes (top), lill Lightfoot (bottom), and Sonny Frnks

Best Costume Shop, Dallas Catholic School Girls, and A Observer; Best Costumes Midsummer Night's Dream. for Old Settler, Dallas/ Sam has been nominated Ft. Worth Critics Forum muliple times for The Awards; and the Rabin Column Awards and has Award for Best Costumes in won for ICT Mainstage's a Play or Musical. . Nine and A// My Sons as well

Theatre Three's production Sam Nance LIGHTING of The Light in the Piazza. DESIGN» This is Mr. Nance's fourth assignment CAST

with Theatre Three as lighting designer, having Madelyn Brene MYRA» Ms. previously designed The Brene debuts with us in Light in the Piazza, The this production, however Goodbye Girl and A Dog's she has appeared in other Life. In the Metroplex Metroplex venues: Dallas area, Sam designed lights Opera, DeSoto Community for Shakespeare for the Theater, Majestic Theater, Modern Man - Lesson 1: Meyerson Symphony Macbeth, The Pirates of Center, and Pocket Penzance and Dracula Sandwich Theatre. Her for Irving Community credits in industrial and Theater, Mainstage; is the commercial filming include resident lighting designer Hillcrest Medical Center. for Pegasus Theatre, where Madelyn earned B.M. he has lit their innovative from Southern Methodist

"living black and white" University. Other artistic shows as well as their more interests include singing colorful presentations, and and dancing. Madelyn has also designed lighting makes her home with her for Dallas Theater Center, family in Dallas, TX. Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, and Theatre Britain. Randy Frank Eppes Outside of Dallas, he MILKMAN/ARMY OFFICER/ designed lights for the Lois COURTHOUSE CLERK» Mr. Pope Theater, Manalapan, Eppes is also debuting with Florida. Sam's lighting Theatre Three. He is thank-experience also includes: ful to his family and friends Woody Guthrie's American for their love and support, Song, The Lion in Winter, especially April and Keith.

a A CATERED AFFAIR BIOGRAPHIES

LEHTO RIGHT Kelley Murphy, M:adelya Breni, Delyada Johnsoa Mova11ec, (top), Cluistopher Wagiey (bottom}, .ond

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recent graduate of West Three's productions of Sonny Franks TOM HURLEY Texas A&M University in Lost in rhe Stars. The Light » Mr. Franks returns to our Canyon, TX, with a BA 1n in tht Piazza, and Mock stage. one of our veteran musical theatre, makes and Mabel. Delynda has actors since 1987, when her debut at Theatre Three. appeared at several area he debuted in A Little She reports she has been theaters including Lyric Night M11sic. He received attending Theatre Three Stage. Uptown Players. his training from Ausun shows since she was in Contemporary Theatre College. Sherman, TX, and high school! Bailey was of Dallas, Flower Mound Southwest Texas State recently seen in TEXAS!, the Performing Arts Theatre, University, San Marcos, outdoor musical drama in Garland Summer Musicals. TX. Other shows since Palo Duro Canyon. Other Irving Community Theatre, then on both of our stages recent credits include The and Garland Civic Theatre. include Lucky Stiff, Pump Secret Gorden (Martha), and A four ume Column Award Boys 8{ Oineites, Side Fiddler On The Roof(Hodel). winner and 2009 recipient Show, Wild Porty, I Love Bailey makes her home with of the Kathleen M. Freeman You, You're Peifect, Now her family in Keller. TX. Award, she serves on the Change and Amy's View. Board of Directors for Sonny has appeared in Jill Lightfoot AllCE/ORESS DFW Actors Give Back and other Metroplex venues: SALESWOMAN» Ms. Light- Flower Mound Performing Casa Maiiana. Ft. Worth; foot. also makes her debut Arts Theatre. Delynda Labyrinth Theater, Rich- with us, and attended makes her home in Plano ardson: Lyric Stage. Irving; Oklahoma Christian Uni- with her husband Kip. and WaterTower Theatre, versity as a theatre major. Addison. His regional and where she was a member Kelley Murphy DOLORES/

national credits include of Alpha Psi Omega. Her CATERER» Ms. Murphy. working with Westwood credits in the Metroplex earned her BA in theatre Playhouse, Westwood, include Dallas Opera from the University CA; Center Stage Theater. productions: Cos/fan iutte, of Science and Arts of Atlanta, GA; Center Theater. Don Giovanni, Romeo et Oklahoma, her MFA 1n Long Beach, CA: and Pilot )11liet1e, and Boris Godunov; musical theatre perfor-Theater, Santa Monica, CA. and MBS Productions. mance from Roosevelt Sonny's film credits include She has choreographed University, Chicago, and The Mist, Missionary Mon, The King and I, F11nny Girl, ls debuting on our stage and King of the World; his Quilters, and Nogosolci Oust. with this production. She TV credits include Prison Jill's vaned artistic interests was the Managing Director Break, One Tree Hill, and include dance, ballroom of Praxis Theatre Project Wishbone. Other interests dance. and or course. opera 1n New York City, and has include music, songwriting and choreography. appeared regionally as Mrs. and tennis. He male-es his Webb in Our Town, Mavis home with his family in Delynda Johnson Moravec in Ch11,ch Basemen, Lodies, Richardson, TX ALICE/DRESS SALESWOMAN Maria in Lend Me A Tenor,

» Ms. Moravec returns Domina in A fllnny Thing Bailey Lawrence JANE to Theatre Three's stage Happened on the Woy to HURLEY» Ms. Lawrence, a having appeared in Theatre the Forum, a,,d Rose 1n The

Secrel Carden. Kelley's both areas during those more children's theater Metroplex venues include five years. Most recently productions than he'd care Lyric Stage, Irving; and she appeared in Flaming to remember.) He has also Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Guns of the Purple Sage been a soloist on many of Dallas. She makes her and in Terry Dobson's My the great concert stages home in Irving, TX. Own Private Diva. She has across the country, includ-

starred in The Musical of ing Boston Symphony Neil Rogers SAM/MR. Musicals, The Musical: P111- Hall, The Kennedy Center, HALLORAN » Mr. Rogers. ting It Together, Myths and Lincoln Center and Carn-recently seen as Pops in Hymns, Angry Housewives. egie Hall. In 2010, he sung the critteally acclaimed Heartbeats, Blood Broihers, at the Wyly Theatre with production of Gypsy for Grateful, The Songs of the incomparable Turtle Lyric Stage. Irving, debuts John Bucchino; and I Love Creek Chorale, performing with us. but hrs local credits You, You're Perfeci, Now the Nonh American debut also include performances Change. Sally began of '"Til I Hear You Sing� at Casa Maiiana, Dallas her career at the Dallas from Andrew Lloyd Weber's Repertory Theatre, ICT Summer Musicals and Phantom sequel, Love MainStage. Irving, and Arti- has performed for Casa Ne11erOies. san Center Theater, HursL Maiiana. Dallas Repertory Neil has also been in Theater. Garland Summer Brandon Wilhelm RALPH

recent productions ofY011 Musicals. Lyric Stage and HALLORAN » Mr. Wilhelm Con', Toke It With You (Mr. WaterTower Theatre: and makes h,s debut in this Kirby), Little fol(es (Oscar Theatre for a New Day. She production. He 1s currently Hubbard), Hello Dolly earned a Leon Rabin Award, pursuing a BA in music (Horace Vandergelder). a Column Award, and the theatre from West Tex.as Comelot (King Arthur). and Dallas Times Herald's Cnt- A&M University, Canyon. he appeared m The Besi ,cs Award for Best Musical TX. where he performed in Little Whorehouse in Texas Actress, and she is the only The Secret Gorden (Dickon) along with Ruta Lee. Other "diva" to perform in all 11 and Fiddler on the Roof favorite roles include Emile Dallas Divas productions (Perchik). His latest work de Becque in South Pacific for Lyric Stage. was with Amarillo Opera in and Jud Fry in Oklahoma!; The ho/ion Strowhot (Achille favorite productions in his Christopher Wagley Di Rosoblo). Being new career include Plfotes of WINSTON .. Mr. Wagley to the Metroplex, having Penzance, Sound of Music, returns to Theatre Three grown up in a small town. and Evita. after a memorable debut he does not appreciate the

in last year's Songs From traffic! Sally Soldo AGGIE HURLEY» An Unmade Bed in Theatre Ms. Soldo. a Theatre Three Too. A graduate of Harding veteran actress. returns University in Arkansas. to our arena stage after a Chris spent 12 years 1n five year absence. however. NYC. where he performed she has been working in in many Off-Off Broadway Theatre Too, and as an productions, cabarets, new AEA Stage Manager in musical workshops (and

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WILD OATS August n -September 10

A wild, wild West comedy by James Mclure.

" .d11 cctor Bruce R. Colemon has whipp,•d up 2 delicious froth that hits the spot during these torrid su,nrr,cr doys He has Found a cast that can dish out the folly in high style···· l.c>wson Taittc, The Dallas

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A CATERED AFFAIR October 13 · November 12

A Broadway musical with score by John Bucchino, book adaptation by Harvey Fierstein.

This B,oacJway musical shows lhe touching but monument;;lly irnpr;;cticJI �c1crillcr or parc.;nls lo provide lhcir beloved daughter a beautiful wedding All its powerful emotions arc elevated by composer John Bucch,no·s go,geous score and evocative lyrics

LABETE December 8 - January 14

A London and New York prizewinning comedy by David Hirson, inspired by Moliere.

When a pig-headed patron ,n 1 ;th century France impo".>e'.:> a vulga1 '.llrccl performer on the court's most prestigious comedy cornpany. Lhcrc arc firework., orindign2-tion 2nd protestations The exhilarating debate or the play pitches the crass cornic against the intellect,lally swift and soci2lly signiri,anl Moliere-like satirist who runs the company

THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION February 16 - March 17

The mile-a-minute Broadway drama by A aron Sorkin, 20n Oscar-winning writer of Social

Network and TV's The West

Wing.

It's 1929 Two ambitious visionaries race aga1nsl each 0Lf1cr lo invent a dl�vicc called "television" Who will discover the key to the powcrrul innovation or the 201h century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught Idaho larrn boy)

ART OF MURDER April 12 - May 12

A Dallas premiere of the Edgar Winning Mystery by Joe DiPietro.

Proving an unsurpas�cd lalcnl lo amuse, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

lyricist and book writer, Joe Di Pietro, tackles the mystery genre·· and won the l.clgar Award lor Best Play' Herc Di Pietro dives into the rarilied wo, Id of high priced art, towering ego dashes and high style intrigue

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON June 7 - JulY7

A Dallas premiere of Broad­way's rock musical with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, book by Alex Timbers

This colorrul, multi-prize-winning. tongue­in-cheek and very cheeky rock musical exube1 antly shows the seventh president or1 he U11itcd Stales or America as vi, ile, bold, complex, and even com,pt, as he recklessly w,estlcs political power away from the elite and back to his ga-ge. public. All this while he oghts the Indians, British, Spanish and French for westward land. and r.ghts duels just for sport

THEATRE TOO

SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE July 15 -August 14

A multimedia musical by Michael John LaChiusa.

"Theatre l hree is giving one of his most intricate chamber musicals, See What I Wanna See, a bc'autifully accomplished production" -Lawson Taitte, The Dallas

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DUETS September 9 - October 9

An international comedy by Peter Quilter.

·carol Farabee lllackwood and rerry Dobson are terrific as four pairs or middle-aging single, looking for love in awkwa,d places If you re not howling with laughtn at the end of this scene, check you, pulse. You may not have one•·

·· Perry Stcw,o, t. Theaterjones.com

IT'S ONLY LIFE November II · December II

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Songs of celebrated cabaret and Broadway composer, John Bucchino.

Buccl,ino is having a "mini restival" this season with both this revue in Theatre Too and his musical on The No, ma You rig Arena Slc!g:c The revue provides a catalogue of ,omance approached w11h high cxpcc_lions, high c1r1xicly, and open hearts.

AN EVENING WITH JOHN BUCCHINO November 17

A one-night-only star turn by the composer himself. John Bucchino.

A festival of John Bucchino's work could not be complete without the man himself. Fo, one night only. Bucchino will perform a benefit cabaret of his own rnusic in Theatre Too

Brandon Wilhelm & Bailey Lawrence

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE January 20 · February 19

The hit revue for all romantics by Jimmy Roberts c{ Joe DiPietro. The annual bring-hack of the longest , un­ning show in Dallas hislory, the perennial h11 musical comedy review of cour1sh1p and ni�rriage. returns just in time ror

Valentine's Day

SUPERIOR DONUTS March r6 - April 15

A dark comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner, Tracy Letts. Both funny and gut-punching sad, rhis witty. seductive. and greatly entertaining story i:::. set in Chicago's mosl diverse communities and celebrates the redemptive power of friendship

THE EXONERATED May II· June 10

An astonishing docudrama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. T1ue stories of six w1ongrully convicted defendants. "The !J, play or the year intense and deeply affecting .. ." . The New

York Times. Winner ol the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award

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It's Only Life By Special Arrangement with Rr3/H Theatricals.

DEVISED BY John Bucchino

ARTISTIC STAFF DIRECTOR Michael Serrecchia MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson SET DESIGN

Jeffrey Schmidt COSTUME DESIGN

Bruce R. Coleman LIGHTING DESIGN

David Gibson

CAST SETH

''Seth Grugle ERICA

,b',Erica Harte JENNIFER

''Jennifer Noth DARIUS-ANTHONY

*''Darius-Anthony Robinson ANGEL

'''"Angel Velasco

PRODUCTION STAFF AEA STAGE MANAGER *Sally Cole TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul SCENIC ARTIST David Walsh PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Gillian Salerno-Rebic PRODUCTION CREW Katherine Marchant, Nathan MiUs, & Gillian Salemo-Rebic

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SCENE SYNOPSIS Time: Present Day Act!

"The Artist at 40" COMPANY "Unexpressed" ANGEL "Painting My Kitchen" SETH "Transition 1" ERICA "Sweet Dreams" JENNIFER "Playbill" DARIUS·ANTHONY "Transition 2" ANGEL "That Smile" COMPANY "Love Quiz" ERICA "A Contact High" ANGEL "What You Need" DARIUS·ANTHONY "Transition 3" SETH & ERICA "When You're Here" JENNIFER "It Feels Like Home" ANGEL "Transition 4" JENNIFER "A Powerful Man" DARIUS·ANTHONY 'Tm Not Waiting" COMPANY

Act I "Progression" INSTRUMENTAL "It's Only Life" COMPANY "Love Will Find You 1n Its Time"

ERICA & ANGEL "Transition 5" JENNIFER "Ifl Ever Say I'm Over You" SETH "This Moment" ERICA "Transition 6" DARIUS·ANTHONY "On My Bedside Table" SETH "I've Learned To Let Things Go"

JENNIFER "Transition 7'' SETH, ERICA, &

DARIUS·ANTHONY "Taking The Wheel" ANGEL &COMPANY

"Grateful" DARIUS·ANTHONY "A Glimpse Of The Weave" COMPANY

There will be one intermission between Acts I and II.

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John Bucchino COMPOSER

John Bucchino's songs have been performed and recorded by renowned pop (Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins). theatre (Liza Minnelli, Patti Lu Pone, Kristin Chenoweth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald), cabaret (Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein), and classical artists (Yo-Yo Ma, Deborah Voight, Nathan Gunn), as well as The Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in venues including Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The Hollywood Bowl, The Sydney Opera House, London's 02 Arena and The White House.

He's written scores for the musicals Urban Myths, Lavender Girl, Broadway's A Catered Affair (winner of the Drama League Award for Best Musical), It's Only Life, and the Dreamworks animated film Joseph, King of Dreams, and lyrics for the

·children's musical Simeon's Gift (with a book by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton). Some recordings of his work are: Grateful, The Songs ofjohn Bucchino(with companion songbook), Solitude Lessons, On Richard Rodgers' Piano (solo piano interpretations of Rodgers' songs on the composer's own Steinway, votedBest Instrumental CD by Show Business Weekly), and the cast albums of It's Only

Life (with companion musicals, including an in the Piazza, The Drowsy

songbook) and A Catered original cast member of A Chaperone, and Duets.

Affair. As part of their Chorus Line; international Michael has received The

Julie Andrews Collection, tours: Chita Plus Two; DFW Theatre Critics Forum

Harper Collins published national tours: Hello Dolly', Award for Direction and is

a children's book, based Two by Two, and Rudy also a recipient of The New

on John's song, called Gulianni's Building Sustain- York Drama Desk Award,

Grateful A song 9fGlviog ing Communities (director). ACL; New York Theatre Ihaok.s. which was awarded the Parents' Choice Gold

Michael's regional directing World Award, ACL; Special

Award. credit highlights: Uptown Tony Award Recognition, Players: Next to Normal; ACL; 2000 Gypsy of the ICT MainStage: Nine, Year Award, ACL; MAC

For more information, the Musical and How to Award, Chita Plus Two, and

please visit www.johnbuc-Succeed in Business Without the 2011 Natalie Skelton

chino.com. Really Trying; WaterTower Award for Artistic Excel-Theatre: Oklahoma I, It's lence, to name a few.

ARTISTIC STAFF A Wonderful Life, and The Spectacular Senior Follies Michael shares his knowl-

Michael Serrecchia at the Eisemann Center, edge with the students of DIRECTOR Richardson. His directing l<D College ofFilm and Mr. Serrecchia is a well- and/or choreographing Dramatic Arts in Dallas known personality with us, assignments for Theatre as the Musical Theatre and although he considers Three include: A Class Act, Program Director. Theatre Three his "theater Seven Keys to Baldpate, I 'II home", he comes to us Leave it to You, You're a Terry Dobson

with Broadway credits: Good Man Charlie Brown, MUSICAL DIRECTOR

seven original Broadway The Full Monty, The Light Mr. Dobson has been a

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a IT'S ONLY LIFE BIOGRAPHIES

LEFTTO RIGHT:

Angel Velasco, Erica Harte, Jennifer Noth

and Darius-Anthony Robinson

member of Theatre Three's a Local Playwright." Terry Artistic Staff since May is also the Director of the 1980. He currently serves Turtle Creek Chorale's small as T3's Musical Director group ensemble, ENCORE! and Company Manager. Terry directed (and accom- Jeffrey Schmidt SET

panied) the longest running DESIGN »Mr. Schmidt's stage production in Dallas T3 directing/design theater history -- Theatre credits include: Language Three's production of I Love of Angels, Sherlock Holmes You, You're Perfect, Now in The Crucifer ofBlood, Change. He also directed Talley's Folly, Trysts In Toledo, and/or accompanied many Popcorn, Vieux Carre and A

of the critically acclaimed Christmas Memory. He is Theatre Too productions. co-founder of The Drama Myths If( Hymns, First Lady Club where he co-designed/ Suite, Elegies: A Song Cycle, wrote The Muse, directed/ The Big Bang, Six Dance designed/wrote The Old Lessons in Six Weeks, Flam- Woman in the Wood, and ing Guns of The Purple Sage directed/co-designed/ and Songs From an Unmade adapted Strindberg's The Bed are among his favorites. Ghost Sonata. Other design Terry has performed with credits: Wild Oats, Bedroom The Dallas Theater Center, Farce, The 25th Annual Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, Putnam County Spelling FM PAT, Theatre Arlington, Bee and Six Dance Lessons The Philadelphia Theater in Six Weeks for T3, Lobster Company and The Red Alice for Second Thought Barn Theater in Key West, Theatre, End Days and Well Florida. Terry won a Leon for Echo Theatre and the Rabin Award and is the horse heads for Uptown recipient of numerous "Col- Players' Equus. He was umn Awards". As an actor, artistic director of Moon-Terry has appeared in T3 Water Theater Company productions of Sylvia, Nice for three years. Jeffrey last People Dancing to Good appeared onstage in Charm Country Music, Beyond as Emerson at Kitchen Dog Therapy, Death Defying Acts, Theater. TV credits include: God's Man in Texas, Dirty The Good Guys, My Genera-Blonde, Glorious and Duets. tion, Crash, The Deep End, Mr. Dobson recently wrote Prison Break, Friday Night & performed (with Sally Lights, Your House and Soldo) an autobiographical Home, and Whattaya Think. cabaret piece titled My Look for him as Dr. Day in Own Private Diva which the upcoming film Bad Kids won the DFW Theatre Go to Hell based on the Critics Forum Award for popular graphic novel. He

"Best New Play of 2006" is represented by the Mary and a Column Award for Collins Agency.

"Outstanding New Work by

Bruce R. Coleman COSTUME DESIGN» Mr. Coleman has been design-ing for Theatre Three since 1985! Past assignments include Wild Oats,Pippin, Beehive, Trysts in Toledo, The Women, The Boyfriend, Threepenny Opera, Into The Woods, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His work will also be seen in In The Next Room, or The Vibrator Play for Kitchen Dog Theater. Bruce has also designed the Summer Shakespeare Production for The Junior Players over the last five seasons. An 11 time Leon Rabin Award winner, Bruce has also been recognized by the Dallas Critics Forum, The Dallas Observer Best Of.. .. lssue and the Column Awards for his contribution to local theatre.

David Gibson LIGHT

DESIGN » Mr. Gibson earned his BFA in technol-ogy and design at Texas State University. His recent design assignments for Theatre Three are Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage, The Royal Family, Another Night Before Christmas, and Bedroom Farce. Before that his work could be seen at Texas State University's main stage production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, for which he won 2nd place as Best Light Designer at the American College Theatre Festival in April of 2009. David's talent also includes stage manage-ment: at Texas State, where

he stage managed A Chorus 25th Annual Putnam County Irving, LifeStage Theatre, Line, and House of Several Spelling Bee, Georgie in Runway Theatre, Theatre Stories. For the last four The Full Monty, and Susy in Britain, and WaterTower years, he has worked as a Wait Until Dark at Theatre Theatre. Darius-Anthony professional stage hand and Arlington. is also an accomplished electrician at the Eisemann choreographer/dancer, Center in Richardson, and Jennifer Noth having served as a principle Bass Hall in Austin. JENNIFER and ensemble dancer for

Ms. Noth returns to our the Alvin Ailey American CAST stage, most recently Dance Theater and Steps

appearing in See What I On Broadway in New York Seth Grugle Wanna See. Locally, she City. New York City credits SETH has performed at the include: Malverone Players Mr. G rugle recently Dallas Theater Center, Theater, The Lincoln returned to his hometown, Casa Mariana, Bass Hall, Center for the Performing Dallas, and is making his Fair Park Music Ha 11, and Arts, The Duplex Cabaret debut at Theatre Three. the Meyerson Symphony Theatre, and the Westside Regional theater credits Center. Prior to coming Theatre. include: Uptown Play- back to Dallas, Jenn spent ers, Dallas - u/s Dan/Dr. two years on the Broadway Angel Velasco Madden in Next to Normal; National tour of Mamma ANGEL

The Palace Theatre - Jerry Mia! She is a graduate of Mr. Velasco is making Lukowski in The Full Monty; the Tisch School of the Arts his debut with us in this La Comedia Dinner Theatre at New York University. production, however, his

- Freddy Benson in Dirty Metroplex credits include Rotten Scoundrels; The Roxy Darius-Anthony Robinson the regional premiere of Regional Theatre-William DARIUS-ANTHONY Xanadu (Sonny) with Level Barfee in The 25th Annual Mr. Robinson has appeared Ground Arts and the world Putnam County Spelling Bee; on the T3 stage MANY premiere of Crazy.Just and The Heights Play- times in the past, and was Like Me (Stacey) in the ers - Kippy Sunderstrom last seen this summer first annual Dallas Pride in Take Me Out. Seth also in Pippin. Favorite roles Performing Arts Festival regularly performs with the include, but are not limited at Uptown Players. Angel internationally acclaimed to: Duane in Hairspray won the 2011 Column a cappella quartet Blue at Casa Mariana, Mitch Award for Best Featured Jupiter. He is represented Mahoney in The 25th Actor in an Equity Play for by Kim Jago Talent. Annual Putnam County his portrayal of Tumnus, a

Spelling Bee at both faun in The Lion, The Witch, Erica Harte Theatre Three and Theatre and the Wardrobe at Dallas ERICA Arlington, Skimbleshanks Children's Theater. Other Ms. Harte makes her debut in Cats in Garland Summer Notable credits include the with us in this production. Musicals, Tootie in Facts of critically acclaimed regional She is a recent graduate Life: the Lost Episode with premiere of Altar Boyz from the KD College of Film Uptown Players, and Ren (Juan) at Uptown Players and Dramatic Arts in the McCormack in Footloose and the world premiere of musical theatre program. at Garland Civic Theatre. Steve Lovett's Hopelessly Previous acting credits Other regional credits Puccini (Jip) for WaterTower include: Wendla in Spring include: ACT, Dallas Chil- Theatre's Out of the Loop Awakening at WaterTower dren's Theater, Dallas Sum- Festival. Theatre; Natalie in Next mer Musicals, Family Music to Normal at Uptown Theater, Garland Civic Players; and Olive in The Theater, ICT MainStage,

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JOHN BUCCHINO & THEATRE T�REE

Terry Doh on spotted John Bucchirio' composer-lyrici I tal nt arly. Jn 2002, Terry arranged J hn's song .. Grateful" for th Turtle Creek Chorale, an arrangement which TCC hared , ith another choru . John Bu chino ornchow h ard and admired it. Thu. b gan a contact bet ween Terry and John which resulted . in gett ing Joh n's permission for Terry to devi ·e a revu ofth compo er' work we stag d in Theatre Too (in the 2004-2005 sea ·on) appropriat l cnou�h titled Gmteful: TheSongS' ofjohn Bucchmo.

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