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Mr. Jayson A. Johnson

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Charles & Andrea Morris

Sarah Anne Patz & Howard Nathanson

Steven Rakel

Mr. Patrick J. Rothery & Ms. Ann B. Rothery

Mr. & Mrs. Jon L. Schmid

Russell Schwartz

Kristen Woolsey

ANON(YMOUS)

By Naomi Iizuka Directed by William Whitaker

October 9 - 12 , 2014

Running time is approximately 90 minutes. There is no intermission.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Please completely turn off all cell phones while the production is running. The noises and light emitted by cell phones diminishes the audience experience,

distracts the actors, and directly interferes with the wireless sound system in the theatre.

Washington University Performing Arts Department Presents

By Naomi Iizuka Directed by William Whitaker

Anon(ymous)

October 9, 10 & 11 at 8pm October 11 & 12 at 2pm

2014

Edison Theatre

Stage Manager Abby Mros

Lighting Designer David Levitt

Scenic Designer Robert Mark Morgan

Costume Designer Bonnie Kruger

Scenic Charge/Props Emily Frei

Projection Designer Kellie Spano

Sound Designer Jonathon Zielke

Anon(ymous) is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

Production Manager Sean M. Savoie

Technical Director/Scene Shop Foreman Michael Loui

Costume Shop Manager Sallie Durbin

Assistant Stage Managers Lindsay Eisold, Victoria Yin

Departmental Production Stage Manager Gina Savoie

Programmer Alexander Booth

Lighting Board Operator Danny Washelesky

Sound Board Operator Dominick Ehling

Fly Operator Michael Maley

Wardrobe Crew Annie Peterson

Hair/Makeup Vivienne Liu

Deck Crew Anna Joo

Scenic Artists/ Props Artisans Sarah Azizo, Melanie Drummond,

Delaney Holden, Sarah Hull, Allysa Lui, Monika Pawar,

Masha Popelyukhina, Miles Woodhull

Scene Shop Crew Manuela Araque, Alexander Booth,

Sean Cole-Jansen, Gracie Davis, Ellie Ford, Sarah Gabriel,

Jamal Gaddis, Chris Gohlke, Anna Marie Ivarson,

Dan Knudsen, David Levitt, Katie Needham, Kyle Ooi,

Kisshanee Phillips, Jerry Shen, Lydia Stensberg

Stitchers Lindsay Eisold, Trenton Ellis, Anna Lin-Schweitzer,

Allysa Lui, Abbey Maxbauer, Marina Peng,

Lia Slaton, Maxine Wright

Publicity, WU Public Affairs Liam Otten

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Department Chair Mark Rollins Assistant to the Chair Cindy Kahn Administrative Assistant Serena Carvajal Marketing Coordinator MaryEllen VanDerHeyden PAD Work Study Students Maria Coronelli, Oluwatobi Fadrian, Lily Grier, Robert Kapeller, Katherine Yan

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Naomi Iizuka wrote Anon(ymous) as a theater piece for young audiences. When I first read it, I was so impressed by the directness and simplicity of the storytelling. There is an immediacy that permeates everything in the play which I am sure is part of what attracts young people to the work, and, if I am to be completely honest here, is what pulled me into the play as well. There is a steady flow of event and conflict that satisfies a longing I personally have at the theatre, to go on a journey and to revel in the great and alluring question of “What happens to our hero next?”

Personally, Anon(ymous) reminds me of some of the great cartoons; I am thinking here of some of the Disney classics which work on two levels. On one level, there is plenty for a child to absorb – strong story, memorable characters, and a message that resonates. On another level, there are equal satisfactions for the adults among us. There is the austere beauty of the language – at times entirely colloquial, at oth-ers, poetic and nearly majestic. This language is combined with scenes that seem ripped from the headlines. For example, we encounter a sweatshop, and meet the character of Yuri Mackus and witness his sexual overtures towards Nemasani. Here, we face the very adult subject of sexual harassment. Moments like these re-mind us that real people have come to our country in the hopes of finding refuge, only to discover that they are met as criminals, or as fodder for any kind of exploita-tion.

Having spent so much time with the play now, I believe these two levels belong together and are a source of its excellence. Anon(ymous) serves two masters – the child and the adult in us – drawing us into a mythological world (the source here is Homer’s Odyssey) and reminding us of our own primal longing for a home. Anon’s fantastic journey makes us consider “real life” refugees who are “On the border. On the crossing….in the place in between.”

In the news we read of “illegal aliens” crowding our borders, and how our country

is fiercely divided on this important issue, stalemated so nothing can happen until

we have an election in November. This play reminds us that there are nameless

heroes and innocents waiting to come to our land and most of them come with the

kind of simple goodness in their hearts that Anon brings with him, and they are

running from wars and oppressive regimes most of us would flee if we were in their

shoes. And like all of us, all they want is a place to call home.

Director’s Note

Dave Cooperstein

David Marchant

Justin Stitcher

Kathryn Whitaker

Special Thanks

Washington University Shakespeare at the Globe Summer Study Abroad Program

Washington University’s Shakespeare at the Globe Summer Program is a four-week, dynamic study abroad experience in the heart of London’s vibrant South Bank. It all happens in and around the reconstructed Globe Theatre, in the Southwark neighborhood where the original play-house stood.

Apply for summer 2015!

Application deadline: February 15, 2015

For more information, please visit:

pad.artsci.wustl.edu/shakespeare-globe

Anon(ymous) Cast (in order of appearance)

Anon Trenton Ellis

Naja/Chorus Helen Li

Nemasani/Chorus Chelsea Whitaker

Mr. Yuri Mackus/Chorus Zachary Schultz

Senator Laius/Nice American Father/Chorus Robert M. Kapeller

Helen Laius/Nice American Mother/Serza/Chorus Katie Jeanneret

Sewing Lady #1/Ritu/Chorus McKenna Rogan

Sewing Lady #2/Chorus Emma Quirk-Durben

Calista/Nice American Daughter/Zyclo’s Pet Bird/Chorus Juliette Hourani

Nasreen/Chorus Mehrmah Haider

Ali/Shadow/Chorus Ryan Talk

Pascal/Chorus Daniel D. Hodges

Mr. Zyclo/Chorus Cassie Roberts

Belen/Chorus Caroline Leffert

Ignacio/Chorus Jimmy Wang

Strygal/Chorus Elan Reisner

Time: Now Place: A theatre

Alexander Booth (Programmer) is a junior from Dallas, Texas majoring in mathematics with minors in astrophysics and drama. Sallie Durbin (Costume Shop Manager) is the costume shop manager for the Performing Arts Department at Washington University. Sallie has designed and built costumes for numerous thea-ters and companies including the PAD, Linden-wood University, ANNONYarts, Triaxon Music, and The Muny Children’s Chorus. Dominick Ehling (Sound Board Operator) is a sophomore from Los Angeles, CA majoring in architecture. He hopes to take his degree into the field of set design and theater production. Lindsay Eisold (Assistant Stage Manager), a sophomore majoring in drama, is thrilled to be working on this fantastical production. Trenton Ellis (Anon) is a senior from Memphis, TN majoring in environmental earth science with a minor in drama. Emily Frei (Scenic Charge Supervisor/Properties Designer) is a scenic artist for many of the thea-ters in and around St. Louis, including The Muny and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Mehrmah Haider (Nasreen/Chorus) is a junior majoring in systems engineering and has a pas-sion for the performing arts. Daniel D. Hodges (Pascal/Chorus) is a second-year graduate student in theater & performance studies from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Juliette Hourani (Calista/Nice American Daughter/Zyclo’s Pet Bird/Chorus) is a junior drama and international area studies major from Los Angeles, CA. She enjoys singing, dancing, and squawking like a bird from time to time. Katie Jeanneret (Helen Laius/Serza/Nice Amer-ican Mother/Chorus) is a senior from Great Falls, VA majoring in drama and minoring in psychology and anthropology. Anna Joo (Deck Crew) is a sophomore art stu-dent from Seoul, Korea. Robert M. Kapeller (Senator Laius/Nice Ameri-can Father/Chorus) is a junior from St. Louis majoring in drama and anthropology with a minor in American culture studies. Bonnie Kruger is Professor of the Practice in Drama and Costume Director for the Performing

Company Arts Dept. She holds an MFA from the Universi-ty of Illinois and has designed costumes for over 200 productions in theatre, opera, dance and film for companies throughout the United States and Europe. She is currently assisting Marcel Meyer on a rarely done gem of Stairs to the Roof by Ten-nessee Williams, which will premiere November 6-23 at a brand new theatre in the Central West End, where Mr. Williams actually performed. Come see it! Caroline Leffert (Belen/Chorus) is a senior from Dallas, TX majoring in international and area studies with minors in drama and French. David Levitt (Lighting Designer) is a senior from Brooklyn, NY majoring in drama. Past LD credits include Betrayal, LNYF, WUDT 2014 (Run!), Zip-less, YCS, & Dance Day of Shame. He has enjoyed collaborating with Bill, the amazing actors, and all of the other talented designers on Anon(mous). He would like to thank Sean Savoie for his con-sistent support, Mike Loui and the scene shop for always looking out for him, and Karis Tavassoli for her love and support. Helen Li (Naja/Chorus) is a junior psychology and East Asian studies major on the pre-med track. She hails from a cornfield in Fort Wayne, IN. Vivienne Liu (Hair/Makeup) is a senior major-ing in fine arts, with minors in marketing and art history & archaeology. She is originally from China. With a great passion for theater, she has been working closely with several productions as a makeup artist and a stage manager. She also writes and directs her own shows with the Chi-nese student community at Wash U. Michael Loui (Technical Director/Scene Shop Foreman) is currently the Scene Shop Foreman and the Technical Director for the Performing Arts Department here at WU. He is also a union Scenic Artist and Set Designer. Michael Maley (Fly Operator) is a sophomore from Arlington Heights, IL majoring in political science and religious studies. Robert Mark Morgan (Scenic Designer) has designed professionally in the areas of theatre, museum, and theme park venues. Avatar the Exhibition (museum exhibit) is currently touring nationwide. His stage work has been seen on-stage nationally at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre (Sarasota, FL), Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Studio Arena, Cleveland Play House, San

Jose Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta), Barrington Stage, Marin Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, and American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco. (www.morgansetdesign.com) Abby Mros (Stage Manager) is a junior from Washington, DC, majoring in psychology and women, gender, and sexuality studies. Annie Peterson (Wardrob Crew) is a junior from Lake Forest, IL majoring in chemistry and dance. Emma Quirk-Durben (Sewing Lady #2/Chorus) is a sophomore from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Elan Reisner (Strygal/Chorus) is a junior with a psychology major and drama minor from New York City. He is really excited to be in the show. He would like to give a shout out to Focus Ire-land, his Beau 1 floor, the JARTY (Jewish party) world, and his mom. He hopes you enjoy the show! Cassie Roberts (Mr. Zyclo/Chorus) is a senior from Springfield, MO studying drama and psy-chology. McKenna Rogan (Ritu/Sewing Lady #1/Chorus) is a junior from Racine, WI majoring in drama and philosophy-neuroscience-psychology with a minor in dance. Sean M. Savoie (Production Manager) is a mem-ber of the design/tech faculty as the resident Lighting Designer, Production Manager and Design Coordinator. Sean is also an active free-lance designer in the St. Louis theatre communi-ty. Recipient of 2009 USITT Rising Star Award. Zachary Schultz (Mr. Yuri Mackus/Chorus) is a sophomore from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He plans to major in philosophy-neuroscience-psychology and minor in both Arabic and com-parative literature. Kellie Spano (Projection Designer) is thrilled to be the projection designer for Anon(ymous). A 2015 MFA candidate in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Spano has a background in performance, photography, film, and projec-tion design. Selected regional exhibitions in-clude: Des Lee Gallery, Beyond Violet with the Emperor Scorpion (2014) and Please Hold Maga-zine’s annual juried show Somebody’s Reality (2014). Ryan Talk (Ali/Shadow/Chorus) is a senior dual-degree student graduating in December. He

Company is majoring in computer science and obtained a physics degree at Kenyon College. Jimmy Wang (Ignacio/Chorus) is a sophomore from Carmel, Indiana planning on majoring in chemistry. Danny Washelesky (Light Board Operator) is a sophomore from Chicago, IL majoring in English with minors in classics and drama. Chelsea Whitaker (Nemasani/Chorus) is a sen-ior from Los Angeles, CA majoring in drama and African & African-American studies. William Whitaker (Director) has been associated as a director and actor with many professional theatres: The Washington Stage Guild, The Round House Theatre, The Arena Stage, The Folger Theatre and New Playwright’s Theatre to name a few. He is currently Professor of the Practice in Drama in the Performing Arts De-partment at Washington University, where he teaches directing and acting, as well as courses in embodied communication. Whitaker holds an MA in Dramatic Literature from The Catholic University of America and an MFA in Theatre from Florida Atlantic University, where he was the Joshua Logan Fellow. He regularly teaches at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London as part of Washington University’s summer program there. Victoria Yin (Assistant Stage Manager) is a jun-ior from New Jersey studying drama and mar-keting. Jonathan Zielke (Sound Designer) is a freshman from Minneapolis, MN planning to major in biochemistry and philosophy.