TABLE OF CONTENTS


Interview with Actress Kelli O'Hara ................................................................................................ Page 4-5 Brush Up Your Shakespeare: From the Bard to Broadway .................................................................. Page 6-7 Cole Porter .....................................................................................................................................Page 8 Sam and Bella Spewack ..................................................................................................................Page 9 Interview with Actor Corbin Bleu ............................................................................................... Page 10–11 Generations of Gender Norms........................................................................................................Page 12 Lunt and Fontanne: A Lively Legacy .................................................................................................Page 13 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Kate?. .................................................................................... Page 14-15 Interview with Music Director Paul Gemignani ............................................................................. Page 16-17 Artist Statements....................................................................................................................... Page 18-19 Pre-Show and Post-Show Activities ............................................................................................. Page 20–21 Glossary and Resources ........................................................................................................... Page 22–23 About Roundabout ........................................................................................................................Page 24


UPSTAGE CONTRIBUTORS MANAGING EDITORS:


Jill Rafson, Director of New Play Development Olivia Jones, Community Partnerships Coordinator


CONTENT EDITORS:


Jason Jacobs, Teaching Artist Leah Reddy, Teaching Artist WRITERS:


Nick Mecikalski, Artistic Associate Clare McCormick, Artistic Apprentice Leia Squillace, Community Partnerships Apprentice


INTERVIEWS: Ted Sod, Education Dramaturg


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GRAPHIC DESIGN:


Darren Melchiorre, Associate Director, Art and Design Julia DiMarzo, Junior Graphic Designer


EDUCATION STAFF:


Jennifer DiBella, Director of Education Mitch Mattson, Director of Career Training Paul Brewster, Director of Teaching and Learning Katie Christie, Director of Community Partnerships Karen Loftus, Theatrical Workforce Development Program Manager Erica Ayala, Theatrical Workforce Development Program Coordinator Tina Cocadiz, Training Coordinator: The Door Victoria Barclay, Education Program Manager Olivia Atlas, School Programs Coordinator Corey Rubel, School Programs Coordinator Donna Johnson, Roundabout Youth Ensemble Coordinator Jackie Maris, Education Coordinator Sean Tecson, Education Coordinator Abaigeal O’Donnell, Education Apprentice


KISS ME, KATE UPSTAGE GUIDE 3


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