ASU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 24

ASU Gammage

Inner Circle Volume 24 | Fall 2019

New

BLUE MAN GROUP

SPEECHLESS TOUR comes to ASU Gammage

ANASTASIA: On A Journey to ASU Gammage Kealoha: Creative Genius

This new system will have a tremendous impact in allowing us to continue to bring the best of the arts to our theater.

If you’ve ever sat in the theater and wondered how a scene magically unfolds before your eyes, the spectacular transformation is primarily due to the fly system. The fly consists of a series of ropes, lines, blocks, counterweights and motorized devices that allow a stage crew to move equipment weighing thousands of pounds quickly, quietly and safely from the stage where the audience can view it, then up and out of view to the fly loft above the stage.

This summer, we’ve worked on a complicated project that while not visible from the seats in the house, will have a huge positive impact on the shows we present. ASU Gammage contracted the experts from Works Global to overhaul the hydraulic rigging controllers.

Previously operated by a joystick with only in and out stops, the new controllers are operated with digital panels that have touch screens and have programmable stop points, plus in and out stops and variable speed control. This means that we are able to program the fly system to allow lights and scenery to move at specific speeds and stop at exact points in the air. The previous controllers often delayed signal flow, which sometimes made them sluggish, resulting in jerky movements as the scenery moved up and down above the stage. The new system is programable to within 1/16 of an inch.

The new main control panel also streamline communication, as all of the readings for the hydraulic temperature and pressure come through the control panel. The new system can still be used in conjunction with the manual system and still allows the line operator to be in direct eyesight of the pipes that are holding the equipment as they are moving.

One of the best things about the new system is it allows the ASU Gammage technical team to preset the fly system for the needs of incoming shows before the shows even arrive.

The system also allows our team to save specific presets for our theater, so that after a show departs, we can quickly and easily reset the fly system for our daily needs.

This new system will have a tremendous impact in allowing us to continue to bring the best of the arts to our theater. This project was made possible through generous donations

by The Margaret T. Morris Foundation, Fred and Shirley Brown and Lee Bowman. Thank you!

We are thrilled to have our new hydraulic rigging control system in place for the 2019-2020 season, and we look forward to seeing you at the theater!

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

Randy Worker (President of Works Global) explaining how the system works to Joan Stockmaster (Senior Buyer Purchasing and Business Services at ASU).

The components behind the new custom control system.

The new controller system being installed on the fly rail.

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The fly rail with the new controller system installed.

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Once Upon a November: Footprints Alexander Dodge

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Kealoha: Creative Genius

ASU 365 Community Union

2019 Tony AwardsÂŽ

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Military Family First Support

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THAT Family

ASU Gammage Inner Circle Volume 24 | Fall 2019 Executive Editor: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Erica Lin Creative Director: Paul Carter II Managing Editor: Theresa Dickerson

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Meet Emily Sawyer Chung

Kyle Abraham returns to ASU Gammage

Editorial Team: Kari Amarosso, Cheryl Amick, Emily Chung, Michelle Johnson, CAP, OM, Arianna Jones, Camille Ridley Contributing Writers: Stacey Bailey, Ellie Borst, Jennifer Haaland, Victor Hamburger, Telford Vice

A.I.M INDY - Kyle Abraham.

Photo by: Tim Barden

COVER: Photo by: Lindsey Best

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VIP Donor Event Photos

Broadway Adventure

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Passion with a purpose

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Broadway Lila Coogan (Anya) and Stephen Brower (Dmitry) in the National Tour of ANASTASIA. Photo by: Matthew Murphy, MurphyMade

Once Upon a November: Footprints of Alexander Dodge

By Jennifer Haaland

When ANASTASIA rolls into town to light up the ASU Gammage stage late this fall, it will be a homecoming of sorts. The acclaimed set designer for the show, Alexander Dodge, spent his formative years here. While growing up on the Taliesin West grounds and romping around ASU Gammage and the campus’s birthday cake-like music building, Dodge’s own designing brain was incubating.

“My father was working with Frank Lloyd Wright, so I spent time growing up both at ASU Gammage and the music school’s building sites,” Dodge said of his ten Arizona years. “It was a crazy and magical time. We used the interns’ abandoned shelters [at Taliesen West, where Dodge’s father is still working] as our play forts.”

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located at the new music building on campus. He recalls that the competitions were nerve-wracking, but the breathtaking scene could calm his jitters.

“It was the enchanting view. The competitions were held on the rooftop terrace,” he said of the serene setting.

Thinking about what kind of impact his remarkable, early experiences in the Valley may have had on his career, Dodge said, “I guess I learned how to see, how to look at things. I developed my own philosophy of designing from the inside out. For a set designer, that means I think a lot about things like, ‘What are the characters who occupy this space thinking? Feeling? Doing?”

He asked those kinds of questions when he designed his Tony Award® nominated “A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER” set, a show we at ASU Gammage laughed through

Alexander Dodge

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

Victoria Bingham (Little Anastasia) and Joy Franz (Dowager Empress) in the National Tour of ANASTASIA. Photo by: Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade

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

a few seasons back. He also used that mindset as he tinkered with how to depict ANASTASIA’s story. It’s a tale that traverses not just different countries, but that bridges huge social gaps, too, as its lush story chugs along.

“We needed a world that unified Russia and France, a world in an envelope. It needed to become its own breathing, living machine,” Dodge explained. “LED screens and other media, technology that wasn’t feasible even a few years ago-say, when we designed GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE--helped create new effects.”

Dodge noted the train car scene, when Anastasia, Dimitry and Vlad are traveling from Russia to France--during a song called “Learn to Do It”--was his biggest challenge. The scene developed into a visually stunning presentation of silhouettes and steam and mesmerizing juxtapositions.

“I took that challenge on head first. It was one of my ways in [to the approach he developed for the whole show],” Dodge said. “The number is a trio that jumps from person to person. It’s cinematic, like we’re in a movie peeking into different windows. The train car starts to spin on stage while projections of a train are coming straight at you. Next, you’re seeing through the side of the car. Once

we solved the train car, the rest was more standard.”

Part of Dodge’s inspiration came from firsthand observation. He soaked in classical architecture at its source.

“Oddly enough, I was on location in France. It was sort of a three birds with one stone experience,” said Dodge.

The France trip allowed him to research and work on not just ANASTASIA. He was also designing the opera GHOST OF VERSAILLES, and Disney’s stage musical, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Though Russia was not on his travel itinerary, Dodge was able to make the country-hopping on stage flow seamlessly.

“There are so many similarities and elements that are the same.... Maybe because the Russians took their ideas from France,” Dodge said wryly.

He described the show’s palette as “nuanced and subtle,” though he’s also attracted to the power of saturating the stage in opulent reds at one point when the scene smoothly transforms into a Paris nightclub.

The central feel, however, he described by saying, “There’s a metaphysical element in the naturalistic pale blue of Monet. It calls up a dream palace or the cloud of a fairytale.”

When Dodge thinks of ANASTASIA playing at ASU Gammage, he appreciates that the necessary changes for the tour are aimed at getting intimacy and immediacy into bigger houses. It has become a “taller, grander” show than New York’s smaller Broadhurst Theatre would allow.

“Definitely the essence and the feel of the Broadway show is present,” Dodge said about the majestic settings that include a Russian palace. “Because the houses on tour are bigger, we were able to add an extra three feet to the towering arches, making it even more palatial.”

As our calendars turn away from October and we find the way to our seats, we’ll remember the Taliesin West boy who became Set Designer Alexander Dodge for ANASTASIA. The Prologue’s lyrics, rather than “December,” will remind us that ASU Gammage itself helped inspire the show’s set that came to us ‘Once Upon a November.”

ANASTASIA will premiere on the ASU Gammage stage Oct. 29–Nov. 3.

Tickets are on sale now!

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2019 Tony’s Awards®

ASU alumnus & ASU Gammage take on the ® 2019 Tony Awards

By Ellie Borst

Native American designer created a unique gown for high profile Broadway red carpet.

Glitz, glam and a rich sense of community were represented on stage at this year’s 73rd annual Tony Awards® in New York City on Sunday, June 9.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage and Arizona’s sole Tony Awards voter since 1995 — attended the red carpet wearing a custom-made gown created

by Arizona State University alumnus Loren Aragon.

Aragon is the designer and artist for ACONAV, a Native American-owned and-operated couture fashion brand based in Phoenix. He has dedicated his brand to both the empowerment of women and representation of Native people.

“We’re a really different realm of fashion and we bring a lot of different things to the table as far as aesthetic,” he said.

“It is all culturally fueled.”

Aragon graduated from ASU with a degree in mechanical engineering in 2004.

His previous designs have been featured at Disney World for its 2018 exhibit, “Creating Traditions: Innovation and Change in Native American Art,” and at Phoenix Fashion Week.

Aragon was asked to design a custom dress for Jennings-Roggensack after she saw his designs and was in total awe.

“Being able to represent Native fashion and our culture, the Acoma Pueblo, on that type of platform is something that is unbelievable,” Aragon said.

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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack wears ACONAV to the 73rd Annual Tony Awards® in New York City. Photo by: Shevett Studios

Loren Aragon

Aragon’s vision made the gown a reality

The color of the dress, a vibrant red, is an homage to ancestry and an awareness of the missing and murdered Indigenous women movement, according to Aragon. The geometric shapes on the dress represent the pottery art culture of the Acoma Pueblo.

“I wanted viewers to see that Native fashion is definitely thriving and making its mark in the greater fashion industry,” Aragon said.

Jennings-Roggensack said she was absolutely thrilled to be representing Aragon’s work and message on the red carpet in New York City.

“When I looked at Loren Aragon’s work I thought, ‘This is it,’” she said. “I want communities all over the world to see it.”

Jennings-Roggensack said she could not have asked for a designer who better represents not only ASU’s goal of innovation, but someone who also represents his culture and heritage so deeply.

“I felt like I was wearing something that was bigger than I am,” she said.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Loren Aragon on the ASU Gammage stage.

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Beyond

A conversation with Kealoha, the first Poet Laureate of Hawai’i and creative genius behind THE STORY OF EVERYTHING Q: What inspired you to create THE STORY OF EVERYTHING? Kealoha: A handful of years ago, I found out I was going to be a father.

In that moment, all sorts of questions flooded my brain. Could I be a good father? Could I provide for another human? What would I say when my future child asked me where we came from? This last question tugged at me, and I didn’t have an easy answer. For me, the thing that I subscribe to is science, and that is what I wanted to communicate to my future child. And so I started to write everything that we know through science of what it was like during the big bang, but the thing is, the science turned into a story…with characters and plot and conflict and resolution and lessons and observations … all the things that make a good story. And so I kept writing, and I followed the 13.7 billion years of our universe’s history until I arrived at human. And then, for good measure, I started to write about our future, particularly in regards to climate change, the biggest scientific issue of our time. And before I knew it, the whole thing turned into a stage show with music, dancing, chanting, poetry and storytelling.

Q: How did your experiences at MIT, as a business consultant and as a surf instructor affect or influence your poetry career and the creation of THE STORY OF EVERYTHING? Kealoha: MIT changed my brain. The science training there was so rigorous that I couldn’t stop seeing science everywhere I went, and that mindset has stuck with me ever since. Even when I’m out in the ocean surfing, I’m constantly observing and recalling explanations for the frequency of the waves, or the patterns that the light makes when it reflects and refracts off the water. Therefore, writing a piece so rooted in science was a direct result of my education at MIT – in fact, I wouldn’t be able to be able to write it without that scientific fluency.

Working as a business consultant helped to unlock my creative brain. It’s when I started studying the tools required to break down complex issues and solutions to people in a simple way for them to understand. In poetry, these skills are extremely helpful, because we are 8

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constantly trying to break down complex issues and solutions to

Q: What do you look forward to most about performing

our audiences.

in Tempe?

Surfing is my gym, church, spa, poetry rehearsal studio, tanning

Kealoha: I’m excited to tap into the energy of the university and

salon and meditation center all wrapped into one. It’s where

the people of Tempe. There is so much we can learn from each

I go to find peace and inspiration. On many occasions, I’ve

other, and I look forward to learning from the dialogue that we

come back to my car with a brand new idea or poem ready to

are able to create while I’m there.

be scribbled on paper while I’m still dripping with salt water. It’s what keeps my mind fresh and alive, and it certainly has played a huge role in my life and career as a poet and storyteller.

Q: What was the process for creating the show?

Kealoha: The writing process took the most amount of time, but it was so fun! I created a cyclical discipline of researching science concepts (via science documentaries, the Internet, and textbooks), then freewriting based off of those concepts, then researching more to make sure I was moving in the right direction.

After the writing was done, it was time to get collaborative with the musicians, dancers and artists who I wanted to work with. I got a grant from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation to help me assemble an all-star team of folks to contribute their talents, and my approach to that was just to set up the framework and then get out of the way of their genius. It really was about trusting them to bring their best work to the project, and they all delivered beyond what I could possibly imagine. Since then, I’ve

Q: Do you have any advice for aspiring poets?

Kealoha: Write whenever you are inspired. And when you do, write freely as if no one will ever read or hear those words. Be vulnerable and full of truth. When you are done, edit it for your intended audience. Speak your words out loud. Practice in front of a mirror, in front of friends, in front of anybody who will listen.

Ask them about how the piece affected them. Perform your piece at an open mic or a slam. Submit poems to be published in journals. Listen to the other poets/artists. Rinse and repeat.

Allow yourself to fail and allow yourself to grow as a person throughout the entire process.

been working on the film version of this project with the Engaging the Senses Foundation to take it to the next level. This has been the ride of my dreams!

Q: What do you hope the audience leaves with after seeing THE STORY OF EVERYTHING? Kealoha: I hope they leave with a deeper appreciation for science. I hope they leave amused by the stories that science has to tell us. I hope they leave inspired to continue the good work that we need to do as stewards of our environment. I hope they leave feeling connected to each other as fellow humans. I hope they leave with hope for our future.

Don’t miss Kealoha’s THE STORY OF EVERYTHING at ASU Gammage Saturday, October 26. For tickets visit asugammage.com.

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365 Community Union

Fall Concert Series at ASU After a wildly successful pilot year, the ASU 365 Community Union is bringing more live music to the Valley on the Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium. Four critically acclaimed music acts will pack the Coca-Cola Sun Deck as CHERRY GLAZERR, SWMRS, PINK SWEAT$ and SOCCER MOMMY make their Sun Devil Stadium debuts.

“The 365 Community Union is ASU’s growing vision for turning Sun Devil Stadium into a vibrant cultural hub and we’re excited for a second year of concerts,” says ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack.

CHERRY GLAZERR with special guest Illuminati Hotties Friday, October 25, 2019 at 8 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.)

Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium Kicking off the fall concert series on October 25, is Cherry Glazerr. Guitarist and lead vocalist Clementine Creevy is joined by bassist Devin O’Brien and drummer Tabor Allen to form the American rock band CHERRY GLAZERR.

SWMRS with special guest tiLLe Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 8 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.)

Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium Starting off a weekend packed with epic music at the stadium is SWMRS, joined by special guest TiLLe, on November 14. SWMRS have redefined what it means to be a rock band, and are taking their urgent, electrifying and groundbreaking sound to new levels with the 2019 release of “Berkley’s on Fire.”

PINK SWEAT$ with special guest Rozotadi Friday, November 15, 2019 at 8 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.)

Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium Headlining on November 15 is Pink Sweat$. Pink Sweat$ is an artist, songwriter and producer from Philadelphia. With music rooted in R&B and Soul, Pink Sweat$ strips back the typical genre-specific production to showcase melodic intricacy and lyrical prowess.

SOCCER MOMMY with special guest Caroline Rose Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 8 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.)

Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium Closing out the fall concert series on November 16 is Soccer Mommy joined by special guest Caroline Rose. SOCCER MOMMY’s debut, “Clean” landed on top album of 2018 lists from publications like Paste, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Noisey, and Billboard.

All concerts at the Coca-Cola Sun Deck are general admission, standing room only and adhere to the ASU clear bag policy. Free parking will be available north of the stadium in Lot 59, and tickets are available now on Ticketmaster. More information at asu365communityunion.com.

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Sponsor

Military Family First Support Family First Nights is the perfect fit for Shamrock’s core areas of community focus.

Through Military Family First Nights, family members of deployed military personnel receive tickets to attend three Broadway performances, a preshow reception and meet-and-greet opportunities with the cast. These nights are made possible thanks to funding from Shamrock Farms.

The 2019-20 ASU Gammage season Military Family First Nights will welcome more than 2,000 military family members.

“ASU Gammage is honored to open our doors to these families, and we are grateful to our supporters for making this program possible,” said Amanda Arboleda, Campus & Community Engagement Manager for ASU Gammage.

Shamrock supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations every year, with initiative emphasis on faith, family and freedom. The ASU Gammage partnership focusing on Military

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As an organization, Shamrock Foods Company actively looks for opportunities to hire veterans by regularly participating in veteran career fairs and currently employs many veterans across its family of companies.

We understand the power of bringing people and families together.

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“We recognize that the decision to serve truly is a family decision and are honored to extend our support for military spouses and families in this way,” said Kent McClelland, President and CEO of Shamrock Foods Company.

“Shamrock is proud to have many veterans who are a part of our family of associates. I’m grateful to each of them for their service and the freedoms their service affords us,” said McClelland.

“Supporting ASU Gammage means being a part of an organization that helps families create and celebrate special moments together,” said McClelland.

“We understand the power of bringing people and families together.”

Shamrock Foods Company is comprised of Shamrock Foods – one of the Top 10 largest foodservice distributors in the country, serving customers across the Western U.S. – and Shamrock Farms – one of the largest family-owned and operated dairies nationwide, best known for its pure, fresh locally-sourced milk.

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Donor Profile

Carla R. Stewart (Shug Avery), Chris Rodriguez, Michelle Jung and N’Jameh Camara (Nettie) at THE COLOR PURPLE VIP Donor Lunch.

Photo by: Tim Trumble

THAT Family: Michelle Jung & Chris Rodriguez

By Jennifer Haaland

You know that family that creates bonafide occasions for every ASU Gammage Broadway show? They’re the ones humming, “The sun will come out” in orphanage-wear when ANNIE comes to town or dining at Cornish Pasty before the curtain rises for BILLY ELLIOT. A few iterations of that family spill into the auditorium each season with spirited enthusiasm that’s infectious.

When that family so loves what the razzle-dazzle theater nights have given them that they want to pay it forward, the single-show celebrations can grow into opportunities, even endowments. THAT family belongs to Michelle Jung and Chris Rodriguez.

“We make it an event,” Michelle said. “We get really dressed up, and sometimes we go in theme.”

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Community College, she teaches some physical education classes at ASU as well.

as Gavroche and they went to a French restaurant, House of Tricks, before the performance. At HAMILTON (they went twice), Xavier dressed as King George one night and a revolutionary soldier the next. They wore big hair with bell bottoms for ‘70s shows like MAMMA MIA.

With ironic wit she said, “I am an avid performing arts fan.”

Michelle said they save some of their pennies to throw in on their own little family pool each year before ASU Gammage announces their upcoming season, too. “We each guess what shows will come, and the person who’s closest wins the money. Other people bet on sporting events, we make it a Broadway game.”

“I fell in love with her,” he said as explanation, following with what he discovered as a result. “There’s nothing like live theater.”

People who know Michelle in the work world might bet she does bet on sports rather than Broadway shows. She is a 2004 Arizona State University alumna with degrees in Exercise Science and Kinesiology. On faculty at Mesa

“Sometimes, the ones I’m not sure about have turned out to be my favorites,” he said, adding AMERICAN IDIOT to that list.

Chris, on the other hand, is a soldier and a car guy. As an Internet Sales Manager at Honda and a U.S. Army Veteran, he gained his appreciation for performing arts by being an avid Michelle fan.

Chris said his favorite show has been PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. The character Hook was what hooked him.

Michelle Jung, Nick Cartell (Jean Valjean) and Xavier at the LES MISÉRABLES Opening Night Party. Photo by: Tim Trumble

Gammage’s Associate Director of Development, Julianne Mate.

“She explained the endowment process,” Michelle picked up. “I’m really into kids, helping them and having them be exposed to theater. Chris wants to help veterans and their families. We’ll both get to direct funds and watch how those people benefit.”

Then they both wanted to clarify. And they wanted to encourage.

“We are not rich,” Michelle began. “We’re pretty average, normal, middle-class people.”

“He’s been to over 50 ASU Gammage shows,” Michelle said, noting they took him to THE LION KING when he was around four. “We’re not hearing as much about what’s happening this year (at camp) because I think he wants us to be surprised at the Friday Friends and Family Finale performance.”

Next year, Xavier’s thrilled that a cousin will join him for the week-long deep dive into musical theater at ASU Gammage. In a full circle kind of twist, lifelong Arizona natives Michelle and Chris reveal they’ve known each other since fourth grade, about the age Xavier is now.

“I had a pretty big crush on Chris when I was about 10,” Michelle smiled.

“We just kept bumping into each other,” Chris remembered. “We ran into each other during high school, too.”

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There is even a sticky note with Michelle’s name and number on it that somehow found its way into a box of Chris’ things after high school. In her hand writing.

“Honestly, I have no memory of writing a note like that,” Michelle laughed.

“I would see her when I came home on leave (from active duty), too,” Chris said.

The ASU Gammage date nights started right around the time they started intentionally spending time together, more than 14 years ago. They watched A CHORUS LINE “from the nosebleed section,” and WICKED after that.

“If we’re going to keep going, we better start buying better seats,” Chris had said, voicing their chuckling agreement.

And they did. Then, six years ago, they decided the perks of VIP Donor Membership were more than worth it.

“Every year we’ve increased our dollar level a little,” Michelle said.

“Then we sat down to lunch with Julie,” Chris continued, referring to ASU

But when you’re passionate about something, you can make change happen.

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They’re raising another avid fan, namely 11-year-old son Xavier. In June the three had a family date night at CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and Xavier attended his second year of Camp Broadway.

Xavier and Evan Alexander Smith (Chris) at THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Opening Night Party Photo by: Tim Trumble

“But when you’re passionate about something, you can make change happen. We can allocate where, who and how our donations can help,” Chris followed. “Start doing it now. Don’t wait.

Get involved and help other people have successes.”

The family now enjoys four tickets for each season, inviting a cousin or friends to join them. Christmas gifting has become group tickets to shows as well.

“All the cousins” will get to see MEAN GIRLS in the upcoming season, after a super successful ALADDIN adventure with the crew this season.

When Julianne Mate commented, “I want to be them when I grow up,” the sentiment was ripe for anyone who knows their story. The best part is, seeing it through Michelle and Chris’s eyes, we can each figure how to offer in our own way to others what ASU Gammage gives us. We all, in our own fashion, can be that family.

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VIP Donor Event Photos

1. L to R: Lindsay and Dave Pagano, Jess Fry (Ensemble), Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka), Erika Dickey, Lily Kaufmann (Ensemble), Russ Dickey 2. L to R: Collin Jeffery (Charlie), Daniel Quadrino (Mike Teavee), Roslyn Solky, Mary Farrington-Lorch, Brynn Williams (Violet Beauregarde) 3. L to R: Loren Aragon, ACONAV, Colleen’s Tony Dress Designer, featured on pages 4-5, Jess Fry (Ensemble), Valentina Aragon, Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka), Lily Kaufmann (Ensemble) 4. L to R: Alex Dreschke (Ensemble), Liz Nipperus, Clyde Voce (Mrs. Green), Cheryl Eames, Sharon Lytle-Breen, and Joe Moeller (Ensemble) 5. VIP Donor guests mingle and meet CHARLIE cast members.

6. L to R: Tinsley Andrews, Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka), and Kelsey Roggensack 7. L to R: Emily Chung (Donor Relations Coordinator) welcomes Nancy and Herb Lienenbrugger 8. L to R: Alex Dreschke (Ensemble), Brenda Rowland, Clyde Voce (Mrs. Green), Jim Rowland, Joe Moeller (Ensemble) Photos by: Tim Trumble Location: Macayo’s Depot Cantina

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Opening Night Party

Broadway Adventure Scott Erjavic, Alexa Erjavic, John King and Janice Donnelly share a meal during the Broadway Adventure.

Joe Rosenberg, Founder/Owner of VIP Tours of New York leads the VIP Donors through New York City.

Every June, ASU Gammage VIP Donors have the opportunity to experience Broadway and New York City in the week leading up to Tony Award® weekend on the Broadway Adventure. This year, VIP Donors toured New York City with VIP Tours of New York’s Joe Rosenberg, New York’s foremost authority in theater and architecture, while meeting with Broadway performers like Sam Primack and Krystina Alabado. VIP Donors also heard about the industry from President and Principal Owner of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, and Garen Scribner, Producer and Host of PBS’ Broadway Sandwich. The Broadway Adventure week also included a trip to Hudson Yards and each attendee took in several Broadway shows.

Scott Erjavic and Jay Hasker take in the sights and sounds of New York City.

Hudson Yards. Photo by: Bill Ahearn

Chuck Goldstein and Krystina Alabado, ASU Gammage Rising Star Award recipient currently starring as Gretchen Wieners in MEAN GIRLS on Broadway.

ASU Gammage VIP Donors tour the Theater District in Manhattan. Photo by: Bill Ahearn

Sue and Bill Ahearn pose with their likenesses in mosaic tile in the 42nd Street Subway station. The mosaic is

by Jane Dickson, Bill’s cousin’s wife.

Ron Harten and Peter Means (Senior Director of Development) on the 2019 Broadway Adventure.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Sam Primack, the 2017 ASU High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Lead Male winner, who is currently the Evan/ Jared/Connor understudy in DEAR EVAN HANSEN on Broadway.

For more information about how you can join us for the 2020 Broadway Adventure, please contact Emily Chung at easawyer@asu.edu or 480-965-8029.

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Staff Profile

Emily exploring Colombia last year.

Emily and Daniel in Mexico City.

Emily and Daniel backpacking in Colorado.

Meet ASU Gammage’s New Donor Relations Coordinator Emily Sawyer Chung

By Ellie Borst

From Bosnia to Peru, to Colombia and back to ASU Gammage, Emily Sawyer Chung has returned, bringing along her cultural experiences and her signature jovial attitude.

Emily is the new Donor Relations Coordinator for ASU Gammage, but she is not a new face to the staff here.

Emily graduated from Arizona State University in 2013 with a degree in non-profit management and was an intern for the Cultural Participation department at ASU Gammage from 2010-2013.

Through her degree in non-profit management and many travels near and far, Emily has developed a passion for helping others through accessibility.

“What I have learned is that it’s not always the lack of money, but the lack of a connection or a seat at the table,” Emily said. “I want to make sure people have equitable access to things like the arts, education and relationships.”

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After she graduated, Emily focused on working with children and families in the foster care and criminal justice systems in Phoenix as well as internationally. She quickly became devoted to working beyond socioeconomic boundaries.

“Connecting Communities™ and finding what that connecting piece is what makes everything happen,” Emily said with a smile.

When Emily is not at work helping others, she is volunteering.

Emily said that she and her husband, Daniel, have found a purpose through volunteering at Young Lives, a Christian program that helps teenage parents find their way through parenthood.

“It’s all about the mission of the organization and what that mission means to you,” she beamed.

Emily with one of her mentees, Jenni, and son Jayden.

Emily with her family.

She explained that same message of bringing people together is what drew her back to ASU Gammage.

“I love that ASU Gammage is addressing the question of “why are there people who have never stepped foot in a theater?’” Emily said.

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Connecting Communities™ and finding what that connecting piece is what makes everything happen

Through different programs, such as The Molly Blank Fund Kaleidoscope or Journey Home, Emily said she wanted to work to help make the arts more accessible to everyone of all ages, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses.

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Coincidentally, this passion of hers grew from a personal experience at ASU Gammage.

When she was in middle school, Emily became friends with a girl named Kelsey, who happens to be Colleen Jennings-Roggensack’s, Executive Director of ASU Gammage and ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs, daughter. For Kelsey’s birthday, the girls saw the Broadway show HAIRSPRAY from some of the best seats in the house.

“The fact that I got that experience at such a young age completely opened my eyes to the world of Broadway and how important and exciting it can be,” Emily said. “The

Celebrating new moms at a Young Lives baby shower.

fact that Colleen used her influence to open that door for me and other kids was really instrumental in me being interested in performing arts.”

“My ASU Gammage narrative has been woven throughout my entire life, and I’m so grateful to be back,” she said.

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Iconic BLUE MAN GROUP brings SPEECHLESS TOUR to ASU Gammage BLUE MAN GROUP is coming to ASU Gammage from Nov. 15–17 as a stop on their latest North American tour, with a new show called SPEECHLESS. The show will see the world-famous Blue Men embark on a brandnew journey of discovery, the result of 27+ years spent observing humanity. It will feature new and original compositions, invented instruments and unexpected situations of audience interaction alongside iconic BLUE 18

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MAN GROUP moments. The majority of the content is new but the Blue Men, and their subversive approach to everything, is apparent at every turn delivering a new yet familiar show that is steeped in joy, art, music, comedy, social commentary and profound absurdity.

“By building on the original DNA of BLUE MAN GROUP, SPEECHLESS will forge a path for future generations of

New Connections Between Blue Man Group and the Audience. Photo by: Daniel Boczarski

“It’s BLUE MAN GROUP’s continued commitment to push boundaries, and think bigger and bolder with every new exploration, that excites me most about this opportunity, and I’m thrilled to join the Blue Man Group family to undertake this new show,” said Jenny Koons, Director of the BLUE MAN GROUP SPEECHLESS TOUR. “SPEECHLESS will feature material that fosters communal moments, debut the evolution of our tube-based instruments to support all new music, and include large-scale audience participation. It is my hope that this show will deliver on its name and continue BLUE MAN GROUP’s

legacy to transcend words and inspire audiences through non-verbal connections.”

BLUE MAN GROUP is a world-wide entertainment phenomenon that has been performing around the globe since launching in New York City in 1991. This new show promises to deliver the Blue Men you love, in an all new experience meant to be enjoyed by every age group.

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the Blue Man tribe to explore,” said Diane Quinn, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group’s Chief Creative Officer. “To further challenge themes of invention, curiosity and human connection, we are excited to work with our new director, Jenny Koons, whose expertise in dissolving spatial boundaries and diverse background in theater and activism, set the stage for us to deliver a transformative BLUE MAN GROUP experience.”

BLUE MAN GROUP brings SPEECHLESS TOUR to ASU Gammage Nov. 15–17. For tickets visit asugammage.com.

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ASU Forged by his foster childhood, Oxford scholar Frank Smith III '18 BS wants to pave a better path for others Story by TE LFO R D VI C E Photos by DAR R E N R E ES, AAR O N KOTOWS K I

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Frank Smith III arrived at Arizona State University knowing what he planned to be when he grew up.

“I joke with my friends that I wanted to be the next Ryan Seacrest,” says Smith, a Mesa, Arizona native who was initially drawn to ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

That changed several months later, and so did the trajectory of Smith’s academic career.

A discussion with fellow students during Smith’s freshman year led to his testifying on behalf of an Arizona state bill to abolish tuition fees for former foster children. The bill passed, and the experience flipped a switch.

“When I had the opportunity to go down to the state legislature, I saw that I enjoyed being in the policy discussions and really being a part of the change as opposed to being on the outside,” Smith says. “I really wanted to be on the inside, where the action was.”

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Now, public service is his passion, and it has taken the 2018 ASU graduate to University of Oxford in England, where he is a Marshall Scholar studying for a Master of Philosophy degree in comparative social policy.

“It’s about doing everything I can to make my community better,” Smith says. “What’s going to improve the outcomes of the most disadvantaged members of society, and what can I do to help them out? It’s about putting the needs of the community above my own. How can I be a tool of change?”

The answer to those questions could be by making something factual of the fiction that was Frank Capra’s classic 1939 movie “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a newly appointed U.S. senator who works tirelessly against corruption.

“A few professors from undergrad mentioned that before my internship in D.C.,” Smith says. “And even more people started saying that to me when I said I wanted to have a career on the Hill.”

Leaving behind ambitions of becoming a TV star, the real Mr. Smith went to Washington in 2016 as an intern on Capitol Hill in the education office of Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and worked with the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

He also traveled to Mexico and Ghana for research and volunteer trips. He then paused for a semester to work on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign team in Michigan. When that finished, he returned to Arizona to work on David Garcia’s 2018 race for governor.

Smith has a plan for going back to Washington.

“I’d like to take what I learn back to Capitol Hill,” he says, “try to work my way up to be a senior policy adviser or a chief of staff in some way that I can utilize the knowledge that I’m gaining and to be an advocate of foster-care reform.”

A foster child himself, Smith didn’t lack for motivation to take up his cause. By the age of 17 he had lived in 27 foster homes.

“My past has given me a firsthand view of the inequalities in America, which I would like to spend the rest of my life improving through a career in public service”

Frank Smith III, a Captiol Hill intern in 2016, wants to return to Washington, D.C., as an advocate for foster care reform.

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“Stability was definitely not part of my childhood,” Smith says. “Honestly, life was hard growing up. I spent most of my adolescence in extreme poverty, which typically results in untapped potential, a lifetime of closed doors and often insurmountable obstacles. Through the support of social services, scholarships, mentors and a considerable amount of determination, I have been able to start giving back to the community that has given so much to me.”

But far from a handicap, he sees his experience as the fuel for his fire in beating incredible odds — only 10 % of former foster children reach university, and just 3 % graduate.

“Because of my upbringing, there’s one more advocate for foster care reform,” he says. “It’s really unlocked some of my potential.”

ASU provided scholarship support to help Smith unlock that potential. He entered the university as an Armstrong Scholar, an Obama Scholar, a Spirit of Service Scholar and a Nina Mason Pulliam Scholar. His help in passing Arizona’s Foster Care Tuition Waiver earned him the Truman and Marshall scholarships, the capstone of an accomplished academic career.

In his sophomore year, Smith was elected the youngest student body president ever

at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus, and he was reelected for a second term.

After focusing on public service in his studies, he graduated in 2018 with two bachelor’s degrees — in political science and public policy with a concentration in business.

Now, Smith is expanding his worldview at Oxford, having learned that public policy shouldn’t be confined to border lines drawn on maps.

“What’s really interesting about the (philosophy) program is that it takes an international perspective to issues that are traditionally seen as domestic policies — health care, education, pensions, labor market policies,” Smith says. “It tries to look beyond the borders of one nation.”

Smith also wants people to look beyond negative stereotypes associated with the foster care system.

“When people hear about foster care they think, ‘Oh, this child was a delinquent.

They got involved with the criminal justice system,’” he says. “My past has not only instilled a sense of compassion and empathy within me at an early age, but has given me a firsthand view of the inequalities in America, which I would like to spend the rest of my life improving through a career in public service.”

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Frank Smith III credits friends and mentors for helping him succeed and “start giving back to the community that has given so much to me.”

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Beyond

A.I.M “state” by Andrea Miller Marcella Lewis, Catherine Ellis Kirk and Kayla Farrish.

Photo by: Steven Schreiber

A.I.M “Drive” - Claude CJ Johnson, Connie Shiau and Catherine Ellis Kirk. Photo by: Ian Douglas

Kyle Abraham returns to ASU Gammage this November

A.I.M “Drive” - Tamisha Guy. Photo by: Steven Schreiber

A.I.M “INDY” - Kyle Abraham.

Photo by: Tatiana Wills

We are thrilled to welcome internationally recognized dancer, Artistic Director and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Kyle Abraham and his exquisite dance company A.I.M back to the ASU Gammage stage this fall. Abraham draws from countless sources including hip-hop culture, classical music and visual arts to create his compelling choreography. Illustrating his flexible attitude and accomplished nine-member company, the program includes new work “INDY,” a full-length solo of changing personas; “Drive,” a mesmerizing performance of athleticism within a clublike ambiance; and “Meditation: A Silent Prayer,” featuring visual artist Carrie Mae Weems’s powerful text invoking police violence against African Americans. The all-female “state” by Andrea Miller (Gallim) is a trio of arresting and evocative movement, while Strict Love, a mid-’90s favorite by Doug Varone, is set to music by the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross.

Don’t miss A.I.M at ASU Gammage November 23. Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com.

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Kerr Korner

ASU Kerr shares folk, jazz, Latin music, solo theater experiences and more in 2019-2020 Tickets on sale now at asukerr.com/tickets or 480-596-2660 Caro Pierotto - From Brazil with Love Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Brazilian native Caro Pierotto delights audiences worldwide with her sensual voice and upbeat South American grooves.

The Accidentals Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

This rapidly rising female-fronted, multi-instrumentalist power trio melds indie rock with strings and orchestral arrangements.

Charles Lewis Quintet + 2 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

The treasured Arizona pianist returns with his all-star band and crowd-pleasing Latin jazz.

Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Experience the joy of Cajun, Creole and Louisianan Zydeco music from four-time GRAMMY-nominated fiddler, singer and accordionist Cedric Watson.

Nayo Jones, Home for the Holidays Friday, December 6, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Vocalist Nayo Jones, a veteran of the legendary French Quarter Fest and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, shares her sultry soul and jazz jams.

Renee Patrick, Nicole Pesce, Mel Brown, Greg Warner - Happy Birthday Dionne Warwick Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Valley stars unite to honor the hits of superstar Dionne Warwick. Warner has toured as Warwick’s drummer since the ‘80s.

And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears Friday, January 17, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Cherokee performance artist and activist DeLanna Studi performs this inspiring story of a contemporary Cherokee woman and her father on their incredible 900-mile journey along the Trail of Tears.

Bettman & Halpin Friday, January 24, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Bettman & Halpin play hook-laden original folk and Americana with down-home fiddlin’ and catchy melodies.

Carmela y Más - Salsa Con Sabor!

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Carmela Ramirez and her band perform classic salsa of the ‘50s to current Latin salsa arrangements.

Letras Sonoras: Readings and Music from Latin America Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Violinist Francesca Anderegg and composer Reinaldo Moya weave contemporary Latin American music with readings from Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez and more.

Las Cafeteras Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

A vibrant musical fusion with a positive message, Las Cafeteras’ Afro-Mexican beats and traditional instruments document stories of a community seeking justice and love.

An Evening with Ralna English Friday, February 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Ralna English sang in clubs before landing a regular spot on The Lawrence Welk Show. She’ll perform jazz, blues and songs from the ‘30s and ‘40s.

Phoenix Chamber Music Society co-presents Opus One Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Opus One brings together four present members and veterans of prestigious chamber groups including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Beaux Arts Trio and Guarneri String Quartet.

Tuena Marie and Friends Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Vocalist Tuena Marie bounces between the good vibrations of hip-hop, rock and soul.

Composer’s Choice, curated by Nokuthula Ngwenyama Friday, April 24, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

Composer and violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama curates this annual contemporary music concert, sharing the craft and lives of working composers.

Arts Adventurer packages - Bundle any four shows and save 15%! Call 480-596-2660 to build yours today.

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Nelson Faux Dr. Allen W. Flores Eric Fox and Raymond Hebert Joan and Michael Friedman Nancy and Barry Froman Sandra J. Fromm Mimi and Sandford Furman Marybeth and Jimmy Garrett Barbara and Gregory Geidel Dr. Philip E. and Roseann M. Geiger Carole and Ronnie Gilbert Sue and Joe Gilleland Joe and Helen Goldblatt Vicki Greener Michelle and Roy Grimm Jill and Jim Gruler Brent M. Gunderson Robin and Jennifer Haaland Alan and Anita Handelsman Lynlie and Myron Hansen Kathy and Marty Harper Diane Harrison Monique and Caroline Harrison Dottie and Mark Harshbarger Nora and Tim Hart Col. and Mrs. Paul Harwood Jane and Daryl Haugen Larmon and Linda Haugen Hensley Beverage Company Jill and Alan Hieb Donna and Scott Hopman Christopher and Judy Hossack Dr. Scott Howell and Mr. Sean Smith Teresa and Darrel Huish The Till Hutchison Family Jacqueline E. Jackson Nancy and Jeffrey Jacobs Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jenks Dr. Christopher Johnstad and Ms. Kim Lewis In Memory of Steven R. Jonas Katherine Kaarle Shari and Irwin Kanefsky Elaine Karcher Rona and Allan Kasen Casey and Clara Khaleesi Terri and George Kief Alison and Alan Kierman Theresa and Jeff Krueg Jo Krueger Shirley Kruger Mary and Dave Kurrasch Dr. Robert R. Kuske, Jr. Lawrence R. Lathom David Ledbetter Barbara and Don Leffler Patty and Matthew Lernor Sara and Salvatore Lettieri Patricia and Paul Lewis Fuyu Lin and Samuel Anderson Law Office of Christina M. Lopez, PLLC Regan and Rigo Lopez LOWY’s Tax Planning & Accounting, PLLC Sharon Lytle-Breen Cheryl and Johan Magnusson Suzan Makaus Rita and Nicole Mann John Martell and Cathy Thuringer Lindsay and Morgan Mathie Marilyn and Mark McCall Scott and Julie McCallister Celia and Kent McClelland Laurie and James McDonald Robbyn McDowell Karri and Joseph McInerney Dr. Geoffrey McKinzie and Tabitha McKinzie Tamara and Ian McLeod Azar Mehdizadeh and Justin Reynolds John Mertens and Kim Cantor Mary and Kurt Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Austin Miller In Memory of J. Eric Miller Ariana and Daniel Mormino Kathryn Morrison Vicki and Neil Motzkin Nagle Law Group Diane Nastro

Angela and Jesus Navarro Vickie and Ron Neill Emily and Cory Nelson Pamela and Tom Ng Debbie and Jim Nixon Suzanne O’Hara In Memory of Cindy Olstein Shannon Olwine and Mohit Mehta Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Opila Dr. John Parente Pam Peacock - Superior Real Estate Services The Perfect Companion (Jon D. Siegel) Maryellen and Mark Pendleton Suzie and David Perkinson Gloria and Jill Pierce-Garcia Susan and Mike Pucelik Hari Puri Juliet Rains Carol and Gregory Rath Linda Redman Dean Rennell Herschel and Valerie Richter Rebecca P. Ripley and Tara Ripley Swinehart Sharon and James Robbins Chad Robert John, Dee and Paul Rogers Theresa and Rene Romero Kristine Romine Meryl and Rich Rose Rosedale Hair Design Richard Ross Kent and Mira Rossman Julie and Joseph Russomanno Beth Saiki-Olsen and Morgan Olsen Chloe Saleeby and Kevin Saleeby Jeffrey P. Salomone, M.D. Sherilyn and Joseph Sandor Christine and Frank Scarpati Mark Schiavoni Katherine and Bryan Schlueter Katherine and Randall Schmidt Lyrna and Michael Schoon Janiece and Tom Schubert Ursula and Rick Schultz Ken Schutz and Craig Thatcher Catherine Scott Christa and Donald Scott Elisa Segal Judy Sera-Windell and Robert Windell Nelma and Jim Shearer In Memory of Sylvia Shippy Connie and Darin Shryock Suzanne and Jay Simon Jared Smith Jessica and Keaton Smith Katherine and Mark Strumpf Laura and Michael Suriano John and Monica Suriano Christina and Tim Tarter Toby Teret Taylor Carla and Gary Tenney Tewksbury Financial Group/John and Sunny Tewksbury Karen Thorn Kartika and Eric Thornbrew Susan Thrasher and Chuck Schwartz Chona and David Tom Missy Turner Zeena Ubogy M.D. and Millard Thaler M.D./ Papillon Cosmetic Dermatology Center Steven Urke Dr. Robert and Julia Wacloff John and Katie Wahlman Colleen Smith Walters and Dave Walters Doug Walters Dale and Sheryl Wanek Shari and Chuck Warshaver Phyl Wason Suzanne and Craig Weaver Lori and Neal Weinstein Dr. Brian and Dawn Williams Doris and Duly Winkler Brigid Wright and John Patton Carol and Thomas Wood Michelle and Chris Zachar Breann and Stephen Zapytowski, Jr.

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SUPPORTING MEMBER

Natalie and John Ahearn Donna and Kirk Anderson Anonymous Ross and Shirley Berg Neva and Jim Bochenek Judy and Charles Boehmer Melanie and Patrick Burm Stephanie and Brad Butler Cathy and John Calhoun Ann Chafoulias Rhonda Elifritz-Rix Mr. and Mrs. Armando Flores Morton L. Goodman and Kathleen Niederst Gary and Jacque Griffith Barbara and Joel Hanania Kimberly and Dale Hopely, Jr. Dr. Patty Horn and Sue Purkat William Hosking Michelle Louise Johnson Karen J. Killoren Survivors Trust Sue Klein Cheryl Laurent Lisa Loo Devoney Looser and George Justice Julie Mooney Eve and Jim Morse Pam and Gary Passey Valerie and Gregory Patten Timbra and Kevin Peace Valleria Pickett Jim M. Probst Marliese and Glen Reeves Beverly and Ron Richards Alison and David Riddiford Camille Ridley/Nico & Malina Dawn and Michael Sandlin Jacob Schwarz Michael and Ciby Shaw Marvin E. Smith Richard P. Stahl Vicki and Tom Taradash Dr. Jerome and Dr. Selma E. Targovnik Erin and Edward Urbanoski VIP Tours of New York LLC Sandy Wagner Yubeta Family

CONTRIBUTING MEMBER

Ted Allmon Teresa Amabisca Teresa and Eugene Anderson Anonymous Association of the United States Army, Arizona Territorial Chapter William Becker Pam and Jeff Bell Anthony Beram Rosemary Berg George and Mary Ann Bradbury Lizz and Dan Burk Mary and Ray Byke Burton Cagen PC Brent Collins Christopher Cropley Michele F. Davis Susan Dowhie Jan and Leo Dressel Richard Duke Patricia Fimbres Ethan Fox Mary Ann Gallagher Shanna Gallo Sarah and Brad Glenn Alyssa Ann Goldstein

Sharon and Tim Gregory Ryan Gurney Eva and James Hamant Katrina Hanna Maren Hanson Kathy and Kenneth Hudson Dawn Kemp-Moye and Gordon Moye Mindy Knicely Cynthia and Kevin Kozacek Diane Kreizenbeck Leola and W. Brian Krueger William and Linda Langer Raenelle and William Lees Steven Lofgren Karie Lurie Christine Mackay Tina Minchella Kenneth and Donna Muller JoAnn Mulvihill and Mary Jane Lipshie Ronald Nelson Jordan Nimura Keith Norton David Novarina Andrea and Charles O’Connor Amanda Panagakis In Honor of Melissa Phelan Ann and Richard Porras Melanie Powers William Rase Nathalie Rennell Renee Resler Beth Reynolds and Bradley Burt Virginia Savage Barbra Schwartz and Jeremy M. Helfgot In Memory of Judith Signeski Raj Sivananthan Tony Skrbek and Beverly Sloane Daniel L. Smith Ana Sonia and Mario Villacourt Leslie Standerfer Orin and Mary Svarc Patricia Taylor Celia Vasfaret Vicky Van Dyke Mary LaRue Walker Jo and Don Wilson Darcey Winterland and Blake Bulloch Tandy Young 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 Photo by: Hillarie Jason

HOME Saturday, October 19

7 p.m. (Performance) | 8:30 p.m. (Post-Show Party) Go beyond the performance by joining fellow audience members and the artists from Geoff Sobelle’s HOME 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.

Kealoha: THE STORY OF EVERYTHING Saturday, October 26

7 p.m. (Performance) | 8:30 p.m. (Post-Show Party) Go beyond the performance by joining fellow audience members and the artists from Kealoha’s THE STORY OF EVERYTHING 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.

Opening Night Party: ANASTASIA Tuesday, October 29 Join ASU Gammage and cast members from ANASTASIA for beverages and light hors d’oeuvres on Opening Night. Exclusive VIP Donor member benefit (Directors Club Member and above).

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Please send your VIP Donor Event RSVPs to Emily Chung at easawyer@asu.edu or 480-965-8029.