Through
May 24, 2009
COMPASS
THEATRE
DIRECTED BY MARK STEPHAN
PRODUCED BY DALE MORRIS
June 5 - June 28, 2009
Thur Fri Sat 8pm / Sun 2pm
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Update
on Frances Rivera
Pyschopatia Sexualis
star hurt in
Motorcycle accident.
Frances Rivera
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After
the Saturday May 2nd
show Frances was
involved in a serious
motorcycle accident.
She was taken to Scripps
Hospital and is now in a
doctor induced coma.
We are told her injuries
are not life
threatening. Sadly, we
are told she may be in
the hospital for
months. All her ribs are
broken and she will be
out of work for months.
There is a donation box
at the theatre if you
can help.
We
will update this message
when we learn more. Our
hopes and prayers are
with Frances. -- d
Actress Mary Deaton will
step into the role of
Lucille that Frances has
been playing.
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Psychopathia Sexualis
by
John Patrick
Shanley
"A smart new comedy about men and their befuddlements
and a shrink who may just be the personification of evil.…The
play's first half is perfectly poised between daffy comedy and
believable human neurosis which Shanley combines so well that
although you never know what wacky thing is coming next, you
believe it when it comes." LA Times"
• "A salty boulevard comedy with a
bittersweet theme.…Shanley's craft…is actually at high tide…thought-provoking depths."
NY Magazine
• "It's great fun to watch the sparks fly." BackStage
West
• "Shanley is a
wicked writer.…In the mouths of savvy socialites and other
members of the Manhattan elite, his dense, witty prose sings. A
tour de force of witty, barbed dialogue."
Variety
"THE
TITLE OF JOHN Patrick Shanley's
Psychopathia Sexualis
seems as sure a promise of depraved
revelations as the next installment
of The Jerry Springer Show, and
although there is an element of
"Quirky Men and the Women Who Love
Them" in the play, it's actually a
wonderful modern-day screwball
comedy.
Like Coward, Shanley pokes fun at
our pretensions, and to a certain
extent, Psychopathia
Sexualis is a farce,
one that affectionately mocks the
human condition as a whole. Perhaps
above all, it champions honesty--to
a degree in the bedroom that would
make Dr. Ruth proud, but also in
every other relationship. Most
honestly of all, Shanley's play
celebrates humans' reliance on each
other, and the almost insane quest
for self-improvement to which that
can drive us. --- Heather
Zimmerman
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Program (pdf)
Hitch
Review
No Show May 7, 2009
Runs Thur Fri
Sat 8pm - Sun 2pm
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Our 2009 year of plays
Our Cast & Crew for
Psychopathia
Sexualis
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Brianne Cross (Ellie)
graduated from The College of
Charleston with her BS in
Psychology. She wrote and performed
at the Lovett Theater in Atlanta.
In San Diego, she has worked at the
Fault Line Theater. This is the
first production she has been a part
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James
P. Darvas (Howard) is
new to the San Diego theatre scene.
He hails from Cleveland Ohio, where
he performed in many stage shows.
His favorites include: Cloud
tectonics, David Ives All in the
timing, A Lion In Winter, The Nerd,
and many One Act Festivals. Since
arriving in San Diego James has had
the pleasure of performing The
Shadow Box at the wonderful Scripps
Ranch Theatre. He looks forward to
many new and exciting Theatre
experiences here in San Diego.
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Reed
Willard ( Arthur)
is a
Virginia native, born and raised
in Charlottesville (central VA).
He received his B.A. at James
Madison University in 2006, with
a major in Communication Studies
and a minor in Theater. Reed
began acting at the early age of
11 and continued throughout high
school and college playing
supporting and lead roles in
major theatre productions such
as South Pacific, Man of La
Mancha, and Cheaper by the
Dozen. He was also part of an
acting troupe called VIVA
(Voices for Interpersonal
Violence Alternatives) which
toured high schools throughout
Virginia educating students on
sexual violence, abuse, and rape
and was awarded the "Man of
Vision" award in 2001 from VAASA
(Virginians Aligned Against
Sexual Assault) for his work in
VIVA.
Since Reed moved out to San
Diego a year and a half ago, he
has kept himself very busy
playing the main character in
several student projects, over
six short independent films,
three local theater pieces,
including The Star-Spangled Girl
and Psychopathia Sexualis and
performed in the opening
ceremony of San Diego's
Therapist Convention on Sexual
Assault and Trauma. He has also
been a featured extra for CBS'
The Ex List, ABC's Monk, and
major Hollywood feature films,
such as The Outside, Live Fast
Die Young, and The Ugly Truth
(starring Gerard Butler and
Katherine Heigl).
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Mark Zweifach (Dr. Block)
is pleased to be making his Compass
Theatre debut in P.S. Most
recently, Mark was the assistant
director in Harold Pinter's
"Betrayal" at Pow-Pac as well as
acting and directing in the 2008
North Park Playwright's Festival.
Other local theatre credits include
the role of Elwood P. Dowd in
"Harvey" and "Proof" both at Pow-Pac.
He also performed in "Lost in
Yonkers" at North Coast Repertory
Theatre and "Rumors" at Sweettooth
Theatre. He was also a member of
the improvisational company San
Diego Playback Theatre. Mark
received his BA. in Theatre Arts
from Antioch College and among his
other theatre credits include the
Obie award winning "Gloria and
Esperanza" at Cafe La Mama in New
York.
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Mary C Deaton (Lucille)
takes over for the role of Lucille
under sad circumstances. Recently,
she performed the role of Pearl in
Tobacco Road at the La Jolla
Playhouse and has just finished her
first film in Los Angeles. In
Cincinnati, her hometown, she has
performed The Crucible and
Into the Woods. She has
received her Acting Certificate at
the UC-Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music. A current college student in
International Relations, she is
grateful for this opportunity and is
keeping Frances in her prayers...
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Frances Rivera (Lucille)
is new to the San Diego
theater scene. She has had the
great pleasure of working with such
theaters as the Phoenix Theater, the
Arizona Jewish Theater, the Seattle
Repertory Theater, the Marin
Shakespeare Theater, and the Magic
Theater in San Francisco among
others. She holds a BA in Dramatic
Arts and attended The American
Conservatory Theater's Masters of
Fine Arts Program in San Francisco.
READ ABOUT
FRANCES PRESENT CONDITION
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Mark Stephan (Director)
is a native director who
recently returned to San Diego. He
got his start at the Actors Alliance
Festival, where he and his cast won
Best Director & Performances for a
production of Danny and the Deep
Blue Sea. He also directed the
inaugural New Village Arts
production, Brilliant Traces, which
garnered the Critics Choice Award
from the San Diego Union Tribune.
He is happy to be directing in his
hometown once again.
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Jessica Crossman (Assistant
Director)
just
graduated from UCSD and is excited
to be branching out beyond her
college world. While at UCSD
Jessica chaired the John Muir
College Theatre Troupe where last
Spring she wrote and directed an
original play called Rewrite. She
also has had the pleasure of being
sound designer for several
productions at UCSD including the
Baldwin New Play Festival show
Freedom, NY. Currently one of
Jessica's original plays entitled
Snow Day is slated to be performed
by John Muir College Theatre Troupe
at UCSD in May.
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Melelani
Satsuma (Stage Manager)
started in theater at the
age of twelve, performing with
the Young Actor's Workshop (YAW)
at Contra Costa College in the
San Francisco Bay Area. With
YAW, she learned everything from
improvisation, song writing and
choreography to costume and set
design. After a relocation to
Santa Monica, she co-starred in
a number of shows at New Roads
High School, including Fiddler
on the Roof as Tzietel and Ubu
Rex as Ma Ubu. She was last seen
as a member of the Plaster-Saint
Players in their 2002 production
of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit
where she played the role of
Estelle.
Now after a
7-year hiatus, Melelani is
thrilled to be returning to the
world of theater. During that
time she ventured into the field
of mechanical engineering at UC
San Diego, but is now taking
time off to pursue her true
passion. Many thanks go out to
the Compass Theatre for giving
her this wonderful opportunity.
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Amy Peters (Set Designer)
is
so grateful to be back in San Diego,
her native home - town and delighted
to be designing for the Compass
Theatre. Previous design experience
includes “A Question of Mercy” and
“Proof,” for which she earned a
‘Best Set’ award. She recently
designed lighting for Jose Rivera’s,
“School of the America’s.”
Theatrical credits include: “A
Texas Romance,” at the Manhattan
Playhouse; “Xtreme Unction,” a
Lyceum Theatre Fritz Blitz; “Love’s
Fire,” at the La Jolla Stage Co. and
“Death and the Maiden,” at the La
Jolla Stage Co. (for which she
earned a Billie award for ‘Best
Actress’ as Paulina Escobar). Most
recently she performed in the Mesa
College Theatre Company’s (MCTC),
“The House of Bernarda Alba,” and is
currently in rehearsal for “Steambath,”
at the same venue. Amy is a tequila
lovin’ Aquarius who once had a close
relationship with Shamu, at Sea
World S.D., where she trained
animals and performed in shows for
11 years. She hopes you enjoy the
show and, ‘hey guys…. break legs!!!’
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Araceli
Carrera
(Choreographer) received in
2001 her BFA in Dance Education from
Arizona State University which led
to work with Eveoke Dance Theater
from 2001-2006 as teacher, visual
artist, dancer and costume designer.
In 2003 she became the resident
artist at Freese magnet school
teaching literacy through dance
under the direction of Katherine
Irey. She was invited in Dec 08 to
dance with Omo Ache Afro Cuban dance
Group
and continuously collaborates with
actors, dancers and artists
throughout San Diego and
Tijuana. Her first theater
production as choreographer was in
2008 under the direction of Dr.
Floyd Gaffney. Araceli
says, "Dancing becomes my tangible
print, a delightful language that
holds uninhibited truths."
Psychoanalysis Sexualis was an
incredible opportunity to bring to
life that thought, gracias Stephen.
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Mitchell
Simkovski (Lighting Designer) |
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Jamie Lloyd (Costume Designer) |
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Dale Morris
(Producer) |
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