‘Art’
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Cast & Creatives

The Cast

Woody Harper

is delighted to be back with the Shotgun Players, after performing as Bottom in last year’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. All the love to his girlfriend (Julie), his father (whom you no doubt have already met), his dogs (both living and dead), and every single person involved in “Art”… including you!

Woody Harper

Yvan

Benoît Monin

is thrilled to be making his Shotgun début. He is an award-nominated stage actor and improviser trained at BATS Improv, American Conservatory Theater, Shakespeare & Co., and Princeton University (PhD, Psychology). Recent collaborations include We Players, Oakland Theater Project, and RagTag Improv. Benoît is a member of La Lengua Teatro en Español and co-founder of La Compagnie Carmina. More at www.benoitmonin.com

Benoît Monin

Serge

David Sinaiko

David Sinaiko, He/Him (Marc) returns to Shotgun after appearing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; Hamlet; The Village Bike; Antigonick; and Arcadia. Other credits: The Antipodes with ARC; The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Murder On The Orient Express at Houston’s Alley Theatre; many plays at Cutting Ball; SF Playhouse; Golden Thread; Crowded Fire among other great Bay Area theaters; was a founder of Chicago’s acclaimed New Crime Productions.

David Sinaiko

Marc

Cast & Creatives

The Creative team

YASMINA REZA

Yasmina Reza (Playwright) is a French playwright and novelist, based in Paris, whose works have all been multi-award-winning, critical and popular international successes, produced worldwide and translated into 35 languages. She has written seven plays (Conversations After a Burial, The Passage of Winter, ‘Art’, The Unexpected Man, Life X 3, A Spanish Play, God of Carnage, How You Talk the Game) and 6 novels (“Hammerklavier,” “Une Desolation (Desolation),” “Adam Haberberg,” “Dans la Luge d’Arthur Schopenhauer,” “Nulle Part” and “L’Aube, le Soir ou la Nuit (Dawn Dusk or Night)”). Films include: “Le Pique-Nique de Lulu Kreutz,” directed by Didier Martiny and “Chicas,” written and directed by the author.

YASMINA REZA

Playwright

CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON

Christopher Hampton’s plays, musicals and translations have so far garnered four Tony Awards, three Olivier Awards, five Evening Standard Awards and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award; prizes for his film and television work include an Oscar, two BAFTAs, a Writers’ Guild of America Award, the Prix Italia, a Special Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year, and The Collateral Award at the Venice Film Festival for Best Literary Adaptation.

CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON

Translator

EMILIE WHELAN

Emilie Whelan is a director/actor/arts organizer in the bay area. Recent bay area credits include Kushner’s Angels in America, Martyna Majok’s The Cost of Living, Taylor Mac’s Gary, Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s Georgianna & Kitty, Macbeth, A Streetcar Named Desire, Romeo and Juliet. She is the Director of Advancement with West Edge Opera with a focus on developing new operatic works.

EMILIE WHELAN

Director

She/Her

RAY ARCHIE

Principal Sound Alchemist of Brooklyn Sound Lab, Ray meets
musical virtuosity with technical innovation. A multi-instrumentalist
who has performed internationally with Leonard Bernstein and leading
orchestras, Ray combines classical, jazz, rock, and hip-hop with decades of
studio expertise. His blend of performance and technology—including his
role building one of the largest streaming networks at CBS —is an
unparalleled creative partner delivering excellence and precision.

RAY ARCHIE

Composer & Sound Designer

He/Him

LATIECE BROWN

Latiece is an Assistant Stage Manager, Stagehand, and multimedia profes- sional from San Francisco with experience in theater, film, and live events. She has worked with organizations like A.C.T. and Crowded Fire Theater. Latiece hosts and curates a growing virtual reality BIPOC art and film com- munity in the metaverse called, The Pink Screen VR. She is also a graduate of Norfolk State University in Virginia.

LATIECE BROWN

Assistant Stage Manager

She/Her

BRANDON DiPAOLA

Growing up in Hawaii but originally from the Bay Area, Brandon DiPaola is an actor, fight director and instructor with Dueling Arts International. Brandon started his training at the Hawaii Conservatory of Performing Arts where he found a love for theater. His passion lead him to study at the East 15 Acting School in England where he holds a Bachelor’s in Acting and Stage Combat. SAMAN WRIGHT She/Her (Lighting Design MAD Fellow) Saman is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Theater & Performance Stud- ies. She has a passion for bringing shows to life through lighting design

BRANDON DiPAOLA

Fight Choreographer

He/Him

BEAR GRAHAM

Bear is an educator, performer, and Drama Therapist. He loves helping people wake up to the beauty of having a body.

BEAR GRAHAM

Choreographer

He/Him

GABRIELLA HOWELL

Gabriella is thrilled to join Shotgun Players for the first time as a member of the ‘Art’ team. She has spent the past decade stage managing for beloved Bay Area institutions such as San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Stanford University, Berkeley Playhouse, 42nd Street Moon, Lamplighters, and more

GABRIELLA HOWELL

Stage Manager

She/Any

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

Gabe is a Lighting Designer, Moving Light Programmer, Educator, and Mentor based in Los Angeles and NYC. Previously with Shotgun Players: Man of God. Other credits include HERO Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, 59E59 Theaters, Ma-Yi Theater Company, The Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Disney Cruise Line, Pasadena Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Center Theatre Group.

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

Lighting Designer

He/They

ALICE RUIZ

Alice has been a freelance Costume Designer, Assistant Costume Design- er, Costume Mentor, and Theatrical Dresser throughout the SF Bay Area for a decade. She is excited to be returning to Shotgun (credits include Dream Hou$e, Kill the Debbie Downers, The Events, and more) which very much feels like her home turf! Other recent credits include The 39 Steps and Clue (SF Playhouse), Bees and Honey and Two Trains Running (Marin Theatre). www.aliceruizdesign.comis an actor, fight director and instructor with Dueling Arts International. Brandon started his training at the Hawaii Conservatory of Performing Arts where he found a love for theater. His passion lead him to study at the East 15 Acting School in England where he holds a Bachelor’s in Acting and Stage Combat. SAMAN WRIGHT She/Her (Lighting Design MAD Fellow) Saman is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Theater & Performance Stud- ies. She has a passion for bringing shows to life through lighting design

ALICE RUIZ

Costume Designer

She/Her

EMILY SUMMERS

Emily recently returned to the theater after 15 years as a psychothera- pist. She greatly enjoys being part of creative production teams as both a props and costume designer. Recent east bay theatrical design credits with The Berkeley Playhouse & Shotgun Players include costume for Add- ams Family, Newsies, Les Miserables, Rent, & Mean Girls and props for Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, Choir Boy, Seussical & SpongeBob SquarePants. BEAR GRAHAM He/Him (Choreographer) Bear is an educator, performer, and Drama Therapist. He loves helping people wake up to the beauty of having a body. BRANDON DiPAOLA He/Him (Fight Choreographer)

EMILY SUMMERS

Props Designer

She/Her

RANDY WONG-WESTBROOKE

Randy is an award-nominated scenic designer originally from Albany, California. They are thrilled to be back for their sixth show with Shotgun! They have designed sets at the Geffen Playhouse, Marin Theatre, B Street Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Ferocious Lotus, Crowded Fire Theater, A.C.T.’s M.F.A. Program, TheatreFIRST, SF Playhouse’s Sandbox, as well as many other new and independent projects. B.F.A. Ithaca College. M.F.A. UCLA. wongwestdesigns.com

RANDY WONG-WESTBROOKE

Scenic Designer

They/Them

SAMAN WRIGHT

Saman is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Theater & Performance Stud- ies. She has a passion for bringing shows to life through lighting design and loves to work with color. This is Saman’s first production outside of the university and she is very excited to continue to learn more about the field as a theater professional.

SAMAN WRIGHT

MAD Fellow: Lighting Design

She/Her

The Production Staff

  • R. Black – Graphic Artist
  • Cal Scenic – Scenic Building
  • Gracie Brakeman – Production Manager
  • Talia “Lia” Findley – Wardrobe Assistant
  • Ashley Munday – Electric Supervisor
  • Michael Kelly – Sound Supervisor
  • Karen Elizabeth Austin
  • Naomi Janowitz & Andrew Lazarus
  • Craig & Kathy Moody
  • Russell Nelson
  • Les & Sue Polgar
  • Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie
  • Bibi Tiphane
  • Richard & Kate West

Production Sponsors

  • Michelle Barbour & Christian Baudry
  • Carolyn Jones & Lynn Mac
  • Donald Kaufman
  • Chard Nelson & Jan Berman
  • Pat & Merrill Shanks
  • Tami White
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