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Information in "Who's Who in the Cast" is provided by the production. Where opinions are expressed, they are those of the players, not necessarily those of PLAYBILL Magazine.
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OPENING NIGHT, OCTOBER 11, 1984
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STAFF FOR "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM"
GENERAL MANAGERS...KINGWILL & GOOSSEN, INC., Jay Kingwill/Larry Goossen
PRESS REPRESENTATIVE...JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES
C. George Willard, Robert Ganshaw, Eileen McMahon, Ben Morse
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER...MORTIMER HALPERN
ASSOCIATES TO THE PRODUCTION...DEBORAH D. MATHEWS, GEORGIANNE WALKEN
Stage Manager... K. White
Assistant to Mr. Bloch... Laura Young
Assistant to Mr. Cole... Karen Gnat
Associate to Mr. Zollo... Jay D. Schwartz
Assistant to Mr. Zollo... David Lawton
Assistant to Lloyd Richards... Diane Wynter
Assistant to the General Managers... Susan Sampliner
Press Assistants... Toby Mailman, Bill Shuttleworth, Naomi Grabel
Casting Assistants... Donna Jacobson, Tom Bundrick
Lighting Design Consultant... Stephen Strawbridge
Personal Assistant to Mr. McClennahan... Howard Mungo
Personal Assistant to Ms. Pascucci... Marlene Marta
Production Carpenter... Sander Gossard
Production Electrician... Richard Beck
Production Propertyman... Val Medina
Production Soundman... Dennis Boyle
Wardrobe Supervisor... Darthula McQueen
Legal... Gotlieb, Schiff, Ticktin & Harrix
Accounting... Lutz & Carr
Advertising... Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Insurance... R.A. Boyar, Inc.
Production Photographer... Bert Andrews

STAFF FOR THE YALE REPERTORY THEATRE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR... LLOYD RICHARDS
MANAGING DIRECTOR... BENJAMIN MORDECAI
Scenic Design Advisor... Ming Cho Lee
Costume Design Advisor... Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design Advisor... Jennifer Tipton
Speech Advisor... Deborah Hecht
Movement Advisor... Wesley Fata
Musical Director... Dwight Andrews
Resident Dramaturg... Gitta Honegger
Dramaturgs... Barbara Davenport, Joel Schechter
Production Coordinator... Bronislaw J. Sammler
Technical Director... Robert D. McClintock
Master Scenic Artist... Katy Dilkes
Costume Shop Manager... Lisa A. Logan
Master Electrician... Richard J. Loula
Properties Master... Hunter Nesbitt Spence
Marketing Director... Rosalind Heinz
Development Director... Sidney E. Baker
Business Manager... Abigail P. Fearon
Associate Managing Director... A. Heather Doughty

CREDITS
Scenery by Sander Gossard & Associates, Inc.; Costumes by Yale Repertory Theatre Costume Shop, Pook, Diemont & Ohl, Inc., and Vincent Costumes; Lighting by Bash Stage Lighting, Inc.,; Sound equipment supplied by Sound Associates, Inc.,; Millinery by Doug James; Ms. Merritt's shoes by Gus Banks; Feathers courtesy of Mr. William of White Plains; Special thanks to Ms. Lynn Felsher and the design lab of F.I.T., Ms. Cathering Zuber and Ms. Virginia Johnson; Antique radios and recording equipment from WAVES of New York City; Antique microphones stands from VINCO Sound Systems; Coca Cola bottles from the Coca Cola Bottling Company.
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MUSIC CREDITS
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by Ma Rainey, published by MCA Music, A Division of MCA INC.; "See See Rider" by Ma Rainey, published by NORTHERN MUSIC CO. (MCA); "Hear Me Talkin' To You" by Louis Armstrong, published by MCA MUSIC, A Division of MCA INC.; "Trust No Man" by Lillian Hardeway Henderson, published by NORTHERN MUSIC CO. (MCA); "Doctor Jazz" by Joseph Oliver and Walter Melrose, published by MCA MUSIC, A Division of MCA INC., and EDWIN H. MORRIS & CO.
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The producers with to express their appreciation to Theatre Development Fund for its support of this production.
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Special thanks to Barbara Ligeti.
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THE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED IN THIS PRODUCTION ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Exterior metals maintained by Remco Maintenance Corporation.
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WARNING
The photographing or sound recording of any performance of the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. Violations may be punished by ejection and may render the offender liable for money damages.
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FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency please do not run-WALK TO THAT EXIT.
Thoughtless persons annoy patrons and endanger the safety of others by lighting matches or smoking in prohibited areas during the performances and intermissions. This violates a City ordinance is punishable by law.
Joseph E. Spinnato-FIRE COMMISSIONER
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Board of Directors
Gerald Schoenfeld
Chairman

Bernard B. Jacobs
President

John W. Kluge
Lee J. Seidler
Kerttu H. Shubert
Michael I. Sovern
Irving M. Wall
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Executive Vice President

Robert E. Wankel
Vice President, Finance

Lee Silver
Corporate Relations Director
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