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This is an interesting time to be a teen.
Long gone are the days when 16 year olds had paper routes, babysat, or bagged groceries. Those with the financial means now fill their summers with internships, and those without resources are often footloose and unemployed. One of the things that has gotten lost with the lack of job opportunities for kids is the opportunity to imagine what different kinds of work can look and feel like. They have a limited understanding of what actual work entails, and their images of work, gleaned from television and film, often bear little relation to reality. This is as true of careers in the arts as in any other profession. And as a result, we have so many young people who intend to be “stars” or imagine only that they will be the next Meryl Streep or the next Beyoncé, with so little understanding of what opportunities await them. And with such abstract notions of what constitutes a career, it is difficult for this younger generation to imagine how to train for and be prepared for a life of work. That is just one of the reasons we put so much energy into providing career planning for the 400+ members of our Teen Council. We’ve realized that we can meaningfully expand their understanding of what work in the arts means while also broadening their imaginations about what skills they will need to hone if they are going to be effective and employable. Members of our Teen Council are given opportunities to learn side by side with working professionals. They are exposed to the wide diversity of career options available to them through our live and online seminars. And each season, we help to send a handful of council members to the Theatre Communications Group’s national conference, where they can listen, be inspired by, and engage with hundreds of working professionals. Over the years, some of our teen alumni have gone on to work in the theatres across the country. Others have found new careers that they could not have imagined at age 16. However, what we hear from all of them, is that the exposure to and close proximity to a work environment, and their access to people who are passionate about their work, helped them chart a path to meaningful adult lives. Our Teen Council enlists your support for this year’s trip to the TCG Conference. To learn more, visit bit.ly/support-tcg-teens. If you choose to support them, who knows?, you may be investing in the next Meryl Streep. Warmly,
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THE MA CHINER Y IN ME:
AN INTERVIEW WITH PL AY WRIGHT ROBERT ASKINS
BY SARAH ROSE LEONARD
Robert Askins, a native of Cypress, Texas, was a mostly unknown, emerging playwright on the off-Broadway scene in nyc before he shot to prominence with Hand to God in 2011. Since then, the play has had a wonderfully long life (see The Origin Story). Askins and Literary Manager Sarah Rose Leonard have known each other since 2010, when she ran a writers’ group that he was in. They hopped on the phone in December to discuss the concept of goodness, his evolution as a writer, and of course, rage. What are you up to right now? Oh man, um, got a thing with hbo. Got a couple new plays in the works. Couple musicals. What is the thing with hbo? It’s a TV show based on a secret society that I was in at Baylor University. We did pranks and published the campus satire magazine and were masked and anonymous because the administration was so conservative. We sort of waged a war against the president of the university. There was a constant push and pull between having secret parties with Jell-O flying and calling out the administration for removing birth control from the campus health centers.
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a play that is already riding a wave of success, simply because it is irresistible. Hand to God, the dark comedy by Robert Askins, felt like a no-brainer for our season: it is smart, irreverent, and made us fall over laughing. The play has had a remarkable and rare journey to becoming the most-produced play in America this season. Hand to God premiered in 2011 off off Broadway at Ensemble Studio Theatre (est), where Askins was a member of their young writers collective, Youngblood. That initial, small production, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, sold out, and so est brought it back in 2012. Then, in 2014 the off-Broadway 8 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4
Is it okay that you’re revealing the secret society? I don’t care! Great. Complete anarchy. Which brings us to Hand to God. It was only your second play to get produced and it catapulted to success quite fast. How did it feel to get thrust into the spotlight? It was hard. Like who doesn’t move to New York with the notion of making it?! The difficulty was operating the industry inside all of the excitement. Nobody ever tells you how to meet with a Broadway producer. Nobody tells you how to select agents and when to say “that’s a bad idea.” The whole temperature of the industry changes when you go from notfor-profit to commercial. But I didn’t want to go to Broadway, I wanted to be David Mamet or Sam Shepard. Hand to God was an experiment in comedy, whereas the stuff I’d been writing up to then were strange, dark westerns. And Hand to God is not, not dark. No, it’s really dark! But it’s got jokes. I think that modulation was everything. Adding the wackiness and the zaniness. But it wasn’t calculated, it was a natural evolution to me asking, “What if it’s a puppet? What if all these hyper-masculine, out-of-date ideas about the masculine are put in the mouth of a puppet and then it just did the thing?” How has your relationship to the play changed over the years? It’s interesting, you see the play a million times, a million times, and the music is in your head. I have the original cast members’ line readings as punctuation in the way I hear the lines. It’s both delightful and scary hearing new performances of it. And sometimes it gets nostalgic because this play represents a moment in my life. How amazing that a guy is stuck in the amber of these words, but also, what a blessed moment of ignorance was the young, angry man writing this play.
The Origin Story mcc Theater remounted the est production with original cast members Steven Boyer and Geneva Carr, whom Askins wrote the roles of Jason and Margery for, respectively. Boyer earned a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play, and the production won an Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Play. In an underdog move, the play transferred to Broadway in 2015, where it was nominated for five Tony Awards. Their ad campaign was wonderfully self-conscious about the move uptown: “No Movie Stars. No London Transfer. No Film Adaptation. Pray For Us.” Funnily enough, Hand to God went on to have a commercial run in London.
When we pick plays we never know if other theatres are choosing them too. In this case the stars aligned to allow 13 theatres across the country produce Hand to God over the course of the 2016–17 season. The biggest question we had after we found out that we had the rights to the play was, “Who would give this play the verve and humor it demands?” Director David Ivers was the obvious choice—his interpretation of One Man, Two Guvnors in 2015 gave us nonstop giggles. We are excited to partner with David to give this crazy gem of a play a new production for Bay Area audiences.
Who were you then as a writer? My dark westerns had been getting funnier and funnier. There’s a weird thing where you transition from trying to write like somebody else to writing like yourself. I’m a big Sam Shepard fan, but I don’t know his version of the West. I don’t know Horton Foote’s version of Texas. Those are not the versions of the South that I experienced. Trying to fit one’s own life into somebody else’s understanding, that mode of playwriting is a young person’s issue. You start by imitating. There was something about listening to the humor get louder and louder until…and I’m a weird dude. Finally I was like, “Alright, let’s get weird. Let’s get really fucking weird.” What inspired you to write Hand to God? It came about by seeing Steven Boyer and Geneva Carr [original cast members] together at a party and I was two beers in and it was just obvious, seeing those actors together, what the play was. It was, she’s his mother and starts fucking his friend. Timothy is partially based on a kid who was my best friend, who had a terrible relationship with his mother. He never had sex with my mother, thank god. We hung out but he was a fucking dick. He was really unpleasant. And all the girls just loved it. He had a shitty skater’s haircut and wore all black and was cool for no reason. And my dad died when I was 16. In a lot of ways Tyrone is a metaphor for substance abuse as much as he is rage. Because you know you get a little drunk and you can say whatever the fuck you want; you can adopt tactics which are not necessarily native to you. What made you want to use a puppet? I hate puppets. I was held back between kindergarten and first grade and the school therapist took a whole bunch of us into a room and we would do a little puppet show that was supposed to help us process our emotions. It was a puppet dolphin named Duso and you have to sing to Duso to get him to come out. That sounds horrible. Yeah, you had to sing, “Hey Duso, come on out,” and I fucking hated it. I hated it. I hated it. When I was a young person growing up in the suburbs in heavily Christian Texas, it was like, “STOP LYING TO ME. You are trying to give me a world that does not exist. It is not cartoons and Disney movies. It is not your neutered version of the Bible. The Bible is full of rape and genocide.” Like Ecclesiastes is in part the genesis of existentialism. It says over and over, “all is vain and vexation of spirit.” The darkness is there in American culture and in your religious culture. And just down the fucking road. Will you people stop it? You cannot hide a better world into existence. You know, and we’re in this fucking country, like this fucking Trump backlash is a lot because liberals won’t look at the fact that the darkness doesn’t go away. What do you think it says about America that this is the most produced play in the year that Trump got elected? Tyrone’s an asshole. Tyrone is an asshole who’s like wrecking shop. That’s our president elect. But is this a pre-rev-
olutionary feeling? Or is it the rise of Hitler? Because if it’s pre-French Revolution, it’s an interesting moment that can serve as a pressure gasket before a tear. A large portion of this country has been fucked. Even if people aren’t paying attention to it, something is happening. And the dickhead is saying it. Like even if the dickhead is wrong, the emotional content is not inaccurate. If it like, if it draws attention the wound, then it’s valuable. But if we bleed out, then it’s disastrous. And our storytelling has to get more rowdy ’cause it’s a fucking rowdy time. Let us stop pretending that we understand the world that we are in. The well-ordered stories of the past are insufficient to explain the now! There is much discussion about “goodness” in the play: how to be good, can we be good. Why do you think it is so important to these characters to be good? Well. There are three passages that I return to over and over again. One is from Ecclesiastes, a speech in Measure for Measure, and T.S. Eliot’s poem, “Gerontion”… [from Measure for Measure]: Be absolute for death; either death or life Shall thereby be the sweeter. Reason thus with life: If I do lose thee, I do lose a thing That none but fools would keep: a breath thou art, Servile to all the skyey influences, That dost this habitation, where thou keep’st, Hourly afflict: merely, thou art death’s fool; For him thou labour’st by thy flight to shun And yet runn’st toward him still. Thou art not noble; It goes on for a while. Wait, why do you have that memorized!? I was working at a Greek restaurant in midtown and there were long periods before the rushes came on, so I would memorize things. And all of them are about how insufficient our understanding of good and evil are. How death meets the rich man as the poor man, the villain as the hero. None of them are interested in the afterlife, and I’m not really interested in that either. So then how does one generate a virtue? My father was nice and my father is dead. And he is dead before his time. How? He was nice and frustrated. He was nice and miserable. He had nothing. He was nice and nothing. What is the profit in that? I see people who get what they want and they are predatory. They are evil. So then what is this goodness that you’re asking of me? If all ends are even, what is the virtue in virtue? What keeps you from burning out on the play as you see it in its various iterations? It’s the feeling in the room every time. People lose their shit. And that’s what I want. I want them to be excited and to be transported and I want their expectations to be subverted. The machinery that is me lights up when I see other people light up. 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 9
TYRONE’S A NCESTORS:
A REBELLIOUS LINEAGE
BY SARAH ROSE LEONARD
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Tyrone, the sock puppet star of Hand to God, belongs to a large international family of trickster puppets, some of which can trace their ancestry to the fifth century bce. These characters range from Karagöz in Turkey, Karagiosis in Greece, Petrushka in Russia, to Kasperle in Germany. They are marked by their unabashed rejection of societal norms and often, an embrace of violent behavior. Puppets are ideal for enacting violence partially because they can: their bodies can break, their heads can flip, their destruction can be undone. They also are able to express emotions that aren’t acceptable in human society, such as unbridled anger and sexual perversity. Tricksters demonstrate an excess of human capability: they rape, steal, burn, beat, kill. Bil Baird, the legendary puppeteer who is responsible for “The Lonely Goatherd” in the film version of The Sound of Music, said in his masterful book The Art of the Puppet, “A puppet’s indecent outrages are more acceptable than a human being’s.” Baird knew this well: Orson Welles commissioned him to make puppets representing the seven deadly sins for his version of Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus. It is believed that the earliest origins of the trickster puppet belong to religion. Throughout history, the Church flip-flopped on whether puppets were good or bad. In the medieval period, it switched from thinking that puppets were idolatrous to using them to advocate religious images. In Italy, marionettes were invented to tell biblical tales. (The word “marionette” originated from the Virgin Mary, a common character in the skits.) In England, live actors mixed with lifesized puppets, which played special effects characters such as “souls” that sprang from dying villains and the Holy Ghost. Eileen Blumenthal writes in Puppetry: A World History that “by the sixteenth century, with this mainly live-actor tradition in decline, versions [of bible stories] played entirely by puppets had developed” and that simultaneously, “secular skits and farces continued in the face of (or behind the back of) the disapproving Church.” These skits often utilized characters who mocked Christianity and society at large. They proved to be the lifeblood of the entertainment scene—puppet shows were the only live entertainment allowed to continue operating when the theatres were shuttered in 1600s England. Actors and theatre owners complained, arguing that puppets were more depraved than live actors. Apparently a mayor did try to banish a puppet show from a town fair during this time, but he died the next year and the show returned, irreverence intact and starring the mayor as a puppet. The most famous trickster puppet sprang from the character Pulcinella, a stock commedia dell’arte character. Stock commedia characters have a certain cluster of exaggerated characteristics that drive their actions. Pulcinella is a jerk: violent, mean-spirited, feral. He represents the social under-
class and pointedly discards the mute politeness that a man of higher status “should” possess. This seemingly crude character represented freedom to many at the time of his invention: he didn’t bow down to authority, political or interpersonal. In England the live-actor Pulcinella evolved into the hand puppet Punch, perhaps the most recognized puppet in Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Punch is known for bludgeoning his victims with a great big stick, whether provoked or not. Eileen Blumenthal calls Punch “a devil-may-care serial killer” and notes that he is the “most sociopathic version” of the trickster figure. His costar in violence is his wife Judy, who, to our general satisfaction, whacks him back. Typical elements of a Punch and Judy show include: Punch mishandling their baby, Punch and Judy bashing each other, a policeman coming for Punch only to be taken out by Punch’s stick, and Punch impaling the magistrate, all interspersed with song and jokes. After the killing spree, sometimes Punch faces the Devil and kills him too. Remarkably, despite the outrageous nature of the violence, horror inevitably gives way to squeals of laughter. Charles Dickens lovingly referenced the show in his novels, and in 1849 he wrote a friend, “In my opinion the Street Punch is one of those extravagant reliefs from the realities of life which would lose its hold upon the people if it were made moral and instructive.” Indeed, audiences have long rooted for Punch. In the 19th century an English performer tried presenting a moral version of the skit and audiences hated it. Punch and Judy shows still exist to this day and have been featured in popular entertainment ranging from the Marx Brothers’ Monkey Business to Disney’s The Little Mermaid to Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Hand puppets also succeeded in critiquing society through subtler forms, leaving violence aside but remaining tricksters at their heart. Kukla and Ollie from the children’s TV show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947 to 1957, concerned themselves with moral quandaries and political topics, but also had a slapstick side. This duality in subject matter caused it to have both a child and an adult fan base. Jacqui Shine writes in Slate that the show counted John Steinbeck, Tallulah Bankhead, Orson Welles, and Thornton Wilder as some of its four million fans, and that Edward Albee based the protagonist of his one-act The Sandbox on one of its characters. Kukla, Fran and Ollie was mostly ad-libbed and revolved around the dozen puppets (all animated by Burr Tillstrom, the show’s creator) and one human (Fran Allison) who were members of the fictional theatre company the Kuklapolitan Players. Plots usually revolved around the company’s season: they staged versions of classic works and performed original songs. The puppets often gave voice to dissenting views on current events. In one episode Kukla and Ollie read an actual New Yorker review of their show in which the reviewer said
Puppets are ideal for enacting violence partially because they can: their bodies can break, their heads can flip, their destruction can be undone.
it operated “on so high an intellectual level that my ear loses contact with my brain.” The puppets argued and ended up wrestling; Ollie suggested that maybe the reviewer would like that kind of humor better. Jim Henson, the creator of The Muppets and a Sesame Street contributor, riffed on Kukla, Fran and Ollie when he created his puppets. Many of Henson’s creations are marked by what Frank Oz (the puppeteer behind Miss Piggy, Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster, among others) calls “affectionate anarchy:” puppets eat their drum sets, devour handfuls of cookies, shoot themselves out of cannons, perform extensive slapstick numbers, and also offer a side portion of moral advice. This sense of anarchy and soul-searching is echoed in the musical Avenue Q, which uses puppet power to talk about race, sex, and the severe discomfort of growing up in brash, comical tones that read as vulgar to some and hilarious to others. Which brings us to Tyrone, our truth-spewing, seriously violent star. A sock puppet is as basic as it gets (except for perhaps a mustache drawn on the hand): it’s what you make with your kids on a rainy day. They are used in Christian puppet ministries across America to perform stories from the Bible. They sing gospel competitively in church social circles. They are used as a therapy tool to get children to speak to their emotions. The sock puppet is the democratization of the hand puppet: everyone can make one, everyone can relate to one. It is the puppet of the common man. Hand to God playwright Robert Askins suggests that Tyrone is a masculine voice that we all know well: he is the bully, the aggressive streak, the anger that bubbles up. Perhaps Tyrone is Pulcinella’s greatgreat-great grandson: his expression of violence has morphed through the ages, but it is still there nevertheless. And it needs to get out.
The character Punch
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about technique and modes of practice and give us a bit of dramaturgical prowess. They provide us with tools to unlock meaning by examining how plot, character, action add up. Now…utilizing those tools to look at the scope and soundness of new work is thrilling. I’m learning new forms of structure, which allows me to identify how a play might be orchestrated differently. So, I suppose I’m drawn to the learning. It’s humbling to work with a playwright who is aware they are breaking from tradition while simultaneously embracing the context of how we receive plays. It’s so thrilling to do a play or hear a play or read a new play for the first time. And something about the chance to be the first or the second voice without the expectations frees the artist. I don’t have that expectation of how we’re going to do “to be or not to be” gnawing away at me. This is really exciting for the actor, artist, technician, audience member, front of house, and institution all at the same time. We become a classless society in the hearing of new work because everyone has to receive it so vulnerably close to its inception. We have no expectation of what came “before.” And for a guy like me who’s spent a lot of time with dead playwrights, that is powerful, eye-opening, humbling, and impactful stuff.
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David Ivers, the artistic director of Utah
Shakespeare Festival, returns to Berkeley Rep after directing One Man, Two Guvnors here two seasons ago. Literary/Dramaturgy Fellow Ankita Raturi caught up with him before rehearsals began to discuss his transition to directing new plays, the jazz of physical comedy, and moving the political needle.
You started working in theatre as a classical actor. How did you find your way to directing? I was lucky, as an actor, to be employed in resident companies, which kept me constantly in touch with the process. I was at the Denver Center for 10 years and when you open a show there, the following Thursday you’re in rehearsal for the next one. I became much more passionate about the process and less so the performance, the product. Working with so many directors and dramaturgs and really amazing people designing plays, I started to feel like that was the next stage of my growth. And I am so grateful for that career as an actor; talk about hands-on training! You develop new plays at Utah Shakespeare Festival, alongside producing classics. What draws you to new work? New work is starting to light me up in thrilling and unexpected ways (talk about being late to the party). I’m a bit ocd about structure in plays. This is a direct result of spending the majority of my career with the classics. The classics teach us 1 2 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4
What attracts you specifically to Hand to God? The relationship between Jason and his mom is really heartbreaking. When I found that in the script I was immediately drawn in. It wasn’t just “oh look at us, we’re being so rebellious and producing this play that’s so ‘fuck off’ and an editorial on religion and institutionalized systems of belief.” It has a heartbeat. Pages later, I found myself laughing out loud. People in the play say things that we all say and hope nobody hears, and Robert Askins is absolutely unapologetic. He demands of us to acknowledge that if we know ourselves, then we know these people. You know this guy in the classroom, you know this young woman. The characters are hanging on so tightly to their systems of belief and every one of them gives in to some version of evil. It’s subversive, delicious, has a structure that is heightened and superior and terrifies me for all the right reasons. Is there a character you strongly relate to in the play? I'm a dad so I’m really sympathetic to the kids, especially Jason/Tyrone. But the cynical side in me absolutely loves the pastor. The hypocrisy that is so prevalent in our country that permeates virtually every public, private, political, or religious institution is in play here as the pastor negotiates a host of hypocrisies. Equally, you can draw a line and say, “I see what’s happening—Tyrone is having an effect on everyone.” And all of that is very beautifully and classically drawn, in this totally fucked up container.
There’s a lot of hilarious physicality that goes into that container, especially with the puppets. How do you collaborate with actors to draw out the funny? I don’t know if you can ever work on the “let’s be funny.” It’s what everyone says: you’ve got to work towards the truth. If you want the laugh, ask for the tea. Don’t shake the tea when you get it, just ask for the tea and get the tea and you’ll get the laugh. But there is a mask to physical comedy, there is a precision about it and yet I always hope it’s like jazz. The hope is that, on a particular day, with a particular comic moment, we say, “Yesterday we played this in the key of C, today let’s play it in the key of G and see what happens.” And in that way, everyone is involved in the making of the music until we settle on the written (highly repeatable) score.
“The relationship between Jason and his mom is really heartbreaking. When I found that in the script I was immediately drawn in. It has a heartbeat. Pages later, I found myself laughing out loud.” —DAV ID I V E R S
Are your two sons going to see the show, or is this one a little bit too PG-13? I think it’s too PG-13. I’d mostly bring them to anything, because I get to be involved in the discussion of “what did you see?” But in this, there’s an element of violence and sexual predator stuff that I don’t think they have a context or a lens for yet. So I think I have to be a good parent. They’re 5 and 8— if they were 13 or 11, we might bring them and have the conversation, but I think that they’re just too young at this point. They both love Michael Doherty (Jason), who I’ve worked with before. They think he’s the funniest man in the whole world. I’m sure when they come visit, when we’re running maybe the swing section that’s just mellow, they’ll come on in and watch and they’ll feel awesome that they got to see. Why do you think sock puppets in particular work so well for this story? The sock puppet is probably the most universal, most innocent, most accessible way that any person, at any time, can make an alter ego. Everyone’s got socks for the most part. We’re also aware the whole time that it’s being manipulated by someone. The idea that the devil can actually get inside that hand and that person and take over that puppet is petrifying because we’re all aware of the conceit. You put the puppet on the hand of someone who is the most vulnerable, which is this kid. He’s already got some issues socially: he’s lost his father, and is in a broken situation, in a basement in Cypress, Texas. And this isn’t some poor, southern town. Cypress is a suburb of a major city; there’s a high median income. If it’s white trash, small-town Texas, a liberal audience can write it off as “those people” and we’re just not going to do that.
(Left to right) David Ivers, Laura Odeh, and Michael Doherty in rehearsal for Hand to God P H OTO BY J O EL D O C K E N D O R F
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of
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This show includes a 15-minute intermission. Hand to God is made possible thanks to the generous support of SEASON SPONSORS
Jack & Betty Schafer Michael & Sue Steinberg The Strauch Kulhanjian Family
B E RKE LE Y RE PE RTO RY TH E ATRE TO NY TACCO N E , MICHAEL LEIB ERT ARTIS TIC D IREC TO R SUSAN M E DAK , M ANAGIN G D IREC TO R
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CAST Jason/Tyrone Michael Doherty Pastor Greg David Kelly Timothy Michael McIntire Margery Laura Odeh Jessica Carolina Sanchez
PRODUC TION S TAFF Scenic Design Jo Winiarski Costume Design Meg Neville Lighting Design Alexander V. Nichols Sound Design Joe Payne Puppet Design Amanda Villalobos Casting Amy Potozkin, csa Stage Manager Michael Suenkel Assistant Stage Manager Chris Waters
The actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Hand to God was developed by the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Youngblood Program at Southampton Arts in July 2011 and received its world premiere production at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in October 2011. Off-Broadway premiere at the MCC Theater March 10, 2014 Artistic Directors: Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey & William Cantler Executive Director: Blake West Hand to God is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Affiliations The director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. The Scenic, Costume, Lighting, and Sound Designers in lort Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local usa-829, iatse.
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BE R K E L E Y R E P P R E S E N T S Michael Doherty J A S O N/ T Y R O N E
Michael is making his Berkeley Rep debut. His off-Broadway credits include Dublin by Lamplight (59E59/inis nua Theatre Company). His regional credits include Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Peter and the Starcatcher (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Charley’s Aunt and Taming of the Shrew (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Assistance (the Wilma Theater), Next to Normal and The History Boys (Arden Theatre Company), Mr. Hart and Mr. Brown (People’s Light), Moon Over Buffalo (Gulfshore Playhouse), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon—Barrymore Award for Supporting Actor), and many more. His TV pilot, Los Jarochos, won Best Writing at the 2013 Independent TV Festival. Michael received his bfa from University of the Arts.
David Kelly
PA S T O R G R E G
David previously appeared at Berkeley Rep in It Can’t Happen Here, Fuente Ovejuna, and Haroun and the Sea of Stories. In 25 seasons at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he appeared in Imaginary Invalid, Pirates of Penzance, My Fair Lady, Henry V, Hamlet, Three Musketeers, Richard II, Coriolanus, Baltimore Waltz, Pravda, Three Sisters, Much Ado About Nothing, Comedy of Errors, Death of a Salesman, Timon of Athens, Humble Boy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Noises Off, Servant of Two Masters, and Cyrano de Bergerac, among others. He also appeared in Harvey at the Guthrie Theater, Lovers and Executioners at South Coast Repertory, American Night at La Jolla Playhouse, Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter at the Kennedy Center, and Guys and Dolls at the Wallis Annenberg Center. David is an instructor at Southern Oregon University.
Michael McIntire TIMOTHY
Michael is making his Berkeley Rep debut. He most recently appeared at the American Conservatory Theater in A Little Night Music; Ah, Wilderness!; A Christmas Carol; and in its mfa Conservatory production of The Rocky Horror Show. Other regional credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The 1 6 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4
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Boys Next Door, and Big River (Maples Repertory Theatre), Sunday in the Park with George (Musical Theater Heritage), and The Kentucky Cycle (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre). His film credits include Saints Rest, Matched, and If Night Comes. Michael recently received his mfa in acting from act.
Laura Odeh M A R G E RY
Laura is delighted to be making her debut at Berkeley Rep. She has appeared on Broadway in The Rivals (Lincoln Center Theatre). Her off-Broadway credits include The Aristocrats, Gaslight, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession (the Irish Repertory Theatre), A Body of Water (Primary Stages), and King Lear (the Public Theater). Regional productions include Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly (Marin Theatre Company), King Lear (Goodman Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC), 33 Variations (La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage), and The Cherry Orchard (Yale Repertory Theatre). Her television and film credits include The Other Woman; Synecdoche, NY; The Unusuals; and Guiding Light. She has worked with such directors as Robert Falls, James Lapine, Mark Lamos, Bill Rauch, Moisés Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman, and Don Roos. Laura received her mfa from nyu Graduate Acting and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
Carolina Sanchez JESSICA
Carolina most recently appeared at Berkeley Rep in It Can’t Happen Here (Sissy). Her off-Broadway credits include Iowa (Amanda) at Playwrights Horizons. Her regional credits include Milk Like Sugar (Margie) at the Huntington Theatre Company, workshops of the musical Murder at the Gates written by Steven Sater (Audrey), and the national tour of West Side Story (Rosalia/Maria U.S.). Carolina is a recent graduate of Westminster College of the Arts with a bachelor’s degree in music.
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Robert Askins P L AY W R I G H T
Robert was born in Cypress, Texas. His hit dark comedy Hand to God opened on Broadway in April 2015, following two critically acclaimed runs at Ensemble Studio Theatre and mcc Theater, where it was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick and called “the most entertaining show of 2014.” His play Permission made its world premiere off Broadway in spring 2015 at mcc Theater. His play Fish Display was part of the 2012 Ojai Playwrights Conference, and Permission was part of the 2014 conference. Rob has received two est/Sloan grants, the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and an Arch and Bruce Davis Award for Playwriting. Rob is an I-73 and Youngblood alum and a graduate of Baylor University. He’s currently at work on two feature film projects.
David Ivers DIREC TOR
David previously directed One Man, Two Guvnors for Berkeley Rep. He is in his seventh season as artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, where he has been creating productions as director/actor since 1992. In recent seasons, he has directed Twelfth Night, Twelve Angry Men, Romeo and Juliet, Cyrano De Bergerac, and others. Additionally, he spent 10 years as a resident artist with the Denver Center Theatre Company, collaborating on over 40 productions as director/actor. Also, David helmed The Taming of the Shrew and a premiere adaptation of The Cocoanuts for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Other regional work includes productions at Pioneer Theatre Company, Nevada Conservatory Theatre, the Alabama and Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, Portland Center Stage, Portland Rep, Artists Repertory Theatre, and Tacoma Actors Guild. David’s upcoming projects include productions at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, and the Guthrie Theater.
Jo Winiarski
SCENIC DESIGNER
Jo is a set designer and art director. Hand to God is her first production at Berkeley Rep. Her off-Broadway credits include: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; multiple shows with the Pearl Theatre Company; The Jewish American Princess of Comedy; and I Love You Because. Other New York theatre companies she has designed for include Abingdon Theatre Company, New Georges, the New Group, Keen Company, Clubbed Thumb, Relentless Theatre Company, and the Roundtable Ensemble. Jo’s regional design credits include 12 seasons at the Utah Shakespeare Festival (having designed over 35 shows), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Geva Theatre Center, the Hangar Theatre, and Virginia Stage Company. Jo is the art director on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She received an Emmy nomination for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All.
Meg Neville
Alexander V. Nichols
Joe Payne
Meg’s recent Berkeley Rep credits include It Can’t Happen Here; Macbeth; One Man, Two Guvnors; Party People; and X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story). She also worked on Tribes; The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; and more. Her productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival include Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2015), The Cocoanuts (2014), Taming of the Shrew (2013), and Ghost Light (2011). Meg is an associate artist with California Shakespeare Theater, where she has designed numerous productions including Lady Windermere’s Fan, An Ideal Husband, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and lots of Shakespeare. Other Bay Area theatre credits include Marin Theatre Company, the Cutting Ball Theater, American Conservatory Theater, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Joe Goode Performance Group, and Magic Theatre. She has also worked at Second Stage Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Center Stage in Baltimore, South Coast Repertory, Atlantic Theater Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Chicago Opera Theater, NY Stage and Film, Hartford Stage, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Portland Stage Company, and Dallas Theater Center. Meg is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and Brown University and resides in San Francisco with her husband and three children.
Alex has designed more than 30 productions for Berkeley Rep. His Broadway credits include Wishful Drinking, Hugh Jackman—Back On Broadway, and Nice Work If You Can Get It. His off-Broadway productions include In Masks Outrageous and Austere, Los Big Names, Horizon, Bridge & Tunnel, Taking Over, Through the Night, and In the Wake. Alex has worked at regional theatres throughout the country, including American Conservatory Theater, Mark Taper Forum, National Theatre of Taiwan, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and La Jolla Playhouse, among others. His dance credits include resident designer for Pennsylvania Ballet, Hartford Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet; lighting supervisor for American Ballet Theatre; and resident visual designer for the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company since 1989. His designs are in the permanent repertory of San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance, Hong Kong Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, odc/SF, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Alex’s other projects include the museum installation Circle of Memory, a collaboration with Eleanor Coppola, presented in Stockholm, Sweden, and the video and visual design for Life: A Journey Through Time, a collaboration with Frans Lanting and Philip Glass, presented at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
Joe is currently assistant professor of Sound and Digital Media at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville, after 10 years as resident sound designer for Pioneer Theatre Company, and teaching sound design for the University of Utah and Illinois State University. He has been the sound designer for the Utah Shakespeare Festival for the last 16 years, and has designed throughout the country, including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Syracuse Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Stage Company, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Joe is a member of usa local 829 and tsdca.
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LIGHTING DESIGNER
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Amanda Villalobos PUPPET DESIGNER
Amanda is a puppet designer, fabricator, and performer based in New York. She has had the pleasure of working with many artists and companies including Theodora Skipitares, Lee Breuer, Basil Twist, Half Straddle, Elevator Repair Service, and Sibyl Kempson. Amanda designed the puppets for Amélie, A New Musical, which premiered at Berkeley Rep and opens on Broadway this spring. Other design credits include Fondly, Collette Richland at New York Theatre Workshop and Ghost Rings at New York Live Arts. Amanda’s performances include the Broadway production of The Peewee Herman Show at the Stephen Sondheim
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Theatre, Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag at Abrons Art Center, Rite of Spring at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Arias with a Twist at Abrons and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Amanda recently designed and performed as a Bo Obama puppet on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Please visit avpuppets.com.
Danielle O’Dea
FIGHT DIREC TOR
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Danielle is a New York City and Bay Area-based stunt performer and fight director. This is her second show with Berkeley Rep. Her Broadway credits include associate fight direction at the Atlantic Theatre Company on An Enemy of the People, and at the Cort Theater on Grace. Her off-Broadway credits include work on Bethany at New York City Center, Medieval Play at Signature Theatre, Gabriel at the Atlantic Theatre Company, and That Face at Manhattan Theatre Club. Some of her Bay Area credits include choreography at American Conservatory Theater, TheatreWorks, San Francisco Opera, New Conservatory Theatre Company, and more. Her stunt performance and choreography can also be seen in the video games XCOM 2 and Mafia 3 from 2K Games. Danielle is a bfa graduate from New York University, and has been with the Society of American Fight Directors for 10 years.
Amy Potozkin, csa
D I R E C T O R O F C A S T I N G/ A R T I S T I C A S S O C I AT E
This is Amy’s 27th season at Berkeley Rep. Through the years she has also had the pleasure of casting plays for act (Seattle), Arizona Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Company, B Street Theatre, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Marin Theatre Company, the Marsh, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Social Impact Productions Inc., and Traveling Jewish Theatre. Amy cast roles for various independent films, including Conceiving Ada, starring Tilda Swinton; Haiku Tunnel and Love & Taxes, both by Josh Kornbluth; and Beyond Redemption by Britta Sjogren. Amy received her mfa from Brandeis University, where she was also an artist in residence. She has been an audition coach to hundreds of actors and a presentation/communication coach to many businesspeople. Amy taught acting at Mills College and audition technique at Berkeley Rep’s School of Theatre, and has led workshops at numerous other venues in the Bay Area. Prior to working at Berkeley Rep, she was an intern at Playwrights Horizons in New York. Amy is a member of csa, the Casting Society of America, and was nominated for Artios Awards for Excellence in Casting for The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures and One Man, Two Guvnors.
Michael Suenkel
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favorite shows include 36 Views, Endgame, Eurydice, Hydriotaphia, and Mad Forest. He has also worked with the Barbican in London, the Huntington Theatre Company, the Juste Pour Rire Festival in Montreal, La Jolla Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, the Public Theater and Second Stage Theater in New York, and Yale Repertory Theatre. For the Magic Theatre, he stage managed Albert Takazauckas’ Breaking the Code and Sam Shepard’s The Late Henry Moss.
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Chris Waters
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Chris most recently staged managed Safe House at Aurora Theatre Company. Some of his favorite credits include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, and King Lear (California Shakespeare Theater); Talley’s Folly and Rapture, Blister, Burn (Aurora Theatre); James and the Giant Peach (Bay Area Children’s Theater/ Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre); Orlando (TheatreFIRST); pen/man/ship (Magic Theatre); and A House Tour of the Infamous Porter Family Mansion with Tour Guide Weston Ludlow Londonderry (Z Space), starring Danny Scheie. Chris holds an MA in theatre management from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Tony Taccone
MICHAEL LEIBERT ARTISTIC DIREC TOR
During Tony’s tenure as artistic director of Berkeley Rep, the Tony Award–winning nonprofit has earned a reputation as an international leader in innovative theatre. In those 19 years, Berkeley Rep has presented more than 70 world, American, and West Coast premieres and sent 23 shows to New York, two to London, and one to Hong Kong. Tony has staged more than 40 plays in Berkeley, including new work from Julia Cho, John Leguizamo, Culture Clash, Rinde Eckert, David Edgar, Danny Hoch, Geoff Hoyle, Itamar Moses, and Lemony Snicket. He directed the shows that transferred to London, Continental Divide and Tiny Kushner, and two that landed on Broadway as well: Bridge & Tunnel and Wishful Drinking. Prior to working at Berkeley Rep, Tony served as artistic director of Eureka Theatre, which produced the American premieres of plays by Dario Fo, Caryl Churchill, and David Edgar before focusing on a new generation of American writers. While at the Eureka, Tony commissioned Tony Kushner’s legendary Angels in America and co-directed its world premiere. He has collaborated with Kushner on eight plays at Berkeley Rep, including The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. Tony’s regional credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Center Theatre Group, the Eureka Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, the Huntington Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Public Theater, and Seattle Repertory Theatre. As a playwright, he debuted Ghost Light, Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup, and Game On, written with Dan Hoyle. In 2012, Tony received the Margo Jones Award for “demonstrating a significant impact, understanding, and affirmation of playwriting, with a commitment to the living theatre.”
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BE R K E L E Y R E P P R E S E N T S Susan Medak
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Susan has served as Berkeley Rep’s managing director since 1990, leading the administration and operations of the Theatre. She has served as president of the League of Resident Theatres (lort) and treasurer of Theatre Communications Group, organizations that represent the interests of nonprofit theatres across the nation. Susan chaired panels for the Massachusetts Arts Council and has also served on program panels for Arts Midwest, the Joyce Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Closer to home, Susan serves on the board of the Downtown Berkeley Association (dba). She is the founding chair of the Berkeley Arts in Education Steering Committee for Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. She was awarded the 2012 Benjamin Ide Wheeler Medal by the Berkeley Community Fund. Susan serves on the faculty of Yale School of Drama and is a proud member of the Mont Blanc Ladies’ Literary Guild and Trekking Society. During her time in Berkeley, Susan has been instrumental in the construction of the Roda Theatre, the Nevo Education Center, the renovation of the Peet’s Theatre, and in the acquisition of both the Osher Studio and the Harrison Street campus.
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Before joining Berkeley Rep, Theresa had over 20 years of experience in the New York not-for-profit performing arts sector where she has planned and executed events for dance, theatre, music, television, and film. Her previous positions include the interim general manager for the Public Theater; general manager/line producer for Theatre for a New Audience, where she opened its new state-ofthe-art theatre in Brooklyn and filmed a major motion picture of the inaugural production of Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, released June 2015; production manager at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and New York City Center, including the famous Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert; and field representative/lead negotiator for the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. She holds a MS in Labor Relations and Human Resources Management from Baruch College.
Peter Dean
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Peter began his Berkeley Rep career in 2014, and since then some his favorite productions include Party People, X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story), and Aubergine. Previously, he served as production manager at the Public Theater, where favorite works include Here Lies Love, Father Comes Home from the War Parts 1–3, Mobile Shakespeare, and The Tempest as well as musical collaborations with Sting,
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the Roots, and the Eagles. Peter also helped Alex Timbers develop Rocky the Musical, The Last Goodbye, and the cult classic Dance Dance Revolution the Musical. Other favorites include working with Edward Albee to remount The Sandbox and The American Dream at their original home at the Cherry Lane Theatre, working on Little Flower of East Orange directed by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and being a part of the development team for The Ride, an interactive four-mile traveling performance in the heart of Times Square. Regionally Peter has worked with the Huntington Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Trinity Rep, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Colorado Ballet, Central City Opera, and the Denver Center Theatre Company. Peter is a graduate of Otterbein University.
Madeleine Oldham
R E S I D E N T D R A M AT U R G/ D I R E C T O R , T H E G R O U N D F LO O R
Madeleine is the director of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work and the Theatre’s resident dramaturg. She oversees commissioning and new play development, and dramaturged the world premiere productions of Aubergine, The House that will not Stand, Passing Strange, and In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), among others. As literary manager and associate dramaturg at Center Stage in Baltimore, she produced the First Look reading series and headed up its young audience initiative. Before moving to Baltimore, she was the literary manager at Seattle Children’s Theatre, where she oversaw an extensive commissioning program. She also acted as assistant and interim literary manager at Intiman Theatre in Seattle. Madeleine served for four years on the executive committee of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and has also worked with act (Seattle), Austin Scriptworks, Crowded Fire, the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, the Kennedy Center, New Dramatists, Playwrights Center, and Portland Center Stage.
Lisa Peterson
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Lisa is a two-time Obie Award–winning writer and director who is currently the associate director at Berkeley Rep. Previous projects at the Theatre include It Can’t Happen Here (2016); An Iliad (2012), which Lisa cowrote with Denis O’Hare, and which won Obie and Lortel Awards for Best Solo Performance; Mother Courage (2006); The Fall (2001); and Antony & Cleopatra (1999). For California Shakespeare Theater, Lisa directed You Never Can Tell, King Lear, The Winter’s Tale, All’s Well That Ends Well, and Love’s Labour’s Lost. Other recent West Coast productions include Hamlet, Henry IV Pt 2, and Othello (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); and Chavez Ravine (Ovation Award for Best
Production), Palestine New Mexico, Electricidad, Water & Power, The House of Bernarda Alba, Body of Bourne, and Mules (Mark Taper Forum). She has directed world premieres by many major American writers, including Tony Kushner, Beth Henley, Donald Margulies, Jose Rivera, Ellen McLaughlin, Mac Wellman, Marlane Meyer, Polly Pen, Naomi Wallace, and many others. She regularly works at the Guthrie Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Ojai Playwrights Conference, and Sundance Theatre Lab. Lisa and Denis are working on a new play about faith and the Bible called The Good Book, and a commission for the McCarter Theatre titled The Song of Rome. Lisa is also writing a new music-theatre piece with Todd Almond called The Idea of Order, co-commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, and Seattle Rep.
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Betty and Jack are proud to support Berkeley Rep. Jack just rotated off the Theatre’s board and is now on the boards of San Francisco Opera and the Straus Historical Society. He is an emeritus trustee of the San Francisco Art Institute and the Oxbow School. Betty is on the board of EarthJustice, the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, and Sponsors of Educational Opportunity. In San Francisco, she is engaged in the launch of “Wise Aging,” a program for adults addressing the challenges of growing older. They have three daughters and eight grandchildren.
Michael & Sue Steinberg SEASON SPONSORS
Michael and Sue have been interested in the arts since they met and enjoy music, ballet, and live theatre. Michael, who recently retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s West, served on Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees from 1999 to 2006 and currently serves on the board of directors of the Jewish Museum. Sue serves on the board of the World of Children. The Steinbergs have always enjoyed regional theatre and are delighted to sponsor Berkeley Rep this season.
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The Strauch Kulhanjian Family SEASON SPONSORS
Roger Strauch is a former president of Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees and is currently vice president of the board. He is chairman of the Roda Group (rodagroup.com), a venture-development company based in Berkeley, focused on cleantech investments, best known for launching Ask.com and for being an early investor in TerraVia (nasdaq: tvia, terravia.com), a next-generation food, nutrition, and specialty ingredients company that harnesses the power of algae. Roger is chairman of the board of CoolSystems, a medical technology company, and chairman of the board of trustees for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. He is a member of the UC Berkeley Engineering Dean’s college 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 2 1
advisory board; a member of the board of Northside Center, a mental-health services agency based in Harlem, New York City; and a co-founder of the William Saroyan Program in Armenian Studies at Cal. Roger also leads the Mosse Art Restitution Project, which searches for family art illegally confiscated during Germany’s Third Reich. His wife, Julie A. Kulhanjian, is an attending physician at Oakland Children’s Hospital. They have three college-age children.
Thalia Dorwick SPONSOR
Thalia became involved with the theatre when, at age 12, she wrote, produced, and starred in a Girl Scout play. Fortunately, she has been only a spectator since then. She is past president of Berkeley Rep’s board of trustees, and she also directed the Theatre’s docent program for many years. She believes that Berkeley Rep, where she has enjoyed performances for decades, is the best theatre in the Bay Area. She serves as a vice president of the board of trustees of Case Western Reserve University. She has a PhD in Spanish, taught at the university level for many years, and is the co-author of a number of Spanish textbooks. She retired in 2004 as editor-in-chief of McGraw-Hill Higher Education’s Humanities, Social Sciences, and World Languages group. She has relocated to Florida and Pennsylvania and will miss Berkeley Rep’s productions enormously.
David & Vicki Fleishhacker SPONSORS
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David and Vicki Fleishhacker’s families trace their California roots back to the Gold Rush. Both are have been involved in amateur theatre for decades. Vicki has long been active and performed with Children’s Theatre Association of San Francisco productions. David appeared in over a dozen musical productions as actor, singer, and lyricist. He has served on many nonprofit boards, including Berkeley Rep and, currently, the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. David’s parents met in amateur theatre, and his father was instrumental in bringing American Conservatory Theater to San Francisco. Other family members have served on the boards of act and Magic Theatre.
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Peet’s Coffee is proud to be the exclusive coffee of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and salutes Berkeley Rep for its dedication to the highest artistic standards and diverse programming. Peet’s is honored to support Berkeley Rep’s renovation with the new, state-of-the-art Peet’s Theatre. In 1966, Alfred Peet opened his first store on Vine and Walnut in Berkeley and Peet’s has been committed to the Berkeley community ever since. As the pioneer of the craft coffee movement in America, Peet’s is dedicated to small-batch roasting, superior quality beans, freshness and a darker roasting style that produces a rich, flavorful cup. Peet’s is locally roasted in the first leed ® Gold certified roaster in the nation.
Wells Fargo
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As a top corporate philanthropist in the Bay Area (according to the S.F. Business Times), Wells Fargo recognizes Berkeley Repertory Theatre for its leadership in supporting the performing arts and its programs. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance. Talk to a Wells Fargo banker today to see how we can help you become more financially successful.
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“Berkeley Rep puts on interesting and critical plays showing different perspectives.” —H A M ID H U S S A IN What other nonprofits have you volunteered for? Wells Fargo takes pride in encouraging every team member to be involved in the community, so we do a lot of different work to give back to all of our community throughout the year, especially in September. This September, we volunteered at the Alameda County Food Bank. I’ve also been on the board and volunteered at both the Ann Martin Center, a community clinic, and the uss Potomac Association, which opens fdr’s Presidential Yacht to the public. How is volunteering in the arts different? Being on the Corporate Council is really about connecting with the community through arts. Berkeley Rep draws people to downtown Berkeley and ends up creating a sense of community by supporting local businesses and artists. With the arts, the impact seems to be wider, reaching a larger audience and encouraging healthy dialogue on important issues. Hamid Hussain
We sat down with Hamid Hussain to chat about his involvement with Berkeley Rep as a dedicated member of our Corporate Council. Consisting of business leaders like Hamid, the Corporate Council strengthens the Theatre through advocacy and by expanding Berkeley Rep’s relationships with the greater corporate community. Hamid is the senior vice president and region manager of Wells Fargo’s East Bay Regional Commercial Banking Office, which donates 900 volunteer hours to communities in the East Bay every year. As one of the 16,300 beneficiaries of Wells Fargo’s commitment to supporting local communities, Berkeley Rep is grateful to Hamid and his team for their support. How did you come to Berkeley Rep? Wells Fargo is a large supporter of Berkeley Rep and has been for 14 years—long before I became involved. We’re one of the largest single financial supporters of Berkeley Rep year in, year out. Another Wells Fargo executive, Lisa Finer, is on the board, and I joined the Corporate Council to volunteer about three years ago. Being on the Corporate Council gave me an understanding of the intricacies—and challenges—that are involved in putting a play together.
What inspires you most about the work that Berkeley Rep does? Berkeley Rep puts on interesting and critical plays showing different perspectives that are important for us to all consider. A perfect example is It Can’t Happen Here, which coincidentally and strangely was about the election we were experiencing. Another play, Party People, showed a different perspective on the Civil Rights movement and Black Panthers’ experience. Plays at Berkeley Rep take a new look not only at history but also at different viewpoints from parts of society that one may not normally consider. You often come to the Theatre with your daughters— what’s a play that’s inspired conversation with them? They really liked Party People. They had learned about the Civil Rights era in history class, but being transported to that time, seeing it from the viewpoint of the individuals on stage who were portraying complex and conflicted characters gave them a better appreciation for what it might have been like to live through that time. That’s what theatre does—it takes you on journey to a different time and place to understand another person’s circumstances. It’s also just a way for me to connect with my daughters. They’re teenagers and don’t really like talking with their father [laughs], but it’s fun to hear their perspective on things. It’s a great way for me to spend time with them. 2 0 1 6 –1 7 · I S S U E 4 · T H E B E R K E L E Y R E P M AG A Z I N E · 2 5
We thank the many institutional partners who enrich our community by championing Berkeley Rep’s artistic and community outreach programs. We gratefully recognize these donors to Berkeley Rep’s Annual Fund, who made their gifts between October 1, 2015 to December 18, 2016.
BE R K E L E Y R E P T H A N K S
Institutional Partners
G IF T S O F $ 10 0,0 0 0 A N D A B OV E The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation The Shubert Foundation G IF T S O F $50,0 0 0 –9 9,9 9 9 Edgerton Foundation The Reva and David Logan Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Bernard Osher Foundation The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
G IF T S O F $2 5,0 0 0 –49,9 9 9 Anonymous BayTree Fund The Frank H. & Eva B. Buck Foundation The Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Philanthropic Fund Wallis Foundation Woodlawn Foundation
G IF T S O F $5,0 0 0 –9,9 9 9 Anonymous Berkeley Civic Arts Program Distracted Globe Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation Karl & Alice Ruppenthal Foundation for the Arts Frank Sinatra Foundation G IF T S O F $ 1,0 0 0 –4,9 9 9 Joyce & William Brantman Foundation Butte Creek Foundation Civic Foundation James Irvine Foundation jec Foundation twanda Foundation
COR P OR AT E S P ON S OR S SPONSORS
SEASON SPONSORS
G I F T S O F $ 10 0,0 0 0 A N D A B OV E
G I F T S O F $ 3,0 0 0 – 5,9 9 9
Mechanics Bank Wealth Management The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Bayer Gallagher Risk Management Services Macy’s
CO R P O R AT E PA R T N E R S
G I F T S O F $ 6,0 0 0 –11,9 9 9
Armanino llp City National Bank Deloitte Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC Panoramic Interests Schoenberg Family Law Group
E XECU TIV E S P O N S O R S
G I F T S O F $ 2 5,0 0 0 –49,9 9 9
American Express
PE R FO R M A N CE S P O N S O R S
G I F T S O F $ 12 ,0 0 0 –2 4 ,9 9 9
B U S IN E S S M E M B E R S
G I F T S O F $ 1, 5 0 0 –2 ,9 9 9
Aspiriant Wealth Management BluesCruise.com McCutcheon Construction Oliver & Company Perforce Foundation CH A M PI O N S
G I F T S O F $ 1,0 0 0 –1, 49 9
Wynn Las Vegas, in memory of Zan Bealmear Is your company a corporate sponsor? Berkeley Rep’s Corporate Partnership program offers excellent opportunities to network, entertain clients, reward employees, increase visibility, and support the arts and arts education in the community. For details visit berkeleyrep.org/support or call Daria Hepps at 510 647-2904.
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Gecko Gecko Hafner Vineyard Hugh Groman Catering & Greenleaf Platters Jazzcaffè La Mediterranee La Note Latham & Watkins llp Match Vineyards Mayer Brown llp Pathos Organic Greek Kitchen Phil’s Sliders Picante PiQ Platano Salvadoran Cuisine Quady Winery Revival Bar + Kitchen Robert Meyer’s Mangia Nosh Catering
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St. George Spirits Suya African Carribbean Grill Sweet Adeline Tigerlily Venus Restaurant Whole Foods Market Hotel Shattuck Plaza is the official hotel of Berkeley Rep. Pro-bono legal services are generously provided by Latham & Watkins llp and Mayer Brown llp
M AT C H I NG G I F T S The following companies have matched their employees’ contributions to Berkeley Rep. Please contact your company’s HR office to find out if your company matches gifts. Adobe Systems Inc. · Advent Software · American Express · Apple · Applied Materials · Argo Group · at&t · Bank of America · BlackRock · Bristol Myers Squibb · Charles Schwab & Co, Inc · Chevron Corporation · Clorox · Constellation Energy · Dolby · Gap · Genentech · Google · ibm Corporation · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · kla Tencor · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · Macy’s Inc. · Matson Navigation Company · Microsoft · Morrison & Foerster · norcal Mutual Insurance Company · Nvidia · Oracle Corporation · Salesforce.com · Shell Oil · Sidley Austin llp, San Francisco · Synopsys · The Walt Disney Company · Union Bank, The Private Bank · visa u.s.a., Inc.
We thank the many individuals in our community who help Berkeley Rep produce adventurous, thought-provoking, and thrilling theatre and bring arts education to thousands of young people every year. We gratefully recognize these donors to Berkeley Rep’s Annual Fund, who made their gifts between October 1, 2015 and December 18, 2016. To make your gift and join this distinguished group, visit berkeleyrep.org/give or call 510 647-2906.
BE R K E L E Y R E P THANKS Donors to the Annual Fund
S P ON S OR C I RC L E SEASON SPONSORS
Jack & Valerie Rowe Jean & Michael Strunsky Guy Tiphane Gail & Arne Wagner
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Jack & Betty Schafer Michael & Sue Steinberg The Strauch Kulhanjian Family
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LE A D S P O N S O R S $ 5 0,0 0 0 – 9 9,9 9 9
$ 12 ,0 0 0 –2 4 ,9 9 9
Barbara & Rodgin Cohen Martha Ehmann Conte Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer Frances Hellman & Warren Breslau Wayne Jordan & Quinn Delaney Jonathan Logan Jane Marvin/Peet’s Coffee Mary Ruth Quinn & Scott Shenker
E XECU TIV E S P O N S O R S $ 2 5,0 0 0 –49,9 9 9
Edward D. Baker Rena Bransten Susan Chamberlin John & Stephanie Dains Bill Falik & Diana Cohen Kerry Francis & John Jimerson Pam & Mitch Nichter Stewart & Rachelle Owen Marjorie Randolph
Joan Sarnat & David Hoffman Liliane & Ed Schneider Janis Turner Felicia Woytak & Steven Rasmussen Martin & Margaret Zankel
Anonymous (2) Barbara & Gerson Bakar Carole B. Berg Maria Cardamone & Paul Matthews David & Vicki Cox Thalia Dorwick Robin & Rich Edwards Cynthia A. Farner David & Vicki Fleishhacker Paul Friedman & Diane Manley Karen Galatz & Jon Wellinghoff Paul Haahr & Susan Karp Scott & Sherry Haber Jack Klingelhofer Suzanne LaFetra Dixon Long Sandra & Ross McCandless Dugan Moore Leonard X & Arlene B. Rosenberg Sheli & Burt Rosenberg, in honor of Len & Arlene Rosenberg
A S S O CIAT E S P O N S O R S $ 6,0 0 0 – 11,9 9 9
Anonymous (3) Shelley & Jonathan Bagg Edith Barschi Neil & Gene Barth Valerie Barth & Peter Wiley Lynne Carmichael Daniel Cohn & Lynn Brinton Julie & Darren Cooke Robert Council & Ann Parks-Council Daryl Dichek & Kenneth Smith, in memory of Shirley D. Schild William Espey & Margaret Hart Edwards Tracy & Mark Ferron John & Carol Field, in honor of Marjorie Randolph Virginia & Timothy Foo Jill & Steve Fugaro Hitz Foundation Ms. Wendy E. Jordan
Wanda Kownacki Ted & Carole Krumland Zandra Faye LeDuff Nancy & George Leitmann, in memory of Helen Barber Peter & Melanie Maier, in honor of Jill Fugaro Dale & Don Marshall Martin & Janis McNair Helen & John Meyer / Meyer Sound Steven & Patrece Mills M Mary Ann Peoples, in memory of Lou Peoples Peter Pervere & Georgia Cassel Barbara L. Peterson Sue Reinhold & Deborah Newbrun Pat Rougeau Cynthia & William Schaff Emily Shanks M Pat & Merrill Shanks Karen Stevenson & Bill McClave Lisa & Jim Taylor Wendy Williams Linda & Steven Wolan
A R T I S T IC DI R E C T OR’ S C I RC L E PA R T N E R S
$ 3,0 0 0 – 5,9 9 9
Anonymous (6) Stephen Belford & Bobby Minkler Becky & Jeff Bleich Cynthia & David Bogolub Brook & Shawn Byers Ronnie Caplane Jennifer Chaiken & Sam Hamilton Betsey & Ken Cheitlin, in honor of Melvin & Hella Cheitlin Constance Crawford Karen & David Crommie Lois M. De Domenico Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich Nancy & Jerry Falk Frannie Fleishhacker Mary & Nicholas Graves Ms. Teresa Burns Gunther & Dr. Andrew Gunther Richard & Lois Halliday Earl & Bonnie Hamlin Vera & David Hartford Richard N. Hill & Nancy Lundeen Renee Hilpert K James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen, in honor of Rita Moreno Lynda & Dr. J. Pearce Hurley Kathleen & Chris Jackson Seymour Kaufman & Kerstin Edgerton Duke & Daisy Kiehn Rosalind & Sung-Hou Kim Louise Laufersweiler & Warren Sharp Tom Lockard & Alix Marduel Elsie Mallonee Helen Marcus & David Williamson Phyra McCandless & Angelos Kottas M Miles & Mary Ellen McKey Susan Medak & Greg Murphy, in honor of Marcia Smolens Toby Mickelson & Donald Brody Eddie & Amy Orton Janet & Clyde Ostler Sandi & Dick Pantages Pease Family Fund
Kermit & Janet Perlmutter Gregg Richardson & Lee Mingwei K David S. H. Rosenthal & Vicky Reich Patricia Sakai & Richard Shapiro Beth & David Sawi Stephen Schoen & Margot Fraser Linda & Nathan Schultz Beryl & Ivor Silver Ed & Ellen Smith Audrey & Bob Sockolov Vickie Soulier Deborah Taylor Pamela Gay Walker/ Ghost Ranch Productions Beth Weissman Patricia & Jeffrey Williams Steven Winkel & Barbara Sahm Sheila Wishek Sally Woolsey
B E N E FAC TO R S
$ 1, 5 0 0 –2 ,9 9 9
Anonymous (5) Mel Adamson K Pat Angell, in memory of Gene Angell Martha & Bruce Atwater Naomi Auerbach & Ted Landau Nina Auerbach Linda & Mike Baker Michelle L. Barbour Leslie & Jack Batson Don & Gerry Beers David Beery & Norman Abramson Barbara Bernstein K Annikka Berridge Caroline Beverstock Brian Bock & Susan Rosin Caroline Booth Bernard Boudreaux Linda Brandenburger Broitman-Basri Family Don & Carol Anne Brown Brenda Buckhold Shank, MD, PhD Katherine S. Burcham M Don Campbell & Family
Ed Cullen & Ann O’Connor James Cuthbertson Meredith Daane M Barbara & Tim Daniels M Richard & Anita Davis Ilana DeBare & Sam Schuchat Francine & Beppe Di Palma Corinne & Mike Doyle Linda Drucker Susan English & Michael Kalkstein Bill & Susan Epstein Merle & Michael Fajans Lisa & Dave Finer Ann & Shawn Fischer Hecht Linda Jo Fitz Patrick Flannery James & Jessica Fleming Jacques Fortier Thomas & Sharon Francis Lisa Franzel & Rod Mickels Donald & Dava Freed Herb & Marianne Friedman Chris R. Frostad M James Gala Dennis & Susan Johann Gilardi Marjorie Ginsburg & Howard Slyter Daniel & Hilary B. Goldstine Nelson Goodman, in memory of Marilyn Goodman Robert & Judith Greber William James Gregory Anne & Peter Griffes Garrett Gruener & Amy Slater Migsy & Jim Hamasaki Bob & Linda Harris Ruth Hennigar Christina Herdell, in memory of Vaughn & Ardis Herdell Doug & Leni Herst, in honor of Susie Medak Howard Hertz & Jean Krois Elaine Hitchcock Bill Hofmann & Robbie Welling M The Hornthal Family Foundation, in honor of Susie Medak’s leadership Paula Hughmanick &
Steven Berger George & Leslie Hume Polly Ikonen Marilyn Jensen-Akula Beth & Fred Karren Doug & Cessna Kaye Bill & Lisa Kelly Stephen F. Kispersky Jean & Jack Knox Lynn Eve Komaromi, in honor of the Berkeley Rep Staff John Kouns & Anne Baele Kouns Woof Kurtzman & Liz Hertz Helen E. Land Robert Lane & Tom Cantrell Randy Laroche & David Laudon Sherrill Lavagnino & Scott McKinney Andrew Leavitt & Catherine Lewis Ellen & Barry Levine Jennifer S. Lindsay Vonnie Madigan The Madison Family K Naomi & Bruce Mann Lois & Gary Marcus Sumner & Hermine Marshall Charlotte & Adolph Martinelli Rebecca Martinez Erin McCune Kirk McKusick & Eric Allman Dan Miller Andy & June Monach Scott Montgomery & Marc Rand Jerry Mosher Marvin & Neva Moskowitz Daniel Murphy Judith & Richard Oken Sheldeen Osborne Judy O’Young, MD & Gregg Hauser Gerane Wharton Park Bob & MaryJane Pauley Tom & Kathy Pendleton David & Bobbie Pratt Linda Protiva Lawrence Prozan Andrew Raskopf & David Gunderman Bill Reuter & Ruth Major
Matt Pagel & Corey Revilla John & Jody Roberts Leigh Robinson Deborah Romer & William Tucker Boyard & Anne Rowe Lisa Salomon & Scott Forrest Monica Salusky & John K. Sutherland Jeane & Roger Samuelsen Stephen C. Schaefer Jackie & Paul Schaeffer Dan Scharlin & Sara Katz Jackie Schmidt-Posner & Barry Posner Joyce & Jim Schnobrich Edie Silber & Steve Bomse Beryl & Ivor Silver Dave & Lori Simpson Margaret Skornia Cherida Collins Smith Sherry & David Smith Alice & Scott So Valerie Sopher David G. Steele Gary & Jana Stein Stephen Stublarec & Debra S. Belaga Duncan Susskind K Alison Teeman & Michael Yovino-Young Susan Terris Samuel Test Michael Tubach & Amrita Singhal Jonathan & Kiyo Weiss Wendy Willrich Charles & Nancy Wolfram Sam & Joyce Zanze Mark Zitter & Jessica Nutik Zitter Jane & Mark Zuercher
LEGEND K in-kind gift M matching gift We are pleased to recognize first-time donors to Berkeley Rep, whose names appear in italics.
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BE R K E L E Y R E P T H A N K S Donors to the Annual Fund CH A M PIO N S
$ 1,0 0 0 –1, 49 9
Anonymous (6) · Tracy Achorn · Abbey Alkon & Jonathan Leonard · Gertrude E. Allen, in memory of Robert Allen · Roy & Judith Alper · Elisabeth Andreason & Melissa Allen · Marcia & George Argyris · Ross E. Armstrong · Susan Benzinger, in memory of Zan Gray Bealmear · Patti Bittenbender · Naomi Black · Eric Brink & Gayle Vassar M · Davis Carniglia & Mary-Claire Baker · Paula Carrell · Stan & Stephanie Casper · Leslie Chatham & Kathie Weston · Ed & Lisa Chilton · Patty & Geoff Chin · Terin Christensen · Roberta Christianson, in memory of Bea · John & Izzie Crane M · Mike & Pam Crane · Abby & Ross Davisson · Harry & Susan Dennis · Robert Deutsch · David Deutscher · Paul Feigenbaum & Judy Kemeny · Samuel Fogleman, in memory of Zan Gray Bealmear · Dean Francis · Judith & Alex Glass · Glennis Lees & Michael Glazeski · Kim Golden & Jean Suda in honor of Bruce Golden & Michelle Mercer · Tim & Mary Haifley · Ann Harriman, in memory of Malcolm White · Dan & Shawna Hartman Brotsky M · Don & Janice Holve, in memory of Daisy & Paul Persons · Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Isbell · Randall Johnson · Barbara E. Jones, in memory of William E. Jones · Corrina Jones · Dennis Kaump · Marilyn Kecso · Christopher Killian & Carole Ungvarsky · Janet Kornegay & Dan Sykes · Susilpa Lakireddy · Henry Lerner, in honor of Joanne Levene Lerner · Ms. Sidne S. Long · Jay & Eileen Love · John E. Matthews · Susan & J. Patterson McBaine · Ruth Medak · Geri Monheimer, in honor of Sharon Kinkade · Brian & Britt-Marie Morris · Margo Murray · Claire Noonan & Peter Landsberger · Pier & Barbara Oddone · Lynette Pang & Michael Man · Regina Phelps · Gary F. Pokorny · Kent
We gratefully recognize the following members of the Annual Fund whose contributions were received from October 14 to December 18, 2016: S U PP O R T E R S
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Anonymous (5) · Brian Andersen, Michelle Jolly, Bill Walker & Mary Wisnewski · Clara Arakaki · Susan & Barry Baskin · Hebe & James Beard · Steve Benting & Margaret Warton · Robert & Barbara Brandriff · Eric B. Brown · Jane Buerger · Dr. Alan Burckin & Carol Olmert · Lawrence & Marilyn Capitelli · Denys Carrillo · Anita Cazin · Patricia & Peter Coffin · Jim & Jeanette Cottle · Ed Cullen & Ann O'Connor · Joseph Doniach · Lori & Gary Durbin · Mary Eichbauer & Greg Gartrell · Sue J. Estey · Cathy and Chuck Farman, in honor of Seth Mickenberg and Alfredo Silva · Jaclyn C. Fink · Marlyn Gershuny · Michele & David Glass · Paul Goldstein & Dena Mossar · Diana Graham & Jack Zimmermann · David & Susan Graves · Bonnie Grossman · Kevin Hagerty · Barry & Micheline Handon · Richard L. Hay · Peter Hobe & Christina Crowley · Marilynn Hodgson · Ralph Pais & Gayl Huston · Marcia Kadanoff · Anne & Jon Kotch in memory of Zan Bealmear · Kupcho-Hawksworth Family · Almon E. Larsh Jr · Sandra MacKenzie-Cioppa, in honor of Josie & Everett Goldfarb · Kelly Mellecker in memory of Zan Bealmear · Mike Mertz · Susan Moss · Charles Olson & Yoko Watanabe · Lewis Perry · James F. Pine · Fred & Judy Porta · Russell & Joni Pratt · Lois & Dan Purkett · Chuck & Kati Quibell · Carla & David Riemer · The Rohani Family, in memory of Alexandra Gray Bealmear · Barbara & Jerry
Rasmussen & Celia Ramsay · Charles Rice · Helen Richardson · Maxine Risley, in memory of James Risley · Horacio & Angela Rodriguez · Rosov Consulting · Deborah Dashow Ruth, in memory of Leo P. Ruth · Teddy & Bruce Schwab · Seiger Family Foundation · Brenda Buckhold Shank, M.D., Ph.D. · Neal Shorstein, MD & Christopher Doane · John St. Dennis & Roy Anati · Monroe W. Strickberger · William van Dyk & Margi Sullivan · Pate & Judy Thomson · Prof. Jeremy Thorner & Dr. Carol Mimura · Alistair & Nellie Thornton · Sallie Weissinger
A DVO C AT E S
$500–999
Anonymous (25) · Anonymous, in honor of Ruth & George Staten · Fred & Kathleen Allen · Robert & Evelyn Apte · Steven & Barbara Aumer-Vail · Todd & Diane Baker · Celia Bakke · Steven Beckendorf & Cynthia Hill · Richard & Kathy Berman · Robert Berman & Jane Ginsburg · Steve Bischoff · The Blackman Family · Gun Bolin · Karen Bowen & Beth Gerstein, in honor of Donald Trump and Mike Pence · Ellen Brackman & Deborah Randolph · Marilyn Bray · Diane Brett · Craig Broscow M · Dr. Paula Campbell · Robert & Margaret Cant · Bruce Carlton · John Carr · Kim & Dawn Chase · Laura Chenel · Karen Clayton & Stephen Clayton · Chris & Martie Conner · Michael & Denise Coyne · Sharon & Ed Cushman · Jill & Evan Custer · Robert & Loni Dantzler · Pat & Steve Davis · Jacqueline Desoer · Jerome & Thao Dodson · Amar Doshi · Kristen Driskell · Anita C. Eblé · Roger & Jane Emanuel · Joseph & Judith Epstein · Gini Erck & David Petta · Michael Evanhoe · James Finefrock & Harriet Hamlin · Brigitte & Louis Fisher · Martin & Barbara Fishman ·
Schauffler · Richard J. Schoofs · Cynthia Sears · Ruthann Taylor · Liz Varnhagen · Dick & Beany Wezelman · Ann Willoughby · Carolyn Zaroff
CO N T RIB U TO R S
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Anonymous (10) · Anonymous, in honor of Zan Bealmear · Rose Marie Avery · Kent & Carolyn Barnes · Jim & Donna Beasley · Barbara Beck · Charles Benedict · Robert & Wendy Bergman · Jeffry & Diane Bernstein · Robin & Edward Blum · Joel & Rochelle Blumenfeld · Karen & Steven Bovarnick · Kate & Monroe Bridges · Sandra Briggs · Cathy Bristow · Kay Browne · Dupsi Brown-Kuria · Toni Deser & Paul Rodman · Debashis Dhar & Devyani Biswas · Jeanene E. Ebert · Linda Esquivel · Marjorie Esquivil · Roy Eyal · Karen Firestein · Tom & Gail Frost · Nancy Galloway & Andy Morse · Lita Gloor-Little & David Little · Barbara & Barry Gross · The Gurney Family in memory of Alexandra Victoria Gray-Bealmear · Carolyn Higgins, in memory of Douglas Higgins · Ron & Virginia Iverson · Armond & Kathy Jordan, in memory of Alice L. Cummings · Brian & Edith Kearney · Nancy Kornfield · Laurence Lange · Catherine Lerza · Trudy & Rolf Lesem · Amy Lyons · Dana Rae & Bruce MacDermott · Bonnie Malicki · Lisa Manning · Suzanne McCombs · Susan & Nick McCully · Philip McKinley & David Manning, in memory of Zan Bealmear · The Medress Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation · Marie A. Moran · Mike & Sharon Morris · Paul Paulson & Robert Siefer · Phyllis Pottish-Lewis & Adam Lewis · Connie Pyle · William Rawson & Judith Sulsona · Charles Raymond & Nancy Nagramada · Dr. & Mrs. Richard Rozen · Kay Vinson Ruhland · Barbara Saunders · Todd Sinett in memory of Zan Bealmear · Holly M. Singh · Archie & Geraldine Smith · Patricia Smith, in memory of Kermit Smith · Richard & Darlene Smith · Mr. & Mrs. Somasundaram · Donald Stang & Helen Wickes · Anne &
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Midge Fox K · Harvey & Deana Freedman · David Gaskin & Phillip McPherson · Tim Geoghegan · Arlene Getz · Gwendolyn Goldsby, in memory of Angela Paton · Barry & Erica Goode · Jane Gottesman & Geoffrey Biddle · Gene Gottfried · Linda Graham · Priscilla Green, in honor of Maya & Rico Green · Sheldon & Judy Greene · Don & Becky Grether · Ken & Karen Harley · Janet Harris · Geoffrey & Marin-Shawn Haynes · Irene & Robert Hepps · Dixie Hersh · Fran Hildebrand · Alex Ingersoll & Martin Tannenbaum · Stephen & Helene Jaffe K · Pam & Ted Johann M · Charles & Laurie Kahn · Helmut H. Kapczynski & Colleen Neff · Patricia Kaplan · Pat Kelly & Jennifer Doebler · Kimberly J. Kenley-Salarpi · Beth & Tim Kientzle M · Sue Fisher King · Jack & Birthe Kirsch · Beverly Phillips Kivel · Susan Klee & David Stoloff · Jeff Klingman & Deborah Sedberry · Judith Knoll · Joan & David Komaromi · Natalie Lagorio · Jane & Michael Larkin · Barbara & Thomas Lasinski · David & Mari Lee · Renee M. Linde · Deidre & Loren Lingenfelter, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Mark & Roberta Linsky · Dottie Lofstrom · Loveable Feast, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Bruce Maigatter & Pamela Partlow · Joan & Roger Mann · Sue & Phil Marineau · Caroline McCall & Eric Martin · Marie Singer McEnnis · Daniel & Beverlee McFadden · Brian McRee · George & Jeri Medak, in memory of Alexandra Victoria Gray-Bealmear · Joanne Medak, in honor of Susan Medak · Jamie Miller, in memory of Helene Sabin · Marlene & Stephen Miller · Jeff Miner · James & Katherine Moule · James Musbach · Ron Nakayama · Greg Neukirchner · Jeanne E. Newman · Judy Ogle · Peggy O’Neill · Carol J. Ormond · Nancy Park · Brian D. Parsons · James Pawlak · Kyle Peacock ·
P. David Pearson · Bob & Toni Peckham, in honor of Robert M. Peckham, Jr. · Paul & Suzanne Peterson · Anne Petrowsky · James F. Pine M · F. Anthony Placzek · Malcolm & Ann Plant · Charles Pollack & Joanna Cooper · Susie & Eric Poncelet · Timothy & Marilyn Potter · Roxann R. Preston · Rich Price · Laurel & Gerald Przybylski · Lois & Dan Purkett · Kathleen Quenneville · David & Mary Ramos · Sheldon & Catherine Ramsay · Paul & Margaret Robbins · Rick & Stephanie Rogers · Galen Rosenberg & Denise Barnett · Dorothy R. Saxe · Joyce & Kenneth Scheidig · Bob & Gloria Schiller · Mark Schoenrock & Claudia Fenelon · Dr. David Schulz M · Cynthia Sears · Andrew & Marva Seidl · Steve & Susan Shortell · Ruth Simon · William & Martha Slavin · Carra Sleight · Suzanne Slyman · Jerry & Dick Smallwood · Sigrid Snider · Louis & Bonnie Spiesberger · Robert & Naomi Stamper · Herbert Steierman · Annie Stenzel · Lynn M. & A. Justin Sterling · Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Terdiman · Tracy Thompson · Karen Tiedemann & Geoff Piller · Mike & Ellen Turbow · Dean Ujihara · Sharon Ulrich & Marlowe Ng · Mark Valentine & Stacy Leier-Valentine · Gerald & Ruth Vurek · Adrian Walker · Louise & Larry Walker · Buddy & Jodi Warner · Dena & Wayne Watson-Lamprey · Mike Weinberger & Julianne Lindemann · Harvey & Rhona Weinstein · William R. Weir · Robert & Sheila Weisblatt · Dr. Ben & Mrs. Carolyn Werner · Elizabeth Werter & Henry Trevor · Robert T. Weston · Sharon & Kenneth Wilson · Fred Winslow & Barbara Baratta · Laura & Ernest Winslow · H. Leabah Winter · Susan & Harvey Wittenberg · Margaret Wu & Ciara Cox · Lee Yearley & Sally Gressens · Sandra Yuen & Lawrence Shore
Douglas Stewart · Ross Story · Veronica Tincher · Lawrence Tjernell · Marta Tobey & Roger Ramey · Marvalee & David Wake · Janet Weber in memory of Zan Gray Bealmear · Sue Weinswig · Rhoda Wolfe · Raymond A. Young III · Marti & Shelly Zedeck
in honor of Beulah & Leonard Hanauer · Austin & Lynne Henderson · Nancy Higham · Elizabeth Hoffmann · Pamela Hudson · Enid Hunkeler · Barbara B Job · Gerald Kaminski · Harlan & Pearl Kann · Marlene & Ilan Keret · Carli Kim · Doris Kinsley · Neil & Peggy Kostick · Lynn & Ken Krieger, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Maria & David Laforge · Eva Lieberman · Elizabeth S. Lindgren-Young & Robert Young · Annette C. Lipkin, in memory of Paul Lipkin · Kim Liu · Cynthia Lloyd · Jo & Joe Macaluso, in memory of our son John Macaluso · Joe & Joanne Magruder · Joann Malta-Weingard · Thomas Mangne in memory of Zan Bealmear · Redge & Carole Martin · Helen McKendell · Diane Means & Tom Slanger · John & Rosemary Merchant · Jamie Miller, in memory of Helene Sabin · Sandra Mills · Robert Moench · Rev. DeeAnn Morency · Mr. & Mrs. James Nelson · Judith Norberg · The 1986 Nye Family Trust, in memory of Harriet E. Weir Nye · Barbara & John Ohlmann · Peter Peacock · John R. Petrovsky · Linda Quaintance · Carolyn Ramsey · Sandra Ried · Donald A. Riley & Carolyn Serrao · Ed & Irene Rimer · Nancy Sale · Sara Samson · Carolyn Sanders · Josh Schechtel · Wendy Scheck · Jean & Alan Schoenfeld · Diane Schreiber & Bryan McElderry · Georgia Schreiber · Peter and Cindy Tsai Schultz · Steven Schultz & Nancy Ulmer · Prof. & Mrs. Dana S. Scott · Randall A. Shields · Charles Siegel · Nicholas Smith · Anthony & Carol Somkin · Leon Somplinsky · Alan & Charlene Steen · Kay Stodd · Susanne Stoffel & Michael Coan · Lori Stone · Ellen Stuck & Andre Neu · Michael & Katherine Taylor · Ying Mei Tcheou · Homer S. Teng · William Thompson · Dan & Elizabeth Thornton · Oscia Timschell · M. Christine Torrington · Shaina Wagner · Phoebe Watts · Neil Weinstein · William Weisman · Alice Wilkins · Bonnie Willdorf · Jennifer Winch · Patricia Wipf · Stan Zaks · Marisha Zeffer
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Anonymous (25) · Ida & Myles Abbott · Barry & Joanne Adcock · Kim & Miwa Ahlstrom, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Susan & Jerry Angel · Esther Arnold · Susan Avila · Jusneet K. Beasley · Steve Beck & Candice Eggerss · Sally Benjamin · Peter Benvenutti & Lise Pearlman · Philip E. Berghausen Jr · Thomas G. Bertken · Jennifer & Frank Block · Nancy Boswell · Douglas R. Boyes · Carolyn Bradford · Rachel Broadwin, in memory of Marion Apter Broadwin · Donald Brown · Jacquelyn Brown & Ken Prochnow · Vicki Brumby · John & Gail Buchbinder · Wolf Busse · Barbara Cannella · Mr. & Mrs. Capelli, in memory of Alexandra Victoria Gray-Bealmear · The Capsimalis Family · W. Bradford Carson · Susan Casper, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Judy Chapman · Julie Chew · Connie Chin · Carol & Orlo Clark · Marc & Jennifer Cohen · Susan & Don Couch · Philip Crawford · Hiram & Eleanora De Witt, in honor of Zoltan De Witt · Richard DeSanti · Todd Douglas, in honor of The Dickerhoff Family · Elizabeth Anne Doyle, in memory of John Doyle · Lawrence Duga · Michelle B. Edwards · Richard England & Hilary Lamar · Bill & Kathy Failing · Nancy Fenton · Mary & Doug Fraser · Thomas & Sandra Friedland · Wendy Friefeld · Kelli M. Frostad · Jeannette Gape · Robert & Linda Garb · Serina Garst · Polly Gassler & Ann Cirksena · Ellen Geringer & Chris Tarp · Hedi & Paul Gerken · Rich Gillette & Jennifer Horne · Christine & David Goldin · Gilbert & Sally Gradinger · Susan Guerrero · Bronwyn H. Hall · Robin Halprin & Abbas Khaligh · Kathie Hammond · Eleanor Hanauer,
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Donors to the Annual Fund
PAT RO N S
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Anonymous (33) · Elizabeth Ackermann · Joseph Akin · Susan Aldrich · Noliwe Alexander · Lisa Aliferis & John Storella · Beverly Allphin · Sarah Amthor · Don & Bette Anderson · Lynn Anderson · Melissa Anderson · Sue Andrade · Jeff Angell & Joan King-Angell · Philip Arca & Sherry Smith · Melissa Arellanes · Elinor Armer · Kate & Bob Armstrong · Susan Ashley · Robert Aude · Coco Auerswald · Ms. Nancy Auker · Jaclyn Babcock · Lisa Bacani · Christine Bacon · Vanessa Baker · Jessica N. Banuelos · Dr. Frank Barham · Barbara Baum · Ann Bauman · Ellen Beilock, in memory of family no longer with us · Lynn Bell · Catherine Benedict · Gordon Benner & Andrea Faber · Roy C. Bergstrom · Holly & Martin Bern · Alison Bers · Ann T. Binning · Michelle Blanco · Kathleen Bliss · Wendy Bloom · Brian & Lisa Blumenband · Anna Bonderenko · Randy Borden · Celine Boutte · Rena Bransten · Jamie Breen · Lori Breunig · William Bridges · Kim Bromley · Ann Brown · Nube Brown · Sarah Brown · Nancy & Les Burger · Martin & Patricia Butensky · Susan Butler · Brianne Byrne · Daniel Campos · Cliff Capdevielle · Hans Cardenas · Cherry Cartwright · Jennifer & Dan Cavenaugh · Shannon Chan · Margaret Charnas · Ekta Chopra · Civiane Chung · Tom Clements · Barbara Clinton · Eleanor D. Cohen · Lisa Cohen · R. Arlene Coleman · Jacob Combs · Mary & Matthew Connors · Boiler Burner Control · Anne Cooke · Wendy Cooper · Jack Crane · John & Izzie Crane M · Jenn & Brian Croshal in memory of Zan Bealmear · Carol Cruikshank · David Currie ·
Scott Curtin · Deborah Davis · Doris Davis · David Davison · Dave & Jean DeCamilla · Rene Deville · Khorshed Dodge · Lynne Dombrowski · Gloria Donohue · Eileen Duncan · Susan Dwyer · Lynne M. Eggers · Peter Ewell & Helga Recke · Marna & Phil Eyring · Joseph Faletti · Samuel Farb · Al & Sue Farmer · Gregory Feeney · Vallery Feldman · Ann Felldin · Debra Field · Irina Filipchik · MarySue Fisher · Lorraine Foster · Ann Fox · Rose Fraden · Madeleine Frankel · Don Fujino · Patricia Gairaud · Raja Gangopadhya · Angie Garling · Sara Z. Geber · Jon Georges · Marci & Joel Gerston · Peggy Gibbons · Marcia Phoenix Gibbs · Lori & Daniel Gicklhorn · Russ Goddard · Lauren M. Goodrich · Alison Gopnik & Alby Raysmith · Steven Gotanda · The Gottfried Family · Jennifer Green · Zachary & Carolyn Griffith · Jo Anna Guerra · Lisa Guevara · Alejandro Gutierrez · Lisa Marie Hadley · Lisa Hane · Chris Hannafan · Susan Jane Harrison · Emily S. Hartman · Gretchen Hayes · Marilyn Hayward · Barbara J. Hazard · Ellen & Barry Hecht · Valerie Heimark · Verna Henderson · Ada Hernandez · Beverly Hop · Karen Houston · Jennifer Howard · Nicholas Hyde Family · Heather Imboden · Cathleen Jay · Sarah Johnson · Sheila Kahan · Jeffrey Kahn · Irene Katsumoto · Ellen Kaufman & David Weiner · Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Kayman · Caitlin Keliiaa · Kay Keppler · Jerry Keyser · Steve Kimball · Lori R. Klumb · Doris Kogo · Emma Kovak · Sharon Krause & Bruce Cohen · Benjamin D. Kroll · Nurith Kurn · Louis Labat, in memory of Mrs. Lucille Labat · Regina Lackner, in memory of Ruth Eis · Anthony Agustine Landers · Ann Latta · Marcia Lazer · Nina Levin in memory of Zan Bealmear · Amy Levine, in
Sustaining members as of December 2016:
The Society welcomes the following new members:
Anonymous Terin Christensen Helen M. Marcus Estate of Stephen C. Schaefer, in honor of Jean and Jack Knox
Anonymous (6) Norman Abramson & David Beery Sam Ambler Carl W. Arnoult & Aurora Pan Ken & Joni Avery Nancy Axelrod Edith Barschi Neil & Gene Barth Susan & Barry Baskin Linda Brandenburger Broitman-Basri Family Bruce Carlton & Richard G. McCall Stephen K. Cassidy Paula Champagne & David Watson Andrew Daly & Jody Taylor M. Laina Dicker Thalia Dorwick Rich & Robin Edwards Thomas W. Edwards & Rebecca Parlette-Edwards Bill & Susan Epstein William Espey & Margaret Hart Edwards Carol & John Field Dr. Stephen E. Follansbee & Dr. Richard A. Wolitz Kerry Francis Dr. Harvey & Deana Freedman Joseph & Antonia Friedman
memory of Anita Litwack · Arielle Levine · Peter Linfoot and Louise Bourassa, in memory of Zan Gray-Bealmear · Karl & Betsy Livengood · Nancy Loewenthal · Elaina Lovejoy · Sharon Lovejoy · Jill Lyon · Margaret MacDonald · Beatrice MacIntosh · Megan MacMillan · Marjorie Manzella · Elise Marks · Patrice Martin · Curtis Mathew · Hampton Maxwell · Mr. & Mrs. Warren McCausland · Meri McCoy-Thompson · Earl McDaniel · Peter McNair · Joyce K. Mendel · Amalia Mendez · Candice Meyers · Joe Meyers · Jeffrey Miao · David & Corey Miller · Reid Miller · Scott Miller · Slim Mittens · Kirk Mills · William Mills · Morvarid Moayeri · Bruce Mock · Shannon Moe · Adam Montanaro · Susan Montauk, in memory of Clare Montauk · Marcy Moriconi · Phyllis Morrison · Haruko Nagaishi · Diana Nathan · Dr. & Mrs. Edward Nathan, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Naomi Newman · Oi Ting Nip · Mariko Nobori · Sarah Nowicki · Maria Ochoa, in memory of Diane "Jane" Kerrick · Audrey O'Connor · Gloria O'Dell · Robin Olivier · Judith L. O'Rourke · Kristina Osborn · Sara L. Pahlke · Ruth A. Pease · William A. Pease · Brook Pessin-Whedbee · Linda Pieraldi · Rosie Powell · Mark J. Powers & Albert E. Moreno, in honor of Molly Terry · Jennifer Poyer · Felisa Preskill & Zachary Scholz · Audrey Prouse · Mark Prudowsky · Alberto Puggelli · Carol Quink · K. Racanelli · Balaji Rajam · Rohan Ramakrishna · Jenny Ray · Amr Razzak & Jane Hsiao · Trudie Read-Rockwell · Donna Reeve · Alexis Rhorer, in honor of Joan Sperans · Laura Richardson · John and Susan Richmond · Carl Rivas · Liliana Rivera, in honor of Abril Rivera · Jeffrey Robbins & Mary Spletter · Holly
Paul T. Friedman Dr. John Frykman Laura K. Fujii David Gaskin & Phillip McPherson Marjorie Ginsburg & Howard Slyter Mary & Nicholas Graves Elizabeth Greene Jon & Becky Grether Richard & Lois Halliday Julie & Paul Harkness Linda & Bob Harris Fred Hartwick Ruth Hennigar Douglas J. Hill Hoskins/Frame Family Trust Lynda & Dr. J. Pearce Hurley Robin C. Johnson Lynn Eve Komaromi Bonnie McPherson Killip Scott & Kathy Law Zandra Faye LeDuff Ines R. Lewandowitz Dot Lofstrom Dale & Don Marshall Sumner & Hermine Marshall Rebecca Martinez Suzanne & Charles McCulloch John G. McGehee Miles & Mary Ellen McKey Margaret D. & Winton McKibben Susan Medak & Greg Murphy
Rose · Fred Rosenblum · Gail Rossiter · Lael R. Rubin · William Ryan · Michael Sacksteder · Heli Saidi · Kim Savage · Robert Scalise · Lori Schack · Mark Schack · Melora G. Scharf · Emmy Scharlatt · Stephen Scheier · Dr. Elizabeth Scherman, in honor of Samuel G. Pierce · Heather Schlaff · Liliane & Ed Schneider · Margaret Schultz · Christy Seaman, in memory of Patricia McCaughey · Elma Siemon · Alice Sheehan · Caroline Sheehan, in memory of Zan Bealmear · Elizabeth Shepard · Dr. & Mrs. James Shepard · Leanore Shikuma · James Silkensen · Dr. Ivan Silverberg · Dave & Lori Simpson · Chandre Singhal · Linda Skare, in memory of Rose Costello · Anne Smith · Patricia Smith · Sylvia Smith · Alex Smolen in memory of Zan Bealmear · Fred Sperber · Andrea SpillmannGajek · Pamela Springer · Robyn Stanton · Susan Stark · Rita Steele · J.P. Stephenson · Ward Preston Stern · Mary Alice & Walt Stevenson · Susan Stewart · Marcie Marken Stock · Craig Stone · Dorian Stull · Roberta Sung · Nicole Swope & Centre Dance, in memory of Zan Gray Bealmear · Nicolas Taliaferro Abraham · Janet Tamaren · Tina M. Tamori · Michael Tarelka · Sylvia Tedesco · Kara Theiding · Michael F. Thompon · Joanne Thorne · Nick Thurston · Cathy Tiner · Ann Tingley · Karl Topp · Maxine Topper · Chinmay Trivedi · Vladimir Tsukanov · Bill Walker & Jane Hudson · Jo Anne Wallace · Myrna Walton · Richard Watson · Shawna Werle · Michael & Julie Whitcomb · Kay Williams · Oliver Williamson · Ann Willoughby · Patricia Wilson · Lois B. Winter · Mary A. Wloszek · Eve Yalom · Ned Young, in honor of Seth Mickenberg & Alfredo Silva · Autumn Zangrilli
Stephanie Mendel Toni Mester Shirley & Joe Nedham Pam & Mitch Nichter Sheldeen G. Osborne Sharon Ott Amy Pearl Parodi Barbara L. Peterson Regina Phelps Margaret Phillips Marjorie Randolph Bonnie Ring Living Trust Tom Roberts David Rovno Tracie E. Rowson Deborah Dashow Ruth Patricia Sakai & Richard Shapiro Betty & Jack Schafer Brenda Buckhold Shank, M.D., Ph.D. Kevin Shoemaker Valerie Sopher Michael & Sue Steinberg Dr. Douglas & Anne Stewart Jean Strunsky Henry Timnick Guy Tiphane Phillip & Melody Trapp Janis Kate Turner Dorothy Walker Weil Family Trust— Weil Family Karen & Henry Work Martin & Margaret Zankel
Gifts received by Berkeley Rep:
Anonymous Estate of Suzanne Adams Estate of Helen Barber Estate of Fritzi Benesch Estate of Carole B. Berg Estate of Nelly Berteaux Estate of Jill Bryans Estate of Nancy Croley Estate of John E. & Helen A. Manning Estate of Richard Markell Estate of Gladys Perez-Mendez Estate of Margaret Purvine Estate of Leigh & Ivy Robinson Estate of Stephen C. Schaefer Estate of Peter Sloss Estate of Harry Weininger Estate of Grace Williams
Members of this Society, which is named in honor of Founding Director Michael W. Leibert, have designated Berkeley Rep in their estate plans. Unless the donor specifies otherwise, planned gifts become a part of Berkeley Rep’s endowment, where they will provide the financial stability that enables Berkeley Rep to maintain the highest standards of artistic excellence, support new work, and serve the community with innovative education and outreach programs, year after year, in perpetuity. For more information on becoming a member, visit our website at berkeleyrep.org/mls or contact Daria Hepps at 510 647-2904 or dhepps@berkeleyrep.org.
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BE R K E L E Y R E P STA F F Michael Leibert Artistic Director Tony Taccone
Managing Director Susan Medak
General Manager Theresa Von Klug ARTISTIC Director of Casting & Artistic Associate Amy Potozkin Director, The Ground Floor/ Resident Dramaturg Madeleine Oldham Literary Manager Sarah Rose Leonard Artistic Associate Katie Craddock Associate Director Lisa Peterson Associate Artist Liesl Tommy TCG Artist-in-Residence Reggie D. White Artists under Commission Todd Almond · Christina Anderson · Jackie Sibblies Drury · Dave Malloy · Lisa Peterson · Sarah Ruhl · Tori Sampson · Joe Waechter P R ODUC T ION Production Manager Peter Dean Associate Production Manager Amanda Williams O’Steen Company Manager Jean-Paul Gressieux Production Driver Johnny Van Chang S TAG E M A NAG E M E N T Production Stage Manager Michael Suenkel Stage Managers Leslie M. Radin · Karen Szpaller · Julie Haber · Kimberly Mark Webb Production Assistants Amanda Mason · Sofie Miller · Betsy Norton S TA G E OP E R AT ION S Stage Supervisor Julia Englehorn P R OP E R T I E S Properties Supervisor Jillian A. Green Properties Artisan Viqui Peralta S C E N E S HOP Technical Director Jim Smith Associate Technical Director Matt Rohner Shop Foreman Sam McKnight Master Carpenter Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn Carpenters Patrick Keene · Read Tuddenham SCENIC ART Charge Scenic Artist Lisa Lázár COSTUMES Costume Director Maggi Yule Associate Costume Director/ Hair and Makeup Supervisor Amy Bobeda Draper Alex Zeek
Tailor Kathy Kellner Griffith First Hand Janet Conery Wardrobe Supervisor Barbara Blair ELECTRICS Master Electrician Frederick C. Geffken Production Electricians Christine Cochrane · Kenneth Coté S OU N D A N D V I DE O Sound Supervisor James Ballen Sound Engineers Angela Don · Annemarie Scerra Video Supervisor Alex Marshall A DM I N I S T R AT ION Controller Suzanne Pettigrew Associate General Manager/ Human Resources Manager David Lorenc Associate Managing Director/ Manager, The Ground Floor Sarah Williams Executive Assistant Kate Gorman Bookkeeper Kristine Taylor Associate Controller Eric Ipsen Director of Technology Gustav Davila Tessitura User Interaction Administrator Destiny Askin Desktop Support Specialist Dianne Brenner Yale Management Fellow Trent Anderson DE V E L OPM E N T Director of Development Lynn Eve Komaromi Associate Director of Development Daria Hepps Director of Individual Giving Laura Fichtenberg Director of Special Events Julie Cervetto Individual Giving Manager Joanna Taber Institutional Giving Manager Cindy Cesca Yoshiyama Special Events Coordinator Lauren Shorofsky Development Database Coordinator Jane Voytek Development Associate Kelsey Scott Executive Assistant Jennie Goldfarb B OX OF F I C E Ticket Services Director Geo Haynes Subscription Manager Laurie Barnes Box Office Supervisor Julie Gotsch
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Box Office Agents Carmen Darling · Faith Darling · Jordan Don · Katherine Gunn · Eliza Oakley · Anna Slotterback M A R K E T I NG & C OM M U N I C AT ION S Director of Marketing, Communications, and Patron Engagement Polly Winograd Ikonen Director of Public Relations Tim Etheridge Marketing Director Peter Yonka Art Director Nora Merecicky Communications & Digital Content Director Karen McKevitt Audience Development Manager Samanta Cubias Webmaster Christina Cone Video & Multimedia Producer Joel Dockendorf Program Advertising Pamela Webster Front of House Director Kelly Kelley Front of House Manager Debra Selman House Managers Steven Coambs · Juliet Czoka · Aleta George · Mary Cait Hogan · Angie Nicolas · Claire Patterson · Tuesday Ray · David Rogers · Debra Selman Lead Concessionaires Steven Coambs · Angelica Foster · Nina Gorham Concessionaires Jessica Bates · Molly Conway · Alisha Erlich · Lorenz Gonzales · Katie Holmes · Daron Jennings · Benjamin Ortiz · Jaden Pratt · David Rogers · Chenoa Small
Burnett · Rebecca Castelli · Eugenie Chan · Iu-Hui Chua · Jiwon Chung · Sally Clawson · Laura Derry · Alexandra Diamond · Deborah Eubanks · Susan Garner · Christine Germain · Nancy Gold · Gary Graves · Marvin Greene · Susan-Jane Harrison · Gendell HingHernández · Andrew Hurteau · Krista Knight · Julian López-Morillas · Dave Maier · JanLee Marshall · Reid McCann Patricia Miller · Alex Moggridge · Edward Morgan · Jack Nicolaus · Slater Penney · Greg Pierotti · Lisa Anne Porter · Diane Rachel · Rolf Saxon · Elyse Shafarman · Arje Shaw · Joyful Simpson · Cleavon Smith · M. Graham Smith · Daniel Talbott · Elizabeth Vega · James Wagner Jan and Howard Oringer Teaching Artists Miriam Ani · Erica Blue · Khalia Davis · Amber Flame · Gendell HingHernández · Dave Maier · Marilet Martinez · Jack Nicolaus · Carla Pantoja · Radhika Rao · Salim Razawi · Lindsey Schmelzter · Teddy Spencer · Simon Trumble · Elena Wright · Patricia Wright Teen Core Council Neo Barnes · Abram Blitz · Bridey Caramagno · Carmela Catoc · Uma Channer · Fiona Deane-Grundman · Lucy Curran · Devin Elias · Adin Gilman-Cohen · Alecia Harger · Kyla Henderson · Krysia Olszewska · Maya Simon · Chloe Smith · Isabelle Smith Docent Co-Chairs Matty Bloom, Content Joy Lancaster, Recruitment Selma Meyerowitz, Off-Sites and Procedures Hand to God Docents Michelle Barbour, Lead Docent Jim Brown · Jodi Grigas · Ellen Kaufman · Dee Kursch · Stephen Miller · Catherine Warren
2016–17 B E R K E L E Y R E P FELLOWSHIPS Bret C. Harte Directing Fellow Chika Ike OP E R AT ION S Company Management Fellow Facilities Director Morgan Steele Mark Morrisette Costume Fellow Facilities Coordinator Kennedy Warner Andrew Susskind Development Fellow Building Engineer Julia Starr Thomas Tran Education Fellow Maintenance Technician Michael Curry Johnny Van Chang Graphic Design Fellow Facilities Assistants Cynthia Peñaloza Theresa Drumgoolie · Sophie Li · Harry Weininger Sound Fellow Alex Maciel · Carlos Mendoza · Jesus Rodriguez · Diego Ruiz · LeRoy Thomas Mariah Brougher Lighting/Electrics Fellow Josh Hemmo BERKELEY REP S C HO OL OF T H E AT R E Marketing/Digital Communications Fellow Director of the School of Theatre Lauren Goldfarb Rachel Hull Peter F. Sloss Literary/ Associate Director Dramaturgy Fellow MaryBeth Cavanaugh Ankita Raturi Education Communications and Production Management Fellow Partnerships Manager Zoey Russo Marcela Chacon Properties Fellow Program Manager, Training and Noah Kramer Community Programs Anthony Jackson Scenic Art Fellow Yoshi Asai Registrar Katie Riemann Scenic Construction Fellow Community Programs Administrator Lauren Williams Modesta Tamayo Stage Management Fellow Laura Baucom Faculty Bobby August Jr. · Erica Blue · Jon
President Stewart Owen Vice Presidents Carrie Avery Roger A. Strauch Jean Z. Strunsky Treasurer Emily Shanks Secretary Leonard X Rosenberg Chair, Trustees Committee Jill Fugaro Chair, Audit Committee Kerry L. Francis Board Members Edward D. Baker Bernard Boudreaux Michelle Branch David Cox Amar Doshi Robin Edwards Lisa Finer Paul T. Friedman Karen Galatz Bruce Golden Scott Haber David Hoffman Jonathan C. Logan Jane Marvin Sandra R. McCandless Susan Medak Pamela Nichter Richard M. Shapiro Tony Taccone Gail Wagner Felicia Woytak Past Presidents Helen C. Barber A. George Battle Carole B. Berg Robert W. Burt Shih-Tso Chen Narsai M. David Thalia Dorwick, PhD Nicholas M. Graves Richard F. Hoskins Jean Knox Robert M. Oliver Marjorie Randolph Harlan M. Richter Richard A. Rubin Edwin C. Shiver Roger A. Strauch Martin Zankel Sustaining Advisors Carole B. Berg Rena Bransten Thalia Dorwick, PhD William T. Espey William Falik John Field David Fleishhacker Nicholas M. Graves Richard F. Hoskins Carole Krumland Dale Rogers Marshall Helen Meyer Dugan Moore Mary Ann Peoples Peter Pervere Marjorie Randolph Pat Rougeau Patricia Sakai Jack Schafer William Schaff Michael Steinberg Michael Strunsky Martin Zankel
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