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pen /man /ship

By Christina Anderson | Directed by Lucie Tiberghien

PRESENTING SEASON SPONSORS

PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS

pen/man/ship

Harold Goldstein & Carol Streeter

By Christina Anderson

Ronni Lacroute

FEBRUARY 8–MARCH 5

SHOW SPONSORS

CAST Adrian Roberts*

Charles Boyd

Vin Shambry*

Cecil

Andrea Whittle

Ruby Heard

DeLance Minefee*

Jacob Boyd

Charles Grant

Ship Crew

Tonea Lolin

Ship Crew

Tamera Lynn

Ship Crew

CREATIVE TEAM Lucie Tiberghien

Director

Jamie Lynne Simons*

Stage Manager

Kris Stone

Scenic Designer

Solomon Weisbard

Lighting Designer

Laura Shirk Charles

Costume Designer

Victoria Deiorio

Sound Designer

Matt Wiens

Sound Engineer

Rachel Schmerge Christian Andrews

Properties Designer Technical Director/Master Electrician

Tamera Lynn

Assistant Director

Rachel Lewis

Assistant Stage Manager

Breydon Little

Production Assistant

Steve Valery, Jeff Dines & Jeff Ruggiero Taylor Blackwell Jessie McClanahan

Carpenters Scenic Artist Portrait Artist

SPECIAL THANKS TO Eric Little, Mary and Eddie Tagliani, Trent Kugler, Margaret McKowen, Contemporary American Theater Festival RUN TIME: 2 HOURS, 15 MINUTES

The Boeing Company Ann Brayfield & Joseph Emerson Jess Dishman Michelle Mark & Michael Ecker Ned Ludd OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Mary & Don Blair Ellyn Bye The Collins Foundation Kinsman Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation Raymond Family Foundation Judy Shih & Joel Axelrod State of Oregon Phillip Terranova Steve & Elsie Weaver Friends of Sandra Zickefoose SPECIAL THANKS

Lagunitas Brewing Company Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider Missionary Chocolates Stumptown Coffee Roasters Nossa Familia Coffee

SETTING: ATLANTIC OCEAN, 1896

pen/man/ship is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. www.bretadamsltd.net pen/man/ship was written and developed as a part of the National New Play Network’s Playwright-in-Residence program and given its world premiere at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Opening night May 28, 2014. Loretta Greco, Producing Artistic Director *Appears Courtesy Actors’ Equity Association. Actors equity association, founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org The photographic, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is prohibited.

Portland Playhouse receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Regional Arts and Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access fund.

“I WANT PEOPLE TO WALK IN AND THEN WALK OUT

AND NOT FEEL THE SAME”

PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE: You are playing the pivotal role of Ruby Heard. How did this all come together?

AW: It taught me how to be an artist. It taught me how to find my voice and what I want to say. It taught me to choose the art I want to be a part of that means the most to me—that’s how I get the most out of it and how the audience gets the most out of it, too. It taught me how to be vulnerable, and that was something I struggled with for a very long time. In shows like this, and other shows around town, this experience really helped me access that.

the pettiest things, but I think this play speaks to mass incarcerations and how America is really…mass incarceration is slavery. And it’s extremely relevant, and I don’t think a lot of people realize that. 13th brought that to my attention, so when I saw that, I was like, ‘Oh, shit.’

After the emancipation set us free, they pretty much tried to find something else, systematically…

ANDREA WHITTLE: When I first found out

PP: You weren’t always vulnerable?

AW: A little bit. [Laughter]

AW: In class, they always preach vulner-

PP: How do you think it will be received?

PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE RECENTLY CONDUCTED A Q&A WITH ANDREA WHITTLE, ONE OF THE STARS OF THE THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF CHRISTINA ANDERSON’S PLAY PEN/MAN/SHIP

they were doing pen/man/ship, I was super excited because I’d read the show…

They announced the season and I was still an [Acting] Apprentice. I read it and was like, ‘Oooh, I hope I get to read for it, or I’d hoped they’d at least keep me in mind. I was with [Playhouse artistic director and co-founder] Brian [Weaver], watching auditions for people that we wanted to audition for the season. And he said, ‘Yeah, write her down for pen/ man/ship.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, OK.’ I tried to be modest, to play it cool but I was super stoked.

PP: Did you think something like this was

AW: Honestly, I don’t know how it will be received here. The audience here is predominantly white, affluent people. They see theatre about these kind of stories and they feel so educated. They feel like, ‘Yes, I’ve experienced this.’ I don’t want it to be seen as… I want people to come and be changed and be charged to do something. After the show, I hope they take action. I hope it sticks with people. I want people to walk in and then walk out and not feel the same.

PP: Basically, you’re comfortable being

PP: So, what’s next? What’s the end goal?

uncomfortable.

AW: Confrontation Theatre, for sure.

We’re trying to get our first production on its feet, so we’re hitting the ground running with that. But then I want to break into film. I want to find an agent and break into that. And the Playhouse—for sure. The Playhouse is home. Hopefully, more with the Playhouse.

AW: Yep. And that’s important in acting, so important.

AW: I always dreamed of having a “lead”

PP: Do you see much of yourself in Ruby,

PP: So, how beneficial was being an Apprentice? Is this possible without that experience?

AW: I honestly think it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Because they know who I am as a person, and because they know how I work, I kind of…in the Apprenticeship, I laid the groundwork.

PP: You’ve been working a lot around town—is that more affirmation of the Apprenticeship? If so, what did you learn here that you use elsewhere?

yes?

ability, but it was a class, and that was that. But here, when it was an everyday thing—class, everyday life assignments we were given… Here, it was like an artist retreat being in the Apprenticeship.

It really made me focus, and I’m so far away from my family so I had to cut all of them off and really hone in on, ‘Damn, why am I not vulnerable with people? Why am I so afraid to tap into that?’ Being in the Apprenticeship, it kind of forced me, pushed me towards that so it has been super easy for me to access it now.

possible when you became an Apprentice? It’s a big deal, especially in this play, where there are four key roles, including yours, and you play the sole woman. role but coming to Portland, I didn’t know what to expect. [Front of House Manager and former Acting Apprentice] La’Tevin [Ellis] was like, ‘Come do this program— it’s a cool thing.’ I knew they liked me and I knew I jelled really well with the people at the Playhouse, but I didn’t know they would trust me enough to carry out a role this large. I’m extremely honored and extremely grateful. It’s everything I ever wished and hoped for.

PP: So there are heavy themes involved,

who is mysterious and headstrong?

AW: [Pause] Yeah… Hell, yeah. [Laughter] I was watching “Inside the Actor’s Studio” with Viola Davis—my favorite!— and she said when you play heroic and strong characters it’s so easy to just want to play into it, to play up to, to play the strong hero. And she said your job as an actor is how much of that you can play against. What makes Ruby human is, yes, she’s strong, but she’s also aware enough to know that her emotions don’t make her weak. She’s able to be vulnerable, and she’s able to tell her story— she’s human.

PP: Tell me why this show matters, why everyone should see this.

AW: It’s extremely relevant for me, and it’s extremely relevant at this time because I have family members that have been put away, in jail, for petty crimes and they’ve been in there, like, forever. I have a cousin now that has 10 years probation for

PP: Would you urge others to follow your route, specifically as an Apprentice?

AW: I’d tell them to do it. You get to see professional artists at work so you get to see how to be a professional artist. You get to grow as an artist because these professional artists are teaching you.

You get to mingle with all types of folks.

People from New York, wherever. You get to make all sorts of connections. You get to work with great people in a family-oriented environment… I wasn’t completely sold on Oregon until I met [education director and co-founder] Nikki [Weaver] and I felt a genuine care, felt like I was a part of her family. And during the first meeting, how everyone took me in, I felt extremely supported and extremely nurtured. And that’s the kind of environment I came from in undergrad, so it was an easy transition.

CAST ADRIAN ROBERTS (Charles Boyd)

Mr. Roberts is happy to be back in OR and working at Portland Playhouse. Mr. Roberts’ most recent credits are Willie in Master Harold and The Boys at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, Disciple Ufot in Runboyrun at the Magic Theatre, King Basillio in Life is A Dream at California Shakespeare, Claudius in Hamlet at California Shakespeare, originally played Charles Boyd in pen/man/ship at the Magic Theater, and Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop at Theaterworks. Mr. Roberts’ regional credits include three seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Booster in Jitney at American Stage, Ken in Playboy of the West Indies at Lincoln Center, among many others. Mr. Roberts has also appeared in television shows such as Scrubs, Criminal Minds, and Brothers and Sisters. Mr. Roberts is graduate of the American Conservatory Theater MFA program.

VIN SHAMBRY (Cecil)

Vin Shambry is honored to be back on stage at Portland Playhouse, where he has appeared in four August Wilson shows: Jitney, King Hedley II, Gem of the Ocean and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. His other Portland credits include the role of executioner in Salome at Portland Opera, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Portland Center Stage, Songs for a New World at Staged! and Mirace Theatre, for which he won a 2011 Drammy for lead musical actor, and (I Am Still) the Duchess of Malfi and Superior Donuts, for which he won a 2011 Drammy Award for lead actor, at Artists Rep. Broadway credits include Tom Collins in Rent and John in Miss Saigon.

He has toured nationally with Rent, Miss Saigon, Honk and Big River. In 2007, Vin was awarded the Audelco Award for Best Actor in a Play for Black Man Rising. Vin has a BFA in musical theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Vin also moonlights as a live storyteller at the Moth, Back Fence PDX and Entertainment for People, and is working on a collection of short stories about his childhood. In his day jobs, Vin directs and choreographs youth performances in local schools. vinshambry.com

ANDREA WHITTLE (Ruby Heard)

Andrea, a former Portland Playhouse Acting Apprentice, is a native of Miami, Florida, and has been living and acting in Portland for a year now. She was last seen in The Every 28 Hours Plays with Confrontation Theatre, Antigone Project at Profile Theatre

and Peter and the Starcatcher at Portland Playhouse. When not onstage, Andrea is proud to serve as managing director of the up-and-coming Confrontation Theatre. She feels extremely blessed to be able to use her gift to provide a voice to the voiceless and to be living her dreams out loud.

DELANCE MINEFEE (Jacob Boyd)

Originally from Arkansas, DeLance is excited to be making his Portland debut. Favorite theatre credits: HONKY (Off Broadway), Walken On Sunshine (NY Fringe), The Christians (WilmaTheatre/SyracuseStage), Lights Rise on Grace (Woolly Mammoth), Civil War Christmas (Huntington) and Donnie Darko (American Repertory). TV credits: Luke Cage (ABC/Netflix) and Shades of Blue (NBC). He holds a BA in Theatre Arts (Henderson State Univ.) and an MFA in Acting (American Repertory Theatre/ Moscow Art Theatre Institute at Harvard University).

CHARLES GRANT (Ship Crew)

Charles Grant is originally from Southern California and moved to Portland to spend the year as an Acting Apprentice at Portland Playhouse. He has a BFA in Acting (and many student loans) from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Past credits include A Christmas Carol and How I Learned What I Learned at Portland Playhouse, We Want the Funk, The Death of Kings Part 1 & 2, Venus, and In the Red and Brown Water at UCSB. He is extremely honored to be a part of telling this story in this place during this time. All love and gratitude to the pen/man/ship and Playhouse team, my family, and my friends near and far for their love and support.

TONEA LOLIN (Ship Crew)

Tonea Lolin is an Acting Apprentice with Portland Playhouse for the 2016–2017 season, and is ecstatic to understudy and be a part of such a rich and powerful story that is pen/man/ship. Being of Liberian descent makes this play very special to her. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BFA in Acting and a BA in Linguistics last June.

She was recently seen in A Christmas Carol at the Playhouse as Edna/Ensemble. Her past favorite roles include the title character Venus in Venus, Aunt Elegua in In the Red and Brown Water, and Carly in Most Massive Woman Wins at UCSB. She thanks all that worked so hard to make this beautiful production happen. Enjoy!

TAMERA LYNN (Ship Crew, Assistant Director)

Tamera Lynn is a fresh face in Portland, setting her sights on the boundless world of creative art, making sure to leave her mark in this vast city. With a BA in Theatre Performance, Tamera has added director, writer and filmmaker to her career. Since touching down in Portland, Tamera has been assistant director for How I Learned What I Learned, A Christmas Carol, and now pen/man/ship. She has produced marketing videos for Portland Playhouse and stage managed The Every 28 Hours Plays. Tamera is also communications and media director for Portland’s Confrontation Theatre. Tamera was the assistant director for Detroit ’67, and stage managed No Exit, The Dumb Waiter, and Bank Robbery with Florida A & M Universities’ Essential Theatre. She has also served as the costume manager at Irene C. Edmonds Youth Theatre Camp, as well as box office for Essential Theatre. Tamera is elated to set up shop in Portland, where she will continue her dual apprenticeship for directing and acting, and keep pushing forward.

CHRISTINA ANDERSON (Playwright)

Christina Anderson’s plays include The Ashes Under Gait City, Good Goods, Man in Love, Blacktop Sky, Hollow Roots, How to Catch Creation, and Drip. Her work has appeared at The Contemporary American Theater Festival, Penumbra, Yale Rep, A.C.T., The Public Theater, Crowded Fire, and other theaters all over the country. American Theater Magazine selected Anderson as one of the fifteen up-and-coming artists whose work will be transforming America’s stages for decades to come. For two consecutive years, her plays have appeared as one of the top recommendations on The Kilroy’s List, an annual industry survey of excellent new works by female playwrights. Awards and honors include 2015/16 Aetna New Voices Fellow (Hartford Stage), 2011/12 Playwright-in-Residence at Magic Theater (National New Play Network), two PONY nominations, 2011 Woursell Prize Finalist (University of Vienna), National Playwrights’ Conference residency at the O’Neill, Schwarzman Legacy Scholarship awarded by Paula Vogel, two Susan Smith Blackburn nominations, Lorraine Hansberry Award (American College Theater Festival), Van Lier Playwriting Fellowship (New Dramatists), Wasserstein Prize nomination (Dramatists Guild), and Lucille Lortel Fellowship (Brown University).

Born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, Christina obtained her B.A. from Brown

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM University and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama’s Playwriting Program.

She’s an assistant professor of Playwriting at SUNY-Purchase College.​Website: christinaandersonwriter.com.​

LUCIE TIBERGHIEN (Director)

Off Broadway: The Other Thing by Emily Schwend (Second Stage, NY); Soldier X by Rehana Mirza (Ma-Yi Theater Company); Don’t Go Gentle by Stephen Belber (MCC); Blind and The Pavilion by Craig Wright (Rattlestick Theater Company ); Hoodoo Love by Katori Hall (Cherry Lane Theater); A Small Melodramatic Story and Geometry of Fire, both by Stephen Belber (LAByrinth Theater Company, Rattlestick); Regional: Queens For A Year by TD Mitchell, Hartford Stage, pen/man/ship and The Ashes Under Gait City by Christina Anderson (Contemporary American Theater Festival); The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar (Milwaukee Rep); Blueprints to Freedom

by Michael Benjamin Washington (La Jolla Playhouse, and Kansas City Rep); Love in Afghanistan by Charles Randolph Wright (Arena Stage, DC); Water by the Spoonful

by Quiara Alegria Hudes (Arden Theater); Blood and Gifts by JT Rogers (La Jolla Playhouse); Great Falls by Lee Blessing (Humana Festival). Education: Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, BA in International Studies.

JAMIE LYNNE SIMONS (Stage Manager)

Jamie Lynne Simons’ previous Playhouse credits include You For Me For You and the extension of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. She also has helmed many voyages with Artists Rep and Third Rail. A former seaman of sorts herself, Jamie lived and worked for half a decade on cruise ships, traveling as far west as Tasmania (including a visit to Port Arthur) and eastward to St. Petersburg, Russia. Prior to that she studied, lived, and worked in Philadelphia for many years and was in the original cast of Animal Farm at the now defunct Mum Puppettheatre. She has a BFA in Applied Theater Arts from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

KRIS STONE (Scenic Designer)

Kris primarily designs original plays and operas. Selected Off Broadway: Sky Pony’s Wildness director Sam Buntrock (Ars Nova), A Lifetime Burning director Pam MacKinnon (Primary Stages), God’s Ear director Anne Kauffman (Vineyard & CSC), The Other Thing director Lucie Tiberghien (Second Stage) and Hundred

Rachel is an Acting Apprentice this season at Portland Playhouse, and has recently appeared as Bob Cratchit (and a few others) in A Christmas Carol. She is a Florida native and received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of West Florida. With a background in both performance and production management, she is no stranger to the technical side of theatre artistry. Rachel is very grateful to be on the production team for pen/man/ship.

Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, Victory Gardens, Northlight Theatre, LA Theatre Works, Center Stage (Baltimore), Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, People’s Light and Theatre, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Birmingham Children’s Theatre, and many others. Film: Thump, The Interview, and One Sunday Afternoon (We Make Movies). She is the first woman to have been nominated for 13 Joseph Jefferson Awards—winning seven—and she has received two After Dark Awards.

Victoria is the head of Sound Design at DePaul University. For more information visit: www.victoria-sound-design.com

SOLOMON WEISBARD (Lighting Designer)

MATT WIENS (Sound Engineer)

Days director Anne Kauffman (The Public Theatre-Anspacher). Upcoming: Night Kitchen, a new opera by Philip Glass and Maurice Sendak (Manchester Festival 2018.) www.kristonedesign.com

RACHEL LEWIS (Assistant Stage Manager)

Solomon is Brooklyn-based and Portlandborn. At Portland Playhouse: Jitney, You For Me For You, A Christmas Carol (Drammy Nomination). Recent NYC: Duat (Soho Rep); Men on Boats (Playwrights Horizons/ Clubbed Thumb); The Soldier’s Tale (with Michael Cerveris/Carnegie Hall); This Is the Color… (BAC/Door 10); Christina Anderson’s Hollow Roots (Public/Under the Radar); The Film Society (Keen/Theatre Row), The Pavilion (Barrow Group): Missed Connections (New Ohio). Regionally: Arden, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Magic, MerryGo-Round, Portland Stage, Quintessence, Tri-Cities Opera, Yale Rep. Numerous sound, light, and movement works with rising and established composers, choreographers and theater-makers. MFA: Yale School of Drama.

Member: USA 829. www.solweisbard.com

LAURA SHIRK CHARLES (Costume Designer)

Laura is happy to be designing her second show at the Playhouse after last season‘s Peter and the Starcatcher. She currently works as a draper at Michael Curry Design in Scappoose.

VICTORIA TOY DEIORIO (Sound Designer)

Victoria is thrilled to be making her Portland Playhouse debut. Off-Broadway: Two Point Oh (Primary Stages), The Bluest Eye (Steppenwolf at The Duke Theatre); Cassie’s Chimera (Joe’s Pub at The Public); Arnie the Doughnut (NY Music Theatre Festival); Ophelia (NYC Fringe Fest); The God of Hell (Actor’s Studio; Associate); Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams (Primary Stages; Associate); Live Girls (Urban Stages; Associate); Luminescence Dating (Ensemble Studio Theatre; Associate); and Boy (Primary Stages; Associate). Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Goodman,

Matt is excited to be back at Portland Playhouse, where his recent work includes sound designs for The Other Place and You For Me For You. He also served as sound engineer for How I Learned What I Learned.

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Karol Collymore Ginnie Cooper in memory of Bing Sheldon Ron Crosier Howard Cutler & Pamela Echevero Katherine Dalton & Eliza Greenwood Eloise & Gary Damrosch Marvin & Abby Dawson Kelly Sue DeConnick Bill Deresiewicz & Aleeza Nussbaum Mary Devlin The William Diebold & Deborah Freedberg Fund Dorothy Dixon Robin Dunitz Alison Ebbott Ilona Edens Norman Eder Vida Edera Zachary Edmonson Sara & Steve Elgee Leslye Epstein & Herman Taylor Katie Farewell Gordon Feighner Edward & Jeanette Feldhousen Ken & Lisa Ferguson Thabo & Melissa Fisher Kimberly Morrison & Greg Flick Richard Smith & Patricia Frobes Catherine & Henry Garrison Carolyn Gazeley David Goldman & Merilee Karr Lynn Goldstein Elinor Gollay in memory of Rex Brassell Lisa Gramp David Greenberg & Susan Stein Maria Grumm Bruce & Kathleen Harder Jan & Tom Harvey Hannah & Rick Hawley Jeff Hawthorne David & Sherry Healy Stacy Bolt & David Helfrey in honor of FrightTown staff and volunteers Amy Henninger & Andre Leger Judy Hilsenteger Jon & Marjorie Hirsch Laurie Holland Angela Hult Andrea & Ruben Iniguez David Jahns Nicholas Johantgen James Lucas & Jennifer J. Jones Lore Joplin Ruth Kauffman

Lucy Keating Meri Kemp Andrew & Kathy Kerr Carrie Klein & Davina Leong Ann Kopel & Lee Lancaster Deborah Krum Rebecca Lacy James Laden Michael Curtis & Linda Larkin Margaret Larson & Richard Lewis Kirsten Leonard Scott Lewis & Sarah Slipper Laura Jones & David Livermore Dennis Lo Judy Lyons George & Maryann Machan Christine Mackert Amy & Richard Manning John & Renee Manson Joan & Ruth Marquis Ann Balzell & Joseph Marrone Janus Maybee Sue-Del McCulloch & Brian Potter Kevin McLoughlin & Tina Abich Sharon Meieran Casey Meredith Jill Michaelree & Brian Stimson Janet Morgan in honor of Declan Glover Carole Morse Jean & Robbie Moule Allen & Frances Nause Nancy Dayton & Steven Neighorn Adrienne Nelson Joseph Nozemack Carson Owen Jane Pansky in memory of Tim Fisher Maria & Ronald Patterson Jean & Ken Peifer in honor of Brian Weaver Charlotte & Chris Perry Annie Popkin & David Parker T J Browning & Scott Pratt Liz Rantz Bonnie Ratner Deborah Redman & Don Whittemore in honor of Rudolph Marth, Nevart Marth, Flippy, and Nougat Richard Rees Tracy Rimel Joanne & Steve Rizzo Joseph Rodriguez James Hampton & Ashley Roland Chuck Roselli & Dinah Teramura Charlotte Rubin Sandra Russill Susan Rust Kevin Savetz

Marcia Schekel Austin Eddy & Annika Schindler Erika Schuster & Clay Biberdorf Sean Hoard & Hannah Scott Kathryn Scotten Sally Ann Sellers & Michael E Subocz Bert Shaw K C & Mary Shaw Janice & Roger Shea Gail & Mark Sherman in honor of Blackthorn Photography Russell Shirai Laura Shirk Charles & Matt Wiens Scott Shumaker William Small Constance Smith Olivia Solomon Patricia Southard Michael Owen & Alice Spitzer Elizabeth & Les Stoessl Carol Stout Diana Stuart Gary Taliaferro Natasha Terranova Brian & Jeanne Thomas Harlan Shover & Kathy Thurow Misty Tompoles Hugh Owens & Lauren Turner Janine Twining & Lee Shapley in memory of Oliver Jennifer Van Meter Dr. Donald Van Meter & Sally Van Meter Donna Webber Abel Weinrib & Carmen Weinrib-Egido Brandy Saffell & Josh Weinstein Emmett & Karen Wheatfall Janet Whitaker Mary & Nathan White Joyce White Julie Wilson Mary Ann & John Wish Dr. Carol Witherell Lynn & Paulette Wittwer Jan Woita Diane Yatchmenoff Minnie Young Lynn Youngbar Jonathan & Merrie Ziady

PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE STAFF BRIAN WEAVER Artistic Director/Co-Founder MICHAEL WEAVER Managing Director/Co-Founder NIKKI WEAVER Education Director/Co-Founder ELENA HEIN Development Director JEFFREY MARTIN Communications & Marketing Director QUINLAN FITZGERALD Audience Services Manager ANNA MARIE BROWN & LA’ TEVIN ELLIS Front of House Managers THYRA HARTSHORN Production Manager ALIX KOLAR Bookkeeper OWEN WALZ Design & Technical Associate KATIE FREDERICK Development Associate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harold Goldstein, Chair Andrew Clarke, Vice-Chair Mark Williams, Treasurer Michelle Mark, Secretary Jill Ahlstrand Michael Cowan Angela Freeman Fred Grossman David Hardy Joan Hartzell Kimberly Howard Curt Jantz Marge Kafoury Andy Ricetti-Eberly Pancho Savery Natasha Terranova Jennifer Watson George ‘Bing’ Sheldon, in Memorium

APPRENTICE COMPANY Robert Durante Charles Grant Lauren Gruenberg McKinley Hughes Rachel Lewis Tonea Lolin Tamera Lynn