"Once On This Island" Program

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ONCE ON THIS ISLAND A Musical

Book and Lyric by LYNN AHRENS

Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Based Upon The Novel " My Love, My Love " By Rosa Guy"

Director

CRYSTIN GILMORE

Music Director SAM HENDERSON

Scenic Designer SETH HOWARD

Properties Designer ALINE TOLOTO

Sound Designer LUKE WALCHUK

Choreographer STEVEN PRINCE TATE

Costume Designer COURTNI RIDDICK

Lighting Designer CALEB S. GARNER

Acting Foundations Coach

SYDNEY LARIBO

Stage Manager

RAVYN T. MEADOR

Originally Directed and Choreographed on Broadway by Graciela Daniele Playwrights Horizons, Inc. Produced ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Off-Broadway In 1990. Originally Produced On Broadway By The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Suntory International Corporation and James Walsh, In Association With Playwrights Horizons.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Charleston Stage is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and a constituent member of the Theatre Communication Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. Charleston Stage is funded in part by grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission, a state agency which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as stimulus funding as a part of the American Rescue Plan; the City of Charleston; the Charleston County and contributions from friends like you.

This project is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan.

Life has a way of preparing you for what you don't know you're capable of. I have been blessed to grace the Dock Street stage with Charleston Stage numerous times and being on the "other side of the table" wasn't even something I thought I could do successfully. I had found my lane and I decided to stay comfortably in it, but growth can't happen without being stretched, experiencing a challenge, or evoking change. Thankfully, Marybeth and Julian believed I was up for the challenge.

Following its premiere at Playwrights Horizons, the original Broadway production of Once On This Island opened at the Booth Theatre on October 18, 1990 and ran until 1991. The West End production opened in 1994 and won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The musical was revived on Broadway in a production that opened on December 3, 2017 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. It won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

I decided to set this production in Haiti in the early 2000 before the last heartbreaking earthquake. I desire to display the resilience of people who have less and do more, who dream big and feel deeply.

Once On This Island is a story of the haves and the have-nots. In today's world, the separation would be vacation destinations, zip codes, job titles or the kind of car you drive.

The touchy questions, "What do you do?" and "Where do you live?" are asked by those who want to know how much respect to show you based on your response. I'm a Southern girl from the outskirts of Memphis who moved to New York fifteen years ago. When people ask where I live in the city, I wait for their demeanor to change after responding, "the Bronx" and more often than not it does. I often wonder if they have ever been to the area I call home, if they've had an unpleasant experience there, or whether they base their opinion on world views. Home is where we lay our heads and is due equal respect regardless of the zip code.

By my definition, Once On This Island is a story of unconditional love, vulnerability, and the challenges of life and its costs. The overall feeling I hope to portray is one of joy amid sadness, financial lack, and separation. Hope is never lost and beauty can be found in the most forgotten, overlooked, and neglected places. I desire that every audience member leaves this theater with a little more joy, a broader capacity to love, and a feeling in their heart that they've never felt before. I hope we all find a reason to dance in the rain and be our authentic selves because who you are and what you carry is, indeed, of value to this world. And that's why we tell this story.

Crystin Gilmore, Director of Once On This Island

LYNN AHRENS (Book and Lyrics)

Lynn Ahrens won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy nominations for Broadway's Ragtime. For Twentieth Century Fox's animated feature film Anastasia, she was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. She and longtime collaborator Stephen Flaherty received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Broadway: Anastasia; Once On This Island (Olivier Award, Best Musical; Tony nominations, Best Book and Score); Seussical (Grammy nomination); My Favorite Year; Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life; Rocky; Madison Square Garden's A Christmas Carol; Ragtime (2010 Broadway revival). Off-Broadway and regional: Lincoln Center Theater's Dessa Rose, The Glorious Ones (both Drama Desk-nominated) and A Man of No Importance (Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Musical); Lucky Stiff; Little Dancer (Kennedy Center world premiere). Film and television credits include A "Christmas Carol" (NBCTV); Camp (IFC Films); "Schoolhouse Rock" (ABC-TV) and others. (Emmy Award and four Emmy nominations). She is a Council member of the Dramatists Guild of America, a co-founder of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, and a Lilly Award winner for Lyrics. AhrensAndFlaherty.com

STEPHEN FLAHERTY (Music)

Stephen Flaherty is the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Once On This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award, Best Musical) and Rocky. Additional Broadway includes Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (original songs) and Neil Simon's Proposals (incidental music). Stephen has also written four musicals at Lincoln Center Theatre: The Glorious Ones (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), Dessa Rose (OCC, Drama Desk nominations), A Man of No Importance (OCC, Best Musical, Drama Desk nomination) and My Favorite Year. Other theater includes In Your Arms (Old Globe), Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons) and Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein (Chicago's Jefferson Award, Best New Musical.) Film includes Anastasia (two Academy Award and two Golden Globe nominations), the documentary After The Storm and Lucky Stiff. Mr. Flaherty's concert music has premiered at the Hollywood Bowl, Boston's Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum and Symphony Space. This year celebrates Stephen's 32-year collaboration with lyricist-librettist Lynn Ahrens. Stephen and Lynn are members of the Dramatists Guild Council and co- founders of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall Of Fame. Upcoming: the stage adaptation of Anastasia. AhrensAndFlaherty.com

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Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.

MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.

The Cast

CHARACTER ACTOR

Ti Moune/Erzulie ............................................................................................................. FACIA LEE*

Ti Moune/Erzulie .............................................................................................. JHONIKA WRIGHT*

Agwe ............................................................................................................................. ELISHA BLACK

Papa Ge ............................................................................................................... BARON L. CLAY, JR.

Asaka ............................................................................................................... BRIETTA GOODMAN*

Tonton Julian.......................................................................................... ANTHONY MCCUTCHEN

Mama Euralie ......................................................................................................... LETTY RICHEY**

Daniel .......................................................................................................K’NIQUE EICHELBERGER*

Andrea Deveraux/Storyteller ..................................................................... ARIANA SNOWDEN

Armand Beauxhomme/Storyteller/US Tonton Julian.................................. CLYDE MOSER

Little Ti Moune ...................................................................................................... GIANNA GAVINS

Little Ti Moune ............................................................................................ BROOKLYN WILLIAMS

Storyteller/US Mama Euralie .................................................................... MICHELLE BURGESS

Storyteller ...................................................................................................... JAH’MAR COAKLEY**

Storyteller .............................................................................................................. JORDAN LEEANN

Storyteller/US Andrea ...............................................................................................IMANI LLOYD

Storyteller/US Armand ........................................................................................JASON MARION

Storyteller/US Erzulie .................................................................................... LATANYA MUELLER

Storyteller .......................................................................................................... KAITLYN PINCKNEY

Storyteller ............................................................................................................RONNIE WALKER II

Storyteller/US Daniel................................................................................... FREDERICK WEBB JR

* Member, Charleston Stage Resident Acting Company ** Member, Charleston Stage Acting Ensemble "US" Indicates Understudy Role

The Orchestra

Conductor/ Keyboard 1...................................................................................SAM HENDERSON

Keyboard 2 .............................................................................................................. MICHAEL LOPEZ

Guitar ...................................................................................................................... THOMAS NORRIS

Bass ...................................................................................... MITCH GOODWIN AND TIM KHAYAT

Drums/Percussion ..................................................................................................... KAIN NAYLOR

Piccolo/Flute/Alto Flute .......................................................................................... LISA ALVAREZ

Clarinet/Saxophone .............................................................................................. JULIE MATHIAS

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Musical Numbers

ACT ONE

1. Prologue/We Dance

2. One Small Girl

3. Waiting For Life

4. And The Gods Heard Her Prayer/Rain

5. Pray

6. Forever Yours

7. The Sad Tale of The Beauxhommes

8. Ti Moune

9. Mama Will Provide

There is a 15-minute intermission.

Additional Staff for Once On This Island

ACT TWO

1. Waiting For Life (Reprise)

2. Some Say

3. The Human Heart

4. Pray (Reprise)

5. Some Girls

6. The Ball

7. Promises/Forever Yours (Reprise)

8. A Part of Us

9. Why We Tell The Story

Production Manager .......................................................................................... ASHLEY PALMER

Technical Director / Resident Scenic & Projector Designer ......................... ADAM JEHLE

Resident Scenic Designer / Scenic Charge .................................. CODY TELLIS RUTLEDGE

Resident Lighting Designer ........................................................................... CALEB S. GARNER

Properties Supervisor ............................................................................................ ALINE TOLOTO

Shop Manager .................................................................................................................. JOSH TEAL

Shop Technician / Scenic Painter ...................................................................... CLAIRE BRENIA

Shop Technician / Carpenter ................................................................................. HAILEE SELBY

Costume Shop Director / Costume Designer ......................................... COURTNI RIDDICK

Associate Costume Designer / Construction Coordinator ................... HAYLEY O'BRIEN

Assistant Costume Shop Manager / Cutter and Draper ..........DAVID JORDAN BAXTER

Wardrobe / Stitcher ................................................................................................... ABBIE JONES

Resident Sound Designer / Audio Engineer ................................................ LUKE WALCHUK

Sound Engineer / Technical Assistant .................................... CHARLES WALKER DILLARD

Resident Stage Manager ............................................................................... RAVYN T. MEADOR

TheatreWings Co-Coordinators................... CALEB S. GARNER AND RAVYN T. MEADOR

TheatreWings Assistant Stage Managers SYBIL FREEDMAN AND SAYDE HANDEGAN

TheatreWings Deck Crew ......... CARTER BEASENBURG AND RACHAEL ROBERTS-SEEL

TheatreWings Dressers ........................................ ASHLEY JACKSON AND ELEANORA JETT

TheatreWings Sound ............................................................................................ CARLOS GRACE

TheatreWings Spotlight .................................................. AVELYN BAILEY AND SULLY EPPES

IASTE Flyman..................................................................................... TIMOTHY “SUGAR” CARTER

IASTE Stewart and Lighting Board Op ................................. CHRISTINA “HAWKE” BROWN

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Cast Biographies (In Alphabetical Order)

ELISHA BLACK (Agwe)

This is Elisha’s first show with Charleston Stage. He has had a passion for performing ever since he was a child. He began performing in high school productions such as Shrek the Musical playing the role of Donkey which led to him performing in shows around the city during his junior and senior year. He gives many thanks to Charleston Youth Company and West Ashley High School Drama Studio for nurturing his love of the arts. He’d like to thank his family, friends, and current and past coworkers for always encouraging him to reach for the stars. And lastly, he thanks his new Charleston Stage family.

MICHELLE BURGESS (Storyteller/US Mama Euralie)

Michelle is a native of Columbia, South Carolina and currently a Teaching Artist at Meeting Street School@Brentwood. She received a B.A. in Music from Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina and Vocal Arts Certificates from North Carolina School of the Arts WinstonSalem, North Carolina and Artist Diploma from Peabody Conservatory Baltimore, Maryland. Through an educational outreach Opera young artist program, she discovered a love and passion for teaching. Michelle has 23 years of teaching experience in public and private schools. She taught elementary music education, early childhood music and movement in Orange County Public Schools in Orlando Florida and applied voice, piano, and k-12 instruction and curriculum at the Maitland Conservatory in Huntsville, Alabama. Michelle has performed throughout the Southeast with Odom Opera Porgy and Bess, (Serena,Maria) Orlando Lyric Opera (chorus) and Disney (Festival of the Lion King) Arena Entertainment, (Lead Vocalist) RED Mountain Theatre Porgy and Bess (chorus, understudy Maria) in Birmingham, Alabama, Independent Musical Productions, Ragtime, (Harlem) Shrek the Musical (Dragon), Annie (Miss Hannigan) and Fantasy Childrens Playhouse Akeelah and the Bee (Miss Willie), HCCA Seussical the Musical (Sour Kangaroo) in Huntsville, Alabama. She is excited to join the Once on This Island family in her debut performance with Charleston Stage.

BARON L. CLAY, JR. (Pape Ge)

Baron is so excited to be in his first production with Charleston Stage. Baron was last seen in his cabaret show with Charleston Playhouse and 80's Cabaret, Hair, and Spelling Bee with Footlight Players. Outside of the theater he is a floral wrangler at Roadside Blooms, Photographer, and has a loving husband and two children. He thanks them all for being so supportive and understanding.

JAH'MAR COAKLEY (Storyteller)

Jah'Mar is a Charleston native, graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Arts Management. His first show with Charleston Stage was in 2018 as a member of the ensemble for Mamma Mia! He has since then been seen in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Footloose, Bright Star, and many more! Outside of performing with Charleston Stage, Jah'Mar's artistic background includes choreographing and directing for children's theater productions throughout the Charleston Area.

K'NIQUE EICHELBERGER (Daniel)

K’nique is originally from Columbia, South Carolina but moved to Brevard, North Carolina where he earned a B.A. in Music and Theatre. He is so excited to be returning to the company for a second year. He had his choreography debut over the summer with James and the Giant Peach He also choreographed A Christmas Carol. His recent credits include: Charlotte's Web (Wilbur), JFK and Inga Binga (Freddy), A Christmas Carol (Young Ebenezer Scrooge/The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come), The Play That Goes Wrong (Perkins), Kinky Boots (Lola), The Last Five Years (Jamie), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Into The Woods (Jack), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stanley) and more. He is very thankful for his friends and family who have supported him throughout the years. K’nique is so excited to change lives through creating art at Charleston Stage! Stay tuned on Instagram @nique_tg3

GIANNA GAVINS (Little Ti Moune)

Gianna "Gigi" is a wonderful 10-year-old who is full of talent and imagination! She attends South Carolina Connections Academy and is in the 4th grade gifted and talented class. Gianna has been a member of the Charleston Stage since 2021, and previously debuted in her first Dock Street Theatre performance as Emma Hopkins in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Born in Charleston, she has been showcasing her love for entertainment and has been dancing, singing, and acting from a very young age. Her light shines when she enters the room and her natural ability to entertain automatically is recognized. She has been singing in a small group for the last two years and recently began singing solos to a multi-generational and diverse audience to their delight. Gianna loves and enjoys all of these amazing gifts and is excited about her future in many more venues and working with many great entertainers of all ages.

BRIETTA GOODMAN (Asaka)

Brietta (she/her/hers) is ecstatic to be a part of this beautiful show with such talented artists. She is beyond thrilled to share and tell such a moving and wonderful story! She was last seen as Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web, The Ghost of Xmas Present/Mrs. Tabor in A Christmas Carol, and the Flapper Ancestor in The Addams Family! Originally from Horn Lake, Mississippi, she received a A.A. in Theatre from Northwest Mississippi Community College and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in Theatre with credits including: Cathy Haitt in The Last Five Years, Bunny in Detroit '67, and Lucy Grant in Bright Star. She is so grateful for this process and this wonderful cast! Stay Connected: https://briettagoodman99.wixsite.com/actor-performer

Cast Biographies (In Alphabetical Order)

FACIA LEE (Ti Moune/Erzulie)

Facia is thrilled to be part of her seventh production here at Charleston Stage! She has been performing since she was about 6 years old. Her favorite credits include Macduff in The Scottish Play, and Sandra/The Witch in Big Fish. She graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach with her B.A. in Theatre with Concentration in Music. Fafa would like to thank her loving family, friends, teachers, and Father for all of their support.

JORDAN LEEANN (Storyteller)

Jordan is a 22-year-old Charleston native who found her passion of the arts at the early age of 4 dancing in studios, later singing in choirs, and acting in the theater. Jordan loves the stage and hopes to follow her dreams and further her performing arts career.

IMANI LLOYD (Storyteller/US Andrea)

Imani is an operations coordinator by day and a storytelling performer by night! This is excitingly her first show with Charleston Stage! Outside of working her magic at the Queen Street Playhouse’s bar and grooving as dance captain, Imani has been seen in the What If? Production of Hair, a member of the Head Over Heels musical ensemble, Jo in The Legend of Georgia McBride, and a cast member of A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special! When she’s not onstage, she enjoys working behind the scenes as a Choreographer and Stage Manager!

JASON MARION (Storyteller/US Armand)

Jason is a native of Beaufort, South Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Otterbein College in Westerville, OH, postgraduate work in Educational Technology from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA and Advanced Fine Arts teacher certification from the South Carolina Department of Education. Additionally, Jason’s training includes the Sea Island School for the Arts, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts, and North Carolina School of the Arts. His education and training benefitted him the experience of being a drama educator with the Beaufort County School District until 2010. Jason’s stage and film credits include Rent with Bay Street Theatre (Savannah, GA) and Flowertown Playhouse(Summerville, SC), Bug with Bay Street Theatre( Savannah, GA), A Christmas Carol with the Footlight Players (Charleston, SC), The Exonerated with Misspent Youth Productions/ ARTworks (Beaufort, SC), The Pillowman with Palmetto Theater Xperiment/ARTworks (Beaufort, SC), Showtune with Beaufort Performing Arts, Inc (Beaufort, SC), Jack and the Beanstalk with Project Educational Theatre (Kenner, LA), After the Invasion of Giant Termites with Swift Warning Productions (Columbus, OH), and Tales from the Land of Gullah with Matrix Media/ASE, LLC (Beaufort, SC). Currently, Jason spends his spare time creating several original characters including the more popular drag persona, Symone N. O'Bishop!!

ANTHONY MCCUTCHEN (Tonton Julian)

Anthony is very grateful to Charleston Stage for the opportunity to return to the stage. Anthony is a native of Nesmith, SC and has served for many years as a worship leader for the Charleston Church of Christ. He holds a Masters Degree in Education and has taught elementary school for nearly 11 years. Anthony debuted at the Dock Street Theatre in the 2001 Moja Arts Festival production of Dreamgirls. He has performed in multiple musical and dramatic productions including Tambourines to Glory and Eubie. He was most recently seen in the 2016 Charleston Stage production of The Seat of Justice. Anthony would like to thank his amazing wife, Michele, for continually inspiring him to dream. He would also like to thank his daughter Alexis and son AJ for their support as well.

CLYDE MOSER (Armand Beauxhomme/Storyteller/US Tonton Julian)

Clyde is a Charleston based-actor, dancer, vocalist, and educator. He is over the moon to make his debut performance with Charleston Stage. Clyde is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Theatre Performance and is currently finishing his Master's in Teaching Theatre. He could have been seen in multiple shows at Queen Street Playhouse such as Horse in The Full Monty and A Merry Footlight Holiday Special. His credits also include, The Addams Family, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, and the New York Summer Play Festival. Clyde is a Social Justice Advocate for Black and LGBTQ+ visibility and equality. He couldn’t be more honored to tell such a beautiful story.

LATANYA MUELLER (Storyteller/US Erzulie)

Latanya is overjoyed to be a part of her first production with Charleston Stage. She fell in love with the arts when she began dance at age six, quickly discovering her passion for all things theatre and arts-related. After earning her B.F.A. in Theatre while performing professionally in the Baltimore/D.C. metro area, she moved to Charleston where she transferred her passion for the stage into the classroom through teaching theatre arts at West Ashley High School. She has taken the stage with many other companies in town during her years in Charleston, most recently in Evita with Bare Stage Company at South of Broadway. She also works for Charleston Playhouse, a local musical theatre 501c3, and hopes someday to found her own organization that supports unity and collaboration between Charleston’s theatre companies (because we are stronger together!). She is a trained musician, textile artist, published poet, and the mother of two rascally little boys who are the center of her heart.

KAITLYN PINCKNEY (Storyteller)

Kaitlyn is a twelfth grader at Charleston School of the Arts, majoring in dance. Kaitlyn loves to dance and has been training in Ballet, Tap, and Modern styles for ten years. Despite recently discovering an interest in theatre, she is excited to perform alongside her new friends at Charleston Stage! She is grateful for the opportunity, and would like to thank friends, family, and teachers who've helped her get to where she is today, as well as those who have supported her along the way!

LETTY RICHEY (Mama Euralie)

Letty was born and raised for the 1st half of her life in Southern California, but has come to call beautiful Charleston, SC, home for the last 25+ years. She holds a B.S. Degree from Southern Wesleyan University and a M.S. from Charleston Southern University. She has previously appeared on stage at the Dock Street in many wonderful Charleston Stage productions and has been blessed to perform as both ensemble and a principle cast member. Letty credits her introduction to the Charleston Theatre community to the invite she received to be a part of the ensemble cast of the 2012 performance of Porgy and Bess, performed for the first time ever at the Historic Dock Street Theatre, though written in Charleston depicting a well-known local Charleston Rainbow Row Native. Some of her hobbies and interests include traveling, watching movies, laughing, enjoying life and spending time with her Handsome Husband, Anthony, their blended family of 5 to include Charleston native & WAHS 2015 Alum, daughter Zariah, extended family, close friends, and her growing theatre family. Letty most recently appeared in the Ensemble of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as Voice Six: Mrs. Alexandria/Posh Woman in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and as Professor Williard and Ensemble in Our Town.

ARIANA SNOWDEN (Andrea Deveraux/Storyteller)

Ariana is so excited to be making her debut with Charleston Stage! Originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, Ariana transplanted to Charleston and is currently a 1st Grade teacher and serves at Seacoast Church on the worship team. Ariana trained with the Gainesville Theater Alliance and is a graduate of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia with her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Musical Theater. You may have previously seen Ariana over at Queen Street Playhouse in productions such as Fully Monty as Vicki Nichols, A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder as Lady Eugenia D’Ysquith. Ariana is grateful to be telling this gift of a story with this incredible cast and prays that it leaves you forever changed! To God be all the glory.

RONNIE WALKER II (Storyteller)

Ronnie is thrilled to be back at Charleston Stage for the production of Once On This Island. Ronnie hails from Atlanta, Georgia where he received his B.F.A. in Acting and a minor in Dance from Columbus State University. You may recognize him from Kinky Boots at Charleston Stage where he played an "Angel". His other recent credits include, Evil Dead the Musical (Moose); Lucky Stiff (MC/Ensemble); Romeo and Juliet in R+J Theory (Nurse); and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ensemble). Ronnie is extremely grateful for this opportunity to tell this beautiful story with such an amazing cast! Keep updated with Ronnie on Instagram: @ronw2_

FREDERICK WEBB JR. (Storyteller/US Daniel)

Frederick is thrilled to “tell the story” at Charleston Stage! Regional credits: Casa Mañana (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Into the Woods, Chicago, Guys and Dolls), Revival Theatre Company (The Color Purple), The Link Theatre Company (Ragtime), and Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (The Music Man). He would like to thank his family and friends for their continuous love and support.

TGBTG! #JUMP IG: @fivefourfred and @frederickwebbjr

BROOKLYN WILLIAMS (Little Ti Moune)

Brooklyn is a 3rd grade student at Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School in Goose Creek. She has danced her whole life but gives credit to her favorite teacher Mrs. Rogers for helping her discover her love for theater. She found that she could do all 3 of her favorite things: dance, sing, and act! She is part of a theater afterschool club, AIMS Players. She has been in several recitals and shows, her most recent show she played an orphan in Annie’s “Maybe.” During her free time, Brooklyn loves watching musicals, drawing, and going to the beach and pool. Brooklyn’s ultimate goal is to someday be the President of the United States but for now, she is excited to see where theater will take her!

JHONIKA WRIGHT (Ti Moune/Erzulie)

Jhonika is thrilled to be joining Charleston Stage as a Resident Actor! Originally from Maryland, she spent most of her life in Arkansas where she graduated from Ouachita Baptist University and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Her favorite roles include: Wendla (Spring Awakening), Cairo (We Are the Tigers), Woman 1 (Songs for a New World), Grizabella (Cats), and Yertle the Turtle (Seussical the Musical). Sending all the love to her incredible family and friends for their endless support, “This one is for you!” To keep up with all things Jhonika, you can visit her Instagram: @jhonikaaaa

Charleston Stage Artistic Staff Biographies

CALEB S. GARNER (Lighting Designer)

Caleb is a lighting and sound designer based in Charleston, SC. A North Carolina native, Caleb received his B.A. and B.F.A. from Catawba College in Salisbury NC, and his M.F.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi. Garner’s designs, ranging from concerts to ballets to musicals to plays have earned him eight regional and national design awards. Caleb has been a featured designer from New York to Mississippi, designing in the Northeast, Midwest, East Coast and Deep South. Caleb enjoys turning large pieces of wood into smaller pieces of wood (sometimes mistakenly called furniture), screaming with students (often recognized as teaching), and playing with things that spark and smoke. Caleb currently serves as the Resident Lighting Designer at the Charleston Stage Company and serves as an adjunct lecturer at the College of Charleston.

CRYSTIN GILMORE (Director)

Crystin is ecstatic to be making her directorial debut with this production of Once On This Island! She was an R.A. with Charleston Stage many years ago and will forever call Charleston Stage family. Crystin last graced our stage in Black Pearl Sings! as Albert “Pearl” Johnson. You may also remember her in Mamma Mia! as Rosie, The Seat of Justice as Mrs. Ruby Cornwell, in Hairspray as Motormouth Maybelle and in Chicago, The Musical as Matron Momma Morton. Some additional credits include School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play in the role of Headmistress, The Color Purple as Shug Avery where she received an IRNE and Arts

Impulse Award with Speakeasy Stage Co., The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin as Miss Pain with Progressive Theater, Letters from War as Mae with North Shore Theatre, Smokey Joe’s Cafe as Brenda with Show Palace Dinner Theater and Beehive! The 60’s Musical as Wanda with Greenbrier Valley Theatre. Crystin also enjoys being a motivational speaker, doing commercials, voiceovers and she hosts a podcast called POVwCrystinGilmore. Special thanks to her family, friends and the Lord. Philippians 4:6-8 Wanna connect? @crystingilmore www.crystingilmore.com

SAM HENDERSON (Music Director)

Sam is Charleston Stage’s Resident Music Director and Director of Music Education. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree in Instrumental Music/Trumpet Performance from Baylor University in Waco, TX, as well as a Masters Degree in Musical Theatre/Opera Music Direction from Arizona State University. Sam has over 20 years experience teaching music professionally, and has been working as a theatre music director and conductor since 2005. Professionally, Sam has worked for The Phoenix Theatre Company, Childsplay, The Broadway Palm West Dinner Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Lyric Opera Theatre and Copperstar Repertory Company prior to coming to Charleston Stage.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Charleston Stage’s Scene and Costume Shop volunteers, especially our Resident Professional Acting Company and the TheatreWings High School Apprentices.

SETH HOWARD (Scenic Designer)

Seth (he/him) is a freelance scenic designer based out of Orlando, FL. He has designed many regional productions and themed experiences across the country and is excited designed many regional productions and themed experiences across the country and is excited to be joining Charleston Stage for this production of Once On This Island. Some of his design credits include The Mountaintop and Deathtrap (Constellation Stage and Screen); Jersey Boys (Theatre Aspen); The Lightning Thief and Last Stop on Market Street (The Rose Theatre); Princess and Frog and The Wiz Jr. (The Children’s Theatre of CIncinnati). He received his B.F.A. in Stage Design, Props, and Scenic Art from the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music (CCM). Check out @sethhowarddesign on social media for more.

SYDNEY LARIBO (Acting Foundations Coach)

Sydney has joined our crew as the Acting Foundations Coach for the cast of Once On This Island. She began her acting career in elementary school and was cast in her first ever role as Fern in Charlotte’s Web with Charleston Stage. Sydney started her college career as a Musical Theatre, B.F.A., at Coastal Carolina University. Though she changed her major, she has always had a desire to return to her first love, the stage. Sydney is currently working as a Performing Arts Teacher at Meeting Street at Burns. She is forever grateful to the staff at Charleston Stage and the director, Crystin, for the opportunity to work with this beautifully and uniquely talented cast and crew.

RAVYN T. MEADOR (Stage Manager)

Ravyn is a graduate from the University of Memphis with a B.F.A. in Design and Technical Production, and a concentration in stage management. She is currently the Resident Stage Manager and High School Theatre Wings Program Co-Coordinator at Charleston Stage. During her time here, she has stage managed A Christmas Carol, The Play that Goes Wrong, Kinky Boots the Musical, Bright Star!, and Elf the Musical to name a few. When not stage managing (and often while stage managing) Ravyn co-coordinates the TheatreWings technical theatre high school apprenticeship program at Charleston Stage with responsibilities including teaching stage management, assigning and training students in crew positions where they work alongside IATSE stage hands, and coordinating events for and with the program. Continuing her work with Charleston Stage’s 45 season, Ravyn will be stage managing JFK and Inga Binga and Once On This Island.

COURTNI RIDDICK (Costume Designer)

Courtni (she/her/hers) has been designing and building costumes for more than 15 years. She graduated from Florida State University with an M.F.A. in Costume Design. She loves to create for the big and fantastical as well as the intimate and detailed, and she is thrilled to be a part of the historic Charleston Stage team.

Charleston Stage Artistic Staff Biographies

STEVEN PRINCE TATE (Choreographer)

Steven is a Memphis native holding a degree in Theater and Dance and a minor in Gender Studies from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). As a performer, Steven has performed on SYTYCD, the Kennedy Center with New Ballet Ensemble, American Dance Festival, the Alvin Ailey School stage as well as choreography from Steffanie Batten Bland, Zelma Badu Younge, Travis Gatling, Dwight Rhoden, Ysabelle Capitule and others. He was Associate Director and Choreographer for Memphis based contemporary dance company Bridging Souls Production formed by Tamara Prince-Parrish. He’s developed Vib-ology Dance Workshop for Adult and Teens dancers wanting to foster their dance vocabulary and techniques as well as professional and community movement class NU-FLO and heels movement S.T.R.U.T. As a choreographer, he has choreographed for NBC The Voice RunnerUp Wendy Molten, NBA Dance Team Memphis Grizz Girls, Grizz Grannies and Grandpas, Billboard Chart Topping R&B Artist Diamonique Jackson, Circuit Playhouse, Grammy nominees Southern Avenue and Marco Pave’ well as various dance companies, colleges, organizations and artists throughtout the United States. As a teacher, he has taught for Rhodes College, Ohio University, James Madison University, University of Memphis, Sugar Strut Dancewear: The Sugar Tour (Los Angeles, CA), Thompson Scholars (Manchester, KY), Company d, Opera Memphis, Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Tennessee Ballet Theater, Subroy Dance Studios, the Buckman Conservatory, Studio Gray (West Memphis, AR), and others. In 2020, Steven went viral for choreographing a Beyoncé inspired “Baby Reveal" featured in Essence Magazine, MSN.com, Yahoo!Life.com, and Blavity.com. Steven is currently choreographing for Billboard Magazine featured artist Tyke T for “Beale Street Music Fest 2023". IG: @steven.prince.tate

ALINE TOLOTO (Properties Designer)

Originally from Brazil, Aline holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre and Technology with emphasis in Scenic Design from the University of Southern Mississippi. Aline’s experience includes working as Prop Master, Scenic Designer, and Interior Designer. She is currently the Properties Supervisor at Charleston Stage and is thrilled to have joined the team in the company's celebrative 45th anniversary.

LUKE WALCHUK (Sound Designer)

Luke has worked in the live sound industry in one form or another since 2004. He gained experience in cruise ship entertainment, amusement parks, live music, and corporate audio before deciding that theatre was the most creatively fulfilling work he could be doing. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design and is especially happy to be here at Charleston Stage.

Charleston Stage Leadership

JULIAN WILES (Founder and Producing Artistic Director)

Playwright, director, designer and educator, Julian Wiles, grew up on a farm in Fort Motte, SC, and studied history and theatre at the College of Charleston (B.A. 1974). He moved to North Carolina to pursue graduate work in theatrical design, receiving an M.F.A. in Dramatic Art in 1976. In 1978 he founded Charleston Stage, which became the resident company of the Historic Dock Street Theatre, America’s first theatre. Under Wiles's leadership, Charleston Stage has become one of the region’s largest and most respected arts institutions and includes an extensive education program reaching over 25,000 young people annually.

Wiles has designed, directed and produced over 300 plays and musicals for Charleston Stage. He has written 34 original plays, musicals, and stage adaptations, eight of which are published. Many such as The Seat of Justice and Gershwin at Folly celebrate the Lowcountry’s rich cultural heritage and history. More than 100 productions of his published works have been performed across the United States and internationally.

Wiles received the National Youth Theatre Director's Award in 1988, Charleston’s NAACP Special Recognition Award in 2004, SC’s Governor’s Award for the Arts in 2010, and was inducted into the SC Theatre Association’s Hall of Fame in 2018. In 2021, he was awarded the University of North Carolina’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

MARYBETH CLARK (Artistic Director Designee)

Marybeth is in her twenty-fourth season with Charleston Stage. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, and grew up in Tolland, CT. Marybeth has a degree in theatre/performance from the University of South Florida and was cast in her first show at an Equity theatre at 18 years of age in Tampa. She worked as an actor in professional theatres throughout the Southeast for ten years before settling in Charleston in 1994 with her husband, actor Victor Clark. She was a member of the theatre faculty at Charleston County’s School of the Arts for middle and high school students. Though she moved to Charleston planning on ‘retiring’ from theatre and starting a family, she taught and directed for Charleston Stage part-time beginning in 1997, before joining the company fulltime the following year.

She and Vic are the proud parents of 2 daughters, Lila and Prentice. Lila recently graduated from Drew University and is preparing for the Doctorate program at MUSC and Prentice teaches special needs students at the Washington Center in Greenville, SC. Marybeth and Vic do not have an empty nest but share their home with Marybeth's mother and many adopted dogs and cats.

In her time at Charleston Stage she has directed over 70 shows, favorites include; Kinky Boots, Of Mice and Men, Mamma Mia! and Elf The Musical. She began the Resident Professional Acting program her second year with the company and continues to hire, train, and supervise our young professional actors. As an actor for Charleston Stage, Marybeth has appeared in Shakespeare in Love, Helium, You Can’t Take It With You, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Steel Magnolias, A Christmas Carol and most recently as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit.

Charleston Stage’s 2022-23 Resident Acting Company

Charleston Stage has one of the oldest and largest arts education programs for young people in the region. Led by Rylee Coppel, Director of Education and Engagement, and Sam Henderson, Resident Music Director and Director of Music Education, Charleston Stage’s TheatreSchool classes are taught by nine full-time professional actors who make up the Resident Acting Company. These actor/educators join Charleston Stage for a 10-month artist-in-residence and teacher training program. They perform in leading roles throughout the season while also teaching youth theatre classes and ArtReach Workshops in local schools. To view the Resident Acting Company biographies, visit our website at CharlestonStage.com.

Jenna Barricklo

Raymond Cronley K'nique Eichelberger

Cody Elsensohn

Brietta Goodman

Eliza Knode

Facia Lee

Cedar Valdez

Jhonika Wright

Charleston Stage’s 2022-23 Acting Ensemble

Meet Charleston Stage’s 2022-23 Acting Ensemble. These talented actors from the Charleston community are members of our core company ensemble. They’ll be performing in leading roles throughout our 45th Anniversary Season at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. To view all Acting Ensemble biographies, visit our website at CharlestonStage.com.

Samille Basler

Don Brandenburg

Marybeth Clark

Victor Clark Jah'Mar Coakley

Rylee Coppel

Liz Butler Duren

Chad Estel

David Loar

Michael Locklair

Luciana Melonea Marek Anthony T. Henry Clay Dayna Nevers Marcial-Vincion Matrejek Middleton

Derek T. Pickens Ryan Pixler Letty Richey Cody Tellis Maggie Saunders (Formerly Clay) Rutledge

2022-23 Charleston Stage Board of Trustees

Officers

Janet Fiorenza Community Volunteer President

Courtney Champion Blackbaud Vice President

Chelsea Rennhoff Bungalow Second Vice President

Jim Wick Community Volunteer Treasurer

Valerie Morris Retired, The College of Charleston Secretary Trustees

Madison Altman PNC

Ava Ayers

A.P.S. Firm and South Carolina State University

Sarah Beardsley Accenture

Crystal Campbell CYC Educational Consulting

Dr. Edward I. Galaid Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Katherine Schob Glenn Community Volunteer

Enrique Grace Charleston Hispanic Association

Fran Griffiths Community Volunteer

Sydney Hamer Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Danielle Hartley Charleston Beach Living, LLC

Audrey Lane E3-Educate, Empower, and Elevate

Meredith McLaughlin Community Volunteer

Henry Clay Middleton South Carolina Department of Transportation

Mosmi Naik-Patel Life Story Events & Interiors

Chris Nowell Jarrard, Nowell & Russell

Letty Richey (Formerly Clay) Community Volunteer

Linda Schutte Community Volunteer

Teresa Smith Community Volunteer

McKenzie Solomons Evolution Healthcare

Karen Spain Community Volunteer

Katie Tarrant Community Volunteer

Kellan Thayer Advisor

Ann Wolf Community Volunteer

Kathy Summer Lara Swallen Colin Waters

Charleston Stage Staff

BOX OFFICE (843) 577-7183

(Tues-Fri & Sat when there is a performance, 1pm-5pm)

Director of Ticketing

ERIKA GRECO

egreco@charlestonstage.com

Box Office Manager

MARY ELIZABETH RAY

mray@charlestonstage.com

Box Office Staff: LUCY DANTZ, ALLISON JONES, BRITTANY LORD, CORINNE MADEEN, KRIS RITENOUR, TYLER ROTH AND AMARI WOODARD

ADMINISTRATION

Founder and Producing Artistic Director

JULIAN WILES

jwiles@charlestonstage.com

Artistic Director Designee

MARYBETH CLARK

mclark@charlestonstage.com

Managing Director

FRANK MACK

fmack@charlestonstage.com

Director of Development

SARA BERKOWITZ

sberkowitz@charlestonstage.com

Associate Director of Development

MONICA VANDERBECK mvanderbeck@charlestonstage.com

Development Assistant

TYLER ROTH

troth@charlestonstage.com

Director of Marketing and Resident Graphic Designer

BETH CURLEY

bcurley@charlestonstage.com

Marketing Assistant

ELIZA METTS

emetts@charlestonstage.com

Director of Finance and Human Relations

STEPHANIE WALSH

swalsh@charlestonstage.com

EDUCATION

Director of Education and Engagement

RYLEE COPPEL

rcoppel@charlestonstage.com

Resident Music Director and Director of Music Education

SAM HENDERSON

shenderson@charlestonstage.com

Education Program Manager

COLIN WATERS

cwaters@charlestonstage.com

Resident Professional Actors and Education Instructors:

JENNA BARRICKLO

RAYMOND CRONLEY

K'NIQUE EICHELBERGER

CODY ELSENSOHN

BRIETTA GOODMAN

ELIZA KNODE

FACIA LEE

CEDAR VALDEZ

JHONIKA WRIGHT

PRODUCTION

COSTUMES:

Costume Shop Director and Costume Designer

COURTNI RIDDICK

criddick@charlestonstage.com

Associate Costume Designer and Construction Coordinator

HAYLEY O'BRIEN

hobrien@charlestonstage.com

Assistant Costume Shop Manager and Cutter and Draper

DAVID JORDAN BAXTER

dbaxter@charlestonstage.com

Wardrobe and Stitcher

ABBIE JONES

ajones@charlestonstage.com

Costumer Emeritus

BARBARA YOUNG

PRODUCTION (CONTINUED)

SCENIC AND ELECTRICS:

Resident Lighting Designer and TheaterWings Co-Coordinator

CALEB S. GARNER cgarner@charlestonstage.com

Shop Technician and Scenic Painter CLAIRE BRENIA cbrenia@charlestonstage.com

Technical Director and Resident Scenic & Projector Designer ADAM JEHLE ajehle@charlestonstage.com

Resident Scenic Designer and Scenic Charge CODY TELLIS RUTLEDGE crutledge@charlestonstage.com

Shop Manager JOSH TEAL jteal@charlestonstage.com

Shop Technician and Carpenter

HAILEE SELBY hselby@charlestonstage.com

Properties Supervisor ALINE TOLOTO atoloto@charlestonstage.com

MANAGEMENT:

Production Manager ASHLEY PALMER apalmer@charlestonstage.com

Resident Stage Manager and TheatreWings Co-Coordinator RAVYN T. MEADOR rmeador@charlestonstage.com

SOUND: Resident Sound Designer and Audio Engineer

LUKE WALCHUK lwalchuk@charlestonstage.com

Sound Engineer and Technical Assistant

WALKER DILLARD wdillard@charlestonstage.com

VENUES

West Ashley Theatre Center

Venue Information and Rental

West Ashley Theatre Center Manager

SAM HENDERSON shenderson@charlestonstage.com

(843) 225-3901

Dock Street Theatre Venue Information and Rental

City of Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre Operations Manager

ROMAINE HEYWARD

heywardr@charleston-sc.gov

(843) 720-3968

Charleston Stage Office Locations

West Ashley Theatre Center

Ashley Landing

1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 11 Charleston, SC 29407

P: (843) 225-3900

Scene Shop

1610 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 104

Charleston, SC 29407

P: (843) 225-1613

Costume Shop 1610 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 202 (A) Charleston, SC 29407

P: (843) 261-2033

Dock Street Theatre/Admin Offices

135 Church Street

Charleston, SC 29401

P: (843) 577-5967 F: (843) 577-5422

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 356, Charleston, SC 29402

Email: email@charlestonstage.com

TheatreSchool Summer Registration For Grades K5-8 Is Now Open . Camp Registration Is Available at CharlestonStage.com/Education. Register Online Today! Classes Are Filling Up Quickly!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FUN, ENGAGING THEATRE CAMP THIS SUMMER?

Summer Registration Is Now Open!

Class descriptions and registration for Summer Camps are available online at CharlestonStage.com/Education.

Register today! Classes are filling up quickly!

Summer Sessions Begin June 12th and Run Thru August 11th.

All Summer Camps Take Place at the West Ashley Theatre Center

(1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd Suite 11)

For Grades K5 -8

(Rising grades for the 2023-2024 school year)

Tuition is $250 - $600

(Due at registration. We do not offer refunds.)

What Do Our Summer Theatre Camps Offer?

Charleston Stage has one of the oldest and largest arts education programs for young people in the region. Led by Rylee Coppel, Director of Education and Engagement, and by Colin Waters, Education Program Manager, Charleston Stage’s TheatreSchool classes are taught by nine full-time professional actors who make up Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company.

Charleston Stage’s week-long summer theatre camps take students on an exciting journey through musical theatre, acting, improv and more!

Not only will your child explore performance and creative thinking skills, but Charleston Stage’s camps also help students to develop confidence in sharing their ideas and the ability to listen as others share theirs. Each camp culminates with a performance for family at The Pearl Theatre at the West Ashley Theatre Center.

Questions About Classes or Tuition Assistance?

Please contact our Education Offices at (843) 225-3900 or email Rylee Coppel, Director of Education and Engagement, at rcoppel@charlestonstage.com.

Photo by Kate Thornton Photography

2022-23 THEATREWINGS APPRENTICES

Margo Albaneze Bishop England High School

Avelyn Bailey .......................................... Hanahan High School

Conor Barker ............Charleston County School of the Arts

Carter Beasenburg James Island Charter High School

Riley Beasenburg Academic Magnet High School

Lyles Bruorton..........Charleston County School of the Arts

Lily Bryson .................Charleston County School of the Arts

Rayleen Cosgrove Lucy Garrett Beckham High School

Caroline Cromer Hanahan High School

Liv Dewhirst ..............Charleston County School of the Arts

Mayson Dillard.........Charleston County School of the Arts

Ella Duffy Charleston County School of the Arts

Sully Eppes Charleston County School of the Arts

Sybil Freedman............... James Island Charter High School

Patton Galloway ........................................ Porter-Gaud School

Carlos Enrique Grace West Ashley High School

Judd Gray Homeschool

Morgan Gray ............................................................ Homeschool

Sayde Handegan ...................................... Wando High School

Abbie Harris Charleston County School of the Arts

Macie Hoffman Charleston County School of the Arts

Lily Hollis....................Charleston County School of the Arts

Ashley Jackson ............ Lucy Garrett Beckham High School

Eleanora Jett West Ashley High School

Alex LaPlante Charleston County School of the Arts

Kessler Minchew ........................... Early College High School

Marin Morris .............Charleston County School of the Arts

Willow Payer Philip Simons High School

Rachael Roberts-Seel Charleston County School of the Arts

Evelyn Sanchez ........Charleston County School of the Arts

Morgan Schatmeyer Charleston County School of the Arts

Ella Schrecker ...........Charleston County School of the Arts

Will Siegling .......................... Academic Magnet High School

Carlisle Smith Porter-Gaud School

Wilson Swenson Academic Magnet High School

Lillian Taylor .................. Lucy Garrett Beckham High School

Hadley Thompson ..Charleston County School of the Arts

Cate Traywick Charleston County School of the Arts

Sarah Ellen Weatherholtz..............First Baptist High School

Trow Weeks ...............Charleston County School of the Arts

SPONSORS

American Rescue Plan

Arts, Etc.

Sarah Beardsley and Christopher Randolph

The Frances Bunnelle Foundation

Charleston County

City of Charleston

Daniel Island Community Fund

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Dennis and Lynn Drew

The Employee Community Fund of the Boeing Company

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust

Katherine Schob Glenn

The Peter Glenville Foundation

Hewitt Family Fund of Coastal Community

Foundation of SC

The Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

The John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation

PNC

Publix

Dr. Del and Linda Schutte

Ted and Susan Soderlund

The Albert Sottile Foundation, Georgia Homer

Darby and Mary Ellen Long Way, Trustees

South Carolina Arts Commission

The Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE RECEPTION HOSTS

Andersen Windows & Doors

Southern Lumber and Millwork

CORPORATE CIRCLE - PLATINUM

Appalachian Springs

David Clemmons Agency

Gibbes Museum of Art

Magrath Pejeau Real Estate

Salthouse Catering

Sober Dating, LLC

Tiger Lily

The Zoo Health Club

Calling All Volunteers!

2022-23 Charleston Stage Contributors

Contributions to Charleston Stage directly support our vast arts education initiatives that reach over 20,000 Lowcountry youth annually. Year round, students participate in Charleston Stage’s in-school outreach enrichment workshops, TheatreWings Apprentice Program for high school students, (after-school) acting classes, and low-cost and free special school matinees. This funding also provides scholarships for underprivileged youth. Contributions made to Charleston Stage are tax-deductible. For more information, please contact the Development Office at (843) 647-7363.

Below are contributions made between May 1, 2022 - March 27, 2023.

Benefactors ($25,000 +)

American Rescue Plan

City of Charleston

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust

Katherine Schob Glenn

Bill and Karyn Hewitt

Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

The John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation

The Fred and Joan Pittman Family Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC

PNC

Albert Sottile Foundation, Georgia Homer Darby and Mary Ellen Long Way, Trustees

The South Carolina Arts Commission

Dr. Carolyn Thiedke and Mr. Fred Thompson

Angels ($10,000 - $24,999)

Arts, etc.

Sarah Beardsley and Christopher Randolph

The Berry Company

Ceara Donnelley & Nathan Berry Fund

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Dr. Del and Linda Schutte

Spirit River Transport

Curtis Tambornino in memory of Eva Laverne Tambornino

Andrea L Volpe

Grantors ($5,000 - $9,999)

Elizabeth Burns

Richard Clapp

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Paul Creamer

Diversified Trust

Janet Fiorenza and Mike Simmons

Abigail Franklin

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lipov

Ted and Susan Soderlund

Mrs. Char Stricklin

Jim and Rebecca Wick

Executive Producers ($2,500 - $4,999)

Kathryn M. Abraham

Julia Andres

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Arthur

Bobby and Catherine Byrd

Monette R. Calderon

Kelly Carr & Bryan Sherbacow

Jon and Hayley Carter

Fernando Casasco and Catherine Couch

Courtney L. Champion

Laurie and Mark Chesnut

Chad and Emily Cruse

Daniel Island Community Fund

Dennis and Lynn Drew

Nancy and Ralph Edwards

Giles Fernald and Melinda Goins

Drs. Jennifer and Ryan Fiorini

Pete and Kathy Gaynor

Joseph & Penelope Gnesin

Rich and Janis Gommel

(Executive Producers Continued)

Fran Griffiths

Joan S Halkyard

Herbert and Sharon Hollar

Sally and Will Howle

Cynthia Angelo Jannuzzi

Teresa and Roger Jones

Bonnie Kelly

Chic and Pam Koci

Dr. Carl and Sandra Korn

Dr. and Mrs. W. John Langley

Heather McFarlin

Trey and Meredith McLaughlin

Valerie Morris

Dale T. & Deborah A. Morsefield

The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation

George and Janine Nagrodsky

Ms. Mosmi Naik-Patel and Dr. Shailesh

Patel

Frank and Nina Patterson

Mark Paylor

Mrs. Chelsea Rennhoff and Mr. Richard Giles Whiting Jr.

John M. Rivers, Jr.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sade

Claire and Joseph Schady

Ginger and David Scott

Catherine and Patrick Snead

Sober Dating, LLC

McKenzie and Leah Solomons

Georgette and Fred Stone, Jr.

Andrea & Steven Strawn

Steve & Katie Tarrant

Mrs. W. Leigh Thompson

Rosemary Tountas

Producers ($1,000 - $2,499)

Saul Alexander Foundation

Michael and Kelley Andrews

Jennifer and Gerry Baldwin

Mary Beth Barley and Audrey Temelini

Mark and Sarah Lee Beck

Dr. Gearin Broderick

Dr. Crystal Y. Campbell

Janis & Charlie Coe

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Craver III

Peter and Lauren D'Amato

Branko Damjanovic

Bernie and Shawn Drackwicz

Rob and Liz Duren

Nancy and Ralph Edwards

The Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company

Mark & Sandy Feldman

Donald and Patricia Fylstra

Dr. Ed Galaid and Chris Tobin

Wendy Gant-Deitsch - LifeTree Real Estate

Pooh & George Gephardt

Edward Vernon Glenn

Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Grace

Hank and Laurel Greer

Danielle and Christian Hartley

Herbert and Sharon Hollar

(Producers Continued)

Rebecca Skow Jenkins and Rivers T Jenkins IV

Robert Danny Jones and Douglas McCoy

Tony and Sheila Kelly

Steven and Mary Gordon Kerr

James and Bettie Keyes

Edward and Gina Kozek

Cathy Marino

Mr. and Mrs. Tully A. McWhirter

Dennis Mouyios and Mr. Raymond Lissenden

John and Monica Mutter

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Christopher C Nowell

Thomas O'Brien

Anthony and Janice Oglietti

Charitable Fund

Patty and Harry Olsen

Deanna Pandolfi and Richard Losquadro

The Phicas Foundation

Darryl & Sandra Reyna

Kathy and Bob Richards

Anthony & Letty Richey

Al and Edna Roberds

Melissa and Rick Rush

John and Grace Sage

Christian Salomone and Suzanne Fine

Elaine and Bill Simpson

Karen Spain

Adam and Stanley Taylor

Dr. Myron and Melly Tucker

Mr. and Mrs. H. Wayne Unger, Jr.

The Vineyard Family Foundation

Brian and Stephanie Walsh

Mary Ellen Way in honor of Julian Wiles and Jenny Hane

Josh and Cowles Whitley

Barbara and Andy Young

Supporting Players ($500 - $999)

Mr. and Mrs. Juwan and Ava Ayers

Judith Beach

Steve Brown

Buffington Homes

Caplea Family

Stuart and Debbie Crawley

Rhonda Davis

Prof. Gordon Dehler and Prof. Ann Welsh

Dr. Carol J. Drowota

Kate Ebnet

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Freeman

Greco Family Giving Fund

John and Judy Halberda

Chris and Nitika Hopkins

Doug & Donna Horack

Thomas Jackups and Judith Collins

Steve Lanford on Behalf of Lillian Tonnsen

Heidi and Dieter Lantin

2022-23 Charleston Stage Contributors

(Supporting Players Continued)

Jonathan and Ginger Millen

Patty and Brad Neville

Barb & Bob Nicolai

J. Laurence and Barbara Passmore

Ponderosa Fund

Robert Ivey Ballet Academy

Nicole Rubin

June and Ed Salvesen

Stuart and Jean Serenbetz

Kaye & T Scott Smith

Dr. Teresa Smith

Gabriel Torres

Drs. Maria and Gabriel Virella

Tim Walter

Nicholas Wiles

John Winthrop Fund in Memory of Adrianne B. Reilly

Peter Zavell

Patrons ($250 - $499)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abramski

Virginia Barredo

Courtney Boger

James R Brooks

Frank and Kathleen Cassidy

Steven E. Clem

Joseph Doody

Pam and Bill Duncan

Ursula and Michael Ferguson

Katherine and Joseph Householder

Richard

Lawrence M. Libater

David Lupo

Beth and Mark McCabe

Deirdre and Chris McCool

Herbert & Diane McGuire

Henry C Middleton

Lois Norcross

Pekar Family

Mr. Dan Perkins

Derek T. Pickens and Ryan Pixler

The Ponderosa Fund

Frank Prudent

Sheila and Gary Quigley

Grace Reed in Honor of Julian Wiles & Jenny Hane

Barbara Schubert

Jordan Smythe

Kellen Thayer

John & Donna Trammell

Chris and Bob Walters

Gene Witchger

Cliff Wright

Friends (Up to $249)

Elizabeth Alexander

Patricia Alexander

Robert Alexander

Sandy Allen Foundation

Ron Alston

Jennifer Altman

Michael St. Amand

AmazonSmile Foundation

Julia Andres

Todd Ashworth

Sally Asquith

Dwayne Bailey

Ruffin Bailey

Jennifer Baker

Anna Baldwin

Bob Balogh

Joshua Bannon

(Friends Continued)

Wendy Barber

James Barlage

Melanie Barna

Stan and Patricia Barnett

Virginia Barredo

Sarah de Barros

Helena Bastian

Michael Batista

Judith Beach

James Beaty

Fred Beck

Richard Beck

Ashleigh Belin

Shelly Bellil

Linda Belskis

Nancy Benjamin

Tyler Benthall

William Bergman

Sara Berkowitz and Gary Sporn

Jeremy Betsill

Joan Beverly

Janet J. Bex

Natalie Bily

Ginny Black

Susan Blackwell

Doyce Boesch

Edna Mae Boroski-Siehl

William Botts

Sandra Bowers

Patricia Bradley

Mike Brady

Evan Brandon

Russell Brant

Kristen Breakall

Tim and Rachel Brennan Household

Dawn Brenner

Stephen Brewster

Steve Bridges

Garret Bright

Catherine Broom

John Broomfield II

Elaine Brown

Jarred Brown

Paul Brown

Robert Brown

Steve Brown

Peter and Megan Browne

James Bruce

Paul Bryant

Susan Bryant

Megan Burgoyne

Claudine Burleson

Sherre Burlingham

Beth Burn

John Bury

Moira Busby

Robert Bussey

Joshua Cagle

Charlotte Caldwell

Myrna & Toney Caldwell

Nancy Canavera

April Cannon-Nius

The Caplea Family

Chris CaraDonna

Kevin Carey

Marissa Carlisle

Linda Carmain

Stephanie Carpio

Jon Carter

Kelsey Carter

Johnny Cassell

Kathleen Cassels

Elizabeth Catchings

(Friends Continued)

John P. Cevasco

Olga Chajewski

Cat Champlin

Jose Chaveco

Vickie Chase

Brian Childers

Alice Cinnante

Iliana Coifman

Carrie Clark

Jordan Claure

Steven E. Clem

Geoff Clever

Deborah Coleman

George Coleman

Paul Comar

Michael Connelly

Diane Conradi

Stephen Constantin

Patrick Cook

Christopher Copeland

Larry Copeland

Paula Corbett

Marco Corona

Charles Cortese

Barry and Jan Coulter

Jeffery Counts

Natalie Covert

Catherine Waddell Cox

Charlotte Cox

Jillmarie Cross

Amy Crouch

Jeanne Crouch

William Crymes

Joe Cunningham

Melissa Cunningham

Beth Curley

Marcella and Mike Curley

Sue Curtin

Christa Czander

Janet Dagostino

Rachel Dailey

Scott Dalrymple

Bradley Dalton

George Dalton

Robert and Joan D'Amato

Amanda Dame

Terry Daniels

Susan David

Ann Davis

Charles Davis

Chuck Davis

James Davis

John Davis

Sally Davis

Martha Deasley

Teresa DeCastro

Maryana Delaine

Elizabeth D’alessandro

Philip deJong

Wanda Delorge

David Dempsey

Beti Derbyshire

Dominick Derosa

Elise and Lester Detterbeck

Deborah Deviney

Jaimie Dewberry

Brian Dewhirst & Diane Komen

Raymond DiMeo

Susan Dion

Natalie Dixon

Susan Dixson

Eric Dodson

Allison Drennan

2022-23 Charleston Stage Contributors

(Friends Continued)

Heidi Drew

Kegan Drew

Deborah Drinkwater

Sonette Du Toit

Catherine Duback

Edward Duffy

Pam Duncan

Thomas Dunch

Janice Dundas

Susan Dunn

Tara Dupree

Cecilia Duque

Cecil Durham

Laura Durkalski

Zachary Eagle

Sam Easley

Allen Edwards

Katherine Edwards

Dr. and Mrs. William M. Edwards, Jr.

Jane Eldred

Susan El-Shafey

Meghan Eichelberger

Michael Emmer

Marisa Eppler

Hank Eska

Rene Esler

Ann Evans

Mary Beth Evans

Michael Ezelle

Richard M Farrell

Christian Fastiggi

Brian Faudman

Tom Faulders

Bernard Feldman

Hailey Fennell

Robert Fernandez

Patricia Ferrick

Jessica Fiedler

Daniel Finnerty

Mary Finnerty

Heather Fletcher

Linda Flynn

Ms. Eileen Foiles

Sara Forbes

David Forrester

Gail Fowler

Sherry Fowler

Melissa Fox

Susan Fox

Jamilah Frazier

Jerod Frazier

John Freeman

Harvey and Janet Friedman

Madeline Frume

Darrell Frye

Justin Fulcher

Brooks Fullerton

Michael Furlong

Stella Gadsden

Thomas Gadsden

Aaron Gagnon

Devon Gamble

Keith Gardiner

Monica Gardner

Chelsea Garrison

Dylan Garvin

Dawn Gates

Robyn Gedney

Eve Gentile

Renuka George

Shenise Gerideau

(Friends Continued)

Lynne and Dennis Gettelfinger

Adam Gickling

Jade Gielecki

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Andre Gillard

Sue Golbus

Charlotte Gollobin

Joan Goode

Arlene Goodman

Betty Gore and Robert Ball

Nancy and Jim Gouse

Scott Grabner

Brian Gray

Cheryl Grayson

Marian Greely

Mark Griesbaum

Katherine Grimes

Georgia Gruber

Lucy Guffey

Richard Gullett

Kim Gundlach

Jeanmarie Hagedorn

William Haig

Melanie Hall

Nancy Hall

Virginia Hallet

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hammond

Susan Hance

Shirley and Keitt Hane

Scott Hanel

Daequan Hardeman

Tracy Harding

Gray Harley

Dominica Harrell

Christopher Harris

David Harris

Jennifer Hartig

Lisa Hartman

Amanda Haselden

Marshall and Lisa Hay

Ralph Hayes

Bruce and Nedra Hecker

Emily Heeke

Carole Heilman

Terri Henning

Sharon Henry

Lisa and Robert Hibdon

Laura Hickman

Gaines Hill

Elizabeth Hills

Joshua Hilton

John Hirsch

Kelly Hobgood

Richard Hoefer

Talia Hogon

Betty Holcombe

Janice Holder

Russell Holliday

Stacey Hollings

Jeff Hollingsworth

Winston and Margaret Hollister

Charles Hook

Barbara Hopewell

Joe Hovanessian

Matt Hubbard

Martha Hudnall

Mary Hudson

Willard Humphrey

Ann Hurd

Christopher Huss

Lindsey Hutchins

Angela Inman

(Friends Continued)

Christopher Irwin-Dudek

Laura Isenstein and James Alsip

Andrew Iversen

Brenda Jackson

Doug James and Carolee Williams

Thomas Jennings

Cassie and Andrew Johannes

Brian Johnson and Rob Robertson

Kate Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Laurie Johnson

Carl Jones

Dolores Jones

Griffith Jones

Daniel Jordan

Jacqueline Jordan

Kathleen M Joseph

Gary & April Kanew

Michelle and Michael Karamus

E Robbine Kattas

Curtis Kay

Thomas Keane

Peter Kellogg

Dylan Kelly

Marcia Kelly

Edith Marie Kent

Eve and Michael Kendrick

Steve and Anne Kendrick

Dr. and Mrs. George Keogh

Gil Kerlikowske

Harriette Kerr

John Kessler

James Keyes

Keva Keyes

Shelby Killen

Lisa Kindsvater

Daniel King

Kirk King

Elaine Kirk

Bernard Kleja

Johanna Kletter

Justen Knape

Jason Kopcak

Carolyn Kozlowski

Nora Kryza

Kathy Kubek

Louis Kunasek

Peggy and Franklin Labelle

Claire Lacey

Polly Lady

Kevin Lamberson

R.j. Lambert

James and Rachel Landis

Gerrit Lansing

Esther A. Lapin

Christopher Larsen

Pope and Sheila Lawson

Cynthia Laxson

James Leach

Caroline Ledlie

Jeff and Cynthia Legette on Behalf of Parker Legette

Todd LeMatty

Margaret Leveen

Paige Levy

Carole Lewis

Kara Leyzac

Lawrence Libater

Mauri Librett

Ellen Lipschitz

Elizabeth Lipscomb

2022-23 Charleston Stage Contributors

(Friends Continued)

Richard Liston

Tobie and Fred Little

Sheldon Litwin

Laura Locklair

Deborah Looper

Renee Luburic

Mary Lucas

Peter Lucas

Arthur and Patricia Lukoff

Peter A. Mani III in Memory of Annette Mani

Chris McAuliffe

Beth and Mark McCabe

Janine McCabe

Meredith McCarthy

Stephanie Mclaughlin

Bonny Mclean

Susan Mclure

Jennifer McMahon

Mark McMahon

Shane McMahon

Edna Mcmillan

Bethany Mcpherson

Mireille Mcquade

Rita Macdonald

Tracy Macpherson

Pamela Magelowitz

Teresita Magsino

Julie Mathias

Peter Mani

Leah Mantini

Judy Manzi

Jan Menniti

Carol J. Manheim, PT

Judy and John Manzi

Holly Mardell

Benedict Maresca

Michael Margolis

Christopher Markley

Matthew Marin

Christopher Marino

Courtney Marino

Dawn Marquez

Diana Marquez

Charlotte Marson

Marianna Martel

Sherri Martin

Walt and Kathleen Martin

Becca Martino

Jennifer Mather

Julie Mathias

Maureen Maughan

Jessica Maxwell

Fran and Jackie Meaney

Lauren Von Meding

Jean Meeks-Koch

Kathryn E. Meier

Karlie Melander

Peter Melchior & Jaques

Rodrigues

Brian Mellett

Melody Menscer

Richard Mergo

Chris and Jennifer Metts

Jay Meyer

Linda Michalak

Sarah Milko

Don and Jo Miller

Melody Miller

Jennifer Mitchell

Kenny Mitchum

(Friends Continued)

Marilyn Montgomery

Mr. and Mrs. A R Montillo

Breanna Moody

Daniel Mooney

Julia Mooney

Jan Moore

Laurie Moore

Sean Moran

Cheryl Morrisette

Gerard Mullane

Thomas Musso

Jean Murray

Renee Murray

Terrence Murphy

William Murphy

Ellen Munson

Marlo Mytty

Jeff Needles

Joseph Nellis

Claire Nelson

Garry Nelson

Stacy Neville

Ashlee Newton

Kimberly Nitz

Edward and Lois Norcross

Braxton Norvell

Ann E. Nunez

Neda Nussbaum

Thomas O'Brien

Mary O'Connell

Kathleen O'Donnell

Dennis Odwyer

Kayu Okutsu

Megan and Chris Onysko

Stacey Oswald

Josh Pachucki

Caroline and Kurt Palmer

Mercedes Papaharis

Dendy Pappas

Linda Parillo

Todd Parker

Kathryn Parks

Mary Paro

Jill Patrick

Laura Patrick

The Payer Family

William and Veronica Payer

Doug Peckham

Wesley Perich

Jayne Pettler

Helen Pharr

Derek T. Pickens and Ryan Pixler

Richard Pillsbury

Annie Pipes

Edward Pixley

Jonathan Pond

Lindsay Porcelli

Brianne Porter

Fred Porter

Stefanie Potter

Rhyse Potts

Shawnda Poynter

Harriet and Jim Pratt

Donna Prescott

Scott Prestine

Sally Preston

Nolan Prestwood

M Susan Priegel

Dr. Ralph Principe

Anna Pruitt

(Friends Continued)

Spencer Pryor

Jillian Purdon

Richard Quagliaroli

Patricia Quentel

Kyla Quinlan

Susan and James Radley

Cami Ragin

Albert Ramos

Sally Rasmussen

Elisabeth Ravenel

Mary Raycroft

Alex Read

Matthew Reece

Sam and Joan Reed

Cheryl Sloan Rees

Dave Reid

Christy Reinold

George Renton

Jane Renzi

Mary Richeson

Concetta Riva

Michael Roberts

Joseph Robinson

Lisa Robinson

Nicole Robinson

Justin Rodenbeck

Bill Roderick

Virginia Roedig

Charles Rogers

Bobbie Rose

Elizabeth Rose

Darlene Rossi

Cynthia Roth

Megan Rothrock

Courtney Rouse

Bettina Routh

John and Julia Royall

Elizabeth Ruben

Cherilyn Rubin

Maggie Rucki

Rich Salinaro

Stewart Sanford

Brantley Saunders

Susan Sawyer

John Schenck

Thomas Schott

Amy Schultz

Sandra Schultz

Frank Schwartz

Dominic Scibilia

Terry Scott

Tara Scozzaro

Mary Ann Seamon

Anna Searcy

Chloe Seay

Andrew Sebor

John Selhorst

Deborah Sellars

Jennifer Seo

Amy Sever

Katherine Shaffer

P Gary Shank

Marcus Shannon

Darrell Sherlin

Shomo Family

Lisa Short

Cheryl Siegmund

William Silver

Ronda Simmons

William Simmons

Beth Simons

(Friends Continued)

Matthew Simpson

Kristy Sineath

John and Barbara Sirianni

Melissa Slone

Colton and Angela Smith

Donald Smith

Elizabeth Smith

John Smith

Kate Smith

Melissa Smith

Norman and Gloria Smith

Oxana Smith

Sarah Glenn Smith

Sean Smith

Shirley Smith

Gail and Howard Snow

Michael Speranzella

Robert Speziale

Carrie Starkman

Sharon Starzyk

Lucienne Stec

Kelly Stecklair-Courtney

Susan Steiner

Allison Sterrett-Krause

Denise Stone

Alexandra Storm

Autumn R. Strier

Jeffrey Stuart

Foster and Tamara Stulen

Dee Sturgill

Rita Sullivan

Paul Surowiec

Sheri Sutherland

Nancy Swan

Ellen Swandiak

Paul and Patricia Sykes

Debra Szajna-White

Fred Taccolini

Jennifer Tai

Adam Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Wallis Taylor

Kristen Tellado

Joshua and Rachel Thomas

April Thornley

Kate and Christopher Thornton

Ryan Thrasher

Judith Tolhurst

Ariel Torres

Abby Travis

Jill Trinka

N.T. Tsai

Linda Tucker

Robert Tulloch

Sheryl Tuttle

Elizabeth Tyson

Uncommon Giving

Maritza Valko

Cristins Vanalstine

Vanderbeck Family

Audrey Van Velzen

Linda Vaughan

Yaika Inara Vega-Mckamie

Katherine Verano

Viktoriia Vertepna

Andrea Volpe

Dr. Joe Vuthiganon

Janeen Waddell

Maegan Waddle

Sandra Wade

2022-23 Charleston Stage Contributors

(Friends Continued)

Elizabeth Walker

Laura Walker

Mary Walker

Benee Wallace

Susan Wallberg

Peter Wallburg

Terry Walsh

Barbara Walters

Jacqueline Walters

Patricia Wanstreet

Joseph Ward

Kathryn Warren

Ruth and Barry Warren

Carolyn Warsham

Grace Waters

Courtney Watkins

Sarah Watson

Brent Watts

Alexander Webb

Ariana Weindling

Joye Wells

Missy Westerhold

Greg and Kristin White

Robert Wildman

Anne Wilhelm

Andrew Wilkins

Sally Wilkins

Karen Williams

Kayla Williams

Kristen Williams

Nancy Owens Willms

Joe Wilson

Mary T Wilson

Virginia Wilson

Jason Wimberly

Alan Winburn

Kristin Wise

Ann and Gerrit Wolf

Barry Wood

Emily Wood

Melissa Wood

Wendy Woodby

Dr. Tina Woods

Cheryll Woods-Flowers

Ben Woodside

Elaine Worthey

Tonya Wright

Douglas Wurster

Len Yaeger

Omar Yanar

Paul Yannias

Oleg Yatvitskiy

Jeanette Young

Michael Younginer

Judith Zadjura

Jackie Zembrodt

Kara Zimmerman

David Zoellner

Wiles Fund for the Future

Michael Albano

Kendra Alder

Jennifer and Jeff Allred

Anonymous

Debbie Austin & Randall Phillips

Eric and Jackie Baer

Mark Barrett

Sarah Beardsley and Christopher Randolph

Shelly Beasenburg

Lisa Blalock

Kate and Dana Boyette

Steve Brown

Robert Byrd

Crystal Campbell

Lynn Carlson

Courtney Champion

Steve Clem

Colbert Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Peter and Marion Cotton

Georgia Darby; Mary Ellen Way

Belk and Lois Daughtridge

Prof. Gordon Dehler and Prof. Ann Welsh

Ann Dibble

Dennis and Lynn Drew

Carol Drowota

Nancy and Ralph Edwards

Erica Feaga

Derek Feussner

Janet Fiorenza and Mike Simmons

Robert and Alberta Freeman

Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Friedman

Dr. Ed Galaid and Chris Tobin

Karen and Pat Gallagher

Thomas Gallaher

Janice Georget

Mrs. Katherine Schob Glenn

Fran Griffiths

Jeffrey Gross

John and Judy Halberda

Sydney Hamer

Danielle and Christian Hartley

Bill and Karyn Hewitt

Mrs. Sally Howle

Lynn and Mark Hunsinger

Danny Jones and Doug McCoy

Lucille and Bert Keller

Danielle Key

Mrs. Annette Kibler

Sandra Korn

Dr. And Mrs. W. John Langley

Sheldon Litwin

Spencer and Liz Lynch

Teresita Magsino

Eric Main

Cathy Marino

Dave and Tracy Marley

Susan Marus, Jack Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. McGreevy

Tracy Mckay

Meredith McLaughlin and Tyler McLaughlin

(Wiles Fund for the Future Continued)

Don and Jo Miller

Anna Montgomery

Valerie Morris

Jennifer and Sean Murray

Mosmi Naik-Patel and Shailesh Patel

Barb and Bob Nicolai

Tom O'Brien and Edna DePaul

Deanna Pandolfi and Richard

Losquardo

Todd Parker

Timothy Parsons

The John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation

Derek T. Pickens & Ryan Pixler

The Fred and Joan Pittman Family Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Radovcic Family

Anthony & Letty Richey

John M. Rivers, Jr. Foundation, Inc.

Catherine Russo

Robert Sade

Lisa Short

Hubter Shuler and Dolly Cannon

William and Elaine Simpson

Ted and Susan Soderlund

Tom and Courtney Somers

Catherine Spain

Jennifer Spain

Karen Spain

Gus and Cameron Speth

Robert Speziale

Lauren Squires

Laurie Steinke

Char Stricklin

Annette Switzer

John Thompson

Rosemary Tountas

Dr. Myron and Melly Tucker

Jane Tyler and Curtis Worthington

H. Wayne and Ellen Unger, Jr.

The Vineyard Family Foundation

Mrs. Mary Ellen Way

Jim and Rebecca Wick

Melissa Wilkinson

Ann Wolf

Barbara and Andy Young

Memorials

Greg Paxton in loving Memory of Uncle Greg

John Winthrop Fund in Memory of Adrianne B. Reilly of Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Curtis Tambornino in Memory of Eva Tambornino

Legacy Donors E. Boineau & Company

Director’s Circle

Director’s Circle is a group of Charlestonians who wish to promote the growing professionalism, creativity and excellence of Charleston Stage performances and arts education programs. Members provide support for professional actors and musicians from across the U.S. and underwrite its extensive arts education programs which reach over 20,000 Lowcountry youth each season. For more information, please contact the Development Office at (843) 647-7363.

Below are 2022-23 Members as of March 27, 2023.

Director’s Circle Platinum Members

Kathryn M. Abraham

Julia Andres

Emily and Rick Arthur

Jennifer and Gerry Baldwin

Sarah Beardsley

Robert J and Christina Brinkman

Dr. Gearin E. Broderick

Monette R. Calderon

Kelly Carr & Bryan Sherbacow

Laurie and Mark Chesnut

Chad and Emily Cruse

Diversified Trust

Giles Fernald and Melinda Goins

Abigail Franklin

Raymond Donald Floyd

Pete and Kathy Gaynor

Joseph & Penelope Gnesin

Rich and Janis Gommel

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Handy

Bill and Karyn Hewitt

Sally and Will Howle

Cynthia Angelo Jannuzzi

Teresa and Roger Jones

Chic and Pam Koci

Dr. and Mrs. W. John Langley

Heather McFarlin

Market Pavilion Hotel

Peter Melchior and Dr. Jacques Rodrigues

Dale T. & Deborah A. Morsefield

George and Janine Nagrodsky

Ms. Mosmi Naik-Patel and Dr. Shailesh Patel

Jason and Kristen Newman

Thomas O'Brien

Frank and Nina Patterson

Mark Paylor

Sergio & Christy Radovcic

Lisa and Joe Rice

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sade

Claire and Joseph Schady

Mr. and Mrs. James Schroeder

Ginger and David Scott

Janine Sievers and Ashley Wingfield

Catherine and Patrick Snead

Ted and Susan Soderlund

Spirit River Transport

Andrea & Steven Strawn

Steve & Katie Tarrant

Rosemary Tountas

Jim and Rebecca Wick

Director’s Circle General Members

Michael and Kelley Andrews

Mary Beth Barley and Audrey Temelini

Mark and Sarahlee Beck

Buffington Homes

Pamela Burke & Family

Bobby and Catherine Byrd

Dr. Crystal Y. Campbell

Lynn Carlson

Jon and Hayley Carter

Fernando Casasco and Catherine Couch

Courtney L. Champion

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Craver III

Betsy Curtin and Dick Van Atta

Peter and Lauren D'Amato

Bernie and Shawn Drackwicz

Dennis and Lynn Drew

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dunnan

Nancy and Ralph Edwards

Dr. and Mrs. F. Strait Fairey

Mark & Sandy Feldman

Karl P. and Constance L. Finkelstein

Drs. Jennifer and Ryan Fiorini

Madeleine Frume

Donald and Patricia Fylstra

Dr. Ed Galaid and Chris Tobin

Wendy Gant-Deitsch - LifeTree Real Estate

Katherine Schob Glenn

Fran Griffiths

Emily Hay

Herbert and Sharon Hollar

Rebecca Skow Jenkins and Rivers T Jenkins IV

Bob and Kathleen Johnson

Robert Danny Jones and Douglas McCoy

Steven and Mary Gordon Kerr

Janet and David M. Kindlick

Edward and Gina Kozek

Charles Lord

Trey and Meredith McLaughlin

Valerie Morris

Dennis Mouyios and Mr. Raymond Lissenden

John and Monica Mutter

Melinda Nicholson and Richard Naum

Deanna Pandolfi and Richard Losquadro

Jody and George Pinion

Mrs. Chelsea Rennhoff and Mr. Richard Giles Whiting Jr.

Elizabeth Roth

Melissa and Rick Rush

John and Grace Sage

Brian and Mary Smith

Georgette and Fred Stone Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Scott Thompson

Dr. Myron and Melly Tucker

Brandon Walker and Cuthbert Langley

L to R: Mark Green | Eric Main | Cynthia Legette | Zach Fuqua | R. Thomas Cox | W. Ashley Thiem

“The mission of the theatre, after all, is to change, to raise the consciousness of people to their human possibilities.”

— ARTHUR MILLER