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The St. Mark's Players Proudly Present

The Heidi Chronicles

by Wendy Wasserstein

Directed by Frank Pasqualino ~ Produced by Jerry M. Dale, Jr.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Artwork: Jane Sherman after Judith Leyster,

Self-Portrait, c. 1635 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC)

Fridays, November 5, 12 & 19, 2004, at 8PM

Saturdays, November 6, 13 & 20, 2004, at 8PM

Sundays, November 7 & 14, 2004, at 3PM

Act I

INTERMISSION

Act II

All scenes take place in New York.

The Players

Production Crew

Special Thanks to

The Rev. Paul R. Abernathy

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

A special thanks to the following people, whose commitment and sacrifice

to ensure this production was a success are greatly appreciated:

Jerry M. Dale, Jr., Jeffrey Stevenson, Robert C. Bates, Rick Warfield,

Ed Wilde, and Beth Hall

Thanks to Gabriella Nozik for re-entering the theater scene

in such a behind-the-scenes but vital way

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"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His  Kiss)" by Rudy Clark

©1963, 1964 Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music Co. Inc.

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

"Respect" lyrics and music by Otis Redding

©1982 Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

All rights reserved; international copyright secured.

"You Send Me" written by Sean Cooke

©1965, renewed 1985 ABKO Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

"Baby, I'm Yours" written by Van McCoy

©1964, 1965 All rights administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights reserved; international copyright secured. Used by permission.

The Cast

Blakeman Brophy (Peter) is pleased to return to SMP after appearing for the first time as Richard Henry Lee in last spring's 1776. A Hill resident, Blake is glad to have found an outlet for his acting pursuits so close to home. Many thanks to Frank and the great cast and crew for this tremendous experience. As always, special thanks also to RD-FV.

David J. Clement Jr. (Chris, Boxer, Mark, Steve, Waiter, Ray) appears in The Heidi Chronicles in his second role in community theater and first role at St. Mark’s. He is very excited to be apart of this incredible production with an outstanding cast. David would like to thank Dave and Jeff for broadening his horizons and getting him into theater, and he would also like to thank all his family friends for all their love and support. David wishes for you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Leah Daily (Heidi) is thrilled to be performing for the first time with St. Mark’s Players. By day, she is a marketing director and by night an actress pursuing her dream. Two of her most recent theater credits include Princess Astrid in The Princess & the Pea, with Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences, and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Sterling Playmakers. Leah’s passion for acting includes some film work as well—a training video for Geico, a student film at American University entitled Deelish, and the skeleton every good actor should have in the closet, the independent film Delayed Vengeance. She is a founding board member of the new Leesburg Theatre Company. A special thank you to Frank for his vision and for this wonderful opportunity, to the cast for their incredible talent, and the crew for all of their hard work! Leah would like to dedicate this show in memory of her Dad and to her Mom for allowing her to grow up with the belief that she could have it all.

Janice Dionne (Fran, Molly, Betsy, April) began her theater career with various support roles in Annie (Delhi Community Players, New Delhi, India). Her acting training has included courses from Theatre Lab and Studio Theatre Conservatory in Washington, D.C. Favorite roles she has played include the front half of a camel and Philomena in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All To You, Sylvia Dutton in Don’t Mention My Name (Castaways Repertory Theatre), and Mrs. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank (Prince William Little Theater).  She was last seen as Sally in Later Life (Springfield Community Theatre). During the day, she performs as a secretary at the Department of State. She thanks her family for their continued support.

Ariel Grayson (Jill, Debbie, Lisa) is thrilled to be in her first performance at SMP, working with such a wonderful cast and crew. Most recently, she performed at Prince George’s Little Theatre, where she played the role of Meredith in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Thanks to friends and family for coming to the show!

Bobbie Legg (Susan) finds that both the creativity and camaraderie draw her back to the theater again and again. Previous performances include Runaways with St. Mark’s Players and shows at Eastern Mennonite University and the Catholic University of America. By day, Bobbie works as a psychotherapist with emotionally disturbed adolescents. In all of her endeavors, she enjoys exploring this world with the companionship of her wonderful husband, Eric, who adds depth, color, and fullness to her life.

Sara Mead (Becky, Clara, Denise) is excited to be performing for the first time in Washington, D.C., where she has lived for five years. She'd like to thank the director, cast, and crew of the Heidi Chronicles for a great experience and hopes to work with them again soon. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Sara is a policy analyst at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington.

Howard Vine (Scoop) has found theater, stage, and comedy to be constants in his family from the earliest elementary school variety show, to sharing the stage with Chris Reeve in high school, to leads in Rockville Theater Company's comedy All Because of Agatha and Potomac Theater Company's play about clichés Like White on Rice. A lawyer/lobbyist by day, working with the St. Mark’s Players has given him an extraordinary experience working with people truly committed to professional performance. He especially wants to express gratitude to Frank P. for his creative vision, devotion to re-creating a moment in time, and an experience from which we have all grown. Also gratitude to Jeff Stevenson for his nuanced detail in monitoring and managing our progress as actors. To Leah for the passion that allowed her to commit to such an enormous undertaking (the role, the lines, the distance), and to my wife Lydia for accepting my elusive chase of a stage career.

The Crew

Jeffrey Scott Auerbach (Set and Light Design) is in his fifth season with SMP. Some of Jeff’s favorite designs have been with the Players, Into the Woods and Pippin to mention a couple. The Players have always been very supportive and a great group to work with. He would like to express his thanks to Jerry Dale for all of his help over the last couple of years; he looks forward to working more with him in the future. He really hopes you enjoy the show.

Abby Briggs (Costume Design) comes to SMP from the great white north of Michigan, where she honed her costuming craft. Abby has a minor in theater from Saginaw Valley State University, where she was active not only in costuming, but acting, singing, and many other technical areas of theater. After graduating in 1999, she moved to the greater Detroit area, where she joined the Gross Pointe Theatre and was involved in many productions, including The Sound of Music, Bells Are Ringing, and Annie. Abby is one of the few people who feel at home both on the stage and off. She has enjoyed her first experience with SMP and hopes to be involved in upcoming St. Mark’s shows.

Chris Byrne (Crew) is backstage on his 12th show with SMP, where he has helped in many capacities, often running lights. A Capitol Hill and St. Mark’s native, Chris had his Eagle Scout ceremony in the nave of St. Mark’s.

Jerry M. Dale, Jr. (Producer) is becoming a fixture with the St Mark’s Players. He has served in nearly all capacities in a production, but this is his first time producing. Initially serving as the board liaison for this show, Jerry accepted the role of producer after our first producer had to leave to take care of urgent family matters. Jerry would like to thank the cast and crew for a great show and his loving partner, Warren, for supporting Jerry’s ever increasing theater habit.

Ivan Davila (Lightboard Operator) appeared in the Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of The Ritz and Studio Theatre’s Far Away following a two-month acting course under director Delia Taylor at the Theatre Lab. He is thrilled to be part of the behind-the-scenes technical team in this production.

F. Lee Knorr (House Manager) was most recently seen as Maine in Antigua at Natural Theatricals, heard as the voice of several Martian women in The Martian Chronicles at Gallaudet, and seen as Mother Wolf and Kaa the Snake in The Jungle Book at the Puppet Company. She has been seen at St. Mark’s in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Albertine in Five Times, and as Claree in Steel Magnolias, a role she reprised this fall at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn.

Edwin Morman (Sound Design) is a California native, now settled in the D.C. area after serving 10 years in the Air Force. He is an audiovisual consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean. Ed first came to St. Mark’s Players to do sound for Pippin when pianist (now wife) Laurie Morman recruited him at the last minute. With a theater history dating back to high school, he has done nearly every show in the last three years with St. Mark’s and loves every moment of it. He has designed sound for several other theater groups in the community as well, notably LTA, Springfield, and Tantallon.

Frank Pasqualino (Director) has directed numerous productions in the Washington area, but this is his directorial debut with the St. Mark’s Players. He enjoys and is very active in all aspects of theater. Backstage credits include stage-manager for The Comedy of Errors, set constructor at Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) for Victor/ Victoria, and set designer for Shenandoah and I Hate Hamlet. For the latter, he received a WATCH nomination and LTA’s Award for Outstanding Set Design. On stage, Frank was last seen as Gaetano Proclo in last season’s LTA production of The Ritz, and as Marcus Lycus in LTA’s Forum in 2003. Frank designed the set and was dialect coach for Wrong Turn at Lungfish at Port City Playhouse last season, was nominated for an ACT award in set design for the PCP production of Ladies in Retirement, and has performed with The Arlington Players and Improv Theatre. Frank would like to thank his wife, Donna, and son, Jesse, for their love, support, and encouragement. Bruce, I know you are watching, too!

Jeffrey Stevenson (Stage Manager) left the Navy and landed here in the D.C. area about two years ago. Shortly afterward, he worked as a stagehand on the SMP production of The Sound of Music. After that, he was hooked. He was stage manager and set designer for the SMP production of Runaways the following fall, then served as assistant stage manager for The Ritz at Little Theatre of Alexandria. Also last spring, he stage managed the Mt Vernon Community Children's Theater production of Anne of Green Gables. Last summer, he stage managed the Natural Theatricals production of the Greek tragedy The Women of Trachis at the National George Washington Masonic monument in Alexandria. Jeffrey is thrilled and honored to return to St. Mark’s to be a part of this production and to work with such an incredible cast and crew; thank you all.

The 2004-05 Sponsors Circle

Archangels

Robert C. Bates

The Jordan Family

Michael A. Pemberton and Chad M. Wilmer

Bill and Kay Pommerening

The Rutherford Family

Ed Wilde

Angels

Alden Atwood

Pamela Caldwell-Foggin and Tom Foggin

Larry and Ellen Cardwell

Stephanie and David Deutsch

Rod Lawrence

Walton Moody

Patrons

Greg Gay and Marlane Liddell

Jim and Marilyn Meek

John Paynter

Geoff and Jo Rake

The Soble Family

Kevin Sockwell

Sponsors

Mark and Susanne Allen

Lisa Anne Kerwin

Buzz and Lilly March

Bertha Martin

Larry and Darcy Thompson

Friends

The Blumgart Family

Nikki Felix

Kevin Kosty

William Parker

Jane and Bruce Sherman

The Sponsors’ Circle contributors are a major source of

support for the St. Mark’s Players. We sincerely thank each

of them for their generous contributions.

St. Mark’s Players’ Board of Directors

Stewart Andrews, Vestry Liaison

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

 The Rev. Paul R. Abernathy, Rector

The Rev. Shearon Sykes Williams, Assistant Rector

Keith S. Reas, Director of Music

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