Cast
(in ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
MARGOT WENDICE
Kate Abbruzzee
TONY WENDICE
Nathan Darrow
LESGATE
Ruy Iskander
MAXINE HADLEY
Ruibo Qian
INSPECTOR HUBBARD
John Tufts
SETTING
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
Production Staff
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Sheldon Gomabon
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGN Eileen McCann
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGN Katie Knox
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN Joshua Heming
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Caleb Cook
SCRIPT ASSISTANT Karla Garcia
FIGHT CAPTAIN Nathan Darrow
INTIMACY CAPTAIN Jess Slocum
STAGE MANAGEMENT SWING Kendra Stockton
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.
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 | kate abbruzzese (Margot Wendice) The Old Globe: Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest. Off Broadway: workshops of Richard II, As You Like It (The Public Theater), Pound opposite Christopher Lloyd. Regional: Miranda in The Tempest, Allie in Dairyland (Chautauqua Theater), Stephanie in Black Dick (O’Neill Playwrights Conference), Shelby in Steel Magnolias (Cincinnati Playhouse), Portia in Julius Caesar, Hamlet in Hamlet (Shakespeare & Company), Perdita in The Winter’s Tale (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (Baltimore Center Stage). Film/television: The Chaperone, “Blacklist,” “NCIS: NOLA.” Honors: O’Neill Playwrights Conference semifinalist, two-time Red Bull Short New Play Festival winner, Molly Thacher Kazan Prize, Olympia Dukakis Scholarship. Education: B.A. from Vassar, M.F.A. from NYU Graduate Acting. |
 | nathan darrow (Tony Wendice) The Old Globe: debut. Off Broadway: Summer and Smoke (CSC/Transport Group). International: Richard III (Old Vic, world tour, BAM). Regional: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, To Kill a Mockingbird (KC Rep), A Number (People’s Light), Hamlet, Henry V (HASF), Five Mile Lake (McCarter), Ajax (ART), Death of a Salesman (Weston Playhouse), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (KCAT), The Little Dog Laughed (Unicorn), Much Ado About Nothing (Berkeley Rep). Television/film: “House of Cards,” “Billions,” “Gotham,” The Wizard of Lies, “Preacher,” “Rectify,” Godless, “Bull,” “Blue Bloods,” “Blindspot,” “The Blacklist,” “Quantico,” “FBI,” “Law & Order.” Training: University of Evansville, NYU, Public Theater Shakespeare Lab. Member: The Actors’ Center, AEA. |
 | Ruy Iskander (Lesgate) Television/film: “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (upcoming, Netflix), Yes Day (Netflix), “Benders” (IFC), “Sneaky Pete” (Amazon Studios), “The Blacklist” (ABC), “Gotham” (Fox), “The Rookie” (ABC). Broadway: Macbeth (Lincoln Center). Off Broadway/New York: The Tempest (LA Philharmonic), The Witch (Geffen), The Dance and the Railroad (Signature Theatre), Measure for Measure (Public Theater), The Hunters (Cherry Lane Theatre), Purim Play (Classic Stage Company), You for Me for You (Ma-Yi Theater), Hamlet, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, The Storm, Hot l Baltimore (NYU Grad). Regional: The World of Extreme Happiness (Goodman Theatre), American Night: The Ballad of Juan José (Denver Center Theatre), Twelfth Night, King Lear (Pennsylvania Shakespeare). |
 | Rubio qian (Maxine Hadley) The Old Globe: Water by the Spoonful. Off Broadway: Golden Shield (MTC), F***ing A (Signature Theatre), Bull in a China Shop (LCT3), Henry IV, Part I (The Pearl Theatre Company). Regional: Becky Nurse of Salem (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Great Leap (American Conservatory Theater), The Nether (San Francisco Playhouse), Tiger Style! (Alliance Theatre, Huntington Theatre). Television/film: “Black Mirror,” Manchester by the Sea, “Servant,” “The Sinner,” “Evil,” “New Amsterdam,” “Living with Yourself,” “Broad City,” “The Good Fight,” “High Maintenance,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Jessica Jones.” Education: M.F.A. from New York University Graduate Acting, B.F.A. from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. ruiboqian.com. |
 | John tufts (Inspector Hubbard) The Old Globe: The Taming of the Shrew. Off Broadway: Pride and Prejudice (Primary Stages; Lortel nomination), Fashions for Men (Mint Theater, Lortel nomination), Virtual Meditation (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 13 seasons; Henry V, Head Over Heels, The Cocoanuts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, more. Regional: The Cocoanuts (Guthrie Theater), Bernhardt/Hamlet (Goodman Theatre), Equivocation (Arena Stage, Seattle Rep), Sleuth (McCarter Theatre), Nell Gwynn (Chicago Shakespeare); productions at Actors Theatre of Louisville, PlayMakers Rep, Syracuse Stage. Author: Fat Rascals: Dining at Shakespeare’s Table. Television: “Bad Teacher,” Fashions for Men. Awards: John Arthur Kennedy Award, Indy Award for I Am My Own Wife. Education: B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. john-tufts.com, @johnnymtufts. |
Frederick knott
(Playwright), 1916–2002, was born in China, earned a law degree from University of Cambridge, and was a major in the British Army. He only wrote three plays, yet his spine-tingling thrillers ran successfully on Broadway and have been standards in regional and touring theatre worldwide. His most famous, Dial M for Murder, was rejected several times before playing on British television in the early ’50s. It then hit London to rave reviews. In 1952 the play opened on Broadway, and in 1954 was adapted into a film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Wait Until Dark ran for 374 performances on Broadway in 1966 and earned actress Lee Remick a Tony Award nomination. In 1967 it was made into a popular film starring Alan Arkin and Audrey Hepburn, and it was revived on Broadway in 1998 starring Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino. Write Me a Murder opened on Broadway in 1961 and ran for 25 weeks.
jeffrey hatcher
(Adaptor) The Old Globe: Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Smash, Scotland Road, Lucky Duck (with Henry Krieger and Bill Russell). Broadway: Never Gonna Dance (book). Off Broadway: Three Viewings, A Picasso (Manhattan Theatre Club), The Government Inspector, The Alchemist (Red Bull), Scotland Road, The Turn of the Screw (Primary Stages), Lucky Duck (New Victory), Tuesdays with Morrie (with Mitch Albom; Minetta Lane), Ten Chimneys (Peccadillo), Neddy (American Place), Fellow Travelers (Manhattan Punch Line). Regional: Key Largo, Wait Until Dark, A Picasso (Geffen), Three Viewings (South Coast Rep), Cousin Bette (Antaeus), others. Film/television: Stage Beauty, Casanova, The Duchess, Mr. Holmes, The Good Liar, “Columbo,” “The Mentalist.” Honors: National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Charles Frankel Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Barrymore Award for Best New Play, 2013 Ivey Award for Lifetime Achievement. Member/alumnus: Playwrights’ Center, New Dramatists.
Stafford Arima
(Director) (he/him) The Old Globe: Allegiance, Ace, Red Velvet. Broadway: Allegiance, Seussical (as associate director), A Class Act (as associate director). West End: Ragtime (Olivier nomination). Off Broadway: Altar Boyz (New World Stages), Carrie (MCC), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout), Two Class Acts (The Flea), Saturday Night (York Theatre Company). Regional: Bhangin’ It (La Jolla Playhouse), Poster Boy (WTF). International: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Stratford Festival), The Secret Garden (TOHO Productions), Mary and Max, A Christmas Carol, Billy Elliot: The Musical (Theatre Calgary). Education: B.A. in Theatre Studies from York University. Other: Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary in Canada.
anna louizos
(Scenic Design) The Old Globe: Much Ado About Nothing, Beyond Therapy. Broadway: three-time Tony Award nominee; In the Heights, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, School of Rock (sets and costumes), Avenue Q, Honeymoon in Vegas, R+H’s Cinderella, Holiday Inn, Dames at Sea, It Shoulda Been You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, High Fidelity, Curtains. Other theatre: numerous Off Broadway and regional theatres, including a unique international production of West Side Story for Tokyo’s 360 Stage Around, a space in which the revolving audience is surrounded by scenery. Founder: Broadway Design Exchange, an online theatrical marketplace. broadwaydesignexchange.com.
ryan park
(Costume Design) Theatre: English with an Accent (GALA Hispanic Theatre), Evita, Beauty and the Beast, Joseph (Drury Lane), Kinky Boots (Paramount Theatre), ALIEN/NATION (Williamstown Theatre Festival), American Dream Study (FOA), Joseph 50th anniversary concert (Lincoln Center), Ariadne (Cincinnati Opera), Little Shop (ACT, Cape Playhouse), Cabaret (Boston Conservatory), LatinXoxo (Joe’s Pub), Altar Boyz (Cape Playhouse). Broadway Associate: Mrs. Doubtfire, My Fair Lady (LCT), War Paint, The King and I (LCT), Fiddler on the Roof, Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County. Education: Carnegie Mellon University, Elizabeth Schrader Kimberly Scholarship. Other: proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829. RyanParkDesign.com, RyanParkDesign on Instagram.
amanda zieve
(Lighting Design) The Old Globe: Hair, Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, Tiny Beautiful Things, Barefoot in the Park, Native Gardens, The Wanderers, Rich Girl. Other theatre: Off Broadway, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, TheatreWorks, Music Theater Heritage, San Diego Symphony, Cygnet Theatre. Broadway: 19 productions; associate on Escape to Margaritaville, Bright Star, Allegiance; assistant on Hamilton. Education: B.A. in Theatre from CSU Northridge. amandazieve.com.
leon rothenberg
(Sound Design) Tony Award for Sound Design: The Nance. Pandemic/adjusted/recent Broadway: Hillary and Clinton, The Waverly Gallery, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, The Boys in the Band, A Doll’s House, Part 2. Regional: The Old Globe, Barrington Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre, Arena Stage, ACT, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Rep, La Jolla, Two River Theater, City Theatre. NY: Playwrights Horizons, Classic Stage Company, NYCC, Primary Stages, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Public Theater, others. International: Cirque du Soleil, National Theatre of Cyprus, Dijon International Festival.
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Rachel Flesher
(Fight Director and Intimacy Staging) Theatre: There’s Always the Hudson (Woolly Mammoth), Twilight Bowl (Goodman Theatre), Kill Move Paradise, Rutherford and Son, In the Next Room (TimeLine Theatre Company), Hoodoo Love, How I Learned to Drive (Raven Theatre), Pillow Man, Wolf Play, Hang Man (The Gift Theatre), The Dutch Masters (Jackalope Theatre), The Displaced (Haven Theatre), I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, The Burials, Constellations (Steppenwolf Theatre). Television: intimacy coordination for shows on Netflix, FX, Fox, HBO, HBO Max, Paramount+, CBS, Hulu, Showtime. Honors: SAG-recognized Intimacy Coordinator, certified Intimacy Director and Intimacy Coordinator, instructor with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, certified Fight Instructor, Fight Director with Fight Directors Canada.
emmelyn Thayer
(Voice and Dialect Coach) The Old Globe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Regional: Noises Off, Sweeney Todd, Man from Nebraska, Private Lives, History Boys (Cygnet Theatre), Good People (Carlsbad Playreaders), Frozen (ion theatre company). USD Department of Theatre: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, The Mail Order Bride, Arcadia. The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program: Voice and Speech faculty; Cloud 9, Rites of Passage, Zevon. Workshops: UC San Diego Extension, San Diego Mesa College, The Bishop’s School, San Diego Junior Theatre, San Dieguito Academy. Honors: Horrigan Award, Craig Noel M.F.A. Fellowship. emmelynthayer.com.
Caparelliotis casting
(Casting) The Old Globe: Mala, Shutter Sisters, Hurricane Diane, Noura, They Promised Her the Moon, Tiny Beautiful Things, Barefoot in the Park, The Wanderers, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Skeleton Crew. Select Broadway: Macbeth, The Minutes, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, King Lear, Hillary and Clinton, Ink, The Waverly Gallery, The Boys in the Band, Three Tall Women, Meteor Shower, A Doll’s House Part 2, Jitney, The Glass Menagerie, Blackbird, Fish in the Dark, Disgraced, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Additional theatre: MTC, Signature, Atlantic, McCarter, Goodman, Berkeley Rep. Television: “New Amsterdam” (NBC), “American Odyssey” (NBC).
Jess Slocum
(Production Stage Manager) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, El Borracho, Hurricane Diane, Noura, As You Like It, They Promised Her the Moon, Familiar, The Imaginary Invalid, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Love’s Labor’s Lost, tokyo fish story, In Your Arms, Bright Star, Othello, Water by the Spoonful, Pygmalion, A Room with a View, Robin and the 7 Hoods, dozens more. Regional: Noura (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Indecent, Side Show, Ruined, The Third Story, Memphis, Most Wanted (La Jolla Playhouse), Post Office (Center Theatre Group). Education: Vanderbilt University.
 | barry edelstein (Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director) is a stage director, producer, author, and educator. He has directed nearly half of the Bard’s plays. His Globe directing credits include The Winter’s Tale, Othello, The Twenty-seventh Man, the world premiere of Rain, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet, and the world premiere of The Wanderers. He also directed All’s Well That Ends Well as the inaugural production of the Globe for All community tour. In January he oversaw the Globe’s inaugural Classical Directing Fellowship program. He recently directed The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. As Director of the Shakespeare Initiative at The Public Theater (2008–2012), Edelstein oversaw all of the company’s Shakespearean productions as well as its educational, community outreach, and artist-training programs. At The Public, he staged the world premiere of The Twenty-seventh Man, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, and Steve Martin’s WASP and Other Plays. He was also Associate Producer of The Public’s Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino. From 1998 to 2003 he was Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company. His book Thinking Shakespeare, which was rereleased in a second edition in June, is the standard text on American Shakespearean acting. He is also the author of Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions. He is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. |
 | Timothy j. Shields (Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director) joined The Old Globe as Managing Director in 2017. In his time in San Diego, he has enjoyed becoming involved in the community. He currently serves as a board member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program; an advisory board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership; and Vice President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. He brings to San Diego many decades of not-for-profit theatre experience. He was Managing Director of Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center (2009-2017); Milwaukee Repertory Theater (1998–2009); and Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York (1992–1998). He has also held administrative positions at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Denver Center Theatre Company, and McCarter Theatre Center in an earlier period of his career. He served as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as Vice President of the board at Theatre Communications Group. He has been the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; and a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. He holds a B.F.A. in Drama Production from Carnegie-Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Casting
CAPARELLIOTIS CASTING
David Caparelliotis, CSA
Joseph Gery
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Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission. If you post photos on social media or elsewhere, you must credit the production’s designers by including the names below.
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Ryan Park (Costume Design)
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Amanda Zieve (Lighting Design)
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Leon Rothenberg (Sound Design)
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Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Directors are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union.
This Theatre operates under an Agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 122.
The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
The musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325 San Diego.