1812 PRODUCTIONS presents The Phoebe and Otto Premiere Series
April 16 – May 17, 2015 Written by Jennifer Childs • Directed by Matt Pfeiffer Assistant Director Daniel O’Neil • Honorary Producers Sharon & Jeff Weiss
Starring: * Scott Greer , Anthony Lawton*, Tracie Higgins*, and Sean Roach Production Design
Movement Consultant & Soft Shoe Choreography
Original Music
Jorge Cousineau
Bill Irwin
Alex Bechtel
Costume Design
Rosemarie McKelvey
Avista Custom Theatrical Services
Production Manager & Asstistant Technical Director
Technical Director & Assistant Production Manager
Georgia Schlessman
Ethan Mimm
Thomas E. Shotkin*
Assistant Stage Manager
Load-In Master Carpenter
Master Electrician & Assistant Lighting Designer
Properties Dialect Coach
Marla Burkholder Stage Manager
Kate Sabato Keighty McLallen Lucas Nguyen Wardrobe Crew & Assistant Costume Designer Deck Crew Meredith Boring Kelsey Hodgkiss
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. “To The Moon” music and arrangement by Alex Bechtel, lyrics by Jennifer Childs “Moon River” music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, arrangement by Jackie Gleason from the album “The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason” Licensed by Universal Music Entertainment “It’s Only a Paper Moon” music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and Billy Rose Production sponsor: P r o d u c t i o n S u pp o r t:
R e s ta u r a n t Pa r t n e r :
S u pp o r t e d i n pa r t b y:
Arcadia Foundation
P r o d u c t i o n S u pp o r t:
series sponsor:
The Charlotte Cushman Foundation
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1812 Productions receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
To The Moon is the tenth original play in 1812’s series that explores American comedic history. From vaudeville to 1950s nightclub comedy to the origins of improvisation and political humor, all of these vintage forms have fueled new works and contemporary stories that honor our comedic past. I am a research nerd and a part of the process for each of these pieces has involved a good deal of time at the Paley Center for Media watching old kinescope recordings, searching through the “American Variety Stage” files at the Library of Congress for rare routines, combing record stores for classic comedy albums and used book stores for artist biographies, cultural and historical retrospectives. I believe we can learn a lot about who we are by what we have laughed at over the years. As Lenny Bruce said, “The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can’t fake it…try to fake three laughs in an hour — you can’t.” Finding a personal connection to the comedic geniuses who pioneered these forms has always been an essential part of creating this new work. It has given us the incredible opportunity to meet, work with, learn from, and perform the work of such greats as Phyllis Diller, Mort Sahl, Dick Gregory, Bob Elliot (of Bob and Ray), Tom Lehrer, and Sid Caesar, among others. The advice they have shared has informed all the comedy we make here at 1812 including To The Moon: “The laughs have to build, it’s like music – boom, Boom, BOOM!” – Phyllis Diller “If you can make each other laugh, you’ve got something.” – Bob Elliot “Tell the truth. And make it funny.” – Mort Sahl I am thrilled you are here tonight and I hope you will join us next season for another year of boom, Boom, BOOM! Enjoy To The Moon!
Jennifer Childs, Producing Artistic Director Jen@1812productions.org
The cast of To Th e Moon (l-r): Sea n Roach, Anthony Scott Greer, Tracie Lawton, Higgins. Photo by John Flak
Four years ago, after a performance of 1812’s tribute to Sid Caesar, Our Show of Shows, an audience member named Greg Marx approached Jennifer Childs with the following: “My father was the head writer for Jackie Gleason. I have a basement full of material written for Jackie that never made it to television. Does that interest you?” The material in Marx’s collection is incredible. Honeymooners scripts with handwritten notes, joke files with titles like “Aggravating Things” and brainstormed scenes for Gleason characters like Rum Dum and The Poor Soul. Access to this material presented an exciting opportunity for the entire 1812 artistic team and through research and workshops, Jennifer Childs with just Jennifer Childs in 2012 archive. rx Ma the has created a piece that captures the spirit of of tion por a Gleason’s work and the honesty which fueled it. Thank you to Greg Marx and his mother Doreen Marx for sharing their memories of their time with Jackie Gleason, and the comedy writing archives of their father and husband, which provided so much inspiration for this play. Thank you to the astonishing Bill Irwin for his physical and theatrical genius and dramaturgy. Thank you to playwright Jeffrey Hatcher for his mentorship, great humor and skill. Thank you to the many foundations and individuals who supported this work and who continue to support new work in Philadelphia. Left: Movement workshop with Tony Award-winner Bill Irwin, February, 2015. From left, Anthony Lawton, Tracie Higgins, Bill Irwin, Scott Greer, Sean Roach
Right: To The Moon Producer’s Circle dinner in March, 2015. From left, To The Moon’s Honorary Producers Sharon and Jeff Weiss, Laurie and Greg Marx, 1812’s Board President Glenn Gundersen and his wife Susan Mannix with Jennifer Childs.
“I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul… we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.” – Neil Armstrong
Brushing the dust off the boxes. My brother and I have been the caretakers of the Honeymooners’ legacy. Our father, Marvin Marx, wrote for Gleason as his head writer for almost twenty years. He started in New York and then made his way down to Florida where the show continued until the late 1960s. Then our father passed away after a long illness and the scripts were stored away in vaults for safe keeping. They had more sentimental value to us than monetary. After meeting with Jen Childs and Scott Greer of 1812, I realized that safekeeping the scripts in sealed vaults was doing them no service. Laughter gave them life. I invited them over and, after so many years, the old voices, not on reruns late at night, but in real life, were being heard again. Jen and Scott started to read my father’s jokes for Jackie’s monologues and I reveled in their laughter. The old jokes were being heard again and making people laugh. To The Moon honors not only Gleason and Carney’s talent, but also the many writers who worked with Gleason. My father, along with writers Herb Finn, A.J. Russell, Leonard Stern, Sid Zelinka, and my father’s long time writing partner, Walter Stone, worked tirelessly at putting words in the “Great One’s” mouth. The teams produced a show every week for a 39-week season. It was grueling, exhausting, and exhilarating all at the same time. My father, along with Walter Stone, transformed Ralph Kramden, who was one of a number of characters on the Jackie Gleason Show, into the star of the now famous half hour classic The Honeymooners. They created his loveable and simple-minded friend, Ed Norton, and Ralph and Ed’s spouses, Alice and Trixie. The greatest treat for my father was to write the words on Monday and see them aired nationally on Saturday night. So now, sixty years after Ralph and Alice’s images were aired on our black and white consoles, the spirit of The Honeymooners lives again on the stage. I hope it’s not just a trip down memory lane for my generation, but an introduction to the glory days of TV for generations who never knew what live TV was like in the 1950s, when television was in its infancy. I will always be grateful to Jen and Scott for taking some of my father’s scripts and material and using them as a springboard to bring the spirit of The Honeymooners back to life. Top: Marvin Marx and Jackie Gleason doing duel impersonations of Eddie Cantor, 1954 Middle: Jackie Gleason, Walter Stone, and Marvin Marx Bottom: Herb Finn, Doreen Marx, Marvin Marx, Marilyn Monroe, and Walter Stone at Toots Shor’s Restaurant, 1956
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Scott Greer (Scottie/Gleason): Scott is a 20 year veteran of Philadelphia theatre and has worked for Arden Theatre Company, 1812 Productions, Walnut Street Theatre, Wilma Theater, People’s Light and Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, Theatre Exile, Lantern Theatre Company, and many more. Regionally, he has worked for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Round House, Cape May Stage, Gulfshore Playhouse, and The Pearl Theatre in New York. He has won four Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre including the prestigious F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Theatre Artist. He was named 2014’s “Best Theatre Talent” by Philadelphia Magazine. Love always to Jen and Lily. Anthony Lawton (Lawton/Marvin): Anthony has acted in Philadelphia for twenty-three years. Favorite roles include George in Of Mice and Men (Walnut Street Theatre); Austin in True West and Feste in Twelfth Night (Lantern Theater Company); “man” in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and Lionel/Toby in Intimate Exchanges (1812 Productions); and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet (Arden Theatre Company). In 2005, Lawton received grants from the Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Theatre Initiative to write and develop The Foocy, which garnered five Barrymore Award nominations, including Best New Play. Film: Silver Linings Playbook, Unbreakable, Invincible; TV: Hack, Cold Case. The Philadelphia City Paper named him the city’s “Best One-Man Theatre” for his solo productions of The Devil and Billy Markham, The Great Divorce, and The Screwtape Letters. For more information on these shows go to www.anthonylawtonactor.com. Tracie Higgins (Tracie/Nora): Theater credits include Hotel Suite (ACT ll Playhouse), Lend Me a Tenor (ACT ll Playhouse & Delaware Theater Company), The Odd Couple (Kimmel Center), Babycase and Café Puttanesca (Arden Theatre Company), Lumberjacks in Love (Milwaukee Rep), and K Comma Joseph with NYC’s UP Theater Company. Her solo show, Growing Up Normoyle (originally directed by Groundlings founder Gary Austin) received a Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Residency from 1812 Productions. It has since been performed in the wildly creative NYC spaces of Above The Bridge, Artistic New Directions, and The PIT. TV credits include: Law & Order: SVU, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Tracie provided the voice of the animated character Joy Learno on PBS’ Between the Lions, and narrates the app Hildegard Sings. Sean Roach (Roger/Dresden/the Doctors): Sean graduated from the Tyler School of Art in 1999 with a BFA in painting. A couple years later, frustrated with painting, he walked into The Wilma Theater, and asked how he could get into one of their shows. The box office attendant told him, “Take a class, Champ,” which he did, with Bill Felty, and it changed his life forever. Sean dropped everything and began to pursue a career as an actor. He completed a yearlong internship at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble in 2003, performed at numerous theaters in the Philadelphia area over the next few years, and
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in 2007 became a ComedySportz company member where he still performs today. 2007 was a good year, because it was also the year that he became the host and co-writer of two nationally recognized, award winning, children’s television shows on Sprout and NBC. One of his shows, Noodle and Doodle, airs all over the world. The other, The Sunny Side Up Show, is a live television show that he hosted through 2013. Sean is excited to be getting back to theater and thrilled to be working with 1812. Currently, he has his own business painting portraits and landscape commissions. He’s also a scenic charge at a custom fabrication shop, Proof Productions, in New Jersey managing a team of artists, painting and sculpting theatrical sets for Broadway and theaters all over the world. Sean lives in Swarthmore with his wife and two children. For more information please visit his website: www.SeanRoachArts.com
Matt Pfeiffer (Director): Matt is a Philly born actor and director who serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Exile where he recently directed The Whale, starring Scott Greer. He’s thrilled to be back at 1812 where he’s directed Mistakes Were Made and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Recent directing credits include the world premiere of Down Past Passyunk (InterAct Theatre Company), The Train Driver (Lantern Theater Company), The 39 Steps (Theatre Horizon), and the Los Angeles premiere of Itamar Moses’ Completeness (VS Theatre). Other credits; Arden Theatre Company, Two River Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, University of the Arts, Brat Productions, Mask and Wig, and 16 seasons with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Matt is a nine-time Barrymore Award nominee, recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award, and a proud member of SDC and AEA. Thanks to the entire 1812 crew and an amazing group of collaborators. Love to Kim.
Daniel O’Neil (Assistant Director): Daniel O’Neil is a director and producer based in Philadelphia. He has worked with Arden Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, Villanova University, and Hybridge Arts Collective, among others. Favorite recent directing credits include Merrily We Roll Along, Completeness, Love/Stories (or But You Will Get Used To It), and Afterplay. He received a BFA in Theatre from the University of the Arts. www.danielhoneil.com Jennifer Childs (Playwright): Jennifer Childs is the Producing Artistic Director and Co-Founder of 1812 Productions. For 1812 she has created over a dozen original works of theater including This Is The Week That Is, Always a Lady, Our Show of Shows, Cherry Bomb, It’s My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, and the upcoming To The Moon. Her one-woman show Why I’m Scared of Dance by Jen Childs premiered at 1812 and has since been performed at Delaware Theatre Company, the Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin, Act II Playhouse and City Theatre in Pittsburgh. Favorite performances outside of 1812 include The Happiness Lecture with Bill Irwin at Philadelphia Theater Company, Spin at the Wilma Theater, Red Herring and Dex and Julie Sittin’ in a Tree at Arden Theatre Company. Love to Scott and Lily.
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Jorge Cousineau (Production Designer): Jorge has worked on a number of 1812 productions including The Four Of Us, Karma Cookie and almost all of the previous installments of This Is The Week That Is. He spends most of his time designing sets, lights, sound or video in theaters of this and other cities, as well as co-directing his company Subcircle together with his wife Niki. He is a recipient of two Independence Foundation Fellowship grants and was awarded the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theater Artist in 2004. Jorge has received several Barrymore Awards for sound and set design, a Lucille Lortel Award in NYC and the 2011 Pew Fellowship in the Arts.
Bill Irwin (Movement Consultant & Soft Shoe Choreographer): Bill Irwin was a founding member of Kraken Theatre Ensemble and of San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus. His original works, with various collaborators, include Fool Moon (1999 Special Tony Award), The Happiness Lecture, The Regard of Flight, and Old Hats performed at the Signature Theatre in New York, among others. Other theater credits include Broadway productions of Waiting for Godot (2009 Drama Desk nomination), The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, and Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Broadway and West End revivals of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2005 Tony Award, Helen Hayes Award); Waiting for Godot at Lincoln Center; The Tempest opposite Patrick Stewart, A Flea in Her Ear, and The Seagull among many others at Roundabout Theatre. Television credits include CSI, Bill Irwin: Clown Prince (PBS’s Great Performances), Sesame Street, Elmo’s World, The Cosby Show, The Laramie Project, Law & Order, and Life on Mars. Film credits include Rachel Getting Married, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Igby Goes Down, Lady in the Water, My Blue Heaven, A New Life, Scenes from a Mall, Interstellar, and Stepping Out. He has been granted a National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, as well as Guggenheim, Fulbright, and MacArthur fellowships. Alex Bechtel (Original Music): Alex Bechtel is a Philadelphia-based theatre artist. As an actor, writer, composer, sound designer, music director, and director, Alex has worked with 1812 Productions, Arden Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, New Paradise Laboratories, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Act II Playhouse, Applied Mechanics, Groundswell Theatre Company, Strange Attractor, 11th Hour Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, Drexel University, and The Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2011, Alex received a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Music Direction for his work on The Walnut’s My Way. Recent Philly music compositions include Hackles and Go Long Big Softie for Lightning Rod Special, Henry IV: Your Prince & Mine for Shakespeare in Clark Park, and 1812’s Bunny Bunny, Dave & Aaron Go To Work, and This Is The Week That Is.
Rosemarie McKelvey (Costume Designer): Rosemarie is delighted to be designing costumes for To The Moon. Previous designs for 1812 include It’s My Party, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and Karma Cookie. Locally, Rosemarie designs costumes for Arden Theatre, Wilma Theater, People’s Light & Theatre Company, The National Constitution Center, New Paradise Laboratories, Theatre Exile, and InterAct. Rosemarie is on the teaching staff of The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design. Rosemarie was awarded the 2007 and 2009 Barrymore Award for Costume Design. Rosemarie would like to thank Matt, Jen, Jorge, Meredith, and the fabulous cast, crew, and staff at 1812.
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Avista Custom Theatrical Services (Properties): Avista Custom Theatrical Services, LLC was founded in 2007 as a properties design and construction firm. Avista specializes in custom construction, upholstery, soft goods construction, and also owns a 7,000 square foot rental house in Norristown filled with props and lighting equipment. Avista’s work has been seen at Azuka Theatre, Flashpoint Theatre, Theatre Horizon, Mauckingbird, Act II Playhouse, Theatre Exile, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Burlington County College, and Drexel University. Avista is in its third season as resident prop team at 1812 Productions and its sixth season at InterAct Theatre. Please visit avistacustom.com.
Marla Burkholder (Dialect Coach): Marla Burkholder’s dialect credits include shows for Lantern Theater Company, The Wilma Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, Theatre Exile, People’s Light & Theatre, Theatre Horizon, Inis Nua Theatre Company, Azuka Theatre, Muhlenberg College, Temple University Theater, and the National Constitution Center. Along with her work as an actor, dialect coach, and teacher, Marla is the Education Director for 1812 Productions. She holds an MFA in acting from Temple University and is certified as an associate instructor of Fitzmaurice Voicework.
Georgia Schlessman (Production Manager & Technical Director): Georgia Schlessman is in her third season as 1812’s Production Manager. Georgia has worked with 1812 for the past eight years in various capacities, including 20 shows as 1812’s Assistant Stage Manager. Previous shows with 1812 include Dave & Aaron Go To Work, Mistakes Were Made, Our Show of Shows, all nine This Is The Week productions, Search For Signs, and Suburban Love Songs. Georgia is a graduate of the Arden Professional Apprenticeship (2004-2005 season) and holds bachelor degrees in Visual Media: Digital Imaging and Theatre: Performance Track from American University. She has nine years of professional experience as a theatre artist in the Philadelphia area. Ethan Mimm (Technical Director & Assistant Production Manager): Ethan is the current Technical Director at The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, and a proud supporter of 1812. Prior to The Wilma Theater, Ethan worked at such theaters as Bristol Riverside Theater where he was the Assistant Production Manager, Master Carpenter, and Technical Director, the Manhattan School Of Music where he was the Master Carpenter, and Juilliard where he was a scenic carpenter. He has been working in theater professionally for over 13 years. While he has had no professional theater training his background in rebuilding Caterpillar equipment, home contracting, electrical engineering, climbing, sailing, and auto repair have served him very well with modern theatrical systems. “It’s all very relative when you use your imagination.” Ethan is pleased to be a part of this production and would like to thank Jen and Scott for the opportunity to help keep people laughing.
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Thomas E. Shotkin (Stage Manager): Tom is in his 13th season as production stage manager. Favorite shows include: This Is The Week That Is (all 9!), Our Show of Shows, Suburban Love Songs, The Four of Us, Batboy: The Musical, Like Crazy Like Wow, and An Evening Without Woody Allen (in which he performed). He is also production/company manager for PlayPenn, a new play development conference. Other SM credits: Row After Row at People’s Light, Theatre Exile, Arden Theatre Company, Arena Stage (DC), Barnstormers Theatre (NH). Tom has also worked for Opera Company of Philadelphia, Hartford Stage Company, Azuka Theatre, and Boarshead Theatre (MI). XO to MB.
Kate Sabato (Assistant Stage Manager): Kate Sabato is delighted to be back with 1812 for her 13th production. This is her ninth season as a Philadelphia-area theater technician; she can also be found behind the scenes at Arden Theatre and Walnut Street Theatre. Kate is proud to be the Wardrobe Supervisor for Upper Darby Summer Stage. Love and thanks to her husband Karlis, ¯ and to her family.
Keighty McLallen (Load-In Master Carpenter): Since her completion of The Walnut Street Theatre apprenticeship in 2008, Keighty has worked throughout Philadelphia in an assortment of roles from stagehand to props master to production manager. She’s very grateful to be working with the ever-amazing cast and crew of 1812. Lucas Nguyen (Master Electrician & Assistant Lighting Designer): Lucas Nguyen is a Philadelphia-adopted theatre technician. Around town, he has worked with Theatre Exile, Theatre Horizon, Wilma Theater, and Philadelphia Theatrical Supply. Here’s to the Pancake People.
Meredith Boring (Wardrobe Crew & Assistant Costume Designer): Meredith Boring is a BFA Theatre Graduate from Arcadia University, where she teaches the freshman Costume Practicum Class. She has designed for Delaware Theatre Company, GDP Productions, White Pines Productions, and Upper Darby Summer Stage, and Assistant Designs at 1812 Productions. Love to John, who is my light in dark places when all other lights go out.
Jeffrey Hatcher (Playwriting Mentor): Broadway: Never Gonna Dance (book). Off-Broadway: Three Viewings and A Picasso at Manhattan Theatre Club; Scotland Road and The Turn of the Screw at Primary Stages; Tuesdays with Morrie (with Mitch Albom) at The Minetta Lane; Murder by Poe, The Turn of the Screw, and The Spy at The Acting Company; Neddy at American Place; and Fellow Travelers at Manhattan Punchline. Other Plays/Theaters: Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Mrs. Mannerly, Murderers, Mercy of a Storm, Smash, Armadale, Korczak’s Children, To Fool the Eye, The Falls, A Piece of the Rope, All the Way with LBJ, The Government Inspector, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and others at The Guthrie, Old Globe, Yale Rep, The Geffen, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Arizona Theater Company, San Jose Rep, The Empty Space, Indiana Rep, Children’s Theater Company, History Theater, Madison Rep, Intiman, Illusion, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Rep, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Actors Theater of Louisville, Philadelphia Theater Company, Asolo,
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City Theater, Studio Arena and dozens more in the U.S. and abroad. Film/ TV: Stage Beauty, Casanova, The Duchess, and episodes of Columbo. Grants/Awards: NEA, TCG, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Frankel Award, Charles MacArthur Fellowship Award, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Barrymore Award Best New Play. He is a member and/or alumnus of The Playwrights Center, the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild, and New Dramatists.
Sharon and Jeff Weiss (Honorary Producers): Having been involved in many productions in the past, Sharon and Jeff are very excited to be the Honorary Producers for this year’s World Premiere of To The Moon. They find it amazing to see how much hard work goes into a production like this and offer their congratulations to Jen and all who participated in making it happen. Jaime Konowal (General Manager): After serving as Patron Services Manager for four seasons, Jaime became 1812 Productions’ General Manager at the start of the 2014-2015 season. She has been working with 1812 since the 2010-2011 season and couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. Jaime has worked in the Arts for many years, starting her career at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, before moving to Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts as the Box Office and Assistant Marketing Manager. Jaime also spent four summers as the Audience Services Manager for the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. She is a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media and Design. Jaime would like to thank Jen Childs for her daily support, and the rest of the 1812 staff for making it so easy to come to work each day. Love to Nora, Phoebe, Boris, and Fergus, and to all of my family and friends.
Special Thanks: Susie Stevens, Geoff Sobelle, Greg and Laurie Marx, Eddy Friedfeld, Glenn Gundersen, Doreen Marx, Leonard C. Haas and the Wyncote Foundation, Marilyn Steinbright and The Arcadia Foundation, The Board of the Charlotte Cushman Foundation, Susan Sherman, Jennifer Bohnenberger and Independence Foundation, Sharon & Jeff Weiss, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Hatcher, The Wilma Theater, Kelsey Hodgkiss, Dom Chacon, Peter Cavanaugh, and Glenn Perlman and Arden Theatre Company. And thanks to those who make our work possible all year long... the Board of Directors of 1812 Productions, 1812’s amazing support staff, Andrew Nelson, Social Impact Studios, Jennifer Hoopes, John Flak, Mark Garvin, Margaret Spencer, and all of our great volunteers and interns.
Glenn Gundersen, President Jeff Weiss, Vice President Kyle A. Midkiff, CPA, Treasurer Phil Yannella, Secretary Jennifer Bohnenberger James D. Brown Jennifer Childs Roberta Emmanuel
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Deb & Matt Haas Ann & David Harrison Patricia Hasson Dr. Forrest Haun Bill & Claire Hawkins Sue & Doug Heckrotte John & Linda Heiberger Rhonda Hellman Ron Herman Celene Hilkin Eric & Angela Hissom Edward & Susan Hoffman Joy & Mort Hoffman Linda & Jerry Hogan Simone & Lew Holtzman Jeffrey Jacobs Jimmie & Stella 4ever Alfred Kaemmerlen in memory of Kendall Hogan Debra & James Kahn Lisa Kaiser Robert & Carole Keidel Arlene & Sheldon Kenin Charles & Patricia Kling Edward Kobayashi & Mary Burke Andrea Kahn-Kothmann Marilyn Kraut Reinhard & Sue D. Kruse Theodora Landgren Dan Lasdon & Dr. Hildy Jaffe Ledlie Laughlin Eva & Michael Leeds Ted & Susan Leventhal Jennifer & Scott Leventhal Fran Levi Marianne Lipson Bettina & Michael Lowe C. R. Lozowicki Susan T. Lunin Kristine Maciolek-Small Lonnie & Pvt. Louis Manai Donna Maree Arlene & Gerry Marron Mary Ellen Marzullo Jack & Mary Markov Catherine Marshall MIchael & Diana Masha Barbara Matousch Jill, Craig, Haley, and Ellie McCullough in memory of Kendall Hogan John & Rhoda McFadden Charles McMahon & Stacy Maria Dutton
Marc Meketon & Naomi Sussman Rosemarie & Tom Mercante David & Judith Mercuris Barry Milberg Paul Minick & Jill Gefvert Minick Alan & Shirley Molod Deborah & Richard Montalbano Roger C. Montemayor Constance Moore Peggy & Steve Morgan Virginia Nalencz Rob & Carol Nash Karen Nice Eliot & Bonnie Nierman Charlene Nolten Michael Norris & Matt Varrato Larry Pace David Park Shelly & Ted Partlow John & Judith Peakes Jane G. Pepper Matt Pettigrew Shirley Philips Lisa Pinto Trucksess Janet & Charles Plosser Jeffrey & Elizabeth Podraza Dick Polman & Elise Vider Karen Ragland & Family Susanna Randall Ann Ricksecker Laura Rothkopf Judith Robbins Meryl & Joseph Rodgers Laura Rogovin Toni & Ted Rosen Ken & Shelley Rosenberg Marjorie Rosenblum Ken Ross & Don Williams Charles Rumford Diane Rurode & James Lord Ann Sacks Chris & Eileen Satullo Cindy & Robert Savett Barbara & Paul Schraeder Joyce & Seth Schulman Danielle Selber Susan K. Shapiro David Singer Carleene & David Slowik Harry & Barbara Spaeth Larry & Ann Rosen Spector Dave & Patty Swan Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Swinney
Carl & Arlene Taraschi Tom Tauber Ellen M. Tedaldi Mary Teeling Elizabeth & Edward Thornton Johnne & Steve Tint Regina Torsney-Durkin Judith & Lou Trachtman Frank Trommler Michael Valoris Tom & Pat Vernon Constance Villiers Susan & Stephen Vineberg Charles & Emily Wagner Walter Watson Donna & Andy Wechsler Robert & Eleanor Weinberg Elizabeth Weinreb Ellen Wernick Robert & Eleanor Weinberg Mark Weiss Jim Weygandt & Bob Morris Ann & Douglas Wilkerson Doris A. Williams Karen & Richard Wilson Ted & Grace Wohlsen Earl & Jackie Wolf Greg & Emily Wolfson Paul & Jennifer Wolfson Barbara Wright Frederick & Joan Yannessa in memory of Kendall Hogan Danna Young & Peter Gallagher Richard, Elizabeth, Ellie & Ben Zack Blanka Zizka Opening Acts (up to $99) Anonymous (21) Susan Algieri Amorika Amoroso Carol Anthony Aruna Arjunan Alan & Sandy Ault Dr. Stuart & Elaine Baer Graham & Andrea Bailer Susan Balder Denise Barbadoro Nicholas Bardoutsos Marsha & David Beck Lewis & Marilyn Becker Linda Belinsky Becca Bernstein Keith & Mimo Betten
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Susan Blackwell-Nehilg David & Michele Blask Nancy Boykin & Dan Kern David Bradley & Margaret Berger Bradley Antony X. Braithwaite David Brandt Dr. Joshua & Amy Brody Pat Brotman & Jim Mullahy Jon Burton Dr. Alison Byers Nancy Calabretta Judith Callard John & Edythe Cannon in memory of Kendall Hogan Ennis & Phil Carter Sandra L. Chaff Julia Chapman Sara Chattin Thompson Lori Chinitz David Clements Tamara Clements Judy Cohen Steve Cohen Dr. Alan & Hariette Cohen Roger & Janice Colley in memory of Kendall Hogan Rosina Coltellaro Marie Conti Anne Cook Jeff Coon Betty Cooper Tina Coplan Natalie Corr & Jeff Rohr Heather Coyne Colin Craft John Culhane & David Girasole Emily Davis Henry & Alice Dawson Ellen Deacon & Ernie Cuff Sandra Dempsey Heather Dibble & Wayne Riddle Karen Dilossi & Josh Schulman Pam Dinardo Jessica & Michael Doheny Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum Jacqueline Dungee John & Anne Marie Dunn Loretta Dunne Margaret H. Entwisle Stephen & Jean Ettinger Mark & Gretchen Evans in memory of Kendall Hogan Pamela Evans
In memory of Bertha C. Vitkow Joseph & Virginia Farley Kevin & Carol Feeney Cate Fetterman Robert I. Field Raymond Finkel Raymond Ford Judi Forman Philip Frank & Cliff Eyler Allyson J. Frank Mark & Sally Frazza Donald M. Friedman Alice Gallagher Kimberly Gallagher Stephen & Ardith Garland Brenna Geffers Connie & Bill Georgov Judi & Joel Gerstl Stan Gibell Blossom Gica Gloria Gilman Marilyn Gilroy Joan Gmitter Sandra Goldberg Leigh Goldenberg & Aaron Bauman Margaret Goldfarb Rochelle M. Goldin Nancy Goldman Janet Goldwater Dr. Norman R. & Arlene Goodman Robert & Patricia Gorchov Dr. Christopher Gottschalk Richard & Pam Graboyes Christina Grau Steven Gravelle David Greenwald & Wendy Forman Liz Greenwood Lily Greer Joe & Meggie Gribben Priscilla Grosick Amy Gross In memory of Kenn Eibell Robert Grossi in memory of Kendall Hogan Peter & Suzanne Grumbacher Terry & Paul Guerin Howard & Lois Gurak Sally Harrison Kenneth Hartzell Jean Haskell Peggy & Denny Hatch
Gail Hauptfuhrer J. Hayden & V. Maroun Mitchell Hirsch & Sylvia Lifschitz Isidore & Sharon Hofferman Jennifer Hoffmaster Robert & Margie Holber Merle Holman Audrey & Bill Holtzman Sharon Hough & David Sirott David Ingram & Melanye Finister Fred Jackes & Judy Adamson Prarthana Jayaram Carol B. Jessup Larry Johnson Marc Johnson Sandi & Jeff Jones Juliette Kang Charles Karl Susan Katz Sherrill Kay Ira Kelberman & Esther Chernak James F. Kelly Michael Kelly & Barbara Rainear Edward Kennedy Linda Kerns Arlene Ketchum Marilyn Kirsch Sharon Kling Dr. & Mrs. Richard P. Kluft Jim & Nina Korsh Pearl Kramer Edwin & Etta Krauss In memory of my Aunt Bertha Vitkow Michael Kruse Dena & Ed Lake Daniel Lai Roger LaMay & Anne Gemmell Debby Lau Shaft Susan Lee Jordan & Arlene Lessack Sharon & Jonathan Levin Johnathan Lipson Gayla Loch Margaret H. Lonzetta Fred & Dinah Lovitch Cirel & Howard Magen Arthur & Elaine Magilner Lolly Marchant Dana Marcus Sheila Marcy Linda & David Marder Jean Markovitz
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Debbie & Elliott Maser Drucie McDaniel William McDevitt Faith McDowell Daniel McElhatton Malcolm & Patricia McGregor Anne McLaughlin Nancy & Robert Megley In memory of Kendall Hogan Mark Mendenhall Beatrice Mendetz Liz Mikita Harriette Mishkin Elizabeth Moran Karen & Rob Morris Joy Mossholder John Muccitelli Donna Murphy Gigi Naglak Mara Natkins Pamela Nelson Etta & Chuck Nissman Peter Norman Judy Novey B Nuttall Grace O’Donnell Dave & Arline Olim Elizabeth Oliphant Peter & Jennifer Paradiso in memory of Kendall Hogan Bryna & Alan Paston David Phillips Rae & Ron Pinchuk Dr. Aili Pogust Linda Quam Linda Ramsey Sally Reed David Richards Mr. & Mrs. Edward Robson Benjamin Roerich Beth & Bruce Rosner Judy Rubin Larry & Anne Rumpf Dan & Pam Sable Carol Saline & Paul Rathblott Sue & Richard Salkowitz Robin Sampson Mark Sandberg Stephanie Scappa Karen Schermerhorn & Evan Seymour
Lewis Schifreen Jane & Gary Schloss Joan Schumacher Claudine Schweber Larry Seidman Bernard Seinberg & Deborah Fedarko Jim Shaw & Julia Brody Nancy Shearer Lois Shestack Marvin & Joan Shotkin Trish Sigley Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Simon Paulette Singleton Barbara Sklar Jerry Sliverman Dianne & Barry Sloane Theresa H. Smith Raymond Smith Mina Smith-Segal Emer Smyth & Muredach Reilly Frederick Snyder Richard Sobel Jack Stanton Richard & Nancy Stark Mr. & Mrs. Howard Stein Diane G. Steinbrink Katherine Stepkowicz David Stern & Anne Weisbord Sandra Stevens Maria Sticco Mike Stierstorfer Justin Stolte Lynne Strieb Tara Swartz Deb & Tom Swirsky-Sacchetti Marsha Tabat Leroy & Marsha Tabb Joel D. Tenenbaum Mary Teti Ed Tettemer Patrick Thumudo Michael Trager Nancy Trimbur in memory of Kendall Hogan Carol Urovsky Donna Waitz Cohn P.J Walkling Laura Wall Susan Walther Chandler Walton
Wayfair Club in memory of Kendall Hogan Joan Weiner Paul & Marilyn Weintraub Jonathan Weiss & Abigail Wolf Elaine Weiss Judith White Mindy Widman Charlotte Wilkins Doris A. WIlliams Meghann Williams Michael Williams Marilyn Williams Merrily Williams & Richard Summers Terry Willis Alan & Leni Windle John Witmer David Witz Greg Wood & Susie Stevens Anita Wright Ileen Wright Robert Yablon Kuna & Sam Yankell Karen Zinn Anita Zippert In-Kind Contributors Jane Berryman, Ameriprise Financial John Flak Photography Terry Graboyes Philadelphia Distilling Company Wine Legend Muller Beverage Incorporated Gretz Berr Company Wines Till Sold Out Meredith Maciolek & Sazerac Company The iLOVE Team Robert J. Kratz, CPA Nadine Lomakin June Wolfson Kristin McLaughlin Clare Osman Dechert, LLC Panorama Russet Andrew Nelson Barbara Sorin
Foundation, Government, Coporate and Individual supporters listed are for donations made through March 24, 2015 to 1812 Productions, 1812 Outreach and The Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program. If you see any omissions, please contact David Jadico, External Relations Director at 215-592-9560, ext 14 or dave@1812productions.org.