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MADKAP PRODUCTIONS
Presents
OLEANNA
By
David Mamet
Directed by
Wayne Mell
Produced by
Wendy Kaplan
Production Manager
Patricia Henderson
Costumes Designed by
Janice Gemp
Graphic design courtesy of
John Duke and the New Stagers Theatre, Wandsworth UK
“Oleanna” is presented by special arrangement
with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE INC.
OLEANNA was first produced on the New York stage by Frederick Zollo, Mitchell Maxwell,
Alan J. Schuster, Peggy Hill Rosenkranz, Ron Kastner, Thomas Viertel, Steven Baruch and
Frank and Woji Gero, in association with Patricia Wolff. The Back Bay Theatre Company
production opened at the Orpheum Theatre on October 25, 1992.
Oleanna
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CAST
John................................................................................................................................................ Gerald Nevin
Carol...............................................................................................................................................Ali Goodman
THE SETTING
The entire action of the play takes place in John’s office.
S TA F F
Producer...................................................................................................................................Wendy Kaplan
Director...........................................................................................................................................Wayne Mell
Costume Designer...................................................................................................................Janice Gemp
Set, Props and Lighting Designer...........................................................................Patricia Henderson
Stage Manager........................................................................................................................ Noah Drewke
Assistant to the Director...............................................................................................Rocco Thompson
CAST BIOGR APHIES
Gerald Nevin (John) is
excited to be making his
first appearance at the
Skokie Theatre in
Oleanna. . a slight
change in intensity from
his most recent
experience of playing
Felix Unger in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple
at GTG. Favorite roles from the past include
Harry Roat in Wait until Dark and Frederick
Arnott in Enchanted April at the Citadel
Theatre; Harrison Marlowe in Enter
Laughing at the Attic Playhouse; Henry
Saunders in Lend me a Tenor and George
Hay in Moon Over Buffalo at Theatre D. In a
previous incarnation, he played the part of
“Gary” on the ABC daytime drama All My
Children and served as Managing Director
for The L.A Rep Company. He is delighted
to have the opportunity to work again with
Wendy Kaplan and Wayne Mell.
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Ali Goodman (Carol) is
thrilled to be making
her Skokie Theatre
debut as Carol in
Oleanna. She has has
been a part of the
Chicago theatre scene
for many years. Favorite
roles include A Winter’s Tale and
understudying A Little Night Music at
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Haroun and
the Sea of Stories with Northlight Theatre;
Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Elemental
Theatre Company; and Envoy with Echo
Theatre Co. Ali also has a thriving voice
over and film career. Clients include:
HALLMARK, McDonald’s, Sears, and BSwift.
When not acting, she focuses on her
fitness/health/empowerment coaching
business and spends time with her
beautiful 2 year old son and husband.
Check out more about Ali at www.
aligoodman.com. Thanks to Mom, Dad,
Jonathan, and Jackson for your unending
love and support.
S TA F F B I O G R A P H I E S
Wayne Mell (Director) is the MadKap
Artistic and Managing Director. He
previously directed MadKap’s productions
of Crimes of the Heart, Corpus Delicti, Side
Effects May Include, and the inaugural
Clutter: The True Story of the Collier Brothers
Who Never Threw Anything Out. Wayne has
also directed in many other North Shore
theatres including the Citadel Theatre
and the Attic Playhouse. Some of his past
productions include God of Carnage, Wait
Until Dark, Something’s Afoot, Murder in
Green Meadows, The 1940’s Radio Hour,
Cactus Flower, Mame and ‘Til The Fat Lady
Sings. He would like to thank his wife,
Debra, and son, Kevin, who never call him
out for calling them “baby.”
Wendy Kaplan (Producer) is the founding
member of MadKap Productions. As the
resident company here at Skokie Theatre,
Wendy has produced this season’s Sweet
Charity, Crimes of the Heart and Same Time
Next Year and last year’s Tuesdays With
Morrie. Additionally, she has produced
MadKap’s productions of Corpus Delicti,
Mr. Shaw Goes to Hollywood, Clutter: The
True Story of the Colyer Brothers Who Never
Threw Anything Out and a national tour of
Side Effects May Include which travels the
country in support of the Shaking with
Laughter Foundation and the Michael J.
Fox Foundation. She is a former Broadway
brat, beginning her career as a gopher on
Broadway for such productions as Lost
in the Stars, the Leonard Bernstein Mass
and various other plays. Locally, Wendy
was formerly the Managing Director of
Stage Two Theatre Company, and has
also produced for Citadel Theater, the
NorthShore Theater of Wilmette and
Footlighters Theater Company in Des
Plaines. Wendy is thrilled to be producing
theatre at her new home, The Skokie
Theatre! She would like to thank YOU, the
audience, for the consistent support and
affirmation. She would also like to thank
Wayne Mell, her partner at the Skokie
Theatre without whom, life just wouldn’t
be jiggy. Enjoy the show!
Rocco Thompson (Assistant to the
Director) is a graduate of the University
of South Carolina with a B.A. in theater.
His directing credits include self-produced
productions of Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome
Playground Injuries, Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean
House and Tennessee Williams’ The Rose
Tattoo. He’s truly enjoyed his time working
with MadKap in Skokie and would like
to thank Wayne, the cast and production
team for making him feel so welcome!
Pat Henderson (Set, Props, and Lighting
Designer) is delighted to return for her
second show with Madkap Productions,
having designed the set for Crimes of the
Heart. Pat is the resident set and lighting
designer for Three Cat Productions as well
as an independent director and designer.
Recent Set/Lighting/Props Design credits:
all shows by Three Cat Productions, Lost
and Found, How to Make a Rainbow, Les
Miserables, AIDA, and Rent. Pat is also a
Director and Associate Producer for Williams
Street Rep. Recent directing credits include:
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,
Staged readings for Three Cat Productions
and her original adaptation of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream at Gorilla Tango Youth Theatre. Janice Gemp (Costume Designer) is
happy to be back working with MadKap
Productions after costuming their musical
production of Sweet Charity this past
fall. Past credits include costuming The
Odd Couple and Moon Over Buffalo (GTG),
Don’t Dress For Dinner (Citadel Theatre),
Goodnight Moon – the musical, School
House Rock Too, How I Became a Pirate,
Willy Wonka, and The Full Monty (Highland
Park Players). She has also been a Props
Mistress for A Chorus Line and Cats
(Highland Park Players), The Music Man
(Footlighters Theatre), Thoroughly Modern
Millie (GTG) and a wardrobe assistant for
My Fair Lady (GTG). Janice is happy to be
working with this talented cast and crew.
Noah Drewke (Stage Manager) is pleased
to return to MadKap Productions at
Skokie Theatre after being Stage Manager
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for Crimes of the Heart last fall. His past
theatrical activities include working as
a Lighting/Sound Operator for Hamra
Productions in Chicago. Noah would like to
thank his parents, Rob and Susan Drewke,
as well as the John Hersey High School
Theater Program.
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to
Trinity High School,
Three Cat Productions,
Irene Garrett,
Miles Henderson and
the Saints Organization.
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