Oh, Kay! (1926)
November 2 - 20, 2011
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An interview with Director, |
A B O U T
THE 20s ROAR WITH SCANDALOUS HI-JINKS AMONG THE SWANK LONG ISLAND SET!
A trio of English bootleggers land smack in the middle of romantic intrigue at a Long Island estate in 1926. The champagne, laughs, and dazzling Gershwin tunes, such as Someone to Watch Over Me, Fidgety Feet, Maybe, Clap Yo' Hands, and Do, Do, Do flow freely as the merrymaking skyrockets.
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Teressa Byrne* (Kay) is making her 42nd Street Moon debut! Bay Area theatre: Rags (Rebecca Hershkowitz)- Willows Theatre, Norma (Norma), Pagliacci (Nedda), Suor Angelica (Genovieffa), and Carmen (Micaela)-Verismo Opera, Taming of the Shrew (Bianca)-Virago, Hairspray (Velma)-Woodminster, Kiss Me Kate (Lilli Vanessi)- Cabrillo, Cosi fan tutte (Fiordiligi)-West Bay Opera, and jumping into the final weeks of Master Class at Berkeley Rep (Sharon Graham). Bay Area concerts: Jarvis Institute, Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble, Teatro Massimo di Palermo Ensemble. TeressaByrne.com |
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Jackson Davis* (Revenue Officer Jansen) returns to 42nd Street Moon after appearing earlier this year as one of the Soviet agents in Silk Stockings. He also played the title character in the company's production of Ben Franklin in Paris. In July he performed in the world premiere of the musical OMFG! at ODC Theater, and in January will be seen in The Pitmen Painters at TheatreWorks. He has acted with companies throughout the Bay Area including American Conservatory Theater, San Jose Repertory Theater, Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre, The Magic, SF Playhouse, San Jose Stage Company, and PlayGround. |
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Alanna Fox (Polly Ruxton) graduated from NYU with a Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre) in May 2011. Some credits from NYU include Cinderella (Cinderella), As You Like It (Celia), Smile (Shawn) and two original, staged musicals at the off-Broadway York Theatre. In San Francisco, she performed in the pre-Broadway production of Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème, and sang in the original cast recording. Also in San Francisco, this summer, Alanna played Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Bathwater Productions. www.alanna-fox.com |
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Kathryn Han (Rosie) is making her 42nd Street Moon debut. She has studied musical theatre at Studio A.C.T. Her recent credits include The Music Man (Alma Hix) at Broadway by the Bay, A Wonderful Life (Ruth Reynolds Bailey, Dance Captain) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Ensemble, Dance Captain) at Hillbarn Theatre, and Working (Sharon Atkins) at Studio A.C.T. Offstage, she practices business and internet law, and trains in competitive ballroom dancing. |
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Christina Ingram (Hilda) is making her debut at 42nd Street Moon in Oh, Kay! Originally from Yonkers, New York, she has been performing for over 15 years. Favorite credits include Joanne (Rent), Magenta (Rocky Horror Show), Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol), Adrianna (Comedy of Errors), and Reggie (The Laramie Project). |
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Craig Jessup* (Judge Appleton) has appeared with 42nd Street Moon in Roar of the Greasepaint…, Miss Liberty, Cabaret Girl and Finian’s Rainbow. He presented his one-man show, Craig Jessup Sings Noel Coward at the Eureka Theatre also produced by 42nd Street Moon. He has appeared in many musical reviews and with Artstreet Theatre, Broadway by the Bay, the Aurora Theatre Company and Marin’s Alter Theater Ensemble. A CD of songs written and performed by Craig Jessup will be released soon. www.craigjessup.com. |
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Erica Kimble (Billie) is proud to be making her performance debut with 42nd Street Moon. She recently served as Prop Master for Moon’s production of Nymph Errant. Onstage, Erica recently portrayed Liu Chengxin in Breaking the Cassia Bough (Visible Theatre), Dorothy in The Wiz and Lil Inez in Hairspray (Mountain Play Theatre). Some of Erica's favorite credits include: Josephine in Urinetown, Assassins, Jan in Grease, Co-Dance Captain in Anything Goes and Flora in No, No, Nanette. |
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Tyler McKenna* (Jimmy Winter) Recent credits include Brian Ogden in the premiere of Dead Man’s Wake with West Coast Arts Foundation and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at The Mountain Play, where other roles include Claude in Hair, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady. Other work includes productions with American Conservatory Theater, Marin Shakespeare Company, and Shakespeare at Stinson. Tyler is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater MFA program. |
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Lisa-Marie Newton (Constance Appleton) is returning to 42nd Street Moon after appearing with Klea Blackhurst in Red Hot and Blue! Bay Area credits include: Sara Jane Moore in Assassins (Ray of Light Theatre), The Homeless Woman in A New Brain (Custom Made Theatre), Rebecca in Pinter’s Ashes to Ashes (Second Wind Productions), BATCC Nomination for Meredith in Bat Boy (Foothill Music Theatre). Film: Weekend King. Education: Eastman School of Music (BM), University of Arizona (MM), currently studies acting with Richard Seyd. www.LMNewton.com |
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Amie Shapiro (Molly Ruxton) is returning to 42nd Street Moon after having performed in last season's smash hit, Strike Up the Band. Amie just completed playing Roxie Hart in Contra Costa Civic Theatre's production of Chicago. Amie has spent the majority of the last two decades treading the boards in theaters up and down California's coast. Favorites in the area include I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, Once Upon a Mattress (Winnifred), and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Narrator). |
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Brian Yates Sharber* (Shorty McGee) 42nd Street Moon: Funny Face, Finian’s Rainbow, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hooray for What?, Minnie’s Boys and Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd. Film/TV: Milk, No One Sleeps, Trauma, Nash Bridges. Bay Area theatres: The Emcee in Cabaret, The Cat in Coraline and Putting It Together at the SF Playhouse; numerous appearances at TheatreWorks, Marin Theatre Company, Marines Memorial Theatre and Theatre Rhinoceros where he currently serves on their board of directors. |
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Stephen Vaught (Duke of Durham) returns to the stage after leading the cast of Thunderbird Theatre’s production of Salty Towers (as Poseidon); he has also had roles in Coco, Gay Divorce, Pardon My English, Twelve Angry Men, A Funny Thing Happened...Forum, and Eastern Standard. He has also been seen in Arrested Development, The Closer, Gilmore Girls, The OC, The West Wing, and National Treasure. As a Bay Area native, he hopes to one day have his own yacht. |
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Zack Thomas Wilde* (Larry Potter) began performing in Santa Barbara (with Greg MacKellan) before dancing with ballet companies in New York, Holland, Italy, and South Africa. He has played The Palace, performed with Diana Rigg, Shirley MacLaine, Joe Namath, Irene Cara, Howard McGillin, Ron Raines, Jerry Mitchell, Woody Allen, and Franco Zeffirelli, to name drop a few. He is also a portrait painter (oils and pastel), and has won several national bridge awards (2001 and 2002). He is thrilled to have discovered 42nd Street Moon, where he directed Strike Up the Band, played Eric Dare in Jubilee, and choreographed several productions for the company. |
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Skye Wilson (Gilda Grant) holds a BA in Music & Theatre Arts from Santa Clara University. Recent credits: Young Sally (Follies), Tabard Theatre Company; Witch (Into the Woods), Scotts Valley Performing Arts; Fritzie (Cabaret), Mary/Dance Captain (Scrooge), Ensemble (Wizard of Oz), Cabrillo Stage. Past roles: Reno (Anything Goes), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Hansel (Hansel & Gretel), Dolly (Hello, Dolly!), and Maggie (42nd Street). Skye is a Googler by day and also works as a choreographer, choral singer, and performing arts teacher. www.skyevioletwilson.com |
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Maureen McVerry (Director) is thrilled to be making her San Francisco directorial debut with Oh, Kay! Previous shows with 42nd Street Moon include: Pardon My English, The Student Gypsy, High Spirits, Wildcat, and Very Warm for May. Locally, she has worked onstage at ACT, TheatreWorks, the Aurora, San Jose Rep and Stage, Marin Theatre Company, Marines’ Memorial, and more. Outside of the Bay Area, she has worked at The Geffen Playhouse, American Repertory Theatre and a couple of cabaret stages in Los Angeles and New York City. She is also very proud of performing in several Help Is on the Way benefits and singing the National Anthem for the San Francisco Giants’ on “Hmmm…Baby Day”. In private life, she is married and has two teenagers.
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Brandon Adams (Musical Director) recently worked on Blues in the Night and She Loves Me (Bay Area Critics' Award) at Center Rep. Previous Music Directing credits include: Old Wicked Songs (Marin Theatre Company); Cabaret (Bay Area Critics' Award), The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! (Center Rep); The Grass Harp, Hooray for What?, Too Many Girls, Nymph Errant, Do I Hear a Waltz? (42nd Street Moon); Chess, City of Angels (SF State); My Fair Lady, Me and My Girl, Evita (Broadway by the Bay); Brigadoon, Flower Drum Song, Will Rogers Follies (Woodminster); and Sweeney Todd (Foothill). He studied choral conducting at Indiana University (MM) and Dartmouth College (BA). Brandon also teaches music at Pacific Boychoir Academy and The Urban School of San Francisco. |
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Staci Arriaga (Choreographer) is making a welcome return to choreographing at 42nd Street Moon. You might remember her for her choreography in 42nd Street Moon’s Mack & Mabel, The Student Gypsy, or Girl Crazy. She has been teaching dance for over 20 years and choreographing musical theatre for the last 16 years. Ms. Arriaga’s choreography has been seen in Solano, Contra Costa, and Sonoma Counties as well as around the San Francisco Bay Area. She has earned two Dean Goodman Awards, one Elly Award and several Arty Awards. |
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Tanya Telson* (Stage Manager) recently stage managed 42nd Street Moon’s productions of What a Swell Party! The Cole Porter Salon, Strike Up the Band and Babes in Arms. Other credits include stage management for Jerry Springer: The Opera and Baby (Ray of Light Theatre), plus Monster in the Dark (foolsFURY). Other shows include assistant stage management for the American Conservatory Theater’s productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, Middle Class, Luminescence Dating, Red Scare on Sunset and Cider House Rules. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. |
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| Maxx Kurzunski(Lighting Designer) In addition to lighting, Maxx designs costumes, puppets, masks, sets and sound. He has also produced and directed original musicals. Theater companies he has worked with include Custom Made Theater Company, Thunderbird Theater Company, Chthonic Theater, Ukiah Players Theater, Mendocino College Theater and the Willits Shakespeare Company for which he built the ghost of Hamlet's father as a 12-foot tall puppet. He's currently working on a puppet musical of folk tales from around the world. | |
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Stephanie Finander (Costumer) has been designing costumes for musical theater, Shakespeare, and ballet on the San Francisco Peninsula for the past four years. Some of her favorite projects have been Romeo and Juliet in Stanford and Cal colors and several shows directed by Maureen McVerry. |
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Ron Gasparinetti (Set Designer) attended Montclair State University where he earned a BFA degree in scenic design. Since 1986, Ron has worked as a technical director, scenic designer, lighting designer, props designer and production manager - sometimes all at once! He has been involved with over 400 productions during the last 30 years and has worked at many of the small to mid-sized theatre companies in the Bay Area since 1997. In 2007 he joined forces with Charles McKeithan to form THRUST Scenic Design and Construction, providing scenic services to many Bay Area theatre companies. Ron now works as a freelance designer. More of his work can be seen at www.TheSetGuy.com. |
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| Samantha Young (Prop Master) is a prop designer and stage manager. Past credits for prop design include: Waiting for Giovanni (World Premier, New Conservatory Theater Center), Regrets Only (New Conservatory Theater Center), Sweet Charity (Act iii). Stage management credits include: When it Settles (New Conservatory Theater Center), The Stops! (New Conservatory Theater Center), Sweets of Onan (World Premier, Highways Performance Space). | |
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* Member Actor's Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org |
Starring:
Teressa Byrne*
Tyler McKenna*
Lisa-Marie Newton
Zack Thomas Wilde*
Brian Yates Sharber*
Stephen Vaught
Craig Jessup*
Jackson Davis*
Amie Shapiro
Alanna Fox
Skye Violet Wilson
Kathryn Han
Erica Kimble
Christina Ingram
LOW-PRICED PREVIEWS
November 2 - 4
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, November 5
at 6 pm
REGULAR PERFORMANCES:
Wednesday, 7 pm
Thur & Fri at 8 pm
Sat at 6 pm
Sun at 3 pm
FAMILY MATINEE
Saturday, November 12
at 1 pm
DINNER AND A SHOW:
Thursday, November 10
at 6:00 pm
GLITTER AND BE GAY:
Friday, November 11
at 6:30 pm
POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS
WITH DIRECTOR & CAST:
Sunday, November 6 & 13 at 3 pm
Tickets:
$20-$50
