February 2013: Charlotte's Web

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Karis Coleman, student of Gardner/Morgan at The Museum School of Avondale Estates

features 8 The Lessons and Antics of Charlotte & Friends By the time Charlotte's Web began rehearsals, actor Danielle Deadwyler had already put in more than 50 hours of practice by herself.

10 E.B. White and the Magic of Reality

the performance 15 Program and Notes

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Between Us About the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors Sponsors Annual Fund Staff

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Salutations!

In October of 1952, the brilliant Eudora Welty wrote a New York Times book review of a brand-new children’s book by E.B. White called Charlotte’s Web. She wrote: “As a piece of work it is just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done.” To this very day the story of Wilbur and Charlotte has sold millions of copies, been translated into 23 languages and remains one of the best-selling children’s books of all time.

The magic Ms. Welty speaks about has been sustained through decades. What makes this story special? Fern is a real farm girl with real compassion for the poor little pig she is compelled to rescue, but the world of talking farm animals she visits is fantastic — filled with magic and wonder. Wilbur is a whimsical character always on the brink of discovery, but he also deals with real life-and-death issues. Charlotte is one of the most remarkable heroines in literature — both bloodthirsty and kind. We may not overhear many conversations between pigs and spiders in our daily lives, but the friendship between Charlotte and Wilbur is the special kind of bond for which all of us hope.

There is something homespun and yet sensational about what happens in Charlotte's Web. Perhaps that is part of its appeal. Perhaps our ordinary lives each harbor some element of fabulous spectacle.

As Charlotte says: “After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die.... By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that.”

Thanks for sharing a tiny piece of your lifetime with us!

Blessings,

Rosemary Newcott The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director for Theatre for Youth and Families alliancetheatre.org

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Goose by Will Schuckenbrock student of Gardner/Morgan at The Museum School of Avondale Estates

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Charlotte & Wilbur by Donovan Shotwell of The Museum School of Avondale Estates

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Templeton by Eryck Colston-Artis, student of Gardner/Morgan at The Museum School of Avondale Estates

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ALLIANCE THEATRE Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director presents

Adapted by Joseph Robinette Based on the original story by E.B. White Set Design by

Costume Design by

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Sydney Roberts

Pete Shinn

Clay Benning

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cast Setting: A Farm and County Fair in America

time: Some time in Childhood

THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION in alphabetical order Matt Baum............................................Gander/Avery/Carter/Spectator/Judge Anna Caudle............................. Fern/Goose/Spectator/Judge and US Charlotte Andrew Crigler........................................... Templeton the Rat/Mr. Arable/Lurvy * Danielle Deadwyler........................................................ Charlotte/Mrs. Arable * Meredith Gordon............................Old Sheep/Uncle the Pig/Homer Zuckerman * Rob Lawhon........................................ Narrator/Musician/President of the Fair Christopher Moses............................................................................... Wilbur

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

Brittany Loffert ...................................Fern/Goose/Spectator/Judge/Mrs. Arable Jeremy Varner......................................... Gander/Avery/Carter/Spectator/Judge/ Templeton the Rat/Mr. Arable/Lurvy/Old Sheep/Uncle the Pig/ Homer Zuckerman/Narrator/Musician/President of the Fair Liana Repass.........................................................Aerial Circus Skills Consultant Barbara Gantt....................................... Stage Management Production Assistant *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

This production is dedicated to the memory of the "Radiant" Atlanta Actor/Clown, Vincenzo Tortorici.

Special Thanks to Larry Smith, Renee Denney, Sim Jones, the entire Milton High School Cirque Program, and Infinity Circus Productions, LLC. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited, is a violation of United States Copyright Law and is an actionable Federal Offense.

Cameras and recording devices are absolutely prohibited in the theatre. Cell phones and pagers are extremely disturbing and should be silenced before the performance begins.

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cast MATT BAUM (Gander/Aver y/ Car ter/Spectator/ Judge) is making his debut on the Alliance stage. Last seen as the Prince (Romeo & Juliet) at Atlanta’s Shakespeare Tavern, Matt was wearing tights, a cape and an erminetrimmed crown. He is armed with a rapier-sharp wit and believed to be dangerously good-looking. He is 6-feet, 6-inches tall and 190 pounds soaking wet. He is known to frequent the yoga studios, Form (in Decatur), and Yoga Collective, where he is an instructor. If you are in possession of information regarding his current whereabouts, please record it in detail on the back of a bill of U.S. currency (denomination $20 or more), place it in an envelope marked with a wax seal, and send it directly to Matt Baum c/o the Alliance Theatre.

ANNA CAUDLE (Fern/ Goose/Spectator/ Judge/US Charlotte) is beginning her professional acting career in Charlotte’s Web. Caudle is in her second year studying theatre at Auburn University, where she performed in Season’s Greetings, Nickel and Dimed and Lysistrata. She was in John Lennon and Me and Cirque Zamani at the Georgia Thespian Conference.

Caudle was named best supporting actress at her high school for Cirque

Kuwa, along with best actress at the Georgia Theatre Conference for Eurydice, which won for best show. Her professional training includes acting, vocal performance, improvisation, lyra, trapeze and body balancing. She would like to thank her former directors, Larry Smith and Renee Denney, and her family for their support.

Andrew Crigler (Templeton the Rat/Mr. Arable/ Lurvy) is a director, actor, teaching artist, movement choreographer and writer. He received his BA in theatre and performance studies from Kennesaw State University. Recent appearances include A Wrinkle in Time (Suzi nomination, best ensemble) and Confederacy of Dunces (Theatrical Outfit); The Ugly Duckling (Serenbe Playhouse); The Devil Tree, The Theory of Everything (2010 and 2012), The Othering of Mr. Windebaggin, Revolutio: Children of an Idle Brain, (The Collective Project Inc.), Strong4Life and Hands On! (Telltale Theatre). Andrew made his professional directing debut with The Red Herring with the Collective Project last summer and was recently the movement choreographer for Georgia Ensemble Theatre's TYA show Aesop’s Fables.

He would like to thank Jesus Christ for his gifts, abilities and passions.

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profiles because of Christ’s work in his life. To Him be the glory! andrewcrigler.com D an i elle D ead w y le r (Charlotte/Mrs. Arable) makes her return to the Alliance in Charlotte’s Web. She recently closed the The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta: The Final Assembly (August March). Atlanta credits: Normal Jean/ Kid/LaWanda/The Colored Museum (True Colors); Fannie Mae/Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon); Lady in Yellow/for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors). TV film credits: A Cross to Bear (GMC). Infinite thanks to Reggie, Ezra and the DeadwylerHaslam clan.

MEREDITH GORDON (Old Sheep/Uncle the Pig/Homer Zuckerman) is delighted to be back at the Alliance Theatre.

Credits with the Alliance include A Christmas Carol, Emperor’s Nightingale, Pecos Bill and Le Bete.

Favorite Atlanta theatre roles include Porthos in The Three Musketeers (Georgia Shakespeare), Demetrious (Atlanta Shakespeare Company), and Pill Hill (Jomandi Productions).

Meredith also appeared in the PBS documentary “Circus.” For the past 13 years Meredith has worked with the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit

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bringing circus excitement to the bedsides of hospitalized children He sends love to Marcia and Grace.

ROB LAWHON (Narrator/Musician/ President of the Fair/Original Music Composer) is proud to make his Theatre for Youth & Families debut with Charlotte’s Web! You may have seen him as Hank Williams in Lost Highway at Theatrical Outfit; as Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story at Georgia Ensemble Theatre, for which he received the 2009 Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical; or at the Alliance in Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. He wouldn’t be here without the unwavering support of his wife, Kirsten, his beautiful baby boy, Gibson and the rest of his amazing family as well as Jody Feldman and Rosemary Newcott. Rob is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

C H RI S T O P H E R MOSES (Wilbur) is grateful to return to the Alliance Stage to help tell this beautiful story. Past Alliance Theatre for Youth & Families credits include The Stinky Cheeseman, The Hobbit, The Miracle Worker, Merlin, and James & the Giant Peach. In addition to acting, Chris is proud to work as the Education Director at the Alliance Theatre. A graduate of Penn

profiles State University, Chris would like to dedicate this performance to his “radiant” and “humble” mother, who first introduced him to this classic story and who (much like Charlotte) continues to teach him about bravery, love, and sacrifice.

Carol this past year. Other Atlanta credits include: Ensemble/Producers (Theater of the Stars), Ensemble/ Assassins (Fabrefaction Theatre), Gabriel/Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Actor's Express), Mike Connor/High Society (Stage Door Players), Danny Kaye/Andrew's Sisters: Christmas of Swing (Legacy Theatre). A Texas native, Jeremy moved to Atlanta this past April. Jeremy received his BFA in acting at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. Jeremy is grateful for his amazing family for their love and unquestioning support.

BRITTANY LOFFERT (US Fern/Goose/ Spectator/ Judge/ Mrs. Arable) is excited to be part of this magical show!

In addition to the Alliance, she has worked with The Center for Puppetry Arts, PushPush Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Synchronicity, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Theatre Gael and Serenbe Playhouse. An actor and puppeteer, Brittany has also had the privilege of performing for children at the High Museum and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

She is a founding member and performer with The Object Group, an experimental theatre company that creates performance installations and public works.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

This season, the Alliance Theatre congratulates Actors’ Equity for its 100 years of service to the theatre community.

JEREMY VARNER (US Gander/Avery/ Car ter/Spectator/ J u d g e / Te m p l e t o n the Rat/Mr. Arable/ Lurvy/Old Sheep/ Uncle the Pig/ Homer Zuckerman/ Narrator/Musician/President of the Fair) is excited to return to the Alliance Theatre after working on A Christmas

Joseph Robinette (Playwright) is the author or co-author of 55 published plays and musicals. His works have been produced in all 50 states and in 17 foreign countries.

Twelve of his works have been translated into foreign languages and another five have been anthologized.

His plays have been produced by Lincoln Center, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Kansas City

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profiles Repertory Theatre, Seattle’s Fifth Avenue Theatre and the BBC, among others. Robinette collaborated with E.B. White on the authorized stage version of Charlotte’s Web, and he wrote the musical version with Charles Strouse (Annie and Bye, Bye, Birdie). Other commissioned dramatizations include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chocolate War and The Paper Chase.

He is also the librettist for the musical version of the motion picture A Christmas Story. Robinette is the recipient of numerous playwriting awards including the AATE’s Charlotte Chorpenning Cup and Best Dramatization of the Year for Sarah, Plain and Tall. In 2006, he received the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America Medallion for his body of dramatic works for family audiences.

R O S E M A RY NEWCOTT (Director, The Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families) has been directing, acting and teaching at the Alliance Theatre since 1988. Favorite Alliance directing credits include The Wizard of Oz; Honk!; Middle School the Musical (world premiere); Disney’s Mulan; Class of 3000, LIVE (world premiere); Goodnight, Moon; Go, Dog Go!; Seussical the Musical; Degas’ Little Dancer; Disney’s Aladdin; A Christmas Carol; Einstein Is a Dummy (world premiere); The Miracle Worker; Ferdinand the Bull; Lilly’s Purple Plastic

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Purse; Androcles and the Lion; The Hobbit; and, for 10 years, director of the H.S. Collision Project. She is also founding director of our new Theatre for the Very Young. Newcott has directed at Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, the Center for Puppetry Arts, Academy Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Virginia Stage Company, Seaside Rep, La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center. She was named a PBA Lexus Leader of the Arts and Best Director

by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the 2001-02 season. In 2005, she received the GTC Distinguished Career Award. Newcott is also the recipient of a Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship and the 2010 Suzi Bass Spirit Award. She is on the board of TYA/USA. Thank you, Tom. KAT CONLEY (Scenic Design) Previous Alliance shows include Holidays With the Chalks, The Wizard of Oz, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, 26 Miles, Class of 3000 LIVE, Goodnight Moon, Eurydice, Seussical the Musical, Degas’ Little Dancer, Disney’s Aladdin, Go, Dog. Go!, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Shear Madness, The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer, Ferdinand the Bull and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.

Based in Atlanta since 2000, Kat has designed scenery for the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Atlanta Ballet, the Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Theatre in the Square, Springer Opera House and Aurora Theatre. She is an associate artist with Georgia Shakespeare

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profiles and Actor’s Express. Kat is also the Charge Scenic Artist for the Alliance Theatre.

SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Design) This is Sydney’s 13th year designing costumes for the TYF series at the Alliance Theatre. She recently retired from her position as the One Woman Mission Impossible Squad (AKA costume specialist) in the Department of Theatre and Speech at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has relocated to Atlanta, where she has worked for 15 years at the Alliance, Georgia Shakespeare, True Colors Theatre Company, Theatrical Outfit, Horizon Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Actor’s Express and Theatre in the Square. Regional credits: Geva Theatre (Rochester, N.Y.), Portland Center Stage (Oregon), Red Mountain Theatre Company (Birmingham, Ala.), Barking Legs Theatre (Chattanooga).

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PETE SHINN (Lighting Design) is the master electrician for the Alliance Theatre. His most recent designs have been Holidays With the Chalks, the world premiere of Apples & Oranges, The Wizard of Oz, Broke, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Class of 3000 LIVE, Seussical: The Musical, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Glengarry Glen Ross at the Alliance; Blood Knot, Keeping Watch and A Christmas Memory at

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Theatrical Outfit. He's previously designed for the Alliance Theatre (Alliance and Hertz stages), Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre.

CLAY BENNING (Sound Design) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 13 years and has designed more than 75 productions.

Recent works include Holidays With the Chalks, Next to Normal, What I Learned in Paris, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods, God of Carnage and The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls. Associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare with more than 20 productions. Other designs include Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre.

Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and a member of IATSE/USA829.

LIZ CAMPBELL (Production Stage Manager) is happy to be back with the Theatre for Youth and Families again this season. Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol, Next to Normal, Into the Woods, Wizard of Oz, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Middle School the Musical, Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon. Local credits include Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces

profiles and Big River (Theatrical Outfit). She holds a BFA in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie and many thanks to Rosemary.

Jody Feldman (Associate Producer) has been the head of casting for the Alliance Theatre since 1991. She has cast more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions for the Alliance including a wide range of classical, contemporary and world premiere dramas and musicals. She has worked with such directors as Susan V. Booth, Kenny Leon, David H. Bell, Kent Gash, Doug Hughes, Gary Griffin, Molly Smith and Andy Blankenbuehler. Since the Alliance is a center for new play development and productions, Jody has been privileged to cast a large number of new plays including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Flyin’ West and Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and world premiere musicals such as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical and Bring It On: The Musical. Jody also serves as casting director for Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company and worked as Atlanta casting director for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute in Washington, D.C., and the feature film Charming the Hearts of Men. Jody began her theatre career as an actress and then as assistant general manager at the Academy Theatre with Frank Wittow. More than anything, Jody would like to thank you for being here to share the joy of live theatre with her Alliance Theatre family.

Susan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001, and has initiated the Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, created local producing partnerships and has overseen 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 nationally at theatres including the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul universities, and serves as adjunct faculty with Emory University.

She is the past president of the board of directors for Theatre Communications Group (the national service organization for the field), is on the artistic board of the Steinberg Charitable Trust in New York, and is a trustee of Denison University. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.

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profiles Synopsis Charlotte's Web is the whimsical story of one pig’s life. The story begins on a farm where a small pig, the runt of the litter, is about to be killed. He is saved from this plight by a young girl named Fern, who names him Wilbur and cares for him. When Wilbur has grown too big for his surroundings, he is sent to live at a farm owned

by Fern’s uncle. There he meets an array of colorful barnyard animals. Despite new acquaintances and visits from Fern, Wilbur is still lonely. He befriends a very special grey spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur becomes aware that his future looks bleak, he is saved from slaughter by the crafty wiles of Charlotte who spins words of wonder into the web. Wilbur and Fern are brought to the County Fair. Charlotte and Templeton, the rat, tag along to make sure that Wilbur’s special messages in the web continue to amaze the public. At the fair, Charlotte creates one more word to save Wilbur’s life. She also spins an egg sac and passes from life. Wilbur makes sure that Charlotte’s egg sac is returned to the barn where baby spiders hatch. Three of them remain and become Wilbur’s new friends. Wilbur never forgets Charlotte and proclaims: “It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both”.

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about the alliance theatre Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre remains closely tied to the cultural identity of Atlanta, growing as the city has grown. The theatre has gained national recognition and prominence as Atlanta has become a leading international city. In 1977, the Alliance merged with the Atlanta Children’s Theatre (founded in 1929) in order to include Atlanta’s youngest audiences in fully produced theatrical experiences. In 1979, the Alliance created the Theatre School (now the Acting Program and Education Department) in order to strengthen the relationship with our community. In 2007, under the leadership of Susan Booth, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony Award®, in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

Realizing that our audience and the national field supports plays developed in Atlanta, the Alliance has created a large body of new work. The Alliance produces world premiere American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent regional productions. The theatre creates and nurtures the plays and careers of early-career playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, providing a premiere for the winner as part of our regular season and national networking opportunities for four finalists. Locally based artists create work on a nationally watched stage, launching and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community. Finally we create and produce original plays for young audiences at every age level: from the Collision Project, which creates opportunities for high school artists to collide with classic texts, to the groundbreaking Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive work for infants and toddlers.

The Alliance takes great pride in our multigenerational educational programming. Believing that the same excellence found on our stage must be found in our education programs, the Alliance created the Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists. A collaborative partnership between the Alliance and partner schools, the institute programs equip teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These innovative programs include GA Wolf Trap, a nationally recognized professional learning program that focuses on literacy skills for children in pre-K – 2nd grade; Dramaturgy K-12, a unique program that empowers student scholars to create research material that both informs Alliance productions and prepares their peer audiences; and Collision Plus, which takes the creativity and collaboration of the Collision Project into our high school classrooms. The Alliance also offers community education, including classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development (working with local writers and playwrights from the National Graduate Playwriting Competition). Twice recognized by the Federal Department of Education as leaders in the field of arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access.

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Victoria Palefsky Dan Reardon Patrick J. Gunning

Board of Directors Kristin R. Adams James L. Anderson Kenny Blank Mark C. Callaway Steven W. Chaddick Linda Davidson Bernice Dixon Philippa V. Ellis Daryl Evans Joe Evans Reade Fahs Howard L. Feinsand

Andrew Golde Virginia Hepner Lila Hertz Jocelyn J. Hunter Twyla Jackson Rosthema Viener Kastin John Keller Jim Kilberg Jeff Levy Cynthia Maloy Alan McKeon

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

George Goodwin Laura Hardman John Hays Mershon Helen M. Regenstein

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

Chair: Ann W. Cramer Patricia L. Dickey Kristie Madara Sally Dorsey Rosemary Magee Enid Draluck Juanita Markwalter Cydnee Dubrof Kent Matlock Diane Durgin Philip McAdoo Bob Eckardt Reese McCranie Jo Roberson Edwards S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Kathryn Farley Penny McPhee Ellen Feinsand Dori Miller Valerie Ferguson Dedi Mohr Donna Fitzmaurice Mary Moore Barry Flink Starr Moore Jay Freer Cynthia Moreland Kevin Glass Elena Mullican Margie Goheen Linda Newpot Lisa Greenberg Bill Nigut Patrice Greer Travis Reed Jennifer Hale Kathryn Richard Valerie Hartman Georgia Schley Ritchie Rita Izaguirre Candace Rodriguez Stacii Jae Johnson Bobby Rosenbloum Andrea Jones Jack Sawyer Lauren Kiefer Christine Schneider David Kuniansky Alan Schreihofer Constance Lewis Sonny Seals

Hala Moddelmog Philip H. MoĂŻse Maureen Morrison Richard S. Myrick Scarlet Pressley-Brown Helen Smith Price Patty Reid Maurice Rosenbaum William B. Rowland Steve Selig Karen Shepherd

Frank Ski William D. Sleeper Spiegel Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Charles E. Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Peter D. Weitzner Cynthia Widner Wall P.J. Younglove Hovey Todd Zeldin

Lifetime Directors Robert E. Reiser, Jr. Debbie Shelton Jane E. Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson

Benjamin T. White

Advisory Board

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

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Twyla Jackson Sarah Larson Jane Morgan

The Honorable Leah Ward Sears Linda Selig Janece Shaffer Jonathan Shapero Anne Sheehan Linda Silberman E. Kendrick Smith Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita StephensWalker Veda Storey Todd Tautfest Susan Tucker Wayne Vason Lynda Walker Bob Walker Aaron Watson A. Penniman Wells, Jr. Rick Western Mary Williams Suzy Wilner Joni Winston Paul Root Wolpe

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

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

Kendeda Fund

Wells Fargo Foundation

John H. & Wilhelmina Harland Charitable Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

North Highland Company PNC Bank The Rich Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc

U.S. Department of Education The Zeist Foundation

Publix Super Market Charities, Inc. The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

National Endowment for the Arts Target David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

Cartoon Network Duke Realty Emory Healthcare Impact Creativity/NCTF Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia-Pacific Foundation

Georgia Power The Imlay Foundation Jones Day Premiere Global Services, Inc Price Gilbert Jr. Charitable Fund

The John & Mary Franklin Foundation Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Plum Creek power2give.org

Eierman Foundation The Elster Foundation

Jones Day

appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency — the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major funding for this organization is

provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc

★★★★★ $50,000+ Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award Fulton County Arts & Culture The Home Depot

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

★★★ $10,000+ American Intercontinental University Arby’s Foundation Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Bryan Cave Carters, Inc.

★★ $5,000+ Aon The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

★ $2,500+ Belk, Inc. DocAuto

government

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the

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

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Official Hotel

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Restaurant Partners

EPIC events

By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2012/13 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 44. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 44 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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C h a i r m a n ’ s R o u n d tA b l e The Chairman’s Roundtable is comprised of individuals who have contributed a minimum of $20,000 to the Alliance Theatre.

James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Barbara & Steve Chaddick Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand

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Dan & Garnet Reardon Sally G. Tomlinson Joni Winston

DIRE C TOR ’ S C IR C LE The Director's Circle is comprised of individuals who have contributed a minimum of $10,000 to the Alliance Theatre's Annual Fund.

The Balloun Family Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Andrea & Boland Jones Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier

Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Phil & Caroline Moïse Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright

Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Rosemarie and David Thurston Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner

For information on how to join either the Chairman’s Roundtable or the Director’s Circle, please contact Maya Robinson at 404.733.4710 or maya.robinson@woodruffcenter.org.

$50,000+

Victoria & Howard Palefsky

$35,000+

Barbara & Steve Chaddick James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Sally G. Tomlinson

$25,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand Dan & Garnet Reardon Joni Winston

$10,000+

The Balloun Family Susan V. Booth & Max Leventhal Ansley & Mark Callaway Ann & Jeff Cramer Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning

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Doug & Lila Hertz Andrea & Boland Jones John & Angie Keller James & Lori Kilberg Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Rosemarie & David Thurston Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White

Suzy Wilner Amy & Todd Zeldin

$7,500-$9,999

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Jocelyn J. Hunter Helen Smith Price Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum P.J. Younglove Hovey

$5,000-$7,499

Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Bill & Peg Balzer Lisa & Joe Bankoff Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Erin & John Heyman Paul & Rosthema Kastin Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.8 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. (Gifts processed as of January 1, 2013)

Philip I. Kent Foundation Cynthia & Alan Maloy Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Dedi & Julian Mohr Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Mr. and Ms. Hugh S. Ripps Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom

$2,500-$4,999

Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Judy M. Anderson Ellen Arnovitz Southern States LLC Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Balfour Beatty Construction Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Candace & Jeff Bell Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ms. Raluca Bighiu Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Susan & Tom Callaway Frank & Mary Anne Chew Alan & Chi Colberg Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Russell & Sandra Dawson Douglas & Camille Duerr Diane Durgin Eierman Foundation Dean & Christine Eisner Philippa & Burrell Ellis The Elster Foundation John & Cindy Ethridge Diane & Daryl Evans Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Marsha & Richard Goerss Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall John & Simone Hanson Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia A. Hepner & Malcolm S. Barnes In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen

David L. Kuniansky Leslie Leigh M.D. Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mattingly Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Mr. William E. Michalewicz Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Morgens West Foundation June M. Morrison Jodi & Henry Niden Kathleen Nixon & Gregory Berkey Susan & David Peterson Ms. Scarlet Pressley-Brown & Mr. Wendell Brown Bill & Rhonda Rowland Mr. & Ms. Michael Salyards David & Sharon Schacter Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Kevin Seaway Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Mr. Brian Shively & Mr. Jim Jinhong William & Margarita Sleeper Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts Mr. Todd Tautfest & Mr. Kevin Esch TAYLAR Development & Associates Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins TULL Charitable Foundation Susan & Tom Wardell Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500-$2,499

JoAnne & Charles S. Ackerman Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Elaine & Miles Alexander Theodore & Andrea Altholz Rita & Ted Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Andrade Elizabeth & John Bacon

James & Therese Bailey Mark & Pam Bell Mr. George H. Boulineau Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Breakstone Stephen Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Mr. & Mrs. James C. Edenfield Ralph & Ree Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. & Mrs.Andy Fisher Viki & Paul R. Freeman Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Patrice & Ernest Greer Ms. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Mr. & Mrs. David Hardegree, Jr. Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Linda & Richard Hubert Mr. & Mrs. James E Hugh, III Richard & Marcia Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Lucy Kinnaird Steven & Sheri Labovitz Lanier-Goodman Foundation Julie & Billy Levine Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Lubo Fund The McGee Group Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Nancy & Mike Millett Mrs. Judy Miller Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Joyce & Michael Natbony Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Newport John & Helen Parker Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Kathleen Pendergraft Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Kathryn & John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.8 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. (Gifts processed as of January 1, 2013) $1,500-$2,499 (cont.)

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Scott C. Satterwhite Ms. Christine Schneider The Honorable Leah W. Sears & Mr. Haskell Ward Tim & Anne Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman Martin & Patricia Silbiger A. Boyd Simpson & Melody Mann-Simpson Drs. Marjorie & Quentin Smith Oronda M. Smith Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Lynne & Steve Steindel Dante's Down the Hatch, Buckhead Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos J. Thomas Taylor, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Dr. William Torres Joshua & Zenobia Trexler

Kimberly S. Tribble & Mark S. Lange Mrs. Lynda Walker Elizabeth Wallace & Chris Scislowicz Penn & Sally Wells Bruce Westbrook J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. D. Brent Wyper Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Zaban $1,000-$1,499 Mr. George Boyd Mrs. Barbara Brady Ginny & Charles Brewer Sara & Alex Brown William & Norah Byrnes Brad & Sally Currey Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer The Galloway Foundation in honor of Dr. Andrew Golde Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Ms. Diane Hockstader

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hyman, Jr. Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger J. Bancroft Lesesne Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee William McDaniel Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Ms. Rebecca J. Reeves Mr. Scott Shickler Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Bob Sullivan Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Melody Wilder Wilson Lynne Winship Holly & Marty York Lynne T. Zappone

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre’s Annual Fund. Please check to see if your employer will match your contribution.

American Express Company American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab and Co., Inc. Chubb & Son, Inc.

CIGNA Corporation Citigroup Foundation The Coca-Cola Company Equifax Inc. Federated Department Stores, Inc. GE Energy Home Depot Foundation IBM Corporation

JPMorgan Private Bank Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc Microsoft Corporation NDCHealth Norfolk Southern Corporation

Prudential Financial Sprint SunTrust Foundation Time Warner, Inc. UPS Verizon Corporation Yahoo!

Artsvibe Teen Council Adia Barlow, Amber Hood, Amorette Aryee, Ariadne Shirley, Bria Butler, Caroline Oelkers, Casey Wortham, Cristina Guerra, Darren Mann, Dasia Wilson, Donovan Dodds, DuMarkus Davis, Eli Fernandez, Elyse Wolford, Emily Russ, Emma Nigut, Emma Kupor, Eunice Kim, Ilya Kim, Imani Duhe, Jackie Kenny, Jessika Bassil, Joseph Fan, Kaitlin Nam Kameron Kierce, Kassie Taylor, Kathryn Evans, Kodie Stringer, Kylie O'Laughlin, Lihua Shu, Lily Dickinson, Marlow Greer, Nacida Marrero, Nicholas Wynn, Noah Reyes, Noemi Raygoza, Paul Duhe, Rachel Cunningham, Riley Schatz, Santiago Bejarano, Sara Endrias, Saraiah Vincent, Shaina McLawrence, Shelise du Cille, Sidni Wooten, Sophia Jactel, Ta'Neal Chandler, William Cormier

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 fundraising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps.

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

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Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $9 million last year. Thank you!

Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS ★★★★★★★★★★ $300,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV The Hon. Anne Cox Chambers Deloitte LLP, its Partners & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees The Home Depot Foundation PwC, Partners & Employees SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Jones Day Foundation & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Rich Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

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★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Bank of America Delta Air Lines, Inc. Kaiser Permanente King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Klaus Family Foundation The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Novelis Inc. Southwest Airlines Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo

★★★★★★ $75,000+ Goodwin Group Kilpatrick Townsend Norfolk Southern The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Regions Financial Corporation RockTenn Siemens Industry, Inc. ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Balch & Bingham Lisa & Joe Bankoff Crawford & Company GE Energy Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion IntercontinentalExchange PNC Primerica Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Troutman Sanders LLP

★★★★ $35,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Atlanta Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Invesco PLC Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Hellen Ingram Plummer Foundation, Inc. Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation Alex and Betty Smith DonorAdvised Fund at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia Harris A. Smith Devyne Stephens United Distributors, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. ★★★ $25,000+ Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Cousins Properties Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. DLA Piper Mike Donnelly Doosan Infracore International Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke Beth & Tommy Holder

The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Infor Global Solutions Sarah & Jim Kennedy Macy’s Foundation Mueller Water Products, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe SCANA Energy Selig Enterprises, Inc./The Selig Foundation Southwire Company Towers Watson Waffle House, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Carla & Leonard Wood Yancey Bros. Co. ★★ $15,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Brands Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris Bessemer Trust Laura & Stan Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch The Brand Banking Company George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Bryan Cave LLP Mary Cahill & Rory Murphy

Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Cornerstone Investment Partners Dewberry Foundation Duke Realty Corporation The Deborah Elkins Foundation Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Ford & Harrison LLP Robert L. Fornaro Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes The Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLC Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Jamestown Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones JWT The Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Lanier Parking Solutions The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin Katherine John Murphy

Foundation Newell Rubbermaid Gail & Bob O’Leary Vicki & John Palmer The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Mary & Craig Ramsey Smith Gambrell and Russell, LLP Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Sprint Foundation State Bank & Trust Company Staples Foundation Superior Essex Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Thompson Verizon Sue & John Wieland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Sue & Neil Williams The Xerox Foundation

*Annual Campaign Donors from June 1, 2011–May 31, 2012

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alliance theatre staff Artistic

Administration

Jennings Hertz Artistic Director...................................... Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth.......................................... Rosemary Newcott Associate Producer......................................................... Jody Feldman Director of New Projects.....................................................Celise Kalke Artist In Dialogue............................................................... Pearl Cleage Community Engagement & Casting Associate..............DayRon J. Miles Artistic Assistant........................................................Margo Moskowitz Artistic Intern................................................................... Kathryn David Literary Intern................................................................. Natasha Smith Kenny Leon Fellow............................................................. JirĂŠh Holder

General Manager............................................................ Max Leventhal Company Manager........................................................ Laura Thruston Management Assistant.........................................................Alicia Quirk Manager of Information Resources..................................... Jim Hubbert

Education Director of Educational Programs........................... Christopher Moses Director of the Acting Program.......................................... Al Hamacher Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists.......................................... Michele Mummert Education Development Manager...................................Sharon Brewer Education Coordinator & Producer of Drama Camps .Christina Dresser Education Assistant.......................................................... Rachel Jones Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator...............................Olivia Aston Resident Artist in Education........................................Patrick McColery Resident Teaching Artists......... Kim Bowers-Rheay, Valetta Anderson Teen Programs Assistant.................................................... Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists........................................... Mary Alice Nichols Teaching Artists....Ricardo Aponte, Paul Armbruster, Denise Arribas, Olivia Aston, Corey Bradberry, Sharon Brewer, Daniel Brown, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Jessica De Maria, John Doyle, Marissa Druzbanski, Sharon Foote, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Holly Godwin, Neely Gossett, Erin Greer, Amy Handler, Angie Harrell, Betty Hart, Michael Haverty, Lesley Howe, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Bernard D. Jones, Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Michele McCullough Hazard, Bryan Mercer, Marcie Millard, Tracy V. Moore, Kati Grace Morton, Jessica Muhammad, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Claire Ritzler, Manny Rivers, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Sheri Mann Stewart, Clint Thornton, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Davia Weatherill, Jeanene Williams

Finance Director of Finance & Administration.................................. Brian Shively Accounting Coordinator............................................................Julie Hall Accounting Coordinator................................................Ashley Bradford

Development Director of Development..............................Kristin Hathaway Hansen Corporate Relations Officer................................................ Paige Smith Major Contributions Manager...................................... Maya Robinson Special Events & Board Manager............................Lindsey Hardegree Special Events & Board Assistant..................................... Bryan Saxon Grants Manager...................................................Rebecca Levenberg Development Coordinator...................................... Janet Abercrombie Development Volunteer.............................................. Elaine Hentschel

Marketing Director of Marketing.......................................................... Gary Sayers Brand Manager............................................................ Caroline Tanner Public Relations Manager...................................... Kathleen Covington Digital Brand Manager..........................................................John Maley Creative Manager...........................................................Talia Bromstad Marketing Volunteer.................................................................Don Vann Group Services Coordinators............... Celeste Mercer, Kate McNeely Patron Services Manager........................................................Shana Orr Patron Services Coordinator.................................................Alicia Quirk Marketing Communications Coordinator........................... Holland Baird House Managers.......................... Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Lindsey Hardegree, Ken McNeil, Alicia Quirk, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Season Tickets..................................Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents.................................... Chad Martin, Ken McNeil

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

Stage Management Alliance Stage Managers.......................... Pat A. Flora, lark hackshaw Liz Campbell, R. Lamar Williams Hertz Stage Management Production Assistant.........Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Apprentices................Haylee Scott, Erin Sanchez TYF Stage Management Production Assistant................. Barbara Gantt

Stage Operations Stage Operations Manager................................................ Scott Bowne Crew Chief........................................................................ Deb Maberry Flyman................................................................................ Willie Parks Properties Stagehand.................................................. Courtney O'Neill Stage Carpenter................................................................ Paul Arebalo

Electrics Electrics Manager..................................................................Pete Shinn Staff Electricians...................Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe Additional Electricians.................................. Heather Pynne, Ben Tilley

Sound

Resident Sound Designer..................................................Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops..................... Holly Blakely, Adair Malloy, Hidenori Nakajo

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Scenery Technical Director.............................................................Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director..................................................Megan Kier Shop Foreman................................................................ Patrick Conley Carpenters...............................................Manny Abreo, Erin Canfield, Jonathan Fries, Michael Lyons Charge Scenic Artist..............................................................Kat Conley Scenic Artist................................................................. Christa Seekatz

Properties Properties Manager...........................................................Robert Elliott Props Lead Artisan..........................................Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer Artisan.......................................... Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan........................................................ Bruce Butkovich

Costumes Costume Shop Manager..............................................Carol Hammond Design Assistant...........................................................English Benning Draper..................................................Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster................................................................Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands........................................................ Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Maegan Robinson Wig Master.................................................................... Robert Navarre Wardrobe........................................................John Hardy, Niki Traxler

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