La Jolla Playhouse Presents
By
Joe DiPietro
Adapted from the Novel by
Sinclair Lewis
Choreographed by
Stephen Buescher
Directed by
Christopher Ashley
Scenic Design Walt Spangler
Costume Design Linda Cho
Lighting Design Cha See
Sound Design Leon Rothenberg
Original Music Mark Bennett, Wayne Barker
Hair and Wig Design Charles G. LaPointe
Dramaturg Gabriel Greene
Casting TBD Casting Co.; Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA/Jacole Kitchen
Stage Manager Martha Donaldson*
Assistant Stage Manager Kelly A. Martindale*
Senior Production Manager Benjamin Seibert
General Manager Ryan Meisheid
Executive Producer Eric Keen-Louie
This production of Babbitt is dedicated to Michael McGrath.
Babbitt will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.
THE CAST
(in alphabetical order)
Tanis Judique/Zilla Riesling/Eunice Littlefield/Storyteller 5 Genevieve Angelson*
George Babbitt Matthew Broderick*
Seneca Doane/Tinka Babbitt/Lucille McKelvey/Storyteller 4 Anna Chlumsky*
Mrs. Frink/Mrs. Bumbleworth/Opal Mudge/Miss McGoun/Storyteller 6 Julie Halston*
Myra Babbitt/Storyteller 1 Ann Harada*
Paul Riesling/Doc Littlefield/Storyteller 2 Francis Jue*
Charles McKelvey/PJ Maxwell/Storyteller 3 Matt McGrath*
Ted Babbitt/Stanley Graf/Fabio/Storyteller 7 Chris Myers*
UNDERSTUDIES
Ted Babbitt/Stanley Graf/Fabio/Storyteller 7 Jalen Davidson‡
Tanis Judique/Zilla Riesling/Eunice Littlefield/Storyteller 5 Iris (Liting) Feng‡
Paul Riesling/Doc Littlefield/ Charles McKelvey/PJ Maxwell/Storyteller 2 & 3 Victor Flores‡
Seneca Doane/Tinka Babbitt/Lucille McKelvey/Storyteller 4 Kya Lee‡
Mrs. Frink/Mrs. Bumbleworth/Opal Mudge/Miss McGoun/Myra Babbitt/Storyteller 1 & 6 Linda Libby*
Understudies are never substituted for listed roles unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
ADDITIONAL STAFF
Associate Director Rosie Glen-Lambert
Assistant Costume Designer Bella Rasdal
Assistant Lighting Designer Joshua Heming
Assistant Sound Designer Salvador Zamora
Associate Wig Designer Kyle Skillin
Intimacy Coordinator Ann James
NYC Props Coordinator Amber Ink
Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager Tyler Larson*
Production Assistant Nina Schantell
Production Assistant Misha Fristensky
People and Culture Consultants Cornerstone Consulting HR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Arel Studios • Prop Star • New 42 Studios • PRG • Boulevard Carrol Entertainment Group • The Araca Group • Julianne Carneys • Giliberto Designs Inc. • The Old Globe Prop and Scenery Department
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and Actors’ Equity Association. | |
| The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. | |
| This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. | |
This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122. | |
La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. | |
| ‡ | UC San Diego M.F.A. Candidates in residence at La Jolla Playhouse |