Shrek the Musical at The Alliance Theatre

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Family Series on the Alliance Stage

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Once upon a time there was a ferocious ogre who terrorized all who crossed his swampy path! NOT! Which is not to say that Shrek does not have some scary qualities — his name is derived from the German word schreck, which means fear and terror. But when you get to know him, and we get to know him pretty quickly, he is no scarier than anyone else dealing with self-image challenges. Of course he doesn’t think he has any self-image challenges, but that does not make him very different from a lot of other folks either. However, he IS large and green … and he bellows … and sometimes others run away or scream when they encounter him.

Once there was a beautiful fragile princess trapped in a tower who patiently waited for her prince charming to come to her rescue! NOT! Which is not to say that Fiona is not waiting in her tower, but she does not seem particularly patient, and she is certainly not fragile. However, she DOES have an image to live up to and a dark secret to hide.

Then there is a prince who is not very charming, a talking donkey who is not very magical — but is a lot of fun — a dragon with extra-long eyelashes and a whole parcel of fairy tale characters who are mightily perturbed about being kicked out of their homes.

So — what happens in the story of Shrek? Everything that is typically known about fairy tales is overturned, and everything we think we know about others and ourselves is challenged. Because no one is the “typical” child, parent, teacher, friend, etc. We all are like onions with many layers — some not so fragrant and some maybe freaky. There even may be some hidden secrets, but in the end can we recognize, and perhaps celebrate, all those layers of onion?

Enjoy the ride and remember that “love can conquer all,” but sometimes we have to really get out of the outhouse and search for it!

Blessings,

Rosemary

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Dramaturgy by students: Acquiring skills for lifelong impact

By Nik Philmon It’s Dec. 19, and 10 third-grade students at Clairemont Elementary are excitedly anticipating the arrival of Rosemary Newcott. They are familiar with her work and are BIG fans. Students remark, “She was the director of the plays that we saw at the Alliance Theatre when we were younger, like Wizard of Oz, Charlotte’s Web and Honk! She was so creative in how she directed those shows, like how they created the tornado in The Wizard of Oz and how the feather fell from the ceiling in Honk!” For the past three years, Ms. Newcott has joined our class as a part of the Alliance Theatre Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists project called Dramaturgy by Students. The real-world program

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pairs an Alliance Theatre teaching artist with a classroom teacher and students to become dramaturgs for an actual production.

According to Celise Kalke, director of new projects and literary manager at the Alliance Theatre, “Dramaturgy represents the research and development arm of theatre, as well as the intellectual activity around any given production or theatrical work.”

For the past eight years, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran has worked with Clairemont Elementary in City Schools of Decatur to facilitate students becoming junior dramaturgs. Ms. Baran and Ms. Martin, head of the school’s Links gifted program, collaborated with

Director Rosemary Newcott (center, back row) visits the third-grade Jr. Dramaturgs of Clairemont Elementary. She is joined by teacher Nik Philmon (left) and Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran (right), resident teaching artist for the Alliance Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists.

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KIDS’ ART Luke’s idea for Shrek’s costume (above) and Camden’s detailed drawing (next page) illustrate the type of critical thinking encouraged by Dramaturgy for Students.

bright, young minds to combine their research skills and imagination to prepare an authentic audience of actors to understand the script from a child’s perspective.

As the partnership continued, I assumed Ms. Martin’s role at Clairemont and we asked students to expand their participation — first video journaling their process for display in the Alliance lobby, then contributing to the Audience Guide, and even presenting at the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas’ national conference held in Atlanta.

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The students cannot master the increasing level of responsibility without more guidance. Ms. Newcott makes it clear that she is visiting to share her directorial expertise and receive student input on the play that is in production.

“Stepping into Nik’s classroom at Clairemont is always a pleasant adventure,” she says, “and I ALWAYS learn something, I love to hear their questions and ideas.

The students are so authentically excited about the production and it makes me really examine my choices and consider the world of

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the play through the eyes of my very discerning audience members.”

Ms. Newcott also explained the decision-making that goes into deciding what ideas can and cannot be brought to life. Ms. Newcott and Ms. Baran have an uncanny way of encouraging students’ imaginations while also teaching them to stop and think critically about their choices.

That skill will impact the students for a lifetime.

From the kids’ point of view: “It was an amazing experience to meet Rosemary Newcott, because we are HER dramaturgs! As dramaturgs we told her about our research on Chinese dragons and showed her our ideas of the Shrek

costume and the edible swamp with chocolate mud. She sat right down on the floor with us and showed us the real sketch of the dragon design. It was so intricate.”

The dedication, inspiration and reward this partnership provides is evident in the excitement the kids show when it’s time for their weekly work session and the deliberate detail that makes it into the finished product. I am ridiculously proud of their work and delighted to be a part of Dramaturgy by Students!

We look forward to growing together for many years to come.

Nik Philmon is an Intervention Teacher for the Gifted at Clairemont Elementary School.

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Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig Set Designer

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cast SETTING A Fairytale Kingdom CAST

* Caleb Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shrek * Galen Crawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fiona * David de Vries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lord Farquaad/Guard/Knight * Danyé Evonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dragon/Mama Bear/Baby Bear/Duloc Folk * Monté J. Howell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donkey * Jeff McKerley . . . . . . Wolf/Theolonious/Knight/Duloc Folk/Bishop/Grumpy Dwarf/3 Pigs Marcie Millard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gingy/Wicked Witch/Duloc Folk/Bluebird Lyndsay Ricketson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Pan/Teen Fiona/Duloc Folk/Young Fiona * Jeremy Varner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ugly Duckling/Knight/Duloc Folk/Pinocchio

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Loren Lott Fiona/Dragon/Mama Bear/Baby Bear/Duloc Folk/Gingy/Wicked Witch/3 Pigs/ Bluebird/Peter Pan/Teen Fiona/Duloc Folk (2)/Young Fiona Robert Owenby Shrek/Lord Farquaad/Guard/Knight Alex B. West Donkey/Wolf/Thelonious/Knight/Duloc Folk/Bishop/Grumpy Dwarf/ Ugly Duckling/Knight (2)/Duloc Folk (2)/Pinocchio/3 Pigs

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Barbara Gantt O’Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant Jason vonHinezmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puppet Coach/Consultant Dramaturgy provided by the Dramaturgy by Students program.

Many thanks to the Jr. Dramaturgs and teachers participating in the program at Clairemont Elementary, The Museum School of Avondale Estates, The Friends School of Atlanta and Sawyer Road Elementary.

Alliance Theatre Institute Teaching Artists: Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Barry Stewart Mann and Ebony Tucker.

*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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.

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.

Cellphones and pagers are extremely disturbing and should be silenced before the performance begins.

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CALEB CLARK

GALEN CRAWLEY

DAVID DE VRIES

DANYÉ EVONNE

MONTÉ J. HOWELL

LOREN LOTT

JEFF McKERLEY

MARCIE MILLARD

ROBERT MITCHEL OWENBY

LYNDSAY RICKETSON

JEREMY VARNER

ALEX B. WEST

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profiles CALEB CLARK (Shrek) is delighted to be making his Alliance debut with the role of Shrek! Recent Atlanta credits include The Importance of Being Earnest, Much Ado About Nothing, Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical and Macbeth at Georgia Shakespeare. Recent regional credits include Happy Days, The Cardigans and Dracula at the Schoenbrunn Amphitheater, and many educational outreach programs for music and theatre in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast. Caleb is grateful to his family and friends for their support, love and laughter on this wonderful journey.

GALEN CRAWLEY (Fiona) is happy to be back at the Alliance. You may remember her from the Hertz Stage, where she played Missie Eliason in Broke. Favorite roles in town include the Narrator in Joseph...

Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Chrissie in Hair (Serenbe Playhouse), Rachel Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Actor’s Express) and Alexandra in The Little Foxes (the late, great Theatre in the Square). She also toured metro area schools with educational shows from Georgia Shakespeare and Georgia Ensemble Theatre. She has a B.F.A. in musical theatre from Webster University in St. Louis. Thanks to Mom and Dad for their love, Devyn for her humor and her friends for their time.

DAVID DE VRIES (Lord Farquaad/Guard/Knight) performed on Broadway as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, along with three other companies in the show’s long and successful history. He also played Dr. Dillamond in the smash hit Wicked for three years in three different companies across the country. David has frequented the Atlanta stage with Suzi-nominated appearances in shows like Carapace and Sleuth (Alliance Theatre) and Theatrical Outfit’s Freud’s Last Session. On the screen, his recent film and television credits include Kill the Messenger, “Reckless,” “Nashville,” “Devious Maids,” “Drop Dead Diva” and “Necessary Roughness.” His award-winning career in voiceover has included narrations of more than 100 children’s and adult audiobooks and thousands of commercials for radio and television. He recently served as visiting professor/artist-in-residence at Brenau University and now teaches with the Alliance@Work program. David is the proud dad of his son, Will, who plays baseball for the East Cobb Black Knights. Find him @ www.daviddevries.net.

DANYÉ EVONNE (Dragon/Mama Bear/Baby Bear/Duloc Folk) is extremely grateful to be making her Alliance Theatre debut in this fun-loving family production. She holds an M.F.A. in theatre from UCLA. Selected Atlanta theatre credits include Macbeth (Georgia Shakespeare), God of Carnage/US (Alliance Theatre), In Her Defense: Afeni Shakur (Tupac Shakur Center for the Arts), In the Midnight Hour (Morehouse MLK Chapel). In Birmingham, Ala.: Ruined, (City Equity Theatre/Aldridge Repertory). In Los Angeles: Stick Fly (Matrix Theatre), Southern Girls (Ruby/Complex Theatre), for colored girls...

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This season marks the inaugural year of the Atlanta Artist’s Lab, a program developed by the Alliance Theatre to provide opportunities to artists of multiple theatre disciplines and practitioners; to allow the Alliance to invest in our local artistic ecology; and to fuel season planning for the Alliance and other area theatres with home grown work with the hope of finding as many producing homes for the work as possible.

2014 ARTIST’S LAB Ellen McQueen Teaming up with consultants James Knowles and Oliver Turner, Ellen McQueen will further develop “The Projects Project,” a theatre piece built from true stories of folks who grew up in the “war zone” of the Atlanta housing projects.

Spoken word, visual images, music and dance are all part of telling the tale.

Gabrielle Fulton As the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation is upon us, Gabrielle Fulton aims to examine notions of freedom as she develops her play “Uprising,” which reflects on liberty, self-determination, and sacrifice in a free black community during Secession Era America.

Brian Kurlander and Lane Carlock In collaboration with directing/ dramturgical consultant Elisa Carlson, Brian Kurlander and Lane Carlock will develop “Moxie.” A moving and powerful play, “Moxie” chronicles a handmade book made by a Marine, who is killed while serving in Afghanistan, as a gift for his son.

Journeying from place to place, the book goes on to impact the many lives it touches.

Suehyla El-Attar and John Stewart: The 2014 Atlanta Artist Lab Fellows Atlanta artists Suehyla El-Attar, top, and John Stewart, bottom, will collaborate with the Alliance artistic and education staff to both develop their own artistry and to discover new ways of engaging our community.

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profiles (Stella Adler Theatre). In Detroit: Crowns, Spunk, How High the Moon, He Is Christmas (Plowshares Theatre Company). Film credits: Passive Fist (Dim Pictures). Danyé has directed high school and college students in Almost, Maine (Tri-Cities HS), Live and in Color (Clark Atlanta University) and Moments in Life (Southwest Arts Center).

She teaches theatre at Clark Atlanta University. Danyé is grateful to God for the platform he has provided for her. She thanks the entire cast and crew of Shrek the Musical for a wonderful experience.

She thanks Jody and Rosemary for the opportunity, and her family and friends for their continuing love and support. Hebrews 11:6.

MONTÉ J. HOWELL (Donkey) is overwhelmingly grateful to be making his Alliance Theatre debut. Monté is a graduate of the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University (B.F.A. Musical Theatre) and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Selected credits include Les Misérables (MUNY-St.Louis), Porgy and Bess (Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh), Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Show Boat (Little Theatre on the Square) and Little Shop of Horrors (Stages St. Louis). Monté gives honor to God and has endless appreciation for his devoted parents! He also expresses gratitude to Rosemary and Jody for this amazing opportunity. Lastly, Monté would like to thank the cast, crew and all of the wonderful people at the Alliance Theatre for this tremendous experience. Psalms 28:7.

LOREN LOTT (Understudy Fiona/Dragon/Mama Bear Baby Bear/ Duloc Folk/Gingy/Wicked Witch/3 Pigs/Bluebird/Peter Pan/Teen Fiona/ Duloc Folk (2)/Young Fiona) is very grateful for her first opportunity with the Alliance Theatre. As an actor and a singer since age 7, she has performed in numerous productions through the years. Favorite musical theatre roles include Sarah in Ragtime, Erzule in Once On This Island and the Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical. She is actively pursuing her goal to be a professional entertainer. This year alone, Loren filmed “The Game” (season 7) for BET, “Fatal Attraction” for TV One, a promo for the fast-food chain Hardees, a promotional short called “Fixer Upper” for First Things First, a horror film called Whispers On the Lake with Exposed Concepts Entertainment, and she recently finished a Christian film called Far From the Altar. Loren is grateful for all of God’s blessings and opportunities, and she is so excited to see what else God has in store for her. Loren’s goal is to play Nala in The Lion King and do her best to show everyone that love of God and light in Christ.

JEFF MCKERLEY (Wolf/Thelonious/Knight/Duloc Folk/ Bishop/Grumpy Dwarf) has made Atlanta his artistic home for the past 27 years as a performer, director, choreographer and educator. Out of 10 nominations, he has received two Suzi Bass awards for outstanding actor in a musical and outstanding choreography. Alliance Theatre: Steward/Into the Woods, Genie/Disney’s Aladdin, Jr. National tours: Chuck/Promises,

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profiles Promises; Cole Porter/Red, Hot & Cole. Regional: Nathan/Guys & Dolls (LaGrange Lyric). Atlanta: City Him/The Gifts of the Magi (Theatrical Outfit), Gary/Noises Off (Aurora Theatre), Ko-Ko/The Mikado (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Mr. Cladwell/Urinetown (FTC), Cornelius/Hello, Dolly!

(Georgia Ensemble), Emcee/Cabaret (Shakespeare Tavern), Nicky/ Avenue Q (Horizon Theatre), Timothy/Rescue & Recovery (Actor’s Express) and several others. Jeff is grateful to his daughters, Arden and Hannah, and his super-talented wife, Heidi. “You make me better...xoxo!”

MARCIE MILLARD (Gingy/Wicked Witch/Duloc Folk/Bluebird) is making her Alliance Theatre mainstage debut! Atlanta credits include Les Miserables (Aurora Theatre); Angry Fags (7 Stages); Hello, Dolly!, The Man Who Came to Dinner and Forbidden Broadway (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Master Class, It’s a Wonderful Life: Radio Play and My Way (Stage Door Players); Gypsy, Music Man, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The IT Girl (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); and Xanadu and Company (Actor’s Express). Marcie is a theatre arts teacher at MZStageworks (www.mzstageworks.com) and with the Alliance Theatre education department. She is an audiobook narrator for ListenUp Audio Books and is proudly represented by Atlanta Models and Talent. You can see Marcie this spring at Atlanta Lyric Theatre as Miss Hannigan in Annie. Many thanks to Jody for never giving up and to Rosemary for this opportunity.

Love to The Madcap Villains, Cuppycake and to my heart, Joe. ROBERT MITCHEL OWENBY (Understudy Shrek/Lord Farquaad/Guard/ Knight) is incredibly honored to be making his Alliance Theatre debut with this extraordinary production! A native of Cleveland, Ga., Robert is a proud graduate of Brenau University where he earned his B.A. in theatre. He has been blessed with many opportunities that have allowed him to perform all over the country. Favorite credits include Henry Ford in Ragtime (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), Dennis Sanders in Sanders Family Christmas (OnStage Atlanta), Jeff in Title of Show (Florida Repertory Theatre), Oliver Warbucks in Annie (The Prizery), Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld in Eurydice (Gainesville Theatre Alliance) and Man 1 in Edges: A Song Cycle (GTA Discovery Series).

LYNDSAY RICKETSON (Peter Pan/Teen Fiona/Duloc Folk/ Young Fiona) is delighted to be returning to the Alliance stage!

She previously appeared as Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal.

Other credits include Christmas Canteen 2013, Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), Sweeney Todd (Johanna Barker), Little Women (Beth) and Titanic: The Musical (Kate Murphey). Lyndsay received her B.A. in musical theatre from Berry College. Special thanks to her family and friends for their ceaseless support, and to her husband, Lowrey, for his never ending love — “you’re my favorite!” Discover your noblest dreams within the cathedral of your heart.

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profiles JEREMY VARNER (Ugly Duckling/Knight/Duloc Folk/Pinocchio) is overjoyed to come back to the Alliance for this production. Recent Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; and Charlotte’s Web. Other favorite Atlanta credits are The Producers (Theatre of the Stars); Andrews Brothers (Stage Door Players); Tarzan (Legacy Theatre); The Producers and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Lyric Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone (Aurora Theatre); Assassins (Fabrefaction Theatre); Kiss of the Spider Woman (Actor’s Express); High Society (Stage Door Players); and Andrews Sisters: A Christmas of Swing (Legacy Theatre). Jeremy graduated with a B.F.A. in musical theatre from Abilene Christian University in Texas. Many thanks to the most amazing and supportive parents anyone could have asked for!

ALEX B. WEST (Understudy Donkey/Wolf/Thelonious/Knight/Duloc Family/Bishop/Grumpy Dwarf/Ugly Duckling/Knight (2)/Duloc Folk (2)/ Pinocchio Puppeteer/3 Pigs) is proud to be working with the Alliance Theatre again after understudying Choir Boy this fall. His Atlanta credits include Robin Hood and Les Miserables (Aurora Theatre); and Petite Rouge: The Cajun Red Riding Hood (Synchronicity/Aurora co-pro). Regional credits include Sweet Eddie Kareem in Kid Purple, Allen/Nella in The Girls of 509 (Summer Circle Company), various roles in Wiley and the Hairy Man (Tipping Point Theatre) and Moses LaRue in the world premiere of Sundown Town (TheatreSquared).

Thanks to Mom, Dad, family and friends for all the support.

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ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) as the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families, Rosemary has been blessed to direct such Alliance Theatre productions as A Christmas Carol, The Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Charlotte’s Web, The Wizard of Oz, The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3000 Live! (premiere), Go Dog Go!, Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. She also directed the Alliance High School Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Theatre for the Very Young program. Rosemary was named Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001 and received the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. She was named best director of the year by the AJC in 2001 and in 2005, was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects award, the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass award and

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profiles is on the board of TYA/USA. In May, Rosemary and playwright Pearl Cleage will travel to the Kennedy Center’s New Visions New Voices festival to workshop a new play for young audiences and their families which will be seen on an Alliance stage in the near future. Love to TMarq and to all my beautiful family members, blood-wise and otherwise.

CHRISTOPHER CANNON (Music Director) Atlanta native Christopher is proud to be returning to the Alliance Theatre. Alliance credits include Honk!; Disney’s Mulan; Seussical: The Musical; Disney’s Aladdin; The Wizard of Oz; Chess; Hot Mikado; Once More With Hart; tick, tick…BOOM!;Let’s Talk About AIDS; Pacific Overtures; Leap; and An Evening With Phylicia Rashad. Christopher programs keyboards and records tracks for regional theatre companies throughout the country including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the North Shore Music Theatre. Other Atlanta credits include Pump Boys and Dinettes at Theatrical Outfit. Christopher is honored to have performed at the Vatican and the White House. Visit christophercannonmusic.com.

KAT CONLEY (Set Designer) returns to the Alliance after designing last season’s Charlotte’s Web and Holidays With the Chalks. Previous shows for the Alliance include 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 Arena Stage, Orlando Shakespeare, the Kennedy Center, Georgia Shakespeare, Marin Theatre Company, Atlanta Ballet, the Center for Puppetry Arts, 7 Stages, Theatrical Outfit, Theater in the Square, the Springer Opera House and Aurora Theater. She is an associate artist with both Georgia Shakespeare and Actor’s Express. Kat is also the charge scenic artist for the Alliance Theatre.

Whether dramatically challenging, visionary or escapist, all theatre and art is important; thank you for supporting it in our community.

SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Designer) Atlanta: Alliance Theatre — 13 seasons TYA; Next to Normal, Warrior Class, I Just Stopped By to See the Man, Spoon Lake Blues. Georgia Shakespeare (associate artist). True Colors Theatre Company, Horizon Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Theatre Emory, Actor’s Express. Regional: Geva Theatre, Portland Center Stage. Portland’s Drammy: Best Costumes, The Devils. Four Suzi Bass nominations. Sydney held a position at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for 32 years. She is a member of USA-829.

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profiles PETE SHINN (Lighting Designer) is the master electrician for the Alliance Theatre. His most recent designs were Charlotte’s Web, Apples and 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 for Theatrical Outfit. His previous designs have been with the Alliance Theatre (Alliance Stage and Hertz Stage), Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre.

CLAY BENNING (Sound Designer) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 14 years and has designed more than 80 productions. Recent works include Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods, Good People and Next to Normal.

He’s also an associate artist at Georgia Shakespeare with more than 20 productions to his credit. Other designs include Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit and Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2009 Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design with an additional 11 nominations. He is a graduate of Presbyterian College (B.A.), North Carolina School of the Arts (M.F.A.) and a member of IATSE/USA829.

HENRY SCOTT (Choreographer) is pleased to be working with the Alliance TYA team for an eighth season. Previous choreography includes Mulan, Suessical, Go Dog Go!, Honk, Aladdin, Wizard of Oz and Goodnight Moon. Henry performed in two world premier productions at the Prague and Edinburgh Theatre festivals during the summer of 2013. He currently teaches in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University.

LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance.

Recent Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol, Harmony: A New Musical, Charlotte’s Web, Next to Normal, Wizard of Oz, Into the Woods, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon.

Local credits include Ragtime and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Three Sistahs, True Love Lies, Charm School, The Bluest Eye and The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit).

She holds a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love to Ali and Maggie. Thanks to Rosemary.

JASON vonHINEZMEYER (Puppet Coach/Consultant) has been the resident puppet builder at the Center for Puppetry Arts since 2002, designing and building shows such as Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Ghastly Dreadfuls, Avanti da

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profiles Vinci, Cinderella della Circus, Dinosaurs, The Little Pirate Mermaid, Peter Pan, Ruth and the Green Book, Aesop’s Carnival, Duke Ellington’s Cat, The Ugly Duckling. Other theatre credits include Scarlett’s Web; The Super Villain Monologues; Clash Titan, Clash! (Dad’s Garage Theatre); Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Actor Theatre of Louisville).

JODY FELDMAN (Casting) began her theatre career as an actress in Atlanta before moving into administration as the assistant general manager at Frank Wittow’s Academy Theatre. Jody is the associate producer at the Alliance Theatre, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, Jody has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions including a wide range of world premieres including The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, What I Learned in Paris by Pearl Cleage, Broke by Janece Shaffer, In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and 10 years of Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning plays, as well as world and regional premiere musicals such as Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, most recently, Zorro. Jody is most proud of the thriving Alliance engagement activities and partnerships that recognize theatrical work as a catalyst for community conversation and connection.

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 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.

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KIDS’ ART

The Junior Dramaturgs of The Museum School of Avondale Estates imagined and created characters and settings from the play.

Please visit the Bankoff Gallery in the Woodruff Arts Center to view the artwork created by students from McCall Elementary.

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The characters from Shrek the Musical raise their freak flag!

Far left: “Freaks flag” by Zoe D. and “Lord Farquaad” by Diana; this page, top left, “Gingerbread Man” by Sarah Y.; top right, “Pinocchio” by Katie M.; “Fiona Before and After”

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KIDS’ ART Shrek, as depicted by Ben H. (top), Van M. (above), Ellis G. (opposite page, top) and Amelia (opposite page, bottom).

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KIDS’ ART “Dragon” by Hannah, “Donkey” by Izzy S.

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KIDS’ ART Two settings from Shrek the Musical: “Swamp House” by Tyson E. and “Duloc” by Zoe D.

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KIDS’ ART “3 Blind Mice” by Dodge H., “Gingerbread Man” by Calin R.

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

The Alliance, known for its artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, has premiered more than 80 original productions including Tony winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. It has a reputation for developing important American musicals with a track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act, Come Fly Away, Bring It On and the U.S. premiere of Zorro, with music by the Gipsy Kings. The Alliance nurtures the careers of playwrights through its Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing a premiere for the winner and national networking opportunities for four finalists.

The Acting Program and Education Department reach nearly 50,000 students annually through performances, classes, drama camps and in-school initiatives.

The Alliance creates and produces plays for young audiences at every age level: from the Collision Project, where high school artists create and perform new work based on a classic text, to Theatre for the Very Young, creating interactive shows for infants and toddlers. The Alliance offers community education classes for all ages and levels of theatre interest, and adult student productions of unproduced plays in development.

Active in Georgia classrooms, the Alliance has developed programs using theatre techniques to help students learn through storytelling and problem-solving.

The Alliance’s Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists equips teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum, align with the Georgia Performance Standards and increase student learning. These programs include GA Wolf Trap, which focuses on literacy skills for children in Pre-K — 2nd grade, and Dramaturgy K-12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. Twice recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as leaders in arts education, these programs reflect the Alliance’s commitment to citywide arts access.

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

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Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer Linda Davidson*

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Virginia A. Hepner*^ Lila Hertz Jocelyn Hunter* Rosthema Kastin John Keller Lauren Kiefer James Kilberg* William F. Kimble^ Jeff Levy* Cynthia Maloy Alan McKeon Carol Meadows Hala Moddelmog

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Bronson Smith Karen Spiegel John Strom Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Peter Weitzner Jill Wilson P.J. Younglove Hovey Todd Zeldin

Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair: Ann W. Cramer* Madelyn Adams Tracie Arnold Connie Austin Terri Bagen Michael Barrett Candace Bell Mark Bell Veronica Biggins Melanie Boltax Erin Brown Stephen Brown Donna Burchfield Catharine Burkett Susan Callaway Imara Canady Sona Chambers Tony Conway Jackie Cushman Sallie Daniel Debbie Dermer

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

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

The Kendeda Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

★★★★★★ $100,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Fulton County Arts & Culture PNC

The Shubert Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

★★★★★ $50,000+ The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award Hearst Foundations

The Home Depot North Highland Company The Rich Foundation

★★★★ $25,000+ AT&T Atlanta Foundation Carter’s Charitable Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Target David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund Wal-Mart Foundation

★★★ $10,000+ Aon Bryan Cave Carlos Foundation Cartoon Network Connolly Family Foundation Duke Realty

Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia-Pacific Foundation Georgia Power Charles Loridans Foundation Impact Creativity/NCTF Jones Day

Newell Rubbermaid State Bank Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

Greenberg Traurig, LLP JP Morgan

The Japan Foundation Plum Creek

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By attending our theatre, you have made a powerful statement about how important the arts are to you. With the 2013-14 Season, the Alliance Theatre turns 45. Help us celebrate the power of great theatre for 45 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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Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of FCAC.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

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annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of January 27, 2014.

$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 Diane & Daryl Evans Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Golde David & Carolyn Gould Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz John & Angie Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Moddelmog Phil & Caroline Mo誰se Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Helen Smith Price Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith John & Karen Spiegel Lynne & Steve Steindel Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tome Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White Suzy Wilner Amy & Todd Zeldin $7,500 - $9,999 The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Marsha & Richard Goerss P.J. Younglove Hovey

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Jocelyn J. Hunter Andrea & Boland Jones Paul & Rosthema Kastin Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Rosemarie & David Thurston Mark & Rebekah Wasserman $5,000 - $7,499 Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Bill & Peg Balzer Lisa & Joe Bankoff Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Frank & Mary Anne Chew Ezra Cohen Charitable Trust Doug & Donna Curling Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow Erin & John Heyman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation David L. Kuniansky Cynthia & Alan Maloy Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Mershon Dedi & Julian Mohr Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Ms. Scarlet Pressley-Brown & Mr. Wendell Brown Hugh & Susanne Ripps Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Bruce Westbrook $2,500 - $4,999 Alexander Babbage in appreciation of Vicki Palesky Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department Ellen Arnovitz Cheryl M. Baer Balfour Beatty Construction Leslie Bassett & Family Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Russell & Sandra Dawson Douglas & Camille Duerr Diane Durgin Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. Edmondson Eierman Foundation Philippa & Burrell Ellis

John & Cindy Ethridge Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Barry Goheen Mrs. Carrie G. Hall John & Simone Hanson Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Pearlann & Jerry Horowitz Dr. & Mrs. John A. Johnson Leslie Leigh M.D. Dick Lyon Kristie L. Madara Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Mattingly Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Melanie & S. Alan McKnight, Jr. Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. William E. Michalewicz Nancy & Mike Millett Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Morgens West Foundation Kathleen Nixon & Gregory Berkey Susan & David Peterson Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser Alan & Cyndy Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton III Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silberman William & Margarita Sleeper Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Oronda M. Smith Southern States LLC Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts TAYLAR Development Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Kimberly & Kevin Walther Susan & Tom Wardell Janice M. Warner Penn & Sally Wells Joan N. Whitcomb John & Kathy Zamer $1,500 - $2,499 Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Elaine & Miles Alexander Jeff & Belinda Allen Theodore & Andrea Altholz

annual fund Alliance donors provide over $1.2 million to the Annual Fund and Annual Fundraising events so that we can continue to present exceptional theatre and educational programs to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. *Gifts processed as of January 27, 2014.

Judy M. Anderson Rita & Ted Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William Andrade JW Ayers Plumbing, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Bacheller, Jr. Elizabeth & John Bacon James & Therese Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Basaraba Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blumenthal George H. Boulineau Ginny & Charles Brewer Sara & Alex Brown Stephen Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Christopher Clegg Marc & Ruth Coan Tim D. Couch Brad & Sally Currey Mr. & Mrs. James L. Curry Ms. Sallie Adams Daniel Julia & AndrĂŠ Demetrius Mr. & Mrs. James C. Edenfield Drs. Bryan & Norma Edwards Ralph & Ree Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Thomas Engler & Ron Davis Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Tim & Tina Eyerly Fantastic Finds & Fantastic Finds For Him Michael & Jody Feldman Mr. David Felfoldi Andrew & Wendie Fisher Mike Flueckinger Viki & Paul Freeman Heidi & David Geller Mr. Andrew L. Ghertner Lisa A. Gillespie, M.D. Patrice & Ernest Greer Dr. Steven & Marnie Harris Mrs. Kristin Hathaway Hansen & Mr. Norman Hansen Joan & David Herskovits Fred Hicks Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Dr. Joyce F. Houser Linda & Richard Hubert Mr. & Mrs. James E Hugh, III Richard & Marcia Jacobson Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kalson Lucy Kinnaird Dr. Shirley Williams-Kirksey Dr. William A. Kiser Steven & Sheri Labovitz J. Bancroft Lesesne Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld

Lubo Fund Eric & Marcia Ludgood LTC. (Ret) Eugene Martin The McGee Group Robert & Deborah McKeeman Jim & Jo McLean Sally & Tom McNulty Nikki J. Mercer Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell June M. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Joyce & Michael Natbony Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. Kathy Pais John & Helen Parker Monica W. Parker Bill & Carey Peard Ms. Kathleen Pendergraft Edwin Perkins & Elicia Scaife Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Karen Porch Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Kathryn & John Richard Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Mr. Scott Shickler Martin & Patricia Silbiger A. Boyd Simpson & Melody Mann-Simpson Drs. Marjorie & Quentin Smith Susan & Alan Stiefel Jim & Janie Stratigos Michelle Sutter Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor The Tolson Firm Joshua & Zenobia Trexler Kimberly S. Tribble & Mark S. Lange Van Laar Skin Care Mrs. Lynda Walker Ms. Ann Westbrook J.M. Wilkerson Construction Company Mrs. Sue S. Williams Jeannie Wynn The Zaban Foundation $1,000 - $1,499 Mr. & Mrs. George Ajy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Arogeti Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barrett In Memory of Sol Blaine Mr. Donald Bonar & Mr. Elmer Langham Jim & Barbara Brady David H. & Christine T. Cofrin Ralph & Rita Connell

Bob Copeland Terry & Sharon Culp Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. DePinto Mr. & Mrs. David E. Dermer Mr. & Mrs. John Deushane Ms. Patricia L. Dickey Enid & Jerry Draluck The Galloway Foundation in honor of Dr. Andrew Golde Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Divida Gude Valerie Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hayler Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hindman Mark Hobson Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hyman, Jr. Mr. David Stockert & Ms. Cameron Ives Kay H. & Burke C. Jones In Memory of George Mason Coleman In honor of Billy Levine Gary C. & Carolyn A. Lovett Ron Grapevine & Rosemary Magee William McDaniel Janice & Tom Munsterman Mr. & Mrs. Galen Oelkers Dr. & Mrs. Stephen I. Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Ms. Del Podsiadlo Ms. Rebecca J. Reeves Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Kevin Ruhl Gary, Cannon, Frankie & Trey Sayers Sharon & Chip Shirley Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Susan & Jay Smith Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Bob Sullivan The Elster Foundation Bill & Judy Vogel Elizabeth Wallace & Chris Scislowicz In honor of Rebecca Wasserman Melody Wilder Wilson Lynne Winship Holly & Marty York Lynne T. Zappone * Deceased

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KENDEDA TURNS Playwriting competition’s anniversary season spotlights new work from old friends and the latest winner

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The Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage this season has been home to an epic conflagration of imagination, talent and original voices. The fourshow lineup has introduced Atlanta audiences to new work by some of America’s brightest young playwrights — three old friends and one new one. Look for their names at theatres across the country.

Tarell Alvin McCraney

Kenneth Lin

This lineup celebrates a milestone for the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, an idea that took root 10 years ago. This one-of-a-kind contest helps student playwrights in leading university graduate programs make the move to professional theatre.

This year’s winner, Madhuri Shekar, is from the University of Southern California. Her In Love and Warcraft, a piece about dysfunctional love stories fostered through World of Warcraft tactics, just closed. Earlier this season we welcomed back Tarell Alvin McCraney (2008’s In the Red and Brown Water) and Kenneth Lin (2006’s …,” said Said). Just ahead: Meg Miroshnik (2012’s Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls).

Miroshnik’s The Tall Girls (March 7-30) is a world premiere set in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, where basketball is sometimes the only way out, even for a girl. When a mysterious young man gets off the train in Poor Prairie, a few things are clear: He’s teaching at the high school, he knows the game and he has the only inflated basketball in town.

Miroshnik’s play requires actors to shoot and score with no retakes.

Madhuri Shekar

In Choir Boy, McCraney told a coming-of-age story about a charismatic gay boy at an all-boys private prep school for African-Americans; Lin’s political thriller Warrior Class examined the choices of a young AsianAmerican politician on the rise in the Republican Party.

Lin, McCraney, Miroshnik and Shekar are among a group of 50 artists who have come through the Kendeda/Alliance competition and remain active, engaged and prolific alumni.

Meg Miroshnik

The remaining roll call of winners features some of the brightest playwrights working today, including Mike Lew (Bike America, 2012-13); David Robinson (Carapace, 2010-11); Ismail Khalidi (Tennis in Nablus, 2009-10); Julia Brownell (Smart Cookie, 2008-09); Darren Canady (False Creeds, 2006-07); Lin; and Daphne Greaves (Day of Kings, 2004-05). The list of non-winning finalists is just as impressive.

This anniversary season has also featured readings and workshops by other alumni winners and finalists. For details, please email celise.kalke@woodruffcenter.org or check alliancetheatre.org.

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Max Heimowitz, John Manzari, Maurice Hines, Leo Manzari and Sam Heimowitz, with members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, in Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater November 15-December 29, 2013.

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annual fund Legacy Society The following are members of the Legacy Society who are ensuring the future strength of the Alliance Theatre through planned gifts to benefit the Theatre. The Legacy Society is the special recognition group for those who have included the Theatre or any component of the Woodruff Arts Center in their estate plans. For more information about making a planned gift to benefit the Alliance Theatre, contact Maya Robinson, Major Contributions Manager at 404.733.4710 or maya.robinson@woodruffcenter.org Bob & Margaret Reiser Glen E. & Nancy Hesler Rita M. Anderson Neal & Tricia Schachtel P.J. Younglove Hovey Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Shelton, William C. Hyde Betty Blondeau-Russell III Virginia Vann & Ken Large Jim & Anne Breedlove Jane E. Shivers Mr. & Mrs. John Hays Ezra Cohen Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Mershon Ann & Jeff Cramer Rick & Terri Western Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Ramona & Ben White Phil & Caroline Moïse Sallie Adams Daniel Lynne Winship Jan Pomerantz Linda & Gene Davidson Helen M. Regenstein Laura & John Hardman

Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have donated matching gifts to the Alliance Theatre’s Annual Fund. Visit alliancetheatre.org/match to see if your company will match your contribution.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. The Coca-Cola Company American Express Microsoft Corporation Equifax, Inc. American Honda Motor Co. NDCHealth Federated Department Stores AIG Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation Inc. Aon Corporation Prudential Financial GE Energy AT&T Sprint Home Depot Foundation Bank of America SunTrust Foundation IBM Corporation Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Time Warner, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. UPS Kimberly-Clark Foundation Chubb & Son, Inc. Verizon Corporation Macy’s Foundation CIGNA Corporation Yahoo!

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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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Our 2014 guide to elite K-12 education in metro Atlanta

ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

By Danielle Deadwyler

Traditional, new wave, diverse, student-centered, faith-based, college prep, challenging, alternative, Montessori, community, international, competitive. This isn’t a vocabulary list. These are among the terms used by metro schools to attract the attention of parents and their kids.

Atlanta’s many private-school options continue to increase, each offering low student-to-teacher ratios, diverse learning environments and “unique” educational practices. We have discovered some new arrivals

to add to the competitive spirit of the Atlanta prep landscape this year.

Baby steps to college prep These schools offer ongoing, congruous environments for students, providing 12 or more grade levels. College prep-based programs can range from faith-based to community-driven, depending on the qualities they seek to engender.

Their mission includes preparing children academically and socially for the challenges of a global economy Our lists begin on Page 51.

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The Woodruff Circle

The Woodruff Arts Center and our four artistic partners – the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences – rely on the generosity of those donors whose support extends to all parts of our organization. The members of The Woodruff Circle each contributed more than $250,000 to our efforts last year. We are deeply grateful to these 34 partners who help to ensure that the arts thrive in our city. $1,000,000+

$500,000 - $999,999

$250,000 - $499,999

Yolandra & Joseph Alexander Gordon W. Bailey Debrah & Harris Feinn Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Pamela & Douglass Selby Margaretta Taylor Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (3) AT&T Bank of America Charitable Foundation Pamela & Oliver Cobb The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax, Inc. & Employees Fulton County Arts Council The Home Depot Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy

PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Mrs. William A. Schwartz SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation UPS Zeist Foundation, Inc.

Donations made from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013

The Patron Circle

Each year The Woodruff Arts Center raises critical dollars in support of the organization’s day-to-day operations through the Annual Campaign. The Patron Circle contributors helped us exceed a $9.2 million goal, ensuring that our artistic partners can continue to bring the best in visual and performing arts, as well as arts education, to millions of people in the years ahead. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company* Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.* $300,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV The Hon. Anne Cox Chambers* The Home Depot Foundation PwC, Partners & Employees UPS*

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$200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees* Equifax Inc. & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation*

$150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Jones Day Foundation & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo $100,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Bank of America Delta Air Lines, Inc. Invesco Ltd. Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend

$100,000+ (cont’d) King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Marcus Foundation, Inc.* Sam’s Club/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund $75,000+ Goodwin Group The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Novelis Inc. Regions Financial Corporation* RockTenn Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund $50,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Holder Construction Company NCR Foundation PNC Foundation The Primerica Foundation Southwest Airlines Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Zeist Foundation, Inc. $35,000+ Chick-fil-A Foundation CSX The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Infor Global Solutions IntercontinentalExchange Sarah & Jim Kennedy Newell Rubbermaid Troutman Sanders LLP Verizon $25,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center, In Honor of Virginia A. Hepner Atlanta Foundation Balch & Bingham Julie & Jim Balloun Lisa & Joe Bankoff BB&T Corporation The Connolly Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation First Data Corporation John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Howell Fund, Inc.* Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Klaus Family Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation SCANA Energy Southwire Company United Distributors, Inc. Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Brands, Inc. Aflac, Inc. AIG Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Juanita Powell Baranco Anna & Ed Bastian Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris Laura & Stan Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank The Boston Consulting Group W. Paul Bowers Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch Bryan Cave LLP Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. CIGNA Foundation Cisco The Correll Family Foundation The Cousins Foundation, Inc. Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Suzie & Randy Donaldson Mike Donnelly Fifth Third Bank Ford & Harrison LLP Frazier & Deeter, CPA Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Golden Peanut Company Harland Clarke Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes IBM

ICS Contract Services, LLC Jenny & Phil Jacobs Jamestown Properties Lou Brown Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones Jones Lang LaSalle JPMorgan Chase, Atlanta Philip I. Kent Foundation Kimberly-Clark Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Macy’s Foundation The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Nonami Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Vicki & John Palmer Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane & Joe Prendergast Mary & Craig Ramsey/Accenture The H. English Ermine Cater Robinson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. Russell Reynolds Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot Selig Enterprises, Inc./The Selig Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLP Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Shirk Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Superior Essex Inc. Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor Taylor Consulting Group, Inc. Taylor English Duma LLP Tishman Speyer Properties Towers Watson Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Sue & John Wieland Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees *Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donor Donations for the Annual Campaign from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013

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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 Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Community Engagement Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Winn Artistic Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz Atlanta Artist Lab Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . John Stewart, Suehyla El-Attar Artistic Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Levi Jelks, Emily Kelly

Education

Director of Educational Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Director, Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists . . . . . Michele Mummert 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 Baran, Valetta Anderson Teen Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Project Coordinator, Institute for Educators & Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Education Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J . Noble Education Sales and Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Kang Teaching Artists . . . . . . . . . Ricardo Aponte,Olivia Aston, Sharon Brewer, Katie Grace Brown, Daniel Brown, Kristin Calvert, Sarah Lancaster Cave, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Jessica De Maria, John Doyle, Sharon Foote, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Kimberly Geter, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Garrett Gray, Terry Guest, Holly Godwin, Al Hamacher, Amy Handler, Michele Hazard, BJ Hughes, John Jaramillio, Rachel Jones, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Amy Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Bryan Mercer, Marcie Millard, Tracy V. Moore, Claire Ritzler, Diany Rodriquez, Kirk Seaman, Linda Sherbert, Jade Lambert Smith, Sheri Mann Stewart, Michael Stiggers, Shirnest Tolbert, Ebony Tucker, Jeremy Varner, Davia Weatherill, Elizabeth Wexler ArtsVibe Teen Ensemble . . . . . . . . Adia Barlow, Shelby Bice, Lucy Brooks, Torreke Evans, Delly Fears, Rachel Jordan, Jackie Kenny, Shaina McLawrence, Zoe Nuhfer, Nick O’Neill, Pedro Rios, Carolyn Rogan, Emily Russ, Jaelen Tyner

Administration /Finance

Director of Finance & Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Shively Manager of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Hubbert Accounting Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Bradford, Julie Hall Management Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Harris

Development

Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin Hathaway Hansen Major Contributions Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya Robinson Special Events & Board Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Saxon Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Levenberg Development Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Abercrombie Development Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Hentschel

Marketing

Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Sayers Brand Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Tanner Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Covington Marketing Communications Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Baird Online Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Maley Creative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talia Bromstad Group Services Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . Celeste Mercer, Kate McNeely Ticketing & Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shana Orr Front of House, Patron Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marjon D. Wolfe House Managers . . . . .Olivia Aston, Dana Hylton Calabro, Christina Dresser, Kate McNeely, Ken McNeil, Margo Moskowitz, Lynn Vatter Assistant Manager Season Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Hicks Senior Ticket Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Martin, Ken McNeil Marketing Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Vann

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Production Production Management General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Schleifer Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Thruston

Costumes

Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Hammond Design Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English Benning, Lea Preston Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craft Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Monster & Craft Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scottie Rowell Stitchers/First Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew, Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Donna Memmer, Maegan Robinson, Emily Wille Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews Scottie Rowell, Niki Traxler Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Ewing

Electrics

Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jenn Trippe Additional Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Pynne, Tara O’Neill, Dylan Phillips, Scott Ross

Sound

Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Sound Engineers/Board Ops . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Blakely, Michelle Jarvis, Hidenori Nakajo

Properties

Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Elliott Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Properties Buyer/Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Schroeder Properties Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich Additional Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Lyons

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Engelmann

Stage Management

Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Liz Campbell Alliance Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayson T. Waddell Hertz Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Lamar Williams Hertz Stage Manager Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott Stage Management Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tia Herrod TYF Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Campbell TYF Stage Management Production Assistant . . . . . . . Barbara Gantt O’Haley

Stage Operations

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

Atlanta • Atlanta International School (K-12) aischool.org

Roswell/Alpharetta • Eaton Academy (K-12), eatonacademy. org

• Pace Academy (K-12) paceacademy.org

• Mill Springs Academy (1-12), millsprings.org

• Paideia School (pre-K-12), paideiaschool.org • Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (pre-K-12), hies.org • Holy Spirit Preparatory School (pre-K-12), holyspiritprep.org • Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (pre-K-12), mountvernonschool.org • The Galloway School (pre-K-12), gallowayschool.org

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• The Howard School (K-12), howardschool.org • The Lovett School (K-12), lovett.org • The Westminster Schools of Atlanta (K-12), westminster.net

Norcross • Greater Atlanta Christian School (K-12), greateratlantachristian.org

Nontraditional Benefits of nontraditional educational settings can include special interests, student-directed learning, single-sex schools, boarding schools and prep schools; also an emphasis on the arts and sciences beyond school walls.

Atlanta • Atlanta Girls’ School (6-12), atlantagirlsschool.org

• Whitefield Academy (pre-K-12), whitefieldacademy.com

• Ben Franklin Academy (9-12), benfranklinacademy.org (individualized instruction/ college prep)

College Park • Woodward Academy (K-12), woodward.edu

• Brandon Hall School (6-12), brandonhall.org (boys only/boarding is an option) ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG

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• Cliff Valley School (pre-K-8), cliffvalleyschool.org (individualized instruction)

• High Meadows School (pre-K-8), highmeadows.org (children grouped by ability, not numerical age)

• Atlanta Country Day School (7-12), atlantacountrydayschool.com (group or individualized instruction)

Faith-based

• The Waldorf School of Atlanta (pre-K-8), waldorfatlanta.org (individualized instruction/Waldorf method) • Arbor Montessori (pre-K-8), arbormontessori.org (Montessori/ whole-child development) • Sudbury School of Atlanta (ages 4-15), www.sudburyschoolofatlanta.org (Multi-age, democratic community) Roswell/Alpharetta • Chrysalis Experiential Academy (6-12), chrysalisexp.org (experiential education)

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These options include Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, Islamic and nondenominational Christian schools and welcome all students.

Atlanta • Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (9-12),btcatholic.org • Christ the King School (K-8), christking.org (Catholic) • Marist School (7-12), marist.com, (Catholic) • Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School (pre-K-8), olaschool.org • St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School (K-8), saintjude.net • St. Martin’s Episcopal School (pre-K-8), stmartinschool.org • St. Pius X Catholic High School (9-12), spx.org

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Decatur • Academe of the Oaks (9-12), academeatlanta.org (individualized instruction/college prep Waldorf method)

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• The Heiskell School (pre-K-8), heiskell.net (Christian) • Epstein School (preK-8), epsteinatlanta.org (Jewish) • Greenfield Hebrew Academy (pre-K-8), ghacademy.org • The Weber School (9-12), weberschool.org (Jewish) • Mohammed Schools of Atlanta (preK12), mohammedschools.org (Islamic) • Davis Academy (pre-K-8), davisacademy.org (Jewish) Decatur • St. Thomas More Catholic School (K-8), stmga.org • The Friends School of Atlanta (pre-K-8), friendsschoolatlanta.org (Quaker) Hapeville • St. John the Evangelist Catholic School (preK-8), sjecs.org Roswell/Alpharetta • ILM Academy (pre-K-8), ilm-academy.com (Islamic)

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Doraville • Yeshiva Atlanta (9-12), yeshivaatlanta.org (Orthodox Jewish)

Special needs These schools combine empathy, therapy and special expertise to enhance and support students and their families.

Children with learning challenges or disabilities like Asperger’s, ADHD, dyslexia, hearing/speech impediments or emotional issues may thrive in this kind of environment.

Atlanta • Cumberland Academy of GA (4-12), cumberlandacademy.org • Orion Alternative School (K-12), rcsd.k12.ca.us/orion Roswell/Alpharetta • The Cottage School (6-12), cottageschool.org • Porter Academy (pre-K-8) porteracademy.org • Swift School (1-7), swiftschool.com

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• Sophia Academy (pre-K-9), sophiaacademy.org (Christian)

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