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feature 6 Here We Go, A-Carol-ing

Rosemary Newcott, directing her last Dickens as an Alliance Theatre staff member, reflects on her life in the theater — and she’s not done yet. | By Kathy Janich

departments 5 Between Us 14 Program highlight 23 Program 40 Your story. Your stage.

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My heart is bursting with emotion. The Alliance Theatre is 50 years old and I have been a part of its journey for 30 of those years. In that time, the Alliance has produced A Christmas Carol 29 times and I have had the good fortune to have been a creative part of many of those productions. I appreciate how this story can get under your skin in a very real and wonderful way. I know I am not alone.

But why? Why do we want to immerse ourselves in this particular narrative? I think it is more than the knowledge (spoiler alert) that everything is going to turn out all right and that the curmudgeon will change. It’s like a really good roller-coaster ride that we return to time and again. We know the dips and turns are coming, but we are still thrilled because we WANT to be emotionally engaged.

So let’s have at it. Let’s dance with the Fezziwigs, toast with the Fred party, laugh and cry with the Cratchit family, and face those persistent spirits that have haunted us in Christmas Carols past. Or, if this happens to be your “first time” (gasp), welcome to the ride!

Theater has the power to entertain, teach, heal, ignite, reassure and hopefully help us to become better human beings. The chance to both see ourselves onstage and connect to someone who is quite different is an advantage to be embraced and celebrated. Though it may take a “Scrooge” longer to get there, empathy will enlighten the darkest mind.

I dedicate this production of A Christmas Carol to ALL of the artists, designers, volunteers, board members and staff who have supported, worked on or played in any of the 29 productions to date.

And thank you all very much for being at this performance to share in the joy of our anniversary season.

As a very wise young person has observed, “God bless us, everyone!”

Happy holidays,

Rosemary Newcott Sally G. Tomlinson Artisitc Director of Theatre for Youth & Families ENCORE ATLANTA | ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION | ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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HERE WE GO,

A-CAROL -ING

Rosemary Newcott, directing her last Dickens as an Alliance staff member, reflects on her life in the theater — and she’s not done yet.

By Kathy Janich

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ne of Rosemary Newcott’s first life-changing theater experiences came as a New Jersey fourth-grader when her dad took her to Manhattan to see the Lerner & Loewe musical Brigadoon.

From that day on, she says, he often reminded her “how she glued her eyes to the stage and didn’t take them off the players for a moment.”

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This year’s Christmas Carol is the Alliance Theatre’s 29th.

Directing it, says Rosemary Newcott, “is really about making sure that you hit those marks of ‘real’ when they happen. And you’ve got to love it or you can’t do it.”

Her first time onstage came in eighth grade. She played The King and I’s Anna Leonowens in a school revue, singing in a lyric soprano voice and getting to know the royal Siamese children.

Then there were the Christmas stories. From about thirdgrade on, Rosemary would lead — she says “instigate” — her siblings (one sister, three brothers) in doing a Christmas play for their parents. “Sometimes it would be from different ENCORE ATLANTA | ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION | ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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Multicultural casting (above) is a hallmark of the Alliance staging. Some cast members return year after year, but each company has its new faces, too. Returnees this year include (opposite, from top) Courtney Patterson as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Bart Hansard as the Ghost of Christmas Present (and Fezziwig) and David de Vries as Scrooge.

perspectives,” she says, “like from the shepherds’ perspective or the innkeeper’s. One time it was from the donkey’s perspective. I realized years later that these were early ‘devising/directing’ experiences. Crazy, huh?”

Not so much. Plus it’s a great backstory. Little surprise, then, that Newcott has spent the bulk of her Alliance Theatre career focusing on shows that speak to families and younger audiences — including the company’s annual A Christmas Carol. This season, the show’s 29th, is different. It’s the last time Newcott directs this show as a full-time member of the Alliance staff.

On May 31, 2019, she ends her 20-plus-year tenure there, largely as the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families. She has plenty of Christmas Carols on her Alliance résumé — as actor (Scrooge’s sister Fan, Mrs. Cratchit, Scrooge’s lost love Belle), assistant director and director.

Charles Dickens’ Victorian ghost story, which she faithfully rereads every season, has never lost its wonder for her.

“It’s a story that does not die,” she says. “You see the effects of it year after year after year. In the direction of it

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you have to pay attention to what is real, because it can easily become a machine. It just churns itself out in terms of how many scenes are in it, how much movement is in it, how much singing is in it.”

Directing it, she says, “is really about making sure that you hit those marks of ‘real’ when they happen and make sure that they’re solid. And you’ve got to love it or you can’t do it.”

Newcott moved to Atlanta after finishing graduate school at Northwestern University. She did her undergraduate work at Jersey City State College and, as somewhat of an overachiever, earned bachelor’s degrees in theater, education and English in four years.

Just after grad school some Northwestern friends from Atlanta hooked her up to teach with the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. She didn’t plan to stay, thinking she’d return to Chicago, where she’d made professional contacts.

Then she ran across Frank Wittow and his Academy Theatre.

It was 1979 or 1980, she says. Wittow (1930-2006) was an Atlanta legend. The Academy was a proving ground for young artists, with a repertory company that included future ENCORE ATLANTA | ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION | ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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Horizon Theatre co-founders Lisa and Jeff Adler, Out of Hand Theater’s Adam Fristoe, director Mira Hirsch, Tony Award-winning actor Dana Ivey, actor-director Kenny Leon, actor Carol Mitchell-Leon and stage/film actor Bill Nunn, among others.

“When I got in the door, Frank Wittow said, ‘What I’m interested in is people who want to act and direct and teach.

And do all three.’ And I was like, ‘Ding! Ding! Ding! You pushed all my buttons. That’s exactly what I want to do.’”

Atlanta has been her home ever since. Newcott did her first Christmas Carols at the Academy, joining the Alliance family in 1988 on a two-year contract to understudy the great Mary Nell Santacroce in Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy.

Santacroce was box-office gold. Newcott was an unknown in her 20s. When she went on, which happened only rarely, she’d cover her ears so as not to hear theatergoers groan when they learned Santacroce would not perform.

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Rosemary Newcott (with playwright Janece Shaffer) has led the Alliance’s theater for youth and families program for 20-plus years. She’s also been on both sides of A Christmas Carol — as actor and director.

the Alliance’s artistic director in ’88. Some 11 years later, he hired Newcott as the company’s director of theater for youth and families. She’s steered dozens and dozens of shows since then — for families, for middle-schoolers, for the very young (ages 0-5) and for adults. Her acting career became a backburner item.

She’s hasn’t ruled out acting going forward but thinks she’ll focus on directing and working with other companies that want to create theater for the very young programs. And she may do some university work. “I just like to keep myself open to whatever projects come my way,” she says.

The fourth-grader who thought she was too shy to chase a career in theater has done all right.

Newcott recently received a Suzi Bass Lifetime Achievement Award, given to individuals whose “body of work has had a significant and long-term effect on the Atlanta theater community.”

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of the Arts, best director of 2002 (by The Atlanta JournalConstitution), received a Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship and a Princess Grace Special Projects Award, and earned a 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award, which recognizes a person or organization dedicated to bettering the arts and Atlanta’s artistic community.

For now, Newcott is immersed in bah humbugs, Cratchits, holiday carols and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.

Directing A Christmas Carol is different than doing other shows, she says. The cast features a lot of returnees, some repeating their roles, some doing new roles.

“You have to honor where they are,” she says, “because everybody comes back to it in a slightly different space.

“Some people completely forget the lines and have to re-remember them. Some people pick up right where they left off. And some people bring something very new to the experience, some very new element to their character that you didn’t expect to see.”

In that way, it’s a bit like opening a shiny, new gift while spending the holiday with dear, old friends.

Newcott expresses it simply: “A Christmas Carol,” she says, “is part of my life.” A

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o you need to be a certain age to appreciate theater? To be an Alliance subscriber? Do you need to know how to walk? To talk? To sit still?

The Alliance Theatre would answer each of those questions with a decisive “no.”

Since 2011, the Alliance has been producing professional, original theatrical work for the youngest members of our community (newborn to age 5) through the Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young.

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The form breaks the theatrical fourth wall and invites audience members to participate in the telling of the story on their own terms. They’re free to joyfully discover the power of live theater in their own way.

They’re not expected to be quiet, sit still or behave in a certain way. Theatre for the Very Young invites participation inspired by the performance.

Each show is developed with help from the target audience, with Alliance artists engaging partner preschools and pre-K students as co-collaborators. The work is

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created for, by and with the children and designed with their cognitive abilities in mind.

To date, the Alliance has developed 10 original productions that have been done on the Woodruff Arts Center campus and at hundreds of preschools in Georgia.

These shows have been presented at national Theatre for Youth festivals and have inspired subsequent productions from colleague theaters across the country. They’ve been performed in English, Spanish and multilingually.

There’s a three-play Theatre for the Very Young subscription series available and an annual festival titled Toddler Takeover. The festival is produced on the Woodruff campus in partnership with the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

In 2015, due to a generous gift from Kathy & Ken Bernhardt, longtime Alliance supporters, Theatre for the Very Young was endowed. Thanks to their generosity, so long as there is an Alliance Theatre, there will be work created for the youngest in our community.

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CAST * CYNTHIA D. BARKER . . . . . . . Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig CALEB BAUMANN . . . . . Wyatt/Turkey Boy/Ensemble, U/S Daniel/Ignorance/Ensemble * ANDREW BENATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Marley/Ensemble * KYLIE BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle/Ensemble, U/S Christmas Past * LOWREY BROWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Scrooge/Ensemble, U/S Fred/Ensemble * DAVID de VRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ebenezer Scrooge SHELLI DELGADO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fan/Martha/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Cratchit VIRGINIA FISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belinda/Ensemble, U/S Melinda/Want * JE NIE FLEMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Dilber/Ensemble ELIJAH SAGE GHANT . . . . Daniel/Ignorance/Ensemble, U/S Wyatt/Turkey Boy/Ensemble * NEAL GHANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Cratchit, U/S Jacob Marley/Ensemble * BART HANSARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fezziwig/Christmas Present/Ensemble * JOE KNEZEVICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred/Ensemble, U/S Ebenezer Scrooge MANNY MAGNUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiny Tim AVERY MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Want/Ensemble, U/S Tiny Tim * MARCIE MILLARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peg/Ensemble, U/S Bess CLAYTON MOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S Topper/Ensemble * COURTNEY PATTERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christmas Past/Ensemble, U/S Peg CHAYIL RATTLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melinda/Ensemble, U/S Belinda/Ensemble * BRAD RAYMOND . . . . . . . . . . Topper/Ensemble, U/S Christmas Present/Mr. Fezziwig GEORGE ROBERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter/Ensemble, U/S Dick Wilkins/Ensemble BRIAN WALKER . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dick Wilkins/Ensemble, U/S Bob Cratchit/Ensemble * LAURIE WILLIAMSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Cratchit UNDERSTUDIES BARRETT CROWDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Scrooge/Peter/Ensemble CAMILLA ZAEPFEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle/Fan/Martha/Ensemble STAGE MANAGEMENT * LIZ CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stage Manager * AMY RADEBAUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager ALLISON KELLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Apprentice ELISE ANZALDUA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stage Management Intern KAREN AGUIRRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Performer Supervisor (Nov. 13 to Dec. 11) KATE WALSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young Performer Supervisor (Nov. 13 to Dec. 24) MUSICIANS MICHAEL FAUSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Player/Conductor DIEDRE HENSON AGUSTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harp BUTCH SIEVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percussion PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE FREDDIE ASHLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialect Coach STEVEN LOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate Lighting Designer JEN MacQUEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement Consultant

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FOR THIS PRODUCTION NEIL ANDERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spot Operator HAUZIA CONYERS, PATRICIA KUIPERS, EMMA MOULEDOUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sound Mixer HOLLY O’REAGAN, JOHN MCKENZIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deck Sound EMMIE THOMPSON, MARY TORRES, NIKI TRAXLER . . . . . . . . . . . . Wardrobe GABBY IDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead Spot Operator STEVE JORDAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting Programmer

JENNIFER CARTER, JAMES HENNESSEY, KATE LUCIBELLA, VICTOR MOULEDOUX, MARK NEWMAN, WILLIE PARKS, HAYLEE SCOTT, JOHN UNDERWOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Operations

* Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States The Alliance Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union. The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences (ASSITEJ/USA), The Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.

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profiles CYNTHIA D. BARKER (Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig) Regional: Uprising (Metro Stage). Atlanta: The Mountaintop (Aurora Theatre); Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project, Women+War (Synchronicity Theatre); How to Use a Knife, Uprising, Elemeno Pea, Third Country and 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); for colored girls who have 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).

CALEB BAUMANN (Wyatt/ Turkey Boy/Ensemble, U/S Daniel/ Ignorance/Ensemble) is grateful and blessed to return to A Christmas Carol and be part of this Atlanta holiday tradition. Alliance Theatre: Winnie the Pooh (Christopher Robin), The Jungle Book (Mowgli), Shakespeare in Love (Webster), Where Butterflies Go in Winter (Lil’ Lou). Alliance Theatre Youth Players: A Wrinkle in Time (Charles Wallace Murry), Around Atlanta on $80 (Yokan). Legacy Theatre: The Lion King Jr. (Timon). Offstage, Caleb is an honor student who enjoys playing trumpet, filmmaking and soccer. He thanks his friends, family, and teachers at the Alliance and Flat Rock Middle School for their never-ending support. Much love to Rosemary and Jody for always believing in me. calebbaumann.com ANDREW BENATOR (Jacob Marley/Ensemble) Alliance Theatre: Crossing Delancey, Troubadour, Disgraced, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, By the Way Meet Vera Stark, Good People, August: Osage County, Eurydice, Tennis in Nablus.

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(True Colors Theatre); Seminar, Becky Shaw (Actor’s Express); Freud’s Last Session (Theatrical Outfit); Women in Jeopardy (Aurora Theatre). Off-Broadway: Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight, Valparaiso, Flu Season. Regional: Hartford TheaterWorks, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Sacramento’s B St. Theater, San Jose Rep, San Francisco’s Magic Theater. Film & TV: The Founder, Game Night, Million Dollar Arm, “Amazing Stories,” “The Gifted,” “Stranger Things,” “Being Mary Jane,” “House of Payne.”

KYLIE BROWN (Belle/ Ensemble, US Christmas Past) is thrilled to return to the Alliance for her third Christmas Carol.

Alliance credits: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (and national tour), Einstein Is a Dummy, The Guardsman. Atlanta credits: Little Shop of Horrors, the Suzi award-winning Spring Awakening, See What I Wanna See (Actor’s Express); Ghost (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Detroit (Horizon Theatre); Hair (Serenbe Playhouse); The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (Aurora Theatre). NYC: Bull Durham (lab at Lincoln Center). TV/film: “The Unwanted,” “Deadwood.” Kylie is a certified neuromuscular therapist and a registered yoga teacher. Love and gratitude to Rosemary, Bryan and family.

LOWREY BROWN (Young Scrooge/Ensemble, U/S Fred/ Ensemble) is thrilled to be back for another season of A Christmas Carol and hopes the story warms your heart this Christmas. He thanks his family and loving wife, Lyndsay. Enjoy the show! Other regional credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Phoebus), Company (Robert), Les Miserables (Enjolras), A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge) and Edward Foote (Mr. Nevins). TV: “Vampire Diaries” (CW), “Turn” (AMC), “Halt and Catch Fire” (AMC), “Too Close to Home” (TLC), “Drop Dead Diva” (Lifetime) and “Revolution” (NBC).

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profiles DAVID de VRIES (Ebenezer Scrooge) Broadway: Beauty and the Beast. National tours: B&B, Wicked. Regional: The Producers (TOTS). Alliance credits include Cuckoo’s Nest, Carapace, Sleuth, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Shrek, Arcadia, The Sisters Rosensweig, Dancing at Lughnasa, Laughing Wild, Spinning Into Butter, Glengarry Glen Ross. Film: The Founder, The Accountant, Bigger, Captain America: Civil War, Kill the Messenger, Lila & Eve. TV: “Living the Dream,” “Christmas in Homestead,” “Killing Reagan,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Nashville,” “Devious Maids,” “Reckless,” “Necessary Roughness.” Audiobooks: More than 150 titles (Audie Award winner for Echo).

Director: Suzi winner for I’m Not Rappaport (Aurora); Knead; Pancakes, Pancakes!; Sight Unseen (Alliance); Smart People (True Colors); Red, Storefront Church (Theatrical Outfit).

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SHELLI DELGADO (Fan/Martha/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Cratchit) is thrilled to return to A Christmas Carol.

Other Alliance credits: Tiger Style! and the Theatre for the Very Young shows Little Raindrop Songs and Dinosaur!

Favorite regional credits: The Crucible, Rent (Actor’s Express); Much Ado About Nothing (Warehouse Theatre); Sense & Sensibility (Synchronicity Theatre); Into the Woods, 4000 Miles, Les Misérables (Aurora Theatre); Grease, Miss Saigon (Serenbe Playhouse). TV: “The Vampire Diaries.” Shelli is a co-producer for the Weird Sisters Theatre Project. Love to Mom and Papa. Up next: A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Aurora Theatre/Actor’s Express).

VIRGINIA FISHER (Belinda/Ensemble, U/S Melinda/ Want/Ignorance) is thrilled to return to the Alliance Theatre, where she’s been seen in the Alliance’s Youth Players (The BFG) and musical theater summer camp performances (Alice in Wonderland, We’re Off to See the Wizard).

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Recent credits include Madeline’s Christmas (Horizon Theatre), The Nutcracker (Trinity School) and Smart, To Be or Not to Bee (Atlanta Children’s Theatre). Virginia trains with Nick Conti’s Professional Actors Studio. Virginia also enjoys choir and looks forward to her first performance at Carnegie Hall in the National Children’s Chorus Festival. Love and gratitude to friends and family.

JE NIE FLEMING (Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Dilber/Ensemble) The Atlanta native is overjoyed to return to the Alliance. Alliance Theatre: Bike America, The Wizard of Oz, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. True Colors: The Colored Museum, Stick Fly. Seattle Repertory Theatre: Valley Song. New York theater: Abyssinia, Master Class, No Exit. TV/film: “Acrimony” with Taraji P. Henson, backup singer for Mary J. Blige on VH1 Music Awards, “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” “Law & Order,” “Last Days of Disco,” “Dark Angel” and “Marvin & Tige.” Love to family and friends on this journey. jeniefleming.com ELIJAH SAGE GHANT (Daniel/Ignorance/Ensemble, U/S Wyatt/Turkey Boy/Ensemble) is overjoyed to make his theater acting debut in one of the hallmark shows of the Atlanta season. He’s always wanted to do theater and hopes this sets him on the path to accomplishing his goals in theater, where he intends to be an asset to the community and have a blast doing it.

THOMAS NEAL ANTWON GHANT (Bob Cratchit, U/S Jacob Marley/ Topper/Ensemble) is excited to once again hit the Alliance stage for another wonderful year of A Christmas Carol. Alliance credits include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Native Guard, Glengarry Glen Ross and Shakespeare’s R&J. Other regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Our

profiles Town and One Man, Two Guvnors. Neal received Suzi Bass awards as best featured actor and best actor for his role in Race.

Happy holidays to all!

BART HANSARD (Mr. Fezziwig/Christmas Present/ Ensemble) is chuffed to be doing his 18th run at A Christmas Carol.

Recent credits include Pozzo in Waiting for Godot at 7 Stages. He also pops up in film and television, so look for him in Best of Enemies and The Front Runner. Also look for him in “Good Eats: Reloaded.” He has an M.F.A. from Wayne State University’s Hilberry Repertory Theatre. Much love and gratitude to his friends and family. As Fezziwig says, “Make do with the gifts you have.”

JOE KNEZEVICH (Fred/ Ensemble, U/S Ebenezer Scrooge) Alliance Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare in Love, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, August: Osage County, Glengarry Glen Ross, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Georgia Shakespeare: Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Glass Menagerie, Shrew: The Musical, Richard III (Suzi Bass Award) and Metamorphoses (Suzi Bass Award). Theatrical Outfit: Storefront Church (Suzi Bass Award).

True Colors: Smart People. Film: The Mule, Hidden Figures. TV: “The Resident,” “Brockmire,” “Manhunt: Unabomber,” “Lore,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Teen Wolf,” “The Vampire Diaries.” Training: B.F.A., Florida State University. joeknezevich.com MANNY MAGNUS (Tiny Tim) is thrilled to make his Alliance debut. He has acted in the TV series “Wonder” and “Raising Dion” and played a lead role in the “Home Alone Dance Play.”

He plays three instruments, composes and writes songs, and is a solo soprano singer. He has won first place in hip-hop dance competitions, first place in Georgia for the Royal Conservatory piano exam and

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AVERY MICHAEL (Want/ Ensemble, U/S Tiny Tim) is beyond excited to make her Christmas Carol debut. Recent credits include Piglet understudy in Winnie the Pooh (Alliance Theatre), Falstaff’s Page in Henry IV, Part 2 and Young York in The Tragedy of Richard III (Atlanta Shakespeare Company), and Esther Jane in A Christmas Story (OnStage Atlanta). Love and thanks to my family!

MARCIE MILLARD (Peg/ Ensemble, U/S Bess) is thrilled to return for her second season of A Christmas Carol. Selected credits include 42nd Street (City Springs Theatre); Mamma Mia!, Goosebumps the Musical, Les Misérables (Aurora Theatre); Sense and Sensibility (Synchronicity Theatre); Third Country and five years of Santaland Diaries (Horizon Theatre); Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, The Full Monty, Annie (Suzi Bass Award) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Company, Xanadu (Actor’s Express). TV/film: “Swamp Murders.”

Marcie is company manager at the new City Springs Theatre Company in Sandy Springs.

Love and gratitude to the Madcap Villains who remind her every day that mankind is my business. For Cuppycake.

CLAYTON MOTE (Ensemble, U/S Topper/Ensemble) recently graduated from Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music and is excited to return to the Alliance for this year’s A Christmas Carol.

Clay last understudied in the Alliance Theatre/ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra production of Candide. Other recent roles include Skip in ART Station’s Life Could Be a Dream and Curly in Mercer’s production of Oklahoma! at the Macon Grand Opera House. Clay dedicates his performance to the memory of his grandfather, who never missed a show. AGT.

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profiles COURTNEY PATTERSON (Christmas Past/Ensemble, U/S Peg) returns to the Alliance where she’s been seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Disgraced; Geller Girls; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; August: Osage County; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Christmas Carol, among others. She has been on stages around the city throughout her career (Georgia Shakespeare, Theatrical Outfit, Aurora Theatre, True Colors and Synchronicity). TV/film: “The Walking Dead,” “Stuff You Should Know,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “Good Eats,” SuperIntelligence, Life of the Party, Anchorman 2, Let’s Be Cops, Trouble With the Curve. Much love to Nick, Javier, Susan, Mom and Dad. courtneypatterson.net CHAYIL RATTLER (Melinda/Ensemble, U/S Belinda/ Ensemble) is thrilled to make her Alliance debut and venture into more exciting theatrical roles. Her theater work includes I Love You to Death, a story about domestic violence. TV/film: SAG/ AFTRA role in Kevin Smith’s new horror anthology film, Kilroy Was Here; Your Faith Farms (short film), narration VO local commercial (Families First Adoption Agency).

Agape love to supportive parents and family. A special thanks to Rob Demery, Red Lights Art. BRAD RAYMOND (Topper/ Ensemble, U/S Christmas Present/ Mr. Fezziwig) is so excited to return to the Alliance for his ninth production. Brad has acted, sung or conducted at some of the world’s most-esteemed institutions, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival, Arena Stage, The Broad Stage, the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Opera, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, Theater Emory, Horizon Theatre and Spivey Hall. Favorite roles include Homer in Lilies of the Field, Fetch in Fetch Clay Make Man, Ronald in Born for This and his Suzi Bass Award-winning performance as Blue in Chasin Dem Blues.

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GEORGE ROBERTS (Peter/Ensemble, U/S Dick Wilkins/Ensemble) is thrilled to return to the Alliance. Credits: Nick’s Flamingo Grill (Alliance Theatre); Aida (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Smokey Joe’s Café (Stage Door Players); The Color Purple, Hairspray (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre). Elon University: B.F.A., music theater. Infinite love and gratitude to GOD, Mom & Dad, Akilah, Samira, grandparents, extended family and friends. “Dream, Believe, Live!” #LoveisLove BRIAN WALKER (Dick Wilkins/Ensemble, U/S Bob Cratchit/Ensemble) is thrilled to be back for a second time with the Alliance’s A Christmas Carol.

He was given the wonderful opportunity to come back again and he could not turn it down. Brian was seen on the Alliance stage last year as Lavoris in the TYA show Cinderella and Fella. He thanks God for the opportunities coming in his life and his family for all the support.

LAURIE WILLIAMSON (Bess/Ensemble, U/S Mrs. Cratchit) last performed in Horizon Theatre’s ’Da Kink in My Hair (Novelette). Theater: Sophisticated Ladies, Jelly’s Last Jam, Bel Canto. Broadway/tour: Singin’ in the Rain, King David, Ragtime, Wonderful Town, Whistle Down the Wind, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Phantom of the Opera, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert: Music of the Night. Concerts: Stockton Symphony; Night of 1000 Voices at London’s Royal Albert Hall; Baltimore Symphony, Bernstein Mass; Urban Arias, Photo Op; Holder’s Music Festival, Barbados; New York City Center Encores!

Television: Judge Harold in “Drop Dead Diva,” Ms. Flood in “Meet the Browns,” Show Boat, South Pacific, commercials and voiceovers. Glory to God!

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profiles CAMILLA ZAEPFEL (U/S Belle/Fan/Martha/Ensemble) is excited to be a part of this beautiful show. Credits: National tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Laurey in Oklahoma! at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Charlotte in A Little Night Music at the Princeton Festival, Honk! at the Alliance Theatre and Black Nativity at True Colors Theatre (Suzi Bass Award for outstanding ensemble). Many thanks to Rosemary, Jody, Larry and the fam.

BARRETT CROWDER (U/S Young Scrooge/Peter/ Ensemble ) is excited to be a part of his first Alliance production.

He recently performed with Pantochino Productions as Walter in the world premiere of Beat Bugs: A Musical Adventure. He has toured nationally with Camp Kidjam children’s theater the past two summers. He received his B.F.A. in musical theater from Brenau University. He thanks God, his family and his girlfriend, Emily, for their continued blessings and support. Enjoy the show!

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ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families and has worked at the Alliance since 1988. Her directing credits include Paige in Full; The Jungle Book; Alice Between (premiere); A Christmas Carol; Cinderella and Fella (premiere); Slur (premiere); Waiting for Balloon (premiere); The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Pearl Cleage’s Tell Me My 32 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

Dream (premiere); Courage (premiere); The Wizard of Oz; Seussical; Class of 3000 Live! (premiere); Go Dog Go!; Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere); The Book of Ruth; The Hobbit; and many more. She directed the Alliance’s Palefsky Collision Project for its first 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young. Favorite directing experiences nationally include Jason Invisible and Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical for the Kennedy Center, and Frida Libre for La Jolla Playhouse. Rosemary was named an Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001 and also received a prestigious Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named her the best director of the year in 2002 and, in 2005, she won the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects award and several Suzi Bass awards, including the 2010 Spirit of Suzi award and the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. She has served on the boards of TYA/USA and Kennesaw State University’s theater department. Rosemary has degrees from Northwestern University and New Jersey City University. She is a member of AEA and SDC. This is Rosemary’s final season as Alliance AD of TYF, and she will be forever grateful for the many gifts she has been afforded through her association with so many remarkable human beings.

D MARTYN BOOKWALTER (Set Designer) designed the original production and is proud to have shared this 28-year Christmas Carol journey with David H. Bell and the Alliance Theatre. He has designed more than 500 productions for theaters across the country, including the award-winning Talley’s Folly at the Pasadena Playhouse for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles; Like Jazz, QED (and the subsequent Lincoln Center Theater production); The Wood Demon; Hunting Cockroaches; Passion Play; Frankie & Johnnie in the Clair De Lune; A Perfect Wedding (inaugural production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City,

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profiles Calif.); and Barbara Cook’s Mostly Sondheim at the Ahmanson Theatre. He has designed for Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Playhouse Theatre in London, San Diego Rep, San Jose Rep, Pittsburgh CLO, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and the Colorado Festival of World Theatre. He was the art director of the Fox show “MADtv,” receiving 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 and a Sarah Siddons Award for design excellence.

MARIANN VERHEYEN (Costume Designer) has been designing for the Alliance since 1987, most recently for Good People and August: Osage County. Other Alliance shows: Avenue X (Suzi nomination); August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Intimate Apparel (Suzi winner, 2005/06); Day of the Kings; Light Up the Sky. New York credits: 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 Ford’s, Huntington and Studio Arena theaters; Missouri Rep; and the Chicago, Alabama, Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare festivals. She has designed costumes for Disney Cruise Lines, Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld San Antonio and Viking Cruise Lines. Mariann has received design awards in New York City, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta, and received distinguished achievement awards from her undergrad and high school alma maters. She leads the costume design program at Boston University College of Fine Arts’ School of Theater.

DIANE FERRY WILLIAMS (Lighting Designer) as always, wishes to dedicate this production of A Christmas Carol to the memory of our dearly beloved friend, Pete Shinn; to his devoted wife, Rochelle; and to all their two-legged friends. Pete, and now his colleagues, along with many talented crew members have remounted this design for the 34 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

past 18 years. Thanks to them for making the lighting look better and better with each passing year.

CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has been the Alliance’s resident sound designer for 18 years and has designed more than 100 productions for the Alliance, including 29 world premieres, 31 musicals and 28 Theater for Young Audiences productions. Recent works include Hospice, Winnie the Pooh, Native Guard and Candide. He’s also done design work at Georgia Shakespeare, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre and the Georgia Aquarium. Awards: Seven Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design with 14 nominations. Clay is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), the North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and a member of IATSE/ USA829 and TSDCA. MICHAEL FAUSS (Music Director/ Conductor) Alliance Theatre: Jacques Brel; tick, tick ... BOOM!; A Christmas Carol; Chess; The Grapes of Wrath; Pacific Overtures; Little Me; The Robber Bridegroom; Oliver; The 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, Fla.: Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, Reefer Madness, Naked Boys Singing, Musical of Musicals, The Full Monty, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spamalot, The Producers, Avenue Q, Forever Plaid. National tours: Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby; Heartstrings 1989; the world premieres of Casper, The

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LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) is so happy to be spending the holiday season with A Christmas Carol again this year. Recent Alliance credits: Paige in Full; Winnie the Pooh; The Jungle Book; The Dancing Granny; Cinderella and Fella; Ugly Lies the Bone; Pancakes, Pancakes!; Tiger Style!; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical; James and the Giant Peach; Shrek; Charlotte’s Web. Local credits include The World Goes Round, Million Dollar Quartet, Dreamgirls, Peter Pan, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Ragtime, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Book of Will, Dividing the Estate, It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit).

She has a B.F.A. in theater from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. Thanks to Rosemary, Amy and Allison. Happy holidays to all!

AMY RADEBAUGH (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to the Alliance for the first time in six years. Her last few Alliance credits include Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, Ghost Brothers ..., The Wizard of Oz. Other Atlanta credits include stage manager at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre (Newsies, Always ... Patsy Cline, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Peter Pan, Catch Me If You Can). Amy has spent the past six summers as production stage manager and company manager for Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake, Colo. She thanks her parents for their continued love and support, and Allison and Liz for being such amazing co-workers.

JODY FELDMAN (Casting Director) began her theater career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the assistant general manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. Feldman is the Allliance’s producer and casting director.

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She joined the company in 1991 as casting director. She has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions at the Alliance, encompassing a range of world premieres that includes The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris by Pearl Cleage, Broke and Troubadour by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney and more than 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competitionwinning plays plus such world and regional premiere musicals as Tuck Everlasting, Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Harmony, A New Musical and The Prom. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection.

MIKE SCHLEIFER (Managing Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2014 as general manager, and in 2016 became managing director. While at the Alliance, Schleifer has led the administrative team on more than 50 productions and was one of the architects of the “On the Road” season, in which the Alliance produced 12 shows at 12 venues. He is proud to have started the Alliance’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and to serve on the League of Resident Theatre’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. Previously, he spent 13 years at Baltimore’s Center Stage, working as associate producer, production manager and resident stage manager. While in Baltimore, he spent seven years as an adjunct faculty member at Towson University and guest lectured all over the East Coast. Schleifer began his career as a stage manager and has dozens of stage-management credits in New York and regionally. He is married to theater director and educator Laura Hackman and is the proud father of two boys, Jack and Ben.

profiles SUSAN V. BOOTH (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Palefsky Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on such projects as The Prom; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’ da Noise, Bring in ’ da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. She has directed world premieres by such writers as Pearl Cleage, Janece Shaffer, former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Stephen King, John Mellencamp and Kristian Bush. She has directed nationally at the Goodman Theatre, 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, DePaul and Emory universities and is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization for the field. She is a trustee of Denison University and a member of the Carter Center’s Board of Councilors. Booth’s leadership is underwritten by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle, an initiative to support and promote women’s theater leadership funded by the Pussycat Foundation. She is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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In celebration of our 50th anniversary season, we’ve asked Alliance artists, friends and family to Chris Kayser, who has been in more than 20 productions of A Christmas Carol, shares his thoughts on the timeless classic.

I’m still thrilled by A Christmas Carol, even though at 69 years old, I’ve done the play almost half my life. Charles Dickens is known as one of the greatest writers in the English language for a reason. The story is a brilliantly imagined and brilliantly written meditation on redemption. And since I’m pretty confident that none among us is ready to cast the first stone — we need this story.

Scrooge is old. That’s important because he has very little time left, and behind him is a lifetime of cold removal, of arming himself with money for self-protection. His mother is absent in his youth. Later he has a chance at love, but he messes it up. If there was ever a guy who needed women in his life, it’s Scrooge.

And yet, and yet — this guy makes it over the finish line. He opens his heart and makes himself vulnerable.

So, if Scrooge can do it, surely the rest of us can.

We need this story.

— Chris Kayser Former Alliance Theatre Scrooge

Synopsis …

Ebenezer Scrooge, a stone-hearted Victorian accountant and money lender, learns the true meaning of Christmas after he is visited on Christmas Eve by four fantastic spirits: the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former partner in the counting house; the Ghost of Christmas Past; the Ghost of Christmas Present; and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The specters reveal to Scrooge the seeds of his loneliness in his youth, opportunities for happiness still within his reach, and his dire future if he continues in his mean and miserly ways.

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The Lovett School practices a nondiscriminatory admission policy. Financial aid is available.

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about the alliance theatre Celebrating its 50th anniversary season, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. In 2007, under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony Award for sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

In January 2019, the Alliance will open its new, stateof-the-art performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 110 productions, including nine that transferred to Broadway. The Alliance education department reaches 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps and in-school initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning. The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration and excellence, and is dedicated to representing Atlanta’s diverse community with the stories we tell; the artists, staff and leaders we employ; and the audiences we serve.

OUR MISSION To expand hearts and minds onstage and off.

OUR VISION Making Atlanta more deeply connected, curious and compassionate through theater and arts education.

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Share in the Spirit Serving grades 7–12, Marist School provides an education where achievement exists within a spirit of humility and generosity.

Students are challenged by an extensive college-preparatory curriculum while an array of extracurricular activities inspire exploration and uncover hidden talents. Through it all, students gain a unique strength of character and skill and a joy of serving others that prepares them to be compassionate, confident leaders.

Come visit to experience Marist’s spirit yourself.

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An Independent Catholic School of the Marist Fathers and Brothers

Be our guest for a Chick-fil-A Backstage Tour!

You will be guided on a walking, storytelling experience to learn more about the restaurant you love, while being inspired by the life and vision of founder S. Truett Cathy.

ABOUT THE TOURS • Original: An enlightening journey through the history of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, and the core values of the company.

• The Deluxe: Visit S. Truett Cathy’s office, enjoy tastings in The Kitchen and experience The Nest, our training center.

PLAN YOUR VISIT • Tours are held Monday – Friday for adults and children over six.

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board of directors officers

Co-Chairs Anne Kaiser Hala Moddelmog Immediate Past Chair Reade Fahs Vice Chair Lila Hertz Secretary Benny Varzi Treasurer Steve Chaddick

lifetime directors

Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White

directors

Kristin R. Adams James Anderson* Kenny Blank* Terri Bonoff Laura Brightwell* Megan Burton Peter Carter Jeffrey S. Cashdan Susan Catalfano Steve Chaddick* Tena Clark Leigh Ann Costley Allison Dukes Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs* Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Bill Freitag Richard Goerss* Pat Gunning Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter*

Erika James Bob Jimenez Sam Johnson* Anne Kaiser* John Keller Lauren Kiefer* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Alan McKeon* Dori Miller Hala Moddelmog* Phil Moïse* Jane Morgan^ Maureen Morrison Josh Owen Victoria Palefsky* Paul Pendergrass Scott Pioli Jamal Powell Helen Smith Price Asif Ramji Sean Reardon Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Matthew Richburg Maurice Rosenbaum* Steve Selig Pam Sessions Doug Shipman^* Mark Silberman Chris Sizemore Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith E. Kendrick Smith Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker Rosemarie Thurston Benny Varzi* Rebekah Wasserman Bradford L. Watkins Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Todd Zeldin

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advisory board

Advisory Board Co-Chairs Laura Hardman* Phil Moïse* Alexander Acosta Andrew Agan Chris Ahrenkiel Chris Appleton Carrie Ashbee Farideh Azadi Kamau Bobb Jericho Brown Sarah Mercer Chatel Nisha Choksi Farah Clerveau Ezra Cohen Velma Cowen Tilley Gail Crowder Makeba Dixon-Hill Jason Feldman Nathan Flint Karen Foster Ashby Fox Patsy Garrett Karen Gentry Sarah Frances Giovino Henry Gonzalez Hari Gopal Kimberley J. Hale Elizabeth Hall Nancy Halwig Wendy L. Heckelman Jason Hoch Jim Issa Karl Jennings Michael Kaluzny Gloria Kantor Helen Kim Ho Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Mark Lee Quinn Leoni Andra London Carolina Margarella Darryal McCullough Carol Meadows Dedi Mohr Michelle Morgan Deborah G. Neese Joan Netzel Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye

Gail O’Neill Michael Parver Hetal Patel Kathy Portnoy Shannon Price Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Robyn S. Roberts Amanda Shailendra Jibran Shermohammed Robert D. Simmermon Christie Sithiphone Nicola Smith Charles Stephens Jennifer Streeter Mark E. Swinton Chuck Taylor Yvette Thomas-Henry Hilda Tompkins Nse Ufot Roxanne Varzi Diletha E. Waldon Charmaine Ward Ben Warshaw Arlene Warshaw Gould * Executive Committee Member ^ Ex-officio

volunteer leadership

President, STARS Jane Morgan Chairman, Theater Advocates Judy Feldstein & Susan Stiefel Chairman, Theater Educators Myra Medlin & Faye Windham Chairman, Theater Ushers Edwina Sellan Chairman, Hospitality Susan Stiefel

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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.

$1 Million + The Coca-Cola Company

$250,000+ The Rich Foundation The SKK Foundation

Anonymous The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pussycat Foundation

$100,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Kendeda Fund

Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Turner The David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund

$50,000+ AT&T R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Kaiser Permanente The Zeist Foundation

$25,000+ Camp-Younts Foundation Carter’s Charitable Foundation City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Edgerton Foundation First Data Corporation Georgia-Pacific

Georgia Natural Gas Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Imlay Foundation Macy’s MAP Fund National Endowment for the Arts

Northern Trust Publix Super Markets Charities Shakespeare in American Communities: National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation

Georgia Council for the Arts Jones Day The Abraham J & Phyllis Katz Foundation KBM Foundation Northside Hospital Osiason Educational Foundation

Redline Property Partners, LP Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Worldpay US, Inc.

$10,000+ Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Alston & Bird Aon Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

$5,000+ Anonymous George M. Brown Trust of Atlanta John and Mary Franklin Foundation Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust

Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright/Northwestern Benefit/Bert and Cathy Clark Place to Perform Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Theatre Forward

By attending our theater, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2018/19 season, the Alliance Theatre turns 50. Help us celebrate the power of great theater for 50 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 Alliance Family Series Sponsor

Official Hotel

Official Research Partner

Official Advertising Agency

Official Digital Advertising Agency

restaurant partners

government

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners

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 Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $6 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4710.

Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events from September 1, 2017 - November 12, 2018.

PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $500,000+

Chairman’s Cicle $25,000+

Leadership Circle $15,000+

Director’s Circle $10,000+

The SKK Foundation

Anonymous James Anderson Stephanie Blank Edgerton Foundation Katie & Reade Fahs Marsha & Richard Goerss David & Carolyn Gould Lila & Doug Hertz Jocelyn J. Hunter The Imlay Foundation John C. Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick MAP Fund Phil & Caroline Moise Starr Moore & the James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Naserian Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare in American Communities: National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation Rosemarie & David Thurston Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin

Anonymous Ms. Kristin Adams Alston & Bird Farideh & Al Azadi Susan Booth & Max Levenethal Laura Brightwell Camps-Younts Foundation Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation LeighAnn & Chad Costley Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Doris & Matthew Geller Georgia Council of Arts Seth & Lisa Greenberg Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. Bob Jimenez Sam & Stefanie Johnson Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Jane & Hicks Lanier Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Hala & Steve Moddelmog Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Reardon Dr. & Mrs. Matt Richburg Mr. Josh D. Owen & Ms. Rebecca Robles Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Mark & Linda Silberman Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Waffle House Paul Wrights

Anonymous The Balloun Family Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Mr. & Mrs. Peter Carter Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Williams Dukes Mr. & Mrs. Mark Eden Eversheds Sutherland LLP Bill & Angel Freitag Georgia Pacific Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Mrs. Erika James Boland & Andrea Lea Jones In honor of Carol Jones The Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation KBM Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation L. Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin Jamal & Tiffany Powell Dan & Garnet Reardon Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta Pam Sessions & Don Donnelly William & Margarita Sleeper Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Karen & John Spiegel Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Benny & Roxanne Varzi Susan & Tom Wardell Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Susan & Tom Wardell Suzy Wilner Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Joni Winston Woodruff Arts Center President’s Fund

Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret David L. Kuniansky Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Loeb Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Raymond & Penelope McPhee Anna & Hays Mershon Walter W. Mitchell & Marci Schmerler Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Lynne & Steve Steindel Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Theatre Forward Michael & June Tompkins

$2,500+

The Robert S. Elster Foundation Tina and Tim Eyerly Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Freeman Mr. & Mrs. David Fisher Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Heidi & David Geller Karen Gentry Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Lynne & Jack Halpern The Dot & Lam Hardman Family Foundation, Inc. Ariana L. Hargrave John Haupert & Bryan Brooks Dr. Wendy Heckelman Mrs. Amie Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Fred Herbert Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Richard & Janice Howerton III Linda & Richard Hubert

Spotlight $100,000+ Anonymous The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Kendeda Fund The Pussycat Foundation The Rich Foundation The Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Foundation The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund-Atlanta Spotlight $50,000+ The Antinori Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Barbara & Steve Chaddick Frederic R. Coudert Foundation R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Fulton County Board of Commissioners Victoria & Howard Palefsky Patty & Doug Reid Mr. & Mrs. Bradford L. Watkins The Zeist Foundation Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Ann & Jeff Cramer Ms. Lynn Eden Ellen & Howard Feinsand Anne & Mark Kaiser Kaiser Permanente KPMG LLP Bob & Margaret Reiser

BENEFACTORS $5,000 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Lisa & Joe Bankoff James & Vicki Bell Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust George M. Brown Trust Fund Frank Buonanotte Mr. W. Imara Canady Franklin & Dorothy Chandler The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust Diane Durgin Eve Joy Eckardt Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette The Robert S. Elster Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. Marvin Goldstein

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Anonymous Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Phyllis Kozarsky & Eliot Arnovitz Ellen Arnovitz Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Candace & Jeff Bell Judge JoAnn Bowens Mrs. Lucinda W. Bunnen Candace Carson Ms. Tena Clark & Ms. Michelle LeClair Mark Coan & Family Charitable Fund Rita & Ralph Connell Susan & Ed Croft Ann & Jim Curry Marcia & John Donnell Eierman Foundation

annual fund Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $6 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4710.

Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events from September 1, 2017 - November 12, 2018.

Jason & Laurie Jeffay Paul & Rosthema Kastin Mr. Charles R. Kowal Sheri & Steve Labovitz Kristie L. Madara Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Lynn & Galen Oelkers John & Helen Parker Susan & David Peterson Sam & Barbara Pettway Thomas Pinckney Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Helen M. Regenstein Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye Sampson-Russell Mr. Ronald B. Russell and Mr. Tommy Sweat Sharon & David Schachter Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Mr. Jim Schroder and Morli Desai Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Benjamin R. Sillins Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Sara & Paul Steinfeld Susan & Alan Stiefel Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton Kathy & Ron Tomajko Cynthia Widner Wall & James A. Wall Ms. Amy Winokur The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer Ms. Kathryn M. Zickert

$1,500+ Anonymous Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Diane & Kent Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti John & Lynn Ayers Elizabeth & John Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Billy Bauman Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. John Benator Karen & David Birnbrey Shirley Blaine Dr. Aubrey Bush & Dr. Carol Bush Melodie H. Clayton Brad & Sally Currey Lori & Todd Edlin Ralph & Ree Edwards Michael & Jody Feldman Andrew & Wendie Fisher Dr. Karen A. Foster Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Azita & Oscar Garrett Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Goodman Mr. Kevin Greiner and Mrs. Robyn S. Roberts

Dr. Joyce F. Houser Adrienne Hudson-Morgan Debraleigh & Jonathan Jowers Mark Keiser Dr. William A. Kiser Michelle & Jonathan Lerner Mr. & Mrs. Louis Lettes Robert & Michelle Leven Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Little Pink Book Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Thomas Marshall Dr. John & Melissa Merlino Erin Quinn Nancy & Mike Millett Janice & Tom Munsterman In Honor of Don Musholt Peg Petersen Erin Quinn Robert & Eva Ratonyi Dr. Denise Raynor Richard C. Munroe Foundation Dr. Susan & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Adam & Rachel Roseman Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Schwartz Nancy & Gerald Silverboard

Robert & Judith Simmermon Michelle & Gary Simon Jim & Janie Stratigos Howard & Robin Sysler Mary & Eric Tanenblatt Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Taylor Stan & Velma Tilley Mr. & Mrs. Ted Verren Ms. Avril Vignos Sue S. Williams William & Nancy Yang

Ms. Mary Bergh Lesley & Bruce Berman Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Berman Jay Bernath Betty Blondeau-Russell Bonny Breuer Ginny & Charles Brewer Mr. Lumis C. Brown, D.M.D. & Mrs. Helen Brown Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bumblauskas Andrew Childers Liz & Charlie Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conover B.J. Erb, M.D. & Bruce I. Crabtree III Gray & Marge Crouse Richard & Linda Davis Jeanne S. Pudenz Phil Delanty Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dyson Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Mr. Ricky Eichholz Elizabeth Etoll Ms. Gail H. Evans Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Mr. Henry Frazier Mr. & Mrs. Pamela Galenkamp Anthony Gary George T. Baker Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J Glass

Martin and Doris Goldstein James & Vicki Griffiths Louise S. Gunn Nancy & J. Michael Halwig MD Tyson Harper Mr. Lucas Hathaway Dawn & Jack Hereth James A. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Hodges Ms. Venita Howell Mr. & Mrs. George Ickes George H. Johnson Mrs. Leslie W. Joyce, Ph. D. Elena Kaplan Chris & Gail Kearney Mr. & Mrs. Edward Koffsky Ms. Lois L. Kuniansky Leslie D. Leigh M.D. S. Jarvin Levison Wanda Lewis Brenda & Mark Lichtenstein Michael Lipsitt Mr. Kevin and Dr. Jennifer Lyman Sam & Scotty Mcaliley Ms. Theresa McCabe William McGee Doug & Norma McNeill Gayle & Peyton Morgan Kate Morgens Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley

PATRONS $1,000+ Anonymous Dawn & Michael Adamson Rob & Suzanne Boas Sara & Alex Brown Frank & Mary Anne Chew David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin John D. Copeland Celeste Davis Mr. & Mrs. Leonard R. Epley John Vaught & Karen Gentry Mr. Brian Graham Warren M. Gump Mrs. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Bruce & Elizabeth Herman Carsten Hilker John Hopkins Dr. and Mrs. Eugen S. Hurwitz Cheryl & Ernie Johnson Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Suzanne & Thad King Lucy Kinnaird Stacia Minton Mr. and Mrs. Isador Mitzner Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. Mark A. Pallansch Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg

Jane & Rein Saral Sam Schwartz & Lynn Goldowski Elizabeth Wallace & Christopher Scislowicz Jane E. Shivers Susan & Jay Smith Nicola and Jamie Smith Tony Spurlin Karen & Alex Stickney Lorre L. Trytten Ttee Jeff Tucker Carolyn Tuthill Bozzuto Vogel Family Foundation Valerie & Peter Weitzner Adrienne Whitehead J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Alfred Wilson Lynne Winship $500+ Anonymous Theodore & Andrea Altholz Actor’s Equity Association Mr. and Mrs. Chris Appleton Dr. Gordon Baker Kristen L. Barnett Ms. Phyllis J. Baskin Dr. Deborah Baumgarten

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annual fund Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $6 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4710.

Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events from September 1, 2017 - November 12, 2018.

Chris & Brittany Moses Clair & Thomas Muller Kim Nolte Paul Paris Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Pollock Maria Alzate Tera Reese-Beisbier Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Reeves Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Linda Richman Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Aaron Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Rothberg Garey C. Rozier The Shockley Family Mindy & David Shoulberg David & Virginia Sjoquist Brenda J. Smith David Smith & Katrina Ferguson Smith Barry Spurlock Jennifer Stone Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Alan Sunshine Johnie L. Teague Robert Todd Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins Deb Watts Brooke Weinmann In Honor of Winston Weinmann Melody Wilder Wilson & David Wilson Sherry & Donn Wright Holly & Marty York $250+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. George M. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Anderson Ms. Tracie Arnold Yvette A. Assem Mr. Larry A. Auerbach & Mrs. Janet Bernstein Dr. Evelyn R. Babey $250+ (continued) Darlene Badger Dr. Harold J. Brody Catherine S. Brown Mr. Lumis C. Brown, D.M.D. & Mrs. Helen G. Brown D. A. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Joel Butler Mrs. Lettie J. Cablik Dr. & Mrs. William J. Casarella Mrs. Mysti Cenkner Ms. Laurie J. Champion Acquanette Chatman Shonda Cheekes Jennifer Rashad-Clayvon Jamie Clements & Lance Owen Kitty & Ezra Cohen David Collins Kenneth Collins Colonna Family Mrs. Anne S. Conkin Jean & Jerry Cooper Jennifer Dana Thomas & Ella Dasher Amanda T. Davis Hayley Elaine DeBell Mrs. Tracie G. Dent

Kirk Diamond Mary Grace Diehl & Michael Jablonski Ray Dingledine Mr. Derrick Doose Michael Douglas Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Dreger Ms. Andrea Dresdner Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler Mitch & Jane Durham Darra M. Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Mr. & Mrs. David Evans Laura Federspiel Mr. Peter Fellman John & Lisa Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Jackson C. Floyd, Jr. Ms. Ann G. Fort Michele & George Fox Dixil Francis Louise B. Franklin Shan Franklin Marla Jane Franks, MD Elley Frost James C. Gaither Ms. Julianne Gambert Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ms. Jennifer Gelder Ed Gentle Derrick & Rachel Gervin Crystal Gibbs Jeffrey S. Gilbert Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Jon & Suzanne Glenn Ms. Maira Goytia Mr. & Mrs. Karon Graves Bryant Gresham Mr. Edmond Griffin Ms. Deborah Griffiths Edward & Erika Gross Lindara Halloran Mr. Alan H. Halpern Bergen Haworth Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Chauntina Hill Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Mark Hobson Catherine Binns & Jim Honkisz Alice Hood Shara Horne Dr. Hugh Hudson Jr. Mitchell and Pam Hughes Alan P. Janssen Mr. Lee Jarboe Mr. & Mrs. William R. Johnson Derek & Lisa Johnston Mr. Barnabas Kane Drs. Sharon Neulinger & Richard Kaplan Ms. Shannon Kavagagh Mr. & Mrs. Sean Keenan Ms. Margery Kellar Mr. Graham Kerr Carol & Paul Kurtz Cameron Lee & Kristy Towry Michael Leonard J. Bancroft Lesesne In honor of Billy Levine Faith & Howard Levy Linda Lewin Blake Lindsey Richard Long & Sheri Easton-Long Mr. & Mrs. Russell Love Mr. David Lower

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Sharon Luke Kenneth & Molly Lynch Judith Lyon & Ron Bloom Sarah Macknik Ms. Natalie Malin-Davis & Ms. Sasha Davis Sonya Matchan Ms. Susan J. McBreairty Ms. Tina McCrary Mr. Joshua McLaurin Geoffrey and Betsy Meacham Mr. Gregory Middleton Shelley Milakofsky Nancy J. Moore Richard & Jennifer Morgan William Morgan Jonetta & Bafana Moyo Daniel P. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Murray Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Myrna & Nick Orphan Leonard Pallats Mike Peck Dr. Jesse R. Peel, M.D. Mrs. Angelina M. Pennington Sophia Brothers Peterman Kris Pinto Ginny & Alan Plummer Allen & Susan Potter Jacqueline Powe Dr. James L. Powell Melissa D. Preston CPA P.C. Ms. Shannon L. Price Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pritchett Brenda Pruitt Susan H. Reinach Lois & Donald Reitzes Carol Riggs Miss Lillie M. Robbins Brian & Lynn Roberts Wyanet Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Rodbell Gloria J. Rodgers Lin Rogers Physical Therapy Pros LLC Malik Rose Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ross Mr. Howard Rowe Myna Sain Katrin Salter-Wood Stanley & Georgia Segal John Semon Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Ms. Caryl Shepherd Bob & Jeanne Shulman Amy & Patrick Skaggs Fred B. Smith Lisa Marie Smith Shavone Smith Steve & Claudia Smith Will Smith Chirs and Allyson Speaks Faye Tate Arlene & David Taylor Mr. Adriana Thumann Allison Timberlake Mrs. Gail K. Tolbert Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tolman Wanda & Robert Truesdale Joanne Truffelman Debra Turner John & Bunny Underwood Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Vivona

Mr. Vance Walters Tom & Vicki Warner Caitlin Way Ms. Cathy Weil Greg & Teresa Wellborn Charlene White Ms. Anna Wick George & Judith Wieder Mialeeka Williams with No Other Council Kevin & Jennifer Wauson Kiki Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Winner Mr. Bruce Wilson Blake & Alice Wood Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young Mr. Todd Youngblood Mr. James Zeumer Mr. Li Zheng & Ms. Yi Jzang * Deceased

Alliance Theatre Monthly Sustainer Society We would like to thank our donors who have committed to giving us a recurring monthly donation to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund.

Mr. W. Imara Canady

Mr. Howard Rowe

Rhonda Dove

Mr. Jim Schroper & Morli Desai

Barry Etra & Janice Wolf

Olha Seredyuk

Dr. & Mrs. Philip Graitcer

Jennifer & E. Simmons

Joanna Hanes-Lahr

Mrs. Lisa Simon

Joseph R. Hawkins

Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones

Becca Hogue

Ms. Janet F. Smith

Angela & Fred Mitchell

Ben Tilley & Margo Moskowitz

Ms. Shannon L. Price

Jennifer A. Williford

Help us get to 50 Sustainers for the 50th Anniversary!

To learn more and join, visit alliancetheatre.org/sustainer-society or call 404-733-5054

Alliance Theatre Staff Giving We would like to thank the following Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center staff members who have contributed to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and Transformation Campaign.

Emika Abe Jessica Boatright Susan V. Booth Scott Bowne Jamie Clements Kat Conley Patrick Conley Liz Davis Collins Desselle Lynn Donoghue Christina Dresser

Jody Feldman Kristin Hathaway Hansen Danielle Hicks Jim Hubbert Max Leventhal Kyle Longwell Suzanne Morris Christopher Moses Margo Moskowitz Victor Mouledoux Janine Musholt

Patrick Myers Rosemary Newcott J. Noble Johnnie Oliver Courtney O’Neill Willie Palmer Parks Thomas Pinckney Rebecca Pogue Mike Schleifer Amy Schwartz Doug Shipman

Brian Shively Matthew Tanner Laura Thruston Brenda Turner Sarah Wallis Caitlin Way Cindy Lou Who Jackie Williams Jennifer Williford

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annual fund legacy society Celebrating our supporters who have made a legacy gift to the Alliance Theatre.

The Legacy Society celebrates individuals who have made a planned gift to the Alliance Theatre.

Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for the Alliance Theatre and its mission, while accommodating your financial, estate planning and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the Alliance Theatre. To learn more about the Legacy Society, please contact Jamie Clements at 404-733-4701 or Jamie.Clements@alliancetheatre.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 Diane Durgin Elizabeth Etoll Howard & Ellen Feinsand

Laura & John Hardman Glen E. & Nancy Hesler William C. Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moïse Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Victoria & Howard Palefsky Jan Pomerantz Helen M. Regenstein

Margaret & Bob Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Roger J. Smith & Christopher M. Jones Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White

* deceased

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 GE Energy Neiman Marcus AIG Corporation Georgia Power Norfolk Southern Corporation Aon Risk Solutions Home Depot Foundation Plum Creek AT&T Honda Motor Co. Prudential Financial Bank of America/Merrill Lynch IBM Corporation Publix Super Markets Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein JPMorgan Chase Sprint Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Kimberly-Clark Foundation SunTrust Foundation Chubb Corporation Macy’s Foundation Time Warner, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company McDonald’s Corporation Verizon Corporation Deloitte McMaster-Carr Supply Company Yahoo!

Equifax, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Wells Fargo

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 three committees working together on fundsaving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The three committees are the Theatre Advocates, the Theatre Educators, and the Theatre Ushers.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Destiny Stancil at ATushers@alliancetheatre.org.

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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of The Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.

$1 MILLION+

JOY AND TONY* GREENE

$500,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (2) Bank of America Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda and Dan Cathy The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Mr. and Mrs.* Bradley Currey, Jr. Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation Ms. Lynn Eden Forward Arts Foundation Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation

The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Sarah and Jim Kennedy SunTrust Teammates SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust The Zeist Foundation

$400,000+ Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation

PwC, Partners & Employees

$300,000+ EY, Partners & Employees King & Spalding, Partners & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees Lucy R. and Gary Lee, Jr. The Rich Foundation

The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Spray Foundation, Inc. UPS Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wood

$250,000+ Invesco Ltd. Victoria and Howard Palefsky Pussycat Foundation

Louise S. Sams and Jerome Grilhot Turner

Contributions Made: June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018 Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors *Deceased

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THE PATRON CIRCLE

The Patron Circle includes donors who generously made contributions of $15,000 or more enterprise-wide.

Contributions Made: June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased

$200,000+ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Beth and Tommy Holder Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Patty and Doug Reid The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation

$150,000+ Madeline and Howell E. Adams, Jr. Alston & Bird Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation Sandra and Dan Baldwin Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation / Dan W. Boone III The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund George M. Brown Trust Fund Georgia Natural Gas PNC Garnet and Dan Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richman Susan and Tom Wardell Wells Fargo

$100,000+ 1180 Peachtree Lauren Amos The Antinori Foundation / Ron and Susan Antinori Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Atlantic Station Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Carol and Ramon Tomé Family Fund Barbara and Steve Chaddick Ann and Tom Cousins Crawford & Company First Data Corporation Sally and Carl Gable Georgia-Pacific Nena C. Griffith John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend Merrill Lynch National Endowment for the Arts Neiman Marcus Beth and David Park Revlon, Inc. Mr. Jim Richman Judith and Mark Taylor WestRock Company The Woodruff Arts Center Employees

$75,000+ Susan and Richard Anderson Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Melinda and Brian Corbett Equifax Inc. Fulton County Board of Commissioners Google Mr. Kenneth Haines The Imlay Foundation Legendary Events Mr. and Mrs. Al Longman Massey Charitable Trust Merry McCleary and Ann Pasky Novelis, Inc. Publix Super Markets Charities

Margaret and Bob Reiser The Selig Foundation: Linda & Steve Selig and Cathy & Steve Kuranoff Mr. and Mrs. Marc Skalla Sara and Paul Steinfeld Margaret and Terry Stent Mr. Les Stumpff and Ms. Sandy Moon Mr.* and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Dr. Stephen Wells and Mr. Wil Hackman Rod Westmoreland

$50,000+

A Friend of the Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center ABM The Allstate Foundation Arby’s Foundation Spring and Tom Asher Assurant Atlanta Beverage Company Atlanta Marriott Marquis Farideh and Al Azadi The Balloun Family Barbara and Ron Balser Lisa and Joe Bankoff Anna and Ed Bastian BB&T Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bert Jane and Dameron Black Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Nancy and Kenny Blank Stephanie Blank-Jomaky BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia BNY Mellon Wealth Management The Boston Consulting Group Lee Ann and Terry Broscher Janine Brown and Alex J. Simmons, Jr. Lucinda W. Bunnen Frances B. Bunzl/The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Mr. and Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Catalfano The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Colliers International Cousins Properties Ann and Jeff Cramer Erica and David Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Tye G. Darland Marcia and John Donnell Mrs. Sarah A. Eby-Ebersole and Mr. W. Daniel Ebersole Abby and Matt Echols Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Eden Ms. Angela L. Evans Ellen and Howard Feinsand Flavors Magazine Betty Sands Fuller Peggy Foreman Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Doris and Matthew Geller

A Friend of the High Museum of Art A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aaron Aarati and Peter Alexander AT&T Bloomberg Philanthropies Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carlos Carter’s Charitable Foundation Carolynn Cooper and Pratap Mukharji Sherri and Jesse Crawford DS Services Ed and Claude Fortson Charitable Trust Eversheds, Partners & Employees Katie and Reade Fahs Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta The Fraser-Parker Foundation Mr. Martin Gatins General Electric Company Genuine Parts Company Sara Goza The Graves Foundation The Partners & Employees of GreenSky, LLC/David Zalik, CEO & Chairman/Gerry Benjamin, Vice Chairman Allison and Ben Hill Holder Construction Company The Howell Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. Karen and Jeb Hughes Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. JLL Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keough Mr. Joel S. Knox and Ms. Joan Marmo Ms. Nina Lesavoy The MAGNUM Companies Morris Manning & Martin LLP The Naserian Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright/ Northwestern Benefit/ Bert and Cathy Clark Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plant The Primerica Foundation R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Regions Bank

$25,000+

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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Geographics, Inc. Georgia Council for the Arts Shearon and Taylor Glover GMT Capital Corporation Goldman Sachs Carolyn and David Gould Nancy and Holcombe Green Susan and James B. Hannan The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Nancy and Charles Harrison Virginia Hepner and Malcolm Barnes Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt IHG Jane and Clayton Jackson The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation The John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Foundation Andrea and Boland Jones Anne and Mark Kaiser John C. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Klump Hank Linginfelter Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Kelly Loeffler and Jeffrey Sprecher MAP Fund The Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation MaxMedia Margot and Danny McCaul Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McClain Sally and Allen McDaniel McKenney’s Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan MetLife The Michael and Andrea Leven Family Foundation Judy Zaban Miller and Lester Miller Mrs. Nancy Montgomery Starr Moore and the James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Moore Stephens Tiller Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morgens Moxie Ms. Janice Murphy* NCR Foundation Nelson Mullins Northern Trust Northside Hospital O. Wayne Rollins Foundation Lynn and Galen Oelkers Oxford Industries Martha M. Pentecost Susan and David Peterson Porsche Cars North America Alessandra and Elton Potts Printpack Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Rogers

$25,000 + CONTINUED The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Mary and Jim Rubright Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. Saks Fifth Avenue The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation SCANA Energy Rachel and Bill Schultz Joyce and Henry Schwob Bijal Shah and Doug Shipman Mr. and Mrs. Ross Singletary II Skanska Smith & Howard, PC Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Southwire Company Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor and Ms. Triska Drake Lisa Cannon Taylor and Chuck Taylor Tents Unlimited Troutman Sanders U.S. Trust United Distributors, Inc. Mr. Brandon Verner Susie and Patrick Viguerie Kathy N. Waller Rebekah and Mark Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Brad L. Watkins Ann Marie and John B. White, Jr. Elizabeth and Chris Willett Mrs. Sue S. Williams Wilmington Trust Suzanne B. Wilner Jan and Greg Winchester Ellen and John Yates

$15,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A Friend of the High Museum of Art A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (2) AAA Parking Kristie and Charles Abney Acuity Brands, Inc. Keith Adams and Kerry Heyward Robin Aiken and Bill Bolen Akris Mr. and Mrs. John M. Allan Allied Universal Altria Client Services, Inc. American Express Mr. James L. Anderson Yum and Ross Arnold Wendy and Neal Aronson Ms. Evelyn Ashley and Mr. Alan McKeon Juanita and Gregory Baranco Jennifer Barlament and Kenneth Potsic Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Best III Nancy and Phil Binkow Laura and Stan Blackburn The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Mrs. Stephanie Blomeyer Rita and Herschel Bloom Mr. David Boatwright Susan V. Booth and Max Leventhal Lisa and Jim Boswell The Breman Foundation, Inc.

Ron and Lisa Brill Brown & Brown Insurance, Inc. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Ms. Mary Cahill and Mr. Rory Murphy Camp-Younts Foundation The Capital Charities Group Companies Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Cashdan Wright and Alison Caughman CBH International, Inc. Center Family Foundation The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Choate Construction Chubb CIBC Private Wealth Management Susan and Carl Cofer Ann and Steve Collins Costco Wholesale Charlene Crusoe-Ingram and Earnest Ingram Rebecca and Chris Cummiskey Russell Currey and Amy Durrell Cheryl Davis and Kurt Kuehn Cari Dawson and John Sparrow Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. DeHart Dennis Dean Catering Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Denny, Jr. Dewberry Capital Mr. and Mrs. William W. Dixon Suzanne and Randal Donaldson Margaret and Scott Dozier DPR Construction Diane Durgin Eagle Rock Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Edmond Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers and Mr. David Lile Virginia and Brent Eiland Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ely-Kelso Fifth Third Bank Jennifer and Marty Flanagan Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund Marsha and Richard Goerss Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodsell Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Jeannette Guarner, MD and Carlos del Rio, MD Jason and Carey Guggenheim/ Boston Consulting Group Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Joe Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harbin Bonnie and Jay Harris Mr. and Mrs. Greg Henry Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Holland Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Bahman M. Irvani Mr. and Mrs. E. Neville Isdell

Phil and Jenny Jacobs D. Kirk and Kimberlee Jamieson Liza and Brad Jancik Lou Brown Jewell John and Mary Franklin Foundation Ann A. and Ben F. Johnson III Mary and Neil Johnson Sam Johnson Mr. Baxter P. Jones and Dr. Jiong Yan JP Morgan Private Bank Mr. James F. Kelley and Ms. Anne H. Morgan Philip I. Kent Kero-Jet Kimberly-Clark Malinda and David Krantz Carrie and Brian Kurlander Louise and E.T. Laird Dr. and Mrs. Scott I. Lampert James H. Landon Donna Lee and Howard Ehni Renee and Alan D. Levow Mr. Sukai Liu and Dr. Ginger J. Chen Ms. Jackie Lunan Lyft Macy’s Meghan and Clarke Magruder Dr. and Mrs. Steven Marcet Larry and Lisa Mark Ms. Barbara L. Matlock Mr. Kenneth H. and Dr. Carolyn C. Meltzer Anna and Hays Mershon Ms. Molly Minnear Hala and Steve Moddelmog Phil and Caroline Moïse Moore Colson, CPAs & Bert & Carmen Mills Morgan Stanley - Private Wealth Management Terence L. and Jeanne P. Neal Ms. Maripat Newington Noble Investment Group North Highland Caroline and Joe O’Donnell Gail O’Neill and Paul E. Viera Barbara and Sanford Orkin Vicki and John Palmer Karen and Richard Parker Perkins+Will Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Piedmont National Family Foundation Suzanne and Bill Plybon Mr. Marc Pollack and Mrs. Robin Pollack Ponce City Market Porter Novelli Public Relations Portman Holdings Sandra and Larry Prince PulteGroup, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quinones Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Redline Property Partners, LP Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Reisinger The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rodbell Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. Patricia and Maurice Rosenbaum

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Rubenstein Jack Sawyer and Dr. Bill Torres Mr. and Mrs. Derek Schiller Marci Schmerler and Walter W. Mitchell June and John Scott Seefried Industrial Properties ServiceNow Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharbaugh Dean DuBose and Bronson Smith Mr. and Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Karen and John Spiegel Gail and Loren Starr Dr. Steven and Lynne Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker and Delores Stephens Edward Stephenson and Mo Akbar Michelle and Stephen Sullivan Surya Synovus Mr. Hugh M. Tarbutton , Jr. Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lizanne Thomas and David Black Rosemarie and David Thurston Tim and Lauren Schrager Family Foundation Total Wine & More The Trillist Companies, Inc. & Yoo on the Park UBS Financial Services Inc. John and Ray Uttenhove Mr. and Mrs. K. Morgan Varner III Vine Vault Mr. and Mrs. William F. Voyles Kim and Reggie Walker Weber Shandwick Dr. James Wells and Mrs. Susan Kengeter Wells Mrs. Melinda M. Wertheim and Dr. Steven B. Wertheim Sue and John Wieland James B. and Betty A. Williams Richard Williams and Janet Lavine Willis Towers Watson Ms. Joni Winston Diane Wisebram and Edward D. Jewell Adair and Dick White Worldpay US, Inc. Paul Wrights WXIA-TV, 11Alive J. Comer Yates Mary and Bob Yellowlees Amy and Todd Zeldin

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alliance theatre staff ARTISTIC Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jody Feldman Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Associate Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donya K. Washington, Amanda Watkins Casting & Engagement Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hershey Millner Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany Williams Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chanel Pinnock Spelman Leadership Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence, Aierelle McGill Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis Williams Spelman Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominique Guilford, Jessenia Ingram, Angelica Johnson Reiser Lab Artists — Round 4 . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Foulger, Keith Franklin, Hank Kimmel, Eric Little, Daphne Mintz, Lee Osorio, Angela Farr Schiller, Tisha Whitaker, Anthony White, Rodney Williams Reiser Lab Artists — Round 5 . . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki

Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Props Artisan / Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn Muse Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Richardson Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Welder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Brooks Additional Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jackson

Sound Production Management Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Interim Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Lipsitt, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Education Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Fries Stage Management Costumes Interim Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . Skylar Burks, Allison Kelly, Ashley Dickey Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Clockel Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Stage Operations Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Stitchers/1st Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Katy Munroe, Niki Traxler Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Victor Mouledoux Jr. Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Additional Stagehands . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Carter, James Hennessey, John Underwood Electrics Lighting and Projections Department Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Love Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will Brunson, Steve Jordan, Landon Robinson

EDUCATION Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Education Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Teen & Adult Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Institute Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue Manager of Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Davis Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hallie Angelella Education Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman, Tiffany Porter Alliance @ Work Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Resident Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leora Morris Education Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Autumn Stephens Cristo Rey Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shalme Hai Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Aggers, Will Amato, Chase Anderson, Ricardo Aponte, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Peyton Bolling, Thomas Brazzle, Jared Brodie, Chelsea Brown, Danye’ Brown, Kyle Brumley, Lon Bumgarner, Mark Cabus, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantrell, Taryn Carmona, Karen Cassady, Anna Caudle (Williford), Katie Causey, Hannah Lake Chatham, Vivi Chavez, Hannah Chiclana, Hannah Church, Jaehn Clare, Megan Cramer, Kelly Criss, Nakeisha Daniel, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado, Phillip DePoy, Jorge Donoso, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Jessica Espinoza, Shelby Folks, Sharon Foote, Elaine Friend, Daryl Funn,

Teaching Artists (continued) . . . . . . Allison Gardner, Richard Garner, Sarah Newby Halicks, Al Hamacher, Amber Hamilton, Robert Hindsman, Mira Hirsch, Catherine Dee Holly, BJ Hughes, Hannah Hyde, Rachel Jones, Carole Kaboya, Tinashe Kajese, Chloe Kay, Ashe Kazanjian, David Kote, Clayton Landey , Kathleen Link, Nicole Livieratos, Shayla Love, Amy Lucas, Chani Maisonet, Barry Stewart Mann,Cara Mantella, Marielle Martinez, Patrick McColery, Matt McCubbin, Tiffany McGehee, Bethany Mendenhall, Bryan Mercer, Karin Mervis, Marcie Millard, Ashton Montgomery, Courtney Moors, Jenna Jackson Morris, JD Myers, Lee Nowell, Teundras Oaks, Mary Emily O’Bradovich, Lee Osorio, Brooke Owens, Tafee Patterson, Michelle Pokopac, Ashley Prince, Samantha Provenzano, Julie Puckett, J.L. Reed, Kiona Reese, Cara Reid, Gabriella Rosado, David Rosetti, Julissa Sabino, Vivi Sawyer, Avery Sharpe, Linda Sherbert, Laura Spears, David Sterritt, LeeAnna Lambert Sweatt, Holly Tatem, Jasmine Thomas, Chase Thomaston, Ed Thrower, Ebony Tucker, Jose Vasquez, Rachel Wansker, Megan Wartell, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Caitlyn Weaver, Megan Wheeler, Katy Whitson, Stephanie Willis, Vallea Woodbury, Melissa Word Teen Ensemble Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Adams Ward, Dru Berrian, Tyler Bey, Flannery Bogost, Kamryn Charus, Nadia Crawlle, Spencer Ford, Stephanie Henderson, Ari Isenberg, Daisy Jinadu, Zach Kepler, Barbara Kincaid Janine Leslie, Marshall Mabry, Geordyn Marks, Riana Naipaul, Micah Noel Sylvie Oechsner, Isaac Presberg, Emily Pugh, Monique Schloss, Jhye Smith, Isabella Solis, Antonio Toussaint

MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Schleifer Marketing Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Boatright Associate Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emika Abe Brand Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Content Strategist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Promotions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verity Lister Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Hall Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kadeja Moton Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Padgett Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Sales & Revenue Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Pinckney Administration/Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley Group Services Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Group Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Brand Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A’riel Tinter Development Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Digital Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Usery Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caitlin Way Lead House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destiny Stancil Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collins Desselle Assistant House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Parker Development Manager, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Gambert House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgette Burton, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Ken McNeil, Alicia Quirk, Robyn E. Sutton-Fernandez, Sarah Wallis Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Lopez Program Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Madden Development Manager, Special Contributions and Brand Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gretchen Wright

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