Welcome to The Ramayana
The Ramayana is one of the world’s oldest tales; it sparkles as one of the two
great Sanskrit epics along with The Mahabharata. Some believe that it was
the first poem of the world, written by Valmiki who was inspired by the God
Bhrama, the Creator himself. Modern scholars say the story began in the ancient
oral tradition around 300 BCE and has been passed on by countless generations
in many languages and traditions. This incredible, enduring story is told all
over the world in endless forms including theatre, dance, song, prose, visual
art, film, graphic novels and animation. Our adaptation was written by Peter
Oswald, a British playwright with an affinity for Shakespeare and classical text,
and was produced at London’s National Theatre in 2001.
One of the greatest challenges of telling a religious story is striving to define
the nature of God and how divinity is portrayed. Although I am not Catholic, I
had the pleasure of working for a Jesuit astronomer one summer in Rome and
his insight stays with me. “God’s splendors are manifold. It is like a blind man
touching an elephant. He would describe it differently depending on whether he
touched the foot or trunk or tail and it would all be true.” Everyone’s viewpoint
is unique.
Rama is God come down in human form; the sacred and the earthly come
together. Along his journey, Rama awakens the divinity within all sentient
beings, saying, “The sun and moon and stars will fail, but when they darken,
you must look within, where I shine brighter than a world of flame! What do
you fear, when you are seeds of me? I am not I, I am the air you breathe, and
your best thought.”
Creating a world in which to tell this dynamic, complex story is thrilling and
daunting. On the surface it is a fabulous, entertaining adventure, and yet its
spiritual depth is infinite, its symbols and metaphors both mysterious and
illuminating. The Ramayana has captivated my imagination, stimulated my
mind and inspired me to seek the sacred in life and art. The truths found in this
primordial epic have resonated through the ages and remain relevant, vital and
powerful today.
Enjoy the show!
Allison Arkell Stockman
Director
The Ramayana
by
Peter Oswald
Allison Arkell Stockman
Director
A.J. Guban
Scenic/Lighting Designer
Kendra Rai
Costume Designer
Tom Teasley
Composer & Live Performer
Anna St. Germain
Mask Designer
Samina Vieth
Properties Designer
Gaurav Gopalan
Dramaturg
Daniel Flint
Technical Director
Cheryl Gnerlich
Stage Manager
The Ramayana: The Journey of Rama, a True LeaderA
Handbook of Dharma, or Truthful Action
AUM
(Invocation of all Trinities)
The Ramayana, or the Journey of Rama, is the pre-eminent epic of India, and her
oldest. To this day it is performed as a passion play all over India just as it has
been for thousands of years, during the festival of Dushehra, a celebration of the
victory of light over darkness. This celebration, lasting over several days of feasting,
ceremonies and socialization, ends with the festival of lights, Diwali, the most
sacred of festivals for the Hindus. This much-ado is a loving and grateful ode to
India’s most cherished superhero, the Lord Rama, the acme of Duty, Principle and
Virtue, an ideal man from an ideal age.
The Ramayana is a richly woven tapestry, chockfull of metaphors and symbols, and
can be, not unlike the Greek epics, a tad intimidating to the uninitiated. However,
at its core, The Ramayana, like its younger sister The Mahabharata, and its Greek
cousins, The Iliad and The Odyssey, and its very recent avatar, The Lord of the
Rings, is simplicity itself. The Ramayana, to its scholars, is a handbook of Truthful
Action, or Dharma. This philosophy states that all you have to do is discover who
you are, what your duty is and perform it to the letter. To be true to yourself always
and to perform your duties to the best of your abilities is the purpose of your current
life. The overall goal of your consciousness is the recognition of one’s Self as a
manifestation of the Absolute Truth, and thereby you attain Enlightenment, the
ultimate Freedom.
The story of Rama is older than the Seas. It is the story of a warrior of light, Rama,
a truth-seeker, battling the infinite forces of the dark lord Ravana, an embodiment
of ignorance. It is the story of the White Wizard, rising from the East, and sweeping
across the valley of the shadow of Death with the light of Truth. The story of
Ravana is the story of Macbeth, of Darth Vader - a warrior of light fallen to the dark
side. Rama as the puny David conquers the looming, lofty Goliath as soon as he
recognizes him as his own darkness. There is no judgment in Dharma, no right or
wrong, only light and dark, only truth and ignorance. What is true is good; Evil is
quite simply ignorance.
Whenever you enter a dark room and turn on a lamp to dispel its night, you
enact the story of The Ramayana. The ancients, suffering through the cold, dank,
frightening and often lethal precariousness of the night, may have soon come to
realize the inevitable fact that the Dawn, the triumph of light over darkness, will
always follow, and that this cycle, this epic battle, will repeat interminably. This
certainty, laced with a healthy dose of doubt, may have been the very beginnings
of Faith itself, of Dharma and of all subsequent forms of Religion. Dawn is man’s
most powerful and dependable antidote to despair.
directed by Allison Arkell Stockman
Rama, the prince of Ayodhya...................................................Andreu Honeycutt*
Sita, his wife.....................................................................................Heather Haney
Lakshman, his brother........................................................................Drew Kopas
Bharatha, his brother..............................................................................Ashley Ivey
Ravana, the demon King of Lanka......................................................Jim Jorgensen
Mandodari, his wife........................................................................Misty Demory*
Soorpanakha, his sister.....................................................................Megan Dominy
Vibishana, his brother........................................................ Maboud Ebrahimzadeh
Indrajit, his son.....................................................................................Ashley Ivey
Mahaparshwa, demon..............................................................................Keith Irby
Maricha, demon..............................................................................Katie Atkinson
Demons....................................................................................................Jon Odom
Amy Quiggins
Golden Deer....................................................................................Amy Quiggins
Hanuman, the monkey god........................................................Matthew McGloin*
Sugriva, King of the monkeys.................................................................Jon Odom
Tara, his wife...................................................................................Amy Quiggins
Nila, a monkey...............................................................................Katie Atkinson
Monkeys......................................................................................... Megan Dominy
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh
Ashley Ivey
Jambavan, the King of the bears............................................................Keith Irby
Bear.................................................................................................Misty Demory*
Varuna, god of the sea.......................................................................Amy Quiggins
Jatayu, an eagle.........................................................................................Jon Odom
Sampati, an eagle..............................................................................Amy Quiggins
Mountain..........................................................................................Amy Quiggins
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
The play takes place in Ayodhya, in the Dandaka forest, by the sea
and inside and outside the city of Lanka.
The Ramayana is produced with special permission from United Agents Ltd.
2 hours and fifteen minutes, plus a fifteen minute intermission
May the Absolute
Shower on us All
The Light of Knowledge
To Dispel our Darkness.
AUM
The Ramayana
A Play of the Hindu Epic
by Peter Oswald
This is a fast, paced high energy show with actors moving throughout the space.
For the safety of all, please remain in your seats until the act break.
-Gaurav Gopalan, Dramaturg
Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices.
The taking of pictures and the use of recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
There is not a late seating break for this production.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Katie Atkinson
Founding Artistic Director
Allison Arkell Stockman
Resident Designer
A.J. Guban
Production Manager
Cheryl Gnerlich
Associate Artists
Katie Atkinson
Leanne Bock
Katy Carkuff
Jonathon Church
Misty Demory
Lew Freeman
Gwen Grastorf
Heather Haney
Jeny Hall
Keith Irby
Ashley Ivey
Lisa Lias
Amber Jackson
Amy Quiggins
Kendra Rai
Lindsey Ruehl
Anna St. Germain
Tom Teasley
Joseph Thornhill
Brendon Vierra
Samina Vieth
Associate Production Manager
Jeny Hall
Assistant Director
Amber Jackson
Assistant Costume Designer
Anna St. Germain
Assistant Stage Managers
Jewell Fears
Kat Lee
Fight Director
Matthew R. Wilson*
Fight Captains
Ashley Ivey
Amy Quiggins
Choreographer
Amber Jackson
Dance Captain
Ashley Ivey
Movement Consultant
Divani Nadaraja
Technical Director
Daniel Flint
Master Electrician
Jeny Hall
Electricians
Garth Dolan
Peter Goldschmidt
James Jenets
Van Pham
Andrew Scharwath
Nicholas Staple
Load-In Crew
Leanne Bock
Ryan Breen
Amanda Demczuk
John Goben
Brandon Gowen
WHO’S WHO
Ellen Houseknecht
Derek Jones
Amy Kellett
Van Pham
Bradley Porter
Charge Artist
Daina Cramer
Scenic Artists
Amy Kellett
Aaron Tolentino
Props Assistant
Emily Rogers
Costume Assistant
Anna St.Germain
Costume Craft Specialist
Joshua Kelly
Costume Jewelry
Vicki Mitchell
Stitchers
Kristen Patrick
Sandy
Smoker-Duraes
Stella Pivnik
Stella Sanchez
Amy Vander Staay
Lindsey Parsons
Randell Exton
Shandev Rai
Allan Semenar
Wigs/Hairstyling
Kirby
Audience Services Manager
Lindsey Ruehl
House Manager
Patrick Davey
Ginny Page
Aviva Pressman
Photographer
Scott Suchman
Source, a Cultural Development Corporation project, is generously supported by the The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz
Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Robert M. Fisher Memorial Foundation, Phillip L. Graham Fund,
MARPAT Foundation, Jaylee & the late Gilbert Mead, Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, the NEA & many other donors.
(Nila / Maricha) is an
Associate Artist with
Constellation Theatre
Company, previously seen
in The Green Bird, The
Ramayana, A Flea in her
Ear, Crazyface, Temptation,
The Good Woman of
Setzuan and The Arabian
Nights. Other credits include Shakespeare Theatre
Company: Cymbeline, Lady Windermere’s Fan;
Washington Shakespeare Company: The Miser;
Rorschach Theatre: Living Dead in Denmark, A
Bright Room Called Day; Forum Theatre: Antigone,
The Skriker; Spooky Action Theater Company:
The Marriage of Bette and Boo. She has worked
as an actor and teaching artist at Shakespeare and
Company in Lenox, MA. Katie has a BFA in Drama
from Syracuse University.
Maboud
Ebrahimzadeh
(Vibishana / Monkey) is
delighted to be working
with Constellation
Theatre Company for the
first time. Other credits
include The Inkwell:
Monkey Adored; Theatre
J: The Hour of Feeling,
The Urge for Going; Arena Stage: Bengal
Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Rorschach Theatre:
Klecksography: Home for the Holidays.
Ebrahimzadeh was last seen at Forum Theatre in
BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA, and Scorched.
Heather Haney
(Sita) is delighted to return
to The Ramayana! A
proud Artistic Associate,
she was previously seen
Misty Demory*
in On the Razzle, The
(Mandodari / Bear) is
Ramayana, A Flea in
an Associate Artist with
Her Ear and Temptation.
Constellation Theatre
Elsewhere in town, she
Company and this is
was most recently seen in
her 10th show with
The Moscows of Nantucket with Theater J. Heather
Allison Stockman. Other
is also a company member of Longacre Lea and
Constellation credits
Washington Shakespeare Company; and has also
include The Green
had the pleasure to work with Rorschach Theatre,
Bird, The Ramayana,
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Spooky Action
Crazyface, The Marriage of Figaro, The Oresteia,
Theatre and The Inkwell. She received her BA in
The Arabian Nights, and A Dream Play. Other
Drama and Dance from Ithaca College and will next
DC credits include Imagination Stage: Lyle The
appear as Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice with
Crocodile (Helen Hayes Nominated), Playing From Round House Theatre.
The Heart, Lost and Foundling. Studio Theatre
2ndStage: tempOdyssey. Phoenix Theatre DC:
Andreu Honeycutt*
Silent Heroes and The Kathy and Mo Show. Most
Rama) is glad to be back.
recently Misty can be seen in Commercials for
Local credits include Fringe
Luray Caverns and on America’s Most Wanted.
Festival: Titus X, The Punk
Misty thanks Barry for looking back at her at BWI.
Rock Musical; Woolly
Mammoth: Measure
Megan Dominy
For Pleasure; Studio
(Soorpanakha/ Monkey)
Theatre: The History Boys;
is thrilled to be making
Atlas Theatre: SPunk.
her first appearance with
Regional credits include:
Constellation Theatre
The People’s Light Theatre Co: Twelfth Night.
Company as a seductive,
Film credits include At the Top of the Pyramid
evil demon/ dancing
(w/ Steve Guttenberg and Dean Cain) and Prince
primate! Megan has worked Among Slaves (narrated by Mos Def). He recently
at theaters around the DC
directed Shawn Northrip’s Paul Bunyan vs. The
area, including Shakespeare Tree Conservation Coalition for The 2011 Mad Cap
Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Washington
Winter Carnival. Andreu just completed a six month
Shakespeare Company, VSA Arts, Madcap Players, guest-artist position serving as director of plays at
Maryland Shakespeare Company, and Bay Theatre Landon School in Bethesda, MD.
Company. She is currently pursuing her MFA in
acting from the Catholic University of America.
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Two time Helen Hayes Award winning composer Tom Teasley will perform live.
Keith E. Irby
(Jambavan / Mahaparshwa)
is pleased to be working
with Constellation. A native
Washingtonian, Keith
is a founding member
and Associate Artist
with Constellation who
works regionally on film,
theatre and voice projects.
Local credits include: Constellation Theatre
Company: Women Beware Women, A Flea In Her
Ear, Crazyface, The Oresteia, The Good Woman
of Setzuan, The Arabian Nights, A Dream Play;
Creative Cauldron: Tinner Hill: Portraits in Black
& White; African Continuum Theatre Company:
Blues For An Alabama Sky; Imagination Stage:
Mulan; Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: The
Country Wife; Folger Theatre: Henry IV Part I;
The Shakespeare Theatre Company: Richard III;
Winterslane Productions: Dreamgirls.
Ashley Ivey
(Indrajit / Bharatha /
Monkey) is an Associate
Artist with Constellation,
previously seen in The
Green Bird, On The Razzle,
Women Beware Women, The
Ramayana, Three Sisters, A
Flea In Her Ear, Crazyface,
The Marriage of Figaro,
Temptation, The Oresteia, The Good Woman of
Setzuan, and A Dream Play. Credits include Source
Festival: Volcanic In Origin; In Series: Berliner
Kabarett, Petpourri; Catalyst Theater: 1984, The
Trial; Forum Theatre: Marat/Sade; Open Circle
Theatre: Songs for a New World; Actors Theater
of Washington: Never the Sinner, The Ruffian on
the Stair, The Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, SEXE!
The Floorshow!; Contemporary American Theatre
Festival: Wilder, The Late Henry Moss, Thief River.
Fountainhead Theatre: Fit to be Tied, Betrayal.
Training: Southern Methodist University’s MFA in
Acting.
Drew Kopas
(Lakshman) is pleased to
return to Constellation
Theatre where he was
previously seen as Melchior
in On the Razzle. Regional
credits include Shakespeare
Theatre Company:
Twelfth Night - Free for
All (Curio); Everyman
Theatre: Pygmalion (Freddy/Nepommuck), All
My Sons (Frank); Olney Theatre Center: Da
(Young Charlie), Misalliance (Gunner); Keegan
Theatre: There Are Little Kingdoms (Jamesie), Of
Mice and Men - Ireland/DC tour (Whit); National
Players: As You Like It (Orlando), Two Gentlemen
of Verona (Valentine), 1984 (Big Brother); Capital
Fringe Festival: Tales of Courage and Poultry, The
Playwright Zone; Shawnee Theatre; Cleveland
Shakespeare Festival. Education: MFA Western
Illinois University.
Matthew McGloin*
(Hanuman) is honored
and inspired to share in
telling this story. Previous
Constellation shows include
On the Razzle and A Flea
in Her Ear. Favorite local
credits include Olney
Theatre: Misalliance,
Cinderella; Signature
Theatre: The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Kennedy
Center: An American Scrapbook, The Teddy
Roosevelt Plays; Folger Theatre: As You Like It;
Ford’s Theatre: History on Foot (Tour); Synetic
Theatre: Faust; Imagination Stage: Peter and
the Wolf, Lyle the Crocodile; Adventure Theatre:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Other regional
stages include Virginia Shakespeare Festival
and Maryland Stage Company. B.F.A. Theatre,
Jim Jorgensen
(Ravana) last seen in On the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Summa
Razzle and The Ramayana cum Laude.
at Constellation. Other
Jon Odom
credits include: Washington
(Sugriva / Jatayu / Demon)
Shakespeare Company:
is thrilled to be working
Night and Day, Royal
with Constellation Theatre
Hunt of the Sun, Lady
for the first time. He
Chatterley’s Lover; Keegan
recently finished a tour of
Theatre: Golden Boy,
the children’s show Peril
Buried Child; Forum Theatre: Angels in America
on the Red Planet. Other
I and II, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot; Folger
credits include Spooky
Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing; Theatre J: The
Action Theatre: For Black
Last Seder, Born Guilty; Journeyman Theatre: Life
Boys Who Have Considered Homicide When the
is a Dream, Spinning into Butter; Scena Theater:
Streets Were Too Much; Capital Fringe Festival
Writer’s Cramp. Catalyst Theater: Flu Season,
2011: Who Killed Captain Kirk; Theatre Alliance
The Trial: Theatre Alliance: Boy Gets Girl;
Winston-Salem: Take Me Out; Ravinia Festival:
West Side Story (50th Anniversary); Roanoke
Festival: Two Gentleman of Verona, School House
Rock. Jon is a graduate of the North Carolina School
of the Arts.
Tom Teasley
(Composer/Performer) is
a proud Associate Artist
with Constellation and
is delighted to return
to Constellation after
Amy Quiggins
composing original scores
(Golden Deer / Tara /
for The Arabian Nights, The
Sampati / Varuna / Demon
Good Woman of Setzuan,
/ Mountain) is a proud
The Oresteia, Temptation,
Associate Artist and excited Crazyface, The Ramayana, and The Green Bird.
to return to Constellation
He was an Artist-In-Residence at The Kennedy
after The Ramayana (2010), Center and a soloist/composer/collaborator with
Three Sisters, Crazyface
The National Symphony Orchestra. He received the
and The Oresteia. Other
2010 & 2011 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding
credits include: The
Sound Design for Constellation’s Productions of
American Century Theater: Beyond the Horizon,
Crazyface and The Ramayana. Tom is a three-time
USA, The Second Man, The Seven Year Itch;
recipient of the Fulbright-Hayes Grant for historic
Arts Alive Theatre at Montgomery College and
performances in Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia and
Happenstance Theater: Three Fantasies; Rorschach Bahrain. He just returned from a tour in Iraq as a
Theatre: Living Dead In Denmark; Shakespeare
cultural envoy for the U.S. State Department.
Theatre Company (u/s): Argonautika, Don Juan;
Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Austin Free
Shakespeare Society: The Honest Whore, The Two
Gentlemen of Verona. Education: MFA, Shakespeare
Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting
at George Washington University: The Maid’s
Tragedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor.
British Plays), “Sort of Shakespeare” (the
Apocrypha), “Divine Drama” (Classic Sanskrit
Plays in English). Directing credits include
Washington Shakespeare Company: The Cherry
Allison Stockman (Director) Please see bio
Orchard (with Christopher Henley); NETSAP
under leadership section.
Stage: What If. Staged Readings Director credits
A.J. Guban (Scenic/Lighting Designer) Please include Washington Shakespeare Company:
Abhigyan-Shakuntalam, Little Clay Cart, Bingo,
see bio under leadership section.
Ion, The Romans in Britain, Caesar and Cleopatra,
Measure for Measure; Kennedy Center (Page-toKendra Rai (Costume Designer) is an MFA
Stage Festival): Saboteur, Ham-Thello. Producing
graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Her
Director credits include Washington Shakespeare
designs have been seen on both coasts, including
Company: Private Lives, Caligula. Assistant
Constellation Theatre Company (Associate
Director credits include Washington Shakespeare
Artist), Adventure Theatre (Resident Artist),
Imagination Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Company: Richard II, Edward III, Macbeth; Scena
Theatre: The War of the Worlds; Studio Theatre:
ACA, University of Maryland School of Music,
The Pillowman. Namaste.
Pennsylvania State Theatre, Taproot Theatre, and
Seattle Shakespeare Company, among others. Bring
Amber Jackson (Assistant Director /
on the blue body paint!
Choreographer) is excited to back for this magical
Cheryl Ann Gnerlich (Production Manager play. This time she joins the Constellation team as
a proud Associate Artist, having also collaborated
/ Stage Manager) Please see bio under leadership
with the company in Women Beware Women (AD)
section.
and On the Razzle (choreographer). Still a newbie
town, Amber is so grateful for the opportunities
Gaurav Gopalan (Dramaturg) is a Foolish inAllison
has offered her with Constellation, as
Truth-Seeker. Theatre credits include Curator,
well her other local directing opportunities with
Staged Reading Festivals (Washington Shakespeare The SourceFest, Inkwell, Active Cultures, and
Company) “Best of the Brits” (Contemporary
Rorschach. She would like to thank her husband,
Creative Team
pit bull, red cowboy boots and sweet tea for their
support. www.amber-jackson.com
Jewell N. Fears (Assistant Stage Manager)
is extremely pleased to serve again as Assistant
Stage Manager for Constellation Theatre Company,
having worked on The Green Bird, On The Razzle,
Samina Vieth (Props Designer) is thrilled
and Women Beware Women. Recently she was the
to be working again with Constellation Theatre
Stage Manager and Props Master for The SAPAN
after Three Sisters, Women Beware Women and
Institute’s The Eleventh Face: Ravana’s Untold
The Green Bird. Other credits include The Folger
Story. Stage Manager credits include The In Series:
Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing; Pennsylvania
Maria La O & Pagliacci, Swingtime. She also
Shakespeare Festival: A Winter’s Tale, King
produced Freud Meets Girl for the Capital Fringe
Lear, 1776, The Complete Works of Shakespeare
(Abridged); The Lab Theatre (Florida): Yerma, The Festival. Jewell has worked in NYC as a Tour
Rocky Horror Picture Show, She Stoops to Conquer. Manager for various national recording labels, as
well as Production Manager for several productions
This summer she will return as Prop Master to the
in the area.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Samina has a
BFA in Theatre Design and Production from Drake
Daniel Flint (Technical Director) is back for
University and a MFA in Scenic Design from
The Ramayana after working on The Green Bird.
Florida State University.
He is an Acting Company member of Taffety Punk
Theatre Company and an Associate Artist and
Matthew R. Wilson* (Fight Director) is
Producer with Faction of Fools. While Daniel
currently directing Machiavelli’s The Mandrake
can be caught designing and building sets for his
with Faction of Fools—DC’s Commedia
favorite companies, he spends most of his time
dell’Arte theatre company. Delighted to return to
acting, writing and producing. Daniel’s recent
Constellation, Matt has previously choreographed
acting credits include The Shakespeare Theatre
fights for Women Beware Women and The Green
Bird (in which he also played the bouncy sausage- Company: All’s Well that Ends Well; Washington
Shakespeare Company’s Night and Day; Taffety
maker Truffaldino.) Other Fight Direction &
Punk (International Shakespeare Conference in
Movement includes Off-Broadway: A Touch of
Prague): Burn Your Bookes. Directing credits
the Poet (starring Daniel J. Travanti), The Bilbao
include Capitol Fringe Festival: Live Broadcast.
Effect. DC: Folger Theatre: Comedy of Errors;
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival: Scapin, Comedy
of Errors; Capital Fringe: Macbeth, ‘Tis Pity She’s Kat Lee (Assistant Stage Manager) is more
than thrilled to be working on her second show at
a Whore, The Fifth Musketeer, Hamlet. Matt and
Constellation, The Green Bird being her first. She is
his partner Casey Kaleba recently founded Tooth
currently studying Musical Theatre at The Catholic
& Claw Combat Arts: www.toothandclawcombat.
University of America. At CUA, Kat has been
com.
involved in many musical productions both on and
off the stage, including Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Die Fledermaus, NINE, and The Man of La Mancha.
Production Staff
Daina Cramer (Scenic Artist) is very excited
to be joining Constellation Theatre for another
production. Previous Constellation work includes
charge artist for The Green Bird and On The
Razzle and painter for Women Beware Women. She
graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University
with a degree in scenic design and technology and
has worked with various other theatres in the DC/
VA area.
Jeny Hall (Associate Production Manager/
Master Electrician) is excited to be continuing
her third season with Constellation. Formerly she
was the Master Electrician and Sound Technician
at The Studio Theatre. Currently she is also the
Master Electrician for GALA Hispanic Theatre at
The Tivoli Theatre and the Lighting Coordinator
at Georgetown Lower/Middle Day School. And of
course, she still carries her Bachelors of Science
in Marine Science with concentrations in Marine
Biology and Physical Oceanography and minors
in History and Geological Sciences from the
University of Maine around in her pocket.
Lindsey Ruehl (Audience Services Manager)
is a founding company member of Constellation
Theatre Company. Currently a staff member at
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, Lindsey has spent time locally with the
Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Studio Theatre,
and Rorschach Theatre. Lindsey is a graduate of the
Arden Theatre Company’s Professional Apprentice
Program and holds a degree in Theatre and Film
Studies from Bowling Green State University in
Ohio.
Anna St. Germain (Assistant Costume
Designer) is delighted to be working with
Constellation Theatre Company again on this
spectacular show. She has also worked with
Constellation for On the Razzle and The Green Bird.
In the daytime hours, she works as First Hand at the
Washington National Opera. She would like to thank
Kendra for letting her be a part of creating such
amazing magic and Mat for being so understanding
and supportive.
The Stars of Our Constellation
The artists of Constellation Theatre Company are sincerely grateful to the
following donors without whose support our work would not be possible.
This list acknowledges gifts received between July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is accurate. If your name is mispelled or omitted, please accept our apologies
and contact us at staff@constellationtheatre.org or 202-204-7741 so that we may correct the error.
$2,500+: Production Sponsor
Anonymous (5)
Peter Miller & Sara Cormeny
Allison Arkell Stockman
Peter & Dyson Stockman
$1,000+: Artistic Supporter
Anonymous (2)
Pierre Ausloos
Daniel Boettcher & Roy Englert
Alan M. King
Carl & Undine Nash
Victor Shargai
Robert Stockman
$500+: Supernova Sponsor
Barry & Marlene Atkinson
Margaret Ayres
Jeff & Carolyn Crooks
Steve Duffy
Janet Lee Gnerlich
Julie Jacobson
Ann Lewis
Lucinda Romberg
Gerard Widdicombe
$250+: Shining Star
Anonymous (5)
Steven S Attix
Maggie DiPentima Hedges
Lewis Freeman & Gretta Sandberg
Sheila Hennessey
Thomas Holzman & Alison Drucker
Rebecca Klemm
Sven Kraemer & Carla Hubner
Karen Mayers
Ellen McDougall
Michael David Merino
Louisa & Bill Newlin
Samuel & Marilyn Parke
Aron & Karen Primack
H. Rubenstein
Kris & Jim Ruehl
Pat Murphy Sheehy
Prof. Jonathan R Siegel
Jerome and Patti Sowalsky
Mr. William S. Thornhill Jr.
Julie Anne Watko
Terry Michael Wight
Christopher & Beverly With
$100+: Ensemble
Anonymous (9)
Merribel Ayres
Kenneth & Sheila Berman
Judith Bernardi
Donna Breslin
Susan Butler
Kathleen Carkuff
Lisa Carr
Dickson & Rives Carroll
Michael Connor
Dr. Edward E. Cragg
Melanie Brooks Dubois
Joy Dunkerley
Todd Feldman
Dr. Alison Fields
Tracy Fisher
Robert Fratkin
David Gaines
Anthony Garrett
William P. Garrity
Renee Gier
Ann Gilbert
Charles & Julie Gnerlich
Allen & Sarah Greenough
Shoshana Grove
Ellen Hanson
Matthew Haynie
Maria C. Higgins
Karen Hoerst & David Rosenblatt
Glen Howard
Anne Humpherys
Sarah B. Jencks
Michael Kaplan
James Kreger
Nick & Joan Ludlow
James & Irene MacDonald
Heidi Markovitz
Mary Lynne Martin
Anthony J. Mazzaschi
Susan McFadden
John M. McGraw
Marie McKenney Tavernini
Michael Merrick & Gabrielle
Gallegos
Michael Miller
Katherine Mineka
Hazel Moore
Gerald Musarra
Dr. Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols
Marc Okrand
Carlos Ortiz
Erik & Krista Pages
John Pagones
Katherine Power
Lutz Alexander Prager
David Rosenblatt
Joan H. Searby
Sarah Shortall
Richard Squires
Dr. Sherry M. Stephenson
Benjamin Swift
David Tannous
Tom Teasley
Eugene Versluysen
Alice P. Watson
Bill Wingate
Michael Yoch
$25+: Member
Anonymous (7)
Rita Abessinio
Adlai Amor
Mr & Mrs. B. Conn Anderson Jr.
Celia H. Arnaud
Steve Beall
Kirsten Becker
Mary M. Bird
Carla Boccella
Marilyn Bogner
Michael Lee Burke
Nicholas Butler
Betty Byrne
John and Ve Carkuff
Diane Carroad
Michael John Casey
Marilyn L. Charles
Elise Cleva
Bonnie R. Cohen
David S. Cutler
Sharon M. Daly
Robert Earl Davis
Carole Davis
Barbara J. Delaviez
Natalya Diaz
Charles Doe
Mary Doi
Grover Dunn
Paul Eckert
Robert Fehrenbach
David Ferris
Jim & Sandy Fitzpatrick
James G. Flahive
Victor A. Fung
Joseph Gangloff
Michael Gilpin
David Gossett
Busy Graham
Edward F. Gramlich
Theo Hadjimichael
Mr. Lawrence Hayes
Rachel Hecht
John H. Hendel
Judith A Henderson
Christopher A. Henley
Marie Himel
Sam & Genya Hopkins
Carol Hopson
Evelyn Hurwitz
Joan H. Jackson
James W. Johnson Jr.
The Stars of Our Constellation
RR Jolivet
Margaret C Jones
Joseph Joson
Dr. Zara Karabekian
Martha & Edward Karl
Peter & Cecelia Karpoff
Michael Kirshner
Debbie and Chris Kurz
Mary A. Lanigan
Robin Larkin
Allan Lefcowitz
Abel Lopez
Wendy Luke
Francene Machetto
Patrick Macrory
Cam Magee
Frank P. Mancino
Melissa A. Mcafee
Nancy & James Mcbride
Eileen McCarthy
Connie McGuire
Sandy R. Mckenzie
Samantha Merrick
Michael Morfit
Anthony Nelson
Lynn O’Connell
Anthony Ody
Ali Oliver
Gene & Ellery Owens
Richard Pelzman
Travis Ploeger
Barbara Porterfield
Joan Powers
Richard N Price
J. Ram Ray
Pam Raymond
Mariann Reddy
Bryan Rittenhouse
Edward Grossman & Rochelle
Stanfield
Emily Rogers
Mark Rosenman
Nancy Ross
Molly Ruppert
Hilary Russell
Barbara Ryland
Mindy R. Saslaw
John Schneider
Bob Scott
Jane Seegal
Adam Jonas Segaller
Robin Shuster
Catherine G. Smith
Leslie C. Taylor
Bonnie S Temple
Renate Wallenberg
Gregory A. Williams
Matthew & Sarah Wilson
Clare Wolfowitz
Diane Wood
Charles Wooldridge
Mary Ann Wren
Patricia K. Yates
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Jerome R. Andersen
Anne A Andrews
Matthew P. Bachand
Heather Benjamin
Pamela Burkhardt
Joan Terry Butler
Felipe Cabezas
Brendan Casey
Dr. Cynthia I. Cates
Kimberly Curtis
Carla Danziger
Virginia L. Dize
Richard Dunks
Ronald Edwards
Dr. John J. Fearnsides
Leigh Anna Fry
Carolyn G. Groce
Lisa Gill
Alice Goodman
Kate Greiner
Katherine Gribovsky
Karl Hamady
Cynthia S. Hildy
Naomi Jacobson
Clare Johnson
Nelson Kieff
Monika Krasowska
William Laxton
Jenifer Lippincott
Shari Logan
Johanna Mahon
Craig Allen Marina
Dareen & Frank McGloin
Indrani Mitra
Jay P. Moffat
Emily L. Morrison
Patricia Pride
Paul R. Grenier
Eric S. Riley
Jennifer Ruby
Mary Stuart Sierra
Phyllis Singer
Kathleen M. Smith
Monika Sosna
Michael Tolaydo
Dr. Cheryl B. Vann
Lilit A. Voskanyan
David Wickenden
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Lighting Designer credits at Constellation include: The Green Bird, On The Razzle, Women Beware
Women, The Ramayana, Three Sisters, A Flea In Her Ear, Crazyface, The Marriage of Figaro,
Temptation, The Oresteia, The Good Woman of Setzuan, The Arabian Nights, A Dream Play. A
freelance designer, he has designed for such companies as Opera Cleveland, Opera Theatre of Northern
Virginia, Opera Vivente, The Maryland Opera Studio, The Kennedy Center, The Washington Ballet,
Imagination Stage, Catholic University of America, Washington Shakespeare Company, The Huron
Playhouse, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Postal Museum, among others. He
has assisted on projects with the Washington National Opera, Baltimore Opera and Kentucky Opera.
A.J. earned his MFA in Lighting Design at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Cheryl Ann Gnerlich (Production Manager) is in her third season with Constellation Theatre.
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Allison Arkell Stockman (Founding Artistic Director) has directed Constellation’s productions
of A Dream Play, The Arabian Nights, The Good Woman of Setzuan, The Oresteia, Temptation, The
Marriage of Figaro, Crazyface, A Flea In Her Ear, Three Sisters, The Ramayana, Women Beware
Women and The Green Bird. Locally, Allison has directed productions for the In Series, Opera Theatre
of Northern Virginia, The Hatchery, Phoenix Theatre DC and Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
She has also served as an Assistant Director at Shakespeare Theatre Company and the Folger Theatre
and has directed workshops or staged readings for The Kennedy Center and Theater J. Allison is
the recipient of a Drama League Directing Fellowship and a member of the Lincoln Center Theater
Directors Lab. She earned her BA in Comparative Religion from Princeton and an MFA in Directing
from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. She would like to thank the designers, the cast and crew for
their creativity and her family and friends for their ongoing support.
A.J. Guban (Managing Direcor) has been part of Constellation from the beginning. Scenic/
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Stage Management credits include Constellation: The Green Bird, On The Razzle, Women Beware
Women, The Ramayana, Three Sisters, A Flea In Her Ear, Crazyface; Studio Theatre 2ndStage:
Fucking A, The Receptionist, A Beautiful View, All That I Will Ever Be; Virginia Shakespeare Festival:
Three Tall Women. She has been an Assistant Stage Manager for Constellation, Studio Theatre, Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company, and Light Opera Oklahoma. Cheryl has a B.S. in Biology from the
College of William and Mary.
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Become A Member & Join Our Constellation
Like bright lights in the dark sky, Constellation strives to illuminate life in
ways that are dynamic, compelling and relevant today. Your donation allows
us to continue creating the vibrant, epic, ensemble theatre that you enjoy.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Feel free to contact us for more information at 202-204-7741.
DONOR BENEFITS
All benefits are valid for one year from the date of contribution.
$25: MEMBER
*Invitation to member only events such as design presentations & other
meet-the-artist events
*Recognition in program and on web site
$100: ENSEMBLE
Above benefits plus:
*Invitation to all three pre-performance cocktail parties
*Ticket exchange privileges
$250: SHINING STAR
Above benefits plus:
*One complimentary pair of companion tickets to any performance this
season
$500: SUPERNOVA SPONSOR
Above benefits plus:
*Two tickets to one opening night of your choice
*Reserved seating
$1,000: ARTISTIC SPONSOR
Above benefits plus:
*An additional two tickets to an opening night of your choice (4 total)
$2,500: PRODUCTION SPONSOR
Above benefits plus:
*An additional two tickets to an opening night of your choice (6 total)
*Recognition in promotional materials for a single sponsored show
$5,000: SEASON SPONSOR
Above benefits plus:
*An additional six tickets to an opening night of your choice (12 total)
*Recognition in promotional materials for the season
$10,000+: DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Above benefits plus:
*Exclusive lunch or dinner with the founding Artistic Director, Allison
Arkell Stockman and up to three company artists of your choosing (subject to artist availability)