Chance Theater proudly presents by special arrangement with Dori Berinstein and Ken Davenportthe West Coast premiere of

Claudio QuestBook, Music & Lyrics by Drew Fornarola & Marshall PailetDirected by Marshall PailetChoreographed by Maxx ReedMusic Direction & Orchestrations by Ryan O’ConnellScenic Design by Fred KinneyLighting Design by Matt SchleicherAnimation by Justin MelilloSound Design by Ryan BrodkinCostume Design by Rachael LorenzettiMakeup & Hair Design by Marci AlbertiStage Manager Courtny Greenough*

CASTClaudio........................................................ Beau BriansLuis .......................................................... Andrew PuentePrincess Fish .......................................... Monika PenaPrincess Poinsettia ................................. Kim DaltonBruiser ...................................................... Miguel CardenasElgafink/Ensemble ................................... Kellie SpillKing Eggplant/Ensemble ......................... Amy Rebecca KingKevin The Turtle/Ensemble ...................... Elise BorgfeldtBoof/Ensemble ........................................ Ashley Arlene NelsonBig Brother/Gary/Ensemble ..................... Joseph OttSteve The Turtle/Ensemble ..................... Jimmy SaizLittle Brother ............................................. Jack Reid/Dylan Shube

Setting: The Eggplant Kingdom and beyond.Running Time: 2 hours. This production is performed with one 15 minute intermission.

Originally presented in New York City in the 2015 New York Musical Theatre FestivalDan Markley, Executive Director & Producer

* Chance Theater Resident Artist

Season ProducersBETTE & WYLIE AITKEN

Execut ive ProducerMARY KAY FYDA-MAR

* Chance Theater Resident Artist

Additional Production CreditsBooth Operator Courtny Greenough*Sound Engineer James MarkoskiFollowspot Operator Logan CamposAsst Director Jaclyn PenningtonAssociate Scenic Designers Mauri Anne Smith and Megan HillAsst Costume Designer Celestina HudsonAsst Lighting Designer/Programmer Ben HawkinsAsst Stage Managers Adam Nelson and Jackie KalisterMaster Carpenters Teodora Ramos* and Chris SchmidtCreature Team Bebe Herrera*, Marissa LeDoux, Aaron McGee, Teodora Ramos*, Christ SchmidtWelders Chris Baab and Jalen MorganScenic Painters Mauri Anne Smith and Stephanie HambrightLighting Technician Y-Nhu TranLoad-In Crew Logan Campos, Teodora Ramos*, Chris Schmidt, Ben Lyons, Helen McCarthy, Jay Ballard, Heather YoungDance Captain Elise Borgfeldt

Special ThanksFrome Enterprises, The City of Anaheim, Bradley Lock, ICM Partners, Lesley McKinnell, Elation Professional, and, of course, Jim Book.

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

ACT ONEClaudio Saved the Day - CompanyPlayer Number 2 - LuisPrincess 2 - FishJump On - ClaudioPoor Me - Bruiser and PoinsettiaThe Princess is Not Here - BoofSuper Fish - FishJump On (Reprise) - Claudio, Luis and FishWarp Tube - Luis, Fish and YMoon Power - Claudio, Luis and FishA or B - Company

ACT TWOGame Over - CompanyThe Platypus Song - Bruiser and PoinsettiaLuis’ Turn - Luis Keep Moving Right - ClaudioMore Than One Way - Fish and PoinsettiaMultiplayer Song - CompanyFinale - Company

MUSICAL NUMBERS

2017 Season v 3

Dinos, Monsters and Video Gamesby Marshall Pailet

When I signed on to bring my first musical, Triassic Parq, to the Chance in 2012, I didn’t know what to expect. This quirky theater in not-quite-LA was interested in my show about transgender dinosaurs – “I’ll fly out from New York, give this a month or two of my time and then move on,” I thought. Well, as we like to say in the business: “ha.” Three west coast premieres, a year as the resident playwright, and one fiancé later, this place has become not only my artistic home away from home, but has made a profound impact on my career and my life.I’m honored to be back in this special place with what I believe is a very special show. Drew and I were inspired by the challenge of bringing a 2-dimensional video game to life in a 3-dimensional space, and giving 8-bit sprites depth of character and personality. And now, after many years of development, we’re beyond thrilled to present to you the first-ever full production of CLAUDIO QUEST.I’d like to thank our extraordinary cast who have made every day such a pleasure, our dream production team for their inspired work, producers Dori Berinstein and Ken Davenport for their continued support and belief in us, producer Charlie Fink for making it all possible, Mary Kay, Oanh, and the entire Chance staff for giving us such a vibrant home, and each of you for supporting new work.We hope you have as much fun watching the show as we had making it.

Yours,

Marshall Pailet co-author and director

Beau Brians (Claudio) is an actor and producer from Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from Hamilton College in New York, Beau moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time and has appeared in a number of features,

TV & stage shows. Beau’s latest film, Art Camp, is now premiering at festivals. Beau is also a Speaker & Host for live shows, including the Annual World Autism Festival in Vancouver. Favorite Stage Credit: Pirates of Penzance (The Pirate King). Favorite film credit: Journey to Royal (1st Lt. Bombadier Lloyd). He’s so excited to be making his Chance debut - and in such an amazing show! JUMP ON! Follow him online @EpicBeau. Philippians 3:7

Andrew Puente (Luis) is a Chance Theater Fellow, a proud CSULB Theater Alum, and a Slytherin. You can usually find him puppeteering, doing weird voices or singing/rapping. Recent theater credits include: Hamlet

(Horatio), Silent Night Spook Night with Matthew Scott Montgomery, Avenue Q (Rod), Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace), and The Merchant of Venice (Lorenzo). @andrew_puente andrewpuente.com

Monika Pena (Princess Fish) is grateful to be continuing her quest with Chance Theater! She’s been previously seen in the Chance’s A Chorus Line (Tricia), Fancy Nancy (Rhonda), Dogfight (Suzette/

Ensemble), Hairspray (Brenda/Beatnik) and In the Heights. Her other credits include Beauty & The Beast (Babette), Funny Thing…Forum (Philia), Anything Goes (Angel Virtue), Joseph & the Technicolor Dream Coat and Fiddler on the Roof (Chava). When she’s not on stage, Monika enjoys working with the technical and construction crew. She would like to thank her mother and amazing boyfriend for all their support in her endeavors, as well as her enormous theater family for all the loving support they give from near and far. Especially the super puppies! Xo

Kim Dalton (Princess Poinsettia) is in another castle, and couldn’t be happier. It’s an honor and a thrill to combine her two great loves—acting and gaming—in Claudio Quest. A Chance Fellow, Kim was last seen on

the Cripe Stage playing Marcy in the LA/OC Premiere of Dogfight. Other credits include the LA premieres of Moby Dick: The Musical (Stubb) and The Toxic Avenger (Sarah), Kiss Me Kate (Lois/Bianca), and Xanadu (Clio/Kira). She is also a classically trained musician and multi-instrumentalist, visual artist, animator, burlesque performer, and video game designer—yes, really. Originally from Scottsdale,

Arizona, Kim is a graduate of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. This performance is dedicated to her twin sister and childhood video game partner, Courtney, who unknowingly spent over twenty years helping Kim prepare for this role. Find Kim on Instagram: @kim.dalton; or PSN/Xbox/Steam: FromSweden

Miguel Cardenas (Bruiser) is so thrilled to be back on the Chance stage! Past credits include RENT (Collins), Tommy (Hawker), ..Spelling Bee (Barfee) and many others. Thank you to this amazing team for giving

me the opportunity to bring this platypus to life, and thank you to his family and friends for their constant support! #spreadlove

Kellie Spill (Elgafink/Ensemble) is most definitely excited about her return to the Chance! Some previous credits include: Xanadu (Actors Theater of Indiana); Robot Songs (NY Off-Broadway premiere); Triassic

Parq, the Musical (LA Ovation for Best Featured Actress in a Musical); 1776 (Rolling Hills Elementary - where the love of performing all began). Please enjoy what should be a high-kicking good time! Much love to my hero of a mom, the valiant nutcase Broccoli Robin, and my forever love; the fiancé M.P. Enjoy the Quest!

Amy Rebecca King (King Eggplant/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her West Coast debut with Chance Theater! Favorite past productions include: Looking Through the Glass (Merchants Hall), Rx (In production

with The Civilians), The Golem (NYU, dir. Liz Swados), and Back in Times Square (NYU).This past May, she received her BFA with Honors in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she also wrote her Honors thesis in Drama. While in New York, she also performed stand up with Am I Write, Ladies? Thanks to Mom, Dad, and friends for being so supportive!

Elise Borgfeldt (Kevin The Turtle/Ensemble) is so excited to be making her official Chance Theater debut in Claudio Quest! She most recently appeared in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl) with Broadway in the

Park. She is currently studying Drama at UC Irvine, but began her passion for the stage at the age of four in Clara’s Gift with the Vacaville Ballet Theater Company. Some of her favorite roles include Man of La Mancha (Antonia), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), and Worlds Apart (Jen). She is forever grateful to her family and friends for their support and love.

Artist Biographies

Ashley Arlene Nelson (Boof/Ensemble) is so thrilled to be joining this Quest! She was was most recently seen on this stage as Jo March in Little Women. A graduate of University of California, Irvine,

some favorite credits include the Ovation Nominated A Chorus Line (Bebe), Dogfight (Rose), the Ovation winner for Best Choreography Lysistrata Jones (Robin), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel Jackson), Bonnie & Clyde (Bonnie), and the Off-Broadway production of He’s Got the Pole World in His Hands: The Christian Pole Dancing Musical (Chloris). She is beyond excited to be sharing this experience with some of her favorite theatrical- and biological- family members! Thanks to friends and family for their support! ashleyarlenenelson.com

Joseph Ott (Big Brother/Gary/Ensemble) is overjoyed to be reliving his childhood in Claudio Quest, and for his return to Chance Theater after performing in A Chorus Line and Dogfight last year. Some of his

favorite roles include: Al (A Chorus Line), Kenickie (Grease), Max (Lend Me a Tenor), Algernon (The Importance of Being Earnest), and Gibbs (Dogfight). In addition to the theatrical stage, Joseph also performs

regularly with Westbeat, an Orange County based a cappella group. Joseph thanks his irreplaceable family and friends, the Subsies, and the Puppies for their never-ending love and support!

Jimmy Saiz (Steve The Turtle/Ensemble) is thrilled to be back with Chance Theater after recently being seen as Laurie Laurence in Little Women. A graduate of Belmont University’s Commercial Music

program, some of his favorite credits include: Judas (Jesus Christ Superstar), Huey Calhoun (Memphis), Tarzan (Tarzan the Musical), Horton (Seussical), Roger (RENT), The Count De Chandon (Phantom), Beast (Beauty and The Beast), and J. Pierrepont Finch (H2$). Special thanks to my ever wonderful and supportive wife for being willing to share me with the theater again. Enjoy the show!!!!!!

Jack Reid (Little Brother) is 11 yrs old and in 6th grade. He first appeared on stage in first grade at the age of six as “Ronnie the Bee” in Alice Rocks Wonderland at Lowell Bayside Academy in Long Beach where he

fell in love with acting and singing. After performing in more than 40 individual productions since then, his most favorite roles include playing Jack from Into the Woods, Bert in Mary Poppins, Timon in The Lion King and Edna in Hairspray. He debuted with Chance Theater in Summer 2016, portraying Chip in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast in the Broadway in the Park Series for the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts. He thanks his family, especially his two cats, Ellie and Henry, for their love and support.

Dylan Shube (Little Brother) is a 13-year-old musical theater and dance student at McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts (MRCA). He is extremely grateful to all involved for the opportunity to be cast in his

first professional production. This production brings together two of Dylan’s favorite things: theater and video games! Dylan would like to thank his dad, mom, and brother for their support and encouragement. He would also like to thank the staff and cast of the production for this wonderful experience to perform as the little brother in Claudio Quest at Chance Theater. Past favorite roles for Dylan include Flotsam in MRCA’s Little Mermaid, Luke in MRCA’s Anything Goes, Wickersham Brother in MRCA’s Suessical Jr., Neleus in Yorba Linda Spotlight’s Mary Poppins, and Jimmy Sullivan in Yorba Linda High School’s Miracle Worker.

Drew Fornarola (Book, Music, and Lyrics) is a playwright and songwriter from New York City. His play Straight recently concluded a critically-acclaimed run Off-Broadway and was designated a 2016 New York Times

A message from our Executive Producer: This is the third time I’ve been executive producer for a show co-written by Marshall Pailet, and it’s a delight to watch his

creative ideas come alive on stage again. This year he’s joined by equally talented co-author Drew Fornarola and choreographer Maxx Reed, as well as music director Ryan O’Connell and other gifted designers and performers both well-known and new to Chance audiences. This show is full of energy, humor, and philosophical insights into immortality and free will (not to mention eggplants). It’s an honor and a privilege to welcome you to the West Coast premiere of Claudio Quest!

Mary Kay Fyda-Mar (Executive Producer) is a member of Chance Theater’s Board of Directors, and this is the seventh year that she has helped to produce the first show of the season. Mary Kay is retired from The Boeing Company, where she worked for over 25 years. She is currently an alumni examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. A fan of the Chance for many years, Mary Kay was executive producer for two previous Pailet shows: the 2013 production of Triassic Parq (Ovation Award winner for Best Musical), and the 2015 production of Loch Ness.

Critics’ Pick. Fornarola has written for DreamWorks’ Shrek and VeggieTales franchises, and his musical Claudio Quest won six 2015 New York Musical Festival Awards for excellence. Other theater credits include an adaptation of actress Molly Shannon’s children’s book Tilly the Trickster (Atlantic Theater Company), COLLEGE The Musical (Hippodrome State Theater, mtvU Award), Thucydides (Winner of the Samuel French Play Festival), and Vote for Me: A Musical Debate (London Theater Workshop). Concerts of Fornarola’s songs have been presented at Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway au Carre (Paris), and London Theater Workshop, among others. He is currently developing a stage musical based on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. BA Princeton, JD Fordham, alumnus BMI Musical Theater Workshop. www.drewfornarola.com

Marshall Pailet (Book, Music, Lyrics, Director) is a director, writer and composer for musical theater, plays, animated films, and is the proud owner of a wildly untrained, but ultimately well-meaning terrier-

mix. He directed, composed, and co-wrote the Off Broadway musicals Who’s Your Baghdaddy (New York Times Critics’ Pick) and the now internationally licensed Triassic Parq (Chance ’13; Ovation Award, Best Musical; Ovation Nom, Best Director). Other Theater: Loch Ness (Chance ’15; Best Musical, OC Weekly); Shrek the Halls (DreamWorks Theatricals). Film: VeggieTales: Noah’s Ark starring Wayne Brady (Original Songs). Graduate Yale University. Infinite gratitude to Oanh, Mary Kay and the Chance family for creating one of the most incredible theatrical homes in the country; to Drew, Maxx, Ryan and the design team for their continued brilliance; to Courtny, Adam and Jackie for being the best f#&ing stage management team on earth; to the extraordinary cast for their trust and dedication; and to Kellie for her general awesomeness and willingness to marry me.

Maxx Reed (Choreographer) is a performer/choreographer from Memphis, Tennessee, based out of New York. As a performer he has appeared in ABC’s Dance War: Bruno vs Carrie Ann, Cats, Usher’s

2011 American Music Awards performance, Michael Jackson’s film This Is It, his music video for “Hold My Hand,” commercials for Knott’s Berry Farm and Virgin Mobile, and the music videos for Beyonce’s “Who Run the World (Girls),” The Saturdays’ “Notorious” and made his Broadway debut in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Reed also spent five years as a principle dancer for the New Ballet Ensemble company. Choreography credits: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” 2015 concert, associate choreographer for Carnival Cruise Line’s Getaway Island & Pop Goes the 80s to the Max, SEE’s music videos for “Potions” & “She Cries”, “Zanna Redux” & “Nicola Tesla Drops the Beat”. Excited to make his Chance debut alongside

Marshall & Drew!!

Ryan O’Connell (Music Director/Orchestrator) is thrilled to return to the Chance and work with this amazing team again! Just returned from Europe working as music supervisor on the Oceania Marina.

Previously at Chance: A Chorus Line, Loch Ness, She Loves Me. Other MD credits: 1776 (Palos Verdes), On the 20th Century (Musical Theater West), Cats (Lewis Family Playhouse), Pal Joey (Musical Theater West), Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (George St. Playhouse/Paramount Theater/Seattle Rep/54 Below), The Grammy Experience (NCL), Nightline: JFK Anniversary Special (NBC), The Fourth Messenger (San Francisco), Midsummer Night (LA Premiere), Bronies (Hollywood Fringe), Edges (LA Premiere). As orchestrator: Loch Ness (Chance), Sinatra 100 (CBS), Michael Bublé’s Christmas in Hollywood (NBC), Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Browsers (Amazon), Bronies (3rd Street Theater), The Fourth Messenger. As composer/arranger: Dragons (Dreamworks), I Am Big Bird (Copperpot Pictures), Gumwad Island (Nickelodeon), Calgary Stampede, choral arrangements for Shawnee Press and Alfred. www.ryanomusic.comSponsored by Lesley McKinnell

Fred Kinney (Scenic Designer) This is Fred’s fifth production at the Chance. Past productions: A Chorus Line, Loch Ness, a new musical, Passion Play and The Laramie Project & Laramie 10 Years Later.

Other recent designs include Ordinary Days, Sight Unseen, Robin Hood, A Wrinkle in Time, A Year with Frog & Toad and Sunlight (South Coast Repertory). Intimate Apparel (San Diego Repertory Theater); End Game and Taming of the Screw (Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco), Peter Pan and Wendy (Prince Music Theater); A Picasso (Pittsburgh City Theater); The Price and Old Wicked Songs (Vienna’s English Theater); The Good Daughter, The Adjustment, Color of Flesh, Winterizing a Summer House (New Jersey Repertory). He is recipient of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

Matt Schleicher (Lighting Designer) is excited to be designing again for Chance Theater. Other designs here were Hairspray, BITP productions of Disney’s Beauty & The Beast and Kiss Me Kate, Lysistrata Jones

(Ovation Nominee for Best Musical and Robby Award Nominee for Best Musical and Best Lighting Design), Triassic Parq (Ovation Award for Best Musical), and ROOMS. He also designed the video/projection for Reborning and redesigned it for The Fountain Theater. Other designs include the World Premiere of John Glore’s Night Fairy at South Coast Repertory TYA

Series, Spring Awakening at Chapman University’s Waltmar Theater, Jekyll & Hyde at Cypress College, Aida at the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater, Henry IV Part 1 at MiraCosta College/North Coast Repertory, Altar Boyz at the Celebration Theater, and the 12th annual A Night at Sardis-Grease at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Matt has recently joined the faculty at Rio Hondo College in the Theatre Arts Department, where he is the head of Technical Theatre and Design.

Justin Melillo (Animator) draws, paints, designs, animates, dreams, and creates for brands, companies, audiences, and people. He works on films, tv shows, animations, murals, illustrations, music videos, logos,

book covers, patterns, apparel, and he is fortunate to be working with many prominent clients including DreamWorks Animation, Magic Leap, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. His work is exhibited in galleries and at film festivals around the world, including the Santa Monica Museum of Art, the Cannes Film Festival, and the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival. Justin graduated with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he earned his BFA in Computer Art, Computer Animation, and Visual Effects. He is currently living and working in sunny Los Angeles, constantly searching for a good slice of pizza.

Ryan Brodkin (Sound Designer) is thrilled to join Chance Theater on another adventure. His work with Chance Theater includes A Chorus Line, Lysistrata Jones, Maple & Vine, Triassic Parq, The Laramie Project,

She Loves Me, In The Heights, Loch Ness: A New Musical, After The Revolution and Dogfight. Ryan has also worked extensively in the L.A. area as a sound designer, including the world premiere productions of Alceste, Eat The Runt, and Holy Ghost. Outside of the theater, Ryan is a part-time web developer and full-time coffee addict. Many thanks to Bebe, Ianto and Patterson.

Rachael Lorenzetti (Costume Designer) is so excited to be part of the design team for Chance Theater’s premiere of Claudio Quest. This is Rachael’s fourth production with the Chance, having designed

costumes for Loch Ness: A New Musical also directed by Marshall Pailet, The Big Meal, and the recent TYA production of The Boy at the Edge of Everything. Rachael has a MFA in costume design from Cal State Fullerton and has been teaching at Cypress College, and designing costumes for their dance concerts for four years. She has also designed for Golden West College’s productions of Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot, and Boeing Boeing. Thank you to Marshall for the opportunity to design costumes for another fantastic production at the Chance, and to the entire cast and

crew. A special thank you to my assistant, Celestina Hudson, and to Marcie Alberti for taking on the make-up and hair designs.

Marci Alberti (Makeup/Hair Designer) is excited to be joining the design team for the West Coast premiere of Claudio Quest at Chance Theater. After receiving her BA in Theater from Cal State Fullerton, she began her

career as a freelance makeup artist working in Opera and Musical Theater. She has been designing makeup and hair for the Theater and Dance Department of Cypress College for over 10 years. Her most recent designs include Urinetown, Little Women, and Into The Woods.

Courtny Greenough (Stage Manager/Company Manager) is a Resident Artist and Company Manager of Chance Theater. Previous shows with the Chance: Dogfight, Hairspray, In the Heights,

Lysistrata Jones, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Laramie Project & The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, West Side Story, Reborning (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Ovation Award - Best Musical, Intimate Theater), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (So Cal Premiere), HAIR: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical (Stage Manager, five Ovation nominations, including Best Musical, and six LADCC Award nominations), the West Coast premiere of The Girl, The Grouch and The Goat (Rehearsal Stage Manager). BA in Business Administration: Management, Concordia University, Irvine.

Oanh Nguyen (Artistic Director) has been serving as Chance Theater’s founding Artistic Director since 1999. Oanh is a recipient of TCG’s New Generations Grant and the TCG Nathan Cummings Young

Leaders of Color Fellowship. He was awarded the Outstanding Artist Award by Arts Orange County, profiled in Orange County Register’s “Most Influential People” series and OC Weekly’s People Issue, inducted into Anaheim High School’s Hall of Fame and was a commencement speaker for Chapman University College of Performing Arts. Oanh was Producing Associate at South Coast Repertory for four years. He also served on the advisory board of the Anaheim High School Performing Arts Conservatory, the board of Network of Ensemble Theatres, LA’s 99-seat Transitional Committee and OC Theatre Guild, multiple committees for the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and grant panels for the likes of the National Endowment for the Arts and Theatre Communications Group. Oanh is a proud member of SDC and SAG-AFTRA. His directing credits include productions at Chance Theater, East West Players, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and South Coast Repertory, and served as

the Associate Director for the international tour of David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish (Berkeley Repertory, South Coast Repertory, Hong Kong Arts Festival). His selected film credits include Two Brothers directed by Jean-Jacques Annaude, Rush Hour 3 directed by Brett Ratner, and Lonely Boy directed by Dale Fabrigar (Best First Feature Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Louisiana International Film Festival and Audience Award Winner at the 2013 BolderLife Festival).

Casey Long (Managing Director) is proud to be a Chance Resident Artist and co-founder. Casey is a graduate of the Leadership Anaheim program, Annenberg Foundation’s Alchemy training, and the Fieldstone

Foundation Leadership program. Recent Chance acting credits include the OC premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Seminar, Samuel Hunter’s A Bright New Boise, the OC premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play, Southern California Premiere of Reborning, and the West Coast Premiere of Nerve. He would like to thank you all for being here to support our mission.

Erika C. Miller (Development Director) is a Chance Founding Artist alongside husband, Oanh Nguyen. She began singing professionally with The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus where she was privileged to

perform with Peabo Bryson, Barry Manilow, Andre Previn, Yo-yo Ma, Doc Severinsen, Luther Vandross, among others. She can be heard on the soundtracks of Hero, The Dark Half and Merry Christmas from Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Orchestra. Opera credits: Die Frau Ohnne Schatten and El Gato Montez with Placido Domingo at The Music Center, Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl, and The Magic Flute at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Ragtime soloist at Steamers Jazz Club, Old Town Music Hall, and the Muckenthaler Cultural Center. For two years she was a backup singer for local Celtic band Craic in the Stone, and featured on their two albums. Favorite Chance roles include: She Loves Me (LA Times Critic’s Choice), Little Women (remounted at La Mirada Theatre in 2013), The Laramie Project Cycle, Jerry Springer: The Opera (Ovation Award for Best Musical, LA Times Critic’s Choice), title role in Evita, Into the Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick and Garland Award Honorable Mention), Cabaret (Garland Award nominee: Best Actress), Closer Than Ever (LA Times Critic’s Choice), and Lee Miller: The Angel and The Fiend (OC Weekly Award). In August of 2016, Erika and Oanh became the proud parents of twins. Life will never be the same for them again!

Masako Tobaru (Technical Director) has been with the Chance since 2003, and also serves as a resident stage manager and lighting designer. Her Chance Theater credits include Little Women, Anne of Green Gables,

Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, and Evita, among others. Her credits outside the Chance include Ganga...Life as a River, Much Ado About Nothing, Cabaret, Medea, Patient A and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Masako received her BA in Theater and Communications from Concordia University, Irvine.

Bebe Herrera (Production Manager) is delighted to be working with Chance Theater. Some previous stage management credits include Chance’s Maple and Vine, the world premiere of Pat McGowan’s

FILM, regional premiere Holy Ghost by Jon Tuttle, B. Walker Sampson’s Alceste, and The Pity of Things, an evening of one-act plays. Hailing from the South Bay, she has worked with theater companies from Hollywood to Anaheim and back including Rangeview Productions, the University Players, Movimiento Estudiantil de Teatro y Artes and Moveable Piece. She would like to thank Chance Theater for making every time working with them such memorable experiences.

Teodora Ramos (Master Carpenter) is a proud Chance Resident Artist. She earned her BA in Theater - Technical Production and Design from Cal State Fullerton. Recent credits include Anne of Green Gables

(Stage Manager), world premiere of The Boy in the Bathroom (Master Carpenter), The Secret Garden (Stage Manager), Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Master Carpenter, Back Stage Critic’s Pick and LA Times Critic’s Choice), The Who’s Tommy (Master Carpenter), Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Master Carpenter), Merrily We Roll Along (Assistant Stage Manager), Little Women - The Broadway Musical (Assistant Stage Manager), The Seagull (Master Carpenter), Hair (crew), Guys and Dolls (Assistant Technical Director), and Noises Off (Stage Manager). She would like to thank Calvin for his constant love and support.

Jeff Hellebrand (Box Office Associate) co-founded Chance Theater in 1999 in his native Orange County. He received his degree from Cal State Fullerton and additional training at Cal State Chico and The

Professional Actors Conservatory. He has worked on both sides of the curtain in venues throughout California. He currently sits on the Stagecraft Technology advisory committee for North Orange County Regional Occupational Program. Chance Theater acting credits include Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), The Stroop Report, Therese Raquin, The Diary of Anne Frank (O.C. Register Best Ensembles), Memories on the Wind and the O.C. entry in 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks. Script writing credits dear to his heart are Is Pepperoni a Vegetable?

And Other Mysteries of Love, But I Don’t FEEL Grown Up, and The Beach... Without Leo.

Jocelyn A. Brown (Associate Artistic Director) Chance directing highlights include The Artist as a part of the Chance’s “On The Radar” Series, Evita, Never In My Lifetime (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Big Love, and

The Cherry Orchard (OC Weekly Best Direction nomination). Chance acting highlights include Blitzen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, the Witch in Into The Woods (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Back Stage Garland nomination for Best Actor), Nancy in Closer Than Ever (LA Times Critic’s Choice), and Ann in Goodnight Children Everywhere (OC Weekly Award for Best Female Lead Performance). Outside of the Chance, Jocelyn teaches at Laguna Hills High School, is earning her Masters in Education, runs around after two toddlers, Kyden and Torin, and on occasion sees her loving husband, Kirk.

Jennifer Ruckman (Literary Manager) is endlessly proud to be a Resident Artist here at the Chance. Since joining this amazing group of artists, she has appeared in the Southern California

premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (Ovation Recommended), the West Coast Premiere of Jesus Hates Me (Chancie Award - Best Supporting Actress), Rabbit Hole (Back Stage Critic’s Pick), and Frozen (Garland Award Honorable Mention: Performance). You may also have seen her deflecting bullets as Wonder Woman in the West Coast Premiere of The Superheroine Monolgoues. Additionally, Jennifer has performed at The Oval Theatre in London and in the remounting of Jesus Hates Me at South Coast Repertory. She studied at USC and the British American Drama Academy and has lent her face to Smallville and her voice to the Bratz Babyz.

Darryl B. Hovis (Producing Associate) earned his MA in Theatre Production at Central Washington University and studied acting at the Professional Conservatory at UCSD under Anna Shapiro (Steppenwolf) as

well as South Coast Repertory under Karen Hensel. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the Culver City Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, where he developed an intensive arts program for high school students in theatre, film, music, and art, and has gone on to develop theatre programs at other Southern California high schools, as well as Theatre International at Leysin American School in Leysin, Switzerland. Some of his favorite shows that he has directed include Therese Raquin (Chance Theater), Rent and The Threepenny Opera (Samohi Theatre), Machinal and Resurrecting Antigone (UniTheatre), and The Miracle Worker and Treehouses (AVPA).

Karen O’Hanlon (Education Director) received her B.A. in Theatre from East Stroudsburg University. She has worked as a teaching artist, actress and director throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York,

including and most notably at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. Previous performances include Cinderella Waltz, Are the Lights Still on in Paris, Great Western Wanderlust, Coyote Ugly, Slaughter City and Tony and Tina’s Wedding. She would like to thank her family and friends for their ongoing support, especially her loving and patient husband Nick for being her rock.

Marc Sanford (Associate House Manager) is very happy to be a Chance Theater Resident Artist. In 1994, Marc did a production of Little Shop of Horrors at Rancho Santiago College (now known as Santa Ana

College), where he met future Chance founders Oanh Nguyen and Jeff Hellebrand. Marc first performed at the Chance in A History of the American Film as Mickey (plus 4 other characters) and soon became a Resident Artist. In 2004, Marc had to drop out of the company due to the discovery of a tumor about the size of a ping-pong ball on his optic nerve. His surgery was successful, but he moved up to the Seattle area to stay with family to recuperate. While he was up there, he attended the Seattle Film Institute where he received a Filmmaking Certificate. Marc has been a Resident Artist since June 2008.

Robin “George” Shorter (Associate House Manager) is very excited to be working with the Chance. She has been very involved since 2012’s 24hr Chance-a-thon, where she stayed up all night with some

Chance staff members. Since then, she has built sets, ushered people, but you’ll recognize her most as the person who’s usually behind LindaBAR. When not volunteering her time at the Chance, “George” (as she’s lovingly known at the Chance) hands out caffeine drinks at Starbucks in Disneyland and California Adventure. Come by and say “hi” the next time you visit the happiest place on earth.

Crystal Phillips (Casting Associate) is proud to be a Chance Fellow. She has been involved at the Chance in a variety of different roles, but her true passion is to be the bridge between directors and actors by ensuring that

each director has the best possible options when casting a show. Additionally, she strives to help the actors feel as comfortable as possible in the audition room, so their true talents and personalities can shine through. Past casting credits include: She Loves Me; Loch Ness, a new musical; Alice in Wonderland; After the Revolution; Samsara; Fancy Nancy, the Musical; Dragon Play; Hairspray; Kiss Me Kate; A Bright New

Boise; The Legend(s) of Sleepy Hollow; Anne of Green Gables; The Eight: Reindeer Monologues; Dogfight; The Stinky Cheese Man; The Big Meal; Beauty and the Beast; and A Chorus Line, in addition to multiple OTR readings and LAB workshops.

Chance Theater is proud to be one of the leading ensemble-driven theater companies in Southern California. Recently, we’ve received a National Theatre Company grant from American Theatre Wing, won six Ovation Awards, including two for Best Production of a Musical – Intimate Theater for our West Coast premiere of Triassic Parq – The Musical and Southern California premiere of Jerry Springer – The Opera, as well as four LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season. The Anaheim City Council named Chance Theater “the official resident theater company of Anaheim,” and Arts Orange County has twice named the Chance as “Outstanding Arts Organization.” Known for using bold and personal storytelling to promote dialogue and connection within the Southern California theatrical landscape, the Chance is committed to contributing to a more compassionate, connected and creative community. As a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Network of Ensemble Theaters, and the LA Stage Alliance, Chance Theater continues to bring national attention to the Southern California and Orange County theater scenes.

Ken Davenport (Commercial Producer) Broadway: Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Broadway - Tony Award,

National Tour, Toronto, Australia, and West End), The Visit (Tony nomination), Mothers and Sons (Tony nomination), The Bridges of Madison County (National Tour), Allegiance, Chinglish, Oleanna starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, Speed-the-Plow, Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America (Tony nomination), Blithe Spirit (Broadway, West End and National Tour), and 13. Off-Broadway: Daddy Long Legs, Altar Boyz (Co-Conceiver), My First Time (Author), The

Awesome 80s Prom (Creator), and Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage (Author). Ken’s productions have been produced internationally in over 25 countries. Ken is also the Executive Producer of North America for Andrew Llyod Webber’s Really Useful Group. Ken’s unique style has garnered him two front page articles in the NY Times, features on MSNBC, Rock Center, Fox News, BBC, and a mention in Jay Leno’s monologue on “The Tonight Show.” Ken was named one of Crain’s “40 Under Forty,” and is one of the co-founders of TEDxBroadway. Other projects include: smartphone app Did He Like It™, Broadway board game Be A Broadway Star. His blog, TheProducersPerspective.com, has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The Gothamist and more. Upcoming projects include his original musical Gettin’ The Band Back Together (George Street Playhouse premiere), and revivals of Once on This Island, The Great White Hope and Mass Appeal, as well as the movie, Band Dorks. For more information, visit his blog or KenDavenport.com.

Dori Berinstein (Commercial Producer) As a Broadway Producer, Dori’s shows include: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Tony Award), Legally Blonde (Olivier Award), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award), One

Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award), Fool Moon (Tony Award), The Crucible (Tony Nomination) and Flower Drum Song. Dori is the co-founder and creator of Camp Broadway. She is also the recipient of Broadway’s Robert Whitehead Award for ‘outstanding achievement in commercial theatre producing’.

New York Musical Festival (NYMF) ensures the future vitality of musical theater by nurturing the creation, production, and public presentation of stylistically, thematically, and culturally diverse new musicals. The premier musical theater event in the world, the Festival presents productions each summer in the heart of New York City’s Theater District, along with an array of readings, concerts, and other special events. For more information, visit NYMF.org

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Producer’s Circle�ese are the individuals who have stepped forward to publicly a�liate their name with our theater company. While they enjoy a one-of-a-kind VIP all-access, they are also providing vital support for the artists, the productions, the organization, and their community. We can’t thank them enough.

Steve BrownSophie & Larry CripeRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerLaurie Smits Staude

Robert BermanSophie & Larry CripeMary Kay Fyda-MarScott & Sandy GrahamElizabeth JonesRachelle Menaker & Eddie Schuller Scott & Georgia WellTod & Linda White

SEASON PRODUCERS

Bette & Wylie Aitken

OTR CIRCLE

SPEAK UP CIRCLE

Bruce GoodrichRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerGeorgia & Scott Well

Allergan FoundationOrange County Community Foundation, Robert J. & Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts & Classical Music

ASSOCIATE

PRODUCERS

EXECUTIVE

PRODUCERS

Martin & Wendy BensonRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerSteve BrownThe Boeing CompanyLesley McKinnell

CIRCLE

SPONSORS

ARTIST

ADVOCATES

�anks to our Annual Fund Donors�e following provide outstanding support to the Chance, and enjoy a host of special bene�ts, including meet-the-artists receptions, behind-the-scenes access, and much more. For information, call Casey Long at (714) 900-3284.

VISIONARY CIRCLE

ANGEL ($2,500-$3,499)

The Boeing CompanyNancy JohnsonChelle FriedmanDon Laffoon & Grace SongoloFrances Riggs

DIAMOND ($3,500-$7,999)

Ashleigh Aitken & Michael PennDramatists Guild Fund GFS, Inc.Bruce GoodrichGuy W. Marr

SAPPHIRE ($8,000-$14,999)

Martin & Wendy BensonBradford Renaissance PortraitsMary Kay Fyda-MarScott & Sandra GrahamElizabeth Jones & Dennis O’ConnellJody & Sammy & Sarah PierceLaurie Smits StaudeTod & Linda White

EMERALD ($25,000+)

Bette & Wylie AitkenSophie & Larry CripeRobin Glasser & Robert Berman

RUBY ($15,000-$24,999)

Steve BrownRachelle Menaker & Eddie SchullerSave The Princess LLC Scott & Georgia Well

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BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($600 - $1,199)

Matthew ArkinDiane & Chimo ArnoldVictor & Marnie CeporiusBob & Sue CrowsonJoseph Dale & Judy FlindtSusie DittmarRoger FriedmanErnie & Gail DoeJoyce GivensCamille GouletCarol Hellebrand & Patti HowardSusan HoriRon & Susan HornKris HustonDamien & Yvonne JordanKiwanis Club Of Greater AnaheimLorin Liesy

Danice & David LimbergPamela LorenzRobyn ManionElizabeth & Keith McDonaldLesley McKinnellRachel MountMargi & John MurrayRey O’DayCrystal & Steve PhillipsPRP Wine InternationalFran & Leonard RichMichael SalimbeniMarc SanfordStarbucks CoffeeHeather YoungLisa & Tom Zaradich

ADVOCATES ($300 - $599)

Phyliss AlexanderThomas & Susan AlexanderJosh CableJane & Patrick ConlinLewis & Marty CrouseKim DaltonTravis K. DonnellySarah DuValFred & Kelly EhlertRozanne Englehart & Garry HaverlandBahram & Kathy EsfahaniStephen & Susan FaesselRobert & Jennifer ForanMary Jane Foster

Michael Garcia & Burt VosburghElaine & Nathan GochmanJames GrahamBen GreenKimberly GreenoughCharlie Harfouch & David MerrellJeff HellebrandWendy HooperOlivia JohnsonSam Joslin & Max EspinozaDavid & Judy JossDan Kee & Judith ToddSteve Kitzman

Robert KruegerSunjay KumarJohn LaneJames & Marsha LindseyLos Angeles Fire DepartmentAngeline MirendaBoroka NagyAshley Arlene NelsonKaren O’HanlonMichael OppenheimHerb & Jan ParksCharles & Maureen PeltzerMichael & Carol PennNohely QuirozChristina & Tim Rice

John & Susan RidgelyJohn Robinson & Kelly ToddMichael & Monika SargentJeremy & Nicole SchlittDoug & Hannah SchroederCheri & Rick SmetankaKaren SmitsSouth Coast RepertoryTaylor StephensonBill & Rosalynn StronginMasako TobaruTotal Wine & MoreKaren WebsterChris & Danielle WeilerHoward & Sumi Yata

SUPPORTERS ($150 - $299)

AnonymousBarbara & Don BarkemeyerPeter & Roswitha BauerMichael & Bilha BenderMichael Berman & Sheila DiskinFredrick BorgesAlex BuenoChipotleCarolina De La TorreBailey CastleGlenn ChitjianEileen J CirilloKristianne ClarkeComedy Sportz LASherry & Jean Louis Domerego

David & Kerry DrakeSharon FillingerJeffery & Carol FronteraJune GlennJanet GreenPeggy Grover-CourtnyLaura Hathaway & Matt TakahashiHirschl BalletBarry & Cathi HofstetterHollywood BowlJon HyrkasPeggy ImmermanBernard & Marcia KamineGlenn Koppel

Alan M. LawsonDarla LeaLucky Strike Bowling CenterGiovanna MeeseCharles & Lindy MichaelisLeslee MiddlebrookIrina MorrisMotel 6 Feet UnderM R MountEric & Marya NguyenMary OttmanArt PartridgeThe Pasadena PlayhouseIrmagaard Rahwyler WaltzRalphs Groceries

Teodora RamosKameel RennerScott & Kelly RobertsGoldie RoeJoann & Walter ShaferSix Flags Magic MountainMitchell TurnerMichael VuRobert WaltersKai WilbanksBruce WilkinsonWade WilliamsonLaura & Will Young

PATRON CIRCLE ($1,200-$2,499)

Jean AbdallaAnaheim Arts CouncilBryan & Katheryn BakerJanet & Rob BlaneyAnaheim Council Member Jordan BrandmanBristol Consulting GroupRyan Brodkin & Bebe HerreraJocelyn & Kirk BrownCapital Group Companies Charitable FoundationRachel Oliveros Catalano & Tim CatalanoAlisa & Jason DuffeyKen Favell & Jennifer RuckmanMargaret GatesGregory Heiertz & Carollyn LobellDavid & Gail HirsteinDeirdre Kelly & Howard Privette

Andy & Judith LambCasey Long & Camryn ZelingerMaddy & Tommy LongBill & Kathie MalcombAnaheim Council Member Kris MurrayOanh Nguyen & Erika C. MillerMJ PoptanichSally Ann CateringMichelle & Terry SchomburgLinda & Steve SundvoldAnaheim Mayor Tom Tait & Julie TaitWendy & Jac TobiskaJudith Todd & Dan KeePaula Tomei & David Emmes Anaheim Council Member James VanderbiltRobin Walton

List as of January 19, 2017

Thank you to all ourCapital Campaign Donors

Naming Donor ($285,000)

Bette & Wylie Aitken Naming Donor ($100,000) Naming Donor ($87,500)

Sophie & Larry Cripe Tod & Linda White

Naming Donor ($70,000) Naming Donor ($25,000)

Mary Kay Fyda-Mar Yvonne & Damien Jordan

Naming Donor ($20,000)

Naming Donors ($10,000-$19,999)

Premium Chair Donors ($5,000)

Founding ArtistsChance Resident Artists

Dr. Michael & Jean AbdallaRobert Berman & Robin Preiss Glasser

Lily M. FanFoundationAC

Camille GouletBradley Kaye

David & Danice LimbergSammy Pierce

Eddie Schuller & Rachelle MenakerScott & Georgia Well

AJIS LambChapman University

Susan Carol CarpenterSusie Dittmar

Kathy & Bahram EsfahaniStephen & Susan Faessel

Michael Garcia & Burt VosburghThe Hamman Family

Jeffrey HellebrandPatti Howard & Carol Hellebrand

Nancy JohnsonElizabeth Jones

Dan Kee & Judy ToddJoanne & Dennis Keith

In Honor of Don Laffoon & Grace Songolo

James & Marsha Lindsey (2)Casey Long

Tommy & Madeleine Long (2)Jolynn & Pat Mahoney

Christina MarIn Memory of Judy Martin

Marc MastersonBryan McCormick & Gary Kuwahara (2)

In memory of David McCormick Bill & Jane McDonald

Drs. Pauline Merry & John GoodmanDr. and Mrs. Eberhard S. Neutz

Oanh Nguyen & Erika C. Miller (2)Pacific Western Bank (2)

Muriel Pollia Foundation (2)Ron & Marilyn Rice

Michelle & Terry SchomburgLeonard & Susan Silberman (2)

Karen SmitsTom & Julie TaitThe Well Family

In Memory of Howard WellTod & Linda White (2)

Lisa C. & Thomas E. ZaradichContributors ($150-$2,499)

Argyros Family FoundationMartin & Wendy BensonVictor & Marnie Ceporius

David Emmes & Paula TomeiGail & Ernie Doe

Lynn Gold & Karen “Jade” MartnerWendy Hooper

Fred KinneyPamela J. Lorenz, CFPManny & Betsy Porto

Frances RiggsEddie Schuller & Rachelle Menaker

Laurie Smits StaudeZeinab H. Dabbah &

Daniel Temianka

AnonymousAT&T Pioneers

The Boeing Company

Alan & Theresa CorcoranJohn Lane

Guy W. Marr

Irina MorrisJohn & Margi Murray

Rey O’Day

Marshall Pailet & Kellie SpillHerb & Jan Parks

Fran & Leonard Rich

In-Kind DonorsCity of Anaheim John Dominguez Roger Parkman Ken & Kristi Wilcox KC Wilkerson

Scott & Sandra Graham

Priority Chair Donors ($2,500)

ENDOWMENT FUND DONORSThe endowment fund ensures the future of the Chance for years to come.

Tod & Linda WhiteMAJOR INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

Diane & Chimo ArnoldRobert E. CampbellSophie & Larry Cripe Camille Goulet

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STAFF

Oanh Nguyen, Artistic DirectorCasey Long, Managing DirectorErika C. Miller, Development DirectorMasako Tobaru, Technical DirectorBebe Herrera, Production ManagerTeodora Ramos, Master CarpenterJeff Hellebrand, Box Office AssociateJocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic DirectorJennifer Ruckman, Literary Manager Courtny Greenough, Company ManagerKaren O’Hanlon, Education DirectorDarryl B. Hovis, TYA Producing AssociateMarc Sanford, Assoc. House ManagerRobin “George” Shorter, Assoc. House Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Cripe, ChairRachelle Menaker, Vice-ChairSusie Dittmar, TreasurerMary Kay Fyda-Mar, Secretary Scott B. Well, Immediate Past Chair

Jocelyn A. Brown, councilAlex Bueno, councilCourtny Greenough, councilLaura M. Hathaway, councilJeff Hellebrand, councilBebe Herrera, councilCasey Long, councilErika C. Miller, councilOanh Nguyen, councilTeodora Ramos, councilJennifer Ruckman, council

Marc Sanford, councilBill Strongin, councilMasako Tobaru, councilKelly Todd, councilKaren Webster, councilSherry DomeregoKelly EhlertRobert ForanDarryl B. HovisRobyn ManionJames McHale

Karen O’HanlonRachel Oliveros CatalanoSarah PierceNicole SchlittWade WilliamsonDavid McCormick, member emeritusMyrna Niles, member emeritus

M I S S I O N Chance Theater seeks to create exciting theatrical experiences that will engage, surprise and unite our audiences, our artists, and our community.The mission of the Chance is to contribute to a more compassionate, connected and creative Orange County.

We do this by:• producing powerful, socially-conscious, provocative, intimate theater experiences• generating participation and dialogue between our diverse communities• nurturing and supporting local artists• inspiring and empowering creative young minds

R E C E N T H O N O R S / A W A R D SNamed official “Resident Theater of Anaheim”Winner of 6 Ovation Awards, including 2 for Best Musical (Triassic Parq and Jerry Springer: The Opera) Winner of 5 LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Excellence for Outstanding SeasonOC Weekly’s Best of OC 2015 - Best Musical (Loch Ness, a new musical) and Best Play (Maple and Vine)30 Ovation Award nominations15 LADCC Award nominationsWinner of Robby Award for Best Choreography (Lysistrata Jones), plus 5 more nominationsRecipient of American Theatre Wing’s 2016 National Theatre Company GrantRecipient of National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Grant Two “Outstanding Arts Organization” Awards from Arts Orange County

RESIDENT ARTISTS

Bette AitkenMartin BensonRobert BermanSusan BowmanBruce GoodrichSandy GrahamElizabeth JonesAndy Lamb

Casey Long Guy W. Marr Oanh NguyenTerry SchomburgLaurie Smits StaudeGeorgia Well