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JONATHON KELSO
Riddle. When is a season not quite a season? When the world is not quite the world. As we passed the half year mark on being away from our home at The Alliance, it was a moment to reflect. And while the impulse is to focus on what was lost, I’m working on focusing on what we’ve gained. Since March of 2020, The Alliance has gained: • Viewership in at least forty-five states and eight countries for our virtual work. • A new streaming platform that will bring you a season of rich and varied content. • A deeper knowledge of parking lots and porta-potties than we ever thought we’d have. • Artists who have learned to make film, animate graphics, and turn Zoom into an interactive, community-building platform. What I think we’ve also gained is a redoubled appreciation for our art form — at exactly the same time that we’ve grieved the absence of being in shared space in the shared act of telling and hearing the human story. We’ve learned how big, nimble, agile, and wildly re-inventable theatre really can be. So you’ll be coming to a drive-in where theatre collides with a live radio play. (And that’s theatre.) So you’ll travel across Atlanta with Terry Burrell in a swinging, singing, short holiday film. (And that’s theatre.) And your children will meet the story of our youngest protestors through animation. (And that’s theatre, too.) For me, the expanded definition came early and was gifted to me by a treasured friend. Mid Spring — and deeply challenged by how we would safely make theatre that fed both our artists and our audiences — my phone rang. “At 5pm, go stand in your front door.” And at 5pm on the nose, an actor and musician who melts my heart got out of his car and played “Lean On Me” on my sidewalk. He finished, blew me a kiss, and got back in his car and drove away. And that was epic theatre. Because a human need was met by a human artist. In real time. May we do that for you this season. And may I thank you for the gift of allowing us to.
Susan V. Booth Jennings Hertz Artistic Director
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TAKING “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” TO THE DRIVE-IN An Interview with Leora Morris STORY BY
Ansley Usery and Ashley Elliott
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N estled between the Downtown Connector and I-20, Summerhill is a historic, diverse neighborhood with a vibrant mix of restaurants, retail, parks, and much more.
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hen Susan Booth started thinking about how to continue the Alliance Theatre’s tradition of producing A Christmas Carol every holiday season while still adhering to current guidelines, she could think of no one better than Leora Morris. After all, Leora is no stranger to the Alliance, having been a Resident Artist and directed
shows such as Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience and Ride the Cyclone (for which she received a Suzi Bass Award for Best Direction and Best Production of a Musical) amongst others in other theaters around Atlanta, but her qualifications expand further than our city limits. From a Yale School of Drama MFA, to working as a Yale Directing Fellow, to directing projects across the nation and
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Orson Welles fields questions from reporters following, arguably, the most famous radio drama, “War of the Worlds,” performed and broadcast live on Halloween Eve, 1938, to a terrified audience who thought Earth
beyond, she’s more than qualified to direct this year’s one-of-a-kind version of A Christmas Carol.
was being invaded by Martians. (Photo in public domain.)
my whole life!) was opening night of the Alliance Theatre’s production in December 2016. It was the last year the production happened on that stage before it was renovated into what is now the Coca-Cola stage. Sitting in the audience, knowing the theatre was going to be demolished, I felt so
We recently had the chance to (virtually) sit down with Leora and ask her some big questions about this experience. Check it out! What are your first memories of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? The first time I saw A Christmas Carol (ever, in
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aware that we were celebrating and saying goodbye to two decades of people’s holiday memories. The seats and walls and scenery and costumes had stayed constant while the cast, the audience, the city, the world had changed. It felt like the play itself — tender, joyful, and hopeful. Aside from the Alliance Theatre’s, of course, do you have a favorite version? (i.e. The Muppet A Christmas Carol?) I’m definitely a big fan of the Muppet version D Irector Leora Morris of A Christmas Carol! I actually haven’t really seen too many of the other versions. I’m Jewish and have never really celebrated Christmas, so my holiday experience tends to consist of Chinese takeout and going to the movies. How is this year’s A Christmas Carol different from before? What can audiences expect? At the heart of this year’s event is the story of A Christmas Carol that we all know and love (and many familiar songs), but just about everything else is different! Audiences will be congregating in their cars and listening to the show over their car radios. Live and onsite, a teeny tiny cast will voice the dozens of characters in the story, while a live sound effect artist will bring
10 | encore the world of the story to life sonically. Plus, live feed cameras will give audiences a chance to watch the cast at work while they create all those sounds. It’s like a reverse drive-in — instead of the radio supporting audiences while they watch a movie, in our show, the videos will give audiences a sneak peek behind the radio play! While listening to the story, we’ll be inviting the audience to participate and play along right inside their cars — with things like crafts, games, and sound-making. And we’ll be recruiting the audience’s help a couple of times along the way. How do you feel taking on such a big Atlanta tradition, especially about taking it on during such a weird time? I’m so honored to get to collaborate on this show — especially this year. So much of 2020 has been spent separated from each other, and so little about 2020 has been normal. It feels very sacred to offer audiences a space to come together and to reconnect to a tradition, and perhaps even more importantly, to each other. Summerhill is home to some amazing restaurants. TOP: Enjoy delicious soft serve treats at Big Softie, where even the waffle cones are made in-house at sister company, Little Tart Bakeshop. ABOVE: Wood’s Chapel BBQ serves up an extensive barbecue menu cooked over traditional, wood-fired pits.
While we can’t do that by getting close to each other physically, radio allows us to use our voices in a way that’s very intimate — it will feel like the cast is right in the car with you. It’s been a fun challenge to think about bringing this familiar story to life for people inside their cars, just using sound. And we’re working on creative ways to get audiences to connect with each other, too. Why A Christmas Carol? Why now? Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol out of his despair about the extreme inequalities and
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The hauntingly beautiful 2019 Alliance production Ride the Cyclone garnered director Leora Morris two Suzi Bass awards: Best Direction and Best Production of a Musical.
injustices he was witnessing in Victorian England. So while A Christmas Carol is a story about one man’s transformation from a self-centered, miserly person into a community-minded, generous one, it is also about the world Scrooge lives in: one that desperately needs him to transform so that it, too, can transform. Tiny Tim only survives if people with resources and power decide he is worth their attention and advocacy. Without that advocacy, he is an optimistic, graceful young boy without a fighting chance. This is a story of a waking up. And just like it is for Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol is our annual theatrical opportunity to reflect on our past, be in our present, and think about our future. It matters so deeply to all of us making this show, that we honor
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Charles Dickens’ call to see our pasts clearly, notice what’s happening in the present, and actively build a future we believe in for those who come after us. Has this time changed you? Both as an artist and human? How? Oof. So many ways. It has made me realize how much of what I love about my job is physically being in space with other people; I miss the way the air crackles. And I miss how each project in the theatre is an opportunity to model a way of being, a mini-world, a small utopic experiment in community-building. It’s been gutting to see the impact of COVID-19 and to watch the murder of George Floyd, but I am hopeful that the dovetailing of this forced pause and the global call for justice and equality for all people can result in true, deep change to our systems. I hope this production is a step in the right direction towards that change.
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N aked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience ended abruptly mid-run due to the pandemic, but it’s back virtually! Streaming now through April 12, this family-friendly musical can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.
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REIMAGINED TRADITIONS, SAME HOLIDAY CHEER An interview with Terry Burrell
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s there anything more comforting than a holiday tradition? From the food, to the music, to the warm embrace of family and friends, there’s nothing like this time of year. For actor Terry Burrell, the holidays also signify an opportunity to give back. “The holidays mean family, connection, generosity of Spirit to give to those less fortunate,” Terry says; “an awareness of how blessed I am and what a beautiful place our Universe can be.”
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Burrell, who has appeared in several Broadway productions including Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, enjoys her own set of holiday traditions. “The biggest tradition is trimming the tree,” she tells us, “usually on Christmas Eve. The Christmas music is playing, and I’ve already laid out snacks and glasses of prosecco. When all is done, there is a marathon watch party of A Christmas Carol and It’s A Wonderful Life on television.” Just like the rest of us, Terry also keenly feels the impact of the pandemic and how it has shifted and even disrupted traditions for many. Since large gatherings and travel have been restricted to reduce a potential spread, many people have had to adjust their typical end-of-year plans. “The biggest change for me,” Terry says, “is that for the first time my family won’t be coming to spend it with us. Part of the fun has always been planning a Christmas dinner menu with my husband and cooking for them.” But despite the disappointment, Burrell offers a more uplifting
Recently seen in the weekly streaming cabaret act “We’re Still Here” with Courtenay Collins, actor Terry Burrell says the holidays signify an opportunity to give back.
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NOV 27 – DEC 2 Terry Burrell stars in A Very Terry Christmas, a new production on Alliance Theatre’s streaming platform Alliance Theatre Anywhere. Join her as she takes us on a tour of her favorite Atlanta destinations while sharing her personal holiday stories and songs.
In Atlanta, annual holiday activities will appear different, too. The Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Ballet are reinventing their holiday programming with drive-in style productions of A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker, respectively. The Atlanta Botanical Garden returns with the popular light display Garden Lights, Holiday Nights with reduced capacity and mask requirements. And both the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Alliance Theatre will also be providing holiday entertainment through online streaming. Whatever it looks like, we hope you continue to enjoy your favorite holiday traditions in Atlanta!
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KNOCK, KNOCK! (Knock Knock) The Sounds of Winter will be streamed as a four-part episodic adventure beginning December 8th. STORY BY
Bonnie Charles
Anyone home? Grab your littlest family members and kick off this holiday season with the world premiere of (Knock Knock) The Sounds of Winter. Part of The Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre For the Very Young season, this virtual, interactive holiday experience is created especially for children ages 0-5 years and their grown-ups. What makes winter so special? This is the question playwrights Olivia
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Aston Bosworth and Samantha Provenzano pondered as they wrote, Zoom-ed, and collaborated with artists over the last few months. Their conclusion — warmth, light, and most importantly, community — led them to a cozy apartment building filled with holiday spirit. (Knock Knock) The Sounds of Winter will be shared as a fourpart episodic adventure. In each episode, we will meet residents of The Apartment Building as they
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prepare for the holidays. Among the characters are the artist that built the building, a resident who has just moved in, and a ballerina and her father who will be played by real life father-daughter duo Eugene H. Russell IV and Eliana Russell. To extend the excitement, each episode will include an audio adventure and activity guide to allow caregivers to play out the story with their children through fun and engaging games, crafts, and musical moments.
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In a time when our world is full of uncertainty, (Knock Knock) The Sounds of Winter brings holiday cheer by focusing on the precious moments that connect people, no matter where they are. (Knock Knock) The Sounds of Winter will be available to stream on Alliance Theatre Anywhere starting December 8th. Surprises hide behind each door — all you need to do is (knock, knock) and listen closely.
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NEVER STOP LEARNING In March, the Alliance Theatre made the decision to quickly and fully embrace the possibilities of virtual engagement with all of our classes and camps. Since then, the Alliance has served 1,140 students and 1,085 campers in over 275 virtual classes and camps. STORY BY
Brant Adams
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our new normal may include a shorter commute, yoga pants, and back-to-back video conference calls. But did you know it can also include one of the Alliance Theatre’s signature acting classes? Conducted via Zoom and reimagined specifically for the virtual space, the Alliance Voice Over, Adult continues to offer classes for every age from Break into the early learners to adults that you can take from voice over market the comfort of your living room.
with our most “In March, we made the decision to quickly popular virtual and fully embrace the possibilities of virtual class! Learn about engagement with all of our classes and camps,” demos, agents, says Christopher Moses, the Dan Reardon and unions, and Director of Education & Associate Artistic record a short Director. Since then, the Alliance has served commercial 1,140 students and 1,085 campers in over 275 all under the virtual classes and camps. Most exciting is guidance of an our ability to now serve students across the experienced country (and globe). “This move freed us from professional voice our zip code, allowing us to meet students who over artist. previously would have no conceivable way of participating in our classes,” continues Moses, “a teen in Mississippi studying playwriting, say, or the educator in Nova Scotia continuing her professional development with us.” The Alliance now regularly serves students in 25 of the 50 states.
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Students have high praise for their virtual experiences. “Better than IRL class,” one student wrote about his Virtual Voice Over workshop. “It was amazing. It really felt like it was an in-person experience,” wrote another about her Film II course.
Turn On Your Mic In this virtual collaboration, teen artists are invited to create a multi-media response to what’s going on in the world.
Alliance acting classes allow you to hone, harness, and expand upon your passions and abilities even over a computer screen. “While this global expansion has been thrilling, what I find most encouraging is the fact that students still joyfully discover the benefits that come with working as an ensemble,” says Moses. “The connection. The exchange of ideas. The sparking of the imagination. These things all hold, no matter the medium.”
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USING THEATER-BASED STRATEGIES TO CHALLENGE SYSTEMIC RACISM Taught by Alliance Theatre facilitators, the trainings are designed to be a resource for identifying and rooting out implicit biases based on race, gender, age, sexuality, and more. STORY BY
Kristen Silton
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To help address this moment of racial reckoning in our society, the Alliance Theatre is now offering Anti-Bias Training for corporations, nonprofits, educators, and families. Originally developed in 2018 as part of required training for Alliance Theatre teaching artists to address bias in classes and camps, the training has now been adapted to serve new audiences. Taught by Alliance Theatre facilitators, the trainings are designed to be a resource for identifying and rooting out implicit biases based on race, gender, age, sexuality, and more. WHY THEATER? “Theater is a tool of collaboration, innovation, and imagination,” says Maya Lawrence, Alliance Theatre Allyship Program Director and architect of the program. “On stages, we create new, tangible realities that reflect the truth of our humanity in real time. During this moment where society is trying to recognize, reckon, and reimagine a world that’s actively anti-racist and authentically inclusive, equitable, and just, theater gives us an outline to transform the future we’ve envisioned for so long into a reality we can experience now.” WHO IS IT FOR? Corporations & Nonprofits Alliance@work, the Alliance’s awardwinning corporate training program, offers a 2.5-hour customizable training that uses theater-based
learning strategies to help challenge assumptions, acknowledge biases, and establish a culture of genuine equity, inclusion, and justice in the workplace. Nonprofit rates available Educators The Alliance Theatre Institute offers anti-bias professional learning events for groups of educators at the district and school levels. Utilizing components of theater to deconstruct personal bias in our lived experiences, the workshop equips educators with the ability to infuse anti-oppression tools into educational practices. Families Fearless Families: A Workshop for Allies and Little-Allies-in-theMaking uses play as tool for learning. Designed for ages 6-12, this 1-hour workshop utilizes our voice, body, and imagination to dig deeper into the difficult conversation of race and injustice in a way that is accessible to youth, the young at heart, and their caregivers. Learn more about the Alliance Theatre’s Anti-Bias Training at alliancetheatre.org/anti-bias.
28 | sponsors Alliance Sponsors are businesses, corporations, and institutions that have supported the work of the Alliance Theatre. We thank them for their generosity and support.
$1 Million + $500,000+
King & Spalding Charles Loridans Foundation The Zeist Foundation
The SKK Foundation
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$250,000+
AEC Trust Alston & Bird Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Georgia-Pacific Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Imlay Foundation Macy’s Moxie National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust The Princess Grace Foundation, USA Publix Super Markets Charities The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations
The Coca-Cola Company
Anonymous The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pussycat Foundation The Rich Foundation
$100,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Foundation Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Kendeda Fund Shubert Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust WarnerMedia The David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Fund
$50,000+ R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Edgerton Foundation Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia Natural Gas Invesco Ltd. Kaiser Permanente
$10,000+ Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Aon Cancer Treatment Centers of America Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network CNP Eversheds Sutherland
George M. Brown Trust of Atlanta Georgia Council for the Arts John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day The Abraham J & Phyllis Katz Foundation Kile’s Beautiful Mind Foundation MAP Fund The Johnny Mercer Foundation Osiason Educational Foundation Rotary Education Foundation of Atlanta South Arts Worldpay US, Inc.
$5,000+ Anonymous Augustine Foundation Do a Good Day Foundation Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Emory Brain Health Center John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust Theatre Forward United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We’re also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, bringing economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at Coca-Cola Journey at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Hertz Series Sponsor
WarnerMedia (Turner) is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Series. A leading media and entertainment company, WarnerMedia prides itself on being the place where the world’s most talented creators and journalists tell their stories. The company believes in the transformative power of great storytelling to shape our lives, catalyze dialogue, and, most importantly, bring communities together to celebrate our rich diversity. WarnerMedia is committed to innovative and powerful ways to discover, nurture and celebrate the next generation of storytellers, with the goal of cultivating an artistic community that is rich, vibrant and relevant to audiences today and tomorrow. Through our support of The Woodruff Arts Center and other strategic partners, we hope to promote stronger dialogue and diversity in the industry’s pipeline of emerging voices, and pave the way for the next generation of storytellers.
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Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners
This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency the National Endowment for the Arts.
Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
32 | annualfund Individual, foundation and corporate donors contribute more than $7 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for your support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4710. Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund from June 1, 2019 – October 1, 2020.
PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $500,000+ The SKK Foundation Spotlight $50,000+ David & Carolyn Gould Starr Moore & James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ Anne & Mark Kaiser Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Sally G. Tomlinson*/Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Chairman’s Circle $25,000+ Antinori Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Katie & Reade Fahs Ellen & Howard Feinsand Georgia Power Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin
Leadership Circle $15,000+
Director’s Circle $10,000+
Farideh and Ali Azadi Foundation, Inc. Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Cancer Treatment Centers of America Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan LeighAnn & Chad Costley Ms. Alison Danaceau & Mr. Tim McKinley Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss Seth & Lisa Greenberg Patrick J. Gunning Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester John C. Keller Jane & J. Hicks Lanier Barry C. McCarthy Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Anne Meisner Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Sean Reardon Matt Richburg Linda & Steve Selig Dean DuBose & Bronson Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Nossi Taheri & Hope Vaziri
The Balloun Family Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Ms. Brittany Boals Moeller & Mr. David Moeller Laura Brightwell Martha & Toby Brooks Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Miles & Nicole Cook Diane Durgin The Frances & Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc Bill & Angel Freitag Kim & Ted Greene Mr. Kevin Greiner & Mrs. Robyn S. Roberts The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc. Doug & Lila Hertz David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Mr. Charles R. Kowal Ms. Jessie Davis Allison & Shane O’Kelly Palmer Lee Foundation Jamal & Tiffany Powell Ms. Mital Shah Mark & Linda Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Karen & John Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright In honor of Carol Jones Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Benny & Roxanne Varzi Waffle House Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner
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BENEFACTORS $5,000+ James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Lisa & Joe Bankoff Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Judge JoAnn Bowens Frank & Jenn Buonanotte Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Ann & Jim Curry Linda & Gene Davidson Eve Joy Eckardt The Elster Foundation Heidi & David Geller Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Mrs. Erika James Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret Boland & Andrea Lea Jones Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Lubo Fund Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. June M. Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Helen Smith Price Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye SampsonRussell Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor William & Nancy Yang $2,500+ Anonymous Miles Alexander John & Lynn Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Ariana L. Hargrave
Brian & Jennifer Boutte Ginny & Charles Brewer Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Candace Carson Rita & Ralph Connell Mr. & Mrs. Erik Curns Marcia & John Donnell Ms. Nathalie Fleury Dr. Karen A. Foster Andrea & Jerry Freeman Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. David F. Golden Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Dr. Wendy Heckelman Henry & Etta Raye Hirsch Heritage Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Jason & Laurie Jeffay Sheri & Steve Labovitz Kristie L. Madara Raymond & Penelope McPhee Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Vicki & Steve Morris Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Steve & Tonya Paro Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Peter & Alice Rogers Mr. Ronald B. Russell & Mr. Tommy Sweat Jane & Rein Saral Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Susan & Alan Stiefel Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton Stan & Velma Tilley Kathy & Ron Tomajko Zaban Foundation, Inc. John & Kathy Zamer
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$1,500+ Anonymous Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Diane & Kent Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Mrs. Juanita Baranco Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Frank & Mary Anne Chew Melodie H. Clayton Susan & Ed Croft Brad & Sally Currey Ralph & Ree Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Jason Evans Tina & Tim Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Frazier & Deeter LLC Azita & Oscar Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Bill Garrigan Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Goodman Warren M. Gump Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel David Turner Robert & Michelle Leven Ms. Margaret Petersen Dori & Jack Miller Dedi & Julian Mohr Clair & Thomas Muller Dennis & Debra Murphy Lynn & Galen Oelkers Timothy Overmyer John & Helen Parker Pete Patel Mr. & Mrs. Armond R. Perkins Bill & Tonya Powers Julia & Zack Prescott Mr. Jeffrey Raupp Dr. Denise Raynor Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. Jim Schroder & Ms. Morli Desai James Shevlin Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Matt Sitler Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Harry Strothers
34 | annualfund $1,500+ continued Ms. Avril Vignos The Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Kelly Walls Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss Adrienne Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young PATRONS $1,000+ Anonymous Dawn & Michael Adamson Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Sara & Alex Brown Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Mr. W. Imara Canady Andrew Childers Chubb Charitable Foundation Lillian Giornelli Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kelly Andjela & Michael Kessler Suzanne & Thad King Mr. & Mrs. Loren Koch Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Chris & Brittany Moses Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Northern Trust Company Scott Pearson Scott, Dallas & Mia Pioli Ms. Kristin L. Ray Do Not List Helen M. Regenstein Dr. David Scott Tony Spurlin Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Tom & Raeann Tighe Kim Boldthen & Carolyn Wheeler $500+ Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes William Baas Mr. George T. Baker Mr. & Mrs. John Bauer Jay Bernath
Bonfire Funds, Inc. Rebecca Carfagna Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll Ms. Jacquel Kelly Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Rosalie & Max Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart B.J. Erb, M.D. & Bruce I. Crabtree III Gray & Marge Crouse Richard & Linda Davis Mr. Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Desmond Drummer Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge John & Cam Fenton Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Ellen Fitzsimmons Latanya Flynn Homer S. French Amanda & James Gaddy Jill Gapper Mrs. Nancy S. Geller Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner Dr. & Mrs. Philip Graitcer Bryant Gresham Louise S. Gunn Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Wynette Hammons Ms. Cathy D. Hampton Joanna Hanes-Lahr Mr. Lucas Hathaway Sarah Hawbecker & William Fuller Daniel Henning Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Dr. Hugh Hudson Jr. Cheryl & Ernie Johnson Jason Kahn Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalista Mr. & Mrs. Doug Kallman Elena Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Jim & Ellen Landers Katie Lefebvre Al Lurey Jo Ann Mahar
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Jennifer Manning Burrelle Meeks Hala & Steve Moddelmog JDI Fund Mr. Denis Ng Mr. Mark A. Pallansch Mr. Thomas A. Peterman & Ms. Jeanne Bertolli Marc & Jean Pickard Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Mr. & Mrs. James Raasch Carol Riggs Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Roof Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Rothberg Mr. Howard Rowe Garey C. Rozier Daniel Schreiber Barbara Schreiber Robert & Judith Simmermon David & Virginia Sjoquist Mr. Frank Ski & Dr. Patrice Basanta-Henry Brenda J. Smith Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith Sherman & Lesa Smith Ms. Martha Solano Atlanta Workshop Players Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Mrs. Jill Strickland Terri Tingle & John Heppner John & Bunny Underwood Ms. Andrea Volk Caitlin Way The Westminster Schools Ms. Amy Winokur Professor & Mrs. Paul Root Wolpe Sherry & Donn Wright $250+ Anonymous Alfred G. & Sarah H. Adams Grace K. Akan Mr. & Mrs. Julius Alembik Ms. Beth Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Dewitt C. Alfred III Mr. Larry A. Auerbach & Mrs. Janet Bernstein Ahmed Awad Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Bailey
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Dr. Gordon Baker Mr. & Mrs. Jim N. Barnhart Ms. Mary Bergh Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bernardino Mr. Tom Blakely Rob & Suzanne Boas Ms. Janet Bode Bonny Breuer Brent Bridges Gene & Betsy Brody Kristine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bumblauskas Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bunker Mr. & Mrs. Rod D. Bunn Mr. Brandon Bush Joseph Cantwell Ms. Sarah K. Chester & Mr. Jeff Chester Barbara R. Christjohn Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cintorino Ms. Mishelle Cirillo & Ms. Bryan Suttles Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Kenneth Collins Colonna Family Mr. & Mrs. Ben T. Counter Ms. Tanya Counter Larry Cox Janet Cragan Celeste Davis Mr. Michael Dawkins Jeanne S. Pudenz Thea Delage Ms. Leslie A. Dent Dr. Richard C. Dicker Michael Douglas Enid & Jerry Draluck Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Dreger Alexandra & Charlotte Dretler Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard R. Epley Mr. Sean Erwin Ms. Helen H. Evans & Mr. Eric Sorscher Mr. & Mrs. James H. Farmer Stacy L. Reckeweg Judy & Stan Fineman Brenda Fleming Louise B. Franklin Shan Franklin
Dr. Marla Franks Steve & Peggy Freedman William P. & H. Edel* Freitag Mr. & Mrs. Curt Friedberg Thomas & Donna Fullilove Betty F. Furst Ms. Julianne Gambert Kristin Garbarino Shelley & Bruce Gaynes Ms. Laurie A. Gilmore Mrs. P. Joyce Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gollmar Katie Goodman Ms. Lottie B. Goodwin John & Susan Gornall Mary C. Gramling April A. Grant Mr. Robert Greenberg Katie Greene Sherry & Isaac Habif Lynne & Jack Halpern Ms. Joy Hambrick Mr. Alfred Hanner Amy Hannula Ms. Dorothy Harris Ronald L. Harris & Jacqueline Pownall Alan & Camille Harvey Joseph R. Hawkins John A. Heagy Heidi Hill & Matt Crenshaw Harris & Sharon Hobby Mitchell & Pam Hughes Betty Jeter Dr. & Mrs. Weedy Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David Johnson Mr. Barnabas Kane Chris & Gail Kearney Lucy Kinnaird Mr. & Mrs. Lee A. Kolber Mr. & Mrs. Steve Koonin Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kreisman Carol & Paul Kurtz Megan Kurzius Mr. & Mrs. Dave Lambert Frederick Landau Mr. & Mrs. Brent W. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Tim Langlois Patricia Lassiter Michael Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure S. Jarvin Levison Parker Lincoln
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M.C. Lindsay Michael Lipsitt Richard Long & Sheri Easton-Long Gary C. & Carolyn A. Lovett Eunice A. Luke Sharon Luke Nicole Lunsford & Jackie Brown Mrs. Casey B. Lybbert Sarah Macknik Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Jennifer Mathews Kim Matthews Mr. Atiba S. Mbiwan & Ms. Tiffany S. Friesen Larry & Barbara McArdle Sharon McCreery Susan McDaniel Anne McSorley Geoffrey & Betsy Meacham Mr. & Mrs. Gene W. Milner Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Dick Mitchell Jane Morgan Gayle & Peyton Morgan Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Murray In Honor of Don Musholt Ms. Renee Najour-Payne Takuya Ninomiya Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Novack Jisha Obukwelu Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Hanlon Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Christine Oresky Leonard Pallats Steve M. Peck Sophia Brothers Peterman Lori & Jonathan Peterson Jeffrey Pettiway Patricia Pines Adrianne Poulard Mr. & Mrs. William H. Powell Kathleen Presswala Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Pursley Mr. & Mrs. Cap Putt Debra & Scott Pyron Dr. Cecil Reeves & Mr. Alonzo Daniel, Jr. Mrs. Melissa Rhine Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Rikard Miss Lillie M. Robbins
36 | encore $250+ continued Gloria J. Rodgers Natalie Rogers Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schroder Nancy Schroeder Ms. Donna Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Shackelford Dr. Susan E. Shapiro Amy Sharma Ms. Anne Shlay Bob & Jeanne Shulman Elizabeth Silbert Jacquelyn Sinclair Fred B. Smith Morrie & Mimi Spang Barry Spurlock Mr. & Mrs. Steve J. Stern Mr. & Mrs. Kenard G. Strauss Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Stringer Faye Tate Mr. & Mrs. Micky Tate Beverly D. Thomas Charles Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Robert Todd Ms. Rosanne Tricoles & Mr. Glenn Colville Susan Turner Willie & Joyce Vasser Christin Viola Mr. Richard A. Walker Simmie Walker Mr. William D. Walker Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins Tom & Vicki Warner Washington Dental Care Amanda Watkins Deb Watts Wednesday Morning Club Gail Crowder Brooke & Winston Weinmann Mr. & Mrs. D. K. Wheeler Ms. Genevieve Whitaker George & Judith Wieder Mr. & Mrs. Richard Williams Kevin & Jennifer Wauson
Kiki Wilson Mr. Bruce Wilson Barry Etra & Janice Wolf Mr. Ron Wolfe Ms. Andria Yildirim Mr. & Mrs. David Young Feroze Yusufji Dr. & Mrs. Howard Zaleznak Michelle Zinney
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SPECIAL SUPPORT FOR HANDS UP PROVIDED BY
Ms. Ellen Arnovitz Mr. & Mrs. Joel Arogeti Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Bagen Mr. & Mrs. Barry N. Berlin Mr. Brandon Bush Mr. Rob Cleveland & Ms. Mary Lynn Owen Venessa Collins Mr. Jay C. Constantz & Mr. Doyle C. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Enid & Jerry Draluck
Scott Eisenberg Mrs. Melanie F. Fine Ms. Amy S. Gellins Ms. Suzy Goldman Joy Jernigan Eydie Koonin Debbie Kuniansky Robin Lazarus Ms. Donna R. Maslia Mr. & Mrs. Todd Maziar Mr. Christopher Moses & Ms. Brittany Loffert Debbie & Lon Neese
Rosemary Newcott Victoria & Howard Palefsky Topher Payne Mr. & Mrs. Howard Peterson Ms. Renae M. Popkin Margaret & Bob Reiser Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Susan Timna Pamela L. Tinter Ms. Amanda Watkins Ms. Caitlin Way
38 | encore ALLIANCE THEATRE MONTHLY SUSTAINER SOCIETY We would like to thank our donors who have committed to giving us a recurring monthly donation to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Join today: www.alliancetheatre.org/sustainer Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Abes Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Alexander Thomas Anders Mr. E. Scott Arnold Gaytra D. Arnold William Baas Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Tyrone Baker Ms. Shana Basnight Connor Bell James Benard Ms. Aparna Bhattacharyya & Mr. Paul Nilsson Doyin Boatin Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Jeff Burnham Mr. Brandon Bush Henry Cabaniss Mrs. Carol Calhoun Stephanie N. Campbell Mr. W. Imara Canady Joseph Cantwell Madrid Carlson Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll David Cashman Ms. Jacquel Kelly Ms. Sarah K. Chester & Mr. Jeff Chester Ms. Mishelle Cirillo & Ms. Bryan Suttles Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Mr. & Mrs. David Coheley Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cohen Ouida Collins Colonna Family Janeen Cook Elizabeth Corrie Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Cowart Mr. & Mr. Christopher Cox Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Mr. Louis Dinkins Mr. Derrick Doose Ms. Rhonda Dove Mr. & Mrs. Sean Drinan Desmond Drummer Christina Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Dunphy Angel Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Luke Evans
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Whitney Fahner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldstein Judy & Stan Fineman Eric & Leah Fisher Ms. Marijane Fix Brenda Fleming Latanya Flynn Ms. Ellen H. Fox Mr. Henry Frazier Dr. Anthony Giovannitti & Dr. Kimberly Pelletier Katie Goodman Dr. & Mrs. Philip Graitcer Bryant Gresham Shauna Grovell Melissa Gwinn Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Everett Hall Ms. Joy Hambrick Wynette Hammons Joanna Hanes-Lahr Penn Hansa Lindsey E. Hardegree Ms. Linda L. Hare Warren Harper Nancy A. Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Luke Howard Jim Johnson John Johnson & Shannon LaCava Seth Johnson Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Johnson Karen Jones Kelley J. Jordan-Monne Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalista Mr. Barnabas Kane Ruth Kanfer Rebecca Keel Amy & Jeremy King Mr. William H. Kirk Ms. Lisa B. Knopes Tamara Kullback Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Martha LaTour & Mrs. Barbara J. McArdle Dr. Kim Lee Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Edwina Lee Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure
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Ms. Jeannine Lewis Ms. Joyce R. Lewis Karen Lightfoot Ms. Barbara Lincoln & Mr. Gary Rosenshein Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mrs. Marsha Londe Judith Lyon & Ron Bloom Jo Ann Mahar Ms. Alison Main Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Kim Matthews Susan McDaniel Jordan McDonald Ms. Megan McKnight Heather & Jim Michael Angela & Fred Mitchell Jeanette Morgan Vicki & Steve Morris Rona Morris-Hester Barbara Naylor Mary Neal Terry Neily Amos Nicks Martin G. Nixon Christine Oresky Ms. Ronita Pace Steve & Tonya Paro Nidhip Patel Steve M. Peck Kim Perdue Chris J. Peterson Lori & Jonathan Peterson Ms. Kendrick Phillips Marc & Jean Pickard Sharon Porter Adrianne Poulard Jacqueline Powe Julia & Zack Prescott Scott Price Ms. Shannon L. Price Brenda Pruitt Colleen K. Quigley Mrs. Melissa Rhine Jackie Robey Mr. Corwin Robison Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. Howard Rowe Dale Royal Garey C. Rozier Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Mr. & Mrs. Carl Scherer Daniel Schreiber Barbara Schreiber Mr. Jim Schroder & Ms. Morli Desai
Ms. Donna Schwartz Olha Seredyuk Mr. & Mrs. E. Alan Simmons Mrs. Lisa Simon Shunta Sims Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith Sherman & Lisa Smith Will Smith Atlanta Workshop Players Laura Stordy Mrs. Jill Strickland Charles Thompson Ms. Skye Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Ms. Victoria Tuck Ms. Anne Velez Ms. Andrea Volk Mr. Richard A. Walker Tom & Vicki Warner Ben Warshaw David Waterbury Caitlin Way Greg & Teresa Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. David D. Whitley George & Judith Wieder Catherine Williams Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon A. Williams Jennifer A. Williford Barry Etra & Janice Wolf Chandra C. Wright Gretchen Wright Qi Yang Feroze Yusufji Michelle Zinney Karla Zisook
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40 | legacysociety&matchinggifts LEGACY SOCIETY Celebrating our supporters who have made a legacy gift to the Alliance Theatre. The Legacy Society celebrates individuals who have made a planned gift to the Alliance Theatre. Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for the Alliance Theatre and its mission, while accommodating your financial, estate planning and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may increase the size of your estate and/or reduce the tax burden on your heirs. Just as important, you will know that you have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the Alliance Theatre. To learn more about the Legacy Society, please contact Jamie Clements at 404-733-4710 or Jamie.Clements@alliancetheatre.org. Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Roland & Linda Bates Anne & Jim Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeffrey Cramer Susan & Edward Croft Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Terry and Stacy Dietzler Diane Durgin Elizabeth Etoll Ellen & Howard Feinsand Laura & John Hardman Nancy & Glen Hesler
P.J. Younglove Hovey William Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer David Kuniansky Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Edith Love* Lauren & John McColskey Anna & Hays Mershon Caroline & Phil Moïse Winifred B. & Richard S. Myrick Victoria & Howard L. Palefsky Armond & Sharon Perkins Jan Pomerantz
Helen Regenstein Margaret & Robert Reiser Betty Blondeau-Russell Tricia & Neal Schachtel Debbie* & Charles B. Shelton III Jane E. Shivers Roger Smith & Christopher Jones* Lee Harper & Wayne Vason Terri & Rick Western Ramona & Ben White * deceased
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Many companies offer a matching gifts program for employees and retirees. You can double, or even triple, your gift at no additional cost to you simply by asking your employer! Think of how much further your donation can go. We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. To find out more about matching gifts, contact Jamie Clements (jamie.clements@alliancetheatre.org). AIG Corporation American Express Aon Risk Solutions The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Bryan Cave-Powell Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Charitable Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax Inc.
Foundation GE Energy Georgia Power Goldstein Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Lynch Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation McMaster-Carr Supply Microsoft Corporation
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Norfolk Southern Corporation Prudential Financial Publix Super Markets Salesforce.com, Inc. Sprint SunTrust Foundation Thrivent Financial for Lutherns Verizon Corporation Wells Fargo Yahoo!
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OFFICERS Chair Lila Hertz Vice Chair Jocelyn Hunter Immediate Past Chairs Anne Kaiser and Hala Moddelmog Secretary E. Kendrick Smith Treasurer LeighAnn Costley LIFETIME DIRECTORS Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Smith Price Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Ben White DIRECTORS Kristin R. Adams James Anderson* Alba C. Baylin Kenny Blank Brittany Boals Moeller Terri Bonoff* Matthew Bower Laura Brightwell Jeffrey S. Cashdan Susan Catalfano Steve Chaddick Miles Cook Leigh Ann Costley* Joe Crowley Alison Danaceau Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Bill Freitag* Richard Goerss* Kim Greene Lila Hertz*
Jocelyn Hunter* Anne Kaiser* John Keller Andjela Kessler^ Lauren Kiefer* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Carrie Kurlander Jean Ann McCarthy Alan McKeon* Alan McKnight Anne Meisner Dori Miller Hala Moddelmog ^* Phil Moïse* Maureen Morrison Shareka Nelson Allison O’Kelly Victoria Palefsky* Paul Pendergrass Scott Pioli Jamal Powell Asif Ramji Danielle Reardon Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Matthew Richburg Robyn Roberts Maurice Rosenbaum* Steve Selig Mital Shah Mark Silberman Bill Sleeper H. Bronson Smith E. Kendrick Smith* Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker Rosemarie Thurston Benny Varzi* Rebekah Wasserman Glenn Weiss Cynthia Widner Wall Todd Zeldin ADVISORY BOARD Advisory Board Co-Chairs Laura Hardman* Phil Moïse* Andrew Agan Chris Ahrenkiel Kim Aiy Rene Alegria
Charmaine Alexander Jonathan Arogeti Carrie Ashbee Farideh Azadi Kelli Bennett Kamau Bobb Jericho Brown Sarah Mercer Chatel Nisha Choksi Farah Clerveau Ezra Cohen Gail Crowder Tallia Deljou Jason Feldman Nathan Flint Jennifer Foster Karen Foster Lula Gilliam Sarah Frances Giovino Hari Gopal Kimberley J. Hale Elizabeth Hall Laura Hardman Wendy Heckelman Jason Hoch Jim Issa Karl Jennings Joyce Gist Lewis Gloria Kantor Debby Kelly Robin Kendric Triplett Helen Kim Ho Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Quinn Leoni Andra London Indira Londono Jaime McQuilkin Jenna Measroch Nishant Mehta Phil H. Moïse Victoria Necessary Deborah Neese Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye Hetal Patel Shirley Powell Will Power Nancy C. Prager Shannon Price Kristin Ray Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Ryan Roemerman
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Fred Roselli Amanda Shailendra Dan Moss Silverboard Christie Sithiphone Nicola Smith Charles Stephens Jenny Streeter Mark E. Swinton Yvette Thomas-Henry Velma C. Tilley Kathy Gillespie Tomajko Ronald J. Tomajko Hilda Tompkins Roxanne Varzi Juanita Velez Diletha E. Waldon Ben Warshaw Arlene Warshaw Gould * Executive Committee Member ^ Ex-officio VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP President, STARS Andjela Kessler Chairman, Theater Advocates Judy Feldstein & Susan Stiefel Chairman, Theater Educators Myra Medlin & Faye Windham Chairman, Theater Ushers Edwina Sellan Chairman, Hospitality Susan Stiefel
42 | encore ABOUT THE ALLIANCE THEATRE Now in its 52nd season, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony AwardŽ for sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. In January 2019, the Alliance opened its new, state-of-the-art performance space, The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 116 productions including nine that have transferred to Broadway. The Alliance education department reaches 90,000 students annually through performances, classes, camps, and in-school initiatives designed to support teachers and enhance student learning. The Alliance Theatre values community, curiosity, collaboration, and excellence, and is dedicated to representing Atlanta’s diverse community with the stories we tell, the artists, staff, and leadership we employ, and audiences we serve. www.alliancetheatre.org. OUR MISSION To expand hearts and minds onstage and off. OUR VISION Making Atlanta more connected, curious, and compassionate through theatre and arts education.
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COVID-19 Safety Precautions at the Alliance This season, the Alliance is reimagining how to gather, where to take the stage, and how a story comes to life. From drive-in movie style productions to socially-distanced shows on the Coca-Cola Stage and even a brand-new streaming platform, the Alliance is making meaningful, fun, and creative changes to serve our audience.
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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE
Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually making a significant investment in the arts and each education work more of Thethan Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Woodruff Circle members contribute $250,000 annuallyAlliance makingTheatre, a significant Symphony Museum are deeply these partners lead investment Orchestra in the artsand andHigh education workofofArt. TheWe Woodruff Artsgrateful Center, to Alliance Theatre, who Atlanta our efforts to ensure the thrive in ourofcommunity. Symphony Orchestra andarts High Museum Art. We are deeply grateful to these partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.
$1 MILLION+ $1 MILLION+ A FRIEND OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY A FRIEND OF THE ORCHESTRA ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JOY AND TONY* GREENE
SARAH AND JIM KENNEDY
JOY AND TONY* GREENE
SARAH AND JIM KENNEDY
$500,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center $500,000+ Farideh Al Azadi Foundation A Friendand of The Woodruff Arts Center Farideh Al Azadi Foundation Bank of and America Bank of America Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda and Dan Cathy Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda andCommunity Dan Cathy Foundation for The
The Greater Community AtlantaFoundation for Georgia GreaterPower AtlantaFoundation, Inc. The Goizueta Georgia PowerFoundation Foundation, Inc. The Douglas Hertz Family GoizuetaJ.Foundation The Home Depot Foundation Douglas J. Hertz Family Estate of Dr.Depot LuellaFoundation Bare Klein The Home The SKK Foundation Estate of Dr. Luella Bare Klein The Zeist Foundation, Inc. SKK Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
$400,000+ $400,000+ Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation SunTrust Abraham Teammates J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation SunTrust SunTrustTeammates Foundation
SunTrust Foundation Trusteed Foundations: Walter H. Trusteed and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund SunTrust Foundations: Thomas Charitable Trust Fund Walter H.Guy andWoolford Marjory M. Rich Memorial Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable Trust
$300,000+ $300,000+
King & Spalding, Partners & Employees King & Spalding, Partners & The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur Employees M. Molly BlankBlank FamilyFund Foundation The of the Arthur The M. Rich BlankFoundation Family Foundation UPS The Rich Foundation UPS
$250,000+ $250,000+ Pussycat Foundation
PwC, Partners & Employees Pussycat Foundation WarnerMedia PwC, Partners & Employees WarnerMedia
Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | *Deceased Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | *Deceased
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THE BENEFACTOR CIRCLE We are deeply grateful to the Benefactor Circle members, who generously contribute more than $100,000 annually enterprise-wide, investing in the arts and education work of The Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and High Museum of Art.
$200,000+
Deloitte, its Partners & Employees EY, Partners & Employees Louise S. Sams and Jerome Grilhot The Shubert Foundation Susan and Tom* Wardell
$150,000+
Alston & Bird Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation The Antinori Foundation | Ron and Susan Antinori The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund-Atlanta Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Northside Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Garnet and Dan Reardon Patty and Doug Reid The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Wells Fargo
$100,000+
1180 Peachtree The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Atlantic Station Sandra and Dan Baldwin Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Carol and Ramon TomĂŠ Family Fund CIBC Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation | Dan W. Boone III Sally and Carl Gable Georgia-Pacific Georgia Natural Gas Google Jones Day Foundation & Employees Kaiser Permanente Legendary Events Morris Manning & Martin LLP Victoria and Howard Palefsky PNC Estate of Judy Reed Margaret and Bob Reiser WestRock Company William Randolph Hearst Foundations wish Foundation
Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | *Deceased
THE PATRON CIRCLE
The Patron Circle includes donors who generously made contributions of $15,000 or more enterprise-wide.
Contributions Made: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019 | Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors | * Deceased
$75,000+
Aarati and Peter Alexander Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP Bank of America Private Bank City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Crawford & Company Mr. and Mrs.* Bradley Currey, Jr. Fulton County Board of Commissioners Nena C. Griffith Allison and Ben Hill Mr. and Mrs. Hilton H. Howell, Jr. The Imlay Foundation Merill Lynch Mr. and Mrs. George L. Nemhauser Publix Super Markets Charities Margaret and Terry Stent Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.
$50,000+
Art Unlimited Advisors LLC AT&T BlackRock Nancy and Kenny Blank Barbara and Steve Chaddick Marcia and John Donnell Eversheds Sutherland Katie and Reade Fahs Peggy Foreman Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Genuine Parts Company
Mr. William M. Graves JLL Lucy R.* and Gary Lee, Jr. The MAGNUM Companies National Endowment for the Arts Norfolk Southern Foundation Novelis, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plant The Primerica Foundation
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richman Mary and Jim Rubright The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Dean DuBose and Bronson Smith Veritiv Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Weeks Rod Westmoreland The Woodruff Arts Center Employees
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48 | staff ARTISTIC Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of Diversity, Equity, & Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes Distinguished Artist in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage BOLD Artistic Director Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinashe Kajese-Bolden Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Watkins BOLD Producing Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skylar Burks Spelman Leadership Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessenia Ingram, Alexis Woodard Spelman Leadership Interns . . . . . Raiyon Hunter, Lauren Dixon, Chloe Jackson Kenny Leon Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyra Wilson Allyship Program Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence Reiser Lab Artists Round 5 . . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki Round 6 . . . . . . . . . . Jake Krakovsky, Jane Foley, Ibi Owolabi, Hannah Church, Sarah Newby Halicks, Jaclyn Hofmann, Lee Osorio, Angela Farr Schiller, Rachel Parish Production Management Associate Production Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Baranski, Courtney O’Neill COVID Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Costumes Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew Carswell Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonja Peterson, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diana L. Thomas 1st Hands/Stitchers . . . . . . . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Cruz Torres, Niki Traxler Electrics Director of Lighting and Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernesto Gomez Assistant Director of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Brunson Staff Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Props Artisan / Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Muse Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Richardson Interim Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jackson, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianna Bass Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . Emma Lipsitt, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Stage Management Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell Stage Managers . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell, Rodney Williams Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . Ashley Dickey, Valerie Medoff, Amanda Perez Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Victor Mouledoux Jr.
EDUCATION Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Education Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Silton Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Head of Strategic Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aierelle Jacob Education Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers \Institute Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue Manager of Education Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Davis Artist in Residence and Teen Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . Sam Provenzano Naserian Foundation Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . Hallie Angelella
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Class and Camp Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman Education Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jasmine Thomas Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Alliance@work Business Development Officer . . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Gambert Teaching Artists Will Amato, Chase Anderson, April Andrew, Ricardo Aponte, Marcello Audino, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Jennifer Bowles, Thomas Brazzle, Jared Brodie, Chelsea Brown, Kyle Brumley, Kirstin Calvert, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Hannah Chatham, Vivi Chavez, Hannah Chiclana, Hannah Church, Jaehn Clare, Kat Conley, Megan Cramer, Kelly Criss, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado, John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Suehyla El-Attar, Shelby Folks, Elaine Friend, Daryl Funn, Allison Gardner, Chris Gonzalez-LaCorte, Amber Hamilton, Hannah Hyde, Jenna Jackson Morris, Carole Kaboya, Chloe Kay, Ashe Kazanjian, Hannah Lake Chatham, LeeAnna Lambert, Chris Lane, Maya Lawrence, Kathleen Link, Nicole Livieratos, Amy Lucas, Christian Magby, Rebecca Makus, Cara Mantella, Marielle Martinez, Matt McCubbin, Peyton McDaniel Davis, Bethany Mendenhall, Karin Mervis, Courtney Moors, Jenna Morris, JD Myers, Sarah Newby Halicks, Teundras Oaks, Brooke Owens, Tafee Patterson, Michelle Pokopac, Ashley Prince, Sam Provenzano, J.L. Reed, Cara Reid, Lauren Rekhelman, Avery Sharpe, Destiny Stancil, Barry Stewart Mann, Holly Tatem, Jasmine Thomas, Jenn Trippe Nakahara, Ebony Tucker, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Amanda Wansa Morgan, Megan Wartell, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Megan Wheeler, Katy Whitson, Anna Williford, Vallea Woodbury, Melissa Word Teen Ensemble Members Alivia Wynn, Casey Champion, Colleen Allard-Smith, Fiona Tagami, Flannery Bogost, Hannah Lahr, Isaac Presberg, Isabel Pruitt, Ja’Siah Young, Jada Alston, Jalen Thorbes, Jordan Rice, Jude Harris, Julia Brosas, Kamryn Charles, Keturah Genesis, Lain Walls, Lea Fournier, Lion Way, Marshall Mabry, Micah Noel, Milkah Sadiki-Yisrael, Nicky Taylor, Sara Francis, Sophia Hanna, Tyler Bey
MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Hall Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenterill Boden Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Administration/Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley Development & Memberships Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director, Strategic Institutional Advancement . . . . . Collins Desselle Associate Director of Data & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Lopez Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Padgett Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Hoover Associate Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Elliott Front of House & Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Flores Associate Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas D. Powell Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Kompelmakher Brand Journalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A’riel Tinter Digital Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Usery House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridgette Burton, Dana Hylton-Calabro, Alicia Quirk, Rin Smith, Robyn E. Sutton-Fernandez, Ansley Usery, Sarah Wallis
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