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Program

Details

 

Preview Dates: July 1 & 2  

Opening Date: July 2 

Performance Dates: July 4–6  

What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won’t go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican? This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond, and a young Dominican actor-to-be, whose discovery of “Rubi” shakes his very foundation. Set to a live percussion score and immersive projections, The Real James Bond…Was Dominican is a young man’s guide to love, color, code-switching, white-washing, success, fake-it-till-you-make-it, and the roller coaster of finding one’s true self. 


This production contains mild language usage, discussions of racism, colorism, and mild sexual content. 


Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

Producing Partner
Chautauqua Theater Company

2025 Company

CTC LEADERSHIP 


Producing Artistic Director: Jade King Carroll 

Managing Director: Emily Glinick 

Arts Marketing Specialist: Holly Weston 


CTC ARTS ADMINISTRATION 


Company Manager: Sarah Vardigans 

Assistant Company Managers: Rachael Ellis, Rachel Halili 

General Management Assistant: Cece Hill 

Artistic Assistant: Jennifer Davis 

Social Media Assistant: Malachi Beasley  

House Manager: Ashley Austin 

Assistant House Manager & Sales Assistant: Meenakshi Chinmai 

Graphic Designer: Chance Brinkman-Sull 

 

STAGE MANAGEMENT 

Preseason Production Stage Manager: Jenny Kennedy 

Equity Stage Managers: Jean E. Compton, Patti Kelly, Cheryl Mintz, Jenn Rae Moore, Bernita Robinson 

Assistant Stage Managers: Karly Amato, Savanha Moore 

Stage Management PAs: Ashleigh Been, Katherine Stanton-Sharpless 


PRODUCTION

 

Production Manager: Jeff Taylor  

Assistant Production Manager: Kaitlyn Meegan  

Technical Director: Lily O’Neil  

Carpenter & Facilities Assistant: Solomon Buckley 

Production Management PA: Savannah Venegas 

Run Crew: Carolyn Ruby 

Prop Supervisor: Hyla Sue Stellhorn 

Assistant Prop Supervisor: Donnie Woodard 

Prop Artisans: Jharrel Bernado, Noah Butcher 

Costume Supervisor: Erin Prokopchak 

Assistant Costume Supervisor & Draper: Sean D. Castro  

First Hand: Helen Ryser 

Costume Assistant: Atlas Mendoza  

Wardrobe Lead: Sophie Millar 

Lighting Supervisor: Matt DiVita 

Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Jackie Baumert Renaud 

Lighting Technician & Board Operator : Brittany Konruff 

Sound Supervisor: John Kolbinski 

Assistant Sound Supervisor: Larkin Ethridge 

Audio Engineer: Jay Korter 

 

CITY THEATER TEAM 

Technical Director: Sam Karas 

Carpenter: Jacob Jencks 

Scenic Change: Ash Burford, Lea Pick 

Summer Carpenters: Charlie Lovett, Ben Sexton  

Donor

Recognition

The Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden Fund for Theater Arts

The Arnold and Jill Bellowe Fund for Theater 

Penny Bank

The Nancy E. Brewer Fund for Theater 

Chautauqua Theater Fund 

Bill and Chloe Cornell Theater Scholarship 

The Crockett Family Fund for Theater 

Erroll and Elaine Davis 

The Edith B. and Arthur E. Earley Fund for the Performing Arts 

The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Fund for Theater Programming 

Roe Green 

Terrie Vaile Hauck Theater Endowment 

The Joel and Barbara Jacob and M. Jacob and Sons Fund for Theater 

Bruce W. and Sarah Hagen McWilliams 

Helen Moe Fund for Theater 

The S. Joseph Nassif Family 

New York State Council on the Arts 

The Florence and Cynthia Norton Fund for Theater 

The Phoebe Wagner Ott Theater Fund 

The Rittman Family Fund for Performing Arts 

Irene and David Tabish Endowment for Theater 

Caroline Van Kirk Bissell 

 

Image for The Real James Bond . . . Was Dominican
Program

Details

 

Preview Dates: July 1 & 2  

Opening Date: July 2 

Performance Dates: July 4–6  

What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won’t go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican? This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond, and a young Dominican actor-to-be, whose discovery of “Rubi” shakes his very foundation. Set to a live percussion score and immersive projections, The Real James Bond…Was Dominican is a young man’s guide to love, color, code-switching, white-washing, success, fake-it-till-you-make-it, and the roller coaster of finding one’s true self. 


This production contains mild language usage, discussions of racism, colorism, and mild sexual content. 


Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

Producing Partner
Chautauqua Theater Company

2025 Company

CTC LEADERSHIP 


Producing Artistic Director: Jade King Carroll 

Managing Director: Emily Glinick 

Arts Marketing Specialist: Holly Weston 


CTC ARTS ADMINISTRATION 


Company Manager: Sarah Vardigans 

Assistant Company Managers: Rachael Ellis, Rachel Halili 

General Management Assistant: Cece Hill 

Artistic Assistant: Jennifer Davis 

Social Media Assistant: Malachi Beasley  

House Manager: Ashley Austin 

Assistant House Manager & Sales Assistant: Meenakshi Chinmai 

Graphic Designer: Chance Brinkman-Sull 

 

STAGE MANAGEMENT 

Preseason Production Stage Manager: Jenny Kennedy 

Equity Stage Managers: Jean E. Compton, Patti Kelly, Cheryl Mintz, Jenn Rae Moore, Bernita Robinson 

Assistant Stage Managers: Karly Amato, Savanha Moore 

Stage Management PAs: Ashleigh Been, Katherine Stanton-Sharpless 


PRODUCTION

 

Production Manager: Jeff Taylor  

Assistant Production Manager: Kaitlyn Meegan  

Technical Director: Lily O’Neil  

Carpenter & Facilities Assistant: Solomon Buckley 

Production Management PA: Savannah Venegas 

Run Crew: Carolyn Ruby 

Prop Supervisor: Hyla Sue Stellhorn 

Assistant Prop Supervisor: Donnie Woodard 

Prop Artisans: Jharrel Bernado, Noah Butcher 

Costume Supervisor: Erin Prokopchak 

Assistant Costume Supervisor & Draper: Sean D. Castro  

First Hand: Helen Ryser 

Costume Assistant: Atlas Mendoza  

Wardrobe Lead: Sophie Millar 

Lighting Supervisor: Matt DiVita 

Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Jackie Baumert Renaud 

Lighting Technician & Board Operator : Brittany Konruff 

Sound Supervisor: John Kolbinski 

Assistant Sound Supervisor: Larkin Ethridge 

Audio Engineer: Jay Korter 

 

CITY THEATER TEAM 

Technical Director: Sam Karas 

Carpenter: Jacob Jencks 

Scenic Change: Ash Burford, Lea Pick 

Summer Carpenters: Charlie Lovett, Ben Sexton  

Donor

Recognition

The Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden Fund for Theater Arts

The Arnold and Jill Bellowe Fund for Theater 

Penny Bank

The Nancy E. Brewer Fund for Theater 

Chautauqua Theater Fund 

Bill and Chloe Cornell Theater Scholarship 

The Crockett Family Fund for Theater 

Erroll and Elaine Davis 

The Edith B. and Arthur E. Earley Fund for the Performing Arts 

The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Fund for Theater Programming 

Roe Green 

Terrie Vaile Hauck Theater Endowment 

The Joel and Barbara Jacob and M. Jacob and Sons Fund for Theater 

Bruce W. and Sarah Hagen McWilliams 

Helen Moe Fund for Theater 

The S. Joseph Nassif Family 

New York State Council on the Arts 

The Florence and Cynthia Norton Fund for Theater 

The Phoebe Wagner Ott Theater Fund 

The Rittman Family Fund for Performing Arts 

Irene and David Tabish Endowment for Theater 

Caroline Van Kirk Bissell