Ragtime Stagebill

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ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

RAGTIME

Book by

Music by

TERRENCE MCNALLY STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Lyrics by

LYNN AHRENS

Based on the novel RAGTIME By E.L. DOCTOROW

Set Designer

Costume Designer

JAMES KRONZER+

LEVONNE LINDSAY

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

THOM WEAVER+

ELIZABETH ATKINSON+

Music Director

Choreographer STEVE PACEK^

VINCE DI MURA

Assistant Music Director GINA GIACHERO

Music Supervision / Orchestrations RYAN TOUHEY

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

JOHN FLAK*

REBEKAH NORVIEL*

Assistant Director VICTORIA GOINS

Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN^ September 19 - October 20, 2019 Honorary Producers: Christina and David Fryman Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Arden Theatre Company. RAGTIME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Arden Theatre Company receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the + Member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829

Union of Professsional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S.

^ The director and choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.


WELCOME

From the Producing Artistic Director Welcome to Ragtime and the launch of our 2019/20 season. The music and lyrics for Ragtime are written by the extraordinary team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and, come spring, we will close this season with another Ahrens/Flaherty musical, Once on This Island. Part of the beauty of doing two of their musicals in one season is to see the extraordinary range of their work and how they bring their remarkable artistry to two very different stories. In between these two productions, we will stage the Philadelphia premiere of Nia Vardalos’ adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things, the world premiere of Lorene Cary’s My General Tubman, a new production of Tennessee Williams’ masterwork, A Streetcar Named Desire, and, in the intimate Bob and Selma Studio Theatre, two powerful one-person productions: An Iliad featuring Mary Tuomanen as well as No Child... featuring Taysha Canales. As always, we will be producing two Arden Children's Theatre productions: The Snow Queen, directed by theatrical wizard Whit MacLaughlin and the return of our acclaimed production of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat. We have a great year ahead - nine remarkable stories across our three stages. Thank you to all of our subscribers for taking the leap and investing in our work. If you haven't yet subscribed, or want to bring your kids or grandkids to Arden Children's Theatre, check in at the box office during intermission or online at ardentheatre.org Following the successful partnership with GoKash Productions a few years ago, I am also happy to announce that Teatro del Sol will be in residence in the Bob and Selma this fall, producing the world premiere of Good Cuban Girls by Iraisa Ann Reilly. Teatro del Sol is on a “mission to preserve the Latin tradition of telling stories by producing and presenting new, contemporary, and classical Latin theatrical works for Filadelfia’s diverse community.” After seeing their production of La Gringa last year (and loving it), I felt Arden’s partnership with this exciting new company would continue our commitment to working with other theaters and artists who are telling great stories. Good Cuban Girls runs from September 28 – October 13. Visit Arden's website to purchase tickets and make sure to check Teatro del Sol out! Finally, I want to congratulate all of our artists from last season whose work was recognized with this year’s Barrymore Award nominations. To all of the nominees - and to everyone who works with such passion and commitment to make Philadelphia a vibrant theater community congrats on such remarkable work. Thank you for making theater here in this community. And now, another season has begun - full of such possibility. Thank you all for being a part of it.


A Message

From our Honorary Producers When his novel Ragtime was published in 1975, E.L. Doctorow likely had no idea that the trials and tribulations he depicted in early 1900’s New York would still reverberate in 2019: immigration backlash, racial injustice, gender inequality. The Arden has once again selected a show for our time, setting a mirror before us to reflect on who we are and where we want to go; reminding us that, despite the passage of a century, we are still working to transcend our history and transform our future. Joy, despair, outrage, hope – prepare to experience a rollercoaster of emotions. But it also wouldn’t be an Arden-produced musical without ingenious staging and breathtaking talent. The Arden consistently delivers shows that both entertain and challenge, and this production is no exception. Dazzling performances, thought provoking themes, reimagining what theatre can and should be – it’s what the Arden, now in its 32nd season, continues to achieve. If you’re new to the Arden, welcome not just to the versatile Haas Stage space, but to our community of incredibly dedicated artists, educators, staff and supporters, all passionate about the Arden’s mission: telling great stories by great storytellers – on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. It has been our great privilege and pleasure to be a part of the Arden for almost twenty years. Thank you for joining us, keep coming back, and tell your friends! Christina and David Fryman

2019 Barrymore Award Nominations

Join us in celebrating some of the great stories and great storytellers who made last season outstanding! Outstanding Overall Production of a Play Gem of the Ocean Indecent Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical Once Outstanding Direction of a Play James Ijames (Gem of the Ocean) Rebecca Wright (Indecent) Outstanding Direction of a Musical Terrence J. Nolen (Once) Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Once Outstanding Ensemble in a Play Gem of the Ocean Treasure Island Indecent Independence Foundation Award Kash Goins (74 Seconds...To Judgment) Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play Zuhairah (Gem of the Ocean) Akeem Davis (Gem of the Ocean) Leah Walton (Indecent)

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical Katherine Fried (Once) Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play Danielle Leneé (Gem of the Ocean) Brian Anthony Wilson (Gem of the Ocean) Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical Charlie DelMarcelle (Once) Outstanding Choreography/Movement Steve Pacek (Once) Annie Wilson (Indecent) Outstanding Scenic Design Thom Weaver (Gem of the Ocean) Outstanding Costume Design LeVonne Lindsay (Gem of the Ocean) Jillian Keys (Treasure Island) Outstanding Media Design Jorge Cousineau (74 Seconds...To Judgment) Outstanding Sound Design Elizabeth Atkinson (Once) Daniel Ison (Gem of the Ocean) Outstanding Music Direction Ryan Touhey (Once)


Director's Note E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime is an epic work of historical fiction set in the first decade of the 20th century. It depicts the country at a time of change: when Model T Fords were rolling off assembly lines, the Wright Brothers were taking flight in Kill Devil Hills, and silent movies were flickering to life on screens across America. Change is everywhere in this story, with its characters, and the country itself, moving boldly into the future. Doctorow wrote his novel in the mid-1970s during the Watergate era and the final years of the Vietnam War. Once again, the country was in the midst of great change, with institutions and long-held assumptions being investigated and challenged. And the ethos of that time informs how Doctorow views his characters -- as he knows what lies ahead. The musical version of Ragtime opened on Broadway in 1998. Like the novel, it was an epic and ambitious production, born in the era of large-scale, sung-thru musicals such as Les MisÊrables and The Phantom of the Opera. That production was directed by Frank Galati, one of my professors at Northwestern University. Frank was one of the most inspiring teachers I've had and our mission to tell great stories by great storytellers was inspired in part by Frank's fierce passion for adapting literature to the stage. Yet, I wasn't compelled to produce Ragtime at the Arden. It seemed too large; too sweeping a story for our stage. And then, last year, I reread the script. Suddenly, I saw this musical as a story of its time and, as with all great works of art, a story of our time. I recognized these characters -- their yearnings and successes as well as their sufferings and thirst for justice. And I realized how so many issues raised in Doctorow’s novel continue to challenge us today. Ripped from the headlines (or from the tweets, as it were), I was caught up in the politics and the humanity of this story. It has been an honor working with this company of artists and artisans to bring this production to life, here, in Philadelphia, on the F. Otto Haas Stage in 2019. Throughout rehearsals, I've been thinking about the notion of change and progress -- the dream of hope and change -- and have been continually struck by how much has changed, and how little. Of course, no one knows what the future will bring, but in looking back and seeing how our county has tried and often failed to change, I somehow see more clearly where we are now. Working on this production, I've also thought about my parents quite a bit. They came of age in the 50s and had a family of seven children by the early 70s. Throughout the years, they embraced change while navigating the inevitable challenges and loss that life can bring with grace, a healthy dose of humor, and a commitment to moving forward. They were open about their doubts and concerns -- thoughtful about which legacies to pass on to their children and which to let go of. This production is for them.


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Musical Numbers Act One

PROLOGUE: RAGTIME.............................................................................................................Company GOODBYE, MY LOVE...................................................................................................................Mother JOURNEY ON................................................................................................Father, Mother, and Tateh THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY.............................................................Evelyn Nesbit and Company WHAT KIND OF WOMAN......................................Mother, Kathleen, Little Boy, Younger Brother A SHTETL IZ AMEREKE.........................................................................................................Immigrants SUCCESS..................................Tateh, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman, and Company HIS NAME WAS COALHOUSE WALKER..................................................Coalhouse and Company GETTIN' READY RAG....................................................................................Coalhouse and Company HENRY FORD................................................................................................Henry Ford and Company NOTHING LIKE THE CITY........................................................Mother, Edgar, Tateh, and Little Girl YOUR DADDY'S SON......................................................................................................................Sarah THE COURTSHIP..............................Mother, Younger Brother, Grandfather, Brigit, and Company NEW MUSIC...........................Father, Mother, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, and Company WHEELS OF A DREAM........................................................................................Coalhouse and Sarah THE NIGHT THAT GOLDMAN SPOKE AT UNION SQUARE............................Younger Brother, Emma Goldman, Company GLIDING..............................................................................................................................................Tateh JUSTICE.............................................................................................................Coalhouse and Company PRESIDENT.........................................................................................................................................Sarah TILL WE REACH THAT DAY..................................................................Sarah's Friend and Company

Act Two

ENTR'ACTE................................................................................................................................Orchestra COALHOUSE'S SOLILOQUY.................................................................................................Coalhouse COALHOUSE DEMANDS...................................Coalhouse, Booker T. Washington, and Company WHAT A GAME..................................................................................................Father, Edgar, and Men ATLANTIC C ITY....................................................... Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini, Father, Company BUFFALO NICKEL PHOTOPLAY, INC..........................................................................................Tateh OUR CHILDREN..........................................................................................................Mother and Tateh SARAH BROWN EYES..........................................................................................Coalhouse and Sarah HE WANTED TO SAY.......................Emma Goldman,Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Coalhouse's Men BACK TO BEFORE.........................................................................................................................Mother LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.................................................Booker T. Washington and Company MAKE THEM HEAR YOU........................................................................................................Coalhouse There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Orchestra

Guitar / Madolin / Banjo......................................................................................Nero Catalano Cello..............................................................................................................................Justin Yoder Violin........................................................................................................................Rachel Massey Reed................................................................................................................................Sean Bailey Brass...................................................................................................................Anthony Tripplett Trumpet........................................................................................................................ Jimmy Boyle


Cast of Characters Coalhouse Walker,III/Ensemble.............................................Donovan Bazemore Henry Ford/Ensemble........................................................................Alex Bechtel* Evelyn Nesbit/Ensemble...............................................................Rachel Camp*+ Mother/Ensemble................................................................................Kim Carson* Coalhouse Follower/Ensemble........................................................Quinn Cason^ BookerT. Washington/Ensemble..................................................Derrick Cobey* Conductor/ Ensemble...............................................................Jamison Foreman* Coalhouse Walker, Jr./Ensemble................................................Nkrumah Gatling* Grandfather/Ensemble...................................... .................................Scott Greer* Tateh/Ensemble.............................................................................Cooper Grodin* Younger Brother/Ensemble.................................................................Robi Hager* Father/Ensemble.....................................................................................Jim Hogan* Sarah's Friend/Ensemble................................................................Jessica Johnson* Little Girl/Ensemble..................................................................................Lily Lexer Harlem Man/Ensemble...............................................................Nicholas Pontrelli Little Boy/Ensemble................................................................................Colin Rivell Harry Houdini/Ensemble.................................................................Skip Robinson Sarah/Ensemble.....................................................................................Terran Scott Emma Goldman/Ensemble..........................................................MaryTuomanen* UNDERSTUDIES Taylor Darden (Father/Ensemble), Alexa Wilder (Mother/Ensemble), Christian Giancaterino (Little Boy/Ensemble), Paul Harrold (Younger Brother/Ensemble), Tyreese Kadle (Coalhouse Walker, Jr./Ensemble), Jessica Money (Sarah/Ensemble), Darryl Thompson Jr. (Booker T. Washington/Ensemble), Anna Ferrigno (Emma Goldman/Ensemble), Zummy Rayan (Tateh/ Ensemble), Charlotte Taylor (Little Girl/Ensemble), Daniel Romano (Grandfather/Ensemble), Colin O'Neill (Harry Houdini/Ensemble), Kelly Fillios (Evelyn Nesbit/Ensemble), William Hornby (Henry Ford/Ensemble), Kyleen Shaw (Sarah's Friend/Ensemble), George McGriff Carver (Harlem Man), Philip Anthony Wilson (Coalhouse Follower/Ensemble) Arden Theatre Company is a professional company employing members of Actors’ Equity Association. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. + Dance Captain ^Fight Captain Please check houseboards for any program changes. Taking pictures and/or making visual or sound recordings is expressly forbidden.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stagemanagers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org


Who's Who DONOVAN BAZEMORE (Coalhouse Walker, III/Ensemble) Arden Debut! Regional: Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland (Music Theatre Philly); Pollichinelle in The Nutcracker (International Academy of Ballet); Featured Performer in Jason Robert Brown Cabaret (Philadelphia Theatre Company). Education: The Christian Academy; Music Theatre Philly (Musical Theatre); International Academy of Ballet (Ballet, Jazz);Vocal Training with Reginald Pindell. Donovan is thrilled to be making his Arden Debut in Ragtime. Love to Mom, Dad, Donato and Dani. ALEX BECHTEL (Henry Ford/Ensemble) Arden: Composer/Sound Designer/Music Director for Treasure Island, Gander/Arable in Charlotte’s Web, Andrej in Once, Music Director for Cabaret, Composer/Sound Designer/Music Director for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Prince/ Witch and Composer for The Light Princess, De Brie in La Bête. Regional: Composer/Lyricist for The Appointment, Sound Designer for Underground Railroad Game (Lightning Rod Special); Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Taming of the Shrew, Henry V, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon); Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto (People's Light); This is the Week That Is (1812 Productions). Three Barrymore Awards (Original Music/ Actor for The Light Princess; Music Director for My Way) See and hear more at alexbechtel.com. RACHEL CAMP (Evelyn Nesbit/Ensemble) Arden: Gypsy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Stinky Cheeseman and other Fairly Stupid Tales, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, Parade, Sidways Stories from Wayside School, Next to Normal. Regional: Tyndale Place (upcoming, 1812 Productions); Creator/Ensemble/Assistant Director in The Sincerity Project (Team Sunshine Performance Corporation); An Evening with Rachel Camp, Lobby Hero, Into the Woods (Theatre Horizon); Bridges of Madison County (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Red Herring (Act II Playhouse); Pump Boys and Dinettes (Flat Rock Playhouse). Boundless appreciation for this team, and dedicated to those on the front lines of justice movements. KIM CARSON (Mother/Ensemble) Arden: Helen Bechdel in Fun Home (Barrymore Award). Favorite Regional credits include: Delaware Theater Company, People’s Light, John W. Engeman, Virginia Stage Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, 59 E 59, Fulton Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Bristol Riverside Theatre, and Azuka Theatre (where she earned a Barrymore Award for her role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch). An actress and photographer, Kim is thrilled to be back at the Arden. Love and thanks to my family. For John. QUINN CASON (Coalhouse Follower/Ensemble) Arden Debut! Regional: Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Bert in Mary Poppins (Ozark Actors Theatre); Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun (Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe); Apollo Performer in The Buddy Holly Story (Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre); TJ in Sister Act (Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse); Seaweed in Hairspray (Cardinal Stage Company); Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Cumberland County Playhouse); The Who’s Tommy and Assassins (Clarence Brown Theatre); Marquis in La Traviata (UT Opera Theatre). Education: University of Tennessee (major in Theatre, minor in Vocal Performance).Vast thanks to all his family and friends for their continued support and encouragement. DERRICK COBEY (Booker T. Washington/Ensemble) Parade, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures; Broadway: Kiss Me Kate, The Scottsboro Boys; Off Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard), Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout).Tours: Rent, Forever Swing. Regional: Caroline, or Change (MST); Crowns (VSC); Jesus Christ Superstar (Bristol Riverside); Prince/Wolf in Into The Woods, Macbeth, Little Shop of Horrors (ISF); Ragtime (Bristol Riverside Theatre, Barrymore nomination); Abyssinia (Goodspeed); Civil War (Eagle Theatre); Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse); The Scottsboro Boys (Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Guthrie); Abyssinia (Northshore) Concerts/ Workshops: Andrew Lippa's I Am Harvey Milk and A Little Princess, Adam Guetell’s Millions, Flaherty and Ahrens’ Rocky, Ragtime (Lincoln Center). Derrick received a Barrymore Award for his work in Parade.


Who's Who

JAMISON FOREMAN (Conductor/Ensemble) Arden: Treasure Island. Regional: Azuka Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, People’s Light, Quintessence Theatre Group, Theatre Horizon, Inis Nua, 11 th Hour, Applied Mechanics, Act II Playhouse, Commonwealth Classic, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Everyman (Baltimore). International: Fame (Chinese Tour), OverExposed (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Education: STC’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University: MFA, Classical Acting; University of the Arts: BFA, Musical Theatre. Jamison has proudly taught at The University of the Arts, Drexel, and West Chester University. 2014 Barrymore Award Winner for Best Musical Direction. NKRUMAH GATLING (Coalhouse Walker, Jr./Ensemble) Arden debut! Broadway: Miss Saigon, Hair. National Tour: Porgy and Bess, Hair. Off-Broadway: Cabin in the Sky (Encores!); Invisible Thread (2nd Stage). Regional: Grand Hotel (Signature Theatre); Ragtime (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Theatre); Chess (Kennedy Center); Matilda (Northern Stage); Little Mermaid (Theater by the Sea); Hair (Hollywood Bowl); Band Geeks (Goodspeed). Education: Sam Houston University (BFA – Musical Theatre). Awards: Marc Blizten Award Recipient (2018 Lotte Lenya Competition). Thank you to David and my whole family for your love and support!

SCOTT GREER (Grandfather/Ensemble) Arden: Over 30 shows including Once, Every Brilliant Thing, A Doll's House, The Secret Garden, La Bête, Three Sisters, Parade, The Flea and the Professor, The Threepenny Opera, Sunday in the Park with George, Something Intangible, Wittenberg. Regional: Milwaukee Rep, Arizona Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, 1812 Productions, Theatre Exile, Pig Iron Theatre Company, People's Light, and InterAct. Won 5 Barrymore Awards. "Best Theatre Talent" Philadelphia Magazine. Love always to Jen and Lily. COOPER GRODIN (Tateh/Ensemble) Arden debut! National Tour: The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables. Regional: The Band’s Visit (Lab, directed by Hal Prince); Into the Woods (Shakespeare in the Park); Rooster in Annie (Papermill Playhouse); Sunday in the Park with George (Zoetic Stage, Carbonell Nominated Best Actor); The Golden Land (National Yiddish Theatre); Oklahoma! (Denver Performing Arts Center). Television: Deception (ABC). Cooper’s Original album “It’s The Little Things” is available on iTunes. With The Price Group. @CooperGrodinOfficial ROBI HAGER (Younger Brother/Ensemble) Arden: Fun Home, Next To Normal, Parade, Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Treasure Island. Broadway: Spring Awakening, How To Succeed in Business.., Bye Bye Birdie, Doctor Zhivago. National Tour: Fun Home, Spring Awakening. TUTS: Bonnie & Clyde as Clyde Barrow. "Quiero Soñar" original song by Hager and Alex McCabe in Chris Rock’s film Top Five. "Maduros" original song by Hager and McCabe in Melissa McCarthy's film Can You Ever Forgive Me. Robi is the creator of a LGBTQ, Barrymore nominated musical Basic Witches (@basicwitchesmusical). He is currently developing a Mexican musical called Little Duende. @robihager JIM HOGAN (Father/Ensemble) Arden: Henrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, Neville Craven in The Secret Garden. National Tours: Waitress, The Phantom of the Opera, Spring Awakening. Regional: Voice of Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Sacramento Music Circus); Gordon in The Circus in the Winter (Goodspeed); Huey Calhoun in Memphis (Arvada Center); Sophisticated Ladies (Fulton Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre). Film/Television: The Seagull. Education: Penn State University. Special thanks to Terry, Ryan, Steve, Jonny, CGF and the Hogan/Karns family. Jim appears as a soloist with Symphony Orchestras across the US and Canada. Instagram/Twitter: @jimhogan220. JESSICA JOHNSON (Sarah’s Friend/Ensemble) Arden: Jo in The Legend of Georgia McBride. Regional: Celie in The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon, Barrymore Nominated); The Best Man (upcoming), Oleanna, Civil War Voices, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Walnut Street Theatre); Troilus and Cressida (Revolution Shakespeare); Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike (Gretna Theatre); Dear Diary LOL (New Ohio); Hope and Gravity (1812 Productions); The Swallowing Dark (Inis Nua Theatre); Uncle Vanya (Quintessence Theatre Group); Gumshoe (New Paradise Laboratories). Education: James Madison University. Love to my family and friends for their love and support!


Who’s Who LILY LEXER (Little Girl/Ensemble) Arden: Small Alison in Fun Home. Regional: Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town (People’s Light). Training: UMLY Community Theatre, Betsy Daily School of Performing Arts. Lily is a 5th grader at Saint Patrick School in Malvern. Thank you to my teachers and mentors: Janelle Brandberg, Nick Harmantzis, Hugh Abbott, Erin McDonnell, Travis Milliman. Love to family and friends, Mom, Dad, Luke, Kathryn, Kolt.

NICHOLAS PONTRELLI (Harlem Man/Ensemble) Arden debut! Regional: Something Like A War (11th Hour Theatre Company); Beauty and the Beast (The Brandywiners Ltd.); Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Delaware Children’s Theatre). Education: West Chester University (Theatre minor); Walnut Street Theatre ("Business of the Business"). I thank God who has blessed me with so many amazing opportunities. I would like to thank my mother who supports me at every show. My friend and mentor Khalil McMillan for continuously pushing me to believe in myself. And Colleen Clancy, the woman who makes me want to be the best me. Cheers to the amazing cast and crew. COLIN RIVELL (Little Boy//Ensemble) Arden Debut! Regional: Edgar in Ragtime (The Eagle Theatre); Michael Banks in Mary Poppins, Theo in Pippin,Young Yonkers in Gypsy (The Ritz Theatre Company); Pugsley in The Addams Family, Chip in Beauty and the Beast (Collingswood High School). Special thanks to Mom and Dad, Emily and Matt! Colin is thrilled to debut at the Arden! Thanks to the creative team and cast. SKIP ROBINSON (Harry Houdini/Ensemble) Arden: Svec in Once. National Tours: Elvis Presley in Million Dollar Quartet; Pig Pen in A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage; Regional: Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet (Delaware Theatre Company, upcoming); Mendel in Falsettos (NCC Summer Theatre) Percussion in Inherit the Wind (REP University of Delaware, onstage Pit); Drums/ Percussion in The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon, Pit) Buddy Holly in Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story; Touchstone in As You Like It; Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet (Endstation Theatre Company). Education: La Salle University (BA – Communication). Thanks to Jake Schwartz. Love to Taylor and Pickles. Instagram: @skip_robinson_ TERRAN SCOTT (Sarah/Ensemble) Arden debut! Regional: Maya in Clouds in the Kitchen (Painted Bride Art Center); Alameda 2 in The Elementary Spacetime Show (NYSAF’s Powerhouse Season); Kelli in Minors (Lantern Theater Company, Barrymore Nomination); Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet (The Wilma Theater); Ellie in An Incomplete List… (Ars Nova ANT Fest); Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Extraordinary Girl in American Idiot (UArts); Karina in An Incomplete List…(Philadelphia Fringe Festival); Ensemble in The Elementary Spacetime Show (Philadelphia Fringe Festival/UArts). Education: University of the Arts (BFA – Musical Theatre). Big love to friends, family, and YOU! MARY TUOMANEN (Emma Goldman/Ensemble) Arden: Long John Silver in Treasure Island; Alison in Fun Home, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Witch in Macbeth, Irina in Three Sisters, Cinderella in Cinderella. Regional: Lise in Ne Quittez Pas (Opera Philadelphia); Quincy/Bart in Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Wilma Theater); Molly in Completeness (Theatre Exile); Ensemble in Do You Want A Cookie (Bearded Ladies). Mary is an alumna of L’Ecole Lecoq 2008, the 2017 Haas Emerging Artist Award winner, and a proud company member of Applied Mechanics. www.appliedmechanics. us TERRENCE MCNALLY (Book) TERRENCE McNALLY was awarded the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He is the winner of Tony Awards for his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and his books for the musicals Ragtime and Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 2010 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented Terrence McNally's Nights at the Opera, a three-play festival of his work. His other plays include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, A Perfect Ganesh, Corpus Christi, The Ritz, It's Only A Play, The Lisbon Traviata, Some Men, The Stendhal Syndrome, Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? , Bad Habits, Deuce, Dedication or The Stuff


Who’s Who of Dreams, Unusual Acts of Devotion, Next, Sweet Eros, Witness and his first play, And Things That Go Bump in the Night, which was produced on Broadway in 1964. He has written the librettos for the musicals The Full Monty, A Man of No Importance, The Rink and The Visit and the opera Dead Man Walking. He won an Emmy Award for Best Drama with his teleplay Andre's Mother. He wrote the screenplays for Frankie and Johnny, Love! Valour! Compassion! and The Ritz. Among his many awards are a Citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, four Drama Desk Awards, three Hull-Warriner Best Play Awards from the Dramatists Guild, two Obies, two Lortel Awards and two Guggenheim Fellowships. STEPHEN FLAHERTY (Music) Stephen Flaherty is the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Once on This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award, Best Musical) and Rocky. Additional Broadway includes Chita Rivera:The Dancer's Life (original songs) and Neil Simon's Proposals (incidental music). Stephen has also written four musicals at Lincoln Center Theatre: The Glorious Ones (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), Dessa Rose (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), A Man of No Importance (OCC, Best Musical, Drama Desk nomination) and My Favorite Year. Other theater includes In Your Arms (Old Globe), Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons) and Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (Chicago's Jefferson Award, Best New Musical.) Film includes Anastasia (two Academy Award and two Golden Globe nominations), the documentary After The Storm and Lucky Stiff. Mr. Flaherty's concert music has premiered at the Hollywood Bowl, Boston's Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum and Symphony Space. This year celebrates Stephen's 32-year collaboration with lyricist-librettist Lynn Ahrens. Stephen and Lynn are members of the Dramatists Guild Council and co- founders of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall Of Fame. Upcoming: the stage adaptation of Anastasia. AhrensAndFlaherty.com. LYNN AHRENS (Lyrics) Lynn Ahrens won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy nominations for Broadway's Ragtime. For Twentieth Century Fox's animated feature film Anastasia, she was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. She and longtime collaborator Stephen Flaherty received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Broadway: Anastasia; Once On This Island (Olivier Award, Best Musical; Tony nominations, Best Book and Score); Seussical (Grammy nomination); My Favorite Year; Chita Rivera:The Dancer's Life; Rocky; Madison Square Garden's A Christmas Carol; Ragtime (2010 Broadway revival). Off-Broadway and regional: Lincoln Center Theater's Dessa Rose, The Glorious Ones (both Drama Desk-nominated) and A Man of No Importance (Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Musical); Lucky Stiff; Little Dancer (Kennedy Center world premiere). Film and television credits include A "Christmas Carol" (NBC-TV); Camp (IFC Films); "Schoolhouse Rock" (ABC-TV) and others. (Emmy Award and four Emmy nominations). She is a Council member of the Dramatists Guild of America, a co-founder of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, and a Lilly Award winner for Lyrics. www.ahrensandflaherty.com TERRENCE J. NOLEN (Director, Producing Artistic Director) is co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Arden Theatre Company. Favorite Arden productions include all-Philadelphia casts of August: Osage County, Death of a Salesman,The Grapes of Wrath, and Hedda Gabler; and such musicals as Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures, Violet, and Caroline, or Change. Terry directed the inaugural production of Arden Children’s Theatre, Charlotte’s Web. He has directed seven world-premiere plays by Michael Hollinger, three by Dennis Raymond Smeal, three by Michael Ogborn, two by Rogelio Martinez, and Bruce Graham’s Something Intangible. Terry has been nominated for 26 Barrymore Awards for his directing work at the Arden and received awards for The Baker’s Wife; Sweeney Todd; Opus; Winesburg, Ohio; Assassins; Something Intangible; and Fun Home. He directed Michael Hollinger’s Opus at Primary Stages in New York and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director. His short film The Personal Touch was nominated for an Emmy Award. VICTORIA GOINS (Assistant Director) Arden: 74 Seconds…To Judgment (Assistant Director), The Bluest Eye (Understudy). Regional: Sunset Baby (Azuka Theatre, upcoming); Little Shop of Horrors in Concert (upcoming), The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon); Maria Marten or The Murder in the Red Barn (Philadelphia Artist’s Collective); The Lydie Breeze Trilogy (Ego Po Theatre). Education: Temple University (B.A. – Strategic Communication). Thank you to Terry Nolen and The Arden for this incredible opportunity.Victoria Aaliyah Goins is an emerging director, actor, and birth doula. For more info, please visit victoriaagoins.com


Who’s Who JAMES KRONZER (Scenic Designer) Arden: Fun Home, Gypsy, among others. His regional credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, and numerous productions around the country. International design work for companies such as The Hong Kong Ballet and Burn the Floor dance company, currently on a world tour. He also designed scenery for Disney Cruise Lines (Twice Charmed) and has shows running on ten ships on the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. TV credits include over 180 stand-up comedy specials for Comedy Central, Showtime and Netflix. Mr. Kronzer has received eight Helen Hayes Awards (DC) and has received two Barrymore Awards. His work can be seen at JamesKronzer.com. LEVONNE LINDSEY (Costume Designer) Arden: Gem of the Ocean (Barrymore Nominated), The Bluest Eye. Regional: Native Gardens (Virginia Stage Company); Kill, Move, Paradise (Wilma Theater); Sweat (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Really (Theatre Exile); White (Theatre Horizon); Time is On Our Side (Simpatico Theatre Project). Education: Philadelphia University (BS - Fashion Design); University of Maryland, College Park (M.F.A - Costume Design). LeVonne Lindsay is the Costume Shop Manager and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of the Arts. Academic faculty positions held at Stevenson University, James Madison University, and Valdosta State University. Costume staff positions held at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theater Company DC, Wolftrap Opera Company and Washington National Opera. Resident Designer for the African Continuum Theatre of Washington DC from 2002-2004. Allen Lee Hughes Fellow at Arena Stage 2001-2003. THOM WEAVER (Lighting Designer) At the Arden: 30 productions including Gem of the Ocean, Once, and Fun Home. His work has been seen at NYSF/Public Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Primary Stages, Pilobolus, Signature Theatre (NY), Wilma, PTC, Lantern, Theatre Exile, New Paradise Laboratories, Walnut, CenterStage, Huntington Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Shakespeare Theatre, Asolo, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Folger Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Roundhouse Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Hangar, Spoleto Festival, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep among others. 4 Barrymore Awards (27 nominations), 4 Helen Hayes nominations, 2 Jeff Awards, and 2 AUDELCO Awards. Co-Founder of Die-Cast with Brenna Geffers and a member of Wingspace. Education: Carnegie-Mellon and Yale. he/him. thomweaverdesign.net ELIZABETH ATKINSON (Sound Designer) Arden: Once, 74 Seconds...to Judgment. Liz is currently residing in Philadelphia, after many years in Pittsburgh where she was Resident Sound Designer at the City Theatre Company. Her freelance career includes regional theatre credits at The Wilma Theatre,Theatre Exile, Simpatico Theatre Project, InterAct Theatre, Inis Nua Theatre, People’s Light, Walnut Street Theatre,Yale Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Quantum Theatre, and Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named her sound designer of the year in 2003, 2006, and 2007. Liz has also had the honor of exhibiting at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 Prague Quadrennials. VINCE DI MURA(Music Director) Arden: Conductor for Sweeney Todd, Musical Director for Violet, Baby Case, Café Putinesque. Education: Graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Master’s Degree from Temple Univeristy.Vince di Mura currently serves on the Faculty of Princeton University’s Lewis Center of the Arts as the Resident composer and Musical Director.Vince is extremely happy to return to work at the Arden after nearly 16 years. RYAN TOUHEY (Music Supervision/Orchestrations) Arden: Once, Fun Home, Gypsy, The Secret Garden, Passion, Parade. Regional: Tell Me On A Sunday (Walnut Street Theatre); Mother Courage and Her Children (Arena Stage); Something Wicked This Way Comes, Sheryl Crow’s Diner (Delaware Theatre Company); Ragtime (Bristol Riverside Theatre); THE unCIVIL WAR (Adirondack Theatre Festival); Arthur & the Tale of the Red Dragon, Cinderella (People’s Light and Theatre Company); The Elephant Man, To Kill a Mockingbird, Faust, The Threepenny Opera, All the King’s Men (Delaware REP); RENT (11th Hour Theatre Company); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon); By Gershwin: A Revue (Florida Studio Theatre). Ryan worked on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer Darlene Love’s new album Introducing Darlene Love produced by E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt and Columbia Records. Training: B.F.A. Musical Theatre – University of the Arts. Awards: Seven-time Barrymore Award Nominee, AUDELCO Award Winner in New York City. For Rebekah. GINA GIACHERO (Assistant Music Director) Arden: Cabaret (Accordion Player), Gypsy (Assistant Music Director). Regional: Music Director credits: Big Fish (Upper Darby Summer Stage); Honk! (Delaware Theatre Company); Bonnie and Clyde, Children of Eden (11th Hour Theatre Company); Evita (Resident Theatre Company); She Loves Me (Temple University Theatre); Forbidden Broadway (Walnut Street Theatre). West Chester University (Bachelor of Music). Many thanks to Terry, Ryan and Jon for having me on board! Love to J power, KIT, Meelosh, Mary and Joseph.


Who’s Who

STEVE PACEK (Choreographer) Arden: has performed in 11 shows including A Year With Frog and Toad; Metamorphoses; The Secret Garden; Sideways Stories from Wayside School; Clybourne Park; and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. He was a featured artist in Arden Cabaret Series. He directed The Light Princess, co-directed The Cat in the Hat and Arden Summer Camp's Into the Woods and choreographed Once. Other Choreography: Once (TheatreSquared); The World Goes 'Round (11th Hour); See What I Wanna See (11th Hour); RENT (11th Hour & MPiRP); Latkes & Applesauce (Merkin Hall, NYC); Les Misérables (Walnut Street Theatre); Other Directing: Untitled Project #213 (Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Chicago (PAI); God of Carnage (Hangar Theater); A Little Night Music (UArts); The Syringa Tree (Theatre Horizon); The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre (Theatre Philadelphia). Teaching: Arden Drama School; Jen Waldman Studio (NYC); Evolve Studio. Recipient of the 2012 F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. Co-Founder of 11th Hour Theatre Company and Board Member of Theatre Philadelphia. Training: B.F.A. Ithaca College. JOHN FLAK (Stage Manager) John is excited to be back at the Arden. For over 28 years, John has been an active member of Actors’ Equity Association as a Stage Manager. Some of John’s stage management highlights have been with the Arden Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Weston Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Broadway tour of Ragtime in Chicago. John has lectured and taught at Temple University and Northwestern University and currently, teaches Stage Management at The University of the Arts. He is an active participant and Board Member of PlayPenn New Play Development and a photographer, artist and Dad. REBEKAH NORVIEL (Assistant Stage Manager) Arden debut! Regional: A Christmas Carol (Delaware Theatre Company, upcoming); Assistant Stage Manager for Mud Row, A Number, Nina Simone: Four Women, Cinderella: A Musical Panto, Lights Out (People’s Light); Stage Manager for Romeo and Juliet (Lantern Theater Company); Assistant Stage Manager for Loch Ness, Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, Island Song, Home (Adirondack Theatre Festival) Workshops/ Readings: Stage Manager for Archipelago and Cave Canem (PlayPenn); Stage Manager for The Blue Ridge Nightingale and Such Things as Vampires (People’s Light). Education: M.A. in Theatre – Bowling Green University; B.A. in Art History and Metalworking – Ball State University. Love to 2E. AMY L. MURPHY (Managing Director) A Philadelphia native, Amy co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Terrence J. Nolen and Aaron Posner. She is especially proud of the Arden Professional Apprentice program and its contribution to the Philadelphia cultural community. She completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders-Arts. Amy has served on the Board of the Cultural Alliance and Theatre Philadelphia. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Arts Council, Theatre Communications Group and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Amy was named a Hepburn Fellow 2008-9 by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College. ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY Founded in 1988, Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers–on the stage, in the classroom, and in the community. For the 18/19 season, Arden Theatre Company will stage seven productions as part of our mainstage series and two productions through Arden Children’s Theatre, the city’s first resident professional children’s theatre program. We create and produce new work through the Independence Foundation New Play Showcase. The Arden Professional Apprenticeship program trains future theatre leaders, and Arden Drama School classes teach children and teens about the craft of making plays. Our access program, Arden For All, makes our work available to the entire ommunity through subsidized tickets and books for economically disadvantaged young people, and our Arden Arts Education Fund provides scholarships for Arden Drama School classes and camps. The Arden has received twelve Philadelphia Magazine “Best of Philly” Awards, the Arts & Business Council’s Arts Excellence Award, six City Paper “Reader’s Choice” Awards, four Philadelphia Inquirer “Theatre Company of the Year” citations, 77 awards and 390 nominations from the Theatre Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and was named “Best Theatre Company” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2009. Arden Theatre Company, a professional, nonprofit 501(c)(3) theatre company, is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the League of Resident Theatres, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Old City Arts Association. The Arden participates in The Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia. Arden Theatre Company wishes to thank... David P. Gordon, East End Salon


Corporate, Foundation & Government Support $100,000 & above

The Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation Hamilton Family Charitable Trust Independence Foundation Monica and Philip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust William Penn Foundation Wyncote Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999

Anton Charitable Trust, In memory of Frederick W. Anton, III Comcast NBC 10 Telemundo62 The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Philadelphia Foundation Shubert Foundation

$15,000 to $49,999

Arcadia Foundation Catherine R. and Anthony A. Clifton Foundation The CHG Charitable Trust Connelly Foundation Fox Chase Bank Charitable Fund The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Harmelin Media Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Horner Family Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation National Endowment for the Arts PECO Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Philadelphia Foundation Fund For Children The Victory Foundation The Virginia Brown Martin Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation The Wells Fargo Foundation Wolfson Family Foundation Zeldin Family Foundation

$7,500 to $14,999

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Philadelphia Insurance Companies TD Charitable Foundation Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania

$2,500 to $7,499

Branch Banking and Trust Company Ballard Spahr The Charlotte Cushman Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Christopher Ludwick Foundation Civic Foundation Corrine R. and Henry Bower Memorial Trust Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund Elfant Wissahickon Realtors Elfant Pontz Properties Exeter Property Group Fork and High Street on Market+ The Haley Foundation The Huron Foundation The Kelly Group at Elfant Wissahickon Realtors KieranTimberlake Lafayette Ambassador Bank Lagunitas Brewing Co. + The Lida Foundation Louis N. Cassett Foundation The Paul E. Kelly Foundation Penn Community Bank Caroline Frederica Holdship Charity, . PNC Charitable Trust TCF – The Community’s Foundation The Whimsie Fund WHYY, Inc. Wines ‘Til Sold Out+

$750 to $2,499

Actors’ Equity Foundation Alex J. Ettl Foundation Beneserv Brown and Brown of Pennsylvania Bushmill's Irish Whiskey+ CHUBB Cumberland Advisors Elliott-Lewis Corporation Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Hassel Foundation Jenkintown Building Services+ Karr Barth Associates

Matching Gift Partners AXA Foundation Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Boeing Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Exelon Corporation

ExxonMobil Foundation GE Foundation IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Independence Foundation JP Morgan Chase & Company

The Moses and Susan Feldman Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia MC3+ The Rittenhouse Foundation Stable Road Foundation Visit Philadelphia+ Wide Eyed Studios+

$749 & under

AmazonSmile East End Salon+ KateDrinks+ Kreischer Miller Tavern on Camac The Manny and Ruthy Cohen Foundation QuirkBooks Pinot Boutique+ Rita’s Water Ice+ Shutterbooth New Jersey+ William Goldman Foundation Wynnstay Foundation Yards Brewing Company+ +denotes gifts of services or goods

Special Thanks

Berny Brownstein, The Brownstein Group Marilyn Kraut Positano Coast Race Street Cafe *This list represents gifts made through August 29, 2019*

Johnson & Johnson Lincoln Financial Foundation Macy’s Foundation Merck Foundation Network for Good PECO Pfizer Foundation

The Philadelphia Foundation The Vanguard Group Foundation WHYY, Inc. United Way YourCause


The Sylvan Society recognizes individuals who support the Arden’s work by making annual gifts of $1,000 or more. The special generosity of our members enables the Arden to tell great stories by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality. *This list represents gifts made through August 18, 2019*

Sassafras Grove

($10,000 and above) Ivy Bayard* Lois G. Brodsky Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Ann E. Diebold Nancy and Bob Elfant Steven Engelmyer and Lisa Wershaw David and Christina Fryman Elizabeth H. Gemmill John Otto and Janet Haas Carole Haas Gravagno, The CHG Charitable Trust Alta and N. Peter Hamilton Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Lead Trusts Joanne and Jon Harmelin Hirsig Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Terry and Ann Marie Horner Robin and Saifuddin Mama Seymour Millstein Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Irene M. Reiter* Charles Rose and Dr. Mindy Goldberg Rose^ Monica and Phillip Rosenthal, Rosenthal Family Foundation Lee and Chris van de Velde June and Steve Wolfson

Cherry Grove ($5,000-$9,999)

Anonymous (2) Brett and Nan Altman Bethany Asplundh Carole and Alan Cills+ Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Michael A. and Edward C. Donato Joseph and Marie Field

Jeanne B. Fisher and Robert F. Lang Linda and David Glickstein, The Lida Foundation Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman Peggy Morgan Tom Petro and Kris Messner Ceth and Sam Plum Joel and Bobbie Porter Gail Redden The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund Sid and Ruth Rosenblatt Hether and Don Smith Ted and Stevie Wolf

Filbert Grove ($2,500-$4,999)

Anonymous John R. Alchin and Hal Marryatt Charles Arnao and Rosemary Watt Sandy and David Beswick John Bitman John Bledsoe Rayenne Chen John and Fern Culhane Robert Dever Marian and Kenneth Disken Deb Dorsey and Mike Green Kathryn Doyle and Maureen Alex Alexander Shannon and Ted Farmer Sandi Foxx-Jones Janis Hawes and Patrick Cunningham Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Kenneth and Eve Klothen William A. Loeb Barbara and Don Matheson John and Amy McCawley^ Keith and Jim Straw Harvey B. Swedloff Sally Walker and Tom Gilmore

Mulberry Grove ($1,000-$2,499)

Anonymous (4) Hank Adamczyk and Iris Melendez Becky and John Adams Stan and Lisa Altman Winnie Anderson and Eric Lien Rhonda Ball Sheryl and Allen Bar Maureen Barret and Mike Templeton Gisele Bathish Carol and Tom Beam Max and Elyse Berger Linda and Mark Bernstein Sandy and Mickey Bernstein Dr. Regina Blaszczyk and Lee O'Neill Louis Bluver Jean Bodine Viola W. Bostic Patty Bowman DeDe and Tony Brown Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Thomas Burke and Rick Fountas^ Cordelia Clement Barbara R. Cobb John Cornell Joy De Jesús and James Reynolds Mark and Tobey Dichter Michael and Maya Eichberg, In Honor of Daniel and Benji Eichberg Scott and Julia Engel Wally and Jane Evans The Carolyn N. and Joseph M. Evans Jr. Fund Stephen Falchek and John Offidani, III Paul and Judy Farber Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina Jill Fisch and John Gassenheimer Carole M. Foley


Sylvan Society cont... Tim and Ellen Foster Fran Freedman and Jon Blum Terry Graboyes David C. and MaryJane Hackney Ann and Glenn Haig Regina Haigh Dr. and Mrs. James Haney Lynn Martin Haskin and Don Haskin Edward Hillis Karen and Mark Hite Dr. Paula Humphries Jill Hyman Kaplan and Elliot Kaplan Barbara and Leslie Kaplan Anne Kasprinski Carol Kelley Peter and Louise Kelly Caroline Kemmerer Bernadette Koller Marilyn and David Kraut Peter and Emilie Lapham John and Melissa Lore Janice F. Madden Richard Maimon and Susan Segal Lee Marks and Lisl Zach Mary Ellen Marzullo Rhonda McKitten and Aaron Krauss A. C. Missias Leslie and Michael Molder Amy Murphy and Terry Nolen Adam Mussell Marge Neff and Dan Winterstein Michael Norris and Matt Varrato Susan Odessey Barbara Oldenhoff

THE

Neil Oxman Laura and Douglas Pratt Karen* and David Pressel Ronald and Sheila Reese Joy Rigg Rickabaugh Ted Robb Judge Rosalyn Robinson Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Jane A. Rose, CPA Bernard and Camille Rosenberg Mike Salmanson and Tobi Zemsky Kim and Ross Schmucki Ellen Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel Roy and Lee Shubert Salem Shuchman and Barbara Klock Laura and Ron Siena Paulette Singleton George Smith Amanda and Dick Smoot, In Honor of Amy and Terry The Spector Charitable Trust Rudy Sprinkle and Andrea Barsevick William K. Stewart Sr. Foundation Kevin Strauss and Barbara Davis Adelaide Sugarman and Marshall Greenberg Cecilia S. Tannenbaum James Timberlake Helgard Tomford Robert and Lisa Trucksess Edna Vasso and Stephen Vasso, MD Judith L. Wellington Caitlin Wood and Martha Schoolman Richard and Diane Woosnam

LEGACY SOCIETY

Arden Theatre Company would like to recognize the following supporters who have included the Arden in their wills or estate plans. Their planned gift provides support which will help sustain the Arden’s work for decades to come.

Anonymous Ms. Peggy Anderson* Stanley Baurys* Ivy Bayard* Jane Berryman Louis Bluver Mary P. Burr Pearl M. Carpel Larry S. Friedman* and Dean H. Rishel Ellis Ginsberg* Peter Gistelinck and Kim Bloom Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefer

Jim and Carolyn Hessinger Suzanne and James Hill Mary Ellen Krober William Loeb Kristen Phillips and Matt Schreck Irene M. Reiter Donald Martin and Richard Repetto* Tom Petro and Kris Messner Peggy Morgan Madeline Portnoy Dr. Harry Rosenthal Marilyn and Dean Staats

We hope you will consider including the Arden in your will or estate plans. To be recognized as a member of the Legacy Society or with questions regarding planned giving, please contact Rosalyn C. Forbes, Director of Development, at 215.922.8900 ext. 149


Thank You to Our Supporters $500-$999 Anonymous Richard and Joan Behr Sheila Bell Michael P. Buckley and Mason Barnett Jessica Calter Carol and Bruce Caswell Patricia Collins and Jim Matthews Emilia Demarco Bill and Kathy Nolen Edwards Michael Eichberg Dr. Barry and Mrs. Beth Evans Epstein Family Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Farenback-Brateman Antoinette Farrar Seymour Lynn P. Fedele Sara and Dieter Forster John and Elaine Frank Paulette Freeman Michael and Rawan Friel Lou and Rhoda Fryman Dan Gannon Grace Gonglewski and Eric Schoefe Charles W. Head Jr. and John A. Fagotti Daniel Hoffman and Susan Brotherton Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Nancy Kane Barbara and Jerry Kaplan Margie and Scott Kasner Phyllis Kauffman Dick Hoffman and Susan Kellogg Lorraine B. Kilmer Thomas and Anne Kohn Ruth and Peter Laibson David and Deborah Lesher Morna Livingston Robert Manning Linda McAleer and Maitlon Russell Denise McLeod Rosemary Murphy Leonard Nakamura and Myra Leysorek Kathleen Nelson and John Kromer George Newbern Karin and Tom Pajak Enrique Posner Janet Poth Paul Rabe and Cheryl Gunter Lillian Ransom Kurt and Mary-Ann Reiss Elizabeth R. and William H. Rivers, Jr. Barbara Rosenzweig Daniel and Faye Ross, The Ross Family Foundation Adelle Rubin Lawrence and Phyllis Sager Jonathan Silver+ Dean R. and Marilyn Staats Eric Tamulonis and Deirdre Gibson Tom and Patricia Vernon Elizabeth Weinreb Matthew White Julie D. Williams Tom and Jackie Zemaitis

$250-$499 Anonymous (2) Carol and Bennett Aaron Phyllis Barsky Ellen Baxter and Robert Kavash Ron and Joyce Bayer Richard and Eileen Bazelon Judith T. Beck Eddie and Myra Bell Pat and Tom Bender Timothy Berger and Sarah Mooers Bruce and Sara Berger Nancy and Jay Berkowitz Marilyn and Barry Bevacqua Doris and Aaron Bitman Alden and Linda Blyth Michael Bolton and Peter Keleher Marcia Bower Tom and Mary Pat Boyle Kimberly Brannen, In Honor of Maya Malone Dr. Stephen and Eleanor W. Bulova Anthony and Jaquelin Camp Jacqueline Campbell Chip Capelli Karl Carter Joseph Casey Caroline M. Castagno Leah Chaplin and Eileen Gildea Claire and Hudnall Christopher Marc and Margie Cohen Steve and Helene Cohen James Crawford Warren and Kaye Crown Marta Dabezies Ellen Deacon and Ernest Cuff Kelly Devine-Hollander Kathy and Eric Dobrzynski Diana Donaldson Donald and Geraldine Duclow Anne Ewers Norma Fabian Paula Fuchsberg Charles Gear and Ann Lee Morgan Ted and Penny Glackman Carrie Glasby and Kathleen Karhnak William and Virginia Gormley Jamie and Andi Graefe Paul Green Betty and Gary Grunder Trudy and Paul Gulterman Heidi Hertfelder Daniel and Dorothy Hofer Michael J. Hozik and Margaret L. Rea Aram and Jackie Jerrehian Marge and Philip Kalodner Stephen and Barbara Kieran Deborah and S.W. Kimbell Steven and Patricia King Steven Knepper George F. Koch, Jr. and Santo A. DiDonato George Korein, In Honor of Ann Ritter and Leo Korein Matt and Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox Walter Karl Kraft Jr. and

Deborah Hung Mary Ellen Krober Andy Kurovsky and Rich LaVerghetta David Lerman and Shelley Wallock Michael Levitan Arline and Warren Lieberman Laura Line Eleanor Lloyd Benjamin Lovell John and Martha Lubell Joseph M. Manko Terry A. Marek Lynn Marks and Clifford Pearlman George and Judith McCarthy John McCormick and Ken Schmitt Missy and Bob McQuiston Adrienne Mendell Alan and Susan Miller Madeline Miller Kenneth and Susan Myers Paul Nutaitis and Robert Clark Matt and Judy Ochs Brenda J. Oliphant Lucas Phelan Sandy Portnoy Ilene and Coleman Poses Dr. Nancy Post Margaret and Nicholas Potalivo Daniel Promislo Annis Lee Reeves Graham and Betsy Robb Joseph and Helen Robinette John and Claire Rodgers Dulcie Romm Evelyn Rosen Richard and Anne Rosenberg Mauricio Saavedra and Joanna Sykes-Saavedra Ruth and Marvin Sachs Margie and David Saland Patricia and Stephen Segal Alex and Stefanie Seldin Carole Shanis Robert and Karen Sharrar Elaine Sherman and Robert Cohan Susan and Charles Shubin Kathy and Don Smith James L. Smith Stanton and SaraKay Smullens, In Honor of Arden Summer Camp Robert Stewart and Barbara Barnett-Stewart Gaynor Strickler, In Honor of Anne Cook April J. Tvarok Helene and Bill Van Hoeven Lewis and Hella Volgenau Thomas and Susan Walther Donna Wechsler Marlene Weinberg Vivian Weinblatt Jonathan Weiss and Abigail Wolf Thomas and Dawn Weiss Leslie and Ellen Welson Richard Willis and Linda Hartnett Jim and Jean Wilson


Thank You to Our Supporters Eric Woolf $125-$249 Anonymous (2) Anonymous, In Honor of My Eight Grandchildren Jerry Abelson and June Idzal Barbara Abrahams Ina Elfant Asher, In Honor of Bob Elfant, President of the Board Carolyn and George Bassett Raymond Becker and Richard Wilson Susan Becker and Aaron Rubin Charlotte Biddle Charles W. Henry School Fern and Bob Billet Wendy Blutstein and Todd Sagin Janice Bogen Michael Boyle Judith Bradley Joseph and Mary Lou Breidenstine Ann and David Brownlee Bob Butera and Marilyn Sifford Charlotte Cady Barbara Carmine Debbie and Alan Casnoff John and Mary Ann Collett Richard and Janet Conn Betty Cooper Elizabeth Cornman Nancy DeLucia Lucille Schlack Drake Sheila Dyan and Charles Gaglia, Jr. Jeff and Michelle Eichen Paul and Mary Lynn Ellis Wendy Epstein Dr. Mario and Suzanne Ercole Ted and JoAnn Erfer Marie Failey Anne and Steven Fassler Rene and Mark Feitelson Pam and Taylor Fernley Joan Finger and Michael Apler Rosalyn C. Forbes Irene Frangatos Allyson J. Frank Helene and Michael Freidman Paul Friedman Brenda Furtak Ofelia Garcia Greg Gephart Diane and Fredric Graboyes Eileen Gray Ellen Greco Susan Greene Rick Greenstein and Claudia Tesoro Marcia Halbert Dona and Curt Haltiwanger Lynn Harrington Carol Hauptfuhrer Marcia and John Hiehle Terry Hirshorn Donna and Bill Hower Lauren Hughes and Kyle Kane, In Honor of Hope Yursa

Thomas Hurster and Jacqueline Salmon Arleen Buchanan and James Imbriaco Sally Burrell Karl Janowitz Drs. Anthony and Estelle Chunn Mike and Shannon Stellato Sarah and Joe Jordan William Jordan Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Ruth Keating Janice King Brian and Caren Kirschner Alan and Elaine Klawans Vicki and Donald Kramer James Kronzer Barry and Janet Kushner Marilyn Kutler and Ira Silberman Ben Lackey Molly Leahy Drs. Bob and Joyce Leonetti Craig and Stephanie Lewis Sylvia and Norman Lieberman Laurel and Robert Lipshutz Cirel and Howard Magen Larry and Felicia McAllister Ned and Joan McCarthy Ilene McCaffrey McCarley Family Alice McCreary and David Epler Lorraine and Bruce McMahon Kathy McMaster Celeste McMenamin Arthur B. Melnick Cheryl and Gerry Meyer Marianne Miller Sandra and Martin Miller Lee and Paul Miller Martha Moore Jeff and Maxine Morgan Jackie Morrill and Mike Donahue Ellen and Michael Mulroney Bonnie and Eliot Nierman Etta and Chuck Nissman Janet and Dennis Novack Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Neill Laura Offutt and Steve Fukuchi Michael and Judy Paul Marcia Paullin Matthew Pettigrew Claire and Lud Pisapia Jeffrey and Elizabeth Podraza David and Amy Pollack Harry Pollack Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Preg Gail and Jerry Raznov Mark and Karen Reber Abi and Craig Reed Mary Jo Reilly Alan Reinach and Dana Perlman Leslie Rescorla Nanci Ritter and Jim Hutchison Kenneth and Shelley Rosenberg Harold and Sue Rosenthal Libby Rosof and Murray Dubin Bernard and Barbara Ruekgauer

Joan Ryder and Robert Ludwig Joan and William Saidel David and Renee Scheibe Karyn L. Scher Karen Schermerhorn and Evan Seymour Perlita and Frank Schorfheide Jill and Kerry Schuman Gail Scott and Thomas D. Quinlan Karen and Bob Serenbetz Nancy Seweryn Kathy and Richard Sexton Polly Shaffer Joseph and Louise Shaffer Hanna and Dan Shapira Catherine and Jim Shippen Ilene Silverman M. Celeste Simon and Brian Keith Anne C. Singer Bob and Harriet Singer Jonne and Corey Smith Valerie Smith Larry Smoose and Linda Lee Stanton and SaraKay Smullens, In Honor of Judge Phyllis Beck Wayne Snover and Janet Tebbel Steve and Barbara Speece Pamela and Joel Spiller Michael and Denise Starr James Steiker Susan and Jim Strohman Charles F. Tarr and Roy Ziegler Julie and Craig Tobias Marian Tracey Greg Trotz Rachel Ulitsky John Urofsky Thomas and Cathryn Walsh Thomas and Julie Wamser Tom and Beth Warms Wendy and Larry White Michelle E. Williams Bertram Wolfson Nancy and Peter Wood We Wash It Laundry Inc. William Zeidner $75-$124 Anonymous (4) Rhoda Abrams Emely Aiken John and Janet Alwang Howard and Patricia Anton Wade Bailey and Susan Greene Dave and Bill Bailey Sally and Michael Bailin Sylva Baker George and Judith Balock Theresa Baraldi Yvonne Bartman Robert and Sandy Clay Bauer Gregory Beasley, In Honor of Mrs. Cynthia Beasley Patricia Beck Connie and Dick Berman


Thank You to Our Supporters The Berry Family Barbara Bisgaier Jocelyn Block Maxine Blum and Samuel A. Bobrow Iris and Michael Boshes Hazel Bowers Stanton and Jill Braid Charles Brennan Eadie and Allan Brooks David Buch and Annemarie Clarke Carol Buettger and Allen Bonner B.J. Capezio Patricia Carbine Ryann Carey William and Lillian Cassel Dr. Lawyer and Mrs. Rosette Chapman Alice Chittenden Mary E. Chomitz Jolley Christman Stephen and Carol Cohen Judy Cohen Alan R. Cohen Mark Cohen William and Suzanne Conway Janet Cook Donna Cordner and Brent Groce Elizabeth Cottrill Peter and Valerie Craig Janet Crino Peter Crino Gayle Cutler Karen Cuzzolino Cyana La Divertida Barbara Daneluzzi Joseph and Helen D'Angelo William Davis Robert and Bonnie DeAngelo Stephanie Deviney Gerald R. and Ellen R. DiPinto Betty and Joe Dittmar, In Honor of Alex Dittmar Kim Dittmar and Mike Soo Judy Drasin Beverly Dubin John Dulik and Sandra Folzer David Durham John and Lois S. Durso W. Wallace and Joanne Dyer Robert Earle Jon and Ella Edwards Sally and Stewart Eisenberg Linda Ellsworth John Erickson and Harry Zaleznik Brynn Evans Susan Federico Ruth S. Ferber Leonard and Leila Finkelstein Joan and Aron Fisher Marian and Elliot Fisher Pamela Fisk Adam Foxx and Jodi Kefer Brenda Freitag and Chet Tuthill Carol Fuoco Miriam Galster

Joel R. Gardner and Holly A. Phelps Wayne and Deborah Geltz Teresa Gillen Constance Gillespie, In Honor of Bob and Nancy Elfant Joan D. Gmitter William and Ilse Goldfarb Phillip Graneto and Janice Breen Larry and Ann Green Carole Green Todd Gregoire Priscilla Grosick Matthew Gubicza Nancy S. Halpern Stephen and Ona Hamilton Russell Harris Lynn Martin Haskin and Don Haskin, In Honor of Jonathan Edmondson Beverly Hayden Virginia Hedden Phil and Madeleine Henderson, In Honor of Ella, Matt, Nate, and Noah Michael and Angela Hennessey Herbert and Gayl Henze Susan Herron Barbara Hindman Patricia Scott Hobbs Morton and Lois Joy Hoffman Esther and Robert Hornik Caren and Stuart Hosansky Dave Huting David Ingram and Melanye Finister Gwynne Isaacs Harold and Blanche Jacobs Susan Jacobson and Michael Goldon Sandra Jarratt Mary Jenkins and Ken Foster Charles and Rebecca Johnson Timothy and Carol Johnson Stephen Kay Margaret Keller Marjorie Epps Kennedy Kate Kidder Richard and Marcia Klafter Reverend David J. Klein Patricia and Charles Kling Robert Kobrin Susan Koger Ellen Kopeland Melvin and Rhoda S. Kreiner Myra and David Kurkowski Anne B. Ladenson Garry Lennon Barrie K. Levine, In Honor of Eileen Heisman Wendy Liebling Karen Lisker Ruth Loewenstern Edward Lundy and Debra Reiff Donald and Nancy Maclay Terry Mader and David Suter Jeanine and John Mantione Randi Marrazzo Ken and Margery Maurer

Lynne Maxwell M. McDonald Arthur and Faith McDowell Kathleen McGrann Barbara McIntyre Arthur and Sallie Melvin Sylvia R. Miller Barbara Miller Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner Wanda Mohr Brad Moss and Laurie Gottlieb Raymond and Anaise Nolen Frances Claire Novack Dave and Arline Olim Betsy Oliphant, In Honor of the Ryan Kiddos Julie and Eric Orts Linda Osler Stanton S. Oswald and Phyllis Weber Mr. Richard Pariseau Judith Peakes Robert and Margaret Peloso Jane G. Pepper Elaine Petrossian Beverly Pittman Donald and Carol Plank Brooke Porch Tom and Candace Pratt Nina Pringle Linda Putnam Erat Linda Quam Joanne Rafferty Jon and Karen Richter Clifford Ridley and Betsey Hansell Linda and Hays Rockwell Linda Robinson, Ph.D. and Peter Krill Phyllis Robinson Laura and Lou Romano Barbara and Anthony Rooklin Maxine Rosen J. Randall Rosensteel Edwin and Sally Rosenthol Carolyn Rosner John and Melanie Rowley Marjorie and Alexander Russell Suzanne and Kip Salus Robin Sampson Eileen and Chris Satullo Sandra Sborofsky Carl and Mary Ellen Schneider Deborah Schultz Mark and Nancy Schure Irving Sears Ruth Septee Sarah Sexton Judith Shapiro Gina and Stuart Shapiro Leslie J. Sheer Craig Sheetz Frann Shore Eunice Silver Annette Silvers Elise Singer Carleene and David Slowik Michael and Denise Starr


Thank You to Our Supporters Steve and Judy Stern Corinne Stone Sue and Jim Strohman Daniel Szyld and Kathleen Ross Robert and Susan Tafel John Tarves Holly and Willard Terry Joseph Terry William and Mary Tsiouris Margaret Evans Tuten Connie Villiers Edward and Judith Viner Ian Wachstein and Michele Zeldner Bette Ann and Chan Walton Nach and Maron Waxman Jeannine and David Webber Bob Weinberg and Eleanor Wilner Shelly and Fred Weiner

Marsha Weinraub and Stuart Schmidt Constance West Gwendolyn Wiley Marcia Witlin-Basickes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woodcock Sam and Kuna Yankell Hilary Zankel Jim and Debbie Zug

* Denotes a deceased supporter + Denotes a gift of goods or services ^ Includes a matching gift This list represents gifts made through August 18, 2019

To join the Sylvan Society or for more information on how you can support the Arden, please contact Rosalyn C. Forbes, Director of Development, at 215.922.8900 x149 or rforbes@ardentheatre.org

All proceeds benefit the Arden's Artistic and Educational programming.


Gifts In Memory of... Frederick W. Anton, III Anton Charitable Trust Ivy Bayard The Crawford-Doering Family Laurie Beechman Vicki Peterson Clare R. Brown Joseph J. Canavan, Jr. Joel and Kristen Fauson Ellen Greenlee Jane Johnston Frederic Josephson and Margaret Anderson Mary Frances and Ted Kutzer David and Jennifer Lewis Jeanne and David Lewis Eileen Lou Sally A. McCabe Marianne Roche Grace M. Capezio Anonymous Mary Davis Michael Pannullo

Faith and John Midwood Helene and Mike Minor JoAnn Mitchell Jim Murphy Neil Oxman Daniel Salvatore Alan K. and Dveral Silberstein Wendy and Larry White Jeanne and Jim Zoerkler Harvey and Mildred Heisman Eileen Heisman and Marty Tuzman John Koscelnik Valerie Koscelnik Sheila Kutner The Kutner Family Naomi Grabel and Neil Kutner Earl Levit The Theatre Knights Frank Mallory Sally Mallory

The Mother of Monica Dudnyk Beth and Jerry Zatuchni

Jean Markovitz Megan Bellwoar Hollinger Steve and Jane Heumann Jan Krolack

Teresita Fernandez-Vina Elizabeth Fernandez-Vina

Jean McCaffrey VanBuskirk Bernadette and Edwin Haigh

David B. Glancey Anonymous Elaine and Bob Ballantyne Erin Barnes Cathy and Saul Behar Judith P. Camins Miriam Camitta John Cannon Larry Ceisler Mimi and Homyar Choksi David L. and Rhonda Cohen J. H. Cullen Norry Dogan Nancy Donohue Thomas Doran James Dyer S. David Fineman Rita, Jim, Tina, and Neil Glancey Margaret Glancey Erin Hawkins Ronald Henry James and Anne King Gary Krause Family of David Glancey Charisse Lillie Jessica McIlhenny

Dr. Andrea L. Mengel Independence Foundation Sally Downey George Korein Caitlin Wood Howard Naidech Rita Axelrod Amy Perkins Alan Nadel and Sharon Kopyc Harry Porter Sr. Anonymous Karen Pressel Milton and Marion Drexler Michelle Burns McHugh Leslie and Michael Molder Richard Repetto Carole Green Annie Richardson Anonymous

J. Cooper Robb Anonymous (2) Michael Beer Nancy Burd and Mel Nasielski Claire and Hudnall Christopher Sharon Clothier Kathleen and Michael Cokenakes John and Mary Ann Collett Anne Cook and Russ Troyer Michael A. and Edward C. Donato Bob and Nancy Elfant Valley Veterinary Clinic, Buckingham Christian and Diane Fascione John and Pat Fiorella Brian Foster and Ernie Sesskin Elizabeth H. Gemmill Victoria Grant James Hanes Mary and William Hangley Lynn Harrington Palmer and Judith Hartl Terry and Ann Marie Horner Bob Kaufman Patricia A. Korp Monica and John Kuna Learning Resources, Bucks County Community College Ellie Lloyd Wingate and Janet Lloyd Deborah and Peter Luquer Howard and Cirel Magen Patrick and Linda McCann Don Perelman and Elise Singer Ceth and Sam Plum Graham Robb and Betsy Robb Mary L. Robb Ted Robb Linda and Hays Rockwell Franklyn and Cintra Rodgers Sidney and Ruth Rosenblatt Kim and Ross Schmucki Dr. and Mrs. Kaighn Smith Holly and Willard Terry M.M.Van de Velde Fred Weinstein June and Steve Wolfson Harry Segal Ann Donaghy Rachel Sorkin Anonymous Frederick J. Von Hacht Kathy Weber and Scott Reznick Keith S. Wellin Wellin Family Foundation



Artistic Administrative Management Marketing

Director of Marketing and Communications...................................................................................... Stephen Rapp Marketing Manager.................................................................................................................................Bryant Edwards Art Director.................................................................................................................................................Kristy Giballa Graphic Designer.......................................................................................................................Amy Kleinschmidt Teta Publicist.........................................................................................................................................................Bryan Buttler Communications and Group Sales Manager..................................................................................... Kelsey Sherlock

Development

Director of Development................................................................................................................ Rosalyn C. Forbes Associate Director of Development.......................................................................................................Ryann Carey Development Manager.................................................................................................................Jonathan Edmondson Manager of Individual Giving............................................................................................Oreli B. Uzdavinis Nazario Development Coordinator....................................................................................................................... Alex Dittmar Director of Arden Drama School.............................................................................................................Sam Pedings Director of Education Outreach..................................................................................................................José Avilés Education Associate...................................................................................................................................Joshua Thorps Arden Teaching Artists...............................................................Madison Auch, Elise D’Avella, Kala Moses Baxter, Cameron DelGrosso, Jordan Dobson, Kelly Filios, Liz Filios, Katie Horner, Madi Juleskusky, Francesca Montanile, Cindy Paul, Rob Tucker, Josh Walker, Stephanie Walters, Abby Weissman, Marissa Wolner, Justin Yoder, Holly Yokley

Production

Front of House

Managing Director.................................................................................................................................. Amy L. Murphy Director of Finance and Administration.............................................................................Courtney Spiker Martin General Manager....................................................................................................................................... Clayton Tejada Associate General Manager...............................................................................................................Mary Beth Simon Operations Manager.....................................................................................................................................Kevin White Arden Professional Apprentices.......... Andressa Royer, Megan Lovely, Christina Buono, Doménica Castro, Nico Galloway, Noriani Estevez, Steven Emery

Education

Staff Producing Artistic Director............................................................................................................. Terrence J. Nolen Associate Producer................................................................................................................................. Jonathan Silver Artistic Assistant.........................................................................................................................................Mariah Grant Commissioned Playwrights..................................................Lorene Cary, Kashmir Goins, Jacqueline Goldfinger, James Ijames, R. Eric Thomas

Box Office Manager......................................................................................................................................Katie Frazer Assistant Box Office Manager..............................................................................................................Jason Blacketer House Manager................................................................................................................................................ Kaitlyn Ide Box Office Associates.................................................................................................. Chelsey Gaskins, Adiah Hicks Front of House Assistants........................................Tara Bankard, Paola Cruz, Alayne Ebon, Rebecca Fleckner, Christine Freije, Madeline Jones, JJ Jury, Anna Lieberman, Kimie Muroya, Amanda Robinson, Jenna Rogalski, Julianne Schaub, Abby Weissman, Keshara White, Eric Zavadsky Production Manager............................................................................................................................. Courtney Riggar Technical Director................................................................................................................................... Glenn Perlman Assistant Technical Director.....................................................................................................................Justin Romeo Scenic Charge Artist.......................................................................................................Kristina Chadwick McGrath Master Electrician................................................................................................................................. Martin Stutzman Audio Engineer.......................................................................................................................................... John Kolbinski Costume Supervisor...............................................................................................................................Amanda Todaro Wardrobe Supervisor.....................................................................................................................................Katie Sabo Properties Master............................................................................................................................... Christopher Haig Stage Managers..........Wendy Blackburn Eastland, Alec E. Ferrell, John Flak, Kate Nelson, Rebekah Norviel Performance Music Supervisor.........................................................................................................Jamison Foreman Foley Coach..........................................................................................................................................................Liz Filios Dialect Coach.....................................................................................................................................Matthew Hultgren Magic Supervisor........................................................................................................................................ Jake Schwartz Associate Set Designer.............................................................................................................................Jeremy W. Foil Assistant Costume Designer.....................................................................................................................Gina Colacci Deck Crew................................................................................................................................................Jessica Merkins Child Supervisor............................................................................................................................................Josh Walker Stitchers...........................................................................................................................Rufus Cottman, Sara Mitchell Electricians.........Beatrice Chenkin, Ezra Ali-Dow, Amanda Jensen, Brennen Malone, Colin Sass, Ryan Stofa Programmer................................................................................................................................Matthew Lewandowski Scenic Artists..............................................................................Madeline Jones, Scott McMaster, Natajia Sconiers Riser Crew..................................................Justin Campbell, Beatrice Chenkin, Brennen Malone, Zach Phaneuf, Matthew Sawyer, Ryan Stoffa, Carly Watson Props Artisan...........................................................................................................................................Scott McMaster Scenic Construction Intern.......................................................................................................................David Pressel Props Construction Intern.................................................................................................................... Jo Vito Ramirez Stage Management Interns........................................................................Abby Kastenberg, Hunter-Willow Jones


Board and Committee Members Board of Directors Robert Elfant, President Nancy Burd, Vice President Holly Kinser, Vice President Michael A. Donato, Treasurer Rayenne Chen, Secretary Brian Abernathy Rhonda Ball Anne Cook Joy L. De Jesús Nancy Elfant Steven Engelmyer Jeanne Fisher Elizabeth H. Gemmill Albert M. Greenfield, III Joanne Harmelin Richard Harris Nancy Hirsig Ann Marie Horner Michael S. MacFarland Richard L. Maimon Dr. Saifuddin T. Mama John J. McCawley Amy L. Murphy Terrence J. Nolen Kristen Phillips Charles H. Rose

Monica Horan Rosenthal H. Hetherington Smith Lee van de Velde Steve Wolfson Diane Dalto Woosnam Ellen Yin Board Executive Committee Robert Elfant, chair Rhonda Ball Nancy Burd Rayenne Chen Joy L. De Jesús Michael A. Donato Jeanne Fisher Holly Kinser Richard L. Maimon Lee van de Velde Finance Committee Michael A. Donato, chair Nancy Burd Ellen P. Foster Anne Marie Horner Harvey Swedloff Steve Wolfson

Board Development Committee Joy L. De Jesús, chair Brian Abernathy Robert Elfant Holly Kinser Saifuddin Mama Lee van de Velde Diane Dalto Woosnam Personnel Committee Rhonda Ball, Chair Michael A. Donato Elizabeth H. Gemmill Richard Harris Michael S. MacFarland Charles H. Rose Facilities Committee Richard L. Maimon, chair Mike Green James Kronzer John J. McCawley H. Hetherington Smith Chris van de Velde

Engagement Committee Jeanne Fisher, co-chair Lee van de Velde, co-chair Anne Cook David Hackney Kristen Phillips Camille Rosenberg Diversity Task Force Nancy Burd Robert Elfant Joy L. De Jesús Richard Harris Terrence J. Nolen Amy L. Murphy The Cornerstone Society Frederick W. Anton, III The Honorable Phyllis W. Beck Gerard J. Conway, Sr. Carole Haas Gravagno Glenn Perlman Aaron Posner Susan Sherman Lee van de Velde

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Kehinde Wiley. Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares (detail), 2005. Courtesy of Rubell Family Collection, Miami

30 Americans

OPENS OCT. 27

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