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1 by Pierre de Marivaux translated by James Magruder Directed by Chase Kniffen February at 8:00pm March 1-3 at 8:00pm Ruth Caplin Theatre

2 THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE By Pierre de Marivaux Translated by James Magruder Directed by Chase Kniffen Scenic Design by Tom Bloom Costume Design by Haley Tynes Lighting Design by Fabian J. Garcia Sound Design by Steven Johnson Technical Direction by Steven Warner Production Stage Management by Sarah Cain CAST OF CHARACTERS Dimas...Roger Ainslie Agis... Andrew Barat Hermocrate... Joseph Bromfield Corine, under the alias of Hermidas...Olivia Corso Léonide, under the alias of Phocion...Jacqueline Ford Leontine... Mimi Robinson Harlequin... Les Rorick Setting: The gardens of the philosopher Hermocrate in ancient Greece. The Triumph of Love is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

3 WHO S WHO IN THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE Roger Ainslie (2nd Year, M.F.A. Acting) Vodka Variations: an evening of Chekhov shorts (UVA Drama); Violet (Heritage Theatre Festival); House of Cards (Netflix); Peter and the Starcatcher (Virginia Repertory Theatre); 24/7 (Live Arts); House, M.D. (Fox Television); icarly (Nickelodeon) Andrew Barat (4th Year, Media Studies, Drama Minor) Oklahoma!, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (FYP) Tom Bloom (Associate Professor, UVA Department of Drama): Almost Maine, LUV, Next to Normal, Red (Heritage Theatre Festival) Joseph Bromfield (2nd Year, M.F.A. Acting): Our Town, Wonderful Town, Vodka Variations: an evening of Chekhov shorts (UVA Drama); Almost, Maine (Heritage Theatre Festival); Peter and the Starcatcher (Virginia Repertory Theatre) Sarah Cain (B.A. Music & Psychology, UVA 2013) Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Wonderful Town (UVA Drama); Violet, Spamalot (Heritage Theater Festival); The No Rules Sketch Show (No Rules Theater Company); Les Miserables, Grey Gardens (Live Arts) Olivia Corso (2nd Year, History & English) Antony and Cleopatra, The Wild Goose Chase (Shakespeare on the Lawn); The Conversion of St. Paul (Gobbet on the Green) Jacqueline Ford (4th Year, Drama & French): The Rimers of Eldritch, Museum, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Wonderful Town, Crazy For You (UVA Drama); Gaping Mouth of a Hungry Earth (Williamstown); La femme n existe pas (Avignon); The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Oklahoma! (FYP) Fabian J. Garcia (2nd Year, M.F.A. Lighting Design) The Sweetest Swing In Baseball, Fall Dance Concert 2015 (UVA Drama), Fight Night (Live Arts) Steven Johnson (2nd Year, Drama) Chase Kniffen is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Virginia Repertory Theatre in Richmond, VA. He has held this position since 2009, when his production of The Sound of Music became the highest grossing and most highly-attended production in the company s sixty year history. Since then, he has been awarded the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his work on Virginia Repertory Theatre s productions of The Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spring Awakening, and The Color Purple. Each of those productions also won the RTCC Award for Best Musical. He has also directed critically-acclaimed and award-winning productions of Gypsy, South Pacific, Next to Normal, Caroline, or Change, and Other Desert Cities. Prior to his work with Virginia Repertory Theatre, Chase was the Founding Artistic

4 Director of Richmond s Stage 1 Theatre Company. As the Artistic Director, he directed and choreographed productions of tick, tick...boom!, Children s Letters to God, Normal, and Summer of 42. Each of these productions was nominated for multiple Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Musical. He attended Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. In 2009 he was honored as one of Style Weekly s Top 40 Under 40 for his work in the Richmond arts community. Visit for more. Mimi Robinson (2nd Year, Drama & English) Our Town (UVA Drama); Man of La Mancha, Les Misérables (The Academy Playhouse) Les Rorick (2nd Year, M.F.A. Acting): Our Town, Wonderful Town, Vodka Variations: an evening of Chekhov shorts, W\E: A Theatrical Piece of the Wall (UVA Drama); Almost, Maine, Spamalot (Heritage Theatre Festival); Peter and the Starcatcher (Virginia Repertory Theatre) Haley Tynes (2nd Year M.F.A. Costume Design and Technology) Wonderful Town, Rimers of Eldritch (UVA Drama) PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant Stage Managers...Mikaela Ruiz-Ramon, Ryen Wilson Department Chair...Colleen Kelly Department Technical Director...Steven Warner Assistant Technical Director...Aaron Bidleras Scenic Charge...Rachel Rauscher Scene Shop Foreman... Chris Rybitski Scene Shop Crew...Brittany Bolick, Nick Herman, Casey Horton, Danton Wein, Students of Drama 2210 Painters... Jackson Cassady, Hilary Landowski, Oriana Ngo, Susan Xie, Students of Drama 2232 and 2250 Prop Master...Sam Flippo Prop Assistants... Evelyn Davis, Yvonne Fox, Aspen Miller, Roberto Thomas Assistant Costume Designer...Kaitlin Sikes Costume Design Faculty Advisor...Gweneth West Costume Shop Manager... Dorothy Smith Costume Shop Assistants... Jacqueline Ford, Andrea Goldstein, Jessica Utz First Hands...Jacqueline Ford, Mfon-Abasi Obong, Kaitlin Sikes Stitchers... Students of Drama 2330 Head of Wardrobe... Mfon-Abasi Obong Wardrobe Crew...Minh Bui, Nicole Chaney, Sofia Lamrissi-Garcia Master Electrician... Steven Spera

Electricians... Olivia Comm, Chelsea Dickens, Patricia Gallegos, Michael Giovinco, Matthew Ishee, Steven Johnson, Brian Morris, Students of Drama 2130 Lighting Design Faculty Advisor.

.. James Scales Assistant Business Manager... Judy McPeak Drama Administrative Staff... Barbara Koonin, Theresa Lamb Publicity Manager... Sarah Shifflett Publicity Assistant.

..Gabrielle Boissoneau, Michaela Campbell, Claire Corkish, Krystal Ejesieme, Mariana Forero, Yvonne Fox, Julia Holland, Mary Hrovat, Isabelle Gonzalez Roy, Isabella Thompson House Managers.

5 Electricians... Olivia Comm, Chelsea Dickens, Patricia Gallegos, Michael Giovinco, Matthew Ishee, Steven Johnson, Brian Morris, Students of Drama 2130 Lighting Design Faculty Advisor... Lee Kennedy Light Board Operator...Giselle Robles Sound Design Faculty Advisor... Michael Rasbury Sound Engineer... Wren Curtis Sound Board Operator...Cherise Pack Business Manager... James Scales Assistant Business Manager... Judy McPeak Drama Administrative Staff... Barbara Koonin, Theresa Lamb Publicity Manager... Sarah Shifflett Publicity Assistant...Kathleen Welch UVA Arts Box Office Manager... Andrew Burnett Box Office Staff...Gabrielle Boissoneau, Michaela Campbell, Claire Corkish, Krystal Ejesieme, Mariana Forero, Yvonne Fox, Julia Holland, Mary Hrovat, Isabelle Gonzalez Roy, Isabella Thompson House Managers... Michaela Campbell, Jenné Nurse, Nolan Reilly Concessions Managers...Michaela Campbell, Julia Holland, Jessica Utz Production Coordinator...Caitlin McLeod Make your mark on U.Va. Drama for many years to come. Your contribution of $2,500 or more, payable now or over five years, will allow you to name a seat in the new Ruth Caplin Theatre, which will be acknowledged by a plaque in your name or the name of someone you choose. Make your gift today to help us furnish this dynamic new venue with state-of-the-art technology and vital equipment. To make a gift or for more information, please visit or chairs@virginia.edu

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 47, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; the National Committee for the Performing Arts; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the

The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production.

involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

achievement in production, design, direction and performance. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide.

6 The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 47, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein. Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; the National Committee for the Performing Arts; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation. This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation. UPCOMING SHOWS The Arctic Circle (and a recipe for Swedish pancakes) March 31, April 1-2, April 7-9 at 8pm Helms Theatre Spring Dance Concert April at 8pm Ruth Caplin Theatre Drama Department Drama Department Twitter Drama Department Facebook

(and a recipe for Swedish pancakes) By Samantha Macher. Directed by Doug Grissom. March 31 at 8:00pm April 1-2 & 7-9 at 8:00pm Helms Theatre

(and a recipe for Swedish pancakes) By Samantha Macher Directed by Doug Grissom March 31 at 8:00pm April 1-2 & 7-9 at 8:00pm Helms Theatre The Arctic Circle (and a recipe for Swedish pancakes) By Samantha