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I NEED THAT Written and directed by THERESA REBECK†

February 8 – March 2, 2025 Scenic & Lighting Designer BRIAN c . MEHRING

Sound Designer FITZ PATTON‡

Costume Designer HANNAH DRINGENBURG

Properties Curator/Design Assistant SHANNON RAE LUTZ

Technical Director JACOB DOWELL

Production Stage Manager LEXI MULLER*

Assistant Stage Manager ABBY SAUER*

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*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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SEASON SUPPORT City of Cincinnati Susan Friedlander Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation Mitchell S. and Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation The Shubert Foundation IN-KIND SUPPORT Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Interpreter Training Program Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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2024–2025 sponsors

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EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, & INCLUSION SPONSORS

EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, & INCLUSION SUPPORT Anonymous (3) Arts Midwest William P. Anderson Foundation Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Family Foundation Hamilton County Mr. & Mrs. David E. Moccia The Daniel & Susan Pfau Foundation Charles Scott Riley III Foundation The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation The Thaman Family Fund Jennifer Verkamp

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CAST & CREW CAST Foster..............................................................................................................................KENNETH EARLY* Amelia....................................................................................................................MAGGIE LOU RADER* Sam......................................................................................................................................... DAVID WOHL*

RUNNING CREW 2nd Assistant Stage Manager........................................................................... MADDI O'CONNELL Light Board Operator......................................................................................... LEONARDO CLARK Sound Board Operator...................................................................................... AMIRA F. JACKSON Run Crew & Sam u/s....................................................................................................... CHAR ADAMS Run Crew.............................................................................................................................ABIGAIL DIRR Wardrobe Crew & Amelia u/s..........................................................................ELLIET MALATESTA

PRODUCTION TEAM Assistant Stage Manager................................................................................................ABBY SAUER* Associate Technical Director..................................................................................... JACK MURPHY Associate Production Manager & Master Electrician................................... CHRIS LIPSTREU Scenic Charge Artist & Production Associate........................................... MELISSA BENNETT Costume Shop Manager.........................................................................HANNAH DRINGENBURG Wardrobe Supervisor......................................................................................................EMILY MISALI Sound Technician.......................................................................................................... NICK KOEHLKE Intimacy Director & Movement Coordinator...................................................................... E CARR Lead Carpenter & Run Crew.......................................................................................... SAM DEVLIN Shop Carpenter........................................................................................... JEREMIAH PLESSINGER Carpenter & Load-In Tech...................................................................................... NATHAN NEORR

SETTING Sam's house in New Jersey. Present Day.

This production will be performed in one act with NO intermission. Approximate running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes.

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*Member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

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A Guide to a Messy Life

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The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

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Essays on Excess

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ABOUT US OUR MISSION Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich, and inspire our audiences. OUR HISTORY From its founding in 1986, ETC has focused on providing an artistic home for local theatre professionals, including serving as a training ground for young artists. Each season, ETC produces a lineup devoted to the newest in contemporary theatre that attracts a diverse audience of 30,000 to more than 220 performances. Our work also includes education and engagement programs centered on introducing the performing arts to students from under-resourced schools and children with disabilities. Combined, our productions and educational programs strive to fulfill ETC’s vision of creating an urban arts district that is accessible to all.

(513) 421–3555 1127 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 www.ensemblecincinnati.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Jeffrey Schloemer, Chair Linda Holthaus, President Kathy Burklow, Vice President Alex Schutte, Vice President Mark Haggard, Treasurer Holly Brians Ragusa, Secretary DIRECTORS Athena Avgousti-Bauer Erica Bock Otto M. Budig, Jr. Kwesi Calliste Zina Camblin Tom Carothers Kathy DeLaura Charles H. Gerhardt, III Tim Giglio Beverly A. Grant Kali Hacias Boecher Stephen M. King Andrew Maloney Anthony McNamara D. Lynn Meyers, ex officio Shekhar Mitra Erica Osborn Maura Schilling Meghan Simonson Mary Stagaman Ashlee Young DIRECTORS EMERITI Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks FOUNDERS' CIRCLE Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers Mitchell S. Meyers

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. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre. INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING?

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About us

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ABOUT ETC

OUR STAFF LEADERSHIP

D. Lynn Meyers, The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer Michael R. Zimmer, CPA, CGMA, Chief Financial & Operations Officer

ARTISTIC

Brian c. Mehring, Resident Scenic & Lighting Designer Shannon Rae Lutz, Properties Curator, Design Assistant, & Director of Apprentice Programming Melissa Bennett, Scenic Charge Artist & Production Associate Torie Wiggins, Artistic Associate

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Jocelyn Meyer, Director of Marketing & Communications Amy J. Barbian, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications Becca Schall, Creative Media Producer

OPERATIONS

Jared D. Doren, Programming & Events Manager Nick Ligon, Head of Security Anna Sheridan, Administrative Coordinator

PATRON SERVICES

Amy Weinstock, Box Office Manager Patrick Bayne, Lead House Manager

Professional Apprentices: Char Adams • Leonardo Clark Abigial Dirr • Amira F. Jackson Elliet Malatesta • Maddi O'Connell

Box Office Associates/House Managers: Gabby Casto • Gwyn Lee • KG Rucker • Becca Schall Jacob Schall • Scott Thatcher • Malyssa Quinn

DEVELOPMENT

Jacob Dowell, Technical Director Jack Murphy, Associate Technical Director Chris Lipstreu, Associate Production Manager & Master Electrician Hannah Dringenburg, Costume Shop Manager Emily Misali, Wardrobe Supervisor Sam Devlin, Lead Carpenter & Run Crew Jeremiah Plessinger, Shop Carpenter Nathan Neorr, Carpenter & Load-In Tech

Amanda M. McDonald, Director of Philanthropy

EDUCATION

Emily Bush, Director of Education Emmy Rice, Accessibility & Education Programs Coordinator Deondra Kamau Means, Education Associate

PRODUCTION

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Lexi Muller, Production Stage Manager

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati acknowledges that we gather on the unceded and stolen territories of the Hopewell, Adena, Myaamia (Miami), Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee), and Wazhazhe Ma'zha' (Osage) peoples. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it since time immemorial.

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COMING SOON Everyone has a story— the question is how it ends

APR 5 – 27

Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow.

TANGO LAB

MAR 27 8 PM Music Hall Daniel Wiley conductor Fernanda Ghi dancer Leandro Ragusa bandoneon

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PLAY IN PROGRESS David Wohl

Kenneth Early & Theresa Rebeck

Maggie Lou Rader

The cast of I Need That.

The cast of Fiona: The Musical.

Play in Progress

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Our Impact • 39 years of productions that enlighten, engergize, & inspire • 276 regional and world premieres produced • 4,128 actors employed • 40% of our apprentices remain in the Greater Cincinnati region • 97% subscription renewal rate • Nearly 2,000 student attendees of Fairy Godmother performances annually • 11,000 students served each year by our education and engagement initiatives

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CAST KENNETH EARLY (Foster) is honored to return to Ensemble Theatre for this production, where his previous credits include Who All Over There?, Pipeline, Red Velvet, Around the World in 80 Days, The Whipping Man, and Grey Gardens, among others. He has been seen regionally at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio. He is a member of SAGAFTRA, and his film credits include White Noise, Miles Ahead, UFO, Chain of Command, Dark Waters, and Dusk.

MAGGIE LOU RADER (Amelia) (she/her) is thrilled to be back at Ensemble Theatre where she last played Lizzie in Maytag Virgin. She attended William Jewell College, Oxford University, and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She has performed regionally with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Human Race Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Kitchen Theatre, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Some of her favorite memories on stage have been playing The Pilot in Grounded, Maggie “the cat” in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, June in Alabaster, and Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists. She’s also a national award-winning playwright and resident artist at Playhouse in the Park. Love to her folks, Justin, and the fur babies. Follow her at maggielourader.com

DAVID WOHL (Sam) has been an actor for more than fifty years, working on and off Broadway, in regional theaters, in movies, and on television. David and Lynn Meyers (both barely out of diapers) met at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1979. He met Theresa Rebeck in Los Angeles in the early '90s when they worked at Paramount together on the TV show Brooklyn Bridge. Recently, Theresa directed Rob Ackerman's play, Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson, at the Working Theater in New York where David played the filmmaker Erol Morris. Much love and thanks to Lynn, Theresa, Lexi, Ken, Maggie Lou, Brian, Shannon, Hannah, and everyone at Ensemble Theatre. OLD POND. FROG JUMPS IN. SPLASH.

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CREATIVE TEAM THERESA REBECK (Playwright/Director) is an award-winning and widely produced playwright, whose work has been staged across the globe. Her most recent Broadway play I Need That (starring Danny DeVito) premiered in fall 2023 at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre, where it broke the theater’s record for the highest-grossing week of any show, play, or musical. Additional Broadway credits also include Bernhardt/Hamlet; Dead Accounts; Seminar; and Mauritius. Other notable plays include the New York Times Critic's Pick Dig (which she also directed) at Primary Stages/59E59 Theaters; Mad House, which played a critically acclaimed world premiere on London’s West End starring David Harbour and Bill Pullman; Seared (MCC); Downstairs (Primary Stages); The Scene, The Water’s Edge, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, and Spike Heels, (Second Stage); Bad Dates, The Butterfly Collection, and Our House (Playwrights Horizons); The Understudy (Roundabout); View of the Dome (NYTW); What We’re Up Against (Women’s Project); and Omnium Gatherum (Pulitzer Prize finalist). As a director, her work has been seen at The Alley Theatre (Houston), the REP Company (Delaware), Dorset Theatre Festival, the Orchard Project, and the Folger Theatre. Major film and television projects include Trouble (writer and director) with Anjelica Huston, Bill Pullman, and David Morse; NYPD Blue; the NBC series Smash (creator); the female spy thriller 355 (for Jessica Chastain’s production company); and her most recent film Glimpse, now available for streaming. As a novelist, Rebeck’s books include Three Girls and Their Brother and I'm Glad About You. Rebeck is the recipient of the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award, and a Lilly Award.

D. LYNN MEYERS (Producing Artistic Director) (she/her) has been with Ensemble Theatre for over twenty-five years, having directed more than a hundred world and regional premieres, including Hands on a Hardbody, Fun Home, Morning Sun, The Wolves, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I Am My Own Wife, Next to Normal, Tiny Beautiful Things, and the world premiere of The Dancing Princesses. She began her career as the associate artistic director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, has directed off-Broadway at the York Theatre, and has directed extensively throughout the US and Canada. As a member of the Casting Society of America, Lynn's recent feature credits include The Bikeriders, Shirley, and Dark Waters, in addition to serving as the location casting director for The Shawshank Redemption. Lynn recently directed the world premiere of Fierce for the Cincinnati Opera. She was named a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, and received the 2018 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize for regional arts impact and leadership.

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PRODUCTION TEAM BRIAN c. MEHRING (Scenic & Lighting Designer) (he/him) is incredibly thankful to have served as the resident scenic and lighting designer at Ensemble Theatre for over two decades. Some of his favorite productions include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Your Negro Tour Guide, Next to Normal, An Iliad, Sweat, and Fun Home. His regional favorites for set design include The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Cincinnati 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. Brian would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers for her endless support and dedication to ETC.

HANNAH DRINGENBURG (Costume Designer) is the costume shop manager at Ensemble Theatre who occasionally moonlights as a costume designer. Hannah received her BFA in costume design & technology at Northern Kentucky University and her MFA in costume technology from Ohio University. Her work has been seen on stages around Cincinnati as well as at Nashville Repertory Theatre, Monomoy Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, and many others. She is beyond grateful to be part of the ETC family.

FITZ PATTON (Sound Designer) is the winner of the 2019 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Choir Boy and received a 2021 Tony Nomination for The Rose Tattoo. His Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo, Choir Boy, Three Tall Women, Meteor Shower, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans, Blackbird, Our Mother’s Brief Affair, It’s Only a Play, An Act of God, Airline Highway, The Other Place, I’ll Eat You Last, Outside Mullingar, Casa Valentina, The House of Blue Leaves, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Broadway Bound. Fitz has designed 56 off-Broadway shows and received additional Drama Desk awards for When the Rain Stops Falling and The Humans. He is a founding editor of Chance Magazine.

SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Curator/Design Assistant) (she/her) earned her master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music in 1996 and became the properties curator at Ensemble Theatre. 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 co-manage ETC’s Professional Apprentice Company with Torie Wiggins. Shannon would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit.

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PRODUCTION TEAM JACOB DOWELL (Technical Director) (he/him) is thrilled to be in his third season at Ensemble. He received a BA in theatre from Morehead State University. Some previous technical direction credits include The Match Game, Fiona: The Musical, Hands on a Hardbody, Kinky Boots, The Who’s Tommy, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Jacob would like to thank his family, friends, and cats (Ronnie and Stan) for their continued support.

LEXI MULLER (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) is delighted to be back at Ensemble Theatre, where some of her credits include Fun Home, The Wolves, Skeleton Crew, and Fly By Night. Other regional credits include Sex with Strangers, The House, and 26 Pebbles with The Human Race Theatre Company. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Wright State University, where she received her BFA in stage management. Lexi would like to thank her friends, family, and her extraordinary mother for supporting her every step of the way.

ABBY SAUER (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her) is thrilled to return as ASM for Ensemble Theatre! Recently, she was the production stage manager for tick, tick… BOOM! at The Carnegie, where she is also on staff as the events manager. Other stage management credits include The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Summer Repertory Theatre Festival (Santa Rosa, CA), The Cincinnati Ballet, and Aspen Music Festival and School. Abby holds a master’s degree in arts administration from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts and a BFA in stage management from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous support!

For more content about this production, including behindthe-scenes photos, videos, interviews, and more, visit www.ensemblecincinnati.org

Production Team

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THE PREMIERE SOCIETY The Premiere Society recognizes the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generosity makes it possible for ETC to present world-class new works and awardwinning education, engagement, and inclusion programming for our community. The following list includes donors whose gifts were received between January 13, 2024 and January 13, 2025.

PLAYWRIGHTS ($20,000+) Anonymous ArtsWave Gale & Dave Beckett Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation The Donald C. and Laura M. Harrison Family Foundation* Harry & Linda Fath Friedlander Family Fund Hamilton County, Ohio William & Mary Jane James The Markley Family Anu & Shekhar Mitra Diane & Dave Moccia David & Judith Morgan Fund* P&G Fund* PNC Foundation Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez Robert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation Digi & Mike Schueler The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Dale & Joyce Uetrecht Family Fund van der Horst Family Fund* Western & Southern Financial Fund

PRODUCERS ($10,000-$19,999) Annette & Tom Carothers Geiger Family Foundation Linda Holthaus & Richard Zinicola Damon & Holly Ragusa Barbara & Dave Reaman Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation Dudley S. Taft Foundation

DIRECTORS ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (2) Nicholas Apanius Athena Avgousti-Bauer Marcia Banker & Jeff Schloemer John Barrett Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Denise & Martin Chambers, The Don and Alice Ulmer Legacy Giving Fund Corky & Rick Family Foundation Earthward Bound Foundation L. Timothy Giglio Beverly A. Grant Fund* Jane Ruwet Hopson & Larry Pytlinski Betty Huck Robert Keith & Kathleen Thornton Keith Warren Leight Kenneth T. & Molly M. Mahler Messer Construction Palmer/Graber Family Fund Paylocity Moe & Jack Rouse Rumpke Meghan & Dan Simonson Norma Skoog Carol Talbot Fund* Jo Ann Wieghaus

DESIGNERS ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous William P. Anderson Foundation Kathy Burklow & John Berlier Ehrsam Family Fund* Jane & Chip Gerhardt Chris & Chris Heiert Johnson Investment Counsel Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn Fund* Arleene Keller Stephen King & Lynne Miller Jackie Mack & Ted Silberstein Louise and Grauman Marks Memorial Fund* Charles Scott Riley III Foundation Adam & Heather Ross Family Fund* Elizabeth Sawyer Selnick Fund* Arnie Shayne & Ina P. Schwartz Mary Stagaman & Ron Kull Towne Properties Linda Vaccariello Charlotte Williams Trust

STAGE MANAGERS ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Gordon Allen & Linda Baas Americana Arts Foundation Judith & Louis Belli Kali Boecher Bryson Family Charitable Fund Jeff & Gay Bullock Stephen Carothers Barbara Carr & Bren Blaine Michael Gerard Carr Candace Carson Fran Christensen Elizabeth Clark Philip Clayton Burton & Susan Closson Philip K. & Anne Lilly Cone Fund* Margaret & Joseph Conway Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Mark Dauner Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff Rick & Allison Edwards John Ellmore Fencl Family Fund* Robert Fitzpatrick Alana & Shelly Gerson Gilman Family Fund* Dr. & Mrs. Richard Glaser Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Linda Greenberg Fund* Kurt & Joanne Grossman Judith Hauser Emily M. Hodges & Charles H. Spencer Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Patti & Keith James Amy Katz & Robert Cohen Bea V. Larsen Andi Levenson Young & Scott Young Minda Matthews-Smith Sophia McAllister Carol Miller Meibers Allen R. Middleton Jill & Bruce Mitchell Molly North Erica M.L. Osborn Christopher Philpotts Red Shell Mgmt Hera G. Reines Steven & Carol Reubel

Please bring any errors or omissions to our attention by contacting us at development@ensemblecincinnati.org or (513) 421-3555 x4.

* A Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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STAGE MANAGERS CONT. Mr. & Mrs. Gates T. Richards Stephen & Helen Rindsberg Dick & Chris Russell Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Robert & Eleanor Shott Philanthropic Fund The Sittenfeld Family Ken & Kathy Skau Susan & David Lee Smith Signet Love Inspires Foundation Paula Steiner Dr. Joseph & Mrs. Nancy Stratman Richard & Kathleen Strenk Gordon & Mary-Anne Thompson Bob & Sue Trusty Jeffrey VanSluys Mary Ann & Edwin T. Weiss, Jr. Susan Wilke Carol and Rich Wilson

CAST ($500-$999) Anonymous (5) Laura Atkinson Joe and Trish Baker Malcolm & Glenda Bernstein Fund* The Elaine & Robert Blatt Fund Erica Bock David A. Brashear Charlotte Brooks Kwesi Calliste Wes Chaney David Crotty & Joan von Handorf Kelly M. Dehan Harry Dornheggen & Ora Forusz LP Tracy Finn Joanne Fiorini Bob & Mary Fitzpatrick Patti Myers & Alan Flaherty Rachel & Bernard Foster Larry Freeman Toni & Steve Friebele Sandi Gans Drusilla Garms The Gumbleton Family Christine Gutjahr Sue Harris & Meredith Green Joseph Huber Daniel Hurley Amy Katzman Renee & Bradley Lemberg Barbara G. Lewis & Robert Griffin Limestone Fund* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maurath Ann McCracken & Thomas Lottman Donn Goebel & Cathy McLeod Anthony & Emily McNamara Bill & Ruth Morley Lee Nancarrow Roy & Cheryl Newman Ms. Kathleen O'Connell & Dr. H. Kenneth Peterson Whitney Owens & David Eslinger Family Fund Alice Perlman Carolyn Quinn Judy Ragsdale Robert Roesbery Marianne R. Rowe Maura Schilling Schimberg Family Foundation Fund* Melody Siska & Jana Bazzoli Gary Skibinski Jim & Tammy Stephens Family Charitable Fund Lynn & J.H. Sundermann Tom & Torey Torre Valerie Trentman Jennifer Verkamp Maureen & Larry Vignola Karen & Barry Webb Pann & Terry Webb Grace Wenstrup Ronna & James Willis Kathryn Wright Wuerdeman Family Fund* Ashlee Young Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund*

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RUNNING CREW ($250-$499) Anonymous (6) David Alex Martha Blumenfeld Neil Bortz Mark Bowen Steven Bracher Peg & John Bruggeman John Bruggerman Lynn & David Callif Doreen Canton Jo-Ann Casuto Anne E. Charles Margaret Clarke David Clary Carol C. Cole Mary & George Croog Barbara Cummins Judith de Luce Margaret DeMichelis Susan Deye Michael Dimaggio Dennis & Catherine Dunwoodie Keith Faber The Farmer Family Barbara Feldmann Vanessa Freytag Lynne Friedlander Marty Gerhardt Ronald Gold William Groneman & Maureen Flanagan Charitable Fund Mary Pat & Jeff Harris Conrad & Joy Haupt Bob & Judy Heaton David Logan & Dale Hodges Edith Holder Cindy & Bill Hopping Lyle & Jennifer Horvath James & Robin Huizenga Farrah Jackson Sara Kaufman David Kempton Kimberly Kennedy Taylor King Sandra Kohn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kovarsky Kroger Community Rewards Program Ginny & Rick Kuertz Kathleen Lester Charles & Jennifer Margolis David L. Martin The McCready-Shore Family Jan & Marilyn Methlie Dr. Ralph R. Meyer Ann & Marc Mezibov Drs. Jacqueline & Steven Miller Family William & Sibyl Miller Norah & Joe Mock Susan Mueller Neda & Bruce Nutley Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Brett Offenberger & Douglas Duckett Nancy L. Phelan Patrick & Julia Phillips David M. Piatt Fund* Barbara & Michael Porte Royal C. Riedinger Al Roane Gerald Rolfes Sonya Rulli J.R. Rulon Holly Riffe & Sue Roth Susan & Clint Schertzer Phyllis Schiff Beth Schwartz & Gene Smiley Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Tim Smith & Penny Poirier William Spurling Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Lori Stupp-Bobula Linda Tache Jeff Wysel & Caren Theuring Barbara Timmins Marty C. Tomb Anita Trotta Rosalie P. van Nuis Nelson Vincent Priscilla S. Walford Buzz Ward Ann & Victor Warner

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS! To join our family of contributors with a donation of any size, please contact us at (513) 421-3555 x4

The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund Dr. David & Cynthia Zink Rich Zureick

APPRENTICES ($125-$249) Anonymous (7) Holli Alexander Herb Allen Raye Needham Allen Clem Allmond Anne Arenstein & Rick Sarason Judy Barron Judith C. Bausher Tom & Alyson Beridon Susan Bierer William & Eileen Bishop Family Fund Robert & Susan Brant Ken & Jill Burkman Iris Bush Michele & Kevin Cain Rebecca Campbell Virginia Cheeseman The Cincinnati Woman's Club Sondra Davis Charles & Lois Deitschel Julie & Dr. Abhijit Desai Nancy Dezarn Paul & Bev Diamond Rick & Tracy Diehl Emilie & David Dressler Fund* Igor & Jane Dumbadze Linda Erpelding Dorothea Ten Eyck George Fee Michael Berry & Melanie Garner Diane Geiser Jo Anne M. Gibbons & John R. Getz Melinda Gilbert Lisa & Tom Gillis Sharon Hamilton Clara Harkavy Paula Harper Ann Hicks Daniel Hoffheimer Patricia Hord Marilyn Hurrell Barbara A. Jennings Catherine Kelty Judith Kenniston Sharon Kerns Charles D. King Steve & Laurie Kiracofe Pinky & Sam Kocoshis Thomas Kreinest Arthur Kunath Mary LaBolt Sherry & Steve McCamley Patricia McKay Bradley McPeek F. Lee Meyer John & Deborah Moffatt Halee Morgan Gary Moser Karen Nagel Patricia & James Neidhard Doug & Mary Anne Newman Kathy & John Newsom Charles & Joyce Norman Christine Orr Chris Philpotts & Pam Schall Adam Porter Carolina Purdy Lucy Putnam Lester & Lynn Ratcliff Carolyn Reynolds

Caroline Richards Betty Richardson William L. Slutz & Linda A. Roomann David Roth Kira Rucker Joyce Salinger Lee Gibson & Debra Santos Elna Saxton Becca Schall Alex & Kim Schutte Barbara Seiver Rick & Valerie Steinau Robert P. Streicher Sue & Tom Terwilliger Margaret & David Tobergte Emily Todd Helen Vassiliou Sheryl Vice Ebow Vroom Casey Wagner Larry Weber Howard M. & Nancy S. Weinberg Tim West Dick & Debbie Westheimer Iris Wigman Jay & Kate Wilford Karen Wittenberg Shelby Wood David Steven Ziegler

TRIBUTE GIFTS In honor of Renee Alper In honor of Charles O. Carothers MD In honor of Jared Doren In honor of Arfie K. Harvey in honor of Suzanne Hasl In honor of Linda Holthaus In honor of D. Lynn Meyers In honor of Allen Middleton In honor of Jim Nelson In honor of Mike & Digi Schueler In honor of Amy Weinstock In memory of Mary Bonansinga In memory of Lynn Friedlander In memory of John Goering In memory of James & Noretta Markley In memory of Mary T. Mahler In memory of Rich Postler In memory of Richard Charles & Rebecca Parker In memory of Fred & Sondra Ross In memory of Paul Sittenfeld In memory of Robert L. & Mary C. Weisenberger In memory of Charlotte Williams Ensemble Theatre acknowledges the following Partner Companies, Foundations, and their employees who generously participate in the Annual ArtsWave Community Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Your support helps make our community vibrant and connects people all across our region through the arts. Thank you! P&G Fifth Third Bank and the Fifth Third Foundation GE Aviation Cincinnati Bell Western & Southern Financial Group Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center The Cincinnati Insurance Companies City of Cincinnati Enquirer Media Great American Insurance Group Ohio National Financial Services U.S. Bank The H.B., E.W., and F. R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees Macy's Cincinnati Business Courier The Kroger Co. PNC The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation Duke Energy HORAN Cincinnati Reds * A Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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PATRON INFORMATION ETC BOX OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm, and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. CAMERAS & RECORDING DEVICES Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS ETC offers audio-described performances, ASL-interpreted performances, wheelchair accessible seating, large-print programs, Braille programs, assistive listening devices, and sensory sensitivity items such as noisecanceling headphones and fidgets. RELAXED PERFORMANCES Select performances offered for those with sensory sensitivities and developmental disabilities and their families to enjoy the production with lighting and sound adjustments and other accommodations. SALE POLICY Single-ticket purchases are final sale with no refund. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule their tickets. LATECOMERS & ADMITTANCE Latecomers are 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. TAX CREDITS If 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.

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1127 Vine Street circa 1927 Image courtesy of Fifth Third Bank archives.

PARKING Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both 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. GROUPS & DISCOUNTS Groups of 8 or more can save on single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave Pass, and educator and military member discounts are available for select shows (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).

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Grantee Spotlight: TOLEDO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Two Toledo Ballet dancers performing in their April 2023 production of Prokofiev’s Cinderella, accompanied by the Toledo Symphony conducted by Jonathan McPhee. Image Credit: Robert Cummerow