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contents A fill in the blank story based on the play Courage.

The READER fills in the blanks by asking the WRITERS to take turns calling out a word needed to complete the story. After all the words are chosen, the READER reads the completed story.

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makes fun of Henry, saying, “You are a __________________ __________________ !” noun

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_______________________ to the ___________________ cafeteria. After having his fill verb ending in ‘s’

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after school. Henry is very _________________________about the fight. After school, emotion A participatory fill-in-the-blank story based on the Henry is ________________________ _____________________ by Jeff, while Rebel and play Courage. adverb verb ending in ‘ed’

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If someone asked me what inspires me most about the middle-school students I know, I would have to say, it’s their courage. Like Henry in The Red Badge of Courage, these young people’s worlds are drastically changing, physically and emotionally, while they handle it all with profound ideas and wild, wonderful humor.

Playwright Scott Warren and I wish to thank the 100-plus middleschool students who shared their stories with us. We hope the play reflects the joys, challenges and complexities of their middle-school skirmishes.

When asked, often a few students would respond, “I cannot remember a single time when I was courageous.” It actually takes courage to say that — and it also takes courage to share stories when you are petrified about what people will think of you.

While our hero, Hank, uses video games to help him sort out his life encounters, some of our middleschool contributors used writing to share their wisdom. This short excerpt from an essay on courage, penned by Paideia student Fernanda Widdowson, is a valuable reminder for any age.

“I need a class where the social barrier has dissolved. Now, we are really not doing too well. Some of the kids higher up the social ladder may think there is no popular and unpopular in our class, but if you step down the ladder and see things from someone else’s point of view, I bet you will find a different answer.”

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A fill in the blank story based on the play Courage.

The READER fills in the blanks by asking the WRITERS to take turns calling out a word needed to complete the story. After all the words are chosen, the READER reads the completed story.

Prepare to laugh!

One _________________ day, Henry goes to school. On his way to class, Jefferson (Jeff) adjective

makes fun of Henry, saying, “You are a __________________ __________________ !” noun

adjective

Henry finally gets to his _______________________ class, and afterwards, he adjective

_______________________ to the ___________________ cafeteria. After having his fill verb ending in ‘s’

adjective

of the ______________________ food, Wilson, a very __________________________ girl, adjective

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_________________________ over up to Henry’s table and knocks over his food. verb ending in ‘s’

Wilson exclaims, “___________________ ____________________ !” adjective

noun

The next day, Henry sees Rebel, his crush. Henry thinks Rebel is ___________________________ . Jeff is very _____________________ at Henry, so he emotion

adjective

challenges Henry to a ________________________ ___________________________ fight adjective

noun

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Henry is ________________________ _____________________ by Jeff, while Rebel and adverb

verb ending in ‘ed’

Wilson try to stop Jeff by _________________________ . Jeff finally stops verb ending in ‘ing’

___________________________ Henry after Wilson and Rebel _____________________ verb ending in ‘ing’

Jeff ________________ times. number

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The Alliance Theatre Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists presents The Dramaturgy by Students Program The participating ‘Jr. Dramaturgs’ at Counterpane Montessori and Garrett Middle School reflect on the themes and events of the book, The Red Badge of Courage and the play it inspired, Courage.

For more Courage student reflections from Mabry Middle School, please stop by the Joseph R. Bankoff Gallery on the first floor of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center.

The Beginning of Courage: The Source Material and The Civil War Connection The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865 and began when 7 Southern slave states announced their secession from the Union of the United States. The Confederates were the Southern side of the war.

They lost, but went down in history as the ‘Rebels’. The Union, or the Yankees as they were known, was the northern side of the war. They won and restored the Union and a future without slavery. After 4 bloody years of war, over 600,00 soldiers from the North and the South had died.

Battle of Chancellorsville The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle in the American Civil War that lasted from April 30th to May 6th in 1863, and resulted in a Confederate victory. The Union side was led by Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker, and the Confederate army by Robert E. Lee. During the battle, the famous Rebel general, Stonewall Jackson, was shot by accidentally by his own troops, and died 8 days later. The Union side lost around 14,000 casualties, the Rebels 10,000 - but the Rebels had paid a high price in losing Stonewall Jackson. Despite that, though, many people still consider the Battle of Chancellorsville to be Lee's greatest victory.

The 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, or the Orange Blossoms, fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville. They are believed by many to be an inspiration for the fictional 304th New York Volunteer Infantry from the book, Red Badge of Courage .

124th NY Volunteer Infantry Regiment, nicknamed ‘The Orange Blossoms” as they were from Orange County in New York, entered the Union army on September 5, 1862 with 930 men. They had a sharpshooter recruited for this regiment. The colonels were, Augustus Van Horne Ellis and Francis M. Cummins. They fought in battles from November 5, 1862 to April 9, 1865. They fought a total of 38 battles including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.

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SCOTT WARREN In collaboration with Alliance Theatre Education middle-school students

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MIKE POST

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SCOTTIE ROWELL COMPOSER

ED THROWER

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cast CAST (in alphabetical order)

Lauren Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Matt Felten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hank Stephanie Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebel Davis Stephanie Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understudy J.L. Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jefferson Pratt STAGE MANAGEMENT

Barbara Gantt O’Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager Kara Procell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Karen Aquirre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director’s Assistant April Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume Design Assistant SPECIAL THANKS Ivy Catherine Rogers, Connell McEdwards, Jade Whitaker, Jason Sandford, Ketorah Howard, Sylvie Oechsner, Amy Shelton, Paideia School, Martha Spring, Debra Hoffey, Jonneen Edwards, Counterpane Montessori, Garret Middle School, Porter Sanford Arts Center, Mabry Middle School, Kim Baran, Neeley Gossett, Courage Alliance Education Camps

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profiles LAUREN BOYD (Wilson) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance. She holds an M.F.A. in acting from the New School for Drama in NY. Recent credits include The Tall Girls (Alliance Theatre), Every Tongue Confess (Horizon Theatre), Barron, CA (Samuel French Festival) and Screams of the Butterflies (off-off Broadway). Some TV/film credits include Delusions of Guinevere, The Trap and “School Spirits.” Much love to Mom, Dad and Mike.

MATT FELTEN (Hank) is happy beyond belief to be returning to the Alliance Stage with this production. He was part of the Grimm tour last year and is honored to get to work on this show.

Matt is an artistic associate at the Shakespeare Tavern where some of his favorite roles include Hamlet, Romeo, Puck, Caliban and Dr. Caius, to name a few. He has also played for Aurora Theater, Georgia Ensemble, Georgia Shakespeare, Out of Hand, PushPush and Essential Theatre. Infinite thanks to Rosemary and Scott for bringing me back with this awesome cast! Love to Kelly.

STEPHANIE LLOYD (Rebel Davis) is honored and so excited to be returning to the Alliance Theatre. She has a B.F.A. in music theatre and a minor in communications from Elon University.

Favorite local credits include In Love and Warcraft (Alliance Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Actor’s Express), The Lawrenceville Ghost Tours (Aurora Theatre) and Anything Goes (Atlanta Lyric Theatre). Regional credits include Matt Davenport Productions (SeaWorld San Antonio, Hershey Park), The Lost Colony and Seaside Music Theater.

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STEPHANIE MURPHY (Understudy) is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of Georgia. Originally from Chicago, Stephanie has performed there with Abraham Werewolf, HartLife Productions, New World Repertory Theatre, and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s outreach 14 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

program. She has also written sketch comedy for Evil Iguana Productions, and her play From the Base of Mount Trashmore recently received a staged reading as part of Rose of Athens Theatre’s No Shame series. Stephanie has also studied acting at Illinois State University as well as improvisation at The Second City and IO Theater.

J.L. REED (Jefferson Pratt) is a native of Winston Salem, N.C., in his third year as an M.F.A. performance candidate at the University of Georgia. He is very excited and honored to be making his Atlanta theatre debut with the Alliance!

Some of his favorite university theatre roles are Tuzenbach (Three Sisters), Mr. Collins (Pride & Prejudice), Wil Parrish (Flyin’ West) and Albert/ Kevin (Clybourne Park). Additional theatre credits include A Perfect Ganesh (RedHouse Arts), Last Supper (Rising Sun Performance Co.), Rabbit Hole (Manbites Dog) and The Cherry Orchard (Little Green Pig).

BARBARA GANTT O’HALEY (Stage Manager) is excited to be back for her fourth year at the Alliance Theatre, where she has stage managed The Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens and served as stage manager production assistant for Shrek, Charlotte’s Web, I Just Stopped by to See the Man and two productions of The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta.

Other credits: stage managing Cats (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) and Mysterious Connections, The Local and Great Falls (Essential Theatre). She assistant stage managed Spamalot (Atlanta Lyric) and The Guys, The Fabulous Lipitones, My Name Is Asher Lev and The Green Book (Theatrical Outfit). She is thankful to Rosemary for always being a pleasure to work with as well as everyone else who makes Theatre for Youth and Families such a joy every year. Love to Patrick.

JAMIE BULLINS (Scenic Design) is resident designer, coordinator of design/tech and an associate professor at Kennesaw State University

profiles in the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies. Thanks to Rosemary for continuing to invite me to play. These audiences are the most keen and candid. You learn so much about yourself as an artist through their eyes. Recent work includes Pump Boys and Dinettes (GET), 3rd annual Atlanta One-Minute Play Festival (Actor’s Express), Same Time, Next Year (True Colors) and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Serenbe Playhouse).

Upcoming projects: Into the Woods (KSU) and It’s a Wonderful Laugh (Dad’s Garage at the Alliance Theatre).

SCOTTIE ROWELL (Costume Design) is an Atlanta-based costume and puppet designer.

Design credits with the Alliance Theatre include Roob & Noob and Songs to Grow On. Other design work with the Woodruff Arts Center includes Music for the Very Young: Opus Zoo (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), Museum at Night (High Museum/Object Group Theatre) and The Remarkable Farkle McBride (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra). When not designing, Scottie performs original puppet works and music concerts for Ronald McDonald House New York’s Musical Magic. His design studio works can be found at TellerProductions.com.

STEVEN JORDAN (Lighting Design) has been turning lights on and off at the Alliance Theatre since 1987.

KRIS VON HINEZMEYER (Sound Design) is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and has engineered audio for productions in the Atlanta area since 2003 and sound designed shows since 2010. A Suzi Bass Award-nominated sound designer, her favorite designs include Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Ghastly Dreadfuls at the Center for Puppetry Arts and In the Next Room ... for Synchronicity Theatre. Currently, she is a staff sound engineer for the Alliance Theatre and is continuing design work with Theatre for

Young Audiences at the Alliance. Thank you for supporting live theatre and live sound production!

MIKE POST (Media Design) has been the production manager for Georgia Shakespeare.

Previously, he was the instructor of technical theatre at Georgia Perimeter College, where he designed lights and projections for such shows as Copenhagen, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Tartuffe. At the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mike designed lighting for Idols of the King, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Rocket City. At Georgia Shakespeare he lit many shows, including Hamlet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Odyssey, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing and Metamorphoses with Liz Lee. He also designed Some Men at Actor’s Express, 13th of Paris at Horizon Theatre, and Driving Miss Daisy and The Guys at Theatrical Outfit. Mike also does projection work for the Center for Puppetry Arts including Rudolph, Space and Ruth and The Green Book as well as other shows such as Every Tongue Confess at Horizon.

ED THROWER (Composer) is a pianist with a passion for musical theatre. From Carrollton, Ga., Ed has served as resident pianist for the University of West Georgia theatre department for many years. New to the Atlanta theatre scene, Ed hopes to continue working and growing musically within the community. Recent productions include The Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (Alliance Theatre), Once On This Island (UWG), Avenue Q (UWG), The Rocky Horror Show (JusticeForRocky, LLC), and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (UWG).

SCOTT WARREN (Playwright) has performed with Theatrical Outfit, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble, Actor’s Express, Aurora Theatre Company, Georgia Shakespeare and the Alliance Theatre, among others. In addition to performance, Scott has directed 12 new works at Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, including Drove, which made ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG 15

profiles Creative Loafing’s Top 50 of the Decade. He also directed the world premiere of Two Drink Minimum at Theatrical Outfit and the Southeastern premiere of All Childish Things at Aurora Theatre.

Scott served as the interim artistic director twice for Dad’s Garage Theatre Company, where he was also an ensemble improviser and writer. He is also an artistic associate at Theatrical Outfit. He has written for Home Depot, Stone Mountain Park and was honored to write last year’s middle-school play, The Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens. Thanks to Sloane and the boys for being my everything, and Rosemary for doing way more than she’ll ever get credit for.

ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families and is honored to dramatically share so many wonderful young people’s stories. Favorite directing credits include A Christmas Carol, Shrek!, Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3000 Live! (premiere), Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. She also directed the High School Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s Innovative Theatre for the Very Young. Rosemary was named Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts for December 2001 and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. In 2005 she was named best director of the year by the AJC and was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award.

She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects Award and the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award. She is on the advisory board of Kennesaw University Theatre Department and the National Board of TYA/USA. Love to all the brilliant Tweens in your world and much love to Sylvie, who is in the middle of the middle!

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SUSAN V. BOOTH (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on projects including Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’ da Noise, Bring in ’ da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has worked at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field) and is a trustee of Denison University and the Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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Two Faces of Courage Jr. Dramaturgy Adam Koja spent time researching the source book, The Red Badge of Courage, and reflecting upon the main character from both the book and the play, Courage. Here are his pastel portraits of Henry, the Civil War soldier and Hank, the middle school student.

Courage Writing Challenge We’re celebrating students with Courage! Be a part of the conversation by posting a video YouTube with a song or poem that tells your story in reaction to the play. Use hashtag #MyCourageATL when you post, and we will link to your video on our website. Plus, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win a family 4-pack of tickets to A Christmas Carol. Winners will be notified on their YouTube post and on the Alliance Facebook page and website. Challenge ends November 15.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre has become the leading producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people. The Alliance values excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. Reaching more than 200,000 patrons annually, the Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre, in 2007, received the Regional Theatre Tony Award in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 80 original productions including Tony Award winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

The Alliance has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the American premiere of Zorro, with music by the Gipsy Kings, and most recently, Bull Durham and Harmony — A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. The Alliance also nurtures the careers of playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season, and the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, providing developmental support and production resources for three performing arts projects each year. The work produced by the Alliance gives locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community.

Each year the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department reaches close to 50,000 students through performances, acting classes, drama camps and in-school initiatives. The Alliance creates and produces plays for young audiences at every age level, from the Collision Project, where high school artists create and perform new work based on a classic text, to the groundbreaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive shows for infants and toddlers. The Alliance also offers community education classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development, working with local and national playwrights.

An active participant in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatrical techniques to aid in student learning through storytelling and problem-solving. The Alliance’s Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists equips teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts, which focuses on literacy skills for children in Pre-K – 2nd grade, and Dramaturgy K–12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. Twice recognized by the U.S. Education Department as leaders in arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access.

The Alliance delivers the finest talent, art and educational opportunities for Atlanta audiences — proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650

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Middle-schooler Michael Yelton, a 12 year-old seventh grader at The Museum school, answers the Alliance Theatre’s questions about courage, survival and learning about others.

Q: What makes a middle-school student courageous?

A: School in general is an experience similar to having a baby. It’s an excruciatingly hard thing to get through, but looking back on it, you’re so glad you did it, and it will benefit you in the future. Though however hard it may be, there is always something to look forward to, no matter how big or small, that drives us through. It is usually different things for different people, like maybe it’s getting a good grade on a test you barely studied for, or maybe it’s gaining a friend that you can always rely on. Whatever it is, these are the things that people really trudge through hard and boring classes to get to.

Q: What survival advice would you give to someone just beginning middle school?

A: There are infinite unspoken rules everyone strives to follow in a school. However, only a select few are ones that you will really need to survive middle school. These are the mandatory rules that you’ll always need in life in general. First, keep your head held high, but not too high. You should be confident in yourself wherever you go, but don’t overdo it and become an egotistical weirdo. Second, keep your priorities straight. Of course, we all want to have fun in school, but don’t let it take over your needs.

Lastly, always, ALWAYS, whatever you do, don’t lose touch of who you are. Your main weapon and your best strength is always your personality.

Q: What did you learn about others by being a part of the Alliance Theatre Middle School Collision Project?

A: I learned that not everyone has the same mindset as me. We all operate differently, and we all learn differently. I also learned that this doesn’t always have to be a problem. You can still make something that you envisioned while also keeping it in everyone else’s vision too. You can work around and incorporate everyone else’s dream, just as you can share the spotlight. Everyone wants something different, and you have to incorporate everyone else’s ideas in a project so that it’s not all just you.

Because that gets rid of the point of having a group in the first place.

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board of directors Officers Chair: Reade Fahs* Immediate Past Chair: Victoria Palefsky* Treasurer: Steve Chaddick*

Lifetime Directors Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer* Linda Davidson

George Goodwin Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein

Bob Reiser Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White

Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Steve Chaddick Philippa Ellis Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller* Richard Goerss Andrew Golde, M.D.

Alexander Goldsmith Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^* Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* John Keller* Lauren Kiefer James A. Kilberg* Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Jeff Levy* Alan McKeon Carol Meadows* Hala Moddelmog

Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison Victoria Palefsky Helen Smith Price Dan Reardon* Patty Reid Margaret Reiser Fran Rogers Maurice Rosenbaum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig Pam Sessions*

Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Nina Urban Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Jill Wilson Todd Zeldin

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Shean Atkins Connie Austin Michael Barrett Paul Bianchi Keith Bolden Donna Bowman Erin Brown Stephen Brown Catharine Burkett Susan Callaway Imara Canady Sona Chambers Andrew Chang Greg Changnon Caren Cook Sallie Daniel

John Deushane Cydnee Dubrof Lisa Ramirez Ellinger David Felfoldi Cindy Fowler Kevin Glass Barbara Goldman Patrice Greer Michael Harper Neil Hirsch Heather Vincent Holley Rita Izaguirre Andrea Jones David Kuniansky Constance Lewis Rosemary Magee Juanita Markwalter Reese McCranie

S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Penelope McPhee Liza McSwain Dori Miller Mary Moore Starr Moore Molly Osborne Kendrick Phillips Almeera Jiwa Pratt Kathryn Richard Georgia Schley Ritchie Candace Rodriguez Chris Schneider Alan Schreihofer Ron Segal Linda Selig Jonathan Shapero Linda Silberman

Volunteer Leadership

President, STARS: Lynn Ayers President, Alliance Theatre Guild: Bobbi Kornblit President, Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild: Vicki Travis

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

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

The Kendeda Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ AT&T Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot

The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation North Highland Company

PNC Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ Atlanta Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Fulton County Arts & Culture Georgia Power The Imlay Foundation

Loews Atlanta Hotel National Endowment for the Arts Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Rich Foundation Target

★★★ $10,000+ Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network John and Mary Franklin Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas

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AON Arby’s Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Buckhead Atlanta Dixon Hughes Goodman

Georgia-Pacific Foundation Impact Creativity/NCTF Rich Entertainment Group State Bank Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP

Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

DocAuto Equifax William and Eva Fox Foundation Greenberg Traurig LLP Jones Day

JP Morgan Chase & Co. King & Spalding National Vision Theatre Communications Group

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2014/15 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 46. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 46 years by making another statement of support louder than any standing ovation. Visit our website at alliancetheatre.org and click on Donate.

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sponsors THE COCA-COLA COMPANY is the world’s largest beverage

company, refreshing consumers at a rate of 1.5 billion servings a day with more than 450 sparkling and still brands in more than 200 countries.

Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world’s most valuable brand, the Company’s portfolio includes 12 other major brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid and Georgia Coffee. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources, and enhance the economic development and cultural experiences of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com.

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government

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

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.

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of October 1, 2014.

$35,000+ Barbara & Steve Chaddick James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Sally G. Tomlinson

$25,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Dan & Garnet Reardon

$10,000+ The Balloun Family Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ann & Jeff Cramer Linda & Gene Davidson Diane & Daryl Evans Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz John & Angie Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Helen Smith Price Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tome Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Joni Winston Amy & Todd Zeldin

$7,500-$9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss P.J. Younglove Hovey Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones Phil & Caroline Mo誰se Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston

$5,000-$7,499 Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Bill & Peg Balzer Lisa & Joe Bankoff Kathy & Ken Bernhardt

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Frank & Mary Anne Chew Ezra Cohen Charitable Trust Doug & Donna Curling Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Erin & John Heyman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation David L. Kuniansky Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Ms. Scarlet Pressley-Brown & Mr. Wendell Brown Hugh & Susanne Ripps The Rockdale Foundation Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Susan & Tom Wardell Bruce Westbrook Mrs. Jill Wilson

$2,500-$4,999 Alexander Babbage in appreciation of Vicki Palesky Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Ellen Arnovitz Cheryl M. Baer Balfour Beatty Construction neuroLeslie Bassett & Family Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Russell & Sandra Dawson Douglas & Camille Duerr Diane Durgin Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Eierman Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Philippa & Burrell Ellis John & Cindy Ethridge Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller Heidi & David Geller Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Mrs. Carrie G. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Linda & Richard Hubert M.C. Jackson, Sr., Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. John A. Johnson Paul & Rosthema Kastin Leslie Leigh M.D. Lubo Fund

Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Cynthia & Alan Maloy Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Mattingly Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. William E. Michalewicz Nancy & Mike Millett Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr Morgens West Foundation June M. Morrison Kathleen Nixon & Gregory Berkey Susan & David Peterson Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Oronda M. Smith Southern States LLC Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts TAYLAR Development Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Joshua & Zenobia Trexler Kimberly & Kevin Walther Janice M. Warner Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Penn & Sally Wells Joan N. Whitcomb J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company The Zaban Foundation John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500-$2,499 JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Jeff & Belinda Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz Judy M. Anderson Rita & Ted Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Andrade John & Lynn Ayers Mr. & Mrs. John Bacheller, Jr. Elizabeth & John Bacon James & Therese Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Basaraba Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blumenthal Ginny & Charles Brewer Stephen Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Franklin & Dorothy Chandler Christopher Clegg Mark & Ruth Coan

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of October 1, 2014.

Tim D. Couch Brad & Sally Currey Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Fantastic Finds & Fantastic Finds For Him Julia & AndrĂŠ Demetrius Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Ralph & Ree Edwards The Elster Foundation Thomas Engler & Ron Davis Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Tim & Tina Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Mike Flueckinger Viki & Paul Freeman Linda M. Garrett Lisa A. Gillespie, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Deidre Greene & Rob Dixon Warren M. Gump Dr. Steven & Marnie Harris Mrs. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Joan & David Herskovits Fred Hicks Carol Hill Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Dr. Joyce F. Houser Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Richard & Marcia Jacobson Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen Robert Judd Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Janice L. Karkula Dr. Shirley Williams-Kirksey Dr. William A. Kiser Steven & Sheri Labovitz Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Eric & Marcia Ludgood The McGee Group Robert & Deborah McKeeman Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Janice & Tom Munsterman Joyce & Michael Natbony Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. BolandMolly T. Osborne Rita Owens John & Helen Parker Monica W. Parker Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Kathleen Pendergraft Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Michael Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Gene Poland Karen Porch Kathleen Prussner Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. Quillian III Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves Mrs. Helen M. Regenstein Kathryn & John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg

Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Mr. Scott Shickler Martin & Patricia Silbiger Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Silverboard A. Boyd Simpson & Melody Mann-Simpson Drs. Marjorie & Quentin Smith Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Bob Sullivan Michelle Sutter Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor The Tolson Firm Kathy & Ron Tomajko Kimberly S. Tribble & Mark S. Lange Melanie Turner Van Laar Skin Care Lynda Walker & Len Levy Ms. Ann Westbrook Lauren Willard-Jelks Mrs. Sue S. Williams

Gregg & Beth Paradies Ms. Del Podsiadlo Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Kevin Ruhl Jacob Rumney John Sabine Gary, Cannon, Frankie & Trey Sayers Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scanavino Ms. Christine Schneider Sharon & Chip Shirley Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Susan & Jay Smith Joe Sniezek Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Bill & Judy Vogel Melody Wilder Wilson Lynne Winship Ms. Cecelia Wray William & Nancy Yang Lynne T. Zappone * Deceased

$1,000-$1,499 Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Aaron & Corrie Alford Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Michael & Andrea Barrett In Memory of Sol Blaine Mr. Donald Bonar & Mr. Elmer Langham Jim & Barbara Brady Eleanor B. Cobb David H. & Christine T. Cofrin In Memory of George Mason Coleman Ralph & Rita Connell Bob Copeland Terry & Sharon Culp Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Mr. & Mrs. John Deushane Ms. Patricia L. Dickey Enid & Jerry Draluck Ms. Gail H. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Fink Marvin & Lynn Davis The Galloway Foundation in honor of Dr. Andrew Golde Divida Gude Sylvia Halleck John & Simone Hanson Valerie Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hayler Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hindman Mark Hobson Melinda & Phil Holladay in honor of Rebekah Wasserman Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Carolyn L. Kennedy In honor of Billy Levine Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee William McDaniel Raymond & Penelope McPhee Mr. & Mrs. Galen Oelkers Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald

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annual fund Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre Company through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, please contact Maya Robinson, Major Contributions Manager at (404) 733-4710 or maya.robinson@woodruffcenter.org.

Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Howard & Ellen Feinsand

Laura & John Hardman Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moise Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick

Howard & Victoria Palefsky Jan Pomerantz Helen M. Regenstein Bob & Margaret Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Please visit alliancetheatre.org/match to find out if your employer will match your contribution.

American Express American Honda Motor Co. AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb & Son, Inc. CIGNA Corporation Citigroup Foundation The Coca-Cola Company

Equifax, Inc. Federated Department Stores Inc. GE Energy Home Depot Foundation IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Microsoft Corporation NDCHealth

Neiman Marcus Norfolk Southern Corporation Plum Creek Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things?

If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at 404.733.4761 or shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org.

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alliance theatre staff A rtistic

Management

Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth & Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Artistic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz Atlanta Artists Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . Suehyla El-Attar, John Stewart Artistic Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Myers Kenny Leon Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Bishop

General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston

Production Management Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith

Costumes Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April Andrew, Lea Preston Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craft Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers & First Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler Wig Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing

Electrics Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe

Properties Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Properties Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer & Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich

Scenery Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manny Abreo, Jonathan Fries, Michael Lyons, William Spratt Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Engelmann

Sound Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly O’Regan, Michelle Jarvis, Kristin von Hinezmeyer

Stage Management Stage Managers . . . . . Liz Campbell, lark hackshaw, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . Barbara Gantt O’Haley, Kara Procell, Emma Ramsay-Saxon, Haylee Scott Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egan Short

Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie Palmer Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Additional Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry

A dministration & Finance Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Covington, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris

Marketing Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Sayers Manager of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Community Relations Curator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate McNeely Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Marketing & Promotions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shana Orr Front of House & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Marjon Wolfe Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil House Managers . . . . . . . . . Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Kate McNeely, Ken McNeil, Margo Moskowitz, Lynn Vatter Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann Creative Assistant Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Donley Group Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daviorr Snipes

Development Campaign Director, Alliance Theatre/Woodruff Arts Center . . . . . Kristin Hathaway Hansen Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way WAC Special Events Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Williford Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Broad Based Giving Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Abercrombie Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Saxon

Education Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher Moses Director of Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists . . . Michele Mummert Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps . . . . Christina Dresser Education Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Olivia Aston Teen Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator of Institute for Educators & Teaching Arists . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Education Customer Service & Sales Associate . . . . . . . . . .Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Resident Teaching Artists . . . . . . Valetta Anderson, Kim Bowers-Rheay Teaching Artists . . . . . . Ricardo Aponte, Olivia Aston, Travis Boatright, Danye Brown, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Mark Cabus, Kirstin Calvert, Kara Cantrell, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Theresa Davis, Jessica De Maria, David de Vries, Cristina deVallescar, John Doyle, Rachael Endrizzi, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Terry Guest, Lyndsey Jones-McAdams, Sarah Newby Halicks, Al Hamacher, Amy Handler, BJ Hughes, Rachel Jones, Adam King, Jade Lambert Smith, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Bethany Lind, Amy Lucas, Paige Mattox, Barry Stewart Mann, Cara Mantella, Gloria Mason Martin, Patrick McColery, Bryan Mercer, Courtnee Miles, Mandy Mitchell, Joseph Reed, Claire Ritzler, Diany Rodriguez, Scottie Rowell, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Scott Warren, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Vallea Woodbury ArtsVibe Teen Ensemble . . . . Alexus Anderson, Shelby Bice, Jessie Broz, Kaya Camp, Rachel Cunningham, Charles Ellerby, Delly Fears, Kyla Hunter, Diran Johnson, Jada Leakes, Samantha McMullen, Jonathan Nguyen, Nick O’Neill, Alishia Patricio, Rachel Platt

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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, the Alliance Theatre, Arts for Learning, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful for these 33 partners who help ensure the arts thrive in our community.

$1+ MILLION

$500,000-$999,999

A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Hagedorn Family SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English

Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

$250,000-$499,999 AT&T Bank of America Lucinda Bunnen The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Fulton County Arts Council Nancy & Holcombe T. Green, Jr. The Home Depot Fay & W. Barrett Howell The Kendeda Fund Sarah & Jim Kennedy Marilyn & Donald Keough The Estate of Florence Kopleff Anna & Hays Mershon The Sara Giles Moore Foundation PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Louise Sams Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Ticketmaster UPS

THE PATRON CIRCLE The Woodruff Arts Center’s Annual Campaign set an all-time record, raising more than $9.6 million, thanks to the generosity of Patron Circle donors and their contributors.

Campaign gifts support our shared services model, which funds campus-wide operations. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund $300,000+ Cox Interests: Anne Cox Chambers* Atlanta Journal Constitution James M. Cox Foundation Cox Radio Group Atlanta WSB-TV Deloitte, its Partners & Employees The Home Depot PwC, Partners & Employees UPS

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$200,000+ Bank of America The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. EY, Partners & Employees Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia King & Spalding Partners & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc.

$100,000+ AT&T Equifax Inc. & Employees Invesco Ltd. Kay and Doug Ivester * Jones Day Foundation and Employees Kaiser Permanente The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Chick-fil-A Foundation Kilpatrick Townsend LLP The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation * Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn

$50,000+ Susan & Richard Anderson Neal K. Aronson & Wendy L. Conrad Birch Communications Camp-Younts Foundation Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Jones Lang LaSalle NCR Foundation Novelis PNC Primerica Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. $25,000+ Arby’s Foundation Atlanta Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff * BB&T Corporation Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III * Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Holder Construction Company The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Lou Brown Jewell The Joe E. Johnston Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy The Klaus Family Foundation * The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Newell Rubbermaid Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack, Inc. & The Gay and Erskine Love Foundation Patty and Doug Reid Family Foundation Rollins, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Sam’s Club and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy Southwest Airlines Southwire Company Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund

Troutman Sanders LLP Verizon Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & Williams C. Wardlaw Fund Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ A Friend of the Woodruff Arts Center Aaron’s Inc. ABM Onsite Services Acuity Brands A.E.M. Family Foundation Mr. Peter Aman * Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlantic American Corporation Atlantic Trust Anna & Ed Bastian* Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris * Laura & Stan Blackburn * Bluetube Interactive Ms. Lisa Borders * The Boston Consulting Group The Brand Banking Company The George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta, Georgia Bryan Cave LLP Capital Guardian Trust Company Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Center Family Foundation The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Chubb * Ann & Jeff Cramer * CSX Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. * Michael S. Donnelly * Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Flanagan * Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Mr. Phil Harrison * HD Supply Virginia A. Hepner & Malcolm Barnes * The Howell Fund, Inc. * Isdell Family Foundation Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation The Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo

Charitable Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lanier Parking Solutions The Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund * The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd * Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis * Macy’s Foundation Majestic Realty Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Vicki & John Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane and Joe Prendergast Quikrete Mary & Craig Ramsey Regal Entertainment Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. * Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot * Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation * Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Claire E. Sterk and Kirk Elifson * Tishman Speyer Properties Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Mr. Paul E. Viera * Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Mrs. Sue S. Williams Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Wood Partners Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees * 2014/2015 Board Members Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors

Donations for Woodruff Arts Center Annual Campaign June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014

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