GLORIA by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

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4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

GLORIA

by BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS

directed by JAMES BLACK

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“sharply observant & playfully theatrical” The Hollywood Reporter

MARCH 24 - APRIL 16, 2022 PRESENTING SPONSOR

CULLEN TRUST

SEASON SPONSORS

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 4th Wall Theatre Company is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on the Arts.

MISSION To produce extraordinary professional theatrical experiences and to set a high standard for excellence in acting, direction, and design.

We believe that only by paying artists a fair wage can we grow and sustain the community of professional theatrical artists in Houston.

STAFF Philip Lehl, Artistic Director, Co-Founder Tim Richey, Managing Director Kim Tobin-Lehl, Resident Artist, Co-Founder Catherine Dunaway, Marketing & Development Manager Kalin Menzel, Communications Coordinator Rubena Gracia, Box Office Associate Gabriel Velazquez, Marketing Intern

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gary Chiles, President Patricia Larson, Secretary Harriet Schubb, Treasurer Kenneth Bohan, Howard M. Bookstaff, Sharyn Feller Harris, Michelle Mower, Dan O’Brien, Carol Sugimoto

ADVISORY BOARD Jennifer Decker, Emma Jacobs, Ruth McCleskey, Michael Mullins, Gabriella Nissen, John and Kelly Raley, Jason Roberts, Chip Schneider, Dr. Robert Shimko, Nancy Wozny

SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks to the following people for their direct involvement with our administration or artistic efforts during this production of Gloria: Ted Doolittle, Michael McGinity, Mark Seavers, and John Tyska 4th Wall Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2011 by Kim Tobin-Lehl and Philip Lehl. Donations to 4th Wall are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Learn more at www.4thwalltheatreco.com. Contact: info@4thwalltheatreco.com or (832) 767-4991.

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY presents

GLORIA

By BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS Directed by JAMES BLACK CAST Dean/Devin............................................................................. Wesley Whitson Kendra/Jenna................................................... Karina Pal Montaño-Bowers Ani/Sasha/Callie....................................................................... Skyler Sinclair Gloria/Nan................................................................................ Brooke Wilson* Miles/Shawn/Rashaad.............................................................Tadrian White Lorin........................................................................... Brandon Hearnsberger*

DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION CREW Stage Manager .........................................................................Kalin Menzel* Set and Lighting Designer...................................................... Kevin Rigdon Sound Designer..............................................................................Jon Harvey Costume Designer............................................................... Paige A. Willson Properties Master.......................................................................Corey Nance Fight Director............................................................................... Adam Noble Scenic Production Team............................Santiago Sepeda, Mary Carol Crew..................................................................Daniel Regojo, James Morris Songwriter/Recording Artist of “Into the Mist”................... Alli Villines *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers

Runtime: Approximately 2 hours plus a 15 minute intermission GLORIA is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

GLORIA was produced by the Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director; Sarah Stern, Artistic Director; Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Producer) New York, Spring 2015

CULLEN TRUST

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS This organization is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and by the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on the Arts. Season sponsors include the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts and Back Pew Brewing.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

I’m thrilled that my long time friends and theater colleagues, Philip and Kim, have given me the opportunity to direct this production of Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins here at 4th Wall. I have been a fan of their work and this intimate playing space for many years.

I have also been very impressed with the quality of that work, and they continue their long record of producing some of the best theater in town. I’m very proud to have my name associated with this vital organization.

I also can’t think of a better venue for this play. The intimacy of the theater combined with Kevin Rigdon’s set creates the sensation that you are in an adjacent cubicle, unwittingly eavesdropping on your fellow worker’s latest rant.

There are bosses who exist only as demanding offstage voices. There are assistant editors, millennials who will seemingly do anything to break out from their literal “boxes,” desperate for professional achievement before their thirtieth birthday. The dysfunctional office environment envelops the entire space. The walls drip with ambition and wicked humor. This is a room full of budding young writers who naturally love language. And are adept at weaponizing it. It’s an atmosphere ripe for satire.

Satire is defined as “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.”

Scholars have divided satire into three distinctive types: 1. Horatian (named for Roman satirist Horace) tends to be comedic and light in tone. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Airplane, SNL. 2. Menippean (named for Greek philosopher Menippus) targets questionable morals or beliefs. Animal Farm,1984, Fight Club.

3. Juvenalian (named for Roman satirist Juvenal) is darker, more cynical, and rooted in drama. Jo Jo Rabbit, Network, A Clockwork Orange.

Number 3 is where Gloria lives. Like Network, it has the ability to bounce back and forth effortlessly between lacerating humor and unthinkable horror. That sudden change of gears generates the kind of theater that keeps you on the edge of your seat, unprepared for what happens next. It’s not as prescient as Brazil or Network, but Branden Jacobs-Jenkins isn’t bothered with forecasting the future, he’s perfectly happy taking a sledgehammer to the now.

James Black Director

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS’ plays include NEIGHBORS (Public Theater), APPROPRIATE (Actors Theatre of Louisville, Victory Gardens Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Signature Theatre), AN OCTOROON (Soho Rep), and WAR. He is a Residency Five playwright at Signature Theatre and a Lila Acheson Wallace Fellow at the Juilliard School. Additionally, his work has been seen at the Vineyard Theatre, the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, Company One in Boston, and the HighTide Festival in the United Kingdom. He has taught at New York University and Queens University of Charlotte, and his honors include the Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting, the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, and the inaugural Tennessee Williams Award. He holds an MA in Performance Studies.

In Rehearsal for Gloria Wesley Whitson as Dean, Skyler Sinclair as Ani, Brandon Hearnsberger as Lorin photo by Gabriella Nissen

WHO’S WHO WESLEY WHITSON (Dean/Devin) is thrilled to be making his 4th Wall debut. He holds a BFA from The University of Houston. International Credits: Prague Shakespeare Company: Comedy of Errors (Luciana). Regional Credits: Virginia Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo U/S, Apothecary), Cymbeline (Colten U/S, Second Lord), Unity Theatre: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), And Then There Were None (Anthony Marston), Alley Theatre: Twelfth Night (Curio, Ensemble), Thunderclap Productions: From White Plains (Dennis), Mildred’s Umbrella: Feathers and Teeth (Hugo), Classical Theatre Company: Lysistrata (Leader of Men), Houston Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth (Malcolm/Witch 2). Wesley is a company member with both The Broad’s Way and Strange Bird Immersive. This past year he was voted “Best Male Entertainer” in OutSmart Magazine’s Gayest and Greatest Awards. He wants to thank his friends and family for their undying support. Instagram: @slipperywhenwes KARINA PAL MONTAÑO-BOWERS (Kendra/Jenna) is delighted to be making her debut with 4th Wall Theatre Company. Previous stage credits include The Catastrophic Theatre: Fefu and Her Friends, Toast, Rhinoceros, Marie and Bruce, The Pine, Fleaven, American Falls, Our Late Night, Spirits to Enforce, and six Tamarie Cooper Shows since 2008. During the pandemic, Karina, like many actors, participated in a number of virtual readings and performances such as The Hatmaker’s Wife (Mildred’s Umbrella FEMFEST HOUSTON: Voices of Asia with Shunya Theatre and Asia Society Texas), The New Galileos (New American Voices Festival, The Landing Theatre Company), Uncle Vanya (Mildred’s Umbrella “Fine Wine” series), Tamarie Cooper’s 2020: Quarantine Edition!, The Holiday Super Show, and Golden Jubilee (Catastrophic Theatre). She also wrote and performed in her own adaptation of a Philippine myth, “The Choosy Maiden” for Catastrophic Theatre’s DRAMA SQUAD, which brought performances to outdoor spaces across Houston. In 2021, her original short story film, “A Story from my Lolo,” was shown at the McNay Museum in San Antonio as part of a group exhibit from the Filipinx Artists of Houston and the 2021 Texas Biennial. The self-narrated and illustrated film is a retelling of one of her grandfather’s many stories, filtered through her own memories and immigrant experiences in the South. She is represented by Pastorini-Bosby Talent and also works regularly in film and commercials.

WHO’S WHO SKYLER SINCLAIR (Ani/Sasha/Callie) is thrilled to be returning to 4th Wall Theatre Company. Previous 4th Wall credits: Shakespeare in Vegas, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other past credits include: Crimes of the Heart, Oskar and the Shockingly Bad Internet Connection (The Alley Theatre); Around the World in 80 Days, Harvey, A Cattywampus Christmas (A.D. Players); Lysistrata (Classical Theatre); Dry Land (Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre); Doubt (Unity Theatre); Private Lives, The Secretary, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Peace in Our Time (Main Street Theater); The University of Tamarie (Catastrophic Theatre); The Divine Sister (Celebration Theatre); Oleanna (Landing Theatre); Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Outreach Tour). Graduated from the University of Houston with a BFA. BROOKE WILSON (Gloria/Nan) Houston Credits include: Alley Theatre: the World Premiere of The Carpenter (Venus), All the Way (Lurleen Wallace/ Muriel Humphrey), A Christmas Carol, Alley All New Festival, The Miser, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Vibratta). TUTS: Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Patty), First Date (Woman #1, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical by broadwayworld.com), Music Man (Ethel), Waiting for Johnny Depp (World Premiere one woman show), Reefer Madness (Sally), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Doatsey Mae), Hands on a Hardbody (Cindy), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Shy), LMNOP (Ruth), Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl), Bonnie and Clyde, Singing in the Rain, Cats, and When You Wish. Stages Theatre: Honky Tonk Laundry (Lana Mae Hopkins), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pippi), Girls Night (Carol), Honky Tonk Angels (Sue Ellen), Bat Boy the Musical (Maggie). A.D. Players: Godspell. Regional credits: Riverside Theatre: The Full Monty (Georgie). Merry Go Round Theatre: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Jeannie, nominated by broadwayworld.com for “Best Actress in a Musical”). John W. Engeman Theatre: RENT (Maureen). The New Denver Civic: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pippi). Northern Stage: Beauty and the Beast (Babette). The Arvada Center: Evita (Eva Cover) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Durla). Fun fact, Brooke was a featured dancer for the band PHISH at Madison Square Garden. Brooke is a dance educator, director, and choreographer and is on the dance faculty at St. John’s School. Thank you to James for the opportunity to tell stories again.

WHO’S WHO TADRIAN WHITE (Miles/Shawn/Rashaad) has appeared in over 20 stage productions across the Houston scene. Some of his most notable and favorite roles were as Beethoven in Dog Sees God, Arnold Wiggins in The Boys Next Door, Boo Hudlocke in The Marriage of Bette & Boo, Micke in Let The Right One In, Lysander and Demetrius in two separate productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and George in Moon Over Buffalo, only to name a few.

In 2019, he was voted in the Broadway World Houston Awards as the “Best Actor in a Musical” for his performance as Bill Bojangles Robinson in Midtown Arts Center’s production of Hattie’s Big Night and “Best Supporting Actor in a Musical” for his performance as The Scarecrow in Pearl Theater’s production of The Wiz. He is excited to be returning to live theater after two years of being on hiatus due to the pandemic. He is making his 4th Wall Theatre debut in Gloria.

BRANDON HEARNSBERGER (Lorin) is grateful to return to the stage in his hometown of Houston, to debut at 4th Wall, and to work on another play with his hero James Black. Favorite theatre credits include: Alley Theatre: title role in The Farnsworth Invention, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Othello, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Unexpected Guest, A Christmas Carol, Cyrano de Bergerac. A Noise Within: Much Ado About Nothing. LA’s A Drinking Game: The Princess Bride, Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Dallas Theatre Center: The Lover. Dragonfly Theatre: Vampires of the Swamp. Houston Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth. Unity Theatre: The Odd Couple, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Complete Works of Willm Shakspr (Abridged). He has voiced dozens of characters in video games such as Medal of Honor, Chivalry 2, Final Fantasy, and Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes. More at brandonhearnsberger.com

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In Rehearsal for Gloria Top: Tadrian White as Miles Bottom: Brandon Hearnsberger as Lorin photos by Gabriella Nissen

In Rehearsal for Gloria Top: Skyler Sinclair as Ani Bottom: Karina Pal Montaño-Bowers as Kendra photos by Gabriella Nissen

WHO’S WHO JAMES BLACK (Director) is thrilled to be working at 4th Wall for the first time. He spent 31 years at the Alley Theatre where he was involved in over 100 productions as actor and occasional director. As an actor he appeared in Moon for the Misbegotten (James Tyrone), The Seafarer (Sharkey), You Can’t Take it With You (Martin Vanderhof), All My Sons (Joe Keller), Peter Pan (Captain Hook/Mr. Darling), Harvey (Elwood P. Dowd), Freud’s Last Session (Sigmund Freud), A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Our Town (Stage Manager), The Crucible (John Proctor), Angels in America (Roy Cohn), After the Fall (Quentin), View From the Bridge (Eddie Carbone), among many others. When the Alley Theatre and the National Theater of London’s joint production of Not About Nightingales travelled to New York, he received a Theatre World Award for “Outstanding Broadway Debut” and a Drama Desk nomination for “Best Actor” for his portrayal of Butch O’Fallon. He has also directed Amerikin, Good People, A Christmas Carol, An Act of God, Saint Nicholas, Clybourne Park, A Behanding in Spokane, Doubt, Death on the Nile, Glengarry Glen Ross, Deathtrap, Black Coffee, Dial “M” for Murder, Our Lady of 121st Street, The Foreigner, The Unexpected Guest, Of Mice and Men, and As Bees in Honey Drown.

KALIN MENZEL (Stage Manager) Credits at 4th Wall Theatre Company: The Lifespan of a Fact; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Between Riverside and Crazy; The Realistic Joneses; The Glass Menagerie; Collected Stories; The Pussy Grabber Plays; Rapture, Blister, Burn; Pride and Prejudice; Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Stage Manager); Shakespeare in Vegas; Reckless (Stage Crew); Other credits include: Rogue Productions – I Love You Because (ASM).

Kalin is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. @kalinmenzel KEVIN RIGDON (Set and Lighting Designer) is a Houston-based, award winning scenic, lighting, and costume designer for theatre. Audiences around the world have seen his work in venues that include Broadway, Off-Broadway, London’s West End, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre Royal Bath, Donmar Warehouse, and the Peter Hall Company, as well as theatres in Israel and Australia.

In the United States, he has created designs for more than 350 productions for organizations including Steppenwolf Theatre, Alley Theatre, Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Mark Taper Forum, American Repertory Theatre, Atlantic Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, and many more.

He is the recipient of two Tony Award nominations, four Drama Desk Award nominations, two American Theatre Wing awards, two Houston Theater Awards, and seven Joseph Jefferson Awards. Kevin is the Associate Director of Design for Houston’s Alley Theatre and a Moores Professor of Theatre at the University of Houston where he is also the head of the Graduate Design Program.

WHO’S WHO JON HARVEY (Sound Designer) is a company member of both Mildred’s Umbrella Theater and Classical Theatre Company. He is a five-time Houston Press Theatre Award Nominee for Directing (1) and Sound Design (4) and has been doing theatre in Houston for 25 years. He has worked with several performing arts organizations in the Houston area, including A.D. Players, Alley Theatre, Catastrophic Theatre, Country Playhouse, Da Camera, Dirt Dogs, Dos Chicas Theatre Commune, Ensemble Theatre, Fan Factory, Horse Head Theatre Company, The Landing Theatre, and Unity Theatre.

PAIGE A. WILLSON (Costume Designer) is a Professor of Costume Design and Technology at the University of Houston, and a freelance costume and mask designer for theatre, dance, and performance art. She holds a BFA from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in Performing Arts Dance Choreographic Design and an MFA from the University of Houston in Costume, Lighting and Scenic Design. A founding member of the Dancers’ Group in Lafayette, her choreography explored the distortion of the human form and how masks and costumes integrated into movement. An internationally known Mask and Crafts artisan, her dye, mask and millinery work has been seen in shows around the country and in curated exhibitions. Recent projects include U.S. National Exhibit space for the Prague Quadrennial 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, titled Concordance. Publications include The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film, and Dracula’s Daughters; Chapter 3: Alienation, Essentialism, and Existentialism through Technique: An Analysis of Set Design, Lighting, Costume, and Music in Dracula’s Daughter and Nadja. Costume credits include at Houston Shakespeare Festival: Henry 4.1, Two Gentleman of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2010 and 2002), Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew (2011 and 2004), The Winter’s Tale; Generations Theatre Company: Sweeney Todd; Stages Theatre: Panto Hansel and Gretel; A.D. Players: The Hiding Place, Sound of Music; Main Street Theater: Daisey, Relatively Speaking, Elliot: A Soldiers Fugue. www.paigeawillson.com

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In Rehearsal for Gloria Top: Skyler Sinclair as Callie, Tadrian White as Rashaad, Karina Pal Montaño-Bowers as Jenna Bottom: Skyler Sinclair as Callie, Karina Pal Montaño-Bowers as Jenna photos by Gabriella Nissen

WHO’S WHO COREY NANCE (Properties Master) Main Street Theater: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!; University of Houston: Romeo and Juliet; San Jacinto Community College: August: Osage County.

Education: Theatre Production, University of Houston, B.F.A. ADAM NOBLE (Fight Director) is a movement specialist with 20 years of experience in theatre, opera, and film. Notable credits include The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Alley Theatre, Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, Stages Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, and the Public Theatre. Mr. Noble is the co-founder and artistic director of the Dynamic Presence Project, a theatre company focused on the revitalization of movement theatre and embodied physical storytelling.

For well over a decade, his methodology for approaching intimacy and aggression in performance has nurtured safe practices and influenced the work of students, educators, and professional artists. The Noble Method is taught at academic institutions around the country. Mr. Noble is Associate Professor of Acting & Movement at the University of Houston, where he serves as Head of the BFA Acting program. He is resident Fight Director & Intimacy Consultant for The Alley Theatre and Studio Movement Instructor for the prestigious Houston Grand Opera.

He is an Intimacy Director with Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, a Fight Director and Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, and an associate member of Stage Directors & Choreographers.

ALLI VILLINES (Songwriter/Recording Artist of “Into the Mist”) is a Houston-based singer, songwriter, performer, and teaching artist. Where you may have heard Alli’s original compositions or arrangements: lo-fi puppets Crankies of Curiosity (original scores, watch on Youtube); Call Me Ann: The Ann Richards Rock Opera (original songs, music direction, co-producer, listen on your streaming service); Horse Head Theatre’s We’re Gonna Die (Houston Press Theatre Awards Winner 2019-- “Best Cabaret”; arrangements); The Catastrophic Theatre’s Speeding Motorcycle (vocal arrangements and music direction), Drama Squad 1.0 & 2.0, The Tamarie Cooper Show: Golden Jubilee & Holiday SuperShow & Quarantine Edition (original songs and music direction); framedance’s METROdances, I Have to Wash My Hair, and Speak Softly Like Flowers (original music). Alli received her Masters in Music from Arizona State University and teaches voice and ukulele privately. She is currently involved in TUTS’ Arts in Medicine program at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Along with Greg Cote, Alli is co-artistic director of lo-fi puppets.

Upcoming music projects: Tamarie Cooper’s Live in Person; Tony Barilla’s Let Us Now Praise Native Sons and Daughters; framedance’s Family Mantra. On the InterWebs: ukulalli.com @ukulalli @lofipuppets @callmeannrockopera #sopranoholdingasoprano

t s o C The Value of Art At 4th Wall, we are committed to paying Houston’s theatre artists a living wage. While it may be impossible to monetize the value of art in our society, we believe it is imperative that we fairly compensate the artists who enrich our lives. We dream of a day when Houston’s professional theatre artists will be able to ply their trades without needing to work any other job. We aim toward a day when sustained theatrical excellence inspires our audience and community to hold our art and the artists who make it to be an indispensable and valued part of life in Houston.

To this end, we have made it our mission to prioritize increasing artist pay every year, even beyond the minimum wage stipulated by the Actors’ Equity Association. This season, we are paying Equity actors $320 per week, which is 3.5% more than the mandated minimum wage for theatres of our size. Next season, we plan to increase actor pay by 11% to $355 per week. $355/ week

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INDIVIDUAL ARTIST SPONSORSHIP 4th Wall has always prioritized improving the pay standard for Houston artists. A direct way to fund local creatives is to sponsor an individual artist contract. By making a gift at one of the tiers below, you will fund a position for one 4th Wall show and enjoy recognition and a variety of benefits.

Sponsors gain premium access to 4th Wall events and other perks. All sponsors will have their name featured in the show program, venue signage, and 4th Wall website, and are invited to a special VIP Rehearsal and the Opening Night Party. Additional perks at various sponsorship levels include tickets to give to friends, and even dinner with founders Philip Lehl and Kim Tobin-Lehl!

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS $5,000 Actor Sponsorship $3,000 Stage Manager Sponsorship $2,500 Director Sponsorship $1,500 Designer Sponsorship $1,000 Backstage Crew Sponsorship $500

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We also have Corporate Sponsorship Packages that help underwrite our costs and bring your business into the spotlight. Opportunities include prominent logo placement, on-stage thanks, access to opening night parties, complimentary tickets, dinner with our artistic director, and more.

Single show sponsorships start as low as $1,000.

To learn more, contact Tim Richey at timr@4thwalltheatreco.com or 832.668.5903.

Thank you!

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS Our sincerest thanks to all of you; we truly couldn’t make theater without you.

This list reflects donations given from January 1, 2021 – March 17, 2022.

Please call Tim Richey at 832-668-5903 to report any errors.

$75,000 and above City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance $35,000 and above Kenneth Bohan $20,000 and above The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Hamilton James Anonymous $15,000 and above Gary Chiles & Amy Sutton Carolyn Keating in honor of Kim Tobin-Lehl

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Howard & Karen Bookstaff

Mary & John Arensdorf

Robert J. Card, MD & Karol Kreymer

English-Speaking Union, Houston Branch

Linda Dodge J & D Entertainment The Liberty Group Michelle Mower Texas Commission on the Arts $3,000 and above Vanessa & Sergio Garza Patricia Larson Laura & Dan Pears

Duke & C.C. Ensell H-E-B Sheri Clark Henriksen The Edward & Helen Oppenheimer Foundation Betty & Gerry Stacy Carol Sugimoto & James Zimmerman

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Michele Collins & Craig Moffatt

June & Steve Barth

Susan Fargason & Steve Lockless

John E. Drewer

Carl Masterson Richard Moiel & Kathy Poeppel National Endowment for the Arts Diane Tobin $1,500 and above Gene Graham Brian & Dawn Greenberg Tom Kearns Harriet Schubb & John Harris

Mary Kay Casey Sharyn Feller & David Harris Warren & Marsha Holleman Madison Charitable Foundation Jackie & Malcolm Mazow Michael McGinity Beverly McPhail & Kevin Kulish Wendell Mendell & Pam Henjum Virginia Miller Nina & Michael Zilkha Robert Zinn

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $250 and above $500 and above Claire Auchter Joel & Carol Bell Buzz Bellmont & Randy Puddu Ty Buthod Shondra Marie & Todd Boring Nan Earle Claire Brooks Katy Emde Brian Broome Howard Feldman Elizabeth & David Connelly Denis “Woodja” Sally & Philip Edmundson Flanigan, Ph.D. Susan Edwards Nancy Grason Cheryl & Peter Fasullo & Richard Dixon Maureen Flynn Lucila & Bill Haase Ruth Gorman Raymond Harvey James H. Hazen in memory of Frank Young Ann Hasselmo Cindy Hutchinson Green Mary Jane Keller Candace & Weir Kyle Mary & Rodney Koenig Bryn K. Larsen Joseph Levitan Renato & Linda Mello Andrew & Kay McStay Howard Patton Terrylin G. Neale & Sue Owens Lynette Pebernat Pam & Art Nolting Sandra & Clem Reid Tom & Carolyn Paul Robert C. Richter, Jr Cheri & John Randolph Marti & Billy Rosenberg The Seabrook Family Mark Seavers Joyce Steensrud Dominique Varner David & Kelley Tobin Blake Weisser Anonymous Tom & Mary Ellen Whitworth Shari & Gary Winston Anonymous (3)

4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY CONTRIBUTORS $100 and above Jill Baird in memory of Frances Limoncelli Jim Tobin The Lin Family Lary Barton in honor of Courtney Lomelo Ken Bohan & Dean O’Kelley & Luis Galindo Lynn Birdwell David Mailman Harry Bowles Lona McManus in honor of Kim Tobin-Lehl Eric Bradley & Wanderson Rezende Gretchen M. Michelfeld Lynn Brown Belinda Mundey Warren Burkholder Anne Loo & Brad Nyberg & Sheryl Starry Scott Orr Roxanne Cargill Don Quaintance & Peter Weston Dianne Reece Holly Clark Beth Richardson Mary Lou & Harold Dietler John Rudder Loretta Kania & Mark Doerr Irene Sasaki Bryan & Deborah Domning Amanda Schlafer Nick & Daniela Farco Bennie Slavik Julie Fontenot A.D. Players Family Karen Foster in honor of James Tobin Michael Frewer Sandra Stettler Cynthia Greenwood Lily & Mike Sweet GROOVE at Creation Leslie Copeland Taylor Station Studio City Amy & Kevin Tones Herman Hsuan in honor of Walter Ulrich Carol Sugimoto & Alejandro Garza Allan Van Fleet & Ruth Goldberg Sandra Lee Jordan Eleanor & Richard Viebig Randy Kilpatrick Dr. & Mrs. James K. Weatherly Scott & Kate Lambert Bradley & Lynn Winkler Wendy & Stuart Laughton Anonymous (14) This list reflects donations given from January 1, 2021 - March 17, 2022.

Please call Tim Richey at 832-668-5903 to report any errors.

ON A STAGE NEAR YOU Check out other shows happening around town!

DOG ACT Main Street Theater* March 20 - April 16 www.mainstreettheater.com

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Classical Theatre Company April 13 - May 1 www.classicaltheatre.org

COME FROM AWAY Theatre Under The Stars* March 22 - April 3 www.tuts.com

DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE The Alley Theatre* April 15 - May 8 www.alleytheatre.org

SUNRISE COVEN Stages* March 25 - April 10 www.stageshouston.com

APOLLO 8 A.D. Players* May 4 - June 5 www.adplayers.org

THE BOOK OF GRACE The Catastrophic Theatre April 1 - April 24 www.catastrophictheatre.com

HURRICANE DIANE Rec Room Arts May 5 - May 28 www.recroomarts.org

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE Ensemble Theatre April 9 - May 8 www.ensemblehouston.org

CLYBOURNE PARK Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. May 27 - June 11 www.dirtdogstheatre.org

HE CRIED FOR HIS MOTHER Mildred’s Umbrella Theater May 2022, dates TBA www.mildredsumbrella.com We regret we cannot include everyone in the Houston theatre community on this page.

Please make sure to check local listings for additional theatre companies in Houston. *These theatres have committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in their productions through agreements with the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). The AEA fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Learn more at www.actorsequity.org.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4th Wall Theatre Company acknowledges that we gather on the traditional lands of the Karankawa, Atakapa, and Akokisas peoples. We honor, with gratitude, the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to continually learn how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit.

We encourage all who visit our theatre to learn more about the native history of the land and the ongoing legacy of the people who first inhabited it. There are links to additional resources on our website at 4thwalltheatreco.com/about-location.html We would like to offer special thanks to the American Indian Center of Houston for helping us draft this statement.

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4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

by STEPHEN

ADLY GUIRGIS

directed by BILL PRUITT

“a glorious time at the theatre” Houston Press

DATES

May 12–June 4, 2022 Thursdays–Sundays

TICKETS

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FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 4th Wall Theatre Company is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance and the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on the Arts.