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By Stephen KaramDirected by Jason Southerland
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m;1I~1fili~1Prod uctio n Mana ger Bret You ng+Stage Ma na g er Gwe ndo Iyn Fis h+Assistant Director/Projection Design Beth Gallagher+Scen ic Desig n Ted CrittendenLig hti ng Desi g n Ka ri n Fi Iij anCostu me Desig n Kate Sta 110nsSound Design Nhan P. PhamPro pe rties Davi d J. M ed ina+Scenic Construction Ted Crittenden, Jason McNabb
+ Diversionary Associate ArtistCain & Abel drawings by Markuz Rodriguez; Abe Lincoln by Kevin Koppman-Gue
Scene 2: Group InterpretationScene 3: Oral Interpretation of Prose
Scene 4: Student CongressScene 5: Original Oratory
Intermission of Fifteen Minutes
Enjoy a cocktail or wine during intermission at our lobby bar.
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc.Originally Producted by Roundabout Theatre Company,
Todd Haimes, Artistic Director, as part of Roundabout Undergroundat the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.
Financial support for Diversionary Theatre is provided in part by theCity of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, 1f
JASON SOUTHERLAND (Director) is thrilled to return to Diversionary Theatre,where his last outing was the co-production (with Moxie) of Pulp. He is an award-winning director/producer and the current Artistic Director of Next Theatre Company inChicago. He was the founding Artistic Director of Boston Theatre Works, where hisproductions garnered the Outstanding Production award 5 out of his 10 seasons.During his time at BTW, the company produced twelve world premieres and developed over sixty new plays through commissions, development agreements and anannual festival of new plays. As a director, Jason's productions for BTW included theNew England premieres of Homebody/Kabul, Not About Nightingales, Angels inAmerica: Parts I & I/, I Am My Own Wife and The Laramie Project. He directed theworld premiere of Return to Haifa and the Chicagoland premiere of boom at Next.Jason also spent five years in New York City, where he worked with BACA Downtown,Circle Rep Laboratory, Lehman/Engel BMI Workshop, Alice's Fourth Floor and theSanford Meisner Theatre. Jason studied directing at the American Repertory Theatreat Harvard University. He has served as production assistant and/or assistant directorfor Julianne Boyd, Jerry Zaks, Hal Prince, Des McAnuff, Oskar Eustis, ChristopherAshley and many others. He holds a B.A. cum laude in political science from theUniversity of California at Berkeley. He is a two-time winner of the Joe Hardy DirectingFellowship, received a Drama League Fellowship, was honored with an Elliot NortonAward for Outstanding Direction for his 2008 production of Angels in America andwas chosen by Boston magazine as #4 on their list of the "40 Bostonians to Watch."Thanks to Dan and Bret for "bringing me home."
BETH GALLAGHER (Assistant DirectorJProjections) has her M.A. in TheatreArts and a Teaching Credential in English from SDSU. Previous credits include:lon/Diversionary: Bent (Scenic Artist, Props); Diversionary: The Marriage Bed (SM,Paint); The New Century (Scenic Artist); SDSU: The Grapes of Wrath, In the Beginning(Props), and Conversations with the Moon (SM, Set Designer).
GWENDOLYN FISH (Stage Manager) is honored to be a caretaker of storiesand storytellers. At Diversionary (Associate Artist): Bent (with ion), The Little DogLaughed, Scrooge in Rouge, Bluebonnet Court (with MOXIE). Other productionsinclude Expecting Isabel, Bleeding Kansas, The Listener, Victoria Martin: Math TeamQueen, The Treatment (MOXIE); Noises Off (Cygnet); A Streetcar Named Desire, TheGrapes of Wrath (ion); BeckeW'3, A Patriot Act, Chiang-Kai Chek (Sledgehammer).
Congratulations to Patricia Loughrey, Thomas Hodgesand San Diego State University! Their participation inthe Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festivalhas led to a professional concert reading of DearHarvey at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. onApril 16. More up-to-date news about Dear Harvey atdiversionary.org
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KEVIN KOPPMAN-GUE (Solomon) is very excited to be makinghis debut at Diversionary Theatre. Previous credits: Into the Woods(SDSU Theatre), Romeo, Romeo & Juliet (Vox Nova TheatreCompany), The History Boys (Cygnet Theatre) and The Winslow Boy(Lamb's Players Theatre). Kevin has also performed with 6th @ Penn,Fritz Theatre, Lynx Performance, Starlight Musical Theatre, andSledgehammer Theatre. He would like to thank Jason and everyoneat Diversionary for this great opportunity and his friends and familyfor their continued love and support.
MARKUZ RODRIGUEZ (Howie) This is Markuz' debut atDiversionary Theatre and is grateful to join the family with Karam'sjoyful celebration of the unique and awkward outsider in all of us.His previous San Diego credits include: Corridos Remix, A ChristmasCarol (San Diego Repertory Theatre); Punks (Ion); Cyclops (Theatre,Inc.); two national tours with The Traveling Lantern Theatre Co.;Romeo, Romeo & Juliet (Vox Nova); The Pirates of Point Loma (cocreated with Welton Jones). To the cast and crew of S & D... you friggin' rock. To my darling sista Kate Stallons, thx for putting up withall of my BS. I love you!
RACHAEL VanWORMER (Diwata) Previously at DiversionaryTheatre: Corpus Christi, Beautiful Thing; San Diego Rep: boom. NewVillage Arts: Things We Want, Time Flies, Be Aggressive, This Is OurYouth, The Playboy of the Western World, The Two Gentlemen ofVerona; Moxie Theatre: The Sugar Syndrome, The Listener; ionTheatre: In a Dark Dark House, bash; Cygnet Theatre: Arcadia, TheMatchmaker, The Little Faxes, Curse of the Starving Class;Moonlight: You Never Can Tell; North Coast Rep: A Christmas Carol;Playwrights Project WINS! Tour: The Best Mistake, Lifted; FritzTheatre: Viburnum. Thanks to my family and to Kim Walsh.
WENDY WADDELL (TeacherlReporter) For Diversionary: BraveSmiles ... , Bunbury, Bluebonnet Court (co-production with MoxieTheatre). Select San Diego credits: Time Flies, Off the Ground,Crimes of the Heart, Three Sisters (New Village Arts, ensemble member); The Miser (La Jolla Playhouse); The Butcher of Baraboo (MoxieTheatre); Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, JimmyDean (6th @ Penn); Othello (Women's Rep); Taming of the Shrew(Eveoke Dance Theatre); Tongue of a Bird (Stone Soup); Viburnum(Fritz Theatre); and The Best Mistake (Playwrights Project). Wendyreceived her BFA in Theatre from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.Next: Taming of the Shrew and King John with Intrepid ShakespeareCompany.
STEPHEN KARAM (Playwright) is the author of Speech andDebate (GLAAD Media nomination) which had an acclaimed, twiceextended run at Roundabout Theatre Company as the inaugural production of Roundabout Underground. He is the co-author of columbinus (2006 Helen Hayes nomination), which ran off-Broadway at NewYork Theatre Workshop following a co-production by RoundHouse/Perseverance Theatres. His last two plays, Speech and Debateand Girl on Girl, debuted as workshop productions at PlaywrightsRep. He is currently working on a new play commission forRoundabout Theatre Company and a screenplay adaptation ofSpeech and Debate for Overture Films. Karam's writing has alsoappeared in The Advocate and online at McSweeney·s. He is a graduate of Brown University.
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TED CRITTENDEN (Scenic Design) is a third generation San Diegan on bothsides. This is Ted's first show at Diversionary Theatre. Recently he has designed forScripps Ranch Playhouse and Common Ground Theater in San Diego under the lateDr. Floyd Gaffney. Prior returning to San Diego eight years ago, Ted worked in LosAngeles in film, television, and theater design and set construction. His portfolio canbe seen at www.tedcrittenden.com. Ted also designs and builds for Artisan BrothersConstruction, a company specializing in residential remodeling. His residential workcan be seen at Artisanbrothersconstruction.com.
KATE STALLONS (Costume Design) is thrilled to be making her design debutat the Diversionary Theatre. She first made her mark as a designer at the San DiegoRepertory Theatre with the Fritz Blitz' production of Hair, and she has since collecteddesign credits including Ion Theatre's Marat/Sade, Pirates of Point Loma, and LongStory Short, all the while fulfilling her duties as the Rep's costume shop manager.Kate will next give San Diego a unique take on style in SCPA's production of AMidsummer Night's Dream and their collaboration with the San Diego Rep inHairspray.
KARIN FILIJAN (Lighting Designer) has an MFA in lighting design from UCSDand teaches theatre arts at Cal State University San Marcos and at Palomar College.She has designed lighting for Cygnet Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre,Diversionary Theatre, Renaissance Theatre Co., 6th@Penn Theatre, Lamb's PlayersTheatre, Avo Playhouse, Playwrights' Project, and Scripps Ranch Theatre, and washonored with a KPBS Patte' Award for Theatre Excellence.
NHAN P. PHAM (Sound Design) has worked as a sound designer since 2003.He has attended Mesa College and SDSU, and has plans to head to UCSD for an MFAin Sound Design. He has worked on Lawyers, Guns, and Money, Suburbia, TheMusical of Musicals, Dear Harvey, temp Odyssey, Urine Town, I love you because, AClass Act, and KimBop Hiphop.
DAVID .I. MEDINA (Properties Design) is proud to be an Associate Artist.Diversionary: The Marriage Bed, Twist, TheLittle Dog Laughed, Facing East, Scrooge InRouge, Corpus Christi, The Daddy Machine.Other Diversionary credits include: WhenPigs Fly (Asst. Scenic), Busy World Is Hushed(Asst. Scenic) Bluebonnet Court (set construction); ion Theatre: Cripple of Inishman (PropAsst.); Bang productions: Sideman; USD:Cabaret, The Saint Plays. David has workedfor the Old Globe Theatre on over 20 showsas a Properties Buyer, Craftsperson & Artisan.Special thanks and Love to Mr Bret Young for7 crazy fun years! Te Amo Muchisimo!
Speech and Debate special thanks - Glen David Savoy
Lobby Artwork by Markuz RodriguezGarden paintings by Julie Warren (www.juliewarren.net).Painting are availablefor purchase. Part of the sale benefits Diversionary Theatre. Two dozen gardenpainting will be on sale at the Garden Party as part of Diversionary's BetterHomos & Gardens event on Saturday, April 24.
Future LGBT leaders! During the run of Speech and Debate, Diversionary willdisplay pictures of local GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) groups from area schools.We want to show our audience who the future leaders of the LGBT communityare. We're inviting each GSA to drop off or email us with any sort of group picture which we will display in our lobby. Any photos submitted will not bereturned. Please label your picture with the name of your school. Drop off at thetheatre, or email to [email protected] - please put "photo for lobby display" in the subject line.
