DMPA: Trey McIntyre Project - Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Dear friends,

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Welcome to the Des Moines Civic Center and the final performance in our fourth season of The Dance Series. We are pleased to present Trey McIntyre Project – a nonprofit arts organization founded to nurture, support and produce the artistic vision of artist Trey McIntyre.

Trey McIntyre Project Program . . . . 6 About Trey McIntyre Project . . . . . . 8 Trey McIntyre Project Dancers. . . . . 9 Trey McIntyre Project Collaborators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trey McIntyre Project Staff. . . . . . .11 Des Moines Performing Arts Commissions New Work for Final Season of Trey McIntyre Project . . . . . . . . . . .12 Des Moines Performing Arts Board of Directors and Staff . . . . . 14 Guest Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Tonight’s performance is significant because in January Mr. McIntyre announced he will disband Trey McIntyre Project as a full-time dance company next month to focus on other endeavors involving writing, film and photography. We are thrilled to be able to present TMP in its final tour.

This performance also marks a first for Des Moines Performing Arts.

We are one of several dance presenters involved in commissioning The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction, one of two brilliant pieces you’ll see this evening. Much in the way our organization invests in Broadway shows, this commission provided support for the creation of a new work.

The Dance Series is one of our most important performance offerings, and I am thankful to all the DMPA team members for their great work on this series. Director of Programming and Education, Eric Olmscheid, curates this series. Brian Anstedt and his team are integral in coordinating the complex production needs for each company.

And, our Education team led by Karoline Myers, is responsible for the pre- and post-show discussions and coordinating the master classes.

We are very grateful to those of you who purchased season tickets for The Dance Series and to our Dance VIPs, as it is your support that makes this series possible.

Stay after the performance for

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Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO Des Moines Performing Arts

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Thanks to our Donors!

Leadership support for The Dance Series has been provided by:

The National Endowment for the Arts Des Moines Performing Arts thanks those who have supported The Dance Series by purchasing a Dance VIP Season Ticket Package.

The Dance VIP Package includes a donation that directly supports Des Moines Performing Arts dance programming.

Dr. Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Anderson Dominique Bowmer Tom and Michele Brown Shelly Catlett Jeff Chelesvig Denise DeSchamp Elizabeth Ferreira and Valerie Williams Jeff Freude and Laurie Wolf Dr. Joel and Shayla From Jon and Faith Garnaas David and Mary Giese Roberta Gilbert and Joseph Barron Cecil Goettsch and Jackie Saunders Dr. Julia Goodin Gordon L. Greger Kevin and Sheryl Grimm Irving and Jennifer Hahn John and Sharon Hines IMT Insurance Company Dr. Darren Jirsa Stephan and Thomasine Johnson Bill and Beth Koenig Duane and Harriet Leitch Richard W. and Kaye Lozier

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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER A Des Moines Performing Arts Theater Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO

Trey McIntyre, Artistic Director

Photo by Trey McIntyre

Company Members Benjamin Behrends Chanel DaSilva Elizabeth Keller Amber Mayberry John Speed Orr Brett Perry Ryan Redmond Rachel Sherak Travis Walker Ashley Werhun

Thursday, May 1, 2014 PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS DANCE SERIES

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rey McIntyre Project n Program The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction CHOREOGRAPHY: Trey McIntyre WORLD PREMIERE: March 21, 2014 - Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall - Berkeley, CA MUSIC: Dmitri Shostakovich NARRATION: Alan Cumming COSTUME DESIGN: Bruce Bui PUPPETS AND PROPS DESIGN: Dan Luce & Michael Curry LIGHTING DESIGN: Raquel Davis

The Gashlycrumb Tinies Brett Perry Elizabeth Keller

The Beastly Baby John Speed Orr Chanel DeSiliva Benjamin Behrends • Amber Meyberry

The Deranged Cousins Travis Walker • Ashley Werhun • Rachel Sherak

The Disrespectful summons Benjamin Behrends • Chanel DaSilva Elizabeth Keller • Amber Mayberry John Speed Orr • Brett Perry Ryan Redmond • Rachel Sherak Travis Walker • Ashley Werhun The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Insturciton has been created with support from the following organizations: Lead comminssioner: Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, IL Co-commissioners: Cal Performances, Berkeley, CA Des Moines Performing Arts, Des Moines, IA Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67, written by Dmitri Shostokovich. Performed by Students from the Academy Program of the Music Institute of Chicago, Trio Solaris.

Used by permission. Images and language belong to the Edward Gorey Estate. Used by permission.

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Mercury Half-Life CHOREOGRAPHY: Trey McIntyre WORLD PREMIERE: October 26, 2013 - Morrison Center - Boise, ID MUSIC: Queen COSTUME DESIGN: Melissa Schlachtmeyer LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola Mercury Half-Life underwritten by Peck Foundation and Jodi Peck and Les Weil - Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Photo by Trey McIntyre

“Bring Back That Leroy Brown,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Love of My Life,” “Millionaire Waltz,” “Killer Queen,” “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy,” “Bicycle Race,” “We Are the Champions,” “Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” written by Frederick Mercury.

“We Will Rock You,” “Prophet’s Song,” “Dear Friends” written by Brian Harold May. “Under Pressure” written by David Bowie, John Richard Deacon, Brian Harold May, Frederick Mercury and Roger Meddows Taylor.

“Another One Bites the Dust” written by John Richard Deacon. All songs performed by Queen.

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rey McIntyre Project n About ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TREY McINTYRE

One of the most sought-after choreographers and artists working today, Trey McIntyre is the man behind the mission—and the movement—that is Trey McIntyre Project. Using dance and a variety of mediums to explore what it means to be human, McIntyre believes that the process of creating art—from the studio to the stage— is a metaphor for the journey of self-discovery. That exploration and discovery has inspired more than 90 works and high praise for its “singular connection between movement and spirit.” (Los Angeles Times) McIntyre’s inventive combination of the ballet lexicon, his connection to music, and an unflinching examination of the human condition has resulted in exceptional artistry that has garnered him a number of awards and much acclaim. McIntyre was named a United States Artists Wynn Fellow, he received the Gold Medal of Lifetime Achievement from the National Society of Arts and Letters, he received two choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and he was the recipient of a Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography. The Los Angeles Times called McIntyre a “bright light, a brainy ballet choreographer whose best works fuse visceral physicality with a deep and true humanism...”

Another LA Times writer said, “There is indeed such a thing as genuine 21st century ballet, and it belongs more to this guy from Wichita than any of the over-hyped pretenders from England, France or Russia. McIntyre rocks, McIntyre rules. Everyone else can just get in line.” The Boston Globe wrote “In a field overflowing with aspiring dance makers, Trey McIntyre continues to stand apart from—and at times far above—the crowd.” The New York Times noted McIntyre as “one of the most singular choreographic minds working in ballet today.”

Trey McIntyre has served as choreographic associate for Houston Ballet (1989–2008) and resident choreographer for Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis and The Washington Ballet. He has created a canon of works for some of the premier dance companies in the world, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Moscow Ballet Theatre, State Ballet of (Republic of) Georgia, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ballet de Santiago (Chile), Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Philadanco, Sacramento Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Kansas City Ballet and Smu in Ballet.

While he continues to create extraordinary ballets, McIntyre’s far-reaching vision has evolved to an exploration of other genres of art. He is a published writer and photographer, and is currently embarking on two feature-length documentaries. His tireless drive and prolific genius have positioned McIntyre among the most notable American artists of the 21st century.

TREY McINTYRE PROJECT

Trey McIntyre Project is a contemporary ballet company led by the artistic vision of renowned choreographer Trey McIntyre. Since its founding in 2008, TMP has fast become one of the most celebrated dance companies throughout the country and abroad. Trey McIntyre creates highly athletic, innovative works rooted in exploration and discovery, resulting in dance that is at once massively appealing, refreshingly relevant and emotionally evocative. Known for its hallmark musicality and a distinct American voice, TMP uses the art of dance to break cultural boundaries and connect audiences on a basic, yet decidedly profound, human level.

TMP’s unique approach expands art beyond the stage and into communities, where it has the power to reach people and touch lives.

TMP has been featured in The New York Times, Dance Magazine and on PBS NewsHour, and has earned coast-to-coast acclaim from the likes of Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and more. Based in Boise, Idaho, TMP has graced the stages of prestigious venues such as Jacob’s Pillow, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Zellerbach Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall; TMP’s global tours have included China, Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.

For information on underwriting a future TMP project, please contact Caty Solace, Chief Strategy Officer at caty@treymcintyre.com or 208.284.2393. Visit treymcintyre.com for more information.

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Benjamin Behrends Born: Santa Rosa, CA Training: Santa Rosa Dance Theater, Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet Trainee Program Professional Experience: Smuin Ballet

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Benjamin is sponsored for Year 6 by Rich and Georgiann Raimondi of Boise, ID.

Chanel DaSilva Born: Brooklyn, NY Training: Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn, F.H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and the Performing Arts, The Alvin Ailey School,The Juilliard School Chanel is sponsored for Year 6 by Pam and Richard Hanlon of Great Falls, VA. Chanel is a 2011 Princess Grace Dance Honoraria.

Elizabeth Keller Born: Dubai, UAE Training: Royal Academy of Dance London, Ballet Center of Houston, The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, Thomas Armour Ballet Conservatory Professional Experience: Pennsylvania Ballet, Miami Contemporary Dance Company, Miami City Ballet Elizabeth is sponsored for Year 6 by Nancy and Steve Einhorn of Milwaukee, WI. Amber Mayberry Born: Merrillville, IN Training: The Washington School of Ballet, The Dance Institute of Washington, The Dance Theater of Harlem Residency Program, State University of New YorkPurchase College Professional Experience: Elisa Monte Dance, Wideman/Davis Dance, Spectrum Dance Theater Amber is seeking sponsorship for Year 6.

John Speed Orr Born: Santa Monica, CA Training: Dance Theatre Seven Professional Experience: Ballet Memphis, Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Ballet John is seeking sponsorship for Year 6.

Brett Perry

rey McIntyre Project n Dancers Born: Greenwood, IN Training: The Dance Company, The Juilliard School Brett is sponsored for Year 6 by Marc A. Gale of Gainesville, FL. Brett is a 2010 Princess Grace Award Winner for Dance and served as the 2013 Pride Foundation Ambassador.

Ryan Redmond Born: Scranton, PA Training: Southern Dance Theatre, Orlando Ballet, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Juilliard School Ryan is sponsored for Year 6 by Michael Engler and Steve Sumser of New York, NY.

Rachel Sherak Born: Alpharetta, GA Training: North Atlanta Dance Academy, The School of American Ballet Professional Experience: Carolina Ballet, Morphoses: The Wheeldon Company Rachel is sponsored for Year 6 by Richard and Sondra Hackborn and Hal and Jacque Eastman of Boise, ID.

Travis Walker Born: Syracuse, NY Training: Ballet Arts Theatre, Usdan Center for the Performing Arts, New York State Summer School of the Arts, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Professional Experience: Ballet San Jose, Alberta Ballet, Smuin Ballet Travis is sponsored for Year 6 by Lesley Andrus of Sun Valley, ID and James Moore of Sun Valley, ID. Ashley Werhun Born: Edmonton, ALB Training: School of Alberta Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Ensemble Professional Experience: Ballet British Columbia Ashley is sponsored for Year 6 by The Boise Dance Movement of Boise, ID. DANCE SERIES

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rey McIntyre Project n Collaborators

Bruce Bui

Costume Designer (The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction) Originally from Southern California, Bruce now lives in Memphis, and is going into his 13th season as the Wardrobe Director and Resident Costume Designer for Ballet Memphis. His works can be seen regularly on the Orpheum stage and numerous other venues around the mid-south, and he has been praised as “dazzling” by Critical Dance Magazine, and a “Master of Chiffon”

by The Commercial Appeal. He has also worked with companies such as Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Ballet Des Moines, The Harid Conservatory, The Western Stage, Cabrillo Musical Theatre, Santa Susanna Repertory Theatre and Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, among others. Bruce has also worked on several commercials in the Mid-South.

Raquel Davis

Lighting Designer (The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction) With a B.A. in Theatre Design from Middlebury College, and an M.F.A. in Lighting Design from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Raquel Davis currently teaches at Boise State University. In addition to her work at Boise State, Davis is an award-winning lighting designer for the likes of O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, CT, Boise Contemporary Theatre and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Her designs include: world premieres of Young Jean Lee’s Untitled Feminist Show (Walker Arts Center and Baryshnikov Arts Center) and LEAR (SoHo REP), A Bright New Boise (Partial Comfort Productions), Reading Under the Influence (Daryl Roth Theatre), End Days (Ensemble Studio Theatre) STRETCH: a fantasia (The Living Theatre), The Clean House (GEVA Theatre Center), Boom! (Perseverance Theater), along with many BCT productions.

to produce DougLuce Puppet Productions, a music-driven children’s theater troupe. Dan has worked for nearly a decade as an artisan builder for Michael Curry Design.

Alan Cumming

Narration (The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction) In 2014, Alan is celebrating 30 years in the theatre by returning to Broadway and the role of the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret. He invites you to visit alancumming.com to learn more about what he did during that time, and to follow him on Twitter (@alancumming) to find out what he’s thinking today.

Michael Curry

Melissa Schlachtmeyer

Michael works widely as a visual and concept designer for numerous companies, such as Cirque du Soleil, The Metropolitan Opera, London’s Royal National Theatre, Disney Theatrical Productions and the International Olympic Committee.

He collaborates regularly with directors like Robert LePage, Nicholas Hytner, Julie Taymor and William Friedkin. Mr. Curry has received many prestigious awards, including several for his work on Broadway, Olympic ceremonies, and his continued innovations in the fields of scenic visual effects and puppetry design. Michael Curry Design, Inc. is comprised of 50 innovative designers and fabricators who conceive and produce state of the art creations for live entertainment. The studio is located in Portland, Oregon.

Recent theatre designs include: Bike America (Alliance Theatre, Ma-Yi Theatre,); Shotgun (Florida Studio Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival); and JABU (Henry Hewes Award-nomination) (The Flea Theatre); The Woman Before (German Theatre Abroad, director Daniel Fish); Iphigenia at Aulis (Pearl Theatre Company); Accomplice (Two River Theatre Co.); The Interlude (La MAMA); Factory Girls (Williamstown Theatre Festival/Bay Street Theatre). Opera work includes several premieres, including NYC and European premieres of Secret Agent, (COC). Her dance designs have been commissioned by The Limón Dance Foundation, BalletTech and Oregon Ballet Theatre. She is on faculty at Reed College.

Dan Luce

Lighting Designer (Mercury Half-Life)

Puppet and Props Design (The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction)

Puppet and Props Design (The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction) Dan Luce has studied, built and performed all over the world in the art of puppetry. A student of the late German puppet master, Albrecht Roser, Dan has toured internationally with Phillip Huber’s (Being John Malkovich) Huber Marionettes troupe. Dan co-founded and curated PLOP! (Performance Laboratory for Objects and Puppets), a cutting-edge center for experimental puppetry in Olympia, Washington. He co-founded and continues

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Costume Designer (Mercury Half-Life)

Michael Mazzola Michael Mazzola’s critically-acclaimed lighting has been seen in venues all over the US and Europe, ranging from opera houses to circus tents to outdoor amphitheaters. The three-time New York Dance and Performance Award-winner has designed lighting most recently for Oregon Ballet Theatre, the Bebe Miller Company, Stuttgart Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, San Francisco Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and Whim W’Him.

Staff

Trey McIntyre, Artistic Director Brian Aune, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Caty Solace, Chief Strategy Officer Kristin Aune, Engagement Director, Rehearsal Director

Kristin Aune is underwritten for Year 6 by Virginia McGehee Friend of Waterford, VA; Richard and Sondra Hackborn of Boise, ID; and Hal and Jacque Eastman of Boise, ID.

Chanel DaSilva, Assistant to the Rehearsal Director, Interim Rehearsal Director

Chanel is sponsored for Year 6 by Pam and Richard Hanlon of Great Falls, VA.

Brett Perry, Artistic Team

Brett is sponsored for Year 6 by Marc A. Gale of Gainesville, FL.

Ashley Werhun, Artistic Team

Ashley is sponsored for Year 6 by The Boise Dance Movement of Boise, ID.

Brendan Grevatt, Production Director Deborah Singer, Operations, Stage and Tour Manager Kyle Morck, Digital Content Manager

Contractors

Board of Directors

Blair Kutrow, Chair – Wrightsville Beach, NC Trey McIntyre, President – Boise, ID Richard Raimondi, Vice Chair – Boise, ID Rob Chimsky, Treasurer – Sonoma, CA Virginia McGehee Friend, Secretary – Waterford, VA Mark Aronchick – Penn Valley, PA Nancy Einhorn – Milwaukee, WI Frankie Hoover Gibson – Oakton, VA C.K. Haun – Boise, ID Katie Heil – Milwaukee, WI Bert Johnson – Chapel Hill, NC Jodi Peck – Fort Lauderdale, FL Lonnie Shumsky – Boise, ID E. Dollie Wolverton – Silver Spring, MD

Resource Council

Sandra Andersen – Boise, ID David Brown – Portland, OR Phil Calkins – Vienna, VA Daniel Cappello – New York, NY Lisa Curtin – Boise, ID Leigh Ann Dufurrena – Boise, ID Walter Jaffe – Portland, OR Heather Jauregui – Boise, ID Paul King – Portland, OR Suzanne Knibbe – Boise, ID Karen Meyer – Boise, ID Mike Milley – San Francisco, CA Mark and Patricia Mueller – San Antonio, TX Heather Pray – Houston, TX Victoria Roberts – London, England, U.K. H. Daniel Schert – Valdosta, GA Teri Stein – Boise, ID George Thorn – Portland, OR Jolé Voulelis – Boise, ID

Photos by Trey McIntyre

Liz Aresti, Assistant to the Production Director Miranda Baxter, Assistant Stage Manager Joanna Clausen, Wardrobe Supervisor Amy Hamilton, Strategic Business Services, Bookkeeping

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Des Moines Performing Arts Commissions New Work for Final Season of the

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This June, at the close of its 10th year in business, Trey McIntyre Project will disband its full-time dance company. The move allows artistic director and choreographer Trey McIntyre to pursue other ventures like writing, film and photography.

It’s a sad ending for fans of the Boise, Idaho-based dance troupe. But this dark cloud comes with a silver lining in the form of McIntyre’s final choreographed work for Trey McIntyre Project, The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction.

The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction, was inspired by the work of illustrator and writer Edward Gorey. Best known for his macabre pen-and-ink drawings, Gorey also had an intense fondness for ballet. A chance meeting with a longtime friend of Gorey’s led McIntyre to explore his work in more depth.

“It’s amazing and such a unique sort of macabre take on the children’s Victorian story-telling and literature,” McIntyre said. “It’s important artistically and it’s so great because it is so dark. Gorey really holds our hands through these dark recesses to make it really fun.”

BY JODY GIFFORD

happened to align with Des Moines Performing Arts’ core interest and values, making it the perfect first-time investment.

“We had watched the company unfold over the last several years and really saw it flourish and develop such a strong reputation of great work,” said Olmscheid. “When it was announced that the company would disband in June, I honestly couldn’t think of a better legacy to the company than for us to present their last work. We are so proud to be a part of it.”

McIntyre said The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for investors like Des Moines Performing Arts.

“I think for the dance community, new work is the most important thing,” he said. “It’s a living, breathing art form.

And to have support in creating it and collaborators willing to take the risk, is crucial. It’s why we do what we do.”

Jody Gifford is a former Des Moines Register theater critic and current media freelancer from West Des Moines.

While The Vinegar Works: Four Dances of Moral Instruction might be McIntyre’s swan song, it also marks a milestone for Des Moines Performing Arts. Along with three other commissioners, the organization invested in the creation of the piece itself.

Photos by Trey McIntyre

Eric Olmscheid, Des Moines Performing Arts Director of Programming and Education, said the commission was the result of the organization’s desire to expand its reach beyond the pre-show chats, master classes and postshow Q&As associated with The Dance Series, now in its fourth season.

“As we were starting to get more into conversations with the various dance companies, we wondered, much like our Broadway relationships, if there was a way we could be more involved in the creative process,” said Olmscheid.

The timing was perfect. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that Trey McIntyre Project was shopping new work around. The well-respected dance company just DANCE SERIES

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ADMINISTRATION Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO

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PROGRAMMING & EDUCATION Eric B. Olmscheid Director of Programming & Education

TICKET OFFICE Brooke Bridenstine Ticket Office Staff Manager

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Alan Dyer Technical Operations Manager/Head Electrician Chontel Berthelsen Group Sales Coordinator Nicholas Romano Stage Operations The backstage employees of Manager/Head Carpenter Des Moines Performing Arts are Jamie L. Stepp Production Supervisor

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