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Color rendering of Kansas by Scenic Designer Kat Conley.

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10 The Wizard of Oz:

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Folk art origins and student dramaturgy.

12 The Woman Behind

the Curtain Director Rosemary Newcott on tackling one of the most iconic tales of all time.

the performance 17 Program and Notes

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“For nearly 40 years this story has given faithful service to the Young in Heart; and time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return … and to the Young in Heart … we dedicate this picture.” So reads the opening title card for the 1939 MGM classic film, The Wizard of Oz. Many more decades have passed and the “kindly philosophy” of this story remains in fashion as both the books and the movie continue to find remarkable presence in our lives. Baum wrote a uniquely American fairy tale with a strong and imaginative heroine. In all manifestations of this story Dorothy is actively involved in the outcome of her journey. She takes on initiative and she encourages others on the road to do the same: As the Wizard remarks when Dorothy presents him with the Wicked Witch's broomstick: “Very resourceful.” I live with a folk artist. I see him take a piece of wood or a napkin or … a broken toaster and with creative ingenuity (and perhaps some paint and other random elements) — he creates works of art. Whoever put that Tin Man together was an artist of this sort. Fueled by the concept of creative resourcefulness — our Alliance Oz is inspired by the ingenuity of famous American folk artists and by the license that is granted to all “outsider artists” — to create from the heart in ways that move the spirit. To all the artists out there who see with youthful hearts and re-create beauty often from the most humble elements … and perhaps help all of us to identify and appreciate the places we call “home,” we dedicate this production.

Rosemary Newcott The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth

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The Wizard of Oz: Folk art origins and student dramaturgy

he Alliance Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz has been influenced in terms of research by the 1939 movie and the aesthetic of folk art. This research has been aided by students in the Alliance Theatre’s Dramaturgy By Students 2-12 program. Student dramaturgs for The Wizard of Oz come from the 2nd - 8th grades, and their relationship to the material and ability to translate their excitement to both actors and their fellow students have been invaluable. Believing that even the youngest students can benefit from a hands-on creative approach to research and communication, the Alliance Theatre works with teaching artists and amazing classroom teachers to allow student dramaturgs to create materials and study guides, supply research, produce lobby boards and contribute to program

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From the Jr. Dramaturgs: “Folk art is created by a person who is not formally trained in art. People use their imagination to create folk art using anything they find: found objects, junk, ‘garbage.’ They put it together to make something new, colorful, unusual and different.” — 3rd Grade Jr. Dramaturgs at Garden Hills Elementary

notes. Schools fueling The Wizard of Oz program this year are Hamilton E. Homes Elementary, Clairemont Elementary, Dresden Elementary, the Friends School of Atlanta, Garden Hills Elementary, the Museum School of Avondale Estates and Nesbit Elementary. — Compiled by Celise Kalke, Kim Bowers-Rheay, & Alicia Quirk

What is folk art? Definition (noun) — Art originating among the common people of a nation or region and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or festive items produced or decorated by unschooled artists. The answer, like the art, depends on who you ask. Originally the term described utilitarian items like quilts and weather vanes. In 1945, French artist Jean Dubuffet used the term “art brut,” as referring to art created by individuals on the margins of society, immune to artistic culture. In 1972, art critic Roger Cardinal coined “outsider art” to describe art created outside the mainstream art world. Today, the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore gives us a beautifully nuanced answer: “It is art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose work arises from an innate personal vision that revels foremost in the creative act itself.” — Contributed by Cissy Cohen, Art Specialist, Garden Hills Elementary

Folk art scavenger hunt • How was folk art used to create these costumes and set designs? The drawings in this program grew out of the dramaturgy work of the 3rd grade students at The Museum School of Avondale Estates who designed their own representations of the iconic characters in The Wizard of Oz. Color renderings and scale draftings by Scenic Designer Kat Conley.

• How many of these can you find during the play? • Where did you see these folk art designs in the play? (Bottle trees; A roadside sign advertising corn; Bicycle-part art that is also “practical”; A crazy quilt; Bottle-cap eyes)

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The cast of The Wizard of Oz in scenework discussions with Director Rosemary Newcott.

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BEHIND THE CURTAIN Director Rosemary Newcott on tackling one of the most iconic tales of all time by bret love

riginally published as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in May 1900, author L. Frank Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beloved childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic has been interpreted countless times in the past century, from musical stage plays and comic books to TV shows and video games. There were numerous film adaptations released between 1910 and 1932 (including a 1925 version featuring Oliver Hardy), but for most people the 1939 film starring a young Judy Garland is the definitive version. Given its ubiquity in pop culture, you might think there would be no way to find a new twist on the story of the Kansas farm girl swept by a tornado into a magical fantasy land full of talking scarecrows, flying monkeys and wicked

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witches. But Alliance Theatre director Rosemary Newcott has done just that with her latest production, which adds a folksy bit of Southern flavor to the story. She recently spoke about the challenges of reframing the tale.

The Wizard of Oz has been around more than 100 years and has become a cherished classic of literature, stage and screen. What is it about L. Frank Baum’s story that makes it endure?

The fact that it is a uniquely “American fairy tale,” written by Baum to appeal to an American culture. Also, the story encourages the fact that anyone at any age is empowered to take on challenges and succeed.

How does this Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation differ from the film, or the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway revival last year?

Both versions feature music from the original film. I have not seen Lloyd Webber’s production, but the [Wicked Witch of the West] in the Royal Shakespeare Company script is a little more comical than the one Margaret Hamilton portrayed in the film. Naturally, the effects are different, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s recent work incorporates new songs.

The Wizard of Oz is simply a story that must be told, and retold. What drew you to the idea of directing this production for the Alliance?

Our artistic director, Susan Booth, inspires us all to dream big. I have faith that the Alliance Theatre set designers, technicians, cast, crew and staff are wellequipped to take on the task of telling this tale in a beautiful way. Plus, The Wizard of Oz is simply a story that must be told, and retold. What are the inherent challenges of taking on a story that is so iconic?

Exactly that! Everyone has a favorite Wizard of Oz character, line or moment, especially from the film. The stage is not film, but magic can still occur. The design team and myself have tried to “honor” the iconic images from the film as well as the book’s integrity.

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Can you talk about how you’ve tried to put your twist on this tale and what you hope audiences will get out of it?

The overall design concept for the Alliance production is “American Folk Art,” which seemed to be a natural fit. For instance, the Tin Man is composed of tin items and is, therefore, a folk art piece in and of himself. The production’s casting also reflects the diversity of our Atlanta community in the same way that folk art reflects the surroundings of each individual artist. Finally, it is my sincere hope that the vivid characters and enduring themes in the work will once again delight and inspire the audiences of today in a way that only live theatre can. Bret Love is the founder of GreenGlobalTravel. com; managing editor of INsite magazine; and music editor for Georgia Music Magazine. He freelances for many publications and does improv with Jackpie at Relapse Theatre.

ALLIANCE THEATRE presents

Written by FRANK L. BAUM Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg Book Adaptation by John Kane Set Design by

Costume Design by

Lighting Design by

Sound Design by

Kat Conley

Sydney Roberts

Pete Shinn

Clay Benning

Musical Direction by

Choreography by

Christopher Cannon

Henry Scott

Production Stage Manager

Jody Feldman

Liz Campbell

Casting by

Directed by Rosemary Newcott Picture Score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stothart Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard Orchestration by Larry Willcox Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Based upon the classic motion picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros. Presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., New York, New York.

Presented by:

Family Series on the Alliance Stage Sponsored by:

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cast in alphabetical order

Lowrey Brown.............Scarecrow/Hunk/Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen *Jordan Craig..... Tin Woodsman/Hickory/Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen *Je Nie Fleming............................ Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Almira Gulch Reay Kaplan.......................................... Nikko/The Crow/Munchkin Barrister/ Munchkin Tot/Munchkin Citizen Patrick McColery.......................................... Uncle Henry Gale/Lead Winkie/ Munchkin Mayor/Munchkin Citizen/Apple Tree Erin Meadows.............Glinda Good Witch of the North/Aunt Em/Munchkin Tot Brandon O’Dell..................................Wizard of Oz/Professor Chester Marvel/ Guard/Munchkin Coroner/Munchkin Citizen Brad Raymond....... Cowardly Lion/Zeke/Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen *Sharisa Whatley.................................................. Dorothy Gale/Munchkin Tot

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies and stand-ins never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.

Ben Isabel................................Nikko/Tin Woodsman/Hickory/Scarecrow/Hunk/ Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen/Munchkin Barrister Dustin Lewis.......Wizard of Oz/Professor Chester Marvel/Guard/Uncle Henry Gale/ Lead Winkie/Cowardly Lion/Zeke/Munchkin Mayor/ Munchkin Citizen/Munchkin Coroner/Apple Tree Lyndsay Ricketson........ Dorothy Gale/Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Almira Gulch/ Glinda Good Witch of the North/Aunt Em/The Crow/Munchkin Tot/Munchkin Citizen Michael Haverty....................................................Puppetry Design Consultant Reay Kaplan.....................................................................Puppetry Consultant *Liz Campbell..........................................................Production Stage Manager Brandon O’Dell......................................................... Assistant Stage Manager Amy Radebaugh.................................Stage Management Production Assistant *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Partial support for open captioning provided by the Theatre Development Fund.

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cast/musical numbers Special Thanks: Susan Mitchell Crawley (High Museum, Curator of Folk Art) Thanks to the schools participating in Alliance Theatre Dramaturgy By Students, Grades 2 - 12: Clairemont Elementary School, Friends School of Atlanta, Garden Hills Elementary School, Museum School of Avondale Estates, Nesbit Elementary School, Dresden Elementary School and Hamilton Holmes Elementary School There will be NO intermission. Setting: Kansas and the Land of Oz The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited, is a violation of United States Copyright Law and is an actionable Federal Offense. Cameras and recording devices are absolutely prohibited in the theatre. Cell phones and pagers are extremely disturbing and should be silenced before the performance begins. 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.

musical numbers Over the Rainbow............................................................................... Dorothy Munchkinland Music Sequence...................Dorothy, Glinda and The Munchkins Follow the Yellow Brick Road......................................................Full Company If I Only Had a Brain......................................................... Scarecrow and Crow We're Off to See the Wizard..........................................Dorothy and Scarecrow If I Only Had a Heart........................................................................... Tinman We're Off to See the Wizard............................. Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman Lions, Tigers, and Bears................................... Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman If I Only Had the Nerve............................................................................. Lion We're Off to See the Wizard......................Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion Guard Entrance/Merry Old Land of Oz.........................................Full Company King of the Forest.................................................................................... Lion Reprise: Winkies March...................................................................... All Men Reprise: Rainbow............................................................................... Dorothy Reprise: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.........................................Full Company

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Lowrey Brown

Reay Kaplan

Jordan Craig

Patrick McColery

Brad Raymond

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Erin Meadows

Sharisa Whatley

Dustin Lewis

Je Nie Fleming

Lyndsay Ricketson

Brandon Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell

Ben Isabel

profiles Lowrey Brown (Scarecrow/Hunk/ Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen) is excited to be back at the Alliance with the cast of Oz! A recent graduate of Kennesaw State University, Lowrey has been acting in and around Atlanta for two years. He has performed at the Aurora Theatre (Sirens and Academy), the Legacy Theatre (A Little House Christmas) and Georgia Ensemble Theatre (James and the Giant Peach). He is proud to be represented by the People Store for film/TV and voice-over work. Lowrey would like to thank his family for their love and support, his friends for their wonderful sense of humor, and his King, Jesus Christ. Jordan Craig (Tin Woodsman Hickory/ Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen) is delighted to make his debut at the Alliance Theatre in The Wizard of Oz. A recent graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South, Jordan is a relatively new member of the Atlanta theatre community. He first appeared on stage in Atlanta with Georgia Shakespeare in the 2011 productions of The Tempest (Sprite), Antony and Cleopatra (Thidias), and The Jungle Book (Baloo). Most recently, Jordan played Melchior in Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express. Je Nie Fleming (Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Almira Gultch) Je Nie’s yellow brick road has come full circle. Beginning with her Atlanta credits: A Christmas Carol, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Alliance Theater); Colored Museum, Stick Fly (True Colors). She migrated to New York to hone her craft at NYU in the

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Stella Adler Conservatory. NY theatre credits: Abyssinia, Master Class and No Exit. Her road soon led her to Seattle Rep where she tackled Athol Fugard’s Valley Song. In L.A., she sang back-up for Mary J. Blige. Film and television credits: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “VH-1 Music Awards,” “Law & Order,” “Last Days of Disco,” “Dark Angel” and “Marvin & Tige.” Now home, she wishes to thank those who have invited her back to play again. Ben Isabel (US Nikko/Tin Woodsman/ Hickory/Scarecrow/Hunk/Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen/Munchkin Coroner) Ben is honored to be working with the Alliance Theatre. His credits in Atlanta include Jane Eyre: The Musical (Legacy Theatre), Pangs of the Messiah (Alliance Theatre Performance Ensemble), The Ugly Duckling (Serenbe Playhouse), and Pageant: The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest (14th Street Playhouse). He has also worked at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in West Virginia and Timberlake Playhouse in Illinois. He holds a BFA in musical theatre from Shorter College and sends thanks to his family, Preston and Kathy for their continued love and support. REAY KAPLAN (Nikko/The Crow/Munchkin Barrister/Munchkin Tot/Munchkin Citizen) has been a professional puppeteer and actor in Atlanta since 1999. Reay has performed in over 20 productions, for children and adults, at the Center for Puppetry Arts, Synchronicity Theatre, Haverty Marionettes, 7 Stages and Dad’s Garage Theatre. Reay has also served as Artistic Director and Workshop Coordinator for the last two National Puppetry Festivals, held at Georgia Tech.

profiles Reay is thrilled to be monkeying around in her Alliance Theatre debut and wishes to thank her friends and family for supporting her, er, unlikely career. Love to her munchkins, Ethan and Eliza. Dustin Lewis (US Wizard of Oz/ Professor Chester Marvel/Guard/Uncle Henry Gale/Lead Winkie/Cowardly Lion/ Zeke/Munchkin Mayor/Munchkin Citizen/ Apple Tree) is thrilled to be working with the Alliance Theatre! Recent Atlanta credits: Thief/Priest in See What I Wanna See (Actor’s Express/Suzi Bass winner, Best Ensemble); Jason in Ordinary Days (Serenbe Playhouse/Suzi Bass nomination); featured soloist in Leader of the Pack, Bert Barry in 42nd Second Street (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Producer and Miss Great Plains in Pageant: The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest (14th Street Playhouse); Bobby in Company (Stage Door Players); Caleb in Spitfire Grill; Sparky in Forever Plaid/Plaid Tidings; John in John and Jen (Legacy Theatre/Suzi Bass nominee); Joab in Kind David Oratorio. Other credits: Siegfried in Das Barbecu; Swing in Miss Saigon (Germany); Swing in Joseph… Dreamcoat (original German cast); and Eddie in Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? PATRICK McCOLERY (Uncle Henry Gale/Lead Winkie/Munchkin Mayor/ Munchkin Citizen/Apple Tree) appeared in All Blues with 7 Stages; The Colour of Her Dreams and The Phantom Limb with the Object Group (formerly Haverty Marionettes); Junie B. Jones, The Van Gogh Café, Miss Nelson Is Missing and Bunnicula with Synchronicity Theatre; and has worked with the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,

and many others. Patrick is Resident Artist in Education with the Alliance: Director (The Short Story of Michael Fish, Around Atlanta on $80, Splinters); Assistant Director to Rosemary Newcott on The Collision Project X With Pearl Cleage; and Assistant Director to Andy Blankenbuehler on the world premiere of Bring it On: The Musical. Loving gratitude to Rosemary, cast, crew, designers, the entire Alliance family and Kells. Hi Mom! ERIN MEADOWS (Glinda Good Witch of the North/Aunt Em/Munchkin Tot) As a native Atlantan, Erin is delighted to appear on the Alliance stage. Favorite credits include: Chester the Cat in Bunnicula (Synchronicity Theatre); Sister Mary Leo in Nunsense (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Lois Lane and Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate (Aurora Theatre); Roberta in Zanna, Don’t (Actor’s Express); and Peggy the Pin-Up Girl in The Andrews Brothers (Highlands Playhouse). Erin is a proud graduate of Woodward Academy and the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. All my love to Rob. Brandon O’Dell (Wizard of Oz/ Professor Chester Marvel/Guard/Munchkin Coroner/Munchkin Citizen) has journeyed with the Alliance Theatre before, but this is his first trip to Oz. His other adventures include Into the Woods, Honk, Mulan, Seussical the Musical (Alliance Theatre); Big River (Theatrical Outfit); A Year With Frog and Toad (Aurora Theatre); The Caretaker (Theatre in the Square); The Watercoolers, (Horizon Theatre); The Fantasticks (Shakespeare Tavern). TV: “Army Wives,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “One Tree Hill.” Film: Stephen King’s The Mist, The Bay, Dangerous alliancetheatre.org

profiles Calling. Love to his two children and especially his wife, Rachel, because, because, because, because, because of the wonderful things she does. Brad Raymond (Cowardly Lion/ Zeke/Munchkin Tough Kid/Munchkin Citizen) has performed as an actor, singer or conductor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Light Opera Works of Chicago, the Ravinia Festival and the Cerqua-Rivera Dance Theatre. Brad has also been fortunate to be a part of productions at the Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Theatre Emory, Essential Theatre, Theatre in the Square and Spivey Hall. He received critical praise for his performance as Benjamin Mays in MLK: A Monumental Life, a star-studded production at Constitution Hall in Washington celebrating the new MLK memorial. You may have seen Brad in Joyful Noise, an Alcon motion picture starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton and Keke Palmer. Brad is extremely grateful to be a part of this wonderful production. Lyndsay Ricketson (US Dorothy Gale/Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Almira Gultch/Glinda Good Witch of the North/Aunt Em/The Crow/Munchkin Tot/Munchkin Citizen) is delighted to become a part of the Alliance family. She was most recently seen in Fabrefaction’s Sweeney Todd (Johanna Barker). Other credits include: Company (Amy), Twelfth Night (Feste), Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), How I Learned to Drive (L’il Bit). Film: Sunday Morning Rapture (supp.), Next of Kin (supp. lead), Diamonds Aren’t Forever (lead), Der Greis (lead). Lyndsay is also involved in a recording project

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with local musicians. Education: BA Musical Theatre, Berry College. Special thanks to my family and friends! Discover your noblest dreams within the cathedral of your heart. Sharisa Whatley (Dorothy Gale/ Munchkin Tot) is excited to be back on the Alliance Stage. Her most recent appearance was the world premiere of The Green Book at Theatrical Outfit. She has appeared in Romeo and Juliet, The Real McCoy and Sarafina! at the Black Rep. Other works include: In the Red and Brown Water, Middle School the Musical and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Whatley’s experience includes Diggydotcom with Made in da Shade in Amsterdam and Soweto at the Windy Brow Arts Festival in South Africa. She dedicates her performances to those who have been instrumental in her character development, both on and offstage. sharisawhatley.com. ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director, The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families) has been directing, acting and teaching at the Alliance Theatre since 1988. Favorite Alliance directing credits include Honk!; Middle School the Musical (world premiere); Disney’s Mulan; Class of 3000, LIVE (world premiere); Goodnight, Moon; Go, Dog Go!; Seussical the Musical; Degas’ Little Dancer; Disney’s Aladdin; A Christmas Carol; Einstein Is a Dummy (world premiere); The Miracle Worker; Ferdinand the Bull; Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse; Androcles and the Lion; The

profiles Hobbit; and the acclaimed high school Collision Project. Newcott has directed at Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Center for Puppetry Arts, Academy Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Virginia Stage Company, Seaside Rep, La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center. Newcott was named a PBA Lexus Leader of the Arts and best director by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the 2001-02 season. In 2005, she received the GTC Distinguished Career Award. Newcott is also the recipient of a Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship and the 2010 Suzi Bass Spirit Award. She is on the board of TYA/USA. Thank you, Tom. HENRY SCOTT (Choreographer) happily returns to the Alliance for a sixth season with Theatre for Youth and Families. His choreography has been seen in productions of Honk!, Disney's Mulan, Seussical:The Musical, Aladdin, Go Dog. Go! and Goodnight Moon. Henry teaches in the Department of Theatre, Performance Studies and Dance at Kennesaw State University and is the founder of Healing Spirit Arts — a production company dedicated to the creation of events and theatrical works that challenge the illusion of separateness and point to the mystery within, around and behind all being. KAT CONLEY (Set Designer) returns to the Alliance after designing last season’s Honk! Previous Alliance shows include Disney’s Mulan; 26 Miles; Class of 3000 LIVE; Goodnight Moon; Eurydice; Seussical the Musical; Degas’ Little Dancer; Disney’s Aladdin; Go, Dog. Go!; The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales; Shear Madness; The

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Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer; Ferdinand the Bull; and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Based in Atlanta since 2000, Kat has designed scenery for the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, the Atlanta Ballet, the Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Theatre in the Square, Springer Opera House, and Aurora Theater. She is an Associate Artist with both Georgia Shakespeare and Actor’s Express. For the past 12 seasons, Kat has also been the charge scenic artist for the Alliance Theatre. SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Designer) returns to the Alliance Theatre to design her 11th production with Rosemary Newcott. She designed last year’s Honk! and also Spoon Lake Blues on the Hertz Stage. After The Wizard of Oz, her work will be seen again in the Hertz production of I Just Stopped By to See the Man. Sydney is a member of USA 829 and an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare. Sydney holds a position in the Department of Theatre and Speech at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. PETE SHINN (Lighting Designer) is the master electrician for the Alliance Theatre. His most recent designs have been Broke, Honk!, Disney's Mulan, Class of 3000 LIVE, Seussical: The Musical, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Glengarry Glen Ross at the Alliance; Blood Knot, Keeping Watch and A Christmas Memory for Theatrical Outfit. His previous designs have been with the Alliance Theatre (Alliance Stage and Hertz Stage), Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre,

profiles George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre. CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 12 years and has designed more than 70 productions. He is also an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare with designs for more than 18 productions. Other work includes the Atlanta Ballet: The Great Gatsby, big (featuring Big Boi); Cincinnati Playhouse; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Theatrical Outfit; Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for best sound design. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE/USA829. CHRIStopher CANNON (Musical Director) An Atlanta native, Christopher is proud to be returning to the Alliance Theatre. Alliance credits include Honk!, Disney's Mulan, Seussical: The Musical; Disney's Aladdin; Chess; Hot Mikado; Once More With Hart; tick, tick…BOOM!; Let's Talk About AIDS; Pacific Overtures, Leap and An Evening with Phylicia Rashad. Christopher programs keyboards and records tracks for regional theatre companies throughout the country including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the North Shore Music Theatre. Other Atlanta credits include Pump Boys and Dinettes at Theatrical Outfit. Christopher is honored to have performed at the Vatican and the White House. Visit christophercannonmusic.com. Michael Haverty (Puppetry Design Consultant) is a freelance playwright, director, and puppeteer who serves as artistic associate at the Center for

Puppetry Arts and producing artistic director of the Object Group. For the past eight years Michael has created bold, dynamically sensorial theatre for adults, teens and children with 7 Stages, PushPush, Dad’s Garage, the Alliance Theatre and the Center for Puppetry Arts. Michael has appeared extensively at the CPA in both the Family and New Directions (adult) series, performing in more than 15 shows and touring internationally. Since 2004 he has served as the program director of the Xperimental Puppetry Theater program. LIZ CAMPBELL (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be back working with TYF again this season. Past credits include Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Middle School the Musical, Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon. Other Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol and Into the Woods. Local credits include: Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit). She holds a BFA in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. She would like to thank Amy for helping her to remember her brain, Rosemary for helping her share her heart and Ali for helping her find the courage to discover what home can truly mean. Jody Feldman (Associate Producer) has been the head of casting for the Alliance Theatre since 1991. She has cast more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions for the Alliance including a wide range of classical, contemporary and world premiere dramas and musicals. She has worked with such alliancetheatre.org

profiles directors as Susan V. Booth, Kenny Leon, David H. Bell, Kent Gash, Doug Hughes, Gary Griffin, Molly Smith and Andy Blankenbuehler. Since the Alliance is a center for new play development and productions, Jody has been privileged to cast a large number of new plays including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Flyin’ West and Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and world premiere musicals such as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, and Bring It On: The Musical. Jody also serves as casting director for Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company and worked as Atlanta casting director for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute in Washington, D.C., and the feature film Charming the Hearts of Men. Jody began her theatre career as an actress and then as assistant general manager at the Academy Theatre with Frank Wittow. More than anything, Jody would like to thank you for being here to share the joy of live theatre with her Alliance Theatre family. Susan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001. Over the past 10 seasons, she has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships and overseen regional collaborative productions, as well as commercial partnerships on projects including The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical;

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in Da’ Noise, Bring in Da’ Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL, which she also directed. As a director, she has worked nationally at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern Universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul Universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is the past president of the board of directors for Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field), is on the artistic board of the Steinberg Charitable Trust in New York, and serves on the board of the Metro Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. susan.booth@ woodruffcenter.org

profiles Synopsis The Wizard of Oz is a beloved American children's novel written in 1900, and then adapted into the classic 1939 film. The movie became embedded in the collective American psyche through annual television airings beginning in 1956. The story concerns young Dorothy Gale’s adventures after a tornado blows her house from Kansas to the land of Oz. There Dorothy realizes her own strength and abilities, makes three great friends, rescues the Kingdom from the evil Wicked Witch of the West and learns that there is “no place like home.”

discover us. discover you. My ‘over the rainbow’ dreams are to be an actress, a gymnast and a dancer. I learned so many good things at the Alliance. [Being] in A Christmas Carol I learned a lot about education, spirit and acting. The cast and crew will always be great friends of mine. — Ivy Catherine Rogers, cast member of A Christmas Carol, 2010&11 My 'over the rainbow dreams are to become a successful actress because performing on stage is like my second home. — Jordan Shoulberg, cast member of A Christmas Carol, 2009, 10 &11

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things? If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps. For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org or call 404.733.4761.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre remains closely tied to the cultural identity of Atlanta, growing as the city has grown. The theatre has gained national recognition and prominence as we have become a leading international city. In 1977, the Alliance merged with the Atlanta Children’s Theatre (founded in 1929) in order to include Atlanta’s youngest audiences in fully produced theatrical experiences. In 1979, the Alliance created the Theatre School (now the Acting Program and Education Department) in order to strengthen the relationship with our community. In 2007, under the leadership of Susan Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony Award®, in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement. Realizing that our audience and the national field supports plays developed in Atlanta, the Alliance has created a large body of new work. The Alliance produces world premiere American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent regional productions. The theatre creates and nurtures the plays and careers of early-career playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwrighting Competition, providing a premiere for the winner as part of our regular season and national networking opportunities for four finalists. Locally based artists create work on a nationally watched stage, launching and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community. Finally we create and produce original plays for young audiences at every age level: from the Collision Project, which creates opportunities for high school artists to collide with classic texts, to the ground-breaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive work for infants and toddlers. The Alliance takes great pride in our multigenerational educational programming. Believing that the same excellence found on our stage must be found in our education programs, the Alliance created the Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists. A collaborative partnership between the Alliance and partner schools, the institute programs equip teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These innovative programs include GA Wolf Trap, a nationally recognized professional learning program that focuses on literacy skills for children in pre-K – 2nd grade; Dramaturgy K-12, a unique program that empowers student scholars to create research material that both informs Alliance productions and prepares their peer audiences; and Collision Plus, which takes the creativity and collaboration of the Collision Project into our high school classrooms. The Alliance also offers community education, including classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development (working with local writers and playwrights from the National Graduate Playwriting Competition). Twice recognized by the Federal Department of Education as leaders in the field of arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access. The Alliance Theatre strives to set the highest artistic standards and create the powerful experience of shared theatre for a diverse audience. Above all else, we value excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. 404.733.4650 or alliancetheatre.org http://facebook.com/AllianceTheatre

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Every spring break and summer the Woodruff Arts Center comes alive with the joyous hustle and bustle of more than 650 young people from ages 4 through 18. I joined Christopher Moses, Alliance Theatre Director of Education, for a short chat about the Alliance Theatre’s Spring Break and Summer Camps.

A cure for the summertime blues A: What do the Alliance Theatre’s Spring Break and Summer Camps have to offer? C: The Alliance offers the opportunity for young people to explore this art form in a highly creative and supportive environment. Oh, and a ton of fun for everyone involved. From 9 am until 4 pm, the students develop their theatre skills, stretch their imaginations, and collaborate with professional teaching artists as they work towards creating an original performance piece that they later share with their friends and families on the final day of camp. They of course learn ensemble acting skills or in some camps, musical theatre or creative writing, but they also learn vital skills such as creativity and collaboration — skills that transcend the theatre world. A: What is the typical camper’s day like? C: While it varies depending on the camp, mornings tend to focus on learning the basic skill set and afternoons are devoted to rehearsing and preparing for the performance. It’s a very active program, filled with physical and imaginative acting exercises and theatre games. In every one of our 40 different camps, students forge new friendships through this shared experience of theatre. For more information about the Alliance Theatre’s Spring Break or Summer Camp offerings please visit alliancetheatre. org/dramacamp or contact atedu@ woodruffcenter.org or 404.733.4700.

A: What makes the Alliance camp different from other camps? C: The Alliance’s commitment is to help each camper, regardless of age - even the youngest 4 year- olds - find their voice and tell their own story. It’s not just about rehearsing and performing, but about inviting the campers to join in the artistic process—and acquiring skills that help develop more compassionate and creative human beings. Watching students blossom throughout the course of a one or two-week camp is absolutely incredible. Another thing that makes the Alliance camps unique is the fact that all of the material ties directly to the artistic work happening onstage. For example, kindergarteners will be working with The Tortoise and the Hare and A Child’s Garden of Verses (two recent Theatre for the Very Young performances), while elementary aged students explore material from The Wizard of Oz—so each student has a chance to see the work, draw inspiration from it and create their own performance in the camp. The Alliance exposes children to this art form and gives them a chance to own it. You will find the same level of artistic excellence in the classrooms as you do on stage at the Alliance Theatre. Anyone who has spent time at the Woodruff Arts Center will tell you there is an overwhelming sense of joy and excitement that accompanies each Alliance camp season. We invite you to come and share the experience.

families centerstage On March 3, the Woodruff Arts Center Galleria will turn into a festival environment as patrons enjoy a fun-filled event with music, performances and activities provided by Atlanta's favorite cultural destinations for children. The festival begins at 1 p.m. with a performance of The Wizard of Oz in the Alliance Theatre. From 2-4 p.m. there is a festival in the galleria with activities provided by our city’s finest cultural institutions. At 4 p.m. there is a second performance of The Wizard of Oz. Please join us for this fantastic event! To purchase single tickets, contact the box office at 404.733.5000. To really make a difference, consider becoming a patron sponsor for the event — sponsorships start as low as $250! For more information contact Lindsey.Hardegree@woodruffcenter.org. Presented by

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Wizards Barbara & Steve Chaddick Angie & John Keller Scarecrows Rachel Dinerman Cindy Maloy

Tin Men Erin Alexandria Brown Ansley & Mark Callaway Philippa & Burrell Ellis Melanie & S. Alan McKnight Hala & Steve Moddelmog Jack Sawyer & Bill Torres Charlita Stephens-Walker P.J. Younglove Hovey

Lions Donna Burchfield Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cushman, Jr. Kelly & John Deushane Enid & Jerry Draluck Ellen & Howard Feinsand Valarie & Dale Lischer Cydnee & Rob McDubrof Cyndy & Alan Schreihofer Veda Storey Todd Tautfest Current as of January 24, 2012

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The kids met Toto in Oz. Parents, meet the Ghosts of Darkland County.

board of directors Officers Board Chair Vice Chair Immediate Past Chair Treasurer

Dan Reardon Victoria Palefsky Howard L. Feinsand Patrick J. Gunning

Directors James L. Anderson Joe Bankoff Kenny Blank Mark Callaway Steve Chaddick Alan Colberg Linda Davidson Philippa V. Ellis Daryl Evans Reade Fahs A.D. Frazier Andrew Golde Laura Hardman Lila Hertz

Jocelyn Hunter Rosthema Viener Kastin John Keller James Kilberg Jeff Levy Valarie Lischer Cynthia H. Maloy Alan McKeon S. Alan McKnight, Jr. John Hays Mershon Hala Moddelmog Philip H. MoĂŻse Maureen Morrison Richard S. Myrick

Rita M. Anderson Kenneth L. Bernhardt Frank S. Chew Ann W. Cramer

George Goodwin Helen M. Regenstein Robert E. Reiser, Jr. Debbie Shelton

Life Directors

Scarlet Pressley-Brown Helen Smith Price Maurice M. Rosenbaum William B. Rowland Stephen Selig William D. Sleeper H. Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel Charles E. Taylor Robert Walker Peter D. Weitzner P.J. Younglove Hovey

Jane E. Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Benjamin T. White

Advisory Board Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Terri Bagen Candace Bell Mark Bell Barry Berlin Veronica Biggins Nancy Bistritz Melanie Boltax Sarah Robinson Borders Erin Brown Stephen Brown Donna Burchfield Susan Callaway James Cox Chambers Ron Clark Tony Conway Richard Cravey Jackie Cushman Sallie Daniel Debbie Dermer John Deushane

Advisory Board Chair: Ann W. Cramer Stacii Jae Johnson Patricia L. Dickey Andrea Jones Sally Dorsey David Kuniansky Enid Draluck Constance Lewis Cydnee Dubrof Kristie Madara Diane Durgin Rosemary Magee Bob Eckardt Kent Matlock Jo Roberson Edwards Philip McAdoo Randi Emerman Penny McPhee Kathryn Farley Dedi Mohr Ellen Feinsand Cynthia Moreland Valerie Ferguson Elena Mullican Donna Fitzmaurice Linda Newport Barry Flink Bill Nigut Jay Freer Monica Pearson Margie Goheen Travis Reed Lisa Greenberg Harrison Rohr Patrice Greer Paul Root Wolpe Jennifer Hale Bobby Rosenbloum Valerie Hartman Jack Sawyer Virginia Hepner Christine Schneider Stephanie Husk Alan Schreihofer Pam Jenkins

Volunteer Leadership President, STARS/Alliance Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Guild President, Alliance Theatre Guild

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Valarie Lischer Sarah Larson

Sonny Seals The Honorable Leah Ward Sears Linda Selig Janece Shaffer Anne Sheehan Brian Shepler Cindy Shepler Linda Silberman Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita Stephens-Walker Veda Storey Todd Tautfest Susan Tucker Wayne Vason Lynda Walker A. Penniman Wells, Jr. Rick Western Mary Williams Suzy Wilner Joni Winston

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

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

Kendeda Fund

U.S. Department of Education

The Shubert Foundation

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

Fulton County Arts Council Zeist Foundation

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. North Highland Company The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Charles Loridans Foundation Livingston Foundation Rich Foundation

Cartoon Network Bryan Cave Georgia Council for the Arts

Georgia Pacific Foundation Jones Day Premiere Global Services, Inc.

Duke Realty Corporation Plum Creek

Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Airlines, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Home Depot Edgerton Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ AT&T Callaway Foundation, Inc. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

★★★ $10,000+ Atlanta Foundation American Intercontinental University

★★ $5,000+ Arby's Foundation

★ $2,500+ Greenberg Traurig Digital Arts Studio

John and Mary Franklin Foundation

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2011-12 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 43. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 43 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

Alliance Theatre is a participant in the New Generations Program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for American theatre.

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

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Restaurant Partners

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government

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

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE A L L I A N C E

T H E AT R E

★★★★ $35,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick

Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Sally G. Tomlinson

★★★ $25,000-$34,999 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand

James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation

Dan & Garnet Reardon

★★ $15,000-$24,999 David & Carolyn Gould James & Lori Kilberg

Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Patty & Doug Reid

The Balloun Family Lisa & Joe Bankoff Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ansley & Mark Callaway Alan & Chi Colberg Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. Tony L. Conway Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. A. D. Frazier, Jr. Matthew & Doris Geller Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Gunning Valerie Hartman Levy Doug & Lila Hertz

Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones Paul & Rosthema Kastin John & Angie Keller Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeff Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Maureen & Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Linda & Stephen Selig Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III

Joni Winston

★ $10,000-$14,999 Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Amy & Todd Zeldin

top billing Executive Producers ★★ $7,500-$9,999 James Anderson The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. P.J. Younglove Hovey

Executive Producers ★ $5,000-$7,499 Jay & Debbie Goldman Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Kathy Harris Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation Cynthia & Alan Maloy

Peg & Bill Balzer Candace & Jeff Bell Sarah & Jim Borders Frank & Mary Anne Chew Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin

Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Kenyon Murphy Helen Smith Price Mr. & Ms. Hugh S. Ripps Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler

Producers ★★ $3,500-$4,999 Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Mr. Stephen Brown & Dr. Bayley Royer

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. Dick Dickson & Ms. Yin Lo Philippa & Burrell Ellis

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Fuess Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein William & Margarita Sleeper

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 Balfour Beatty Construction Mrs. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Ms. Beryl Bergquist

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Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Dr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Callaway John & Lucy Cook Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III

Richard & Linda Diedrich Douglas & Camille Duerr Charles & Carol Edwards Eierman Foundation

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of December 1, 2011

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 (cont.) Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Dedi & Julian Mohr Jodi & Henry Niden Dr. Kathleen Nixon & Dr. Gregory Berkey John & Helen Parker Monica K. Pearson Susan & David Peterson Procore Solutions Ms. Lynne Ragan Mr. Travis Reed Bill & Rhonda Rowland Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals

The Elster Foundation Diane & Daryl Evans Alan & Willa Fabian Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Lance E. Hall Joan & David Herskovits Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hugh, III Mr. Clay Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Jungers David L. Kuniansky Leslie Leigh M.D.

Michele & Glenn Shear Charlotte & Tom Shields Jane E. Shivers Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Southern States LLC Karen & Alex Stickney TAYLAR Development & Associates Michael & June Tompkins Troutman Sanders LLP Susan & Tom Wardell Penn & Sally Wells John & Kathy Zamer

Associate Producers $1,500-$2,499 JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Madelyn R. Adams Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Rita & Ted Anderson Judy M. Anderson Herbert & Myrtice Arnold Elizabeth & John Bacon Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. Ted R. Benning Ms. Ann B. Bishop Ms. Pamela L. Blackburn Mr. Ron L. Clark, Jr. Akbar Cojoe Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Dante’s Down the Hatch, Buckhead Ms. Diana DePinto Ms. Patricia L. Dickey Ms. Cydnee Dubrof & Mr. Robert McDonough Diane Durgin Ralph & Ree Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Ms. Gail H. Evans Michael & Jody Feldman Ms. Valerie Ferguson Dr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin

Melanie & Richard Fine Andy Fisher Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. Craig Garrett Mr. Joe Gfaller Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Dale R.F. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Seth Greenberg Louise Staton Gunn Rachel & Mike Hammer John & Simone Hanson Ms. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Etta Raye Hirsch Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Harold Itkin Richard & Marcia Jacobson Ms. Caroline John In honor of Carol Jones & the Alliance Theatre Education Department Veronique & Baxter Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger Lanier-Goodman Foundation Ms. Carolyn Lawson Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Lubo Fund M.C. Jackson, Sr. Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Mr. & Ms. Michael J. Millett

June M. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Joyce & Michael Natbony Mr. Joseph Northington Mrs. & Mrs. Solon Patterson Bill & Carey Peard Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Mr. & Mrs. John Richard Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg David & Sharon Schachter Ms. Christine Schneider Mr. Kevin D. Seaway Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan Mr. Brian Shively & Mr. Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman Martin & Patricia Silbiger Paul V. Spiegl, Sr. MD Jim & Janie Stratigos Mrs. & Mr. Otha Sydnor Ms. Victoria Sylvain Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Chad Thornhill Lynda & Richard Walker Mr. Alex & Mr. Marc D. Weinberg Joan Whitcomb J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. John A. Williams Mr. & Mrs. D. Brent Wyper Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Zaban

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Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mr. & Mrs. Howell Adams, Jr. Ms. & Mr. Jody L. Andrade Ellen Arnovitz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Ms. Karen Beardslee Mr. & Mrs. George Boyd Ms. Barbara Brady Ms. Erin A. Brown & Ms. Regine Clement Mr. Michael J. Coles Alice J. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Ms. Jo R. Edwards Ms. Diane Hockstader Linda & Richard Hubert Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen

Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Mark & Brenda Lichtenstein Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Fdn. Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Avery & Valerie Munnings Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Newport Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Mr. & Mrs. John Reeves Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin

Mr. John A. Sabine Kevin Sangston Mr. & Mrs. Ross W. Schiavo Simon Schwob Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Brian Shepler Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard In honor of Marquita Spraggins Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Maria-Ruth Storts Mr. Todd A. Tautfest & Mr. Kevin Esch Dr. William Torres Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Y. Tyler Lynne Winship

Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, Maya Robinson, Major Contributions Manager at 404.733.4710 or Maya.Robinson@woodruffcenter.org. Rita M. Anderson Glen E. & Nancy Hesler Neal & Tricia Schachtel Anonymous P.J. Younglove Hovey Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton, III Betty Blondeau-Russell William C. Hyde Jane E. Shivers Jim & Anne Breedlove Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Rick & Terri Western Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Phil & Caroline Moïse Ramona & Ben White Sallie Adams Daniel Jan Pomerantz Linda & Gene Davidson Helen M. Regenstein Laura & John Hardman Bob & Margaret Reiser

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have donated matching gifts to the Alliance Theatre’s Annual Fund. Please check to see if your employer will match your contribution. American Express Company American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. Chubb & Son, Inc. CIGNA Corporation Citigroup Foundation

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The Coca-Cola Company Equifax Inc. Federated Department Stores, Inc. GE Energy Home Depot Foundation IBM Corporation JPMorgan Private Bank Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc NDCHealth Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you! Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS ★★★★★★★★★★★ $450,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV Hon. Anne Cox Chambers ★★★★★★★★★★ $300,000+ Deloitte LLP, its Partners & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Beth & Tommy Holder Newell Rubbermaid Primerica Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Bank of America Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Klaus Family Foundation The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

★★★★ $35,000+ Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Bryan Cave LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc. Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

★★★★★★ $75,000+ AirTran Airways Holder Construction Company Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe Bankoff Cisco Ann & Jay Davis Doosan Infracore International Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

★★★ $25,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Air Serv Corporation Atlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Laura & Stan Blackburn CIGNA Foundation Cousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLP Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation Infor Global Solutions ING

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alliance theatre staff Artistic Jennings Hertz Artistic Director...................................... Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth.......................................... Rosemary Newcott Associate Producer......................................................... Jody Feldman Director of New Projects.....................................................Celise Kalke Artist In Dialogue............................................................... Pearl Cleage Community Engagement & Casting..............................DayRon J. Miles Artistic Assistant....................................................................William Illg Artistic Intern............................................................ Margo Moskowitz Literary Intern..................................................................... JirĂ¨h Holder Kenny Leon Fellow..............................................................Elliott Dixon Education Director of Educational Programs................................Christopher Moses Director of the Acting Program...............................................Al Hamacher Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists............Carol T. Jones Assistant Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists...............................Michele Mummert Education Development Manager....................................... Sharon Brewer Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . ..Christina Dresser Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists Assistant...............Padgett Ward Education Assistant...............................................................Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator.................................Olivia Aston Resident Artist in Education............................................ Patrick McColery Resident Teaching Artists.............Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valetta Anderson Teaching Artists.................................Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster, Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Corey Bradberry, Sharon Brewer, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, John Doyle, Sharon Foote, Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Holly Godwin, Amy Handler, Bart Hansard, Angie Harrell, Michael Haverty, Laura Heckman, Lesley Howe, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Bernard D. Jones, Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Morgan McCrary, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer, Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Jessica Muhammad, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Claire Ritzler, Manny Rivers, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Don Slaton, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Allison Upshaw, Jeanene Williams

Administration General Manager.................................................................Max Leventhal Company Manager.............................................................Laura Thruston Management Assistant............................................................. Alicia Quirk Manager of Information Resources..........................................Jim Hubbert Finance Director of Finance & Administration.......................................Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator.................................................................Julie Hall Accounting Coordinator.................................................... Ashley Bradford Development Director of Development..................................Kristin Hathaway Hansen Corporate Relations Officer.....................................................Paige Smith Major Contributions Manager...........................................Maya Robinson Special Events & Board Manager...............................Lindsey Hardegree Grants Manager........................................................Rebecca Levenberg Development Coordinator...........................................Janet Abercrombie Special Events & Board Assistant..............................................April Case Development Volunteer...................................................Elaine Hentschel Marketing Director of Marketing............................................................... Gary Sayers Brand Manager..................................................................Caroline Tanner Public Relations Manager...........................................Kathleen Covington Digital Brand Manager.............................................................. John Maley Marketing Volunteer......................................................................Don Vann Marketing Intern................................................................... Audra Pagano Group Sales Manager..................................................... Quidana Bosman Group Sales Coordinator.................................................... Laura Peacock Brand Coordinator..................................................................Emily Bryson Patron Services Manager.............................................................Shana Orr Patron Services Coordinator..................................................... Alicia Quirk House Managers.............................. Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Lindsey Hardegree, Ken McNeil, Alicia Quirk, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Season Tickets...................................... Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents..........................................Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

Production Production Management Production Manager........................................................ Rixon Hammond Stage Management Alliance Stage Managers................... Pat A. Flora, R. Lamar Williams, Amy Gilbert TYF Stage Manager..................................................................Liz Campbell TYF Stage Management Production Assistant.................. Amy Radebaugh Hertz Stage Management Production Assistant............ Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Apprentice..............................................Barbara Gantt Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager...................................................Scott Bowne Crew Chief....................................................................... Vincent Simons TYF Crew Chief.....................................................................Deb Maberry Flyman....................................................................................Willie Parks Additional Stagehand............................................................. Erin Sanchez Electrics Electrics Manager.......................................................................Pete Shinn Staff Electricians................... Sean Hamilton, Steve Jordan, Jenn Trippe Sound Resident Sound Designer...................................................... Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops...............Holly Blakely, Hidenori Nakajo, Brian Smith

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Scenery Technical Director................................................................ Victor W. Smith Assistant Technical Director.......................................................Megan Kier Shop Foreman..................................................................... Patrick Conley Carpenters....... Manny Abreo, Jes Cottrell, Kevin Green, Jessica Rohde Charge Scenic Artist...................................................................Kat Conley Scenic Artist.......................................................................Christa Seekatz Properties Properties Manager...............................................................Robert Elliott Props Lead Artisan........................................................... Suzanne Morris Properties Buyer Artisan..............................................Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan.................................................................. Brian Marino Costumes Costume Shop Manager................................................. Carol Hammond Design Assistant....................................English Benning, Emily Kramer Draper.....................................................Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster.................................................................. Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands.......Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Maegan Robinson Wig Master.........................................................................Robert Navarre Wardrobe............................................................. John Hardy, Niki Traxler

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