Trouble In Mind

KALITA HUMPHREYS THEATER

OCT 13-30

WRITTEN BY ALICE CHILDRESS DIRECTED BY TIANA KAYE BLAIR M. DENISE LEE - PHOTO BY JORDAN FRAKER

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WRITTEN BY ALICE CHILDRESS

M. DENISE LEE - PHOTO BY JORDAN FRAKER

DIRECTED BY TIANA KAYE BLAIR WITH Bradley Atuba David Coffee Myiesha J. Duff Bob Hess Claire Greenberg

M. Denise Lee Michael Michel Ken Orman Jeremy Rishe Samantha Snow

Mac Welch Zachary J. Willis Candice Marie Woods

SCENIC DESIGN Melpomene Katakalos

DRAMATURG Kamilah Bush

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Andrew J. Brown

COSTUME DESIGN, HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGN April M. Hickman

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Ruth E. Kramer

ARTISTIC PRODUCER Sarahbeth Grossman

LIGHTING & PROJECTION DESIGN Driscoll Otto

INTERIM ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER Ashley Oliver

CASTING Eisenberg/Beans Casting Ally Beans, CSA Daryl Eisenberg, CSA

SOUND DESIGN Claudia Jenkins Martinez

ENLOE | ROSE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kevin Moriarty

MANAGING DIRECTOR Jeffrey Woodward

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Dallas Theater Center’s Production Staff is responsible for the sets, costumes, lighting, props, furniture, scenic painting, sound, special effects and wigs used in this production.

CAST & CHARACTERS In Order of Appearance

Henry...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... DAVID COFFEE* Wiletta Mayer....................................................................................................................................................................................................M. DENISE LEE* John Nevins...........................................................................................................................................................................................ZACHARY J. WILLIS*+ Millie Davis............................................................................................................................................................................... CANDICE MARIE WOODS* Judy Sears............................................................................................................................................................................................. CLAIRE GREENBERG* Sheldon Forrester......................................................................................................................................................................................... BRADLEY ATUBA Eddie Fenton......................................................................................................................................................................................................... MAC WELCH* Al Manners..........................................................................................................................................................................................................JEREMY RISHE* Bill O’Wray..................................................................................................................................................................................................................BOB HESS*+

Understudies Wiletta Mayer, Millie Davis...................................................................................................................................................................MYIESHA J. DUFF Al Manners, Eddie Fenton.....................................................................................................................................................................MICHAEL MICHEL Bill O’Wray, Henry................................................................................................................................................................................................. KEN ORMAN Judy Sears..................................................................................................................................................................................................SAMANTHA SNOW Setting: New York City in Fall of 1957 There will be one 15 minute intermission.

CREATIVE SUPPORT & CREW Assistant Director.............................................................................................................................................................................................. EDMUND SIMPSON II Assistant Scenic Design........................................................................................................................................................................................ TRAVIS MARTINEZ Assistant Lighting & Projection Design........................................................................................................................................................ ANDREW GARVIS Assistant Sound Design......................................................................................................................................................................................................EMILEE BILES Production Stage Manager............................................................................................................................................................................... RUTH E. KRAMER* Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................................................................................................. MARY RUTH KNACKSTEDT* Production Assistant............................................................................................................................................................................. MALAISIAN ANN PARKER Covid Compliance Officer............................................................................................................................................................................ GABRIELA LEODIOU Scenic Carpenters .....................................................................................................................................KAT DEMITH, JUSTIN HIGGINS, SARAH SHIPP Stage Ops Manager..................................................................................................................................................................................... SQUEAK HENDERSON Deck Crew................................................................................................................................................................................... CRAIG ELAM, COLIN HANCOCK Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor...................................................................................................................................................................... EMILY NEWCOMB Dressers............................................................................................................................................................................. DYLAN LOZANO, GABRIELLE TREVINO Stitchers......................................................................................................................................... JAMIE ADAMS, ASHLEY PEISHER, DERICK LONGORIA Hair & Make-Up Technicians.......................................... TIINIA AULER, MAGGIE DONALD, JASMINE WOODS, SUZANNA TANKSLEY Light Board Programmer.....................................................................................................................................................................................CAROLINE HODGE Light Board Operator............................................................................................................................................................................................... IMANI MCCANTS Electricians.......................................................................................... RYAN BURKLE, ERIK JACKSON, JUAN JIMENEZ, LANDRY STRICKLAND A1 Audio Engineer............................................................................................................................................................ DEVIN MULBERY, JOSHUA NGUYEN Scenic Painter..........................................................................................................................................................................................................LAWRENCE BOYLES

This theater operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Dallas Theater Center is a member of the League of Resident Theaters; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and Visit Dallas.

+ Member of Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union The scenic, costume, lighting sound and projection designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

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Trouble in Mind.

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FROM THE DIRECTOR TIANA KAYE BLAIR

Oscar Micheaux, George Walker, Aida Overton Walker, Bert Williams, Will Marion Cook, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jesse A. Shipp, Lincoln Theodore Monore Andrew Perry otherwise known as Stepin Fetchit, Tim Moore, Alvin Childress, husband of Alice Childress, Sidney Portier, Diahann Caroll, Hatte McDaniel, Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Sands, Lena Horn, Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Paul Roberson, Gordon Parks, James Edwards, Sammy Davis Jr., and many more whose names are not recorded. I salute and celebrate the people who came before me, my ancestors.

I know no other way to introduce myself than like this... acknowledging the ancestral sacrifices and triumphs, along with the culutral gifts and legacies that have been passed down to me.

Had it not been for them I might not be here today. Had they not been on our parents and grandparents tv screens and stages, I might not be an artist in residence in this institution. I say this not only with the immediate gratitude of the past, as we usually mean it, but I say it acknowledging the responsibility that it gives me to the present and the future.

Alice Childress’ comedy/drama masterpiece allows us to laugh while re-visiting Broadway in 1957, through a 2022 lense. This story, written in the 1950’s as a contemporary piece, reveals to us, in a hilarious way, the legacies of the past that still live with us in today’s entertainment industry. Childress wrote about a particular time in entertainment when Black women were asked to play maids but never the glamorous, romantic lead. When Black men were stereotyped as inactive, lazy, absent, and unintelligent. When White women were relegated to being helpless and beautiful, and White men were required to save the day. Viewing this play through a 2022 lense allows for an examination of the past as ancestral; something that is not separate from us but a direct legacy. The history of entertainment and storytelling in this country is not a lesson that we often learn in school. It’s most likely among the things we must research and find for ourselves.

Why was the idea of Mammy created and how did she make it to the big screen? What is the history of the fictional character “Jim Crow” along with his namesake policy and legislation? The Southern Belle, the White Savior, the Great White Hope, the Femme Fatale; why and how were these tropes and stereotypes created, and how did we come to accept them as a part of the stories we wanted to see? This play tells a fictional story of several people I named above; ancestors in the entertainment industry who all wrestled with fitting only into the boxes that this industry would allow them to be viewed in.

This production of Trouble In Mind is the beginning of an invitation. The QR code connected to the research page is a collaboration between me and our dramaturg, Kamilah Bush, for the purposes of highlighting some of the issues that Alice Childress experienced and wrote about. We offer you a look back at these particular moments in American history and cinema. This website is by no means an exhaustive list, but merely an extension of our invitation. We encourage you to revisit the stories, movies, TV shows and plays built and told by our ancestors, and see them through new lenses.

To go beyond our website to memes, videos, and reels with a new knowledge of entertainment that won’t allow for consumption with only the metric for success being, “ was it good?”, “ did it make me laugh”, or “did I like it?”. But rather, “What narrative is it offering me?”, “What is it trying to accomplish?”, “ What is its intention?”.

If we are looking backward to 1957 for the sake of moving forward in 2022, we all have a generational responsibility to that forward progression. A portion of my generational responsibility as the descendant of American storytellers, is to tell this story.

What is your generational responsibility today?

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CAST

BRADLEY ATUBA

DAVID COFFEE

BOB HESS

KEN ORMAN

MYIESHA J. DUFF

M. DENISE LEE

CLAIRE GREENBERG

MICHAEL MICHEL

JEREMY RISHE

SAMANTHA SNOW

CANDICE MARIE WOODS

ZACHARY J. WILLIS

MAC WELCH

CAST BIOS

BRADLEY ATUBA (Sheldon Forrester) is truly humbled to be a part of Trouble In Mind. He recently graduated with his Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Acting at Southern Methodist University. Roles include Antonio in Cake Ladies (Dallas Theater Center), Marcus in Big Scary Animals (Theatre Three), Frank in Witch (StageWest), and Juliet and Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet (Great River Shakespeare Festival). In his spare time, Bradley loves streaming “Renaissance” by Beyonce, hanging out with friends and family, and weekend brunch.

DAVID COFFEE (Henry) made his theatrical debut in 1968. Since then, he has built a career that encompasses all fields of entertainment (with the exceptions of Grand Opera and the Circus); and audiences have welcomed him from Portland, Oregon to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In addition, he has become known as a New England Tradition and the G.O.A.T. for his portrayal of Scrooge at Massachusetts’ North Shore Music Theatre (where the greenroom bears his name). He is also the recipient of the Elston Brooks Lifetime Achievement Award from the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County. www.DavidCoffee.org MYIESHA J. DUFF (Understudy for Wiletta Mayer, Millie Davis) is excited for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing cast and perform with Dallas Theater Center! She has performed in several productions such as Sister Act (Deloris), Elf (Mrs. Hobbs), The Wiz (Glinda), Memphis (Felecia), Cuban and the Redhead (Gladys), The Color Purple (Celie), and Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal). She holds many titles including wife, songwriter, and author, but her favorite title is Mom. Myiesha enjoys showing her children that their gifts will make room for them, just as her gift has made room for her! FB: Myiesha J. Duff; IG: @myieshajduff CLAIRE GREENBERG (Judy Sears) is so excited to be making her Dallas Theater Center Debut in this fantastic production. She was born and raised here in Dallas and ventured across state lines to get a BM in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance at Oklahoma City University. Some of her DFW credits include A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (WaterTower Theatre), Ragtime (Lyric Stage) and Elf: The Musical (Firehouse Theater). Other notable credits beyond DFW are The Music Man as Marian, SideShow as Violet Hilton, and Big Fish as Sandra Bloom. She is so grateful to her amazing family and friends for their continued love and support!

BOB HESS (Bill O’Wray) is a member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, last appearing on the DTC stage in The Odyssey, The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, A Christmas Carol, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, he has appeared on nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years, most recently in WaterTower Theatre’s I Am My Own Wife and Stage West’s regional premiere of The Children. The recipient of numerous awards from DFW Critics’ Forum and Broadway World, Bob is represented by The Mary Collins Agency and is proud to serve as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at University of North Texas.

M. DENISE LEE (Wiletta Mayer) is excited to be back at DTC, especially to share this story with this group of people. DTC credits include Stagger Lee, A Christmas Carol, Crowns’ and others. She was recently seen at Circle Theatre as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie and the Texas debut of her one-woman show Pressure Makes Diamonds.

In addition to being an artist, Denise is a very passionate community activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Visions For Change, Inc, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, promotion and support of programs and activities that build bridges to bring communities together. deniseleeonstage.com visionsforchange.org

CAST BIOS

MICHAEL MICHEL (Understudy for Al Manners, Eddie Fenton) is a recent Southern Methodist University graduate, and is thrilled to be making his Dallas Theater Center debut. He plans to be back for many many more.

KEN ORMAN (Understudy for Bill O’Wray, Henry) joins the Trouble In Mind cast in his second production as an understudy with Dallas Theater Center, having debuted in Our Town Nuestro Pueblo in 2022. Ken has performed across Texas and off-Broadway, including plays, improv, live-action stunt shows, anime voiceover, industrial and commercials. His film and television work includes STARZ, REELZ, TNT, Amazon and HBO Max. As a writer, his script Devil In Retrograde was recognized for exceptional storytelling and his plays Retired, Restless & Wrung Out and From A Distance Dad were workshopped in 2020 and 2019. As a producer, he leads the theatrical production of All About Bette, an Interlude with Bette Davis by Camilla Carr, starring Morgana Shaw with special narration by Robert Wagner.

JEREMY RISHE (Al Manners) is excited to make his debut at the Dallas Theater Center. He recently shot a leading role in Jay Craven’s next feature, Lost Nation. Prior to that he starred in the world premiere of The Sabbath Girl off-Broadway. Regional Favorites include The School for Lies, The Tempest, and The Skin of Our Teeth. He stars in the film The Marshmallow Mystery Tour currently in festivals, and co-wrote the film Jewtah.

Recent TV: “Invasion” (Apple+) and “Madam Secretary” (CBS). He’s a co-founder of Kids Creative Collective in New York City. Instagram - @jeremyrishe. MFA, NYU. SAMANTHA SNOW (Understudy for Judy Sears) is very happy to be working with DTC for the first time! Some of her favorite roles include Phoebe in Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Theatre Frisco), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (GLCT), Ophelia in Hamlet (Odeum Theatre Company). She has performed on stages in New York, Branson and LA and was even once seen on the Broadway stage of Les Mis (ok so it was as a tourist but she was there!) She would like to send a big thank you to her wonderful husband, Derick, for all he does for her when she is running around like a crazy woman because she is too busy for her own good.

MAC WELCH (Eddie Fenton) is thankful to be making his Dallas Theater Center debut with such a brilliant team and script. Recent stage credits include Macbeth ( Fair Assembly) and Noises Off (Theatre Three). Film credits include Crime Alley, PARO, and Apartment 259. BFA: Southern Methodist University, 2020. He is also a company member of Fair Assembly. He would like to thank his mentors and support system for their guidance. You can find him at: macwelch.com. Enjoy the show!

ZACHARY J. WILLIS (John Nevins) is a proud member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.

Zach has been seen as Telemachus in Public Work Dallas’ The Odyssey, George Gibbs in Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Letter Writer #3 in Tiny Beautiful Things here at Dallas Theater Center. Zach studied Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University. Other stage credits include The Music Man (Theatre3), Spring Awakening (TUTS & Uptown Players); Annie, Grease, The Wizard of Oz (Casa Mañana); A 3D Adventure (Circle Theatre); The First Noel (Jubilee Theatre, Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Recipient). Represented by Mary Collins Agency. zacharyjwillis.com @zacharyjwillis CANDICE MARIE WOODS (Millie Davis) is thrilled to be in their hometown making their Dallas Theatre Center debut! Broadway credits include Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Book of Mormon, and Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. Regional Theatre credits: Smokey Joe’s Café & Hairspray National tours: Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde The Musical, and the Korean Tour of Dreamgirls.

Candice is a member of Actors Equity Association. Candice sends love to family and friends for their continued love and support.

CREATIVE BIOS

TIANA KAYE BLAIR (Director) is a director, actor, educator, and culture worker based in the Dallas-Forth Worth metroplex. Her directing credits include: Spell #7, Dutchman, Mlima’s Tale, Libra Season, Working: A Musical, Hurt Village, Rage, and Twelfth Night The Musical. Some of her acting credits include: penny candy, Steel Magnolias, In The Heights, The Great Society, Hair, and The Mountaintop. Blair is also a member of Progress Theatre, an international touring ensemble committed to using art to encourage social consciousness, cross-community dialogue and cultural awareness amongst audiences diverse in race, age and spiritual background. She is proud to serve the Southern Methodist University Department of Theater, teaching SoulWork as a Professor of Practice of Acting and Movement. SoulWork is a comprehensive theater making methodology and pedagogy based in African American performance traditions, developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott. This ensemble based method engages the artist’s cultural knowledge of self and community in efforts to inspire social consciousness with respect to artistic practice, performance, and curricula. Blair holds a Bachelors of Arts in Theater from Prairie View A&M University and a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from Southern Methodist University. Progresstheatre.com | www.soulworkmethod.com MELPOMENE KATAKALOS (Scenic Design) is pleased to be working with Dallas Theater Center for the first time.

She has designed over 100 productions on a variety of stages including the Arden, La Jolla Playhouse, SF Mime Troupe, California Shakespeare Theatre, and LA’s Cornerstone Theatre. In NYC, she has designed off-Broadway at the Clurman, HERE, La Mama, 45th St., and the Triad. International: Beijing and Singapore International Fringes, 2019 Prague Quadrennial. She was the director of the New Play Design Lab at the Bay Area Playwrights Foundation, is a co-founder of Crowded Fire (San Francisco), and is a professor at Lehigh University. melpomenekatakalos.com APRIL M. HICKMAN (Costume Design, Hair & Makeup Design) is a Connecticut-based costume designer, stylist, and costume illustrator for stage and film, originally from Denver CO. Her most recent design credits include, Omar LA Opera/Spoleto Festival, ABCD (Barrington Stage), How to Catch Creation (Geva Theater Center). April currently holds a position at Wesleyan University as Assistant Professor in the Practice of Costume Design. She holds an MFA in Costume Design from Yale School of Drama and a BFA in Costume Design and Technology from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

DRISCOLL OTTO (Lighting & Projection Design) has previously worked at Dallas Theater Center on productions including The Beauty Plays and The Odyssey. Recently Driscoll designed lighting for Encores! Production of The Life, re-imagined and directed by Billy Porter, Lighting and Projections for Chicago Opera Theatre’s production of Becoming Santa Claus, Lighting and Projections for Houston Grand Opera’s Marian’s Song, Lighting for The Huntington Theatre Company’s production of The Purists directed by Billy Porter, Projection Design for Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s The Flying Dutchman, Lighting and Projections for Iolanta at Chicago Opera Theatre, The Summer of 2021, Driscoll was invited to Austria to design lighting for an outdoor environmental production of Turandot for Oper Im Steinbruch (Opera in the Quarry) Mr. Otto’s design work is seen frequently in NYC & in American regional Theatre and Opera.

Driscoll designed lighting for productions of Legally Blonde and Rock of Ages for Norwegian Cruise Lines. Highlights to his resume include projection design for Santa Fe Opera’s production of The Golden Cockerel and The Metropolitan Opera’s production of La Donna Del Lago. www.driscollotto.com CLAUDIA JENKINS MARTINEZ (Sound Design) is excited to be making her Dallas Theater Center sound design debut!

Recent works include: Stede Bonnet: A F*cking Pirate Musical (Theatre Three), The Sound of Music (Dallas Theater Center, Associate Sound Design), Maytag Virgin (Theatre Three), The Merit System (Teatro Dallas), Someone Else’s House, (Geffen Playhouse). Claudia is a lover of synthesizers, snails, and finding magic in everyday environments.

Claudia would also like to thank her husband and her family for supporting her through every show and every tech week! Claudiacreate.com @claud_jenkinsmartinez

KAMILAH BUSH (Dramaturg) is a playwright, dramaturg and educator originally from North Carolina and is the Literary Manager at Portland Center Stage. She holds a B.F.A. in theater education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was an NC teaching fellow. Kamilah has spent several seasons at celebrated regional theaters across the country, including Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota, FL, and Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ. Her play Nick & The Prizefighter was a semifinalist in the 2021 Bay Area Playwright’s Festival and won the 2021 Urbanite Theater Modern Works Festival.

CREATIVE BIOS

RUTH E. KRAMER (Production Stage Manager) Previous behind the scenes adventures include twenty seasons and forty productions at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the premieres of A Wonderful Word at Miami New Drama and Alabaster at Florida Rep. Theatre, as well as Alpine Theatre Project, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Riverside Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, St Michael’s Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Weston Theater Company, and Manhattan School of Music.

Ms. Kramer lives in Hell’s Kitchen NYC, proudly serves on the National Council of Actors’ Equity, and is a 2021 Stage Managers’ Association Del Hughes Honoree for Lifetime Achievement in Stage Management.

MARY RUTH KNACKSTEDT (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be back at DTC, where her previous productions include Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, and Public Works: As You Like It. Most recently they stage managed If Pretty Hurts at Jubilee Theatre and Big Scary Animals at Theatre 3. They are a graduate of Southwestern University.

EDMUND SIMPSON II (Assistant Director) is a Dallas native and graduate of KD Actors Conservatory. He is happy to be back at DTC as assistant director! Edmund has been featured in Public Works Dallas’ production of As You Like It (Andy), The Wiz (Lion), How I Got Over (Jubilee Theater), Soul Rep Theater, and ‘Amends’ short film, written and directed by Jared La’Pread. Being part of this production has been a great experience and Edmund is looking forward to working on more great productions that take on my generation responsibility. Let’s work and get into Good Trouble!

ASHLEY OLIVER (Interim Associate Production Manager) is a stage manager, designer, actor, and director from Arlington, Texas. She holds a BA in Drama from Prairie View A&M University and has been working in theaters around Dallas/ Fort Worth for 15 years. She has worked on such shows as Marie Anotinette (Amphibian Stage) Cake Ladies, Little Women, Ann, Fetch Clay Make Man (Dallas Theater Center) Amazing Grace, Hurt Village, Dot, Do No Harm (Soul Rep Theatre) What to Send Up, Bootycandy, Mr.Burns Post-Electric Play, Deer (Stage West) and Erykah Badu’s One (Hu)man show (TBAAL) and many others. “A word can equal a thought, a thought an idea, an idea an action, an action can change the world.”-Claude McKay ANDREW J. BROWN (Director of Production) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. He served as lead Production Manager on recent productions including Public Works Dallas’ 2022 production of The Odyssey, The Sound Of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things, as well as the world premiere productions of The Supreme Leader and Cake Ladies. Previously Andrew worked with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK), Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA) and the Cape Playhouse (Cape Cod, MA). He holds an MFA in Production Management from Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma. he/him SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer.

Her credits include Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (Broadway, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and the Producer’s Guild of America.

EISENBERG/BEANS CASTING (Casting) Daryl Eisenberg, CSA & Ally Beans, CSA. NYC Theater: Gettin’ The Band Back Together (Broadway); Bedlam, WP Theatre, Baghdaddy, Cherry Lane’s Mentor Project, Altar Boyz, and more. Regional/Other: Florida Georgia Line’s May We All (TPAC), Heartbreak Hotel (Broadway in Chicago), Dallas Theater Center, Folger Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, WaterTower Theatre, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ivoryton Playhouse, Tenors of Rock, Wheelhouse Theatre Co, countless NYMF/Fringe. Film: The Cathedral (Sundance), Menorah in the Middle (Hulu), The MisEducation of Bindu (Peacock), Shadows (HBO), Hands That Bind, Project Pay Day, Kendra and Beth. Podcasts/New Media: Both seasons of the critically acclaimed series Limetown, Shipworm, City of Ghosts, Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort, Verdict.

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Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Spechler Alice Riggins Stevenson and Richard L. Stevenson Elizabeth and Stephen Suellentrop Jane A. Wetzel Sharon and Michael Young STEEL $1,000-$2,499 Victor and Stephanie Aves Susan Ammon Ida Jane and Doug Bailey Eleanor and John Birch John R. Black Charlotte and Mel Booth Karen and Edwin Bruning Carl Buck Therese Ciolek Troy Cobb, D.V.M. Liz and Bill Cook Lynn and Andrew Derman Kristy and Raymond Faus Susan and Michael Fortin Ann-Marie Funk Bette and Stephen Goldmann Kristi Hardy Kim and Greg Hext Christine Ho and Anil Koganti Mark Hupert and Mark Lombard Sandra and Rick Illes Debbie and David Johnson Melinda and James Johnson Yon Yoon Jorden Anna and John Koepke Jeff Warr and Patricia Kozak Bob Ladd Lori and William Little Kim and Janet Macpherson Gwyn and Wilson Mason Jane and Jim McCarthy Scott McCartney Judy Meagher Kim and Tom Miller Kate and Keith Newman Pam and Brent Nicholson Karen and Acie Nobles Karol Omlor Renita and Mark Partin Jeff and Annette Patterson Sheryl and John Paul Stephen Penrose Denise and Larry Pollis Caitlin Rhodes and Akers Moore Mary and Tim RItter Rosalyn and Steve Sills Mary Ann Staab Jo Heinz Staffelbach and Andre Staffelbach Kay Stephenson Catherine Stone Shari and Jay Tobin Elizabeht Wahlquist Crystal and Chris Williams

PATRON PERKS

THEATER PERKS AS A THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!

JOIN PATRON PERKS AND ENHANCE YOUR DALLAS THEATER CENTER EXPERIENCE! PATRON PREMEIRE $500-$999 Shelby Abeyta Dennis Abrams Fonda and Jay Arbetter Bridget Banas Schechter John Birkner Cindy Blue Denise and Gregory Boydston Carol and Edward Burger Veronica Cameau John T. Carlo Eric M. Cerny Patricia and Larry Christian

PATRON PRIME $200-$499 Anonymous Anne Allred Jane Arrington Almudena Bernardo Belinda Vicioso and M. Russell Bernhardt Dr. Rhonda Blackburn and Chris Bigenho Kathy and Charles Boortz Nancy and Randy Braden Brenda F. Brand Kimberly Burke Gloria and Lorenzo Castillo Steven Happel and William Cearlock Richard Chavez Laura Churchill Charlotte Darrah Clare and Larry DeBoever John Denby Ina and George Derr Linda Ford

William Clark Dr. Florence Cox Nina Cortell and Bob Fine Susan and Douglas Davis Terri and Alan Greenspan Mark Heymann Jean and Ted Ingersoll Maria Christina and Jaime Jaramillo Susan and Donald Jarzemsky Forrest Johnson and Gil Jesus Chuck Kramer Amy Lacy Barbara and Franklin Lloyd Dr. and Mrs. James McCulley

Jill and David Mellinger Jim and Louisa Meyer Sharon Fancher and Betsy Orton^ Darryl Clement and Noel Pullam Evelyn and William Raecke Amber Reece Donna and Richard Rose Ann Marie and Charles Rosenfeld Karen Shalom Brad Sham Sona Solbrook^ Jennifer and J.R. Vazquez Larry Waisanen Karen Westergaard

Greg Fox Dan Frey W. John Glancy Cathey and Randy Hall Liz and Tom Halsey Jeffery Harrop Kathy Muldoon and Robert Hendler Megan Gray Hering Bertha and Narciso Hinojosa Waymon D. Hyde Sue and Phillip John Ellen and Charlie Johnston Corinne and David Karp James Kauffman Richard Kinler Sarah and Doug Kubehl Joyce Sanders and Robert Lebovitz Lily Lin Caroline and Mike Massad Terri and Randy McClellen Andrunette and Ron McCollum Paul and Max Meggs Joyce and Harvey Mitchell

Barry Robertson and James Newton^ Mal Noone Deborah and Jim Nugent Erika Pickens Anu Ravipati and Devesh Ramnath Sally and Steve Richardson Alberto Galue and Rusty Rippamonti Ann and Duane Roberts Jonathan Rollins Patricia Sabin Susan and Joe Schackman Mary and Patrick Sculley Robyn Short Sherry and Bob Stewart Janice Stolze Laurie Sutor John Swope Walker Trigg Margaret and Herschel Wilonsky Mine and Adnan Yucel JoEllen Zabel Jeff Heald and Michael Zerbach

THANK YOU FOR ALL GIFTS RECEIVED AFTER THE PRINT DEADLINE.

CORPORATE SPONSORS $50,000+ Fidelity Foundation Lexus Pioneer Natural Resources Sidley Austin LLP Texas Instruments and Texas Instruments Foundation $30,000 HALL Arts Residences and HALL Arts Hotel Kimberly-Clark Corporation PNC $20,000 UNISYS

$15,000 Theatre Forward $10,000 Central Market Deloitte Haynes and Boone, LLP Holland & Knight Husch Blackwell Jackson Walker, LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Luther King Capital Management Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP PwC

$5,000 Locke Lord LLP NCH Corporation $2,500 Ben E. Keith Company EDI CHAMPIONS Comerica IN-KIND MEDIA DONORS Arts+Culture Texas AWARE Choice Technologies Dallas Voice La Cave Warehouse Neiman Marcus Salum The ARTISAN The Dallas Morning News NBC 5 Dallas Love Field Airport DFW Airport

Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading non-profit theatres. Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following Educating Through Theatre funders: THEATRE FORWARD DONORS $100,000+ Bank of America The Hearst Foundations Morgan Stanley The Schloss Family Foundation THEATRE EXECUTIVES $50,000-$99,000 Citi Sue Ann Lonoff de Cuevas BENEFACTORS $25,000-$49,999 The Augustine Foundation Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander Goldman, Sachs & Co. MetLife Foundation Lisa Orberg Daniel A. Simkowitz & Mari Nakachi

PACESETTERS $15,000-$24,999 Mitchell J. Auslander & Kimberlee Abraham Steven & Joy Bunson Paula A. Dominick EY The Maurer Family Foundation Jonathan Maurer & Gretchen Shugart Pfizer, Inc. George & Pamela Smith TD Charitable Foundation James S. & Lynne P. Turley DONORS $10,000-$14,999 Aetna Judy R. Bartlett Bloomberg Philanthropies Dorsey & Whitney LLP Bruce & Tracey Ewing Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. S&P GlobalWestlake Reed Leskosky

† Includes in-kind support Theatre Forward supporters are former supporters of National Corporate Theatre Fund and Impact Creativity.

For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org

INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS

$300,000+ The Hersh Foundation The Moody Foundation

$10,000 The Stemmons Foundation TACA

$200,000 Embrey Family Foundation

$5,000 The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation, Inc. Better Together Fund The Bruning Foundation Dallas Shakespeare Club Harry S. Moss Foundation

$100,000 The Shubert Foundation, Inc. TurningPoint Foundation $50,000 City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Lyda Hill Philanthropies $20,000 David M. Crowley Foundation Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District National Endowment for the Arts The Sapphire Foundation, Inc. Southern Methodist University TurningPoint Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts

$1,000 Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund of The Dallas Foundation Humanities Texas

ENDOWMENT FUND ARTISTIC The Charles Peter Bock Fund The G. B. Dealey Fund Deedie Rose EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS William Randolph Hearst Fund Meadows Foundation SCHOLARSHIP Winifred D. Caldwell Scholarship Fund The Dr. Anson L. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund Johnny George Scholarship Fund Preston Jones Scholarship Fund Carl B. and Florence E. King Scholarship Fund The Zelma Naylor Scholarship Fund The Edythe W. and Henry X. Salzberger Scholarship Fund Dora and Robert D. Stecker Scholarship Fund OTHER The Frank Nick Scholarship for Creative Greatness The Alan M. May Fund

GENERAL Anonymous Fund Sara Birge Fund Diane and Hal Brierley Fund The Roberta Coke Camp Fund Joan and Coley Clark Fund Mr. and Mrs. William A. Custard Fund Arlene J. and John W. Dayton Fund The Dallas Theater Center Guild Fund Bess and Ted Enloe Fund Hamon Fund Heldt Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Johnson Fund Luther King Capital Management Carol and John Levy Family Fund Lyndhurst Foundation Eugene McDermott Foundation Susan and Bill Montgomery Moody Foundation The Paul Raigorodsky Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stack Fund The Waldo E. Stewart Fund Theater Support Fund Sarah and Don Warnecke The Wyly Fund for Administrative Excellence

COMPANY Dallas Theater Center is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, TACA, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

LEADERSHIP Enloe / Rose Artistic Director, Kevin Moriarty Managing Director, Jeffrey Woodward ADMINISTRATION General Manager, Theresa Zicolello Assistant General Manager, Jenny Dang Company Manager, Gabriela Leodiou Office and IT Manager, Lori Jones Facilities Manager, Albert Gonzales Facilities Technician, Eric Martinez Computer Consultants, Choice Technologies ARTISTIC Artistic Producer, Sarahbeth Grossman Diversity Producing Fellow, Zevity Lopez Resident Playwright/Literary Manager, Jonathan Norton Resident Music Director, Gary Adler DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY Tiana Kaye Blair Olivia de Guzman Blake Hackler Bob Hess Christina Austin Lopez Liz Mikel Alex Organ Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Molly Searcy Tiffany Solano Sally Nystuen Vahle Zachary J. Willis DEVELOPMENT Director of Development, Keyana Marshall Manager of Individual Giving & Events, Mercedes Brown Manager of Corporate Relations, Lauren Cuddihee Manager of Donor Stewardship, Salomona Mendoza FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Director of Finance, Stacy Meadows Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager, Sherene English Benefits and Payroll Assistant, Blythe Whatley Independent Audit Firm, BDO USA, LLP Independent Auditor - FORVIS EDI & PEOPLE OPERATIONS Director of EDI and People Operations, Marcedes Fuller Manager of People Operations, Gabriel Vazquez MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Director of Marketing and Communications, Brittani Wilkins Manager of Ticketing and Patron Services, Jared Vazquez Manager of Digital and Media, Ray Alva Public Relations Manager, Tristin Colter Digital Media Manager, Imani Thomas Box Office Coordinator, Blake Seabourn Box Office Associates, Augusta Abene, Keele Halbert, German Lopez Web Developer, Chris Koller | Idealgrowth Photographers: Jordan Fraker, Karen Almond, Imani Thomas, Evan Michael Woods Creative Design & Illustration, Aston Majors, Lisa Ottosen, Melissa Taylor, Alec Villaseñor, Gabrille Wilkins Videographers, Adrian Ramirez Jr., Alejandro Salcido, Imani Thomas

PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Director of Production, Andrew J. Brown Intermin Associate Production Manager, Ashley Oliver SCENERY Technical Director, Matt Norman Associate Technical Director, Danny Colosky Lead Carpenter, Dan Cummins Carpenter, James Aronson Carpenter, George Meek Carpenter, Bruce Nuttall STAGE OPERATIONS Stage Operations Manager, Squeak Henderson PAINT Charge Scenic Artist, Sergey Chernomorets PROPS Head of Props, John Slauson Assistant Head of Props, Nicole Gaignat Props Carpenter, Matt Duvall COSTUMES Costume Director, Micheal Heath Willhelm-Waid Associate Costume Director, Shelly Williams Lead Draper, Christopher Harris Staff Draper, Olivia Kennedy WARDROBE Wardrobe Supervisor, Rebecca Holt Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor, Emily Newcomb HAIR & MAKEUP Hair and Makeup Supervisor, Nick Lynch-Voris LIGHTING Head of Lighting, Nicole Iannaccone Lighting Crew Supervisor, Christopher King Rollins Staff Electrician, Caroline Hodge Staff Electrician, Imani McCants AUDIO Head of Audio, Elena Martin Assistant Head of Audio, Isaiah Parnell Lead Audio Engineer, Devin Mulbery STAGE MANAGEMENT Head of Stage Management/ Resident Production Stage Manager, Stephen Ravet Resident Stage Manger, Laura Elaine Berrios PUBLIC WORKS Associate Director of Public Works, Amanda McRaven Associate Producer, Brandi Giles Coordinator, María Calderón Community Liaison, Asher Ross

DIANE AND HAL

BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY TIANA KAYE BLAIR

CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ

MOLLY SEARCY

OLIVIA DE GUZMAN

LIZ MIKEL

TIFFANY SOLANO

BLAKE HACKLER

ALEX ORGAN

SALLY NYUSTEN VAHLE

BOB HESS

CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ

ZACHARY J. WILLIS

In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His intent was to develop and nurture professional actors within the North Texas community and enable them to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic profile and create ongoing collaborative relationships.

The twelve-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Dallas Arts District.

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