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Our Farewell Production in Hillcrest!
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THE HOUSE OF YES
By Wendy MacLeod

Directed by Jay Mower
Producer: Dale Morris & Compass Theatre

Opens Jan 14, 2010.

Please note our evening shows start at 7:30pm
except Sundays at 2:00pm

A dark and hilarious comedy.

Set in the formerly stately mansion of the Pascal family in a Washington, DC suburb of 1983, the play begins when Marty brings his new fiancée, blonde ingénue Lesly, home for Thanksgiving dinner. Marty's engagement is a threat to the well-being of his family and a greater threat for Jackie-O, who has always wanted her brother all to herself.

It's Thanksgiving Day, 20 years after the JFK assassination, and the hurricane raging outside is outdone only by the storm brewing inside the Pascals' affluent home. Marty has brought home a fiancée, and his twin sister Jackie-O isn't pleased. She enlists younger brother Anthony to divide and conquer, as Mama prepares to "baste the turkey and hide the sharp objects." With the power out and the alcohol flowing, the family's obsession with the Kennedys and Jackie's even greater obsession with Marty are played out in a haunting and dangerous game.

Playwright Wendy MacLeod is known for her biting wit and bravery in tackling the taboo. The House of Yes, which became an award-winning film, premiered in San Francisco at the Magic Theatre, where it won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best New Play in 1990, and became the second longest running show in Magic Theatre's history. Other plays include Schoolgirl Figure, Juvinalia, and The Water Children.

In her author's notes on The House of Yes, she shares, "The play started with a particular house, a house I saw in an elegant suburb of Washington, D.C. There was just something about this chic, moneyed house that made me want in. And Lesly begins the play wanting in. The title came from a graffiti I saw written on a bathroom wall: 'We are living in a house of yes.' And that made me think about Edgar Allan Poe and pornography and mostly about amorality. The play is about people who have never been said no to."

Cult-Classic Dark Comedy

Cult-Classic Dark Comedy
The House of Yes

Jan 14 - Feb 14, 2010
Thur Fri Sat 7:30pm Sun 2pm
General Admission $23
Seniors/Students $20 AASD at door $15

(619) 688-9210

The House of Yes
and The Fever Package

Great Discount

CAST & CREW
	Jason Perkins (Marty) is incredibly happy to be a part of this excellent ensemble and is equally honored to be part of the final production of Compass Theatre. Jason recently graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Performance from San Diego State. There he performed in The Good Person of Schezwan, The Glass Menagerie, Speak and The Cherry Orchard. He looks forward to performing in the San Diego area.
	Laura Massey (Jackie O) is a California native raised in Hemet, California. A cum laude graduate of Northern Arizona University, Laura received her undergrad degree in Theatre. She was also named Outstanding Senior for the NAU Theatre Department and Outstanding University Student for the South West Theatre Association. Since moving back to California, Laura has played Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire at PowPac Theatre before taking a brief hiatus to welcome her daughter, Julianne Kate, into the world. Other credits include Helena in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible and Jessica Olive in Done to Death at NAU. Laura would like to thank Jay Mower for this incredible opportunity - he is truly a remarkable man. She is thrilled to be a part of such a talented and hilarious cast. Finally, Laura would like to thank her family and her husband, Bret, for their confidence and support in her dreams.
	Bobby Schiefer (Anthony) is so glad to be apart of this wonderful cast. Previous credits include: For Ion/Diversionary Productions: Bent (Wolf). For Triad Productions: The Lonesome West (Valene). For Cygnet Theatre: The History Boys (Rudge). For Onstage Playhouse: How I Learned To Drive (Male Greek Chorus). For SDSU: Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), Desire Under The Elms (Simeon), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius), By The Bog of Cats (Carthage), The Grapes of Wrath (Ensemble), Macbeth (MacDuff), Archangels Don't Play Pinball (Ensemble). For SDSU's Skull and Dagger Dramatic Society: Kindertransport (Ratcatcher), The Diviners (Dewey).
	Lee Donnelly (Mrs. Pascal) The House of Yes is Lee’s sixth production directed by Jay Mower. The previous five resulted in four of her several Aubrey awards (the other received an Aubrey nomination). Having appeared in over 50 productions since moving to San Diego, Lee finds it difficult to choose a short list of favorites, but some of them are the Woman in Veronica’s Room (directed by Jay), Bella Manningham in Angel Street (directed by Jay), Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Fraulein Schneider (Cabaret), Birdie Hubbard (Little Foxes), Amanda Wingfield (Glass Menagerie), M’Lynn (Steel Magnolias), Mama (I Remember Mama), Fay (Loot), Helene Hanff (84, Charing Cross Road), and Elvira (Blithe Spirit). She has also done reader’s theatre, voice-overs and on-camera narration for training films, radio plays, and the role of Judith Kramer in the KPBS television production of The Lemon Grove Incident. She is very pleased to be working with Jay again, and honored to be part of this special production of Compass Theatre.
	Karenssa LeGear (Lesley) A recent graduate of UCLA, Karenssa now holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music as well as an Associate of Arts in Theatre. Karenssa most enjoys originating roles, such as, in Heather Megill’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Fate as well as Loesser’s More: a Musical Revue by Tony Award winner Scott Waara. Her latest appearance was as an angel in Music & Memories a tribute to Liberace at the Welk Theatre & Resort. Other favorite credits include: Lucy Brown in Threepenny Opera, Mrs. Nolan in The Medium, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nella in Gianni Schicchi, and Lily St. Regis in Annie.


	Jay Mower (Director) is pleased to be directing at Compass Theatre for the first time. He recently closed a very successful run of “Veronica’s Room” at Patio Playhouse as well as the world premier of a new one act comedy by Kevin Six entitled: “Unrequited Love (Asian Gallery)” at the New Perspectives Festival. Many of his shows are multiple Aubrey Award winning productions including, “I Do!, I Do!” and “The Diary of Anne Frank” at Patio Playhouse, “To Kill A Mockingbird” at Scripps Ranch Theatre, and “Angel Street,” “Lips Together, Teeth Apart,” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” at PowPAC. Jay is excited to be provided the opportunity to contribute to the progressively impressive reputation which Compass Theatre is developing for producing provocative and thought-provoking works. He is thrilled to be working with such a talented and hard working cast and crew.

	Brian Hammond (Assistant Director) performance credits include roles at the San Diego Rep, Sea World, Legoland and Starlight, as well as touring nationally and internationally with VEE Entertainment's Dragontales Live!. He received the 2008 Aubrey Award for Best Musical Direction, has held teaching positions with the Coronado School of the Arts and Young Audiences of San Diego, and is currently a teaching artist for the La Jolla Playhouse.



	Sarah Palmer (Stage Manager) graduated in 2008 from Chapman University with a BA in Technical Theatre with and emphasis in Stage Management. Recent shows include The Side Man (Bang! Productions), Lonesome West (Triad Productions), Acts of Faith (Laterthanever Productions), and Zanna, Don’t (Ariel Performing Arts). At Chapman, she stage managed several shows including A School for Scandal; The Tempest; A Night of Noh Theatre; and A Piece of My Heart.
	Mitchell Simkovski (Lighting Designer)
	Dale Morris (Producer)