William Brown ^ Co-Writer / Director

Doug Frew Co-Writer

Cast

Ann Wakefield ^ Dorothy Lintot

Karen Janes Woditsch * Julia Child

Craig Spidle * Paul Child

Ian Paul Custer Joey, Richard, HollingsAmy

Terry Hamilton * ^ Chef Max Bugnard, Big John McWilliams

Joel Gross Gilles, Carolina, Officer John Black

Juliet Hart * + Grace, Martha, Judith Jones

Jeannie Affelder Madame Dorin, Marie, Simone
Ethan Saks Mick, Lee, Officer Dan Smith, Cole
Amy Dunlap Jane

Production Team

Julie Eberhardt Props Designer

Andrew Hansen ^ Composer and Sound Designer

Eva Breneman ^ Dialect Coach

Ana Espinosa * Stage Manager

Charles Cooper # ^ Lighting Designer

Maren Robinson + Dramaturg

Josephine Kearns * ^ Production Manager
Melissa Rutherford Scenic Painter
Mac Vaughey Master Electrician
Cheney Tardio Wardrobe Supervisor
Caleb Charles McAndrew KearnsTechnical Director
Rachel Anne Healy # Costume Designer
Josh Altman Assistant Director

Features

Chicago Tribune

November 17, 2010

From a foodie perspective, ‘To Master the Art,’ deserves much applause. After all, any show about Julia Child that begins with the smell of shallots cooking in butter wafting about the theater can’t really go wrong gastronomically.

—Bill Daley

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Reviews

Variety

November 4, 2010

Actress Karen Janes Woditsch nobly embodies the famed chef, author and television personality in an exceedingly likable and convincing performance … [the play] combines the right ingredients to depict the story of a genuinely interesting but initially insecure middle-aged woman coming fully into her own.

—Steven Oxman

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Talkin' Broadway

November 5, 2010

A total delight—funny, touching, charming and as enjoyable as an exquisite meal enjoyed together with good company. It need not be rationalized or analyzed—it can simply be savored. … There is so much humanity and wise but never cynical humor that it’s a pleasure just to be in the company of these people for two hours and twenty minutes.

—John Olsen

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Newcity

November 1, 2010

Karen Janes Woditsch is so absolutely perfect in the role … capturing not only the singular vocal style, but also the peculiar mix of bookish intelligence and gee-whiz awkwardness that made up so much of Child’s charm … the use of smells as a staging device come to the fore in the very first scene, when the succulent odor of shallots cooking in butter punish the theater-goer who’s failed to feast beforehand …

—Brian Hieggelke

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Chicago Reader

November 3, 2010

Brown’s rock-solid supporting cast and an evocative kitchen set by Keith Pitts –enhanced by Charles Cooper’s autumnal lighting — add texture and spice to this unlikely but thoroughly engaging love story.

—Kerry Reid

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Chicago Critic

November 1, 2010

A pure delight … Brown and Frew have captures the essence of Julia and Paul as a love story; as a story self-discovery; and as a historically accurate slice of the times.

—Tom Williams

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