Antigone
A Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble Production
 written by Jean Anoulih
translated by
Lewis Galantiere
directed by Robert Cicchini
produced by Jack Stehlin and Jeannine Stehlin
Associate Producer: Christina Burck
Stage Manager: Tracy Goldstein
assistant to the director: Zak Ruben
set/costumes: Kitty Rose
sound: Nickella Dee
with Strawn Bovee, Trena Custer, Byron Field,
Kent George, Jerry Goble, Tom Kopache,
Elizabeth Kouri, Jamieson Price, Elise Robertson,
Bill E. Rogers, Zak Ruben, Jack Sundmacher
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Tuesdays, September 23 - October 21 2003
"Antigone" is the gripping and beautifully told story of a brave girl who rises up alone against her uncle Creon, the dictator.
Adapted from Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy by the same name, this topical play was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was occupied and part of Hitler's Europe.
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Elizabeth Kouri as Antigone,
Tom Kopache as Creon
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CAST BIOGRAPHIES: (in order of appearance)
 KENT GEORGE (Chorus)
Stage credits include Tartuffe (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey Theatre), Loose Ends, As You Like It (Circus Theatricals), The Big Funk (Odyssey), Freedom Rider (PALEF Foundation world premiere musical), The Miracle Worker, Mame and Little Shop of Horrors (SRT), The Marriage Proposal and Baby with the Bathwater (Exit Theater, SF), Macbeth (Diego Rivera Theater, SF), Cyrano de Bergerac, Barbarians, Beggar’s Opera, Candida, Mikado and Hot l Baltimore (ACT and ACT Studio). Feature films include: "Gods and Monsters," "The Relic," "Art House" and "In Love with You." Television: "Murder in Small Town X" (series regular), "Alias," Passions." Kent is a graduate of American Conservatory Theater and Princeton University. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 STRAWN BOVEE (Nurse)
Strawn Bovee was most recently seen as Mdme. Pernelle in Tartuffe (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey), and as the Duchess of York in Richard III (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey). Other stage credits include: Anfisa in The Three Sisters, Paulina in The Seagull,Mdme. Charlotta in The Cherry Orchard, Amanda in The Glass Menagerie.Television: "Gilmore Girls," "Judging Amy," "Port Charles," "The Others," Divorce Court," "General Hospital." Upcoming film: "All the Ships at Sea." Interactive video: "Adventures of the Smart Patrol." Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 ELIZABETH KOURI (Antigone)
Credits include Tartuffe (Circus Theatricasl/Odyssey), As You LIke It (Circus Theatricals), The 42nd Street Theatre Workshop, The Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and The L.A. Women’s Shakespeare Company. B.S. in Theatre, Northwestern University; Graduate of The Teacher’s Development Program at The Actor’s Center in New York City. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 ELISE ROBERTSON (Ismene)
Elise Robertson's recent stage credits include Loose Ends, The Three Sisters,The Seagull, (all with Circus Theatricals), Oleanna, and Betrayal. She just wrapped a role opposite Kelsey Grammar in the Showtime feature "Good Humor Man," and a role on "Miss Match." Elise is also an Emmy award winning television director specializing in the adaptation of literature. Two of her pieces, F. Scott Fitzgerald¹s “The Sensible Thing” and Ralph Ellison's “King of the Bingo Game” are currently airing on PBS. Elise is a member of the Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 JACK SUNDMACHER (Haemon)
ack was last seenas Oliver de Boys/Oliver Martext in As You Like It, Outer Bill in Spin Cycle, as Paul in Loose Ends and Andrei in The Three sisters ( all with Circus Theatricals). NY stage credits include: Macbeth, Little Eyolf, The Country Wife, Twelfth Night. TV credits include "Buffy," and "Arrest and Trial." Training includes New Actors Workshop & The William Esper Studio. Member Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 TOM KOPACHE (Creon)
Tom was last seen as Duke Senior in As You LIke It (Circus Theatricals). He has worked on and off and Off-Off Broadway and a goodly number of the regional theatres. Film/TV: "Catch Me if You Can," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Breakdown," "Stigmata," "West Wing," "The Practice," "Star Trek," "JAG," "X-Files," and others. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 ZAK RUBEN (Page)
Zak last appeared in Spin Cycle (Circus Theatricals), and served as choreographer for As You Like It (Circus Theatricals). Other stage credits include productions at the Coronet and the Jewel Box theaters. Film credits include "America so Beautiful," which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Member Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 JAMIESON PRICE (Jonas)
Theatre credits: As You Like It, and Three Sisters and Glass Jaw (all with Circus Theatricals), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Cyrano de Bergerac, Merlin, An O'Henry Christmas, Tecumseh, Blue Jacket. TV: "In-laws," "Frasier," "Unsolved Mysteries," "It's a Miracle." Film: "The Patriot," "The Secret Kingdom," "Bounty." Voice-over: "Metropolis," "Digimon," "Mon Colle Knights," "Hack." Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 JERRY GOBLE (First Guard)
Stage credits include As You Like It, Loose Ends, Three Sisters, (all with Circus Theatricals), Hamle and Richard III (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey). Other theatre credits include Burn This, The Marriage of Bette & Boo, The Ring & The Book, New York Stories, The Shadowbox, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Waiting For Lefty which he also produced and directed. Film credits include "Deep Blue Sea," "Diablo," "The Neighborhood." Television credits include appearances on "The Nick Cannon Show," and "The Amanda Bynes Show" for Nickelodeon. Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 BILL E. ROGERS (Second Guard)
An establised performer and actor since 1992, Bill starred opposite Kevin Costner in "For the love of the Game, " and was recently featrued in the Sam Raimi film "SpidermanII." He has acted in projects for every major television network and film studio and is preparing a stge revival of "The Great White Hope." Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 BYRON FIELD (Messenger)
Theatre credits include: As You LIke It, Loose Ends, The Three Sisters, The SeaGull, Straight Talk, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Another Part of the Forest (all Circus Theatricals), Careless Love (Theatre Group), Men Without Dates (Artists Play Circle) and Long Days Journey in to Night (Artists Play Circle). Film/TV credits include: series regular on "Spyder Games" (MTV), "Chain of Command" (HBO Movie), "City Guys" (NBC) and "The Real McCoy" (Propaganda Films).Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
 TRENA CUSTER (Eurydice)
Trena is a Los Angeles native and a graduate of CalArts. Among her theatrical productions are As You Like It (Circus Theatricals), Brave New World, directed by Oscar winning producer Bob Benedetti, The Powder Room Suite with Sally Kirkland at the Court Theater, and the West Coast premiere of Dear John at the Fremont Center Theater. Some TV/Film credits are “Passions” on NBC, and the independent films “Bachelor Man” and “Separate Ways.” Member of Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble.
Production Bios
 ROBERT CICCHINI (Director)
Director: First to the Egg, The Maids, The Lower Depths, The Sausage Eaters (all for Circus Theatricals), Courting Darkness, et. al. Actor: Tartuffe, Twelfth Night, Hedda Gabler, The Job (Garland Award), "American Dreams," "The Gilmore Girls,' "The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under," "The Practice," "NYPD Blue," "Godfather III," "Primary Colors," "Deep End of the Ocean," "Path to War," et al. Circus Theatricals Associate Artist.
 JACK STEHLIN (Producer/Circus Theatricals Artistic Director )
Jack recently received a Garland Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for his portrayal of Richard III (Circus Theatricals/Odyssey). Jack founded Circus Theatricals in New York in 1983, and has produced over 40 plays in NYC and Los Angeles. As an actor, Jack has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatres, tours and in ternational stages around the world. TV and film credits include Guest Star roles on "JAG," (recurring), "Buffy" (recurring ), "Judging Amy," "The Practice," "Crossing Jordan," "NYPD Blue," "ER." Jack is an alumnus of John Houseman's The Acting Company and a graduate of the Juilliard School. Jack's most recent stage credit as in the title role of Tartuffe (OdysseyTheatre/Circus Theatricals).
 JEANNINE STEHLIN (producer)
Producing credits include over 34 plays for Circus Theatricals, including the recent productions of "Tartuffe," "The Cherry Orchard," "Richard III," "True West," and "The Three Sisters." Other producing credits include "Hamlet" and "The Cheats of Scapin," (both Odyssey Theatre/Circus Theatricals co-productions) and the award-winning "The Job" by Shem Bitterman (Los Angeles and Off-Broadway). She also co-produced John Bunzel's "Gravity Shoes" at The Hudson Avenue Theatre. Writing credits include co-adaptations of the award-winning "Hedda Gabler" (with Casey Biggs), and "Peer Gynt" (with Robert Brownstein).
Also an actress, Jeannine's Los Angeles stage credits include: Olivia in "Twelfth Night", "The Job," "Peer Gynt," "Tartuffe," "The Misanthrope," "Hippolytus," "The Stronger," and "The Shakespeare Chronicles," (all for Circus Theatricals), and "Full Cycle" at The Complex. Chicago Stage credits include: "The Art of Success," "Women and Wallace" (both at the Griffen), "Interior Designs" (Baliwick), "Risk" (Zebra Crossing), "Cats Who Take Chances," "Tom Sawyer" (Second City Player's Workshop), and "The Book of Blanche" (White Noise). Film credits include: “Watch It” (with Jon Tenney, Peter Gallager, Cynthia Stevenson, Suzy Amis, John C. McGinley, Lili Taylor and Tom Sizemore!),and "Rancho Cucamonga."
Jeannine holds a B.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Jeannine serves as Producing Director for Circus Theatricals.
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