A Chirstmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre

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David de Vries calls ol’ Ebenezer “one of the great roles of the English stage.” | By Julie Bookman

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Happy silver anniversary to the Alliance production of A Christmas Carol ! Twenty-five years is a long time, and I am privileged and astonished to have been associated with 24 of the 25 productions, either as an actress or director. Being part of A Christmas Carol always feels like returning home for the holidays. The memories are rich.

At the start of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge has locked away his memories for quite some time. While visiting the past, he reflects after seeing Dick Wilkins: “Was there ever a friend like Wilkins? Strange to have forgotten him for so many years.” I remember my high school English teacher used to say, “It is lucky we all have good forgeteries.” Emily discovers this in Our Town when she is reliving memories and achingly asks, “Does anyone realize life while they live it ... every, every minute?” The answer: “No. Saints and poets maybe ... they do some.” If you were fortunate enough to have seen Susan Booth’s beautiful production of Native Guard earlier this season, you would have experienced this in Natasha Trethewey’s poetry. Memories are part of the fabric that makes up our lives. Sharing memories, painful or not, wraps us in emotion and connects us to each other.

At the end of A Christmas Carol (spoiler alert!), Scrooge is “not the man he was.” He becomes hyperaware of himself and his surroundings. He cannot see, hear ... sense enough of everything! He is like a baby – discovering all and sharing his findings with everyone.

Few of us will ever encounter ghostly visitors, and I am guessing many of us are not poets, but most of us have memories, and that’s what anniversaries are about. If you have a memory of one of our Christmas Carols past, or if you are creating a memorable moment today, please take time to go to the Alliance website and share that memory with all of us or, if you wish, use Dickens’ method and put pen to paper and send it our way.

I would like to acknowledge and thank the hundreds of actors, designers, crew members, theatre personnel and volunteers who have joined us over the years to share this remarkable story with the Atlanta community. I would also like to thank our audiences and especially you sitting here right now – whether this is your first Alliance A Christmas Carol or your 25th – we appreciate that a choice has been made to create memories with us as this moment in time.

“I will strive to live in the Past, the Present and the Future,” Scrooge repeated as he scrambled out of bed. “The spirits of all three will strive within me.”

God bless you, everyone!

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David de Vries calls ol’ Ebenezer ‘one of the great roles of the English stage’

By Julie Bookman Photos by Greg Mooney

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crooge, glorious Scrooge.

That cranky old geezer is sure to be restless on (or under?) the boards of the Alliance Theatre, sneering and snickering and counting his coins. We can also be sure that on Christmas Eve, he’ll tuck his miserable self into bed and have one doozy of a dream.

And year after year, many of us choose to relive that dream with Scrooge, the central character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

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“We revisit this story,” says Rosemary Newcott, who directs the Alliance’s 25th anniversary production, “because Dickens’ tale holds ideas and elements that are central to the season of goodwill.”

“The essential story helps us recognize the compassion we should have for all human beings — no matter their circumstances,” says Newcott, the Alliance’s Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and

David de Vries plays games in the Alliance’s 2007 staging of the mystery-thriller Sleuth.

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“ I have replaced actors on more than one occasion and here’s what I have come to know: Even if you do something similar, it’s not the same because you are you, and you have your own unique essence.”

David de Vries Families. Over the years, she has both acted in and directed the Alliance’s Carol.

She’s eager to introduce a new Scrooge to this holiday tradition. After 16 years in the role, Chris Kayser hung up his night cap last season, making way for a new Ebenezer, Atlanta actor David de Vries.

“It helps that Chris and I are about the same size, at least in terms of body frame,” says de Vries. “Maybe that’s really why I got the part, because they don’t have to make new costumes for me. I can just wear his.”

Bah, humbug.

“David is such an enormously talented actor,” says Newcott. “I mean this is a guy who has done everything from Glengarry Glen Ross to Wicked to playing the candlestick in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. He has such range, to be whimsical and also dead serious.

As Scrooge, he gets to play all levels.”

The role requires a champion, she says. Scrooge is almost always onstage. As the play unfolds, he revisits his entire life — a life fraught with lost chances, loneliness, turmoil and regret.

De Vries calls Scrooge “one of the

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De Vries as the diminutive Lord Farquaad in the Alliance’s family series staging of Shrek.

De Vries in Sleuth. reat roles of the English stage.” He’s had his eye on the part for years.

“The fact that I’ve had plenty of life experience by now, to me that’s invaluable to approaching this role. When you’re young, all you see in Scrooge is someone who is unkind and ungenerous. The more life you live, the more you understand how choices, circumstances and losses inform a person’s worldview. And hopefully you develop, at the very least, a sense of understanding and empathy as to why a person became the way they are.”

The actor calls Scrooge “an emotional anorexic who has built a fortress around his heart.” And he’s in denial, as are many people before undergoing a transformation or intervention. In this case, three ghosts handle Ebenezer’s intervention, de Vries says, and the end result is redemption.

“At the start of the play, he doesn’t see people as human beings, but rather as transactional entities,” the actor says. “He goes all the way from that to seeing them as people with hopes and dreams and love. To me, that’s the spirit of the show — the idea that it’s not too late for anyone.”

De Vries says he has no tricks in

mind for putting his own stamp on the role previously inhabited by such Atlanta icons as Kayser and Tom Key. “I have replaced actors on more than one occasion and here’s what I have come to know: Even if you do something similar, it’s not the same because you are you, and you have your own unique essence,” de Vries says. “You have to trust that as an actor, because if you start overreaching, it won’t seem authentic.”

“All I can do is try to access my heart and understand the circumstances of the play and render them as honestly as possible. That’s what I’m shooting for.”

The last thing he’ll do, he says, is “lose” himself in the role. He adheres to advice from a famous New York acting teacher, the late Uta Hagen. “She said you don’t lose yourself in the role, you find yourself. I like to find myself. We have to plumb the depths of our own experience.

When you’re doing that and when you are really cooking onstage, believe me, you are aware of absolutely everything.” A

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cast CAST (in alphabetical order)

* Christy Baggett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peg/Ensemble * Cynthia D. Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble * Andrew Benator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marley/Ensemble * Lowrey Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Scrooge/Ensemble * David de Vries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ebenezer Scrooge Shelli Delgado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fan/Martha Cratchit/Ensemble * Logan Denninghoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble * Je Nie Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig/Ensemble Bella Fraker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Want/Ensemble Morgan Gao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyatt/Ignorance/Ensemble * Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Cratchit/Ensemble * Bart Hansard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fezziwig/Christmas Present/Ensemble * Joe Knezevich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred/Ensemble Cate Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melinda Cratchit/Ensemble * Courtney Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Belle/Ensemble Brad Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topper/Ensemble/Mr. Fezziwig Jaden Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiny Tim Ivy Catherine Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belinda/Ensemble Dane Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Wilkins/Ensemble Matthew Vasquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel/Turkey Boy Tucker Weinmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter/Ensemble * Elizabeth Diane Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Past/Ensemble * Laurie Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess/Ensemble UNDERSTUDIES

* Christy Baggett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Fezziwig * Cynthia D. Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Dilber Kody Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Male Understudy Lowrey Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Molly Coyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Female Understudy Shelli Delgado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle/Peg/Ensemble * Logan Denninghoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topper Morgan Gao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Want/Daniel/Turkey Boy/Tiny Tim/Ensemble * Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marley/Ensemble * Joe Knezevich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ebenezer Scrooge Cate Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belinda * Courtney Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Past/Ensemble * Brad Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Present/Mr. Fezziwig Ivy Catherine Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melinda/Want Dane Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Cratchit/Christmas Future Matthew Vasquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US Wyatt/Ignorance/Ensemble * Laurie Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cratchit Tucker Weinmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Scrooge

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cast STAGE MANAGEMENT

* Liz Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Stage Manager * R. Lamar Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager Haylee Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Stage Management Assistant PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Freddie Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialect Coach Karen Aguirre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Performer Supervisor Henry Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement Consultant Pete Shinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Lighting Design MUSICIANS

Michael Fauss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pianist/Conductor Dierdre Henson Agustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harp Butch Sievers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percussion SPECIAL THANKS

Kate Conley and Jon Ludwig for “Future” Julie Greer (in memory of her service as a member of the ACT Guild) The parents and caregivers of all our young Christmas Carol actors Greg Hernandez

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profiles

CHRISTY BAGGETT

CYNTHIA D. BARKER

ANDREW BENATOR

KODY BROWN

LOWREY BROWN

MOLLY COYNE

DAVID DE VRIES

SHELLI DELGADO

LOGAN DENNINGHOFF

JE NIE FLEMING

BELLA FRAKER

MORGAN GAO

THOMAS NEAL ANTWON GHANT

BART HANSARD

JOE KNEZEVICH

CATE LEVY

COURTNEY PATTERSON

BRAD RAYMOND

JADEN ROBINSON

IVY CATHERINE ROGERS

DANE TROY

MATTHEW VASQUEZ

TUCKER WEINMANN

ELIZABETH DIANE WELLS

LAURIE WILLIAMSON

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profiles cast CHRISTY BAGGETT (Peg/Ensemble/US Mrs. Fezziwig) is happy to be returning to A Christmas Carol once again. She was most recently seen in Cowgirls at Horizon Theatre (Suzi Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical). Favorite Atlanta credits: Ragtime, Hairspray, The Will Rogers Follies (Atlanta Lyric); John & Jen, Ordinary Days (Serenbe Playhouse), Honk! (Alliance Theatre); Godspell, Big River (Theatrical Outfit); The 1940s Radio Hour (Theatre in the Square). She has also appeared in productions with Actor’s Express, Aurora Theatre, Legacy Theatre, Stage Door Players, Synchronicity, ART Station, Theater of the Stars, Springer Opera House, and G-4 Productions.

Much love to friends and family. Enjoy!

Works, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Sacramento’s B St. Theater, San Jose Rep, San Francisco’s Magic Theater. Film & TV: “Red Band Society,” “Being Mary Jane.” “Burn Notice,” “House of Payne,” “Meet the Browns,” Last of Robin Hood, Million Dollar Arm, Quarantine 2, Game Six, The Good Student, Almanac. andrewbenator.com

CYNTHIA D. BARKER (Mrs. Cratchit/ Ensemble/US Mrs. Dilber) Cynthia is ecstatic to be returning to the Alliance this holiday season. Theatre credits include Elemeno Pea, Third Country, Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre), Macbeth (Georgia Shakespeare), Flyin’ West (Theatre in the Square), A Raisin in the Sun, Lakebottom Proper, Hamlet (Springer Opera House), A Christmas Carol, Honk! The Musical (Alliance Theatre), Women+War (Synchronicity), for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf , Blues for an Alabama Sky, Black Nativity (True Colors). Film/TV: “Rectify” (Sundance TV), Ir/Reconcilable (short film), Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne” (TBS).

LOWREY BROWN (Young Scrooge) is proud to be returning to the Alliance Stage for his third year as Young Ebenezer Scrooge. Other Alliance Credits: The Wizard of Oz, Into the Woods, and Edward Foote (Opening this spring on the Hertz Stage). Other Atlanta credits include: Les Miserables (Enjolras/ Aurora Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Georgia Shakespeare), and A Wrinkle In Time (Theatrical Outfit). TV/Film: “TURN” (AMC), “Revolution” (NBC), “Drop Dead Diva” (Lifetime). Thanks to my friends, family, and lovely wife! Enjoy the show.

ANDREW BENATOR (Marley/Ensemble) Atlanta Theatre: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Good People; August: Osage County; Eurydice; Tennis In Nablus (Alliance Theatre); Race (True Colors Theatre); Seminar, Becky Shaw (Actor’s Express); Freud’s Last Session (Theatrical Outfit); The Tempest (Georgia Shakespeare); Boeing, Boeing (Aurora Theatre); The Ladies Man (Theatre in the Square). OffBroadway: Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight, Valparaiso, Flu Season. Regional: Hartford Theater

KODY BROWN (Male Understudy) graduated with a BFA in Acting from Oklahoma City University in 2013. He was an apprentice with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company for the season of 2013- 2014, where he appeared in Othello, King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing. Much love to the family, and to Miranda.

MOLLY COYNE (Female Understudy) is jolly as St. Nicholas to be a part of this Atlanta tradition!

Other Alliance understudy credits: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark and The Tall Girls. Favorite Atlanta credits: As You Like It and One Man, Two Guvnors (Georgia Shakespeare), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Georgia Ensemble Theatre), Annie (Atlanta Lyric Theatre). Thank you to Mom, Dad, and Nunu for encouraging this little elf to always follow her dreams, to Brian for being my adventure buddy to infinity and beyond, and thank YOU for supporting live theatre. Support the Arts! Merry Christmas!

profiles DAVID DE VRIES (Ebenezer Scrooge) Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere).

National Tours: Wicked (Dr. Dillamond).

Regional: TOTS-The Producers (Roger). Alliance credits include Carapace, Sleuth, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Shrek The Musical, Arcadia, The Sisters Rosensweig, Dancing At Lughnasa, Laughing Wild, Spinning Into Butter, Glengarry Glen Ross. Theatrical Outfit: Freud’s Last Session, Red (director). Film: Kill The Messenger, Lila & Eve, Leatherheads, Remember The Titans. TV: “Halt and Catch Fire.” “Nashville,” “Devious Maids,” “Reckless,” “Necessary Roughness,” “Drop Dead Diva.” Audiobooks: more than 100 titles (Earphones Award winner and Audie Nominee).

Teaches with the Alliance@Work program.

For my family and especially my son, Willem. daviddevries.net.

SHELLI DELGADO (Fan/Martha Cratchit/ Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Alliance Theatre!

Recently, she performed in Little Raindrop Songs, a Theatre for the Very Young production. A member of the 2013-2014 Aurora Apprentice Company, her previous Atlanta credits include Fannie/Ensemble in Mary Poppins, Suzette in Don’t Dress for Dinner, Ensemble/Eponine US in Les Miserables, Thing 1 in Cat in the Hat (Aurora Theatre) and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan & Wendy (an Aurora & Synchronicity joint production). Lots of love to Mom and Papa. shellidelgado.weebly.com LOGAN DENNINGHOFF (Ensemble/US Topper) is thrilled to be returning to the Alliance Theatre. He was recently seen as Gaston on the national tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Regional credits include: Phil Davis in White Christmas, Guido (understudy) in Nine and M.C. Dog in Go Dog Go! Other favorite roles include Anthony in Sweeney Todd, Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Eddie in The Rocky

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Horror Show. Many thanks to the creative team and everyone at the Alliance. Much love to my wife, Gwen. LoganDenninghoff.com JE NIE FLEMING (Ms. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig/ Ensemble) This Atlanta native is overjoyed to return to the Alliance Stage. Alliance Theatre credits: Bike America, The Wizard of Oz, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. True Colors Theatre credits: The Colored Museum and Stick Fly. Seattle Repertory Theatre credit: Valley Song. Her New York theatre credits include Abyssinia, Master Class, and No Exit.

TV/Film: Back-up singer for Mary J. Blige on “VH1 Music Awards” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Law & Order,” “Last Days of Disco,” “Dark Angel,” and “Marvin & Tige.” Peace & love to my family and friends on this journey of discovery. jeniefleming.com BELLA FRAKER (Want/Ensemble) is thrilled to return to A Christmas Carol and to the Alliance Theatre stage! She previously performed in Shrek (Birdie/Happy Person) and Seussical (Who/Circus Person) at The Louchiey Theatre. She has also performed with Broadway Dreams Foundation for the past two years. Bella is also a member of musical theatre, tap, modern, jazz and hip-hop dance companies at RISPA. Performing is truly her passion.

She has competed regionally and nationally with Access Broadway. Bella has won many awards for her performances. She feels blessed to be back and wants to thank Rosemary Newcott, Jody Feldman, Liz Campbell and the rest of the Alliance staff who make this production so magical. Merry Christmas!

MORGAN GAO (Wyatt/Ignorance/Ensemble) is thrilled to return to the Alliance stage at the age of 9. Other Alliance credit: Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol. Theatre: Mouse Speedy, Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker. TV/Film: Last Best Summer Ever,

profiles cast “Bless Yer Heart.” Love and thanks to Rosemary Newcott, Jody Feldman and Susan V. Booth, and to his wonderful teachers at The Lovett School. Big hugs and lots of love to friends, Mom and Dad. morgangao.com THOMAS NEAL ANTWON GHANT (Bob Cratchit/US Marley/Ensemble) Alliance Theatre credits include various roles in A Christmas Carol, Big Stone in Eurydice, Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross, Tybalt (Man 2) in Shakespeare’s R & J, Ananse in Ananse the African Spiderman, The Lion in Androcles and the Lion and most recently, The Native Guard in Native Guard. Other regional theatre includes Our Town and Race at True Colors Theatre, Of Mice and Men, Blue, Bus Stop, A Life in the Theatre and Bricktop, among others. Awards include the AJC “Theatre Actor of the Year Award” (2005) and the Suzi Bass Award for Best Featured Actor (2007) and Best Actor in a Play (2014). Neal spends his off time working his way into the annals of hip-hop music history and can be found rockin’ stages around the country.

BART HANSARD (Fezziwig/Christmas Present/ Ensemble) is pleased as Christmas punch to return for his 11th season in Christmas Carol. Other Alliance credits: August: Osage County, Tennis in Nablus, The Grapes of Wrath, A Death in the House Next Door to Kathleen Turner’s House on Long Island.

Favorite recent credits: Lombardi (Aurora Theatre), Spamalot (Lyric Theatre), Dividing the Estate (Theatrical Outfit), Urinetown (Fabrefaction). TV/ Film: “Banshee,” “The Red Road,” “Army Wives,” many “House of Payne” and “Good Eats”; Trouble With the Curve, Déjà Vu, Parental Guidance.” Many thanks to Rosemary and my sweet Anne. Happy Holidays to ALL! JOE KNEZEVICH (Fred/Ensemble/US Ebenezer Scrooge) Alliance Theatre: August: Osage County

(Steve), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham, Dean Goodman Award), Glengarry Glen Ross (Williamson), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick). Georgia Shakespeare: Hamlet (Hamlet), Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), The Glass Menagerie (Tom), Noises Off (Gary), Shrew: The Musical (Petruchio), Richard III (Gloucester, Suzi Bass Award), and Metamorphoses (Midas, Suzi Bass Award). Film: The Last of Robin Hood, 42, Parental Guidance, The Change-Up, The Librarian 3. TV: “Under The Dome,” “Revolution,” “Teen Wolf,” “Necessary Roughness,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Drop Dead Diva.” Training: BFA, Florida State University. joeknezevich.com CATE LEVY (Melinda Cratchit /US Belinda Catchit) is ecstatic to be joining this incredibly talented cast of A Christmas Carol for the second time! Cate has been performing for as long as she can remember and has been participating in many classes as well as performance groups at the Alliance Theatre.

Favorite credits include: Moxie (staged reading), Looking for Alaska, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, After Ever After and The War Between the Kates. Cate would like to send an enormous thanks to BDF and all of the opportunities they have given her. Much love to Mommy, Daddy, Eli and Charlie. Follow Cate at catelevy.com COURTNEY PATTERSON (Belle/Ensemble) returns to the Alliance after last season’s world premiere of The Geller Girls. Other Alliance credits include: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; August: Osage County; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Favorite Atlanta credits: Much Ado about Nothing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Twelfth Night (Georgia Shakespeare); Brownie Points, Lost Highway (Theatrical Outfit); The Drowsy Chaperone, Boeing! Boeing! (Aurora Theatre); My Name is Rachel Corrie (Synchronicity Theatre). TV/Film: “Stuff You Should Know,”

profiles “Drop Dead Diva,” “Good Eats,” Anchorman 2, Let’s Be Cops. Much love to Nick, Javier, Mom and Dad. courtneypatterson.net.

a Santa Claus; Samson, and concerts in Atlanta and Canada. Special thanks to Rosemary, Jody, Michael, and her family.

BRAD RAYMOND (Topper/Ensemble/US Christmas Present, Mr. Fezziwig) is extremely grateful to be returning to A Christmas Carol for a fifth season. Brad has performed as an actor, singer or conductor at some of the art world’s most esteemed institutions including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Theatre Emory, Horizon Theatre, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre and Spivey Hall.

Some of Brad’s favorite roles include Homer in Lilies of the Field, Noah in Britten’s Noah’s Flood, Elder/ Jeremiah in Every Tongue Confess and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz here at the Alliance. Get your DVD copy of the Alcon motion picture Joyful Noise to see Brad “bust a move” alongside Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton.

DANE TROY (Dick Wilkins/Ensemble/US Bob Cratchit) is elated to make his debut at the Alliance Theatre in such an iconic piece as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Dane is a graduate of Aurora Theatre’s Apprentice Company (’14) and The University of Georgia (’13). His recent stage credits include My Children! My Africa! (Theatrical Outfit), Right On (Horizon), Tamer of Horses (Aurora) & The One-Minute Play Festival (Actor’s Express). He sends love to his family and his late mentor, Lynwoodt Benard Jenkins. Thank you, Atlanta, for such a warm welcome and as always: Go Dawgs!

JADEN ROBINSON (Tiny Tim) returns to A Christmas Carol for the second time in the role of Tiny Tim. First giving honor to God, Jaden is truly blessed and grateful to have this opportunity.

Theater credits: Magic Man, Moxie, and Uprising.

Commercials: Hasbro’s Transformer (Cartoon Network), SAG Walmart, and Zaxby’s. Special thanks to mom, Adrian Robinson, Ms. Donna Maye, Mr. Everett Edwards, Mrs. Bianca Hamilton, Mrs. Rosemary Newcott and Mrs. Jody Feldman for believing in him and making this possible.

IVY CATHERINE ROGERS (Belinda Cratchit/ Ensemble/US Melinda Cratchit/Want) is thrilled to be in A Christmas Carol. She studies voice, piano, guitar, violin, flute, gymnastics, dance and acting.

Ivy Catherine has six older brothers, two of whom have previously been members of the A Christmas Carol cast. She has appeared in Yes, Virginia, There Is

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MATTHEW VASQUEZ (Daniel Cratchit/Turkey Boy/Ensemble/US Wyatt/Ignorance) feels honored and blessed to begin his professional stage acting experience with the Alliance Theatre. He started stage acting at the Orlando Repertory Theatre Youth Academy summer camps three years ago. In his elementary school drama club he has performed in Character Matters (Big Bad Wolf); Yes, Virginia (Scraggly Santa) and Bullies Anonymous (Mr. B). For the BYC Theatre Company: Lockers (Student). Film/ Commercials: Another Day (supporting), Blueberry Showdown (lead), Choice Hotels (Son). Most of all, he’d like to thank God for this great opportunity and his family for their unconditional support. He looks forward to future productions at the Alliance Theatre.

TUCKER WEINMANN (Peter/Ensemble/US Young Ebenezer Scrooge) Atlanta credits: Tulsa/Gypsy (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Moth/Love’s Labour’s Lost (Georgia Shakespeare); Benji/Edith Can Shoot Things & Hit Them (Actor’s Express — world premiere); The Andrews Brothers (Stage Door Players); Hello, Dolly! (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Legally Blonde; Anything Goes; Joseph…Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric

profiles Theatre). BFA Music Theatre (Elon University).

Tucker is very excited to be a part of this year’s A Christmas Carol! Much love to my supportive family and girlfriend. @corsairstw ELIZABETH DIANE WELLS (Christmas Past/ Ensemble) Alliance Theatre: The Underpants, Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Art of Swindling, La Bête, The Emperor’s Nightingale. Regional: Jar the Floor, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Barefoot in the Park (Charlotte Repertory Theatre); Private Lives (Riverside Theatre); Hamlet and Midwives (North Carolina Stage Company); Crimes of the Heart (Blowing Rock Playhouse). Recent Atlanta roles include Daisy in The Great Gatsby at Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Pauline in Dividing the Estate at Theatrical Outfit. Elizabeth has also worked with Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Theatre in the Square, True Colors Theatre Company, Horizon Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre, and the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern. Film/TV: “The Game,” “Being Mary Jane,” Selma, The Campaign, Madea Goes to Jail, and Major League 3. Education: Wheaton College (Illinois); La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory/UCSD. ElizabethDianeWells.com LAURIE WILLIAMSON (Bess/Ensemble/US Mrs. Cratchit) has appeared as Marian Sawyer in Urban Arias’ opera PhotoOp, performed on Broadway/ national tour of Wonderful Town, Ragtime, King David, Singin’ in the Rain (Chanteuse), Phantom of the Opera (Confidante), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator u/s) and Queenie Pie (Café O’Lay). Regional credits include (Marian Anderson) Bel Canto, (Laurie) Sophisticated Ladies, (Hunnie #1) Jelly’s Last Jam, (Narrator) Beehive and (Myrt) Carmen Jones. Ms. Williamson soloed with Music of the Night, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber; Bernstein’s Mass, The New York City Opera Ed. Dept., Little Orchestra Society, 4Divas, City

Center Encores Concerts, Holders Music- FestivalBarbados, Broadway Inspirational Voices and Voices of Broadway Live. She is featured on commercials, voiceovers and recordings, The Best of Broadway and Voices of Broadway. Television credits include Judge Harold on “Drop Dead Diva,” Ms. Flood on “Meet the Browns,” “Great Performances”and “The Today Show.” Ms. Williamson thanks God, family, and husband, John, for everything.

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DAVID H. BELL (Adaptor) For the last 25 years, David H. Bell’s career has spanned a wide range of international and national projects as director, choreographer and author. As associate director to Kenny Leon at the Alliance, David directed more than 20 productions, including The Grapes of Wrath, Chess, Romeo and Juliet, Blood Knot and The Boys From Syracuse. As artistic director of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., David inaugurated such world premiere musicals as Elmer Gantry, A Christmas Carol (adaptor) and Hot Mikado (author and winner Helen Hayes Award, best director). In Chicago, David’s work has earned 44 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations. His work at the prestigious Chicago Shakespeare Theatre includes productions of Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It and The Comedy of Errors. In New York City, David has directed both on and off-Broadway. Productions include Pictures in the Hall, DIFFA Tribute to Edith Head, Heartstrings and Give My Regards to Broadway.

David is a professor of music theatre at Northwestern University in Chicago.

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profiles ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families and is most fortunate to be here directing and sharing space with so many gifted artists and professionals. Favorite Alliance directing credits include A Christmas Carol, Courage (premiere), Waiting for Balloon (premiere), Shrek!, Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3,000 LIVE! (premiere), Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. Favorite national directing credits are Knufflebunny: A Cautionary Musical and Jason Invisible at the Kennedy Center and Frida Libra at LaJolla Playhouse (all premieres). Rosemary also directed the high school Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Theatre for the Very Young. Rosemary was named Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001, and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. In 2005 she was named best director of the year by the AJC and was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects Award and the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award. She is on the advisory board at Kennesaw University theater department and serves on the national board of TYA/USA. Much love to my family and to my very first and very own Bob Cratchit (Tom Marquardt).

D. MARTYN BOOKWALTER (Set Designer) has designed more than 400 productions for theatres across the country. His designs include the awardwinning production of Talley’s Folly at the Pasadena Playhouse and several productions for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, including Like Jazz, QED (and the subsequent Lincoln Center Theatre production), The Wood Demon, Hunting Cockroaches, Passion Play and Frankie & Johnnie in the Clair De Lune. He designed A Perfect Wedding, the inaugural

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production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, as well as Barbara Cook’s Mostly Sondheim at the Ahmanson. He has designed for the Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Playhouse Theatre in London, San Diego Rep, San Jose Rep, Pittsburgh CLO, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Festival of World Theatre and South Coast Rep, among others. He was the Art Director of the hit Fox television show “MADtv,” for which he received eight consecutive Emmy nominations. Other awards include the 2001 Angstrom Lighting Lifetime Achievement Award from the L.A. Drama Critics Circle, four Drama Critics Circle Awards, a Sarah Siddons Award and 25 Drama-Logue Awards.

MARIANN S. VERHEYEN (Costume Designer) has been designing for the Alliance since 1987, most recently for Good People and August: Osage County. Other shows at the Alliance include Avenue X (Suzi nomination in Costume Design), August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf, Intimate Apparel (Suzi Bass Award winner for Best Costume Design, 2005-06), Day of the Kings, A Christmas Carol and Light Up the Sky. New York credits include Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan, Everybody’s Ruby (Audelco Award Nomination), numerous off-Broadway productions and 10 years of commercial styling. Regionally, her work has been seen at the Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theatres; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare theatres. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom and Sea World San Antonio. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, and is a recipient of a Distinguished Achievement Awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters. She is head of the Costume Design program at Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theater.

profiles DIANE FERRY WILLIAMS (Lighting Designer) has designed more than 20 shows for the Alliance. Favorites include Chess, The Grapes of Wrath, Romeo and Juliet and Once on This Island.

She has worked for many theatres around the country, including Portland Center Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, The Goodspeed, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Goodman, and The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and has designed many national and international tours.

Awards include a Jeff Award for Miss Saigon; a Carbonelle Award in Miami; many Drammy awards in Portland, Ore.; an After Dark Award for Sunset Boulevard and seven Jeff nominations for lighting design. Diane has a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from Northwestern University and is the Resident Lighting Designer at Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago.

CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has been the Resident Sound Designer at the Alliance Theatre for 14 years and has designed more than 80 productions. Recent works include Native Guard, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods, Good People, and Next to Normal.

Associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare with over 20 productions. Other designs include Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre.

Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design with an additional 11 nominations. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE/USA829.

LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) is glad to be back with the A Christmas Carol family for another holiday season. Alliance credits include Bull Durham: A New Musical; Shrek; Harmony: A New Musical; Charlotte’s Web; Next to Normal; Wizard of Oz; Into the Woods; Honk!; Disney’s

Mulan; Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon.

Local credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ragtime and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre), Dividing the Estate, It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit). She holds a BFA in Theatre from Niagara University.

Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. Happy Holidays!

R. LAMAR WILLIAMS (Assistant Stage Manager) is an Atlanta native who studied theatre at Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre. His 13-year tenure at the Alliance has included stage managing Steel Magnolias, Choir Boy, Bike America, The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, Carapace, Sammy & Me, Tennis in Nablus, The Second City: Peach Drop Stop & Roll, The Second City: Miracle on 1280 Peachtree Street and Broke; and assistant stage managing Zorro: The Musical, What I Learned in Paris, August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Doubt; Jelly’s Last Jam and the world premieres of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Women of Brewster Place, Sister Act: The Musical and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. For Sensei, JDawn, Chelsea & Solari and all humanity — “changing the world 1 play @ a time!”

JODY FELDMAN (Producer/Casting Director) began her theatre career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the assistant general manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. Jody is the associate producer and casting director at the Alliance Theatre, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, she has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions encompassing a wide range of world premieres including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris

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profiles bt y Pearl Cleage, Broke by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney and 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning plays, as well as such world and regional premiere musicals as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, most recently, Harmony, A New Musical. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection.

MICHAEL FAUSS (Music Director/Conductor) Alliance Theatre: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; tick, tick…BOOM!; A Christmas Carol; Chess; The Grapes of Wrath; Pacific Overtures; Little Me; The Robber Bridegroom; Oliver; Music Man; Guys and Dolls; The King and I; Brigadoon; Cotton Patch Gospel; Falsettos; A Little Night Music; Candide; Peter Pan; Annie Get Your Gun; Forever Plaid; Once on This Island; An American Song; The Boys From Syracuse; Up on the Roof; Not Just Kidstuff. Broadway: Quilters, Peter Pan. Atlanta Lyric Theatre: Gypsy, Music Man, …Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café, Evita, Man of La Mancha, Secret Garden, Twas the Night Before a Broadway Christmas.

Theatrical Outfit: Cotton Patch Gospel, Pump Boys and Dinettes. Regional: Falsettos, Quilters, Forever Plaid, Sweet and Hot in Harlem. Waterfront Playhouse of Key West: Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, Reefer Madness, Naked Boys Singing, Musical of Musicals, The Full Monty, The Drowsy Chaperone and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. National tours: Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby, Heartstrings, 1989; the world premieres of Casper, The Mask, Spider-Man, Dream Machine, England. Music Director and Conductor of 2012 & 2013 Shuler Hensley High School Musical Theater Awards.

SUSAN V. BOOTH (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on projects including Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’ da Noise, Bring in ’ da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has worked at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and is a trustee of Denison University and the Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud m other of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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When our 6-year-old daughter had a walk-on part in A Christmas Carol, I saw her discover the magic of the theatre. In her own words, “I got ready with the other actors and I learned about their backstage game Good Show! My dresser always made sure I had the right costume and my stage mom helped me find my marks on stage. I even got to make it snow! Scrooge ad-libbed a line about me and I got to take a curtain call with everyone else.” There are many important themes in Dickens’s classic work: selflessness, charity, love, community. A Christmas Carol will always take me back to a December matinee when a wonderful group of talented people welcomed my daughter into their theatre family.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre has become the leading producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people. The Alliance values excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. Reaching more than 200,000 patrons annually, the Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre, in 2007, received the Regional Theatre Tony Award in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 80 original productions including Tony Award winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

The Alliance has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the American premiere of Zorro, with music by the Gipsy Kings, and most recently, Bull Durham and Harmony — A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. The Alliance also nurtures the careers of playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season, and the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, providing developmental support and production resources for three performing arts projects each year. The work produced by the Alliance gives locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community.

Each year the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department reaches close to 50,000 students through performances, acting classes, drama camps and in-school initiatives. The Alliance creates and produces plays for young audiences at every age level, from the Collision Project, where high school artists create and perform new work based on a classic text, to the groundbreaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive shows for infants and toddlers. The Alliance also offers community education classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development, working with local and national playwrights.

An active participant in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatrical techniques to aid in student learning through storytelling and problem-solving. The Alliance’s Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists equips teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts, which focuses on literacy skills for children in Pre-K – 2nd grade, and Dramaturgy K–12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. Twice recognized by the U.S. Education Department as leaders in arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access.

The Alliance delivers the finest talent, art and educational opportunities for Atlanta audiences — proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650

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January 21–February 22, 2015 Tickets @ 404.733.5000 alliancetheatre.org/tuckeverlasting | Groups 404.733.4690 *Not to be combined with other offers. Offer based upon availability.

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Book by Claudia Shear Music by Chris Miller Lyrics by Nathan Tysen Based on the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw

board of directors Officers Chair: Reade Fahs* Immediate Past Chair: Victoria Palefsky* Treasurer: Steve Chaddick*

Lifetime Directors Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer* Linda Davidson

George Goodwin Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein

Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White

Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Steve Chaddick Philippa Ellis Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller* Richard Goerss Andrew Golde, M.D.

Alexander Goldsmith Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^* Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* John Keller* Lauren Kiefer James A. Kilberg* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Jeff Levy* Alan McKeon Carol Meadows* Hala Moddelmog

Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison Victoria Palefsky Helen Smith Price Dan Reardon* Patty Reid Margaret Reiser Fran Rogers Maurice Rosenbaum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig Pam Sessions*

Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Nina Urban Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Todd Zeldin

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Shean Atkins Connie Austin Michael Barrett Paul Bianchi Keith Bolden Donna Bowman Erin Brown Stephen Brown Catharine Burkett Susan Callaway Imara Canady Sona Chambers Andrew Chang Greg Changnon Caren Cook Sallie Daniel

John Deushane Cydnee Dubrof Lisa Ramirez Ellinger David Felfoldi Cindy Fowler Kevin Glass Barbara Goldman Patrice Greer Michael Harper Neil Hirsch Heather Vincent Holley Rita Izaguirre Andrea Jones David Kuniansky Constance Lewis Rosemary Magee Juanita Markwalter Reese McCranie

S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Penelope McPhee Liza McSwain Dori Miller Mary Moore Starr Moore Molly Osborne Kendrick Phillips Almeera Jiwa Pratt Kathryn Richard Georgia Schley Ritchie Candace Rodriguez Chris Schneider Alan Schreihofer Ron Segal Linda Selig Jonathan Shapero Linda Silberman

Volunteer Leadership

President, STARS: Lynn Ayers President, Alliance Theatre Guild: Bobbi Kornblit President, Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild: Vicki Travis

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Nancy Silverboard Lynda Smith Steven Steindel Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita StephensWalker Susan Stiefel Todd A. Tautfest Shawn Tylka Avril Vignos Lynda Walker Aaron Watson Joni Winston Kristen Wood

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what school should be.

Our students know how to grow turnips, groom ponies, lead class discussions, write knock-out research papers, and explain how math was used in the development of ancient civilizations. They ask great questions, climb trees, and know what it means to be academic risk-takers.

High Meadows has mastered the art of education, inspiring children to become life-long learners.

Come see us.

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sponsors Alliance Sponsors are businesses, corporations and institutions that have supported the work of the Alliance Theatre. We thank them for their generosity and support.

★★★★★★★ $250,000+ The Coca-Cola Company The Goizueta Foundation

The Kendeda Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot

The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta North Highland Company PNC

Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ AT&T Atlanta Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Arts & Culture Georgia Power The Imlay Foundation

Loews Atlanta Hotel Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Rich Foundation The Harold & Mini Steinberg Charitable Trust Target

★★★ $10,000+ Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network John and Mary Franklin Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas

★★ $5,000+

AON Arby’s Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Buckhead Atlanta Dixon Hughes Goodman

Georgia-Pacific Foundation Impact Creativity/NCTF National Endowment for the Arts Rich Entertainment Group State Bank

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

DocAuto Equifax William and Eva Fox Foundation Greenberg Traurig LLP Jones Day

JP Morgan Chase & Co. King & Spalding National Vision Theatre Communications Group

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2014/15 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 46. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 46 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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sponsors DELTA AIR LINES serves more than160 million customers each year. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 351 destinations in 64 countries on six continents. Delta is an active partner in supporting community organizations, museums and exhibits that enlighten and inspire people to better themselves and better their world. For more information about Delta, please visit our website at delta.com.operate.

Cast and company flowers sponsored by

Official Hotel

Official Staffing Consultant

Research Partner

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Foxgloves & Ivy

Community Foundation

restaurant partners

government

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of FCAC.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.

GCA also receives support from its partner agency the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

$35,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Sally G. Tomlinson

$25,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Dan & Garnet Reardon

$10,000+ The Balloun Family Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ann & Jeff Cramer Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz John & Angie Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Helen Smith Price Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tome Nina Urban Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Mrs. Jill Wilson Joni Winston Amy & Todd Zeldin

$7,500-$9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston

$5,000-$7,499 Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Lisa & Joe Bankoff The Rockdale Foundation

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Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Frank & Mary Anne Chew Ezra Cohen Charitable Trust Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Erin & John Heyman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy David L. Kuniansky Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Hugh & Susanne Ripps Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Susan & Tom Wardell

$2,500-$4,999 Elaine & Miles Alexander Alexander Babbage in appreciation of Vicki Palesky Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Ellen Arnovitz Cheryl M. Baer Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Russell & Sandra Dawson Diane Durgin Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Eierman Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Philippa & Burrell Ellis John & Cindy Ethridge Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Heidi & David Geller Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Linda & Richard Hubert Paul & Rosthema Kastin Leslie Leigh M.D. Lubo Fund Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Cynthia & Alan Maloy Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. William E. Michalewicz Nancy & Mike Millett Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Southern States LLC Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts TAYLAR Development Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Joshua & Zenobia Trexler Kimberly & Kevin Walther Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company P.J. Younglove Hovey The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500-$2,499 JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Jeff & Belinda Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Judy M. Anderson Pam Anderson John & Lynn Ayers James & Therese Bailey Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Mark & Pam Bell Candace & Jeff Bell Stephen Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Christopher Clegg Mark & Ruth Coan Brad & Sally Currey Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Julia & André Demetrius Ralph & Ree Edwards Thomas Engler & Ron Davis The Elster Foundation Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Mike Flueckinger Linda M. Garrett Lisa A. Gillespie, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Deidre Greene & Rob Dixon Warren M. Gump Fred Hicks Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Robert Judd Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Janice L. Karkula Dr. William A. Kiser Brian & Carrie Kurlander Steven & Sheri Labovitz Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Eric & Marcia Ludgood Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee Robert & Deborah McKeeman Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Janice & Tom Munsterman Molly Osborne Rita Owens Monica W. Parker John & Helen Parker Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Kathleen Pendergraft Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Michael Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Gene Poland Karen Porch Kathleen Prussner Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Quillian III Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein Kathryn & John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg John Sabine Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko Melanie Turner Lynda Walker & Len Levy Ms. Ann Westbrook Lauren Willard-Jelks Mrs. Sue S. Williams

$1,000-$1,499 Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Aaron & Corrie Alford Michael & Andrea Barrett In Memory of Sol Blaine Mr. Donald Bonar & Mr. Elmer Langham Eleanor B. Cobb David H. & Christine T. Cofrin Ralph & Rita Connell Ms. Gail H. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Fink Marvin & Lynn Davis Sylvia Halleck John & Simone Hanson Valerie Hartman Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hindman Melinda & Phil Holladay in honor of Rebekah Wasserman Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Carolyn L. Kennedy

In honor of Billy Levine Raymond & Penelope McPhee Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Galen Oelkers Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Gregg & Beth Paradies Divida Gude Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scanavino Ms. Christine Schneider Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Joe Sniezek Bill & Judy Vogel Melody Wilder Wilson Ms. Cecelia Wray William & Nancy Yang

$750-$999 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Brannen Marjorie Crittenden Phil Delanty Christy Diaz Dr.* & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin Karen Foster Louise S. Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Mark Keiser Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Lippman Nikki J. Mercer Tera Reese-Beisbier Michael T. Ruddell Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Ms. Sharon Sue Williams

$500-$749 Dawn & Michael Adamson Lindsey Ajala Kellie Appel Norma & Don Appel Jane & David Apple Terri & Laury Bagen George T. Baker Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Craig Baltes Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Mr. & Mrs. John Benator Edward Benz Geoffrey Berlin Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Berman Darian Billington Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Barbara Brady Dr. & Mrs. Ted Brand Aubrey & Carol Bush Joseph Cantwell William M. Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Martin Chadwick Deborah Chasin Melodie H. Clayton Julianne Cohn B.J. Erb & Bruce I. Crabtree III Lisa Cremin & Bruce Harlan Jonathan Crowder Tiffany Damiano Gary & Elaine Elder Bryan & Barbara Fields

Heather & Eli Flint Shan Franklin Louise B. Franklin Jill Gapper Pat & Jerry Gardner Matty L. Garrett James & Vicki Griffiths Dr. Arthur Griffiths & Dr. Deborah Griffiths Mr. Hugh C. Harris, D.M.D. Bruce & Elizabeth Herman Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Kelly Hill Ruth Hobbs Adrienne Hudson Jennie & Tom Hyman Dr. Jocelyn Whitehead Jackson Jason & Laurie Jeffay Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalista Elena Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Sean Keenan Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Suzanne & Thad King Lucy Kinnaird Mr. & Mrs. Gary Knight Douglas S. Kuniansky in honor of Steve Selig Robert Landau Jean & Chuck Larsen J. Bancroft Lesesne Valerie Jagiella & Richard Lodise Sheri & Rick Long Thomas Marshall Joey McCraw, Backstreet Boutique Mr. & Mrs. Ken McDaniel Craig & Jackie McGhee Michael & Melanie McNamara Sylvia Miller Dr. & Mrs. James H. Milsap Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Montgomery Dennis & Debra Murphy Nichole Murray-Fink Chuck & Janine Musholt Kevin & Marcia Nuffer Jennifer O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Hanlon Chris & Mary Kay Payne Keri Powell & Daniel Marks Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Pursley Ratonyi Family Philanthropic Fund Judith Reece Susan H. Reinach Dr. Jerry Richman, DDS Carol Riggs Theresa, Joseph & Courtney Roseborough Jacob Rumney Debbie Schultz Chris Scislowicz & Betsy Wallace The Honorable Leah W. Sears & Mr. Haskell Ward Brenda J. Smith Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Dr. & Mrs. Michael Szikman Mr. & Mrs. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Mr. Richard Thomas Celia Till Robert Todd Ms. Kathleen Tylka Mischa & Melissa Uppelschoten Ryan Van Meter Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Vivona

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

Gina V. Designs Mike & Susie Voynich Dara Wassersug Adrienne Davis Whitehead Joyce Smith Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wingfield Jorn Winter Honey & Howard Workman Lynette Wright Sherry & Donn Wright Holly & Marty York

$250-$499 Sandy & Dave Abrams Howell E. Adams Jr. & Madeline Adams Alfred G. & Sarah H. Adams Paul Anderson Marion Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Arduino Stanley Warren Armistead Gaytra Arnold Sarah Asher Billette Ashford Yvette A. Assem Atlanta Workshop Players Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Darlene Badger Jason Bailey Steve & Kanika Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Bailey Dr. Gordon Baker Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Barger Michael & Mary Baron Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Battle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bernardino Jay Bernath Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bishop Gary & Nancy Bivins Ms. Janet Bogle Marcus Borders George H. Boulineau Brenda K. Boyd Nicholas Breiding Maurice J. Breton II Mr. & Mrs. Peter Briss In honor of Julie Bromstad LeRoy & Polly Brownlee Carol Cook Bryant Rosalyn & Stephen Bush William & Norah Byrnes Tom & Margaret Cain Tara Cain Robin Canady Lewis Carr The Carreras Family Mr. & Mrs. Greg Cessna Linda J. Clements Verna Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Cole Kenneth Collins Bill & Linda Condon Mrs. Anne S. Conkin Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conover Nikhol Cook Rosalie & Max Cooper David & Jean Cooper Billie Jo Corell Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart Dr. Leslie W. Crawford

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Creative Designs Resta Daniels Management LLC Mr. & Mrs. John Dark Dr. Lucy Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Davis Carol Comstock & Jim Davis Sheri Davis-Faulkner Cari K. Dawson The DeCoster Family Marlon DeLancy Mark Demers Robert A. DeMetz, Jr. The Hon. Clinton E. Deveaux & Dr. Merinda J. Herron Mr. & Mrs. Paul Dimmick David DiPietro James & Dorinda Dorsett Karen & David Dorton Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Dreger Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler David Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dyson Robert Eby Sebreana Echols Bruce & Merrie Edelston Mr. & Mrs. James C. Edenfield Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Jimmy Edwards, Jr. James & Beverly Ellis, Jr. Kenneth Ellner Nancy Elsas Ilene Engel & Bob Arotsky Mark & Martha Fair Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Fineman Terry Finister Eleanor H. Finley Clarence Flanigan Dr. & Mrs. Fred Flax David Foster Debbie Frank Ms. Ronni French Betty F. Furst Kamieka Gabriel Mr. & Mrs. Radu Gadidov Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ed Gentle Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gentry Crystal Gibbs Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Reginald Gladish The Glass Family Nelson J. & Linda P. Gold Theodore Gradolf Mary C. Gramling Dan & Susan Graveline Mr. & Mrs. Karon Graves Ed Gray L. Sheridan Green Ellen Griffith Richard & Debbie Griffiths Grogan Waste Services Bob & Bea Grossman Carole & Don Guffey Guidian Healthcare Consulting Drs. Jon & Karin Gunnemann Sherry & Isaac Habif Lori Halpern Ms. Cathy D. Hampton Wanda G. Hankes Mr. & Mrs. E. Lewis Hansen

Dr. & Mrs. John M. Harris Katie Harris, State Farm JD & Teresa Hatten John Haupert Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hayes Tim Heard Don Hemrick Carsten Hilker James A. Hill Harris & Sharon Hobby Judith Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Hutto Donald Jackson Jim Johnson Cheryl & Ernie Johnson Cinterro Jones Michael Kam Amy Kane-Stanley Kevin Kee Brenda Keegan Mr. & Mrs. Kershteyn Ken & Susan Kincaid Mrs. Jo Koch Kerri & Ted Kolwicz Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer Ms. Leslie Lambert & Ms. Jacki Moore S. Jarvin Levison Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Levitt Randi & Sid Levy Jan Lewis & Reeve Underwood Konrad & Natasha Lewis Constance & Dale Lewis Ms. Caren Cook & Mr. Michael Lipsey Heather Love Sallee Macknik Eric & Jules Marchais Frank & Lynne Marks Ashley Mattox Jason Mauldin Dr. & Mrs. Donald C. Maxwell William McKay Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKinney Ken McNeil Doug & Norma McNeill Donald & Tucker McQueen Geoffrey & Betsy Meacham Eyal & Pamela Meiri Deaundra Metzger Laura E. Meyers Shelley Milakofsky Dianna Milhollin Caroline Millican DonnaMarie Mitchell Rolanda Mitchell Barbara & Phillip Moore Greg Moritz Mr. & Mrs. Ali Muhammad Clair & Thomas Muller Michael Muraco Daniel P. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Lowry Nations Patricia C. Nevius, M.D. & Lewis Stogner Mr. & Mrs. William B. Ney Deanna Nowell Mr. Dan Oldham Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Dr. Jesse R. Peel, M.D. Alexander Perez Rajin Persaud

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

$250-$499 Sophia Brothers Peterman Mr. & Mrs. James M. Poe Preferred Machine Works Rosemary Rausch Dr. Edna Rawlings Frances Reedy & Abe Revitch Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Reeves Dr. Cecil Reeves & Mr. Alonzo Daniel, Jr. Jessica C. Reis Ed & Sandy Rhein Dr. Hayward & Janice Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Rikard Miss Lillie M. Robbins Tiffany Roberts Marlene M. Robertson Maya Robinson Mr. Ronald Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Rolle James H. Rollins & Jillian S. Kaechele Mr. Hervey S. Ross Fred & Carol Salmons Neil & Susan Sandler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schatz Ann & Martin Schneider Amy Jeanne Rosenberg Schwartz

$150-$249 Greg Abbott Mr. Mark Abner Briana Adams Justin Adams Marjorie J. Adler Carol Agee Jennifer Aiello Ria Aiken & James Kelley Judith & Aaron Alembik Larry Alford Corneille Algarra Toren Anderson Susan Anderson & Mark Ledden Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arnold Kim & Tom Aschmeyer Eyvon Austin Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Axt Elisabeth Ayres Glenn Bachman Carmen Bailey Heather Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Baker Mr. & Mrs. James Baker Mr. & Mrs. Gerardo Balboni James Ball Lois A. Balloun Derrick Banks Traci Barnes Barbara L. Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Baron Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Barrett Mr. & Dr. William K. Bass, Jr. Glenn & Dale Bass Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Baughman Mark Bean Laura Beaty Ms. Amelia Beaucham Ray Bechthold Mr. & Mrs. Brian Beem

Christina Shalley & Dave Shallenbeger Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Ms. Jacqueline R. Sherman The Shockley Family Florence E. Sippel Sandy Sirokman Mr. & Mrs. Sam Sligar Debra Smith David Smith & Katrina Ferguson Smith Steve & Claudia Smith Fred B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. David Souerwine Alan Spiro Mike & Donna Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stolovitz Terry L. Stout Andrea Strickland & N. Jerold Cohen Maria Stuart Tommy Sweat & Ron Russell Otha & Audra Sydnor Faye R. Tate Mr. & Mrs. George M. Taylor G. Morgan Timmis Dave & Sandy Tolman Mr. & Mrs. William H. Townsend Wanda & Robert Truesdale Susan Turner

Ms. Daphne Beer Sherra Bell Katherine Bell Heidi Berger & David Gellar Katherine Bergwall Bruce Berman, Metro Georgette Binnington Eddie & Joanne Birnbrey Ann B. Bishop Giuseppina Bitetti-Griffin Jerzell Black Dr. R. Dwain Blackston George Blake Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Blake Kaleb Blake Rob & Suzanne Boas Elizabeth & Stuart Bondurant Mr. & Mrs. Morris Borenstein Mr. & Mrs. Andy Bornstein Richard Bowen William Boyd Dana L. Boyd Ms. Bettye G. Boyd The Brady Family Carroll & Suzanne Bray Rita Breier Lisa Brezee Fred Briggs Dr. Harold J. Brody Dr. & Mrs. W. Scott Brooks Helen Brown Neysa Brown Charlesey & Gene Brown Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Browne Deb Brudo Morgan Bryant Ronald L. Budde Tirzah Buie Stephanie Burdette Richard H. Burgin Kaylah Burks

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Dana Turner Seth Tuttle Dana & Obi Ugwonali John & Bunny Underwood Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Vason Gilbert & Genette Waldman Phyllis H. Walker Carrie Walrond John T. & Patricia Walsh Peter Ward Gaelyn Warren Jason Watt George & Nancy Ways Arlene Webster Laura Whitlock Mrs. Charlotte Wilen Fannie Wiley Bernard Wilke Mr. & Mrs. Richard Williams Willis Clinic Kiki Wilson Mr. Bruce Wilson WMLB, AM 1690 Alice & Blake Wood Kenneth Yasuda Tim & Mary Yoder Nancy Young

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Burlingame Courtlandt Butts Cheryl Cagle Amy Caldwell Jason Campellone Leslie Cannon Mr. & Mrs. John Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Carter Sara Case Mr. & Mrs. Sean Casey Josephine Castracane Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Bryan Cavan Thomas Cefalo Shelby Challenger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Charles Al & Linda Chatman Barbara Chera Zach Cheroff Mr. & Mrs. Logan Clarke Dawn & Charles Clements Christopher Coad Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Kitty & Ezra Cohen Kirsten Conover Paula Ann Convis Stephanie Cooke Saundi Cooksey Sandi Cooper Artra Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. Cooper Mr & Mrs. Craig Coopersmith Mrs. Pamela Corvelli Allan Couch Keith Cowne Mr. & Mrs. Brian Crane Marvette Critney Ric Cross Mr. & Mrs. Alex Cummings Dr. Alice Cunningham

Barbara Curl Dan Darsey Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Daunch Merrilyn David Carolyn Davis Celeste Davis Ms. Sandra Davis Mr. & Mrs. William Davis Mr. Michael Dawkins Bridgette Dawson Barbara Delano Michael Demps Michael & Mary Denny David Densford Ray Dingledine Elizabeth Dobbs Steve & Kim Dorough Barbara R. Dorsey Malcolm Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Roderick A. Dowling Pam Driesell Kip & Genia Duchon Nolan Dugas Karen Dunson Gerald Eads Shannon Easley Celia A. Ebert Burak Ecevit & Dagmar Alexander John Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Edwards III Sherri D. Ekers Julia Ellis Andy Ellise Leonard Epley Robert Eubanks Sue Evans Bethsaida Everette Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Fargason

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

Laura Federspiel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Feibish Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Feinstein Ferias Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Finzer Rand Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Alan B. Fishman Betty & Davis Fitzgerald Foundation Peter G. Fitzpatrick Jennifer Fletcher Kimberly Fobas Melia Foley Robert Fornal & John Watson Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Foster Keith Franklin Marla Jane Franks, MD Elise Frederickson Dr. & Mrs. Jaime Frias Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gagnon Dr. Edward & Mrs. Margaret Gainer Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Garner Mr. & Mrs. Bowman Garrett Alexander Gdalevich Mr. & Mrs. John Geddes Lisa Geer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gerakitis Derrick & Rachel Gervin Nathaniel Gesualdo Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Gibson Brenda Gillespie Sander & Marina Gilman Candace Glover David Goltz Mitchell O. Goodman & Wendy Orent Sally Goss Dr. & Mrs. Alan Gottlieb Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Goudie Gary Grant Mr. Ronald Grawert Mrs. Sonja Greeley Maisha Greene Bryant Gresham Adria Griffin Edward & Erika Gross Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Grossman James Guess, Jr. Abby Gunthert Mr. & Mrs. Michael Habif Tenagne Habte-Mitchell John Hackett Bruce & Alison Hagen Kathleen Haidet Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Hale Laura Hall Mary Hallman Mary Hanafi Mr. & Mrs. George R. Hanlon H. Victor & Sarah Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hansil Lindsey E. Hardegree Kenyon Harris Ronald L. Harris & Jacqueline Pownall Dr. & Mrs. Paul Harris Alan & Camille Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Mark Haughland Sarah Hawbecker & William Fuller

Sarah Hawk Carole Hays Ms. Bonnie K. Hebb Mr. & Mrs. Michael Heninger Krista Hester Chauntina Hill Dawn & Aaron Hill Debbie Hochbaum Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Hodges Michael Hollerbach Gwendolyn Hollis Mr. & Mrs. Doug Honabach Barbara Horowitz In honor of P.J. Hovey by Peggy & Jim Stallworth Pamela R. Howell Mitchell & Pam Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Joel J. Hughey G. Scott Hulsey Netasha Hunter Vicki Hutchins Paul Hutton Anne Hux Mr. & Mrs. Chris Huyghe Susan Hylen & Ted Smith Mr. & Mrs. George Ickes Megan Ireland Dr. Gary K. Iskol Patricia Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Craig Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Todd Jackson Stanton Jacobs Judy Jameson Annette Janowitz Linda Janssen Amy Jardina Rebecca Jarvis Vissal Jayasal Darlene & Lonnie Jenkins Alicia Jennings Yaesuk Jeong Betty Jeter Tiffany Johnson Ms. Nancy F. Johnson Mr. Wendell L. Johnson Neferisha Johnson Lisa Johnston Jennifer Jones Meg Jones Alethia Jones Anjo Jones Lee & Alyse Jones Judy Jordan Wilhelmina Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Augustus Jordan Cassandra Josephson Dr. Earl Joyner Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Juliano Kathy Kabaniss Krishna Kabra Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Kalin Marcus Keegan Margery Kellar Ms. Jacquel Kelly Barbara Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kendall William Kendall Susannah B. Khayat Maureen Kiely Dr. Joon Kim & Michelle Lee Carrie Kimbrough

Jeff & Silverlene Kindle Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Bob Knapp Sylvia Knight Dr. Anne Koenig Mr. & Mrs. Edward Koffsky Dr. & Mrs. Martin P. Krieger Abe J. Kruger Tia Landau Ms. Cynthia Landis Lori Laney Douglas LaPointe Mr. & Mrs. John Larson Mr. & Mrs. John Lauer Mr. & Mrs. Joe Le Doux Si Lee John & Elizabeth Lee Rick Leeds Dr. Deborah Levich Fred & Ann Levin Allan & Vivian Levine Dr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Levitas Wanda Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lewis Michelle Lewis-Austin M.C. Lindsay Blake Lindsey Angela Little Karen Stolley & David Littlefield Weihua Liu Toni S. Locklear Susan Hanson Lopez Heather & Michael Lott Mr. & Mrs. Russell Love Joyce Lowenstein William Lugar Everett P. Lunsford Al Lurey Victoria Ly Margaret MacAlpine Pete & Crissey MacLean Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Madden Ms. Natalie Malin-Davis & Ms. Sasha Davis Stephanie Marinac James Maroney Greg & Kathy Marquis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mathis Mary P. Mathis Judith Matthews Charles R. Bjorklund Colin McBurnette Terry & Elaine McClean Velda McCoy Eugene McCray Walter McDuffie Jan McTier Nancy McTyre Stephen Meissen Carolyn Mello Ralph & Carol Merck Francoise Merus Greg Metcalf Joseph Mihalka & Sandra Madariaga Elizabeth Mickle Caroline Miklosovic Kim D. Miles Celeste Miller

Jennifer Miller Alice Miller Budlong Eloise B. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Brent Mills Mr. & Mrs. David Minkin Mr. & Mrs. Ruth Mirsky Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Mitchell Marilynn Mobley Traron Moore Mr. & Mrs. Earl Picard Robin & Deborah Moran James Morley Vicki & Steve Morris Jennifer Motley Priscilla & Robert Mucklow P. Mueller Erika Munro Phyllis Grant Murphy Ms. Darlene Nazaire Crystal Neal-Deas Esther Nelms Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Mr. & Mrs. Robert Newcomer Mr. J. Paul Newell & Ms. Susan A. Andresen Wanda Newton Bill Nichols Kwasi Obeng & Akilah Wilkes Durrette Ofusu Deborah Ognibene Deborah Olson Thomasina Orr Sharon Owens Leonard Pallats Ms. Dorothy M. B. Palmer Barbara D. Panick Nancy Paris Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Parker Charlotte Parks V. Parks & E. Landau Mr. & Mrs. Ewart Parris Cristina C. Pastore Mr. & Mrs. Darvin Patterson Monica Patterson Vance Patton Jana Stein-Payan Martha & Houston Payne Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Pearce III Steve M. Peck Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Pell Kathy Penn Thomas Pennella Andrea Penno Dr. & Mrs. Mark Pentecost Jr. Robert Perez & Karen Harris Amanda Persons William Peters Greg Peterson Jo Ann Petty Mr. & Mrs. Danny Phillips Physical Therapy Pros LLC Beverly Pittman Londa Pompilio Kimberly A. Ponder Latasha Porter Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Powell Dr. James L. Powell Mr. & Mrs. James Z. Pressley, Jr. Patricia Price

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of November 1, 2014.

$150-$249 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Priore John Pritchett Bonnie J. Pritts Brenda Pruitt Al Connor & Tom Pusateri Michael Quinlan Erin Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Terrence K. Quinn Raymond Rampersad Scott Ratchick Robert Ray Stephanie Reddick Denise Reese Rob Reeves Calaya Reid Lisa Reid Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Reid Stacy Remaley Dionne Richardson Heather Ridgway Allan & Gail Ripans Mr. & Mrs. John Roach Ms. Kelly Roberts Brian & Lynn Roberts Mr. & Mrs. William Roberts Paula Robin David & Debbie Robinson Kaaren D.A. Robinson Emma Robson Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Rodbell Gloria J. Rodgers Ethel Rodriguez Darkenia Rogers Aaron Rogers Janet Roorbach Paula Roper Barbara Rosenberg Pam Rosenthal Susan Rosner Benno G. Rothschild , Jr. & Karen Schoenfeld Dale Royal Emily Rudd Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rupnow Vanessa L. Rush Mr. Alan Sack Scot Safon & Rebecca Leary Safon Mr. & Mrs. Nicolo Schittone Leonardo Santaiti Marilyn Santiago Jane & Rein Saral Hunter S. Sartain Thu Saunders Julie Savini Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Karen Savrin Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sayles Daphanie Scandrick Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Schiffer Robert Schuler Mr. Kirk Seaman Luqman Seraaj Steve Sharpnack Mr. & Mrs. Charles Shelton Ferrina Sheth Yvonne & Warren Shore Lynne Short

Mr. & Mrs. Milind Shrikhande Mr. Mark O. Shriver, IV Bob & Jeanne Shulman Emily Silberman Beliria Sims Carletta Sims Lewissa Singleton Naponisha Sivad David & Virginia Sjoquist Mr. & Mrs. Derek Slaughter Yvonne Smith Alison & Grant Smith Michael Smith Kristofer Smith Ms. Kia Smith Mr. Laurence Smith Julie Smith Gregory Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John Stanton Mark & Vicki Starnes JeJuan Stewart Mrs. Jeannie Stewart Evan & Susan Stitt Mr. & Mrs. Leo P. Stivers Jennifer Stone Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss Robert & Kathy Strickland Karen & Harry Strothers Nina Stubbs Jacqueline Sulton Rhonda Summers Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Tor Swennumson Mr. Gary Kazin & Ms. Inez Sydow Patricia & James Sykes Cedric L. Tape Shawndella Taylor Arlene & David Taylor Sandy & Tom Teepen Maria Terc Contente L. Terry Trudy Thomas Daniel W. Thomas Beverly D. Thomas Michael Thompson Patricia Thompson Mr. Dwight A. Thompson Donald Thompson Beverly Thompson Dan & Cynthia Thorpe Jayne Thraen Dr. Martin L. Throne The Tierney Family Valarie Tillman Scott Tjaden Van Tong & Jeffrey Fedak Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Topazi George Tuggle Mr. & Mrs. Tully Ava Turner Linda Turner-Dash The Tyler Family Robert Tynan Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Vanderlip Anne Velez Mr. & Mrs. Mark Volker Kathleen Walden Valerie Walker Kimberly Walker

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Roger Ware Mrs. Melissa Warren Kea Watson Deb Watts Tracy Weatherly Cynthia Weaver Jamie Weisman & Victor Balaban Mr. John R. West & Dr. Cindy A. Stiles Reverend & Mrs. John Westerhoff Fred Wetzel Jack Wexler Ted Weyn Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wheat Mr. Jeff White Arnetha Wiggs Carissa Williams Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Williams Angela Williams Asa Williams Marc Wilson Sherrie Wilson Ken Wilson Dorie & Jody Wirtz Andrea Wood Nancy J. Woodson Mr. Steven Yarmowich David Yelich Harold & Jane Yudelson Dominic Zaccheo Dorothy Zujkowski Mr. & Mrs. Warren Zurn Brian Zwerner * Deceased

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annual fund Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre Company through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, please contact Maya Robinson, Major Contributions Manager at (404) 733-4710 or maya.robinson@woodruffcenter.org.

Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Howard & Ellen Feinsand

Laura & John Hardman Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moise Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick

Howard & Victoria Palefsky Jan Pomerantz Helen M. Regenstein Bob & Margaret Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Please visit alliancetheatre.org/match to find out if your employer will match your contribution.

American Express American Honda Motor Co. AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb & Son, Inc. CIGNA Corporation Citigroup Foundation The Coca-Cola Company

Equifax, Inc. Federated Department Stores Inc. GE Energy Home Depot Foundation IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Microsoft Corporation NDCHealth

Neiman Marcus Norfolk Southern Corporation Plum Creek Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things?

If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at 404.733.4761 or shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org.

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Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

$250,000-$499,999 AT&T Bank of America Lucinda Bunnen The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Fulton County Arts Council Nancy & Holcombe T. Green, Jr. The Home Depot Fay & W. Barrett Howell The Kendeda Fund Sarah & Jim Kennedy Marilyn & Donald Keough The Estate of Florence Kopleff Anna & Hays Mershon The Sara Giles Moore Foundation PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Louise Sams Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Ticketmaster UPS

THE PATRON CIRCLE The Woodruff Arts Center’s Annual Campaign set an all-time record, raising more than $9.6 million, thanks to the generosity of Patron Circle donors and their contributors.

Campaign gifts support our shared services model, which funds campus-wide operations. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund $300,000+ Cox Interests: Anne Cox Chambers* Atlanta Journal Constitution James M. Cox Foundation Cox Radio Group Atlanta WSB-TV Deloitte, its Partners & Employees The Home Depot PwC, Partners & Employees UPS

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$200,000+ Bank of America The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. EY, Partners & Employees Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia King & Spalding Partners & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc.

$100,000+ AT&T Equifax Inc. & Employees Invesco Ltd. Kay and Doug Ivester * Jones Day Foundation and Employees Kaiser Permanente The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Chick-fil-A Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation * Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn

$50,000+ Susan & Richard Anderson Neal K. Aronson & Wendy L. Conrad Birch Communications Camp-Younts Foundation Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Jones Lang LaSalle NCR Foundation Novelis PNC Primerica Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. $25,000+ Arby’s Foundation Atlanta Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff * BB&T Corporation Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III * Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Holder Construction Company The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Lou Brown Jewell The Joe E. Johnston Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy The Klaus Family Foundation * The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Newell Rubbermaid Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack, Inc. & The Gay and Erskine Love Foundation Patty and Doug Reid Family Foundation Rollins, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy Southwest Airlines Southwire Company

Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Troutman Sanders LLP United Distributors, Inc. Verizon Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & Williams C. Wardlaw Fund Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Aaron’s Inc. ABM Onsite Services Acuity Brands A.E.M. Family Foundation Mr. Peter Aman * Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation Atlantic Trust Anna & Ed Bastian* Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris * Laura & Stan Blackburn * Bluetube Interactive Ms. Lisa Borders * The Boston Consulting Group The Brand Banking Company The George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta, Georgia Bryan Cave LLP Capital Guardian Trust Company Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Center Family Foundation The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Chubb * Ann & Jeff Cramer * CSX Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. * Michael S. Donnelly * Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Flanagan * Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Mr. Phil Harrison * HD Supply Virginia A. Hepner & Malcolm Barnes * The Howell Fund, Inc. *

Isdell Family Foundation Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation The Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lanier Parking Solutions The Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund * The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd * Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis * Macy’s Foundation Majestic Realty Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Vicki & John Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane and Joe Prendergast Quikrete Mary & Craig Ramsey Regal Entertainment Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. * Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot * Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation * Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Claire E. Sterk and Kirk Elifson * Tishman Speyer Properties Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Mr. Paul E. Viera * Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Mrs. Sue S. Williams Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Wood Partners Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees * 2014/2015 Board Members Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors

Donations for Woodruff Arts Center Annual Campaign June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014

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Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth & Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Artistic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz Atlanta Artists Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . Suehyla El-Attar, John Stewart Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Bishop

General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston

Production Management Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith

Costumes Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April Andrew, Lea Preston Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craft Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers & First Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing

Electrics Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe

Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Properties Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer & Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich

Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manny Abreo, Jonathan Fries, Michael Lyons, William Spratt Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Engelmann

Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly O’Regan, Michelle Jarvis, Kristin von Hinezmeyer

Stage Management Stage Managers . . . . . Liz Campbell, lark hackshaw, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . Barbara Gantt O’Haley, Kara Procell, Emma Ramsay-Saxon, Haylee Scott Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egan Short

Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Additional Stagehands . . . . . . . . . . Chris Locklear, Barbara O’Haley

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A dministration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Covington, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris

Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Sayers Manager of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Group Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Community Relations Curator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate McNeely Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Marketing & Promotions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shana Orr Front of House & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Marjon Wolfe Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil House Managers . . . . . . . . . Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Kate McNeely, Ken McNeil, Margo Moskowitz, Lynn Vatter Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann Creative Assistant Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Donley

Development Campaign Director, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . Kristin Hathaway Hansen Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Special Events Manager, Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . . .Jennifer Williford Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Broad Based Giving Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Abercrombie Corporate Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brien Faucett Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Saxon

Education Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Moses Director of Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists . . . Michele Mummert Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . . . . Christina Dresser Education Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Aston Teen Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator of Institute for Educators & Teaching Arists . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Education Customer Service & Sales Associate . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Resident Teaching Artists . . . . . . Valetta Anderson, Kim Bowers-Rheay Teaching Artists . . . . . . Ricardo Aponte, Olivia Aston, Travis Boatright, Danye Brown, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Mark Cabus, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantrell, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Theresa Davis, Jessica De Maria, David de Vries, Cristina deVallescar, John Doyle, Rachael Endrizzi, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Terry Guest, Lyndsey Jones-McAdams, Sarah Newby Halicks, Al Hamacher, Amy Handler, BJ Hughes, Rachel Jones, Adam King, Jade Lambert Smith, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Bethany Lind, Amy Lucas, Paige Mattox, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Mason Martin, Patrick McColery, Bryan Mercer, Courtnee Miles, Mandy Mitchell, Joseph Reed, Claire Ritzler, Diany Rodriguez, Scottie Rowell, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Scott Warren, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Vallea Woodbury ArtsVibe Teen Ensemble . . . . Alexus Anderson, Shelby Bice, Jessie Broz, Kaya Camp, Rachel Cunningham, Charles Ellerby, Delly Fears, Kyla Hunter, Diran Johnson, Jada Leakes, Samantha McMullen, Jonathan Nguyen, Nick O’Neill, Alishia Patricio, Rachel Platt

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199

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It’s time to take care of yourself.

Lung Cancer Screenings

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Give yourself or a loved one a gift of health with a heart screening, digital mammography screening or lung cancer screening. Or treat yourself by using your Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

130

$

Digital Mammography Screenings *

99

$

For more information or to schedule your screening today, please call 770-956-STAR (7827).

770-956-STAR wellstar.org

Heart Screenings

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*Prices are available for a limited time. Screenings are self-pay only and not covered by insurance. To qualify for a screening, certain criteria must be met via our screeners at 770-956-STAR (7827).