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Atlanta Is In the House: Adapting Working for a 2021 Audience. . . . . .

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4 | a letter Have never been quite so glad for the advent of a new year as this one. We welcomed 2021 with high hopes and will continue to hope throughout the year.

I’m deeply mindful that the description of our upcoming programming that follows needs to be coupled with the same asterisks that have accompanied all of our future tense statements for the last ten months: *provided we can do so safely;

*provided our artists’ unions approve our work proposals;

*provided no additional “Well, THAT’S never happened to us before” occurrences crop up.

All caveating aside, here’s what we’re thrilled to be offering you this spring. With a profoundly grateful hat tip to the Atlanta Opera, we’re producing a series called Under the Tent for six weeks, beginning in April. Featuring a concert production of the musical Working — with music from Stephen Schwartz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James Taylor, and more — we’ll be celebrating the songs and stories of America’s workers. Remembering that all of Atlanta deserves great theatre, we’ll be offering day time performances of two of our favorite pieces for young audiences and families — Songs to Grow On, a family-friendly concert event featuring American folk music legend Woody Guthrie’s classic children’s songs, and Beautiful Blackbird LIVE, Atlanta’s favorite feathered funk band. We're also delighted to be offering a few evening options and will be releasing more information through our website soon, so keep an eye out!

Pitched right on Calloway Plaza, adjacent to the Woodruff Arts Center, our tent offers socially distant seating, CDC recommended safety protocols, and — most importantly — a step back toward sharing theatre together as artists and audience.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Susan V. Booth Jennings Hertz Artistic Director

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UNDER THE TENT AND AFTER THE TENT A look at our upcoming offerings and everything we’re hoping to bring after it.

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Kristen Silton and Ashley Elliott

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By the time this issue of the Alliance Theatre Magazine hits homes, we’ll be quickly approaching the oneyear anniversary of the shutdown last March – March 13, to be exact.

That’s a long time to be without theatre. Though we’ve seen theatre continue to carry on online and, rarely, in person (including our own drive-in production of A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play), not being able to bring live theatre to our patrons has left a massive hole in our hearts. This is why we’re ridiculously excited to present you with our updated plan for the rest of the year!

UNDER THE TENT Warmer weather is right around the corner and, with it, outdoor concerts! Due to the massive success of A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play, we’ll be closing out our current season with a bang! This spring we’re popping up a tent in Callaway Plaza for a series of shows Under the Tent. We can’t wait to have you back on the Woodruff Arts Center campus taking in live theater.

What is your work? Put a night out at the theater back on your calendar with our concert staging of the Broadway hit Working: A Musical. With original music by Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more, this

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show explores what makes our work meaningful across all walks of life.

During the day, we’re reenvisioning two of our most loved shows for young audiences as fun family concerts! Atlanta’s favorite feathered funk band is back in Beautiful Blackbird LIVE! April 8-18. Featuring original music by Eugene H. Russell IV and inspired by Ashley Bryan’s children’s book, this concert will have you shaking your tailfeathers and celebrating your uniqueness. April 29 – May 9, we’ll stage Songs to Grow On, a Woody Guthrie concert for children. Drawn primarily from American folk music legend Woody Guthrie’s iconic album Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child, this whimsical song cycle captures the joy and wonder of childhood.

We have redesigned the theatergoing experience with your safety in mind. All performances will be outdoors under the tent on Callaway Plaza in open air, and patrons will be required to wear masks at all times. You will sit with members of your party in pods of 2-4, socially distanced from those around you. To reduce contact, ticket scanning will be contactless when you arrive, and staff will be masked and equipped with gloves.

8 | encore AFTER THE TENT Drama camps are back in-person this summer! In addition to camps at the Woodruff Arts Center, we will be expanding to a new Decatur location at the Museum School.

All in-person camps will follow enhanced safety protocols including masking, social distancing, and smaller camp sizes. Virtual camps will also be available. We can’t wait to connect and create again this summer!

Starting in January, we opened our very first animated film, Sit-In, based on an original play by our own Distinguished Artist in Residence, Pearl Cleage. The film centers around three friends as they learn about the sit-ins of the Civil Rights era, and powerfully apply those lessons to issues they – and

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we all –face today. The short film will be available on Alliance Theatre Anywhere, our new streaming platform, through the end of June.

Our original production of Data will also be available on Alliance Theatre Anywhere starting in May. This play, written by Matthew Libby, was our 2020/21 Kendeda Winner and will be presented to audiences in a unique, interactive way.

Hands Up has been shifted to a full production that will be presented on our Hertz Stage in the Fall. In addition, our production of Toni Stone has been moved to next season and Accidental Heroes has been cancelled.

We’re so excited to welcome you back home to the Alliance Theatre!

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ATLANTA IS IN THE HOUSE: ADAPTING WORKING FOR A 2021 AUDIENCE We chatted with Tamilla Woodard, the Director of our upcoming concertstyle reimagining of Working: A Musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more. Take a look!

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Kathleen Covington What drew you to want to direct a concert staging of Working: A Musical?

I wanted to tell the stories of the everyday people who keep a city going and to celebrate those folks who are often unseen, overlooked, or undervalued. We’ve been witnessing it for a year now — the folks who don’t have the luxury to work from home but make it possible for those of us who do. I wanted to use the theater as a way to acknowledge and say thank you to those whose collective labor is the very fabric of a city — of any community.

Why is this work important for audiences right now in this moment?

We need to gather right now. We need to gather around stories that remind us of our humanity, of the vitalness of our communities,

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of how we need each other even in the expressed conflict of our differences. The theater is one of the few places besides sporting events where people from all walks of life may find themselves in the same room, sitting next to perfect strangers leaning in and towards the same thing. In the theater, we can experience the full radius of our emotions in 90 minutes or two

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hours or even 60 minutes or so and then go home and savor that communion for hours or many days more.

visions are reshaping Atlanta as we speak. This new song is going to be HOT! I can’t wait for you all to hear it.

How will the Alliance's production of Working: A Musical be different from past versions of the work?

(How might it be personalized for Atlanta?)

What has it been like collaborating with Stephen Schwartz to respond to the world we're in today?

Oh man, all sorts of ways! First of all, ATLANTA IS IN THE HOUSE!!

We have been working hard to collect the voices of Atlanta through contributed interviews of the good people who call Atlanta home. We’re talking to everyone from high school students to health care workers about what their work means to them and what the futures looks like to them. We asking Atlanta’s citizens to tell the extraordinary dreams they have for the communities they live and work in. Then we’re taking those very words and putting them into the show on stage every night. And not only that, we’re also asking Atlanta to sing along with us by contributing their recorded vocals to the opening and closing song. It’s a virtual community choir. AND — yes there is more!! — I am so excited for this — we are commissioning an original song created by a super special Atlanta artist and inspired by interviews from remarkable community organizers whose

Stephen is — I mean — I don’t even know where to start. It’s freakin’ humbling to sit in the (virtual) room with one of the greatest lyrists and composers in ALL OF THE AMERICAN THEATER! Each meeting with him was an absolute master class in this form. And at the same time, he remains so deeply inquisitive of the process and collaborative and trusting as we made our way through the concept and how that would be reshaping the show. From changing lyrics to removing scenes and songs to replace with new interviews from Atlantans, he was always on board, asking questions that would inevitably strength the proposition, clarify, and inspire us forward. His guidance has been tremendous and confidence inspiring. Working is truly evergreen and this sort of modular reshaping and adaptation seems to be part of its DNA. Starting with Stephen himself who, along with Nina Faso, adapted it to the stage from Studs Terkel’s bestselling book of interview with American workers. Stephen adapted

12 | encore it again in 1982 from its original Broadway premiere (1978) and since then Working has continued to evolve, including the addition of new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda in 2012 and a 2018 Encore series in NYC using unique interviews of the workers at the City Center.

Working is truly a piece of art that is enduring and speaks across the ages.

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Is there anything you can tell us about the new song?

This new song will honor the intrepid spirit of Atlanta, a city that is in a dynamic evolution. The new song will call to the shared future and also, we hope, make you wanna come up out of your seats and sing along.

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SIT-IN: THE PLAY THAT BECAME A JOURNEY STORY BY

Pearl Cleage, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence

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W River Kearse recording Janet Payne's singing voice

The cast waiting to record at the studio

Eden Luse recording Janet Payne's speaking voice

hen I arrived in Atlanta in August of 1969, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was only 4 years old and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had only been around a year longer. Atlanta was changing with the times and in 1970 when a young lawyer named Maynard Jackson was elected the city’s presiding officer of the Board of Aldermen, everybody I met told me he was certainly going to be chosen as Atlanta’s first African American mayor in the next municipal election.

When I got a job on the archival staff of the newly created Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, I found myself right in the center of the city’s close-knit community of Civil Rights activists. My co-workers were not much older than I was but while I was finishing high school in Detroit, they were already staffing SNCC and SCLC officers in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Selma, Alabama. They had already been arrested and held without bail in the notorious Parchman Prison, beaten on Freedom Rides, lost friends to Ku Klux Klan violence. They had known Dr. King and marched beside him. I was in awe of their courage and spent hours listening to their stories about how it felt to be on the front lines of the movement that had transformed America.

Those people became some of my closest friends and in the last few years, it has been hard to lose them to old age and the various ailments that sometimes come with it. As I began to work on Sit-In, another one of their number, my amazing friend, Donald P. Stone, joined the ancestors.

Stone was a key part of the Atlanta Student Movement, which is why I gave some of his history to the character of Mr. Payne, so he could share it with his granddaughter as she discovered her inner activist.

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Our play was inspired by the beautiful children’s book, Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. But somewhere along the way, their text became more of a jumping off point to develop our own story, deeply rooted (L-R) Eden Luse, Bella Fraker, Lena Castro in Atlanta’s movement history and present-day activism. The main character, Janet Payne, an 11 year old student at the fictional Grace Hamilton Academy, discovers her grandfather’s activist history when she herself stands up (by sitting in!) to protest climate change.

“You’re part of a family tradition,” her grandfather tells her when she runs into some resistance. “I’m proud of you.” His faith in her gives her the inspiration to keep going.

In these times of great social change and political upheaval, I believe we all need that kind of inspiration every once in a while! We’re proud that our Sit-In team has been able to translate the play into an amazing animated journey with some brand new freedom songs that none of us could have imagined. But here we are — trying something new to tell a story that is as old as the human struggle to be free. I think my friend Donald P. Stone would have loved it.

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A DIGITAL SEASON IS BORN: A Walk Through AllIance Theatre Anywhere’s Streaming Options STORY BY

Jessenia Ingram, Alexis Woodard, Skylar Burks, and Raiyon Hunter Nothing about this season has been normal. The pandemic has forced us to expand our minds, stretch our imaginations, and shatter the boundaries of what it means to create theatre. As theatre artists, we have been put in a position to create in ways we have never done before.

For us, the beginning of this new endeavor has taken the form of an entirely digital season of programming to live in tandem with our in-person season.

Our live season begins with the theme joy, so what better way to spread some love and light than through laughter!

With a combination of creativity and comedy, Laugh Track was born. We envisioned a sketch comedy show with a company of kooky, yet lovable characters, and who better to partner with than some of the funniest people in town, Dad’s Garage. Jon Carr and the team at Dad’s took the idea and ran with it, creating absurdly funny episodes that are released monthly. Even though our audiences aren’t able to gather within the four walls of the Coca-Cola Stage for now, our sincerest hope is that Laugh Track will remind people of the joys of theatre.

Next to take the digital stage is Spotlight Studio, a platform dedicated to Atlanta Artists where we will grant seven artists $5,000 to produce digital work for our platform. We can't wait to share more about this later!

Following is Backstage Atlanta – an original documentary series about our city and the people and places that make it what it is, a true embrace of our motto, “Your Story. Your Stage.” Closing our digital season is Classic Remix, where we will work in tandem with our Teen Ensemble to create an entirely new digital production, devising a modern story from a classic text.

We are so thrilled about what we have in store for you and can’t wait for you to come on this new adventure with us.

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IN TRANSITION: ALLIANCE THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS JOCELYN HUNTER AS CHAIRPERSON In her capacity as board chair, Hunter will help lead the Alliance through two seasons of recovery and growth post-COVID, which will see an ever-bolder effort by the staff of the theater to carry out their mission of expanding hearts and minds onstage and off.

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In December of 2020, Jocelyn Hunter was chosen as the new Chair of the Alliance Theatre’s Board of Directors. She previously served as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, is a member of the Governance and Executive Committees, and has served on the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors since 2006. As Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Home Depot, Hunter brings a wealth of leadership and legal experience to her role as Alliance Board Chair.

She is also the first person of color elected to Chair any board of directors at the Woodruff Arts Center.

of fiercely smart and deeply passionate board leaders, and I’m delighted to see that trend continuing,” said Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director of Alliance Theatre.

“We have been tremendously fortunate in having had a streak

In addition to her deep support and involvement with the

22 | encore Alliance, Hunter’s long history of volunteerism and leadership has benefited numerous organizations and causes in the Atlanta community. Additional volunteer positions include serving on the Advisory Board for the Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies, as a fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and as a member of the Board of Visitors of Duke Law School, where she is cochair of the Future of the Profession task force. Hunter also serves as the Board Chair for the Atlanta History Center. In 2013, Hunter had the prestigious honor of receiving the Georgia Multicultural Leadership Award.

Hunter succeeds Lila Hertz as the previous Chair. Under Hertz’s leadership, the Alliance successfully completed its first season on the brand-new Coca-Cola Stage, welcoming tens of thousands of new and returning patrons to this beautiful, state-of-the-art venue. The Alliance also expanded its education and in-school partnerships focused on literacy, learning, and imagination to more than 90,000 annual participants, as well as codified and launched antibias and allyship training programs for corporate and non-profit clients through its Alliance@work corporate training department. With Hertz’s long-standing, deep, and

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thoughtful leadership, the Alliance also finished a successful strategic planning phase in December 2020 which saw the theater reach for growth and expanded mission from 2021-2025.

“Lila Hertz has been and continues to be,” Booth continued, “a consummate example of a tireless and inspiring leader who is ready, willing, and able to spend her phenomenal social capital on behalf of the Alliance. That we get to follow that with Jocelyn Hunter’s leadership is truly a gift that builds strength on strength. Jocelyn has a brilliant strategic mind and has long been a driving voice both within and on behalf of the Alliance. I so look forward to these next years of her thought partnership and guidance as the theatre moves ever upward and onward.”

Jocelyn Hunter's term as Board Chair will start June 1, 2021.

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24 | foundations & corporate 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 + The Coca-Cola Company

$250,000+ Anonymous The Goizueta Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helen Gurley Brown Foundation The Rich Foundation

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

$50,000+ R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Edgerton Foundation Georgia Natural Gas Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

Invesco QQQ Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Charles Loridans Foundation The Naserian Foundation

$25,000+ Alston & Bird Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Board of Commissioners Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation Macy’s Moxie National Endowment for the Arts Northern Trust The Princess Grace Foundation, USA The Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations

$10,000+ AEC Trust Anonymous The Allstate Foundation Aon Cancer Treatment Centers of America Cartoon Network CNP Do a Good Day Foundation 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 Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Emory Brain Health Center John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Thalia & Michael C Carlos Foundation Mary Wilmer Covey Charitable Trust Theatre Forward United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

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

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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.

26 | annual fund 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 - January 31, 2021.

PREMIERE SUPPORT Spotlight $350,000+ Sarah & Jim Kennedy Spotlight $50,000+ The Antinori Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank Carter’s David & Carolyn Gould Anne & Mark Kaiser Starr Moore & James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Artistic Director’s Circle $35,000+ Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Sally Tomlinson* & the Kate & Elwyn Tomlinson Foundation, Inc. Anne Meisner Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. Asif Ramji Patty & Doug Reid Chairman’s Circle $25,000+ Ms. Kristin Adams Antinori Foundation Kathy* & Ken Bernhardt The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Catalfano Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Katie & Reade Fahs Ellen & Howard Feinsand

Doris & Matthew Geller Georgia Power Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Jane & J. Hicks Lanier Bob & Margaret Reiser Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Ramona & Ben White Amy & Todd Zeldin Leadership Circle $15,000+ Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation The Balloun Family Terri Bonoff & Matthew Knopf Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Cancer Treatment Centers of America LeighAnn & Chad Costley Ms. Alison Danaceau & Mr. Tim McKinley Marsha & Richard Goerss Seth & Lisa Greenberg Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt John C. Keller Barry McCarthy Ms. Evelyn Ashley & Mr. Alan B. McKeon Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Jamal & Tiffany Powell Mr. & Mrs. Sean Reardon Matt Richburg Linda & Steve Selig

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Mital Shah William & Margarita Sleeper Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Nossi Taheri & Hope Vaziri Director’s Circle $10,000+ In honor of Carol Jones James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Deborah L. Bannworth & Joy Lynn Fields Ms. Brittany Boals Moeller & Mr. David Moeller CNP Ezra Cohen Charitable Fund Miles and Nicole Cook Diane Durgin Eve Joy Eckardt Martha & Toby Brooks The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc Bill & Angel Freitag Heidi & David Geller Kim and Ted Greene HBB Foundation Hertz Family Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. Charles R. Kowal Brian & Carrie Kurlander Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Ms. Jessie Davis Allison & Shane O’Kelly Palmer Lee Foundation Paul Pendergrass & Margaret Baldwin LP Pendergrass

annual fund

Robyn Roberts & Kevin Greiner Schwab Charitable Fund Mark & Linda Silberman Karen & John Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker & Delores Stephens Tim & Maria Tassopoulos Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund Benny & Roxanne Varzi Waffle House Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Suzy Wilner BENEFACTORS $5,000+ Anonymous Lisa & Joe Bankoff Natalie & Matthew Bernstein Judge JoAnn Bowens Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Frank & Jenn Buonanotte Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Ann & Jim Curry Linda & Gene Davidson Marcia & John Donnell Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Mr. Terrence S. Hahn & Ms. Joan Stanescu Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Tad & Janin Hutcheson Mrs. Erika James Lee Jenkins in honor of his wife Margaret Boland & Andrea Lea Jones Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. John Lee Lubo Fund Raymond & Penelope McPhee June M. Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Debbie & Lon Neese Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Helen Smith Price Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Radow

Mr. George Russell, Jr. & Mrs. Faye Sampson-Russell Mr. Ronald B. Russell and Mr. Tommy Sweat Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Lynne & Steve Steindel Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Zaban Foundation, Inc. $2,500+ Anonymous Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Ellen Arnovitz John & Lynn Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Dr. Deborah Baumgarten Candace & Jeff Bell Ariana L. Hargrave Brian & Jennifer Boutte Ginny & Charles Brewer Candace Carson Anonymous Rita & Ralph Connell Mr. & Mrs. Erik Curns The Dot & Lam Hardman Family Foundation, Inc. Ms. Nathalie Fleury Dr. Karen A. Foster Andrea and Jerry Freeman Karen & Andrew Ghertner Mr. David F. Golden Dr. Wendy Heckelman Henry & Etta Raye Hirsch Heritage Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Jason & Laurie Jeffay Mr. and Ms. James Kieffer Sheri & Steve Labovitz Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy and Valerie Haughton Kristie L. Madara Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Vicki & Steve Morris Joan Netzel & John Gronwall Norfolk Southern Corporation

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Steve & Tonya Paro Sam & Barbara Pettway Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Peter & Alice Rogers Jane & Rein Saral Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Susan & Alan* Stiefel Maria-Ruth Storts Mark Swinton The Elster Foundation Stan & Velma Tilley Kathy & Ron Tomajko Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiss Lynne Winship William & Nancy Yang John & Kathy Zamer PATRONS $1,500+ Anonymous Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Diane & Kent Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Mrs. Juanita Baranco Mark & Pam Bell Debraleigh & Jonathan Jowers Dr. Aubrey Bush & Dr. Carol Bush The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia Frank & Mary Anne Chew Melodie H. Clayton Susan & Ed Croft Brad & Sally Currey Ralph & Ree Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Jason Evans Tina and Tim Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Debbie Frank & Sandy McDonald Azita & Oscar Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Bill Garrigan

28 | encore $1,500+ continued Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Goodman Warren M. Gump Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Melissa Hudlow Dr. William A. Kiser David L. Kuniansky Robert & Michelle Leven Ms. Margaret Petersen Dori & Jack Miller Dedi & Julian Mohr Clair & Thomas Muller Dennis & Debra Murphy Lynn & Galen Oelkers Timothy Overmyer Julia & Zack Prescott John & Helen Parker Pete Patel Mr. and Mrs. Armond R. Perkins Bill & Tonya Powers Wade Rakes & Nicholas Miller Mr. Jeffrey Raupp Dr. Denise Raynor Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. Jim Schroder and Ms. Morli Desai James Shevlin Jane E. Shivers Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Matt Sitler Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. and Mrs. Harry Strothers David Turner Ms. Avril Vignos The Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Kelly Walls Adrienne Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Young

Chubb Charitable Foundation Mrs. Eleanor H. Finley Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Giornelli Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kallman Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kelly Andjela and Michael Kessler James & Lori Kilberg Suzanne & Thad King Thomas and Constance Kinnear Mr. & Mrs. Loren Koch Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Paul & Marcia Meis Amsi Morales-Owens Chris & Brittany Moses Northern Trust Company Scott Pearson Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli Ms. Kristin L. Ray Helen M. Regenstein Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rozell Mr. and Mrs. David W. Scheible Dr. David Scott Tony Spurlin Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Jenny Streeter Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Judith & Mark Taylor Tom & Raeann Tighe Ms. Kathy Waller Kim Boldthen & Carolyn Wheeler Kristina Kiki Wilson

$1,000+ Dawn & Michael Adamson Dr. Evelyn R. Babey Alexis Bellmoff & AEB Foundation Sara & Alex Brown Dr. Deloris Bryant-Booker Mr. W. Imara Canady Andrew Childers

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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 Connor Bell James Benard Ms. Aparna Bhattacharyya & Mr. Paul Nisson Mr. Brandon Bush Henry Cabaniss Carol Calhoun Mr. W. Imara Canady Mr. Joseph Cantwell Madrid Carlson Karen & Harold Carney William M. Carroll David Cashman Mishelle Cirillo & Bryan Suttles Mr. Kevin Clift & Mr. Michael Yochelson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cohen Ouida Collins Colonna Family Janeen Cook Elizabeth Corrie Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Cowart Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Christopher Cox Gray & Marge Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis Derrick Doose Mr. & Mrs. Sean Drinan Mr. Desmond W. Drummer Christian Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Dunphy Angel Edwards Mr. Sean Erwin Luke Evans Whitney Fahner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldstein Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fineman Eric Fisher Ms. Marijane Fix Brenda Flynn Latanya Flynn Mr. Henry Frazier Julianne Gambert Katie Goodman Mr. Bryant D. Gresham & Mr. Alexander Bossert

Shauna Grovell Ms. Jo Ann Hayden-Miller Ms. Wynette Hammons Penn Hansa Ms. Lindsey E. Hardegree Ms. Lisa Hare & Mr. Gerald Barth Nancy A. Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. David M. Hill Angela Hinson Ms. Becca Hogue Luke Howard Jim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Johnson Karen Jones Kelley J. Jordan-Monne Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kalist Mr. Barnabas Kane Ruth Kanfer Rebecca Keel Amy & Jeremy King Dr. William Kiser Lynn & Robert Kuhn Tamara Kullback Sarah Latif Mr. Brian Latour Ms. Martha LaTour & Mrs. Barbara J. McArdle Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Edwina Lee Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Lesure Ms. Joyce R. Lewis Karen Lightfoot Ms. Barbara Lincoln & Mr. Gary Rosenshein Mrs. Lauren Linder & Mr. Jonathan Grunberg Mr. & Mrs. Simon Londe Jo Ann Mahar Ms. Alison Main Ms. Maryli Marcos & Mr. John E. Wright Ms. Megan McKnight Heather & Jim Michael Jeannette Morgan Vicki & Steven Morris Terry Neily Amos Nicks Martin G. Nixon Christine Oresky Ms. Ronita Pace Steve & Tony Paro Steve M. Peck Chris J. Peterson Lori & Jonathan Peterson Ms. Kendrick Phillips

30 | encore Marc & Jean Pickard Sharon Porter Jacqueline Powe Ms. Shannon L. Price Brenda Pruitt Mrs. Melissa Rhine Jackie Robey Mr. Corwin Robison Mrs. Peggy Rogers Mr. Howard Rowe Garey C. Rozier Mr. & Mrs. Peter Savitz Barbara Schreiber Daniel Schreiber Mr. Donna Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. E. Alan Simmons Mrs. Lisa Simon Tom Slovak & Jeffery Jones Ms. Carol Smith Ms. Janet F. Smith Jennifer Smith

Sherman & Lesa Smith Will Smith Atlanta Workshop Players Laura Stordy Mrs. Jill Strickland Charles Thompson Mr. Ben Tilley & Ms. Margo Moskowitz Victoria Tuck Mr. Richard A. Walker Ben Warshaw Caitlin Way Greg & Teresa Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. David D. Whitley Catherine Williams Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon A. Williams Nancy Etra & Janice Wolf Chandra C. Wright Gretchen Wright Feroze Yusufji Dr. William Zinney & Mrs. Michelle Zinney - Lopez

COVID-19 Safety Precautions at the Alliance

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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

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

32 | encore 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 Steve Chaddick Miles Cook Leigh Ann Costley* Joe Crowley Alison Danaceau Fred Ehlers Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Andrea Freeman Richard Goerss* Kim Greene Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* Anne Kaiser*

John Keller Andjela Kessler^ Lauren Kiefer* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Carrie Kurlander Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy 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

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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 Quinn Leoni Andra London Indira Londono Jaime McQuilkin Jenna Measroch Nishant Mehta Phil H. Moïse Victoria Necessary Deborah Neese Andisheh Nouraee Ade Oguntoye Hetal Patel Shirley Powell Will Power Nancy C. Prager Shannon Price Kristin Ray Kat Reynolds Jason Rhoades Ryan Roemerman Fred Roselli 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

3 n ew shows Plus special guest artist nights APRIL-MAY

under the tent

L IV E MUSIC SOCIA L LY DIS TA NCED POD SE ATING M ASKS REQUIRED

for broadway fans

With music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, James Taylor, and more.

for families

STRE AMING NOW

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34 | encore GET SOCIAL Connect with us and other audience members on your Alliance experience.

Share your comments and photos on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok with hashtag #AllianceTheatre. Plus, search your social media platforms with that hashtag for fun, behind-the-scenes photos from our cast, crew and creative team. alliancetheatre.org alliancetheatre alliancetheatre alliancetheatre alliancetheatre

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things? If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of three committees working together on fund-saving and fundraising projects to benefit the theatre. The three committees are the Theatre Advocates, the Theatre Educators, and the Theatre Ushers.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact ATushers@alliancetheatre.org.

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

$1MILLION+

$500,000+

$300,000+

A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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

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

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

UPS

WarnerMedia and AT&T

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

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

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

$200,000+

$100,000+

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

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

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

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

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THE PATRON CIRCLE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40 | 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 Resident Artist & Allyship Program Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Lawrence Reiser Lab Artists Round 5 . . . . Daryl Lisa Fazio, Karen Robinson, Carolyn Cook, Okorie Johnson, Radcliffe Bailey, Fahamu Pecou, Topher Payne, Richard Eldredge, Gina Rickicki R ound 6 . . . . . . . . . . Jake Krakovsky, Jane Foley, Ibi Owolabi, Hannah Church, Sarah Newby Halicks, Jaclyn Hofmann, Lee Osorio, Angela Farr Schiller, Rachel Parish Production Management Associate Production Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Baranski, Courtney O’Neill COVID Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Costumes Director of Costume Shop and Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Henderson Assistant Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laury Conley Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonja Peterson, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas 1st Hands/Stitchers . . . . . . . . Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker, Mary Cruz Torres Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Gottlieb Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Lead Welder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rigel Powell Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jackson, Chris Seifert, Marlon Wilson Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianna Bass Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . Emma Mouledoux, Holly O’Reagan, Graham Schwartz Stage Management Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell Stage Managers . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Jayson T. Waddell, Rodney Williams Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . Ashley Dickey, Valerie Medoff, Amanda Perez Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Lucibella Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Automation Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Victor Mouledoux Jr.

EDUCATION Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Naserian Foundation Head of Early Childhood Programs . . . . . . Hallie Angelella Head of Youth & Family Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Administration & Education Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elecia Crowley Head of Secondary Curriculum & Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Davis Education Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Adult Programs & Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hindsman Head of Strategic Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aierelle Jacob

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

MANAGEMENT Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Thruston Administration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Hall Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenterill Boden Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Houser Development & Memberships Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director, Strategic Institutional Advancement . . . . . Collins Desselle Associate Director of Data & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Development Manager, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ridgeway-Baierl Development Coordinator, Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jo Lopez Season Ticket Concierge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken McNeil Season Tickets Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethan Padgett Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Rick Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Hoover Associate Director of Marketing & Communications . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Talia Bromstad Marketing & Promotions Assistant, Program Producer . . . . . . . . .Ashley Elliott Front of House & Patron Experience Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Flores Associate Front of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas D. Powell Community Engagement & Audience Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita Kompelmakher 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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