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Theatre on San Pedro Square29 N. San Pedro Street • Downtown San Jose

November 6 - 28, 2015

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The Tabard TheaTre company

From Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Artistic Director

Thank you for joining us for Death Takes a Holiday, the second of six productions in our 15th season, which we have themed “Coming Home.” This romantic musical holiday joyously and passionately celebrates and

explores what home and family mean to us mortals deep to our core. This musical is an adventure for the heart and spirit from beginning to end, a soaring and impassioned ride.

Because this production is filled from the first note to the last with some of the most beautiful vocal music ever written for the stage, the designated non-profit for this production is the In-school Education Program of Opera San Jose, which brings the rich experience of vocal music into our local schools.

We look forward to having you with us in December for two holiday treats: Miracle on 34th Street, a world-premiere adaptation performed as a live radio play with the sound effects created on stage right in front of our eyes — and ears! Before each performance, we will present a hands-on sound effects demonstration along with the opportunity to take a “selfie with Santa” and listen to “carols in the courtyard” by young singers. Our second holiday treat is the return of Nineteen’s Big Band Christmas for three performances! Tabard is definitely the place to be this holiday season, and we look forward to sharing this special time with you.

But, now, sit back and enjoy the romantic and lyrical ride that is Death Takes a Holiday.

From Nick Nichols, Executive Director

Last year, The Tabard Theatre Company started a process to grow our education program and more fully realize our mission to “...reach out to the under-served, such as...children in low-income areas.” Thanks to

the leadership of our board, a significant grant from The Donor Circle for the Arts and generous individuals who contributed, Tabard is now providing after-school theatre programs at Empire Gardens elementary school and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley. Over sixty children, grades K through 5, are participating in these programs — free of charge. If you would like to help Tabard expand these programs and bring theatre education to school children in San Jose, I invite you to make a donation, of any size, at tabardtheatre.org/donate. Thank you and enjoy the show.

Death Takes a Holiday (Musical) is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.

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Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston Book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan

Producer Cathy Spielberger Cassetta

Director Karen Altree Piemme

Assistant to Director Janet Miller

Music Director Lauren Bevilacqua

Assistant Music Director Samuel Cisneros

Choreographer Claire Alexander

Projections Coordinator Doug Baird

Technical Director Joe Cassetta

Production Associate James Creer

Stage Manager Robert Lewis

Lighting Designer Nick Nichols

Sound Designer John DiLoreto

Costume Designer Marilyn Watts

Assistant Costumer & Dresser Melissa Sanchez

Costume Assistant Esther Goes

Wig Designer Sharon Ridge

Set Construction Joe Cassetta, James Creer, Harley Goes

Scenic Painters Jeffrey Hatton, Migi Oey

Properties “propEARLYdone” by Ruth E. Stein

Program Layout Barbara Reynolds

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Tabard offers its sincere and grateful appreciation to...

City Lights Theater Company, Opera San Jose, South Bay Musical Theatre, West Bay Opera, WVLO Musical Theatre Company, and all our season

subscribers, donors, sponsors, and community partners who helped make this production possible.

We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.

Bring your imagination; we’ll do the rest. Tabard.

Cast

Daisy ................................................... Rachelle Abbey

Death .................................................Stephen Boisvert

Sophia ...............................................Kimberley Cohan

Lorenzo ................................................. Michael Cuddy

Cora .................................................Barbara Heninger

Vittorio ........................................................Ryan Henry

Dario ..................................................... Jeffrey Henson

Corrado ..............................................Mohamed Ismail

Fidele ........................................... Steven Guire Knight

Evangelina ................................... Josie Burgin Lawson

Fenton ...........................................................Will Perez

Alice .......................................Beth Anne Wells Viloria

Stephanie .....................................Gwendolyne Wagner

Grazia ............................................ Jessica Whittemore

Musicians

Piano: Lauren Bevilacqua

Keyboard: Samuel Cisneros

Reed 1: Asa Stern

Reed 2: Richard Krishnan & Kathy Switky

Bass: Ian Earley & Noah Sanchez De Taglr

Percussion: Curt Anderson

A portion of Tabard’s concession proceeds from this production will be donated to

There will be a 15-minute intermission.

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The Place: In and around the Villa Felicita, the home of Duke Vittorio Lamberti, at the edge of the Lago di Garda in northern Italy.

The Time: A weekend in the summer of 1922.

Act OneScene 1: The AutomobileOverturePrologue: In The Middle of Your Life .....................................................................GraziaNothing Happened................ Corrado, Grazia, Vittorio, Daisy, Alice, Stephanie & Lorenzo

Scene 2: Villa Felicita; the Salon

Scene 3: The Garden Outside the SalonHow Will I Know ......................................................................................................GraziaCenturies ..................................................................................................................Death

Scene 4: Vittoro’s StudyWhy Do All Men.........................................................................................................Death

Scene 5: Entrance Hall of the VillaSirki’s Entrance ...................................................Fidele, Vittoria, Stephanie, Dario, GraziaDeath is in the House ........................................................................Duke Vittorio, Fidele

Scene 6: Sirki’s Bedroom, MorningAlive ........................................................................................................................... Sirki

Scene 7: The Terrace, Overlooking the LakeLife’s a Joy .............................................................................................Dario & Company

Scene 8: The Shore of the LakeWhat Kind of Girl/Who Is This Man? ..............................................................Sirki, Grazia

Scene 9: Entrance of the Villa (Servants)Life’s a Joy (reprise) .............................................................................................Servants

Scene 10: The Music RoomShimmy Like They Do in Paree ..................................................................... Alice & Sirki

Scene 11: Open-air Dining Room, The VillaRoberto’s Eyes ............................................................................................................ Eric

Scene 12: The GrottoAlone Here With You ...................................................................................Grazia & Sirki

Act TwoScene 1: The Villa; Various LocationsEntr’acteSomething’s Happened ...................................................................................... Company

Scene 2: Upstairs Corridor, Roberto’s BedroomLosing Roberto .....................................................................................Duchess Stephanie

Scene 3: A Grape Arbor in the GardenWhat Do You Do ......................................................................................Daisy & Corrado

Act Two (continued)Scene 4: Another Section of the Garden

Scene 5: Outside the GrottoMore and More ............................................................................................ Sirki & Grazia

Scene 6: The Salon.

Scene 7: Grazia’s Bedroom in The VillaFinally, to Know ................................................................................Grazia, Daisy & Alice

Scene 8: Sirki’s BedroomI Thought That I Could Live...................................................................................... Sirki

Scene 9: The Music RoomDecember Time ...................................................................................Dario & Evangelina

Scene 10: The Moonlit GardenPavane ................................................................................................................ Company

Scene 11: Another part of The Moonlit GardenMore and More(reprise)..........................................................................................GraziaIn The Middle of Your Life (reprise) ......................................................... Death & Grazia

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Notes From Karen Altree Piemme, Director

Life is hard. But, apparently, Death is harder. And sometimes we all need a break. As we struggle through our daily lives, it can often feel like there’s always someone else who has it better than we do, and we can fantasize about spending some time walking in their shoes. The challenge, though, is to consider the fact that there are a great many people in our community who have far less than we do, and would give anything to be able to switch places with us for a day — or a weekend.

Death Takes a Holiday allows us the opportunity to examine the strength of family, the loyalty of comrades, the closeness of community, and the bonds of love. The characters in this play celebrate each other’s milestones, mourn their losses, follow their hearts, and share a mutual respect that is moving to witness. And all of this under the umbrella of an age-old premise, a captivating story and a delightful score.

As the holidays approach, I hope you’ll take time out to spend with those who are close to you. Bring them to the theatre with you, where together you can be spirited away on an Italian holiday (or anywhere else your imagination takes you). It will give you the opportunity to spend a few hours in someone else’s shoes; to realize that, “In the middle of your life, anything can happen...” And, perhaps, as you head home together, you’ll find you’re all the more grateful for what you have.

I’m grateful that you chose to spend a couple of hours here with us. I’m grateful for this glorious cast and creative team. I’m grateful for the love of friends and family. And I’m grateful for this opportunity to remember that, though it may sometimes feel hard, “Life’s a Joy.”

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Ryan Henry (Vittorio) is appearing in his first Tabard production and he is ecstatic to be included in this amazing cast! He holds a B.A. in theater but wasn’t actively involved as a performer until a couple of years ago. Since beginning this journey, he’s performed with West Valley Light Opera, Lyric Theatre, Berkeley Playhouse, and Foothill Music Theatre. During rehearsals for this production he married the love of his life, Tony, and is grateful for all of his love and support! By day, he’s a Realtor and licensed building contractor. Jeffrey Henson (Dario) last appeared on this stage in Follies Concert Version as impresario Dimitri Weissman. Jeffrey has created many memorable characters for South Bay Musical Theatre: Ben Marino (Fiorello); Wilbur Turnblad (Hairspray); General Harrison Howell (Kiss Me, Kate); The Bishop of Digne (Les Misérables); The Tenor (Funny Girl); Arvide (Guys and Dolls); Clem (The Will Rogers Follies); Maurice (Beauty & the Beast); and Erronius (…Forum). Other local show credits include Jesus Christ Superstar and Wonderful Town (WVLO Musical Theater).

Mohamed Ismail (Corrado) would like to thank his dad for giving him the independence to pursue his dreams, his mom for reminding him what endless love looks like, and his sister for sitting him in front of a piano and patiently teaching him how to sing when he turned thirteen. He would fly to the moon if he could. Oh, and Mohamed has done theater in the past and will probably do more in the future too.

Steven Guire Knight (Fidele) is delighted to make his San Jose debut with Tabard. Cabrillo Stage: Urinetown (Senator Fipp), Oliver! (Mr. Brownlow), Lunch (Robert Lerner), and Anything Goes (Henry T. Dobson). Jewel Theatre: Enter the Guardsman (Wigs). Ex Machina (Minnesota): authentic baroque opera recreations of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (Curio) and Scarlatti’s Cunegonda (Aladino). Choral: the Rose Ensemble (founding member), the Dale Warland Singers, and currently performing with Ariose Singers.

Josie Burgin Lawson (Evangelina) is excited to make her California debut with Tabard in Death Takes a Holiday! Favorite roles in Georgia and Colorado include: Vivian Bearing, Wit; Pelonius & First Gravedigger, All-Female Hamlet; Nat, Rabbit Hole; Nurse, Romeo and Juliet; Mrs. Murphy, Madeline’s Christmas; Kate Jerome, Broadway Bound; Yente, Fiddler on the Roof; Mephistophilis, Dr. Faustus; Olivia, Sailing to Byzantium; and the one-woman shows O’Keeffe: Paintings From the Faraway Nearby and My Left Breast.

Rachelle Abbey (Daisy) is excited to be making her debut at Tabard! Favorite roles include Penny in Hairspray (South Bay Musical Theatre), Maisie in The Boy Friend (WVLO Musical Theater), and Val in A Chorus Line and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Sunnyvale Community Players). When not on stage she enjoys forms of social dancing such as Lindy hop and ballroom as well as tennis and choir. She currently works in the Wyss-Coray lab at Stanford, investigating rejuvenation in the brain.

Stephen Boisvert (Death) has been performing in the Bay Area since 2001. Stage appearances include productions with City Lights Theater Company, Opera San Jose, Lyric Theatre, West Bay Opera, Foothill Music Theatre, Livermore Valley Opera, and San Francisco Opera. He has also performed with Symphony Silicon Valley, American Canyon Singers, Bay Choral Guild, and the San Francisco Festival Chorale in Wyoming’s Grand Tetons Music Festival. In his spare time, he works 50 - 60 hours a week at tech company NVIDIA, making sure your video games look amazing.

Kimberley Cohan (Sophia) is excited to be performing with Tabard for the first time. She earned bachelor’s degrees in music and environmental studies/economics from UCSC and now works at Theatre Bay Area. Recent performance credits include Sondheim in Concert with SF Follies, Iolanthe (Celia) with Lyric Theatre, and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife). Kim would like to thank her parents, sister, teachers, and friends for their infinite love and laughter — and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Michael Cuddy (Lorenzo) returns for his second Tabard show with Death Takes A Holiday, following his appearance in last season’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and he is thrilled to be back! A mild-mannered software engineer and father-of-four by day, he was most recently seen as Morris in South Bay Musical Theatre’s Fiorello. His favorite roles include Jack Point in The Yeoman of the Guard and Rev. Crisparkle in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Barbara Heninger (Cora) is delighted to return to Tabard after appearing as Andrew McNair in Tabard’s all-female 1776. She’s appeared with South Bay Musical Theatre (SBMT), WVLO Musical Theatre, Foothill Music Theatre, West Bay Opera, and Lyric Theatre, and serves on SBMT’s board of directors. Favorite recent roles include the “female authority figures” in SBMT’s Hairspray (including uptight Prudy Pingleton) and Roz Keith in WVLO’s 9 to 5 (2013 ERMA Award). She thanks her ever-patient husband Andy for supporting her theater habit!

co-directed Love, Laughter & Linguine. Other recent directing credits include Irene, Bells Are Ringing, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and My Fair Lady at WVLO Musical Theatre. An award-winning actor, he will be remembered by Tabard audiences for roles in Lady, Be Good; Hold On to Love; The Little Prince; More Than Petticoats; and Fools.

Lauren Bevilacqua (Music Director) returns to Tabard, following her work on Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. Having served as music and/or vocal director for many local productions, she is an accomplished pianist, who has also played for many other local musical theatre productions. With a bachelor’s degree in music, specializing in music therapy, she is a Board Certified Music Therapist with the Certification Board for Music Therapists, Inc. and maintains her own private practice.

Cathy Spielberger Cassetta (Producer) is a theatre/television veteran and entrepreneur who created/produced/co-hosted the weekly TV program Theater This Week in the 1990s before founding Tabard in 2001. For Tabard she has directed 10 productions including the award-winning production of Trying. She created and co-wrote More Than Petticoats and she both directed and wrote a handful of productions including the most recent Homeward Bound: An Orphan Train Journey. Cathy spends her non-theatre time training to be a certified yoga instructor through Almaden Yoga, with a focus on yoga for seniors.

Joe Cassetta (Technical Director) continues to lead Tabard’s technical team, which he has done since the company was founded in 2001. With a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University, Joe’s steady and skilled leadership has led to Tabard’s increased ability to explore and expand what we do technically.

Samuel Cisneros (Assistant Music Director) is a highly respected pianist and music director who has worked with most of the theatre companies in the South Bay as well as accompanying STOCtet. He returns to Tabard after music-directing Starting Here, Starting Now and Violet (for which he has been nominated for a Theatre Bay Area award for music direction) and accompanying Love, Laughter & Linguine. Later his season he will music-direct I Do, I Do and Crowns.

John DiLoreto (Sound Designer) is Tabard’s chief audio engineer and has designed sound for many Tabard shows as well as for TheatreWorks, City Lights, South Bay Musical Theatre, WVLO Musical Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Players, and various clubs and bands for over 30 years. He is also a former record producer, recording studio owner, and keyboardist in numerous rock bands and in theatre orchestras. While at M.I.T. he studied acoustics with Professor Bose, and he holds a M.Eng. from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford. By day, he is Tabard’s operations director.

Robert Lewis (Stage Manager) returns after stage-managing Homeward Bound, doing sound design for Tuesdays with Morrie and The Immigrant, running the sound board for Violet; 10 in 10: Perspective; and Starting Here, Starting Now, and working in technical roles for most of the shows in the last two seasons. A New Jersey native and electrical engineer by education, Robert is now a 27-year resident of the Bay Area (with stops in Dallas, Boston, and Tokyo along the way) and software consultant. Happily married for decades, he enjoys singing and playing mandolin with his church music group.

Will Perez (Fenton) marks his fourth Tabard show here in his home- town of San Jose. Favorite roles include Victor (Smokey Joe’s Café), Frankie (Forever Plaid), and The Del Tones (West Coast premiere of Breaking Up is Hard to Do) for Bus Barn Stage Company; The Producers for South Bay Musical Theatre; Young Joe Hardy (Damn Yankees) for WVLO Musical Theatre, and The World Goes ‘Round for both Tabard and Pear Avenue Theater. He would like to thank his family and friends for their support and is honored to be part of such a talented cast!

Beth Anne Wells Viloria (Alice) is excited to join the cast for her first production with Tabard Theatre. Originally from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, she began performing professionally in Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede. Favorite past roles include Laurey in WVLO Musical Theatre’s Oklahoma!, Carrie in Carousel with Lyric Theatre, Nellie in South Pacific with Woodside Community Theatre, and Mona Murderess in Chicago at Hillbarn Theatre.

Gwendolyne Wagner (Stephanie) is delighted to be treading the boards for her Tabard Theatre debut in this Bay Area premiere of Death Takes a Holiday. She has performed with companies such as Foothill Music Theatre and Palo Alto Players, and was last seen as Sister Berthe in Lyric Theatre San Jose’s production of The Sound of Music. Life’s a joy with Christopher and Maxine; thank you for all your love and support.

Jessica Whittemore (Grazia) is thrilled to make her Tabard debut in this Bay Area premiere. Favorite roles include Philia in A Funny Thing... Forum (Foothill Music Theatre), Fantine in Les Misérables (Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory), Sheila in A Chorus Line (Sunnyvale Community Players), Inga in Young Frankenstein (Palo Alto Players), and Ulla in The Producers (Woodside Community Theatre). Jessica is a research analyst for the Stanford University Office of Medical Education, and a graduate of USC and the University of Michigan.

Claire Alexander (Choreographer) grew up dancing at her mother’s studio in southern California. After moving north to attend San Jose State and receiving her B.A. in modern dance, she began teaching and choreographing for many Bay Area studios and schools. Claire has directed, choreographed and performed in many shows throughout the bay area. She recently had the privilege to attend the National Dance Institute’s teacher training program and continues to find opportunities to further her education and training in dance and theater.

Doug Baird (Projections Coordinator) is a Tabard associate artistic director and directed Tuesdays With Morrie; Starting Here, Starting Now; Making God Laugh; Looking Over the President’s Shoulder; Driving Miss Daisy; and Hold On to Love, and

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Janet Miller (Assistant to Director), last seen at Tabard as Caesar Rodney in the all-female 1776, has performed in a wide variety of shows, most recently as Sister Margaretta in Lyric Theatre’s The Sound of Music and in South Bay Musical Theatre’s The Genius of Leonard Bernstein. Favorite roles include Mrs. Paroo (Jewish Community Center’s The Music Man); Carlotta (WVLO Musical Theatre’s Phantom; ERMA Award); Helena Landless (WVLO’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood; ERMA nominee); and Trudy Heyman in Social Security with Studio Theatre of California, where she is a 20-year member of STOCtet. She is San Jose Unified School District’s Instructional Coach for Literacy.

Nick Nichols (Lighting Designer), Tabard’s executive director, is also the resident lighting consultant for Tabard and Theatre on San Pedro Square, designing lighting for Tabard’s Violet; 10 in 10: Perspective; Love, Laughter & Linguine; and Farewell, Fitzgerald. Before moving into arts management, Nick spent 20 years working as a lighting designer and/or technical director for Villanova Summer Shakespeare, Princess Cruise Lines, Ballet San Jose, and American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Nick holds an M.F.A. in technical direction/lighting design from Temple University and has taught lighting and technical theatre at Santa Clara University, San Jose State and U.C. Santa Cruz.

Migi Oey (Scenic Painter) has been part of Tabard’s technical team since Bandstand Beat in 2011. She designed the set for the award-winning Trying. Her knowledge of the performing arts stems from photographing musicians to working with local theatres, schools, and corporate events. She is skilled at drawing, painting large-scaled murals and faux finishes, photography, floral design, textiles, and graphics.

Karen Altree Piemme (Director) is delighted to return to Tabard after directing last season’s production of The Immigrant, as well as one of the plays in 10 in 10: Perspective. An accomplished director, actor, dramaturg, workshop facilitator, and acting instructor, she specializes in social justice theatre and community access to the arts. She is the director of the Red Ladder Theatre Company and has directed productions, taught classes, and conducted workshops locally, nationally, and internationally for thirty years. In 2011 she received the Champion of Arts Education Award from the City of San Jose, and in 2012 she was named one of the “35 Faces” of Theatre Bay Area.

Melissa Sanchez (Assistant Costumer & Dresser) received her B.A in technical theater with an emphasis on costume design from San Francisco State University. Productions there included Chess, A Streetcar Named Desire, Barber of Seville, Spring Awakening, and Tartuffe. Other work includes References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Wallflower and La Llorona. She recently costumed West Side Story and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for City Lights. She joins Tabard this season as resident assistant costumer.

Ruth E. Stein (Properties), has performed throughout the U.S. and extensively in the Bay Area for over five decades. She was last seen at Tabard in Violet and as Ben Franklin in our critically acclaimed all-female production of 1776. When not on stage, she runs her own properties design and set dressing business, “propEARLYdone.” She was recently honored with six Silicon Valley Small Theatre Awards, including “Actor/Props Designer to Watch.”

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The Tabard Theatre Company is grateful for the support provided, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose

and a Regional Arts Fund grant from Silicon Valley Creates.

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Marilyn Watts (Costume Designer) has been Tabard’s resident costume designer since the company’s second season and designed the costumes for the award-winning Trying. Marilyn is also Tabard’s audience services director and is costumer for several theatre/dance companies. What brings an even bigger smile to her is anything related to I Love Lucy.

Thomas Meehan (librettist; 1929 – ) is best known for the Tony-award winning musicals Annie, The Producers and Hairspray. Other stage credits include the book for the musicals Young Frankenstein, Elf the Musical, and the recent Rocky. An Emmy Award-winning writer of television comedy, he also collaborated on several screenplays, including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and The Producers.

Peter Stone (librettist; 1930 – 2003), was the first writer to win the Oscar (Father Goose), Emmy (The Defenders), and Tony awards (Titanic, Woman of the Year, 1776). Other notable stage works include Skyscraper, Sugar, My One and Only, Two by Two, The Will Rogers Follies, and Curtains.

Maury Yeston (music & lyrics; 1945 –) is a composer, lyricist, author, and teacher; he moves easily between the worlds of theater, film, and academia, writing concert music, Broadway shows, and holding teaching posts as a respected musicologist. Broadway credits include Titanic (5 Tony Awards), Nine (4 Tonys), Grand Hotel (Tony nomination, 2 Drama Desk Awards), and Phantom.

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Harry AdamsKaren AdkinsJohn & Harriett ArnoldNancy Jo BankoMark BaushkeSusan BigelowKathy J. BullockJoe & Cathy CassettaBrenda CorralRamin DanielsAdele J. DanielsonDave DaviarWilliam B. DavisVictoria DeggsJulie Della MonicaMinnette DiamondMark DonnellyChristine DriedgerSusan DunnCarol & Kevin EmmonsJudy Etherington Beverley FagundesSusie & Jerry FergusonJanet FischerJulia FreemanMel GoertzKurt GravenhorstMelissa GreerAmy GriffithGreg & Bunny HackerEileen HamperMarilyn HaslerBarbara HeningerBill & Kathy HerringtonKathy HigginsJames KabelJerry & Janice KeiferButch & Claire KruseMary Ann & John LemonsJohn LeslieDaphne LesterNicole LetellierDan LutchanskyRon & Carol MarksTerry MartinDoris MartinezSalina MartinezMichael & Peggy McNuttDeb McqueenJanet MillerMichele Neuhaus & Ardella

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Ed & Carol NeumannCatalina NicholsRichard & Grace O’LearyJill M. PeterMargo PizzoNancy Roberts-CollinsJose RoldanRobert & Jenny RossJoan RubinBob & Winnie SchlossareckLynn Sheehy Sharen A. SixLaurel SmithCollette SonCaroline Spangler Eleanor SteinertMarvin & Ina TannerH. James TellefsonGreg & Irene TrappLane & Nancy TronsonClaudia UngerJoan WagnerBenjamin WalterMitsu WasanoDonald & Gloria

WeddingtonLoretta WelchJudy WestJerry & Kay Young

In-Kind DonationsJudy BingmanJack C. BorokKathy BullockKaren CarterJoe & Cathy CassettaShirley ConnorVicky DeggsEsther & Harley GoesRich HemmerlingJan KeiferYara KhakbazPaul KozalShelley NealonNick & Catalina NicholsLynne RiceBetsy ShoupKathy SutherlandVitos TrattoriaBob & Sharon Visini

Christine WaitCapital Club of San Jose Chromatic Coffee City Lights Theatre

Company Dance Maven: Gina

Katigbak & David Galvin Fontana’s Italian

Restaurant, Cupertino Gingerbread on the Go Happy Hollow Park and Zoo Joseph Gorge Wines Loma Prieta Winery Los Lagos Golf Course Lunch With Tony Lyric Theatre NuLife Yoga Opera San Jose Orchard Supply Hardware Peet’s Coffee, The Alameda

Store Rancho Del Pueblo Golf

Course San Francisco Giants San Jose Museum of Art SAP Center Starbucks Coffee, Argonaut

Saratoga Store Symphony Silicon Valley Touch to Heal Spa West Valley Light Opera

Arts Education DonationsAnonymous David CerconeRocky FagundesBill HerringtonBarbara HeningerRobert LewisCatalina NicholsJoseph OliverioKraig SingletonPieter SmithAllen & Chris SpielbergerKathy SutherlandMarvin TannerBob & Sharon VisiniMike WarnerDottie WhiteTom Wieske

Homeward Bound, An Orphan Train Journey Travel/Research CampaignKathleen AdamsToni AllenChuck & Romona AllenPenelope BarrettAlex BogoradPatricia BurleighCynthia BuseAdele DanielsonMarcy DaveyCorinna DixonSusan FairbrookCarol GeorgeEsther GoesKevin HaleyAnne HallinanJoe HartmanRichard HillebrechtDave HurleyEdie & Doug KerrAndrew & Christy LowdLourdes MartinezSuzi MauckTim ReynoldsBetsy ShoupMarilyn SotirhosShirley TibbsGwendolyne WagnerLinda WilsonMel Zucker

Matching GrantsAdobeGeneral ElectricGoogleIBMIntel Microsoft

Grants City of San Jose Office of

Cultural AffairsKnight FoundationSilicon Valley Creates The Donor Circle for the

Arts - Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Experience infinite possibilities. Tabard.

President Joe Cassetta Vice President Rich Hemmerling Treasurer Keith Thomas Secretary Patricia Burleigh Recording Secretary Marj Mancuso Members Harriet Arnold, Vicky Deggs, Robert Lewis, Nick Nichols, Kathy Sutherland Board Member Emeritus Cathy Spielberger Cassetta, Founder

Thank you for joining our journey. We apologize for any omissions due to our print deadline.

Journey of the heart. Tabard.

‘tab’ard: \’tab- erd also -ärd\ n: 1. An ancient London inn featured in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, from which pilgrims began their journey to Canterbury Cathedral and at which the innkeeper offered a free meal to the best storyteller. 2. A tunic worn by a knight over his armor and emblazoned with his sovereign’s arms. 3. The name appropriated by numerous contemporary collegiate literary fraternities. 4. A dynamic and imaginative theatre company in Silicon Valley, CA

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Administrative Office: 5663 Chambertin Drive San Jose, CA 95118408-979-0231

nick@tabardtheatre.org www.tabardtheatre.org

Our Mission Statement: Founded in 2001, The Tabard Theatre Company is the managing and resident theatre company of Theatre on San Pedro Square. Tabard is committed to making a difference in the community through the arts by providing enlightening theatre experiences that are appropriate and affordable for audiences of all ages. Tabard is an inclusive environment where the community can participate in every area of the plays, musicals, educational programs and music concerts we produce. We champion new works, innovative interpretations and unique works rarely produced. With a specific focus on altruism and philanthropy, Tabard reaches out to the under-served, such as the blind/visually impaired and children in low-income areas, and donates a portion of each production’s concession proceeds to a designated local charity whose work is thematically related to each show.

A 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation

Executive Director: Nick Nichols Producing Artistic Director: Cathy Spielberger Cassetta