The Realness Digital Program Guide

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THE OFFICIAL STATE THEATRE OF ARIZONA

ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY A SEAN DANIELS A

A GERI WRIGHT A

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MANAGING DIRECTOR

PRESENTS

THE REALNESS BY

IDRIS GOODWIN* TERRELL DONNELL SLEDGE* MARCUS JOHN* STAGE MANAGER

ANALISA VELEZ*

MOYA ANGELA A*

HÉCTOR FLORES, JR*

SOUND DESIGNER

ALEX MURPHY

MATHEW DEVORE A

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

IDO LEVRAN A

DIRECTED BY

MEGAN SANDBERG-ZAKIAN**

2020 / 2021 DIGITAL SPONSOR:

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM:

2020 / 2021 SEASON SPONSORS:

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THE OFFICIAL STATE THEATRE OF ARIZONA

CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) T.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TERRELL DONNELL SLEDGE* VIOLET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYDNEY BANKS * PRIMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANALISA VELEZ* LORD STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARCUS JOHN* PROF BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOYA ANGELA* ROY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HÉCTOR FLORES, JR.* *Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States **Denotes members of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society in the United States

ADDITIONAL STAFF STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERN

NICK CARROLL

SPECIAL THANKS We wish to express our gratitude to the performers’ unions: Actors’ Equity Association American Guild of Musical Artists American Guild of Variety Artists SAG-AFTRA Through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the artists to appear on this program.

THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION.

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Denotes artists included in ATC’s Arizona Artists Initiative

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THE REALNESS PRODUCTION HISTORY

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY April 2014 The Kennedy Center: Workshop June 2014 Curious Theater, Denver: Public Reading Aug 2014 AracaWorks: Chicago Series w/ American Theater Company: Workshop Feb 2015 Ruth Easton Series at The Playwright Center in 2015: Workshop and Public Reading

WORLD PREMIERE March 2016 Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg

REGIONAL PREMIERE January 2019 Manifest Theatre Company, Austin: Directed by Simone Alexander

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THE REALNESS EVENTS & COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

Access digital program books, videos and other goodies to enhance your participation and viewing experience at ARIZONATHEATRE.ORG/REALNESS

DIGITAL ENHANCEMENTS

You can Like and Follow ATC’s Facebook page for for automatic notification when we go live for the following events:

MIXTAPES AND FLIXTAPES Get in the mood early with special spotify playlists from Idris Goodwin and members of The Realness Cast and Creative Team

• FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 4 PM H ANG & FOCUS LIVE** Guest: The Realness Director Megan Sandberg-Zakian

THE MC IS A LADY: THE ATC RESOURCE GUIDE

• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 3PM F ACEBOOK LIVE

Available throughout the run and beyond

Hosts Chanel Bragg and Will Rogers join members of the cast and creative team of The Realness to share stories of hip-hop awakenings, their favorite female MCs, and and the digital rehearsal room.

Before you watch the reading, drop in for a little learning with our hip-hop playlists and video recommendations, featuring picks by Arizona DJ, Kim Fresh.

• MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 4PM • T HE SCHOOL OF HIP HOP: AN ATCTEEN WORKSHOP*

• C ATCH IT AGAIN HANG & FOCUS LIVE**

Camille Sledge of The School of Hip-Hop PHX hosts this special workshop for ATCteens and select Arizona high school students.

November 13 Episode with The Realness Playwright Idris Goodwin.

* These programs are made available to members of our free community groups, ATCteens and ATC Cohort Club. Visit arizonatheatre.org to join. ** All Episodes will be available on our Hang & Focus Live Podcast arizonatheatre.org/hangfocus/

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Terrell Donnell Sledge (Thomas, aka T.O; he/ him), is a dual ivy leaguer who embodies the visionary agency for the creation of conscientious artistic expressions that influence social connectedness in ways that facilitate the reimagining of values in order to harness emotional intelligence, healthy communication, cultural integrity, as well as individual and collective power. Drawing on his many passions and experience in expressive arts, non-profit community development and writing, some of Terrell’s past and current work includes [writing] Pride: Mortal BEINGS pt 1 (theatrical), SOUL, The Graphic Novel, Blesser Watts (fiction), upcoming animated projects [education and mentorship] Re-imagining and Elevating: Artistic Concepts and Talent (RE:ACT), Quarantine Complex, partnerships with Trinity College, Point Loma Nazarene University, UCSB and Grossmont Community College. #storyistheanswer More info: w w w. t e r r e l l d o n n e l l s l e d g e . c o m | i g : @soul_thegraphichovel | www.reactcollective.org

Marcus John (Lord Style; he/him), Broadway Tours: Hamilton: An American Musical (swing), RENT 20th Anniversary (Benny), Mamma Mia! (Ensemble); NY/Regional Theatre: iLLA (NYMF), Kill Move Paradise (Interact Theatre Co.), Jungle Book (Arden Theatre Co.) BFA: The University of the Arts “Pray Often, Worry Not!” @BroadwyBriddellg Moya Angela A (Prof Brown & others; she/her) is an international Broadway singer and actress and teacher. She got her Broadway start in The Lion King.

Other Broadway credits include Effie in Dreamgirls National Broadway Tour and the Apollo, Ghost the Musical and InTransit the Musical. TV credits include America’s Got Talent and Portia in 30 Rock. Moya Angela is an NAACP Award winner and a LA Ovation Awards for her role of Effie White in Dreamgirls. She went to school at Kentucky State University for music education and acting. Currently she is taking some time to teach and do more outreach work and philanthropy.

Analisa Velez (Prima; she/ her) recent credits include The Purists (Elliot Norton Award), TV: @Monsterland, @SneakyPete, @almostlovemovie

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Héctor Flores, Jr. (Roy, and others) is excited to continue creating theatre during this time! Previous favorite theatre credits include In The Heights, On Your Feet, The Bodyguard and Altar Boyz. Flores has been seen on TV in episodes of Full Frontal W/ Samantha Bee and was ranked top 5 in the world in several categories at the Fred Astaire World Ballroom Championships.

Additionally, Hector is one-third of the Urban Contemporary music group known as THE KOLL3CTIVE with songs available wherever you stream music! Hector is the president of Theatre Barn Records, an imprint of Broadway Records dedicated to recording and releasing concept albums of musicals in development. @HectorFloresJr35 @TheKOLL3CTIVE @NewYorkTheatreBarn Megan Sandberg-Zakian (Director: she/her) is a theater director with a passion for the development of diverse new American plays & playwrights, and a co-founder of Maia Directors, a consulting group for artists and organizations engaging with stories from the Middle East and beyond. Her book There Must Be Happy Endings: On a Theatre of Optimism and Honesty is available from The 3rd Thing Press. Megan is a graduate of Brown University and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. She lives in Jamaica Plain, MA, with her wife Candice. megansz.com

critically-acclaimed plays like And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On and Hype Man: a break beat play are widely produced across the country at professional theatres, college campuses and non-traditional spaces alike. He’s been honored to receive commissions and developmental support from institutions like The Kennedy Center, The Eugene O’Neill Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions Series, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor Residency. He’s currently writing Scarfoot Lives, a new play co-commissioned by Arena Stage’s Power Play Program and The Playwright Center’s McKnight Fellowship.

In addition to the recently released poetry collection Can I Kick It?, he’s had several publications with Haymarket Books including Inauguration, Human Highlight: Ode To Dominique Wilkins and the controversial play This Is Modern Art co-written with Kevin Coval. His words, voice and sometimes entire body, have shown up on HBO Def Poetry, Sesame Street, NPR, BBC radio, and the Discovery Channel. Idris is the Director of The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. A frequent public speaker at conferences and educational spaces, Idris is one of the leading voices in his field, committed to using art to cultivate more diverse and equitable spaces. Visit Idris on the web and social media.

Mathew DeVore A (Sound Supervisor) Mathew DeVore began his career working with ATC as resident Sound Op at the Herberger Theater Center for three seasons. He has since served as Production Sound Engineer for ATC the past nine seasons in Tucson and became Sound Supervisor in January 2020. Notable shows he mixed and operated include Next to Normal, Clybourne Park, Murder For Two, Around the World in 80 Days,

Idris Goodwin (Playwright; he/him) is a creative voice for change impassioned by the power of art for social good. He uses story to inspire and incite new audiences across culture and generation. His

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Ido Levran (Technical Director) Ido Levran is excited to work with ATC on their digital season!

He has been designing and programming video on and off-Broadway and around the country.

And for the digital realm, he adapted and implemented structures to produce and stream multiple theatrical performances of different kinds.

Some credits include – Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, Be More Chill, All My Sons, Lifespan Of a Fact, The Band’s Visit (Programmer); The Columnist (Asst. Designer). Off-Broadway: All the President’s Men (The Public Theater); Troilus & Cressida (Shakespeare in the Park); Second Chance (Asst.

Proj. Designer, The Public Theater); Completeness (Asst. Proj. Designer, Playwrights Horizons); Shen Wei Dance Arts (Projections Director). Regional & Tours: Blue Man Group National Tour (Programmer), I Dream (Asst. Proj. Designer, Opera Carolina); 45 Plays for 45 Presidents (MRT), Frankenstein (Dallas T.C.), Among others.

Xanadu, and American Mariachi. Prior to his move to Tucson and current tenure, he served as Sound and Lighting Supervisor at Phoenix Theatre, Sound Designer for Phoenix Theatre’s Cookie Company and several main stage productions at Phoenix Theatre, and Sound Designer for Black Theatre Troupe. This is his second season without the guiding hand of his mentor, Brian Jerome Peterson.

Alex Murphy (Stage Manager: he/him) was working on the Off-Broadway production of Romeo and Bernadette before the shutdown. Previous credits include the Off-Broadway production of Two’s a Crowd starring Rita Rudner and a staged reading of On Every Link a Heart Does Dangle, as well as the Off-Broadway lab of I Spy a Spy. Previous stage management credits include Death and the Maiden, A Moon for the Misbegotten and Blithe Spirit (Kansas City Actors Theatre). AEA member.

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Sean Daniels A (Artistic Director) is honored to be in his second season at ATC, where he first fell in love with theatre.

Sean has directed at Manhatta n Theatre Club (The Lion, Drama Desk Award & Theatre World Award, nominated for Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle), 59e59 (NYC, I and You, nominated for Outer Critics Circle), Lynn Redgrave (NYC), The Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), St. James (West End, London - The Lion, winner of Best New Musical), Arena Stage, A.C.T. (San Francisco), Milwaukee Rep, Old Globe, Geffen (L.A.), Actors Theatre of Louisville, Portland Center Stage, Geva Theatre, Playmakers Rep, Cleveland Play House, Alliance Theatre, California Shakespeare, Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, City Theatre, Swine Palace, Neo-Futurists, Aurora Theatre, Crowded Fire and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sean has been named “one of the top fifteen up & coming artists in the U.S., whose work will be transforming America’s stages for decades to come” & “One Of 7 People Reshaping And Revitalizing The American Musical” by American Theatre magazine. His direction and shows have won “Best Play” and “Best Director” in London, Bay Area, Boston, Portland, Rochester and Atlanta.

He was previously the Artistic Director of Merrimack Repertory Theatre, where he received national attention for his multiple artistic engagement programs that brought the community inside the organization. He’s also served as the Artist-At-Large for Geva Theatre Center and spent four years at the Tony Award®-winning Actors Theatre of Louisville as the theatre’s Associate Artistic Director (where he directed 17 productions including five Humana Festivals). Mr. Daniels is the former Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director of the California Shakespeare Theater and before that spent a decade as the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Dad’s Garage Theater Company in Atlanta.

He has developed new work with the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Ars Nova, PlayPenn, Lark, PlayLabs, New York Stage and Film, Asolo Rep, Goodspeed Opera, Weston Playhouse, Bay Area Playwrights, Magic Theatre and was the first American director asked to attend the Baltic American Playwrights Conference in Hiiumaa, Estonia.

As a playwright, his work has been produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, City Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Dad’s Garage. He was the first ever playwright authorized by the Jack Kerouac Estate to adapt his work for the stage.

The Commercial Off-Broadway run of his sober comedy The White Chip was produced by fivetime Tony Award* nominee Tom Kirdahy.

He’d love to hear from you. sdaniels@arizonatheatre.org twitter: @seandaniels

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Geri Wright A (Managing Director) returned to Arizona Theatre Company in January 2020. Her love of theatre started at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on a school field trip and has grown into a passion for the arts today. Having served in leadership roles at the Heard Museum, American Red Cross, Arizona Theatre Company and most recently as CEO of Act One, Geri has been a passionate advocate for the importance that the arts play in creating healthy and prosperous communities. With more than 25 years in nonprofit management and fundraising experience, she is thrilled to be able to put those skills to use in serving our state theatre. In 2019, Geri was recognized as one of the Outstanding Women in Business by the Phoenix Business Journal and has been honored with an assortment of acknowledgments for her work in the charitable community. Geri and her family, along with two horses and an Australian cattle dog, reside at the base of the McDowell Mountains.

IN MEMORY OF Slivy Edmonds A (Honorary Trustee) The Arizona Theatre Company staff, volunteers, artists and Board of Trustees extend a heartfelt thank you to Slivy Edmonds Cotton for her visionary leadership and support of the arts and education in Tucson.

As a longtime ATC trustee and emeritus trustee, Slivy served as board chair in the mid-1990s and provided strong leadership with energy and grace.

She was especially fond of August Wilson’s plays, many of which were directed

by Lou Bellamy, and she got to know Wilson so well that she became a founding board member of the African Grove Institute for the Arts, where she served as chairman.

It’s thanks to the generosity and passion of Slivy, and so many others, that Arizona Theatre Company has brought world-class theatre to Arizona for 54 years and counting.

A RIZONA ARTISTS INITIATIVE ATC is committed to Arizona artists. From our staff that lives in Arizona to create

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the productions you see, to the artists that help create readings and other productions - Arizonans take a leading role in everything we do. In addition to everyone on the staff page, we note individual artists on shows who are from Arizona.

Arizona Theatre Company operates under agreements between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States; Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union; and United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. The Actors and Stage Managers employed in these productions are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

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THE 54TH MAINSTAGE SEASON MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND CREATED BY

Charissa Bertels, Christian Duhamel & Edward Bell Sean Daniels

DIRECTED BY

TUC: 1/23/21 - 2/13/21 PHX: 2/18/21 - 3/7/21 A delightful award-winning musical about the magic that happens when we let ourselves say “yes.”

From a chance encounter to the unlikeliest of friendships, Charissa discovers there’s much she can learn from her surprising new companion. Based on the true story of Broadway performer Charissa Bertels, My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend is an incredible musical tale of the most unlikely pair, as they reach across generational barriers to find friendship and learn a bit more about themselves.

JUSTICE

Lauren Gunderson Kate Kerrigan MUSIC BY Brian Lowdermilk DIRECTED BY Sean Daniels BY

LYRICS BY

TUC: 3/13/21 - 4/3/21 PHX: 4/8/21 - 4/25/21 A musical journey with two of the world’s most iconic women at the height of their power.

It’s 1993 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg has just joined as the second woman on the United States Supreme Court. The first woman, Sandra Day O’Connor, is there to greet her. In an intimate, epic two-person musical built of urgent and honest conversations, sweeping songs, and gripping monologues, we come to know these two iconic women at the height of their power. Ruth and Sandra confront each other about law, strategy, civil rights, husbands, kids, dreams, sorrows and the past and future of this country.

Their differences compel them, their sex unites them together, and famously separately they will set the course for our country and the world.

THE 54TH MAINSTAGE SEASON NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN BY

Christina Ham

DIRECTED BY

Tiffany Nicole Greene

TUC: 4/24/21 - 5/15/21 PHX: 5/20/21 - 6/6/21 A face-to-face musical evening with the fiery genius.

Nina Simone rocked the nation with “Four Women,” her tribute in song to the four little girls lost in the tragic 1963 bombing by the Ku Klux Klan at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Nina Simone: Four Women imagines a conversation, often through music, between Simone and three African-American women from varied walks-of-life. Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, who is the current Resident Director on Broadway’s Hamilton.

WOMEN IN JEOPARDY! by

Wendy MacLeod

directed by

Sean Daniels

TUC: 6/5/21 - 6/26/21 PHX: 7/1/21 - 7/18/21 A riotous comedy!

Screw the mid-life crisis; let’s solve some crimes! Middleaged mom Liz has a new man. And let’s face it… he’s just plain creepy. When a mysterious disappearance sets the community on edge, Liz’s best friends leap to the rescue as the zany caper flings them from the ‘burbs’ to the wilds of Utah; because there’s no danger great enough to stop women from solving crimes if they want to! A riotous comedy about trading in wine glasses for spy glasses when the mid-life crisis just isn’t your speed.

“The laughs in Wendy MacLeod’s play, come fast and furious... a new work that’s modern, lively, and loads of fun.” – Boston Globe

THE 54TH MAINSTAGE SEASON HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN SON BY

christopher oscar peña DIRECTED BY Kimberly Senior Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH

TUC: 7/17/21 - 8/7/21 PHX: 8/12/21 - 8/29/21 A moving new play about the complexities of privilege, citizenship, and the most complex relationship of all: family.

Directed by Kimberly Senior who directed Disgraced on Broadway when it won the Pulitzer Prize. A “Model Immigrant” and business mogul, Honduran born Mando’s cleaning empire is bracing for a downturn and he must rein in his over-privileged American son Orlando. In the wake of a personal crisis, Orlando suddenly finds himself responsible for the fate of a treasured undocumented worker and the future of his father’s entire enterprise.

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE by

Matthew Lopez

directed by

Meredith McDonough

TUC: 9/25/21 - 10/16/21 PHX: 10/21/21 - 11/7/21 A big-hearted, FIERCE, music-filled comedy.

A theatrical cornucopia of camp, country music, drag, domestic dilemmas, and larger-than-life divas awaits you! Casey is an Elvis impersonator with everything going for him, including a flashy sequin jumpsuit. But just like that he loses his gig, rent is overdue, and his wife announces a baby on the way.

So, when Elvis leaves the building and a drag show moves in, “The King” transforms into an all-out queen with the help of some new friends who become the second family Casey never saw coming.

“Stitch-in-your-side funny! Full of sass and good spirits.”

– The New York Times

ABOUT ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY

2020/2021 BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OFFICERS

BO A R D O F T RUSTEES

Char Augenstein, Chair

Kelly Barr

Gary Jackson

Pat Engels, Chair Elect

Sean Daniels, Artistic Director

Adam James Michael

Joanie Flatt, Secretary

Deanna Evenchik-Brav

Kay Oliver

Nora Hannah, Treasurer

Mary Jo Ghory

Karen Peters

Jeff Guldner

Erica Stutman

Stephen Heitz

Geri Wright, Managing Director

EM ERITU S TR U STEES Paul Baker, Katie Dusenberry, Darryl Dobras, Carol DuVal Whiteman, Shirley Estes, I. Michael Kasser, Dr. John Schaefer, F. William Sheppard, Lynne Wood Dusenberry, David Ira Goldstein Artistic Director Emeritus, Jessica L. Andrews Managing Director Emeritus

H ON OR A RY TR U STEES Betsy Bolding, Jack Davis, Slivy Edmonds, Norma Feldman, Catherine (Rusty) Foley, Joe Gootter, Carol Kraemer, Jessica Lazarus, Sally Lehmann, Gerry Murphy, Emily Rosenberg Pollock, Nina Trasoff, Janos Wilder, Ruth A. Zales

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ATC STAFF

Sean Daniels - Artistic Director Geri Wright - Managing Director

Chanel Bragg - Associate Artistic Director christopher oscar peĂąa - Artistic Associate China Young - Artistic Manager Elaine Romero - Playwright-in-Residence Jasmine Roth - Director of Learning & Education Cat Tries - Company Manager / Management Associate Becky Merold - Production Manager Tajh Oates - Assistant Production Manager Nils Emerson - Technical Director Mathew DeVore - Sound Supervisor, Technology Director Mary Woll - Costume Shop Manager Paula Taylor - Chief Development Officer Carley Elizabeth Preston - Director of Annual Fund and Stewardship Gretchen Pace - Grants Manager Stacey Jay Cavaliere - Development Events Manager Juliet Martin - Director of Patron Services Ron May - Patron Data Services Manager Remington Trewern - Digital Marketing Associate Will Rogers - Community Engagement Manager Bitty Rosenberg - Marketing Manager Richard Giuliani - Graphic Design Steve Carr - Public Relations Consultant Sara Kavitch - Box Office Manager Linda Schwartz - Box Office Manager Keith LaSpaluto - Assistant Box Office Manager Carrie Luker - Assistant Box Office Manager Michael Sitowitz - Chief Financial Officer Bob Jennens - Accounting Coordinator Stephanie Cianciotto - Accounting Associate, Payroll Jodie Peltz - Director of Human Resources Horace Ashley - Facilities Manager Dean Morgan - Maintenance Supervisor

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JULY 1, 2019 TO NOVEMBER 9, 2020 CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

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GIVING CIRCLES

Our work is made possible due to the generosity of many individual supporters. With the gifts from the following donors, we can maintain a standard of excellence while providing access to all.

JULY 1, 2019 TO NOVEMBER 9, 2020

SEASON SPONSOR I. Michael and Beth Kasser SPOTLIGHT CIRCLE $25,000+

Anonymous (1) Paul and Alice Baker Laura and Michael DiChristofano Shirley Estes Michael Flatt Rob and Laurie Glaser Ann Goldberg I. Michael and Beth Kasser Kay and Walter Oliver Susan and Jeffrey Rein Virginia Weise

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (1) Char and Alan Augenstein Mary Jan and Paul Bancroft A. Frederick Banfield and Eileen M. Fitzmaurice Deanna Evenchik-Brav and Garry Brav Joanie Flatt Jeff Guldner and Sydney Reed Courtney Johnson Bill Lewis and Rick Underwood Sandra and Dr. Robert Maxfield Elsa and Jack McTavish Jack and Becky Moseley Mary Beth and Gerald Radke Jean and Fred Shaulis Joanne Sibley Emily and Bob Vincent

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE

$5,000 to $9,999

Ron Antinori Christine and John Augustine Kelly Barr Susan Call In Memory of Rick Call Leslie Dashew and Jack Salisbury Donna and Bill Dehn

Bruce L. and Lynne Wood Dusenberry Patricia Engels Barb and Ted Frohling Dr. Mary Jo Ghory Bruce and Edythe Gissing Davie Glaser in loving memory of David H. Glaser and Anne and Paul Hochberg Jay Glaser Paulette and Joe Gootter Nora Hannah and David Dunteman Stephen and Amanda Heitz Bob and JoAnne Hungate Gary Jackson and Oscar De La Salas Rebecca and Albert Johnson Julianna Kasper Teri and Norman Klein Lori Mackstaller Mary and Matthew Palenica Karen Peters and Chris Thomas Carol and Lex Sears Enid and Michael Seiden Janie Shapiro and Slobodan Popovic Steve and Shelly Silverman Elizabeth B Smith Erica Stutman Barbara Vogen Michael Willoughby Linda Wurzelbacher

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $3,000 to $4,999

Anonymous (1) Kelley and Ken Abrahams Denice Blake and John Blackwell Connie and Rodney Boorse Amy Charles and Steve McMillan Judy and Dave Crone Drs. Cindy Rankin and Thomas Elliott Lori Hamilton Sandra and Elliott Heiman Sandy and Ed Holland Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen and Gregory Kroening Leslie Hall and Ted Jarvi Helen and Robert Jennette Drs. Steven and Marta Ketchel

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Landay Marcia and Andrew Meyer Trudi and Robert Murch Mallory and Donald Riegger Tom and Eileen Rotkis Billy Russo and Richard Giuliani Michael and Enriqueta Salvo Trisa and Andrew Schorr Stephen and Susan Thompson Nancy and Jeff Werner Taryn and Mark Westergaard James Wezelman and Denise Grusin Gary Wolff and Sandy Gibson Ruth Zales

DESIGNER’S CIRCLE $2,000 to $2,499

Anonymous (2) JoAnn and Dave Becker Barbara and Franklin Bennett Susan and Brian Boylan Dr. and Mrs. William H. Dantzler Julie and Mark Deatherage Jane and Ernest Del Rio Sarah Edwards and William Arrigo Ellis F. Friedman and Irene Stern Friedman Becky and Dave Gaspar Ellyn and Jeff Gold Ellen and David Goldstein Lauren and Michael Gordon OPENING NIGHT Dr. Robert W. Gore CIRCLE Suzanne Gross “Zippy” $2,500 to $2,999 Sharon and Louis Hekman Kay Juhan Mary and Cameron Artigue Jamie and Bill Kelley Betsy Bolding Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Kolker Debbie Goodman-Butler Judy and Sam Linhart and Patrick Butler Ginny L. Clements Charitable Trust Elaine Litvack Nancy and Steven Lynn Arlene and Ed Cohen Phil and Nora Mazur Gloria and Phil Cowen Bruce Meyerson and Mr. and Mrs. F. Don DeLong Mary Simonson Catherine “Rusty” Foley Annise Miller Louise and Jim Glasser Drs. Richard and Yvonne Morris Diane and Patrick Jack Caroline and Peter Morse Sandra Freeman Keith Murfee-DeConcini and Gary Javitch Pat and Wayne Needham Carol and Bob Jennens Marianne and Paul Pellegrino Mack Jones Jennifer and Charles Putney Sandy and Richard Kauffman Sandra Rausch Carol and Foster Kivel Rita and Steven Schlosser Mary and Paul Koss Marc and Tracy Schwimmer Sally and Richard Lehmann Harry George and Cita Scott Dr. Robert Mulgrew and Ingeborg and Ralph Silberschlag Ms. Elizabeth Miller Alla and Howard Steinberg Nina and Brian Munson Col. Mary Pat Sullivan Dino J. and Elizabeth Sean Sweat and Chelsea Smith Murfee DeConcini Gail and Hans Thiele Sandy and James Peebles Dr. Richard and Ken and Judy Ryan Madeleine Wachter Carolyn and John Stuart Ellen Wheeler and David Nix Shoshana and Robert Tancer Janet and Barry Winkler Ronald and Diane Weintraub Bert Whitehead Allan and Diana Winston

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Anonymous (3) Judy Ackerman and Richard Epstein Larry and Florence Adamson Fran and Jim Allen Patricia and Corbett Alley Suzanne and Kurt Bassett Nancy and Dave Baxter Barbara and Mathis Becker Ms. Anna Don and Dr. Michael Belton Tony and Maria Beram Susan Berg Barbara and Bill Bickel Paula and Edwin Biggers Carol and Edward Burke Barry Bursey Shirley Chann Elaine and Sidney Cohen Jan Copeland Troy Corbridge Alicia and Jon Crumpton Barbara and John Cummings Sean, Veronika, and Vivien Daniels Mary Ann and Darryl Dobras Anne Dougherty Anne and John Duffy Katie Dusenberry Iris Feldman Norma and Stanley G. Feldman Margaret and Dennis Fesenmyer Robert Fortuno Pamela Frame Mr. and Mrs. John Francesconi Judith Gans Stephanie and Mo Garfinkle Kathy and Bruce Garrett Angela and Jeffrey Glosser Cande and Thomas Grogan Robin and John Harris Monica and Jim Hart Julie and Larry Hecker Pat and Fred Henning Tom and Sandy Hicks Peggy Hitchcock Darlinn and Sidney Hollander John Hudak Jim and Linda Huprich John Paul Jones III Leianne Jones Nathan Joseph Denise Ford Judson and George Judson Violet Kasser Mary Keane and Jim McCorry Philip Keller

Janice and Alvin Kivel Robyn Lambert Jane Langenfeld and Duncan Chang Debra and James Larson Dawn and John Lashley Gloria and Jim Lawrence Janice and Robert Leff Christiane G. Leslie Jim LeValley and Nancy Philippi Anne and Ed Lyman Jo Ann and Matthew Madonna Kit and Joan Marrs Lorene Martin Gretchen and James McGill Jeanne Miyasaka and Joseph Ryan Mary and Joe Moeller Irene and Chris Monson Peggy and Gerry Murphy Essie Nadler Jean and Jordan Nerenberg Caren and Thomas Newman Douglas Ng Denise Pappas Laura and Tom Pew Lauren and William Pew III Shelley Pozez Ann H. Redding Drs. Linda Riordan and David Siegel Christine and JohnPaul Roczniak Chuck and Terri Roehrick Randee Ross Russ and Carolyn Russo Scholarship Foundation Drs. Adib and Vivi Sabbagh Betty Anne Sarver Suzanne and Lewis Schorr Ellie and S.L. Schorr Susan P. Segal Genevieve and Pierre Sice Evelyn G. and Daniel J. Simon Alexis Smith-Schallenberger Susan and Eddie Smith Jacqueline Smith Barbara Soehnlen Bruce Spencer Robert Sternin Katherine and Mark Strumph Gayle and John Swarbrick Lisa and Robert Swift Linda and David Tansik Lois and Maurice Tatelman Karen Thornton Richard Walker Marion Weber Steven and Linda Wegener Judy and Richard Weill Adam Weinstein Marjorie and Lester Westphal

Maggie White Lois Wienshienk Steven Wool

Wendy and Richard Gilman Cathleen and Thomas Godfrey Michael Godnick Muriel and Marc Goldfeder PATRON Kenneth and Betsy Gometz $500 - $999 Gail Adams and Jay Goodfarb Susan Goodwin Anonymous (6) Pamela Grissom Joseph Acker Jennifer Gross and Anthony Adams Jerry LeFevre Joanne and Howie Adams Jerome and Anita Gutkin Gayle and Michael Ahearn Sara and Andrew Gyorke Susan and Larry Allen Rita Hagel Lyn Ashton and Herbert Anne-Marie and Phil Hall Stevenson Russell Hall Eva Bacal Dr. Lynnell Gardner and Jeannette and Robert Barnes Dr. Michael Hamant Maralyn and Brian Bates Athia Hardt Clare and Duane Baylor Janet and Richard Hardy John Bechman Bonnie and Michael Harris Trudie and Peter Beestrum Pam and Stan Hart Carol Bishop Sarajean and Jeri Harwood Sandy and Chuck Bonstelle Elizabeth and Jerrold Kim and Don Bourn Hatcher Martha Brightwell Ruth Murphy and John Hay Diane and Donald Bristow Suzanne and Lester Hayt Jane and Marvin Brown Barbara Sattler and Kathy and Laird Brown Ken Hegland Suzanne and Don Brown Anne Leary and Bill Hemelt Sharley and Graham Bryce Susan Hetherington John Burcher Marta and Robert C. Holl Bonnie and David Burnett Judy and Michael Holser Tyna Callahan and Dimitri Linda and Wynn Houtkooper Voulgaropoulos Lee and Patrick Howe Mary Carhuff Bryan and Charito Hughes Mr. and Mrs. D. Chavez Lisa and Gary Israel Al and Sharyn Chesser Dr. Ralph A. and Anna Jonna and Tony Christensen L. Jackson Mark Christenson Deborah and Jeffrey Jacob Lois and Tom Colberg Marcelle and Leonard Joffe Connie and David Corbett Bob and Susan Johnstone Mr. and Mrs. William Cullen Beverly and Robert Jones Marjorie and George Lorri Jordan Cunningham Nathan Joseph Susan and Ennis Dale Denice Just Kathy Daniels Robert Kaul Tricia and Colin Don Teresa Kim and Mark Quale Jacques Dumont Joan and Walt Koppenbrink Gail E. Dunlap Gary Kordosky and Noreen Martha Durkin Geyer-Kordosky Al Efron Brian Kotarski Jeffrey Eighmy Barbara and Graham Penelope Ewen Kretchman Ronna Fickbohm Karen and Arvie Lake and Jeff Willis E. Kay Landon Judy and Richard Flynn Joan Le Fevre Brigitta and Curtis Forslund Susan and John Leader Patricia and Gary Fridley Mary and John Leavitt Cheryl and Ira Gaines Ellen and Philip Leavitt Drs. Margot W. and Joan LeFevre J.D. Garcia Dr. Alan Levenson and Elizabeth Giles and Rachael K. Goldwyn Stephen Simmes Lori Levine and Gary Benna

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Bertie Levkowitz and Thomas Herz Judith Libby Pat and Art Mangels June Caldwell Martin Dorothy and Roy Mayeske Laura and Andrew Meyer Michelle and Joseph Millstone Wendy Burnham Morris and Michael Morris Shirley G. Muney Karen Nackard Carolyn and Carl Nau Parviz Nikravesh and Agnes Stahlschmidt Nannette Nocon Peggy Odendahl Susan and Chuck Ott Stephanie Painter Sally and Ben Perks Clyde and Jane Perlee Jayne and Todd Peterson Marie and Mike Piccarreta Jeanne Pickering and Mike Andrew Agnes Laylah Poore Camille Rivas-Rutherford Todd Rosin and Todd Armstrong Barbara and Kent Rossman Cheryl Roth Robert Salomon Sally A. Sample Claire and Henry Sargent Patricia and Harry Schlosser Arleen and Fred Schwartz Arlene and Morton Scult Polly and Joe Seeger Jeannette Segel Ann and Perry Sells Barbara and George Seperich Olivia Sethi Whitney Sheets and Kevin Gebert Diane and Ken Skotak Greg Smith Richard Snodgrass and Merrie Brucks Nelle Starr Barbara Stokely Ms. Susan M. Swick Jay Sykes Sandra and Barry Thall Susan and Glyn Thickett Hugh and Allyn Thompson Catherine and Bruce Uhl Joan and Gerald Vandevoort Barbara and John Walker Julia Waterfall-Kanter and Brian Kanter Caryll and Gerald Webner Mary and Ronald Weinstein Mel and Joni Weiser

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

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Sandy Czachor Sherry Dailey Augusta Davis $500 - $999 Raul Delgado Phil Derkum and Flora Yee Wendy and Elliott Weiss Marjorie and Gerald Dixon Janice Wezelman and Aimee and Stephen Doctoroff David Bartlett Aeni Domme Jana and Mark Wilcke Karen and David Donnelly Jody and Rob Wilson Randi Dorman and Nancy and Ted Wolter Rob Paulus Marilyn and Peter Woods John Douglas Sheri Zapp Carole and David Drachler Elizabeth Zukoski Donal Drayne Darrell Durham Jackie and Tom Edwards FRIEND Judith and Lawrence Effken $250 - $499 James Eichman Lee and Spencer Elliot Anonymous (7) Elaine and Mario Espericueta Audrey and Daniel Abrams Maxine and Ted Eyde Jada Ahern Karen and Lionel Faitelson Cheri Anderson Keith Figgins Shirley and Thor Anderson Nancy and Richard Fintzy Jessica L. Andrews and Mary Jo Fitzgerald Timothy W. Toothman Patricia Fluhrer John Arbuckle, Jr. Sarilyn and Sherman Fogel Miguel Arenas and M. and R. Fowler Katherine Belk-Arenas Nancy Bodinet and Julia and Neal Armstrong Todd H. Franks Susan Johnson-Ash Timothy Freeh and Gregory Ash Michele Frisella Carolee and Daniel Asia Greg Furrier Rae and Peter Aust Jennifer and Enrique Aviles Allen and Bruce Galin Gary Gephart Marianne Ayres Lauralyn and Edward Gesten Gail and Michael Baer Gini and Gary Gethmann Jackie and Emery Barker Mary and Robert Gillett Susann Baron Miriam and Richard Glabman Catherine Beardsley Linda and James Goggin Tony Bebbington Midge and Gerald Golner Dr. Cash and Susanne Eloise Gore and Allen Hile Beechler Mary and John Gorny Kathleen and Bill Bethel Peggy Goulding Judy and Robert Bolt Janet Grace Susan and John Bowers Sharon and Barry Briskman Susan and Loring Green Ann and Mike Guilfoy Ann and John Brooks Ann Stanton and David and Janet Brown Robert Haddock Michael Heimbuch and Leslie and Michael Hammond Mitchell Bunting Lynn and Michael Harris Diana and Jay Caldwell Michael and Phyllis Hawkins Brian and Lauren Cantoni Renee and Marty Capanna James Hazlewood Johnny Helenbolt Elaine and Morton Pat and John Hemann Cederbaum Bette Henriques Karen Chesrown Pamela and Hans Churchill James Herzfeld Marcia and Gregory Hilliard Dr. Jay and Betty Citrin Joyce A. and Richard S. Clark Sharon and Jesse Hise Mary Hojnacki David Cohen Shelley and Kenneth Corriell Gerri and Barry Holt Patty Burger and Joe Coyle Robert Howard Lyndle Cummings Thomas Hudak

Lori and David Iaconis Christel and Kenton Ide Norma Inkster Marsha and David Irwin Deborah Jamieson and Scott DeWald Thomas Jensen Mary and Thomas Johnson Richard and Shirley Johnson S.B. Katz, MD, JD and D. Stephenson Pamela and Charles Katzenberg Louise and Joseph Keane Lendre and King Kearns Elizabeth Keith Martha and George Kellner Judith Kelly Raymond Kemp and Richard Douglas Bruce Kilbride and Lynn Krabbe Susan and Carlton King Suzanne King Carolyn Kinney Stephen Klafter Suzan-Oda and Bill Knese Susan and Richard Knutson Judith and John Kofron Nina and Michael Kotin Jessica and Stephen Kozloff Lynne Lagarde and Bob Stankus Kathryn Lamm Maxine and Jeffrey Leonard Marcia Lindley Amanda Lomayesva Paul Loucks Gypsy and David Lyle Laura and Barry Mac Ban Cornelia and Stuart MacKay Mr. and Mrs. Mandel Thom and Kathy Mansur Irene and Bill Marsh Shirley and Stanley Matlick Ann and George Mavko Sandra McNabb Virginia Mead Jeffrey Messing Mark Mettes Judith D. Meyer and Dr. Richard B. Meyer Leone Mohney Phyllis Morgan Virginia and David Morthland Susan and Larry Moss Melvin E. Mounts Molly and Jordan Munic Alice and Edward Neuwirth Margie Nicholson Sara and Ben Norton Elise and Rick Oestreich Macia and John Orcutt Michael and Patricia Ore

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