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It’s 1979, just outside London, and a boy is cast to play a female role in the school musical.

Story by Julie Bookman | Photos by Tricia Baron

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“Well, why not?”

It’s a simple little statement, but it can have enormous repercussions.

If you’re Jerry Mitchell and you’ve just read a novel that touched your soul, and you think maybe it could be a musical, then “well, why not?” sends you on a path that takes you to the doors of fabled musical team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, as well as brilliant book writer Elliot Davis.

If you’re the Alliance Theatre and the aforementioned director and creative team knock on your door, and along the way have picked up the most A list of A list design teams and they’re ready for a producing partner, then “well, why not?” sends you on a path that sees your scenic, costume, props, sound, and lighting departments making crazy beautiful work.

If you’re David Starr and Francis Bassey — two young people our story is about to introduce you to — and life hands you an opportunity to change the way some people think, then “well, why not?” sends all of us on a path where our hearts and minds grow a little bigger, a little better, and become a whole lot more capable of asking the question ourselves the next time we’re wondering about making some change in the world.

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OUT It’s 1979, just outside London, and a boy is cast to play a female role in the school musical.

Story by Julie Bookman | Photos by Tricia Baron

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hree years ago, the Alliance Theatre brought us The Prom, a world-premiere musical that proved to have strong enough legs to sashay all the way to Broadway receiving seven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical, along the way.

Now, here comes another musical also concerned with high school students, also being launched in Atlanta. The world premiere of Becoming Nancy, on the fully remodeled Coca-Cola Stage, kicks up the Alliance’s 51st season.

It’s 1979, in the working-class suburb of East Dulwich, just south of London. (“In East Dulwich/ The best advice for you/ is if you’re passing, pass on through.”)

David Starr is a high school senior who’s passionate about the pop-rock music of the era.

Posters plastered on his bedroom wall feature Debbie Harry (aka Blondie), ABBA, Sting, and Kate Bush. David often feels like the faces on his walls are the only ones who really know and listen to him.

David’s got vocal chops himself. He sings so well, in fact, that drama teacher Hamish 6 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

Jasmine Rogers, Stephen Ashfield, Jake Boyd, and Zachary Sayle in rehearsals for Becoming Nancy.

McClarnon casts him as Nancy, the female lead in the school’s upcoming production of the 1960 musical, Oliver!

Wait — what? A boy in 1979 playing the role of the hard-luck Nancy, who belts out “As Long as He Needs Me,” that searing torch song? What will the neighbors say?

David’s mother, Kath Starr, is proud of her son for landing the role and gears up to sew the dresses he’s to wear in the show. David’s dad, Eddie Starr, is less enthusiastic, saying “He’ll be a laughing stock. Why couldn’t he be Fagin or the other little twat in the top hat?” Eddie even blames his wife for taking David to see so many Julie Andrews films.

About six years ago, Broadway musical theater director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell was routinely crossing the Atlantic while working on productions of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in London and Kinky Boots in both New York and London.

“I was flying back and forth so many times,” he recalls, “I’d already watched all the movies. So I was at the airport, looking for something to read.” As fate would have it, he ENCORE ATLANTA | ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION | ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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L to R: Anthony Drewe (Lyrics), Elliot Davis (Book), and Jerry Mitchell (Director/Choreographer); Jessica Vosk and Lizzie Bea.

picked up Becoming Nancy by Terry Ronald, a coming-of-age romance published in 2011.

The book was a bestseller in Great Britain.

Mitchell, who won Tony Awards for his choreography of La Cage aux Folles (2005) and Kinky Boots (2013), read Becoming Nancy on the plane. Right after landing stateside, he called his lawyer to look into acquiring theatrical rights to Ronald’s young adult novel.

“The book knocked me out,” Mitchell says. “I was a gay boy growing up in Paw Paw, Michigan, and let me tell you – I could relate to this emotional love story and to David’s journey of self-discovery.”

Mitchell can’t help but be reminded of the countless letters he’s read from young people who’ve seen Kinky Boots.

“I have a stack of letters from young people who don’t live in New York or California who wrote to say that the show allowed them to take a step in their own direction.

Becoming Nancy has that same ability. I think about what young trans people are going through these days. This amazing story about acceptance reminds us again that every student is not the same. It provides opportunity for parents, teachers, kids, anyone out there to open their minds.”

While discussing his creative process preparing to begin rehearsals, Mitchell mentioned picking up a valuable lesson in directing from the late Michael Bennett, creator-director of A Chorus Line: Have every line and lyric memorized before going into the rehearsal room.

“I never once saw Michael Bennett hold the script in his hands. He was on his feet and the scene was in his head. You bet I learned from that. When my face is in the script, I can’t watch the actors and feed off of them.”

Becoming Nancy, he notes, is providing him with the chance to deeply develop characters. “A number of people in this story go on the sort of emotional journey of selfdiscovery that I’ve not been able to take with any other show I’ve done.” His extensive Broadway credits also include Hairspray (as choreographer), On Your Feet! (director), and Legally Blonde: The Musical and the recent Pretty Woman: The Musical (directorchoreographer for both).

Becoming Nancy boasts a range of juicy roles. Besides the witty and charming David, a role being originated by Zachary Sayle (a native of Birmingham who was Crutchie in the national tour of Newsies), there are David’s aforementioned drama teacher and parents, plus his Aunt Val. These four adults (David’s teacher, mother, father, and aunt), are sure to delightfully surprise audiences by stepping out of their ordinary shoes.

There’s also Frances, who urges best friend David to embrace his inner Nancy, and other students at Dog Kennel Road Secondary Modern like bully Jason Lancaster, who says that a boy playing a woman in the school musical is “a full-on freak show.” And then there’s 8 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

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the school’s football captain, Maxie, cast in the role of mean Bill Sikes, Nancy’s romantic interest in Oliver!.

“One of the things I really love about this story,” Mitchell says, “is that all of these characters have different views to what’s going on. I like the range of ways they react and interact. You’re going to be able to relate to at least one of these people.”

The director-choreographer has worked on a number of contemporary shows that deal with teen angst and the trials of growing up, but Becoming Nancy hits him on a very personal level.

“I didn’t feel like I had any role models in high school,” he says. “I was left in the dark, with no one to turn to.” Mitchell had that iconic Farrah Fawcett poster (red swimsuit) on his wall in the late 1970s and, though David sometimes confides in the famous faces on his bedroom walls, Farrah didn’t prove to be much help.

As Mitchell dug into the Becoming Nancy script, he contemplated whether or not “my parents ever talked about me being gay. I wonder if they ever had the discussion and if it could have affected their partnership. How did it affect their lives? Did they feel guilty? Did they ever, ever talk about it?”

The director enlisted the versatile songwriting team of composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe (Honk! and Broadway’s Mary Poppins), to pen the score for Nancy, and Elliot Davis (Peter Pan — A Musical Adventure), to write its book. All three, he says, also fell instantly in love with Ronald’s novel.

“If you don’t love the story you’re telling, you are going to have a hard time telling it.”

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program highlight

ROCK against RACISM Story by Kay Nilest | Photos by Syd Shelton In Becoming Nancy, students in the small town of East Dulwich face growing racism, homophobia, and xenophobia in the form of an alt-right group of neo-Nazis. In response, David’s best friend Frances helps advertise for Rock Against Racism (RAR), a local concert in the park that advocates racial and gender inclusion. This movement existed in England in the 1970s and 1980s to counteract rising racist attitudes.

In the United Kingdom, a neo-Nazi political group called the National Front was gaining support in the polls. Their popularity was bolstered by racist statements made by well-known rock musicians including guitarist Eric Clapton, who made a declaration of support for Conservative minister Enoch Powell and shouted the National Front slogan, “Keep Britain White,” at one of his concerts. Many in the rock community reacted negatively, especially considering much of Clapton’s fame came

from a successful cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff.” A group of musicians and music lovers published a letter denouncing Clapton’s racism and calling him out, saying “Who shot the sheriff, Eric? It sure as hell wasn’t you!”

From this energy grew a desire to show that there were other musicians who supported inclusion and diversity. In 1976, Red Saunders, Roger Huddle, Jo Wreford, Pete Bruno, and others joined with the Anti-Nazi League to organize the first Rock Against Racism concert, which included Carol Grimes and Matumbi as the main acts. At the end of the gig, both bands came together and took part in a jam. This show of black and white artists performing on the same stage and creating music together became a signature of RAR performances.

RAR created opportunities for young people, both black and white, to come

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together in their shared love of music. “I was a 15-year-old kid very much into The Clash when I went to RAR. It completely changed my outlook…For many like me, it was the first political event we had been to,” said Geoff Martin, organizer of the 30th anniversary Rock Against Racism show.

Although the concerts were labelled Rock Against Racism, they frequently included artists from other music genres who grew up on the same energy and angry mood as punk music. They also made a special effort to celebrate the black roots in their music by highlighting black influences in rock ’n’ roll and showcasing other genres, such as reggae, with predominantly black musicians. These small-scale collaborations in local concerts soon grew into a larger movement. RAR inspired related events such as the Carnival Against Racism in 1978 (a festival-type music event held in “poor but vibrant multi-racial areas”), the Militant Entertainment Tour (a tour that travelled across the country and included 40 bands to raise awareness leading up to the UK

general election of 1979), and Rock Against Sexism (a concert organized by women concerned about sexism in the music industry). As the movement grew, it also began to include bigger names in music, most notably The Clash.

RAR concerts were an identifying feature of the rock music scene from 1976-1982.

In 1976, the National Front was the fourth largest political party in Britain. By 1981, it had largely been beaten down. It suffered a defeat in the 1979 general elections. The decline in popular support was a result of changing attitudes and cultural norms that came from the RAR movement. People found a different way to connect with each other through music. The essence of Rock Against Racism is captured in the words of the late activist David Widgery: “For a while we managed to create, in our noisy, messy, unconventional way, an emotional alternative to nationalism and patriotism, a celebration of a different kind of pride and solidarity.”

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onstage & off Creation, Imagination, and Celebration An Interview with Maya Lawrence by Hershey Millner

The Alliance Theatre Education team works with young people year-round, and especially during the 11 weeks of summer camp. From babies taking their first steps to high school seniors making the leap into adulthood, our campus is full of young people discovering and celebrating themselves through theater. We spoke with Spelman Fellow Maya Lawrence (pictured), about the magic of this medium and how it has shaped not only her students, but herself.

When David Starr is unexpectedly cast in the role of “Nancy” in his school’s production of Oliver! the experience acts as catalyst for his journey of self-acceptance. He learns the power of taking risks, standing up for what you believe in, and opening yourself up to love. What is your favorite memory of a student who learned a valuable lesson through theater education at the Alliance?

One of my favorite memories of Drama Camp was of a student who came to us while in the process of being adopted. He would walk in every morning, sit in a corner alone, and listen to the soundtrack of Hamilton until his iPod died. In moments of high anxiety, he used musical theater as a blanket of comfort. In moments when the severe traumas he had suffered in his brimful 8 years of life surfaced and drowned him with fear, he consumed videos of Daveed Diggs in an orange bow-tie singing the “Rubber Ducky” song like a spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. When it came time for him to perform, the same boy that entered on Monday, cocooned in a shell of fear and doubt, fluttered onto the stage on Friday to perform his own rendition of the Daveed Diggs’ “Rubber Ducky” song, as his character Rabbit from our production of Winnie the Pooh. It was in watching him perform in front of an audience of his family, campers, and our staff that I witnessed the pride he expressed in having agency in his identity. Not only to display himself, but to be received and celebrated so fully. He created a home for himself on that stage.

David’s decision to embrace his nontraditional role and live in his truth has a profound impact on his family, as well as himself. We watch his parents struggle to understand their son as their world is changing and their beliefs are challenged. How does participating in theater, as a performer or a patron, help us become more accepting and empathetic people?

Theater, whether you are witnessing it or making it, expands our perception of the world and our capacity for understanding it. Theater is the process of consuming someone else’s reality.

Once that door is opened, the floodgates open to the possibilities of what else we can understand the world to be.

How have you grown as a person through your work with theater and young people?

My work with young people and theater is what gives me hope for the abundant potential that creativity holds to shape the world, as what we desire it to be. Theater validates the genius of creation and the legitimacy of emotional intelligence. Young people possess the intangible power of their imaginations and theater is a practice that celebrates, cultivates, and manifests that imagination – this creation that can be felt, seen, heard, and consumed by people in real time. This work challenges me to dare greatly, imagine bigger, and validate where my whimsy leads me because “we cannot create, what we cannot imagine” (Lucille Clifton).

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BOOK BY

ELLIOT DAVIS

MUSIC BY

LYRICS BY

GEORGE STILES ANTHONY DREWE BASED ON THE NOVEL BY

TERRY RONALD

SCENIC DESIGN

DAVID ROCKWELL HAIR & WIG DESIGN

LEAH LOUKAS

COSTUME DESIGN

AMY CLARK

FIGHT DIRECTOR

LIGHTING DESIGN

PHILIP S. ROSENBERG CASTING

J. ALLEN SUDDETH

TELSEY + COMPANY: RACHEL HOFFMAN, CSA UK CASTING: JILL GREEN, CDG

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MUSIC & VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

JOHN CLANCY

SOUND DESIGN

JOHN SHIVERS PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

THOMAS RECKTENWALD

GEORGE STILES

MUSIC DIRECTOR/ADDITIONAL MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS

RYAN FIELDING GARRETT

DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY

JERRY MITCHELL

This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

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This production is supported in part by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle.

CAST * CHELSEY LYNN ALFREDO . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S Chrissie Starr/Abigail Henson/Marcia Tubbert * STEPHEN ASHFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamish McClarnon (Sting) * LIZZIE BEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Henson/Brighton Party Member * JAKE BOYD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxie Boswell * SETH CLAYTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Squirrel/Brighton Party Member * NICO DeJESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S Dennis Gordon * EVAN DUFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Gordon *IAN GALLAGHER FITZGERALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ensemble, U/S Squirrel/Jason Lancaster * JASON GOLDSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble * TALYA GROVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S Frances Bassey/Gloria Gaynor * MATT HETHERINGTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Starr * CALEB JENSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Lancaster/Brighton Party Member * NICOLE MEDORO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrissie Starr/Brighton Party Member * GARY MILNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Lord/Liberace V.O. LUANA PSAROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcia Tubbert/Brighton Party Member * LIZ PEARCE . . . . . . . . Mrs. Boswell/Ensemble, U/S Aunt Val (Kate Bush)/Kath Starr (Debbie Harry) JASMINE ROGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Bassey/Gloria Gaynor * ZACHARY SAYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Starr * RICKY SCHROEDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S David Starr * TALLY SESSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Policeman/Mr. Boswell/Ensemble, U/S Eddie Starr/ Hamish McClarnon (Sting)/Bob Lord * PAUL SCHWENSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, U/S Maxie Boswell * SALLY ANN TRIPLETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kath Starr (Debbie Harry) * JESSICA VOSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aunt Val (Kate Bush) STAGE MANAGEMENT * THOMAS RECKTENWALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Stage Manager * WILLIE PORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager * JAYSON T. WADDELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Stage Manager ASHLEY DICKEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant KAYLA ZINKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant PLATO SETO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Script Production Assistant PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE ELISA CARLSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dialect Coach YU-HSUAN CHEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Scenic Designer MYRNA CONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Assistant NICO DeJESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Captain, Fight Captain ELIZABETH DORAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Music Director TJ GREENWAY, DICK JARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Scenic Designers EMILY GRISHAM MUSIC PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyist TALYA GROVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Dance Captain BROOKE HENDERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Costume Designer JOSH HUMMEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Mixer HIRO IIDA for Strange Cranium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keyboard Programmer ALLISON KELLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Assistant KEVIN KENNEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Sound Designer KELLY MARTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Lighting Designer GREG MATTESON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rehearsal Pianist/Performance Sub ANTHONY PEARSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting Programmer ANDREW RESTIERI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directing Assistant LILY SCHNEIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casting Assistant PATRICK SHEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY Production Manager MARIA TORRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disco Dance Consultant SCOTT WASSERMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ableton Programmer 18 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

MUSICIANS RYAN FIELDING GARRETT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conductor/Keyboard 1 ELIZABETH DORAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keyboard 2 BILL HATCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guitar MARC MILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bass JORDAN ROSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums/Percussion SAM SKELTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed/Contractor RON TURNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trumpet/Flugelhorn

FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL BRUNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead Spotlight Operator LINDSEY EWING, BLYTHE TIERNEY DEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wig Crew CHERYL HEDRICK, ANDRIA SINGLETON, MARRY TORRES, NIKI TRAXLER, RODNEY LAMAR WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wardrobe GABBY IDE, BEN STRICKLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spotlight Operators JOSH HUMMEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Mixer STEVE JORDAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Board Operator KATE LUCIBELLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crew Chief CHRIS LUNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NYC Associate Production Manager EMMA MOULEDOUX, HOLLY O’REAGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deck Sound VICTOR MOULEDOUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automation Stagehand WILLIE PARKS, JIMMIE SCHLACHTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flymen HAYLEE SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Properties Stagehand

SPECIAL THANKS HADLEY ARMSTRONG & KELLEY LYNNE MONCRIEF . . . . . . . . NYC Production Assistants Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios.

* Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Musicians employed in this production are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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 CHELSEY LYNN ALFREDO (Ensemble, U/S Chrissie Starr/Abigail Henson/Marcia Tubbert) is insanely excited to make her Alliance debut.

Recent credits include Disney’s Freaky Friday (Music Theatre Wichita), Annie (national/international tour), 90210! The Musical (Off-Broadway), Always...Patsy Cline, She Loves Me (Infinity Theatre). B.A. in Theatre, Wagner College.

Much love to MDT, Baker, ATB, Jerry Mitchell, and Rachel Hoffman for this incredible journey. #youmatter www.chelseylynnalfredo.com STEPHEN ASHFIELD (Hamish McClarnon (Sting)) trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Royal Academy of Music, London. Over the last six years, Stephen’s stand-out performance as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon in London’s West End and on Broadway won him an Olivier Award, and WhatsOnStage and BroadwayWorld awards. West End credits: Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde, Nick Piazza in Fame, Boy George in Taboo. UK theatre: Casey O’Brian in Boy Meets Boy, Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered, Adam in Imagine This, John in Tomorrow Morning, George in Ha’penny Bridge, Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro. TV/Film: “Call The Midwife” (BBC), Sweeney Todd (Warner Bros).

LIZZIE BEA (Abigail Henson/ Brighton Party Member) Recent credits: Pat in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), Fat Friends (UK Tour), Scott Alan with Mystery Guests (Zédel), Dino Story/ Chicken Little (The Other Palace), Honeymoon in Vegas (London Palladium), The Shakespeare Revue (UK Tour), State Fair (Cadogan Hall), Sunday Nights, New Voices (Zédel), The 3 Little Pigs (UK and international tours), The Other School (St. James Theatre). Lizzie appeared as Martha Dunstock in the UK Premiere Workshop of Heathers. Trained at NYT, NYMT, and NSDF. Lizzie is thrilled to bring Becoming Nancy to the Alliance after working on it from the very first day.

JAKE BOYD (Maxie Boswell) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance after last being seen in the world premiere of Bull Durham as Jimmy. Broadway: Fiyero in Wicked, Franz in Rock of Ages.

National tour: Fiyero in Wicked.

Off-Broadway: Anthony in Sweeney Todd, Jimmy in The Last Smoker In America, Carrie (original cast revival). Regional: Jake in Be More Chill (original cast at Two River Theatre). TV: “The Sound of Music 20 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

LIVE!” “Law and Order: SVU,” “Blue Bloods,” “Are We There Yet?” “30 Rock,” “Jessica Jones,” “The Tap” (pilot). Endless love to Innovative Artists, Rachel Hoffman, Jerry Mitchell, and the entire creative team! @JaykeBoid SETH CLAYTON (Squirrel/ Brighton Party Member) is delighted to be in this room with you here at the Alliance. Theatre credits: The Madrid (MTC, with Edie Falco), Peter and the Starcatcher (Actors Theatre of Louisville), I Will Be Gone (Humana), Tell Them I’m Still Young (with Andre Braugher), and Folk Wandering (Pipeline Theatre). He has helped develop new work with Jeffrey Seller, Playwrights Horizons, The Public, New York Theatre Workshop, and Rattlestick. TV/ Film: “Gotham,” “Mostly 4 Millenials.” Seth is a founding member of Pipeline Theatre Company in NY. Gratitude to the fam, to Diane, and to Patrick for throwing in my name.

NICO DeJESUS (Ensemble, U/S Dennis Gordon, Dance Captain, Fight Captain) is thrilled to be telling this story here at the Alliance! Broadway: Pretty Woman. Movie: Disney’s Newsies the Broadway Musical. National Tour: Newsies. Kennedy Center: In The Heights. TV: “Shake it Up” (Disney), “That’s so Raven” (Disney), “Awkward” (MTV). Thanks to God, Mom, Dad, Rusty, DB, Greg and my MSA family, and Jerry for trusting me and letting me be part of your team. Follow me @nicoofjesus #YOUMATTER EVAN DUFF (Dennis Gordon) is ecstatic to make his Alliance Theatre debut! Regional:Diana (La Jolla Playhouse). Proud alum of Ball State University MT. Special thanks to Rachel Hoffman, my teachers, my family, and incredible friends. To God Be the Glory.

Follow me on IG: @3vanduff IAN GALLAGHER FITZGERALD (Ensemble, U/S Squirrel/Jason Lancaster) is elated to make his Alliance debut! Ian comes to Atlanta after recently closing the Broadway production of Kinky Boots, as well as stepping in as dance captain for the show’s regional debut at The Muny. He made his TV debut in 2019 performing on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” for which he was also an assistant choreographer. A special thank you to his family for always exemplifying love, as well as to Jerry, MSA, Telsey, and Patrick for gifting him the onstage opportunity to pay it forward.

profiles JASON GOLDSTON (Ensemble) is making his Alliance debut! Originally from Cleveland, Jason attended Baldwin Wallace University for musical theater.

Previous credits include Jack in Into the Woods (Forestburgh Playhouse), Riff in West Side Story (New London Barn Playhouse), Toby in Sweeney Todd (Wolfbane Productions). Endless thanks to Jerry for the opportunity to tell this incredibly touching story, Hybrid Agency, and my family for their unending support. @jason_goldston TALYA GROVES (Ensemble, U/S Frances Bassey/Gloria Gaynor, Assistant Dance Captain) is so happy to make her Alliance debut! Previous credits include Broadway: Mean Girls, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Motown.

Off-Broadway: Clueless the Musical. Proud Pace University Alumna! Huge love and thanks to Jerry, Rachel Hoffman/Telsey+Company, my gals at Boals Winnett & Associates, Mama, all my Kansas City fam, and to this entire company! Let your inner Nancy out!! #fullout @missgroves_ifyourenasty MATT HETHERINGTON (Eddie Starr) is thrilled to make his Alliance debut with the world premiere of this beautiful show. Originally from Australia, currently in New York City.

Credits: North by Northwest; Next to Normal (Green Room, Sydney Theatre Award); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Green Room Award); The Full Monty (Helpmann Award); Gypsy; Sweet Charity; Hair; Damn Yankees; The Last 5 Years; South Pacific; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. TV/Film: “The Detour,” “The Voice” (finalist), “The Doctor Blake Mysteries,” “City Homicide,” “Stingers,” “Marshall Law,” “10 Terrorists.” Proud member of AEA. Thanks to Nicolosi & Co. Love to my sweeties Melissa, Oscar, and Madeline.@mattyheth CALEB JENSON (Jason Lancaster/ Brighton Party Member) is thrilled to have his professional theater debut here on the Alliance stage! TV: “High Maintenance” (HBO), “The Deuce” (HBO). Based in New York City. B.F.A from Brigham Young University. Endless gratitude to Telsey & Co, KMR, the Becoming Nancy team, Mum and Dad, and the rest of the fam. @calebrjenson NICOLE MEDORO (Chrissie Starr/ Brighton Party Member) is thrilled to make her Alliance Debut as Chrissie Starr! Recent credits include Cruel Intentions (1st National Tour) Off 22 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theater Co.) Broadway: The Illusionists. TV: “The Tonight Show,” “SNL,” “Last Week Tonight,” “Victorious.” Film: Vox Lux. Nicole is a pop recording artist under the stage name Nella Cole. Her original music can be found on all available download and streaming platforms.

Instagram: @thatgurlnella GARY MILNER (Bob Lord/ Liberace V.O.) Broadway: Doctor Zhivago. Regional: Jessel/Edens in Chasing Rainbows (GoodSpeed), Harry in Mamma Mia, Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins (North Carolina Theatre), Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Playmakers Rep).

West End: Sam in Mamma Mia, Pericles, Love Story, Jeff Moss in Bells are Ringing, The Crucible, A Streetcar Named Desire, Rufus in Imagine This, Slaton/Britt Craig in Parade (Donmar Warehouse), Magaldi in Evita, Fred Casely in Chicago. TV: “Instinct,” “The Good Fight,” “Elementary,” “Deadbeat,” “PeterPan Live,” “Law And Order SVU,” “Eastenders,” “Doctor Who,” “The Bill,” “MI5,” “Murphy’s Law Film: Time to Pay Off Debts,” “The Preppie Connection,” “Emily And Tim,” “Dead Europe,” “John Carter of Mars.”

LUANA PSAROS (Marcia Tubbert/Brighton Party Member) is a Brazilian-American actor and proud graduate of the NYU Tisch - New Studio on Broadway, and is thrilled to make her Alliance debut! Recent credits: Broadway’s Rising Stars at The Town Hall, Poncia in Bernarda Alba, Myrtle/Annie in the new musical Iron John, and Ann in Swing! at NYU. Thank you to her mentors, family, friends, and Ryna for their endless support and love. To the entire Becoming Nancy team: THANK YOU for welcoming her into this beautiful show with open arms and hearts. MSA Agency, @luana_psaros, www.Luanapsaros.com #youmatter LIZ PEARCE (Mrs. Boswell, Ensemble, U/S Aunt Val (Kate Bush)/ Kath Starr (Debbie Harry)) Broadway/Off-Broadway: Standby for Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre), Understudy Mrs. Wilkinson/Dead Mum in the original Broadway company of Billy Elliot. London’s West End: Metropolis (Tan). National Tours: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar, Seussical.

Select regional theater: Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins (J.Engeman Theatre), Sally Bowles in Cabaret (St. Louis Rep/Cincinnati Playhouse), Fanny in Sense and Sensibility (Denver Center), Something’s Afoot, City

profiles of Angels, George M! (Goodspeed), Peter Pan (Alabama Shakespeare), Jekyll and Hyde (Sacramento Music Circus), The Who’s Tommy (Bay Street Theatre). CCM B.F.A. JASMINE ROGERS (Francis Bassey/Gloria Gaynor) is a 20-year-old actress from Richmond, Texas.

Becoming Nancy is her first professional show, and she couldn’t be happier to be here at the Alliance. Getting to work with this cast and team has been a dream come true, and she hopes for many more opportunities to do so.

Jasmine would like to thank her family, agents, and Telsey Casting for believing in her and supporting her passion. Past notable performances: Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Manhattan School of Music), Carnegie Hall, Manhattan School of Music Centennial Celebration, 2017 Jimmy Awards (finalist).

ZACHARY SAYLE (David Starr) is excited to bring Becoming Nancy to life at the Alliance! Previous stage credits include Crutchie in the First National Tour of Newsies, Ralphie Parker in the World Premiere of A Christmas Story, The Musical at KCRep, Jeremy Potts in the First National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Kurt von Trapp in the Asian Tour of The Sound of Music.

This fall, Zachary can be seen on screen in Patrick Wang’s critically acclaimed films A Bread Factory, parts one and two. Thanks to the entire company, creative team, my family, and especially Carly. @zsayle RICKY SCHROEDER (Ensemble, U/S David Starr) was going to try and make his bio funny but couldn’t come up with anything, so honestly, he just could not be more excited to be a part of the world premiere of Becoming Nancy at the Alliance and to share this beautiful story. He can be seen on TV in “POSE,” “Tales of the City,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and “Hairpsray Live!” and the Last 5 Years film. He was also onstage in Kinky Boots on the first national tour and at the MUNY theater. So much love and gratitude to Jerry, Stacie, Bernie, and Kristy. Follow along: @RickyASchroeder TALLY SESSIONS (Policeman/Mr. Boswell/Ensemble, U/S Eddie Starr/ Hamish McClarnon (Sting)/Bob Lord) Broadway: Anastasia, War Paint, Falsettos, School of Rock, Big Fish, The House of Blue Leaves, Paramour. Tours: South Pacific, Legally Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Off-Broadway: Giant (Public Theatre), Queen of the Mist (Transport Group), Anyone Can Whistle

(Encores!), Yank! (York Theatre). Regional: leading roles at The Old Globe, The Kennedy Center, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Signature Theatre, The Muny, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Studio Theatre. Awards: two Carbonell Awards, Denver’s Henry Award, two Helen Hayes Award nominations, Connecticut Critics Circle nomination. TV: “Elementary” (CBS), “Falling Water” (USA). @tallysessions PAUL SCHWENSEN (Ensemble, U/S Maxie Boswell) National tour: Chris u/s in Miss Saigon. Regional: Dean in All Shook Up (The Muny), Ren in Footloose (Porthouse Theatre), Sky in Mamma Mia! (ACT of Connecticut), Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (Arvada Center). Concerts: Tony in West Side Story and Sky in Guys and Dolls (Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, China). B.F.A. from CCM. Thanks to Jerry, Rachel and Telsey + Co., and the Becoming Nancy team for helping us all believe #YouMatter.

For Mom and Dad. @paul_schwensen SALLY ANN TRIPLETT (Kath Starr (Debbie Harry)) Broadway: Carrie (original Sue Snell), The Last Ship (original Peggy White), Finding Neverland (Madame De Maurier).

Off-Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Barrow Street (Mrs. Lovett), The Cradle Will Rock CSC (Mrs. Mister), MUST. West End: Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney, What’s on Stage Award), Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), Chicago (Roxie Hart), Mamma Mia (Donna Sheridan), Cats (Grizabella), Grease (Rizzo), Jolson (Ruby Keeler), Acorn Antiques (Miss Berta), Follies (Young Phyllis), Chess (original cast). Regional: My Judy Garland Life (UK Theatre Award nomination), Rags (Musical Stages Award), Next to Normal, Much Ado About Nothing, Absent Friends, TV: “Eastenders,” “Doctors,” “The Bill,” “Down to Earth.”

JESSICA VOSK (Aunt Val (Kate Bush)) just finished an acclaimed run as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway, having played the role for 2 years. Vosk also recently starred in the NYC Ballet Jerome Robbins tribute Something to Dance About, directed by Warren Carlyle and re-created the role of Fruma Sarah in the most recent revival of Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof. Other Broadway: Finding Neverland, The Bridges of Madison County. She starred as Anita in the Grammy-nominated San Francisco Symphony’s West Side Story. Debut Solo Album “Wild and Free” available for purchase at www.jessicavosk.com. Follow along @jessicavosk.

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profiles ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans.

Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society.

ELLIOT DAVIS (Book) Loserville (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Garrick, West End; Olivier nominated for Best New Musical), Peter Pan (Chicago Shakespeare 2018 revised book), Out There (Riverside Studios), Best Friends & Butterflies (book & music; TicketMaster Composer Award/Best New Musical Vivian Ellis Award), Soho Cinders (co-book with Anthony Drewe), Ain’t No Sunshine - The Bill Withers Musical (workshop for production 2020). Ticket to the World - The Spandau Ballet Music (workshop for production 2020). In another career strand, Elliot is a prolific music documentary maker for BBC, with a feature film screenplay commissioned by the BBC starting production in 2020. He is the inaugural recipient of the JJ Screenwriting Bursary in association with BAFTA. ANTHONY DREWE (Lyrics) & GEORGE STILES (Music) are a multi award-winning musical theater writing partnership whose shows have been seen all over the world and have been translated into many languages. Their scores include the international smashhit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins, the Olivier Award-winning Honk!, which has been seen by more than 6 million people in over 8,000 productions, and the recent West End productions of Half A Sixpence and The Wind in the Willows. Their other shows are Soho Cinders, Betty Blue Eyes, Travels With My Aunt, Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure, Just So, and Tutankhamun. Stiles and Drewe have also completed a trilogy of 50-minute musicals for younger audiences, including Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Pigs. Future projects include a stage version of Robert Harling’s film Soapdish for Broadway, and an adaptation of one of the most popular family movies of the 1990’s set for a regional tryout in 2020 and the West End for 2021. Honk! has won many international awards including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Mary Poppins has won 45 major theatre awards around the globe, including Tony, Olivier, Helpmann and London Evening Standard Awards.

Stiles and Drewe were nominated for Best New Musical at the 2016 WhatsOnStage Awards for Half A Sixpence.

Betty Blue Eyes was nominated for a 2012 Olivier Award. Stiles and Drewe recognize new musical theatre writing via the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for Best New Song, now in its 13th year, and their Mentorship Award supported by Music Theatre International (Europe). They are also founding board members of 24 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

Mercury Musical Developments (MMD), Associate Artists at The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire. www.stilesanddrewe.com @stilesanddrewe JERRY MITCHELL (Director/Choreographer) is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Choreography, for La Cage Aux Folles (Revival) and Kinky Boots (also nominated as Director). Other recent Broadway credits include the Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! (Director) and as Director/Choreographer, Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots, and the pre-Broadway productions of Half Time (Chicago and Paper Mill Playhouse) and My Very Own British Invasion (Paper Mill). Other Broadway, West End, and touring productions as choreographer include You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Full Monty (Tony nomination); The Rocky Horror Show; Hairspray (Tony nomination and NBC telecast); Gypsy; Never Gonna Dance (Tony nomination); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony and as director, a West End Olivier nomination), La Cage Aux Folles, Legally Blonde (Tony nomination, also directed), and Catch Me If You Can. Jerry conceived and created Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque show performed annually to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, for which he continues to serve as Executive Producer.

RYAN FIELDING GARRETT (Music Director/ Additional Music Arrangements/Conductor) NYC/ National tour: Kinky Boots, The Man in the Ceiling, Jasper in Deadland, Mary Poppins, Sweeney Todd (NY Philharmonic), Big River (Encores!), Wicked, Finding Neverland, Damn Yankees (Roundabout), The Three Little Pigs. Regional: Kinky Boots (Muny), Next to Normal (Weston Playhouse), Little Miss Scrooge (Rubicon Theatre), Passing Strange, [title of show], Chess (Playhouse Square), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare). NYC orchestration credits include Darling, A Night Like This. Music director for Jill Paice and Heidi Blickenstaff (Signature Theatre, Disney Cruise Line). Biggest of thanks to George, Jerry, Ants, and Elliot. For my parents.

Graduate of Baldwin Wallace University.

DAVID ROCKWELL (Scenic Designer) Broadway: Tootsie, Kiss Me Kate, The Nap, Lobby Hero, She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards), On the Twentieth Century, You Can’t Take It With You, Kinky Boots, Lucky Guy (Tony noms.), Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle noms.). Off-Broadway: The Shed’s inaugural commission, Soundtrack of America, The Hard Problem, and the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Film and television: Team America; the 81st and 82nd Academy Awards (2010 Emmy Award). Founder and President of Rockwell Group, an architecture and design firm based in New York with a satellite office in

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profiles Madrid. Honors: AIANY President’s Award, Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, Presidential Design Award.

Bacharach, Gregory Hines and engineering at Electric Lady Studios. John’s proudest production however, is his gem of a daughter, Ruby.

AMY CLARK (Costume Designer) Broadway: A Night With Janis Joplin, Chaplin (Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle Nominations). Selected designs: Clueless The Musical (Signature Theater), The Music Man, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (Kennedy Center), Describe The Night (Atlantic Theater), Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion The Musical (Fifth Ave Theatre), Big Apple Circus 2017 & 2018, Blind Date (Goodman Theatre), Atlantis, A New Musical, Stupid $*&%! Bird, Heathers The Musical, Tiny Houses, Ringling Bros.

Barnum and Bailey Circus, City Center Encores; Geva Theater Center, Cleveland Playhouse, The Alley Theater, Alliance Theatre, Hartford Stage Co., Asolo Repertory Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Bay Street Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, The MUNY, Actors Theater of Louisville, Hartford TheaterWorks, Barrington Stage Co., Portland Stage Co. M.F.A. from NYU.

J. ALLEN SUDDETH (Fight Director) is pleased to be returning to the Alliance Theatre so soon after working on Ever After. He recently worked with director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell on Broadway’s Pretty Woman, as well as a dozen others over the years, such as Aladdin, Newsies, and Jekyll and Hyde.

A veteran of hundreds of off-Broadway and regional theater productions, and several hundred television episodes, Allen is also the author of “Fight Directing For The Theatre.” Allen has taught at the Juilliard School and the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City, as well as SUNY Purchase College, and is a recognized Fight Master by the Society of American Fight Directors.

PHILIP S. ROSENBERG (Lighting Designer) Broadway credits include Pretty Woman The Musical, The Elephant Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and It’s Only a Play. Off-Broadway credits include The Cake, The Ruins of Civilization, The Explorer’s Club, and Cactus Flower. Regional credits include productions with: Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, The Old Globe, TheatreWorks, Hartford Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Dallas Theatre Center, The Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, The McCarter Theatre, Manhattan School of Music, Portland Stage Company, TACT, Barrington Stage Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Goodspeed Opera, Two River Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, and Westport Country Playhouse.

JOHN SHIVERS (Sound Designer) Credits include: Pretty Woman, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Beauty and the Beast 25, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, The Muny St. Louis (2015 - 2019 seasons).

Kinky Boots worldwide (2013 Tony Award recipient), Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Bonnie & Clyde, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, In My Life, and Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays. International: The Secret, Tarzan, Das Wunder Von Bern, The Lion King (Shanghai and Singapore). Regional: 42nd Street, Rock of Ages, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Hood, Born for This, Moonshine, Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods. Other credits include: Savion Glover, Dionne Warwick, Burt 26 ALLIANCE THEATRE | ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

THOMAS RECKTENWALD (Production Stage Manager) is proud to be a part of the Becoming Nancy family. Broadway credits include Pretty Woman, On Your Feet, Kinky Boots, Lysistrata Jones, Sister Act, Hair, A Little Night Music, White Christmas, Grease, Spamalot, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, and Mary Poppins. Thank you to Willie and Jayson! Jerry, thank you for your trust, generosity and friendship. Kyle, I am lucky to have your unending love and support. Rex, our amazing son, I love you; may you always know that you matter.

WILLIE PORTER (Assistant Stage Manager) Regional: The Music Man at The Kennedy Center. The Muny: Cinderella, Kinky Boots, Jersey Boys, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway and Jesus Christ Superstar. Willie also has served as a Production Assistant for Tootsie, Pretty Woman, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the national tour of Les Misérables. Big thanks to Thomas for this incredible opportunity.

JAYSON T. WADDELL (Assistant Stage Manager) is proud to return to the Alliance Theatre for his tenth season. At the Alliance, he’s worked on such productions as Approval Junkie, Ever After, Nick’s Flamingo Grill, Candide, Crossing Delancey, Troubadour, Moby Dick, Born for This, Tuck Everlasting, The Geller Girls, A Christmas Carol, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Broke, Sex and the Second City, Next to Normal, Holidays With the Chalks, and Bike America. At Atlanta Lyric Theatre: Oliver, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Full Monty, and Young Frankeinstein. At the Illinois Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare in Love, I <3 Juliet, Hamlet, Q Gents, Antony & Cleopatra, Macbeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and A Winter’s Tale. Jayson graduated from the Gainesville Theatre Alliance and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

October 4 – 27

Book by HARVEY FIERSTEIN • Lyrics and Music by JERRY HERMAN Based on the play by JEAN POIRET

OCT 24 - NOV 9, 2019 Tickets: $15 and up Out Front Theatre Company 999 Brady Avenue, Atlanta

Georges is the owner of the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub, which features a drag show starring his partner and the love of his life, Albin. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss, the pair face the hardest challenge of their relationship, yet: meeting their son, Jean-Michel’s fiancé’s parents.

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profiles TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: West Side Story, Tina, Linda Vista, Freestyle Love Supreme, Beetlejuice, Oklahoma!, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mean Girls, Frozen, Come From Away, Waitress, Hamilton, Wicked, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, Hello, Dolly!, Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Off-Broadway: Atlantic Theater Company, Classic Stage Company, MCC Theater, New Group, Park Avenue Armory, Second Stage Theatre.

Film: The Kitchen, Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods, Rachel Getting Married. TV: “Tales of the City,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “NOS4A2,” “This Is Us,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “One Day at a Time,” “Rent,” commercials www.telseyandco.com 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 and 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 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. 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.

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.

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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. JODY FELDMAN (Producer/Casting Directing) 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 started her career at the Alliance as Casting Director in 1991, and added Producer to her title and responsibilities in 2001. She has cast and produced more than 200 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 Competition-winning 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.

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Your story. Your stage.

We’ve invited artists, friends, and family to share why the Alliance is important to them. We asked Anti-Defemation League Regional Director Allison Padilla-Goodman to respond to the themes of the play and to reflect on the importance of fighting hate.

Themes from Becoming Nancy, such as bullying and discrimination, are those that we deal with daily. ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate — in other words, that David’s coming out experience becomes a positive one. We do this through a myriad of programs and activities, most notably through No Place for Hate®, a signature ADL education initiative in every Atlanta Public School and in over 200 across the Southeast. No Place for Hate provides schools and communities with a programmatic framework and resources to challenge bias, bullying, and hate, and to build communities of respect. The program is critical, as, sadly, we see events like those that transpired at David’s school more often than not.

It is fitting that Becoming Nancy centers around an event titled “Rock Against Racism” as we hold our inaugural ADL in Concert Against Hate on November 14. We hope you will join us as we Fight Hate For Good!

— Allison Padilla-Goodman ADL Southeast Regional Director

Synopsis …

It’s 1979 in the south London suburb of East Dulwich. Twelfth-grader David Starr has surprisingly been given the female lead in the school play, and his romantic co-star is the enigmatic captain of the football team. The unconventional casting sends shockwaves through David’s small town. Discovering a confidante in his empathetic teacher and spurred on by his best friend, David takes on the school bully, the National Front, and anyone else who stands in the way of his “becoming Nancy.”

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about the alliance theatre Now in its 51st season, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony AwardÂŽ for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. In January 2019, the Alliance opened its new, state-of-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 116 productions including nine that have 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 Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve. www.alliancetheatre.org.

OUR MISSION To expand hearts and minds onstage and off.

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

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board of directors officers

Chair Lila Hertz Immediate Past Chairs Anne Kaiser and Hala Moddelmog 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* Miles Cook Leigh Ann Costley Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Bill Freitag Richard Goerss* Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* Erika James Sam Johnson Anne Kaiser* John Keller

Andjela Kessler^ Lauren Kiefer Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Alan McKeon* S. Alan McKnight Anne Meisner Dori Miller Hala Moddelmog* Brittany Boals Moeller Phil Moïse* Maureen Morrison Allison O’Kelly Victoria Palefsky* Paul Pendergrass Scott Pioli Jamal Powell Helen Smith Price Asif Ramji Danielle Reardon Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Matthew Richburg Maurice Rosenbaum E. Kendrick Smith Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker Rosemarie Thurston Benny Varzi* Rebekah Wasserman Glenn Weiss Cynthia Widner Wall Todd Zeldin

advisory board

Advisory Board Co-Chairs Laura Hardman* Phil Moïse* Alexander Acosta Andrew Agan Chris Ahrenkiel Kim Ajy Rene Alegria Charmaine Alexander Jonathan Arogeti Carrie Ashbee Farideh Azadi Kelli Bennett Kamau Bobb Jericho Brown Sarah Mercer Chatel Nisha Choksi Farah Clerveau Ezra Cohen Gail Crowder Tallia Deljou Jason Feldman Nathan Flint Jennifer Foster Karen Foster Lula Gilliam Sarah Frances Giovino Hari Gopal Elizabeth Hall Wendy L. Heckelman Jason Hoch Jim Issa Karl Jennings Gloria Kantor Debby Kelly Helen Kim Ho Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Quinn Leoni Joyce Gist Lewis Andra London Indira Londono Jaime McQuilkin Jenna Measroch Nishant Mehta Victoria Necessary Deborah G. Neese Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye Hetal Patel Shirley Powell

Will Power Nancy C. Prager Shannon Price Kristin Ray Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Robyn S. Roberts Ryan Roemerman Fred Roselli Amanda Shailendra Dan Moss Silverboard Christie Sithiphone Nicola Smith Charles Stephens Jennifer Streeter Mark E. Swinton Yvette Thomas-Henry Velma Cowen Tilley Kathy Gillespie Tomajko Ronald J. Tomajko Hilda Tompkins Robin Kendric Triplett Juanita Velez Roxanne Varzi Diletha E. Waldon Ben Warshaw Arlene Warshaw Gould * E xecutive Committee Member ^ Ex-officio

volunteer leadership

President, STARS Andjela Kessler 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 +

$10,000+

The Coca-Cola Company

Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Aon Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network Eversheds Sutherland Georgia Council for the Arts Jones Day The Abraham J & Phyllis Katz Foundation KBM Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Worldpay US, Inc.

$500,000+ The SKK Foundation

$250,000+ Anonymous The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pussycat Foundation The Rich Foundation

$100,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Foundation Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Kendeda Fund Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust WarnerMedia The David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund

$50,000+

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

R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Edgerton Foundation Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia Natural Gas Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding The Zeist Foundation

$25,000+ Alston & Bird Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Cultural Affairs Georgia-Pacific Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Imlay Foundation Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moxie 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

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By attending our theater, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. Make another statement of support louder than any standing ovation.

Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

sponsors Alliance Series Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We’re also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, bringing economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at Coca-Cola Journey at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Official Hotel

Official Research Partner

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 June 1, 2018 - August 6, 2019

PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $500,000+ The SKK Foundation Spotlight $50,000+ Ann & Jeff Cramer Victoria & Howard Palefsky Patty & Doug Reid Dean DuBose & Bronson Smith Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ The Antinori Foundation Barbara & Steve Chaddick Katie & Reade Fahs Doug & Lila Hertz Sally G. Tomlinson Chairman’s Cicle $25,000+ Ms. Stephanie Blank & Mr. David Williams Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Georgia Power David & Carolyn Gould Mr. & Mrs. Ted Greene Jocelyn J. Hunter Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Rosemarie & David Thurston Benny & Roxanne Varzi Mr. & Mrs. Bradford L. Watkins Amy & Todd Zeldin Leadership Circle $15,000+ Anonymous Farideh & Al Azadi Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan LeighAnn & Chad Costley Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Ellen & Howard Feinsand Bill Freitag Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss Seth & Lisa Greenberg Mr. Patrick J. Gunning

Mrs. Erika James Sam & Stefanie Johnson Anne & Mark Kaiser John C. Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Jane & J. Hicks Lanier Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Mr. & Mrs. Sean Reardon Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. Alex J. Simmons , Jr. & Ms. Janine Brown Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Ramona & Ben White Director’s Circle $10,000+ Ms. Kristin Adams James Anderson The Balloun Family Laura Brightwell Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. William Dukes Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. Bob Jimenez Mr. Charles R. Kowal Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Mr. Josh D. Owen & Ms. Rebeca Robles Jamal & Tiffany Powell Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Matt Richburg Mark & Linda Silberman Karen & John Spiegel STARS of the Alliance Theatre Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Susan & Tom Wardell* Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner

BENEFACTORS $5,000 Lisa & Joe Bankoff Judge JoAnn Bowens Frank Buonanotte Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Susan & Ed Croft Diane Durgin Eve Joy Eckardt Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Heidi & David Geller Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret Boland & Andrea Lea Jones David L. Kuniansky Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Raymond & Penelope McPhee Hala & Steve Moddelmog June M. Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Steve & Tonya Paro Thomas Pinckney Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli Helen Smith Price Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye Sampson-Russell Sharon & David Schachter William & Margarita Sleeper Lynne & Steve Steindel Nossi Taheri & Hope Vaziri Woodruff Arts Center President’s Fund $2,500+ The Robert S. Elster Foundation Diane & Kent Alexander Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Anonymous Ellen Arnovitz Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Candace & Jeff Bell

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Beryl Berquist & Ariana L. Hargrave Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Jennifer & Brian Boutte Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Ms. Martha F. Brooks Mrs. Lucinda W. Bunnen Candace Carson Rita & Ralph Connell Marcia & John Donnell Tina & Tim Eyerly John Vaught & Karen Gentry Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. David F. Golden Warren M. Gump Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman John Haupert & Bryan Brooks Dr. Wendy Heckelman Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Jason & Laurie Jeffay The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Dr. William A. Kiser Brian & Jennifer Latour Mitchell & Kathy Lewis Mr. Robert R. Long & Ms. Tracy Steen Kristie L. Madara Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Mrs. Dori Miller The Zaban Foundation Dedi & Julian Mohr Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Lynn & Galen Oelkers Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Shayla & Chip Rumely Mr. Ronald B. Russell & Mr. Tommy Sweat Jane & Rein Saral Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Jim Schroder & Morli Desai Sam Schwartz & Lynn Goldowski Sonny & Jeanne Seals Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Ann & Jim Shevlin Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Simms Mann Family Foundation Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Susan & Alan Stiefel

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 June 1, 2018 - August 6, 2019 Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Stan & Velma Tilley Kathy & Ron Tomajko Michael & June Tompkins Ms. Amy Winokur William & Nancy Yang Zaban Foundation, Inc. John & Kathy Zamer $1,500+ Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Theodore & Andrea Altholz Phyllis Kozarsky & Eliot Arnovitz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti John & Lynn Ayers Elizabeth & John Bacon Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. John Benator Shirley Blaine Dr. Aubrey Bush & Dr. Carol Bush Melodie H. Clayton Mr. & Mrs. Erik Curns Brad & Sally Currey Ralph & Ree Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Jason Evans Ray Farhat & Miriam Famourzadeh Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Dr. Karen A. Foster Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Freeman Azita & Oscar Garrett William Garrigan Dr. Richard Goodjoin Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Debraleigh & Jonathan Jowers Mark Keiser Suzanne & Thad King Sheri & Steve Labovitz Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy & Valerie Haughton Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Little Pink Book Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Thomas Marshall Janice & Tom Munsterman Dennis & Debra Murphy Timothy Overmyer John & Helen Parker Pete Patel Bill Powers

Julia Prescott Robert & Eva Ratonyi Dr. Denise Raynor Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Schwartz Pam Sessions & Don Donnelly Jane E. Shivers Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Robert & Judith Simmermon Matt Sitler Jim & Janie Stratigos Jenny Streeter Karen & Harry Strothers Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Ms. Avril Vignos Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Winner $1,000+ Mr. W. Imara Canady Frank & Mary Anne Chew David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin Mr. Derrick Doose Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Elizabeth Etoll David Garrison Mr. Brian Graham Louise S. Gunn Stacia Minton Chris & Brittany Moses Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Quillian III Mr. Jeffrey Raupp Helen M. Regenstein Elizabeth Wallace & Christopher Scislowicz Nicola & Jamie Smith Karen & Alex Stickney Judith & Mark Taylor John & Bunny Underwood Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss Adrienne Whitehead Lynne Winship $500+ Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Dawn & Michael Adamson Dr. & Mrs. Dewitt C. Alfred III Mr. & Mrs. Chris Appleton Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Mr. George T. Baker Derrick Banks Jay Bernath Mr. George Boyd

Bonny Breuer Ambassador & Mrs. Theodore Britton Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Andrew Childers Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Liz & Charlie Cohn Rosalie & Max Cooper B.J. Erb, M.D. & Bruce I. Crabtree III Lisa Cremin & Bruce Harlan Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. & Ms. Robert L. Crutchfield Celeste Davis Carol Comstock & Jim Davis Richard & Linda Davis Phil Delanty Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. & Mrs. Leonard R. Epley Mrs. Rosi Fiedotin Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Mr. & Mrs. Jackson C. Floyd, Jr. Louise B. Franklin Mr. Henry Frazier Mrs. Nancy S. Geller Lee Anne Grissom Joanna Hanes-Lahr Mr. Lucas Hathaway Angela Hinson Mr. & Mrs. Russ Jobson Cheryl & Ernie Johnson Elena Kaplan Chris & Gail Kearney Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Lucy Kinnaird Ms. Elizabeth Kinney Ms. Mary Alice Kirkpatrick Michael M. Kondalski Sarah Latif Cameron Lee & Kristy Towry S. Jarvin Levison Faith & Howard Levy Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Kenneth & Molly Lynch Judith Lyon & Ron Bloom Doug & Norma McNeill Clair & Thomas Muller Mr. Denis Ng Ms. Brenda Page Mr. Mark A. Pallansch katherine Pittenger Maria Alzate Ms. Cynthia Power Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Carol Riggs Mr. & Mrs. Lin Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Rothberg Mr. Howard Rowe Garey C. Rozier Carol Seay Weonhee A. Shin & Sangmin Ryan Shin Bob & Jeanne Shulman Brenda J. Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Sherman & Lesa Smith Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Spector Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Johnie L. Teague Mr. & Mrs. Ted Verren Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vitale Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Vivona Ms. Andrea Volk Simmie Walker Bob Ward Tom & Vicki Warner Deb Watts Gail Crowder The Westminster Schools George & Judith Wieder Sue S. Williams Alfred Wilson $250+ Anonymous Michele & Claudia Aquino Gaytra Arnold Ms. Michelle Austell Ahmed Awad Dr. Gordon Baker Tyrone Baker Kristen L. Barnett Ms. Phyllis J. Baskin Ms. Mary Bergh Mr. James Billingsley Rob & Suzanne Boas Dottie Boudreau Heidi Boykin Patricia Brantley Dr. Harold J. Brody Mr. Lumis C. Brown, D.M.D. & Mrs. Helen Brown LeRoy & Polly Brownlee Ronald L. Budde Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bumblauskas Joseph Cantwell Rebecca Carfagna William M. Carroll Carey Caudle Ms. Jacquel Kelly David Collins Mrs. Anne S. Conkin

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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 June 1, 2018 - August 6, 2019 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conover John D. Copeland Elizabeth Daly Amanda T. Davis Roberta Davis Jeanne S. Pudenz Mary Grace Diehl & Michael Jablonski Ms. Jenisse M. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orville Michael Douglas Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler Desmond Drummer Ms. Sandra M. Edelman Bruce & Merrie Edelston Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Sherry A. Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Todd Eskin Caroline Evans Henry Farmer Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldstein Kristine Fitts Ms. Marijane Fix Latanya Flynn Marla Jane Franks, MD James C. Gaither Lorenzo Garza Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ms. Jennifer Gelder Jeffrey S. Gilbert Dr. Anthony Giovannitti & Dr. Kimberly Pelletier Martin & Doris Goldstein Bryant Gresham Ms. Deborah Griffiths Edward & Erika Gross Mr. Alan H. Halpern Lynne & Jack Halpern Wynette Hammons Mr. Alfred Hanner Ronald L. Harris & Jacqueline Pownall Joseph R. Hawkins Bergen Haworth Ms. Ina Hayes Mary Margaret Hendrix Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Chauntina Hill Mark Hobson Mr. Mark Hoefer Bill & Teri Holbrook George A. Howard Mr. & Mrs. George Ickes Mr. & Mrs. William R. Johnson NuLuv Jones Jennifer Judd Mr. Barnabas Kane

Drs. Sharon Neulinger & Richard Kaplan Ms. Shannon Kavagagh Rebecca Keel Ms. Lisa B. Knopes Mr. Mrs. Andrew Kraft Carol & Paul Kurtz Ms. Elizabeth Layne Kathryn Lefebvre Linda Lewin Ms. Jeannine Lewis Blake Lindsey JoJasmin Lopez Mr. & Mrs. Russell Love Sharon Luke Sarah Macknik Jo Ann Mahar Anonymous Ms. Natalie Malin-Davis & Ms. Sasha Davis Mr. & Mrs. Bob Marcus/Phoenix Associates Jordan McDonald Geoffrey & Betsy Meacham Ms. Catherine Meeks Jane Morgan Gayle & Peyton Morgan JDI Fund Eric Myracle Barbara Naylor Mary Neal Jisha Obukwelu Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Michelle Parisi Mike Peck Thomas Pennella & Katherine Anhalt Sophia Brothers Peterman Lori & Jonathan Peterson Allen & Susan Potter Adrianne Poulard Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pritchett Juliette Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Cap Putt Aileen Redmon Dr. Susan E. Reef Tera Reese-Beisbier Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Reeves Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Linda Richman Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Rikard Miss Lillie M. Robbins Gloria J. Rodgers Natalie Rogers Physical Therapy Pros LLC Mr. & Mrs. Carl Scherer Barbara Schreiber Nancy Schroeder

Amy Jeanne Rosenberg Schwartz Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Ben & Christina Simms Mrs. Lisa Simon David & Virginia Sjoquist Ms. Carol Smith Fred B. Smith Barry Spurlock Atlanta Workshop Players Bob Stonehocker & Lisa Cichon Mrs. Jill Strickland Mr. & Mrs. Alan Sunshine Ms. Kalen Swanson Dr. & Mrs. Michael Szikman Arlene & David Taylor Thomas A. Tighe Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Allison Timberlake Robert Todd Wanda & Robert Truesdale Joanne Truffelman Mr. Armand Vari Mr. Richard A. Walker Matt Bronfman Eric Washington Brooke Weinmann In Honor of Winston Weinmann Jamie Weisman & Victor Balaban Jennifer A. Williford Kiki Wilson Mr. Bruce Wilson Blake & Alice Wood David Woodhams Sherry & Donn Wright Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young

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*deceased

annual fund 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.

Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Dr. & Mrs. Dewitt C. Alfred III Mr. Edward Arnold Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Tyrone Baker Tajhiek Baoll Ms. Shana Basnight Jill Bentley Ambassador & Mrs. Theodore R. Britton, Jr. Ms. Shirley C. Browne Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Mr. Jeff Burnham Mr. W. Imara Canady Mr. Joseph Cantwell Madrid Carlson Mr. William Carroll Ms. Jacquel Chambers Miselle Cirillo & Bryan Suttles Mr. & Mrs. David M. Coheley Ms. Janeen Cook Elizabeth Daly Ms. Celeste Davis-Lane Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. Desmond W. Drummer Mr. Sean Erwin Caroline Evans Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fineman Eric Fisher Latanya Flynn Ms. Melia Foley Mr. Henry Frazier Dr. Anthony Giovannitti Mrs. Leslie Graitcer Mr. Bryant D. Gresham & Mr. Alexander Bossert Shauna Grovell Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Guyton Melissa Gwinn Ms. Wynette Hammons Joanna Hanes-Lahr Penn Hansa Ms. Lindsey E. Hardegree

Mr. Warren Harper Joseph R. Hawkins Ms. Melanie Higgins Angela Hinson Ms. Becca Hogue Luke Howard Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Johnson Stephen & Pamela Kalista Mr. Barnabas Kane Ms. Ruth Kanfer Ms. Shannon Kavanagh Ms. Rebecca Keel & Mr. Joseph Drolet Mr. William H. Kirk Ms. Mary Alice Kirkpatrick Ms. Lisa B. Knopes Tamara Kullback Sarah Latif Brian & Jennifer Latour Ms. Martha LaTour & Mrs. Barbara J. McArdle Mr. S. Jarvin Levison Ms. Jeannine Lewis Ms. Joyce Lewis Ms. Barbara Lincoln & Mr. Gary Rosenshein Mrs. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mr. & Mrs. Simon Londe Ms. Judith L. Lyon & Mr. Ron L. Bloom Ms. Jo Ann Mahar Jordan McDonald Ms. Megan McKnight Mr. & Mrs. James Michael Barbara Naylor Terry Neily Jisha Obukwelu Steve & Tony Paro Nidhip Patel Adrianne Poulard Julia Prescott Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price

Natascha K. Rakovec Tiffany Reddy Jackie Robey Mr. Howard Rowe Garey C. Rozier Ms. Brittnay Sattler & Ms. Julie McKinley Mr. & Mrs. Carl Scherer Barbara Schreiber Jim Schroder & Morli Desai Nancy Schroeder Olha Seredyuk Nicole Shepard Mr. & Mrs. E. Alan Simmons Mrs. Lisa Simon Mr. Tom Slovak & Mr. Jeffery Jones Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Sherman & Lesa Smith Mr. Will Smith Ms. Lynn Stallings Bob Stonehocker & Lisa Cichon Mrs. Jill Strickland Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Anne Velez Ms. Andrea Volk Mr. Richard A. Walker Mr. Tom Warner & Mrs. Vicki Warner Ben Warshaw Caitlin Way Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. David D. Whitley Mr. & Ms. George A. Wieder Ms. Jennifer Williford Ms. Janice A. Wolf & Mr. M. Barry Etra Qi Yang Dr. William Zinney & Mrs. Michelle Zinney-Lopez

To learn more and join, visit alliancetheatre.org/sustainer-society or call 404-733-5186.

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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 404-733-4710 or Jamie.Clements@alliancetheatre.org.

Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Roland & Linda Bates Anne & Jim Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeffrey Cramer Susan & Edward Croft Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Terry and Stacy Dietzler Diane Durgin Elizabeth Etoll Ellen & Howard Feinsand

Laura & John Hardman Nancy & Glen Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer David Kuniansky Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Edith Love* Lauren & John McColskey Anna & Hays Mershon Caroline & Phil Moïse Winifred B. & Richard S. Myrick Victoria & Howard L. Palefsky

Jan Pomerantz Helen Regenstein Margaret & Robert Reiser Betty Blondeau-Russell Tricia & Neal Schachtel Debbie* & Charles B. Shelton III Jane E. Shivers Roger Smith & Christopher Jones* Lee Harper & Wayne Vason Terri & Rick 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 contact Jamie Clements (jamie.clements@alliancetheatre.org) to find out more about matching gifts.

American Express AIG Corporation Aon Risk Solutions AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Corporation The Coca-Cola Company

Deloitte Equifax, Inc. GE Energy Georgia Power Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation

Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation McMaster-Carr Supply Company Microsoft Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Sprint

SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

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 fund-saving 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 ATushers@alliancetheatre.org.

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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually making a significant investment in 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+ A FRIEND OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JOY AND TONY* GREENE

$500,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center Farideh and Al Azadi

Bank of America Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda and Dan Cathy

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation The Douglas J. Hertz Family The Home Depot Foundation Estate of Dr. Luella Klein The SKK Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

SARAH AND JIM KENNEDY

$300,000+ The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Rich Foundation SunTrust Teammates

SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Trusteed Foundations:

Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust

UPS

$250,000+

Invesco Ltd. Pussycat Foundation WarnerMedia

$400,000+

Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | *Deceased

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THE BENEFACTOR CIRCLE We are deeply grateful to the Benefactor Circle members, who generously contribute more than $100,000 annually enterprise-wide, investing in the arts and education work of The Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art.

$200,000+

$100,000+

Louise S. Sams and Jerome Grilhot The Shubert Foundation Susan and Tom* Wardell

1180 Peachtree The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Atlantic Station Sandra and Dan Baldwin Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Carol and Ramon Tomé Family Fund CIBC Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation | Dan W. Boone III Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Sally and Carl Gable

$150,000+ Alston & Bird Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation The Antinori Foundation | Ron and Susan Antinori The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund-Atlanta Frederic R. Coudert Foundation King & Spalding, Partners & Employees

The Marcus Foundation Northside Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Garnet and Dan Reardon Patty and Doug Reid The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Wells Fargo

Georgia-Pacific Georgia Natural Gas Google Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Legendary Events Victoria and Howard Palefsky PNC PwC, Partners & Employees Estate of Judy Reed Margaret and Bob Reiser

WestRock Company William Randolph Hearst Foundations Wish Foundation

Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | *Deceased

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DINING GUIDE ALMA COCINA introduces Atlanta to a refreshing new approach to modern Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in a variety of vibrant fresh dishes. We also feature the most unique tequila selections and a host of innovative Latininfluenced cocktails beyond a superior margarita. | One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, 191 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, Ga. (404) 968-9662 Located in the heart of Midtown, midway between The Fox Theatre and Atlantic Station, CITY TAP HOUSE is an elevated American pub, specializing in large group dining, corporate and milestone events, ideal for game watching sporting events and pre and post show meals & meetups. With FREE parking and covered outdoor dining, City Tap offers brick oven pizzas, over 40 beers on draught and a full bar.

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alliance theatre staff ARTISTIC Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pearl Cleage BOLD Artistic Director Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinashe Kajese-Bolden BOLD Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donya K. Washington Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Watkins Artistic Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hershey Millner Spelman Leadership Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aierelle Jacob, Jessenia Ingram Spelman Leadership Interns . . . . . . . . Kristen Cole, Rachael McLaughlin, Alexis Woodard Oglethorpe Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D’Zerrea Richarte Emory Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kay Nilest Reiser Lab Artists — Round 5 . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki Production Management Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor LW Long Associate Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Education Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Fries Costumes Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April Andrew Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Clockel Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/1st Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Niki Traxler Electrics Lighting and Projections Department Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Love Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Brunson, Steve Jordan Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Props Artisan / Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn Muse Scenery Interim Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Richardson Interim Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, Amy Jackson, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Additional Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Collison, Chris Moneymaker, J.J. Wallace Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brianna Bass, Teeq Hill Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emma Lipsitt, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Stage Management Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liz Campbell Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Burks, lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . Ashley Dickey, Valerie Medoff, Kayla Zinke Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Victor Mouledoux Jr. Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Haylee Scott Additional Stagehands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan Perez, Jimmie Schlachter

EDUCATION

Education Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxine Ford , Autumn Stephens Cristo Rey Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shalme Hai Teaching Artists Will Amato, Chase Anderson, April Andrew, Ricardo Aponte, Marcello Audino, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Jennifer Bowles, Thomas Brazzle, Jared Brodie, Chelsea Brown, Kyle Brumley, Kirstin Calvert, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Hannah Chatham, Vivi Chavez, Hannah Chiclana, Hannah Church, Jaehn Clare, Kat Conley, Megan Cramer, Kelly Criss, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Suehyla El-Attar, Shelby Folks, Elaine Friend, Daryl Funn, Allison Gardner, Chris Gonzalez-LaCorte, Amber Hamilton, Hannah Hyde, Jenna Jackson Morris, Carole Kaboya, Chloe Kay, Ashe Kazanjian, Hannah Lake Chatham, LeeAnna Lambert, Chris Lane, Maya Lawrence, Kathleen Link, Nicole Livieratos, Amy Lucas, Christian Magby, Rebecca Makus, Cara Mantella, Marielle Martinez, Matt McCubbin, Peyton McDaniel Davis, Bethany Mendenhall, Karin Mervis, Courtney Moors, Jenna Morris, JD Myers, Sarah Newby Halicks, Teundras Oaks, Brooke Owens, Tafee Patterson, Michelle Pokopac, Ashley Prince, Sam Provenzano, J.L. Reed, Cara Reid, Lauren Rekhelman, Avery Sharpe, Destiny Stancil, Barry Stewart Mann, Holly Tatem, Jasmine Thomas, Jenn Trippe Nakahara, Ebony Tucker, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Amanda Wansa Morgan, Megan Wartell, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Megan Wheeler, Katy Whitson, Anna Williford, Vallea Woodbury, Melissa Word Teen Ensemble Members Alivia Wynn, Casey Champion, Colleen Allard-Smith, Fiona Tagami, Flannery Bogost, Hannah Lahr, Isaac Presberg, Isabel Pruitt, Ja’Siah Young, Jada Alston, Jalen Thorbes, Jordan Rice, Jude Harris, Julia Brosas, Kamryn Charles, Keturah Genesis, Lain Walls, Lea Fournier, Lion Way, Marshall Mabry, Micah Noel, Milkah Sadiki-Yisrael, Nicky Taylor, Sara Francis, Sophia Hanna, Tyler Bey

MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Associate Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emika Abe Yale Management Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakton Reynolds Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Hall Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kadeja Moton Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Administration/Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley Development Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caitlin Way Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Collins Desselle Development Manager, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Gambert Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jo Lopez Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Boatright Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Audience Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Carr Content Strategist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Front of House & Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Flores Data Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danielle Hicks Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager . . . . . Rita Kompelmakher Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken McNeil Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ethan Padgett Sales & Revenue Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Pinckney Associate Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas D. Powell Group Services Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Group Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Brand Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A’riel Tinter Digital Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Usery House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgette Burton, Dana Hylton-Calabro, Alicia Quirk, Robyn E. Sutton-Fernandez, Ansley Usery, Sarah Wallis Program Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Madden

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 UT Austin Theatre for Youth Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Provenzano Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . .Hallie Angelella Education Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman, Tiffany Porter Alliance @ Work Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Resident Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leora Morris Spelman Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence

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