1997-1998 Season

La Béte

Shakespeare May 21-June 6, 1998

La Béte

by David Hirson

directed by Ann Flannigan

Shakespeare May 21-June 6, 1998

A famous acting troupe enjoys a privileged life under the patronage of Prince Conti. But the Prince suddenly forces a new “talent” into their midst: a self-indulgent boor of a street comedian who can’t stop talking about himself.

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21May - 6Jun 1998

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Cast & Creative

Director Ann Flannigan

Ann Flannigan

Ann studied theater at Lewis & Clark College and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

In 18 seasons and 21 shows at Harlequin:

A Man for All Seasons (Margaret More) A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) Arcadia (Hanna Jarvis) August: Osage County (Barbara Fordham) Cymbeline (Queen) Dry Powder (Director) End Days (Sylvia Stein) Fighting Over Beverley (Cecily Shimma) Frozen (Agnetha) I Ought To Be In Pictures (Steffy) La Béte (Director) Macbeth (Lady Macduff/Witch) Philadelphia Story (Margaret Lord) Present Laughter (Monica Reed) The American Pilot (Sarah) The Americans Across the Street (Alexa) The Highest Tide (Mother/Ensemble) The Misanthrope (Arsinoe) The Real Thing (Annie) To Kill a Mockingbird (Maudie Atkinson)

Scenic Designer Ariel Goldberger

Ariel Goldberger

In 4 seasons and 4 shows at Harlequin:

A Long Day's Journey into Night (Scenic Designer) Arcadia (Scenic Designer) La Béte (Scenic Designer) She Stoops to Conquer (Scenic Designer)

Costume Designer Monique Anderson

Monique Anderson

In 19 seasons and 29 shows at Harlequin:

A Long Day's Journey into Night (Costume Designer) A Man for All Seasons (Costume Designer) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Costume Designer) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Co-Costume Designer) A Streetcar Named Desire (Costume Designer) Accomplice (Costume Designer) Antony & Cleopatra (Costume Designer) Arcadia (Costume Designer) boom (Costume Designer) Cymbeline (Robot Engineer, Costume Designer) Cyrano de Bergerac (Asst. Costume Designer) Dracula (Costume Designer) Henry V (Costume Designer) La Béte (Costume Designer) Macbeth (Asst. Costume Designer) Mad in Craft (Costume Designer) Mating Dance of the Werewolf ( Costume Designer) Or, (Costume Designer) Phantom of the Stardust (Costume Designer) She Stoops to Conquer (Costume Designer) The Life and Death of King John (Costume Designer) The Lonesome West (Costume Designer) The Rainmaker (Costume Designer) The Stardust Christmas Dazzle (Costume Designer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Costume Designer) The Tempest (Costumer Designer) The Weir (Costume Designer) Time Stands Still (Costume Designer)

Hair/Makeup Designer Darren Mills

Darren Mills

Darren Mills is the Resident Costume Designer for Harlequin Productions. Additional regional credits: La Cage Aux Folles and Angels In America (SPSCC), Equivocation (SMU), and Murder Ballad (Sidecountry Theater). NYC hairdressing credits: Broadway: Phantom, Mamma Mia!, The Music Man. Film: The Stepford Wives, War of the Worlds, Lonesome Jim, The Notorious Bettie Page. TV: The Sopranos.

In 26 seasons and 68 shows at Harlequin:

A Christmas Carol (Costume Design) A Doll's House (Costume Design) A Long Day's Journey into Night (Wig/Makeup Designer) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Hair & Wig Designer) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Costume Designer) A Streetcar Named Desire (Hair & Makeup Designer) And a Nightingale Sang (Costume Co-Designer) As You Like It (Costume Designer) Assassins (Costume Designer) August: Osage County (Costume Design) Cabaret (Costume, Wig, Hair and Makeup Design) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Costume Designer) Dancin' in the Aisles (Costume Designer) Deathtrap (Costume Design, Wig, Hair and Makeup Design) Enchanted April (Costume Designer) End Days (Costume Designer) Falsettos (Costume/Hair/Makeup Design) Forever Stardust (Costume Designer) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Costume, Hair and Makeup Design) Henry V (Company Dresser) I Am My Own Wife (Costume Design) Intimate Apparel (Costume Designer) La Béte (Hair/Makeup Designer) Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (Costume Design) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Costume Designer) Little Shop of Horrors (Costume Designer) Love and Information (Costume Design) Man of La Mancha (Costume Design) Murder in the Cathedral (Costume Designer) My Old Lady (Costume Designer) Noises Off (Costume Design) Operation Stardust (Costume Designer) Philadelphia Story (Costume Designer) Present Laughter (Costume Design) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Costume, Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Rough Crossing (Costume Designer) Ruthless (Costume Designer / Hair and Wig Designer) Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol (Costume Design) Six Hotels (Costume Designer) Stardust Radio Review (Costume Designer) Sweeney Todd (Costume Design, Wig, Hair and Makeup Design) Swingtime Stardust (Costume, Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Sylvia (Costume, Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Tenderly (Costume Design) The 39 Steps (Hair & Wig Designer) The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hair/Wig Design) The Constant Wife (Costume Designer) The Elephant Man (Costume Designer) The Glass Menagerie (Costume Designer) The Importance of Being Earnest (Costume Designer) The Ladies of the Camellias (Costume Designer) The Last Schwartz (Costume Designer) The Love List (Costume Designer) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Costume Designer) The Real Thing (Costume, Hair & Makeup Designer) The Rocky Horror Show (Costume Designer) The Seafarer (Costume Designer) The Stardust Christmas Commotion (Costume Designer) The Stardust Christmas Enchantment (Costume Design) The Taming of the Shrew (Costume Designer) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Costume Designer) The Understudy (Costume Design) The Women (Costume Design) To Kill a Mockingbird (Costume Designer) Unexpected Tenderness (Costume Designer) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Costume Designer)

Lighting Designer Nick Shellman

Nick Shellman

In 7 seasons and 19 shows at Harlequin:

A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Co-Lighting Designer) A Streetcar Named Desire (Lighting Designer) Arcadia (Lighting Designer) Assassins (Lighting Designer) Cyrano de Bergerac (Lighting Designer) Dracula (Lighting Designer) Forever Stardust (Lighting Designer) Hapgood (Lighting Designer) La Béte (Lighting Designer) Operation: Stardust (Lighting Designer) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Lighting Designer) Rough Crossing (Lighting Designer) Sixteen Words for Water (Lighting Designer) Stardust Radio Review (Lighting Designer) Summer in the Sixties (Lighting Designer) Swingtime Stardust (Lighting Designer) The Misanthrope (Lighting Designer) The Real Thing (Lighting Designer) The Tempest (Lighting Designer)

Sound Designer Karl Welty

Karl Welty

In 11 seasons and 28 shows at Harlequin:

A Long Day's Journey into Night (Sound Designer) A Man for All Seasons (Sound Designer) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Sound Designer) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Guitar) A Streetcar Named Desire (Sound Designer/Composer) Arcadia (Sound Designer) Assassins (Sound Designer) Building Madness (Sound Design) Cymbeline (Sound Designer) Cyrano de Bergerac (Sound Designer) Dracula (Sound Designer) Forever Stardust (Sound Designer) Henry V (Sound Designer) Inspecting Carol (Sound Designer) La Béte (Sound Designer) Mad in Craft (Sound Designer) Murder for Two (Co-Sound Design) Operation: Stardust (Sound Designer) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Sound Designer) She Stoops to Conquer (Sound Designer) Stardust for Emily Jean (Sound Designer) Stardust Radio Review (Sound Designer) The Misanthrope (Sound Designer) The Real Thing (Sound Designer) The Rocky Horror Show (Sound Designer) The Tempest (Sound Designer) The Weir (Sound Designer)

Stage Manager Shannon Waindle

Shannon Waindle

In 3 seasons and 8 shows at Harlequin:

A Man for All Seasons (Properties/Asst. Stage Manager) A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Properties/Stage Manager) Arcadia (Properties Designer/Stage Manager) Henry V (Assistant Stage Manager) Inspecting Carol (Stage Manager) La Béte (Stage Manager) Operation: Stardust (Properties/Stage Manager) She Stoops to Conquer (Properties/Asst. Stage Manager)