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From the Artistic Director Dear Theatregoers, Right on the heels of Emily Mann’s superb production of The Pianist, the powerful and riveting story of a concert pianist trapped in pre-war Poland, comes yet another story by Emily Mann concerning another historic character, this time the remarkable Delany sisters. Another example of fine theatrical testimony, Having Our Say received a Tony® Award nomination and a film adaptation as well. Emily once again shows her great ability in bringing actual historical figures to vibrant theatrical life. Our very own Laiona Michelle helms this powerful evening of storytelling with a great design team and two exceptional actresses to be our hosts. The Delany sisters relate the experiences of the twentieth century as these two strong ladies witnessed over a hundred years in the development of our country from their personal perspective. As was the case with The Pianist, it is so important to examine our past as a country so that we can hopefully learn how to embrace our future together in a diverse society. I’m certain that you will love being welcomed as “houseguests” by these two unforgettable sisters! Enjoy,
David Saint Artistic Director
David Saint, Artistic Director
C reating our future, together.
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Having Our Say
The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years A play by Emily Mann Adapted from the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth Set Design Shoko Kambara Costume Design Ari Fulton Lighting Design Jason Lynch Sound Design Karin Graybash Projection Design Zavier A.L. Taylor Wig Design Leah Loukas Production Stage Manager Samantha Flint* Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey Casting by McCorkle Casting Directed by Laiona Michelle This production is sponsored by The Karma Foundation Supported by Philip Kirstein & Melinda Raso Kirstein Sponsor of Laiona Michelle as Director of Having Our Say: “The Formers” Marie Adair, Joanne Kerekes, Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D., Adele Macula, Ed.D., and Mary Reece, Ed.D. Originally produced on the New York Stage by Camille O. Cosby and Judith Rutherford James. Originally produced by McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Jeffrey Woodward, Managing Director Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. New York
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Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. Made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. George Street Playhouse is a constituent of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. The theatre operates under an agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and is a member of the New Brunswick Cultural Center.
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CAST in order of appearance
Sadie Delany...................................................................................Inga Balllard* Dr. Bessie Delany....................................................................Rosalyn Coleman*
Having Our Say will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.
Setting: 1993, Delany Sisters’ Home in Mt. Vernon , New York.
Production Stage Manager..........................................................Samantha Flint* Assistant Stage Manager........................................................Caitlyn Ostrowski Production Assistant..................................................................Vanessa Nieves
*- denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
The actors and stage manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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COMPANY bios. Inga Ballard (Sadie Delany) Recent credits include Baneatta in Chicken & Biscuits at Crossroads Theatre Company, and Marvelous in Familiar at the Wooly Mammoth Theatre. Additional credits include the 1st and 2nd National Tour of Ragtime as Sarah’s Friend. Inga has performed regionally in multiple productions of Hairspray as Motormouth Maybelle. Those theatres include Sacramento Music Circus, North Shore Music Theatre, Houston’s TUTS, The Cape Playhouse, The Lyric Theatre, The New Theatre, Westchester Broadway and the Argyle Theatre. Inga has also performed at The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Syracuse Stage, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, City Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, The Weston Playhouse and Goodspeed Opera House. TV credits: Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, HBO’s Love Life 2, Starz Power, Power Productions LLC., NBC’s 30 Rock, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and ABC’s All My Children. Numerous commercials and voiceovers. Inga received her B.A in Drama from UC Davis and her M.F.A in Acting from USC. Inga is a member of Quick Silver Theatre Company, Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. Rosalyn Coleman (Dr. Bessie Delany) George Street Playhouse: Doubt. Broadway: To Kill A Mockingbird, Travesties, The Mountaintop, Radio Golf, Seven Guitars, The Piano Lesson, Mule Bone. Film: (upcoming) Rob Peace, Game Nitee, Miss Virginia, The Immortal Jellyfish, Frankie and Alice, Brooklyn’s Finest, Our Song, Brown Sugar, Music of the Heart. TV: Terror Lake Drive, Bull, Jessica Jones, Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary. Law & Order. Off-Broadway: Wedding Band, The Woman’s Party, Native Son, Breakfast with Mugabe. Solo play The Master’s Tools at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Next feature film: Pulpit Player (Director). Proud mom & wife. Love you. Instagram @irozapp.
Emily Mann (Playwright) has previously brought two impactful and influential documentary dramas to Broadway – Execution of Justice, and Having Our Say (Tony-nominated Best Play and Best Director). Also on Broadway, Emily directed A Streetcar Named Desire and Anna in the Tropics. Plays written by Mann include: Still Life; Annulla: An Autobiography; Greensboro (A Requiem); and Mrs. Packard. In 2020, her play Gloria: A Life was presented by Great Performances on PBS. From 1990-2020, Emily was the Artistic Director and Resident Playwright of McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, which was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater under her leadership. The new biography by Alexis Greene, Emily Mann: Rebel Artist of the American Theater, celebrates her many contributions and innovations, highlighting her groundbreaking work in “the theater of testimony:” constructing a play based on the verbatim speech surrounding real life events. Awards include: Tony, Drama Desk, 8 Obies, Peabody, Hull Warriner, NAACP, Guggenheim, two Tony nominations, Outer Critics Circle nominations; a Princeton University Honorary Doctorate of Arts, a Helen Merrill Distinguished Playwrights’ Award, Margo Jones Award, TCG Visionary Leadership Award, Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award, and The Gordon Davidson Award. In 2019, Mann was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame Laiona Michelle (Director) Body of work at George Street Playhouse ranges from actress, singer, director, and Artistic Associate. Having starred in Little Girl Blue, American Hero, and Tiny Beautiful Things in addition to making her directing debut last season with Mfoniso’s Udofia’s play, Her Portmanteau, Laiona now resides in the role of Artistic Associate at George Street Playhouse. Laiona has made it her mission to identify and provide a platform for BIPOC and those underrepresented in the theatre community. Laiona Michelle made her Broadway debut in 2015 in the musical, Amazing Grace, which opened at the Nederlander. Cast in the principal role of Nanna, a woman stolen away from her family in Sierra Leone by slave traders. Laiona is the recipient of the Broadway Alliance Award and Lilly Award (2022); the Barrymore and Carbonell Awards (2004); and the NAACP Hollywood Award (2005). Laiona
COMPANY bios. was also nominated for numerous awards, including the Lucille Lortel and Antonyo Awards (2022); and the Helen Hayes Award (2005). Some of her TV/Film credits include Lift, All My Children, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Blacklist, Crashing, Amazon’s Sneaky Pete, and Blue Bloods. Laiona Michelle earned her MFA from Brandeis University in 2000. Shoko Kambara (Set Design) Work at GSP: Little Girl Blue, Midwives, Her Portmanteau, and upcoming Ibsen’s Ghost. Recent Theater: Bees and Honey (MCC), Fairycakes (Greenwich House), Ring of Fire (Geva Theatre), Native Gardens (Syracuse Stage/Geva Theatre/Portland Stage). Opera: The Prince of Players (Houston Grand Opera-world premiere), The Barber of Seville (Opera Philadelphia, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Omaha and many more around the US). Film: Eileen, The Good Nurse, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Cavan, Summer Fridays. Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, In America: An Anthology of Fashion. MFA NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
2 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge, Michael Maggio Emerging Designer. Lynch is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and The Gersh Agency. www.jasondlynch. com, @jasonlynch.design on Instagram. Karin Graybash (Sound Design) Karin Graybash has created numerous sound designs for Regional Theater and Off Broadway, including: Hartford Stage, Berkeley Repertory, Dallas Theater Center, Yale Repertory, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theater Company, TheaterWorks, Long Wharf, McCarter, and the Alliance, among others. She is a recipient of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Award for her sound design of Polk County at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Karin is the original live sound consultant for the multi-media production Freedom Rising at the National Constitution Center. Many of her soundscapes can be heard at The Franklin Institute’s exhibit entitled Your Brain. She is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 as well as the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA).
Ari Fulton (Costume Design) Off-Broadway: Nova (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Confederates (Signature Theatre Company, Lortel nomination), School for Wives, Little Girl Blue, Regional: Rocky Horror (Dallas Theatre Center), Rent (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), L’Amant Anonyme (Atlanta Opera and MINN Opera), A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama, Broadway World winner), Film: Incomplete (20th Century Digital and Hulu, NAACP Image Award Nominee), Disney Discovers (Disney Television, ABC), Cupids (Tribeca Film Festival and P&G), Nigerian Prince (AT&T, Netflix Executively Produced by Spike Lee.)
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor (Projection Design) is an artist, designer, and videographer from North Carolina. He has a passion for being hands-on in the creation of new work. His specialty is in live performance, motion graphics, visual art, video editing, and interactive media systems. He’s been involved nationally with venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Apollo Theatre, The Guthrie, Arena Stage, OSF, Theater J, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Round House Theatre, McCarter Theatre, and GEVA Theatre. Zavier has an MFA in Design focusing on Media & Projection and BA in Dramatic Art. Learn more by searching zavier.myportfolio. com or #ZALTproductions online.
Jason Lynch (Lighting Design) is a Chicagobased lighting designer and makes his George Street Playhouse debut with this production. OffBroadway: You Are Here: An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer (Audible Theatre/Minetta Lane Theatre). Regional: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Old Globe, among others. Awards: 1 Joseph Jefferson,
Leah Loukas (Wig Design) Broadway: The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Original cast of Hadestown, Escape to Margaritaville, Time and the Conways, Marvin’s Room, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Sweat; Oh, Hello; The Heidi Chronicles; On the Town; A Night with Janis Joplin; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; American Idiot; Irena’s Vow. L. Currently off-Broadway at The Vineyard Theater, Scene Partners. TV and Film Credits include: Key Hair Stylist for Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Freeform’s Everything’s Trash, Showtime’s The Humans. Hairstylist on Season 3
COMPANY bios. of Only Murders in the Building. Leah recently won a 2022 Emmy for her work on Annie Live! McCorkle Casting: Pat McCorkle, CSA; Rebecca Weiss, CSA; (Casting) McCorkle Casting continues to strive for inclusivity and social awareness during its 35-year history in casting and is pleased to be associated with this George Street Playhouse production. Broadway: Over 50 productions including On The Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, A Few Good Men. etc. OffBroadway: Over 60 productions: Highlights; Tribes, Our Town, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional Theatre: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, CATF, City TheatrePittsburgh, Olney Theatre and hundreds of regional theatres throughout the country. Feature films: Currently casting six films for theatrical release. Previous project highlights: “Premium Rush”, “Ghost Town”, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, etc. Television: 3 new films for Hallmark, “Twisted”, Humans for “Sesame Street”, “Californication” (Emmy Nomination), “Chappelle’s Show”, “Strangers with Candy” etc. (mccorklecasting.com) Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) Previously at George Street Playhouse: Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, ...Spelling Bee, Her Portmanteau, A Walk on the Moon, It’s Only A Play, Bad Dates, Conscience, Midwives, The Immigrant. Broadway: Venus in Fur (MTC). Off Broadway: Final Follies, HIM (Primary Stages); Measure for Measure, In the Wake, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays (The Public). Selected Regional: Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theater); Murder on the Orient Express, The Brother/Sister Plays, Herringbone (McCarter Theatre Center); Murder on the Orient Express, Somewhere(Hartford Stage); Camelot (Two River Theater); June Moon, The Visit (Williamstown); Kinky Boots, ...Spelling Bee, Barefoot in the Park (Bucks County Playhouse); Chicken & Biscuits (Crossroads Theatre Company); And A Nightingale Sang (Westport Country Playhouse). Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University. Christopher J. Bailey (GSP Production Manager) This season marks Mr. Bailey’s 25th at George Street Playhouse and 18th as its Production Manager, having previously served the Playhouse as Technical Coordinator and Sound and Lighting
Manager. Recently for GSP he was Lighting Designer for The Immigrant. Also Lighting Designer for GSP’s production of Clever Little Lies, which moved to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Hampton and then off-Broadway to the Westside Theatre. His other designs for GSP includes 6 scenic designs and 9 sound designs for GSP’s Educational Touring productions, 28 lighting designs and 40 sound designs for GSP’s mainstage productions. Also, has designed for: Pearl Theatre, Barrington Stage, Premiere Stages, Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two River Theater, Ashlawn Highland Opera, LKB Dance, Randy James Dance, Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Long Wharf, Delaware Theatre Company, Jacob’s Pillow, and more. Mr. Bailey also teaches Stagecraft and Play Production at Middlesex County College. The Karma Foundation (Production Sponsor) The Karma Foundation, a family charitable foundation established by Sharon Karmazin in 1996, has been a longtime supporter of George Street Playhouse and many other arts organizations in New Brunswick and Central New Jersey. The Foundation funds sensory-friendly performances at The State Theatre NJ, McCarter Theater and Paper Mill Playhouse making the arts more accessible to people with special needs and also supports the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services. The Foundation has been the lead sponsor of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival since its inception in 2000 and is a member of ArtPrideNJ. Sharon Karmazin is a five time Tony Awardwinning producer. She is a board member of the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) and George Street Playhouse.
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COMPANY bios. David Saint (Director/Artistic Director) is in his 25th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. He has directed nearly 50 mainstage productions at GSP, having most recently helmed Tales from the Guttenberg Bible. Additional productions include Fully Committed and Tiny Beautiful Things for the GSP virtual season, Midwives, and Conscience, in addition to The Trial of Donna Caine, American Hero, American Son, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and An Act of God starring the legendary Kathleen Turner in the 2017-18 season. His time here has been marked by collaborations with such artists as Keith Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Hagen, Harriet Harris, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach, and many others including a remarkable partnership with Arthur Laurents. In addition, many new award-winning works have begun their life here during his tenure such as The Toxic Avenger, Proof, The Spitfire Grill, Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies, and It Shoulda Been You. He has directed Final Follies at Primary Stages, Clever Little Lies at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY and off-Broadway at West Side Theatre, as well as the National tour of West Side Story. In July 2016, he directed West Side Story at the legendary Hollywood Bowl starring Jeremy Jordan and Solea Pfeiffer. In Summer 2019, he directed a revolutionary new production of West Side Story for IHI Stage Around in Tokyo and served as Associate Producer for the Academy Award-nominated film version of West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. He also has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally at Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Long Wharf and many others by such writers as Aaron Sorkin, Wendy Wasserstein, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Joe DiPietro and Jonathan Larson. He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A., Drama Critics Award, several Drama-Logue Awards and is the President of The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.
Edgar Herrera (Managing Director) Born and raised in Mexico, Mr. Herrera received the prestigious 2004-2005 Management Fellowship of the League of American Orchestras, taking on special projects with senior leadership at The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Atlanta Symphony, The Aspen Music Festival & School and The Elgin Symphony (IL). In 2005, he was appointed the Executive Director of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra; after two years leading the PSO, he was nominated for the League’s Executive Director of the year under 40. In 2007 he was recruited by the Syracuse Symphony to lead the Marketing and Patron Development department. Mr. Herrera moved to Mexico City in 2009 to become the Executive Director of a private foundation formed by partners of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In 2013, the Clinton Global Initiative extended an invitation to Mr. Herrera and his foundation to become a member. In 2014, with an entrepreneurial mindset and smart investments, Mr. Herrera successfully developed a multitude of business ventures, including a digital accounting firm, an international trade enterprise, a consulting firm and a mining business, which he sold in 2019 to go back to his real passion, the performing arts. Mr. Herrera joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in early 2020, where he successfully used his experience, both in the Arts and in the private sector, to completely transform the institution.
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Richard Engel Paula and Irwin Feifer Barbara Fisk Alice D. Firgau Marie Foucher and Daniel Hyman Bonnie and William Fox Maria Galeota Robert Gannon Judith E. Gardner Stacey and David Garfield Pat and Diana Gatti Tom Gilligan Susan and Eric Goldman Cynthia A. Graney Robert Grant Margaret Hanlon Daniel Harrington David Harris Robert Hartman Patricia M. Hastings Jeffery Heend Deborah Henry Nancy E. Hines Frederick Holt Denise and James Houghton Robert E. Howard Kathleen K. Hutchins Thomasina Hyland Howard and Benay Irwin Sharon Kaplan Maxine Kasdin Liz and Murray Katz Barbara and Arthur Ketterer Marcia & Robert Kerchner Nancy and Lee Kevin Sunny Kordower Dr. Linda Korman Spiegal and Phil Spiegal Susanne and Alex Kucsma Deirdre Kugelmeyer Dr. and Mrs. Gregory M. LaGana Michael Lane Paul Leath Ann and John Lech Paul Lehrer Kathryn Lemerich Karen and David Levinsky Debra Levinson Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Lind Susan London Kathleen Love and Glenn Bell Barbara Louis Mary Ann Marcuzzi Leslie and Richard Marcus Ruth Margolin Josefina Mark Kimberly Marku
THANK YOU for your annual support Bruce Moskovitz and John Fellin Kathleen Morales Anne and Martin Mozer Mark Murphy Suzanne S. Nacson Barbara and Kurt Nathan John Nehls Deborah and Jason Newcomb In Memory of Janet Tappen Debbie and Henry Newman Rochelle and Bruce Newman Sherrilynn Novack Eugene O’Neill Anita and Harry Paborsky Kathryn C. Paige Linda Ackerly Pagano Vicki Parker Susan and Timothy Peitz Jim and Barbara Petrosini Donna Pincavage George F. Poppe Debra Price and Gary Arkell Joan Prichard Sylvia Psuty Barry V. Qualls Frank Rees Emily Remmington Kim and Chris Riemann Steven Rifkin Susan Rivkind and Richard Zucker Jeff Robinson Naomi Rose Alan Rothschild Jadqueline Sarka Barbara Schafer Cory and Stanley Schneider John and Lynn Semmlow Michele Senko Marjorie Shakun Marianne Sheridan Pat Shiffner Denise Shukoff Valerie Slade Jennifer Smith Mullen and Ed Mullen Christine Sohn Kathleen Soucek Robert Spencer Marcella Ann Stapor Wendy Stein Marjorie and Jeffrey Stevens Jill M. Stone Sloane and David Stribling
Jacqueline Tepper Whitney and Lindsey Tisch Michael Triebe Karen Volpe Brian Wallace Bob Warwick Elaine and Evan Wasserman Barbara Williams Eric and Adriana Winkelman Anita Wolfsen Mindy Wolkstein and Frank Giresi Anonymous
We are grateful to our new and renewing annual fund donors listed here for their gifts received between July 1, 2022 and November 1, 2023. If you notice an error here, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@georgestplayhouse.org so that we may correct it for our next printing.
STAFF David Saint, Artistic Director • Edgar Herrera, Managing Director
ARTISTIC General Manager Artistic Associate
Scott Goldman Laiona Michelle
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Director of Administration / Board Liaison Director of Finance Business Assistant
DEVELOPMENT Director of Development Development Associate Director of Special Campaigns and Major Gifts
EDUCATION Director of Education Education Associate
Megan Cherry Ganapathi Kamath Lynne Holton
Jacqueline Brendel Haley Kisly Angela Kluwin
Nadiyah S. Dorsey Daniella Saldaña
MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Director of Marketing & Customer Experience Marketing Manager VIP Sales Manager Tessitura Manager Assistant Patron Services Manager Senior Associate, Patron Services Patron Services Associates Photographer
PRODUCTION
Jason Paddock Danny Decker Michelle Dorant Vannesa Hamilton Gary Frangione Rose Curran Susan Blumert Jessica Pace Marlene Zyontz T. Charles Erickson
Production Manager Assistant Production Manager Company Manager
Christopher J. Bailey Billy Goheen Sal Fabio
Technical Director Assistant Technical Director Carpenters
Mohamed Haddara Dori Lichter AJ Hansen Patrick Wellman Jake Blanchette Nick Skiba Jim Hancocks Jeanette Mieses Brittany Ponce Maria Somers
SETS
Scenic Charge Painters
PROPERTIES
Properties Supervisor Assistant Properties Supervisor
Robert Lavagno Anna Mondragon
COSTUMES
Costume Shop Manager Assistant Costume Shop Manager Wardrobe Supervisor Cutter/Draper
Joleen Addleman Lloyd Becky Erlitz Rachel Pollard Kaden Adrian Woodward
FOR THIS PRODUCTION Assistant Lighting Designer Projection Programmer Assistant to the Director Directing Fellow Production Assistant Assistant Stage Manager Lighting Supervisor Sound Supervisor Assistant Sound Supervisor Projection Supervisor Wig Supervisor Assistant Wig Designer Stitchers
Marcy Barbeau Zavier A.L. Taylor Trin Caviness Michelle Dorant Vanessa Nieves Caitlyn Ostrowski Ryan Fisher Kwamina Biney Chiara DeSantis Samuel Ravelo Jr. Ariana Papin Kaitie Adams Hanna Allison
NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Executive Director Director of Operations NBPAC Patron Services Manager House Manager/ Assistant Box Office Manager Assistant House Manager Marketing Manager Box Office Associates Production Manager / Lighting Supervisor Interim Production Manager Interim Lighting Supervisor Sound and Video Supervisor Deck Supervisor Light Board Programmer Deck Hand A1 A2
Merissa Buczny Mark Sharp Victoria Muscio Keelin Higgins Emani Simpson Eric Greenberg Jessica Jasionowski Joy Lynn Pringle-Bato
Tommy Williamson Cheri Snook Aiden Mitchell Joshua Maywood Andre Penn Matthew Binkowitz Chris Nielsen Prince Bawuah Jason Jackson
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For Your Information George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • Patron Services: 732-246-7717
AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES
We offer audio-described performances for patrons with visual impairment. Please call the Patron Services, 732-246-7717, for further information. Large print and Braille programs are available upon request. Audiodescribed performances are made possible by support from Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES
We offer captioned performances for patrons with hearing impairment.
FIRE NOTICE
The exit indicated by the red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run, WALK TO THE EXIT.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
George Street Playhouse maintains a policy of not canceling performances due to inclement weather. Please call Patron Services, 732-246-7717, if you have any questions.
LATE SEATING POLICY
George Street Playhouse’s accessible programming is made possible in part by Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.
The theatre is open to the public one halfhour prior to the performance. In consideration of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM
RECORDING EQUIPMENT
For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable receivers are available from the NBPAC Concierge desk. If any individual requires special assistance or assistive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible.
COVID-19 SAFETY
All patrons are welcome and highly encouraged to wear masks at all times while inside the venue.
Due to copyright and union regulations and restrictions, still cameras, video cameras or any type of recording equipment is not permitted at any time in the theatre and will be confiscated.
SMOKING
The NBPAC is a smoke-free environment. There is no smoking or vaping in the building.