Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 2026 - Mrs. Christie

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A NOTE FROM JOANIE WE COME TO AGATHA CHRISTIE THROUGH HER MYSTERIES — bodies in libraries, clues in teacups, the delicious promise that if we pay attention, meaning will reveal itself. But what playwright Heidi Armbruster gives us in Mrs. Christie is a deeper kind of mystery. Not just who did it, but who am I? What do I do when the life I’m living no longer fits? How do I become the author of my own story?

This play sits inside that capital-M Mystery — the faith that meaning exists even when it feels impossible to find.

That, if we stay curious, if we resist despair, something will eventually make sense. Maybe that’s why we’re drawn to mysteries in the first place: they remind us that chaos isn’t the end of the story.

Heidi’s writing understands this. She cracks open the mythology around Agatha and lets us sit with the human being inside it — brilliant, wounded, funny, furious, searching. She doesn’t flatten her into a legend. She lets her be contradictory. Brave and petty. Lost and luminous. And through Lucy — who represents all of us who love Christie’s work — we see ourselves reflected back.

As Associate Artistic Director here at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, I spend a lot of time thinking about what stories we tell and why. This is a city that knows how to show up for the arts, how to stay curious, how to gather together and listen. Mrs. Christie feels like exactly the kind of play that belongs here: one that centers two women’s interior lives, women who seem so different on the surface, and trusts us to sit with their complexity.

However you enter this story tonight — for the intrigue, the humor, the heartbreak, the questions — we’re glad you’re here for it.

Thank you for being here. Theatre only exists because you show up.

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2025-26 LEADING LADIES When amazing women come together, great things happen!

Thank you to these 2025-26 season Leading Ladies. This list recognizes members as of 1/23/2026.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Lucy Broderick Jenny Powell GRANDE DAMES Mei Mei Burr Karen Carnahan Kelly Dehan Vickie Buyniski Gluckman Karlee L. Hilliard Judy Kenniston Kelly Lyle Danute Miskinis Mary Woode Morton Linda Muth Rosemary Schlachter Marty Thaler Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D. DIVAS Janet G. Banks Randal Bloch Beth Canarie Amelia Crutcher Denise M. EstevesHicks Susan Cutler Harris Louise Head Patti Heldman Betsy Hendy

Susan Ingmire Arlene Katz Molly Katz Margo Kirstein Madelynn Matlock Patti Myers Karen Neyer Jennifer Dorsey Powell Betty Prince Digi France Schueler Patricia J. Wagner Jane Hooper Welling Ronna K. Willis STARLETS Shakila T. Ahmad Janice Amatulli Susan S. Anthony Athena AvgoustiBauer Molly R. Barber Jan Bartel Mary Ann Bell Sue K. Blaney Linda D. Brink Lisa Broun Jacklyn Bryson Carol Campbell Nancy B. Carrothers Janet Castellini Fran Christensen Mary Ellen Cody Virginia Copley

Susan Cranley Susan Cummings Judy S. Dalambakis April D. Davidow Debora Del Valle Marilyn Duke Kay Eby Joyce Elkus Ora Forusz Mary Anne Frey Nancy J. Gaffney Nancy Gollobin Barbara Hahn Margo Hall Brenda Hausterman Nirvani Head Robin Henderson Judy Tondi Herd Meg Hilmer Marty Humes Dr. Linda M. Huntress Diane Iseman Anne Jaroszewicz Sarah Raup Johnson Alina Khan Zofeen Khan Kimberly King Rachel Kirley Heather Krombholz Patricia Krumm Patricia Larsen Lynn P. Larson Terry Lemmerman Donna Lilley Glenda Lindsay

Nancy Lippincott Sally A. Lloyd Laurel Markley Melisse May Evi Banzhaf McCord Kathy McCord Maryanne McGowan Joann Mead Kathy Merchant Audrey Korn Miller Diane Moccia Mary G. Moran Joy S. Nadler Jeannie Niebuhr Debbie Pendl Marcia Phillips MaryAnn Pietromonaco Jane Portman Ildiko Pray Audra Rance Margie Rennie Carol Holland Rentschler Sara Repenning Carol Reubel Danielle Revelson Buffie Rixey Gigi Robison Karina Rothzeid Debra Ruehlman Susan Brakers Schertzer Jeanne Schmerler Anita Schneider

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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK Blake Robison Abby Marcus

OSBORN FAMILY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

PRESENTS

MRS. CHRISTIE BY

HEIDI ARMBRUSTER

Joanie Schultz

DIRECTOR SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER SOUND DESIGNER/ORIGINAL MUSIC DRAMATURG CASTING DIRECTOR

Se Hyun Oh Valérie Thérèse Bart Keith Parham Thomas Dixon Deanie Vallone Jonathan Hetler, CSA

FEB. 28 – MARCH 29, 2026 MOE AND JACK’S PLACE – THE ROUSE THEATRE CO-PRODUCED WITH

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Mrs. Christie was first produced by Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset, VT, under Dina Janis, Artistic Director. Mrs. Christie was developed, in part, with assistance from the Orchard Project, Ari Edelson, Artistic Director.

MRS. CHRISTIE CAST (in speaking order)

Agatha Charlotte/Mary Archie Nancy/Chloe Lucy William/Collins Jane Monsieur

Alex Keiper* Betsy Hogg* Matt Bowdren* Amira Danan* Zoë Sophia Garcia* Blake Hamilton Currie* Dale Hodges* William Sturdivant*

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers

Andrea L. Shell* Shelby Scaffidi*, Madison Stone*

Time: 1926 and 2026 Place: Act One: Agatha Christie’s Home Act Two: A seaside resort, the English countryside, London MRS. CHRISTIE WILL BE PERFORMED WITH AN INTERMISSION.

This production is made possible in part by a generous gift from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in 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, and with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees-Local No. 5.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

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MRS. CHRISTIE Q & A WITH PLAYWRIGHT HEIDI ARMBRUSTER

BY JOANIE SCHULTZ Joanie: I’d love to start by asking where this play came from.

Heidi: My mom died. I was grieving, and I’m a big reader, but I didn’t feel like in the aftermath of my mother’s passing I had the bandwidth for reading “smart-people books.”

So, I went back to murder mysteries. And I had always assumed Agatha Christie was for middle schoolers and library basement book clubs — not for real readers. And I read around her a lot. I read Ngaio Marsh, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham — the Golden Age writers. But then I was backstage in New York during a show with a brand-new Kindle that came preloaded with And Then There Were None. I read it in the dark backstage between my entrance at the beginning of the play and the end of the play, and I was completely blown away by the brilliance of it.

So, I started down the rabbit hole of Agatha Christie and in a very short amount of time I had read all 63 of her novels.

At that moment in my life — crawling out of a life-altering loss and the grief that came after that — I found Agatha Christie to be a really good friend. She’s very loyal, and she makes a contract with her readers: at the beginning she breaks the world, she takes something very ordered and makes it deeply chaotic, but then by the end of the book she puts it back together. She reorders it ingeniously. Her novels are very accessible, funny, plot driven, and they’re page turners. There’s a little bit of social commentary, so they don’t feel too saccharin. I just found the puzzle plot of it very comforting.

In and around that I became aware of her biography. She had also lost her mother around the same age I was, and I became aware of the disappearance. That’s when I

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Portrait of Agatha Christie, circa 1925

started writing the play. Processing my own grief by way of exploring Agatha Christie’s grief.

Joanie: Why do you think we tend to categorize her as “lesser” literature? Is there judgement because they are accessible?

Heidi: Or because she’s a woman? Or because women like them? The “Notebook Guy” has a new book about puzzle plotting, and in it he makes an argument that suddenly in the 1920s people had leisure time. Board games became popular; people were listening to radio dramas. In these books, there is a murder game the reader is engaged in. So, is it because it’s a game for bored housewives who now have appliances and don’t spend all day every day trying to feed and clothe their families?

MRS. CHRISTIE Joanie: There’s also a tendency to dismiss work that’s popular. Her books have been translated into countless languages. She’s one of the most widely published authors in history.

Heidi: That doesn’t happen by accident.

Joanie: This play spans a hundred years, moving between 1926 and 2026. What does Lucy offer contemporary audiences?

Joanie: What does Christie mean to you personally?

Heidi: Permission. Permission to transform in middle age. To do something new. Permission to chart a new course that wasn’t written in your high school yearbook. She kept evolving —through her forties, fifties, sixties, seventies.

That’s incredibly inspiring to me.

Heidi: Lucy is an everywoman. She’s stuck in a job that doesn’t light her up. She’s hit some walls and feels her life is at a dead end, and she finds escape and comfort in Agatha Christie’s puzzles. In other words, Lucy is diametrically opposite from Agatha. So, what can these two connect on over the space of their differences and the hundred years?

Anyone who has experienced grief or chaos recognizes it in others immediately, regardless of era or circumstance. That fragility is universal.

Joanie: And then there’s Agatha Christie…

Heidi: When we think of Agatha Christie, we think of an icon, this rich British Dame — but at thirty-seven, she not the figure that we think of her as yet. She’d only just written The Murder of Roger Akroyd, which would have still cemented her place in the pantheon, but she wasn’t who we know her as today. She’s in a fragile place in her life.

There’s also a tension in the play between Agatha’s public mask and her private self.

I’m interested in the idea that the work and the woman are inseparable. Her secrets, her shame, her reinvention — those things don’t exist apart from the books. They fuel them.

1926 newspaper article following Agatha Christie’s reappearance.

Learning about her life gave me a deeper appreciation for her work. Americans, especially, love a reinvention story. Christie’s life is a chrysalis story as much as it is a mystery.

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MRS. CHRISTIE MATT BOWDREN (HE/HIM) – ARCHIE CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. REGIONAL THEATRE: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Raven Theatre, Windy City Playhouse, TimeLine Theatre, The Story Theatre, The Rogue Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Arizona Repertory Theatre, and Southwest Shakespeare.

FILM/TELEVISION: Happily Never After, Remembering, Senior Moments, and Ghosts in the Void. EDUCATION: MFA from the University of Georgia. WEBSITE: mattbowdren.com. INSTAGRAM: @mattbowdren.

BLAKE HAMILTON CURRIE (HE/HIM) – WILLIAM/COLLINS CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. REGIONAL THEATRE: Geva Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, and Tennessee Shakespeare Company. FILM/TELEVISION: Hard to Say. EDUCATION: MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University. AWARDS: Ostrander Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.

INSTAGRAM: @blake_hamilton97.

AMIRA DANAN (SHE/HER) – NANCY/CHLOE CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Birthday Candles, Origin Story, and Sanctuary City. REGIONAL THEATRE: The Penelopiad, Bernhardt/ Hamlet, and A Christmas Carol 2021-2025 (Goodman Theatre); Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse); A Doll’s House (Raven Theatre); Ever in the Glades (Kennedy Center); School Girls (TheatreSquared); and What the Constitution Means to Me (Boise Contemporary Theater). FILM/TELEVISION: Chicago Fire, 61st Street, and 4400. EDUCATION: BA from Northwestern University. AFFILIATIONS: Medina Theater Collective, Jackalope Theatre Company, and proudly represented by Gray Talent Group. INSTAGRAM: @amiradanan.

ZOË SOPHIA GARCIA (SHE/HER) – LUCY CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. OFF-BROADWAY: Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra (Playwrights Horizons) and La Ruta (Working Theater). REGIONAL THEATRE: The Oresteia (Shakespeare Theatre Company); One House Over (Milwaukee Rep); Between Riverside and Crazy (Cleveland Play House); Another Word for Beauty (Goodman Theatre); The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and That Noise (The Tens, Actors Theatre of Louisville); and Oh, Gastronomy! (Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville). FILM/TELEVISION: FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order: SVU, Instinct, The Blacklist, The Good Fight, Elementary, Madam Secretary, and This Boy’s Vida (Made in America). EDUCATION: BFA from University California Berkeley.

DALE HODGES – JANE CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Murder on the Orient Express, To Kill a Mockingbird, Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Piano Teacher, The Fantasticks, Witness for the Prosecution, The Crucible, The Retreat from Moscow, King Lear, Ten Little Indians, Wit, The Importance of Being Earnest, Our Country’s Good, How the Other Half Loves, Les Liaisons 12 | 2025–2026

MRS. CHRISTIE Dangereuses, Equus, and 23 seasons of A Christmas Carol. BROADWAY: Equus and Benefactors.

OFF-BROADWAY: Top Girls and A Woman in Mind. CINCINNATI: Ensemble Theatre: 26 productions including Grand Horizons, Ripcord, 33 Variations, Copenhagen, Grey Gardens, The Humans, Other Desert Cities, The Skriker, and Seascape. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: Long Day’s Journey into Night, Coriolanus, and Noises Off. REGIONAL THEATRE: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Guthrie Theater, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Peterborough Players, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ahmanson Theatre, Folger Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Human Race Theatre, and Syracuse Stage. FILM/ TELEVISION: The Five-Forty-Eight, The Public, and Mastermind. EDUCATION: Three years at East 15 Acting School in London. AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: A member of Actors’ Equity, SAG/AFTRA, and 2014 Ten Chimneys Fellow.

BETSY HOGG (SHE/HER) – CHARLOTTE/MARY CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Origin Story. BROADWAY: Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher (closing company), Fiddler on the Roof, and The Crucible.

NEW YORK: Days to Come (Mint Theater Company), The Miracle Worker (Queens Theatre), Linda (Manhattan Theatre Club), and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (The New Group). REGIONAL THEATRE: A bunch! FILM/TELEVISION: A bit! EDUCATION: Northwestern University. AFFILIATIONS: Avid 52nd Street Project volunteer and proud AEA member. WEBSITE: betsyhogg.com.

ALEX KEIPER (SHE/HER) – AGATHA

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. REGIONAL THEATRE: Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Titanic, The Nerd, Ring of Fire, and Assassins (Milwaukee Rep); Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Comedy of Errors, and Comedy of Terrors (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Stupid F***ing Bird, Secret Garden, Metamorphoses, Parade, and A Little Night Music (Arden Theatre Company); Next to Normal and The Break (Constellation Stage & Screen); What the Constitution Means to Me (Sedona Professional Theatre Company); Matilda and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Gretna Theatre); Hand to God (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Buzzer (Theatre Exile); and Moon Over Buffalo (Gulfshore Playhouse). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theater from The University of the Arts and Atlantic Acting School Summer Intensive (2013). AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS: Barrymore for Best Lead Actor in a Musical in Lizzie (2017), and Independence Foundation Fellow (2013). WEBSITE: alexkeiper.com. INSTAGRAM: @alexkeiper.

WILLIAM STURDIVANT – MONSIEUR

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. OFF-BROADWAY: X: Or, Betty Shabazz v.The Nation, The Comedy of Errors, The Spy, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, and Henry V at The Acting Company; and Henry IV, Part I at Pearl Theatre Company. REGIONAL THEATRE: Guthrie Theater, Milwaukee Rep, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, Ten Thousand Things Theater, Jungle Theater, and Children’s Theatre Company.

AWARDS: Presidential Scholar in the Arts (Theater). TRAINING: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Acting Program. UPCOMING: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (as Nick Bottom) and Pericles (as Pericles) runs from June 25 to July 26 at the Great River Shakespeare Festival. BOOKS: Interpreting Classical Language (a beginner’s guide to rhetorical devices); Bounty (a book of poetry); and Hello Word (a children’s book). WEBSITE: WillSturdivant.square.site.

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MRS. CHRISTIE HEIDI ARMBRUSTER — PLAYWRIGHT Mrs. Christie: Milwaukee Rep (Spring 2026), The McCarter (Spring 2026), Kansas City Actors Theatre (Summer 2026), Theatreworks, Dorset Theatre Festival, Primary Stages (workshop), and Orchard Project (residency). Murder Girl: Peninsula Players (Fall 2026), Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Forward Theatre Company, Page 73 (workshop), TAP (workshop), and Kansas City Rep (workshop). The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Alleyway Theatre. Scarecrow: Next Act, Dorset Theatre Festival, Weidner Center, Cape Cod Theatre Project (workshop), and Page 73 (workshop). Dairyland: Playmakers Rep, Chautauqua Theater Festival, and workshops at Playhouse on Park, Primary Stages, The Lark, and Luna Stage. The Boys from Baraboo: Next Act (Fall 2026). Heidi was a member of Page 73 Interstate Writers, the Working Farm at Space on Ryder Farm, and a founding member of Women Artists Writing. As an actress, Heidi has extensive theater, film, and TV credits. Member of the Actors Center. MFA American Conservatory Theater.

JOANIE SCHULTZ (SHE/HER) — DIRECTOR CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Associate Artistic Director and directed Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, Birthday Candles, Dracula (co-directed), Origin Story, Frida…A Self Portrait, and Vietgone. REGIONAL THEATRE: Quantum Theatre, Everyman Theatre, GEVA Theatre Center, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Studio Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Cleveland Play House, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and Philadelphia Theatre Company.

AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: Previously Artistic Director of WaterTower Theatre in Texas and Associate Artistic Producer at Victory Gardens Theater, as part of the Leadership U One-on-One Fellowship funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation administered through the Theatre Communications Group; Drama League Fellow; Goodman Theatre Michael Maggio Director Fellow; SDSF Denham Fellow; and a member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab. EDUCATION: Northwestern University (MFA in Directing) and Columbia College Chicago (BA in Directing). WEBSITE: joanieschultz.com.

SE HYUN OH – SET DESIGNER CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Clyde’s, The Chinese Lady, and Rooted. OFF-BROADWAY: Once Upon a (Korean) Time (Ma-Yi Theatre Company and La Mama Experimental Theatre), The Unbelieving (The Civilians and 59E59 Theaters), and Mister Miss America (All For One Theatre and Rattlestick Theater). REGIONAL THEATRE (selected): The Hills of California (Huntington Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Geva Theatre); The Importance of Being Earnest and King John (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Man of God (Williamstown Theatre Festival and Geffen Playhouse); Tiger Style!, A Doll’s House Pt.2, Cambodian Rock Band, Yoga Play, and Office Hour (South Coast Repertory); and Hold These Truths (People’s Light Theatre). EDUCATION: MFA in Theatre Design from Northwestern University. AFFILIATIONS: Member of USA Local 829. WEBSITE: www.sehyunoh.com.

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MRS. CHRISTIE VALÉRIE THÉRÈSE BART (SHE/HER) — COSTUME DESIGNER CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Birthday Candles (set design). REGIONAL THEATRE: Great Expectations (The Acting Company, world premiere); Jane Eyre (Alley Theatre); Into the Woods and Dial M for Murder (Guthrie Theater); It’s Christmas, Carol! (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, world premiere); The Song of Summer (Trinity Repertory Company, world premiere); Vietgone (Alley Theatre and Denver Center); The Great Leap (Denver Center and Seattle Rep, world premiere); and POP! (set design, Yale Repertory, world premiere). OFF-BROADWAY (world premieres): Poor Yella Rednecks (Manhattan Theatre Club and South Coast Repertory); Something Clean (Roundabout Theatre); Wives (Playwrights Horizons); Little Women (Primary Stages, NYC premiere); Too Heavy for Your Pocket (Roundabout Theatre); and Vanity Fair (Pearl Theater). OPERA: The Big Swim (co-production Houston Grand Opera and Asia Society Texas, world premiere); A Thousand Acres (Des Moines Metro Opera, world premiere); Fidelio and Butterfly (Heartbeat Opera); Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera); Vinkensport and Rocking Horse Winner* (Opera Saratoga, *U.S. premiere); Listen, Wilhelmina! (costumes/set, Wolf Trap Opera, world premiere); and She, After (costumes/set, Urban Arias, world premiere). OTHER CREDITS: For You, Paige (TikTok musical, world premiere); Tina Packer’s Women of Will (costume/set, national and international tour). EDUCATION: MFA from Yale School of Drama. WEBSITE: valeriebart.com

KEITH PARHAM – LIGHTING DESIGNER BROADWAY: Between Riverside and Crazy (Second Stage Theater) and Therese Raquin (Roundabout Theatre Company). OFF-BROADWAY: Wild Goose Dreams (The Public Theater); The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois and Between Riverside and Crazy (Atlantic Theater Company); Tribes and Red Light Winter (Barrow Street Theatre); Karen O’s Stop the Virgens (St. Ann’s Warehouse and Sydney Opera House); A Minister’s Wife (Lincoln Center); and Adding Machine: A Musical (Minetta Lane Theatre). REGIONAL THEATRE: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mark Taper Forum, Court Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, and Alley Theatre, among others. AFFILIATIONS: TUTA Company Member. AWARDS: Obie and Lortel awards.

THOMAS DIXON – SOUND DESIGNER/ORIGINAL MUSIC CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Birthday Candles, Dracula, and Frida…

A Self Portrait. REGIONAL THEATRE: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage, KC Rep, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Geva Theatre, Penobscot Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, and Steep Theatre (ensemble member). WEBSITE: thomasdixonsound.com.

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MRS. CHRISTIE DEANIE VALLONE (SHE/HER) – DRAMATURG CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Debut. REGIONAL THEATRE: McNeal, Romeo and Juliet, Run Bambi Run, Parental Advisory, Wife of a Salesman, Much Ado About Nothing, Junk, Titanic: The Musical, and The Chinese Lady (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). Also, Baltimore Center Stage, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Forward Theater Company, Renaissance Theaterworks, Playwrights’ Center, and the Kennedy Center. EDUCATION: MA from St. John’s College, University of Cambridge as a Davies-Jackson Scholar. AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: Co-playwright of The Craic, premiered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater January 2025, Executive Board Member of World Premiere Wisconsin, 2025 Everett-Helm Fellow, University of Indiana-Bloomington, and LMDA Member.

PUBLICATIONS: Booth, Allium: A Journal of Poetry and Prose, Iron Horse Literary Review, American Theater Magazine, and others. WEBSITE: deanievallone.com. INSTAGRAM: @seedeanwrite.

ANDREA L. SHELL (SHE/HER) — STAGE MANAGER CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: More than 100 productions, including 25 world premieres. FAVORITES: Mythic; A Christmas Carol (20062021); Rutka; Dial M for Murder; Dracula; A Chorus Line; Murder on the Orient Express; School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play; Rooted; Alias Grace; The Last Wide Open; Treasure Island; Mr. Joy; Jane Eyre; Bad Dates; The Revolutionists; I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; Merrily We Roll Along; As You Like It; Behind the Eye; The Understudy; Blackbird; Durango; Around the World in 80 Days; Altar Boyz; Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming; Reckless; Ace; The Clean House; A Picasso; One; Abracadabra; The Bible … (abridged); and Dark Paradise. CINCINNATI: Ensemble Theatre and Cincinnati Ballet. REGIONAL THEATRE: The Old Globe, Dallas Theater Center, Alliance Theatre, The Second City, and Ingenuity Festival of Cleveland. AFFILIATIONS: Adjunct faculty for Xavier University’s Theatre Program, contributor for Dramatics.org, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

SHELBY SCAFFIDI (SHE/HER) — ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, English, A Christmas Carol, Vietgone, and Dial M for Murder. CINCINNATI: Cincinnati Ballet and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. REGIONAL THEATRE: Goodman Theatre and Clinton Area Showboat Theater. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre and Sustainability from Miami University.

MADISON STONE (SHE/HER) - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: A Chorus Line, Seven Guitars, Ring of Fire:The Music of Johnny Cash, A Christmas Carol, Stew, Rutka, Primary Trust, and Birthday Candles. CINCINNATI: The Coronation of Poppea, Fierce, Castor and Patience, Barber of Seville, La Traviata, Tosca, Back to the Zoo Concert, and Opera in the Park (Cincinnati Opera). EDUCATION: BFA in Theatre Design and Production (Stage Management) from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. AFFILIATIONS: Proud member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and the Actors’ Equity Association.

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MRS. CHRISTIE MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER – CO-PRODUCER

Milwaukee Rep is the largest performing arts organization in Wisconsin. Its new artistic home, the Associated Bank Theater Center, opened Fall 2025 with three unique performance venues.

For over seven decades, Milwaukee Rep has been a centerpiece of Milwaukee’s vibrant arts and cultural scene with productions ranging from Broadway musicals to Shakespeare to American Classics and New Works that are entertaining, inclusive, and impactful. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman, Milwaukee Rep ignites positive change in the cultural, social, and economic vitality of its community by creating worldclass theater experiences that entertain, provoke, and inspire meaningful dialogue among an audience representative of Milwaukee’s rich diversity. Visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF Dialect Coach Fight Choreographer/Intimacy Coordinator Assistant Lighting Designer Wardrobe Props Artisans Scenic Artist Props Run Crew

Julia Guichard Erin Carr Mattison Andrews ErinMarie Suscheck Deb Hildebrand, Lili Kottmyer, Kyle Tieman Samantha Reno Charlie Rusk

Mrs. Christie is produced by special arrangement with BRET ADAMS, LTD., 261 W. 35th St, Suite 204, New York, NY 10001. www.bretadamsltd.net

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ohio, whose name originates from the Iroquoian word ohi-yo, meaning good rivers, is a testament to the deep connection between the land and the Indigenous peoples who have inhabited it for centuries. The Cincinnati region is ancestral land of many Nations, and Indigenous people are still here today.

As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, we recognize and honor the enduring connection these Nations have to this territory. May we reflect on our commitment to understanding, preserving, and celebrating the rich culture of Native Indigenous communities who have shaped and continue to contribute to these lands.

WHAT IS A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? It is the recognition of the Native Americans/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples who cared for these lands prior to removal. Our statement was created with guidance from our partners at the Urban Native Collective.

For more information, visit urbannativecollective.org.

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PATRON INFORMATION Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ADDRESS: 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45202 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 513-345-2242 WEBSITE: cincyplay.com BOX OFFICE: 513-421-3888 PATRONS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, DEAF BLIND OR SPEECH DISABLED: Dial 711 to connect to the Box Office via Ohio Relay Services ACCESSIBILITY WITH DIGNITY PROGRAM The Playhouse is pleased to offer a variety of services to patrons with special needs.

Audio Described and Signed Performances Live audio description for patrons who are sight-impaired is offered in both theatres and signed performances for those with hearing impairments are offered in Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre. These services are for designated performances only. ASL Interpreters are Dawn Caudill and Montez Greer. Audio Describers are Mark DeWitt, Bekka Eaton, Shayne Kennedy and Joe Sackenheim

Hearing Enhancement Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre and the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre both have a hearing loop system which works with existing T-Coil or Telecoil enabled hearing aids or cochlear implants.

For assistance, please see a member of our house staff.

Large Print Program Large print programs for those with visual impairments are available upon request at every performance.

CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices in the theatre during the performance.

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CHILDREN Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted to Playhouse productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

CONCESSIONS Al’s Bar serves drinks in two locations – one bar on the main level in the Schueler Lobby and one bar on the upper floor. Casual dining fare and snacks from The Delish Dish are available for purchase on the upper floor. Drinks are allowed in the theatres, however food is not.

FACILITY ACCESSIBILITY Patrons who are mobility-impaired may be dropped off outside the Playhouse’s main entrance. The walk from the top level of the parking garage to the entrance into the Schueler Lobby to the main level of the Rouse Theatre can be made without having to take any stairs. An elevator is available for access to the balcony level and first rows of the Rouse Theatre and the Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre. Accessible seating for wheelchairs is subject to availability and should be requested at the time of ticket reservation.

GIFT CERTIFICATES Need the perfect gift? The Playhouse offers gift certificates redeemable for single tickets or season ticket packages. Call the Box Office or stop by at intermission for more information.

PATRON INFORMATION GROUP DISCOUNTS Bring your group of eight or more to the Playhouse and receive great benefits and discounts, including special rates for students and seniors. Our popular corporate web discount program allows your employees to book tickets online at a discount whenever they want. Contact the Box Office for more details.

LATECOMERS AND READMITTANCE Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the house manager, which may be as late as intermission. Latecomers may be denied admission depending on the demands or structure of a particular production. Please allow yourself adequate time to arrive, park and be seated.

Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance and seating will be at the discretion of the house manager so as not to disturb the audience and actors.

PARKING The Park Board reminds you that Eden Park officially closes at 10 p.m. As a grace period to the Playhouse, the police will not ticket vehicles until one half hour following the end of a performance. The Playhouse assumes no responsibility for anyone receiving a ticket for illegal parking. Convenient parking is available in the Playhouse garage. Purchase parking in advance to secure a space. Parking can also be purchased from our parking attendant immediately before the performance if available.

Accessible parking for those with disabilities is located in the Playhouse parking garage.

Parking for persons with disabilities is limited and must be reserved and paid for in advance.

All vehicles using these spaces must display a valid disability placard.

PROHIBITION OF WEAPONS The Ohio Revised Code (R.C. 2923.126) has established the privilege of carrying a concealed handgun to Ohio citizens who have obtained the proper license. The same law explicitly grants private employers in the state the right to prohibit their employees and visitors from possessing firearms on the employer’s premises. With this notification the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is informing

you that it prohibits weapons of any kind on its premises, and reserves the right to search persons, parcels and vehicles on the same.

This policy applies to all employees, patrons and visitors to the facility.

RESTROOMS There are four types of restrooms: women’s, men’s, all-gender and family. One of each type is available on each level. Restrooms are all wheelchair-accessible.

SMOKING/VAPING Smoking/vaping is prohibited in the entire theatre complex.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park acknowledges the following Partners and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Community Campaign at the $100,000+ level. altafiber Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center The Cincinnati Insurance Companies Cincinnati Reds Dinsmore & Shohl LLP The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation The Enquirer | Cincinnati.com Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation GE Aerospace Great American Insurance Group Greater Cincinnati Foundation The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee The Kroger Co. Messer Construction Co. P&G PNC Western & Southern Financial Group

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COMING NEXT

ELLEN AND RAY van der HORST present

TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL Based on the Life of ROSEMARY CLOONEY

By JANET YATES VOGT and MARK FRIEDMAN Directed by MICHAEL MAROTTA ROSENTHAL SHELTERHOUSE THEATRE MARCH 21 – MAY 17, 2026 One of the most beloved entertainers of all time comes home in this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography. With her signature songs woven throughout, Rosemary Clooney’s journey starts in Maysville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati and follows her rise to Hollywood stardom, personal struggles, and triumphant comeback. A sold-out hit around the country and at the Playhouse, Tenderly offers a remarkably personal portrait of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend.

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COMING NEXT

MOE AND JACK ROUSE and RANDOLPH WADSWORTH present

AUGUST WILSON’S THE PIANO LESSON Directed by LOU BELLAMY

MOE AND JACK’S PLACE – THE ROUSE THEATRE APRIL 11 – MAY 3, 2026 August Wilson’s explosive, award-winning play is a gripping story of family, legacy and the choices that define us. During the Great Depression, Berniece and her brother Boy Willie clash over the fate of the family’s cherished, heirloom piano. Decorated with intricate carvings done by their enslaved ancestor, she treasures the piano’s storied history, and he sees it as the means to a more prosperous life. The ghosts of the past collide with the promise of the future in this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece from August Wilson’s epic American Century Cycle that explores the complexities of identity and belonging.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY KENTON BRETT

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS James C. Leonard President

Nirvani Head Vice President

James P. Conway, Jr. Treasurer

Margo K. Ross Secretary

Digi F. Schueler Chair

TRUSTEES Steve Bestard MC Brennan Julie A. Broadwell Lucy Lane Broderick Ron Bunt Maurice E. Coffey, II Virginia Copley Mark Dawes Timothy Douglas

Judy Ellis Vitaly Goldfeder Ken Goldhoff Chandra Gravely Bernita McCann Hightower Susan Ingmire Diane S. Jordan Alina Khan

Bet Koeninger Terry Lemmerman Jacqueline M. Mack Danute Miskinis Samuel Moore Jr. Dean A. Moulas Patti Myers Audra Rance Robert Reifsnyder

KJ Sanchez Julia Wesselkamper Susan Whitman Ronna K. Willis Marcie Wright Brian Yangyuen

LEGACY TRUSTEES Victoria Buyniski Gluckman Linda Greenberg+ Thomas M. Keckeis Jennifer Dorsey Powell

Jack Rouse Jerry Thomas Shroat Ellen G. van der Horst Larry Vignola

Albert Vontz, III Barbara M. Weyand Susan Zaunbrecher

Morse Johnson+ Lois Rosenthal+ Jack Rouse Howard Tomb+

Albert Vontz, Jr.+ Albert Vontz, III

EMERITUS Otto M. Budig, Jr. Chuck Carothers+ David Herriman+ Andrew MacAoidh Jergens

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THE MORSE JOHNSON SOCIETY Thanks to your vision and commitment, we can set a bold course to secure the future of the Playhouse for generations to come. We are grateful to you for including the Playhouse in your estate plans. This list recognizes members of the Morse Johnson Society as of January 21, 2026.

Anonymous Romola N. Allen Roderick and Barbara Barr Miss Martha L. Bell David and Elaine Billmire Thomas J. Breed Charlin Briggs Rosemarie Brown John and Peg Bruggeman Susan and Burton Closson Carol C. Cole Jim Conway and Rick Robertson Scott and Susan Cruse Richard and Teddie Curry Kelly M. Dehan and Richard J. Staudigel Marilyn Derfus Jackie Dieckman and Mike Camery Mrs. James M. Edwards Barbara Fitch In memory of Phyllis A. Followell, my heart Allison Gerrety Victoria Buyniski Gluckman Madeleine H. (Mady) Gordon J. Frederick and Cynthia Gossman Carol Green Gary Greenberg Jan and Herman Groshoff Mrs. Robert J. Hasl Robert and Judith Heaton Betsy Hendy Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig Karlee L. Hilliard Susan M. Ingmire Ellen and Garrett Jackson Andrew MacAoidh Jergens Judith E. Johnson M. J. Johnson Jan and Jay Kalagayan Winifred B. Kessler David and Janice Klocke

Mike and Marilyn Kremzar Randolph and Patricia Krumm Ms. Abby E. Langdon Donald W. Leedy Terry Lemmerman James C. Leonard Mary V. Lierl Cheryl Harden Love Barbara Lyons Jacqueline M. Mack Dick and Sandy Manteuffel David L. Martin David Mason Ron Matson and Daniel Young Barbara and Kim McCracken Charles and Joann Mead Barbara N. Meyer Becky Miars Lauren Miller David and Diane Moccia William J. and Mary G. Moran Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty Ronald and Debi Nash Julia Okenfuss Charlotte and Robert Otto Carolyn Parker Charles and Tara Pease Jenny and David Powell Betty L. Prince Rob and Gretchen Reifsnyder Pamela Reising Ellen Rieveschl Richard Rosenthal Jack and Moe Rouse Robert and Dell Ann Sathe Mark and Rosemary Schlachter Carol J. Schroeder Digi France Schueler John L. Shields Jerry and Betsy Shroat Ann M. Simsic

Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld Adrienne Angst Smith Francis and Susan Stanton Nancy M. Steman Sidney Thomas Diane D. Todd Marty C. Tomb Ellen and Ray van der Horst Margaret and Albert Vontz III Daniel G. Walker JoAnn and Paul Ward Dr. and Mrs. Nelson B. Watts Jim and Jo Ann Weber Irwin and Barbara Weinberg Barbara M. Weyand Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis Susan and Don Zaunbrecher POSTHUMOUSLY REMEMBERED Anonymous Mrs. Thomas Adler Robert H. Allen Henrietta Barlag Peggy Barrett Karen H. Bell Frank and Rosemary Bloom Peter Briggs Jack G. Brown Leland M. Cole Eva Jane Romaine Coombe John V. Crable John F. Curley Jan Denton Anne Elkins Didrichsen Mrs. Elizabeth Easley James M. Edwards Felix and Weta Mae Elkins Margaret M. Embshoff Jerome A. Fey and Robert J. Schlafle Stona Fitch

Have you included Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in your estate plans? We would love to hear from you. Please reach out to Director of Individual Giving Kendra Struthers at kendra.struthers@cincyplay.com or (513) 977-2024 so we can properly recognize you for your gift and welcome you into the Morse Johnson Society.

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William A. and Susan S. Friedlander Oliver M. Gale Charles and Caroline Goering Linda Greenberg Peter and Mary Hainline Carlyn G. Hamilton Dr. Robert J. Hasl Dave Hendy Mrs. Morse Johnson Stanley M. Kaplan, M.D. Minor and Dan LeBlond Keith Lemmerman Ron Lyons James A. Markley, Jr. Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson James A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Morelli Richard Okenfuss Jack and Marilyn Osborn Maurice E. Oshry Dr. George Rieveschl Launcey Roder Lois Rosenthal Gene F. Santoro Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff, Sr. Karl and Roberta Schlachter Mary Louise Schroth Marsha Shields Paul G. Sittenfeld Louise W. Spiegel Rick Steiner Jane K. Steinfirst Thurza R. Sternberg Charles and Sue Straus Charles L. and Joan Thomas, Jr. Lynda A. Thomas Dr. Thomas Todd Howard Tomb Albert Vontz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Waite Stuart and Gladys C. Warshauer Monte Witte

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ANNUAL GIFTS Thank you for your support! This list includes all gifts given to the Playhouse from December 15, 2024 to January 15, 2026, not including Endowment and Capital Campaign gifts.

VISIONARY CIRCLE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($50,000+) Anonymous ArtsWave Rosemary H. and Frank Bloom Special Fund* MC and Tom Brennan Nancy and Mark Dawes Fifth Third Bank First Financial Bank Linda+ and Gary Greenberg* The Hearst Foundations Betsy and Dave+ Hendy The David C. Herriman Fund* Kerry Automotive L.I.F.E. Foundation L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation Ohio Arts Council The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation The Harold C. Schott Foundation The Schueler Group Digi and Mike Schueler The Louise Taft Semple Foundation The Shubert Foundation Nancy and Tim Sparks Margaret and Albert Vontz III* PRODUCER ($30,000 - $49,999) Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee The Estate of Peggy Barrett The Roy Cockrum Foundation The Charles H. Dater Foundation Thomas J. Emery Memorial Sarah and Tommy Evans Ms. Karlee L. Hilliard Huntington Bank Johnson Investment Counsel Terry Lemmerman The Markley Family Jenny and David Powell Moe and Jack Rouse Ellen and Ray van der Horst Barbara M. Weyand

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE DIRECTOR ($10,000 - $29,999) Anonymous Atkins & Pearce Inc. Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel BHDP Architecture David and Elaine Billmire Ruth and Tom Bobenread Neil Bortz CBRE Clark Schaefer Hackett Estate of Barbara (Joan) Cochran Deloitte In Honor of Jan Denton Dinsmore & Shohl

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eat well celebrations and feasts Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC Ernst & Young LLP Frost Brown Todd The Geiler Company Greater Cincinnati Foundation Jeb and Nirvani Head Heidelberg Distributing Company Bet and Dave Koeninger Lightborne Jacqueline M. Mack and Dr. Edward B. Silberstein Dick and Sandy Manteuffel Ron Matson and Daniel Young Mr. Kim and Mrs. Barbara McCracken Charles and Joann Mead Merus Foundation Becky Miars Millstone Fund Diane and Dave Moccia Samuel Moore Jr. Arthur C. Morrissey and Janet M. Hayes Amy and John Rosenberg Jennie Rosenthal Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal Roto-Rooter The Family of Dr. Peter Ruehlman Eddie+ and Pat Sheppard Betsy and Jerry Shroat John and Jennifer Stein The Sutphin Family Foundation Jennifer and Woody Taft Marty C. Tomb Towne Properties Edward Trach Randolph Wadsworth Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Fund* Western & Southern Financial Group PLAYWRIGHT ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous 25th Hour David and Traci Alexander Ms. Henrietta Barlag+ Steven Bestard Mark and Lindsay Bibler Thomas J. Breed Susan Brenner and Steven Mombach David and Sara Butler Terri and John Byczkowski Canary Floral & Event Design Denise and Martin Chambers James P. Conway, Jr. and Richard D. Robertson, Jr. Richard and Teddie Curry Warren Dedich Kelly Dehan and Richard Staudigel Scott X. Deters Richard and Lisa Ernst Brooks and Beth Ewing Victoria Buyniski Gluckman Vitaly and Samantha Goldfeder The Goldhoff Family

Madeleine H. Gordon Chandra and Mel Gravely Fred and Patti Heldman* Susan Ingmire and Lynn Hailey Diane and Carl Iseman Bill and Mary Jane James Paul Jennewine Linda Busken Jergens and Andrew MacAoidh Jergens Don and Frani Jones Patti and Tom Keckeis Alina Khan Marilyn Kinne Mark and Karen Kremzar Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kremzar John and Susie Lame Jamie and Jenny Leonard H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation Craig and Anne Maier David Martin Kevin and Frances McMurray Danute Miskinis David and Judith Morgan Dean and Catherine Moulas Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty Karen and Bill Neyer* Judy and Thomas Oxman Audra Rance Rob and Gretchen Reifsnyder Margo and Sam Ross Susan and Jeffrey Routh* Mark and Rosemary Schlachter Kathy Shell and Joetta Prost Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co., Inc. Steve and Sarah Steinman Robert D. Temple and Sue E. Auerbach Lawrence and Maureen Vignola Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Marcie Wright | Bahl & Gaynor YourDoctor, Concierge Medicine Susan and Don Zaunbrecher

PLAYHOUSE INSIDER’S CIRCLE PRINCIPAL ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous (3) 1919 Investment Counsel William P. Anderson Foundation Eric and Brenda Armstrong Family Fund* Patricia J. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Banks Dave and Gale Beckett Jeff and Pam Bernstein Ed and Debbie Birck Jane and Gary Booth Peg and John Bruggeman The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Jeff and Gay Bullock Ron Bunt and Wei Sun

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LONGTIME PATRON DR. KEITH J. LEMMERMAN

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ANNUAL GIFTS Bonnie and Dick Buten Janet and Bruce Byrnes Candace Carson Jennifer and Robert S. Castellini Julie and Larry Chandler Judge Jim Cissell Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Collins Marjorie Compton Kassy and Jeff Corken The Crawford Family Foundation Amelia and Thomas Crutcher Marjorie Davis* Allison and Rick Edwards Mary and Bob Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman Clifford Goosmann and Andrea Wilson Goret Family Foundation David and Sheryl Harris James and Susan Herman Grace and Brian Hill Karen and David Hoguet Ellen and Garrett Jackson* Sylvia Johnson Dr. Robert Keith and Kathleen Thornton-Keith Marvin Kolodzik Asher and Kelsey Lanier John C. Ludy Kay Lynch and Chuck Beckman Ms. Margaret E. Mathile Raymond and Madelynn Matlock Kathryn Merchant Kit and Jack Overbeck Tom and Linda Palmer Stuart and Ildiko Pray Betty L. Prince Prudential - Matching Fund Jeff and Lori Raser Mitch and Karen Rashkin Robert and Connie Reed Jim Rubenstein and Bernadette Unger Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation Julie and Steven J. Shifman Mu Sinclaire and the Sinclaire Family Foundation Rick and Cathy Slack Sandra and Henry Spitz Steiner Family Foundation Joseph B. Steiner Dr. Susan R. Strick Ms. Marie H. Sweeney Thembi Speaks LLC Mark and Susan Whitman Jo Ann Wieghaus ENSEMBLE ($1,500 - $2,499) Anonymous (3) Liz and Hank Alexander Ms. Kathryn Allred Al-Lamadani Gordon Allen and Linda Baas Americana Arts Foundation James Anthony and Sarah Corathers John and Kathy Bachman Doug and Mary Ann Bell John A. Berenberg John Berninger Kenneth W. and Dawn H. Bertsche Sandra Bolek

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Rick, Selena, James, and Justin Bowling David and Marybeth Brothers Dr. Jane Brown and Mr. Paul Beck Jacklyn and Gary Bryson Eric Burgmann and Linda Vaccariello Mei Mei Burr Karen L. Carnahan Rosalind Chaiken Philip Clayton Burton and Susan+ Closson Carol C. Cole Anne Dagenbach Florence and Tom DeWitt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorward Kay and Rich Eby Ms. Judy Ellis Matthew Feldman and Julie Baker Missy and Brian J. Fox Paul and Nancy Gaffney Richard and Kathleen Glaser Donn Goebel and Cathy McLeod Eleanor and Richard Goering Peggy L. Golden and Kerry J. Klumpe Carl and Joyce Greber Chris and Janet Gunn Irmgard and Horst Hehmann Sherrie and Fred Heyse Sue and William W. Hill III Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors Noel and Karen Hofmann Linda R. Holthaus Timothy and Julie Driehaus Horton Carolyn and Michael Hoyt Dr. Carol Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Keenan H. Arleene Keller Robert A. and Marian K. Kennedy Charitable Trust Judith and Ken Kenniston Mark and Nancy Kleespies Pat and Randy Krumm Mark and Kymberly Kuenning Jo Ann and George Kurz Dr. John Larkin Susan J. Lauf Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lawrence Dr. Carol P. Leslie Phillip C. Long Cheryl Harden Love Kelly Lyle Mark McKillip and Amira Beer Hope Earls McSwigan Mr. Roy A. Mitchell Terry and Jannelle Moore Mary Woode Morton Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Linda R. Muth Carl Parrott and Molly Katz Fund* Phillips Family Fund* Prolink Dr. Robert Rhoad & Kitsa Tassian Rhoad Ridgeway Foundation Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Louise and Gary Roselle Mr. Richard H. Russell David Savage Roger and Glenda Schorr* Ivan and Karen Silverman Elizabeth C. B. and Paul G.+ Sittenfeld

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith Steven Smith and David Vanderpool Susan and David Smith Mary Stagaman and Ron Kull John and Merrie Stillpass Tom and Keri Tami Marty Thaler and Don Helcher Catharina Toltzis, Ph.D. Robert Trusty Gloria Uziel and Patrick Shea, M.D. Christopher and Nancy Virgulak Mary Ann and Ted Weiss Jane Hooper Welling Willow Hill Foundation Anthony and Sally Woodward Brian Yangyuen and Shawn Tubb

ANNUAL FUND BENEFACTOR ($750 - $1,499) Anonymous (6) James Abend Shakila T Ahmad Alpaugh Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Alpaugh Bruce and Helene Ault Bank of America Michael and Shelia Becker Miss Martha L. Bell Judith and Louis Belli Kit Berger Randal and Peter Bloch Katy Bodenburg Mr. and Mrs. Ken Borisch Linda D. Brink Barbara and Neal Bronson Charlotte Brooks Ms. Lisa Broun Beth Canarie Christine Christen Mr. Rick Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cruse Judy S. Dalambakis The Daley Family Foundation Mark Dauner Michelle de la Vega Kathryn Dierckes Michael and Kathleen Doherty Thomas Donnelly William G. Dorward III Timothy Douglas Emilie and David Dressler Fund* Tim and Tina DuMont* Saralou and Dave Durham Sharon and Bill Emeigh Denise M. Esteves-Hicks George Fabe Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Michael Federle Grayson and Sarah Fitzhugh Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Foster Sharon Freyhof Edward Gemperle Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gerber Philip Griggs Mary and Phil Hagner Ham and Ellie Hamilton Susan Cutler Harris Teri and Mike Haught Louise Head Wendy Hill Dale Hodges and David F. Logan

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ANNUAL GIFTS Maite Iraolagoitia Nathan and Vanessa Jenkin Mark and Sarah Johnson James and Brenda Jones Peter and Sandy Keiser Rosalynd Kendall Beverly Kinney and Edward Cloughessy Margo and Elliott Kirstein Larry and Kathleen Kissel Mary Kay Koehler and Heather Apple Kathleen B. Krug* Mr. and Mrs. John LaMacchia Mark K. Mandell-Brown MD Ellen and Ward Maresca Richard I. Michelman and Karen E. Meyer Jill and Bruce Mitchell Jim and Eileen Moon Janet Mott Michael Nordlund and Lisa Lee Andrew J. Nuckols Melissa and John Panzeca Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pardekooper Parsifal Alice W. Perlman Diane and Jeff Pfaff Mr. and Mrs. Don Popelar Leo and Sarah Pulte Gerald D. Rape Alison and Rob Rice Mr. and Mrs. Gates T. Richards Ellen Rieveschl Josie Russo Ann Saluke and Don Yelton Mark and Jan Rosenbaum Sass Glenn and Kitty Schaaf Martha and Lee Schimberg* Pat and Paul Schlecht Michael and Jeanne Schmerler Charles and Alice Schneider Carol J. Schroeder Linda Sears Ms. Connie Sheets John L. Shields Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Simon Adrienne Angst Smith Stephanie and Joseph Stitt Elizabeth A. Stone* Logan and Donna Stone Sara and Gunther Storjohann Carol Striker Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson Sneja H. Tomassian Susan and James Troutt Catherine Valentine Patricia J. Wagner Dan Walker and Lisa Capurro Sarella Walton Julia Wesselkamper and Julian Johnson Steve and Patty Wilken Carol and Rich Wilson Jeannine and John Winkelmann John M. Yacher SUPPORTER ($300 - $749) Anonymous (22) Marjorie and Steven Adler Admirals Cove Foundation Janice Amatulli Susan S. Anthony

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Elizabeth C. Armitage Attiyah Community Team Athena Avgousti-Bauer Molly R. Barber Jan Bartel Donald Beck and Lawrence E. Eynon, M.D. Doug and Judy Betz Bradley R. Bevington Mr. Thomas E. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blackmer Sue K. Blaney Lisa and Richard Boehne Phyllis Bossin and Robert Strauss Mark Bowen David Brashear Lucy Lane Broderick Dr. Daniel T. Brown, DDS and Mr. Mark Haggard Nancy and Thomas Bunnell Mark and Diane Bunte Douglas and Carol Burks Stephen and Diedra Burns Jack and Marti Butz John and Diane Byrne Carol Campbell Kathleen W. Carr Nancy B. Carrothers In Honor of Carolyn Guild Carter Janet Castellini Jo-Ann Casuto Deborah Chamberlain Fran Christensen Mary Ellen Cody Loretta and David Cook Douglas and Sarah Coons Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cotcamp Robin Cotton and Cindi Fitton Mrs. Martha S. Crafts Susan Cranley Mr. Guy Crocetti David Crotty and Joan Von Handorf Jean and John Croxton Susan Cummings April D. Davidow Mr. Frank Davis Ronda Deel Debora Del Valle Marilyn J. Derfus Jeffrey and Sharon DeRossette Diamond/Wolf Family Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Donnelly, Jr. Marilyn Duke Diane and Steve Dumbauld Bob and Kitty Dunn Leslie R. Dye, M.D. Jon and Tara Eaton Joyce Elkus Ron and Kathleen Emery Dr. and Mrs. Michael Farrell Dr. and Mrs. William Faulkner Barbara Ann Feldmann The Crew of the Felix Locus Kurt and Lynn Finch Dr. Daniella Fisher David Fleming Ora Forusz Patricia Fraley Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fraser Gregrick A. Frey Mary Anne Frey Jim Friedman Sharon and Dennis Geiger General Electric Robert Gilmore

Frank and Karen Girolami Daniel P. Goetz and Pattie Messmer Jim and Elaine Goldschmidt Dr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Gollobin Mrs. Sharon Gorman Pank and Wendy Goulet Marla and Gary Gross Margaret E. Hagar Barbara Hahn Jan C. Hall Margo Hall Timothy and Barbara Haller Joyce and Jim Hamberg Jeff Hanna and Peggy Eberhard Jerri and Dan Hanus Brenda Hausterman Christine Heatherman Dave and Sheryl Heeter Robin Henderson Helene Herbert Judy Tondi Herd Bertie Hertz Bernita McCann Hightower Meg Hilmer Daniel J. Hoffheimer Daniel and Marcia Holden Mark and Deanna Hollon Patricia L. Holman Joseph Huber and Shelli Smith Marty Humes Dr. Linda M. Huntress Nada Huron Idit Isaacsohn Charlie and Janie James Patti and Keith James Johnson & Johnson - Matching Fund Marilyn S. and Robert C. Johnson Dr. Amy Johnstone Mr. Andrew Jones Evelyn Jones MD Kotagal Kant and Uma Kotagal Dr. Toni and Rabbi Ken Kanter Amy J. Katz Arlene Katz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Keating Msgr. Kurt H. Kemo Dara M. Kendall Zofeen Khan Kimberly King Rachel Kirley Mr. and Mrs. John Kmet Judith A. Koch Mrs. John Krieg Heather Krombholz Michael and Paula+ Kunka Mr. Edward Lanzit Patricia Larsen Lynn P. Larson Bruce Lazarus and Phil Weintraub Mary Kay Levesay Mary Lierl Donna Lilley Glenda Lindsay Nancy Lippincott Sally A. Lloyd Dr. and Mrs. Louis B. Louis, IV Al Lusher Michael Lynch Dr. Thomas and Jean Macejko Ms. Carol MacGregor Dave and Lee MacKenzie Kenneth T. Mahler Mark Mallory Lisi and Neil Marcus Charles and Jennifer Margolis

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Phil and Susan Price Nick Puncer and Stephen Ferguson Michael and Nelda Purdon Margie Rennie Carol Holland Rentschler Sara Repenning Carol Reubel Danielle Revelson Buffie Rixey Gigi Robison Linda Rogowski Linda Roomann and William Slutz Bruce and Tina Ross Karina Rothzeid Jack and Mary Bob Rubenstein Richard and Barbara Ruddy KJ Sanchez Susan Brakers Schertzer Anita Schneider William and Sandra Selvey Linda and Tom Senter Debbie Renick Sims Robert and Linda Singer Mary Lee and Louie Sirkin Laura Skidmore Glynis and George Smulian V. Clark Sole, Jr. Susan and Andrew Speno Jeffery and Nancy Stambough Martha Steier Robert L. and Christine J. Steiner* Gary and Nancy Strassel Kendra L. Struthers Glenda Suttman Lora Swedberg Dr. Alan and Shelley Tarshis Carlos and Roberta Teran Gretchen Thomas

Dr. Gary A. Thompson and Dr. Lisa E. Dunlap George and Linda Toft Torey and Tom Torre Linda Trebbi Dionn Tron Susie Tweddell Doug and Molly Tyger Ms. Marlena Tyre Geroge and Julia Wadih John and Ann Wagner Liz and Dave Wallingford JoAnn Ward Lea A. Ward Dr. and Mrs. Barry W. Webb Pann and Terry Webb Joyce Jones Weinkam Judy Wells Donna Welsch Dr. Donald R. and Patricia R. Welti Derek J. Wendelken Steven and Heather Wesloh Chris and Diane Williams Mauri J. Willis Rev. Anne Warrington Wilson Judy Wilson Susan and Dean Windgassen Anne Marie Wolfer Daniel and Jessica Woo Laani A. Wuest Dr. Linda Wulff Mary Beth Young David and Cynthia Zink Phil and Debbie Zorn *Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation +Denotes a posthumous listing

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CINCINNATI MAGAZINE PRESENTS

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BENEFIT TING LOCAL CHARITIES

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS As of January 15, 2026

$50,000+ ANONYMOUS THE DAVID C. HERRIMAN FUND OF GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION

ROBERT AND ADELE SCHIFF FAMILY FOUNDATION THE HAROLD C. SCHOTT FOUNDATION

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MERUS FOUNDATION

$5,000 – $9,999 H.B., E.W. & F.R. LUTHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THE WOHLGEMUTH HERSCHEDE FOUNDATION

$3,500 – $4,999

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THE SUTPHIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE The Artistic Director’s Circle (ADC) members provide inspirational annual support for productions, artists, and community programming. In recognition of their contributions, members receive exclusive behind-thescenes private events hosted by Blake Robison, Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director, featuring artists and behind-the-scenes topics from the art of theatre making.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the ADC members for their generosity!

Anonymous David and Traci Alexander Peggy Barrett+ Ron Bates and Randy Lasley Steven Bestard Mark and Lindsay Bibler David and Elaine Billmire Ruth and Tom Bobenread Neil Bortz Thomas J. Breed MC and Tom Brennan Susan Brenner and Steven Mombach Terri and John Byczkowski Wayne and Fran Carlisle Denise and Martin Chambers Joan Cochran+ The Roy Cockrum Foundation Maurice and Lela Coffey, II James P. Conway, Jr. and Richard D. Robertson, Jr. Jack and Virginia Copley Richard and Teddie Curry Nancy and Mark Dawes Warren Dedich Kelly Dehan and Richard Staudigel In Honor of Jan Denton Richard and Lisa Ernst Sarah and Tommy Evans Brooks and Beth Ewing Victoria Buyniski Gluckman Vitaly and Samantha Goldfeder The Goldhoff Family Madeleine H. Gordon Chandra and Mel Gravely Linda+ and Gary Greenberg* Jeb and Nirvani Head Fred and Patti Heldman* Betsy and Dave+ Hendy The David C. Herriman Fund* Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig Karlee L. Hilliard Karen and David Hoguet Susan Ingmire and Lynn Hailey

Diane and Carl Iseman Bill and Mary Jane James Paul Jennewine Linda Busken Jergens and Andrew MacAoidh Jergens Don and Frani Jones Patti and Tom Keckeis* Alina Khan Marilyn Kinne Bet and Dave Koeninger Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kremzar Mark and Karen Kremzar John and Susie Lame Asher and Kelsey Lanier Terry Lemmerman Jamie and Jenny Leonard Jacqueline M. Mack and Dr. Edward B. Silberstein Craig and Anne Maier Dick and Sandy Manteuffel The Markley Family David L. Martin Ron Matson and Daniel Young Donna and Neal Mayerson Barbara and Kim McCracken Kevin and Frances McMurray Charles and Joann Mead Leon+ and Barb Meyer Becky Miars Lauren and James+ Miller Danute M. Miskinis Diane and Dave Moccia Samuel Moore, Jr. David and Judith Morgan Arthur C. Morrissey and Janet M. Hayes Dean and Catherine Moulas Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty Karen and Bill Neyer* The Marilyn J. and Jack D. Osborn Fund Jenny and David Powell Audra Rance Rob and Gretchen Reifsnyder Amy and John Rosenberg

Dianne and J. David Rosenberg The Rosenthal Family Foundation Jennie Rosenthal Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal Margo and Sam Ross Moe and Jack Rouse Susan and Jeffrey Routh The Ruehlman Family The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation Austin Schiff Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff, Jr. Mark and Rosemary Schlachter Digi and Mike Schueler Rhonda and Larry Sheakley Eddie+ and Pat Sheppard Julie and Steven J. Shifman Betsy and Jerry Shroat Nancy and Tim Sparks John and Jennifer Stein Steve and Sarah Steinman Jennifer and Woody Taft Robert D. Temple and Sue E. Auerbach Marty C. Tomb Edward Trach Barbara and Daman Turner Ellen and Ray van der Horst Lawrence and Maureen Vignola Margaret and Albert Vontz III* Randolph Wadsworth Barbara and Irwin Weinberg Fund* Barbara M. Weyand Mr. William J. Weyand Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis Marcie Wright Susan and Don Zaunbrecher *Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation +Denotes a posthumous listing List as of January 15, 2026

For more information, please contact Sneja H. Tomassian at 513-977-2081 or email at sneja.tomassian@cincyplay.com.

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RECOGNITION GIFTS With heartfelt gratitude, we recognize the following friends who have honored loved ones through a tribute gift to the Playhouse. These meaningful contributions were received between December 15, 2024, and January 15, 2026.

IN HONOR OF SARA AND DAVE BUTLER Germaine Jarvis and John Znamierowski

IN HONOR OF BLAKE ROBISON Jim Friedman

IN HONOR OF JAN DENTON Stephanie Denton

IN HONOR OF JOHN AND AMY ROSENBERG Anonymous

IN HONOR OF ABBY MARCUS Lisi and Neil Marcus

IN HONOR OF MOE AND JACK ROUSE Daniel J. Hoffheimer

IN HONOR OF THOMAS W. AND JENNIFER TAFT Kenneth T. Mahler

MEMORIAL GIFTS We are grateful to the following friends who have chosen to remember a loved one through a memorial gift to the Playhouse. The following memorial gifts were received between December 15, 2024, and January 15, 2026.

IN MEMORY OF KAREN BELL Edward Lanzit IN MEMORY OF MARLENE ELIZABETH CRABTREE Judith Van Ginkel Leigh M. Primack IN MEMORY OF BRUCE E. COYLE Rebecca J. Graham IN MEMORY OF LINDA HELDMAN GREENBERG Anonymous Stephanie Albert Elizabeth C. Armitage Mark and Marsha Barsman Alexandra Belzley Erica and Matt Biscotti Randal and Peter Bloch Annette and John Bloomstrom Nancy B. Carrothers Edwina Cornelius Amy Diamond and Eddie Wolf Barry and Nancy Gibberman Dr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Gollobin The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Shelley and Bill Greggs Beth Hammerman

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Zack and Ali Hardoon Gwenn and Mark Heintzelman Fred and Patti Heldman Andrea and Edward Herzig Daniel J. Hoffheimer David and Karen Hoguet Jenna Harris and Dillon Teske Susan Ingmire and Lynn Hailey Diane and Carl Iseman Donald and Franchelle Jones Margo and Elliott Kirstein Laura Hoguet Leonard Emily Marrero Cheryl and Scott Mattis Karen Meyer and Rick Michelman Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty Judy and Thomas Oxman Dianne and J. David Rosenberg Moe and Jack Rouse Linda and Douglas Sawan Digi and Mike Schueler Linda and Tom Senter Matthew Senter and Rukmini Das Jeffrey and Cindy Standley Sneja H. Tomassian The Townsend Family Linda Trebbi Ellen and Ray van der Horst Lawrence and Maureen Vignola Ronna and Jim Willis The Crew of the Felix Locus

IN MEMORY OF CHRISTINE KINNAMAN Jeanne Bauer IN MEMORY OF BEVERLY KINNEY Edward Cloughessy IN MEMORY OF JUDGE ROBERT S. MARX Daniel J. Hoffheimer IN MEMORY OF JIMMY MILLER Lawrence and Maureen Vignola IN MEMORY OF HOWARD TOMB Burton and Susan+ Closson IN MEMORY OF SCOT WOOLLEY Anonymous

COMMUNITY SUPPORT CORPORATE PARTNERS

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

For companies looking to make a smaller investment in the Playhouse, the Corporate Partner Program is just the ticket. A gift of $1,000 or more is recognized in our show programs, provides invitations to exclusive events, and entitles your employees to receive a 20 percent online ticket discount throughout the season!

The Blind Lemon Canary Floral & Event Design eat well celebrations and feasts Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC Gallo Heidelberg Lightborne Mt. Adams Bar and Grill WGRR-FM WKRC-TV, Local 12 WKRQ-FM WOSL-FM WRRM-FM WUBE-FM WVXU-FM WXIX-TV, Fox 19

$1,000 - $3,499 Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Prolink For more information about joining these individuals and organizations in support of the Playhouse, call Sneja Tomassian, Chief Philanthropy Officer, at 513977-2081.

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRODUCTION STAFF DIRECTORS

Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director Blake Robison Managing Director Abby Marcus

ADMINISTRATION

Executive Assistant/Board Liaison Marta Hyland Associate Producer Suann Pollock Company Manager A.J. Ford Assistant Company Manager/Management Associate

Remy Elton-Alexander

Director of HR, Equity and Inclusion Dawn Mundy Finance Associate Brian Anderson Accounting Services Clark Schaefer Hackett Receptionist Kara Neumann

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Bridget Siedlecki IT Applications Specialist Scott Youger Facilities Manager Brian Smith

DEVELOPMENT

Chief Philanthropy Officer Sneja H. Tomassian Director of Individual Giving Kendra L. Struthers, CFRE Individual Giving Manager Josh Senger Grants Manager Camryn Morrow Events Manager Brianna Meinecke Development Data Manager Jennifer Radisch Development Assistant Lisa Malsom

MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS Director of Marketing and Communications Kathy Neus Audience Engagement Manager Piper N. Davis Multimedia Designer Sean Martin Digital Marketing Associate Tessa D’Errico Marketing Data and Website Manager Jacob Krismanick Content Marketing Producer Deja A. Shanks Marketing Intern Mya Gibson Photographer Mikki Schaffner PATRON SERVICES Patron Services Director Don Wong Assistant Patron Services Manager Julia Hasl Miller House Managers Joellyn Goos, Kayden Hauke, Ethan Mann Patron Services Associate Olivia Cremisio Patron Services Staff Haseeb Ahmad, Andrew Berninger,

EJ Busby, Grace Caccavari, James Dooley, Jenny French, Michelle LaMantia, Whitney Menser, Jermia Munroe, Cyrus Newitt, Sarah O’Haver, Alexis Pinto, James Racster, Theresa Richmond, Charlie Rusk, Gina Serger, Jacqueline Smith, LaCheryl Steele, Janis Tibbs, Catherine Trichell, Monica Williams-Mitchell, Ryan Wagner, Lauren Wyatt, Kendall Young

Bar Manager Darren Cox Bartenders Kathy Burr, Clint Collins, Justin Eckstein,

Rachel Ellis, Julia Migliara, Lisa Porter, John Simpson, Niki Sherwood, Kathleen Thorman

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ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director Joanie Schultz Literary Manager Tatiana Godfrey Associate Artists Wendy C. Goldberg, Karen Zacarías

EDUCATION/ENGAGEMENT

Education Director Ariana Moses Artistic Engagement Manager Katie Gifford-Baskerville Education Associate John Llewellyn Education and Engagement Coordinator Tess Wyrick

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Production Stage Manager Andrea L. Shell Stage Management Staff Carolyn Fast, Brandon T.

Holmes, Tenley Pitonzo, Brooke Redler, Shelby Scaffidi, Madison Stone Artistic Engagement Stage Manager Erin Speno-Stout Production Assistants Maggie Ballard, Tessa Killen, Sparrow Mansfield PRODUCTION

Director of Production Joshua Escajeda Technical Director Sam Thompson Assistant Production Manager Valerie Perez Assistant Technical Director Ethan Ruhl Scene Shop Administrative Assistant Quinn Morgan

SCENERY

Staff Carpenters Valerie Bramer, Timothy Fowler, Michael

Lyons, Brandon Smith, Patrick Wellman

Charge Scenic Artist Jennifer Rhodus Assistant Scenic Artist Carly Huff Scenic Artist Payton Epperson Rouse Run Crew Christopher Albaugh, Sam Devlin

PROPERTIES

Properties Manager Liz Lyons Assistant Properties Manager Katie Kim Properties Benjamin Adams, Ashley Merkle, Alicia Rhodus Rosenthal Shelterhouse Properties Running Crew Lead

Debra Hildebrand

Rouse Theatre Properties Running Crew Lead Kara Trusty

COSTUMES/WARDROBE

Costume Shop Manager Gordon DeVinney Costume and Design Administrative Assistant Joe Kovacs Cutter/Draper Eileen Thoma First Hand Bridget Kline Wig and Makeup Artist Amy Whitaker Wardrobe Lead Amira Rowe Wardrobe Assistants Grace Hazlett, Lilly Levine

LIGHTING/SOUND

House Audio/Projection Supervisor Josh Brinkman Lead Electrician Samuel Wilson Rouse Theatre Audio Engineer M. Adam Jacob Rosenthal Shelterhouse Light Board Operator Jonathan

Armstrong

Rosenthal Shelterhouse Sound Engineer Samuel Sadler

EMERITI

Managing Director Emeritus Buzz Ward

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