Coney Island Christmas Program

MAGAZINE

From the artistic Director

Happy Holidays and welcome to tHe world premiere of donald margulies’ Coney Island Christmas. this particularly special project began a couple of years ago when the idea for a holiday show started to percolate in the artistic office. after considering many plays for which we had nostalgic fondness, we ultimately decided that we needed something entirely new. Geffen playhouse founder Gil cates was struck with the less than obvious but ingenious idea to approach donald margulies to create a holiday show for los angeles. and the rest is another piece of Geffen history.

margulies tells a universal story with Coney Island Christmas, a portrait of american life that turns tradition on its head while crossing generational and religious lines. the play’s poignancy resides in the reminder that the spirit of a holiday is about coming together while still celebrating each other’s differences.

we are so pleased to reunite margulies and director Bart delorenzo. the two artists previously collaborated on Shipwrecked!, which appeared on the Geffen stage in 2008. as he did with the fantastical world delorenzo brought to life in that production, he has once again gathered a team of amazing designers and a powerhouse ensemble to guide us through the coney island of the 1930s.

i have always believed that what makes a holiday story — be it a play, a film or a book — is its ability to transport us to a happier, simpler time. when the story works and we are in fact transported, there is an inevitability of remembering what we have lost and truly appreciating what we continue to have. Good will towards humankind, a spirit of generosity, nostalgia — these are the things the holidays are about, and margulies captures them all as only a writer of his caliber can.

the Geffen family wishes you and yours a very happy holiday season.

Randall Arney Artistic Director

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welcome to the geffen playhouse

it is my pleasure to welcome you to tHe second sHow of the season in the Gil cates theater.

it is with great pride and joy that we bring you Coney Island Christmas. it was my dear friend Gil cates’ dream to create an annual holiday show for the Geffen playhouse, and through our new play development program, we were able to commission pulitzer prize winner donald margulies to create just that. Gil and donald worked closely as they brainstormed ideas and inspiration for what this new play would become, and were both thrilled to find Grace paley’s short story as inspiration. sadly, Gil passed away before he was able to see Coney Island Christmas fully realized on our stage. as such, donald chose to dedicate this show to Gil, and we are all touched by that thought and join him in remembering our founder and celebrating his dream coming true.

the holidays are a time for gratitude as well as celebration. with that in mind, i would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you who support our work here at the Geffen playhouse. it has allowed us to create remarkable growth both on our stages as well as within our community outreach programs. we now produce eight shows between our two stages to entertain, educate and engage you. our reach into the community now extends to children, students, seniors and veterans, bringing the number of people we serve to more than 22,500. none of this would be possible without your support, generosity and good wishes — and for that we are grateful.

i wish you and your families a joyful holiday and look forward to seeing you at the theater in the new year.

respectfully yours,

Frank G. Mancuso Chairman, Geffen Playhouse

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act i the birth oF an iDeaoften wHen i speaK to writers aBout tHe genesis of their plays, i am surprised at what inspires their ideas. But this idea, to have one of america’s preeminent jewish playwrights — a writer who often explores jewish themes in his work — write a christmas play, was an idea that started with our late founder and producing director Gil cates.

of course, the seeds for this unlikely commission were planted long ago, when cates directed margulies’ play

Collected Stories. this production, which went on to become a film for pBs, marked the first of many collaborations and the beginning of a profound friendship between the two men. following the extraordinary success of that play, the theater produced Dinner with Friends, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: the Amazing Adventures of Louis de rougemont and time Stands Still, which was commissioned by the Geffen and had its world premiere here before opening on Broadway.

the question margulies couldn’t help but ask in regards to a christmas commission, though, was, “why me?” and for Gil and the Geffen, that answer was crystal clear. the idea arose during the run of margulies’ play Shipwrecked! the play was originally commissioned by south coast repertory to be

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part of their theater for young audiences, but it ultimately evolved into a fairytale far more suited for adults. it explored the life of louis de rougemont, an infamous teller of tall tales who was later called forward to defend the truth of his adventures. it was this play, at once so whimsical and deeply felt, that struck a chord — the likes of which an audience had never seen from donald margulies. this was the kernel that lead to Coney Island Christmas.

now while the artistic team at the Geffen saw the obvious correlation between the two, margulies didn’t quite see the request for this play coming. when asked to tell the story of the phone call he got from cates about this particular commission, he recounts it as follows:

Gil: donald — i’ve been thinking about commissioning a play for the Geffen to run during the holidays, and i want you to write a big christmas show for the whole family.

Donald (joking): Gil, if i’m going to write you a christmas show, you know it’s going to be a Jewish christmas show, right?

Gil (serious): perfect! and go ahead and make it really big … a spectacle!

tasked with that direction, margulies was essentially set loose to find the idea that would launch his writing process. in culling material, he was reminded of a short story called the Loudest Voice by Grace paley, an eight-page tale of a young jewish girl named shirley abramowitz. margulies took paley’s gem and built upon it, creating an entire community who must learn to navigate the cultural melting pot that was new york in the 1930s — and during christmas no less. was it big? yes — margulies’ new work included musical numbers, two holiday pageants, 17 actors and a coney island skyline complete with a ferris wheel.

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jewisH tHemes are aBundant in tHe History of margulies’ work, and the chance to write a holiday show that was not non-denominational, but rather multi-denominational provided yet another opportunity to explore one of his favorite subjects. in one of his earlier works, the model Apartment, margulies examines what it means to be the child of Holocaust survivors. in Collected Stories his central character’s writing is defined by her jewish experience in new york. in his adaptation of sholem asch’s God of Vengeance, he explores the complicated world of the jewish immigrant

experience in 1922 through the eyes of a brothel owner who wants nothing more than to raise a nice jewish girl in the midst of his own seedy business practices.

the jewish identification of margulies’ characters gives them roots in the past, sometimes positive associations of community and purpose, and sometimes negative ones such as persecution and an abandonment of belief. and in Coney Island Christmas, in the midst of holiday songs, humor and heart-warming stories of the past, margulies still poses questions about assimilation and what it means to be both jewish and american. shirley, at twelve years old, is asked by her parents to recognize and honor her history and in turn, she asks her parents to see the difference between participating and assimilating.

so having found his inspiration and agreeing on a deadline, all that was left was the writing of the play. the hard part.

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samantha mathis and linda lavin in Collected Stories by donald margulies. photo by craig schwartz photography.

joel rooks and marin Hinkle in donald margulies’ the God of Vengeance (2002) at the williamstown theatre festival. photo by richard feldman.

Gregory itzin in the Geffen playhouse production of donald margulies’ Shipwrecked! An Entertainment, directed by Bart delorenzo. photo by michael lamont.

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marGulies let us Know last novemBer, after hearing about the sudden passing of Gil cates, that he would have the play ready for the following holiday season, and further, that he was dedicating this work to his old friend. He set about writing and by january 2012 the Geffen received the first draft.

margulies’ writing process for all of his plays is as follows: He gets a draft out of his system, the one he calls the “bad rough draft.” now, to most readers, this ‘bad’ draft is still a good play but what this means for him is that there are sections that are only in idea form — broad sketches rather than specific dialogue, characters who have only begun to be fleshed out, a general direction of the plot, but maybe not every beat. at this point, margulies gives the draft to one or two people to critique and then goes into a rewrite. Gil was always struck with margulies’ ability to sort through notes

with a discerning ear. He takes what is useful and discards the rest, without being defensive or dismissive where his own work is concerned.

after going through this process with Coney Island Christmas, margulies set back to work on the second draft and emerged in march with a version that was read in front of an audience. in the months that followed we were able to schedule an additional reading that was attended by staff and close friends so that margulies and director Bart delorenzo could continue to hone the script and make decisions about the future production. for margulies, these readings are an essential part of his process wherein he learns what the play needs in order to be ready for first rehearsal.

at the point at which this article goes to print, we have just begun the rehearsal process, where the work on this new play will surely continue. Having margulies here for the fifth time in the Geffen’s short history is our own version of holiday joy, and we take the bitter with the sweet as margulies points out that the man who commissioned the piece will never have a chance to see it. But within the play he inspired margulies to write, Gil cates will forever be remembered as the man who didn’t think twice about commissioning one of his favorite jewish writers to pen a christmas play.

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the geffen playhouse presents

Based on the short story the Loudest Voice by Grace Paley

written by donald Margulies

directed by bart delorenzo

costume designerAnn closs-Farley

scenic designertakeshi kata

lighting designerlap chi chu

composer/sound designerjohn ballinger

production stage manager jill Gold

assistant stage manager kyra hansen

casting by Phyllis schuringa

dramaturg Amy levinson

o p e n i n G n i G h t s p o n s o r s

p r e s e n t i n G s p o n s o r

opening night: wednesday, november 28 , 2012

the Geffen playhouse gratefully acknowledges the following media sponsors for their generous support of Coney Island Christmas.


the Geffen playhouse is supported, in part, by the los angeles county Board of supervisors through the los angeles county arts commission.

this project was also funded in part by the department of cultural affairs, city of los angeles.

the Geffen playhouse, a non-profit theater company, is proudly affiliated with the university of california at los angeles.

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shirley abramowitz .................................................................................................................Angela Patonclara.........................................................................................................................................Grace kaufmanyoung shirley ...........................................................................................................................isabella Acresevie slotnick ...........................................................................................................................kira sternbachmrs. Kornblum .........................................................................................................................eileen t’kayemr. abramowitz ............................................................................................................................ Arye Grossmrs. abramowitz ........................................................................................................Annabelle Gurwitchjackie sauerfeld ....................................................................................................................Andrew walkeira pushkov ....................................................................................................................................joe GilletteHenry Brown ................................................................................................................................julian evensanna ling ....................................................................................................................................Maya erskinemr. Hilton ......................................................................................................................................... john sloanmiss Glacé ................................................................................................................................. lily hollemanensemble......................................................................................................elitia daniels, ty Freedman,

Rachel hirshee, sequoia houston, jim kane, Richard Realivasquez

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Brooklyn, new york during the Great depression

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isAbellA AcRes (young shirley)when she was a toddler, isabella repeatedly attempted to climb onto the stage at a concert, proclaiming that she wanted to be a part of the show. Her journey as an actor began soon after that. at age seven, isabella landed a series regular role on aBc’s office comedy Better off ted. she later recurred on Desperate housewives. isabella’s big screen premiere was in miranda july’s the Future. Her other television credits include roles on the middle, the Event, the mentalist, monk and Hallmark’s Beyond the Blackboard. she is currently playing soleil friedman on season two of the fox series touch, and she continues to voice characters in several animated shows including Adventure time, Scooby Doo mystery Inc., Phineas and Ferb, and Sofia the First. isabella is excited to be making her stage debut at the Geffen playhouse as young shirley abramowitz.

elitiA dAniels (ensemble)elitia is thrilled to be performing on the Geffen stage. a recent graduate of the theatre, film and television school at ucla, elitia is grateful to be consistently performing and studying in los angeles. proud to be part of the illyrian players theatre co. ensemble, she was most recently seen as maud/victoria in their production of Cloud 9. elitia is looking forward to building a lasting career and thanks her mom and dad for their love and support.

MAyA eRskine (anna ling)maya is thrilled to be making her Geffen playhouse debut. other theater credits include: hamlet (ophelia at zju), Snow Falling on Cedars (Hatsue at theatreworks), Crimes of the heart (Babe at east west players), and A winter’s tale (autolycus at theatre 80 st. marks). she trained with the experimental theatre wing at nyu tisch

school of the arts and the international theatre workshop in amsterdam. she feels deep gratitude for all the support and love from family and friends.

juliAn eVens (Henry Brown)julian evens is thrilled to be making his Geffen playhouse debut. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, new york. since first studying acting at laGuardia High school and then graduating from california institute of the arts in 2010, he has been living and working in los angeles and enjoying every moment of it. He has worked in film (Project X, things never Said) and commercials while still keeping his love for theater alive. theater credits include: Shoe Story at theater of note and the Exile of Petie DeLarge at son of semele. Coney Island Christmas is his first equity production and he is immensely excited to work with this talented cast and crew.

ty FReedMAn (ensemble) ty freedman, a proud Bostonian, is thrilled to be a part of this fantastic production. ty spent the last seven years in chicago where he had the very lucky opportunity to work with some amazing theaters including steppenwolf theatre, looking Glass theatre and emerald city theatre. ty began his theatrical career very early by playing the coveted and challenging role of moses when he was three at his grandmothers passover sader. He later went on to train at walnut Hill arts High school, depaul university and even ran away to clown school in london when he was 18. most recently ty performed in the world premiere musical Bend in the road at pasadena playhouse. merry chanukkah everyone!

joe Gillette (ira pushkov) joe Gillette is honoroed to be making his Geffen playhouse debut. Hailing from northern california,


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he headed south and studied theater at cal state fullerton, where he received his B.a. favorite roles there include: nick Bottom in A midsummer night’s Dream and swiss cheese in mother Courage. He was last seen on stage in courage theatre company’s production of Brief Interviews with hideous men. television: Desperate housewives. also an accomplished singer/songwriter, joe’s music will be featured in the upcoming indie film the Fortune theory (Blackboard pictures) and his self-titled ep can be found on itunes.

ARye GRoss (mr. abramowitz)theater credits – Broadway: Brooklyn Boy by donald margulies (mtc). regional: Circle mirror transformation, our mother’s Brief Affair, Brooklyn Boy, Let’s Play two (south coast repertory), the Square (mtf asian theatre workshop), m. Butterfly (east/west players), room Service (pasadena playhouse), three Sisters (latc), rose of the rancho and Bandito! (el teatro campesino), La Bete (stages theatre at the ford). arye frequently works with the antaeus

company, where he is a member of the ensemble. film and tv include: Grey Gardens, minority report, Big Eden, harvest, the riches, the soon to be released Commencement (playing opposite his frequent collaborator marin Hinkle) and the recurring role of sidney perlmutter, m.e., on aBc’s Castle. arye is very proud to have appeared with james earl jones in the tv movie Confessions: two Faces of Evil, directed by the late Gil cates.

AnnAbelle GuRwitch(mrs. abramowitz)stage credits include the title role in murray mednick’s Joe and Betty, for which she was included in the new York times top ten performances of 2002 and the Los Angeles times top ten of 2001, the 20th anniversary production of uncommon women and others off Broadway at second stage and our Lady of 121st Street and Sixteen wounded at l.a. theatre works. television credits include seven seasons of Dinner and movie, Dexter, Boston Legal, medium and Seinfeld. films: melvin Goes to Dinner, Shaggy Dog and her documentary Fired!, which premiered as a showtime comedy special. a former npr

commentator, she’s authored two books, Fired! (s&s) and You Say tomato, I Say Shut up (random house), co-written with her husband jeff Kahn. tomato the play is currently receiving its second national tour. Autumn Leaves, an e-book single from her forthcoming comedic memoir is currently available exclusively at the new literary site www.zolabooks.com.

RAchel hiRshee (ensemble) Having recently graduated from ucla’s ray Bolger musical theater program in the school of theater, film and television, rachel is delighted to be making her Geffen playhouse debut. favorite performances include: Cabaret (ucla), Classic Jazz with a twist (catalina jazz club) and the ovation nominated neverwonderLand (BoomKat dance theatre). Besides performing, rachel can also be found teaching musical theater to kids at fifth row center in manhattan Beach. a huge thank you to her family, friends, teachers and especially her parents and wonderful boyfriend for their unending love and encouragement.

seQuoiA houston (ensemble) sequoia is truly excited to make her Geffen playhouse debut in Coney Island Christmas. a classically trained actress, she has graced the stage in an array of theatrical productions, from classic pieces such as the Colored museum, A midsummer night’s Dream and the Black nativity to independent productions like traumnovela, Love Don’t Live here Anymore and torn: the willie Lynch Letter. Her film credits include Fire From Below, Fat Planet and Legend of Love, among several other projects. she is a proud member of saG-aftra and actors equity association’s emc program. she dedicates this performance to her mother, tonya Houston, who has always been a guiding light and encouraged her to follow her dreams.


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lily holleMAn (miss Glace) los angeles theater credits include: where the Great ones run (rogue machine theatre), Circle mirror transformation (south coast repertory), the trip to Bountiful (scr), Bleed rail (the theatre at Boston court; ovation and LA weekly award nominee), All About walken (the dragonfly), God Save Gertrude (Boston court), Doomsday kiss (Bootleg theater), Crumble: Lay me Down Justin timberlake (moving arts), A new war (theater 68). film: @urFrEnZ (winner: method fest and flagstaff film festival Best actress award, available now on itunes, vod and Hulu), the Den, tenure and how I Got Lost. television: Captain Daddy (animated pilot), key & Peele, Southland, tracey ullman’s State of the union, Queen Sized, Sonny with a Chance, Lewis Black’s root of All Evil, and Campus Ladies. follow lily on twitter @lilyholleman.

jiM kAne (ensemble) jim Kane is thrilled to be working at the Geffen playhouse. He is an antaeus a2 company member where he appeared in the malcontent, Lysistrata and richard III. new york theater: Dead man’s Cell Phone (playwright’s Horizons), 365 Days/365 Plays (siti co. at the public), Death and the maiden, Pheadra’s Love (one year lease), waiting for Lefty (the Knitting factory), the Good thief (the zipper). regional theater: Candles to the Sun (actors theatre of louisville), under milk wood, one for the road (williamstown theatre festival). jim is a proud graduate of the atlantic theater company acting conservatory.

GRAce kAuFMAn (clara)Grace Kaufman is 10 years old and enjoying life as a 5th grader and young actress. most recently seen as Betty parris in the Crucible at the lillian theatre, her other theater credits include: Annie (as molly, starring with andrea mcardle) and meet me in St. Louis (tootie) for musical theatre west at the carpenter center (outstanding featured actress, Stage Scene LA & most promising newcomer, SoCal motion Picture Council). film/tv credits include: the tnt pilot the Last Ship; Buttons in the Ground (Best actress winner, 2012 Hollyshorts film festival); kaylien (directed by zoe saldana); Deadtime Stories: Grave Secrets; guest starring roles on tnt’s the Closer (with Kyra sedgwick), nBc’s Free Agents (as Hank azaria’s daughter) and disney channel’s Jessie; and voicing lead roles in several major animated series for disney (mickey mouse Club) and nickelodeon (Bubble Guppies). Grace loves books, animals, her parents and her little brother, Henry. she’s thrilled to be making her debut at the Geffen playhouse, and thanks mr. margulies, mr. delorenzo, ms. schuringa and the rest of the cast and crew for the opportunity to be a part of this great production.

AnGelA PAton (shirley abramowitz) angela paton was recently seen on Broadway in harvey. Her long theatrical career includes two other Broadway runs plus many roles at regional theaters; i.e., san francisco’s act, washington’s arena stage, mark taper forum, latc and south coast rep. in Berkeley, where she lived for 25 years, she worked as actress and director at the Berkeley repertory theatre and the magic theatre and founded the Berkeley stage company where she was the artistic director for 10 years. Her favorite roles were mary tyrone, mother courage, cleopatra, the Beauty Queen’s mother and peg o’ my Heart. Her favorite film roles were in Groundhog Day, American Pie, the Con and red Eye. she has appeared in more tv shows than she can remember. she has translated and adapted plays by marivaux, sardou and molière. she is very proud of her three children, five grand children, and her husband, robert w. Goldsby, and his newly published book moliere on Stage: what’s So Funny?




RichARd ReAliVAsQuez(ensemble) richard is thrilled to be making his Geffen playhouse debut. a native of los angeles, richard recently graduated from the american musical & dramatic academy with a B.f.a. in musical theater. while there, he performed in such shows as rent, Into the woods, Spring Awakening, the rocky horror Show and Side Show. He can also be seen on tv in Entourage, the Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the mentalist. richard would like to thank his parents and a special thank you to jill Gold.

john sloAn (mr. Hilton) Coney Island Christmas marks jon sloan’s debut at the Geffen playhouse. elsewhere in los angeles he has performed at the mark taper forum, south coast repertory, theater at Boston court and the odyssey. john is currently the co-artistic director of the antaeus company where he has been a

member since 2005. other credits from new york and around the country include soho playhouse, la mama etc., american jewish theater, the mint theater company, denver center theater company, the intiman (seattle) and the alabama shakespeare festival. His television appearances include leading roles in the sci-fi mini-series the triangle, happy hour on foX and the Hallmark movie the Seven Year hitch. other credits include Liz & Dick, Private Practice, Gray’s Anatomy, how I met Your mother, the Glades and CSI: nY. john graduated from skidmore college with a degree in english literature.

eileen t’kAye (mrs. Kornblum) eileen t’Kaye just starred as ruth in Collected Stories (cv rep) and is thrilled to be working on another donald margulies play. other recent credits include osif in the Government Inspector (theatre @ Boston court), zinaida in Ivanov (odyssey theatre with Bart delorenzo), frieda in the tale of the Allergist’s wife (la mirada theatre) and Hucklebee in the reprise! production of the Fantasticks (freud playhouse). the recipient of an ladcc, three l.a. weekly, one ooBr and three drama-logue awards,

other acting credits include Beatrice in Don’t talk to the Actors (laguna playhouse), mrs. peachum in threepenny opera (ict), mattie in they Shoot horses, Don’t they? (Greenway court) and penny in You Can’t take It with You (colony theatre). ms. t’Kaye is also an award-winning producer and the founding producing director of the theatre @ Boston court in pasadena. thank you, Bart, the Geffen, david and her bubbies.

kiRA steRnbAch (evie slotnick) Kira is beyond delighted to be at the Geffen playhouse. theater: the Seagull (la theatre works), You and I (ppf south coast rep), Alligator (the o’neill), In A Dark Dark house (almeida theatre, london), Enjoy (59e59, ny), End Days (odyssey theater), how I Learned to Drive (terry schreiber studio, ny), American Girls (45th st. theatre, ny), the Shape of things (edinburgh fringe), Gerald’s method (center stage, ny), Beef (crowne point festival, ny), raised By Lesbians (Barrow st. theatre, ny), Surgery (mitf, ny), one night (east coast tour) and Pains of Youth (cal rep theatre). film and television credits include the Closer, CSI Las Vegas,

the Prisoner, my normal, three windows, Anyone But me, Lately, and Virgin. represented by susie schwarz and Kasra ajir. www.kirasternbach.com.

AndRew wAlke (jackie sauerfeld) andrew walke is thrilled to be making his debut at the Geffen playhouse in Coney Island Christmas. a native of fresno, ca, andrew holds a Bfa in acting from calarts. some past productions include henry V, Piedra de Sol at the Getty villa, our town, the Diviners and that untraveled world. andrew thanks his family, Bart delorenzo, donald margulies and mary lou rosato.

bARt deloRenzo (director)founding artistic director of the evidence room theater in los angeles. at the Geffen, he previously directed donald margulies’ Shipwrecked: An Entertainment and the world premiere of Joan rivers: A work in Progress by a Life in Progress. recent credits for the evidence room include chekhov’s Ivanov and len jenkins’s margo Veil produced with the odyssey theater. other recent directing includes shakespeare’s Cymbeline at a noise within, the world premiere of justin

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tanner’s Day Drinkers at the odyssey, Karen zacarias’ Legacy of Light and Around the world in 80 Days at the cleveland playhouse, king Lear for the antaeus company, roberto aguirre-sacasa’s Doctor Cerberus and sarah ruhl’s Dead man’s Cell Phone at south coast repertory, and michael sargent’s the Projectionist at the Kirk douglas theatre. He is on the faculty at calarts. for his work, he has received six la weekly awards, three Backstage Garlands, three la drama critics circle awards, and is the 2012 recipient of tcG’s alan schneider director award.

donAld MARGulies(playwright)donald margulies’ plays include time Stands Still (Geffen playhouse), Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Geffen playhouse), Brooklyn Boy, Dinner with Friends (Geffen playhouse), Sight unseen, Collected Stories (Geffen playhouse), the Loman Fam ily Picnic, God of Vengeance, the model Apartment, what’s wrong with this Picture?, and Found a Peanut. He has won a lucille lortel award, an ameri can theatre critics award, two los angeles drama critics awards, two oBie awards, two dramatists Guild Hull-warriner awards, one tony award nomination, five drama desk award nominations, two pulitzer prize nominations and one pulitzer prize. His works have been per formed on and off Broadway; at major theatres across the united

states including south coast repertory, manhattan theatre club, primary stages, actors theatre of louisville, long wharf theatre, williamstown theatre festival, old Globe theatre, la jolla playhouse and joseph papp’s new york shake speare festival; and in paris, london, rome, madrid, tel aviv, amsterdam, copenhagen, syd ney, Berlin, vienna and many other cities around the world. mr. margulies has received grants from the national endow ment for the arts, the new york foundation for the arts, and the john simon Guggenheim me morial foundation. in 2005 he was honored by the american academy of arts and letters with an award in literature, by the national foundation for jewish culture with its cultural achievement award, and was the recipient of the 2000 sidney Kingsley award for outstanding achievement in the theatre by a playwright. mr. margulies is an alumnus of new dramatists and serves on the council of the dramatists Guild of america. He is an adjunct professor of english and theatre studies at yale university.

tAkeshi kAtA (scenic designer)Geffen: Female of the Species, the Seafarer, Boston marriage. la: november, other Desert Cities (taper), Bones, 2 unrelated Plays by David mamet, Palomino (Kirk douglas). ny: through a Glass Darkly, Storefront Church, the Intelligent Design of Jenny

Chow (atlantic theatre company), Adding machine (minetta lane), Barrow street theatre, playwright’s Horizons, vineyard theatre, rattlestick. regional: alley, american players theatre, dallas theater center, ford’s theatre, Goodman, Hartford stage, long wharf, nashville opera, old Globe, resident ensemble players, steppenwolf, yale rep. He is an assistant professor at university of southern california, school of dramatic arts.

Ann closs-FARley (costume designer)recent credits include eric idle’s what About Dick?, the Pee-wee herman Show: Broadway, Disney’s toy Story: the musical, An Evening without monty Python, Gronholm method, Beat Goes on, Around the world in 80 Days, margo Veil, Pinocchio, Girls talk, having It All, the receptionist, Bewildered herd, the Fool and the red Queen, naked Before God, Land of the tigers, and James and the Giant Peach, as well as the Projectionist. she received a 2009 ovation award for Ken roht’s 99-Cent only Calendar Girl Competition, and l.a. weekly and Garland awards for her work on Bat Boy: the musical, when tigers Smoked Long Pipes, and Echo’s hammer, among many others. closs-farley is a long time member of the los angeles actors’ Gang and evidence room companies. she currently styles the world poker tour on television, is an art

director for Big machine productions and teaches costume design for the Heart project, turning pages and local los angeles elementary and high schools. ann has recently won the center theatre Group’s 2010 richard e. sherwood award.

lAP chi chu (lighting designer)regional designs include mark taper forum, oregon shakespeare festival, la jolla playhouse, the old Globe, Berkeley repertory theatre, the Goodman theater, the shakespeare theater, arena stage, Hartford stage, san jose repertory theatre, dallas theater center, portland center stage and evidence room. new york design credits include the public theater, new york theatre workshop, second stage theatre, performance space 122 and Kitchen theatre company. He is the lighting/video designer for chameckilerner dance company (costumes by God, visible content, Hidden forms, i mutantes seras, por favor and não me deixe), which has performed in the united states and Brazil. awards have included the la drama critics circle angstrom award for career achievement in lighting design, multiple Bay area theatre critics circle awards, a “drammy” for best lighting, as well as a lucille lortel nomination for the Good negro at the public theater. mr. chu is on the lighting design faculty at california institute of the arts.




john bAllinGeR (composer/sound designer)john is an award winning composer/sound designer based in los angeles. He studied privately with arnold schoenberg protégé leonard stein and is a calarts alumnus. since 1987, he has been a freelance musician, recording, performing or touring with pato Banton, tracy Bonham, rufus wainwright, van dyke parks, moira smiley, the dreaming ferns and dancing with the stars. His work as a composer includes scores and songs for tv, independent films, theater and live events. notable collaborations include scores and sound design for Joan rivers: A work in Progress by a Life in Progress at the Geffen, o-lan jones’ epic Songs & Dances of Imaginary Lands, Cymbeline at a noise within, Ken roht’s 99cent only holiday shows, Echo’s hammer, 1001 and the Government Inspector at theater @ Boston court. john recently co-wrote the musical F***ing hipsters with Keythe farley (BatBoy: the musical) and lori scarlett (the Break up notebook). hipsters was a selection of the new york musical theater festival’s (nymf) 2011 next link project.

jill Gold (production stage manager)jill is thrilled to be celebrating the holidays at the Geffen! she has stage managed over 150 equity shows for the pasadena playhouse, reprise

theatre company, mccoy rigby entertainment, the Hollywood Bowl, latc, the mark taper forum and many others. she toured the us with Les miserables, the unsinkable molly Brown, City of Angels, wicked, and not the messiah, as well as Germany and austria with Sisterella. she dedicates this show to her theatrical daughters Hailey and colleen, musical husband phil, and christmas dog, Kringle.

kyRA hAnsen (assistant stage manager)Kyra is happy to be joining the cast and crew of Coney Island Christmas. past Geffen playhouse credits include: Good People, the Jacksonian, radiance: the Passion of marie Curie, Extraordinary Chambers, and Love, Loss, and what I wore. other credits include assistant stage manager for tosca, Arabella, the magic Flute, La Boheme, La traviata, maometto II, Elixir of Love, and Don Giovanni at the santa fe opera, and stage manager for Beneath the Veil at lincoln center for the performing arts. she’d like to thank her husband adam for his love and support.

Phyllis schuRinGA, csA(casting) phyllis is in her ninth season as casting director at the Geffen playhouse. recent plays include: the Escort, ruined (la casting), Equivocation, matthew modine Saves the Alpacas, Farragut north, the Seafarer, time Stands Still, By the waters of Babylon, the Quality

of Life and third. prior to the Geffen, phyllis served as casting director for the steppenwolf theatre in chicago. Her favorites include frank Galati’s adaptation of the Grapes of wrath (also la jolla playhouse, national theatre in london, and Broadway, where it received the tony award for Best play), the original production of steve martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (and subsequent productions including westwood playhouse and Briar street theater in chicago), austin pendleton’s orson’s Shadow and charles l. mee’s time to Burn. Broadway transfers include one Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest (tony for Best revival) and the Song of Jacob Zulu. she teaches auditioning at steppenwolf west.

AMy leVinson (dramaturg)amy levinson is the artistic associate and literary director at the Geffen playhouse. as dramaturg, amy has overseen over 40 productions including the commissions and world premieres of donald margulies’ time Stands Still and jane anderson’s the Quality of Life. she has also had the privilege of working with numerous writers on premiere productions including neil simon, neil laBute, Bill cain, joanna murray-smith and david weiner, among others. production dramaturgy credits include: the weir, Boy Gets Girl, Cat on a hot tin roof, Extraordinary Chambers, the Escort and Equivocation. as artistic associate and literary

director, she has helped to build programs for new play development including the commissioning and development of emerging and established playwrights. also a translator of yiddish drama, she holds an mfa in dramaturgy from the university of massachusetts, amherst.

RAndAll ARney(artistic director)randall arney has been a theater professional for over 30 years, and has served as artistic director of the Geffen playhouse since 1999. in addition to his artistic programming and oversight at the Geffen, arney has helmed more than 10 productions for the theater, most recently Superior Donuts, the Female of the Species, the Seafarer, Speed-the-Plow and All my Sons. arney is an ensemble member and former artistic director of chicago’s steppenwolf theatre where his directing credits include: the Seafarer, the Beauty Queen of Leenane, Death and the maiden, Curse of the Starving Class, killers and the Geography of Luck, among others. arney also directed steppenwolf’s world premiere of steve martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile, as well as the subsequent

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national and international acclaimed productions. mr. arney’s acting credits with steppenwolf include Born Yesterday, Ghost in the machine, the homecoming, Frank’s wild Years, You Can’t take it with You, Fool for Love, true west, Balm in Gilead and Coyote ugly. as the artistic director for steppenwolf from 1987 to 1995, he oversaw the, creation of a new state-of-the-art theater which is steppenwolf’s current home. Broadway transfers under his leadership include the rise and Fall of Little Voice, the Song of Jacob Zulu (six tony award nominations) and the Grapes of wrath (1990 tony award, Best play). mr. arney has an mfa degree in acting from illinois state university and has taught master classes and workshops at ucla, steppenwolf, around the u.s. and in tokyo.

ken noVice (managing director)Ken novice’s career in the professional theatre spans 25 years and over 250 productions. prior to joining Geffen playhouse, he served as managing director and director of external affairs at pasadena playhouse where his credits include the revival of Fences starring

laurence fishburne and angela Basset and the world premieres of Sister Act the musical, ray Charles Live, Stormy weather starring lesley uggams and many others. He was director of marketing and public relations for san diego’s tony award-winning old Globe theatre where his credits include jack o’Brien’s acclaimed revival of Damn Yankees, the tony award-nominated musical the Full monty, henry IV starring john Goodman and sheldon epp’s tony-nominated hit Play on! among many others. His credits also include marketing and public relations for the tony award-winning denver center theater company and new york’s circle repertory company. as director of programming for youthstream media networks he developed national marketing and public relations programs for most of Hollywood’s major motion picture studios. novice also served as Head of the theatre management mfa/mBa program at california state university, long Beach and has been a guest lecturer at san diego state university and the university of california, san diego. He holds a Ba from the pennsylvania state university and an mBa from san diego state university.

behnAz AtAee (General manager)Behnaz ataee is a financial professional with more than 25 years of experience in for-profit and nonprofit financial management and auditing. Behnaz joined the Geffen playhouse in 1999 and this marks her ninth season as the theater’s General manager. she began her career in the Bay area as a partner in a small family start-up before joining fBs management where she acted as director of accounting, overseeing the finances of more than 25 non-profit organizations. Behnaz continued her work with non-profits as an auditor for trump and van sloten cpa and then returned to the for-profit sector at ultratech, before ultimately landing at the Geffen playhouse. Behnaz has a master’s degree from pepperdine university.

ReGinA MilleR (chief development officer)regina has been a development professional for over 18 years, working with non-profit institutions,

foundations and corporations on strategy, analysis and fundraising. she has worked for simon wiesenthal center, the clinton foundation, Ben affleck’s eastern congo initiative, Hank azaria’s determined to succeed, the millan foundation and whole child international, among others. prior to the Geffen, regina served as the director of partnerships for Big Brothers Big sisters of Greater los angeles and the inland empire where she led strategic planning and development while executing policies that advanced the organization’s visibility and growth. regina also has a strong passion for teaching. after graduating from university of north carolina school of the arts, she taught in preschools and kindergartens in new york. from the age of 13, regina worked as a professional dancer on Broadway as well as with a number of prominent modern dance ensembles. fusing two of her interests, she created a highly successful program which incorporated dance therapy and creative movement into an early childhood curriculum as well as wrote and produced a television show based on this concept. in addition to being a published author and photographer with tallfellow press and prometheus Books, regina has taught and lectured at numerous schools in new york, los angeles and abroad.



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properties master Rich Gillessound master james Grabowskiwardrobe supervisor leah A. lewisproduction electrician yelena babinskayawig designer April Metcalf automation operator eric svalesonstage crew brad Ashtenstage crew boude Mooreprops artisan devin lennon-daveyprops artisan tina Grantprops draper cami Viandassistant set designer yuki izumiharaassistant costume designer Michelle Matteoassistant costume designer kharen zuenertassistant lighting designer elizabeth harperproduction assistant taylor Ruge

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the Geffen playhouse is affiliated with the university of california at los angeles, specifically the ucla school of theater, film and television. the Geffen playhouse values its role as an important educational resource by providing students with master classes, workshops and internships. students are also able to work and learn from distinguished visiting Geffen artists such as alan ayckbourn, jon robin Baitz, annette Bening, ed Harris, david ives, neil laBute, david mamet, donald margulies, terrence mcnally, john rando and Kathleen turner in areas of directing, playwriting, acting, design, dramaturgy, management and production. the Geffen playhouse also draws upon the distinguished experts in the university to enhance the theater’s programs and research.

the actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of actors’ equity association; the union of professional actors and stage managers in the united states.

the director is a member of the society of stage directors and choreographers, inc., an independent national labor union.

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jAnuAry 29 — mArch 10, 2013 the GiFtwritten by joAnnA MuRRAy-sMith directed by MARiA AitkenameRIcan pRemIeRe fRom the playwRIght ofthe geffen hIt, the female of the specIes

acclaimed australian playwright joanna murray-smith brings this comedic american premiere to the Geffen playhouse. when two couples meet while vacationing at a ritzy resort, they instantly transition from strangers to the best of friends. despite their almost comical differences — ed and sadie are middle-aged, rich and traditional, while martin and chloe are young artists glowing with their potential to change the world — they find themselves spending the rest of their week together. when one seemingly inconsequential event throws both their lives into a tailspin, the couples find themselves wrestling with a moral dilemma: while it’s human nature to want what you don’t have, is it unnatural to abandon something that you do? this provocative new work draws audiences in with a beguiling hilarity that gives way to an unsettling twist, posing searing questions rather than providing comfortable answers.

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mAy 7 — june 16, 2013Geffen playhouse by special arrangement with daryl roth and eva price presents

the judy show — My liFe As A sitcoMstarring judy Gold written by judy Gold & kAte MoiRA RyAn directed by AMAndA chARlton west coast pRemIeRe comeDythe acclaimed comic broadcasts her hilarious life story through the sitcoms we all knew and loved growing up. infused with pop-culture references and her signature irreverent humor, the Judy Show unabashedly recounts the mix of riotous, touching and otherwise embarrassing moments that taught Gold the Facts of Life.

februAry 26 — April 7, 2013Miss juliewritten by AuGust stRindbeRG adapted & directed by neil labutea DaRIng woRlD pRemIeRe aDaptatIon

august strindberg’s classic play about sex, greed and manipulation is adapted by the modern master of such tantalizing topics: neil laBute. this scandalous work chronicles the flirtation and seduction between the wealthy lady of the house and one of her father’s footmen, capturing the timeless consequences of passion and power.

April 2 — mAy 12, 2013 AMeRicAn buFFAlowritten by dAVid MAMet directed by RAndAll ARneypulItzeR pRIze wInnIng playwRIght

Geffen playhouse artistic director randall arney takes a fresh look at pulitzer prize winner david mamet’s groundbreaking work about three misguided misfits plotting the theft of a rare coin collection. this defining work negotiates explosive humor, frenetic energy and surprising tenderness and has not seen a major los angeles production in over a decade.


june 4 — july 14, 2013yes, PRiMe MinisteRwritten by Antony jAy & jonAthAn lynn directed by jonAthAn lynnwest enD smash comeDy

join the prime minister and an always hilarious cast of characters as they lurch from crisis to crisis, trying to survive a disastrous weekend that teeters on the edge of catastrophe despite their best (and worst) intentions. will they manage to save the euro from collapsing, resolve the energy crisis, solve the debt crisis, control the media and avoid public humiliation? Brits and yanks alike can bank on the laughs in the american premiere of this uproarious satire fresh from an acclaimed west end run.


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thank you for helping us bring this world premiere production to life, and for helping us share this very special play with middle and high school students from the most

underserved and under-resourced schools in los angeles county.

in addition, onewest Bank’s grants to the Geffen playhouse over the last two years have provided major support to our education and outreach programs that serve more

than 22,500 children and adults each year.

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develop, stabilize or rehabilitate underserved communities.

our deepest appreciation to onewest Bank and the onewest foundation for its outstanding support of the arts and education.

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opening night of By the way, meet Vera Stark

sponsored by audi of america, inc., Los Angeles magazine,

malibu family wines, napa valley Grille and richard ruskell pastries

1. the cast of By the way, meet Vera Stark with artistic director randall arney and director jo Bonney

2. lynn alvarez, steve nissen, Geffen Board member carla malden and norman Beil

3. Geffen partner audi of america’s arlene orona and nicole Kwak

4. Geffen advisory Board members jason and yvonne lee

5. managing director Ken novice and Geffen Board member Gil cates, jr.

6. Geffen Board member susanna midnight with charlie midnight and friends Kelliann ladd and john Gatti

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liGhts Up is Far more than entertainment For the men anD women oF Urban possibilities — it is a license to Dream beyonD the pain oF livinG on sKiD row anD the mistaKes oF the past. beinG welcomeD throUGh those Doors, maKes Us all stanD taller anD Feel connecteD to somethinG Greater than oUrselves no matter what oUr circUmstances or zip coDe may be. liGhts Up is helpinG Us chanGe lives, anD we are Deeply GrateFUl to be a partner in this proGram.

— eyvette jones-johnson, FoUnDer & execUtive Director,

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BeinG an inteGral part of tHe Greater los anGeles community has been a priority since the Geffen playhouse’s inception. our founder, Gil cates, envisioned a professional theater space where everyone was not only welcomed, but genuinely encouraged to attend regardless of their circumstances and resources. this commitment to access still serves as the primary driving force behind one of the Geffen’s most robust outreach programs: lights up.

lights up, which was designed to engage populations who have the least access to the arts, currently works with more than 45 community organizations, serving constituents ranging from veterans to seniors, esl classes to group homes and victims of abuse to skid row residents.

every year, this program has expanded both in breadth and depth; while we continue to welcome new organizations as community partners, we are also identifying already existing partners with whom we can develop more comprehensive relationships. all of our participating groups receive complimentary tickets to Geffen playhouse’s world-class performances, along with study guides unique to each production. an example of a collaboration going more in depth is our work with urban possibilities (up), a non-profit that uses the power of art and culture to change the lives of homeless and working poor people in los angeles. in addition to inviting the up community to attend performances and providing show-specific study guides, Geffen playhouse teaching artists are attending up meetings and teaching improvisation classes focusing on the development of life skills like being present in the moment, speaking confidently in public, thinking on your feet and collaborating creatively with a partner.

together with up and dozens of other lights up groups, the Geffen playhouse continues to take the merits of live theater beyond the stage and into the diverse populations of our community.

members oF Urban possibilities attenD a talK bacK tUesDay perFormance oF by the way, meet vera starK

cuRRent lIghts up communIty paRtneRs IncluDealternative living for the aging

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Beverly Hills adult school

california lawyers for the arts

challengers Boys and Girls club

choreographer’s theater ensemble

claude pepper senior community center

country villa terrace

create now

cultural education project

east los angeles college

felicia mahood senior recreational center

fifty-fifty leadership

Heal the Bay

Hollywood arts

Holman united methodist church arts council

inside out community arts

israel levin service center

it’s time for Kids

mar vista Gardens recreational center

mokichi okada association

mutual amputee aid foundation

new directions 116 & 257

new you foundation

oasis west la

operation mend

reading is fundamental of southern california

russian american choir

santa monica emeritus college

self-realization fellowship

sheenway school and cultural center

silvercrest senior residence

sro Housing

st. monica’s catholic church senior ministries

step up on second

sunset Hall

thomas safran and associates

united states veterans’ artists alliance

urban possibilities

west valley occupational center – aewc & esl

venice service center

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the character i iDentiFy with is leroy barKsDale (playeD by Kevin t. carroll). he has so many characteristics in his Favor, bUt his one lacK — selF control in his anGer — proves to be his UnDoinG. all oF him is bUrieD by it in a moment, liKe a tall Fine strUctUre completely DemolisheD in a moment by the wrecKinG ball. his pieces are scattereD Far beyonD the reach anD scope oF his most savory ambitions. this is where i am he. his story is my story, bUt his enDinG won’t be mine.

— Urban possibilites member baDonna jarvis on her experience at by the way, meet vera starK

get InVolVeDIf you are part of an organization that would like to apply to the Lights Up program, visit the

outreach section of our website at geffenplayhouse.com/outreach or call 310.208.6500 ext. 156.If you are interested in supporting the Lights Up program with a donation,

please contact: 310.208.6500 ext. 141.


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KIDS’ STORIES WANTED

Want to see some favorite stories performed live?

the Geffen playhouse story pirates put on shows with stories written by and for kids. whether in the classroom or at the theater, the pirates

encourage kids to be creative in their writing and performance!

you can write a story about anything; dinosaurs, vampires, Kung-fu fighting ninja girls, dogs, cats — even loaves of bread — have been

featured in pirates productions.

encourage kids’ creativity by submitting stories written by those in your life. all stories will be read, most will receive a response and

some will be performed live!

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The Flagship Showselect saturdays now in the

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the flagship show is the story pirates at their best: kids write stories, the pirates act them out and kids write more!

“it’s crazy entertaining!” – jon stewart

November 10, December 15 plus two performances in 2013!

VIsIt geffenplayhouse.com/famIly oR call 310.208.5454 to puRchase tIcKets

2013 girls night out

dAtes now on sAlethe GiFt

written by joAnnA MuRRAy-sMith directed by MARiA Aitken

Valentines Day • February 14, 2013 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

a one-time pre-show valentines celebration held at the Geffen featuring an echelon

vineyards wine bar, dessert bar, photo booth and simone elum fashion illustrations!

AMeRicAn buFFAlowritten by dAVid MAMet

directed by RAndAll ARney

April 18, 2013 Girls night meets Guys night out for a perfect

evening to bring the man in your life to the theater. Beer tastings, strolling magic, martian

ranch & vineyard wine bar, photo booth and more at an exclusive after-party held at

skylight Gardens in westwood village.

yes, PRiMe MinisteRwritten by Antony jAy & jonAthAn lynn

directed by jonAthAn lynn

june 20, 2013discover the latest British fashions and trends at this summer after-party held at the Geffen. delicious buffets, a martian ranch & vineyard

wine bar, photo booth and more!

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i love beinG on the GeFFen playhoUse boarD. i believe passionately that theater can transForm lives, anD i have seen the GeFFen playhoUse Do jUst that as they expose anD introDUce the wonDer anD joy oF this art Form to so many…

— linDa bernstein rUbin, GeFFen playhoUse boarD member

linda Bernstein ruBin is a wonderful person and an incredibly valued member of the Geffen playhouse Board as well as an inaugural member of the chairman’s circle. we sincerely thank linda and her husband tony for their extraordinary support of the Geffen playhouse!

linda rubin graduated from nyu’s Gallatin division having studied with larry moss and stella adler. she then appeared in the Broadway production of Dance with me, directed by joel zwick (whose work was also seen at the Geffen playhouse when he helmed Hershey felder’s composer trilogy). she appeared in numerous off-Broadway productions before moving to los angeles to appear in movies and other productions, all while continuing her studies with ms. adler.

for many years, ms. rubin was a co-producer with appian way productions, whose mission was to mount west coast premieres of exciting theatrical works.

these days, ms. rubin devotes much of her time to her children and their school (windward) along with other charitable and community organizations about which she is passionate, among them violence intervention program (Board member), a los angeles based organization that provides around-the-clock support services to abused and assaulted women, children and the elderly; the united states Holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c.; american friends of the israel museum; the everychild foundation (founding and former Board member).

when asked what she loves about the Geffen playhouse, ms. rubin had a number of wonderful things to say: “i love being on the Geffen playhouse Board. i believe passionately that theater can transform lives, and i have seen the Geffen playhouse do just that as they expose and introduce the wonder and joy of this art form to so many.”

in addition, linda loves Backstage at the Geffen. the evening raises funds for the theater’s education and outreach programs, which provide underserved children, seniors and veterans the opportunity to come to the theater, often for the first time.


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eXecutIVe pRoDuceR$25,000 — $49,999anonymousa&e television networksarlene & alan aldathe BackyardBelvedere & Grand marnierstephanie & jonathan carsoncBs corporationclassic party rentalsdan Hartman arts & music foundationthe douglas foundationdreamworks animationthe edward a. & ai o shay family foundationGreater los angeles new car dealers associationj.p. morgan chase foundation

the lear family foundationlos angeles magazinesusan & peter mallorymarcia israel foundation, inc.susanna midnight & charlie midnightmontage Hotels & residencesleslie moonves & julie chennapa valley Grillenorthern trust, nasony pictures entertainmentjudith & Bruce sternshel & cynthia stonetransamerica insurance & investment Groupuniversal studiosvomow Hotel westwoodwarner Bros. entertainment

pRoDuceR$10,000 — $24,999 ariel investments, llccharles a. Black, jr.annette Blumjames l. BrooksBrotman foundation of californiaeileen & Harold Brownlinda & jerry Bruckheimermark Burnett & roma downeyjames cameroncapital Group companiesceline dion foundationvalarie de la Garza & michael centenocity of los angeles department of cultural affairsshelley wike cranleycarole Bayer sager & robert a. dalydestination fit4ladean & lisa devlinBarry dillerdreamworks studiosdwight stuart youth fundelectric entertainmentthe eli & edythe l. Broad foundationsusan & mark fleischerG.e. foundationGang, tyre, ramer & Brown, inc.patty Glaser & sam mudiearthur Greenbergc. curtis Grishamin memory of morrie HazanHBo filmseric & samantha Heermellody Hobsoncindy & alan Horninteractive corp (iac)just for Kids cateringjoan KaloustianKenneth t. & eileen l. norris foundationjason & yvonne leeleo s. Guthman fundpeter & janine lowylucasfilm ltdcarla maldenmona maldenmalibu family winesnancy & michael mcclellandsandra e. milkenHope mineo & jeffrey Kitchenoccidental petroleum corpchristine marie ofieshlee & lawrence j. ramerrollin ransom & chris lacroixreaders fine jewelersdr. judith reichmanresnick family foundationpamela robinson Hollander & robert Hollander

loren rothschild & Hon. frances rothschildrichard ruskellthe simms/mann family foundationfred specktor & nancy Hellertanino ristoranteHeather thomas & skip Brittenhamsteve tischtribune directunion Bankthe vidal sassoon foundationwells fargo foundationwilliam morris endeavor entertainmentrita wilson & tom Hanksruth zieglerziffren Brittenham llpKen & ellen ziffren

DIRectoR$5,000 — $9,999jehan f. agrama & dwora friedjack & Hilary angeloanschutz film Group/walden medianeal Baer & Gerrie smithmara & jonathan BlumBobcat productions, inc.creative intelligence incorporatedjeanne cunicellijohn davisdirectors Guild of americafielding edlow & larry clarkedr. & mrs. paul eisenbergnora ephronmelinda & peter farrellyfiskereric flamholtz & yvonne randlefour seasonsGeorge Hoag family foundationpriscila GiraldoGloria & peter Goldjay Gordon & meyera robbinsBarbara Grenellrabbi uri d. Herscher & dr. myrna Herscherlynne & michael HeslovHilton moorea lagoon resort & spastanley iezman & nancy starkwendell & Bernice jeffreymannon Kaplansally & dr. manny j. Karbelnigl & n andreas foundationpaul lesterdrs. Gerald & Barbara leveyshawn levymichael lewisjennifer lopatalost iguana resort & spamarlene & sandy louchheimmichael & summer mannmoca foundationtodd morgan & rosanna arquettemorgan stanleymorris & libby singer foundationneda nobari foundationanna K. nupsonKay & Bob rehmemayor richard riordanjane rissman & richard sondheimerjay d. roth & sherry e. Grantpaula & allan rudnickthomas l. safranjody & arthur schmidGabi & lowell sharronsidley austin llpsimon strauss foundationsondheimer foundationst. regis princeville resort

Ben stiller & christine taylortanaz assil jewelrythomas l. safran & associatesdavid tillman, md & Karen zoller, mdmiranda tollmandaniel trulyu.s. Banktony & tanya vincentrichard & march wiseleyGail zapparuth & stan zicklin

sponsoR$3,000 — $4,999janis adams & john lyonschancellor Gene d. Block & mrs. carol Blockmarcy carsey & leo yoshimuraterri ann cooper Konheimchristopher Gorelikdora & neil Kadisharobin & seth Kuglerpam, amanda, lianna & eddierobert luketicrenee & meyer luskinsusan Bay nimoy & leonard nimoywilliam & Karen timberlakew fort lauderdaleleslie white & al limonKaren & rick wolfenmimi & werner f. wolfen

eDucatIon aDVocate$1,000 — $2,999anonymous (3)23rd street jewelersHarry & Gay abrams/abrams artists agencydr. richard ackerman & miriam shakterrichard acostatamara aden-llewellynmiriam aguiarolga s. aldersonrichard alonsonicole alpemerryl & david a. alpertamgen foundationpatti & Harlan amstutzarizona Biltmoremargaret & Howard arveyasicsavion tequilaHank azariad.c. & carol ann Bakemanrobert e. & maria H. Barronrichard & shelley Bayerrobert Beitchersusan & eric m. Benderpeter & Barbara Benedekpatricia & mark Benjaminshelly & libby Bergenwendy & john Bergquistsusan Booththe Bordy & leibovic familiesBrenda & alan BorsteinBrentwood schooldr. wallace p. Brithineecarolyn & Gerald Bronsteinrobert Brook & jacqueline Kosecoffwendy & david Brotmanmr. & mrs. todd Brown & familyscott carlbergchancellor emeritus albert carnesale

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the Geffen playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our annual fund and Backstage at the Geffen. donors are listed at the Associate level and higher for gifts made between june 1, 2011 and october 15, 2012.

in appreciation, donors enjoy a host of special benefits including house seats, complimentary drinks, receptions and much more. for more information, please call jamie sherman at 310.208.6500 ext. 128.

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dr. fanya carter & dr. Harold j. delchampsdavid cates & christine vavakGilbert cates, jr. & elizabeth laceyjane catesmelissa cates & roger clamanlisa, michael & rachel chalfinfrank chiocchi & jessica richlaurel & aaron clarklinda & john colemanlou colentim & charlene conwayjanine cristianoin loving memory of ed cypertdaedalus foundation, incruth daughertyshirley lu & norman davidsonroger davispam dawberGavin de Beckerdeluscious cookiesdaniel & Gayle devindennis & jeralyn dotymichael douglas & catherine zeta-jonesdr. laura’s wholesome junk foodjan & thea drayerdream warrior GroupGerald & sally ducotwilliam duncancolleen m. ellisterri & david elstonKevin watts & christine enlowcarl & courtenay enrightcarol & j.B. esterkinstacey feinbergsusanna felleman & erik feigGloria & morton fieldmichael filermanjoan & charles foxsteve freedmanfreshtom & Kathy frestoncarol & paul frimmertomas fuller & Bill Kellyfuture lightingG2 Graphic service, inc.jim GarfieldKathleen Garfieldjeanne & arnold GeffnerHarry a. Gilbertrose GilbertKiki & david Gindlercherna & dr. Gary Gitnickcharlotte Golddr. irene Goldenbergadrienne Grant & paul jenningsKen Greenblatt & peter walshjack Grossbart & marc schwartzallen & deborah Grubmanmichael Grunwaldthe Guerin foundationmadeline Gussmanandrea & marc Guthmonty & marilyn Hallalan & michelle Heilpernmr. & mrs. william Hellmanmel & faith Henkindavid & lisa HernandHerradura tequilaGrant & lysa Heslovjean Himmelstein & david colemanstephen sass & steven Hochstadtdr. john d. Hofbauer & dr. laura e. foxmrs. dorothy HoffmanGail & stanley Hollanderroger & linda Howardvicki iovineterry & marc j. jacobyjerome & linda jangerlori johnsonjack & cindy jonesmr. & mrs. vernon d. jonesjordan strauss photographyjoseph B. Gould foundation

linda & david Kagelcarol Kahnmr. & mrs. Bernard KamineKarney Guren family foundationloretta Kaufmanjulie & david Kavnersabrina Kay charitable foundationpatricia Keatinglenny & david Keltontamara KeoughBarbara & stuart KlabinKent Klavenslisa Klingenbergleslie & norman Koplofthea & neal Kosscarol KrauseKrol vodkaeric & melissa Kurtzmandespina Gianopulos landers & jay landersHelene & arthur laubjoyce ledererphyllis & Ken lembergermae & Hugh lichtigjohn liebeschristine & david lindsay-abairesteven & nancy lippmanGerald & dorothy lipskyjudith locke & dennis massiemarcia e. williams & Gene luceroneil l. & ora d. macfarlanethe jennifer & Greg malins foundationBrian & renee manneric G.c. marklesia & william maxwelljohn mccrite & juan lopezjanis B. mceldowneysue mcHugh & Herb seesemelia cozumel all inclusive Golf & Beach resortdianne & Burton merrillmona metwallitobias meyerandrew & laura mintzerjoanne & joel mogylaurie & chuck mondrusrichard & Kioko morgansternlowell & jackie morgenGail morinoin loving memory of Harvey s. morserio & frank morselon morse & toni Hollander morsemusic express, inc.joan & fred nicholasalbert & Barbara nicholsoccidental Grand cozumelsteve & judy orichornest family foundationcarol & Bill ouchilondon, alex & marty padillalaurie macdonald & walter parkesmichael parks & judith Haywardphilip & leslie patonjennifer peltzjulie piepenkotterHerbert & marilyn pikenin memory of michael pillerpaula, lauren, nicole, & joseph pinhasjack & jane pollockruth popkinpopland studiosjeanne mcdonald-powers & travis powerspure cheesecakesdaniel rappaportrichard rasiej & joan HermanHarvey & joyce reichardmichele reinerdonald B. & susan f. riceesther & Howard richmondBeth roberts & warren smithric robertsonron robinsonBrad & nancy rosenbergsue weiss rosenwasserlori & david rousso

russ august & Kabatdavid a. & Karen richards sachsrichard & amber sakaidaphna salimpourmark san filippojoseph schragejonathan schwartzsteve & paula schwartzscreen engine, llclillian seidman-davisalex & danielle shahidimatthew shakmantony shalhoub & Brooke adamsin memory of diane Barnett-shapirotraci sheltondiane sherman-smithshowtime networks inc.Holly & larry shulmanrita & jose sigalGreg & amanda silvermanron silverman & soraya rosssnyder family foundationdrs. matthew & marion solomonBruce & patti springsteensprinkles cupcakesmitch & sherry steinjoannie sternBarbra streisand & james Brolineric strom & eileen Goodismr. alec sulkinKathryn & mark sullivanelaine & radoslav sutnarfred tatasciore familyanne c. taubman & david Boylejohn teeples & nicolas martinez, jr.larry & Barbara tenanaudri & stan tendlerGreen dot filmsdaniel tongbaijenno toppingthe lodge at torrey pineslaura trice, m.d.peter & susan van Haftenalan van vlietpaula wagnerpeter & denise walshcraig alisander weiner & marcia Gilbertjoanne & Ken weinmanroberta weintraubGelena & seth weissmanpat westalison whalen & steven marenbergms. patricia youngmanmarcie & Howard zelikowellen & arnold zetcherdavid & ellie zuckerman

aRtIstIc aDVocate$500 — $999anonymousdale adrionGeraldine & Harold aldenrobert c. andersondr. sandra & dr. charles aronbergsheila & raymond Bangsjanet & irwin Barnetdawn & marshall Beinroger p. Bergstu & lucy Billetruth & jake Bloomsherry Borkgrendeanne Bosnakjanet & mark Browndr. r.w.G. Bugentaldavid & Kathy BurkeBush Gottlieb singer lopez Kohanski

adelstein & dickinsonBruce carrms. martha chasedavid copperfield

ted cordesdonald & zoe cosgroverobert cushnir & perry lewisjames dixoncarol jean doehringGood works foundationrichard & lauren donnerpaul dowlingpatricia l. eisenbergmarjorie & arthur finesydney m. finegold, m.d.dr. Barbara fishmichael & lynne flynnBurt & nanette foresterGlenn & jane fowlerfran fredella & scott rubinlora fremontlois & Gerald Gallopsharlene & sol GalperBenita & Bert Ginsbergrichard & lori Glucksmandr. & mrs. lee B. Goldlouis & linda Goldsmanabner & roz Goldstinelori & robert Goodmanjulie c. Graham, olivia c. zeiden, liam d. zeidendiana & ronald Granitpeter e. Hallms. linda Hanadams. tess Harpersalma Hayekmurray & Gail Heltzerdiana & joe Hilbermanmarion & todd Hindinrand Hoffman & charlotte robinsonKelley m. Hoganpaula Holtcarol Hove-ahmansonGerald isenbergrobert & Gail israelsusan & Greg Kaymilly & robert Kayyemann & jonathan Kirschirwin Kishnerannette & charles KleemanGwen & jacob friendcarol & richard Kurlandrick KurtzmanBill & tiiu jacobsonBurton & anita levinsonjordan & sheri levylydia levyloris & Kory lunsfordsacha malin & dori levanonicindy mediavillarobert mercerphilip & joan millerallan m. mohrman jr.carol moranjohn & sandy murdockms. sherri nelsonvicki niemidr. ronald & iris onkinpalace Head foundationcarol f. phillipslisa pierozziGary & Gail racheletskylynda ricklinda & manny riderrichard robertsonrandy rodedolores rogersronda & fred rosein memory of Gil cateslawrence ross & linda nussbaumsamantha rothnadine schiffmalcolm schneer & cathy liudavid & margaret schwankeBob & susan schwartzmichele & peter serchukdora r. sherdanelle sherrod


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assocIate$250 — $499anonymous (5)Herbert ehrmann & constance abellterry & richard abramsnorman & toshka abramsacademy of motion picture arts & sciencesirwin & Helene adlerelaine & michael agrancharles & annick allensylvia almstadtarthur alperjan altemussuzanne altfeldirving andersonclayton andersonelise andrewsphilip angerhofer & stephen a. joneseloise appelBarbara & ethan aronoffmarc & Betsy axelrodcharles & Kayatana axelrodlynne & lee BabbittBillie Baron & edward marcinkoirene Baroncecile Bartmanarnold & susan Beckerterry & lionel Belllaurie & Bill Benensoncarole a. & charles Bennettrichard n. Bergerjames & diane Berlinermr. & mrs. william Birnkrantadrienne & michael Blackmanronald & jamie Blackstonejoe Blackstone & jamie mohnpamela & Bill Bohnertfrances & thomas Boothmary Bosakmary Boulwarepaula BrandHelen Breitwieser & james jacksshelli & Bill Broderlionel Browndennis & Bobbi Brownmarcia Burnamthe schifino familylaura d. campbellmarlene & david capellBarry charlesmarjore chronisterwilma chungKen coelhodr. judy cohndavid conney, m.d.dino contesusan Georgine craig

whitney cummingsrandall & diane danielsarah danielsdiana davidow & deborah constanceruth B. davis & pearl schultzGregory dawleydr. udayakumar devaskarvirginia diBonasuzanne & Bruce doddsfred & marilyn dorersteven & Beverly dorfmandaryl & paul f. doucettems. susan downeymr. chris easleyroni & ethan ellerlisa erspamernorma lorene evansphyllis factoralan & Barbara faiolamarc feldmanmimi feldmanGladys fellmanabby & malcolm fieldlila & fred finkwilliam & elisabet fleischmanedward floresjanet fourticqlorraine frankelKenneth j. friedman & marilynn j. friedman

family foundationl.t. friesenms. laurelle fromeyury & yelena furmanlee GardenswartzKaren Berko Gibsondiane Glazerdavid & denise Goldbergann m. Goldbergfrancine Golden & marvin schlossmanmarilyn & allen GoldenBarry Goldsteinellie Goodmanl. newton Goodwellmark Gordonroger Gordonsusie & Bruce Gorentiki Greenbergalan Greenstadtin loving memory of frank & eileen floodeve Haberfield & david johnsonlance Hagenbuchross & lindsey avnermary & alan Halkettmark & monica HaloossimKay Harringtonsheila Hasdaydr. & mrs. samuel Havesonlois Haytinpenny & steve Heldjackson Henrycarla & alan a. Herdrobert HermanGunter Hermancina Hodgesjackie & dr. irwin Hoffmandr. sharron Holmanada & jim Horwichfred & nancy jacobusdaniel & carolyn jordannancy josephsonseymour Kahnjoyce Kaisermanruth & marvin Kalintrudy & albert Kallisdrs. elaine & jeff Kamilanita KarbelnigHarris Katlemanowen Katomr. & mrs. william Keastwilliam & renee Kendallstuart Kesslerphyllis Kleindr. phyllis Kleindonna & jeffrey Kleinlaurie & milton Klormanjudy Knapp

in honor of leni jane Knappcharles Kolstaddonald Kottlerrichard KraftBarbara & stan KrasnoffHoward & vivian Krepackjanice white & eugene Kriegerfrumeh labowdoctors mark & lena labowejoan & christopher larkinjill & michael laskyjeanne & christopher lavagninoann lelandGail j. levinemarla e. levinemr. warren lincolnlee & therese lindenvictor & madeline lindenheimirma & allen lipindonald lipschutzleslie & adam lobellori & tom lowann & Bill lucasdianne lumliz lytleteresa l. maguireGuillaume mailletmike & millie maloneyjeannette & mervyn mandelbaumconnie & leslie martinsonphyllis & Bert massingstewart mayedacheryl mccormickwilliam e. & marcela H. mcKennaKimberly meyeBettina michaelsteddie j. milnerankica milosavljevicandrew molaskycatherine namethBonnie nashdavid neilanmark & diane neubauersheila newmannapoleon & afra nobaynothing Bundt cakesshelby notkinelad offeradrienne & arthur omanskymartin ordmandonald ottallen pack & rikki Gordonmichael pannulloBob parisedward parkermr. & mrs. Herman passdavid paymerKathy & jeff perkinsmichael & leslee perlsteinnaidu & jane permaulwilliam pesetskifran & Bruce petersfrank j. pfizenmayer & josh BrownGloria pinkfrank piontekdr. ronald & alyson podelllily & rick pollackms. Kim pompeyzazi popenancy portermr. david posnerandrea pourmoradiphilip pritchettmr. & mrs. Howard privettedrs. laurence & isabell purdylisa Quatemanedward B. raschmildred reid

vicki reisslinda & steve richmanwilliam ridgewaycarlene ringerjill schary robinsonBarbara & david rognlienmr. & mrs. avi rojanyBeverly & melvin rosenthaladrienne rosenthaljoyce & deane rossBlanche & Bruce joel rubinterry ryanjoyce Hokin sachsjanet salter

in memory of Hon. maxwell Hillary saltercharlene & victor sandssusan & Kenneth sarnojune & melvin sattlermaxine savitzcarole scherzerGary & Karen schneidernancy & steve schneiderelaine carey & vincent j. schodolskijane & Bill schopfstacy schrierdr. & mrs. jack schwartzmr. charles schwartz & mrs. carol schwartzarlene & arthur schwimmerrodolfo segoviamary & paul shanethom & judy sharpjeff shermanyossi sidikaroseymour & dorothy siegelchuck simondon & marie sirneymarcia l. & mark j. smithdr. jerry & marci smithdiane Good & frank smithfanya & sidney solldebra & Bruce spectorKalee st. clairms. m.l. stearnsmr. & mrs. tom stempelarthur sternsally stevenschambers stevensHolly stromKatherine sungrobin & david swartzthe tauber familycheryl tiano & frank Gerechtermr. & mrs. art tompkinsjoan townsendBrigitta troypia & steve vaianthony vasekcarole wagner-vallianos & peter vallianosandrew Kevin walkerann w. wangBerna lynn warnermarcia & dr. charles wassermanannette weiljackie & fred weintraubmarsha & steven weisselayne & walter wentzthe wexler familyrichard & joyce wicklinedara & Greg paynerowie & jeffrey wolfGeorge wolfbergKenneth & teresa worleyKaren & frank wurtzelBarbara & stanley zaxlynn & meir zivdayle & abram zukor

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Randall Arney artistic director

ken novice managing director

behnaz Ataee General manager

Regina Miller chief development officer

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ellen catania director of major Gifts & corporate/foundation partnershipsjessica brusilow Rollins associate director of donor relations & strategic partnershipsjamie sherman associate director of individual Givingkristen smith Grants manager & major Gifts executive assistantscott kriloff development associate & database managerAva bogle development assistantjessie sherman development assistant

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connor white resident teaching artist & education associatebenjamin salka story pirates ceoduke doyle story pirates producing directorlee overtree story pirates artistic directorQuinton johnson story pirates education directorGabe jewell story pirates producer

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joseph yoshitomi marketing directorkaren Gutierrez associate marketing directorMark san Filippo ticket services director & database administrator stephanie strand audience services manager brian dunning Graphics / production artist jodi Feigenbaum advertising & promotions assistantl.j. stevens Group sales janice bernal associate Box office manager bryan Martin associate Box office manager janet huynh assistant Box office managerkorie benavidez, Audrey cain, zack hamra, Richard Martinez, lilach Mendelovich, Martin wurst Box office staff

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jeni Pearsons events coordinatordavid Gerhardt supervising House managerMichelle cantrell, Adam carr, Amy Farkas, tommy French, kimberly legg, julianne tveten, zack schultz House managers Abdoulaye n’Gom Head ushercaroline harrison, sean jones, Matt jones, lyndsi larose, Rebecca leigh, nathaniel Meek, katie Mitchell, leah Munson, lindsay nyman, erik odom, jonathan schwartz ushersRob Mersola Bar managerManuel Mayorga weekend Bar managerAdam carr, jared white, kimberly legg, lyndsi laRose Bartenders

this theater operates under agreement between the league of resident theaters and actors equity association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the united states.

the scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in lort theaters are represented by united scenic artists local usa-829, iatse.


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Coney Island Christmas Program

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Transcript of Coney Island Christmas Program