2021-22 season Pigs is Pigs

Presented by PNC Wells Fargo Playhouse I May 31 - June 12, 2022

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From the Artistic Director Welcome back to the theatre and to Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s 74th season! We’ve got an exciting season in store. Our fall is an homage to our pandemic season. Last year we produced and recorded four shows and shared them digitally with schools across North and South Carolina and are now overjoyed to be able to share them, live and in person, with you.

We open with the imaginative world of My Wonderful Birthday Suit written by Gloria Bond Clunie. Then we highlight a piece from The Kindness Project, Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba. This is an incredible look at a young boy’s journey as he flees Germany and tries to find refuge in a new country where he doesn’t speak the language. We end our fall with the gentle and beautiful The Velveteen Rabbit. In the spring we are excited to share the story of Tomás Rivera, the child of migrant workers who eventually becomes the first Mexican American chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, in Tomás and the Library Lady. We then return to the wacky and fun world of Dragon’s Love Tacos. We are honored to present Mike Wiley’s One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom and have been working on a brand-new clown piece for our youngest audiences called Pigs is Pigs. However, as we seek to honor the differences in all people, our final show, Shrek the Musical, captures that celebration like none other. I will leave you with the words of Gingy…but these could be the words of any young person today who, deep down, just wants to let their freak flag fly…

“We spend our whole lives wishing We weren’t so freakin’ strange.

They made us feel that way, But it’s they who need to change.

It’s time to stop the hiding.

It’s time to stand up tall.

Say “Hey world, I’m different.

And here I am!

Splinters and all Splinters and all.”

Adam Burke

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTE

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TITLE PAGE

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SHOW SPONSORS/PARTNERS

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STAFF & BOARD MEMBERS

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CAST BIOS

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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

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BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS

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OUR SUPPORTERS

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ENCORE! VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY

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EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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Pigs is Pigs Adapted by Michelle Hoppe-Long From the story by Ellis Parker Butler Director Steven Levine Scenic Designer Andrew Gibbon Costume Designer Katy Sigmon Lighting Designer Robyn Warfield Sound Designer Tyler Knowles

Cast Narrator/Worker - Julie Weir Mike Flannery - Isabel Gonzalez Farmer - Jennifer Poarch For This Production Stage Manager – Steven James Carpenters -John Slechta, Greg Lilly Props Artisan - Andy Hollar Lightboard Operator - Maddi Penn Run time: 35 minutes Videotaping, photography and other recording of this production is prohibited.

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Inspiring the Art of Philanthropy

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2021-22 Season Special thanks to PNC Foundation for supporting the production of Pigs is Pigs.

Today’s celebration is brought to life, in part, by: The Hensley Family* Maddie & Brian Myers* Stacia & Charlie Neugent* Angela & Josh Scholl* Sandy & Greg Vlahos Judith & Matthew Whelan* Edifice, Inc. Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. * Indicates donations made to The Linda Reynolds Endowment Fund for Kindness and Wonder.

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STAFF OF THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE Artistic Director – Adam Burke Managing Director - Nao Tsurumaki Administration Human Resources Manager - Carolyn Lugo-Allred ImaginOn Partnership Coordinator - Maryann O’Keeffe ImaginOn Administrative Support - Casey Kaufmann Production Director of Production - Steven Levine Interim Costume Shop Manager - Magda Guichard Assistant Costume Shop Manager - Beth Chaitman Cutter/Draper - Colette Adatto Resident Stage Manager - Steven James Production Assistant - Alison Wieder Properties Manager - Cassie Ward Technical Director - Andrew Gibbon Master Carpenter - John Slechta Charge Scenic Artist - Tim Parati Resident Sound Designer/AV Supervisor - Tyler Knowles Resident Lighting Designer/Master Electrician - Robyn Warfield Swing Technician - Andy Hollar Education Director of Education - Michelle Long Early Childhood & SOTT Manager - Adam Montague Camps & Community Programs Manager - Mary Katherine Smith Administrative Assistant - Cat Koski Resident Teaching Artists - Karen Steele & Kaitlin Gentry Development Director of Development – Spencer Clair Associate Director of Development - Scott Tynes-Miller Operations & Special Events Manager - Lauren Taylor Individual Giving Manager- Olivia Horton Marketing and Communications Director of Marketing & Communications - Cindy Taylor Associate Director of Marketing - Rob Odum Customer Experience Manager - Ashley Hughes Social Media Maven – Alex Aguilar School Group Sales & Performance Coordinator Chris Stonnell Touring Performance Coordinator - Margot Parrott IT Manager - Claire Whitworth-Helm Audience Service Coordinator - Louise Lawson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair - Ashley Joseph Past Chair - Tim Rogers Treasurer - Stacia Neugent Sallie Beason Kristin Black Mary Alice Boyd Julio Colmenares Leigh Hickman Ben Hume Stephanie Isham William Jefferson Mitchell Kelling Shirley Lamm Rebecca Lindahl Salem McMullan Jennifer Madara Catherine Malone Scott Manning Lisa Miller Maddie Myers Mallory Navin Kerbie Neal Stacia Neugent Kristen Sario Chris Socha Nichelle Weintraub Judith Whelan April Whitlock Honorary Lifetime Members Robin Branstrom Carla DuPuy Peter Flur Cynthia Lank Linda Lockman-Brooks Advisory Board Robin Branstrom Tom Eiselt Jami Farris Peter Flur Gina Lawrence ENCORE! President Caryn Craige

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Cast Julie Weir (Narrator/Worker) is thrilled to be on stage again for the first time since before the pandemic! New to the Charlotte area, Julie is honored to be teaching, directing, and performing with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Regional credits include Kings (Studio Theatre), Nell Gwynn (Folger Theatre), Othello (Taffety Punk), Gypsy (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Oliver! (Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre), and over 20 productions with The Barter Theatre. Julie has a MFA in classical acting from Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting and a BA in musical theatre from James Madison University. Love to Tim and Madelyn! www.julielynneweir.com.

Isabel Gonzalez (Mike Flannery) is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and is ecstatic to be back at Children’s Theatre Of Charlotte. You may have seen her grace our stages in Shrek the Musical (Dragon), Dragons Love Tacos (Blue Dragon), Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba (Paloma), GRIMMZ Fairy Tales (Gretel/Cinderella), and The Invisible Boy (Sophie). You also may have seen her in local productions of Madagascar: A Musical Adventure at the Levine Jewish Community Center, Spoon River Anthology with The Charlotte Symphony, and Migrant X at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She would like to thank everybody for their constant support thus far!

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Cast cont’d Jennifer Poarch (Farmer) is delighted to return to Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Some favorite regional credits include: Natalie/Ed (All Shook Up), Kala (Tarzan), Mary Poppins (Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins), Lilli/Kate (Kiss Me Kate), Narrator (Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat), Cassie (A Chorus Line), Guinevere (Camelot), Mrs. Anna (The King and I), Barbara (Shear Madness), Shelby (Steel Magnolias), and Julie (Pizza Man). When Jennifer is not performing, she enjoys directing, choreographing, educating, and managing for theaters across the country. Jennifer gives thanks to her family, friends, and God for all their love and support.

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Creative Team Steven Levine (Director) A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, Steven has enjoyed a 30-year career as an Actor, Director, Fight Choreographer, and Movement Coach. He trained at the University of South Carolina, and the Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theatre. Steven served as Artistic Associate at the dearly departed Bathhouse Theatre in Seattle. It is there that he launched his directing career with productions of Endgame and The Belle of Amherst. While on the West Coast, he served as a Guest Artist at Cornish College of the Arts, where he directed The Threepenny Opera; acted in the world premiere of Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse at Seattle Children’s Theatre, directed

by Steven Dietz; performed the roles of Fred & Marley’s Ghost in A Circus Christmas Carol at San Diego Repertory Theatre; and created the role of the Soldier in the world premiere of Philip Glass’ opera, In the Penal Colony – a production directed by JoAnne Akalaitis at A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. Since moving to Charlotte, Steven has directed Seminar for Three Bone Theatre, and Bar Mitzvah Boy for J-Stage. As an actor, Charlotte audiences may have seen him as Mr. Banks in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins here at CTC, or as Oberon/Theseus in ATC’s outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Steven is Director of Production at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.

Andrew Gibbon (Scenic Designer) started scenic design at West Charlotte High School and then went to study at North Carolina School of the Arts and the At14

lanta College of Art. As well as serving as Children’s Theatre’s Technical Director, Andrew has designed several Mainstage shows for Children’s Theatre including Holes, Cat in the Hat, Secret Life of Girls, and co-designed with Tim Parati, Petite Rouge and Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse. Andrew also has had the great joy of designing over fifty shows for our Education department’s OnStage program.

Katy Sigmon (Costume Designer) is a Charlotte based costume and lighting designer, and wig and makeup artist. Professional credits include work with Heritage Theatre Festival, Liberty Mountain - The Revolutionary Drama, The Carolina Pumpkin Spelltacular, and Carl White’s Life in the Carolinas.

She is Co-Founder and Production Designer of Sigmon Theatrical, Co-Founder of GiggleBox Circus, and full time mama to Levi and Charlie.

Robyn Warfield (Lighting Designer) is excited to be working with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for her fourth season. Some noticeable work from Children’s Theatre of Charlotte includes; Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, The Invisible Boy, GRIMMZ Fairy Tales, filmed and in house productions of The Velveteen Rabbit, Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba, My Wonderful Birthday Suit, and most recently, Onstage 2022. Professionally she has worked for companies like Paper Lantern Theatre Company in Winston-Salem NC, The Winnipesaukee Playhouse in Meredith NH, First Maria LLC in NYC, Classics in

Creative Team cont’d Color in NYC, The Ark Theatre Company in Egremont MA, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox MA, and Berkshire Dance Theatre in Adams MA. She graduated with her MFA in Design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. www.rkwdesign.com Tyler Knowles (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be returning to the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for his third season and working on Pigs is Pigs! Tyler received his BFA and MFA in Sound Design and Technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tyler has recently worked on The Velveteen Rabbit and Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. He has also worked at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre on shows such as Schoolhouse Rock Live, Go Dog. Go!, and Cat in the Hat. He is also a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association.

Michelle Hoppe-Long (Playwright) is an accomplished writer, director, actress, and educator who has worked in theatre, television and film for the past three decades, earning awards throughout her career for both stage and screen.

Her plays and musicals have been produced across the US and garnered recognition from the North Carolina Theatre Conference and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (By Grace, Ladies First, So Help Me God). She was also a writer and co-creator for The Knock Knock Show, an original children’s program broadcast on the Fox Family Channel.

Currently serving as Director of Education at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Michelle has used her playwriting skills in collaboration with CTC’s School of Theatre Training’s New Works Conservatory class (How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty, Diary of a Goose Girl: The Story of One Girl’s Journey Through Foster Care, Letters to China), on the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s Mainstage (The Velveteen Rabbit, Pigs is Pigs) and is thrilled to have her new adaptation, Confessions of a Former Bully, touring in next year’s 75th anniversary season. Her directing credits include Madagascar : A Musical Adventure, The Best Christmas Pageant: The Musical, Grace for President, Liars, Tarzan the Musical, and The Secret Garden. Dedicated to the next generation of theatre artists, Michelle is thrilled to lead an amazing team of education administrators and teaching artists who are making a positive impact and changing students’ lives across the Charlotte area and beyond.

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Our Supporters PRESENTING SEASON SPONSOR Bank of America Foundation

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PARTNERS ($50,000 and more)

Ally Financial, Inc. The Britton Foundation Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP First Horizon Bank Lancaster County Community Foundation Moore & Van Allen PLLC Morgan Stanley Wealth Management New Day Wellness Center PLLC True Homes Foundation

Arts & Science Council North Carolina Arts Council PNC Foundation The Leon Levine Foundation Sandra & Leon Levine The Shubert Foundation The Women’s Impact Fund Thrive Fund for the Arts The Infusion Fund PRODUCING PARTNERS ($25,000 to $49,999) National Endowment for the Arts Triad Foundation DIRECTING PARTNERS ($10,000 to $24,999) BlackArch Partners C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. Daniel, Ratliff & Company SPX Corporation STANDING OVATION PARTNERS ($5,000 to $9,999) Cornwell Foundation The Dickson Foundation, Inc. Edifice, Inc. K&L Gates LLP Publix Super Markets Charities CENTER STAGE PARTNERS ($3,000 to $4,999) The Daniel, Edward, Cora & Strickland Foundation Deloitte & Touche LLP

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Throughout this playbill, * indicates donations to The Linda Reynolds Endowment Fund for Kindness and Wonder.

Additional supporters include: Anonymous (in honor of the Senior Leadership Team at Children’s Theatre), Taylor & Lauren Batten, Donna Bise, Nancy & Dr. Kern Carlton, Michele Carney, Ann Marie Forbes, Ann Kimbro & Mark Smith, Sara Mayse, Beth & Lee Neale, Francisco & Margie Pinto-Leite, Reemprise Fund, Valerie & Jason Rhymer, Al & Susan Stafford, Donn & Dottie Toney.

Our Supporters cont’d INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DONORS

We recognize and thank our generous donors who gave July 1, 2020 to May 9, 2022.

Our annual donors are recognized at the most current giving level.

LEADING PLAYERS SOCIETY ($25,000 and more) Rob & Kate Buckfelder ($10,000 - $24,999) Dorlisa & Peter Flur* Arrington & Burch Mixon* Tammy Stringer & Richard Viola ($5,000 - $9,999) Omid & Julie Ahdieh Robin & Bill Branstrom* Dr. Daniel Donner Reemprise Fund* David Holland Travis & Lise Hain* Matthew & Ashley Joseph* Mitchell Kelling* Bruce & Anita LaRowe* Howard & Julie Levine Jennifer & Eric Madara Ann & Scott Manning Brian & Laura Murdock* Jennifer & Jack Ross The Sario Family Patrick & Elizabeth Vaughn ($3,000 - $4,999) Herb & Gina Clegg* Rob & Caryn Craige John & Nancy Dickson Ryan & Danielle Hutcheson* Pat Burgess & Joan Martin* Maddie & Brian Myers* Stacia and Charlie Neugent* Angela & Josh Scholl* Erik & Amelia Peterson Brad & Whitney Vineyard* Sandy & Greg Vlahos Nichelle & Sasha Weintraub* Judith & Matthew Whelan* April & Thomas Whitlock*

($1,000 - $2,999) Stephen & Carolyn Allred Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Babcock Sallie & Gary Beason* Kristin Black* Crandall Bowles* Mary Alice Boyd Andrea Brown* Tamara Budz Mike and Katie Burgess Danielle & Adam Burke Julie & Stoke Caldwell* Spencer Clair & Chris Loyd Veruska & Julio Colmenares Amy & Alfred Dawson Jessica & Craig DeLucia Sidney & Andres Echevarria Tom & Julie Eiselt* Christi & Will Farr Beth & Gaston Gage* Lindy & Jeff Gignac Mr. & Mrs. Greg Gonzalez Magda Guichard Watts & Carol Hamrick Brad & Karen Harris David & Marti Head* Scott & Claire Helm The Hensley Family Leigh Hickman Ben & Christy Hume Stephanie & Ryan Isham LaKeisha & William Jefferson Tammy & Greg Jones Shirley Lamm Cynthia & Dave Lank* Jeff & Deborah Long, In Honor of Miss Penelope Long Bruce & Michelle Long Allison Malloy Michele & Steve Mangan* Eileen Manlove, In Honor of Henry Edward Manlove, Sr. Michael & Leslie Marsicano Heather & Scott McAllister

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Jerry & Cookie Parnell Kirsten & Michael Phalen Christian & Denise Pineno Margie & Francisco Pinto-Leite* Stephen Redmond Candace & Michael Salamone The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation* Cindy & Rob Taylor* Amy Vitner Brian & Laura Walger* Katie & Jason Weeks Mem Zolak SUPPORTING PLAYERS SOCIETY ($250 - $499) Mary-Stuart Parker Alderman Fund* Sylvia Allen Elizabeth & Benjamin Allison Emily & Lawrence Andress Anonymous Donor Linda & Jim Ashford+ Kimberly Augenbraun Anna & Matthew Brothers Laura & Doug Caldwell Dawn Connell Barry & Nancy Deel Susanne Doring Katharine Dullaghan Rachel & Rob Ellis* Molly Fortner John Gibbon Courtney Guin Olivia & Andrew Horton Josh & Liana Humphrey Steve & Mary Hunting Mia, Drew, Mari & Andy Jones Katie and Drew Williams Laura Kendrick Charles & Brenda LaBorde* Louis Leone Wil Brooks & Linda Lockman-Brooks* Jennie & Louis Loyd Franklin McClelland Joe & Laura McGirt Andy & Shelley Misiaveg Brooks & Courtney Mixon Caroline Olzinski, In Honor of Grayson & Charlie Olzinski Catherine Philpott

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Tim & Kim Parati Anna Patel Jerry & Cookie Parnell, In Memory of Henry Caldwell Andrea Parrish, In Honor of Alice Svehaug Anne Perper, In Honor of Lisa Miller Daniel Peterson Kirk & Stephanie Phipps* Jaclyn & Michael Piatak Emily Porges Mr. & Mrs. Jason Rhymer* Rebecca Rodriguez Stanley Ruppe Lauren & David Rivero Melissa Robertson Jennifer Schaperjohn John & Ginger Seabrook Whitney Seeburg Howard Sendrovitz & David Sinclair Julie Sheffer Lavanya Shivkumar Laura Shwedo Kirilka Simeonova John Slechta Michelle Skipper Robert Squibb Roger & Erin Stone Wendy Strickland Kristin Tart David Taylor Joe & Rosalind Taylor Laura Taylor Dianne Wallace Julia & Russell Weil Hank West April & Thomas Whitlock, In Honor of Steven Levine Marsha E. Wiggins Dr. Gabrielle Williams Alston O. Wolf ($50-$99)

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Cynthia Banks, In Honor of Victoria Bryant Sekiya Billman Donna Bise & Greg Ring* Elizabeth Bracken Olivia Brady Lauren Briggs Susan Buckley Mary Budd Susan Butler-Staub Ms. Shirley Butterworth Lucy Chapman, In Honor of Music Together of Charlotte Kelly Clair Annie Clarke Holt Cleaver Roger & Ginny Cobb* Robin Cochran Arlie Crumbliss Toshana Daley Shelley Davis Britanny Denton Christopher & Sarah Douglas Jeanne Drexler Corey Easterday Cheryl Endy Jami Fischer Kate Fletcher Curt Flood & Kay James & Berri Flood Emily Forfar Abbie Frasier Stephanie George Bryan & Jamie Gerrard Ken Glessner Anna Glodowski, In Honor of Jane & Ed Glodowski Jordan Gougeon Natasha Grant-Dean Katie Griffin Ms. Mary Hackenberg Tim Hager* Emma Hanson Charlitta Hatch Michael & Rachel Heath Browning Hemric Sarah Henderson Kristina & Thomas Hoops Breana Jeter Jennifer Jones, In Honor of Mallory Navin Uma Kalani-Gosu Elizabeth & Brian Karpiel Jinna Kim

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Emily Ladky Suzanne Lavins Ava & Jake Leblanc Taylor Linde Brian & Jenn Loeffler Molly Loyd Bill Martin & Jennifer Davis-Martin Patricia Massey Hoke Svetlana Masjutina Ashleigh Matthews Sandy & Samantha Rose Mazoway Ariel & Brad Gritter Emily Mills Dawn Mitchell-Aiken Adam Montague Will Moody Michael Murphy Katie Navin Karen Neal Lee & Beth Neale* Stephanie Norander, In Honor of Hanna Norander Tracie Northan Ashley & Daniel Norton Michelle O’Connor Catherine & Rob Odum* Catherine Ogburn Matt Olin Kelly Parks Yogini Parmar Emily Pasour Lauren Piper Stephanie Poliakoff Elizabeth Ponder Foli Pontillo Ali Portaro Kenney & Heather Potter Ellen Rankin Paul & Eleanor Reali Shannon & Rob Reichley Richard Ritter Carrie Schwanter Brandon Scott Alba-Justina Secrist Charles Shreve Linda Shreve Aubree Slaven Karen Smith Matt & Sherese Smith Sarah Smulktis

Meredith Sorrell & Margaret Snyder, In Honor of Mary-Stuart Alderman Kathy & Bill Southerland* Stephanie Taylor Marisa Thalberg Crystal Trotter Lindsey Trueman Michael & Emily Trznadel Judson Vann Sarah Verardo Cassie Ward Jayke Watson Amarja Webb James Weng Judith & Matthew Whelan, In Honor of Peter Haensel Mark Whitacre David & Tracy Whittington Gloria Williams Abbie Wilson Kristin Wolff

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte receives support from the Infusion Fund, a partnership between the City of Charlotte, Foundation for The Carolinas and generous donors to support the arts and cultural sector. Contributors to the fund include:

Multimillion Dollar Commitment City of Charlotte $1.5 million and above Bank of America C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Trane Technologies $600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation Atrium Health Barings Duke Energy Honeywell JELD-WEN, Inc. LendingTree Foundation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Novant Health Red Ventures Truist $300,000-$600,000 Ally Financial The Centene Charitable Foundation Childress Klein Properties Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte EY The Gambrell Foundation Moore & Van Allen PwC Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Rodgers Builders Wells Fargo

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Up to $300,000

Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas Deidre and Clay Grubb Leslie and Michael Marsicano Jane and Hugh McColl Nucor Corporation PNC Bank Premier, Inc. Jane and Nelson Schwab

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Caryn Craige President April Whitlock Marketing Chair Mitzi Lynch Production Committee Co-Chair Sandy Vlahos Production Committee Co-Chair Teri Miller Education Committee Co-Chair Melissa Dorsch Education Committee Co-Chair Tammy Jones Outreach Committee Co-Chair Kerbie Neal Outreach Committee Co-Chair Sallie Beason Fall Event Chair Laura Walger Celebrate! Chair Nichelle Weintraub The Winter Wonderland Shop Chair

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AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS Children’s Theatre of Charlotte offers a wide variety of classes and camps for your family. Through our education programs, your child will build confidence, develop speaking, leadership and problemsolving skills, appreciate collaborating as a team member and value the feeling of commitment and accomplishment.

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2022-23 Season

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CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER BULLY

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Kate McCracken ’22 as Alice Murphy in Charlotte Latin School’s Spring 2022 Upper School production of the musical Bright Star. Kate is the 2021 Blumey Best Actress Winner and 2022 Best Actress Nominee.

(Also pictured, Ryan Samii ’24 as Jimmy Ray.)

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