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top. take a look around. Do you see it? Color. Color all around you, everywhere you look. this season it is the hope of every performer, director, staff, Board member and volunteer at ArtsWest, that with each of the five shows we are going to share with you this year, we bring a Splash of Color into your life. We want to remind you to look at themes, issues and personalities through a different prism and to find a new hue for each day of your life.

This season’s journey includes two plays and a musical that use the words and themes of Shakespeare to view our current world, a family classic that has been entertaining for six generations, and a modern comedy that sheds light on a problem taunting Hollywood since the talkies came to shout — if not before!

Our season opens with the World Premiere of The Taming where red and blue states collide with wit and wisdom, based on the Bard’s The Taming of the Shrew, in a way only playwright Lauren Gunderson can bring to light.

this December, ArtsWest is pleased to present Little Women the Musical, which will warm your family’s heart with the rosy pink glow of love and tradition during the holiday season.

We kick off 2014 by busting down the door of the celluloid closet when Hollywood’s golden boy comes out to play in Douglas Carter Beane’s hilarious The Little Dog Laughed. then the violet winds of March blow in a violent Shakespearean storm of plagiarism and prejudice fit for King Lear in Wendy Wasserstein’s Third.

the 2013-2014 season closes with one of the most celebrated and colorful rock musicals ever to come from the Great White Way. in honor of the 45th anniversary of the Summer of Love, ArtsWest presents HAIR the Tribal Love Rock Musical, bringing with it all the colors of the 60s, — dark and bright, psychedelic and earth toned — for a celebration of where we have come, and a view of where we still need to travel.

Our Splash of Color season will offer some familiar faces on stage — Footlight Award Winners Kody Bringman and Heather Hawkins, audience favorites troy Wageman, EmilyRose Frasca and Cindy Bradder — as well as more new faces to be introduced. Our FREE special events, ON StAGE and SUNDAY tALK BACKS, will give you a chance to talk with the cast, crew and artistic staff of each production to continue the conversation in the hope that you will view the world from a different prism. this season take time to see the colors.

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A World Premiere by LAuren GunDersonDirected by tAmmi DoyLe

From the author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear! The Taming’s moral is pretty simple. It’s about listening and behaving civilly, or else: 1) the country will suffer … and 2) you might end up being exactly like those people you despise. Based on The Taming of the Shrew, this comedy takes us on a journey into a world populated by misbehaving men and American politics, pitting two ideologically opposed and intensely committed players in a game of “who comes out on top.” touching on politics, history, feminism, religion, civility and dignified discourse, as well as a lack of women in power, the show is at once hilarious and sad, radical and sensible, political and by-partisan.The Taming is really about the golden rule … isn’t that simple enough?CONTAINS: strong language, political references, scantily clad females

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Book by ALLAn Knee, Lyrics by minDi DiCKstein, Music by JAson HowLAnDDirected and Choreographed by CHristopHer ZinovitCHMusical Direction by JosH ZimmermAn

Brimming with all the life of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women the Musical follows the adventures of the four March sisters and the men they enchant, as they grow up in Civil War America. this exhilarating musical explores the themes of family, ambition, poverty, and, well before its time, the fight for women’s rights to work as well as publish books in their own name. this poignant and timeless classic is the perfect holiday show for the entire family.

stArrinG Patricia Haines-Ainsworth (Next Fall), Cindy Bradder (Love Song), Amanda Carpp (The Winter Wonderettes), Justin Wright Carrell (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Jeff Church (Village Theatre’s The Toymaker), EmilyRose Frasca (Evil Dead: The Musical), Maddy Kennard (Godspell), Bo Mellinger (SMT’s Altar Boyz), Allison Standley (reasons to be pretty), and travis tingvall (the Rise and Fall of Little Voice)

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By DouGLAs CArter beAne Directed by CHristopHer ZinovitCH

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane reveals the true nature of Hollywood in The Little Dog Laughed. No one is exactly who they say they are. No one reveals exactly what they want, except in private and under duress. to paraphrase Oscar Wilde, each has a price but none are sure of their own value. this hilarious scathing comedy, from the author of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and As Bees in Honey Drown, sheds light on the celluloid closet once and for all… or does it?

stArrinG troy Wageman (Bat Boy the Musical, Village Theatre’s Beauty and The Beast) Heather Hawkins (Shirley Valentine, Footlight Award Winner — As Bees In Honey Drown) Jeff Orton (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) EmilyRose Frasca (Evil Dead The Musical) CONTAINS: full frontal male nudity, gay themes, strong language

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LITTLE DOGLAUGHED By wenDy wAsserstein

Directed by peGGy GAnnon

His name is Woodson Bull iii, but you can call him third. Professor Laurie Jameson is disinclined to like his jockish, jingoistic attitude. He is, as she puts it, a walking red state. Believing that Third’s sophisticated essay on King Lear could not possibly have been written by such a specimen, Professor Jameson reports his plagiarism to the college’s Committee of Academic Standards. But is Jameson’s accusation justified? Or is she casting third as the villain in her own struggle with her relationships, her age and the increasingly polarized political environment? Wendy Wasserstein’s final play is full of questions, humor and hard-hitting evidence that neither the world of education, women’s lib, nor America has come very far in the last 100 years.

stArrinG Marty Mukhalian (Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Babs The Dodo) and Mark tyler Miller (33 Variations) CONTAINS: strong language

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Co-Creators Gerome rAGni and JAmes rADo, Composer GALt mACDermotDirected by CHristopHer ZinovitCH, Musical Direction by ZACHAry ortsChoreography by CHristopHer ZinovitCH and mAry AnGeLo

In celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, ArtsWest brings the first American rock musical to our stage. HAIR is at once both a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America. This musical about a group of young adults searching for truth, peace and love in a Vietnam War era America has struck a resonant chord with audiences of all ages. the themes and struggles are vital and relevant to the times we live in today, and all the more so when you experience ArtsWest’s intimate and unique production.

stArrinG Kody Bringman (Footlight Award Winner — Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Amanda Carpp (The Winter Wonderettes), Ryan Floresca (Amy’s View), Ryan McCabe (Plaid Tidings), Claudine Nako (Village Theatre’s Big River), Jeff Orton (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), and Becca Orts (XANADU), with Stacey Calkins, EmilyRose Frasca, Bo Mellinger, and Jessie SmithCONTAINS: strong language, violence, drug references, male and female nudity, gay themes

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July 17 – 27, 2013by benny AnDersson, bJorn uLvAeus and tim riCe

CHESS tells the story of a romantic triangle between two world-class chess players – an American and a Russian – and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other, all in the context of the Cold War. Featuring the top-forty hits “One Night in Bangkok” and “i Know Him So Well”.

stArrinG Moriel Behar, Victoria Felix, Ryan Floresca, Jake Friang, Chelsea Gilpin, thomas McLellan with Kaylin Bryant, Natalia Fandel, Alana Gwilym tso, Lauren Jaech, Cameron Lee, Max Lopuszynski, Addison turner and Duncan Weinland

August 7 – 11, 2013Music by MARY RODGERS, Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER, Book by JAY tHOMPSON, MARSHALL BARER & DEAN FULLER

this magical adaption of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Princess and the Pea is full of side-splitting humor and wonderful songs the whole family will enjoy. in a far-off land Prince Dauntless is in search of a wife, and until he finds a woman to be his bride, no one in the land is allowed to get married. it is his mother – the devious Queen Aggravain – who is against any marriage to her son. However, time is running out for Lady Larkin and Sir Harry who are expecting a child at any time. it is a cast of zany characters, including a jester, a minstrel, and the silent King himself, who prove an unexpected visitor, Princess Winifred (nicknamed Fred), is the perfect match for the lonely Prince.

stArrinG Devon Cantrel, Wilder Cufley, Zane Cufley, Morgan Gwilym Tso, Maia Heffernan, Sage Kalil, Maddy Kennard, Callum McCaffery, Anya Miller, Rebekah Nachman, Desi Snazel, Daphne Sweetland, Leora Watson, Jake Webley, Levi Welch, Makenzie White, Nate Wuethrich, and Bianca Davis as Princess Winifred

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opening night celebration seriesCelebrate the opening night of each of our productions with the cast and crew! Be one of the first to see the show and then rub elbows with the stars while drinking complimentary drinks and nibbling on desserts. You attend all five productions for just $200 on this special first night – that’s a 13% discount over single prices!

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pHoto CreDits – all photos by Michael Brunk Cover pHotos: Ryan Floresca, Julie Jamieson (Amy’s View – 2011) Nick DeSantis (Emilie – 2011) Julie Jamieson, Ryan Floresca (Amy’s View – 2011), Kate Witt (Emilie – 2011), Brandon Felker, Heather Hawkins, Cameron Lee (Distracted – 2011), Kody Bringman (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – 2012), Jillian Vashro (All Through The Night – 2012), Becca Orts (XANADU – 2012), Myrna Conn (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice – 2012), Cameron Lee, Heather Hawkins (Distracted – 2011) tyler Webster (Dark of the Moon – 2009) Becca Orts, Kody Bringman (The Rocky Horror Show – 2011) pAGe 1 David Hogan, Allison Standley (reasons to be pretty – 2010) Becca Orts (The Rocky Horror Show – 2011) EmilyRose Frasca (Evil Dead The Musical – 2010), Cindy Bradder (All Through the Night – 2012) Heather Hawkins (Shirley Valentine – 2013) pAGe 10 troy Wageman (Bat Boy The Musical — 2007), Wilder Cufley, Bianca Davis, Max Lopuszynski, Makenzie White, Morgan Gwilym tso, Maddy Kennard (GODSPELL – 2012), Ryan Floresca, Julie Jamieson (Amy’s View – 2011), Jessie Smith, Dan Reaume (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice – 2012), pAGe 11 Julie Jamieson, Angela DiMarco (Amy’s View – 2011),Heather Hawkins (Distracted – 2011), Brian Lange, Ryan McCabe, Justin Carrell (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson – 2012), Patricia Haines-Ainsworth (Next Fall – 2012), pAGe 12 Jeff Orton, Kody Bringman (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – 2012), travis tingvall, Myrna Conn (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice – 2012) Heather Hawkins (Shirley Valentine – 2013)

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What’s on stage is just one part of the conversation. experience the show with these great special events!

on stage – a look beyond the footlightsDo you ever wonder why a director chooses to direct a play a certain way? Why the costumer decided to use a certain color on a character? Or how an actor crafted their performance? Be our guest and take advantage of one or all of our unique, illuminating and interesting ON StAGE events. ON StAGE is an Actors Studio-style event especially geared to the theme, topic and challenges that a specific production takes on. These talks are FREE to all of our subscribers. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the show, and the process, so bring friends and start the conversation two weeks before the show even opens! Event lasts approximately 90 minutes.

tHe tAminG september 16, 2013 7:30pm

LittLe women tHe musiCAL november 18, 2013 7:30pm

tHe LittLe DoG LAuGHeD January 13, 2014 7:30pm

tHirD February 24, 2014 7:30pm

HAir April 7, 2014 7:30pm

post-show talk sundayAfter our second Sunday matinee, a moderated discussion about the production will allow the audience and selected cast members to talk about the themes, ideas and issues that each of our plays highlight. if you are not a 2nd Sunday subscriber, you are welcome to return and be included in the discussion (start times vary but will be approximately 10 minutes after the show concludes – please call the Box Office if you wish to attend and ask about the start time for each event). this event is FREE and lasts approximately 20 minutes.

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LittLe women December 15, 2013

LittLe DoG LAuGHeD February 2, 2014

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