Beth Wilmurt, Director
Beth Wilmurt | Photo by Robbie Sweeny
Beth has been making theatre for the past 30 years, with Mark Jackson for 27, and at Shotgun for 16. In that time, she’s created three projects based on Three Sisters. By day, she leads choirs for older adults and children at the San Francisco Community Music Center. She likes cookies and cake. bethwilmurt.com
Mark Jackson, Director
Mark Jackson | Photo by Robbie Sweeny
Mark is a director, playwright, performer, and maker. His work in theatre, dance, and performance has been seen throughout the Bay Area, nationally, in the UK, Germany, and Japan. He’s grateful to have been working with Shotgun since 2003, when the company first rolled the dice on one of his ridiculous ideas, and he hopes to still be throwing the creative dice here in 100 years. markjackson-theatermaker.com
Beth & Mark’s Life and Work Together
Mark Jackson & Beth Wilmurt | Photo by Kyle Adler Photography
We began our collaboration as fellow students and actors in a college musical. We coupled up in 1992 and continued to work together as actor (Beth) and director/playwright (Mark) with our company, Art Street Theatre, from 1995 to 2004. Since then we’ve done projects for other companies like Shotgun, Aurora, and Z Space. Now Beth also directs and creates work herself, like her 2017 cabaret, OLGA: A FAREWELL CONCERT, commissioned by Aurora Theatre Company. We can’t seem to get away from Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS. The idea for KILL THE DEBBIE DOWNERS! came from a desire to explore Chekhov’s canvas-like characters in relation to the current, in-process, systemic social revolutions going on in America and the world.
Anton Chekhov, Playwright of Three Sisters
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in the small town of Taganrog, 600 miles south of Moscow. While in school, he began to show flair for writing—and for acting. Yet, in 1879, he moved to Moscow and enrolled in medical school. Chekhov filled his 44 years with numerous careers. While in medical school, he earned money from writing short stories. Although he is most familiar to us for his 14 plays, he also wrote over 200 short stories in his lifetime.
The Cast
Nathaniel Andalis, Solyony
Gabby Battista, Irina
Amanda Farbstein, Natasha
Sam Jackson, Olga
Erin Mei-Ling Stuart, Masha
Billy Raphael, Chebutykin
The Crew
Helen Frances, Wardrobe Supervisor
Anton Hedman, Sound Engineer
Mark Jackson, Co-Director
Devon LaBelle, Props Designer
Jessica McGovern, Production Assistant
Ray Oppenheimer, Lighting Designer
Alice Ruiz, Costume Designer
Muriel Shattuck, Stage Manager
Adeline Smith, Scenic Charge Painter
Caitlin Steinmann, Master Electrician
Mikiko Uesugi, Set Designer*
Beth Wilmurt, Co-Director
Sara Witsch, Sound Designer
*Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
The Sponsors
Production Sponsors
Al Hoffman & David Shepherd
Lynn MacDonald
Michael & Gretchen Schnitzer
Tamara White
2019 Season Sponsors
Kitty Bosher
DeYoe Wealth Management
Craig & Kathy Moody
Carol Amyx & Donald Kaufman
Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie
BiBi Tiphane
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
