AGU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 22

ASU Gammage

Inner Circle Volume Volume 22 21 | Spring Winter 2019

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of RENT

ASU GAMMAGE ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 BROADWAY SEASON

Reinventing Sun Devil Stadium

ASU Gammage Guest Residency Artist

We invite you to “Come Home” to experience the newly announced 2019-2020 season.

Our loyal donors and subscribers make it possible for us to say that we bring the Best of Broadway to the Valley. Thank you for your loyalty and support of ASU Gammage.

This season has been filled with shows that have made audiences laugh, cry, cheer and fall in love with Broadway. The runway is primed for another amazing season and we invite you to “Come Home” to experience the newly announced 2019-2020 season.

Packed with hits direct from Broadway like COME FROM AWAY and MEAN GIRLS, to classics like MISS SAIGON and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, we know you are going love these amazing shows and will want to share them with your friends and family! This is another season you will not want to miss!

Now more than ever, it pays to be a Season Subscriber. This season, on average, Season Subscribers saved 58% off dayof-show pricing. We are committed to continually ensuring that our subscribers benefit from their loyalty with the best price for the best seats! Additionally, Season Subscribers receive exclusive benefits

including flexible payment plans, ticket exchange options, advance purchase opportunities and more!

Season Subscribers get many great perks, but we offer additional benefits exclusive to ASU Gammage donor VIPs. VIPs enjoy benefits from preferred seating areas to exclusive VIP experiences.

ASU Gammage VIP Donor Club memberships also support our awardwinning Cultural Participation programs, which provide critical in-school arts curriculum and live theater performances for underserved schools and community support organizations.

Thank you for your continuing support of ASU Gammage. We look forward to seeing you at the theater.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Executive Director of ASU Gammage ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs

P.S. Also announced-our 2019-2020 Beyond season! We are thrilled to be bringing you eight shows on the series this year. From dance performances to an immersive theater installation, this season is sure to spark your imagination and change the way you see the world. For more information, see the brochure inserted into this magazine.

Photo: Tim Trumble

ASU Gammage Rising Star Awardee Update

KRYSTINA ALABADO 2013 ASU Gammage Rising Star Awardee Krystina Alabado has joined the cast of MEAN GIRLS on Broadway playing Gretchen Wieners! Alabado was raised in Chandler and attended ASU until she was offered a role in the first national touring cast of SPRING AWAKENING during her freshman year. She has since appeared on Broadway in AMERICAN PSYCHO and AMERICAN IDIOT. Congratulations, Krystina!

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Contents

Lila Coogan (Anya) in the National Tour of ANASTASIA Photo by Matthew Murphy

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Meet Amanda Arboleda

2019-2020 Broadway

Season Announcement

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Year in Review

ASU Gammage Inner Circle Volume 22 | Spring 2019 Executive Editor: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Erica Lin

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Amanda at the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London

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VIP Donor Event Photos

Martha Gonzalez

Creative Director: Paul Carter II Credit Carol Rosegg, 2018

Managing Editor: Theresa Dickerson

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Editorial Team: Kari Amarosso, Cheryl Amick, Michelle Johnson CAP-OM, Arianna Jones, Camille Ridley Contributing Writers: Stacey Bailey, Theresa Dickerson, Jennifer Haaland, Victor Hamburger, Alex Wolfe

COVER : MEAN GIRLS. Credit: © 2018 Joan Marcus

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2019-2020 Broadway Season

Come Home for the 2019-2020 Broadway Season ASU ASU Gammage Gammage has has announced announced its its 2019-2020 2019-2020 Desert Desert Financial Financial Broadway Broadway Across Across America America –– Arizona Arizona season. season.

Tempe Tempe audiences audiences will will “come “come home” home” for for aa monumental monumental season season complete complete with with an an electric electric mix mix of of the the hottest hottest shows shows on on Broadway, Broadway, Valley Valley premieres, premieres, Tony Tony Award Award®®-winning -winning shows shows and and the the return return of of aa few few of of our our audience audience favorites. favorites.

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MISS SAIGON SEPTEMBER 24-29, 2019 Experience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical MISS SAIGON, from the creators of LES MISÉRABLES. This is the story of a young Vietnamese woman named Kim who is orphaned by war and forced to work in a bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American G.I. named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son. Featuring stunning spectacle and a sensational cast of 42 performing the soaring score, including Broadway hits like “The Heat is On in Saigon,” “The Movie in My Mind,” “Last Night of the World” and “American Dream,” this is a theatrical event you will never forget. *Contains Mature Content* Emily Bautistaas ‘Kim’ as Sarah Ramirez as ‘Tam’ in the North American Tour of MISS SAIGON Photo: Matthew Murphy

ANASTASIA OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Inspired by the beloved film, the romantic and adventurefilled new musical ANASTASIA is on a journey to ASU Gammage at last!

From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway classic RAGTIME, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat.

Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.

ANASTASIA features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) with direction by Tony Award®-winner Darko Tresnjak.

Lila Coogan (Anya), Stephen Brower (Dmitry) and the company of the National Tour of ANASTASIA. Photo by Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade.

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2019-2020 Broadway Season SUMMER JANUARY 7-12, 2020 She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what the world didn’t know was how Donna Summer risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and the inspiration for every music diva who followed. With a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff,” this electric experience is a moving tribute to the voice of a generation.

SUMMER - Photo by Matthew Murphy

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 2, 2020 Tony Award®-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I and 2017 Tony Award®-winning Best Play OSLO, bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony Award®-winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.

The original production won 10 Tony Awards®, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. You’ll be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins. A wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family.

Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

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Yehezkel Lazarov.

Photo By: Joan Marcus

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND MARCH 3-8, 2020 “What a delight it is to enter the world of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND!” raves The New York Times.

Winner of the 2018 TONY AWARD® FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.

The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony Award® nominated director Michael Arden (SPRING AWAKENING revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live) conjures up “a place where magic is possible and beauty is apparent for all to see!” (The Huffington Post).

With a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award®-winning songwriters of ANASTASIA and RAGTIME, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a timeless testament to theater’s unlimited possibilities.

(L-R):Mia Williamson, Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgoreand the cast of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Photo Joan Marcus, 2017

MEAN GIRLS APRIL 21-26, 2020 Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmdt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (LEGALLY BLONDE) and director Casey Nicholaw (THE BOOK OF MORMON).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

Pictured: Erika Henningsen (center, as Cady Heron), and the Company of MEAN GIRLS Credit: © 2018 Joan Marcus

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2019-2020 Broadway Season

COME FROM AWAY MAY 26-31, 2020 Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America!

This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony Award®-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”

On 9/11, the world stopped.

On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

The First North American Tour Company of COME FROM AWAY, Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018

Season Options BLUE MAN GROUP NOVEMBER 22-24, 2019 Blue Man Group performances are euphoric celebrations of human connection through art, music, comedy and nonverbal communication. Since debuting at New York’s Astor Place Theatre in 1991, the live show has expanded to additional domestic residencies in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and Orlando, an international residency in Berlin, and multiple North American and World tours, reaching more than 35 million people worldwide. Blue Man Group is universally appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds, and continually injected with new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and sensory stimulating graphics.

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Season Options BEAUTIFUL FEBRUARY 21-23, 2020 BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.

Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil, including “I Feel The Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got A Friend” and the title song, BEAUTIFUL has a book by Tony Award®-nominee and Academy Award®-nominated writer Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni, choreography

by Josh Prince, and took home two 2014 Tony Awards® and a 2015 Grammy Award®.

Carnegie Hall. Sarah Bockel (“Carole King”).

Photos by Matthew Murphy

Gerald Ramsey as “Mufasa” in THE LION KING North American Tour. ©Disney.

Photo by Matthew Murphy.

THE LION KING JUNE 17-JULY 12, 2020 Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to ASU Gammage!

More than 85 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular – one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage.

Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, THE LION KING brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features the extraordinary work of Tony Award®-winning choreographer Garth Fagan and some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted

by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice.

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Staff Profile Amanda’s Family

Meet Amanda Arboleda Campus and Community Engagement Manager at ASU Gammage Amanda Arboleda began working for ASU Gammage as program manager in 2015 to help expand the impact of the Beyond series.

Additionally, each incoming Beyond show creates an opportunity for visiting artists to spread their knowledge and create a lasting impact.

Since then, she has had a vital role in the evolution of Beyond and now serves as the campus and community engagement manager at ASU Gammage.

“All of our Beyond series come with a dedication and commitment from the artists to do residency work,” Amanda said. “It’s not just a one-and-done show, and that’s very much engrained into the mission of ASU Gammage.”

Amanda leads the ASU Gammage Residency, one of Cultural Participation’s most prominent ongoing initiatives. The Residency invites a talented performing artist to engage in campus and community settings, create new work, teach and perform for an extended allotment of time.

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Some ways in which visiting artists interact with the community during their stay in Tempe include master dance classes, workshops and forums with prominent guests such as Kyle Abraham, Kristina Wong and Camille A. Brown.

“It’s about curating the engagement, talking with partners and seeing what can we do together to create something great for everyone and collaborate in a really meaningful way that is genuine and authentic,” Amanda said.

Amanda also manages Military Family First Nights, a program that invites military families to Broadway shows. This powerful program has served over 2,000 military family members since its conception. Coming from a military family herself, Amanda enjoys supporting ASU Gammage’s many initiatives that support service members.

“Military families don’t really have a lot of time to just be a family and go out and do things,” Amanda said. “We want that time for them to come and have fun and have a really nice night at the theater.”

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Outside Irma’s (Amanda’s Mom) Alma Mater UPR with Hamilton Sign.

It’s about curating the engagement, talking with partners and seeing what can we create together to do something great for everyone and collaborate in a really meaningful way that is genuine and authentic.

Amanda’s cousin Carlos & family

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On the HAMILTON Stage.

Amanda at a Martha Gonzalez Event with her Parents and Godparents

Amanda is an ASU graduate with a dual degree in mass communication and recreation management.

She initially had a notion that she could be a “less intense version of Leslie Knope” from Parks and Recreation, but eventually decided she wanted to work behind the scenes in higher education while in pursuit of her graduate degree in the same subject.

Arboleda Women at Disneyland

Now, in her role at ASU Gammage, Amanda has found her home working in higher education, supporting the military and engaging diverse audiences within the community through the arts.

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Year in review

By the numbers

Economic impact

Research

Top

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in U.S. for total research expenditures among institutions without a medical school ahead of Caltech, Carnegie Mellon and Princeton

$4.3B

annual economic impact on state of Arizona

One of the fastest-growing research universities — ahead of Harvard, Yale, Duke and others – H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N R E S E A R C H A N D D E V E LO P M E N T S U R V E Y, 2 018

$13B

wages earned annually by ASU graduates in Arizona workplace

$100B

investment capital generated by 120 ASU faculty and student startups since 2003

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$604B in estimated research expenditures in fiscal year 2018

Top 10 in U.S. for NASA-funded research expenditures,

ahead of Stanford, Columbia and UCLA

Athletics

Academics

Prestigious Faculty More than 300 ASU faculty have been conferred by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine with highly prestigious awards, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Foundation fellows and Fulbright American scholars.

Degrees awarded 30,000

ASU 25,974

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NAU 10,199

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ASU annually graduates thousands of innovators who excel in engineering business, education, the arts and other fields. In 2017-18, ASU awarded degrees to 18,178 undergraduate and 7,796 graduate students.

#1 public university for international students four consecutive years.

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innovative in the U.S.

four consecutive years, ahead of Stanford and MIT, in survey of higher education peers

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ASU degree programs — in arts, business, education, engineering, law, public affairs and science — in the top 25 in the U.S., ahead of all Arizona universities, public or private.

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Top 1%

“most prestigious” world universities

Best in field

• Pac-12 Coach of the Year - Jay Santos, gymnastics; Trish Ford, softball; Zeke Jones, wrestling • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year – Spencer Torkelson, baseball; Cairo Leonard-Baker, gymnastics • Zahid Valencia: Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year second year in a row • Maggie Ewen: 3 NCAA titles – discus, shot put (2); Honda Sport award • Roberta Liti, women’s golf, Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year • 3rd straight national women’s triathlon title in as many years of varsity play

Philanthropy

105K

individuals, corporations and foundations providing philanthropic support in 2017-18

$253M generated through Campaign ASU 2020 gifts in 2017-18

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4.32

grade-point average of 2018 incoming Barrett, The Honors College freshmen, including 1,000+ National Merit scholars

10,000

students received scholarships through private support at ASU in 2018

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365 Community Union

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THINK ING Introducing the ASU 365 Community Union

Best Coast concert Photo by Tim Trumble

Innovation Day 2018

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Throughout 2018 and 2019, ASU Cultural Affairs has been piloting one of the University’s most ambitious initiatives to date, redefining the model for sustainable stadium utilization around the world. The project goes by the name ASU 365 Community Union and was a concept first introduced by ASU alumnus and 2017 Founder’s Day Philanthropist of the Year, Jack Furst.

The vision like many feats of innovation was born out of the realization of a unique problem facing universities, cities and nations across the world spending big money on stadiums only for them to be utilized a few days a year. The ASU 365 Community Union transforms this model, creating a path for a sustainable stadium environment.

The average college football stadium is typically only used seven to eight days a year, and ASU’s solution is to abandon conventional thinking, introducing an innovative model that transforms the stadium from a football field into a university asset that’s utilized 365 days a year.

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Sorry to Bother You movie night Photo by Tim Trumble

Sorry to Bother You movie night Photo by Tim Trumble

Our vision is for the 365 Community Union/Sun Devil Stadium to be a dynamic cultural hub that operates every day of the year and acts as a model for venues around the world.

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The 365 Community Union will feature exciting, world-class programming, concerts, film festivals and cultural events to solidify it as a hub for community involvement. The 365 Community Union initiative will continue to distinguish ASU as a visionary university. Converting a football stadium with a two percent utilization rate into a Community Union serving the entire metropolitan area has never been done before, but with strong leadership the nation’s most innovative university, ASU, is committed to the 365 Community Union being the 98-percent solution where everyone wins.

“Our vision is for the 365 Community Union/Sun Devil Stadium to be a dynamic cultural hub that operates every day of the year and acts as a model for

venues around the world. We want to create a place, where you can imagine Sun Devils of all ages starting their day with Yoga on the Sun Deck or a breakfast meeting at a café and ending their day with a film festival or concert under the stars” says Colleen JenningsRoggensack, Executive Director of ASU Gammage and ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs.

The ASU Community Union will be a place where diversity and community are celebrated. This new Community Union will be a place that honors ASU traditions as well as those of First Nations peoples who have called this land home for centuries. It will be a place for students, staff, faculty and community members to eat, play, learn, connect, build relationships, create and innovate.

Open Mike Eagle concert Photo by Tim Trumble

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We went into Fall hoping to host six to eight ‘pilot’ events this year, but so far we’re on track to increase stadium utilization nearly 600%. Pretty solid for a pilot first year.

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The 365 Community Union vision presents a winning solution for all stakeholders. The team has consulted with students, donors, athletes, faculty, alumni, the City of Tempe, Valley residents, local businesses and each of ASU’s 16 colleges to ensure everyone has a voice and everyone stands victorious. Additionally, the initiative exemplifies a steadfast commitment to the ASU Charter as well as a series of priorities set forth by ASU President Michael M. Crow. Among them, that the 365 Community Union will be the home for high profile programs such as the Pat Tillman Veterans Center, Public Service Academy, Global Sport Institute, a new newsroom for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, as well as a myriad of sports performance and clinical spaces.

Long-term plans are being discussed to bring ASU’s ROTC programs into the 365 Community Union.

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Best Coast concert Photo by Tim Trumble

Innovation Day 2018

The 2018-2019 “pilot” year has been a whirlwind of events at Sun Devil Stadium including multiple live concert series on the Coca-Cola Sun Deck, movies on the field, business meetings, holiday parties, and large corporate events as well as ASU’s Innovation Day Festival. “We went into Fall hoping to host six to eight ‘pilot’ events this year, but so far we’re on track to increase stadium utilization nearly 600%. Pretty solid for a pilot first year,” says Victor Hamburger, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives for ASU Cultural Affairs and Senior Director of the 365 Community Union. “The traditional model for operating athletic facilities is just not sustainable and at ASU we always want to find a better way.”

Spring 2019 already boasts an exciting array of programming at the ASU 365 Community Union including the inaugural season of the Alliance of American Football’s Arizona Hotshots as well as highly anticipated concerts featuring Gin

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ASU 365 COMMUNITY UNION

Best Coast concert Photo by Tim Trumble

GIN BLOSSOMS

Open Mic Eagle concert Photo by Tim Trumble

Thursday, March 28, 2019 8 p.m.

Blossoms and The Band Perry on the intimate Coca-Cola Sun Deck under the stars.

In the late 80’s, Gin Blossoms started to grow a huge following as the #1 local music draw in Phoenix and certainly were the hometown heroes of their favorite hang, Tempe. Gin Blossoms indelible janglepop sound became a staple of the 90’s with hits like “Hey Jealously” and “Found Out About You.” You won’t want to miss this Throwback Thursday concert on March 28.

Grammy Award®-winning superstar sibling trio The Band Perry are an unstoppable presence in modern music.

Don’t miss them LIVE on the CocaCola Sun Deck with special guest John Splitoff on Saturday, March 30! Now, after selling 2.5 million albums, 13 million singles and racking up over a 1.75 billion combined streams of their songs, the story of Kimberly, Reid and Neil is again evolving in incredible new ways.

Also returning after more than 30 years away is the ASU Pow Wow April 12-14.

American Indian dancers and singing groups from across the United States and Canada will be featured at this social

gathering that reinforces the common bond and spirituality existing between individuals from many North American nations through singing and dancing.

The cultural diffusion which takes place at the ASU Pow Wows helps bridge existing gaps in any misunderstanding of tradition and respect. The Pow Wow at Arizona State University is a culmination of American Indian beliefs and traditions that inspire, communicate and support American Indian culture. American Indians represent an increasing percentage of the student population at ASU and with pride seek academic and cultural enrichment by maintaining and sharing heritage and traditions with the community.

More information at asu365communityunion.com

THE BAND PERRY Saturday, March 30, 2019 8 p.m.

ASU POW WOW

April 12-14, 2019

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Donor Highlights Meet some of ASU Gammage’s VIP Donor Club members and learn why they support ASU Gammage and what they love about being VIP Donor!

The Cast of THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL and Nathanael Pretlow, pictured on the far right

“After experiencing the wonder of Camp Broadway, I decided to join the VIP Donor Club and earmark a portion of my donation to that program. It is so important to expose youth to the arts. The unexpected benefit from joining the VIP Donor Club is the friendships that have been built at the VIP Opening Night Parties.”

Chris Rodriguez & Michelle Jung with their son Xavier at DEAR EVAN HANSEN

“I LOVE the Donor Luncheons. It’s so fun to sit with a cast member and ask them questions about their experiences.

I love the panel during the luncheons to hear personal perspectives. I’ve learned so much about theater life from attending these VIP Donor Club events!”

–Michelle Jung “The opening night cast parties are my favorite because I can personally tell the cast and crew of the shows how much I enjoyed the performance.”

–Chris Rodriguez

–Nathanael Pretlow “We support ASU Gammage because we love the arts! We love having the opportunity to see all the shows that are brought to town. It is also so great knowing that our support goes to help so many other programs, such as providing chances for Title I schools to be able to attend shows.”

–Jill and Gloria Pierce-Garcia

Cheryl Eames, pictured on the far left, and the cast of THE COLOR PURPLE

“Meeting cast and crew members at Opening Night parties and Beyond receptions is by far my favorite VIP Donor program benefit! One of my most cherished moments so far was meeting Beyond artist Meredith Monk, whose work had inspired me to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance!”

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Jill, far left, and Gloria Pierce-Garcia, far right, with DIRTY DANCING cast member Joshua Keith

VIP Donor Event Photos

Opening Night Party 1. L to R: Maddy Apple (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy), Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Dale and Machrina Leach, Ben Lanham (Ensemble) 2. L to R: Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Lyman Davis, Rita Ginsberg, Maddy Apple (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy), Herb and Nancy Lienenbrugger, Ben Lanham (Ensemble) 3. L to R: Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Alan Paulson, Maddy Apple (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy), Greg Yagi, Ben Lanham (Ensemble) 4. L to R: Fred and Shirley Brown, Carolyn Roberts and Eoghan Clear 5. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack welcoming the VIP donors and company 6. L to R: Jess LeProtto (Barnaby Tucker), Garett Hawe (Ambrose Kemper), Dan Horn (Ensemble), Elizabeth Casaus, Russ and Erika Dickey, Alfonso Sahagun, Maddy Apple (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy), Madison Johnson (Ensemble, u/s Minnie Fay)

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VIP Donor Event Photos Golden Gammage Investors Dinner 1. L to R Standing: Peter Means, Laurie and Chuck Goldstein and Michael Rohd L to R Seated: Ron Harten, Pat Langlin-Brazil, Dr. James Cord and Mary Way 2. L to R: Standing: Michael Mazzocco, Camille Rildey, Michelle Johnson, Jeff Abbett L to R Seated: JO Finks, Julie Mate, Jennifer Jarvis, Liz Lerman 3. L to R Standing: Kurt Roggensack, Bill and Susan Ahearn, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack L to R Seated: Daniel Bernard Roumain, Lee Bowman, Irv and Barbara Berger 4. L to R Standing: Victor Hamburger, Gail and Michael Reed L to R Seated: Joanne and Mark Halberg, Mollie Trivers, Laura and John Polk 5. L to R: Chuck and Laurie Goldstein, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Ron Harten, Mary Way 6. L to R: ASU Ensemble Lab, Michael Rohd, Liz Lerman and Daniel Bernard Roumain 7. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack thanking the GGI donors for their investment in ASU Gammage and introducing the Ensemble Lab guests 8. L to R: Bill and Susan Ahearn, Mary Way, Mollie Trivers Photos: Tim Trumble

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Opening Night Party 1. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack welcoming the VIP Donors and the ALADDIN Company 2. L to R: Taum Hemmingsen, Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin), Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine), Michael James Scott (Genie), Donna Hemmingsen, Grace Cali, Corwin Hemmingsen 3. L to R: Dawn Mulligan, Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin), Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine), Erin Regan, Mehta, Michael James Scott (Genie) 4. L to R: Shannon Olwine, Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin), Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine), Mohit Mehta, Michael James Scott (Genie) 5. L to R: Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin), Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine), Kevvin Taylor (Direvsity & Inclusion Broadway Fellow), Michael James Scott (Genie) 6. L to R: Michael Bullard (Swing/Assistant Dance Captain), Scott Howell, Sean Smith

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Rent Deri’Andra Tucker, and Logan Farine RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Credit Carol Rosegg 2018

Celebrating the Legacy of RENT On April 29,1996, a musical opened on Broadway that looked and sounded unlike anything that had come before it. It told a powerful, moving, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting story of young, impoverished New York artists who were seeking to make their way in the world, longing to connect, and trying to survive the looming specter of AIDS. 22

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The actors were black, white and brown; the characters were straight, gay, bisexual and transgender. Although the show was famously inspired by Puccini’s opera, La Bohème, it was also a reflection of the life of its creator, Jonathan Larson, who wrote the book, music and lyrics.

His score brilliantly melded Broadway savvy with contemporary rock, and the show captured the zeitgeist of a particular place at a particular moment in time.

The show, of course, was RENT, and it became a phenomenon. A few weeks before the musical’s Broadway premiere, Larson, who died of an aortic aneurysm the night before RENT was scheduled to open Off-Broadway, was posthumously awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The show would go on to win the Tony Award® for Best Musical, and run for over 12 years. It also attracted legions of fiercely devoted young theater goers affectionately known as RENTheads, who returned to the show again and again because it spoke to them so personally.

RENT was a life-changing experience for them and everyone connected with the show, and a gamechanger for Broadway.

To celebrate the musical’s 20th anniversary, key members of the original creative team have reunited for a national tour of RENT, enabling a new generation to discover why the show is so special– and why it continues to have a profound effect on audiences.

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I had never seen so much youth and vibrancy onstage before, and the music just blew my mind.

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“It has enormously valid things to say about the ways in which we all seek out community and form families, and how we take care of one another in very difficult times,” says Michael Greif, who directed the original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions. “The message of the musical is to truly appreciate the time that we have and to truly appreciate each other, because you don’t know when someone will be gone from your life.”

Melissa Anelli, a co-founder of BroadwayCon, is a proud RENThead who saw the show for the first time when she was 16. “I had never seen so much youth and vibrancy onstage before, and the music just blew my mind,” says Anelli, who has seen RENT more than 50 times. “The show reflected the way I felt about civility in the face of sickness, and civility

Credit Carol Rosegg, 2018 Deri’Andra Tucker RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Credit Carol Rosegg 2018

regardless of sexual preference. RENT is about living and loving and caring and treating people with respect. The show teaches you so much about humanity and dignity and friendship, and that will always be relevant. ”Anelli is one of countless thirtysomethings who can trace their involvement in theater directly to RENT. Lin-Manuel Miranda is another. “I was taken to see the show for my seventeenth birthday, and it was seminal for me,” says the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of HAMILTON. “I’d never seen a musical that took place in present day, and in the Village. I knew I was going to be in the arts, and it meant so much to see these kids struggling with how to survive and make a living, and not sell out their principles. It hit me like a ton of bricks.”

Greif adds, “In the past five years, so many young composers and theater talents have told me that RENT enabled them to begin to see themselves as part of the American theater. It’s been very gratifying and moving to me and everyone associated with RENT to know the impact that the show has had on this next generation.”

Two decades after RENT premiered, the show’s legacy is boundless. It continues to inspire a generation of creative artists that is expanding the scope of musical theater and, in turn, reaching young audiences. All these years later, RENT retains its immediacy, imparting ideas that resonate with our humanity and reminding us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters—love.

Do not miss RENT at ASU Gam mage May 28-June 2!

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Martha Gonzalez

Martha with fellow LA artist & Pacifico Dance Director, Adriana Astorga-Gaieney

The Music In Us ASU Gammage Guest Residency Artist Martha Gonzalez By: Jennifer Haaland Dr. Martha Gonzalez has been at ASU Gammage in her capacity as the guest residency artist for the last three years. Known here for coaxing music from many, she’s nested in classrooms, community centers and in far less likely nooks and crannies.

Known across broader skies for winning a Grammy® and cutting fresh albums, Gonzalez is a creative dynamo steeped in tradition.

“It’s definitely been mutually beneficial,“ she says of her ASU Gammage residency. “It’s made me value what I do and what I can bring to any one space.”

Through the terms of her residency, from 2016 to 2019, Gonzalez has left her California teaching post at Scripps College (the Claremont Colleges Consortium) to visit ASU Gammage four times each scholastic year for a week at

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a time. Flocks of inspired music-makers have hatched as the 36 months have flown by.

Music in Folks Gonzalez has nurtured during her ASU Gammage residency a traditional ‘son Jarocho’ practice that encourages all individuals present to actively contribute with playing, dancing or singing. She’s also honed collective songwriting workshops in many settings. From kindergarten classes to inner-city parks and collegiate halls, the Valley of the Sun is the richer for it.

“Bringing music out of folks” is her aim, she says. “These are social techniques and a methodology I’ve developed over time.” For instance, “I would visit this group, Tonatierra Community Development Center, twice each time I came to Arizona. They are so welcoming

and understand the power of the practice of son Jarocho.“ In a different vein, students of Evan Tobias, Associate Professor of Music Education at ASU have taken to what she calls ‘participatory performing’ in the wake of her visit. That is, with Gonzalez’ input, Dr. Tobias is creating avenues for classically trained musicians to experience improvisation.

“These are great starts for bridging gaps,“ she says.

In vastly diverse ways, the impact of the residency will continue. The Perryville Women’s Prison rises to the top of these three examples in Gonzalez memory.

Struck by a group “who have un-freedom” as a cornerstone of their days, she remarks with wonder about them.

“Their hope and the way in which they engaged with music moved me. It was inspiring to see the resiliency of the human spirit. To be hopeful is everything.”

Music in Her If bringing music out of folks is her goal, maybe the happiest means to that end is cultivating the music inside Gonzalez herself. So over-flowing are the rhythms and notes inside her that she has followed their effervescence on widespread and varied flight paths.

Transforming trauma into hope. Group photo taken following a collective songwriting workshop with the community organization, Aliento

Martha sharing traditional Son Jarocho instruments to children at Shaw Montessori Elementary

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“On a personal level, I’ve come away from this residency with the belief, even more so, that music is a powerful tool that has been under-utilized,” she summarizes.

“I’m so lucky to connect people through music here. We need to connect to one another. Human connection is what music can give us. ASU Gammage and the people in this residency believe it, too; they believe in artists.”

On an academic path, Gonzalez has just been awarded tenure at Scripps/ Claremont College, her website describing her function there as “a Chicana artivista (artist/activist) musician and feminist music theorist.” She’s notably conscious of the impact her ASU Gammage residency has probably had.

“There are the different projects I am involved in at ASU. Scripps has seen and utilized it. It’s been enlightening for me… to translate what I do in music to academia. As an educator, I can be modeling it.”

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Martha teaching the “zapateado” dance footwork of the Fandango tradition to children

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musicianship as a singer/songwriter and percussionist for her Grammy Award® winning band Quetzal. Their album “Imaginaries” won the Best Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album category a few years ago.

Her dual focus, however, has also led to discussions with ASU colleagues and to growing a number of collaborations.

One unexpected outcome has been a partnership with ASU’s performing musicians.

“I got my PhD and won my Grammy in the same year, 2013. It all came to a head.

My dissertation is about the meaning of music changing, about unpacking music theory and looking at its place in society.”

Essentially, she studies and promotes putting music back in the hands of the people.

“I’m really excited the symphony will orchestrate two of my songs,” Gonzalez says. “There will be a performance in October.”

She’s the first to chuckle about the irony. With a staunch belief that music is about participation more than about performance, she becomes a celebrated recording artist. Then her band is singled out and honored by the most commercial “media engine” that she describes with phrases like “smokescreen“ and “exalted facade.”

Able to laugh at herself, she says, “This is the devil playing with me.”

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Music in the Making As she sifts through a remarkable three years of music-making, memories and growth, Gonzalez pauses abruptly.

“I’ve got to stop and single out Amanda Arboleda (Campus & Community Engagement Manager) at ASU Gammage. Amanda was the one on the ground with me. I’m so grateful that my bond with her, over time, molded the entire experience. Through her diligent listening, my next visits were always better and more effective.”

in others because it’s what she does. It defines who she is.

Recollecting the tune created in a collective songwriting workshop during her residency, Gonzalez seems to describe much more than her admiration of the middle school and high school students at Rosie’s House, A Music Academy for Children.

Their lyrics “talked quite a bit about building dreams and creating visions,” she says.

“I was honored they performed with me in one of my concerts last year. They sang and played, too,” she says with gentle coos of pride and fondness in her tone.

Like birds of a feather, her closing words gather the students, the artists of her entire ASU Gammage residency, herself, and likely any fledglings on the cusp of creating a song she’s influenced: “We can hear in the music how they are trying to engineer their futures.”

Diligent listening... to the music. In us. In herself. Perhaps Gonzalez values it so

See Martha Gonzalez perform with her Grammy Award® winning band East LA Chicana rock group Quetzal at ASU Gammage on Saturday, March 30. For tickets visit asugammage.com.

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THE ABNEY EFFECT SHINES JAZZ’S LIGHT ON CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS MUSICAL INFLUENCES

Kerr Korner

Bandleader Mario Abney brings his energetic ensemble to ASU Kerr April 5 to kickoff Jazz Appreciation Month By: Stacey Bailey

Led by Chicago-born jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, New Orleans resident and one-man-show artist Mario Abney, The Abney Effect weaves a diversely jubilant jazz sound from Abney’s strong foundation of musicianship, abundant energy and passionate creativity.

“Jazz lovers, music lovers and lovers of life should take the opportunity to enjoy a great evening of jazz like they’ve never heard before in the intimate setting of ASU Kerr,” said Jones.

“Mario Abney is an untapped national treasure, someone the audience will be able to say, years down the road, that they saw when.”

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Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., ASU Kerr Cultural Center will present The Abney Effect in a kickoff celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, a month created by The National Museum of American History to praise jazz as a historical and living treasure.

Nimbly fusing modern jazz, bebop and blues to soul, second line brass and funk, Abney leads his band with an enlivening vibe and fresh presence that communicate the many complex connections within his highly developed musical identity.

“Mario Abney’s positive energy will draw you in and his music “I was very impressed with Mario’s ability to not only play the gets something moving in your heart and soul,” said ASU trumpet, but entertain the people,” said concert co-promoter Kerr General Manager Tracey Mason. “You just have to tap Doc Jones from the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation. your toes, clap or get up and dance.”

Abney’s talent is not entirely bound to the trumpet. He moves from drums to keys to vocals with an agility that reveals his Abney will be joined April 5 by Buddy Banks (drums) vast musicianship, style and rhythm, Jones said. and Jermaine Lockhart (tenor sax, soprano sax).

Often seen dancing dexterously across the stage during his performances and yelling encouraging words to his band members, Abney’s live shows are a vibrant celebration of the dynamic Chicago and New Orleans musical influences that he embodies.

Tickets are $30 premium, $25 reserved and $20 general admission and available at asukerr.com, 480.596.2660 or in person at the ASU Kerr box office.

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Connie and Darin Shryock Suzanne and Jay Simon Jessica and Keaton Smith Karen Stein and Andrew Rosenzweig Alan Stoff Katherine and Mark Strumpf Laura and Michael Suriano Christina and Tim Tarter Toby Teret Taylor Carla and Gary Tenney Tina Marie Tentori Tewksbury Financial Group/John and Sunny Tewksbury Karen Thorn Kartika and Eric Thornbrew Susan Thrasher and Chuck Schwartz Chona and David Tom Alicia Torruella Missy Turner Zeena Ubogy M.D. and Millard Thaler M.D./ Papillon Cosmetic Dermatology Center Dr. Robert and Julia Wacloff John and Katie Wahlman Colleen Smith Walters and Dave Walters Joseph Walters Dale and Sheryl Wanek Shari and Chuck Warshaver Phyl Wason Suzanne and Craig Weaver Lori and Neal Weinstein Kris and Dale Wendt Jr. Betty and John Whiteman Doris and Duly Winkler Carol and Thomas Wood Michelle and Chris Zachar Breann and Stephen Zapytowski, Jr. Joseph Zavislak SUPPORTING MEMBER Natalie and John Ahearn Donna and Kirk Anderson Anonymous Neva and Jim Bochenek Melanie and Patrick Burm Stephanie and Brad Butler Cathy and John Calhoun Ann Chafoulias Rhonda Elifritz-Rix Virginia and Ron Erhardt Priscilla Ethier Gail Fawcett Mr. and Mrs. Armando Flores Jane and Bob Franek Morton L. Goodman and Kathleen Niederst Katrina Hanna Kimberly and Dale Hopely, Jr. Dr. Patty Horn and Sue Purkat William Hosking Michelle Louise Johnson Ellen and Howard Katz Karen J. Killoren Survivors Trust Sue Klein Cheryl Laurent Lisa Loo Devoney Looser and George Justice Marilyn and Mark McCall Julie Mooney Ariana and Daniel Mormino Eve and Jim Morse New Electric, Inc. Pam and Gary Passey Valerie and Gregory Patten Timbra and Kevin Peace Natalie and Robert Petrucelli Valleria Pickett Marliese and Glen Reeves Beverly and Ron Richards Alison and David Riddiford Debra Rinell Dawn and Michael Sandlin Michelle and Jeffrey Sarrett Jacob Schwarz Michael and Ciby Shaw In Memory of Judith A. Signeski Marvin E. Smith Richard P. Stahl Vicki and Tom Taradash

Dr. Jerome and Dr. Selma E. Targovnik Celia Vasfaret VIP Tours of New York LLC Sandy Wagner Yubeta Family CONTRIBUTING MEMBER Ted Allmon Teresa Amabisca Teresa & Eugene Anderson Anonymous Association of the United States Army, Arizona Territorial Chapter William Becker Anthony Beram Rosemary Berg George & Mary Ann Bradbury Elna M. Brown Lizz and Dan Burk Mary & Ray Byke Burton Cagen PCx Brent Collins Michele F. Davis Susan Dowhie Jan and Leo Dressel Richard Duke Patricia & Fred Farsjo Patricia Fimbres Ethan Fox Mary Ann Gallagher Shanna Gallo Sarah & Brad Glenn Alyssa Ann Goldstein Gary and Jacque Griffith Ryan Gurney Sharon & Tim Gregory Jeffrey Haggerty Eva & James Hamant Barbara & Joel Hanania Maren Hanson Susan Harrison Timothy Hill Kathy & Kenneth Hudson Dawn Kemp-Moye & Gordon Moye Mindy Knicely Diane Kreizenbeck Leola & W. Brian Krueger Donna Kucinski William & Linda Langer Raenelle & William Lees Mr. & Mrs. Brian Leiphart Steven Lofgren Karie Lurie Christine Mackay Tina Minchella JoAnn Mulvihill & Mary Jane Lipshie Jordan Nimura Keith Norton David Novarina Andrea and Charles O’Connor Amanda Panagakis In Honor of Melissa Phelan Ann & Richard Porras William Rase Nathalie Rennell Beth Reynolds & Bradley Burt Camille Ridley/Nico & Malina Peter & Jeane Robbeloth Virginia Savage Barbra Schwartz & Jeremy M. Helfgot Jessica Scianna Raj Sivananthan Tony Skrbek & Beverly Sloane Daniel L. Smith Leslie Standerfer Orin & Mary Svarc Sherri Tanis Patricia Taylor Mary Walker Jo & Don Wilson Darcey Winterland & Blake Bulloch Tandy Young Lisa Zelasko Gayle Zerkel ASU Gammage wishes to thank the hundreds of donors who are not listed due to space limitations.

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Upcoming VIP Donor Events Quetzal

Saturday, March 30 Beyond Series: Quetzal 7:00 p.m. (Performance) | 8:30 p.m. (Post-Show Party)* Go beyond the performance by joining fellow audience members and the artists from Quetzal for a post-show gathering on our beautiful outdoor promenade, open for an hour directly following the show. Post-show gathering free to VIP Donor members and general ticket holders. *space permitting

Tuesday, June 11 Opening Night Party: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Join ASU Gammage and cast members from CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY for beverages and light hors d’oeuvres on Opening Night. Exclusive VIP Donor member benefit (Directors Club Member and above).

Please send your VIP Donor Event RSVPs to Camille Ridley at camille.ridley@asu.edu or 480.965.9915.