Annapurna

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by Sharr White

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† March 22-April 10, 2016 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Manager & Master Electrician Technical Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Brian c. Mehring Jeremy Lee Reba Senske Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Jack Murphy Brandon T. Holmes* Elizabeth Freyman*

ANNAPURNA is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

ANNAPURNA was originally produced in New York City

by The New Group: Scott Elliot, Artistic Director ANNAPURNA received its world premiere on November 9, 2011 at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, Loretta Greco, Producing Artistic Director The play was commissioned by South Coast Repertory David Emmes, Producing Artistic Director; Martin Benson, Artistic Director; Paula Tomei, Managing Director and was part of SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival 2011

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This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. †

*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. ‡

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Production member belongs to United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a labor union representing designers and artists in the entertainment industry. It is a nationwide autonomous Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

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cast & crew CAST Ulysses............................................................................................. Dennis Parlato* Emma..................................................................................................Regina Pugh* running crew Assistant Stage Manager.......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager............................................................. Kendra Beitzel Assistant Director................................................................................. Ben Raanan Light Board Operator........................................................................... Stephen Kell Sound Board Operator.................................................................Brendan Getches Running Crew...................................................... Lauren Bowler, Katie Groneman, Joshua Harris, Daniela N. Nenova Wardrobe.................................................................. Lauren Bowler, Joshua Harris understudies Ulysses................................................................................................ Stephen Kell Emma.............................................................................................. Kendra Beitzel setting Paonia, Colorado; present day.

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“Just because you leave someone doesn’t mean you’re not…in…a relationship.

With them. Somehow. For the rest of your life.” These words, which Emma utters to Ulysses, remind me of the words from another beautiful play, I Never Sang for My Father by Robert Anderson. In that play, a son, who is reflecting on the loss of his Father, states that “Death ends a life…but it does not end a relationship, which struggles on in the survivor’s mind…towards some resolution, which it never finds.”

These references to human connection, which transcend time and space, are fascinating to me. I have come to believe that any true unity between two people never ceases. I believe we become part of each other and that we are forever joined as long as we live and beyond.

Sharr White paints a portrait of two souls seeking some closure and, dare I say, comfort. He does so, however, with the harsh light of mortality and a scorching desert sun, square in their faces. He sets them at the base of a mountain and names the play for one of the highest mountains in the world. Perhaps he is giving us a not too subtle metaphor for the ascent we make when trying to truly understand another person. Love is an entirely different thing. Love is much easier.

Sharr White’s The Other Place, which we presented last season, crept into my mind and stayed there. It is a reminder of how precious and unique our realities are.

Annapurna is a haunting tale of how our lives can and do change in a moment, how truly fragile our existence is, how we are catapulted to catastrophe without warning, and how we survive.

In the midst of the chaos of the set—which Ulysses calls his purgatory—we find, amongst the neglected trailer, two people whose spirits are as cluttered as their surroundings. Casting Regina Pugh (who gave me The Other Place to read, hence introducing me to Sharr White’s work) embodies the immediacy of the character of Emma in Annapurna, the way she embodied Julianna in The Other Place. She is fearless. Dennis Parlato, likewise, has never backed down from fighting to bring every character to life he has played in every production I have directed with him, since appearing in Traveler in the Dark (my professional directing debut decades ago).

If you are going to scale a mountain, you need able and strong climbers. Regina and Dennis have made this journey to the summit a memorable one. I hope it will be memorable to you and I thank you for joining us on this adventure into the crevasse of the soul.

-D. Lynn Meyers

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Opening October 2017!

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati's new facilities will include a greatly expanded lobby, larger box office, additional restrooms, a dedicated bar and concession area, and new seats, as well as provide more space for educational programming and venue rentals. Once completed, ETC's buildings will be consolidated into one complex, cementing ETC’s position as an artistic cornerstone for the region and infusing further energy into the revitalization and economic vibrancy of historic Over-the-Rhine.

$2 million is needed to reach the public fundraising goal that will help bolster operations during and after construction for the new facilities. Every dollar counts and ETC has a wide range of naming and sponsorship opportunities available, giving donors a starring role in the future success of the theatre. For more information, please contact Julie Carpenter, Development Manager, at jcarpenter@ensemblecincinnati.org or (513) 421-3555 x19.

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dennis parlato (Ulysses) returns to ETC, having last appeared in Other Desert Cities. His other ETC credits include Ghost-Writer, 25 The Musical, Becky’s New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, The Seafarer, Fiction, The Guys, Glimmer, Glimmer, and Shine, and A Question of Mercy. He has enjoyed a long acting career on and off Broadway, around the country (especially at ETC) and beyond where he has had the good fortune to play the likes of The Devil, Job, John the Baptist, Columbus, Michaelangelo, Carravaggio, Pope Paul IV, Czar Nicholas II, Charlie Chaplin, John Barrymore, Leonard Bernstein, Fellini, Cyrano, Prospero, The Masterbuilder, Scrooge, Big Daddy, Igor, Dr. Dysart, Captain von Trapp, Sky Masterson, Julian Marsh, El Gallo, Rooster Hannigan, and now Ulysses!

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regina pugh (Emma) most recently appeared at ETC in The Other Place and Next Fall. Her other favorite ETC shows include My Name is Asher Lev, After the Fall, Buckminster Fuller: In and Out Universe (directed by Michael Burnham), Everything in the Garden (directed by Edward Albee), Fragments (directed by Edward Albee), and The Water Engine.

She is also proud to have performed in Promises to Keep, ETC’s first show in its current location. She appeared at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in A Christmas Carol (1992-2011) and the world premiere of Invention for Fathers and Sons. Her other favorite projects include performing with CCM Drama students in Bury the Dead and roles in Harvey, The Carnegie; Equus, New Edgecliff Theatre; The History Boys, New Stage Collective; Sense and Sensibility and The Crucible, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and The Maids Performance Gallery. Ms. Pugh is a founding member of Performance Gallery, an alternative theatre collective that specializes in original work and has participated yearly in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Also a director, she just completed work with students at Xavier University on Miss Julie and at ETC, she has directed Melancholy Play, Earhart, Vigil, Why We Have a Body, and The Skriker.

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sharr white's (Playwright) plays have been developed or produced at theatres across the country, including MCC Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Marin Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab, Key West Theatre Festival, and more. He has been honored with a Dr. Henry and Lillian Nesburn Award as part of the Julie Harris Award in Playwriting (The Escape Velocity of Savages); a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Six Years); and the 2009 Skye Cooper New American Play Prize (Sunlight). The Other Place received the 2010 Playwrights First Award, the 2011 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation's Theatre Visions Fund Award, and was an Outer Critics Circle award nominee for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play.

D. lynn meyers (Director) is in her eighteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Luna Gale, Hands On A Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off- Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She's a graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.

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the production team brandon T. holmes (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fourth season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. For four summers, he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita where he worked on over twenty productions. He also served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he moved to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, and Wichita Center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to Lynn, Matt, Shannon, and Brian for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDJATA for sending their love and support from KC & Seattle. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. elizabeth freyman (Assistant Stage Manager) is a graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014), she is now a proud member of Actors' Equity.

Previous Ensemble Credits: Freud’s Last Session, Black Pearl Sings!, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, and Sleeping Beauty. Other selected credits include: Le nozze di Figaro (PSM), The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore (ASM), Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute (PSM), Piedmont Opera; Street Scene (ASM), Opera North; and Der fliegende Holländer (ASM), Piedmont Opera. Love to her amazing family and the best friends.

BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master's degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC's stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC's essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company.

"Happy 30th ETC and thank you Ruth and John Sawyer, the Mahlers, D. Lynn Meyers and countless others for making that possible."

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the production team cont. reba senske (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.

jeremy lee (Sound Designer) designed ETC's regional premiere of Hands on a Hardbody. His previous Cincinnati designs include the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and last season's Les Misérables at CCM. His design work includes the international productions of Nilo Cruz’s Pais de Bicicleta (Bogota) and David Edgar's Continental Divide (London's Barbicon Theatre, Birmingham Rep). He was the Associate Designer for the Bridge Project's 2010 World Tour of The Tempest and As You Like It, and the assistant designer for Tarzan in Holland and 42nd Street in Moscow. Off-Broadway, Mr. Lee has designed Tamar of the River and Working for Prospect Theatre Company, The Ohmies, Adam Bock’s The Thugs, Alex Timbers’ Dance Dance Revolution, Song for New York (Mabou Mines), as well as designs for NYTW, 13P, LAByrinth, Clubbed Thumb and many others. Favorite regional theatre designs include Somewhere (Premiere, Old Globe and TheatreWorks Palo Alto); West Side Story (5th Avenue Theatre), and many shows at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Lee is a professor of Sound Design at CCM.

jack murphy (Technical Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati.

Since he has been back, he has worked at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic as well as ETC.

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the premiere society The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated March 3, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since December 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

our supporters ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated March 3, 2016 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since December 1, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

regional circle ($2,500-$4,999): world circle ($10,000+): Americana Arts Foundation Anonymous (4) Nicholas Apanius ArtsWave Mrs. Charlene Breidster William P. Anderson Foundation fbt Tech Rosemary Bloom Gifting Fund* Linda Greenberg Fund* The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund* The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. William & Mary Jane James William A. Friedlander Fund* Molly McDonough & Kenneth T. Mahler Dennis & Rita Geiger Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia Jane & Chip Gerhardt Norah & joe Mock John and Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund Digi & Mike Schueler H.C.S. Foundation The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation Betsy & Paul Sittenfeld Mary Stagaman Donald C. & Laura M. Harrison Fund* Paul & Jill Staubitz LPK Paula Steiner Luther Foundation Summerfair Foundation, Inc. Macy's Judith B. Titchener Edward & Anita Marks Ed Trach George & Margaret McLane Foundation Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation Jeff Wyler Mike & Liz Zimmer Lynne Miller & Stephen King Ohio Arts Council cincinnati circle ($1,000-$2,499): Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent Anonymous (3) P&G Fund* Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc. PNC Foundation Anatole Alper Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez Renee Alper Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Gale & Dave Beckett Moe & Jack Rouse Wilma & Herb Beigel Robert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation Len Berenfield The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Malcolm A. & Glenda Bernstein Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A Michael Berry & Melanie Garner and James S. Wachs, Co-Trustees Robert L. Bogenschutz The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation Karen & Christopher Bowman J Allan & Dorothy Campbell Family Fund* Ken & Joan Campbell national circle ($5,000-$9,999): Brenda Carter Anonymous Burton & Susan Closson Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund* Cincinnati, OH Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Denise & Martin Chambers Community Arts Inititves Crosset Family Fund* Mark Dauner Harry & Linda Fath Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff The Raymond C. & Anna T. Johnson Foundation Thomas R. Dietz Kroger John DuBois The LaBoiteaux Family Foundation Grace A. Epstein Messer Construction Co. Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick James A. Miller Shelly Gerson David and Judith Morgan Fund* Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough Valerie Newell & Tim Smith Helen & John Habbert Elizabeth & Blake Selnick Irving Harris Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation Mrs. C. H. Harrison III Thompson Hine LLP Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl Irwin & Barbara Weinberg Bob & Judy Heaton The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Debbie Hill Emily M. Hodges Fund

30 FOR 30 CLUB: Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan Mark Bowen Chet Cavaliere James Cissell Jacqueline Conner Mark Dauner Bob Gaston, DVM Ann E. Hicks Ervin W. Houston Betty Huck J.B. Lutz Family Dr. Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton-Keith Bill & Karen McKim Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels James & Mary Nordlund Barbara & Michael Porte Al Roane J.R. Rulon Tom & Mary Schmitz Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles Jennifer Stucker & John Eck Buzz Ward Barry & Karen Webb Pann & Terry Webb

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Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Daniel Hurley Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund* Kroger Community Rewards Program Chris Lewis & Alicia Bond-Lewis Ron Longstreth & Allen Black Motch Family Foundation Inc, In memory of Dr. Charles Carothers Dr. Patricia O'Connor Marilyn Z. Ott Kit & Jack Overbeck Joseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund* Presidential Plaza Associates, LTD Hera Reines Becky & Ted Richards Rich & Jess Roedersheimer Josh & Kathy Sands Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Jay & Meta Sien The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation Glenda Suttman Ms. Carol Talbot Howard & Marty Tomb UPS Larry Weber Lois Widlansky Ronna & James Willis Charitable Fund The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*

Dick & Debbie Westheimer Beverly & Robert Winkelman 30 ROCKS! Sponsors: Richard L. Postler & Manuel Hernandez The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation PNC Richard Rosenthal and Kitty Strauss Rosenthal Jack Rouse Associates 30 ROCKS! in-kind contributors: Joe Rigotti/Accent on Cincinnati Wiedemann's 3 Sweet Girls Cakery A Catered Affair Coffee Emporium Cuisine East West Catering The Delish Dish Catering & Made By Mavis Artisan Jam Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef and Seafood Edibles-n-Such, Inc. Funky's Catering Golden Rule Catering Gomez Salsa Hilvers Catering Macaron Bar McHale's Events & Catering Mecklenburg Gardens Pit to Plate BBQ Raffel's Catering Inc. Revolution Rotisserie & Bar Tano Bistro & Catering Vonderhaar's Catering Actors Column ($500-$999): Anonymous (5) Lois Annich & Richard Israel David & Elaine Billmire Walter Blair Bob & Elaine Blatt Clay & Emily Bond Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard Gary & Jackie Bryson William & Catherine Cody Roger Cranos Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Judith de Luce Kelly M. Dehan Kathryn J. DeLong Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam Richard & Carol Fencl Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund* Carol S. Friel GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program

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Michael Haney & Amy Warner Debra Hartsell & Michael James Ann E. Hicks Florette Hoffheimer Keith & Patti James Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Arleene Keller Knickers of Hyde Park Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Mr. Ihor and Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Dr. Ralph Meyer John & Deborah Moffatt William & Sara Morgan Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Pepper Family Fund* Alice & Burton Perlman Barbara & Michael Porte Sara H. Pritchard Bob & Connie Reed Stephen & Helen Rindsberg B.W. Robb George & Caroll Roden John J. Schiff, Jr. Jane Bogart Sellers Ruth Sawyer Linda & Andy Smith John & Martha Spiess Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall The Sweeny Family Charitable Fund, In honor of Jack & Kit Overbeck Jennifer Verkamp Maureen & Larry Vignola Ann & Victor Warner Barry & Karen Webb Joseph Wessling Barbara Wiedemann Jo Ann Wieghaus Jay & Kate Wilford Beverly & Robert Winkelman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Witson Anne J. Wrider stage managers Column ($250-$499): Anonymous (3) Larry & Debby Adams Anne Aiken Amy Alig Howard & Frankie Alper Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Marshall & Alyce Bailey-Thomas Bob Amott & Janice Flanagan Henrietta Barlag Norman Bates Mike & Juliette Bezold Neil E. Billman Eileen & William Bishop dabby Blatt Mark Bowen Mr. David A. Brashear Charlin & Peter Briggs * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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Rhoda & John Brooks Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. James Cissell Philip & Marjorie Compton Jacqueline Conner Jane & Igor Dumbadze Charles K. Eckert Terrell & Susan Finney Mary Fiorini Bob Gaston, DVM Gulf Coast Combined Federal Campaign Betsy & Tom Hampton Bill Harnish Sue Harris & Meredith Green Joe & Susan Harten Julia Hawgood & Harry Kangis Diane & Ervin Houston Betty Huck Caroline Idinopulos-Vigran Gifting Fund John Isidor & Sandy Kaltman mj Dynamics Tim & Grace Kerr Charles D. King Vivian Kline Renee & Bradley Lemberg David Logan & Dale Hodges Al & Mary Lopez J.B. Lutz Family Jane MacKnight & Dennis Johnson Mark D. Manley & Annette J. Wick William M. & Karen P. McKim Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Mary Ann Meanwell Jan & Marilyn Methlie Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer Allen R. Middleton & Gary A. Daniels William & Sibyl Miller Hatsuki Miyata Nora & Michael Moushey Anne Mulder & Rebecca Gibbs Terry & Jill Parsons David M. Piatt Fund* Al Roane Barb & Rich Ruddy J.R. Rulon Mark Schlafman Tom & Mary Sue Schmitz Janet Schultz & Russell Lascelles Russell Schnurr Abby & David Schwartz Patrick & Ida Sepate Arnie & Ina Shayne Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund Mrs. Barbara B. Simon Simon Sotelo Barbara & Ethan Stanley Howard & Nancy Starnbach Ed & Anne Stern Elizabeth A. Stone Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Jennifer Stucker & John Eck

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Tom & Kate Tepe Carol Thaman J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund Marcia Togneri Joseph & Kathleen Tomain Fund* Rosalie P. van Nuis Priscilla S. Walford Buzz Ward Steve F. Warkany Fund* Wendy & Norm Wasserman Pann & Terry Webb Debbie & Richard Westheimer Jane C. Whalen Joseph D. Williams crew Column ($125-$249): Anonymous (13) Karen & Fred Abel Christine O. Adams Lucy Allen American Express Employee Giving Program Albert & Lillian Andrews AT&T Matching Gift Program Daniel & Frances Bailey Mary Ann Bender Jane Bennett William Blake Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch Jack & Sue Buescher Warren & Gail Cato Kevin & Linda Chaney Anne E. Charles, in memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker Sally Chatfield Dunn Angela Chong & Harold Schuck Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Carol C. & Leland M. Cole Barbara & Gary Cummins Sonia Daoud Steve & Daina Dennis Jan Denton Mary & Clyde Dial Jennifer Drydyk Peggy Eberhard Charles & Harriet Edwards Jerome & Jean Eichert Barbara Feldmann Mr. Frederick A. Fink Amy Fitzgibbons Chuck & Judy Foster Sandra Gans Joanne Glaser Gumbleton Family Jeffrey Harris Dave & Susan Hill David & Karen Hoguet Linda Holthaus Cindy & Bill Hopping Marilyn Hurrell Nancy Jones & Richard Sippel

Janice Kagermeier Crystal Kendrick Dick & Mona Kerstine Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta Mary Alice Koch Pinky & Sam Kocoshis Marvin & Gerry Kraus John and Pat Leikhim Susan Lennert Carol Leslie Barbara Lind Phil & Joan Maechling Sherry & Steve McCamley Laura S. Menge Drs. Steven & Jacqueline Miller Family Foundation Anu & Shekhar Mitra Sally Moore Mary Sue Morrow Regine Moulton Jack & Ruta Mueller Roy & Cheryl Newman Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Ms. Nancy Ohnmeis Fred & Leila Oliver Melissa & John Panzeca Victoria Parlin Irene & Daniel Randolph Family Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund* Margaret M. Reid Steven & Carol Reubel Rhinegeist Royal C. Riedinger Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing Madeleine Rose Sondra & Fred Ross Richard Russell Catharine Saelinger Alfred & Stephanie Sassler Carol Schaber Jeanie Schmidt Jim Schmidt Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie Andy & Deborah Emont Scott Tom & Ellen Seward Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Paul & Marcia Shortt Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Myfanwy & Robert Smith Tim Smith & Penny Poirier Richard & Jackie Snyder Keven Speece Dennis & Helen Sullivan Lynn & Dan Ticotsky Jeffrey T. Uetrecht Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Vendini Dr. & Mrs. George Waissbluth Mike Wedig Wuedeman Family Fund*

* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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DISCOVER

MUSIC

our staff Executive board

Stephen M. King, Chair Chip Gerhardt, President Kathy DeLaura, Vice President Mike Zimmer, Treasurer Nick Apanius, Secretary Administrative staff D. Lynn Meyers The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director

Nilesh Patel Richard L. Postler Rich Roedersheimer Paul Sittenfeld Simón Sotelo Jane Sellers Mary Stagaman

directors emeritus Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks

founders' circle Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers

Richard J. Diehl Managing Director

production staff Brian c. Mehring Resident Set & Lighting Designer

Julie Carpenter Development Manager

Matthew Hollstegge Production Manager & Master Electrician

Ashley Johnson Grants & Annual Fund Manager

Shannon Rae Lutz Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Apprentice Programming

Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications Amy Janowiecki Marketing Associate Jared D. Doren Patron Services Manager & Development Associate Ben Raanan Director of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director John Diehl Operations Associate Box office associates Warren Bryson John Diehl Becca Howell Patrick E. Phillips Sharisse Saunders Becca Schall House managers Becca Howell Sharisse Saunders

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board of Trustees Alicia Bond-Lewis Otto M. Budig Brenda A. Carter Dennis Geiger Dan Hurley Marcene Kinney Mitchell Meyers

Jack Murphy Technical Director Melissa Bennett Associate Technical Director Bryce Edmonston Technical Apprentice Brandon T. Holmes Production Stage Manager Elizabeth Freyman Assistant Stage Manager Starr Fish Costume Assistant head of security Nick Ligon Financial Advisor Chet Cavaliere Professional acting apprentices Kendra Beitzel Joshua Harris Lauren Bowler Stephen Kell Brendan Getches Daniela N. Nenova Katie Groneman

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patron services Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555 ETC Box Office Hours & Accepted payment Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards.

Ticket reservations & Sale policy Reservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets.

Tax credits If for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution.

No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits.

Parking Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage.

Children Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre.

Latecomers & admittance Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time.

Dining Kitchen

Living

Restrooms Restrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion.

Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2

accessibility Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, signinterpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.

With suites big enough to rehearse acts one and two ... at the same time, your stay is sure to be well reviewed.

Cameras, Cell phones & stage Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time.

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Groups & Discounts Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).

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