Kevin GlaccumProducing Artistic Director

AZUKA THEATREpresents

by JORDAN HARRISON

FeaturingMIKE DEES JAMISON FOREMAN AMANDA SCHOONOVER*

MEGAN SLATER MATT TALLMAN & LEAH WALTON*

Scenic Design Costume DesignMEGHAN JONES ALISA SICKORA KLECKNER

Lighting Design Sound Design & Composer JOSHUA L. SCHULMAN DANIEL PERELSTEIN

Hair & MakeupMONIQUE GAFFNEY

Production ManagerTERRY SMITH

Production Stage ManagerLAUREN TRACY

Directed byKEVIN GLACCUM

Philadelphia Premiere!

November 3 – 20, 2011Azuka Theatre is a 501(c)(3) Not for profit organization

CASTMiles/Lady Romola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Dees

True/Countesss Roquefort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Tallman

Casper/Greta the Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jamison Foreman

Dorothy/Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leah Walton*

Lorna/True . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan Slater

Zina/Casper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda Schoonover*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Time & Place: 1927, a very small town in the Midwest.

There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Please turn OFF all electronic devices prior to the performance.Photography or recording of this production,including cellular phones, is strictly prohibited

Azuka Theatre is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA).

Proud member of Off-Broad Street. Celebrating PhiladelphiaIndependent Theater!

Azuka Theatre is a member of the Theatre Alliance of GreaterPhiladelphia (TAGP).

Azuka Theatre proudly participates in the Barrymore Awardsfor Excellence in Theatre.

The noted Actors in this production are members of Actors’Equity Association, the union of professional Actors andStage Managers in the United States.

What are you wearing right now? How did you go about selecting these particular clothes? Did you come right from work, so you have ‘work clothes’ on?Or did you pick out something special, a ‘going-out outfit’? Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we’re ALL wearing a costume of one sort or another. Youwould no more wear overalls to a black tie affair than you would an eveninggown to a soccer game. What we choose to put on everyday speaks volumesabout us; not just our gender but our socio-economic status, what segment ofthe population we feel connected to (how many sports team jerseys do youown?), but most importantly what we wear reflects how we see ourselves.

On the first day of rehearsal for Act A Lady I showed the cast Jennie Livingstone’s1990 documentary Paris is Burning. The film looks at the drag balls that tookplace in NY in the late 1980’s (it’s where Madonna got the idea for ‘Vogue’). Theserather extravagant competitions included a category for ‘realness’; that is mendressing as men. The difference being they were trying to ‘pass’ as military menor Wall Street businessmen; the uniforms and suits these men wore became‘drag’. At one point in the film there are a few dozen shots of ‘regular’ peoplewalking around New York with a voiceover talking about how everything wewear is a costume.

Act A Lady turns what we wear and how we identify ourselves on its head; it’salso a love letter to the theater and to the power of imagination. And it’s REALLYfunny! This is the second Jordan Harrison play I’ve directed and I’m constantly astounded at the man’s love for the English language and how he can use it tomake me laugh out loud. His work also fits right into our mission, to give voiceto the people whose stories go unheard. In this case, it’s not only the people ofthe small town of Wattleburg trying to put on a play, but the alternate personalities they have inside them.

Sit back and enjoy—I hope you have as much fun watching this as we had making it!

A Note From the Director

WHO’S WHOmike Dees (Miles/Lady Romola) is thrilled to be working with  Azuka again. Previous shows include Laura’s Bush and The Boys. Mike has an MA in Theatre fromVillanova University, where he won the 2002 Barrymore Award for Supporting Actorin a Musical. He recently performed Off-Broadway in Dublin by Lamplight by MichaelWest. In Philly, he has worked with Inis Nua Theatre, 1812 Productions, Lantern Theater Company, and the Wilma Theater, among others.  Thanks to Kevin, cast andcrew!

Jamison Foreman (Casper/Greta the Maid). Previous credits include: Fame(International Tour), Miss Saigon, White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof (Walnut StreetTheater), Tom Sawyer (People’s Light and Theater). He will next be seen in Voices ofChristmas at Theatre Horizon. Thanks to this amazing cast, Kevin, and as always, tomy mom.

Amanda Schoonover (Zina) is thrilled to return to Azuka for her 8th show!  Amandais a six time Barrymore Award nominee, winning two awards for her work as Dottiein Theatre Exile’s Killer Joe, as well as being a 2010 F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist finalist.  She has worked with many theaters in Philadelphia including the Arden,People’s Light, Theatre Horizon, Bristol Riverside, Pig Iron, New City and the Lantern.Favorite roles include Lucy in  Mr. Marmalade (Exile),  Minnie in  the terriblegirls (Azuka), Sara in Grace (Luna) and Moll in Kid Simple (Azuka).  Look for her in theupcoming productions of  Charlotte’s Web at the Arden and  A Behanding inSpokane with Theatre Exile!  Many thanks the entire Azuka family and especially toKevin for the opportunity!

megan Slater (Lorna) is excited to return to the Azuka stage after previously performing as a member of the chorus in Sweetie Pie. Locally, Megan has workedwith Bckseet Productions, Flashpoint Theatre Company, The National ConstitutionCenter, Philadelphia Artist Collective, Philadelphia  Shakespeare Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Workshop, Simpatico Theatre Project and The Wilma. Hugeamounts of love and gratitude to Kevin and Allison for this fantastic opportunity.

matt tallman (True/Countess Roquefort). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing,Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice (Utah Shakespearean Festival); Hamlet (Pennsylvania

Shakespeare Festival Tour); Hamlet, The Tempest, Love’s Labors Lost, All’s Well That EndsWell (American Players Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dallas Theater Center);As You Like It (Water Tower Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (St.Croix Festival Theatre); The Voice of the Prairie, What the Butler Saw (Next Act Theatre);The Tempest, Othello (Milwaukee Shakespeare); Ghosts, Much Ado About Nothing,Misalliance (Commonweal Theatre Company) A Life in the Theatre (Nevermore Theatre).  Film: I Become Gilgamesh.  Education: MFA, Southern Methodist University.

Leah Walton (Dorothy). Off-Broadway: Ars Nova  Lapsburgh Layover (NYTimes and Time Out NY“Critics Pick”), Playwrights Horizons SuperLab Untitled BloodPlay.  Philadelphia: Walnut Street Theater, InterAct, Lantern, Pig Iron, MontgomeryTheatre, 11th Hour (Barrymore Nomination Best Leading Actress in a Musical), Azuka,among many others.   Training: National Theatre Institute, Moscow Art TheatreSchool, Michael Chekhov Association.  Leah teaches acting privately and at the Wal-nut Street Theatre School.  Up next:  Charlotte’s Web at the Arden.  So many thanksand much love to Kevin!

Jordan harrison (Playwright) grew up on an island near Seattle. His plays tend to have multiple storylines, fastidious font selections, sexual initiation scenes, props with emotional arcs, and an evennumber of actors. Jordan has received commissions from Actors Theatre of Louisville/Berkeley Rep, Playwrights Horizons, the Arden Theatre, South Coast Rep, Guthrie Theater/Children’s Theatre Company,Perishable Theatre, and Cypress Films. He has been a resident playwright at The Empty Space Theatre,Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Commonweal Theatre, and the Sundance Playwrights’ Retreat. Jordan hasbeen supported by a Kesselring Fellowship, two Jerome Fellowships and a McKnight Grant from ThePlaywrights’ Center, a Lucille Lortel Fellowship, and a NEA/TCG Playwright-in-Residence Grant. He is therecipient of the Heideman Award, a Theater Masters’ Visionary Playwright Award, and the Arch and BruceBrown Playwriting Award; he has twice been a Finalist for the Weissberger Award. Jordan’s plays Kid-Simple, Act A Lady, Finn in the Underworld, and The Museum Play are published by Playscripts, Inc. Doristo Darlene, Fit For Feet, and Amazons and Their Men are published by Samuel French. With Sally Oswald,he edits the annual Play: A Journal of Plays, dedicated to reinventing the life of plays on the page. Jordan is a graduate of Stanford University and the Brown University MFA Playwriting program. He hastaught playwriting at Brown, The Playwrights’ Center, and SUNY Purchase.

Kevin Glaccum (Director) is Producing Artistic Director of Azuka Theatre, where he been a membersince he appeared in Azuka’s first production La Rue des Faux. For Azuka he has directed productions ofNeighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, Nerve, Whisky Neat, Greek Active, Kid Simple, Hedwig and the AngryInch (Barrymore Nomination; Best Director of a Musical, Philadelphia Weekly), Azuka One-Acts, Four, TheBoys and Sincerity Forever. Other credits include Say Goodnight, Gracie (Act II Playhouse) The Rocky Horror Show, Club California (Arcadia University) Iron Kisses (Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival) and The Shoes (Philadelphia Fringe Festival). Before turning to directing he appeared in Azuka’sproductions of Metamorphosis, Friends and An Artist’s Workshop. Kevin is a member of The Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Thanks to HP.

meghan Jones (Scenic Designer) is delighted to be a part of the design team for Act A Lady.  Her previous design experience with Azuka includes Neighborhood 3. She mostly designs throughout thePhiladelphia region. Past companies include Inis Nua, IRC, Theatre Exile, InterAct Theatre, Lantern Theater Co. and People’s Light and Theater Co.  Past highlighted designs include Kidnapped,HunterGathers, When We Go Upon The Sea, Gagarin Way, and Hot House.  Meghan also dabbles in production management, fine painting, and furniture design.  She holds her MFA from Temple University.  Most appreciation to Azuka’s Staff, Cast, and Crew.

Alisa Sickora Kleckner (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be rounding out her design centennial witheven more cross dressing quick change madness! She is busy this season designing and building costumes, puppets, f/x makeup and masks for such companies as Act II, 1812, Flashpoint, Penn, Enchantment, Swim Pony and IRC.  As adjunct faculty and resident designer at Arcadia University, sheteaches a range of courses in addition to running the university’s costume shop. She also co-foundedLittle Bunny Voodoo with her husband Chris and produces, designs, directs, puppeteers and sometimeseven writes original puppet shows for adults. Alisa is an alum of the ONeill National Puppetry Conference and Puppets in Prague. She has been honored with the KC/ACTF Faculty Design Fellowship,a nomination for the F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist award and gigs that allow her to make crazy stuff. OhAzuka, how I love thee.

Daniel Perelstein (Sound Designer & Composer) is a freelance sound designer, composer, and musicaldirector in Philadelphia. He is pleased to return to Azuka, for whom he designed the 2010-2011 season(Neighborhood 3 as well as the terrible girls — on a related note, Kevin Glaccum is my homeboy). Recentand upcoming designs: Wilma Theater, Live Arts Festival, PlayPenn, Arden Theatre, Walnut Street Theater,Peoples Light & Theater, Theatre Horizon, Flashpoint Theatre, Lantern Theater, Kimmel Center, Inis Nua,Commonwealth Classic Theater, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Bearded Ladies Cabaret. Daniel has been

2010-11**Neighborhood 3: requisition of Doom

by Jennifer Haley*the terrible girls

by Jacqueline Goldfinger

2009-10**Nerve by Adam Szymkowicz**the Long christmas ride home

by Paula Vogel

2008-09**Kid Simple by Jordan Harrison

*Whiskey Neat by Bruce Walsh

2007-08*Sweetie Pie by Madi Distefano

hedwig and the Angry inchby John Cameron Mitchellmusic & lyrics by Stephen Trask

2006-07*Azuka one-Acts by various‘twas the Night by Veronica Griegotwo rooms by Lee BlessingCo-Produced with Blue Ridge Theatre Festival

2005-06*‘twas the Night by Veronica Griego*the Boys by Kris Elgstrand

2004-05**Laura’s Bush by Jane Martin**Four by Christopher Shinn

2003-04*An Artist’s Workshop

conceived and created by Alden Moorewritten by Raelle Myrick-Hodges

2001-02**Sincerity Forever by Mac Wellman**Friends by Kobo Abe

2000-01**Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka

1999-2000*trouble With Bohemia

by Raelle Myrick-Hodgesmetamorphosis by Franz Kafkaadapted by Steven Berkoff

1999*La rue des Faux by Raelle Myrick-Hodges

adapted from James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room

*World Premiere **Philadelphia Premiere

PASt SeASoNS

the terrible girls (2011) Nerve (2010) Kid Simple (2008)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2008) The Long Christmas Ride Home (2009) Four (2005)

fortunate to work with and learn from other prominent designers and composers including Pavel Fajt,Troy Herion, Chas Marsh, Andrew Nelson, Rob Kaplowitz, Christopher Colucci, and especially Nick Kourtides. He holds a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Music from Swarthmore College. Hear samplesof his work at www . danielperelstein . com

Joshua L. Schulman (Lighting Designer). 2008 Barrymore Award for lighting design of Art at Delaware Theatre Company. 2009 Barrymore Award nomination for Rock ‘N’ Roll at the Wilma Theater. Designs forAzuka Theatre includes Nerve, Kid Simple, Sweetie Pie, and Four. Work for other companies includes People’s Light and Theatre Company, Flashpoint Theater Company, The Hidden City Festival, TheatreWest Virginia, the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, and many more. Other projects that Joshua hasworked on include being the programmer for Boathouse Row in Philadelphia along the Schuylkill Riverand the associate designer/programmer for the Cira Centre next to 30th Street Station. He has his M.F.A.from Boston University. Joshua lives in South Philly with his wife, Karen, and son, Elijah. www.jlsld.com

monique Gaffney (Hair & Makeup) is very excited to be working on hair and makeup for Act A Lady, asthis is her first professional show. Many thanks go out to the cast for being a joy to work with. Specialthanks go out to Kevin for trusting her and giving her this wonderful opportunity. She’d also like tothank Alisa Sickora Kleckner for mentoring her the past 3 years at Arcadia University, where she workedon wigs, hair and makeup for several shows. Now that she is in her senior year, she is excited to graduate and get started with her life outside of college theater. She would also like to thank her family and close friends for their wonderful support and love.

Annie heath (Properties) is your friendly West Philly props artist. She has most recently worked as aProps Master for Upper Darby’s Summer Stage and was a member of the Live Arts Festival Staff. Sheworks many odd freelance jobs in the city, working for companies such as the Lantern Theater, Avista Custom Theatrical Services, and Synergetic Sound and Lighting. She can also bake up a mean apple pie.

Lauren tracy (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning for another season with Azuka! Shestage managed Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom and the terrible girls last season. Other local credits include This Is How It Goes (Room 6 Theatre), The Winter’s Tale (Delaware Shakespeare Festival), AChristmas Carol (Walnut Street Theater). She will return to the Walnut again this season for another roundof A Christmas Carol. She served as the ASM for Art (Act II Playhouse). She also serves at the ProductionManager for Plays & Players Theater. She’s a graduate of Syracuse University’s Stage Management program. Thank you to Kevin and everyone else at Azuka, her parents, friends, and Andrew for all oftheir support.

Natalie Diener (General Manager) comes to Azuka Theatre with a background in sales, marketing, theatre production, small business management, and special events. Previously, Natalie worked as theMarketing Director for the Philadelphia City Paper and Production and Company Manager for thePhiladelphia Shakespeare Festival. In addition to her position with Azuka, she owns a freelance eventconsultation business and plans weddings and events for individuals and companies all over the GreaterPhiladelphia area.

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Azuka Theatre1636 Sansom StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19103Phone (215) 563-1100 Fax (215) 563-2100

Welcome toour new home!

BoArD oF DirectorS 2011-2012David Fedor - PresidentHeather Evans - Vice-PresidentAndrea Sheaffer - TreasurerMark Andrews - SecretaryNatalie DienerKevin GlaccumBrian MooreAdam Travia

AZUKA theAtre StAFFGeneral managerNatalie DienerProducing Artistic DirectorKevin GlaccumDirector of marketingMark H. AndrewsLiterary managerAllison HeishmanArtistic AssociateMike DeesProduction managerTerry Smith

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Azuka Theatre is a proud participant in the Melissa LynchTheater Memorial Fund for Saint Hubert’s, a PhiladelphiaTheater Community-wide effort to raise funds for thedrama club and theatre at Melissa’s high school almamater, St. Hubert Catholic High School For Girls. All proceeds directly benefit St. Hubert’s in Mel’s name andhonor.

If you are interested in making an individual contribution,checks can be made payable to “St. Hubert Catholic HighSchool For Girls”, with “Melissa Lynch Theater MemorialFund” noted in the memo line, and can be sent to:

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Thank you for your consideration of joining the effort to honor such a wonderful actor, person and friend.

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