October 2012: Real Tweens at the Alliance Theatre

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Family Series on the Alliance Stage

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Cartoon by a middle school student.

features 8 Real Tweenagers Respond to School Closings 10 'We Are Tweens With Them'

the performance 13 Program and Notes

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“If you don't like something, change it.

If you can't change it, Change your attitude.

Don't complain.” — Maya Angelou Change is inevitable and in many instances, we welcome it. I prefer change to come upon me in an expected way, bringing with it the shiny certainty of better, happier days.

Change is a given entity in a middle school life. Mainly it is of the unexpected nature. SURPRISE! Your best friend now thinks you're lame. SURPRISE! Your body is changing and your clothes can't catch up. SURPRISE! You suddenly realize everyone else's bodies are changing and you look like a grammar school kid. SURPRISE! Your school is closing and you're completely clueless as to what the next phase of your school life will be!

Talk about feeling out of control! Changes are happening so swiftly, there is barely time for attitude adjustments. This assembly is not about complaining. Well, there may be a little of that, but mostly it is about sharing feelings and ideas and stories that will help make change a little easier — even if it just serves to remind us that all of us are in the same life raft.

I thank Tubbs, JB, Augie and Chloe, Dr. K, Dr. J (and also July and Sari) for gifting us with their stories, games, songs, humor and wisdom. I am also grateful for the countless number of middle school students and campers who have so graciously shared their thoughts and emotions with us. They are the heart and core of all of our assemblies.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson Blessings,

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Real Tweenagers respond to real school closings edited by celise kalke

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nspired by the recent plan to close seven Atlanta schools, including two middle schools, the Alliance Theatre asked area middle-school students to reflect on what a school closing might mean to them. Their responses have helped shape The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta: The Final Assembly and are a reminder that demographics and redistricting affects flesh-andblood sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders all around town. Here are some of their responses.

Khang Tran:

“If the school closed for any reason, I would be a little sad because I won’t see all my friends if I went to a new school.

It wouldn’t be very cool to leave because I’ve been to a lot of schools because my parents needed new jobs. I’ve been bullied a lot in the new school. It feels better now to be home and with my friends.”

Ramtin Mahmoud Khani:

“If my school was closed down I would stay up all night making signs saying, “If we didn’t go to school how would we know when, why and how to close the school?” I would lock and handcuff myself to the benches. I would ask the neighborhood to come and make a huge circle around the school while holding hands.”

I would then get all my toys, video games, computer, TV and my video game consoles and throw [them] at the

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people who are closing the school down.

I would then finally recite Shakespeare and all the information in my binder and in my textbook. My deadliest weapon would be my little sister. I would make her cry for the entire day because my sister’s cry is very annoying and she will cry at anything.”

Becky Kontyko:

“Where would my memories go?

I wouldn’t be able to come back when I’m really old, and say, “That’s me, my lacrosse team won the state championship,” and then have my grandkids make fun of the old (ugly) style. That used to be the cutest. Or I wouldn’t be able to come back to my school when I’m a senior, and see my favorite middle-school teachers. LIFE WOULD SUCK IF MY SCHOOL WERE CLOSED DOWN. DON’T TAKE THE SCHOOL.”

Drawing by a middle school student.

ATLANTA SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO CLOSE 7 SCHOOLS Wednesday, April 11, 2012, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Jaime Sarrio Seven Atlanta schools will close next year and boundaries will move at dozens of others after the school board approved a controversial redistricting plan late Tuesday night.... Originally, 10 schools were slated for closure, but the boaard decided to close Parks and Kennedy middle schools and Capital View, White, Cook, East Lake and Herndon elementary schools.

APS has enough seats to serve 60,000 students but has roughly 47,000 enrolled in traditional schools.

This redistricting has been in the works for almost two years. It started with a demographic study, has included

numerous revised scenarios and been the subject of more than 100 meetings. “I think that our superintendent and board members are more focused on how we can close schools instead of focusing on how we can save these schools,� said Alexus Means, an eighth-grader at King Middle School.

She said the board and superintendent should try to figure out why some neighborhoods are losing enrollment.

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‘We are tweens with them’ by kathy janich

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Photo by Jeff Roffman

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verybody settle down! School’s in session. And it’s going to be fun.The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta: The Final Assembly puts you inside a school assembly, the final assembly at a school that’s closing.

Hundreds of real Atlanta tweens wrote essays about what they’d do if their school closed, which gives the improvisational musical its voice. Onstage, four actors represent as many of those voices as possible — in dialogue, dance, songs, poems and a few high-tech surprises.

The franchise, conceived by Rosemary Newcott, the Alliance Theatre’s awardwinning Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families, is in its fourth and final year. It began with Middle School: The Musical, which ran for two seasons, and continued last year with the first Real Tweenagers. It tours schools in the metro area and beyond in addition to its run at the Alliance. As far as Newcott knows, it’s the only program of its kind anywhere in the country.

“The whole point originally was to create something that was really about this age group,” she says of those ages 10 to 14. "It’s so hard to be there. They’re not adults. They’re not kids. They’re really stuck in a transitional stage.”

Actors Bernard D. Jones and Jacob York have been in Newcott’s class since the beginning. Danielle Deadwyler and Claire Rigsby are back for a second session. All are channeling their own inner middle-schoolers.

“We represent a diverse collective identity, and not only with regard to ethnicity, but likes, talents, hobbies, personalities,” says Deadwyler, who plays tomboy and twin Auggie March. “She’s the girl who stands up for herself.”

Everything you’ll see onstage is there because Newcott and the actors want it there, because they are the playwrights, too, their characters and story lines honed during the early weeks of rehearsal.

“It’s more collaborative than anything I’ve been involved in,” says York. “No good idea is left unused. Plus, where else can you name your character after your two best middle-school friends? Shoutout to Brandon Howell and Josh Tubbs.”

As an audience member, don’t be surprised if you’re pulled onstage or visited at your seat.

“It’s not message theater,” Rigsby says.

“We involve them. We are tweens with them. If you really understand them, you become a tween, too.”

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ALLIANCE THEATRE Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director presents

The Final Assembly Written and created by

The Cast of The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta Origianl Music Composed by

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Jared LeClaire

Emily Kramer

Brian Smith

Musical Direction by

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Amy Radebaugh

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cast Setting: A Middle School Assembly.

THE REAL TWEENAGERS OF ATLANTA: The Final Assembly will be performed without an intermission in alphabetical order

Danielle Deadwyler.................................................................... August March Keith A. Hale.......................................................................................... Dr. K Bernard D. Jones..............................................................................JB March Claire Rigsby.......................................Chloe Lowenstein-O’Malley Garcia-Smith Jacob York.............................................................................. Brandon Tubbs Jay Raphael................................................................. The Voice of Principal R Amy Radebaugh......................................................Production Stage Manager Barbara Gantt.............................................. TYF Stage Management Assistant Jocelyn Johnson........................................................................ Artistic Intern *Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Special thanks to: Tween Digital Storytellers: Diran Johnson, Emma Svitil, Patrick Shea, Diallo Thompson The Alliance "Keep It Real" Camps, Porter Sanford Arts Center Middle School Camp, Donna Lowery, Elizabeth Wexler, John Doyle, Garrett MS, Marietta MS, Sandy Springs MS, Friends School 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.

The Alliance Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union. The Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences (ASSITEJ/USA), The Atlanta Coalition of Theatres, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Midtown Alliance.

Partial support for open captioning provided by the Theatre Development Fund.

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assembly program Real Tweens Mad Lib Written by The Real Tweens Cast and Creative Team, With Olivia Aston & Christina Dresser Name three countries: ____________, _____________, ____________ Food: _______________ Adjective: ________________ Noun: _____________ Plural noun: ______________ Noun: ______________ Liquid: ______________ Celebrity name: _______________ Pronoun: ____________ Item of clothing:___________ Plural noun: ____________ Sport: __________ Activity: __________ Popular song:_________ Verb ending in -ing: _______________ Famous musician: _______________ Favorite book: ____________________ Favorite Tween cast member: _________________ Adjective: _______________

It was international field day, and Auggie, Chloe, JB & Tubbs were dressed in their _________, _________, __________ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ outfits. The first game was a __________________ (name three countries)

(food)

eating contest. JB ate so much that he turned __________________. During the (adjective)

__________________ race, Auggie & Tubbs used __________________ to tie their legs to(noun)

(plural noun)

gether. JB tripped them with a __________________ and they ran into the table with (noun)

all the __________________ on it, which spilled all over the racetrack. (liquid)

__________________ showed up and made everyone laugh because __________________ (celebrity name)

(pronoun)

was wearing __________________ and carrying __________________. Tubbs got the (item of clothing)

(plural noun)

gold medal in __________________ and __________________. Chloe & Auggie sang (sport)

(activity)

__________________ at the closing ceremony, while JB was __________________ and (popular song)

(verb ending in -ing)

dancing. Right before the end of field day, they were tricked by __________________ into (famous musician)

singing their books reports on __________________. And with a million and twenty-seven (favorite book)

points ___________________________ won the best-over-all medal of the day! (favorite Tween cast member)

A __________________ time was had by all! (adjective)

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profiles

Danielle Deadwyler

Keith A. Hale

Bernard D. Jones

DANIELLE DEADWYLER (August March) is happy to return to the Alliance stage for her second round of The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, though she has been seen in the Alliance/Kendeda reading series. Atlanta credits: Normal Jean, Kid and LaWanda in The Colored Museum (True Colors); Fannie Mae in Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon); Lady in Yellow in for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors). Her film debut in A Cross to Bear premiered on GMC earlier this year. She recently starred in the forthcoming short Sweet, Sweet Country and is a producer for the Web series “On Beauty With Doc Waller.” Danielle remains grateful to Reggie, Ezra and the graciousness of her Deadwyler, Haslam and Ponder clan.

KEITH A. HALE (Musical Director/Dr. K) holds a bachelor of arts in music, vocal performance, from Clark Atlanta University.

Theatre: Dreamgirls (Tri-Cities High School), Tambourines to Glory and The Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre Company), Five Fingers of Funk (Children’s Theatre Company), City of Love (MR.J Productions), and numerous original works (Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta). Film: The Blind Side.

Awards: Best Music (Georgia Theatre Conference). Keith has toured and served as a singer, instrumentalist, choral/music director, voice instructor/arranger and composer for the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, CAU Players, Tri-Cities High School, Will Power/Children’s Theatre Company, Youth

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Claire Rigsby

Jacob York

Mission Chorale/General Board of Global Ministries/United Methodist Church and JR Productions.

BERNARD D. JONES (JB March) is thrilled to return to the Alliance Theatre as JB in The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta! He was recently seen as Ernst in Spring Awakening (Actor’s Express), Jason in A Grand Night for Singing (Stage Door Players), Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre), Miss Bible Belt in Pageant the Musical — written and directed by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell (14th Street Playhouse), Mushu in Mulan (Alliance Theatre), Arvin in Zanna, Don’t!

(Actor’s Express) and Lil’ D in Class of 3000 LIVE (Alliance Theatre). You can see Bernard (Milo) on “Meet the Browns” on TBS. He will be seen in the horror movie Plus One in 2013. When Bernard is not acting, he runs a photography business (makcielophotos. com). He is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. theatre).

Claire Rigsby (Chloe Lowenstein-O’Malley Garcia-Smith) is thrilled to be back on the Alliance stage with her favorite tweens! Other Atlanta theater credits include, Georgia Shakespeare’s 2012 summer season; And Then They Came for Me and Ramona Quimby (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Bombs, The Story of God (Academy Theatre); The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Synchronicity); Oklahoma! and Miss Julie (Theater Emory).

An Atlanta native, Claire is a graduate of Emory University with a B.A. in Theatre Studies and Psychology. Claire is so grateful

profiles to be in such a fantastic and fun cast. Many thanks to her family, friends and mentors for all their love and support.

Jacob York (Brandon Tubbs) is beyond excited to be back for one final round of Real Tweenagers. You might have seen him around town at the Shakespeare Tavern (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing), Aurora Theatre (A Fox on the Fairway, Fat Pig), or more recently at Georgia Ensemble Theatre (The Man Who Came to Dinner, Becky’s New Car). Up next, he’ll be back at Stage Door Players for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in December. Special thanks to Chloe, Auggie, JB, Sari, July, Dr. J, Dr. K, Liz, Amy, Barbara, Kate, Rosemary and everyone that had so much to do with making this project so much fun to work on for the past four years. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. 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. In the 2012-13 season, the Alliance Theatre congratulates Actors' Equity Association for its 100 years of service to the theatre community.

ROSEMARY 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 Purse; Androcles and the Lion; The Hobbit; for 10 years, director of the HS Collision Project.

She is also Founding director of our new Theatre for the Very Young. Newcott has directed at Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Center for Puppetry Arts, Academy Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Virginia Stage Company, Seaside Rep, La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center. Newcott was named a PBA Lexus Leader of the Arts and best director by The Atlanta JournalConstitution 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. JUSTIN ELLINGTON (Composer) Alliance Theater credits include: Middle School the Musical, Class of 3000, Ferdinand the Bull, King Hedley II, Top Dog Under Dog, Shakespeare’s R&J. Broadway: Other Desert Cities (Lincoln Center/Booth Theater). OffBroadway: The Break of Noon (MCC), The Pride (MCC), The Seven (New York Theater Workshop). Regional: The Last Five Years (Crossroads Theater), Clementine in the Lower Nine (TheaterWorks), Fetch Clay Make Man (McCarter Theater), Are You There Mcfee? (McCarter Theater), The Seven (La Jolla), As You Like It (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Conversations With Ice (Cosmic Theater Amsterdam). TV: “As You Like It” (Bravo Network). Teaching: Princeton University Atelier.

JARED LeCLAIRE (Projection Designer) is very excited to be working on his very first Alliance Theatre production. Jared is a senior theatre major at the University of West Georgia and is focused on studying scenic and multimedia design. Jared has alliancetheatre.org

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profiles worked with UWG Theatre Company, Barter Theatre, McCleod Summer Playhouse, Atlanta Lyric and Dallas Theatre. After college he hopes to get a job with a professional company or attend graduate school. Jared is forever grateful to his family, friends, and mentors for their endless support. (jaredleclairedesign.com) Amy Radebaugh (Stage Manager) is overjoyed to be returning as the stage manager for The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta.

She is enjoying her fourth season at the Alliance. Favorite shows include production assistant for Wizard of Oz and Mulan, apprentice stage manager for August: Osage County, and props mistress for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Most recently, Amy worked as the stage manager for Gypsy, at the Lyric Theatre. Amy is extremely grateful to this cast, Barbara and Rosemary for making it another great year!

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

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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.

More than 11 seasons, she 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. susan.booth@ woodruffcenter.org

about the alliance theatre Synopsis It’s the final assembly at an Atlanta middle school that will be closing. The kids are trying to figure out who they are individually and as a group if/when their school is no longer there. They question social ties and neighborhood definition, and try to find a voice for not only their own individual rites of passage into high school but also the closing of the school that they are passing through.

Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre remains closely tied to the cultural identity of Atlanta, growing as the city has grown. In 1977, the Alliance merged with the Atlanta Children’s Theatre (1929) 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, Artistic Director, the Alliance received the Regional Theatre Tony Award®.

The Alliance has created a large body of new work: world premiere musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent regional productions; the plays of early career playwrights through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwrighting Competition; work on a nationally watched stage, launching and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community; and original plays for young audiences at every age level.

The Alliance takes great pride in our educational programming through the Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists, community education including classes for all ages and abilities of theatre interest; and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development. Twice recognized by the Federal Department of Education as leaders in the field of arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to arts access.

The Alliance Theatre strives to set the highest artistic standards and create the powerful experience of shared theatre for a diverse audience. Above all else, we value excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration.

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board of directors Officers Board Chair Immediate Past Chair Treasurer

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 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

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

Hala Moddelmog Philip H. MoĂŻse Maureen Morrison Richard S. Myrick Scarlet Pressley-Brown Helen Smith Price 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 P.J. Younglove Hovey Todd Zeldin

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

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Georgia Power The Imlay Foundation Jones Day Premiere Global Services, Inc

The John & Mary Franklin Foundation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Plum Creek

The Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

Eierman Foundation The Elster Foundation

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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.

★★ $5,000+ 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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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 & Carolie 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 & David Thurston Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Amy & Todd Zeldin

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

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand

Dan & Garnet Reardon

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 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

Sally G. Tomlinson

$25,000+ Joni Winston

$10,000+

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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

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 October 1, 2012)

$7,500-$9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Jocelyn J. Hunter Helen Smith Price

Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum P.J. Younglove Hovey

Kristin Adams Judy M. Anderson 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

Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Southern States LLC Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Candace & Jeff Bell Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ms. Raluca Bighiu Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Dr. Thomas H. Callaway Frank & Mary Anne Chew Alan & Chi Colberg Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Russell & Sandra Dawson Douglas & Camille Duerr Diane Durgin Philippa & Burrell Ellis John & Cindy Ethridge Diane & Daryl Evans Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Mr. & Mrs. David L. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Greenberg Traurig,LLP Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall John & Simone Hanson Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Mrs. Virginia A. Hepner & Mr. Malcolm S. Barnes David L. Kuniansky TAYLAR Development & Associates Leslie Leigh M.D. Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara 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 Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Susan & David Peterson

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

Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. 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

$5,000-$7,499 Philip I. Kent Foundation Cynthia & Alan Maloy Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Dedi & Julian Mohr Mr. and Ms. Hugh S. Ripps Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler

$2,500-$4,999

Ms. Scarlet Pressley-Brown & Mr. Wendell Brown William & Rhonda Rowland Dr. Jeff & Debbie Salyards Alan & Cindy Schriehofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Kevin Seaway Mrs. Anne Sheehan 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 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Mr. Todd Tautfest & Mr. Kevin Esch Balfour Beatty Construction Drs. Eldred & Ava Taylor Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Susan & Tom Wardell Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. John & Kathy Zamer

$1,500-$2,499 Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Michael & Jody Feldman Andy Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Freeman Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Greer Ms. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen

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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 October 1, 2012)

$1,500-$2,499 (cont.)

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. Robert A. Jetmundsen In honor of Carol Jones & the Alliance Theatre Education Department Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Lucy Kinnaird Steven & Sheri Labovitz Ms. Carolyn Lawson Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Lubo Fund Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Nancy & Mike Millett

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 Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Ms. Rebecca J. Reeves Mr. John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Scott C. Satterwhite David & Sharon Schachter Ms. Christine Schneider The Honorable Leah W. Sears & Mr. Haskell Ward Mr. Scott Shickler

Ellen Arnovitz Ms. Karen Beardslee Mr. George Boyd Mrs. Barbara Brady Ginny & Charles Brewer 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. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Gordon L. Joyner, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kruger Liz Levine in honor of Billy Levine Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman Martin & Patricia Silbiger Dr. O. Kirsten Spraggins Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Steindel Dante's Down the Hatch, Buckhead Susan & Alan Stiefel Maria-Ruth Storts Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor J. Thomas Taylor, M.D. Dr. William Torres Kimberly S. Tribble & Mark S. Lange Tull Charitable Foundation Lynda Walker Bruce Westbrook J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. D. Brent Wyper Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Zaban

$1,000-$1,499 Mr. William C. McDaniel Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Bob Sullivan Lynne Winship Holly & Marty York Lynne T. Zappone

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 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 Beth & Tommy Holder Mike Donnelly Doosan Infracore International Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Grant Thornton LLP

Harland Clarke 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 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 Visiting Scholar................................................................... Jay Raphael 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 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 Brand Coordinator.............................................................Emily Bryson Patron Services Manager........................................................Shana Orr Patron Services Coordinator.................................................Alicia Quirk 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

Scenery

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

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

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

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

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

Sound Resident Sound Designer..................................................Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops...............Holly Blakely, Hidenori Nakajo, Brian Smith

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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, Emily Kramer 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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