ASU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 35

The support of our donors and subscribers year after year makes it possible for us to bring the Best of Broadway to Tempe and the Valley, and this year is no different! Thank you for your generosity and loyalty to ASU Gammage.

We’ve had a wonderful season of shows that have made us laugh, cry, and maybe even see the world from a new point of view, and the season is not over yet! We still have three amazing shows to round out the 2022–2023 Broadway season — A SOLDIER’S PLAY starring Norm Lewis (May 16–21), HAIRSPRAY (June 20–25) and BEETLEJUICE (August 22–27)!

We are so excited to announce our 2023–2024 season is “simply the best!” Loaded with direct hits from Broadway such as TINA — The Tina Turner

Musical and MJ The Musical and favorites like HAMILTON and THE WIZ. We just know you are going to love these amazing shows and will want to share the experience with your friends and family!

We hope you will join us next season with a subscription. We are committed to providing the best price for the best seats for our subscribers. Season subscribers also receive exclusive benefits including advance purchase opportunities, flexible payment plans, ticket exchange options and more!

While our subscribers enjoy all the above benefits, we provide even more benefits for our ASU Gammage VIP Donors. VIP Donors enjoy reserved parking at ASU Gammage, preferred seating areas and exclusive VIP Donor experiences. Please take a look at a full listing of our VIP Club Donor benefits at the back of this magazine. If you have any questions, please contact 480-727-4262, opt. 2.

Most importantly, our ASU Gammage VIP Donors help us fulfill our mission of Connecting Communities™ by sustaining our award-winning Cultural Participation programs, helping to provide critical in-school arts curriculum and live theater experiences for underserved schools and community support organizations.

Thank you for your continuous support of ASU Gammage. We can’t wait to see you at the theater soon.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage Rising Star Awardee

Caelan Creaser

ASU Gammage awarded the 2023 Rising Star Award to Caelan Creaser from Disney’s FROZEN. The Rising Star Award is given to a performer with Arizona connections at the beginning of their career celebrating the work they are currently in and the possibilities ahead.

Caelan is currently the understudy for Elsa and a member of the ensemble in the national tour. Caelan is an Arizona State University School of Music alumna. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in musical theater and a minor in communication in 2019.

“We really believe that the Rising Stars are just at the beginning of their career and are moving on to greater glory,” said Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director of ASU Gammage. “We’re having them take the name of Arizona along with them. We are so honored to add ASU Alumna Caelen Creaser to our collection of Rising Stars.”

Photo by Christine Johnson

WHAT’S

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

MANAGING EDITOR Theresa Dickerson

EDITORIAL TEAM

A lexis Alabado; Kari Amarosso; Killian Blakemore; Michelle Johnson; Arayah Larson; Megan Loponen; Tim Walling

A lexis Alabado; Kari Amarosso; Stacey Bailey; Kimberly Carson; Emily Mai; Jack O’Brien; Arianna Reyna

Cover Photo: Zurin Villanueva as Tina Turner in the North American touring production of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022

National Touring Company of AIN’T TOO PROUD. Photo by © 2021 Emilio Madrid

Myles Frost and cast in MJ. Photo by Matthew Murphy

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham An Untitled Love promo Donovan Reed. Photo by Carrie Schneider

MJ, HAMILTON and TINA — The Tina Turner Musical among lineup for ‘Simply the Best’ of Broadway at ASU Gammage.

ASU Gammage is excited to unveil its 2023–2024 Desert Financial Credit Union Broadway Across America — Arizona season that includes six Tempe premieres, a pre-Broadway tour of THE WIZ, family favorite PETER PAN, and back by popular demand, HAMILTON and LES MISÉRABLES.

“ASU Gammage is ready to bring ‘simply the best’ of Broadway for the upcoming season,” said Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs and Executive Director of ASU Gammage. “We’ve lined up an eight-show package that will keep you rocking in your seats and excited about coming to see live theater at ASU Gammage.”

Kicking off the 2023–2024 Broadway season is the story of the Queen of Rock n’ Roll in TINA – The Tina Turner Musical , which will make its Tempe premiere Oct. 10–15, 2023 . One

of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd.

Next up, get ready because here they come! AIN’T TOO PROUD will make its way to the ASU Gammage stage Nov. 14–19, 2023 . AIN’T TOO PROUD – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and silky-smooth harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts

creating an amazing 42 Top-10 hits with 14 reaching number one. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards® and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award® for Best Choreography, AIN’T TOO PROUD tells the thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty and betrayal, as the group’s personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America. Written by three-time Obie Award winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Des McAnuff (JERSEY BOYS), and featuring the Tony-winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo (JERSEY BOYS, ON YOUR FEET!), the unforgettable story of this legendary quintet is set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and so many more.

Myles Frost and Cast in MJ photo by Matthew Murphy

You’re going to want to “ease on down” to 2024 with the preBroadway tour of THE WIZ playing Jan. 2–7, 2024 at ASU Gammage. The highly anticipated Broadway revival of THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour, the first one in 40 years. Director Schele Williams ( THE NOTEBOOK , revival of Disney’s AIDA), choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), William F. Brown (book), Charlie Smalls (music and lyrics), Amber Ruffin (additional material) and Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations and music arrangements) conjure up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway — from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. Audiences get to enjoy the epic grooves of such beloved, timeless hits as “Ease on Down the Road,” which became the show’s break-out single, and the bona fide classic “Home” in this spectacular revival.

And then prepare for some joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, life and

Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (WAITRESS, PIPPIN, 1776) with a Tony-Award®-winning book by Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and Grammywinning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian). “Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway” (The New York Times). You live, you learn, you remember what it’s like to feel truly human … at JAGGED LITTLE PILL.

Now, hold on to your diamondstudded glove for the music — the icon — the moves — and the story of the greatest entertainer of all time with MJ, coming March 12–17, 2024 . MJ, the Tony Award®winning new musical is centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/ Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status.

of friendship that follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Afghanistan is a divided country and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither of the boys can foresee the incident which will change their lives forever. Told across two decades and two continents, THE KITE RUNNER is an unforgettable journey of redemption and forgiveness, and shows us all that we can be good again.

Keep looking up and this time for the second star on the right, and straight on to PETER PAN at ASU Gammage

June 11–16, 2024

Join the Darling family as Peter Pan and Tinkerbell take them on a soaring adventure all the way to Never Never Land. All you have to do is believe. Featuring a timeless score that includes “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Got To Crow,” “Never Never Land,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” and so many more, PETER PAN is now updated for a new generation of thrill seekers — and more spectacular than ever. Come witness the new definitive version of a story that never grows old. Your whole family will be hooked!

Coming in Spring 2024, THE KITE RUNNER will make its Tempe premiere April 9–14, 2024. One of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed novels of our time, THE KITE RUNNER is a powerful play

Back by popular demand and to close out the 2023–2024 Broadway season, HAMILTON returns to Tempe June 25–July 28, 2024 , with subscriber week being June 25–30. HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theater — a musical that

Jade McLeod and Lauren Chanel in the North American Tour of JAGGED LITTLE PILL. Photo by Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade, 2022

Warren Egypt Franklin — HAMILTON National Tour © Joan Marcus 2021

You can renew your season tickets now at asugammage.com.

Renewal deadline is April 7, 2023.

has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education. With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Want more Broadway? You are in luck!

ASU Gammage is welcoming back an all-time favorite as a season option. LES MISÉRABLES is returning Dec. 5–10, 2023

Season subscribers will receive priority access to this show before the general public. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as

“Les Mis for the 21st Century” (Huffington Post), “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “one of the greatest musicals ever created” (Chicago Tribune). Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award®winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES MISÉRABLES tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption — a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” “Master of the House” and many more. Seen by over 130 million people worldwide in 53 countries and 22

languages, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

“We cannot wait to share this season with you. We look forward to welcoming you back to ASU Gammage for this fantastic 2023–2024 season,” said JenningsRoggensack.

(L –R) Harrell Holmes Jr., Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Jalen Harris, Marcus Paul James, James T. Lane from the National Touring Company of AIN’T TOO PROUD. Credit © 2021 Emilio Madrid

“Bring Him Home” — Nick Cartell as Jean Valjean and Gregory Lee Rodriguez as Marius in Les Misérables. Photo by Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Photo Credit from page 4: Zurin Villanueva as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American touring production of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022

(L–R) Marcus Paul James, Jalen Harris, Elijah Ahmad Lewis, Harrell Holmes Jr., James T. Lane from the National Touring Company of AIN’T TOO PROUD by © 2021 Emilio Madrid

Preston Truman Boyd as Javert in LES MISÉRABLES. Photo by Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Myles Frost in MJ. Photo by Matthew Murphy

Stephanie Jae Park, Pierre Jean Gonzalez — HAMILTON National Tour. Photo by © Joan Marcus 2021

Backcombing Hairspray

By Original Director Jack O’Brien

How is it that the creation of certain theatrical events seems as unfeasible as mining uranium on Mars, and others rush by with the blitheness of an afternoon at Disneyland? And what distinguishes one event from the other?

I suppose if we knew the answer, all musicals would be as energized and filled with joy as HAIRSPRAY is. I know it must have happened. I was there when the balloon went up, but to define exactly what it was that produced the alchemy that has survived decades, of having been transferred onto film and yet remains as one of the world’s most beloved musical works is beyond my powers of analysis.

I do know that the chicken came before the egg; in other words, each of us, Jerry Mitchell, Tom Meehan and Mark O’Donnell, and that array of gifted designers were all borne instantly aloft by the brilliance of Mark Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s breathtaking score. This was an instance when one listened to the very first musical cut offered for

consideration, and before Tracy had finished her first oh…oh…oh… one was irretrievably hooked. If only the rest of the score could be anywhere near that good!

It wasn’t, of course. It was even better! And that template, that footprint for innocence, sass, and foot-tapping contained in this remarkable score suffused every single collaborator, every moment in the rehearsal hall, and finally permeated that out-of-body experience we later were able to identify as our Seattle try-out.

Oh yes. Alchemy, I believe, involves the perfect blend of secret ingredients, like the Coca-Cola formula, lost somewhere in the mists of time. In this case, the music, the lyrics, the book and the physical world created by the Messrs. Rockwell, Ivey Long and Posner were fueled by a secret weapon others would identify as perpetual motion. That element belonged to choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and the zip, the fasterthan-light and lighter-than-fast stepping he created gave us the beat you can’t, according to Tracy and her gang, stop.

History hasn’t been able to stop it, either, and for that, we are all grateful, all proud, and truly thrilled to have it back on stage, where it belongs.

Don’t miss HAIRSPRAY at ASU Gammage June 20–25, 2023! Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com

Photos by Jeremy Daniel

“Run and Tell That” — Charlie Bryant III as Seaweed J. Stubbs and Company in HAIRSPRAY

“Good Morning, Baltimore” — Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY.

“Welcome to the 60s” — (from L) Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West) as Edna Turnblad, Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad and Company in HAIRSPRAY.

beyond

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, acclaimed American choreographer, returns to ASU Gammage with Abraham’s newest work, AN UNTITLED LOVE , on Sept. 23. Drawing from the catalogue of Grammy Awardwinning R&B artist D’Angelo, AN UNTITLED LOVE serves as Abraham’s creative exaltation of Black love and unity. Personifying love in all forms, this feel-good dance work shines through devotion to detail in the music and through movement.

Next, Ethiopian-American singer Meklit Hadero will take the stage on Oct. 5 to host MOVEMENT, a show she co-created and co-developed to tell the story of global migration through music and the lives of musicians. Combining the dynamic energy of a concert with the experience of first person storytelling, MOVEMENT will transport you with rich visuals and immersive sound design.

How do you eat? Why do you eat? These are the questions that theater artist Geoff Sobelle poses in his newest interactive work, FOOD, coming to ASU Gammage

on Oct. 20–21. Sobelle invites the audience to consider its personal relationship to food, from soil to dining table, in a dinner party performance of smell, taste and touch that features audience interaction.

Composer Paola Prestini returns to ASU Gammage on Nov. 4 with THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA , a multi-lingual opera, created with librettist Royce Vavrek and director Karmina Šilec. The new work blends Hemingway’s iconic tale interweaving stories of daily life to create a unique look at aging, legacy and our relationship to oceans.

Renowned choreographer Dianne McIntyre brings her sound and language-based work IN THE SAME TONGUE to the ASU Gammage stage on Jan. 27, 2024. The piece features poetry by Ntozake Shange, a composition by Olu Dara and original music by Deidra Murray and explores dance and music “speaking” to each other. The company of five dancers and five musicians brings theatrical expression to every move, note and word.

Õkāreka Dance Company from New Zealand takes the stage with its all-female work MANA WAHINE (Powerful Woman) on March 23, 2024. Drawing strength from traditional Māori culture and inspired by the true stories of powerful women, the show incorporates bold projections, chant, original music and costuming to create a thoroughly contemporary work that celebrates female endurance and strength.

Rounding out the season, Malpaso Dance Company returns to ASU Gammage on March 30, 2024. Based in Cuba, Malpaso emphasizes a collaborative creative process, working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography.

Tickets are now available for the ASU Gammage 2023–2024 Beyond season at asugammage.com/beyond

Malpaso by Nir Arieli

Beyond is back with a season of performances that will encourage you to change the way you see the world

23–24 season

LOVE

Sept. 23, 2023

Meklit Hadero MOVEMENT

Oct. 5, 2023

Geoff Sobelle FOOD

Oct. 20–21, 2023

Paola Prestini / Beth Morrison Projects THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

Nov. 4, 2023

Jan. 27, 2024

Õkāreka Dance Company MANA WAHINE (Powerful Woman)

March 23, 2024

Malpaso Dance Company

New works

March 30, 2024

Õkāreka Dance Company MANA WAHINE ( Powerful Woman)

For information about becoming a Beyond sponsor, please contact our development department at 480-965-9915

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham AN UNTITLED

Dianne McIntyre IN THE SAME TONGUE

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham AN UNTITLED LOVE Promo Claude CJ Johnson and Tamisha A. Guy. Photo by Carrie Schneider

Malpaso Despedida by David Garten

FOOD photo by Maria Baranova

Malpaso Being (Ser)

photo by Nir Arieli

Story by Emily Mai

BEETLEJUICE is based on the classic Tim Burton movie of the same name but with a cast of colorful characters both ghouls and humans alike. These same characters are given a whole new life — and death — on the Broadway stage.BEETLEJUICE makes its ASU Gammage premiere on Aug. 22, 2023.

This musical focuses on the story of a strange and unusual girl named Lydia Deetz, who just lost her mother and feels like she’s losing her father when he quickly remarries. Her only solace comes in the form of a newly deceased couple that used to own the new home she now lives in, who at first want her and her family out of their house. Along the way she meets Beetlejuice, a demon that promises to help her out of her lonely situation one way or another.

Lydia and the people around her embark on an emotional journey to figure out who they are and rediscover the amazing things that life and even death have to offer.

“Many people see BEETLEJUICE as just a quirky show with this array of bizarre characters, but, in the end, it’s really about so much more. It’s about loss and just trying to fit in and be seen and heard by those around us,”

said BEETLEJUICE cast member Karmine Alers.

While BEETLEJUICE features characters that were in the original movie, it also gives a lot of extra insight into some characters we’ve never seen before.

“I think it is good to come in knowing the movie a little bit so you’re not completely in the dark, but it’s not the same. I feel like

Photos by Matthew Murphy, 2022

No matter who a person is or what they do or how they look or how they act, everyone has a heart and everyone wants to be loved in one way or another — even Beetlejuice, a degenerate demon.

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— KARMINE ALERS, BEETLEJUICE CAST MEMBER

BEETLEJUICE the musical. The musical. The musical. So good you can’t just see it once

Pictured (L-R): Isabella Esler (Lydia) and Justin Collette (Beetlejuice)

Isabella Esler (Lydia)

these other characters have been amped for days and I can’t wait for people to meet the new them,” Alers said.

Alers plays two very different roles in BEETLEJUICE — you might not even recognize her. One is Maxine Dean, an outspoken and flamboyant wife to major business investor Maxie Dean. The other role she portrays is Juno, an ancient demon that works in the Netherworld and acts as the Maitlands’ afterlife caseworker.

“I love to be able to switch from this quirky, ditzy kind of housewife persona to then being this 2000-year-old demon,” Alers said. “The two are so different and I love going from total glam to this curmudgeon woman who is just awful. It’s really a lot of fun.”

Alers is a native New Yorker who moved to Arizona three years ago to reunite with her boyfriend. Their love story has persevered through time and distance and finally flourished here in the desert.

Alers has been in many New York productions including RENT and IN THE HEIGHTS, but while living in Arizona, she also debuted at the Phoenix Theater Company with her role as Gloria Fajardo in ON YOUR FEET! The story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan.

“I have really embraced Arizona like a warm blanket. I was so worried about being used to living in New York but now I feel much better about it. If I can still work, I’ll live in Arizona the rest of my life,” said Alers.

Director Alex Timbers and BEETLEJUICE’s team of cast and creatives have spent countless hours behind the scenes fleshing out all of the characters and working side-by-side to make this production what it is.

“This experience has been grueling in a way because all the creatives are wonderful, and they didn’t settle for anything less than what they wanted to see which was perfection. They really worked with the actors and if something didn’t work, they tried something else. You don’t always get that luxury when a show has already been set to find your own voice in the characters that you portray. I feel like every show has a different pulse for me. And this one certainly has taken on an all new pulse. I’ve never done anything like this before,” Alers said.

While this show has some solemn moments surrounding the reality of death, grief and the feeling of being truly alone in this world, it also offers genuine moments of relief and hope that arises from

the strangest of circumstances, showing that family can come from the least likely of places.

“No matter who a person is or what they do or how they look or how they act, everyone has a heart and everyone wants to be loved in one way or another — even Beetlejuice, a degenerate demon,” Alers said. “Everyone just wants to be loved and be seen and I think that that is the message people should take away. Of course, there’s the silliness and so much fun throughout the whole show, but there’s so much more to it than that.”

Don’t miss BEETLEJUICE at ASU Gammage Aug. 22–27, 2023! For more information, visit asugammage.com/beetlejuice.

Pictured (L-R): Karmine Alers (Juno), Tour Company of BEETLEJUICE, Jesse Sharp (Charles) and Isabella Esler (Lydia)

Pictured (L-R): Isabella Esler (Lydia), Will Burton (Adam) and Britney Coleman (Barbara)

COMPASS

transforms how we think about leadership in America

By Alexis Alabado

What is your earliest memory of a person in your life taking charge? What’s the angriest you’ve ever been and why? If you could transform the world, what would it look like?

These are some of the questions employed by COMPASS, an interview-based performance piece that tackles advocacy, system change and intersectional feminism that will have its world premiere at ASU Gammage April 22, 2023.

“It’s not a play in the traditional sense of being a play, and it’s not a dance in the traditional sense of seeing dance. It’s somewhere in-between,” said Rachel Dickstein, artistic director of Ripe Time company and creator of COMPASS. “What people are

watching is about the emotional landscape of what it is to become and realize one’s own agency.”

Ripe Time company is devoted to creating theater based on adaptations from literature and centering around work from women-identifying writers or those writing about the female experience. Originally titled CANDIDATE X, the idea of COMPASS came to Dickstein about five years ago during an especially raucous political climate in America.

“[COMPASS] was originally going to be about folks running for elected office or already elected that defy standards of the white male patriarchal leadership structures,” Dickstein explained.

However, during the interview process Dickstein found herself gravitating toward stories from people who were leaders in local community settings, schools and community advocacy capacities. The piece also evolved from interviewing only women-identifying individuals to interviewing non-binary and transgender people as well. It was no longer just about the political context.

“We wanted to broaden our investigation into all individuals offering alternatives to oppressive patriarchal structures,” Dickstein said.

Interview-based theater is the idea that you can create a play out of verbatim testimony from individuals, rooted in a

COMPASS Lumberyard residency

particular moment in time and the constellation of people who provide different points of view of that particular event.

“COMPASS is a little bit different in that it is not rooted in a single event, but more so a phenomena. The phenomena that is having alternative leadership structures,” Dickstein said.

Instead of featuring the obstacles individuals faced in taking on leadership roles, Dickstein said she wanted to highlight where their successes were. Questions asked during the interview and the piece as a whole focused more on the positives, such as asking, “who is the first person in your life who inspired you by taking agency for themselves?”

Over 40 interviews are represented in the piece. Dickstein made sure to include local voices from the community in Tempe, hoping the piece evolves with each city it visits.

Dickstein invites theatergoers to connect with the experience through choreography, imagery and text storytelling. Just like its

name, COMPASS is very much about the strength and mettle one must have to stand up against severe obstacles imposed by society.

After experiencing the piece, the hope is to inspire audience members toward advocacy in their own communities.

“We hope that coming to see the performance will be an immersion into a psychological landscape of what it is to become and realize one’s own agency,” Dickstein said. “When I interview folks, I feel completely lifted up by their own experience. That’s the experience I want to give the audience.”

Don’t miss COMPASS at ASU Gammage on April 22, 2023 Tickets are on sale now at asugammage.com

“COMPASS is a little bit different in that it is not rooted in a single event, but more so a phenomena. The phenomena that is having alternative leadership structures.”

—RACHEL DICKSTEIN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF RIPE TIME COMPANY

COMPASS Lumberyard residency January 2023

COMPASS Lumberyard residency January

Home is where the HEART is Meet ASU Gammage’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Theresa Dickerson

By Arianna Reyna

From college intern to director of marketing and communications, Theresa Dickerson is not only a woman who loves her job and the many hats she’s worn over the years, but views ASU Gammage as her “hometown.”

“I am a born and raised Army brat,” said Dickerson. “I was born in Germany and was raised moving from base to base, so I never lived in one place for very long. I’ve actually worked at ASU Gammage longer than any place I have ever lived, and I have really grown up here. I have never had a hometown, but that’s what I consider ASU Gammage as — it’s my hometown.”

In her role, Dickerson oversees all of the marketing and communications efforts at ASU Gammage.

“Any way we can get information out to the general public usually falls under marketing and communications, from social media, advertising, signage, public relations, the website and more,” explains Dickerson, “Our focus

isn’t just ticket sales — we are a department of relationshipbuilders and communicators.”

Dickerson graduated in 2010 from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a degree in journalism and mass communication and an emphasis in public relations.

While in pursuit of her degree, Dickerson began her journey with ASU Gammage as a public relations intern.

“I accepted the internship the first semester of my junior year, and I didn’t realize how much someone could love what they do,” said Dickerson. “I have always loved Broadway shows, I love theater, and I love being in the theater. So, the fact that I could have an internship where I got to work on Broadway shows, listen to Broadway tunes and go to news stations and tell them about Broadway — it was just my two worlds colliding, and was truly a dream come true.”

From the start of her internship at the age of 19, Dickerson confidently knew ASU Gammage was where she was meant to be.

“I was an intern my junior and senior year, and when I graduated, I remember everyone asking me ‘what’s your goal?’ ‘what’s your dream?’ And I said, I’d like to work for ASU Gammage,” said Dickerson. “ASU Gammage truly is a family, and when I said I wanted to work in the theater, the ASU Gammage team at the time helped me get my first job out of college at Phoenix Theatre. And when the opportunity came to return to ASU Gammage nine months later, I did.”

Over the past 12 years, Dickerson has served as promotions specialist, marketing and communications manager, and assistant director, until becoming director of marketing and communications in January of 2019.

“I’m so lucky to work here. It is a great feeling when you’re at the theater and you see people leaving

1 Theresa in the iconic ruby slippers from THE WIZARD OF OZ.

2The Dickerson family.

Back: Theresa and Chris

Front: Juliet, Josh and Sydney

3Theresa with her husband, Chris, at Old Main. Both are ASU alumni!

a show and you can just tell they’ve had the best experience. The marketing and communications team is a part of that. We help provide that experience, and that is something that makes me very proud,” said Dickerson.

Thanks to her parents, Dickerson’s love for theater and Broadway began at a young age.

“My dad and mom found it important that my sister and I experienced the arts everywhere we lived. We had community theater tickets, we would go see ballets, and when we would visit my grandparents in New Jersey, we would go to New York City and see various shows. I also did theater growing up. Theater and the arts were always a part of what we did together as a family,” said Dickerson.

It is because of Dickerson’s experiences as a military brat that THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of her favorite musicals. In fact, one of her most memorable experiences throughout her 12-year career at ASU Gammage is when the show came to the theater in February 2014.

“THE WIZARD OF OZ always felt like home to me because the whole show is about her finding her way back to her family and knowing that home is with her Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. When the show came to ASU Gammage, we presented

Heroes Night, where we brought military families to a performance. I’m really, really proud that I could do that for a group of people that I had a connection with. But the highlight truly was when they let me try on the ruby red slippers from the show,” laughed Dickerson.

Aside from her role as director, Dickerson is a mother to three children — 8-year-old Sydney, 5-year-old Juliet, and 2-year-old Josh — and is married to her high school sweetheart, Chris.

“Chris and I met in high school and then came to ASU together. He solves and creates mathematical formulas to help set rates for state Medicaid and Medicare, and I have a drawer of glitter in my office, so we are very different. But we have a great partnership; being a working mom, I feel supported both at home and in the office,” said Dickerson. “I love my three kids. Together we are a big ASU football family and we have a lot of fun.”

Through her work at ASU Gammage, Dickerson is grateful to have the opportunity to share the arts with her children.

“I think the highlight of my career is having my kids experience shows. There’s nothing like theater and watching a live-performance, and as adults we take small things for granted. When I took my girls to THE LION KING they were just

amazed. They even took their souvenir programs to their summer camp because they wanted to share with their friends everything they had seen,” said Dickerson.

Dickerson is immensely grateful to not only have the job of her dreams, but to work for a team filled with both creative and supportive individuals.

“I have the best team; we all enjoy working together, and we treat each other like family. We have each other’s backs, and we challenge each other to be the best versions of ourselves. Our amazing team does incredible things,” said Dickerson.

Dickerson is grateful for ASU Gammage for shaping her career and growth into the woman she is today.

“I started here at 19, and I’ve gotten married and had all my kids while working here. I’ve worked here for over 12 years, and I’ve never once been bored. Every show is different, every show has its own challenges, and we get the exciting job to be creative with every title we work on,” said Dickerson. “I am so blessed to be here.”

— THERESA DICKERSON

“I’m so lucky to work here. It is a great feeling when you’re at the theater and you see people leaving a show and you can just tell they’ve had the best experience. ”

Theresa and her daughter, Juliet, at the FROZEN themed 2022 ASU Gammage Homecoming tent.

The 2023 Gammy and Jerry Award Winners

Meet Larissa FastHorse and JO Finks

On Monday, March 13, 2023 ASU Gammage held its annual Gammy and Jerry Awards Dinner on the ASU Gammage stage for the first time in person since 2019. At this annual event, ASU Gammage recognizes arts advocates whose dedication to the arts have touched many lives.

ASU Gammage honored award-winning writer and choreographer Larissa FastHorse and ASU Gammage supporter JO Finks.

2023 Gammy Winner

Larissa FastHorse

In addition to her accolades as writer and choreographer, Larissa FastHorse is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of Indigenous Direction, the nation’s leading consulting company for Indigenous arts and audiences.

“Larissa is an amazing and inspirational creative on Broadway,” said Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Executive Director of ASU Gammage and ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs. “We had the great honor of working with her and presenting NATIVE NATION as part of our 2018–2019 Beyond series. Her commitment to telling the stories of Indigenous people and making space for Indigenous artists is so important. As the first Native American female to have a play go to Broadway, she is paving the way for a new era of Broadway.”

A member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, FastHorse combines a keen sense of satire and facility with dramatic forms in plays that are funny, incisive and, at times, deeply unsettling for audiences faced with the realities of the Native American experience in the United States.

Her satirical comedy, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY (Playwrights Horizons/Geffen Playhouse), is one of the top 10 most produced plays in America this season. She is the first Native American playwright in the history of American theater on that list.

Additional produced plays include WHAT WOULD CRAZY HORSE DO? (KCRep), LANDLESS AND COW PIE BINGO (AlterTheater), AVERAGE FAMILY (Children’s Theater Company of Minneapolis),

TEACHING DISCO SQUAREDANCING TO OUR ELDERS: A CLASS PRESENTATION (Native Voices at the Autry), VANISHING POINT (Eagle Project), and CHEROKEE FAMILY REUNION (Mountainside Theater).

Over the past several years FastHorse has created a nationally recognized trilogy of community engaged plays with Cornerstone Theater Company. The second project created with ASU Gammage, NATIVE NATION, was the largest Indigenous theater production in the history of American theater with over 400 Native artists.

FastHorse’s company, Indigenous Direction, recently produced the first land acknowledgement on national television for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC.

Another important contribution to the Broadway Touring industry is her work with the new production of PETER PAN. Though Jerome Robbins’ adaptation of Barrie’s original script will also be used, this new tour will feature a revised book by Larissa who was brought on to tackle the musical’s depiction of Native Americans.

“Each year we award the Gammy to someone who is making a great impact on the Broadway community.

2023 Jerry Winner JO Finks

JO Finks, the 2023 Jerry Award winner, has been a longtime supporter of ASU Gammage, a 50th Anniversary board member, a Return to the Stage board member and a Valley arts advocate. Finks is passionate and enthusiastic about her commitment to the performing arts.

“JO is a one-of-a-kind person,” said JenningsRoggensack, Executive Director of ASU Gammage and ASU Vice President for Cultural Affairs. “From her unique style to her ability to make you feel special, she adds sparkle to everything she touches. Whenever we need support or someone to champion an idea, JO rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. During the COVID-19 shutdown, JO was one of the first who reached out and said whatever you need, I am here. She is an advocate for the arts, and we are so lucky to have her.”

At an early age, living in Chicago, Finks became a fan of musical theater. Every summer her family attended summer stock performances and touring Broadway shows. Her passion for the theater grew, and at the age of 19 she became a volunteer usher at the Shubert Theater and has fond memories of seeing the preview performances of HAIR as well as Carol Channing in HELLO DOLLY!

Finks has been a supporter of ASU Gammage since 2003. Her first experience visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright building was in 1971, when she came to visit her brother who was on a full ASU scholarship to play in the marching band. In 1986, Finks moved to the Valley and became an active participant in the arts community, supporting and attending the ballet, opera and performances at ASU Gammage.

Finks greatly enjoys the energy of each experience attending the theater; she feels it from her fellow patrons, donors and cast members, as well as the ASU Gammage staff.

Larissa is opening doors, helping voices to be heard and not only making an impact now on Broadway, but her profound work will continue to grow and change our industry for good for generations to come,” said Jennings-Roggensack.

While enjoying everything that is on the stage at ASU Gammage, Finks is an ardent supporter of the work that ASU Gammage does in the community, especially with children and schools. She believes wholeheartedly in the power of the arts and that it is important to continue the work to bring new audiences to the theater.

“We are so honored to present the 2023 Jerry Award to JO Finks,” said Jennings-Roggensack. “Through her passion and giving, ASU Gammage can further our mission of Connecting Communities™.”

Proceeds from the Gammy and Jerry Awards Dinner benefitted ASU Gammage Cultural Participation Programs. If you would like more information about supporting these programs, please visit asugammage.com/support.

Dance Theatre of Harlem VIP Donor Lunch

ASU Gammage — Sponsored by Anonymous, Doug Ball and Connie Stine, Brian C. Jones and Vaughn A. Lovell, Jeff and Leslie Rich, Lorri and Stephen Smith, and Frank and Ginny Palamara | Photos by Tim Trumble

Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, presented with the first ever ASU Gammage Legacy Award from Colleen Jennings-Roggensack.

L–R: Arthur Pelberg, Dr. Duane Wooten, Linda Pelberg

L –R: Alexandria Hutchinson (Dance Theatre of Harlem Ballerina), Susan Ahearn, Bill Ahearn, Peter Means

Front L-R: Jeff Rich, Leslie Rich, Virginia Johnson, Connie Stine, Doug Ball, Brian Jones, Vaughn Lovell Back L-R: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Stephen Smith, Lorri Smith

Joining us for this special VIP lunch are members of Black Philanthropy throughout the Valley!

Front L-R: Delaney Washington, Frank Palamara, Ginny Palamara Back L-R: Mark Leeper, Christion Smalley, Anita Handelsman, Alan Handelsman, Tim Walling

ASU Gammage Legacy Event

Commissioning Club Dinner With Kristina Wong

Janet Cussler’s Car Collection – Sponsored by Lee Bowman | Photos by Tim Trumble

The Henry

Larry and Lisa Rogoff looking at the historic, vintage vehicles.

Special thank you to Brian Neilson, Chief Advisor to ASU Foundation for Estate Gifts and Charitable Planning for an amazing presentation on the impact of legacy giving!

Mark Halberg, Laurie Goldstein, Chuck Goldstein, and Joanne Halberg talking with residency artist Kristina Wong.

Front L to R: Chuck Goldstein, Joanne Halberg, Kristina Wong Back L to R: Peter Means, Mark Halberg, Michael Reed, Chris Rodriguez, Laurie Goldstein, Colleen JenningsRoggensack, Joan Cremin, Michelle Jung, Megan Loponen, Timothy Walling.

Mickey and Cheryl Laurent

L–R: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Lee Bowman, Janet Cussler, Whitney Lind, and furry guest Duke!

ASU Kerr launches brand refresh and new website

ASU Cultural Affairs venue in Scottsdale is “where hip meets historical”

By Stacey Bailey

Thanks to generous gifts from The Abbett Family Foundation and Bill and Sue Ahearn, ASU Kerr in Scottsdale has undergone some major updates to its visual style, interior design, website and more.

At the ASU Kerr brand liftoff and midseason preview on Friday, Feb. 4, the venue’s staff gathered with old and new patrons to share some of the changes.

“The ASU Kerr brand refresh was in the works for many months, starting with a soft launch at the close of 2022 when the beautiful new asukerr.com was launched,” said ASU Kerr General Manager Tracey Mason. “The venue staff has been working with several branding experts and designers to showcase ASU Kerr as the hip and historical place it is.”

In addition to the venue website being rebuilt, ASU Kerr also infused its promotional materials with major visual style changes. Working within the extended ASU color palette, ASU Kerr’s graphic designs now feature fun and funky colors mixed with unique shapes from the Kerr property. Wrought iron flourishes from doors and gates, patterns carved into wood and other details from the house and studio were translated into

forms that accent the vibrant new promotional art. Stylized colorful venue and artist images can be found showing off the wide variety of exciting musical genres ASU Kerr presents, from eclectic global sounds and indie folk to the jazz and classical music many previous generations have come to associate with the venue.

The new visuals and materials also shine the spotlight on ASU Kerr namesake Louise Lincoln Kerr’s fascinating life, her musical compositions and the history of the venue, Mason said. One of the goals of the brand refresh is to draw in new audiences with the way the venue honors the pioneering spirit of the property’s roots — bringing musicians and audiences together to relax and enjoy enriching, unexpected experiences with the arts and our area communities.

Inside the venue, some of the many upgrades include new comfortable cushions for the pew seating, colorful custom windows featuring the star and Mrs. Kerr’s initials from the wrought iron of the famous studio door flanked by beer bottles, striking Hopi paintings, new curtains and shades, updated lighting and more.

“None of this would have been possible without the passion and consideration of our incredible donors,” Mason said. “These changes are reinvigorating the venue and already attracting a diverse new crop of adventurous, taste-making audiences that are essential to our success.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday Morning Music & Tea

ASU saxophones

Tuesday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Tea service begins at 9:30 a.m. FREE Event

Bridge Initiative and ASU Kerr co-present

Broadway Curious: Musical Eater

Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.

ASU 365 Community Union presents first ASU

alumna mural artist at Sun Devil Stadium

By Kimberly Carson

With the support of Coca-Cola, ASU 365 Community Union has commissioned a mural on the free-standing structure located on the Coca-Cola Sun Deck of Sun Devil Stadium. This new work was designed to celebrate a theme of global diversity and world culture, along with ASU’s mission of inclusion. Guided by a mission of Connecting Communities™, ASU 365 Community Union builds creative and meaningful programming for the communities it serves including Sun Devil students, ASU departments and the surrounding community.

This artwork was designed and painted by ASU alumna Camila Ibarra, a graduate of the Fulton School of Engineering. Ibarra’s previous mural work has been published in multiple magazines, a book by the NY Times and even featured in the show “Betty” on HBO. In 2020, Ibarra donated a Black Lives Matter mural to Hotel Congress in Tucson to show support to the Black community.

With this new mural commissioned for the unique outdoor stadium space, Ibarra hopes to continue strengthening community involvement and highlighting the importance of cultural diversity

and inclusion. The art vision came to life with the support of ASU 365 Community Union’s Programs and Relationship Manager, Sianna Kent.

“After interviewing multiple candidates, Camila was the perfect fit for this project,” said Kent.

“When we saw the initial mock-up and learned more about Camila, she really understood the vision, as well as what we are trying to do with the reinvention of the stadium spaces.”

The four-sided art piece shows quadrants of diverse people connecting in the center of each face. The bright and colorful mural opens to the Coca-Cola Sun Deck and will be visible at future football games and special events. This initial mural will help to launch the Coca-Cola Community Art Program, which begins in Spring 2024 and will evolve into a student scholarship program to showcase student works of art on the Sun Deck.

This is not the first new work or art to come to Sun Devil Stadium. In Spring 2022, the Coca-Cola Sun Deck was home to the premiere of “Banking While Black,” an experiential art piece showcasing an original 1930’s bank, designed

This artwork is available for the public to enjoy during the stadium open hours program, which opens Sun Devil Stadium to the public Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (excluding game days and special event days).

Be sure to check out the beautiful new mural for yourself by visiting Sun Devil Stadium this spring!

You can learn more about stadium open hours, about artist Camila Ibarra and about the special events and programs happening at Sun Devil Stadium by visiting asu365communityunion.com

by Creative Capital artist Paul Rucker.

Alumna Camila Ibarra paints new mural on the Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium

Coca-Cola Sun Deck structure before

ASU Gammage VIP Donor Club as

Golden Gammage Investors

These individual donors and foundations cumulative giving have totaled $100,000 or more.

benefits

VIP Donor Club Guidelines: You must maintain your annual VIP Donor Club contribution at or above the Directors Club level in order to enjoy VIP donor seating. Special subscription seating and location is offered to VIP donors in the Orchestra level in rows 3–20 in the VIP and A price levels dependent on donation level. VIP Donor Club benefits may be available only upon your request, at your expense (if any) and subject to availability. Benefits are effective immediately and are subject to change without notice. Annual donation of $1500+ is required in addition to the cost of the tickets.

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Chan Family

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Bryce

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Donna Dichiaro In

Memory of

Bob Dichiaro

Dilemma Hair Salon

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Stanley Fuelscher

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Linda and Joseph Garcia

Monica Garnes

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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

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Col. and Mrs. Paul Harwood

Joseph and Jamie Hedgecoth

Hensley Beverage Company

Dr. Maria L. Hesse

Blake and Kristina Honiotes

The Hooppaw Family

Sharon Hendrix

Teresa and Darrel Huish

The Jackson Family

Sandra Johnson

The Keller Family

Thomas and Carly Kelly

Alan and Cynthia Kempner

Casey and Clara Khaleesi

Kierland Mortgage Group, Inc.

Kristi and Scott Kreiner

Kerry Kuehn

Mary and Dave Kurrasch

Dr. Robert R. Kuske, Jr.

Donna and Joel Laubscher

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Katie and Mark Leinweber

Patty and Matthew Lernor

Sara and Salvatore

Lettieri

Patricia and Paul Lewis

Fuyu Lin and Samuel Anderson

Tonia and Trent Litchy

Lisa Loo

Ms. Austin Lopez

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Lindsay and Morgan Mathie

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Sheran and Doug Mattson

Dave and Marnie Maza

Marilyn and Mark McCall

Celia and Kent McClelland

Robbyn McDowell*

Carol McElroy and Mari Connor

Karri and Joseph McInerney

Tamara and Ian McLeod

Azar Mehdizadeh and Justin Reynolds

John Mertens and Kim Cantor

Mary and Kurt Meyer

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Angela and Jesus Navarro

Emily and Cory Nelson

Georgia and Ronald Nelson

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Di and Danielle Obergh

Lisa and James Olson

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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

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Cynthia Pino

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Dean Rennell

Rebecca P. Ripley and Tara Ripley Swinehart

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Chad Robert

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Theresa and Rene Romero

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Romine|KRMD

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Richard Ross

Kent and Mira Rossman

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Sherilyn and Joseph Sandor

San Roman Family

Noone Savage and Sefaattin Tongay

Amy and Mark Schiavoni

Jim and Adalyn Schillaci

Katherine and Bryan Schlueter

Katherine and Randall Schmidt

Amber and Shaun Schultz

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Thatcher

Christa and Donald Scott

Judy Sera-Windell and Robert Windell

Nelma and Jim Shearer

The Sheinin Family

Connie and Darin

Shryock

Martin L. Shultz

Jennifer and Reagan Sims

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Jeff Smith and Kevin Smith

In Memory of Juanita Stein

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Stein

Katherine and Mark Strumpf

John and Monica Suriano

Tasha and Sharon

Toby Teret Taylor

Carla and Gary Tenney

Karen Hoffman Tepper

Karen Thorn

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Dr. Charles Schwartz

Mr. & Mrs. Sefaatin

Tongay

Carol Toy

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Chris and Diane Unanue

Steven Urke

Colleen Smith Walters and Dave Walters

Doug Walters

Phyl Wason*

Mr. and Mrs. David Weinberg

Jolene and Harv Weisblat Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Bruce Wenger

Dave and Rose Wertheim

Robert Whyte

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Suanne Woo and Dana Bearinger

Brigid Wright and John Patton

Michelle and Chris Zachar

Joseph Zavislak

Supporting Members

Donna and Kirk Anderson

Anonymous

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Janet Bioletto

Neva and Jim Bochenek

Judy and Charles Boehmer

In Memory of Jewel Burdsal

Rhonda Elifritz-Rix

Patricia Fimbres

Rhonda Fournier

Friedel Family Foundation

Eva and James Hamant

Barbara and Chris Howard

Patty and Ronnie Horn

Betty Hum

Michelle Louise Johnson

In Memory of Jeffrey Killoren

Sue Klein

Jo Krueger

Eve and Jim Morse

Ali Odeh

Timbra and Kevin Peace

Valleria Pickett

Polly Pinney and Connie Dierks

Karen and John Runberg

Jacob Schwarz

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Sherri Tanis

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E. Targovnik

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Vicky and James Van Dyke

In Loving Memory of Vicky Van Dyke by Elna Brown, Mary

LaRue Walker, Robbyn

McDowell

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LLC

Yubeta Family

Contributing Members

Ted Allmon

Teresa Amabisca

Kristin Bean

Jeremy Bennington

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Bradbury

Burton Cagen PC

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Michelle and Carl Chasse

Hercules Dellas

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Jill Ford

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Heredia

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Michelle Kauk

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Anonymous

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Leslie Standerfer

JoAn Tonniges and Janet Dixon

Jo and Don Wilson

Stacy Wince

Meg and Jim Wolfe

Duane Wooten

Lisa Zelasko

ASU Gammage wishes to thank the hundreds of donors who are not listed due to space limitations.

PO Box 870205

Tempe, AZ 85287-0205

480-965-5062

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Upcoming VIP Donor Events

Tuesday, April 11

The Molly Blank Fund Performances for Students

Jarabe Mexicano

10:30–11:30 a.m.

Jarabe Mexicano invites audiences on a joyride through a versatile songbook of Mexican Folk as well as Rock & Roll, Tex-Mex, Latin Rock, and Reggae-Cumbia. Performing on stringed folk instruments accompanied by lively percussion, Jarabe’s dramatic, harmonized vocals in Spanish and English have gained them the admiration from audiences across the country.

Saturday, May 27

ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards

7:00 p.m.

Join us for the red-carpet event of the season! The ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards celebrates the achievements of young Valley artists in a world-class performing arts center. The event demonstrates the enthusiasm, dedication and talent of high school musical theatre programs and encourages participating schools to grow and continue improving their programs.

The ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards is sponsored by The Molly Blank Fund, Lee Bowman, Brenda and Jim Rowland and a gift by the Julie Bennett Family in memory of Michael. Cash awards are sponsored by Ronald H. Harten, Amber and Shaun Schultz, Jeremy Bennington and a gift made in loving memory of Patricia Langlin-Brazil.

Please send your VIP Donor Event RSVPs to Tim Walling at tim.walling@asu.edu or 480-965-9915.

The Molly Blank Fund Performances for Students is also sponsored by the Abbett Family Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation, APS, Target and the Seiden Family Foundation.