FoR FUN: THEATRE JOURNAL
LIFE CHANGING IN BOLD
All:
'91 The Caucasion Chalk Circle--North Park High School, Brantford Ontario (Bob Dylan opening music)
'94 Othello--Stratford (first production with Al, Mom and Dad R.?)--Stratford (remember the long blue and white skirt, sleeveless white t and picnic)
'95 Macbeth (with Al, Mom and Dad R.)--Stratford
'96 For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, (Glass Menagerie Parody/swizzle sticks, with Al)--Hart House U of T orientation
'96 Henry V (first time Al came to UC Drama, all girls/girls' school production)--UC Drama
'96 The Cryptogram (just me)--Tarragon
'96 Alice Through the Looking Glass--Stratford
'96 As You Like It (John Gilbert)--Stratford
'97 The Taming of the Shrew (me and David)--Stratford
'97 Romeo and Juliet (Gilbert Blythe)--Stratford
'97 The Glass Menagerie (just me, Astrid designed)--Tarragon
'97 Faust, Goethe (just me)--Tarragon
'97 Valley Song (saw on honeymoon)--Vineyard Playhouse
'98 Holy Mo (with Al)--Valpo black box
'98 12th Night (just me)--Steppenwolf
'98 Julius Caesar--Stratford
'98 Waiting for Godot (with Scott and Susan)--Stratford
'98 Puppet production--Tarragon
'98 The Little Foxes—Steppenwolf? Goodman?
'98 Good Person of Sichuan (co-designed props)--Valpo
'98 A Winters Tale (built set/scenic)--Valpo
'98 12th Night--(built set/scenic) Valpo
'99 The Tempest--Stratford
Forgetting tons
99 Gianni schicchi—Valparaiso
99 Soir Angelica—Valparaiso
'00 Hamlet (with Al's MBA friends)--Stratford
'00 Fiddler on the Roof--Stratford
'00 The Importance of Being Earnest--Stratford
'00 Geometry in Venice--Factory
'00 All's Well That Ends Well--Startford
'00 Dry Lips Oughtta Move to Capuscasing (just me)--UC Drama
'00 Body and Soul (just me)--UC Drama
Forgetting tons!
'01 The Psychoanalysis of Adam R. Tzaddik (just me)--UC Drama
'01 The Trojan Women (just me)--UC Drama
'01 Hecuba (just me)--UC Drama
'01 Pericles (just me, design class designed/painted)--UC Drama
'01 La Ronde (just me, I assisted Astrid set and costume)--Soulpepper
'01 Henry V--Stratford
'01 The Seagull (I assisted Astrid)--Stratford
'01 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--Stratford
'01 Like Mamma Made You (I designed)--Factory
'01 A Short History of Night--Factory
'01 Great Catherine, Shaw (I designed)--UC Drama
'01 Dance of Death, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen--Roundabout
Shakespeare with Meghan and Tara in Mamaroneck??
'02 Twelfth Night (Julia Stiles)--Shakespeare in the Park
'02 King Lear--Stratford
'02 The Threepenny Opera--Stratford
'02 Into the Woods, Vanessa Williams (Lynn painted)--Broadhurst Theatre
'03 Henry V (Liev Schriber)--Shakespeare in the Park
'03 No Exit--Stratford
'03 the Taming of the Shrew--Stratford
'03 The Caretaker (Patrick Stewart)--Roundabout
'03 Midnight's Children, Rushdie--RSC at the Barbican Theatre, London
'03 Merchant of Venice (with Brian and Sarah)--Shakespeare on the Sound
'04 Henry VI?--Stratford
'04 The Human Voice/Elephant Song-Stratford
'05 The Tempest (William Hurt)--Stratford
'05 A Touch of The Poet, Gabriel Byrne--Roundabout (Studio 54)
'05 A Streetcar Named Desire (with Anna-Marie and Kathryn)--Roundabout (Studio 54)
'06 Coriolanus--Stratford
'06 Henry V, Liev Schreiber--Shakespeare in the Park
'06 Heartbreak House--Roundabout
'06-'07 Coast of Utopia trilogy (Voyage, Shipwreck, Salvage), Billy Crudup, Ethan Hawke, Martha Plimpton--Lincoln Center (Vivian Beaumont Theater)
'07 A Delicate Balance (Martha Henry)--Stratford
'07 Of Mice and Men--Stratford
'07 Awake and Sing, Odetts--Soulpepper
'07 Crimes of the Heart (saw with Mark Cheney and Brian)--Roundabout (Laura Pells)
'07 The Seafarer (saw twice), Ciaran Hinds, David Morse, Conleth Hill--The Booth Theater NYC
'08 Caesar and Cleopatra--Stratford
'08 All’s Well That Ends Well (with Andrea/Mark, Tara/Andrew, mom/dad R., designed by Christina)--Stratford
'08 Endgame (John Turturro)--BAM
'09 Phèdre--Stratford (designed by Christina)
'09 The Importance of Being Earnest--Stratford
'09 Blythe Spirit (Angela Lansbury, Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole)--Neil Simon Theater NYC
'09 A Steady Rain, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman (with Billy and Crystal)--Gerald Schoenfeld Theater NYC... woah, glad I didn't pick this
'09 Hedda Gabbler, Mary Louise Parker--Roundabout (AA)
'09 Mary Stuart--Broadhurst Theater NYC
Another Stratford?
'10 The Tempest (Christopher Plummer)--Stratford
'10 The Glass Menagerie--Roundabout (Laura Pells)
'10 Merchant of Venice, Al Pacino--NYC (with Nan; Kelsey Kurz in it)
'11 The Little Years--Stratford
'11 Richard III (Seana McKenna as Richard)--Stratford
'11 War Horse--Lincoln Center (VBT)
'11 Twelve Angry Men--Roundabout (AA)
'11 The Screwtape Letters--Westside Theater NYC
'11 Krapp's Last Tape, Brian Dennehy--BAM
'12 Don't Look Back in Anger--Roundabout (Laura Pels)
'12 The Royal Comedians
(Moliere)--Soulpepper
'12 The Best Brothers, Daniel MacIvor--Stratford Studio
'13 Midsummer Night's Dream (with Mary, Eve, Andrew, Tara, Diane, Sam and Audrey)--Penny Lane Players
'13 Picnic--Roundabout (Pels)
'13 Measure for Measure--Stratford
'13 All's Well That Ends Well--Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest
'13 The Weir--Connor McPherson--Irish Rep.
'13 Faith Healer (Christina designed)--Shaw
'13 the Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin--Steven Levenson, Roundabout (Pels)
'13 Juno and the Paycock--Irish Rep
'13 Betrayal (with Scott and Christina)--Rachel Weisz, Daniel Craig, Rafe Spall
1/14 Twelfth Night—(Mark Rylance) Belasco
1/14 The Night Alive--Atlantic Theater
3/14 A Doll's House--BAM
6/14 The Misanthrhope--Comedie Francaise (Paris with Nan) Molière, dir. Clément Hervieu-Léger
7/14 Mother Courage and her Children--Stratford
10/14 Port Authority--Irish Rep
2/15 The Iceman Cometh--BAM
5/15 Macbeth (with Arin, Mary and Eve)--Penny Lane Players
7/15 Diary of Anne Frank (with Mary, Eve, Sam, Audrey, Tara, mom and dad R.)--Stratford
7/15 Twelve Pound Look (with mom R.)--Shaw
7/15 Pygmalion (My Fair Lady)--Shaw (Christina designed)
8/15 Possible Worlds--Stratford
11/15 Henry IV (directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Dame Harriet Walter)--St. Ann's Warehouse
2/16 The Humans--Helen Hayes (later won the Tony for best play)
6/16 Shining City--Irish Rep (Matthew Broderick)
8/16 Alice in Wonderland--Shaw (me with Starr and Helen)
8/16 John Gabriel Borkman--Stratford (Christina designed)
8/16 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe--Stratford
1/17 The Beauty Queen of Lenane--BAM (Druid production)
5/17 The Emperor Jones--Irish Rep
8/17 Tartuffe--Stratford festival
8/17 The Breathing Hole--Stratford studio
9/17 Wilde Tales--Shaw
9/17 Saint Joan--Shaw
9/17 An Octaroon--Shaw
10/17 The Home Place, Brian Friel--Irish Rep
1/18 Ballyturk—Saint Ann’s Warehouse
4/18 Angels in America, Andrew Garfield & Nathan Lane —Neil Simon Theatre
6/18 Cyprus Avenue—Public Theater
8/18 Coriolanus—Stratford
10/18 el Hurricane—Yale Rep
11/18 The Girl from the North Country—Connor McPherson (Bob Dylan’s music)
1/19 The Ferryman (with Christina before Yale)
2/19 Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department—Yale Rep
3/19 Twelfth Night—Yale Rep
4/19 Cadillac Crew—Yale Rep
5/19 Norma Jean Baker of Troy—The Shed
5/19 Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
7/19 Oklahoma—Circle in the Square
8/19 Comedy of Errors—Elm Shakespeare, Izmir Ickbal, me
9/19 The Ladykillers—Shaw
9/19 Mother’s Daughter—Stratford studio
10/19 All About Image/We Are the Elite—NY International Fringe Festival, Kraine Theatre, me
10/19 Antigone—Park Ave Armory
10/19 Girls—Yale Rep, Adam Rigg
11/19 Slave Play
12/19 The Plot—Yale Rep
Covid
1/20 Medea Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale BAM
8/20 Henry V, Elm Shakes, Izmir, me
10/20 Taste of Fear, Elm, me
Covid
8/21 Elm Youth Festival, Elm, Izmir, me
10/21 Taste of Fear II, Elm, me
5/22 L’Elisir D’Amore, Yale Opera, Nicola Bowie, Me
5/22 Cyrano de Bergerac BAM (Paulina and Mike)
8/22 Tempest, Elm Shakes, dir. Rebecca, me
11/22 Hamlet BAM, Schaubühne Berlin, Thomas Ostermeier (Rebecca, Matthew, Barbara, Elm board)
2/23 The Rape of Lucretia, Yale, me
3/23 Gallathea, SCSU, dir. Rebecca, me
7/23 On the Razzle, Shaw, Stoppard, designed by Christina
5/23 Le Comte Ory, Yale, dir. Pat Diamond, me
8/23 The Merry Wives of Windsor, Elm Shakes, dir. Dawn Monique Williams, me
9/23 The Apple Cart, Shaw
10/23 Fall Scenes, Yale, dir. Dylan Thomas, me
12/23 Appropriate, 2nd Stage, by BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS dir. LILA NEUGEBAUER
1/24 The Rake’s Progress – Shubert Theatre, Danilo Gambini, Suzu Sakai, me
2/24 Night of the Iguana - signature center, Beowulf Borritt w Eve
5/24 Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins – Sprague Hall, dir. Pat Diamond, me
5/24 Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi – Sprague Hall, dir. Pat Diamond, me
8/24 Twelfth Night—Stratford main stage, Christina designed
2025
1/25 Iolanta, Danilo Gambini, Jessie Baldinger, Me
2/25 Purpose BJJ, Phylicia Rashad
4/25 Thee Penny Opera, Bam (jungle gym)
4/25 la Cambiale, La Navarraise, John Giampetro, me
8/25 Major Barbara, Shaw
2026
2/14/26 La Boheme, Christopher Mattliano, Kiki Gordon, me, Schubert
4/26 Innocence, the Met, Chloe
Bamford, with Al and Helen
4/26 Primary Trust, Westport Country Playhouse
5/26 Moby Dick, Robert Wilson, BAM with Kelly and Chad
5/26 Turn of the Screw, Nicola Bowie, me
8/26 A work in progress, Brandon Jacob-Jenkins, Shaw, with Eve and Helen
8/26 The Ohio State Murders, Adrienne Kennedy, Shaw (kids saw one day, we saw the next)
10/26 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—Yale Rep
Opera:
Barber of Seville (with Mom on infamous NY trip, bought with Al's credit card)--Met
Gianni Schicchi—Valpo
Suor Angelica—Valpo
Turn of The Screw, Britton (with Andrew and Tara and their Goldman friends)--Met
La Boheme (Baz Luhrman production, with Lynn)—NYC
Jenufa, Janacek (with Dave and play group parents)—Met
Aida (with Dave and play group parents)--Met
6/14 Opera in Paris (with Nan)—Palaise Royale
3/18 Das Rheingold (with Pierrepont)—Met
5/22 L’Elisir D’Amore, Yale, Me
5/23 Le Comte Ory, Yale, me
10/23 Fall Opera Scenes, Yale me
2/24 The Rake’s Progress – Shubert Theatre, Danilo Gambini, Suzu Sakai, me
5/24 Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins – Sprague Hall, dir. Pat Diamond, me
5/24 Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi – Sprague Hall, dir. Pat Diamond, me
1/25 Iolanta, Danilo Gambini, Jessie Baldinger, me
4/25 la Cambiale/La Navarraise, John Giampetro, me
2/14/26 La Boheme, Christopher Mattliano, Kiki Gordon, me, Schubert
4/26 Innocence, the Met, Chloe Bamford, with Al and Helen
5/26 Turn of the Screw, Nicola Bowie, me