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CAST

Setting: Cranberry, New York, a medium-sized suburb of Rochester Time: Before smart phones CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

Kenneth.......................................................................................................................

Corrina / Wally’s Waiter / Bank Customer

Petey McGee

Rebecca S’Manga Frank

Bert............................................................................................................................. Ugo Chukwu

Clay / Sam / Le Pousselet Bartender James Urbaniak

Musician Luke Wygodny

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed performer unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Kenneth Jordan Temple

Corrina / Wally’s Waiter / Bank Customer

Destiny Faith

Bert..........................................................................................................................Wendell Jordan

Clay / Sam / Le Pousselet Bartender

Mark Rowe

Musician ............................................................................................................ Dustin Stern-Garcia

Production Assistant/Substitute Stage Manager

Primary Trust will be performed without an intermission.

Jihee Jenny Park

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

UGO CHUKWU (Bert, he/him) is an actor and teaching artist from the Bronx. Theatre: Oklahoma! (Broadway National Tour), Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! (Soho Rep), Lunch Bunch (Clubbed Thumb/Play Company), What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Movement Theater). Ugo was also an understudy for the world premiere of Primary Trust at the Roundabout Theater. Film/TV: Holiday Touchdown… (Hallmark), The Night Agent (Netflix). Ugo has appeared in commercials for Statefarm, Spectrum Mobile. Ugochukwuactor.com

REBECCA S'MANGA FRANK (Corrina/Wally's Waiter/Others; she/her). Off-Broadway: At the Wedding (LCT3), The Berlin Diaries (59E59th), The Matriarchs (TheatreLab), Is Edward Snowden Single? (New Ohio), Coriolanus (Red Bull). Regional: Love All by Anna Deavere Smith, Primary Trust (La Jolla Playhouse), Frankenstein by Emily Burns (Shakespeare Theatre), Relentless (Syracuse Stage), Indecent (Oregon Shakespeare), developer of new work at New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley Rep, The Geffen, Sundance, and more. TV: Elsbeth (CBS), Prodigal Son (FOX), Lisey’s Story (Apple), Elementary (CBS). rebeccasmanga.com

PETEY MCGEE (Kenneth, he/him) is honored to join Center Theatre Group’s Primary Trust. A Kansas City native, he is best known for his role on Power Book II: Ghost on Starz, and awardwinning films; U Shoot Videos? and After These Messages. He began at KC Repertory Theatre, performed at Shakespeare’s Globe in London and earned his MFA from Rutgers University. Petey is deeply grateful to his family, friends, and community for their unwavering love and support.

JAMES URBANIAK (Clay/Others). Broadway: The Rivals. OffBroadway: Will Eno’s Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) (Drama Desk nomination), Richard Foreman’s The Universe (Obie Award). Regional: Travesties (McCarter), Brushstroke (Odyssey, L.A.), Parents in Chains (ETC, Santa Barbara), Primary Trust (La Jolla). Film: Oppenheimer, The Fabelmans, Breakup Season, Across the Universe, American Splendor, Henry Fool. TV: Palm Royale, Difficult People, Better Call Saul, For All Mankind, Review, The Office, and Adult Swim’s The Venture Bros.

LUKE WYGODNY (Musician/Original Music, he/him). SingerSongwriter/Actor based in NY’s Hudson Valley. Luke composed & performed the original score for the World Premiere production of Pulitzer Prize winning play Primary Trust (Roundabout). Some acting credits: National Tours of Once, American Idiot and Hundred Days. Regional credits: Primary Trust (La Jolla Playhouse) Godspell as Judas (PCLO) Disappearing Man as Jack (St. Louis Rep). Luke writes & performs with his indie/folk band The Heartstrings Project. Next up Yusuf / Cat Stevens tribute show at Evanston Space. @Lukewygodny

DESTINY FAITH (Understudy Corrina/Wally’s Waiter/Bank Customer; she/her) is thrilled to be making her professional debut with Center Theatre Group. She is deeply grateful to her madre, her brothers and sister, her manager Dana Maxwell, and the entire CTG casting and production team for their support. Previous credits include the 96th Oscar-shortlisted Bienvenidos a Los Angeles, Dance Nation (The LAB LV, Las Vegas), and Little Shop of Horrors (Majestic Rep Theatre, Las Vegas). Follow her journey at @imdestinyfaith

WENDELL JORDAN (Understudy Bert, he/him) has a BFA from Howard University & has been an active member of SAG/ AFTRA for 20+ years. Working on such shows as HBO’s The Wire, NBC’s Homicide, ABC’s Golden Boy, & CBS’s Person of Interest, & Blue Bloods. Most recent theatre credits include the role of Mister, from The Color Purple at the Riverside Center For the Performing Arts, Amonasro, from Aida at the Source Theatre Constellation Theatre Company, in addition to Ton Ton Julian from Once On This Island at Olney Theatre Center. Wendell is really thrilled to make his west coast debut. He would like to dedicate all performances to his sun Fate Jordan.

MARK ROWE (Understudy Clay/Sam). Favorite stage credits include Catfish Moon (Flat Rock Playhouse), Shenandoah (Gateway Playhouse), The Foreigner and City of Angels (Bigfork Summer Playhouse). Mark has played Jesus twice in regional productions of Godspell. Select TV credits include Yellowstone, Ray Donovan, and The Resident, as well as his favorite to date: Suzie’s Dad in Stranger Things. Upcoming: Southern Bastards (Hulu). Much love to Kelly and the always fantastic Center Theatre Group!

DUSTIN STERN-GARCIA (Understudy Musician) is excited to be making his debut with Center Theatre Group in Primary Trust His recent work includes The Accountant 2 and The Burbs. He trained at The Beverly Hills Playhouse and currently studies at The Norris Studio. Dustin also works as a stunt performer and is an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, musician, and dedicated pastry enthusiast. He thanks his team, Melanie and Christina, for their belief and work.

JORDAN TEMPLE (Understudy Kenneth) is a multi-hyphenate talent from Queens, New York. His television writing credits include Abbott Elementary, Atlanta, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. His acclaimed original theatre work includes; Hidden Fences, The Color Urkel, and serving as writer-narrator for Randy Newman's Faust: The Musical at The Soraya. He is known for his singular comic voice and emotionally resonant storytelling. He is honored to join the company of Primary Trust at the Mark Taper Forum.

UGO CHUKWU

DESTINY FAITH

JAMES URBANIAK

DUSTIN STERN-GARCIA

REBECCA S’MANGA FRANK

WENDELL JORDAN

LUKE WYGODNY

JORDAN TEMPLE

PETEY MCGEE

MARK ROWE

EBONI BOOTH (Playwright) is a writer and actor from New York City. Her plays include Primary Trust (Roundabout Theatre, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Outer Critics Circle Award) and Paris (Atlantic Theater). For television, she has written for Hulu’s We Were the Lucky Ones and HBO Max’s Julia. As an actor, Eboni has appeared in productions at Playwrights Horizons, LCT3, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ars Nova, WP Theater, Page 73, Soho Rep., Clubbed Thumb, and more. Eboni is a resident playwright at New Dramatists, and the recipient of a Dramatists Guild Horton Foote Award, a Steinberg Playwright Award, a Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, and a John Gassner Award. She is a graduate of Juilliard’s playwriting program and the University of Vermont.

KNUD ADAMS (Director) is a Tony-nominated director of new plays, based in NYC. His world-premiere productions include the consecutive Pulitzer-winners, English by Sanaz Toossi and Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, and the recent Blackburnwinner Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick. Additional world premieres: Jiehae Park’s The Aves, Yilong Liu’s The Book of Mountains and Seas, Angela Hank’s Bodies They Ritual, Christopher Chen’s The Headlands, Eboni Booth’s Paris, Torrey Townsend’s The Workshop, Justin Kuritzkes’ Asshole, and Celine Song’s Tom & Eliza.

MARSHA GINSBERG (Scenic Design, she/her). Obie Award–winning designer celebrated for bold, interdisciplinary work in theatre and opera. Tony Nomination for Sanaz Toosi’s English (Roundabout), Recent: Data (Lortel Theatre/Arena Stage), Primary Trust (Roundabout/La Jolla Playhouse), the aves (Berkeley Rep);The Lehman Trilogy (Guthrie / Shakespeare Theatre Co/Milwaukee Rep), Treemonisha, Don Pasquale , (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis). Upcoming: Suddenly Last Summer (Bard SummerScape); Britten’s A Midsummers NightsDream (Deutsche Oper Berlin). Rome Prize recipient from the American Academy in Rome and residencies at MacDowell and Watermill Center. Associate Arts Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi.

SOPHIA CHOI (Costume Design, she/her) is a Tony-nominated costume designer based in New York. Selected design credits: Cult of Love (Broadway), KPOP (Broadway), Mother Russia (Signature Theatre Co.), Urinetown (Encores!), White Rose (Off-Broadway), Notes On My Mother’s Decline (Off-Broadway), Starstruck (Bucks County Playhouse), Primary Trust (La Jolla Playhouse), Cult of Love (Berkeley Rep), An Enemy of the People (Yale Rep). Assistant design credits: Dope Thief (Apple TV+), Kaleidoscope (Netflix). Education: Yale University, Virginia Commonwealth University. sophia-choi.com

MASHA TSIMRING (Lighting Design, she/her). Off-Broadway: There's No Singing in the Navy, Rheology, Practice, Staff Meal (Playwrights Horizons); Cold War Choir Practice (MCC); Coriolanus (TFANA); Six Characters (LCT3); Coach Coach, Grief

Hotel (Clubbed Thumb); Sad Boys in Harpy Land (Playwrights Horizons/Abrons Art Center). Regional: the aves (Berkeley Rep); The Inspector (Yale Rep); Primary Trust (La Jolla Playhouse). Dance/Opera: Friday Night Rat Catchers (New York Live Arts); Reflections, Plenum/Anima (LA Dance Project); Giulio Cesare, Rodelinda (Hudson Hall); morning/mourning, Terce (Prototype); MFA: Yale School of Drama. More info at mashald.com

MIKAAL SULAIMAN ( Sound Design, he/him ) is a multidisciplinary artist working as a sound designer, composer, writer, and director in theatre, TV/film, and podcasts. Broadway: Death of a Salesman (2026) Art, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, The Roommate, Enemy of the People, Doubt, Thanksgiving Play, Fat Ham, Death of a Salesman (2022), Macbeth. Awards: Tony Award nom, Drama Desk nom, Obie Award(s), Creative Capital Award, Henry Hewes Award(s). mikaal.com

DAVID LOBER (Production Stage Manager, he/him) Broadway: Oedipus, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, & Juliet, The Lehman Trilogy, A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Day, Matilda, Saturday Night Fever. National Tour and West Coast: Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked, Henry IV, The Lion King, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Million Dollar Quartet, Aida, Sunset Boulevard, and The Light in the Piazza. CTG: Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends; Caroline, or Change; 33 Variations; Venice; and Burn This. Love to Colleen and Phillip. Instagram: @davloman

MICHELLE BLAIR (Stage Manager, she/her) is a Los Angeles–based stage manager who began her career at the Mark Taper Forum in 2001. She has since worked extensively with Center Theatre Group under the leadership of Gordon Davidson, Michael Ritchie, and Snehal Desai. Her credits include collaborations with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Opera, and most recently, the Broadway run of Robert Icke’s Oedipus at Studio 54. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and the University of Amsterdam. For Susie Walsh.

JIHEE JENNY PARK (Substitute Stage Manager, she/her) is a Korean American Stage Manager and is enjoying every second of living the dream. Select credits: (CTG): Here Lies Love, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, American Idiot (Deaf West), Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Cambodian Rock Band (East West Players); Independent Shakespeare Company’s Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival; Dog Man: The Musical (National Tour); How It’s Gon’ Be (Echo); King Lear (Wallis); Revenge Porn: Story of a Body; and The Giant Void in My Soul (Ammo).

HENRY RUSSELL BERGSTEIN, CSA ( Casting, he/they ).

A bi-coastal casting director and producer. Theatre: Broadway, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway specializing in new American plays and musicals. Recently: Oh, Mary!; Animal Wisdom. Emmynominated: Succession, Inventing Anna. Other television: Adults, The Other Two, Mozart in the Jungle, Black Mirror.

Film: Mass (Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award), The Neighbor's Window (Academy Award - Best Live Action Short), Black Bear, Saturday Church, It Felt Like Love. Podcasts: Homecoming, Anthem: Homunculus. Former VP Casting, HBO Max. Upcoming: Damned if You Do and Bookends.

CENTER THEATRE GROUP

SNEHAL DESAI (Brindell and Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director, he/him) was appointed Center Theatre Group's third Artistic Director in 2023. As an artistic leader, Snehal has sought to raise awareness of social issues that affect Angelenos through impactful and empowering storytelling. Previously, he was the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players. For CTG, Snehal most recently directed American Idiot and Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum.

MEGHAN PRESSMAN ( Managing Director/CEO, she/her ) joined Center Theatre Group in 2019. Previously, she served as Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.), Director of Development for Signature Theatre (N.Y.), and Associate Managing Director of Berkeley Rep. She is a graduate of Yale School of Drama/Yale School of Management and serves as a mentor in the Theater Management program. Meghan has served as the Vice-Chair for the Theatre Communications Group Board of Directors and is a member of the Broadway League.

NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager) has worked supporting artists in theatres of all shapes, sizes, and locales including Center Theatre Group as General Manager and, previously, as Audience Development Director. She oversees productions at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new play commissions and developmental productions. Nausica has taught Marketing and Management at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts and works with local nonprofits including Hollywood Orchard. BA, Cornell University. MFA, Yale School of Drama.

DOUGLAS C. BAKER ( Producing Director, he/him ) joined Center Theatre Group in 1990. Doug is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM). In 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.

LINDSAY ALLBAUGH ( Associate Artistic Director, she/her). Associate Artistic Director for Center Theatre Group and Los Angeles-based director and producer. Recent productions: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord by Alexis Scheer at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler (Best Production: Ovation Award, LADCC Award, Stage Raw Award) at the Echo Theatre Company. Co-Artistic Director of the Elephant Theatre Company from 2004–2014.

BRANDON IVIE (Artistic Producer) is an LA-based director/ producer. Off-Bway: Lizard Boy (Drama Desk nom, Best Musical), Jasper in Deadland, The Public Theatre/Joe's Pub, HERE Arts Center. International: Edinburgh Fringe, Hope Mill. Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Rep, Paper Mill, 5th Avenue, Williamstown, TheatreWorks, Goodspeed, Barrington. Previous: Associate Artistic Director, Village Theatre; Casting Director/Artistic Project Manager, 5th Avenue; Artistic Director, Contemporary Classics. Drama League Directing Fellow, Charles Abbott Directing Fellow, Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. UW School of Drama. brandoniviedirector.com

CENTER THEATRE GROUP, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading notfor-profit theatre company, programs seasons at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Center Theatre Group has produced more than 700 productions across its three stages, including such iconic shows as Zoot Suit; Angels in America; The Kentucky Cycle; Biloxi Blues; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Children of a Lesser God; Curtains; The Drowsy Chaperone; 9 to 5: The Musical; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. CenterTheatreGroup.org

ADDITIONAL STAFF

Assistant Director Ludmila de Brito

Assistant Scenic Designer Michael Lewis

Associate Lighting Designer Vittoria Orlando

Associate Sound Designer Noel Nichols

Costume Assistant JJ Javier Stitchers Liza Dally, Pamela Walt

Technical Direction Apprentice

Anthony Arzate

Properties Apprentice Robert Lara Costume Apprentice Jennifer Felix

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

SNEHAL DESAI Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director

GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

ARTISTIC

LINDSAY ALLBAUGH♦ Associate Artistic Director

BRANDON IVIE Artistic Producer

SONIA DESAI Director of Literary and Dramaturgy

PAIGE VEHLEWALD Artistic Programs Manager

TIFFANY SLAGLE° Artistic & Literary Associate

RANDOLPH MEREDYTH-DRAKE Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director

EXECUTIVE

NAIMA OROZCO-VALDIVIA° Executive Programs Manager

MADISON QUIROZ Executive Office Liaison

MANAGEMENT

NAUSICA STERGIOU♦ General Manager

ERIC SIMS♦ General Manager, Presentations

KATIE SOFF ♦ Associate General Manager

JEFFREY UPAH♦ General Management Associate

KIARA BRYANT Company Manager

TAYLOR ANNE CULLEN Assistant Company Manager

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

CAROLINA SAN JUAN Interim Director of Arts Education

JESUS REYES♦ Director of Learning and Community Partnerships

TRACI KWON♦ Arts Education Initiatives Director

MEIGHAN LA ROCCA Program Manager

COURTNEY CLARK° Digital Learning Manager

NATALIA QUINTERO-RIESTRA Programs Associate

JORDAN GELOTTE Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator

ESTELA GARCIA, CHRISTINE BREIHAN Resident Teaching Artists

ZACHARY BONES, REBECCA GRAUL, ELIJAH GREEN,° AJA HOUSTON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON, CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN, MARA PALMA, ROBERT PATERNO, MADDOX PENNINGTON, MARTA PORTILLO, TARA RICASA, MONIQUE SYPKENS Teaching Artists

PRODUCTION

JOE HAMLIN♦ Director of Production

SHANNON G. BICKNELL Senior Production Manager

LESLEY GONZALEZ Associate Production Manager

CAMBRIA CHICHI° Production Supervisor

ISAAC KATZANEK Technical Director

SHAWN ANDERSON♦ Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)

SCOTT LUCAS Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)

JARED BATTY Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)

ROBERT SMITH♦ Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)

SHANE ANDERSON Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)

MICHAEL GARDNER♦ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

MARY BORGIA Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

CHRISTINE L. COX♦ House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre & Mark Taper Forum)

EMMET KAISER♦ Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)

MARY ROMERO Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)

AARON STAUBACH♦ Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)

CHRISTIAN LEE Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)

LORETTA BUSSEN Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)

THERESE LEVASSEUR Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)

MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦ Shop Director

KATE REINLIB

ERIC BABB♦°

Associate Prop Director

RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ° Shop Supervisor

SHANTA FARIA DE SA Costume Shop Manager

CAYLYN DABNEY Resident Assistant Costume Designer

ASHPHORD JACOWAY Costume Shop Coordinator

TAYLOR DECKER First Hand/ KDT Wardrobe Supervisor

OPERATIONS

PETER WYLIE

Operations & Facilities Director

CARLOS AYALA Facilities Manager

JULIO A. CUELLAR,♦ OSCAR DOMINGUEZ Facilities Assistants

JASMINE BRAFF Operations Manager

SIMON MARTIN Operations Assistant

NATALIE MARCEAU, HERVIN HERNANDEZ, REGINA NILES, ANTONIO DIXON, TOBIE WINDHAM Drivers

VANESSA BRADCHULIS, OLIVIA CHOATE, PRESSLY COKER, MONICA GREENE, PAT LOEB, SAM UDERO Stage Door Attendants

FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES

CHERYL SHEPHERD Chief Financial Officer

PETER BANACHOWSKI Controller

DENICE BEHDAD Assistant Controller

ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR Senior Accountant

XOCHITL ORTEGA Accounts Payable Supervisor

KERRY BETH KAUFFMAN° Accounting Assistant

JESSICA HERNANDEZ Payroll Manager

MYLAH BARRETO, TIFFANY GARDE Payroll Specialist

TOM MEGALE IT Director

JANELLE CABRERA TORRES Tessitura & Web Administration Director

JOEY LAMBERT-SOLANO Digital Product Manager

CRIS SPACCA♦ Information Technology Manager

JODY HORWITZ♦ Director of Human Resources

JERMAINE CARTER HR Generalist

MOSS ADAMS Auditor

MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF Legal Counsel

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Legal Counsel

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

SARAH SULLIVAN Director of Institutional Advancement

RICKY CARTER Director of Development

CRYSTAL DIAZ Director of Special Events

KATASHA ACOSTA-ROWE Director of Advancement Operations

ANASTASIA RUTKOWSKI Corporate Relations Officer

CORALEE YOUNG Assistant Director of Individual Giving

NICOLE SCIPIONE♦ Senior Individual Giving Officer

MARNI AYERS Individual Giving Officer

CLAIRE PEARSON-SALAZAR Institutional Giving Manager

NICKI BONURA Advancement Associate

ERICA MCINTOSH Senior Analyst, Gift Accounting and Reporting

MAYA KING Advancement Operations Associate

ALICE PELAYO Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant

IRENE CHO Executive Assistant to the Director of Institutional Advancement

MEDIA AND CONTENT

BRETT WEBSTER Director of Media and Content

JESSICA DOHERTY° Associate Content Director

BOBBY MARTINEZ Content Associate

KEELEY BELL Media and Content Coordinator

DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY:

TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN, VICTORIA WESTBROOK Publicity Consultants

DEANNA McCLURE♦ Design Director

JAVIER VASQUEZ♦ Digital Content Producer

LILA WAKILI Senior Graphic Designer

CHEYNE GALLARDE Senior Graphic Designer

CINDY ANDRADE Graphic Designer

MARKETING AND SALES

GARRETT COLLINS♦ Director of Marketing and Sales

PAMELA KUHR Director of Membership

BRENNIE TELLU Ticketing & Customer Experience Director

CANDICE WALTERS♦ Marketing Campaigns & Operations Director

SKYPP CABANAS♦ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations

DEVANY HARDEN° Senior Manager, Audience Loyalty

KATHARINE MEANS° Senior Manager, Advertising

MIKE RATTERMAN♦ Senior Manager, Membership Engagement

ANDRESSA ROYER Senior Manager, Audience Development & Marketing Events

NINA PERRY Account Sales Manager

CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager

ROMAN DICESARE Email Marketing Associate

MARC GOODMAN Senior Analyst, Sales Strategy & Data

TINTIN NGUYEN Ticket Operations Coordinator

JACK DARNELL Marketing Coordinator

AARON HIGAREDA° Membership Engagement Supervisor

MICHAEL AGUILO, WILL ALLEN, LA'RAE CARMICHAEL, JOE CASPER, BRAD GRIFFITH, NATALIE KEEZER, KATHLEEN LITTLEFIELD, DONALD RIZZO,

BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ♦ ,

DIANE WARD♦ Membership Engagement Representatives

CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123 Media Planning

SANDY CZUBIAK♦ Audience & Subscriber Services Director

JENNIFER BAKER,♦

CHERYL HAWKER♦ Audience Services Senior Supervisors

JONATHAN FLORES Audience Services Supervisor

JURGEN SANTOS Audience Services Sales Associate

JOSHUA BADILLO, CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, DANIEL GARCIA, HARPAL KHOSLA, MICHAEL MUNOZ, SAMUEL ROQUE, DAVID SALAZAR, ASHLEY SANDOVAL,

CHRISTINA WRIGHT Audience Services Representatives

JUSTINE PEREZ♦ Donor Associate

DANUTA SIEMAK♦ Subscriber Services Senior Supervisor

CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ♦ Subscriber Services Senior Supervisor

LIGIA PISTE,♦

PETER STALOCH♦ Subscriber Services Senior Representatives

MICHAEL VALLE♦ Box Office Treasurer

KEANA JACKSON, YULIZA BARRAZA 1st Assistant Treasurers

LUIS ESPINOZA, KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL KEMPISTY♦ 2nd Assistant Treasurers

On staff for 10+ years. °Education & Community Partnerships Program Alumni

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONS

As part of our commitment to supporting new plays and playwrights, we foster and develop a broad range of theatrical work from diverse artists locally, nationally, and abroad.

Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season:

LUIS VALDEZ

LISA D’AMOUR

JENNIFER HALEY

ALESHEA HARRIS

KIMBER LEE

QUI NGUYEN

ELIANA PIPES

SEAYOUNG YIM

KAREN ZACARÍAS

LA WRITERS’ WORKSHOP

Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop. Learn more at CTGLA.org/ARTISTS

2025/26 COHORT:

BERNARDO CUBRÍA

KEVIN DOUGLAS

KEIKO GREEN

CHRISTINA PUMARIEGA

MADDOX PENNINGTON

ERIKA SHEFFER

LA ARTIST RESIDENCIES

DIANA BURBANO

LARISSA FASTHORSE

MICHAEL JOHN GARCÉS

DANIEL ALEXANDER JONES

MADELINE SAYET

KRISTINA WONG

AMMUNITION THEATRE COMPANY

FOUR LARKS

NATIVE VOICES

TEATRO DEL BARRIO

F-PRIM-IW

SPRING/SUMMER 2025/26SEASON

PRIMARY TRUST

HERE LIES LOVE

KIM'S CONVENIENCE

PRIMARY TRUST

MAMMA MIA!

HELP US CREATE THEATRE FOR ALL!

THERE IS NO GIFT TOO LARGE OR SMALL.

PRIMARY TRUST

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