ASU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 33

InnerCircle ASU Gammage

Volume 33 Summer 2022

Colleen JenningsRoggensack Celebrating 30 years at ASU Gammage

No one embodies the spirit of Arizona State University more than Colleen Jennings-Roggensack. In her three decades of service to our institution, she has not only championed the arts but also innovation and inclusion.

As the ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage, her work advances our New American University while spilling over into our communities to create a wide, positive impact. Whether bringing Broadway to our Valley of the Sun or advocating for the healing power of the arts through the Journey Home prison outreach program, Colleen’s leadership, passion, and vision connect people in ways that matter.

Photo by Deanna Dent, ASU

Colleen is many things: administrator, creative, facilitator, award-winning leader, arts and culture icon, force of nature, force for good, and fortunately for us, a key member of the Sun Devil family. She has helped evolve our university as a place where people of all ages and walks of life can experience transformative performances and events, where representation is valued and equity is paramount, and she has expanded the scope of her efforts to encompass a diversity of audiences outside ASU, including those on the periphery of society. As she moves forward, we can undoubtedly expect more profound moments on stage, in classrooms, and in our neighborhoods and communities courtesy of her unique abilities. Please join me in congratulating — and thanking — Colleen Jennings-Roggensack for her 30-year history with ASU. Michael M. Crow President, Arizona State University CEO, ASU Public Enterprise

Casey Likes in ALMOST FAMOUS photo by Neal Preston

Congratulations to Casey Likes, the 2019 ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards Best Lead Male winner who will be originating the role of William Miller in ALMOST FAMOUS on Broadway this fall.

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WICKED BODIES photo by Brennan Spark Photography

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack photo by Tim Trumble

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Colleen’s 30 fun facts for 30 years

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Military Family First Nights

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Tony Awards®

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Decades of Service

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ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards

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Kristina Wong

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Staff Profile

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VIP Donor Photos

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VIP Donor Tributes to Colleen on her 30th Anniversary

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Phoenix designer’s dress makes red carpet debut.

Q&A with Beyond artist Eiko Otake

ASU Gammage Inner Circle EXECUTIVE EDITOR Colleen Jennings-Roggensack EDITOR IN CHIEF AND PROJECT MANAGER Erica Lin MANAGING EDITOR Theresa Dickerson EDITORIAL TEAM Alexis Alabado; Kari Amarosso; Killian Blakemore; Michelle Johnson; Tim Walling CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Alexis Alabado; Stacey Bailey; Ruthie Fierberg; Kimberly Inglese; Emily Mai; Daniel Oberhaus; Arianna Reyna GRAPHIC DESIGN Sophie Pallissard

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Celebrating volunteers and part-time staff who have served for over 25 years or more.

Meet Donor Relations Coordinator, Killian Blakemore.

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Kerr Corner ASU 365 Community Union THE DUET PROJECT photo

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Cover Photo: Colleen Jenning-Roggensack photo by Christine Johnson

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Colleen’s 30 FUN FACTS for 30 YEARS 1

Colleen solidified the relationship with Pace Theatricals (now Broadway Across America) in 1992 to grow our Broadway series.

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Colleen served as vice-chair for special events for the Super Bowl XXX host committee in 1996, and she organized the first ever Super Bowl concert series.

Colleen coordinated the arrival of Diana Ross in a helicopter for the halftime show.

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The ASU Gammage Artist Residency began under Colleen’s leadership in 2003 with Daniel Bernard Roumain as the first artistin-residence.

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Colleen began the “Beyond Broadway” series, now called Beyond, in 1992 during her first year as Executive Director.

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Colleen was honored in 2012 with a Governor’s Arts Award for her service as executive director of ASU Gammage.

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Colleen is a former dancer and choreographer.

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Colleen was awarded the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Education Legend in 2020.

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Since 1995, Colleen has been Arizona’s only Tony Awards® voter.

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Colleen was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National Council of the Arts. She served from August 1994–November 1997.

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Colleen was appointed by ASU President Michael Crow to co-lead the Advisory Council on African American Affairs in October 2020.

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Colleen’s hobbies include beekeeping and tandem bike riding with her husband, Kurt Roggensack.

Colleen serves as the Vice Chair of the Road for The Broadway League. She was elected in December 2021.

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Colleen has flown in Glinda’s Bubble from WICKED.

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The Broadway League honored Colleen with the 2009 Touring Broadway Award for Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management (Samuel J. L’Hommedieu Award) for demonstrating excellence in management.

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Colleen loves cats and has five pet cats.

Colleen is a founding and current member of the Creative Capital Board.

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Colleen began both Military Family First Nights and Heroes Night.

Colleen is the daughter of a career military father, and Military Family First Nights and Heroes Nights are just a small token of ASU Gammage’s huge gratitude for the selfless sacrifices made by the men and women who have served or are currently serving in the military.

Colleen led ASU Gammage through the COVID-19 pandemic without staff reductions and through her leadership, continued to cultivate arts experiences.

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Colleen established Connecting Communities™ as the mission for ASU Gammage, allowing the organization to go beyond its doors to change lives for the better and make a difference in our community through the shared experience of the arts. Through this initiative, ASU Gammage has discovered and created new avenues of communication through the arts to bridge cultural, economic and geographic divides.

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In 2012, the Arizona Republic recognized Colleen for Arizona’s 100th Anniversary as one of the individuals who had the greatest impact in the era.

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Colleen is the 2007 Fan Taylor Award Recipient. The honor, awarded by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, is given for lifetime achievement and exemplary service to an individual whose creative thinking and leadership has had a significant impact on the profession.

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Colleen oversaw the activation and transformation of Sun Devil Stadium into a year-round hub of cultural activity as ASU 365 Community Union. Colleen continues to expand the vision of how a football stadium is utilized beyond football with programming and oversees fiscal responsibility.

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In 1994, Colleen oversaw the construction of the vault storage, which allowed the orchestra shell at ASU Gammage, an 80-ton marvel of engineering, complete with embedded pipe organ, to be stored offstage, increasing the performance space onstage.

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In 2019, Colleen was named Valley Leadership’s Woman of the Year for her contributions and commitment to the community.

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Colleen is the recipient of the 2021 City of Tempe Arts and Culture Community Impactor Award.

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In the last 30 years, Colleen has commissioned 40 works to premiere at ASU Gammage. Commissioned artists include Larissa Fasthorse, Bill T. Jones, Pina Bausch and Philip Glass.

Colleen’s Tony Awards® Dress Reveal. Photo by Tim Trumble

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Colleen was the co-director and host for the 2004 Presidential Debate, allowing ASU to shine on the international stage.

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Colleen successfully guided ASU Gammage through a major capital campaign that funded 88 new women’s restrooms and two elevators over a three year period.

Colleen oversees ASU Kerr Cultural Center, an enchanting, timeless adobe and wood home and music performance venue in Scottsdale.

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Colleen was named Raising Arizona’s Mom of the Year in 2016.

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TONY AWARDS ®

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Charlotte St. Martin (President of The Broadway League) at the 75th Annual Tony Awards®.

Photo by Tim Trumble

Phoenix designer’s custom dress makes red carpet debut at this year’s Tony Awards ®

By Arianna Reyna During this year’s Tony Awards®, The Broadway League’s Vice Chair of the Road and Arizona’s only Tony voter, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, dazzled the red carpet ceremony in an original dress by Phoenix designer, Melissa Torres.

“Fashion designers are artists,” said Colleen. “Creative and passionate award events like the Tony’s give local designers a chance to be seen, connecting the local fashion community to the world of Broadway.

It has been an honor to not only work with a local designer, but someone with such immense talent and passion for her craft.”

The dress made specifically for Colleen is the first Melissa Torres design to ever hit the red carpet.

“This is my first official red carpet debut,” said Torres. “A huge part of my goal as a designer is to create outfits for the red carpet. So it’s a dream come true.”

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began to make her dreams a reality when she graduated from Phoenix College with two Associate’s degrees in arts and fashion design.

Shortly after her graduation, Torres debuted her fashion line, hosting an event in Downtown Phoenix. This is where she connected with ASU Gammage and then Colleen.

“Colleen had already been on my radar; I knew she used Arizona designers for her Tony dresses. I was beyond excited to get this opportunity and design something just for her,” said Torres.

The process for Colleen’s dress began in December 2019, with the intention for the garment to be worn at the 2020 Tony Awards®.

“I originally wanted to connect the dress to Broadway shows set to open in 2020. I did my research and was inspired by the musical DIANA,” said Torres.

“I am all about think it, believe it, receive it. ”

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Dress detail marking the 75th Annual Tony Awards® photo

by Melissa Torres Designs

Torres began working on a gown inspired by Catherine Walker’s white pearl studded dress made for Princess Diana in 1989.

“As I started working, I realized the dress was too heavy and came off very bridal. Then the pandemic started, and I just knew that I wasn’t meant to work on this design,” said Torres. “COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise because it gave me two years to redesign something that’s comfortable and fits Colleen. I’m so happy I got a second chance.”

Keeping DIANA as her inspiration, Torres went back to the drawing board, adding extra Melissa Torres flare to her new design.

“I switched it to purple and made it my own by shortening the length to give it that Melissa Torres feel,” said Torres.

With the dress in the works for over two years, Torres and Colleen have built a strong relationship, working together throughout every step of the design process.

“My favorite part about working with Colleen is her enthusiasm,” said Torres. “This dress is different from what she’s worn before, and I love that she loves my ideas and is willing to try something new. It’s amazing to work with a client like that.”

Colleen JenningsRoggensack and Melissa Torres photo by Tim Trumble

Torres has made it her mission to “design statement pieces for the influential,” with this gown setting the precedent for future Melissa Torres designs and red carpet looks.

“I am all about think it, believe it, receive it,” said Torres. “When I think about my future; I think about working with clients who are going to walk the red carpet at the Emmys, the Oscars, the Grammys. My goal is to be an EGOT designer, and it all starts with opportunities like this. If I can give anyone advice it would be to never give up, believe in yourself totally, and reach for every opportunity given.”

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Joaquina Kalukango and Kenny Leon at the 75th Annual Tony Awards®.

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Moore (Best Lead Male), Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Kristiana Corona (2021 Best Lead Female)

8th Annual ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards All photos by Tim Trumble

The red carpet wasn’t just reserved for the Tony Awards® this summer as high school students across the Valley participated in the 8th annual ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA).

The awards ceremony recognizes and celebrates Valley high school students and faculty that produce musical theater programs. Over the school year, schools and students are adjudicated in 14 performance and technical categories. Twentytwo high schools participated in this year’s competition.

“Our mission is to celebrate high school musical theater in the Valley, and this program is the culmination of students’ hard work where they get to perform and cheer for each other,” said Education Program Manager Desiree Ong. “For a lot of students, this is their last hurrah with their theater troupe as they graduate and get ready for that next chapter of life.”

Earlier this year, Ong received the 2022 Broadway League Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education and Engagement, a win

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that she directly accredits to her work with the HSMTA program.

As part of our mission of Connecting Communities™ and to increase access, the 2021–2022 HSMTA held open video auditions for Best Lead Male and Best Lead Female candidates from Title I schools or schools that did not have an existing theater program/production.

Best Musical went to Chandler High School for its production of LEGALLY BLONDE. Tre Moore from ASU Preparatory Academy Polytechnic High School won Best Lead Male for his depiction of Flick in VIOLET. His school did not have an existing high school theater program, so Moore auditioned through video entry.

“It was actually my birthday the day of the High School Musical Theatre Awards,” Moore said. “No matter what happened, I was just excited to be there standing with the other Best Lead Male finalists who are my friends.”

Haley Raffaele from Maricopa High School won Best Lead Female for her portrayal of Alice in BRIGHT STAR. “The screaming and clapping was so loud that I almost didn’t hear my name — I saw my headshot on the screen and my mind just went blank,” Raffaele said. “It was an amazing moment. The last time I was up on that stage was my freshman year attending the High School Musical Theatre Awards. It was a surreal experience to go up and receive an award.”

Each year, those that win Best Lead Male and Best Lead Female continue on to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as The Jimmy Awards in New York City. Notable Arizona finalists include 2017 HSMTA winner Sam Primack (DEAR EVAN HANSEN) and 2019 HSMTA winner Casey Likes (ALMOST FAMOUS). Moore and Raffaele received private coaching, masterclasses and rehearsals with Broadway professionals along with the chance to compete on a national scale for Best Performance by an Actor or Actress.

“Our mission is to celebrate high school musical theater in the Valley, and this program is the culmination of students’ hard work where they get to perform and cheer for each other.”

— DESI R E E ONG, ASU GAM MAG E E DUCATION PROG RAM MANAG E R

“The industry connections for the two Jimmys nominees is just astronomical,” Ong said. “This event can really catapult a young actor’s career.”

Best Lead Male winner Tre Moore

Moore said he’s appreciated HSMTA providing feedback from adjudicators and industry professionals to further his development as an actor.

In addition to competing at The Jimmy Awards, the Best Lead Male and Female winners received $500 cash awards sponsored by Patricia Langlin-Brazil and Ronald H. Harten.

Best Lead Female winner Haley Raffaele

Lyda Armistead from Shadow Mountain High School and Lindsay Kaminsky from Saguaro High School won the ASU Gammage Leadership Award. This award recognizes two graduating seniors who demonstrated leadership on the stage, in the classroom and in the community.

Each student received a $500 award to further their education.

Jamie Ko from Casteel High School won the Excellence in Stage Management Award. This year, there was a $500 award graciously donated by Amber and Shaun Schultz. Shaun is a production manager at ASU Gammage and

wanted to contribute to the field that he passionately works in.

By the end of the night, Ong said she hoped students took home a sense of support — that they are part of a bigger theater community than they might realize.

“Especially for the students who don’t have a theater program at their school and did this all on their own, I think it was important to stand in a room and share a stage with other students who love theater just as much as they do,” Ong said. “It didn’t matter who won because everyone was there to celebrate their passions — to be seen and to be heard.”

“We’ve been given this opportunity and there’s so many things that we can make out of it,” Raffaele said.

“I’m just incredibly thankful — I never would’ve dreamed this would’ve happened for me.”

The High School Musical Theatre Awards is sponsored by Lee Bowman. For more information on how you can support Cultural Participation programs, call our Development department at 480-965-9915.

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BEYOND

Q&A with Beyond artist Eiko Otake Photos from left to right: Eiko Otake THE DUET PROJECT photo by Sarah Marguier Eiko with Ishmael Houston Jones photo

by Bonnie Brooks Eiko Otake with DonChristian Jones photo by Ben McKeown

What inspired you to create THE DUET PROJECT and what can audiences expect at the show?

After working with Koma for more than 40 years and following our three-year Retrospective Project, I began my solo project in 2014. I started with working in irradiated Fukushima, Japan after the 2011 nuclear meltdowns. Since 2014, I have performed my solo in 78 places.

My solo performances were my conversations with different places — a train station, a library, a senior citizen home, a closed restaurant, an artist’s studio, etc. Meanwhile, I learned that people really did not know who I was outside of the context of Eiko & Koma so I began a series of talking duets with many movement/ dance artists I admire. Combining these two threads, I conceived this — THE DUET PROJECT. In THE DUET PROJECT, I work with multiple collaborators but one-by-one.

They are from different generations, disciplines and concerns. Some started as strangers, and others were friends. And there are dead people among my collaborators. I get to learn from each duet — learn about someone else, about myself, about different methods of encountering each other and working together.

Then, each performance is based on where it will be performed and who is available and who wants to work within this particular place/ community. The themes of grief and friendship have been some of the

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main elements. This is not dancedance, but it is not theater-theater.

This evening is multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary. Audience members see the evening with different elements, some closer to them than others. In all of them is our desire to be closer to other humans and how we seek to intersect with others.

What do you hope the audience leaves with after seeing THE DUET PROJECT? My main purpose is to provide a time and place where people can be together, to be inspired or inspiring and to be thoughtful. I do not entertain, and I do not make a theater production that can just travel as one piece, always the same. But I am process-oriented. I do care that each performance is well-considered and elaborated as much as time allows.

I want audience members, each of them, to go home thinking, “Wow, it was good that I decided to come to see this.” I want to provide rich layers within an event in which audience members notice different things, and they can weave these elements together for themselves. Also, we tend to provide visual and kinesthetic content that uncovers topics such as death and mourning, which is not as widely acknowledged in U.S. culture. I hope others see the important details that are actually entries into the work and represent the core of the evening, but these details are left to each person to notice. My job is to provide many of these details.

What was the process for creating the show?

I sit in the place, open every door possible, find resources, imagine and try. I like to have some people attend the rehearsals so I can also hear their thoughts.

What do you look forward to most about performing in Tempe?

Share what I do with people, what my collaborators do, hear audiences’ thoughts and create new material.

Maybe the audiences who saw Eiko & Koma in the past would like to see this evening to find a different Eiko thinking and moving in the same Eiko. I performed here several times over many years. I hope to reach the people who saw me before as well as new people who are seeing me for the first time.

Do you have any advice for aspiring movement-based artists?

Work, be a citizen of the world, be a contributor to communities, make friends and answer your questions in your own way. Be okay with not having an answer.

Eiko Otake returns to ASU Gammage with THE DUET PROJECT on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com.

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Talk-back with the cast of TOOTSIE

Military Family First Nights

By Emily Mai The ASU Gammage mission of Connecting Communities™ not only strives to bring people together and foster an appreciation for the arts, but to show its appreciation for the communities around us that support and serve in many ways. One such community we recognize is military soldiers and their families here at home.

The Military Family First Nights program aims to recognize and honor the incredible strength, sacrifice and resilience of these soldiers and their loved ones. Each show season, ASU Gammage coordinates with the National Guard to invite 100 family members of deployed military personnel to three different Broadway shows. Each show has a pre-show dinner reception and an opportunity to do a Q&A with cast members after the performance.

During the 2021–2022 season, families were invited to attend Military Family First Nights for the productions of HAMILTON, TOOTSIE and COME FROM AWAY.

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“I think it’s a great opportunity to give back to the community and let these families experience ASU Gammage in a whole new way, sometimes for the first time,” said Leo Gonzales, Artist Engagement Manager at ASU Gammage and Military Family First Nights organizer. “We get to introduce the magic of the theater to a huge audience, and that’s exciting for everyone involved.”

The Military Family First Nights program started over 20 years ago by ASU Gammage Executive Director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack. As the daughter of a career military father, some of her introductions to and core memories of the performing arts tie back to trips to New York with her family to see Broadway, opera and ballet shows.

“Being from a military family myself, I know that the arts were an important way for me and my family to bond and connect with different communities while we were traveling, and now, I get to provide those same opportunities to military families here,” said Jennings-Roggensack.

Being from a military family myself, I know that the arts were an important way for me and my family to bond and connect with different communities...

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Maria Rodriguez and her husband who serves in the Arizona Army National Guard experienced live theater for the first time through this program. Rodriguez and her family, including her two sons, have been hooked on the performing arts since they saw HAMILTON together this past September.

Rodriguez and her husband have few opportunities to have a night out with their family. They are both looking forward to attending shows at ASU Gammage and making it a regular occurrence. Between bouts of COVID-19 and traveling for work, they have struggled to find time for themselves and each other.

“For these soldiers and their families, there’s sometimes a darkness surrounding them. Something like this provides the light; even if it’s only for a little bit, it takes you away from what’s going on in life and introduces you to something new and exciting,” said Rodriguez. “I really felt like I was a little kid again having an experience that was completely unreal.”

For more information on how you can support Military Family First Nights, please contact our development department at 480-965-9915.

Military Family First Nights is made possible with funding from Shamrock Farms.

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DECADES OF SERRVICE

Volunteers and Part-Time Staff Celebrate Decades of Service at ASU Gammage ASU Gammage is made possible by the hands of people who work hard to make its mission of Connecting Communities™ possible. Volunteers and part-time staff are essential to what we do here at the theater. We are beyond grateful to have so many dedicated volunteers and part-time staff. We would like to highlight and celebrate this group who have served with ASU Gammage for 25 years or more.

Name: Kerry Suson Number of years with ASU Gammage: 25 Role: Stage Technician Favorite ASU Gammage moment: Working with the Secret Service during the George Bush/John Kerry Presidential debate in October 2004.

Favorite show: LES MISÉRABLES

Kerry Suson

Name: Phillip Gillies Number of years with ASU Gammage: 33 Role: Usher Favorite ASU Gammage moment: Some of my favorite moments are seeing the chandelier rise and fall during THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, seeing the animals walk down the aisle during THE LION KING and watching Mary Poppins fly up to the mezzanine during MARY POPPINS.

Phillip Gillies

Favorite show: WICKED

Name: Sylvia Scow Number of years with ASU Gammage: 33 Role: Usher, floor manager, concessions, assistant concessions manager Favorite ASU Gammage moment: Love it all!

Favorite show: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

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Name: Linda Stephens Number of years with ASU Gammage: 29 Role: Usher Favorite ASU Gammage moment: The most memorable moment I can recall at ASU Gammage was being selected to guard the folding screens in the lobby of the theater while the performers were changing clothes between acts of THE LION KING. The cast members were so humble, appreciative and filled with gratitude.

Linda Stephens

Favorite show: I have far too many favorite shows to mention.

However, in no particular order, my top 3 shows are: THE LION KING, LES MISÉRABLES and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

Name: Ray O. Smith Number of years with ASU Gammage: 28 Role: Usher Favorite ASU Gammage moment: One of the most “exciting/intense” ushering moments is at the “end of a hold,” when the doors open and the latecomers enter. They can’t see very well and don’t know where to go. They are usually very anxious and greatly relieved to see us greet them with our flashlights. They are most grateful when we get them to their row and direct them towards their seat.

Favorite show: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISÉRABLES and THE LION KING. Once when I was ushering for THE LION KING, I was stationed at the back door where the Hyenas were gathered for their entrance. They all had mics of course, and sang the song surrounding me before making their entrance. The music sound was just AMAZING!!!

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Name: Sandie Tignor Number of years with ASU Gammage: 31 Role: Usher and concessions Favorite ASU Gammage moment: Working alongside my daughter (Allison) who was a house assistant in the early 2000s.

Experiencing backstage tours for WICKED, THE LION KING, WARHORSE and HAMILTON. Sharing joyful tears and cheers as the overture began for HAMILTON, after 18 months of COVID-19 shutdown. The staff and patrons, always.

Sandie Tignor

Favorite show: Multiple choice! THE LION KING, HAMILTON, SPRING AWAKENING, LES MISÉRABLES, HADESTOWN.

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CULTURAL PARTICIPATION

“I’m poking fun at the theatrics of political rallies while also grappling with my roles in society.”

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Photo by Tom Fowler

turns “Food Bank Influencer” as the new ASU Gammage Residency artist Kristina Wong carries an impressive list of titles wherever she goes: Performance artist, comedian, writer, elected representative, “Sweatshop Overlord” — and more recently — Pulitzer Prize finalist.

The title of chef does not make the cut, but Wong does love food. And it’s the conversation around food and what it means to communities that will ultimately spearhead her artist residency at ASU Gammage.

The ASU Gammage Residency is a program that supports an exceptional performing artist for an extended period of time to engage in campus and community settings, create new work, teach, perform and essentially become a member of the ASU and PhoenixMetro communities.

Throughout the 2022–2023, 2023– 2024 and 2024–2025 academic years, Wong will perform, teach, model excellence and connect communities on and off ASU campuses.

Wong is no stranger to the idea of Connecting Communities™. During

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the height of the pandemic, Wong was knee-deep in leading Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home “sweatshop” made up of hundreds of volunteers that provided masks and other relief materials to marginalized communities across the country. The sewing group grew to 800 volunteer Aunties across 33 states and operated for 17 months.

“I went from a position of being a performance artist — who had no experience before in relief work or making medical equipment — to this overlord of a remote factory and facilitating conversations with marginalized communities that desperately needed masks,” Wong said.

She instinctively ran the group as if she were doing a theater piece — she wanted people to feel good about it, not just squeeze labor.

“Collectively, being a group of people in this scary situation who found purpose in a community and a way to not feel helpless was huge,” she said. “I learned from the Aunties that everyone has something to give. Where can you meet

people where they’re at, and what do they want to offer?”

The experience of providing mutual aid is what is now fueling her ASU Gammage Residency, as well as the creation of her solo show KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD, which premiered in November 2021 and earned Wong a finalist spot in the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.

The humorous and moving piece detailed how Wong became the founder of the homemade face mask operation in the early months of the COVID–19 pandemic, reflecting on the significance of women of color performing a historically gendered and racialized form of labor at a time of rising anti-Asian bigotry. With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invited the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’d been through and imagining what we wanted to become.

“The unifying characteristic of my work is employing humor to explore difficult subjects and amplify marginalized experiences,” Wong said.

AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD photo by Tom Fowler

KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE photo by Tom Fowler

Food for the masses For her residency, Wong is eager to dive into the topic of food deserts and those who inspire her with solutions — such as the World Harvest Food Bank in her home city of Los Angeles or the Joshua Tree Feeding Program. These traditional grocery shopping models take the pain out of food disparity by giving consumers the power of choice.

“To me, it [World Harvest Food Bank] brings me so much joy; it’s the answer to the end of hunger in L.A. at least,” Wong said. “In a world where you don’t have a lot of choice because of poverty, because of a lack of access to resources, to be restored that is huge. And to be given healthy, organic choices is incredibly empowering.”

Wong has coined the term “food bank influencer” to describe her aspirations during her residency, wanting to replicate the efforts of World Harvest Food Bank while creating an interactive arts experience.

“Think of a mash up between a functional food bank and a selfie museum that is a critique on food deserts and why they exist,” she said. “How do we care for people holistically? How do we take the shame out of how we go about getting food or sharing food?”

In her mind, Wong said the grocery store is the original immersive theater experience where you not only look at a creation, but take it home and share it with others, too.

“Food was the only plot-point in our lives during the pandemic,” Wong said.

“So many people got into cooking

and baking. It’s like the grocery store was the only place we could dream of possibilities amidst everything.”

With Auntie Sewing Squad, Wong worked closely with the Lakota and Navajo Tribes to provide relief materials.

Along with face masks, the reservations had a need for hygiene supplies, tents to quarantine in, coolers and food items. The hope is that Wong can bring her residency food bank ideas to the Navajo Nation here in Arizona.

Additionally, Wong would like to partner with professors on the ASU campus to create curriculum that brings the arts and humanitarian efforts together.

“Collectively, being a group of people in this scary situation who found purpose in a community and a way to not feel helpless was huge.”

— K R I S T I N A WO N G Artist or politician?

Along with being a performance artist, Wong is an actual elected representative from Koreatown’s Wilshire Center Neighborhood Council. Her show, KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, comes to ASU Gammage March 18, 2023 and draws from her experiences as a public official to highlight a campaign-based performance of satire and political commentary.

The show began its tour in February 2020 and then took on a virtual format due to COVID-19.

In the world of government, Wong said that a lot of what politicians do is not that much different from artists; they create symbolic gestures and are actors in a public space.

“I’m poking fun at the theatrics of political rallies while also grappling with my roles in society,” Wong said.

“Am I more effective as an artist or as a politician?”

With an impressive list of titles and experience under her belt, to welcome Kristina Wong as the new ASU Gammage residency artist is simply food for the soul.

KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE photo by Tom Fowler

Kristina Wong is returning to ASU Gammage on Saturday, March 18, 2023 with KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com.

The ASU Gammage Residency is sponsored by Michelle Jung and Chris Rodriquez. To learn more about how you can support The ASU Gammage Residency, please contact our Development department at 480-965-9915.

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From Ohio to Arizona: new donor relations coordinator’s cross-country move to working at ASU Gammage

By Emily Mai Killian Blakemore joined ASU Gammage’s development team in the summer of 2021. He made the move to Arizona in July 2021 and, eager to start working, officially started his first day as Donor Relations Coordinator 12 days later. In the short time he has worked for ASU Gammage, Blakemore already has plenty of experience under his belt including organizing VIP donor lunches, Patricia Langlin-Brazil’s Celebration of Life event and the Golden Gammage Investors Gala dinner.

“I like to make the joke to donors that they should never hear me asking for money. If I do ask, that means my position has changed because my job isn’t to focus solely on raising money — it’s to show the appreciation of the money that has been gifted by our wonderful donors,” Blakemore said.

Blakemore grew up in a small rural town in Ohio with his two older brothers Anthony and Cameron. He later attended Kent State University for both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, where he developed a deeper appreciation for the fine and performing arts.

“I came from a small little rural school that didn’t really have access to the arts, and I knew that as soon as I got to college that’s what I was missing.

I would always go to performances at Kent State University, and I would always try to go to a Broadway show if I could up in Cleveland. But just knowing me as a kid, if I was able to have those arts experiences when I was younger, they would’ve made a world of difference,” Blakemore said.

Blakemore decided to make the trip

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L to R: Anthony Anderson, Cameron Blakemore, Killian Blakemore, Jennifer Blakemore

“I just want to continue to keep growing the impact that we have in this community because I can see that passion for helping the community here. ” westward alongside his girlfriend, Tori Cox, to enjoy the views and natural lands of the “Wild West.”

As if by fate, the two got the good news of the ASU Gammage job offer to Blakemore while they were headed for Arizona the day before his birthday.

“On my birthday I sent in all my

HR paperwork, and a week and a half later I was here,” Blakemore explained.

Before coming to work for ASU Gammage, Blakemore had a wide variety of experience ranging from working for The Cleveland Browns to even Pizza Hut. “It all began during my undergrad career at Kent State University in Ohio. At that time, I was kind of just doing odd jobs, but I wanted to get into an administrative role. So, I was looking at on-campus positions and I found a position for a donor relations student assistant position.

After that, I really fell in love with the development world. I got to see how impactful philanthropy can be, especially for students who don’t have the economic means to go to college. I was one of them. I struggled to get through college, but just seeing the appreciation that even a $20 scholarship had for a parent of five made it all worth it to me because that was a tank of gas to get them to their

Killian Blakemore with ASU Gammage donors at an exclusive VIP Donor Lunch.

Tori and Killian kayaking in La Jolla.

Killian with Gary Cox and Tori after hiking “A Mountain” in Tempe.

next class,” said Blakemore.

Blakemore loves having a job that gives him close interactions with the community and all of our generous donors at ASU Gammage. Through the work that he does, Blakemore gets to see first-hand the impact that our mission has on the community.

“The world is vastly different after COVID-19 so, I really want to be there for ASU Gammage when we start to reenter what is the new normal. I think we’ve done that with all the great protocols that we’ve had for reopening. The tech tours that we do virtually now — not only

are we getting students in ASU Gammage experiencing live theater on the stage, but we’re also touching Indigenous tribes that are hundreds of miles away that are able to watch the impactful things that we do. I just want to continue to keep growing the impact that we have in this community because I can see that passion for helping the community here. The donors really care about getting arts to students and in front of every eye that we can. That passion doesn’t just disappear; it’s still one of the goals at our forefront — just making sure that the community is connected,” Blakemore said.

Working at ASU Gammage comes with a love and appreciation for the theater and Broadway. Blakemore is no exception to this.

Killian volunteering with United Way of Greater Toledo, where he served as a Campaign Associate.

When asked what his favorite Broadway show is, Blakemore has a lot to say. “WICKED is one of my alltime favorites, but I am a little biased on that because that was my mom’s favorite. But if it’s not WICKED, I really enjoy SPRING AWAKENING. I’m very big into the pop punk grunge music, but I never heard of the show until I got to college, and I was sitting through an art of theater class. I just remember as soon as it started, I

was like, ‘Oh my goodness. This is fantastic like, it’s wrong, but it’s funny.’”

Since moving to Arizona, Blakemore has been eager to explore more of what this state has to offer. So far, he has enjoyed the arts and entertainment scene in Downtown Phoenix the most where he has gone to First Fridays on Roosevelt Row and seen Ballet Arizona perform at the Orpheum Theatre.

When he’s not at work, Blakemore’s hobbies include playing video games, drawing, hiking and spending time with his girlfriend and their cat, Pepper.

In the future, Blakemore hopes to put his German skills to use and travel through Germany and the Netherlands. While he has dreams to travel the world with his girlfriend, the two have found a home here in Arizona and most importantly at ASU Gammage.

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VIP Donor Event Photos

The Kronos Quartet Beyond VIP Donor Lunch Photos by Fred Balmoria

Left to Right: David Harrington, John Sherba, Hank Dutt, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Sunny Yang, Janet Cowperthwaite, Nikkey Finney and Valérie Sainte-Agathe

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Reagan Drewett and Sunny Yang of the Kronos Quartet

Front Left to Right: David Harrington, Pit Lucking, Pam Morita and Janet Cowperthwaite. Back Left to Right: Dawna Calderone, Dan Calderone, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Leslie Rich and Jeff Rich

Greg Yagi and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack during the Q&A with the Kronos Quartet.

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Golden Gammage Investors (GGI) Gala Dinner Sponsored by Lee Bowman – El Chorro Lodge | Photos by Tim Trumble

Left to Right: Michael Reed, Joan Cremin, Haig Tchamitch, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Peter Means

Barbara and Irv Berger

Jeffrey Oliver, Michelle Johnson and Andy Meyer

Joining us from the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, Bradley and Piper Jameson

Michael and Carmen Blank

Tara Hansen from APS, Kathy Leffler, Albert Leffler and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

Bill Ahearn and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack address the GGI attendees.

Jeff Abbett, Jenniffer Jarvis and JO Finks

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VIP DONOR TRIBUTES

Donors reflect on their favorite moments with Colleen over the last 30 years We asked several of our VIP Donors to share a memorable moment they’ve had with Colleen during her tenure as executive director of ASU Gammage.

Michael & Carmen Blank

Colleen has such an upbeat personality — she is so active and thoughtful.

She loves to travel and is excited about her family especially her daughter. Lots of young ladies looking up to her — she has mentored a lot a people. I am in awe of all the shows she gets to see in Europe or in New York City. Colleen is a true leader.

Dr. Mindi and Anthony D’Elia

We absolutely love the breadth of knowledge and inclusivity Colleen brings to every conversation. Her passion for the stage, the people and the experience is like nothing we have ever seen! We are so grateful for the time we spend picking her brain about the “must see” shows and conversing about all our favorites! We appreciate the diversity of shows, exhibits, donor events and more! Congrats Colleen for 30 years — the future of ASU Gammage is bright with you leading the way!

Jim & Brenda Rowland

Colleen is an amazing ambassador for ASU Gammage who works tirelessly in the theater community, locally, nationally, and on the international stage. Her efforts are so effective that the mere mention of the words “ASU Gammage” are enough to gain entry to momentous events like the Edinburgh International Festival Reception. Congratulations on 30 years, Colleen!

Pat Kaufman

When were in in Monaco to see Bill T. Jones perform in the Monaco Dance Festival, the airlines lost Colleen’s luggage. She wore the same outfit for three days — the prices in Monaco were astronomical! We were preparing for a dinner with Princess Caroline at the luxurious Hotel De Paris — fortunately, her luggage arrived. Colleen handled the situation beautifully.

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Susan and Bill Ahearn

Susan — Watching Colleen interact with people and always having the right thing to say. I am impressed with her attention to detail in thanking donors, performers, etc., and how it rubs off on all ASU Gammage employees, volunteers and donors. It doesn’t matter if she just got off a red-eye flight from New York.

Bill ­— The reaction of a newly hired Colleen when a patron asked if he could measure the levels of carbon dioxide pouring into the orchestra pit during THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Or the noise levels during TOMMY.

Rhet & Marcia Andrews

Our relationship with Colleen began with her daughter, Kelsey. Kelsey and our daughter, Tinsley, have been the best of friends for 22 years. Kelsey and Tinsley were competitive swimmers with Sun Devil Aquatics. We joined Colleen and Kurt officiating swim meets on the deck of Mona Plummer at ASU. Our friendship flourished through many scorching hot 12-hour swim meets.

Colleen was often the meet referee (of course she was!) and she ran the deck with professionalism, grace and fun — often with sweat dripping everywhere!

Tinsley calls Colleen her second mama and we couldn’t be happier.

Barbara (Barbi) Crisp

For many years we have seen each other early in the morning at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex (after my swim and her workout) and talk of myriad things — from politics to books, Broadway to travel, family to education. Others would join in, and a sweet, shared energy was created as women showered and readied themselves for the day ahead. And because Colleen’s professional life touches so many interesting areas she often drops some juicy nugget that stays with you after the fact. Such a curious and uplifting way to begin the day that I have treasured.

Star of Touring Broadway Laurie and Chuck Goldstein The Star of Touring Broadway Awards honors board members, government officials, donors and volunteers who have provided support to promote and enrich the Broadway Series in their hometowns.

Laurie and Chuck Goldstein have been model leaders of philanthropy to the arts at ASU Gammage and in the Valley of the Sun for 15 years. Through their civic work, generosity and leadership, they have spearheaded fundraising efforts which will enable ASU Gammage to present the best of Broadway for generations to come. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the theater world, Laurie and Chuck led a Return to the Stage Campaign Advisory Board. Their contributions helped make way for raising new gifts to help ASU Gammage keep its commitments to artists and keep 100 percent of the staff employed. They are avid theatergoers and are devoted to growing their state’s arts and culture movement.

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BEYOND

WICKED

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asks audiences, “Good or bad: Which witch is which?” in new interactive dance performance coming this September Story by Emily Mai Photos by Brennan Spark Photography WICKED BODIES is an interactive dance performance based on the true histories and hardships of witches and those accused of being one.

The basis for the story Lerman wanted to tell started by asking what knowledge we as a society choose to celebrate, erase and even criminalize.

The story follows a group of witches and the people around them while reflecting on issues about women’s bodies as they address the “fear of bodily functions, horror at what knowledge women might possess, disgust at the way women carry on daily existence, and the crumbling of beauty as women age,” said Liz Lerman, creator and cochoreographer of WICKED BODIES.

“In the time these depictions were created it became a frenzy to point fingers, and it had nothing to do with being a witch. In fact, you didn’t have to do much to be considered a witch, and yet we had to ask ourselves, ‘If anyone can be a witch then why are we killing people for being witches?’” said Lerman.

The inspiration for the show started when Lerman visited an art exhibition in the Scottish National Gallery titled, “Witches and Wicked Bodies.”

The exhibit displayed prints and art from over the course of 500 years depicting witches. The bodies of these women were shown to be grotesque and unsightly yet somehow still powerful according to Lerman.

“Who gets to decide what a witch is, what they look like, or even who can exist that is completely good or bad?”

“Every culture has its witches and every historical period even now has its witches, so when you realize that thousands of these women who were depicted were criminalized and essentially murdered completely legally, I thought this was something worth looking more into,” Lerman said.

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— K E ITH TH O M P S O N, C O-C H O R E O G RAP H E R AN D R E H EAR SAL D I R E CTO R

In 2016, Liz Lerman was named the first Institute Professor at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at ASU. She is also a talented choreographer, performer, writer, and public speaker.

Lerman met her co-choreographer and rehearsal director, Keith Thompson, in 2008 while Thompson was studying under and shadowing Lerman. The two hit it off and have been working on projects together ever since. Thompson is also an accredited dancer, choreographer, and the assistant director of the dance program at ASU. Many other people along the way have helped and supported Lerman throughout her career including none other than Colleen JenningsRoggensack, executive director of ASU Gammage. The two met when Liz was performing at Dartmouth College while Colleen was the Acting Director at Hopkins Center for the Arts there.

“I probably wouldn’t still be working or have the successes that I do without the support of some people, like Colleen, who have always believed in me and told me to keep going especially in the face of obstacles,” said Lerman.

WICKED BODIES is a performance that encourages audience participation. In the first act, the witches speak and dance with the audience in their small sections that Lerman refers to as “pods.”

Local students will also join the performance as witches’ apprentices in the show. The witches themselves

will engage audience members in conversation and push them to interact and connect with the people around them as well.

This collaborative performance also means that the show changes for every venue. No two performances are exactly the same. The fluid nature and connectivity of this show creates a special and deeply personal experience for both the witches and audience members.

“The idea behind the show is to address the assumptions we have about witches. Who gets to decide what a witch is, what they look like, or even who can exist that is completely good or bad?” said Thompson. “The conversation allows you to address the people around you and actually learn about them. It’s learning about humanity and your fellow human beings and finding yourself to be more open than when you started.”

The show starts out with a focus on closeness and human intimacy in the theater with the dancers performing amongst the seats and aisles with the audience in their pods. As the show progresses into the second act the performers take those same ideas and apply them to the larger picture while tying in lessons within the show as the performers move onstage.

The witches encourage the audience to share their experiences with them. People not only carry physical burdens with them but emotional ones too that can be both good and bad. The audience members are asked to think about what they carry with them. This can be people’s love, trauma and loss, especially the loss of others, animals or even themselves.

“I like to ask them if there is anything I can help them carry because I want to take that from them and carry it through into the rest of my performance. It becomes a catharsis for them that they can see and relate our work to how they are feeling and experiencing their own lives,” Thompson said.

The witches offer themselves as a way to open up emotionally and intellectually. They show how witches are still relevant in today’s world and how their stories and hardships are often more universal than people are led to believe. Witches have existed throughout history and still do today, but the show illustrates how that isn’t at all a bad thing and should be embraced instead of persecuted.

“We could all be witches, and we would see a better world if we were more honest about that part of ourselves in the sense that it’s kind of

a magical creature, and that we can hold onto our belief in science and we can hold onto our belief in magic,” said Lerman. “It’s a little sly, it’s a little impish, but it’s also powerful and that power can be so freeing.”

WICKED BODIES puts forth the idea that people should get to control their own stories and how those stories are told and represented in the future.

Future generations of witches can see that generational trauma is not the sole message that they receive.

The witches also pass down love, healing, body autonomy and other traits to carry on.

“It starts to become about healing and the journey towards forgiveness, especially when you consider the history of women and the small insignificant things that they are criticized for; you start to realize that the way forward can’t be with conflict but instead human kindness, understanding and the willingness to communicate and empathize with each other,” said Thompson.

Don’t miss WICKED BODIES at ASU Gammage Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com.

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Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Photo by Roberto Araujo

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Designed Their Global Sensation SIX for Viral Success Turns out, the pair’s pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII hit huge across the world because they smartly reverse-engineered it that way.

By Ruthie Fierberg Rewind to 2017. Cambridge’s Musical Theatre Society intends to send one new musical to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Senior Toby Marlow wants that spot — except he hasn’t written a show. So Marlow applies with the outline of the kind of show he and his partner, Lucy Moss, would write: “One that was majority women and non-binary people; one that had a famous subject matter, because it was the Fringe and we wanted to bring people in; one that played around the form, in which we could have songs but diegetically; and that it would be pop music.”

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people can tell stories that don’t include men and be entertaining and funny and amusing and make you laugh,” says Moss, who also codirects alongside Jamie Armitage. “I’d been Googling a lot: ‘famous groups of women,’” says Marlow. As Moss says, “Six wives was always at the top of that list.”

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While they brilliantly reverseengineered a musical to blend the ingredients of a hit, it’s their talent and vision that actually made it one.

After selling out the Fringe, recording a studio album (that clocked in at the 10th most streamed musical theatre album of 2019), touring the U.K., landing a transfer to London’s West

One of our major aims was considering, ‘How can we show that there are parallels between the female experience 500 years ago and today?’

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— LUCY MOSS, CO -WR ITE R OF SIX

Abby Mueller (Jane Seymour), Samantha Pauly (Katherine Howard), Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon), Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn), Brittney Mack (Anna of Cleves), & Anna Uzele (Catherine Parr) in the Broadway production of SIX, a new musical by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, co-directed by Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, and choreographed by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille.

Photo by Joan Marcus ©

End, and bowing in Chicago and Boston, SIX is finally on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

SIX serves snapshots of the Tudor exwives via solo songs in a pop concert competition as each Queen vies for the spot of the pop group’s lead singer—to be determined by who had it worst with Henry.

Though the conceit could have come across as tragedy, SIX is edgy, subversive, self-referential, and cheeky. At every turn, undercut earnestness in favor of humor, playfulness, and wit. “Even though it’s an important message, it’s not being starry-eyed,” says Moss. SIX isn’t a soapbox sermon, it’s a bop. It revels in its femininity and ferocity, rather than burdened by it.

In this pop concert framing, Moss and Marlow’s score commandeers the spotlight. The pair pepper in a musical motif of “Greensleeves” (the song Henry wrote for his second wife, Anne Boleyn) throughout the score. Each Queen embodies her own pop genre, inspired by a highlighted moment in her life. For Catherine of Aragon, the writers chose the Queen’s refusal of Henry’s demand for an annulment, while Katherine Howard, historically viewed as a temptress but reexamined here to highlight the abuse she suffered as a pre-teen royal, echoes Britney Spears.

Wrapped in a pop concert package, Marlow and Moss present a meaningful musical, one about “understanding who we listen to in history and why and who we haven’t listened to,” says Moss. We’re listening now.

Reprinted courtesy of Playbill.

Originally published March 3, 2020.

Don’t miss SIX at ASU Gammage Oct. 4–9! Tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 22 at asugammage.com.

As Moss says, “One of our major aims was considering, ‘How can we show that there are parallels between the female experience 500 years ago and today?’”

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Semiconductor companies must squeeze more performance out of chips — and constantly optimize production processes. Through early-stage research that translates into realworld applications, ASU researchers like Wahab Alasfour help the industry do both.

Silicon Valley IN THE

Creating opportunities to benefit Arizonans

ASU is fueling a semiconductor revolution to improve U.S. advanced manufacturing capabilities, generate jobs and strengthen the economy Story by Daniel Oberhaus, ’15 BA English, BA philosophy Photos by ASU Every year, more than a trillion semiconductors roll off assembly lines to meet an insatiable appetite for microelectronics that are faster, smarter, cheaper; demand is growing. The U.S., birthplace of semiconductors, was once the global manufacturing leader. But over the past few decades, competition drove many manufacturers abroad.

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, today, the U.S. manufactures about 12% of the world’s semiconductors.

The coronavirus pandemic exposed the risks of relying on an international supply chain for a critical product. As the virus circled the globe, worldwide semiconductor manufacturing facilities — called fabs — came to a standstill. The shortage has held

up production for cars, televisions, washing machines and even smart toasters.

spending a combined $32 billion building three semiconductor fabs in the Phoenix region, with TSMC purchasing enough land to possibly build five more fabs, which would invest billions of dollars more.

“Everyone is impacted by semiconductors, but we don’t always see all the ways that microchips support the lives we lead,” says Sally Morton, executive vice president of ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise. “We need to have autonomy in this space for both production and distribution.”

The interest in Phoenix makes sense.

For decades, city officials, business leaders and ASU cultivated the infrastructure, regulatory environment and human talent the industry needs.

And their timing couldn’t have been better. Worldwide semiconductor industry sales hit $439 billion in 2020, according to the SIA, with the industry projected to reach $803.15 billion by 2028.

Arizona’s chip investment Because of strong historical roots and rapid expansion, Arizona is poised to be at the epicenter of the American semiconductor revolution, with ASU playing a starring role. Two of the world’s largest chipmakers, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, are

“Building up the semiconductor ecosystem in this state will bring industry and jobs,” Morton says.

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the fall 2021 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.

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“Promoting interactions with industry leaders matters. It helps our faculty sharpen their research ideas, substantially benefits our students, and leads to genuine impact. Unique infrastructure in locations such as MTW has given Arizona a competitive advantage,” says Kyle Squires, dean of ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Through a partnership, Zachary Holman and his research group help semiconductor giant Applied Materials improve processes and materials for manufacturing the world’s microchips.

Indeed, every electronics manufacturing job accounts for another five or so jobs in vendors and suppliers, explains Dennis Hoffman, a professor of economics and director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Local partnerships, global impact When Michael Kozicki, a professor of electrical engineering and director of the Center for Applied Nanoionics, first arrived at ASU in 1985, semiconductor manufacturing had already established a foothold in the area. Intel and Motorola anchored it, building a foundation that includes NXP, ON Semiconductor, Microchip Technology, Medtronic and others. Today, he leads courses covering everything from working in the planet’s cleanest laboratories to designing next-gen chips.

“There are not many universities that do courses in semiconductor fabrication where you get a handson, industry-relevant education,” Kozicki says. “We’re a major supplier of talent.”

ASU’s emphasis on industry-relevant research has forged mutually beneficial partnerships with local semiconductor firms. In 2017, for example, the university partnered with ON Semiconductor to establish a $2 million, five-year award to support two ASU professors working on the leading engineering and supply chain issues faced by manufacturers.

For Morton, collaboration between the university and industry is critical to advancing Arizona’s role in the semiconductor industry.

One of the award recipients, Bertan Bakkaloglu, a professor of electrical engineering, says the ON Semiconductor professorship critically supports his students’ research efforts.

“We don’t want to just do research, we want to disseminate research and implement it to have an impact on the world,” Morton says. “This is at the heart of the mission of ASU: research of public value and service to our communities. This is what we do. This “Our students gain experience in areas is primary.” that almost every semiconductor company in town requires,” Engineering grad Bakkaloglu says. “My PhDs don’t student Zachary Leuty go to the Bay Area or Texas. They adjusts a Nest device. stay in Arizona. So it’s a fundamental win-win because there’s a shortage of qualified semiconductor designers, and these companies get graduates who hit the ground running.”

Last year, the university struck an agreement with Applied Materials, a California-based company that builds the precision machinery used in most of the world’s chip fabs. Applied Materials funds at least five years of research with ASU and several research groups and leases lab space at ASU’s MacroTechnology Works in Tempe.

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KERR CORNER

Q &A

Meet ASU Kerr General Manager Tracey Mason Tell us about your background and your path to becoming the General Manager at ASU Kerr.

After moving from a pre-veterinary major to theater at University of Houston, and then getting married, I got a Master’s in Acting from California Institute of the Arts. My husband got a Master’s at CalArts in directing. After having our beautiful daughter, he and I decided to go off the deep end and start the Arizona Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, with a cohort of CalArts actors and other theater-makers. The festival and our very busy improv comedy troupe succeeded for 12 years, also doing two tours of 23 Arizona cities. At the same time, I taught high school tech theater.

After divorce happened and the festival ended, I moved to Phoenix with my daughter. I’m a Scottsdale native, but ASU Kerr was new to me.

I quickly fell in love with the venue, its history and potential. I also saw how I could fit into the larger picture.

What is something you want to improve about ASU Kerr and how can patrons help?

What do you love most about ASU Kerr?

I love the beauty of the building, the history and the opportunities to bring different communities together for gorgeous music and theatrical experiences.

ASU Kerr needs help with awareness and visibility due to its somewhat hidden location. Therefore, we can always use ambassadors and advocates to help create a bigger audience for shows, and awareness of our rental business for family and corporate events.

What inspires you about the arts and music you program at the venue?

When you are not working, what are your other interests?

The shows we bring to ASU Kerr open our individual and collective worlds every time we step through the doors and the artists share what they create. I find every show and every artist brings something new for me to explore and share with others.

Each one of them inspires us to share the best parts of ourselves.

I volunteer at a ranch and have been getting riding lessons and coaching.

I love nature in all its forms, so the ocean and mountains are so rejuvenating. I also love so many other new and old art forms. Getting into theaters, museums and concert halls again is so exciting.

Upcoming events Gather storytelling — “Ancestors” Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

Tumbledown House Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Guest host Liz Warren, co-founder of the Storytelling Institute at South Mountain Community College, circles up with three personal storytellers to share true tales about family connections. Warren will share a folktale that celebrates the theme.

San Francisco songwriting deviants Tumbledown House sure get called a lot of names: “modern speakeasy,” “saloon jazz” and “parlor pop” are some of them. This rowdy gang fuses vintage sounds and themes from yesteryear with contemporary instrumentation, beautifully original compositions and an energetic swing core thoughtfully glued together by singer Gillian Wolfe’s versatile voice. Mosey on over and grab a drink at this kickoff to ASU Kerr’s 2022–2023 season!

ASU Kerr is located at 6110 N. Scottsdale Road.

For more information and upcoming events, visit asukerr.com.

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Movies return to the big screen at Sun Devil Stadium Grab your friends, a blanket and maybe even a pillow for the next season of Movies on the Field at Sun Devil Stadium.

Presented by ASU 365 Community Union, the Movies on the Field series will return one Friday a month, during away-game weekends this fall, with an action-packed lineup including new releases, throwback films and holiday themes.

Guests can get cozy under the stars on Frank Kush Field to enjoy a curated lineup of films on the cutting edge 113-by-48 feet video board. Events will include pre-show activities and presentations from campus and community partners.

The ASU Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for all events; however, blankets and seat cushions are allowed and encouraged. Accessible chair seating areas will also be available

alongside the field for those who request upon entry. At this time, no outside food or drink are allowed, but concessions like popcorn, drinks and other gameday fare will be available for purchase.

Movies on the Field is a free series open to the public. Interested guests can RSVP, see all event dates and read the ASU Clear Bag Policy at asu365communityunion.com.

Upcoming movies Everything Everywhere All at Once, Friday, Aug. 18, 2022 Kick off the school year with this blockbuster actionpacked hit starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jonathan Ke Quan, James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Grappling with the onset of middle age, a Chinese immigrant discovers that she can traverse across time and space. Teaming up with her alternate lives, the unlikely allies realize that they alone possess the power to protect the world from calamity, plunging them into the midst of an outlandish quest.

Selena, September 2022 Celebrate Latin Heritage Month with this biographical drama charting the extraordinary career and tragic death of pop singing sensation Selena as her career transcended the Tejano scene that launched her into crossover, mainstream success. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie and Jacob Vargas.

Nope, October 2022 Don your Halloween costumes and prepare to be thoroughly spooked by the latest horror film from director Jordan Peele (“Get Out,” “Us”). The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Barbie Ferreira, Steven Yeun and Michael Wincott.

Elf, December 2022 Wrap up with finals and enjoy some hot chocolate (plus extra marshmallows) as ASU prepares for the holiday season with this goofy family favorite starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner and Mary Steenburgen. After accidentally falling into Santa Claus' gift sack, a human baby is raised at the North Pole, growing up to believe he is an elf. Due to his large size, the "elf" causes chaos in Santa's workshop, forcing Kris Kringle to send him on a mission to find his human roots.

Visit asu365communityunion.com to see the full list of showtimes and RSVP.

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Directors Club • $1,500 and above

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$50,000-$25,000 Arizona Community Foundation J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation $24,999-$10,000 APS Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. Shamrock Farms Tim Trumble Photography, Inc. Union Pacific Foundation

$9,999-$2,500 Abbot Downing Airpark Signs Arizona Business Magazine Bell Bank Gammage & Burnham Target

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ASU Gammage gratefully acknowledges these individual donors and foundations whose cumulative giving totaled $100,000 or more as of July 7, 2022. The contributions of these generous benefactors, in partnership with those of other visionary patrons, sponsors and volunteers, have incalculably enriched our community.

Abbett Family Foundation Susan and William Ahearn Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation Pat and Bill Andrew Jerry Appell APS Carol Barmore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baughman Barbara, Irv and Jeremy Berger Carmen and Michael Blank F. Richard Bloechl Family Lee Bowman George Brazil Plumbing and Electrical Broadway Across America Joan Cremin Cathy Dickey JO Finks Karen and Grady Gammage, Jr. Janet and Chip Glaser Laurie and Chuck Goldstein Joanne and Mark Halberg Ronald H. Harten Patricia Kaufman Gail and John Krueger Patricia Langlin-Brazil The Hugh W. Long, Jr. Family Rae and Richard S. Love Robert Machiz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manning Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Marcia and Andrew Meyer Lesley and Paul Monfardini Margaret T. Morris Foundation Jeffrey D. Oliver Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey Jeff and Leslie Rich Rosenbluth Family Foundation Jana and Charles Sample Christy and Richard Schust Ticketmaster Mary and Bill Way/Way Family Charitable Foundation

Legacy Susan and William Ahearn Nancy Anderson and Curt McLees Anonymous Carol Barmore Weasley Beckley Larry Berentzen In Memory of Nan Beyer George and Patricia Brazil Linda Broomhead and Terese Sanchez Marlene Bushard Kim Cahow Angela and David Conwell Carl J. Cross Cyndi and Terry DeBoer Leonard and Emily Dudziak Raylan and Beverley Evans JO Finks Mary Flora Marilyn and Jim Foley Phillip Gillies Alan and Anita Handelsman Henry and Mary Hansen Ronald H. Harten Jay and Rojon Hasker Robert and Jeanette Heacock David N. Horowitz Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen and Greg Kroening Donald and June Julen Pat Kaufman Sue Larsen Rae and Richard S. Love Douglas Lowe Larry Mattal Cathy Mazur Ellis and Kiran Means Merrily Metzger Ron and Vickie Neill Stephanie Nowack Clyde C. Parker Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Russell A. Robbins Dr. Lynn Robershotte Mitchell and Heather Ross Brenda and Jim Rowland Virginia Schantz Margaret Schulz Tamara Scrivner Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith Ava Spanier Jo and Frank Stockman Bruce C. Thoeny Brinley Thomas Mollie C. Trivers John and Joyce Webb Betty L. and John Whiteman For information on planned giving, please contact us at 480-965-1910

Investors Guild Susan and William Ahearn* Allen-Heath Memorial Foundation Carmen and Michael Blank* Lee Bowman* Dawna and Dan Calderone Joan Cremin* Great Clips Janet and Chip Glaser Dr. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein* Ronald H. Harten* Gail and John Krueger Patricia Langlin-Brazil and James Cord MD*

Producers Academy Buffie and Ray Anderson Anonymous Reginald M. Ballantyne III Carol Barmore and Phil Hineman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Baughman* Howard and Lisa Bell Jacqueline Chadwick, MD Dr. James Cord and Charles Brazeal The Desmarteau Family Jay and Rojon Hasker Michelle Jung and Chris Rodriguez* Patricia Kaufman* Brian C. Jones and Vaughn A. Lovell* Evelyn and John Lucking Cheryl Mandala Mr. and Mrs. Michael Manning Marcia and Andrew Meyer Jenny Norton and Bob Ramsey* Rosenbluth Family Foundation* Brenda and Jim Rowland Jana and Charles Sample Joanne Schust Donna and Philip Stover Karen S. Wood-Nackard

Grady Gammage Society Bill and Cindy Abbott* Barbara, Irv and Jeremy Berger* Karen and Gary Bethune Joe and Rose Circello

Crystal Family Foundation Lee Eberle and Lisa Vivian Sophia and Mike Fong Neil G. Giuliano Davie Glaser In Loving Memory of David H. Glaser Judy and Herb Gold Carl and Patricia Harris Ralph and Ellen Hirsch David N. Horowitz and Damon J. Bolling Thomas P. Houlihan Mike Hughes and Dr. Kevin Mendivil* Rosey and Justin Kerchal Margot and Dennis Knight John Kras and Timothy Walling Bill and Stacey Langhofer Aaron and Brenda LaTowsky Hope and Steven Leibsohn Richard S. and Rae Love Merrily Metzger Jeffrey D. Oliver Sandie and Hollis Phillips Rod and Julie Rebello Linda and Chuck Redman Richard and Christy Schust The Scollick Family Enid and Michael Seiden* Lorri and Stephen Smith Tiller Family Foundation Kerry Turner Marsha and Charles Van Dam* Patrick and Amy Vance Greg Yagi and Alan Paulson Patrick H. Zanzucchi Barbara and Barry Zemel

Kathryn Gammage Circle AADS Office Solutions Int’l, LLC and Kathleen Cullen Mariana and Richard Abelson Helene and Marshall Abrahams Nancy and Warren Alter* Donna and Jim Anderson Anderson, Chavet and Anderson Inc. Andrew Family Foundation Rhet and Marcia Andrews Anonymous Felice Appell Tran and Glenn Appell Linda and Richard Avner Kevin Axx James and Sandra Bach Doug Ball and Connie Stine Lory Baraz and Robert Zucker Lisa and Harley Barnes, Jr.

Craig and Barbara Barrett Bassett Family The Julie Bennett Family In Memory of Michael Kristy and David Benton Mr. and Mrs. John Berry Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bickes, Jr. Leslie and Alan Bird Corilee and Kevin Bishop Col. Jody Blanchfield The Blunck Family Jon and Jennifer Bohnert BOK Financial Tara and Todd Bookspan Teresa and Mark Borota Dr. Robert and Lorrin Bowser Michael and Sarah Braun Shirley F. Brown and Fred L. Brown Steve and Belinda Brown In Honor of Debra Burk Elizabeth Burm Greg and Sarah Byrne Lou and Melissa Caramucci Linda Carneal Carstens Family Funds Matt and Jill Casperson Causenta Wellness and Cancer Care Center Dawn Cernak Children’s Dental Village Helen Cho Julia and Kelly Christensen Dan Churgin Marilee and David Clarke Lee Baumann Cohn and Mike Cohn John H. Cole III M.D. and Patrick T. Boyhan Dr. and Mrs. Lance Cohen Angela and David Conwell Andrea and Matt Cowley Cox Communications James L. Cramer and Allen C. Kalchik Barbara Crisp and Mark Nemschoff Eileen Curtin Mindi and Anthony D’Elia Ellen and Andy Dauscher Beth and Ed Dawkins Dr. and Mrs. Eugene L. De La Cruz Nancy Dean and Lorree Ratto In Loving Memory of Terry DeBoer and Cody Meckstroth* Mr. and Mrs. Tom DeBonis Teresa and Michael Dempsey In Loving Memory of Laurie Dennhardt* Dr. Wendy Dickerson Erika and Russ Dickey Jackie and James Disney

Robert Donat C.P. and Elizabeth Drewett Michael Drexler Carmen and Mike Duffek David Dyer Susan Van Dyke MD Cynthia Emmons Daniel Eng Michele and Chris England Virgina and Ron Erhardt Michele and Michael Etheridge Ardie and Steve Evans Jane and Andrew Evans II Ray and Bettijune Fanning Dr. and Mrs. Steven Farber Mary Farrington-Lorch and Martin Lorch* Bela Patel Fernandez and Miguel Fernandez Justin Fernstrom JO Finks Phyllis and Jack Finney For Those Without A Voice Christina Forest Sandy Fromm Mimi and Sandford Furman Kathleen Gariboldi and Denis Fallon Angela and Christopher Fylak Karen and Grady Gammage Jr. Kyla and Michael Garrison* Vicki Gibbons Andy and Carolyn Gilb Carole and Ronnie Gilbert Mrs. Saul Ginsberg Ed Grabowski John and Deanne Greco Kimberly and John Grubb Joan and Al Gudriks Gretchen and Jim Haahr Joanne and Mark Halberg* D. Hall, PhD Sharon and Ollie Harper Nora and Tim Hart Beth and Bill Hicks Tim and Katie Hill Jacki and Charles Hoagland Andrea and Herbert Hodes Bruce Hopkins Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen and Greg Kroening Christine Hughes Tara and Nikhil lyengar Jaburg and Wilk, P.C. Bonnie and William Jaeger Kim Jameson and Jon Ann Hockersmith Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Dr. Kurt Roggensack* Dr. Lyndy Jones Peggy R. Joslin and Nicholas Joslin VOLUME 33 | 2022

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Linda and Kevin Olson R.G. Olson PhD and Peggy Steele Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Ortega Darcy and Mark Ortiz Barbara and Donald Ottosen PRM Association Management Frank and Ginny Palamara Leah Pallin-Hill and Bryan Hill Papp Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson Arthur and Linda Pelberg Kathy and Dwight Peters Pat Piazza Jennifer and Noah Plumb MaryLee and Glen Poole Practice Strategies The Prygocki Family Susan and Mike Pucelik Dr. Coral Quiet and Mr. Jerry Weinberg Dr. Carolyn Ragatz and Mr. Phillip Ragatz* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rawlings Kristina Reese In Memory of Angela Renedo Jeff and Leslie Rich Keri and Steven Richardson Suzanne and Nick Rinker* Dr. Lynn Robershotte and Bryce Franz Ilana and Alan Roga John, Dee and Paul Rogers Larry and Lisa Rogoff Mario Trejo Romero and G. Lewis Penrose Mitchell and Heather Ross Dr. Kyle Rowland Norm and Pam Saba Judy and Harold Samloff Bryan and Katherine Sandler and Janis Merrill Dr. Joel Schein and Dr. Diana Laulainen-Schein Ellen and Paul Schifman Lyrna and Michael Schoon Paul and Jan Schrage Ursula and Rick Schultz Jesse and Jennifer Schwarz Tamara Scrivner and Bill and Kathy Aichele Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sharaby/ Tickets Unlimited Carolyn and William Shine III Michele Shipitofsky and Eric Rosenberg Suzanne and Jay Simon Jeffrey and Deborah Smith Chris and Adela Sommer Spracale Family Frances and Unni Sreekumar Dr. Cheri St. Arnauld Mr. and Mrs. Ron Starkman* Dr. Barry and Judith Stern

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Morgan Stewart and Barbara Page Cheryl Sucato Donald Tapia Brinley Thomas and Charles Bentley Laurie Topping, Janet Rocheleau and Laurie Kaptur Violet Toy and Betsy Toy Yee Mollie C. Trivers UMB Bank Mark and Lynn Vanderlinde/ VRealty Advisors Michelle and Henry Villeda* Veteran Tickets Foundation Dr. Robert and Julia Wacloff Dale and Sheryl Wanek Col. Alexander Warschaw Leesa and George Weisz Gary and Kristi West Maidie G. Westlie Jana and Mark Wilcke* The Wiggs Family Todd and Tammy Wilkening Daryl and Karly Williams Chris Wuerz Ray and Sue York Martha Scales Zachary In Loving Memory of Charlie Zarrelli*

Directors Club Brian and Paula Aleksa Howard and Wendy Allenberg Jennifer, Zoe and Dustin Anderson Anonymous Louraine Arkfeld Christine and Rocky Armfield Karen and Bob Armknecht Char and Alan Augenstein Kemal Aygun and Jonnie Aygun Gail and Michael Baer Jim Barash and Dr. Tamar Gottfried Anthony and Scott Barshay Karen Beckvar and David Sprentall Mary and Scot Benefiel Chris and Dana Benner Catherine and Chris Bergeron Gina and Gregory Berman E.M. Berry Amy and Robert Bessen Michelle and David Bianchi Scot and Dawn Bingman Suzanne and David Black Michelle and John Bonano Shawna Bonnett The Bonnett Family Kelley, John and Justin Bonowski Adam Bowman Melissa and Jonathan Boyd

Elna M. Brown Patti and Rick Brown Stephanie and Brad Butler Kenzie and Scott Butler Mr. and Mrs. Steve Byers Cathy and John Calhoun Elaine and Paul Campbell Dr. Caroline Carney and Mr. Nick Adamakis Kent Cattani Dr. David and Mrs. Georgiana Cave Ann Chafoulias Kelly and Sinae Christensen Kathryn A. Christmann Christopher Coffer Heidi Cohen Alison Cole Mary Gwen Connor Michael Cordova and Patricia Quinn Andrew Cox Heidi Cox and Tracey Bryce Rebecca and Jon Crawford Carl J. Cross Marisa and Kerwin Danley Diane and Phil Daspit Bette DeGraw Gene Denison Drs. Fred and Suzie DePrez Brenda and Gary Deutsch Donna Dichiaro In Memory of Bob Dichiaro Dilemma Hair Salon Michael and Julie Dillon Karen and David Divine Janice Donnelly and John King Brandon Dow Matthew and Terra Duke Cheryl Eames Jim Edmonds Nancy and Dave Edwards Lou and Rick Ender The Empey Family Christine English and Lenard Hailey Jody Epperson Edward Evans Dino and Linda Farfante Dr. Allen W. Flores Dr. Cynthia Foss Stanley Fuelscher Linda and Joseph Garcia Marybeth and Jimmy Garrett Barbara and Gregory Geidel Dr. Philip E. and Roseann M. Geiger Dr. and Mrs. Peter Giovan Joe and Helen Goldblatt Vicki Greener Gary and Jacque Griffith Lani and Scott Grone Jill and Jim Gruler Brent M. Gunderson Hunter Hammond and Matthew

Scarnecchia Alan and Anita Handelsman Lynlie and Myron Hansen Diane Harrison Monique and Caroline Harrison Dottie and Mark Harshbarger Marilyn and Paul Harter Ms. Helene A. Harty Col. and Mrs. Paul Harwood Joseph and Jamie Hedgecoth Hensley Beverage Company Dr. Maria L. Hesse Jill and Alan Hieb Blake and Kristina Honiotes The Hooppaw Family Christopher and Judy Hossack Teresa and Darrel Huish Jacob Huston and Sydney Schiefer Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jenks Sandra Johnson In Memory of Juanita Stein Rona and Allan Kasen The Keller Family Thomas and Carly Kelly Alan and Cynthia Kempner Casey and Clara Khaleesi Terri and George Kief Kristi and Scott Kreiner Kierland Mortgage Group, Inc. Jo Krueger Kerry Kuehn Mary and Dave Kurrasch Dr. Robert R. Kuske, Jr. Donna and Joel Laubscher David Ledbetter Susan and Brian Lee Katie and Mark Leinweber Patty and Matthew Lernor Sara and Salvatore Lettieri Patricia and Paul Lewis Fuyu Lin and Samuel Anderson Lisa Loo LOWY’s Tax Planning & Accounting, PLLC Sharon Lytle-Breen Jane Maienschein and Richard Creath Suzan Makaus Mike Mako John Martell and Cathy Thuringer Lindsay and Morgan Mathie Ms. Michelle Matiski and Dr. Alan Snyder Dave and Marnie Maza Marilyn and Mark McCall Celia and Kent McClelland Robbyn McDowell* Carol McElroy and Mari Connor 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 Roz Monahan and Melissa Davis Ariana and Daniel Mormino Kathryn Morrison Vicki and Neil Motzkin Seamus and Joanne Mulloy Angela and Jesus Navarro Emily and Cory Nelson Georgia and Ronald Nelson Vickie and Ron Neill Debbie and Jim Nixon Di and Danielle Obergh Suzanne O’Hara Lisa and James Olson In Memory of Cindy Olstein* Shannon Olwine and Mohit Mehta Barbara and Catherine O’Neill Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Opila Jill Ormond & Jay Kramer Pam and Gary Passey Valerie and Gregory Patten Pam Peacock – Superior Real Estate Services Maryellen and Mark Pendleton Suzie and David Perkinson John Phebus Cynthia Pino Nathanael Pretlow Hari Puri Carol and Gregory Rath Dean Rennell Rebecca P. Ripley and Tara Ripley Swinehart Sharon and James Robbins Russell A. Robbins Chad Robert Mr. and Mr. Stanley Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Rockow Theresa and Rene Romero Dr. Kristine Romine|KRMD Advanced Medical Skin Care Rosedale Hair Design Mark and Dena Ross Richard Ross Kent and Mira Rossman Jeremy and Andrea Rowlett Julie and Joseph Russomanno Beth Saiki-Olsen and Morgan Olsen Chloe Saleeby and Kevin Saleeby Jeffrey P. Salomone, M.D. San Roman Family Sherilyn and Joseph Sandor Mark Schiavoni Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schillaci Katherine and Bryan Schlueter Katherine and Randall Schmidt Amber and Shaun Schultz John and Rachel Schurz Ken Schutz and Craig Thatcher Christa and Donald Scott Elisa Segal and Max and

Molly Mashal Judy Sera-Windell and Robert Windell Nelma and Jim Shearer The Sheinin Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherman Connie and Darin Shryock Martin L. Shultz Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Smith Jared and Linzie Smith Jeff Smith and Kevin Smith Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Stein Katherine and Mark Strumpf John and Monica Suriano Tasha and Sharon Toby Teret Taylor Carla and Gary Tenney Karen Thorn Dr. Susan Thrasher and Dr. Charles Schwartz Carol Toy Deborah and Wilbur Troutman Zeena Ubogy M.D. and Millard Thaler M.D./Papillon Cosmetic Dermatology Center Chris and Diane Unanue Steven Urke Colleen Smith Walters and Dave Walters Doug Walters Phyl Wason* The Way Family Suzanne and Craig Weaver Mr. and Mrs. David Weinberg Jolene and Harv Weisblat Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Bruce Wenger Robert Whyte Dr. Brian and Dawn Williams Suanne Woo and Dana Bearinger Brigid Wright and John Patton Christopher Zachar Joseph Zavislak

Supporting Members Donna and Kirk Anderson Anonymous Pam and Jeff Bell Ross and Shirley Berg Kevin Bingham Janet Bioletto Neva and Jim Bochenek Judy and Charles Boehmer In Memory of Jewel Burdsal Melanie and Patrick Burm James Carlson Kim Carroll and Sherri Shimansky Mary Eldridge Rhonda Elifritz-Rix

Patricia Fimbres Rhonda Fournier Friedel Family Foundation Shanna Gallo Nick Ginsberg Sarah and Brad Glenn Robin Greeson Eva and James Hamant Antonio Hernandez Barbara and Chris Howard Betty Hum Michelle Louise Johnson In Memory of Jeffrey Killoren Sue Klein Kurt Kleinman Eve and Jim Morse Ed Pattermann Timbra and Kevin Peace Valleria Pickett Polly Pinney and Connie Dierks Karen and John Runberg Dr. and Mrs. John Schuh Jacob Schwarz Sherri Tanis Vicki and Tom Taradash Dr. Jerome and Dr. Selma E. Targovnik John Eric Thomas and Dr. John Migliaro In Loving Memory of Vicky Van Dyke by Elna Brown, Mary LaRue Walker, Robbyn McDowell Deidra Viberg VIP Tours of New York LLC Yubeta Family

Contributing Members Ted Allmon Teresa Amabisca Kristin Bean Aaron Becker Susan and Richard Bookspan George and Mary Ann Bradbury Jenna Bradford and Paul Garcia Mary and Ray Byke Burton Cagen PC Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Craft Michele F. Davis Elena Flowers Jill Ford Megan Gailey Kevin Gallegos The Garman Family Alyssa Ann Goldstein Maren and Kevin Hanson Kristine Harnden Ellin Abbot Hayes Helen Heisler Elaine and George Heredia Chris Hurst and Roxanne Stockton

Prof. Stanlie James William and Linda Langer Julie and Gregory Massoud Sheila and Rodger McKain Judith Mente Brian Mosqueda Amanda and Jeff Murphy Beverly Naig Marilyn Poole Jeff Reinhart Nathalie Rennell Kaijene Roberts Virginia Savage Elvia Senter and Norman Buckner, Jr. Dee Dee Sides In Memory of Judith Signeski Raj Sivananthan Jill Skelton Daniel L. Smith Valerie Sorkin-Wells Leslie Standerfer Orin and Mary Svarc Jo Taulbee-Flittie Patricia Taylor JoAn Tonniges and Janet Dixon Adriana Trigiani and Tim Stephenson Celia Vasfaret Janet Vasiliauskas Jo and Don Wilson Stacy Wince Darcey Winterland and Blake Bulloch Meg and Jim Wolfe Lisa Zelasko ASU Gammage wishes to thank the hundreds of donors who are not listed due to space limitations.

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Upcoming VIP Donor Event Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022

6–8 p.m.

Beyond Series Preview Night We invite you to join us at ASU Gammage for the 6th annual ASU Gammage Beyond Series Preview Night.

During this event, you will hear all about the worldrenowned performing artists that will be gracing the ASU Gammage stage in the 2022–2023 Beyond series.

The Beyond Series Preview Night will feature: • Special surprise guests from the upcoming series to speak about their shows • Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, drinks and dessert • A chance to win a free pair of tickets to a Beyond show • Networking opportunities with fellow performing arts enthusiasts Please register for the Beyond Series Preview Night using the QR code.

We hope to see you there!