RTC - and specifically Co-Founders Jim
O'Neil and Karyl
Lynn Burns (who is also a Ted list member) have been very generous with their
permission for me to use materials from their website. Check it out, it's great!
Those of us
who were lucky enough to catch Ted in "Waiting For Godot", or Ted and Joseph in "Murder In The
First", as well as the JCS Benefit performances in Ventura, got a look at
the lovely Laurel Theatre and RTC. Rubicon is a wonderful,
progressive, daring and innovative theatre company that is thriving in Ventura,
California. This company is definitely one to watch! Check out some
of their accomplishments below. Keep up the great work guys!
RTC "QUICK
FIND" INDEX
Since RTC's accolades and accomplishments grow by
leaps and bounds, I've added an index here for faster navigation on this
page. Click on any section listed below, and the link will take
you right to that section of this page! Enjoy!
ROSA LEE MEASURES Honorary Chair
Harris Measures Management Consultants, Former Deputy Mayor, City
of San Buenaventura
DR. RICHARD REISMAN
President of the Board of Directors
Ventura County Obstetric & Gynecologic Medical Group
Medical Director, Community Memorial Hospital Centers for Family
Health
MIKE MEREWETHER Vice-President
Partner Emeritus, Tolman & Wiker Insurance
DR. ROSALIND WARNER Secretary
Physician, Ventura, Thousand Oaks Secretary, Saticoy Country Club
Board of Directors
WILLIAM P. CORDEIRO, Ph.D. Treasurer
Director, Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics,
California State University, Channel Islands
CLAIRE BOWMAN
CEO, Via Alegre Educational & Counseling Services,
Owner/Operator, Starbuck’s Ojai Valley Ranch
ANN DEAL
Founder & CEO, Fashion Forms
HARRIET FRIEDMAN
Community Volunteer
DIANE GOLDENRING, RDH, MSED, GKC
Philanthropist
ANTHONY T. HIRSCH, MD
Pediatrician
President, Ojai Film Society
JACQUELYN KILPATRICK, Ph.D.
Chair of English, Performing Arts and Communication
California State University, Channel Island
ROY SCHNEIDER
Partner/Attorney-at-Law
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones
& Schneider, LL
MARION WITTE, CPA
President. Angel Heart Foundation
EX OFFICIO
STEVE MAGIDSON Immediate Past President
KEN WESLER Managing Director
PENNY BARNDS President, Grandes Dames
RON HARRINGTON, ESQ Legal Advisor
April 2009
HELP! MORE THAN ANY
OTHER TIME IN OUR HISTORY, RUBICON THEATRE NEEDS
YOUR SUPPORT.
We cannot stress this enough. With the economy as it is,
the individuals and companies who have supported us
through large monetary gifts over the years have taken a
serious financial hit and are presently unable to support
us at the level they have given in the past.
Our ticket prices cover less than half of what our shows
actually cost us to produce. If we charged full price, our
$49 tickets would rise to cost over $100 each.
As in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, it is
going to take our village of Ventura to solve this
problem.
We know you have been hit too; we all have. That’s why
we have launched a campaign to raise $1 million through a
gift we all can afford: $365. For just $1 a day, you
can ensure that Rubicon Theatre Company will continue to
produce the wonderful shows that you have enjoyed for the
past eleven years.
We need 2,400 gifts to achieve our goal, and we need them
now. We can do this…together.
However, without your support, we will not be able to
continue.
Please give today, and please ask your fellow villagers to
join you in giving.
Sincerely,
To make a contribution:
Please contact Patrick
O’Hara at 805.667.2912 ext.237 (preferred)
1006 E Main Street Ventura CA United States,
93001
UPDATE
9/23/09:
Below are some PSA’s for RTC’s “It Takes A Village”
Campaign. They are also viewable, AND DOWNLOADABLE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS, on Rubicon’s new YouTube Channel, which can be
found here:
Rubicon friends Michael Learned, Cliff DeYoung,
George Ball, Amanda McBroom, Eric Lange, Stephanie Zimbalist, Ted Neeley & Bonnie Franklin, all actors from stage and screen, lend their
support to "It Takes A Village."
Ted Neeley talks about RTC
and It Takes A Village.
Bruce Weitz talks about RTC
and It Takes A Village.
Eric Lange talks about RTC
and It Takes A Village.
Bonnie Franklin talks about
RTC and It Takes A Village.
Sydney Unseth talks about
RTC.
UPDATE
6/10/09: I've just received this e-mail from Karyl Lynn Burns,
Co-Founder of RTC:
From: Karyl Lynn Burns
Subject: Rubicon Theatre Village Campaign Update
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 4:41 AM
Dear
Fellow Villagers:
Today we start our first formal e-mail update to those of you who
expressed interest in receiving periodic updates about Rubicon’s It
Takes a Village campaign.
The good news: nearly 600 people (including some who
wished to be anonymous) have given a total of $191,346. We have an
additional $3,752 in pledges, with a grand total of $195,090
committed to the campaign. We are now about 19.5% of
the way to our goal of $1 million!
The
challenge:We are still fighting cash flow needs and MUST raise an
additional $200,000 towards the goal in the next two to three weeks.
Thank
you
to you whose names are listed at the bottom of this e-mail for being
early believers in this new grass-roots way of raising support.The idea is “many hands make light work.” Instead of 80%
of the funds coming from 20% of the people, the goal is for everyone
to participate to the extent of their ability. We are asking all who
benefit from Rubicon's presence in our community to consider making
a gift of at least $1 a day - or $365 a year. It's also possible to
make a monthly pledge of $31 or more. If we all do what we can, we
WILL achieve the goal. We will be the people who would not let our
community’s non-profit professional theatre falter in these
difficult times and who ensured it was here for the next decade and
for future generations!
Examples
and Ideas
·Rubicon
Board Member Marion Witte of the Angel Heart Foundation came up
with the idea of Village Elders – the goal was to find 10 people
to give $10,000 each once we reached the $100,000 mark. It’s the
main reason we’ve seen significant growth in the past two weeks.
We are thankful to those who have joined the Elders program so
far: Marion (leading by example, thank you!), Lori and Richard
Reisman, Barbara Meister and Barber Automotive Group (in memory of
Larry Meister) and an Anonymous contributor who gave in honor and
in memory of a recently departed friend Lillian
Ludlam,
who loved theatre. We are still looking for at least six more
individuals to become Elders (Young Elders are welcome, too J).
If you are able to join this group, please call us.
·Stephen
Kipp contributed $3,650 -- the recommended village donation amount
of $365 for EACH person on his 10-member staff. Stephen announced
this generous gift at a performance of Fiddler on the Roof in
which he hosted his clients for the show and a reception.
·At
a local salon, the hairdressers encouraged their customers to give
and raised $365 in a day to donate to the cause.
·One
villager e-mailed friends and raised approximately $2,000. Would
you like to do the same? Just cut and paste this address into your
e-mail. Invite friends to join you and help us reach our goals.
Here’s the hyperlink:
·A
supporter of Rubicon’s education programs has organized alums of
the outreach programs to put on a benefit at the theatre in
August. Look for details soon.
·Gourmet
chef Linda Hale and her husband Scott are going to prepare a primo
meal in their home with a goal of raising $5,000 towards the
campaign.
Rally
Comments
Here’s
a sampling of a few of the comments from attendees at the Town
Hall Rallies.We’ll send you a few with each
e-mail so that we can remind each other of why we all care…
Why
Rubicon Matters to Me…
“Great
art!Great family!Great
home to create in!” – Jenny Sullivan
“A
place to belong and meet friends.” – Wanda Woessner
“Rubicon
matters on many levels.It is wonderful to have
professional theatre in our community.Most
important is the Rubicon’s Education Outreach programs.Serving our youth at a time when arts education is lacking
in our schools is vital and timely.” – Tom and Debbie Golden
“Great
art.Local.” – Mike Merewether
“We
love having quality theatre in our own town!!!And
we love the community feeling of having Rubicon in Ventura!” –
Scott and Linda Hale
Why Rubicon Matters to the Community
“Exposes
youth to theatre; brings people to Ventura.” – Carolyn Dolen
“Without
the Rubicon and its great professionalism, rather than enriching
our community it will begin the slow decline which we have so
beautifully climbed out of with its growth.” – Karen Lee
Hoffberg
“Our
community needs local events of quality.” – Howard Brandwein
“A
vibrant beat of artistic creation.” – Jeanne Scott
“The
Rubicon offers quality entertainment close to home.It’s
Los Angeles-caliber performances in a community we all share and
love.” – Nancy Kaye Swanson
It
Takes a Village
Contributors to Date – June 9, 2009
"Michita,"
Carol "Mike" Aalbers, Lynda and Rick Aldridge, Jean
Archer, Christine Arenas-Magie and Paul Magie, Lila M. Atkisson,
George Backman, George Ball and Amanda McBroom, Dr. and Mrs.
Edward J. Banman, Rachel Bar, Phil
and Sandy Bardos, Penny and Ray Barnds,
Greta Bartsch, Donna and Jerry Beatty, Dr. Norma Beck,Victor and
Natalia Berezovska, Sam Bern, Barbara and Bernard Bobitch, Henri
and Therese Boisvert Tte, Jo Bowker, Barbara and Raymond Boyd,
Marylee and Robert Bragulla, Bob and Mary Braitman, Howard J.
Brandwein, Arlene Brooks, Earl R. Brooks, Shelly and Steve Brown,
Peggy Bryant, Jenean Bugiada, Leo and Melinda Bunnin, Christina M.
Burck, Diana and Robert Burdick, Donna and Jack Burger, Karyl Lynn
Burns, Pat and Cathy Busch, Linda Carson, Patty and Gary Channer,
K. Charnofsky and R. Sturgeon, Patti and Bill Chertok, Betsy
and Dick Chess, Susan Clark, Ed Clark and Jane Delahoyde, Bijian
Fan and Jerome Clifford, Victoria Coddy, Eloise and Chuck Cohen,
Mary Ann Cohen, John and Jacqueline Cole, Doris and Ken Collin,
Linda Collins, Frances A. Connelly, Al and Freddie Contarino,
Ginny Costis, Alison B. Coutts-Jordan, Bill Crowe and Ann Gross,
Mar lena Roberts Daly, Ronald and Deborah David, Lisa and Clay
Davis, Nicholas Deitch, Bradford Dillman, Carolyn Dolen, Barbara
and Gerald Donckels, Kathleen and Terry Dooley, Gun Dukes, John T.
Dullam, John R. Edwards, Jack Ellison and Dixie D. Adeniran, H.E.
and Frances Elson, David Elzer, Katherine Emerick, Ph.D., Jim and
Kay Engel, David Engel, Mr. and Mrs. Garold Faber, Jodi and David
Farrell, Warren and Ardelle Faue, Susan Ferguson, Norman Flam, Dr.
Hany Fouad, Jonathan Fox, C.D. Franciscus, Cindy Frankey, Bonnie
Franklin and Marvin Minoff, Arlene and Morrie Friedman, Harold and
Harriet Friedman, Peter and Sandy Gaal, Mr. Michael D.
Gainsborough, Mary and Jim Galbraith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Galt,
Jr., D. June and Gay Garabedian, Muriel Garcia, Bob and Brenda
Garrison, Lynn and Al Geller, S. Lynne and Duane L. Georgeson,
Mrs. Kin Gere, Sheldon Getzug, Kay
Giles and Michael Mariani, Morty Glasgal, David and Maryellen
Glyer, Debbie and Tom Golden, Diane and Peter Goldenring, Janet
and Mark Goldenson, Bruce Goldenson and Tricia Keen, Leonard
Goldman, Martie and Gary Golter, Mary Goodenough, Lea and Harold
Gould, Richard Gould, MD, Judy and Art Goulet, David and Diane
Grimes, Sol and Patty Grossman, Katherine and Dan Gunther, Louis
and Melinda Haffner, Scott Hale Lighting, Pearl and Roy Hammerand,
Margie and Ron Hanock, Whitney Hansen, Wm. and Diane Harkins,
Jessica and Harvey Harris, Julie Heim, Linda Henderson and Ernie
Scherb, Mr. Don Henninger, Phil and Carol Hershey, Thom as and
Patricia Hester, Karen Lee Hoffberg, H.W. and C.S. Hoover, Doris
Horton, Carol Howe and Lucien Lacour, Eric Hvolboll, Jon and Ann
Ives, Michael Jackowitz, Phyllis Johnson, Dianne Johnson
Selbrede, Dr. and Mrs. D. Gordon
Johnston, Ed and Carol Jones, Dorothy and Robert Jones, Emily
Jones, Marilyn Juday, Donna Kacerek, Kaila Kaden, Lydia
and Marty Kaplan, Joanne and Monroe Kaplan, Alex Karras, George
Kaub, Bill and Elise Kearney, Betty and
Tom Kennedy, Kipp Financial Group, Ronald S. Kopp, Jasmine Kova,
Lee and Linda La Frenz, Nicole and Phillip Laby, Haady Lashkari,
Michael Learned and John Doherty, Harriet and Eric Leibovitch,
Stanley and Barbara Leiken, Dr. Morris and Judy Leventhal, Linda
Levitz, Jack and Ione Lollar, Tracy Long and Donald Taylor,
Judge David W. Long and Shirley
Critchfield, James Locher, Dalina
Lowdermilk-Klan, Michael Lurie, John and Eleanor Lynn, Cynde and
Steve Magidson, Louise M. Malcomb, James Malone, Margaret Martin,
John and Pat Masterson, Stephen Maulhardt and Nancy Maulhardt
Huff, Frank and Patricia McCallick, Gladys McDonald, Stephen
McMorrow, Rosa Lee Measures and Al Harris, Barbara Meister/Barber
Automotive Group, Elsie Mendelsohn, Loretta and Mike Merewether,
Murray Meyers, Carol
Mickle and Jodi Sullivan, Marvin Miller and Kathlyn Roberts
Miller, Margaret and Jerry Miller, Mr. and Mrs. M. Miser, Lee and
Peg Molesworth, Susan Molnar, Katherine Montes, Teddi and Jerry
Morris, Ted and Dale Muegenburg, Julie and Jack Nadel, Ted Pounder
and Paulita Neal, Beatrice Alicia Nichols, Henry and Bobbie Offen,
Eileen Ogle, Patrick O'Hara, Cherie
Olson, James O'Neil, Sandi and Greg Orloff, Frances
Page, Barbara and Owen Patotzka, William and Celia Patterson,
Catherine Penprase, Diane and Steve Perren, Helen Pidduck, Mrs.
Pamela Pinkham, Gene Pitman, Wilma S. Poe, Theodore Polk, James
and Stella Port, Amy Povah, Keith Powell, James and Susan Prosser,
Sheila and Robert Rakestraw, H.D. Ranzenhofer, Lori and Richard
Reisman, Ann and Rodney Resnick, Corinne J. Rhoads, Rita
Richardson, Jon Lawrence Rivera, George Roberts and Janice
Standing-Roberts, Patricia Robinson, Bob
Robinson, Alyce and Robert Robinson, Duane
O. Rodgers, Donal F. Rodrigues, Diane Ronneberg, Linda Roos,
Sharon and George Rose, Margaret Rothschild and Richard Palmer,
Nancy and Bill Russell, Micheline Sakharoff, Pat
Salem, Sam and Mary Saputo, Roy and Sharon Schneider, Charles and
Jane Schneider, Charles and Mary Schwabauer, Jeanne Scott,
Catherine Scott Burris, Dr. Don and Millie Seidman, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Selfridge, Lyndon R. Shaftoe, Robert Shaw, Mrs. Susan
Shields, Tamar Shulem, Joel Silberman, Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Skaist,
Signe and Bruce Smale, Rebecca and Jeffrey Smith, Cynthia and Jim
Snell, Gary and Maureen Soporito, Paula Spellman, Lane Stalbird,
Lisa Stephens and Dennis Hopkins, Rich Stewart and Harriet Clune,
Eric and Missy Stoen, Midge and Dave Stork, Kathy and Bill Strnad,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, Jenny Sullivan, Nancy Kay Swanson,
Judith and Melvyn Swope, Lee Tannen, Shirley Thayer, Timothy
Tice, Ed and Dee Tingstrom, Delorine and Reid Tompkins, Warren and
Jane Totten, Margaret and Dennis Travlos, Ruth and Jim Uphold,
Allen and Kay Urban, Suzanne and Edward Vadnais, Mary Ann and
William Bang, Michael Velthoen, Cindi
Verbelun, Les
and Judy Vielbig, Vicki Vierra, Phil Ward, Roz Warner and Michael
Hogan, Jan and Hal Wasserman, Jerry and Brenda Watkins, Bill
Whitlock and Art Mendoza, Jim Whitney, Gary and Cheryl Wilde,
Julia Wilkerson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willis, Marion Witte, Wanda
Woessner, Gail and Ed Wohlenberg, Joanne Wolf, Eunice
M. Wood, Robert and Kathleen Wulf, Keith York, The Young Family,
Helen Yunker, Margaret M. Zangrilli, Alfred Zaske, Myrna
and Sy Zimmerman and David Zippel.
UPDATE
5/16/09: I've just received this e-mail from Karyl Lynn Burns,
Co-Founder of RTC:
From: Karyl Lynn Burns
Subject: TIME SENSITIVE: Please come TOMORROW for Rubicon Rally/Town Hall
GRASSROOTS EVENT. We need YOU!
To: joneil8539@aol.com
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 12:04 AM
Dear Artists and
Friends:
Please forgive the group
e-mail, but time is of the essence. We are really feeling the trickle down
effects of the economy. We have had a wonderful season thus far with Will
Rogers America!, Rubicon Family Christmas, Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? and Fiddler on the Roof. Our past and present
are beautiful and we have great joy just thinking of the many
exquisitely talented artists and devoted donors who have stood on and behind
this stage. But at present we are truly in peril and need your help.
Could you pretty please come to Rubicon TOMORROW
(SATURDAY) for a one-hour event from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with teas and
cookies after? It is a Rally and Town
Hall. Many of our board members, our wonderful Ventura Mayor Christy Weir
and others will be there. The goal is to jumpstart a positive, grass-roots effort
to help us muddle throught these very challenging times.
Our MD Ken is going to present the financial facts and figures past and
present, we'll brainstorm as a group, we'll have some surprise and fun
entertainment, refreshments, etc. We have launched a campaign called
"It Takes a Village." In general, the idea is that in these times
the handful of people who have sustained the company just can't. (The
traditional fundraising model is 20% of the people give 80% of the
funds. Now, instead of a small group of people doing a lot, we're
trying to engage many, many people in the community who care about Rubicon
to each do a little. It's the old adage of "many hands make light
work." We are suggesting $1 a day, or $365. Or if that's
challenging, we are asking people to consider $30 a month on a credit card.
We're doing home parties, bake sales, you name it.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP. Can
you come to the rally tomorrow? Your presence and enthusiasm will help
create a synergy that is needed right now. Second, if you know of folks
who you can invite to come to the rally, please ask them to join you. Third,
if you know someone who can give financially who cares about theatre, please
encourage them to do so.
Here's what will happen at the event. We will have a discussion of "Does
Rubicon matter to you?"/"Does Rubicon matter to the
community?" Then our Managing Director will do a quick Power Point
of "here's where we've been financially and here's how the times have
changed." Then we'll have Doug Halter, who some of you know, talk about
the new model. Then we'll have rally kits with ideas (and hopefully some fun
"RTCV" stickers - "Rubicon Theatre Company Villager."
Then, some artists you know - Manough from Songs for a New World,
Rick Cornette from You Can't Take It With You, our development
coordinator Patrick O'Hara - maybe a few others - will do a "Villager
People" presentation where they will parody "YMCA" and turn
it into "RTCV". (We had to do something a little creative and
entertaining.)
Anyway, we really NEED YOU.
Please come and help communicate that Rubicon matters to you and encourage
folks to help with this campaign.
If any of you from out-of-town would like to stay for the opening gala
of Spit Like a Big Girl at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, just call me
on cell. There's a party after at Milano's at the Harbor. Call me on
cell if you have any question - (805) 407-7797.
Thanks!
/klb
P.S. Attached is an information sheet. I am also including a card for people
who want to help in case you want to e-mail to anyone you know.
P.S.S. Come from the Seaward exit as there is a bike race downtown. Call me
if you need to know how.
============================================
IT
TAKES A VILLAGE
Rubicon
Rally and Town Hall Meetings
If
you care about Rubicon and the future of our region, we are looking for
first-time volunteers – no prior experience necessary – as well as
those who have volunteered before.
Tomorrow,
Saturday, May 16 from 3 to 4:00 p.m. As
you know from announcements at Rubicon’s recent acclaimed production of Fiddler
on the Roof, our annual campaign this season is “It Takes a
Village.”
With
the current economy, now, more than ever, it really does take an
entire village – villagers of every age and background and every walk of
life to sustain a non-profit theatre company. We are trying to explore
ways to think “out of the box” and create a new grass-roots model of
support, but we need you!
If
you care about Rubicon and the future of our region – please join us!
Come
meet our “It Takes a Village” Chairs Sandra Laby and Doug Halter;
visit with Rubicon founders Karyl Lynn Burns and James O’Neil; see
friends, neighbors and associates; and say hello to adults and young
people whose lives are positively impacted by Rubicon’s presence in our
community.
Get
a behind-the-scenes look at how a non-profit theatre functions, hear a
status report on the finances of Rubicon, and ask any questions you may
have. Then help us brainstorm about how to go forward in these challenging
times.
WHO?
YOU – anyone and everyone from Ventura, or from cities from Santa
Barbara to Los Angeles who loves great theatre. Anyone interested in the
arts in general, the cultural life of our community, Rubicon’s impact on
economic development, or the education and outreach programs Rubicon
provides for our region’s youth.
WHAT?
RUBICON RALLY AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS
WHEN? Saturday,
May 16 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHERE?
Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street
Come in the Laurel Street door and into the theatre
A
light dinner will be served downstairs in the rehearsal room on the 13th,
tea and cookies on the 16th.
WHY?
Because you are key to the future of Rubicon and the arts! Come be a part
of the village!
We
need you! Remember, even if you’ve never volunteered or served on
a committee before, this is an inclusive, grass-roots effort! There are
ways you can make a difference! Attendees are under no obligation --
please come and learn more.
RTC's
CURRENT PRODUCTION(s):
Written By John
Patrick Shanley
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Set at
a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony
Award-winning play concerns a strict headmistress with exacting standards who
believes that in order for students to be prepared for the harsh world, her
teachers must use discipline rather than compassion. she comes to suspect a new
priest of sexually abusing a student, but some doubt remains, and she cannot
prove her allegations. If she charges him, she will certainly destroy his
career, and perhaps her own. She questions an idealistic young nun and the
mother of the accused boy, the first black student ever admitted to the
school.
This
thought-provoking story leaves us with questions about what has - and should
have - happened, who is right or wrong, and the nature of faith and love.
Audiences will debate the issues of the play long after it has ended. Rubicon
Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan directs company member Joseph Fuqua* (Picasso
at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet) and Robin Pearson Rose (All My Sons,
You Can't Take It With You) in this searing drama.
*Mr.
Fuqua's appearance is generously underwritten by Dr. Norma Beck
Wednesday, January 27, 2010; Posted:
04:01 PM - by BWW News Desk
Rubicon
Theatre Company continues the 2009-2010 Season, "Defying
Expectations," with DOUBT: A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley.
Set in a Catholic Church school in the Bronx in the fall of 1964,
DOUBT: A PARABLE is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama
about Sister Aloysius, a rigid and conservative principal with
exacting standards, who believes that in order for students to be
properly prepared for the world, teachers must offer discipline over
compassion. She suspects that a gregarious priest, Father Flynn, newly
arrived to the parish, is too friendly with the students, and that he
is paying too much attention to young Donald Muller, the first Negro
student ever to be admitted to the school. Through conversation with
an innocent, hopeful young nun (Sister James), Sister Aloysius becomes
certain that Father Flynn has, or is capable of, an improper
relationship with Donald; but she cannot prove her allegations. If she
charges him, she will destroy his career, and perhaps her own. She
further questions Sister James, as well as Donald's mother. The story
leaves us with questions about what has - and should have - happened,
who is right or wrong, and the nature of faith and love.
Says Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neil, "DOUBT: A PARABLE is
a thinking-person's play. It asks us to think about important moral
dilemmas for which there are no easy answers. It is an intelligent,
powerful, provocative piece that we know will stimulate spirited
discussion and debate amongst our audience members."
Directed by Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan, the play features a
cast of returning Rubicon veterans, among them company member Joseph
Fuqua (RTC's Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet), Robin Pearson Rose
(All My Sons, Samuel Beckett's Happy Days), Chicago-based Lauren
Patten (The Diary of Anne Frank, Fiddler on the Roof), and Collette
Porteous (You Can't Take It With You).
DOUBT: A PARABLE opens this Saturday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. at
Rubicon's home at Laurel and Main in Ventura's Downtown Cultural
District, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001. Low-cost previews
begin Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. and continued Thursday,
January 28 and Friday, January 29 at 8:00 p.m. The regular performance
schedule is Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Thursdays at 8:00
p.m., Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. For tickets, call (805) 667-2900 or go to
www.rubicontheatre.org.
History of the Production
DOUBT opened on Broadway in 2005 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, directed
by Doug Hughes. The original cast included Cherry Jones and Brian F.
O'Byrne, who were followed by Eileen Atkins and Ron Eldard in 2006.
The show ran in New York for 525 performances. DOUBT swept the 2005
awards ceremonies, winning four Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards,
the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, the New York Drama
Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Jones toured with the production, which won the 2007 Touring Broadway
Award. The West Coast premiere with Linda Hunt took place at Pasadena
Playhouse. The production has since played in more than 25 countries
and has been directed by Nicolas Ken and Roman Polanski, among others.
The film version of DOUBT premiered in 2008 with Meryl Streep, Philip
Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. Shanley directed. DOUBT is
also featured in "The Fourth Wall," a book of photographs by
Amy Arbus for which Shanley wrote the forward.
The idea for the story of DOUBT was inspired by characters Shanley
knew as a young man. "I went to a church in the Bronx," says
Shanley, "in 1964."
"It was such a specific world that has now vanished," he
continues, "a world involving the Sisters of Charity, who dressed
in black robes and black bonnets. More recently, the world around me
started to remind me in certain key ways of this time - of people of
conviction and people who weren't certain, at odds with each other and
their power struggle."
Shanley dedicated the film version of DOUBT to Sister Margaret
McEntee, a Sister of Charity nun who was the basis for the character
of Sister James, the role played by Lauren Patten at Rubicon. (Sister
McEntee was Shanley's first-grade teacher and served as a technical
adviser for the film.)
Just a year after the play opened, a story with some parallels to
DOUBT hit national news' headlines. A priest in Chicago was convicted
of abusing African-American boys at St. Agatha parish in Chicago's
North Lawndale area. Like Father Flynn, the character in DOUBT, the
arrested priest Father McCormack had been a basketball coach.
Despite any similarities, however, Shanley is quick to say that he
did not create the play from his own past or from actual
circumstances. He points to the words "A PARABLE" (added as
part of the title when the script was published after the opening on
Broadway.)
Says Shanley, "I wasn't interested particularly in writing about
the church scandals, and I wasn't really interested in writing a
whodunit. I'm more interested in people becoming more accepting and
comfortable with living with doubt because I think that's one of the
big problems we've had in this country in the last decade."
Continues Shanley, "There has been this evaporation of doubt as a
hallmark of wisdom. Everyone is very entrenched. True discourse is
nowhere to be found. And we're desperate for it."
More about the Playwright
John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter and
director. He was born in New York in 1950 to blue-collar parents. His
mother was a telephone operator and his father a meatpacker. A rebel
at an early age, he was thrown out of Catholic School in kindergarten
and sent to a private school (Thomas Moore Prep) in New Hampshire. He
attended New York University, but left to enlist in the U.S. Marine
Core before completing his degree. After his service, he returned to
NYU on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 1977 as class valedictorian.
Sometimes dubbed "the Bard of the Bronx," several of
Shanley's scripts (including his first Five Corners, and DOUBT) are
set in that part of New York where he grew up. He has written more
than twenty works for the stage, including Savage in Limbo, Danny and
the Deep Blue Sea, Italian-American Reconciliation, Four Dogs and a
Bone and Defiance. He has also had ten produced screenplays. For the
script for the 1987 film "Moonstruck," which starred Cher
and Nicholas Cage, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original
Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay
Written Directly for the Screen. In 1990 he directed his own script of
"Joe Versus the Volcano" with Tom Hanks. (He also wrote two
songs for the movie: "Marooned Without You" and "The
Cowboy Song"). Shanley was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame
in 2004. For DOUBT, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama
Desk Award and the Tony Award for Best Play. He directed the film
version as well. He is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Cast Members
ROBIN PEARSON ROSE plays the tenacious and stern Sister Aloysius. An
Associate Artist of The Old Globe in San Diego, Rose has appeared in
the Broadway productions of Holiday and The Visit (directed by Hal
Prince), and the Off-Broadway production of Summer and Smoke
(Roundabout Theatre Company). For Rubicon, she has previously appeared
in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, All My Sons (Ovation for Best
Production, Larger Theatre) and You Can't Take it With You. Other
major regional credits include work at the Huntington, American
Conservatory Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, South Coast Rep
and Yale Rep (she received her MFA from the Yale School of Drama).
Rose has numerous television and film credits, including
"Something's Gotta Give," "What Women Want,"
"Speechless," "Fearless" (Peter Weir, director),
"Last Resort" opposite Charles Grodin, and "An Enemy of
the People" opposite Steve McQueen.
In the production, the role of Father Flynn is assayed by Rubicon
Theatre's first company member JOSEPH FUQUA, who has made
chameleon-like appearances in 17 classic and contemporary productions
with the company over 12 seasons. Also a Yale graduate, Fuqua's
Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs and
110 in the Shade (Lincoln Center), Raft of the Medusa and Yours, Anne.
Regionally, he has worked with Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Arena
Stage, Dallas Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theatre Center and Ensemble
Theatre. On television Fuqua has guest-starred on "The
X-Files", "The Profiler," "Brooklyn South,"
"The Pretender," "Chicago Hope," "Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine," "Becker" and the pilot "Second
Nature." Film credits include "Ed's Next Move,"
"David Searching," "Heyday" and J.E.B. Stuart in
the Warner Brothers film "Gods and Generals" with Robert
Duvall.
Chicago-native LAUREN PATTEN made her Rubicon debut as the title role
in The Diary of Anne Frank with Bruce Weitz and Linda Purl. She
returned to Rubicon and was nominated for the 2008 Ovation Award for
her role as Elma in Bus Stop, and played Chava in last year's
environmental production of Fiddler on the Roof. Other credits include
work with the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Children's Theatre, Chicago
Dramatists and the Summer Play Festival of New York City.
As Mrs. Muller, COLLETTE PORTEOUS makes her second appearance with
Rubicon, having played Rheba in the company's production of You Can't
Take it With You. New York theatre credits include Bedlam (The
Producers Club), The Ballad of Baxter Street (Theater for the New
City), Twelfth Night (Great Egress Theater Company), and the solo
performance of Can I Be Me (NYU Africa House).
Rounding out the company are Production Stage Manager KATHLEEN J.
PARSONS, whose credits include work with the National Theatre of the
Deaf and Access Theatre, and LINDA LIVINGSTON (a favorite on Ventura
stages) as understudy for Sister Aloysius.
Director and Designers
Director JENNY SULLIVAN helmed productions of Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf? (Indie Award) with Joe Spano and Karyl Lynn Burns and the
premiere of Spit Like A Big Girl written by and starring Clarinda Ross
during Rubicon's 2008-2009 Season. Most recently, Jenny directed Tea
at Five starring Stephanie Zimbalist for Ensemble Theatre. Other
Rubicon credits include You Can't Take It With You (Indie Award);
Hamlet with Joseph Fuqua (Indie Award); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest; Tuesdays with Morrie; Happy Days with Robin Pearson Rose;
Defying Gravity; Art (Indie Award); Dancing at Lughnasa (Indie Award);
The Rainmaker; The Little Foxes; two casts of Ancestral Voices; Love
Letters with Jack Lemmon and Felicia Farr; and Old Wicked Songs with
Harold Gould and Joseph Fuqua. Jenny has also directed for Manitoba
Theatre Centre in Canada, The Long Wharf, Pasadena Playhouse,
Williamstown Theatre Festival (six seasons) and Off-Broadway.
DOUBT Set Designer ALAN E. MURAOKA has been honored with two Emmy
nominations and three Art Directors' Guild Award nominations. Alan
began his career as an assistant set designer in New York on Broadway
productions of On Your Toes, The Tap Dance Kid, The Three Musketeers,
Smile, Jerry's Girls, and the ballets Bounenville Variations and Ives
Songs for New York City. Now an L.A. resident, he has served as Art
Director on "Ace Ventura-Pet Detective," "The
Specialist," "Washington Square," "Liberty
Heights"; the television series "NYPD Blue"; and most
recently, the miniseries "The Company" and film "Little
Miss Sunshine". Theatrical projects have included the critically
acclaimed productions for the Long Beach Opera of Ricky Ian Gordon's
Orpheus and Euridice staged in an Olympic swimming pool, an opera
adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank staged in an underground parking
garage, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Trying, and Vincent in
Brixton at the Old Globe theatre in San Diego. Alan earned his BA in
Music and Art History at Yale University and his MFA in Theatrical
Design from New York University. Alan has also been an adjunct
lecturer at USC School of Cinematic Arts.
JEREMY PIVNICK, Lighting Designer, returns to the Rubicon after
designing A Rubicon Family Christmas (2008 and 2009), Man of La
Mancha, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet, A Delicate Balance and
Waiting for Godot, among others. Off-Broadway, Jeremy designed The
Marvelous Wonderettes (Westside Theatre). Other New York credits
include Good Bobby (59E59 Theatre), Corpus Christi (Rattlestick
Theatre) and Moscow (Connelly Theatre). Regionally, Jeremy has
designed over 200 productions and won numerous awards, including two
L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards (17 nominations), four Backstage
West Garland Awards and the L.A. Drama Critics' Circle Angstrom Award
for Career Achievement.
Costume Designer PAMELA SHAW returns to Rubicon, having previously
designed The Little Foxes, The Rainmaker, Art and Defying Gravity.
Recent design work includes The Oresteia (Ghost Road Ensemble);
Hamlet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Christmas Carol and
Tom Sawyer (Will and Co.); The Elephant Man, Children's Hour, The
Rocky Horror Show and Lope de Vega's Lo vingido ferdadero (Loyola
Marymount University).
KENNY HOBBS serves as Sound Designer, having been nominated for an
Ovation for his design for Rubicon's Fools. He also created the sound
effects for All in The Timing, Little Women, Our Town, and many other
shows and special event on the Rubicon stage.
In addition to her work as Prop Designer, T. THERESA SCARANO is
currently director of Premier Sets and also Production Manager with
Cabrillo Music Theatre.
Sponsors
DOUBT is generously sponsored by JANET AND MARK GOLDENSON. Mr. Fuqua's
appearance is underwritten by DR. NORMA BECK. Artist accommodations
are provided by the MARRIOTT VENTURA BEACH.
Dates, Show Times and Ticket Information
DOUBT runs ninety minutes without intermission. The Press Premiere and
Opening Gala for DOUBT takes place this Saturday, January 30 at 7:00
p.m. at Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA
93001. Champagne and truffles will be served in the lobby beginning at
6:15 p.m. First-night attendees are invited to join the cast and VIP's
for an after-party hosted by the FOUR POINTS SHERATON. The evening is
sponsored by SANTA BARBARA BANK & TRUST. Tickets for the Premiere
are $95 and include the show, pre and post-show parties and a
tax-deductible donation to Rubicon. Low-priced previews of DOUBT are
Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m.
and Friday, January 29 at 8:00 p.m. The production continues for a
limited run through Sunday, February 21. Performances are Wednesdays
at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at
2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Some Sunday evenings may be
scheduled. Prices range from $39 to $59, depending on the day of the
week.
Special Performances
Talkbacks are scheduled after the 7:00 p.m. performances on the first
two Wednesdays of the run, February 3 and 10. There is also one Sunday
matinee audio-described performance for individuals who are blind or
hearing-impaired (call for details.) Assistive listening devices are
available at all performances at the concession stand. Tickets may be
purchased in person through the box office, located at 1006 E. Main
Street (Laurel entrance). To charge by phone, call (805) 667-2900. To
select dates and seats online, go to www.rubicontheatre.org.
Rubicon's 'Doubt' will leave audiences
pondering the many shades of uncertainty
Gray matter
By Rita Moran
Arts writer
Posted February 5, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
Photo Courtesy of Jeanne Tanner
Sister Aloysius (Robin Pearson Rose) is certain Father Flynn (Joseph
Fuqua) has overstepped the bounds of propriety in "Doubt."
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
There’s no doubt that John Patrick Shanley has created a minefield for
actors daring to perform his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Doubt.”
Despite the playwright’s protestations and program notes for each
of the three productions I’ve now seen of the challenging show, it’s
difficult for even the finest actors — and Rubicon Theatre Company has
attracted four exceptional performers — to walk the verbal and
emotional tightrope of where the truth lies in the tense plot. Even
though “doubt” is the last word spoken in the play, Shanley scatters
enough moments throughout to satisfy audiences who want to see the
situation totally in black and white, from either side. The play’s
subtitle, “A Parable,” was appended when the play was published
after its opening in 2005, in Shanley’s effort to distance it from any
specific factual episode.
'Doubt'
John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama will run through Feb. 21 at Rubicon Theatre,
1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Performances are at
2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays,
2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and
2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $39-$59. Call 667-2900 or
visit http://www.rubicontheatre.org.
------------------- Courtesy of Jeanne Tanner
As accusations fly and tempers flare in "Doubt," young
Sister James (Lauren Patten) begins to lose her exuberance and
optimism.
Assembled to ferret out the
levels of doubt and certainty under the direction of Jenny Sullivan are
Robin Pearson Rose as school principal Sister Aloysius; Joseph Fuqua as
Father Flynn, the parish priest; Lauren Patten as young Sister James;
and Collette Porteous, mother of a schoolboy entangled in the plot. The
action takes place in 1964 at St. Nicholas parish school in New York’s
Bronx borough.
Sister Aloysius is certain Father Flynn has overstepped the bounds of
propriety in dealing with young boys in his care. After she urges Sister
James to be less open and optimistic about her students and teaching,
and more on the lookout for deviance, the younger nun responds with a
concern about the only black boy in the school after he returns from a
meeting with Father Flynn with what she sniffs as alcohol on his breath.
With that impetus, Sister Aloysius confronts Father Flynn, speaks to the
boy’s mother and moves to get the priest out of his post. Father
Flynn, who has advocated more openness to the students and parishioners
in the wake of the church’s changes in ritual and attitude to support
a more communal spirit, is the antithesis of Sister Aloysius’
hard-line approach.
There’s much to ponder on the theoretical side of “Doubt”:
whether ends justify dishonest means, whether “truth” should be made
of sterner stuff, where the boundaries form between compassion and
permissiveness, whether rigidity fosters change or simply compliance.
These and other discussions are likely to follow “Doubt” as
experienced by thoughtful people.
It may be impossible to view Shanley’s script dispassionately, and
easy to see it as favoring one side or the other of the conflict. As
much as Sister Aloysius’ approach may seem regrettable, Father
Flynn’s lines leave lots of room for speculation that he has a crucial
flaw. On the other hand, he embodies a forward-looking church, a breath
of fresh air; Shanley wants us to consider that in this case the air
could be putrid.
Rose gives us a down-to-earth Sister Aloysius, one with the
straight-up, bracing assurance that she must be right. She finds the
bits of self-acknowledging humor in the nun, and adds just enough of a
New York accent to establish the place. Fuqua has the
more difficult role of being what Father Flynn seems, and yet possibly
what Sister Aloysius assumes. An intelligent, nuanced actor, he blends
the contradictions well until his passionate reaction to the
principal’s overt attempt to have him removed. Could that be an
admission of guilt, or is it the deep resentment of the falsely accused?
Patten’s Sister James tellingly goes from youthful exuberance and
optimism to a wary
worried novice teacher who
can no longer find joy in her vocation, and Porteous is joltingly real
as a mother who protects her son in her own powerful way.
“Doubt” may leave you with certainty, but Shanley insists he is
more interested in “people becoming more accepting and comfortable
with living with doubt,” which he finds “a hallmark of wisdom.”
Karyl Lynn Burns and James
O’Neil met 23 years ago in Santa Barbara in an audition for “Man
of La Mancha.”
Today she is the producing artistic director and he is the artistic
director both of the Rubicon Theatre Company
in Ventura.
The Rubicon Theatre Company, under severe financial pressure, has
slashed its budget, reduced and reconfigured its staff and radically
revised its lineup of plays for the 2009-10 season.
Long-planned large-cast shows have been replaced with productions
requiring fewer actors, in what producing artistic director Karyl Lynn
Burns calls an unfortunate but necessary adjustment. “Our priority
this year,” Burns said, “is to reduce expenses while maintaining
artistic quality and integrity.”
While both subscriptions and single-ticket sales at the Ventura-based
professional stage company remain strong, donations have fallen
drastically because of the economic downturn. “Our eight to 10 largest
givers are in industries that have been very hard hit: automobiles, real
estate and banking,” Burns said.
In response, the board of directors approved a $1.8 million budget
for 2009-10, a steep drop from last season’s $3.2 million. For
2007-08, the budget was $3.8 million.
In addition, Patricia Baldwin has been hired as chief financial
officer. Managing director of Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company
for 10 years and financial director of Rubicon for three, she came out
of retirement to shape a two-year financial recovery plan for the
theater and has agreed to stay on to implement it. Burns calls her “a
tough, savvy manager.”
Currently in its 12th season, Rubicon is one of Ventura County’s
largest and most prestigious arts organizations, regularly winning
Ovation Awards for excellence in Southern California theater. It
finished last season with 2,700 subscribers.
The 2009-10 season, which began with the well-received world premiere
musical “Daddy Long Legs,” will continue as scheduled with “A
Rubicon Family Christmas” Dec. 5-27. But the remainder of the year is
completely changed.
“Doubt,” John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
about the clash between a stern nun and a priest who may be abusing boys
(adapted into a Meryl Streep movie last year), will run Jan. 30 through
Feb. 21. Jenny Sullivan directs a cast headed by Robin Pearson Rose and
Joseph Fuqua, who played the title role in Rubicon’s “Hamlet.”
Sullivan returns to direct “Trying,” a fact-based story about a
young woman’s relationship with an elderly former attorney general,
March 13 through April 4. The production, originally scheduled to run
this past fall, will feature Robin Gammell and Angela Goethals. Artistic
director James O’Neil will direct Beth Henley’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning comedy “Crimes of the Heart” April 24 through May 16.
Two short-run shows open to current subscribers only — both world
premieres — will follow. They are “In All Honesty,” an absurdist
comedy by 17-year-old Santa Barbara playwright Quinn Sosna-Spear, and
“Address Unknown,” an adaptation of a Holocaust-era novel by veteran
director Moni Yakim.
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” which was scheduled to cap off the
season, will now be produced as a semi-staged reading to begin the
2010-11season in October.
Both four-show subscriptions ($151 to $185) and
individual tickets ($39 to $59, or $25 for students) are available by
phone (667-2900) or through the company’s Web site (http://www.rubicontheatre.org).
The theater’s popular education programs, including after-school
classes and summer workshops, are scheduled to continue without
interruption. But all these plans are contingent upon finding funds to
keep the company solvent through the spring, when projections call for
cash flow to turn positive.
“Can we keep the doors open? It’s up to the community,” said
O’Neil, who in addition to being artistic director is Burns’
husband. “It always has been, and it always will be.
“We have to get the support that we need. We can only pay for half
of our operation (through ticket sales). The rest is up to the largess
of the community.”
The stars of A Rubicon Family Christmas
are (from left) Brian Sutherland, Teri Bibb, Anthony
Manough, Joan Almedilla, Dina Bennett, and Trey Ellett. The show runs
through December 27
Rubicon Revises Programming Plans
The Theatre Company Takes Steps to
Avoid Financial Crisis
The economic downturn has been felt at virtually every arts
organization in America, but Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company has
taken a bigger hit than most. As Producing Artistic Director Karyl
Lynn Burns noted, Ventura isn’t home to a lot of corporate
headquarters, and the big-pocket donors the company has found inhabit
hard-hit sectors of the economy, such as real estate and banking.
During the past weeks, the company has been doing the difficult
work of reconciling its ambitious artistic agenda with the reality of
decreased donations. Under the direction of its new chief financial
officer, Patricia Baldwin, it has cut its annual budget from $3.2
million to $1.8 million. This required revamping affects its current
season, substituting smaller-cast shows for such planned productions
as The Miracle Worker and The Tempest.
“I’m extremely confident that we can find good material that is
affordable, and that we can continue to produce that material at the
standard of quality we have in the past,” said Artistic Director
James O’Neil. “I’m not disparaging one- or two- or three- or
four-person shows. There are many good ones. But it’s also important
to tell stories of scope. Hopefully this period [of austerity] will
not last too long.”
“Our priority this year is to reduce expenses while maintaining
artistic quality and integrity,” said Burns, noting the board has
agreed to a two-year plan. “We’re not raising ticket prices.
Employees of other corporations are also taking salary cuts. We’re
mission-driven; we want to keep theater affordable and accessible.”
She added, “Our production budget will be frozen for next year.
We might do fewer shows, but they’ll be the most compelling,
exciting shows we can do.”
The company has several hurdles to clear before it gets to next
season, however. First, it has to raise enough money to keep the doors
open between now and April, when its cash flow will turn positive
(according to the projections of its new two-year plan). Then it needs
to get through the current season with a reduced staff, which is down
to the equivalent of 10 full-time employees—all of whom have taken
pay cuts of 10-40 percent.
The company’s annual holiday show, A Rubicon Family Christmas,
will go on as scheduled, running through December 27. The rest of the
season (subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale at 667-2900
or rubicontheatre.org) looks
like this:
• Doubt (Jan. 30-Feb. 21): Jenny Sullivan directs John
Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a clash of
wills between a priest and a nun. Two Rubicon veterans, Joseph Fuqua
(Hamlet) and Robin Pearson Rose (All My Sons), play the lead roles.
• Trying (Mar. 13-Apr. 4): Joanna McClelland Glass’s
fact-based drama about the relationship between an elderly jurist and
his young secretary, originally scheduled to run this past fall, will
star Robin Gammell and Angela Goethals. Sullivan directs.
• Crimes of the Heart (Apr. 24-May 16): Beth Henley’s
dark comedy set in the Deep South, another Pulitzer Prize winner, will
be directed by O’Neil.
The company will then present two short-run shows for current
subscribers only. The first of these, In All Honesty, is a
world premiere absurdist comedy written by Quinn Sosna-Spear, a
17-year-old Dos Pueblos High School student. The production, running
June 2-13, will feature a group of Santa Barbara-based actors
including Dan Gunther, Robert Lesser, and Nancy Nufer.
It will be followed September 1-12 by Address Unknown, a
new adaptation by veteran director Moni Yakim of Kathrine Kressmann
Taylor’s Holocaust-era novel. Plans call for the 2010-11 season to
open in October with a staged reading of The Tempest.
Baldwin, who devised and is implementing the two-year economic
plan, served as managing director of Santa Barbara’s Ensemble
Theatre Company for a decade beginning in 1993, and then spent three
years as Rubicon’s financial director. Burns, who nudged her out of
retirement to guide the company through this difficult period, called
Baldwin “a tough, savvy manager.” She is being assisted by
consultants from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., who are
providing advice free of charge as part of a program to support
struggling regional theaters.
“Our ticket sales are very strong,” Burns reported. “Our
renewal rate is still more than 80 percent, which is very good. Our
customers are very loyal.” But like most theater companies, Rubicon
gets only half its budget from ticket sales and other earned income;
the remainder must come from grants and donations. In addition, the
company has to gradually pay down its $1.2 million long-term debt,
which it incurred when it bought its building, a former church on Main
Street in downtown Ventura.
“It’s going to be tough for a while,” Burns said. “But we
have a good plan, and we feel that if we share that with members of
the community, they’ll feel confident about us and help us with some
bridge funding.”
THE REVISED 2010 SEASON IN DETAIL
JANUARY
30 - FEBRUARY 21, 2010
Written By John
Patrick Shanley
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Set at a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964, this
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play concerns a strict
headmistress with exacting standards who believes that in order for
students to be prepared for the harsh world, her teachers must use
discipline rather than compassion. She comes to suspect a new priest
of sexually abusing a student, but some doubt remains, and she cannot
prove her allegations. If she charges him, she will certainly destroy
his career, and perhaps her own. She questions an idealistic young nun
and the mother of the accused boy, the first black student ever
admitted to the school.
This thought-provoking story leaves us with
questions about what has—and should have—happened, who is right or
wrong, and the nature of faith and love. Audiences will debate the
issues of the play long after it has ended. Rubicon Artistic Associate
Jenny Sullivan directs company member Joseph Fuqua* (Picasso at
the Lapin Agile, Hamlet) and Robin Pearson Rose (All
My Sons, You Can't Take It With You) in this searing drama.
*Mr.
Fuqua's appearance is generously underwritten by Dr. Norma Beck
TRYING
MARCH 13- APRIL 4, 2010
Sponsored by Barbara Meister—Barber
Automotive Group / Micheline and Al Sakharoff
NOTE:
Trying was postponed from last season due to an unforseen
casting problem. The previous listing of this production can be
found here:
Written by Joanna McClelland Glass
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Trying is a play
about Francis Biddle, the Attorney General under President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Chief Judge of the War Crimes
Commission. The play is set in 1967 when Biddle is 81-years-old
and trying to put his life in order. This drama explores the
relationship between the irascible, impatient and irritable
Biddle, who is in pain physically and trying to retain his dignity
and memory; and Sarah, a young, pragmatic and vulnerable woman
from the Canadian plains who has been hired as his secretary.
Based on a true story, the
piece is ultimately a beautiful and poetic story about the growing
friendship between two people with very different backgrounds.
Robin Gammell (Waiting for Godot, A Delicate Balance, You
Can’t Take it With You) as Biddle plays opposite Obie
Award-winner and recent Ovation nominee Angela Goethals (Virginia
Woolf?). Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan directs.
For tickets, please call the box
office at 805.667.2900.
CRIMES OF THE HEART
by
Beth Henley
APRIL 24 - MAY 16, 2010
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by James O'Neil
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows the travails of the Magrath
sisters, who come together at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazlehurst,
Mississippi to defend their sweet little sister Babe, charged with
shooting her husband ‘cause she “didn’t like his looks.” Middle
sister Meg, the rebel in the family, reconnects with the local town
doctor, with whom she had a romantic tryst before she headed off to start
a now-defunct recording career. And Lenny, the eldest, is facing the
consequences of her own “crimes of the heart.”
Despite their love for each other, sibling rivalries bubble to the
surface in a hilarious, heartwarming and all-too-familiar way. Don’t
miss this funny, sexy and surprising comedy! Directed by Rubicon Artistic
Director James O’Neil.
IN ALL HONESTY JUNE 2 - 13, 2010
Written by Quinn Sosna-Spear
Directed by Devin Scott
This absurdist comedy is full of magical twists and turns. A shy
British businessman engages in an innocent conversation with an
appealing, eccentric young woman while they wait for a bus. Their casual
meetings continue day by day and they come to find that they have
similar sensibilities about life. Their witty repartee leads to a deeper
connection, until the businessman accidentally touches upon a secret
which could threaten the friendship.
Rubicon is delighted to present the first professional production
by a remarkable up-and-coming talent. Still in high school in Santa
Barbara, Quinn Sosna-Spear has participated in Rubicon’s Young
Playwrights’ Festival, in which this production was originally
workshopped. The incomparable professional cast includes Dan Gunther,
Robert Lesser, Nancy Nufer and Carla Tessara, under the direction of
Devin Scott.
RTC'S
ORIGINAL 2010 SEASON BROCHURE
Lee Trevino: "The
harder I work, the luckier I get."
TO
HEAR A DISCUSSION OF THE UPCOMING 2009-2010 RTC "MIRACLE
SEASON," CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
The Education and Outreach
Department of Rubicon Theatre Company is pleased to
offer an exciting array of classes designed to engage
students of all levels with the art and craft of
theatre. Classes provide participants the opportunity to
study with teaching artists—working professionals who
teach voice and speech, acting, playwriting,
Shakespeare, movement and audition techniques. With an
average class size of 15, these courses offer close
interaction and individual attention.
NEW
THIS SEASON! Beginning this fall, Rubicon is
offering a Saturday morning acting class in Santa
Barbara. These classes are available for students ages
11-13 and 14-18 and will be held at Santa Barbara Dance
Arts which is located at 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez,
Suite 100 in Santa Barbara.
Also beginning this fall,
Rubicon is offering a Saturday morning playwriting class
called the Actor’s Performance Lab, which is available
for students ages 14-18. This transformative ten-week
workshop is a challenging, fun and deeply rewarding
journey in which young writers and performers discover
the power of their own voice. Through a series of
writing and acting exercises designed to stimulate and
inspire, this lab will teach you to employ your talents
– and your fears. This class will be held at the
Ventura Center for Spiritual Living which is located at
101 S. Laurel St. in Ventura, and culminates with a
public performance on the Rubicon stage in which you and
your ensemble of classmates will present an exciting
evening of original work!
LIST
OF CLASSES AND REGISTRATION Classes are offered for ages 5 and
up in three sessions:
September—November (fall) / February—March (winter)
/ June—August (summer)
NEED
ASSISTANCE? Not sure which class to
take? Call the Education Department at 805.667.2912 ext.
234 and a member of our Education staff will help you
select the classes that are right for you!
POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES Making a Reservation:
A 20% non-refundable deposit is needed to secure a
reservation. The balance of the tuition is due by the
first day of class unless other payment arrangements
have been made with our Finance Department. Multiple
discounts cannot be combined.
Financial
Assistance:
Limited financial assistance is available for qualifying
students in need. Please visit our scholarship
page for more information.
Payment
Plans:
Please contact Kaila Kaden in our Finance Department at
(805) 667-2912 ext. 233 to ask about payment plan
options.
Cancellation
Policy:
Students may withdraw from a class free of charge
two-weeks prior to the first day of class. Cancellations
must be done in writing or via email to outreach@rubicontheatre.org.
Withdrawing from a class after the drop-class deadline
will result in a refund minus the 20% non-refundable
registration fee. Students withdrawing from a class
after the start date must do so in writing and a refund
will be subject to approval.
Cancellation
of a Class:
If for any reason a class should be cancelled by
Rubicon, you will receive a full refund for the class or
have the choice to apply that tuition to another class
or education program. Classes are subject to minimum
enrollment.
Auditing
a Class: Auditing a class allows one to experience the
class as an observer and is available to first-time
students for $20 fee. Should you decide to enroll in the
class that fee may be applied to the tuition. Those
interested must contact the Education Department before
attending a class.
Please
Note: Instructors may be subject to change.
To
make a donation or to become a sponsor, please call the
Education Department at (805) 667-2912 ext. 230.
RTC's
SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAMS:
Rubicon's Summer
Youth productions are high-quality exciting entertainment for
the entire family. This year's productions will be presented
in various locations around the county from
Ventura to Camarillo so be sure to check the location and
performance time for each show.
Advanced
reservations are encouraged as many of these performances
quickly sell out. Tickets are $15/Adults and $10/Kids 12 and
under for all productions and can be purchased online by
clicking a link below or by calling the Rubicon Box Office at
805.667.2900.
Program
Overview For the past 6 summers young people ages 9-22 have
been coming to Rubicon to participate in Rubicon's youth
theatre programs. These highly acclaimed programs offer
students the chance to work with working professionals six
days a week, six hours a day to focus on the process and
performance of a musical or drama in a professional setting.
In this nurturing and safe environment young artists reach
their individual potential through risk-taking and positive
criticism. The programs culminate with a fully staged
production and public performances.
We are so excited and hope to see
you this summer as we present our most ambitious youth program
to date!
Sincerely,
Brian McDonald
Director of Education
Rubicon Theatre Company
2009 Summer Youth
Productions
Three Productions!
Appropriate for all ages! Youth Theatre tickets purchased
online will be subject to a $3 per ticket service fee.
To avoid this fee on the Youth Theatre productions, please call
the Box Office at 805.667.2900.
The Rubicon Youth Theatre
Camp presents
Directed and Choreographed
by Brian McDonald
Musical Direction by Thom Culcasi
A collection of unforgettable highlights
from Broadway’s most celebrated musicals and plays. The evening
features students from Rubicon’s Theatre Camp performing songs
from Annie, Guys and Dolls, Les Meserables, Beauty and the
Beast, Oliver, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Grease, Fiddler
on the Roof, Mary Poppins and many others. A wonderful
evening of entertainment the entire family is sure to enjoy!
Performances on Monday
July 20 at 7:00 pm
and Tuesday July 21 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10 General Admission
The Rubicon Youth Acting
Intensive presents
Directed by Joseph Fuqua
Acting Instruction by Joe Peracchio
Master Class Instructors: Amy Leiberman, Paul Provenza, Jenny
Sullivan and Joel Goldes
Production Stage Manager: Aly Bennett
Send in the clowns! Come see daring feats of
Shakespearian mayhem and mirth as the young thespians of
Rubicon’s Acting Intensive Troupe serve up delicious Elizabethan
fare that is sure to fill your theatre going gullet. Classic,
contemporary and zany interpretations of the bard’s most popular
and well known sonnets, scenes and soliloquies.
Make haste! Ordereth thy
Tickets now! (Lest ye be branded a whey faced, bunch-back’d
pigeon liver’d, clay brain’d greasy tallow catch’d toad!)
Performances on Monday
July 27 at 7:00 pm
and Tuesday July 28 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10 General Admission
The Jack Oakie Musical
Theatre Program presents
Directed by Brian McDonald
Musical Direction by Thom Culcasi
Choreography by Carolanne Marano
Conceived and Originally Directed by
John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Originally Produced on the New York Stage by Edgar Lansbury,
Stuart Duncan and Joseph Beruh
This tried and true
musical theatre classic from Steven Schwartz (Pippin, Wicked)
portrays Jesus and his closest followers, treating their audience
to a high-velocity assortment of parodies, sight-gags, music hall
routines, charades, visual puns and pantomimes. All these
techniques are marshaled around a series of key parables and
incidents in the Synoptic Gospels, and are geared to a
light-hearted, fresh retelling of the familiar scriptural
passages. The first act culminates in an invitation to share and
converse with the cast in a convivial atmosphere. Act II gradually
shifts the mood from light to serious as the focus changes to the
Passion narrative. The events of the last days of Jesus' life are
presented with great simplicity and restraint. The Last Supper and
farewell to the disciples are rendered poignant by the absence of
the previous elaborate staging, a mood reflected in the utter
silence of the audience. This tension is sustained through the
crucifixion and death, and is only released at the final moment
when the disciples carry the master away singing "Long Live
God" and "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord." The play
is possessed of an extraordinary musical score, ranging across the
entire register of human emotions and embodying an astonishing
variety of styles.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday Aug. 12 at 7:00 pm
Thursday August 13 at 8:00 pm
Friday August 14 at 8:00 pm
Saturday August 15 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Sunday August 16 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Tickets: $20 Adults /$15
Kids 12 and under (Prices include $3 service fee)
(Most of this information is also obtained in the information
posted just below the brochure pictures)
Three years ago, true to form, Rubicon Theatre
Company presented a festival in which esteemed actors
and artists from around the world came together to
present the entire canon of Samuel Beckett. Among them
was Michael Colgan, Artistic Director of Ireland's
Gate Theatre. Energized and inspired by the gathering,
it was an exhilarating time.
Then it happened. A group of us were at the Bella
Maggiore Inn, enjoying the kind of extended
conversation that happens with close friends after a
wonderful meal. You can see where this is going.
Michael said, "This would be the perfect place
for an annual international theatre festival."
Michael left for Dublin the next day-but that simple
statement started to keep us up nights. Beautiful
Ventura's splendid outdoor summer activities by day
and stimulating theatre by night; what could be
better?
Welcome now to the Preview Season of the Rubicon
International Theatre Festival. Artists from France,
Israel, Ivory Coast, the United Kingdom and Venezuela
will tell love stories, confront the emotional ravages
of war, dream of the future and offer an infusion of
joy.
Please join us this July-it is with you that we can
know a more literate, empathic and passionate world
community. See you at the Festival!
Linda Purl, Festival Director
by Luis Marques
directed by Vagba Obou de Sales
sponsored by Elizabeth Grossman and The
Larson Charitable Foundation
and Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie
Somewhere in Africa a 26-year-old rebel
guerilla colonel is held captive in a prison
cell. It is the first safe haven he has known
since being captured from his village as a
child. A court-appointed female attorney
unearths the man trapped behind a lifetime of
violence. "A piercing face to face
encounter played by the two grand actors of
the Ivory Coast." -- Le Figaro
Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street,
Ventura
adapted
by Oren Neeman
from "Confession" by Yonatan Ben-Nachum
translated by Ami Dayan and Mark Williams
directed and performed by Ami Dayan
sponsored by Shelley and Rick Bayer, Sandra
and Jordan Laby and City of Calabasas
In present-day Madrid, an Israeli scholar
is detained for stealing a confidential file
which tells the story of a Catholic priest and
a beautiful young Jewess during the Spanish
Inquisition. The priest is required to
"purify" the woman. He visits her
daily, drawn to her intelligence and charm.
Their friendship ultimately becomes an
all-consuming love affair. "Dayan is a
master." -- Variety
Ventura College Theatre, 4667 Telegraph
Road
(7/21 only) Calabasas Civic Center
Amphitheatre, 200 Civic Center Way
by
Samuel Beckett
directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
produced by Gare St Lazare Players, Ireland
sponsored by Micheline and Albert Sakharoff
and the Irish Arts Council
Internationally renowned for their fresh
and accessible interpretations of Beckett's
prose, Gare St Lazare presents acclaimed actor
Conor Lovett in this new adaptation. The
narrator, expelled from the family home upon
the death of his father, takes refuge on a
bench by a canal. There he meets a woman who
takes him home. "One could hardly come up
with a better human instrument to intone
Samuel Beckett's comic prose than Conor
Lovett" -- L.A. Times
Ventura College Studio Theatre, 4667
Telegraph Road
directed By Erwan Daourhas starring
Julien Cottereau
winner 2007 Moliere Award - Best Actor
sponsored by Bunnin Automotive
An 11-year veteran of Cirque du Soleil,
Cottereau is a virtuoso clown and mime artist
who has been likened to Harpo Marx, Charlie
Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Imagine-Toi draws
us into a special universe populated with
astonishing characters performed by the
acrobatic, elastic Cottereau, who also creates
his own animal sounds and other effects. A
wonderful event for all ages! "Fantastic,
delirious, amazing, fabulous, incomparable,
hilarious, elegant, unique, marvelous,
fairy-like, shining, funny..." -- Recalls co-sponsored by Hogan Family Foundation
étant donnés and French Cultural Services
Ventura College Theatre, 4667 Telegraph
Road, Ventura
musical
director Ron Abel
sponsored by Joan Payden and John Scardino
sponsored by Wells Fargo Foundation
London cabaret artist Giselle Wolf sings
songs from the heart about love hoped for, won
and lost. Her repertoire includes American
standards, showtunes, jazz and French
favorites. "Giselle Wolf is an
interpreter whose consummate skills can
deliver these messages of love, joy, sadness,
regret, loss and just being human."
-- Glynn MacDonald, Shakespeare's Globe,
London
Elk's Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura
by Gustavo Ott
directed by Lourdes Solarzano
sponsored by Danny Villanueva
From Teatro de las Americas, this hilarious
play looks at a young urban husband and wife
and their meticulously planned program to have
a baby. In the midst of the procedures, each
finds that they must deal with
"baggage" -- especially when it
shows up at their door! In Spanish with
supertitles.
Bell Arts Factory, 432 North Ventura
Avenue, Ventura
Staged
by James O'Neil
Special Concert by Stephen Bishop
Sponsored by Barbara Meister and Family
A star-studded evening of international
performers that celebrates cross-cultural
currents in both words and music with a live
concert performance by singer-songwriter
Stephen Bishop. Five actors from around
the world speak Shakespeare's eternal question
"To be or not to be..." in their
native tongues accompanied by piano
underscoring. A catered reception with
international foods and a no-host bar is
included with orchestra tickets. Many of
RITF's Artistic Advisory Council members will
be present for this exciting event. Festive
attire suggested.
Majestic Ventura Theatre, 26 South Chestnut
Street, Ventura
sponsored by Scott and Rachelle Adler
Renowned Kabuki scholar Professor Lon Gordon gives a
colorful lecture/demonstration based on historical and
personal notes made during his unique three-year
apprenticeship with the Grand Kabuki Theatre of Japan.
Elk's Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura
These selections celebrate Jalaluddin Rumi
(1207-1273,) one of humanity's most passionate and
exalted mystic poets. His poems are sharp, dazzling,
electric messages directly from Rumi's heart to our
own, a testament to Love's immensity.
Ventura Book Fair, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 450 East
Harbor Blvd., Ventura
Festival apprentices have been immersed over a
three-week period in an array of international theatre
disciplines. This evening showcases their talents and
new discoveries.
Elk's
Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura sponsored by Time
Warner Cable
Matinees and Weekdays: $42 * Friday and Saturday
nights: $47 * Opening Ceremony: $250, $125, $42
Tu Ternura Molotov: $10
Patron Passport (Premium seating all shows plus
Opening Ceremony reception -35% discount): $315
Festival Passport (Seating all shows plus Opening
Ceremony reception- 15% discount):$200
Senior 65+ discount: $5 per ticket * Select student
matinees: $25
For tickets and information, call 805.667.2900 or
visit: www.ritf.org
Artistic
Advisory Council:
Arvin Brown * Kate Burton * Susan Clark * Martha
Coigney * Bruce Davison * Olympia Dukakis
Sheldon Epps * Miguel Ferrer * Peter Goldfarb * Julie
Harris * Peter Hunt * Stacy Keach * Joe Mantegna
Donald Margulies * Alfred Molina * Jerry Patch * Roger
Rees * Michael Ritchie * Craig Slaight * Tony Taccone
Richard Thomas * George White * Michael York
If
you would like to view this e-mail online, click
here.
Please
join us for the OPENING
CEREMONY
of the
RUBICON INTERNATIONAL THEATRE
FESTIVAL
sponsored by Southern California Gas
Company a Sempra Energy Utility in
partnership
with the City of Ventura
A
star-studded evening with performances
by international artists,
launching ten days of plays from
around the world
featuring...
Oscar
® and Grammy ® Award Nominee STEPHEN
BISHOP
LIVE IN CONCERT
plus
the Inaugural presentation of The
Gordon Davidson Award for
Distinguished Creative Contribution to
the Art of the Theatre
Honoree: Gordon Davidson
Founding Artistic Director of Center
Theatre Group
***********
Friday,
July 18 7:00pm
reception
8:00pm
performance
Majestic Ventura Theatre, 26 South
Chestnut St., Ventura
$250
Patron Seating (includes reception)
$125 Festival Seating (includes
reception), $42 Balcony Seating Tickets
(805) 667-2900
or www.ritf.org
***********
Rubicon
International Theatre Festival
2008 PREVIEW SEASON July
12-27, 2008
Featured
Community Preview Event: July 12, 13 Your Molotov Kisses/Tu
Ternura Molotov (Venezuelan
playwright Gustavo Ott)
a production of Teatro de las Americas
of Ventura. Sponsored
by Danny Villanueva
Opening
Ceremony
Special Concert by Stephen Bishop July
18 Sponsored
by Barbara Meister and the Meister
Family Foundation
Eye
of the Cyclone (Ivory Coast)
July 16-19 Sponsored
by Elizabeth Grossman and the Larson
Charitable Foundation;
Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie
Conviction
(Israel/USA) July 19-21 Sponsored
by Shelley and Rick Bayer; Sandra and
Jordan Laby; City of Calabasas
First
Love (Ireland) July 23-27 Sponsored
by Micheline and Albert Sakharoff;
Irish Arts Council
Imagine-toi
(France) July 24-27 Sponsored
by Bunnin Automotive Group;
Co-Sponsored by Hogan Family
Foundation and French Cultural
Services
Cabaret
(United Kingdom) Giselle Wolf
July 25 Sponsored
by Joan Payden; John Scardino
***********
Festival
Tickets
(805) 667-2900
or www.ritf.org Matinees
and weekdays $42
Friday and Saturday nights $47
Featured Community Event: Tu
Ternura Molotov $10 all seats
Patron
Passport $315 Includes
premium seating at all shows,
including Opening Ceremony with
reception - 35% discount.
Festival
Passport $200 Includes
all shows, and Opening Ceremony with
reception/15% discount
(Senior
65 plus discount $5 per ticket and
select student matinees $25 - Call Box
Office for details.)
Rubicon
International Theatre Festival In the summer of 2008, as part of the Rubicon
Theatre Company's tenth anniversary celebration and
continuing commitment to its expansive mission,
Ventura, California's "New Art City", will
see the launch of an annual, international theatre
festival. Situated on the water's edge Ventura is
truly a gem of the Pacific Rim, a retreat midst
surf, sand and mountains. Join us won't you? Come
play, enjoy and celebrate with us the complexities
of the human spirit as we strive to stimulate
participation in the greater dialogue and thus in
the creation of our society's values in a way that
only the live theatre can do....
RUBICON
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Mission
To produce an annual festival in Ventura, California
which offers a fusion of distinguished international
theatre productions and new works created for the
festival.
Vision
The festival is a forum where citizens of the world
can come together, immerse themselves in multiple
productions over a concentrated period of time, and
viscerally experience "the road not
taken." They savor new adventures, discover new
vistas, and examine their perceptions of the human
condition. The personal experience of theatre
illuminates universal themes and stimulates social
dialogue, deepening human connections and fostering
greater understanding between individuals and
cultures.
Objectives
To create bridges for the advancement of
cross-cultural understanding, an imperative in an
increasingly fragmented world.
To
bring a diverse public into the ambiance and the
beautiful setting of Ventura, California, on the
edge of the Pacific Ocean, where they will
experience the many attractions of the area and the
multiple productions of the festival.
To
cultivate future generations of engaged and informed
citizens through performance, education and outreach
programs.
FACILITIES
AND VENUES
The
Festival will be using numerous sites all within
close proximity to Ventura's downtown cultural
district. Among them are Ventura's expansive State
owned and operated Fairgrounds situated on the
water's edge.
Existing
Fairground venues
- Pacific Arena, an outdoor rodeo arena with a
capacity of 1800.
- Morgan Arena, an outdoor arena with a capacity of
300.
- Fairgrounds Anacapa Hall and San Miguel Hall, two
20,000 square foot buildings ideal for alternative
spaces each with a capacity for 400- 500.
In
addition there is room for two tents. Full
infrastructure is already in place with easy marked
access from the 101 freeway. The Amtrak train
station is also at the Fairgrounds. We intend to
secure the use of the Fairgrounds as an in kind
donation from the State.
Within
10-15 minutes walk of the Fairgrounds
- Rubicon Theatre, a 200 seat proscenium theatre and
home of the Rubicon Theatre Company
- Majestic Theatre, 900 seat proscenium with cabaret
style seating in place
Within
ten minutes drive of downtown
- Adobe Olivas, a county run turn of the century
Spanish adobe with out door gardens abutting its
expansive façade. Capacity 200.
- RITF's ability to present international theatre
troops in a setting that takes full advantage of the
natural wonders of the farthest West will make our
festival distinctive, our identity unique and be a
crucial element in our success.
EDUCATION
AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Education
and outreach is a cornerstone of the Festival
mission. As such we are strongly committed to
providing unique training opportunities for students
of all ages through the festival. Our components to
achieve this are:
Apprentice
Program
This program is comprised of 20 students age I8 and
up, who want to expand their theatre education and
experience. Lectures are given by visiting Artists
and classes taught by Festival Faculty. Apprentices
will learn about the different aspects of running a
professional theatre company by training in each of
the various departments under Festival Staff (props,
costumes, box office, scene shop, stage management,
etc.) on a rotating basis. As such they will be
closely involved in the day-to-day operations.
International
Theatre Panel Discussion
Visiting theatre professionals will gather to
discuss the place, purpose and responsibility of
theatre in our world in two panel discussions. These
lively debates will be open to the public.
Theatre
Talks
A seminar series open to the public, given by
visiting theatre professionals on a variety of
topics relating to all aspects of the theatre.
The
Celebration Parade
Banners, masks, musical ensembles, giant puppets and
floats reflecting the theme of each year's Festival
will be created in a workshop under the tutelage of
local and international artists. This parade
workshop, known as Celebration Headquarters, will
host ongoing sessions open to the public in the
months leading up to the Parade and Festival. During
the spring semester, artists will also be available
to mentor the building of parade entries at local
schools. These unique entries will be constructed
from both found and donated materials and shall
exclude the use of motorized vehicles, live animals,
words and placards. The Parade will travel Ventura
city streets and journey to the Fairgrounds where it
will merge with street performers, musicians and
Festival booths. Held on the Saturday of opening
weekend to the Rubicon International Theatre
Festival, it will serve to kick off the season's
events.
World
class international theatre presentations coupled
with the expansive spirit and restorative beauty of
the West, Los Angeles adjacent RITF will provide a
unique experience and powerful purpose for audience
and artist alike. We look forward to seeing you in
2008.
"No
impersonal representation of a culture can fully
communicate its reality to others who have never
known its substance. Through personal relations -
our curiosity can be fulfilled by a sense of
knowledge, cynicism can give way to trust, and the
warmth of human friendship be kindled."
--
President John F. Kennedy
Founders:
Karyl Lynn Burns, James O'Neil, Linda Purl
Festival
Director: Linda Purl
Executive
Director: M. Edgar Rosenblum
Artistic
Advisory Board
Arvin Brown (Former Artistic Director Long Wharf)
Kate Burton Martha Coigney (Honorary President ITI)
Peter Goldfarb (Vice President ITI International)
Julie Harris Peter Hunt Donald Margulies Jerry Patch
(Co-Artistic Director Old Globe Theatre/Former
Director Sundance Theatre Festival) Roger Rees
(Artistic Director Williamstown Theatre Festival)
Michael Ritchie(Artistic Director CTG) Craig Slaight
(Young Conservatory Director/Associate Artist A.C.T.)
Tony Taccone (Artistic Director Berkeley Rep)
Richard Thomas George White (Founder Eugene O'Neil
Theatre)
We
look forward to your joining us in the summer of
2008!
LOCATION
Ventura,
California - one hour north of Los Angeles,
set along the scenic California coast line.
DATES
July
16-27, 2008 - Debut Season
July
9-19, 2009 - Inaugural Season
VENUES
Facilities
as part of the Ventura County Fairgrounds
(2009)
- Pacific Arena
- Anacapa Hall
- San Miguel Hall
Off
site facilities:
- Helen Yunker Theatre
- Ventura High School
- Ventura Black Box
- Rubicon Theatre
PARTICIPATING
COUNTRIES
France,
NEWIreland,
NEWIsrael
and Ivory Coast
Rubicon
International Theatre Festival
Three-Week
Intensive Professional
Apprenticeship Program for Actors
Led by Master Juilliard Faculty & International
Artists
The
Rubicon International Theatre Festival, led by
Artistic Director Linda Purl, presents its Preview
Season July 17-27, 2008 in the beautiful beach town of
Ventura, California, one-hour north of Los
Angeles, offering a powerful fusion of distinguished
artists and international productions from across the
globe.
The
festival unveils its
Professional Apprenticeship Program
this season as well - from July 8-28, 2008.
Led
by Juilliard Master faculty & world renowned
directors Moni Yakim and Mina Yakim
From
The Leqoc School in Paris & Cal State
Northridge & Cal State Channel Islands-Luda
Popenhagen and Ron Popenhagen
Master
of Asian Theatre Styles from the University of
Illinois- Lon Gordon
With
master classes & seminars by international
artists from the festival
And
culminating in a performance for festival
attendees & industry professionals
Students
and artists invited to apply for this three-week
intensive international theatre training program
include current undergraduate and graduate students as
well as high school students entering their senior
year or first year of university theatre training who
are looking for advanced training and powerful
connections to launch their careers. The program will
rigorously explore fundamentals of Acting, and Vocal,
& Movement styles including Commedia,
Clown, Mask, & Kabuki, From the disciplines of
Grotowski, Decroux, Adler, Lecoq, and Shakespeare.
Housing
(private rooms) & classes are on the beautiful
campus of Cal State University at Channel Islands.
Tuition for the 3 week program is $1,950 including
housing & breakfast. $1,500 without
housing/breakfast. A limited number of scholarships
are also available.
Deadline
for Applications Extended!
Do
You Know:
*
An actor who would benefit from working with
Juilliard teachers & international artists
this summer?
* A talented student actor entering their
senior year or graduating high school this
spring?
* A college theatre student or graduate
student looking for advanced training and
powerful connections?
This
Apprenticeship Program will give them a great
advantage as they launch their careers!
Also
seeking volunteers to assist the Apprentice Program
and the International Festival in General.
For
Apprentice Program & Volunteer Info,
contact Joe Peracchio, Associate Producer at
(805) 667-2912
ext. 238,
or at jperacchio@rubicontheatre.org
Please
visit www.RITF.org
for more information and application.
Celebrate
Cinco de Mayo and
support RUBICON
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Patron
Tequila is Honored to Sponsor: The
Rosarito Beach Cafe's "20th
Reunion Dinner for the Arts"
Chef/Owner
Sandy Smith, and the original staff of the former
Rosarito Beach Cafe, wishes to extend an invitation to
you to join them in celebrating their 20th
anniversary.
Twenty
years ago, (or close enough), a small, eleven table
cafe in the downtown altered the course of dining in
Ventura forever. In retrospect, perhaps they were
ahead of their time. But now, twenty years later,
their focus on regional Mexican cuisine, quality
ingredients, and of course, those fresh hand-rolled
tortillas make perfect sense. Join the staff of the
Rosarito Beach Cafe as they "do it one more
time" to benefit the arts.
When:
The
evening of May 5th - Cinco de Mayo Cocktails
6:30 Dinner at 7:30
Where:
Jonathan's
at Peirano's, 204 East Main Street
What:
A
twelve item tasting menu from the original
menu,
matched with wine, and of course, it wouldn't
be
Rosarito without those tortillas.
Cost:
$100.00
per person - advance payment requested. All
proceeds benefit The Rubicon International
Theater Festival, and Art City.
How:
For
Reservations, contact Rubicon Box Office at
(805) 667-2900. All credit cards accepted.
A
Special Thanks to Our Gracious Hosts and
Owners of Jonathan's - Jocelyn and Jason Collis
RTC's
CURRENT THEATRE TRIPS:
Meeting
Up with Friends in Vegas
Pack your bags, See a show, Meet the stars!
Rubicon
is offering three unique getaways over the next few
months – adventures that are not available through
your travel agent. Our trips, especially designed for
theater lovers, will combine rest and relaxation with
the excitement of seeing great shows and meeting their
performers and creators.
Our
first excursion, to Las Vegas, is coming up in just a
few weeks. The air-conditioned motor coach – which
will also take us around to various locations in Vegas
in cool comfort – will leave Aug. 1 and return Aug. 4.
We will stay at the luxurious Luxor Hotel and see three
shows: Cirque du Soleil’s O at the Bellagio; The
Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian; and Monty
Python’s Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas.
We
will also meet two of the shows’ performers: Tony
Award-winner Anthony Crivello, who sings the title role
in Phantom, and Randal Keith, one of the gifted
comic actors in the Spamalot ensemble.
The
two men have much in common. Both have played the
Phantom – Keith starred in the hit musical’s first
national tour – and both are familiar faces to Rubicon
regulars. Crivello starred in Mating Dance of the
Werewolf, while Keith played the Innkeeper and
Governor in Man of La Mancha.
The
Vegas Phantom, which recently celebrated its
first anniversary, is a one-act, 95-minute version of
the musical which received strong reviews for both its
streamlined script and its star. Las Vegas Weekly
praised Crivello’s “powerful pipes,” adding that
he creates “a compelling Phantom, his portrayal
transcending terror to reach a tenderness that gives the
piece its poignancy.”
The
show does not stint on production values: Crivello noted
in a recent interview that the budget is an astonishing
$38 million, and the famous falling chandelier is two
stories high. If you worry the love story will get lost
amidst the glitz, fear not: Crivello reported that
“Something must be going right because some woman at
the end of my curtain call last night yelled out,
‘Marry me!’ ”
Karyl
Lynn Burns, Rubicon’s co-founder, will be our escort.
Cost of the trip is $885 double occupancy; the
single-room rate is $1,035.
To reserve a spot, call Amber Landis at (805) 667-2912, ext. 239,
or e-mail her at alandis@rubicontheatre.org.
An
Affair in San Diego
If
you’re planning to drive down to San Diego and see the
Broadway-bound musical A Catered Affair with
Faith Prince and Harvey Fierstein, good luck. The show
is expected to easily sell out, and the Old Globe
Theatre is offering it only to its subscribers.
But
you can see the much-anticipated show by joining Rubicon
on a two-night trip to San Diego Sept. 28-30. And
you’ll get a chance to meet its composer, John
Bucchino. His smaller-scale musical It’s Only Life
will have its first full production next spring at
Rubicon Theatre.
A
Catered Affair is an adaptation of a 1956 film
starring Bette Davis. Set in the Bronx in the 1950s, it
concerns a couple who must decide whether to spend their
life savings on a family business or to launch their
only daughter's marriage with a lavish catered affair.
John Doyle, renowned for his recent Broadway revivals of
Sweeney Todd and Company, directs.
We
will travel on an air-conditioned motor coach and stay
at the historic Hotel del Coronado. Hang around the pool
during the day, or enjoy an optional bus trip to
beautiful Balboa Park.
Rubicon
co-founder Karyl Lynn Burns will be our escort.
Cost of the trip is $910 per person double occupancy,
with a single-room rate of $1,356.
Reservations must be made by Sept. 14.
For more information, call Amber Landis at (805) 667-2912, ext. 239,
or e-mail her at alandis@rubicontheatre.org.
Join
Linda Purl in London
Linda
Purl, director of the upcoming Rubicon International
Theatre Festival, and Jim O’Neil, Rubicon’s
co-founder and Artistic Director, will lead an exclusive
group on a theater tour to London and Budapest October
25 through November 4, 2007.
London
is a great theater city, of course, and we’ll see four
shows there and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the
Royal National Theatre. (For lovers of royalty, we’ll
also enjoy a private tour of the House of Lords.)
What
you may not know is the Hungarian capital, renowned for
its beautiful architecture and Roman ruins, is home to
40 theater companies! We will take in several shows and
enjoy talks by some of the city’s leading theatre
critics and the President of its Theatre Institute.
The
cost, including air fare and accommodations in
first-class hotels,
is $6,500 double occupancy.
For more information, call Mychelle Dee at (805) 667-2912, ext. 237,
or e-mail her at mdee@rubicontheatre.org.
Europe 2007 Rubicon's
International Theatre Tour
You
are Invited!
Dear
Friends:
Rubicon
Theatre Company and Rubicon International Theatre
Festival invite you to travel with us to London and
Budapest for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
In
October of 2007, Linda Purl and James O’Neil of
Rubicon will lead a U.S. Delegation to Europe for an
exclusive theatre and cultural tour. Delegates will
be taken backstage and behind the scenes to
encounter European culture head on.
Budapest,
Hungary
Rubicon
has been issued a very special invitation from the
Theatre Institute of Hungary to travel to Budapest
in October of 2007. Boasting Roman ruins, splendors
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and 40 resident
theatre companies, it is their keen desire for a
Delegation from the US to experience the wonders of
their capitol and to attend multiple theatre
productions.
The
invitation includes private city tours and
informative talks from their leading theatre critic
and President of the Theatre Institute that will
give us a context for our travels both historical
and contemporary and a bird’s eye view to the
changing landscape in Eastern Europe. Experiencing
the cultural crossroads of Budapest this trip will
offer an insightful look at life in the heart of
Europe.
London,
England
In
London we will enjoy four great theatrical
performances accompanied by illuminating discussions
with London’s key theatre figures. We’ll take a
behind-the-scenes look at the renowned National
Theatre, and we’ll be treated to a private tour of
Parliament’s House of Lords by personal invitation
of Lord Falkland, Premier Viscount of Scotland.
At
deluxe accommodations near the theatre district, we
will gather in the morning to critique the play seen
the night before and preview the play of the day. In
the afternoon, relax or take included
theatre-related tours. Final selection of plays will
be made closer to our time of departure to ensure
seeing the best of what is being offered during our
stay.
Experience
firsthand the arts advantage and join our Rubicon
Delegation as we travel abroad in October of ‘07.
We look forward to traveling with you on this
international adventure!
Linda
Purl & James O’Neil
Your European Experience
What’s
Included
Accommodations in first class hotels (or the
best available).
Prices
based on two persons sharing a room with
private bath.
Bus transfers and luggage handling.
Tours as listed in final itineraries.
Services of experienced tour directors and
local guides.
Pre-trip information.
Plenty of relaxation
What’s
Not Included
Airfare from your home to the starting point
of the program and back home at the end of the
program. Our recommended travel professionals
will be glad to assist you in making your air
reservations.
Elective trips are not on our announced
itinerary. Should you decide not to take part
in any of our scheduled features, we will not
be able to offer you a refund.
Passport and visa fees.
All personal items and other items not
specifically mentioned as included in the
itineraries.
Personal travel insurance, which we consider
essential to protect you in case you need to
cancel your program participation or to cover
medical treatment and emergency evacuation
when you are abroad.
The Particulars
Accessibility/Mobility
Once
we have a frank assessment of your needs, we will be
glad to work with our hosts to find out what aspects
of the program would be accessible to you and what
you may have to forgo. We can also attempt to find
out what special accommodations might be arranged
for you at additional cost. Please call to make an
inquiry. Anyonerequiring extraordinary assistance
must be accompanied by someone who can and will
provide such aid.
Single
Travelers
A
limited number of single spaces are available on a
first-come, first-served basis for an additional
fee. We welcome with enthusiasm those who wish to
travel alone. Our staff will make every effort
possible to incorporate each participant into the
life of the group. We provide some assistance to
single travelers who want to share accommodations.
Physical
Requirements
In
order to fully enjoy the trip, we recommend that all
participants be in good mental and physical health.
Activity level will be moderate, involving walking
and stair climbing.
Make Your Arrangements
Tour
Costs
Details
and prices in this invitation are based on
information available as of June 15. They are
subject to change. Please note that all prices are
per person, based on double occupancy. Space is
limited. 20-30 member Rubicon Delegation travel fee
$6,500 (includes a $1,000 tax-deductible donation to
Rubicon International Theatre Festival).
Reservations
Reservations
for Rubicon Delegation 2007 are now being accepted
and honored in order of receipt. Use the attached
form.
A
provisional deposit of $750 per person per program,
submitted with the attached reservation form,
reserves a place. If you make a provisional deposit,
we will automatically send you the detailed brochure
as soon as it is available. Deposits are
provisional, pending your acceptance of the final
brochure terms. Balance of payment is due on receipt
of final invoice, 90 days prior to departure.
Mail
the attached registration form with a deposit of
$750 per person to Rubicon International Theatre
Festival, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001. Or
Fax your reservations with your credit card
information to our office at (805) 667-2903.
Or
call (805) 667-2900 to charge your deposit on your
credit card during regular business hours Monday –
Friday, 10:00 – 5:00 pm PST.
To
reserve on the Web, go to www.rubicontheatre.org
and then go to the Web page for the program.
Cancellations
and Refunds
The
provisional deposit is 100% refundable until the
final program brochure is mailed. Once you have
received the final brochure, you will have two weeks
to cancel. After that time, you will be subject to
cancellation policies governing program. Trip
cancellation insurance is available for all programs
and is highly recommended. Our recommended travel
professionals will be glad to assist you in
acquiring appropriate travel insurance.
Europe 2007 October
25th - November 4th
Registration
Form
Passenger
One, Name (as on your passport)
Passenger
Two, Name (as on your passport)
Address
(Passenger One)
Address
(Passenger Two)
Phone
Number
Email
Dietary
Needs Room Preference
Other
Special Needs
Emergency
Contact (Name & Phone)
Please send this form with your $1500 ($750 per person) refundable
deposit to
RITF, 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001
Credit
cards accepted ~ Travel insurance is highly
recommended.
Questions? Call Mychele Dee at (805) 667-2912 ext.
237 E-mail: mdee@rubicontheatre.org
*
Air flights are not included in the package. Please
contact Susan Holden at ProTravel International,
Inc.
(310) 271-9566 susan.holden@protravelinc.com,
if you need help arranging your flights.
LAS
VEGAS
Meeting
Up with Friends
Pack your bags, See a show, Meet the stars! in Vegas
Rubicon is offering three
unique getaways over the next few months - adventures that are not
available through your travel agent. Our trips, especially
designed for theater lovers, will combine rest and relaxation with
the excitement of seeing great shows and meeting their performers
and creators.
Our first excursion, to Las
Vegas, is coming up in just a few weeks. The air-conditioned motor
coach - which will also take us around to various locations in
Vegas in cool comfort - will leave Aug. 1 and return Aug. 4. We
will stay at the luxurious Luxor Hotel and see three shows: Cirque
du Soleil's O at the Bellagio; The Phantom of the Opera at the
Venetian; and Monty Python's Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas.
We will also meet two of the
shows' performers: Tony Award-winner Anthony Crivello, who sings
the title role in Phantom, and Randal Keith, one of the gifted
comic actors in the Spamalot ensemble.
The two men have much in
common. Both have played the Phantom - Keith starred in the hit
musical's first national tour - and both are familiar faces to
Rubicon regulars. Crivello starred in Mating Dance of the
Werewolf, while Keith played the Innkeeper and Governor in Man of
La Mancha.
The Vegas Phantom, which
recently celebrated its first anniversary, is a one-act, 95-minute
version of the musical which received strong reviews for both its
streamlined script and its star. Las Vegas Weekly praised
Crivello's "powerful pipes," adding that he creates
"a compelling Phantom, his portrayal transcending terror to
reach a tenderness that gives the piece its poignancy."
The show does not stint on
production values: Crivello noted in a recent interview that the
budget is an astonishing $38 million, and the famous falling
chandelier is two stories high. If you worry the love story will
get lost amidst the glitz, fear not: Crivello reported that
"Something must be going right because some woman at the end
of my curtain call last night yelled out, 'Marry me!' "
Karyl Lynn Burns, Rubicon's
co-founder, will be our escort.
Cost of the trip is $885 double occupancy; the single-room rate
is $1,035.
To reserve a spot,
call Amber Landis at (805) 667-2912, ext. 239,
or e-mail her at alandis@rubicontheatre.org.
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An
Affair in San Diego
If you're planning
to drive down to San Diego and see the Broadway-bound musical A
Catered Affair with Faith Prince and Harvey Fierstein, good luck.
The show is expected to easily sell out, and the Old Globe Theatre
is offering it only to its subscribers.
But you can see
the much-anticipated show by joining Rubicon on a two-night trip
to San Diego Sept. 28-30. And you'll get a chance to meet its
composer, John Bucchino. His smaller-scale musical It's Only Life
will have its first full production next spring at Rubicon
Theatre.
A Catered Affair
is an adaptation of a 1956 film starring Bette Davis. Set in the
Bronx in the 1950s, it concerns a couple who must decide whether
to spend their life savings on a family business or to launch
their only daughter's marriage with a lavish catered affair. John
Doyle, renowned for his recent Broadway revivals of Sweeney Todd
and Company, directs.
We will travel on
an air-conditioned motor coach and stay at the historic Hotel del
Coronado. Hang around the pool during the day, or enjoy an
optional bus trip to beautiful Balboa Park.
Rubicon
co-founder Karyl Lynn Burns will be our escort.
Cost of the trip is $910 per person double occupancy,
with a single-room rate of $1,356.
Reservations must be made by Sept. 14.
For more
information, call Amber Landis at (805) 667-2912, ext. 239,
or e-mail her at alandis@rubicontheatre.org.
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WINNIPEG,
CANADA
Please
join us in April, 2006
when
Miss
Daisy Drives to
Canada!
The Rubicon Theatre will be
escorting interested patrons on a special trip to our sister
theatre company, the Winnipeg Theatre Company in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada from April 17-April 23, 2006.
Be there when Rubicon's
award-winning original production of Driving
Miss Daisy opens on April
22, 2006. The cast and Rubicon co-founders Karyl Lynn Burns and
Jim O'Neil will be on hand to greet us!
Besides our visit to the
Manitoba Theatre Company, highlights of this action-packed week
will include a performance of "The Marriage of Figaro"
opera, a private tour of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet during a
rehearsal, visits to all the historic sites of Winnipeg and
sumptuous dining. Tours will include the St. Boniface Museum,
Manitoba Museum, McPhillips Street Casino, Millennium Express,
Circle of Life Thunderbird House where we will learn about the
largest urban Aboriginal communities in Canada, and a special
Ukrainian feast with lavish entertainment.
You'll also have free time to
sample the shopping, art galleries and the dazzling array of fine
restaurants. Complete orientation materials and recommendations
will be provided.
Accommodations will be at the
beautiful Fort Garry Hotel in the heart of Winnipeg and will
include a complimentary full breakfast each morning. The hotel
features a wonderful spa for optional extra pampering.
Air travel will be on United
Airlines via Los Angeles to Chicago and then Winnipeg outbound.
The returning flight will fly via Winnipeg to Denver and then Los
Angeles.
Round-trip coach transfer from
Ventura to LAX will be included and from Winnipeg to the Fort
Garry Hotel.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A
VALID U.S. PASSPORT TO TRAVEL TO CANADA.
Because of a favorable
exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar, we can offer
you this memorable trip for only $2050 double occupancy or $2300
single occupancy. (This includes a tax-deductible donation.)
Here's
What's You'll Get:
Round trip coach
transportation between Ventura and LAX
Round trip coach
transportation between Winnipeg Airport and Fort Garry Hotel
Round-trip airfare on
United Airlines. (Please note - there are no direct flights
to Winnipeg. One plane change will be required)
Insider's Tour of the
Manitoba Theatre Company
Attendance at Driving Miss
Daisy's Opening Night on April 20th
Attendance at a Manitoba
Theatre Company youth production
Attendance at "The
Marriage of Figaro" opera
A private
behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet by a
ballet alumnus and attendance at a rehearsal of "Swan
Lake"
A guided city tour through
the historic Manitoba sites
Tour of the St. Boniface
Museum with afternoon high tea served by costumed
interpreters
Tour of the Manitoba
Museum
Tour of the McPhillips
Street Station Casino
Visit to the multi-media
theatre the Millennium Express
Tour of the Circle of Life
Thunderbird House, a place of spiritual recognition and
fulfillment based on the culture and values of Canadian
Aboriginal peoples.
A farewell party featuring
a Ukrainian dinner and entertainment at the Club Regent
Casino.
Full breakfasts each
morning at the Fort Garry Hotel
Reservations
required with full payment by: February 10, 2006!
Please contact: Diana Dunbar,
Development Director at 805-667-2912 ext. 248 or e-mail her at:
ddunbar@rubicontheatre.org
for further information and a complete, detailed itinerary.
LEAVE THE
DETAILS TO US!
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS RESERVE NOW!
DON'T MISS THIS
FABULOUS TASTE OF WINNIPEG!
UPDATE:
5/16/04
Hey
Everyone! GUESS who attended the Driving Miss Daisy Gala on 4/10/04???
Check out the pictures below! Unfortunately, I can't tell you is in all of
these pictures with him, but doesn't he look wonderful?
Today I received this great news via e-mail from Karyl Lynn:
Critically
Acclaimed Production of Driving Miss Daisy Featuring Emmy®
Award-Winning Actress Michael Learned Extends Run at Rubicon Theatre
Ventura,
California- Rubicon Theatre
Company's critically acclaimed production of Alfred Urhy's Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama Driving Miss Daisy, originally slated to close May 9,
will extend for five additional performances -- through Saturday, May 15,
2004. Performances for the final week are Wednesday at 7 pm, Thursday
through Saturday at 8 pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2 pm. There is no Sunday
performance. All performances are at Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main
Street in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. For tickets call (805)
667-2900. Mention this e-mail to receive $2 off per ticket (may not be combined
with other offers).
Critics
Rave
"Talented
actors drive Miss Daisy. . . subtle, engaging performances... " hailed the Los
Angeles Times.
The
Ventura County Star proclaimed, "Get yourself down to The Laurel in
downtown Ventura to see a superb interpretation of this memorable play."
"Sensitively
directed...first-rate. . .
a mini-masterpiece...Ms. Learned does marvelous work," states the Santa
Barbara News Press.
"My
heart is still fluttering from the beauty and impact of this flawless
production," writes the reviewer from The Tolucan Times, "a
mind expanding, highly rewarding, unforgettable experience....mesmerizing. The
thunderous applause and standingovation
could have been felt in Los Angeles!"
Driving
Miss Daisy
chronicles the twenty-five year relationship between a wealthy, sharp-tongued
Jewish widow and her soft-spoken black chauffer. Set in the South beginning in
1948, this exquisitely crafted play is a poignant and humorous testament to
friendship between people from contrasting worlds.
Under
the direction of Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neil, the cast features
four-time Emmy® Award-winning actress Michael Learned as Daisy
Werthan. Ms. Learned is often recognized for her series work as Olivia Walton on
the much-lauded TV series "The Waltons" and as the star of the series
"Nurse." Lance Nichols, who last appeared at Rubicon in The Boys
Next Door, plays Hoke Coleburn, the black chauffer who befriends Daisy.
Rounding out the cast, playing Daisy's son Boolie, is Eric Lange. Mr. Lange
recently appeared as Mitch in Rubicon's acclaimed production of A Streetcar
Named Desire.
Rubicon
Theatre Company's production of Driving
Miss Daisy takes place during the 50th Anniversary Year of Brown
Versus the Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that mandated public
school desegregation. The production also takes place near the 50th
anniversary of seamstress Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a
white person.
Says
O'Neil, "This production is a potent reminder of several landmark events in
the history of the civil rights movement. However the play's great power is that
it is also a very personal story, about how racial prejudices (and differences
of religion and age) are overcome over time through friendship."
Driving
Miss Daisy
opens Saturday, April 10 and continues through Saturday, May 15, 2004.
Regular ticket prices are $30 to $45, depending on the performance, with
discounts for groups, seniors, students and military. For tickets or
information, call Rubicon Theatre Company (805) 667-2900, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (Visa, Mastercard and
American Express accepted.) Rubicon Theatre Company is in residence at The
Laurel, located at 1006 E. Main St., Ventura, CA93001 (corner of Laurel and Main) in Ventura's Downtown Cultural
District.
Rubicon
Theatre Company is Ventura's premiere non-profit professional theatre company.Founded in 1998 by James O'Neil and Karyl Lynn Burns, the mission of the
company is to present a diverse season of classic and contemporary comedies,
dramas and musicals for the entertainment, enrichment and education of residents
and visitors to the region. Rubicon Theatre Company performs in the intimate
200-seat theatre Laurel, a renovated church originally built in the 1920s.
Rubicon was declared the "anchor" of Ventura's Downtown Cultural
District by City Council proclamation.
Merle DiVita is Nurse Ratched and a
sheet-covered Joseph Fuqua is McMurphy in the 2010 Dramatic Dames
Calendar’s February depiction of the play “One Flew Over the
Cuckoos Nest.” Organized as a fundraiser for Rubicon Theatre Company
in Ventura, it features members of the volunteer auxiliary Grandes
Dames.
With a passion for the arts, some
give their all in new calendars
Prodded by stripped-to-the-bone budgets, supporters of the
arts in Ventura County have taken off the gloves — and the
shirts, pants and assorted unmentionables — to help. The
results are two calendars for 2010 that feature local residents
posing in the buff.
The Dramatic Dames Calendar is the inaugural effort of the
Grandes Dames, the volunteer auxiliary of the Rubicon Theatre
Company in Ventura.
It features members of the fundraising group wearing little
more than smiles and carefully placed props as they interpret
scenes from plays staged by the professional theater troupe.
Photo courtesy of Jeanne Tanner
Photography
Merle DiVita is Nurse Ratched and a
sheet-covered Joseph Fuqua is McMurphy in the 2010 Dramatic
Dames Calendar’s February depiction of the play “One
Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.” Organized as a fundraiser for
Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, it features members of
the volunteer auxiliary Grandes Dames.
“A couple of years ago, we did a cookbook of the Grandes
Dames’ favorite recipes. Last year, the project was cases of
wine with show posters as the labels. This just seemed like a
fun way to continue the theme,” said Grandes Dames President
Wendy Gillett.
The Men of Ojai Calendar for 2010 is an all-new version of
one last produced in 2007, said Demitri Corbin, director of what
is now called the Ojai Calendar Project.
“In the beginning, it was a protest, a way of bringing
awareness to the need for the city of Ojai to reinstate the arts
grants it had discontinued during an earlier financial
crisis,” he said.
But the inspiration to actually create the black-and-white
calendar of images by photographer Attasalina Dews was a lot
more colorful than that sounds, Corbin admitted.
“I was at Movino Wine Bar one night and asked some friends,
‘Would you pose nude for a good cause?’ And people said,
‘Sure!’ A few weeks passed and I forgot about it. Then a
friend asked, ‘What’s going to happen with the calendar,
man?’”
The selection of models was more complicated than merely
finding local men willing to show some skin, he said.
Volunteers were asked to fill out an application listing
their interests, then to undergo face-to-face interviews with
Corbin on the topic of the calendar theme, which this year is
“freedom.”
Finalists then were selected by the cheekily named Council of
Fabulousness, a group of women with ties to the arts in Ventura
County.
“It’s not just about looks; it’s about who makes real
contributions to the community,” said Corbin.
This year, the project comes full circle with the inclusion
of Movino manager and Ojai Art Center Theater producer Billy
Wilds, who is featured striking what is, for the calendar, a
rare indoors pose: reading on his couch at home.
In the spirit of the 2003 Helen Mirren film “Calendar
Girls,” women willing to appear in the Dramatic Dames project
were asked to put their names into a bucket for selection by
drawing. Winners of the drawing were then paired with what
Gillett considered “iconic” plays from Rubicon’s history.
They include former Ventura Mayor Rosa Lee Measures in a
depiction of the William Inge play “Bus Stop,” certified
financial planner Merle DiVita as Nurse Ratched from “One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and octogenarian Realtor Helen
Yunker — her hair loosened from its usual bun — as Blanche
DuBois in a tableau from “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
The calendar’s images were shot on the Rubicon stage by
photographer Jeanne Tanner during a single, busy week in
October, between performances of “Daddy Long Legs.” The
women did their own hair and makeup and in some cases brought
their props.
“When you see them, you really get the sense that these are
gorgeous, confident women who felt the importance of taking it
off for charity,” said Gillett. “We loved doing it, and
would consider doing it again.”
Daring calendar duo
Dramatic Dames 2010: The calendar produced by the Grandes
Dames as a fundraiser for Rubicon Theatre Co. in Ventura
will debut at the group’s luncheon and boutique from 11:30
a.m. Dec. 7 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oxnard, 600 E.
Esplanade Drive. It also is available by calling Rubicon
development coordinator Amber Landis at 667-2912, ext. 237.
Cost is $20 for advance orders, $25 after Dec. 7.
Two calendars, two causes, both genders, all nude. Forget the
puppies, astrology, Twilight and lighthouses calendars at the mall
kiosk this year. Depending on your sexual preference (and other
associated fetishes) there are but two choices (excluding the other locally
focused calendars currently in stores): Hot Dames 2010 and Men of Ojai
2010.
Hot Dames, a product of Rubicon Theatre Company’s
Photo by:
Jeanne Tanner
Grande Dames fundraising auxiliary is a full-color racy spread
featuring high profile mature women posing as characters from
productions past wearing little more than a prop or two. Tastefully
photographed by Jeanne Tanner, the women — who include former deputy
mayor Rosa Lee Measures, arts patron Sandra Laby and community icon
Helen Yunker — bared all to raise money for the award-winning
theatre company.
Brave as it would appear for women of a certain age to show their
stuff, Seana Sesma, owner of The Wine Rack in Ventura, says all who
participated are hams at heart, spending hundreds of dollars in a $20
per ticket drawing, for a chance to pose for the calendar.
That’s not to say the experience was without its challenges.
“The biggest thing was letting go and being OK,” says Sesma. One
of the women recently battled breast cancer and wanted women to know
you can still be beautiful naked, post-mastectomy. Another woman, at
70 seized the opportunity to purchase her first thong undergarment.
Helen Yunker, 88 years old and a fixture at Ventura City Council
meetings for more than a decade, let down her hair for the occasion to
“portray” Blanche Dubois from A Streetcar Named Desire.
Sandra Laby, who posed as Dulcinea from Man of La Mancha said she
was “overjoyed” when plans for the “Calendar Girls” project
was announced at a Grande Dames meeting. In retrospect, Laby, who says
she would do almost anything for the Rubicon, would have preferred to
have done the shoot with a drink in her belly. “It was a little
scary, but the feelings that all of us had actually helped us through
the group pictures. We could all feel the uneasiness that we all
shared. We did lots of laughing almost like a group of school
children.”
Rosa Lee Measures agreed that the shared experience was bonding.
“It has been a lot of fun and has created an amazing camaraderie
among a group of great volunteers,” she said.
While the women of the Rubicon withstood the bright lights of the
stage sans apparel, the Men of Ojai endured elements with nary a prop
to benefit arts education for children in Ojai. The Men of Ojai
calendar, first created in 2007, is the brainchild of theater
instructor Demetri Corbin, who originally tossed the idea around as a
joke. “I started asking friends if they’d pose nude for a good
cause, and people said yes,” he mused. Corbin assembled a group of
female friends officially and affectionately known as the Council of
Fabulousness to judge the male calendar contenders. The men were
expected to have strong connections to the community and asked to give
a personal definition of freedom. The result was a dozen or so men
ranging in age and ethnicity but sharing a quality that Grande Dame
Seanna Sesma described as “delicious.” Photographed in black and
white by Attasalina Dews and Bobbi Bennett, the images are provocative
and artistic, showing the men on location in and around Ojai doing
what they do in their “free” time.
Nudity is not unheard of in Ojai where hot springs and other
natural attractions invite it, but according to Corbin, once upon a
time, it was much more public. “Everyone was nude — little kids,
old people.” Even the statue at Libbey Bowl, which has since been
replaced, was nude. Sometime in the 80s, he says, the attitude changed
and a more buttoned up mentality took over the bucolic valley.
Corbin’s hope is that the calendar will raise much needed funds
for arts education in Ojai but he’d also like it to raise a few, um,
eyebrows.
The Hot Dames calendar is available for $25 at the Rubicon Theatre
and the Wine Rack in Ventura. The women will be signing calendars at
the Wine Rack on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. The Men of Ojai
calendar is available for $25 at Soultonic in Ventura, at various
stores in Ojai and at www.menofojai.com.
Join
Rubicon on April 18th for "The
Phantasmagorical Variety Show" starring
Lorna Luft
For
more about Lorna Luft
and her hit show,
"Songs My Mother Taught Me," a
tribute to her mother, the great
Judy Garland, please visit www.lornaluft.com
Hosted by Geraldine
Hughes
Starring Lorna Luft
Friday
April 18th, 2008 7:00 p.m. Preshow Reception
7:30 Curtain
The evening will
held at the Majestic Ventura Theatre
located at 26 South Chestnut Street
$30 for
non-reserved balcony seats ($45 at the door)
$65 for VIP premium floor seats ($75 at the door)
On March 17, 2008,
Rubicon kicked-off its annual Education and Outreach Campaign
which will run through April 30, 2008. The goal of the campaign
is to raise $130,000 in funds for youth programs, including
student matinees, acting and playwriting classes, the young
playwrights' festival and summer youth camps in musical theatre,
drama and production. These programs over the years have served
over 40,000 students in Ventura County. Many of these students
who participate in these programs are able to do so because of
the financial assistance Rubicon offers in the way of full and
partial scholarships.
We hope that you will join
us in supporting this great cause by purchasing tickets to our
main event: The Sensationally Spectacular, Musically
Magnificent, Hilariously Hysterical, Phantasmagorical Variety
Show featuring fantastic musical entertainment, singers,
dancers, circus acts and local talent paired with professional
performers.
It is going to be
an amazing celebration that will allow Rubicon's youth programs
to thrive and grow so that all young artists of tomorrow can to
shine today. Hope you can join us!
If you are unable
to make the event and but would still like to make a
contribution please contact Development and Community Relations
Director Mychele Dee at 805.667.2912 ext. 237.
RTC's
THE BROADWAY BALL:
SAVE THE DATE
Come fly with us to
1940s Broadway!
Rubicon
Theatre Company Presents
The Broadway Ball
Saturday, September 16, 2006 Starts at 6:00 p.m. Ronald Reagan Library
AIR FORCE ONE PAVILION
Attire: 1940s or black tie
More information to
come!
SAVE THE DATE
Come fly with us to
1940s Broadway!
Rubicon
Theatre Company Presents
The Broadway Ball
Saturday,
September 16, 2006 Starts at 6:00 p.m. Ronald Reagan Library
AIR FORCE ONE PAVILION
Attire: 1940s or black tie
More information to
come!
Rubicon's Broadway Ball is ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY! Call
Diana Dunbar at (805)
667-2912, ext. 248 to Reserve!
Last
Chance to Order Tickets for
our Annual Gala
at the Reagan Library in the
Air Force One Pavilion!
On
Saturday, September 16, 2006
6:00 P.M. Black Tie or 40's
Dress
Patrons
tell us they wouldn't miss our
annual gala for anything! This
year's nog event includes
dinner, dancing, a live and
silent auction, and
entertainment that is always
first-rate and filled with
surprises! If you haven't made
your reservations yet, call
now! Don't miss the social
event of the season, Rubicon
Theatre Company's Broadway
Ball.
LATE-BREAKING
ADDITIONS TO THE ENTERTAINMENT
LINE-UP!
JULIE
DIXON JACKSON, KIRSTEN
CHANDLER BENTON, BETS MALONE
and KIM
HUBER, Stars of the
upcoming hit musical The
Marvelous Wonderettes(amazing
four-part harmony and hilarity
a la Forever Plaid!),
have just joined the
entertainment line-up!
Our
headliner is Las Vegas crooner
BRIAN
DUPREY, singing a
fabulous set of songs from the
40's and 50's made famous by
FRANK SINATRA.
The
gorgeous CATE
CAPLIN, a champion
ballroom dancer and the
choreographer for Rubicon's
upcoming Man of La Mancha,
will offer a glorious
dance demonstration with her
partner GARY
FRANCO.
The
evening also includes an
elegant dinner provided by KIRK
MEMOLI and COMMAND
PERFORMANCE CATERING, a
tour of AIR
FORCE ONE and more!
BOOK
YOUR TICKET TO THE AMAZING
BROADWAY BALL! Space is
filling up fast for this
thrilling black tie event!
Hurry and get your
reservations and payment in to
Diana Dunbar at 805-667-2912
ext. 248.
Background on our Stellar
Performers!
About Brian Duprey...
If
you like Harry
Connick, Jr. or
Michael Buble,
you'll love
Brian Duprey.
He's a modern day
crooner with a rich
baritone voice
reminiscent of Frank
Sinatra.
BRIAN has performed at
various hotels on the
Las Vegas strip
including the Bellagio,
Mirage, MGM
Grand, Venetian,
Caesars Palace,
Mandalay Bay,
and more.
You
may have seen Brian
Duprey on FOX TV's Performing
As, where Brian
won $20,000 portraying
his idol, Frank
Sinatra. Talent judge Damon
Elliott (music
producer of Beyonce
and Jessica
Simpson) was
blown away the first
time he saw Brian
perform. He said
"it was like
watching 'Young Blue
Eyes' perform."
Television viewers
agreed and thousands
flocked to FOX's
website to talk about
Duprey's uncanny vocal
similarity .
About Dean Mora and
Mora's Modern Rhythmists
"...Mora
and his Rhythmists deserve an
enormous amount of
credit for reminding us that
classic 20th century jazz and
swing
deserve to be heard,
appreciated and preserved with
the same care and
consideration accorded to.. .classical
music." --
Los Angeles Times
"This
band swings with enough pep,
vim and verve to
whip the gang at the DMV into
a frenzy! --
Atomic Magazine
Mora's
Modern Rhythmists was formed
in 1994 by Dean Mora (Ovation
Award-Winning Musical Director
of Rubicon's Lady Macbeth
Sings the Blues, Jacques
Brel and Side by Side
by Sondheim). Dean's band
got their first break in 1997,
when they played the
world-famous Derby nightclub,
playing there regularly for
the next three years, and
prompting legions of dancers
to rediscover some of the
dance steps popular during
this period, such as the Shag,
the Balboa, and the
Charleston.
Since then,
the band has played at such
venues as The
Hollywood Palladium, The
Avalon Casino Ballroom (Catalina
Island), the legendary Blossom
Room of The Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel, the
historic Biltmore
Hotel and Argyle
Hotel, the Wilshire
Ebell Club, The
Orpheum Theatre, The
Jazz Bakery and The
Queen Mary. Special
events include the Los Angeles
Conservancy's Last
Remaining Seats series,
the Art Deco Society's 1929
Wall St. Crash Bash and
Speakeasy Soiree, the premiere
party of A&E Network's The
Great Gatsby, as well as
numerous corporate and private
functions. In the summer
of 2001, Mora's Modern
Rhythmists had the honor of
performing at Lincoln
Center in New York
City as part of their Midsummer
Night Swing dance series.
Other clients have included Toyota,
Pacific Bell,
The Los Angeles Master
Chorale and Steven
Spielberg.
The band
has also participated in music
festivals, such as the Sweet
and Hot Classic Jazz Festival,
the SoCal Jazzfest and the
Dixieland-By-The-Sea Festival.
In the
concert arena, Mora's Modern
Rhythmists presented an
all-Duke Ellington program at
the Balcony Theatre in
Pasadena as part of the Pasadena
Jazz Institute's Tribute
to The Masters concert
series, as well as being the
starring ensemble in Chuck
Cecil Presents..., which
was held at the Performing
Arts Center of Cal State,
Northridge.
Mora's
Modern Rhythmists has released
5 CDs to date, including My
Favorite Band, Mr.
Rhythmist Goes to Town, Call
of the Freaks, Goblin
Market, and Devil's
Serenade, their first
all-1920s album.
The
Marvelous Wonderettes is
a cotton-candy colored,
non-stop pop musical
blast-from-the-past! Featuring
favorite songs from the '50s
and '60s, The Marvelous
Wonderettes are four girls
with hopes and dreams as big
as their crinoline skirts and
voices to match! The Marvelous
Wonderettes is a must-take
musical trip down memory lane!
KIRSTEN
CHANDLER (Cindy Lou) is
perhaps best known for
re-creating the role of
Magenta in the award-winning
revival of The Rocky
Horror Show (starring
David Arquette). Other
national tour and regional
credits include the
critically-acclaimed west
coast premiere of The Wild
Party (Madelaine True), Ragtime
(Evelyn Nesbit), The
Scarlet Pimpernel (Marguerite),
I Love You You're Perfect
Now Change (Woman 1), Sweet
Charity (Charity), Into
the Woods (Baker's Wife),
Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey),
Jacques Brel... the
title role in The Baker's
Wife, the title role in
the world premiere of Lulu,
the west coast premiere of Last
Easter (Joy), and a lot
of flops she'd rather not
mention. When she isn't
onstage, Kirsten can be found
in the recording studio; she
provides the singing voice of Pocahontas
for Disney's World on
Ice, radio, and television,
can be heard as Princess Daria
in the animated feature, Princess
and the Pea, and voicing
the ballad "Love Will
Lead You Home" in the
upcoming animated feature, The
Velveteen Rabbit. Kirsten
and her dear husband Stan
Chandler perform often as a
team, and have headlined at
New York's Town Hall, Disney
Hall (with the California
Philharmonic), and in many
other prestigious venues.
Together, the two have
released their own debut album
entitled A Quiet Thing,
which received rave reviews
from The Los Angeles Times,
Variety and Playbill.
KIM
HUBER (Missy) starred
on Broadway as
"Belle" in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast (and
originated the National Tour).
Other Broadway credits include
Sunset Blvd (with
Glenn Close) and Marie
Christine, both Original
Broadway Casts. Her
portrayal of "Nellie
Collins" in the National
Tour of Adam Guettel's Floyd
Collins earned her both
Barrymore and Jeff Award
Nominations for Best Actress.
Los Angeles audiences have
seen her in the West Coast
Regional Premieres of: The
Last Five Years (Cathy), The
Spitfire Grill (Shelby)
both at the Laguna Playhouse, The
Scarlett Pimpernel (Marguerite)
at Performance Riverside and Saturday
Night (Helen) with MTG.
Favorite Roles include: Phantom
(Christine), Chess (Florence),
Good News! (Connie)
and its 1993 cast album, Pippin
(Catherine), Children
of Eden (Eve/Mama Noah), Seven
Brides... (Milly), and The
Sound of Music (Maria)
for the 5th Ave Theatre in
Seattle opposite her 6 year
old daughter, Paige, as "Gretl".
Kim can be heard as the
singing voice of
"Sleeping Beauty" on
"THE DISNEY PRINCESS
CHRISTMAS ALBUM" on
Disney Records, and is a proud
member of the Musical Theatre
Guild.
JULIE
DIXON JACKSON (Betty Jean) was
co-recipient of the Ovation
and Garland Award for her
performance as Daisy Hilton in
the LA premiere of Side
Show . She spent a year
on the National Tour of Jesus
Christ Superstar and was
most recently seen as Agnes in
I Do, I Do at the
Pasadena Playhouse where she
also starred in Side by
Side by Sondheim .
Within this last year she was
seen as Sadie in I Love a
Piano (Musical Theatre
West) and Mae in LaChiusa's The
Wild Party (Blank
Theatre). Other favorite
roles: Eva in Evita, Sally
in Cabaret , Marta in
Company, Red Riding
Hood in Into the Woods,
Lucy in You're A Good Man
Charlie Brown, Lizzie in Baby
and Anne in La Cage
Aux Folles. Recent TV:
"E.R.,"
"Everybody Hates
Chris" and "Jimmy
Kimmel Live".
BETS
MALONE (Suzy) originated
the role of Suzy when the
production first workshopped
at the Milwaukee Repertory
Theatre. She also originated
the role of Suzy Simpson in
the sequel The Winter
Wonderettes . Bets was
recently seen in On The
Town (Hildy), for which
she received a Los Angeles
Drama Critics Circle Award, Guys
and Dolls (Miss
Adelaide-Ovation Nomination),
the world premiere of Pilgrim
(Marta), Grease (Rizzo),
Evita (Eva) and most
recently Fiddler on the
Roof (Hodel) at the
Sacramento Music Circus. Some
other favorites include Once
Upon A Mattress (Princess
Winnifred), The Will
Rogers Follies (Betty
Blake), Ragtime (Mother),
Me and My Girl (Sally),
Children of Eden (Eve/Mama
Noah), Honky Tonk Laundry (Lana
Mae), Company (Amy), Triumph
of Love (Leonide), Cabaret
(Sally), Crazy for
You (Polly), Romance/Romance
(Josefine/Monica), A
Little Night Music (Petra),
1776 (Martha), The Secret
Garden (Martha), Little
Shop of Horrors (Audrey),
Babes In Arms (Susie),
and the spectacle musical The
Ten Commandments with Val
Kilmer. She is a proud member
of the Musical Theatre Guild
and Actors Equity.
About
Theatrical Dance Champions
Cate Caplin & Gary Franco
Cate
Caplin is a
thirty-four-time regional and
international champion in
Theatre Arts Adagio and has
appeared on television, in
commercials, in feature films
and in a variety of
prestigious venues across the
county and worldwide including
The White House,
the Kennedy Center,
the Metropolitan Opera
House, Ford's
Theatre, the Hollywood
Bowl, the Paris
Opera House, Rockefeller
Center, the Palace
of Fine Arts, the Orpheum
Theatre, Caesar's
Palace, the Hollywood
Palladium, the Los
Angeles Theatre Center,
House of Blues,
Shanghai China's
Sports Arena, Tokyo's
Hakuhinkan Theatre and
the Broadway stage.
Cate was a
soloist with Ballet
West and North
Carolina Dance Theatre,
and was a principal dancer
with the Metropolitan
Ballet and the American
Dance Machine. She
has toured extensively
throughout the United States,
Europe, China and Japan.
Cate danced
in the West Coast Premiere of
the Broadway show SWING! and
won an Ovation Award for her
performance. She is a two-time
Star Search Winner,
three-time Southwest
Regional Champion,
four-times California
Star Ball Champion,
four-time Emerald Ball
Champion, five-time US
Open Champion, a
multiple Gold Medalist
and a three-time World
Champion in Theatrical
ShowDance. She also
received a Garland
Award for her
choreography in Grand
Hotel at the Colony
Theatre and Women In Theatre
presented her with a Red
Carpet Award for her work as a
producer and director.
Gary
Franco has an
extensive theatre and pop
career which includes MTV
videos, television shows,
movies, commercials, European
tours with Chippendales and
performing as the Head waiter
in the National Tour of the
Broadway show Contact.
Both Gary and the show
received rave reviews in their
600 performances in 35 cities.
Gary is a two-time Showstopper
National Champion and
his classical technique and
partnering abilities have led
him to perform in some of the
most prestigious theatres in
Russia, Latvia, Europe, Japan,
Taiwan and throughout the
United States with companies
such as the Boston
Ballet, lA
Classical Ballet, American
Folk Ballet and Disney's
Symphonic Fantasy.
Cate and
Gary have had the pleasure of
performing in the company of
world renowned celebrities
including Stephanie Powers,
Michelle Lee, Lucy Arnaz, Tyne
Daley, Rita Moreno, Brian
Boitano, Elaine Stritch,
Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet,
Susan Anton, Ann Margaret,
Marvin Hamlisch, Katie HoImes,
Kathleen Turner, Huey Lewis
and the News, Jeremy Irons and
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Space
is filling up fast for this
thrilling black tie event! Hurry
and get your reservations and
payment in to
Diana Dunbar at 805-667-2912
ext. 248 by Tuesday, 9/12.
Tickets
are $250 each
This
unforgettable night will
feature: ·
featured entertainment by Brian
Duprey "The Voice of
Sinatra" who is
bringing his popular Las Vegas
performance to us
· dancing to the 1940's Big
Band Sounds of Mora's
Modern Rhythmists
· surprises from "The
Wonderettes"
· professional dance displays
from Cate
Caplan and her dancers
· a tour of the Air Force One
Presidential Aircraft
· a lavish, gourmet seated
dinner
· incredible silent and live
auction items
· a chance to win a $9,000
Lynn's Jewelry Studio gorgeous
diamond pendant plus almost
$1,000 more in shopping sprees
and massages in the Treasure
Chest
If you
attend just one big fundraiser
event this year, this is THE
ONE!
Here's a
sampling of a few Broadway
Ball auction items you can
win:
Live
Auction includes:
One week stay in a
suite at the Maui
Marriott, Kaanapali
Beach, Hawaii
All expense paid trip
to Broadway in New York
city with airfare, show
tickets, dinner and
hotel plus a backstage
meet and greet and
backstage tour with
Phantom's star!
Gourmet Tuscan dinner
for 8 served in a
private home with
entertainment provided
by famed
singer/songwriter Amanda
McBroom
Eric Clapton signed
guitar!
Silent
Auction includes:
Two
nights/three days in a
central coast vacation
beach house
Getaway
package at the Chumash
Casino w/hotel room,
dinner and spa
treatments
Fabulous
jewelry from Fox Fine
Jewelers and Van Gundy
and Sons plus gift
baskets galore!
BOOK
YOUR TICKET TO THE AMAZING
BROADWAY BALL! Space is
filling up fast for this
thrilling black tie event!
Hurry and get your
reservations and payment in to
Diana Dunbar at 805-667-2912
ext. 248 by Tuesday, 9/12.
2003
WINTER WONDERLAND FUNDRAISER
UPDATE 12/23/03
I received a wonderful photo album on the
Rubicon-Patrons2 E-Mail List, posted by Steve Magidson (steve_magidson@consultant.com),
just chock full of pictures from the Winter Wonderland RTC
Fundraiser. Below are just a few of the 71 PHOTOS posted, so that we can
all get a better idea of what the evening looked, and was, like:
Rubicon Winter Wonderland -- Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003
Steve's wife Cynde
poses against the backdrop for photo ops of the guests
Voila! The place
looked spectacular!!
Silent Auction
baskets, themes representing 35 countries such as Lithuania.
As guests arrived
they were serenaded by beautiful guitar melodies performed by Steve
Sunnarborg of the Rivera-Sunnarborg Guitar Duo
One of several
"A Winter Wonderland" scenic backdrops
There
were many decorated Christmas tress from various countries, this one had
an Australian theme.
Paul Ainsley and Cynde Magidson check out the food
at one of five international stations. Catering was provided by Kirk
Memoli of Command Performance Catering.
Amanda McBroom performs her famous song,
"The Rose"
BK, Teri, Helen, Amanda, Paul and George in the
final song of the evening -- "A Winter Wonderland"
UPDATE 12/16/03
Received the Rubicon Crossings Newsletter from Karyl Lynn
today, which had a "Winter Wonderland" wrap-up:
2.
“A Winter Wonderland” Wrap Up
Nearly
300 individuals were involved as either event attendees or volunteers in
Rubicon’s major December fund-raising event at the Reagan Presidential Library
and Museum. “A Winter Wonderland” was truly a wondrous event!
During
the evening’s festivities, Helen Yunker presented a check to Rubicon for the
first installment of her unprecedented multi-year naming gift. (The interior of
the theatre will be renamed “Helen Yunker Auditorium” when the building is
purchased and rededicated.)
Howard
Boroughs made an exciting "match" announcement that spurred a happy
frenzy of hand-waving, check-writing and cheering and raised $116,000.l
Thank
you to Helen and Howard and to the six individuals or families who made
leadership gifts to the preliminary phase of the campaign, we are getting very
close to achieving our first goal – to raise $500,000 toward a down payment.
Thanks
to the incredible event committee, net proceeds for the auction and ticket sales
portion of the event totaled $44,000.
Beyond
the record-breaking numbers – the event was a great time for old and new
friends to gather in a lovely setting for great food, song and story. Performers
with credits ranging from the Broadway companies of "Cats,"
"Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" joined television
and film celebrities to sing or describe auction items. Dignitaries in
attendance including the Consul Generals or Honorary Consuls of Germany,
Ireland, Lithuania and Norway; as well as Thousand Oaks Mayor Bob Wilson,
Ventura Mayor Brian Brennan, Ventura City Council Member Christy Weir and Event
Co-Chairs Rosa Lee Measures and Albert G. Harris, and Chuck and Eloise Cohen.A special thanks also to Heidi and Mike Bradbury, who also served as
co-chairs.
The
Ventura County Star’s Society editor Cate Brown covered the event. To read the
story, visit the Star website at
Efrem Zimbalist Jr., his daughter Stephanie
Zimbalist, Amanda McBroom, George Ball, David Birney and Bonnie Franklin
were among the bright lights adding to the luster of the Rubicon Theatre
Company's $250-a-person benefit this past Sunday evening.
Held at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, a classy venue
to start with, the theater's Winter Wonderland extravaganza attracted
more than 300 guests from near and far and brought in more than
$250,000, thanks to the generosity of special donors including Helen
Yunker, Micheline and Albert Sakharoff, Cynde and Steve Magidson,
Barbara and Larry Meister, Loretta and Mike Merewether and Howard
Boroughs. They're evidently inclined to take their theater-going
seriously.
But everyone loves the Rubicon, including its president Claire
Bowman, there with her husband Reid and lots of hardworking board
members such as Merle DiVita, Mary and Don Gloiston, Midge and Dave
Stork, Elise and Bill Kearney, Janet and Steven Snyder and Warren Lovell
as well as Grandes Dames President Dottie Novatt, there with her husband
Bernie.
Founded five years ago by husband-and-wife team James O'Neil and
Karyl Lynn Burns, the company has made its theatrical home for the past
five years at The Laurel, which is in the historic district of downtown
Ventura. The venue, a church in its former life, is now on the market,
and the Rubicon is a very motivated buyer.
"It's an exciting time for the Rubicon," said Norbert
Tan, Rubicon's managing director. "Our goal is to raise $3 million
dollars, not only to purchase the property but also to renovate and
expand."
Joining him at the party was his wife Tracy as well as numerous
dignitaries including Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long, Ventura
Mayor Brian Brennan and Ventura City Council member Christy Weir plus
Bob Wilson, mayor of Thousand Oaks.
During the social hour the crowd swept through the library and museum,
sipped champagne, bid on auction items, noshed and admired the
dozens of twinkling, holiday trees as well as each other, including Gail
Lansbury, who was wearing rhinestone encrusted, Guiseppe Zanotti
sandals.
"I saw them and I couldn't resist," confided Lansbury of
the strappy, five-inch stilettos. She was there with her husband Bruce
Lansbury as well as Susan Cooper and her husband, Mercury astronaut
Gordon Cooper.
Co-chairpersons for the glamorous, wintry get together -- attended
by Judie and Mel Swope, Joanne and Monroe Kaplan, Helen Karlsberg, Edith
Pafford, Toni and Richard Mathews, Celine Gillibrand, Jeanne Canty,
Freddie and Al Contarino, Nancy and Richard Francis, Marylyn and Terry
Ragan and Patti and Gary Channer -- were Eloise and Chuck Cohen and Rosa
Lee Measures and her husband Albert G. Harris.
-- For information on the Rubicon Theatre Company, call 667-2900. Cate
Brown is a Star columnist. For coverage of a nonprofit event, contact
her in advance at cate@bluemax.net.
Cate Brown / Special to The Star
From left, actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr (whose long career includes
the 1965 series "The F.B.I."), Rubicon Theatre
Managing Director Norbert Tan, actress Stephanie Zimbalist,
actor David Birney and Rubicon Theatre Artistic Director James
O'Neil attended Sunday's Rubicon Theatre benefit. Stephanie
Zimbalist ("Remington Steele"), Efrem's daughter,
stars as astronaut Christa McAuliffe in the current Rubicon
production, "DefyingGravity."
Cate Brown / Special to The Star
Actress Bonnie Franklin, who starred in Rubicon's production of
"Dancing at Lughnasa" earlier this year, attended the
gala with husband Marvin Minoff. Franklin, who was married in
1980 in Ventura on the deck of the weekend home she still keeps,
is best known for playing the divorced working mom on the
1975-84 CBS series "One Day at a Time."
UPDATE 12/8-9/03
Well, as we all know, unfortunately, Ted was unable to complete his trip
in time to appear in RTC's fundraiser, due to bad weather, but he's safe, and that's a GOOD
thing. Both Jenn and Karyl Lynn posted e-mails on the evening, which was a
big success for Rubicon:
evening.when we arrived we checked-in, received our tableassignment and program and were led to an area wherethey were taking keepsake photos. after taking ourphoto we were able to tour the ronald reagan libraryand also view the items available to bid on for thesilent auction.
at 6:30pm we went into this huge winter wonderland
tent
where the evening festivities were held. therewere
several food stations featuring foods fromdifferent
areas from around the world. all of thefood
was great. there was entertainment throughoutthe
evening which was really nice. david birney wasreally
funny!we had a really nice time and i think
it was a verysuccesssful evening for
rubicon. karyl lynn, youshould be very
proud!!! it was a great evening.
There were also party favors/ table
decorations...little,
beautifully wrapped presents.veth, i took
yours and will bring it along when we gettogether.
Thanks for everybody's notes. You are all so sweet and
kind. I feel the same way -- and although we were so sorry not to have him
there on Sunday -- we are so glad that he didn't push himself further when he
was exhausted and had been driving through the snowstorms. Mother
Nature...ya' know. His safety and health is most important to us all, I
know.
Despite us missing our pal, it was a great event.
We are trying to raise a downpayment for the building we're in (an old church
that we converted into a theatre, for anyone who hadn't been there), and
we got a lot closer to the goal.
I was on headset because we quickly changed the script to
make the changes, so I didn't get to really visit with people, but it seemed
like people had a great time.
Stephanie and her dad read "Yes, Virginia, There is
a Santa Claus," and David Birney read a fruitcake recipe that included
whiskey where the person making the fruitcake gets more and more drunk. It was
pretty charming. My favorite is Teri Bibb's voice - she was in
"Phantom" for 7 years and just has a perfect, perfect voice. Other
lovely memories.
UPDATE 12/4/03
Karyl Lynn Burns sent out a second e-mail on RTC's fundraiser,
which, at the time, had Ted included to the list of artists. See below for yet MORE DETAILS on this fabulous evening!!!
For
more information, or to order tickets, please call (805) 667-2900
Stage
and screen actor Ted Neeley ("Jesus Christ Superstar") has joined a
stellar cast of actors and singers for a benefit this Sunday for Rubicon
Theatre Company in Ventura, California.
Actors confirmed to appear include
Paul Ainsley (original Herod on Broadway in "Jesus Christ
Superstar"/series regular on "Three's Company"/National Tours
of "Les Miserables" and "42nd Street!"), David Birney
(Broadway/"Bridget Loves Bernie"/"Serpico"), Bonnie
Franklin ("Applause" on Broadway/"One Day at a Time"),
Harold Gould (Broadway/"Golden Girls"/"Stuart Little"),
Bob Machray (Ovation Award Winner for Best Actor for "Orson's Shadow),
John Bennett Perry (Broadway/"George of the Jungle"/last week's
People Magazine as "The Sexiest Father and Son" with Matthew Perry),
Henry Polic, II ("Webster"/Game Shows), Bruce Weitz (Emmy
Award-winning actor of "Hill Street Blues"/currently recurring on
"Judging Amy"), Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ("F.B.I." Series),
and Stephanie Zimbalist (best known for "Remington
Steele").
In addition to Mr. Neeley,
singers who will perform during the evening including George Ball
("Jacques Brel" in New York and at Rubicon), Teri Bibb (star of
"Phantom" and "Secret Garden" on Broadway), Barbara Cooper
(well-known cabaret and recording artist), Tami Tappan Damiano (lead
in "Miss Saigon" on Broadway), B.K. Kennelly ("Cats" on
Broadway, Timon in "The Lion King" in L.A.), Amanda McBroom (author
and star of "Hearbeats" and singer/songewriter - "The
Rose"), Teri Ralston ("Company" on Broadway).
Lloyd Cooper (musical
director for Theatre League), is musical director. Lynn Keller plays
bass, and Tony Lewis plays drums.
Rubicon's major
holiday fund-raiser, A
Winter Wonderland,is set for this Sunday, December 7
at 5:30
p.m. at
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi
Valley.
The event is a celebration of holiday customs and foods from many different
countries, with extraordinary entertainment!
As
guests arrive, they are greeted by volunteers and the strains of live
classical guitar music by Steve Sunnarborg as they wander through the museum
and privately view a gorgeous holiday tree exhibit representing 30 different
countries. Docents will be on hand to answer questions or help guide guests.
While
enjoying passed and displayed appetizers and beverages, guests may bid on
silent auction items representing the holidays, or the traditions, styles and
tastes of many different countries. For example, the Italy
basket includes exquisite pottery, cloth napkins, dinners-for-two at several
local Italian restaurants, books, a photo of Tuscany,
and more. A China
basket includes a trip to San
Francisco,
hotel accommodations and a dim sum dinner in Chinatown. A Japan
basket includes robes and a gift certificate to Yamaguchi.
Passed
and displayed appetizers include imported cheeses with grapes, apples, fresh
figs and warm breads (English); stuffed dates
wrapped with bacon (Morrocan); wild mushroom
and scallion tarts with gouda cheese (Switzerland);
olive tapenade on grilled baguettes garnished with diced tomato, and French
chevrre (France) and chimichangas with a
chipotle sour cream sauce (Mexico).
At
6:30
p.m.,
guests enter the large "Winter Wonderland" Tent. Icy blue
lights will shine up the tent walls. Ice burgs in the fountain will create a
mist in the air. White snowflakes will drift
from the ceiling above, and be projected on the walls and floor. The room will
be filled with snow-covered alpine trees and frozen
white manzanita trees. The stage will be surrounded by snow
drifts, polar bears and penguins.
At
international food stations, guests may choose from a wide variety
of special foods created by Kirk Memoli of Command Performance. Foreign
dignitaries from Canada, Mexico and
China,
among other countries, will be honored guests.
At
the French station, crepes are handmade to order by the chef and filled with
five types of wild mushrooms in Sherry cream sauce, chicken and baked leeks in
a white wine sauce, or smoked ham and turkey gruyere. The crepes are
accompanied by a fresh winter citrus, melon and berry salad. Asian countries
will be represented with a menu of grilled cashew chicken with carrot and
scallions in a sweet and spicy sauce, stir-fired grilled green beans, grilled
shrimp and Asian noodle stir fry with pea pods and water chestnuts and won
tons. At the Italian station, guests will enjoy charbroiled Italian chicken
sausage served with a hazelnut cream sauce. Other items include penne pasta
with roasted artichoke hearts and grilled zucchini with yellow squash, roasted
walnut, orange and fresh beet salad, roasted corn and red pepper salad and
fresh baked foccacia bread with olive oil and fresh herbs. United
States’
specialties are sliced roast sirloin of beef served with Cognac,
peppercorns and creamed horseradish, mashed red bee potatoes, fresh puree of
banana squash with amaretto and brown sugar topped with toasted almonds and a
harvest salad. At the Indian station, tandori chicken is offered in a tomato
cream curry sauce, with side dishes of roasted eggplant and basmati rice.
Following
the main course, our entertainment begins: an evening of songs and stories
performed by many of your favorite artists! With apologies to Charles Dickens,
we will present A
Theatre Carol,with
three spirits taking Ebenezer Scrooge on a musical journey through Rubicon
seasons past, present and future. We begin with the joyous refrains
of musicals past, including Jesus Christ Superstar, The World
Goes Round, Lies and Legends, Jacques Brel and Forever
Plaid.
A
second spirit takes Scrooge on a journey to the present season, where we
preview Side by Side by Sondheim and Will's Women.
The
third holiday ghoul takes Scrooge to a season many years in the future, where
audiences hear songs from Phantom of the Opera and enjoy excerpts
from the new Michael Rapp musical Rasputin (which stars Ted Neeley,
Amanda McBroom and James O'Neil, Rubicon's Artistic Director).
Interspersed
through the evening, guests will see 1-minute video tributes to the six
families or individuals who have made major gifts towards Rubicon’s purchase
of a permanent home.
A
dessert plate of Belgium
chocolate cherry bombe, spiced apple gingerbread cheesecake and fresh pumpkin
mousse with pralines is served with hot cider, coffee and tea as a short
set of holiday songs and stories are presented.
This
event is a major feast for the ears, eyes and taste buds!
Tickets
are $250 per person ($200 is tax-deductible) or $2,500 for a patron table.
Table patrons receive special seating and recognition in the program book. For
tickets, call (805) 667-2900, ext. 21 or e-mail dsmith@rubicontheatre.org
Karyl
Lynn Burns
Executive Director/Co-Artistic Director
Rubicon Theatre Company
1006 E. Main Street
Suite 300
Ventura, CA 93001
UPDATE 11/29-30/03
RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY is gearing up for quite an amazing
evening next Sunday night, as Ted told me last week in the e-mail I posted in
his section below. Here are some more details. I envy anyone
who lives close enough, and can afford, to get to this event!!!
A link to the 11/29/03 Insidevc.com story on this year's
Rubicon fundraiser, at which Ted will be performing selections from Rasputin:
The Rubicon Theatre Company will hold its major fall fund-raiser, A Winter
Wonderland, Dec. 7 in Simi Valley.
The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum
and Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley.
Guests will be greeted with champagne and hors d'oeuvres while enjoying a
private tour of the museum, including 30 holiday trees decorated in themes from
countries around the world.
Entertainment, dinner and dessert will follow, served in a
"wonderland" of snowdrifts, polar bears, and snowflake projections
inside a large heated tent.
Tickets to the event are $250 per person or $2,000 for a table of eight.
For more information or to reserve tickets, call Diana Smith at 667-2912,
ext. 21.
- - - - - - -
I also received an e-mail from Karyl Lynn Burns at RTC
today (11/3//03), which has much more detail on the wonderful evening they have
planned:
For
more information, or to order tickets, please call (805) 667-2900
“
A WINTER WONDERLAND”WALK-THRU
Rubicon's major
holiday fund-raiser, A Winter Wonderland, is
set for next Sunday, December 7 at 5:30
p.m. at
the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi
Valley.
The event is a celebration of holiday customs and foods from many different
countries, with extraordinary entertainment!
As
guests arrive, they are greeted by volunteers and the strains of live
classical guitar music by Steve Sunnarborg as they wander through the museum
and privately view a gorgeous holiday tree exhibit representing 30 different
countries. Docents will be on hand to answer questions or help guide guests.
While
enjoying passed and displayed appetizers and beverages, guests may bid on
silent auction items representing the holidays, or the traditions, styles and
tastes of many different countries. For example, the Italy
basket includes exquisite pottery, cloth napkins, dinners-for-two at several
local Italian restaurants, books, a photo of Tuscany,
and more. A China
basket includes a trip to San
Francisco,
hotel accommodations and a dim sum dinner in Chinatown. A Japan
basket includes robes and a gift certificate to Yamaguchi.
Passed
and displayed appetizers include imported cheeses with grapes, apples, fresh
figs and warm breads (English); stuffed dates wrapped with bacon (Morrocan);
wild mushroom and scallion tarts with gouda cheese (Switzerland); olive
tapenade on grilled baguettes garnished with diced tomato, and French chevrre
(France) and chimichangas with a chipotle sour cream sauce (Mexico).
At
6:30
p.m.,
guests enter the large "Winter Wonderland" Tent. Icy blue
lights will shine up the tent walls. Ice burgs in the fountain will create a
mist in the air. White snowflakes will drift from
the ceiling above, and be projected on the walls and floor. The room will be
filled with snow-covered alpine trees and frozen
white manzanita trees. The stage will be surrounded by snow
drifts, polar bears and penguins.
At
international food stations, guests may choose from a wide variety
of special foods created by Kirk Memoli of Command Performance. Foreign
dignitaries from Canada, Mexico and China, among other countries, will be
honored guests.
At
the French station, crepes are handmade to order by the chef and filled with
five types of wild mushrooms in Sherry cream sauce, chicken and baked leeks in
a white wine sauce, or smoked ham and turkey gruyere. The crepes are
accompanied by a fresh winter citrus, melon and berry salad. Asian countries
will be represented with a menu of grilled cashew chicken with carrot and
scallions in a sweet and spicy sauce, stir-fired grilled green beans, grilled
shrimp and Asian noodle stir fry with pea pods and water chestnuts and won
tons. At the Italian station, guests will enjoy charbroiled Italian chicken
sausage served with a hazelnut cream sauce. Other items include penne pasta
with roasted artichoke hearts and grilled zucchini with yellow squash, roasted
walnut, orange and fresh beet salad, roasted corn and red pepper salad and
fresh baked foccacia bread with olive oil and fresh herbs. United
States’
specialties are sliced roast sirloin of beef served with Cognac,
peppercorns and creamed horseradish, mashed red bee potatoes, fresh puree of
banana squash with amaretto and brown sugar topped with toasted almonds and a
harvest salad. At the Indian station, tandori chicken is offered in a tomato
cream curry sauce, with side dishes of roasted eggplant and basmati rice.
Following
the main course, our entertainment begins: an evening of songs and stories
performed by many of your favorite artists! With apologies to Charles Dickens,
we will present A
Theatre Carol, with three spirits taking
Ebenezer Scrooge on a musical journey through Rubicon seasons past, present
and future. We begin with the joyous refrains of musicals
past, including Jesus Christ
Superstar, The World Goes Round, Lies and Legends,
Jacques Brel and Forever Plaid.
A
second spirit takes Scrooge on a journey to the present season, where we
preview Side by Side by Sondheim and Will's Women.
The
third holiday ghoul takes Scrooge to a season many years in the future, where
audiences hear songs from Phantom of the Opera and enjoy
excerpts from the new musical Rasputin.
Actors
confirmed to date include Paul Ainsley, David Birney, Bonnie Franklin,
Harold Gould, Bob Machray, John Bennett Perry, Henry Polic, II, Bruce Weitz,
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist will be in attendance.
Renowned
stage performers who will sing during the evening including George Ball
("Jacques Brel" in New York and at Rubicon), Teri Bibb (star of
"Phantom" and "Secret Garden" on Broadway), Barbara Cooper
(well-known cabaret and recording artist), Tami Tappan Damiano
("Miss Saigon" on Broadway), B.K. Kennelly ("Cats" on
Broadway, Timon in "The Lion King" in L.A.), Amanda McBroom (author
and star of "Hearbeats" and singer/songewriter - "The
Rose"), Teri Ralston ("Company" on Broadway). Ted
Neeley, (star of "Jesus Christ Superstar" on Broadway and film),
will make a special guest appearance.
Lloyd
Cooper (musical director for Theatre League), is musical director, Lynne
Kellerman will be playing bass, and Tony Lewis will be playing drums.
Interspersed
through the evening, guests will see 1-minute video tributes to the six
families or individuals who have made major gifts towards Rubicon’s purchase
of a permanent home. Honorees are: Howard Boroughs, Cynde and Steve
Magidson, Mike and Loretta Merewether, Barbara and Larry Meister, Micheline
and Albert Sakharoff, and Helen Yunker.
A
dessert plate of Belgium
chocolate cherry bombe, spiced apple gingerbread cheesecake and fresh pumpkin
mousse with pralines is served with hot cider, coffee and tea as a short
set of holiday songs and stories are presented.
This
event is a major feast for the ears, eyes and taste buds!
Tickets
are $250 per person ($200 is tax-deductible) or $2,500 for a patron table.
Table patrons receive special seating and recognition in the program book. For
tickets, call (805) 667-2900, ext. 21 or e-maildsmith@rubicontheatre.org
Karyl
Lynn Burns
Executive Director/Co-Artistic Director
Rubicon Theatre Company
1006 E. Main Street
Suite 300
Ventura, CA 93001
Your support, though subscriptions
and donations, is the key to our success. Even with many
sold-out performances, the cost of your ticket accounts
for less than half of the cost of operation this season.
We depend on your generous contribution to continue
producing professional theater in our community.
The Rubicon Theatre Company is a
non-profit organization and contributions are fully tax
deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The Rubicon's Federal Tax I.D. # is: 77-0495901.
We are grateful for our individual
and corporate partners who recognize the benefits of
professional theater in our community. In return,
Rubicon Theatre ensures that these donations are spent
to fulfill the theatre's mission. We thank all our
donors for their gifts this year.
For questions or information about
donation to Rubicon, please contact: Mychele Dee,
Development and Community Relations Director, (805)
667-2912 ext. 237.
With the blessings of Barbara
Meister and the Meister family, Rubicon Theatre Company has
inaugurated a special fund in honor of Rubicon founding board
member, philanthropist, business person and community superstar
Larry Meister. The fund will support the production and
development of mainstage musicals, and also support musical
training and education outreach programs.
Bequests support the Rubicon's
programs after your lifetime. They may be cash, securities, real
estate, or other property. We are very grateful for your
consideration. Your will can include:
a specific dollar gift
a set percentage of your estate
specific assets
the remaining assets after providing for heirs.
Bequests can be with no
restrictions or for a single purpose.
Unrestricted gifts are easier for
us, to move money quickly where it's most needed.
If you prefer your gift go to a
particular use, please describe the use as broadly as possible.
Give us a call before drafting this part of your will to assure
the provisions can be implemented as you desire.
If your estate plan is in order
and you'd like to let us know, click our Estate
Intention Form.
Unrestricted
Bequests Unrestricted bequests are for the Theatre's general and
best use at the discretion of the Board of Directors:
"I give, devise, and
bequeath to Rubicon Theatre (the sum of $) (percent of my
estate) (the following property) (the rest, residue, and
remainder of my estate). The property comprising this gift
may be used to further the charitable purposes of Rubicon
Theatre at the discretion of its Board of Directors."
Restricted
Bequests You may define the usage of your bequest. A restricted
bequest might read:
"I give, devise, and
bequeath to Rubicon Theatre (the sum of $) (percent of my
estate) (the following property) (the rest, residue, and
remainder of my estate). The property comprising this gift
shall be used for (state the purpose). If, in the
opinion of the Board of Directors, or their successors, the need
for funds for the charitable purpose described above no longer
exists at some future date, the Directors, or their successors,
are authorized to use these funds in the best interest of the
Theatre."
Bequests
for Endowments Endowments are monies for investment. Rubicon's endeavors
are funded by the interest.
"I give, devise, and
bequeath to Rubicon Theatre (the sum of $) (percent of my
estate) (the following property) (the rest, residue, and
remainder of my estate). The property comprising this gift
may, for investment purposes, be merged with the general
investment assets of Rubicon Theatre. The gift shall be entered
into the Theatre's books and records as The Fund and shall
always be so designated. The spendable income therefrom, but not
the principal, shall be used to further the purposes of Rubicon
Theatre in such manner as the Board of Directors may
direct."
Restricted
Endowment
"I give, devise, and
bequeath to Rubicon Theatre (the sum of $) (percent of my
estate) (the following property) (the rest, residue, and
remainder of my estate). The property comprising this gift
may, for investment purposes, be merged with the general
investment assets of Rubicon Theatre. The gift shall be entered
into the Theatre's books and records as The Fund and shall
always be so designated. The spendable income therefrom, but not
the principal, shall be used for (state the purpose) .
If, in the opinion of the trustees of the Theatre, the need for
funds for the purpose described above no longer exists at some
future date, the Board of Directors, or their successors, are
authorized to use these funds in the best interest of the
Theatre."
For more information
regarding Rubicon funds and donation, please contact Mychele Dee
at 805-667-2912 ext. 237 or e-mail at: mdee@rubicontheatre.org.
THE
GRANDES DAMES
"No one has ever become poor by
giving." - Anne Frank
.and Rubicon has become quite rich in the
generosity of its beloved Grandes Dames. The Grandes Dames is
Rubicon's 300 member auxiliary group which supports the activities
of non-profit Rubicon Theatre Company through service and
fundraising. Founded in 1999 by Rubicon patrons NancyGregory,
Sandra Laby, Rosa Lee Measures, Barbara Meister and Dottie Novatt,
the group is now governed by an active volunteer Board of
Directors who meet monthly under the direction of President Penny
Barnds.
Joining the Grandes Dames is a wonderful way to meet
fellow theatre lovers and be the first to hear about upcoming
productions and backstage news. Men are always welcome!
Our Grandes Dames help by providing actor meals, ushering, being part of
mailing teams, putting up posters, passing out post cards, working in
the box office, helping arrange luncheons, assisting with fundraising
for Rubicon and numerous other fundamental theatre functions. Grandes
Dames receive preference in their chosen volunteer areas, and have their
own luncheons where they are entertained by our talented performers.
Grande Dames Luncheons in the past have featured
performances by Rubicon favorites like Linda Purl and Stephanie
Zimbalist as well as Broadway stars from Wicked, Les Miserables,
Into the Woods, Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and
many more.
Luncheons for 2008 are scheduled for Monday, January
14th at 11:30 am, Tuesday, April 29th at 11:30 am, and Tuesday, June
10th at 11:30 am.
Grandes Dames Annual membership dues are only $40.
To join please contact Development Associate Amber
Landis at 805.667.2900 ext.239
Holiday
Lunch and Boutique
No,
it doesn't seem possible, but the holiday season is fast
approaching. Wouldn't it be nice to get your gift shopping started
early, so that you can cross at least one task off your lengthy
to-do list?
The
Grandes Dames - Rubicon Theatre Company's amazing and invaluable
support group - are offering just such an opportunity. You are
cordially invited to their annual Holiday Luncheon and Boutique,
which will take place Nov. 13th at Courtyard by Marriott, 600 E.
Esplanade Drive in Oxnard.
It's
a chance to not only do some early shopping, but also to have a
delicious meal, enjoy some wonderful music - and support Rubicon
Theatre Company.
Beginning
at 10 a.m., a variety of lovely gift items will be on sale,
including jewelry, clothing, handicrafts, fine wine and gourmet
teas. The luncheon starts at 11:30, followed by a performance by
the amazing Daniel Tatar (see below) and more chances to shop.
The $35 cost for Grandes Dames, $45 for
general public includes lunch (for the main course, you can choose
between chicken piccata or vegetarian lasagna), entertainment, tax
and tip. Reservations must be made no later than Wednesday, Nov.
7.
To reserve a spot, call Amber Landis at
(805) 667-2912, ext. 239.
Or simply mail your check to:
Amber at Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura 93001.
Direct
from Pasadena Playhouse
Daniel
Tatar, a co-star of the Pasadena Playhouse's world premiere
musical Ray Charles Live, will serenade the guests at the
Grandes Dames Nov. 13th Holiday Luncheon and Boutique. Tatar plays
Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records, in the new stage
biography of the legendary singer, which runs Oct. 31 through Dec.
9 at the historic theatre.
A
guest star on the hit television series "Gray's
Anatomy," Tatar has received critical acclaim for his many
theatrical performances, including The Last Five Years at
the Pasadena Playhouse and Baby at UCLA's Freud Theatre
(part of the Reprise series). Critics have called him
"charismatic ... likeable and charming ... dark-haired and
adorable with a powerhouse tenor voice ... an actor who can sing
and a singer who can act."
You can check him out at his website, www.danieltatar.com.
Or, better yet, experience him in person Nov. 14th.
###############THE
JEWEL CLUB
Go
Behind-the-Scenes as a Gold Coin or Jewel Club Member!
Rubicon's special VIP Membership
program gives special benefits to the theatre's
devoted benefactors. As a Gold Coin or Jewel Club
member, you share once-in-a-lifetime experiences,
receive discounts on season tickets (depending on the
level) and enjoy an exclusive Gold Coin or Jewel Club
Hotline. Your three-year membership helps Rubicon plan
for future programs, assists in the long-term
stability of the company and ensures the continued
level of outstanding artist and production values you
expect. Three Jewel Club membership levels are offered
- Diamond, Emerald and Ruby, and Rubicon has recently
introduced the "All Access" pass to
everything Rubicon, the Gold Coin Club.
To decide which Jewel Club
Level is right for you, please contact
Amber Landis at (805) 667-2912 ext. 239.
For more information about the Gold
Coin Club, call
Mychele Dee at (805) 667-2912 ext. 237.
GOLD
COIN CLUB
($10,000 a year for three years)
Members Receive -
Entry into every Rubicon event,
including:
2 Fundraising Ball Tickets
2 Opening Night season subscriptions or any
series of your choice
2 tickets to all special events and
performances
Access to a new Exclusive Hot Line for Gold Coin
members
Plus all the Diamond Jewel Club level benefits.
DIAMOND
LEVEL
($5,000 a year for three years)
Gold Jewel Club pin with a diamond inset
75% discount on two season subscriptions
75% discount on two additional subscriptions
Season program listing at the Diamond Level
Two vouchers for two tickets (four tickets total)
to give as a gift or keep for yourself
Access to purchase additional "house
seats"
Cast-signed posters of every show
Complimentary concessions per show (show your
Jewel Club pin at concessions)
Plus day trips, Directors' Previews and the Jewel
Club Hotline
EMERALD
LEVEL
($2,500 a year for three years)
Silver Jewel Club pin with an emerald inset
50% discount on two season subscriptions
Season program listing at the Emerald Level
One voucher for two tickets to the production of
your choice in our 10th anniversary season
Six complimentary concession vouchers
Plus day trips, Directors' Previews and the Jewel
Club Hotline
RUBY
LEVEL
($1,000 a year for three years)
Silver Jewel Club pin with a ruby inset
Season program listing at the Ruby Level
Two complimentary concession vouchers
Invitations to show-related day trips and tours
Invitations to Directors' Previews
Exclusive Jewel Club hotline with subscription
priority seating
RTC'S PAST
SEASONS / EVENTS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PREVIOUS
RTC SEASON BROCHURES
Here
are some of RTC's Previous Season Brochures:
2000 - 2001
2002 - 2003
2003 - 2004
2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-20072007-2008
2008-2009
The Eye SpyLA
Link for the 2004-2005 RTC Interim Season:
RTC's
2007 FASHION FORMS™
PLAYS-IN-PROGRESS
SERIES
Old Friends in New Plays
A
theatre truism: you never really know if a play works until you
perform it in front of an audience. True to that time-honored
concept, two promising new dramas will be featured during
Rubicon’s 2007 Fashion Forms™ Plays-in-Progress series,
which gets underway Sunday evening.
Each
play receives an initial reading, which is followed by a
structured talkback session in which audience members provide
feedback on various aspects of the script. The playwright and
director then have a week to rewrite the material based on what
they have learned. The revised work then receives a second
reading, to help the creators determine whether their changes
were effective.
Jonathan
Feldman’s HisStory concerns a filmmaker who becomes
obsessed with the story of a man whose college roommate went on
to become President of the United States. A prolific
screenwriter (he wrote several episodes of the HBO miniseries
“From the Earth to the Moon”), Feldman says his new work is
about “the essential human need to make sense of our time here
by crafting the past into digestible stories.”
HisStory
will be read by an all-star cast including Robert Sean
Leonard (“House”), James Pickens, Jr. (“Grey’s
Anatomy”), Holland Taylor (“The Practice”) and Suzanne
Cryer (“Two Guys and a Girl”). Leigh Silverman, who has been
acclaimed for her work on and off-Broadway and in regional
theaters, will direct.
Entertaining
Chazz, the first play by legendary actor and Montecito
resident Bradford Dillman, tells a story of a family gathering
in which secrets are revealed and lives are changed. Set on a
Santa Cruz estate in 1938, the script mixes sophisticated
dialogue with intense emotions.
Entertaining
Chazz will be directed by Rubicon Artistic Associate Jenny
Sullivan and read by an ensemble of Rubicon veterans, including
Joseph Fuqua (who played the title role in Hamlet),
Rudolph Willrich, and Gary Best.
HisStory will be read at 7 p.m. July 15 and July 22.
Entertaining Chazz will be read at 8 p.m. July 17 and 2
p.m. July 23. Admission to all readings is FREE, but tickets are
required.
To make a reservation, call the box office at (805) 667-2900, or go
to www.rubicontheatre.org!
(Subject to availability)
RTC's
FEBRUARY MONTH OF LOVE EVENTS:
Save
the dates for Rubicon's
"MONTH OF LOVE" CELEBRATION
Never has there been a
February so delicious and inviting. Never has such a
tantalizing array of entertainments been at your fingertips.
Sweep your sweetheart off his or her feet...
this year we've made it oh-so-easy!
Tuesday,
January 30, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Grandes Dames luncheon at the Wedgewood Banquet Center in
Ventura featuring entertainment from the World Premiere romantic
musical A Time For Love, created by Broadway's dynamic
duo Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. Emmy Award-winning
actor Bruce Weitz and Linda Purl from the cast of the March '07
production of The Diary of Anne Frank will also join us
for a preview of this show with Director James O'Neil. Bring
your friends and spouses! Business attire. RSVP by January 24, 2007 ~ $35
Saturday, February 3, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Opening Night Gala for the World Premiere of A Time For Love
at Rubicon Theatre. A lavish post-show party with the cast and
local VIP's will take place at Milano's at the Ventura Harbor.
Cocktail attire. RSVP by February 2, 2007 ~ $85
Monday, February 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Broadway Cabaret Night with Grammy, Oscar and Tony award-winners
Maltby & Shire at the Topa Tower Club. A fabulous line-up of
stellar entertainers will sing their hearts out in an
unforgettable and intimate cabaret performance featuring songs
from Ain't Misbehavin', Fosse, Big, Baby and Miss
Saigon and a sneak peek at the upcoming Broadway musical The
Pirate Queen and others! A superb gourmet seated dinner
with wines will be served. If you missed the Jason Robert Brown
or Stephen Schwartz Cabaret Nights, they were two of the most
special nights imaginable! Be sure to call early as seating is
limited. Black tie-optional. RSVP by February 1, 2007 ~ $175 SPECIAL!! Take Feb. 5 & Feb. 12 event for $200 -
that's 2 shows and 2 dinners!
Monday,
February 12, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
A Romantic Rendezvous with Linda Purl! Renowned actress/singer
Linda Purl will perform her new cabaret act at the Rubicon
Theatre, followed by a stylish and scrumptious dinner at Hush
Restaurant, Ventura, hosted by proprieter Rod Houck. (The new
"in" hot spot.) Be among the first to hear Linda
perform her new show which will also be filmed live! A perfect
pre-Valentine's Day event for couples! Cocktail Attire. RSVP by February 8, 2007 ~ $75 Dinner & Concert or $45
Concert Only Special! Take Feb. 5 & Feb. 12 events for $200 -
that's 2 shows and 2 dinners!
Monday, February 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m. A Woman of Independent Means, a special one-person show
performed by Emmy award-winning actress, Susan Clark, on
Rubicon's stage. This "Grandes Dames Night Out" event
is perfect for you and your girlfriends. This heartwarming story
of one woman's journey through struggles, heartbreaks, survival
and victory is inspiring to all. The performance will be
followed by a special post-show martini reception at Rubicon
with Susan Clark and author Elizabeth Haley who will be
available to sign copies of her best-selling novel of the same
title. Funds raised from this event will support women artists
at Rubicon. Casual chic attire. RSVP by February 22, 2007 ~ $40
DON'T
MISS THESE FABULOUS FEBRUARY "MONTH OF LOVE" EVENTS! Call the Rubicon Box Office at (805)
667-2900 to make your reservations!
Karyl Lynn Burns and James O'Neil
will perform Love Letters February 19 and 20.
Photo credit: Brian McDonald.
A
Special Valentine's Day Gift to our Subscribers!
See
Artistic Directors Karyl Lynn Burns
and James O'Neil in Love Letters! Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February 20,
2007, 7:00 p.m.
Love Letters by A.R.
Gurney traces the lifelong correspondence of Andrew
Makepeace Ladd, III and Melissa Gardner. Their bittersweet
relationship is revealed by what is written - and what is
left unsaid - in their letters. Through their witty and
moving wordplay, we come to know Andy and Melissa
intimately, and to feel their longings, losses and
triumphs. A smash hit both on and off Broadway, Love
Letters is staged simply with the actors reading from
scripts. KARYL LYNN BURNS and JAMES O'NEIL founded Rubicon
in 1998 and serve as Co-Artistic Directors. The two have
been married for twenty years and are real-life
Valentines! Burns has appeared recently in Dancing at
Lughnasa, Shirley Valentine and Footfalls for
the company; O'Neil's Rubicon credits as an actor include Romeo
and Juliet, The Little Foxes and Turn of the
Screw.
Following Monday's performance
there will be a Town Hall chat with Burns and O'Neil
onstage. Tell us your favorite shows or even the ones you
didn't like! We're interested to know what kinds of
stories you would find relevant and impactful - what
issues in the world concern you? Ask 'em anything you
want!: how the company started, what they're planning for
the 10th Anniversary Season, their shoe size - you name
it! Following Tuesday's show, attendees are invited to
join our artistic team for an informal chat downstairs.
Attire: Come as you are
Price: FREE to subscribers (subject to availability at the
time of your call - early reservations recommended); $35
to the general public
To order your
FREE tickets as a subscriber, or to purchase your tickets
if you are a single ticket buyer, please call (805)
667-2900.
NEW
PERFORMANCE ADDED: LOVE
LETTERS - this Sunday, February 18 at 7:00pm
We
were overwhelmed by your response.
Our two scheduled performances of Love Letters
with Rubicon founders Karyl Lynn Burns and James O'Neil
have sold out!
We have added one more
performance to accommodate audience demand this Sunday,
February 18 at 7:00 p.m. However, tickets are going fast.
Please call the box office NOW to order your tickets.
Tickets are FREE
to SUBSCRIBERS; $35 to the general public.
Love Letters is
a poignant, perceptive and funny story that traces the
lifelong correspondence of Andrew Makepeace Ladd, III and
Melissa Gardner. Their bittersweet relationship is
revealed by what is written – and what is left unsaid
– in their letters. Through witty and moving wordplay,
we come to know Andy and Melissa intimately, and to feel
their longings, losses and triumphs. A smash hit both on
and off Broadway, Love Letters is staged simply
with Karyl Lynn Burns and James O’Neil reading from
scripts.
Call
to reserve your complimentary tickets NOW (805) 667-2900
And
just in time for Valentine's Day... here's your chance to
catch up on Karyl Lynn and Jim's real life love story.
Check out the Time Out cover article in last week's Ventura
County Star.
Girls'
Night Out! Leave
Your Hubby at Home and Join us for an Evening of Great
Theatre, a Chance to Meet an Emmy Award-Winning
Actress and a Bestselling Author, and a Martini
Reception! Monday, February 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
A Woman of Independent
Means, a special one-person show performed by
Emmy Award-winning actress, SUSAN CLARK, comes to the
Rubicon stage for one-night only in late February.
This unique performance is directed by Rubicon
Artistic Associate JENNY SULLIVAN. A bestselling
sensation, A Woman of Independent Means is
the portrait of a woman at the
turn-of-the-last-century created by author ELIZABETH
FORSYTHE HAILEY. At a time when women had few choices,
Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy -- not just of
wealth but also of determination, desire and the will
to hang on to her prized independence.
This "Grandes Dames Night
Out" event is perfect for you and your
girlfriends. A Woman of Independent Means is
a heartwarming and inspiring journey of struggle,
heartbreak, survival and victory. The performance will
be followed by a special post-show martini reception
at Rubicon with Susan Clark and Ms. Haley who will be
available to sign copies of her bestselling novel of
the same title. Funds raised from this event will
underwrite salaries for women directors, actors and
designers at Rubicon.
RSVP by February 22, 2007
Attire: Casual chic
Price: $40 (includes a voucher for a martini
downstairs!)
Rubicon
Theatre Company continues the 2009-2010 Season, "Defying
Expectations," with DOUBT: A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley.
2009-2010
The
Larson Charitable Foundation
adapted
by Oren Neeman
by
Samuel Beckett
starring
Julien Cottereau
musical
director Ron Abel
with
supertitles.
Staged
by James O'Neil
Elk's
Lodge, 11 South Ash Street, Ventura sponsored by Time
Warner Cable
London,
England
Cate
Caplin is a
thirty-four-time regional and
international champion in
Theatre Arts Adagio and has
appeared on television, in
commercials, in feature films
and in a variety of
prestigious venues across the
county and worldwide including
The White House,
the Kennedy Center,
the Metropolitan Opera
House, Ford's
Theatre, the Hollywood
Bowl, the Paris
Opera House, Rockefeller
Center, the Palace
of Fine Arts, the Orpheum
Theatre, Caesar's
Palace, the Hollywood
Palladium, the Los
Angeles Theatre Center,
House of Blues,
Shanghai China's
Sports Arena, Tokyo's
Hakuhinkan Theatre and
the Broadway stage.
