GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE
2023 – 2024
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From the Artistic Director Dear Theatregoers, About 6 years ago my friend actress Alison Fraser introduced me to Chris Bojahlian, the NYTimes Bestselling author of over 25 novels since she had recorded some for him on Books on Tape. That meeting led to our collaboration on his riveting play Midwives which we premiered here just before the pandemic. He brought me his latest play, The Club, which is actually a world premiere and not an adaptation. I was immediately struck by how this complex, fascinating play set in 1968 New Jersey has an uncanny relevance to the present day. His nuanced examination of *white saviorism and the lies we tell each other as well as ourselves is sure to provoke much discussion and debates on the ride home. We have assembled a first rate cast and a wonderful design team to realize this powerful story. I believe this is an important story to tell at this moment and one which I’m proud to offer you all. *White Savior - usually a derogatory term for a white person who has helped non-white people and may feel morally superior for doing or having done so.
David Saint Artistic Director
David Saint, Artistic Director
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Leonard Bernstein’s Candide APRIL 6
John Violinist LIVE RnB, Pop and Hip Hop tunes on the violin APRIL 13
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The Santoor Legacy Rahul Sharma and Ojas Adhiya APRIL 20
StevieMac A Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks experience APRIL 23-MAY 19
Tick, Tick...Boom! By Jonathan Larson | Directed by David Saint APRIL 27
A Night on the Town Presented by New Jersey Ballet MAY 10-12
A Midsummer Night’s Dream MAY 29-JUNE 9
August Wilson’s Fences Directed by Ricardo Khan JUNE 5-9
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Board of Trustees Chairman: James N. Heston* President: Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D.* Vice President: Philip L. Kirstein* Secretary: Sharon Karmazin* Treasurer: Kimberlee S. P. Murphy CPA* Ronald L. Bleich, CPA* Edgar Herrera* Lucy Hughes Adele T. Macula, Ed.D. Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.
Norman Politziner David Saint* Jocelyn Schwartzman Janice G. Stolar Lora Tremayne *Denotes Members of the Executive Committee
Trustees Emeritus Al D’Augusta Cody P. Eckert Kenneth M. Fisher
Peter Goldberg William Hagaman Clarence E. Lockett
Anthony L. Marchetta Alan W. Voorhees George Wolansky
Honorary Board of Trustees James Cahill
Thomas H. Kean Eric Krebs, Founder
Honorary Memoriam Maurice Aaron∆ Dr. Edward Bloustein∆ Robert L. Bramson∆∆ Dora Center∆∆ Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.∆ Milton Goldman∆ John Hila
Betty Wold Johnson∆ Arthur Laurents∆ Richard Sellars∆ Barbara Voorhees∆∆ Edward K. Zuckerman∆ Adelaide M. Zagoren ∆∆ – Denotes Trustee Emeritus ∆ – Denotes Honorary Trustee
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GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE David Saint, Artistic Director Edgar Herrera, Managing Director Present
The Club by Chris Bohjalian Scenic, Projection, and Media Design by James Youmans Costume Design by Lisa Zinni Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau Sound Design & Original Music by Scott Killian Hair & Wig Design by Tommy Kurzman Fight Direction by Rick Sordelet & Collin Kelly-Sordelet Production Stage Manager Samantha Flint* Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey General Manager Scott Goldman Casting by McCorkle Casting Directed by David Saint
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In accordance with Actors’ Equity Association regulations, we remind you that all electronic devices, including cellular phones, watches, and anything else that lights up or makes noise must be turned off during the performance. *- denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
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.
CAST in order of appearance Olive Barrows...............................................................................Skyler Hensley Richard Barrows.......................................................................Frederick Weller Anna Barrows........................................................................................Ali Marsh Peter Kendricks..............................................................................Ryan George Angela Kendricks.........................................................Samaria Nixon-Fleming Marion Willows.....................................................................Grace Experience John Willows................................................................................Brendan Ryan
Setting: A suburban living room on a Sunday, October 1968. The Club will be performed without an intermission. Fight Captain: Samantha Flint
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. The director is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The stage technicians of George Street Playhouse are proud members of IATSE Local 21.
The Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Projection and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
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COMPANY bios. Grace Experience (Marion Willows) Select theatre credits: Grounded (59E59), The Book of Will, The Thanksgiving Play, The Wolves, (Lyric Stage Company of Boston), The 39 Steps (Greater Boston Stage), Ellis Island (Regional Tour), Beardo (Pipeline), Beauty and the Beast (Berkshire Theatre Group), Constellations, Turn of the Screw (Middlebury Acting Co), Airness (Vermont Stage), Frankenstein (Cardinal Stage), Our Town (Heartwood Regional), Some People Hear Thunder (Capital Rep), The Jump Shot (The Windhover) and Midwives (George Street). She also tours with an ABBA Tribute Band and has been called “One of Our Finest Young Actresses” by The Armenian Weekly and “Simply Hilarious” by the Boston Globe. GraceExperience.com Ryan George (Peter Kendricks) is a Miami raised, Brooklyn based artist. Theater credits include: Dorante in The Liar (Arvada Center), Asa Bedford in Midwives (George Street Playhouse), Trevor in The Play That Goes Wrong (Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Sam in Blues For An Alabama Sky (Barrington Stage). TV and Voice Over credits include: Law & Order: SVU and The Lesser Dead. He’s humbled to be back at George Street working on another new play with Chris, David, and this wonderful cast. Love to his family, partner, friends, and team. Visit iamryangeorge.com for more info! Skyler Hensley (Olive Barrows) is excited to be making her George Street Playhouse debut! A proud attendee of the Atlantic Acting School, Skyler can be seen in the film “Devil’s Hollow.” Much love to Mom and Dad, Grayson, Jeff, Bryce, and Hayden. @skylerhensley
Ali Marsh (Anna Barrows) Ali is thrilled to return to George Street where she appeared in Proof and The Sisters Rosensweig. Other theater: The Commons of Pensacola (Manhattan Theater Club), The Butcher of Baraboo (Second Stage), Ridiculous Fraud (McCarter), As You Like It (Commonwealth Shakespeare), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey), 77% (MV Playhouse), productions at NY Stage and Film, Barrington Stage, Weston Playhouse, EST, Clubbed Thumb and more. TV: Bull, Gypsy, The Affair, Girls, Odd Mom Out, The Path, In Plain Sight (series regular), Wet Hot American Summer, Nurse Jackie, Blue Bloods, Seinfeld, Chicago Hope, Childrens Hospital, Rear Window, all iterations of Law & Order and others. Film: The Independent, How to Be Single, Rabbit Hole, The Ten, Mr. & Mrs Smith, Safe Men, Hysterical Blindness, Private Parts, The Mirror Has Two Faces and more. In real life, happily married to stage spouse Fred Weller.
Samaria Nixon-Fleming (Angela Kendricks) is excited to be making her George Street Playhouse debut! Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre). Off-Broadway: Politically Correct (New World Stages). Selected Regional: The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina); The Legend of Georgia McBride (Virginia Stage Company and Theaterworks Hartford); The Colored Museum (Kumble Theater); Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Hamilton Theater); Television includes: Prodigal Son (FOX); Wu-Tang An American Saga (Hulu); Evil, The Good Fight, Instinct, Madam Secretary (CBS). She is a proud alumna of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. This performance goes out to her Mom, Dad, Solomon, and Josh who’ve supported her to no end! @Samaria_nixonfleming
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COMPANY bios. Brendan Ryan (John Willows) Brendan is honored to be returning to George Street Playhouse, formerly in the educational touring company, making his debut on the Arthur Laurents stage. Brendan has performed nationally and internationally. Theater favorite roles: Da (Young Charlie), Au Pair Man (Eugene Title Role) Macduff (MacBeth) and West Side Story (Lt. Schrank) in Japan directed by David Saint. Television: Blacklist; The Punisher and One Life to Live. He is an active producer for Gorgeous Entertainment developing productions of The Karate Kid - The Musical, Working Girl (Cyndi Lauper, Theresa Rebeck) and The Pianist which premiered at GSP this season.
Frederick Weller (Richard Barrows) Broadway: To Kill A Mockingbird; Mothers & Sons; Glengarry Glen Ross (Ensemble Drama Desk Award); Take Me Out (Drama Desk nomination); Seascape; The Rehearsal; The Little Foxes; Six Degrees of Separation. Off-Broadway&London: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Fulfillment Center; The Money Shot; Reasons to Be Happy (Lucille Lortel nomination); Still Life; In a Dark, Dark House; Some Men (Drama Desk nomination); Mother Courage & Her Children (with Meryl Streep); Take Me Out; The Shape of Things (Lucille Lortel nomination); The Country Club; Plunge; Curtains (Ensemble Obie Award). Regional: A View from the Bridge (dir. Ivo van Hove) & others. Film: BlacKKKlansman (Spike Lee); The Independent; When Will I Be Loved; The Shape of Things; Stonewall; & others TV: Mosaic (HBO); In Plain Sight (as Marshall Mann, 5 seasons); The Beach Boys (mini-series); & many guest spots. In real life, Frederick is happily married to stage spouse Ali Marsh.
Chris Bohjalian (Playwright) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 books, including The Princess of Las Vegas, arriving March 19. Other books include The Flight Attendant, which became the hit MAX series, The Lioness (now in development for a TV series), and Midwives. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies, and his work has been translated into 35 languages. The Club is his third play. Deepest thanks to my visionary friend, David Saint, the cast and crew, Team George Street, my lovely bride Victoria Blewer, and our amazing Grace Experience. Learn more at chrisbohjalian.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok, and Goodreads. James Youmans (Scenic, Projection, and Media Design) GSP: Conscience, The Trial Of Donna Caine, I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change, One of Your Biggest Fans, Good People, God Of Carnage and many others. Broadway: West Side Story, Patti LuPone in Gypsy, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, Swinging on a Star; Off-Broadway: Final Follies at The Cherry Lane Theatre, Hedwig And The Angry Inch (original production) as well as productions at Manhattan Theater Club, Roundabout, NY Shakespeare Festival, and others.Regional Theatres: Alley Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, the HuntingtonTheatre, Goodspeed Opera House and many others. Television: The Weather Channel, CNN Heroes (Various local News Affiliates sets in Houston, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco). In the live event world, he has designed projects for, Disney Live, Disney On Ice, among others. He has also designed projects for Universal Studios Hollywood, and Six Flags Theme Parks throughout the US. In the Corporate event world, his clients have included Glamour Magazine, Staples, IBM, Deloitte, Novartis, and many others. Awards: Emmy® Award Nomination with Clickspring Design for CNN Heroes, The Independent Reviewers of New England award- Best Set Design for Ether Dome at The Huntington Theater, Drama -Logue
COMPANY bios. Award; two Telly Awards and an Emmy® Award Nomination for several broadcast design projects, and two Outer Critics Circle nominations. www.youmansdesigns.com
Lisa Zinni (Costume Designer) Lisa is happy to return to George street where she has designed Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, Spelling Bee, Dear Jack Dear Louise, Bad Dates, Tiny Beautiful Things and Midwives. Lisa also worked with Artistic Director David Saint designing the groundbreaking production of West Side Story at the IHI Stage Around in Tokyo. Broadway Credits include Freestyle Love Supreme, Associate Costume Designer for SIX , School of Rock, CATS, An American in Paris, Peter Pan Goes Wrong , The Play that Goes Wrong, The Glass Menagerie, RENT and HAIR.. Additional Design Credits include two new Ballets for the Tulsa Ballet, Is There Still Sex in the City? written and performed by Candice Bushnell and over 20 Seasons with The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Regional and Off Broadway: Roundabout, 59E59 , TUTS, Bay Street Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Riverside Theatre in Vero, Two River Shakespeare, Bristol Riverside Theatre, The Arden theatre company. LISAZINNI.com Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Designer) George Street Playhouse: American Son. Recent regional theatre: Ragtime (Signature Theatre DC), Hamlet (Playmakers Rep). Broadway: Into The Woods, American Buffalo, Be More Chill, The Band’s Visit (Tony® Award). Recent Off-Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club (Atlantic), Camp Siegfried (2ST), A Case For The Existence of God (Signature). Other notable Off-Broadway: Antlia Pneumatica (Playwrights Horizons, Drama Desk nomination); When The Rain Stops Falling (Lincoln Center Theater, Lucille Lortel Award); Blasted (Soho Rep, Hewes Award); Bug (Barrow Street Theater, Lortel and OBIE awards). OBIE award for sustained excellence.
Scott Killian (Composer/Sound Designer) Off-Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club: Sarah, Sarah, Five by Tenn, A Picasso (Lortel nom.), The Other Side; The Public Theater: Lenny and the Heartbreakers; New York Theater Workshop: A Forest in Arden; MCC: Side Effects; Red Bull Theatre: Volpone, Duchess of Malfi, Women Beware Women, Edward the Second; Rattlestick Theatre: Steve and Idi, Miss Julie. Many regional theatres, including: George Street Playhouse (over 25 productions); Berkshire Theatre Festival (Resident Composer--over 40 productions), Alley Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Shakespeare and Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival. Original music for dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nikolais-Louis Dance, The Jose Limon Company. Tommy Kurzman (Wig & Hair Designer) GSP: Spelling Bee. Broadway credits include: I Need That, Gutenberg:The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, My Fair Lady, Little Foxes and Bright Star. Off-Broadway credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, MCC, Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, MTC, and NWS. Regional credits include The Huntington, The Muny, Geva Theatre, Resident Ensemble Players, Cape Playhouse, Signature VA, and MSM. Instagram: @tommykurzmanwigs Rick Sordelet & Collin Kelly-Sordelet (CoFight Directors) Rick and his sons, Christian and Collin Kelly-Sordelet created Sordelet Inc, a Native-owned action movement company with 35 years experience. They have done 80 Broadway productions, including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast. Dozens of National and international Tours, Currently the Peter Pan, Tina and Jesus Christ Superstar on the road. They have 52 first-class productions worldwide including the soon to Broadway Beauty and
COMPANY bios. the Beast which had a UK Tour, then West End and finally in Sydney. They are the resident fight/intimacy directors for Santa Fe Opera since 2015, with many productions at The MET, La Scala, The Royal Opera House and many more. Films, include The Game Plan starring Dwayne Johnson, Dan in Real Life starring Steve Carell, Ben is Back starring Julia Roberts, Respect starring Jennifer Hudson, One True Loves starring Simu Liu and soon to be released Blue Light, also loads of television productions. They teach at William Esper Studio, New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, HB Studio, CUNY Harlem, Montclair State and 22 years at Yale School of Drama. Rick is a board member for Red Bull Theater and runs a publishing company for the first time writer called www.Sordeletink.com
Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) Previously at George Street Playhouse: Having Our Say, 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: Murder on the Orient Express, Disgraced, The Winter’s Tale, 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. 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. Off-Broadway: Over 60 productions: Highlights; Tribes, Our Town, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional Theatre: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, CATF, City Theatre-Pittsburgh, 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) The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation (Production Sponsor) was established in 1983 by New Brunswick philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation supports a variety of projects across broad issue areas. The 2022/2023 program of cultural support
currently includes the Lincoln Center Theatre presentation of Camelot; the public television series American Masters; NJPAC’s 2022/2023 American Song series; the Manhattan Theatre Club presentation
COMPANY bios. of Summer, 1976 ; the Roundabout Theatre Company’s presentation of The Wanderers and the Kennedy Center’s 2022/2023 Broadway Center Stage series. The Foundation was gratified to have been selected as the Outstanding Foundation of 2016 by the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. It is proud to report that the Foundation has provided approximately $100,000,000 in grants to philanthropic endeavors, addressing the Foundation’s interest in the arts, education, health care and social services.
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, Pittsburg 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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INDIVIDUALS Margaret Velden Caroline and Frank Weymar Nancy and Edward Winant Philip and Rebecca Witt Michele and George Wolansky Susan Wolford Warren Zimmerman Anonymous (2)
PARTNERS $500 – $999
Kathy and Richard Adleman Dr. Deborah Alexander Jackie and Phillip Barrood Mayor and Mrs. James Cahill Mary and Alden Carlson Joe Dipietro Jackie Eiermann Camara Epps Margaret Fourounjian Barbara and Sheldon Freidenreich The Ganguly Family Willard Geller Lisa A. Goldstein L. Goldstein and I. Novak Adam and Erica Grenker David Hargrove Tim Heston Gary Hoagland Lynne Holton Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley Ruby Hope Jeffrey and Susan Hyman Laurie Kamhi Lynda and John Kazmark Leslie and Tom Kelso Everett Kline and David Wald Suzanne and Eric Krebs Nancy L. Lee Susan Mansfield and John Byrne Joan and Richard Barry McCormick Amy and Michael Moorby Maria and Abel Moreyra Carolyn Myers and Dan Vickery Dennis O’Dearob Jim Pabst Jerome N. Pasichow and Robin Greenberg Louis Ray Mary and Gary Reece Ellen Ruane Barbara and Howard Sorkin Randee Stolar D. Sundman Gail Wahle and Rick Taffer In honor of Janice Stolar David Wagner Peter Weitsen Irene Wolff
BACKERS $250 – $499
Marci and Martin Abschultz Barbara Baier Peggy Barbella and William Fitzsimmons Diane Beni Karen A. Beverly Robert Henry Bishop, Jr. Susan and Alan Blanchette Karen and David Blivaiss Chris Bohjalian Shelley and Tom Brankner Donna Castronovo Nina Chimura Carol and Joseph Ciorciari Mark Corso Melissa and Charles Daniel Alison and Jim Decker Lynnette Durko Mark Evanko Angela Fevola and Karen Maccaron Anita Frank James G. Gibson Marlene and Joel Gordon Tina B. Gordonhal Donna Greco Gwendolyn and Michael Greenberg Austin Hagaman Denise and Irwin Hametz M Wilma Harris Evelyn Hartmann Margaret and Dennis Helms Joel and Ellen Henkin Karen Horlick Cynthia J. Jankech Alex Jimenez Donna and Bud Keller Kevin Janis and George Kupczak Ellen Kennedy and David Fiegley Scott Killian David Kirstein Pat and Roger Klein Sharon and Joseph Kosmo Randi and Eli Kramer Martin Lasus Erika Leak Rose and Anthony LoCastro Ruth Marcus Michael Mastro and Richard Hester Richard McAdams Cheryl and Jeff McBride Denis and William McBride Sandy Rae Mckenzie Mary Ann McLaughlin Tali Mendelberg and Gilbert Blitz Joan and Rabbi Bennett Miller Cheryl Mintz and Harris Richter Jim Mulroy
THANK YOU for your annual support Judith S. Musicant and Hugh Clarkwillar Sherrilynn Novack Brenda J. Overcash and Thomas West Joseph and Laura Perez Marcus Porcelli Karen Price Bethany and Jonathan Rabinowitz Theresa Richardson Laurence Rothstein Karen Satterthwaite Marguerite and Rene Schlag Karen and Sheldon Singer Rachel Silverstein Theodore Stahl Joanne Stern Bonnie and David Sudol Patrice Sullivan Mary and Donald Thomas Kerry Tremayne Pannie Trifillis-Kiledjian Bonnie and Allan Warton Bob Warwick B.J. Welsh Caroline Willard Joanne and Allen Williams Michael Wolk Susan and Jerry Zweig
FRIENDS $100 – $249
Carol Adelman Jennifer Allen Beth and Marc Alterman Sally Amatucci Thomas F. Arnold Janet and Alan Arnowitz Joanne and Richard Bednash Anne Berry Gail and Barry Bertiger Michael and Heidi Bonomo Stacey and Dennis Borden Elizabeth and Bill Braden Tonya Breland Adelaide Brenner H. Neil Broder Leah and Peter Brown Barbara and Stanley Bruskin Jennifer and Richard Bullock James Burns Vincent and Lori Caputo Vincent Cardarelli Eva Carey Cheree Causey Linda Choplick Carol U. and Lewis B. Coe Ellen and Ted Cohen Lorraine and Harvey Cohen Margaret Cohen
Carol Condon Donald B. Cook Ellen and Cliff Cramer Natalie Darwin Mary Ellen Decoster Anthony DeMarco Norman J. Diamond Nadiyah Dorsey Natalie and Michael Dougherty Jennifer and John Dowd Diane and Philip Dumont 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 Elizabeth and Roy Gotta Cynthia A. Graney Robert Grant Brenda and Roland Hagan Margaret Hanlon Daniel Harrington David Harris Robert Harris Robert Hartman Patricia M. Hastings Toni Head and Graham Cox 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 Joyce Jonat Sharon Kaplan Maxine Kasdin Liz and Murray Katz Barbara and Arthur Ketterer Marcia & Robert Kerchner Nancy and Lee Kevin Sunny and Ted Kordower Dr. Linda Korman Spiegal and Phil Spiegal Susanne and Alex Kucsma Deirdre Kugelmeyer Dr. and Mrs. Gregory M. LaGana Michael Lane
THANK YOU for your annual support FRIENDS $100 – $249
Paul Leath Ann and John Lech Robin Leichenko 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 Markus Linda Massa Ellen and Tom Measday Beth and Mark Mehler Patty Melancon Donna and Stanley Messer Jane and Steven Miller Matthew Mingle Bruce Moskovitz and John Fellin Kathleen Morales Deborah Morgan Anne Mozer Bloomenthal and Martin Bloomenthal 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 Eugene O’Neill Anita and Harry Paborsky Kathryn C. Paige Linda Ackerly Pagano Glenn and Judy Parker 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 Elliot Reiter 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 Mary Carol Stunkel Jacqueline Tepper Whitney and Lindsey Tisch Michael Triebe Karen Volpe Brian Wallace 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 February 6, 2024. 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 Finance Administration Manager / Board Liaison Business Assistant
DEVELOPMENT Director of Development Director of Special Campaigns and Major Gifts Development Associate
EDUCATION Director of Education Education Associate
Ganapathi Kamath Megan Cherry Lynne Holton
Jacqueline Brendel Angela Kluwin Haley Kisly
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
SETS
Scenic Charge
PROPERTIES
Properties Supervisor Assistant Properties Supervisor
Robert Lavagno Anna Mondragon
COSTUMES
Costume Shop Manager Assistant Costume Shop Manager Wardrobe Supervisor Cutter/Draper
Joleen Addleman Loyd Becky Erlitz Rachel Pollard Kaden Adrian Woodward
FOR THIS PRODUCTION Assistant Stage Manager Production Assistant Assistant Set Designer Assistant Costume Designer Assistant Lighting Designer Assistant Sound Designer Lighting Supervisor Sound Supervisor Assistant Sound Supervisor Video Supervisor / Programmer Wig Supervisor Stitchers Painters
Caitlyn Ostrowski Caroline Laberdee Rodrigo Escalante Michael McDonald Matt Lazarus Joseph M. Parisi Ryan Fisher Kwamina Biney Chiara DeSantis Xavier Vassallo Ariana Papin Hanna Alison Donna Tomaselli Jeanette Mieses Karen Cahill Molitor Donovan Sloop
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 Sound and Video Supervisor Deck Supervisor Lighting Programmer Assistant Lighting Supervisor A1 A2 Deck
Merissa Buczny Mark Sharp Victoria Muscio Keelin Higgins Emani Simpson Eric Greenberg Jessica Jasionowski Joy Lynn Pringle-Bato Tommy Williamson Joshua Maywood Andre Penn Zaid Dawsari Aiden Mitchell Prince Bawuah Jason Jackson Christopher Nielsen
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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.