Performance Dates: July 12 - 25

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk — the nation’s first openly gay elected official — shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Content Advisory

This production contains strong language, disturbing imagery, and intense courtroom drama surrounding real-life events.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

Strobe Lighting Advisory

Please be advised that this performance contains strobe lighting effects. These effects may not be suitable for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy or other light sensitivities.

Viewer discretion is advised.

*The noted Actors & Stage Manager are members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote, and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org.

Director is a member of Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC).

LEADERSHIP 

Producing Artistic Director: Jade King Carroll 

Managing Director: Emily Glinick 

Arts Marketing Specialist: Holly Weston 

ARTS ADMINISTRATION 

New Works Associate: Lily Wolff

Company Manager: Sarah Vardigans 

Assistant Company Managers: Rachael Ellis, Rachel Halili 

General Management Assistant: Cece Hill 

Artistic Assistant: Jennifer Davis 

Social Media Assistant: Grace McCabe  

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, 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  

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 - SCENIC BUILD TEAM 

Technical Director: Sam Karas 

Carpenter: Jacob Jencks 

Scenic Change: Ash Burford, Lea Pick 

Summer Carpenters: Charlie Lovett, Ben Sexton  

Penny Bank

The Arnold and Jill Bellowe Fund for Theater

The Jill W. Bellowe Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Scholarship

The Frances Black Scholarship Fund

The Nancy E. Brewer Fund for Theater

The Charles and Ethel Brody Theater Scholarship

The Andrew L. Gayle Shaw Camden Fund for Theater Arts

Chautauqua Theater Fund

The Chautauqua Theater Scholarship

Bill and Chloe Cornell Theater Scholarship

Court Family Endowment

The Crockett Family Fund for Theater

Eroll 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

The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Scholarship

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

The William E. Miller, Jr. Theater Scholarship

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

The Mark W. Williams Scholarship