THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
"Life as well as the theater moves faster these days, and so the dating, marriage and inevitable divorce endures an intermission-less half-decade that lasts just 83 minutes in "The Last Five Years." Short, bittersweet and nearly perfect, Brown has come up with a winning combination of music and book that could run longer than the couple he so artfully dissects."

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Deana A. Duncan
Accompaniment by Jess Foley

"The last five years is actually her story; his is the next five. Cathy begins at the end of their relationship and moves backward as Jamie sings of their first date and then goes forward to the divorce. He is a young Jewish novelist of enormous success; she is the somewhat aimless shiksa who becomes a performer at his insistence and finds herself stuck on tour in Ohio. Their respective stories meet briefly in the middle at the wedding in which they sing their first of only two duets, 'The Next Ten Minutes'." -- Variety

Running time: 83 minutes
Recommended for all ages







THE CREATIVE TEAM.

Direction Deana A. Duncan, Musical Direction TBA, Scenic Design TBA, Lighting Design TBA, Sound Design TBA, Make-up Design TBA, Properties TBA

THE CAST.

Katie Woodzick (Cathy) is originally from Madison, Wisconsin. After graduating from Luther College with a BA in Theatre/Dance, she moved out to Whidbey Island and spent two years serving with AmeriCorps. She has participated in many island productions, both on and offstage including: The Good Doctor (Defenseless Creature/Assistant Director), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli/Vocal Coach), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Director), Franklin and Figaro (Gabrielle), The Wind in The Willows (Ensemble/Music Director), The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta), A Child's Christmas in Wales (Stage Manager) and Deathtrap (Helga ten Dorp). In February 2010, she and Bristol Bloom co-founded Uncommon Characters: a small production company committed to creating opportunities for actor-driven, character-centered productions fueled by the passion of South Whidbey theatre artists.

Jason Dittmer (Jamie) has worked as a director, designer and actor at WICA and with a number of other regional theatres. His design work includes: The Balcony, ETA Phoenix, The Naked King, Player King’s Ballyhoo, Gorey Stories, and The Revenger’s Tragedy (Open Circle Theater, Seattle); The Hostage and The Bondagers (Theater Schmeater, Seattle); The Rocky Horror Show, Franklin & Figaro, Enchanted April, Three Sisters, The Laramie Project, A Murder is Announced, and The Importance of Being Earnest (WICA). Jason has appeared in the films “Max Rules,” “Borrowing Time,” “The Clouds,” and several industrials and commercials. His favorite stage roles have been in Sweeney Todd; Cabaret; Dinner with Friends and Seduced (WICA); Amadeus; Candide; The Visit; A Little Night Music; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; King Lear; and The Threepenny Opera. He received his BA in Theatre Arts from Rollins College and additional training at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

THE BAND.

Piano (Jess Foley)

THE CREW.

Production Stage Manager TBA, Assistant Stage Managers TBA, Sound Board Operator TBA, Light Board Operator TBA, Stage Crew TBA, Scenic Painters/Builders TBA, Costumers TBA


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