Cinderella - Northwest Children's Theater

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DECEMBER 2, 2017–JANUARY 1, 2018

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Cinderella Music, Lyrics, and Book by Ezra Weiss DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Sarah Jane Hardy MUSIC DIRECTOR: Ezra Weiss SET AND PROPERTIES DESIGN: John Ellingson COSTUME DESIGN: Mary Eggers LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Wax SOUND DESIGN: Jake Newcomb

Cast

WIG DESIGN: Emie Otis

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Musical Numbers ACT ONE OVERTURE Orchestra I JUST WANNA DANCE Cinderella, Bobby, Ensemble WE JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY King, Queen, Bobby I’M SURE HE’LL PICK YOU Putrice, Pustula I CAN DO ANYTHING Cinderella PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Madame Bernadette, Cinderella

Ensemble Audrey Campbell** Sam Cohen Annika Cutler Kieran Gettel-Gilmartin Martin Hernandez* Chase Kerman** Josephine McGehee Chandra Maya Dehnert Josephine McGehee Elizabeth O’Brien

Isabelle Packham Millie Polzin** Libby Rouffy* Maggie Stanton* Riley Suzuki Harrison Talcott** Jasper Warhus** Michaela Warren** Lauren White *Member of NWCT's 2017–18 Interns NW **Member of NWCT's 2017–18 Studio NW

Approximate production run time: 2 hours. There will be one fifteen minute intermission.

Recorded Musicians Conductor �������������������������������������������������������������������� Ezra Weiss

A HOLIDAY BALL Vincent, Ensemble

Reeds 1.................................................................. Mary-Sue Tobin

I DON’T NEED LIGHTS Cinderella, Bobby, Ensemble

Reeds 3................................................................. Michelle Medler

ACT TWO WELL THIS IS AWKWARD Abigail, Tammy, Ensemble I’M SURE HE’LL PICK YOU (REPRISE) Puruline THE SHOW MUST GO ON Vincent, Madame Bernadette, Ensemble I WANT THIS PLAY TO END Cinderella, Bobby, Sid A SONG AND A DANCE Ensemble THE REASON IS YOU Bobby, Cinderella I JUST WANNA DANCE (REPRISE) Company

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Reeds 2........................................................John Nastos/Tim Jensen Trumpet 1 ������������������������������������������������������������������� Greg Garrett Trumpet 2................................................ Farnell Newton/Derek Sims Trombone 1 ������������������������������������������������������������������� Stan Bock Trombone 2................................................ Nick Sweet/John Ohnstad Piano................................................... Dan Gaynor/Reece Marshburn Bass............................................................................... Jon Shaw Drums.............................................................Tim Rap/Mark Griffith Recorded by Dennis Carter at Falcon Recording Studios

Production Crew Company Stage Manager Roger Monroe Technical Director Steve Hambrick Master Carpenter Paul Brown Production Manager Jennie Spector Costume Shop Manager Nancy Christy Costume Stitchers Nancy Christy, Jean Hardy, Mary Eggers, Carrie Anne Huneycutt, Joy Flatz, Linda Jensen, Grace O'Malley, Renee Seed, Nancy Kurkinen, Cindi Kinder

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Scenic Artist John Ellingson Volunteer Coordinator & House Manager Becca Geislinger School Matinee Manager Cindi Kinder ASL Interpreters Sarah Hewlett, Erin Trine

Wardrobe Jean Hardy

Audio Interpreter Valory Lawrence

Sound Technician Jake Newcomb

Graphic Design Sucha Production

Lightboard Operators Paul Brown, Steve Hambrick

Cover & Poster Illustrator Lee Moyer

Technicians Sam Burns, Clara King*, Sinead Mooney*, Max O’Hare*, Ellie Smith*, Mikal Van Borg*, Abigail Weinman*, Becky Weiser*

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Cast Bios CAMILLE TRINKA

CINDERELLA

Camille is thrilled to be back at NWCT after appearing earlier this season as Amelia Earhart in Amelia Earhart’s First Flight! She was previously seen as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown at Enlightened Theatrics.

Camille graduated from The University of the Arts with a BFA in musical theater.

Her favorite roles include Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at UArts and Fiona in Shrek the Musical at Northwest Children’s Theater. She would like to thank Sarah Jane and Ez for this opportunity, and her friends and family for their love and support.

JOHN ELLINGSON

PRINCE BOBBY

John is back in tap shoes for another holiday show after receiving a Drammy for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Bert in Mary Poppins. He recently delighted NWCT audiences as Little One in The Starlings Present: Amelia Earhart’s First Flight and The Tail of Sleeping Beauty. Previously, he received a Drammy for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Bert in Mary Poppins. Other memorable roles include Cat in Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka, Pigeon in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, and Cat Jack the Thief in Pinocchio for which he received a Portland Area Musical Theatre Award for Outstanding Actor.

SIGNE LARSEN

MADAME BERNADETTE Signe is delighted to mark her 20th year at NWCT with Cinderella. She has recently appeared in Mary Poppins (Ms. Andrew/Mrs. Correy), and Shrek (Dragon/Sugar Plum Fairy) with NWCT, Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt/Fight Choreographer) with Bag & Baggage, and Sordid Lives (Latrelle) with Fuse Theater. Outside of theatre, Signe is a sword fighter, a fiddle player, a sailor, a seamstress, and a teacher. She holds a BFA emphasis in Acting from Cornish College of the Arts.

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KIMO CAMAT

VINCENT

Kimo is thrilled to return to NWCT after performing in the ensemble of Shrek.

Other Portland appearances include Mr. Todd in Judy Moody with Oregon Children’s Theater, Tunny in American Idiot with Triangle Productions, and Love & Information with Theatre Vertigo. Kimo studied Theatre/Drama at University of Portland, and sings in an a cappella group called B-Side Book Club.

Special thanks to friends, family, and significant otter, Mason!

ITHICA TELL

PURULINE

NWCT is delighted to welcome Ithica back to the stage, where she was last seen as the Duchess in Alice in Wonderland. A Portland theater favorite, Ithica was last seen as the Emcee in Under the Influence with Fuse, Mazeppa in Gypsy with Broadway Rose, and in the title role in Othello with Post5.

“Special thanks to Isha for the Bug. And to Ethan for filling my future with love and excitement.”

ASHLEY COATES

PUTRICE

NWCT is thrilled to have Ashley back onstage after her performances as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1995) and Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (1997). She more recently appeared as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Mt. Baker Theater, and Fleur in Phantom at Stumptown Stages, and has worked with dozens of companies all over the Pacific Northwest. Ashley thanks her family and friends.

KELLY SINA

PUSTULA

Kelly is happy to make her NWCT debut! She has recently appeared as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Martha Jefferson in 1776 with Lakewood Theatre, Louise in Gypsy with Broadway Rose, and Marian in The Music Man with Clackamas Rep. Kelly holds a BA in Musical Theatre from Hope College,

MI. “Thank you to NWCT for this exciting opportunity! So much love to my friends and husband, Adam, I love you. God is so good!”

ERIK JAMES

KING

Erik is excited to be back on the NWCT stage for its 25th anniversary season, especially since he’s been here since its very humble beginnings and has now appeared in over 50 productions. His most recent role was as Turtle in Snow White, and some of his other favorites have been Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins, Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Little John in Robin Hood, and Daniel Webster in The Devil and Daniel Webster. He has also performed with other Portland area theaters, this past summer as the crazed General in Visit to a Small Planet for the Lakewood Theater Co. He’s been a professional actor since he was a child himself, so as always, he dedicates this show to all the kids he’s watched grow up on this stage, many of whom he is proud to continue to work with to this day.

PATTY PRICE-YATES

QUEEN

Patty marks her fourth production with NWCT, with her first being the 2001 NWCT production of A Wrinkle In Time, followed by Our Town and NWCT’s second production of the beloved Disney musical Beauty And Thee Beast, in the role of Madame de la Grande Bouche. Patty has worked as an actor/singer in Portland at Broadway Rose, Lakewood Musical Theatre (Fiddler On The Roof, Bell, Book, and Candle, and The Secret Garden) and Stumptown Stages (Grease, The Reunion, and Jekyll And Hyde, The Musical. Patty’s favorite role is still Mama Vitale, Mother of the Bride in the long running, hugely successful Portland production of Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding. With four grown children Patty and husband Tom celebrated 40 years of marriage in January. She loves being a ‘Me Me’ to five grandchildren under age 7.

CREA SISCO

SID

Crea is thrilled to make her Mainstage debut! A member of Studio NW, she has appeared on the Second Stage as Ugly in Honk, and as Horton in Seussical the Musical with Cathedral Park Music. A dancer, pianist, crafter, nature enthusiast, and cookie baker, she has also appeared as an extra on Portlandia.

AUDREY CAMPBELL

ENSEMBLE

Audrey is glad to be back for her third holiday show at NWCT after appearing in the Ensemble of The Wizard of Oz, and as Young Fiona/Shoe Maker’s Elf in Shrek. As a member of Studio NW, Audrey played Sir Gallahad in Spamalot and Bernard in Brave New World, and has trained in Comedia del Arte, viewpoints, stage combat, and music theory. She’d love to thank her parents and brother for

their love and support, as well as Amy Aronson, Dustin Brown, and Sarah Jane for all they’ve done to help her grow as both a performer and person.

SAM COHEN

ENSEMBLE

This is Sam’s first Mainstage performance and he has enjoyed working with the cast and crew of this year’s Cinderella. He has been performing for the last ten years and trained with local theatre groups for the last five. Sam recently started his freshman year of highschool, and enjoys making YouTube videos, playing games, and singing.

ANNIKA CUTLER

ABIGAIL/ENSEMBLE

Annika is thrilled to be back on the NWCT stage!

Memorable NWCT roles include an original Starling in The Starlings Present: The Tail of Sleeping Beauty, Mouse in Goodnight

Moon, Sophie in The BFG, and Molly in Annie. She has also performed as Janie in Stumptown Stage’s It’s A Wonderful Life. Annika is a junior at St. Mary’s Academy.

KIERAN GETTELGILMARTIN ENSEMBLE

NWCT audiences have enjoyed Kieran’s performances as Prince John in Robin Hood, Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (PAMTA Award for Outstanding Young Actor), and in the ensembles of The Wizard of Oz and Shrek the Musical.

A Kids Co. alumnus, the Wilson High School freshman also participates in Young People’s Theatre Project. Kieran thanks his family.

MARTIN HERNANDEZ

ENSEMBLE

Martin is excited to be back on the NWCT Mainstage!

He’s previously appeared as

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the Narrator in The Starlings Present: The Tail of Sleeping Beauty and as the Mad Hatter and Pied Piper in Shrek the Musical. Coming up, he can be seen in 1980’s Teen Musical with Staged!

Productions, where he is also a member of S! Conservatory. Martin has trained with NWCT since age 7, and is currently a first year intern. He thanks his family, friends, mentors, John and Sarah Jane, and everyone who has supported him in his acting career.

CHASE KERMAN

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Chase appeared with NWCT as the Mayor of Munchkinland/Ensemble of The Wizard of Oz, and on the Second Stage in Studio NW’s Spamalot. She also performed with Beaverton Civic Theatre as Squirrel in Elephant and Piggie, and in Godspell with the Broadway Rose Teen Camp. An ACMA eighth grader, Chase is a Kids Co., Studio Jr., and Summer Days! alumnus, and a member of Studio NW. She holds near native fluency in Chinese, and can be found listening to Fun Home and Urinetown on a loop. She sends special thanks to her mom, dad, and friends for their support, and Sarah Jane for this wonderful opportunity.

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Chandra is thrilled to make her Mainstage debut. She is in the eleventh grade at ACMA, where she has appeared in Smile (Doria Hudson), Assassins (David Herold), and Voyage of the Shero (Galatea). On top of acting, singing, and dancing, Chandra enjoys reading, making iMovie trailers, and playing guitar and ukulele. She really appreciates everyone who has made this experience possible for her!

JOSEPHINE MCGEHEE

ENSEMBLE

NWCT welcomes Josephine to the Mainstage! A sophomore at the Arts and Communications Magnet Academy, Josephine has previously appeared with Oregon Children’s Theater

in Goosebumps the Musical (Cami), Artist’s Repertory Theater in The Miracle Worker (Martha), and ACMA in Into the Woods and Once Upon A Mattress.

Josephine enjoys running and singing, and sends a special thanks to her family for being so supportive.

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ELIZABETH O’BRIEN

ENSEMBLE

Cinderella marks Elizabeth’s Mainstage debut, after appearing in Summer Days! and other NWCT training programs. She played Young Fiona/ Storyteller in Shrek the Musical with Admiral Theatre, and Helen in Children’s Hour, Ensemble in Assassins, and Messenger in Macbeth at ACMA, where she is a freshman. She has also trained with Young Musicians and Artists.

ISABELLE PACKHAM

ENSEMBLE

Cinderella is Isabelle’s Mainstage debut! She previously appeared with NWCT in the 2014 Kids Co. Winter Show, and as Earnest in The Importance of Being Earnest About Zombies. Other performances include Fiona in Shrek Jr. at Gilkey Middle School, and Mrs. Smith in Mary Poppins at Sunset High School, where she’s in 10th grade. Besides acting, singing, and dancing, Isabelle enjoys skateboarding, drawing, reading, and writing. She thanks her grammy for her support.

MILLIE POLZIN

ENSEMBLE

A Studio NW member since 2016, Millie has appeared on the NWCT Second Stage as Lenina Crowne in Brave New World and in the Ensemble of Spamalot. Other favorite roles include Jo March in Little Women and Bird Girl in Seussical the Musical at Jackson Middle School, where she sings in the Ensemble Choir. Millie sends special thanks to her Gramma Sue and parents for funding her theater training and giving her rides everywhere, and to her wonderful friends for their support.

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cast bios LIBBY ROUFFY

RILEY SUZUKI

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Libby is proud to perform in her fourth Mainstage production at NWCT. She was first seen in Mary Poppins, winning a PAMTA award for Best Young Performer. Libby is a sophomore at Catlin Gabel. When she isn’t acting or tapping, she enjoys chess and hanging out with friends. Libby thanks her family for their love and support. Enjoy the show!

MAGGIE STANTON

WENDY/ENSEMBLE

NWCT is delighted to welcome Maggie to the Mainstage! A second year intern, Maggie appeared in last year’s Interns NW Showcase, and in the ensemble of The Sound of Music at St. Mary’s Academy, where she is also part of the Marian Singers. Maggie is a former member of the Portland Theatre Brigade and an avid Harry Potter fan who dislikes breakfast foods. She thanks her family, friends, and NWCT.

A Kids Co. and Studio NW alumni, Riley is glad to return to the Mainstage after appearing in the ensemble of The Wizard of Oz. Riley performed as Pugsley in The Addams Family with Beaverton Civic Theater, in the Children’s Chorus of Carmen with Portland Opera, and as Belle in Beauty and the Beast with Highland Park Middle School, where she in the eighth grade. She thanks her parents, grandparents, and friends for their support.

HARRISON TALCOTT

ENSEMBLE

NWCT is happy to welcome Harrison back to the Mainstage, where he appeared in the ensemble of The Wizard of Oz. With Kids Co., Harrison performed in Welcome to Willoughby and Holiday Academy. A 7th grader at West Sylvan Middle School, Harrison is currently a member of Studio NW

and the MAC swim team. He thanks his mom, dad, sister, friends, and teachers for being always being supportive of his acting career.

JASPER WARHUS

ENSEMBLE

Jasper is thrilled to make his Mainstage debut! He previously appeared at NWCT in Studio NW’s Spamalot as Sir Lancelot, and as Tevye in Cedar Park Middle School’s Fiddler on the Roof.

A ninth grader at Sunset High School, Jasper’s hobbies include piano, singing, and dancing.

MICHAELA WARREN

ENSEMBLE

Michaela has previously appeared with NWCT in The Wizard of Oz (Emerald City Guard) and Elephant and Piggie (Squirelle). Other performances include Billy Elliot (Angela Robson) with Pixie Dust Productions and Knuffle Bunny (Trixie) with Beaverton Civic Theater. Michaela is an 8th grade student at ACMA who loves reading, photography, and hanging out with her friends.

She thanks her family and friends for their support, and Sarah Jane for the opportunity.

LAUREN WHITE

ENSEMBLE

Lauren is glad to be back for another holiday show after appearing in the ensemble of The Wizard of Oz. She also performed in High School Musical (Martha, Dance Captain), Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl, Belle understudy), and Godspell (Ensemble) with Valley Catholic High School, where she is currently a Junior. Lauren is a 16–17 NWCT Intern, a 2015 Teen Idol Finalist, and National Honor Society member. Lauren thanks her family for their continuing support.

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creative team bios SARAH JANE HARDY

DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER

Recently, Sarah Jane directed Mary Poppins which received 7 Drammy Awards including Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreographer, and Best Production of a Musical; and 6 Portland Area Musical Theater Awards including Outstanding Director and Outstanding Production.

She also enjoyed directing the world premieres of The Starlings Present: Amelia Earhart’s First Flight, Sherlock Holmes, The Jungle Book, El Zorrito, Rapunzel Uncut, Snow White, Robin Hood, Pinocchio, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Alice in Wonderland, and Hansel and Gretel; as well as The Wizard of Oz, Elephant & Piggie’s “We’re in a Play”, James and the Giant Peach, Seussical (2005/2012), Willy Wonka, Go, Dog. Go!, Annie, Narnia (2010, 2004), Goodnight Moon, The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, Crazy for You, The Legend of

Sleepy Hollow and more. Other Portland work includes directing The Lesser Magoo for defunkt theatre (for which she received a Drammy) and The Secret Garden for Staged! As a 2017 recipient of the Theater for Young Audience’s Ann Shaw Fellowship, Sarah Jane traveled to Indonesia to study under Balinese shadow puppet master, I Made Sadia.

EZRA WEISS

BOOK, MUSIC, LYRICS Ezra Weiss has been active in theatre since he was 10 years old, and is thrilled to have NWCT commissioning Cinderella. He holds a Bachelors in Jazz Composition from the Oberlin Conservatory and a Masters in Jazz Piano from Queens College. He has recorded six albums as a bandleader, most recently Before You Know It [Live in Portland].

Ezra has led bands at major venues and festivals throughout the U.S., including several week-long engagements at Jazz

at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club CocaCola. He has won the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award three times, and has been listed in DownBeat Critics Polls in the Rising Star Arranger category. In addition to Cinderella, Ezra has written music and lyrics for two other children’s musicals: Alice in Wonderland and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Cast recordings of Alice and Cinderella were each named one of the Top 10 Cast Albums of 2009 and 2013 respectively

by TalkinBroadway.com. Ezra currently lives with his wife and two sons in Portland, where he teaches at Portland State University.

MARY EGGERS

COSTUME DESIGN NWCT welcomes Mary back this season for Cinderella and Chitra: The Girl Prince. She is a recipient of several Drammy Awards for her costume designs for NWCT (Mary

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creative team bios Poppins, Snow White, Pinocchio, Wizard of Oz, and Go, Dog. Go!), and for Les Miserables with Broadway Rose Theatre.

Other memorable NWCT work includes the premieres of Alice in Wonderland, Hansel & Gretel, Robin Hood, and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mary is the former Costume Director for the La Jolla Playhouse and graduate of the renowned MFA design program at the University of California - San Diego.

JOHN ELLINGSON

SCENIC & PROPERTIES DESIGN John is NWCT’s Associate Artistic Director, and his artistic stamp has been on every NWCT production since 2006. For NWCT, John has acted, devised, co-directed, taught classes, and designed and fabricated scenery, props, and puppets. Favorite productions include NWCT’s Starling series, for which John recently designed and fabricated 25 original puppets, and Mary Poppins, which was the recipient of 7 Drammy Awards including Outstanding Achievement in Properties Design; and 6 PAMTAs including Outstanding Set Designer. Other memorable productions include Elephant & Piggie, James and the Giant Peach (2013 Drammy recipient for Special Design), The BFG (2012 Drammy Award for Outstanding Mask Design), Busytown, Snow White, Pinocchio, The Wizard of Oz, Go, Dog. Go! and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. John studied puppetry in the U.K. as a recipient of the Portland Civic Theatre Guild’s Leslie O. Fulton Fellowship.

MICHAEL WAX

JAKE NEWCOMB

SOUND DESIGN

Jake recently returned from working as the head audio engineer for the 80th anniversary season of the Tony Award winning outdoor drama The Lost Colony, on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. He has mixed shows at Portland Center Stage, The Newmark Theater, Reed College, and some of his work will be seen this year at Artist Repertory Theatre. He also works as a freelance engineer, and has recorded voiceover projects for OCAC, podcasting, commercials and much more. He holds a B.A. in Audio Engineering from NESCom in Bangor, Maine where he was born and raised. He is thrilled to be back in Portland for his 4th season at NWCT!

EMIE OTIS

WIG DESIGN

Emie Otis is a native Portlander who has been practicing hair for over 15 years. She started out with photo shoots and moved on to film and tv where she worked on NBC’s Grimm, and TNT’s The Librarians as the key hairstylist. She designed her first feature film 3 years ago for Green Room starring Patrick Stuart, Anton Yelchin, and Imogen Poots. She just returned from London where she learned the age old art of wig making and has turned her passion to the stage.

ROGER MONROE

COMPANY STAGE MANAGER

In addition to stage LIGHTING DESIGN management (for which Michael is very pleased he has received multiple to be working with NWCT Drammy Awards) and coas Lighting Designer for directing NWCT’s Interns NW, Roger Cinderella. The former designs sets, lights, and properties for Technical Director of The Black Ensemble Main and Second Stage productions Theater in Chicago, Michael moved back and Playlabs. Previously his work was to Portland in 2015. He worked most seen in Sherlock Holmes, El Zorrito, recently with Artist Repertory Theater for Busytown, Rapunzel Uncut, The Hobbit An Octoroon, Third Rail for The Flick, (2009), The Tragedy of Romeo and and Northwest Children’s Theater for Juliet, Seussical, and The Magic Mrs. The Starlings Present: Amelia Earhart’s Piggle Wiggle (2002) for which he First Flight. Michael looks forward to received a Drammy in Scene Design. collaborating with the amazing NWCT Roger holds a B.S. in Theater Arts from creative team again in the future.

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Administrative Staff Managing Director Judy Kafoury Artistic Director Sarah Jane Hardy Education Director Leigh Mallonee Marketing & Development Director Nick Fenster Associate Artistic Director John Ellingson Interim Production Manager Jennie Spector Company Stage Manager & Interns NW Director Roger Monroe Technical Director Steve Hambrick Master Carpenter Paul Brown Resident Artist Sam Burns Interns NW Director Andrés Alcalá Outreach Manager Nicole Smith Studio and Kids Co. Coordinator Dustin Brown Volunteer Coordinator & House Manager Becca Reyes-Geislinger Marketing & Development Assistant Emily Estrada Box Office Co-Managers Rebecca Hawkins, Amanda Clark HR Director Cindy Simpson Finance Manager Cindi Kinder Maintenance Manager Mike Musick Registrar Chris Parsons

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CORNERSTONE SUPPORT ($20K+) Gregory & Judy Kafoury ♥♥♥♥ Kafoury & McDougal ♥♥♥♥ Meyer Memorial Trust ♥ James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation ♥ Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust ♥ Oregon Community Foundation ♥ Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support of the City of Portland, Multnomah county, and the Arts Education & Access Fund ♥♥♥♥ SPOTLIGHT CIRCLE ($10K–$19,999) Collins Foundation ♥♥♥♥ NW Neighborhood Parks & Recreation Fund of OCF ♥ Sarah A. Stewart Foundation DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($5K–$9,999) Auzten Family Foundation ♥ Robert & Julia Ball ♥ ♥ Barclay Event Rentals & Design ♥ Juan Young Trust ♥ NW Neighborhood Cultural Center in memory of Bing Sheldon Oregon Arts Commission ♥ Oregon Cultural Trust ♥♥ Raghavan Family CAT IN THE HAT CIRCLE ($1,000–4,999) Anne Bothwell ♥ Anonymous (2) Benjamin Buckley Young Actors Fund of OCF Julie Carreira ♥ Bertram W. Coltman Jr. Foundation ♥ Carolyn Sheldon ♥♥ David & Lori Tucker ♥♥ ESCO ♥ Holmes Family ♥ Jessie Jonas ♥ Lawrence W. Browne, MD ♥ Lyford Family ♥♥ Mark McDougal Penny Harris ♥ Rodney L. & Lynn M. Staben ♥♥ Sanford Reece Family Sonya & Thayer White Standke Family ♥♥ Talcott Family ♥♥ The Jennings Family The Patricia Sammis Family The Sehdev Family Thomas & Jeanne Patterson

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Tim Dunn Family Waterleaf Architecture ♥♥♥♥ Willem van Veldhuisen Family ♥

EMERALD CITY CIRCLE ($500–999) Bob & Cindy Thompson in honor of Merrit Thompson Cindi & David Kinder Family ♥♥ Cindy & Larry Simpson ♥ Don & Jo Barney ♥♥ Edward Rouffy Family ♥ Intel Volunteer Matching Grant Program ♥ Julie & Timothy Crawford ♥ Kim & Chase Kopetz ♥ Kim & Victor Takla ♥ Kindermann-Skinner Family ♥ Nicholas Family Stephen Kafoury Susan Miner Susie & Bernie Miller ♥♥ Zawada Family MAGIC MIRROR CIRCLE ($250–499) Analene Pentopoulos Chris & Karen Eggert Cutler Family ♥ Erickson-Wohlgemuth Family Hanson Family ♥ Jacobson Family Jan Fancher Family John Petersen & Suzy Petersen Karen & Greg Smith ♥ Karin Seekamp & Doug Hicks ♥♥ Kathleen Harwood for Ileah & Isaac Johnson ♥♥ Kelly Burns ♥ Lisa Winterbottom & John Sullivan ♥♥ Lombard Family Melissa & Robert Good Famiy Nancy Davis & Jason Davis Phil & Heather McKnight ♥ Scott Kerman & Jill Speaker Stephen & Elizabeth Rouffy ♥ Strommer Family ♥ Teresa Campbell Family ♥ Thomas & Sherry Cook Wendy A. Mitchell Xander Patterson Family GOLDEN TICKET CIRCLE ($100–249) Art & Sarah Schmidt Bachrach-Widder Family Barbara Breck ♥ Barthold Family Beers Family Bejarano Family ♥ Beverly McKee Trover Brad Bowers Bradley Tebo & Margo Haygood ♥♥

Carleen Neisnack ♥ ♥ Carol F. Gourley in honor of Allison Gourley Carol Hibbs ♥ Carr-Valdovinos Family Charles & Christine Farrington Christina & Richard Croad Christy Strange Corina Colantino & Family Covarrubias Family ♥ ♥ Creekside Medical Cross Family Cunningham Family David Weber De-Ann, Robert & William Nourse Debbie DiPiero, Mia & Alex Collier ♥ Donald & Nancy Smith ♥ Donegan Family Donna Sabovik Family Dvortcsak Family Ed, Aimee, & Lucy Berg Edward Wistos Family Elgee Family • ♥ Emily Jones Family ♥ Ferguson Family Fife-Adams Family ♥ Flicker Family Frank, Marcia & Lauren Salmieri Fred Meyer Community Rewards Gibbs Fenster Family ♥ Goodrich Family ♥ Grewe Family Hanson-O’Hare Family Haub Family Hauger Family Heather Roney Family Hinkley Family Homer Chin Family ♥ Ivan & Jeannine Kafoury Jacqueline Firkin Janet Dunn Jennifer Nordstrom Family on behalf of Jennifer Politsch & Philip Tavernier Jill & Scott Wilson in honor of the Jones Family John & Diane Froelich Judi & Joe Taylor Julia & Jeff Young Kathryn Scotten Kathy Hemrich ♥ ♥ Kim & William Burton ♥ Kimmel Family Kristy & Alli Kuni ♥ Kulkarni Divekar Family Landau Family ♥ Leatherman, Collier, Cosho Family ♥ Leo & Marilou Reinikka ♥ ♥ Leslie Congleton & Silas Cook ♥ Levy Family ♥ Liesl Andrico for Javyn Lynden & Scott Hollowell

NWCT thanks our loyal donor families who have donated for multiple consecutive years: 3–5 Years ♥ 6–10 Years ♥ ♥ 11–15 Years ♥ ♥ ♥ 16+ Years ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

MacKay Family ♥ Malloy Family Marisha Childs & Sam Kubernick Marlee Brown & Dan Musser Maureen Huntley Meehan-Sneed Family ♥ Meridel Prideaux Michael & Marie Gettel-Gilmartin ♥ Michele Hancey Michelle Maida & James Hager ♥ Misty Tompoles in honor of Jenny Bunce Mooney Family ♥ Moses Family Nancy & Patrick Perry in memory of Bing Sheldon Nancy Hull ♥ Noel Family ♥ ♥ Nolfi Family ♥ ♥ Papasadero Family Reed Family ♥ ♥ Robert & Summer MacKay ♥ Rosemary Hendrickson Family ♥ Ruth Bach ♥ Sally Skelding ♥ ♥ Sandell-Sturtevant Family ♥ ♥ Sarah H. Knipper Schroeder Family Sherry Francis ♥ Sigler Family Sonja L. Connor Souza-Mayer Family Stacy & James Shaub ♥ Susak Family ♥ Susan Kelly in honor of the Graybill Family Terri Fuller ♥ Terzo Elkin Family Tessa Carter ♥ The Hewitt Family The Klohr Family The Margaret Balamuth Family Tif Rock ♥ Trees Family ♥ Trevor Franklin Family Trinka Family ♥ Victoria Pratt ♥ ♥ Wouhaybi Family ♥ Yen Mann Family ♥

KLICKITAT STREET CIRCLE (UP TO $99) Abbas Family Abellera Family Adam Croan Albert Hagood Family Alden Family Alex Asselineau ♥ Alice Li Allen Family Amanda Sledz Amazon Smile

Amber Harrison Family Amodeo Family Amy Costanza - Smith Amy Haigh Family Amy Longeteig Andrea O’Donnell Anita Drew Family Anna Davis Anne Samson Annee Von Borg Family Anonymous (7) Arguello Family Austin Family Aya Morton Family Bosworth - Foley Family for Teegan & Maeve Brad & Loretta Clark Braxton Family Brooke Jockin Family Bruce Bass Family Caitlin Ward Family Carew Family Carla Starr Family Carol Chislett Carol Lorion Family Caroline Cummins Family Caroline Jaffee Carrie Lind Family Cary Clarke & Meri Dunn Casey Collett - Paule Cassandra Forbess Ceaser Family Cecily Au Family Charlotte Rubin and Family Christina Wood Christine Niskanen Family Chureau Family Colombo Family Crenshaw Family Cruz Munoz Family Daniel Drozdenko Family Diana Larson Donna Greene Family Dustin Monda Family Eileen Kressel Eileen Schmidt Elena Temkin Family Elizabeth Kurtz Family Elizabeth Smith Emily Emanuel Family Eve Klockman Fenn Family Fielland Family Fisher Family Geiger Family Georgia Hughes Gitane Lee Royce Family Gowri Meda & Kevin Johnson ♥ ♥ Green Family Helen Spector Henderson Family Hersey Family Hewitt Family Higgins Family Horiszny Family

Hughes Family Jacqueline Copeland Family Jacqueline White Family Jane Anne Morton Family Jason Habalar Household Jeff & Grace Mandel Jenifer Flynn Family Jennifer Bloom Family Jenny Bunce Joseph Kamman Jost Family Julianne Bava Family Juliet Hatcher-Ross Karen Dougherty Karen Moen Kari Christensen Kathleen Forney Kathryn Gavula Katie Johnson Family Katie Longstreth Family Kearns Family Kengla Family Kirsten Leahy Family Kolwitz Family Kristi Hickox & Family Kurisu Family Laura Taylor Lech Family Lembo Family Lin McAtee Linda Cummings Family Linda DiPaola Family Linda Fields Family Loriaux Family Lyndsey McCartney Family Lyttle Family Mallory Family Mandy Williams Family Marcelle Furrow-Kiebler Family Margaret Furniss Family Margie Farwell Marianne Wakerlin Family Marina Capizzi Maritza Dash Family Martha Amick Martin Samuelson Maryellen Murphy Mboup Family Megan Bolton Family Megan Harned Family Melissa Mason Family Melody Koontz ♥ Merrit Thompson Michael George Micheline Mosher Miluse Vitkova Family MJ Christopher & Tomas Oliva Monica Hayes Naomi Bloom Natalie Genter-Gilmore Family O’Rourke-Vaupel Family Omar Shaar Family Oswaldo Jimenez Family Pam Epley Patricia Kramer Family Piccard Family Polly Bass Rebecca Pearcy Family Richard Dabnry Family Richmond Family Robert Strejc Family Roberta Pietrok Family Sandri Family Sarah Richardson Sean Ferris Family Shanahan Family Siobhan Kirk Sophia Mackenzie Stafford Peterka Family

Stan Marshburn Family Stephanie Burchfield ♥ Straub Family Susan Glavin Family Susan Rowland The Ann Funkhouse Family The Aquilla Hurd-Ravich Family The Caroline Swindells Family The Dani Kerrigan Family The Deborah Driscoll Family The Devery - Trachtenberg Family The Dunitz Family The Ellenby Family The Emily Maruna Family The Lockett Taylor Family The Lori Farrell Family The Palacios Family The Renata Lasich Family The Schiefelbein Family The Snyder Family The Terry Fest Family The Thielen Family The Toni Marcelin Family The Wright - Coogans Family The Yungte Wang Family Tina Bruno Family Traci Kramer Family Ty Schultz-Reynolds in honor of Katrina Edwards Victoria Marchese Family Wendy Reznicsek Wohlmut Family ♥ Youngstrom Family Zach Alten

PADDLERAISE SUPPORTERS OF NWCT’S ACCESS PROGRAMS: Elizabeth Anderson Deirdre Atkinson in memory of Barbara Barnard Robert & Julia Ball Beard Family Anne Bothwell Melody & Mark Bridges Steve & Lory Caldwell Teresa Campbell Family Diane Carlsen Marisha Childs & Sam Kubernick Classen Family Mike Cohen Bertram W. Coltman Jr. Foundation George Comalli Andree Culpepper Family Gordon Davis & Viki White Delaplane Family Tim Dunn Family Monique Eldridge Family Joseph Eustaquio Ellen Fader Family Dick Feeney Gibbs Fenster Family Cassandra Forbess Fuller-Klune Family Gibbs-Seed Family Harold Goldstein Mary Green Holly Haggerman Patricia Hanson Hanson-O’Hare Family Bob & Jean Hardy Jessica Harrison Korrie & Alan Hoeckendorf Shelda Holmes Rik Hornick Family Rebecca Houghton Jacquelyn Janulis Family Emily Jones

Deborah Kafoury & Nik Blosser David Kafoury Gregory & Judy Kafoury Ivan & Jeannine Kafoury Stephen Kafoury Trevor Kafoury Scott Kerman & Jill Speaker Cindi & David Kinder Family Klein - Wolf Family Bryan Lang Family Leatherman, Collier, Cosho Family Esther Lindbloom Jen Livengood Natalie Long Family Lyford Family Jenn Lynch MacKay Family Malloy Family Marguier Family Annette Martin Martin-Weber Family Susie Miller Mooney Family Shelley Muir Family Andrea Nicholas Stacy Nordstrom Gabriela Orwick Family Don Oxford Papasadero Family Dawn Penna Family Chelsea Querner Family Sanford Reece Family Leo & Marilou Reinikka Wendy Reznicsek Mary Rochon-Eggers Ross Family Jeff Sanders

Clyde Savery Kara Schuft Family Jeff Seats Lois Seed Karin Seekamp & Doug Hicks Serritella-Bachara Family Carolyn Sheldon Cindy & Larry Simpson Simpson-Black Family Peggy Sinclair & Brian Kerr Ann & Eric Smith Family Daniel Sneed Amanda Soden Jennie Spector Rodney L. & Lynn M. Staben Standke Family Stoianoff-Byrne Family Anne Talcott Liz Terzo Thompson Family Kathryn Tolman Family David & Lori Tucker Carol Turner Viehl Family John & Nancy Walters Laura Warren Family Bonnie Wheeler Heidi Wilcox Jasper Wong Family Wong Family Thank You to All of NWCT’s Auction Donors!

Please contact NWCT with any changes for this list. 503-222-2190 donations@nwcts.org

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