Alliance Theatre February 2011 Carapace

February 11 – March 16, 2011

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Legendary actress Judith Ivey enjoys being in the driver’s seat.

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Legendary actress Judith Ivey enjoys being in the driver’s seat by kristi casey sanders

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s an actress, Judith Ivey has won Tony, Drama Desk and Obie awards for her work on and off-Broadway (Hurlyburly, The Lady With All the Answers), appeared in popular television shows (“Designing Women,” “Nurse Jackie”) and films (Flags of Our Fathers,The Devil’s Advocate). But the legendary performer says she has a new passion: directing.

“In some cases I have chosen directing over acting because it intrigues me more right now,” Ivey says. “It’s got a bigger learning curve, and I like to challenge myself.”

That’s why she felt compelled to send an e-mail to Alliance Theatre’s Jennings Hertz, Jr. Artistic Director Susan Booth last year, reminding her that she’s a director, too.

“And you know,” Ivey laughs, “timing is everything. She called to ask if I’d like to read a script and meet the playwright, and I said, ‘Yes.’”

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That script turned out to be Carapace, a 90-minute piece by David Mitchell Robinson that won last year’s Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition. A play she couldn’t put down.

“I was completely mesmerized by all the characters, especially the lead character, Jeff,” Ivey recalls. “It’s a beautifully written story, very compelling. It’s definitely a tragedy, but he’s such a charming, charismatic guy that has a way of speaking, and his attempts to make everything all right and joke [things] off … it’s really something.”

Exploring character is one of the things she enjoys most about the rehearsal process, whether she is acting or directing. “It’s all just an exploration of character,” she explains, from the way actors approach their roles to how a designer lights a scene, constructs a set or builds a costume.

The difference is that when you’re acting, no one expects you to focus on

anything other than your part. Ivey’s unusual ability, as an actress, to see the big picture is what led to her first directing job in 1993, when she was asked to direct Two for the Seesaw at the Westport [Conn.] Playhouse. She hasn’t looked back since.

Working on new plays is a particular passion of hers. “When people ask me what my favorite play is, I often say, ‘I don’t know because it hasn’t been written yet,’” she laughs.

While she was appearing onstage as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie with the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles last fall, she also spent some time working on Carapace with playwright David Mitchell Robinson. “Center Theatre was kind enough to give us a twoday workshop, at the end of which we gave a formal presentation to an audience,” Ivey says. The play read in California was a slightly different version than the one that won the competition. But one thing remains the same — the central metaphor of the carapace.

“The fact that the carapace is the shell that protects the tortoise is a great concept

about how we deal with things in our lives — how protected we are; how naked we are,” Ivey explains. “Sometimes that shell has to go away, and we need to be vulnerable. There are times we think we are protecting ourselves in a good way or protecting others in a good way, and we are not.”

What’s the story?

Jeff tries to make up for a lifetime of bad parenting by bringing a birthday gift to his estranged daughter. The fact that he has no idea where she lives is only the beginning of his troubles.

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cast in alphabetical order

*David de Vries.............................................................................................. Jeff *Paul Hester..................................................................................................Kyle *Mark Kincaid.................................................................................................Ted *Joe Knezevich............................................................................................. Peter Tony Larkin................................................................................................. Brian *Bethany Anne Lind.................................................................................... Margo

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

Nick Arapoglou — Kyle, Ryan, Peter; Megan Hayes — Margo; *Mark Kincaid — Jeff; *Joe Knezevich — Ted William Illg....................................................................... Assistant to the Director Joe Knezevich...............................................................................Fight Consultant Brittney London......................................................................Assistant Dramaturg Tim Mackesey.........................................................Speech Pathologist Consultant Jayson T. Waddell..................................... Stage Management Production Assistant *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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David de Vries (Jeff) returns to Atlanta after a three-year run with Wicked playing Dr. Dillamond in the Los Angeles and Chicago companies and the Second National Tour. He was last seen at the Alliance in Sleuth and Glengarry Glen Ross. Previous Alliance credits include Spinning Into Butter, Laughing Wild and Sight Unseen (Director). David appeared on Broadway as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast as well as both national tours. Film and TV credits include Leatherheads, Remember the Titans, “I’ll Fly Away” and Megahertz, the winner of the Best in Festival Award at the International Film Festival — Ireland 2010. His many voiceover credits include award winning children’s recordings for Scholastic Audio, documentaries for the History Channel and Rainbow HD, and hundreds of radio and television commercials. He holds a B.A. from American University in Washington D.C. and is the proud father of his 12-year-old, Willem.

Paul Hester (Kyle) Hester’s previous Alliance credits include Eurydice (co-produced with Georgia Shakespeare) and Intimate Apparel. Recent Atlanta credits include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Macbeth, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Timon of Athens at The Shakespeare Tavern; Ethan Frome at Theatre in the Square and Around the World in 80 Days at Theatrical Outfit. Paul has been a proud member of Actor’s Equity since 2006.

Mark Kincaid (Ted/US Jeff) is so pleased to be working again at The Alliance. Locally, his work has been seen on the stages of Georgia Shakespeare, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble, Theatrical Outfit, Actors Express, the Aurora Theatre and seasons past, at The Alliance Theatre. Nationally, he has worked at The Old Globe Theatre, the McCarter Theatre, Peoples Light and Theatre Company, Mill Mountain Stage, Hope Summer Repertory and the Hippodrome State Theatre. For eight seasons, Mr. Kincaid was a senior company member at The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and has twice toured the nation with The Acting Company. His favorite

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roles are that of husband to the beautiful and talented actress, Tess Malis Kincaid, and father to the remarkable Barbara Rose Kincaid. Mark is proudly celebrating his 30th year as member of Actors Equity.

Joe Knezevich (Peter/US Ted) Alliance Theatre: Tennis In Nablus (Lt. Duff), Pride and Prejudice (Wickham, Dean Goodman Award), Glengarry Glen Ross (Williamson), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), A Christmas Carol (Fred). Georgia Shakespeare: Shrew: The Musical (Petruchio), King Lear (Edgar), The Odyssey (Odysseus), Julius Caesar (Cassius), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander), As You Like It (Jaques), The Merchant of Venice (Bassanio), All’s Well That Ends Well (King), Richard III (Gloucester, Suzi Bass Award), Pericles (Pericles), Amadeus (Venticello), Cymbeline (Posthumus), Cyrano de Bergerac (Christian), What the Butler Saw (Nick), The Cherry Orchard (Yasha), Hamlet (Laertes) and Metamorphoses (Midas, Suzi Bass Award). Film and TV: “Franklin & Bash,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Drop Dead Diva,” “One Tree Hill,” The Librarian 3, All The King’s Men. Training: B.F.A., Florida State University.

Tony Larkin (Brian) is honored and excited to be making his Alliance Theatre debut! Tony has been acting professionally for 20 years in New York, Boston, Florida and Atlanta. Atlanta credits include, Becky Shaw, Fair Use and Octopus at Actor’s Express; The B-Team and Indulgences at Dad’s Garage; Jewtopia at the 14th St. Playhouse; The Last Night of Ballyhoo at Georgia Ensemble Theatre; This is Our Youth at Theatre in the Square; and the ’07 tour of Midsummer for Georgia Shakespeare, among others. In NYC, Tony worked off-B’way at The Bank St. Theatre, Lincoln Center, Theatre for a New City and Theatre Row. Film and TV credits include: the TV-movie “Ben 10: Alien Swarm” (Cartoon Network), an episode of “Monk” (USA Network) and two “Very Funny” spots (TBS), among others. Tony received a B.F.A. in Acting from FSU (like cast-member, Joe Knezevich), and is a proud Non-Equity member. Major thanks to Jody, Susan and my Mom and Dad. alliancetheatre.org

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profiles Bethany Anne Lind (Margo) is happy to be returning to the Alliance where she played Olivia in Quiara Alegria Hudes’ world premiere of 26 Miles. You can catch her back here this spring as Jean Fordham in August: Osage County. Other world premieres: Night Blooms at Horizon Theatre, The Storytelling Ability of a Boy at Florida Stage and Buy My House Please at Aurora Theatre.

Regional credits include Our Town, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre; The Last Schwartz, Jewish Theatre of the South (Suzi Award, Best Featured Actress); Metamorphoses, Georgia Shakespeare (Suzi Award, best ensemble); Junie B. Jones, Synchronicity; This is Our Youth, Theatre in the Square; Steel Magnolias, Georgia Ensemble Theatre; A Christmas Carol and Twelfth Night, N.C. Shakespeare. Film and TV credits: “Drop Dead Diva” and Mean Girls 2. Visit bethanylind.com.

For Shayne, who had such a way with words.

David Mitchell Robinson (Playwright) is most likely a playwright because growing up in the frosty Twin Cities suburbs requires one to develop a surplus of indoor, isolation-intensive hobbies. Having recently received his M.F.A. in Playwriting from Ohio University, David is the 2010 winner of the Alliance’s Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition and Ohio University’s Scott McPherson Playwriting Award. His work has been developed and presented at the Mark Taper Forum, the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Ohio University, the Kennedy Center’s ACTF Region II and the New College of Florida.

Judith Ivey (Director) is the recipient of the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for her portrayals in Steaming and Hurlyburly, the Obie Award for her performance in The Moonshot Tape, and countless others for her stage and film work. Most recently, she was honored with the Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama League nomination for her portrayal of Amanda Wingfield in the Long Wharf Theatre’s production of The Glass Menagerie at the Roundabout Theatre.

She received the Texas Medal of Arts Award in Theatre and the Barrow Group’s award for sustained excellence. Some film credits include Devil’s Advocate, Washington Square, Mystery, Alaska, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Love Hurts, Compromising Positions, What Alice Found, Flags of Our Fathers and, the soon-to-be-released, The Loop. Judith starred in four television series, the most memorable being “Designing Women.”

Some television film credits include The Long, Hot Summer; What the Deaf Man Heard; and

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Rosered. Ms. Ivey recently guest-starred on “Nurse Jackie,” “Past Life,” “Big Love” and “The Whole Truth.” Judith portrayed Eppie Lederer/ Ann Landers in The Lady With All the Answers at the Cherry Lane this past season, and was nominated for the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League awards for Best Solo Performance. She has just enjoyed playing Shirley Valentine during the holidays at the Long Wharf Theatre. Judith directed Vanities-The Musical, at the Pasadena Playhouse and Second Stage in NYC. She has also directed Secrets of a Soccermom, The Butcher of Baraboo, Fugue, Southern Comforts, Bad Dates, More, and Steel Magnolias, and most recently, A Short History of Women at NYSAF at Vassar and the Roundabout Theatre in NYC. Ms. Ivey is married to Tim Braine, and is the proud mother of Maggie and Tom. Judith has been a member of Actors’ Equity for 36 years, and the SSDC for 7 years.

Lex Liang (Set & Costume Designer) work includes scenic and costume design for theatre, film and dance, and he’s delighted to be working at the Alliance Theatre. Recent theatre: (NYC/ off-Broadway) The Yellow Wood (Dir. B.D. Wong), Heading East (Dir. Darren Lee), Secrets of a Soccer Mom (Dir. Judith Ivey), After Luke/When I Was God (Irish Rep) and Made in Heaven (SoHo Playhouse). Regional: Papermill Playhouse, four years as the resident scenic and costume designer for Penobscot Theatre in Maine (30+ productions). Dance: The Internationale Tanzmesse (Dusseldorf, Germany), The Distance Between Us and View Partially Obstructed for Gibney Dance (NYC, Montreal and WI). Film: Love is Hell, The Louisiana Conversation, Meet My Boyfriend. Lex Liang Design Corp. provides architectural design and project management for spaces ranging from private residences and clothing boutiques, to restaurants and bars.

Liang’s work is represented by projects across the country from Bridgehampton, NY to Malibu, Calif. Lex is a 2010 Princess Grace Award nominee for theatrical design and is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. lexliang.com.

John Ambrosone (Lighting Designer) Alliance: Carapace (debut). Broadway: The Old Neighborhood.

Off-Broadway: Nocturne. National Tour: The King Stag. International: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Strasbourg, France; Berlin, Germany; Tokyo, Japan; London, England; Leon, Mexico; Moscow, Russia; Singapore; Taipei, Taiwan. Regional: Alley Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, American Stage Festival, Annenberg Center, Arena Stage, Brooklyn

profiles Academy Of Music, Capital Theatre, Coconut Grove Theatre, Contemporary American Stage Festival, Emerson Majestic Theatre, Gloucester Stage Company, The Gravity Project, Hartford Stage Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Lyric stage Company, McCarter theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, The People’s Light & Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Playmakers Repertory Company, Prince Music Theatre, Ridge Theatre Company, Royal George Theatre, Sugan Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, Virginia Stage Company. Opera: Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Musica Viva. Dance: Boston Conservatory. Affiliations: United Scenic Artists, U.S.I.T.T. Head of B.A. and M.F.A. Lighting Design program at Virginia Tech.

Clay Benning (Sound Designer) has designed more than 70 productions for the Alliance Theatre including Pacific Overtures, Class of 3000 Live, Jelly’s Last Jam, Avenue X, Five Guys Named Moe, Eurydice and Topdog/Underdog. He is also an Associate Artist at Georgia Shakespeare with designs for more than 15 productions including King Lear, Metamorphoses, Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Antigone and Pericles.

Atlanta Ballet: The Great Gatsby, big (feat. Big Boi). Regional work: Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007, and 2009 Suzi Bass Awards for Best Sound Design (Metamorphoses, False Creeds, and Titus Andronicus). Production Sound Engineer for the world premiers of The Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel and Come Fly With Me. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (BA), North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA) and a member of IATSE. R. Lamar Williams (Production Stage Manager) is an Atlanta native. Rodney studied Theatre at Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre. His 10year tenure at the Alliance Theatre has included: stage managing Sammy & Me, Tennis In Nablus, The Second Ciy: Peach Drop Stop & Roll and The Second City:Miracle on 1280 Peachtree Street; and assistant stage managing August Wilson Full Circle: Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf; Doubt; Jelly’s Last Jam; and the world premieres of Women of Brewster Place, Sister Act: The Musical and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. For Sensei, JDawn and all humanity — “living life as ART!” CELISE KALKE (Director of New Projects) joined the staff of the Alliance in 2005 where she manages New Play Development, the

Kendeda Graduate Playwright Competition and is a production dramaturg. Before moving to the Alliance she was the Director of the Literary Department at the Public Theater in New York, curating four NEW WORK NOW reading series, working with writers including John Guare, Diana Son and Tracey Scott Wilson and serving as the production dramaturg for the Shakespeare in Central Park productions. At the Public, she worked with many well known actors including Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, Ben Stiller, Jimmy Smits, Peter Dinklage and Rosie Perez. Other New York affiliations include Independent Art HERE, Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Juilliard School. She was featured in American Theatre as one of 25 American Theatre leaders of the future.

Jody Feldman (Casting) has had responsibility for Alliance Theatre casting since 1992, casting well over 100 Alliance, Hertz Stage and Theatre for Young Audiences productions, including the world premieres of The Color Purple, Aida, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Bluish. Other favorites include Jelly’s Last Jam, Day of the Kings, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition readings each spring. Jody is also casting director for Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company as well as various other regional theatres and commercial endeavors. She serves as line producer for artistic projects such as Taste of the Season and the 2005 August Wilson Tribute.

Jody began her theatre career first as an actress and then as the assistant general manager of the Academy Theatre. More than anything, Jody would like to thank you for being here to share the joy of live theatre with her Alliance Theatre family.

Tim Mackesey (Speech Pathologist Consultant) ME.d., CCC-SLP, BRSFD is a licensed speech pathologist and an expert in stuttering diagnostics and therapy. He is the owner of Atlanta Area Stuttering Specialists. Tim has taught graduate level courses in communication disorders at Georgia State University and is the former president of Georgia Speech and Hearing Association. He teaches continuing education seminars to speech-language pathologists.

Tim’s experience includes television and radio interviews related to stuttering. Tim has been an expert witness in several courtroom cases involving people who stutter. He stuttered severely for more than 20 years. Tim brings an insider’s view to stuttering and a clinical background to teaching an authentic speech impediment. alliancetheatre.org

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profiles Susan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz, Jr. Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001. In the past eight seasons, she has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships and overseen regional collaborative productions, as well as commercial partnerships on projects including The Color Purple; 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 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 currently serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is the immediate 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. rosemary newcott (The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth) has been directing, acting and teaching at the Alliance Theatre since 1988. Favorite Alliance directing credits include 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; A Woman Called Truth; Charlotte’s Web 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 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.

Why this play?

Carapace drew in the Kendeda judges from last year with its brave characters and terrific storytelling, in addition to the skill of its playwright. It’s firmly in the American tradition of Williams, O’Neill and Miller with its examination of one family. However, it is the humor and insight of its author that makes it a uniquely contemporary theater event.

Why Atlanta?

We all know a Jeff — at work, at home or perhaps ourselves, someone struggling with an addiction. In whatever region of the country you live, Jeffs are universal.

Why now?

Photograph of the 35W Interstate bridge collapse, 2007.

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In 2007, a bridge collapsed in Minneapolis —Minneapolis, which prides itself on civic care and upkeep, not to mention the ability to withstand harsh weather conditions. The bridge quickly became a larger symbol of the fragility of the American infrastructure. This play resonates with the tenor of our times, but grounds these larger social and metaphorical concerns in one man’s journey through the night.

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About the Alliance Theatre A Brief History Atlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre, recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, creates the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people of all ages. Under the leadership of Jennings Hertz, Jr. Artistic Director Susan V. Booth, the Alliance Theatre uses contemporary classics, field leading theatre artists and a commitment to premiere as the foundation for a national theatre with a local address. The theatre’s two stages host 200,000 adult and youth patrons each season, and the Alliance engages and educates students and teachers of all ages through its extensive training programs and commitment to providing a community forum for connection and dialogue.

The Alliance leads the national regional theatre field in the creation of significant American musicals and plays. This includes over 70 premieres that have enjoyed future lives in theatres across the country as well as Tony Award®-winning moves to Broadway: Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Following their Atlanta premieres, the Alliance transferred Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away to Broadway for a critically acclaimed Tony Award®-nominated run while Sister Act: the Musical will arrive on Broadway this season after its run on London’s West End. The Alliance also originated the national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk.

The Alliance enjoys a national reputation for finding and developing Atlanta artists for the national stage, including New York Times bestseller Pearl Cleage whose The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years was the latest of Cleage’s Alliance world premieres. Further evidence of the Alliance’s commitment to new work is its nationally recognized National Graduate Playwriting Competition, a cutting-edge program introducing student playwrights to professional networks across the country while producing the world premiere of the winning student’s work here at the Alliance. Work by past Competition winners has gone on to be produced by theatres in New York, Chicago, London, San Francisco and beyond.

The Alliance continuously brings Atlanta the finest talent and finest art—proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. The Alliance Theatre is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which also houses the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences.

Our Mission As a leading national theatre, the Alliance Theatre sets the highest artistic standards, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people.

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and the Kendeda National Graduate Playwright Competition by celise kalke

arapace is the unusual new play that revisits grand themes of the American theatre in a new way: the family, addiction, personal tragedy, the fallen man. These are the footprints of the American greats: O’Neill, Miller and Williams. This play takes on these themes with humor, with craft and a 21st-century wit and style. It is one man’s journey that has larger metaphoric and social underpinnings. The play is also a reminder that, even over 70 years after the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, alcohol abuse and addiction remain a grave American social issue.

“The lie of a pipe dream is what gives life to the whole misbegotten mad lot of us, drunk or sober.”

— Eugene O’Neill, The Iceman Cometh

About the Alliance Theatre’s Kendeda National Graduate Playwright Competition The Kendeda National Graduate Playwright Competition is a oneof-a-kind national competition that transitions student playwrights to the world of professional theatre. The grand prize for the winner of the competition is this production you will see tonight.

Each year, the country’s leading graduate playwriting programs across the country are invited to have their final year students submit a play. An in-house panel of readers selects a slate of finalists to be advanced in the competition. Those scripts are sent to a national panel of three theater artists who serve as advisors to Artistic Director

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Susan Booth to choose the winner. The panel selection for Carapace consisted of Jim Nicola, Artistic Director New York Theater Workshop, Mark Valdez, playwright and John Dillon, freelance director. The program was founded to give writers emerging from graduate school a springboard to their writing careers, and over the past seven years the competition’s alumni have more than fulfilled this goal. In the spring of 2011 the Alliance Theatre will produce Spoon Lake Blues by Kendeda finalist Josh Tobiessen, the first time a Kendeda alumni will be returning to the Alliance Theatre.

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

Dan Reardon Victoria Palefsky Howard L. Feinsand Steve Chaddick

Directors James L. Anderson Candace Bell Kenny Blank Sarah Robinson Borders Mark Callaway Frank S. Chew Alan Colberg Linda Davidson Philippa V. Ellis Daryl Evans A.D. Frazier Patrick J. Gunning Laura Hardman P. J. Younglove Hovey

Jocelyn J. Hunter Rosthema Viener Kastin 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 Helen Smith Price

Rita M. Anderson Kenneth L. Bernhardt Ann W. Cramer

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

Life Directors

Douglas F. Reid Maurice M. Rosenbaum William B. Rowland Karl Sachsenmaier Alan Schreihofer Stephen Selig Debbie Shelton William D. Sleeper Karen Spiegel Charles E. Taylor Robert Walker Peter D. Weitzner A. Penniman Wells, Jr.

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

Advisory Board Madelyn Adams Judy Anderson Mark Bell Barry Berlin Veronica Biggins Erin Brown Stephen Brown Donna Burchfield Susan Callaway James Cox Chambers Ron Clark Tony Conway Richard Cravey Jackie Cushman Sallie Daniel John Deushane Patti Dickey Sally Dorsey Diane Durgin Charles Edwards Jo Roberson Edwards Randi Emerman Reade Fahs

Advisory Board Chair: Ann W. Cramer Linda Newport Kathryn Farley Bill Nigut Ellen Feinsand William Pate Valerie Ferguson Monica Pearson Barry Flink Travis Reed Jay Freer Harrison Rohr Margie Goheen Bobby Rosenbloum Lisa Greenberg Jack Sawyer Jennifer Hale Christine Schneider Virginia Hepner Sonny Seals Stephanie Husk Janece Shaffer Andrea Jones Chandra Stephens-Albright Anne Joyner Sheehan Charlita Stephens-Walker Karen Katz Veda Storey John Keller Todd Tautfest David Kuniansky Susan Tucker Valerie Levy Wayne Vason Constance Lewis Rick Western Kristie Madara Mary Williams Kent Matlock Suzy Wilner Philip McAdoo Joni Winston Penny McPhee Cynthia Moreland Elena Mullican

Volunteer Leadership President, STARS/Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild President, Alliance Theatre Guild

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Valarie Lischer Sarah Larson

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GOLIJOV & TCHAIKOVSKY ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Last Round is Atlanta School composer Osvaldo Golijov’s tribute to Astor Piazzolla, the father of the “New Tango.” Piazzolla’s luxurious “Four Seasons” homage to Vivaldi is a glorious fusion of tango, jazz and classical elements. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth pulsates with upheaval, emotional turmoil and triumph.

2.24.11 2.25.11 2.26.11

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CARTIER-BRESSON & TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HIGH MUSEUM OF ART Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century will feature photographs from one of the great portraitists of the twentieth century.

2.19.11 - 5.29.11 Toulouse-Lautrec & Friends will feature some of the world's most recognizable images of turn-of-the-century Paris.

1.29.11 - 5.01.11

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY ALLIANCE THEATRE This Pulitzer Prize winning raucous dark comedy transforms one family gathering into an evening of can’t-turn-away blood sport – filled with sex, secrets, and REALLY inappropriate behavior. Revel in this searing and corrosive family train wreck featuring an ensemble of Atlanta’s favorite actors as you’ve never seen them before.

4.13.11 - 5.08.11

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

Fulton County Arts Council The Shubert Foundation

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

North Highland Company Target

Zeist Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Publix Super Markets Charities Rich Foundation

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) Wilmington Trust David, Helen & Marian Woodward Foundation

Georgia Power John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Foundation Premiere Global Services, Inc.

Wells Fargo Foundation Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

Jones Day mediaedge: cia Plum Creek Sharp Electronics

SunTrust WXIA-TV

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles The Home Depot

★★★★ $25,000+ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AT&T Callaway Foundation, Inc. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

★★★ $10,000+ American Intercontinental University Atlanta Foundation Cartoon Network Georgia Pacific Foundation

★★ $5,000+ Bryan Cave Duke Realty Corporation John and Mary Franklin Foundation Harry Norman Realtors

★ $2,500+ Digital Arts Studio By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2010-11 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 42. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 42 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 turner broadcasting system, inc. is committed to meaningful corporate citizenship in the communities in which the company operates and its employees work and live. The arts is one focus area of Turner’s local philanthropy, in particular organizations and programs that enhance the quality of life for all residents of its Atlanta hometown.

Cast and company flowers sponsored by

Official Hotel

Wellness Partner

Foxgloves & Ivy

Restaurant Partners

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+ Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Sally G. Tomlinson

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

James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation

Dan & Garnet Reardon

★★ $15,000-$24,999

James & Lori Kilberg

★ $10,000-$14,999 The Balloun Family Lisa & Joe Bankoff Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Alan & Chi Colberg Ann & Jeff Cramer Doug & Donna Curling Linda & Gene Davidson David & Carolyn Gould Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz Andrea & Boland Jones

John & Angie Keller Phillip I. Kent Foundation Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Valerie & Jeff Levy Maureen & Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III Steve & Linda Selig John & Karen Spiegel

Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Joni Winston Suzy Wilner

top billing Executive Producers ★★ $7,500-$9,999 Mark & Ansley Callaway P.J. Younglove Hovey

Paul & Rosthema Kastin Phil & Caroline Moïse

Bill & Rhonda Rowland Michael & June Tompkins

Executive Producers ★ $5,000-$7,499 Eve & Bob Eckardt Matthew & Doris Geller Jay & Debbie Goldman Kathy Harris Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Leslie Leigh M.D. Cynthia & Alan Maloy Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr.

James Anderson Peg & Bill Balzer Candace & Jeff Bell The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Sarah & Jim Borders Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Frank & Mary Anne Chew Marcia & John Donnell

Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Kenyon Murphy Helen Smith Price Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Sonny & Jeanne Seals Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Penn & Sally Wells

Producers ★★ $3,500-$4,999 Mark & Pam Bell Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Mr. Dick Dickson & Ms. Yin Lo

Charles & Carol Edwards Philippa & Burrell Ellis Lubo Fund

William & Margarita Sleeper Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Karen & Alex Stickney

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 Madelyn R. Adams Southern States LLC Mrs. Susan Beallor-Snyder

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& Mr. Stuart Snyder John & Lucy Cook Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III

Douglas & Camille Duerr Robert W. & Nikki C. Eickhoff 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 January 4, 2011

Producers ★ $2,500-$3,499 (cont.)

Tanya M. Rutledge Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Michele & Glenn Shear Charlotte & Tom Shields Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Procore Solutions James Taylor Susan & Thomas Wardell John & Kathy Zamer

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Jungers David L. Kuniansky TAYLAR Development & Associates Kristie L. Madara Jodi & Henry Niden Dr. Kathleen Nixon & Dr. Gregory Berkey John & Helen Parker Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein

John & Cindy Ethridge Diane & Daryl Evans Ms. Beryl Farris Rick & Leslie Fuess Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Lance E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hugh, III Booker & Birdie Izell

Associate Producers $1,500-$2,499 Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Elaine & Miles Alexander Kent & Diane Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Judy M. Anderson Herb & Myrtice Arnold Elizabeth & John Bacon Ms. Ann B. Bishop Pamela Blackburn Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Ms. Susan A. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Stephen & Liz Carter In Memory of Mary A. Cipolla Mr. Dale Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Malon Courts Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Marc & Kelli Davenport Richard & Linda Diedrich Douglas & Camille Duerr Diane Durgin Ralph & Ree Edwards Alan & Willa Fabian Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Clara Feldman Michael & Jody Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Fiedotin

Melanie & Richard Fine Andy Fisher Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Margie & Barry Goheen Donald & Dale Goodman Mr. Dwayne E. Greene Mrs. Jack K. Hale Rachel & Mike Hammer John & Simone Hanson Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation Joseph Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Harold Itkin Mr. Clay Jackson Richard & Marcia Jacobson Caroline John In honor of Carol Jones & the Alliance Theatre Education Department Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Mr. & Mrs. James E Hugh, III Linda Lively Tim & Jane Lundberg Dick Lyon M.C. Jackson, Sr., Family Foundation Chip Mann

Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Rita & Ted Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Andrade Mr. & Mrs. George Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bronfman II

Ruth & Mark Coan Mr. Scott Dorfman & Ms. Susie Trotochaud Luxury Cars of Atlanta Ms. Gail H. Evans Mr. Haydn W. Fusia

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Millett June M. Morrison Joyce & Michael Natbony Mr. Joseph Northington Judy Trotochaud & William Pate Bill & Carey Peard Monica K. Pearson Peg Petersen Susan & David Peterson Lynne Ragan & Jay Sampson Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Mr. & Mrs. John Richard Alice & Peter Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Emanuel & Peggy Roth David & Sharon Schachter Mr. Kevin D. Seaway Chip & Sharon Shirley Martin & Patricia Silbiger Drs. Marjorie & Quentin Smith Sara & Paul Steinfeld Dante’s Down the Hatch, Buckhead Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Jackie Wallace Mr. Alex & Mr. Marc D. Weinberg Joan N. Whitcomb J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company

Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Louise Staton Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hyman, Jr. Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. Michael A. Kahn

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annual fund Benefactors $1,000-$1,499 (cont.)

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich David & Lauren Kieter Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Avery & Valerie Munnings

Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Linda Newport Bob & Gail O’Leary Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Bill & Bamby Ray Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Ms. Mary W. Rogers D. Jack Sawyer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan

Brenda J. Smith C. Austin Stephens The Elster Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Wallace Mr. Alex & Mr. Marc D. Weinberg Lynne Winship William & Nancy Yang

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, please contact Kristin Hathaway Hansen, Associate Director of Development, at (404) 733-4611.

Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Laura & John Hardman

Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Virginia Vann & Ken Large Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moïse Jan Pomerantz Helen M. Regenstein

Bob & Margaret Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Lynne Winship

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

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 $8.4 million last year. Thank you!

Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ $450,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. ★★★★★★★★★★ $300,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSB-TV, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, James M. Cox Foundation Hon. Anne Cox Chambers UPS ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte LLP, its Partners & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees The Klaus Family Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Equifax Inc. & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

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Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust Greene-Sawtell Foundation ★★★★★★★ $100,000+ AirTran Airways Bank of America Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding LLP KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation Wells Fargo Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund ★★★★★★ $75,000+ Holder Construction Company The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Cisco Coca-Cola Enterprises Delta Air Lines, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation ING Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Primerica Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

★★★★ $35,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Lisa & Joe Bankoff Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation SCANA Energy Siemens Industry, Inc. Harris A. Smith Troutman Sanders LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. ★★★ $25,000+ Assurant Atlanta Companies Assurant Solutions Assurant Specialty Property BDO USA, LLP Brysan Utility Contractors, Inc. Chartis Crawford & Company Drummond Company, Inc. Eisner Family Foundation First Data Corporation Genuine Parts Company Georgia-Pacific IBM Corporation Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Livingston Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Charitable Trust

Mary & Craig Ramsey Rock-Tenn Company Richard D. Shirk Southwire Company Spectrum Brands Towers Watson Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Waste Management Charitable Foundation Yancey Bros. Co. ★★ $15,000+ 22squared, inc.

ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Brands, Inc. AGCO Corporation Alix Partners Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Foundation Atlanta Marriott Marquis Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Beaulieu Group, LLC The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta, Georgia Bryan Cave LLP Buck Consultants The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Talela & Beauchamp Carr CB Richard Ellis Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc.

Cousins Properties Incorporated Ann & Jeff Cramer DLA Piper Duke Realty Corporation Exide Technologies Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Fernandez Fifth Third Bank Ford & Harrison LLP Robert Fornaro John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Gas South, LLC Georgia Natural Gas Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke The Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLC Infor Global Solutions Jenny & Phil Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation David & Jennifer Kahn Family Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy Kurt P. Kuehn Karole & John Lloyd Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Mohawk Industries, Inc. Mueller Water Products, Inc. Noonan Family Foundation Vicki R. Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation David M. Ratcliffe J. Mack Robinson Interests Frances & Jesse A. Sasser, Jr. Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation

Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Superior Essex Inc. TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. United Distributors, Inc. WATL/WXIA/Gannett Foundation John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Donor listing as of January 10, 2011.

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alliance theatre staff Artistic Jennings Hertz, Jr. 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 Artistic & Literary Associate............................................ Patrick McColery Artistic Associate....................................................................Bari Newport Community Engagement & Casting................................ DayRon J. Miles Artistic Intern..............................................................................William Illg 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 Resident Teaching Artists........... Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valletta Anderson Teaching Artists................................... Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster, Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Greg Bosworth, Corey Bradberry, Enisha Brewster, Jaehn Claire, Brooke Collins Hamilton, Steve Coulter, John Doyle, Sharon Foote,

Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Joe Gfaller, Holly Godwin,

Amy Handler, Bart Hansard, Angie Harrell, Michael Haverty,

Jennifer Hebblethwaite, Laura Heckman, Charolette House, Lesley Howe, Vikki Holloway, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Jan Jensen, Carol Jones, Rachel Jones, Sims Lamason, LeeAnna Lambert, Bethany Lind, Amy Lucas, Jen MacQueen, Barry Stewart Mann, Morgan McCrary, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer, Nancy Meyer, Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Jessica Muhammad, Sarah Onsager, Karen Ramps, Claire Ritzler, Manny Rivers, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Don Slaton, Sheri Mann Stewart, Ambondem Tazano, Allison Upshaw, Rachel White

Administration General Manager............................................................... Max Leventhal Company Manager........................................................... Laura Thruston Management Assistant............................................................Alicia Quirk Manager of Information Resources........................................ Jim Hubbert Finance Director of Finance................................................................ Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator............................................................... Julie Hall Accounting Coordinator...................................................Ashley Bradford Development Development Consultants...............................Linda Selig, Lynda Walker Associate Director of Development..................Kristin Hathaway Hansen Major Contributions Manager.................................................. Ann Wilson Annual Fund Coordinator..............................................Rebecca Bowden Events Coordinator & Board Administrator.................Lindsey Hardegree Grants Manager...............................................................Davia Weatherill Development Volunteer...................................................Elaine Hentschel Development Assistant.........................................................Kat Reynolds Marketing Interim Director of Marketing................................................. Terry Sagedy Associate Director of Marketing................................................Joe Gfaller Advertising & Promotions Specialist................................. Caroline Tanner E-marketing Specialist.............................................................John Maley Graphic Designer................................................................ Nadine Cheng Publications Assistant.......................................Brittney Reagler-London Public Relations Agency.............................................................. Creaxion Media Facilitation Assistant..........................................Kashara Robinson Associate Director of Group Sales ................................Quidana Bosman Group Sales Coordinator...................................................Laura Peacock Associate Director of Patron Services........................................ Shana Orr Patron Services Coordinator....................................................Ken McNeil House Managers.....................Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Lindsey Hardegree, DayRon Miles, Charles Swint, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Subcriptions.........................................Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents..........................................Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

Production Production Management Production Manager........................................................ Rixon Hammond Stage Management Alliance Stage Managers................................Pat A. Flora, lark hackshaw, R. Lamar Williams TYF Stage Manager..................................................................Liz Campbell TYF Stage Management Production Assistant.................. Amy Radebaugh Alliance Assistant Stage Manager............................................RL Campbell Stage Management Apprentice..............................................Erica S. Porch Hertz Management Production Assistant...................... Jayson T. Waddell Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager...................................................Scott Bowne Crew Chief....................................................................... Vincent Simons Children’s Theatre Crew Chief...............................................Deb Maberry Properties Stagehand.....................................................Courtney O’Neill Flyman....................................................................................Willie Parks Electrics Electrics Manager.......................................................................Pete Shinn Staff Electricians................... Larry Bauer, Sean Hamilton, Steve Jordan Sound Resident Sound Designer...................................................... Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops...................... Holly Blakely, Brian Smith, Jessica Weeks

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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, Travis Williams Charge Scenic Artist...................................................................Kat Conley Scenic Artist...............................................................................Phillip Male Properties Properties Manager...............................................................Robert Elliott Props Lead Artisan...................................................Dana Hylton Calabro Properties Buyer.........................................................Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan................................Blake Anderson, Suzanne Morris 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.............................................................................Karin Craven Wardrobe............................................................. John Hardy, Niki Traxler

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