The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns

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By Roger Bean

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THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS Written & Created by Roger Bean Vocal and Musical Arrangements by Michael Borth

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† May 1–19, 2013 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Coordinator & Master Electrician Musical Director Choreographer Production Stage Manager Technical Operations Director Dance Captain

Brian c. Mehring Matt Callahan Reba Senske Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Scot Woolley Patti James Constance Dubinski* Aaron Clements Denise Devlin

The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns premiered at Laguna Playhouse, Karen Wood, Executive Director, Ann E. Wareham, Artistic Director.

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CAST & CREW CAST (in alphabetical order)

Cindy Lou Huffington............................................................................... Denise Devlin* Missy Miller........................................................................................... Leslie Goddard* Betty Jean Reynolds................................................................................... Sara Mackie* Suzy Simpson.............................................................................. Brooke Rucidlo Steele

RUNNING CREW

1st Assistant Stage Manager.............................................................Elizabeth Freyman 2nd Assistant Stage Manager.......................................................................Sarah White House Manager............................................................................ Caity O'Shaughnessy Sound Board Operator............................................................................. Anne Dufault Light Board Operator.............................................................................. Spenser Smith Running Crew.............................................. Leah Baker, Nick Tsangaris, Paloma White Wardrobe.....................................................................................................Tess Talbot Sound Engineer............................................................................................. Cory Wills

UNDERSTUDIES

Cindy Lou Huffington...............................................................................Paloma White Missy Miller................................................................................................Sarah White Betty Jean Reynolds......................................................................................Tess Talbot Suzy Simpson............................................................................................ Anne Dufault

SETTING

Act 1: Springfield High School Gym, 1958 Act 2: The same, 1968 The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns is performed with one intermission.

Approximate total running time is 2 hours, 10 minutes.

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THE MUSIC OF THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS and GOWNS Music Clearance by Rubicon II Music Clearance, Burbank CA All Rights Reserved / International Copyright Secured / All Songs Used by Permission At The Hop by John Madara, Arthur Singer & David White (BMI); courtesy of BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) o/b/o ARC Music Corp. (BMI) / Unichappell Music c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Baby, I Love You by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector (BMI); courtesy of Trio Music Company (BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Universal-Songs of Polygram Int., Inc. (BMI)/EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI) A Brand New Me by Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble & Theresa Bell; published by Sony/ATV Melody & Assorted Music Dancing In The Street by Marvin P. Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson; courtesy of Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP) and Stone Agate Music (BMI) Dedicated To The One I Love by Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling (BMI); courtesy of Trio Music Company (BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/ Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)/ Fort Knox Music, Inc. Ding Dong by Kenny Jacobson and Rhoda Roberts; courtesy of Ticonic Music Co. (ASCAP), Equestrian Music (ASCAP) & Prissy Publishing (ASCAP) Don't Mess With Bill by Smokey Robinson; courtesy of Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP) Good Lovin' by Rudy Clark & Arthur Resnick (BMI); courtesy of Trio Music Company (BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC / Alley Music Corporation Graduation Day by Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman; published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Erasmus Music Inc. Hold On I'm Coming by Isaac Hayes & David Porter; © 1966 (renewed) Pronto Music (BMI) & Irving Music Inc. (BMI) Hooked On A Feeling by Mark James; courtesy of Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP) It's Gonna Take A Miracle by Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman & Bobby Weinstein (BMI); courtesy of Universal - Songs of Polygram Int., In. (BMI) / Embassy Music Corp. (BMI)/ Teddy Randazzo Music Inc. (BMI) administered by Spirit One Music (BMI) It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty and Jack Nance; published by Sony/ATV Tree Publishing Just One Look by Gregory Carroll and Doris Payne; courtesy of Universal Music - Careers (BMI) The Look of Love by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; courtesy of Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP) May You Always by Dick Charles and Lawrence Markes; courtesy of Hartley Music Co. My Boy, Flat Top by Boyd Bennett & John Young Jr. (BMI); courtesy of Trio Music Company (BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC / Fort Knox Music, Inc. Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A. by William Katz, Gene Piller and Ruth Roberts; courtesy of Universal-Polygram Int. Publ., Inc. (ASCAP) Oh Boy! by Norman Petty, Sunny West and Bill Tilghman; courtesy of Wren Music Co. (BMI) (You've Got) Personality by Harold Logan and Lloyd Price; courtesy of Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar, arranged by Michael Borth; courtesy of Magic Bean Theatricals LLC River Deep, Mountain High by Jeff Barr, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector (BMI); courtesy of Trio Music Company (BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC / Universal - Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) Rock and Roll Waltz by Roy Alfred and Shorty Allen; courtesy of Jonroy Music Rock Around The Clock by James Myers and Max Freedman; published by Myers Music Inc. (Administered by Sony/ ATV Tunes LLC) and Capano Music Rockin' Robin by Jimmie Thomas, arranged by Michael Borth; courtesy of Magic Bean Theatricals LLC Sealed With a Kiss by Gary Geld and Peter Udell; © 1960 (renewed) Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) Springfield High Alma Mater by H.S. Thompson and Roger Bean, arranged by Michael Borth; courtesy of Magic Bean Theatricals LLC

Teacher, Teacher by Robert Allen & Al Stillman (ASCAP); courtesy of Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP) V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N by Connie Francis, Hank Hunter and Gary Knight; courtesy of EMI Longitude Music (BMI) Wishin' & Hopin' by Burt Bacharach & Hal David (ASCAP); courtesy of New Hidden Valley Music Co. (ASCAP) / Casa David (ASCAP) When You Walk In The Room by Jackie DeShannon; courtesy of EMI Unart Catalog, Inc. (BMI) (What A) Wonderful World by Sam Cooke, Lou Adler & Herb Alpert; published by ABKCO Music, Inc. www.abko.com You Gotta Be A Football Hero by Buddy Fields, Al Lewis and Al Sherman; courtesy of EMI Feist Catalog Inc (ASCAP)/ Sovereign Music Co. / Range Road Music, Inc. on behalf of itself and Quartet Music / Bienstock Publishing Company on behalf of Redwood Music Ltd. You Keep Me Hangin' On by Lamont Herbert Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. & Brian Holland; courtesy of Agate Music (BMI)

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SONG LIST ACT ONE

Pomp and Circumstance / V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N.................................................... Ensemble Ding Dong...................................................................................................... Ensemble Rock At The Hop Medley Rock Around The Clock............................................................Cindy Lou, Ensemble Rockin' Robin.........................................................................Suzy, Missy, Ensemble At The Hop.............................................................................Betty Jean, Ensemble Rock and Roll Waltz.............................................................................. Suzy, Ensemble Chipmunk Football Mr. Touchdown......................................................................................... Ensemble You Gotta Be a Football Hero................................................. Betty Jean, Ensemble Personality................................................................................... Betty Jean, Ensemble Dedicated To The One I Love...........................................................................Ensemble My Boy, Flat Top.............................................................................................Cindy Lou Oh Boy!..........................................................................................................Betty Jean Teacher, Teacher.............................................................................................Ensemble It's Only Make Believe.......................................................................................... Missy Sealed With A Kiss.................................................................................................. Suzy (What A) Wonderful World..................................................................................... Suzy Springfield High Alma Mater..........................................................................Ensemble Onward and Upward May You Always / Graduation Day...........................................................Ensemble

ACT TWO

Dancing In The Street......................................................... Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Suzy Here Comes The Bride Hooked On A Feeling / Just One Look..............................................Missy, Ensemble Don't Mess With Bill............................................................................ Missy, Ensemble When You Walk In The Room........................................................ Cindy Lou, Ensemble Wishin' & Hopin'........................................................................ Betty Jean, Missy, Suzy The Look Of Love.......................................................................... Cindy Lou, Ensemble Baby, I Love You.....................................................................................Suzy, Ensemble Good Lovin'............................................................................................Suzy, Ensemble It's Gonna Take A Miracle............................................................ Betty Jean, Ensemble Hold On, Hang On Hold On, I'm Comin'..............................................................Cindy Lou, Missy, Suzy You Keep Me Hangin' On........................................................ Betty Jean, Ensemble Bon Voyage A Brand New Me / May You Always..........................................................Ensemble River Deep, Mountain High................................................................. Missy, Ensemble

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THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'N' ROLL

by Jessica Gardner Rock and Roll, the song form mentioned heavily in the first act of The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, has a rich history stemming from multiple musical traditions and helped to define a new generation of American identity. Though Rock and Roll came into existence in the 1950s and 1960s, its origins date back decades earlier.

The Blues, which began in the deep South from the evolution of traditional African songs over the course of generations, gained popularity in larger metropolitan areas following World War II. After the war, a large population of African Americans migrated from the South to find jobs in the industrial hubs of the north—a population shift which became known as the Great Migration. Meanwhile, Country music, which also influenced Rock and Roll, stemmed from the evolution of folk songs brought over from white European immigrants primarily from the British Isles. Descendants of these immigrants in the rural southern states began manipulating the harmonies and melodies found in these traditional folk tunes and added lyrics about their current hardships. Though Blues and Country existed in similar geographic areas, it was the population shift and integration caused by the Great Migration that initiated the blending of these musical forms into what became known as Rock and Roll music in the 1950s.

In the years leading up to and immediately following WWII, major radio stations dominated the AM radio waves. Disc Jockeys (some prompted by bribery and other encouragement by major record labels) pushed the songs of major artists through massive amounts of song repetition. Songs such as “Moon River” and “The Tennessee Waltz,” while popular amongst older generations, did not appeal to the growing American youth counter culture known as the Baby Boomers.

At this time, small independent radio stations began emerging on FM radio channels.

Small record labels in booming urban areas such as Chicago and Detroit began reviving the pre-war era sounds of the Blues, which gained new distribution channels through these new stations. Rhythm and Blues1 became a staple of these independent stations in the 1940s, where it found an audience amongst multiple races.

Initially, Rock and Roll existed outside of the taste of most major record labels, which continued to offer pre-war musical elements, meant to appeal to the homogeneous listening audience that existed before the Great Migration. Rough and racy for its era, Rock and Roll ended up on the playlists of smaller, independent radio stations, where it began gaining a following–particularly with the younger generations. Major record labels eventually caught on to this musical form (and its commercial potential). When a song became popular on the FM radio stations, major labels would often quickly produce a cover of the song, performed by popular crooners with more familyappropriate lyrics.

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Rhythm and Blues (R&B) became the precursor to both Rock and Roll and the “Motown sound” doo-wop music that existed alongside Rock and Roll during this time.

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THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'N' ROLL With a blend of blues, gospel, jazz, and country, Rock and Roll became a musical style that represented the new age of racial integration. With growing tolerance and acceptance across races in the northern industrial centers, musicians were exposed to various musical styles that they had never before experienced. Additionally, with the newly discovered technology of the vinyl record, music was disseminated with an ease that had not existed before.

Rock and Roll blended the driving rhythms of the blues music with the instrumentation often found in early country songs. Elvis Presley, one of the most famous artists of this era, became a prominent figure in the successful integration of this musical styles and its widespread appeal. Presley, a white artist out of Sun Records in Memphis, often produced covers of songs written by black musicians, exposing these artists to new and larger audiences across the country while arguably exploiting them at the same time. Other Rock and Roll proponents included Chuck Berry, who became famous for this guitar riffs in songs such as Maybellene and Johnny B. Goode.

In the late 1950s, many of the founding fathers of rock and roll had left the industry temporarily. Presley joined the army while Chuck Berry was imprisoned. Though the music had not waned in popularity, fewer new artists were bursting onto the scene.

Meanwhile across the Atlantic, famous bands such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and The Kinks were growing popular in Great Britain. The “British Invasion” of these bands into the U.S. airwaves contributed to the continuing development of Rock as a legitimate musical art form well into the 1960s, when the second act of The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns takes place.

COUNTRY ROCK & ROLL

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BLUES RHYTHM & BLUES

References: Piazza, Tom. “The Roots of Rock and Roll.” Scholastic Update. May 18, 1990. 122; 18.

ProQuest Research Library.

Tschmuck, Peter. "Rock 'N' Roll Revolution." Creativity and Innovation in the Music Industry.

Dordrecht: Springer, 2006.

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THE CAST DENISE DEVLIN (Cindy Lou) returns to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati to reprise her role as Cindy Lou. Ms. Devlin recently moved "down under" to Melbourne, Australia with her fiancé Tony. She completed a year contract with Celebrity Cruise Line, sailing the Mediterranean, Norway, Iceland, Scandinavia and the Baltic as a featured vocalist onboard the Celebrity Eclipse.

Her favorite roles include Susie in the premiere of Snapshots at Human Race Theatre, Gertrude in the National Tour of Seussical, Aldonza in Man of la Mancha which toured to the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Maria in the concert version of West Side Story with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, and Diana Morales (CEA nominee) in A Chorus Line. She is a proud alumna of Northern Kentucky University, where she received her BFA in acting. All of her love to her wonderful family, Ken Jones, and for Tony.

LESLIE GODDARD (Missy) makes her Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati debut with The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns. Ms. Goddard has been seen on Broadway in Hairspray as Brenda/ Penny Pingleton (u/s), in Las Vegas in Jersey Boys, at The Kennedy Center in Broadway: Three Generations, and across the country in touring and regional theatre shows. Most recently, she performed the role of Deb in Ordinary Days at the Short North Stage Company in Columbus, OH. Some of her favorite roles include: Darlene in Honky Tonk Angels, Delee in Smokey Joe’s Café, and Maggie in A Chorus Line. Ms. Goddard earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Drama from New York University. She is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.

SARA MACKIE (Betty Jean) is ecstatic to Betty-Jean-It-Up all over again. A proud Wright State graduate and AEA member, Ms. Mackie has performed with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes, Rabbit Hole (Izzy), Mauritius (Jackie), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Linoleum) and Alice in Wonderland (Cheshire Cat) among other holiday favorites. Her Human Race Theatre Company credits include: The Trimble Wars, Twelfth Night and Red Blooded All-American Man. She also was seen onstage at the Carnegie Theatre recently in Camelot in Concert, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and the premiere staged reading of The Sandman. In addition to small roles in commercials, short films and web skits, Ms. Mackie has also had the pleasure of touring children’s theatre across the country and performing in theatres located in New Jersey, Chicago, Pennsylvania and northern Ohio, but for now prefers to make the booming artistic city of Cincinnati her home. Love to her husband and to her Ensemble Theatre family. “And thank you to Lynn for letting me be forever 18.”

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THE CAST CONT. BROOKE RUCIDLO STEELE (Suzy) is thrilled to reprise the role of Suzy in The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, where in addition to being a Marvelous Wonderette she has also been seen in 25 The Musical and in the title role of Cinderella. Her other favorite roles include Leni Riefenstahl in Monstrous Beauty, Northern Kentucky University; June the Ingenue in Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Showboat Majestic; and the title role in Peter Pan, Covedale Center. Ms. Rucidlo Steele studied theatre at NKU and was honored to receive an Acclaim Rising Star award in 2011. She lives in Pleasant Ridge with her husband, Josh, and their daughter, Daphne.

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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR 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 Good People, Alice in Wonderland, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She recently directed The Pavilion at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for the 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 regional work includes Capital Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Florida Stage, and the Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles where she directed the Sweet 16 anniversary production of Steel Magnolias. 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 of the Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over one hundred productions as well as directed in both the Marx and Shelterhouse theatres. In addition to her directing work, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, MTM, Paramount and MGM. Her favorite feature credit is serving as Location Casting Director for the Academy Award-winning Shawshank Redemption. She was a 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 with 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.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT ROGER BEAN is the creator of the long-running off-Broadway smash hit The Marvelous Wonderettes, which has played in hundreds of theaters around the world.

Mr. Bean also created two popular sequels for these four delightful song leaders from Springield High: The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns and the holiday celebration Winter Wonderettes. Original cast albums for all three Wonderettes shows are available online at Amazon and iTunes. Additional audience-pleasing jukebox hits from Mr. Bean include Summer of Love, The Andrews Brothers, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Route 66 (over 100 productions throughout the coutnry), and the long-running Los Angeles hit Life Could Be A Dream, the '60s doo-wop musical that received the LA drama Critics Circle Award, the LA Weekly Theatre Award and the Backstage Garland Award for Outsanding Musical of 2010. www.rogerbean.com.

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THE PRODUCTION TEAM CONSTANCE DUBINSKI (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be returning for her fourth season at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. She has worked for many major opera houses including Washington National Opera in Washington, DC, Florida Grand Opera in Miami, FL, Cincinnati Opera, and The Lyric Opera of Chicago. She earned her M.F.A. at the College-Conservatory of Music at The University of Cincinnati and her B.M. at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She would like to thank her family and Zack for their love and support.

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 and as the Production Designer for Speaking of Women’s Health (1999). 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.

MATTHEW HOLLSTEGGE (Production Coordinator, Master Electrician) is a proud graduate of Thomas More College and is now in his tenth year as Master Electrician at ETC. His lighting design credits include: Freud's Last Session, Gravesongs, Souvenir, Ugly Duck, The Ensemble Project: Rebels With a Cause, Raw: Revealed, and Breath, Boom!; Rapunzel for the Cincinnati Opera; and Oleanna with Director Michael Burnham. Additionally, his lighting design for Souvenir was remounted at Vienna’s English Theatre in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Hollstegge assisted Betsy Adams and Nancy Schertler at Playhouse in the Park, and currently assists the amazing Brian c. Mehring.

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. AARON CLEMENTS (Technical Operations Director) is now in his fourth year at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. He is a native of Charlotte, NC and received his B.F.A. in Theater with a design/technical emphasis at Greensboro College. Mr. Clements worked four seasons at Seaside Music Theater as a carpenter, master carpenter, metal shop foreman, and as the assistant technical director for a winter season. He received his M.F.A. in Technical Direction from UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. He also worked as a carpenter for ETC’s productions of Grey Gardens and Alice in Wonderland.

PATTI JAMES (Choreographer) Ms. James' previous work at ETC includes: Life Could Be a Dream, Winter Wonderettes, Marvelous Wonderettes, Grey Gardens,The Great American Trailer Park Musical and Mack and Mabel. She has performed and choreographed shows in the U.S., Canada and Australia. She has worked in musicals, theme parks, film, television, and industrial shows. U.S. tours include Chicago and Ballroom. Ms. James is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatoy of Music, teaching tap and jazz, as well as a choreographer. For eight years, she has directed and choreographed Home for the Holidays, featuring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. For the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, she choreographed the 2004 Today’s Tonys and the 2007 Red, White, and Boom at Riverbend. Ms. James has worked with the Northern Kentucky Symphony on Jesus Christ Supestar, Evita, and Oliver. She choreographed the production of Mariel for Playhouse in the Park and has worked on several productions with The Carnegie in Covington. She lives with her husband Keith and they have two married daughters, Alexis and Emmett and little E, and Chloe and Eric.

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PRODUCTION TEAM CONT. 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's Night Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Black Pearl Sings!, 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).

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.

SCOT WOOLLEY (Musical Director) appeared at ETC in 33 Variations, Grey Gardens, and Souvenir (also at Vienna’s English Theatre). He created Broadway arrangements for State Fair, and Off-Broadway vocal arrangements for Tapestry, the Music of Carole King. Other ETC credits include 25 The Musical, Cinderella, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mack and Mabel, and Nite Club Confidential. He also composed the theme for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float in 2004. Playhouse credits include conducting for Rocky Horror, Candide, Carnival, as well as performing in the world premiere of Ace. National tours include Crazy for You, Tommy, and The Will Rogers Follies. Mr. Woolley's orchestral arrangements have been heard in Atlanta, Portland, Indianapolis, Hong Kong and regularly with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.

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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 4, 2013 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since January 1, 2012. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

WORLD CIRCLE ($10,000+): Anonymous ArtsWave The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles O. Carothers The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. Sue & Bill Friedlander John Goering The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Andrew Jergens Foundation The Estate of Dr. Stanley Kaplan LPK Macy's Mitchell S. Meyers & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council P&G Fund PNC Foundation Richard Postler & Manuel Hernandez John & Ruth Sawyer Fund* The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. The Estate of Andrew D. Smith Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, N.A and Karen Wachs, Co-Trustees NATIONAL CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999): Anonymous William P. Anderson Foundation Harry & Linda Fath Reuben Herzfeld Fund* Stephen King & Lynne Miller Kroger Judy Postler Edward & Anita Marks Messer Construction Co. The Dudley S. Taft Charitable Foundation Thompson Hine Western & Southern Financial Fund REGIONAL CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999): Kenneth & Joan Campbell Thomas R. Dietz Gallagher SKS Dennis & Rita Geiger Chip Gerhardt Mr. & Mrs. Skip & Susan Hickenlooper MCF Advisors, LLC David & Judith Morgan Fund* Dr. Patricia O'Connor Jack & Moe Rouse Fund* Pete & Ginger Strange Family Fund* UC Physicians Co.

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CINCINNATI CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499): Anonymous (3) Anatole Alper Americana Arts Foundation Nicholas Apanius Michael Berry & Melanie Garner David & Elaine Billmire Mary & William Bonansinga Family Fund* Clay & Emily Bond Mrs. Charlene Breidster Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Closson, Jr. Mark & Gigi Daly Mark & Louis Dauner Kathy DeLaura & Ron Steinhoff Dee & David Dillon Fund* John & Jen DuBois Grace A. Epstein Mary & Bob Fitzpatrick Judith B. Green & Thomas M. McDonough Linda & Gary Greenberg Bob & Mary Hamilton Suzanne & Dr. Bob Hasl Bob & Judy Heaton Marilyn P. & Joseph W. Hirschhorn* Daniel Hurley William & Mary Jane James Lorrence T. & Barbara W. Kellar Fund* Kroger Community Rewards Program Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Nancy Lutz Dr. Lisa Jo Melnyk Sharon & Graham Mitchell Diane & Dave Moccia Kit & Jack Overbeck Pepper Family Fund* Sue & Jerry Ransohoff Fund* James & Sue Riley Marvin & Betsy Schwartz Fund* Arnie & Ina Shayne Shelly Shor Gerson Drs. Brian & Tracey Skale Paul & Jill Staubitz The Corky & Rick Steiner Family Foundation Paula Steiner Glenda Suttman Judith B. Titchener Ed Trach U.S. Bank Mr. Laurence Weber Irwin & Barbara Weinberg Jo Ann Wieghaus Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Woodward The Dennis B. & Patricia L. Worthen Fund Mike & Liz Zimmer * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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 4, 2013 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since January 1, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.

ACTORS COLUMN ($500-$999): Anonymous (2) Joan & Oliver Baily Malcolm & Glenda Bernstein Mike & Juliette Bezold Bob & Elaine Blatt Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund* Robert L. Bogenschutz Daniel Brown & Mark Haggard Jacklyn & Gary Bryson Denise & Martin Chambers Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund* Larry & Janet Clements Kelly M. Dehan & Stephen H. Gallenstein Judith de Luce Mary Pat England Richard & Carol Fencl Nora Zorich & Thomas Filardo Family Fund* Kenneth J. Furrier Michael Haney & Amy Warner Judith Harmony & Richard Jackson Debra Hartsell & Michael James Florette Hoffheimer Keith & Patti James Arleene Keller Mark D. Manley & Annette Januzzi Wick William & Sibyl Miller Norah & joe Mock Marilyn Z. Ott Alice & Burton Perlman Doreen Quinn J. R. Rulon Jane Bogart Sellers Linda & Andy Smith John & Martha Spiess Mary Stagaman Nellie Leaman Taft Charitable Foundation Carol Talbot & John Battistone Dixie & Bill Utter Maureen & Larry Vignola STAGE MANAGERS COLUMN ($250-$499): Anonymous (2) Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc. Leonard Berenfield Neil E. Billman, In Memory of Eunice Billman Eileen & William Bishop Dorothy Blatt Mark Bowen Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program Douglas L. Custis & Katherine A. Keller Susannah Davids & Steve Myer Darin Dugan

Duke Energy Peggy Eberhard Ray & Kay Edwards Robert & Elizabeth W. Ehrsam Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Fink Terrell & Susan Finney GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program David W. & Frances H. Goldman Fund* Helen & John Habbert Cindy & Bill Hopping Erin Houlihan & John Bostick Betty Huck Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program Charles D. King Dr. & Mrs. John E. McCall Hatsuki Miyata mj Dynamics Deborah & John Moffatt Michael Nordlund & Lisa Lee Morris & Patricia Passer Family Fund* Barry L. Prince Margaret M. Reid Becky & Ted Richards Tim & Mary Riordan George & Caroll Roden Richard Russell Jude Samuel Jack & Kris Schwein Eleanor Shott Mark Silbersack & Ruth Schwallie Jacquelin & Richard Snyder Jean Springer Ed & Anne Stern Elizabeth Stites & Kevin Randall Dr. & Mrs. Joe & Nancy Stratman Jennifer Verkamp Priscilla S. Walford Buzz Ward Steve F. Warkany Fund* Joseph Wessling Joseph D. Williams Gene Wilson CREW COLUMN ($125-$249): Anonymous (4) Karen & Fred Abel Larry & Debby Adams Scott & Anne Aiken Albert & Lillian Andrews Gail Barker, M.D. Hal & Sandi Bernstein Neil Bortz & Susan Myers David A. Brashear

* Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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OUR SUPPORTERS, CONT. CREW CONT. Warren & Gail Cato Kevin & Linda Chaney Sally Chatfield Dunn Jean & Matt Chimsky Rev. Dr. Robert W. Croskery & Beverly Croskery, Ph.D. Charlene Davis Emilie W. & David W. Dressler Family Fund* Charles K. Eckert Deborah Friedman Carol S. Friel Cyndi Grammel, In Honor of Skylar Cherry Sean Gray Michael Gumbleton & Teddy Gumbleton Steve & Becky Haines Irving Harris Sue Harris Ann E. Hicks Dale Hodges David & Karen Hoguet Margaret W. Kite Carmen & Rich Kovarsky Mr. & Mrs. Polk Laffoon, IV Dorothy K. Larsson M. Ann Leech John Lin Alfonso & Mary Lopez Dick & Barbara Males * Denotes a Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

DeDe & Kevin McNeal Ryan L. Messer & James A. Musuraca Jan & Marilyn Methlie Dr. Ralph Meyer Ronald & Nancy Mielech Anu & Shekhar Mitra Eunice H. Murphy Graham & Karen Paxton Irene & Daniel Randolph Family Elaine Reubel Danielle & Kenneth Revelson Dr. Raymond H. Rolwing Catharine B. Saelinger Elizabeth Sherwood Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Toby Ruben Howard & Nancy Starnbach Elizabeth A. Stone Fred & Anne Straus Charitable Fund Tom Tepe Autocenter J. Michael & Patricia Thierauf Tom Umfrid & Phil Tworek Rosalie P. van Nuis Jane A. Walker Mike Wedig Jackie Weist Stuart Wheaton & Lenore Horner Barbara Wiedemann Kate & Jay Wilford Dr. & Mrs. James & Ronna Willis

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OUR STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF D. Lynn Meyers Producing Artistic Director

EXECUTIVE BOARD John Sawyer Stephen M. King Chair President

Richard J. Diehl Managing Director

Marcene Kinney Vice President

Jocelyn Meyer Director of Communications & Development Manager

Jane Sellers Secretary

Amy King Ruggaber Director of Education Outreach Jared D. Doren Director of Patron Services & Development Associate Ashley Johnson Producing Associate FINANCIAL ADVISOR Chet Cavaliere BOX OFFICE STAFF John Diehl Seth Longland Jenna McBride Sarah Nix Caity O'Shaughnessy 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 Aaron Clements Technical Operations Director Doug Stock Technical Assistant

Mitchell Meyers Treasurer

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 Ruth D. Sawyer Mary Stagaman Mike Zimmer HEAD OF SECURITY Officer Nick Ligon ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS Jessica Gardner, Administration Amy Janowiecki, Marketing ACTING INTERN COMPANY Leah Baker, Anne Default, Spenser Smith, Tess Talbot, Nick Tsangaris, Paloma White, Sarah White STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERNS Rachel Burson, Elizabeth Freyman, Hannah Holthaus, Margot Whitney

Constance Dubinski Production Stage Manager

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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 at. 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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