SEASON 21

CHESAPEAKE

By Lee Blessing

Directed by Max Mayer

With Mark Linn-Baker

Scenic Design by Adrianne Lobel
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Sound Design by Darron L. West
Production Stage Manager Laura Brown MacKinnon
Production Manager Kai Brothers
Press Representative Barlow-Hartman Public Relations
General Management Robert Cole Productions

Originally presented by New York Stage and Film Company and The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, June 1999. Support provided by Theatre Development Fund.

"Mark Linn-Baker radiates the innocence of a silent-movie clown and gracefully handles the job of balancing canine traits with a thoroughly human sense of irony!" - Peter Marks, The New York Times

"Mark Linn-Baker is a national endowment who ought to be cherished by all citizens under penalty of law! He is loveable, inventive and has perfect comic pitch!" - Donald Lyons, New York Post

"We'd send everyone to Chesapeake! Mark Linn-Baker gives a deeply loveable performance of delightful insights in Lee Blessing's brilliantly off-kilter fantasy. Rich, touching, irresistible, hilarious and entertaining! " - Linda Winer, Newsday

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SATURDAY NIGHT

Book by Julius J. Epstein

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall

Based on the play Front Porch in Flatbush by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein

With Andrea Burns, David Campbell, Donald Corren, Natascia A. Diaz, Christopher Fitzgerald, Kirk McDonald, Michael Pemberton, Joey Sorge, Clarke Thorell, Rachel Ulanet, Frank Vlastnik, Lauren Ward, Michael Benjamin Washington, David A. White, Greg Zola

Conductor/Piano — Steven Freeman
Associate Conductor/Keyboard — Stephen Marzullo
Woodwinds — Steve Kenyon, Richard Heckman, John Winder
Trumpets — Brian O'Flaherty, Tino Gagliardi
Trombone — Clint Sharman
Bass — Raymond Kilday
Drums/Percussion — Raymond Grappone

Scenic Design by Derek McLane
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Sound Design by Scott Lehrer
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick 
Musical Direction by Rob Fisher
Music Coordinator Seymour Red Press
Musical Continuity by Sean Patrick Flahaven
Associate Director Rob Ashford
Production Stage Manager Karen Moore
Stage Manager Karen Evanouskas
Press Representative Richard Kornberg and Associates
Casting by Johnson-Liff Associates and Tara Rubin

Made possible, in part, by the generous support of The Hale Matthews Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Challenge Program. Additional support provided by the United States Trust Company of New York. This production was dedicated to the memory of Flora Roberts.

"Buoyant fun for anyone in the market for a good time!" — Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

"Joyous! Hugely entertaining!" — Jacques Le Sourd, The Journal News

"Sure to stir the hearts of aficionados of the American musical. Sondheim's startling, expressive talent is definitely there." — Ben Brantley, The New York Times

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THE WAVERLY GALLERY

By Kenneth Lonergan

Directed by Scott Ellis

With Maureen Anderman, Anthony Arkin, Scotty Bloch, Mark Blum, Josh Hamilton, Eileen Heckart 

Scenic Design by Derek McLane
Costume Design by Michael Krass
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner
Sound Design by Bruce Ellman
Original Music by Jason Robert Brown
Production Stage Manager Lloyd Davis, Jr.
Promotions by Pro-Marketing
Press Representative Barlow-Hartman Public Relations
Casting by Amy Christopher

Originally produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Made possible, in part, by the generous support of Theatre Development Fund.

"A stirring, soulful, deeply funny drama. Eileen Heckart offers a beautiful portrayal. Kenneth Lonergan has one of the keenest ears of any working playwright. The cast is excellent." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"A loving, unflinching and hilarious play. Eileen Heckart gives an unforgettable performance." - Linda Winer, Newsday

"The best off-Broadway show in town!" - David Richardson, WOR Radio

"The word flawless is bandied about liberally these days, but it may be soberly and properly used to describe Eileen Heckart in Kenneth Lonergan's new play The Waverly Gallery." - Charles Isherwood, Variety

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JITNEY

By August Wilson

Directed by Marion McClinton

With Willis Burs II, Paul Butler, Anthony Chisholm, Leo V. Finnie III, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Russell Hornsby, Carl Lumbly, Michole Briana White

Scenic Design by David Gallo
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Sound Design by Rob Milburn
Fight Director David S. Leong
Production Stage Manager Narda Alcorn
Stage Manager Mike Schleifer
Press Representative Richard Kornberg & Associates

Originally developed by Huntington Theatre Company of Boston, MA, and Center Stage of Baltimore, MD.

Made possible, in part, by the generous support of AT&T, Axe-Houghton Foundation, and Newman's Own.

"Absorbing, funny and beautifully acted. So vivid and truthful, so packed with detail and texture, Jitney takes on the richness of poetry." - Charles Isherwood, Variety

"One of Wilson's tightest, toughest and funniest plays." - Donald Lyons, New York Post

"Thoroughly engrossing, splendidly acted, Jitney has such varied range and musicality that a complete urban symphony emerges." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"The entire cast crackles with theatrical electricity. Jitney emerges as one of August Wilson's finest works." - David Kaufman, Daily News