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Ross Valley Players Present
Meet the Cast
Michele Wolpe
Sarah Berhardt
Adrianna Dinihanian
Eleonora Duse
Geoffrey Colton
Alexandre Dumas, fils
Frederick Lein
Gustave Hippolite-Worms
Francisco Arcila
Flavio Andó
Laim Robertson
Benoit Constant Coquelin
Mohammad Shehata
Ivan
Wood Lockhart
Benoit
Laine Flores
A Girl
Meet the Director
Julian López-Morillas
Director
Julian López-Morillas (Director) has been acting and
directing in the Bay Area for the past four decades. In his
many seasons as Associate Artistic Director at the Berkeley
Shakespeare Festival (now California Shakespeare Theatre)
he directed productions including Pericles, Henry IV Part One,
All’s Well that Ends Well, Timon of Athens and Coriolanus.
Other directing assignments have been with the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, American Players’ Theatre, Berkeley
Jewish Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre and Marin
Theatre Company.
Local audiences will also be familiar with his acting work from appearances with the
Marin Shakespeare Festival (Romeo and Juliet, The Spanish Tragedy) and the Marin
Theatre Company (The Seafarer).
The Great Rivals
An Epic Rivalry
(See Director's Notes for more details!)
During the Belle Époque (late 1800's), the
European stage was dominated by two
leading ladies: Sarah Bernhardt, and
Eleanora Duse.
These rivals had their passionate
partisans due in large part to their
individual styles.
Sarah charmed audiences with her
beauty, grace, and technique while
Eleonora used "naturalism" from Ibsen
and Chekhov to evoke pity for her deep
passions and tragic view of life from her
patrons.
In London, each diva performed their
own rendition of both Dumas' The Lady of
the Camellias and Sundermann's Heimat
within days of each other - giving George
Bernard Shaw (theatre critic) the
opportunity to weigh in on his preference
of Ms. Duse.
Their rivalry created the actual historical
event on which this play is based. Duse
announced her intentions to portray
Marguerite from Camellias once more -
and Sarah offered her own theatre for the
performance.
Styles on Stage
Looking Forward and Backward
Team “Melodrama” Team “Naturalism”
Sarah Bernhardt was
known for her “drama” on
and off stage (e.g. it is
rumored that she slept in
a coffin, and only accepted
payment in gold).
She kept the traditional
techniques of the earlier
1800’s melodrama style of
theatre alive using
heightened emotions,
actions, and vocal
stylings.
Eleonora Duse adopted
the theatre style
spurred by Darwin’s
Origin of the Species
and embodied the
changes in lifestyle and
attitude in the Belle
Époque.
She portrayed
characters sincerity
and inner life
compellingly on stage.
The Lady of the Camellias
by Alexandre Dumas, fils
Many grand-dames of the stage
coveted the role of Marguerite –
and both Sarah Bernhardt and
Eleonora Duse portrayed her
during the Belle Époque period.
This tragic love story between
Marguerite (the Lady of the
Camellias – so named for her white
dresses) and her lover Armand
Duval embodied the morals and
struggles of the 19th century.
The character Marguerite was a
“demi-mondaine” (e.g. “kept
woman” by various men) who
suffered from tuberculosis.
During the course of the play,
Armand convinces Marguerite to
turn away from being a courtesan…
However, Armand’s family hopes
and aspirations lead to a tragic
outcome for Armand and his love,
Marguerite…
Catching the Conscience
of the Community
[adapted: Shakespeare’s Hamlet - 2.2]
Hamlet’s advice to his players
has never been more relevant…
…for any thing so
overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end,
both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere,
the mirror up to nature;
- Hamlet Act 3.2, 19–22
Tonight, that mirror is turned around.
Life has unexpectedly imitated art.
And herein, we will find new meaning in its message.
Additionally, we’ve made available an addendum
to tonight’s Director’s Notes from
Julian López-Morillas.
You can choose whether or not to reveal the plot’s
surprises…
His wise words begin this way –
After the horror of the events in Paris last
week, I told my producer that I couldn’t think
of a more difficult time to be putting on
The Ladies of the Camellias.
A play set in a theatre in Paris…
RVP invites you to participate.
Simply write a note and place it on our board.
We will show the world that
we have a community of support
for those who have suffered.
Donation Forms!
Founded in 1930, Ross Valley
Players is the oldest continually
operating community theatre
West of the Mississippi.
Our productions have been
awarded by Theatre Bay Area
Awards, the San Francisco Bay Area
Theatre Critic’s Circle, and Dean
Goodman.
About Ross Valley Players
Theatre for the Community
Can you help us reach
$40,000 during
Ladies of the Camellias?

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The Ladies of the Camellias at Ross Valley Players

  • 13. Julian López-Morillas Director Julian López-Morillas (Director) has been acting and directing in the Bay Area for the past four decades. In his many seasons as Associate Artistic Director at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival (now California Shakespeare Theatre) he directed productions including Pericles, Henry IV Part One, All’s Well that Ends Well, Timon of Athens and Coriolanus. Other directing assignments have been with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players’ Theatre, Berkeley Jewish Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre and Marin Theatre Company. Local audiences will also be familiar with his acting work from appearances with the Marin Shakespeare Festival (Romeo and Juliet, The Spanish Tragedy) and the Marin Theatre Company (The Seafarer).
  • 15. An Epic Rivalry (See Director's Notes for more details!) During the Belle Époque (late 1800's), the European stage was dominated by two leading ladies: Sarah Bernhardt, and Eleanora Duse. These rivals had their passionate partisans due in large part to their individual styles. Sarah charmed audiences with her beauty, grace, and technique while Eleonora used "naturalism" from Ibsen and Chekhov to evoke pity for her deep passions and tragic view of life from her patrons. In London, each diva performed their own rendition of both Dumas' The Lady of the Camellias and Sundermann's Heimat within days of each other - giving George Bernard Shaw (theatre critic) the opportunity to weigh in on his preference of Ms. Duse. Their rivalry created the actual historical event on which this play is based. Duse announced her intentions to portray Marguerite from Camellias once more - and Sarah offered her own theatre for the performance.
  • 16. Styles on Stage Looking Forward and Backward Team “Melodrama” Team “Naturalism” Sarah Bernhardt was known for her “drama” on and off stage (e.g. it is rumored that she slept in a coffin, and only accepted payment in gold). She kept the traditional techniques of the earlier 1800’s melodrama style of theatre alive using heightened emotions, actions, and vocal stylings. Eleonora Duse adopted the theatre style spurred by Darwin’s Origin of the Species and embodied the changes in lifestyle and attitude in the Belle Époque. She portrayed characters sincerity and inner life compellingly on stage.
  • 17. The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils Many grand-dames of the stage coveted the role of Marguerite – and both Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse portrayed her during the Belle Époque period. This tragic love story between Marguerite (the Lady of the Camellias – so named for her white dresses) and her lover Armand Duval embodied the morals and struggles of the 19th century. The character Marguerite was a “demi-mondaine” (e.g. “kept woman” by various men) who suffered from tuberculosis. During the course of the play, Armand convinces Marguerite to turn away from being a courtesan… However, Armand’s family hopes and aspirations lead to a tragic outcome for Armand and his love, Marguerite…
  • 18. Catching the Conscience of the Community [adapted: Shakespeare’s Hamlet - 2.2] Hamlet’s advice to his players has never been more relevant… …for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; - Hamlet Act 3.2, 19–22 Tonight, that mirror is turned around. Life has unexpectedly imitated art. And herein, we will find new meaning in its message. Additionally, we’ve made available an addendum to tonight’s Director’s Notes from Julian López-Morillas. You can choose whether or not to reveal the plot’s surprises… His wise words begin this way – After the horror of the events in Paris last week, I told my producer that I couldn’t think of a more difficult time to be putting on The Ladies of the Camellias. A play set in a theatre in Paris… RVP invites you to participate. Simply write a note and place it on our board. We will show the world that we have a community of support for those who have suffered.
  • 19. Donation Forms! Founded in 1930, Ross Valley Players is the oldest continually operating community theatre West of the Mississippi. Our productions have been awarded by Theatre Bay Area Awards, the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle, and Dean Goodman. About Ross Valley Players Theatre for the Community Can you help us reach $40,000 during Ladies of the Camellias?