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Dear Friends,

Welcome to North Coast Rep and the first production in our 27th Season, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. This show means a great deal to me

personally. My first experience with the show was in NYC – off Broadway at a theatre in Greenwich Village. I experienced the same kind of powerful intimacy in that theatre as we have here at North Coast Rep. Now I will see it once again, in the audience of an organization I have grown to treasure. With my life experiences and many memories held close, I shiver with anticipation in how these provocative and engaging songs will be received today. I am thrilled that David elected to launch the season with Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. I’ve no doubt that you will be thrilled too.

Thank you for being here today. We hope to see you again soon, and we hope to see you often.

Sincerely,

Dr. Allen MoffsonPresident, Board of Trustees

to Season 27!

Music Director:Steven Withers

Scenic Design: Marty Burnett

Light Design: Mike Buckley

Costume Design: Peter Herman

Sound Design: Chris Luessmann

Props and Set Dressing: Bonnie Durben

Assistant Director/Choreographer:Allison Bibicoff

Stage Manager: Elizabeth Stephens*

Production Assistant: Natashja Kelly

Production Manager: Aaron Rumley

*The actor or stage manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States

CastWoman 1 .............................Courtney Corey*Woman 2 ................................... Jenn Grinels*Man 1 ................................ Robert Grossman*Man 2 .......................................... Jason Maddy

MusiciansPiano ....................................Steven WithersPercussion ...................................Tom VersonBass ..................................... Fred Ubaldo, Jr.

Setting: The PresentThere will be one fifteen-minute intermission

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 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

ACT 11 Ca Va ........................................................................................... Jenn Grinels2 Marathon .......................................................................................................All3 Alone .............................................. Robert Grossman & Courtney Corey4 I Loved ........................................................................................ Jenn Grinels5 Jackie .................................................................................Robert Grossman6 No Love You’re Not Alone .............................................. Courtney Corey7 Bachelor’s Dance ..................................................................... Jason Maddy8 Madeleine ....................................................................... Jason Maddy & All9 Fanette ..............................................................................Robert Grossman10 Girls and Dogs ....................................Robert Grossman & Jason Maddy11 Marieke ................................................................................ Courtney Corey12 Statue ......................................................................................... Jason Maddy13 Timid Freida .................................................................... Jenn Grinels & All14 Amsterdam .............................................................Robert Grossman & All

ACT 215 The Bulls .......................................................................... Jason Maddy & All16 Ne Me Quitte Pas .................................................................... Jenn Grinels17 Mathilde ............................................................................Robert Grossman18 Brussels ............................................................................ Jenn Grinels & All19 Old Folks ................................................................... Courtney Corey & All20 Middle Class .......................................Robert Grossman & Jason Maddy21 Funeral Tango ...................................................................Robert Grossman22 My Death ............................................................... Courtney Corey and All23 Sons of -- .................................................................................... Jenn Grinels24 Songs for Old Lovers.....................................................Robert Grossman25 Next .............................................................................. Jason Maddy and All26 Carousel .................................................................... Courtney Corey & All27 If We Only Have Love ................................................................................All

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I first heard a recording of JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE

AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS in 1975. I was

fascinated, haunted, and amused by the passion and

truth that emanated from the songs. I proceeded to

purchase the two record LP set and wear it out during

the next few years. The more I listened, the more moved I became. These

songs were so funny! So sad. So hopeful. So true.

I bought the cassette of the show when my records would no longer play

and listened to it over and over again, and years later the cd recording.

The music has never felt dated or passé in any way. The relevancy of the

themes, the humor, and the insight strike me as truly today as they did

when I first listened. It’s no wonder the show has been produced steadily

over the past 40 years in numerous languages around the world.

Producing the show is a dream come true for me. Finding this amazing cast,

musicians, and designers has made the experience a true highlight.

I hope you enjoy our “carousel” ride as much as all of us have enjoyed

creating it.

Warmest regards,

David Ellenstein September 2008

Director’sNotes

Production made possible by the generosity of:

Allen and Judy Moffson

Thank you to Courtney Ames, Stefaan Kiebooms and the Marin Theatre Company. Special thanks to Alyza Russell.

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Eric Blau/Mort Shuman (Production Conception, English Lyrics & Additional Material) Mr. Blau is a distinguished novelist, poet, playwright and lyricist, a film scenarist, and a producer-director in theatre, films and television. He co-created the revolutionary mega-hit musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris now celebrating over 40 years of continuous worldwide performance. His novels have included “The Beggar’s Cup” and “The Keys to Billy Tillio,” which won the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allen Poe Award. Mr. Shuman was born in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrant parents and studied at the New York Conservatory. He started penning lyrics at 18 and found success when his songs such as “Surrender” were recorded by Elvis. In 1958, the songwriter met fellow white R&B devotee Doc Pomus and the two formed a successful songwriting partnership. Together the duo signed on as writers at the Brill Building, penning hits for the Drifters (“Sweets For My Sweet”), Elvis (“Little Sister”) and Dion and the Belmonts (“Teenager in Love”). Those early sixties songs represented the zenith of Shuman’s creative output, but he continued to write for Janis Joplin, Andy Williams and the Small Faces, among others. In 1966, Shuman had somewhat of an epiphany when he heard the work of Belgian composer Jacques Brel. He immediately moved to France and began translating Brel’s work into English. Shuman also became a star in his own right in France when several of his French language songs (filtered through a New York accent) became hits. In 1991, shortly before undertaking a musical based on his life, Shuman died at the age of 52 in a London hospital from complications due to a liver operation.

Jacques Brel (Composer) A singer, songwriter, actor, and the director of two films, Jacques Brel was an international star. As a musician, the native of Brussels was known for writing poetic songs protesting the power of the bourgeoisie and for those paying tribute to his beloved Belgium. In 1966, Brel created his famed stage show, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. That same year, Brel ended his singing career and became an actor. He made his directorial debut in 1972 with Franz, a serio-comic love story in which he also starred. The film received critical praise, but was a box-office failure. The following year, Brel directed Le Far West (1973), a lighthearted portrait of those seeking to create the Old West in modern America. Brel’s portrayal of Native Americans caused controversy and this film also did poorly. Though he continued his acting career through the mid-’70s, he never directed again. Jacques Brel died of lung cancer in 1979 at the age of 49.

David Ellenstein (Director) See page 15 for David Ellenstein’s complete bio.

Courtney Corey* (Woman 1) Ms. Corey is thrilled to make her North Coast Rep debut, having just come from the original L.A. Company of Wicked, in which she performed the role of Elphaba as an understudy, and was a featured soloist in the ensemble. Recently seen in the revival of The Wiz at the La Jolla Playhouse, Courtney has performed in the original Chicago Company of Wicked, the 1st and 2nd National (Equity) Tours of Rent (Maureen), and Shear Madness with Miracle Theatre Productions in San Diego (Barbara DeMarco). She is a lecturer at SDSU, as well as a private

coach. Courtney would like to thank her husband and son.

Jenn Grinels* (Woman 2) Jenn Grinels returns to San Diego after spending the last 10 months on the road with her guitar. Prior to her cross country tour, you may remember her as the gal who played original music in the North Coast Rep Café after performances of Honky Tonk Angels (Swing). Jenn also appeared in Back to Bacharach at North Coast Rep as well as numerous shows with the Welk Resort Theatre, Theatre in Old Town (Robbie Nomination - Janis Joplin, Beehive), San Diego Rep, Moonlight Amphitheatre and CCT (Billie Award - The Narrator, Joseph and the

Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). She is a 2007 Honoring Acoustic Talent Award Winner - Best Performer and Best Vocalist and will be performing her original music in the North Coast Rep cafe after selected performances. Her critically acclaimed album Little Words is available for purchase in the lobby or on her website www.jenngrinels.com

Robert Grossman* (Man 1) North Coast Repertory credits: Principal roles in The Chosen, Breaking Legs, Uneasy Chair, Tuesdays with Morrie, Halpern & Johnson, Dracula. Most recently: In Ann Arbor, MI, Athol Fugard’s Exits & Entrances as “Andre Hugenet”. Grossman has been an urban folksinger since his teens and is a one time Elektra recording artist. His most recent recording is on sale in the North Coast Repertory Theatre Café.

Jason Maddy (Man 2) Jason received his MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Locally, Jason has performed with Premiere Productions, The Welk Resort Theatre, San Diego Musical Theatre, Moonlight Stage Productions and North Coast Repertory Theatre. Regional credits include the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Theatrical Arts International Productions and Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Favorite roles include Iago in Othello and Touchstone in As You Like It.

Steven Withers (Piano/Musical Director) Steven Withers, of San Diego, graduate Point Loma High School. University of Cincinnati’s College/Conservatory 1980-85. Local: Forever Plaid (Theater in Old Town 1995-1998). Tour: An Evening With Michael Crawford (1998): 30 venues including Radio City Music Hall, Hollywood Bowl, and The View with Barbara Walters. Live CD: An Evening With Michael Crawford (Atlantic Records). Regional: Jane Eyre (La Jolla Playhouse 1999), The Full Monty (Old Globe 2000). Broadway: Jane Eyre (2000-2001). Original Broadway Cast album: Jane

Eyre (Sony Classical). Workshops: A Man Of No Importance (Lincoln Center Theater), Daddy-Long-Legs, David Parsons Dance, London (2002) and New York (2003). Music Director: It’s A Fabulous Life! (Diversionary Theatre 2006), GMCSD’s Swell! (2007), The Big Bang (North Coast Rep 2008). Appointed lecturer at SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Dance (2008). Coupled with Marc d’Hondt (Stepping Stone) since 1993.

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Allison Bibicoff (Assistant Director/Choreographer) Allison is honored to work with the fantastic folks at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Associate producer & assistant choreographer for current Broadway hit Xanadu. Producer & choreographer for Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (regional tour). Director & choreographer: Rogers & Hammerstein’s Some Enchanted Evening (International Tour), Smokey Joe’s Café, Joseph and…, The Pajama Game - executive produced by Broadway legend John Raitt. Choreographer: Tales of Tinseltown (LA Premiere), 1940’s Radio Hour,

Company, ESL (Feature Film); Asst. Director: Jules Aaron (Ballyhoo, La Mirada; Jesus’ Kid Brother, ICT), Gordon Hunt (Camelot starring Jeremy Irons, Hollywood Bowl). Observer to Kathleen Marshall (Applause starring Christine Ebersole). www.AllicatProductions.com

Tom Verson (Percussion) I’m very happy to be returning to the North Coast Rep for this production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, it was just a couple of years ago that I was here performing in Back to Bacharach; time flies! North Coast Repertory Theatre’s intimate space makes this venue particularly enjoyable to work at and the audience is simply the best San Diego has to offer. Other shows I have drummed for include, Suds, Six Women with Brain Death, Menopause the Musical, Boomers, Dixie Highway, Secret Garden. Welcome to the show.

Fred Ubaldo, Jr. (Bass) Fred Ubaldo, Jr. has performed jazz, Latin and pop music since the 80s. The many acts that he has accompanied include Cab Calloway, Frankie Laine, Michael Crawford, Petula Clark, Thelma Houston and Clay Aiken. Also, a wide variety of shows, from South Pacific to Hair to Evita to Elton John’s Aida. He was recently at the North Coast Rep in Back To Bacharach and David and The Life And Loves of Dinah Washington.

Lindsey Duoos Gearhart (Understudy - Woman 1 & 2) Lindsey Duoos Gearhart is excited to be back at North Coast Repertory Theatre where she was last seen in Baby. Other recent credits include Guys and Dolls (Moonlight), Bye Bye Birdie (San Diego Musical Theatre), Miss Strict in Zombie Prom and Pennywise in Urinetown (SDSU). Lindsey recently directed Stone Soup Theatre’s critically-acclaimed production of tick, tick...BOOM! and will be directing the new musical Backwater Blues this fall at Compass Theatre. BA in Theatre, University of Southern California; MFA in

Musical Theatre, San Diego State University.

Design TeamMarty Burnett (Scenic Design) Designs for North Coast Rep are the last 113 shows. Mr. Burnett has designed sets for the Union Plaza, Sahara, and Hacienda Hotels and Casinos in Las Vegas. Harrahs Lake Tahoe. The Claridge Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The Grand Hotel in Anaheim and The Drury Lane in Chicago. He just completed designing Alexandros, a world premier play at the Laguna Playhouse. Mr. Burnett is the resident designer and technical director at North Coast Rep.

Mike Buckley (Light Design) Mike is pleased to be working with North Coast Repertory Theatre again, having previously designed Einstein Comes Through, The Fantasticks and

last season’s Honky Tonk Angels. You can currently see Mike’s set designs for I Love A Piano at the Welk Resort Theatre, Boomers at The Horton Grand Theatre and The Light In The Piazza at Lamb’s Players. Mike has received four Patté Awards and two San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards

Peter Herman (Costume Design) Peter Herman recently designed the creative costumes for our last production of Madagascar. His previous work for North Coast Rep includes the wig and hair designs he has done for Honky Tonk Angels, Dracula, No Way to Treat A Lady, Travesties and The Big Bang. Peter has previously done costume designs for various theater and opera companies, as well as television shows and movies all over the United States. Peter currently teaches makeup and wig design at San Diego State University.

Chris Luessmann (Sound Designer / Projection Designer) Leading Ladies, Dracula, Baby, A Shayna Maidel, The Big Bang and Madagascar (North Coast Repertory Theatre) Los Angeles: George Furth’s Sex, Sex, Sex… (Actor’s Studio.) Company (UCLA.) Mourning Becomes Electra (Interact.) San Diego: Hay Fever, I Do, I Do, Little Shop of Horrors, and Magic Fire (Moonlight Stg. Prod.) Das Barbecu, Too Old for the Chorus, and Forbidden Broadway SVU (Miracle Theatre Prod.) South Pacific (Lambs Players.) Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (La Jolla Playhouse.) UCSD: Angels in America, Full Circle, Eurydice, Blood Wedding, Labyrinth of Desire, Cabaret, Tango, and Skin of Our Teeth. Chris holds his BA from UCLA, and is pursuing his MFA at UCSD.

Bonnie Durben (Props and Set Dressing) Bonnie is the resident Props Designer and Set Dresser for North Coast Repertory Theatre. She is also the Resident Props Artist forCygnet Theatre. A member of the Set Dressers Society of America. Recent North Coast Rep productions include: The Big Bang, Mornings At Seven, String of Pearls and Honky Tonk Angels. In other venues: A Little Night Music, Fences , Once upon a Mattress, West Side Story, You Never Can Tell. Independent Films include The Street Sweeper and Ready? OK!.

CrewAaron Rumley* (Production Manager) North Coast Repertory Theatre: Madagascar, Morning’s At Seven, String of Pearls, Dracula, Rashomon, Wit, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Leading Ladies, Collected Stories, Halpern & Johnson, Romeo and Juliet, The Bungler, The Chosen, A Life in the Theatre and The Rainmaker. North Carolina Theatre: Talley’s Folly, Picnic, The Miser and On Golden Pond. Aaron received a B.A. in Theatre from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and is the production manager at the North Coast Repertory Theatre. Aaron is a Member of Actors’ Equity.

Elizabeth Stephens* (Stage Manager) Elizabeth is pleased to be returning to North Coast Repertory Theatre. She has stage managed locally for The Old Globe Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company. Elizabeth was the Production Stage Manager for the San Diego Symphony for four years. She has also stage managed for the Pasadena Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company and the Acting Company.

Natashja Kelly (Production Assistant) Natashja is happy to be returning to North Coast Repertory Theatre. She is a graduate from San Diego State University with a Theatre major & an Environment and Society minor. She has managed with Starlight Theatre, Lyric Opera San Diego, SDSU Opera Theater, Jean Issacs San Diego Dance Theater, The Playwright’s Project, The Old Globe and here. She would like to graciously thank all the people that have made such a difference in her life including her close family, friends and mentors.

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Born into a theatrical family, David has worked in theatres across the country. Before joining North Coast Rep in 2003 he served as Artistic Director for the Los Angeles Repertory Company and the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (AJTC). A veteran of over 100 theatrical productions, directorial favorites include: North Coast Rep – Madagascar, A Shayna Maidel, The Honky Tonk Angels, Rashomon, A Moon for the Misbegotten; Tuesdays With Morrie; Collected Stories; Halpern and Johnson; Romeo and Juliet; Amy’s View; Einstein Comes Through (also co-author); The Chosen; A Life in the Theatre; Story Theatre and Charley’s Aunt. Coconut Grove Playhouse - Sonia Flew starring Lucy Arnaz; Halpern and Johnson starring Hal Linden and Brian Murray. Papermill Playhouse - The Chosen starring Theodore Bikel and John Lloyd Young. Renaissance Theatre - Long Days Journey Into Night. Alabama Shakespeare Festival - Rocket City (world premiere) and Honky Tonk Angels. Laguna Playhouse - Alexandros (world premiere). Southwest Shakespeare Company - Cyrano de Bergerac. AJTC - Awake and Sing. Meadow Brook Theatre - A Christmas Carol. Pirate Playhouse - Old Wicked Songs and Talley’s Folly. Kingsmen Shakespeare - Hamlet. Portland Rep - Conversations With My Father and Gaslamp Quarter Theatre - A Shayna Maidel Favorite roles as an actor include title roles in Hamlet at Los Angeles Theatre Center and Los Angeles Repertory Company; Richard III at California Shakespeare Festival; Einstein in Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Laguna Playhouse; Calisto in The Illusion and Harker in Dracula at the Arizona Theatre Company; Jonathan in Sight Unseen at North Coast Rep and Portland Repertory Theatre; Stanley in Broadway Bound at Alaska Repertory Theatre and Scoop in the Heidi Chronicles and John in A Life In The Theatre at Gaslamp Quarter Theatre.

Film and television credits include over three dozen roles including Star Trek IV, The Practice, Foul Play, Christine Cromwell, Renegade, Eight is Enough, and General Hospital. David has also been guest faculty for numerous universities including California State Northridge, Cal Arts, and Shakespeare workshops privately. David lives with his beautiful wife Denise and their amazing sons Jamie and Will.

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David EllensteinProducing Artistic Director

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About North Coast Repertory Theatre

Our mission is to create a platform where artist and audience thrive through the intimacy of live theatre, recognizing the power of theatre to challenge complacency, revitalize the imagination, nurture the unexpected and embrace

the variety and diversity in our lives. North Coast Repertory Theatre is one of San Diego’s preeminent performing arts organizations offering award-winning theatre in an intimate setting. First established by Tom & Olive Blakistone of Solana Beach, North Coast Rep now touches a wide array of communities across the county with our mainstage productions, The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep educational and outreach programs, New Works @ North Coast Rep readings, and special event presentations. North Coast Rep is currently in our 26th production season. Governed by a Board of Trustees and led by Producing Artistic Director David Ellenstein, we invite you to continue to experience the magic on our stage and grow with us during this exciting time in the theatre’s history.

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information about membership, upcoming special events, or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Karen

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Martin & Cynthia DavisIra & Noddy EpsteinSteve Flynn & Kathleen Bell FlynnJeff & Sheila LipinskyJay & Julie SarnoMandell Weiss Charitable TrustHolly Smith JonesThe Step Family FoundationChuck & Judy WheatleySheryl & Harvey P. White

Touch of 10 DonorsLou & Sharon AlixCarolyn & Walt AllingtonHelene AndersonSusan AngeloMrs. Linda ArmstrongJanet ArnoldMarjorie G. BasnightWarren & Sona BeckerJerry & Paulette BeginKaren BeginSanford BennettLewis & Sally BilligChuck & Marilyn BohleJenard & Ronna BrennerJohn ByrneCarol Childs & Peter HouseJan & Alvin ClavinConnie CoeChuck & Mary ContrerasFred CoopersmithJames & Verda CorgillJane CouttsLois DarisDonald & Alice DavisAnonymousBetty DowlingAllan & Sandy EdwinDavid Ellenstein & Denise YoungSylvia EnriqueBill & Lori EppichIlse EpprechtSuzanne & Greg FarrandGaidi FinnieMarlene S. FischerBrendan FordPauline FormanRoy & Charlotte FunkPaul E. & Carolyn GarnerBill & Ann GawArthur & Maxine GellerThe Gillies Family

Nedra Z. Glasser, PhDFran & Bob GoldsteinLorna & Stuart GoodmanFern L. GordonJessica HanleyJim & Pat HansenJill HansenDavid HayJason HeilBob & Rose Marie HellingHarvey & Randi HelselJohn HerzogJulie HillLeonard & Elaine HirschRobert HymanJohn & Gwendolyn JansmaRobert JonesRoger & Katie KingstonVictor & Joan KramerMonique KunewalderAnonymousElaine LandauPhyllis A. LarsenAnonymousSamuel Lipman & Jill GormleyEric & Suellen LodgeAnonymousJoan & Frank MarcheseAlbert & Jorie MarkJames & Lydia MartinChris MerstenNancy MeynMaurice & Ree MillerArnold MittelmanAlice MorawetzDeirdre MorrisSusan MuhaBridget MurphyRon NewellKathleen Norris & Philip Es-bensenAnne & Donald Omsted

Anne PattonHarriet PellarIla PielPeter & Jane PolgarGideon RappaportGerry & Mel RaynesAdam & Marti RosenbergCarol & Garry RosenbergRichard & Jeri RovsekJames Royle, Jr.Lila SacksAnonymousMartin & Patricia SchwartzBarbara & Eugene SchwartzDorothy & Alfred SieselKathryn SimmonsJohn Hall & Hinde SocolHerbert StarkBob & Nancy StauberStanley & Ann SteinAnonymousDianne R. SullivanWilliam & Marybeth ThayerMary M. ThompsonEva TriegerRobert UppSamuel Van ArsdellPerry & Helen VexlerNorman C. & Patricia WalkerSally WardSheldon WeinsteinMatthew WienerSally WiliamsStephanie WillinJoel WismerMartha WitzDorothy B. WoodAnonymousCandace Young-SchultAnonymous

List as of August 25, 2008

Playwright’s Circle ($5,000+)Carol Childs & Peter HouseD’Augustine Family FoundationSam De LucaFieldstone FoundationSamuel & Katherine French FundLeonard & Elaine HirschLuis, Sally, & David MaizelK.F. & H.G. Montgomery FoundationRoger & Nancy MooreTom & Pat NickolsThe Tedesco FamilyJoanne WarrenWilliam & Bobbi Warren

Director’s Circle ($1,000+)Ted AroneyArthur & Darlene BauerBruce & Mary BerendTom & Olive BlakistoneArthur BrodyIlana BrownTodd & Debby BuchholzSteve ChapmanShelia & Carlos ChueCity of Solana BeachCarol & Jack ClarkThe Helen K. & James S. Copley FoundationDave & Sandy CoxMichael Crespy & Mary CourtneyDramatists Guild FundDevora & Ron EisenbergDavid Ellenstein & Denise YoungRoss & Mary Kay GilbertThe Gold DiggersThe Carole & Howard Goldfeder Fund At the San Diego FoundationTom & Donna GolichThe Gonda Family FoundationHerman & Jean Gordon Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationChuck Cuccaro & Ana Maria GraceJerry & Jill HallSalah HassaneinHeidi & Dave HodgesAmy Horne, Douglas Loeser & Eva LoeserAnonymous

Peter & Joanne JankowskiTed JonesHarv & Nancy* KauffmanChuck & Judith WheatleyEdward T. KochMarian KreschGeraldine E. LamkinSharon & Richard LeibCapt. & Mrs. Daniel A. LewisAnna E. LillianSteve Lipinsky & Christy YaelDr. Stuart & Lisa LiptonFrank & Brooke Lo PresteKathy MahoneyDr. Marianne McDonaldLynne Merchant & Dr. Richard CarpenterThe Catheryn Christiansen FoundationJere & Joyce OrenOttenstein Family FoundationJeff & Dori PattersonDavid RaneBetty Ann RobinsonAdam & Marti RosenbergRichard & Jeri RovsekHon. H. Lee & Marjorie SarokinAl & Ann SchlegelDonald & Darlene ShileyDon & Gayle SlateThe Estate of Alice Stanton SerraoJerry & Sharon SteinJeanette StevensTheatre Communications GroupDr. Lawrence & Carol VeitArthur & Molli WagnerMartin & Valerie WebsterAlvin & Geraldine Baileys FoundationDavid Welborn & Ann Hunter WelbornMayra WiessnerMartha WitzWilliam Woolson & Lisa Ross-WoolsonDr. Mary YangNorm & Leslie Zwail

Actor’s Circle ($500+)Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.Richard AddessoHarold & Beverly Agnew

AnonymousDr. Stephen & Carol BairdLaVerne & Blaine Briggs Donor Advised Fund At the Rancho Santa Fe FoundationJohn ByrneFrank & Nanette CaldararoHoward & Toby CohenLinda CostelloGigi CramerSully & Barbara FarfelDr. Leonard & Susan GlassLynn & Dick GordonTim HaidingerJanette HodgesMr. & Mrs. Gabriel HrabBertrand HugFrances HunterDea & Osborn HurstonSue & Ara KaloustianDenise C. KimballMs. Robin J. LipmanMr. & Mrs. Donald S. MacKinnonJohnny MahJames & Lydia MartinStanford & Marlyn MilbergerLinda & Frederick MilesD. Candis Paule & Robert MayFreda & Joseph ReidScott RogersLinda SarnowskyStephen & Jill SeagrenRichard Shapiro & Marsha JangerRick SimasJohn TellierEva TriegerRichard & Susan UlevitchLynne van TriesteAndrea WaddsCharles & Sheila WilsonAnnette Winter & Joel Hepner

Star ($250+)David & Annette AlpertMr. & Mrs. Craig S. AndrewsPhillip & Mary AranaShirley ArmsMrs. Kimberly A. AyresMs. Eva E. BarnesAndrew Barnicle & Sara Morrison BarnicleFredrick BennettMaya Binun & Mark Laffoon

Mrs. Maureen A. BlackmoreChuck & Marilyn BohleMr. & Mrs. Jack & Miriam BreyerAndy & Sally BuffingtonJim BurnetThomas CarrTibe CarterDenia & John ChaseLinda Chester & Kenneth RindBev ConnerMrs. Dawn A. DavidsonJoan M. DavisDel Mar Thoroughbred ClubAlice DoddEdward & Jacquelyn EgintonRichard EngelbergThe Friedman Family Foundation - Arthur & Barbara FriedmanPeter & Christine GaultBill & Ann GawWayne & Patti GermainRon & Debra GreenspanJoan & Bill HusenRobert HymanJohn & Sondra JohnsonVirginia B. JordanJan Ann KahlerHon. Joe & Mary KellejianLinda & Frederick MilesJames M. MallickMrs. Bobbi MarinJohn F. McGuire, Jr.Maurice & Ree MillerPeter MurphyJudge & Mrs. A.V. NigroSteve & Carole PapadopoulosMorton & Carol PrimeKaren RamsdellDr. Richard & Laura RappaportMayor Dave Roberts & FamilyWilfred M. Roof & Janet A. Roof FoundationJeffrey W. SchemmelAna Belle SchockMarilies SchoepflinBarbara & Eugene SchwartzVince ScorsoneSue K. ScottStanley & Ann SteinDianne R. SullivanEllen Thomas Memorial Fund at Coastal Community Foundation

Ms. Julie ThomasJohn & Patricia ThomasMs. Carol W. ThompsonDr. & Mrs. John TromboldJoan WaferRon & Pat WainerNorman C. & Patricia WalkerBarbara WardBruce & Florence Warnock

Cameo ($100+)Mrs. Eileen M. AckermanSandra Adams-CreaturaJon & Sunny Allen-RombergBrenda & Al AndersonSusan AngeloTodd AnsonJanet ArnoldLynn BadgerMr. Christopher BeachVictoria BelinskyNicol J. BellWalter & Luba BerkAnonymousMarybeth Bielawski-DeleoLewis & Sally BilligIrene BiroSusie BoardmanDotte BordinPamela BoyntonMs. Karen BraileanThomas & Barbara BrothertonSpencer BurkholzCarol Dickinson CarrJanet CaulkRebecca & John S. ChamberlainThomas ChapmanAnita CharneyDebra ClemensJed & Bobbie CohenBarbara H. CohenJohn & Betty CollarThomas & Suzanna CooperPhyllis CowellSteve CoyneAl CuevasCandace Curlee & Debra DominskiEric & Linda DanielsMs. Victoria DanzigKathy DavidsonAnonymousHoward DixonTom & Michelle DorosewiczBetty DowlingEdith & Ed DrcarRobert Dugan

Vivien M. DuncanGary & Karin EasthamMyrna & Bill EastwoodMr. Mike EcksRev. Walter EdelmanRay & Ruby EdmanMarion EggertsenMichael ElmerHelen EmmersonIlse EpprechtGilbert & Ermelinda EsquibelMrs. Leslie EvansMrs. Susan K. FancherMorey FeldmanTracy & Stanley FeldsottJeff FellenzerJean FenleyPhilip & Ravella Singer FenningJudy & Lou FerreroChristina FinkMarlene S. FischerThomas FlanaganMickey & Jeanne FlynnFred & Jacquie ForesterBarbara & Harrison FrankMurray & Frances FreimanDr. Joseph & Beverly FremontBill FriederRoy & Charlotte FunkFerdinand GasangArthur & Maxine GellerJoel & Judith GerberTim GilpinRobert & Wilhemina GinavenEleanor GirardRamon B. GlinerMaury & Helen GoosenbergGerald & June GottleibSusan M. GrahamJocye GrecoSanford & Joanne GruskinTheodore GrygaAlfred & Betty HaboushPaul & Nancy HackertDavid & Susan HagstromLisa A. HardenBernard & June HarlandBarbara HarpellChuck HassiMrs. Nancy A. HeinrichDagmar HelgagerLeslie HendricksonK. William HessMrs. Marsha S. HesterJulie HillMr. & Mrs. Charles J. Hoadley

Victoria HolmanKonnie HortonMrs. Candace A. HumberDawn & John HummelPatrick HurleyBob JacobsNancy B. JamesJohn & Gwendolyn JansmaAnonymousPelham JollyTony & Joyce JosephJoan H. KaestnerTed & Trina KaplanMrs. Louise D. KaschLorraine KentBarbara KentJim & Joanne KinghornRoger & Katie KingstonCarla KirbyCharles KleinAnonymousLinda KleinmanMaren Kroger-DiamondDon KynastonLa Vida Del Mar Retirement CommunityPhyllis A. LarsenDr. Joan Forrest & Dr. Michael LatzMichael & Sherrie LaverRhoda LemleinRalph & Phyllis LevinDavid & Estelle LevyDiane R. LidmanArthur & Anni LipperMr. John G. LockwoodAnonymousGary MacekMichael & Barbara MakayAnonymousRick ManoogianDr. Eric & Rene MarcusAlbert & Jorie MarkCarroll & M.E. MarshallHarold & Marjory MattlyLaura MayerJim McGuireMr. & Mrs. William McNallyChris MerstenKenneth & Shelah MichaelKenneth MillerGene & Ruth MitchellArnold MittelmanDr. Richard & Frances MooreKaren MortensenWilliam MossAnonymousDana MuellerGerhard & Coralie Mueller

Susan MuhaEsther NahamaJames & Kathalyn NelsonRon NewellDr. David & Marlene NourokHoney NovakAlec & Mary OberschmidtHeather M. OonkWilliam OwenGail J. OyerMrs. Morgan PalmaDennis ParroneJohn PaxtonMr. John PayneRandy & Donna PetersonAlice PickerKelly Pino & Robert GrossmanJanet PlacidoPeter & Jane PolgarEric PoppickMerlin & Margaret PuckJay PulisPhil M. RameyMarvin & Margaret ReadJudith L. RehfeldElmer & Lorraine ReichGary RinehartRobinson Family TrustJean C. RodinJoji RojeckDiane RolandDonald & Nancy RossLorna RossJack & Adrienne SamuelsRobert & Barbara SandisonMr. & Mrs. Jeff SarokinMr. & Mrs. Herb & Carolyn SchaerChristina SchiffmanPat & Margaret SchlesingerJohn SchmaussLinda SchoolerMartin & Patricia SchwartzTracy L. ScuttiSteve SeaborgAnonymousJocelyn SeamansThomas & Anne SergottCarole & Robert SerlingSalim & Francoise ShahHarold ShilbergMarguerite ShimmonsJill & Bert ShureLenard SimonEsther SingerStuart & Carol SmithBrian SorlieKathi Stanley

Martin Staubus & Elaine DodgeRuth SternMrs. Debra J. StichDavid & Jan StormoenGwen StoughtonDavid & Heidi StrausJoyce R. & Edward M. StraussShelby StrongAnonymousMarilyn SweeneyPhyllis TabakVern & Katharine TaylorMichael & Kym TedescoDoris TeichWilliam & Marybeth ThayerJaraldine ThirlowayJ. Reed & Solange ThompsonJohanna ThompsonMrs. Deborah TorbatiRichard & Denise TverdochJoe & Terrel TyraConnie UngerRobert UppJanis VanderfordMadeleine E. VastineDr. Cynthia VeliquetteKen & Linda WassermanKenneth & Elaine WatsonDr. & Mrs. Steven WeberMargaret & Charles WeigandCathy & John WeilJeff & Esther WeiselHenry West & FamilyRichard & Marlene WestMary WestgateDr. Steve & Lynne WheelerBud & Diane WhiteAnnetta WhitemanEugene & Irene WirzWilliam F. & Nora D. WolffNathan WolfsteinVictor & Dolly WooWayne WoodsKaren L. WroanMr. Gerald O. YahrBeryl YoungPerrin ZamarripaDaphna ZeilingoldPam Zimbalist

List as of August 25, 2008* denotes a theatre lover

no longer with us.

Thank youNorth Coast Rep Business MembersPlease join us in thanking the following businesses

for their support in our membership program:

North Coast RepBoard of Trustees

Dr. Allen Moffson • PresidentJay Sarno • 1st Vice PresidentHannah Step • Vice PresidentBill Woolson • Vice President

Tom Nickols • TreasurerHolly Smith Jones • Secretary

Stella BologIlana Brown Shelia Chue

Marion Dodson David Ellenstein

Ira Epstein Heidi Hodges

Lisa Lipton Lynne Merchant

Al SchlegelMarilyn Tedesco

Bobbi WarrenMary Yang

Jeff Kane • Trustee Emeritus

President’sAdvisory Council

Kathleen Bell FlynnSteve Flynn

Sean MacLeod

Founders

Olive BlakistoneArtistic Director Emeritus

Tom Blakistone Trustee Emeritus

Producer’s Circle ($10,000+)

American AssetsKSON

North County TimesU.S. Bank

Playwright’s Circle ($5,000+)DMY Studio

Holland America LineParadise Grille

Red Tracton’s RestaurantSony Electronics Inc.

Stone Brewing Co.

Director’s Circle ($1,000+)1st Pacific Bank

CLARITASCush Family Foundation

Image EntertainmentKFMB

The Mailing GroupSan Diego National Bank

Designer’s Circle ($500+)Brigantine Family of Restaurants

Naked CafeTemecula Valley Bank

List as of August 25, 2008

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