Jelly's Last Jam

JELLY’S LAST JAM

SEPT 17 - 18, 2022

A CONCERT READING

Book by George C. Wolfe Music by Jelly Roll Morton Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead Musical Adaptation & Additional Music by Luther Henderson Directed by Dennis Whitehead Darling Creative Consultation by Patricia McGregor Choreographed by Chris Bell Music Direction by David Freeman Coleman

Jacob G. Padrón ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Kit Ingui MANAGING DIRECTOR

PRESENT

JELLY’S LAST JAM BOOK BY

GEORGE C. WOLFE

MUSIC BY

JELLY ROLL MORTON

LYRICS BY

SUSAN BIRKENHEAD

MUSICAL ADAPTATION AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY

LUTHER HENDERSON DIRECTED BY

DENNIS WHITEHEAD DARLING CREATIVE CONSULTATION BY

PATRICIA McGREGOR CHOREOGRAPHER

CHRIS BELL MUSIC DIRECTION BY

DAVID FREEMAN COLEMAN CASTING BY

STEPHANIE YANKWITT, tbd casting co.

Produced on Broadway by Margo Lion and Pamela Koslow Presented in partnership with the New Haven Free Public Library, Stetson Branch 2

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CAST IN ALPHA ORDER

Iris Beaumier* (she/her) A HUNNIE/ OTHER ROLES

Justin G. Nelson (he/him) ONE OF “THE CROWD”/ OTHER ROLES

Bryan Terrell Clark* (he/him) JACK THE BEAR/ BUDDY BOLDEN

Jessica Hailey Reese (she/her) ONE OF “THE CROWD”/ OTHER ROLES

Tina Fabrique* (she/her) MISS MAMIE/ GRAN MIMI

Steve Routman* (he/him) A MELROSE BROTHER/ OTHER ROLES

Carmen Ruby Floyd* (she/her) ANITA

Julian Rozzell, Jr.* (he/him) CHIMNEY MAN

Sydney James Harcourt* (he/him) JELLY ROLL MORTON

Justin Sudderth (he/him) YOUNG JELLY/ONE OF “THE CROWD”

Christian McQueen (he/him) ONE OF “THE CROWD”/ OTHER ROLES

Amaya White (she/her) A HUNNIE/OTHER ROLES Jason SweetTooth Williams* (he/him) A MELROSE BROTHER/ OTHER ROLES

Sharaé Moultrie (she/her) A HUNNIE/ OTHER ROLES

CREATIVE Charles Coes^ (he/him) and Nathan A. Roberts^ (he/him) SOUND DESIGNERS

Chelsea Janke* (she/her) ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Daniel Gookin (he/him) LIGHTING DESIGNER

Katherine Brown (she/her) ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER

Kelly Hardy* (she/her) STAGE MANAGER

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association ^ Member of United Scenic Artists

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ROM T E ARTISTIC DIR CTOR Welcome to a historic season at Long Wharf Theatre. As we prepare to usher in a bold new chapter for the company, our commitment to sharing thrilling, imaginative, and boundary-breaking stories remains. This season, we are curating your experience over three “acts.” For Act 1, we have three stories by visionary artists in conversation with each other, all sharing the same stage where so many wonderful memories have been made over the years.

We begin with a new play in development called Dignity, Always Dignity. When I began my tenure as Artistic Director, I immediately phoned an artist who has always inspired me: Bryce Pinkham. I asked Bryce if there was a passion project he could bring to our audiences and a few months later we were in a rehearsal room seeing the earliest seeds of this timely new play. Inspired by the golden age musical, Bryce and his brilliant collaborators Zack Fine, Rona Siddiqui, and Kirya Traber, are creating a theatrical meditation on our climate crisis through music and humor (in equal measure).

We then move on to a musical about Jelly Roll Morton that changed the game. New Haven, where many of the jazz greats performed, is a fitting place to share this groundbreaking musical that honors the power and transcendence of jazz. With Dennis Whitehead Darling and Patricia McGregor on our project, the process of bringing Jelly’s Last Jam to life has been pure joy. We are proud to produce this concert reading in partnership with the Stetson Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library, and Branch Manager Diane X Brown, who has been a champion of this project from the beginning.

And finally, our last story is one that honors our native community with a beautiful new play by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, directed by Madeline Sayet—both are members of the Mohegan Tribe here in Connecticut.

Flying Bird’s Diary tells the story of Flying Bird, aka, Fidelia Fielding/Jeets Bodernashor, who fought “to save her language and culture against all odds.”

The Claire Tow Stage, in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre, holds our history. This space is where we began our journey. It’s where we learned new things about ourselves and felt part of a larger community, discovering new worlds with people who looked and sounded different than us.

I imagine many of you, like me, are holding mixed emotions as Long Wharf Theatre says farewell to its building of nearly 60 years. This a remarkable moment in the life of our theatre company, saying goodbye to a physical space and starting a new chapter of our story, together. I hope you will come on the journey with us to usher in the next 60 years.

Warmly yours,

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FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR Welcome to Act 1 of our 2022-23 season, our 58th year of creating theatre by, with, and for the Greater New Haven community. This is a season of transition and change, all in service of becoming more accessible to artists, audiences, and lifelong learners. We are shifting from being anchored to a space with four walls to making the entire City of New Haven our home, building a lively exchange of culture, conversation, and joyful gatherings in a multitude of Elm City spaces. December marks the end of our time at 222 Sargent Drive and the New Year will bring Long Wharf Theatre into venues across New Haven. Our administrative offices are moving to the heart of the Arts District on Audubon Street, and we are energized by being in community with our creative colleagues and partners every day.

If you’re looking for ways to support us this season, I have three simple suggestions: See a show. You’re already here and we are grateful for it! We welcome you to share your experience with your friends and family, as well as to return and see other productions in our 2022-23 season. Events are continually updated at longwharf.org/programming.

Become a Member. Members champion our company’s vision to create Theatre for Everyone. Memberships start at $10 a month or a one-time annual gift of $120. In return, you receive first access to tickets, discounted admission, and invitations to special events. Become a Member today at longwharf.org/membership.

Make a gift. Donors provide essential resources that fuel our productions, new play commissions, and programming for Greater New Haven community members. Make a tax-deductible donation at longwharf.org/ donate or by texting LWT to 44321.

Long Wharf Theatre has been part of the New Haven community for nearly 60 years, and I welcome you to join us on this journey as we look ahead to 60 more. As a patron, a donor, and a neighbor—you are an essential partner in our daily work.

With gratitude,

Kit Ingui

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BI S George C. Wolfe (Book) Theatre directing credits include The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical); Lucky Guy; The Normal Heart (Drama Desk); Jelly’s Last Jam (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Award and Drama Desk) and Perestroika (Drama Desk); Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk (Tony and Drama League Award); Topdog/Underdog (Obie Award); Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Drama Desk); Elaine Stritch at Liberty (Tony for Special Theatrical Event); The Tempest; Caroline, or Change (Olivier Award Best Musical); and A Free Man of Color. From 1993-2005 Wolfe was the Producer of The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival. He is the writer of the award-winning The Colored Museum, Shuffle Along..., he directed/adapted Spunk (Obie), and Harlem Song.

Jelly Roll Morton (Music) was a New Orleans jazz composer and pianist, a defining figure in the evolution of jazz, and a pioneer of prearranged, semi-orchestrated effects in jazz-band performances. Morton was one of the first ragtime piano players and the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz. He was instrumental in the transition from early jazz to orchestral jazz in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century. He moved to California circa 1917 and made his recording debut in 1923.

Following that, he created recordings with his jazz group, the Red Hot Peppers, which gained him national acclaim. His most famous pieces include “Black Bottom Stomp,” “King Porter Stomp,” “Shoe Shiner’s Drag,” and “Dead Man Blues.” (Sources: Encyclopedia Brittanica, “Music Rising” at Tulane University) Susan Birkenhead (she/her) (Lyrics) received a Tony nomination, a Grammy nomination and a Drama Desk Award for her lyrics for Jelly’s Last Jam. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Triumph of Love, and won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony nomination for Working. She won an Outer Critics Circle award for What About Luv, and an L.A. Drama Critics Award for Minsky’s. She wrote additional lyrics and new songs for the Broadway version of High Society, and wrote songs for the Off Broadway Stars of David and A My Name Is Alice. She has also written The Secret Life of Bees with Lynn Nottage and Duncan Sheik, which will open in London in April of 2023. Betty Boop’s Day Off, with Bob Martin and David Foster, will open in Chicago in December 2023.

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BI S Luther Henderson (Musical Adaptation and Additional Music Composition) was a composer, arranger, orchestrator, music director, and performer with a long and impressive career spanning multiple genres. Henderson worked on more than 50 Broadway productions. He served as the original pianist and orchestrator, arranger, and musical supervisor for Ain’t Misbehavin’. For Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, he was the musical consultant and arranged several selections. He orchestrated the Tony Award-winning Raisin and Play On! As a dance arranger, Henderson’s credits included Flower Drum Song, Do Re Mi, Funny Girl, and No, No Nanette. He also had a robust recording career, featuring albums with the Canadian Brass Quintet, Eileen Farrell, Columbia Records, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, Mandy Patinkin, Polly Bergen, Anita Ellis, and others. (Sources: National Endowment for the Arts, Playbill.com) Dennis Whitehead Darling (he/him) (Director) is a stage director in opera and theatre in the United States and Europe. His recent directing credits include the world premieres of Marian’s Song (Houston Grand Opera), Sanctuary Road (North Carolina Opera), Why I Live at the P.O. (UrbanArias), Buried Deep: The Lynchburg Pools (End Station Theatre), and The Secret River (Opera Orlando). Other works include: Die Zauberflöte (Pensacola Opera), La Bohème (Opera Columbus), Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Carnegie Mellon University), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Red Mountain Theatre), Independence Eve (Opera Birmingham), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Hattiloo Theatre/ Spazio Teatro No’hma – Milan), Jelly’s Last Jam (Hattiloo Theatre), The Parchman Hour (Hattiloo Theatre), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Spazio Teatro No’hma – Milan), Intimate Apparel (University of Memphis), Movin’ Up in the World (Opera Memphis), Sunset Baby (Hattiloo Theatre), James and the Giant Peach (Circuit Playhouse), Blue Viola (Opera Memphis), Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting (Hattiloo Theatre), Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet (Hattiloo Theatre).

Patricia McGregor (she/her) (Creative Consultant) Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Patricia McGregor is a director and writer working in theater, film, and music. She has recently been named Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop. McGregor has twice been profiled by The New York Times for her direction of world premieres. Productions include Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole (co-writer and director, Geffen Playhouse); Sisters In Law (The Wallis); What You Are, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure (The Old Globe); Skeleton Crew (Geffen Playhouse); Good Grief (Center Theatre Group); Hamlet (The Public Theater); The Parchman Hour (The Guthrie Theater); Ugly Lies the Bone LONG WHARF THEATRE

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BI S (Roundabout Theatre Company); brownsville song... (Lincoln Center); Indomitable: James Brown (The Apollo); Holding It Down (Metropolitan Museum); A Raisin in the Sun, The Winter’s Tale, Spunk (California Shakespeare Theater); Adoration of the Old Woman (INTAR); Blood Dazzler (Harlem Stage); Four Electric Ghosts (The Kitchen); and the world premiere of Hurt Village (Signature Theatre Company). McGregor attended the Yale School of Drama, where she was a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow and Artistic Director of the Yale Cabaret.

Chris Bell (pronoun indifferent) (Choreographer) NYC by way of SAT. MFA (Case Western Reserve), BS Dance (Lamar), and, because he likes camping and the beach, BS Geology. He currently makes work with Raja Feather Kelly & the feath3r theory and is a frequent collaborator with (and former choreographic assistant to) Mark Dendy. Current & Recent Projects: The Wild Party (Choreographer, Up Until Now Collective), Eighty-Sixed (Associate Choreographer, Diversionary Theater). As an Educator he works for Roundabout Theatre, Marquis Studios, and TADA! Youth Theaters. His company chrisbelldances (CBD) has presented work nationally and in NYC including evening length works at Dixon Place and Gibney Dance Center. CBD was the first dance company in residence at the Cherry Grove Community House and Theater, America’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQIA+ theater. CBD is an inaugural member of the Queensboro Dance Festival and is currently on the 2022 summer tour presenting free dance events in neighborhoods across Queens.

David Freeman Coleman (he/him) (Music Director, Piano) Associate Professor of Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Lecturer of Music at Tufts University, Director of Choral Music at Dana Hall School. Recent music direction credits include Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Central Square Theater & Greater Boston Stage), Once On This Island (Speakeasy – Elliot Norton Award Nomination for Outstanding Music Direction), The Bluest Eye (The Huntington), Wild (A.R.T.), Passing Strange (Moonbox), Choir Boy (Speakeasy - Elliot Norton Award Nomination for Outstanding Musical Direction), Miss You Like Hell (Company One/A.R.T.). Has worked with Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Mariah Carey, Bobby McFerrin, Ryan Gosling, and the Boston Pops. More info at www.davidfcoleman.com.

Katherine Brown (she/her) (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University’s Theatre Department. She recently acted as lighting supervisor for Long Wharf Theatre’s 2021-2022 season. Other recent credits include Out of Bounds (Master Electri8

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BI S cian), Red Velvet (Master Electrician), Matilda (Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, A1), and The Flamingo Kid (Spot Op).

Charles Coes (he/him) (Sound Designer) New York: Small World Stories (Phantom Limb), Golden Shield (MTC), Letters of Suresh (2St), Sing Street (NYTW), Natural Shocks (WP), For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (Playwrights), Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout), Servant of Two Masters (TFANA). Regional: Portland Stage, St. Louis Rep, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Two River Theater, Arena Stage, OSF, Baltimore Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Old Globe, The Guthrie, The Huntington, South Coast Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Ford’s Theater and others. Broadway Associate: Almost Famous, Lehman Trilogy, To Kill a Mockingbird, Girl from the North Country, Jitney, Junk, Great Comet..., Peter and the Starcatcher.

Daniel Gookin (he/him) (Lighting Designer) worked at Long Wharf Theatre for 20 years, first as an usher in the mid 90s and ultimately as Master Electrician. He is currently a bookkeeper at Superior Spring in Hamden while also running a management company with his husband Matt. Dan still gets to scratch that artistic itch by doing lighting designs for Hamden High School and as a singing member and Production Manager of The Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus. Dan and Matt are the proud parents of their fur baby Boris who would always show up to the meet the actors and provide puppy therapy during Long Wharf Theatre tech rehearsals.

Kelly Hardy (she/her) (Stage Manager) Long Wharf Theatre: An Iliad, The Underpants. Broadway: Anastasia, The Real Thing. New York: 2nd Stage, Fiasco Theatre, Lincoln Center - LCT3, The Public, Vineyard Theatre, Red Bull Theatre, NYMF, Theatre for a New Audience, Working Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, The Actors Company Theatre.

Regional: Hartford Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Trinity Repertory Company, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, North Coast Rep, Bard SummerScape, Bucks County Playhouse. International: Royal College of Music, London; Shakespeare’s Globe, London. Education: UC San Diego.

Chelsea Janke (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freelance AEA stage manager based in New York City. She is excited to be back at Long Wharf Theatre after working as a production assistant for LWT during the 2018-2019 season. Other credits include Broadway: The Lehman Trilogy and Slava’s Snowshow; Off Broadway: The Vagrant Trilogy (The Public Theater), The Tap Dance Kid (City Center), and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She wants to thank her entire LWT family for their support and for always being willing to go get tacos!

Nathan A. Roberts (he/him) (Sound Designer) Nathan A. Roberts is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, instrument-maker, and sound designer who specializes in creating original music and soundscapes for plays, LONG WHARF THEATRE 9

BI S often live onstage. Long Wharf Theatre: It’s a Wonderful Life (foley artist). Off Broadway: Second Stage: Letters of Suresh; WP Theater: Natural Shocks; TFANA: The Servant of Two Masters; Playwrights Realm: Crane Story, Dramatis Personae. Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: The Way the Mountain Moved; Baltimore Center Stage: Miss You Like Hell, Fun Home, The Christians, Les Liaisons Dangereuses; Milwaukee Rep: Animal Farm; Dallas Theater Center/Guthrie Theater: Sense and Sensibility; The Old Globe: Tokyo Fish Story; Yale Repertory Theater: Assassins, Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Hartford Stage: Twelfth Night, The Tempest. Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama.

Faculty: Lecturer in Theater and Performance Studies, Yale University.

Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA (she/her) (tbd casting co.) Theatrical collaborators include Long Wharf Theatre, Soho Rep, Tectonic Theater Project, NAATCO, Primary Stages, La Jolla Playhouse, and Miami New Drama.

Current film collaborators include ongoing work with Culture House, O Positive Films, AFI, Lexicon Films and The Gotham Film & Media Institute. Upcoming work includes the “Growing Up,” a series on Disney+, and “Who You Callin’ a Bitch,” a Netflix series - both for Culture House, and a world premiere of Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s play Public Obscenities for Soho Rep & NAATCO this winter.

Iris Beaumier (she/her) (A Hunnie/Other Roles) recently made her Broadway debut as The Narrator Alternate in The Little Prince. She previously played Josephine Baker in The Dark Star from Harlem at LaMaMa Theatre in New York City (AUDELCO for Best Lead Actress in a Musical). Regional credits include Sarah in Ragtime (Theatreworks Silicon Valley), Godspell (Theatre Aspen), Marvelous Wonderettes (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Rent (Weathervane Playhouse), and Dr. Rees Ziti’s Pageant (ArsNova’s ANTFest), originating the role of Restin. TV and film credits include “Modern Love” (Amazon), “Blindspot” (NBC), “Alternatino” (Comedy Central), “Instinct” (CBS), and “Mariannes Noires” (Round Room Image), a documentary about Afro-French womanhood. Carnegie Mellon University, proud NYC native. @iris.beaumier www.irisbeaumier.com Bryan Terrell Clark (he/him) (Jack The Bear/Buddy Bolden) Broadway: Happiness in Thoughts of a Colored Man, George Washington in Hamilton, originated the role of Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical (Grammy nomination). Theatre: Fences (Corey) opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett, Immediate Family directed by Phylicia Rashad. Film: Our Son directed by Bill Oliver, Sneakerella (Disney), Collateral Beauty (Warner Bros.). Television: “Saint X” (Hulu), “Inventing 10 JELLY’S LAST JAM

BI S Anna” and “When They See Us” (Netflix), “Snowpiercer” (TNT/Netflix), “Queen Sugar” and “Cherish the Day” (OWN), “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (NBC), “The New Edition Story” (BET). Education: Yale School of Drama. Bryanterrellclark.com. Instagram @therealbtc Tina Fabrique (she/her) (Miss Mamie/Gran Mimi) Tina is happy to return to Long Wharf Theatre, where she starred as Ella Fitzgerald in her one woman show ELLA, the role she created at TheatreWorks and toured for 7 years. Broadway credits include: Bring in Da Noise, The Wiz, Ragtime, Dessa Rose, How To Succeed..., and Gospel at Colonus. Off Broadway: 70, Girls, 70, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope, Most Happy in Concert (2022 Williamstown Theatre Festival). Tina played Duppy Mary in Marys Seacole at Mosaic Theater in Washington, DC this spring.

TV credits include “Blue Bloods,” “New Amsterdam,” “God Friended Me,” “The Last OG,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “Criminal Intent.” Tina sings the original theme song to “Reading Rainbow” on the TV show.

Carmen Ruby Floyd (she/her) (Anita) CRF has graced the stages of the world from the United States to Japan, with her “utmost expressiveness and beauty of tone.” Last seen on Broadway in Hello, Dolly, she understudied legend Bette Midler — making her the first African American Dolly since Pearl Bailey. Other Broadway credits: Original Broadway Company of Avenue Q, Disney’s The Lion King, Porgy and Bess revival, Chicago, and Original Broadway Company of After Midnight. The New York Times wrote, “The swagger and big voice of Carmen Ruby Floyd provide... star quality and star charisma…” A frequent voiceover and recording artist, she has been heard on radio and television around the globe. An exciting addition to an already fascinating career, Ms. Floyd released her debut album - Broadway, Jazz Me! Married to fellow Broadway and film actor, J. Bernard Calloway (“The Ms. Pat Show”); their favorite co-production is their son, Jacob. All Media @CarmenRubyFloyd Sydney James Harcourt (he/him) (Jelly Roll Morton) A sought-after vocalist and Grammy winner, Sydney has performed on the world’s finest concert stages including Radio City, Avery Fisher, Carnegie Hall, and Arthur Ashe Stadium (US Open Finals). He has appeared on and off-Broadway starring in productions like the cultural phenomenon Hamilton (Original Broadway Company), Disney’s The Lion King, Green Day’s American Idiot, and the U.S. Premiere of Bob Dylan’s Girl From the North Country where he originated the role of Joe Scott, receiving critical LONG WHARF THEATRE 11

BI S raves and nominations for the Drama Desk, Lortel, and Audelco Awards.

Television credits include “Tell Me A Story,” “Blue Bloods,” “FBI,” “NCIS,” “Elementary,” “Younger,” “The Good Wife,” and he currently stars in “Castlevania: Nocturne” (Netflix). Films include Hamilton, Disney’s Enchanted, and leading the upcoming musical feature ‘I’m Not Gay.’ Christian McQueen (he/him) (One of “The Crowd”/ Other Roles) Originally a native of Southern California, Christian moved to NYC after attending Kansas Wesleyan University and majoring in Theater and Music. He was last seen in the National Tour of Anastasia where he was in the ensemble and also covered the principal role of Gleb. Getting to sing the music of Jelly’s Last Jam is a dream for Christian.

Needless to say he is very grateful to be a part of this project. You may follow him on all his socials @TheShow6000 Sharaé Moultrie (she/her) (A Hunnie/Other Roles) is a NYC-based actor, singer, and commercial model.

Sharaé has performed across the globe in musicals and at renowned venues such as Feinstein’s/54Below, Joe’s Pub at The Public, and music festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Notable roles include Deena Jones (Dreamgirls, International Tour), Rizzo (Grease), Emmie Thibodeaux (Caroline, or Change), and Lady Larken (Once Upon A Mattress). Her TV/Film appearances include “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Hal King the Musical,” and the “95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” She gives special thanks to God, her family, friends, and agents for their support. Follow her journey at www.iamsharae.com.

Justin G. Nelson (he/him) (One of “The Crowd”/Other Roles) Justin G. Nelson is a multi-hyphenate based in NYC. He is thrilled to be making his debut at Long Wharf Theatre. His recent credits include Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Theatre Company) and The North American Tour of Wizard of Oz. Follow him on IG @justingnelson Jessica Hailey Reese (she/her) (One of “The Crowd”/Other Roles) is from Kennesaw, Georgia. She recently graduated from The University of Oklahoma and has had the honor of working with Music Theatre Wichita as Viola in Twelfth Night and Marty in Grease.

She recently spent the summer at Theatre Aspen as Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music and in the ensemble of Gypsy. Some other roles include: Dyna12 JELLY’S LAST JAM

BI S mite/Pearl in Hairspray, Woman 2 in Songs For A New World, Woman 2 in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Margot in Legally Blonde and many other thrilling shows. Jessica is grateful to her family for pushing her to “dance to her own music” and follow her dreams. Follow on IG: @jessicahaileyreese Steve Routman (he/him) (A Melrose Brother/Other Roles) Long Wharf Theatre: The Underpants (CT Critics Award), Other People’s Money (CT Critics Nom.), The Second Mrs. Wilson, Our Town. Regional: over 35 theaters around the country, including Hartford Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, and Westport Playhouse. Film: Killers of the Flower Moon, Boston Strangler, Mother’s Instinct, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Bourne Legacy, The Irishman. Television: “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Fosse/Verdon.” Steveroutman.com.

Julian Rozzell, Jr. (he/him) (Chimney Man) is a resident of New York City, residing in Brooklyn, NY. He recently performed in Shakespeare in the Park’s production of Merry Wives at The Public Theater and as Hagrid in the Broadway version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Most recently he was in the Tony Award-nominated Skin of our Teeth at Lincoln Center. Television credits include recurring roles on “Boardwalk Empire,” “Bull,” “Law and Order,” “Blacklist,” “Harlem,” and “Fallout” directed by Jonathan Nolan.

Justin Sudderth (he/him) (Young Jelly/One of “The Crowd”) is a recent graduate of Montclair State University’s B.F.A. Musical Theatre Program. His recent credits include Something Rotten! (Forestburgh Playhouse), Mama Mia! (Forestburgh Playhouse), and Our Town (The Barnstormers Theatre).

Amaya White (she/her) (A Hunnie/Other Roles) is a recent graduate from Montclair State University and a New Jersey native. She most recently starred as Casey Seeger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1st national tour). Other credits include: Baby: The Musical, Hair, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, LINK. Endless thanks to God, the Collective, family, and friends! @yourstrulyamaya

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BI S Jason SweetTooth Williams (he/him) (A Melrose Brother/Other Roles) is a New York City-based theater artist. Most recently Jason was seen on Broadway in Be More Chill! He’s worked extensively with writer Joe Iconis, appearing in such Iconis-penned musicals as Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova), The Black Suits (SPF- The Public Theater), ReWrite (Urban Stages), Things To Ruin, and others. Jason originated roles in Disney’s Freaky Friday (La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theater), Benny and Joon (The Old Globe), and Crossing Brooklyn (Transport Group). He appeared opposite Jackie Hoffman as Prince Dauntless in Transport Group’s Off-Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress. As a writer, Jason co-wrote the new musical Broadway Bounty Hunter (with Iconis and Lance Rubin), which premiered in NYC at Greenwich House Theater and starred the great Annie Golden!

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BI S About Long Wharf Theatre Founded in 1965, Long Wharf Theatre (Jacob G. Padrón, Artistic Director; Kit Ingui, Managing Director) is a Tony Award-winning company of international renown. It was founded with the mission of creating an accessible theatre culture unique to the Greater New Haven community.

Recognized for a historic commitment to commissioning, developing, and producing new plays to expand the legacy of storytelling in the American theatre, more than 30 of its productions have transferred to successful Broadway or Off-Broadway runs and countless others have inspired artists and audiences at theatres across the country. Guided by three core pillars of artistic innovation, radical inclusion, and kaleidoscopic partnerships, the company aspires to nurture and produce boundary-breaking theater. Long Wharf Theatre is entering a bold new chapter, moving beyond its home for nearly 60 years to activate venues, neighborhoods, and public spaces throughout Greater New Haven, underscoring its commitment to equity, inclusion and belonging in every aspect of its work.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge that indigenous peoples and nations have for generations stewarded the lands and waterways of what we now call the state of Connecticut. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these peoples and nations and this land. We are standing on the unceded territory of the Paugussett, Quinnipiac, and Wappinger peoples. We remind ourselves that along with stolen land came stolen people. It is our responsibility to the future to know our past.

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A Concert Reading of an Iconic Musical // September 17 – 18, 2022 Jelly’s Last Jam Book by George C. Wolfe Music by Jelly Roll Morton Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead Musical Adaptation & Additional Music Composed

by Luther Henderson Directed by Dennis Whitehead Darling Creative Consultation by Patricia McGregor Choreographed by Chris Bell Music Direction by David Freeman Coleman At the birth of jazz in the early 20th century, one man led the band. The legendary Jelly Roll Morton revolutionized American music like no one before him. His life—the dizzying heights and inconceivable lows—becomes a thrilling theatrical ride in Jelly’s Last Jam. With an electrifying cast and a red-hot band, this concert reading spotlights the story of a trailblazing artist and celebrates New Haven’s love of jazz.

A Play Reading // October 22 – 23, 2022 Flying Bird’s Diary

By Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel // Directed by Madeline Sayet The story of a true Connecticut hero, Flying Bird aka Fidelia Fielding/Jeets Bodernashor (1827-1908). We first encounter Flying Bird, as a young Mohegan girl, in the 1800s, in a world attempting to erase everything she believes in. As the years pass, Flying Bird faces seemingly impossible obstacles but never loses sight of her goal: to save her language and culture against all odds.

ACT 2 A Community Event // Fall 2022 Home(coming): A Community Parade Conceived and directed by Jenny Koons 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven Together we will say goodbye to our home of nearly 60 years and build a collective dream for the future with an inspiring community event. A series of festive communal rituals and micro-performances will close out our time at Sargent Drive and move us, as a community, into broader New Haven. With us, we take the best parts of our history: our stories, our relationships, and memories of our extraordinary body of work. This fall, we begin writing the next chapters of our story with our communities.

A Virtual Community Event // Fall 2022 New Haven Play Project

By Aaliyah Miller Directed by Halima Flynn This community-based project aims to share stories of Muslim Americans, showcase their experiences, and begin meaningful dialogue with Muslim and non-Muslim communities throughout Connecticut. This season’s offering, I AM: American/Muslim, will be a multimedia production based on interviews with Muslim Americans, centering around a “Muslim mosaic” and painting the truth in contrast to the frequent demonization of Muslims in the media.

ACT 3 Production // In-Person, New Haven Spring 2023 Live From the Edge

By UNIVERSES Directed by Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp A production by Long Wharf Theatre’s Mellon Foundation Playwrights-inResidence, UNIVERSES, Live From the Edge will showcase the ensemble’s special brand of fusion theatre in a “best of” evening that tracks the evolution of their poetic language from childhood rhymes and community rituals, to poetry and theater, hip-hop and gospel.

Redefining what theatre is and who it speaks to, Live From the Edge is a unique performance event that turns the poem into a communal act. Steven and Mildred will have the opportunity to explore different neighborhoods in New Haven to find the right artistic container to present this work, demonstrating this new model’s ability to give power back to creators in determining how and where their works will be presented.

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TH STAFF EXECUTIVE

Jacob G. Padrón

Kit Ingui

ARTISTIC & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Mason Alexander Park

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Madeline Sayet

Nancy Meguerditchian

Tim Yergeau

(she/her) Director of Finance

(he/him) Director of Marketing & Communications

Emily Goeler

Jill H. Coulter

Carolyn Stockage

Jessica Durdock-Moreno

Jazmine Williamson

Peython Echelson-Russell

Geoffrey Molloy

OPERATIONS

(he/him) Artistic Director

Rachel Alderman

(she/her) Managing Director

(they/them) (she/her)

(she/her) Associate Artistic Director

Ryan J. Haddad

Cheyenne Barboza

AUDIENCE SERVICES

(she/her) Artistic Associate, Community

Kate Moore Heaney

(she/her) Artistic Associate, Literary

Mildred RuizSapp

(she/her) Mellon Foundation Playwright-inResidence

Steven Sapp

(he/him) Mellon Foundation Playwright-inResidence

ARTISTIC ENSEMBLE

Awoye Timpo (she/her)

Bryce Pinkham (he/him)

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her)

(he/him)

(she/her) Patron Services Manager

(he/him) Box Office Supervisor/ Assistant Front of House Manager

(he/him) AP/AR Specialist

DEVELOPMENT

(she/her) Audience Development Coordinator

Katrina Frances Lewonczyk

(she/any) Operations Manager

Kenneth Murray

(she/her) Patron Services Associate/Front of House

Nicole Makos

PRODUCTION

Ronald Hill (he/him)

Ann M.K. McLaughlin

Kristen Flores

Patron Services Associate/Front of House

Da’Twan Smith

(he/him) Patron Services Associate/Front of House

James LaCroix

(he/him)

(he/him) Front of House

Jenny Koons

Sam Lundstrom

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(she/any) Assistant to Artistic & Managing Directors

(she/her) Marketing Operations Manager

Jennifer Crookes Carpenter

Maig Smith

(she/her) Box Office Supervisor

Dexter J. Singleton

(she/her)

(she/her) Associate General Manager

(she/her) Patron Services Associate/Front of House

(she/her) Director of Philanthropy

(she/her) Development Coordinator

(she/her) Institutional Giving Consultant

(he/him) Operations Associate

Nicole Bouclier (she/her) Director of Production

Dylan Callery

(he/him) Technical Director

Allison M.J. Backhaus

(she/her) Charge Artist & Rental Manager

Caitlin Dalton

(she/her) Costume & Rental Manager

B ARD OF DIR CTORS Nancy Alexander Chair William J. Aseltyne, Esq. Vice-Chair Babz Rawls Ivy Secretary

Kenneth Boroson Gail Brekke Patricia F. Brett, Ed.D. Diane Brown Jenny Carrillo, PhD Barbara Franke James D. Horwitz Jacqueline Koral Treneé McGee Ruby H. Melton Victor Padilla-Taylor John Rose, Jr. Esq. Constance Royster, JD

HONORARY COUNCIL Robert Alvine Arvin Brown Anne Calabresi William Curran Elwood B. Davis Barbara DeBaptiste Charles D. Ellis Richard A. Ferguson Ruth E. Gitlin Sally Glick Beverly J. Hodgson D. Terence Jones Nicholas S. Lamont John S. Lapides Curly Lieber

Errol C. Saunders II Anita Sharif-Hyder Michael R. Taylor Rolan Joni Young, Esq. Ex Officio Kit Ingui Jacob G. Padrón Anne Schenck, Honorary Founder Trustee

COUNCIL OF PAST CHAIRS Donald Margulies Phyllis McGrath Sandy Milles Ginger More David I. Newton George O’Brien Karen Pritzker Robin Sauerteig Pietrina L. Saxton Michael Schaffer Carol T. Schreiber Leonardo H. Suzio Pamela Tatge Cheryl Wiesenfeld A. Tappan Wilder

Charles C. Kingsley Jerome H. Meyer Laura Pappano Barbara L. Pearce Mary L. Pepe R. Sanford Stoddard

T ANK YOU TO OUR DONORS OVATION CIRCLE $100,000 +

Anonymous CT Humanities Department of Economic & Community Development

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Mellon Foundation Seedlings Foundation

SPOTLIGHT CIRCLE $25,000-$99,999 Nancy Alexander & Phillip Bernstein AT&T Foundation Burry Fredrik Foundation City of New Haven Department of Cultural Affairs

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Eucalyptus Foundation, Inc. Barbara Franke The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Inc. Ruby Melton & Gail McAvay

The Shubert Foundation, Inc. US Small Business Administration

National Endowment for the Arts Theatre Forward

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T ANK YOU TO OUR DONORS DIRECTORS’ CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999 Bill Aseltyne & Jeff Stryker Linda & Vincent Calarco Jenny Carrillo, Ph.D. Bob & Priscilla Dannies

Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Jim Horwitz & Sandy Allison KeyBank Lucille Lortel Foundation

Mabel Burchard Fischer Grant Foundation NewAlliance Foundation John Rose, Jr. Esq.

Alexandra Shor & John Bianchi WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Karen Kowgios

JANA Foundation, Inc. Jacqueline Koral Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC Deatrice Mays Dick & Marissa Ferguson David I. Newton

Laura Pappano & Thomas Lynch Marie & Earl Robert Yale Repertory Theatre

June & George Higgins Roger G. Ibbotson The Jane and William Curran Foundation, Inc. Bennett Pudlin & Ann Judd Charles & Gretchen Kingsley Don & Mimi Kirk Peggy Koenig Jean & Nick Lamont Peter & Susan Licht Madeo Studio Peg & Dan Metz

Ellen & Leonard Milstone New Haven Pride Center Perakis Family Mercy Quaye Nancy & Roger Sachs Ted & Deb Schaffer Anne F. Schenck Edwin Selden Gretchen Shugart & John Maurer D. Ellen Shuman & Douglas Rae

Arlene O’Tell Ivan & Naomi Otterness Jacob G. Padrón Dr. E. Anthony Petrelli Mark A. Healey & Celia Pinzi Philip Pivawer & Linda Hewlett Nancy Berliner & Alan Plattus The Possum Fund Princess Grace Foundation - USA Karen & Kert Sabbath Pamela & Bruce Simonds

Judith & Mark Sklarz J. Philip & Loretta K. Smith Shepard & Marlene Stone The Tow Foundation Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr The Wareck Family Stuart Warner & A. David Paltiel Abby N. Wells

STAR CIRCLE $2,500-$9,999 Laura & Victor Altshul The Arts Council of Greater New Haven Centerbrook Architects Belinda Chan & Peter Schott

Elwood & Catherine Davis Jeralea Hesse Beverly Hodgson & John Leventhal Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. Howard Gilman Foundation

ACTORS’ CIRCLE $1,000-$2,499 Nina Adams & Moreson Kaplan Anonymous Astmann Family Richard & Alice Baxter Benjamin D. Liveten Charitable Grand Nephew Trust Christopher J. Berman Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP, New Haven Ruth & Stearns Bryant

Anne & Guido Calabresi Toni Dorfman Linda Lorimer & Charley Ellis Mr. Eric Epstein & Ms. Karyn Gilvarg The Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation, Inc. Andy & Polly Fiddler Bernadette Forget John Gaddis & Toni Dorfman Henry P. Brightwell Fund

ACTORS’ CIRCLE $500-$999

Rachel & Ian Alderman Anonymous (2) Benjamin M. Baker Andrew & Patricia Balter Mr. Peter Brandt & Ms. Laura Burwick A Broken Umbrella Rodney Brooks Mrs. Peggy Bull Emily Byrne Tammy J. Conley & Roselinde Torres Audrey Conrad Cynthia D. Conrad Vicki & David Crompton

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Jennifer Crookes Carpenter Margaret D. Edwards Frank & Ellen Estes Facebook Joe Goldberg Linda Greenhouse Aliina Hopkins Kit Ingui & Geoffrey Molloy Bernard & Gale Kosto Dwight Lopes Josephine Merck Mary S. Mitchell Merle & Arthur Nacht Peter J. O’Brien & Sally M. O’Brien

T ANK YOU TO OUR DONORS ENSEMBLE CIRCLE $150-$499 Blanche & Al Agostinelli Michael & Carol Ahlijanian Anonymous (5) Paula Armbruster Marie Landry & Peter Aronson Jan Attridge Stephen & Judith August Raymond Baldelli & Ronald Nicholes Steve & Ginny Balser Laurel Miller Barrows Natan & Eliza Bauman Doreen L. Bennett Eric & Ethel Berger Geofrey & Mary Ann Bonenberger Michael & Maryann Bracken Rev. Hiram & Dr. Pat Brett Rabbi Herb & Elin Brockman Donald & Mary Brown Janet & Phil Brunwin Elaine C. Carroll & John M. Anderson Valentino Caruso & Sara Schmidt Michael & Jody Ceraso Jenny Chan Elsie Blackshear Chapman Harriet Chessman Peter Colburn Sharon & Bill Crain Ulf Kristoffersson & Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson Dr. Craig Crews Phyllis Cummings -Texeira Ann Dallavalle Chun Desiderato Lloyd & Genie Dethloff Harriet & Bob Dewey Jackie Downing

Eileen & Andrew Eder Cathy Edwards & Mike Wishnie Patricia Egan & Peter Hegeman Sally Esposito Kathryn Feidelson Eden & Allan Fisher Nancy Noyes Foss Mary Lee Frisbie Sandi & Jeff Garfield Henry P. Gates Toddie & Chris Getman Lindy Lee Gold Mr. Gary Goodridge Mark Bauer & Joe Gordon Lyn & Robert Gradoville Ruth B. Grannick Stephen & Frances Grodzinsky Mr. and Mrs. E. Hadjimichael Judi Hahn Judith Hamilton Mr. John Hamlin Douglas Hansen & Elisabeth Travers Ms Merrie Harrison Beth & Allen Heller Amy Hopkins Dr. Nkemakonam Ikekpeazu Francie Irvine & Andrew McLaren Joanna & Lee Jacobus Lois & Eliot Jameson Priscilla Jencks Susan Johns Dr. Jay & Kathy Kaplan Susan Kerley Kim Taylor & Bruce Kueffner Dana Kyder Barbara J. Lamb J & J Lange Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Linden George Lister Karen & Bill Longa

Louise Endel Fund Janet A. Madigan, MD Anita P. Madzik Susan B. Matheson & J. J. Pollitt Drs. Rowland & Stephanie Mayor Anthony McDonald Lisa Omark & John McLaughlin Ron & Linda Mileski Betty & Dave Monz Mark Moore Jim & Marcia Morley Laura J. Morrison Jeff O’Donnell & Dorothy Muller Rhoda F. Myers Ramy Nagy Joyce Narden & Girin Munshi Kenneth & Susie Ng Nancy Nishball Ann Nishball Althea Norcott Debra & Ron Nudel Sara Ohly Vanda M. O’Reilly Jonathan & Linda Orleans Kathy & Joe Pajor Ann & Marc Palmieri Mrs. Ann Palmieri Joey Parnes Allie Perry & Charlie Pillsbury Ellen Petrino Carol & Wesley H. Poling Leslie Pollack Carroll & Stan Possick Mrs. Barbara Possick Alec Purves Shelley Quiala Isabel & Rodion Rathbone Norman Redlich Richard Lalli & Michael Rigsby Rick & Carol Roberts Kathy & Don Rocklin Jerry Rosenband & Nancy Korobkin Marjorie Ross

Constance Royster, JD Karl Ruling Marta Elisa Moret & Peter Salovey Errol C. Saunders, II Linda R. Savitsky Mark Schlesinger Shirley F. Scholder Patricia A. Scully Anita Sharif-Hyder Claire E. Shea Phyllis McGrath & Patrick Sheehan The Carol L. Sirot Foundation William & Betsy Sledge Kerala Snyder Veronica & Dieter Soell Raina Sotsky Lisa Stanger & Gregory Colodner Edward Stannard & Patricia Carl-Stannard Pam Stanton & John Sawyer Sandra Stein Jeanne Steiner & Will Rosenblatt Adam Stern Elsa Stone & Steven Wolfson Celeste Suggs & Joel Zackin Dr. Matthew Tanico J. Terrazzano Theatre Development Fund John Ward Renata Weissberg Mina West Sandra White The Wilder Family Mary K. Willmott Tanya & Randy Wingate Art & Ann Yost

Donor list as of 8/22/22.

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T ANK YOU TO OUR DONORS LEGACY CIRCLE Robert Alvine & Joann Thompson June Baldyga Joan & Richard Bonomi Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr.

Alice B. Colonna Richard & Barbara Franke Toddie & Chris Getman Charles & Gretchen Kingsley Jacqueline Koral

LEGACY CIRCLE : ESTATE GIFTS Cynthia Kellogg Barrington James T. Brown, Jr. Louise W. Dimond

James D. English Robert Evans Mary C. Hallenbeck Gilbert Kenna

Henry Lord Ruby Melton & Gail McAvay M. Carol Mihalik R. Lee Stump Jean Routt & Richard Shanahan Liana & David

Snyderman Pamela Tatge & Jerry Zinser Patsy R. Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Tinghitella Frank P. Villani

Ruth Lord June M. Rosenblatt Paula L. Schiller Joan H. Scranton

Martin Shubik Charitable Remainder Unitrust

For more information on how you can join the Legacy Circle through bequests, retirement plan designations, life income gifts, and other deferred gifts, please contact Director of Philanthropy Jennifer Crookes Carpenter at jennifer.crookes@longwharf.org or (860) 212-1506.

IN HONOR OF...

Ayse Coskun

by Deborah Elkin

Tim O’Brien

by Tracy O’Brien

Kit Ingui

by Lorraine Sutliff

Elba Ramirez

by Rodney Brooks

Nicole Makos

by Christopher Rivera

Newton Schenck

by Anne Schenck

IN MEMORY OF...

Katherine A. Berman

by Christopher J. Berman

Mateo & Ann Ceraso

by Michael & Jody Ceraso

Bill & Lucy Farrar

by Steve & Ginny Balser Maggie C. Free

by Rev. Hiram & Dr. Pat Brett

MATCHING GIFT ORGANIZATIONS Aetna Foundation, Inc. Bank of America Matching Gifts Program

Bristol Myers Squibb Matching Gift Program Casey Matching Gift Programs

GIFT-IN-KIND SUPPORT Automated Mailing Services L.L.C. The Blossom Shop Brazi’s

Centerbrook Architects Ideal Printing Company, Inc.

Anne Schenck

by William & Betsy Sledge

Eileen Wiseman

by The Tow Foundation

Mark Simon

by Rabbi Jeff & Mindy Glickman

Miriam Zimmer

by Allison Sharry

Robert T. Hamilton

by Judith Hamilton Jack Abraham Huttner

by Sharon G. Huttner

Francis D. & Marcella A. Moran

by Michael J. Moran

Dr. Robert Levine

by Jeralea Hesse

GE Foundation IBM Corporation Pfizer Foundation State Street Matching Gift Program

IKEA Madeo Studio Orchid Café at ConnCAT Pacifico Restaurant

UBS Foundation United Technologies

Thimble Island Brewing Company WithumSmith+Brown, PC, Karen Kowgios

To make a gift to Long Wharf Theatre in support of our vision to produce Theatre for Everyone, visit longwharf.org/donate or text LWT to 44321.

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T ANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS Evelyn Abernathy Ellen & Joel Abraman Cheryl Abrams Nina Adams & Moreson Kaplan Debra Adams David Addams & Zanetta Addams-Pilgrim Wendy Agnew Blanche & Al Agostinelli Michael & Carol Ahlijanian Joan Venditto & William Alberino Rachel & Ian Alderman Diane & Elliot Alderman Nancy Alexander & Phillip Bernstein Leslie Alexander Jay & Sharon Alpert Marian & Mark Altman Laura & Victor Altshul Carl Amento Mark Ammann & Linda Taylor Charlotte Anastasio Ron Annatone Nancy H. Apfel Paula Armbruster Marie Landry & Peter Aronson Bill Aseltyne & Jeff Stryker Jan Attridge Stephen & Judith August Karen Baar Martha Babbitt George Bajalia Benjamin M. Baker Bradley Bakes June Baldyga Andrew & Patricia Balter Robert & Katalin Baltimore Joan Barere Michael Shea & Candace Barrington Laurel Miller Barrows Scott Bartelson Aboud Bashy Charles Bates & Ruth LeBar Tim & Debbie Bates Bill & Donna Batsford Natan & Eliza Bauman Beth Bauer Richard & Alice Baxter Bonnie Bayuk Janice Beeghly

Barbara R. Beitch Doris Bens Eric & Ethel Berger Christopher J. Berman Sondra Bernblum Cecilia & Robert Berner Louise & Ray Bernier Kathleen Bidney Singewald & Dean Singewald Claudia Binowski Douglas Black Anne & Bruce Blake Meg Bloom Sam & Paulette Bobrow Ann L. Bodurtha & Gregory S. Fitzpatrick Norma Bohannon Lynne Bonnett Joan & Richard Bonomi Sally Booth Wojtek Borowski Deborah Bovilsky Alan Bowie Michael & Maryann Bracken Gary Brandt Mr, Peter Brandt & Ms. Laura Burwick Dorothea Brennan Rev. Hiram & Dr. Pat Brett Jennifer Briggs Anna Broker Joel & Carol Bronz Donald & Mary Brown Doreatha Brueggemann Janet & Phil Brunwin Ruth & Stearns Bryant Marlow Bull James Bundy & Anne Tofflemire Susan Burdick Cathy & Gary Burgard Judith Burry Reni Butler Barbara Bzdyra Victoria Cairl Anne & Guido Calabresi Linda & Vincent Calarco Thomas G. Campbell Mary Cannata Michael Caplan Margaret Carl Kim E. Carlson Jenny Carrillo, Ph.D. Nancy L. Carrington Jennifer Carroll Anna Casa

Jean Cayer Michael & Jody Ceraso Belinda Chan & Peter Schott Elsie Blackshear Chapman Joy Chavez Rena Cheskis-Gold & Marty Gold Harriet Chessman Marianne Cirrito Jonathan Clapp Michael Clarke Lynn Cocco Jeremiah Coffey & Elizabeth Magenheimer Sue L. Cohen Gary & Alyson Cohen Peter Colburn John Coleman Bob & Mary Beth Congdon Tammy J. Conley & Roselinde Torres Cynthia D. Conrad Helen Cooper Alice Cortigiano Lebria Cottingham Jill H. Coulter Jeffrey Crookes Jennifer Crookes Carpenter Phyllis Cummings -Texeira Hugh & Judy Cuthbertson Ann Dallavalle Kathleen A. Daly Bob & Priscilla Dannies Lorri & Andrew Danzig Susan Dardik Elizabeth Darling Timothy Davidson David Davidson Elwood & Catherine Davis Denese Deeds & David Gioiello Pat DeMaio & Jerry Caturano John Deming Wisteria Deng Maureen Derbacher Dwight Dickerson Peter and Connie Dickinson Bernadette DiGiulian & Leo Christofar Vincent Diglio Abbe Dillon Sheree DiMario Lois M. Dioro Judith Normandin & Anthony DiSalvo Kimberly Donaldson Audrey Downey John Downs

Julia Downs Julie Drennan Naomi Driesen Karen DuBoisWalton Marty Duchow Ms. Donna M. Dysinger David Earle Susan & David Earle Eileen & Andrew Eder Margaret D. Edwards Patricia Egan & Peter Hegeman Lin J. Elmo Mary Ann & James Emswiler Alice Engbith Alida Engel James English Francine Enright Amy Eppler-Epstein Ellen Erway Sally Esposito Frank & Ellen Estes Dawn Evans & Stephen Hiza Julia Faraci Michele & Scott Farley Joan Feeney Dick & Marissa Ferguson Andy & Polly Fiddler Pamela & David Field Ms. Margaret Karis-Fikrig Emily Fine & Stephen Stein Eden & Allan Fisher Julie Fitzpatrick Terry Flagg Steven & Susan Floman Nancy Noyes Foss Megan Fountain Kathleen Fox Linda Francis Holly & Robert Francis Barbara Franke Deborah Freedman & Ben Ledbetter David & Leslie French Mary Lee Frisbie Susan Froshauer Annis Fusaris Marie Gallagher Jeffrey Gangwisch IfeMichelle Gardin Sandi & Jeff Garfield Nathan Garland Henry P. Gates Elizabeth Gerstacker Richard & Paula Getnick Fran Giffin

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T ANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS Ann Glasser Denzel Godley Lindy Lee Gold Carol R. Goldberg Joe Goldberg Robin Golden & David Berg Noah Golden Warren Goldstein Katherine & Myron Golomb Bernardo Gonzalez Linda Goodman Nikki Gorman Todd & Louise Gould Lyn & Robert Gradoville Thelma Grant Laura Graziano Sarah B. Greenblatt Linda Greenhouse Cynthia Greenleaf Sally & Barclay Griffiths Stephen & Frances Grodzinsky Jon & Joan Grossman Lucy Guillet-Boyden Arthur Gumbus Judi Hahn Mr. John Hamlin Judith Hamilton Douglas Hansen & Elisabeth Travers Margot Hardenbergh Roni & Howard Harmetz James & Justine Hawley Li & Gene Hayes Mark A. Healey & Celia Pinzi Rabbi Herb & Elin Brockman Beth & Allen Heller Sally Hellerman Barbara Hentschel Donna & Stanley Hersh C. G. Hildreth-Reed Jay Hirsch Beverly Hodgson & John Leventhal Jeffrey & Betsy Hoos Amy Hopkins Emily Horning Bill & Nancy Horowitz Joan Horton Jim Horwitz & Sandy Allison Joe Howard & Karla NeugebaueGloria Huang William Hunt Alix Hunter Nzima Hutchings Charisse Hutton Kit Ingui & Geoffrey Molloy Brad Inwood

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Francie Irvine & Andrew McLaren Lyecia Jackson Joanna & Lee Jacobus Lois & Eliot Jameson Harry & Maruta Jancis Priscilla Jencks Kimberly Jennings -Oliver Norman Chonacky & Jane Jervis Susan Johns Keith & Rebecca Johnson Rona Johnston Gordon William Johnson Tom Eisen & Elizabeth Jonas Graham & Penelope Jones Dr. Jay & Kathy Kaplan L. M. Kasimer Abby Katzen Beth Kaufman Donna & Paul Kazmercyk Kathleen Keenan Michael Kensinger Susan Kerley Letitia Kilby James Kingsbury Charles & Gretchen Kingsley Noel Kinsky Susan Kintner Don & Mimi Kirk Susan Klaus Susan Kliger Janice Kochanowski & Robert Jackson Hope Kochiss Peggy Koenig Robert Kolwicz Jacqueline Koral Joanne Kuczynski Leo Kuczynski Kim Taylor & Bruce Kueffner Basak Kus Dana Kyder Richard Lalli & Michael Rigsby Barbara J. Lamb Bj Lambert Jean & Nick Lamont J & J Lange Carole Laskey-Waz Mary Laucks Judy Laxar Brenda & Howard Leafe James & Hannah Leckman Mary Brett Lee Ivonne Leon Michael & Clara Levine

Deborah Lewis Peter & Susan Licht Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Linden Karen Linder Virginia C. Loch Jill London & Emanuel Berk Karen & Bill Longa Lois Longwell Dwight Lopes Linda Lorimer & Charley Ellis Judith Lynch Carol & Robert Lyons John & Erin MacDonnell Scott Macdowall Phyllis Machledt Rosemary Macniven Janet A. Madigan, MD Anita P. Madzik Zeenie Malik Joseph Marafito Michael Martin Cynthia Dobie & Bruno Masciana Paul Masters Susan B. Matheson & J.J. Pollitt Ariel Mayer Emalie Mayo Drs. Rowland & Stephanie Mayor Patrick McAloon Mr. Octavius Mcauley Molly McCarthy Stetz Paul A. McCraven Mary McCutcheon Deborah Mcdonald Phyllis McGrath & Patrick Sheehan Vestal McIntyre Deborah McKeever Ann & Chad McLaughlin Marice McNeil Marilyn Lord & James Meisner Ruby Melton & Gail McAvay Joyce Mercer Josephine Merck Dwight Merriam Carol & John Merriman Ira Mickenberg & Pat Fahey Ron & Linda Mileski Suzanne Miller Pat & Rudy Miller Lisa Milone Gwen Milone Ellen & Leonard Milstone Debra Mingione Mary S. Mitchell Betty & Dave Monz Leila Moore

Mark Moore Giacomo Mordente Ginger More Sandra & Brechin Morgan Patricia Morris Elise Morrison Laura J. Morrison Patricia Morrison Arline Morrissey Susan Mulcahey & James Burnett Jeff O’Donnell & Dorothy Muller Jan Musen Kevin Muzin Merle & Arthur Nacht Joyce Nardin & Girin Munshi Matthew Nemerson & Marian Chertow Ronald & Susan Netter Margery Nettleton Irene Newman Claire Newman David I. Newton Kenneth & Susie Ng Nancy Nishball Robert Nixon Mr. & Mrs. William D. Nordhaus David Norman-Schiff Sara Ohly Nancy Olson Vanda M. O’Reilly Arlene O’Tell Marilyn J. & Mario Ottaviano Ivan & Naomi Otterness Victor Padilla-Taylor Steven Padla Jacob G. Padrón Sam Pagano Ellen Page Kathy & Joe Pajor Ann & Marc Palmieri Judith Paniccia Laura Pappano & Thomas Lynch Deborah Parsons Grace Pauls Trish Pearson Hilary Pearson Mary L. Pepe James M. Perlotto, M.D. & Thomas Masse Allie Perry & Charlie Pillsbury Diane & Guido Petra Patricia A. Petrelli Anita Pfluger & Robert Dunn Leslie Pitiger Brenda L. Planck Nancy Berliner & Alan Plattus Carol & Wesley H. Poling

T ANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS Leslie Pollack Leslie Powell Karen Pritzker Bennett Pudlin & Ann Judd Dr. George Puerschner & Dr. Susan Danberg Kris Quercia Shelley Quiala Rose Quiello Thayer Quoos Jeannie Ranalli Babz Rawls Ivy Patricia Ann Reese Barbara & David Reif Geraldine Reis Susan Renkun Sandra Resnick Bill & Sharon Reynolds Cynthia Rider Bill & Barbara Rifkin Marcia Rifkin & Ferne Samowitz Terrence Riggins Joseph Roach Marie & Earl Robert Susanne F. Roberts & Stephen Victor Katherine Roberts Kathy & Don Rocklin John Rose, Jr. Esq. Marjorie Ross Alan J. Rossi Samuel & Ellen Rost Sheilah B. Rostow Constance Royster, JD Karl Ruling Karen & Kert Sabbath Nancy & Robert Sachs Marjorie Sadinsky Marta Elisa Moret & Peter Salovey Edith Samers & Edward Smith Janice Samoeli

Mr. Robert D. Sandine & Dr. Irene Kitzman Bernice Satriano Errol C. Saunders, II Linda R. Savitsky Ted & Deb Schaffer Anne F. Schenck Rebecca & Alan Scheps Pauline Scherer Sue & Bing Scherer Raymond Schoonmaker Gretchen Shugart & John Maurer Eileen Schuman & Robert J. Snyder Paul & Fern Schwartz Fiona Scott Morton Florie Seery Edwin Selden Marjorie & Joseph Shapiro Anita Sharif-Hyder Connie Shaw Claire E. Shea Enid Sherry D. Ellen Shuman & Douglas Rae Anita Silvestro Mark Simon & Penny Bellamy Pamela & Bruce Simonds Alix Simonetti Isabelle Singer Carol L. Sirot Judith & Mark Sklarz Brian Slattery William & Betsey Sledge Norm Sloan Edith Slossberg Sarah Smalley J. Philip & Loretta K. Smith Andrea & Michael Smith Geoff & Vicki Smith Kerala Snyder

Veronica & Dieter Soell Debra Sokol Raina Sotsky Tova Clayman & Bob Spaulding Peter Spoerri John Stachniewicz Liesa Stamm Lisa Stanger & Gregory Colodner Edward Stannard & Patricia Carl-Stannard Pam Stanton & John Sawyer Judi Starno Sandra Stein Frank & Dean Stein Jeanne Steiner & Will Rosenblatt Michael Stern Susan & Jeffrey Stern Anne Stevens Carolyn Stockage Michelle Stolzenberg Peter & Lee Stolzman Elsa Stone & Steven Wolfson Shepard & Marlene Stone Mark Suchman Larue and Capleton Swanson Lee Swearingen Susan K. Swirsky Kate Sylvester Valencia Taft-Jackson Luisa Tanno Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel Amy Tate Joan & David Templeton Matt Tepper Kathleen Tereb Mark & Lauren Thunem

Sally Tomiko & David Taraskevich Lynne Tourville Andrea Tucker Mary Ann Turner Don Utz Harrison Valante Karen Vaslow Joan G. Venditto Kathie Ventura Kathy Viani Gisela Del Vidal -Cangalaya Hyla & Barry Vine Marie Vitelli Robert Voght Michael Walker Catharine S. Walker Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr Stuart Warner & A. David Paltiel Claude Wasterlain Kalman L. Watsky & Deborah Fried Marian Weinberg Seymour Weingarten Marshall & Joan Weiss Abby N. Wells Sue Westerberg Sandra White John & Virginia Wilkinson Judith Wilson James Winkel Sue Wolf Michael Wyant Tim Yergeau Art & Ann Yost Rolan Joni Young Anna Zayaruznaya Darlene & Remy Zimmermann Sheila Zinn Renee Zinn Linda & Howard Zonana

To make a gift to Long Wharf Theatre in support of our vision to produce Theatre for Everyone, visit longwharf.org/donate or text LWT to 44321.

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$100,000 and Above Bank of America Hearst Foundations $50,000-$99,999 Citi $25,000-$49,999 The Augustine Foundation BNY Mellon Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hearst MetLife Foundation Morgan Stanley Lisa Orberg Prudential Financial The Schloss Family Foundation Daniel A. Simkowitz & Mari Nakachi Wells Fargo $15,000-$24,999 Mitchell J. Auslander & Kimberlee Abraham Bloomberg Paula A. Dominick Lucy Hardison Donna Kalajian Lagani Gretchen Shugart & Jonathan Maurer Pfizer, Inc. TD Bank

$10,000-$14,999 Judy R. Bartlett Steven & Joy Bunson Dorsey & Whitney LLP Ernst & Young Bruce & Tracey Ewing Roe Green* Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. The Maurer Family Foundation RBC S&P Global Travelers $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Michelle Cenis Richard K. Greene Nancy Hancock Griffith* KLDiscovery Susan & John Major Donor Advised Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Robin & Bob Paulson Donor Advised Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Playbill † The Patti & Rusty Rueff Foundation Michelle Schwartz Raja Sengupta George & Pamela Smith* John Thomopoulos Evelyn Mack Truitt James S. & Lynne P. Turley* Joseph Yurcik* $2,500-$4,999 Joseph Baio* Yvonne Bell* BOND Theatrical Robin Cohen* Concord Theatricals Lucy Fato & Matt Detmer* Fischer Jordan LLC Ari & Shimona Katz* Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack* Elliott Sernel & Larry Falconio* The Shubert Organization Mary Beth Winslow & Bill Darby* Wolters Kluwer

$1,500-$2,499 Cindy Black John R. Dutt* Christ Economos* Debi Feinman Kamilah Forbes Sanderson Family Donor Advised Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Daryl Roth Productions Roundabout Theatre Company Stephanie Scott Darren Sussman Carl Sylvestre & Robert Kennedy Elenora Walczak Walnut Street Theatre Michael A. Wall ZIN Technologies, Inc.

List as of July 2022.

Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to all the funders. *National Society Membership

† Includes In-kind support

Long Wharf Theatre is a proud recipient of a 2022 Bank of America ACTivate Award through Theatre Forward.

The Bank of America ACTivate Awards seek to foster and accelerate a theatre’s efforts to become more equitable, diverse, welcoming, and inclusive to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and groups.

Theatres receiving these grants in 2022 are Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY), Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA), Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles, CA), Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, CT), and The Old Globe (San Diego, CA).

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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THESE FUNDERS:

Long Wharf Theatre is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Long Wharf Theatre programs are made possible, in part, with the support of Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts.

Support has been provided to Long Wharf Theatre from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/ Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.

Long Wharf Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre.

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2022–2023 SEASON

WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME A LONG WHARF THEATRE MEMBER TODAY!

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Members champion our vision to create Theatre for Everyone through boundary-breaking investments in artists and new work for the new American theatre. You are making an important commitment that energizes our capacity to welcome, center, and celebrate a multitude of communities in our daily work.

For as little as $10 a month or a one-time $120 annual gift, you gain: • First access to tickets for our 2022-23 season • Discounted admission to Long Wharf Theatre productions • Invitations to special events, including Play Club, a book club for plays with members of our Artistic staff • Monthly Member email newsletters with behind-thescenes news, and • Unique opportunities to be in community with Long Wharf Theatre’s staff, artists & collaborators Want to make a monthly recurring gift at a higher level?

Or give the gift of a Membership to a friend or neighbor so they too can be among Long Wharf Theatre’s closest supporters?

We can help! Contact our friendly Box Office at (203) 693-1486 or boxoffice@longwharf.org.

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