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Dear Friends, I hope you are here because you love this story, because that is truly why it's being shared with you today. C.S. Lewis published the book in 1950, and it remains a treasured classic in classrooms and households around the world. Many remember it being read to them at an early age and remember rediscovering it when they could read it themselves. If this happens to be your introduction to this work, I hope you will pick up the book and give it a read afterward — maybe delving further into the Narnia series. There is much to be discovered in its pages. Prominent in the story’s bones is the concept of transformation. The wardrobe transforms into a magical portal, winter transforms into spring and characters experience transformations throughout. Lewis, a British writer, first conceived the book during World War II when his country was ravished by bombings, and innocent children’s lives were endangered. He promotes the hope that love can transform the world and the belief that children can comprehend important notions and play significant roles, even in challenging times. It has been a great honor and joy to creatively explore the characters and vibrant images that inhabit Narnia. Life in the world of this play is invigorating to say the least, and I am most grateful to the design team, staff and incredible cast of nine for bringing so much love for this story to this production. “Let us go on and take the adventure that shall fall to us.” — C.S. Lewis Blessings,
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hy build a sleigh for the White Witch when several acrobatic artists can be that sleigh? Audiences at The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe can look forward to just this sort of “adventurous theatrical magic,” says well-known Atlanta actor Tess Malis Kincaid, who plays the White Witch. She’s the one who furiously drives the sleigh in the Alliance Theatre staging of C.S. Lewis’ 1950 children’s classic. Director Rosemary Newcott and choreographer Jen MacQueen have taken a straightforward stage adaptation by le Clanché du Rand and flipped it on its lion paws in many unexpected ways. Du Rand wrote a one-act touring production for two players, but the script’s narrative style allows for a certain amount of artistic freedom, one big reason it appealed to Newcott, who leads the Alliance’s Theatre for Youth and Families program. So in this staging, nine performers — seven with strong dance and circus arts skills — help reveal through choreographed movement the story of four children who climb through a magic wardrobe and into the fantastical land of Narnia, where they find adventure and mythical creatures, good and evil, and plenty more.
The movement artists won’t depart from the story to do a little dance here and there. Instead, their intricately designed steps and positions will help reveal the mysterious tale in a show-while-telling manner. They’ll also help convey scenery and assist with setting props. When a teacup is needed, they’ll have something to do with its sudden appearance. When the story brings us to a lamppost in the snow-laden forest, it, too, will be a living and breathing thing. “I hardly ever get to work with this much freedom,” says MacQueen. “We are the set. We are the trees, we are the lamppost the children see when they first step into Narnia.” For example, she says: “Our lamppost is a twoperson upside-down inverted stack. One girl has a lit globe between her feet, and she’s upside-down on top of another actor-dancer.” Early in her career, director Newcott acted with Atlanta’s Academy Theatre. “Physical metaphor” movement, inspired by the innovative Pilobolus Dance Theater, was a signature. Because the Lewis classic is rooted in transformation, Newcott felt the style was “particularly right” for this show. “It has strains of Pilobolus, strains of contemporary, strains of the circus,” is how
Director Rosemary Newcott and choreographer Jen MacQueen have taken a straightforward stage adaptation and flipped it on its lion paws in many unexpected ways.
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MacQueen encapsulizes her choreography. Both she and Newcott say that creating this Lion has been a joyous process that began with lengthy discussions about what images and movement patterns would work in various scenes. “Jen is the perfect collaborator,” Newcott says. Both artists were open to trying ideas, eliminating when necessary, revising and tweaking again and again to serve the needs of the story “and bring a beloved book to life.” The dancers also provided input, Newcott says. They were cast for their physical and mental agility and because they were unafraid to experiment physically. Rehearsals involved lots of creative problem-solving. 14 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
MacQueen’s circus vocabulary has become such a central part of her life “that it worms its way into everything I do everywhere.” She teaches dance at Kennesaw State University and classes elsewhere ranging from rhythm tap to the Cyr wheel (a large singlering acrobatic apparatus). And she owns Akrosphere, a full-scale circus arts and aerial studio in Alpharetta. Kincaid, last seen at the Alliance as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, appreciates that Lion has “encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone.” The sleigh ride, for example, entails “moving in and out of each other in unusual ways. It’s been interesting, challenging and a whole lot of fun.” A
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British author C.S. Lewis (top), the creator of the Narnia universe, wrote the children’s book series between 1949 and 1954. His great lion Aslan is a large, talking animal who is terrifying, magnificent and beautiful all at once. AT RIGHT: The wardrobe that plays a magical role is readied in the scene shop.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first and best known of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia series, ranks alongside The Wizard of Oz and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as the most treasured children’s stories of all time. Tess Malis Kintcaid, the White Witch in the Alliance production, says it affected her deeply as a child. “I clearly remember that I actually cried when reading it on my own when I was middle-school age. I remember the power of the words. I remember my great love, respect and admiration for Aslan [the mighty lion]. At one point in the story I was so, so sad.” Choreographer Jen MacQueen says she grew up with parents “who were awesome about The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and other epic fantasy tales.” Like
those, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe never felt like a children’s story to her because “it doesn’t talk down to children the way some books do. It treats them with the intelligence they have.” She’s always thought of Lion as an “unassuming adventure story” — something you could imagine possibly happening to you. “And oh my gosh, who doesn’t secretly want that to happen to them?” A — Julie Bookman
In a still-quiet area a short distance from Oxford, the Kilns (above) is where C. S. Lewis lived with his brother Warnie. In the study of the Kilns is the manual typewriter (below) used at times by both C.S. and Warren Lewis when responding to the copious correspondence written to the author following the publishing of his books, especially from children when The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out in America. Usually, C.S. Lewis responded with handwritten notes.
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cast CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) JEREMY AGGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tumnus/Mover/Shadow Images LAUREN BOYD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan/Mover/Shadow Images * ASHLEY CHASTEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bird/Mover/Shadow Images ALEXANDRA FICKEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy/Mover/Shadow Images * JELANI JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fat Dwarf/White Wolf/Mover/Shadow Images/ASM * ENOCH KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aslan/Older Peter/Voice of Mr. Beaver/Shadow Images * TESS MALIS KINCAID . . . . . The White Witch/Older Lucy/Voice of Mrs. Beaver/Shadow Images PATRICK WADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmund/Mover/Shadow Images MARKELL WILLIAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter/Mover/Shadow Images/Movement Captain UNDERSTUDIES KATRINA DESPAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy/The White Witch/Older Lucy/Voice of Mrs. Beaver/ Susan/Mover/Shadow Images LAU’RIE ROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US Aslan/Older Peter/Voice of Mr. Beaver/ White Wolf/Peter/Mover/Shadow Images AUSTIN TIJERINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US Tumnus/Edmund/Mover/Shadow Images STAGE MANAGEMENT * LIZ CAMPBELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager
PRODUCTION AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE ASHLEY CHASTEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fight Captain STEPHANIE POLHEMUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Scenic Designer BRITNEY DEROSA . . . . Fight Consultant/Stage Management Production Assistant (Jan. 19-March 8) JADE MCGILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Management Production Assistant (March 8-closing) DAVID STRICKLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant to the Director JASON HINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Puppet Coach/Consultant
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profiles JEREMY AGGERS (Tumnus/ Mover/Shadow Images) is so happy to be returning to the Alliance to help tell one of his favorite stories. He was last seen on the Hertz Stage as Delmar Reece in Edward Foote. Other Alliance credits include The Whipping Man and Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Favorite Atlanta credits include Hands on a Hardbody (Aurora Theatre), Kimberly Akimbo, The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) and A Sander’s Family Christmas (Theatre in the Square). Along with his work onstage, as a musician he has recorded three albums under the Brash Music label and has also narrated more than 150 audiobooks under his pseudonym Jeremy Arthur. Lots of love to his nephews Aedan and Finn, who will see him onstage for the first time, and especially to his wife, Kristin. LAUREN BOYD (Susan/Mover/ Shadow Images) is so thankful to be back at the Alliance. Other Alliance credits: Courage and Tall Girls. Lauren holds an M.F.A. in acting from the New School for Drama in NYC. Favorite stage credits include Every Tongue Confess (Horizon Theatre), Barren, CA (Samuel French Festival), Screams of the Butterflies (off-off Broadway) and On the Verge (Alex). TV/film/Web credits include VH1’s “Hindsight” (Lois), “School Spirits,” “Powers,” Mena, Delusions of Guinevere and the Web series “Rivals”. Thanks to Mom, Dad and especially my husband to be: Mike. ASHLEY CHASTEEN (Bird/ Mover/Shadow Images) is overjoyed to make her Alliance debut with this gorgeous show. Proud UGA alum! Go Dawgs! Favorite credits include Catch Me If You Can first national tour (Swing/ DC), Cats national tour (Bombalurina), A Christmas Story (TUTS), Castle Walk (NYMF), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) and singing backup for country artist Pam Tillis. It’s so great to be home! Thank you to Rosemary, Jen and Jody. Love to my family! www.ashleychasteen.com
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KATRINA DESPAIN (US Lucy/ The White Witch/Older Lucy/Voice of Mrs. Beaver/Susan/Mover/Shadow Images ) is thrilled to join the Alliance team. She recently moved to Atlanta after earning her M.F.A. in acting from Louisiana State University and her B.F.A. from the University of Wyoming. Favorite theatre credits include Amanda in Private Lives, Cassie in A Chorus Line, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, May in Last Train to Nibroc, Jean in August: Osage County, Meg in Crimes of the Heart and Ophelia in Hamlet. Recent TV/film: Pitch Perfect, 22 Jump Street, “Hindsight,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Not Again,” “Snapped: Killer Couples,” “Homicide Hunter” and the upcoming Zac Brown music video trilogy ,“Remedy.” ALEXANDRA FICKEN (Lucy/ Mover/Shadow Images) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance! She was born and raised in Atlanta and is a University of Alabama graduate with a B.A. in musical theatre and dance. OffBroadway: Hell: Paradise Found (59E59). Atlanta: ThanksKilling the Musical (Dad’s Garage), Grand Concourse (Horizon), fml: How Carson McCullers Saved My Life (7 Stages), In Love and Warcraft (Alliance), Sherlock Holmes (Georgia Ensemble). TV/film: “Vice Principals,” “Born Again Virgin,” “The Originals,” “Bloodlands,” The DUFF. She thanks this incredible cast and crew and the Alliance for this amazing opportunity. JELANI AKIL JONES (Fat Dwarf /White Wolf/Mover/Shadow Images/ASM) is a proud graduate of Tri-Cities High School of the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program. Other Alliance credits: The Project’s Project, The CA Lyons Project. Atlanta credits: West Side Story (Fabrefaction Theatre); Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Synchronicity Theatre); In Darfur (Horizon Theatre); Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre); Soweto, Soweto a Township Is Calling (Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta); and The Golden Ticket (Atlanta Opera). Dance: Axam Dance Theatre Experience, Ballethnic Dance Company,
profiles cast Cincinnati Ballet, Northern Kentucky Ballet Theatre, the Ailey School. TV/film: Remember the Titans, Drumline, “Stuck on Broke.” Web series: “Mommie Uncensored.” Commercial: KFC. Thank you to the Alliance for this wonderful experience and opportunity. Thank you to my family for all your love and support. Amaya, Jaslin, Jenna and Darryn, daddy does this for you. 1. 4. 3. A.N. ENOCH KING (Older Peter/Aslan/ Voice of Mr. Beaver/Shadow Images) is happy to be part of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! He was last seen at the Alliance in Go Dog Go! Recent credits: Uprising (Metrostage Theatre); Every Tongue Confess, The Waffle Palace and Sheddin’ (Horizon Theatre); All Childish Things (Aurora Theater); Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Shakespeare Tavern); Macbeth (Georgia Shakespeare); The Ladies Man (Theatre in the Square); Two Trains Running, Fool for Love, The Colored Museum, Broke-ology (True Colors Theatre). TV credits: “The Watsons Go to Birmingham,” “House of Payne,” BET’s “Let’s Stay Together,” Golden Corral, Wal-Mart and Georgia Lottery commercials. TESS MALIS KINCAID (The White Witch/Older Lucy/Voice of Mrs. Beaver/Shadow Images) is happy to be back at the Alliance. She’s appeared here in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Broke, August: Osage County, Moonlight and Magnolias, and The Miracle Worker. Regional credits: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Arena Stage & True Colors), Seagull (Marin Theatre), and seven seasons at NC Shakespeare Festival. Recent Atlanta credits: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Horizon & Aurora), Clybourne Park (Aurora), Private Lives (Stage Door), Dividing the Estate (Theatrical Outfit), many shows at Georgia Ensemble and eight seasons at Georgia Shakespeare. Film/TV: “Devious Maids,” “House of Payne,” Sleepless Night and I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Love to Mark and our beautiful B.
LAU’RIE “RE” ROACH (US/ Older Peter, Peter, Mr. Beaver, Aslan, White Wolf and Shadow Images) will be working with the Alliance Theatre family for the first time as an understudy. Re is thrilled to be part of such an amazing ensemble of talented actors. Re is also an alumnus from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Some Atlanta credits: Me and My Boy directed by Keith Franklin and Let’s Get Joyful directed by Lewis Autor (14th Street Playhouse). AUSTIN TIJERINA – (US Edmund/Tumnus/Mover/Shadow Images) is thrilled to be back at the Alliance, where he also appeared in In Love and Warcraft. Favorite Atlanta credits: Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha (Serenbe Playhouse); Rent (Actor’s Express); Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, Barnum, Catch Me If You Can (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); The Toxic Avenger (Horizon Theatre Company). Other: Disney Cruise Lines (Disney Magic)! Follow his adventures on Instagram @austintijerina PATRICK WADE (Edmund/ Mover/Shadow Images) is delighted to help bring the exciting story of Narnia to life with this inventive Alliance production! Patrick has worked on the stages of Georgia Shakespeare and the Gainesville Theatre Alliance as well as the Alliance. He hopes you allow yourself to be part of the magic onstage, and to come back to see more wonder the theater has to offer. Patrick thanks YOU, his friends, family, the production team and all dogs everywhere. Now, go find your Narnia!! MARKELL WILLIAMS (Peter/ Mover/Shadow Images/Movement Captain) is thrilled to make his Alliance mainstage debut! Favorite Atlanta theatre credits include The Breakers (PA) at 7 Stages, The Sugar Bean Sisters (Bishop Crumley) at OnStage Atlanta, I Said I Was Sorry (Partner) with the Object Group and The Boys Next Door (Lucien P. Smith) with
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profiles Marietta Players, for which he won a MAT award for best major supporting actor in a play. He thanks the Alliance Theatre, friends, family and YOU for supporting the arts and live theater ! Follow him on twitter @Kellz_i_Am and FaceBook www.facebook.com/mark3ll/ to see what he’s up to next! ROSEMARY NEWCOTT (Director) is the Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families. Favorite Alliance directing credits include Tell Me My Dream (premiere) The Lizard and El Sol (premiere), James and the Giant Peach, Courage (premiere), Waiting for Balloon (premiere), Shrek!, Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens (premiere), Seussical, Class of 3000 LIVE! (premiere), Einstein Is a Dummy (premiere), The Book of Ruth, The Hobbit and more. Favorite national directing credits are Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical and Jason Invisible at the Kennedy Center and Frida Libra at La Jolla Playhouse (all premieres). Rosemary also directed the high school Palefsky Collision Project for 10 years and pioneered the Alliance’s innovative Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young. Rosemary was named an Atlanta Lexus Leader of the Arts in December 2001, and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship. In 2005 she was named best director of the year by the AJC and was awarded the GTC Distinguished Career Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the Princess Grace Special Projects Award. She received the 2010 Spirit of Suzi Bass Award and 2015 Suzi Awards for James and the Giant Peach and The Lizard and El Sol. She is on the advisory board for Kennesaw University’s theater department and has served on the national board of TYA/USA. Much love to my family at home and at work and especially to Thomas. KAT CONLEY (Scenic Design) returns to the Alliance after designing last season’s James and the Giant Peach. Previous Alliance shows include Shrek, Charlotte’s Web, Holidays With the Chalks, The Wizard of Oz, Honk!, Disney’s Mulan, 26 Miles, Class of 3000 LIVE, Goodnight Moon, Eurydice, Seussical the Musical, Degas’ Little Dancer, Disney’s Aladdin, Go, Dog, Go!, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,
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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, Theatre in the Square, the Springer Opera House and Aurora Theatre. She is an associate artist with Actor’s Express and the charge scenic artist for the Alliance Theatre. Whether dramatically challenging, visionary or escapist, all theater and art is important. Thank you for supporting it in our community. SYDNEY ROBERTS (Costume Design) is an award-winning costume designer who has been working in Atlanta and at regional theaters for many years. Recent Alliance credit: last fall’s Tell Me My Dream. Awards: Suzi Bass awards for costume design for a musical, Mary Poppins (Aurora Theatre); James and the Giant Peach and Shrek the Musical (TYA design team, Alliance Theatre); and a Drammy for The Devils at Portland Center Stage in Oregon. Sydney has taught costume design at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Emory University and Oglethorpe University. She is a member of USA 829 PETE SHINN (Lighting Design) is the master electrician at the Alliance Theatre. His Alliance credits include James and the Giant Peach, Shrek, 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. He’s also done Blood Knot, Keeping Watch and A Christmas Memory at Theatrical Outfit. Previous designs include Actor’s Express, Horizon Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, George Street Playhouse and Delaware Repertory Theatre. CLAY BENNING (Sound Design) has been the resident sound designer at the Alliance Theatre for 16 years, designing more than 90 productions including 28 world premieres, 30 musicals and 22 Theater for Young Audiences productions. Recent works include Disgraced, Native Guard, Knuffle
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profiles Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, Edward Foote and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Other design work has included Georgia Shakespeare, Atlanta Ballet, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Theatrical Outfit, Geva Theatre and Synchronicity Theatre. Awards: Four Suzi Bass awards for outstanding sound design with 20 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. JEN MACQUEEN (Movement Choreographer) has many credits to her name, including offBroadway's Be, New Faces of 2001, Fear Of, Vaudeville 2000, The Elegance and Comedy of Tap. Off-off Broadway: Cannibal: The Musical, A Birthday Surprise, Mag Mor and The Broadway Dance Performance Outlet. National tours include Red Hot and Cole and Promises Promises (tap sections). Recent regional theatre credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shrew the Musical, Company, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Smokey Joe’s Café, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, A Year With Frog & Toad, The It Girl, Guys & Dolls, Pete ‘n’ Keely, 4 Guys Named Jose, Das Barbecu, The World Goes ’Round, Pippin and The 1940s Radio Hour. She ran her own company, the Peyari Dance Project, in New York (2001-03), producing two original off-Broadway concerts. She won 11 Spotlight awards for her work as a choreographer and a performer in New York, has been nominated for Atlanta's Suzi Bass awards for four consecutive years and has won two Woodie awards (for her work on The World Goes ’Round and Pippin). MacQueen runs the TaP THaT Rhythm Tap Dance Studio, where she teaches private lessons. KENDALL SIMPSON (Composer) has composed original scores for several metro theatres, including the Alliance Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Horizon Theater, Theatrical Outfit and Theater Emory. For film, Simpson scored The Promotion (2011). Other independent films include The Etiquette Man, which received top honors at several film festivals. TV credits include scores for “Sesame Street” and Elmo DVDs. Simpson’s most recent work for dance, the video “disrepair,” premiered at
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the 2009 American Dance Festival. The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra recently premiered Within Reach (2015). Other works include Papillon, which the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra premiered with Lee Harper and Dancers. Simpson is honored to have won three Suzi Bass awards. He is the music director for the dance program at Emory University. LIZ CAMPBELL (Stage Manager) is excited to be working on this magical project. Other Alliance credits include A Christmas Carol; Tiger Style!; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical; James and the Giant Peach; Shrek; Charlotte’s Web; Wizard of Oz; Honk!; Disney’s Mulan; Class of 3000, Live! and Goodnight Moon; ASM credits include Bull Durham the Musical, Harmony: A New Musical, Next to Normal and Into the Woods. Other local credits include Peter Pan, Monty Python’s Spamalot, 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); and Dividing the Estate, It’s a Wonderful Life, Confederacy of Dunces and Big River (Theatrical Outfit). She has a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara University. Member of Actors’ Equity Association. Thanks to Rosemary, and love to Ali and Maggie. 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 and casting director at the Alliance, where she started in 1991 as casting director. While at the Alliance, she has cast and produced more than 200 LORT B, D and TYA productions encompassing 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 more than 10 years of Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning plays, as well as such world and regional premiere musicals as Tuck Everlasting, Aida, The Color Purple, Sister Act: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and Harmony, A New Musical. Jody is most
special thanks cast 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 Palefsky Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions as well as commercial partnerships on projects including Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away With Me; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’ da Noise, Bring in
’ da Funk and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. As a director, she has worked at such theatres as 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 at Emory University. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization for the field, and is a trustee of Denison University and the Howard School. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.
SPECIAL THANKS Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran & the dramaturgy students at Clairemont Elementary & The Museum School Barry Stewart Mann & the dramaturgy students of the Friends School Alliance Theatre Education Department and Drama Camps Tom Key Pam Joyce Frank Wittow The Dramaturgy by Students program is a “real world” project offered by the Alliance Arts for Learning Institute in which an Alliance Institute teaching artist collaborates with a classroom teacher and students as they serve as Jr. Dramaturgs for an actual Alliance stage production. The Jr. Dramaturgs’ research process includes reading the play, researching the author of the source material, characters, settings, historical and science content and other subjects that may provide information for the audience, director, actors and designers of the play. ALLIANCETHEATRE.ORG 25
jr. dramaturgs Bringing the title to life: The Jr. Dramaturgs of Clairemont Elementary and The Museum School of Avondale Estates share some of their research on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Welcome to Narnia! ASLAN THE LION He is as big as a refrigerator or battleship. Aslan is bold, noble, selfless and shines like the sun. Very protective of Narnia. RIGHT: Aslan by Ila K. LIONS Male lion’s tail can be 9- to 10-feet long. Second-largest cat in the world. A tiger is the largest. A group of lions is called a pride. A lion’s fur is golden brown with a large mane. Lions sleep half the day. The female does most of the hunting. Lions are located in the grassland of Africa and India. Lions can weigh 370-500 puonds. Lions can live in the wild 8-10 years. They can live in captivity up to 25 years. RIGHT: A lion by Alejandro THE WHITE WITCH The White Witch is evil and merciless. She can turn people and animals into stone (like Medusa from mythology). Her name is Jadis and her castle is in Charn in Narnia. She wants Narnia in winter forever and never Christmas. The White Witch hates Aslan because he is good. She wants to defeat the human children because of the prophecy that says they will overthrow her. RIGHT: The White Witch as envisioned by Clara 26 ENCOREATLANTA.COM
jr. dramaturgs cast WARDROBE (n.) — a tall, wooden cabinet where clothes can be stored LEFT: A wardrobe RIGHT: A wardrobe into Narnia by Noah
MOURNE MOUNTAINS C.S. Lewis was inspired by the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Ireland for the setting of Narnia.
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discover us. discover you. discover us. discover you. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an embodiment of my never-quite-grown-out-of idea that there are all sorts of worlds brushing up against ours. Some of them almost identical to this, while others are vastly and whimsically not. A place where the membrane has thinned enough that we’re able to glimpse all the wonder and magic of an Elsewhere. And perhaps, if we’re brave enough, or smart enough, or lucky enough, we just may stumble upon a bridge or entryway or path or portal, and become part of a mystical, remarkable story that someone else will get to read. Elaine Oyzon-Mast (Ms. O-Mast) 3rd Grade Instructional Assistant / Exhibit Coordinator The Museum School of Avondale Estates
synopsis: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a classic of world literature. The four Pevensies — Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy — have been evacuated from London to a huge old house in the country during the bombing raids of World War II. Lucy (the youngest), explores a magical wardrobe that takes her into the winter world of Narnia, where a white witch rules, animals talk and magical, mythical creatures make their home. At first her siblings think she is playing pretend, but on a rainy day all four children enter the Wardrobe to fulfill their destinies as saviors of Narnia from the White Witch, with the help of Aslan, the lion. In this adaptation of the story, Peter and Lucy, as adults, recount their adventures to keep their memories alive in the imaginations of children of today.
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about the alliance theatre The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds on stage and off. Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre received the Regional Theatre Tony Award® in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. Known for its high artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 95 original productions including Tony Award® winners The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. The Alliance has developed and premiered important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring, and subsequent productions, including the world premieres of Sister Act: The Musical, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Harmony – A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and most recently the world premiere of the new musical Tuck Everlasting. The Alliance also creates and nurtures the careers of artists through the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, producing the world premiere for the competition winner as part of the regular season, and the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, providing developmental support and production resources for three performing arts projects each year. The Alliance’s dedication to providing access to the arts is reflected in its commitment to creating new work for all ages, and to bringing that work into classrooms and communities across Atlanta and throughout the region. More than 50,000 students each year experience age-specific professional performances and participate in acting classes, drama camps, and in-school initiatives through the Alliance Theatre Acting Program and Education Department. The Alliance’s groundbreaking Kathy and Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young performances offer professionally-produced, fully interactive theater for infants and toddlers; the Palefsky Collision Project invites high school artists to create and perform new civic-minded theater based on a classic text; and community acting classes and skill-building workshops engage professional artists, young actors, business leaders, and curious learners of all ages. Twice recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for leadership in arts education, the Alliance Arts for Learning Institute equips classroom teachers with theatrical techniques that link directly to school curriculum and have been empirically proven to improve student learning. These programs include Georgia Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts and Dramaturgy K–12, in which students create research material that informs Alliance productions and prepares peer audiences. The work produced by the Alliance allows locally based artists the chance to create on a nationally watched stage, building and sustaining Atlanta’s artistic community. The vision of the Alliance Theatre is to be a beacon of leadership for the national field, while remaining deeply rooted in and reflective of our local Atlanta community. MISSION Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds on stage and off. VISION The Alliance will lead the national field by deeply engaging with its local community, modeling radical inclusion and catalytic experiences on our stages, in our classrooms, and throughout Atlanta. alliancetheatre.org or 404.733.4650
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board of directors Officers Chair: Reade Fahs* Immediate Past Chair: Victoria Palefsky* Treasurer: Steve Chaddick*
Lifetime Directors Laura Hardman* Hays Mershon Richard S. Myrick Helen Regenstein Bob Reiser
Rita Anderson Ken Bernhardt Frank Chew Ann Cramer* Linda Davidson
Jane Shivers Sally G. Tomlinson Ben White
Directors Kristin R. Adams* James Anderson* Lynn Ayers^ Kenny Blank Peter Carter Jeffrey S. Cashdan Steve Chaddick* Leigh Ann Costley Fred Ehlers Daryl Evans Joseph W. Evans Reade Fahs* Howard Feinsand* Molly Fuller Richard Goerss* Alexander Goldsmith
Pat Gunning Virginia A. Hepner^ Lila Hertz* Jocelyn Hunter* Christopher M. Jones Anne Kaiser* John Keller Lauren Kiefer* James A. Kilberg Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Malinda Krantz* Alan McKeon* Carol Meadows* Hala Moddelmog Phil Moise* Maureen Morrison
Victoria Palefsky* Scott Pioli Helen Smith Price Patty Reid Margaret Reiser* Fran Rogers* Maurice Rosenbaum Bobby Rosenbloum Bill Rowland Surishtha Sehgal Steve Selig Pam Sessions* Mark Silberman Chris Sizemore Bill Sleeper Bronson Smith
Karen Spiegel Chuck Taylor Rosemarie Thurston Rebekah Wasserman Cynthia Widner Wall Brad Watkins Jill Wilson Paul Wrights Todd Zeldin
Advisory Board
Advisory Board Chair: Laura Hardman* Vice Chair: Phil Moise*
Joel Alvarado Shean L. Atkins Maurice Baker Michael Barrett Shana Basnight Paul Bianchi Danny Blumenfield Keith Arthur Bolden Donna Bowman Heidi Boykin Erin Brown Stephen Brown Kristen Wood Burke Tarsha Whitaker Calloway Madison Cario
Sona Chambers Andrew Chang Greg Changnon Caren Cook Emily Decker Angela Edmond Lisa Ramirez Ellinger David Felfoldi Cindy Fowler Matt Geller Barbara Goldman September Gray Lauren Linder Grunberg Nancy Halwig Janet Stovall Harrell
Heather Vincent Holley Rita Izaguirre Rachelle Kuramoto Santiago Marquez Liza McSwain Dori Miller Marjorie Mitchell Valerie Mosley Kendrick Heather Phillips Almeera Jiwa Pratt Chris Schneider Jennifer Schwartz Ron Segal Nancy Silverboard Steven Steindel
Volunteer Leadership
President, STARS: Lynn Ayers President, Alliance Theatre Guild: Joan Milsap President, Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild: Vicki Travis
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Chandra StephensAlbright Charlita StephensWalker Susan Stiefel Natasha Trethewey Alexandra Tucci Shawn Tylka Avril Vignos Ellen Adair Wyche * Executive Committee Member
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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 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
★★★★★★ $100,000+ AT&T Delta Air Lines, Inc. The Home Depot
The Kendeda Fund The Shubert Foundation Turner
★★★★★ $50,000+ Carter’s The Edgerton Foundation Fulton County Arts & Culture North Highland Company
PNC R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Wal-Mart Foundation The Zeist Foundation
★★★★ $25,000+ Atlanta Foundation Camp-Younts Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Emory Brain Health Center
Georgia Power Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. The Rich Foundation The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Target
★★★ $10,000+ The Abraham J & Phyllis Karz Foundation Accenture Alston & Bird Cartoon Network Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas
Georgia-Pacific Foundation Greenberg Traurig LLP Hire Profile National Endowment for the Arts State Bank & Trust Company Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP
Theatre Forward/NCTF The Mark & Evelyn Tramell Foundation United Distributors Frances Wood Wilson Foundation
DocAuto William and Eva Fox Foundation John and Mary Franklin Foundation Jones Day
King & Spalding, LLP Plum Creek Foundation The Rockdale Foundation Theatre Communications Group
★★ $5,000+ AON Arby’s Foundation Balentine+Company CKKO Foundation
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annual fund Individual donors contribute more than $2 million to the Alliance Theatre so that we are able to present exceptional theater and educational programming to our community. We are deeply grateful for their support. To find out more about the benefits of giving or to make your gift, visit us at alliancetheatre.org/donate or call 404-733-4757. Listed below are pledges and gifts to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund and special events for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons from June 1, 2014 through January 1, 2016.
$100,000+ The Spray Foundation $50,000+ Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. H. Bronson Smith $25,000+ Stephanie Blank Barbara & Steve Chaddick Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Howard Feinsand David & Carolyn Gould Malinda Krantz Starr Moore & the James Starr Moore Foundation Stephen & Marjorie Osheroff Dan & Garnet Reardon Patty & Doug Reid Bob & Margaret Reiser Linda & Steve Selig Sally G. Tomlinson $15,000-$24,999 Mrs. Kristin Adams James Anderson The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Susan Booth & Max Leventhal Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs Doris & Matthew Geller Marsha & Richard Goerss Jocelyn J. Hunter John C. Keller Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer James & Lori Kilberg David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley Phil & Caroline Moïse Mr. & Mrs. Angus Morrison John & Karen Spiegel Rosemarie & David Thurston Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Ramona & Ben White Paul Wrights Amy & Todd Zeldin $10,000-$14,999 Billye & Hank Aaron Gene G. Abel, M.D. & Nora Harlow John & Lynn Ayers The Balloun Family Linda & Gene Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Adam Fuller
Mr. Patrick J. Gunning Doug & Lila Hertz Andrea & Boland Jones Mrs. Leslie Joyce Sarah & Jim Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Anna & Hays Mershon Hala & Steve Moddelmog Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick Helen Smith Price Dr. & Mrs. R. K. Sehgal Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Lee Spangler William & Margarita Sleeper Lynne & Steve Steindel Charlita Stephens-Walker, Charles* & Delores Stephens Chuck & Lisa Cannon-Taylor Mrs. Mary Rose Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Tomé Nina Urban Suzy Wilner Mrs. Jill Wilson Joni Winston $7,500-$9,999 Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Leslie D. Leigh M.D. Patricia & Maurice Rosenbaum Mr. Russell B. Still In honor of the Alliance Theatre Education Department & Carol Jones $5,000-$7,499 Ellen Arnovitz Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Austin Lisa & Joe Bankoff Mr. & Mrs. W. Kent Canipe Leigh Ann Costley Susan & Ed Croft Marcia & John Donnell Eve & Bob Eckardt Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers & Mr. David Lile Eierman Foundation John & Cindy Ethridge Diane & Daryl Evans Marie and Brad Foster Heidi & David Geller Karen and Andrew Ghertner Erin & John Heyman Paul & Rosthema Kastin David L. Kuniansky Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Scott, Dallas, & Mia Pioli
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Bill & Rhonda Rowland Sharon & David Schachter Alan & Cyndy* Schreihofer Sonny & Jeanne Seals Mr.& Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton III Mr. & Mrs. E. Kendrick Smith Chandra Stephens-Albright & Warren Albright Tim & Maria Tassopoulous Susan & Tom Wardell P.J. Younglove Hovey $2,500-$4,999 Elaine & Miles Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Allen Pam Anderson Mike & Karen Armand The Rockdale Foundation Karen Beardslee & Susie McGinnis Ms. Beryl Bergquist Ron & Lisa Brill Charitable Trust Sara & Alex Brown Susan & Tom Callaway Frank & Mary Anne Chew Ann & Jim Curry Diane Durgin Mr. Fred Ehlers Dr. & Mrs. Norman Elliott Philippa & Burrell Ellis Kathryn T. Farley, PhD Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce & Sharon Hulette Mr. & Mrs. John D. Fuller Dr. & Mrs. Edmond I. Griffin Mrs. Carrie G. Hall Dr. & Mrs. John B. Hardman Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Hindman Family Charitable Trust Henry & EttaRae Hirsch Foundation Linda & Richard Hubert Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kauffman Brian & Carrie Kurlander Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. I AM PR Agency LLC Kristie L. Madara Carol & Dart Meadows Mr. & Mrs. William E. Michalewicz The Zaban Foundation Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Dedi & Julian Mohr June M. Morrison Debbie & Lon Neese Susan & David Peterson
Mr. Jared Ripps & Dr. Kiera von Besser The Elster Foundation Charlotte & Tom Shields Brian Shively & Jim Jinhong Mark & Linda Silberman Nancy & Gerald Silverboard Henry N. & Margaret P. Staats Karen & Alex Stickney Maria-Ruth Storts Mr. & Mrs. John R. Strom Mr. James Thomas Michael & June Tompkins Mr. James Wall & Mrs. Cynthia Widner Wall Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. J.M. Wilkerson Construction Co. Lynne Winship John & Kathy Zamer $1,500 - $2,499 Claire Abreu Judge Gregory A. Adams & Wanda C. Adams Diane & Kent Alexander Mary Allen Arnold Cyndae Arrendale Elizabeth & John Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Gerardo Balboni Michael & Andrea Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Roland L. Bates Ms. Susan Beallor-Snyder & Mr. Stuart Snyder Wilma Elizabeth Beaty Candace & Jeff Bell Mark & Pam Bell Hardy & Amy Brumfield Lucinda Bunnen Aubrey & Carol Bush Kelly & Joe Cannon Mrs. Erin D. Cay Melodie H. Clayton Mark & Ruth Coan David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin Brad & Sally Currey Mr. & Mrs. F. Tread Davis, Jr. Cassandra Edmond Ralph & Ree Edwards Ms. Elizabeth R. Etoll Tim & Tina Eyerly Michael & Jody Feldman Andrew & Wendie Fisher Jennifer Fletcher Viki & Paul Freeman Linda M. Garrett Mr. John Garver & Ms. Penelope Prime Mr. & Mrs. Joel Goldman Dr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Valerie Hartman
annual fund John Haupert Mark Hobson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hostinsky Dr. Joyce F. Houser Mr. W. Glenn Howard Adrienne Hudson Dr. Maleka Ingram Jason & Laurie Jeffay Kay H. & Burke C. Jones Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kalson Mr. & Mrs. Gert Kampfer Mr. Maddox Kilgore Dr. William A. Kiser Steven & Sheri Labovitz Jeffrey C. Levy Konrad & Natasha Lewis Conchita Heyn & Robert Lichtefeld Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh, III Richard Long & Sheri Easton-Long Mr. Heath Massey & Mr. John Mitchener Mary Lou McCloskey Jim & Jo McLean Mrs. Carol Meadows Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Metzger Ms. Nancy Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Molly Osborne Brandie Park Bill & Carey Peard Peg Petersen Sam & Barbara Pettway Karen Porch Daniel Marks & Keri Powell Ms. Cynthia Power Erin Quinn Don & Rosalinda Ratajczak Rebecca & John Reeves
Helen M. Regenstein Dr. Susan Rifkin & Mr. David Rifkin Peter & Alice Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Charles Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Fredric Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Ms. Carolyn L. Rountree Jacob Rumney John Sabine Jane & Rein Saral Dr. William Torres David Saylor Mr. Scott Shickler Jane E. Shivers Philip Slaughter Mr. Scott Sorrels Ms. Martha B. Stephens & Ms. Linda B. August Susan & Alan Stiefel Ms. Dot Stoller Jim & Janie Stratigos Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Taylor Kathy & Ron Tomajko Penn & Sally Wells $1,000 - $1,499 Dawn & Michael Adamson Kellie Appel Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Berman Thomas & Wendy Betenia Shirley Blaine Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Blake in honor of Reade Fahs Stephen Brown Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brusco Ronald L. Budde Frank Buonanotte Eleanor B. Cobb Ralph & Rita Connell
WMLB, AM 1690 Marvin & Lynn Davis The DeCoster Family Leonard Epley Bryan & Barbara Fields Ms. Lee Foster Mrs. Cindy P. Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gaffney Mr. Charles Gardner & Mrs. Patti Eylar Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gentry Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gillin Patrice & Ernest Greer Warren M. Gump Lucy & Alfred Guo Halpern Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Lucas Hathaway Mrs. Elaine L. Hentschel Dawn & Jack Hereth Carsten Hilker Mr. Wayne S. Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. Bahman M. Irvani Robert Judd Mr. & Ms. Mark A. Kaiser Mark Keiser Lucy Kinnaird Lanier-Goodman Foundation Andrea & Mike Leven Ms. Vikki Locke Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Logan Lubo Fund Mrs. Myra E. McElhaney Mr. Bijon Memar Dori & Jack Miller Janice & Tom Munsterman Dennis & Debra Murphy Ann Starr & Kent Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Markham D. Oswald Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Mr. Chris Payne
Mr. Michael Richardson Dr. Jerry Richman, DDS Roger & Lynn Ritvo in honor of Ken McNeil Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schultz Ms. Pam Sessions & Mr. Don Donnelly Tim & Maria Tassopoulous Mr. Richard Thomas Ms. Avril Vignos Vogel Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bradford L. Watkins Sue S. Williams Melody Wilder Wilson William & Nancy Yang * Deceased
Alliance Theatre Staff Giving
We would like to thank the following Alliance Theatre & Woodruff Arts Center staff members who have contributed to the 2015/16 Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Brooke Beall Jessica Boatright Susan V. Booth Scott Bowne Kriste n Buckley Clifford Clark Jamie Clements Kat Conley Patrick Conley Megan DeWitt Christina Dresser Jody Feldman Jim Hubbert Rachel Jones Megan Kier
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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, please contact Caitlin Way, Associate Dir. of Development, Board/Major Gifts at 404-733-4757 or caitlin.way@woodruffcenter.org. Rita M. Anderson Anonymous Betty Blondeau-Russell Jim & Anne Breedlove Ezra Cohen Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft, III Sallie Adams Daniel Linda & Gene Davidson Howard & Ellen Feinsand
Laura & John Hardman Glen E. & Nancy Hesler P.J. Younglove Hovey William C. Hyde Lauren & David Kiefer Virginia Vann* & Ken Large Anna & Hays Mershon Mr. & Mrs. John McColskey Phil & Caroline Moise Richard S. & Winifred B. Myrick
Howard & Victoria Palefsky Jan Pomerantz Helen M. Regenstein Bob & Margaret Reiser Neal & Tricia Schachtel Mr. & Mrs.* Charles B. Shelton, III Jane E. Shivers Wayne & Lee Harper Vason Rick & Terri Western Ramona & Ben White
Matching Gift Companies We would like to thank the following companies who have matched contributions to the Alliance Theatre Annual Fund. Please visit alliancetheatre.org/match to find out if your employer will match your contribution. American Express AIG Corporation Aon Corporation AT&T Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chubb Corporation The Coca-Cola Company Deloitte Equifax, Inc.
GE Energy Georgia Power Home Depot Foundation Honda Motor Co. IBM Corporation JPMorgan Chase Kimberly-Clark Foundation Macy’s Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Microsoft Corporation Neiman Marcus
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Do you appreciate live theatre, enjoy meeting new people and trying new things? If so, then get involved with one of the largest volunteer forces in the arts. The Alliance Theatre volunteer STARS program offers a wide range of opportunities, which includes advocating for live theatre, ushering for Alliance productions, participating in and staffing fundraising & hospitality events, and assisting Alliance staff members with daily office tasks. STARS is composed of four separate organizations working together on fund-saving and fund-raising projects to benefit the theatre. The four volunteer groups are the Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild, Alliance Theatre Guild, the Direct Volunteers and the Usher Corps. For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact Shana Orr at 404.733.4761 or shana.orr@woodruffcenter.org.
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THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE Woodruff Circle members each contribute more than $250,000 annually to support the arts and education work of the Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art. We are deeply grateful to these 36 partners who lead our efforts to ensure the arts thrive in our community.
$1 MILLION+
A FRIEND OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$500,000+ A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chick-fil-A Foundation / Rhonda and Dan Cathy Sally and Carl Gable Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot $400,000+ The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Sarah and Jim Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keough $300,000+ AT&T The Goizueta Foundation Invesco Ltd. $250,000+ Bank of America Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax Inc. & Employees EY, Partners & Employees King & Spalding LLP, Partners & Employees
JOY & TONY GREENE
SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Teammates and The SunTrust Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund
Wells Fargo wish Foundation, Inc.
PwC, Partners & Employees Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot UPS
Margaret and Terry Stent Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.
PNC Patty and Doug Reid Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall Jr. Woodruff Circle & Patron Circle donations made: June 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015 Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donors
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THE PATRON CIRCLE The Patron Circle includes donors who generously made contributions to our FY15 annual funds and/or long-term special projects and endowment funds.
CORPORATE PARTNERS $200,000+ KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Jones Day Foundation & Employees Porsche Cars North America $100,000+ AGL Resources Inc. First Data Corporation GE Asset Management Genuine Parts Company Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend LLP Northern Trust Company Target Stores $75,000+ General Electric Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Newbridge Management WestRock Company $50,000+ BB&T Corporation Birch Communications Carter’s Charitable Foundation Crawford & Company GMT Capital Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation North Highland Company Primerica, Inc. Printpack, Inc. Publix Super Market Charities, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP U.S. Trust $25,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation AGSI Business Techology Americas Mart Real Estate, LLC
AT&T Mobility Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia BNY Mellon Wealth Management The Boston Consulting Group Cousins Properties Foundation Disney Publishing Worldwide Georgia Natural Gas Global Payments, Inc. Holder Construction Company JLL JP Morgan Private Bank Kia Motors America, Inc. Lanier Parking Solutions Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Novelis, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Quikrete Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. SCANA Energy The Selig Foundation Southwest Airlines State Bank & Trust Company Steinway Piano Galleries Traditional Home United Distributors, Inc. Verizon Wireless Waffle House Wilmington Trust Woodruff Arts Center Employees Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ ABM Acuity Brands, Inc. Alvarez & Marsal Antique Piano Shop
Arby’s Foundation, Inc. Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property Atlanta Tech Village Atlantic Trust Company AVYVE Bank of North Georgia/ Synovus Financial Corp Benjamin Moore Bluetube Interactive Bryan Cave Building Materials Holding Corporation Calico The Casey-Slade Group, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Christie’s Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Gas South, LLC Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Humphries and Company LLC Kimberly-Clark Corporation Macy’s NGI Investments Northside Hospital Performex Company Perkins & Will, Inc. Piedmont National Corporation PulteGroup, Inc. Recall Corporation Ricoh USA, Inc. Rooms to Go Children’s Fund Smith & Howard, PC Southwire Company Stonegate Designs Vertical Systems Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS $150,000+
A Friend of the High Museum of Art Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts The Rich Foundation, Inc. The Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. $100,000+ The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs
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The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation, Inc. The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Morgens West Foundation The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. $75,000+ Fulton County Arts Council Triad Foundation, Inc. $50,000+ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. The Fraser-Parker Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts The Graves Foundation Livingston Foundation, Inc. The Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation Massey Charitable Trust Samuel H. Kress Foundation Spray Foundation, Inc.
$25,000+ Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Atlanta Foundation Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust The Howell Fund, Inc. Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Trust James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Jane Smith Turner Foundation John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Margaret Gill Clements Napier Foundation
The Oscar G. and Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Walter Clay Hill & Family Foundation $15,000+ The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation
The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Covenant Foundation, Inc. JBS Foundation Jim Cox, Jr. Fund John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation The L&C Wood Family Foundation, Inc. Roderick S., Flossie R., and Helen M. Galloway Foundation Thalis & Michael C. Carlos Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Foundation Tull Charitable Foundation Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation
INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPISTS $200,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Ms. Jeannie Hearn $150,000+ Victoria and Howard Palefsky $100,000+ Susan and Richard Anderson Mr. Joseph F. Best, III Thalia & Michael Carlos Fund Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia and John Donnell The Douglas J. Hertz Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr. Jimmy Liautaud Carol and Ramon TomĂŠ Family Fund Mrs. Sue Williams $75,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Sandra and Dan Baldwin Mrs. Frances B. Bunzl Karole and John Lloyd Carla and Graham Roberts Susan and Thomas Wardell Ms. Joni Winston $50,000+ Nancy and Kenny Blank Barbara and Steve Chaddick Peggy and Rawson Foreman Sonya and Rick Garber Mrs. Charlotte Garson Robin and Hilton Howell Karen and Jeb Hughes Jane and Clay Jackson Lori and Bill Johnson Mr. Baxter P. Jones & Dr. Jiong Yan Terence L. and Jeanne P. Neal Beth and David Park Alyson and Gregory Rogers Ruthie Magness Rollins Linda and Steve Selig
Robert Spano Sara and Paul Steinfeld Joan N. Whitcomb Adair and Dick White Elizabeth and Chris Willett $25,000+ A Friend of the High Museum of Art Aarati and Peter Alexander Susan and Ron Antinori Spring and Tom Asher Julie and Jim Balloun Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bankoff Paul and Linnea Bert Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney John and Mary Brock John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Lucinda W. Bunnen Ms. Mary Cahill Connie and Merrell Calhoun Wright and Alison Caughman Susan and Carl Cofer Ann and Tom Cousins Ann and Jeff Cramer Mr. Larry Darrow Elaine and Erroll Davis Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Lynn Eden Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Evans Feinberg Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Howard Feinsand Mr. John Foy Betty Sands Fuller Carol and Paul Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerestedt III Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Margaret and Scotty Greene Nena Griffith Ms. Maria Guarisco Newell and Tom Harbin Virginia A. Hepner and Malcolm Barnes Mr. Andrew Heyman
Allison and Ben Hill Jocelyn J. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Bahman M. Irvani Katie and West Johnson Mary and Neil Johnson Jinny and Michael Keough The Klaus Family Foundation James H. Landon Mr. and Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee, Jr. John Paddock and Karen Schwartz Merry McCleary & Ann Pasky Sally and Allen McDaniel Mr. Alan B. McKeon & Ms. Evelyn Ashley The Deborah A. Kahn & Harris N. Miller Charitable Fund Jennifer and Brand Morgan Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley, III Mr. and Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. Sally & Pete Parsonson Foundation Mrs. Martha Pentecost Christina and Jim Price Laurie and Roland Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Dan and Garnet Reardon Bill and Rachel Schultz Jeffrey C. Sprecher and Kelly Loeffler Les Stumpff and Sandy Moon Mary and Greg Thompson Rebekah and Mark Wasserman Ada and William Weiller Mr. and Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Ramona and Ben White Susan and John Wieland Ms. Regina Williamson Dina E. Woodruff Mr. and Mrs. John C. Yates Mary and Bob Yellowlees The Zaban Foundation
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alliance theatre staff A rtistic Jennings Hertz Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan V. Booth Sally G. Tomlinson Artistic Director of Theatre for Youth and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rosemary Newcott Producer & Casting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Feldman Director of New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celise Kalke Playwright in Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Cleage Phil Kent Directing Fellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Holt Artistic Support Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Kleypas Literary Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Matthews Reiser Lab Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Harrison Elliott, Linnea Frye, Katie Givens-Kime, Neeley Gossett, Marium Kahlid, Mark Kendall, Haddon Kime, Addae Moon, Nichole Palmietto
Production Management
Director of Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor W. Smith Assistant Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margo Moskowitz
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Cone Design Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . April Andrew, Jordan Jaked Carrier Drapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Kennedy, Cindy Lou Who Craftsmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana L. Thomas Stitchers/First Hands . . . . Laury Conley, Lyudmila Fesenko, Brett Parker Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Ewing Wardrobe . . . . . . . Hauzia Conyers, Alexandra Matthews, Niki Traxler
Electrics
Electrics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Shinn Staff Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby Ide, Steve Jordan, Steven Love, Jennifer Nakahara
Scenery
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Longwell Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kier Shop Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Conley Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manny Abreo, William Spratt, John Victor Mouledoux Jr., Michael Lyons Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Conley Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Beall
Sound
Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Benning Production Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Jarvis Sound Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin von Hinezmeyer, Elyssa Kohen, Holly O’Reagan
Stage Management
Resident Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Torbeck Alliance Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . lark hackshaw, Liz Campbell, Barbara O’Haley, R. Lamar Williams Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . Haylee Scott, Jayson T. Waddell Stage Management Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . Britney DeRosa, Jade McGill, Kara Procell
Stage Operations
Stage Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Bowne Crew Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Simons Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Maberry Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Willie Parks Properties Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney O’Neill Additional Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Schlachter
Properties
Properties Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Lyons Master Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Cooper Morris Props Artisan and Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Townsend Props Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Butkovich
Education Dan Reardon Director of Education & Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Moses Alliance Arts for Learning Institute Director . . . . . . . . . Barbara O’Brien Database & Content Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Dresser Administrative Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Jones Family Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Aston Bosworth Early Childhood Program Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Buckley Theatre for the Very Young Coordinator & Family Programs Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinne Weintraub Teen & Adult Programs Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Wallis Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Alice Nichols Institute Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Pogue Education Sales & Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Kang Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Noble Professional Learning Specialist . . . . . . . . . Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran Teaching Artists . . . . . . . Abyss, Karen Aguirre, Olivia Aston Bosworth, Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Kati Grace Brown, Kyle Brumley, Daniel Burns, Kirstin Calvert, Kirk Campbell, Kara Cantell, Taryn Carmona, Katie Causey, Sarah Cave, Greg Chagnon, Tara Chiusano, Jaehn Clare, Steve Coulter, Nakeisha Daniel, Benjamin Davis, Theresa Davis, Shelli Delgado,
Teaching Artists (cont’d) . . John Doyle, Laurin Dunleavy, Tawni Edwards, Rachael Endrizzi, Jessica Espinoza, Sharon Foote, Dan Ford, Daryl Funn, Polly Garcia, Allison Gardner, Ann Marie Gideon, Trevor Goble, Neeley Gossett, Al Hamacher, Sarah Newby Halicks, Greg Hernandez, Mira Hirsch, Brandi Hoofnagle, BJ Hughes, Adam King, LeeAnna Lambert, Clayton Landey, Nicole Livieratos, Amy Cain Lucas, Barry Stewart Mann, Jen MacQueen Cara Mantella, Gloria Martin, Mari Martinez, Paige Mattox, Patrick McColery, Bethany Lind Mendenhall, Bryan Mercer, Karin Mervis, Courtnee Miles, Donal Noonan, Tafee Patterson, Tawny Powell, Eric Prather, Julie Puckett, J.L. Reed, Iris Rice, Claire Ritzler, Anandi Salinas, Henry Scott, Linda Sherbert, Suzanne Stroup, Ebony Tucker, Jose Miguel Vasquez, Rachel Wansker, Andrea Washington, Davia Weatherill, Corinne Weintraub, Stephanie Willis, Vallea E. Woodbury Teen Ensemble Members . . . . . . . . Caroline Bergwall, Matthew Brown, Olivia Cappelletti, Emily Combs, Chloe Citron, Sydni Daniels, Ashley Elmore, Jamila Gray, Grace Hawkins, Kyla Hunter, Tess Luman, Jade Nixon, Anna Patterson, Aushailene Ragin, Alexandria Smith, Autumn Stephens, Angel Upshaw, Dequadray White, Jordon Whitehead, Camille Williams, Dhakirah Williamson
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Director of Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Clements Associate Director of Development, Board Relations & Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Way Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige Smith Grants Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Clark Development Coordinator, Board Relations & Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan DeWitt
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Marketing
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