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F E AT U R E S Pivoting from Stage to Screen.. Terry Burrell on Alliance, Acting, and Atlanta.

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4 | betweenus I can’t decide whether I think “pivoting” should now be thought of as a sport or an art form. Actually – let me amend. Let’s make that “durational pivoting.” Whether we’re talking about costume shops who spent the months of March and April making PPE rather than couture, or scenic designers whose canvasses became the six squares of a Zoom screen, theatre artists have been spending the past nine (!) months in a state of durational pivot. Stage actors have developed their camera chops. Playwrights have learned to make space in their narratives for audience interactions. Audiences have learned to attend arts performances in their living rooms, their cars, and under tents. I think it’s heroic on all fronts. A Very Terry Christmas is a symphony of pivots. Between its inception and its premiere, it has taken the following potential forms: •A n original cabaret, performed on the Hertz Stage. •A n original cabaret, performed on the Coke Stage. •A n original cabaret, performed on the Coke Stage with a socially distanced audience. • An original cabaret, performed on the Coke Stage for no audience except a camera crew, to be streamed to a virtual audience. • An original work for the camera, performed and captured on the Coke Stage, to be streamed to a virtual audience. • A city-wide odyssey featuring an actress, her snow globe, her personal assistant and her camera crew, offering Atlanta a giant hug of a holiday gift. Yup. That last one’s where we landed. And while figuring out how to shoot a short film in 14 locations over two weeks, without displacing the reemerging patrons (and the odd rhinoceros) to be found at those locations wasn’t exactly easy, it might have been more fun than I’ve had before or since. If you want to juggle the demands of whale sharks, Varsity customers, celebrity puppets, and — yes — a rhinoceros named Mumbles, you should totally do so with Terry Burrell. I’d ask you to take my word for that, but the beauty is, you don’t have to. Have a seat somewhere comfy, fire up the old internet, and treat yourself to some unbridled, mobile, and wildly pivoting holiday cheer. And here’s to a 2021 with maybe a little less drama.

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Terry Burrell, Tyrone Jackson, Ramon Pooser, Quinton “Q” Robinson (l-r) on the Coca-Cola Stage at the Alliance Theatre.

PIVOTING FROM STAGE TO SCREEN Terry Burrell on Alliance, Acting, and Atlanta STORY BY

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hen Terry Burrell is asked how she feels about A Very Terry Christmas, the first thing she says is, “Gratitude. Tremendous, tremendous gratitude.” A seasoned Atlanta and Broadway performer, Terry was most recently seen at the Alliance online in her dual cabaret We’re Still Here with fellow Broadway and local star Courtenay Collins. She says she is particularly grateful that at a time when many performers are out of work, she gets to not only return to the stage (and screen) but also reconnect with her Alliance family. “Especially when you’re doing a show like A Christmas Carol, where you’re working ten shows in a week, you’re together a lot,” Terry shares. “One of the greatest parts of doing A Very Terry Christmas was to see the crew again and that

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they could work and that we were working on this project together. I’m working with people whom I love, and they’re working with somebody they love. I’m telling you, it was like a family reunion! It was just wonderful. They’re totally in my corner. Totally. I really trusted everybody on this project.” Leading A Very Terry Christmas may seem like a natural step for a multi-talented performer who has done multiple cabarets this year alone, but on-camera acting has not historically been her comfort zone. “I don’t do film and television, as a rule,” Terry tells us. “I do theatre. I had somehow talked myself into thinking that I couldn’t do film or television because the camera didn’t like my face. I don’t know where I came up with that.” Despite her hesitation, the support of the Alliance team helped Terry warm up to the idea. alliancetheatre.org | @alliancetheatre

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“[Line Producer] Tinashe Kajese-Bolden walked up to me one day, and she said, ‘The camera loves your face!’” she shares. “These are people who, when they say something to you, they mean it. They would never say something they didn’t mean or be disrespectful in that way. I knew [Videographer Felipe] Barral from filming Backstage and Other Stories at Synchronicity Theatre a few weeks ago, so I know how gifted he is, like everybody else, so I knew I was in good hands.” Terry has long since blazed through her initial misgivings and gone all-in with this unique show that she believes is very suited to her. “The sense of it being built around me really didn’t kick in until maybe a week later. And then I started going, ‘Wait a minute!’” Terry recalls. “[Director Susan Booth] gave me the choice of doing this onstage without an audience or going around the city, and I said, ‘Around the city! Nobody’s doing alliancetheatre.org | @alliancetheatre

12 | encore this. It’s going to be very different but we’re going to make friends.’” And make friends she did, bubbling over with excitement as she recalls visiting Atlanta’s greatest hits including the Varsity, Georgia Aquarium, Zoo

Director Susan Booth (center) speaks with crew members about how to pull a scene together.

Atlanta, the College Football Hall of Fame, and particularly SkyView Atlanta. “Have you been? GO! You have to go,” she says. “I thought that it was the kind of ride where you’re on the outside, but they are actual gondolas. They look like Cinderella’s carriage. You get in and they close

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the doors, and then you take this very slow revolve when you can literally look out at the entire city. I always think of downtown [Atlanta] as the land of Oz because when I’m approaching it; it’s just so beautiful.” For Terry, this whole experience has been like a dream. “The fact that I had this amazing opportunity to do this – who gets a film that’s written around them? I mean, come on! By the end of the day my feet were throbbing but there was this ball of sunshine in my being because I suddenly thought about what I was doing.” “If there’s any trepidation,” Terry says, “it would be because I want it to be really, really good. I want it to be everything that the Alliance wants it to be for people who are watching it. This is our gift to the city of Atlanta – and it’s an incredible city.” We can’t help but agree.

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LOCATIONS, LOCATIONS! The iconic Atlanta landmarks that set the stage for this festive cabaret. STORY BY

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been staying home and missing all the iconic spots in Atlanta like we have, A Very Terry Christmas is the perfect way to revisit your favorite locations in Atlanta without leaving the comfort of your own home. We were incredibly lucky to be able to film in all of these popular places and would love to thank everyone at each of these incredible spots who helped make this cabaret a success. alliancetheatre.org | @alliancetheatre

The Varsity Founded in 1928, this distinctive restaurant is a must-visit for out-of-towners and a staple for Atlantans. Known for its snappy ordering system (seriously, familiarize yourself with the lingo before you go in), crispy onion rings and chili hotdogs, and incredible fried pies, The Varsity is the largest drive-in fast food restaurant in the world. Zoo Atlanta Chances are youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably already been to this Atlanta staple, but did you know that it originally started when a businessman bought

Terry Burrell at the scenic Skyview Ferris Wheel.

circus animals at auction? In 1889, George V. Gress purchased the animals after the circus went bankrupt, then donated them to the city of Atlanta. They were initially housed at Grant Park, where the zoo remains. Fernbank The Fernbank Museum of Natural History began with just one woman’s dream to care for a large plot of land that she called Fernbank. She later purchased it and orchestrated plans to use it for educational purposes, making it the wonderful resource it is today! 1st Congregational Church First built in 1908, this historical landmark is the second-oldest African American Congregational Church in the United States. College Football Hall of Fame Nothing says Southern culture like college football, so this location was a must! Dentist Office The polar opposite of the dentist we all love to hate from A Little Shop of Horrors, Jerry Richman is a loyal subscriber and selfdescribed fan of the Alliance, not to mention Terry’s favorite dentist. He’s served the Atlanta community for over thirty years and we’re lucky to feature him and his office in this cabaret! National Center for Civil and Human Rights This center was founded in the early 2000s by civil rights activists – such as Evelyn Lowery, Juanita Abernathy, Andrew Young, and the late House Representative John Lewis – to honor Atlanta’s civil rights history.

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Georgia Aquarium The largest aquarium in the United States, this quintessential Atlanta icon is a must-visit for tourists. Their animal cams are the perfect way to check in on the animals while you stay at home, but if you visit be sure to check out their new “SHARKS! Predators of the Deep” exhibit.

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Terry Burrell and 1st Assistant Director lark hackshaw discussing a scene at Zoo Atlanta.

Center for Puppetry Arts If you like Sesame Street, the Jim Henson company, or anything relating to the mechanics of puppetry, this is the place for you! From displays to staged shows, the Center for Puppetry Arts is perfect for kids of all ages. Skyview Ferris Wheel More than just another Ferris wheel, this spot is just about as iconic to Atlanta as Seattle’s Space Needle or NYC’s Empire State Building. Get

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20 | encore Burrell at Zoo Atlanta, with Director Susan Booth in the background.

away from the hustle and bustle to see the city from the comfort of your very own gondola. Atlanta Botanical Garden An Atlanta staple, this garden is known for its over-the-top exhibitions and iconic holiday lights tradition. Innovative and environmentally friendly, the Garden is an oasis for greenery and visitors alike.

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Coca-Cola Stage Our personal favorite location for this cabaret (okay, we’re biased) is our very own stage, sponsored by Coca-Cola. With renovations complete in 2019, this new space — with audiences fifteen feet closer to the stage than before — feels more intimate than a 650-seat house really should. We’re proud to have Terry back onstage as the first performer since March!

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THE ALLIANCE THEATRE Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director and Mike Schleifer, Managing Director present

STARRING

TERRY BURRELL SCENIC DESIGNER

KAT CONLEY VIDEOGRAPHER

FELIPE BARRAL

COSTUME DESIGNER

APRIL ANDREW CARSWELL

LIGHTING DESIGNER

ANDRE ALLEN

MUSIC DIRECTOR

TYRONE JACKSON

SOUND DESIGNER & LEAD SOUND MIXER

CHRIS LANE

1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

lark hackshaw

DIRECTED BY

SUSAN V. BOOTH

HERTZ SERIES SPONSORED BY

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24 | programnotes CAST TERRY BURRELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herself lark hackshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Herself PHILLIP JOINER III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drummer Boy JERRY RICHMAN, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jerry SUZANNE COOPER MORRIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Background Crew Member MUMBLES THE RHINOCEROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Himself CARRIE HARRISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back-Up Singer PRISCILLA BURRELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back-Up Singer DEBYE BURRELL-CLEVELAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back-Up Singer JON LUDWIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puppeteer with “Stan” as Himself VICTOR MOULEDOUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chauffeur CHOIR CHARLES BOWMAN | LaSHAWN CHANDLER | KEVIN EDWARDS VICTOR JACKSON | MICHAEL MAHAFFEY | TERESE MENIFEE ARNETTA MONTGOMERY | JENNIFER MYLES PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE lark hackshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Assistant Stage Manager PHIL BARANSKI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Production Manager ASHLEY DICKEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Assistant VICTOR JACKSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement Consultant HAYLEE SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .COVID Coordinator TINASHE KAJESE-BOLDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line Producer DAVIORR SNIPES . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Diversity, Equity & Engagement VICTOR MOULEDOUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stagehand KIMBERLY TOWNSEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Props Artisan & Buyer BRUCE BUTKOVICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Props Artisan KATHRYN MUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Props Artisan FOR THIS PRODUCTION JOSE ACOSTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Videographer MARY TORRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wardrobe TERAE DEWITT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hair/Make-Up WILL BRUNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Boy BEN STRICKLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaffer MUSICIANS TYRONE JACKSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Music Director/Piano QUINTON “Q” ROBINSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums RAMON POOSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bass

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26 | encore TERRY BURRELL previously starred in the one-woman show Ethel, at The Alliance Theatre in 2016. BROADWAY: Three Penny Opera, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Swinging On A Star, Into The Woods, Just So Stories, Dreamgirls, Honky Tonk Nights, Eubie, Show Boat (London 1998 Original Cast). Off-BROADWAY: Almost Heaven, Lady Day, Taking A Chance On Love, And The World Goes Round. NATIONAL TOURS: Copacabana; Grand Night For Singing; Bubbling Brown Sugar; Showboat, Eubie. REGIONAL: Ethel; Ever After; Angry, Raucous And Shamelessly Gorgeous; Hospice/ Pointing At The Moon; Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill; Candide; Cinderella And Fella; Crowns; Man Of La Mancha; Up From Paradise; Sophisticated Ladies; Ain’t Misbehavin’; A Christmas Carol; Oklahoma!; The Women Of Brewster Place; Thunder Knocking At The Door; Cinderella; Smokey Joe’s Café; Time And Again; Jar The Floor; Brownie Points; Mahalia, Boys From Syracuse; Sheila’s Day; Da Kink In My Hair, The Roommate. Concerts: Duke Ellington Orchestra Venice, Oslo Norway Jazz Festival, Portland Oregon Jazz Festival. 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

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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.

lark hackshaw (Assistant Director/ Stage Manager) Most recently lark was the Production Stage Manager for Broadway’s A Soldier’s Play starring Blair Underwood and David Alan Grier. Directed by Kenny Leon, it received seven Tony nominations. lark has been at the Alliance for 30 years and has worked at many regional theatres: Dallas Theater Center, Indiana Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Arena Stage, Trinity Rep, and San Jose Rep to name a few. Her favorite shows include Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous; Knead; Ethel; Holler If Ya Hear Me; Stick Fly; Anne & Emmett; and Black Nativity. For the last few years, lark has been working in indie films, learning that craft. She loves both worlds. KAT CONLEY (Scenic Designer) is ecstatic to return to the Alliance. She has designed more than 30 Alliance productions, including

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Courtenay’s Cabaret, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Wizard of OZ. Kat has designed scenery for Arena Stage, Orlando Shakespeare, the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Actor’s Express, The Atlanta Ballet, The Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre, Theatre in the Square, and Aurora Theatre. She continues to be the Charge Scenic Artist for the Alliance Theatre. Whether dramatically challenging, visionary, or escapist, all theater and art is important; thank you for supporting it in our community. APRIL ANDREW CARSWELL (Costume Designer) is a freelance costume designer and the Assistant Costume Shop Manager at the Alliance Theatre. She received her MFA in Costume Design/Technology from the University of South Carolina before joining the Alliance staff in 2014. She enjoys freelance costume production and design work around Atlanta with recent local design credits including Naked Mole Rat: The Rock Experience, Slur, Knead, Courtenay’s Cabaret (The Alliance Theatre); Bye Bye Birdie, Macbeth, Disaster: The Musical!, The Diary of Anne Frank, TRAP (The Walker School); An Octoroon, Head Over Heels, Downstairs (Actor’s Express); Much Ado About Nothing, The Servant of Two Masters (Oglethorpe University); Gimme Please!, Hey Willy, See The Pyramids (Alliance Theatre for the Very Young); Bring it On: The Musical (Kennesaw State University). Upcoming projects include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (The Walker School) and Lizzie (Actor’s Express). Happy Holidays to everyone! ANDRÉ C. ALLEN (Lighting Design) was born and raised in Queens, New York. He moved to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College in 1989. There he discovered the art of storytelling

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with light. He founded BlackLight Productions Inc. in 1990. He has designed for many artists and organizations including productions for the Freddie Hendricks’ Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Actor’s Express, India.Arie, and Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company. André has served as Production Manager with the Rialto Center for the Arts and Operations Manager with the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. He is proud of his career that has brought his brand of design to various facilities and arenas nationwide especially his work as lighting director for the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. After a career that has spanned 30 years and thousands of events, André continues to share his gift. In 2017, he joined the faculty at the Spelman College Department of Theater and Performance to teach lighting design to the next generation of designers. BlackLightProductions.com Gen. 1:3 CHRIS LANE (Sound Designer, Lead Sound Mixer) is a Music Producer, Songwriter, DJ, Sound Designer and Audio Engineer for various productions across the nation. Some of his design work and original compositions include Ghost at Alliance Theatre, Four Women and Skeleton Crew at True Color’s Theatre Company, Pipeline and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at Horizon Theatre, An Octoroon and The Brother’s Size at Actor’s Express, The 39 Steps and A Christmas Carol at Theatre Buford, Hands of Color at Synchronicity Theatre (GA), Skeleton Crew at Westport Country Playhouse (CT), Too Heavy for Your Pocket at George Street Playhouse (NJ), Four Little Girls and Ruby at Alabama Shakespeare Festival (AL), The Royale and The Children at The Kitchen Theatre Company

28 | encore (NY), Detroit ’67 at Virginia Stage Company (VA), and Incendiary at The Kennedy Center (DC) to name a few. He is also a proud Teaching Artist with Alliance Theatre, CoFounder at Run Arts LLC, and professional graphic designer with a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. He is a co-founder and current president at Multiband Studios. Check out the amazing production team at www.multibandstudios.com FELIPE BARRAL (Videographer) is a multimedia storyteller who expresses himself in many ways — through his films, videos and audiovisual works, his music, his art and his writing. He is also a journalist with a Masters degree in Philosophy. Felipe is an Emmy award-winning producer. He is the Founder and CEO of his own production company, IGNI Productions, specialized on cinematic content for the arts; as well as the Founder and CEO of BELLA, a company that feeds the screens with beautiful cinematic videos produced to reduce stress and improve well-being. As a multimedia storyteller, Felipe specializes in creative, engaging and promotional content for the arts. His cinematography and editorial point of view is always outstanding. He has been helping different organizations, institutions and individuals, creating cinematic content that guarantees engagement in a memorable way through relatable stories and a constant pursue of beauty. Felipe is also an independent filmmaker, producer, director, photographer, musician, artist and writer. He has released seven short films, short and long format documentaries, three books of poetry, and has composed original scores for silent films and documentaries. For 20 years, Felipe produced outstanding high quality storytelling at CNN as well. Felipe

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has taught his “Creative Production Philosophy & Style” to producers, reporters and colleagues at CNN, and he also taught it to children in an international school in Atlanta, which led him to be recognized with Time Warner’s Richard D. Parsons Community Impact Award in 2014. TYRONE JACKSON (Music Director/ Piano) is the quintessential jazz piano player. His boundless creativity coupled with harmonic mastery, utilizes the piano as a blank canvas. Jackson is nationally recognized and has traveled the world as a solo artist and sideman. Born in the New Orleans cradle of jazz, Jackson embodies the spirit of the Crescent City. As a composer, Jackson has composed original music for Pulitizer Prize-winning author Natasha Tretheway’s book of poems Native Guard turned theatrical play; Pearl Cleage’s play, Tell Me My Dream; Ethel by Terry Burrell; and Nick’s Flamingo Grill. Jackson has recorded 4 Albums — Dedicated, Another Voyage, Melody In Nede, and From The Mind Of. Additionally, Jackson’s work in Native Guard was premiered in Los Angeles, CA at the famous Sage Hills Academy from January 9-15, 2017. Currently, Jackson is a professor at Kennesaw State University where he is Lecturer of Jazz Piano and teaches a myriad of classes including Aural Skills III & IV, Jazz Improvisation I, II & III, Jazz Combo, Jazz Theory, Applied Jazz Piano, Group Jazz Piano and History of the Blues. 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

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venues. He is proud to have started the Alliance’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and to serve on the League of Resident Theatre’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. Previously, he spent 13 years at Baltimore’s Center Stage, working as Associate Producer, Production Manager and Resident Stage Manager. While in Baltimore, he spent seven years as an adjunct faculty member at Towson University and guest lectured all over the East Coast. Schleifer began his career as a Stage Manager and has dozens of stage-management credits in New York and regionally. He is married to theater director and educator Laura Hackman and is the proud father of two boys, Jack and Ben. MUSIC CREDITS THERE’S ALWAYS TOMORROW by Johnny Marks. Courtesy of St. Nicholas Music Inc. • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon & Buck Ram. Gannon & Kent Music (ASCAP) Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. • I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS written by John Rox. Used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Company, a Division of MPL Music

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Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) • ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH by Donald Gardner WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) • GOD BLESS THE CHILD Written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. Published by Edward B. Marks Music Company (BMI). All rights administered by Round Hill Carlin, LLC • YOU’RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH by Theodor S. Geisel, Albert Hague. Used by permission of EMI Robbins Catalog INC (ASCAP); Dr. Seuss Enterprises (ASCAP). • TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA By Edward Jr. Holland, Norman Whitfield. Used by permission of Stone Agate Music (BMI). • LITTLE DRUMMER BOY by Katherine K Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone. Used by permission of EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP). • CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE by Jimmy Buffet. Published by Coral Reefer Music. • HALL OF FAME by Will Adams, James Barry, Daniel John O’Donoghue, Mark Anthony Sheehan.

30 | 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 + $500,000+

King & Spalding Charles Loridans Foundation The Zeist Foundation

The SKK Foundation

$25,000+

$250,000+

AEC Trust Alston & Bird Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia-Pacific Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Imlay Foundation Macy’s Moxie National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust The Princess Grace Foundation, USA Publix Super Markets Charities The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations

The Coca-Cola Company

Anonymous The Goizueta Foundation 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 Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Kendeda Fund PNC Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust WarnerMedia The David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund

$50,000+ R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Edgerton Foundation Georgia Natural Gas Invesco Ltd. Kaiser Permanente

$10,000+ Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Aon Cancer Treatment Centers of America Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network

CNP Eversheds Sutherland George M. Brown Trust of Atlanta Georgia Council for the Arts John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day The Abraham J & Phyllis Katz Foundation Kile’s Beautiful Mind Foundation MAP Fund The Johnny Mercer Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta South Arts Worldpay US, Inc.

$5,000+ Anonymous Do a Good Day Foundation Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Emory Brain Health Center John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust Theatre Forward United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

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 alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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Hertz Series Sponsor

WarnerMedia is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Series. WarnerMedia is a powerful portfolio of iconic entertainment, news, and sports brands. We bring people, technology, and the world’s best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. At WarnerMedia we believe in authentic, meaningful connection—to each other, to culture, and to our consumer. That’s why we empower fearless storytellers who bring our world into focus—and create cultural touchstones with the power to draw us together. We believe creative talent and partners deserve freedom, support, and more opportunities for lasting cultural impact. For all of these reasons and more, we are proud to support artistic and cultural institutions like The Woodruff Arts Center who, like us, believe the enduring power of stories can open our eyes to the world, to each other, and to new and different perspectives.

Official Research Partner

Official Hotel

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.

32 | annualfund Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $7 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 your 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 from June 1, 2019 – October 1, 2020.

PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $500,000+ The SKK Foundation Spotlight $50,000+ Carter David & Carolyn Gould Starr Moore & James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ Anne & Mark Kaiser Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Sally G. Tomlinson*/Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Chairman’s Circle $25,000+ Antinori Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Katie & Reade Fahs Ellen & Howard Feinsand Georgia Power Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin

Leadership Circle $15,000+

Director’s Circle $10,000+

Farideh and Ali Azadi Foundation, Inc. Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Cancer Treatment Centers of America Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan LeighAnn & Chad Costley Ms. Alison Danaceau & Mr. Tim McKinley Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss Seth & Lisa Greenberg Patrick J. Gunning Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester John C. Keller Jane & J. Hicks Lanier Barry C. McCarthy Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Anne Meisner Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Sean Reardon Matt Richburg Linda & Steve Selig Dean DuBose & Bronson Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Nossi Taheri & Hope Vaziri

The Balloun Family Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Ms. Brittany Boals Moeller & Mr. David Moeller Laura Brightwell Martha & Toby Brooks Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Miles & Nicole Cook Diane Durgin The Frances & Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc Bill & Angel Freitag Kim & Ted Greene Mr. Kevin Greiner & Mrs. Robyn S. Roberts The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc. Doug & Lila Hertz David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Mr. Charles R. Kowal Ms. Jessie Davis Allison & Shane O’Kelly Palmer Lee Foundation Jamal & Tiffany Powell Ms. Mital Shah Mark & Linda Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Karen & John Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright In honor of Carol Jones Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Benny & Roxanne Varzi Waffle House Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner

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BENEFACTORS $5,000+ James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Lisa & Joe Bankoff Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Judge JoAnn Bowens Frank & Jenn Buonanotte Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Ann & Jim Curry Linda & Gene Davidson Eve Joy Eckardt The Elster Foundation Heidi & David Geller Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Mrs. Erika James Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret Boland & Andrea Lea Jones Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Lubo Fund Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. June M. Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Helen Smith Price Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye SampsonRussell Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor William & Nancy Yang $2,500+ Anonymous Miles Alexander John & Lynn Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Ariana L. Hargrave

Brian & Jennifer Boutte Ginny & Charles Brewer Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Candace Carson Rita & Ralph Connell Mr. & Mrs. Erik Curns Marcia & John Donnell Ms. Nathalie Fleury Dr. Karen A. Foster Andrea & Jerry Freeman Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. David F. Golden Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Dr. Wendy Heckelman Henry & Etta Raye Hirsch Heritage Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Jason & Laurie Jeffay Sheri & Steve Labovitz Kristie L. Madara Raymond & Penelope McPhee Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Vicki & Steve Morris Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Steve & Tonya Paro Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Peter & Alice Rogers Mr. Ronald B. Russell & Mr. Tommy Sweat Jane & Rein Saral Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Susan & Alan Stiefel Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton Stan & Velma Tilley Kathy & Ron Tomajko Zaban Foundation, Inc. John & Kathy Zamer

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$1,500+ Anonymous Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Diane & Kent Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Mrs. Juanita Baranco Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Frank & Mary Anne Chew Melodie H. Clayton Susan & Ed Croft Brad & Sally Currey Ralph & Ree Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Jason Evans Tina & Tim Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Frazier & Deeter LLC Azita & Oscar Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Bill Garrigan Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Goodman Warren M. Gump Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel David Turner Robert & Michelle Leven Ms. Margaret Petersen Dori & Jack Miller Dedi & Julian Mohr Clair & Thomas Muller Dennis & Debra Murphy Lynn & Galen Oelkers Timothy Overmyer John & Helen Parker Pete Patel Mr. & Mrs. Armond R. Perkins Bill & Tonya Powers Julia & Zack Prescott Mr. Jeffrey Raupp Dr. Denise Raynor Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. Jim Schroder & Ms. Morli Desai James Shevlin Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Matt Sitler Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Harry Strothers

34 | annualfund $1,500+ continued Ms. Avril Vignos The Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Kelly Walls Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss Adrienne Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young PATRONS $1,000+ Anonymous Dawn & Michael Adamson Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Sara & Alex Brown Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Mr. W. Imara Canady Andrew Childers Chubb Charitable Foundation Lillian Giornelli Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kelly Andjela & Michael Kessler Suzanne & Thad King Mr. & Mrs. Loren Koch Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Chris & Brittany Moses Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Northern Trust Company Scott Pearson Scott, Dallas & Mia Pioli Ms. Kristin L. Ray Do Not List Helen M. Regenstein Dr. David Scott Tony Spurlin Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Tom & Raeann Tighe Kim Boldthen & Carolyn Wheeler $500+ Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes William Baas Mr. George T. Baker Mr. & Mrs. John Bauer Jay Bernath

Bonfire Funds, Inc. Rebecca Carfagna Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll Ms. Jacquel Kelly Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Rosalie & Max Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart B.J. Erb, M.D. & Bruce I. Crabtree III Gray & Marge Crouse Richard & Linda Davis Mr. Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Desmond Drummer Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge John & Cam Fenton Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Ellen Fitzsimmons Latanya Flynn Homer S. French Amanda & James Gaddy Jill Gapper Mrs. Nancy S. Geller Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Dr. & Mrs. Philip Graitcer Bryant Gresham Louise S. Gunn Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Wynette Hammons Ms. Cathy D. Hampton Joanna Hanes-Lahr Mr. Lucas Hathaway Sarah Hawbecker & William Fuller Daniel Henning Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Dr. Hugh Hudson Jr. Cheryl & Ernie Johnson Jason Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalista Mr. & Mrs. Doug Kallman Elena Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Jim & Ellen Landers Katie Lefebvre Al Lurey Jo Ann Mahar

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Jennifer Manning Burrelle Meeks Hala & Steve Moddelmog JDI Fund Mr. Denis Ng Mr. Mark A. Pallansch Mr. Thomas A. Peterman & Ms. Jeanne Bertolli Marc & Jean Pickard Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Mr. & Mrs. James Raasch Carol Riggs Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Roof Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Rothberg Mr. Howard Rowe Garey C. Rozier Daniel Schreiber Barbara Schreiber Robert & Judith Simmermon David & Virginia Sjoquist Mr. Frank Ski & Dr. Patrice Basanta-Henry Brenda J. Smith Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith Sherman & Lesa Smith Ms. Martha Solano Atlanta Workshop Players Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Mrs. Jill Strickland Terri Tingle & John Heppner John & Bunny Underwood Ms. Andrea Volk Caitlin Way The Westminster Schools Ms. Amy Winokur Professor & Mrs. Paul Root Wolpe Sherry & Donn Wright $250+ Anonymous Alfred G. & Sarah H. Adams Grace K. Akan Mr. & Mrs. Julius Alembik Ms. Beth Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Dewitt C. Alfred III Mr. Larry A. Auerbach & Mrs. Janet Bernstein Ahmed Awad Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Bailey

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Dr. Gordon Baker Mr. & Mrs. Jim N. Barnhart Ms. Mary Bergh Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bernardino Mr. Tom Blakely Rob & Suzanne Boas Ms. Janet Bode Bonny Breuer Brent Bridges Gene & Betsy Brody Kristine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bumblauskas Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bunker Mr. & Mrs. Rod D. Bunn Mr. Brandon Bush Joseph Cantwell Ms. Sarah K. Chester & Mr. Jeff Chester Barbara R. Christjohn Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cintorino Ms. Mishelle Cirillo & Ms. Bryan Suttles Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Kenneth Collins Colonna Family Mr. & Mrs. Ben T. Counter Ms. Tanya Counter Larry Cox Janet Cragan Celeste Davis Mr. Michael Dawkins Jeanne S. Pudenz Thea Delage Ms. Leslie A. Dent Dr. Richard C. Dicker Michael Douglas Enid & Jerry Draluck Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Dreger Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard R. Epley Mr. Sean Erwin Ms. Helen H. Evans & Mr. Eric Sorscher Mr. & Mrs. James H. Farmer Stacy L. Reckeweg Judy & Stan Fineman Brenda Fleming Louise B. Franklin Shan Franklin

Dr. Marla Franks Steve & Peggy Freedman William P. & H. Edel* Freitag Mr. & Mrs. Curt Friedberg Thomas & Donna Fullilove Betty F. Furst Ms. Julianne Gambert Kristin Garbarino Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ms. Laurie A. Gilmore Mrs. P. Joyce Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gollmar Katie Goodman Ms. Lottie B. Goodwin John & Susan Gornall Mary C. Gramling April A. Grant Mr. Robert Greenberg Katie Greene Sherry & Isaac Habif Lynne & Jack Halpern Ms. Joy Hambrick Mr. Alfred Hanner Amy Hannula Ms. Dorothy Harris Ronald L. Harris & Jacqueline Pownall Alan & Camille Harvey Joseph R. Hawkins John A. Heagy Heidi Hill & Matt Crenshaw Harris & Sharon Hobby Mitchell & Pam Hughes Betty Jeter Dr. & Mrs. Weedy Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David Johnson Mr. Barnabas Kane Chris & Gail Kearney Lucy Kinnaird Mr. & Mrs. Lee A. Kolber Mr. & Mrs. Steve Koonin Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kreisman Carol & Paul Kurtz Megan Kurzius Mr. & Mrs. Dave Lambert Frederick Landau Mr. & Mrs. Brent W. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Tim Langlois Patricia Lassiter Michael Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure S. Jarvin Levison Parker Lincoln

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M.C. Lindsay Michael Lipsitt Richard Long & Sheri Easton-Long Gary C. & Carolyn A. Lovett Eunice A. Luke Sharon Luke Nicole Lunsford & Jackie Brown Mrs. Casey B. Lybbert Sarah Macknik Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Jennifer Mathews Kim Matthews Mr. Atiba S. Mbiwan & Ms. Tiffany S. Friesen Larry & Barbara McArdle Sharon McCreery Susan McDaniel Anne McSorley Geoffrey & Betsy Meacham Mr. & Mrs. Gene W. Milner Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Dick Mitchell Jane Morgan Gayle & Peyton Morgan Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Murray In Honor of Don Musholt Ms. Renee Najour-Payne Takuya Ninomiya Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Novack Jisha Obukwelu Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hanlon Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Christine Oresky Leonard Pallats Steve M. Peck Sophia Brothers Peterman Lori & Jonathan Peterson Jeffrey Pettiway Patricia Pines Adrianne Poulard Mr. & Mrs. William H. Powell Kathleen Presswala Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Pursley Mr. & Mrs. Cap Putt Debra & Scott Pyron Dr. Cecil Reeves & Mr. Alonzo Daniel, Jr. Mrs. Melissa Rhine Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Rikard Miss Lillie M. Robbins

36 | encore $250+ continued Gloria J. Rodgers Natalie Rogers Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schroder Nancy Schroeder Ms. Donna Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Shackelford Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Amy Sharma Ms. Anne Shlay Bob & Jeanne Shulman Elizabeth Silbert Jacquelyn Sinclair Fred B. Smith Morrie & Mimi Spang Barry Spurlock Mr. & Mrs. Steve J. Stern Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss

Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Stringer Faye Tate Mr. & Mrs. Micky Tate Beverly D. Thomas Charles Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Robert Todd Ms. Rosanne Tricoles & Mr. Glenn Colville Susan Turner Willie & Joyce Vasser Christin Viola Mr. Richard A. Walker Simmie Walker Mr. William D. Walker Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins Tom & Vicki Warner Washington Dental Care Amanda Watkins Deb Watts

Wednesday Morning Club Gail Crowder Brooke & Winston Weinmann Mr. & Mrs. D. K. Wheeler Ms. Genevieve Whitaker George & Judith Wieder Mr. & Mrs. Richard Williams Kevin & Jennifer Wauson Kiki Wilson Mr. Bruce Wilson Barry Etra & Janice Wolf Mr. Ron Wolfe Ms. Andria Yildirim Mr. & Mrs. David Young Feroze Yusufji Dr. & Mrs. Howard Zaleznak Michelle Zinney

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38 | monthlysustainersociety 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. Join today: www.alliancetheatre.org/sustainer Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Alexander Thomas Anders Mr. E. Scott Arnold Gaytra D. Arnold William Baas Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Tyrone Baker Ms. Shana Basnight Connor Bell James Benard Ms. Aparna Bhattacharyya & Mr. Paul Nilsson Ms. Betty Blondeau-Russell Doyin Boatin Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Jeff Burnham Mr. Brandon Bush Henry Cabaniss Mrs. Carol Calhoun Mr. W. Imara Canady Joseph Cantwell Madrid Carlson Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll David Cashman Ms. Jacquel Kelly Ms. Sarah K. Chester & Mr. Jeff Chester Ms. Mishelle Cirillo & Ms. Bryan Suttles Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cohen Ouida Collins Colonna Family Janeen Cook Elizabeth Corrie Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart Mr. & Mr. Christopher Cox Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. & Mrs. Sean Drinan Desmond Drummer Christina Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Dunphy Angel Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Luke Evans Whitney Fahner

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Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldstein Judy & Stan Fineman Eric & Leah Fisher Ms. Marijane Fix Brenda Fleming Latanya Flynn Ms. Ellen H. Fox Mr. Henry Frazier Dr. Anthony Giovannitti & Dr. Kimberly Pelletier Katie Goodman Bryant Gresham Shauna Grovell Melissa Gwinn Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Everett Hall Ms. Joy Hambrick Wynette Hammons Joanna Hanes-Lahr Penn Hansa Lindsey E. Hardegree Ms. Linda L. Hare Warren Harper Nancy A. Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Luke Howard Jim Johnson John Johnson & Shannon LaCava Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Johnson Karen Jones Kelley J. Jordan-Monne Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalista Mr. Barnabas Kane Ruth Kanfer Rebecca Keel Amy & Jeremy King Mr. William H. Kirk Ms. Lisa B. Knopes Tamara Kullback Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Martha LaTour & Mrs. Barbara J. McArdle Dr. Kim Lee Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Edwina Lee Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure Ms. Jeannine Lewis Ms. Joyce R. Lewis Karen Lightfoot

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Ms. Barbara Lincoln & Mr. Gary Rosenshein Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mrs. Marsha Londe Judith Lyon & Ron Bloom Jo Ann Mahar Ms. Alison Main Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Jordan McDonald Ms. Megan McKnight Heather & Jim Michael Angela & Fred Mitchell Jeanette Morgan Vicki & Steve Morris Rona Morris-Hester Barbara Naylor Mary Neal Terry Neily Amos Nicks Martin G. Nixon Christine Oresky Ms. Ronita Pace Steve & Tonya Paro Nidhip Patel Steve M. Peck Kim Perdue Chris J. Peterson Lori & Jonathan Peterson Ms. Kendrick Phillips Marc & Jean Pickard Sharon Porter Jacqueline Powe Julia & Zack Prescott Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Brenda Pruitt Colleen K. Quigley Mrs. Melissa Rhine Jackie Robey Mr. Corwin Robison Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. Howard Rowe Dale Royal Garey C. Rozier Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Mr. & Mrs. Carl Scherer Daniel Schreiber Barbara Schreiber Mr. Jim Schroder & Ms. Morli Desai Ms. Donna Schwartz Olha Seredyuk Mr. & Mrs. E. Alan Simmons Mrs. Lisa Simon Shunta Sims Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones

Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith Sherman & Lisa Smith Will Smith Atlanta Workshop Players Laura Stordy Mrs. Jill Strickland Charles Thompson Ms. Skye Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Ms. Victoria Tuck Ms. Anne Velez Ms. Andrea Volk Mr. Richard A. Walker Tom & Vicki Warner Ben Warshaw Caitlin Way Greg & Teresa Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. David D. Whitley George & Judith Wieder Catherine Williams Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon A. Williams Jennifer A. Williford Barry Etra & Janice Wolf Chandra C. Wright Gretchen Wright Qi Yang Feroze Yusufji Michelle Zinney Karla Zisook

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40 | legacysociety&matchinggifts 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 Armond & Sharon Perkins 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 Many companies offer a matching gifts program for employees and retirees. You can double, or even triple, your gift at no additional cost to you simply by asking your employer! Think of how much further your donation can go. We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. To find out more about matching gifts, contact Jamie Clements (jamie.clements@alliancetheatre.org). AIG Corporation American Express Aon Risk Solutions The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Bryan Cave-Powell Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Charitable Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax Inc.

Foundation GE Energy Georgia Power Goldstein Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Lynch Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation McMaster-Carr Supply Microsoft Corporation

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Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Salesforce.com, Inc. Sprint SunTrust Foundation Thrivent Financial for Lutherns Verizon Corporation Wells Fargo Yahoo!

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OFFICERS Chair Lila Hertz Vice Chair Jocelyn Hunter Immediate Past Chairs Anne Kaiser and Hala Moddelmog Secretary E. Kendrick Smith Treasurer LeighAnn Costley LIFETIME DIRECTORS Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Smith Price Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Ben White DIRECTORS Kristin R. Adams James Anderson* Alba C. Baylin Kenny Blank Brittany Boals Moeller Terri Bonoff* Matthew Bower Laura Brightwell Jeffrey S. Cashdan Susan Catalfano Steve Chaddick Miles Cook Leigh Ann Costley* Joe Crowley Alison Danaceau Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Richard Goerss* Kim Greene Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter*

Anne Kaiser* John Keller Andjela Kessler^ Lauren Kiefer* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Carrie Kurlander Jean Ann McCarthy Alan McKeon* Alan McKnight Anne Meisner Dori Miller Hala Moddelmog ^* Phil Moïse* Maureen Morrison Shareka Nelson Allison O’Kelly Victoria Palefsky* Paul Pendergrass Scott Pioli Jamal Powell Asif Ramji Danielle Reardon Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Matthew Richburg Robyn Roberts Maurice Rosenbaum* Steve Selig Mital Shah Mark Silberman Bill Sleeper H. Bronson Smith 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* Andrew Agan Chris Ahrenkiel Kim Aiy 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 Kimberley J. Hale Elizabeth Hall Laura Hardman Wendy Heckelman Jason Hoch Jim Issa Karl Jennings Joyce Gist Lewis Gloria Kantor Debby Kelly Robin Kendric Triplett Helen Kim Ho Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Quinn Leoni Andra London Indira Londono Jaime McQuilkin Jenna Measroch Nishant Mehta Phil H. Moïse Victoria Necessary Deborah Neese Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye Hetal Patel Shirley Powell Will Power Nancy C. Prager Shannon Price Kristin Ray Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Ryan Roemerman Fred Roselli

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Amanda Shailendra Dan Moss Silverboard Christie Sithiphone Nicola Smith Charles Stephens Jenny Streeter Mark E. Swinton Yvette Thomas-Henry Velma C. Tilley Kathy Gillespie Tomajko Ronald J. Tomajko Hilda Tompkins Roxanne Varzi Juanita Velez Diletha E. Waldon Ben Warshaw Arlene Warshaw Gould * Executive 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

42 | encore ABOUT THE ALLIANCE THEATRE Now in its 52nd 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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From Broadway icon Terry Burrell (Ethel; Ever After; Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous) comes a holiday celebration of all the things that give us joy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even in the most chaotic of times. Terry will take us on a tour of her favorite Atlanta destinations while sharing her personal holiday stories and songs in this pre-recorded streaming production. Give yourself the gift of laughter, light, and love by spending a very Terry evening.

GET SOCIAL Connect with us and other audience members on your Alliance experience. Share your comments and photos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with hashtags #VeryTerryChristmas and #AllianceTheatre. Plus, search your social media platforms with those hashtags for fun, behind-the-scenes photos from our cast, crew and creative team. alliancetheatre.org alliancetheatre alliancetheatre alliancetheatre

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 fundraising 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.

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

$1MILLION+

$500,000+

$300,000+

A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Farideh and Al Azadi Foundation Invesco QQQ King & Spalding, Partners & Employees Molly Blank Fund

Bank of America Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation Sarah and Jim Kennedy The SKK Foundation The John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Foundation

$400,000+ SunTrust Teammates SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust

UPS

WarnerMedia and AT&T

$250,000+ The Estate of Catherine Warren Dukehart Cousins Foundation Estate of Burton M. Gold Mr. and Mrs. James S. Grien The Estate of Dr. John W. Gamwell The Pussycat Foundation, Inc. PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 31, 2020 | 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+

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees EY, Partners & Employees PNC The Shubert Foundation

1180 Peachtree American Academy of Arts and Letters The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Atlantic Station The Estate of Mr. Hugh W. Burke CIBC City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Knobloch Family Foundation Legendary events The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Morris Manning & Martin LLP National Endowment for the Arts Northside Hospital Patty and Doug Reid The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Thalia And Michael C. Carlos Advised Fund Rod Westmoreland WestRock Company wish Foundation

$150,000+ Alston & Bird Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Antinori Foundation / Ron and Susan Antinori The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund The Goizueta Foundation The Halle Foundation High Museum of Art Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees Louise S. Sams and Jerome Grilhot Carol and Ramon Tomé Family Fund The Estate of Ms. Mary F. Trembath Wells Fargo The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased

THE PATRON CIRCLE

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

Contributions Made: June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased $75,000+ Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP Cadence Bank Crawford & Company Mr. and Mrs.* Bradley Currey, Jr. Edgerton Foundation The Estate of Dr. Geoffrey G. Eichholz Fulton County Board of Commissioners The Imlay Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation Victoria and Howard Palefsky Schwab Charitable Fund The Estate of Hubert H.Whitlow, Jr. $50,000+ The Allstate Foundation Sandra and Dan Baldwin Bank of America Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Lucinda W. Bunnen Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Ann and Jeff Cramer Eversheds Sutherland Genuine Parts Company Goldman Sachs The Graves Foundation Bonnie and Jay Harris Allison and Ben Hill The Howell Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. Jane and Clayton Jackson JLL Ann A. and Ben F. Johnson, III Lucy R.* and Gary Lee, Jr. The MAGNUM Companies Joe Massey The Naserian Foundation Novelis, Inc. The Primerica Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Regions Bank Margaret and Terry Stent Veritiv Mr.* and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Ann Marie and John B. White, Jr.

$25,000+ A Friend of the Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ABM AEC Trust Aarati and Peter Alexander American Media Products, Inc. The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Yum and Ross Arnold Arrow Exterminators Spring and Tom Asher Assurant The Balloun Family Lisa and Joe Bankoff Ed Bastian BlackRock Nancy and Kenny Blank Bloomberg Philanthropies BNY Mellon Wealth Management Brenau UniversityGainesville Campus Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Brill Janine Brown and Alex J. Simmons, Jr. Brunner Benjamin Q. Brunt Lucinda W. Bunnen Mr. and Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Wright and Alison Caughman CBH International, Inc. Barbara and Steve Chaddick Chubb Aimee and Tom Chubb CJI Group Ltd. Cooper Carry Cousins Properties Russell Currey and Amy Durrell Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Cari Dawson and John Sparrow Marcia and John Donnell Mrs. Sarah A. EbyEbersole and Mr. W. Daniel Ebersole Ms. Angela L. Evans Katie and Reade Fahs Ellen and Howard Feinsand Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Jennifer and Marty Flanagan Peggy Foreman Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

Betty Sands Fuller Geographics, Inc. George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Georgia Council for the Arts GMT Capital Corporation Google Carolyn and David Gould Jeannette Guarner, MD and Carlos Del Rio, MD Mr. Mark Hanson and Mr. Burch Arvin Nancy and Charles Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Hehir Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation Holder Construction Company The Howell Fund, Inc. Karen and Jeb Hughes Infor Global Solutions Inspire Brands Foundation The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation Mr. Baxter P. Jones and Dr. Jiong Yan Anne and Mark Kaiser The Katherine John Murphy Foundation Joel Knox and Joan Marmo James H. Landon Renee and Alan D. Levow Livingston Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Majestic Realty Larry and Lisa Mark Massey Charitable Trust MaxMedia Margot and Danny McCaul Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Merrill Lynch Judy Zaban Miller and Lester Miller Mrs. Nancy Montgomery Starr Moore & James Starr Memorial Foundation, Inc. Moxie Mrs. Cecile Stockhausen Ms. Caroline Gottschalk Mueller Water Products, Inc. NCR Foundation Terence L. and Jeanne P. Neal Nelson Mullins

Northern Trust Lynn and Galen Oelkers Oxford Industries Beth and David Park Martha M. Pentecost Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Mr. Mark Preisinger PrimeRevenue Inc. Printpack The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Margaret and Bob Reiser The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rodbell The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Mary and Jim Rubright Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation SCANA Energy Mr. and Mrs. David Scheible Rachel and Bill Schultz Joyce and Henry Schwob The Selig Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ross Singletary II Skanska The Slumgullion Charitable Fund Smith & Howard, PC Mr. and Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Southwire Company Steinberg Charitable Trust TalentQuest Judith and Mark K. Taylor Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor and Ms. Triska Drake Lisa Cannon Taylor and Chuck Taylor Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Sally G. Tomlinson* Troutman Pepper United Distributors, Inc. Susie and Patrick Viguerie Vine Vault Kathy N. Waller Susan and Tom* Wardell Mr. and Mrs. Chris Webber Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Sue and John Wieland Elizabeth and Chris Willett

$25,000+ (CONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D) Mrs. Sue S. Williams Suzanne B. Wilner Drs. Kevin and Kalinda Woods Ellen and John Yates Mary* and Bob Yellowlees Amy and Todd Zeldin $15,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A Friend of the High Museum of Art A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (2) AAA Parking Kristie and Charles Abney Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ackerman Keith Adams and Kerry Heyward Madeline and Howell E. Adams, Jr. Robin Aiken and Bill Bolen Mr. and Mrs. John M. Allan Mary Allen Aadu and Kristi Allpere ALPLA Jeff and Leanne Anderson Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation; Delta Life Insurance; Gray Television Barbara and Ron Balser Juanita and Gregory Baranco Angele and John Barrow Laura and Stan Blackburn The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Mr. Arthur M. Blank Mrs. Stephanie Blomeyer Rita and Herschel Bloom Mr. David Boatwright Mr. and Mrs. Watt Boone Susan V. Booth and Max Leventhal The Boston Consulting Group Lisa and Jim Boswell The Breman Foundation, Inc. Ginny & Charles Brewer Martha & Toby Brooks Brown & Brown Insurance, Inc. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Dean Bunce Ms. Mary Cahill and Mr. Rory Murphy Dr. Mary S. Campbell Cancer Treatment Centers of America Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Cashdan CBRE Mr. James Cox Chambers Ms. Suzanne Christensen Bert and Cathy Clark

Colliers International Covenant Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cook Dr. John W. Cooledge Carolynn Cooper and Pratap Mukharji Melinda and Brian Corbett Ann and Tom Cousins Ms. Marge A. Crittenden Charlene Crusoe-Ingram and Earnest Ingram Rebecca and Chris Cummiskey Ms. Alison Danaceau Mr. Dave Dase and Ms. Jackie Flake Cheryl Davis and Kurt Kuehn Mr. and Ms. Jay M. Davis Heather and Phil Deguire Ms. Sloane Drake Diane Durgin Mr. Richard H. Delay and Dr. Francine D. Dykes Eleanor and Charles Edmondson Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers and Mr. David Lile Fifth Third Bank Fleetcor Sally and Carl Gable Anne and Dick Game Doris and Matthew Geller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodsell Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Nancy and Holcombe Green Seth & Lisa Greenberg Nena C. Griffith Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Joe Hamilton Mr. Rod Hildebrant and Mr. Matthew Meehan Hilton Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Hohlstein Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Holland HSBC Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt IBM Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Phil and Jenny Jacobs Liza and Brad Jancik Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen Lou Brown Jewell Bob Jimenez Johnny Mercer Foundation Katie and West Johnson Ingrid Saunders Jones JP Morgan Private Bank John C. Keller Mr. James F. Kelley and Ms. Anne H. Morgan Philip I. Kent Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kiefer

Kimberly-Clark Ms. Kim Peter Kovac Mr. Charles R. Kowal Dr. and Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Mr. and Mrs. Nolan C. Leake Donna Lee and Howard Ehni Dr. Elaine L. Levin Barbara W. and Bertram L. Levy Mr. Sukai Liu and Dr. Ginger J. Chen Mr. and Dr. Kevin Lyman Mr. Martinez Barry and Jean Ann McCarthy Sally and Allen McDaniel Ms. Anne Meisner Mr. Kenneth H. and Dr. Carolyn C. Meltzer Anna and Hays Mershon MetLife Foundation Moore Colson, CPAs and Bert & Carmen Mills Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Morgens West Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morgens Gretchen Nagy & Allan Sandlin National Philanthropic Trust Northwestern Mutal Goodwin, Wright John and Laura Wright Barbara and Sanford Orkin Kathie and Churk Palmer Karen and Richard Parker Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Perkins & Will Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc The Piedmont National Family Foundation Suzanne and Bill Plybon Mr. Marc Pollack and Mrs. Robin Pollack Portman Holdings Princess Grace Foundation, USA Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pryor Pulte Group, Inc. Quigley Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Robyn Roberts and Kevin Greiner Mrs. Nita Robinson Patricia and Maurice Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Rubenstein June and John Scott ServiceNow Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. John A. Sibley

Mr. Fahim Siddiqui and Ms. Shazia Fahim Dean DuBose and Bronson Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Somerhalder Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Karen and John Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Sara and Paul Steinfeld Mr. Les Stumpff and Ms. Sandy Moon Dr. Nossi Taheri and Ms. Hope Vaziri Elliott and Elaine Tapp Ms. Brett A. Tarver Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lizanne Thomas and David Black Rosemarie and David Thurston Tim and Lauren Schrager Family Foundation UBS Financial Services Inc. John and Ray Uttenhove Roxanne and Benny Varzi Kim and Reggie Walker Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund Mrs. Melinda M. Wertheim and Dr. Steven B. Wertheim Adair and Dick White Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. White Richard Williams and Janet Lavine Wilmington Trust Jan and Greg Winchester

48 | staff ARTISTIC Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of Diversity, Equity, & Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Distinguished Artist in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage BOLD Artistic Director Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinashe Kajese-Bolden Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Watkins BOLD Producing Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Burks Spelman Leadership Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessenia Ingram, Alexis Woodard Spelman Leadership Interns . . . . . Raiyon Hunter, Lauren Dixon, Chloe Jackson Kenny Leon Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyra Wilson Allyship Program Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence Reiser Lab Artists Round 5 . . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki R ound 6 . . . . . . . . . . Jake Krakovsky, Jane Foley, Ibi Owolabi, Hannah Church, Sarah Newby Halicks, Jaclyn Hofmann, Lee Osorio, Angela Farr Schiller, Rachel Parish Production Management Associate Production Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Baranski, Courtney O’Neill COVID Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Costumes Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew Carswell Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonja Peterson, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diana L. Thomas 1st Hands/Stitchers . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Cruz Torres, Niki Traxler Electrics Director of Lighting and Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernesto Gomez Assistant Director of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Brunson Staff Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Props Artisan / Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Muse Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Richardson Interim Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jackson, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianna Bass Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . Emma Mouledoux, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Stage Management Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell Stage Managers . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell, Rodney Williams Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . Ashley Dickey, Valerie Medoff, Amanda Perez Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Victor Mouledoux Jr.

EDUCATION Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . Hallie Angelella Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Manager of Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Davis Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Class and Camp Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman Head of Strategic Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aierelle Jacob Education Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Institute Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue

Artist in Residence and Teen Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . Sam Provenzano Education Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Silton Education Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jasmine Thomas Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Alliance@Work Business Development Officer . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Gambert Teaching Artists Jimez Alexander, Will Amato, Jae An, Chase Anderson, Ricardo Aponte, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Lon Baumgarner, Thomas Brazzle, Jared Brodie, Chelsea Brown, Kyle Brumley, Sara Burris, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Lina Chambers, Hannah Lake Chatham, Hannah Chiclana, Hannah Church, Megan Cramer, Kelly Criss, Nakeisha Daniel, Peyton McDaniel Davis, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado, Sarah Donnell, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Suehyla-El Attar, Shelby Folks, Sharon Foote, Daryl Funn, Allison Gardner, Neely Gossett, Sarah Newby Halicks, Amber Hamilton, Meg Harkins, Faith Hillis, Robert Hindsman, Deja Holmes, Meg Johns, Carole Kaboya, Ashe Kazanjian, LeeAnna Lambert, Chris Lane, Maya Lawrence, Antonia LeChe, Kathleen Link, Amy Lucas, Christian Magby, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Martin, Mari Martinez, Dalyla McGee, Candy McLellan, Karin Mervis, Courtney Moors, Amanda Wansa Morgan, Jenna Jackson Morris, Audrey Myers, JD Myers, Teundras Oaks, Tafee Patterson, Zuri Petteway, Aaron Pitman, Michelle Pokopac, Samantha Provenzano, J.L. Reed, Morgan Rysdon, Julissa Sabino, Riley Schatz, Erin Schaut, Avery Sharpe, Destiny Stancil, Autumn Stephens, Alexandria Joy Thomas, Jasmine Thomas, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Rachel Wansker, Megan Wartell, Adam Washington, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Katy Whitson, Jay Williams, Vallea Woodbury, Melissa Word Teen Ensemble Members Jessica Agalaba, Colleen Allard-Smith, Hananya Allen, Zariyah Allen, Chloe Beaver, Tavin Bennett-Brown, Caroline Brown, Nicole Cortes, Khala Flemister, Léa Fournier, Ebony Golden, Jude Harris, Samyukta Iyer, Varun Kashyap, LaNiyah Kelly, Hannah Lahr, Chloe Lomax, Isabel Pruitt, Ibrahim Sedebeh, Kenyon Surney, Fiona Tagami, Nicky Taylor, Brendan White, Alivia Wynn, Anna Zheng

MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Hall Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenterill Boden Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Administration/Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley Development & Memberships Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director, Strategic Institutional Advancement . . . . . Collins Desselle Associate Director of Data & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Lopez Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Padgett Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Hoover Associate Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Assistant, Program Producer . . . . . . . . .Ashley Elliott Front of House & Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Flores Associate Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas D. Powell Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Kompelmakher Brand Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A’riel Tinter Digital Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Usery House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgette Burton, Dana Hylton-Calabro, Alicia Quirk, Rin Smith, Robyn E. Sutton-Fernandez, Ansley Usery, Sarah Wallis

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