Size Matters

co-directed by Ed Stern & D. Lynn Meyers

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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati The 2013-2014 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director

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size matters

by Raymond McAnally

Co-Directed by Ed Stern and D. Lynn Meyers† May 7-25, 2014 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Coordinator & Master Electrician Production Stage Manager Technical Operations Director

Brian c. Mehring Matt Callahan Reba Senske Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Brandon T. Holmes* Jack Murphy

SIZE MATTERS is presented by special arrangement with Denise Leong of Artists' Management.

The photographing, video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.

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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cast & crew CAST

Raymond............................................................................... Raymond McAnally*

running crew

Assistant Director, Wardrobe.............................................................. Ben Raanan 1st Assistant Stage Manager................................................................ Linnea Bond 2nd Assistant Stage Manager............................................................. Jared Hudson Sound Board Operator......................................................................Becca Howell Light Board Operator..................................................................... Sola Thompson Running Crew........................................................Jeremy Parker, Hannah Sawicki Follow Spot Operator....................................................................... Zak Schneider

Size Matters is performed without an intermission.

Approximate total running time is 80 minutes.

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directors' notes This is my ode to Raymond McAnally. Now it may not be one of those great, great odes…say to a Grecian Urn. I, frankly, enjoy Ray more than a Grecian Urn anyway.

When was the last time you so laughed or simply enjoyed a Grecian Urn?!? I first saw Ray when he played Ellard in the Playhouse's production of The Foreigner. I did not direct the show but sat many, many times in rehearsal and performance.

Ray proved to be a joyous Ellard: funny, sweet, and oh so human. I did direct Ray in Mrs. Mannerly here at ETC last year. What a joyous rehearsal period that proved to be. And now you see Ray again in his play Size Matters. Certain givens: Size Matters is not a dieting play, a self help play, a do it yourself play, or any work that guides you on your way to slimness. (Does anyone really want to see that?)

Size Matters is about the relationship of husband to wife and uncle to nephew. It is filled with humanity and humor. And, fortunately, for all of us every moment is filled with the uniqueness and wonderfulness that is Ray McAnally. His investment with each character and his truly extraordinary transformational abilities are a joy to behold. Past the laughs and heartache that are infused in the play, Size Matters has an extraordinary abundance of charm. Now I don't know if charm is too old fashioned and antiquated a term; I hope not. Our world can definitely use more of it. You are in for a very special event. Enjoy. Then you can write your own ode to the glories of Ray. —Ed Stern Ensemble Theatre is due for a celebration and the world premiere of Size Matters will allow us to do just that! As a theatre dedicated to new work, when we do a world premiere, it is always the most exciting of times. Ray McAnally’s work on Mrs. Mannerly last season was not the strongest reason for ETC to do this play. Ray himself, was the reason. His exemplification of tenacity, his dedication to detail, and his desire to connect with an audience way beyond a created character all added up to us saying 'YES, let’s do the world premiere right here, right now!' ETC is the best place on the planet to premiere this work. As the play will explain, Ray met his wife Whitney in Cincinnati at the Playhouse and Whitney has worked in Cincinnati at the over for 13 years at the Opera. Ed Stern hired Ray to be in The Foreigner at the Playhouse and that started all of these event in motion, so how could I possibly have Ray here without Ed’s direction? Ed is a master of minutia, he is specific and strategic and he’s got a laugh that can’t possibly be replicated, it simply needs to be enjoyed. Ed’s skillful direction combined with his sarcastic stunningly funny view of human nature infused this production in a rehearsal room in Kansas City while he was directing Love's Labour's Lost in the evening. I picked up the beat from KC and carried it forward here on the ETC stage these last few weeks. One actor, two directors, three people combining to tell a story which is designed to resonate with every one who experiences this production and all future productions of it. Enjoy. Thanks for being here.

—D. Lynn Meyers

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the cast/Playwright raymond mcanally (Raymond) is very proud and honored that Size Matters is receiving its world premiere in Cincinnati and cannot thank the staff at ETC enough for the chance to tell this story. As mentioned in the play, it’s here that Raymond met his wife, Cincinnati Opera Production Stage Manager Whitney McAnally, while performing in The Foreigner at Playhouse in the Park in 2009. Even though the couple has lived in both New York and Los Angeles, Cincinnati is always a summer time second home thanks to the Opera. In 2012, Mr. McAnally returned to Cincinnati to perform the role of Jeffrey Hatcher in Mrs. Mannerly here at Ensemble Theatre. As an actor, Mr. McAnally's work can be found on both stage and screen. His theatre credits include: Defending the Caveman (Broadway National Tour, One-Man Show), God’s Ear (Off Broadway, The Vineyard Theatre & New Georges), Mrs. Mannerly (Regional, TheaterWorks Hartford), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regional, Long Wharf), among others. Mr. McAnally's television credits include: Mozart in the Jungle, Law & Order SVU, 30 Rock, Royal Pains, Boardwalk Empire, Nurse Jackie, and Lights Out, among others. His film credits include Compliance (Sundance 2012), I Don’t Know How She Does It (Weinstein Co), Ghost Town (DreamWorks), and Gods Behaving Badly, among others. He is a proud recipient of two Cincinnati stage awards: Best Lead Actor 2012-2013 for Mrs. Mannerly at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, League of Cincinnati Theatres and Outstanding Supporting Performance 2008-2009 in The Foreigner at Cincinnati Playhouse, Acclaim Awards of Cincinnati. As a playwright, Size Matters is Mr. McAnally's first full-length play in production. His short plays The Odd Ball and Homeland have been produced at festivals on both coasts. As a screenwriter, his first television pilot script is a semi-finalist in the 2014 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival script competition (A Top Ten International Comedy Festival). He has had over fifty original comedy shorts produced by Daily Fiber Films, LLC. His comedies have been featured on FunnyOrDie.com, CNN, New Media Rockstars, and The Food Network. He holds an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University and a BA in Philosophy from Sewanee: The University of the South. He’s a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Keep up with his comedy performances and writing at www.raymondmcanally.com and www.dailyfiberfilms.com.

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about the directors D. lynn meyers is in her sixteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Other Desert Cities, 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 OffBroadway 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. As a producer for Dove Audio, she produced and directed dozens of audio books. 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 favorite feature credit is serving as Location Casting Director for the Academy Award-winning Shawshank Redemption.

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 is a proud graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. ed stern is thrilled to return Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, having last directed the regional premiere of Mrs. Mannerly last season and Copenhagen in 2003. Mr. Stern recently retired as Producing Artistic Director from Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park after twenty seasons, where he also directed As You Like It, God of Carnage, The Piano Teacher, The Fantasticks, Victoria Musica, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Othello, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Of Mice and Men, Stone My Heart, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, Twelfth Night, Mister Roberts, One, The Smell of the Kill, Ah, Wilderness!, King Lear, Inherit the Wind, Wit, Gross Indecency, The Little Foxes, and Sweeney Todd, among others.

Mr. Stern's regional credits include numerous regional theatres including The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Great Lakes Theater Festival, The Cleveland Play House, Kansas City Repertory Theatre and San Jose Repertory Theatre. Productions include Richard III, M. Butterfly, The Three Musketeers, Romance Language, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rivals, and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Indiana University, he co-founded the Indiana Repertory Theatre in 1972.

There he directed more than two dozen plays during his eight years as artistic director. He was on the directing faculty at Rutgers University, as well as the acting faculty for the William Esper Acting Studio in New York. He is married to Annie Ward Stern and has two sons, Robert and Ward.

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production team brandon T. holmes (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his second season with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Previous productions include Alice in Wonderland, Freud’s Last Session, and Black Pearl Sings!. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. This past summer, he served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, OK. There, he stage managed productions of Hello, Dolly, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Side

By Side By Sondheim. He has also worked with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Music Theatre of Wichita, Theatre in the Park, Kansas City Starlight, and Wichita Center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard.

Thank you to the cast and design staff for making this a fantastic experience. Love to MDRJMAT. Proud Actors' Equity Association member!

BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over seventy productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), James and Annie, Copenhagen, Blue/Orange, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and The Laramie Project, 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; and for video design, Hiding Behind Comets (Playhouse in the Park).

Mr. Mehring has also served as Charge Scenic Painter for the Cincinnati Opera.

Mr. Mehring spent a season assisting mentor Paul Shortt at Teatro de Lucca and three seasons assisting Broadway Designer Robert T. Williams at Artpark in New York.

SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master’s degree in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC and since then she has “mastered” dozens of productions. 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 1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Intern Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: the Intern Company. ETC performance credits include: Fiction, Alice in Wonderland (1998, 2003, 2008, 2012), Poor Super Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Chronicles of Plague, A School for Scandal, Cinderella, Zorro, The Frog Princess, and Sleeping Beauty (2009, 2000). She would like to thank her family for their persistent love and support, Ruth for lessons in art, life, and integrity, and Lynn for her dedication to our dreams.

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production team cont. jack murphy (Technical Operations Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He received his BA degree at Hanover College, where he studied technical theatre.

While there, he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres including Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation, he moved to Bellport, New York 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, Mr. Murphy 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 Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. This is his first season with ETC and hopes to have many more exciting seasons ahead.

REBA SENSKE (Costume Designer) is CCM’s Associate Costume Designer. She’s designed costumes for ETC’s Becky’s New Car, My Name is Asher Lev, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mary’s Wedding, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, Nite Club Confidential, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC’s world premiere holiday productions of Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Edward Albee’s Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. Recent CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Wonderful Town, 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 We Rise to Freedom for the Cincinnati Opera. matt callahan (Sound Designer) has been the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for the past seven seasons. Most recent designs include The Pavilion, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, Ground, A Christmas Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Mrs. Mannerly and Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati; This Beautiful City, All Hail Hurricane Gordo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Tempest and Sherlock Holmes. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He has spent two seasons as the resident sound designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference.

He was formerly the sound engineer for The Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre.

He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon (Defiant Theatre), a nomination for Fortinbras (Defiant Theatre) and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes (St. Louis Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park).

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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 April 14, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since January 1, 2013. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17. world circle ($10,000+): Anonymous (3) William P. Anderson Foundation ArtsWave The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Lucille K. & Charles O. Carothers Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Closson The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. William A. Friedlander Fund* John & Gloria Goering Family Gift Fund The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation LPK The H.B., E.W., & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank & Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees Macy's Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation Ohio Arts Council P&G Fund* PNC Foundation The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation John & Ruth Sawyer Fund* Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. The Estate of Andrew D. Smith The Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank and Karen Wachs, Co-Trustees Marilyn & Martin Wade The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation national circle ($5,000-$9,999): The Erma A. Bantz Foundation Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation Ken & Joan Campbell CitiGroup Crosset Family Fund* Harry & Linda Fath Lynne Miller & Steve King Marcene & Jim Kinney Kroger Edward & Anita Marks Messer Construction Co. Judith Postler Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez Jack & Moe Rouse Fund* The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation Thompson Hine LLP regional circle ($2,500-$4,999): Anonymous Mary & William Bonansinga Charitable Family Fund* Gallagher SKS GBBN Architects Dennis & Rita Geiger

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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 April 14, 2014 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since January 1, 2013. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17. cincinnati circle cont.

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J. R. Rulon Digi & Mike Schueler Linda & Andy Smith John & Martha Spiess Howard & Nancy Starnbach Jennifer Verkamp Larry Weber Irwin & Barbara Weinberg Joseph Wessling Mark D. Manley & Annette Januzzi Wick Dr. & Mrs. James & Ronna Willis Jeffrey & Nadia Wuest Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund* stage managers Column ($250-$499): Anonymous (5) Larry & Debby Adams Anne Aiken Dorota Burgess Richard & Susan Baum Len Berenfield Neil E. Billman, In Memory of Taffy Billman Eileen & William Bishop Mark Bowen Warren & Gail Cato Jan & Gerald Checco Cincinnati Veterans' Affairs Medical Center Research Service, In honor of Kathy DeLaura Larry & Janet Clements Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D. Douglass L. Custis Peggy Eberhard Charles K. Eckert Charles & Harriet Edwards Ray & Kay Edwards Robert & Elizabeth Ehrsam Richard & Carol Fencl Terrell & Susan Finney Mrs. Madeleine H. Gordon Helen & John Habbert Judith Harmony & Richard Jackson Sue Harris & Meredith Green Hennekes CPA Services, LLC Cindy & Bill Hopping Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Grace & Tim Kerr Charles D. King Jean Kinmoth Kirkwood's Sweeper Shop, Inc. Dorothy K. Larsson Nada Latto, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Star Le Warren Leight

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Renee & Bradley Lemberg Alfonso & Mary Lopez Len & Sherie Marek Dr. & Mrs. John E. McCall William M. & Karen P. McKim Ryan Messer & James Musuraca Jan & Marilyn Methlie Ronald & Nancy Mielech William & Sara Morgan, in Memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Nora & Michael Moushey Hon. Norbert & Linnea Nadel Roy Newman Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Alice & Burton Perlman Barry L. Prince Tim & Mary Riordan Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing Richard Russell Jude Samuel Carol Schaber Jeanie Schmidt Elizabeth & Blake Selnick Arnie & Ina Shayne Eleanor Shott Ed & Anne Stern Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall Elizabeth A. Stone Joe & Nancy Stratman Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Dennis & Helen Sullivan The Tarshis Family Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund Carol Thaman Sarah S. Timmons, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Dixie & Bill Utter Rosalie P. van Nuis Buzz Ward Steve F. Warkany Fund* Ann & Victor Warner Norm & Wendy Wasserman Stuart Wheaton & Lenore Horner Barbara Wiedemann Kate & Jay Wilford Joseph D. Williams Gene Wilson The Rev. Anne Wrider Zaring Family Foundation, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer

Jane Bennett Bill & Janet Berger Hal & Sandi Bernstein Shirley Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch Neil Bortz Jack & Sue Buescher Chester Cavaliere Kevin & Linda Chaney Anne E. Charles, in memory of Richard Charles Sally Chatfield Dunn Jean & Matt Chimsky Angela Chong James Cissell Susan Cohen & Robert Schmuelling Dr. & Mrs. Alan Cordell Roger Cranos Sonia Daoud Charlene Davis Mary & Clyde Dial Emilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund* Jane & Igor Dumbadze Carl & Marjorie Evert Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Fink Carol S. Friel Joanne Glaser Eugenie & Edward Goggin Nancy Goldberg

crew Column ($125-$249): Anonymous (6) Karen & Fred Abel Jean L. Abrahamson Christine O. Adams Richard & Barbara Allen Albert & Lillian Andrews Henrietta Barlag John Batchelor Mary Ann Bender * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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our supporters cont. crew Column Cont.

Janice & Sidney Goldstein Lynne Meyers Gordon, MFA Sean Gray Michael Gumbleton & Teddy Gumbleton JoAnn & Gary Hagopian Irving Harris Joe & Susan Harten Ann E. Hicks Jacquelyn Hirt Dale Hodges & David Logan Emily M. Hodges Fund David & Karen Hoguet Cathy & Tom Huenefeld James & Robin Huizenga Kenneth Jordan James Jorden Dick & Mona Kerstine Tana Kirkbride & Amit Gupta Kurt Kishler, in memory of John Arthur Margaret W. Kite Tim & Mary Alice Koch Pinky & Sam Kocoshis Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Mr. & Mrs. Polk Laffoon, IV Patrick C. Larkin & Mary C. Henkel Lowell Latto, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer John Lin John & Kathy Lorenz Jacqueline M. Mack & Dr. Edward B. Silberstein Dick & Barbara Males DeDe & Kevin McNeal Mary Ann Meanwell Christian & Amy Meininger Jane & Len Meranus Dr. Ralph Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Meyer Buck & Jean Middlekauff Dr. Stephen F. Mielech

Building Character: Discover our blog and go in-depth with our shows at www.ensemblecincy.wordpress.com * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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Anu & Shekhar Mitra Sally & John Moore Mary Sue Morrow Regine Moulton Eunice H. Murphy Paul & Mary Ann Odegard Ms. Nancy Ohnmeis Fred & Leila Oliver Terry & Jill Parsons Myles L. & Patricia N. Pensak Nancy L. Phelan Sara H. Pritchard Irene & Daniel Randolph Family Barbara & Dave Reaman Sherrill Redovian Margaret M. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Revelson Joyce Rich Barbara Robb, in honor of Sara Mackie Marianne & Snowden Rowe, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Patti & Mitchell Sacks Catharine B. Saelinger James & Joyce Salinger Joe & Jan Schwegmann Jack & Kris Schwein Judy Sharp Elizabeth Sherwood & Tina Stoeberl Elaine Shinkle Paul Shortt Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie John & Linda Silvati Mrs. Barbara B. Simon Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin Jacqueline & Richard Snyder Keven Speece Jean Springer Tom Tepe J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Lynda A. Thomas, in memory of Ruth D. Sawyer Lynn & Dan Ticotsky Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Carter Waide Priscilla S. Walford Jane A. Walker Pann & Terry Webb Mike Wedig Amy Diamond & Edward Wolf Mark & Irene Zigoris

intern sponsors Anonymous William & Catherine Cody Patrick Cusick Norah & joe Mock Robert Streicher

our staff Executive board John Sawyer Stephen M. King Chair President Marcene Kinney Vice President

Mitchell Meyers Treasurer

Jane Sellers Secretary

Administrative staff D. Lynn Meyers The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/ Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director Richard J. Diehl Managing Director Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications Jared D. Doren Director of Patron Services & Development Associate Ashley Johnson Producing Associate Financial Advisor Chet Cavaliere Box office staff John Diehl Seth Longland Becca Schall House manager Amy Janowiecki head of security Officer Nick Ligon

board of Trustees Nick Apanius Mary Bonansinga Otto M. Budig Dr. Charles O. Carothers Brenda A. Carter Kathy DeLaura Tom Dietz Dennis Geiger

Chip Gerhardt Skip Hickenlooper Dan Hurley Edward G. Marks Richard L. Postler Simón Sotelo Mary Stagaman Mike Zimmer

production staff Brian c. Mehring Resident Set & Lighting Designer Matthew Hollstegge Production Coordinator & Master Electrician Shannon Rae Lutz Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming Jack Murphy Technical Operations Director Brandon T. Holmes Production Stage Manager Starr Fish Costume Assistant stage management Interns Melissa Olberding Zach Wells directing Intern Ben Raanan Acting Intern company Linnea Bond, Becca Howell, Jared Hudson, Jeremy Parker, Hannah Sawicki, Zak Schneider, Sola Thompson

Administrative Interns Dori Branch, Producing Melissa Foster, Marketing

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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, accessible via Elm or Race Street. Charges vary.

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.

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. 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 and large-print playbills available. Generally, sign-interpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production.

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.

Groups & Discounts Groups of 10 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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