Dear Liar

by Jerome Kilty
Based on the correspondence of Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell

June 3, 8, 11 , 12 Performed by De ANN MEARS and DAKIN MATTHEWS

8:00p .m.
Kennedy Theatre Directed by .... . ... ...... . . . . .. .. ... . .... . . ..... .. James Edmondson
June 6
Lighting by ................. ... ............ . .. .. .. . Joseph Appelt
2:00p.m .
Kennedy Theatre
De Ann Mear's costumes courtesy of Burry Frederick, Old Globe Theatre ,
San Diego.

ACT I Covers the period 1899 to 1914

ACT II From 1914 to 1939

There will be a twelve-minute intermission.

DON'T MISS ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST!

The American Conservatory Theatre presents Another Part of the Forest
by Lillian Hellman on June 4, 5, 6, 9 , 10, and 13 at 8 p.m. and on
June 5, 12 and 13 at 2 p.m.
An encore to last season's standing-room-only performances of The Little
Foxes, Hellman 's second play about the ruthless Hubbard clan takes
Regina, Ben , Oscar and the other characters from Foxes back in time
twenty years to 1880 when their parents are still alive, revealing the roots
of their greed and fascinating nastiness.
Tickets for this compelling drama laced with sardonic laughter are
available at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office and all HITS locations (no
service charge). Call 948-7655 for details.
PROGRAM NOTES
The great Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once remarked that
"a man should have one woman to prevent him from thinking about women
in general. " Most of his life, Shaw did confine his thoughts to one
woman , or, if you count the wife to whom he was also devoted, two women.
The "other woman" in Shaw's heart and mind was Stella Campbell, better
known to audiences in Britai n and America, where she was a leading
stage actress, as Mrs. Patrick Campbell. In 1899, Mrs. Pat and Shaw
began a correspond ence that lasted over 40 years. Comprising
hundreds of pages, the letters recall Mrs. Pat's performance as Eliza
Doolittle in the original production of Pygmalion, the years during which
Shaw ranted at the idiocy of a world at war, and the post-war years
when Mrs. Pat found herself a star of the past.
Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar captures these two divine Victorian egotists as
they passionately lock horns in epistolary combat. Premiering in
Berlin in 1959, the play was brought to Broadway the following year in a
production starring Kathari ne Cornell and Brian Ahearne and directed by
the playwright. Mr. Kilty also directed his play for the American
Conservatory Theatre 's first San Francisco season in 1967. Over the
years, Dear Liar has been performed around the world and in
every European language including Flemish, Dutch , Welsh, Gaelic and
Finnish.
Dear Liar brings to life two ardent lovers and writers of letters, in
in addition to providing an enchanted evening with Bernard Shaw and
Mrs. Pat. The play brings to our attention a time when writing letters was
the conventional means by wh ich people communicated over long
distances. Even better than photography which reminds us of the past only
by showing how it looked , letters allow our memories to speak, giving
voice to those in whose handwriti ngs we are addressed.
DeAN N MEARS, a charter member of the American Conservatory
Theatre, returned last season to playing the leading role in Tom Stoppard's
Night and Day, Cassandra in The Trojan War Will Not Take Place,
and Olga in The Three Sisters. She toured to Hawaii in 1979 in the
leading role in A Month in the Country. Her New York cred its include
Abelard and Heloise, One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest, Dear Liar and
A.C.T.'s Tiny Alice. She co-starred with Julie Harris in the National
Company of And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little. A guest artist at leading
American regional theatres, Miss Mears starred with Michael
Landon in the television movie, "The Loneliest Runner."
DAKIN MATTHEWS is in his second season at the American
Conservatory Theatre and has been seen in The Three Sisters, as well as
this summer's Hawaii productions of Another Part of the Forest. He
was a founding member of John Houseman's Acting Company and a
teacher in the Juilliard Drama Division . He also was artistic director of the
California Actors Theatre in the South Bay. Mr. Matthews has been a
leading actor with the Berkeley Stage Company, the Pacific Conservatory
of the Performing Arts, the Marin Shakespeare Festival , the Berkeley
Shakespeare Festival and the San Diego Shakespeare Festival. He has
been a frequent guest artist in Bay Area colleges and universities
and is associate professor of English and Drama at California State
University in Hayward .
JAMES EDMONDSON (Director) is a guest director with the American
Conservatory Theatre this season . He made his debut with the acclaimed
productions of The Browning Version and Black Comedy. This past
season , he directed Henry IV, Part One at the Oregon Shakespearean
Festival. His previous credits include the Pacific Conservatory of
the Performing Arts and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. As an actor,
he has appeared with the Oregon Shakespearean Festival in Death
of a Saleman, Richard Ill, Of Mice and Men, The Merchant of Venice,
and The Time of Your Life.
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CONSERVATORY TH EATR E May Anne Megan Robert J. Sherwood
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The contributions of the following individuals and Fred Shockey
Eleanor A. Miyake
corpora tions make possible the outstanding Evelyn S. Miyake C.R. Short
theatre you are seeing presented by the American Sharon Miyashita Richard Smart
Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco. Laura Nakagawa John S. Spangler
Special thanks go to the University of Hawaii Lee T. Nakamura Oliver Statler
Margaret Naluai Betty I. Suenaga
Foundation, lnterArts Hawaii , and the
Glenn M. Nutt Mr. & Mrs. E. Takahashi
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
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Barbara Engle 0 . Max Lehman
Cdr. Jack L. Erickson Mary M. Lillie William Ball , General Director
Barbara Farwell Sandy Long James B. McKenzi e, Exe cutive Producer
Thomas J. Ferguson David S. Lyman Benjamin Moore, General Manager
Marion Francis Mrs. Boyd MacNaughton
J.W. Frierson Esther Marks James Haire , Production Stage Manager
Mrs. Kikue Fujita Eleanore Terry Mason Karen Van Zandt, Stage Manager
Donna Fukuroku T.P. Mastin
Ed Raymond , Master Carpenter
Dr. Robert E. Gibson Margo H. Masuda
Marion Glober Melvyn S. Masuda Daniel Mic halske, Ma ster Electrician
Ronald Goo Laura K. Matsuda Donald Long·Hurst, Wardrobe Supervisor
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James & Page Foster
John & Marie Hara
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Orvis Auditorium
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Ruth Oh, Publicity Assistant
Leeward Community College Theatre
Donald J. Ranney, Jr., Theatre Technician
Kathleen Cabral , Theatre Manager
William T. Bono, Box Office Assista nt
Diane Buss, Celestial Jo Dwyer, Douglas McCracken, Bryan Meyer,
Kimberly Nakamori, Te chnical Crew

FRIENDS OF I NTERARTS COMMITTEE SPECIAL ACKNO WLEDGE M ENTS

Lester Cingcade Helene Morisako lnterArts 1982 is co-sponsored and supported by the State
Gail Fujioka Dr. Ronald Perry Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) . The SFCA is funded by the
Marie Hara L. Dixon Steinbright Hawaii State Legislature and by a Grant from th e National
Nani Mahoe Endowment for the Arts-an independent Federal agency.

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Department of Art Marian Kerr University of Hawaii Foundation
John Wisnosky, Chairman and Professo r La Manc ha Restaurant Western Airlines
Noreen Naughton , Drawing Co-ordinator and Lecturer Meheula Flowers Westi n Wailea Beach Hotel
Suzanne Wolfe, Ceramics Co-o rdinator and Associate Professor Mid Pacific Air
Department of Drama and Theatre
Edward Langhans, Chairman and Professor
Glenn Cannon , Director of Theatre and Professor IN DI VIDU AL CO NT RI BUTO RS
Phyllis Haskell, Director of Dance and Assistant Professor Mr. and Mrs. Donald Allton Ms. Verna 0. Maynard
Department of Music Ms. Florence Aptekar Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Morgan
Ms. Janet P. Arnett Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Morris
Robert S. Hines, Chairman and Professor
Mrs. Marian B. Bahrenborg Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Nakano
EthnoSummer Hawaii
Ms. Adel aide M. Beste Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nakashima
Byong Won Lee, Co-Director and Assistant Professor
Mrs. Clara H. Boyer Ms. Carol K. Ogino
Ricardo Trimillos, Co-Director and Professor
Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Breneman Ms. Gail K. Okimoto
College of Continuing Education Ms. Elaine M.L. Chang Mrs. Frances Onaga
Barbara Furstenberg, Director of Community Service Division Mrs. Elizabeth L. Chapman Mr. Harold H. Oshiro
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Doreen Leland, Development Officer
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University of Hawaii Summer Session Ms. Shelagh S. Kresser Mr. Tim Whitfield
Robert Sakai , Dean Mrs. Penelope K. Lawhn D. William Willett
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John Morton, Dean of Edu ca tional Services Mr. Larry K. Matsuo Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Yoshimura
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